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The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
INTERESTING CASE.
Treated for Leprosy in Phlladelphia
H0spItal--No Hope.
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At recent clinic IN the Hospital for Skin
Diseases of this city, DR.. John V. Shoe
maker produced for examination and study
| genuine case Of leprosy that had been
sent from Honolulu for treatment, Owing
| TO the prevailing belief that the disease was
contagious, only five or six physicians were
present. From the advance sheets of a
paper prepared for the Medical Bulletin By
DR.. Shoemaker, the following history Of the
case is CLEANED
The sufferer is 81 years Of age, and was
born In Honolulu, Of American parents.
BE has considerable wealth which enables
him to live with ease, and TO consult the
best medical ability. The disease was
brought into his system by incubation.
Eight years ago, after feeling poorly for
some time, he noticed a dead spot Of skin
above the knee that gradually grew in size.
Shortly after he married native and
child was born and lived but year. The
spot spread. very rapidly during the first
year of bis married life, his flngers and toes
became very sensitive, and sharp pricking
sensations would run through them. This
was succeeded by numb feeling, so that
he could hardly distinguish solid substances.
Blsters broke on his fingers and toes that
dried into scabs. The nose became red and
dead to the touch.
small elevation appeared between the
eyebrows, the numbness of the fingers and
toes became more marked, the ring and
little fingers Of the left hand inclined to-
wards the palm of the hand, torpid feeling
set IN In the small of the back, and shortly
before sailing for this country a hard, angry
elevation appeared on the upper portion OF
the left hand Just In front of the wrist.
On bis arrival In this country he was ex-
amined. His body was wasted. The skin
of the hands were shrivelled and dry, and
the fingers were covered with dry, brownish
crusts. The spot above the knee extended
seven inches up, and almost around the leg.
All the symptoms of an@sthetic aud tuber-
culous leprosy were present, though 1t, no
doubt, began in the an@sthetic form and
developed into the other species. The treat
ment that the physicians prescribed was cal
culated to tone up the digestive organs and
thus aid nutrition, but the patient was in
formed that he could never be cured. All
that they could do was to alleviate the
symptoms. This is the general opinion Of
those who have made the disease a study.
He was told, however, that with care he
might live 10 years or more longer.
By the advice of his physicians he has
started on trip through the States to divert
his mind, and will afterward return to
Honolulu and seek home among the noun
tains, where he will rot be hunted down for
isolation. 1t is a general belief that the ter
rible sc0urge is contagious, but the best
authorities claim that 1t Is not, that It must
be spread by inocultion. This is probably
the first authentic case that ever came
before q body of physicians for study
In this country For obvious reasons the
gentleman's name is suppressed.
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
A MATTEIs OF SIX DENTS.
How the Chief of Police Pays Witness
FeOe. .a


How the Chief of Police Pays witness
te Fees.
How 1t Is done at police court is aptly
illustrated by an incident which took place
on Thursday evening last. Five witnesses
man charged with drunkenness. Their
names were William Houck, William
Christy, Solomon Cook, William Irven and
gentleman named Pierce. The case was
first fixed for Wednesday evening when the
witnesses appeared, but the man was too
drunk for trial and the case was postponed
until Thursday evening. They attended at
that time when the man pleaded guilty and
was fined so cents and costs
The five witnesses had heard much about
the trouble of getting witness fees under the
present regime, and concluded to have their
pay IL possible. Mr.. Houck went up to
the Chief and said: 81 am ready for my fee
as witness. Please give it to me.
"Not this evening" answered the Chief.
''Yes, this evening and now; intend TO
have that fee."
The Chief then said, as II he was afraid Of
the Mayor overhearinR the conversation,
for the men to come into his office. They
followed him, snd he threw out so ceRts to
each man.
They declared that they were entitled to
Sc cents, but the Chief declared they were
not, and often some interesting parlying
the men left, and the six additional cents
remained in the pocket OF the High Con-
stable.
The legal fee for all witnesses attending
police hearings Is So cents, unless they live
more than mile from the city hall, when
they are TO receive cents a mile.
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LOCAL LAooNIcs.
mall-pox Ia decreasing in this city.

