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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
MISSING DELMONICO.


Fesrs are nug enter tAintd that Charles
Delmonico, the famous New York caterer,
has either persisted while wandering
aimlessly and IN delirium, or has been
foully dealt with. 1t has been learned
that he crossed by the Cortlandt street
ferry TO Jersey City, and here all track Of
him wae lost. No one has yet come Tor
ward who saw Linn after that; but in
deserted locality adjoining the Meadows,
between Newark and Elizabeth, two boys
found, about 3 o'clock OF Saturday after
noon, the book of telegraph Thanking
stamps belonging to the missing gentle
man, q pair Of handsome gloves, believed
to be his, and quantity Of fragments OF
torn paper which plainly belonged to
him.
For number OF months Mr.. Delmonico's
mi al has bean affected, and he has been
a source of great anxiety and s0licitude
10 lis reiAnyrs and friands. Daring
the summer, when he first manifested
symptoms o. alienation, his old friend,
John Ilosy, invited him to his home at
Long Branch, and he remained until
November last, when he went to Florida
With that gentleman aud Mr.. Dinsmore
CT the Adams BXpress company. Since his
return from thr south Mr. Delmonioo
has .esid-d with his nephew.
While he was uuder no re-
straint he was very carefully watched,
and when lie went abroad he was aiw avs
accompanied. Ou Saturday morning he
declared his intention Of going out, and
when the ladies Of the house suggested
that it would BE- we'll for him to have
a u
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10

Legislature where We only have two at
the present time.
Defeat this amendment and the only
hope for obtaining Justice for New Castle
county falls through. The people cannot
look to the Republicans for that justice
They are in hopeless minority in Kent
and Sussex counties, but even had they
the power the history Of their own party
councils shows eonclusively that there is
nothing farther from their thoughts
than the rights OF New Castle county. Ii
there has been one thing more
patent than nay other thing in
the political history of the State it has
be4n the way iu which the Republicans
of this county have been led by the nose
BY their masters of the Dover ring, snd
IL they have never learned anything but
ati''t humiliation 10 the rule Of Kent
aui Sussex IN Jheir party councils, how
abaufd it would be- to expect them 10
aoh any ,liIs IN the way of repre-
ssniaiiou reform in ,he ccnpoils OF the
s. te
Chaitusn Piiiils is right; this is an
Important issue apd he is Gu The wrong side
81 it. ils ia saying it eHsot to the peo-
ple Ct New Castle county "We cannot
give y3u iueroased representation We
would not ii We could; and therefore
lyon sball not have it at all ii we can
"prevert it."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
AHIahfHOAING COUNTIES.


The Lancaster upuaty agricultural
'ocir'7 Monday ieisgrsphed Congress,
nan smi,i. 10 ses Secretary Folger sua
arg, upon HIM tho necessity OF reversing
lila recsHt decision ia relation to 'ne
iuty on Sumstra tobacco. ...
Mira. 0auiel plattenburg Of Shaei9Fs-
own, Lebanon county, bfiis OF Few
months, killed herself in her ohamo-r .!
swallowing rat poison, She srrayed lel,
self in trr bridal robes, lay on her u'a ,
and swallowed the fatal dose. 1t was ho'
known that her marriage was anything
but happy one. =.
Tue body OF a man was found hanging
from tree in the woods near Mill""',
Ephrsts township, Lancaster comfy ~
Saturday. AT the deputy coroners ~,
quest physician gave as LIS oplnivvtt
that the body has been hanging iof ~ !.
days, There We're no papers on tue Ul5
10 identify the man. A farmer in tns
ueighborhoOd testified that the suiulu'
came to his house about two weeks ~,
for food, saying that he was on his wy ~
to the Berss county almsbonse; inA. n'
was tired OF living snd believed thA' nv
would hang himself. -,
A gang of nine tramp burglars VI" s',
arrested in Marion township, DEN,
county, by Constable Wenrch "pu -
posse Of citizens. The thieves have pr0I
pluudsring farm houses, stations stoi ~.
school houses, Go. On their way 10 W. ",
committing magis;rsts's office they lna NsI
desperate fight for liberty, and seye, as,
shots were exchanged. Four Of the I sr.
desperate escaped, snd the remaining n,'
we're brought in at the points otIevoiE Th'
and shot guns. Two were woundea' a., A.,
escaped men left bloody marks III t 'II
snow. The prisoners were sent '" J''
cuffed together.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10

