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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

A case In dispute between Golfer &
Williams and Hon. Thomas f. Bayard
concerning the remuneration for pumping
out a cistern was before Squire Bertolette
for adjustment Thursday. The plaintiffs
through g third party had performed
the work without the defendants direct
knowledge or an a. .reement as to price
being made and brought in bill for $45.
The work occupied but one day and the
defendant, holding that the charges were
extortionate, consequently refused to pay
the hill. The suit was then brought and
the defendant took the stand ,testifying to
the mstter and that he brought the
matter before the squire out OF duty to
himself aud the community. The squire
gave Judgment in favor o. the plaintiffs
for S25.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25
THE TEMPBRANoE FIGHT.
The New CASTLE Committee Decide
to Continue the Fight.

to Continue the Fight.
The New Castle branch Of the State
Temperance Alliance met in the MoClary
Building, Saturday afternoon, with John
Il. Adams presiding. Prayer was offered
by the Rev. W. L. s. Murray of Asbury
Church.
In regard 10 filling the vacancies on
the legislative ticket caused by the resig-
nation of Messrs. Weldin and Cavepdsr
Of Brandywine and St. Georges hundreds,
1t was decided to take no action until
after the Republican nominations were
known, and with this understanding the
subject was referred to the campaign COM
mittee, with power to sot,
A resolution was adopted urging the
temperance people Of Kent to bsstir them
selves and place legislative ticket iu the
| field.
The following, offered by George W.
Wells, was adopted:
WHEREAS, There has been an opinion
| expressed by many citizens that we have not
sufficiently made public our purposes
| therefore,
Resolued, That in the coming issue all that
| we demand from the next Legislature on the
| Temperance question is local option that is, a
submission Of the question Of license or no
license to vote of the people. ...
During the meeting a firm determine
tion was expressed to continue the tenn
perance fight, and make no surrender,
unless strong temperance sentiments are
placed in the platforms Of the political
/ parties.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

Delaware dogs carried of four prizes
awarded at ths Philadelphia bench show
as follows: For champion English settlers
first prize to Plantsgenet, owned by L. /.
Martin, this city. Champion English
setter bitches, first prize to Petrol Second,
also owned by K. I. Martin. RDglish
setter dogs, in open class, first prizs,
to Glenrock, owned by c. W. Jester, st.
Georges. The special prize for the best
imported English setter dog, given by ]
Z. Caldwell & Co., and valued at $50
was won by Don Juan, owned by 3. 1
Martin.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

The remains OF the late Enooh Moore,
Sr., were inferred in the Wilmington and
Brandywine cemetery Friday after
neon. Impressive funeral services we're
held at the house, No. AIS Fest Fourth
street. at 8 O'Clock and were conducted
by the Revs. w. L. s. Murray and A. T.
Scott. Six employees of deceased's SON 8
ship yard acted as pail bearers, and the
funeral oorteRe was very large. Among
those present were: Chatles b. Lore,
Esq, R. R. Robinson, George r. Town.
send and Thomas Nj. Culbert.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal.
ODESSA, Sept. 1S.-B1rslars broke into
the hotel OF +. W. Hyatt early this morn.
ing through the front window and stole
about 90 dollars in cash and some liquor.
They next visited the house OF Mrs.
Mary Baker, entering the cellar through
the door they failed getting any booty
as they were not auro'sstul in getting
into the up,stAirs part Of the house.
They are supposed to be professionals
travelling through the country in ca,
riage or wagon, as a vehicle was heard
leave Mrs. Bakers about O'Clock in the
morning.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

The Sussex county executive committee
Of the State Temperance Alliance met at
Georgetown last Tuesdsy and placed the
the following ticket In the field For
State Senator, Miles Messick of Nanticoke
hundred. Representatives, William &.
Chambers, Lewis & Rshoboth; ]. II. wilt.
bank, Brosdkiln; Rbe Townsend, Baiti.
more; Thomas II. Bacon, Little Creek;
John Clendaniel. Cedar Creek; Daniel G.
Adams, North West Fork and George W
Jones, Gumb trough.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25
fro BE cosTINUEp.1
THE CAT o. NINE TAILS.
Seven Prisoners whipped by the
Sneriff Saturday Morning.

