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The Wilmingtonian., 1884-06-21

Most streams have their rise in wooded
and mountainous regions and the creeks of
New Castle county are no exception to the
rule. IL then theoretical view of the
course Of the Shelpot be laid down as in the
sketch, it will be seen at once that the for
ests ut A are a vital part Of the system. For
if they be cut down, the enormous quantity
of moisture which they peipetually condense
from the air fails to reach the stream which
is thenceforth dependent almost entirely on
the DRAWINGS from the hillsides down to the
middle course at B. This supply is neither
regular nor constant, in wet seasons the
excess takes the form of floods, which soon
dam up and obstruct the stream at the point
below b. Lastly the diminished volume of
water no longer suflices to carry the alluvial
soil out to the mouth of the stream; conse-
quently it is deposited at the bends all along
the course till finally the mouth is closed
altogether and what little water still flows
down is easily absorbed by the marshes OF
taken up by evaporation, This is exactly
what has happened in the case of ShelpOt
Creek. In the same manner Synepuxent
Inlet in Sussex county, which was formerly
navigable for large vessels can now be driven
over with horse and wagon.
So long as a stream is allowed to retain its
natural condition. so long IL will remain oper
for navigation, because there is compensation
at all points. Blu. Man, by creating obstruc
tions, erecting dams, and otherwise chang
! ing the beds of streams, and chiefly and
especially by cutting down the forests-is
| slowly but surely destroying the navigabil
ty Of streams all over the globe.
But if Shelpot Creek has lost all it,
Importance from commercial point of view
| it still retains its destinations for the artis
and student of nature. Every artist in tn,
community is familiar with tile horse-sho,
pool, the rustic bridge, and the beautiful
shady walk by the winding path to the LEI
Of the Philadelphia Pike. So shallow is til,
brook that it may be crossed dry-shod from
boulder to boulder almost anywhere, ant
the comparatively perfect seclusion is
great inducement to the sketeher, who, whil'
at work along the Brandywine requires tw,
special eonstables and ferOcious dog toprO
| tect him from the annoyance of the lOafer
the rOwdy aud the ubiquitous small boy
The Shepot may be followed upwards 70
about three quarters of q mile, every var,
furnishing good sketching ground, with til
ruin Of an old colonial house Con the left
and a very rustic bridge as tit-bits.
Ellen preterltd! Delaware, as it is see
to-day, does not suggest much of the past
because memorials of brick and stone belon
to the records Of civilized men, and Amer
inan civilization is scarce three landre
wears otd,-whfie W1rr4en STRUCTURES, lik
tombstones, tell truth scarce forty years.
But, in the minds eye, we can see the poo
Indian, the Seneca or the Mnquas, spreadin
his meteor hunting the wolf and the "brant,
in the days gone by on the banks of TIL
very Shelpot whose sole refrain is:
"For men may come, and men may go,
But roll on forever
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-06-21
A TIMELY BOOK.
r (JAMES G. BLAINEi
EsE /JOHN A LOGAN

Announcement is madeof the rapid COM
pletion of Pictorial work comprising the
Lives of the Presidential Candidates on the
Republican ticket, written by the veteran
author, Mr.. j. w. Buel, and published by
N. ID. Thompson & Co., st. Louis, Mo-, and
New York This work is sold through agents
exclusively. 1t is designed, not only to serve
the popular taste and want in giying,exhaus-
lively, the facts in the boyhood and man
hood of the Candidates. their private Lives
and Public Services-but to have more
enduring interest than the ordinary Cam
paign book. To this end the publishers have
engaged on tine work corps of skilled de-
signers and engravers to elegantly and pro-
iusely illustrate the scenes and incidents in
the lives of these eminent men, now SO prom
inently before the people. Personal ancedo-
ties and "reminiscences will constitute a lead
ing and certainly most entertaining and
instructive feature of this fine work.
Mr. Buel has marked ability, and enjoys
especial distinction as a Biographical writer.
While exhaustive in the recital of facts, his
powers of analysis, and his keen insight into
the philosophy of events and measures, give
him special prominence among American
writers of personal history. 1t is not too
much to say that he is better prepared for
the work in hand than any other American
author. Accredited by our government in
his tour and residence in Russia and Siberia,
his great work on Nihilism and Exile Life in
Siberia gave him standing in the highest
literary and cbicidl circles in this country as
a writer at once conscientious forcible and
picturesque. This has given him unsur-
passed facilities for procuring all the mater
ial for the work now in hand. AS book OF
fascinating interest, beauty and profuseness
of illustration, and of comprehensiveness of
fdet,it will commend itself to egeTy Uoter.
To the book agent this rare combination
of authentic history, pictorial Illustration
and brilliant authorship, will at once suggest
the universal demand it will create, and also
the advantages in interest it has over the
ordinary Campaign book, and the grand
opportunity it offers for profitable agency
We advertise it in another column.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-06-21
E.S.C