LONDON, jan. s.--'FLs gUy .n,Hsuy d
the Dulea East Indies has sent body Of
troops tn The west coast OF Aeheeu, il
compel the Rsiah, Hho holds in captivity
the crew OF the Steamer Nisero, whict
WAS wrecked there in November last on
the passage from Soersboga to SilgaDor.
to surrender them. Fifty five u
the crew are IN the hanG.
OF the Rsish and his trib-, who have
plunder-d AID destroyed thu v4ssel
Anoug tuose held by tbs Rajaa ar
SECOND OH er Moore, two Italians, two
Germans, two Norwegiaus aud one Amer,
eau Tie British guub2at P-ga4us, which
was sent ~ their rslet in December. va.
unable to communicate With the Raisi
aud British Con7u! Kennedy reported
that IL Ih7 Pegssus haI fired upoa the
tribe, the prisoners wouid have bser
massscrsd.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
Professional Thieves.

Somebody who writes anonymously,
bat very we'll, inquiries whether the
GAZETTE has Noticed tbe exemption from
bufalariss that Wilmington has enjoyed
81 4oe the arrest ard Incarceration of slim
Jon The Gazette las noticed With
satisfaction, that there nave been com
pMa,igely few burslaries of late, and s
willing to believe that partial reason
fot this betta- state Of things is to to
found il the prestige Of this first instance
| OF the enforcement Of the professional
thieves act, There ia no doubt that tie
moral etI9ct OF such statute
uacomqronisiugly enforced would
b. more potsut Tor good to the community
than the arrest aud punishment OF a
dozsa thieves taken ia the actual CON
mission of burslariss or lGrcenies. And,
with cur anonymous CORE spoudeut, We
think IL unfortunate that the public
ira qujiity aud the security Of property
| should nave been imperiad again by an
alta upon the "stitp,iauality of the
at, ami ne trus. ,hAt the STATE coustitu.
tor mey b. lonnd by tbs court 70 be
ls-rir enough to validate the statute.
Blu ,he lsss! questions Involved have
bsen fully ADD s1iy afsued, and the isau,
Will h. j-eilei in few weeks.
Ii hat lsoisioI be ssains. the validity
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
4 COFFIN FICTORr human
The Occupants of penemepts x.
lied out for Fear or tall,,,r w..

New YORK, Jan. Stu. ay..s,orisd
oGitin factory of Smith, Whist IN & Co
Nos l9l and 1873 Chrystie street. caugbt
hre early this morning and was destroSed
IN about an hour. The factory stan h
between tall tenements and ablts ID the
i rear on an alley cutting in from the
noSefy ana kivington street, and in.
wall of the London Theatre and tba vyo W.
shop of another coffin establishment ave- y
within easy reach. '-' al
The denizens in the alley were threat
enei by tho tottering walls Of the bnrn-
ing factory and were hustled Out bv he
police. The fire was fought at great dis.
advantage to thu aremsn, owing to the
S ~ s OF water To this circumstances
70 due the destruction of the rear build.
ing OF the factory, which otherwise conId
have been saved. The total loss viii ba
about $4,000. '''' "a Us
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10

Some eight years ago three large
intersst-psyiug banks OF Reading failed
for $4,000, COO eutailing considerable loss
TO Befks equity ard 10 the city OF Read
ing, as number OF the eity and county
officials had the public funds Deposited in
these banks. tbs poliiiosl office holders
were, it waa supposed, eli rzouerated
from thsir loses hit j. has just bseu dis-
covered that Colonel Arthur, Democratic
city treasurer, as sooD as tie failure OF
the banks was made public, secretly sold
all his property and are from o. her ssv.
log associations eli his private funds and
quietly made good the city'a 70 H. IN
action which LETT him poor msn. Au
ordinance is DOW before the city councils
appropriatiug $500, with interest from
November, 1877, to repay the city treas.
uret, lOasmuoh ~ all the other officials
we're relieved from responsibility 1T tie
t!m- The banks isllsd, II is believed tue
erdlnauua Will be passed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10

Borrowing child for circus is nothing
to having one as pretext for ST. NICHOLAS.
But elders are beginning to waive the point,
and take it frankly and freely for themselves.
1t is not surprising, when one looks at the
illustrations to H. HIS" story in the Janu-
AIRY number, and like attractions. A "Soap
Bubble Party as described and illustrated,
must be elegant fun
New Jack and Jill" il well done. The
family of Hawthorne contributes largely,
both Julian and Mrs. Hawthorne Lathrop
writing stories. The Almanac ID IL new and
valuable feature. 1t seems quite easy to
trace the stars by it. The Letterbo2 is kept
up with spirit, and is never too precocious.
Due regard Is paid to the sports and attrac-
tions, specially pertaining to the young, ye,
venerable month of January and his welcome
by old Mother Nature is touching
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
AMERICAS INDIVIDUALfTY.
what Distinguished Men OF the Age
Have said OF the Young Republic

