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Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
LUNACY.

Whoever was not fit subject for a
commission in lunacy has never had a
strong conviction that exact justice
would ever be meted out to the muir
deier of young Deputy. The fingers
of the hooded goddess have been 50
loosely clasped around the eulprit,and
the execution of the law has been so
ipterfered with as to occasion on every
hand, that there has been the most
open questioning Of the intent Of the
"powers that be-"
The escape of CollingwOOd P. Hal
lett is a disgrace upon our State, and
1T commentary and finale to all the
methods that have made that escape
possible, from the unseemly telegram
Fastening legislation in his behalf, to
thu shameful procrastiuation of search
Occasioned by thesheriff in Milford on
Sunday night
Out of sympathy for Halletts rela-
tives we have refrained from honest
criticism of the conduct of this case
lest we might be considered to be
bounding the man to the gallows; and
we had trusted that though the Chief
Justice aid Bench of the State were
in doubt of bis sanity, yet we have be-
lleved it impossible to find three ply
siclans having respect for their profess
sion who would not expose his sniv-
elling feint.
Ifit should transpire that the sealed
report Of the commission in his casejs
unfavorable to him how will the pub
lie be persuaded that be was not made
Rednainted with that verdict. and who
will be held responsible for his obtain
ing of such knowledge?
"Blood is thicker than water" and
perhaps anyone might be expected to
do all in his power to liberate con-
demned brother; but if relationship,
or politics, or money, or social stand
ing is to interfere with the execution
Of our laws and make life and proper
~ insecure then away with our boast
ed government of the people for the
people i
A more cold blOoded, unprOvOked
murder was never committed than
was that of'the boy James B. Deputy
by Collingwood P. Hallett
Theescapeofthe murderer is strong
argument that changing is played
nut' in Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
Correspondence.

Mr.. WILSON'S REJECTED REPLY TO
Mr.. HYNsoN's SECOND EDITORIAL
OF JUNE 8.
EDS, CHRONICLE:
GENTLEMEN send you to-day my
reply 10 Mr. Hynson's editorial Of
June 8 which l sent to him early
last week with the request that he
publish it and If he didn't to return
It ut my expense. The article was re
fused a place in his columns and so
returned. also incIose yon his let
ter which you will please publish in
connection with the refused re ly. I
hope the communication will not
prove out Of proportion to its INTEREST
with you, as ii did with him.
Respectfully,
w. w. w. WILSON.
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
EeNon. IA. Jlne Is. lss9.

WHEREAS, We as Patrons aud as q Grange
have been solicited and offered the special in
ducements, by the Secretary Of the so-called
g.ate Agricultural Pair Of Delaware, to attend
SAID fair and exhibit our stock and produce, and
WHEREAS, We, the members of Trophy
Grange, believe the fair. as 1t is now conducted
Is dem0ralzing to the best Interests Of the farm
ers by making horse rotting the principle iea'
ture Of the fair ant offering large purses or prem
iums for fast trotiiug horses, which come from
out Of the stata. thereby taking the funds which
we think should be used 10 encourage farmers
70 bring their exhibits. Therefore
ResolDed, That we can not as Patrons Of Hus
baudry. oountenance or encourage An Institution
which IS carried on under false namo, and in
a manner that we believe is detrimental TO the
terests Of greulturaisis by accepting this Offer
Unanimously adopted.
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
mR. WILSON'S REJECTED REPLY.
EnIrnR NrWs n ADVERTTsER.

EDITOR NEWS & ADVERTISER,
SIR, Permit me through the col
umns Of your paper. 10 thank you for
"A many cOncesaiOns as you were
pleased to make in your last editorial.
Having abandoned the positive and
unquaiihed position you first took, we
do not write to exact more, but to cor
rect certain impressions which, in
your retractiOn, you have likely made.
1. You say, 1--WE have been at con-
siderable trouble this week tO dscer-
tain what Mr., Wilson said in. his ser
mon.n
Perhaps you have, but ahould you
not have gone to even greater trouble
considering the possible damage you
bad done. We invited You to Freder-
lea and insisted on thorough and inn
partial investigation. What we're
yOur remarks? +? II don't know that /
shall 20 up, hut / will write to two or
three parties But was that sufficient?
Having made the attack was it-not
your place to come at whatever ex
pense and inconvenience, and by con-
ferring. not with those who gather up
the gossip OF the town and who, be-
cause Of the carrion on which they fe' d
are mentally and morally incapaci-
tated to give any reliable Information,
but with those Of both parties, who
were present ana heard the sermon,
ascertain the real facts In the case,
The editor Of the CHRONICLE, with
out any such invitation. at the sugges-
ii5n Of one Of his employees, and not
az you affirm prompted 10y Us, drove
40 on Monday evening and after con-
snItinp "a score Of the best citizens OF
Fre deriean went back and wrote the
article be did ia our defence. And 4
bad you Investigated the matter as we
urged you to do, we believe you would
nave been convinced that the infor-
nation you received WAS wrong, and
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22

