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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01
Delayed with a Dynamiter.

GLASGOW, April 20 Some anxiety ia
felt at Greenock in regard to the steam
ship State of Florida, of the State line,
which left New York Apri, 18th, and is
consequently several days overdue. De.
tectives are awaiting the arrival of the
steamer to arrest somebody who is sup
posed to be dynsmiter.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

DoNu Ill ohTybouTR, NoTtu SdTolluh,
one day last week, two wsrlike Ethio-
plans, named respectively Isaac Liggin
and James Porter spiers, made prepare
tions for dire and deadly conflict upon
the field Of honor. The provocstion was
political one. Spiers is warm Ad.
mirer OF General Grant and the wish of
his heart ia that the old commander may
not only occupy the Presidential chair
| for third term, but for an indefinite
number of terms thereafter. Liggin,
however, has fixed his affections upon
Names great historian and does not hest
tate to say Blaine is better man than
Grant ever dared to be. At least he did
not hesitate to say this last week to an
audience Of his fellow citizens, assembled
to hear Liggin and Spiers expatiate upon
The consequences of that unlucky
uttersnce were disastrous. Spiers could
moi sit still and hesr his beloved general
basely traduoed by such man az Liggin.
He allowed his angry passions to SO far
overbesr his prudence that, rising to his
feet, he denounced Liggin in emphatic
language and followed up this denunois-
ton by challenging him the next day to
mortal combat. Liggin accepted the
challenge, seconds were selected and all
arrangements made to repair to a lonely
forest eleven miles away and there prac.
tice with pistols until somebody should
get hurt.
As the awful hour of trial drew near
however, Spiers felt his indignation ant
courage both oozing away, and he re
solved at length to seek his second anc
5 withdraw the challenge. He did so. Il,
/ told the friend who had promised to stant
= by him upon the bloody field that he hst
= a wife and five children and hence, upoi
( sober second thought, he did not feel pre-
q pared to sacrifice his life for Genera
, Grant or anybody else. 1t was a situation
Q reoslling those tenderly affecting lines @
i Tom Moore
u Two old Irish worthleS, abhorrent OF 6laug htel
3 Improved on the Hebrew command
!, One honored his wife and the other hi
daughter,
g That their days might be long in the land
= = IL is probable that the next move o
\ the accommodating second was to snato
:, his principal, with honor unsosthed ,fror
a the jaws Of destruction by ''giving away
u their little arrangement to the suthori
.e ties. Anyway the prospective due
j. leaked out and the officers OF the la
: arrested both the would-be combstants
Then came another development.
compliment to Spiers' Workmanship
:, was found that Liggin had made son
preparations not exactly warranted b
the code. He had encased himse
in two overooats, under which he wore
> chest protector in the shape OF shee
iron plate Is inches square. He g,
planned that his health WAS not aboV
par and he thought it we'll to take son
= slight precautions against catching coll
But the verdict Of the community ia tn
neither Blaine nor Grant has suficiel
=. reason to be very proud of his Garysbul
champion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

CHICAGO, April 29.--Isssc jacobson, a
tramp carpet cleaner, deliberately shot
and killed George Beddell, the proprietor
Of carpet cleaning establishment in
this city this morning. The alleged
reason for the killing is that the latter
refused to pay Jacobson 81 which the
murderer claimed belonged to him. An
eye witness declares that Jacobson shot
Beddell while the latter's back was
urned and without words of any kind.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

LONDON, April 29.-The report OF the
Scotch oroiter's commission advises
emigration as a remedy against poverty,
the emigrants to be aided by government
grants for their passage expenses and the
requirement Of land In Canada.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

We would call the attention OF our
manufacturers to Mr.. Deans letter, pub
lished in another column, upon the forth
coming Worlds Industrial and Cotton
Centennial Exposition at New Orleans.
The exposition will be opened on Decem-
Der lat and will be closed not later than
May 31st, 1855. Articles Tor exhibition
will be admitted from the first day OF
August to the first day OF November, and
exhibitors will not be charged for space.
There ia ample time and we hope ample
enterprise on the part OF Wilmington
manufacturers to have this city very
ereditably represented there. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