The 3sth annual meeting OF tue New
England historic, genealogical society was
held in Boston Wednesday week
In his seventeenth annual address the
President Hon Marshall z. Wilder said ::
When speaking of the greatness and in
tluence OF our country, with its aspira-
items, suggestions and possibilities, Dean
Stanley said; at cannot be realized
urtil touched by the actual sight u il.
Then we feel that we are ia the presence
of one OF the great creative epuche of ma
tiOns, vast and hesvenward inspiring
d. Tiny" "What il America now ~
said Canon Farrsr OF England. "A
mighty civilization, destined, per.
hnps, to suEpass our own,
land Of illimitabls hopes, q boundless
continent! II glorious has been our
legacy to ner, glorious, too, have been
her gifts to us. She has given us q type
at once OF manhood, enthusiastic, prsc-
ticsl, selt-sscriticing, prudent and gOdly -
The Rev. DR.. Parker Of London, when
speaking OF our country and It's instiJu-
tto0s and possibilities, says "Amsrica
is more than continent, it is a little
world I" Matthew Arnold, who il q,
present in this country, when speaking
oil us lpnuences under Puritan discipline,
says alt has become sn Incompatible
aud all-trsnstorming remnant, and tho
common topic OF admiration fos tht
world" Mr.. Gladstone says: Il Gu
proud Of America. America has q Terri
tory fitted 10 be the has.
of the lsrgest continuous empir,
ever established by mgu." Lord
Coleridge, when recently here, said
60 rejoice to see the Independence auC
prosperity Of your middle CLASSES. 1t il
not tbs immense size OF your country tia
strikes me most, 1t is the biguess o. TIA
sentiment which has given its best bloc,
in vindication of human right" An,
Prof. Seely OF the English Csmbsidg,
University Gays: "Ths Uui-d States la
solved the problem how, from .riug7 9
settlement on the Atlantic, whole con
linen; as far as the Pacific may he peouls,
and prosper under united government
II the United States holds together 10
another halt century, il viii, at the eu,
Of that time, completely change the con
iition Of such old states rs France spt
Germany
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
The Archives Of the vatican.

LoND0N, Jan, s.-The Rome oorrs-
spondeht OF the Standard says that the
conversation held by the Pope with Crown
Prince Frederick William upon the occa-
sion Of tue latter's visit to the Vatican,
consisted OF two parts one Of which will
remain absolutely secret, while the other
VIII oe published at the proper time.
me Pope has informed the cardinals that
he has consigned to the secret archives
detailed account Of the conversation bs-
tween himself and Prince Frederick Will
liam, IN order to transmit to posterity
statement which may in the foture be of
much importance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10

The sale Of the Eastern Shore railroad
was reported again Friday, this time
by an Associated Press dispatch from
Philadelphia. We sincerely hope this
settles the matter. AbonG once a month
for the past four or FIVE years rumors re-
garding the purchase of this road by the
Pennsylvania railroad company have
foand their way into print, and the
story, like that OF the French assault
upon Bao-uiDh, is getting peratingly
m9nOtonous. We have faith that til.
change Of ownership will be a good thing
for the Maryland and Virginia counties
Of the lower Peninsula and will lnateri-
ally forward the connection of the Della
ware railroad system, via Cherrystone,
with Norfolk. That country down there
is great one for sweet potatoes, onions,
watermelous, oysters and yellow pine
lumber.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
room SOTICES.

MhRAH. novel By ho6a NsItner jeffrey,
author u NOOdbui II, &c., Sc. philadelphia: j.
y. LippncutI 90. 1854
This little story seizes upon the
irresistible romance of southern, life
heiresses. naughty blood, beautiful
step mothers, old families and their re-
tanners. II gives strict attention to the
business in hand, that If by love and intrigue
to weave up complications abundant. 1t is "a
regular, old-fashloned story, weighted by Il
terrible secret" spite Of the ilimslness OF
the tale this "secret' rather holds the reader.
Poisoning, that ID an attempt by handsome
mulatto, false imprisonment in lunatic
asylum, negro crone witch, drowning Il
prime villain and any amount of Jealousy
worked in az a solvent are the ingredients.
These are we'll enough mixed to make an
afternoons reading OF an agreeable sort,
though nothing absolutely new is submitted
to the lima sination. We receive the book
through the kindness of q. +. Thomas Il Co.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
The National Council of Catholic
Preiaies In the Halt more Cathe-
draI Next NOyeinBer-4rchbts
Gibbons.

