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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
FREIGHT TRIM TREoK ED.
From the Track Near New
Castle = An Engine and Six Cars
Smashed,

Castle - An Engine and Six Cars
Smashed.
south bound freight train on the
Delaware railroad was thrown from the
track short distance north of New Cas-
tie about 2 a. m, Monday, by mis-
placed switch, and six CARS, with the eu-
gine, wrecked. The train was running
at moderate speed aud the switch on
the south side of the main
track being misplaced, the frsight
train left the track aud ran
along the road bed and over the cross ties,
up the siding, and collided with some
empty box cars standing on the track.
The engineer aud fireman of the loco
motive did everything in their power TO
check the engine, and stood at their
posts until seeing that collision with
the cars ahesd was unavoidable, jumped
from the cab, Just in time to save their
lives.
The train ran on, tie engine crushing
through the car with which it collided and
the two cars next in the train almost tele-
scoped aud were crushed to pieces. Two
or three other cars were badly damaged.
The locomotive No. 65 WAS almost totally
wrecked. ThH COW catcher aud the entire
front part of the locomotive we're torn
away, and the cabs from which the fire.
man and engineer escaped but an instant
before was crushed to pieces.
The track of the main line was torn up
and strewn deeply with fragments of the
wreck. A wrecking train aud crew from
this city were hastily summoned, and
went to the scene OF the accident and the
debris is being removed and the track re-
laid. Fortunately the siding on the
north side OF the track is intact, and
trains were not blookaded as it let's them
pass around the wreck without delay.
The engineer, William Randolph, in
jumping from the locomotive, badly in-
jured the cap of his knee. He was gwen
prompt medical attention. Fireman
Hearn escaped without serious injury.
The switch was all right short time
before the accident occurred, and it is
thought was purposely misplaced by some
evil-disposed person.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
DEDICATED TO WoESIIIP.
The Catholic Church OF the Sacred
Heart - Parade by the Catholic
Societies.


The dedication OF the Catholic church
of the Sacred Heart, Tenth aud Madison
IL o'clock. The Right Reverend Bishop
Becker assisted by three priests colse-
Grated the high altar.
The oils which have been blessed on
Holy Thursday of each year are used in
this ceremony, and in cavity or sepul-
chre, as it is called, in the front centre of
the altar table wef9 inclosed various
relics.
AT II o'clock the procession of the
orders and societies Of the Csth0lic
Church, after having passed over short
route, arrived at the new editee. Joseph
Fullmer, chief marshal; Bernard p. Has.
son and Michael Cannon, aids; Knights
of St. Lawrence, 36 msr; st. Peters
Beneficial Society, 40 men; st. Mary's
Temperance Society, st Michsel's Bene-
fetal Society, so; Diviaions Nos. l, 2 and
4, Ancient Order OF HibeI mans, 102 men;
st. Paul's Beneficial Society, 23 men; St.
Beneiiot's Beneficial Society, IS men.
Upon arriving at the church the pro-
cessiou headed by the Rev. Father Cor
binian, pastor of the church passed down
the main aisle OF the church; the bishop,
with attending priests, came last. AT the
front door of the church the prayer,
"Direct, we beseech Thee, o God, our
actions, &c.," was said, and then the
Bishop made the circuit of the church on
the outside attended as before, the clergy
meanwhile reciting with him the psalm,
"Have mercy on me, o God" When
they came back to the front door second
prayer was reeited and then the process
sion returned in the same order to the
high altar, wnere the Litany OF the Saints
was recitsd by the Bishop and clergy.
After the dedioatory services were con-
oluded, Pontifcal High Mass was cele-
bra!ed by the Bishop attended by The fol.
lowing priests: Assistant priest, the
Rev, NJ. A. McGrane, Descons Of Honor,
the Rev. D. j. Fly M and the Rev. l.
Tierney F; Deacon OF the Mass, the Rev.
M. X Fallen; Sub descoo, the Rev. Fr
Denis, .. S. b. /; Masters OF Ceremonies
tue Rev. B. J. Kelley and the Rev. Fr
Melchior, .. S. Is.
There were present in the sanctuary
also the Very hey. Gerard 0. s. B. P-ioi
of the Banediotins Monastery in Newark
N. j., the Rev, + Melitus of the sam,
place and the Revs. G. j. Kelly and vii
lism Dollard OF this city.
After the gospel the Very Rev. Fsthel
Gerard preached in German and after
wards the Bishop made an address, frs
in German and then in English.
A choir of Is voices under the leader
ship Of j. P. Theodore Fuekel, Miss ELL
Grass, organist, sang Wiegsnd's mass ant
one of Campana's ofertories with excel
lent effect. The morning services wer
attended by about l,5G0 people snt
closed about O'Clock. In the evening
vespers were celebrated. The thre
sltsrs were prettily decorated will
flowers during the day and evening.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06

The penClI Pnck.