Two peculiar phases Of life insurance
legislation are reported. The Msssachu-
sets senate on Thursday ordered 10 en-.
grossment bill prohibiting iiscrimina-
ton on account of color in giving policies
of life insurance, and the New York
assembly passed bill providing that :he
suicide OF a person whose life had been
insured shall not void his policy If he
was insane when he took his life.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

GLASGOW, April 20 The wages of ship
builders on the Clyde ara reduced TODAY
10 per cent. Twelve Thousand men are
idle.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

The Yearly Meeting of the Society Of
Friends, which WAS in session IN
Philadelphia last week, is the highest
legislative body of the church, but, IN
like the General Conference Of the
Methodist church, Its Jurisdiction is over
small territory. There are In North
America many bodies known as Yearly
Meetings OF Friends, and these bodies
generally derive their names from THAR
geographical location, as the yearly
meeting Of Canada, OF New England, of
New York, OF Philadelphia, of Baltimore
and others.
The Philadelphia yearly meeting In
cludes the Friends of Pennsylvauis, New
Jersey and Delaware. Subordinate to
the early meetings are held the quarterly
meetings and, next to them, the monthly
meetings. Zach monthly meeting con-
ssts generally Of one, but sometimes Of
two or more, congregations, and in these
monthly meetings inquiries are fire..
quently made as to whether their MEM
bers are punotual to their promises aud
| just In the payment OF their debts,
whether timely aid is extended to those
in difficulties and whether all offenders
are dealt with in the spirit Of meekness.
Aquarterly ia meeting composed ofrepre-
sentstives from several monthly meetings
and each quarterly meeting, in its turn,
sends it's representatives to the yearly
meeting of which 1t is a part. Nine such
quarterly meetings are represented in
the Philadelphia yearly meeting, viz:
Philadelphia, Arlington, Bucks, Concord
with which the Wilmington Friends are
afilisted), Cain, Western, Burlington,
Haddonfisld and Salem.
In the yearly meeting, "the state OIL
society" as it is termed, comprising re.
ports originating in the monthly meetings
and collected and forwarded by the quar-
terly meetings, is solemnly considered
and the queries accompanying the report
or growing out Of the consideration o.
the same, are carefully regarded ant
answered. Other subjects claiming at
tsntiop are the education of the younge
members Of the society, the report of tn
committee having charge of the Indian
at Tunessassah, New York, who hsv
been under the care of the Philadelphi
yearly meeting since 1875, and such mel
4 business as may present itself, inoludin
the preparation OF addresses on impol
tant matters affecting the beat Interests
i not merely of their own society br
also Of the communities In which the
live, opposition to unjust legislation, IL
!, welfare Of the Indians and the colore
j. men, Sunday liquor selling, &c. Anoth'
n interesting part of the proceedings ia IL
J. resdiny of the minutes OF the meeting
N "suferers for the year. This is,
as effect, the consideration Of the report Of
L. committee whose members generally no
OF office for life and to whom are commit
y many responsible duties.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

The acquittal of the bandit Frank
James, at Huntsville, Ala, Friday, ia
reported to have been received with
"thunders Of applause" The crowd in
that Alabama court room must have been
made up Of Just such material as was
present in the Washington court when
Dorsey was declared "not guilty"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

The Boston FOn says that even in
Massachusetts 1t would have strong hopes
for Bsyard against any Republican that
is likely to be nominated, and that his
success In New York and New Jersey
would be beyond doubt.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

TURIN, April 2S.-A car tive balloon at
the international sxposit on was struck
by lightning to day after ascending 3
short distance, aud burst with a loud
report.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

Americans in many ways are ex-
travagant but are continually learning to
utilize what had been considered waste
material. One Of the latest industries
is the gathering Of old tin cans from lots
and ash heaps and making into solder,
window weights and coverings for trunks.
The solder alone about pays for the
collection Of cans.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01
FOREIGN.
Serious Loss of Life in the Spanish
Railroad Accident,

MADRID, April 2s.-The loss of life in
yesterdays railway disaster near Cindai-
real proves to have been greater than was
at first reported. Thirty. eight corpses
have so far been recovered from
the wreck in the river and 58 soldiers are
missing. 1t ia believed tina, the weaken
ii-g of the bridge which led to its collapse
Was the work of Republicans.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

