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The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
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An American Schooner Boarded and
Robbed by Ptratical spantards.

An American Schooner Boarded and
Robbed by Piratical spaniards.
New York, August 29,-Captain Gallo
way, of the steamer Mallard, that arrived
here to-day brings news of the capture of
the schooner Transit by Spanish pirates.
The schooner Transit was built and Is
owned here. She rune between points on
the Mosquito coast of Nicaragua and is com
manded by Captain, Thompson, Her full
crew consists Of captain, first officer, cook
and one sailor. About the 29th of July the
Transit lay quiely at anchor in the Bay of
Gracias Dios, the northeastern point of
Nicaragua. The lay three miles off from
the town. Six Spanish pirates padded out
in q canoe and boarded the shooner. = SOD
Being armed with guns they were able to
make captive the captain and crew of the
transit. When they had taken full posses
sion OF the schooner the next question with
the pirate chief was how to weigh anchor
and get away from there. He found he was
inside the bar and hewas no sailor. Can
tain Thompson used strategy. He offered
for the mere freedom of his limbs to pilot
the pirates over the bar. His offer was
accepted and he promised also 70 continue
as pilot under the direction of the pirates
Meanwhile there was revelry among the
six pirates and they were off their guard.
Captain Thompson ran the schooner out to
sea and then when the time was favorable
he and his crew turned upon the pirates,
knocked them down and threw them, bound
hand and foot, into the hold. The Transit
sailed under her own colors again. Captain
thompson then set sail for Bluehelds, $50
miles to the south, the nearest point where
there is Consul Of the United States.
There he turned his six prisoners over to
the authorities.
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rTo-day,s Herald Bulletin.

Considerable changes have occurred in
the meteorological conditions during the
past "a hours. The depression that was
moving toward the upper lakes was com
pletely dissipated by the rapid advance of
an area of high barometer over Montana and
Dakota. The pressure is now above the
mean throughout the northern districts,
and is lowest over the South Atlantic and
Gulf States. There are indications of the
organization of centre of disturbance off
the Mexican Gulf coast, but nothing definite
can be ascertained as to its character until
1t moves nOrthward to the mainland, Rain
fell In the Central valleys, South Atlantic
States and some sections of the Northwest.
Elswhere fair weather prevailed. The tenn
perature decreased in all the districts, ex-
cept the lower Mississippi Valley, where a
rise is reported. Fresh to light winds pre-
vailed. The weather in New York and its
vicinity to day viii be cooler and partly
cloudy, possibly with rains in the early por-
ton. Tomorrow will be cool and fair.
The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
Yellow Fever.

Among those who died of yellow fever in
Brownsville, on Monday, were William NJ.
Winston, of Mobile, and Rev. Father Van
derberg, of the Society of Jesus. Seven ty-
two new cases of the fever and two deaths
were reported in Brownsville yesterday. A.
few cases are reported among the troops in
Fort Brown, but they are doing we'll. Seven
deaths from the fever were reported in Mata-
moras yesterday. Several cases of yellow
fever have appeared at Point Isabella, Texas
The disease is spreading in Pensacola, and
the troops and marines at that place will be
sent to Mobile for safety. The president Of
the Louisiana Board of Health has written
to the superintendent of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, forbidding him to bring
'sany cars, passengers, merchandise or bag
gage from Pensacola, Florida, Within the
bounds of the State of Louisiana"
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POLITICAL.


Rev. "Dick" Haney has been nominated
for Representative In Congress by the Green
hackers of the Eleventh District of Illinois.
The Democratic Convention of the Eighth
Pennsylvania district met yesterday in Read
ing, and renominated Daniel Ermentrout
for reelection to Congress. 5,..5
Henry Libby was yesterday nominated for
Representative in Congress by the Coalition
Convention of the Hampton district of
Virginia, in place of Judge Spalding,
declined.
The Republican Convention of the Seven
teenth district of Ohio yesterday nominated
DR.. Updegraft for Representative in Con-
gress by vote of 100 to So for Taylor, on
the first ballot.
The Readjuster School Board, recently ap-
pointed by the State Board of Education of
Virginia for Petersburg, held its first meet
ing in that city last night. The session was
secret, but 1t is stated that the Board decided
to put colored teachers in the place of all
the white teachers in the colored public
schools appointed by the old Funder Board,
and that they elected Alfred Spryer, ,colored,
to be principal of the Peabody eolored
school. Major E. B. Branch was elected
Superintendent of Schools.
The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
A BRICK TO THE RUDDER.
The Ending OF Boat Race at Delaware
City-The Big Snake Again.

