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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

The Milford Nsus estimates the pro.
specliye peach crop at 100000 baakels
and discusses the probabilities OF market.
ing so large a yield 90 completely as to
make the returns fairly profitable to the
growers. The only way this can be &C.
oomplished is by enlsrging the home
market go as to consume the surplus
frnit which, II shipped away,
would overstock the outside demand.
To effect this a chief reliance must be
placed on increasing the number and
capacity of evaporstora; as present indi.
cations are that the csnneries will no,
pack as many peaches as in 1882 and their
number will not be increased. We're the
Fruit Exchange firmly established IT might
be made a powerful factor in solving
this problem by controlling the pro-
duce Of the most prominent growers
and insurlng so wide distribution thereof
to minify the chances Of disss trous gluts;
but the Fruit Exchange is not firmly
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

OF preventing evil and helping natural and
benefcent causes. Fools May. day" is ex-
eellent. Miss stones journal is extremely
readable. The wife of General Stone was
decidedly the hero Of the occasion during the
trying days Of the bombardment of Alex
andria, when she was left unprotected at
Cairo with her young daughters
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

Carl Sohurz thinks "the Blaine bubble
" has nearly burst" and that it ia now
quite improbable that James g can be
nominated at Chicago. This is, he says,
G i'ig because the sagscity of tue party
is c'ming to the front. 1t is now being
recognized, he further saya, that
the nomination of Blaine would
be disas,rously obnoxious to quite
large aud strong element
which it would be simple folly to ignore,
for the existence OF the Republican party
depends upon victory in the coming
campaign. A 4mOcratic victory would
not only mean the defeat, but the utteI
disiutegration of what is now
known as the Republican party
It looks decidedly as II Blaine had
outlivsd his usefulness a. Presdentis
candidate; for even an Objectionable can
didste may be sometimes serviceable, and
Blaine was especially so four years ago II
defeating the greediness OF Grant and
burying the imperslistic idea OF third
termism beyord the probability Of
resurrection.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
FISH AND GRANT.
The General Promises a Clear state
fnpuf.

During the afternoon OF Monday
James IL Fish, president Of the deiunct
Marine Bank aud partner III tue col
lspaed firm Of Grant K Ward, obtained
bondsmen and was released from custody,
With regard to Fish's allegation that
General Grant wrote him a letter Oh .he
5,h Of July, 1882, assuring him that Ger
tain government contracts OF Grant Il
Ward really existed aud wers Legitimate
transactions, the Brooklyn Etsis says
"General Grant was found in hia Sixty
sixth street resitence this morning, and
in answer to the qnesti0us Of a reporter
be said: Il think full,r developments
may bs expeci ed in this mater in few
lays that will probably put al entirely
new a'p-,t on the matter Are these
letters gAnuiuA, genera! ? the reporter
asked. Y)u must excuse me from answer
ing that question. Everything will be-
satisfactorily cleared mp in few days. >"
To some inquiries from a Mad repre-
sentative General Grant replied that Mr.
" ard had assured him that the arm Of
Grant & Ward did not req resent that
they were engaged in any manner in any
such contracts, The ex President
admitted the possibls existence OF letters
from himself to Mr.. Fish which had beeu
brought to him for signature, Int had no
recollection 6f any specific c9rFespon,
deuce. The reporter was informed that
at the present moment Gsneral Grant did
not deem II wise to g. into details, but in,
timsted that the disclosures hiuted a. by
Mr.. Fish, 30 far as his correspondence /,
concerned, are not OF much Significance
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

