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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10
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DOVER. Feb. S.-Scnatp met at 3 H. m
The following claims were prosecuted and
referred to the Committee ON Claims:
By Sheriff Lacy. of Kent county. sl3 ~
for services and attendance upon the Conrt al
Errors and Appeals.
ny George q. Byrne, s66.s2 for printing.
By NJ. ID. Hawkins, $40 for service os
messenger IN the Court of Errors and
Appeals
MIR. Cooper had read and referred to fine
COMMITTEE on Roads and Highways, a remon
STRANGE by ii. X. Hargadlne and others
against laying out new road in North Mir,
derlill hundred, Kent county.
Mr.. McWhorter introduced the following
bills : An act relating to the Deputy Attorney.
General. CHE bill provides for an increase
OF his salary from $500 to 5000 An act 10
compensate the Attorney General for extra
WORK; Inns bill provides that for each case
ne shall try in the Supreme Court of tLe
United States, in behalf of the State of Della
ware, he shall receive S5OO)
MIR, McWhorter gave notice that he will
introduce bill to refund the debt of Della
ware city.
petition for divorce, by E. II. Packard
from his wife Sarah E., was read.
On motion of Mr.. Belts. the Speaker nm
pointed the following standing committee on
divorce, TO which the petition was referred !.
hessrs. McWhorter, Conway and Cooper.
The following bills were passed;
IL, An act to amend chapter SO, Revised Code
Tins bill gives holding-Over members of the
CITY Council OF Wilmington power to admin
lister oaths to new members.
An act to amend section 80, chapter 50.
Revised Code. This bill provides that the
court shall decide as to the disallowance of
costs IN a SUIT touching personal property of
interstate, without probate of claim
The act prohibiting persons from driving
faster than walk over the Broadkill bridge
at Laurel, Sussex county.
Adjourned
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10
Michael Dayftt.

LONDON, Feb. I'm the House of Com
nous to-day Sir William berconrt, Hom'
secretary, replying to Mr.. James Bryce
said MIR. Davitt had been medically ex
amined on Friday, and was found to sui
Ter ifom bronchial catarrh. He said ina
oruers had been given to treat him WIN
an possible indulgence; that he occupies
room with bedding in it, and il kep
apart from the other convicts. He VII
not he subjected 10 ordinary prison labor
but he crust wear the conyict's dress.
SKY menbers of Parliament have signed
me memorial asking that Davi,t be treal'
while In Prison ouiy as misdemesDant.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

W.. A. Harvey, q railroad fmploye, was
found deadin bed at a hotel in Milwaukee,
on Sunday, and his death was attribute d
to heart disease. The undertaken, how
ever, discovered small hole in the body,
just above the breast. and there is reason
to believe that Harvey was murdered. A
fellow boarder, who roomed next door, has
been arrested on suspicion.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

Though many Of his friends knew OF
tho precarious condition or Rev. Thomas
F. Plummer, to the community as a whole
the announcement of his death caused
great surprise, and really great shock.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

Oae great practical difficulty in the way
of any plan for county division is the
determination of where Wilmington will
stop. 1t may grow over to New Castle
and out to Newport yet.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

B, Thornly and 1856 others one from Johr
Vasey and AZ others one from Albert o.
Newton and 46 others, praying that the bill
now pending to employ the charter of the
Delaware Western railroad be passed.
The act prohibiting live stock from running
ut large in school district No. 40, Sussex
county, was passed.
was inexpedient to legislate on subjects con-
templated by the 4. b. Vance memorial.
[rhis memorial suggested that the veterans
Of 1912 be pensioned by the State
Mr.. Harrington presented JOINT resolu-
ton that no business be received by the
Legislature after the 2sth OF this month.
Lost by tie vote.
AdiourneJ
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

The President has nominated John
i. NJ, OrendoIf, of Maryland, to be CON-
sui at Asnzsnilla, MsIieo,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

