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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

special Correspondence or dazette and journal.
NEWARK, April 5.-while Cloud Pierson
was cutting wood yesterday the axe slipped
out OF his hands and nearly severed one Of
his feet.
NEWARK, April THE annual stated
meeting of school districts 80 and Al WAS
held on Saturday afternoon At school
house No. 80, With President Purnell In
the chair, and George W. Williams as
secretary.
G. G King reported the schools In
fiourishing condition, both financially
and with regard to the number OF attend
ing pupils while the smouDt Of cash due
district No. 80 was reported 70 be
~ 267 SO The meeting then proceeded
to eject school commissioner to serve for
three years with the following result !:
William Homewocd, So; $ M. Donnell,
%. Mr.. Hvmewood WAS then declsred
reelected.
The chair appointed 8. Gilmore,
Professor w. d. Maokpy and James
Lookhsrt a committee 10 immediately
selec, number OF convenient aud suit
able sit upun which to build that long
talked OF school house. To have or not
to have decent school houss has been
source of continual anxiety to our t0wr
fathers for come time, and has caufed no
little hostility among our citizens. The
last meeting was in reality but
q continuation of las. yasr's fight, and
many anticipated fierce struggle. But
the meeting was peaceful, and satisfso
tory in every particular, although your
correspondent predicts stormy and in
harmonious meeting on Saturday, April
18th, a. a 80 p. m, at which full at
tendance Ia desired.
NEWARK, April 8 -The annual eleoti0n
OF town commissioners waa held at the
office Of Squire McK-owan yesterday.
Very little interest was shown in the
election as was evident by the slight poll.
The following ia the result of the cleo
tion Miller r Barton, SO; George W.
Will'ems, IS; John R. Hill, 80; James
A. Wiltol, 81 William Ii. Slmpsrs, 81
Mr.. Barton having received the highett
number OF votes wgs declared mayor of
Newark, The duties appertaining TO the
mayOralty are not calculated to wear one
ont during the short term
Andrew } Kerr, q fs-long snd re.
spected cilizsu Of this town, died last
week at the remarkably advanced age OF
81 years. Mr. Kerr leaves an only son,
George G. Kerr, q prominent farmer in
this vicinity. He WAS renowned as the
oldest inhabitsnt, and local historians
generally consulted him regarding the
oldep times. His remipisc .nses were
interesting in the extreme and II greatly
delighted him to recite them.
Samuel Darlington of Wilmington, son
.NfS AL M 81 (. 4. 80
be sent to Germspy 10 superintend the
placing in position OF some steel rolls
made by the ]. Morton Poole Co. of Viii.
mington, of which company he 10 an EN-
ploye. He will sail on the steamer Zse.
laud from New York at an early date.
Holy Week is solemnly COMMUNICATED
every evening in the new Roman Catholic
Church here.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10
The Pocahontas Mine.

LYNcnBuRG, April s.-Intelligence from
PocahOnt&s states that the drill passed
through the entry tothe mine at o'clock
this morning and resulted in the foroble
escape of foul air, accompanied by most
siokening stencil, many of the men being
made very sick thereby. Two fire bosses
were on guard at the time, ard they
say there was no indicate n
of gas or fire. They made
test with lamps aud discovered nothing
but an abundance Of foul air. II ia
thought that the mine will be opened by
next Saturday, II not sooner.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10
SEdEtIRD.


Special Correspondence Of Ga1s;te aud journal,
STAFFORD. April THE election In this
town On Saturday for three school com
mission-rs resulted in the choice Of
Thomas Scott, DR.. Il + Porter and NJ. j.
Morgan. The members Of the old board
holding over are: DR.. Hugh Martin, l.
b. Wallace, Thomas R, Harper and Il. X.
Sharp The board nov has in it phy.
siciaa, dentist, a blacksmith, note
shaver, q 3 one cutter, banker and &
postmaster, not one Of whom can be
justly called al old fogy. SO tue caus,
u education in this locality should fare
handsomely the ensuing year.
The members Of tue Lew board met al
the school house this morping and organ.
lied by eleotiug l. Il Wallace president,
DR.. Martin treasurer, ARD NJ. J Morga,
secretary, alter which ceremony the
board visited the several school rooms
and pronounced the school in flourish,
ing condition.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

