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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05

controls $500 miles of road. l,494 of
which it owns directly. nice feature
III the makeup of the Baltimore & Ohio
Is the fact that on September Both, 1880,
according to its report, it had $40, SCI ,642
OF undivided surplus from net earnings,
invested capital which it had earned. AT
least il would seem that parties fnan.
cally Interested i'll this system must re-
gard this feature with favor.
SYSTEMS OF GREATER IMPORTANCE.
But other systems are appearing upon
the field of operations, more important in
their scope and character, more potent in
their influences and more tremendous i'm
their operations, than any yet alluded to
in this writing, or which have taken
place among railroad transactions any
whore. These are the systems estab-
lished by individuals or syndicates, and
titled accordingly. OF such chief and
beyond all others is the "Gould system -
of which only the merest outline can be
given here.
That Mr.. Jay Gould intends to obtain
control of the transportation of the whole
West and Southwest is evident from his
known operations thus far. In fact, he
has virtually accomplished the greater
part of this design, having no competition
at the present time beyond the Mississippi
and southwark, except the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe, while there are not
wanting railroad men who insist that he
is in league with that system also, or can
be when he insists upon it. The south
western lines terminate at st. Louis, and
the Pacific lines at Omaha and Kansas
City. The Wabash system, which is his,
then extends the Gould system to
Chicago, Detroit and Toledo. What
combinations are to be made to give this
system full communication with tide
water on the Atlantic doth not yet
appear but there is no doubt of Mr..
Gould's purpose, and very little of his
ability, to accomplish it. Already he
owns or controls many links, which may
at any time be united in completing
chain, and n variety of methods offer to
put the finishing stroke to his policy. The
Northwestern railway system of Great
Britain aggregates 10000 miles but
already the Gould system in this country
promises to far outstrip that before long
indeed, in the aggregate, it is doubtful il
this system does not already aggregate
more mileage of road than any other
known.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
Attemptcd swindiing.

4 case of attempted card swindling occurred
recently i'll smyrna. Says the Times: ~
man who had never exhibited any habits or
training OF gambler was, by trick, induced
to try his hand and pronounced the winner of
81, 900, doubtless counterfeit. Before hand
ing it OVER to him he was told. as he was a
stranger, he must show that he could cover it
with another $1,000, in the effort to get
which the trick was made apparent to cooler
heads who were applied 10 for aid and the
combination vanished before an officer could
fairly reconnoter Had the $1,000 been il
hand it would doubtless have been grabbed ns
was done in similar case here two or three
wears ago.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
YHA NEH DEroI.


During the past week the large force of
workmen engaged upon tile new depot Of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington y Balti-
laure railroad have made more of show
ing than during all the time previous.
The iron pillars Tor the side of the build
ing on Front street have been put up
from Poplar 10 more than half square
beyond Walnut, and the centre posts, to
support tine roof Of the arches where they
meet, were placed in position yesterday af-
tc.noon as far up as the west side Of Wal
nut street.
A gang OF men are employed in putting
in position the framework for the support
of the north roof of the north arch OF the
building. About two-tfths of this work
on this side of the building has been done.
Walnut street, south Of Front, has been
practically closed TO travel all week and
the bed Of the street is completely blocked
up with siding and piles of iron-work
and one of the iron pillars OF the new de
pot is placed i'll the centre OF the thorough,
fare.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
ALMOST F.iTiL.
Another Case of Didn1-Know-if- :
Was-Loaded,

Penple living in the neighborhood of
Second and King streets We're startled by
a sharp report Saturday evening about 6
O'CLOCK, followed by a commotion in front
of the gun store of Nathaniel Melchior at
No. 2l2. An investigation showed that
the accidental discharge of rifle had
taken place, and that Miss Henrietta
Melchior, sister of the gunsmith, had
been painfully, though not seriously,
wounded.
The young lady's escape from death
was very narrow. She was in the yard
at the time. James Slaughter, one of Mr..
Nelchior's workmen, was engaged in
cleaning a rat-and-cat rifle, which man
had brought in to have repaired. No one
thought of the rifle being loaded, and
suddenly it went off, the bullet crashing
through the window and striking Miss
Melchior in the side of the neck. 1t in,
tlicted but slight flesh wound. The
young lady is in no danger but, hel
| escape was certainly very narrow one
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
THE NEW K.IILROiD.
4 Little Talk with Major Candy
About Recent Surveys

