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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
Tho poss once Frauds.

There Is some indication at present
that no attempt will be made TO punish
the rsscaliiy at last brought to light and
publicly confessed in the management Of
what il known az the Star Route Service.
4 strong pressure has been brought 10
bear on President Garfield with a view to
having the proceedings stopped for fear
damaging disclosures may injnre the
party, and those who are familiar with
Mr.. ciarGeld's career will not need to be
assured that this is with him a powerful
argument.
We think it would probably be- non
sense iof any OF those opposed to the party
in power to make any protest against this,
the very reason that anch dishonesty is
possible being the firm conviction among
Republicans that their party is the Amer
lean people or at least the only portion OF
the American people with any right to
participate in the government OF this
republic or even to critieise its admins
tration by those who do hold it.
We may perhaps venture to express,
however, doubt as to the correctness Of
the idea that the exposure could injure
the Republican party. We hope, oil
course, that tho rascality will be finally
ended, and from our standpoint should
regard il AZ good thing II all the con,
spirators could be punished but, so fai
ar their party is concerned, We don
believe 1t would lose it ten votes If Mr.
Garfield were to withdraw the nomination
of Stanley Matthews and substitute that 0
Brady for associate justice Of the Supreme
Court.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
TuE PERMISSIBLE rRHSS.
Current Comments from State and
EASTERN Shore. pnnrrs

I'VE must he frank ant sly in CON
rlu,ipn We do not like Tie smell OF homb-
shells exploited IN oar own camp by our
own friends. We prefer decidedly that
all! such missiles shall he discharged at
the enemy, i the i.astnn sur remark
on Governor Hamilton bomb.
The Deigware L"igcr comes out flat
footed for local option, and closes a long
editorial article on the subject with the
following paragraph This question il
far above and beyond the petty politics OF
the time; and the friends Of humanity
everywhere without regard to creed OF
party ought 10 unite TO irre the country
from the monstrous curse Of intemper-
| ance. - --.... -.
"Let us proceed to correct all these
abuses, says the Guloiia Dtmocrdi in
| discussing Governor llamlt0u'4 attack
ON party management IN Maryland
let the members Of the patty Join
hands for the common good, aud stand
together like men who aim To accomplish
a common object. In 40 ether way can
tbs party be successful, or accomplish
any real good, is the erHtrcraie Ohsatef' $
advice 10 those vino @Ouid help Governor
Hamilton purify this Democratic party o.
Maryland.
This thing ot hurd8nug the town
with d debt which all must help pay, and
the chief benefit of which, ii any benefit
HGerurs, will inure to comparatively few,
is rather a delicate matter--bettrr not
risk too much in such an enterprise, is tHt
D,iiudfeaH 5 view ul Duyrr's proposed
loan. IT,.
The Ds},oraro L"iJ.r agrees with EyERY
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
nook NOTICES.


TnE jutKNA Al. uF TIE AMERICAN AURI.
a. III RAJ. ASSOCIATION, Vol l. No. T.
Joseph ". Krll, SECRETARY and editor, New
iork; puhl'hri nS the Association.
This publication has Just appeared II il
Published III New York city by the association
and Joseph II. lieall il secretary and editor.
The publication consists Of 2G1 pages besides
advertisements. According to tho preface, tho
associations object il to encourage and i'm
prove agriculture by the following means
/. Tue general dissemination Of knowledge
relative 10 the best methods Of agriculture /: T.
Systematic testing ot competing agricultural
implements 3. Scientific Investigations into
diseases OF animals used on the farm: l. The
technical education of veterinary surgeons,
tenants, and landowners; ). Exposure OF
frauds III the sale of inferior or adultcratedl
manures, feeding stutfs and seeds g. Embodi.
ment Of such information contained in agri-
cultural publications as may he proved nv
practical experience to he useful T. To Ell.
courage men of science i'll their attention tn
the Improvement rt agricultural implements,
the construction Of farm buildings and cot.
tages the application Ot chemistry to the gen.
eral purposes Of agriculture, the destruction pl
insects Injurious to vegetable life, and the
| eradication Of woods,
In the list of the society's officers appears
the name Of Henry NJ. Ridgely, vice presi.
dent for Delaware, and Col. ii. S. McComt
il got down as one Of the members. The
price OF the volume il Is cents,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

