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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-05
Established. 1882.
COAL, COAL. COAL.
Read Carefully and Note the F0lloscing !;
Now is the time to bay your coal, and
before doing SO call on
JOSEPH s. M. BASIL.

JOSEPH 8. NJ. BASIL.
and get my prices. have large stock
on hand, purchased before the recent adj
vance in prices, and which / can and will
sell as cheap, if not cheaper, than any
other dealer. Ny facilities for receiving
and handling coal arc unequaled, and be-
sides this think have the best coal in
the City, and Why
First, because purchase it from one
company, year after year, who mine but
the one kind, consequently always have
the LEE COAL, which is a vein of the
old Baltimore Company Coal.
Second, my coal is sent to me in steam
barges, direct from the mines, thereby
saving one or two landings of ii which
causes il to break up and form dust.
Ny Lykens Valley Coal for cooking
purposes is the genuine article. This be-
ing very superior coal it always sells
high, and there are many c0unte7JeSts on
u, but parties wanting it can depend upon
getting the
Genuine Lykens valley Coal
if they will order 1t from me.
Allkinds of wood, either in the stick or
prepared to order at my Steam Mill.
clean Coal,
Fuu Weight,
Prompt Delioery,
and prices - low always as fuel can be
JOS. s. NJ. BASIL,
jy1O-tf. Foot Of Church Street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03

land holder and owner, as the index Ia
Charles Springer ct. al. from A. B. or A..
B. to Charles Springer ct. al. but upon ref
erenos to the desds or leases themselves
you wonld at oncs see that II was not
Charles Springer personally, but Charles
Springer, attorney in fact for the congre.
CATION, &C., who was doing all this deed.
ing and leasing. This 1t was, as / have
said, that first started the notion of
Charles Springer's great wealth. We all
know how such reports swell and in
crease as they pass from mouth to mouth.
Some one doubtle said, have seen his
name over and over again upon the
records and that was enough.
But as must bring this already too
long communication to an end, have not
said enough to show that so far as Charles
Christopher, or plain Charles Springer's
heirs or descendants are concerned, our
real estate owners may possess their souls
and their property in peace.
PETER TRANBERG.
A suggestion to the heirs-why not
hold their next meeting here where are
the records, simon-pure heirs and where
the Springers lived.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03
ANOTHER WHITE ELEPHANT.
FOrepaugh Follows Barnum's Lead
aI Il Cost Of SIS. 400.


Philadelphia Times OF Sunday.
The following cablegram was yesterday
received by Adam Fcrepaugh:
ALGIERs, Dec 90, s3.-Forepaugh, Phil.
adephia: Can get white elephant for ten
thousand pounds. Wire me. WATSON.
MIR. Forepaugh promptly answered:
Watson, Hotel Geneva, Algiers: Buy the
white elephant. A. FoREPAUaH.
Later in the afternoon the requisite
$4S, 400 was placed by Mr.. Forepaugh
in the hands OF Drexel x Co., to be cabled
to his agent. Negotiations for the pur-
chase of the animal which ia TO duplicate
the latest addition to the Barnum show
have been pending since October. When
Mr.. Forepaugh heard of the price of the
Barnum elephant he insisted at fist on
paying the same amount, 10 matter what
the seller wanted. Upon its being
pointed out to him that the protection OF
the American elephant trade neoessitated
the imposition of 20 per cent. duty op
pschy derms he csbled his agent to get
the animal Is oheaply as possible. Let
ters have been received describing tine
beast, which will bs brought from Siam
1t is 5 feet 6 inches high and of bluish
white. Its sex is female and age Is years.
Its owner is q bankrupt Sisuese nobleman.
Harry Francis is the man actually en-.
gagged in the negotiation under the tsle-
graphed instructions of Mr.. Watson, who
is in Algeria buying oamels.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03
CHURCH NOTES.s