Major Candy, the engineer of the Delaware
Western railroad, who has been engaged for
some time in running lines iOr the Baltimore
X Ohio Cumpany's new line, hns returned 10
this city with his assistants and is nov
engaged III locating the road. Major Cnnby
cannot speak with certainty thus far OF the
probable routo. but saws that the great
dlthculty is between Newark and tine river,
where almost any line will have to cross all
the valleys and ridges at right Angles reeussi-
tating bridges, treste-wurk and deep cuts.
From here to Newark there is Il
pretty definite determination that
the now road shall leave the present line of
the Delaware Western at about kiamensi and
run in almost Il direct line to the northern
side of Newark. The farmers along the liue
aru worry favorable TO 1t, and manifest Il
decidedly liberal spirit, though of course the
feeling Is common that the better location is
on some other mans property in some in
stances. Still, many Will yield Their Oblec-
tious to the cutting Of their farms, and do all
that lies in their power to facilitate the build
ing OF the road through their neIghborhoul.
Until the linc suutlward is located with
some degree of dcluiteuess no decision Will
be reached concerning TIE route III this city.
Though Major Candy has very little doubt
that finally there will be u tunnel through the
western part OF the town, he thinks 1t quite
probable that, i'll any event, road will be
Guilty is experienced III the other route this
may for some years be the main line.
The requirement i'll the charter that the
road shall pass within half mile Of Newark
has caused some Inconvenience in the matter
OF choosing route and even II recOnsidera-
ton to some extent of the question whether
the line shall pass through Delaware at all.
the difficulties between Newark and the Sits
quehanna river being of IL nature that a
road much further westward, through Penn
sylvania alone, would avoid. Major Candy,
however, docs not think that there is any SER
| ious danger of this.
LII response to Il question as to whether he
believed the company to be in earnest. he
appeared very much amused and said that he
and his corps had surveyed from 16 to Is
miles of road III II straight line and had made
numerous other surveys, aggregating in all
probability 30 miles, and they had now come
back to Wilmington under orders to tOcdtt
the line that is. to choose the most eligible
route and make the surveys which woulC
pave the way for building, and that, in hi
| opinion, this looked very much like the build
ing of the road. In fact he said he did no
see and could not understand how peopl'
should have any doubt on the subject.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
PILOT C0MniSSIOA ERS.


The following pilot commissioners, under
then ew Delaware law, were appointed by the
Governor Wednesday week
Homer Barry, Wilmington, five years.
Henry Virden LewCs five years.
Laben,L. Lyons, Lewes, four years.
Charles Moore. Wilmington, four years.
William Bright, Wilmington, two years.
The act under which they are appointed
provides for the examination and licensing of
pilots by board of five commissioners, who
are appointed by the Governor and shall meet
in Wilmington on the first Mondays of May
and October. All vessels inward bound from
or outward bound to foreign ports, except
collicrs, are obliged to receive Il pilot, Us are
also vessels bound to the Brealswater for
orders, full pilotage being charged In each
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05

Solo by Brady: Twinkle, twinkle,
twinkle little Star.-BoSton Post.
"Not ded, but gon ahed," is the way
they carve it upon the tombstOnes at
Deadwood.
A Texas paper speaks of something
that happened yesterday evening about
! O'clock
Massachusetts newspapers are to be
prohibited from publishing marriage
notices in the future because marriage Is
lottery. -r.
Sir Bartle Frere lately stated that in a
single year more than e3,5OO,OOO worth
of diamonds have passed through the
] Cape Town post office.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05

Mrs. Elizabeth Turner was found dead in
bed at her late residence, No. 526 East
reached the age OF ~ years. For the past
three or four years she had suffered at times
from difficulty in breathing. On Tuesday
morning she seemed well and lively. In the
evening she complained of feeling poorly.
Her daughter who lived with her, arose early
Thursday morning leaving her mother asleep.
As she did not get up her daughter visited
her room again about s o'clock and found hel
dead. Her death is attributed by her rela-
tives to disease of the heart.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
4II'RIL FIRES.
Only Two Alarms During the Past
Month. and One of Them False.

