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Milford chronicle., 1883-08-01
DESCRIPTION OF SUSSEX COUNTY

Sussex, the lowest county of Delo,v,,..
is bounded on the South by Worcester or5
WicOmico counties of MARYLAND on az
West are Caroline and Talbot connt;ss
with the Chesapeake Bay not far IN Nv,
distance. On the North is Kent co1,t-' y,.e
with the Delaware Bay and AtlonEdl
Ocean on the East. 1t contains abonf
900 square miles. The humid Climate
IS softened to a mean temperature of
30 to go degrees throughout the vear-7t
to n degrees in summer and SIS To an
degrees in winter, making it a most de-.
lightful and healthy section. George.
town Is its capital containing about ION
inhabitants. Here the courts are beiT
and here are the public offices. ItisaI.
most equal distance from all the main
towns in the county, 16 miles, and as
healthy a spot as can be found in anv
State, not having had an epidemic of
any kind Of disease for many years. and
almost entirely free from malaria.
The school system of the county is
good, churches are plentiful and milisof
easy access. Water is easily obtained
by wells.
The soil Is most generous and kind.
yielding to the lightest labor and care Of
fertilization with abundant returns
Peaches favor us as nowhere else. with
apples, pears, melons, berries. in a word
all varieties of fruits growing in temper
ate regions. Tobacco grows splendidly
and ere long it is believed will become
one our chief and most profitable crops.
Clover and other grasses yield richly.
Wheat, oats and corn yield largely on
)ur low, stiff, black lands, while vege.
ables of all kinds grow rich crops. The
lighter lands are especially adapted to
ound and sweet potatoes, tomatoes and
peaches.
Nature has particularly favored us-no
ands produce more per acre with the
anne care-the waters TEEN with oysters.
sh, crabs and terrapins and wild fowl.
'hile our fields abound in partridge.
nipe and wOodcock. By water or by
nj we enter the largest cities in a few
ours; such facilities making New York.
Baltimore and Whining
IN almost home markets. Rehoboth.
most admirable site for a watering
lace, is reached from all directions by
lilroad.
Our lands can be bought from S. to
70 per acre, the lowest readily paving
e interest on the highest. Our forests
louud in valuable timber, pine, cedar.
press, black and white oak, gum and
aple, the gum and maple swamps af-
riding the most productive of corn
ads.
While the tide has been going west
I'd it has been a matter of surprise and
nder that so few have tried their for
les among this easy going and hospit-
e people, where with little labor and
Lay any one can add to his store, for
section can be found where nature
kes better provisions for the delica-
5 of life Or the earth better yields its
than here were the inhabi-
is luxuriate in peace and plenty.
Milford chronicle., 1883-08-01

CLOVER. Each head of clover con
tains sixty distinct flower tubes, each
of which contains portion of sugar not
exceeding the fve-hundreth part of a
grain. The proboscis of the bee must
therefore be inserted into 500 clover
tubes before one grain of sugar can be
obtained. There are 1000 grains in
pound, and, as honey contains three
fourths of its weight of dry sugar, each
pound Of honey represents $500, 600
clover tubes sucked by bees.
Milford chronicle., 1883-08-01

SUAudER-nAYEBING.- This method of
propagating the grape may be practiced
this month, as early as the shoots are
firm enough to handle 4q,
for July.
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
LOCAL LAUoNICs.

The Wilmington & Northern Railroad
Company are having spark arresters placed
on engines No. and Of their road.
A masquerade will be given by the Young
Mems Social Club in the Horn Building,
No. 1l9 French street, on Thanksgiving
evening.
Brandywine Lodge, No. 1905, g. U. o. o.
F., was presented with a sword in the
National Hall, Walnut street below Ninth,
last evening, by the lady friends of the
lodge.
A. w. Barber, who is supervising the
erection OF the new Market street bridge for
the Levy Court, is also preparing plans and
specifications for new bridge at Third
street.
Long aud loud arc the complaints of the
bad condition Cf the continuation of New
Castle avenue, just outside OF the city limits.
The attention of Road Commissioner White
of New Castle hundred has been called to it.
The Right Worthy Grand Encampment,
which held its recent session in Asbury NJ.
Il, Church, Chester, decided to hold its next
annual meeting In this city in October, 1884
Mahula, No 3, AMI Miriam, No. 10. OF this
city were represented.
A reception was given the Rev. Jesse
Higgins, the new assistant to the Rev. DR.
Martin, rector of Trinity Parish, and wife
by the congregation, at the house of Will
liam Davidson, on French street above
Seventh. Mrs. Higgins arrived in this city
yesterday.
The small schooner which has been lying
in the dock at the foot of Orange street fol-
several weeks past, has been sold by Walter
G. Tatnall, to gentleman of Chadd's Ford
for $3.50. This is the same vessel from
which John G. Smith of this city was re.
Gently drowned off Mahone's ditch.
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
DRAW-POKER A FELONY,
The Outcome of n Conflict Between st
Louis GambIorR

