Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-15


question Of the color line in nnhlio
schools, which has been such a vexations
one in New Jersey for many years.
The annual report OF the Treasurer of
the United States has just been 81 bmittad
to the Secretary OF the Treasury. Tha
following ia synopsis OF its mora i'm
portant points; There has been ia
crease during the past fiscal year from the
figures for the proceeding year in the
receipts from cuntoms Of IS 704, 233 from
internal revenue OF 81, ri, 226 and from
miscellaneous sources OF $685.. 932 and
an increase In the receipts from the SAL
of public lands OF 80, 2O2, 724. The total
net revenue received during the year was
1898, 2S7, ISL, which is $5,237, SOS less
than the amount received last year. The
net expenditures amounted IN
1926, A08, 1877, an iuerea over thoss Of
1882 Of $7,426,6 97, and this inoresse
added TO the amount of the decrease in
receipts makes reduction in the amount
of surplus revenue applicable to tina
redu elton of the public debt of $l2 66I 36g
The principal increase in the pendlturps
was on account Of civil and miscellaneous
expenses which amounted to $l1 Ass. 27l.
the expenditures on account Of int.rpst
on tue pubic debt falling 81 ,gl7 O75
below th0se for the some purpose during
the preceding year.
Two negroes, named Harrison Thomas
and Charles Bedford obtained employment
near Apalachiools, Fla, as ohoppers in
the lumber camp OF jesse h. Boyntou.
Boynton left the camp Tor tss DAYS. sand
when he returned Bedford was missing.
| Thomas professed Ignorance as TO hls
| whereabouts, but when few weeks auo
| a bleached skeleton WAS discovered in a
small pond near the camp it was idsnti-
He'd as that OF Beliord, Thomas missing
companion. Thomas confessed that hs
| dealt Bedford blow on the back of tho
| mead with an an axe, nearly oleaying the
| skull iii twain, and then hitehed a yoke
| OF oxen to the murdered mans bleeding
body and dragged it to the pond for
| hiolng. The two men had married sisLera
and Thomas thought that il ne killed his
brother-ip-lsw both women would live
with him. His trial Tor the murder has
just been concluded and resulted In
his being sentenced for life to work in
the chain gang. The confession of the
murderous wretch included other orimes
hitherto concealed, and much indiRpa.
ton ID felt in the lenienoy of his sen.
tence. When the prisoner WAS II years
OF age he says hls mother left him one
day IN charge Of his younger brother
while she went to neighboring plants-
tion TO work. Vexed by the childs per-
sistent crying, Thomas beat out its brains
with billet OIL wood and cremated the
body ON pile OF blazing logs. The
mother tainted when she learned what
had been done, but concealed the crime.
In 1871 Thomas killed a young mplstto
girl, and iii 1873 he killed a eolored man,
His confession will probably lead to his
being lynohed.
} David A. De Lima, senior member o
the New York commission house of l. ms
, q Go, has had his Residence uuder DO, 60
surveillance for the past two months 70
thWart blaokmRiler who had sttem, ted
TO exlort money from the merchant by
threatening to kidnap his yeal old
! dauk hter. 1t appears that about Il,
middle OF September stranger called at
, the office of Daniel De Leon, LAWYER. in
l the hyening Post Building, on Broadway.
l aud after retaining him In his profes.
3 slonal capacity said that he would
require his services in law suit in
| which he was involved. Before leaving
the man, it is said, gave Mr. De Leon q
' letter addressed to David A. De Lima and
/ asked him to personally deliver it TO the
, person to whom it was directed. The
lawyer did 30 and then learned that
Its contents were OF a most startling
r nature In the letter, it is alleged, the
A writer declared that 1t Mr.. De Lima did
not meet him in secluded spot in the
Central Park with $4,000 at stated
time measures would bs taken for the alb
duotion OF the merchants daughter.
a Threats We're also made to waylay Mr.. De
, Lima and do him Serious bodily harm
Mr.. De Lima placed the mater in the
matter In the hands of private detectives.
Ehey undertook to entrap the sooundrel,
but 30 far their efforts have been fruit
less, Notwithstanding the fact that during
The whole OF the time the would be-
blackmailer has been in constant COM
/, mnnioation with Mr.. De Leon, who has
caused personals to be inserted in the
Herald which have been regularly replied
to by letters. These letters have been
0 placed i'll the hands OF the grand jury,
which Id making secret investigation
into the matter.
A year or two ago Henry f. Dursnt, an
a eminent lawyer of Boston, died, leaving
an estate of from $3 600, 900 to "a 900 600.
Aside from bis eminent literary reputa-
I ton MIR. Durant was widely known as a
j successful manufacturer, an orthodox re.
; VlVallsl OF SURPRISING power aud
. eloquencs, ana the generous founder OF
wellesley Female College, an institution
o regarded by many aB the finest of its
kind in the world. Now suit has been
9 entered i'll the supreme court of Kings
q county, n. Y, by Mrs Caroline Il Shel.
y ley lady OF ~ years, who formerly re-
u | Sided IN Ea4l Rnstnp "A MI,
in New York. The defendants are Mr.
. Durant's heirs, namely, Mrs. Pauline A.
= Dnfant, the trustees of Wellesley
= College, the Mutual Lite Insurance
: Company, Anne C. Young aud Mrs.
4 florenoe Ada Conover. The last named
7 lady 10 the deus liter Of the plaintiff and
!, an heir to the estate if the PLAINTIFF
= claim proves good, though she is not in
endowment OF any of the property. Mrs.
= ohelleg s claim ID that she il the real and
q legal widow OF Henry +. Duraut, and 80
. sheh, entitled to her right of dover in
@ the vast estate, aud that her daughter
Il - the ouly legitimate child that
Mr.. Dursnt ever had, and con-
teqaeutly entitled to his entire estate,
, when the mothers right OF dover has
, heen Satisfied. The case rests AZ con-
i Germs the law ehi, fly upon the Eepeated
/ feoisiona Of New York courts that q
/ toupfe'D mutual avuwal aud recognition
i 81 marital relationship in the presence
{ Of thfd party constitutes legal mar
G. Fites II Nav York, Mrs Shelley having
ilscoVtrr" that Shis alleged marriage at
TIE After ilouss- occurred two years prior
70 pafa't'o suarri@g- with his recognized
Ia, she brings this suit
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