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The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
From Yesterdays Late Edition.
Death Of Esquire watson.

ESQUIRE James Watson died in this
city, on Saturday afternoon, of an affec-
ton of the kidneys, in the Goth year
Of his age. He was born In Chester
county, but came to Wilmington IN
1856 and opened dry good and gents
furnishing store at No. 424 Market
street, which he kept until 1869. in
that year, on the death of Esquire
Thomas Young, he was appointed by
Governor Salisbury, Justice of the
Peace and Notary Public to succeed
him, and was subsequently. In 1876,
reappointed for another term by Gov
ernOr Cochran.
Esquire Watson was an ardent
Democrat, and up 10 within o few
years took very active part In poll-
tics, doing much of the arduous wSrk
OF campaign organization. He leaves
a widow, but no family, all Of his chill
dren having died before him.
He was a leading member and for
many years Ruling Elder of the First
Presbyterian Church, and will be in
TERED In the yard of tina: church to-
morrow afternoon.
Under the law reducing the number
of Justices Of the Peace in this county,
there will be no successor to Esquire
Watson appointed, as his office would
have lapsed at the expiration of his
term.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
STONED TO DEATH.
An Old Man Killed in the Pre.euc.
of His Daughter.

LAwRENcEBURG, Ky, August T.
Gu the 10Th Of July last Arthur I,era,n.
a poor old man about SO years OF ACE
who leaves wife and five or six cl,il,
dren, was loully murdered by W. T.
Grunt, near bis home In this county.
Grunt, who Is in Jail, makes the follow
ing cool confession: That on the 16.n
Of July lie and one Travis went 10 Van
Buren,. Anderson County, and there
met old man Ingram. They all took a
drink. They went from there to Cal
vert's store, not very far away. There
Grunt bought quart vi liquor. Grunt,
Travis and Iugrsm drank freely of ~.
When the old man became DRINK aud
boisterous. Grunt and 7 ravis took the
old mans sack t1at contained sonle
meal OF flour he had bought, and each
took bold of him to assist him home.
When they had got near Ingraun's house
they called for some one TO c,me and
get him and his sack, when his daug htep
cane out. Grunt got over the fence and
asked the old man to get over, when he
refused TO go. Ingram reached over
two or three times and took hold OF
Grunt, using some harsh wv.ds toward
him, when GruOt picked up stone and
knocked him away from bin. he then
secured tive pound stone, and struck
the o!d man blow.
Ingrsm's daughter was standing these
all the time, crying aud screaming to lei
he father slOne. The last blow did the
work, killing him, when Grunt sal
him against tree aud left.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
The PeninsnIar Canal.

The Baltimore Sun Of Saturday has
the following in reference TO the new
ship canal through the Delaware Penin-
sula: "Messrs. Tibbetts, Lendenberp
and Sonders, of New York, were sui
engaged yesterday in hunting up facts
in regard 10 the Sassairas route for the
ship canal between the Chesapeake and
Delaware bays. Messrs. Lendenberp
and Sanders called on Mr.. l. NJ. Parr,
The President of the Board Of Trade, Mr..
James Carey Coale, Mr. George U. Por-
ter and others, including the officers of
the steamship companies. Their in
quiries were directed principally to the
size and number Of vessels trading out
OF this port, and TO the encourage enent
the CO. templated canal would receive
from the business community here.
Though very few of those called on had
any idea that the Sassafras canal would
ever be built, yet all possible informa-
ton was cheerfully given.
In answer to objections to the route
on the score Of freezing up in winter
time, the New York gentleman said
they would, if they built it, keep it
open If it required twenty iceboats. A
VI bud DOdTu Oh
Trade, whose opinion was asked, ad :
vised them to go ahead, if they meant
business, and build the canal by the
Sassafras route, and it would answer
we'll enough until the Government
saw fit to build one by another and
more desirable route.
They said they did not expect to ge.
more than Si00, 900 year In toll out OF
The canal; but even this insigniticaD, sum
would, In the opinion of many, be a
rather heavy tax ON the commerce OF
the port. The maximum sum, twenty
cents per ton, allowed to be oh arged fol
tolls on vessels, may be only imposed on
,ailing vessels, IL Is said, while that of
'teamers may be somewhat less. Tbis
would amount, however, to more than
you'd be saved tor pllotage and towing
The managers estimate the cost of tho
jassafras canal at 5000 900, as do thu
engineers. 30 far as can be learned. the
sentiment among business men of Balti.
more 10 In favor Of the Choptank route.
out at the same time no one ohieox to
he gentlemen from New York puttin0
heir money and that of their Paris friends
INTO the Sassafras route, II they think
hey can make profitable investment.p
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
From the Sussex Journal.
A DasfardIy Outrage.