smallpox Ia decreasing in this city.
The engine houses and fire apparatus will
be inspected this evening.
The restaurant at the depot will hereafter
close at O'Clock, p. M, commencing this
evening.
The Wilmington City Passenger Railway
Company has contracted with Bowers
& Dure for two new cars.
One man had his arm broken and another
one was seriously injured by the fall OF a
clay bank In the Ninth ward a few days
ago.
Mrs. NJ. G. Leavitt will speak on tenn
perance In Grace Church this afternoon at
! o'clock and in the Unitarian Church at
1.SO.
The Republican City Executive Commit
tee will meet In the Young Mems Republi-
can Club room this evening at I.Y0 for the
purpose of organizing.
The man from Dagsboro and the one from
Millsboro, who recently blew out the 0as IN
the room Of a New York hotel, will leaye
others to tell of their stupidity.
A Ninth warder aud second waricr ara
said to have had a stand.up and knock
down fight near Edge Moor station yester-
day, the Second ward man ending the con-
test by spraining his ankle. A woman was
In the case.
At meeting held In Mousley's Hall.
Ninth ward, on Friday night last. re
striking spinneis and wCavers Of the Arling-
ton mills organized q weaver's union. This
association, II 10 intended, shall consist Of
members from all the mills, and Il Is "a be
run on the same principle as the other labor
unions,
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A SUSSEX Oh ASE.
Rruitless Sport Afieid Around Georgetown
in Pursuit of Old Reynard.

Sussex Journal
Saturday morning dawned like a Nav
day-pleasant but blustery. Very soon
after sunrise the loud-toned horn and the
gathering horsemen attracted an eager
crowd In front Of Capt. Rosenbaum's hotel,
where the bagged fox was on exhibition.
The spectators soon grew tired of gazing
upon fox crouchlng quietly down 10 the
bottom of this sack, aud became impatient
to sec him turned loose to try his speed and
cunning with the numerous hounds that
were fastened in stable near by.
At last the time arrived and Reynard
was taken into the field of Mr. Adolphus
Ewing, just out Market street, on the loft
side of the same, aud turned out in the
presence Of an enthusiastic hand of horse
men aad large crowd of spectators on
foot. Very quietly poor Reynard slipped
out the sack and very swiftly, though with
little apparent effort, he took his way across
the field In the direction of a neighborlng
thicket. A stray dog belonging to some
one near the town saw him and started in
pursuit but was soon left in the distance.
After the lapse of about Is minutes the
impatient hounds were turned loose and
put on the trail. The excitement was now
intense. The horsemen had gone on few
minutes before the hounds, and with moth
ing to divide the spectators attention with
the dogs, the sight was exciting and the
music beautiful. On they went, over fields
and branches on the horsemen rode, over
fences and valleys. But, outside of the
sport of the chase, their riding was In vain.
Reynard eluded all his pursuers, aud per
haps is now feasting on chicken belonging
to some one Of the men who helped to form
the band. About Is weary horsemen re-
tnrned homo without the fox; and about 30
dogs trotted back defeated in the chase.
On Saturday evening "Capt." Rosenbaum
received a message from credible" present
ing his compliments, stating he arrived at
the Douglass House at II m. We hqve
long letter on flc from Reynard to Wesley
Scott, master of the hounds, in which cum
Mug Reynard pokes fun at his pursuers.
He is willing TO ''bet every turkey he cx-
poets to get oil Paynter Frame,' that he
can produce ninc-month Reddie that can
out run Little Sireamer" and all the rest
The chase has been source ofmuch amuse-
ment.
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
AMUSENiE ENTs.


The "Two Orphans" ;" with Kate Claxtou
as the star, appear at the Opera House Sat
urday night.
Every act in the play of "Esmeralda" will
be- embellished this evening by scenery
which the company transport from theiI
home theatre.
"Rauch No. 10" was given to a $500
house on Saturday night. Manager Smith,
who has good thing, opens in Brookly \
tonight for one week with the Ranch. He
then goes to Williamsburg, afterwards re-
turning to Chicago for another season.
OF "Chesta," which will be given on
Friday night, an exchange says: The piece
was written straight at the vavacity and
prettiness Of Marion Elmore whose manner.
II not her measure, was pretty accurately
taken. 1t must be said that she looked ex-
tremely picturesque in her short dress, yell
low leggings and straw hat, and that she
made the part much more interesting to the
average owner of tangled tomboyishnees
than is usually done by speciality noviees.
Miss Elmore, in the picturesque portions
and in the lighter touches oi meriment and
simple truthfulness, appearsd TO good al
vantage.
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HEALTH ROARD EXPENSES.