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26.-Judge g. Noonau, of
the Court of Criminal Correction, decided
to-day that the game oil draw-poker, while
requiring great deal OF skill on the part of
the players, is yet so thoroughly imbued
with the element OF chance that it comes
under the gambling law. He accordingly
held the defendants, named Donnelly and
Marks, who have a poker room on Sixth
street, to answer a charge of keeping a
gambling house, which, under the Missouri
laws, is felony.
The affair grows out Of fight among the
gamblers. Donnelly is the man who claims
to have lest s., 500 in game of faro con-
Quoted by Jacob Gardner and Duke Davis
at the Southern Hotel, during fair week.
After losing that amount he exposed the
game and brought suit against both parties
for fraud. Davis was indicted, and his
lawyer, in retaliation, caused Donnelly's
arrest on charge of keeping poker room.
The defense set up was that poker was es-
sentially game of skill, and counsel in
structed the Court In all its mysteries. The
decision has carried dismsy to over $50
keepers of poker rooms, who have been not
flied by the police to close up Immediately,
the Police Board seixing upon the opportu-
nifty to pose before the public in the light
of guardians of the public morals. Don
nelly and Marks will bo indicted by the
present grand jury.
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
Slight AocI,Ients.

The passenger train due in this city at
2.15 a. M, was delayed four hours this
morning by the breaking of connecting
bar of the engine, No. 81. The accident
happened between Newark and Stanton and
the bar had to be cut away with cold chisel
before the train could be pushed this city by
freight engine. The train arrived here at
q O'Clock a. M, and continued on her
journey behind an engine from tho shops.
The disabled engine was taken to the COM
pany shops and will be repaired Immediately
Harry Butler, boiler maker In the p, w.
d B. railroad shops, had large piece taken
out of his left arm just above the wrist by
machine carly last evening. He was
removed to his home, No. 303 East Fourth
street, where he is receiving medical atten-
ton. A man employed by the Pueey 81
Jones Company had the thumb of his left
hand taken off by circular saw while at
work about O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
An axle on No. 4 shifter broke at the
Third street crossing yesterday afternoon.
The engine was taken to the company's
shops for repairs.
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
WILD BEASTS AT LARGE
AN EXCITING CHASE AFTER A
PANTHER.
A MENAGERIE TRAIN WRECKED
Barnum's Animals Get Loose and Cause n
Stampede-An Escaping Panther Killed
by its Pursuers.

BRIDGEPORT, Oct. 26.-As Barnum,s
mena9erie train arrived here to-day one OF
the cars ran off the track in turning a curve.
AS 1t fell 1t burst open and out rolled ele-
plants, heads, legs, tails, trunks all mixed
up. In their struggles they knocked over
several OF the animal dens aud then terri
bic scene was enacted. Monkeys climbed
on the roof of the main building, chartered
ard cut up all sorts Of pranks. Two sun
bears started down the track for town, and
panther jumped upon the roof of the car
riage shed.
George Arstinstall whipped out his revol.
yer, fired and wounded the beast, which then
sprang over an adjoining shed and took to
the open country. Martin Edwards, who
was seated upon back of camel, started In
pursuit, followed by Johnson's bloodhounds
and dozen men with guns. Tney tracked
the panther through the cemetery, across
Moody's stream and up on Holland Heights
where they found the animal fas-
tened upon the neck of a horse,
which the infuriated beast had
just killed. The hounds sprang upon
the panther. Edwards, from the camel's
back, opened fire, but not until the panther
had killed four of the hounds did he sue
coed in killing him. The scene was terrific
and exciting. People fled in all directions,
and not until Edwards returned with the
dead beast upon the camel did msuy dare
show themselves.
While the panther hunt was going on Pro-
fessor ArstiDgstalPs attention was devoted
to two of the larger elephants which had
been hurt by the capsiZed car. Juno had
her foot badly crushed, but Albert, whose
tusks had recently been sawed off, was ter
ribly lacerated about the trunk. 1t may
become necessary to amputate this import
ant member to save his life.
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
FOR SALE.
LETTERS FROM the PEOPLE.
Grant as q CandIdate.

