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The daily gazette., 1881-02-07
STATE NEWS.

Measles prevail in Georgetown and
vicinity.
Miss Gertrude Hobbs, OF Harbesop
Sussex county, was thrown from a car.
rage BY runaway last week and receiv-
cd injuries that are supposed 10 be fatal.
Mr.. j. Frank Big2s, son of S. c. .BigRs
Esq, Register OF Wills for New CASTLE
county. has been elected Mantel Orator
OF the Glass OF 'Sl, at Lafayette College.
The Middletown Potted Mea. Com.
pany Is very busy packing poultry. A
large clDnery Will probably be started
III the Spring in time 10 work on toma-
toes.
John Alrich, living near Port Penu,
died on "Wednesday of small pox. He
contracted the disease In PHILADELPHIA
about three weeks ago.
The four year old pon OF James Collins
Of Dover, was fatally burned on Mon
day. He was left alone III the house and
while playing with the fire his cloth
ing ignited, aud the child was soon CO.
velOped IN the flames. He lived about
two hours.
Rev. Mr.. Reese, Pastor of the Pres
byterian Church at Lewes, Del, not.
wlthstanding his congregation upon the
presentation OF his resignation unaLi.
Dously voted for him TO remain, gave
notice on last Sabbath that he should
accept the call from the Westminster
Presbytertrn Church, Georgetown, Kent
Oo., Maryland aud would leave tor his
new church on the 1stof March next.
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THE BANK ROBBERY.

NEW YORK, February 5.-Of the seven
men engaged in the Northampton, M asu. !.
bandirobbery, six arb now under arrest
ROBERT Scott and James Dunlap are in
tne Massachusetts penitentiary, Lem
Draper and Red Leary are at Northamp-
ton awaiting trial. VIM. Connors Is nov
under arrest in Philadelphia awaiting
requistion from Massachusetts,, and tbe
sixth man, whose name is not given. "A
IN Sing Sing for another crime, and Will
De sent to Northampton whom his term
expires. The seventh man is still as
large. ConDor has been under the
surveillance of the detectives for over a
year, his arrest having been delayed un-
I'LL he'd Leary could be secured.
Mr.. Geo. dc B. Keim, of PhiIadel-
phla, declines TO be made a catspaw for
the "bosses," and will not run on the
INDEPENDENT ticket for Mayor, This
thrusts Mr.. Stokley face 20 face with
his fate. King Is the only candidate
against him, and he is the candidate of
thoroughly aroused community. II In
not Mayor Stokley who the people are
striking at; II is the power behind the
throne, and the "bossos" know that they
must m go. Yale McManes. Yale Yale,
he surest means to rid yourself of that
dlstl essing cough is to use DIR. BuIpa
cough syrup. Price % cents q bottle.
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SERMON TO FIREMEN.