Seven prisoners convicted at the pres-
ant session Of the county courts for
various inffaotioDs OF the criminal laws
received the corporal part Of their pun.
ishment In the jail yard at New Castle
Saturday morning. A crowd OF about 400
people including the rsbble and gamins
OF the city, and a bevy OF VIII
mington oourtessns IN paint and powder
Witnessed the laws vipdioation and ex.
traoted much amusement from the writh-
lug contortions of the sntfsrlng victims.
Sheriff Martin applied the "cAt" vigor-
ously holding It in his left hand and
cracking 1t smartly, with telling effect
over the shoulders and backs of the men
bound to the post, All the prisoners
showed that the punishment was severe
bat some nerved themselves and atOod
the "eat" with but little bringing.
The first prisoner brought out was
Rdward Raddsn, convicted of the theft Of
a horse, at TO 0.o'clock the pillory was
opened and received his neck and wrists,
He held the position one hour,
evinoing great anxiety TO be released
toward the latter part OF his stand. AT
IL O'Clock he was released, and walked
down the ladder, saying he felt quite as
we'll as when he left the cell. He was after
ward given 20 blows with the cat. The first
half Of them he bore fairly we'll, but the
last ten set his muscles trembling AND
painted his back and shoulders red. He
tried vAinly to dodge the blows, and
looked first pleadingly and then defantly
into the sheriff's stern face.
George Stewart, the other white man
whipped, was convicted for the theft Of
harness. He got 10 lsshes lightly laid on
his punishment being made as light as
D ,ssible on account Of his suffering with
consumption. The blood began trlcklinR
down his back as he left the post.
Harrison Rothwell, alias Sugar
| Awful, a notorious negro thief, who
pleaded guilty to larceny on four indiot'
ments, got the most severe punishment
Of any Of the culprits. His sentence wat
| 20 Iashes and they were most vigorously
laid on. Each stroke Of the lash curled
mn the black skin in welts, but the
Young misoreant did not show by his ac'
tiops that the aherifi's blows were terribly
painful.
James &. Groom, quite as notorious al
Sugar Awful for his participation II
taefts was candidate for 20 lashes, TIL
cat was laid on heavily, but the THE
Rrlnned and bore the pain without an ex
ciamati0n.
Isaac Anderson received 20 lsshes vel
laid on. He squirmed and kicked goo
deal and gave vent to his feelings in pro
fame EXPLANATIONS, which, however, di'
not have any effect upon the severity
the punishment. !.
George Norris and Frank Congo, 70
larceny, were punished with 10 lashe
.oh, which they bore without murmuI
the cat being lightly applied.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25
A Prominent UIergyman's Death.

The Rev William McCombs, a retired
Methodist clergyman, died at the resi-
dsnce OF his son, No. GAS North Eleventh
street, Philadelphia, on Saturday morn
ing in the 10Th year Of his age. The de-
oessed was native of Newark, this
State, and had been member Of the
PhilsdelphiR conference since 1889. Mr..
MeCombs was three times q delegate TO
the general conference Of the N & church,
once presiding elder Of the Esston, Nd,
district and again Of the Chester district,
and vice president Of the Church Ex-
tension Society. He was sranted a super
numerary relation in 1877, and had since
lived In retirement
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

A change of lights on the Delaware is
announced. The light at Front Beacon
10 to be discontinued and a red cut is to
be introduced into the Cape Henlopen
main light. The rear light In Delaware
Breakwater is to be changed from red to
white, and red Ont is to be introduced
into Reedy Island light and also into the
rear light on Finn's Point.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25
Another Eyaporator Burned.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
HARRrNGToN, Sept. IS The fruit evapo.
ralor of A. Allen & Co at this place was
burned down yesterday. 1t caught fire
near the top;while in operation, and was
not discovered to be In flames by the
operatives until the cry was made
by outside parties. In Eve minutes
1t was completely Quilted by the
flames and the large quantity Of fruit it
contained was destroyed. Mr.. allen who
is in poor health is prostrated by ner.
vous attack in consequence Of the excite
ment. The loss is estimated at 81, 200
and is fully covered by insurance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25
death OF Mrs. george Churchmrn.