BALTIMORE, Jan. S.-Arohbishop Glib.
bong, h = Letter to the Rev. i. J,
MoManus under date of December 2lst.
says that the national council OF Catholic
prelates will he opened a. the cathedral
in Baltimore November sth, 1884 He
will preside as apostolic delegate, the
purposed frat entertained at Rome of
appointing Archbishop 5epiecci, having
yielded to the strong representations of
the American prelates in favor of one of
their own body in this country being
designated for the position,
The Archbishop reitsrates the state
inent that no action will he taken by the
Holy See in regard to the Irish question
N the United States. and remembrance
will he sent to this country on that sub
jsct. -.=.
The America pielGtes had IN hour
aud all hairs interview with ;he Pope the
day before the arcbh,shop's letter was
written. TIE letter makes 10 reference
TO the cerdiuglat-, aud It ii not sun
poset tina red hat will b. conferred until
after thu council has performed its work
aud adjourned. There is mo- doubt,
however, that the dignity will then
he bps,owei on Ia. PrimAta Arch bisLop
llhhous, who has rersvei so mauy
evidences Of the honor IL Fhioh lie ia
held by the Pope during .he meetings Of
the American prelated in Rome. The
csrdtna'e'' gives M increase q power TO
ita recipient, hut does euuier greater rank
s~d carries with il vote a tie election
of Futs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
The CIvn service.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7,-den. Mcgooh,
secretary of the Senate, has made Nv
removals and but one appointment, ths.
OF Colonel II. A. Pierce oil hnU o,aI
Island, to be assistant nnauU's =
clerk. Colonel Causday, Sergesn'-A'
Arms of the Senate, has made no 40
movals. Both gentlemen say thai i ~
removal will necessarily be made III Inv
near future, but none have YET Ueot
determined upon, and in any eve ads
changes in the present force will be lnA''
gardually.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
- - .
F0EEiGN.


The ilated irp'd,ui pnbli-hc, an account of
the murder Of James Carey, which waz writ
yen ny a Gentleman VINO received 1t from
Iatflch - Donheli' under promise that 1t
wa5 MOI 70 be toid as long ~ chance re-
NAMED 10 save Donhell ME. The account
Fho"s t ir " Dohheil athhefatelY killed
carey, mere WI no strusgie Carey made
no attHVh upon Dohheh Had Judge ban-
man potlHltied MN t"speuk, oDoune.l would
nave tOld Tue whole truth Dnnuell was
nol acquainted win Carey on the voyage
from England 10 lie cape vi Good Hope,
ne was NOT member OF any society. lie
recognized CSrey by a wood'cut which he
"a" az ape Town Sha resolved to kill bim.
ne iitehutu 70 70 WIN MN TO the farm at
L"rt EiHaneIh' when 'arey had told him
mat ne was gong I" take and thus show
tha' thGre MaH no Sp"t vince Carey could he
s9lo tlhHihk hiIlHeIt, however alone with
carey ne could not resist Tie desire 10 Kill
MN Narey PercelNed M danger and said,
W you hhoN me Dohhel replied,
lou Hie carey tle lhiormer To he'll
Win you Inc DuIIet sped With the words
ana Tue deeu was done. Carey clutched his
own revolver put 100 late o'Donnell ared
Two more shots' and Carey rolled to the
uech NOBODY saw the encounter except
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10

Governor Har1iltoa'a 80, 000-word mes
sage shows that he evidently thinks the
people of Maryland need q sood talking
to. But he has overdone the thing and
there is no record Of any Que having resd
the document except two legislative
clerks and lew Baltimore newspaper
men. Governor. elect McLsne might take
hint from this and hand his inaugural
over to some capable journalist to be
boiled down before delivery. He would
be amazed at the result.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
rHILADELIII.I M4TTEFs.


