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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
VIZ. T1LNAGE on SrIcIDE.

Mr.. ialmage's sermon yesterday at the
Brooklyn Tabernacle was " The cause of The great
increase of suicide" In the course ol Dis rcmi.s hc
said charge upon innleity the evil OF tbs large in-
crease There newer has br'n Of suicide whore the
perpetrator aa . ..'h"r drurrJ'd or iunIe Would
io"od ihat Nl0 .I'usro would bee brave IN rendering
iheif verdict when commits suicide. In
ihey say, lie took his life when temporarily insane,
while ~ another case they should say. Having read
fdc books and attended mtdc lecture This man lost has
fear Of future punishment and committed btcr It
is said that Tie Bible refers 10 taking the lives o others
when II says, Thou shaft not KIN IhO ASK II YOU
not responsible Tor yOur life well The lives
Of Others lie gave you weapon, with which defend
two protect ~, Two eyes with which guard
against nyaai0n and natural love Of life II thera
any III my congregation who are jn trouble 5scIlGo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
rHE REr. pr JonN nun 1T HouE



II was o'clock last evening when the steam
Shp ~cr 3D. havu, passed the bar at oclucG reached
the Barge office only few OF hundred cabin pas
scus,r~ had then decided 10 leave the
steamer before mouius. one of these
was tan. ,tawart looking man.. wearing q
heavy coat aud -ut bat. III, face smooth bul the
checks were hronlcl aud u,ly 20, tvoapplcs Doctor
Oh, Dociori" cried dozen ldc, AMI gentlemen 90, hc
reached thr railing. crowded with those awaiting the
arrival ol friends \, many hands were stretched out TO
his and the Rev. Dr. John Han. the
Iiih Avenue PrcShy tcrian Church, stopped
To greet his piI1shioncr, and friends
pr Han rlt the city n Jane to attend general council
of Prrp f-rI ministers ar C1pcnh 'e-u sweden and to
visit h. ,triy home ud friends u hc north OF land
" have had au enjoy able trip. no. said to IE rRu.t ~
reporter hr lett thc pier t1c - home has been tN
ccrdius} line. There onI, dlY u which N, had
bad weather I'D" council CHucu-
hagen largely attended and its pro-
ccrIllg5 were micf.-'N-. The KING and Queen
and other member o." royal family OF sweden were
pres, 900 800 -uuo oi Most of the Attendance
Na, from LIrul 1871 ti.' -, aud VA. surprised To-
30 few .r' on hiu-f. present Nv uip extended 10
Holland aad germany, and va, u every respect pleas
ANT one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
4 GRANDSON or CL1Y SHoE

LOUISVILLE, Sept. u Harry Clay. we'll
known lawyer aud politician. was shot and perhaps f
tally wounded boy Andrew Wcpicr l Councilman of the
Eleventh Ward CLAY drinking and wanted 90 bor-
some money from Wcplrr, who would lend him
as much ~ he wanted. CV then began to abuse Wcper
hl- return the two armed with pistols. said they
ready 10 sht. w pier fred ball hlrh struck
CLAY Ia thc groin and ranged downward In the thigh
Clay }. the grandson ut Henry Clay. lie the
Arctic yOyagcrs IA the al faxed Protcu- and Was pIum
ncnt mentioned for Congress from this district His
wound Is dangerous though lac may Weper gave
himself up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
TEMPERANCE AND POLITICS.