A DISCOURSE BY Rev. +. b. DuvAL.
Rev. F. b. DuVal, OF the first Presby-
terian Church, preached a sermon to
firen.en, last night. There was large
audience present, including representa-
lives from all the fire companies of the
ely. The text selected for the occasion
was, "who through faith quenched the
violence OF firs."-Hebrews, 11:34.
The sermon opened with philoso-
phlcal reference to the nature OF fire,
followed by an allusion to the history of
iire extinguishing apparatus. He said
that In the second century before Christ
there was fire engine in Egypt. Not
steam engine; we have improved since
then, but double pump arranged TO
throw a continuous stream of water.
From this until the seventeenth century
the science Of fire englnery seems to
have slumbered. The records of the
London Town Council of 1860 show
that orders issued for the purchase of
leatheIn wafer buckets, to be used III
putting out fires. After the great Lon
don fire OF 1866, when four-fiiths Of the
city was destroyed, the council ordered
that the city be divided Ito four dis
tricts, and that each district be furnished
with two brazen squirts 10 extinguish
tires. Abont the year 1884, there " as
considerable rivalry in London in the
manufacture Of fire enginery. Finally
in 1929 steam was first employed in Lon
don 10 throw water against fire. The
English people, however thought more
Was lost by the water than by the fire,
aud did not take very kindly to the iu-
vention. In 1881, however, steam fire
engines were imported to America and
ordered to be used in New York CITY.
no matter how much water they threw
The year 1910 showed ne steam fire
engine perfected. 1t was substantially
wbat It Is now, th ough not 50 elaborate.
The sermon next alluded 10 the work
OF the tremen, and TO the spirit OF patri-
otism and adventure, that actuates men
in this work. Vivid descriptions of not
able fires and the work of iremen were
also gwen, and tribute paid TO yolun.
teer departments as compared with paid
He said be would ma, .b
a Wilmington engine against one In
Philadelphia, any time.
He referred 10 the prove -bial generosi-
ty Of firemen, aud their I1os .Gntat: ons
charity, He would have them along
with these virtues have that faith In God |
which quenches the internal hrss.
Christian yiltue does not rob fireman |
Dt bis courage In his enjoyment. 1t is
he guard against those internal fires of |
vice that burn out the virtue of a man.
aud leave only the bare walls standing
In conclus ON he urged tie Fl. smen 10
AXE hold of religion.
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THE NEAL CASE.

1t Is understood that the counsel in
the case Of WIN. Neal, colored, sentenc-
ed to be hanged on the 11th of Febru-
airy, for all outrageous assault on white
woman, have agreed with the attorney
general that respite would be proper in
his case, and the matter now needs only
the sanction of the Governor. The case
is TO be removed to the United States
courts on the ground that in accordance
with the State law only whita men are
on the jury that convicted him. The
argument, which involves the constitu.
tionality of The s ate law, cannot be
heard, hence the necessity ofa respite
for the condemned man.
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SECOND EDITION
QUARTER SESSIONS.
OPENING COURT DAY IN THE
NEW COURT HOUSE.
THE COURT ROOM CROWDED WITH
sPEcrAToRs-PRELI SCENES
AND PRoCERDIKGs.

THE COURT ROOM CROWDED WITH
sPEcrAToRs-PREL sCENEs
AND PROCEEDINGS.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
Ten O'Clock this morning found the
corridors of the new Court Eouse
crowded with people awaiting admis.
sion TO the Court room, where the first
term held in the new building was
shortly to commence. The legal fra
ternity and the "favored few1 were ad-
mltted to the court room by the rear
stairway, and eomplacently enjoyed the
comfortable surroundings.
Amoi the younger members of the
oar there was much speculation as 10
VINO would have the privilege OF prose-
cutting the first criminal case, and
thus be able to boast of the honor of
flrst saying "Gentlemen Of the Jury.D
ln the new Court House. Some OF
them charged one. of their colleagues
with attempting to bribe the Attorney
'Ieneral with stupendous fee to grant
him the privilege, but the insinuatton
was indignantly repeled.
Before the opening of Court q num-
Der OF ladies came into the Court room
and were accommodated with seats
inside the bar. The i ess representa-
tives were puzzled for while as to
the best location for their table, but
finally they located it to the left of
the petit jury box, position which
Afforded the best possible acoommoda-
lions Tor seeing and hearing.
a few minutes before eleven O'Clock
The court room doors were thrown
open, and the crowd came rushing in.
hIling the nearly 400 seats and ali the
available standing room in less than 3
minutes. The a'sles were denselv
packed. pac There were fprobably about
GOO persons in the room.
The members Of the Levy Court al
SO came up just before the opening.
Order, Gentlemen" sang out Crier
smith, at ten n .Eutes past eleven, and
then he made the formal announce
ment of the opening Of the Court, the
words "God Save the State and our
Honorable Courl" ringing out clearly
in the spacious room.
The Grand Jury was called and the
members duly qualified. Foreman
Henry Eckel enjoyed the distinction
of being the first man sworn in the
new Court room.
Chief Justice Comegys then deliver.
cd an address to the Grand Jury, in
view of the fact that the Sc 1T of JUS
tice had been removed to new place
His address gave review of the his
tory Of the judicial proceedings in this
State, and of the circumstances that
eventuated in the removal of the Court
House to Wilmington.
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IN TROUBLE AGAIN.