The reason why OUR ORGANS asst so long,
is cause we make them good and strong,
Our instruments, my friend, are made 10 last,
The WOOD is seasoned, the screws hold fast.
our styles are handsome nObby and neat,
And for artistic beauty can't be beat.
The TONE is powerful, melndiOus and rich,
because they are tuned TO concert pitch,
For six years we warrant all the goods we sell,
Because we know they are made SO well.
PlANOFOfTES! We sell them, too
And cheaper, friends, than others do.
The lluzGltnn Bros. is first-class,
The McI'hial is scarce surpassed,
The Govesteen and Fuller is very fine,
Having beauty, brillancy and durability com
hined.
We have the hest and largest stock in town,
Aud all our prices marked WAY DOWN.
II short of cash we will concessions make,
And monthly payments of TEN DOLLARS take,
Give us 4 call, tell every one you meet,
The place 10 buy an organ or piano cheap,
IL at 1lj Market street
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HARNESS, TRUNKS AND TRAVELLING
BAGS,

J. A. CONNER, reliable harness and
trunk manufacturer has removed to his new
store, No. 4 L. Fourth ST., near Market,
where you will find the largest assortment
OF harness, bags, etc, in the city. Ladies
and gentlemen's pocket books and ladies
shopping bags, sold at reasonable prices.
Prompt attention paid to repairing trunks
and travelling bags IL "a 1y
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-06-21

Mr.. Edward Hanna of Cos jefferson St.,
takes this opportunity OF informing his
friends and the public generally, that he has
opened the Ice Cream season of 1884 with
the most delicious Creams ever offered to
he citizens of Wilmington.
The time to buy N0W-The pl ace go
jefferson.
BsS@ Nothing but the pure fruits used for
flavoring purposes. 5-17-S4 4m.
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WILMINGTON, DEL, JUNE ~, 1851.


