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Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

4 STRANDED WHALE.-A whale
measuring 80 feet 8 inches long and -
feet inches through the body from
back To breast aud with "A tail 9 feet
across got ashore on Saturday week on
the South inside shore of Pungoteague
creek, AccOmac county, Va. Five fish
ermen attacked the monster by shoot
ing and chOpping it. They secured it
with two anchors, which were fastened
to the leviathan by ropes passed
through holes cut in its flesh. The
captors were at work about the whale
for several hours, during which time
the whale remained motionless, and it
was thought to be dead. When the
tide came in at sundown on Saturday it
toated and displayed renewed vitality.
a desperate struggle freed the animal
from its captivity, and it moved away
carrying the cables and anchors with it.
No more was seen of it until the fol-
lowing Monday, when it was discov-
cred III the channel of the creek, dead.
The fishermen towed it to the beach
North of PungOteague creek, where
they recommended their operations OF
stripping it of the blubber. The pro
prietOrs of the fish factory on the creek
offered to boil the blubber for one half
the oil, but the lucky captOrs refused
to accept on those terms. 1t will prob
ably render 20 barrels of oil. This is
the second whale to get ashore in the
same vicinity within one year, and af.
ford source of revenue to the hardy
fishermen of the neighbOrhoOd. When
its jaws are fully open an ordinary man
can stand erect in its mouth.
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l34l KENT -.Ub.I l5:4
Mutual tnSuraHCGC Co.,
DOVER. DEL,

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Important to Farmers!
Continued reduced price Of
SHELL LIME
For the Fall of 1888.
B9rNew and enlarged Kilns and She'd
ding have recently been erected at
great expense.

As an experiment, and to meet the necessities OF
the times we decided two years ago TO lower the
price of our LINE 25 per cent, making il 6 cents
per buShel. instead of cents. formerly The
success of the plan was such that our sales were
MORE THAN DOUBLED, and We concluded to
rnnffuun 10 mira
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Delaware, Maryland & Virginia R. R.,
~ CONNECTION WITH THE
Old Dominion Steamship Company.

ON and after Monday. January 7th. 1854. sun
days excepted the trains will be run ~ follows:
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6 Cents per Bushel

Until further notice. The superior excellence
and cheapneSs of Shell Lime for agricultural pur-
poses can be aitested by hundreds of the best
farmers Of Delaware and Maryland. and the
steadily-increaSing demand is the best proof of
its merits. Now is the time TO improve lands
at small cost
TRY IT! TRY IT! TRY IT /!
The principal agricultural papers of the country
have decided that weight for weight
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Abstract OF Abatement I.,a

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Price for The Year 1873. 6 CentS lnr hnShel

SPECIAL RATES OF FREIGHT a, all stations
on the railroad.
Orders filed promptly for any amount from one
car load 70 ten thousand bushels. send orders in
early. address apr 1S-ly
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]. b. Cooper leads the County in
sales of Glass, China, Porcelain and
Granite ware, and Lamp Goods.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

THE Perkins & House Nom -Explos-
i've Lamp h the only Lamp fit to be
used among children. Ii cannot ex-
plode or break. Sold only By j. b.
Cooper. eI
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SHELL LIN &,

Is preferable 10 Stone Lime and with the present
extremely low price and advantageous freight
rates il is decidedly the CHEAPEST AND MOST
RELIABLE FERTILIZER for PENINSULA use.
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WI. DENNEY. See'y.

March 1. i>>s -syEa lEL
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Fhiaislphia, Wilmington 1 Baltimore ssi!,ssa,
DELAwARE DIVISION.

On and after THURSDAY, November n. 1Sss
Sundays excepted trains VIII leave rs follows:
SOUTHWARK. SOUTHWARK.
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Delaware Items.