PROHIBIuoNISrs DISCUSSING WHAT TO DO WITH
THEIR vOrEs-A CONFERENCE IL BnooKLNN.
The Manhattan Temperance Association held
its last summer meeting i'm Clarendon Hal yc-trrl1v af-
ternoon The entalt sinment consisted Of discussion "i
IA, question viii vote for St. john help Prohibitions
The Affirmative was maintained by Dr. p. =. Lambert
and the negative by General Thomas W. ''"-
way. each being given thirty minutes
DR. Lambert quoted from The Washington sentinel The
organ Of the brewers to prove that the liquor nter'7
feared the issue prohibition. He also asserted that the
cleveland electoral ticket sure to prevail IN tina
state because il was backed by the liquor dealers who
had organized and were advising an their friends 10 sup
port Cleveland and then urged that an Temperance men
who were not of the Democratic party should throw their
votes away upon ST. john rather than to throw them
away 10y voting for the candidates of the Republican or
nutlcr p.ra-. lie told of his having, I'm the motn
ing induced two Young mcu, ono q Republican ANA
the other Democrat to pledge themselves 90 vote for ST.
john
pcnr,ol conoe, m rcpi,ins sail The ioctor tells ma
ot having converted iva young men this monns. !
ihiol ha has s ihe LARGEST percentage fiom the nem"
,tnts have vet hrad at ihhb h1 tho iimr 'ii'n
raHos that rlri,ulat Democrat &C hu urs Aa Democrats
usuaiit do Win 4o htak to his ratht Republicans a'No
tmas witt and stay Wilt strhW4 &" ana ol''"o 'Nt
Hat Vt .ut,tata a,idHn atiob IL tha ri'hiltn"i'i7
p th. iit, NOW oo,t Cleveland, 1t lh,to IN h"t s"r'
thiu4 lilac ue devit ora, dor't know what There VIII
ho 10 paw Nhou tho bloWors send out circular
calling uu1u thair friends o. support tr't.Wd
cause hs is tuouiA t. thrlI interests, % --I- '" r'
Thai It sDiHl ho t1c signal o. tAe lHN.I ..- '.
people 90 10 u-t the thug which ht brewers DON'T H1Ht
them TO do Their action m supporting ST. John "nb
makes 1t easier for the wo- OF thc two oi parties 60 win
n the pres 100 election. The doctor Says he pr'p'e~ 90
vote fos $50 john as am experiments IL nN prove '''
ycxpclucr, 30 many ug it, Ii mAy elect Grover t.Nc-
land pt ,ldcut. and don't know ol amy calamity that
can equal that Not only hecau>. of Crvo1'ds known
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
DIR. BEECHER IN HIS PILPIT AG I'm

Mr.. Beecher preached to a congregation fill
ing Plymouth Church IN every part yesterday morning.
lie appeared tn be in good health after his vac ION,
which BEGAN u July, save for slight trace Of hay fever
His sermon related 90 the eou, life In il hc said in
g. gard 10 the evolution Of You MAY zav t
you IKE about the descent OF man from apes monkcJ
don't care What were lu thc past Let forget the
pas, and press cn 10 IN" ftutc au DOT no" ilonary
though our tor, may AI}r swung Bog their tai. 10
Tine woods lived dnpu- the branches Iu lsr beyond
that. ard have thc symptoms OF God iu Mc. That
destiny which unfolding DO u-c here, VIII bear pIeclous
f-at 800 lea' ca. Those Who drop by the Way the
~ +. I'D q ut +.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
GOOD NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR.
No DIP Nd MS ~ CATrtRAUGU CALLERS AT
THE STATE CoNVTrTT.