An item in Sundays philadelphia
Record says the New York, Philadelphia
& Norfolk railroad, being the extension
of ths Delaware railroad to Cherrystone,
Va, will be ready for business by the
middle of August. There is talk of the
completion Of this link being followed by
fast trains which will take passengers
through from Norfolk to New York in 10
hours, and of fast freight trains which
will load produce at Norfolk late
in the afternoon and deliver
1t in New York in time for the early
markets next morning. The distance
from New York to Norfolk by the new
road will be 1927 miles, The distance
from Wilmington to Delmar ia 81 miles
from Delmar to CherrystoDe, 81 miles,
and from Cherrystone to Norfolk, q
miles. 1t would appear that We are only
beginning to comprehend the posi-.
bilities of railroad developments down the
Delaware peninsula.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01
A Schooner Run Down and Twelve
Lives Lost.

ST, JoHs's, N. f, April 29.-The
French banking schooner Paquebat was
run down yesterday morning 400 mil.s
southeast of Saint Pierre by tina Nor.
wegian bsrque Venus bound from Li-er-
pool TO Quebec. Twelve men were killed
aud drowned. The captain and six Of
the crew were saved and landed by the
Venus at Saint Pierre.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

The General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will assemble in
Philadelphia to-day. This is the only
law making body Of the Methc-
DIST Episcopal church-a term which
includes all Its members through
out the world; not all Methodists
but all members OF this particular church.
A very common error, says the Christian
Aduorats, is that annual conferences can
make laws. Originally all the ministers
met and made laws. Since 1872 Q
delegated General Conference has me,
every four years, which has full power
under certain restrictions called ''restrie
tive rules" TO make rules snt
regulations for the church.
The General Conference made, and ca,
change or repeal, the whole Book o
Discipline" except what is guarded b,
the restrictive rules. These rules pro
tect the church's /" standards of doc
trine," Its episcopscy," its plan G
"itinerant general uperintendency, il
general rules" the right of minister
and members to trial If charged wit
heresy or moral guilt, and the funds c
the "Book Concern" and "Charte
Fund" In certain CAGES the Who'll
church may be consulted, and can en-
power the General Conference to max
changes in the restrictive rules, exceI
in that which guards doctrine.
Previous 10 1872 the whole power wa
in the hands Of the ministers. At this
tins they Voluntarily divided it with IL
lsymen. The General Conference 70,
consists of one ministerial delegate fl
every forty.fve members of an annui
conference, and two lay delegates (,
every annual conference large enough
have more than one ministerial delegat
Besides making laws and hearing a
peals on points of law, tue General Coz
ference elects bishops, appoints fratern
delegates to corresponding bodies, cleo
all official editors, managers OF publishir
houses, missionary secretaries and seer
taries Of all denominstional institution
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01
Dynamite Threats.

LONDON, April 29,--The officials of the
Psddington railway station have received
threats that the station is to bs blown up.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01
ALMOST INCREDIBLE.
STiiI MORE so,

VIII Mcdonald, 2542 Doarb'rn stnse' t', r
cage graleIuny KlUwledges uIe OF EI as ,o or
Salt heuu, on head, &C. hrtis anu !. n Mi
8 venteeD years. not alb % - move, eActl on hs1is
and knees for year. not aDle TO help hiS ms
eEuI " ars; trled huudreus of remedies, uorvo'Sa
pronounced Ills case hops IS, permanently cuio'
b. the UTICURA REMEDIES.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

Browns Bronchial Troches are safe and
sure remedy tor bronchitis, coughs, and other
troubles of the throat and lungs. Sold only
In boxes. Price rs cents,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