A Dover Correspondent of the
American Grocer writes: "The quality of
peaches this season has never been
surpassed, and it is an acknowledged fact
that the pack was never finer in quality.
The peaches are richer in sugar than
usual, and the loss from over ripe or
imperfect fruit comparatively nothing, to
that in point OF size, color, flavor and
solidity, the pack is A No. l. There has
been quite good business done with the
Western dealers in sales, one house in
Cincinnati having bought largely. The
introduction of Western buyers Of green
and canned peaches is universally
regarded as most desirable to all III
interest, and the presence of representa-
tives of leading firms from Baltimore on
the line of the railroad, buying
customers West, indicates their
watchfulness. Should next season give
us good crops, We are assured that West
ern buyers will be here for early vege-
tables, small fruits as we'll as peaches
and melons. The varieties of peaches
known as Nixon & Moore's, Pullen's, Late
Crawford's, and some Stump, are now
coming forward. Cincinnati and Buffalo
buyers have bought supplies for five to
10 days ahead, and all buyers propose to
remain during the season, either in per-
son or by proxy. A new variety of
yellow peaches appears this season, just
before Crawford Early. 1t is very fine
and known as the "St. john" 1t was
brought here from New Jersey. A promi-
nent grower is cutting buds extensively,
aud will make it speciality in his
nursery, and get the lead over his COM
petitors, if he can. From present indi-
| cations, the peach season will close about
the goth of September. OF course, few
| will be found later. The general i'm
preston is that there will be no glut."
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-The Septem-
ber circular prices OF the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal and Iron Company for the
line and city trade are as follows For
white ash coal, at Schuylkill Haven,
lump. steamboat and broken, 81 egg,
So 35 stove snd small stove, $3.15;
chestnut, So, and pea, $l.4Q. The har.
Dor prices for white ash coal, delivered
on board vessels at Port Richmond are,
$4.30 for lump, steamboat and broken !;
$40 for egg "a 20 for stove, and $2.S5
for pea.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
Disasters at the FISHING Banks.

ST.. JonN, N. F., Aug. 3l.-A ilest Of
United States fishing vessels which ar
rived here last night, report violent
storm on the Great Banks on Su iday last.
The gale rose from the eastward at y
a. M, when hundres of dories
were swept away from their vessels over
hauling trauls. Captain Hitler reports
that scores of dories were turned upside
down and that wreckage was strewn in
every direction along the track coming
westward. One French "banker" lost
four dories and all their crews. 1t is
computed from all sources of information
that 100 dories and so men were lost in
the storm. Most Of the dories were
swept by the waves from the schooner
decks and the remainder collapsed in the
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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
A wi,minrtouian Drowned.

John c. Smith, who has been living on
Clsymont street near A, South Whining
ton, was knocked over Thursday week
at the mouth OF Leipsic creek by the jib-
boom of an oyster boat and drowned. He
went down the bay on Thursday to en-
gage in the oyster trade. Mrs. Smith is
lying at the point of death and has not
been informed of her husbands fate.
Relatives OF the unfortunate man went
down the bay to-day for the purpose of
searching for the corpse.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06

AsBuRY PARK, Aug. 3l.-At meeting
Of the board of trustees of Dickinson
College Of Carlisle, Pa, held held here
yesterday, the Rev. A. L. Rittenhouse of
the Philadelphia conference WAS elected
to the chair Of bellies lettres, and Fletcher
Durrel!, late teacher in the Pennington
Seminary, New Jersey, to the mathemati-
cal chair, in place of J. H. Lippincott,
recently elected to the chancellorship Of
the University of Kansas.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
An $50. ZOO Railroad Sold.

FoND Du LAC, Wis, Aug. 30.-The
Amboy & Peoria railway has fallen into
the possession of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul Railroad Company. There
are only so miles of track, running from
Fond Du Lac to Iron Ridge. The origi-
nal cost of the road was about $50, 900,
with bonded Indebtedness Of $l20, 900,
Of which 800, 900 is held in the Rast.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
Gamers at Port Penn.

