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The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
NO HOPE FOR GUITEAU.
THE CABINET DECIDES NOT
ToINTERFERE. rF Al
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE MARSHAL.
The Prisoner to be Kept in Close Confine-
rnent Until the Fatal Day-Who Are to
Sec Him.
tAssOciated Press dispatch to the Gazette ]

WARRINGTON, June 24.-The Cabinet has
decided not to interfere with the sentence of
Guiteau and the Attorney General this
morning instructed the Marshal of the Dis
trict and the warden of the jail to keep the
prisoner in strict confinement and allow no
one to see him except his spiritual advisers,
his physician and the officers of the jail. r.
THE CABINETS SESSION.
WASHINGTON, June GA special meet
ing of the Cabinet was held this evening, at
which Attorney General Brewster submitted
his opinion upon the petition for a reprieve
for Guiteau.
After conference lasting an hour and
quarter decision was reached, and the At
torney- General was instructed to reduce the
same to writing preparatory to its public
announcement.
1t was decided at the Cabinet meeting not
to make public the purport of the decision
in advance of the formal announcement
through the Attorney General, which will be
made tomorrow.
Every member of the Cabinet was visited
this evening, but all declined to intimate
what the decision is.
All sorts of rumors were current during
the evening, some to the effect that the
Cabinet had unanimously advised against
any exercise of Executive clemency.
of the Supreme Court, an opinion that
Guiteau was insane which opinion had in
fiuenced the Cabinet to advise reprieve.
Another story which was accepted by
many was to the effect that the Attorney
General had submitted an opinion adverse
to Guiteau, but that the Cabinet had decided
against it, and advised a reprieve for two
weeks
Mr.. Reed, Guiteau's counsel, made every
effort to learn the decison without avail. At
midnight he said the only grain of comfort
he had received was from a member OF the
Cabinet, who said
81 cannot tell you whether the decision is
for you or against you. can only say while
there is life there is hope" +"
| At a late hour tonight Mr.. Reed tele-
| graphed to President Arthur: Gin the
name of justice and humanity, if your deci-
sion is adverse to my client do not permit it
to be promulgated until can have hear
ing before the Cabinet" Mr.. Reed will ex-
pect an answer to this dispatch early to-
morrow morning. He stated in response to
inquiry that he felt quite sanguine reprieve
would be granted, but could not excuse him
self if he should fail to take every precau-
tion or exhaust every recourse.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
rro-dar,s Herald Bulletin. j

Very little change occurred in the relative
position of the high and low areas during
the past "a hours. The depression con-
tinues to dominate the weather throughout
the Northwest, where many local disturb
ances are reported. Light rains also fell on
the South Atlantic coast. Elsewhere fair
weather prevailed. The temperature rose
in all the districts except the Northwest,
where it continues low The winds have
been generally light, except where the local
disturbances developed in the Upper Mis-
souri, and Mississippi Valleys. The weather
in New York and its vicinity to-day will be
warm and hazy, with possibly an occasional
shower. Tomorrow promises to be warm
and fair
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
EQUALITY DEMANDED.
The Negro Voters win No Longer be
Mere Hewers of Wood and Drawers Of
Water" for the Republican Party.

Water" for the Republican Party.
G''Vox Nigrorum'' in this Morning News.l
There has been spirit cropping out ever
since the last Republican victory in this
municipality of letting the colored people
distinctly understand that any help they
gave ought to have been given "for the good
Of the party" and that they have received
honor enough in being permitted to vote
with the Republicans, much less obtaining
any more substantial benefits. "Victory,n
In his undoubtedly well-meant but far from
pleasing communication, acknowledges that
there should be some "politico-eompensa-
tory return made to the negroes" but
his idea of the fitness of things will not
meet with the general approval of the
colored people Of this section. He says,
speaking of the negroes 'tThey are the
wards OF the Republicans, and 1t is ineum-
bent upon their guardians to regain and re-
place them in the possession of their precc-
dent claims to be the scavengers OF the city.
1t is lowly occupation. Let the Irishmen
go up higher" etc. The colored people are
very much obliged to Mr.. .'Victory," but
they have been patted on the back and re-
ceivei the crumbs which fell from the
masters table so long that they have the
temerity to think that they ought to have
something better than the work done by
urkey-buzzards in Southern cities.
1t looks very much as If "Victory" be-
longs to that class of people who believe
that the negro was never meant for any
thing better than to he a newer Of wood and
drawer of water all the days of his life.
He invites the Irishman to stop doing the
dirty work around the streets, aud give the
negro a chance to step into his shoes, as re-
ward for political services rendered.
Mr.. Editor, it won't do There are colored
men around Wilmington from whom could
be drawn an appointee who would disgrace
neither himself, his race, nor his party.
Possibly at this time 1t might be injudicious
to appoint colorpd men on the police force,
but great Cesar don't outrage their
sense of right and justice by relegatng
them to the odorous precincts of the mud
gutter. Please understand that the colored
people are willing to do that or any other
honest work ; but haven't their "guardians"
something just one remove higher than the
down East convicts! After awhile the
sheep will get tired of following the bell
wether If he persists ia leading them to arid
pastures, and will seek green fields on their
own account. VoX NIGRoRUM.
WILMINGToN, june 23, 1882.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
AN UNDER HRoUND CITY.
Important Discoveries Made by Workmen
in Lower Florida.


