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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
PENINs ULaK I,RESS.

That the present law which sllows the
sale of cider, under the guiss OF which
all sorts Of Intoxicating d il ks are sold lis
a miserable failure, no one acquainted
with its workings will presume to deny,
1t therefore seems To be lifting aud proper
that the law in question should bs 30
amended by the present legislature ~ to
prevent the sale of cider, tODi1 beer, and
all other drinks by whatever name they
may be called, which are now made the
means Of defeating the ends for which
the law was enacted, and setting the will
Of tue majority OF the people at def i4ncs.
-Ce1t Dsmocrut
In reply to the Milford Chronice We
would say that Delaware has nothing TO
bs ashamed OF in her treatment of the
cOlored scnools. She appropriated abOu:
81 80 year out cf the Ststs treasury Tor
every cOlored child that attends school,
aud about - as to each white scholar for
tue same purpose, and no property
belonging to c0lored persons ia taxed to
support white schools. Colored proOle
are 80 well treated in every way ia
Delaware as in any state, and in school
matters they are now given better
support ftOm the State than are the white
oaildren.-S Smyrna Record
Two weeks ago We pr0pounded few
questions to John Pilling, leader OF the
Republican party Of New Castle county
and we might say of the State, for really
there is little lef. OF that party in the
counties Of Kent and Sussex. Honest
John Pilling, as some call him, has failed
to answer the questions that We pro
pounded, We suppose for the reason that
| the answers would be HAT contradiction
of his speech in Wilmington a
short time sgo. We were prompted
| to ask honest John these questions
beoause We were anxious to know Just
how the present high tariff benefited the
laborer. MIR. Pilling, you owe it to your
self, to your party and to the State to
explain just how much benefit the poor
man gets from this tariff, and just bow
much benefit the manufacturer gets. Do,
for the sake of the people and for the
sake OF the party you lead, enlighten the
benighted citizens of your State upon this
important subject. Don't fail to answer
our questions Of tive weeks ago.-Dsia.
| Wdredn.
For 10 long days no person has started
or threatened to start new daily paper
at Wilmington. What has become of all
those young men who think daily paper
can be established with rs cents and a
pair Of second hand scissors Middletoyn
/ Ty1nscrtrH
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
the LATE wendell pbtitiDs,

In the death of Wendell Phillips the
country loses the last of the prominent
original "abolitionists" without record
Of whose lives and lsbors history OF the
Republican party and OF the late civil
war would be incomplete. The younger
generation cannot comprehend the
odlum that attached 10 the word
sbolitionist" when Wendell Phillips
was in the prime OF manhood. In the
old slavery days the term
throughout the slaveholdipy states
was equivalent to compound OF
+" robbsr" and "fuOl !" "rou ter" be-
cause the very gospel OF abolit 1ism was
based upon the denial OF the right OF
property in slaves, and STOOL" because
there was then no more proi ,bility of
that right being relinquished or taken
away than there now is that the maunfAc-
ture and sale OF liquor will be abolished
or broken up.
But, as somebody has well said, ut is
"the unexpected that happens" Within
seventeen years after Wendell Phillips
had forfeited promising law practice
rather than take the oath TO uphold a
constitution which reoogniz ID and pro
tected the right of property in slaves, the
ourtailment OF slavery became the burn.
ing issue in American politics aud ten
years later, the institution wa;
officially wiped out. Contrary tt
all human expectation, Wendell
Phillips, William Lloyd Garrison
Charles Sumner, Horace Greeley aud
other apostles of anti-slavery ideas lived
to see their labors carried ont to ful
fruition, and the slavery question 81
deeply buried that the party which haC
in former years stood forth as the cham
pion OF slavery, aud a large number o
the members Of which had appealed y
the srbitrsmsnt OF arms mainly in defers
Of this very cause, went to the length q
endorsing one Of this quartet OF lite -lopl
abOlitionists ss its standard bearer 10
national campaign.
Conld one of the houOred ststeameu
the not very distant past-DAui-l WEI
ster, Henry Clay or John N Clayton io
exsmple-resume his cast of garment
1esh and revisit the world he has left, i
would find much in the progress
science, the telephone, the electric ligh
the Atlantic cable, photography aud kiI
dred modern wonders, to assonish bi
beyond measure but among all Il
strange things which would greet his r.
vivided eyes and ears he would fn
nothing more surprising than the spect
Gle of the whole country speaking wort
OF kindness and regret over the deatl
bsd of Wendell Phillips. 5
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
Il BR1YE nor.
BY Heroic Action John Hagan was
InstruDIental in Saving Ten Lives


