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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
The ssorernor,. Mc..nar.

Governor Halls first message to the
Legislature is an excellen. State paper,
and suggests rather Than urges, many
matters well worthy that body's consider
atien. The showing made in it of the
condition of the States finances IL an emf
nently satisfactory one, and the suggestion
OF a refusding of the State debt deserves
and will receive the careful
consideration of our General Assembly
There can be no doubt that
1t would be easy to refund all that re-
mains at a much lower rate of interest
and as at present advised we do not See
the ground for the frequent objection to
the proposition on the ground that it
would be bad faith to the States creditors
to pay them off with view to securing
lower rate of interest. 1t is no longer
questioned that the State has legal right
to pay of Its debt as soon as it
chooses, and we cannot see how
1t can concern Its creditors how or at what
rate of interest 1t raises the money to
enable It to do 80. And successful OF posi-
ton will have to be based on considera-
tons less quixotic, such as showing that
the aggregate interest at six per cent. for
the few years before the extinguishmeni
Of the present debt wonld be less than
the aggregate interest at four
ho tip,a
it would be necessary to make
snoh bonds run in order to float them at
par, or else by arguing from the fact that
the State has more investments than in
debtedness that 1t is impolitic for it to
seek to lower interest rates. The question
of funding is one of arithmetic and inter.
est and there ia no moral consideration
involved.
The various suggestions In tn Q message
elections, fertilizers, 30, we shall con
slider at other times more in detail, simply
remarking now that they strike us gener
ally as wise and necessary, and we pass t,
the one suggestion in the message con
corning which we wish to promptly recort
au emphatic dissent This is the sug
gestion that board of psrdons b
created to advise the Governor Il
the exercise of his power to pardon O
reprieye prisoners. The experience @
; our own State is in favor Of the estat
lished usage Of leaving that great powe
absolutely in the hands of the Governor
aud any check needed on its exercise ha
been found in public opinion. On th
other hand the boards of pardon In sewers
: states have made mockery of justic
by advising numerous pardons whic
i ought never to have been granted
: and hence it is good for US to leave VT
g enough alone. We want no division
8 responsibility In this great matter and v
: want no Increase In the nu .ber on nho
Influence and pressure can be brought
3 bear 1t would doubtless be great reli
g to any governor to be able to share III
g dread responsibility, but it is not in Il
IS interest OF justice that this should be pit
IT mitted. 1t is literally sovereign pow
's and the people must have some one M,
q to hold responsible for its exercise.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
BOOK NNTICES.


ROY AND VIOLA. Anoyel. by Mrs FORESTER
Author Of VIVA - Philadelphia, Il 1.ippncott
& Co, ISL.
This story opens in Paris during the
days OF the Empire and the berione il in
troduced to us driving with her friend
Madame de Ferias, tie charming and con-
tented wife Of the rich, but old and ugly,
M. de Feriss. Madame de Ferias has
been and Viola Sterling is, at the time OF
her introduction. beautiful but poor
English girl. Madame dc Ferias, who is
known 10 Viola as Meta is entirely
content with her own lot, despite latent
fondness for Lord Charles Wilmingham,
whose fUndness for her is by no means
latent, and che is determined to marry
Viola out of hand to rich Ftenohman
Viola obi let's decidedly to all ugly old Mar
quis but finally half consents that Meta
shall angle for Mr. DARCY rich young
Eoglishmsn, for her. E-tta does it fec,
lively and lands her game 80 soon that
Viola draws back and refuses him but this
only enhames his passion, while Meta
turns her arts on Viola, vho finally ends in
marrying Darcy because she loves him
He turns out to be brute who makes her
life wretched, but happily dies while she
is yet young enough to marry again, OF d
this she does happily, as d1es also her, by
that time, widowed friend Meta, who re-
wards the persistent, but not entirely dis
Greet consistency of Lord Charles The
novel is vastly better and purer than most
stories having such plot, and, indeed, there
is not suggestion Of yielding to tempts-
tion by either of the women, one of whom
does not love her kind old husband, and
the other Of whom positively hates the
handsome young lord to whom che has
tied herself. Sull, the novel is one of the
many written nog-a-days which indicate
that the old, old story simply told and free
from guile, has lost its charm for the
s,ted novel readers. 1t is pity this
should be so, but since 1t is, this Is one Of
the best stories, morally. we have seen in
which the thought of the danger of sin is
presen' ed to the readers mind, while the
characters appear free from such thought.
We receive IL from the publishers through
O. F, Thomas & Co., AL Market street.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06