| hs'ore going 10 bsd on Monday nisb.
1ohh Mueller and Adam Funk started =
S'h9 hFs IA small Upeu-tOp portable
'Ih"oe, "hloh they placed in the middl,.
VI th5lr fphm. The Wiud0ys and Am,
were closed aud there was no egress for
'h7 cSIbJnin gas, which was 0uickIv
gehersted. Tussday morning Nuallpr
was found dead, and Flnk VIA onlv
resuscltated after three Aours' work by q
! phSsic'@n, aud 'hs Application of al
-'ertf'c battery and other rsstors,iv.s.
The iotl1wiug gives the number OF nay
sous aged 81 years ard over. whose
ooltnsries appeared in the Pbilsde,nbia
ih5f'c Ltdger during the past wear. Tho
hSnFes are: Eighty years, 800: eiobt
one, years, so; eighty-two ye,rs. Io5
s'HA'S-tbree years, no; oighty. fonr
years, 81 eighty live ysars, 81 eighty,
SIX years, 45 eighty-ssven years' AZ
ee'shty eight years, 81 eighty-niue y.ars
~ ninety years, 3S; ninety -Oua yaars
Ao' blhetV-two years, %; ninety tbrs,
gVars' ~ F.; ninety-iour years, IS; ninety.
hve years, 10: niuety.six wears ( =.
hiuely'ssVen years, Q; ninety-eiOht
years l; ninety-nine years, 3 one
huhdred years, Que hundred and
thfee years, z; one hundred and tour
years.; one hundred and seven years. I
~, young man broke the Ice at The
a a avenue bridge, Philadslphis, Mon.
Gay In response to his cries for beln
o., member Of the Philadelphia Skating
Niuo ana Humane Society tossed MIN q
liie Hhe which the uufortunata skatar
seized, and an effort was made to mil
nun out when the rope parted. The
saving appliance, after the mishap. was
a W. snort 70 reach him. No other rope
was az hand. 1t looked desperate for tho
man Ia the water, who CRIED out that his
strength was last leaving him. A tall.
muscular fellow threw himfelt fiat on tbs
W az ice and slowly drew himself
a. me sinking man, who seized his arms.
auother skater Frustrated himself in lIka
manner and caught hold of the ankIsa Of
n we other man, forming chain. Several
persons grasEed the legs of the last man
ana succeeded in drawing the trio to q
place OF safety. The rescued man was
almost exhausted, but he soon reooysraJ'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
Explosion Causes nv r,, ~.

=, FirTsbuRG, Pa, Jan. IA range in
ihe Residence of Robert Matthews on
bedford street exploded yesterday. com.
pietely demolishipg the furniture IN ths
xltohen, and quite seriously iniurinS
MRS. Matthew'S two daughters, Vbs
younger, a mere child, was badly soaldsd
and burned, and it is feared tina; abe s,sa
lnhaisd some steam. Frozen pinss
caused the accident, pipes
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
THE IrhNGEK or CAREl.
O'DOnneu said 10 Have Been De
serIEF From the Aruy

CHICAGO, Jan. IA Chicago ply sioian
to day made statement that he knew
Patrick 0'Dounell, the aveuger Of Carey
TO lie deBerter from Company II, OF the
One Hundred and Twenty fourth Ohio
Regiment during the war. When asked
how be knew that Patrick O'Dounell, the
deserter, was tho man who killed Carey,
he said he had recooognized the man
in picture OF the "Avenger"
and from statements made in the
newspapers about O'Donneli's life in
America. Patrick O'Donuell," said he,
"was about "A or rs years old at that
time, sparssly built, about fest IL
inches III hight, and weighed l40 or l50
pounds. He enlisted in Company Ii OF
the One Hundred and Twenty fourth
Ohio regiment at Cleveland, either the
latter part of October or early in Novem.
Der, 1862, He enlisted, | believe, as q
substitute. AT all everts, he got some
| money very sOOa after lil 90 istment and
used IL 10 get on a terrible spree. He
was the most dissolute and dissipated
| fellow IN the enlire command and CAV,
no end OF trouble. Patrick O'Donuel
finally got away from us in January, 1868
while we we're standing in EizabethtOwn
KY, expecting an attack IRON the forces
Of Gen Morgan, the raider. While will
US he Was never in any engagement with
the enemy, but, as | said before, h,
boasted great deal about the deeds Of
| valOr he performed, as member of Gen
Mulligan's corps. don't bslieve any
effort was mads TO capture O'Donnel
after his final desertion. We were rathe
| pl ad tn lac rid nj tina rnullaanma tatIouy )
lIE RILILMNKE CnENGLL. =
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
Two New Rear.AdmIrais.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Rear;AGa,mhn Ire.
Psttison, U. S. N, will be retired fe psb,
airy SLh and Resr-Admiral Shufeids r
ruary 2lst. These retirements Will cs sou
the promotion of Commodores simP0vI
and Temple to the rank Of resr-adniiiS"