rTraveEs HerHld.1
For the past six months the work of dig
ging the canal to cd dnnect Lake Eustis and
Dora. In order to op0n upthe more southern
lakes of the "Great Lake Region of Florida" /"
has been prosecuted. The second cutting
of the canal was finished last week, under
the supervision of MIR. T. II. Sprott, who
has been from the commencement one oftbe
foremen on the work. At the outlet of
Lake Dora the sandbar had already been
cut to the depth of nearly or quite three feet
ON the previous digging, and was dug about
two feet deeper last week. At distance
of over four feet below the old level of Lake
Dora mound was discovered. The first
excavations revealed the existence of
clearly defined wall lying In o line tending
toward the southwest from where it was
first struck. This wall was composed of
dark brown sandstone, very much crumbled
in places, but more distinct, more clearly
defined and the stone more solid as the
digging increased in depth. The wall was
edidently the eastern side of an ancient
home or fortificatibn, as the slope Of the
outer wall was to the west.
About eight feet from the slope of the
eastern wall mound of sand was struck,
imbedded in the muck formation above and
around it. This sand mound was dug into
only few inches, aa the depth of the water
demanded by a slight increased depth of the
channel at that poiut, but enough was dis
covered to warrant The belief that here on
the northwestern shbre of Lake Dora is sub
merged city or town or fertilization older
by centuries than anything yet discovered in
this portion of Florida. Small curiously-
| shaped blocks of sandstone, some of them
I showing traces Of fire, pieces of oottery and
utensils made of mottlod flint. were
thrown out by the lhen while working waist
deep in water. A. spear-head of mottled
| flint, five and half inches long by one and
quarter inches wide, nicely finished, is
| now to be seen at the Herald office, which
waA taken from the top of the sand mound,
and about four feet below the water level OF
| the lake. IaH rr EI.FE
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
REPUBLICAN, FUNDS.
How Oficehoiders Help Pay TO Run IL q
antt 81 Machine.

Considerable attention has been called OF
late to the assessing of government employees
for campaign purposes, and the question
has been discussed In all It's bearings. The
Civil Service Reform Association, Of which
George William Curtis is president, has sent
circulars to all Of the United States office
holders who have been assessed, informing
them that the assessment is in violation OF
law and those who respond to the demands
of the Republican Congressional Committee
are liable 10 prosecution. The treasurer of
the committee, Jay A. Hubbell, writes a
stinging letter to Mr. Curtis, and still the
assessing goes on.
In Wilmington nothing can be learned
from thegoyernment employees on the sub
ject either regarding the circular of the com
mittee or the Reform Association warning,
all the interested parties being as close
moubhed as clam in q barrel. Postmaster
Swiggett knows nothing Of any circular, and
WHEN closely questioned hurries away TO
attend to his business. And so it Is with
the rest of those who ought to, and evidently
e There is not the slightest doubt that every
mother's son who earns his daily bread
under the shelter of the Custom House viii
"pony up his share at the payday next
week. iftt ffltf
If any one objects he has not made his in
tentions public and it is doubtful If there
will be any "kicking," even If the heads of
the department should declare, as they I'M
doubtedly will, in the language OF Collector
Hartranft of Philadelphia, that "a man
shall not be discharged on account of com
plying or not complying with the request.
It is entirely his own affair"
But it is safe to say, all the same, that 1t
would be advisable for the clerks, carriers,
etc, to contribute their share Of the grease
for the machine, 10 save their official heads.
The assessment, like death, is no respector
of persons, and janitor Grinnage is not
overlooked any more than Collector Thomp-
son and his assistants Clarkson and Bye,
while Marshal McMullen, United States
Commissioner Smith, and the rest Of the
party in the second story will smile sweetly
as they hand out voluntary contribution for
the "protection of the interests of the Re-
publican party" Eif}}t E+8F Ef
The largest haul will be made in the post
Office, where there are the most cOntribu-
tors.
A carefully prepared statement appears in
the Philadelphia Times this morning giving
the total amount (S25, 10000 to be raised
obtained In that city alone and the share OF
each ofiiceholder. Those interested in the
matter can figure up what will go out OF
this city, basing their calculations upon the
fact that the assessments, will average about
| 1l-l2 per cent. on the salaries paid.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
Steamboat Fares.
philadelphia Record. J

