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The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
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DE LONGS BODY.
Found Half Buried In the eSnOw-Evidences
of "a Horrible Death.

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New YORK, June 19.-Following is a
special cable received by the Herald tonight;
LONDON, June 19.-Mr. w. II. Glider, the
Herald correspondent, late with the Rodgers,
sends the following dispatch, dated Lena
Delta, April II, 1882: "Melville found the
bodies of De Longs party on March %.
They were in-two places, sol 900 yards from
the wreck of the seow Melville's search
party first started from the supply depot to
follow Ninderman's route from Usterday to
Malvey and aiterward from Malyey back
towards Usterday. They stopped at the
place which Ninderman and Noros passed
the first day after they left De Long, feeling
sure that the others had not got much fur
ther. There they found the wreck, and fol-
lowing along the bank they came
upon rifle barrel hung upon
four sticks. They set the natives digging
ON each side of the sticks and they soon
came upon two bodies under eight feet of
SNOW They stopped at the place where
Ninderman passed the first night. While
these men were digging toward the east
Melville went on along the bank 20 feet
above the river to find place to take bear
ings. He then saw a camp kettle and the
remains of fire about 900 yards from the
tent and approaching, nearly stumbled upon
DeLong's hand sticking out of the snow,
about 80 feet from the edge of the bank.
Here, under about a foot of snow, they found
the bodies of DeLong and Amber, about
three feet apart, and All Sam lying at their
feet, all partially covered by pieces of tent
and few pieces of blanket. All
the others, except Alexina, they found
at the place where the tent was pitched.
Lee and Knack were close by in cleft in
the bank toward the West. Two boxes of
records with the medicine chest and a flag
on staff, were beside the tent. None of
the dead had boats. Their feet were coy-
cred with rags tied on. In the pockets OF
all were pieces of burnt skin and OF the
clothing which they had been eating. The
hands of all were more or less burned, and
1t looked as if when dying they had crawled
into the fire, Boyd lying over the fire, and
his clothing being burned through to the
skin, which was not burned. Collins, lace
was covered with cloth.
INTERRING TIE BODIES.
All the bodies were carried to the top of a
hill 300 feet high, about 40 versts to the
southwest from where they were found, and
there inferred in mausoleum constructed
of wood from the scow, built in the form OF
a pyramid % feet long and seven feet high,
surmounted by a cross % feet high ana
foot square, hewn out of DRIFT wood ana
conspicuous at a distance of ~ Versts. The
mausoleum was covered with stones and is
to be sodded in the spring. The cross is
inscribed with the record and names of the
dead, cut In by the search party.
After completing the tomb the party
separated to search the Delta for traces of
Chipp's people. Melville went to the north
west part of the Delta, and west as far as
the 0lenek river. Ninderman took the
centre and Bartlett the northeast. Ninder-
man and Bartlett found nothing, and Mel
vile has not yet returned.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
The HnY Harvest.

The Wester Local Nescs says: Brinton
King of Pennsbury township says that
between his residence and Wilmington,
whittier he had occasion to go on Sunday,
he did not see single farmer cutting grass,
but he thinks that by the latter part of this
week the clicking of the mower will be gen.
orally heard throughout the county. In re-
gard to his own grass crop he says he "neyer
saw anything heavier grow out of the earth. y
In the northern part of the county, however,
we hear that quite number of farmers have
commenced the hay harvest. Thomas
Brinton of Birmingham township, COM
menced cutting grass yesterday morning,
and saws it is very heavy.
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rTo-day,s Herald BulletIn, i


