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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-22
Asiraotiens ss the Opera House.

Tomorrow evening Barlow g. Wilson q
Mammoth Minstrels will give Que of their
| refined entertainments In the Opera
House. There Is probably no better min
strel company now before the public, and
its reputation is so well established tnat
crowded houses have ruled the entire
| season. In addition to George Wilson,
there is Carl Rankin, Hughey Dougherty,
| and host Of other frst-class talent.
Saturday night The Planters Wife"
will be presented by Harry I.acy's Com
bination. This company is said TO be
first class In every respect, and the play
Intensely interesting.
Monday night the 26th, Jacobs & Proc
tor, the well-known managers and pion-
eers OF cheap amusements, will commence
a grand Shakesperian week At the Opera
House, with Daniel L. Bandmapn, the
justly celebrated German tragedian. On
Monday and Tuesday nights Mr.. Band.
mann will present Hamlet, and an ex-
change says " Few of the high priced
pretentious combinations that have visited
Rochester within the last half dozen
seasons, have given so fair performance
Of this great Shakesperisn play as that
presented by Mr.. .Bandmann. The company
Is first class In every respect and the great
wonder Is how can the managers afford 10
furnish such excellent amusement, at the
low rate Of 10 and 20 cents admission.
Monday and Tuesday nights, February
End and 3rd, the ever popular Maggie
Mitchell will appear, and present. two OF
her favOrite characters.
Monday, February 18th, Miss Fannie
Davenport will present Fedora" the
great New York success, for the first time
In this city.
In the early part of March, the well
known McCaull Opera Company will
appear for eeason of two or three
nights.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-22
A Naughty Husban d.

For several months past Jacob X.
Crow,iing has bseu conducting con
tectioBary y ore hJ the corner OF Fourth
and Poplar streets, that has been At
tended by his sister in-law, Miss Dan.
Inv, while he followed his buisnsss ms s
spoke-drive. at SPRINGER, Morley Il
Causes factory, Third and Orange
streets.
Mr.. Crowding was generally at the
store il the evening, aud Tuesday niSt'
c,oaed il AZ usual, but did not SO TO his
home yesterday morning. Miss Denny
| received note through the p.aii sta.
ting that he had left town, and did not
intend to return
An aunt of his, named Mrs. Mary
Chase, who had advanced the money to
start him In business, received word to
the same effect. and Immediately swore
out an attachment, which was placed
in Constable Pritchett's hands, and he
took possession of the store, closing 1t
Iup. 1t Ia not known where Crowding
| has gone, but il is rumored that he has
deserted bis wife. and eloped with a
married woman.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-22

|
skates on? II not, just try on . pair
some fine evening nc the skHting rink,
and we are willing 10 bet (from OK
perience) that you will cut more figures
on the fOor' than ever before since your
creation. Well, now, the grand modus
operandi IL, walk up TO the ticket Office,
lay down your paste board, We mean
your cash, 20 cents, or better still buy
tickets for one dollar, walk into the
rink, where, At the entrance, you will
be relieved of your ticket by the blue
coated gentleman ut the door. You cay
10 cents more. getting little blue check
In exchange lair exchange IL no rob-
berry ,and step up TO the room In which
the skates are stored In almost endless
beis, looking 10 You as II they were
In an almost inextricAble pile on the
floor and slowed away in places made
for the purpose.
You give the person In charge Of the
skates the number You want, which
may be number or number eleven 8.
You lock Rt the pesky things in your
hands with silent admiration, and then
at the mum Der OF persons wi no ars Slid-
ing gracefully around the rink and
think TO yourself my, skating on
rollers is eaSy-I think ! can soon cut
some Of those capers.
You take seat ON q chair on the
edge of the rink, and calling TO one of
tho skate bOyr, who are always around
when You want them (stranRe fact and
they, the boys, proceed 70 get your feet
in moving order. A few twists
Of the little iron key, when, presto
change, you are ready tor trial (some.
times easy and other times not quite 80
much so.) You get up gently from the
chair and push your way out into the
rink, when you try TO keep control of
b til feet at one time, although each
foot wants TO 10 contrary directions, or
Ro IL alone ~ 1t we're. You object and
sometimes you have TO sit down sud
denly 10 settle the dispute as TO what
way you really do want TO 60.
You get up once more and try TO cut
letter 8, but only succeed In cutting n
spread eagle In fashion that is not
real healih by for your trousers. IL is
too shak and AZ bad as the Middlstown
aeue.
There is one thing certain ; you have
the privilege Of getting up and falling
down ~ often rs you like. The manager
says nothing and the building has no
real objections, although you may
have. 1t is real fan, that is We think
1t IL, and after you have succeeded In
sweeping up q large space with tn.
und'r part Of your trousers you will
begin 10 think the same thing. But
all things have 10 have q beginning,
and II you never put on roller skates,
how can you ever expect TO relete your
experience, and give others little points
a. TO how not 10 do 1t.
| Take our word and advice and strike
out boldly, and il you don't strike some
thing yourself suddenly. why all IL
we'll. You will soon be able to go IL
alone, and then you can sing 10 your.
self.
o, Joy, oh, rapture
What perfect bliss,
Gliding around On
A smooth surface.
Afte- few lessons on the skates you
will soon forget all about your first eI'
perience, and will be one of the &C
complished aud graceful skatists who
night crowd the rink
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-22

Afte- few lessons on the skates you
will soon forget all about your first eI-
perience, and will be one of the ac-
complished and graceful skatists who
nightly crowd the rink.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01
LONG ISLAND.

