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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
GEw. CRAMPS DUPE.
Fisb's Bail Fixed at Thirty Thou.
sand Dollars.

Ngw YoRK, May 26.-peesident Fish OF
the collapsed Marine National Bank, sp-
peared before Commissioners Shields, ao-
compsnied by his counsel, shortly before
O'Clock. He seemed entirely self. pos.
sessed. Commissioner Shields said TO the
prisoner
"Mr Fish. you a-s charged With
violation Of the United States Law in
wiltully miasT plying for your own use
monies belonging to the Unit-d States.
This ia criminal charge. DO you appear
by counsel a'
Mr. Fish pointed to his counsel, who
said i've plead not guilty :" aud then
asked the district attorney what bail he
wanted. .....
Mr. Root replied that the Lawrence
casa waa the nearest case to this aud IN
that the district attorney Bsked for
$50, 900 Mr. RIOT would ask for the
saDe amount.
Mr.. Fish's counsel ssid that his client
had made over every dollar that he had
for the benefit OF the bank and every Rod y
know that ha had no, pars nally pr fitted
by arv OF the monty he was charged
with missppropristiug Counsel thoughi
us OO0 or s20, 900 would be ample
secnrlty
C,mmissiouar Shi Ids said ha wsr
| familiar with the facts in the Cars, ar d
he would fix tie bail at $50 00n.
The pris ,ner was then taken to the mar
shal's' ttioe, whefe he remained uuli
the hoods we're qualified
New YoRR May 27.-Pre5dsnt Fist
now says he did not mean to charge thu
General Grsut had guilty knowledge o
frsuds iu government contracts, bn
simply iutsuied ssT that Camera
Grants letters were suoh a. to warrau
any one in having eouhler c. in the rep
reservations mad by Ward. ..
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

United States District Attorney Root o.
New York lodged a warrant for the ar ss,
OF Ferdinand Ward at the Ludlow street
Jail last night, on the complaint of Bank
Exsminer Serbia. It is charged thai
Ward aided aud abetted President James
u Fish in misapproprlating the funds Of
the Marine Bank. The affidavit recitet
the same facts as In the case Of Mr.. Fisb.
giving the amount drawn out OF the bank
by Grant & Ward as 1875, 1000.
Mrs. Mary Jones, who Keeps little
saloon on Henderson street, Jersey CITY.
was aroused early Tuesday morning by
a noise as OF come one In her apartments.
She saw against the window the dim ont.
line of man, and, springing from her
bed, grappled with him. She ia power.
fully built woman, and, after a struggle.
she bore her intruder to the floor and
held him there, with her knee on bis
chest, till an officer who had been
summoned by her cries appeared
By the aid OF a light which the officer
carried into the room, she discovered that
the thief was her husband. He ia a dis
sipated fellow who has been separated
IRON his wife for some time. He had
iound the saloon door open, taken from
the till the little cash II contained. and
then started for the bed room In search
OF mora plunder. The police refused TO
mold him for breaking and entering. but
ne was committed on a charge Of assault
and battery.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
GRAN7,s RESPONSIBILITY.
James ID. Fish Makes Some Revela-
ttons Very Damaging 10 the Gen.

James ID. Fish Makes Some ReveIa-
ttons Very Damaging TO the Gen.
eral.
James D. Fish of the late kite ay ing
firm OF Grant & Ward, whose arrest ia
reported elsewhere, has made some state.
ments which place General Grant In a
worse light than being simply the victim
Of his wicked partners. He says that
Grant WAS taken into the hrm at his own
request (GrAnt's) solicitation that he
saw they (Grant & Ward) we're making
money at rapid rate and asked to be let
10 with $50, 900, and become possessed OF
a one seventh interest.
As to the alleged government con-
tracts upon the faith of which they
were enabled to raise so much money Mr..
Fish says that up to the day OF the aus
pension Of the Marine Bank he had not
the remotest idea they we're not genuine
He based his faith upon auto
graph letters from General Grant
and he (Fish) holds now one
letter written entirely by Grant and
another letter written by Cashier Spencer
and signed by Grant, In which letters
General Grant states ''that all these
transactions are all right and straight
and that the profits are genuine" These
letters have been photographed and Mr..
Fish claims that their publication would
vindicate him but that he has been
begged not to publish them by all
persons TO whom he has shown them, both
| Republicans and Democrats. OF Wards
operations in this line, Mr.. Fish says:
"Ward would come TO me with slips o
paper on which were written, for in
stance, wanted by the government
4s5 600 bushels OF oats or 30 many
bushels OF wheat, or so much hay, or E,
much Of this, that or the other, which
the government was supposed to want
Within the past year he has come to m
with Indian contracts, ard whei
asked him through whose In
fluepco he got these contracts o
bought them, he gave me to uudertau'
that Senator Chsffse, General Grant
President Arthur aud various people VIII
had political power were assisting them
He told me directly that President Arthu
was in with him on some of those con
tracts. | seldom went to the office {
Grant x Ward but when did genei
ally found there General Grant, Ser
stor Chsffee, and various peopl
. | whom he told me assisted hii
about those contracts. Ward told N
that they were there to talk over tn
business, and believed him. | was ,
| completely deceived in Ward as any ma
. could be in another. had not the r.
motest idea that the business was 9th,
than he represented it to be. place
T great reliance on the statement OF Gel
9 Grant, and those letters OF his to u
= threw me off my guard more than al,
:. thing else could have done.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29