A fsw weeks since a couple of young
men rode up to the house of Mr., James
Shelton, of Dagsboro' hundred. Mr..
shelton was away. The men were par
TALLY masked, one of them represented
himself as a constable. and that he had a
writ to take Mrs. Shelton before so ulre
in Georgetown. She was taken charge
of, but when they had gone a short dis
rance from the house they told her they
were 10 take her before a a'Squirs at
Mtllsboro' and proceeded In that direc-
ton. After going some distance they
disclosed their real purpose of taking
Ter, and after committing an outrage
upon her, left her to return home. Her
husband was almost driven mad when
he had heard the facts and immedi ately ly
began to take steps TO discover the
guilty parties. Last week Mr.. Chas
Isaacs was arrested on suspicion and had
hearing before Squire Morris, of
Millsb0ro. Mrs. Shelton states that she
would know the person, and when Mr..
lsaacs came for ward, she said he was
not one of the men 20 he was permitted
to go. A quiet search Is still going on,
and, IL ss thought, that with the clue
they have, they will yet be able to dis
cover the guilty parties.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
Personal.

Vice-President Arthur is at West
Island, off Little Compton.
Mr.. Henry Willard has given the
Oregon State University $1,000 to
relieve Its Indebtedness.
A gift of 100000 to Princeton
Theological Seminary by lady, who
does not wish her name made public.
is announced.
Senator Plumb of Kansas is repre-.
sented 10 have cleared nearly So 900,
600 by mining speculations daring
the last two years.
Professor Macloskie, of Princeton
College will lecture on the Micro
scope this evening at Asbury Park
IN connection with the Sunday school
Assembly.
Mr.. W. H. M. Chrissie, Secretary
OF the Royal Astronomical Society
and principal assistant at the Green.
which observatory has been appoin-
ted in London Astronomer ROYAL
vice Sir George Biddle Airy, re q.
signed.
Ex- Governor and Mrs. Seymour
entertained their farm last Thursday
q Large party of orphan girls from st.
Johns Asylum. For several years the
kindly couple have given annual
picnics to tbesel title girls and the
Gay is always anticipated with great
rejoicings.
Ex-Minister Noyes will sail from
Liverpool for New York to-day.
Ex-Governor Hendricks has beer
visiting Ex Governor Seymour a
Professor ]. 81. Rogers, a Liberia
member OF the British Parliament
sailed for America last Saturday.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
O'Donoyan Rossa TO MIR. Blaine

Mr.. O'Donovan Kossa has indicted
a letter to Secretary of State Blaine on
the subject Of internal machines. He
chides Mr.. Blame for becoming, as he
alleges, the stool of English states
men," and denies any completely In
the shipment of the dynamite instru-
ments recently discovered on a vessel
at Liverpool which cleared from an
American port. Mr.. O'Donovan Rosa
closes his letter as follows at is my
opinion that England will before long
have something else to trouble her be-
sides getting up jobs to fool you
something that will convince her that
the lrish have gone with a vengo.
ance."
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. - Stocks
were dull and fur ther declined u 10 ~
per cent. Money was easy at exchanged
rates, Governments were steady, States
were dull and railway bonds fairly 40.
tive and lower. Sterling exchange steady
Continentinental heavy.
The cable telegram from London yes
terday quoted consols at loo 7-l8 for mon
ey and 100 9-l5 for the account. us.
bends were quoted at lO5 for the 31ss
my for the AS. and 100 fol the As. The
rate of discount for 80 days to three
months bank bills is ~ per cent. and
for trade bills in the open market ia 20
"a, which Is from Il below TO the same
as the Bank OF England rate.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
General News.

