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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

The Town of CasamiccfoIa Destroy cd
Three Thousand Killed and Many
Hundred EniIreI,

The town OF Gassmieeiola, ON the Island
OF Isohia, near Naples, was almost
entirely destroyed hy an earthquake sat
urday night. The shocks began at 30
p. m, when 3 majority of the people of
the upper classes were at tine theatre.
Nearly all the houses in the town col
lapsed. The latest accounts estimate the
number of killed at 600.
The Hotel piccola Ssptinella sank in
the earth and buried many of its inmates
Some OF the inhabitants OF the town
escaped to the sea at the first shock.
They made their way TO Nap,es with
the news of the calamity. The centre OF
the area of the shock was the same az
that of two years ago, but he radius was
wider. The shnpk was felt at sea, aud
according to soms accounts, even at
Naples.
The ground opened in many places,
while III other places there was no move
meut Water gushed out of springs.
Several boilers in the bathing house
burst. The theatre, which Was a wooden
structure, was literally torn open, allow
ing the audience to escape.
All the hotels are wrecked. The
ministers of public works, and the Project
of Naples, with large force Of soldiers,
have gone to search for the ruins, and
many physicians have also gone to attend
| the injured.
Steamers loaded with injured people
are constantly arriving at Naples from
the scene of the calamity. The hospitals
are already filed with sufferers.
The Syndic of Casamicciola telegraphs
| a1 frltN ,l,g L.
sistible violence and was accompanied by
q deafening noise. The confusion in the
theatre was fearful. Lights were over
thrown and set fire to the building.
dense cloud of dust filled the air. Cries
of PAIN and terror we're heard ON ali
sides. On hearing the shouts OF 10 the
sea = a general rush was made toward
the shore. Every boEt and floating thine
was taken by assault"
No American names are mentioned
among the killed or injured. Amonl
those reported dead are. The bishop o
Casamicui9la, Don Filipani of Rome, III,
Project of Cagliari, Professor Palma, tn,
Bsronesi Diriseis, Commander Xapputi
the wives and ohildred OF Signori Cecere
siciliani, Ali and Mariana. 1t is probsbl
that the MatChi0ness pacca Laursti /
also among the dead. A Miss More wa
saved.
The excitement in Italy may be imao
ined fromthe fact that there were 2, 90
visitors in lschis, including wealth
Roman and Neap6litan families aud So,
eral deputies, who were taking the bath
there. The neighboring towns of For
aud Lseceameno were greatly damaged
Casamieciola had a population OF nearl
5000; its inhabitants being chief
peasants engaged in the cultivation OF IL
, grape. 1t was also much patrouized /
tourists and invalids, being famol
excursion report and celebrated for
baths. Excursion boats ply sever
times day between Naples and lit
9 harb,r distant about mile fro
i Casamicciola, whence the excursions
ride on donkeys to the town. Casami
8 ciola was visited by destructive cart
8 quakes in February, 1928, and Marc
6 1881.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
King Accused of rhert.

Honolulu papers report tLat aw suil
against King Kalakaua of the SaudSi
Islands, in which the king is eli arssi
with stealing deed from the office Of the
Register Of Deeds. The deed was for
parcels of land which the late Princess
Ruth Ksslikolani, the last of the Kane.
ssrnebas, had made over 10 King Ksis
kaua's brother, which estate the king
and his sisters Inherited upon their
brothers. death. Wishing to cufry favor
with the aged princess and cajole her jnto
bequeathing HIM her whole estate, valued
at 1900, 600, King Kslakaua prufassed
scrupies at inheriting this property from.
his brother and decided il hack to the
princess. He sent this deed to be re-
corded, hut secretly obtained it back from
Che register. Neither the princess lor
her financial agent paid any attention /
toe matter after the deed had been left
Tor record, surprising it was 81 rieh.
When the princess died size laft ali her
state to her only surviving relative. Tie
Hon Mrs G. r Bishop, w'rse ..ut.
iisdinC tie dred had not eu ,.enra ii
Investigated the matter aud trtua lit tLa
5ntt in ~hitn testimony is new b-i,e
taken.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

WlI NETh'T NtWo. ~ =
Tie Western Union company FEN III
hooks clartd in very simple way last
geek. The manager set all messages ly
wire wherever it had wires working mn
t. midnight. Evsryti ing which then ~.
MANNED was euclosel in directed epy-l-
opes and dumped iuto the pu,t ctice
Several bags went every night. lLi4
was why the company vas able 10 a..
nouncs that it was we'll up to the work
The aendfts OF messages wers peyir g
tslegFaphie prices for postal facilities.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
MUSICAL AND DRAM A TIC.
Annie Pixley ia 80 years old.

