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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-04

The President recommends that the
scope Of our neutrality lava be SO
enlarged as to cover all patent acts OF
hostility committed ia our territory
sgainst friendly nation. Since our
statutes were frau ed modern ingenuity
he supplied means for organization OF
hostilities without open resort to fiibus.
tering parties This question concerns
OuF nR,iorsl honor
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-04
INDIANS AND PUBLIC LANDS.

Referring again to absolute peace In
the Indian country during the past year,
the President fnds justification fol the
policy OF the government in dealing with
tbs Indians. He also advises the repeal
CT the pre-e mption law, the enac snt Of
statutes respecting the present legal COM
pliostions touching lapsed grants to rail
road companies and the funding Of the
debt of the several Pacific railroads under
such guaranty as shall effsotually secure
its ultimate payment.
THE MORMON QUESTION.
r Referring TO polyssmy, the President
ARAin recommends that Congress- assume
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-04

Our naturalization laws also need re.
visiDg, being ii some points ambiguous
or obsolete. The legislation of last seq
zion has produced some embarrassment in
the diplomatic service, and the President
trusts Gongrese will make provision for
all the reeds Of the service. A oommu
nifty Of sixty million people should be
adequately represented abroad.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-04

He then repeats his recommendation Of
last year that the single rate postage on
drop letters be reduced to one cent
wherever two cents are not required by
law, and approves the recommendation Of
the postmaster general that the unit OF
weight in the rating of first class matter
be one ounce instead Of half ounce, a.
at present. He also suggests q special
stamp, so that exceptional dispatch may
be secured for letters in free delivery
oities, the cost to be commensurate with
the extra service.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-04

Some provision should be made for the
surrender of trade liars to the govern
ment at slight advance over their bull.
lisu value. The President then renews
his recommendation that all excise taxes,
except those relating to distilled spirits
be abolished.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-04

Ia referring to ;hs report Of tbs Score
tsry Ct tbs Navy, the prtsident quotes vt
length iaols connected With tie rpsoue OF
Lent tireely and tbsn say "Iu
this, lie last OF tie stated inca.
saSes that shall have the
honor to transmit to tn Congress- Of tho
Uai!ed 5tNt.s, ctnnot TOO strongly urge
uton i's attention ;hs duty Of restoring
cor navy az is.idly as posaibls 70
tha nigh ststs Of ofioieuoy
which formerly characterized it.
As the long peace that has lulls1 us
into ssnsA Of lsncied security
may st any Tins be disturbed,
it is plain that the policy OF
Strengthening this arm of the service
ia dictated by considerations of wise
economy, just regard for our future tran
guilty and ef true appreciation of the
dignity and horror OF the republic"
POSTAL MATTERS.
Ha than raDaatl bic ,aaoSn 1909. 4 !. A.. -.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-04

atSDiNehhaE eisciOui HlIher, he NUT
tered. VI knew u was coming.n
NIB MORRISON 8 VIEWS
Representative Morrison, chairman Of
the ways and means committee, beino
asked Monday ''if he thought there was
any probability of the enactment of anv
tariff legislation during the presen,
session Of Congress-" replied that Htbat
was matter about which the general
public were almost as we'll informed aa
himself It was certain" he said.
that II there has not been come CHANGE
OF views by Democratic members, no tsx
reduction could be had except by the aid
of Republicans. II was not uplikely
he thought, that the discussion OF the
legislation necessary 10 carry the Next
can treaty into effect would open up the
gsueral tariff question The new treaty.
with Spain iu ielation to the commeros Of
the United States with Cuba and Porto
Rioo would, he said, bs discussed in
executive session by the Senate, and
would not BE- likely to lead u any tariff
discussion Speaker Carlisle said to an
ASS oiattd Press reporter last night that
1t was not probable that there would be
any general tariff legislation at this ses-
sion There is lot time. he said, nd the
tact that new administration Ia sbont to
some In makes Democrats and Repub-
Leans alike disinclined 10 at.
Iumpt anything like general
revision of the tariff now. stThere will
b., he said, "soms tariff legislation this
'essiops bscEuse the question Of enacting
hs necessary legislation to carry the
Mexican treaty into effect will come be.
ore the House, and should the Senate
atty the treaty with Spain, the House
Will be called upon to enact the lssisla.
ion necessary to carry that treaty into |
ffeot." The discussion Of both treaties
will, he thinks, open up the general tariff |
question and lead to some talk upon it,
mt nothing further.
nfPEAoHrNa MARSHAL WRIGHT.
A Washington special to the Philadel.
,hiA Times, under Tuesdays date, saws;
Those who stasted out with the prssump.
ion that this session would be strictly
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-04

q 0'11'" NE 'IH ' III UVIITAH UVINAUE'
In reviewing Secretary Mcculloch's re-
port the President corcurs in recommend
Ing the immediate suspension of the
coinage OF silver dollars aud the Issuance
of silver certificates, and says he hopes
the secl etary's suggestions respecting
the withdrawal from circulation Of one
aud two dollar notes will receive
approval.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17
Casualty Record.

