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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15

No tariff reduction has ever been made
that has not been met by the cry of "free
trade" Oh the part OF the proteotionists.
This fatal plea for postponement was
made in 1876; IT was repeated in 1880 /;
and it is now heard again in 1884. To
the men who make this plea the time for
tariff reform will never come. II they
have sny definite purpose in regard to
revenue revision beyond repeal of the
taxes on whisky and tobacco they have
never communicated 1t to the public
While obstructiug the policy of the ma
jority they have offered nothing in its
stead. By their obstinscy they havo
succseded In destroying the harmony of
their party organization and in paralyz-
ing it's strength on the threshold OF a
Presidential contest. In Congress they
represent one fifth only of the Democratic
majority, and in the country they repre-
sent smaller and constantly diminish
ing element Of the Democratic party.
While they have accomplished nothing
to promote the sncoess of their party,
they have succeeded in giving it deadly
blow with hands upheld and directed by
their Republican allies. Philadelphia
Record.
The selection of President White to
head the New York delegation to Chicago
has revived the consideration of his
availability as a Presidential candidate.
And it is not impossible thai oontin-
gency may arise which will result in his
nomination. President White is widely
known as a scholar and statesman,
man of broad views, of great
executive ability, and thoroughly
devoted to reform and the principles Of
good government everywhere. He has never
been mixed mp with the faotional strug-
giles in this State, and possesses the con-
fdenoe OF every patriotic man in the
party who knows anything Of him. The
kindly way in which the mention of his
name is received by the press indicates
| that his nomination would create gen.
uine enthusiasm. II it is impossible to
nominate any one of the leading osndi-
dates,it would not surprise us at all to see
| the convention turn to the pivotal
| state OF New York and select the
| one man who can secure the united sup
port of the party, and of that large clasi
of independent voters who hold princi
Piles above parties and whose election
would be the pledge of clean, able, and
progressive administration in the bes
sense. But it should be remembered tha
President White is In no sense oandi
date; that he has no desires or aspirations
for the position. Whatever ambitions
political or otherwise, he may have hat
In other days, all have been freely sacri
feed to the great work of his life time
the task of creating and building up |
great university broader and better thar
any before kpown.-Coynell Era.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
SEN a TOR BAY1RD,S PROSPRUTS.
What NJ, p. Handy Thinks of Him
as "A Candidate.
Phtistlelptis Press.

mi sdelphta Press.
Beneath these tendencies there is strong
undercurrent, not without guidance, by the
way, in favor of the revival of the almost
forgotten claims of Bayard. There never was
PRESIDENTIAL campaign since the present
Bayard became figure in national politics
where he was not more or less thought of for
the nomination, and to many it has seemed
that it was only question OF time when he
would get it.
believe it to be true that he has been the
first choice of the south all along. and that
70 candidate could compare with him in the
power to arouse enthusiasm in that section.
What Blaine Is to the Republican north
Bayard is to the Democratic south. Natur-
ally, therefore. at present Bayard finds most
favor among southern men, but the imme-
dlate suggestion does not come from that
quarter. The eastern democrats--from New
York and New Eugland-who followed
Morrison to disaster are responsible for it.
These Bayard people comprise the third
division OF the free trade party referred to
above. They recognize the sensitiveness of
Eastern capital and culture to the noisy
methods of their Western allies and are not
quite convinced that the country is ready for
Carlisle or Morrison. They prefer to fire
! a little longer from masked battery ; but, at
the same time, have no disposition to COM
promise with protection to the extent of nom
mating man who has stood in their way as
Randall has, even if the West would have
him on any terms.
Mr.. Bayard, they think, fills the bill for
such an emergency. They point to his unim-
| peaehed character, to his devotion to civil
| service reform and aspirations for purer
politics, to his hard money record to his
warfare on corruption in other days, and
think these things would commend him to
the favor OF conservative Republicans, while
he has done nothing whatever to incur the
i'll will OF any wing of his own party. He is a
tariff reformer, they say, but not enough to
scare anybody free trader, perhaps, but,
| il SO, a sugar coated one.
AS to his southern birth and southern pre-
dictions, it is urged that the time has passed
to raise that question, and on that point they
direct attention to his popularity in New
| England and New York. You may put down
Bayard, therefore, as a revived and not an
unpromising candidate for the nomination.
John Kelly, by the way, is well disposed
towards Bayard, and nearly all of the Demo-
cratic members of Congress agree in the
| opinion that he could carry New York as
easy az, and some think easier, than Grover
| Cleveland.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
The ..weiss Book Bier, Cases.

