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A CHALLENGE.
Mr.. Dean Asks Mossrs. Curry and
Hastings to Publicly Discuss a Plank
In the Republican Platform With Him.

Mr.. Dean Asks Messrs. Curry and
Hastings to Publicly Discuss Plank
In the Republican Platform With Him.
To THE EDITOR OF THE GAzETTE.-In
your paper of the 27th inst, see that Levi
C. Bird read before the Republican State
Convention held at Dover the platform of
the party. ! want TO call the attention of
the public to the following extract taken
therefrom: "We demand fair and full pro-
lection to all American industries, believing
that the workingmen of America ought not
to be compelled upon unfair terms to COM
pete with the pauper labor of Europe. Now
as Albert Curry, the nominee for Governor,
is a farmer, and Washington Hastings is a
machinist and candidate for Congress, they
should be able to expound the doctrine
laid down in their platform. will discuss
the quotation above with either or both of
them (and prove 1t false in every respect by
the past action of the Republican party,
which has been in power for over 20
years and had 1t in their power, If disposed,
TO do something for the working NAM be-
fore the people of Delaware at such times
and places as may be agreed upon. If the
gentlemen above named are the proper per-
sons to fill the positions for which they are
named they should be both able and willing
to discuss the principles in their platform
before the people acknowledge their inability
to do so. Respectfully,
WILLIAM DEAN,
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NEW CASTLE.
News Notes From Our NeighbOr City
Bank Director Dead.


Especial lcorrespondepreeftn the Gazette
NEW CASTLE, July 31.-Jefry Carnish
and John Lodel, eolored, before the Mayor,
on Saturday night, for making an assault on
Mary Gland, cOlored, were fined $1.5O each.
Tasker's Loan met Saturday night.
The Fife and Drum corps will give a
moonlight excursion down the bay on We'd
nesday, August 2, ON the tug r. X. Kirkland.
The four new houses on Union street are
nearly completed. Another two story brick
is being built on Union street.
A great many .tramps have been lounging
about our city for the last week. On being
ordered away by the officers they did not 20
and SO two of them were captured and
lodged in Jail on Saturday.
The farmers are alarmed. As the corn
needs rain very bad they fear It will
be failure If the showers do not soon come.
William j. Ferris, Mrs. Ferris and Miss
Laura Ferris left this morning for Niagara
Falls, where they will spend a week or SO.
People should be careful In turning the
bank corner when their horse is trotting.
One horse fell down ON Saturday and another
one on Sunday.
d. Grantham Nevin, director of the bank
and q well-known farmer of this county,
died yesterday at 12 o'clock. He had
paralytic stroke few days ago. Mr.. Nevin
was in his 18th year and he leaves a great
many friends to mourn his loss.
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MIDDLETOWN.
Preparing for shipping Peaches - The
Tramp Nuisance, SC.

Preparing for Shipping Peaches - The
Tramp Nuisance, SC.
Especial correspondence of the Gazette.
MIDDLETowN, July 31.-The thermometer
ranged from 80 to 80 degrees on Saturday
The evening brought light rain, which
layed the dust and made 1t more pleasant
for Sunday.
The Republican election for county com
mittees was held on Saturday. There was
not much enthusiasm among the voters OF
st. Georges.
Tramps are getting to be quite nuisance
and the Town Commissioners have posted
notices inviting them to move on or take the
penalty provided by law.
Policeman Craddock made several arrests
on Saturday, and among them a burIy
negro who was creating quite disturbance
near the National Hotel. He was quite
strong, both physically and in odor, and
made a good deal of resistance, when the
officer invited him along with good hickory
club.
Peach cars are arriving and one would
think from the looks of the side tracks of
the railroad that all the peaches raised in
Delaware would be shipped from this point.
Grain is being shipped in large qnanti-
ties, but not much money is realized from
the sales. The Delmarvia has been put in
good repair and the proprietor expects to
evaporate great quantities of peaches and
apples the coming season. Middletown is
well stocked with canning and drying facto-
ries for the summer. The work win be a
great thing to the children and older people
of Middletown, as they will have employ
ment nearly half the year.
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Another Negro Lynched.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 30.-Some time be-
tween midnight and daylight to-day about a
hundred masked men surrounded the jail at
Ironton, this State. and demanded the per
son of the negro Henry Caldwell, who is
charged with criminally assaulting Mrs.
Peck, an old lady of sixty years. The
TAILOR refused and did all in his power to
protect his prisoner, but the mob forced the
doors and took Caldwell out. There was
very little noise made after that. The
negro begged piteously for his life, but
showed little resistance. He was marched
to railroad bridge and made to sit down
on the hand rail while a rope was fastened
one end around his neck and the other to
the bridge. When all was ready one man
gave him a shove and his body went dang
ling In the air below the structure This
morning at daylight the citizens of the town
were surprised to find the railroad bridge so
horribly decorated, but the excitement is
now all over.
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AN INTERESTING CASE.
Arrested for Violating the Ordinance
Regulating Slaughter Houses.