WASHINGTON April 70 No. Randall
(Pa.), ffoin the appropriations commit
lee, reported back the Naval Approp,ta-
tiou bill with the Senate amendments
aud moved non CONCURRENCE in these
amendments. Under point of order
the bill with amendments was referred ia
the committee Of the whole.
fhe Post Office Apr priation bill was
reported back with the Recommendation
that the Senate amendments h.
non. concurred In and was gu .nmsfily dia.
posed of. The House then took nm m.
Kansas contested election cas- of Wood VS.
Peters. Mr.. Payson (Ill.), from
the committee on public lauds, reported
bill to prevent unlawful occupancy of
the public lands. 1t was placed on tn.
House calen lar. The Kansas contested
election case Of Wood va. Petsrs was
taken up, and the majority resolution
declaring in favor of Peters, the sittirp
member, was adopted. The House tben
went into committee Of the whole on Tho
Senate amendments to the Naval Ammo.
priation bill. Pending debate the com
mittee rose and recess was taken until
evening. The evening session lat which
about dozen members were present1
was occupied with debate on the TariiS
bill, the speakers being Messrs. Yaple
(Mich.), Wood (lnd.) }. Robertson (Kyl.
and Bsgley IN. y. :"
WASHINGTON, April 24-In the Honse
Mr.. Mayberry (Mioh. from iudioiary
committee, reported adversely on The
womans' suffrage constitutional amend.
ment. House then went into committees
of the whole to consider the sepsts
amendments to the Naval Appropriation
bill. B lis were re, or ed from tba
Judiciary committee % punish ,be
counterfeiting OF lorsigu securili,s from
the commerce committee to establisb
Tacoma and Seattle in Washington Terri'
tory as ports of delivery; from the CON.
mittee on territories TO reoreanizs Tho
legislative power of Utah. Tbe Uonss
went into committee of the whole on tbs
Senate amendments to the Naval Ammo.
priation bill. All the Senate amepdmsnt,
were non conourrsd in except tn at appro
priating 100000 for ordnance for 10
cruisers already built, which wss ron
Cured In, yeas 1877, Gays, lO6. The
Senate amendments to the Post Ottioa Az
preparation bill were also non .conon, rad
IN, An evening session WAS held for de-.
bate on the Tariff bill. There WAS a moor
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

Something old-Alsn Bilious Physic-aots
quickly. relieves promptly, and never fails to
cure sick Head che and Constipation. Is
Cents. Large hOttle.-At all druggists.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01
The New Orleans Exposition.

Editor Gazette g. journal Herewith you
Lave three forms of CIRCULARS which
hope you will publish for thu information
Of our people who may wish to take part
as exhibitors TO The Worlds Industrial
and Cotton Exposition at New Orleans.
1t ID to be hoped that the people Of Della
ware will not be behipd the people of her
sister states in max Dg this exposition q
credit to our country equal to the great
centennial exposition Of 1876 Any
persons desirous Of participating in it az
exhibitors can have sent to them printed
circulars giving full particulars
in regard to all matters conpected
with it by applying to the subscriber. |
also make the request of all papers pub
lished in the State to give the matter
publicity. There ia no money In this
thing that have as yet been able to dis.
cover; 1t ia much like many other
public matttrs which have taken an
interest in it is only labor OF love and
it Is 8 matter of impossibility for me to
run even machine OF this kind success
fully without the co operation of nv
fellow citizsns, yet If each and every one
will do little, much will BIS accomplished
ard the labor will be light. Hoping
the matter will be isvorably received,
am yours respectfully,
WILLIAM DEAN,
Commissioner for the State OF Delaware.
NEWARK, April 28th
We cannot we'll find space for the
circulars forwarded by Mr. Dean, but auy
one interested can obtain copies Of the
same from him
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

A tall, sinewy and more than half in.
toxicsted man, wearing brace of heavy
revolvers, bowie knife and rifle, called
for drinks at Bowery saloon Monday,
and, when the bartender refused to honor
the order, the stranger displayed his ar
senal aud informed the bystsnders thst
he wAa "a cowboy from Colorado" But
the bartender simply grsppled with the
intruder while another man disarmed
him, and in very short time the cow boy
was in prison cell, and his wespons
were in the hands Of the authorities.
New York is not Colorado.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

Judge Strong, retired United States
judge for the circuit Of which this dig
trict forms part, pleads in the NOrti
american RevisU for the revision and
amendment or repeal Of the naturalization
laws, on the ground that foreigners are
admitted too soon and too easily to
American citizenship and that they con-
troll political parties dissstrously in many
cities, towns and states,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01
MDRF WONDERFUL YET.

