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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
SpUiffIN8 NOTES.

Charles Il. Courtney, the sculltr, thinks
of writing book On the Lschine aud
other rowing campaigns, which will Stlr
up h;eeze and expose several piom''
nent citizens, oarsmen and newspaper
men
William Sheriff, "tne Prussisn," mas
engaged TO travel ard spar with Psddy
Ryan He ia 10 meet Ryan al Chicago on
Frid ~ night. Tha company Will traVel
through the west and Sheriff. aud Ryan
will ar at each exhibition.
Charles Ksebl- is reported to have COM
pleted his feat Of alkipg l,O26 miles ID
456 tours at the Metropolitan grounds,
Old Knit road, London, Euclaud, having
comm need on Saturday,, October 2lst,
and walking 24 mics every hour, plsn'
and day, with the exception Of two sun
day, when ne restsd IL hours.
Tae fourth contest for the "As'iey
belt" typical Of the six-day go-as'you'
please championship az hours PER dsyl
and open to the world, is announced "
take place at Drill Hail, Sheffield, Eng
land, during the week commencing MOL
lay, December Oath Previous winners
If the belt are George Littiewood, DILL
Day and George Mason.
ga white bull dog, named scalpei,
weighing 20 pounds, and yellow uvs
named Jip, weighing 80 pounds, fousns
for an hour aud Is minutes, at jamaica
l.. l., Friday. The fight was an eA,
tremely savage one, and the brutes weIe
so evenly matched that IT could not Dc
decided which one had the better OF lno
battle. By mutual consent the afiair Wa'
declared draw.
All the well-knowp six day pedestrians
are in training for She coming Iaoe'
Roweli is said to be in excellent iofm,
and moving with less friction than eysl
before. Fitzgerald ia training AZ ni'
home, Long Island City, in company WIN
Meagher, the heel and toe pedestrian, wv
ia preparing for race with George n,
Hosmer, the oar5man. Fitzgerald LAKE,
l6 mile run every morning and se'els.
lively walks in the afternoon in company
With Mesgher.
Arrangements were Tuefday yum
pleted for second meeting with RioNe'
between John II. Clark and James Ryan.
The match will take place on MONDAY
evening, December 18th, strictly IN ~,
WIN haiquio W NN ..o,f
rules-four rounds of three minutes
duration, with one minutes rest be'Ween
rounds. The silver pitcher donated "
members Of the Philadelphia fencing sIa
sparring club and purse of $20o Will 10
the stake.
Patrick Moran, aged 81 years, anu
James Mccoy, aged 81, fought a 6ru.s'
prize fight Tuesday at Ross ofoso,
nine miles from Pittsburg. One hunafe1
and fourteen rounds were fought ~
hour and 36 minutes. The purse was iOi
$500. The men wore hard gloves
Mccoy broke his right wrist in the s,x XVI
round and fought the rest OF the Dale is
with his left hand and knocked n'a
antagonist ITO times. In the llisn
round Moran got in terrific blow On
McCoy's neck, telling him like an o.
Mccoy WAS carried to his corner ooh
pletely dazed, and wanted to stop tno
fighting, but was prevailed upon to oon'
tinue, and he fought three more roa aiS.b
Moran knocking him out In the li4tn
round. Both men were terribly punisnsa'
and Mccoy had to be carried to the trsin'
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
DELAWARE BAY.
A Dangerous shoal Reported by ths
Coast Survey.

