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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31

The temperance men of Chicago are get
ting ready to hold national convention at
Pitisburg. At least the call for the con-
yenlion emanates from body calling
itself "The National COMMITTEES of the
Prohibition Home Protection Party. !"
with headquarters at 81 Washing ton
street, Chicago. The time stated in the
call Is May 2lst, 1854, IL a. IN. The
programmes includes the nomination of
candidates for President and Vice Pr.si-
dent OF the United States, the adoption
of platform and the transaction of such
other business as may come up. An in
vitation to send delegates is extended
to all citizens Of the United States, wi hout
distinction Of section, sex, race, color, place
of birth or former party relation, who are
in favor OF the prohibition by the national
government, in its constitution and lava.
and its treaties with other governments,
OF the manufacture, sale, supply, importa-
ton or expectation OF alcoholic beverages
in any form, distilled or fermented. as a
high crime against the nation and the
civilized world. The basis of repre-.
5entstion IN the convention will be Zone
" delegate for every $50, and fraction
lover l00," of the temperance voters.
As Delaware pollsd about $50 votes for
the temperance ticket in 1876, which We
believe was the last campaign in which
the prohibition vote was worth counting,
she will probably be entitled to one little
delegate
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31

Senator Saulsbury's amendment to the
Greedy relief expedition bill is praise-
worthy and reasonable one. ALI who
take part in the perils and privstions Of
the contemplated search should be volun-
teers, and there are plenty such to be
had. They will 60 with their eyes open
and their hearts in the work, and the
will bs better fitted to prosecute the
search successfully for these reasons
alone Bot If, as is altogether probable,
such volunteers should be generally men
who have made previous voyages to
Arctic seas, there will be another very
decided gain in efficiency. Habit Is
second nature, and, as a rule, the man
who has once visited these frozen realms.
summering under the midnight sun and
wintering through night unbroken for
months, wishes to repeat the experience.
Polar voysging ia something like whaling
in this respect-the green hand on a
whale ship devotes his spare moments for
the frat three or four months in wonder.
ing how he came to be such a fool as to
become one of the crew, but if he sticks
to the vessel till the close OF leng voy-
ags he generally becomes attached to
that kind OF life. Then, again, ii these
volunteers fail to return, there is some
thing soothing in the reflection that they
knew of the dangers awaiting them and
elected to enco inter them, and hence
have no one bat themselves to blame for
their fate.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31
War on the NhesnpeaEe.

PocONoKR souND, Jan. 27-lwo days
ago t4et Ot oyster pirates "ss sighted 1il
duilfoTd and hunting creeks. Inspector
George Hluman aud small posse OF m- d
put OIL sh0-e 10 capture tle dredgers. lie
had one D9at, one lsrs. goose gun, and
plenty OF small arms, He opened fire
On the usares. vessel IT the
illegal dredging tlset, wlep,
instead oi retreat, all tie essels OF he
pirates uicnst in and oyeued fire upon
Captain hinmap. The captain and his
crew mads hasty Retreat TO the shore,
and left the pirates in possession of til j
waters. Next day Captain Hlnman SUN
moned a posse OF about l5O mon, and
started ny tbs sound, only 10 ind tuat
the entire piratioal fleet had escaped du.
ing the night down the Chesapeake. ..
These vessels had boards nailed over
their names. The affair has created con.
siderable excitement.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31

James Mutt, having been acquitted on
the ground of insanity, has now been ad
Judged not insane and restored to liberty,
The tuas made over the young man by
the foolish crowd which gathered to vel.
come him and pat him on the back and
to start him Lomeward with round Of
cheers is the worst feature Of this busi-
ness, for it is calou! ated to epgeuder in
young Nutts mind the really in.
sane idea that he is a hero.
and that he did mefitorious deed when
he took the law into his own hands.
This kind OF glorifcation is utterly
foolish and wrong Sensible men will
hold James Mutt as one who felt himself
impellsd to commit crime aud To dare
lia consequence, after the law had been
invoked and found inadequate to the
punishment Of the slayer OF Lis fsth,r and
the slaudeier Of his sister; and that society
having, through It's legal machinery.
excused the sv-rger for the commission
of that crime, has 10 right to 30 step
further il justiftasion or lsudation OF the
homicide, and those WHO do go render
themselves accesssri=s after the act in the
killing of Dukes. II the acquitted
prisoner is wise enough to sse this and
to hereafter live e life OF morality and
r-etitnde, the people whose good will "a
worth htTing will in time forget to re-.
member tina his hands have b.en stained
by human blood.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31
MUT3NEERS AT CRISFIELD.
The Refractory Sailors Complain OF
Their Grub.