Edward CASSIDY, who has gained quite
a reputation in police circles, was again
before the Mayor this morning on the
charge of assault and battery.
1t appeared from the evidence, that
Monroe Davis, colored, went into Cass
dy's saloon yesterday afternoon, and
called for agla.s Of whiskey. Instead
Of banding out the liquor Cassidy picked
up glass aud hurled 1t at the colored
man. IL struck him on the left ear
cutting qhite a cash. On this charge he
was required to pay $40 and costs.
Before leaving the dock, Cassidy was
arralgned on the charge Of selling ilauor
without a license. several witnesses
testified to having drapk and paid for
liquor In the defendants saloon. He
was held il the sum Of 5000 bail TO an-
swer at Court.
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which, at present, were rather
nuain@ @t the nann tfaata -a,oc,.l

which, at present, were rather
against the committees report.
Councilman Taylor attempted to
speak upon the subject, but was IN
terrupted in the most summary man
her before he uttered half o dozen
words, and given no further oppor-
tunity to expess his views.
Then a vote was taken on the
motion to adopt, and it prevailed,
ABOUT nve persons voting in the
affirmative, while the Others re-
malned silent, evidently cogitating
upon the apparent effects OF the
plan thus proposed.
The meeting then adjourned, and
instantly a wrangle began. Some
insisted that the resolution proposed
the very same measure-Lhe bor-
rowing OF money from the banks
that the committee had been Or
ganized to prevent, and others con-
tended that it was the best plan for
conducting the city.
whether the smart members of
this committee who approved of this
report knew 1t or not, they have de,
liberately suggested and approved
a plan that, if followed out and
enacted into a law, would not only
create floating debt, but increase
IL IRON year to year. 1t Will
not be noticed that the resolution
iavors a temporary loan when the
amount OF money raised by taxa
tlon shall be insufficient to meet the
current expenses of said year"
This is what creates a floating debt,
aud it has been deliberately sug-
gested by committee organized to
prevent the formation OF floating
debt, as a subterfuge by which the
City Council can ask Tor a tempo
rary loan from the banks. Within
live years, by this plan, under the
management of the best intsntioned
Council in the world, the city would
llnd itself groaning under floating
debt OF 100000. Its the old debt
lncurring plan over again, except
that the committee OF twenty-six"
now ask that 1t receive the sanction
OF the law. Since the time OF Saul
OF Tarsus such q wonderful conver-
sion has not been known.
1t Ii. probable that the obiecting
members of the committee will get
together aud give public expression
TO their dissent.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-07
THE N. S. c. ROOMS

The Norma Social Club, of this CITY.
have refurnIshed and fitted up theii
rooms in very tasteful manner Ihe
hoor is covered with beautiful brus-
sells carpet, and new lounges and
chairs of the very latest styles have
been placed therein. The walls are
neatly decorated with new paper; and
choice pictures and framed program
mes of the different balls, given by
this organiz' tion, are tastefully ar.
anged on hth walls. In the centre of
the room is an elegant marble top ia
BILE with a card receiver thereon. The
room presents very neat appearance
The members certainly deserve much
credit for the interest they have taken
in making it the room of the city.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-07
General News.