A bill passed the Maryland legislature
aud ia awaiting the approval OF Governor
McLsne, authorizing the Cecil county
commissioners to rebuild or repair the
court house at Elkton. As the old build-
ing is Acknowledged by the Elkton press
to be "a standing shame and disgrace, {"
the proposition to rebuild is the only one
which will meet with the favor Of the
people Of that county town. The Cecil
County Neus calls out for a new
building mot extrsvsgant in size
"or design but in all respects
IAN emblem of the sober good sense for
(which our people are noted" II the
county commissioners will pay visit to
Wilmington they will fnd pattern
court house, as we'll IS the man who
built it and gave our people good, sub.
stantisl, honest and graceful building at
very reasonable cost. The Wilmington
court house il, We presume, little above
the ideas of the Blkton people, but We
warrant that the architect and builder
thersot can get up just what they want.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

ELK TON.

special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
RLKros, April 9.-The board OF county
commissioners for Cecil county held an
slldsy session yesterday. At the night
session the following appointments were
made Il
Collectors OF state and county taxes,
term Of office, two years: First district,
Richard b, Merritt Sscnnd, William
Lyle; Third, Walter s. Johnson; Fourth,
John Il. dallsher Fifth, John II. Black,
Jr. Sixth, John F. Reynolds Seventh,
Michael Moore ; Eighth, John s. Knight (;
Ninth, Zmri Taylor.
Constables, appointed two years; First
district, Thomas S. Benson and Albert
Il. Redding Second, George R. Csrpen-
ter Third, Samuel B. Grant and William
C. Grow; Fifth, George Mckinney /;
seventh, John D. White aud Joel r.
Craig Eighth, john A. Dunn.
Trustees of poor appointed for one
ear: Nicholas P. Manly, David c.
Work, T. Je1-rson Scott, John X. Alex
sudef. Richard l.. Thomas.
Directors in the Bohemia Bridge Gem
psny, appointed for one year Richard
g. Reese, George Biddle aud Henry H.
Brady.
Bridgetender at Chesapeake City,
Charles K Clark.
Keeper of the Standard Of Weights and
Measures, Thomas S Pearce.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10
OINCINN1TI'S SHERIFF
ImpertiDently Questioned, He I'm
cOnditionAIIy RESIGNS

CINCINNATI, April 7.-Sheriff Hawkins,
having been asked by vote of one Of the
companies OF the veteran regiment why be
called them to duty at the jail on the Satur-
day night Of the mob (they refusing to go),
publishes to-day long letter, saying that it
would be more appropriate for him to call
upon the regiment to explain why they refused
to obey the lawful command OF their colonel.
He charges the conduct OF the men to the
bad advice Of one of the captains, who re.
ported to the police for patrol duty instead Of
to the jail as ordered, and closes by rendering
his unconditional resignation.
The municipal election is progressing
quietly with very light vote.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

Though probably q comfortable and
meat building few centuries ago."
says our Port Penn correspondent, speak
ing OF the school house there, ait is now
composed principally Of old assooia-
" tions and air holes" This lie the most
clever description we have ever read Of
some down State school houses, whose
log walls date back to the days
when the settlers were few and
the farms we're "oleariDgs" and
1t took bushel OF corn
to purchase a pound Of unroasted coffee.
Then schools were kept spssmodioAlly
open for three or four montha of wintry
weather, the LATEST man / the neigh
borhood was not infrequeutly selected Tor
teacher, and the farmer boys aspired only
to the ability to read and write after a
labsrious fashion, and to figure the
value Of so many bushels Of
corn at a given price pei
bushel. Yet here and there, from these
primitive school houses went forth bright
lads whom circumstances could not roll
Of genius, spurred on by the little fore
taste Of learning therein garnered tt
make their mark in wider fields. In
this era of railroads and peach orchards
and market gardens the advance in edu
csticlal facilities ought to be- and in mos
quarters Is keeping pace with the advsnc
8 prosperity Of peninsular farmers, ant
tho old log school houses with their "olC
associations aud air holes" are givinj
pla,e to mUd,rn structures where certif
ioated tesohers gather their pupils arount
them during eight or nine months in tn
year. This ia as 1t should be, and th
result Is highly gratifying. There
still room for improvement, but tn
aivsucs made within the memory of me
i'll living is an immense one, and tn
world of the modern Delaware isrmsr
no longer bonded by his corn field an
, pig pen; lie lives a life which has semi
th:Ds 10 II OF pleasure as well as of har
, WORK, of intellectual enjoyment as We
: as OF manual lobor; he has csased to |
. mere msCtiue of drudgery, and
. rapidly attaining to the fell stature Of q
Intelligent, observing and sucoessf1
man.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