During the month OF April but Two ire
alarms occurred, as follows
April ID, at SIS p. M, false alarm.
April 18th, at $40 a, m., slight fire at
St. Paul's Catholic Church, Fourth and
jackson streets.
This is the smallest fire record for any
month for at least three years past.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
". X. Bl,IGnT,
MiLLItM POLK,
WILLIAM l.. MIER.

ll-l'l w l.. W lft.
Upon the question OF the adoption of this
report party lines wero at Ence drawn closely,
though there was no evident effort to do any
thing of tie kind when tie same subject was
being considered by the Legislature.
Mr.. Silver OF NGr Castle hundred led of in
hyt minutes speech Ii opposition to tne
report on the grounds that II would make u
dangerous precedent anti that Mir. Given. al
the uule lie put III his bid, enjoyed peculiar
facilities for ascertalulng fairly and correctly
the cost Of the erection of the building. He
was informed that other claims Of similar
character are awaiting the result OF this
claim.
When Mr. Silver had finished speaking, the
report was adopted by Ii strict party vote, rs
follows;
Yeas-Nlessrs Wler, Morrison, Wells, Tay-
lor, Polk, and BrigLt-J.
Nays-tiessrs. Sharpless Ellison, Silver.
Alahaify, and Febiger-5.
In casting his vote, Mr. Wior expressed his
regret that the Republican members had
agreed to make this political question
Mr.. Mahutly Of lirandywiues hundred, re-
piled that, since Mr.. Wler had made this
charge, lie would relate Ii little incident. He
went on to sAy that his father was approached
Il few days ago by IL prominent Wilmington
lawyer, who assured him that, il his son
would vote for this claim, Mr.. Given would
,.r,tr, ri,.,,.,...
.tI' epieer OHeipu resolution apPropn-
"IuiS 'o,lo' tor Vho improvement OF tht
river banks OF the ST. Georges Marsh Com
pany Gus per authority given by the last
Legl8aturel, subject to the orders of William
X. Bright and Mulam Polk Adopted by Il
.oto ot o W . AIessis' ShEer' Aahaly ana
ohaf liess 'oihS III tlie negative
ne sum ol Fi,9oJ; eupJect u tLe order o.
-iii; io4A' was "PptoPtl"tcu lHt tlo repairing
ana proper maintenance OF buildings and
Siouhus'
Inc committee on tne SUBJECT reported III
laNOl laN Vi u pIiuso, huu 70 coSt over 9SUV on Il
new roAu III Ail4I Sreeh huhureu'
Inc coihiiiittee on hliscellaheous accounts
reconlnlehaeu tlat george draN, Esq,
@tloritey oi the court, pe allowed the sum OF
9l1o lVr various arlle4cs lurhlsHeu the Court.
Aeieeu 10.
Inc committee on tle subject reported Ill
lafoI ol punuils ne" IRON pilaSe III rem
cater h'llaIoa,"t u cost hot exceeding gl'oOu.
cohuilttce oi tHtee were appointed Iu
uohsiuei tue puLulpS VI u lloM DIlu5e hchl
ioft felh' ana hr' tolk invited tAe Court to
WISH tlat place ana view tne sue oI tile pro-
poseu piluso On 4nursuaS next.
Inc Court theh ADJOURNED until Thursday
lnorlil5, MAY l-th'
WHAT MIR. GIVEN sAvs
In reply to Mr.. Maha1fys lnsinuation, Mr..
Given says emphatically that he is Us good Il
Democrat as he ever WAS, and he would like
to have the name OF the prominent lawyer
referred to. He adds that lie hats not the
| slightest idea TO whom Alr. Mahalfy referred
and that certainly no one, lawyer or ether
wise, had the least shadow Of authority FOL
making such an assertion. MIR. Muhaify inti-
mated that his fathers visitor was II Demo
cratic lawyer, which makes the statement still
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
The Blackberry Crop.

smyrna TImes.
From present appearance the blackberry
cannot exceed quarter of the usual crop,
the cane having mostly been killed down TO
the snow line or within eight or ten inches of
the ground. The red raspberry was not
injured and promises good yield.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
lIaIl Fish In the DeIaMare.

