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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23
THE LATE JUDGi BLACK.
A Last Interview VITA Him - HIS
Reply to Jen fayis.

Reply to Jca favts.
On the Sth instant the lite Judge Black
was interviewed, at his hme near York,
Pa, by correspondent the New York
Herald, and the intervbw follows the
obituary sketch OF the JUDGES career In
the Hsrold of Monday.
The Judge began by expressing his
disappointment at jeff DAYS defense of
secession, considering the time occupied
in its preparation. "Tle thunder is
all in the index he said.
For more than two hsurs the Judge
talked INTERESTINGLY owe the events of
the last three month"; of Buchanan's
term, exacting promise however that
this part of the interview should not be
published until his reply to Davis's
| letter should be sent o the Herald over
his own signature.
From secession history the Judge
brapched of to the next Presidency. As
to the "old ticket" h, would rather see
1t reversed, If 1t must ,ome. He believed
Tilden would make creditable Vice
President and Hendricks an admi-
rable President but his choice
WAS Hancock, inder all cir.
| ouhuctahooo- htl6Ehuk " tub VAIL
issue he thought no nan can bs good
Democrat who believesin tariff for pro
lection, aud such ore has no right tt
advise Democratic candidate for Presi
dent.
As to President Arthur, the Judg,
thought he would not il nominated ,stanc
the remotest chance Of re election. IL
considered Blaine the strongest man OF
the Republican side and, If he were
candidate, and his friends concluded +
support him, he would sweep them all
Arthur, Sherman, Logan and the rest
like chat before a Cyclone. But Blaine |
not candidate. "He has," he sai
assured me of this himself, and in sue
way that cannot doubt the sincerit
OF his statement" He thought, how
ever, that If Blsine's fsiends start out
nominate him, nothing can prevent thei
succeeding.
The Republicans, he continued, wi
straddle the tariff question in 1854, a
they always have done; they will ell
deavor to get the Democrats Commute
and then claim, as before, TO be bette
: protectionists than their opponents
But the tariff question has BEGAN
too broad tor the Democrats I
straddle; the must declare tor
tariff for revenue only, adjusted to met
the most economical administration of Ii
r Government. ALI internal revenue taxi
, must be abolished and, in order to max
up the amount now collected as intern,
revenue, the tariff must be reduced.
He also spoke of the bargain betwee
' Garfield and the New York Stalwarts, /
a which Stanley Matthews became Judge
the Supreme Court, as the most infamor
ever made in this country infinitel
: worse than the Hayes bargains of 1876 {
8 the Adams Clay bargain whereby Andre
= Jackson was cheated out of the Pres
denoy.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23
The Eessnn OF he striAo.


Although there are several Western
chapters OF the Brotherhood of Tele-
graphers that still make show of CON
tinuing the strike Friday practically
saw the great contest end with victory
for the telegraph compsnies. This result
is to be regretted perhaps iss5 on account
of the defeated brotherhood or Tor in
dividual reasons, than because it proven
how little even intelligent skilled
labor has advanced toward that state of
high organization that will secure it
potent voice in deciding questions Of
work and wages. 1t is a little dis
conrsging to reflect that thousands OF
workmen, ranking in intelligence far
above the average Of handworkers, pos
sessed of capital in skill to be acquired
only through years OF persevering labor,
and armed with an almost perfect means
OF accommodation should have
been disaatrously defeated after painful
and costly struggle and LETT with nothing
to show for their fight and more than
ever the slaves Of powerful masters.
The lesaon, however, is plain, and 1t Ia
the same tor all lsborers. The present
strikers may, nay must, find themselves
hampered in renewing their organization,
but the motto OF ali labor must be
''orgsnize." 1t is useless and illogical
for employees to raise the cry that trades
unions are running England and threat
ening us. Labor organizations are far
from perfect and their faults have harmed
both capital and labor, but We zee no hope
for the future Of workingmen save in wise
and thorough organization. Unless the
world has misrea1 human nature all
these years We must still offer to the
vigilsnt, the active, tie brave, life's
prizes Of wealth, station, houors, fame,
and the attainment OF ouch prizes must
be made more than ever dependent upon
the possession ofthe qualities enumerated,
but the fact that the poor by virtue Of
their vast numerical majority constitute
the most important element Of tie
community must he recognized,
and those who look at matters broadly
must see that the increase OF general
comfort is in the aggregate more import
ant than the piling mp of vast units o.
wealth. Labor seeks to secure Tor ltsel
larger share of the wealth it creates
and there is no threatened danger il
this, for after all the immediate problem
presented in life is to extract enough
from the earth to maintain tia inhab
itants.
We have not the least idea that tn,
era of highly organized labor will be al
era Of strikes, or even an era when til,
demands of labor shall be- Arbitrarily
made and tyrannically enforced. Al
early object of all intelligent labor organ
izations should be to lessen the numbe
of strikes, so that finally strike shsl
be as unusual and as dreaded as war
But the recognition Of labor organization
by employers must eventually be secured
and the custom OF arbitration must pge
vail. There is no millennial promise il
all this, only the natural outgrowth q
increased intelligence and Bi6ened ez
perienos.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23
hrOhYING NOyEN.