The Somerset Heroid, dated Tuesday,
gives the following account of the mutiny
OF the crew, six white men, of the oyster
schooner Samuel Walker, whose casea
were reported by the captain and owner,
John w. Todd, to United States Commits.
siouer Dennis, at Crstield, Captain Todd
having anchored uear the mouth of the
Msnokin river ard gone ashore in yawl.
The etory proceeds :
Writs were issued for the arrest of six
mutiDeers and Deputy Sheriff William A
Phoebus ummoned squad OF men and
boarded the schooner OH Friday and took
the unruly crew in charge. They were
lodged in Somerset county jail Friday
night Yesterday they had hearing
before Commissioner Dennis atthis place.
Capt Todd testified that they reiused
to obey orders and threatened to kill him
and throw him overheard II he did not
put them ashore Immediately. The ac
cused were held by Commissioner Dennis
for the action OF the grand Jury of the
United States court for the district Of
Maryland. Deputy United States Marshal
L. T. Dryden started with the prisoners
Cor Baltimore yesterday. The excuse
given by the mutineers for their conduct,
is, that they were not properly fed; they
deny any intention on their part OF doing
the captain any bodily harm.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31
A squawk from the CLOUDS,

The idea that, in the event OF the repeal
of the existing senatorial law the Eastern
Shore counties Of Maryland may turn
their thoughts towards annexation to
Delaware, transports the Cumberland
DAILY Times, western shore per,away
up In the seventh story Of the realms OF
frenzy. He gives free rein TO his
wild and unframed charger, strikes
the spurs deep into his
perspiring sides and urges him
onward and upward, higher and higher,
until the commonplace things Of earth
grow dim in the distance and the limitless
regions Of space seem to beckon him on to
hights never before reached by mortal
thought. and from that lofty elevation lie
hurls downward at the poor unprotected
and unsuspecting creatures below in
tones that should make riven
world quake to its very centre (but they
do not);
: Dothey banker to have their lands despoiled
their fences laid waste, Their OYSTER beds
seeded and crossed with hybrid blyalves and
thelf manlnOes chased six feet beneath the
arid wastes Of their sandy shofesg DO thev :
IL 80 then let them secede, and our beloved
governor Will call ont the mountain militia
headed by our doughty cdlDuelz aud majors
and the pulssaut host with eagle -crtaIus will
pounce like LulzaTds upon the "wavward
sister, who took all she could get aud cried
for more, We stand upon the clond-ceavlup
HlLnmlt of i
with our dexter finger warn them to beware
Our 'WayWard sister, must not g0. II she dare
attempt 1t, the golden sands that spread from
the protuplasmlc strands Of the Ghcsapeake
10 the shelly shore layed By the rolling tide
OF Old ocean shall be enriched By the ensau.
sulhed hood poured out to maintain the in
teBrity Of the state
Whew To parsphrsse the eloquent
and expressive language OF the pious
deacon from pAsssmaquoddy Point, let
us pray for some great big infntesimal
hole to drop into until the storm rolls by.
We tear that the ensAnguiped golden
sands will infect the mauiuoss with
righteousness and that that awful
dexter finger upon the mountain top will
haunt our dreams till each particular
hair shall stand on end like quilIs in the
tail of turkey gobler from Talbot.
But our high hying contemporary q
the cloud cleaving summit must bear in
mind that his bombsst is powerlsss to
ruttis single pin feather OF the "little
Blue Hen" She has no mind to 20
forsging into her neighbours poultry yard
to increase her brood, but, If any stray
chicks from this side of tne Chesapeake
seek her sheltering wings, she will
gather them tenderly in and cluek
defiance to any mishstohed chicken
hawk from Cumberland that may be 80
presumptious as to think of vsnturius
within reach OF her talona and beak,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31
Peninsu,sr Exports ana Impor,s.