Harrington is enjoying a paving
hoOp,
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CATARRH III ti.Is:a..k Ms!.;kSG%s SslSisp

Ey's cream Balm
has Cured me OF ca
iarrh Of several year.
standing. restored
my sense Of taste and
SMELLY. &. Ogden.
Elixabeih. y. J.
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100 "a n " AMI
Pass. PASS. PASS
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We claim the following
for this Bar:
1st. "A saving of fuel
over the ordinary bar.
2nd.--Such comstruc-
ton as will equalize all
strains resulting from ex-
pansiOn and contraction,
thus avoiding warping, and
thereby insuring long SER
vice.
3rd.-ThorOugh COM
bustion of fuel, owing to the
large air spaces exposed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-23
General and Personal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dee, Representative White,
of Kentucky, looms up as rival of Mr.. Holman
for recognition as the great American obiector,
Mr.. White, it is said, will daily spring the point
upon the House that, no quorum being present,
they cannot adjourn for more than one days
time, and thus compel daily meetings and ad-
journments during the holidays.
In the Senate, to-day, General Harrison pre-
sented remonstrance of the cigar-makers
union of Vincennes against ratification of the
Spanish treaty. Senator Pendleton presented
rem onstraces of the same character from Nor
walk Columbus, Cincinnati, Akron, Massillon
Germantown, Sandusky, and other Ohio towns
and cities He presented, also, petitions for rat
ifcation of the treaty, but they were all from
manufacturers in the East.
J. J. Netterville, of Anderson, stopped at
Villa rds last night
John G. Carlson has been commissioned post
master at Fish Lake, Ind.
Thomas II Mckee, of the Senate document
room, has been summoned to his home at Logans-
port by the fatal illness of his mother-in-law.
He cannot leave, however, at present
Senator and Mrs. Harrison will go to Fortress
Monroe for few days, if the Senate adjourns
this week
W. S. Stahlnecker has been recommended by
General Browne for appointment as postmaster
at De Soto, Delaware county, vice Cooper, re-
signed.
The new Pension Building has been secured
for the Inauguration bali.
The United States Supreme Court has ad-
journed to the 9TH of January.
The President has accepted the resignation of
Henry d. Lyman Second Assistant Postmaster
general, and will tomorrow nominate John B.
Thompson, general superintendent Of the Rail
way Mail Service to succeed him..
The Secretary of the Treasury has received
letter from a resident Of Riga, Russia, inclosing
800 note of the Confederate States, which, he
says, he inherited from his uncle, and wants ex-
changed for currency. The note has been
turned to the sender, with the information that
it is worthless
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREVIBIES.

The boiler of the Bell street compress of til >
Atlanta Cotton Compress Company explo ID
yesterday morning killing one negro and Sc
| riously wounding another.
William Fisher, an empoye in the T4augsin
nail mill coal bank, near Wheeling w. Va. was
killed yesterday by the fall of sey eral thousand
pounds of soap-stone He leaves widow and a
child
FsAt Albany, N. Y, Sunday night E., bert Earls
infant daughter was suffocated by coal gas from
stove The father and her, with whom the
babe was sleeping, are alive, but critical
condition.
On last Friday, st Fast Brady Pa, Matthew
Butler coal mi err, who was said to be insane
at the time, attao ed his wife for some fancied
wrong, and beat her in such brutal manner
that she died from the injuries inflicted. Butler
was arrested.
The funeral of Moohopasha, head chief of the
Menominee Indians was conducted according to
the rites of the Catholic Church, at Keshena,
Shawano county. Wisconsin, on Sunday. Hun
dreds of Indians from all parts. of the reserva-
ton attended
In the Cincinnati Police Court yesterday,
four men arraigned as Migrants. One
was the keeper Of a place for opium smok-
ing, and the Others were his customers For the
lack of law making opium smoking offense,
vagrancy was charged At their request Trial
was postponed till Saturday.
Considerable excitement was manifested in
Nan ticoKe Pa, yesterday morning. over the
death of JAS. Shea, aged seven. 1t is alleged
that Miss Bradie a teacher in one of the public
schools of Nanticoke, while in passion, violent
~ threw the child down stairs infiicting such
injuries as to cause death The coroner will
make thorough examination.
The First National Bank, of Cincinnati,
shipped package of money to the Citizens Ma.
tiona Bank, of Piqua, and when the package
reached the latter bank it was $500 short. The
two banks selected one man each, they chose
third and the three took testimony, which was
equally positive as to putting the money in the
package and not getting it out The arb;trators
decided that neither was responsible for the loss,
so each bank is to suffer a loss of $3.50
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-23
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Judge Bundy ON Prohibition,

