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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
POLTTICIL.

The Hartford, Connecticut, Comaat pub
fishes letter from Judge D. c. Birdssll
am ouncing himself the author of the
charges that that Hancock was defeated
by Tilden, and reiterating the charges.
Returns of the State election in Ken
tlcky, held Monday, indicate Hight
vote aud Democratic majority estimated
at 10000. The Legislature is believed to
be more largely Democratic than before.
Senator Morgan has firm conviction
that Thomas f. Bayard is destined to
become President of the United States.
The realization of such conviction
would be one of the happiest things that
could befall this country.-Austtn, Texas,
Statesman.
Thomas Hamilton of Beaufort, S. c.,
one of the most prominent negro politi-
clans in the state, has written letter to
the Charleston Neps and Courier roundly
deuouncing the Republican party, and
insisting that The negro has rights which
must be respected. D.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
a LEGdL FENCE.
MIR. Dean Warns Farmers Not TO
Accept Barbed Wire Fences of the
IL. a D. Road.


Accept Bnrbed Wire Fences of the
II. a D. Road.
Editor State Journal; ] understand
the Baltimore & Philadelphia railroad is
trying to tost upon the farmers along its
line Of road barbed wire fence. The
reply that all farmers should make to
such question should be denial especi-
ally coming az IL does from company
that has through its friends and tools
tried to take the land OF these same
farmers no matter TO what inconvenience
or injury it may be to the farmers. This
latter has never given this company a
thought. Its only object has been to get
the land for right of way for the least
possible amount of money under the garb
of "according TO law" What difference
does it make to an individual whether
he loses his hard earnings o, life time,
according to law" or by the hand of
the highwayman The latter is tar the
more respectable in my opinion, for in
that case, when he presents his pistol
you can be prepared for him, and you
can defend yourself and property, but,
by the former, through the use of tools
and there is a plenty of human tools
always ready to do the dirty work OF
mammoth corporations while they have
the money to pay for the dirty work.
No matter who suffers, be II the widow
or orphans, all are gone for alike. The
corporations have no souls to be damned
or bowels to be ripped open.
To the farmers let me say, tell all such
grasping corporations and their tools in
human shape that You want just such a
fence as the laws OF the State of Delaware
require, for your protection, and none
other. And make them put them up
before they enter upon your land. Ii
they refuse call the fence viewers of your
hundred. They are all farmers at whose
hands you will get justice. know the
things these corporations have to do their
dirty work would tell you all sorts OF
price stories until they get you into their
power, and then they will squeeze the
very life out of you. / have felt their
grip and they are trying at this time to
squeeze me until can neither write nor
talk, but it's the biggest job they ever
undertook. They may build railroad
and go through peoples land without
giving compensation, but they can't scare
me or stop my mouth. Respectfully,
WILLIAM DEAN.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
MIDDLETUWN.


Special correspondence OF State journal.
MIDDLETowE, Aug. 3. The trade dollar
is again scorned by merchants here. This
coin has during the past two weeks been
received as 100 cents, but special from
Dover to EVERY EVENING of yesterday
again brought 1t down to IS cents.
George Ernest, Clerk for S, NJ Reynolds
Il Co, last evening called on the promi-
nent dealers OF this town 10 order to
decide what was to be done with the
dollar. All except one merchant say
they do not think it Advisable to accept
the coin at 100 cents, for all the other
towns are refusing it, which, of course,
would cause people to bring all their own
and their friends money here to use it,
leaving merchants with a coin that the
banks will not accept.
One firm has now or had over 5000
worth of trade dollars, and can only de-
post them in the banks rs a special
deposit, receiving no baneft from them
whatever. Another, and the only one,
says he will continue to accept them
when his customers buy dollars worth
OF goods, He says he has enough money
to run him until next February, when he
can get 100 cents for them.
II Centreville, Maryland, were little
nearer no doubt trade would be lively
with one firm in that town, as it ad-
vertises to accept the coin at l0l cents.
"How can these darkies live and not
work." ia often asked by visitors and cit
liens. "Why, easy as rolling of log.
Just take a walk down the railroad to.
wards st. Anne's and you can find as many
as a dozen any clear day lying along
the banks playing cards and feecing
some Innocent devil who has just been
paid of for a few days work." was the
answer given by a gentleman few days
since, and on investigation your CORE
spondent finds it to be true. And clear
weather is not required either, fer yes
terday during the heavy rain six of these
dusky gamblers played cards in E. R
Cochfan's orchard. They live by robbinf
| those who work.
The $500 pound safe to be used by thu
Peoples Bank was put in place in the
Lockwood Building last Wednesday.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
. ~
NLBARE.
Special q correspondence ot:state journal.