instrumental in Saving Ten Lives.
Sunday afternoon E party of 10 bo,s.
ranging in age from to IL years, while
being drawn on large sled on the les in
the Sehuylkill just above Callowhill street
bridge, Phila1elphia, together with sbout
An eqnsl number who were drawing the
sled, numbering in all about 20, were
preciptta'ed Into the water by the sudden
bresking OF the ioe, bnt all were rescued
by John Hesan, except James DGunelly,
agea about years.
Hsssn is Aboat 10 years of age and an
accomplished swimmer. As fast as the
heads OF his companions would ris., above
the surface OF the water, Ha2an would
seize them aud throw them on the ioe. Ii
Is said that seven lads we're thrown from
the water in this manner, and others
were rescued by other persons who ven.
tured to the edge of the ice.
AT last Hagan was overcome, and as he
WAS about to raiss one of the unfortunate
boys on the ice he fell back aud sank
beneath the water. Several men rushed
forward and by means of plapks aud
boards succeeded in pulling him from the
river. When raised from the water he
had lad under each ann, and the un.
conscious form of third boy was cling.
ing around his neck. All OF the party
were quickly revived by the nse Of stm
ulants and Hagan was taken home. He
ia prostrated by the occurrence, and is sc
nervous that he cannot be talked tC
about the affair, but he will be fully re.
covered in a few days.
Donalan's body has been recovered.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07

According to the Baltimore Sun the
ground hog proverb ia rot altogether a
myth. There is enc of these Gather prog
nosticators in the Druid Hill Park, and
by about dozen persons on Saturday.
Preparations had been made to take an
unfair advantage of the little animal and
to csjole him into making an unreliable
prediction. A plot of ground around his
habitat had been walled in, 80 that the
ground hog could not burrow beyond the
limits thus enclosed, and the walls had
been surmounted by a temporary roof to
exclude the sunlight. The ground hog
came near falling victim to this unfair
contriyance. He had been In his
under ground apartment since octo-
ber 10th, and the keeper of the
zoo" asserts that he had not ventured
out since that date. At 1.30 Saturday
morning he came slowly crawling out of
one Of his regular holes, looking as fat
anu bauoy as Wubn ue went III 1881
o1tober. H. had an inquiring, intelli-
gent air and, in the absence OF his shadow,
seemed undaunted by the bright sunlight
which did not shine on him. He moved
around the enclosure for fifteen minutes,
| picking up some corn which had bseu
scattered there the day before in vain
effort to lure him out before the appointed
time. In one place beam Of sun
light fell slantingly through tn.
enclosure and, in moving abou
after the corn, the ground hog CROSSED it
He saw for an instant the shadow Of hii
tail and part Of his body, and at one,
sprang to lis hole and disappeared
Such is the narrative of th,
verscious keeper, who says that he viii
have watch kept up from sunrise Il
sunset of every day for the next 81,
weeks, to satisfy himself on the truth O
the whole proverb
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
The Morrison Tariff Bill.