To the Editor of the Indianapolis journal;
don't care copper how much Judge Bundy
or anybody else lampoons St. John. He is down,
now, and it doesn't cost much to kick him But
l am not willing that he or anyone else shall
abuse the Republicans of Iowa. They are not
proposing to amend prohibition out of the Con
stituton, by a convention or otherwise, for it is
not there, and never has been. The people voted
for it, but the Supreme Court declared the
proposed amendment void Like sensible men,
the Republicans at once set about doing
the best they could under the existing Constitu-
ton, and they succeeded in enacting law that has
no prohibition in it, yet it is highly satisfactory
to the temperance men of that State and very
distasteful to the liquor sellers, and the Repub-
licans are not proposing to abandon that law.
Indiana has just as good a prohibitory Constitu-
ton as Iowa, and can have good temper
auce law the Iowa law whenever the people
get in earnest. and quit singing prohibition! pro-
hibition!l but just regulate the thing
to death, as they do fin Iowa The
truth is, distinctive prohibition in Iowa is a
very small affair. 1t received only two thou
sand votes this year, while the restrictive policy
of the Republican party received 1877, 089; and it
is about the same in Kansas 1t is only where
Republicans show Indifference to the mani
fest desire of the people, aud do not propose to do
something for their relief, that prohi bitionism
gets any foothold at all Mr. ST. John is
dead as it were, but prohibition is
not and we will never kill it by
kicking St John; but if we want to
kill it too dead for it ever to give respectable
kick again, let US initiate the iowa Republicans
and take the breath out of it by good Iowa
law or its equivalent We want no amendment
to the Constitution to do this very thing, either
We have all the constitution we need, and the
sooner the real temperance mon quit talking
prohibition and clamoring for a constitutional
amendment. and go to work and enact a good
law under the present Constitution the better
for temperance and all concerned. The Iowa
Republicans are sensible. Z. A. GOODWIN.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-23
THE BROKEN RAIL.
Accident to B. 80. Train-Congressman
Shiyely Among the Injured.

CHICAGO Doc. 22-The facts in regard to an
accident on the Baltimore 6 Ohio railroad, near
Bremen, Ind, were made known here to night
The train was the fast express from Washington
City, due here about $50 o'clock in the morning
1t was running at the rate of forty miles an
hour, when it struck a broken rail, OF some
similar imperfection in the track. The engine
and forward part of the train passed safely
but the dining car and two sleeping coaches were
derailed and overturned The dining car took
fire and was burned, but the sleeping coaches
were saved. There were sixteen persons in the
sleepers, some of them in public life, and it APP
pears almost miraculous that none of them were
killed or fatally hurt Congressman Shively, Of
South Bend, Ind, suffered painful but not danger
GUS bruises about the legs. Hon. Hiram Y. Smith,
of Des Moines, Ia, suffered liberation of his feet
and legs, and Hon. o. G. Clifford, of Canton,
D. IT, was hurt about the shoulders and others
were more or less shaken up. The occupants of
the dining car suffered most severely. Edward
MeCabe and Joseph H. Pratz, cooks, and I'D
ward Gray and r. McNaughten, walters were
rescued, badly wounded, scalded and burned,
and, in all probability all will die. Steward
Dody was only slightly hurt The wounded were
brought to this city this afternoon.
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The Search for IIowgate.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-It is believed at the
War Department that the letters recently found
in the possession of Lieutenant Greedy from
Capt Howgate, are decoy letters, written to throw
the detectives off the scent of the much-soueht
fugitive. 1t develops that number of detectives
have been hunting Howgate for several months
He is said to have no fears of the civil author-
ties, and is seeking to escape only from the War
Department operatives. 1t is said Howgate is sup
piled with money by well-known merchant of
this city, who was formerly intimate with him,
and that he is not in the West.
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TILE FIRE RECORD.
The Fire at Pratt's Oil Works Under COntr'
-rnn NIer, rhro,,t, Ont of VYnrl,