culture ia limited TO suoh investigation
and to such disinfec,ion aud quarantine
msasurss IS may be necessary to
prsyeut the spread Of contagious
AID infectious diseases from one
state or territory into another, and he Ia
prohibited from applying any money
toward ps.ine for animals 1t Is found
necessary to slaughter In order TO prevent
tue ppresd Of the disease The report
was agreed to Several bills reported
from the COMMITTEES on naval sfairs were
passed, among them one to equAliz, the
rank Of graduates Of the Naval Academy,
It provides that all graduates Of the
academy who are assigned to the line OF
the navy shall be commissioned ens'gpB
aud sb,li hss the grade OF iutior ensigp.
Pending consideration OF naval bills the
House sdj,nrDs1
WAsuINaTos May 29-The House went
into committee Of the whole on the
private calendar and disposed Of
several bills An evening Ression was held
for the consideration of pension bills. Among
the bills passed was one giving pension OF
$50 month to the widow Of General L. o.
O. Ord
WAsHlSGToN, May 26 In the House
the Seua,e amend wents to the Agri'
cultural Appropriation bill were con.
CURED il. Bills we're introduced
under the call OF states, among them one
by Mr, Hewitt: IN " providing that II
any oflicsr IT atty ust,ousl bank "ehail
| srooure for his own benefit or for th-
benefit Of any copar rtpership, association
or company of which lie Ia q member,
any loan Of money from the bank Of
| 81, ha 4. t,,o lnaa ah III
OCCUR to the bauk Oh account OF any
loan made oort ary to the terms
| hereof, such officer shall bt
deemed guilty of embt zIlement o
the sum OF money 80 lost to tho bank
and on conviction shall BIZ impriscned mo-
less than one year or more than five
years, and fined IN sum equal to thu
smonnt Of money embezzlsd," The con
tested case OF Wallace vs. Mckinley o
Ohio, was considered. Mr. Bslford (Col
ntrod uced bill nppropris,ina $500 90,
Tor the erection of q home for disable,
soldiers OF the Con iederate armv at Fred
sricksburg, Virginia, The Honse the,
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 27 In the House
conferences committee WAS appointe
on the Agricultural AppIopriatio
bill. The consideration OF the Obi
contested case of Wallace vs.. Nc
Kinley was resumed. After debate
the minority resolution declaring McKir
ley entitled to the seat was lost-yeas
l0S; nays, 158-M Msssrs. Black burr
Dorsheimer, Hurd, Mills, Potter, Robsr1
son and Thompson voting with th
Republicans, and Mr.. White (Ky.) wit
the Democrats. The majority rssolutio
seating Mr.. Wallace, as adopted withor
division, and that gentleman sppesra
and took the oath Of ofioe. The Houi
then adjourned
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
CURRENT LITERATURE.

President Eliot inaugurates the educational
series Of the TnE CENTURY in the June mum.
Der by cogent paper, clear as crystal and
faultlessly precise A liberal education, he
argues should embrace the best intellectual
aud moral elements Of its time. The present
curriculum was substantially adopted nearly
three hundred years ago. Other studies
should be admitted TO absolute equality with
those then imposed. These are first
the English language and literature, next
French and German, indispensable to those
who would keep abreast in science and art
then history, political economy and natural
science. AL this is, OF course, too much for
the allotted time and therefore election
should be admitted even in preparation for
college, whose degree would then point to a
certain amount Of educational training rather
than to an iniexible course undergone with
az varying benefit as the capacity OF the re-
cipient.
Robert Grants novel concludes. He is
certainly we'll read in modern French fiction
Of the better sort. The effect on the whole,
is dreary. II reminds one OF that reyerie OF
TX Marvels which wound up in ashes and
desolation Generally speaking, the charsc-
ters ''got to pieces" with the exception of Mr..
and Mrs. Remington who are able to work
out a rather unenthusiastic happiness for
themselves.
"Dr. SEWER" expresses excellent sense as TO
''avowed philanthropy" and the better way
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
Blaine and Garfield.

