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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14

Plans for the crematory to be built by
the United States Cremation Society Of
New York have been accepted, and the
building, it is expected, will be completed
within three months. It will be erected
upon the ground purchased by the COM
pany at RAst Williamsburg, midway be-
tween tho Mount 0livet and Lutheran
cemeteries. In external appearance the
structure will resemble Grecian temple,
74x40. The facade and return walls will
be constructed Of marble, ornAmsnted
with CorinthiAn columns. The body oi
the building will be Of brick, trimmed
with marble. 1t will contain an office, re-
oeption rooms, . chapel and q oolum
barium for the storing Of urns. A body
on reception will be placed in catsfalqu,
in the chapel, and curtain will concea
II from view. During the services th,
body will sink to the furnace, and wher
the services are ended an urn will b,
found In the catafalque containing tn,
ashes Of the deceased. ALI this will b,
done without the slightest noise OF move
ment to indicate that incineration 4
going on. By peculiar system all tn
smoke will be consumed, and nothinI
offensive liberated In the process.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
BUTLER AND BLAINE.
A Tough story the spoon Abstrsc.
dor Tells OF the Tattooed MAN.

n IOWku STORY tho bpooh AbhtFhcH
Tor Tells Of the Tastooed MAN.
| New York Herald.
Poor General Butler tella good story
About the promising character Of Mr..
Blaine. Blaine needed Dutler's assist
anoe to be made speaker on certain
occasion. He promised Butler the chair
manship Of the appropriations committee,
and 80 the general supported him in the
caucus. General Butler is not q distrust-
full man; the understanding was clear,
Blaine's promise positive, and he waited
without uneAsiness for the announcement
Of the committees. This was delayed
some days after the speakers election, as
ia usual, and on the day when II was to
be made a friend Of General Butler whis-
pered TO him that Mr.. Speaker Blaine In.
tended to give the ohairmanship to
another man.
The information was 80 positive that
the general became uneasy and de-
termined TO see Speaker Blaine before the
House should meet to hear the commit
tees announced. After some search he
discovered that Mr.. Blaine was in a com.
mittee room. He went to the door, but
was repulsed by the doorkeeper, who
told him that entrance was positively
forbidden, as Speaker Blaine was very
busy. General Butler, however, deter
mined not to be outwitted by Blaine. He
got look through the door and saw
Blaine actually sitting at the table, and
he determined 10 wait at the door and
seize him, as he must necessarily come
out to open the session of the House at
noon.
At 11.45 Mr.. Speaker Blaine had not
yet appeared but General Butler waited
at the door, sure Of his man. At 11.b5
Mr.. Blaine had not yet sppeared, but as
the room had only one door and General
Butler stood at that the case seemed to
him safe.
Finally, at 1916, the general demanded
once more leave to enter the room. The
doorkeeper said, "Certainly," and flung
open the door. General Butler walked in
and found the room empty.
"Where's Speaker Blaine 2" he de-
manded gruflly. "He's in the House, i
suppose" was the reply. The general
hurried into the House and arrived just
in time to hear another mans name read
out for the ohairmanahip which Speaker
Blaine had promised him.
On investigation he discovered that the
promising Speaker Blaine, knowing that
Butler was waiting for him at the door,
had climbed out Of q window Of the COM
mittee room, olsmbered along ledge Of
stonework to the window Of another
room, and out OF that had sneaked into
the House and into the speakers chair.
1t is not long since General Butler told
this story to some friends. He admitted
that "Blains is very cumming fellow"
and first GLASS promiser-iu fact, a very
magnetic man; but he thought it was
not always safe to trust him.
Do the people want for President Of the
United States = man who climbs ont OF
the window to get away from General
Butler
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
LoUAL POLITICS.
AppOrtiOnment OF Candidates by
the Democratic County Executive
Committee.