The up-riyer steamboat owners threaten
/ reduction in fare Ever since the cheap
tSips to Chester and Marcus Hook were
inaugurated by the FELTON, and the Whining
those vessels, of course diminishing the up
river trade. A prominent up-river steam
boat owner called upon Mr.. Cassatt, Vice
President of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
which is the reputed owner of the FELTON,,
and asked him to order Il restoration of the
oidsrates on the FELTON,, thus preventing a
general reduction in the Delaware river
Steamboat travel. The steamboat man init
mated that the railroad company would DC
the greatest sufferers if the cutting rates
were to continue. As Mr. Gassatt will soon
retire from the management, he declined tc
act and the whole thing will be referred &c
President Roberts ON his arrival from the
West. One steamboat owner said if the
competition continued he would issue eX.
cursion tickets to the lurthest point Travelled
by the np-riyer boats for ID cents.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
IRVING AS A HOST.
His PrincIy Hospitality When on the
STAGE,

stage.
[I.ondon correspondence Philadelphia Press.l
Not unfreauently Irving, in his own
theatre, has gathered round him his very
many friends In particular he celebrated
the one hundredth performagce of the re-
vival of Macbeth in unique manner. No
less than 800 invitations were sent out to
gentlemen closely associated with literature
aud the drama.
When the guestk assembled at midnight
they were found I'd include all the lights of
the world of art ard letters. They were re-
ceived by the genia| and courteous host in an
apartment of the theatre, richly furnished,
formerly identified with the gatherings OF
the old "Beefsteak Club" room which
still retained manyof the inscriptions denot-
ing the use to which it had been appro-
priated. The company soon afterward
found themselves conducted through the
theatrical armory into a spacious marquee,
ornamented with white and scarlet stripes
which, with Aladdin-like celebrity, had been
| erected upon the Stage.
Gunter furnished the repast, which was
| of the most costly and elaborate description
| To each guest, in the course OF the festivi
ties, was presented copy of the acting
edition of the Merchant of Venice" will
| the motto attachel-a motto which, in hi
brief speech, Mr., Irving took occasion Il
quote 81 count myself in nothing else 81
happy as in a sort remembering my good
| fTieudsD
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is writing
new play
Col. w. c. Fountain of Dover, was in
town yesterday.
Senator Window was once tailor in a
small Ohio town.
A. X. Merrett has returned from Hot
Springs, Arkansas.
Tennyeon is said to have suddenly mani
tested rare abilities as a dinner giyer.
Bishop Becker has gone to Ocean City,
Md, for the benefit of his health, and will
remain week or SO.
Lieutenant J. w. Danenhower has agreed
to deliver limited number of lectures this
season If his health permits.
j. II. Adams sails for Europe on the 18th
of July, to be gone for some time. He will
be accompanied by his wife.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and her daughter,
Miss Maude, have taken possession of their
summer cottage at Portsmouth.
Judge Tourgee, having read somewhere
that Our Continent had proved journal
istic failure, has written letter denying the
statement. He says Orr Continent enjoys
an average weekly circulation Of more than
&c, 900 copies, is out of debt, pays cash, and
will shortly be enlarged and otherwise i'm
proved
Mrs AnnaS. Stephens, author of Fashion
and Famine, 't"The Deserted Wife, "Mafy
Derwent," the "Golden Brick" and Other
novels which were marked pecuniary as well
as literary successes In their day, but arr
well-nigh forgotten now, is leading retired
| life of elegant leisure in Fifty sixth street
| New York.
Senator Bayard has written to somt
| friends at Charlotte, N C., urging that ian
impressive monumental column" be raised
to the memory of the Meeklenburg patriots
of 1775. He says: "'The Lion oiLuzerne,
by Thorwaldsen, is the most admirable type
OF such commemoration, aud it dignifiet
immensely the ninety-odd Swiss, who Wert
only military police at the palace OF Yer
sailles, serving for money only in foreign
country, but who fell at their posts.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis has withdrawn hi
acceptance of the invitation to lecture il
Atlanta, Ga, for the benefit of the Yount
Mems Library Association, pleading feebl'
health and the weight of many years whicl
render him unequal to the task, and leaV
him but little hope that time will rende
him more competent for it. He adds
"Your city has many associations which viii
ever keep 1t green in my memory II 1t shoul'
not be permitted to me again to reyisitit.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
petroit,s Great Murder Case.