The number of foreign immigrants
arriving at New York the present year ia
the heaviest since 1854 in which year the
total arrivals were 3l9 223, the total for
1889 exceeding this number by 632. The
different countries and nationslities are
credited as follows for the ten months
ending November LIST, last Ireland
SO 1888; Germany, $685. England,
80, 1877; other parts of the British Isles,
104, 0sl; Sweden, 81, 381; Austria, 3. 968
Hungary, 5,50i Denmark, 5,1sl; France,
s,59li Italy, 6.67s; Netherlands, 1910
Russia, 6,746; Asiatics, 24s; Africans, 40
West Indies, 12s6. or the total humble,
159, 300 were males and "a, 500 females
there were sc. 6B children under twelve
years OF age.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06

Leaving charged to this account. 77l.oo
with $4,000 of bonds, with attached cou.
pons, as security.
The amount credited that company for
drawbacks, which were small percentage OF
this company's receipts from traffic inter
changed with that company, shows that thus
company has derived verv considerable prohts
from the connection, which go far to sffset
this charge to revenue.
Another item charged In revenue account
il the difference between the cost of tug and
barges used from 1872 until last June at the
Canton and Locust Point Ferry, for which we
have substituted the steamer Canton, and the
proceeds resulting from their sale.
During the year the Wilmington Steamboat
Company spent nearly $4,000 upon repairs
of tho steamer FELTON,, and the sum Of
$4,000 has been charged to revenue in this
account. to prevent that company's debt to
this company exceeding the value OF that
company's ASSETS.
To provide a part of the funds ID the pur-
chasos and expenditures above described, your
board deemed it advisable to borrow
100000 Accordingly, they caused to be
issued and sold at small premium the bonds
OF this company, leaving 8 per cent. interest,
and payable at the end Of 80 years, for that
amount, and protected by sinking fund.
The operations of the Board during the
year have been well managed by your super
intendent IL. f. kenney, to whom and his
subordinates much credit il due therefore.
The condition of the road and its equipments
was never better than at present, AZ your
directors know from personal observation.
All OF which IL respectfully submitted.
by order of the Board,
ISAAC UINcKLEY,
President
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06

EASFERk SHORE NOTEH.

Talbot county will have new Jail be-
fore long, the plans having arrived from
Baltimore architect. The only question
nov is slte-whether or not to use the
one occupied by the old Jail in Court
House Square.
A correspondent of the Cambridge Era
brings out the new and ambitious argu-
msnt that the Peninsula should have an
imp lrtant city of its own, of at least
40 600 to $4,000 Inhabitants He points
out the advantages of the stretch Of land
from Cape Charles to Dover, aud tn
DRIFTS to Cambridge as the coming city.
He didn't want to see any more railroads
built for the benefit of Philadelphia and
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
''Pe0pie I'm GLASS Houses,D do

'7E7 IT ulH '1FurIFrb OlrUHlUI6.
Whiie il may be proper that those ''liv-
ing IN glass houses should never throw
stones, We thtuS 1t is eminently proper
that those working in glass houses should
say good word" for anything of benefit
TO themselves. In this connection, Mr..
Isaac Corey, Manager Salem, N j.,
Rlsss works, remarks: II am pleased to
say that have used the great remedy,
st. 5acob's Oil, for rheumatism with
excellent results; other members of my
faulty have also been greatly benefited by
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06

An important Chinese enterprise is
about to be started. The China Mer
chants Company is reported to have just
completed a contract with the Clyde slip.
builders for the immediate construction of
four first-olsss ocean steamships, of one
thousand five hundred tons each, for the
establishment of regular transit Pacific
line between China and San Francisco.
The company, it is understood, will start
out with the intention Of becoming a rival
to the Pacific Mail and White Star steam
ers, now making weekly trips on that
route, and to better accomplish this pur
pose will add to the number Of their
steamships from time 10 time.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
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A BROOKLYN TRAGEDY,
f"nng Girl Murdered by n He-
teeIad Iavar


