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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

Later information shows that Smull, the
f-etipg horse thief, did not leave Jail by
crawling out between the bars of his cell
window, az suggested Friday. Instead,
he went out by the door and took two
other prisoners with him, Smull, we
regret to say, acted the part Vi hypo-
crit, He had been tolteriug about the
osll during the day, doubled up with
imaginary cramps in the stomach and
complaining of feeling $50 weak" The
jail physician tenderly felt his pulse and
found it 50 aud feeble. The vital spark
was tickeriug to extinction. Early in
the ev-ning the sheriff went down town
on business, probably to order a
coffin for the dying thief, leaving the
Jail in CHARGE of his wife and daughter
When Smull ascertsined this he revived
little. de begged the sheriff's dsugh.
ter to fill his coal oil lamp, as ii he feared
to die IN The dark. Sne opened the oel
door fer that purpose, and the dying mar
came out. Hs tottered no longer, bu
brushed aside the restraining graal
which the girl laid on him. aud, will
the other prisoners, dashed out into tn
night and the snow storm which pre-
vailed, sad Las no. since bsen seen
The suerif ia positive that smull ha,
eaten nothing but small cake durin
the 81 days Of his jail life.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
The Hudson Bay oompnny,s claim,

OTTAWA, ONr., Nov. - ---Ou beholt of
the fe1erAl government It is said that the
claim of tbs Hudson bay company, for
compensation fnr lossea Sustained ia the
Northwest rebellion, will not be enter
tanned. The company has been pressed
to pay M IT'D shars of the
eXpenaes Of Surveying the lands
within the fertile belt and it is
stated that ths claim Of the company is
put IN as an of 1T 10 the Government.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
OBJ scting 10 priestIy instruction.

ROME, Nov. 20 Yesterday, while the
communal council! was discussing
motion il favor of intrusting priests with
religious instruction in the municipal
schools, crowd burst into the hall aud
commenced whiAting and hooting. The
greatest disorder prevail cd for time but
the hall was finally cleared aud discus
sion resumed with closed doors. Several
arrests were made. f..
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

BUFFALO, N, Y, Nov. l9.--Addisou
Gardiner Rice, a prominent lawyer OF
tnis city and widely known throughout
the state, disd here this morning. He
was formerly one Of the Republican re-
presentativss in the assembly from Cat
taraugns county. He took sn active part
in ths anti slavery movement and at til q
breaking out of the rebellion raised and
equipped two regiments for the Union
army, mainly at his own expense.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
FOREIGH.


Associs,vu rless .jispa,,4 es ~ Snea'sI Sir..
LONDON, Nov. 10 The second trial OF
Joseph Poole, tor the murder OF john
Kenney, in Seville flso-, July 4th, 1882,
was begun to day bsiore Justice Murphy.
DR.. Webb, counsel for Poole urged that
the trial could not nov proceed, as the
case being oonduc under the crimes
act formal notice should have been
given to the accused, which had not been
done.
Justice Murphy held that the notice
given 10 the accused upon the previous
trial was sufficient, but promised the de-
fendsnt's counsel that he would make
note OF the objection thus raised. jury
WAS thereupon empaneled. The court
room WAS crowded.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

GARDEN CITY, L. Nov. l9.-The
Jamaica police arrested young tramp at
2 O'Clock this morning, He stated that
the man who murdered Mrs. Maybee and
her daughter at Brookville took him to
see the bodies Saturday. The authori-
ties do not believe the story and think
he is drunk or crazy.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

man calling himself A. Schlaehter
was arrested in Baltimore Monday on
the charge of forging the names OF several
parties 10 checks. He protested to have
a process for bleaching aud pres CRYING
soap and glue, which hs had contracted
to sell to parties engaged in the mann.
tactaFe OF these articles. On being
searched, contracts of similar character
with parties in Portland, Me. Brooklyn.
and Albany, N. Y; PhilsdelpLia, York,
Pottsvile aud Lancaster, Pa. Railway.
N. j.. Chicago, and other points, and
blank checks on banks in nearly all the
places named were found on his person.
He confessed to forging the names of
Baltimore parties.
The statement made Tuesday that
Oliver Brothers & Phillips had closed
their extensive rolling mills at Pittsburq
is denied by Mr.. Oliver, who says that
only the bolt and nut and heavy hard
ware departments of their mills have
shut down. Interviews with all the
leading iron manufacturers of Pittsburg
show that while trade is generally de.
pressed and orders scarce, there ia a good
demand for sheet iron aid certain heavy
speoialties. Some OF the sheet iron miljs
are running on double time. d. w
Carroll & Co., the largest boiler makers
in Pittsburg, have all they can do.
James Reese X Son are running full time
and filling orders from South America.
and Kinzer Jones, hardwar msnufsc.
turers, report q decided change for the
better in their business. 1t is probable
that within the next two weeks some of
the smaller mills will be compelled to
close for lack of orders, but there is anti
oipation that the spring trade will be-
good.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