House re-asscmbed at 3 D. III.
Ai, EIlhHoh presented and had read stock
III" Tor school district No. 81, New Castle
county '9''e
The bill authorizing George F. Wilson to
straiSlteh public road was read Il SECOND
time
Mf lolniihSoh, from the committee to com
slider the petition Of Ex-mdge Layton. re-
ported aud had read bill to renew and
amPliy the charter of the old Sussex
county Ship Canal Company.
:, the 1lli nalnes Caleb s. LAYTON. James
Iohuer, EDWARD l.. Martin, Catepby +. Rust.
refer robinson, 4. n. Williams, William "
Dashiels, and others as iiicorporators .
authorizes the construction of a ship canal
from the waters of Nauticoke to the waters of
Broad Greek. to connect with the Choutanl,
route through Maryland, and allows the COM
Pany 10 Issue stock to the amount Of
Sloiooo,ooV, III shares of 800 each. The bill
Is ABOUT as long ~ the original militia bill.
INC committee on devised Statutes re-
ported tavorably the Senate bill to amend
section Y, chapter IS, Revised Code. entitled
concerning almshUuse and the noon" Thu
bill was then read third time and passed
inc blll adds the following to the section
named "All allowances made and nil com
pensatlons paid under and bv yirtnc of this
section shall be entirely within the discrct tl''
Oithe Trustees of the Poor shall be final md
conclusive, and there shall be no appeal
therefrom to any tribunal whateyer."l
The Senate JOINT resolution, appointing
committee to destroy old unsigned state
bonds IN the custody of the Farmers Bank nj
Dover, was concurred in
Mr.. Graham presented and had read a
renonstrance, from Samuel Townsend against
the immigration bill. ''''''
MIR. Pllling moved that il be referred to the
committee on vice, crime and immortality.
Amid considerable merriment the motion
was lost by the following vote
Ayes Bradford, Eliasou. pillinp Reoistor
Townsend, Nanl}urkalow, A. &. Williams
Nayes- Cahall Eastburn, Graham, Jones,
Matthews, McNeal, Moore, Robinson, Stayton
SSwayne, Iomlinson, 7. y. Williams, Wood
keeper-13.
On motion Of Mr.. Graham, the remon-
STRANGE was laid upon the table
Adjourned.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10
House of Representatives

House met at $50 D. m.
DIT. VanBurkalow introduced and had read
bill providing for the punishment of ner.
sons carrying concealed deadly Weapons
lThe bill prsscribes penalty Of fine not ey,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

This State has, in the past, be en- meas.
u-ehiy free from the vexatious curse of
over legislation but, we fear IL the fisher
men ard the gunners the temperance
In n, tue heel'h psnrle and the women
suffragists ali have their way, that our
Revised Code will swell to the proportions
of an unabridged dictionary and become
intricate, past finding out. Many valuable
suggestions are urged by one or the other
of the parties named, and We do not ask
the Legislature to ignore them, but we do
ask the General Assembly to remember
that public order has no surer foundation
than clearly defined and simply ex-
pressed body of laws, easily understood
by both people and officers, and, there
fore, readily enforced. Honest enthusi.
ssm could readily make temporal as well
as spiritual law which would be "a yoke
upon the necks" of the people which
"neither our fathers nor we were able to
bear"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

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The following bills were read first time:
House bill prohibiting live stock from run
ming at large in school district No. As, Sussex
county.
House bill prohibiting persons from driving
faster than walk over the bridge at Laurel.
House bill entitled supplement to an act
entitled an act to incorporate the town OF
Odessa.
House bill entitled an act to amend CHAPTER
q, volume IA, Laws Of Delaware.
The Committee on Roads and HIGHWAYS
reported by bill upon the petition OF l.. Curtis
aud Others, praying for road act to
authorize l.. Curtis to straighten a road in
North West Fork hundred, Sussex county.
Two remonstrances-one from Charles Brown
and about 400 others, and one from John
Bewley and about $50 others--against
strengthening the road leading from Dover
to smyrna, were read, and referred to the
Committee on Roads and Highways.
MI harrington presented petition from
ANNE y. Davis, praying divorce from
Robert DAVIS. referred to special commit
tee composed of Messrs. Cooch, Belts aud
Horsey.
The special committee appointed to take
into consideration the memorial of r. H.
h2nney, in relation to insurance of the STATE
House and Library, reported by JOINT resolu
ton, authorizing H. h. Kenney to have the
property insured to the amount of S2O. 600
lhe resolution was acted upon and lost b,
the following vote:
Ayes-Betts Cooch, Cooper, Horsey.
Nays-Gonaway, Harrington, Pennewill
| Speaker Rust.
Adjourned
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

Five Illicit distilieries have just been
se'zed in Floyd and F.sukiin counties
Virginia.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