Pauline Gilpin Churchman, wife Of
George Churohman, lumber merchant,
and daughter Of the late Chief Justice
ailpin, died Of consumption yesterday
week, about midnight, At her home, or
Delaware avenue between Madison al d
Adams streets. Her health had beer
bad for more than year past, but she
had been seriously i'll only few days
She was a member Of the New Jerusalem
Church.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

The man who one day last week
drove away team belonging to William
c. Martin and left 1t at Newark after
borrowing $5 of q hotel keeper there is
named G.. +. LAnning. A day or two
previous to that he stole horse and
pheton in Chestnut street Philadelphia
and brought them to the Western Hotel
this city. Chief Mcdonnell notified the
owner and he came down and recovered
his property.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25
A min,.tariai stntant.

W. Rankin Houston Of franklin town.
ship, Chester county, Pa, was who grAdu-
ated at Delaware College in June last has
decided to study for the ministry in the
Presbyterian Church, Of which he is q
member. With this IN view he will place
himself under the care Of the Chester
Presbytery and will pursue his studies Al
Princeton Theological Seminary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25
THE TURNPIKE COMPANY AGAIN.
An Action which is Likely TO Insti-
tute Many SuIts.

fufe many SuAtb.
Before Magistrate Bertolette this morn
ing John w. Banks sued the Whining
ton & Philadelphia Turnpike Company
for bill for work done by him for the
company amounting to $24 Anthony
Higgins, ESQ.,, represented the plaintiff,
and George Elliott, Esq the company,
The suit grew out OF the fact that the
company wanted to take from the bill
&c. lie which 1t claimed Banks owed for
tolls. Banks refused to acknowledge the
bill for tolls and intended to introduce
testimony showing that the road was not
in proper condition to charge tolls.
Facts were agreed to by counsel and
an argument followed rs to whether or
not testimony as to the condition OF the
road should be admitted. Magistrate
Bertolette ruled that 1t could not and
gave verdict In favor Of the plsintiff Of
$24, less the bill Of $6. 16 or $17.84.
Banks Immediately brought suit againsl
the company for the $5 penalty, allowed
by law, in each case that gatekeeper o.
the road charged toll when the road wal
not in q proper condition. The plaintiff
has about IS charges for this offense, and
the cases will come up before Magistrat'
Bertolette on next Tuesday week.
This action opens the way for many
residents Of Brandywine hundred ant
travellers on the road who have innumer
able such charges, and It ia possible tina
many law suits will be involved.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25
PROMPT Insurance Payment.

Diamond State Council, American Legion
Of Honor, Thursdsy evening, through
its treasurer, took up the policy Of u, 900
held BY the late Joshua MAris, In favor Of
| his wife.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

done. The Democratic party processes
TO be party Of pfier 'phss and OF honor
and to carry into public affairs the same
rules that guide men in the conduot Of
private affairs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

opposed to those things 1 thought right.
l have been thinking and saying these
things for sheIast 20 pears, bat never
read or spoke words of more bitter con-
demnatiou than at last truth has wrunR
from the lips Of my political opponents.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

uNo, certainly not," answered the
| lieutenant in tones loud enough TO reach
Margaret distinctly and almost petrify
her with horror.
"Then want you to certify to 1t op
oath before you leave town." eaid the
woman, "and then I've got no more to
ask Of you" "You don't seem inclined to
| do me as great wrong as thought you
meant" she added, as the two moved of
together.
Margaret seemed like one petrifed.
She could neither move nor speak. The
sentences rang in her ear and feemed
written In words Of fire on her heart.
The shrill demand OF the woman on her
husband for her marriage oeftifioase had
startled Margaret into complete attention
and his denial of having II seemed
natural. "Yos poa't deny that you married
me, / suppose?' and then the damninE
answer, "No, certainly not" and he had
gone of to certify to it on oath. Certify
to what To this shrill voiced virago't
wifehood and to her-Margaret Land
streets base betrayal and hopeless shame
The terrible truth only came upon hel
gradually, and seemed to fall Will
constantly cumulative weight until hel
| n6AFk Nhb bIubhou anu hoA bAeAA
benumbed. She aroae like one In dream
staggered to her room and flung hersel
face foremost on the bed, before givinl
away to another outburst Of grief
Suddenly there darted through hei
sgonized brain the thought Of home ant
IL seemed as though the echo Of tn
; horrible words her father had use'
against her in his first frenzied moment
Of wrath sounded in her ears. Oh
seemed for moment to see his great fac
I flaming with wrath as he ordered he
, from his door as one disgrsoed, an
! denounced her as shameless thing
.. In another moment this thought ran
step further and she sprang from tbs
bed with loathing horror as though
were infected with pestilence. Grant,
was not her husband, but she had hear
! him confess that he was the husband
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