The Secretary Gives Some Items for the
Consideration OF the Seventh Ward
Statesman.
To THE EDITOR or THE GAZETTE This
Is to inform the public that the salary of the
Secretary Of the Board of Health is $500,
fixed by ordinance. An Act of the General
Assembly prssed at Dover, March 10, 1881,
says The City Council shall furnish the
Registrar suitable Office and also lind all
necessary books, blanks and stationery"
Since July /, 1881, the Secretary of the
Board Of Health has given to the city about
Is hours each day, and every Sabbath day
he is called upon by some undertaken for a
permit for the burying or removal of the
dead. He Is In his office every Sabbath day
four hours for the accommodation OF tho
public. Although his hours are defined by
ordinance he willingly performs this
work of necessity without a murmur, and
for $500 per annum. The Board of Health
meets In his Office every Tuesday evening at
3 O'Clock, and the saving OF the expense OF
gas to the city is at least $500. The office
rent OF the Registrar is $3.50 per annum and
this could be saved by giving him an office
In the second story of the Water Depart
ment The Board of Health has paid bills
such us ice, $11, the last quarters gas bill,
and for coal the first of the fall, and
ing the monthly mortuary report Since
January of this year the Secretary has not
returned to his house for dinner, staying In
his Office from o'clock a. m. till O'CLOCK
p. m. Since the smallpox commenced he
has had his duties largely increased. Ply
sicians, undertakers and those having fami-
lies afflicted are constantly calling upon
him. BY the aid OF the Trustees of the
Poor he has been enabled to
relieve the wants Of those afflicted with
smallpox in every instance. The Secretary
is anxious that our city shall be healthy
aud that our mechanics and laboring men
who rent houses shall be surrounded with
cleanliness, and not pay away their hard
earnings for disease which can be avoided
by compelling the owners to put their houses
in good condition.
SECRETARY BOARD OF HEALTH.
WILMINGToN, Feb. 26th, 1888.
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
Assaulted bV Ilourhs,

About midnight Friday David Hinson, q
young colored man, who frequently appears
before the Mayor, entered the saloon Of
Albert Fountain, S24 French street, and
ordered drink. When It was furnished,
Lon. Hamilton, a companion Of Hinson's,
came In and wanted to "stand of" the
proprietor. Fountain came In front Of the
bar and ordered Iinson out, but the fellow
refused to go. lie was seized by Fountain,
dragged to the front door aud
thrown on the entry floor. Hamilton
then intcrfered and was also thrown to the
floor. A third man, who had been standing
outside, then made his appearance and all
three had tussle with Fountain, who come
out of the fight with badly bruised eye,
How the wound was inflicted is hardly
known, but no bottles or similar weapons
were used Warrants have been issued for
the assailants. Fountain expects to make
extensive improvements to his place In the
spring and will extend the building out to a
line with the other houses.
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
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SUDDEN DEATH.
A Woman Taken Sick at Church an,
Dies III Few Minutes,


A Woman Taken Sick at Church and
Dies III Few Minutes.
The wife of Timothy Colwell, colored,
living on Scott street near Seventh, was
taken suddenly Ill while returning from
church last evening, and died In a few
minutes. Mrs. Colwell, In company with
several other women, attended services at
the colored church at Third and Scott streets.
She complained then that she was not feel
ing well, being troubled with a pain
In the head. Nothing was thought
of this slight attack of head
ache. After the service the women began
discussing the merits OF tho new preacher,
who had spoken for the frat time, talking
and laughing us they proceeded on their
way home shortly after leaving the church
Mrs. Colwell again complained of the pain
In her head, which, she said, was getting
much worse. Her friends advised her to
step into, house near by aud rest bit, but
before they had taken half dozen steps she
sank to the ground. Assistance was imme-
diately summoned and the woman was con-
veyed into a house, and her husband sum-
moned. Before he arrived, however, the
woman died. Deceased was so years of age.
Coroner Smith has been notified and will
investigate the case this afternoon.
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
A SAD SUICIDE.
A Well-known Wilmingtonian Ends His
Life in PhiladeIphIa.

