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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
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special Correspondence of state Journal.
DOVER, June 22.-The annual meeting
of the Board of Trustees of Wilmington
Conference Academy was held this morn
ing at ll.3O O'Clock. Most of the bust
ness transacted was OF private nature.
The present set OF officers were reelected.
A part of the alumni spent this after
noon and evesing at ebay View" for
merly known as kits Hammock.
The excursion of the Baptist Sunday
school to Woodland Beach to-day was well
patronized. The train left here this morn
ing at I o'clock and returned at $50. The
only accident which happened to mar the
pleasure OF the day, was the breaking oil
young Charley Taylor's wrist He met
with the accident by jumping from a
swing.
William Vaughn, the young carpenter
who fell from the scailold of a house that
he was helping to build, is hurt much
more severely than he was thought tn he
at first.
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a or.iRRY IHCIDENT.
An Aged Workman Crushed Benenth
4 sliding Bank.

On Saturday afternoon about 4 O'Clock
A Pole named Michael Skarblnkey was
seriously injured while at work in the
granite quarry on lessnp's road, up the
BrAmdywue. lie was working alone at
the time the other workmen at the quarry
being engaged some distance away. While
skarDinkey was pil king at the bank ri
earth and loose stones that covered the
granite he desired To quarry, it suddenly
caved in upon him, burying HIM com
pletely, only his head and shoulders
being uncovered.
The other workmen heard the slide and
presently came over To see what was the
matter. They found SEarbinky badly
hart and nearly unconscious. After about
halt an hour oi hard work they succeeded
in tAtrlcntns linn from his painful posi-
lion aud he was conveyed TO the aims
house where DIS. osle and Springer
attended to his injuries.
skarblnkry is about s. years of age
and is a native Of Poland, having come
To this country prior to the late war in
which he served rs private with dis.
tinttiou. lie has been living Tor sulnt
time past at the house of Mr. William
Martin At Eighth and Wollaston streets
and had been employed in thr quarry
only tour days.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
AMERICAN PROTEST4NTS.
The Thirty-first Annual Convention
In Session Irere-sudden Death OF
the Presiding Officer.

The thirty first annual convention OF
the American Protestant Association OF
the United States met in the McClary
Building, this city, Tuesday. Delegates
to the number OF ~ were present, repre-
senting New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Illinois, California and several other
states.
Right Worthy Grand Master James
Murrow, Of Philadelphia, presided, and
among those present were Past X. w. Il.
VI. X. i. Black, of Drummondville, Pa,
Past Grand Master Pike, of Illinois, Mr..
John Mundell, of Pennsylvania, and
others high in the Order.
The convention sits with closed doors.
The business transacted Tuesday com
prised the reading OF the annual reports
Of the grand officers, which were referred
to committees.
The convention reassembled yesterday
morning at 9 o'clock.
Several additional delegates arrived,
among them Mr.. George Mckee, Right
Worthy Grand Master for Pennsylvania,
William Crozier, r. W. Grand Secretary
of the same state, and +. &. Bailey, pro-
prietor and publisher of the Protestant
staadrd, Philadelphia. ..
Tie society numbers three lodges in
Delaware, one i'll Wilmington, one in
Brandywine hundred and one in New
Castle. The latter, though only year
old, has 70 members.
The unexpected death of the presiding
officer, K. W. q. NJ. James Murrow has
EAST gloom over the convention. He
was IN good health Tuesday, but on the
way up toPhlIadel phla iuesuay hlght was
attacked by cholera morbus' Tn the
arrival of the train there, he was con
veyed IN carriage to ms hohe' ON south
street above Thirteenth, and physician
called in. He grew rapidly worse, how
ever, and died this morning at o'clock
MIR. Narrow was about % years old and
u shoe dealer by occupation. lie was
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
deaths.

BUZlNE.-Iu Camden, n. j. on oath inst, Lewis
a. Buzine In the G2d.year OF his age.
BARTRAM.- Suddenly, on the 22d inst, BenJa-
min Bartram, ia the 6Jth year of his age.
CONRAD. ON 9th inst, of paralysis, Arab A..
widow Of the late Aaron Conrad.
Fun-rh on Thursday afternoon, June Both, at
O'Clock, from her late residence, NO. 100 West
street.
FARRoW. On 10Th inst, Ida II. Farrow, aged
~ years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral from the residence of her step
father, William Luton, No. iS East Second
street. services on Friday afternoon, at $50
O'Clock. To proceed TO Riverview cemetery.
FERRY. ON the Goth inst, Lizzie Ferry, daughter
oi James and irah Ferry.
The friends and relatives of the family are
respectfully invited tu attend the funeral Friday,
Jul, LIST, ut O'Clock, from the residence Of her
tather. ZIG Is nnett street, Wilmington, Del. to
proceed Ia Cathedral cemetery.
HAUBER.-On Friday morning, the 24th OF June
William Arthur, oldest son of Anton and Emily
liauber, In the 9Th year of Ills age.
RorHpL EFZ.-hlrs. Abbie L. Rothpletz, on 25th
inst.
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PURT PENN.

