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The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
THE MORNING SUMMARY.


The coinage of the United States Mints
during August amounted to $9,310, 572.
Forest fires are raging around Portland,
Oregon. Several farm houses, as well as a
great deal of timber, has been destroyed.
The wheat prospects throughout Oregon
are ''fattering." 1t is estimated that the
amount available for export will be 2S5,O0O
tons.
The Convention of Short Hand Writers,
in session at Cincinnati yesterday, adopted
resolution faYoring phonetic reform in
spelling.
William Wood Chief Engineer of the
United States Navy, was drowned ON Thurs
day morning while crossing Smiths creek
at Point Lookout in a sail boat
A freight train of II loaded cars on the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad was
wrecked near Danville, Illinois, ON Thurs
day, and boy was crushed to DEATH
Crawford IL. johnson was committed yes
terday, in Baltimore, to answer the charge
of sending obscene postal cards through the
mails. He was imprisoned for similar
offence in 1875.
W. ID. Wells, a messenger of the Erie
Railway Company, was robbed yesterday in
Buffalo of two unendorsed drafts amounting
to So, ,665, and a small sum of money. There
is no clue to the thief.
The first passenger train on the Mexican
National railroad to Monterey, Mexico, en-
tered that city on Thursday night. The
road now extends from Corpus Christi,
Texas, to Monterey, distance of $50 miles.
A freight train on the Wabash, st. Louis
and Pacific railway was thrown from the
track near Okalona, Ohio, yesterday after
noon, by a misplaced switch. The engineer,
John Conklin, and tramp were seriously
injured.
Near Paris, Arkansas, last Wednesday
night, Edward SchwarZman threw his three
little children, aged, respectively, IS months,
years and years, into q well, and then
jumped after them. All were drowned. 1t
is believed he was insane.
The life-saving stations at the most dan
| gerous points along the Jersey coast, were
re-opened yesterday, and the Wrecking
apparatus in each was put in order for in
slant use. All the remaining stations will
be opened on the 10Th inst.
Nine streamers-eight British and one
German-sailed from Baltimore on Thurs
day, with full cargoes, for European ports.
A mong the exports were S43, 109 bushels OF
| wheat, the largest quantity ever shipped
from Baltimore in one day.
The Bucks County Bi-Centennial at
Doylestown was attended yesterday by over
5000 people. Cover Hoyt was present
Judge Paxson delivered an Grafton, General
| w. II. Fl. Davis made an historical address,
and poem was read by Samuel Swain.
The six thouasnd Sioux Indians now at
Standing Rock Agency, 65 miles south
of Bismarck, Dakota, have, most of them,
become farmers, and will harvest ten thou
sand bushels of wheat this season. They
have white teacher in husbandry.
The three-mile race between Courtney and
Lee on Lake Canadergo, New York, took
place yesterday afternoon. It was won by
Courtney Sin theunprecedented time" of 10
minutes, 81 n seconds, by Il length and a
hall. The water was perfectly smooth.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
wesleyan College.

The old Board of Trustees of Wesleyan
Female College are cunning for the new
organization. In card In the Conference
Worker to-day, DIR. Matlaek, chairman OF
the old board, says ''It is not the public
institution of many years standing, but a
private enterprise of to-day, which should
properly depend for success upon the
business energy and educational ability of
the proprietor and the principal. We,
therefore, protest against the form of an ad-
vertisement In the Christian Idoocdte and
elsewhere, announcing the opening-'re
organizcd'-in September-ofthe Wesleyan
Female College, signed "Rev. John Wilson,
PHI. d., President, AS no such institution
has been reorganized, and no President
thereof has been chosen"
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
MIDDLE ETO WN,
A Serious Accident at the Depot-Peaches
Selling Low.