Special q Correspondence oi.Stlte journal.
NEWARK, Aug. 6. THE Young Peoples
Aid Society OF the Presby terrain Church
will repeat its LAST years experience and
hold Iete in the College campus on the
evenings Of the 10th and l7th of this
month.
Work on the new Roman Catholic
church is progressing rapidly.
Tie town aud surrounding country are
full of Italian laborers. They are EN-
ployed by the b, & z. railroad. They
are found to be very quiet and peace
able people.
The Odd Fellows of this town intend
having an excursion to Colchester Beach
soon.
The town is very lively this summer
owing to the large number of visitors.
The three hotels are entirely filled with
railroad ruen and contractors.
The Dauntless Base Ball Club of your
city met with severe defeat here at the
hands OF the Active of this town ON Sat
urday afternoon. The score by innings
was
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
OPERA TORS AND WIRES.
somerviIie Reports More Wires Cnt
Last Night.

ARsociated Press Dispatch by special Wires.
NEW YORK Aug. s Last night another
onslaught wsa made upon the wires of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
tue consequences OF which were far more
disastrous than that Of the preceding
night.
Press Agent Sommerville said this
morning that 20 wires were cut on one
route and IA on another between
Passaic and Rlizabethport, N. J.
These we're wires to Philadelphia
and other points in the southern
division. Twenty of the Mutual Union
wires were cut between Kingsbridge and
Scaradale. at Tarrytown IL hudson
river wires are down, and 19 wires in the
eastern circuit were destroyed be-
tween Port Chester and Greenwich,
Conn. The oross-arms were sawed off in
the latter instance and wires cut besides.
The frat wires to go down were those on
the eastern circuit which were lost about
11.30 o'clock last night. Tie others
went down shortly after midnight.
large force of linemen was sent out
to repair the damage and the lines are
being repaired as rapidly as possible. The
cutting of the wires interfered with
otnerb acIOSS Wulcu tuey loii, ~ tnht
the greatest confusion was created.
For long time this morning, said Mr..
Somerville, the work was greatly delayed.
Superintendent Humstone estimated that
when work was begun this morning one
half the wires to Philadelphia, one-quar-
ter of those to the West, and one-third of
the eastern circuits could not be used.
The whole number OF wires cut was SO,
but nearly 200 were rendered useless in
consequence.
A telegram from Fort Washington said
that a gang of men had interfered with
the line.nen who were repairing the
wires there, and police protection had
been asked in case the interference was
repeated. No clue has yet bsen discov-
cred to the authors of the mischief,
although the greatest vigilance is being
exercised. The Western Z 1ion Co. has
employed detectives to ferret cut the per-
petrators OF the wire cutting. 1t is the
general opinion that the striking linemen
are censursble tor the injuIies. The com
pany is considerably put out by this new
method of warfare.
At the headquarters OF the Brother
hood of Telegrsphers' it was emphatically
denied that the QUITTING was being done
by the striking linemen.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09