TIRE STATE CoNNIrrrT.
Although no work was done at the headquar-
tiers oi thc Republican state Committee yesterday, there
wcrc several callers. who were received by Secretary
Chcscriue Of thc Executive Committee. Prominent
among these were General George H. sharpe. Colonel
George Bliss General Arson g. NcCook, state Senators
Dana D.. Horton. of Chautauqua County; and c. +.
Noldcr. of Cattartueu- County.
Senator Horton -ai1 when asked as 60 the prospects i'm
hi section: We SHAH give Bliucaud Logan au old tmc
Republican m1iouty. There is no doubt OF that ihc
Republican. are united and confident Of victory.
Blaine and Logan Cluhs have been formed
In all the towns and villages, and
uniforms are being procured There Is enthusiasm every,
Whcr. con tite other hand many of the b,m". r.t~.
especially tht Irish American portion, are dlssa,i aud
viii not vote for Governor cleveland
senator Atadct said " We shall cuiclyor To give the
Reputation Presidential t,a,i -.ood majority m tttta
raueus County There mo- -0.oullcd Independents mp
for the standard bearers uf tAc party. We wal, organ
bed and tho canvass will hp couturtrd vigorously
4 large American h1- has hc. pyndCd front of
tho entrance tu the touHttC ruOu~ lu iNutVth-f II
hCarS ths uptiou " Republican state Committee"
The parade ui saturday evening Co W,tour Nv Blrur
Quatt,r- of the Republican state Committee Yesterday.
All Wtrc H.roDd tblt 10 Was very tu-utthI, display.
Von~driIu fhtt 30 Ht- Iut ul uu short notice. AtUug
the l8lrD thr'nE n thV state headquarters thr Utu
Sion passed. several who served officers ui hu
linton Auul 300 the war cot the rebellion ih,l coma.
iug of the Various commands. Many at thcm are old
soldier, that explains lL' Wu, tho comment oi aNrt
Gran. Fireworks We're discharged continuously u mont
" The headquarters H> thC column passed. h!.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22

ing on Saturdays. lie got his GU and Iast s.,u.,
started out on hunt through the woods and as',v
around Glen Cove. When nearly two miles from ,a 10y
iage ne had occasion to climb fence and did so nn
the gun after him. Some vines that grew On Il px.mg
caught the hammer OF tho gun and II went OF ,b fence
charge &c, OF 6rdshot With which 4 was loaded tesrvy
The wounded boy, though suffering intenselv bao
ence OF mind enough TO grasp his right wrist firmly ~
ms ieit hand and thus prevented a fatal henorrban
while nc walked the entire distance Ia Gle"
he tainted from loss OF blood He was attended nv nv
ian Yesterday he was brought 20 his fathers hon.
No 3i4 West Twenty thrdst The snrgeons bo ,ioihe
save his thumb and a little finger INV ="
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
ALEXANnrR srLLNAN IN JERSEY CITY.

The announcement chat Alexander sullivan
would speak tj The Catholic Institute m Jersey CN, Sat
uriay, had tAc effect of nng hc large han ol That build
ing Go is utmost capacity. At O'Clock u,rc Va, not
even standing toom eft and large crowd had assembled
outside n thc manager, of the demons tr,iou had a1uc
ipatcd such large attendance hcy might have organ
lied Two ucctus-. number of prominent Irish DcHo-
crat, who have hitherto been leaders IN the Democratic
party occupied seats upon tLe platform Mr.. Sul, ln
arrived about $50 ocloch and entering the hail. in
eompans with Michael 81 Ioiiue,, received with
thu~as' cheering. ENC0roner William Burn, presided
ma ions Do oi Yc,-prrs aud secretaries read
lAJudtc rinhDtt, OF @ii frt.isel. thr speaker
Few persons M the ucA OF the hal Missed when Ballc's
name was mentioned but their efforts fOdI-tuib tlr meet
lhs were frustrated ht spontaneous aud continued
burst ~ applause ana cheers which made tAc Nt'lIu
ring. Nj. sullivan followed and spoke for nearly ts.o
hours. iil, address substantially Tho one given
~ New York on THURSDAY. he was frequently interrupt
al with Nocicrou- cheering. especially when Dee men
toned INC nance OF The Republican candidate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
~ Old Nys MISPLACED CALAMITY
rh,rnrd Ensenstein is a gay LotharIo wnose

FlWnrd BmgVnotCIn n Edl I@V''''''1" =,
, H.. lr, arouud sixty years. ms "n'' ''"
to he always immaculate and Che iae., style o, S'''"s
coat shows IN. avurc to advantage lie Is SAL" 10 w
So fond of the gentle sex that he Som''"'' w.,
yonug ladies by following them ON the streets
Netue Iangendeich age twenty ''np'" ~.
I,.tre Patterson In the Jefferson Market iV,.,' i
y,sfrr,l,y that on saturday nlght anout 10" ~
he Gallant Edward had usultrd her at lhIti -.
erd Er"ndNay because She had refused IN tcc'pl n,
cnrt H. called her vile names which she lndlShhniitg
said she didu't deserve. Miss Nettc informed - pnoWn
that ON two occasions Bingensten, whom she US" ,,n
Tor over n year. had thrown vtriol In the a'e
Young girls who had refused 90 receive ms a. mira
The defendant made the excuse that nc nAi ~ a.,
duced to the plaintiff, and thought ne haI "a mt
speak 10 her on the street. lie was hhou ~" "N -
under bonds for his future good behavior
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
CLEVELAND Nor A TRrr osslocPlr.