NEW YeRK, Jan. "A young girl
named Barbara 6reehthal was atsbhed to
death last night by young man named
James Walsh, whose attentions shs had re-
jecled. He pre- cured small dirk,
sharpened the blade until It would cut like
a razor, and last light repaired 10 her
house. She came out and talked to him,
and then left him end ran into the house.
Later in the night, having occasion to go
to the door, she saw Walsh still hanging
around, and she went to speak to him. A
taw minutes after she Stage red into the
hallway exciaiming, "Oa, Pm stabbed |"
and sank dead in the arms of one of the
family, who opened the basement door
just AZ She was falling Walsh dropped
his weapon and made off
After the murder Walsh went down to
Gowanue canal and attempted to co unit
suicide by drowning himself. but he was
hshed out and taken to Long Island
College Hospital. Il was not known ut
the time that he was the murderer, but he
told who ms was, and hc Was removed to
tbs police station, where he WIS found to
bs 50 khGHsttl 'ba' apbysician had to be-
Called IN 10 attt nd him.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
The table published on the first pege

The table published on the first page
of the JOURNAL, giving the mortality of
the various cities Of the United States Of
about the size of Wilmington for the week
ending Deoembss 10th last, was rather
puzzing owing 70 the fact that the column
giving the pesoentage of deaths per
thousand failed to show that II was the
rate per annuuI and not for the week
named. That IL the rate for the whole
year computed upon the basis of the
deaths for that week would be 10. z for
Wilmington as stated in the table.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06

A correspondent of the Kennel,
Adoaace claims that there is some spot of
land near the junction Of Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Delaware which is in no
state at ALL We are curious to know how
he makes that out. If there be any such
spot it must be valuable one for priza
fighters, criminals and other violators Of
law, and if they learn Of its existence We
think they will buy it. VIII the Ado nee
call on its correspondent to rise and ex-
plain.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06

1t Is announced from Washington thu
in response to representations made by IL g
q lthorities of the Dominion of Canada,
the United States government has author.
ICED the nomination of vice consul at
Lewis, or South Quebec.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
A Builders Testimony.

etAhG hiHluH
Charles S s richlapd, E q of 9 Boyls-
ton Place Boston, Mass. after relating
bis surprising recovery from rheumatism
BY st Jacobs o !, says: I cannot find
words to convey my praise ard gratitude
to the disooverer Of this liniment,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
ST. GEORG Fs.

Special Correspondence OF State journal
ST. GEORGES, Jau 4.--On Friday night.
when about to retire, George Houston, ESQ.,,
living three miles from here, discovered his
dwelling to be on fire. 1t was consumed with
the furniture.
The coal dealers here are very nearly out of
coal, and are unable to get fresh supplies.
Mr. John Dhel has recipe for frosted
flesh which gives almost immediate relief 1t
is prepared by local druggist, of whom it
may be had at any time.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
CURRENT LTTERATURE.

ScRIBNKR's MONTHLY 10 about to do
thirg perhaps without precedent 10 our
magazines, namely, reprint serial story
which has already run through six num-
hers OF another Atuerican magazine.
The serial of Mrs. Burnett, "A Fair
Barbarian" which is announced for To.
"Midwinter Nauber," is said TO b. alt, :
1elher the brightest aud most amusing this
popular author las ever written
1t will occupy two or three numbers
only OF SGlibRtrs. the first instalmen,
covering about 20 pages IL has beei
printed already III six numbers Of another
,naRazine, with "a large circulation, but
With an entirely different circle of read.r rs
There is at least one recent Partisan
precedent for such course az iscrt5ne7'
has adopted A novel by popu ar Freuch
writer, written the last year or two, ap.
pearsd in a prominent daily paper as a
serial After this it came out in book
form, and when il had reached sale OF
some 40 900 or 80 600 one tiue morning
this very novsl was announced far and
wide as the leadnp serial Of daily news
paper, lie Petit Joatrn2l which, az every
one knows who las read its gigantic sikl
IN the sides If the seven stttry PAR,
houses, boasts the uutqualed circulation o.
$50 600 copies daily.
Mrs. Burnett has revised her story foi
its reappearapce in Scrijner, but has mad,
no material change 10 it.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
a PENNsYLVAHIA MURDERRR.
Shrrow Escape from LyncliIi,u at
the Hands of u MOb

