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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16

thousands Ns Excited People nj the
MndtaOn square Garden.

mRuthob NNuNEe uhruebs
ovM 900 psrsons assembled in Madi-
son equArs Garden, New York, lest night
to bee lha glove contest between ChRrleJ
Mitchell Of Bugland Spd Dominick MoCaf-
ft.y OF Plttsturg. Both men looked in
prime condition zach scaled 1875 pounds.
Mitchell Is % years old aud stands feet
81 inches high, while McCa6rey Ia 81
yeArs old and measures feet 81 inches
Al 1908 q. IN MeCAfffpy entered the
ring, quickly followed By Mitchell.
Round both mea advsnced 10 the
centre Of the ripR, Mitchell aeemlng quite
confident. McCsirey was smiling, bot 1t
WAS plain that he was nervous. After
soma oauticus efHrirR NC ffeey hit
Mrcheii on the lsyt.t with his right
After some further exchanges the round
ended ia McCailSeJ'a aVOr.
Rduad 2-Tho inaii exchanged some
tefi llaxh aud / IN sptrfcd cautiously
and, ,uush Mitchell goi 10 eoms tslliDe
blows va McCsfTrey's Geek and cheat,
Moe frey seemed to have the best of the
round.
Rouud 3--MoCaffiey struck Mitchell Z
staggering right handler, drawing irs'
blood from the right eye aud uoss, The
| Wen receme very nuch excited, ana INT
referee had to serd them 70 their c0rneIs
,he spectators yelling liks madmen.
Round a -MoCadrey's work was The
most telling, aud In return received verJ
few hard hits.
| During olinoh that again WAS re
peated, Police Captain Williams stepped
on the stsge, and, putting his clul
between the men, ordered the fight Ii
stop. The Teferss called tins at thi
junoture, and wild soene occurred. Tn
aosne that the wslls contained osnno
we'll be deeoribed.
Everybody yelled and nothing coul,
b, understood. The referee tried Il
make himself heard, but 10 vain. II
stood at the ropes with the hackers on hi
either side, evidently trying to iuduc
him to do something. Whether 1t was l
reserve his decision, call the match
draw or order another round could onl!
be surmised. At any rate, whe
Mccormick could make himself heard
he announced his decision that MoCaffre
had won the match and all the gat
money. This made the crowd Graz
again, and they oheered fer MoCaffre
and the referee. ....z
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
rHs .RIVAL RAILROADS..
Cause of tho Disruption Between ahe
Is d d. and Has competitor


a represv ltative OF the GAZETTE
heard from a reliable source Monday
that the attempted dlsoontinuanoe OF ell
Baltimore 4 Ohio trains over the r. w.
& 8, rAil,o,d between Philadelphia and
Baltimore was caused by the Pennsyi-
vsuia RsilroSd Company reaching the
oanclua.on that Il was doing too much
tsAio service for the Bsltim re x Ohio.
Sad the informant "Slme trains have
carried no more than three b. Il o. pass
gers. We grew tired Of this and, In
order to better the service Tor our own
passengers, gave the & o. COMPANY, last
May, 80 dsys' notice that we intended TO
break our contract With II. The 30 days
expired, bnt nothing was done until
SbVut the first Of tie present month,
shen we informed the Is. . people
tn / alter Sunday last ut no - lhvir ,ra ps
wnu'd have TO csa3o psssiua over our
road The d & o Company oblainsd
irjuuo;'u' gsi"ft ia both in Philadel-
ppp ara HAiVapge, ard we will run Its
ram ~ p o,.s wAi;s lhe injunction
ca--A ere peHainR.'
At eli tho r Nv L 0 offices ordsrs
hasH hon gIysu t. discontinue the sale
Ut cR-tr Tor h 40 usins, aud pereoas
sho Il thvss uEiae will he notified
that .hsgH u 20 arrangement for 'heif
tfsG,isr through Baltimore.
The 46 p. III, north bound train
passed through thia city Sunday as q
speoiAl. rhe 10 p N. train from Phila-
delphia was also run IS u special. II
was 80 miau,rs late Sunday hight, and did
not pass ihrcush this CITY until ii 5s
O'Clock. Sundays new time tAblt
drops this train aud adds one leaving
PhilAdelphia at II p, m. It will mak'
the run TO this city In SO minutee, and
viii! be continued from here 10 Baltimore
as an accommodation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
TIE nnoK assEa MrnriNa.
said 90 Have Been fhe POOREST
Political Gathering Ever Held
Thar0.