Several beautiful gold fish have been
caught in the Delaware at different places
during last week. These fish are said to be
very abundant in the Schuylkil, whence it
may be inferred came the ones which have
been caught in our river lately.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05

When that curious woman was turned
into pillar of salt, her Lot was not a
happy one.-Boston Transcript. If you
didn't get that from the old man himself
You had better call for suspension of
opinion. Many married men have envied
her Lot.-Erchdnge.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05

oHIy IIId IIIIts'
]. B. Whorton, on Mrs. Budd's farm in
Jones' Neck, has, he thinks, Judging from
the blossoms half n crop of peaches, or 5000
baskets if they come to maturity.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05

Morris Carberry has lived in Whining
ton for the past 20 years or so and is
pretty generally known. He is about IS
years old, an lrishmau by birth and came
to this country when quite Il young man.
He lived for while in Pennsylvania and
afterwards i'll New Jersey, being engaged
in farming and having made some money
before he came to this city. During the
first few years of his residence here he
peddled tea from house to house, building
up lucrative trade. Afterwards, about
1867, he started tea store and suisse
uuently went into the tobacco business,
in which he lost money.
In 1872 he was appointed by Mayor
Simms to position on the police force.
lie was one of the officers instrumental in
the capture of big Frank and his asso-
ciate bank burglars. He became so
addicted to drink, however, that his
career as policeman only lasted about a
year, and he resigned his place in 1873.
Soon after he was employed as watch
man at the Diamond State rolling mill for
awhile. When the Wilmington Athletic
Association was organized he became
janitor at the gymnasium, position
which he held up to his employment al
the old Ferry mill about three weeks ago
Since that time he has, after his day
, 1881-04-17

WANTED-WITH $4,000
i oI more rendy cash to inoren*e M. e*tahlished
, 1881-04-17

VXTANTED-DUKRH HED--W1lL BAY 4
" reasunntle price. Address u s tribune:
, 1881-04-17

A BOUT 200 GOOD SECONDHAND
IL sewing machines OF all kinds 10 be closed OUT
beiure Muy NJ prices from Fl 70 $lU each. Every
muchne warranted for one year. Aut baa = complete
htt ot attachments, ut T11UMFauAS, No. Is Wa
b;ash-.t
, 1881-04-17

;ap11 s ~. I'd a.i ASp
proved methods used. Terms moderate. j. IT, EKOo5
rs 6lAle-st~
, 1881-04-17

WANTED - TO RENT "a UNFUR-
~ ntsheu rooms In good locality, North u- Suuth
Side, with or without buurd. s, 3li " urtcn-uy
, 1881-04-17

w TANTED-TO KENT--SMALL COT
W t,2e, with barn tor lhiee hprscs ami truck,
and one -hat miles OF Eourl-Huuse. Is
NAbush-uY. -. =
, 1881-04-17

VT TANTED-TO RENT OR UNFUR-
w n!shed 20 '1ns in the vicinity Of Cnion PARK
doE senttetnnn and wife Address, with terms. HIS.
, 1881-04-17

WTANTED-TO REMITTANCE HOUSE
" without furniture. ii more rooms: modern
improvements: Eo.la location, North Side 50 tn Of
Oak-st for cash tenant best References H. Yrib-
ppe Uthcc. - ~'@
, 1881-04-17

WASSSma;66p5-1Tio, ,al; REST S.cx Fl; RART >la, Of
board. WIN te permnnent; peunpt pay and good
re e1erences~ Address Il .st Tribune 0tt1ce.
, 1881-04-17

JTANTED- THE USE OF A. rARLOK
w IND i,tt-rt,,ul sot uf furniture by q careful
famtly. Woutd storo furniture for use Of those
articles. Address T.. Tribune Olice.
, 1881-04-17