To THE EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE The
Republican party have been organizing for
year or more In Delaware, on the still.
hunt plan. Any man who knows anything
Of the history OF this deiunct Republican
party is aware that they arc sly dogs and
are not often caught mapping. 1t looks as
though one General Grant is taking a hand
preparatory for the coming Presidential
canvass. know many Democrats think
this is Idle talk, but time will tell. Gen.
Grant has become poor again, his income
being insufficient to keep him. This is a
hint to take up collection for him, and In
the event his followers fail to respond,
he will be the Republican candi.
date for President in 1884. What means all
these Grant Army Posts here and there and
every where2 Not week but a new one is
organized. Column after column Is pub
lished every day about these Posts. 1t is
Grantism. lie is at the head of the whole
movement. He was the originator of these
Posts. He sent, or had sent, circulars all
over the country with his name attached as
the chief boss of these Posts, 1t is a sly
way TO organize the Republican party In a
quiet manner, and General Grant is the man
to do 1t. / make this prediction, that the
Republican party will lose all hope of
electing the next President before they
meet in convention to nominate can
didate, aud when they do meet for that pur-
pose Grant will be nominated as the only
hope to save the party from utter rout. He
has had nothing to do with the fights in his
PAL ty in the States, and believe he will be
brought forward for the purpose of uniting
the party for grand struggle, and If they
must go down they desire to carry him with
them. The Democrats have 1t in their
power to defeat this last great scheme by
nominating Senator Thomas F. Bayard,
who, believe, has the confidence of the
people, and can be triumphantly elected
President in 1854. PROPHET.
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
ADJUSTMENTS.


Rice's Surprise Party in "Pop" Novem-
ber 1.
Musical and literary entertainments in St..
PauPs r. G. Church, October 81 and Novem-
ber !.
Maggie Mitchell, the old-time favorite,
will present "Fachon" and "Lorle" on
November 2 and 8.
An audience considerably larger than the
night previous greeted William E. Sheridan
on his appearance at the Opera House last
evening as King Lear, In the play OF that
name. His personation of this difficult
character was particularly fine, and called
forth frequent and hearty applause, and
he was twice called before the curtain. His
support was fair.
Charles L. Davis will appear at the Opera
House this evening in his highly successful
and amusing comedy OF calvin Joslin.' u
The Troy Daily Telegram, of a recent date
says: "Mr. Davis is one of the most ingen.
ious Of actors. He does SO much to amuse
an audience that 1t would be simply impos
sible to give even partial description of his
| comicalities in q review Of moderate length.
His company is good, the scenery and stage
| appointT ents unusually appropriate, and
the music, furnished by his own orchestra,
enchanting"
Augustin Daly's new comedy of "T-20-S''
will be produced at the Opera House on
Monday next by one of Mr.. Daly's strongest
companies. "7-20-S; or, Casting the Boone.
rang" is the embodiment of theory enter.
tained by one of the character, that a man,
no matter how sedate and wise he may be,
makes an ass of himself at least once In his
| life, and that his folly reacts upon him just
as boomerang is said to recoil on an mex
pericnced thrower. His theory is proven
with results satisfactory to himself, although
causing modification to the victim; he WOO.
and marries the original of the portrait an6
the announcement is happy one.
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
CLOSE OF THE SESSION.
The Great Episcopal Convention ia Phila.
delphia Comes tO an End,


PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2O.-In the Episcopal
Convention to-day consideration was re-
sumed OF that portion of the Prayer Book
relating to the Holy Communion, and Rev.
DR.. Goodwin, of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment providing that the Holy Cum
munlon shall not be celebrated in any con-
gregation unless there are some persons
present ready and expected to participate
with the priest. The proposed amendment
was briefly discussed, and Rev.
DR.. Huntington then suggested the
following substitute, which was agreed
to by Dr. Goodwin: And there shall
be no celebration of the Lords Supper un-
less there be convenient number to CON-
municate with the priest according to his
direction, and even though there be not
above 20 persons In the parish OF discretion
to receive the communion, yet there shall
be no communion unless three or two at the
least, commune with the priest. The sub
stitute was adopted.
Resolutions relating to the order for burial
of the dead, confirmation, solemnization of
matrimony, baptism, visitation of the sick,
form OF prayer and conservation were then
adopted In regard to the solemnization of
matrimony, the exhortation ia the standard
Prayer Book was adopted, with the substl-
tuition of the words Commanded In holy
scripture" for commanded of St. Paul"
The rubrlc Ito follow the betrUthal was
amended to read as follows: "Then shall
they again loose their hands, and the man
shall give unto the woman a ring, laying 1t
on the book, and the minister" sc.
A message was received from the House
of Bishops, stating they had adopted the re-
port of the Committee of Conference in the
matter of the prayer book. This action was
concurred in.
The House of Deputies then met with the
House of Bishops and evening prayer was
read. After singing the hymn "The
Churches One Foundation" the pastoral
letter was ready by the Right Rev. Bishop
Huntington, OF central New York.
The "Gloria in Excelsis' was then sung,
the benediction was pronounced by the
Rev. Bishop Lee, of Delaware, and the con-
vention adjourned sine die.
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
THE MoONEY CASE.
Intense Public Interest ina the Convict
Murder Trial at Joliet.