head the left-hand columns OF hgures from the
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINS
leave Wilmington at 500 a. m. and 800 D. M
Leave ,.,,, new castle az 2 IS a. m, and 440 p m
those above, leaving Smyrna for Clayton al 2 20
and 10 2. M; Leave Clayton for Smyrna, 7.25
a. "a. ana 80 P m to make connection with
CONNECTIONS.-At Townsend with Oueen
Anne,s and Kent Railroad At Clayton, with
re 1elAWare ana Chesapeake Railroad and Kent
and Breakwater Railroad. At seafOrd, with Der
enester and Delaware Railroad. At Delmar, with
5sslern Snore Railroad, Wicomico and Pocomoke
Railroad and Worcester and Somerset Railroad
H. +, KENNEY, supt.
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22

ty of furnishing such fieudish and
"a Sc information now. At the close
of your editorial, after oracularly af-
firnling your belief, you say The
most charitable conclusion, is that his
language was ambiguous and was ac-
cOrdingly construed in various ways
by different persons" Would it not
have been as charitable to conclude
that certain persons in the audience
were dull of understanding, that they
had eyes but saw not; ears, but heard
not and minds but cOmprehended not.
Also that in attempting to he liberal
he was not, as your affirm excessive
ly" but simply 80, " and that instead
of statements correctly reported ap-
pearing in more solemn light when
seen in the columns of a newspaper,
that il is their woeful nisrspresentG-
ti0n that makes them appear so.
When we speak of being charitable"
we ought to remember that all de-
pends upon the position from which
we view the object on which 1t is to
be conferred. If from an adverse
point, it amounts to censure, If from
a friendly one. 10 cOmmendatiOn.
We leave you ami the public TO
judge which one you took
Excuse us for having written at such
length. But we feel something as
Iago did when he addressed OthellO.
"Who steals my purse steals trash, IT'S something,
nothing,
But be who hlches from me my good name,
Robs me Of that which not enriches him,
And makes me posr indeed.
w. w. w. WILSON.
REV. w. w w. WILsON:-We re-
turn your manuscript because of its
lenght, which we think is out of pro-
portion to its interest. Your cOmmu-
nication shows your position in a
worse light than we viewed it last
week, and five publishe it we should
take no pains to be lenient in our re-
marks. Yours, H. L. HYNsON.
Milford Del. ,btae I3 1993.
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
PEACH CRATE MATERIAL.

We offer to the trade and PEACH GROWERS
a LARGE STOCK Of Peach Cr-te Msterial at
LOWEST RATES, (put up in shocks ready 10
nail tosether,) delivered tn all points accessible
by Rail or Wafer. Corresponde' ce solciied.
Address. G. H. ToADvINE. Successor 10 H.
Han phrey's, Salisbury, H.. June
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
PRICES ARE REDUCED.

This small list represents nearly FIVE thousand suits Of
Clothing. If told the whole story we would need the
whole newspaper.
Twenty-Five years Oak Hall has been serving the public,
and in all that time has never offered stronger inducements
for trade than this.
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22

ciul God, and 10 those Of a lndugent community,
hoping that the matter on which the latter feeds
may he little more reliable and pslatable to
good taste than that dshed up to them Of late.
Respectfully,
WV. W. WILSON.
Fredsrica, June 20. 1888.
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22

DOUGLASS HOUSE Rphoboth Beach
Del.-Season 1Ss3.-The undersigned
has the pleasure to inform his friends
and former patrons that he will give
his entire attention to the Douglass
House this season. This Hotel has
the fiuest location on the Beach, beirg
only few yards from the Oce n, and
only short walk to RehObOth Bay,
where fine sailing, fishing. aud gun
ming can be enjoyed, if desired. Write
for circular and terms. Open Friday,
June lst. WALTER BURTON,
6-25-tf Proprietor
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22