Blaine is catching it from another
quarter--James Gordon Benefits two
papers. Yesterdays Evening Telegram
published some interesting dispatches
which show something OF the trescherous
role played by Blaine, at the instigaticn
or with the cooperation lt Jay
Gould, Whitelaw Reid and others,
while member Of President Garheld's
cabinet. In the first OF these dispatches
Jay Gould communicates to his tool, White
law Reid Of the Tribune, what he would
like to have done in the choice OF United
States senator from New York. At the
date of the dispatch the legislature was
endeavoripg to elect a senator to succeed
Mr.. Herman. Mr.. Plstt, the 'Ms Too" Of
after years, was prominent csndi.
date. He was not acceptable to
the Tribune ss political organ,
because he was rather identified with the
Conkling than the Blaine interest. Bu,
Jay Gould saw his way to make point
and he saw that he could establish 8
claim upon Plat. Therefore, he coolly
telegrsphed to Reid to "get a pledg,
"from Plat and elect him" Here is tn,
telegram:
JANUARY II, lSSl.-I quite agree with yot
as to our choice II Depew is out of the tielt
which ought to Ike known in the morning
/ think thgu xVpYtlf ba KralI Fnr rpt,t 10 no
pledge from Platt and elect HIM If possible
How would it do for you to wire Depew ant
get his view Of his own chances first. g.
Platt was chosen and two months late
was found connected with what hi
sponsors termed "nonsense" said mon
"sense " being his objection to the con
frmation Of Robertson as collector of tn
port Of New York. Whereupon ia,
Gould's agent telegrsphed rs follows
MARCH 2s, lsSl.-If this nonsense in tn
Senate is not stopped by Saturday, | vii
have the screws put on Platt in manner /
make Rome howl. W. X.
What this threat implied is set fort
in letter from Whitelaw Reid whic
shows that Plstt was to be driven into
vote by a publication OF the fact tina
he had pledged himself before secui
ing his election to the Senate, to supper
the confirmation OF Mr.. Blaine's cand
date for the collectorship. Commentin
upon these revelations the Herald says
These dispatches show the initiation Of tbs
fierce intrigue Of which Garfield was tb
centre, and which led up to his murder b
the wretched creature whose head was turue
with the passion of that conflict they sho
the relations OF Gould and Blaine, operatiu
with the same tools, and they will remit
everybody that this same partnership Goul
Blaine and the New York Tribune il opera
ing in the same spirit and with the san
methods now as then.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
TINE PESIRS UL.I.

The steamer Nauticoke will begin on
June Sd to make regular trips from
points on the NantioOks river TO Bslti-
more.
TEomns King, uho died si his Ii lne in
Kent,n, SD lsst Sunday, l.n in is WI
$6, 600 80 pti petual fu d, ~. iu"rest
of whiali is to b. given auru.lly tn h'
poor OF the neig Ia borho,d III Sic4 he
Iiv.d. .... ..-.5 ..--.....
Two rocketbooks stolen two ysHrs fgo
from W. o Thomas and J. Il il,snI 0f
SudlerBville, were recent y funi buried
under an old fenos n-sr the rstlTnsd
The notes they contained had Lo' teen
removed, but were so deccmposed Rom
the dsmpness that they faded away chen
exposed to the air.
Democratic oouveui ions wer' alsn leld
Tu' sdsyI lin Queen Anne Kent, W con
and Somerset counties, MaryiaDd Tde
Queen Anne convention passed resolu-
tion endorsing Tilden and Hendricks
she Kent delegation is uninstruoted the
Wicomioo and Somerset delegations are
also upinstruoted but reported to favor
Tilden.
The.Dorchestsr county. Democratic con-
vention Tuesday unanimously elected
K. T. Henry, William T. Stapleiord, Am.
Vincent aud J. W. T. Webb delegates to
the state convention and adopted reso-
luton favoring the nomination Of Tilden
and requesting the delegates to the State
convention to select delegatej to Chicago
who favor his nomination.
The bridge of the Nav Y rk, Philadel.
phis x Norfolk railroad over the POGO.
moke river WAS completed, and con-
struction train passed over It Saturday.
TIE bridge crosses the river about 20
miles from It's mouth Toe railroad COM
pspy expected to have the road flushed
to Its terminus at Cherry stone by the
berry season, bnt 1t will not be finished
until the first Of next month. The
crossing Of the bridge by the train was
cell brated by the blowing OF all the
whistles of the mills and factories, and by
nrlrg a cannon salute
cutting sffray occurred last Sunday
afternoon in Elk Neck, near Mckinney
town, below North E,si. James Lynch
and Charles Gable had aquarrel over
young woman, and fight ensued, result
ing iu Gable receiving bad wound from
knife In the hsnds Of Lynch. The cut
was from the backbone, below the
shoulder, and extending about IL inches
around the left side. Lynch gave him
another ttab in the bresst, which struck
rib and glanceo off DR.. Worral
dressed the wounds, and says they are
very bad, but not necessarily fatal ;
Lynch fled, and so far has eluded arrest.
A special from Salisbury, Md, to the
Baltimore Sun, dated Monday, says: The
fast freight fruit train for the Boston
market made its first trip this morning,
arriving here at about 615 O'Clock. 1t
leaves Crisfeld about O'Clock, arriving
in Boston early the following morning
This arrangement will allow growers to
pick all day, ss the New York train
leaves here at IL, 30a m, and the Phila-
delphts train at 2 so p. M, thus giving
three markets for shippers each day.
The berries sent to Boston on this fast
train will be gathered very early in the
morning and placed in the cars in q
splendid condition, and should arrive in
good order.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
Arthur's Southern rac,ics.

