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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-09

County criminal court is also in session.
But little business is being done. however,
on account of the district session, which
monopolizes the attention of the attorneys:
One case was disposed of to-day OF
which we made mention in a
previous dispatch, viz: State of Texas VS..
r V Bell, editor of the Independent Stock
Reporter, charged with aggravated assault
on one ofhis printers, Bat Bacon. He was
fined $45.
III. George Perry, prominent stock man
of this city, has just received from St.
Louis a fine harness horse for the consid-
Grafton of 81, 900.
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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-09
PLANO.

old Citizen Gone-sad Accldeut-On for
sfcKinnsy-Eain.
P1axo. Aug. Especial IN. NJ, faghn
An old ana respected ciiizen Of this plsces
died Il his residences this morning MS
los is sincerely regretted ~ me Nnoe
CON munity. -
WeIfer Bsrues. = led shout "a years 90,
~-ho IL suhiect 10 having fits. fell from nls
hrrur While out riding today and or1Ee -
arm IN srvsrnl places While be Ens sneciea
18th IT ..
Ouine 70 the large crowd thnt hs1 assrrn-
hid hsre n affend TIE reunion ~ Achin-
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WILLS POINT.
Good Rain-BrIght Prospects-ChaDge Of
Base, Etc.


Base, Etc.
Wills PoINr, Aug. 7-tspeciall-
county has been blessed with abundant
rains during the past few days, and the
crop prospects are as good as We could
wish.
are In high spirits over the prospects Tor a
good season Of business.
We learn that our town will have 20 take
stock in the North Texas x Louisiana rhll-
road to the amount Of 5000 10 secure its
touching this town. We believe they VIII
respond.
The Local Chronicle bas bought out tne
Pointer. and vi consolidate ine f9-I,sI
man viii 20 10 LoI gvisv and establish
red-hot democratic paper. thing very
much needed there
Several Il our town people have gone 70
the reunion.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-09
MARSHALL,
Insurance Grievances-The Odd Feliowt-
The Opera House.

The Opera-House.
MARSHALL, Aug. 7.-[Special 1.-The ex-
ecutiye board of underwriters Of this state
have instructed the local agents at this
place to insert the three-fourths value clause
in all policies written on commercial busi-
ness. They sllege inadequate water sup
ply and defective fire department az the
reason for this action.
The grand lodge Of the United Order OF
Ocd Fellows met in this city to-day.
MANY visiting brothers from various lodges
throughout the state are In attendance.
We were blessed with a fine, seasonable
rain yesterday.
The work Of refitting the opera-house is
complete. The scenery is beautiful, and
reflects great credit upon the artist who ex-
ecuted it, as well as the owners and man
ayers for their very liberal expenditure in
giving us first-class place OF amusement.
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GAINESVILLE
csurt ns,s-r--sl.o 600 Hsr.s.

G.rxrsvr1LE. Aug. 7.-TspeciaLI-Dil-
trict court convened yesterday Judge z.
G. Potter. presiding. Nothing o. IN port-
s-,cs vss done nfieT the empsneling and
Charging Of the grand jury. The charge
va elaborate and succincf- TO
dev civil case Occupied the
effeurion Of the court. III Z. Eldrldge,
rnscisi iudee. presiding. Judge Potter be-
ing disqualified some plevous conDec-
firu WITH The esse. News has reached us
that Mr.. sparkiD. our district etiOrney,
vii not be present uutl Ihur-1ay, beng
lss.irsd A. his home in Houtsgne on I'M
r.c-rsrIf business. Q1t- q number 0f in
r,rrts-,f caee. are "a the criminal occketl
among rhIch ne uUe tllah a.q
erers Hudson. CHARGED With murder X ,.
Bowen. two casrs ssch lor murder ~ ne
rrrond dezrss, Charles Mcdonald. murder
Hsrrzrd and LaDglsy. rape.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Reading of the Riot Act 10 the Street
Commissioner.