By the fire at st. Louis on the 9Th inst.
the carpet house of Essential & Co., re-
ceived greater damage than at first thought.
Their stock estimated at $50, 000-and DAM
aged, principally by water, perhaps to the
extent OF 800, 000-was insured for S. 3OO.
Another Fl e between 3 and 4 O'Clock the
same morning destroyed four or i've little
shops and frame residences on Cbouteau
avenue, between Twenty-sixth and Twenty
seventh streets. Total loss about $40, coo;
insured for $1,000.
The beautiful new Park theater at Cleve.
land, o., built to be fire-proof, burned on
the sta inst. The fire is said to have origi-
mated on the stage, from a lamp explosion.
The loss perhaps is 5000. 600; partially in.
sured. George Adams Hum pity Dumpty
company lose SIS. 600 to 3d. 600 worth of
property. The First Pr sbyterlan church
adjoining was damaged $40, 600; insured for
$4,000. The park theater loss is vario1slv
estimated at $75, 900 to $3.50, EO; insurance
$4,000.
An accident resulting in the death of J..
e. McElrath occurred at New York Mills.
MIMI, on the I'd. McElrath was a lum-
herman, and had lodged in the crotch of
another tree. He then started to cut
down the ~obstructing pine, when the tree
nrst cut fell, breaking bis spine INT crush
NH6 LIS null AAAAAAAS h4Al luSlduLlYs
A west. bound express on the Wabash
road on the LIST inst, struck a wagon near
Napoleon, o., containing five U men.
killing Frank Long, and William Rogers,
and badly i~njuring George Arps. Long
leaves a wife. The Others were unmarried.
A freight train IN a side track concealed
the approach of the train.
A fire at Jacksonville, Florida, destroyed
five business houses.-The postofice and
all records, mails, money and stamps were
destroyed. email hotel was also destroyed.
One man had an arm broken and another
broke his leg by jumping from the second
story of the hotel.
The record of 1883 for crime aud casualty
is indeed terribls. There were in the past
ill-fated twelve months, LOO murders.
40 deaths by railroad accidents; I.lI5 in.
Ju-ed IN the same manner. and 1850 ma
rine disasters.
The main building of the county Jail ct
Columbus, Ohio, was burned. Fortv.6ve
persons were transferred to the CITY p-;s5n.
None escaped.
During the intense cold of Friday morn
ing a little girl whose home was near Potts.
dam, was fro zen to death while on her wav
to school.
Alice Major and Sarah Marslen of Forty
Fort, Pa, highly connected, were drowned
while skating.
The. Montreal Fsrtilising company's ware
house burned Sunday, the 9Th. Loss, 500.
900; insured.
The Isabella Furnace compsny's crusher
s6CoEeton, Pa, was destroyed by Ere. Los,
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17

The sunset glories of the skies at the
east are frequently mentioned in the
newspapers as more lurid and gorgeous
than anything of the kind ever before
see there. A Troy paper says that the
sunset sky looked as if a vast conflagra-
ton was devastating the entire western
hemisphere. And the sunset over the
Pacific waves, as viewed at San Francis
co are described as yer more gorgeous
than on the continent. The theories of
tie scientist in regard to this beautiful
phenomena are not entirely satisfactory.
They are widely divergent in the first
place, and also have too much the ap-
pearance of guess work in which every
one is at liberty to engage.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17

