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The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
WILMINGTON. DELL, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1881 ~
MIDDLETOwN,
A New Cannery-Ice for Refrigerator
Cars-The Fire Engine Not Talked
About.
LspecIal correspondence of the Gnzette

Cars-The Fire Engine Not Talked
About.
Especial correspondence of the Gazette.
MIDDEETowN, DEL, June 9.-Biggs.
clayton q Co., have their eannery nearly
completed aud will soon be ready for can
ming fruit. They expect to employ great
many men, women and children, which will
help the poorer class of our town very
much.
The Penna. R. R. Co. is erecting a
large ice house opposite the lumber ward.
and along the line!or the p, w. d. b. r. r.
Tor the storage of ice, to be used in the
refrigerator cars which they use for freight
ing fruit to the West.
IL is expected that there will be a great
many peaches and apples as well as small
fruit this summer The cry, as usual, has
been that there were no peaches, but the
farmers have concluded that they will have
fair crop.
The potato beetle is doing much damage
to the potatoes in this section.
Wheat is doing well, but If there is much
rain before harvest the self-binders will have
good chance to settle which is the best
machine.
The town fathers say no more about the
proposed fire apparatus, and water works
For one week you could hear nothing but
ilre engines and tanks, but we think when
they had their last meeting they adjourned
until the next fire. The matter seems to
have dropped altogether, and if we should
be so unfortunate as to have another con-
migration our town would be in about the
same condition as before.
The Bayard Club will be addressed by
William Dean, Esq, of Newark, Del, on
next Tuesday evening in their club room in
Reynolds Hall. All good Democrats are
cordially invited, and we think good ad-
dress may be expected.
There was a festival and concert in the
Town Hall last evening for the benefit of the
proposed new P. E. Church which was well
attended.
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VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
Preparing to Hold Il StraightOut COnven-
ton and Repudiate Malone.

Preparing to Hold Il StraightOut COnven-
tiOn and Repudiate Malone.
RICHMOND, June S.-A meeting of the
Straightout Republican State Committee
was held here to-day at which some 90 per-
sons were present, including Congressman
DeZendorf, of the Second district. Several
members were represented by proxy, and
the majority were ex-Federal otliceholders.
The call for a convention of the Republi-
can party to meet at Staunton on the 21th
inst, it was resolved, was not by any
authority of this committee. 1t was directed,
however, that II State convention of the
party would be held at Richmond at such
time us should hereafter be designated by
the State Central Committee. District con-
yentions to nominate candidates for Con-
gress were called for the 18th of July next,
when delegates are also to be elected to the
State Convention.
A member of this committee claims that
they have quite respectable following out
side of the ex-tederal otflce-holders, who are
opposed to "bossism" and coalition, They
say that they are in sympathy with the half
breeds in New York and the Independents
in Pennsylvania, and that they intend to
run the Republican party in Virginia in
spite of the administration. They propose
to nominate as candidate for Congressman
at-large Republican who has no relation
ship either to Republican or Democratic
coalition with Readjusters.
Candidates of like political stripe are
also to be nominated in each district, and
the straightouts are pledged in advance to
make 1t hot for the readiusters. They did
not express any particular hostility to the
Democracy, but were emphatic in the state
ment that If they could not elect their can
didates they would at least "worry Billy
Malone and the readiusters considerably.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
POLICE COURT.

Number of Gases Disposed of Before
Mayor Almond Last Night and To-day.
At police court last night Mayor Almond, =,
on complaint of A. V. Gaynor, Executive
Officer of the Board of Health, fined Patrick
Kelley S5 and cost for maintaining the
nuisance of filthy cess pool at No. 210
West Second street.
George Hey was fined SIS and costs for
allowing refuse matter to run from his
butcher shop over Third street bridge.
Before the Mayor this morning Francis
Coburn was fined S2 and costs for being
drunk and disorderly.
Dennis Darcy was arraigned on a similar
charge, which included a desperate assault,
while drunk, upon his father and mother in
Mechanic street. officer Sharp had arrested
Dennis and testified to his riotous conduct.
He was fined $40 and costs and held in S100
bail to keep the peace.
Henry Welz was fined SO and costs for
acting in disorderly manner on the street
while DRINK
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MIngling of the Gray and the Blue.

GETTYSBURG, Pa, june S.-The veterans
of the Union and Confederate armies com
pleted the revision of the battle ground oil
the second day this morning, and, were en-.
tertained by the Battle Field Memorial
Association at lunch on the Rose farm ON
the battle field, after which they took their
departure. There will be reunion of the
veterans of the Army of the Potomac and
Northern Virginia. who fought in the first
days battle, on Wednesday, June IA, Many
distinguished participants are expected.
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MUSIC AT THE SACRED HEART.