General and Mrs. Garfield went Il
Huron, Michigan, ON Saturday 10 attenc
the funeral of one of the General.
aunts.
Abraham Patterson, wealthy con-
tractor of Allegheny City, Penna., died
on Saturday evening.
There were e76 deaths in Chicago last
month, against TIL in January 1856, and
e64 in January, 1879. Among the
deaths last month lS were from small
pox, 50 from dip heria, 81 from Group,
80 "through violence"
Samuel Hazlehurst & Son, flour and
grain dealers OF Baltimore, suspended,
on Saturday, for $4,000
Seventeen cars of grain train on the
| Wabash Railroad were wrecked by a
broken rail near Huntsville, Missouri.
on Friday. No persons were injured.
The California Grangers, in conyeD-
tion at San Francisco, on Friday, an.
proved the Nicaragua Canal project.
Only S3 members were present at the
ballot for U. 8. Senator in joint conyen-
ton at Harrisburg, on Saturday. The
ballot stood: Grow, 81; Oliver, &c;
Wallace 2l; Phillips, 2; scattering, 8.
Mr.. Campbell, who was gwen the
certificate OF election as delegate in Con
eress from Utah, has been served with
notice Of contest by Cannon, the Nor.
mon candidate, who received the major
ity of the votes.
A commitLe Of the Louisville Board OF
Trade lett Pensacola Cd Saturday nighl
for Havana by the steamer Admiral.
4 Iron Dog and his band of 53 Indians
arrived at FoIt Butord on SATURDAY in
charge OF detachment of MAJOR Ilges'
command. Iron Dog was the last OF
the principal Sioux chiefs who adhered
to Sitting Bull.
The miners at Silver Reef, Utah, have
combined to resist a reduction Of wages
OF 6O cents per day.
The steamer Roraima was fioated
on Saturday, and proceeded, under her
own steam, to New York. She ls re
ported to be uninjured.
The schooner Martha c., of Glouces |
ter, Massachusetts, arrived at She |
burne, Nova Scotia, a few davs aoo
with her captain and two others badly |
frost bitten. One Of the crew was LOST |
overheard. 49, 'e''
tnere were 10 daeths from small -pox |
IN MaIamoras, Mexico, during Decem- |
ber.
In recent storm near Takon, Alaska
.Wo canoes, containing 80 Indians, wele |
'Wamped and all the Indians perished. |
A destructive cattle plague, which
Causes the death of hundreds of animaIs
lally, Is reported TO be ravaglng the
grazing plain OF New Mexico.
The ice continued firm in Delaware
bay and Tor some distance out to sea
yesterday, but last night the ice began ts
break up seaward and aud disappear.
The weather being milder,i it was BELIEF
ID the gorge at Lewes would break up
within forty eight hours. The steamers
Hercules, Panther and Reading went up
he bay in the afternoon. The DO sition
'f most OF the vessels in Lewes h arboI
vas unchanged. The bark Casco, p cked
n the Ice near the Beacon Ligh was
sported leaking.
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A WARNING TO YOUNG MEN

On last Wednesday evening a mar.
rage was to have taken place at tbt
house of Wm. Chandler, one mile and a
half north OF MillsbMo. The interested
parties were Miss X. KATE Chandler and
Mr.. James e. Simpler. 1t seems, thai
Mr.. simpler procured a marriage license
last Saturday aud kept II in his poek.t
till Tuesday evening, when on retiring
for sleep he threw his clothes over the
back of chair. On Wednesday morn
ing, TO his great asionishmeut, be found
that some one had appropriated his
pocket book, all his money and his n
cense. The disappointment Is quite
shocking to the parties, as we'll as to
their parents and brothers and sisters
and cousins ard their aunts, fo- thew
were looking forward 10 the marriage
with fond anticipatiOns. However, the
marriage II deferred till some indefinite
time.-Journal.
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sEAMEN,S TROUBLES.

