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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-05

are situated ON Fire Hole river, tue
middle fork of the Madison. The lower
basin Is about thirty square miles in ex.
tent, and has uncounted numbers OF
geysers in several groups. The princi-
pal geyser, near the centre OF the basin.
Is twenty feet in diameter, and throws
a column of water to the height Of fifty
feet.
The upper basin is only about three
square miles in extent, but in 1t are the
Giantess, the Grand and the Grant gey..
sers, so often described. The first OF
these throws water to the height of 200
feet, and steam to the height OF l,O0o.
The Presidents party, entering the PARK
from the south, will strike the upper
geyser basin first.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
YELLOW FEVER PATIENT.
He Arrives At Quarantine From
Havana aud Dies the Same Day.

y = IT, Il
When the orig Julla ''iake, ,auen
with bones, from havana, arrived ma oP'
posite the Quarantine station on w e.
Iesda.y. DIR. Robinson, the Lazare.l9 I s1
Physician, went on board ana iolnd
Patrick Kelly, seaman, lying N MS
berth sick from yellow 1ever; helly
was removed to the tazaretto @ hospital,
where ne expired the same evening a'
half-past II o'clock. ., 10
Dr: Koblnson reported tnese lac's 70
the Board of Health Yesterday ana
stated that tne org clrhreu ms saon ro,n da". n"
vana on July 10. Wneh seven 9ays
out Kelly was taken Ill. ne hau !lie
black vomlt, whlch Is an unmistakap.e
symptom OF yellow 1ever. ne was SEM
to bed, and every precautloh was taken
by the captain 10 prevent tne otner
members OF the crew from contracting
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
Long List Of Fatalities.

Six colored men were drowned yes
terday by the upsetting of a barge in
the Waccoman river, Horny County
South Carolina.
Benjamin Wallover, of Harrisburg, a
freight conductor, was killed yesterday
afternoon by being thrown from a
train.
Edward j. Dempsey, aged 10 years,
was killed by lightning in a base ball
field, at Newark, New Jersey, on
Thursday evening. Ten other persons
were stunned by the same flash.
Three children of Isaac Barry, aged
respectfully ten, twelve and fourteen
years, were killed by lightning viii le
standing under a tree near London,
Ohio, on Thursday.
M. X. Munley, aged 40 years, and
Thomas Haley, aged 30, were killed in
the Pierce Coal Company's tunnel
mine, at Archibald, Penna., yesterday
morning, by the falling of part of the
roof.
Three men, named Thompson, Cronin
and Hartnett, perished by suffocation
in cesspool on Monroe street, New
York on Thursday evening. Thompson
went down first to ascertain If the trap
was in order, and the Others followed.
A blackboard wagon was upset by a
runaway accident at Northeast Har'
bor, Maine, on Thursday, and q yonn
lady named Case, of Boston, was killed.
The rest of the party, five in number,
were severely injured.
Near Mount Joy, Penna., at hall
past o'clock yesterday morning, the
second section of an express train struck
market wagon containing Henry
Walsh and wife, and Miss Alice
Swartz. All were killed-Miss Swartz
and Mr.. Welsh instantly, while Mrs.
Welsh lived about twenty minutes.
The engineer of the train sounded a
warning whistle, but Welsh persisted
in trying to whip his horses across the
track.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
Death Of Gilpin r. StId ham.

Gilpin p. Stidham, one of the mOs'
respected citizens and best farmers oi
Christiana Hundred, died at his resi-
dence on the Lancaster pike,a short dis
taDce beyond the city limits, last even
ing, in the 10th year of his age. He was
BON on the old Stidham farm, now oc-
cupied by his aon.in-law, Aaron X.
Woodward, and he'lived upon the same
farm until about fifteen years ago, when
he purchased the old jackson lnn prop
erty, where he died, and removed to it
with his wife and daughter.
Mr.. Stidham is . direct descendant
of the old Swedish settlers, and the farm
upon which he was born was in the
Stidham name for several generations.
He was one of the neatest, cleanest and
most successfu. farmers not only in
|Christiana Hundred but In the State
of Delaware. His cleanly trimmed
hedge rows attracted special attention,
and the productiveness of his farm was
proverbial. He married Miss Edith
Gregg, of Mill Creek Hundred, who was
his faithful partner and helpmate
through life until she died, not quite
two years ago.
Two daughters was the result Of this
union, one of them the wife of Aaron
X. Wood ward and the other, still being
single remained with her father until
his death. In politics Mr. Stidham was
an Old Line Whig, and when that party
dissolved he united with and became an
ardent Republican, being elected by
that party to the Levy Court in 1860.
He also served as Road Commissioners
for his Hundred. His funeral will take
place on Monday next, July 3Oth, tc
leave the house at II o'clock. Religious
services will be held in Mt. Salem NJ.
E. Church, and interment in Mt Salem
Cemetery.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
Another Robbery.