Regulating Slaughter Houses.
At the last meeting of the Board of
Health Executive officer Gaynor was
directed to bring suit before the Mayor
against David p. Kitchener. for operating a
slaughter house in the vicinity of Tenth and
Adams streets, contrary to an ordinance
regulating such matters. The original com
plainant Is John Hare, and the case was
called for trial this morning, but at the re-
quest of Harry Sharpley, Esq, counsel for
Michener, the Mayor, after placing Mr..
poned the hearing until next Monday morn
ing to allow the defendant to procure GER
tain witnesses.
There are some points likely to be brought
out in the matter, and rs both Hare and
Michener declare their intention of pushing
the question TO the furthest limit, IL is ex-
pected much needed and definite decision
Will be obtained sooner or later. The defen-
dant claims the building was erected as a
stable; while the real prosecutor says it was
erected merely as "A blind, SO that killing of
sheep could be done there contrary to law
and unknown TO the general public. The
penalty for the first offence is s., and if
continued So for every "a hours thereafter
The Mayor expressed his desire 10 have IL
decision In the premises and declared his in
tention of doing everything he could legally
to enforce the ordinance. He also stated his
views plainly, after court, concerning the
violation of the ordinance regulating the
erection of frame buildings within the city
limits,
The daily gazette., 1882-07-31
SMYRNA.
A Large Lumber COntract-A Stolen
Horse Recovered,

Especial correspondence of the Gazette1
SMYRNA, July 31.-Stephen Walker,
living between here and Kenton, has con-
tracted to furnish over 200, 900 feet of ship
timber to New York parties. Mr.. Walker is
the possessor of one of the best and largest
ship timber woods ON the Peninsula.
The horse and buggy of s. P. Truax,
which was stolen from his stables last Sun
day evening by William e. Wilson of this
town, has been recovered at Dover, where
Wilson was arrested, but released after
promising to behave himself He was
identified as the man who was confined in
jail there about year ago on account OF
lunacy, and is supposed to have been crazy
at the time he took the team.
great many people from here and sur,
rounding country went to Camden camI
meeting yesterday The lecture at 3 D. m.
on the 'Barbarism and Usurpation Of the
Liquor Legislation" by Rev W. III. Boole
of Brooklyn, N. T., was very interesting.
A great many people are visiting here,
among them being Alex. Spruance, of In
dianapolis, Ind; Edward Hoffecker, OF
Baltimore, Md; Luther Hoffecker, of
Philadelphia, Pa, and Miss L. Garrison, OF
Bridgeton, N. j.
Owing to the extremely dry weather
pasture lie getting very short, which has
caused the price Of butter to raise from q
to 3Oc per pound; eggs are selling for 20c
per dozen; new potatoes are more plentiful
and bring Sl.2O per pushel.
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YELLOW JACK.
A Vessel with the Dread Disease on Board
at the LazarettO.