NpuiNAAhhNDubE
DR.. Springer occupied the chair at the
regular meeting of the Board Of Health last
evening. The other members in ATTENDANCE
being Messrs. Fesster and Gnwtbr0p.
Executive Officer Stewart reported that
John Mealey paid taxes on the lot near
Tenth and McCaulley streets, against
which complaint was made several
weeks ago and for which no owner
could be found. The secretary was in
structed to notify Mr.. Mealey to have the
nuisance abated within 10 days.
committee consisting of Messrs
Springer and Gawthrop was appointed to
examine into the complaint Of Edward A
Alker, 221 jackson street, of water In the
cellar of No. 223. Complaints were received
from f. Fl. Gregg, of the filthy condition of
an alley back of the houses, $3.50 and 1872 Reed
street. The executive officer was instructed
to notify the owners to abate the nuisance
within 10 days or be prosecuted in court;
from Peter j. Ford and Joseph Pyle, com
planning of the stencil arising from the pig
pens and slop In the vicinity of their resi-
dences near Silver Brook.
The secretary having received complaints
from 55 houses that the garbage had not
been removed, and also that 1t had not been
taken from the houses on Lowering avenue
and on Pleasant street, on motion of Mr..
Feaster Executive Officer Schultz was in
structed to hire a team and collect all gar
bage from houses where complaints are
made, the expense to be deducted from the
allowances of the garbage contractors.
Race street, in the Ninth ward, which the
Board ordered the Street Commissioner to
pave some time ago, has not been attended
to and the Board again notified the Street
Commissioner to repair the street or it would
be done by them and the bill sent to Council
to be paid from the appropriation for clean
ing and repairing streets" The Board is
empowered to do this under an act passed
by the last Legislature.
No new cases of smallpox were reported
oy the Secretary, and the only two cases in
the city were recovering.
The following orders were directed to be
drawn during the evening: News Publish
ing Company, S12 54; Bell g. Taylor, $3.50,
S13.SS; James Stuart, So.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
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EXCURSIONS.


Gouley's excursion to Ocean Grove, As
bury Park and Long Branch, to morrow
will leave the P, W. & B. railroad station
at 6 a. m.
The colored hod carriers will make an ex-
cursion tomorrow to Reading accompanied
by the Harmony Cornet Band via the W. d
N. railroad.
The moonlight excursion of the Neptune
Social Club on the steamer s. NJ. FELTON, last
night was a success In every particular. The
First Regiment Band furnished the music,
which was highly appreciated by the
dancers.
The steamer Susie A. Mccall has been
chartered, in connection with the steamer
Samuel NJ. FELTON,, to rry the excursion of
Division No. 4, A. o. H., which goes to At
lantic City tomorrow, to and from Penns-
grove. The FELTON, will leave French street
wharf at $50 and the Mccall will leave the
Fourth street wharf at O'Clock. The
division, about 100 strong, will parade the
the streets Tonight headed by the First Regi-
ment Band. The following route is an
nounceds Form on Third street with right
resting on King at 7.S0 p. M, to French, to
Fourth, to Pine, to Eighth, to Market, to
Front, to Monroe, to Fourth, to Madison, to
Seventh, to Tatnall, to Fourth, to Market,
to Third and dismiss.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
Fire in a Telegraph omoe.

CHICAGO, August 21.-Shortly after 6
O'Clock this morning fire was discovered back
of the switchboard in the operating room of
the Western Union Telegraph office, corner
of LaSalle and Washington streets, and in 20
minutes the entire fifth floor of the
building was completely gutted. The ten
men working in the room at the time all got
out in safety. The fire was started by bunch
of rubber-covered wires becoming ignited
from gas jet that was burning back of the
switchboard. The loss on building is $50, 900.
The loss of the Western Union Company is
$4,000 The other tenants will lose about
$4,000 The Western Union office has been
removed across the way to the Mutual
Union building. Two banks were burned
out by the fire, but found quarters in the
vicinity.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
ANOTHER RAILROAD COLLISION.
Two Persons Injured by an Accident Near
Youngstown.