Mile. Rhes proposes to appear in
CANINE Boleyn," Miss Anna Diokinson's
play.
Jenny Winston and Rose leighton are
engaged lot ihs Nav IYik Casino next
season,
Miss Mary B4ehs aud Emma Iuch will
go with the Dan Opera Company next
season.
The magnificent Angelo has been
engaged Tor the opera bonfle company
with which Mile. Aimee will open the
season al the Fifth Avenue Theatre in
September. .....
George Bdgsr il rehearsing his Shaken
pearian company avery day, aud says he
is more than Satisfied with the results Of
the work done by thsn during the pssl
two months. ...
Stuart Roh5on has arrived from Eng
land and gooe TO inin Ar, Crane. They
viii make roar Boarding House" their
Trump card next season, hut Will play all
of Their old euoc-sses,
Miss Minnie Palmer las not confessed
her marriage yet, but it ia generally
understood among actors that she ia the
wife ct hor manager, a yivariou5 little
gentlemen uamsd Rogers.
Rata Claxtou's repertoire next season
will lie the 1.-TWO 0tphans," aud the
'S4a OF Ice" For the latter new scenery
is now being painted which will require q
special car for trans pprtatiop.
Christine Missions husbands relatives
wouldn't attend her Wedding. They arr
now fighting for hiatt her property, which
| she held in her husbands name. She
leaves Europe on the lst IF September
and will open our new opera house.
| Neo York Music aud Drama.
Charley Day says: "In 1865, when
was agent tor he Great Arlington
Minstrels,' worthy woman, now de
ceased, sang great portion of the sessor
in the first part, under the name o
Master Henry, without the audience
being any The wiser as TO her sex"
The rehearsals tor Oscar Wilde's ney
play, "Vera," which will iuaugurate tn
preliminary season at the Union Squar
Theatre Oh Monday, August Goth, hav
already commenced. UscRr Wilde ha
sent TO Marie Prescott the designs for til
scenery, and all is now in active prepGrs
ton. The first act represents an interic
of an inn on the steppes. The room
an irregular square, with low ceiling an
queer, primitive wooden doors and furn
, ture. Mr.. Wilde will bring with hi,
many stage properties to be used in til
+ act. A corn field to be seen beyond til
T inn is being manufactured in Londo
t under his direction. In act 2 IL
' den of the Nihiiisrs is full of peculi;
: machinery. Act 3 represents the aud
J. ence chamber of the Gar. This soei
a will be an exact copy OF the famous hi
: torical chamber, furnished and used |
9 Catherine OF Russia, and still to be SO,
O at the Imperial Palace at Moscow. II W
j. be very brilliant, and will introduce scr
IS novel effects Lever before, it is said, {
\. tempted on any stage.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
Not an Earthquake but u Subsistence
OF the Ground-0niy Five Houses
Leff-Cries From the Ruins.

NAPLES, July 3O,.--Pfofessor Palmieri,
director of the meteorological observatory
on Mount Nesnvius, stated that the die
sster on the Island of Ischia Saturday
night, by whi9h three to8us we're de.
stroyed and a great number Of lives lost,
was not due to au earthquake, but 10 the
subsidenoe of the ground.
The scenes here Oeca3iOned by the acct
dent are heartrsnding. The hospitals
are crowded with wounded survivors and
the dead houses are filled with bodies OF
the victims. The bodies of several
Neapolitan ladies have been recovered
from the ruins.
Five houses remain standing at Casa
miceiola. Cries for help eau be heard
coming ftom the ruins. Sappers are hard
at work endeayoring to rescue the per-
sons who are still alive. Boats from the
| island filled with dead bodies are arriving
here constantly.
| Many women and children are among
the victims of the earthquake on the
Island of Ischia. Fifty wooden huts will
bs built immediately for the accommoda.
tion of the survivors. The municipal
suthoritio9 OF Naples are sending reliei
to the island and are doing all
in their power TO alleviate tn
distrefs of the pecps. Most o.
the corpses which have been recovered
are SO discnlored by dirt that even aftei
they have been washed, the features q
The victims are Unre50EuiHahle. All til,
NE mbers OF the police force at Cassluig
cola were killed. A boat has arrived q
Naples containing tlIe bodies Of "A in
faLtR, A tsyE r,pTsuuA yvara takau frn,,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