FOR THE WILMINGTuNIAN
The artist who fills his portfolio with
studies of the tiny stream, scarcely covering
the boulders which line its bed; the small
hoy 20 angles for ''suunies' and minnOws
in the shallow pools; the casual wayfarer
whose haggard lincaments are reelected from
the bridge on the Philadelphia Pike, are all
mute witnesses of a great glory that has
departed forever from Delaware--the glory
of its hundreds of navigab!e streams, now
filled up with sand and gravel, or trans
formed into uo2y bogs or desolate marshes.
Among these streams of the long ago the
ShelpOt held no mean place. Scarce two
hundred years ago William Penn wrote that
the "Skilipot' was large enough to contain
the whole navy of England
1t was at this time too that the Christana
was a mighty river extending over the
whole of the tracks of the present p. w. &
B. Railroad from Justison street down TO
the Depot, receiving three considerable
streams Clements Creek, Orange Run and
Poplar Ruu), all of which have vanished
from the topography of Wilmington. The
Chrstiana was at this time over $50 feet
wider above Market Street Bridge than it is
now, while Cherry Island Marsh was vast
tidal lake, with a solitary small island in the
middle, covered with cherry trees f.Gm
which the name is derived. The site of the
IdtkSul ~ Dlldl W o. w bIhh WIS u Hubt
basin, accommodating vessels Of two hun
dreu tons and upwards. Lastly the Brandy.
wine and the Shelpot had channels connect
ing them directly with the Del WARE River,
and the largest vessels could ascend the
former stream right up to the rocks below
the first dam.
Ehou pietertta! Alas for the buried past
The traveller Of to-day, standing on the
banks of the Shelp0t might well recall Ton
Md1re's beautiful lmcs:-
ON Lough Neagh's banks as the fisherman strays
When the clear cold ewes declining;
He sees the round towers of other days
In the waves beneath him shining.
Thus shall memory often in dreams sublime
Catch glimpse Of the days that are over;
Thus signing look through the waves Of time
For the long faded glories they cover.
1t will be an interesting retrospect, at thi
point, to glance at the surroundings of vii
mington in William PENIS days and com
pare them with the CONFEDERATION Of land ant
water over the same extent as they appear il
tho present. We shall see at once how
enormously the volume of water in all tn
streams has diminished.
There is good reason to believe that TIL
original Delaware Riverwas q mighty STREAM
indeed, having Il much greater extension T.
the west than the present river. All alon
the highest ridges facing the New Jerse
shore we find ''pockets" of gravel, perfect
str,tt6rr ll14-.s and indicating with the (ltmos
certainty that the De'1waTe tormvti.,, ltlaw e
at this level. Such Il gravel pit has bee
opened near the Cricket Ground at Twenty
Third and Washington street, and simila
section is exposed at the corner of the roa
midway between tile Car Works of Bower
81 Dure, and the southern end Of Elevent
Street Bridge. In both eases the pebbles al
rounded and water worn, and the remain
are of a purely uvlatile character.
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This stream of course flowed in prehistoric
ages, and it was not until far into the histor-
ical epoch that the dwarfing Of the Delaware
to its present dimensions actually COM
menced. Even in the days when the earliest
settlers found the Indians in possession OF
Delaware, the streams of the State were
nearly all navigab'e and both the Pea
Patch Con which Fort Delaware stands) and
Reedy Island, still lower down, were not in
existence. But as soon as civilized man
affected permanent settlements on the
shores Of the river, the shoaliug and dam
ming up of the STRAINS progressed rapidly
How this happened will appear more clearly
from a study of the Shelpot Creek, which
affords fine illustration of the part which
Man, under civilization may play in the
transformation of Nature.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-06-21

II You are in want of perfect fitting
white shirt, 3O7 Market street is the place to
get them. All our shirts are our own make.
Shirts made to order, aId fit guaranteed
W. II. Sincock, 307 Market street.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-06-21

and dining hall is that which is best known
as Reynolds Malta House. You can get
anything you order there at reasonable prices
and at moments notice. The regular meal
rates of the Malta are 50 cents, but when
checks are bought in quantities0n advanee)
the cost is reduced to twenty-five cents.
The dining room is a model of neatness u d
cleanliness, and with attentive walters and
pleasant service the Malta House merits the
large patronage it is receiving. King and
Water streets will lead you to the proper
locality. The Malta House is open on Sun
days, for meals only. 4-19-S4 II
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have done, in the prime Of intellectual
manhood.
Solong as there is no organic disease
present, Debility-however severe-is cura-.
BILE. Everything depends on the willingness
ot the patient to make sacrifices and reso-
lutely follow out the directions of the physi-
clan. Half measures Will not do. 1t is
better to quit work for month than to go
ON toiling in Intellectual seryitude, till Nature
asserts her violated sovereignty and takes
the holiday her subject will not give her.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-06-21