special Correspondence OF state journal.
PoRr Penn, June 27.-Wheat harvest
virtually commenced to-day. The wheat
ia badly down and therefore difficult
to cut. The crop is reported from trust
worthy sources to be badly injured by
the late unfavorable weather.
The "aerial polly-wog'' of the north.
northwest is exciting considerable atten'
ton. 1t is the most brilliant one seen
here for many years.
A party OF ladies and gentlemen spent
a pleasant evening at the "Pier House
last Saturday. Lawn tennis and the eX
c.llent view of the bay were the attrae
tions,
The trustees OF the Presbyterian Chdrcl
are invited to meet the Ladies Nit
Society on Wednesday, to consult Will
references to the repairs ON the church
The ladies have displayed their usua
energy in such matters, and have beei
unusually successful raising money.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
THE PEN ms ULd.

Crabs are scarce in Eastern Shore
waters. .. -....-
A storm on Monday night did great
damage IN Sassafras Neck, Cecil county.
Joshua Harvey, an old colored man,
was found dead in a corn field in Queen
Anne's county ON Monday morning week.
Apoplexy was the cause of death.
The following is the passenger capacity
Of some of the Chesapeake Bay steamers
The Is. S. Ford, $50 passengers Chester
5Oo L. &. Cannon, 400; Jiatiida, 500
7heodore lVeems, 500 keWot, 700,
Alfred Cooke, lad of IL, living with
Charles Miller, OF Kent county, Md, wa.
thrown from mule's back on Thursday
week and dragged 200 yards by the fright
ened animal, receiving kicks at eve )
jump. He died of his injuries on Satur
day.
J. B. Cullin, of Cristield, Somerse
county, whose daughter married anC
afterward refused to live with C. w
Souder, writes the Somerset Herald that
Souder's visits to the house were though
to be purely in the line of his business
that the family had not been friends o
Souder's, and finally that Souder forced
the girl to marry him.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
A SEVERE HAIL STORM.
The NetghborhOGd OF Newark PeIted
With Bushels OF Great Hail Stouaa

special Correspondence OF State journal.
NEWARK, June 27.-rhe most severe
nan storm that has visited this neigh
oorhood for years occurred between 10
anu II O'Clock yesterday morning. II
came from the northwest and veerpd
around to the northeast, lasted about
III minutes and in that time did great
damage. The streets from end to end of
the town were covered with leaves thick
as IN autumn, and the foliage in the
college campus was perceptibly thinnad
service was Interrupted in several of the
churches and window lights wer. broken
out in the Catholic and Epscopal
u"urches as well as i'll other parts of the
town. More than 100 lights were broken
AT Dean " Sons mill and 600 panes were
broken i'll the hot houses of Station
Master Sliiveler,0f Newark station on the
r., w. j. railroad. The damage to
gardens is very considerable, and
oherries, currents and raspberries were
knocked oil in every direction. Corn was
cut into shreds and it is said that wheat
ana oats were considerably DAMAGED
above the town,
| Ihe hail stones We're of unusual size
the average being as large as a hickory
nut and many reaching the size Of
walnutS. Some We're disk like, and one
OF these measured z of an inch in thick
ness and 81 inches IN circumference At
\ O'Clock yesterday afternoon the stones
Jay inches deepat one point where they
had struck fence and rebounded into a
PIE below. After the storm bushels of
nan could he shoveled up in the fence
corners.
IL Is not known how far the storm
extended, but its effects We're felt at least
hve miles north of this place and for
some distance below. The damage to
vegetation must hp very great.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30

Current Comments From State and
Eastern Shore Papers.