When lady living in Chelsea sent to
London for e doctor, she apologzed for
asking him to come such distance.
"Don't speak of it," answered the NJ. D.
81 happen to have another patient in the
ueighborhood, sni can thus kill two
birds with one stone. - Columbia Spec
tator.
The cost of stopping train of cars is
said to be from 40 to 60 cents. But it
wouldn't do any good to hold up half a
dollar to the brakeman IN the rear end
of train you have missed, as 1t goes out
of the depot --LoueH Ci:,zen.
When a Chicago girl reaches the sum.
init of Mount Washington, and miles of
some OF the grsndest scenery in the world
are untolded to her view, she just gives a
little gasp and exclsims, at takes the
cake !''-Richmond Post Express.
A successful strike occurred when the
Richmond night express train struck a
negro walking on the track who got q
glimpse of the locomotives headlight just
before being landed in the woods dozen
or two yards from the road line. His
first conscious words were, "for de Lord Il
sake, boss, who frow dat lantern at me. .
Boston Commercial Bulletin. -".
Could some of the elegantly dressed
women al the fashionable watering placer
hear conversation like the following il
might not increase the enjoyment of theii
diamonds and fnery "Do you see tina
| lady in the white ottoman silk ~ cor
| respondent was asked. "The one will
the shapely figure ~ he responded
"Yes, that's the one but her shsp,
always seems to me like certain bottl,
of bitters. Why Because her father
fortune came from the manufacture of
constituent of cocktails. Over yonder
in dainty null, ia the wife of face pow
| der; going down the hallway are the tw,
daughters of cough syrup, and tn
swell who drove past few minutes ag
| in dog cart tandem was the son OF
pill"
The Swedish papers give currency tc
an amusing anecdote illustrative Of tn
extraordinary enthusiasm created b.
Madame Bernhard Damals's recent per
formances in Stockholm. One night tn
great actress was playing Fedora to
crowded house. The poison scene, a
usual, ELECTED a tempest of applaus
from the audience but ere the olappin
of hands and stamping Of feet had com
pletely died away, loud peals Of laughte
burst fourth from the upper part of tn
theatre. The sober. minded people Il
the boxes and stalls gszed reproschfull
at the boisterous gods but in momen
they, too, began to lsush for, in tn
front row of the third gallery aud in ful
view OF all, stood two one-armed mer
who, unconscious of the amusemeu
which they caused, were energeticall
cooperating to prolong the applause b
elappipg their remaining hands together
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
Charged with rncendiarisln.

Spe al Correspondence OF State journal.
PRESTON, Mn, August 1.-THE steam
saw mill of Owen C. Blades, situated four
miles from this place, was burned on Sat
urdsy night last. As the engine had not
been drawn into the mill since its
removal for use in threshing wheat, the
Are was of course OF incendiary origin.
The loss is estimated at $500. This morn
ing Mr.. Blades swore out warrant of
arrest before Esquire Dixon against q
neighboring farmer by the name OF
Roscn, charging him with the crime.
Roach was arrested by Constable Convey
and taken before Justice Dixon, who
held him in $500 bail for his appearance
at court in October. The case creates
considerable excitement. The man is
| almost stranger in the neighborhood,
and is looked upon as very quiet and
inoffensive citizen. He is a tenant OF
| Mr.. Blades.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
81. GEORGES.


Special Correspondence of.state journal.
ST. GEORGES, Aug. 1.-The st. Georges
Library Association will give an excur-
sion to Cape May by the steamer Thomas
Clyde on the 18th instant. The vessel
will leave New Castle at I q, m Della
ware City at Z. 30 and Augustine Pier
7.45.
The new cannery will begin work as
soon as peaches ripen in considerable
quantities.
Four can makers have made lT5, 00O
cans, and the proprietors have contracted
for the product of go acres of tomatoes.
The machinery has bsen tested and found
to work satisfactorily. At the hight o.
the season SO or 60 hands will BIT
employed
The prospect of corn crop in this
region is excellent and to-day's fine rair
will greatly aid the crop.
st. Georges, now connected by tele
phone with Kirkwood, will probably
reach Delaware City by the same line.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
Threatened strike of Drivers.

Associated rress Dispatch by special Wires
WLKgsBARRE, Pa, Aug. S.-The driver
boys of the uollenback mines of the
Lshigh & Wikesbarre Coal Company, to-
day presented bill OF grievances to the
officials. Seven carloads of coal represent
days work for the miner and lsbofer,
while the drivers who take these cars out
of the mine say they are getting only
three-quarters of days pay for this
work and demand full days pay. If
their claim is not acceded to general
strike may be- looked for this week at the
Diamond, Hollenbaek and Empire mines.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
Maryland.s Heaviest woman

Special Correspondence of state Journal
CENTREvILLE, MD, Aug. 6,--In this
town lives perhaps the heaviest woman
in the State. She is negress named
Charlotte Stansbury. She has had several
liberal offers from various travelling show
men, all of which she has refused. Upon
her weight she ia extremely sensitive,
and up to few days ago it has been a
mystery. Numerous offers have been
made her by citizens OF this town for the
privilege of weighing her, but she re.
looted them all, At last it was accom-
plished by trick that hitherto has
always signally failed. A wagon CON
tanning a man and woman with herself
was driven on the hay scales and the
weight noted. Some time after the same
wagon with the same occupants, minus
Charlotte, was again weighed. The re-
suit showed difference of $40 pounds
Charlotte is fine cook, being in great
demand in this vicinity.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
HILFORD.