Especial correspondence orthe Gazette
MIDDLETowN, September 2.--Mr Grad
dock, who carries the express and mail to
and from the trains, had what may be called
a serious accident last night at 8 o'clock.
His horse became frightened at the escaping
steam from the engine and ran away throw
ing his little boy, who was In tho carriage,
about 20 feet from the vehicle and injuring
him considerably. Mr.. Craddock also aus
tained injuries from which he is suffering.
The carriage was broken, but not badly.
Peaches are being shipped in large guam
titles aud the markets are full, consequently
small prices are realized. Farmers, as
n general thing will come out at the little
eid of the horn this year. Wheatis very
low and those who have peaches are getting
almost nothing for them. The cannery and
drying houses are paying more for peaches
than they bring In Philadelphia or New
York city, but they cannot consume all.
Biggs, Clayton Il Co. are canning 5000
cans daily. They employ about 1875 people.
Some of them are children but the largest
number are young men and women.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
SMYRNA.
The EvapOratOr Contest Ended-Large
StOrk.
Especial correspondence Of the Gazette,

Especial correspondence OF the Gazette
SMYRNA, September 2.-The contest
which took place at Voshell 81 Germans
drying establishment between the Williams
evaporator, manufactured by 8. j. & j. M,
Sprout of Muncy, Pa, and the evaporator
manufactured by william r. Phillips of
Milford, DEL, commencing Wednesday at
2 o'clock p. M, and stopping Friday at IL
a. m, resulted In a complete victory for the
Phillips machine, which Is supposed to have
beaten the Williams machine TWENTY-FIVE
baskets, as the fruit has not been weighed.
The 500 forfeit money will go towards the
poor of the town.
Willard g. Pierce and w. Findley BI own,
who have been in the employ of J. (. Tygert
" Co. for several years, have been admitted
as partners. The business will be continued
In the name of j. E. Tygert 81 Co. as here
tofOre.
Mr.. Thomas Smith, from near MIllingtoH,
shipped by steamer j. E. Tygert, Thursday
five calves that weighed over 200 pounds
Mr.. Smith, one of onr largest visitors,
weighing near 300 pounds, believes in good
stock
Our public schools will open Monday.
September 4. The teacher are all IN town
aud ready for work.
A petition for new road to run from the
State road TO Brenford station to accomo-
date farmers in that section is being liber-
ally signed.
The party at Collins Beach Thursday
evening was failure, owing to the rain.
Quite large number here were disap
pointed.
Howard and Lewis combination WIN
show here Monday and Tuesday nights
| September 1lth and 18th.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
STABBED IN THE BACK.
A DEADLY WOUND NEAR THE
HEART.
A NEGRO RUFFIANs CRIME.
Imposing on a BOY Smaller Than film and
InfiictIng Wound Which Nearly Caused
Death.

John Fields, boy about 16 years old, and
quite small for his age, was brought to the
police station shortly after o O'Clock to-day
faint and bleeding profusely from a deep
wound In the back close to the heart. He
was helpless from pain and loss Of blood,
and when placed in one of the chairs IN the
Office was scarce able to sit upright.
John MeKevelin was caring for the
wounded lad, having brought him to the
police station in carriage. 1t seems that
young Fields, who lives in Hedgeville, drives
a cart forJ. l. Simmons, who is digging
and hauling dirt from the lot at Thirteenth
and Railroad avenue, to be placed OH Marsh
lane.
When the carts were going to the lot
early this morning arge-si2ed colored boy
got on one of the carts at Front and Shipley
streets and rode over to the lot. lie asked
for job of work but was t)ld that no
more help was needed. H. still staid
around the lot and soon got into
quarrel with young Fields, imposing on
him and doing his best to provoke him. The
men thinking nothing would come out of it
paid nc attention to the affair. The negro
persisted in imposing on the Fields lad and
finally struck him. Blows followed and in
short time the two had clinched and the
negro had Fields down.
JuSb LtlSH bnG WOThLiCn bllS FuiN
boy cry out in great pain, and the Negro
leaped to his feet and ran from the place
like deer. Young Fields shouted that Ii,
was stabbed and asked the men to catch tht
negro. He was chased, but made his
escape by gaining the corn field and hiding
himself from his pursuers. The fellow lef
his knife in the wound. IL is q pocket
knife and has blade four inches long
which was driven its full length into Fields
| body.
The wounded boy was taken To the housi
Of John z. Simmons near by and cared for
and was soon removed to the City Hall b.
Mr.. McKevelin. AT the City Hall DR.. Kan
was summoned and made an examina
ton of the wound which is not necessaril
fatal. lie found it in the. back on the rigll
hand side and almost opposite the heart
He staunched the ilow OF blood, put a site
in the wound and ordered the boy take
home. He was carried out to the carriag
again and the officers drove him to his HON
in lIedgeville. La
"The wound" said DR.. Kane to
GAZETTE reporter, GO is not necessarily fata
1t struck rib and glanced, thus preventin
the blade from reaching the heart. TheI
does not seem to have been any fault in IL
intention of the one who did the stabbing
it is only failure in the execution tbs
prevented the case from being very seriol
one"
Up to noon to-day the negro had not bee
captured. His name is unknown.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
Tho Weather.
tTo-dav's Herald Bulletin.l