WHY SAMUEL. CRooRs a. $50 l.bHr. I'm.
William Ii. Nlurtha chairman Oi the Demo-
cratic campaign committee of KINGS County ~ nattering
terms invited Samuel j. Crooks to take The stump Tor
Cleveland ANA Hendricks In his reply dated september
-, Mr. crook. stys:
Your committee and yourself are doubtless aware that
40 far ny ability would warrant and with great zeal
have with un-f- ,'Idfi-tu--s urged tho claims OF
the Democratic party 80 fuller gnition these many
years" Permit me To BAY that I'd doing / have NOT
been unnndful Of the steady departure of
Us leaders from D,gnnar,tic principles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
SHlrrERlNG HIS HAND WITH BLRD,SHoE

William A. Dunlap, age sixteen, son of the
wen known halter OF that name In this city, asked his
father last week TO let him have gun before he returned
10 schoo ALAN Cave lie said that ha wished " 20 hunt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22

te instead OF death Remember that God keeps chro
noogy of your life. Think OF the future consequences
sucile"
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-12-13
OYSTERS VS.. Beans.

The Times (Wimington) of Tuesday has
the following, quoted from Erery Other Sat
urdag:--
''Nice people, who don't know a great
deal, sometimes laugh because the General
Court of Massachusetts early (1643) ordered
that for the yearly choosing of assistants
"the freemen shall use Indian corn and
beans, the Indian corn to manifest election,
the beans contrary" The custom is kept
up to this day in the Massachusetts, Histori-
cal Society. Nov, in a,l,siles popular states
of antiquity the election and rejection of
magistrates were signified by beans. The
maxim of Pythagoras, "Abstain from the
beam" signifed keep out of politics." as
any Greek scholar will tell you"
The Times has overlooked the fact that
the oyster shell was just as usual mode,
among the ancients, of signifying election
or rejection as the bean. The ancient voter
wrote upon the shell his 'ticket," and then
proceeded to cast his vote upon the heap of
shells already deposited by those who had
preceded him in voting. When all had
cast their votes, the count was made, much
as in our day, and the "nomenclator'' or
cries announced the successful candidate
From the Greek word 'tostrakon" (oys-
ter shelD we get our word ostracised, 1t is
true that "oyster-shelling" was in use,
mole commonly in the case of elections, in
social clubs, but the custom undoubtedly
obtained also in popular elections,
probably on account of the greater facility
with which the oyster-shell could be OBJ
tanned.
The main point however is that. we ques-
tion the validity OF the mcnopolizing claim
| of the Boston Bean to bluer-blood antiq-
utty over the head of the luscious bivalve.
| And with a firm belief in the truth of our
cause we nominate the oyster as an opposi-
ton candidate to superior antiquity over the
vulgar bean.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-12-13
A Scandalous Sight.