AppOrtiOnment OF Candidates by
the Democratic County Executive
Committee. .#
mittee met in this city, last week, and
besides transacting much private busi-
ness, made the spportionment Of sena-
toriAl and representative candidates as
follows:
Under the Democratic rules the county
is divided into three districts First dis
trict-The city Of Wilmington, entitled 10
one Senator and one Representative.
Second distriot-The hundreds OF Brandy
wine, Christians, Mill Creek, White Clay
Creek and Penoader entitled to one
Senator and three Representatives
Third distIiot-The hundreds Of New
Castle, Red Lion, st. Georges, Apo
quinimink and Blackbird; entitled to one
Senator and three Representatives.
Wilmington was awarded one senator
and one representative, under the rules
In the Second and Third districts the
senators (from Mill Creek and New Castl,
hundreds) hold over, and representatives
were apportioned as follows;
Second distriot-Brandywine, Chris
each one representative.
Third distriot-St. Georges, ,Appoquini
mink and Blaokbird hundreds, each on'
representative.
The hundreds to be unrepresented OF
the county legislative ticket are Pen
oader and Red Lion. Bach hundred vii
nominate its candidates, by ballot, o
the second Saturday in September next
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
AN OLD TIME BLoW UP.


How the Local Reporter OF Three
Score Years Ago Dished Up a Big
Item.
From the Delaware Gszette Of January Slst, 1928,
The pounding mill attached to the
powder establishment Of Mr.. GaTesche, in
the vicinity Of this borough, blew up
yesterday morning about II O'Clock. We
understand that there were % men
working in the mill at the time, of whom
seven are dead, six badly wounded and
some slightly. Among the killed are
Caleb Brown, and John Peter and his two
SONS. It is stated to have been occA-
stoned by the breaking Of bolt in the
pressing room, which was noticed by one
Of the workmen, but not in time to give
the alarm to those In the pounding mill.
We were mortified to learn that toll
was demanded at the bridge from the
members Of the fire companies who
crossed 1t with their engines for the pur-
pose Of extinguishing the fire.
lold residents Of Wilmington will re-
member that the GAresche powder mills
were located in what is now South Will
mington, not far from where the rolling
mill on Christiana avenue now stands.
The bridge referred to was the one then
spanning the ChristiAna at the foot Of
Market street
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14

LABOR AND TRADE.

The depression OF the iron business at
Pittsburg is said to be greater than for
q number Of years. Many mills that con.
tinued in operation through the panic Of
1873 are now closed, while others that
had plenty OF orders then are now run
ming slack. Seven Thousand men less are
now required to perform the amount Of
work required than year ago.
About so men employed In the freight
aud passenger departments Of the Phila
delphia & Reading car shops at Reading
were Thursday dismissed for an In
definite period. twenty-five OF the men
were employed in the passenger oar
department, principally on new work.
The others were taken from the varioua
freight gangs. It is said that slight
reduction Of wages In several Of the
departments has been ordered.
A large number Of Italian laborers ar.
rived At New York Friday by the
steamer Scotia. II Is said that "they
sent over here by an italian padrone L
work on q railroad, and by the terms O.
the contract entered into by them Will
the padrone are nothing more than whit
slaves. Afidavits setting forth the term
of the contract were taken from the Ital
iAns, and the emigrAnts are detained a
Castle Garden"
A circular has been received In Pitts
burg from George Il. Hull & Co., o
Louisville, asking pig iron men to ioin II
q movement to bank mp all the furnace
in the country for four weeks, in order, 1
possible, to increase the price by restric
tion Of production. The conditions ar
that two.thirds Of those now in bias
agree to do It. The dates mentioned 70
the shut down are between September Ia
and November LIST. The project is sal
to meet with favor from many furnac
men In Pittsburg.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
THE FIRE At RUAOH,S.
The Punching shed, Bending Shed
and Valuable Machinery Burned
LOSS. 100000.

