Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-01
PHILADELPHlA MATTERS.

The water tax of the Eastern
Penitentiary has not been paid since
1878. The amount of tax and fines
remaining due al this time is $40, 4sS.
man about 80 years OF age, Of slim
build, with sandy moustsche and side
whiskers, has victimized number of
small shopkeepers in Philadelphia by
means OF counterfeit Bland dollars.
Benjamin Ford, Is years old, was ar
rested yesterday on the charge of throw
ing stone which fractured thu skull of
Thomas Hennessy, IL years old, on Sun
day afternoon, during stone fight
between two crowds OF boys.
Monday afternoon the body of James
A. II. Hsgan, stock clerk, living in
Camden, was found in the Delawa are
river, near Market street. There was a
out in the back Of his head and his
clothing was torn. Foul play is sus-
pected and an investigation will be held.
Discouraged and hopeless Of ever find
ing his lost son, Christian X. Ross re-.
turned to Philadelphia yesterday week
from. Edwardsville, Illinois, " hither he had
gone to see Donnelly, the convict, hoping
to obtain some clew as to the where
abouts OF his son. Donnelly pretended
to have some knowledge of Charlie, but
would not impsrt it.
Mary Rose Berleur, who for the past IS
years was regular protested sister of
the order of the Sisters of st Francis, In
Philadelphia, brought suit Thursday to
recover 81 800 in cash and goods which
she deposited in the convent Is years
ago, and also for services rendered, she
hai,,o, 10 aa;d ~, -
in tue designing and making OF fancy
flower work for church vestments. She
alleges that she was neglected while sick
in 1882, and sent complaint to Arch.
bishop Wood; that the latter sent a
remonstrance to the convent, and because
OF this complaint abe was turned out.
pardon from Governor Pattison was
received in Philadelphia Monday for
Horace Hogan, better known as Little
Horace" who had almost completed
three-yesr term in the Eastern Peniten-
tiary for attempted burglary at the house
of Charles Jolly, on Seventh street, below
Market. Attorney General Brewster,
United States District Attorney Corkhill
aud members of the Committee of One
Hundred Of Philadelphia, Joined in the
application for the pardon, the purpose
being to have the defendant appear before
the Washington court to-day, aud testify
against the detectives and alleged thieves
indicted in that city for conspiracy to rob
the Metropolitan Bank and the national
printing office. Little Horace' is de-
PENDANT in the cases, and is said to be
willing to "turn state's evidence" He
was taken to Washington in the charge Of
detectives yesterday afternoon.
An iron ship, the Lord Wolseley, the
pioueer ship of new line of sailing and
steam vessels recently established under
the style Of "The Irish Shipowners Com
pany, Limited" of Belfast, to run be.
tween Belfast and Philadelphia, is now
lying OF Willow street wharf. Two large
steamships now in course Of construction
will complete the line, which will ne dis
tinguished as the lord Line" The
Lord Wolseley was launched from the
yard of Harland & Wolff, Belfast,
Ireland, last August, and is one
of the largest sailing vessels
shoat. She is 308 feet long, 42l feet beam,
and 25 feet depth of hold, draws 81 feet
OF water and will carry 1000 tons of
cargo. She has four mssts, all but the
ligger mast having yards, and when under
full sail spreads AZ, 900 square yards of
canvas Her lines are very fine and aa.
mirably designed for speed. A finely
carved full length statue of Lord Wolse-
ley springs as figure head from the bow
of the ship. The vessel is supplied with
everything essential for the proper work.
Ing Of large craft.