The thing that Carey greatly feared
has come unto him and he has gone the
way of all Irish informers. Nobody loves
an informer, and he must be loathsome
tool to even those officials whose duty
demands that they shall use him, but
the obligations of the government which
he serves by his treachery to evil
accomplioes are not met until he is placed
beyond reasonable danger of the avenger.
Justice to Carey and wise policy fol
themselves demanded that the British
authorities should al least have conveyed
this wretched man in safety to his place
of asylum.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
noon NOTICES.


IkRMi NED IL THE 60 j i Rf ' OF I IIANCERY
OF THE srATEOF DELAWARE, under au-
Bates of the New Castle county bar Vol. 3,
Philadelphia; 4. Il j. ". Johnson i Co., 1888.
The legal profession will welcome the APP
pearance Of the third volume of
the Delaware Chancery Reports"
Tho first two Volumes Of the series
were prepared and published under the
learned aud careful supervision Of the late
Chancellor Bates, who made judicious selec-
tons from the opinions Of his predecessors,
which had heretofore existed only in manu-
script and were not accessible to the profess
sion generally, from the year 1914 to the be-
ginning Of his own term of office, in 1865.
The second volume was published in 1873,
and it was the design Of the late Chancellor
to continue the reports of cases argued and
determined during his incumbency of the
Office which terminated by his resignation,
in November, 1875, but his lamented death,
in March, 1879, loft that work
to be finished by other hands. This
has now been done in part by
his son, George II. Bates Esq, who under
the authority Of the Legislature has edited
the new volume. That the editor has per.
formed his duty faithfully, all who have
knowledge of his legal ability, industry and
accurate attention to details will readily be.
lieve, and very cursory examination of the
new volume Will convince the professona
reader that the most intelligent care has beer
given to its preparation
Chancellor Bates left very full notes of the
arguments Of counsel, and his Opinions are
reported, the editor says, "without altera,
ton, except necessary verbal ones, and the
omission of discussions of facts, not essentia
to the sense" The reports arc now brought
down to the February term, 1871, leaving
ample material for another and fourth volume
which will shortly follow.
The system Of equity jurisprudence cOnsti
tutes one Of the most interesting and i'm.
portant divisions in the administration Of
justice as applied to the settlement of con.
troyersieH between individuals, and which
can not be 30 fully and completely adjusted
il at all, under the ordinary legal remedies
This preservation Of trusts and charitable
uses, relief from fraud, accident Or mistake,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

There seems to have been no little
cunning ON the part OF the insurance
people of New York in choosing the in
sursnee business OF the first half of the
year 1881 for comparison with that of
this years. first six months, Tor accord
ing to Braastreet's, while the former period
was decidedly more prosperous to the
New York companies than the latter, the
fret half of the present year showed a
decided improvement over the correspond
ing period Of last year. In other words
the insurance business ia again on the
ria
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

Republican simplicity" sounds a
tribe ironical when one is told that a
representative at Washington of foreign
royalty commits suicide because of debts
contracted in the vain attempt to keep
up with the extravaganza aud show of
official life at Washington. The framers
of the constitution probably never con-
templated the possibility of official recep-
tons at Washington approaching the
spendor of such things in European
courts, but neither did the iorefathers
dream of such possibility as Jay Gould.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
Bradstreet', of Saturday, in the course

Bradstrset's of Saturday, in the course
OF an interesting article reviewing the
salient points of the circular issued by
the advocates of an increased tariff on
tin pilates, amirably sets forth the iallscy
of one argument urged by these gentle-
men. They have shown that to the cost
OF 200, 900 tons of tin plates imported
into the United States in 1882
and worth at Liverpool $16,599,-
600, the duty of IL cents pei
pound, and the charges for freights, in
suranoe, commissions and importers and
jobbsrs' expensea, practically add nearly
$ll 900, 900, bringing the cost to within
few hundred thousanda OF the sum for
which 200, 900 tons of tin plates could be
made and sold by home manu-
facturers. To this, Bra'isireet's aptly
says: "'To the unbiased on-msnufacturei
"this statement controverts its purpose
" Here ths Tin Plate Association hav.
"shown in detail that a protection o
NEARLY $ll 100000 on the 200, 900 toni
"of tin plates imported in the fiscal yea
1852, and this with contessedly a
"cheap tin and lead hers as the British
"maker enjoys. 1t would appear as ii
with protection sll 100000 Oh
1915, 800, 600 worth of products at Liver
"pool, (nearly SO per cent. ad valorem)
"the enthusiastic would-be producer c
tin plate in the United States nigh
find sufficient encouragement to Undue
"him to invest his surplus funds in tn
necessary plant.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