philadelphia Record.
A boarding-house runner, while rowing In
his small skitf down the Delaware Bay early
yesterday morning, met the English steam
ship Compton speeding along on her way to
this city. The runner had reached the side
Of the vessel and had thrown rope to the
sailors so that he could make fast, when
Captain Eggers cut the rope and ordered the
runner to keep off, making the ominous
explanation
GIVE have yellow fever aboard p
The vessels approach had been previouly
heralded by dispatch from Havana to the
officers of the National Board of Health at
Washington, from which place eautionary
message has been sent to the Philadelphia
authorities, announcing that ON the 23d of
July the British steamship Compton, had
been loading her cargo of sugar in one of
the most unhealthy sections of the harbor
at Havanna-in fact, almost directly from
infected wharves-and that yellow fever
had broken out among the crew. The sick
men had been placed in hospitals, the
vessel had been fumigated and measures
taken to prevent spread. AS was declared
by the authorities, more of the crew sick
ened during the six days occupied in the
trip from Havana to this city, and upon
reaching the Quarantine station near Tini-
cum, where the yellow flag flies from sun
rise to sunset during the summer season,
the Compton was Immediately ordered into
the inner channel, where she can be thor
oughly fumigated.
The number Of cases on board the Captain
did not disclose. incidentally Captain Egg
gers remarked that he expected to reach the
city in about week. This is his sixth trip
to this port during the present sugar season,
his cargo being consigned to Messrs. Har-
rison, Havemeyer Il Co., of the Franklin
Suffar Refinery.
The American bark Stacy Clark sailed
from Havana on the 20th of July with a
cargo of sugar for this city. Cases of yell
low fever are reported to have broken out
on the bark while loading, and, as the
vessel will reach the Delaware about Friday
next, preparations will be made for receiv-
ing whatever cases may have broken
out during the fifteen days occupied in the
trip.
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A Plan Attributed to Cameron

PHILADELPHIA, July 3O-Tt is said that
Don Cameron has devised new schnme for
electing his ticket. He proposes to have
John Stewart, the Independent candidate
for Governor, sent as Minister to England
in place of Mr.. Lowell, whom the President
is to recall at once. 1t is believed by Cameron
that Stewart cannot Withstand the
attractions of the position and will
accept. In such an event the Indepen-
dent camp, it is supposed, will be
thrown into a state of great alarm. The
confusion which will ensue will be in the
nature of a panic, and the Independent
leaders will accept almost any compromise
that may be then rendered them. The con-
ference between Beaver, Cooper and Brosius
in this city Friday and the report that
Cooper, Quay and Cameron were closeted at
Atlantic City last night are advanced as
proofs of the statement made. Independents
who have heard the report laugh at it and
say that Stewart will never be entrapped by
such an offer.
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KILLED by THE CARS.
"A Tramp Dashed TO Death at the West
Yard.

At $50 Saturday evening some work
men of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad found the dead body OF
a man lying beside the main track, fright
fully mangled, 1t was evident that he had
been struck by passing train. He had a
CHASTITY cut on the forehead extending from
the right eye around over the ear. There
was deep cut in the left side, the left arm
was broken and the body was otherwise
badly cut and bruised. The cut on the left
side was a terrible one and had evidently
caused death.
The body was taken to the dead-house and
an examination of the effects OF the de
ceased revealed the identity of the man to be
James Collins of Philadelphia, and papers
upon him showed that he mad only been dis
charged from the House of Correction in
that city yesterday. @
The dead man was evidently about so
years Of age, He was meanly dressed in
overalls and course shirt and dirty hand
kerehief which he had wrapped around his
feet answered the purpose of stockings.
From the dead house the body was taken
from the morgue to undertaken Palmer's
establishment where 1t now is. An inquest
viii be held on to-day by Coroner Wcldin.
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IN ROREsoN,s DISTRICT.
A Desperate EfFort Being Made 10 Secure
His Defeat,


