Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-13

Robert II. Small, an old Philadelphia
merchant, died Tuesday in the seth
year of his age.
The chime or bells given to the Church
OF the Holy Trinity by Joseph K. Temple,
have been placed in position in the bellry,
and will be- rung for the first time on
Sunday, September Both.
The opening of the fifty fourth annual
exhibition OF the Pennsylvania Horticul-
turRl Society took place Tuesday night. 1t
is considered by the managers to be the
finest ever made by the society.
The directors OF the Pennsylvania In
stitution for the Deaf and Dumb will, as
soon as sufficient number Of pupils are
obtained, open day school for deaf and
dumb children over six years of age.
The old frame building formerly ooou-
pied by the Butchers Ice Company,
together with brick stable and stone
plaster mill, were destroyed by fire Friday
evening, involving An estimated loss Of
a45, 900, largely insured.
W. Ii. Pownsll was yesterday COM
mitted in deia 1t Of $4,000, bail, for
hearing on FRI lay n. xt, on the charge Of
embezzlipg, il various sums, IS, 700 from
Sinclair Lau shlin, Wholesale grocers,
whose bookkee per he vas
W. b. Barre /, recently of the firm OF
Cattell X Barrett, stock brokers, has been
held in $40, 00p bail FOR trial by Magis-
trate Lennon, ga the charge Of embezzel-
ing &23, 900 en- trusted to the firm as mar
gins in Read g script transactions by
Augustus Boyd.
The two-story brick stable of the
Chestnut and Walnut Streets Passenger
Railway Company was destroyed by Are
Friday night, together with large stock
OF hay, oats, harness and other supplies.
The loss Is estimated at $4,000. One
hundred and seventy-tiye horses were
| rescued.
A. l.. Helmbold of Philadelphia, has
been sued by au American firm at Cairo,
for $3.50, for r-painting the words "Helm-
bold's Buohu" upon the great pyramid at
Cheops. Helmbold refused to pay be-
cause he considered the bill sxorbitant.
| The painter AYERS that he had to bride
the sheiks who guard the pyramids to
| permit him to paint "his name" on the
pyramid, and that he used the words
"Helmbold's Buchu" as his name. He
| also says that the Heoker starch company
offered him $4,000, and that Lorillsrd
offered him 81 900 to paint their adver
tisements on the pyramid.
A horse had a fit In The PENNSYLVANIA
| depot Friday afternoon. As a lady
was alighting from one OF the company q
hsnsoms, the horse gave shrill neigh
and bounded into the air. Then he
stood upon his hind legs and paved the
air with his fore feet while franticslly
shaking his head. The lady leaped to
the pavement just in time to escape being
caught under the wheels as the CRAZY
animal suddenly gave leap forward and
went half through one OF the big plate.
glass windows Of the ticket room. Then
he fell backward upon his side and lay
struggling among the pieces of broken
glass. In minute more the paroxysn
ended and he WAS raised by the employees
| Wassy Alberson, aged 10 years, wal
bitten while playing with half-breed
SPITE dog on the 18th OF October last
The wounds were thoroughly oauterized
with nitrate of silver. When his father
heard of the biting he demanded tn,
kliiing OF the dog, being aotuated by the
popular delusion that the death Of the
dog is sovereign protection agains
hydrophobia, and the owner killed tn.
animal the next day. The wounds healed
and tbs boy enjoyed excellent health
until Wednesday week, when he BEGAN,
unusually nervous and showed signs o
increased intellectual power. He wa
unusually bright and laxative ant
astonished his parents and his play
fellows by the brillianey of his remark
and his observation-disclosures Thstnigh
at supper he tried to drink his tea
but could not, and subsequently wher
water Was offered him he refused II snc
said that he could not swallow it. Lat
that night water was offered him agaii
and he tried to take it, but the effort Il
swallow threw him into a oonvulsion
during which he had sharp, barkin,
cough. Other commissions followed unti
8 O'Clock yesterday morning when h
died. In the intervals between the con
vulsions he was sensible and able to tel
his feeling. He said he did not drea,
water, but because he knew that tn
muscles of his throat were so oontrsote,
and 80 sore that he could not swallow i
without intense agony.