John l., sullivan wants to RIM a foot
rae" with Riwsrd flsulan, to SIZE which
is the best all-round athlete.
A novel dog race has been arranged Ia
take place at PastimH Park IN the first
week OF April 1854, the entries to which
closed last night. The event ia known as
the Sportna Lpe puppy stakes. The
stakes will amonnt to nearly 81 200. OF
tho puppies entered all were born in July
but one, which was born only few days
ago and has not vet its eye open.
William Sheriff, the English middle
weight pugilist who recently arrived in
this country, issued challenge to fight
any middle-weight pugilist in America on
his arrival. To make good his challenge
he posted forfeit of $3.50 at New York,
which remains uncovered. He has been
preparing for an encounter with the
champion, John l.. Sullivan. He has
issued challenge to Sullivan for four
to six-round glove contest for 81 900 a
side. II Sullivan "downs" him in this
contest he stands ready to meet any man
that has ever contested with Sullivan,
the stakes to be the same and the fight to
occur six weeks after his meeting with
the champion. If Sullivan should de-
cline to accept the challenge, it then
stands good for any man that has con-
tesred with the champion.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23

WARRINGTON, Aug. 2l.-The Acting
Secretary of Treasury to-day received a
letter from Il. +. Thayer of the Treasury
Cattle Commission dated at West Newton,
Mass, August 18th, reporting an outbreak
of lung plague among the cattle in Salem.
DIR. Thayer states that the effected herds
are in quarantine by order of the State
commissioners who appreciate the import.
ance Of preventing the spread of the dis
ease and, having full authority, will
doubtless prevent its further extension.
The disease appeared early In July, and
has been fatal in several oases.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23
RiNtimg in LnmnrksIlire.

LONDON, August 2U.-There was serious
rt1ting in the town of Coalbrdge, Lsnark
slire, Scotland, Saturday, between par
Lies OF Orangemsn and Cstholica, when
70 Of the participants in the disturbance
were arrested. Two police oiiicers were dan
serously wounded nquelling the disorder.
The rioting was resumed this morning,
with number Of Catholics armed with
picks and hammers paraded the main
street of the town in search OF their
religious antagonists and resisted the
efforts of force Of police sent to dis
perse them. The officers who were
unsuccessful in their attempt tc
break up the mob were subsequently
reinforced by a body OF mounted police
men and the combined forces, after s
sharp fight, charged upon and dispersed
the rioters, 20 of whom were arrested
The town is in state of great excitement
"a fresh trouble is expected.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23
Wilmington, Thursday, Aug. %, 1883
Judge Blacks Death.