ATLANTA, GA, May 27.-Much com
plant is being made in this state over
the irregularity OF the mail service
Formal action has been taken in several
cities on the matter. Efficient and
trained hands in the service have beer
removed and their places filed by Hitter.
ate and unintelligent negroes fol
political purposes. Every effort Ii
being made by the administration
to carry the state and every means IL
being resorted to. In several instances
men who have been In the service foi
several years have been replaced by
others, not at all efficient, and the msili
have become so irregular that II Is sbso,
lutely necessary that something be done
The matter is now under investig alton in
Washington, and It is expected that
action will be taken by Congress.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
a TERRIBLE ExPLOsIoN
Five Men ktiied Blown to the Ton
Of n Four storiod building.

TRoY, May 27A bleacher exploded in
Moore Wilson'S straw board mill at Water
ford at 1870 o'clock last night, totally de-
molishing the building. The b,eacher was
carried 800 feet across the canal, where it
destroyed wooden storehouse and partly
buried itself i'll the ground. Five men aged
80, 3D. 30, 26 and ~ were killed, four leaving
widows, and three OF them one two and five
children. Two OF them were blown to tho
top OF four storied building. They were
all mangled, and had their arms and legs
broken.
-Four other men were in the mill at the
time but they escaped uninjured being only
thrown down by the explosion. The lamps
were put out by the concusslon and no lire
resulted. The damage to the mill il between
100000 and $4,000. As the bleacher had re-
Gently been repaired and tested, the cause OF
the explosion IL unknown. The bodies have
all been unidentified. This morning the store.
house OF the north mill was demolished.
There were men working all night at the
ruins, The coroner took charge of Tho
bodies and will hold an inquest tonight.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
Wilmington, THURSDAY, NAV 29. 1884,
Our Congressman.

Mr.. Lore did Delaware credit by his
manly stand against giving to William
K. Bnglish the seat in the House to which
he had not proved his right to the
satisfaction OF thirty members OF his
party. 1t will be observed by his vote
aud still more clearly by perussi
of Mr.. Lore's straightforward analysis
of the merits Of the contest, as
given In the Congr essional Record, that
Mr.. Lore regulates his own vote by his
own conscience and is not amenable to
the crack Of the party whip. He siited
the grounds upon which Mr.. English
based his claims to Mr.. Peelle's seat
and he found nothing In them
"that lawyer OF ten years.
standing would give much weight to,
"outside OF the alleged recount. He took
up the testimony on this "alleged re-
"count and, after a critical examins.
tion thereof, finding mot one
single circumstance connected there
with which Is open, fair and
"legAl," he gives his vote in favor oil
the Republican oontestse with the same
impartiality that would have character
lied his action in any other question o.
Justice which might come up for his con
sideration, entirely outside Of the pale O.
politics.
Without vsnturing any opinion OF oul
own upon the merits of the Peelle
English contest and without questioning
that the evidence which failed to sstisf,
Mr.. Lore may have had NOR
convincing effect upon some OF hi
fellow members, we are sure that Della
wareans, without regard to party, will
feel additional pride in Mr.. Lore's publ
career from tine tact that he votes il
election cases as judge, an
not as partisan. We venture t
suggest, further, in connection with thi
subject, that no instance can be foun
where, in closely contested election CAS-,
any such per centage OF Republican col
gressmen have separated themselt es iroi
their own party side Of the contest.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
AnInvitatIon 10 ImmIrrnnt..