IlOUsG met Nt u. m.
The bill prohibiting live stock from running
at large III district No. 81, New Castle county,
was PASSED.
The bill for the further security of life and
limb IN ease of hotel fires, &c., was read u
second time and referred 10 n special COM
mttee, composed of Messrs. Swaylie, Graham
and 7. n. Williams.
Mr. Nan3urlialow gave notice of two bills
one providing for the appointment of fish
commissioners and one in relation to the
carrying of concealed weapons.
Adjourned until Tuesday afternoon at 800
D. M
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

1t il written that crocodile will weep over
mans head when he hath deyoured the
body, and then he will eat up the head too.
Wherefore III Latin there is a proverbe,
crOcodtt tdchryHup ('crocodile's tears") to
signify such tears ~ are famed and spent
only with intent to deceive OF doe harm,
BntioFdr, EngiiA, ErpoSitor 1870.
This is the origin Of the Phrase eroco.
dies tears, or at last the earliest attempt
to explain it We have come across, though
the phrase and the superstition on which
II rested must have been common long
before 1916 to have bsep thus noticed. It
is most meaning saying, however, and
those who have heard George V. Massey,
Esq and Nj. Isaac n Wills grosninR
over the prospect that pending legislation
may force the Philadelphia, Wilmington &
Baltimore Railroad into the hands of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company which
would straightway proceed to ''Republi
"cenize Delaware, will read with Interest
aud amusement the opening sentence OF
our quotation.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

DOVER, Jan. i.-Seliate met al $50 n. IN.
The bill to amend the charter of Odessa
was read third time and passed.
Inc bull prohibiting stock from running at
large IN dlstict No. 40 Sussex county, was
passed.
Mr. McWhortcr gave notice of the follow
ing bills
An act to compensate the attorney genera!
Tor extra services, relating to the Neal case
An aet to amend chapter 30, volume IA,
Laws Of Delaware.
A Il - m.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10
THE LFGIsLArURR.


The Sussex Insane Bill-Sam Town.
sends RemOnstaD Divorce
Committee A uthOrized 10 sum mons
Witnesses.
Specially reported for State Journal
Dover, Feb.2.-Senste met at 10 o'clock a. IN.
A claim of John f. Stats, Auditor Of
Accounts, to the amount OF Sl55.71 for
sundries incident to his Office, was read and
referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Connaway presented petition from
William L. Burton and AZ others, praying a
road act authorizing Shepard Moore to
straighten road in Dogsboro' hundred
Sussex county.
The following acts were read by title and
referred to proper committees
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
reincorporate the town of Dover to Com
mittee on Corporations.
An act to prohibit live stock from running
as large in school district No. 40, sussex
county. Committee on Agriculture.
An act to prohibit live stock from running
at large In school district, No 1876 Sussex
county. Committee on Agriculture.
The act encouraging immigration, with an
amendment was passed. 1.-THE original bill
provided that when unimproved lands within
the State were settled upon by colonies of
immigrants of 10 or more families they shall
be exempt from state and county taxes. and
that section H. chapter 49, Revised Code, he
repealed. The amendment restricts the oper-
alton of the bill to lands adjacent to the
waters of Delaware bay and iti tributaries
and not now assessed at more than II Per
acre
Adjourned
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

DOVER Feb. S,--Cheek is a necessary
Ingredient In the makeup of theatricat
agent; but for supei fluffy of adamantins
the advance agent of lecturer who is
billed to speak here tomorrow night
carries of the palm. This audscious free.
6ooter walked into the State House earl,
ms afternoon and deliberately stuck NJ
posters on the inside walls of the building
winding up by posting one on the front
oil the desk OF the clerk of the House.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

Fountain has not been able to meet all
the demands upon kim to-day, aud some
who designed stopping with him had to
look up boarding and lodging elsewhere
1t IS probable that the hotel will be
replaced by more commodinus building
in the spring. Mr.. A b Rchardion, OF
tine firm OF Richardson u Robbins, was
Offered 81 600 for the site of the burned
hotel, with this obiec' in view This sum
is below the views OF Mr.. Oulbreth, but il
is understood that he will rebuild il he
retains the property,
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-18
To Beat the Best Record.