star Route Brady, whope 4ulr answer
to the charges brought against him was
for time simple denial in his organ,
tho NUttonai Rtbatbcau, defends himself
to-day in g card published in the New
York Hcrdtd. His answer j. very general,
but it lor"-h,siow- thr lin. of Iei-n- - that
every one assumed Ia, wonld taxi. He
boldly declares that an inyrstis CATION can
not come too soon and points to tha fact
that routes were expedited in accordance
with the recommendations oi Congress-
men. 5.-.5.-. =.-+."..
II is unfair TO enter upon an Inyastiga-
tion assuming the subject guilty, but cyi,
d"ncr is very strong against Gen. Brady
and Il il manifest absurdity TO allow
Congress TO make the investigation since
thi, would be- placing it in the hands OF
the very men through whose recon-
mendatiou til. abuses we're instituted
besides the failure Of one Congressional
Investigation makes il an ab.urdity Il
start another When this subject waa
last ventilated the charge vas s1uarely
made that Congressman in the district1
where theron had l-"n expedited voted
to continue the improved" service be,
cause they feared to offend such of thrit
constituents as we're oonv.ni"ncs,d by tn,
more frequent mails, T" 7-E8E=-
General Brady card, aside from thi,
explanation Of tn" part played by Con
gressmon in recommending the expedi
tion of star ront-s, is nothing more THAI
"a dcnial OF the charges and an attacl
upon the newspaper correspondents VIII
have been 80 singularly unanimous il
pushing them. Nobody expected tina
General Brady would confess guilt or tina
he would offer free forgiveness to his de
tractors, 80 that the card can not h
accepted as affecting the situation.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
THE ST.1TE.

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delaware IolleSe students are already
preparing iof commencement.
The Revs. Runner and Sypherd of St.
Georges exchanged pulpits Sunday.
The SUSSEX journal no longer doubts
the failure Of the peach crop in that
county.
rb,, rrnit.d stat.s an,ri,,..r, or..s,,r,.o,,
inc, Indian rir.r uitL ,,i,,,r ., H., H.,
nrovemnnt
-,
Mn' T. opruaheH oil tae bombay HOOK
Shpoiiioou - Pleasea 10 ma 20 i've
ot'is VI one Oh ms peach trees
J. W. Jones, of Smyrna, has finished
his shipment of furs-23, 600 muskrat
hides and about 5000 of other skins.
John Dean went to Newark from
Possum Park, on Wednesday week, was
seized with sudden sickness and died in
two hours.
The new light house Mt Lewes ia In la
hnilt IN Green Hell near thu month nf
Broadkiln creek II win Ia in rsnya WITH
the Breakwater lighthouse,
u;,,an ,,..,s,a,,,,n.
,,.,,, I';as NJ, W. t M '''psF
n,.,, t'"1 ~ -"eaate 'ui"'tl w w,
u.3S, ~ 'G Cant IN ~. H. .'n ~ N .Nn<
a n ,gg, ;" i'sA''' VI -''" i''h' 'o'
-..-.
superintendent droome Is about to
+Mteqh ~" line OF ); u Is. railroad t" the
Hiieht House, kehoboth, and expects to
nave Tue road finished some time in june
OF j4ly.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

Philadelphia North American.
We can see no good reason why the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which
gave the first impetus to the American
Steamship Company, and has 50 largely
benefited by the prosperity of that line,
should not embrace the present occasion
to use some of its superintendent means
in ordering the construction of four or six
new tirst-class iron or steel steamships
for that line, to be built here on the Della
ware by our mechanics. The prestige
earned by the company in so doing would
amply repay all the money invested in
the undertaking. 1t would be much bet
er to lead in that way than to wait for
Their railroad companies elsewhere to do
SO, and then be reluctantly compelled to
follow their example.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
srRAyED THEORY.
The Stealing of DIR. Knowles Watch
the Cause OF the CluEston Murder.