The Punching shed, Bending Shed
and Valuable Machinery burned
Loss, 100000.
A fire which at first threatened the
most serious consequences to the great
ship yard Of John Roach Il Son, Chester,
broke out about $50 Friday night in the
northern end of the punching shed, and
In less than one hour this portion Of the
works was entirely consumed, together
with the bending shed to the south. The
flames swept in southerly direction
along the whole length Of the punching
shed, which was about 500 feet long and
100 feet wide. The bending shed, also
consumed, was 100 feet long and 40 feet
wide. Both structures are Of wood and
were filled with valuable machinery.
In the punching shed were shearing
machines, planners, rolling machines,
punching and drilling machinery, and
much Of this machinery was seriously
damaged by the fire, as also were the ap-
plianoes in the bending shed. At the
waters edge, and east Of the burned
buildings, which run parallel to the
river, are the government steel cruisers
In the course of construction. These
three vessels, and also the steamship
Seneca, now being construoted for the
Old Dominion Line OF New York, were
fortunately saved, on account Of the di-
reotion Of the wind, which swept the
flames past, but did not touch them. The
cruisers are named, respectively the Bos-
ton, Atlanta and Chicago, and the ways
under the two former at one time caught
FIRE, but they were easily extinguished.
The origin of the fire ia not known, but
II is supposed 10 have started from the
blscksmith's shop, near the punching
shed. The loss cannot be accurately
stated. The value Of the two buildings
burned Is placed at about $50, 900. In
them was machinery which John Roach,
who had arrived from New York, esti-
mated to be worth $100, What the
amount Of the damage to this machinery
is cannot be asoertained until an oppor-
tnnity is given for examination, but Mr..
Roach said that including the burnt
buildings, machinery and tools the whole
loss will not reach beyond 100000. The
establishment is fully covered by in.
surance.
The entire ship yard covers an area Of
about 80 acres. Within this space were
erected II buildings, counting the two
wooden structures which were burned
About 1900 men are employed at present,
and of these about 100 will be thrown oui
Of employment for only q short time, as
Mr.. Roach said that he would begin re-
building at once, and the burned struc
lures would be replaced by new ones
within 10 days. ..--
The authorities in Chester telegrsphed
the police station in this city at $50 p
m., asking for all the tugs and steam
engines that could be spared. The
Washington and Reliance engines re
sponded but just as their Gpparatis wal
about to be shipped by special train from
the freight depot at Fourth and Pint
streets, a message was received from
Chester saying that their services would
not be nesded as the FIRE was unde
| CONTROL
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
Mistaken I'm the Man.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 6-Judge Stewart Of
the oirouit court, has signed decree In
the case Of Rmma ]. Harrington against
Robert Fearing, declaring null and void
the marriage between the parties, which
took place in Castine, Me-, In 1879. The
parties lived together for some years,
when one day Fearing received a letter
from one Of his relatives, from which,
while he was reading It, there dropped a
photograph Of young boy. Mrs. Fear
ing picked up the picture and asked
whose 1t was. Fearing replied II was q
nephew Of his. Mrs. Fearing remarked
that the boy looked like 8 mulatto,
whereupon Fearing looked alarmed and
protested that the color Of the boy was
simply caused by his being born and
raised in a warm climate. Mrs. Fearing,
however, had her suspicious aroused and
finally, after much trouble, found she
had married q mulAtto. She applied fol
q divorce here on the 18th Of December
last on the ground that the laws o
Maryland did mot allow the intermRrriAg,
Of white and oolored persons, ard II wa
on this ground that Judge Stewar
granted the degree. Fearing, tn
husband, who was connected with tn
revenue service, made no opposition I
the plea for divorce.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
PEACHES IN BOSTON.
That CITY Claims TO Send Ten mil
lion Dollars Annually 10 Della