CLEVELAND, August 21.-The Cleveland
| express on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie
| road ran into the rear end of freight train
at Hazleton Station, two miles east of
Youngstown, at noon to day. The freight
train and the passenger engine were tele-
scoped. A switch had been misplaced and
the express ran into the freight, which was
standing on side track. The caboose was
shivered and the passenger engine plunged
| through coke car. The train was running
at the rate of 80 miles an hour at the time.
The engineer, Samuel Ross, reversed the
lever and stood by his engine. Although
! the locomotive was badly wrecked the en-
gineer escaped serious injury.
Lewis Kuntz, the fireman, jumped from
the engine when the crash came. He was
removed to the city hospital at Youngs-
town.
VIM. johnson, express messenger, of
Cleveland, was badly bruised and his right
leg sprained.
Charles Walsh and another man IN the
baggage car were both injured, but not Sc
riously. Four or five others, whose names
could not be learned, were also injured, but
none seriously
The wreck caught fire Immediately after
the collision, but the flames were extin-
guished by the passengers with buckets
Over 100 passengers were on board the
train. 1t is not known who is to blame for
the accident.
PHILADELPHIA, August 21.-Seven freigf,
cars bound for Jersey City were wrecked
yesterday on the New YORK division of the
Pennsylvania railroad, near the Frankford
junction. The wreck was caused by
broken axle.
Last evening freight train ran into the
rear of a western-bound express train for
New York near Germantown junction,
badly damaging two passenger coaches, in
cluding Pullman car. Several passengers
sustained injuries. Captain Spencer of the
United States Signal Service Corps, had his
left ankle badly fractured, and an unknown
woman was badly bruised about the body in
jumping from the train. The lady's two
children were also badly injured.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
LOCAL LACONICS.


Roast dinners at Fullmer's.
Soft shell crabs at Fullmer's.
Ice cold salt oysters at Fullmer's.
Brandywine NJ. E. Church cleared $137. so.
on its late peach festival.
A z year old son of Henry Fayter, resi-
ing at No. T06 East Seventh street, cut his
head with a hatchet yesterday morning
while chopping wood.
The members of the Phoenix Steam Fire
Engine Company have ordered new red
shirts OF W. B. Cole for the f1remens pa
rade of September 10.
The Fame Hose Company will give the
Friendship Steam Fire Engine Company a
reception on the return of the latter from
Norristown, September Is.
Register Biggs yesterday granted letters
testamentary to John I. johnson, executor
of the will OF Georgeanna Wilson, late OF
White Clay Creek hundred.
Residents of the west side of the city com
plain that the kitchen garbage is only re-
moved about twice week and sometimes
not that. They think that the contractor
ought to visit them oftener this warm
weather.
Dennis Quill, the man who was arrested
on charge of forging the name of Z. l.
| Dul OhV1 uoANChOuio ~ SO.j W a CubCh, was
| yesterday admitted to bail, P. Plunkett be-
coming his security in the sum of $500 for
his appearance at court.
A handsomely engrossed set OF resolu-
tions of regret at the death of John w.
Woodbury., adopted by the employees of the
shifting department OF the P. w. " B. r. X.
at meeting held July 9th, are now on ex-
hibition in the window OF Ferd. Carson, at
515 Market street. j. Jackso Pierce was
4 he artist.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
A THRoNG AT OCEAN GROVE.
WOrshippIng by the Sea From Sunrise
Until Bed Time


OCEAN GROVE N. D., August 21.-Neyer
was such throng of people known to be
congregated at Ocean Grove as there were
to-day, the first day of the regular exercises
OF the fourteenth annual camp meeting.
From $4,000 to 10000 people are estimated
to have arrived yesterday and. to-day, and
every train coming from New York and
Philadelphia adds to the throng. Religious
exercises were conducted from sunrise until
10 p. m.
The opening exercises began with the con-
secration meeting at 5.45 a. M, at which the
venerable head of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, the Right Rev. Bishop Simpson,
presided. Family devotions in the audi
torium at 6.45 a. m. came next. At $50
the meeting for the promotion of holiness be-
ing held in the tabernacle, a"Helping Hand"
meeting being held in the temple at the same
hour. Then came the young peoples meet
ing at 9 a. m. At 1870 services were held
in the huge auditorium, fully 1000 people
hocking in and about the open structure to
hear Bishop Simpson preach the sermon.
Mrs. Lizzie Smiths meeting was held in the
Evangelists' tent at l.30 p. m., followed by
the children's meeting in the taber-
nacle at 2 p. m. There was another
service in the auditorium at 3
p. M, the Rev. DR.. D. G.. Watson,
of New York, preaching. At 6. 30 p. m. the
Helping Hand" and vesper meetings were
held, followed by a service of song and
praise on the beach. A preaching service
conducted by Rev. j. H. Harris in the audi
torium at 7.SO p. m. finished the days exer-
c'ses. The camp m, citing will continue
until the 31st.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
SHOOTING HIS FATHER.
Defending His Mothers Name--The
Fathers Account of the Trouble.