AM COMPOSED OF THIRTY SIX FILTERS
My 2tl llth :lith, 21tlI, 18th and Bird bird
. 32nd, 2st It'll, Bird and 9Th is what we ali should
do
9Th, 18th, lth, 9th, a2nd 9th, 18th, Sth, seth
and 9TH latin word.
" 18th, eth, It'll seth and 2nd tree
" 2nd, Sth, 9th, 18TH 18th, i5th and lltli fish.
" 9TH 10th, 18th, lOth 18TH 2nd and alst prophet
" 23rd, 2nd, eth, nth, 2Sth, LIST, 22nd 9th llth
and 32nd girls name
My whole is the name of an organization of great
Importance
ESQ
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-06-21

Christlied and Best 5l5 Market Street, are
now displaying fine stock of Gents Fur
nishing goods of every description and best
quality. Earle and Wilson'S Collars and
Cuffs. Ties and eravats from Rufus Water
house, Broadway N. Y. Agents for the
Troy Laundry. 42G 81 3m.
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kprInfers' rournameut.

PrrspUEau. Pa, August lS.-The inter.
national snlintess' tournament at the Ex.
position Park, this afternoon, attracted a
crowd otnea.ly three thousand. Notwith.
standing The oppressive heat the rsces were
hotly contested and we're very exciting.
The betting was heavy. The first race, 100
yards hests beat two in three, for PURGE
Of $500, Was participated in by F.W. Stone,
oil New York; James @ ink, Of Brantford,
oat; ". Houyh, Of Mics, Ohio; Gus Caro-.
'hels, Of Csnaae; W. Boyd, Of New York.
Qa!lk took the Inst hest and Stone the last
two. Time, 10y eecouds; 10 secondt; 10
aecorts. In tho i,ee Tor all, one hundred
and twenty FIVE yatds,' tbs entries were
John Ryan, Nova SCOTS, Fred Rogers,
lhi!aaelphia, W. II, johnson, New York,
N. X. ketIleman, ksnfss, and George
Smith, Pittsburgh. The latter, who is
matched Tor q race with on unknown on
Friday sspRsd TO run, however, unlecs
Rysn wGs barred TT he did no: know him
and was afraid he might he his unknown.
Wien the race wss called all the others
Started snd het,!enGn Won in two straight
heats, Johnson second. Time for both
heats twelve seconds and half. The
judges *eIt Noah Maekirson, oi Philsdel.
paiA, Nsd McSalty, Ashland, O., and John
Newell, Pittsburgh; time keepers James
ANeenan, Dosion, .. D. Thompson, Denver,
Samuel Caldwell, BIantto,d, Ont,
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THE MIMEaS' TEuUBLE.
NO more ArFeatH-A DcterIniucu AcXist.
-. ~ nnCN 10 hn Il adn ~ - - -

NO more ArFeAfn-A DcterIniucu Hcxlst.
ancc to he nado.
PITTSBURGH, August The Commercial!
GaRtte's Woods' Run, Pa, special usyt.
Robert Mcclure, Of the coal and iron police,
and a number OF deputies visited the
minera' camp to-day ior the purpose OF az
resting the strikers charged with conspiracy
and assault, but IS they were unable 10
identity their men they were obliged to
leave without making arrests. About two
hundred sttikers followed the officers
around, but lnade no attempt 10 mo!est
thep..e. The satfikera ssy the arrests have
made them more determined and they will
fightlto the Bitter end. They assert lbs sy.
rests ere made for the purpose 81 intimids.
ton and that tho llarses are iriyoloua,
Large acccssions are expected to the forces
from the lower pools tomorrow. Prapars.
lions ere being made for the organization
OF the women. 1, rs. FIJI z ~ :. - n
I! has bsen decided tha. they will make
no public demonstration, but will uss
their influences with the wives Of the WORK.
ingmea and with tho miners at their
homes in heevening. a large mass meet
ing IVES held this afternoon at which the
officers appealed to tho men to not report
to yiolCnCe. = = t5.. sc ;!1s15.sI5r
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TUE LATE GROVER cLIyELANp. I
A KnlIrOnrd Chnuge.