captain Patterson, Of the schooner
Jefferson Borden, who was given {
preliminary hearing before u. S
| Commissioner Smith, on the charge
of having discharged tour coiored
seamen without having paid then
their wages, was given a further
hearing on Saturday afternoon.
The evidence showed that pre-
vious from sailing from Philadel-
phia the Captain had given each of
them an order for $l2, which was to
have been turned over to their
boarding master in Philadelphia as
soon as the vessel sailed from this
port. The plaintiffs produced the
orders at the hearing on Saturday,
and offered to returnnthem to the
Captain. The evidence further
showed that the master of the ves-
sci had violated the law which re-
quired the masters of all vessels to
pay their seamen an advance in
cash.
On the charge of desertion the
men swore that the Captain bad
forced them to work on deck during
the cold weather, and when they
had finished their work had driven
them from the vessel with threats of
shooting them. 1t was decided by
the Commissioner that such an ac-
ton on the part of the Captain was
equivalent to discharge, and he
accordingly held the vessel for the
wsges and committed the seamen
until the 18th inst, when a hearing
in the matter will be heard before
Judge Bradford.
In the meantime Captain PatterS
son appeared before Esquire Berto-
lette and swore out warran $ for the
four men on the charge of desertion.
The warrants were placed in the
hands of Constable Hickman, who
proceeded to serve them. Commits
sioner Smith refused to deliver them
Up as he had already committed
them for a further hearing ir the |
case against the Captain.
The warrants were issued by |
Esquire Bertolette under section
1914 Revised Statutes of the United
states, which provides that should
my seaman who had signed a con-
.ract to perform a certain voyage
md desert or absent himself from a
vessel without leave of the Captain
my Justice may issue a warrant
lpon proof being produced that The
contract had not been fulfilled, and
commit such seaman to any Jail of
he town where the vessel is lying,
md hold them until the vessel is
eady to proceed on her voyage,
when he shall deliver them up to
he Master, he paying all costs, and
leduct it from the seaman's wnges.
The slight difference between the
and Esquire Berto-
etie will probably be amicably ar
anged to-day, and the four men
lven a bearing before the latter on
he charge OF desertion.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-07
A LIBEL REFUTED.
THE JOURNAL REsENTs THE TIMES
ATTACK ON SUSSEX COUNTY.


The Philadelphia Times recent SEN
sational account of the cruel treat
ment of bound boys from the Phila-
delphia charitable institutions by bus-
sex county farmers is strongly resent
ed by the Susssx Journal. That paper
says:
1t is well know fact that many of
the boys brought into Sussex county
are OF that class that homes cannot be
found for them elsewhere, and many
OF our people who would take an ac-
tive, bright boy will not have these
little, deformed fellows, but they are
put out almost anywhere among those
who will take them.
They come to us with clothing as
scant as the "blue drilling' which fig-
ures so prominently in the Timss' arti-
cles and with their eDire. outfit bu
died in a handkerchief. Notwiu +,
standing all this the most of these boys
find good homes and kind masters.
They are well clothed and fed. Our
people do not all live on "pone- bread"
with "a little bacon as luxury" but
we think the people of Sussex county
as a rule live as well as those Of any
other community.
The Times reporter complimented
the home like appearance of things at
our Aims House to the gentlemen who
accompanied him ON his visit there.
He spoke of the comfort and happy
appearance OF the inmates, but all of
these things were forgotten in his pub
lished reports. He evidently came
down to censuIe and find fault and he
did 1t. 10 the Times satisficdt
The Journal also says: We think
the Times man was either i'm mposed up-
ON BY his informants, Orwell, that
he does not practice total abstinence.
The fact that many of our citizens de-
ny the language that he puts in their
mouths, makes us think he has got
Thugs q little mixed. We cannot un-
derstand this, as the Times usually 10
very correct and reliable.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-07
slr sen LEVY COURT.