WAsHINGToN, Dso. 5.-The United
States COAT and gsodetic survey gives
notice that lieutenant G. G. Hanus,
U. s. navy assistant coast surveyor,
commanding the steamer Ariago, reports
that the survey of the lower Delaware
bay during the past summer developed
the existence of dangerous shoal, and
The extension of the point off Cape
Il enlopen.
Since the old survey published OF
chart l24, the point has made out about
one quarter OF mile in general direc.
ton northwest by north from Bacon light
From the end of the point, the shoal is OF
very narrow limits with from 3
to IL feet of water ON the
upper part. Deep wst,r on each side
extends about h. S Il. distance OF little
less than quarter of mile. The west
end OF the ice breaker opens of the
west end of Delaware Breskwater,
clears the shoal aud these
points should not bs closed in
entering the bay Lieutenant Hanus
also reports the existence of shoal in
side the breakwstar, making off from its
west end in a direction Sc by s.,
375 yards, with ID feet water
on its extreme end, and from 10 to IA feet
between it and the end of the Break
water. The coast survey charts edition
OF 1854 will show these changes.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
DimcuIties OF a revenue ohicer.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The following
telegram has been received from Deputy
Collector John W. Belts, dated at Raleigh,
N. e., December Sd, 1888: "While
destroying the illicit distillery Of Ben
Ellis, in Durham county, on December
LIST, | was attacked and shot at from
ambush twice. The first shot caused a
slight wound in my head. The second
shot passed over me as l fell. | was
compelled to leave by superior numbers,
and while passing Ellis house was
chased by five men. | destroyed the
still, but was unable to destroy the worn
cap and II stands of beer.' Revenue
Agent Kellogg has been ordered to pro-
coed to the point OF disturbance with al
armed posse and complete the work O.
destroying the still and beer stands, and
to pursue and arrest the parties who
fred upon the revenue officer.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

DANvILLE, Va, De-. Green Miller
a negro, was last nigh; shot hy Police.
man Williams and the wound will prob.
eb!y prove mortal, Miller was boating
his wife and Policeman Kennel '
attempting to arrest him was re-.
sisted and choked. Policeman Willisms
interposed aid Miller turning on him
fought aud bit him. Miller finally con.
scented to go with Kennedy to the Jail. il
Williams did not scoor pany them. Sac
ing Williams following, he rushed on him
aud Williams shot him down.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06


A Michigan youth, aged 10, had a far.
up with his girl, and out of rsyengs
married the ihtter's aunt-nfst. fair And
forty" It is the first time aun,y iat has
been utilized as cure for a broken
heart'-lsoria Transcript.
A boy paid his first visit to country
school the other day as a scholar, and a.
he came home at night his mother
inquired, well, Henry, how do Won
Ike going to schoolin aBully.n he r ua
piled, in All excited voice; al saw fon,
boys licked and one girl get her ear
pulled, and / don't want to miss dav
for anything" "a'
The legend is ever and anon seep grac.
ing the heads of the columns Of several
Vi the metropolitan daily papers nTbis
paper has the largest circulation in
1 ametloa'" The Hartford Times kindly ex-
p ptaia a. the Oft-timeseeming lie on the part
u me papers, by explaining that il
, %eala' naturally, have the largest cirou-
,s1ion In this CONTEMPLATING the
~ european, Asiatic and African jourpaJs
70 lheir respective felds.-Ney York Com.
S'ersiat Advertiser. ~ N''" o'm-
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

NEW YoRK, Dec. An organization of
grooer's clerks has been formed called
the A. b. C. union. The object Of the
members Ia to systematically rob their
employers, 0ne Of the rules of the asso-
citation is that each member shall
by fair means or foul possess himselt
of $125 month and deposit 1T with
Christian Krosh of Brooklyn, who acted
as treasurer. The members were to be
given 81, 500 from the funds Of the society
at the end of the year, II they
wished to 20 into business aud
If sick, were to be paid So day until
recovery. The retail grocers' union has
taken hold of the matter, and caused the
arrest OF Rrosh, the treasurer, and @
number of clerks. II ia said that Krosh
must have received something like 81, 0ot
from the members of the society. Tive
clerks In one Of the robbed grocery
stores were held for trial to day.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

1t seems that there are some people
along the surveyed routs of the Sussex
Midland railroad who cannot get the idea
through their heads that tbs road will
prove, il built, benefit aud not detri-
msnt TO their property. Such persons
would do we'll to turn their eyes for
moment to several towns in the State
which gave similar leil-hsndsd encaur-
sgement to the Delaware railroad quar-
ter Of century ago. Dover turned a
cold shoulder % the railroad, and has
since been thankful that it ran near
enough to the town to make it practicable
n extend the town westward to the
iron rails smyrna aud Milford
s0en found it very pleasant to be tied by
branches to the maiu line, which thev
had discouraged from coming to them.
Frederick has been left out in the cold
altogether aud Eaton reap4 the benefit
of the business which it might have
| enjoyed. Camden would slso have beer
entirely left had not the town Of Wyoming
which sprsug up around the nearest
station, stretched out kindly arm which
yet promises to rescue it from dsssication
Let the oroakers along the line Of th'
projected new road take warning
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