and there are no sourd
reasons for expecting that 1t will be in =
position to handle any considerable por.
tion Of this years crop. The growers
have been too slow in ceming forward
and taking stock in the scheme.
Had they do . so last winter
It MIGHT have been in their pow to
build up a combination strong and far
reaching enough to market even a full
crop at Ienunerstive prices; but It is too
late to do this now and 1t looks as
though, when the season reaches its
hight, it will be every man for himself,
as heretofore. However, there lie always
likely to be a good market for the best
fruit, even when interior grades will not
bring enough to pay freight charges.
The Philadelphia Ledger editorlslly
criticizss at considerable length the actiC n
Of Judge Blcock In denying the appeal of
the counsel for 8. Sinclair MoCsulley
for time to prepare full de.
Tense for his client OF the ground Of the
lstter's mental irresponsibility, especially
taking exception to the manner and tone
which the Judge delivered his adverse
opinion on the appeal. The Ledger
holds that the judge made q
mistake in delivering himself in open
court Of remarks Of q nature calculated
to lead anybody to suppose that he
assumed the plea Of insanity in this
instance to be pretext OF the kind SC
often falsely resorted to in order to shield
criminals iiom responsibility. 1t looks
upon this as mistake Of the head and
not OF the heart; one not designed Il
prejudice the jury against the prisoner
but which may have carried with 1t tina
result nevertheless, and which "shoult
"have been set straight by ew trial
Theoretically the Lfdger is doubtless right
but in this case there are many peopl
who will cheerfully subscribe to verdic
, which says that irresponsible men VIII
are liable to commit homioidsl assault
: upon unofsnding citizens are too danger
| ous to be SLOWED at large and the safet
Of the community requires that the
, shall be locked up where they can do Il
1 further harm.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
Bfshop Clark son,s kucea..or

OMAHA, May % The oounril Of
Nebraska Diocese Of the Protestant Rpis.
cOpal Ch rch has elected the Rev. DR..
Worthipgton of Detroit, bishop Of
Nebraska, In place of Bishop Clsrkso
deceased.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

Referring to the recent meeting Of the
State Temperance Alliance, the Deia
rarsIn pertinently declares that those
members who persist in dragging the
temperance question into politics are
actusted by motives of selfinterest and
self aggrandizement. The present license
Law, as our Dover contemporary declares,
was passed In response to the sentiment
OF the temperance people OF the State,
many of whom expressed themselves fully
ssds6 d with its provisions, aud no ors
will deny that 1t affords them ample op-
portunity to secure rigid enforcement OF
its regulations, il the advocates OF prohi.
bition exercise half the zeal and energy
in bringing offenders to Justice that they
do in endeavoEing to pose before the com
muuity as great uoral reformers. AS the
DsiaWareIn says, the attempt to force the
temperance question into politics indi.
cstes sp illiberal and selfish intention on
the part OF the leaders to bs satjsied
with nothing that does not entirely
accord with their visws, ard 'by under
taking to run political organization II
hostility TO tbs regular party organizs
" tions, they will destroy their chancet
"at the outset"
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

"Mens sana In corpore sano; "a sound
mind IN s und bOdy" is the trade mark OF
that IL dissatisfied with either weakness Of
brain or bodily powers, this remedy will per.
mAnently trengthen both sl-ht druggist ,ur
~ mail from j ii. Allen, 3l5 First Ave-, sew
| York City.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

r. Ihe most delicate persons enjoy taking
color, give wholesome appetite nut new life
IN ma, broken down body, they are pleasant to
LAKE si, and their action is very mild. Drugglsts
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

Representative Lore, in the House of
Representatives, yesterday week, Joined
number OF other Democrats in votii
against an attempt TO unseat Republi-
can member in favor OF young Will
Rnglish OF Indianapolis, who was fairly
beaten at the election. Although there
are plenty Of Republican precedents for
unseating legally elected members for the
benefit OF cheeky contestants, the Demo-
Gratis Of Delaware are not in the habit of
blindly doing the very political misdeeds
they denounce the Republicans for being
guilty OF and Mr.. Lore represents
the honest sentiments of the people
whose ballots elected him in thus casting
his vote against young Euglish's arrogsn,
claims. 1t ia said that OLD man EuSlish
promises, in case his son is seated, te
open for the next campaign the "bsr'l'
that he kept SO tightly closed four Year,
ago, when he was the Democratic can
didate for Vice President but no mattel
what he promises, his entire fortun,
you'd not make amends for such an &C
Of palpsble ipjustice on the part Of tn
Democratic majority in the House %
Representatives.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

Avoip pills--Being largely composed OF mer-
curry they eventually Iuin the stomach, but
acts quickly, and effectuslly cures. rs cents,
At all druggists ".
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

The Philadelphia Record declares that
although the city ia located at the gate
OF the coal mines, the retail prices for
coal are higher there than in Boston or
any other eastern city. This discrimiua
tion, the Record says, reaches the enor
mons extent Of So $780, 900 a year.
Schedule rates are issued for coal to be
shipped beyond ;he capes OF the Delaware
hut Wholesale city rates can only be oh
tained by privst- arrangements, b. the
disclimiuauln, coal for Boston will be-
delivered on boats a. Port Richmond for
Is ~ per ton, whis the sans coal for use
in P ilsis'phIa or shipment to points
along tie Delaware cannot bs bought for
L. b "a AZ
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