In the local option cases at Cambridge,
Md, W. W. Davis and Isaiah Pragg,
trading as Davis & Pragg, were convicted
on Friday Of selling intoxioating beer,
(wsss beer,) and each fined $50 and costs
in 10 cases. making the total cost to them
about 81, 500. Benjamin Hart was con-
victed of selling lager beer and fined $50
aud costs in five cases. States Attorney
Henry prosecuted the cases, and Milbourne
& Hayward and Clement Sulivsne ap-
peared for the defense in both instances.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15


A lot of COWS, sold at the Hotel
Bellevue, Ninth ward, Thursday, Ilby
l.. W. Stidham & Son, auotioneers, for
Amos House, brought from s35 to 800
each.
Letters testamentsry on the estate Of
James Brown, late of Christiana hundred,
deceased, have been granted by Regis
Biggs to Ann and Thomas Brown. The
deceased leaves large estate chiefly
realty.
Jacob F. Mynich. who has been stationed
at the City Of Mexico for the past 18 months
as master painter Of the car works of the
Mexican Central railroad at that city, returned
to this city Friday morning.
The homestead OF the late James Brown, in
Christiana hundred, was well stocked with
| fine poultry, including about 100 chickens
On the night after the funeral some thiei
visited the place and took away all the
chickens excepting five or six. The following
night these also we're stolen.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
YirgInin,h Eastern Share.

Editor Gazette tE JoudilGl: An editorial in the
Morning Ne'os Of yesterday morning severely
criticses the good people OF the eastern
counties of Virginia upon the system of farm
labor employed in that section, and indeed the
article suggests the want Of an acquaintance
with that highly favored section and the good
people resident there. The most profitable
products Of that portion of our Peninsula are
early vegetables and fruits and the growers
are unable to compete in wages with the more
profitable vocations adopted by the male
portion of their laborers Indeed the
waters of the ocean and bay and their
tributaries abound i'll salt water luXures to
such extent that the more robust laborer
reaps such rate of compensation as to
preclude his employment on the land. This
traffic from the waters has grown SO rapidly
with the increased facilities of transportation
that small army of laborers find there en-
ploymcnt during the larger portion of the
wear and. per Sc. the females and children
find employment in the crops of the land
The editCr need look no farther than this
county to find females and children thus
employed. AS regards the "huts'' 80
emphatcally criticised, an intimate
acquaintance with eastern Virginia fails
| to secure these instances of squalid
! poverty and nowhere on this Peninsula
are the laboring classes more content or pros
porous. In fact large lperhaps the greater(
| portion oil tine lhbOFSrH own tntlf piece OIL
land and cultivate it, aud can be seen at any
time delivering their produce to, and receiv'
ing their returns from the steamers that ply
these waters, Can enterprise of one Of Viii
mington's leading tirmsl. If the editor has
been shocked by bis sensational correspondent
let me suggest for him personal
examination Of the country he so severely
rebukes aud he will lind there all enterpris
ing, thrifty and cultivated people whose
example could be protitably adopted by the
| people of Delaware. and in his intercourse
with them he will find hospitality unsur
passed if equaled, elsewhere on this Penin-
| sltla, and business tact and integrity second
| to no other section. That they, III common
with this entire5 Peninsula, need labor, il
obvious when it is remembered thai
their products require more manual force
than their former system of corn as practicet
"fore de wah." Their business connections
with all the eastern cities including ant
beyond New York City and through Bslti
more to the great markets Of the west gvei
to these good people an intimate knowledge
| OF how and where to sell to the best adyan
tage, and less abuse and cultivation Of theii
trade might be OF infinitely greater benefit
| to Wilmington. j. L, Il.
MIDpLETowN, May 9th.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
TIC Grea, methodtst I'm Marble.