The GAZETTE acknowledges the re
oeipt of bulky "Pub Doc" containing
statistics OF the commerce AL d navigation
OF the United States for the fseal year
ending June Both, 1858. The perusal of
the book is not exactly mental exercise
OF the most exhilarating order, but it has
developed few matters of local inter. at
which We take pleasure in lransoiibirg 2
for the edification oil our readers.
We find from an examination and G. IN
parison OF the tables given that there
were imported into this eustoma district.
during the year covered by the report,
$40 tons of gypsum, valued at S599, which
came fiom some port or ports in Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick or Prince I'd
wards Island. Besides this We imported
" worth of goods frem Spain. pro-
longed search through the tables revealed
the iaet that these Spanish goods were
live animals" This ia proyokingly
indefinite and brings up the puzzling
queStiohi Nuat kluu oI i've animals Are
purchaseable in Spain for Sc Was this
particular animal, for We opine there
could not have been more than one. a
biped or qusdrupedf 7 We beseech the
Delawaresn or Esstern ShOreman who
made the importation to enlighten
public curiosity on this score without
delay. .....
Our exports for that year make more
creditable showing, being valued in the
aggregate at s67, ,34s. 1t speaks we'll fer
the customs district OF Delaware that it's
export trade should be over 100 times ss
heavy as its import trode and we pause
to commend it's example in this respect to
the thoughtiul consideration of the rest
OF the nation. What country this
would be il all the other districts were to
do as We have done and cut down their
imports to less than one per cent. of their
exports. A balance of trade of over SO
per cent. in our favor depena ent upon
the rest OF the world for nothing except
plaster of paris and $6 worth of live
animals
Going into details we learn that we ex-
ported merchandise to the value OF
s26,027 to Brazil; to the value of
s27, 1856 to Portugal, and the remsiLder,
amounting to "a, lS6, to the British West
Indies. This export trade was made up
of the following items; 10000 bushels
OF corn, valued at s26, 900; 95 railroad
cars, S35,575 ; boilers valued at s2,0ll;
3S4 tons OF bituminous coal, sl,777
shocks, slaves and headings, u, 1876
machinery, 1856; so barrels of flour,
$500; l25 bushels OF potatoes, $125, and
63 bushels OF onions, $50. Oh these
staples, s3l, ,32l worth were exported in
American and 1885, in foreign sailing
vessels.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31
RememDer the Poor.

The Cecil Wtlg says that few people
were aware that such case OF wait
existed in their midst as was brought to
light by the poisoning case Of Tuesday
last. We should hope not and it ia
pleasant to learn that a subscription for
the benefit Of the destitute family hgs
been opened at the office of that PAPER.
The man OF the house, William Hail, ia
reported to be hard working and sober
man, and yet hs has lately been work
ing for o. per week OF this
pittsnce, one dollar per week went Tor
rent and another dollar for iuel aud other
necessaries, leaving only ons dollar with
which to buy food for himself his wife and
six or seven small children IA il much
wonder that the poor mother, sfte, syi.g
stintsd herself for weeks that her
children might have more OF the mssgre
allowance OF poor viotuals, grew at length
30 desperate as to resolve to poison herself
and them Whether she actually ad.
ministered the poison or not is a disputed
question, but it would not bs strange il
she had often prayed tor death for her
self and her children, as welcome alter
native to the prolongstion Of such q
wretched lite.
We sincerely hope there are no such
cases Of destitution in this city, and that
there is no employer here who would
take advantage Of a workmsn's poverty
and helplsssnesa to extort his labor from
him for such a niggardly wage. But there
are undoubtedly some worthy families in
Wilmington, at this inclemsnt season,
who need relief aud the Proyident Society
and other large hearted benevolent
organizations as we'll as the forth
coming charity concert ohsr avenues
through which some at lels. may be
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31
Wonder if Fred Douglass colored fol-
lowers will rspudiate his leadership now
that he has married white woman
CURRENT LITER1TURE.