Very little change occurred in the relative
positions of the high and low areas during
the past twenty four hours, except that the
centre OF high. pressure that was off the
Middle Atlantic coast has moved southwark
and is now over the ocean off South Caro-
lima and Georgia. The depression, the in
dications of the development of which were
noticed in the Western Gulf States ON We'd
nesday and Thursday, proves to be one that
is advancing over New Mexico and Northern
Texas toward the lower Mississippi Valley.
Its eastern margin has now reached Southern
Missouri and Arkansas, and it is likely to
move northeastwar1 to Illinois, Indiana and
Kentucky to-day The Western high area
continues to overlic the Upper Missouri and
Mississippi valleys. Rain fell in the Central
valleys, lake regions, Middle Atlantic, New
England States and the Southwest. In the
South Atlantic States and the Northwest
fair weather is reported. The temperature
fell in the western districts and rose along
the Atlantic coast. Fresh to light winds
nreyailed The weather in New York and
| its vicinity to-day will be slightly cooler,
partly cloudy and showery in the morning,
! followed by steadily decreasing temperature
and clearing. Tomorrow promises to be
cool and fair, followed by increasing cloudi-
. ness.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
TheY Deslrve to Win.
[rhiladeIhia Times.

II is possible that Bourhonsm may pull
down the pillars of ihe Democratic temple
rather than see Dlaware Democracy ad-
vance, but that wold only make Bonrbon
resurrection the mte hopeless, while Dem
ocratc progress wuld emerge from defeat
stronger than ever. With a Gubernatorial
candidate who owe no fealty to bourbon
rank, and with platform that marches
sauarely up to the inc OF popular represen-
tation, Delaware hs disenthralled herself
from the Bourbon hnngs, and Democratic
victory can be prevented only by Bourbon
peridy. The maelne Republicans have
fallen into the nov abandoned Bourbon
camp with their spills system and their
notorious spbilsmcn and they now invite ali
the public contempt, and even more, than the
more honest BoufhM machine provoked
The entire Democratic platform is sound,
sensible. practical ind patriotic, and no
plank of IT. is more nst and patriotic than
that iudorsiue the ssessment laws. They
are less stringent il Democratic Delaware
than they are in Republican Pennsylvania,
and if men. white o black, don't value the
inestmable right If suffrage enough to
qualify themselves under an assessment law,
they should be disfunehised Every we'll
governed State oil eiery party has such laws,
and only blatant dmagogues, who would
degrade the ballot 1t the mere playtlling oil
the machine, protest against them. The
progressive Democr.ts of Delaware deserv,
to win over Dick Harrington's Stalwarl
machine organization, and they will win un
less Bourbon stupidity and Boss desperation
shall pool their issus 10 make Delaware
bob TO the Stalwart lite.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
POLITICAL NEWS.

George l.. Landson has been nominated
for Congressman by the Prohibitionists of
the jackson district of Michigan.
The Democrats and Greenhackers of the
Sixth Michigan district have fused and
nominated B. Winans for Congressman.
General G. G. Dibrell was renominated for
Representative in Congress yesterday by the
Democrats of the Third district of Tennessee.
The Republican State Convention of Cali
fornia yesterday, nominated ticket headed
by NJ. NJ, Estee for Governor. Estee was
nominated on the first ballot.
The anti Monopoly Convention of the Sew
enth Congressional district of Wisconsin has
nominated w. T. Bailey, " hoping that the
Democrats val II lorse him."
Republican Congressional nominations
were made yesterday as follows: Fifth dis
trict of Michigan, William o. Webster !;
Second district of California, Horace f.
Page; Third district of California, John j.
Dehaven,
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
The Omen Air Concert.

The open air concert of the First Regi-
ment band ut Fourth and Lombard streets
Yesterday evening, drew n large and appre-
ciatiye audience The program WIS entirely
new ami the airs selected showed much
taste. At last evenings concert the bald
was assisted 10y an able musician VINO ar
rived from the Soldiers Home mt Hampton,
Va, and contemplates taking up his resi-
dence here and becoming a member oil The
First Regiment band. The next concert
will be given at Thirteenth and Market
stree is on next Friday evening
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
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AN OLD CITIZEN DEAD.
John Ferris Passes Away This Morning
sketch of His Life.