The Stealing of DR.. kn0wles' Watch
the Cause OF the CIuEston Murder.
Philzdelphis Times.
The following interesting story about
Abbott, the man who is supposed to have
murdered Samuel Clugston of Valley
Forge, is told by Colonel J. Jordan, a
wealthy paper manufacturer Of Mont
gomsry county, who was largely instru-
mental in raising the reward Of 81 900 for
the capture Of the murderer. On the
night of March Sd Colonel Jordan says he
was on his way to Washington TO attend
the Inauguration oil President Garfield.
The Colonel was accompanied b. Daniel
Webster of Valley Forge, Henry Wall
Akin and Thomas Jones of Philadelphia
and DR.. Knowles Of Lewes, Del
aware, In the same car vas
stranger whose appearance correspondent
exactly with the description given OF Alb
bot. The stranger had a companion,
who is believed to have been Spielmanu.
During the night DR.. Knowles, OF Lewes,
Dell, was robbed oil a silver watch and as
suspicion pointed to the strangers they
were followed to rear car and charged
with the theft. Abbott confessed that he
stole the watch, but said he dropped it on
the platform OF the car and lost IT, When
Colonel Jordan said he would have the
thieves arrested in Washington spielman
offered to give Dir. Knowles gold watch
in place OF his stolen timepiece. The offer
was accepted and the thieves Were not ar
rested. II will be remembered that All:
bott and Spielmann lett Philadelphia to
60 to the Inauguration, and when the
latter came back to the Vine street lodg-
ing house his gold watch was missing and
he said it had been stolen. Colonel Jor-
dan believes Abbott heard him say he was
paper manufacturer in Valley Forge and
judged from his appearance that he was a
man of means. He thinks Abbott came
back from Washington intending to rob
his house and got into Mr.. Clugston's
residence by mistake. In his opinion
Abbott's principal object in visiting
Valley Forge was a desire to be revenged
on him for the part he took in making
spielnann give his gold watch to Dr.
Knowles.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

The CentreYille Recvrd of last week
publishes au interesting sketch Of st.
Luke's parish, in the Episcopal diocese
OF Ea4tun being the SECOND VI Il series Of
articles on the antiquities OF Queen Annss
county, by the Rdv. Thomas l.. Gruen.
The parish @aa in early days part OF ".
Paul parish, but the latter was divided
by not vi the provincial assembly in l72s
and in 73u church cdiiice was built in
the new parish al . cost Of l4o, 900 pounds
Of tubGecu, u about s5,06p. The church
was Il substantial structure, 80 by 80
feet, and built Of imported brick The
| Record has struck "A rich vein in thcse
antiquities and our Peninsula exchanges.
| can not do better than initiate its example,
| Thi- Whole Peninsula is peculiarly rich
in its local history and traditions, aud
| singularly enough these are closely in.
terwoven with the country's ecclesiastical
records, particularly in the Ease Of tile
Presbyterian and Episcopal churches
which have been rivals here for two
hundred years. Clergymen are usual,
appreciative Of these things and mos
country editors have within reach som,
minister Of one or the other OF these de
nominations, both able and willing t,
furnish such sketches as the Centrevill
Record is publishing.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

The late province OF RoumAnia
playa very grayely at being
kingdom, and the princekin who
occupies Its throne surrounds himself
with all the insignia Of royalty. He has
three royal resdenc.s, where he keep
up the atrctest Of court etiquette, full
retinue, the usual number Of chamber
LANES, maids Of honor and like court
ornaments and no doubt some other appli-
ances and accomplishments Of royalty that
it is as well to leave unmentioned. Just
why any people in the Nineteenth century
should voluntarily erect themselves into
Il kingdom when any more liberal govern
ment is possible it is hard for Americans
to understand, but the lsraelites cried out
for king when ruled by pure theocracy,
which some Biblical students hold to
have been In effect democracy, and We
all recollect the fable Of King Stork and
King Log. 1t was such petty Kingdoms
and dukedems that moved Thackeray 10
lire sarcasm in the days oi his early Joy.
Gus writings 10 full Of 'audacity aud
animal spirits but Roumania is by NJ
means contemplate in area, and King
Charles may bragely hold up his head
amid the mob of European royalty,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

David Dudley Field opens the May NORM
AMERICAS REVIEW with strong protest
against the encroachment Of Capitalization
upon States rights.
Judge Strong, pointing out the oycr-prcs-
sure impossible to dispose OF i'll reasonable
time upon the Supreme Court, favOrS the
establishment Of an intermediate resort
between II and the circuit courts
DIR, Schati points out intelligibly the differ
ing methods of the old and new versions of
the Bible, The revised New Testament will
ia May BIO published simultaneously III Eng
land by the University presses OF Oxford and
Cambridge, and in this country by any who
choose to take il in hand
MIR. Cannon says ull that is pesHible in de-
fense of hls people, the Mormona.
! Mr.. Roach IL decidedly uf opinion that We
can and ought to build our own ships
| Mr.. Cox gives an encouraging Wow of the
| hfe-having service.
An unknown writer follows with tine irony
| on II somewhat different road tho general
| lead Of SIS Life Worth Living Z" in "What
Morality Have we Left y
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
OYER IN JERSEY.