@. P. Comstock & Co., and A. j. Nal |
10y, grain dealers of Chicago, failed yes
terday. Their liabilities are not heavy
Coinstock & Co. expect to resume soon
The striking employees of the Illinois
Midland Railway, having received their
back pay, are again at work, and freight
trains are running on The road, after
suspension of week.
The fret bale of Tennessee cotton was
received in Memphis on Saturday and
sold at auction yesterday. 1t was class
ed strict middling, and brought 25 cents
per pound.
A telegram from st. Johns, ,Newfeund-
land, says Gloucester and Cape Ann
schooners are arriving there almost
daily In quest Of bait.
1t Is proposed, by q number of Bos-
tonians, to hold an Indignation meeting
in Faneuii Hall, this week, TO prolest
against the reported action of the State
Department In regard to Hartmann, the
Eihilist.
Several thousand persons Assem- bed
In mass meeting on the common at Law
renee, M assachu usetts, last evening, to
celebrate the release of MIR. j ohm Dillon
from Klimainham prison.
The first party of Chinese students at
Hartford, Connecticut, about twenty In
number, left for home yesterday, by
way OF San francisco. Others will 800
follow, until all are gone.
The U. 8. steamers Kearsarge and
Tennessee are expected al st. Johns,
Newfoundland the first week In Septem-
Der. The Object of their visit causes
much speculation In ST. johns.
The ninth annual meeting of the
American Public Health Association
will be held in Savannah, beginning
November 18th.
Elder james White, founder of the
"Soventh Day Adventists," and Presi-
dent Of their Publishing Association
apd OF their College, at Battle Greek,
michiRan, died there on Saturday, aged
co. years.
In 0OOO consecutive ten minutes, and lie
remained on the track until he had aud
ed IA additional quarters to the record.
he wanted at the finish to bet $500 to
$l000 that he could "begin right OH" and
cover 600 miles within seven days.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
DEATH FROM vAccrNAro-
Operation with the scan
Erysfpelas, with Fatal = roduce,

Erysipeias, with Fatal Rsrsondacs
WiLkRsBARRE, August
' L,a.ns township, adjoining Will w'.Mla
barre. there have been several "a,lse''
within the past week from ervs;nA' h;eaIA'
caused by vaccination viii ith's'pelas
and several others are suffer;rsa scat,
the terrible disease from ,% IRON
cause, some Of them being u, 0 same
c.itlsal 9. condition. One youpr ,ssl setl
the daughter of a well known n's s;,ia iady
pright, beloved and only IA 1s1en
buried yesterday. Sue was vano, ~, s@
IN the way mentioned on tho fss,la'ed fs,a
Ihs doctor, alleging that the S.u S.a. ult.
Grafton was failure, reneatod h's. op
ne isI'' 49, cnly three days later, and y %
tne " Il she took to her bal 'ua S. %
which she never got up AGAIN .,i Iron
The erysipelas travelled firse dous ail's
arm then to her neck, and from uu ,ha uef
down the entire front of bna suence
ana one OF her lower limbs. sl's r',ssa Ssa
dei,rious part OF the time, and at o o,h'l n@
suffered intensely. When shs dta d;.s
her pody was one mass of fes,orisu 'u
corruption. Two young chils1als ils,,ns
named Smith and Barnes. died IsA, t.
the same cause. The father of t'VM ul
former, Frank Smith, is nov " oaN 'us
ered with eiysipclas sores and crtiss, S
ly i'll. "N 'f'''cal
An engineer named NJ. iden m ,d.
narrow escape from death Az ons
time 1t was thought his arm Womb UIS
nave 10 DC amputated. A butcher,
wiIe mad her arm so swelled up that
the pressure beneath burst the skn
aud she wr.thed in torment. There i,
the greatest excitement and conste,.
nation IN the township in conseouepo,
of these awful facts and the names ~
at least two physicians ale being con.
STAN ly passed from mouh to month
coupled with the bitterest inyectivs
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
PUBLIC CAREER As A CITIZEN
A Man who Refused Paid Office, but
who Discharged Many Honorary
Trusts