The pastoral relation between the Rev.
W. ". Campbell and Grove Presbyterian
church, at Aberdeen, Md, was dissolved
at recent meeting Of the Presbytery of
Baltimore.
The Baltimore Presbyterian association,
established to help congregations in
building churches, is now 10 years old
and has received and spent in its work
s76,2l9 81. Nearly $4,000 was paid
out during the past year for the building
of Faith Church building on Glendy
burial ground. Struggling Baltimore
churches have been greatly aided by the
association and have been enabled to
establish themselves securely.
A revival and communion season In
the Doe Run church, Presbytery of Ches-
ter, has just closed, and there were re-
ceived into the church Is members on
profession of faith and four by certificate,
with prospect Of many more at the next
communion service. Most of those re-
ceived into the church are heads Of fami-
lies. The yeople have been very kind in
the gift Of horse, &c., to the pastor,
the Rev. Samnel Philips. This venerable
old church, around which so many
pleasant memories cluster, It Is hoped
will soon become strong one.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03

The Cambridge NeWs says that from all
quarters comes the report that bay
dredgers are bolder and less reg ardful OF
the oyster law than ever before, and no.
where ia this more true than in Fishing
bay and Honga river waters. Captain
John Il. 1nSiey, commander of the Julia
Hamilton, born sailor, and man
of much bravery and prudence
in emergencies, again met with
rough treatment on Monday week
while attempting to arrest large
bay craft called the TaDgier that was
illegally dredging in Hooper's island. 1t
was blowing so hard at the time that he
could not run alongside of the violator
without doing great damage to the
Hamilton, and though it was stormy and
high sea running, he attempted to
board the Tangier in his yawl, but was
met at the rail by the whole crew, who,
with axes, knives, hammers and pistols,
threatened to do him bodily harm should
he make further effort to go on board.
As the Tengier's crew was much
larger than the Hamilton's Capt Insley
thought 1t prudent to retire, and as the
Tangier had anchored be concluded to
prevent her getting under sail again by
continually firing across her windlass.
But the Tangier proved to be better
armed than the Hamilton, and as she had
high piles of stolen oysters on deck her
men could easily shield themselves, while
the Hamilton's were exposed, so Captain
Insley was compelled though reluctantly,
to see the Tangier depart with her stolen
cargo.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03
Carl From w. N. wilson.

Editor Gazette A. Journal; see III EVERY
EvENfNG that Mr. Abner Hitchcock of
Michigan denies that had half interest
in the firm OF Scott & Co. deny it. The
arrangement was distinctly made upon
the word of honor of Mr.. Hitchcock, that
upon the payment of the license and some
money toward advertising should have
half interest in the firm, Gin considera-
tion of the knowledge had of the
Peninsula, and OF the farms aud lands
thereon" these baing his words almost
verbatim. The said license and money
were paid by me. Now let me say that l
am not a member and am pleased to
withdraw from firm the word of whose
manager is not as good as his article OF
agreement. also wish to say that the
offer was made to me by Hitchcock un-
solicited. | mentioned the matter totwo
of my best friends at the hotel, and
another, and they advised me- not to
"tske hold of a stranger" Since accept
ing it there has come to light other in
formation that he belonged to the noble
band of free-thinkers and taking ali
together think that l am fortunate in
having this morning mutually agreed to
dissolve my interest in the Fruit Belt
Land agency. expect, however, to con-
tinue in the real estate, notary and in.
surapce business as usual.
Yours very truly,
W. N. WILSON.
MIDDLETowN, DEL, Dec. 26th, 1883.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03
MASONIC HALL COMPANY.
The Annual Meeting of the Stock
holders Thursday Afternoon,

-D NAAADu1A uhUSaahE tht StucR
holders Thursday Afternoon.
The following report was submitted by
President Lobdell at the annual meeting
OF the stockholders of the Masonic Hall
company Thursday afternoon During
the pest year it has not been necessary
to incur any expense for additions or
extraordinary repairs to the building or
scenery. The building is now in good
repair, except that the iron front will
require painting duriug the coming year.
During the next season additional scenery
should be provided to make the auditorium
what 1t should be, and acceptable to the
public and to those who rent 1T The re-
eeipts during the year have exceeded the
expenditures by $2,486 49, being
Sl,3l6 O3 less than in 1882. On this
account and from the fact that the earn
ings for the months of October, November
and December have been considerably
less than the earnings for the same of
months of last year, and in view of the
probability that they will continue to be
less for the remainder of the entertain
ment seascn, your directors have thought
It best MOTTO declare dividend of more
than 90 cents per share at this time, but
to appropriate the remaining amount in
the treasury to the purchase Of the bonds
of the company.
Treasurer Lawson reported balance of
%, 328.6S on hand. The expenditures
during the year amounted to sos IS,
and the receipts, together with the bal
ance on hand from last year, 10 $15,-
867 S6.
The following directors were reelected
to serve for the ensuing year: George @.
Lobdell, James Scott, John P. Almond,
Thomas J. Lawson, s. A. Hodgman james
h. Beggs, Isaac c. Pyle, Alfred Gawthrop,
John Taylor, Joseph H. Gould, James
Parker, ]. D. Winslow and William
Baxter.
The board organized by re.electing the
following officers: President, George G.
Lobdell; Vice President, James Scott
Secretary, John P. Almond Treasurer,
Thomas j. Lawson; Manager, Jesse K.
Baylis.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03
A CADET FOR DELAW4RE.
An Offer From Congressman Lore I
the Youths of The State