A Sketch Of His Life.
John Ferris, one Of the oldest citizens OF
Wilmington, died this morning at his home
on Jefferson street near Sixth. Mr.. Ferris
was quite well known.
He was born in 1S00 and was the soIroi
John Ferris, who died in lSo2 of yellow
fever. This epidemic created great
havoc in Wilmington. Mr.. Ferris,
the father of the subject of this
article, was member OF the Board ol
Health, and did much to alleviate the suiler-
ings OF those stricken by the disease. lie
went around among the sick and helped to
bury the dead, and was one OF the last TO die
of the disease in the borough.
John Ferris, his son, was successful III
business, being cabinet maker, and his
establishment was on Shipley street where
the Kent Iron a. Hardware Company's store
now is. lie aiterward sold out to Samuel
Murphy. lie was never married,
Mr.. Ferris has been ailing for some time
His father was one of the first settlers oil the
Ferris family here, and he was n great
grandson of BENJAMIN. Sharpless.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
READY FOR WORK.
The Democratic state Central Committee
Organizes at Dover.


A meeting OF the Democratic State Central
Committee was held at Dover yesterday
afternoon. The object was to organize for
the campaign and there was full attend
ance. In addition to the members Hon.
Charles G, Stockley, the candidate for Gov
ernor, and Charles B. Lore, Esq, the candi-
date for Representative Of Congress, were
present.
The meeting was held in the office of
Secretary of State Woleott, and was very
interesting one. An organization was
effected by the election of Robert G.
Reynolds of Kent as chairman, and John
IL. Rodney of New Castle as secretary.
An Executive Committee was selected,
consisting of George II. Bates, Esq, of New
Castle James L. Wolcott, Esq, of Kent
and Dr. G. IL. Richards of Sussex.
There was long discussion as to the out
look which was regarded as very promising,
and the meeting adjourned to meet at the
chairman's call. MIR. Lore returned to
Wilmington this morning.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
Acc.dents at Port Deposit.

PORT DEPOSIT, MD, September l.
Edward Whitaker, employed at the steam
saw-mill Of Mr.. j. j. Buck, at this place,
had his left hand caught by the circular
saw this morning and such injuries inflicted
as to necessitate the amputation of the
thumb and part of the hand. Robert Rus
sell, young man living near Port Deposit
fell this morning upon pitch-fork, one
prong of which entered at the side of
his nose and emmerged near the opposite
eye. The injury, while very painful, is not
dangerous.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
ENTON.
A Zig business la Peaches-SOme Large
Canneries and Dryers.


Especial correspondence of the Gazette
KENToN, September al do not suppose
You often hear from Kenton, village of
about GOO inhabitants with surrounding
country, the richest and most productive, or
equal to any In the world. Business at
present is booming, the peach business being
at its height, this point shipping daily from
10 to % cars, with from five TO seven other
shipping points near at hand, aud four can.
neries, not counting about 40 eyapOratOrs.
We have cannery In our town with
capacity of 5000 cans daily, that is putting
up some of the finest fruit that ever grew.
1t is all selected and as an observer will
say your Wilmington merchants would do
well, in laying In their fall stock, to inquire
for Kenton Brand packed by j. M. Arthurs,
whose cannely we think is under the man
agement OF men who know their business
We also have two Williams eyapor ltors,
owned and operated by John IL. Graham,
an cnterprising, thorough going business
man, whose machines are drying from 300
to 400 baskets day.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
POLICE COURT.
Hearings of Offenders Last Night and
This Morning.

IIearIngs Of OHshdefs Inst Might MN
This Morning.
james Reilly, the man who resisted
Officer Charles Cooney SO desperately yes
terday afternoon, was arraigned before the
Mayor last evening and held in $500 for his
appearance at court Harry Ward, his com
rade was fined S5 and costs for assault and
battery.
William Purgis, for assault and battery
upon William MeDaniels, was fined S. and
costs.
Mary Jane Smith, for assault and battery
on Mary Emma Lloyd, both colored, was
fined 81 aud costs.
Elizabeth Davis, eolored, was fined 81 and
costs Tor being drunk and disorderly.
At this mornings session James Jones,
who had been disorderly, and who CARRIED
a razor, was fined S. and costs, and Charles
O'Harra was fined 50 for being disorderly
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
MARVELLOUS ESCAPE OF A 10Y.
Failing Ninety Feet Among Jagged
Rocks and Escaping Unhurt.

