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The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
;. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 7s7. 1e
A THIEF oLEvERLY cAs:lr,
How Onicer Mccullough Trapped One of
Slim Jin's Pals who Had stolen q
Watch

How OfHcer Mccullough Trapped One oi
Slim Jin's Pals who Had stolen Q
Watch.
Charles w. Curtis, alias Murphy was ar
rested by Officer Mccullough ON Saturday
evening for robbing Emil Loesch, an timer
ant razor strop dealer, at Fourth aud Market
streets, Of q silver watch. Loesch was sur.
rounded with big crowd early in the even.
ing, and suddenly felt his watch pulled from
bis pocket and the guard snap with a jerk
He caught Curtis in the act af putting it in
his pocket. Loesch and John Mohr started
with the man to police headquarters, and
when opposite the City Hall he got away,
ran through the Delaware House and es-
capped. A description of the thief was left
at the police station, but he could not be
found, although search was instituted.
Later, Officer Mccullough, who had q
description of the fellow, saw him In
Dugan's place on Front street He had o
small valise In his hand. The man was
warned by "Slim Jim" that the offlc was
watching him. Soon Jim came out, and
endeavored TO get officer Mccullough to 90
up the street with him. Knowing the man
would not come out until he had gone the
officer consented. Jim then went into the
place presumably to tell the man to come
aud leave as soon as the coast was clear
aud came out again to go with Officer
Mccullough. Meantime Officer Vickers
had come along and Mccullough, telling
him TO watch for Curtis, went
away for short time with "Slim
Jim." Curtis saw officers Vlckers and was
still afraid to leave Dugan's,a and finally wht n
officer Mccullough had returned left the
saloon by the back way and came down the
alley In the rear OF the Green House ready
to cut and run. "5lim Jim" tried to cover
his fight but officer Mccullough caught
him aud started with him to the hall. AT
Second and King streets he met Sergeant
Mcconnell, and as he (McCulough) was in
citizens clothes he handed him over to that
officer.
At police court yesterday morning Curtis
was held for court In the sum of S2O0. The
watch was recovered. Curtis is Philadel-
phia thief, and pal of "Slim jim"
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
THOSE FOUR MONITORS.
PROSPECT OF THE /" AMpMs-
TRITE" BEING FINIsHED.
SOME BASE BALL INTELLIGEECT.
A Conference of MIR. Cause and Others
With Secretary Chandler ana Its re-
cult.

J. Taylor Cause, Of the Harlan & Hof-
lingsworth company, ship builders OF this
city: Charles II. CramD, of Cramp q Sons;
John Roach of Chester and representative
of Burgess & Co. OF San Francisco, held an
informal conference with Secretary Chsnd-
Ter and the heads of the navy depar meDt
bureau at Washington on Saturday conce n
Ing the Flushing of unfinished monitors.
These are the Terror, at Cramps ship yard;
the Puritan, at Chester; the Amphitrite, vt
Wilmington, and the Monadnock at San
Francisco.
They are all in about the same stage OF
completion, and Congress has ma lie an APP
preparation to have them finished sufficiently
TO allow them to be launched that their
value my be tested. At the conferences on
Saturday the builders stated Ia round
figures what they thought the work could
be done for, and on Wednesday will hand
In itimized proposals. Secretary Chandler
insisted strongly upon the necessity Of
economy in the work, and in view Of the
criticism on the monitors in the past, desired
all care to be taken in the future.
Constructor Hiiehburn, OF toe League
Island Navy Yard, will also propose a state
ment of what he thiuks the necessary work
could be done for, an. this will be compared
wIth the buil iers' estimates. About $50, 900
Will be requir ID to finish the Terror, which
can be made ready Tor launching within q
month.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
LOCAL LACO MICS

