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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
A modern prodigal,s return.

The West Chester Record says John
Lock, baker, of West Chester, has reoov.
cred his son, a lad of IL or Ia years.
The boy ran away from home week or
so ago officer Young was put upon his
track, and he traced him towards Will
mington, Delaware. On Sunday the
father drove to Wilmington, found the
boy in a china store in that city and
brought him hope.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

ATHENS, Oct. 19.--The Greoisn govern
ment has sent two men-of-war to the
scene of the recent earthquake in the
Grecian Archipelago with supplies Tor the
sufferers. 1t is reported that 100 bodies
have been recovered in the villages near
chesme in Anatolis, which were ruined
by the earthquake. The earth opened at
Latasa, and swallowed houses and people.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

livery father should paddle his own ;
eau you i-New Iork; .Ns,cs.
"Dc you ever gamble ~ shs asked, as
they sat together, her hand held in his.
He replied. mo, prt if | anted to now
would bs my time" Glow go 9''
"Because | hold beauti,al hard" The
sus agement is announcer. - SomermHe
JOurnpt,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

PALERMO, Oct. 19.-rwetve brigands
who were implicated in ID murders com.
mitted during the last six years in the
Amorosi district, province of Benevento,
have been sentenced to death, and IL
others. who were convicted of completely
in the same crimes, nave been condemned
to hard labor in prison,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

Cork, Dot. lS.-Sev-ral rough charsc-
ters have assembled of evenings outsid.
OF the hall in which Mr.. Moody is hold
ing revival meetings, and have attempted
TO interfere with them. The police have
prevented any disturbance aud now
guard he hall nightly. Mr. Moody's
mission in Limerick was success.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
No smalI-pox nj RIOS willie.

By ItItIHUlu 10 TVtIy fVtHIHBs
NEWARK, Oct. 70 There is no truth in
the ruinor that smallpox has broken out
among the Italiaian railroad laborers at
ROseville, near this place. Several of the
meu are sick, but none of them have
symptoms of smsll-po Dire. Koliock
and Henry, who are in attendance upon
some of the sick at the settlement, also
deny the rumor. +.-.". $751;
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
Narrow Escape of IA Hundred work
men-Two Killed.

LONDON, Oct. 19.-When the tunnel
under the river Severn was flooded yes
terday there were hundred men inside
of it. They barely escaped being
drowned. wo of them fell from ladder
on which they we're endeayoripg to reach
the surface and were killed,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

+. Kirl, Thompson Of No. 1901 Adams
street was tripped by a broken sidewalk
on Adams street between ShRllcrOss and
lowering avenues on Sunday. In falling
rs injured his arm so badly that he has
not since been sba to use It. A suit for
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

PARIS, Oct. .24.-The general impress
sion produced here by the condition OF
the relations between France and China
on the Tonquiu question, as shown by
the Yeiiow Book, is that all negotiations
between the two countries are exhausted,
and that war or mediation only will settle
the dispute.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
Shocks at GihraIfar

LONDON, Oct. 20.-Three shocks of earth
quake in quick succession were ielt at
Gibraltar shortly after midnight and
another at 2 O'Clock this morning The
direction of the movement was from
north to Pouth,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

The new glass invented in Vienna seems to
have proved a success in the qualities claimed
for it-that is, it is transparent and more
brilliant than common chrystal, can be cut
and polished, and when fused. adheres to iron,
bronze and zinc. Singularly enough, the
glass differs from all others, new or old, in
that its composition includes none of the
usual ingredients-siex potash, soda. lime
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

Assoe1stod FfesB Dlspatoh by Special Wires,
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. "a noon - Stocse.
steady; Philadelphia q Erie, Is READING.
25A; Pennsylvania, 5S3S Lehigh Valley, 69Js !;
United Co.'s OF N. j., 1879 Mortimer
paciho, y do. preferred 6254 NortbeF7
Central, ssh Lehigh Navigation, 45Ls NV.
ristown, no; Central Transportation, 81 !,
Buffalo, New York d Phila., II; Little
schuYiktli. 80
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

ALeIERs, Oct. 2O.-The report of tho
death of the Algerian insurgent CHIEF,
Slemsn is confirmed. He was invited to
feast by two other other chiefs, who
slew and decspitsted him and sent his
head as present to the Sultan of Morocco.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
Major Sullivan Bead.