BALTIMORE, Dec. 3-Cept John q,
E'dridge of this steamer Westover, re.
ports having passed sunkeu rchcone,
Il Cove Point above the mcuth Of Patux.
ant river at 8 m, yesterday. Tie
mast heads were above water and all sail
standing. The name OF the vessel ,onld
not be ascertained, The wreck ia dan.
s"rous, and bears southeast hy east
f.Um Cove Point light.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

BALTIMORE, Dee. 3 The British
steamship MeutmOre, which sailed for
Liverpool, Saturday, and returned los.
uiRht, vas in collision with the snhoon4,
Johi Devel!, Captain Kslly ct NV Hay-,t,
in ballast off Point lookout, at II
O'Clock saturday night. The steam4,
had her port bow stovs and recsived
some damage a'1f, The schooner re-
ceiued very little dam 'ge, The Men,.
more will bs repaired immed a:ely ap6
Will be ready to sail on Weincsday or
THURSDAY. She was loaled with cattle.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
EDREIGR.


the Leading English papers.
LONDON, Dec. 3.--Ail the morning
papers endorse the verdict In the case oil
o'Donnell. The Ii,ess asys It WAS i'm
possible Tor the jury to STRIVE AZ any
other conclusion. The evidence for the
Crown was clear AID abundant
Carey was hated and was muir
dered because hs was an In.
former, but the fact that Carey aided
the law In bringing ether murderers to
Justice rendered his claim to protection
by the Government paramount. There
fore Carey's murder was crime which
Outraged Justice in no common degree, and
which the law was bound to avenge.
The Telegraph says o'Donneli's painful
exhibition of vlol. nee at the end of the
trial dissipsted any doubts, If any
existed, concerning the motives under
lying his savage act,
The Standard says there can scarcely
be any doubt raised, even in Ireland CON
osrning -ths Justice OF o'DounelPs
| sentence.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
SCENE IN IN ARIZONA COURT.
How an Editor Restored Order with
His ReyOIyer.


ALpuaURRauK, N. M, Dso. A GORE
spondent Of the Journal, at Prescott,
Arizona, gives the following account OF
tragedy in court room there Judge
French, the chief justice of the territory,
WAS presiding at the trial of case emit
tied Kelsey vs.. McAtee, regarding q
water right for irrigatiDg purposes. In
arguing question regarding the admissi-
biiity OF certain testimony Attorney
General Churchill aud District Attorney
Ruoh became greatly excited and finally
came to blows.
While the officers were trying to restore
order, MoAtse, the defendant, drew
knife, rushed upon man named Moore
aged 10, and Inflicted fatal wound
Then turning upon c. W. Beach, late
editor OF the Prescott Miner, and son In
law Of Kelsey, the plaintiff. he stabbed
him in the neck.
He then made rush for the court 10
porter and was ahout to plunge his knit
into him, when Mr.. Beach drew re
volver sending bali through MoAtee't
spinal column. Order WAS immedatel,
rastored. Moore and McA.ae will die
Mr.. Beach will recover.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
Patterson yetoes Appropriations.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. A message
from the governor vetoipg all of the ap-
preparation bills except that oition
which relates to ths pay of employ
was presented to the legislature at noon
to day. The governor bases his action on
the grouud that the business for which
the legislature was called in extra session
had not been attended to. The house,
after hearing the governors message read
ludulg.d IL short discussion and then
adjourned until a O'Clock, when the mes,
cage will be taken up tor consideration
The house Congressional apportionment
bill has passed finally.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
The Gamers Again.


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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

LONDON Dec. The financial article of
the DAILY Neps Gays it is understood that
firm in Shanghai, holding silk to the
value OF 81 ,OO0,oo0, has failed or retired
from business. 1t Is stated that the firm
has been gradually liquidating its affairs.
More stoppages Of business houses in
Shanghai are expected, as the Chinese
banks resolutely refuse to lend money
until the war clouds have been dispelled
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
The Gamers Convention.