The State Immigration Commission has
issued, in the German language, neat
pamphlet setting forth the advantages
offered by Delaware in the way Of cheap
lands, semPersts climate. proximity TO
market, transportation facilities, &c.
These advantages are therein depicted in
language which certainly does iull Justice
to them-in fact, We think that calling
Lindale's mill pond at W. oming a
"reizender see Is drawing it a littls too
strong--but ii is difficult to write on such
subjects without some exaggsrstion when
the wonderful developments Of the past 25
years which have transmitted Indifferent
corn fields into fruitful and lucrative
orchardc and market gardens are taken
into consideration. Still in the main the
energetic immigrant will, after allowing
Cor the usuSl gloss, find things IN Dela-
ware about as represented II he comes
here ready for hard work and not expect
ing to lounge in an ides paradise, and
there is ample justification for the con
cluding language Of this pamphlet
Why go west when We still lave lanI 10
the Gast from which. with 30 much lrr4
labor creator revenues eau be drawn? WHY
20 west, far from all culture. when We can
found 70 much more cheaply here in the east
homestead among cultured people, CON
yeniont to railroads, steamboats,, teegraphs
churches and schools aud bound to lie
markets Of the world by daily mails
and freight transportation facilitezl There
IL another point which the farmer with large
family will mark While III the West lii
children, unless well grown and strong, can
not help IN the hard work M the East they
can be earning wages Before you turn your
steps to the far west therefore, come here
and take one look ~ our charming orchard
farms. You will then not hesitate 10 found
yourself real home here.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
The penn nanE closed Again.

PITrsRURG May 20 The Penn Bark
closed its doors sgsln at IL o'clock TO iay
and posted the following notice on the
door ''Mr. Riddle the president and
chief executive officer OF this bank hav.
ing become suddenly i'll and unable to
communicate with the board Of directors,
1t Is deemed proper to close the bank
under the eXisting circumstances until
be sufficiently RECEIVERS to be present at
an adjournment OF its sifaiIs BY order
OF the hoard OF directors " Off sers have
bsen placed IN charge who refuse to per.
init an sLdiei ca with any oi the board
Tue second suspeusion Of the bank
was brought about by the the clearing
house throwing cut checks Amounting To
1855 600. According 10 q statement Of
the directors, the baI k had raised
1881 600 to pay lisbilie OF 1918, 900 II
il "a 4 there were $500, 600 I certified
checks ont, which were not Included in
this amount and which had 10 be paid
The banks which loaned the suspended
institution funds to tide it over are amply
secured. II WAS reported that the presi
dent Of the bank, Riddle, had suffered
from several hemorrhsges early in the
| day, and later the announcement was
made that q oau7e OF his illness was an
overdose OF morphia or oholorform, which
he took in the morning. In the evening
he recovered consciousness, and 1t was
said he had taken an overdose to relieve
severe pain.
PITTsBURG, May 27.-The affairs of the
Penn Bank continue to be the engrossing
subject among all classes, but up to noon
there Was a. little definitely known as any
time yesterday. President Biddle this morn
ing was sufficiently recovered to enable
his friends to remove him to a
residence at east end. Two well
known and expert bankers made a careful
examination OF the books last night.
According to their statement the books show
that 100000 was drawn out from the time Of
resumption on Friday until the close
yesterday with deposits decreased
correspondingly. II the books arc correct
the bank ought TO pay every cent
OF its debts. There Ia less talk OF crooked
ness to-day, and the impression is growing
that the second suspension is due wholly
TO the timidity OF depositors when
President Biddle WAS suddenly prostrated.
The directors have not made q statement, but
there is general demand for something
authorative from them OF the banks actual
condition. The general condition OF other
banks is unchanged
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
Junior vice Commander.

Mr.. A. G, Afford, Junior Vice Depart
ment Commander Of Maryland, G. A. R.,
Baltimore, Maryland, writes 81 have
kept St. Jacobs Oil by me and always
found it a ready remedy for pains, aches
and bruises. When suffering terribly a
few weeks sinoe with an liberated tooth, i
could not get any rest, and | applied it
l was instantly relieved and my suffering
oeAsed from that time"