General Patterson became one of the
original Trustees oi Lafayette College iD
EastoD, Pa, at the time of its iDcorpora-
ton In 1928. 1t was then the purpose to
make military tactics ard Instruction
part Of its curriculum, but the design
was never carried ont. He was the first
President oil The Philadelphia aud VIII
mington Railroad Company. When the
State Of Pennsylvania resolved to COM
mence a system of internal improve
merits, and authorized the appointment
Of Board OF Canal Commissioners 10
consist of nine persons, General Patter-
sou was appointed by Governor ) hultzs,
In 1927, one Of the Board. Alter serving
about two years he resigned. He was
Presidential Eieclor and presided over
the Electoral College In 1887. He was
for many years President of The Board
OF Inspectors of the Eastern Peuitei,-
t.ary, AMI as early as In 1917, elected by
the Legislature director of tie Phila-
delpha Bank; continued as such until
the war with Mexico, when Ibis appoint
ment, and others of a civil character
which he held, were vacated by him iu
consequence Of his appointment as Ma
jor General In the Volunteer Army of
United States. For many years the most
prominent figure at the annual dinners
OF the Hibernia Society was the General,
who led tue company In conviyialiLy
and after dinner wit, as he did In age
Press.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
Opening the Campaign.

Maj. John W. Daniel, the democratic
nominee for Governor of Virginia, aud
Col. William Z. Cameron, the resdjustei
nominee, had join: discussion at Mar
tinsville, Va, yesterday. Mr.. Daniel
cited the figures If Auditor Massey to
show that the revenues of the State
were increasing, and gave as the funda-
mental points Of the democratic plaL-
form the settlement of the public debt,
the preservation of the cardinal princi-
pies of public liberty and equal and ex-
act just ce to all men.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
The Fenian Convention.

CHICAGO, August s.-The Irishmen's
convention was reinforced this morning
by Mayor Smith, of Denver, and p. J.
Sullivan, Of San Francisco, each of
whom is said to have subscribed S., 900
TO the general fund. The Ancient Order
of Hibernians, who have refused t,
come into the convention, say that their
refusal is due TO the fact that the gather
ering does not receive the sanction of
the Roman Catholic Church, aud is es-
sentially secret society.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
A Novel Divorce Suit.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 6.-Chang
Lee, Chinese iaundIyman, has n led
u petition for divorce from his wife, Eliz
abeth, an Irish woman, whose ma tden
name was Barnes. In his petition he al
leges that he married the de Q iendant In
1916. but after a Time uefendant fell, and
has since made practice of assoc Ia tion
with such Caucasian males as offered
their attention. This a. said TO be The
hrst case OF the kind that has ever occur :
red eastt OF the Rocky Mountains, II IL
nas ever beentparaileled In the Unitfd
states. Chang is quite q swell among
ms countrymen, owning several OF u .
laundries of the city. dressing in the
most approved style, and prefase in the
matter Of watch chain and jewelry.
shortly after his marriage he cut or his
wife hudipg II much too convenient for
his com FORT
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARkET
MONDAY Aug 9Th p M

PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET
MONDAY, Aug. sth, r. M,
BEEF CATTLE were dull and &c. lower.
35eO head arrived and sold at the different
yards al 4ssat74c. per lb., the latter rate
SHEEP were dull and &c. lower. $1,000
head arrived and sold at the different
yards at 3a55zc., and Lambs at 8a71Sc. per
lb.. as 10 condition.
Hoes were quiet. 5000 head sold at the
different yards at s11sa9}4c. per Id.
Park Drove Yard SD and Lancaster avenue.
West Philadelphia, Au0.7.
SHEEP.-Extra, ITO 10 100 lbs. So. : good.
~ TO 100 lbs, 51s to 5k; fair, so TO
S5 lbs, ~ TO "a stock sheep 81 10 3.75;
good lamDs,6M TO T.; medium lambs 90 to
.; common lambs, . TO 2,25;calves, 8 to ~
Arrivals 5000 head.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
WEDNESDAY,, August 3, 6P. M,
FLOUR AND MEAL.-The Flour m ark et
ls qnlet, but prices rule firm. Sales OF
1900 barrels. including Minnesota extras
al S5 l0s6 70 for clear, and a. % 25a6 50 Tor
straight pennsylvania extra family at
patents al So 50a7 10. Rye flour is stead v
al u 5Da5 per barrel.
GRAIN Wheat is Inactive and irregu-
lar, sales OF 1000 bushels new red at
81 legal 24lS, according TO quality and
location. At the open board, 5000 bushels
August sold at 81 2isS 1l0OO bushels Sep
tember at 81 26& 16,O00 do. at si 27T
5000 bushels do. at 8l 26l4 5000 bushes
do. at 81 251s, with 81 2S bid and SI 2slS
asked for october. Rye is nominal al SOC.
Ior new pennsylvania. Corn ia In fair
request and options are firmer. Sales OF
5000 bushels yellow at 57L c.; mixed al
5Ia 5712 steamer at 53a54c. No. 8 at
5Oa52c., and rejected at 46a49c. At the
open board 10000 bushels September seld
al oo1sc.; 512zc. was bid for August /: bSzS q
Tor September, and 80lsc for October
Oats were in fair demand and a sha te
higher. Sales of L, 900 bushels. INCLUDING
white at Ala 42lzc. and rejected and mix'd
-four, 6O,OO bushels corn, and 5000 bushels
oats.
" HIsKY is quiet. Small sales Of W est
| ern al 81 IL.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
Killed by a Brush Electric Light

ias. night VIII lie George l.. smith Henry
hlrnbail end party of ladies w.re lot X
ing az the Brush electric light machines
~ me generating rooms on 9snson
sueeI smlth commenced handlilR tue
machine, although warned not TO 40 so
" ine mani ger, G. W. Chaffee. Smith
ieIt, put shortly alter returned, suddenly
isanlng over the railing and without
brusn connections. Chaffvs tried To save
pim put he was instantly killed. HIS
nanos was badly burned, and his is ce
wore VOL ~ = BLUSH. livid appearance. He
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
All the sprague Mills Closed

PROVIDENCE. Il. L., August The en-.
closed ) esterJay by order Trustee Chaiiee
for au indefinite time. They include lhe
Crnnston Print works, U. =. Flax Com.
pany, the works ~ Kennebec Me-, the
Morgan MIL, at Johnston, besides the
Baltic, Arctic, Qu,dn ok and NatIck
mills. The number brown oat OF EN-.
ployment the trustee estimates at
order is the inability OF the trustee 10
control funds sufiiciens 10 carry on the
business, since the attempted effort 70
remove him as Treasurer OF the Quid-
nick Company and the Injunction OF the
Court restraining him from using the
funds ofthe company antil The suit IL
settled,
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
WeceacOe OMcera.

The following officers of the Wecca-
coe s. F. L. Company were recently
elected:
President-Edward Nugent.
Observation-Disclosures Barry.
Secretary--C. W. Sollaway.
Treasurer-A. L.. Carmichael.
Fire Recorder-C. @. Taylor.
Direclors-Charles Maxwell, John
Hayes, q. g. Taylor, Charles Barry
Peter Mathews, William Percival, Jo,'
seph Myers and Michael Clancy.
Trustees---Edward Nugent, Charles
II. Lukens and Ezra q. Lukens.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
A MIL Fire.