A net was captured OIL Pennsville about
midnight of Sunday.
A few nights since Mrs. Rachel Hancock
widow living in lower Penn's Neck
found colored farm hand hidden under
her bed. The negro was driven down
stairs by her son and, pretending TO be-
crazy, was watched all night and sent
from the premises next day. 1t is sup
posed that he intended TO steal the money
Mrs. Hancock had received from the sale
of 1900 bushels of corn.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
The persecution Of the Jews hs, brote

The persecution of the Jews has broke
out in fresh place. Proprietor Win
chester, of the Avon Beach Hotel, Long
Island, announces that mo Hebrew need
"spply." Proprietor Corbiu, of Man
haitian Beach, who excited SO much attsn-
ton last year by excluding Jews from his
hotel, says that Winchester probably
takes this stop with a view to making
Avon Beach Hotsl nrst-elass house. Mr..
Corbin objects to Jews because Of their
loud voices and large diamonds. Let the
Hebrews set up resort Of their own,
where there shall be no restrictions on
voice or jewelry and trichinosis shall be
unknown.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

1t is amusing To see the persistence
with which papers cling to their own
spelling Of proper names. The name Of
the woman who suffered death for com
plicity In the Cars murder is variously
spelled Sophie Pieofsky, sophy
Perovsky and sophy Perotfsky,
while the Allentown sleeper will be-
handed down to fame both az Gyumber
and Guymphers. We have our own
spelling for these names, but are ready to
adopt any orthography that may be
definitely settled upon.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

Memorial Hall, in Paramount Park,
which was built five years ago to forever
perpetuate the Centennial exhibition is
likely to be torn down and sold, and the
proceeds are to be turned into the Penn
sylvania State Treasury Such is the
tenure Of a resolution prepared by this
Centennial Committee Of the Pennsyl-
vania State Senate and there Seems TO be
no one to plead for the building. The
enthusiasm which carried Philadelphia
through the Centennial has cooled down
with unexampled rapidity, and the farce
of keeping up Memorial Hall and the
permanent exhibition has been An I'M
commonly dreary one.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

The most interesting ruInor to-day in
regard to the deadlock at Washington, is
that Senator conkling is trying in vain
10 staye off an executive session. Ii is
even said that his colleague, Mr. Plat,
who it was believed was helpless except
as conkling moved him, will join in an
arrangement for an executive session and
will vote to confirm Robertson.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

Peru's second conquest il scarcely less
thorough and certainly more humiliating
than her first. The Nineteenth century
does not frequently afford the sight Of a
populous community just ready to crum-
bic back into its original elements, but
Peru seems ready TO do so, and it looks
sive reagsnt of a foreign army is removed
something Of the kind must happen.
Peru's past was not favorable to the
growth Of men fit for an emergency like
the present and ii must be hard in such
country to ind any single individual
who promises safe anchorage. In fact
most OF the South American Republics
do not grow men that it il
well to tie to. To make matters worse
the weakest and most irresponsible part
Of the people, as is natural, Is making
ugly faces at the victorious ChilianB, and
pretending courage for resisting that il
does not feel. fall is true that is hintet
intelligent carpet-baggers are the best o
Peru's population, most uncertain
people to depend on in crisis, since
their motives must be purely those Of sci
love, into which patriotism least Of al
can enter. Peru needs to be taken il
hand and governed, and ii she doesn't d,
it herself, no one will bs surprised to SO.
some other country do it.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

Princess Anne has had five burglaries
within a short time, the last on Friday
night when Thomas W. Halbrook' store
was entered and $50 or $50 worth of rings,
cutlery, candy and other small articles
taken. On Saturday night the same gang
attempted to enter 7. ]. & 7. Dixon's
store. Miss Jennie Hayman, living in
the house, shot at the robbers from a
window. .@-
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
A Haven for neutrality-suspicious..