There are thirty saloons In Agate Raw
most of which have no license, and a Unite5
States marshal has gone to bring the pro.
prietors to time.
Anthony Comstock is srresting New York
liquor dealers who display a Piper Heidsics
advertising PLAGUE with q decollette fe
male on it.
Fifteen saloon keepers at gate Bay were
arrested and fiued fty-seven dollars ana
fifty cents each for selling liquor without
license.
A. @. Jacobs, general merchandise. Hen.
r%ietts, Tex, has assigned to G. A. ArchIapd
His liabilities are $500 and assets IN,
known.
George Rothmuller, editor OF the New
York Figaro, has been sued for 5000. Ooo
Iib'l by GEstave Amberg of the Thalia the
ater.
The site of Fort Clark, Tex, embracing
2, 400 acres, has been bought w the govern.
ment for $4,000
D. ]. Burke of River, Fla. has
thirty.iVe boys and four girls. He mar.
ried five tunes.
The prophets have decided that 1884 viii
bristle with dangers and groans with disas.
ters.
st. Paul's building record for the year 40.
gregates 1867 buildings, costing s., 240,4 50.
Philadelphia banks pay $40, COO, GEO Of
semi annual dividends this month.
Minneapolis bad 1,647 deaths last yea
against /, 69l in 1882.
Memphis has funded So, 500, 200. Of hs
K, ZOO, 600 debt.
Putnam q Phelps, Boston, assign for
;275, 600.
Philadelphia built 3,737 new buildings
asst year.
Jerome Norris, butcher of Helena, has
allied.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17

Mr.. Mallock, an advanced conserva-
tive of England, has written an article
in the National Review, in which he
says that the socialists who are now up
rising throughout Europe are inspired
by genrine sympathy with human suf-
fering which is found among them, and
Of which they have a better opportunity
Of judging than the classes from which
the legislatures are drawn. Mr.. Mallock
thinks there may be troubles not to be
controlled by the police or l%ancers, but
which will invade homes and drawing
rooms. He concludes very temporarily
by saying that the proofs of the growing
power Of socialism are mostly of serious
consideration.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17

The jury OF inquest which investigated
the shooting of Mclaughlin, the Califor-
MIA millionaire, by Jerome B. Cox, tbs
contractor, brought in a verdict exoner,
ating Cox. This jury was composed of
some OF the best business men of San
Francisco, it is said. Cox, it will be re-
membered, had FIVE times in the course
ofl7 years of litigation obtained a YER
dict against Mclaughlin for a debt
which Mclaughlin owed him; but each
time Mclaughlin, having plenty of
money to employ lawyers, kept the
case dragging along, and each time got
the verdict set aside by the supreme
court on some technical error. Thus no
less than sixty jurymen composing
i've juries had unanimous
~ found that Mclaughlin owed Cox a
large sum of money; yet the supreme
court set aside this verdict five times ON
technlcalities, plainly contrary to Justice
and honesty as declared by the five IN.
RES comprising go jurymen. And now
b verdict of the jury of INQUEST adds
substantially another jury who hold that
Cox's claim was an honest one, and that
the supreme court decisions were con-
trary to Justice; because the verdict of
me inquest jury IS substantially that
COX was excusablef for shooting McLaush.
I'm; and the jury could not SO hold I'M
less 1t believed that Cox's claim wac a
lnst one, and that McLaughlin's refusal
20 pay was unjust and dishonest.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17
Railroad News.

New York, Special: Wall street has wit
messed tbs last year a great shrinkage in
the value of the railroad stocks quoted at
the New York exchange. The total net de-
rTeciation OF thirty-four stocks is 1929, $685.
1S1. The three Willard stocks lead the list
with a depreciation of $65, 159, 1853. The
five stocks known as Gould stocks come
next, with $3S, 2O4, 800. The union and
Central Pacifcs and Denver aggregate $780,
O42, 1927. The Vanderbilt stocks have de-
preciated $25, SS7, 597. The roads center.
ing at Chicago show a depreciation of $685.
Z79 7l6. Tie coal stocks present q much
better showing than expected, and the total
net depreciation of the four roads was eplv
4.366, 422. Miscellaneous railroads and
The Pacific Mail make up the balance of
$3l,0l7,SS2. How much the leading rail-
road operators and stockholders, such as
Vanderbilt, Gould, Willard and Others, have
lost by the depreciation will probably never
be accurately known; out, from the hold
ings they have frequently said they pos
sessed, an estimate can be made by the read
er OF their losses.
The Minnesota & Northwestern railroad.
alias the Illinois Central, has secured right
Of way in West st. Psul, and will soon con-
struct the line from Mora, Iowa. II is re-
ported thst other lines are pointing towards
st. Paul, and the people are greatly elated.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17