Especial correspondence of the Gazette.
DELAWARE CITY, August 3O-A skiff
race took place yesterday, between the skiffs
Mollie Colwell, owned by Daniel Colwell,
and the Only Daughter, owned by James
Brown, for purse of $1,000 and the cham
pionship of Delaware City. The course was
down the river around Dan Barker's Buoy
and return, distance of IS miles. The
boats started promptly at 10 o'clock, sharp,
the Mollie Colwell taking the lead, at the
start. At the half mile post the Only
Daughter forged ahead and held the lead,
rounding the Buoy mile and half in ad-
vance of the Mollie Colwell. On the return
the Colwell took to deep water and rapidly
closed the gap between her and the Only
Daughter From the one mile post to the
starting point a close and exciting race took
place, both boats sailing stern
to stern as they came down the home
stretch. The people were wild with enthusi-
asm, cheering their favorite boat. The Only
Daughter crossed the line II foot in advance
of the Mollie Colwell, winning the purse
and championship. The time was hours
A brick was found tied to the ColwelPs
rudder iron after their arrival, and pro-
test was at once entered, claiming foul, on
which account the race is not settled vet.
The Presbyterian Sunday School go to
Pennsgroye to-day on the steamer Major
ReYbOid
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WORK OF THE FLAMES.

Bishops new Opera House, at Red Oak,
Iowa. avs burned yesterday. Loss ,SS5, 900.
The California block, in Berlin, Ontario,
occupied by stores, was burned yesterday
Loss, $4,000.
Most of the business portion of Farmer
vile, Louisiana, has been destroyed by q
fire attributed to incendiarism, and the loss
is estimated at $4,000.
The Sierra Lumber Company's planning
mill and sash factory, at Red Bluff, CAL, :,
were burned yesterday morning, along with
large quantity of lumber
A fire in Harerhill, Massachusetts, yester-
day afternoon, destroyed Hays & Connor's
morocco factory and Goodrich & Porter's
shoe factory, causing a loss estimated at
over $50, 900, and throwing 800 persons out
of work.
Two large barns on the sprague home
stead in Cranston, r. l., were destroyed by
incendiary fires on Monday night. One of
the buildings was fired while the other
was burning and the hose was repeatedly
cut.
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RIoFoUs.N .NEGROEs.
A SERIOUS Disturbance ON French street
That the POLICE Found 1t Hard TO OuaII.

Il French Street
Ihat the Police Found 1t Hard to QualI.
Last evening, shortly after 10 O'Clock,
Oii1cer Iibbett on p aesing the rear Of a coli
ored church on King street above Ninth.
heard David Hinson, a young colored man
make an exelamauioni that was Intended to
make disturbance Just as the meeting IN a
tent was breaking up. The officer told the
young man that he had better be, more care
| fui In his use of language, Whereupon the
warned individual asked with an oath, what
the officer had to do with. He was told to
be quiet, or lhe would be locked up. \ At
that he made loud assertion that he could
not be arrested. Tibbitts there
upon seized him q by the shoulder
and almost Immediately found himself
itripped up by some one behind His
prisoner started to run, but fell over pile
iof lumber, where he was caught by Tibbltts
and Officer Moore who came upon the scene
The nippers were put on the fiery black
man, who a6 once set up cries of murder and
pain. A large crowd at once gathered and
calls were made to release the prisoner, while
the officers were well pushed and jostled.
They made their way down King street and
were met at Eighth by Sergeant Hatton,
who had heard the noise while hes was at
Seventh and Market. BY that time the
mob was becoming very noisy, and Hatton
told Lawrence f. Fisher, big black fellow
who at one time was charged with rape, to
be quiet. The fe low returned some impu-
dence and wound up by pushing Hatton
against the Central Presbyterian Church.
The officer reached for his blackjack, bnt
had his arm seized aud tightly held by some
one in the crowd. Officer Moore at last came
to the sergeant's aid and Fisher was secured.
Officer Walker also succeeded in arresting
johnson Brown, another black man, who
was very noisy and demdnstratiye. The
mob numbered several hundred persons,
and for time serious riot was imminent
Bricks and stones were freely thrown and
several persons were injured, one of whom
had his head dressed by Mayor Wales, who,
hearing the disturbance in the street opposite
his house came out and did much toward
quelling the row. Several women took part
In the melee and did their best to outdo the
officers, who fulfilled their duty in spite of
many odds
One man, when charged by spectator
with having thrown brick drew knife on
bis accuser lie was caught by two white
men, but broke loose and ran. He wifi no
doubt be arrested. Sergeant Decker and
other officers arrived during the disturbance
which at last came to an end before any
serious damage had been done.
This morning IN, the Police Court, .HiDson,
who is said to be very insolent and unruly
negro, besides having been arrested more
than once heiop, was fined 81 and COSTS,
Fisher and JqhrsOny who both asserted their
Innocence &ere hnAd So aud costs. = j n
His Honor gave them what they fully de
served, but perhaps might have better salts
fed the ends Of Justice had he committed all
thrAe toJail 70 answer at court the. charge
Of melting to riot.
The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
Two Western Journalists for Congress.