PHILADELPHIA, July 30.-Secor Robson
is having a rough time Of It, The Congress
sional fight in the First New Jersey District
is increasing in interest. Both sides having
conferred and reported and laid out their
plans for winning the contest for the nomi
nation will now begin In earnest. There
seems by general consent, to be only
two candidates in the field for the
Republican nomination--secor Robe
son and Lawyer Nixon of Hillville, and
all the opposition TO the former will be felt
In behalf of Mr.. Nixon. The latest rumor
is that Mr.. Robson is to be gotten out of
the way now, in order TO prevent him from
being candidate for United States Senator
against Gen. Sewell four years hence. This,
OF course, is circulated by Mr.. Robeson's
friends. The contest for the nomination
VIII undoubtedly be very bitter, as there is
an Intense feeling existing between those
who favor Robeson and those who are op-
posed to him, especially in Camden county.
This feeling arose out of the contest for
the United States Senate last year, in which
General Sewell was successful Senator
Merritt and Sheriff Gibbs are both for Robe
son and will do all they can to elect him,
and bring whatever influence and patronage
they can command to his aid. 1t is believed
That II Robson secures the nomination he
will be defeated at the polls, as
both factions are threatening opposi
ton on the day of the election should
either be successful in the convention. Il
is thought, therefore, that with this feeling
existing between the two factions Demo
cratic candidate of integrity and ability
would carry the district, and the Demo-
Gratis, with this in view, are casting around
for man with these requirements. Sena-
tor Ferrell of Gloucester county is said to be
the man to whom most of the leaders look,
and he is most likely to be the candidate.
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rTo-day's Herald Bulletin. ]

The western depression is moving slowly
eastward, its progress being slowly retarded
considerably by the areas OF high barometer
that overlie the districts east Of the Missis-
sippi. Present indications point to its pass
age over the Ohio Valley, in which case
heavy lobal rains may be expected In the
Middle Atlantic States and lower lake
regions. Thunder storms are reported from
many districts east of the Mississippi. The
temperature fell slightly in the North and
Northeast and remained nearly stationary
elsewhere, Fresh to light winds blew, ex-
cept during the passage oflocal disturbances,
when they increased in force. The weather
In New York and its vicinity to-day will be
slightly warmer and partly cloudy, with an
occasional shower. Tomorrow promises to
be warm and fair.
The daily gazette., 1882-07-31
A DAYS NEWS BY WIRE.
SUNDAY HAPPENINcs col.
LEcTED TO-DAY.
VARIOUS EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD.
a Presidenttal Appointments Made Espe-
cialiy TO Please Ex-senator COnkling-
The Morning Summary.

UTICA, July 30.-In political circles the
removal of Postmaster Clark of Utica, by
President Arthur, is regarded as frank
concession to Senator COnkling's influence
The opinion is freely expressed that the
President has made another dangerous mis-
take. The Utica Herald, one of the most
influential journals, supports this view, and
Will say tomorrow in its leading editorial !:
Change is made not out of regard for
the Postal Service, nor from desire to pro-
mote unity in the Republican party not
rom any high motive Of public advantage.
Arthur eonfesses that he is not man enough
TO stanG against Conkling's sneers and
poutings. He comes down from the Execu-
i've Chair, not to be " boss " ofthe machine,
put It's servant. This Utica post Office was
a test case. Arthur has been tried and
found wanting"
The daily gazette., 1882-07-31
DELAWARE CITY.
The New Postmaster-Injury to n Horse
Repairing u Church


Especial correspondence of the Gazette.
DELAWARE CITY, July 31.-W. A. Price
has received his commission and will enter
upon his duties as postmaster tomorrow
The new post office will be held in the store
room of George B. Money, on Clinton
street, few doors above the old one.
A horse belonging to James II. Clark
came near being kicked to death on Satur-
day morning by vicious COW. The horse and
cow were pasturing in the same field when
the COW becoming enraged kicked the horse
in the abdomen, making cut as large as a
mans head.
The NJ. Il. Sunday School expects to add
to their Sunday School music, in few Sun
days, the violin, trombone, cornet and the
bass yiol. If it proves satisfactory the
same music will be used in their public
services.
Duncan Bros. of New Castle are engaged
in replastering the St. Paul's Catholic
Church of Delaware City. The old vestry
room which was constructed of wood has
been torn down and brick one rebuilt in
its place.
The Republic will stop here on Monday,
August z, the occasion being the excursion
of the Red Lion Sunday School to Cape May.
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Official Figures.