LONDON, April 8.-The secretary OF the
Corn Exchange reports enormous stocks
of wheat, barley and maize in the Lon
don water side gransriss. OF wheat
alone there are 454, 600 bushels, quar-.
ter more than last year. OF oats, how
ever, there are los, 900 bushels, a quar-
Ter less. The Standard says 1t is
obvious that the wheat trade is over
done. 1t is consequently important for
London and Liverpool money lenders to
know who holds this extraordinary
amount Of grain.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10
ST. GEORG RS.


Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
ST.. GEORGES, April Capt. Ha ce's
oyster boat, and Captain R. W. ellis
steamer Little Gem, oollidsd In the canal
near Delaware City, on Thursday
Captain Hsnce brought suit against
Captain ellis before Squire A. N. Sutton
for $35 damages; but the evidence was
against him and he himself had to pay
$ll 50 costs apd $40 damages.
There was q larger attendance of the
school voters to day than for several
years. DR., J. W. Dewitt was chosen
chairman, S. P. Vail secretary and John
W. Carrow was re elected commissioner.
A tax Of $500 was voted. Two voters
were progressive enough to vote "no
tax" 1t was decided to employ two
teachers for this ensuing year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

Norfolk, Va, ia suffering from pea
nut war. The Landmark "does not pre-
"tsui" 10 Lave mastered the details Of
the controversy, but, for some reason,
there is deadlock in the trade, and the
merchants of Petersburg are getting
ready to take advantage of the complics-
lions at Norfolk and TO make their city
the centre Of the peanu. distributing
business. The Landmark fears, too, that
New York may become Is direct
Competitor for this trade, as come growers
are threatening to ship their "goobcrs"
direct thither, As the trade which is
thus endangered is worth something over
II, 500, 600 per year, the Landmark urges
the bickerers TO submit the points in dis.
pu.e TO the arbitration OF the merchants'
and Manufacturers exchange, before
which body 'the case could be stated
fully, misconceptions removed, exas-
psra'ions sssusged and a reasonable
"ba5is for adjustment arrived at"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

The Rev. L. NJ. Ferris, pastor Of the
Baptist church at Tivoli, N. Y, is a
marrying man. Unfortunately he wants
to marry too many women at once no
less than four OF his fair friends having
come forward and claimed to be more or
less engaged to him. The church board
to which Mr., Ferris is ameuAble, being
informed of these claims, appointed an
investigating committee; but the smstiye
pastor refused to be investigated
and his Pensioners rallied to his sup
port, withdrew the church from the board
and raised q subscription of Sj25 to place
themselves and the Rev, L. NJ. Ferris
upon an independent footing. From
which it would appear that the Bsptists
Of Tivoli believe in the right of their
pastor to make love to as many girls as
he plesses. -... .... .=.... ...-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.

A fire took place in Honey Brook Cbos,o,
county, on Thursday, in which a blacksm;, y,
s sn coach factory, and wheelwrigbt shon.
~ Hi. VI winch are combined, belonging to
lliam Ludwig, together with stable. were
99 IT, destroyed. The loss is about "a, 600.
Twas ~ WIS only by the greatest exertiop that the
SCHOOL building was saved by the citizens.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

The FIRE fend seems to have been
roaming at large over the Peninsula on
Sunday aud Monday. The town commits.
aiorsrs OF Port Deposit had a good oppor
tuuity - test the effectiveness Of the
Water Witch engine. They should
promptly decide 10 purchase it now for
the good il has done.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10
Il MEN YORK FINE.
The ~. Georges Apartment House
various Accidents - Loss over
SIOD OOn