We had thought Bob Ingersoll auti-
ciently pestiferous crank on the subject
Of religion, but he has met his match in
the person of one T. 5. Brooke of Phila-
delphia, who sends Bob, through the
Press Of that city, ohallsngs 70 news.
paper discussion. Mr.. Brooke wishes to
defend the proposition, " Resolved
"that inAdelity to Jesus as the
Christ of God is illogical and the
offspring Of iufamy," Mr. Brooke
adds that should Ingersoll fail to give an
immediate answer, he CBrooks) will
publicly insult him, "ss he has often
&C. done my Master" 1t is such people a.
Brooke that enable Ingersol! to continue
with success his course of blasphemy
for hire, ."....
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
rwenty-nine Horses burned.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. l9,-The frame
stable of Christopher Hoore, on Washing
ton svenue below Seventh street was de-
stroyed by fire this morning. Thirty.six
horses were in the stable at the time and
20 Of them were burned to death. Hoore's
loss ia about "a 900.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

HARRISBURG, Nov. 2u.--fhp senate
to-day decided to hold daily sessions
except on Saturday and Sunday. Both
branches adopted resolution of con-
dolenee with the Governor and his family
in their bereavement and then adjourned
until evening.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

Peter smull, the fasting horse thief at
Belvedere, N. j., has certainly collapsed
that champion faster, DR.. Tanner, smull
had eaten nothing tor 81 days, and the
jail wardens probably regarded him as
too weak to think of changing his board
ing house. Be this as it may, he cele-
brated the thirty seventh day Of his fast
Thursday by breaking ont of jail and
departing for parts unknown. Perhaps
he was thinned down to the point where
he could squeeze through the bars.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

Mark Lsnisep, Democratic machine
politician, AID Thomas P. Walsh, ditto
and gambler beside, both Of New York
CITY, had a savage sel-to on the street
Monday, and both came off with some
riary, Lanigau suffering most. We
Should view with equanimity just such
puGilisttc encounters between good
many politicians Of both parties in this
city, provided the result should be to
s.ill their evil activities for few weeks
covering the municipal canvass and the
city election An epidemic Of broken
laws among local politician OF the
machine sort would be an unmixed bless-
ing to this community.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
Charged with Empezz,ement.

PlTrsBURG, Nov. 10 County Controller
speer entered criminal suits against A..
Ii. ROwand, clerk OF one of the courts,
this morning, charging him with en-
bezzlement and detalcatiOn, during two
terms Of office, Of sums sggregstiug
nearly S47, 900. Rowand was arrested
and gave bail in So 600
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
Escaped Murderer Recnptured,

PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. 19.-John Lee,
who was arrested charged with the bru.
tai murder of Anne Moore in July last,
and who afterwards made his escape, has
been again captured in Texas. The
murder was committed near Terrapin
Point, Halifax county, North Carolina.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN for the current
week opens with a description of the new
steel cruiser Atlanta, now being built at John
Roach's ship yards. The descriptive article
id illustrated by cut showing how the
Atlanta will look when finished and equipped
with masts, sails, guns, &c. A very con-
venient folding boat is the subject OF another
illustrated article. Among the other articles
contained in this number are microscopic
Organisms in Building Materials, "Mechan-
ical Motors" "Bearing and Friction" Seen
tenniAl Cotton Exhibition" Coral Reefs
OF Cuba" Extensive Mining in Mon
tana, "Oxalic Acid in Bleaching" 1.-THE
Largest Apple Tree" storage OF Power"
1.-THE Ice Industry" 1.-THE Leopard Frog
Bread Making at Home" Polishing and
Preserving Parquet Floors" and an article
giving list of the changes which the adop-
ton of the new time standards will effect in
the time now in use on the different railroads
which united in promulgating the new stand
ards There is also very interesting article
on the Brooks Pons comet.
The Christmas mum Der of ST. NICHOLAS
will be ready on Saturday, the Oath Of Novem
Der, The edition, like that of the November
number, is 100000. There are nearly l0C
pictures in this Christmas issue; among then
number reproducing paintings by Edouart
| Frere, which are said to be perhaps the fines
pictures that have ever been engraved for
child's magazine. One of them, "Ihe Young
| 4, Il q.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
En- tradition of RegicIles.