There.
Much Is being made by The R.pubh
cans over . NESTING hsid at Hookess'n
Monday night, and In the Ns,as The
attendance ia represented at 2 600, A
GAZETTE & JOURNAL correspondent al
Hocksssin, sends report OF the meeting,
as follows;
"The meeting was q failure In every
respect, and there was no enthusiasm
Whatever. II was made respectable only
by the presence OF a number Of Demo
crats, who came ont OF curiosity to hear
what the defender Of Neal had to say.
The attends lance wss bstw, en- 200 and 300
including many boys. An old resident
says II was the poorest meeting ever held
in Hock4ssiu. | se' { thie rapntt to
RvERY RyBNINo in order Inst onr people
may know tho trn'h, Ms rolt pspHr Il
largely read hsre-spd p! 4 for, { . Fss
other Wilmington paper are rent here
gratuitCusly, and are nat cpnsidtrei na
worth anything P"
ii gentleman f',m il city, . R"'nb
cen, who WAC prescott, pfpA w. a,'rt-i
ance WAS only aLOat 800. i.cuiini 2
large crowd OF boys na Slso sAy' tast
when Jamss A Boufke arosn u ,p4a n
The meeting rapidly dwiudlei, while
laughs and issTs greeted his remarks.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
A Tricky BET,

New Haven HeRiBtlr.
a prominent polit clan OF Ya'e was
n'srly don up this sea on by sharp
game Happening to be in hotel lobby
ne heard one gentleman sly to an Their /:
"l'll bet You sl0 l can iRme 20 states
hat will 60 Democratic this fall" The
man Immediately accepted the bst and
TIE names were delivered to him In q
envelope, which he was not 10 open for
few minutes. A little while sitter the
ssms MAJ, being in a Dragging mood,
said that he could "Dsme six more statss
that would 90 the came way" Men
cal ed him cay aud some went out TO
lock for { g POL ce. In the meantime h
pulled cut Ii bank book aud offered -
back mp his statement to the amount Of
$25. On. college politician, standing by,
offered to bet him $50. The mnn ooolly
accepted and wrote down the nameR of the
elk best Democratic states in the Union
Then there wss naturally come curiosity
to see what the other 20 names were aud
the envelope was opened, when It was
found that 20 states had been named
regardless OF their political tendency.
The man had sacrificed $40 to make els,
and our college friend, being generous,
increased the amount by $25.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16

Hints of More Developments in Mr..
LtghIbOurne'a Gaue,

Hints of More Developments in Mr..
LightbOurne's Cave.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
MIDDLETows, ct l4--H ln. Charles b
Lore was il town few hours on Satur-
day last, Hon. Henry Vanoeriord,
tonader of the Transcript but now resi-
dent Of Westminster, Md, spent few
days with friends here. Mr.. V. expressed
himself as delighted with the improve.
thents at his former home. Hs says he
has bsen sucoesaiul with his paper, III,
Westminster Advocate.
The Ltsh'h3ntTs circus affair" q,
e? tu., n A.i t. UHl,t ont considerabl,
G nu,l. ~ n, a'd'sL eaIoles hsre. II
81 ttv EaA yrsliT snt Methodist
from be. 80, ~ s-e Ts!iiUs d station her,
this morning, your correspa. dent find
that much is yet TO be unsa-:'ed in tn,
matter. II is claimed t4at Mr.
LishtbouIne Is putting him eii l. vi
embarrassing position to shi, d S y.-
ecessor, the Rev. Mr., Aldridgp, 8 j j. i
claimed is the guilty one in a - .rted
excepting the circus matter. the Rev.
7 Otis of Odessa has been invited t
accept the passionate of the Egston M. 4
Church, inside vacant by the rssignatio,
Of Mr., LiRhtbJurne.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16