At the Asbury Mutual Improvement
Society's Thanksgiving entertainment Sat
urday night the program as published il
Saturdays GAZETTE was carried out.
William Holland, residing at No. 61S
Fast Third street, jumped from a moving
freight train Saturday and fell, bruising and
cutting himself severely.
The executive committee of the Philadel-
phia Alumni of Delaware College will hold
a meeting this evening at the residence ol
c. P. HaveR, No. 149 North Fifteenth
street, Philadelphia.
The annual reunion of the 13Sth Regi.
ment. Pennsylvania Volunteers. will bt
held at Handel and Haydn Hall in Phila.
delphia to-day. Rev. g. W. Miller of Grace
Church, is down for an address. toas!'.
The Japanese tea party entertainment ID
the Smith Building, closed on SATURDAY,
night, having been very SUCCESSFUL! w
Frank Tatnall auctioned of the unsold
articles and thereby distinguished I, him
self. 80 ,Ssg-i ~,
At the Household of Faith Church las
night Rev. Rufus Wendell replied to tn
recent sermon delivered by RevIl Dr. Well
at Central Church on 1.-THE End OF III
Finally Impenitent." The preacher arg1iei
that no text In the Bible to show that, ma
should suffer eternal remorss for his sinsss
= . -, z.g
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Sunday School Anniversary.

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Rodney street Sunday school was held IN
the chapel at Fourteenth and Rodney streets
yesterday afternoon, and, despite the snow
storm, the room was filled. Chauncey G..
Graham, superintendent of the school, pre-
sided. The music was under the direction
OF S. L. Rogers and Miss ! aura Mcdowell
presided at the organ. The exercises were
interesting and the recitations and singing
was very good. The repor Of the superin-
tendent aud Frank II. Stout, the secretary,
showed that not scholar had died during
the year. There were II teachers and $50
scholars on the roll with an attendance
ranging from nine to o., the avera0- r.
year heing ii. The total - % ior the
var were SS3 W .cceipts for the
S70 70 Iaav,- and the expenditures
In .s ..g balance In hand of $3.46
: ..uuition to the above Sl4,50 was collected
for the relief of the needy and disbursed by
committee of ladies from the school Ad
dresses were made by Rev. G. P. Mallerl
and others
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Minouas Beneficial association.

The Minquas Beneficial Association Satur-
day evening gave an entertainment at Odd
Fellows Hall, which would have been a
credit 10 any professional theatrical troupe.
The performance was begun by an address
by Mr.. w. J. Little, president of the asso-
citation, stating that the society was organ
lied by the workmen of the Mccullough
Iron Works about year ago as beneficial
order and now numbered 40 men. Singing
by Misses Ida and Mollie Roberts followed
and then CLARK and Moore sang the Lar
hoard Watch Alloy" After select read
ing Miss Ida Jones Of Philadelphia, aged s
years, sang very prettily and Congress
man. elect Lore made an address, which
was brief and to the point. He spoke of
the object of soci' ties such as the Miuqua
Banefcial Association He spoke of the
necessity OF union and endorsed the objec
of the society. The remainder of the pro-
gram was as follows: Recitation, r. Clark ;
singing, Ida and Molie r ,berts; citation
Mr.. Crabb; song and character act, Ada
Jones; song "The Villain Still EuFsAtd
Her." Messrs. Clark anl Moore. Albert's
orchestra furnished the music, which was
too heavy for the singing.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
Official Figures.

Registrar Frazer's ofiirial report for the
week ending November 25, is as follows:
Total number of deaths, Is, classified as
follows: Born In the United States, 10;
foreign, 2; male, S; female, lS; white, Ia;
black, 1; adults, 10; minors, s; died In
Almshouse, 2 premature BIRTH, / from
to years, 2; to S, 8; ) to 10, 9; 10 to
10, /; 20 to 80, 2; 80 to 40, 8; 40 to so, g +;
80 to 80, (; 20 TO so, 9.
Causes of death: Bilious intermittent
fever, congestion Of the lungs, cancer,
diphtheria, heart disease marasmus, neuri-
tis, pulmonary hemorrhage, scarlet fever,
typhoid fever each /; consumption, 4; Group,
2 scrofula, 3.
For the corresponding week last year there
were 22 deaths.
During the week five bodies were brought
here for interment and six sent away.
Births during the week, Is; . males and
@ females; all white. BY wards Rirst, F;
Fourth, Fifth, 4; Sixth, 9, Seventh, i;
Ninth, 4 F.; Tenth, 2,
There were eight marriages reported, six
white and two black, L. b. FRAZER,
Registrar.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
AN OFFICERS GRIEVANCE.
dc Writes n Piece for the Papers Abou
Himself.