The Rev. R. W. Todd of the NJ. K Will
mington Conference, on Wednesday week
loaned for the inspection Of the ministers
attending the Methodist General Con-
ference at Philadelphia, a bust OF the
founder of Methodism, John Wesley
The bust ia said to be the BEST likeness of
Wesley in existence, and was made by
WedQewood, who WAS himself Method
is.. 1t was placed upon the table and a
vote of thanks extended to Mr.. Todd for
his kindness.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
MEXICAN TRADE.
A Mexican Claims that the New
Stamp Tax fs Detrimental 10

A Mexican Claims that the New
Stamp Tax ts Detrimental 10
Mexico.
GALVESTON, May S,-A special from
New Laredo, Mexico, says the establish
msnt of Francisco Viscaya, one OF the
oldest commercial houses in Laredo,
closed its doors yesterday. Mr.. Viscays
announces that he cannot continue bust.
ness and pay the new stamp tax.
The stamp aot requires him to pay
Sc. 600 cash on his present stock. He
further states that the new stamp tax
will raise.the price of many goods above
American. .prioes, as result Of which the
large American trade for the purchase
OF contraband articles in Mexico amount
ing to several hundred thousand dollars
annually will be cut off from Mexico and
similar lucrative traffic will at once spring
up on the American side. II believes
that the new tax is greatly detrimental to
Mexican interests.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
..rn. prusHtauo W0rsted l.

BosroN, May s.-The glove contest at
Csmbridgeport last night between
william Sheriff, "Ths Prussian," OF
England, and Jake Kilrain Of Cambridge,
resulted in the latter's favor. shefin
WAS pounded numerically from
the start, and in the second
round the police interfered and
separated the men. They were permitted,
however, to finish the third round on
condition that there should be no more
slugging.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
JUDAH r. BENJAMIN DEAL d.
The Well-knOwn Confederate vino
became a Famous Lawyer In Eng

Became Famous Lawyer tn Eng
land.
LONDON, May 8.-Judah P. BENJAMIN,
the distinguished lawyer and advocate
and ex-member of the government Of the
Southern Confederaoy, is dead.
He died in his apartments, avenue jena,
Paris. He had been in failing health
ever since he fell, while descending from
tramway car, several years age.
[Mr. Benjamin WAS in his 73d year.
He was born of English parents of the
Jewish faith in the Danish West Indies,
but was brought up in North Carolina.
He went to college in Connecticut and
praotioed law in New Orleans. Origi-
nslly a Whig, he became Democrat in
the Know Nothing excitement and was as
such elected to the United States Senate
from Louisiana in 1859. He left the
Senate with the secession OF his state and
became attorney general and afterwards
secretary of state of the Confederacy. AT
the close of the war he escaped to Eng
land, where he was Immediately called to
the bar and established so successful a
practice that he WAS enabled, year OF
two ago, to retire with fortune.]
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
A Relic of OIden Times.

The property OF c. P. Johnson, corner
Of Third and Shipley, is undergoing a
general remodelling, story is to be
added with q mansard roof. Yesterday
one of the carpenters, while tearing down
some of the old planking, found on one of
the cellar beams an inscription bearing
the name edward Trip, 1903" This
is an interesting fact in connection with
the history of Wilmington, as this build
ing WAS occupied as post office at that
tima
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
To Estahiish a Brewery

John P. Donohos has determined to
extend his business considerably and
with this end in view has purchased the
Shortlidge boarding school property
in Kepnett Square, Pa, which he pro-
poses changing into brewery. In CON-
neotion with the brewery he will have a
summer or beer garden. Mr.. Donohoe
will continue his agency for Bartholo-
nevis Rochester beer in this city selling
that popular brand exclusively.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
KILLED BY HER SON.
A Fatal Accident at Glendale This
Morning.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal.
ELLENDALE, May 10.-Mrs. Lemuel Walls
was accidentally shot and killed by her son
this morning. He was oiing his pistol when
it was discharged and the ball pierced his
mothers brain. She died instantly. The
sad event has cast gloom over the whole
community. The young man is nearly crazy.
IEllendale is pretty village of some 200
inhabitants on the line Of the Delaware, Mary
land q Virginia railroad, midway between
Milford and Georgetownl
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
Bug Cephas, Retrial,

The Dorchester county, Md, court
rend sred it's decision on Saturday night
on the motion for an arrest OF Judgment
and new trial in the case OF the negro
Bug Cephas, convicted last week Of the
murder of Mrs. Celia Bush. The court
holds that the iniormality of the verdict
which neglected to specify the degree Of
murder, invalidated the trial, and new
trial Ia ordered. 1t is stated that new
evidence has been discovered still further
oriminatipg the prisoner.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
slight Fire FRIDAY Afternoon.