the Youths Of The State.
Editor Gasette g. Journal: The Secretary Of
War has invited the subscriber to nomi-
nate legally qualified candidate for ap-
pointment as cadet to the United States
Military Academy, to fill vacancy for
the congressional district of Delaware,
The nomination will be held upon COM
petative examination.
Persons desiring to compete will notify
the subscriber by written application on
or before the 18th day of January, 1854
The examination will be held before State
Superintendent Thomas N. Williams, DR..
Howard ogle and Harry Sharpley,
Esq, at time and place to be fixed
thereafter.
Ample notice of the time and place Of
such examination will be given each ap
plicsnt.
Qualifications The candidates must
be between II and % years OF age at
least five feet in hight, free from any in
fectious or immoral disorder and
generally from any dsformity, dis.
ease or infrmity whereby they are
rendered unfit for military ser
vice. They must be we'll versed in
reading, in writing, including orthog.
raphy, and in arithmetic, and have a
knowledge of the elements OF English
grammar, of descriptive geography, par
uoularly of our own country, and OF the
history of the United States. ..
The candidates must be actual resi-
dents of the district OF Delaware.
CHARLES B LORE,
7O2 Market street, Wilmington, Del.
State papers please copy.
WILMINGTON, DEL Deoembe 28, 1883.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03

The following patents were granted to
citizens of Maryland, bearing date Decem,
Der 25th, 1883, and reported expressly for
this paper by Louis Bagger & Co., me-
ohsniosi experts and solicitors Of patents,
Washington, D. C; Henry Bishop, Bslti-
more, sunsbade for bird cages; Arthur
Bixby, Baltimore, fire escape; b. E.
Biskeslee, Cambridge, hesdway and lee-
way indicator for vessels; ]. s. Hagerty,
Baltimore, kitchen safe; W. R. Steiner,
Frederick, endless carrier for harvesters
and grain carrier platform.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03

Baltlmote sun special,
PRINCESS ANNE, Md, Dec. 27.-Three
prisoners escaped from the county jail
here this morning about O'Clock by
picking hole in the wall. Two were
white msn-George W. Psrksn and
Thomas Mcclure Of Philadelphia. The
other was oolored man, George Smith,
of Baltimore. He had been an inmate of
Baltimore city jail, and was arrested in
Crisisld month ago, charged with steal
ing an overooat. The white men were
confined here about go days ago, charged
with stealing clothing from the captain of
dredge boat at Cris6eld. Efforts are
being made to capture them, but up to
2.30 p. m. no information had been re-
oeived as to the course they had taken.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03
A Horse Thief Arrested.

Friday Chief of Police Hawkins
arrested mulstto, named Joseph Brown,
on Shipley street between Third and
Fourth. He is charged with having
stolen mare in Michigan valued at
$1,000. Sheriff Hughes of Calhoun
county, Michigan, arrived here Friday
went to Dover in the evening and on
Saturday obtained requisition from the
governor to take the prisoner to Michigan,
which he did on Monday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03
Forgot Which Church.