Al the hearing on Saturday he was ad
mitted to bail in ths SUN OF 81 600 Very
little OF interest bsyoud what had been
previously reported was ELECTED at the
hearing, with the exception Of the sin
Rular statement make by Mr.. Coulter,
driest's neighbor, to whom he first ran
on the night of the tragedy. Mr.. Coulter
said thst on his return he noticed lamp
on the stairs leading to the room where
the woman lay w-ltering in her gore
lie asked Griest how 1t was that the
lamp was not overturned in the flight oi
the scoundrel Grfsst replied that the
fellow descended the stairs carefully.
1t was also made known at the trial th at
d. fendant had frequently forged the nam,
OF his wife to cheokb for various sums.
From the testimony elioited, together
with the my sterious rumors going around,
and the fact that the womAn and not the
man was first made the object OF the muir.
derous visitor's attack, It is proven
almost beyond q doubt In the minds Of
the people residing In the neis h Dor hood
that Griest is guilty of the crime for
which he stands charged, and the wonder
ia that he could go readily procure the
I'll 900 bail which WAS aeked at the ter.
m.nation OF the hearing. A man by the
uame of Kerr became his bondsmsn. The
woman's condition remains much the
same as last reported.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

1. hss been decided by Jury Of this
oounty that an ordinary dog bite is worth
s36.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
A PRUB1 BL n NJ URDER,
Which ia Exciting tho People at
Brick Meeting House-An Old
MANS Darling with . Broken
kRull.

Which is Exciting the People at
Brick Meeting House-An Old
MANS Darling with = Broken
bRull.
RLKToN, May % Mrs. Ruth Griest,
residing with her husband in \ tenant
house on the farm Of Mr.. Coulthsr, stu.
ated In Pennsylvania, not far from the
state line and near the Brick Meeting
House, this county, was struck on the
head with an axe on Tuesday night,
while lying In bed asleep, the blow
frscturiDg her skull. She is still living,
but cannot recover.
The dying woman has said that her
husband WAS absent when she retired.
He says he was at home and In bed at
the time Of the assault, and that he
jumped up and ran after the intruder
who delivered the blow. He notified
neighbors shortly after the occurrence.
The axe with which the blow was
given belonged to Griest He Ia strongly
suspected and is being watched by an
officer.
Griest is about 60 years old /; his wife
only %. They had been married about
two months and Mrs. Griest had money.
hpbClhl " tile DhltituOTe MOTUuJ HBTulu
dated Friday gives the following addi-
tional particulars Of the attempted murder OF
Mrs. Ruth Griest Cor Cries according to the
HerdlD
The house is small dilapidated log affair
with two rooms. The parties have only been
married n few months. Mrs. Cries was Il
widow, and recently received s40O from her
first husbands estate. This was placed in
the Oxford Bank. A few weeks ago Cries
secured 300 OF it, it i'd said, by forging his
wifes name to check. Recently he has
been importunng her to let him have the re-.
mainder to go To Virginia TO buy cattle. On
Tuesday last, the day before the assault, he
visited neighbor named James Kidd, and
endeavored to get him to fill up check for
the remainder Of the money and sign Mrs.
| Cries name to it. kidl refused, aud Cries
left for home, vowing that his wife should
sign it. 1t is thought that when he got
| there she refused to sign, and he struck her
| with an axe.
His story is that little after midnight on
| Wednesday, while sleeping by his wifes side,
he was awakened by the noise OF blow, ana,
on rousing, he saw a man, IL tramp, descend
ing the stairway with All axe in his hand with
which he had just struck his wife. Thinking
| that his wife WAS dead, he pursued the man,
| following him some distance, when he lost
the trail. He then went to the house of the
| Coulthers and gave the alarm. Coulther's
| hired man, William Weiser, accompanied him
home and found Mrs. Cries lying upon the
bed, in the second story, the pillow saturated
with blood and large pool of blood beneath
the bed on the floor She had received a
terrible blow upon the left side OF her head
crushing i'll and mangling the whole side.from
| tho jawbone to the top of the head. The axe
WAS found lying upon the floor at tho head Of
the stairs. The blow had been given with the
blade, ~ it was covered completely with blood
and hair.
The woman il still alive, but unconscious
The people of the ncighborhood generally
disbelleve Cries story. He has not been ar
| rested
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
House of Representatives.