JOLIET, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-The chief interest
in the convict Mooney murder case to-day
was elected from the testimony Of eight
eonvlcts, Moneys fellow-prisoners, who
were handcuifed and taken into the court
room. These men worked near Mooney in
the wire shop, or were confined adjacent to
him In the dollhouse OF the prison. Their
testimony was unsupported by any other
evidence, but was most damaging TO the ac-
cused. John Maxwell, 80 year convict,
from 0gle county, charged with robbery,
who occupied cell BIZ, while Anderson and
MONEYS was 80, two cells distant, testi-
fed to hearing terrible shrieks about 10
O'Clock on the night of the murder, and also
blows, as If convicts were engaged In fight.
ing. He remarked to his cell.mate that
someone was getting pounded.
Patrick Kent, fve.year burglar from
Chicago, who worked near Mooney in the
wire shop, testified to hearing Mooney say
one day:
"That damned cell-mate of mine is crazy.
You will hear OF his being carried down on
strctchcr some day." This, he said, was
about two weeks before Auderson's death
John O'BrieD, two-year burglar from
Chicago, testified to having heard Mooney
state that he would get rid of that cranky
cell Innate of his II he hal to kill him.
The feeling In the prison among the con-
victs against Mooney is of the most intense
bitterness, and the officers say that were
Mooney to Le turned loose among the
prisoners they would not let him live an in
slant.
The evidence of the convicts closed the
prosecution. The witnesses for the defense
will be called tomorrow. Pnblic interest
In the case becomes more intensified each
day, and hundreds were turned away to day
because there was not room in the court
house
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
THE IsALTIMORE RACES.
Winners of the Events at PlmIIcO- The
Betting for To. Day

Betting for To. Day.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 26.-At Pimlico Park
to-day War Eagle won the mile race for all
ages, maiden jockeys, Clonmel second,
Parole third. Time, 1.4s%. Empress won
the handicap of one mile and one-half for
fillies and mares of all ages, Bella second,
Aella third. Time, 2.43. Miss Woodford
won the Pimlico stakes, one mile and five
eights, allowances for age and sex, George
Kinney second, Iroquois third. Time, 2.57.
Hartford won the selling race OF one mile
and one-quarter tor all ages, Colonel
Sprague second, Mark third Time, LAX.
Pizarro won the mile head race for three
year 'olds. Time, 1.4615, 1.46. In the first
heat Trafalgar was second, Sovereign Pat
third. In the second heat Sovereign Pat
was second, Trafalgar third.
The bidding in the pools for the races To-
morrow was very spirited tonight and
large throng was in attendance. For the
first, selling race of one and eighth
mile, for all ages, Wandering was favorite,
at $50, with Mark second choice, at $50;
Farewell, S35; Homespun, S26, and the
field, S2S, including Corsair, Chickadee,
Greenland and Palmetto. For the Vpstai
stakes, for three -year-old fillies-Bessie, $40;
Heel and Toe, $50, and Vintage and Cara
mel, $35 each. For the three quarters of q
mile, for two -year-olds-Mittie b., S70;. Bob
Miles, $40; Tolu, S3l; Huron, Sl3, and
Rataplan, 81. For the handicap, one and
one-eighth mile heats, for all ages, no pools
were sold. The probable starters will be
Nethe, War Eagle, Greenland, Aranza and
Hlarity. No pools were sold on the steeple-
chase, but Gath, Ranger and Abraham are
M med IN atart
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
Changing the Teacher.