Esrly Sunday morning Jimmy Frazier
Of Green Point, L. and Watohie Brady
of williamsburg, fought eight rounds
under the London prize ring rules, al
Blissville, L L when they were inter
rupted by the police Of Long Island City,
Principals and onlookers made q rush for
Newton creek and CROSSED 1t in boats
The police emptied their revolvers at the
retreAting party, but nobody was hurt
and all escaped.
John L. Sullivan, in an interview with
Providence, R. L., Bulletin reporter,
said he intends to train duwn TO 200
pounds or less for his set-to with Latin
He Ia willing to wager az, 500 to 81. 600
that he will have the best OF Lsiiin from
tina start, and is confdsut OF easily dis.
posing OF him After the Lshiu fight he
desires matches with ALI Greenfield, tn.
English sthlete, aud with Mitchell, ii he
ia 80 inoliued. He declares solemniy tina,
he has stopped drinking for all time, aad
10 det rmined TO take care Of himsolf.
After he has completed his engagements
In this country he will give some 10 ewel
performances and then make tour
through Eugland, Ireland, Scotland and
Australia, under the buainess manage.
nent Of John D. Hopkins Of Providence.
Sporting nen Of that city seem to be con.
WINGED Of snllivau's honesty.
At jerome Park, N. Y, on Saturday,
the third rae. was a free handicap " eep
stake, one mile and squArter. This race
wa remarkable In that four hcrses fell
at the turn behind the club house. A
rueh was made for the Club House Hin.
Econ my, Torsy, Richard L and Lucky
b. had fallen. Economy lay with her
bkck broken and Rivera, Garrison and
Farley, the jockeys, were lying on the
sround aenseless. J Donohue, who had
ridden George Lorillard's FLY Boonomy,
vas unhurt. 1t Seems that Richard l. |.
on the outside, had crowded into Luck
b. and fallen. Lucky b. fell over him.
and Topiy aud ECONOMY coming up i'm
mediately behind rolled over the first
tw,. Rivers on Richard L, and Farley
on Lucky b were badly hurt. Carl
son recovered his senses soon, but
walked about In dsz,i condition,
Economy will probably have be To shot.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16

In 1882, the day after the Little
Election, the result Of which gave more
encouragement to the Republicans than
Was pleasant TO their Democratic OPP.
noueDts, an BvBRY EVENING representa-
tive Interviewed number Of leading
members Of both parties, with q view Of
securing thoir impressions Of tho election.
Ii Tie seEort APPEARS the following para
graph:
Anthony Higgins, Esq, would not say
whether he considered the Republicans had
gained victory or not. His manner indi-
Gated that he didn't take much interest in
the matter, He wouldn't talk upon the sub
| ject.
AR. Higgins is now the candidate OF his
party for representative in Congress, and
is probably far more interested in th,
coming election than he was two year.
ago, vhsn Mr.. Hastings was the c,nGres
sionsl candidate. Bat will the men Il
whose success he was then so Indifferent
pull heartily In the party traces, or vii
they sit back and sulk as Mr.. Higgins die
in 1892 ---
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16


Members of loan associations here will
be interested In q Philadelphia case.
The court Of common pleas, on Saturday,
granted an injunction against the Frank
lin Building Association, restraining tho
payment out Of the Income to borrowing
or Withdrawing stockholders until the
oonplAinAnts, who are In the hret series,
hRvs s.5en paid in full. The practice
complained Of has, we believe, been gen
sEaiiy followed here. Theoretically the
holder u loan association stock
ia entitled to have his stock
redeemed, at the rate OF 5000
psr share usually, as soon as the series in
which he f. runs out. Practically, how
over, the honey is mot there to psy him
wit6vaad he 10 left to do oEa Of tWo
things IL is The general rule to apply
ons-balfct the monthly iuooma 10 the re
demption OF expired cloak aud to devote
the other half to the uss OF borrow re- in
thu later seIiss Holders OF expired stock
who a'e b. 20 hurry tor tbeir money car
lei their fis5ss lis n redeemed aud draw.
log six per cent interest uniii AIund aeon.
mulas's for their redemption. But these
who are in a hurry must bid for the rs
served hs'f Of the monthly receipts and
the higher, bidder is, Of course, the frs
supplied. Tins, although the money IL
dus aud payable, yet because there Is moi
enough to SO round the holder OF expired
stock who Wishes to turn the sam,
promptly into cash must pay premium
for the privilege. As his tellow.stock
holders, who have no urgent need ioi
their money, reap the benefit Of thil
prem Jun, the system Is not an unfair on,
ia the main but that 1t must work som,
apparent injustice to individuals Il
evident.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
MfEFORIt.
Nearly a Disastrous FIre-wIIIIam
Bryan Locked lin.

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
MILFORD, Uo.. s-T1ris clms neai
b-ipg dpas,fous fire last evening a,
t;mogt's Hat.l. Il was caused by gasoline.
L. ~ss, however, soon sx.icguished, and
the damage done was very u fling.
Dluccfsts express themaelves az very
highly plsaged with the tickets n.sde
yseierdsy for Kent and Sussex
William Bryan was caught this morn.
i-g sad placed in the loskup. He SWAN
the creek to evale arrest, bui he Ia safe,
eDd u is quite likely hs will get his
deaAfta
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
Maine as a ACCOMMODATING.