The Fire at Pratt's Oil Works Under Control
700 Men Thrown Out of Work.
HUNTERS POINT, L. l., Dec. 22-The fires at
Pratt's oil works, Williamsburg are still burn
ing, but are believed to be under control, though
change of wind might cause further extern
SION. No more tanks have exploded. The fire
men succeeded in saving the fve-story brick
factory. A great quantity of oil in barrels and
casks on the docks and in the ware houses is
still blazing, and the ferry boats and tugs are
throwing water from the river with little effect
A large portion Of the machinery and condens-
ing apparatus destroyed, and connections
severed, which will prevent a resumption of
refining for long time. Seven hundred men
are thrown out Of employment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-23
Captain rim,s ADVICE to Cleveland.

Interview Mt Albany.
Your Excellency would doubtless be glad tc
take such action as would tend to further in
crease the feelings of amity and good will be
tween two such great nations as America and
England. Has it not occurred to your Excel
lency that this bond of amity and good will
might be further strengthed by certain step on
your partP
Pardon rne--what stepl" asked his Excel
leney looking at me rather blankly.
by marrying some English woman of posi-
ton" | replied with the utmost gravity. "Some
English marehoness or countess for instance,
your Exeellency."
His Exceliency stared at me for moment
aghast and the next moment broke into hearty
laughter
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
Concluded from First Page.l

half for the army, the other for the navy,
to DO expended only in payment for
steel accepted and delivered. The board says
that from personal intercourse with prominent
steelmakers, il is in position to assert that
proposals issued on this basis will be responded
to, but it will be necessary to appropriate the
entire amount recommended in order to induce
responsible steel manufacturers to erect and
complete the necessary works If Congress
shall adopt measures for procuring the supply
of guns required, it will be absolutely necessary
to appropriate the 81 0O0 600 needed for the fac
tories in which the guns are to be fabricated. AS
it will require two years to erect and equip these
factories, the appropriations for them should be
made as early as possible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-23
ASSOCIATED PRESS GEMS.
A yigilant Reporter Who Allows No entity
Item to Escape.

DAYTON. Dec 22.-fhe year is to wind up
with round of sports in this county. On
Wednesday, shooters will assemble at Alexanders-
Vile for an old fashioned turkey match. One
hundred birds will be provided. On Christmas
night there will be coon hunt in the Big
Woods; on Saturday fox drive, five miles south
of Dayton; en- Monday, fifty -hours' walking
match viii begin at Miamisburg.
The foot race between Zelgstein, an amateur
of this city, and an unknown brought here from
Miamisburg, distance one hundred varels. for
800 a side. was scooped by Dayton, % four
yards ard $500
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Petrifad Human Remains.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 22-The Times,s Santa
Maria, Cal, correspondent telegraphs that in
tense excitement was created there this even
ing by. the arrival of wagon containing two
petrifed bodies, which were discovered in a gyp-
sum quarry, near Point Sol The bodies are
those Of man and woman. They were bur
led side by side, with a large boulder between
them. The body Of the man is in perfect state
of preservation, except half of the left arm.
Both feet were broken off in the disinterment
very symmetrical proportions. The discovery
was made by Geo. Conner and Geo. Holt,
miners, who were prospecting in that neighbor-
mood
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-23
Mr.. Blaine's Throng Of Callers.

Washington Letter.
Mr.. Blaine is a tremendous walker, and every
afternoon he takes a spin on foot-that is, when
he can escape from the swarm of people who
surround him. for it is a fact that the pavement
in front Of his house looks like licensed cab
stand. Cabs mean congressman. ENow, what
their business is with Mr., Blaine nobody
knows. Some say it is the Spanish treaty,
on which they want the benefit of Mr..
Blaines experience in the State Department.
1t has always been the custom for the Republic
ans in the House to run screaming to Mr. Blaine
when some shrewd old parliamentarian like Mr..
Randall, Mr. Eaton, Mr. Cox, or Mr.. Car
Isle laid them by the heels He could generally
get them on their legs again Occasionally,
when Mr.. Keller lost his head entirely, they
would have to send for MIR. Blaine to come down
to the Capitol to haul Mr. Kefer out of the
quicksands. At present MIR. Blaine is in tow
ering rage with the newspaper correspondents.
he is very frank and friendly with them, and
every one to whom he has said word has
rushed him into print. This has nettled him,
especially as he AYERS bogus interview with
him has been printed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-23
It Is Strictly Non-Partisan.