Quincy, Ills, Oct. 2S.-Msjor Il. V.
Sullivan, founder of the Quincy Wing,
died last evening. -...5.=
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
The Bones of KeoIxuk

KEoKuK, IA, Oct 24.-The bones of
Chief Keokuk of the Ssos and Foxes,
after whom this city was named, were
brought from Ottawa, Kansas aud will be
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

The quicksilver output OF Calitornis ia
decreasing. The production of 1882 was
1000 TASKS less than in 1851. ana this wear
will show still further decrease Quick
silver mining there employs 5000 men and Il
capital of 3O,0OO,00O.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

CINCINNATI lliue5 '5tar.
No two men in America havs had
more experience with fue trottiDg stock.
aud none are better judges than Calvin
NJ. Priest OF the Nav York Club Stables,
Twenty eighth street near Fifth avenue
and Dan Mace of the Excelsior Stables,
West Twenty-ninth street, New York,
the champion double team driver OF the
United States. Both OF these gentlemen
say, that for painful ailments in horses,
such as cuts, bruises, swelliDgs, lsmsnsss,
Stiffness, st. jacobs Oil is superior TO
anything they have ever used or heard
Of This is also the opinion of Professor
David nobarge, the celebrated horse
sheer of the metropolis, and thousands Of
stock owners throughout the country.
As q psiu-cure for man and beast St.
Jacobs Oil has no equal. Mr.. Priest re-
cites tine case of valuable trotter, so
stiff from Rheumatism, that be could not
move an inch. By one thorough appli-
cation of st, Jacobs Oil at night, the
animal was completely cured, and was
lit for tue raoe-trsck, the next day.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

LONDON, Oct. 24.-Csptain Drevar, who
left Dover on Monday in miniature pad
die boat,to attempt to cross the channel and
whose boat it was thought had bt en-
swamped, during heavy storm, was
rescued by passing vessel. This is the
second time this month that Capt. Drevar
has been rescued under similar ciroum-
stances.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
FIRA MEAN ST. GE0NG rs.
I'm. Nc WhorIer's Buildings burned
10 the SirOund-A Heavy Loss.

Tho buildings on Tie fs,Ia of l.. N.
New aortef, situated about two miles
from st. Georges, We're destroyed by fire
early Monday morning, eutaiiing a loss of
several thousand dollars.
BARN AND BARRACKS BURNED
Special Correspondence OF state journal,
Sr GEORGES, Oct. 22.-The uaru ard
barracks OF Ia. N McWborter were burged
this morning. About 75 tons of hay and
the entire contents OF the barn were de
stroyed. The fire is supposed to have
originated 10y one of the hand smoking
in tue bsrn Loss, about 1000; partly
Insured
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
uARHNT QUOTATIONS.

Produce markets corrected daily by Smeltz
& Co. Wholesale commission merchants, NO.
u East Fonrth street; and breadFtuifs by The
Fi,liani Lea 8 Son To.
af.lIunt
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

ST.. PETERSBURG, Oct. 24.-Todleben has
resigned the govsrnorship of wilma, on
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
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OCTOBER GkOIS.
Delaware Corn Pulls Up Several
Poinfs-Other Grains.

