The daily gazette., 1883-07-23
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wiLMlNGTOS, MONDAY, JULY 2s.
A Gross Outrage Unnoticed.

A Gross Outrage Unnoticsd.
On Friday evening last party of negroes
made violent and unproyoked assault
upon Eugene Wells, eompositor employed
at the GAZETTE Office, and injured him SO
fearlu.lS that his life is despaired of and in
all probability he will die.
The assault was committed upon public
highway, in the very heart of the city, but
Notwithstanding this aud the fact that the
crime is likely TO assume the proportions OF
a murder, there has not been the slightest
effort ON the part Of the police to arrest the
guilty parties They have not, apparently,
gone a step out Of their usual course, or
made single extra exertion to secure the
murderous assaiiants OF Mr.. Wells, when
the outrageous nature OF the assault
should have melted each member Of the
force to do his best to detect aud arrest the
probable murderers. t'.
Such a state OF affairs in a civilized COM
munity is outrageous, aud If 1t is allowed
to continue no citizen can consider himself
safe while walking the streets At night. II
murder can be committed with i'm
punity under the very eyes of
our police, the lAwless villains OF
the community will soon be encOura cd to
such an extent that they will have the en-
tire city in their absolute couirol after
nightiall, 1t is bad enough, in all con
science, to have thieves and burglars plying
their vocation at will, undisturbed by the
police, but when it comes to having murder
committed upon the highway, and the police
paving no attention to such vile outrage,
there lis reason ior alarm Oh the part of the
people.
A correspondent of the Ne,Cs ironically
suggests that Governor Stockley call a
special session Of the legislature for the
purpose OF repeating the law creating the
municipal court; but if murder is 10 he
added to the other crimes that are com
mitted with impunity in this cry, the
special session had better be called for
the purpose Of egislating out OF
existence the gang OF ineompetents
who are now masqueradiug as police
men in Wilmington, and replacing them
with men who Will at least try TO arrest the
reckless viulators OF the law by whom oui
ely is now infested
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The TELEGRAPH STRIKE is made the oc-
casion for large amount OF unqualified
lying on the part of the Western Union
Company aud +, me of the Associated Press
agents According to their statements the
Company is getting along beautifully and
attending to its general business In prompt
and reliable manner, despite the strike,
when in reality the business of the country
is seriously impeded by the inability OF the
telegraph stations to forward even a slight
fraction of the usual volume of commercial
dispatches. There will doubtless be com
promise soon, but it will be a comproIni e
by which the strikes will come out of the
fight in the best condition.
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The MERE ANN0t NcEMENT of Mr.. Tfldei
as a candidate for the Democratic rresiden.
tial nomination throws the Republican
papers in spasms OF lear, and they are now
engaged in assailing him as vigorously az
though he was already nominated and the
eampaigh well under way. With the crime
Of lS16 stll fresh in the public mind, the
sight of Mr.. Tllden's name has upon Re
publicans the effect that would be produced
upon murderer by the appearance OF his
victims ghost at the dead hour of night
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WILLIAM +. HARRITY, one oil Philadel.
pha's rising aud popular young lawyers, is
prominently mentioned as a candidate for
the d, mocratic nomination for Auditor
General Of Pennsylvania Mr. Harrity is a
Wilmington boy, and his uniform success
aud advancement in the city of his adoption
is observed with sincere pleasure by his
many friends in this city.
ForR HUNDRED dollars per month fol
playing base ball is a great inducement, and
doubtless produces many vain regrets Oh
the part Of those who used to batter their
hngers and bruise their bones i0r the mere
glory and excitement OF attaining distinc.
ton in our great national pastime.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR is expected at Cape
May, to-day, and gre. preparations have
been made to entertain the distinguished
guest in manner beftting his exalted
station.
IoRRID WEATHER prevailed yesterday
and to-day the suns rays would be almost
unbearable We're it not for the refreshing
breeze by which they are tempered