The poet Longtellow's estate of 1856, 900
is largely made up of stocks and bonds,
his personal property being valued at
$209, 420.S0, and his real estate, chiefly
in and about Cambridge, at $l46, 900.
Young men engaged in Law or medicine
or trade needn't feel encouraged to rush
into writeing poetry either, for much the
poets fortune was inherited and the
increase came less from his muse than
from prosaic Investments in gilt edged
stocks and bonds, and the natural appre-
citation of his real estate.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
The Storu,ip..a,.,,,o,,

LANCASTER July 30.-Repor.s from all
sections OF this county show HAT the hail
and rain storm of Saturday night was
even more destructive than was indicated
by the first reports. Over t.0OO acres Of
growing tobacco We're crSapletely de.
stroyed, much of which, ho7ever, ia in
sured. The streams were greatly swollen
and several bridges carried away. Mar
row escapes from drowning are reported.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
THE I'ENINSUL.IR IRESS.

So many pastors are removed from
other churches after serving five or even
rs years that we incline to believe in
the removability OF Methodist pastors
whenever they are no longer the best
men for the places they ill-though
there were no thine limit" to hoist them
ont Of i.self.-State Sentinel.
Selt-respect and self-interest, local
pride and personal manhood leave no
excuse to newspaper borrowers, when
such may purchase the sheet at less than
two cents per week l-MilJord Chronicle.
While the Western Union has, we may
say, a monopoly Of the telegraphic bust.
ness, il can't afford, ii in the wrong, to
stubbornly hold out against the demands
which are just in themselves. That cor
poration ID as much indebted to the pub
lie as the public is TO it, and il should
agree at once to the arbitration proposed.
The brotherhood should formally propose
this meeting, and il the Western Union
stubborniy refuse to come to terms, the
public will hold il alone responsible for
| the inconvenience Of the inadequate and
incompetent services which it is now
giving to tue publie.-Dopsr Dsiapareaa.
OF Wharton Barker's scheme for dis.
posing OF the surplus revenue, the Dstt,
mare Democrat says at the people de.
mand reform, they will take no steps tc
decrease taxation, but,on the other hand
they will place the excess wrung from The
taxpayer il the hands of the Republican
state officials, TO he wasted or spent il
forming corruption funds for pulitiea
purposes. The people are not to lie taker
into consideration They must pay tneil
taxes as heretofore. But the amount 10
needed by Federal office holders ant
Federal REGULATORS may be returned
ostensibly to tue stats, hut really II
satisfy the greed Of some future Gavarno
Moses, or Rom" future Ga'prt-bag official
thrust into poasr by Republicans iraud o
Republican bsyoocts. Our own it'll
State las thus tat been protected from
the c!ntcba vi suan characters but II
big steal il p!4aei before their eyes, lik
ths ons weGge GgsSkiug Of, We lIllOw NO
what ihllGeuca might be brought to b9a
to wreat Delaware rom Democracy.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

NJ Stilges are quickly abandoned with tbe
n9ra1s,tie, cathartie plls, composed of crude and
nulky medicines are quickly aban1Onad vii,
th me-, lGtrndHetian Of nr. Fterce's Pieassnt
ard little larger than mustard sci I'M nte'
I posSn OF highly concentrated vegetable ex
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
The search for the Bodies of the
Victims of the i.artIuftmIsr.