Trains on Del, Nd. & Va. R. r. connect with
trains on Delaware Railroad at Harrington at o. 81
a. m and 4.25'p. m. going North, aud II IS e. m
81 and 5.4S p. m going South, and with Steamer
Tor New York from Lewes Pier at 800 D. M. on
TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS. Train leaving Iewes
a. 78l a m. Tuesdays and Fridays connect at
Lewes Pier with Steamer that leaves New York at
400 p. m. the day before
THOMAS GROOM,
A. BROWN, Lewes, Del.
LeWes, Del. Superiptendent
Traffic Manager, and Gena. Fgt and Pas ATt'
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
HARD FACTS AND PLENTY,

Oak Hall is simply great retail Clothing House-the
greatest of its kind in the country. Our Clothing is made
upon honor We would be than fools expect
build and hold business upon other than honest goods the
least prices We neither hold buy the remains of whole
sale stocks off retail but make every garment sell
direct to the under casron guaranee bond
of good faith original with and perfectly we'll known
everybody in the vicinity.
NO PRICES REDUCED
We advertising reduced prices but we are in
position offer the best bargains Spring Clothing of every
sort and upon many items ae' great bargains In a very
true sense all our
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22

TIE Pomona Grange OF Kent a d Sussex cOun-
ii,s will be he'd with Trophy Grange in FELTON,
on Thursday July 5th at 1880 a. m. We hope
fosee alarge delegation from all the Oranges.
b. G GRENNELL, Sect.
El1Jfo, noJ T,vr 1891
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
FOR SAIE-

One Of the very best Grain Farms IN Kent Co
Delaware. has 50acres Ia wheat, go acres in corn,
80 acres in clover, 40 acres seeded to clover good
buildings, desirable property in all respects.
Apply to B. WALES, on the premises, 2Jk
miles north OF Milford
apHl27-tf p o. Milford, Del
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
NOVICE
10 TIE PUBLIC IN GENERAT

I have increased my business capacity by putting
on more workmen. and have just completed burn
ing large kiln Of BRICKS so am prepared to
furnish bricks IN quantities. fr0p 1,r00 u iuOOON.
l als0 keep bricks on hand The year around Per-
sons in want OF bricks will do well to call and sx-
anime my stock. rs I keep THE BEST BRICKS
SOUTH OF WILMINGTON. for the money.
T. H MCMICHAEL.
may ls-Sm General Proprietor.
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
Grange DepOrtment

Contributors. ~ j. J. ROSA. MRS. z. II
Dill WORTH. Nm DEAN, E. II. Ban
CROFT. j. q. BRO WE, B. HYDORN and
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
NOTICE.

All persons indebted to US for coal, will please
call and settle Immediately all accounts must be
closed on our coal accounts. A K HALL & SON.
Milford chronicle., 1883-06-22
CHANGE OF TIME.
Delaware, Maryland & Virginia

In connection with the
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY
AND
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND BAL
TIMORE RAILROAD.
On and after WEDNESDAY, June 18th 1sss trains viii
run as follows, Sundays excepted:
Daily Republican., 1883-07-09
Registrars RepOrt.

During the week ending at noon last
Saturday there were A births, 8 mar
riages and 80 deaths reported in this
city. The torrid weather had it's effect
upon infants, and II Of the deaths wert
children under year of age, while % OF
the whole number were minors. The
causes of death were as follows:
Accidentally drowned, 2 ; cholera in
tantllm, 3 consumption, 2; drOpsv, 2
meningitis, 3; spasms, - brain fever,
congestion of the brain, child birth,
catarrhal fever, cancer of tile stomach,
cramp cholic, inflammation of the brain,
Of bowels, Of kidneys, marasmus, natu.-
raj causes and old age, one each.
The deaths are classified as follows :
Male, 10 females, Ia ; white, % black
s adults, 9 minors, 25 Coroner's cases,
81 still births, 3 thorn in the United
States, 81 foreign, .; bodies brought
here for intcrment, +; sent away, 3 u;
passed through the city, 2.
For the corresponding week of last
year there were % deaths.
The ages of those reported last week
are as follows:
Under year, Il to ., / = to 5, 2;
5to 10, 2; 10 to l5, Is to 20, d.; 20 to
30, l 30 to 40, 3; 40 10 30, ! ; 80 to 60, l +;
GO to 10, / 70 to 80, so to 80, J..
Daily Republican., 1883-07-09
The Last Of the Pest House.