a pamphlet issued by the Department
of Agriculture, under date OF October
18th, deals with the condition OF crops
in October. While the circular insists
that the frosts OF September stn, 9th and
10th did much harm to corn, it says that
there were no hurttul ffosts in the states
south OF Pennsylvania. The chief injury
fell upon Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio and
New York. Hhe general average for
October corn all over the Union Ia rs, or
ak points below that of Septembe
Delaware's average has risen from So in
September to 81 in October.
The yield OF wheat per acre all over
the Union is but 81 bushels, 81 bushels
less than last year. The aggregate will
exceed 400,000,000 bushels and may
reach 420, 900, 900. The quality ia not up
to the average, being represented by 81.
The average yield per acre in Delaware
in 1883 is not given, but for 1882 it was
1913 bushels, and this year it is probably
higher, as the yield in Pennsylvania and
Maryland is high. The following GORE.
spondenoe from Eastern Shore countieI is
given Talbot The wheat crop of 1883
gave some remarkable yields. Acid
fertilizers are used, generally 200 to 300
pounds to the acre; this gives on rich
loan soil all the way mp TO 55 bushels
per acre, 40 bushels being common
crop. This acid must have mass Of sol
uble matter to act upon, hence large
yields, and in the wornout lands. Wor-
cester; Interior both in quality and
quantity.
The condition of Delaware crops III
October is given as follows: Buckwhegt,
81 corn 81; white potatoes, 81 sweet
potatoes, 95.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
Prepared for peace or War.

VIENNA, Oct. 24.-At tho opening of
the Session OF the Austrian delegation
yesterday the President, in his address,
pointed to the universal feeling Tor peace.
The Government, he said, would be
obliged to take this feeling on the part OF
the people into account, but it was neces-
ssry for the delegation to furnish the
Government with the means for protect
ing under all circumstances the honor,
rights aud interests of the monarchy.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

LONDON, Oct. AT the Newmarket
Haughtou meetiug the new nursery
stakes (handicsp), for 2 year olds, was
won by G. J.. Lefevre's brown FLY Tom
bella, Lord Lsscelle's bay FLY Clochette,
second, and P. Lorillard's black colt Pom
tise. third. There were eleven starters
The betting at the start was IL TO l
against Tombola,5 to against Clcchette,
and 8 to against Pontiac. Tombol
won by two leugths.
The race for the D-whurst plate, for two
yeer Odds, was won by Sir. ]. Wi.
loughhy's chestnut flly, by Hermit ont
of Adelaide; Lord FslnIouth's bay tlly
Busyhody, second, and T. Cannon'e hay
colt Fritz. third There were 10 starters.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

New CASTLE, Oct. "a William II.
Coiesoott, q farmer living a few milf
b-low New Castle, yesterday reported to
Sheriff Martin the theft of bay horse,
stolen from his property the night before.
A frame house ard lot attached, on
Ninth street near the railroad station, OF
Mrs, Bridget Conner, was yesterday sold
by Sheriff Martin for $500, Perry Joice
being the p 1rchaser.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
NEW CASTLE.

Special Correspondence of state journal.
New CASTLE, Oct 23.-The concert by
the Delaware Seugerbund aud Becher
Quartet was given at the Opera House
last night. The frst-rste programme
presented was very pleasing to the audi.
ence. The party, accompanied by a
number of W ilmingtoniana, came over on
a special train for the OCCASION, and took
supper at the dilpin House and lett the
city for Wilmington at II 30 O'Clock.
There We're three cases befoie Mayor
Black yesterday. In that OF Frank Keegan
for the larceny of curryoomb, brush
aud other small articles from the livery
stable OF William S. Martin, the prisoner
was committed to prison. William Hall,
colored, arrested for making threats to
shoot another colored man named Bring
hurst, was released with reprimand.
John Smith, cOlored, was arrested on
complaint of another named Craig that
Smith was harboring the formers wife,
Smith was also released after receiving
some good advice from the mayor.
Hugh McGovern, for many years pro-
prietor of Green Tree tavern in Shaw
town, was yesterday admitted to the
almshouse. His place had bssn closed.
The remainder of his family, son aud a
dsughter, left the city yesterday after
noon.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
Tine Geodetic Conference Adopts the
Greenwich Meridian and RECON-
mends the Metric System TO the
Consideration of England