-~1-.-~-~--~-~-~~
A T BARGAINS--THE ENTIRE CON-
IL tents Ut the private stubc. No. E9 MichiEun
ar. between Twelfth and 1ntr1eenth.sts.
Including the fast, stylish. and bi:h-bred trottnE
sfuunI. Hoiy, of. Imported .Messansgr. Harry
tlaI Is years old. IL hanus htEh dark truwn. has
full name and Ion. tail; there Is no nurse that
tfe road tEAt Uutsyle out-tr0t him; he Will
stay and trvt I'LL day. and any lady cn drive him; he
last 1A he trusted 10 2:e With rlnntna mute;
Is warranted to show ull his heats oc.lw :D
$l1u last May, is wArrunted sound and kind, and fO
Will buy hi,n- =
horse Mayor. ssrtd py Major Winfield. owned by Kob
er1 Bonner. dam BY Kentucky Whip. Major is Is
hands high. chestnut surrel has good and tall
IS sty sh And handsome. Gid. !a we'll broke
harness. trOt full mile in 1:4U: he has all tho
fancy Kentucky saddle Eutts Gun snGlefuot very fHsL
sound and Aind. and s.A n III buy hls,.
As0 tue hundstI,nc pair yOun- pnla mares Eclipse
and Juno, ud yeArs Old. LII hunds high, have flow
ing and tAi1s 10 The Eruund they drive Ike ono
single and double. Mtd are good under snddB they
xh0w all their heats nndcy 9:A They troted last
fall 70 the poe tn !:is; June cain shuw 2:i single.
Eclipse vas sired by Ashland. of Mambrno
dian Queen, BY Cnhnceilor:' They are warranted
SOUND and kind, and s'su will buy them, would sell
them selur1te to suit purchaser. The Above horses
H ;Acclfiated And city broke THEY selected
and purchased for owners private usa from the best
breeders s1oCataras In Kentucky. and their speed
and pedgrees warranted. 4 weeks triAt viii be
given. and ii not tount rs represented they be
.Alen. the fue trntting wagons and track sulkics,
and harness. 7ohes blankets whips sable Utensils.
Tie up rcA5ons for Offering them low. The
hOrscs can tie seen ard tried t any time.
, 1881-04-17

WANTED-TO RENT-UNFURNlSU
w cd ruuu1. with modern improvements on or
near Clark, North State. Madison Van BuTcn-st, or
Nutasl..uv win references exchanged State terms.
II frft ,t{;rr,
, 1881-04-17

NTANTED-TO KENT-OR BUY, ONE
w or two fun sets china and aso p;atea silver.
State exact TERMS Address u j., Tribune Office.
, 1881-04-17

! d1f5 BUYS ELEGANT UPRIGHT PI-
DlOg ano; *7a buys a ~ octave Hainrs Bors;
per month until lIad: New pianos tu rent ADAM
SHARP, 26 West Nndison-st. corner Morgan. Open
| evenings.
, 1881-04-17

DARTNER WANTED-WITH $4,000,
I in trst-elass matnfsctnttnR business already
established und running to fnll capacity vii hesF
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that change in the relations of Church
and State is steadily, some might even
think rapidly, coming within the range
of practical politics"
And again, the Church Of England Re
viea0, writes:
We are threatened with disestablishment
Let it come; and let the archbishops who gem
eraled the Public Worship Act and pulled the
wires of the Privy Couucil-let them see to their
palaces and peerages. and thousands a year.
They, and not we must be the losers"
Let it GOMEZ in Scotland, in England,
in Germany, in Francel
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-01-19

THE UNIvERsALISTs have one mission
airy in the foreign field. This concludes
the case. 1t shows precisely what would
be the effect of adopting Canon Farrar's
views about future punishment. Eternal
punishment does not seem to have MANY
terrors for the majority of people; what
check will be experienced when the Re-
storation theory prevails?
But the U'aiUerSaliSt ReuieaO seems to
be ashamed of the fact we have mentioned
and calls upon fits people to do better.
1t discourses as follows
:" 1t is true that we have one woman foreign
missionary, but not among the heather land
this we owe to the generous and spirited women
of our Church. to whom we gladly render all
honor for their courage and persistent devotion
to this work But in the wide realms of hea
thenlsm with Its revolving ldolatries and impu-
rites, Its human sacrifices and cannibalsm, its
tribal hatreds and chronic warfare an brutal
ferocltles, and its moral and social degradation
and damnation, we have not one to speak for us,
not one to show the way out of all this into a
knowledge of God as a Father, of Man as a
Brother, of Christ as Saviour; into a life of
purity, righteousness, peace, and mutual love
and helpfulness."
And yet the Rev. DIR. Heber Newton,
of Anthem Memorial Episcopal Church,
New York, in memorial discourse Sun
lay before last on DIR. Chaplin, represent
ed Jonathan Edw ards as gloating lover
the terrors of lost soul" and affirmed
that it had been shown "by Universal
ism that large portion of our imagery
concerning future punishment is not
Christian, but Pagan"
Well now, we should like to ask the
Rev. Heber Newton one question: Which
system is most concerned about "the ter
rors Of lost sou, the Calvinism which
sends its missionaries to the poor heather
Of France and Spain and Italy and India
and China and Japan and Africa and the
isles of the sea, or the Universalism which
has one missionary for the whole foreign
world, and she woman, supported by
the women of the church" (God bless
them y?