R1rus and Edwin Forrest to Fret
 Against Tfme-A Mile fn 2sOs.
 MT. Robert Bonner is confident that his trotters, Rarus and Edwin Forrest. can beat the best time on record. A New York Sun reporter asked MT. Bonner Thursday whether he proposed to trot these horses against time. He replied:
 eff can get Rarus and Edwin Forrest into satisfactory condition I may give not arranged details, but either the Pros be selected, as do not consider the Fleet wood track fast enough. I think either Edwin Forrest or Rarus ought to beat PHO, and the former driver of Rarus, Splan, thinks he can go in 2:O8. Both horses have trotted in 2:114 on a three-quar- ter track, which is considered by sporting men better than 2:10f on mile track. You see, on a three-quarter track you go round a circle of twenty three acres, while on mile track you traverse circle of forty-two acres. It is easier to understand that in the former case the turns are much more abrupt than in the latter No half mile track can be as fast as three-quarter track, nor any three-quar- ter track as fast as a mile track. week ago to-day drove Edwin Forrest to top wagon, 356 pounds, in 2:224, and at present he IS ln better shape than any other horse I've got. have no doubt that both horses can beat the best records"
 MT. Bonner added that the rainy season had greatly interfered with the exercising ot his horses on his track near Tarrytown The track had been ploughed up and manured to make it elastic, 50 that sponge-like it ab- sorbed the rain, instead of drying in day or two, as was ordinarily the case.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-18
TFor additional Local Nows see 4th psge.l
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 The smack Nellie D. Foote arrived at New London Thursday with 700 sea bass
 The grand concert at Hugo's garden will take place this evening. Music by the Broad way band.
 Ex-Street Commissioner Thomas Stothart, of Middletown, died Thursday aged 6G He was much respected citizen.
 The Hartford saengerbund will go to Fen wick, July r, and visit New Haven July I, to take part in the State Saengerfest
 The 9th c. " have their annual reunion at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, August 9, the an niversary of Cedar Mountain battle.
 On Sunday evening at the First Baptist church there will be floral concert by the Sunday school, which will be specially in- teresting occasion.
 The cutters of the rubber shop will play a match game of base ball on the Blatchley avenue lot this afternoon with nine from Olds' pie bakery.
 An important meeting of Relief Lodge No. S6, I. O. o. F., takes place next Monday evening. An excursion of this lodge to Congamond Lakes is talked of.
 The schooner Grace Darling, of Yarmouth, Maine, sunk on Saybrook bar Thursday morning, having staved hole in her hull She is laden with lumber and will probably be raised.
 The Grays, veterans and actives, and mem bers of old Go. A, 27th c. ", attend divine service at the North church tomorrow morn ing, and in the afternoon march to the cemeteries and decorate the graves of de- ceased members.
 Great sport in blue6shing is enjoyed by the early visitors to Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard party of three, who were taken out early Thursday morning by Capt. Smith to Cape Pogue, caught 80 big fish, of the kind that weigh eight or nine pounds each, and were back again at 9 o'clock.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-18
Board of selectm en.

Action on Appointment of Enrolling OE- facers-Dr. BIssell's BiII-L1censas Rec
 ommended-Bills Approved.
 The Board of Selectmen held their regu- lar weekly meeting last evening. Present, Selectmen Andrew (presi ding), Reynolds, Cooper, Feldman, Hart and Foote.
 Action on the appointment of enrolling of ficers was deferred until the first regular meeting in October.
 The bonds of Joseph H. Keefe as town constable and those of Town Clerk Shuster, the latter being provided for in an act of the last General Assembly,, were accepted and ordered on file.
 The bill of Dr. E. l.. Bissell for services as physician in cases at the smallpox hospi- tai was referred to Selectmen Reynolds, Hart and Andrew to inquire and report. This reference comes from the difference of opinion between the city and town as to who is responsible for the billsof Dr. BisselL
 Recommendations for licenses were made as follows: Peter Sweeney Cbeer), corner of Oak and Elliott streets Mrs. Louise Brown (beer), 115 Hamilton street: Thomas W. Shanley (iquor), 229 Hamilton street rec concentrations for transfer were made of B. G. Cullom to Thomas E. Doyle, IA Grand street and l.. Woodruff from 182 Grand street to 1O1 Whalley avenue.
 Bills were approved as follows Con struction account, $44.63; road and bridge account, $8O.17 almshouse account, $176.- 82; outside poor account, $322.9 general account, $12.8O; insane poor account, $2.6o Adjourned.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-18
Board of Education.

