The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-10-25
DRIFTINGS.


Philadelphia wants more police.
The dog-face boy, Jo-Jo is attract
ing considerable attention in Phlla-
delphia.
The town of Carthage, N. Y, was
partly destroyed by fire on Monday.
Loss 81 100000.
A train was thrown from the track
at Greenbank Station, Stanton, on
Saturday evening. The conductor
was slightly bruised by being hurled
to the ground.
Father Blaine was insulted by
Democratic hoodlums, at Fort
Wayne, Ind, on Monday. He ap-
peared on the balcony Of a hotel to
speak, and the "boys" yelled for
Cleveland.
The meanest thing that we know
of is the cutting of halyards of flag
poles. We care not what party's
flag floats from its pinnacle, the
man that cuts the halyards, will do
even murder.
Governor Cleveland was attacked
at Albany, N. Y, by crank named
Saml Boone. The man struck at
the Governor, who threw up his arm
and warded off the blow. Several
persons standing near ran and cap
tured the man.
The farmers in Sussex County,
Delaware, are having o serious time
this fall. The drouth has given
them considerable uneasiness, as
many have not seeded wheat. Those
who have sown fear the fly will des-
stoy it. The forest fires are raging,
and doing a great deal of damage.
Three young ladies took the nuns
white veil on Monday at the House
of the Good Shepherd, West Phila-
delphia, and four young ladies who
have worn the white veil for two
years, put on the black veil and
dedicated themselves to the Lords
service for the remainder of their
lives.
Bold Bonny Ben addressed very
large meeting at Oswego, N. Y, on
Monday night. Among the things
he said; we quote the following: eff
you'll elect me President | will
either go into my seat or into my
coffin. l will either stop these muir
ders North and South or I'll have a
lot of first-class funerals to keep me
busy"
An order has been issued from
the Harrison Street Police Station
to all females in that district not to
wear Mother Hubbard dresses in
the street. All found violating the
order will hereafter be arrested.
Mamie Allen, the first victim, was
fined SO to-day by Justice Foote
for appearing on the street in one OF
the obnoxious garments. Mamie is
a cream-colored girl, and her dress
was of white flannel, trimmed with
Dfaek lace.
A neat Cli."l1 was played on the
Government by ffrm in New York
They received the contract to tur'
nish window plate for the new post,
office building in Philadelphia, anc
under the contract they were allow
ed to import the glass free of duty
The firm said they could not secure
the glass soon enough from England
for the purpose, but could furnish il
from their own warehouse, and the
Government would extend the priv.
, ilege of allowing them to import q
like amount furnished the post.
Office, Ito replenish stoclI) when they
desired, to which the Government
assented. The first cargo of glass
, this enterprising firm received from
England is estimated at $4,000
while they only furnished postoffice
with about 1900. A second cargo
came, but Government agent
Caught onto the lay" and stopped
proceedings, by not allowing the
firm to haul same to their ware
house. This cargo is estimated al
) $4,000. Taken together the wide
awake firm were getting $4,000
worth imported glass for furnishing
$4,000 contract. Being good glass
they evidently saw clearly through
the whole scheme.