NEW YORK. April THE seyen-storied
apartment house, st. Georges, at Nos. 1923
aud 225 East Seventeenth street, caught tire
shortly before noon to-day and is at present
burning, the two upper stories being a mas4
of fire.
The IA families occupying the building
escaped. some with much difficulty, but IN
hurt Two tiromen and the engineer in the
building were hurt by a falling elevator.
An ambulance hasteuing to the scene from
Bellyue Hospital was upset, throwing out
Commissioner brennan and Surgeon Ruther-
ford. The latter was badly bruised, the com.
missioner slightly.
Louis Casten, the elevator boy, who had
gone to the top story TO help ont Miss Lock.
wood, who was i'll his room found his
way TO escape cut off by the flames
and ran to the window to Jump out. He
was rescued by fireman Of the life saving
corps. Miss Lockwood was also rescued. The
upper part Of the building will be destroyed
and the loss will exceed 100000
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10
Friends Yearly Maa,.u

The Philadelphia yearly meeting
whlon holds its sessions In the Aro6
street meeting house will open on the ga
OF April, and the yearly meeting Of the
society oil Friends meeting at Fifteenth
OF May. va 'A0 iA'h
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

The announcement ot the death OF Jem
Ward, ex.chsmpion Of England, in the
Licensed Vietuallers' Asylum, London,
forcibly recalls to mind the palmy days
of the prize ring, of which the deceased
pugilist was perhaps the last living tx
ponent. Ordinarily the life of boxer is
Il short one and merry one, az might be
imagined, but Jem Ward had far ex-
ceeded the allotted term of human years
when the arch-cnampiou, Death, knocked
him out of time at last.
From the day when Broughton, the
first champion OF England, opeued the
amphithestre in Holborn for boxing 4xhi.
billions in l74O, down to the end of the
eighteenth century, the pugilist grew in
public estimation, and II is fair to say
that the early champions OF England
were models Of manly pluck and good
conduct; apart, Of course, from the
exigenoes of their peculiar profession.
Jackson, who belonged to this
era, was flushed gentleman
although pugilist, and gave lessons to
Lord Byron and Jack Shaw, The life
guardsmsn, OF Waterloo renown. After
him came such men as Belcher, Pearce
Crib and Tom Spring, all four of sc-
knowledged social worth. John Gulley,
who was contemporary Of these men aud
also champion OF England, afterwards he.
came member Of parliament for Pontefract
1t was just at this time (trom 1920 tc
1880 when pugilsm was in its prime
that Jem Ward became champion Of
England, He was, in TACT, the last Of the
gentleman school Of prize fighters. Wher
he retired very different class OF mel
received championship honors. In sue
cession there came Caunt, Bendiso,
the Upton Slsaher, Tom sayers,
Mace, King and Wormald som,
Of them skiltul puEilis,s snC
brave men, but with none Of the style o
the olden days. Jem Ward was presen,
at the contest between Ssyrrs and Hee
nan at Marlborough in 1860, and hi
painting Of that event ID quite work o
art. 1t has been repeatedly engraved
and Ia the standard authority on the sub
ject. For the last ten or twelve year
the doughty ex.ohampion had found
comfortable home in the Licensed
Victuallers Asylum in the Old Ken
Road, London.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

WIIKEsBARRE, Pa, April &C. Martin
Steel, aged 90, minister to Moscow IN
1879, died suddenly at his country resi-
dence in Wyoming, this morning, of pueu-
monia complicated with other diseases,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10


Rx-Chief Justice Appleton of Maine, q
teetotaller in principle and practise aud
for more than 30 years on the supreme
bench in that State, has recently ex-
pressed some very interesting views upon
the ineffectiveness of the prohibitory law
there. As result Of his ex-
perience al d observation, he says
that while the present law has
been of som. use In the smaller towns
aud villages, it has not succeeded
in the larger towns and cities
sal haa failed to accomplish al
much in restraining the sale
Of liquor as strict license law would
have done. de opposes the present
NOV men' in favor of prohibitory
amendment % the constitution, becaust
such All amendment would be inoperativ,
without special legislation because il
would 6e in tie power of each succassiv,
legislature to tinker st such special leg is
la!iou, ard because such an amendment
would sunul all existing temperance laws
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
JOSEPH Il. MCDONALD
OF INDIANA,