The roof of the coal shed Of the j. Morton
Poole Company, at Thorne street wharf, was
burned Friday afternoon, about O'Clock
causing a loss probably not exceeding $25.
Hose belonging to s. G. Simmons 4 Brothers
and to the J. Morton Poole Company was
promptly brought into service and the flames
could have been extinguished easily without
outside assistance, bnt some individual, who
was either greatly excited or anxious to get
the fire department out, ran to Second and
Shipley streets and sounded an alarm from
box 90. The fire department responded
promptly, but the Fame Hose Was the only
company which went into service and it only
played on the fire for few minutes. The
origin OF the fire ID unknown.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15

DeiawareSs Fine Dogs.

SpecialiC of Gazette and journal.
New York, May S.-Delaware dogs al
the bench show here have taken GONE
more prizes. T. W. Jester Of ST. Georges,
won second prize with his Italian grey
hound Pearl, also for the best brace Of
English settlers in the show Dashing Belle
and Dashing Jessie, the special prize, a
very handsome, framed photograph OF
the picture "Dog Talk" by the noted
animal artist ]. M. Lacy. Dashing Belle
is a champion winner and catslogued at
$4,000; Dashing Jesse first prize win.
ner and catalogued at 10000. A per-
centsge Of probably 10 per cent would be-
allowed anyone for selling them at these
figures.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
tn That stranre annrns

One of the oldest members of Asbury
NJ, 4 Church, Rebecca Matlsck, died at
her home, 209 Poplar street, on Tuesday
week at $50 q. m. The deceased was
rs years of age. She had been since 1850
lady superintendent of the Asbury SUM-
day school Of which she was also a
charter member. Her death was the
result of general debility.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
A Rig Sale of cement.

Charles Warner Il Co., Market street wharf,
this city, have just closed a contract with the
United States government to furnish 300
barrels Of Alsen's Portland cement, to be
used on concrete work at the Fourteen Foot
light, below Ship John shoal, in the Della.
ware bay. The choice of Alsen's cement was
made by the light house department upon
the recommendation of A. j. Heuer en-.
gineer in charge of the government work in
this district, who endorses it as the standard
cement in the market.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
A swindler in Lancaster.

LANCASTER, May "a man Civ ng the
name of well-to do citizen of Philadel-
phis has been swipding the cigar mauu-
iscturers in the northern part OF this
county on tina strength of alleged refer.
enoes Of several Philadelphia banks He
purchased cigars to the value of several
thousand dollars which he disposed Of
and then disappeared, leaving no clew to
his identity.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
A Handsome Car.

A private car, which is to be named
youngstown and which is to be finished
inside in mahogany, is being built by the
Jackson & Sharp Company for the Pitts
burg, Cleveland & Toledo Railroad Com
pany. 1t will contain two private sleep.
ing apartments, an office, smoking rooms,
double berth compartment, linen
lockers and private wash and dressing
rooms.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
United Friends OF America.

The annual meeting of the supreme
body, U. F, A., WAS held in Philadelphia
this week and after a harmonious session
of three days, adjourned Thursday after
noon to meet in Baltimore on the second
Tuesday in June, 1885. A large amount
of business WAS transacted for the benefit
and spread Of the order The following
are the officers elected for the ensuing
year: President, William T. Davis, Della
ware;Vioe President, Julia Coleman, New
Jersey Secretary, F.. L. Morling, Maryland;
Treasurer, Jesse +. Trout, Pennsylvsnia ;
Chaplain, Lizzie Parent, Pennsylvania ;
Rdward D. Garrison, New Jersey l. s.,
Samuel g. SCOTT, Pennsylvania o. s.,
William H. Hyatt, Delaware Past
Patriarch, Andrew ]. Simpson, Maryland;
Junior Past Patriarch, Amelia Cox, New
Jersey Trustees, Charles B. Woodward,
Delaware; John NJ Citizens, New Jersey;
George A. Rote, Maryland.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
Officers Elected.

The following officers of the Young
Peoples Association of Green Hill Presby-
terian Church were elected at the last meet
ing President, James NJ. Smyth Vice
President, William H, Oliver, Jr.; Secretary,
]. Frank White Treasurer, Miss M. L. Stir
ling. 1t was decided to hold a strawberry
festival in the lecture room of the church on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, June 4th
and 9th.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
The Steamer Feifou.