Among the many other allegations
which Mr.. Blaiue's supporters have felt
called upon to deny, in season and out of
season, by day and by night, have been
those relating to his old Know-nothing
record. whom he conducted an organ Of
that exclusive and cIsndestlne party and
blazoned forth upon the editorial page
thereof the slogan: "Put none but
"Amerioans on guard" It would be
thought the reprints Ofthis editorial page,
with Blsine's name and that proscriptive
war cry thereon, were proof enough 10
convince any candid man Of the close
nature Of his former affiliations with the
dstunct Know Nothing band. But ad.
ditional proof, If required, is furnished IL
the subjOined letter from this mornings
New York World:
To The Editor of the NeB York World
he Republican candidate for President, Mr.
james G, Blaine, in letter of October 4th
1884, says at is utterly untrue that / eve
advocated residence Of q years as re-
4 quirement Of naturalization. On the con
1 trary, / always opposed the party thai
suggested it." Does MIR Blaine mean to ga,
that he was never connected or in any way
identified with the so-called Know Nothing
party-or, as Henry Wilson called it, thu
American party-or that he never belonged
to Know Nothing lodge or council 2 II 10
he must have very poor memory Of tn
past.
When the Know. Nothing party was in full
operation in Massachusetts, and they elected
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16

Mrs. John Gsmmsll, Milroy, MIfin Co.,
Pa, in the spring Of 1864 injured her
spine and partial paralysis ensued For
nearly twenty years she was unable to
walk. 10 the spring Of 1888 she was ad.
vised to use St. Jacobs Oil, the great con-
queror OF pain. The first application
gave instantaneous relief. before the
second bottle was exhausted she was able
to walk and is CURED.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16

A Buffalo asp!Tau. for notOriety Is SIX.
i0us to % bowling owe; Niagara Falls en-
c1ssd in hermetioSlly sealed Iniis rub.
Der bail. This hall, If The protector 10 per
mit'ed to csycy ont HE brilliant idss, vii
bs Is leat IN diameter and will hs can
st.ucisd Il three .ouribs IL Oh rubber
OovsFgl Ttri' olsse hFsidjrE Of tarrst
ron 20 al prevent irjIrY to tbs fubbai
shoul4 tbs sppera strike tie rOcha. Aftai
having bser filed with sufioisrt sir Il
keep tAa 1tcEgaut alive for 10 miputs
the bal will bs hesmetiesiiy closed b.
m'aua q act rubber applied with
b,usr asd tha pe.ti,g tsat.red by mean
Of snsp ap,'rfa.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
PERSONAL.

After 90 years q widower Adan Fore
pAuRh, the Snowman, was married Monday
evening to Miss Mary G. Tallman, q hand
some girl Of 20, who has lived with her
mother In one Of Mr.. ForepAueh's houses,
Philadelphia, for 10 years. The groom
Is now 81 years old. The Rev. George A.
Latimer, formerly Of this city, performed
the ceremony.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
WHITE CLAY GEEK.
Tho Prohibition vIce-PresIdentIaI
Candidate 10 speak.

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
Ne lark, Oit 13,-The Grand Lodge
Of Good Template will hold its snnua
session in this town on Wednesday. In
the evening pgblic meeting will be hsld
10 the collage cratofy. The Rev. Joseph
Malone will address the meeting ont
"Ths Moral Qae zion OF Temperance -
Ar, Daniel, the iidste FIR Vice esi.
dent on the clibitiou ticket, will
address the Ue ting on "The Political
Question OF Tenn rance"
The Cstholi0s - arranging TO hold q
fair the pTOcee TO dsirsy the expenses
Of frssooiug the .,ew church.
The Rapubiios' will hold their FRS
public meeting o. Friday evening. Very
little interest is taken ia politics by either
eide IL this hundred.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
Rural Homes for work,ur peoD,a

The Elmwcod Mutual Lsnd Improve.
ment Association Gays the Philadelphia
Record, is the mama OF . new orenuiz stlou
that ia endsavorine to build q village In
the southern portion of the TWsuty
seventh wRTd. A trso. OF 1923 acres Of
land has been purchased niila aud q
quarter from PsaohAlvills, on the old linp
Uf the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Bsltl.
more railroad aud close 10 the
surveyed route Of the new Balti
more & Ohio extension. II has
baen divided into lots, 5OxlOO
feet in sizs, and stTests ard avenues have
been laid out. 1t ia the aim OF the
promoters Of the entsrp iss to make the
village home for working people. No
member Of the association can hold more
than five shar,s of stock or buy more
than that number OF lots. Payments are
to be made monthly, and a building
association is b4ing formed TO assist In
the erection OF houses. The president Of
the association 10 Robert Johnstone Ct
Germantown.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
Ninth Ward coaches Withdrawn,