AS stated in Saturdays REPUBLICAN
the fire on Friday night was extinguish
ed by the tiremen before it had entirely
destroyed the smallpox hospital, anG
Saturday morning some persons who
had suffered with the disease, pulled 6
lot of charred boards together Oh the tirt
that WAS still smoul.lering, and in q
little time the old building was again
in flames. In consequence of the
thorough soaking it received on Friday
evening it burned SLOW, hut az Chiel
Murphy was not present to again order
the tiremen in service it made sure
work of it this time, and nothing is now
lett standing bnt the walls. 1t is not
known what disposition will be made OF
the debris, and the only pity is that the
whole building was not composed of
material that would have been entirely
consumed. If the disease should break
out again before the new hospital is fin
ished, tents will be provided for the
patients
Daily Republican., 1883-07-09
NJ AAltn asS.

A man, says Ant hony Trollope, can
not become faithful to his friends, un-
suspicious before 'he world, gentle with
women, loving with children, consid-
crate to his interiors, kindly with ser
wants, ,tender-hearted with all, and at the
same time be frank, Of open speech, with
springing, eager energies, simply be-
cause he desires it. These things, which
are the attributes of manliness But they
are the very opposites, the antidotes, the
direct antagonism of that staring, posed,
hewhiskered and bewigged department,
that nil admirari, selt-reuembering as
sumption of manliness, that enedavor of
two pence-halfpenny to look as high as
threepence, which, when you prod it
through, has in it nothing deeper than
Wesee the two things daily
side by side, close to each other. Let a
man put his hat down, and you shall see
whether he has deposited it with atf'ec.
tation or true nature. The natural man
will probably be manly. The affected
man cannot be so.
Daily Republican., 1883-07-09
Wakhin.iOn Notes,

Senators Harrison, Sherman, Harris
and German, of the Committee on Re-
vision of the Rules of the U. S. Senate,
left New York last evening for Boston
on their way to Bar Harbor, where Il
meeting of the Committee is to be held
1t is understood in Washington tina,
the President will start on a trip 70 the
Yellowstone Valley about the lst OF
August. He will be joined by General
Sheridan at Chicago, and the party,
which will number about 10 persons in
all, will he gone five or six weeks.
Miss Van Lew, of Richmond, Vir-
ginia, known for her services during
the war in behalf of the Union cause
and in aid of the soldiers in Libby
Prison, has been offered a first-class
clerkship in the Post.otfice Department,
on recommendation OF General Grant.
Miss Van Lew was Postmistress at Rich
mond under President Grant.
Daily Republican., 1883-07-09
An Island 10 be Sold.

The upper por ion Of Windmill Islands
in the Delaware river opposite Phila-
delphia, is advertised to be sold. The
place has long been used rs a summer
resort, and number Of citizens Of
Philadelphia are considering the adj
visibility purchasing it for u public
park, for the nse of persons living on
the eastern side of the city. II the pro
ject is carried out, ferry boats will be
run for fare of two or three cents for
the round trip, and there is no doubt
but the place would be very popular.
This island was bought by John Smith
in 1872, and was known us Smiths
Island until a few years ago, when it
was acquired by Mr.. Jacob +. Ridgway,
and has since been called Rdgway
Park.
Daily Republican., 1883-07-09
ANOTHER DEFEAT.
The Quickstep WOrsted by the
Harrlsburg-Oiher li0meS.