Bad copy vexes the soul of the Middle
town transcripts editor and he says
"Several communications have recently
gone into our voracous wastebasket sim
ply because we cannot afford to Keep
Chinese Interpreter and hieroglyphic
translator to put copy in shape for the
comp0sitors. When we have time we can
read almost anything but the blank
verses on tea chest and the tracks of a
fly Just from its first baptism in AN ink
stand, but we occasionally get an article
for qualifications that can onlv la read by Il
iirst-class guesser, and first lass gusssers
are not always reliable.'
The .Sioic Sentinel Of Dover thinks that
"rhe sooner the D,.lawar. and Pennsyl-
vania authorities have an understanding
in relation to the rights and duties of the
pilots under their respective laws, the
better. We suppose ther. il no desire
upon the part of either state, or the citi-
Gems thereof, to violate any Of the rights
granted under the laws. The best thing
to be done under the croHmstances would
be for the officials to adopt a set of rules
for the guidance OF the pilots, else the
whole trouble will have To be settled by
national authority
Our friend the Deiaware LedJtr has this To
say Of the youth Mclntire "a young chit
OF fellow, limb of the Law, III Whining
ton. has gained little Temporary noto-
riety by telling a big lie and having it
published i'll the EVERY EVENING. The
newspaper is not to be blamed for no
doubt any other public journal wonld
nave done the same thing under similar
circumstances. The story was not im-
probable and the young man's veracity
was up to that time .unrmpeacLed. So
far as the young rascal is concerned he
has perpetrated crime against public
decency and morality, and deserves to he
fastened in the pil!ory for two hours at
least
The Cecil Democrat moralizes at some
length upon Grant and Hayes and finally
concludes that Ex-presidents are nui-
sance."
The Break,cdter Light makes the cheer
ing announcement: They say blood will
tell, and we believe that education will
also bring the answer. Therefore, if the
Ljyh is brighter in the future than in the
past, please give credit to Horace Greeley
Knowles, whose college vacation is at
hand and will be- devoted to the improve
,,.,,, - ~ y:L,
''9n' VI '"' '''""'
Pride's De'a~dre Inquirer, which serves
10 slven up the long summer days III
sussex, makes the following suggestion
"a monument in the centre OF the circle
to the memory OF the soldiers OF Sussex
county would be au improvement to the
square ana graceful tribute OF the
living to the yalor OF the heroic dead. II
l
every ex-soldier would contribute 81 each
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
JUSTICE At NEW CASTLE.
The quality of Mercy Predominant
Treatment OF Lffe'Prisoners-T
whipping Post

Tuesday mornings Philadelphia Times
devotes nearly two columns to the iaiI
and whipping post at New Castle. The
Times takes an entirely new tack and
treats the proverbial severity of Della.
ware Justice as myth. Sheriff Clark is
described as the picture of benevolence
as he glances through his gold trimmed
spectacles and prison discipline is repre-
scented as not unlike that of large well
regulated family.
The Tunes man was surprised to find
prisoners strolling through the corridors
pipe in mouth and newspaper in hand.
but he was gravely assured that lif,
prisoners are not allowed upon the street.
In fact prison life at New Castle il
sketChed as rather pleasant sort of
existence with few restraints and the As
surance of ordinary comforts. One of the
4herill's deputies assured the reporter
that Sheriff Clark is martinez in disci-
pline.
'Now. there's John ILL.," said the
narrator ''in for life for numbering a man
IA years ago. When Ike Grubb was sh riil
I'll ran all around town here doing odd Jobs
Tor different persons and never turning up at
all until late III the evening not to comm In
When Sheriff Clark came into office tell YOU
he put stop to all that"
what do you mean to say the prisoner
WAS allowed to run out about town here 80
asked an astonlshed listener
"linmph. sald the narrator in tone of
di5gnot, I'D if that was nothing. Il guess be
MAS allowed to run out that what he tiuall,
| got locked up and kept iii for--runrin about
the streets tlll 10 O'Clock at night and III
| ruLin wumesi
| As 1t il now John ID kept pretty close. M
| stated, and IL not permitted to have ''the
| freedom of the town." As heretofore. II In a
question whether half the prisoners would
not prefer to remain even II they had the
choice.
The Times relates the familiar story ui
Big Franks es3ap" in 1917, and gives
| some statistics Of other escapes, showing
that between 1850 and 1870 but one
prisoner escaped, while between 1870 and
| 1859 there were "A escapes.
Sheriff Clark was very sure that the
whipping post cannot be- dispensed with
and he believes the institution is popular
throughout the State.
The Times article closes as follows:
Al the life prisoners and those confined
| for minor olfeuseH before entering upon their
| imprisonment went through the whipping
| post ordeal. There are few instances where
those who have been whipped once ever come
buck again Where they do exist it il gener-
ally i'll the case Of colOred persons and nine
tenths Of them are for larceny. Some of thor c
are chronic and come back to get whlpp, d
time and again. The name which leads the
van in this respect IL John Carpenter. who
has been back ~ times each time getting
from 20 TO Az lashes. Those who come back
are generally natives. Once an outsider gets
experimental upon with the cato mine tails
and liz let loose he shakes the dust of the
state forever from his feet.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
THE STAT ~.