The Gamers Convention.
The Maryland eanners are about to
hold convention. They are bent on
showing that they can do some other
things 40 we'll as can fruit, The cOnven-
tlon ia to meet at Bel Air on Saturday
fhis Is certainly q business like way of
starting things, and great deal de-
ponds on starting right.
The main object in view appears TO b.
to secure the cooperation OF thu packers
of Baltimore aud the rural counties iu
adopting measures to cireumvent the
speoulatofs, SO as to prevent them frou
breaking the market and forcing prices
down, as they are now ssid to be, below
the cost Of production. Take for instance
the staple article OF canned tomatoes; ip
an Item on this subject which we put
lisned ON Saturday, they we're quoted at
from 50 TO % cents per dozen cans; ten
years ago they brought from 81 to 1925.
One of the Gamers present at the
preliminary meeting held in Havre de
Grace last Saturday week said that
large New York house is making ad-
vances to the weaker packers in the
counties at the rate of about 65 cents
PSF dozsn on three-pound cans of toma.
toes, which is about rs cents per dozen
less than cost, and taking an iron.clad
note with the goods as collateral security,
with the personal obligation of the packer
attached, if the goods will not satiaty the
claim, with the further privilege OF sell
ing the goods at q reasonable price in the
interim for a commission of per cent.
Opinions differ as to whether the rul-
ing low prices are due chiefly to over
informed Gamers hold that almost
enough canned goods were left over from
the immense pack OF 1882 to supply the
demand of the current year and that the
pack this year, although short, has only
increased the difficulty OF marketing
them. Others assert that the low prices
are to bs attributed to the fact that many
Gamers have been obliged to sacrifice
their products TO meet obligations fol
cans, cases, money borrowed to purehas,
stock, pay labor, sc.
1t is not supposed that any combination
OF packers can advance and maintain
prices above legitimate rate, basec
upon the universal law OF supply snt
demand; but it ia thought that some
thing can he done to avert futur
disastrous fluctuations in prices and tina
some system can be devised to extern
timely aid to needy Gamers to enabl
them to tide over their embarrassment
and keep their goods from being force
upon the market at loss. 0ne remed
proposed is the establishment
watehousing companies among tb
Gamers themselves, where goods eoul
be deposited aud, after being dull
inspected and graded, advances mad
OH the same upon the same bushes
principle as tnat pursued by the Ne
York house referred to above, except thu
the packer would not be- compelled to pa
from 2! to 3 per cent extra for maxim
out drafts and bills of lsiing, and spect
lators would be given standing mott
that the packer was not going to
financially squeezed as heretofore, It
suggested also that this wsrshousing co,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
The Lost Pilot B0at.

sTAPLEToN, l.. l., Dec. The pilot
boat run down on Sunday at midnight
by the steamship Alaska, IS miles cas-,
of Fire Island, is believed here to BE-
Number Eight, which ia principally
manned by Staten Islanders. There il
consequently great anxiety among the
families of pilots living on the island who
are hourly sending down to the shore fol
tidings.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

WEXFORD, Dec. "a mob here last
evening attacked the theatre in which an
evangelical services was being held, and
attemp pied To hurn the building. The
mob took possession q the town and
broke the windows OF q Protestant
church and those of nearly all the
houses in the place occupied by
Professionals. The dres' 90 % ladies Who
attended service 1T the church and
theatre we're torn oil and the gentlemen
accompanying them were stoned aud
several OF them injured severely. The
mob pataded the streets for several hours
singing "God save Ireland"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
AN INTERESTING q aSE.
Death OF IA Niece of the Duke of
Argyle.

CHICAGO, Dec. 4-The coroner yester-
day held an inquest upon the cause OF
the death OF Mrs. Mary Hyde, sged &C
years, vino lived as reeluse for years
and alone. verdict was rendered that
death resulted from combination OF
asthma, want of nourishment, and drink.
She claimed to be niece OF the Duke
of Argyle and cousin of the Marquis OF
Lorne. A separation from the clan
Campbell, to which she belonged
was caused by marrying below
her station. Her husband was murdered
by Indians On an overland trip to Cali.
tornia 35 years ago. Returning 70
Chicago she amassed considerable prop
erty as music teacher, but took to drink
and dissipsted it. ...-s .5---
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

DUBLIN, Dec. 4.-The London CORE
spondent of the Eresman's Journal says :
O'Donnell's fienzy, at the conclusion of
his trial on Saturday evening last,
was tue to the fact that he
was not allowed to speak as
he was promised. He failed to
hear the court registrar, who asked him
before sentence of death was passed
whether he had anything TO say, and
made no answer When Judge Denmsn,
later on, orbade linn speaking, 0'Don.
nell thought at he was wrOuged
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
Reports About the Irish Riots Dis
HgresjuK.