If John Hay be nominated in the Cleve-
land, Ohio, district, as Bob Hit has been in
the Freeport, ILL.,, district, young men with
an ambition to go to Congress will note the
ladder by which these youth climbed. Each
was journalist, each secretary of the
American Legation at European capital,
each the First Assistant Secretary of State
at the department at Washington. Both had
sustained close clerical a relation to President
Lincoln-Hitt as a reporter of his speeches
during the debate with Douglass, Hay as a
private secretary during the campaign of
1860 and subsequently in the White House.
Hit, however, has never been accused of
writing poetry, and hasn't had the fortune
of marrying million. Both young men
are natives of Illinois, and each loves his
country Hay has another advantage over
HIT, who never has been honored with the
mortal challenge of Bomburster Jermiah
Donovan of Rosa and Coney Island
The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
Cnrner LOungIng.

A petition was circulated yesterday, and
received "a large number of signatures of
those annoyed by the regular corner
loungers. Il is addressed to the Mayor and
reads as follows ''Your petitioners would
respectfully ask that an officer be placed at
the corner of Front and Market streets
whose duty it shall be to patrol the sidewalk
between Shipley and King streets, as the
corner lounging in this locality has become
an intolerable nuisance and detrimental to
the interests of property owners and tenants
The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
THE SNAKE AGAIN.

Cheeseman's snake has made its appear
anee again, this time right in the heart of
our little city, visiting G. g. Alexanders Il
Co.'s carriage mandatory and soaring the
men while they were at work. Their atten-
tion was first called to it by seeing one of
the carriages moving away, without any
one holding oa to the shafts. On trying to
stop the carriage they noticed large snake
with his tail wrapped around the shafts,
moving rapidly away with it. G. T. Alexan-
der u Co, . men will vouch for this circum-
stance. ts
The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
NEW TELEGRAPH LINE.
The Baltimore and Ohio Opposition to b.
of Benefit to Wilmington.


The route for the telegraph line Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
through Cecil county and Delaware has
been decided upon and the right of way
secured by Captain W. H. Smith, the com
pany's agent. The new line, leaving the
Susquehanna will take the old post road
passing through North East, Elkton and
Newark, and will then take the Newark
road to the Delaware Western railroad at
Kiamensi. Where the line will pass through
this city is not yet definitely settled.
Captain Smith secured permission from the
Town Commissioners. of North East to run
the poles through that place on Saturday
last, and similar permission was granted by
the Elkton authorities yesterday.
The new line is to be used for commercial
business exclusively, at present. 1t will
have offices in North East, Elkton, Newark
and this city. Work is now going on at
both ends and the lines will be working clear
through TO New York by October /.
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nied from HIS Injuries.

LASpENBERG, August 29.-I saw an item
in the Delaware Lealgef in regard to the boy
who was hurt at this place on August IA.
win YOU be kind enough to reetify the mis-
take. Instead of Cochran being killed 1t
was CharlessO. Nilsson, aged Z, Of Landen-
berg, Chester county, Pa. He died this
week OF injuries received from kick in the
abdomen by a young lad, aged Il years,
named Viii Cochran, IN childish quarrel
at Landenherg Station,
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Police Hearings

The new police court room was lighted up
last evening and attracted quite large
number of idlers. Annie Ruin, rather
nice-looking girl of about is, was charged
with drunkenness and lisorderly conduct.
Fined 81 and costs. james Hanna, short
haired young man, with q sinister counten-
ance, was arraiged on a warrant issued July
IL, charged with having been drunk and
very disorderly on the evening before Three
or four witnesses were summoned, who
failed to appear for some time. William d.
Sparks testified to the prisoner throwing
stones at his house on the night In question,
making deep dents in door and shutter.
One or two others testified to the same effect.
The defendants plea was that the whole
thing was spite work 81 and costs. s5
The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
An Early Alarm of Fire.