KANSAS, Cry. Mo-, August lS.--It is re.
ported here In private railway circles tha.
T. F. 0akes, at present Vice President and
General Manager Of the Northern Pacific
railway, has been rendered apd will aecep.
the posltion Of General Manager Of the en-,
tire Union Pacific system, vice L. H. Clark.
It is known that the relations between
Charles Francis Adams, the new Union
Pacific President, and MI, Qakes, are 0!
!ee 7! . ss moat friendly = 1 Character and besides
dicate now controlling the Union Pacific
stock. Mr.. Oakea reached Kansas CITY
yesterday morning, In bis opeoial car,
having mads tour OF inspection over the
main line Of the Union Pacific and Ksnsas
Pacific roads. He was accompanied by
CHARLES Lswbourne, land commissioner ci
the Northern Pacific road aud BY promi.
ueQs Union Pacific officials. a 1IT'
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CLEVELAND, O., Auxus. lS.-Duncan O.
Ross and AIetvine Thomp1on left tonight
Tor Washington, where they take part in q
spsrriug and wrestling tournament which
oecuro Wednesday, Tor $1,000 in prizes.
Thompson expecta 10 meet McCaffery in a
glove contest, but So Ress thinks the Pitt,.
oursher will, no. meet Thompson unless
today: fI1T = 1ss5
| will match Thompson to fight Domi.
mex MeCstf1ry, ring rules, for $1,000 in
tae came ring that Burke and Sloddard
asasie at Nsw Orleans. I have deposited
S1W with Richard X. For, and will meet
MeCatiery in Washington or New York to
s'ea stslcIes OF asroenent on being noti-
lied Of his acceptance. 5s5. ~, I'6l n,
r'- tG DUNCAN q. Rcs7.
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THE ADVENIURESS
WHO lMPosro ON wHstL,Nolr,s
ofasscd to b. ss'nt from Philadelphia 10 this city.
Ih' Pfise'paI otihs"Ae,a.my Of ro,Aie Art
s'c'sn" will b. Brought }Ysss loyyaes !.
With llerlJarsd aad Dsisaud<d Yup!l.,

PnlLADELrlIrA, August ls-A warrant
OF removal wasgranted in the United sla.ts
Dintrlct Coor. to the United States au.hori.
ties sI Of West Virginia Tor the pcrson Of
EInora Russell, alias Mra. ]. G. Goodwin,
Alias Madame Pauline Werthing.ou. The
pfisoner will be taken to Whepling, where
she Is to anawer charge Of using the mails
In scheme to deffaua. E8Ts.S
me lady above montloned Is. perhaps,
T 10Y ssll known to the Wheeling public to
Cali ior any extended notice Of ber frauds
IN this community: She will readily be
remembered aa the head OF that illusionsrv
Institution known as tho "Acadcmy Of
Moeaic Art Society,"" tf5tI ~ > -
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SEAE MGE RE SUITS
Attorney. .Genernt brewster Explnll
---L---.- IN. -- NsA EsnNiiinN. ..----------

Attorney. .Genernt brewster Explnlns
''stiy,.a A.A Position. js
LONG BRANCH, August lS.-A CORES.
pondent Of the Associated Prees called upon
Attorney General Brewster with reference
to the articles criticizing his management
of tho Star Routs, civil suits. I, Brewster
characterized the article az altogether IN.
true, except that Colonel Bradley wss
asked to take charge Of the cases and
siter examining into them SO as
to learn their character and amount OF
service they would take ho was asked
to state his charge. In n letter he
named his price 8. s.. .GO0a month. Draw.
ater continued: "Whsn Mr.. Bradley eaid
he wanted $1,000 n month his offer was
declined OIL the ground that his charge
wee more than ought to bo paid for it.
bad before that An otftr from gentleman
to attend to these cases fer Sl5 900 year,
Bradley's charge would hsve made it q.
the rate ef $50. 600 yeer, ard OF course
| declined his charge, when L had
declined tbs $4,000 charge, be.
cause II thought it wr9 more than
ought to be paid. Bradley was very
polite and civil. Ipropoeed TO pay him
for his expenses aud stated the amount,
and l underslooa him to say he would
consent 10 accept, bnsupon Eecead thought
he wrote deciiniugupon tho ground that
the rate at which ho waa paid was lower
than to bs allowed the Star Route counsel
and he mugt decline It, and he lett. There
was never q harsh OF unhiud or complsin.
Ing word uttered by him. The Star
Route civil cases aso no1 In tho hands
OF one Of the, assistants of the
Department, who, assume, is actually on.
gsged at this time In insti,uting sui's at
different poials, for he is under positive
Instructions. l wrote within Ten days in
consequence OF letters from him upon the
subject and urged him 10 be prompt and
pursue the csaes with energy, and l believe
he Ia 80 doing. This morning signed
letter forwarded ms from Washington,
directing immediate suits 10 be brought by
the District Attorney in these Star route
civil suits. I,g, III ~ gt s
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AfFAihS aM 7,sh uLSSD.
ine Comment On ,ne Queens Speech,
GlSubtOuG'N In fluenre . py tsszgH.