BucHARHr, Nav 20 The sxffadition
tre'ty II N has been concluded between
K nmslis aud Monaco recognizes at.
tnpt' npab ths lives Of soversigus as
common law cifslsss, and provides thst
sSfsssins shall b. extraaited in the usual
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

PARIS, NOV 10 The reports that have
heeu current to the fleet that the French
government hsd presented an ultimatum
to China upoi. tins Tonquin question are
scum officially denied.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

We have no great enthusiasm for the
Virginia Democrats since they are just
as determined to leave their debts unpaid
as WAS Malone, but the cause of truth ia
vindicated by the emphatic declaration
OF ex-Congressman Dezendorf Repub-
lican, that Malone has lied in saying that
the recent Virginia election sAs carried
by bloodshed.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

LONDON, Nov. 19-The 81. James
Gazette says, editorislly, that Roger A.
Pryor exercises wise discretion in dis
caimiuK auy intention of attempting to
be heard in court in behalf of 0'Donnell
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
COY. rnltisnn.s ONLY som nenn.

HARRlsBrRG, Nov. 2I-RJbert, the
only 7ln OF Governor pattison, died this
morning Of membraneous Group, He was
8 years Of age and had been i'll only
few days,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

PARIS, Nov. 20.-Admiral Courbet,
commander of the French forces in Ton
quin, telegraphs that the last body of
troops sent to him has arrived, He does
not ask for further reiniorcements.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

Herr Gruselbsch, professor of chemis-
try in the University Of Cpssls, Sweden,
announces himself both able and willing
to undertake to freeze up any ons willing
TO submit to the experiment, keep him in
frozen state for two years and, at the
end o. that time, thsw him or: In as
good condition as befoyc. singularly
enough, however, no volunteer has az
yet come forward to supply the professor
with TIE means Of making the expert
L 5nt, and he now asks the Government
20 allow him to try his hand on some
criminal afnsDabe to the death penalty.
Ia its casual, mlzinformed way the
Philsdt lphis ffess Of yesterday Gays that
Del wards Commissioners OF Immigra.
ttoR must be discouraged, after securing
dozen immigrants in many months, to
learA OF tbs tons of Immigration liters-
turs wasted by the state OF Missouri.
Perhaps the immigration Commissioners
OF Delaware have not made brilliant
campaign, but they have brought into the
STATE in Tie six or seven months since
they organized not eight or nine, but We
believe, irom $50 to 200 immigrants.
Clayton Earl, coIored, seems to have
sadly mi3used a native force and sense al
yet pot often found In men OF his race
TIE old man is a picturesque character
ard his knowledge Of legal procedure,
CLEANED from sitHoat constant litigation,
is rather remarkable for layman.
1t tfaaspires that the highwaymer
who sho. car driver in Milwaukee til,
other night, with intent to rob his cast
box, wsre two boys OF the dime move
species, who have been arrested and who
made confession. The driver is still
living and hs may recover.
Cadet WHITAKER seems to have under
taken pretty big job down in Charles
tor, sad the oarriculnm Of his school ia
painfully ambitions one, but the Charles
ton News and Courier, with it's aceustome
liberaIity, rather applauds the youn
mans efforts. "....
! Husbands will be thoroughly slarme
to learn that it has been legally decide,
that men are responsible for slanderou
words uttered by their wives. He tha
ruleth his wifs'5 tongue is greater tina
| he that tsketh a otty.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