The depression that has affected the lake
regions during the past few days is now
passing over the Gulf of st. Lawrence. It
is followed by small area of high barom-
eter that is now central over the district
north of the Ohio Valley. In the North
west the conditions have become very much
unsettled again by the advance of large
disturbance from the Rocky Mountains.
AS it moves eastward the low area
is likely to be attended by
numerous local disturbances like those ex-
perienced in the great river valleys during
the last days of the week. Rain fell In the
Middle Atlantic and New England States,
the lower lake regions and the Lower Mis-
souri, Valley. Elsewhere fair or partly
cloudy weather prevailed. A marked de-
crease in temperature attended the thunder
showers in the eastern portions of the
country. It will probably rise again to-
morrow. Brisk to fresh winds blew in the
northwest and in the st. Lawrence Valley.
In the other districts they were generally
light. The weather in New York and its
vicinity to-day will be slightly cooler and
fair. Tomorrow promises to be warmer and
partly cloudy.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
THE WESTERN STORMS.
THE LIST OF CASUALTIES I'M
CREASING.
AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED KILLED.
Iowa Towns Almost Entirely Destroyed--
FOrty-One Deaths In One Town-Great
Damage to Property and Crops.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, June 19.-Later re-
ports from the region devastated by the
storm ON Saturday night indicate that the
damage and loss of life are much greater
than was at first supposed. South of Bur-
lington the hurricane blew down barns,
houses and orchards and destroyed vast
amount of property. Nobody is reported
killed. 8
TWO STORMS MEET OYER A TOWN.
= Al Mount Pleasant, 90 miles west Of Bur
lington, the hurricane was very destructive.
Two storms met over the town at 1.50 and
accompanied by rain and hail broke in fear
full fury, demolishing entirely the Baptist
church, which cost $4,000. The spire of
the Presbyterian church was lifted high in
the air and inverted. The point struck the
sidewalk in front of the church and was
driven many feet in the ground. Only two
persons were reported killed, Mrs. Scott
and her son.
ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE THOUGHT KILLED.
Up to IL o'clock last night Al deaths had
occurred at Grinnell, and % at outside
points. The doctors say that six or seven
more of the wounded at Grinnell will die.
Some physicians put the final death-roll at
Grinnell alone as high as rs. OF the
wounded in that city there are now over 100
known cases, about 80 of them being of q
rather serious nature. The best posted per-
sons at Grinnell yesterday estimated that
the death-roll of the calamity would very
probably reach 100.
In Story county three school houses and
the buildings of about twenty farms were
swept away, and all growing crops in the
track of the wind were destroyed, and cat
tie, horses, hogs and poultry were carried
long distances and deposited dead. Mrs.
s. D. Thompson's little girl was killed and
she herself had an arm broken. G. W.
Hemptock had a leg broken and his wife
and child are injured internally.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
Amateur oarslnen.

Last evening avery exciting boat race took
place on the Christiana between two amateur
oarsmen of this city. The entire course
from the Delaware Western railroad bridge
to the Market street bridge was lined with
(boys in bathing.) The Referees boat
accompanied the rowers over the course and
awarded the honor of treating those inter
ested in the great event. 1t is said a large
sum of money did not change hands.
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Wafar Witnli KNair.

The Water Witch Fire Company has de-
cided to give fair at Institute Hall, com
mencing the Tuesday previous to Thanks
giving, and continuing two weeks. The
proceeds viii be applied to the erection of an
engine house on the lot on Sixth street, near
Tatnall. The members hope the citizens
will give the fair liberal support.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
Personal.

Senator Bayard was in Wilmington yes
terday. .
Colonel Champion, U. S. A., is Sheriff
Cla rk's guest.
Hon. J. Turpin Moore of Laurel, promi-
nent Democratic candidate for Governor, is
in town.
General o. o. Howard used to dance with
squaws when he was stationed in the Indian
country.
x-Representative j. q. Cannon of Laurel
Is in attendance on tile United States Court
as juror,
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AN ouTsIpE OPINION.

A Philadelphia paper to-day says
"'fhe prospect for the peach crop on the
Maryland and Delaware Peninsula this
year is phenomenal. Following the freeze
early in April came the usual wall from all
parts of the fruit district that the peaches
were ruined Reliable adviees soon after,
when the effect of the cold snap could be
looked into, stated that there would be half
crop, and this impression has prevailed
until now, when growers and dealers profess
to be greatly surprised to find that In their
early estimates they were much under the
mark, and that the crop will simply be an
enormous one. fE*f Z
Careful inquiry through the whole fruit
growing section shows that an abundance of
peaches will be grown all over the Peninsula
The June fall is now at its height. and from
the way it is progressing peaches enough
will grow on the trees to bend them beneath
the weight us never before. In some sec
tons, il is true, the yield will be light, but
in most of them there will be an unheard-o
yield, If all reports are to be believed. /. n.
Mills, Superintendent of the Delaware
division of the Philadelphia, Wilmington 81
Baltimore railroad, who knows more about
the outlook than any one else, because he
has to transport the fruit to market, says
that, from the way things look now, the
crop may exceed the superabundant one OF
1870, when III the height ol the season there
was a constant glut, and thousands of bas-
kets of peaches rotted under the trees. In
that year the railroad and steam boat lines
were unable to carry the peaches to market,
and the growers were almost as badly off as
when there is only very slight crop. This
year, however, not so much trouble of this
kind will be experienced, as there are
numerous canning factories now in opera
ton, which will probably be able to use up
all the peaches that cannot be taken to
market in their fresh state Anyway, there
win be an ample crop and peaches will be
phnnn -
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
APnrnlytlo Stroke.