DeIendlng His Mothers NRme--The
Fathers Account of the Trouble.
NORFOLK, VA, August 81. - Samuel
Douglass Sykes of New York, who has been
in this section for several days, was met and
shot down by his son, A. NJ. Sykes, tonight
at the depot of the Seaboard and Roanoke
railroad at Portsmouth. A large number
of colored excursionists were gathered
at the depot, when young Sykes
pushed his way through the crowd
1ourishing revolver, ant in an
excited manner cried out to the people to
get out of his way; that he would XIII the
first man who interiered with him: that his
father was on the train, and that he meant
to kill him. He searched the train and
found his father standing on the platform
of one of the cars, and began firing at him,
striking him in the thigh in two places, one
near the hip, and the other just above the
knee.
Five shots were fired by young Sykes. As
the would-be paracide ran off a great multi
tude Joined in the pursuit and soon cap
tured him, and turned him over to the
police. Young Sykes, who is eighteen years
old, says he shot him for abandoning and
slandering his mother.
He says no lived in Philadelphia and that
he had sworn to kill his father. He saws
that he had followed his father to New ork
and thence to Norfolk. The father saws the
trouble grew out of the dissipated habits of
his son and his unsatisfed demands for
money. The wounded man is dangerously,
but the doctors think not necessarily fatally
hurt
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
OFF FOR CHINA.
A Former Wilmington Minister to Enter
the Missionary Field.
FRaltimafa Sup


A farewell reception was given last night
at Starr NJ. P. Church, South Poppleton
street, to Rev. Frederick G. Klein and wife,
who will leave Baltimore to day and sail Sep
tember /, from San Francisco for Japan as
missionaries of the Methodist Proteetant
Church. Rev. DR.. j. Thomas Murray, presi-
dent of Maryland Conference, made an ad-
dress, presenting to Rev. Mr. Klein S266 for
his work and purse of $50 for personal
use. A quilt in which were $500 autograph
signatures was also given. Short speeches
were made by Rev. William s. Hammond
and DIR. E. j. Drinkhouse, and Rev. Mr..
Klein made an able address on Japan, his
chosen field of labor. A social meeting fol
lowed, during which the people took leave
of the young missionaries.
Rev. Mr.. Klein is Baltimorean and
graduated at Western Maryland College,
Westminster. He was stationed at Will
mington, Delaware, and gave up his pastor
ate there to accept the missionary post.
He is the first male missionary sent out bv
the Methodist Protestant Church, which has
now two American ladies in Japan. A build
ing has been purchased In Yokohama for a
school, and Rev. Mr.. Klein will have charge
of it. On Thursday last Mr.. Klein and Miss
Mary Patten were married at her home in
Pittsburg. They were only acquainted
three months. The young lady takes deep
interest in missionary work.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
NOTICE.

In conformity with the provisions of the act
passed by the General Assembly of the State
Delaware, on the lith day of March, A. ID 1888
notc- Is hereby gi"en that an application W II be
presented 10 ths Honorable Leonard h. Wales
Associate Judge of New Castle county, on Sat
urday, the twenty-hfth day of August, A. d..
1885,, at ten O'Clock in the morning, at hamhers
In the city Of Wilmington, for charter of in
corporation Of Company called, THE VII
mn RtOn Canning Company, - TO carry on the
hu iness Of preserving animal and yegetihle food
In all o Its several branches and to use, sell or
otherwi dispose of the same. The principal
place Of business Of said Company to be In The
clty of Wilmington. aforesaid, the capital stock
to he one hundfed thousand dollars, divided into
one thousand sha es of one hundred dol 'ars each,
and the amount of capital TO be paid ~ before
commencing bu iness, to be ten thousand dollars.
That said corporation Is to be commenced on the
hr day of September, A. ID. 1883, and to termi-
nate ON the first day of September A. ID. 1913.
The names and residences OF the original sub
scrtbeTs TO the capital stock are a. follows
GEORGE W. Bush 705 West street,
GEORGE s. CAPELLE, 1907 West street.
JOSEPH l.. .CARPENTER, JR., 5O3 Harrison 81. .
JOHN TAFT, 1923 Walnut street.
ROBERT NEIL, 1918 Walnut street,
aul4lOt Wilmington, Del.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
Hon. Charles Brown III.
rphIladelphla Record, 2lst. ]