DETRoIT, June a3.-TTugh Peoples,
ebareed with the murder of Martha Whitla,
was efoss-examined this morning in regard
to letters he received from the unfortunate
woman. He stammered, grew confused and
could nat explain some of them, others he
Thought he could not have written. lie adj
mitted that he had hired horse and buggy
from the Antjsdel House barn some time in
january, 1879, and could not swear that it
was on the night of january IL. He also
denied that he had gone with Miss Martha
to a certain woman's house to procure al
abortion. Whereupon the prosecuting at
tbrney remarked that he would send for thu
woman alluded to,
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
Ifrratic Mrs. Brokaw.

The denouement In the now famous Bro
kaw case, took place on Monday, when 1t
as made known that that lady was In
philadelphia sick, and ready to return to
the home in Wilmington she had deserted J.
The true inwardness of the matter is kept
very quiet, no particulars being given, and
no explanation of her mysterious disap-
pearance offered, further than that there was
no truth in the rumor that it was an elope-
ment. The lady in question was brought to
Chester, Pa, on Monday evening, where she
remained at the house of friend. 1t is
said she will shortly return to her old home
at Cherry Hill.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
A m1NrsrER,s TROUBLES.
How Pleasant Preacher Imposed Upon
Several Enthusiastically of Forgery.

How q Pleasant Preacher Imposed Upon
Several Enthusiastically of Forgery.
New YORK, June 23.-The Rev. r. Moffat
Neil, who has been preaching in the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church of Williamsburg since
January, is in trouble He was pleasing
the congregation much and everything
seemed lovely, when the elders heard re
port which they investigated 1t resulted
III their collecting evidence which showed
that the pastors true name was X. M.
0'Neill, and that he came to this country in
1873, having been an assistant preacher in
a religious society.
From the files of the Christian Wdtcln1d1s
of October IL, 1878, it was ascertained that
he had been tried by Baptist council while
pastor of a church in Billerica, Mass, and, as
the official report of the council showed, he
claimed to be a regularly-ordained minister
and exhibited, on coming to this country, as
credentials u certificate of ordination, writ
ten on parchment and signed by the Rev.
r. g. Short and six others; that by using
these credentials he got himself settled over
Congregational church in Fairfield, Yer
mont, but suspicious of his integrity were
excited, and a correspondence opened with
parties in England showed that the ere
deutials were forged and he was dismissed.
The finding of the council also showed that he
next united with the Episcopal Church in
Burlington, Iowa, and applied for holy
| orders ON the same credentials, but an auto
graph letter was received from the Rev. b.
| s. Short reeiting that O'Neill was not or
dained at all; that his papers We're forgery
and that instead of having served Mr.. Short
as assistant five years he had served him
only five months, and had then been dis
missed for bad conduct. The council traced
him from Burlington to Waverly, Iowa
where he was exposed and dismissed. Then
| he went 800 miles away, where he was hired
as a Baptist preacher, and next went to Bill
| lerca. The council unanimously found him
| guilty of forging credentials of his ordina-
| tion and good ministerial character. 1t de
cided that he ought to be excluded from the
church and exposed by the ministry.
Next he appeared as the Rev. k. M. Neil
to offieiate at an Episcopal church in Fall
River, but Bishop Paddock silenced him
He then published a card in the Boston
Journal, claiming that he was ordained as q
Baptist preacher in 1876, and asserting that
the attacks upon him were prompted by
motives of personal malice. Bishop Pad
dock answered the card, beginning in the
| following words ~ cannot eonseientiously
allow such seeming denial of Mr.. Neill's
gross misconduct in sacred things and his
| Iong-continued dishonesty to pass .un-
noticed In view of these facts, the
elders have called a special session. Mr..
tNeil' dropped his "O2 in Massachusetts
and his final ''l'' on the way to Brooklyn.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
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Hanover Presbyterian Church.