WAsniNGTos, May u The House
committee ON agriculture decided to re-.
port adver' ely resolution appropri ating
S25,OOO for the purchase of seeds for
distribution among the sufferers by the
Mirsissippi floods.
| WAsnlNoToN, May % The House this
morning relumsd consideration Of the
English Pe.lle contested election case. the
pending question being on the motion tc
table the molten to reconsider the vote by
whicn the Hodse yesterday agreed to the
minority resoiution confirming Peulle's
right TO his seat The motion to table was
lost; i5Z to l32, The ques,ion.then re-
Cured In motion to reoonaider and II
WAS agreed to, 1873, l30.
hr. Brown Qud.) moved TO remit the
case back to the committee on electione
with instructions to make recount Of
ballots cast for the contestant and con
testee iu all the precincts In Marion
county, Indiana.
Mr.. Browns motion was put and voted
down. The motion to reconsider was
agreed to and William X. English was DE-
clared the sitting member by vote OF
l3O ayes to l27 nays thus upseslipg Mr..
Peelle.
| A sBNsATlON.
Quite little sensation occurred whsn
Mr. Horr (Mich.) rOse TO question Of
privilege and charged William Ii. Enc.
lish with violating the privileges of an
ex.member by lobbying in the interests
OF his son, the contestant in the RpQllsb.
Feeble case. Messrs. Randall and Cog de.
tended Mr.. English. 1t ia probable that
resolution will be offered today direct.
Ing the committee on rules to look into
the matter.
Mr.. Bsyne (Pa.) Offered resolution
directing special committee of sevsn
members to inquire into the auestion
whether or not William
English Gather of the contestant Who
had been on the floor during the debates
and voting) had violated the priviIsgss
Of the floor (by lobbying in his sons he.
hslf) Mr.. Hammond (Ga.) offersd an
amendment extending the inquiry 40 as
to ascertain whether any ex membsr am :.
ployed as attorney in any contested
election case, or for any railroad or other
corporation, has abused the privileges Of
the noor. The resolution as amend al
was adopted. The bill forteitine tba
Oregon Central land grant was taken mn
and discussed, pending which the Honss
adjourned. '''o
In the House Of Representatives. on
saturday, Mr.. Hatch Of Missouri, pre-
sen ed conference report on the bili 10
establish a bureau Of animal industry,
The House conferees recommended con.
ourrenoe in all the Senate smondmen,s. a.
The amount Of appropriation ia rs'
duced from 1850, 600 to $3.50, 900, aud the
jurisdiction Of the commissioner Of sari.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

IIOVUW IHaI IHU TtBUTHT UTUUT Dc taken nI
any by an overwhelming vote the reverend
gentlGmanf rom Wilmington Conference wat
ruled out Of order.
! That part of the resolution which he WAS
not permitted TO finish had for its object the
removall Of limitation to the episcopa
| jurisdiction Of this missionary bishop OF
Africa and the placing OF that bishop al
equal footing with other bishops.
An animated discussion followed upon tbt
report OF the committee OH lay Representation
| in the annual conference, on the basis OF
| one layman.f0r every SIX pastoral charges ol
a presiding elders district, ant
one for every portion Of two.thirds
| to be chosen by the district stewards meeting
the laymen to be entitled to equal rights witt
the ministers except as to voting for MINIS
| terial delegates to the General Conference
on the admission to the annual conference
or on the character OF ministers.
There was little furry in the II. Il
General Conference Monday oyeI
Bishop Wiley's right, as the presidin.
oihcer OF committee TO enter into ,
debate upon that committees report. Tn,
chairman, Bishop Hurst, ruled tina
Bishop Wiley had the right.
This brought the matter to crisis
"He is not delegate" cried out score
of members; and DR.. Buckley, with
white face, but with great emphasis o
manner, said: "Upon the ground ths
Bishop Wiley is not member of thii
body, and has no right to debate any
question, l appeal from the decision. )
The venerable DR.. Curry, with gres
feeling, said 81 second the appeal.
The bishop ia not member"
AT this point, after moments consul
tation with Bishop Wiley, Bishop Hurst
said: Bishop Wiley does not propose
to take any advantage Of the privilege .
But the conference was not satisfied Il
leave the question an open one. "Thit
matter may as we'll be settled now as al
any time," cried delegate. "a bishop
is not member Of the conference. We
insist upon the appeal" The appeal
was sustained by large majority.
At the request Of the conference BishoI
Wiley did subsequently address the
body upon the report, the objection only
having been made to the pressing of the
claim that he possessed any right to a
voice In its deliberations. Soon after
this, the matter came very near creating
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-27
Personal.