The following furnished us by one of
Mayor Wales officers may possibly explain
tself, although of no particular interest to
our readers:
Officer Bowers says that the statement
was made before Squire o'Neill that the
order that was given to arrest Ryan must
have been given In a very low tone or that
Hickman was in great measurse the cause
of the excitement at the polls himself, by
refusing to take Mr.. Ely's vote, when 1t was
offered, by shutting down the window
several times; also by refusing to take Mr..
McKay's vote, man who has paid taxes for
the last e5 years In this city. Officer Bowers
had Hickman arrested for disorderly con-
duct at the election, November z, which dis
orderly conduct consisted In abusing the
whole police force In general and making
threats. He was truly great man on that
day-a man of muscle, to hear him talk
The question arises Why did not Hick-
man have officer Bowers arrested some time
ago. This charge, which he brings, he says
happened the Sd of October. 1t looks very
much like spite action. He says there
was warrant swore out then, but 1t was
not served for some reason. Now what can
he the reason. Perhaps he was not himself
exactly. CHARLES I, BOWERS.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
BASE BALL MATTERS.
Points of Interest to the fnter-stase AN
ance Olubs

6nco Clubs.
Mr.. Calven, the manager of the Houston
club OF Chester, was at the Bingham House
on Saturday 10 attend the Inter State Al
lance meetins, but not until too late did he
learn that the meeting was held at the Girard
House. Mr.. Calven is anxious tu Join the,
association.
A game will be played at Recreation
Park, Philadelphia, on Thanksgiving day
The players are nearly all members of the
alliance for next year.
Jnhn O'Rourke got Judgment in the Su.
perior Civil Court OF Boston on Friday,
against the Boston Base Ball Associations
for Ss0S. O'Rourke claimed that In De-
cember 1879, he made a contract with the
defendant association to act as gate keeper
and to perform such other services as were
required of him by the captain OF the club,
at compensation OF S1Sa per month for
five months. During the season of 1880
O'Rourke served four months of his time,
and Was then discharged, and he has got
judgment for the remaining month.
The Philadelphia Sunday Hesa says :
Charley Waite thinks he has got the Mia-
ming team for next season."
McTamany, of the Hartville club, WIN
probably be engaged for centre tield In the
Quicksted club. He is good general
player
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
NEWS FOR OFFICE SEEKERS.
Post Ohice Addresses of the Members O
the General Assembly.

Post Office Addresses of the Members of
the General Assembly.
The post office addresses Of the Senators
and Representatives in the General Assembly
of this State are as follows;
SENATORS.
New Castle county Edward Belts, Will
mington; DR.. Swithin Chandler, Falkland;
Alex. b. Cooper, New astle.
Kent county--Samuel B. Cooper, Camden;
Wilson T. Cavender, Smyrna Samuel d.
Roe, FELTON,.
Sussex county-A. J. Horsey, Laurel
DR.. David l.. Mustard, Lewes DR.. E. w.
Houston, Milsboro.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
New Castle county-Henry NJ. Barlow,
Claymont George H. Bates, Wilmington
Robert c. Justs, Newport; William
Cooch, Cooche's Bridge W. A. Comegys,
Middlefown; DIR. James v. Crawford,
Middletown; A. N. Sutton, St. Georges.
Kent eounty-Dr James d. w. Temple
Kenton; j. Thomas Lowe, Little Creek
Thomas II. Denncy, Dover; James Wll
liams, Hartley E. G. Frazer, Petersburg
DIR. B. L. Lewis, Harrington DIR. r. Y
Watson, Milford.
Sussex county-George W. Risler, Lin
coin; Thomas j. Berry, Milton; W. A
Jaco 8, Rndgeville; Samuel II. Messick
Bridgeville; James Rowlins, Seaiord
Thomas Dukes, koxanna; s. j. Wheatley
Laurel.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
u"" at the Ride?