PSF, li,sis or l. usS, OF twenty JdarH' .taha,ns,w
cutie. RIA REMEDIES ms mol w3 q, rom hin
daily Physicians and his ienGs thought no mus nus
die Cure sworn to befyre a Justice OF tile pesoo
Anti Hen ersoni 4 most prominent cltizen5.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

Between Jasper AID Cedar Creek, on
the narro~ gauge railroad, the damage ia
great to farm property, and at this point
come trains were unable TO move on
account of tie wind, while others did not
dare pass over the Cedar Creek trestls
during the cyclone, In all directions
south aud east OF here the scene OF
destruction defes description.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-05
Mr.. Bcecher's Views.

Mr. Bcecher is out ir a political inter
view. He says that although he has no
doubt the next president will he re.
publican, he could name ticket for tho
democracy that would draw thousands
of votes from the republican ranks and
carry the country, but he isn't going to
do it. In discussing republican candi.
dates he says: "Jolin Sherman would
be strong, but would not be elected, be-
cause people would not vote for him.
The same objection applies to Edmundf,
the reason being that they are men with
able heads but shad bellies and that the
people want man for president who is
genial, and with great deal of fellow
feeling, and who has nature as well AZ
ability; who can tell good story, and
is interested in any man, high or low /,
wherever he meets him." He thinks
Blaine's nomination. however would
datach thousands of republican votes at
once. Arthur is his choice, and Lincoln
seems to him likely to be the adjunct on
any ticket on which an eastern man is
the principal, and possibly might be the
leading man in the west ifthe west leads
the ticket. He does not think Logan is
going to be strong, but that Gen. Sher-
man, if nominated, would sweep the
country north and south.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-05
Shall the Name be Changed.

Mayor Raymond, Of Bismarck has re-
ceived the following communication
New YORK, March IL, 1884.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of Bismarck. Dakota:
Gentlemen-In view of the dastardly
insult offered this country, which has
afforded an sylum to thousands Of Ger
man citizens, by tiunky of Emperor
William " Of Prussia and Germany.
the subscriber suggests that your hon.
orable body pass the following pream-
bic and resolution at your next meet.
ing:
Whereas, One Bismarck, prime min
lister Of the Emperor William w., has
grossly insulted the United States Of
America, by returning without explana-
ton certain resolutions passed by the
house of representatives Of America,
which resolutions were passed by them
and forwarded to the said Won Bismarck,
to be by him read and placed before
the German parliament at an early date,
and were of kindly and respectful
nature, be it therefore
Resolved that this city Of Bismarck
be and now is known as Lasker, and
that the same be chartered and govern
ed under that name, and that the name
of Bismarck be and now is discon-
tinued.
D w D,Syvu
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-05
Advice TO Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and brok.
en- Of your rest by sick child suffering
and crying with pain of cutting teeth
If so, send at once and get bottle Of
MIS-. WISsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP FOR
CHILDREN TEErnrSo. Its value is incal-
culable. 1t will relieve the poor little
sufferer Immediately. Depend upon it,
mothers, there is no mistake about it. 1t
cures dysentery and diarrhoea, regulates
the stomach and bowels, cures wind
collie, softens the gums, reduces infam-
nation. and gives tone and energy to
the whole system. Mps. WINsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN YnrrHINa
is pleasant to the taste, and is the pre-
scription Of one Of the oldest and best
female physicians and nurses in the
United States, and is for sale by all
druggists throughout the world. Price
25 cents bottle.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-05
A Grand Forks telegram saws: I

A Grand Forks telegram says: The
mysterious movements Of NJ. Dinner and
capitalists from Chicago, New York. and
st. Louis, in the Turtle mountains,
where they took mining machinery
some time ago, ostensibly for coal min.
ing purposes, have excited much local
comment. To-day 1t was learned from
a reliable informant that the object OF
these parties is not coal. but they have
been quietly working on outcroppings
Of gold, and have kept their true opera.
tions in disguise in order to scan the
ground as comprehensively as possible
The machinery they have taken out
there is Of a different sort than that used
in coal mines, but the fact has now leak
ed out that the specimens Of quartz
found in the rocky beds Of the approaches
J to the mountains were assayed at tht
F.. United States office, and have shown /,