As II. G. Hill, prominent citizen Of
Norristown, was seated in front of Il friends
house Sunday evening he was stricken with
paralysis and is now lying very low at his
home in that town. W. IL. Hill of the
GAZETTE staff is a son of the stricken man
and was hastily summoned home yesterday
foranoon
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
Morrison's paper mill, at Tyronne, Penna.,

WOTTfsOH pupil IIrrrr3 = oIlIic'i oIrI'''''
was burned on Sunday. Loss, $3.50, 900.
Midshiprnan Henry NJ. Finley, only son of
ex-Goneressman Finley, committed suicide
a. Bucyrus, Ohio, on Sunday morning. He
resigned his commission In the navy few
days ago, and it is supposed he had feared
thst he would be unable to stand the APP
proaehing examination. He was "a years
OF age and engaged to be married.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
Cases dismissed.

Last evening Sance Dawes was arranged
before Esquire Yandegrlft, charged by
Bridget Pagan with being disorderly. After
hearing the testimony the case was dis
missed, The same person also charged
Harry Redding with using abusive language.
Case also dismissed.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
:
a Messenrnr Gnll.

The Mutual Union Telegraph Company is
engaged to-day in placing call for messen-
ger boys in the saloon of the First Assistant
Engineer John McGafIrey of the Fire De-
partment. The company has already placed
number of the calls in various business
houses of the city. They are very convenient
to business men.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
A Fine Eiel,l of Corn.

Mr.. Isaac 8. Lenderman Of Brandywine
hundred, has one of the finest fields Of corn
in the country. Already 1t is owe knee high
and as even as floor. Who can beat 1t.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
sale nrLnts

Yesterday afternoon Drake IL Co., auc-
tioneers, sold for Joshua Maris, ESD, the
following building lots situated on Seventh
street, Woodlawn and Bayard avenues. The
rnrinaa nhta aimed Nunrn ne fnIIntre - u
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20

Indications.

tAssociated Press dispatch to the Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, June 2O.-For the Middle
Atlantic States cool, fair weather, northerly
winds, shifting to easterly, higher barom-
eter
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
A PEACH PLETHORA.
An Abundant Yield of Delaware's Staple
Promised-The Crop Of 1875.

From all parts of the Peninsula come re-
ports verifying the statement made in the
GAZETTE of yesterday that the peach crop
this year may possibly exceed that enormous
one of 1875. 1t is not probable that the
yield will be as great as that of 1875 for the
reason that there are not as mary trees on
the Peninsula to bear them. That the crop
will be ample there is no doubt.
A few figures as to the shipments of that
heavy year may not be out of the way nor
uninteresting at this time. The shipments
by rail commenced fairly on August 3,
when 10 ear loads were shipped to Philadel-
phia and New York. The shipments at
once began to rapidly increase, and by
August o, l07 cars were shipped. On Au-
gust II, 1876 car loads went up the Delaware
railroad, and three days later they jumped
to $50. All this time there was glut, and
a few days after this the growers had to
grappe with the dilemma of too high
freights to make them do anything but lose
money, owing to ruinous prices. President
llinckley of the p, w. Il B. was waited
upon, but not much relief was secured, and
after few days waiting the shipments were
resumed.
On August 26 321 car loads were shipped
and on the following day the heaviest trans
portation ever done by the Delaware road
took place, the enormous quantity of All
car loads going out of the State by rail. The
total shipments by the p, W. u B. exceeded
= 95O
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
Lock Brake Lost.

While responding to the false alarms from
boxes Nos. q and II last night, the Friend
ship engine lost lock brake. The finder
will please leave it AT the engine house.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
Che Rerry Cron.

Only 40 car loads of Strawberries We're
shipped yesterday The "hottom has
dropped out of the season." and there will
be lull in the berry market for few days
until raspberries are ripe.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20

DR.. shortlidge is on his practice again.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
The Law VIndleated.

Total amount of sales. ....
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-15
IL II w hlspered.

That the foreman Of tia Every Even.
ing Is human after all. He placed his
Saturdays late edition head. in Tues.
days paper. Rather stale matter to
publish on Tuesday.
That John S. Ia Doherty has been
given the formanship u the New: well
we can say that John understands his
business.
That the next Mayor will be a staunch
Republican Notwithstanding the efforts
OF the late ablest editor in Delaware to
the contrary.
That Baynard Il Dawson in 1888 will
have the largest and finest jewelry store
IN Delaware.
That Humphry X Bro, :i)2 Market
street, have the hanusomest store in the
city.
That tho meanest case OF black m ii |
has been attempted on one Of Whining.
tons Young men.
That the Wilmington young folks
are getting quite "A name Tor giving en-
joyaola balls.
That the boys in the gallery y. the
Opera House, should learn 4 little more
manners.
That the concert given by the Fisk
Jubilee Singers was rich treat to the
lovers Of vocal music.
That our orchestra is rapidly improv-
ing in their playing.
That the REPUBLICAN is read every
day by over two thousand u .mocrats.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-15