A vigorous effort will be made in this
songress to see what legislation can 90
towards restoring American shipping.
Some of the causes OF its decline are
clearly beyond relief by statute, but that
is no reason why the obsolete and
oppressive la VS. now in force on
this subject should not be repealed
in favor of Others in accord with modern
requirements. The division of the COM
merce committee will enable bills to en-
courage shipping 10 get attention, and
action in committee will be enforced
by jealous work on the floor of both
houses by members Of the ability and
influence Of congressman Dingley, who
leads off in the matter.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17

The law which Congressman Hopkins,
sf Pennsylvania. proposes, restricting
the quantity of public land which may
be acquired by an alien to 1000 acres,
unless he declares his intention to be-
come a citizen, is needed. Few people
are aware how rapidly the public domain
Is being taken up by foreign landlords.
One English ecrl owns a tract of so, 900
acres and another 100, 900, while an En-
glish company has bought 5000, 900
acres in Texas alone. 1t is a bad thing
for the country t at such vast domains
should fall into the hands of men who
never expect to become Americans, in
residents orin sympathy, and the system
ought to go no further.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17

Senator Vest proposes to enlarge yell
lowstone Park to 1875 square miles and
make it a portion of Montana Territory.
At present it is q part of three territor-
les, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming
but much the greater portion of it is in
Wyoming. The parks present area is
3,575 square miles, being fifty-fve miles
east and west. by sixty-five north and
south. Vests bill proposes to extend
IFS eastern and southern limits each
way forty miles, which would make the
park q little larger than the state of Yer
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17
Crimcs and Criminals.

The jury in the case OF William McHugh,
on trial in Cincinnati. the third time for the
murder of his wife broughs in a verdict of
guilty of1aurder in the first degree. McHugh
receives the result unmoved, but his motb-
er was so overwhelmed that she had to be
carried from the court roo a.
Beside Jablouski, who took part in the
murder OF Lieut. Col. Sudelken and nephew
Ia st. Petersburg, two men the actual mur-
derers, are arrested. Important papers re-
lating to the Nihilists were found at the
late residence oithe Sudeiken.
James L. Rollins and A. J.. Rogers. cor.
ductors of the Pennsylvania railroad. and
William B. Petttit. a Pullman Palace car
conductor, were srrested upon charges of
enb.zzing tickets and moneys OF those
corporations.
Leon Ofanson, a travelling salesman for a
New York diamond house, closed this wear
oy running away with q Detroit girl and
$4,000 worth ofjewels.
welded q negro. -
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17
horrible Railroad Disaster in Can
ada.

One of the most frightfnl railroad acct.
dents that ever occurred in Canada took place
Wednesday morning, the ID inst, at sos
About fifteen minutes previous a suburba
train, consisting of dummy engine and
two cars, on the Great Western division Of
the Grand Trunk, left Union station, hay.
ing sboark about sixty passengers, chiefly
employees of the Bolt and Iron works
at Humber, living in Toronto
who were going to their work
On rounding a sharp curve Just before
reaching the Bolt works, the engineer saw Q
freight train coming laundering down the
grade toward him. he reversed his engine,
blew a warming. and shouting. "Jnmpboys,
for your lives, " sprang into the snow. In
a second moreithere was 3 terrific crash. The
engine of the freight train knocked the
boiler of the dummy clear through the first
car, crushing unfortunate passengers in ev-
cry direction and pinning many to the floor.
To add to the horror OF the sceae
the boiler of the dummy exploded, and
steam and boiling water scaIded and car
ried death or terrible Injuries to the man
gled an b~leedingimen.
Besides Charles Thomas, fireman of the
freight train, the following were killed in
staDtly: g. Aggett; leaves a wife and child;
Joseph keefe; wife and two children; c..
Spohn; single, was to be married that night;
4. Mulligan; wife and child; ]. Kernaghap;
a wife and family; Alex. Carruthers; a wife
and large family; j. White; wife and five
children; Joseph Mcdonald; sin.
gle; w. Terrif; single
Thomas Burns, single; George Prescott, sin.
gle; George Scale, single; John mckenzie
single; Charl S Stanley, aged fourteen.
Seven have died in the hospital.
John Rowlett, leaves child; John Lynch,
a wife and family; Eddie Robinson, boy;
Samuel Bailey, widower, but leaves a family;
d. Q. Herman, a wife and CHILD oniy six
days Old; Ere Bothroyd, single; Hugh Gun.
ningham, q wife and three children,
Three Others are not expected TO live.
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17