That City Claims 10 Send Ten MIL
lion Dollars Annually 10 Della
wnre.
Roston Globe. .a"
"Thirty-Ave dollars and 20 cents was
the cost Of running the 16 car peach train
that arrived in Boston this morning."
said well-known fruit dealer. at came
from Delaware, where 38 hours ago the
peaches still hung In the orchards.
Boston pays the best prices and wants
the best and earliest fruit, and
she gets 1t. Three years ago no peaches
came direct, while now train comes in
four times week at the commencement
aud every day at the hight Of the season.
The trade in the Delaware fruit is con-
trolled by Is houses In this oity. These
distribute the fruitthrough New RuRland.
"Two dozen peaches for q quarter ia
the retail price to-day, but does one buy
ing his quarters worth realize that over
SIC, ,00O,0 600 is annually sent to Delaware
from this city for the sale Of this fruit
The wholesalers here act as commission
merchants for the growers, and,
after deduoting expenses and com.
mission, remit the net proceeds TO thsii
principals. No peaches are brought
on house account. The wholesalers sell
by the truck load at rs cents to 81, ,25 q
basket to the jobbers and these distri.
butte to the smaller dealers and huok.
sters, who, two hours after the arrival ol
the train, have the peaches on sale al
their stands"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
DIR. j. HOOPER SHEPHERD DEAD,
cut or I'm the First Week of HIS
Editorial Career.

Cut or I'm the Farst Week of HIS
Editorial Career.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal. q
CAMBRIDGE, Aug. S.-Dr. J. Hooper
Shepherd, the new proprietor Of the
Chronicle, died suddenly last night.
1.-THE Cambridge Chronicle, as reported
in last weeks GAZETTE had Just
changed hands; Sullivan & Vinion,
the old proprietors, having sold out to
paper under the new management
valedictory OF the retiring editors, 10
which reference has already been made,
and the salutatory Of the new editor,
which was as follows:
The change in the ownership OF the
Chronicle does not change its political princi-
pies. 1t will be devoted to the interests OF
the Democratic party. 1t shall be indepen-
dent of all party factions, cliques and rings,
and 1t will fearlessly expose and criticise de-
fective party management believing any other
course detrimental rather than beneficial.
Special attention will be given 10 news-local,
state and important happenings abroad, and
to the present Presidential campaign.
The generous words and kind wishes OF the
retiring editors are deeply appreciated, and
can never be forgotten. We shall endeayor
to merit the confidence expressed, and TO
deserve the approval and support of the
public. j. HOOPER SHEPHERD.
In the vslediotory the retiring editors
say:
Our successor, DR.. ]. Hooper Shepherd, as
well known by his own merits and bright
promise as from the fact Of his being the
son Of one Of the old staunch JeffersoniAn
Democrats Of the counsy, Caleb Shepherd,
Esq, deceased, has our most cordial good
paper will in his hands maintain, il not in
crease, the elevated status that we have
aimed to give it. We bespeak for him the
same generous patronage that has been so
lberally extended to ourselves, confident
that he will deserve it.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
A PHILADELPHIAN,s FIND.
Divers After Millions in Old span-
ish SnnIxen GalIeOns.

Thursdays Philadelphia Record says: A
well-known Philadelphia citizen, ]. ].
Boyle, has just returned from Vigo, Spain,
where he has discovered, after thorough
and exhaustive exploration Of the inner
harbor OF that town, a aeet Of sunken
Spanish galleons, supposed to contain not
loss than $40, 900, 900 in bullion, which he
expects to rescue from watery de-
pository. Thess galleons are portion Of
fleet Of treasury ships sunk in the
hsrbor in the early part Of the eighteenth
century during conflict between the
English and Hollandish war ships and a
French and Spanish fleet.
Mr.. Boyle left Philadelphia several
months ago with view to recovering
these sunken treasures, his enterprise
having been directed In that channel by
information impaired to him in conf
Dental manner. He not only located the
vessels but found many pieces of silver
Of ancient coinage and other ouriosities,
among which were some coin that had
been washed almost as thin as piece Of
paper and thrown up on the rocks to a
distance Of 4j feet by the heavy surf
which was constantly breaking over the
wrecks.
Mr.. Boyle, as soon as he had located
the wrecks, secured the service Of several
divers at Liverpool and work was begun
Immediately upon the vessels, which had
rested nndisturbed for nearly two hun
dred years. The galleons were huge
ound-stemmed, clumsy vessels, with
bulwarks three or four feet thick, and
built up at the stem and stern like cas-
ties. Two more sunken were also dis
covered and examined north Of the
Islands Of Bayona and Esteles, in Vigo
bay.
Mr.. Boyle himself went down in a
Divers suit to the treasure galleons sunk
In the inner hsrbor and found the vessels
covered with mud TO the depth Of four or
FIVE feet. The woodwork Of the sunken
feet he discovered to be in a sound con-
dition. The number of the sunken gal.
Icons is not known, but the silver which
is said to be in the lower hold Of the ves-
sells is supposed to be not lees than
820, 900, GOO. Permission to recover this
money has been obtained from the
Spanish government, and work will be
commenced Immediately.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
UARNIBALISM IN MONTANA.
How q Lest Mining PrOspectOF
Fought OF starvation,