LONDON, Dec. 4.-The Press Association
says that the reports of the rioting at
Wexford, Ireland on Sunday evening
were greatly exaggerated; that the dam
age TO property was confined to breaking
windows, aud that nobody was
seriously injured Mayor Whtttle, the
Chicago evangelist, held two services
in the theatre yesterday and was not dis
turbed. Another report says the rictous
disturbances were renewed at midnight,
when the Methodist cl. ureh, the rooms of
the Christian association, the county
SQUIRT house and some houses Of the Pro-
testant population were again attacked.
All is quiet to day, but the police are
patroling thestreets leading to the theatre.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

Professor Brooks, ths champion comet
dissoverer, explains the fiery suusets and
sunrises Of tbs past week by theory
which is both ingenious and startling.
He believes that the ligh. is Of a meteoric
or cometsry nature and that the earth ia
either passing through mass OF meteore
dust or is enveloped in the tail OF
gigantic comet II tie latter theory be
the true one, it ia probably
not the first experiences OF the
kind, even within the memory
of comparatively young people for
astronomers pr7tty generally hold that
thu tail of the gigantic comet which
blsEsd forth without warming in 1861
must have at least grazsd this world on
the day b-toFs it startled astronomers
and everybody else, shining forth in it,
immense proportions, in the porth e eatsrn
sky, stretching from the horizon to the
zenith. ""
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

As psouiu9ut citizen CT prohibition
state il strikes us that it il hardly con
sistent in Mr. Bis,us to put in a plea for
adistributiou ai the TAX on whiaky. The
statutes OF Naips aenoupoe the liquor
business s5 Illegal the people of Maine
expect shortly to lusrst. upon the funda.
mental law Of Tie state a constitutional
amendment smU9dyiDg lie prohibition of
the liquor 'satll forever, and the legials-
ture o. Meme Las steadily refused 10 levy
any tax On or TO 1sfive any revenue from
the business SAlgh it holds to be crimi-
nal. How, thersioss,c can Mr.. Blaine's state
become accessory to the continuance of 8
traffic in other states which it ostraoises
at home Yet how, otherwise, could
Maine be benefited by the distribution
which that gentleman proposes, or does
Mr. Blaine, in submitting suuh PROPOSE
tion, deiiberatel7 ignore or autagonize
the interests Of his own constituency
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

Apropos Of the recent shameful disclo-
surea Of the wholesale selling Of yotes in
Eastern Shore counties, the Greensboro
Free Press ssks il The brilliant burst Of
silence which has followed its proposition
to open ita columns to discussion Of
"bribery At elections and feasible plans
"for breaking up the practice" ia to be
taken as al indication that those who
oppose the practice have not the back
bone to fight 1t.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 4 AT l 80 o'clock
this morning Henry Sammerding, bar
tender for Jake Aug, Vine street
saloon keeper, was fatally shot by Charlie
Beck.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

CHICAGO, Dec. "A special dispatch to
the Daily NeDs FROM Nashville, ILL.,.
says Lowell's hardware store and the
post Office building were burned yester-
day. The loss is 100000 partly in
sursd.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
A Murderer and Eight Conspirators

DUBLIN, Dec. AT the court of a.
sizes this morning, the chief justice
stated that only one man could be in
dicted for the actusl murder of Mrs
Smythe, near Colinstown in April, 1882
but that eight others would be indicted
for conspiracy in connection with the
crime.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
showing In The Sor,ho..,

New YORK, Dec. ga severe snow
storm is prevailing throughout the north.
east and along the coast, Telegrr ph and
cable wires are seriouply affected.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
warehouses Destroyed.

LIVERPOOL, Dec Several warehouses
here, IN which were stored large quanti-
tiss of cotton, hemp aud sugar, we're de-
stroyed by fire to-day. The damage is
estimated at EGO, 600.