BETHLEHEM PA Jan Anton Kioefel
and wtte. OF Nrw York city, spent the
holidays at the residence of the formers
parents at By Creek, Carbon county,
about II miles from Msuch Chunk. Last
night the couple were singh in the
Kitchen. The husband asked his wife to
sing certain song, and on her refusal
seized shotgun, placed TIL cap, which
bad been removed, on the nipple, took aim
at bis wife and deliberately fred. The
shot entered the ttft eye aud caused almost
instant death oeftl was arrested after
he had Informed one of the neighbors of
his crime. A crowd soon assembled and
there were cries Of Hang him" and
'Serve him ~ Snyd tue Northamp ton
county double murder, r, WAS served" but
the prisoner WAS safely lodged in the
Nauch Chunk Jail. He offered to show
himself if provided With q revolver. This
murdered woman would have been ~
years ole to-day. The murderer ia a clerk
IN broadway bakery IN New York and is
rather good looking. The couple bad
heep married only four mon,hs There is
much excitement III the community over
the brutal murder, following ss it does 80
closely after the murder Of MIR. and Mrs.
Geoele and the lynching of their muir.
derer, Snyder,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
A PERITABLE MAS-TRIP.
Fire i'm IA New York Tenement House
Nine Victims Roasted ana Several

Mine victims Roasted ana Several
Persons Injured.
New YORK. Jan. A fire occurred
this morning in the rear of So Madison
street in four story tenement house.
Nine lives were lost.
The victims are Ellen Sheridan, aged
43; Katie Sheridan aged Ia Maggie
Sheridan, aged 5 John Welsh, aged IL;
Thomas Cassidy, aged 6 Charles Cassidy,
aged g.; girl named E9an aged and
Mrs. Sheridan age unknown.
Several persons were injured, among
them James Catsidy, Mary Egan and
Charles Walsh
The fire occurred at Is IN the rear of
James Doyle's liquor store. Ii started al
the bottom of the stairs, tbat furnished
the only mode Of exit for the tenants or
ive story building, barring the outside
dire escape and in less than Ave minutes
swept through the stairway to the roof
cutting OIL the escape of score Of
persons.
The ,suddenlyi inperilled tenants made
rush for the roof, but the scuttle was
firmly hooked spd would rot yield The
ascending flames drove them back in their
rooms, and scene OF wild confusion
ensue6. Men and women threw their
children from the windows and jumped
after them through the flames that swept
across the yard and caught their clothing.
When the tiremen mastered The raging
element the dead bodies of nine persons
were taken out.
Several We're Injured in making their
escape and were sent to the Chamber
street hospital
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06

New CASTLE, Jan. 4.--Letters of admins
tration were granted yesterday by the Register
on the estate Of l.. Theodore Esling. late OF
Newark, deceased, to Andrew j. Hossinger of
White Clay Creek hundred. Letters of ad-
miniatration were also granted on the same
day upon the estate of John Ebert, late of
Wilmington, deceased, unto Annie ]. Ebert
widow.
Our city has taken another stride in prog
ress, and has risen to the dignity of daily
paper, the first In its history. II is called the
Ecenlny Star and its editor is I'M. Quad
1t is somewhat on the order OF the 0pl,
which will be apt to make it anything but
satisfactory to all parties.
The public and private schools Of this city
commenced again yesterday, after weeks
holiday.
AT the meeting of the Tasker Lean Associa-
ton last Saturday night week 5000 sold at
y per cent. premium and $1,000 sold at par.
This association has now entered on Its ninth
year for the first series, and will in all prob
ability run out in two years more.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
NEW CASTLE.

Special Correspondence of State journal,
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 3.-The ice In the river
at this point has not for years been known to
be so heavy and in such quantities. The har-
Dor Is completely blocked up, the ice being
fast to the piers and of considerable thick
ness. As far down and up the river as the
eye can reach but few small spots OF clear
water can be discerned.
No vessels Of any description have passed
here for the past "a hours. Several tugs and
sail vessels are in the harbor locked up by the
fast ice.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06

The last BLACK WOOD makes ZIP for
previous famine III poetry by a profusion,
both sweet and melodious, from the
Sicllian. ....-s..
Mr.. Knelake's recent volume on the
Crimeau War is analy I'D, putting blame
for the fearful winter d saster of 1854 III
the Chersonese FIRST aud foremost upon
the ADMINISTRATION of Lord Aberdeen.
''Dr. Wortle's School, concludes with q
quite reasonable amount of happiness all
around
Plans of relief are suggested in Indian
fsmines. Winter Sports and Pleasures
should be- read With ali the appreciation
that can be mastered for the benefit of the
season on hand The descriptions of
Highland winter scenery are magnificent
A writer upon Ireland would deal with
that distressed country Very much IA the
non philantbropic here would with the
native lodian. OF foreign political rela-
lions there is ample discussion but the
fne things of the nuub+r are the before
mentioned Winter Sports" and serials.
L-onard Scott Publishing Company, Al
Barclay street, New York. ..
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06