Judge jeremiah Sullivan Black, better
known to the world IS Jere Black, died
at 2 O'Clock Sunday morning at his
home, at Brooke, near York, Pennsyl-
vania, his death leaving a wide gap in
the country's phalanx of distinguished
men and inflioting a serious loss upon
the Democratic party, both State and
national.
Judge Black was born in Somerset
county, Pennsylvania, January 10th,
1910, Of Sootch-Irish and Pennsylvania
Dutch parentage. He was student and
Democrat from boyhood, and he early
developed into man of rugged frame
and feature, and corresponding moral and
intellectual vigor. He was admitted to
the bar OF his native county before
reaching his majority, and at
the age of 81 he married
Mary Forward, daughter Of his legal pre-
ceptor. After being prosecuting attorney
of Somerset county, he was made presi-
dent judge of the local circuit in 1912,
and in spite of his strong controversial
character, his ten years oaTesr on the
bench won him the reputation OF a great
jurist. Later he served by appointment
and election as Chief Justice of Pennsyi-
vania, resign;ng that Office in 1856 to
become the Attorney General OF
Buchsnan's Cabinet. Here, as the
truth of history now shows, he stood as a
bulwark against secession, though rather
than criticise his chief he submitted fol
twenty years to the unjust suspicion Of
having favored unwise concessions to the
rebellious states. He it was that insisted
upon Stanton's being taken into the
Cabinet and his influence with Buchanan
is known to have been constantly on the
side of the Union. When Cass lett the
Cabinet Black was made Secretary o
State and on leaving the latter post h'
was nominated to the Supreme Bench o
the United States but the Senate, in
famed by the passions of the war, refused
to confirm him.
Once out Of public life he returned to tn
home of his sturdy Scotch-lrish Presbyte
rian ancestry in Pennsylvania and Their,
he has lived ever since. His career as
lawyer has been one ofmarvelous success
his fee in the New Almaden Quicksilve
Mining Company's case alone bein
100000. His eloquence was msrke
with fire ard vehsmence, his mastery
the English language being almost match
less. He greatly added to his fame by hi
argument on the Democratic side befor
the Electoral Commission of mslodo-ou
fame, but in nothing has he been MOI
distinguished than as a controversies
writer. He was eager for the fray eve
shifting the battle from afar, His a
raignment OF carpet bag power in a
article in the North american ReUiew ia OF
of the most powerful and incisive piee,
of English ever written by any American
The elements of power were rarel
mixed in Judge Black, and he leaves b
hind fame such as few men in th
country have reached, and, strsngel
enough, though Away bitter and unr
lenting partisan ever ready to de
savage blows for the cause he espouse
he was respected, almost revefed,
men of all parties as man Of gre
native force, vast intellectual acquir
ments and rare honesty Of purpose,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23
The Crops in Texas.

GALVESTON, Aug. 2l,-specisl disptches
to the Galveston News from a large num-
Der OF points throughout the State, show
mat, except in few localities, further
rams could be productive of no marked
benefit to the cotton crop. In majority
OIL cases it would result in injury. The
extensive drouth which has been the
mos. important factor in the injury to
the crops has been relieved in some
localities by rains, but as a general thing
they we're too late to do much good. It
Is plain that there will be considerable
decrease from last years. yield. The
grain crops, however, have been success
ful IN the full sense Of the word.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23
storm sn sIIuupsOiu.

AiNNEAFotls, MINI, Aug. ga
heavy etofn ragged EST and south Of here
yts'cras7 The wires are down in both
lirc;tois aud news is hard 10 obtain
Tbs report comes from Ksssou. on the
Wenops & st. Peter railroad,
mat tie cyclone passed over that
place, blowing down many build
ihgs, killing two persons and injur
ing several others. Hail stones fell
measuring 10 riches in circumference.
Efforts to Obtain particulars are in vain.
The cloud to west and north was
heavy one aud fesrs are expressed by
many here that great damage has been
done, bnt the wires being down no par
ticulars have been received.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23
A CHINdM1N'S WHITE WEE.
Married in Time 10 Avoid Pending
Legislation,