Fought or starvation.
WINNRPEG, MAN, Aug. 8.-W. D.
Mcbride OF Chicago, who has arrived here
from a trip to the Rocky Mountains,
brings word that man named William
Owens, q California miner, was found by
some OF the railway navvies near Kicking
Horse river,a few days age, in fsmished
and partially demented condition.
Owens says he started June 18th with
Joseph Williamson from Ksmloops on a
prospecting trip, expecting to strike the
Columbia river, but their supply Of pro-
visions gave ont before reaching there.
They travelled for six days without food,
when Williamson lay down and died.
Owens then cut strips Of fish from his
dead companion's legs, which he ate
spRringly and proceeded on his tramp.
He had been living six days on human
flesh when found, and still had guam
tity Of the dried flesh in an old handker-
chief. He was very weak and emsoiated,
and told his story with difficulty. He
repeated the horrible details on several
occasions, and all who heard him are
convinced that the story is true. He
had large roll Of bills with him. The
police have taken the matter in hand
and will investigate 1t.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
An Eyen1ng Orrsn for RIaIns.

Murat HAlsted, editor OF the Ctnoinnati
Commercial Gazette, ia about to establish
new evening paper In New York, the
principal feature OF which will be the ad-
vocaoy Of Blaine for the Presidency. The
Republican managers have realized Tor
some time the necessity Of having an or
gau of come vitality in that city, and Mr..
Halstead has finally been chosen
as the fitting man to found and
conduct It. The arrangements were
nearly completed yesterday, and 1,
is expected that the organisation Of the
staff Of the new journal will be perfected
to-day, and that the fret number will be
issued and placed on the streets on Mon.
day afternoon next. The new Journal
is to bs sold for l cent, and is to be- issued
in three or four editions, like the othei
evening papers Of the city. It will moi
have the Associated Press news, but ar
rangements have been made which are
expected to secure for 1t . telegraph,
service, and 1t will cover the local new
| OF the city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14

The City Of Wheeling, West Virginia,
is reported to be complete financial
wreck. The state constitution provides
that city cannot create debt to exceed
FIVE per cent. Of its taxable property,
and this would allow the city OF Wheel
ing legitimate debt OF $500. 900, but It has
gone in round numbers CSC, 900 beyond
the constitutional limit. Some time ago
the Exchange Bank refused to cash any
orders for the city, as its fund WAS then
overdrawn Ola, 900. A meeting Of council
WAS called, and it was ascertained that no
loan negotiated for q number Of years
past WAS legal. The city has overdrswn
Its account 100000 to date, has not q
dollar, aud will not get any before
December taxes come in. Banks
won't touch an order. The
6remen are unpaid for the
last month, as are many other city en-
ployes. Unless funds are raised from
citizens willing to trust getting back their
money, there is little prospect Of city em-
ployes being paid for two or three months
to come. AS nearly all the mills Of the
city are shut down, this will occasion
much inconvenience, II not suffering.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14

HRLsEA, MoN., Aug. 9.-Linn MoFar-
land, prominent sheep man OF Judith
Basin, was found dead yesterday 35
miles north Of Billings, in the
smouldering ruins OF q log
house. Nobody was about the place.
Mcfarland was on his way to Billings,
with team and appeared to have
stopped to feed. Murder lie suspected to
have probably been committed by Indians
as several rowing bands have been in
that vicinity recently.