NASHVILLE, Dec. 22-More interest is being
taken in the approaching return of Mr. Randall
to Nashville than any event for years, and he
will be accorded reception rarely rendered any
public man here There will be a pub
lie reception at the Maxwell House, speak
ing at the Opera-house and brilliant
entertainment at the Hermitage Club A thor
oughly representative meeting, largely at
If any man should be honored by the people of
the Nation, and particularly those of this sec
ton, that man is Samuel j. Randall. HOPES
are expressed that such arrangements will be
made as will result in doing becoming honor to
one of the grandest men Of America. A com
mittee of twenty-five, with Col A S. Collyer as
chairman, was appointed to carry out the wishes
of the meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-23
How to Disnose of a Dancerous WAN.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 22-Wiliam Fletas,
who was incarcerated in the Madison Jail for
robbery, having threatened the lives of all who
aided in his arrest party of fifteen men took
possession of the Jail to-day and shot the pris-
oner to death. Fletas, some years ago, killed
P. Gillespie in Madsonville. He was tried and
acquitted. 1t is alleged that he displayed
symptoms of insanity, and at times was violent
and dangerous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-23
General Logan and MFR. Curtis.

Washington Special.
1t is thought likely that General Logan, in at
tempting to defeat the confirmation of w E.
Curtis, of the Chicago Inter Ocean, for secretary
of the South American commission is making a
serious mistake. Curtis is very popular at home
and should the Inter Ocean enter the lists to re-
venge him it would be almost certain to defeat
Logan's return to the Senate. The change of
only a vote or two in the Legislature would he
sufficient Then, again, the President takes a
warm personal interest in Curtis's success, and
would resent the objection of his name by the
Senate. at Logans instance, warmly. An i'm
portant appointment or two to be made in Lii
nois soon would hardly, under such circum-
stances, be made at General Logan's instance.
STILL Logan is wrathy and threatens destruction
to his journalistic critic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-23
Dreadful Deed of a Religious Maniac.

cessful attempt to take the life of his wife, this
afternoon. Francis Deliliz went to the house of
his brother, who was confined to his bed by ILL
ness, and deliberately chopped the helpless man
into pieces, nearly severing his head from his
body. The murderer evidently insane on
religious matters as when standing over the
body of his victim he exclaimed, "Christ is
come; his blood flows freely for ALL" He was
arrested and is now LODGED in Jail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-23
DIED.

MoCUNE-Yesterday,a at Logansport at 3 o'clock
p. m Mrs James McCune. aged seventy-three years
mother of Mrs. Charles E. Kregclo
Funeral service at the residence of Charles E. Kreg-
elo, 1873 North Tennessee street, Wednesday, Dec!
"a, at 1:30p. m. Friends invited. Burial pri,
sate.
FAIRBANKS-At 1870 p. m., on Sunday Dec.
81, Nellie Marceline Fairbanks, daughter of l.. NJ
and NJ A. Fairbanks.
Funeral services will be held at the residence of O.
w. Fairbanks, northwest corner Park avenue and
Seventh street, this afternoon at O'Clock
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Obituary..

WHEELING, W. Va, Dec 22-Matthew Nc
Keever, who. in connection with his wife, sister
and the late Bishop Alexander Campbell, con-
Quoted Pleasant Hill Female Seminary, near
West Middletown Pa, died at his daughters
residence, at Harrisville, o., last evening, aged
sighty-seven.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 22-Chief Engineer
Richard Meme Bartleman. of the United States
navy, died at the Girard House. early this morn
ing, of congestion cf the liver.
LONDON, Dec 22-Rev. VIM. Lindsay Alexan-
der. D. D., f. r. S. E., of Edinburg, is dead.