A meeting of the Trustees of the Hanover
Presbyterian Church was held last evening
at the residence Of Samuel McClary, 404
West Seventh street, there being a full
attendance. The Committee on Church
Property. w. Lawson, A. j. Rumford,
E. B. Frazer-was authorized to put new
tin roof on the parsonage and also necessary
spouting on the church. Bids will be asked
for the work. The treasurer reported the
finances of the church in an improved con-
dition, collections increasing and also the
amount received from pew rents.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
MORNING SUMMARY.

The Joliet Iron and Steel Rolling Mills
have shut down on account of dull times,
throwing 800 men out of work.
Thomas j. Slater, State Senator of In
diana, committed suicide yesterday at Fort
Wayne, as result of intemperanee.
The Democratic State Convention of Cali
fornia Yesterday nominated General Stone
man for Governor and adjourned until to-
day.
Professor w. 7. Land a well-known
chemist, committed suicide in Atlanta, on
Thursday night. 1t is said that "his mind
was unsettled"
1t is reported from Fort Stanton that the
Mescalero Indians have become hostile, and
fired at and wounded their agent. Troops
will be sent Immediately to the scene.
b. Frank Bigelow, receiving teller of the
National Bank of the Republic, in Washing
ton, is reported to have disappeared, leaving
deficiency of s., 900 in his accounts.
Fitzgerald, the young man who swindled
Charles Francis Adams at a "bunco game"
in Boston, was sentenced yesterday to five
years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
The mills in Minneapolis, Minnesota, are
running at about one-sixth of their capacity,
the supply of wheat being low. This, how
ever, is not unusual at this time of the
year.
The striking freight handlers in New York
city had a street parade yesterday, and were
received by the Mayor and several of the
Aldermen. The men formed a permanent
union, last night, eleeting James Cooney
president.
The coal miners employed by the Penn
sylyania Company at Pittston, and by the
companies around Scranton, will have their
wages raised 10 per cent. on July /. 1t is
also said they will be given full time until
the end of the year.
The National Board of Health has elected
the following officers for the ensuing year
President, DIR. James L. Cabell, of Virginia;
Vice President, Dr. Stephen Smith, of New
York; Secretary, DIR. Thomas j. Turner,
Medical Director u. s. N.
The Republican Convention of the Seven
teenth Congressional District of Ohio, after
three iays' session and 376 Intellectual bal
lots, adjourned yesterday sine die. The can
didates were Messrs. Taylor, Poorman, Hol-
lingworth and Dalzell, and Congressman
Updegratf.
Michael Davitt, while preparing a speech
yesterday afternoon, for delivery in Jersey
City last night, is reported to have said that
he intended to answer once for all the
charges brought against him, adding 'tIf,
after this, they are again repeated, l shall
resign my position in the Land League and
return at once to ireland"
The storehouse of the Pacific Mills at
Lawrence, Massachusetts, was burned last
night The building was of brick, 800 by 50
feet, three stories in height, and contained
dyes, chemicals, partly manufactured
fabrics, 100000 pounds of wool and 1890
bales of cotton. The loss on the building
and stock is estimated at upwards offs ,O0O,-
600. w. A. Hodges and George Remick
were taken out of the building suffocated by
the smoke. Work in the lower Pacific Mil
will not be retarded by the fire.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-24
A Motley Feast.

The white and black members of the Re-
publican State Central Committee met in
this town, on Tuesday, and niggerism was
the most prominent feature of the affair.
Dinner was served at the Capital Hotel, pre-
sided over by Daniel 2. Hamilton, thenegro
member from Wilmington, and partaken of
by Robert l.. Armstrong, james L. Hawkins,
G. II. Gallagher, s. r. Choate of New
Castle county and Daniel Burton, A. s.
Small and e. R. Sharp ofSussex. A motley
crowd, but worthy of the cause they repre-