NFUVI'6I WI ro9T0II17uUoo UT E'p1EeO oo0l H''1'
PoRr PENN, Aug. 29.-The csnnery of
Dilworth 4 Stewart has commenced put
ting up tomatoes, but has not yet fruit
enough TO run at full capacity. The
price of peaches has been too high to
admit OF canning or eyaporating, and
they have all been shipped except a few
culls. Shipments SO far have not tx
eeeded 800 baskets in one day. Clark &
Company of Wilmington have bought
several crops Of tomatoes in this neigh
borhood and are having them shipped by
sloop to Wilmington from Port Penn
wharf. They lave contracted to pay the
growers IS 70 per ton delivered on the
wharf.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06

The remains of Mrs. Edward J.. Muhl-
hansen reached this city from Asbury
Park, in charge of Funeral Director J. A.
Wilson, at 11.35 O'Clock Friday morning.
They were taken to Grace NJ. E. Church,
where the members of the deceased's 8 i'm
mediate family and few intimate friends
assembled. The casket lid was removed
in the church. After brief services the
body was taken to the Wilmington snd
Brandywine cemetery where the inter
ment took place.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06

GALVESTON, Aug. 3o.-A special from
Brenham, Texas, say Thomas Hoxie,
aged 81, the son of DR.. Hoxie, while
passing on horseback through one of the
principal streets last night carrying q
doubled barrelled shotgun, was shot dead
off his horse by William Lestsrd of about
the same age. The young men had had
personal difficulty the previous night,
the cause of which is unknown. Yester-
day morning the deceased leyslled his gun
at Lestard, but the latter lodged and
escaped injury. Last night Lestard ''got
the drop" on Hoxie, with a fatal result,
and Ia now in iail,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
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Tired of Waiting for Death,

ST. LOUIS, Aug. BID. J. Mcknight,
about so years old, formerly well-known
steamboat captain on the Western rivers
but for some years past merchant of
Lebanon, Ills, committed suicide yester-
day at his home by shooting himself in
the head. He said he had lived long
enough. He leaves wife but no chill
dram.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
August Fires.

Following is the fire record for the
mouth just ended, as reported by L. g..
File, tobscconist at No. los Esass Fourth
street. August 21, LIS a. nj. box "a,
burning Of two.story frame building at
Front and Madison atreets, owned by the
Quinby estate and occupied by William
W. Bullock as planning mill and box
factory. Houses No. 6l4 Christisna street
and Nos. 62l and 625 West Front street
were also damaged. Loss on building and
machinery, $1,000, with insurance of
$1,000; Bullock's loss on stock, $500
with no insurance; with no insurance /;
Quipby's lumber loss, 5000, with no
insurance. Department in service three
and half hours. August 11th, $40
a. m., box 16, slight fire in bakery of
j. P. Venn at No. S29 Kirkwood street.
The damage was triiltng. The depart
ment responded, but no company went
into service except the Reliance.
August IL, As p. m, box is, burning
of a two story frame dwelling at Twelfth
and Elizabeth streets. Department in
service 80 minutes. Loss, 5000.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
NEIGHBoRING COUNTIES.

Phoebe Dorins, beautiful young lady
of Merton, near Norristown, Pa, COM
mitted suicide by drowning herself in the
schuylkill river, it is supposed, because
she believed herself discared by her lover
and owing to an unpleasantness between
herself and mother, which made it i'm
possible for her to remain at hons. Her
father and brother identified the corpse
as that of Phoebe but her mother declared
it WAS not that OF her daughter.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06

The houss and lot Of William D. Dove
at No. 1910 Delaware avenue subject to
1000 mortgage was sold at public sale
on Saturday afternoon, to George A.
LeMaistre, for $6, The lot brought
81, 100 and the house 5000. Heald &
Co., were the agents and l.. W. Stidham
acted as auctioneer.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
THE BRIDGE ar PoRT Deposit.
The II. & u. Railroad Authorized 10
Construct II.