The river steamer s. M. FELTON, has Just
been given thorough overhauling by the
Harlan IL Hollingsworth Company. Hei
interior has been reftted and refurnished and
new carpet covers the main, ladies' and
private saloons TIE bar has been removed
and the apartment where liquid refreshment
was served will be used as mems cabin
The FELTON, will begin her trips to Philadel
phia In about two weeks.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
APrnmtnnnf SnicIhe.

PITTsBuRa, May 10.-A special dispatch tc
the Chronicle telegram from westfield Pa
say ayshon. Butler b. Strong committed suicide
this morning by shooting himself. Ill hesltt
is assigned as the reason of the rash deed
The deceased represented district OF Tiogi
In the state senate and in the house for Il
years. In politics he was Republican.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
Installation at ID delaware City.

]. a. Seal, deputy grand master, ao-
oompanied by other officers of the Grand
Lodge, /. o. o. F visited Delaware City
last week, and installed the officers of
Patrick Henry Lodge, No. IL. This lodge
although one OF the smallest in the juris
diotlon is composed of good material aud
is now having revival in the interest
and work Of the order. The officers for
the presen. term are George Hutohison,
N G.; William f. Neef, v. g.; Matthew
Bigger, R s.; Mark NJ. Kirby, P. 8. /;
W. R. Bright, Treasurer Peter Kline,
Warden. After the installation exercises
the visitors were Hospitality entertained
by Joseph A. Kidd, the genial host Of the
Delaware City Hotel.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
Death Of an oId Car nu1lder.

William Nsvin. aged 81 years, died at
his home, No. 215 Poplar street, Thurs
day. During the past 3S years he has
been employed in the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company's car shops in this
city and for several years WAS foreman of
the cabinet department. He has been
ailing for year or more. Death re-
suited from old age.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
Improvement OF the O,Iaware.

The appropriations for the Improvements
Of the Schuylkill, Delaware and Christiana
rivers, as presented to Congress yesterday
week ARE az follows: Scbuylkill, $25 600;
Delaware, $3.50, 900; Delaware Breakwater,
$75, 600 New Castle harbor, 81, 900, and
Wilmington barbor $2h, 900.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
Cause of the DELAY,

The delay of the Delaware railroad train,
due in this city at sl240 p. m. Friday, was
caused by the breaking down Of a construc-
tion train on the Eastern Shore railroad. The
delayed train was 254 hours behind time.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
THE PENINS ULd.

The barn, stables and outbuildipgs on
the farm of Benjamin wilkins, six miles
below Chestertown, Kent county, Md,
were totally destroyed by fire Thursday.
The loss will be about $4,000, covered by
insurance. The cause Of the fire is un-
known.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
An AGED Lady Dead.

Friday morning Hannah Walton, aged
10 years, wife of Jacob Walton and mother of
E. T. Walton, died at her home, No. 5l2 West
Ninth street. The funeral took place on
Monday morning at 10 o'clock burial at the
Friends burying ground at New Garden, Pa.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
Death OF an ex-Prtnoe.

PARIS, May 9.-The death Of Michael
Staurazs, ex-Priuoe Of Moldavis, is an.
nounoed. He was born in 1895, became
the reigning prince in 1884 and held that
place till 1919. Since then he had lived
at Paris. He was one OF the wealthiesi
landed proprietors in Europe
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
A Pedestrian Aged 9s.

COLUMBIA, s. c., May s.-A special dis
patch to the Daily Reguter from Sumter
In this state, says: Captain R. NJ. Andrews,
aged SO, started yesterday for Boston, on
pedestrian tour. he expects to make
the entire journey on foot and is confident
Of his ability to do 30.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
ALL OVER THE PENINSULA
WEISS BUCh BIER RILL MAKE YOU
DRUNK.
So the Dorchester County Court De-
cides and Fines the SelIers-A
Costly Hindltng Wood Fire.

Benjamin Hirst's saw mill and
kindling wood factory, Thirteenth and
Market Streets, were almost totally de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday evening. The
fire originated from oombustibla duid for
saturating wood for fire lighting purposes
with which Mr.. Hirst WAS experimenting
aud which he proposes to patent. An
alarm was sounded at s 80 o'clock from
box 18 and the fire department promptly
responded, The mill WAS soon enveloped
in flames and, as there was no hope of
saving IT, the fremen directed their efforts
chiefly to the saving Of the engine and
boilers and piles Of wood surrounding
the mill. Betting six circular saws, small
tools, a splitting machine and other
machinery were destroyed. Mr.. Hirst
estimates his loss at about $500. The
property WAS not insured.