or torn veil of penumbra or connected by
long, shaaowy bands there was the mon
strons group Of grotesque form surrounded
by a crowd Of smaller spots OF even more
fantastic shape and enveloped in broad, IT.
regular pennmbra; there was the huge group,
visible even to the unassisted eye, and con-
sisting OF half dozen or more large spots
intermingled with smaller ones whose num-
bers seemed to defy counting near the edges
of the disc were crinkling lines and heaped-
up masses Of facul@, the mountainous by
drogen-hames which marked the places
where the intensest solar action was going on
in short, there WAS procession of gigantic
and grotesque spots, long enough nearly to
reach from the earth to the moon and back
again three times.
Towards the close of his article Mr.. Serviss
speaks of fancied resemblance between the
sun spots and the belts of Jupiter and
launches out into the theory that Jupiter is a
cooling sun and that, in the course Of time
perhaps after Jupiter has developed into a
habitable world, the sun will reach the middle
stage of development where he imagines,
reach such a condition, he must part with a
vast part Of his heat and light Mr., Seryiss
concludes that life must first cease in the
solar SYSTEM from want OF the suns vivifying
radiations.
In Surface characters of the planet Mars, -
is shown the remarkable work done by that
interchangeable observer, Schiaparell, when
the planet was at opposition, in the winter of
1882. Notwithstanding the apparent diane
| ter Of Mars at his nearest approach in that
| year was only Is seconds, Schiaparelli ap-
| pears to have studied his surface with almost
as much facility as if he had been examining
the surface of the moon. The approaching
| opposition of Mars, in January, 1884, will be
less favorable, as the planets diameter will
then be under Is seconds, but Schiaparell
expects to see enough to determine and con.
firm changes OF color which he attributes Il
vegetation aud the mysterious doubling Of
his canals.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

Husbands will be thoroughly alarmed
to learn that it has been legally decided
that men are responsible for slanderous
words uttered by their wives. He that
ruleth his wifs's tongue is greater than
he that tsketh city.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
PERSONAL,
Mrs. Tom Thumb declares that she will
nnYar mArIY ApAiu-

Mrs. Tom Thumb declares that she will
never marry again. ...-.
The New York Tribune announces that
Isaac H. Bromley, for more than 10 years
member OF its editorial staff, has
accepted the position OF editor. in chief OF
the New York Commercial Aduertiser, and
will enter upon his new duties on the
26th inst.
George q. Munroe, prominent citizen
of Newport, K. L., died suddenly yester-
day morning. 1t is said that "joy at re-
covering verdict against the Aquidneck
Bank about 10 days ago had much 10 do
with his death." The case had been in
court since 1855.
General Augustus C.. Dodge, formerly
United States senator and minister to
Spain for eight years, died at Buriua ton,
Ia, Tuesday afternoon OF bladder and
kidney afll ctiou, after au illuess of four
days. He was ~ years of age and has
been prominently identified with tine
early history of Wisconsin territory and
the state of Iowa
1t was oply four years ago that Chester
7. Lord was d reporter on the New York
Sum Then he was made night editor.
getting salary OF $40 week. About
six months afterward he was given 500
week. Now he is editorial manager OF
the paper at $40, 600 year. When Mr..
Dana retires, which must be soon, he
will succeed to SIS, 200 year.
Cadet Whitaker is managing a military
school for colored youth in Charleston,
South Carolina. The branches taught in
addition to military tactics are reading,
writing, arithmetic, spelling, geography,
grammar, history, algebra, composition,
French, psychology, chemistry, botany
zoology, mineralogy, geology, physics,
civil government and higher rhetoric
There are now II pupils in attendau CO,
ranging from to II years of age.
For some time the editor of the Bloom
ington, ILL.,, Sunday Eye has seen ft TO
charge David Davis, with psrsimony,
alleging that he was detriment TO ia.
community. All these things the ex
Vice President has stood without com
planning, until he saw notice yesterday
which reflected to soms extent ON Mrs,
Davis, the reference charging her with
stinginess. Mr.. Davis was enraged at
this sllusion and pronounced the editor a
a matchmaking cur.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

PARIS, Nov. I'm. Marquis, republi-
can, has been elected senator from the
department OF Meurthe ct Moselle.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22