Programme for the Two Concerts to be
Given on the 18th and 18th Instants-
An Excellent Entertainment Promised.
The following Is the programme of the
choir of the Sacred Heart Church for their
concert to be given at the church, corner
Tenth and Madison streets, on June IL
and 13:
!. Opening chorus. On the Sea- Men delsshon.
2 The Dutohman's Philosophy, n comic song
j. Piano solo, overture, Tanceret, .... ROssiaf
4. The Kansas Immigrants, or the Great Exodus
farce, very funny and full of lie
r. Dennison
5. Plano SOLO High Life, Strauss
.. Chorus, Tho Song of the Lark. .MendeIsshon
I. Duet, See the Pale Moon ,...... r. CdmDaaa
8. The Corner Lounger, Mantle In Court, u
farce given In German.
.. Duet, Hear me Norma a.............B Billfnf
10. Cornet solo Cantque per Noll EnlmerSon
IL. Plano solo, Tripping Through the
l2 Duet Wish for the Monntan: tn Gr3ge Ige
lS Duet for Cornet and FlugelhOrn EmmersOn
II. Duet, Good Night ...........H Heph Glover
10. The four Hebrew Merchants n comic
operette, given in German.
The above programme was selected with
great care, and promises to be one of the
best entertainments ever given in this city.
The choir is under the direction of Prof.
Frank A. Mindwich of Philadelphia, an
excellent musician. Doors will be open at
O'Clock, commence at Is minutes
before O'Clock. Tickets 25 cents, reserved
seats ID cents extra, to be had at the door
on the evening of the concert.
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EIGHT MEN INJURED.
A Fire in BaltImOre-Eight Men Seriously
Injured.

BALTIMORE, June S.-A fire broke out
this afternoon in a large three-story ware
house, Nos. % and "A North Frederick
street, and occupied by E. Mount and Nor
ton d. Banks as furniture factories. The
firemen were quickly at work and 1t seemed
as if they had got the flames under control,
Eight of the members of No. Engine
Company were on the roof of Mounts build
ing when suddenly, without any warning, it
gave way, carrying with it the third and
second floors to the first floor, and
burying the firemen beneath the
debris. AS soon as their comrades
saw the disaster which had be-
fallen them, half dozen powerful
streams were directed on the spot, where
they disappeared, and numbers of willing
hands went to work To effect their rescue and
in short time they were all gotten out more
or less injured. George Miller, the foreman,
was severely cut about the head William
Burns, right leg broken James Kelly, left
leg broken; Charles Nelson, injured about
the head; Julius o. Krowl, left leg injured !;
+. Dewitt, face burned: w. T. Disney, left
leg broken. AS each man was brought from
the ruins the multitude rent the air with
their shouts, and the men were borne Off to
an adjoining engine house, where several
surgeons were in attendance. The total loss
by the fire will not exceed s., ,000.
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SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Motion for Arrest of Judgment in the
Pfoutsch Case Refused.


WESTMINSTER, MD, June S.-After the
jury had returned verdict of murder in
the first dregree against Andrew Pfoutsch
for tie killing Of Jacob Lockner ON Friday
last counsel for the prisoner, Messrs. Reif-
snider and Fink, filed motion in arrest of
judgment. At that time Judge
Miller, who presided at the trial, had
returned to Annapolis, and Judge
Hayden postponed the hearing on
the motion until to-day, when Judge Miller
would again be present. The prisoner was
brought into court this morning, looking
somewhat pale and eareworn, but otherwise
cool and unaffected. Argument on the mo-
tion was opened by Messrs. Reifsnider and
Fink for the prisoner and closed by States
Attorney Henning for the State. Judge
Miller then announced the decision
of the court, which was that the mo-
tiOn should not be granted Pfoutsch was
then called upon to stand up and
was asked if he had anything to say why
sentence should not be pronounced. With
out any apparent emotion he arose and with
a steady voice said he was not guilty of
murder that he had gone out that morn
ing to shoot rabbit and not to kill Lockner.
Judge Miller was greatly affected and showed
deep emotion as he sOlemnly pronounced
the sentence of the law, which was in the
usual form. The prisoner was conveyed to
his former quarters at the almshouse under
strong guard.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
Queen Anne's and Kent railroad.