Special Correspondence OF state journal.
MILFORD, Aug, 7.-The funeral of
James IL. McNatt, Familiarity called Jim
Grow, barber, and leader of McNstt's
Orchestra, took place to day and was
very largely attended. He was buried
under the honors of the Masons and Odd
Fellows.
The New York train for fruit now
leaves here at 1890, and very heavy
shipments are being made, principally of
Troths. They nett the grower 70 cents
per basket. They bring 81, and the
expenses are 30 cents.
A dozen new houses are now in course
OF erection, Prominent among these is a
handsome dwelling of J. L. Holland, on
Causey avenue, at the corner of Railroad
avenue.
The school board has elected the fol-
lowing officers: Principal, J. Fl. George;
first assistant, Mary P. Richards; second
assistant, Miranda Wiswell. The school
will open on the Sd of September.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
Asbury Park Election.

Associated Press Dfspatch by Special Wires.
AsBuRY PARK, N. j., Aug. S.-The
regular town election was held here yes
terday, when James A. Bradley and Nell
son L. Buchanan were elected resident
members OF the board OF commits
sioners for the ensuing two years.
The Rev. DIR. Alpha J. Kynett,
secretary of the board of church extern
sion of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
who has held the office of non resident
commissioner forithe past four years, was
defeated by William Fl. Deitz of Phila-
delphia, large property owner in the
park. The vote was the largest ever
polled here.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
SIN FRANCISCO.
Arrival of SIR Harry Parftcs and
Archibald Torbes-Goy. Crtttenden

Interview
Associated Press dispatch by special Wires.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S.-Sir Harry
. Parkes, Governor of New South Wales,
and Archibald Forbes, the well-kuown
correspondent of the London press,
arrived here yesterday from Australia.
Governor Crittenden Of Missouri, upon
being interviewed yesterday morning,
emphatically denied the statement tele-
graphed from Kansas City, that ne
had promised Bob Ford $4,000
reward if he brought in Jesse
James alive and $4,000 if he
brought him in dead. He says he did
not know Charlie Ford had any con-
nection with the Blue Cut rob.
berry until after the robbery had
been perpstrated. 1t is absolutely
untrue, he says, that protection was
offered to Ford prior to the robbery. He
frequently saw Bob Ford, but refused to
make any arrangements other than those
announced in the proclamation Offering
t10, 900 fer the arrest and conviction of
each of the James boys. Judge Phillips,
who was the attorney of the James boys,
is at present in this city, but declines to
converse on the subjsct.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09

Two Fatal Sh0ofings i'm One Day-A
White Man Stays n Nesra-A Jeai-
Gus Negress SIays Her Rival.

WI mab fStat = IL
Gus Negress Stays Her Rival.
Special Correspondence oi state journal.
CESrREyILLE, Md, Aug, 6.-Saturday
afternoon between 3 and 5 o'clock, an
alteration arose between Mr.. Benjamin
Legg, farmer and resident of Kent
Island, and negro hand employed by
him. Angry words were passed by the
two men and finally the negro struck Mr..
Legg. This 30 enraged him that he ran
to his house for his gun and returning
shot the negro dead. A warrant was
issued for Mr.. Legg's arrest, but his
friends had removed him to a place OF
safety-it is supposed to the lighthouse.
II was at first reported that the shoot
ing was done by Col. William Henry
Legg, prominent citizen of Kent Island
and member of the Oyster Commission
Board for this State, but later and
authentic reports deny this.
About o'clock Saturday evening, q
negro girl named Kate Williams, was
shot aud killed by Mary Homier also
colored, at Scottown, distant from here
about u miles. 1t appears from ths
testimony given bsfors the ooioner's
jury that these two girls with
two others were seated in Mary
Homier's bed room, getting ready
to go to a picnic, John Homer, Msry's
father, that morning INDUCED in a little
pistol practice in his yard, firing fiys
shots out of a seyen-barrel revolver, and
placed the weapon under the pillow OF
his bed. While 1T is not
shown clearly just how it
was done, yet evidence establishes
the fact that Mary Homier, who was en-
gagged in making up the bed, seized the
pistol from under the pillow and q report
followed, the bail entering the left temple
OF Kate Williams and coming out on the
other side just by the ear. She fell dead
instantly.
A jury of inquest was summoned yes.
terday morning by Constable Sydney 7.
Jump, which rendered verdict OF acct
dental shooting but the magistrate,
Joseph Guest, upon additional evidence,
held her TO bail, II is said that jealousy
existed between the two girls over 8
young negro man, and this was the fatal
termination to several quarrels.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09