MALES, July 81 The searci. in the
ruins Tor bodies OF yiogilns It the earth
quake on the island OF I5cAia was con-
tinued during the night.
All the bodies recovered are buried
immeditely to prevent miasma.
An eye witness describes the scene at
the theatre az Casamicaiola when the
earthquake occurred as an awful one.
The curtain had just risen when a tre-
meuiouA shock % felt. fearful roar
followed and the grOuad rocked like the
sea iii q storm, great cry of terror
arose from the audience, who were
thrown iuto heap, and many
OF them were buried beneath the tigibers
of the building which fell mon them
Two more shocks occurred All Who
could rushed outside of the theatre. and
hundreds of pers0us rlanDeTsl into the
trees III the vicinity for SAFETY. Most o.,
the people, however, escaped to the
shore, where bUulires we're lighted 81
signals Of distross.
Hundreds of half nailed men and
women, Wild With terror aGd sn4f, ran
to and ITO among the ruins Rtth torches
daring the light, searching Tor missing
friends. - w..
The only American known to have
been injured by the earthquake was a
Miss Vas Alien, ahd sine is Only slightly
hurt.
Among the persons who we've on the
Island OF CHA ca Saturday night, and
who has been missing since the earth
quake occurred, vas = MIR. SVmmer, an
English or American gentlemen. He
Faytg al at 40
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

EE-poiicemsn John Nugent and 'Nsdp
Farrell, despairipg of acquittal, pleaded
guilty, in Jersey City Monday, TO the
CHARGE Of attempting 10 rob Bank Cashier
SN,th. Of Orr r, al HObokeu on S.;tur-
day. They we're sentenced to 10 years at
hard labor each. Emmerson, their alleged
accomplish, denies his guilt. FIJI
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

Rufus Hatch has suggested a plan for
starting new telegraph company. 1t
ia not unlike the cooperative company
that the strikers seek to establish, but
1t seems more practicable than that
scheme. lie would have the 10, 600 idle
photographers contribute an average of
800 each and have a canvasser induce
10000 other people to contribute 500
each. With this capital of 100000
he would duplicate ali the lines
OF the Western Union company
and establish n great tslegraphie
system. OF course the weak point in the
scheme is the fact that ii wouldbe very
difficult matter to induce 100, 900 people
to subscribe 500 each toward the stock
of telegraph company. In the first
place very small proportion Of the
strikers could afford to contribute 800 or
fourth of that sum toward this or any
other object. Indeed, it may be doubted
whether the operators themselves could
contribute more than fifth of
the 100000 set down 70 them,
and they certainly could not induce many
outsiders to subscribe until the strikers
themselves had proved their faith in the
scheme by practical works in the shape of
stock subscriptions. The whole scheme
"a suspicioasiy like that Of the Indian
spolis company which designs to build
narrow gauge railroads ct right angles
across and through the United States.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02


News from Peru dated July 18th, indi.
Gates an early return of that wretched
country to something like regular govern
ment. For the twentieth time the pro-
visions OF the treaty of peace between
Chilli and Peru, now definitely signed on
the part Of the latter country by lyle
sias, the most powerful and apparently
the most patriotic of the Peruvian chief
tains, are published. They provide for
the surrender of Tarapaca in perpetuity
to Chilli the cession of Taona and AFRICA
to Chilli for ten years, the subsequent
ownership to be decided by plebiscite
and the Government retaining possession
to pay the other an indemnity OF
100000. Chilli binds itself to
strictly comply with The contracts signed
and the DEGREES Issued respecting
guano on February eth, 1882, and re-
specting nitrate on March Ed Of the
same year. The decree OF February 9th,
1882, orders the sale Of LOCO, 900 tons of
guano, the proceeds 10 be divided in
equal parts between Chill and the re-
cognized creditors Of Peru. Only the
deposits which are actually worked are
alluded to, and all those hereafter dis
covered or worked in the annexed terri
tories will belong exclusively to Chill.
The North Lobos Islands will be managed
by Chilli until the 100000
tons Of guano sold shall have been
delivered. Then they will be returned
to Peru. The SO per cent. Of the net
proceeds nj tho suano from the I.oboO
Islands to which Chilli ia entitled is coded
to Peru and payment will be begun
wher the treaty is ratified. AS nearly
as we can figure out from the latest maps
at hand the three districts Of Tarapaca,
TacDa and africa form q strip along the
Pacific a. the southern extremity OF Peru
about 500 miles long and DO miles wide.
Tarapaea, the district coded absolutely
to Chill, covers probably half the area.
The whole region is rich in nj
trate products. The Lobos or Seal
Islands lie twelve miles off the
coast of Peru, the largest and northern,
most being Ave miles long by two miles
broad. They are extremely rich in
guano deposits. chilians have long been
active in working the nitrate deposits Of
southern Peru, and It is pretty evident
that the stipulation for deciding the
ownership of Tacna and africa by pop
ular vote ten years hence is designed tt
enable Chilli to colonize the region and SC
secure an overwhelming majority in favor
OF Gillian suzerainty.