ra. sn.,.x ounty Levy Court me
Tuesday, l,t., at Georgetown d,
Mr.. G uigr IL. Draper,oi Cedar Greer
j, ra.clscjcd President; A. T; h2oin-
Dn " E,q., Attorney; and }. W. McCoIiey
|ai4In, ior one year.
The fyllowing peSots were appointed
,a, 90, ortlic Poor: Cedar Creek Hun
Fal JAS. II. D putty; Broadkin, A. J.
Hand; Baltimore, Thomas Dukes
Learr.,oya DR.. j. Il. Waplrs.
|CrSn, Wand, Of Llltle Creek Hundred
d, elected County Treasurer for one
fTae fo.loxiug Hundred collectors
serr spaolu.ed; Cedar Creek, stephen
kocks,t; BroadkiIn, James LELAND,
Eanucokc, Job ". Conway; \. W. Fork
I'M c. Rus; Daqsboro, }. Is. II ward
SfoId Creek, James K Graham; Llllle
yr+pk, Joshua Boyee; BaIlimore, John
!. Duke; Georgetown, W. Edward
LAp., oeaford, VIM. IL. Handsy;
lmboro, Ebcl czer ii. Tyeri lndlan
liver, Edward McCrary.
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OFFICERS ELECTED.

At the annual meeting Of the Reli-
ance s. +. +. Company, Saturday
night, officers for the ensuing year
we're elected, as follows:
President, Joseph Cash vice presi-
dent IL. W. Hesslon secretary, Jas.
p. Doherty; treasurer, z. f. Murphy /:
direcl ors, ID, A. hcCulIin, J. f. Duffy,
James Kirk, Frank Kelley, Harry
Filler, John Hayden, Frank b. Latter
ty and John p. Doherty; engineer,
w. f. Riley trustees, Dennis ]. Gal
lagher, w. II. Rittenhouse and L. w.
Stidham.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-07
TO CORRECT A WRONG IMPREs.
SION.

1t is said that an impression was de-
rived from the article In Saturdays GA
ZETTE referring to the purchase Of some
Christiana river land by the Lo5dell
Car Wheel Company, that the Com
pany proposed removing their extensive
works i'll this city TO their new purchase.
such an intention, however, was never
entertained by the Company, aud could
not be for an Instant, as their present
works are Of such character that they
caB mot be removed. What is in store
for Wilmington by the improvement OF
these ChTistiana river lands 10 no. detin-
itsly known now, but there can be no
doubt that great results will be deVel-
0ped III the near future.
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e. A. X. MATTERS.
INSTITUTION OF A CAMP OF SONS OF
VETERANS.

VETERANS.
Camp No. l, Sons OF Veterans, OF this
city, was instituted ON Saturday evsDinp
in their headquarters, McClary build
ing, by Department Commander Nc
Nair, OF the q. A. X. OF this Stale. As
special visitors on this occasion there
was present a division OF Sons OF Vet
erans from Philadelphia. The visitors
were met at the depot and escorted to
the McClary building, where the install.
lation ceremonies took place. Appro.
pirate speeches were made on behalf OF
The visitors and by Wilmingtonians.
After adjournment the company re-
paired 10 'he new headquarters OF Smytb
Post, IN Adams Bailding, where the la.
dies had prepared supper for all. There
was bounliful supply of provisions,
and after the renewal Of the cloths the
audience was treated to an impromptu
programme OF recitations, music and
"reminiscences, etc.
The visitors numbered about seventy
Eve, aud comprised delegations from
camps /, 2, and 8, of Phllade Iphia, and
were accompanied by Major Harry F.
Spicer, military instructor at the Sold
.erS and Sailors Orphans institute, aud
DIR. q. w. RarsBer, 10th native Della
wareans, besides Comrade Chew, OF
Post 8, and comrades Of Posts 10, 81
and II, Of Pennsylvania.
They left for home at late hour, ,hav-
Ing spent an evening full of youthful
fun and frolic, in addition to their work
OF organizing camp l, Of Delaware.
A POST AT MIpDLETowN.
Department McNair has secured the
requisite number of names aud will
soon institute Post OF the u. A. 4. al