| poor colored woman, frantic from drink
me-headcd, with arms wildly waving, and
filling the air with curses and imprecations
was hurried staggering along Shipley street
one morning this week by policeman, to-
wards the Station House. The officer had
no easy job. With the strength of delirirous
madness she would compel him to stop, and
then was re-enacted a scene so pitiful that
the jeers and jlbes and dersive yclls of the
hoodlums who followed the unfortunate
woman impressed the decent citizen with IA
deeper sense of disgrace sthan the uncon-
scious ribaldry and blasphemy that poured
in maddening shrieks from the mouth of
the chief actor in the scene.
Seriously what was the more disgraceful
aspect of this affair, sight that is not un-
fortunately, an infrequent one in our streets
That phase of it, the poor drunken
woman, is not that that leaves impressions
NJ oh"'ho mummy upoh ttHlUI US Jndb
it is that of number of the youths of the
city, and others, the prime transgressors
against decency, following the unfortunate
with mocking, indecent words and sneeriug
insinuations, catching up and bandying
one to the other the unconscious obscenity
of the poor prisoner with ready relishl 1t
would take the pen of Victor Hugo, de.
scribing scenes of the vilest slums in Paris
OF that of the filthier Emile zola to give
just idea of the vulgarity, even beastliness
that the incident aroused, and shameful
moral picture of social tone existing in this
city.
Undoubtedly, the sin Of this drunken fe-
male against society is not SO much to be
condemned as that of the contemplate, vul-
gar beings who colored the picture with the
repulsiye slime of their bestial throats.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-12-13
The New High school.

Thursday last was the ceremonial day for
laying the corner stone of the new High
School at Adams and Eighth Streets.
The members Of the Board of Education,
a large representation of teachers, both of
the High School and the lower departments
with good representation of scholars were
present.
About $50 o'clock DR. Keablcs, Chairman
of the Building Committee, called the meet
ing TO order, and prayer was offered by the
Rev. James B. Parmelee, pastor of the New
Jerusalem church.
The usual incidents attendant upon cere-
monials of this nature including the deposi-
ting of tin box, in which was enclosed.
LIST OF ARTICLES.
which where afterwards placed in tin box
and deposited in the stone transcript
made by the secretary of the proceedings
of the Board of Education i'll relation to
the erection of the High School building,
copy Of the charter of the Board of Public
Education, copy of the statutes and re-
vised charter of tue city of Wilmington, a
copy of the bylaws and rules of order of
the Board of Education,a manual of 1882 "a
and containing the mares of the officers and
members of the board and the teachers in
the public schools, the report of the
Superintendent of Public Schools for 1884,
blank reports for perfect attendance at the
schools, programme of the High School
Commencement in June 1884, the auto
graphs Of all the pupils in the boys and the
girls High Schools, the specifications of the
new High School building, steel engrav-
ing of the late Francis Vincent, silver
quarter engraved colin Leslie West, born
1867" two silver dollars suitably engraved,
qne from The hoys' and tlia-e ettfre fres.s tlsss
girls High School, the names OF j r. d.
Seeds & Son, contractors and builders Of
the new building, G. L. Rice, Jr., the
architect, and Dr. T. A. Keables, ]. II.
Hofeeker, Jr., Esq, B. R. Heisler, s. J.
Wiley and William 5tiley, the members Of
the building committee of the Board of
Education. Copies Of the following news
papers were also deposited: the E0ery FoeR-
ing of October 10 and II, the Morning Neacs
of October II, December and II, and the
Dela'oare Weekly Morning NeWs of December
4, the Daily Republican and the DeldWa7e
Weekly Republican, the daily and weekly
Free Presse, Che Tines the Sunday Star, the
WILMINGToNIAN, the Peninsula Methodist,
the Delamare Confe' enee Standord published
by colored persons, and the Indicator,
paper formerly published by the Boys High
School.
Addresses followed by President Baird,
j. II. Hoffecker, Jr., Esq; on behalf of the
Committee and Reginald Trump, High
School pupil.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-12-13
journalistic EnterDrise,

The New York Herald must look sharply
to her lanrels if she wishes to hold the
palm.
The recent achievement of the Times in
presenting the public with a complete text
oc the Spanish treaty at such an early date,
has almost exceeded anything upon record
in journalistic enterprise.
The ferreting out of the Greedy Arctic
horror was another big score made by the
same journal this year.
President Arthur and his cabinet however,
it is very probable, look upon the New
York Times achievement with other senti.
ments than those of adulation.
Possibly there is some curiosity among
the secretaries as to the identity of tina
gentleman in Madrid who could probably
supply the NeaO- York Times with copy o
the document"
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-12-13
Yucca and Sawdust Paper.