ATLANTA, GA Aug 2l-The Chinese
question has been again piecipitated here
ny the marriage OF one of Willie Loo
Chong's friends To one Of the tairest
hlweFs of Caucasian womanhood. After
the marriage OF lille Lpo Chong and the
outcome OF the Waynesboro disturb Dances,
several legislators chief of whom was
Mr.. Jordan Of Hancock, determined to
break up the mixture Of races by making
such marriages unlawful. bull on the
subject has already undergone prelimi-
nary readings, aud will in few days be
called mp for final action. This bill made
a slight commotion in the Chinese colony
in Augusta, who found that immediate
action WAS necessary. A well-known
msgistrate was called upon to per.
form ths marriage ceremony to day.
Upon arriving al the place mentioned
for it he found jim Chopg, Chinamau,
and Miss Mary L Jones, well-devel-
oped, shapely looking white woman, sui-
rounded by many friends, among them
her mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Loo Chong.
After the nuptusl knot was tied cougrat-
ulations were given, The bride received
handsome presents, among them fifty
dollar Chinese fRn. A big dinner was
spread. The groomsmsu Keeps grocery
store. He does cool business, and is
making money. The ecuftiug was all
done in two week.. Mir. Jordan now
expresses determination to call up his
bill and push it vigorously, lest othel
yellow men secure white faced wives.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23

A Murdered Man Identified.

RurVALo, August 2O,-The body OF the
man found recently in field near West
Valley, on the line of the Rochester &
Pittshurg railroad, has been identified as
that of Nelson Odin, keeper of boarding
shanty. All the evidences indicate
that he was fOully murdered, his
body being perforated with bullet holes
and his skrllcrushed. Odin had started
for neighboring town to purchase sup
plies and had with him $3.50. lie was a
Swede, and as he did not return his
folks thought he had possibly gone lack
to his native land. His watch and
money ere missing.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23

LoNnoN, Aug. 2l-The Ssa,uitlr,Ps
Barliu correspondent ASSERTS that the
Chinese government is negotiating with
dermany with view to the purchase of
100, 600 rifles. The Paris correspondent
Of the Times Gays the statement
that NJ. Tricou would shortly
leave China for Japsu is an admission Of
the suspension of negotiations between
France and China. The return, says the
correspondent, of NJ. Tricou 10 Japan il
evidently device for getting him away
from Shanghai without an open appear.
snce of rupture.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23

CnIcAGo, Aug, 2l,-A fire occurred at
6 o'clock this morning in the olerating
room of the Western Union Telegraph
Company in this city, caused by bunch
of rubber-covered wires becoming ignited
from a gas jet that was burning back
of the switch-bo board. The floor of the
room was very much burned and was
flooded by water. The company is now
working several wires duplexed to New
YORK and expects to be in order for the
usual business in good season. The com
pany is dispatohing all available instru-
ments from Pittshurg to Chicago. The
loss on the building is comparatively
light. Most of the Board OF Trade wires
are uninjured and ths Western Union
officials say that most OF the 800 wires
that were disconnected this morning will
be working in the morning.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23
Storm In Ontario.

ToRoNT', Aug. 2O.-A terrific rain
storm accompanied by thunder and
lightning visited the northwestern por.
ton of Ontario yesterday. Al Listowell
the water was feet deep in tue strests,
Several buildings aun bridges were
carried away and the destruction to prop
-rty was generally very great. AT
Wiughsm the River Maitland rose Q feet.
The railway bridge aud track were
washed away and tho country roads
covered with 4 feet of water A large
quantity Of standing grain was destroyed.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23
A Prussian Prince Christened.

BERLIN, Aug. 20.-The second son OF
Prince William Of Prussia, who is grand
son of the Emperor, was christened at
Potsdam yesterday with imposing cere.
monies. All the members of the Imperial
family, the Duke of Edinburgh, the
Duke of Albany and the King of Roumauis
we're among the distinguished persons
present on the occasion. The presence OF
the King of Roumania is regarded al
giving force to the idea that the alliance
of Italy, Germany and Austria Is about
to receive fresh strength by the accession
thereto of Roumania. The Emperor o.
Germany gave banquet Oh Saturday il
honor of the birthday of the Emperor o
Austria and sent his congratulations OIL
the Recurrence of the day to the Austro
Hungarian monarch by telegraph.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23