"a. III.
Cook x Co.'s iron mill in Pittsburg shut
down Monday,t ard two-thirds of the
men employed at Graf, Bennett K Co.
mill are suspended, This adds 1000 to
the number of idle men in that city.
oome OF the manufacturers say the de-
preston 10 due to imperfect tariff laws.
None OF them, however, anticipate
another panic.
There was tragic interruption Mon
DAY OF the case of Joseph Goodwin va. the
southern express company, on trial In
the NY court at Montgomery, Ala. Some
months ago watch was stolen ON the
express company en- route from Mont
komery to Pensacola. The watch was
pa"ned In New Orleans by Goodwin, and
.he express company had him arrested.
lie was brought to Montgomery, but the
court, having NO jurisdiction, could not
Try The case. Goodwin then aued the
company for 500, 600 damages. The CASE
was called Monday and had proceeded
70 the dinner adjournment. Abont 4
O'CLOCK, as Goodwin was going up the
court mouse s.eps, he was stabbed in the
breast and back by A. A. Adams, one of
.he company's messengers, both wounds
oeing serious. Adams was a messenger
at Inc Time the watch was stolen, and
Goodwin, who WAS baggage master on the
same train, claims that Adams gave him
the watch to pawn, hence the difficulty.
Lizzie Burmeister of Baltimore, aged q
tuesday initiated the example set by
her mother two weeks ago and hanged
herself. The daughter, unlike the
mother, was, however, cut down before
lie was extinct. Until three weeks ago
the Bnrmeister family, consisting Of
Frederick Burmeister, his wife and
daughter Lizzie, were happy and united.
The father kept saloon at ia Thames
street and was usually temperate. One
day he got crazy drunk and, seizine his
wife, gashed her wrists with a razor.
nearly killing her. He was arrested. Int
as soon as the wife recovered she svore
that the wounds were self-inficted and
her husband was discharged. By doing
this she perjured herself and vss
evidently greatly impressed with the
enormity of her sin, for she hanged
herself three days later. Since her
mothers death Lizzie has shown
symptoms of mental alteration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-26

SzAros PERRr
SUCCESSOR TO PERRY L BROTHER)
HAS ~ IT RECEIVED VERY LARGE AND COM.
PLETE SLICK Or vELVEIS OF HIS ''OWN DI-
RECT IMPORTATION"
CoLORED SILK VELVETS. 1sINCHES WIDE, at 81.
oeahn sd ED 5, X VELVErs. q INCHES WIDE at
Pyle qE1sut sIL II coL9nEp LYONS vELvErs. "a
BLACK SILK VELVETS, ALL WIDTHS FROM 81 %
281NCHES WIDE, FROM S. to So.
BLACK SILKS. FROM THE BEST FRENCH MANu.
FACTURER>, FROM 75c. TO s. so.
"A RARE BAR6AI MI y 40 IN. COLORED MJJSCO.
s xIPEs5 YANh; IN EIGHT NEW FALL ooLoKs. AT
ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF RADzrM1Rs. OTTO.
MANS SATIN MERVEILLEUXS eros De LON
DIES AND MUSCOVI FS IN BLACK. THE
.,CORRECT SHADES" FOR FALL AND WINTER
WEAR.
FULL LINE OF FRENCH TR1COTs HABIT
CLOTH, AND PALS DRESS-TkXTURES FOR
IAILOR-MADE AND COMBINATIONS SUITS.
NEW PARIS AND BERLIN JERSEYS, WRAPS
NEWMARKEIS AND CIRCULARS IN ALL QUAIL
''wEDDINa OUTFITS" A SPECIALLY.
1DARK ROOM FOR DISPLAYING EVENING
FABRICS. - ~
n CHOICE aoops, PLAIN FIGURES AND COR
RECT PRICES.
sEATON PERRY.
Perry Building
Pennsylvania avenue. corner 9th street.
Established 1910. sep22
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-26

These cool, clear. crisp mornings show that the
holiday season Is over so far as the migrating
public Is concerned The first OF October brings
everybody back TO town, and the streets and ave.
nueS show increased activity and life On every
hand. In the peuestrians on the streets and in
the steady roll OF the Carriages The parks and
shade trees never welcomed the early autumn
with brighter outlook
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-26

"a Growler' In a letter TO The STAR to-day COM
plains that some of the public schools were dis
missed at D. m In the storm of Monday, and the
children allowed to go home without water proofs
umbrellas or over-shoes In a drenching rain, In
stead OF waiting 10 the end OF the school day-3
p m-,-when the rain ceased. 1t would seem that
our correspondent is somewhat unjust in blaming
the teachers for this course They are, at least
not expected to furnish waterproof covering, and
they certainly had no means OF ascertalning that
the storm would cease at later hour; on the con-
trary, 1t began so early In the morning that every
body was amply warned to prepare for the entire
day.