For over week past colored man
has been loafng around Wise's lumber
yard, at Twelfth and Market streets. =
Mr.. Wise kept sharp eye on the fel.
low, and on one or two occasions asked
him what his business sand ordered
him away. The man still continued
around, and a few days since, when Mr..
Wise opened his safe, he found that
eighteen tlade dollars which he had
placed there for safe keeping had disap.
peared The matter was rendered still
more mysterious from the fact that he
found the safe locked just as he left 1t.
He concluded to keep strict watch,
and the ensuing day saw the eolored
man slip into the Office. Mr.. Wise ap'
preached quietly and found him ran
sacking the safe, having unlocked II
with key which he hadprocured in an
unaccountable manner. As Mr.. Wise
entered the office he exclaimed, "nowl
I've got you," when the fellow answer.
ed, "not yet, guess, and rushing ou1
the door made his escape. 1t Is a mys'
terry to Mr.. Wise where he procured the
kew,
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
A Good Citizen.

For the REPUBLICAN.
Read the newspapers, and by so
doing keep posted and up to the times,
so that in argument he knows whereof
he speaks. He is slow to anger, yet
prompt to repute falsehood and misrep-
resentation, even to their appearance.
He rejOices in the blessings of these ell
lightened privileges, and would have
others enjoy them also. He deliber-
ates with discretion, and acts from
principal, in unison with law and
order for the interest of the common.
wealth. He takes just pride in his
citizenship and endeavors to maintain
the dignity of the same. Unostenta-
tious, he engages in legitimate labor OF
enterprise, and pursues it with integ-
rity. He delights in progression: in the
good, beautiful and grand, and bends
his efforts to elevate to the perfecting
of ennobling praiseworthy enterprises.
He encourages all that is worthy Of
encouragement, alleviates the worthy
afflicted, is charitable, and while
prompt and decisive in the exercise OF
what is the noblest attributes Of his
Northumberland just as decided
in discountenancing fraud, deceit and
imposition. j. i. +.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28

Yesterdays ballot for Q. 5. Senator
in the New Hampshire Legislature re-
suited as follows Messrs. Ladd, Ste
vens, Benton, Lyman, Prescott and
Patterson, each Gallinger, 2; Tap
pan, 10; Burns, 27; Marston, 81 /;
Chandler, So; Pike, 50 and Bingham,
80. Necessary to a choice, 1874. 1t was
rumored that before leaving Concord
yesterday afternoon for their homes the
Republican leaders, except MarstOn,
" arranged to transfer their strength to
Pike and elect him on Tuesday" 1t is
understood that " friends of Rollins
will boom Ira Colby, Of Claremont, next
week.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
A Grand Rally

for the benefit of Striker Post, No. 8, G..
A. r., of Newport, Del, will hold a
fruit and ice cream festival at Killgor's 3
Hall, for three nights, commencing
Thursday evening, August 2nd, at 8
o'clock. Professor Clark's quartette
club, composed of male and female
voices. will render some select music
on Friday evening Col. McCarter will
deliver a military address. On Saturday
evening music and literary entertain
ments BY distinguished ladies'. The fes-
tival will open Saturday at 3 o'clock, p.
m, The residue of supplies will be auc-
toned off at 8. 80 o'clock. Every even
ing there will be u fresh supply OF fruit,
cakes and ice cream, all Of the best
quality. Ladies viii! be in attendance
each evening. Tickets for the course
25 cents.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
Won't Par don Him.