OH City BlIzzard.
An Oil citizen last evening found a
young man on corner swearing to
himself.
whats the matter 2" he inquired.
"Matter i' was the reply; "matter
enoughl" and then followed another
string of scriptural and unscriptural
words sadly mixed together.
"I'll till you what's the matter.
took my girl to church and left her at
the door and now I'll bs diddledy-dad-
ranged II can remember which church
II was"
And then the citizen passed on
leaving the young man in cloud Of gloom
as big as q barn.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03

The dense fog which prevailed in this
city about 80 O'Clock Thursday, hung
over the Delaware river until about 4
O'Clock. The Philadelphia Record prints
the following: "The dense fog on the
river Thursdsy almost impeded all kinds
of navigation. The ferry boats kept
their whistles blowing when running in
the harbor, and the ferry house bells
were rung constantly to enable the pilots
to find their slips. Despite these preoau-
tions several collisions occurred.
While the Clyde line steamship
Fanits was going into her dock
at Arch street wharf che came in collision
with the West Jersey ferry boat Colum-
bia The Fanita was struck in the stern,
but only slightly damaged, and the ferry
boat escaped with scratched bow and
few broken stapchions. About the same
time the tug Edith was struck by the
ferry boat Baltic and badly damaged.
The American line steamships British
Princess and Lord Give, from Liverpool,
were obliged to anchor in the river below
New Castle, Delaware. The Dutch
barque Wslraven Melchers, from
Liverpool, with salt, bound up, anchored
in the vicinity of the Delaware Break
water over night. The fog was fully as
dense through the city as 1t was on the
rivers, and seriously interfered with the
running Of the steam railroad trains.
Owing to the obseurity of the signals op
the FIlbert street elevated road, delays
occurred in starting trains at the Broad
street station, and arriving trains came
into the city very cautiously"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03
Horse Thieves worsted.

LITTLE Rock, ARK Dec. 29.-For a
long time past the northwestern part of
this state and the northern part of Mis-
souri, have been infested with horse
thieves, whose headquarters, it is be-
lieved, have been at Cape Girsrdeau, Mo.
farmer named Kimbsll, living iu north
Missouri, had three horses stolen and,
organizing posse of seven, started in
pursuit of the thieves who numbered
three. They were overtaken near For
syth, Mo. The thieves turned on their
pursuers and sharp fight ensued. Two
of pursuers were seriously injured, while
the thieves James and Andrew Davis,
formerly residents of Cape Girardeau,
were shot dead and the third one fatally
wounded.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03
THE INFECTED JAIL.

Two smalI-PoN Patients Turned
Loose Upon WiImIngfon-No Pro-
visions for Their Treatment--The
sheriff's Actions Severely Criti-
and Others.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
The worlds Great Bells.

Russia is in the lead in the line of bells,
some of her manufacture being the most
famous of the world 1t is said that in
Moscow alone, before the great fire, there
were no fewer than 1,706 large bells.
One called the Giant, which was cast in
the sixteenth century and broken by fall
ing from its support and rccast in 1854,
was so large that it required twenty-fo
men to ring it, its weight was estimated
at 288, 900 pounds. 1t was suspended
from an immense beam at the foot of a
bell-tower, but it again fell during the
fire of June 10, 1906, and was a second
time broken to fragments, which were
used with additional materials in 1882 in
casting the King of Bells, still to be seen
in Moscow. Some falling timbers in the
fire of 1887 broke piece from its side,
which has never been replaced. This
bell is estimated to weigh 443, 1872 pounds
it is nineteen feet three inches high, and
measures around the margin sixty feet
nine inches. It's value in metal alone is
estimated to amount to upward of $500,
000 St. Ivans, also in Moscow, is forty
feet nine inches in circumference, sixteen
and one half inches thick, and weighs
127, $50 pounds The bells of China rank
next to those of Russia in size. In Pekin
there are seven bells, each of which, ac-
cording to Father lie Compt, weighs 100,
600 pounds The weight of the Leading
great bells Of the world may be seen in
the following:
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
Weight of Gold Mined.

+. We learn from Albert Williams
Mineral Resources of the United States"
that the United States has mined to date
in the last quarter of century, 2,707
tons of gold and 1860 tons of silver,
or, to put it in another way, enough dead
weight of the precious metals to fully
load three of the large Liverpool liners
sailing from this port. The United
States produces and consumes each year
one ton and eight tenths of ton of coal
for each hum n being in her limits, and
the consumption still tends to keep in adj
vance of the production. The United
States makes each year an amount of pig
iron amounting to over 800, 900, 600,
and is becoming rapidly one of the great
furnace countries of the world Beside
these three principal mineral industries,
the United States produces in copper,
lead and oil nearly as much money value
as the iron output. And this increase
of the utilization of our mineral product
goes on year after year increasing, and as
the amount dug from the ground in
creases, so the discovery of new sources
of supply progresses, and with both come
a steady increase of consumption which
is subject to but short reactions. And
yet there are people who continually
seem to despair of the commercial posi-
ton of the United States.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
KafIir CHARACTERISTICS.