church St. Paul DR.. D. R. Breed, the pastor,
after his sermon announced that, as preVi-
eusly stated, the CONGREGATION was five
thousand dollars in arrears in payment for
the extensive additions to the building
completed in 1883. He was of opinion that
the time was ripe for clearing the debt and
called Hon. Alexander Ramsey to the chair,
Mr.. c. II. Bigelow acting as secretary. The
chairman felicitously set forth the small
ness Of the debt a compared with the abil-
ity for payment and headed the sub Grip
tion with two hundred and fifty dollars.
Others followed to a gratifying extent ard
more than two-thirds of the So 900
was pledged in a few moment and the bal
snce afterwards.
John Erwin Nevin, editor of the Pittsburg
Leader, died at his home in Sewickley on the
morning of the 9th inst, at 11:45, after a
protracted illness with Bright's disease.
Col. Nevin was forty-six years of age, and
leaves a wife snd four children. Meetings
OF the Grand Army and press will be held
to take action on his death.
"Hallelujah Ned" Erwin and Miss Lulu
Wilmington of Trenton, who is a lieuten.
snt in the Trenton corps of the army, were
married the other night at the Salvation
barracks in New Brunswick, N. Y. Mss
Wilmington is but sixteen years old. Over
1000 persoas paid % cents each to see the
ceremony.
Young, seventeeth wife of the late proph-
ct, Brigham, died at Salt Lake of blood
poisoning in her fortieth year. Sixteen
mourning widows still survive the prophet,
OF whom live in Salt Lake.
A dinner was given Gen. McCook in New
York recently in honor of his election as
,IouB - Al TY-sk-l Gill; - -
he guests were Senator Warner, Miller and
McCook of Colorado.
Albert e. Kent, of San Francisco, a MEM
yer of the Yale class of 1853, who, a year
presented Yale $50, 900 for the erection
4 a chemical laboratory, has added $25,0 600 I
o the original gift. S
Sergeant Mason has signed a contract :
With a museum manager of Philadelphia, !
him to appear on exhibition in .
city for a limited period at q salary of $
200 a week. :
Frank M. Fish, of Valley City, was mar 4.
led to Miss Mary a., daughter of Mai. and !
frs. Lewis Stowe, at Waterville, Rev. An :
rev ID. Stowe, brother of the bride, ofici- :
!
Gen. Grant, who cannot yet walk on his i
is able t. say that the report that J
e is an enemy OF President Arthur is a
lost lie. r
Belle English CT Cincinnati, after going to a
re supreme court, has secured a verdict of I
2 500 against her father, for declaring her i
legitimate. J
Nine. Nilsson visited the Boston foreign
Exhibition New Years and made a large b
lumber of purchases. a
1t is stated that Senator Logan will {
axe no opposition to the Fitz John
orter bill this session, except to vote
it.
Senator Anthony goes to the congression- =
library daily, and appears to be in as q
sod tealth as as ever. e
Alden Speare of Boston has given $40, 600 n
found a proiessorship in Boston univer- Y
". u
The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17
O'DonnelI's Confession of the Muir.
der of Carey.

The United Ireland OF Dublin, publishes
an account OF the murder of Carey, written
by a gentleman who received it from
O'Donnell, and which was not to be told so
long as a chance renamed to save O'Don.
nelPs life. The account shows that O'Don-
nell deliberately killed Carey. There was
no struggle. Carey made no attack on
O'DOnnell. Had Judge Denman per.
mitted O'Donnell to speak he
would have told the whole
story of the kilii g. 0'Donnell was not &C.
quainted with Carey On the voyage from
England to the Cape of Good Hope. He
was not q member of any society. He rec
ognized Carey by a woodcut which he saw
at Cape Town and resolved to kill him.
He intended to go with him to a farm at
Pert Elizabeth, which Carey had told him
he was going to take, and thus show there
was 10 spot where Carey could be safe,
Finding himself, however clone with Carey,
he could not resist the desire 10 sill him.
Carey perceived his danger, and said: "Do
you know me, O'Donnell7" O'Donnell re-
piled: You are Carey the informer. To
hell with you'll" A bullet sped with the
words, aud the deed was done. Carey
clutched his W revolver, but too late.
ODonnell hsed two more shots snd Carey
rolled to the deck. Nobody saw the en-
counter except 0'Donnelrs companion.
who threw her arms around him ana Fl led
ship with her cries. He told her that
morning he meant to kill Carey, and would
hang for 1t. When Mrs. Carey reached the
O'Donnell said to her: "I had to do