]
When party becomes so gangrened,
SO corrupt and so putrid It will poison
the very life OF the nation. The qualities
on which 1t is based will become the
ruling qualities Of the nation. 1t is SO
| now in the Republican ranks. Why,you
know If man wanted an office, he must
join the Republican party; il he wanted
a profitable contract he must join the
Republican party; all power in every
branch cf the government belonged only
to them; states were overthrown, state
governments were buried and all through
the length and breadth Of the land no
man could be found holding an office Of
power under the government unless he
became member Of that party.
What has been the result Meroenary
elements have overcome the elements Of
oonservatism,o of honesty, Of purity and oi
right, and the man who represents these
meroenarY and corrupt elements ia held
forth by them as their champion.
Do you wonder that at this stage Of
things a large part Of that party-thar
whom the are none more INTEL gent, NOR,
devoted to its iLterests, men who hAv,
fought It's battles uneparingly, and MAY
add unscrupulously, have called hal
and said-we cannot permit this VI
cannot and will not permit the nation i
take this downward plunge This is th
attitude Of men who all my political lif
have been among those most bitterel,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-10
HUMOROUS.

The best thing in print-A pretty
girl in a calico dress.--Od city Der
rick.
The turn of the tied arting
homeward after the wedding trip
Derrick.
Even the sands Of the sea are hardly
more numerous than the man who
thinks he can edit a newspaper Yon-
'erS Gazette.
Seeing carriage full of bellies and
beauX drive by, Aninadab remarked
that that reminded him of load of
wooed. --Mdrdth0R IndepeRdent.
It's Lowell who asks, "What is so
rare Us day in JuneY" is it not :.
Well, now, if he had only stopped to
think a minute, he might have known
that the Doth of February was the an
swer TO the riddle. Hdrcard Lam
pGOR.
A collector wrote to Gener3 Sher-
man for his autograph and lock of
his hair, and received in reply: 1.-The
man who has been writing my auto
graphs has been discharged, and as my
orderly is bald / cannot comply with
either of your requests"
/ should be very much obliged if
you would give me a puff" said the
ook agent as he entered a sancsum.
with pleasure" responded the editor
removing cigar from his mouth and
Offering it to the visitor. Take two
or three. "-PhitGdelptia NeCS.
A Pennsylvania man has obtained
the cradle in which be was rocked as
baby and the cradle which he swung
in the harvest field as youth. All
he needs now, to set up museum of
old memories, is the switch his mother
used to lick him with, and the switch
his wife had on when he married her.
Burlington Free Press
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-10
THE GOOD wIFE.s PHILOSOPHY

The good wife bust Ell about the houve.
Her face still bright with pleasant smEe
as oroken snatches of happy song
Strengthened her heart and haai the while.
Ire good man sat in the imEey nook,
MS little clay pipe within his lips,
ana ali he'd made and all he had lost,
Ready and Gear on his fnger tips.
"ood VIE, I've Just been thinking bit,
nothing has done very well this year;
Money - bound to be hard TO &c =
everything Is bound to be very dear:
how the cattle are going 20 be fc
now were to keep the boys al school
Is kind of debt and credit sum
can't make balance by my rule"
She turned her head around from the baking
bread.
And she faced him with cheerful laugh (;
why, husband, dear, one would think
That the good, rich wheat was Only chaf
And what If the wheat was only cnaff,
As long as we both are we'll and strong;
Pm not woman to worry bit,
Somehow or other we get along.
C'''@
O1er all lands the storm must beat,
But when the rain and storm are DER
The after-sunshine is twice as sweet.
Through every straight we have found road,
In every grief we have found a song;
We have had to bear, AMI had to wait,
But somehow or other we get along.
" For thirty years we have loved each other
Stood by each other whatever befell;
Six boys have called US father and mother,
And all of them living and doing well.
We owe no man penny, my dear,
We're both of us loving, and well and
strong.
Good man, wish you would smoke again,
And think how well we've got along"
He filed his pipe with pleasant laugh:
He kissed his wife with tender pride,
He said: IN do as you tell me, love,
I'll just count up on the other side"
She left him then with his better thought,
And lifted her work with low, sweet
song
A song that followed me many year.
Somehow or other, we get along.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-10
A Fine City.