The Maryland Board of Public Works
Thursday passed the formal order allow
ing the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
psny to construct its bridge over the
Susquehanna and Tidewater canal, be-
tween Port Deposit and Havre de Grace,
with the proviso "that the steam tug or
tow boat to be kept at the location Of said
bridge is hereby required to tow all sail
ing vessels requiring it, not only uuder
the bridge, but also from aud to point
half way between the said bridge and the
bridge of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
& Baltimore Railroad Company, on said
river, and to and from point on line
with the extreme noith end of WatSOn's 3
Island.n
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-A large nnm-
ber of applications have been made to the
Marine Hospital service for food for the
destitute citizens of the navel reservation
at Pensacola, Fla. The matter was re-
ferred to the Acting Secretary OF
the Treasury, who decided that
there was no fund on hand
which could be used for such purposes.
1t was held that the State Of Florida
must care for its own poor, or else make
public appeal for aid. Senator Call,
who made application for relief on the
part of some Of the poor of Pensacola, was
notified accordingly.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
A Large Number OF Arrests.


Special Correspondence of State journal.
NORTH EAST, MD Sept. 3.-Yesterday
morning, colored man by the name OF
Webster Ham, shot his wife with re-
volver. He says it was accidental, that
he was putting the pistol away when it
was discharged. DR.. Worrall, on ex-
animation, found that the bullet had
struck the sixth rib on the left side, and
glanced off instead Of penetrating the
chest. The woman is in no danger.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06

PorrsrowS, Pa, Sept. 1.-While play
ing with matches yesterday afternoon,
Richard and Cyrus Richards, aged re-
speotively and years, get fire to their
iather's farm and wagon house Coventry
vile, Chester county, about six miles
from this place. Both buildings with
their contents were destroyed and little
Cyrus Richards persisted IN the flames.
The loss on the barn and contents
amounts to 81, 500.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
Canadians steal Locomotive.

NEWPORT, VI, Aug. .31.-Last night I'M
known parties stole an engine from the
Southeastern road which had been re-
Gently seized. An engine from Canada
brought over several men, who over
powered the keeper, attached thedstained
engine and rapidly made off for Canada.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
A Young Girls Accident,

Special Correspondence of State journal.
DOVER, Sept. IA young girl, named
Cullen, living on Queen street, while rid
ing "aying Jenny" yesterday evening,
fell off the machine and broke her arm.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06

Mrs. Langtry opens her next American
season at Burlington, VT, on the 9th of
October.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-23

How JUICE BLACK READ DoN QUIxoTR.
Old Jere Black was particularly proud of .
description of the way in which ne first
read Don Qaixote, and was fond of relating
il whenever an appreciative audience could
be secured. The story was, that in his
fathers garnet, st Somerset, there stood an
old hair trunk. in the earliest days of the
embryo judges career, when his young
mind had Just begun to feel the want of
more varied literary resources than the
standard. dog-esred volumes of his fathers
limited library afforded. Jere was investi-
eating the garrett one rainy day for some
diversion, when he CHANGED to open the
old trunk and observed that it was lined,
as was the old custom, with the leaves of
book Little Jere was surprised and some
what interested. An examination proved
that the book was Don Quixote, and
that almost all the pages had been used in
lining the trunk. Jere soon became inter-
ested in g Don Quixote' and his faithful
Squire, and as he Traced the pages further,
he grew more and more pleased, delighted.
excited and absorbed. The opening chap
ter was found under the lid of the trunk,
and Jere began to read the wonderous
story, and page by page he followed the
winding plot. rivaling the exploits Of the
redoubtable Don as he sat one n oment with
his head in the trunk, then climbed into
the trunk to read what was pasted on the
sides, lay on his back, with the trunk lid
on the top of him, while he perused the
bottom, stood on his head 70 get nearer
view OF the obscure corners, and in this
serobstio manner mastered the story, gath
cred impressions that cling to him through
out his life and made everlasting friend.
ships with reckless Sancho Panzs and er.
ratio Don Qaixote.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-23
The Preeieu. Fluid Used by the Gods.

With the exception, perhaps, of the dresses
Of the goidesses, which were woven by
Minerva and the Grsces, everything on
Olympus appsrtsining TO the gods was formed
of brass OF copper. with the single exception
of their hair.oil bottle, which was Of solid
gold. Any other metal was considered too
base to hold the celestial Carboline, deodor.
lied extract of petroleum, which being pre-
pared by a practical chemist, after years Of
hard study, by q secret process, without the
aid Of acids or alkslie=. and without distilla-
ton, is agreesbly perfumsd, snd as now i'm
proved and perfected, can be relied upon "a
absolutely certain to restore hair 90 bald
heads, cure sill diseases of thu skin or scslp,
cleanse the head from dsndruff, and give that
peculiar soft and silky texture so much TO be
desired. Sold by all druggists and dealers in
medicine
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-23
ELRpHAHgINE CUNNING.