The annual meeting of stockholders of
the Queen Anne's and Kent Railroad Com
pany was held at Centreville, Md, Wednes-
day last. The following officers were elected:
President, Hon. b. 7. Biggs Secretary and
Treasurer, Robert Craven; Directors, Isaac
Hinckley, Strickland Kneass, Frank Thomp-
son, Samuel M. FELTON,, j. Morris Perot,
Jacob Tome and B. 7. Biggs. There were
no changes in the old officers. The expenses
for the fiscal year were $50, ,257.S5, and the
earnings $40, ,4S3, leaving a deficit of 3d.
774.SO. The causes of increase of expenses
are building the telegraph improving the
road-bed, repairing bridges, building station
houses and increasing the rolling stock.
The total earnings last year were S24 1886. 80,
and the expenses S22, ,634.45.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
TWO DEATHS.
Rufus Vernon and James X. Collins, Both
WelI-known Men, Dead,

huIus vernon and James X. Collins, Both
Well-knOwn Men, Dead.
Rufus Vernon, residing in this city, the
father of George w Vernon, the senior pro-
prietor of the RepublicGs, died in Media, Pa,
last evening, where he was visiting his son,
A. ID. Vernon of the Media 1mericdn Mr.
Vernon was very well known and was quite
venerable, being in his S5th year. If he had
lived eight days more he would have cele-
brated his SGth birthday. His death was
unexpected. On Monday last he, in COM
pany with one of his guardians, went to Media
and while there he took cold and soon fell
i'll of trouble of the kidneys which re-
suited in blood poisoning, and eventually
caused death last evening, as stated. The
deceased was born in West Whiteland
Township, Chester county, Pa, in 1897, and
moved to this city in lS47, and has been en-
ployed with his son in the Republican office
business. lie leaves six children, 4S grand
children and II great grand children, the
children being George w. Vernon of this
city, A. ID. Vernon and Wesley Vernon of
Media, Mrs. w, II. Hendrickson of Faulk-
land, Mrs. Charles Matelle of Media, and
Mrs. John Reese of Tacony, Pa. The re-
mains will be brought to Wilmington to-day,
and the funeral will take place on Sunday
aiternoon, interment ut Wilmington and
Brandywine cemetery.
James r. Collins one of the best-known
down-eounty farmers, died at his home, in
the lower part Of the county, on Wednesday
evening, after an extended sickness. He
was well-known Democrat, having been a
leading candidate for Sheriff when ex-
Sheriff Pyle was nominated, prominent
man and mostexcellent citizen. The funeral
will take place on Sunday. Mr.. Collins was
the fatherin-law of Frank Stidham Of this
city.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
p T., Convention Adiouns.

|r.,S hyS Nrssrs Murphy and Gordon
D%I , devotional exercises at yester-
syssl'h OF the Diocesan Convention at
'% ,,t . lrs,rftlay, The committee to whom
,,, ''Ieu IL Ihe memorial of the Rev. w.
pim,,,.. ," y, p.' late rector of Trinity parish,
tI,, Is 'on' WI recommended that the conyen-
Y t"u ya' ,'o action on the paper, and their
fr1 was VA sustained. 1t was on motion
cani,i MI "a,t printed in pamphlet form
nv f1gs Ri,ta VI 'ie sermon preached yester-
e,isn, 'I'Ip +, Ice on the history of the
"' ,ha Episcopal Church in this diocese
m "' ,lllle n Of the settlement to the
no ,,L he"eS was selected as the next
4 paw anu the convention adjourned
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
About Strawberries.

[Smyrnn TImes, Wednesday.l
D. j. Cummins, president of the National
Bank, who has been one of our largest
growers, at one time having as many
as 2S acres in this fruit, will com
mence shipping tomorrow. A record
kept by him Of the first date of
shipment for the past 10 years is as follows ::
1873, June z; IA June rs, June 2;
'76, June III, May 30; rs, May II (; ~,
May 2S 80, May "a 'Sl, May 80 'S2,
June 8. The difference between the earliest
shipment, May IA, '7S, and this year is three
and half weeks. The vines a very full of
fruit. The shipments from the lower Penin-
sula last week were about 100 cars per day.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
Death of q RelIgIeuse.

Sister COLUMBIA (Dittoe), one of the MEM
bers of the Community of the Dominican
Convent of the Sacred Heart, in Washing.
city, died last Friday after long illness of
consumption, aged 54 years. She was a
native of Ohio, entered the Dominican
Sisterhood 32 years ago, and was one of the
number who first came to Washington to
found the convent now so prosperous and
flourishing,
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
yer,lIcts in rmn Mur,ler Cases. Nc.