The announcement In Saturdays GAZETTE
that Joseph Speakman, formerly of this
city, had died suddenly of appoplexy In
Philadelphia, where be had been residing
for several months, was somewhat errone-
GUS, as his death was the result of suicide.
The particulars arc as follows:
Some time ago Mr. speakman, with his
wife, who was formerly q Miss Friar, moved
TO Philadelphia, and they have been residing
at No. 35s East Somerset street. Saturday
morning he and his wife arose early, In
tending 70 come to this city TO attend the
funeral OF a relative. About $50 o'clock
Mrs. Speakman left the house to 20 to a
store near ct hand for the purpose OF
purchasing some articles for breakfast.
Upon ber return she found the front door
locked, and she was unable to gain admis-
sion. She summoned Policeman Reed of
the twenty-fourth district, who was near,
and requested him to force the door. This
he at first refused to do, but finally con-
fented. Tho door was soon opened and the
officer entered the house with Mrs. Speak
man. She called to her husband 10 know
what was the matter, but receiving no reply
went up stairs to their bedroom. Here a
horrible sight met her gaze. Lying across
the bed upon his back was her husband,
quite dead, with a ghastly cash in his
throat from which the blood was still fcw-
Ing. In his hand was the instrument Of
self-destructon-an open and blood-staIned
razor.
IT is not known when the funeral will
take place or where the remains will be In.
TERED. Mr. speakman was "a years
of age.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph of
last evening, In speaking of the sad affair,
says
'The only cause assigned for the suicide
is that Speakman became melancholy on
account OF his failure to obtain work for
two weeks past. He has no children and
has lived happily with his wife. The Coro-
ner will hold an inquest on the body on
Monday"
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
ZOE SAFE.
srIDHAAI 3 SONS SALES.

The following sales are announced by L.
W. Stidham g. Son;
February:
81. 8. NJ. Donnell. Newark, Del.
2S. Benjamin Campbell, Newark, Del.
March:
/. Mrs. Jabez Banks, Mill Greek hun
dred
/. Amos W. House, Chadd's Ford, Pa.
2. Mcdonnell & Edwards, New Castle
hundred.
3. Edw. A. Stoops, New Castle hundred.
9. John Bradford, New Castle hundred.
3. Isaac Nailor, Brandywine hundred.
IL. Sill 81 Bailey, Red Lion, Pa.
10. Atwood Weldin, New Castle hundred.
II and a. w. d. Grow.
81. Garrett q Furrey, city.
%. Mrs. Hsnes, 226 French street, city.
26. Sill & Bailey, Red Lion, Pa.
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
Panlrnra PhrfY

Harmony Council, No. 2, United Friends
OF America, gave very enjoyable enter
tainment in the lecture room of James II !.
Crabb's school (the Goodly Building) Satur-
day evening. An audience of about 200 were
present and showed their appreciation In
frequent applause. The comic songs by
Ridgeway Clark were particularly taking
and he was recalled several times. The
dialogue which Miss Neal, Miss Freeze,
Miss Connell and w. c. Lewis took part in,
was very well rendered and met with the
heartiest approval of the audience. The
program was quite lengthy and included
recitations, solos, ducts and instrumental
music. After rendering q portion of the
program, a number of packages were sold
at auction. This portion of the entertain
ment created the llveliest interest and also
brought considerable money into the trea-
sury Of the Council.
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
The Railroad Yiotin,.

The cripple lad killed on the railroad on
Friday was identified yesterday as Frank
Bowers. His father, Oliver Bowers of Balti-
more, arrived at 9 o'clock a. m, and after
recognizing the remains as those Of his boy,
had them placed iu box and left for home
at 9.17. The boy, who had always been
treated well at home, was very desirous OF
doing for himself, and had started out with
that intention. Becoming homesick he
started back to Baltimore, meeting his
death on tho way.
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
PERSONAL.

George NJ. Bertolet and wife, who have
been visiting friends In this city for the past
two weeks, left for their home in Allentown,
Pa, this morning at Q O'Clock.
George F. Smith, member of G Co. and
assistant for his brother In the marble husi.
ness at Tenth and Tatnall streets, is lying
seriously Sick with rheumatism of the
slomach, ut the residence of his mother on
Harrison street.
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
what is Diphtheria ?

The name Is comparatively new, but the
disease is as old as SIN itself. It is condi-
ton Of the throat something like Group, only
worse, because it attacks the sufferer with
such rapidity and in such way as to stop
the air passages. The throat is violently in-
famed, and 4 tough membrane, like leather,
is very rapidly formed. PERRY DAVIS
PAIN KILLER has cured thousands OF cases
OF diphtheria. 1t acts SO promptly and SO
efficiently that no family can afford to be
without IT,
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
Cali for Temperance People.
tMllford News.

What will the Legislature do with the
Local Option question! is asked on all sides.
Well, we confess we don't exactly know,
and how to get around the matter grace
fully is one of the gregtest troubles the
average member of the State Legislature has
yet experienced But we know what the
Legislature won't do with Local Option
bill-pass il. We think that the man who
expccts the present Legislature OF the State
OF Delaware TO pass Local Option law is u
fool--on this subject at least.
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
ranless slraat. Lamna

Complaints are continually being made
of unlighted street lamps, This morning it
was reported at the GAZETTE Office that no
lamps have been lighted ON Linden street
since Thursday night last, and the streets
are In dangerous condition in that neigh.
borhood The complainant further adds
that 15'lamps in the "Forty Acres" remain
frequently unliQhted,
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NOTICE.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SIS.
TIE STATE OF DELAWARE.