We publish elsewhere very full alb
with comments thereon from nepublicsn,
Democratic, independent and nondescript
papers, the latter appellation being
peculiarly appropriate now to the Phila-
delphia Times. 1t will be seen that some
of the strongest words Of oommeudstion
for the measure come from hat II huep-
tial organ of the progressive Rst o,icsis 8,
the New York Tunes.
The bill possesses two good features,
simplicity and moderation. As to the
latter feature, no one whose mind has
not beeu warped by the sweeping and ex-
aggersted denuncistory howl which has
daily gone up from the organs aud repre-
monopolies, has looked for anything else
from the majority of the present House.
The men who elected Speaker Carlisle
are not revolusionists on the
contrary there are statesmen among them
wise enough to diagnose the country's
ailings and to apply the proper remedies
judiciously, and in this they are working
in iull harmony with that important
element OF the Republican party, OF which
the New York Tunes and other influential
papers are the exponents. -
The bssis upon which the Morrison bill
is reared is that of q general reduction in
duties Of 20 per cent, and series OF
additions to the free list which, in the
main, are justified by the present condi-
tion of the industries to which they be.
long. There is nothing radical in this
proposition. The tariff commission went
as far as this, in its recommendations,
and those recommendations received tn.
Endorsement OF many who belonged tC
the high protection wing of Congress.
This measure may not be the best pos
sible one, but We think it will be en-
dorsed by a majority of the people of tn,
country as a step in the right direction
Its general principles are SO sound snt
conservs stive that We fail to see why tn,
uncompromisingly protective papers o
Philadelphia should predict its defeat il
the Senate with so much confidence
The present tariff ia unnecessarily burden
some in that it raises hundred million
more revenue than the nation needa
Consumers throughout the country pa,
this tax; nothing can be more self-eviden
than that; aud they derive no benefit il
return therefor. The Morrison bill
ma, not be calculated to cut dow
these taxes sufficiently; and it ma
require some notifications in details
but 1t would not be surprising il ther
should be found sufficient common sens
In both houses of Congress to secure it
adoption in substance, because, to quot
the Language OF the New York Times, y
''meets certain fundamental requirement
(which no intelligent aud homes
'observer, whatever his political prefer
"enoes can deny or ignore"
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
he Longs Remains at Hamburg

HAMBURG, Feb. 5,-The steamer Frisia,
which leaves here tomorrow, will bear to
America the remains of Lieutenant De
Long and comrades of the Jeanette,
which reached here yesterday under the
escort of the American naval officers,
Lieutenant g. B. usrber and Master W.
IL. Sehuetzs. The collins are lying at
present in the waiting room of the steam
ship company. The funeral services will
be held to day, which will be attended
by the Hamburg Geographical Society
and by Burgomaster Petersen, represent
ing the city senate.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
A BIO HI UL.
philadelphia Policemen Secure %
fIbe Attendants of IA Cock Fight.


PHILADELPHIA Feb. IA cooking main
in the hotel at she new hunting park in
the northeastern part of the city was
treated to midnight surprise last night
by a force of 20 picked policemen. The
late hour chosen tor the fighting was
supposed to guarantee the sporting men
against interference, and the smart sur-
prise caused scsne of wild confusion.
AS most Of the policemen seized two
men a piece, they secured and arrested
95 Of chose assembled around the pit, the
prisoLers being men of all grades in lie.
A search through the yard resulted in
the capture of 90 teams, some of them
well appointed dfags.
The police also gathered up 72 live
chickens OF all sizes aud breeds aud any
number of gaffl. scales aud other para
phernalia used upon such occasions
The prisoners were quickly taken be-
fore magistrate and fined $ll50
each. Seventy tive OF them psid tue fiue
promptly aud the remaining % were
committed.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07