its articles on abroad. The sceue is at
Rome. An interesting sketch of New
London follows. ''Lihth" opens with
spirit.
| Marriott PAYNE describes the free, opea-
air life of South Germany The earnest,
intellrotualtone of North Germany is uore
productive but less charming.
The Oalied Meeting" is we'll carried
out. though in ways improbable The
/ gem of the nuGiber ia the paper on
Madame dc Stael written ty one who
admired her n ali rep CTS, bu, points
ont particularly her political ii flaence
Occultatian of i Honey N0nn" ia raiLel
fright. R,ce in B,t2l /" uuusual 10.
pertrays the SLOW, utous, s1re.tp-Et' =
rich ways of the Porting S. not wholly
unlike the Chinese. ard winds up with a
well told story mining Itv stments" Is
u sed ohep'er, and Monthly Gossip like
the rest If this number able aLd pquapt
IITTFLL's L1vING iag ei.tera upon it,
one hut dad aud iorty-,ighth volume IL
January.
Foreign periodical literature embraces
more thoroughly every year the work OF
he foremost writer's in ell dep trtmants Of
literature. science, palitics md art apd
The Ltcig Ags, which gives con.
venient form the best Of this literature
can therefore hardly fhil to become o.
more and more value every year TO III
readers.
The first weekly number Of tine new
year and new yllume-s gaod one witt
which to begin Il apbscfiPion--bss To,
following table OF contpnts; "Y.'lap,
Life in New e. eEnd, ~ Non re iltn
American" Contemporary Regien "'rh,
Marshal Duke Of Sadarhar quarteri
!. Re0iem !; 'LS me Regis" "A Splinter .
, Petnhsd History" GNHhiH; "Ny Hoh
day in jamaica Chamters J0,a nal
1.-The Photophone." .Spfctd ar i; Girl an
Grandfather" Temple Bar ; "Sir Alex
ander Cockburn " Spectator JEWS
. Success and Failure" Spectator and
, variety of select poetry, For 50 number
of "a large pages each Cor more tba
3 200 pages q year.. the subscription pric
, tSS) is low; while for $40 90 the pubiis b
, ers offer to send any one Of the America
81 monthlies or weeBiies with r LiyiB
Age for year, both postpaid Litteli
90, Boston, are the pubisherp.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06

It looks as il there will be no standing
committee on divorces in either house, bu,
that a joint special committee will b.
appointed to attend to this subj ect.
There is growing disiicliia,ion among
the members to any action that will
encourage applications for divorce.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
SUPERINTENDENT GROVES REPORT.
nJouRNMEsr TALE,

The Democrats of the H0usa are talking
about adjourninR over frou, tomorrow till
Monday, aud sly the Republicans. like
Bsrkis, are "pillinR." The reasons given
are that there is nothing particular to dr.
Except 10 read portion of Superintendent
Groves report, and that it will give tn.
speakers a chance 10 make up the stand
ing committees. Speak.r Rnst, of tb,
Senate, Is opposed to the idea. and favor.
remaining in session till Thursday even
ing.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
THE p, IF. d b.

The FOrty-third ANIMAL Report OF
tho Board of DtrectOrs-A C0ncise
hut Explanatory Document, Show
Ing the Condition Of The Road.
Following Is the text of President
Hinckley's annual report for 1880, on be-
half of the Board of Directors, to the
stockholders of the company:
WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan. 10. 1881.-The
directors respectfully submit to the stock
holders of this company the following state
ment of the operations of their road for the
year ending October 81, 1880;
EARNINGS FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER
81, 1880.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06

All that has been said about Kent @ unt5
members threatening to bolt the caucus
last night srd about overturcs made BY
them TO the Republican members 10 nnire
on some candidate in oppoei,ion 10 Marvel
for the clerkshis is attributable TO shee,
outside talk l have questioned two Of
the Leading Kent members and thsy
authorize me 10 deny empbaticslly thai
any thing of the 4ind was even spoken Of
in the caucus. A Republican member
whom also talked with, said that no such
overtures were made to him nor 10 any OF
his feljow-me nbers as far as ne kuowa
AS he was one Of the first on the ground,
he would have been likely to know.