A meeting of the German American
School Board was held last evening at which
the Volksfest committee turned over to the
board the proceeds of the fest amounting to
$1.2Ol.94, which was given into the hands
of the treasurer who was required to give a
bond of 81, 900 for the faithful performance
of his duties. The resignation OF Miss
Kaessmann, as teacher of the school, was
presented and accepted. Eighteen appli
cants for the position were received, two of
which were favorably considered and the
secretary was instructed to telegraph one OF
them, gentleman, to come here on trial
The discussions on this particular question
were very animated. A portion of the board
wished to have a lady teacher while the
majority, as will be seen, wanted man,
and got him.
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
Tho Temperance Pledge.

To The EDITOR OF THE GAzETTE.-The
list of new names in this weeks Conferences
Worker as follows:
]. H Williams, Clayton H. Messick, w.
B. Records, James T. Smith, Joshua Boyce,
Daniel Culver, J. D. Marvil, Samuel Elliot,
II. Clay Lewis, A. Herrick, John R. Hen.
dirk, John B. Vining, Charles Williams,
James Elzey, James w. Hill, l. W.
sirman, N G. Wooten, L. j. Mar
vii. James A. Marvll, J. W. Marvil
II. F Marvil, Job s. Hearu, Barrett Conner
w. B. Livernore, E. M. Hill, w. 7. OH,
phant, w. B. Sharp, Thomas E. Elliott
Joseph A. Rhodes, John T. Hamilton, L.W
Hewry, Timothy P. Denney, A. E David
son, G. L. Phillips, W. NJ, G. Hearn, Elijah
Hearn, j. w. Prettyman, W. G. Hearn
Isaac Hamilton, Henry P. Jordan, Rev
George w. Weldin.
Politicians who are at loss to account
for the political outcome in Ohio, have
doubtless failed to read Foraker's frs
speech In the campaign, in which he asserted
that the lrinciple of taxation of the liquoi
traffic was "eternsl, }" and wanted it "knowr
of all men that to this principle the Repub
lican party was u,sdlterdbly committed" l
| looks as If that did the business
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
Arrest of an Entorprlsing Drossmaker.

CoRRY, Oct. 25.-A week ago an attrac-
tive-looking woman opened rooms here and
announced herself as Nine. Russell, mantua-
maker, and inventor OF the Russell system
of fitting ladies' garments. She adver-
tised for young ladies to learn the
system, charging a fee and promising
her pupils remuneratlve employment when
they should have become proficient.
To-day she was arrested on a telegram from
Chief of Police Tlton, of Easton, saving she
was vented in that city for obtaining money
and goods under false pretense and defraud-
ing hotel keepers. The woman wanted In
Easton is Mrs. j. c. Goodwin, but, as the
description and method of working conf
dence games are identical, there seems to be
little doubt that Mrs. Goodwin and Mme.
Russell are one and the same person.
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
WILM1NeTON sHOE ROUSE.
AT IHE--
Wilmington Shoe House
OCT. 27

The changeable weather Of
the present season makes it
necessary for every person, who
from necessity must be out
doors in all sorts of weather, to
have rubbers. We have at
present a large stock Of all
styles, including the Zephyr
OVERS" which are the most
desirable kind in the market,
being exceedingly light and
are not cumbersome and withal
neat.
GEO. D. CLELAND.
For comfort and durability
the Common Sense Shoe can
not be surpassed. L ird,
Schober & Mitchell's make and
those of Cyrus Phillips & Son
are decidedly the best in the
market. We have a large
stock OF these on hand OF all
sizes, qualities and prices.
GEO. D. CLELAND.
Old ladies shoes with spring
heels and without heels are Just
what elderly ladies need. We
have just received our order of
this style and have them in all
sizes of glove and pebble kid.
GEO. D. CLELAND.
Shoes that originally sold at
so and $2.50,ot which we have
a few odd pairs left, are selling
at $l.50. They are a decided
bargain and will serve the pur-
pose of a higher priced shoe.
GEO. D. CLELAND.
Ofladies'and gentlemen's gum
boots we have a complete stock;
they will just be what you need
in a very short time; call and
select before the sizes are
broken.
GEO. d. CLELAND,
PROPRIETOR
Wilmington Trunka and
Shoe House,
Mo I0AMADZr rr cTDECT
The daily gazette., 1883-10-27
Sinl, Cattla KiiIad

WEST CHESTER, Oct. 26.-Dr Bridges,
veterinary surgeon of the State Board of
Agriculture, visited to-day the farm of jesse
Garrett, In Birmin Cham Township, and had
seven more of his cattle killed, who were
suffering with pleuro-pneumonia. This
makes upwards of 20 head of cattle which
have been killed on his farm. There are
still several more which are sick, and will
probably have to be killed.