Associated Press Dispatches by sp-tiai VI ires
ROME, Oct, 24.-The report of the com.
mittee OF the Geodetic Association was
adopted at a general meeting of the CON
ference, after an animated debate. The
report tayors the universal adoption of
the Greenwich meridian and also recon.
mends, as the point of departure of the uni
versal hour aud cosmopolitan dates, the
mean noon of Greenwich. This conferences
hopes that, if the whole world agrees to
the unitication oflougitudes and hours by
accepting the Greenwich meridian
England will advance the ratification o I
weights and measures By joining the
metrical convention OF 1875. The gov.
eminent of Italy will be requested to
officially communicate the foreign action
OF the conference to all nations.
The reference to universal hour and
cosmopolitan dates' indicates a recon.
mendation that longitude be hereafter
reckoned only in one direction, from
west TO east and 90 to 5000, as in
astronomy. At present, starting from
some arbitrary meridian, nations com pute
longitude both eastward and westward to
an opposite meridian of 1900, from which
opposite meridian the change of days is
reckoned. The report also seeems to in
clude the recommendation that the hours
he reekonei from ] to "a, beginning al
dreenwich mean noon ; which is also thu
basis upon which most astronomical COM
putations are now made in Americsn as
yell as English ephsmerides. Should
this cosmopolitan time table come iuto
general use, the Wilmington day would
commence at 6.5Sa m; this city being
about 75.o west of Greenwich.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

Three newspaper editors have been chosen
az judges of apple brandy nv the Pulaski
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
CIesfng QuoIarIOns,

The O'Clock BIDS OF the Nsw York stocs
market to-day, received orsr the private wire
o. Elliott, Johnsen d Co., stock brokers st
No. 6l2 Market street. were A. follows ;
Y. Central d Hudson. lIsIS; Erie
2Fe a'N ms = = s-s7
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25

Retan Wanles Ale
hundred per
pounds. ton.
oar straw paisu,....... s rs SlU.OOal2 go
Wheat straw hsle,l. -. ia so l2.ODal4 20
Wboat stray pOst,.,.,,.... u l0.D0al2 90
Prime timothy baled . ~ DO,. Iii l7.gDalS 90
Prime timntbv loose ..... ihOOal7 %
" vpfl hNy ,...., lTO0s
.icrii Observation-Disclosures. ~ 10
Sd !
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-03-28
His GOod Name Came Back to Him,


Jacob Aeschbach keeps a small store
at 81 Washington Street, Hoboken, and
repairs watches and jewelry. He is
fOrty-fOur years old, and in twenty years
he has had eighteen children born to him,
ten of whom are living. On Tuesday
two sharpers stole from his store
valuable gold watch belonging to John
R. Ryszczyuski, and he felt keenly the
fact that people suspected him to be the
thief. For two days and nights his wife
cried over the misfortune.
He heard that two men had been
arrested in Newark while trying to rob a
ieweler, and he went there yesterday,
accompanied by the Chief of Police of
Hoboken and Mr.. Ryszczyuski. He at
once identified the prisoners as the men
who stole the watch. When he saw
them in the First Precinct police station
his eyes filled with tears, and in an ex-
cited and dramatic manner he told how
each acted in his store. One of them,
he said, left with him the inside frame
of chain locket that he might fit a glass
intOit it,
'Here is the frame, - he added, draw
ing it from his pocket, "The man kept
the locket, but | saw in it something red =,
and 1 should know it if ! sawit again. ="
A Alocket which had been taken from
one of the prisoners, Charles Howard,
was shown to Aeschbach. Immediately
he cried and laughed by turns, and at
the same time exclaimed: 80, my Godl
Thank heaven, I'm saved! Mr.. Chief,
that is the locket. See how this frame
will titit.n The lOcket was opened, and
it was found that the frame which the
hysterical jeweler produced belonged to
it. In the locket was piece of red fian-
neil The sight of this drew tears from
Aeschbach's eyes again.
THAT is the red stuff I saw" he
shouted 80, for God S sake, telegraph
to my wife that I'm safe and have found
the men who stole the watch She has
been crying her life away. They said 1
stole the watch, but now, thank God,
my good name is come back to me and
my family"
The police officials said that in all their
experience they had never seen a man so
beside himself with joy as was Aesch-
bach. ~ Y. Satn.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-03-28
The Foiiv Of Wearing Mourning.