W ''''''i''>j a p''u "AS ~
A. Tx Minister and Ex-senator Chris.
tiancy was met by Your representativ t
to night in the corridor Of the National
Hotel he has been to his home in Mich
igan for some weeks and during his alb
sence discarded his old soft hat for a
beaver and put a small diamond stud
on his shirt-front. He said that he ar
rived here on Thursday last and on Fri
day visited the State Department to ex-
anime the appearance of the despatch
sent by him from Peru and which Ex-
Secretary Blaine gave publicity to in
fis recent letters given to the press. Mr..
Chris fancy, it will be remembered, APP
peared in print Immediately after and
challenged Mr.. Blalne's right to pub.
fish despatch which he, Christiancy,
in drafting, had marked "Personal."
BY investigating the files Mr..
Chrlstiancy finds that his secretary.
instead Of correctly copying the draft
used the official stamp in addressing
the same to Mr.. Blaine making the
letter a matter Of publicity, if the
Department of State deemed its public
use proper, and Mr.. Christancy has
written Mr.. Blaiue letter to that effect
and generating him.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-15

Application having been made fol
the appointment Of supervisors Of alec
tions for Kent county, Judge Bradford
in the United States Court, Monday
appointed the i,llowing on the recon-
mendation of Chief Supervisor V aleu-
tine: Duck Creek Hundred. Walter
o. Hotfecker, r.; Robert Hill, d.; Lit
tie Creek, Daniel Mitiiin Wilson, X.
Joseph II. Hopkins, d.; Kenton, Caleb
BogSI. II William b. Jones, d.. East
Dover, Frederick A. Williams, r.;
Daniel Rockwell, d. South Murder
kill. Robert Parkinson, r.; Robert w.
Reynolds, d.; North Murderkill,
Jabez Jenkins, Il Potter S. Cooper,
D.; Mispi)lion, Dr.. James Il. Powell,
r., Henry Il. Lewis. ID. These super
visorS are appointed in accordance with
the United States law bearing upon
such elections as return members to
Congress. The appointments for Mil
ford Hundred will be filled in few
days.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-15
FISK Jubilee SINGERS.

The above named singers gave one OF
the most enjoyable and entertaining
concerts last evening before a large and
appreciative audience at the O,era
House. They were encOred time and
time again and nearly always obliglng-
ly responded with another selection.
The singers, who are coIored, number
ten persons and their voices blend in
perfect harmony with one another. One
piece of which we will make special
mention was sung by request it havi ng
been sung by the singers before the
late President Garfield, entitled: walk
Through the Valley in Peace" The
late President having expressed a wish
for it to be sung and some person in
the audience being acquainted with
that fact, asked for its reproduction.
The singing was all that one co1I i'd de.
sire, and everybody without a single
exception went away more than pleased
with the evenings entertainment.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-15

MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., February l3.-David
q. Wall, r wealthy farmer, who lives on the
road between NV Egypt and Iacobsto wn
had in his employ a young girl, whom he
had taken from a charitable institution and
who was iIdcntured to him to do his house
work. On Frid y a letter came to the girl
from her brother, who Is in Lii nois and IS do
ing well. The letter contained $40, with
which she could pay her passage, as he wish
cd her to come to live with him W. opened
the letter and read pant fit to the girl, but
said noihing about the money. He then went
into an ~ Joining room and read the letter to
his wife. The girl overheard tn, TX and
Immediately demanded the money. Wall
took horsewhip, stripped of all herclothing
and whipped her until tue blood flowed all
over her back and she iirDted. Then he went
down into the cellar, got strong brine trom the
porS barrels ald poured 1t over her. He vas
arrested on Saturday and public feeling 10
strongly in favor ollynchjng him. The girl
is in Il precarious CO ldition.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-15
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Observance or the Annivefssry
OF liS RIr tn.