Mayor King has received letter from a
son Of Hon. Charles Brown, Collector of the
Port of Philadelphia during the administra-
tion of President Pierce, and former mem
ber of Congress, stating that Mr. Brown is
now in n critical condition at his home in
SMYRNA, Delaware Mr.. Brown was first
elected 10 Congress from the lower district
of Philadelphia by the Democrats, and made
the acquaintance of Franklin Pierce when
the latter was in the Senate. They remained
close friends ever afterward. He was also
Senator from the First district, and after
ward represented the Spring Garden district
in Congress. During the war he was nomi'
mated by the Democrats for Congress during
the memorable campaign when the United
States troops were called out to protect the
polls, but was defeated He was engaged
In the wood trade to this city, and owned
several peach plantations. He is now 81
years old.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
A BROKEN BIT.
An Exciting Runaway of West Second
street--Leaping u Fence.

Yesterday afternoon as William Williams,
driver of the butchers express wagon, was
driving down Second street between Tat
nall and West the bit broke in the horses
mouth. Instantly the horse started on a
run, and the bit being broken, the driver
had no control of the frightened animal
Upon reaching the alley leading off Second
street into the slaughter houses the run
away dashed in, and in turning
into another alley leading east
ward, the wagon was dashed against
fence with considerable violence. The driver
then jumped out and the horse continued
on down the alley until reaching board
fence about eight feet high. The animal
attempted to leap the obstruction, but did
not succeed in clearing it, but carried it
along into the oack yard of the Miss Peter
sons, No. 205 Orange street. At that point
the frightened beast was caught The
wagon was completely demolished, harness
broken, and the animal was cut about the
hind legs. The driver escaped unhurt.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
The Colored Peoples Big Day.

On Sunday Lext the big quarterly will be
held in the A. U. NJ. P. Church and mem
bers of the church are actively engaged in
making the necessary arrangements for the
accommodation of the crowds that usually
attend these celebrations. The seventeeth
anniversary of the founding of the church
will be celebrated on that occasion, and dis
ting ushed speakers will be present through
out the day. Mayor Wales will adhere to
his course of last year and prohibit the erec-
ton of stands and booths for the sale of eat
ables and drinks upon the street, but will
permit persons to sell necessary articles to
appease the hunger and quench the thirst of
the visitors in houses and yards. The rail-
road companies and steamboat lines have
made extra provision for the accommodation
of the increased travel of that day.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-22
QEGIsTER's ORDER.
RRGIsrKh,s NEFICR.

hhblbThh' . OfFlChs
New caatle Co., Del, August 10Th, 1883.
Upsn the application or John p. Burwell
eIecatOr of Elizabeth M Burwell late
Of Wilmington hundred, in said county, de-
ceased, II Is ordered and directed by the Register
That the Executor aforesaid give
nollcs Of granting Of letters Testa-
hfltAry upon the estate of the deceased,
"llt the date of granting thereof, by causing
Advertisements to he posted within forty days
lfol the date of such letters In six of the most
public places OF the county of New Castle,
requiring all persons having demands against
NE estate 10 present the same, abide by an act
oi oiAsaemby In such case made and provided !;
ahl Also cause the same to be Inserted within the
sAhe period In the DAILY GAZETTE, a
newspaper published In Wilmington, and TO be
continued therein three weeks, (e. o. d.
~ Given under the hand and seal ofofiee
H. f0f the Register aforesaid atW WtlminRt ton
- 1ln New Castle county Aforesaid, the
aAy and year above written.
s. G. BIGGS, Register.
NOTICE.
All persons having claims against the estate of
Me deceased must present the same duly attested
" Executor on or before August 2Dth, A.
- ISL or abide the act of Assembly in such
AS made and provided.
JOhS +. BURWELL,
Executor.
ldress; 7l2 West street, wilmington, Del
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