Oscar Wilde and wife are reported 20 De-
planning VISIT to this country.
Mr. De Young. the owner OF the san
Francisco Carohicls. i, recovering from his
wounds.
Professor J. &. Wood. eminent T. q nat.
urai,i. arrived az Boston from London on
Sunday.
should the Illness OF Ali0nzO. OF spain.
terminate fatally, a. j. feared. his queen
would icave Spain forever. regardless OF
political events, and spend the remainder
OF her life In Aus;ris.
Mr.. Gladstone admits that at The spirit
uaiisiic "seance" which he attended r..
Gently many things occurred that were in
applicable 10 him. and he thinks il will be
worth bis while TO investigate them further.
The Georgia Legislature has accepted
Mrs. J. VI. Gregory's painting OF Alexan-
der III. stephens. representing that states
man in his famous rOllcr-chair. looking a.
he looked during The closing years OF his
life.
General Bcrdan. a sharD-Shooting fame,
TO whose daughter Mr.. +. Marion Crawford
has just been married, was some time ago
offered held-marshalship by the sultan.
but he declined ii. saying he could never
wear any other than the American uniform.
sir John savllle Lumley. the British am
bassador TO the QuiFinal. has recently
acquired some land in the immediate neigh
borhood Of Ciyita Lavinia. and excavations
made on his property have resulted in one
or two interesting discoveries. A line
head OF Juno has been unearthed. and a
horses head, said to be OF admirable work
manShin
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-27
Don't Want a Cabsne, Position

A Cleveland special SAYS The name Of
senator-eIect Henry b. Payne has been
used by numerous newspapers in conncc.
ton With Cabinet position, and some
statements made as TO the work that he and
bis friends are doing to secure him an az
pointment. No matter what may be the de-
sire Of President-elect Cleveland or his pur-
poses. there Is no truth whatever in any
staiement that Mr.. Payne is to be
an applicant for Cabinet port
folio or That he desires one. tie
has made no application and will make
none, and has given no one the right 10
use bi> name in that connection. IL has
been his ambition fer years to lit in the
United States Senate. and there he will 90
on the Ath Of March, and there remain.
The authority for this statement is a very
close friend of Mr.. Payne. The 1imeS'S
correspondent has his own words for the
fact that he is not and will not become an
aspirant for any position higher than the
one TO which be has been chosen. He has
some very fixed ideas as to legislation. and
desires an opportunity to bring them for.
ward for the action Of Congress.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-27
Southern Perverslty. .

Southern sentiment. a. evidenced by Ia,
southern press and southern orators. 4
! gall and bitterness 10 Mr.. BLAINE'S or
( gans. The manner in which both have
failed to fulfil the predictions OF such paper,
rs the New York Tribune and the Phila
delphia Press is but little less exaspera.ing
than was the defeat n Mr.. BLAINE. The
conservatism of the South affords the
south.haier, neither balm for the wounds
Of the past nor hope FOR the future. Aud
what Is worse. the northern Democratic
and independent papers are disposed to
treat the disappointment and sore distress
81 the organs with heariless leyity. The
Boston Globe says:
with a peryersiiy which must seem
little lees than crime 10 wayer. OF the
bloody shirt, the solid South fails 10 take
measures 10 secure the payment OF the rebel
debt, aeglects to demand compensation for
the freedom OF the slave, or ask that he be
remsnded 10 bondage, insists on treating
the black man well. and, crime az crimes,
actually In its rejoieings over the Demo.
cratic victory, persists In asserting that the
South Il part and parcel OF great union.
whose aim Is to forget the unhappy DAYS OF
the past In the determination to ION in
the prosperity and welfare Of
The entire people iu the future"
The Globe then quotes at length from the
speech Of Major DANIEL, delivered at the
recent demonstration In this city. which
'peecb Il says affords fair sample OF SOUTH
I'm peryersity, and adds:
:. The admirable spirit shown by the |
,onth since The election win be pleasing
vyeisficn 10 those who have been led to |
'eliese the false assertions Of incend,axies |