The Wilmington City Railway Com.
pany has Withdrawn It's coaches which
ran to the Ninth ward, the last trip Of
the seadon being made Sunday. Presi.
dent Candy states that the company
required the live stock for the main line,
and, 50 the coaches Were not paying, ii
was decided to withdraw them at This
time instead Of buying more horses.
Otherwise they would have besp con.
tinued until late in November.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
The Scientyie Amel can, which must be

The Scientific Ame' IcaR, which must be
generally accepted as pretty stroug
authority on questions Of physics, takes
no stock whatever in the claim that the
recent public exhibition at Sandy Hook
has demonstrated that Keely has dis.
covered and hsrnessed new force. l.
discusses Kaely'l experiment, disssota
his gun and vibrator and generator, Illus
tratiDS the dissection with cute, aud coz
oludes that the "stheric vspor' business
was all stuff nWe saw nothing
dome by the Kelly vsporio "guu, 2
SAYS the Scientific American, (which
"cannot be duplicated BY the aid of oora
oppressed air" In brief, ii explains,
Kssly and his assistants brought to the
ground small sir gun, with cylinder
charged with compressed air Tie
cylinder was connected by smsll pipe
with the breeoh Of the sur thin discs Of
hard and eoft rubber formed a partition
between the breeah sir obsuber apd the
huAFVS- 2b9 Per ANElA ANUS NULs4Fstg UEEk
in the turning Of the air faucet
by Reely, then while the air
was flowing through the small pipe into
the air chamber, he struck on the rear
part of the gun with msllet, By which
he pretended to vibrate the "etherit
"vspor." By the time he got through
with this ''jussle" the air pressure had
accumulated behind the disc7 sum iisnlly
20 burst them and the bullet WAS driven
out. Kelly then turned OF the sii and
prepared another charge. By varying
the thickness Of the disco III.
velocity Of the bullets could be increased
or diminished, to suit the oredu!ity OF the
spectators, The explanation, borne on
as 1t is by the accompanying illustrations
looks plausible, and it is clear that Kssly
must DO greater thiuss before be can con
vince the Scientific American that there Ii
any substantial merit in his motor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
Brothers sad Meeting WIN Brother

Bartholdi Kettner OF Germany, cam to
this city few days since for the purpose
Of visiting his brother Adolph, but great
was his surprise and SORROW when he
ascertRined that his brother is In New
Castle Jail awaiting trial on the charge
Of murder. Adolph's pride caused him
to keep his family in Ignorance Of his
crime. The meeting Of the two brothers
WAS very affecting.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
ppnst Rltde,

Two sections Of embsnkment, each az
feet high and about rs feet long, gave
way and fell into the deep long cut Of the
Baltimore 4 Philadelphia railroad, near
5chuetzsn Park, a few days since. The
debris Is now being removed and the em
bankments walled with stone.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16

The burgess of West Chester, Pa, has
refused permission to allow the ''Peok's
Bad Boy" Company to perform the
comedy Of that name in the town. he
decides that its influences and teachings
are hurtful to the young. The same
burgess let a heavy defsulter who had
robbed the municipality oinearly $4O, 900
walk through the streets several weeks
after his thievings were made public
before any notice was taken Of his case.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
A Busy Caller.

Superintendent r. NJ williams has
visited Sc public schools In this county
since the first Of October. The industrious
superintendent will tighten the interior OF
81 more educational institutions here be-
fore beginning his journey in Kent.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
aifts from the Deaa.

Miss Sarah Peoples, who died on Sun.
day, bequeAthed 1000 to the West
Presbyterian Church aud $500 to Mrs.
Keigwin, the PASTORS wife.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16

Some waggish rhymster imposed upon
the Buffalo CONNIE, cial the other day a
poem besir0ing thus:
Virtue hath set her crown on thee,
Our President that is to be.
Truth from a thousand voices cries
Ever our champion. honored, WISE
eryent Ill spirit, itst upright,
Ordained our Leader-the true knight.
The Commercial being Blaine organ
rsptutously received and promptly
printed the production, without noticing
that the initial letters Of the lines oom
posed an acrostiO reading: "vo,e fol
Cleveland these iines are bosh ~ And
now that deceptive little poem ia travel
ing through the Democratic prsss faith
iully credited to the Buffalo Blaine Com
msrciai" every time.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16

David ii 5slaoa sud George p. Stsr.
ling Of CT f=li, have made e novel bst
on tue approaching Presidential election,
The loss; tinds himself, uude- forfeit
OF $l0, 70 permit the Winper to placs him
10 large bag and bsrs him up in front
Of 'he port fire for one hour the bet to
pS'a on the 1C,h oi.NOvember L. will be
.aihsE toush on Sterling, The unfortunate
bscSer Of Blaine