III "uNtVhhinr p7Hhtpr cdulSuufy
" volunteer" amendment 10 tbe Greely
relief bill, the GARRTTE does not take
into consideration only the officers who
are to hold eommsnd in the projected
expedition, as some Of our exchanges
seem to inter. THE GAZETTE considers
chiefly not the officers but the men, sailors
and marines, who may be assigned to SO
periious voyage. A commissioned
officer always has one avenue of escape
left him; he may resign. man Of the
ranks must obey orders or desert, and
desertion IT, not always practicable. OF
course when a man enlists in the navy,
he obligates himself to perform such
duty as the government shall require OF
him, but he does not expect to To as-
signed TO duty in ice bound regions,
practically out of the world.
Ssnst Salisbury put these AID other
pDiuts clearly and wisely in his speech in
his duty, he said, il trying to secure to
TIA officers and men (the italics are ours)
OF the navy exemption from compulsory
participation in a service so extraord :
nary and 30 out of the line OF their duty.
He was opposed to giving any man,
whether the Secretary OF the Navy or the
President, authority TO order or assign
men arbitrarily for voyage 80 perilors
while there were others who would gladly
volunteer for the purpose. He did not
know that the Secretary of the Navy
would assign any man to the work who
would not be perfectly willing to go, but
il secretary wanted to punish any
officer such an assignment would afford
the opportunity.
The Secretary of the Navy replies by
stating that the expedition is not to be
one of exploration but OF rescue that,
without limitation, volunteers could be
accepted, but if none appeared by the
time the ships were ready to sail, he
asked, were the ships not to move or, /
there be naval officers better qualified
than those who might volunteer, shsl
the lives Of the explorers, old and new
bs trusted to inferior meni
These are valid arguments and We ar'
not disposed to evsde their force, but 1t Il
evident that the secretary has chiefly th,
officers in his mind and is thinkip,
little, il any, OF the men before the mast
II is on their behalf that The GAzRrrl
principally pleads; the uncommissione,
Jack tars who have not the power pos
sessed by their official superiors to ss,
81 will not go"
We caunot help bat think, however
even aside from any consideration o
hardship, that the volunteer system
would he the preferable one Who woul
De the volunteers Msnitsstly mel
experienced in Arctic voysging al,
Injured to the dangers and hsrdships O
life in high lstitudes. If there be any
scarcity of such men in the navy, throw
open the competition to civilians. Civ
the weather beaten old salts of New Bed
fold, the seasoned whaling captains
mates and boat.steerers who spend hal
their lives in polar seas, ohanc,
Make the Inducements reasonably liberi
and crew OF such men-the best ftte
in the world for the wo-k-could |
gathered by any New Bedford shippin
agent inside of week, aud il such
not bs from any lack of ability or willing
ness to do and dare all that lay in Ii
power of men to do and dsfein the pros
g cution OF the search.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07

So Mrs. Mary g. Miller is Likely to b.
made licensed steamboat captain after
all, despite the fact that some verbose ad
wiser of Secretary Folger, whose name W.
have forgotten, went 30 far ousside of the
questions submitted to him to preach
upon the improperly of womsn's sspir
ing to run boat. 1t is now reported
that Secretary Folger has referred Mrs,
Millsr's application to the local inspectors
Of the N.w Orleans district, with instruc
tions, II she is found competent on exami.
nation, to issue to her the desired lioense.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
A Horrible Murder

LANCASTER, Feb. 1.-Bernard Short q
prominent Citizen Of the lower end Of tue
county, was found lying on the turnpike
In Drumofe township, with part Of his
head torn OIL and his brains scattered
around. He is believed to have been
murdered, although there is no olew Ia
the perpetrator. The coroner is investi-
eating the case.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
Governor pattison,s Mother Dead

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. 5.-Mrs.
CsthaIine 2. Pattisou, mother OF Governor
Pattison OF Pennsylvania, died this
morning at the residence OF her SOD. in
law in this city, aged 58 years. She was
the grand daughter of CJl. Thomas Wool
ford OF Cambridge, Md, who commanded
the Maryland line in the revolution.
Gov. Patiison was with her in her last
illness and at her death. Her remains
will be taken to Cambridge for interment.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07

Last years output Of locomotives al
the Baldwin locomotive works, Phllsdsl.
phia, was the heaviest in the history oil
the establishment. The total number
built during the year was 557. Of these
ISL were exported to Mexico, Cuba,
Peru, Brazil, Busnos Ayres, Australia,
the West Indies, Central America and
the Sandwich Islsnds. In all cases the
guages OF the exported locomotives were
in conformity with those in use in the
United States.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
A Maryland Legislative Clerk Dead

BALTIMORE, Feb. 2.-Colonel Milton Y.
Kidd, journal clerk OF the house of dele.
gates of this state, died this morning in
this city. He had been in very delicate
health for number OF years. He was a
resident and prominent politician of Cecil
county. He was chief clerk of the con.
stitutionnl convention in this state in
1857 and had been continuously elected
chief clerk of the house of delegates of
every legislature since that time nptil
two years ago and at the present session
he was elected journal clerk Hs was
regarded as faithful public offiosr.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07