Oakland, Miss, has a new species of
lynching by popular vote, of which it
seems TO be proud, as an improvement
upon the old plan of lynohing by mob
made up of blood-thirsty hoodlums. jos
Payne, colored, confessed to having
murdered Thomas Sayle, young mer-
chant, under circumstances of pecu-
liar strocity. There was no reason
able doubt that Payne would have
been promptly convicted in court
of justice, but the good people of Oakland
were too impatient to brook the laws de-
lays, and accordingly Thursday afternoon
they organized a court with two lawyers
as prosecutors, Ono mention ia made of
counsel for the oetense) and the Hon. %
]. NJ. Moore, mayor Of Oakland, as judge.
Payne repeated his confession, and the
crowd Of 500 or GOO people almost unani-
mously voted for hanging. The sheriff
in vain made an appeal for law he was
overp covered and the sentence of the mob
was executed upon Payne, negroes as
we'll as whites applaudiug the act. Per-
haps this community of barbarisns fan
cies that this is amore creditable sort of
lynehing than that in which masked
midnight horsemel figure, but to our
thinking it is infinitely more disgra2pfni,
for it proves that almost whole CON-
munity, at a time Of profound peace,
When the courts are open for tie Judicial
examination of oieuses, deliberately pre-
fsrreG a lawless to a lawful mode Of pun
ishing crime. Such community is
not far removed from barbarsm,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23

Peuiusular shad fishermen will be
interested TO learn that tLsir deiciou4
fish, which sell here in season at from &c
cents to sl,5O per pair, are glut in thu
San Francisco market At four cents a
piece. This is owing partly TO the pre-
sence Of the tavorite salmon in the pacid,
coast markets, sud partly to the fso. that
the ahad beiug new fish gu cur West
ern coast, only few persons al,
acquainted with its flavor. We should
think it would only need some such acct
dent as made roast pig the rage in Chin,
to firmly establish shai in theatiections 0
the Pacific Slope.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23

An interesting editorial article in the
New York Nttljcai Record Of Saturday last
treats of late Investigations of cases Of
"nabitusl pose-bIeedipg. A distin.
guiahed German physician finds that in
msuy cases the seat Of hemorrhage IL
confined to small and easily reached
spot in the nose near the iuncture of the
eartilaginous with the bony septum. By
pressure upon this point, whether ex
ternally or internally is not epseifed,
the bleeding may be promptly
stopped, and by the use of gslvano eau
terry, and sometimes OF lunar eaustic
several stubborn cassa we're cured, Thii
contains q valuablehint for sufferers from
nasal hemorrhage, and it is to be pre-
sumsd that the common theory that suel
hemorrhsges are a sort of safety valve
protecting the subject from more serious
disorders, ia rot accepted by physician
who resorts to remedies directsl TO rad
.cat cure of the affection.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23

Herald quotes DR.. Norvin Green, tie
president of tbs Western Union, as
saying Gas l told General Eckert this
afternoon, the several hundreds Of
"thousands of dollars which have been
"lost III the strike l regard to be the
best financial Investment made by the
company. Hereafter General Eckert
tells me that he will get one.third more
work out OF a man for days service,
"and the economy of such step will
"retrieve the loss In less than six
months"
Yet DIR. Green coupled with this an
expression of sympathy with the strikers
s'tor the sad mistake they have made"
and added that "there will be no punish
"ment melted out to them.''
Perhaps tue Doctor thinks It will be
pure sport and recreation for the return
ing operators to sign this humiliatirg
| obligation and return to their keys to dc
one-third more work daily than before
to enable the company to recoup its losses.
We say nothing for those operators who
have the use Of their limbs and no one
dependent upon them for support; the
world is before them and If they choose
to take this obligation they should abide
by it. But there are many who have
families dependent upon them or who are
physically untitled for any other labor
and to such there is no choice. The yoke t,
them is compulsory one and it Away
has been question how lar a compulsor.
PROMISE is binding.
Tast it will not be generally vsneratet
as such in this case ia shown in advanc
by the rumors current that another or
ganization il already about to be bull
upon the rnins OF the wrecked brother
hood. Americans do not take kindly t
slavery. =--=-
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23

Ell PAso, TEXAS, Aug. 21.-Intense ex-
citement reigns in this town in regard to
the action of the county authorities in
the case Of the murder of Policeman
Thomas Wade by Howard Dougherty and
his aooomplices, Hornburt and Biddle.
The prisoner was released five days ago
and the citizens maintain that several
officials were bought. Further trouble is
feared and there ia talk Of lynching.