At $50 this morning an alarm of fire was
struck from box n, at Front and Justison
streets, caused by the burning Of the roof OF
A frame house on Justison street below the
railroad. The damage was slight While
running to the fire Charles Body was struck
on the head with the safety gate at West
street and the railroad and badly bruised.
The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
Roeus Checks.

A number ofbogus checks have recently
been received at the National Bank of Balti-
more from New York and other Eastern
banks, all of which are forgeries, but had
been cashed by firms or by the banks trans
mitting them. They purport to be signed
who keep an account with the National
Bank of Baltimore.
The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
LOCAL LACoNICs.

! Tom Thumbs horses and carriage arrived
in Wilmington this morning.
A fire escape isbeing placed on the King
street wall of the Masonic Temple.
There will be a game of base ball at
Front and Union streets this afternoon be-
tween Our Boys and the August Flower
mines. t8lE1 54t t1tt w. -
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A young man, named Reilly, being drunk,
beat his wife, at Dutch Kills, Long Island,
yesterday morning. Robert Desmond,
brother Of the wife, interposed to save his
sister, and was stabbed to death by his
brother-in- law.
The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
Hnrltcarlnna.

Associated Press dispatch to the Gazettel
WASHINGTON, August So.-For the Mid
die Atlantic States, slightly warmer gem
orally fair weather; northeast to southeast
winds ; stationary or lower barometer.
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The threatened strike of the mixers, tea
sers and filters in one of the PiGtsburg glass
factories, has been averted by mutual con-
cessions between employers and employed
and the factory Will resume next week.
The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
arsest Home Elxe,,rs,on

'ay t:,y ycsrnsys dstst :. Home excursion to Cane
NJ 'Soat 100 p"Fs,a as on the Republic numbered
ssr taai 1t vas sG,,s, IL, and was very ENJOYABLE
Isat and eyesa,, W. ~ charge of Col. John Vain
Ie @ EXCURSION ,,l, '.,iiig passed off PLEASANTLY.
~ Evening got to this city at o o'elock
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George W. Dorr, of shohola, Pa, was
fatally injured yesterday by falling from an
Erie railway train at Otisyille.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-03
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY CHARGED.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 2,-ih the Senate to-
day resolution was introduced to enl; the scope
the investigation provided for IN resolution adopted
few days ago, directing an inquiry to be made into
charges against certain unnamed officer Of attempting
to coruptly Influence votes Of members Tho object OF
the resolution Is TO carry the investigation back 10
the session OF 1879-'SO, regard to which rumors 1f
corruption are also long and spirited discus-
sion arose the resolution, which finally adopted
by a vote Of Il TO g.
In the course of the discussion Mr. Rddeborgcr who
objected to burdeDDg the committee with any other
ndre, said that IN the invest cation originally decided
upon he proposed 10 prove that senate officer
by An officer Of the state Government bribeagtnt
tbot another officer OF the Senate was solicited b. the
sfte officer 10 become his brbeageut that two gentle
men--One a financial agent aud the oihef ~" manag
Xer. brought into a room and introduced to two MEM
hers of tho senate that member 0 the House also
introduced this Oriue agent ana TINS manager, and Was
suhs.oeutly taken into adjoining and offered
- ODt Tor his vote.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHISGToN. Thursday, Feb. 1882
The President sent the nomination 10 the ; maze to
day Of George Fisher to be Surveyor OF Customs at
caro-. ILL.,
Chief Clerk Howe says that every possible vacancy In
thccerca force Of the Post ONCE Department has been
filed and that 10 further appointments viii be made
for time.
Al Drc1el OF Philadelphia. has declined 90 act as
an Assay Commissioner. and another person will be
appointed in his place
The Controller Of the Currency to-day authorized the
First National Bank of Nahpeton Dlk.ro b gin business
with capital 90 G0u,JOO.
In to the close OF business to-day the Treasury
Department had redeemed United States bonds, as
follows: Under the O5th call, 100. and under
the lO6th call, ~ a,40l'Oo
The courirlartal appointed to try Passed Assistants
PaymA-ter =. ID. Hurlbmt, United states Navy, on
charges of medication adjourned to-day. The charges
biiiry OF Hurburt by reason OF meutal weakness.
Colonel Bliss, of counsel for tho prosecution Ia the
straw bond Star ease. IN acknowledging the service
Of Il SUBPOENA stated In the Police Court to-day that 1t
would be impossible 20 bring into court ali the bids ana
cont acts called for within i've or six day me subpoena
Was cOntinue ed until Tomorrow.
Commissioner OF Patents Marble has Withdrawn his
resignation rendered time upon an ntimation
that such course would be satisfactory 10 the Presi
dent aud to-day again eHt red upon his duties as
Commissioner OF Patents
Mr. Takahra who Is IN charge of the japanese Lega'
lion in this city denies the statement sent out by the
Associated Press few days ago, that the Hon
Nathaniel Niles was in Washington pressing the pass
age Of the bill" to return to Japan what is known
the indemnify fund" On the contrary Mr.. TakaEra
desires uave il known that his Government has nO
lore CONGRESS- ana that the statement is therefore both
erroneous ana UNJUST.
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EFFECTS or GALES At SEA.