The excellent clearness Of the illustrations
to II PIPER Thames "At Ment0neN and
Natures Serial Story in HAMPERS for Fob.
ruary show that the high standard SIT is not
to be lowered "Winter on Storm King is
admirable also the one example taken from
liuysdael. or this Dutch artist an austere
melancholy seems the leading characteristic
Our Countrys Cradle" gives al insight into
the minutiR az well az dissensions of the
nascent court of the republic Social aues-
tons, under the constant dread Of monarchical
Innovations, assumed an Importance to which
no latter-day discussion can ever warm them
up. .."-
Seldom one finds so rare and ingenious
story AZ David Polndexter's Disappear.
ance by it the younger Hawthorne laws
claim to position OF his fathers genius
Mr. Fields gives familiar and loyable
glimpses Of Emerson. Winter in Canada"
depicts keen, simple life, fun of innocent
labor and hardwOu enjoyment. Mr.. Oakley
ASSERTS the decorative possibilities Of terra
Gotta Black il scarcely at his best in
judith Shakespeare The performance il
strained and AKIN to into his genlnH. 1t is to
he hoped that an uncongenial task has
nothing to do with his severe illness.
The preolicament, indicated in February
ATLANTIC as likely to eugulf the .'Roman
Singer, his friends and abettors, suggests
that II might be well to introduce CON
venlent person with Ram Lal's knack at
covering up and silently withdrawing those
who could be safor elsewhere. In the same
number DIR. Weir Mitchells story shows con-
siderable strength The death scene ia
painfully realistic, and quite professional. Mr.
rockingham discusses the powers, prospects
and status of the pulpit, press and stage.
Miss Robins paints the moral degradation
OF the outcasts of India.
The conclusion Of Mr.. Lathrop's novel
brings up too painfully the recent awful
horrors of steamboat disaster.
"Reminiscences Of Christ's Hospital gives
phase of English school boy life, replete
with quaint customs and literary interest
Mr.. Mason recalls the South Carolina of
"a years ago.
OF reviews, the most noticeable ia ak
ceptions taken to Captain Bulloch upon Con-
federate cruisers.
James "En Province is never aught but
charming. Most leisurely and scholarly Of
travellers, he pre-eminentlv excels in impart-
ing every phase Of feeling and JOY of I'M
preston. His word power is a study.
Dante as announced, is the key note of
the MIDw1NTEB CENTURY, thus worthily
riyeting attention upon perhaps the grandest
and profoundest Of the poets of all time. 1t
is deplorable that to any he is simply a re-
spected name. The two papers of this
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31
A MYSTERIOUS CRAZE ROBBER.
Graves Being Desacrated by
Strange and Powerful Animal.

Graves Being Desecrated by q
Strange and Powerful Animal.
A special correspondent to the Phila-
delphis Fees says: The people OF Perry
Township, Wood county, Ohio, are ex-
cited and alarmed BY the drpredations OF
an unknown animal which burrows into
and eats the contents Of graves In the
Township cemetery The sexton die
covered that hole Is inches in diameter
had been dug at the head Of several
graves. About these holes we're seen
marks of claws and fur which showed
that the digging was done by an animal.
ooffn was exhumed, and It WAS dis
covered tnat the animal had eaten por-
tions of the flesh and torn to pieces a
newly inferred body.
Men were employed to dig for 1t, but
its extreme speed in burrowing rendered
their Efforts futile. oace they were hot
on it's trail, and caught sight OF it ahead
of them in the hole, but, by quick
turn at right angles, it succeeded in
bs fling them. The people have been in
frantic sta g, since they are alb, ,olutely
powerleas to protect their dead loved
ones.
A gentleman, whose veraoity ID un-
questionable, has seen the creature run
ming along the ground. BE gives this
description of il: Its neck and breast are
white and the rest OF its body black. Its
front tracks are about eight inches long
and three wide, making tracks in the
snow with it's claws about twice the
length of a mans huser. The tracks
made by the hind feet are nearly round
aud about the size Of large dogs, except
the claws, which are longer and sharper.
The animal is about three feet long
aud eighteen inches high, and
has prodigious burrowing powers.
When the gentleman saw the
creature it WAS in the middle of the
road, having got out Of a neigh boring lot
by literally tearing the fence to pieces.
His dog chased the animal, but soon re
turned, trembling with fright and whim
psrirg dismxlly. The people in the
vicinity have often heard strange uoises
lately Of wild, dismal, plaintive sound,
and they are now supposed to emanate
from this animal. The creature seems to
be advancing toward Toledo.
Some persons contend that II is either
large badger or foreign animal which
has escaped from a travelling menagerie,
while the rest account for 1t on a super
s.itious basis. The negroes and ignorant
whites can hardly be persuaded TO go out
at night for fear Of it. They say that 1t
is an evil spirit in the form of an animal,
sud point in triumph to the fact that
here is no ap'mal exactly answering to
description OF this one. They
all orts of evil to the personp
whp have tried to kill it.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31
PERSONAL.