The harvest will be general about
Middletown this week.
The term of the Sussex County Court,
adjourned last spring through fear of the
smallpox, opens on July 18th.
Jacob Williams is having machinery
put in his flour mill at Seaford for manu-
featuring patent brands.
Superintendent Groves examined a
class Of applicants for teachers certiti-
Gates at Newark on Wednesday week.
Mrs. u. C. Lar rimore, who committed
suicide in Philadelphia a few days since,
was buried at her old home at Seaford oh
| Thursday last.
If hints and inuendoes mean anything
the members of the Billee Taylor Opera
Troupe must have played some queer
prauks at Lewes last week.
The Rev. John France of the Newark
| NJ. Il. Church explained TO his congre-
CATION few days since why he did not
accept an invitation to attend the com
mencement ball.
DR.. Johns of Seaford, a few DAYS since,
| helped his pet dog over fence in which
the animal was caught, when the brute
turned and bit him savagely on the wrist,
intlicting an ugly wound.
A pretty milk maid at Milford was
rather roughly chuckeled under the chin
the other day. A horse, scared by the
rafting of her pale, kicked up his heels
and planted one shoe just under the
girls lower jaw. --...
Aunt Philis Anderson, colOred
woman Of Newark, claims to be l07 years
old. She Processes to have heard thu
bombardment of Frenchtown in 1872 and
the building of the Elkton court house il
| 1871. Aunt Phillis still threads needl,
without glasses.
John Taylor of Downs Chapel, Kent
county, was attacked by three coloret
men while driving home few night,
since. lie whipped his horse up and
escaped. but found that a blow aimed al
his breast with some sharp instrument
had made long cash through his coat
aud shirt and really cut through book in
his pocket.
Not long since the schooner, ). W
DmJg, Captain William Palmer, unloadet
at Philadelphia on Monday morning TOOK
| in cargo of general merchandise TO
| Frederick, thence she took cargo o
canned goods to New York, where sh
uuloaded ON the following Saturday
thence she went up the Hudson to Ston,
Point and brought a load of lime back t.
Frederick where she unloaded on the fol
lowing Thursday, all within II days.
Milford Chronicle.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30

Ay, but how ? that is the question. In the
first place, ladies, discount twenty wears from
your actual age, by giving youthful iranspar-
ency to your compilations with "Glenn 5
Sulphur Soap" You can do it; there is no mis-
take about it. and with absolute safety, too, for
the preparation contains no injurious matter
Beware Of counterfeitS. see that "C. \.
Crittenton, Proprietor" is printed on each
packet, without which none is genuine. Sold
by druggists at % cents three cakes in cents
Then, II your hair he slightly tingrd with
gray. take oil another ten years by converting
1t to 8 splendid brown with Hills lnstan
taneous Hair Dye which has the double
advantage of being the cheapest and hest dye
in the world. Depot, ll5 Fulton street, New
York
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
MURDER IN 4 CAR.
Strange Killing of n Man In An
English Railway Coach.

LONDON, June 2S.-When the Brighton
express stopped at Brighton yesterday a
newspaper reporter named Arthur Leiroy
aged -, was found in one of the cars
wounded in the head and bleeding. He
said shortly after passing Croydon he
heard several shots and was then
stunned.
The police found several bullets EN-
bedded in the carriage. Looking back
along the line they found in Balcombe
tunnel the corpse of f. J. Gold, a retired
business man, who had been to London
to collect his dividends.
His throat was cut and he had been
stabbed in several places. Nothing hut a
pocketbook containing cards was found
in his possession. LEROY will be arrested
and charged with the murder.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
LOCAL NEWS
u.o KilIed on the r.. W. a Is.
"n Inquest BEING Held.