Registrar Frazer's official report for the
week ending July 20, 1882, is al
follows
Total deaths reported "a, classified as
follows: Born in the United States, 90
foreign, 4 males, Is; females, IL; white, 90
black, 4; under year, II; to 2, 4; 80 tC
40, l so to GO, / 20 to so, /.
Causes of death-Cancer, congestion oi
heart, commissions, exhaustion, hydrocepha-
lus, hypermia of the brain, Inflammation OF
the bowels, scarlatina, and whooping cough
each 1 cholera infantum, 8; dysentery, 2;
meningitis, 5; marasmus, 2.
Death by wards-First, 3 Second, 3;
Third,2; Fourth, Fifth, ,2;Sixth, g; Seventh, 4
Eighth, 3; Ninth, /; Tenth, 2. ..s
For the corresponding week last year 35
deaths were reported.
During the week two bodies were brought
here for interment, and six sent away.
Births for the week, 23; all white; IL
males and IL females.
By wards-First, 3 Second, 1; Third, 3 ;
Fourth, Fifth, 2; Sixth,1; Seventh, a;
Eighth, 5; Ninth, 2; Eleventh, l.
There were presented for record, three
marriages. white, and 2 black.
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Western Democrats.

The Western Democratic Association is
now permanently located on the second
floor of the Western Hotel, at Fourth and
Orange streets. At regular meeting held
Friday evening the following Executive
Committee was elected William II. Blake,
Harry Hetzler, Frank Casey, Charles
Frederick and William Keogh. All Demo-
Gratis in the western section of the city are
invited to attend the regular meetings, held
every Friday evening. The associations
territory includes all the city west of Market
street
The daily gazette., 1882-07-31
Pnlina Hearings.

A lumber of minor cases were disposed of
by the Mayor at the session of police court
yesterday morning. This morning Christie
pher Brooks, Aaron johnson, David Crockett
and Joseph johnson, all black, were fined
81 and cost each for the henious offence of
indulging in a social game of cards in Sim
mons lumber yard yesterday. George
Wardell was fined 81 and cost for drunken
ness and disorderly conduct.
The daily gazette., 1882-07-31
W1LMINGTOr1, DI1T4, MONDAY. JULY 81, 1854.
THE REPUBLICAN CoMMIrrEt.
Election Of the New Castle County Exec,
tive on Saturday Afternoon.