About noon Monday as Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith, widow of the late Charles Smith,
who lives with her son, Charles E. Smith,
the yard she was seized with apoplexy
and fell to the ground. A hired girl ran
to her assistance and she exclaimed "call
CHARLES and George, am dying" DR..
Frantz was summoned, but medical aid
proved of no avail, as she died at 4
O'Clock, without speaking again.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
Rugby Academy Catalogue,

The catalogue of the Rugby Academy,
for the coming school year has just been
issued. 1t is neatly printed pamphlet
of 20 pages and contains the roll of
pupils and the roll of honor for the last
term, the course of study and other in
ormation concerning the school. The
all term begins on Monday, September
; d. The instructors are; Samuel W.
Murphy, A. M, NJ. D., principal F.; G. w.
Murphy, classics and English; William
P. Quimby, A. B., mathematics, book
keeping and drawing J. Jackson Pierce,
psnmanship; s. I. Ford, elocution w
]. Hume, photography and Henry
LoubiRnac. A, M. French.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
A MURDERER's CONFESSION.
Supposed to Refer TO IL Brutal Triple
Murder of Last Summer.

Murder Oh tsaSt summer
Associated Press uispstcn by specisl WHO,
CHICAGO, Aug. S.--The statement of
the convict at Joliet, who confessed to a
double murder at Atlanta, Ills, is sup
posed to refer to a triple murder near
Atlanta, an outline OF which is as follows /:
On Sunday, August 10th, of last year,
the odor of decaying flesh attracted the
attention of persons who were passing a
clump of trees. On examining the spot
they found three dreadiully mutilated
and decayjng human bodies which proved
to be those of Charles McMahon,a bachelor
farmer who had lived near by, and of two
hired hands, Frank Matheny and John
Carlock, both from southern Illinois.
Their throats were cut from ear to
ear, gags were in their mouths and
their legs were tied with Irvine. 1t is
believed that all three were surprised
while asleep, overpowered, gagged and
bound and marched to the spot where
their bodies were found and there
butchered. Every circumstance showed
carefully planned scheme had been
carried out. Large rewards were offered
aud several arrests We're made, but no
one was held.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
Two Items From Toronto.

Associated Press Dispatch by special Wna.
TORONTO, ONT, Aug. SIN street row
at an early hour this morning Charles
Andrews, AN English immigrant, shot and
killed James Msrroney. Two yonug men,
sons of Senators George W. Allan and
Donald Nc Innis, left. Barrie in boat
Saturday for camping ground four miles
distant on the Kempenfeldt bay. They
have not since been heard from and are
supposed to have been drowned.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
Australian News.

Associated Press Dispatches by special Wires.
NRw YORK, Aug. S.-The steamer
Australia, which arrived yesterday from
Australia and New Zealand via Honolulu,
brings the following news: Quaran tine
is being enforced at Melbourne against
vessels from the FIJI Islands, where
cholera, smallpox and measles are pre-
vailing. The Australian Governments
remain firm in their annexation policy New
Zealand wants to annex the Navigator
Islands, where the American Government,
has ooaling station and with which q
treaty has been ratified. The Maori King
in New Zealand has ordered cessation
of the surveys through the native terri.
tory. This action is deemed serious.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
Three OH GOiItA.

William II. Haley of Bancroft Banks
has in his possession three old copper
pennies of Jersey State coin, one of them
being found on the site of til
JOURNAL building before the old structu c
was torn down On the diverse side OF
the coin is horse's head, beneath which
is pillow and the date, 1856. Ga the re.
verse side is the inscription, Il. Pluribus
Unum." Mr.. Haley has a large oollec-
tion of interesting coins.