sore time before the election a wager was
made by United States Marshal McMullen
and L. w. Palmer that the one whose polit-
ical party won at the State election should
be given wheelbarrow ride from Tenth and
Market street to the Christiana, and that The
wheeler should stop at each street crossing
and take up collection which should be
given to some charity. Mr.. Palmer won
and he is now yearning for the ride and
hopes the Marshal will not put 1t off until
the weather gets cold,
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
WATER WITCH FAIR.
Saturday Nights Crowd-A Concert by
the First Regiment Band To- Night.


The Water Witch fair drew an immense
crowd on Saturday evening. D1ring the
whole evening the hall was densely crowded
and a rushing business was done. The
Friendship Fire Company has commenced
an active effort for the silver pitcher given
to the Water Witch by the United Company
of Frederick, Md, and the other companies
will speedily follow. A meeting of the
Water Witch was held yesterday afternoon,
and a resolution was passed cordially in
viting all the fire companies OF the city to
compete for this elegant service. Appliea-
tion for books may be made 10 James Nc
Glinchey, chairman OF the general tair
committee, or to William Kelley, chairman
of table Fl, on which the service stands.
This evening a concert will be given at
the fair by the First Regiment Band. The
program is an attractive one and ls as fol-
lows: March, Coleon, Pettee; Medley,
Irish Airs, Boya; The Vision Baritone Solo,
Brooks; Sounds From the North, Waltz
Zikoff; Medley, Scotch Airs, Bornisseau.
A big crowd is expected this evening.
On Thanksgiving afternoon the Sisters OF
Charity of st. Peters Orphan School at
Sixth and West streets, will attend the fair
with the children Of the school.
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FORTUNES IN HOPS.
Extraordinary p. osperity rnjoyed by the
People OF entral New York.

People of entra. New York.
UTICA, Nov. 26.-A small section, Of
country in central New York, embracing
the counties of Otsego, Oneida, Madison,
Schoharie and Montgomers, is the greatest
hop-r raising region in the United States.
I ere ia no market or trade that affects the
merchants in this section SO directly or In
so marked a degree as the hop trade. Great
as is the interest in the products of the
dairy, trade here is but slightly influenced
by rise or fall In the dairy market.
But when the price of hops reaches so cents
pounds, aud especiall at this time, e,-wheu
growers have realized, In many instances,
81 pound, or nearly 700 per cent. on the
cost of production, the luxuries of life meet
with ready and qu ok sales in this part OF
the country, aud everybody has plenty of
money. :. -
Extraordinary stories of fortunes ACQUIRED
in hop raising are told by the people OF Gen.
tral New York. Men, women aud boys are
pointed out as they pass along the street as
having made fortunes varying from 81 200
to $500, 900 during the past Fwo.,or irte
months. Indeed there has not been In yeGfas
the excitement in this section In any trade,
that now exists among the hop men, and.
hop farms have this fall actually douhied I'm
value with ready and even eager buyers.
Many appear TO have actually gone daft
on the subject and are laying great plan S
for another year, Growers have refused to
make any contract for next years crop,even
when offered SO cents n pound, although ali
admit that largely increased acreage will.
In all probability, produce a much more
abundant crop next year. This hopeful
feeling is partially explained by TIE expec-
tation that natural causes Will remove
many old yards The more cautious, how
ever, speak discouragmgly OF the coming
few years.
"The history of the past is promise of fthe
future" they say, "and when the new yards
that viii surely be planted this spring shall
bear fruit, hops must take such a tumble as
to completely wreck those who are now
thoug and extravagantly paying 5000
all acre 1or hop farms"
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
WAS 1T THE Y. N. II. CT
Young Gentlemen Coolly Discussing Plans
to Cheat AT the POli..