The Governor of Massachusetts yes.
terday sent a message to the Council re-
fusing to grant the pardon asked by j.
Angler Chace, the embezzler. The Gov
ernOr, in his message, contrasts Chace' Is
lot with that of an ignorant and vicious
man who has been confined for 20 years
in State prison for arson, but whose
crime did not do the actual harm which
followed Chace's act. He will moi
grant pardon which might lead to the
commission of similar crimes, under
the supposition that an early pardon
weuld follow.
The pardoning power, in cases of gross
crimes, should not be exercised, unless
it is shown that the prisoners health is
giving way under the Imprisonment
This was why he pardoned Stickney
and Dolan. He would show no elem.
ency to men because of their position
Chace had the advantage of Influence
which should have disarmed ternpta
ton. There are men suffering impris.
onment who have greater claims tt
clemency :han Chace, but who never
enjoyed wealth, position and friends tt
influence clemency. These would suffel
the bitterest injustice by the pardon Of
such men as Chace.'
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
NEWS SUM MARY.
SALE OF THE sPRAGUE PROPEI-
TY-BUSIN ESS FAILURES-
TRAIN ACCIDENTS. ETC.

The Sprague property at Central
Falls, Rhode ISLAND, was sold at auc--
tion yesterday. The mill estate of the
U. s. Flax Manufacturing Company,
was sold to Alvin jerks, for 100000
Mr.. jerks bought the personal proper
ty, spare machinery, stock in process
Of manufacture, &C., for S6 600. He
also bought the superintendent's house
for s. 800. A stone building, two cot
tages, and 800, 600 feet of land were sold
to the Valley Falls Company for s., 100,
and the Home Print Works building
and land were bid in by the Union
Wadding Company, of Pswtucket.
The liabilities of the Ward Iron Com
pany, of Niles, Ohio, which suspended
on Thursday, are estimated at, $500, 600,
and the available assests at about 5000
The Company consists of Mrs. Eliza
Ward, who, it is said, put $4,000 into
the concern during the last six months
l.. b. Wards Russia sheet-iron mill, in
Miles, closed yesterday the store Of
Church & Mcfarland was taken pos
session of by their creditors, and Dal-
zell Il Co. made an assignment James
Ward, who managed the Ward Iron
Company for his mother, has disappear
ed
The dress and cloak makers strike in
New York continues but several Of the
employers, among them the firm OF
Bohm Brothers & Greenfeldt, and Mes
Sis. Wielman, Laszky and Garlick, out
side contractors, have yielded to the
strikers.
Five cars and an engine on the Cum
berland Valley Railroad were wrecked
near Harrisburg last evening by run
ming over a COW. No person was in
jured, but the damage to property Ii
estimated at $50, 1000.
Yesterday was the third day of the
National Temperance Camp meeting at
Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Addresses
were made by j. L. Poulson, D. D., Of
Alexandria, Virginia, and Albert q.
Lawson, d. d., of Brooklyn.
An investigation yesterday showed
that the human bones found in cess
pool on South Warren street, in Tren-
ton, New Jerc"y, were part of skele-
ton which a medical student had used
for anatomical purposes.
Sixteen freight cars on the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad were thrown IrOIu tno
track and damaged near Leaman Place
Yesterday afternoon. Travel was de-
iayed for some time by the obstruction.
Gracianto Hernandez murdered his
wife at Santiago Tuxtta, Mexico, on
Thursday, and then feloniously as
saulted his cousin, a young woman. He
is in Jail.
The body of Myron l.. Knight, tho
Amherst College student, who was
drowned at Asbury Park on Monday
last was washed ashore yesterday.
The safe in the Post-office at Little
Falls, New York, was robbed of $500
worth of stamps and $1,000 in money on
Thursday.
The Treasury Department decides
that certificates of registry cannot be
issued to vessels of less than five tons
burthen.
Another salt vein, sail to be the
puresr crystal yet discovered, has BEEN
struck at Geneseo, New Pork, at the
depth of 900 feet.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
AN UNLUCKY WEEK.
IsE ANTHR ACIrE WINS A VIC
TORY OVER THE QUICK.
STEP-OTHER GA MES.