Emmett lei. his new "a, 600 dog locked
up in the elegantly furnished billiard
room Of his Hudson river villa Tuesday
week, and the powerful and frisky ami
NAL played such havoc with the rich
hsngings and other costly embellish-
ments that Mrs. Rmmett says it will take
81, 800 to put the room in good order
again.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
A Baltimore Grain Failure.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 4-Bsnson Blake and
William Zimmerman, traiing as Blake &
Co., flour and grain commission, made an
assignment to-day for the benefit of their
creditors to Edison M. Schriver. The
bend OF the trustee has not yet been fled
On Saturday the house purchased 5000
bushels OF wheat Oh. an order aud altar
delivery, their check for the amount was
semi to the party from whom they pur.
chased. Blake Il Co. owed the party to
whom the wheat was delivered 81 900 on
notes not yet due, but that amount
was deducted and Only the difference
was paid, and Blake & Co.'s check was
dishonored, compelling the assignment.
The assets and liabilities of Blake & Co.
have not yet been stated.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07

Senator Mahone's con, Butler Malone,
has found government berth. He was
Thursday made distributing clerk in the
office of the secretary of the Senate, dis
placing Major Gilman, who has filled the
position for i've years past.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07

ENT LITEhATURE II.

Unusually good illustrations accompanying
"Old Germantown" i'll LIPpINCoTr's for Feb
ruary show the points noticeably common to
ali old Pennsylvania towns-stone mills,
Dutch rooted houses patriarchal trees and
mansions of old family and Incorporating
pedigree.
Life chiefly as 1t hinged upon Madame de
Sevigne, agreeable reading. Certainly no
woman WAS more clever han her heroine III
getting hons share of refined enjoyment
Outof lie. Indian Cattle Town is u sketch
of odd characters.
pilgrimage to Sesenheime brings VI
Goethe and little Frederika, remorseful
eplsodei III the life of the man Of genius. 1t was
Of the typeof the "Graziela OF Lamartine. a
review speaks highly OF Miss Howard's
"Guenn, which seems on all sides conceded
noticeable success, even surpassing zone
summer
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
Portland stove works Burnea.

PoRTLAND, ME-. Feb. 5.-A fire this
morning burned the Portland stove
foundry on Kennebec street. 1t was in
sured for $25, 900. ...-
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07

Sudden changes of weather are produetive
Of Throat Diseases, Coughs, Colds. DC. Thsre
Is no more e1eetual relief in these diseases to
Troches, Price 25 cts, ''''noniAi
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07

EMORY'S LITTLE CATHARTIC is the
best and only reliable liver pill known, never
fails with he most obstinate cases, purely
vegetable, sugar-coated, tasteless, harmless
no gripping or unpleasant effects, Druggists
sell them-l6 cents.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07

Apropos Of the causes of his retiring from
the E1ehiHJ Post come Carl Schurzs views
of Corporations vs. Strikers" III the NoRTH
AMERIeAN REVIEW for February. UndenIably
his synlpathies are with the latter. Remedy,
without detrlment to either side, he places In
boards of arbitration legally established
The Rev, NJ. j. Savage gives a vigorous,
practical, but certainly limiting paper upon
Defects OF the Public School System. y
Should his views be carried out, many ''in-
glorious Millions" it is to be feared, would
remain mute and many Cromwells inactive.
Upon kindred subject but quite other
ground, is Prof Vests eloquent defence of
the classics.
Senator Ingalls, vindicates John Brown, MIR.
Tucker treats Race Progress i'll the United
States Professor Irowbridge favors steam
hest, to which DR.. Bell Is opposed,
In line contrast to all the vexed questions
propounded is Principal Shairp's appreciative
and scholarly eritique of Henry Vaughan, the
Royalist poet OF the days of Charles First a
calm peaceful, undehled treasury of reverent,
thoughtful and quaint English.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07

The author OF "The Bread winners has
written spicy letter, which will appear i'll
the March CENTURY, replying to the charges
of hls critics, that "fhe Bread-winuers" IL
conceived from an aristocratlc point Of view;
it Is not well written; the incidents are
extrayagant aud untrue to nature and it lis
a base aud craven thing to publish book
| anonymously. Ou the last point ne says
My motive Ill Withholding my name is
| simple enough. am engaged in business
IN which nv standing would be seriously
compromised If 1t were kncwn that | had
| written novel | am sure that my practical
efficiency Is not lesHened by this act but |
am equally sure that could never recover
from the injury it would occasion me ii
known among my own colleagues. For that
| positive reason, and for the negative one
| that do not care for publicity, resolved te
keep the knowledge of my little venture il
authorship restricted to as small circle a,
| possible Only two persons besides myself
know who wrote Il he Bread winners. "
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07


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