letter In To-iay's News.l
Not long ago urin- he ate canvass the
writer of this leite han ened a political
club room where a dozen young men were
seated discussing the coming election; tina
topic was how men could get their votes In
who were disiranchiscd. They proposed one
plan after another, III with the same end Ia
view, namely, to cheat at the election. They
discussed these propositions with the same
sang .roid that they would have discussed
Miss Thursby's concert. They were not
roughs, but young gentlemen. respectable
and Of respectable families. They did not
speak OF it as cheating, but they took the
broad ground that l have heard older and
wiser men take, that it was simply regain
ing for men that right Of which our Law
makers and law officers have deprived them.
Their conscences were bunted. They had
grown up under law that vas lawless, and
their conversation gave proof Of their train
ing. Our city 10 fast gaining for itself th
name of being one Of the most turbulen
communities in the country. Every cam
paign has its riot, and law breaking IL COM
mon. .-t =
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
A Flaming Gas wen.

= WASHINGTON, Pa, Now 26.--A few
manths ago the Niagara Oil Company be-
gan boring for oil In, this county. They
Sank Wen to the depth of ] 800 feet
on the, e,'l McGregor farm, and struck =
vein of gas SO powerful that 1t blew
their,topls oat pf the, well, and operations
had TO be abandoned, The gas caught fire,
and has been 6elehipsg 4 a column OF iiane tco
feet high eyer since. st-Yeek a Plttsburg
gas Company purchased the wcif for $s 900.
they ifitehdlt0 eonoutt the gas tothat city
hto be uRed As'fuel Ia aifon furnaces. vs's
.sr,la ats.aI syniA mo N.s fs..st s,ai.a.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
ono SOLITARY Prisoner,

Theodore Gibhart, young German who
has only been in the country three months,
became drunk last evening and acted In a
very dlsorderly manner around the p, W.
& B. station. He was arrested and locked
up by Special Officer Thomas, and this
morning given hearing and fined 50 and
costs. He was suffering from terribly
bruised eye. evidently the work of hard
weapon, and cried bitterly while paying his
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
a Onn,inr Cinh Eiaotion

The annual election of the Young Mems
Republican Club on Friday night next
promises TO excite much interest. Two
tickets are In the field. Ore ticket bears the
names of Edmund Mitchell, DR., for pres
dent and 8, NJ. Knox for vice-presi lent, ant
the other, Frank Heisler for president ant
Frederick Robinson for vice president.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
Saturday Nigh. Rr,.s Fight.

About = o'clock Saturday night two
u,tNa AN t',wn on an ;. an impromptu
fnp,hsSa as =, str.s. ~ S ant lot at Fourth and
and f.. 3. A large crowd collected
~ r black eyes had been exchanged
.,e gathering separated without the aid of
the police.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
aallett,s Condition.

The Sitsse1 Journal says: "Coll. Hallett,
the murderer, seems b. be growing worse
all the time, and acts more and more like q
man whose reason has been Diet 'roned.
This week he has been busy scraDing the
Nh,tewash from the walls and when found
t Great told the intruder that lie ad no
business there and that he was going to
have things his way"
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
Meeting of Delaware Alumni.

The Delaware Alumni of Delaware Col
lege will hold a meeting in Newark CD
Friday, December l, at o'clock E, m. The
object of the gathering il to consult as to
the manner in wh.Sh to raise funds by
which to eRiAFge the oratory of the college.
Registrar Frazer is one of committee of
l3 appointed to take charge Of the matter,
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
Coroner's Inquest.

Coroner Smith held an inquest upon the
body of an infant of Charles b. Smith,
residing at No. 1906 French street, anu a
verdict of death from natural causes was
rendered. The child was hut two days old
and hung between life aud death from Its
birth,
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
hIGLsTEIpS NOTICES.
k Rt'lSIER's ORDER.
REGIsTRR,sOrr,cv