The following story of elephantine cum
ming is told in Popular Science MonthLy
for May: The highest mental faculties are
more developed i'll the elephant than in
any other animal, except the dog and
the monkey. The general facts that ele-
plants are habitually employed in parts of
India for storing timber, building, etc,
shows high level of docile intelligence.
But perhaps in no labor in which they are
employed do they display a more wonder
full ssgacity than in helping to catch wild
elephants. A herd of wild elephants is
driven into corral, and two tame ones
are ridden in among them. Two decoys
will crowd up on either side OF wild one.
and protect the noeser until rope is fas.
tened round the wild elephants leg, when
the tame one, to whose collar the other
end OF the rope is fastened, will drag the
captive out, and wind the rope round a
tree, while the other decoy prevents any
interference from the herd, and pushes the
captive toward the tree, thus enabling the
first one to take in the slack of the rope.
The conduct OF the tame ones during all
these proceedings is truly wonderful. They
display the most perfect conception OF
every movement, both of the object to be
attained and of the means to accomplish
IL. On one occasion, in tying up a large
elephant, he contrived, before he could be
hauled close up to the tree, to walk once or
twice around it, carrying the rope with
him (; the decoy, perceiving the advantage
he had thus gained over the nooser, walked
up Of her own accord and pushed him
backward with her head till che made him
unwind himself again; upon which the
rope was hauled tight and made fast. One
could almost fancy there was display of
dry humor in the manner in which the
decoys thus play with the fears of the wild
herd, and make light of their efforts at re-
sistance. When reluctant they shove them
forward when violent they drive them
back when the wild ones throw them
selves down, the tame ones butt them
with head and shoulders and force them up
again and, when it is necessary to keep
them down, they kneel upon them and pre-
vent them from rising till the ropes are Sc
cured. A remarkable degree of cunning was
displayed by an elephant who was chained
TO tree, and whose driver had made an
oven at short distance in which to put
some rice cakes to bake. The man covered
his cakes with stone and grass and went
away. When hs was gone the elephant
with his trunk unfsstened the chain round
his foot, went TO the oven and uncovered
it, took out the cakes, recovered the oven
with the stone and grass' as before, and
went back to his place. He could not
fasten the chain again around his own foot,
so he twisted it round and round it in order
to look the same, and when the driver re-
turned the elephant was standing with his
back to the oven. The driver went for his
cakes, discovered the theft, and, looking
round, caught the elephants eye az he
looked back over his shoulder out OF the
corner of it. Instantly he detected the
culprit, and condigu punishment followed.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-23
soLILoQUY OF AN OLD MIRROR.

Upon this old and rusty nail
I've hung for many years;
All. me but could tell tale
OF pleasure-yes, and tears.
How many heaming cOuntenance
That in the DAYS gone by
Gave me the quick, admiring glance
Now IN the chuFchyard lie
Wrinkles have grown on faces fair,
Bright eyes their luster Lost,
And on the fair heads Of glossy hair
Has fallen ages frost
The manly form, erect and proud,
Has lost its stately grace,
And gray with years and sorrow bowed
Nov shuns my truthful face.
The lad who shaved his downy lip
By my reflected aid,
And made so many a cruel slip
With keen edged razor blade,
Now hath 4 son, who, now and then,
With cOmiCal gTimsce,
Apes well the ways Of older men
And scrapes his beardless face.
maiden lady, old and spare,
Who mourns her lonely state.
Comes here and combs her scanty hair
In style long out Of date;
Then, with affected unconcern,
She daubs her checks with red,
In hopes that she NAV some day turn
Some single dodgers head
Two lovers came to-day aud gszed
Together in my face
BE with enthusiasm praised
The beauty Of her face
Claspld in each others loving arms
Quite long they gazed in me
John looked at Mary's buxom charms,
And Mary so did she
There Bobhie with his dreadful ball,
Has ended me, know
Ny frame hangs empty on the wall,
Ny fragments lie below.
Al, well, 'tvould do but little good
Ny feelings to express
The stony gances Ia withst0od
Had weakened me, guess.
--IParmenas Mn