NORFOLK, Va, June s.-Andrew c.
Elliott of Richmond, who shot and killed
William Puryear in Il street car fight in this
city a short time ago, was tried in the Cor
poration Court to-day, and acquitted on the
ground of self-deiense. The jury in the
case of Sidney $. Sanford, who stabbed and
killed Jacob GLENN, barkeeper, in Feb
ruary last, returned verdict to-day fixing
the punishment at ~ years in the peni-
tentiary.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
delaware StocIr

st"rS ~S bulletin nu L, No, @S3 gives figures of
!, ~" sroo ol' iarlnS in 1880. The Delaware
iS;o S5Sa, =, follows; Horses 81 1888, increase
Imt Gr oi percent; mules 8 ,93l increase
N %csnn' %cArn' 'SiS, increase Is; milch COWS
h. S, >'J"se .h 10; other cattle %, ,450, in
N. incroo'p ,"p'p y ,967, increase s; swine
|ya,aJ J,SaSe oa IL Increase In Indian corn
III Der cspt ptr cent. Increase in popula-
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IndicatIOna.

ASSOCIATED press dispatch to the Gagettel
WASHINGTON, June 9.--For the Middle
Atlantic States partly cloudy weather local
rains in the northern portions; stationary
or as light fall in temperature variable
winds and slight changes in barometer ex.
cept in the northern portions slight rise in
barometer. .nF 1lt
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
Sale OfL.nts

pIdh~r company will hold a sale of
'ftirs ip,s Ioaa. on the Lowering and Naff
ont, Ihoaited hnoyated on jackson, CLAYTON,
.oycring ri.olll .'lI a. and Fourteenth streets and
y next, tn Tha 'illallcross avenues on Sat
Iocations o.a ,i,e lots are all desirable and
eat4 o'clacl g good. The sale will take
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
'''Wood Assemblies Picnic

A,.n,u, ,u,a annual picnic of the Fleet
Iutnn p,aly py took place yesterday at
alrp anal IN "A large crowd was in at
Es,ion rJo aq /. lgn and enjoyment took
IHrpl II rom the start. Nothing
IN, m and 10 .. mar the pleasure of those
N,j,6.5 ' al ~, ~ o'clock it broke up. all
~ was success 'e'"oou second
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
Drowned Mt Delaware City.
'lnaotaf ,Vtc,>as.t. a.. -. ...

DELAWARE CITY, June s-James War
wick, colored, accidentally fell overheard
and was drowned tonight while wheeling
coal on the mud machine Storm
OF Philadelphia at Hilles & Co.'S coal
wharf His hody has has been recovered.
Coroner Weldin arrived this morning u
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
A SAD DROWNING CASE
THREE CHILDREN DROWNED
AT CLAYTON, N. J.
FIDDLER WINS AT ASCOT TODAY
Three Young Sons of Ell CharIeboIs
Drowned in River While Fining a
Pail OF Water-The Ascot Races,

CLAYTON, N. j., June 9.-Three young
sons Of Eli Charlebois were drowned In the
river here yesterday morning while attempt
ing to I'LL pail Of water. They lost their
balance and fell into the stream.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
.,i' ae'ool Examinations

lc semi,an,m,,,enieing June 10 is the week
Ic scho1s Tii',al of .ii examinations in the
The grammar' 'o o., Should not be absent
day Of that har ~p'i or high school classes on
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
~, r' 1anvier's Condit,on

'onurdrr"',no,II,F oI Ferdinand Janvier, who
on his 6r,o 6uSly ny, assaulted by the negro
Was not ,afln near Glasgow a day or Two Two
ugh still sa,s, s1 uhlaVorable yesterday,
from his ,vo, ogliGus' He suffers much
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
G,~h~-- a,
Shildren,s nav

(Sld FL in ali i' tbe appropriate RPp exercises will
I5as 5Iacs1Mencial % Connoeln oelng ehildren's day.
Paed that all G%IunSil NJ last year recon-.
uaH vi NJ E. churches observe
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09

GixtN nnNa.

( The entire stock of clothing at the Boston
One Price Clothing House must be sold dur
ing the next go days, and it win pay all in
need Of anything In their line to call and
see their stock.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
FIDDLER WINS AT ASCOT.

FOxweIl a Good Second and PetrOneI
Third.
[Assoeiated Press dispatch to the Gagette.1
LONDON, June 9.-The race for the Alex
andria plate at Ascot was won by Fiddler,
Foxwell second, Petronel third.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
CIinir OOncarh.