Between 400 and 800 persons witness
the contest yesterday afternoon be-
veen the Anthracite of POttsville, and
,,ickstep of this city. The game WAS
Eyoid of interest, excepting in the
kth inning, when the visiting niue
Iere retired in one, two, three order by
Vs at right, centre and left fields re-
ectively.
Heavy slugging was the order OF the
". the home team making II hits
|itR a total of 70 bases, while the visi-
lrs made 8 with total of 10 bases. The
nickstep had errors and their Oppo-
pnts 8, Dorr pitched for four innings,
[han he was compelled to retire, as he
|as not able to stand it, being too weak
|om recent spell of sickness, and the
IN lust peeled from his hands, they
Lere 40 tender When he retired Fox
tas placed in the holes and but one hit
Ias made off him. Cusick played a
bod game behind the bat and the whole
lam played good ball, with the excep-
0u OF Wood the second baselnan, who
not quick enough in that posi- ion.
r. Burt unpired the game, and at
mes his decisions we're dead against
be home team.
4 One instance in particular: q runner
vas fairly put out on the home plate,
mi Burt decided him not out, and was
Kissed and jeered at by the audience. 1t
his decision had been fairly made the
core would have been tied, and in all
Probability the bone team would have
kon by playing ten inning game. The
core is as follows.
buickstep 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 O-6
kn,hraciteO 0 0 3 O1 0 x-7
Runs earned-Quickstep, s.; Anthra-
lite, 4. First base Oh errors--Qu ick-
Itpp, 8; Anthracite, 4. First base on
ed balls-Off Reynolds, 2; Oft Dorr.
off Fox, !. Struck out-Otf Reynolds,
off Dorr, 4. Left on bases-Quick-
ktep, 8, Anthracite, 6. Two base hits
Dorr, Milligan, Alcott, Knowles, Mil
er. Passed balls-Cusick, !, Grady, 2.
Wild pitches-(luickstep, l.
NOTES.
The QuicksteP will cross bats with
fhe Reading Ac:ives today at Reading.
The Atlas of Delaware City was de-
lfeated on Thursday by the Odessa club
(Dn he latter's grounds by score of 80
10 20.
1t is reported that John McKendrick
|of this city will go to Trenton, where
he will be put on trial as pitcher for the
Trenton team.
Higgins, formerly with the Defiance
CLUB, of this city, has been secured by
The Quickstep, and will play second
base. Wood, who played in that posi-
|tion yesterday, has left for Brooklyn.
Burt, the official umpire, is not very
popular and his decisions very unjust.
Games elsewhere yesterday
At Brooklyn-Harrisburg, 3 Brook
lyn, /
At Detroit - New York, 3; De-
troit, 9.
At Washington-Newark, 6; Nation
ais, 3.
NEW YORK, July 27.-The game
between the Athletics, of Philadelphia,
and the Metropolitans, of New York,
to-day, was won by the home team
by default, the Athletics not appear
ing. =,
At tBaltimore-Baltimure, 81 ALE
gheny, 8.
At Atlantic City-Atlantic City, 4;
National, of Phila.,3.
The Providence and Cleveland mines
played two innings yesterday without
scoring, when the game was called on
account of rain.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
Some Old PAperS.

Thomas j. Snyder, residing at 7O5
West Ninth street, who takes consider
able interest in antiquarian discoveries,
has LETT at the REPUBLICAN office an
old deed, written on strong parchment
paper with quill pen in the old style
Of photography and chicography, given
by John Cam to Richard Lewis, con-
veying to him a lot of land in White
Clay Creek Hundred, in the County of
New Castle, adjoining Mill Creek, con-
tanning 27O acres, for the sum of 25O
pounds, good and. lawful money OF
America, according to the act Of Par.
lament. The document commences as
follows:
"This indenture, made this third day
of month in the ninth year of the reign
of our sovereign Lady Ann, of Great
Britain, France and Ireland, Queen,
defender of the faith, etc, Ammo
Domini, one thousand seven hundred
and ten"
The deed was witnessed by Edward
Jennings, whose mark was witnessed
by John Jennings and Joseph Wood,
and was acknowledged in the Court of
Common Pleas in he town of New
Castle, May 18th, III, by William
Young, Recorder.
Another old document in Mr.. Sny-
der'a possession is a military commits
sion, commissioning Henry Snyder, an
uncle of Thomas j. Snyder, as captain
of the second company in the Second
Regiment, Of the County of Philadel-
phia, Brigade Of the Militia of the
of Pennsylvania. The
commission was issued by Thomas
Miitiin, Governor Of Pennsylvania, and
was dated July 10Th, 1874, and of the
the 10Th.
Mr.. Snyder also left with us proof
sheet slip of the "True American and
Advertiser Extra" printed in Phila-
delphia April 9th, 1916. The slip
extra contained an account of the re
storation of Bonaparte and of the
seuuestration by him of British
property. The schooner that brought
this important news was twenty-nine
days in passing from Bordeaux to New
York
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
Her Work Not Yet Done.