! Several Changes in Teachers - The l Stamping of BOoks-Repa1rs on School Build1ngs- Other Matters of Interest. A regular meeting of the Board of Ednca- 1 tion was held last evening present, Messrs.
 Welch (presiding), Osborne, Zunder, Bush-
 nell. Sweeney, Maher, Gile, Hemingway and Peck.
 Mir. Osborne, from the Committee on ! Schools, reported in favor of the following changes in teachers: Hyla c. Armstrong to the High School for this term, at salary of $45O; Carrie A. Parsons, from training school to No. ? Woolsey school, in place of Miss Hathaway, resigned, salary $35O; Flora Fisher, from No. Eaton school to No. 5 same school, in place of Miss Moffatt, re- signed, salary $55O; Annie E. Hayes, second assistant in No. F Skinner school, to No. 10 same school, in place of Miss Bronson, re- signed, salary 5000; S. Lizzie Briggs, from training school, vice A. E. Hayes, salary
 $35o; Ellen Kilbride, from No Edwards
 street school to No. Skinner school, vice
 Miss Huke resigned, salary $55O; Hattie E.
 Barnes, to the vacancy made by promotion of Miss Fisher in Eaton school. The recom-
 mendations were confirmed by the Board. Miss Hortense Darling, of the Grand street school, was voted salary of $6OO, in place of $55O voted in the annual appointment of l teachers.
 The committee on schools, to whom was
 referred the stamping of books loaned to in- | digent pupils, reported in favor of principals
 loaning books and keeping record of them. MT. Zunder said he had seen principals and ! they were willing to do this work. Mir. Bushnell did not favor a change. He thought the present plan was all that could | be desired.
 Mir. Gile thought the change would lead to
 complications and did not favor it.. MT. Osborne was not tenacious for 8
 change and hoped the matter would be care- | fully considered before decided action was
 taken.
 ! Clerk Day said the district suprlied about l 400 pupils with. books at an expense of $1 l each.
 l In accordance with the bylaws the matter 1 was laid on the table. The committee on school buildings reported
 in favor of making repairs on Dixwell avenue
 school, and were authorized to get plans and estimates of the same. The committee also laid before the board l the statement of Architect Robison, regard ing the roof of the High School building. l 1he aIch11ecI CnOuBuI Ine EoO1 suou1u De | showed up and the furnaces lowered. MT. Welch thought that something should
 be done regarding furnaces as they furnished impure air.
 MT. Sweeney thought the building could | be heated with steam more satisfactorily than 1 by hot air.
 MT. Osborne thought the ventilation would
 be lost if steam was substitutedin place of hot l air.
 l Mir. Peck favored indirect radiation in | heating the building. Principals Curtiss and Whittemors sent 8
 communication asking that the lavatory of
 the High School be improved. MT. Gile said that the lavatories in their 1 present condition were simply beastly, and | should be improved at once. | The matter was referred to the committee | on school buildings to inquire and report. Adjourned.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-18

THIRD CHURcH.-Preaehing at IO:3O by Rev. D. ". Teller and at 315 by Rev Dr. Stider Sabbath school at p. m. Young peoples meeting at 7o'clock. All cordially welcome
 CALVARY BAPTIST CHURcH.-Services at 1O:3O q. m. and 7:3O p. m. Sunday school at F m. Young peoples meeting at D. Rev. J. H. Worcester, jr of Orange N. J., will preach morning and evening
 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, (Wooster Place. .>-Preach- ing by the pastor, Rev. J. M. Stiher, D. D. in the morning, and in the evening there will be Sunday school floral concert, commencing at o'clock.
 SECOND ADVENT CHURCH {Wier's HaIl Mo- 261 Elm street).-Social meeting at 10 15 m. Preaching at Il a. m. and 7:30 p. by Elder v. N. Pile, of Springfield Msss All are welcome. Seats free.
 CHURCH THE MESSIAH Orange street, near Eln). The pastor, Rev. M. H. Houghton, will preach 8 sermon in the morning appropriate to "Rose Sun- day" and in the evening there will be Sunday school concert.
 EAST CoNGREGATIoNAL CHURCH, Humphrey street.l -Preaching by the pastor, S. H. Bray. morning and evening usual. In the morning a short address of ten fifteen minutes to the children at the opening Seats free and all welcome.
 ST. JOHN STREET M E. CHURcH.-Rev c. E. Har- ris, pastor, will preach morning and evening. Sub ject for the morning, ''The Revision" Subject for the evening, "Actions that speak louder than words being the last in the series religion in social life Everybody welcome.
 DAVENPORT CHURCH (Wooster Square).-L. c. Me- serve, pastor, will preach in the morning. In the and Christian Work in Africa Early pray CT meeting at 930 sunday school and Bible class at 2S0 Young peoples meeting at 645. Strangers welcomed to all services,