PKoyINCETowN, Mass, Feb. 2.-MOrc vessels
rr,ved veseyiay many OF them showing the effects O
no st,rn The Now schooner EuOch Robinson, Captain
Blake of Taunton Vineyard Haven, was tOwen III
Yesterday afternoon badly damaged. About a. H..
when e gbteen iles north OF Race Point the Robinson
ran into the schooner stephen h. Woodbury., Captain
Limburner, OF Belfast from New-York for Boston She
struck the Woodbury. the oreriggng, cutting her
down and carrying away both her mass, which fell on
the deck but did not niure anyone. The men Oh the
Woodbury. climbed board The Robinson aud were
brought this porI. The Robinson showed signals Of
distress and tOwed by the tug Hercules which
will also tow her TO Boston. The Woodbury. sank
after being ran down.
Last night q schooner discovered bottom up on
the be ach near station g. This morning she
10 be the twolnasted schooner Nicola OF Portland OF
I46tons burden. Her foremost with all tho gear. has
been carried away, and the vessel cut down and has
the appearauce OF having beeu run into IL lie quite
orobabe that sho OyertaruoI the outer Dar Nothing
& known O the crew, there is ever! reason 10 be
lIeye that they all have teen lost
BosroN. Feb 2.-The bark Neptune, Captain Beal
from, uegas has arrived ana reports january Jl
~, tbi ovtOrIn and heavy northeast gale, hove the
Vesl 10 OF stiwagon Ledgcs aud at a. H. Of LIST az
Obliged 20 cut way fore and m&'unas, with everything
attached Willie preparing 10 anchor, wind suddenly
snified 40 west DloglDg heavy gaze ana iOrchS
fhe ycsse. toward Peaked h!, Cape Goa. "hsfc she
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OBITUARY NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. The War Department
is informed OF the death January 81, at Fort Nc
Kavet Texas OF Major Charles A. Webb, 10th Infantry,
of congestion Of the lungs. Major Webb was a native
of Virginia and entered the army In 1861. DR..
Charles f. stanbury, who died yesterday in Georgetown.
was born IN NcwIOrk city In 1921 and had been prom
incntly connected with the Masonic order lie AT
one time "a writer Oh The National Inteitigehcer
BUFFALO, Feb Josiah p. Cooke, president OF the
j. r. Cooke shoe Manufacturing Company, died here
today
WEsr,nNsrEn Vt, Feb. 2.--E. c. Hooper of the firm
Of Hooper Brothers hour and grain dealers of Portland
Sc died suddenly to-day Of drhthoria. lie was widely
known III tue West
LocKroRr \ Y, Feb. The Hon. sullivan CavcrnO,
prominent lawyer and citizen OF this ctJ, IL dead lie
us one of the three comm toner's that revised the
code Of civil procedure Tor this state.
NENrukI. H. l.. Feb. 2,-Miss Elizabeth Hazard,
wealthy ana phauthropic lady, doi at her residence
here this morning sac Of the plaintiffs In the
Credit uobier suite broiyht against Thomas Durant
los Isaac Hazard and othcfs ia 1874 she published
uuc- ui poems E philadelphia which attracted ettcnuon
IA literary circles.