CHESTER News Ot yesterday.
Chester seems to be great source OF
refuge for Wilmingtonians, either when
DESTROYS Of entering into the holy bonds
Of matrmony or to escape the strong
measures Of the law in the payment ot
rent. Parties in Wilmington when they
contemplate matrimony, often rather than
secure the license and perform other red
tape ceremonies required by the laws oil
the state OF Delaware, take passage on IA
train and come to Chester to have the
knot tied. This is OF frequent occurrence.
But now there is another phase to then
way Of avoiding the performance OF ccr-
tain requirements. 1t has often been
said that it is cheaper to move than to
pay rent. and some OF the Wilmington
people seem to think SO too. During last
night, two loads OF moving came ali the
way from that city to Chester, where they
were loaded on in freight cars TO be for
warded TO PAiladelphla. This is a prac-
tice OF frequent occurrence. A team Is
engaged to load up and draw the house
hold goods oil during the dark hours ui
tine night, and then taken to point
beyond the reach Of the laws OF the state,
here they are shipped to their destnia-
ton, and the landlord who had clam
on the goods while they were in the State,
has to whistle tvr his rant.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

The 81. Jfichdets Comet complains that
its pleasant story of Colonel Legg Aunt
Betsy and the Maryland oyster law has
been copied all over Delaware and Mary
land and almost invariably without
credit. EVERY EVENING must coufess 10
having been one of the first to copy what
1t recognized as an interesting item, and
our version Of the story has again and
again been recopied without word Of
credit, but We should not have failed to
giyeOur Talboteounty friend due acknowl-
.dgements had We not believed that the
story had come out at late meeting in
Annapolis aud been first OF ulI printed il
the papers OF that city. 1t seems thai
We were wrong in that 4upposition anl
the story belongs originally and Of RICH
To the ST. .Hichdpts Comet.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

A gigantic railroad combination that
will open great line of traffic north and
south is reported in this mornings
papers. 1t consists in the consolidation of
the Missouri Pacific, the Missouri, Kansas
q Texas, the Texas u Pacific and the
International Il Great Northern railroads
When contaminated, this arrangement
will give an uubroken line Of railway
communication from St Louis to New
Orleans, Houston, Galveston and the
Mexican border at Laredo. This great
line will eventually connect with the
system Of railways now building in
Mexico and the Significance of the scheme
as regards both political and material
considerations can scarcely be- over-esti-
mated. The fact that lay Gould is largely
Interested in these lines may be thought
by some to hold a menace Of monopoly
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

In experiments with sugar beets, a
German agriculturist has found that the
application of phosphoric acid in the
spring material increases the yield of
sugar.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
EL4DlAG 4lND rIyNsrLrIsi4.
Nr. GOweH on sIie grIatlSas of the
.w iva Companies,

Mr., f. Il. t4oweu addressed 4 large
l7semhlasr ot stock and brn>tholders OF
the Philadelphia 4 Reading Railroad
Company, IN the Academy OF Music,
Phliadelpliia ~ saturday night.
After sitting forth the circumstances
under which at he request Of others lie
became president 9TH road, and dectaT-
Ing thz The McCalm1ntt after pretending
q willingness 10 Gtke his al ice. on ser
tain important lines Of policy, had broken
the agreements, he asserted that the
whole opposition had been gotten up TO
get rid oi him, so that the Reading Com
pany might in future be run in the in
terest Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
Pany, not that the Pennsylvania Com.
pany wanted to become the owners of the
Reading, but that it would get into the
latter company a management that would
contract to give mp It's whole future for
the benefit OF the Pennsylvania which, he
declared, had done much toward the moral
and commercial injury Of the city OF
Philadelphia. lie charged that Col.
Thomas A. Scott had curruptly bribed
the Councils Of Philadelphia Tor the pur-
pose Of defeating bill before those
bodies granting rights TO the Reading
road, lie concluded BY remarking that
lie believed THAT within few weeks or
months an effort would be made to pur-
chase the shares Of the Reading Railroad
Company in the interest Of the Pennsyl-
vania Company.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

1t is rumored that the treasurer of
DeLesseps, canal company has fed from
Panama in tug with s50,0o0,0O0 of the
company's money. DeLesseps should
have known better than TO visit South
America with moro money in his posses-
sion than is to be found in any three Of
the States of that interesting land.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28

A Frenchman living near Bolts hasjust
killed his wife because she did not give
him enough steak for breakfast.
Evidently they have better steak in
France than one finds in the countryhs
or at the ordinary boarding house.