The election ofthe new Republican County
Executive Committee was held on Saturday
In the Second and Eighth wards heated
iactional contests were made. The struggle
In the Second ward led TO fist fight between
James McSorley and Leighton Grimes, the
defeated candidate for Council who has won
some notority by declaring that he would
not support Hastings for Congress. The
row is said to have been very interesting.
No arr ests.
Below the result is given ,.
IN THE CITY.
First ward-There was no opposition in
TINS ward and the following ticket was
elected: Benjamin I. Bye, Thomas c. Cloud
l.. s. Taylor
Second ward-There was 225 votes polled
and the following ticket was elected by 3d
majority Matthew Macklem, james
McSorley, and David Whitsell. Opposition
ticket George Richards, Andrew Jones and
James Winchester.
Third-Joseph D. Martin, So; Frank Irons,
"a ; Samuel Coyle, 20. Opposition ticket,
4 /; ii. McMullen, is; James Harrigan, IA.
Mr.. Martin was also on this ticket.
Fourth ward-Only eleven votes were cast
in the ward and there was no opposition to
the following ticket: Charles w. Grant,
Joseph Hewes and George II. p. Simmons.
Fifth ward-J. II. Rudolph, Alfred
Ainscow and William T.. Grinnage.
Sixth ward-Forty-fve votes were east
and Il ere was no opposition to the follow
ing ticket DR.. L. a. Kittinger, Valentine
ID. Smith and William II. Lewis.
Seventh ward-George w. Stone, James
Dandy and Daniel p. Hamilton, colored.
There was no opposition in this ward
Eighth ward-Dr. Thomas A. Kebles,
Stillman Sparks, and Alfred Byard. Oppo-
sition ticket Hugh Mcconnell, Nicholas
Garrigan and Charles Spencer The total
number of votes polled were $50. Majority
for the county-rights men, IS.
Ninth ward-James Lynn, A. p. McPher-
son johnson, James n. Conwell.
Tenth ward-Charles holloway, Ezro c..
Lukins, Daniel f. Stewart.
Eleventh ward-William A Croney, Hugh
johnson, j. W. Scott. There was an
opposition ticket headed by Evans Brown.
IN THE COUNTY.
New Castle huntlred-John w. Coffman,
j. w Barnaby, Robert Mcl'arlan.
West Brandywine--W. H. Cook, Oliver
ii. Sperry, Wesley j. Husbands.
West st. Georges Richard +. Smith,
John w. Jolls, John b. Williams, coored.
Appoquinimiuk-Elas N. Moore, Samuel
Townsend, Joseph C.. Naudain.
Pencader--J. w. Shoonton, Delaware
Clark, George W. Graves
West White Clay Creek-,John PiIIing,
J.. l.. Allen, 3. J. Wright
East White Clay Crcek-No election.
West Red L;on--D. b. Steward, j. w.
Dewitt, Theodore Jones'
East Red Lion--J. r. Price, James II.
Clark George b. Money.
East st GeOrges-C. +. Gritfcnburg, Sr.,
Ienos P. Longland, William A. IIukill.
The daily gazette., 1882-07-31
ARRESTED AT QUEENSTOWN.
Two Persons Who are Charged witt
Grimes in America


New YORK, July 30.-Deteetive Won Ge-
richten arrived from London to-day with
two prisoners brought over on requsition of
President Arthur. One was Jacob We'll, a
kook-keeper, who forged the name of
his employers, Wirth Brothers & Owen,
to a check for $3,009.O4, which he
cashed. He was arrested on his arrival
at Queenstown. The other is William
Watts, master mariner, who is
wanted on charge Of assault with intent to
kill on the high seas. He was first mate of
the ship Gatherer of Bath, Me-, whic h
sailed from Antwerp, September, 1881, for
Wilmington, Cal. He denies the charges,
saying that they are instigated by John
Driscoll, who, for incompetency, he de
graded from third mate to cabin boy. The
crew were mutinous, and he had TO use
force. He had remained in San Francisco
two weeks, and no charge was brought
against him.
The daily gazette., 1882-07-31
ACTIVE,

Reached first base, Our Boys, 8; Active, 4.
Passed balls, Foster, / Bullard, /. Struck
ont, Our Boys, 5; Active, 4. Wild pitches,
Ocheltree, l. Base on balls, Active, 2; Our
Boys, o.. Base on errors, Our Boys, 2;
Active, 4. Left on base, Lindson (2),
Tatnall, Foster and Ocheltree. Time OF
game, As minutes. Umpire, Secretary Bull
lard of Media.
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TWO stanmships Wrecked.

ALDEN, July 3O.-The Russian steamer
Moskva, which was reported ON the 25th
inst. to have been sunk. with 200 hands, by
a boiler explosion, was wrecked Off Ras-
Hafiln, One hundred and twenty of the
persons on board were saved. The Castle
line steamer Eleurs Castle, running between
Antwerp, London, and Chinese ports, has
been wrecked near Ras-Asir.