" n Inquest BEING Held.
o,,,lork a. III. Monday the body OF
AZ ,nsad 10 be one of the German
man ~ who have recently located at
eii'B' unnr was found on the tracks OF
Ensep " & B. railroad, between Sixth
and seventh streets u was ,o"hu y
the switch tender, about ~ ieS' i'"'n mn
box. ,;l,ralIv ,,ut;lated
having large wound Oh the head one
,'',, h..,ns crushed and an arm gone me
',an ware, brown overhll7, ana PAIR OF
snnes were found by his SIDE
m. sight presented ny Inc pody
a., i, Inv in the dead house was
hnril,l. one. he top OF the head was
i.,,.lv crushed and the floor around
t1l,n,hrd with blood. A jury viewed
,h,. hnly and then held an inquest, Harry
W,,.., sham being foreman. ohly thfee
'.,'.'.,.,,.s ,y..r. examined. Roy Il. Kitchen
',,s.,d mat the body was found lying
". .,,,th of the Old Church, with
H., q "a. towards Baltimore. IL was lying
i..,,.su the two main tracks anu
a,'''.ar,d TO have been there for several
hours. l., A., ;ur,, that
had autographed to know ii any OF the
.n,in..,s al the freight trains were aware
AT having struck amaii. Tine reply was :
t,i.,,,,;,,,.,sr. do not know ut hitting any
one" ..,., ,,a,.toon
.a' ,,nInd living with his left foot and
hand on the track. ,..
n, tt,. ,ust,ets Of the deceased was
,,,,ua sealed envelope addressed, Col.
Duilry. present" 1t contained piece
of ,u,,,.t ON which was written
N, Colonel Duddy III bearer oil tins Ii
nm, of nav Old suIdltrS. Gave nm bouu
cpaucu iuI bir pension. ,.-..........y.,,
A piece Of pasteboard was found in the
man 5 lOtket, un one sue ol wilieh was
wutten "Wiluan Carter On the other'
L.arly .uuWd out, what appeared 10 Ne
..uuuce sur, llOlell Jackson, Newark.
An old u.ay pipe and handkerchief,
little tobacco and lew matches com
nl.t.d the usnlri,ts OF the pockets.
IN. man vas dressed III straw hat
dark coat and vest, brown pants; checked
shl,t. boots. lie carried with HIM al
ud pair Of slippers. lie was about 4
f,.t d, inches hIgh, aud apparently nearly
5Jv.a,, Of age lie bad an old scar re
s-,ubliur a sabre cut on the lett thigh.
From the above evidence il
apprar, tl,t the irstsuppositlOn that thu
man belonged at Edge Moor was incorrect
and that liz, was AN old soldier gong II
Washington TO make an effort ior his
pension. His appearance is that of
German.
The Jury found that the person, un
known 10 them, was accidentally killed
on the railroad. lie will probably b,
buried tins alteTnuon.
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THREE FROM TEXAS.
Killed by Vigiiants-FataIly Stabbed
A Youthful Murderer Sentenced.

Associated Press Dispatch.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, June 29.-The Neps
has the following specials
EAGLE PASS, TEXAS, June 2S.-Dick
Wood of Pendeneia, well known through
western Texas, was brought in last week
by rangers, charged with doubtful cattle
transactions. He gave bail and returned
home and on the 18th was again arrested
by the sheriff of Dimmit county on a
similar charge. He was taken from the
sheriff by vigilants, who then shot him
dead.
FRANKLiN, TEXAS, June 2s.-ln diff
Guilty to-day between Richard Shorty and
Ii. II. Vessel, growing out OF Shorty's
having thrown stones at Vessels little
son, Vessel was fatally stabbed by
Shorty, who escaped.
HousroS, TEXAS, June 2S.-In the
Criminal District Court, Mark Adams
(colored) was found guilty of the murder
of Jake Brown, also colored, on the 2lst
of March, at Green's bayou. Owing to
the fact that Adams is only IL years old
the jury returned verdict of murder i'll
the second degree and sentenced him to
the penitentiary for II years.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
JAPAN md CHINA.
Corean AGatrs-The Toxic Exhibit
ton A Railway - Christianity
SnreaItnp.

SAN Francisco, June 2s..-Advices from
Japan by the steamer Gaelic say that the
news from Corea is conflicting, but it is
believed the party favorable to opening
the country is gaining strength.
The prospects of the silk crop are good
in Japan. The National Industrial EXhi
bition at Toxic closed June 10th. Tht
attendance was large.
The construction OF a railway between
Tyurgu and Kashau, Kanaga, was to be
commenced Immediately.
Advices from China report that Chris
tianity is rapidly spreading, particularly
in the eastern districts of China.
There has been considerable distur-
bance at Picking, in the shape of anti
foreign demonstration. All is now quiet
Official proclamations forbidding hostility
to foreigners were issued.
The tea market opened earlier than
was expected.
A flood equal to that of 1877 is antici
pated at Foo Chow.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
ArrEAiPTED SUICIDE.
A Texan Shoots Himself when EN-
hnrlxed for Home.

New YORK, June s.-Yesterday after
noon Alexander Broberg. aged 33, q
native of Pavonia, Texas, attempted
suicide by shooting himself with a pistol
on board the steamer Western Teras, then
laying at her wharf in the East river.
Losses and reverses in his business,
which was that of furrier, are supposed
to have been the cause of his resorting to
self-destruction.
He had already secured passage to
Texas, but was this morning removed to
Bellevue Hospital. The extent OF his
injuries is not definitely known. His
mind is believed to be affected.