New BOOSTERS OFFICE.
,iipn Che s"a'y1e %, Del, October "a 1882.
9it, in GEpHi ,pii Maria l.. smith, late of Red Lion
s%iOrr,lirap ny the Register thai tile Administra-
sMamsir,sitNe We We notice of granting OF letters
" the dsis tg upon the estate OF the deceased
tgttistMrnts y granting thereof, by causing
wv The ialc ~ 70 he posted within forty days
.llc plarss VI such letters In six of the most
S4aFi6g ait @ VI the county OF New Castle,
,Alair To nr"s,'sohs having demands against
r4s 4seahy t'sent IN s, the same, or abide by an act
sllalO cause ,,,,uen suen ease made and provided !;
~ ~ perIoJ We same to he Inserted Within tn .
ssss'happr nntliihn ~ the DAILY GAZETTE, Q
Tgallhhtd tGsriished In Wilmington, and to be
~ GIvo,,ih Three weeks, (e. o, a.
H. orihoi under the hand and seal ofofiiee
~ Yin Mn egister aforesaid al Huntington
-'sIl Year abovss ssstle county aforesaid, the
s. &C. BIGGs, Register.
a4lptt,o, NOTICE.
asegy,sel mSSS,ing claims against the estate Of
A!ministrs present the same daily attes1ed
~ ~ or ahlaaa a,9t, on or before October q, A,
'~4ade and psoni Ihs act Of Assembly in such
Ia,. HARRY NJ. CANTwELL.
O No. az East sixth AS%,niSsriHsEIT; ssSss, wiiSIns
oot25-mwf-sH
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27

Frank Evans, workman in the p, W.
& B. shops, had his hand mashed on Satur-
day, by bar of iron falling ON 1t.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
PERSONAL.

N. g. Wilson, supe ntendent Of the
Soldiers Cemetery at Gettysburg, was IN
town to-day.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
SUNDAY rralna piscontInued.

The Sunday ira ms on the Delaware west
ern Railroad have been discontinued Tor
this year.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
WANTED.
NOTICES.
NOTICE TO BoNDH0LDERsI
Delaware State Bonds
,25rIsr 8I STATE TREAsuREa,

A<OFGhf 1hhs, RAf EMbkh IL ISc{
By virtue Of an act Of the GensrsI Assembly.
passed at Dover. March N, 1884, / hereby give
no. no. .ieo to no ders Of Delaware State bonds that
in The city Of Philadelphia, during the busine
hours Of thar bank, the hr-f three secular days
81 Jsnuary, issa prepared to pay of aud REQ een
20 both inclusive, OF Series A, OF the denomina-
ton or one thousand dollars each, OF the Issue Of
July 1881 and that from and after the said first
GAY GAY ofJan"ary, 1887 the Interest on said bonds
VIII cease. ROBERT j. hkY NOLD5,
h"NS'-Ztwh&wU' State Treasurer.
NoTICE.-sUNDAY TRAINS. THE
4 EUNNING Of sunday trains on the Dela-
ware western RallroM will be discontinued
noveS-2t D. CoNNELL. surt
N0TICE.--I HE 'EBY GIVE NOIICE
~ THAT intend TO prefer "A petition to the
General Assembly of the State Of ID laware nj Its
next session, praying for the passage OF an act to
divorce me from the bonds 0f matrlmony with
nov25-imI JULIA MoHLEN.
NOTICE. - TO RIAL E.TATE
~ OWNERS. Those who sell or transfer real
estate and do not wish to pay the taxes OF 1883 will
oblige the undersigned by leaving notice thereof
Al our ohiee that VIC may asses u to the proper
owners. EDMUND PaOYOST
DENNIS KANE,
collectors of City Faxes.
once No. 10 East Sixth street between Market
and King. Hours, 8a. IN. 70 M, and tO and
Hosp. IN. novlT-2w
NOTICE.-TO WATER RENTER.
~ ALL PERSONS who have sold property dur
Ing the prese"t year must give notice OF such
trAusfe- TO the Registrar at the office of the
Water Department before the 3th day of NOvem-
her, 1882. Otherwise they Will be held liable for
the water rent for the next year. Any alteration
made in any bill after the above date will be at
the option or the Registrar.
novi7tso Registrar.
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FOR SALE.

EoR RENT.-HO'lsE NO. S07 WASH
i INGT, ~ STREET possession Immediately.
Apply On the premises.
nov2i-tf JOSEPH l.. CARPENTER, JR.