aAe comment On the queens Speec1l.
Glsdstonc's influence. EeE.i:eg
LONDON August lS.-The fact that the
Qaeen's speech proroguing Parliament was
iull OF references 10 tho failure OF the Goy-i
eminent has been made the most Of by
the Tory newspapers, and the barrenness
Of the session is unques:ionably having it's
ettsct on the public mind. Within the
pas. ten days there has been an obvious
change in the political situation in favor Of
the Conservatives. .Ei''
The undoubted euccess Of the great Con.
aesva:ive meeting at Manchester has had
subduing effect On the Liberals, and we
hear no mora cock.sure talk about the will
OF the people being all on one side. There
is recognition, instead, Of the fact that
the two parties are still strongly balanced,
aud that the issue to be decided in the cat
fight ia uncertain. f.
Lord Salisbury is showing great tactical
powers ct the expense of his constituency.
In 1877 he was mos. violent critic Of
DisrAeli's policy OF outlibcraling the Liber.
sls, aud now be is doicg the same thing
himself. His later speeches, which. bY
the way, are the best being delivered in
the wholu controversy, take advance
ground for an arithmetical redistribution
OF seats, and an abolition OF the old elec.
toral anomaliee. J, : :.
That il much further than Mr.. Gladstone
went in his tentative sketch OF reappor.
tlonment, and the result is shaking the
Liberal strength In all the great centers Of
population like Manchester, Birmingham,
Liverpool, London and Lseds, whers the
present representatives ought nearly to be
trebled. In the election held during this
Parliament the Conservatives gained eich.
teen, the Liberals gained five and the Ma.
tionalis.e four. Fl -.
The Tories complain that Mr.. Gladstone
puts partisan phrases into the 0 ,een'e
mouth, twics making her appear IN her
apesch IS al advocate Of the franchise bill,
rho cloalnG scenes Of the session passed of
quietly. The Egyptian discussion on Mon.
uay had the good fact Of drawing from
MI. Gladetons an avowal that Lord North.
brooks mission will be likely TO extend be.
yond mere inquiry. But Mr.. Glads.one's
one idea is still to gst ont oil it. 81
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"GAru", writing from Saratoga to the
Cincinnati Enquirer says: - -
Henry Davis, Of West Virginia, is rather
non Colnmi!ta!, but infer from bis general
remarks thSt he thinks the Democratic
aaain out there aye not in as good condi.
ton as they have been: He says the &C.
tien Of the Supreme Bench Of the Stste in
bringing the editor Of tho Wheeling INTEL.
LlCEScEE mp Tor contempt Of Court xas not
very beneficial 10 the party.
No, no. very beneficial, aud tho more
tbs people hear about it the worse It ia for
the ticket which bears On its face the
ramss Of two membcrs Of that court. AS
tie lS7ELLlGEScER remarked upon men,
olablo occasion, ut the cost of sS25, "the
campalsn seens to be shaping ITSELF"