TAUNTON, Mass, August 1.-TWO
large mills owned and operated by the
Old Colony Iron Company, at East
Saunton, were totally destroyed by
fire at O'Clock this morning, involv-
ing very heavy loss and throwing out
Of employment nearly three hundred
men. The loss is estimated at from
$3.50, 600 to 5000, 900, part of which is
in the National, of Baltimore.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
The Land League.

The Wilmington branch OF the Land
League held meeting, yesterday after
noon, but the attendance being small mo
business was transacted beyond the COL
lection Of dues. The subject of arrang-
ing for a grand demonstration, to be ad-
dressed by Charles Stewart Parnell and
other eminent Irish agitators was laid
over until the first Sunday in Septem-
Der.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
Cast Up by the Sea.

A couple OF weeks ago Corueliuo ds
Boer. a well-known Vo endam f.herman
was fishing for anchovies In the Zuydsr
Zse. On drawing In his nets he fou1d
ehtangled III them II large stony mass
covered with mussels. Had II been might
time he would have certainly thrown il
overheard again. On inspection he founi
the mass was mainly an aggregate Of lIt.
tie heaps OF toiDs, which examiratlon
proved TO be mos ly silver pieces, IS In
lumber. They were chiefly ducatoons
there were also a few spanish and other
god p eces. Tie, were II dated be ween
iG8D and 1880. There were also in thelpet.
rlfied mass some sma II plates, some Of
them whole AID some broKe
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
Cadet Whittaker is quoted hn -,

Cadet Whitaker is quoted by the
New York papers as declaring that he
u determined to fight his case out,
even II he has to appeal to the Presi-
dent provided the decision of the
court-martial is against him, which
canses the New York Conner rcial
Advertiser to remark that Gin the
event OF his dismissal and the realiza.
tion OF his determination the country
mas one consolation, and that is that
ms future labors in litigant way will
mot be at public EXPENSE
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
Horrible Murder

ST. LOUIS, NO.. August7, 1881.
A cold blonded and terrible murder Is
reported TO have occurred last evening
on O railroad train at Shannondale, .
small statioa on n branch OF the WABASH
road, between Salisbury and Glasgow
Mo. While sitting in one of the coaches,
George Hright.a passenger. was approach
ed from behind by two men one ofwhom
buried a hatchet iu his skull, and the
other fired a pistol ball Into his head.
This murderers then rushed of the car
and escap d into the woods.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
The Last Of spotted TaiI.

DEADwooD, d. T. Aug s "A special
10 the Pioneer from the Pine Ridge Agen-
cy. Nebraska, says ;. Crow Dog, captain
ofthe police 1t the Rosebud Agency shot
and instantly killed Spotted Tall about
3 O'Clock yester lay afternoon. There
had been IL, feeling between Them for
some time. Grow Dog went to Fort Mo-
bfara to await further devels pmepts.
Trouble is apprehended."
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
The ArIberg Tunnel

AVNDUN, August 3, 1881.
Inc Vienna correspondent of the Stan
odrd says:-The Emperor Francis oseph
expresses great interest In the Arlberg
IunneL He has repeatedly dwelt on the
Importance Of the new railway as open
ing new markets for Austrian corn.
which will be able, through this outlet,
10 compete favorabiy with American
corn IN some parts of Western Eurona.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
Saving Rains I'm Michigan.

DETROIT, August THE copious
rains that fell throughout this State
yesterday have rescued the crops and
grass from threatened damage, and
extinbuished the forest fires which
have been ravaging large sections in
the northern part Of the State and
threatening immense destruction to
the standing pines.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09

The Philadelphia Press saws: "0l
the l 500 900 illiterate voters in tbs
Uuited States l,l23 900 of them srs s
In tho old slave S.ates.' 1t iorpets
to add that these illiterate voters at
the South are for most part members
OF the Republican party. -Sarqpuah
Neus.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
FOURTH EDITION
Indications for To. day.

For the Middle Atlantic States
warmer, fair weather, followed by in.
creasing oloudiness and In the north by
local rains, southerly winds and lower
pressure.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
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