Mrs. Jane G. Swisshelm last week
was in bed with nervous fever, at her
home in Allegheny County. She was
prohibited from seeing any of her
friends and the subject Of many solemn
consultations by the attending physi-
clans. Her condition was really serious.
On last Friday morning at two
o'clock she awakened her daughter and
said 81 am we'll, and ! am going to
get up" "She was as good as her
word, and in fifteen minutes was out of
bed and dressed On Friday she went
to Allegheny City and on the same day
left for Chicago, laughing at the
doctors. Mrs. Swisshelm still pins her
faith to the belief that the Lord has too
much work for to do to take her away.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
A story Of q Bashful Bridegroom
| From the Savannah News,

There is a young man near Sumter
who was married on a certain night.
He had seen and loved the girl and was
too bashful to do his courting, SO it had
to be done by proxy. The day had ar
rived, the guests assembled, the license
procured, the parson on hand and the
bride ready, but the youthful groom did
not turn up. The friend who had done
the ccurting went out, and, after look.
ing around, found him sitting or lying
in horse-trough. On asking him why he
did not go into the house to be married,
he said !: +" Oh, can't 60 thar and stand
before them folks" oh, yes, you
cam everybody in there is married but
your girl. Come en-" "Gtt her to come
out doors and we'll marry under the
shed, but let the old folks stay in the
house" The friend went back, got the
girl and parson out without exciting
suspicion, and they were married. The
company waited two or three hours,
and, on being invited to supper, were
introduced to the bride and groom.
They became so indignant that all left
without partaking of the supper.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
The Range Of Human Judgment
illustrated

The smart man takes out a $50 gold
piece and asks his friends how many
new dollar bills will balance it In the
scales, and offers to treat any one who
guesses within one hundred of the mum.
Der. The thing was tired in the ALE.
gheny insurance office, and the range
of human judgment was never better
illustrated. One clerk thought it
would axe 800 bills to connterbalance
the gold coin, ano her 1000, and so on
until everybody present had placed his
Judgment in jeopardy. The lowest
guess was $50 bills. When the guesses
were all recorded the double Eagle was
placed on the scales and new dollar
bills counted into the other side I'M
til the beam went down with "a in the
tray.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
Wood Lawn Camp.

The Cecil Wing says: The manage
ment of Wood Lawn camp meeting,
which commences, Aug. 14th, say that
from present indications the encamp-
ment will be much larger than last sea-
son. A much greater number Of tents
have been engaged than up to the same
date last year, and the interest in it
seems to be more general. Wood Lawn
is one of the pleasantest camp meetings
held. The grounds are peculiarly suit
able, the management complete and the
campers are of the most social and hos
pitable character imaginable.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
Sl,rhtFire at Harlans.

The alarm of fire shortly after 10
this morning, struck from signal box
"a, Front and Justison streets, was
caused by the igniting of the roof of
the building known as Shakespeare
mill, in the yards of the Harlan & Hol-
lingsworth Company. The department
responded, but their services were not
needed, as the fire was eXtinguished
with buckets of water. The damage
was slight.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
4 Fine T'rOtter.

1t is generally conceded by the sport
ing fraternity and dealers in fine horses
that Mr.. James MCCOmb owns the fast
est horse in the city, it having at ono
time made a record of 224H at Syra~
cuse, N. Y. Yesterday afternoon Mr..
MsComb speeded his horse at Schuet-
zen Park before large number of spec
tators.
Two straight heats were trotted with
out a kip, and the horse was timed by
several gentleman and the time made
was 2.33 and 22olg. The fastest time
ever made on this track was by Dexter
in 2.2SL.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-28
Drowning of Miss Crsmp.

A reception was givenThursday night
on board the new ship Alameada, of tho
Oceanic Steamship Company, Of San
Francisco, just completed at Cramps
shipyard, Philadelphia. Among those
who favored the company with selec-
tions on the piano was Miss Maggie
Cramp, aged 18 years, daughter Of
Joseph Cramp, of the well-known firm
Of shipbuilders.
On leaving the ship and descending
the gang plank to a lighter lying along
side, Miss Cramp made misstep, and,
falling into the river, was drowned.
Her body had not been recovered up to
| O'Clock,