lLuulSNlilt tADlnnhefclhl.J
A9year-old son of Dock Long, who attends
to the bridge ut the foot of Fourteenth
street, had startling fall and very narrow
escape from death yesterday afternoon about
$50 o'clock. Worlimen have for some days
been engaged in painting the cross. beams
under the bridge and had taken up some
boards so that they could pass down a
rope. ladder suspended below. The children
had been told to keep away from this
opening and of course they did not obey.
This little fellow Yentured to the opening
and interested himself, while no one was
near, looking through the opening. He
grew dizzy, and losing his balance slipped
through the opening, and missing the ladder
fell distance of 90 feet into the swift, shall
low water below. Some people below saw
the body falling and rushed to the edge of
the water, expecting to find the little fellow
mangled on the rocks which form the bed
of the river at that point. They
were very agreeably surprised upon
reaching the bank to see the boy some
distance below making his way toward
the bank. He was gathered up, wet
to the skin and considerably startled, but
entirely sound. Where the boy fell the
water is not over three feet deep, and the
bed is composed of jagged rocks, and the
wonder is that he was not literally mangled.
His wonderful escape is attributed to the
fact that the water at that point runs with
Il very swift, strong current, and it is sup
posed that the force of the current swept
the body away, not allowing it to strike the
stones. The little fellow was carried up
the bank and joyously received at home.
lie appeared little startled and bewildered,
but did not seem to realize the very close
call he had stood.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
STOCKLEY AND LORE.
MEETING OF THE STATE CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE
THE LEwEs LIGHT" IN LINE.
The Only, Republican Paper In Sussex
County Comes Out for the Democratic
Ticket TO-Day-The Ball Rolling.
.spccial dispatch o the Gazette. !

p I n IbptIIUE WIHUatCH u tIiV NdHVVttsI ! =
GEoRGETowN, DEL, September 2.-From
present appearances Stockley and Lore will
go through Sussex like wildfire. Constant
additions are being made to the party from
Republicans, who say they will support the
Democratic ticket.
The Bredk,gdter Light, the only Republican
paper in the county, is out this morning with
with "stockley and Lore" at the head Of its
editorial column, and positive declaration
that 1t will support them The ball is roll
ing in Sussex.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
Hockessln's New Church.

The corner stone of the new NJ. Z. church
at Hockessn, will be laid ON Wednesday,
9th inst, at 3 O'Clock p. III. 1t is expected
that Presiding Elder Matlack and Rev. j. E.
Bryan will be present. 1t will be remem=
bered that this enterprise is the outgrowth
of the revival near that place last fall under
Rev, Mr.. IIendrickson. The new church is
in Rey. j. L. Bryan's charge.
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
"A Little Accident.

eenvas a,"lns rn@a,!., about 40, while gang of
I"a Is feet Is" Ion,, ~ III cleaning out an exeava-
'FeOf pnltinss "s ny y u leet deep, for the pnr-
Egk, which III bumper ON The side
E,9,tda, over rum runs close to the jutc
sallcr ran Eleventh street bridge, a
E'ack and DIM, some cars on the side
atrOyly es"a. e'ied The end car in the hole.
s% slili in tSa S''lg y, crushing workman who
: lgeca wh, Sif plt, No damage wns done
" lhe apeiJae JInleh was soon gotten ont Int
stA loose %ilt ,li,i u pit was filled un agai',
seIore win iil't, aud it will take some % a ti,na
Ua@pr can l,o "e IN, IN such condition that The
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
A Ennl. Ont. y

During the progress of the game yester-
day afternoon chicken made its way into
the grounds and began strutting about in
front of the ropes. This gave boy, about
ten years old, an elegant opportunity TO
show his wit, which he did by yelling at the
ton of his voice, " Put that foul out
The daily gazette., 1882-09-02
IN Ise,,ol,oti, To-day.

For the benefit of those desiring to at
tend the camp meeting Mt Rehoboth, the
p, w. ~ b. Il. R.. has arranged to run
a special train at low rates ON Sunday
next, September 3, which will leave ut
6 u. M, aud reach the city on the re-
turn trip about 10 p. IN