Canton is one of the finest Chinese
ities and is superior to any have
bet seen in cleanliness and good order.
The people are intelligent, active and
lusiness-like; and its narrow streets
are filed with a stream of men
and women, as unceasing as the stream
that flows over London bridge daily
As pass along the streets in chair,
i is one continuous fight for passage
Room; and the various collisions that
occur provoke groans on both sides
rom the chair-bearers and carriers of
goods. Now great basket of green's
bumps against the sides, and now a
#pIg incloSed in basket is brought up
against the chair. to the mutual alarm
OF pig and passenger. Presently,
another chair comes down in the
opposite direction, and perhaps con
alnS portly mandarin in official garb
Then, a great shouting ensues on both
sides, and a tangle. in which the man
DARN makes the most of the opportun-
ny to look at the foreign lady. Then
The chairs eXtricate themselves, and on
Patter the bearers. Crash goes the
char against a child's head, but the
head seems used to such treatment
and while. invHluntarily cry out and
RAISE my lands, the child makes ne
sound And the men rush on, pro-
Noking it may be- in their hot haste,
'ae occasional unfriendly sound of
irankeie foreign deviD.
The streets present very curious
appearance, being hung with long,
eoIored Signboards, which have the APP
pearance of banners streaming. Among
ReSe' glinting out brightly in the sun
Bnt are gorgeous lanterns and colored
amps so that the streets present a
',S'''e aspect even on ordinary occa-
NOuS' The names of the streets are
'aaracteristic of Chinese imitation of
S,Sie l ann staying in the street of
DeneNolence and Love. One street is
'1'iea Street of Everlasting Love:
u0'ner' Street of Refreshing Breezes;
another, Street of Thousand Beauti
'''es' another, Street of a Thousand
p'aaoSons. Perhaps grandmothers at
H0lne would feel that these two streets
1.san one and the same thing, and l
1ppose the Chinese grandmammas
@Oald be quite willing to indorse that
''D''lnent-Natioaal Baptist.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-10
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

The brave man carves out his owr
tune.
life spent worthily should be
,snrrd by a nobler line--by deeds
years.
IT, i, most to blame who breaks the
no matter under what proyoca-
o he act.
Nothing can constitute good breed
that has not good nature for its
indation.
Men are sometimes accused of pride
erely because their accusers would be
aud themselves if they were in their
aces
By rousing himself, by earnestness,
restraint and control, the wise man
Az make for himself an island which
good can overwhelm.
some people are nothing but money,
De and pleasure. These three
ngs engross their thoughts, and
II se mp their whole soul.
Perseverance can sometimes equal
MUS in its results. There are only
No creatures, says the eastern prov
rb. "wkich can surmount the pyra-
ds the eagle and the snail"
4 The beginning of hardship is like
be first taste Of bitter food-it seems
tr a moment unbearable; yet, if there
j nothing else to satisfy our hunger,
q take another bite and find it posi-
De to 60 on.
one ought to love society if he wish
to enjoy solitude. 1t is a social ma
lrr that solitude works upon with the
l0ost various power. If one is nissan
lhropc and betakes himself to loneli-
css that he may get away from hate
hi things, solitude is silent emptiness
J. him.
Peace is better than Joy. Joy is an
Uneasy guest, and is always on tip-toe
10 depart. 1t tries and wears us out
|nd yet keeps us ever fearing that the
lcyt moment it will be gone. Peace
not so. 1t comes more quietly, it
BAYS more contentedly. and it never
lzbausts our strength, nor gives us one
anuous forecasting thought.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-10
Remarkable Escane.

John Kuhn, of Lafayette, Ind. had very
narrow escape from death This is his own
story: One year ago was in the last stages
of consumption. Our best physicians gave
my case up. finally got so low that our
doctor said | could not live twenty-four
hours. My friend then purchased bottle Of
DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lu lgs, which
benefited me. continued until am now in
perfect health, having used no other
medicine"