The Championship game at Quick
step Park on Saturday between the
home team and fredericksburg club, wa
witnessed by about 400 people. Before
the game began some objections were
made to umpire McCafferty, on account
of his not being regularly appointed tC
that position by the association, but
when it was learned that Secretary
Richter had instructed him to act az
umpire until further notice, the visitors
withdrew their objections and the game
proceeded.
In the first inning Albert and Smiley
made single hits and Benners a two
bagger, which, aidesl by two errors on
the part Of the visitors. gave them three
runs, the only ones made throughout
the game by them. The home team
played good game, but the few errors
made were costly ones and the game
was lost. Parker mutfed an easy fly
ball. Higgins, formerly OF the Defiance,
of this city, played a good game at
second base The visitors played a
good game all through, especial praise
being due to Gay, the third baseman,
who excelled both in the field and at the
bat. The score by innings was
Harrisburg 2O003 90 %
Quickstep 3 90 700 %
The Goldea Crown ON Saturday de-
feated the Young Merritt by score of
8 too.
John McKendrick and young man
named Ward, both Of this city, are a
new battery engaged by the Antlnra-
cite.
The Quickstep starts on IT'S trip to-day
playing in Trenton this afternoon, in
Harrisburg on Tuesday, in Pottsville
on Wednesday, in Reading on Thurs
day. They will return home on Fri
day, and play in Camden on Saturday.
Saturdays games elsewhere
In New York-Providence, 5 New
York, 3.
In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 10 Phila.
delphia, 4.
In Chicago-Cleveland, !; Chica-
go, &.
In ouisville-Athletic 4 Louis
vile, 6. Eleven innings.
In Cincinnati-Ci Cincinnati, =; Balti-
more, 3.
In Columbus-Columbus, ; Metro
politan, 0.
In Brooklyn-Brooklyn, .; Active, 3.
In Trenton-Trenton, 10; Anthra-
cite, 6.
III Camden-Merritt, 13 Burling-
ton, 10.
The game yesterday between the
Louisville and the Athletic clubs, at
Louisville, KY, was stopped at the end
of the fourth inning by rain. The
score stood 8 to in favor Of the Louis
vile.
At Columbus, Ohio, yesterday, the
Columbus defea ell the Metropolitan by
score of 6 to 4.
At st. Louis, yesterday, the St. Louis
defeated the Allegheny by a score of 8
toe.
In the race for the League pennant
Providence still leads, pressed closely
by Cleveland. Boston comes third and
Chicago fourth. For the American
Association the Athletic maintains the
lead, with the St. Louis close behind.
Louisville holds third place and Gin
cinnati fourth, while Columbus, allie
gheny and Baltimore bring up the
rear. In the Inter State race the Mer-
ritts lead, followed by the Harrisburg,
Brooklyn, Qmckstep, Trenton, Active
and Anthracite in order named.
Daily Republican., 1883-07-09
MAN DRO wNED.
A Stranger Falls Overheard in the
Chr1NttanA.

Last Saturday evening two men
strangers in the city, who had beel
wandering around town finally brough
up at Rush's freight warehouse at th,
foot of French street, where they slowed
themselves for the night. They hat
beeen there but short time when the,
were discovered by Archibald Mimic
the night watchman, who ordered them
to leave. The men plead so hard, and
urged that If they went on the streets al
that hour they would mos' likely be ar
rested by the police, that the watchman
finally consented to allow them to re-
main until morning.
He determined to keep an eye on
them, and each time when he passed
up to = O'Clock yesterday morning they
were sound asleep. At that time one
of them awoke, and asked the watch
man where he could get a drink of
water, and upon being told to follow
wharf. The hydrant is at the other
end of the building, and the man was
walking Immediately in the rear of the
watchman on the cap log of the wharf
when he caught his feet ina large iron
ring, causing him TO stumble and fall
overheard. The tide was high. and as
soon as he came to the surface the
Waterman reached him with n short
stout stick, and told him to hold on to
il. The drowning man seized one end
while the watchnan held the other and
called for help. After holding On for
a few minutes he let 60 and sank to rise
no more.
Charles +. Sparks was notified, and
about o'clock found the body near the
spot where he had fallen in. l.. w.
Palmer removed the remains to the
morgue, and upon searching the Iock-
cts, found tlirty-six cents in money, a
pipe and a comb, while in an inside
vest pocket was an honorable discharge
from Captain Downings Company,
Second Battalion Invalid Corp, to
Charles Fl. Hurd. The discharge was
granted at Baltimore, Mar. h 9th, 1864,
and showed that he had enlisted in
August 1851
The descriptive list says he was born
in Kent County, Delaware, had blue
inches high, and was forty years of age
at the time he enlisted, and there is no
doubt but the drowned man was the
person named in this paper. He has
lost one finger from his right hand, and
worea coarse linen shirt, mixed cassi-
mere pants, black diagonal coat and
vest, and base ball pants.
In addition to the above particulars
it was ascertained that the unfortunate
man was ID member of Co. H., First
Delaware Regiment, having enlisted in
'6l, under Captain James NJ. Bryan, of
this city. His finger was shot off dur
lug the battle of Antietam, near Freder-
ick City, Md.
He was a resident Of Hazelville about
ten miles west of Dover, where he has
relatives living and is wei known for
miles around. He has a brother named
Jesse, who served in the same Company
but his whereabouts is unknown. IT.
was also learned that he left his home
some three months ago, since which
time he has been wandering around
Wilmington and Philadelphia, doing
odd Jobs for livelihood.