Ut INDIA3'h'
subiect IN the Action NJ the Democrstic
National Convention,
D.,.,-,, -. --
hditorlaiiy the fost says that recog-
MIXING the fact that Samuel J. Tilden
a.. -, t,l,.i,.,, .,.-,. -.
Nior "ho" inulNlouAl p'e'eEeuoes nave
been expressed by q majority Of the
a, xa..i,o5 a., .a,-o,,,., :, ,,,. p,.,,
ono ei' io'0'sou - e'poN'o - s"o VS.
inquiries in that section) Is out OF the
sald hu b;s ou,,, ;rraroo.t,la 3.,1ox.,;o,
AeA' " i-i' y" '''-''e u''AAi "'ioN'
we cannot discover combination that
90 saams IN ma mora nowsrtul attractivs
and every way credithble than that
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

DETROIT, Mich, April s-A fire st
den hasr, Manistee county, Pa, Satur.
10Y ooo Turned three buildings. Loss.
eoo;Voo. Two childrenof W. r. Hopkins
aged and years, perished.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

Professor Law, United States treasury
cattle commission and veterinary surgeon
at Cornell University, after days con-
sultstion with Professor Salmon, of the
Agricultural Department at Washington,
hss pronounced the cattle disease now
raging in Kansas to be ergotism, and no
the dreaded foot and mouth disease.
Brgotism is not contagious disease, but
is contracted from eating corn or hay con-
tanning ergot, which is poison producing
gsngrene OF the extremities. 1t ia highly
probable that the stricken animals in
Kansas may have licked their diseased
extremities, causing soreness OF the
mouth, thus explaining in some degrse
the mistaken diagnoses previously made.
Ergot In corn or other cattle food may be
detected by small black discolorationa.
The professors had before them legs and
bones OF diseased Kansas cattle, which
they subjected to a most thorough
| examination. --l.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

The Boston Posi- devotes nearly half a
column of editorial TO the foot and mouth
disease, which its line of thought defines
to be stump speaking.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

Throat diseases Commence ,.i.,, -
cold, Or sore throat "Brown'sn cough
bo9 9ses p eve IL immediate relief Sold only in
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10

There is al old saying that tes ia " the
cup that cheers, but not inebristes. !"
True enough but still more true when
the saying is applied to good coffee.
Some brands OF tea have never known
China (until they get into the cup, and
are freq from any suspicion Of having
been haudled by the dexterOus fingers Of
Chinsman-heathen or otherwise,
Just go 1t may be said with truth So to
certain brands of coffee. They never cav
the sands of Arabia, the volcanoes Of
Java and Srmatfe, or the sunshine Of
Brazil. The utmost ingenuity has
been displayed in the manufacture Of
coffee oounterteits, many OF them ipju
rious to the health. The prudent house.
wife we'll knows the Importance Of send.
ing her husband to each days business
armed against its annoysnces and Sexs.
tions by 3 cup OF coffee for breakfast. II
he encounters the various worrie Of lite
handicapped by bad coffee 50 starter,
she knows that s0ur looks aud more sour
temper will greet her on his return a.
night. To prevent all such disastrous
occurrences, the snrest method is to use
Lsvering's coffee. 1t ia widely aud we'll
known, and its purity and unsurpassed
drinking qualities have established it
In every household where it has
b en- introduced. IL i composed
Of carefully selected grades from avery
large stock Of green ounses, Il is not
manipulated chemically or otbersise,
aud here ia not PARTICLE Of glSz9g,
ooloring or other delet-rious nsttsr IL Il,
H. is exquisitely roasted by the latest aid
mos, approved appliances, sad beng the
natural, u.o,'ored bssn, i. is imp)ssibIe
to use any bat good cntta.s IL; IL prePa'
ration, AS interior gr4iss Eanit BE- al
once dsteclpd by thesr imperircilonf'
which are hidden by glazing aud ether
prooesses used in many brands Of roasted
coffee. II you wsot outt want i pure,
delicious aud uuGdu,'elsl.d, ask iof
Lev,ring's. Get Leveriug's, Take none
but L7verins's, aud you have what you
want.
Half N Foot OF SNOW In Wisrohsin'
CHICAGO, April 8 "A apeele! to Tue
Jon nal IRON JEnction CITY, WE. Fsyr
Snow has tptn hating here duliDg lht