Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-14

the Polish Patriot, Right Bower oi
Denis Kearney, Greenback Ady"-
cate, Irish SyInpafhizcr, Chronic
ResOlutfonist,A Ac.- &C., &c.- Coi.ics
Out in a New and Startling Role.

NesOIutlOniht- sNc.- fNcs- sNc.- so'ass
out tn a New and Startling Role.
Eyery Evening of Friday.
Captain b. Rosenbatt; public baths hair
dressing saloon" is..the sign which ornaments
the front OF No. East Seventh street. The
sign remains, but the human curiosity who
thus announced his avocation has flown.
Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning Il. 4.
Fighter, who lives in an adjoining house,
heard peculiar noises. and, looking ont the
window, saw Il two-horse team heavily laden
leaving the business headquarters of Barney,
and proceeding rapidly eastward along SeY-
enth street. There were two men on the
team, neither of whom were recognized by
Mr. RICHTER. The latter thought that either
Barney was being robbed, or that he WAS
absconding. The latter proved to be the
correct guess.
Barney has way of doing everything III an
odd manner and he thoroughly sustained his
reputation upon this occasion, as visit TO
the shop early this morning showed. lie had
removed all his utensi of the tonsorial trade,
including the chairs and five sign posts, and
them to give eclat to the departure, proceeded
to deface the building, hacking the walls of
the barber shop with some instrument, 10 as
to completely ruin the papering Not con
sdering this sufficiently demonstrative he
broke u $40 mirror belonging to his land
lord). Having given the shop sufficiently
grotesque appearance he placed placard on
the glass of the front door announcing to the
public: ''Free Shove" Barney's orthography
always was peculiar.
In addition to his own goods he loaded on
the wagon the marble slabs which ornamented
the walls of the barber shop and also the
marble from the washstand (property of his
landlord). Up stairs, where the bath tubs
are located, his freak of humor took no more
serious turn than the turning on Of the water
full head. The water passed out into the
yard and no damage was occasoned.
Barney was hard at work i'll his shop yester-
day and last evening and, as usual, was as
merry as cricket. About $50 last night he
went INTO the cigar store near the corner of
Seventh and Market; purchased his cigars as
usual, and seemed particularly happy, saying
that business was looking up and he had just
secured two new regular customers
The departed is married and has three chill
dren. The family resided on Ninth street,
near Walnut. They are also among the miss
ing and doubtless were part of the cargo of
the wagon which left last night.
Barney's unfortunate landlord is John b.
Lewis, a very worthy gentleman, who will
have to lose about Sl2O unpaid rent. The
Captain thought he would make the bill a
| little heavier and borrowed 80 from him yes
| terday. He also borrowed similar amount
from the tailor next door. His journeyman,
William HItzel, would like to have SO, bal
ance on wages account. Barney seems to
| nave hlnuly leelluS lOWdruh Ills tHtDtbyt'
| however, as he left behind the razors and
other implements belonging to hlm. Nathan
Iieberman, from whom Barney rented his
former barber shop. would probably send him
u bill for 1913, if he knew where to send it.
The departed came to Wilmington during
the political campaign of IS; started Il barber
shop at Fifth and Market streets, and shortly
| loomed up in Greenback meeting at Sanger
Hail. with pipe in his mouth and a set OF
| 'resOutings' III his hand From this period
| he presented ''resulutings," on any and all
| subjects, wherever and whenever he could
get them in. He undoubtedly adopted u set
of resolutions prepared by himself last night.
| lie claimed to have been born in Warsaw,
Poland, where. before his hasty departure he
| presented resolutions on the death OF
koscusko. His next labors were in San
| Francisco. where he ran barber shop, hated
the Chinese and assisted Denis kearney al
the Sand Lot meetings. During his stay here
lie was interviewed i'll reference to Denis AND
gave quite an amusing account OF that nlys
terry. Barney was very fond of being inter
| viewed.
After his Greenback friends here became
disgusted with his ignorance aud presump
tion, he adopted the role of 1.-THE grea
organizer" The number of societies, &c.
that were organized by him. and then died
has never been computed. He deserves th'
credit, however, of being one of the frs
agitators of the movement in aid of the lrisl
sufferers, and the others interested in thu
movement deserve the credit of kicking hin
ont without much ceremony. He was yer,
much interested in the reorganization Of tn
G.. A. Il. and equally interested in getting u
n Hancock veteran corps. lie has gone an'
will amllse us no more