Sorrow may be none the less true and
deep because it shrinks from ostenta-
G5us parade from wearing the heart on
the sleeve for davis 10 peck at; il may
feel that the inadequacy of outward
signs TO give it expression makes any
attempt az doing so a mere mOckery,
and may prefer to conceal itself, as far
as possible, under its wOnted exterior
How can real grief be represented fitting
" by Grape and hat-bandsP And if no
real grief exist, then the whole affair is
nothing but a miserable exhibition of
humbug and hypocrisy appeal to the
world for sympathy and commiseration
upon false pretenses. What sort Of sOr-
row is felt by relatives who say: 90!
we must put the children into mourning
for Uncle So and so, he's left us some
thing in his will;' OF else, II shan't {
trouble about black for Cousin Such a
one-he's left me nothing;" as the case
may be? It would be surely more hon.
est for such pretended mourners as these
to ASSUME some signs of rejoicing or woe,
according as they do OF do not find them
selves the pOssessors Of fresh riches.
Even when sorrow is really felt, its in
tensity and duration will not be alike in
all cases where the relationship is the
same, because no two husbands and
wives, brothers and sisters, or other
relations, will love one another
in exactly the same degree; and
on this account there must neces.
sarily be something foolish and unreal
in q practice which assumes that the
depth and extent of regret may be reck-
| oned on according to nearness of kin.
| More or less of shoppiness and hollow.
| ness is almost inseparable from the wear
/ ing of mourning, according to the pres
/ ent custom; yet there is that about deatl
/ which is apt to put human nature essen
/ italy out of tune for all that is artihcia
! and sham.
Again, how can any one who believes
/ in the resurrection reconcile it with hil
! conscience to make everything connected
with death dark, gloomy and melan
/ cholyP If he has that sure confidence
/ which he processes to have as to the de
/ parted being safe from all future dan
| gers, and having passed to a state of bliss
| far beyond what is attainable upon earth
why does he not rejoice in their happi
/ ness. Does he think them out of reacl
/ of sympathy because out of sight? o.
is he too selfish tolet the thought of thei
| gain outweigh that of his own loss. II
1875 a Mourning Reform Association wa,
started by three ladies, and has certainly
commended itself to the public mind t,
some extent, seeing that it now number
45O members. 1t discOUrages the use o
mourning stationery, wearing of Grape
and putting of children and servants into
black recommends that mourning shoulC
be shown by a black band round the arm
or by a black scarf; and aims general,
atminimizing mourning, London Spec
| tdtOr
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-03-28
A PhlIOsOphlc Car Condnctor.

He was holding a stump of a dead ci-
gar in his mouth as he stood on the plat
form of a Shawmut-avenue car going
south, and he suggested to a fellow
passenger who was taking the outside
air after a 22d of February domestic
dinner that twas a shame that smoking
was not permitted, concluding his criti-
cism with: " Don't you think so?'' Il
do" said the citizen. Il suppose one
of these days" continued the stump
puller, "that they will have special cars
for smokers and special cara for men and
special cars for women and special
" Well,n interrupted the conductor,
''when they have special cars for men
and special cars for women, 1 want to
run eighteen hours a day on the mem s
car in preference to twelve hours a day
on the wOmen's cal" " Why sOp' in
quired the individual. The conductor
was about to reply, but the car was di-
verging from fremont Street to enter
Shawmut Avenue (why one is called a
street and the other an avenue has not
been settled as yet by the savants Of the
Boston Society when the bell was pulled
violently. " Conductor" shouted a
female, one of a trio who had risen
simultaneously from their seats, ''don't t
this car go up fremont Street," " No,
Madame, replied the conductor, with
the suavity of a Chesterfield. " And
why didn't you tell me so?' she
screamed. " did not know where YOU
wished to go, You stopped the car, if
my memory serves me, without asking
our route Don't talk to me, sir; don't
talk TO me-" Impertinent felloww ex
claimed the second. ." Just as though
he didn't know" chimed in the third.
The trio bounced into the street The
conductor, without any evident excite
ment, pulled the bell and the car moved
on. % 1 asked you a question just now,
said the stump-holder, ''but you needn' t
answer i'll see, l ep'-B0StOn Jour
nal