The statement is made in San Francisco
that the London Telegraph has purchased a
large tract of land in the Mojave Desert for
the purpose of using the Yucca plant
which grows on it for the manufacture of
paper. The plant,wil be ground into pulp
at a point on the Colorado River and ship
ped by rail to New Orleans and thence by
sea to Liverpool. The Yucca is genus of
plant, order Liliace@, popularity known I'M
der the names of Adams Needle, Spanish
Bayonet and Silk Grass. 1t is very common
on the Pacific slope from point north of
San Francisco, along the south to Central
America. Its congeners are found in the
same latitude east of the Rockies. The
species sometimes assume an arborescent
habit producing crown of interchangeable,
more or less rigid leaves, and from the cen
tire of each crow IL, tall erect panicle of
handsome garden plants, most of them are
quite hardy. III y. gluriosa the crown OF
leaves becomes elevated on stout stem and
the panicle is three feet or more in length
branching out on every side. The Rutland
(Vt.) Herald is using sawdust (spruce saw
dust) as a material to convert into paper fol
use in its presses. The paper is ''dark look
ing but Of excellent quality, strong in fibr,
ard almost free from sizing" 1t is sale
that the inventor of this new m anufacturt
promises to convert sawdust into much
better quality of paper and at smalle
cost than it is now being made out of wooC
nulD
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-12-13
Personal.

Mr.. Asbury Burke, the senior member of
the firm Burke & Kelum, has been confined
to his house for some days past with an at
tack of tonsillitis. Mr.. Burkes illness will
nececitate a postponement of the debate
which was to have taken place this evening
before the Asbury Mutual Literary Society.
Mr.. Joseph H. Kirk, a young man of ex-
ceptionally good character and of fine bust
ness attainments, is an applicant for the
Postmastership at Stanton. Mr.. Kirk has a
host of friends who are enthusiastic in his
support, and as he is physically incapacitatec
from engaging in laborious enterprises it il
generally conceded that his candidacy will
not be seriously contested.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-12-13
Justices of the Peace.

The administration of justice in tn
"squires' courts is arraigned by the press
The allegations as to the disposition Q
justice in the southern part of the pepinsul
made by the Chronicle cannot be accepted
as bearing upon its administration in thi
city.
The Morniag Ne'os, in commenting upol
the Milford ChrDnicles assertion that
"The fact cannot be controverted thai
there are men now filling these positions
whose dockets are series of blunders, and
who in hearing cases are influenced by the
probability of receiving their costs"
And the suggestion by that journal of a
remedial course in enlargng the powers and
emoluments so that better class of men
would be attracted to the incumbency, CON
siders more proper remedy the change of
of system, that of making the sqnires office
an elective one instead of beneficiary of
the 'boss of the machine" through appoint
ment.
1t is doubted as to the competence or
adequacy of that scheme. The point to be
attacked is the feeling system and coexistent
opportunity for bribery. Let that fact be
attacked. We suggest the crucial remedy
of doing away with the fleeing system alto
gether, and placing the squires on salary.
Prevention is better than cure. If the ma
jority OF the seekers after this office be for
the alleged purpose Of making living out
of the office, let the people, as far as in their
power, remove the temptation. These Off
ces are a part of the general judiciary of the
land, let their emoluments then partake of
a similar source, let them receive salary
as all judges do. We have the precedent in
all countries from all ages of condemnation
of the feeling system, and only the other day
its Recommendation for abolishment ap-
peared in the Presidents Message endorsing
the suggestion by the Attorney General of
the United States in relation to United States
and attorney generals. The bad
principle obtains through all offices, the dis
tinction Of federal, state or municipal juris
diction not influencing the question in its,
vicious principle,
It is not claimed that the suggestion above
is an infallible remedy, but it is the most
ef1icacious that modern or middle-age legis-
lation, since the day chancellor Bacon was
for bribery in the days of Queen
Elizabeth to this last message of our Pres
dent, has been discovered.