The choir of Union NJ. E. Church gave an
enjoyable concert last night, under the
leadership of Joseph II. Gibson. The at
tendance was small.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09


backward. Last year the market was
guttel very badly on Saturday, June 4th,
and the shipments to Wilmington on that
day amounted 20. four car loads, two by
freight and two by express. The shipment
of to-day-3 car loads will not glut the
market, but if tomorrow is fine day 1t is
probable that there will be an unprecedented
supply of berries in Wilmington, and that
the prices will be very low.
The strawberry season is not at its hight
yet, aud growers will have to be very dis
Greet about how and to what points they
ship berries next week or there will be
glut, not only here but in larger cities.
In market to-day strawberries were SELL
ing, according TO quality, at from six to ~
cents per quart. Berries to-day from New
Jersey We're commanding the best prices aud
the finest were selling for 25 cents for two
quarts. In addition to the Delaware rail
road shipments to-day 102 crates were
shipped by the S. A. Mccall from Penns-
grove.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-09
A GLUT IN PROSPECT.

Lots of Strawberries In Town The
Heaviest shipment on Record Made
To-day.
Yesterday the largest shipment of straw
berries on record was made over the Della
ware railroad. One hundred and three car
loads went out of the Peninsula which is
eight carloads heavier than ever before made
In one day from the Peninsula
The shipments were as follows by car
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

The Houston and Tex8s Central propose.
constructing a northeast extension from En-.
mis-, Texas, on its main line, ri1 kaufman
and Terrell, to get an outlet for the Morgan
lines, independent OF the Gould system, to
reach Chicago, st. Louis and the East.
The State railway commissioners, in their
annual report Just submitted to the Missouri
legislature, take high grounds against the
management or control of railways by the
n itional government at the same time in
si,ting that State lines shall not be obliier-
ated and State supervision cease.
The production Of rails during the past
year Is estimated at 100000 gross tons.
Next to the enormous consumption, the rapid
development in production is one Of the
m 1st striking features Of the year. The out
put can be largely incrya sed, if necessary,
during 1882, several OF the leading mills
having made extensive additions, besides t. o
or three entirely new C0ucerns which have
en-, or will be shortly, put in operation.
Heavy rains for the past several days in
Texas have caused several bridges on the
NJ ssouri Pacific, Texas and ST. Louis ard
other roads throughout the State, to re
shed away. int rferiug seriously with the
running of trains. 1t is reported that from
Mineola eastward on the Texas Pacific for
over a hundred miles on both sides of the
track, through fine timber country, there is
large body OF wafer. NO serious results
are reported from that section.
According to the annual report of the
State commissioners of railroads OF Mas
$ ,chuSetis, the total number of miles of track
in that State is 3l48, an increase of 103 miles
over last year. he aggregate capital stock
Is Sl22, ,6l4, an Increase Of S3,4l6742;
net debt of all companies, So, $50 $50, an
increase Of So 67S $40; gross income, $751;
764, 1896 an increase Of S2,624, OIL; net in
come, Slo,701,7 FOL, decrease of $4,000;
freight earnings, 5 per cent. more than last
year; passenger earnings, per cert. increase.
The number of persons killed is placed at
1874, an increase of IS; and the injured at
lis, an increase of 80. The commissioners
are in favor of an annual examination Of
railroad employees for color blindness.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-19
GENERAL NEWS,
Business fair.

I
Receipts by river yesterday, 1S6 bales cot
! ton aud IS sacks seed.
Pilot Eph Banks, formerly of the James
Lee, has returned from st. Louis
The Hard Cash departed last evening for
White river with fair trip of freight and pas
sengerS.
The w. w. O'Neil and Harry Bro IN, with
tows OF empty coal barges passed up yesterday for
the Ohio river
Captain w. c. Hardwick, the corn king OF
the upper rivers, leaves Evansville this week with
a large fleet Of corn barges.
The Andy Baum departed yesterday even
ing for Cincnnsti with 276 bales cotton leo bar
rels oil, lot of sundres and fair list of people
Signal service report: River 81 feet IL
inches-Iise inches during the "A hours ending
los pm. yesterday. According to the report the
water is now within feet II inches of the high
water mark of 1867.
The new Anchor-Line steamer City of
Baton Rouge from St Louis. passed down yester-
day with 1900 tons Of freight and big trip of pas
sengers. She added here 1000 sacks OF oil meal a
good lot oil sundres, and 40 cabin passengers.
The Pine Bluff Press, of recent date, says
that Mat. Downs is building steam ferryboat at
Brump's Bayou, just above Pine Bluff The hull
is already built and the boat, it is said will be
ready for operation some time next month. Cap
tain Downs is a river man of no small fame, and
it is hoped will make a success of his new en- ter
prise.