1
The seven.v.third birthday of Abra.
ham LincnlH was celebrated through
ou, tho countrv and AT New York or
Tuesday nipht
| Amonp the puests were Gen. Grant
Emnrv < Storrs Senator Mcdonald
! Raw i p N.wman. Gov.rror Cornell
and others we'll known. Gen. Gran,
snoka "a tnllnws,
G4ntl.mpu of the Lincoln c,uh I am
sorry Won did not listen 10 the su1ge..
tion If nv triend S,nator McDonald
and let Mr., Storr, sneak. Then Won
would have heard somethinp worthy of
tbe nrcasiop wn,thv Of the man whose
birthday VOL, are here Ia celebrate. He
has lived lonoer II. Mr. IInco,n', Stale
than h,ya and knew him h.fnrr I
did neyer met Mr. lincoln mi
MARCH 1894 I ,;ka III. ua,ne of vonr
cInh and m. object, for which il was
fnrm,L I ,;ka IN. mama of ,he clnI
hac,usc II haars ,be nome of rho graf
oct man wbnm hi. rnnntrv has aver
n r ia VIVA h.ttsr fttad nroh
alIv fnr tho Tina and occasion than
anv nther In tLe rountrv A Itbonph
a ,;t;y.n NJ INA St,t. ram Which f..
40. saIso,ad pr.siIsut / ,oyar WAR
| him iii / wan, ~ W..,,iu,tnn =, ,ake
nommarJ nf nj, ths ,r,nias be,rd
| az liz .n.,aotav ,rd h,I .lmoo+ cnmo
70 h.1,.,a ,l,,t 10 Nd Ii. t;,,, j.,
ta,,;n', li,,i. stor;as af,.r mo, him
ba snsnt a araat DIAL If lima with ma
ut XIV Point Hn was full of anec.
Io,s. hnt ha alw,vs ,alI than tn
;IImstr,ta uoint f,er stat;n, a
caua varv rIa.rlv than ha would 1ell
Ills l;,tle storv ~ illustrate it. will
tai tall Won one ~ thssa s,or;s" " Af,,r rho
surrsnJer ~ nnomot,ox at,ar tho
niv;nn Of ali naneuu,rv oriars and
sftsr nrdsrina Gena,.i Msads to I,,rch
tba arnn h,nI ~ ,ha Junction If tha
railwa~s + .tar,sd ha.L ~ Wa.bin,,ton
IN stnn aniistmnnts and nnnscass,rv
Ji.hnr,s,nan,s ! was "a; n;alIu snE
,nsoJ ~ ~. n;,h ~, ar,nu ,u.
real;,v w,a !, ,,sl;n:,;o, mia
p,as;.i.,, y, tb., rnn,"5araoa AID w.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-15
Rpava Mlss ZAma.

Simon GiIty WAS the wickedest whts man
OF the early perio Of the history Of the Ohio
valley. In lit Fort Henry, which Was situa
ted on tho Ohio river near Wheeling, and
garrisonsd by forty.two men, y suddenly
STACKED by 9iIty With a To- dlndians.
He suosesded In ambuS slaughter.
ing thirty Of thsI~ but twelve
was the young Elizabeth Zane, beautiful
girl Of seventeen. The twelve soldiers, Dom.
msnded by Dol. shepherd were good ma ks
men, and knowing that surrender meant
death 4 their wives and children, as we'll ne
orthemselvss they re'oyed to fight TIL the
las 1t IVES not long before their small stock
Of powder In the fort was almost exhausted.
IN Despair the Colonel called his brave little
UaRd together, and told them that at a house
some sixty yards ouuide the fort. which their
enemies had not dared spproach, there was a
key Of gunpOwdor. whoever should try to
bring It into fort would he In peril of his life
from the Indians. He called for volunteers
and three or four men rep nded. but only
generously disputIng among them'elvss for
the perilous errand, Elizabeth Zane ap-
preached the Colonel, and legged that she
might be allowed to go Tor the powder. Her
request was promptly refused; but 'he pei
sisted, and IT was finally agreed that Q.
should make the drst trial. When all was
ready the gate opened and Eliz ibeth walked
rapidly acr.ss the open space toward the
house whore the pow1er was stored Those
in fort could see that the eyes Of the Indians
were upon her but from curiosity or mercy
they allowed her to pass safely, and to enter
the no Isc. Her friends drew a breath of re-
lief aud, watching even more anxiously for
Eer temperance, saw her come out soon
around her waist. Ky this time the Indians
had sus .,ected her burden, and in a moment
more, AS she was Fastening toSard the fort
they sent after her . shower OF bullets and
arrows. They all, however, whistled by her
harmless, aud she sped on with her treasure
through the deadly missiles until at last sne
bore 1t in triumph inside the gate By the
aid of the powder and the enthu Elastic cour
age which Elirabeth's selfsioriiice IL spired
the ga : is0n was able to hold out until rellef
came to them, And 10 the noble act of
young sirl saved the lives ofall within the
fort and yanluished go dusky assailants
The lnefImily became well known In South
ern ohio and gave their name to the beautiful
little city OF Zancsvil 0.