We make the following extract from a
South Africa letter to the New Orleans
Times Democrat: A Kaffir never knows
his age, and cares nothing about it. Some
try to count their age by moons, " and
by this reckoning alone can any srri IL
mate guess of their age b l1Iue-that is,
when the moeTs nave been carefully
countos But there is not one negro in
hundred thousand who takes the trouble.
One must know, in the first place, how
to count above ten, which the natives
cannot do at all except by making knots
on a string, each knot representing ten /;
but the string gets lost, and with it the
recollection of ones age.
They look upon names as a sort of
mark which, as with US, identifies them
wherever they go. Nevertheless, they
change name when it ceases to please
them, and their friends and acquaint-
ances know them only by the name they
choose to give themselves. But if the
stranger finds some difficulty at first in
distinguishing and recognizing the blacks
by whom he is surrounded, there is one
mfalliblc means left him of avoiding
mistakes--the tattoo marks. Every KAT
fir has his own patent trademark By
making slight incisions in the skin, into
which the juice of certain plant is
rubbed, the epidermis swells and re-
mains pulled out, like projecting parts
OF old fashioned leather hangings. With
little Imagination and taste any body
can make his native Servants skin re-
semble fine specimen of Cordova
leather
The women prefer designs in the shape
of little stars. They put them on their
foreheads, cheeks, shoulders. / have
even seen some who wore them on the
tips of their noses. But the ''pelele' is
something far exceeding all tattoo devil
ces. This monstrosity consists in piercing
the upper lip and charging it until a
round piece of wood as big as a watch
can be placed in the opening. The lip
is thus kept perpendicular 10 the face,
very straight, very menacing. The
''pelele" cannot be produced at one eff
fort; and this operation, which recalls
that employed by the Battak women of
Sumatra for the purpose of charging
the lobe of the ear, is commenced in ear
Hest infancy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14

salt ana pepper should also be added,
and it required very careful watching, as
any little inattention on the part of the
cook might ruin the delicate flavor of
this fruit of the sunny CLINE. The girl
swallowed the whole story, and with
great trepidstion and care put the pre-
posterous thing on to boil. Salt and
pepper were duly added, and OPP
pressed with great weight of
anxiety, the poor girl lowered
over the kettle containing the supposed
bread fruit. The cocoanut when encased
in its she'll is of the size of a Rugby foot
ball and about as light as cork. Owing
TO its extreme buoyancy the cocoanut,
tossed up by the boiling water, would
send the kettle cover flying across the
room. The girl. however, was on deck,
and pursuing the flying tin, would re-
place it upon the kettle only to repeat the
operation with every recurring move on
the part of the enterprising bread fruit.
And so the battle ragged With each sue
cessive effort the cocoanut seemed to
grow more enthusiastic and the conse-
quent brilliant flank movements of the
girl more frequent. She WIS evidently
becoming wearied, but visions Of smok-
ing dish of delicious tropical bread fruit
kept up her courage. The conflict had
waged fiercely for some three hours, when
the man of the house coming home, be-
gan to institute a search for the cocoanut
sent home at noon. Mutual explanations
followed, and the maddest girl that ever
smashed a dish on Union street was the
exhausted struggler with the masquerad-
ing cocoanut. Rockland Courier
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14

'"Do you insure people engaged in dan
ge:ous occupations2" asked man with
sling over his eye and who hobbled into
the Office with crutch.
"Certainly," replied the life insurance
agent, 1--WE insure men who work in dy-
Mantle factories and powder mills"
''Then want my life insured for three
thousand dollars, said the man, hob
bling to the desk.
"What is your buslness2'
II am the official umpire of base ball
.eague."
Cant insure YOU"
"Why, thought you just said that
you"
That's all right, but we can't take
such heavy risk as yours. We've got
to draw the line somewhere. - free Press.