~, To the Sheriff of New Castle county,
}L. s. {Greeting:
tSN-S) WHRRKAs, Mary A. Brooke by her
petition TO the judges OF eur Superior Court filed
In the Office of the Prothohotary OF the said court,
IN and for the county OF New Castle for the cause
Of complaint therein alleged has made appltca-
tiOn to our said judges that decree may be pro-
nounced diss0lving tho marriage existing be-
tween the petitioner and her husband, James b.
Brooke.
We therefore command as your predecessor hath
been heretofore commanded, that you summon
James d. Brooke SO that he be and appear before
the Judges OF our said court at the next term
thereof to be held at Wilmington, on Monday,
the fourteenth day Of May next 10 answer the
allegations Of the said petition, and also TO show
cause, If any he has, why decree OF the said
court should not be made dissOlving the marriage
existing between him and the said petitioner,
according to the Act of Assembly In such case
made and provided, aud also TO do and receive
what the said court shall then and there consider
concerning him in this behnlf as to the court
shall seem meet and consistent with the provi-
slons Of the said Act Of Assembly and have you
then this writ.
Witness the Hon. Joseph p. Comegys, Esq., at
Wilmington. the fifteenth day of December, l..
D.. eighteen hundred and eighty-twO.
Issued February ], 1883.
GEO. A. MAXWELL, Pro'y.
The above Ia a true copy of the ais. sums. Ne.
20 May !, 1893, Mary &. Brooke VS.. James Il.
Brooke, Libel for Divorce. rr
JAMES MARTIN, Sheriff.
sHERIFF's oFpIcE, VII. Del, Feb. I, 1883.
feb5-i -i6t, ItaW
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,ianrre Iirnha,n Again.

George Graham and John Dugan, Jr.,
had fight on Church street on Saturday
night, In which Dugan WAS pretty well used
up. A warrant was issued for Graham, but
up to 0 o'clock this morning he had not
been arrested. Several other warrants
have been issued of late for Graham, but
heeu aeryed
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
Bnax NJ the Tooth Facturx.

Workmen are engaged in putting the
finishing touches on the additions recently
made to the Wilmington Dental Manufac-
turing Company's building at Eleventh and
King streets. The company have a large
number Of orders on hand which are being
filed as rapidly as possible. They received
yesterday, large order from Paris, which
viii be made up and forwarded imme-
diafelv
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
No small-Pox IN Newark.

The report that Annie Lolax, of Newark,
had been taken with the smallpox, has been
denied most emphatically by her brother,
who called at the GAZETTE office this morn
ing and stated that his sister was merely
suffering from light attack of chicken-pox.
The rumor published In the Wilmington
papers was circulated by a young woman
who became unduly alarmed regarding the
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
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.,Eslneraltla, To-NI0l,r.

"Esmeralda" domestic daama, direct in
It's simplicity, unerring in its pathos, will be
presented here to night by the Mad ison
Square Theatre Company. The play is one
of the finest domestic dramas on the stage,
and win be produced here by exactly the
same company ana with the same scenery
as presented $50 nights at the Madison
Square Theatre, New York,
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
An Ear,v nrorninr sosns.

The few officials and loungers around the
P, w. & B. station at 2 O'Clock yesterday
morning were highly edited at the perform
ance OF a newly-wedded couple on a south
bound train. The groom raised window
for fresh air and then and there embraced
his recently-acquired spouse In q manner
provoking much hilarity on the part of the
spectators.
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
Lnn.l alIela ~ ,l,a nnanrrn,r.

The continued wet weather has caused
the sod covering the east bank OF the Cool
Spring reservoir to slide down the hill leav-
ing gap III the side OF the bank about a
foot deep and over so feet long. The dam
age VIII be repaired as soon a. the weather
will permit. IF
The daily gazette., 1883-02-26
The Arlington MlIIs Trouble

Nothing new is known with reference to
the intention OF the dissatisfied spinners
aud weavers of the Arlington mills. Mana
ger Gambrill was telephoned this morning
but gave, In reply to several questions con-
cerning the action of the strikers, decidedly
non.commital answers. 1t was stated that
the hands would go to work to-day.