Joseph Bond, who was the frs,
representative in Congress from
Wisconsin,, after Its admission TO the
Union as tate, died ear Waukesha on
Saturday, aged SO.
1t is announced that the Most Rev.
Archbishop Gibbons OF Baltimore, has
been delegated by the Holy Father u
preside over the Third Plsnary Council,
to meet in Baltimore, bsoause of the feeble
health of his eminence, Cardinal
McCloskey.
Mrs. Quincy Shaw Of Boston spends
0,0OO annually out OF her privat, in
come in support Of 80 kindergartens and
~ nurseries which she has established in
those parts Of ths city where the rouRhest
and most squalid features reign. In
addition to this she spends 5000 600 a
year in other charities.
John Riley, soldier In the war of
1872 died Monday evening, at his
resiiencr, near BFu?etown, Frederick
couety, Va, aged l07 years and days.
ils wss the oldest man in the Valley of
Virginia, and until receptle erioyed
remarkable health, frequently waking
to winchester, miles from his home, to
ara" MS pension money.
DR.. William Huuter, well-known
electrician, died sudisDly of heart disease
fuesdsv while eDja,7iug game of cards
in the honse OF J. r. Lehman, at Wash
iugton. H. laid card down and threw
his head back. Those engaged in the
game thought he wa, about to laugh; but
he gave two OF three ga ,ps and was dead.
He was native OF Pennsylvania, and
in the 73i year OF his age.
Samuel NJ. Painter, a well known citi
zen OF West Chester, Pa, died Tuesday
m lrning in the 18th year of his age. He
was associated with his father i'd early
life in the publication of an anti Masonic
newspaper, and was successively a prom.
inent local leader in the Whig, Abolition
and Republican pai ties. He was the frat
bookseller In West Chester; was super.
intendent OF the West Chester & Phila
delphia railroad, and also its secretary
and treasurer. He was county treasurer
in 1S43 4.
John Letoher, who was governor Of Vir-
ginia during the greater portion of the
late war, died Sunday at Lexington, in
that state, aged 73 years. He was born
in Virginia, prsoticed law, edited news.
paper, entered politics, was member of
Congress from 1853 to 1859, and in the
latter year WAS elected governor Of his
native state. He went with her into
secession and WAS again elected governor.
After the war he quilted politics and re-
sumed the practice Of law.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31

By. Mr.. Fornsy (Ala., mn,
. me construction oi bridge e.ag ,".
me ooosa river by the Bagt 4 "U5oss W
hAiirosd Company Of Alabama vet
herbert Gala granting the rich, ~ at,
through public lands In Alsbsm. way
Florida to the Alabama 4 ~, and
ksiiroad Company by Mr. ''0fldi
(Del.) appropriating sl6o ooo Lore
the erection OF a public ,of
ing at Wilmington, 6si. ~ :, onild'
prevent and punish the oonn,ars,. 10
within the United States of fn,'',,ei'lnQ not
OF o'her securities of foreign pova,u ovaua
ment. By Mr.. Watson (Ind' sUssIp' ~ 10
crease the pensions OF wIdnvs W IN
dependent relations OF deceaaed so,,,d and
Bills were introduced as followino. auisis, NJ "
wood (lpd.) to prevent the emnla. MI,
OF operatives on railway traina ~. nens
~ hours ont of the "a by Mr. W w',a man
(lowa) for the inspection and car,;s,.On nusOn
OF meat products Tor exportatton a''oh ha M
Wood Cnd. } to fix the tariit A. " Mf'
above Mo. IL at cent per pound. sbsai sbsat
NO. TO- y cents, and above No "a % .
cents also, to reduce ia. d,,ri
woolen goods, fannels, blanRets wo,,a., W
and children's dress goods and I.et ,asd, =
made clothing by Mr.. Warner iol,r @
"pe'ter to secure the stabil,s
the paper currency" Mr.. Ho,h,o VI
(pa.) rising to question Of nriyn'.al A'us
Cffsred resolution for the Appoin,mesF,, i"'se,
OF special committee of iy. Ia neu' iaaleii
gate charges made by ex.spssk.r eas'' Ee,s''
that II. v. Boynton had at,smn,a5 A3''sf y
oorruptly influence the speakers js "iSo,s1 W
action during the closing days of ths Last I,s,
session. After long and exciting dsha,.
the resolution was agreed to Mr. Rsud,n
(Pa. presented the conference report an a,'
the Greely relief bill, and it wss aa,a.a Oa
to. The Senate amendment reoni,ipa Jpa
the crews OF the relief ships TO bs voInn
teers is stricken out. Adjourned
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31
Chesier's Republican Primaries,

The Republicans OF Chester held theii
primary election Tuesday night for city
officers. There was an unusually large
vote polled. Major j. R. 7. Coates was
nominated for mayor, beating his
opponent, John Barton, Jr., the present
mayor, by 200 majority. Mayor Coates
is prominent member of the Union
League, was postmaster under Lincoln,
belonged to the First Regimen,
Pennsylvania Reserves and served on
General McCandless' staff. He will poll
the full party vote. Joseph McAldon
was nominated for city treasurer; Samuel
oglesby and Richard Miller for council
in the North ward, IL. b. Black and
Frank Black in the Middle ward and
Or. h. L. Meyer aud Henry Greenwood
the present members, in the South ward.