PscoNIc Mrs Harriet Surrey the widow OF Benjamin
Surrey, was found dead In her bed yesterday morning.
She highly connected aud active member OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
FAR Observation-Disclosures 8. Jarvis Jr, age twenty;
son OF tn. clerk Of tho Court Of Common Pleas, fell
from the piazza OF hs fathers cottage yesterday morn
ing striking tho back OF his head. His entire body
paray zed.and his physicians say he cannot recover.
LosG ISLAND CrTY.-John ONeill, who arrested
for nearly numbering Constable Maria at woodside on
sunday August %. arraigned before Justice kaya
paQh Yesterday morning. motion to admit tho pris-
oner 70 bail was denied, and tho examination WAS set
down for tomorrow
NoRTHPORI--The body 81 Larry Lapecr. who was
drowned Saturday was found yesterday evening by men
who had been graphing all day. Lapeer and three com
panons all considerably under tho influence Of liquor,
hired boat and started 10 row to West Beach The
boat was upset and all thrown In the water, two
SWAN To the shore clung the bottom OF the up
turned boat Iapeer sank Immediately TO tho bottom
Crowly Who chung the bottom OF the boat, was not
taken of until 4 a. IN. Sunday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01

killed a.Sisnfngton Conn., last week was offered IoF
probate Yesterday. His property is lett TO bis Wido"
Mrs. Mary Gammen age thirty -four, Of No. la
Ewen.st committed suicide yesterday morning ny
taking dose of Paris green She bad suffered greatly
from neuralgia, and had threatened TO end her ho'
She left husband and four children.
Police Commissioner Partridge has dismissed me u,
barees against Patrolman Adoph wassermap, OF me
Thirteenth Precinct who accused OF insulting WIS
Carrie Howells The Commissioner went 10 the staton
house In Flushing ave, and announced Ms aeeislon
fore the men attached thereto at midnight on suhuy
he sad tbat In view of the statements that Wassermnn
was being prosecuted because he was heDre",
he wanted IL understood that no man in the iorco
was TO be prosecuted by of hs race or religion
The body of Thomas Brennan, age thirty who paa
been missing from his home for three days was Io"t
Yesterday in the water at the loot OF Conc'er-s" "
Is believed that he fell OF the whhfI
Tbomas Riley. of No. 139 Marion-st, visited the
Mechanics Bank at Court and Montague-sts, yesler
day forenoon and drew 5000. While counting MS cnn
st side desk five cent-piece fell ID the noor. 1
hastily stopped to pick il up and when he Dad conh.o
his money found only S400 young man VINO STOOD
near him mad hastily left the bank and Mr. Riley ge
leves that he was the victim Of clever operascr VINO
knocked down the nickel and took the opportunity W
steal some Of the money description OF inc 9ou"s
man was given TO the police.
Mayor Low will to-day appoint three new Park Com
missoners TO I'LL vacancies caused by the resgnat ,ns
OF II. w. Maxwell. ID. II. Houghtaling lad 1har y
Garchs and also two assessors. 10 succeed ID. d.
Hopkins and b. w. Wilson. IL has been n ade known
that Mr.. Hopkins will not be reappointed ana .ns 10
represent alive of South Brooklyn will probably ne
placed in the Board Of Assessors Mr. Wilson "a Neiy
To be reapponed and w j. Tate, formerly City 0ierh
Is also mentioned for the Office.
While working on board the steamship Coyentna
Yesterday afternoon Giovanni Quartervie, sanor
struck In the head by loose plank ana ,,aud
was fractured. lie was taken to the Long isiand
College HOsDital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
CoroNEL PRICES ANSWER.


Vice Chancellor Bird finished the hearing
Yesterday at Newark In the OF the appncanon %
Mrs T. L. Price for maintenance from her husband ano
granted Mrs. Price $40 per week aiimony anu slV'
counsel fees. ~.
In the hill flied In Chancery by the COUNSEL FOR ME-
Price, allegations OF nndelty we're made sgans
the husband who separated from his wife In 1851 ino
counsel for Colonel Price filed an answer yesterday, ~
which counter charges OF infdelty were made against
the WIFE The answer alleges that Price was
driven from his home by his wfes ungovernabe temper
that In October 1881, she came 10 his BEDROOM anu
threatened his life with pistol that on later ocoa
sion she made an ATTEMPT his fei that he had con-
trbuted total Of $1,000 ~ TO her support since me
furniture and household goods In the house. The an
swer further charges that Mrs. Price made frequent
visits TO her present counsel Ludlow McCarter tnat
they were alone NcCarters private office and az the
court locked DOORS and that thcre vas evidences OF
undne familiarity with other men,. A batch OF twenty
one letters in tho handwriting OF Mrs. Price, and hd
dressed 10 Arthur l. English. son OF Dr
Thomas Dunn English, was produced IN
evidence These letters, the answer ayefreu;
had been sent through the mail 70 Col0neI
Price They were dated in 1888 and 1884. and they
address English Ia terms OF cndoarmeDt refer 70 meet
ings between min and the wrteri appoint meetings 20
come and aIude 20 kisses The counsel for Colonel
Price represented that his clients total income nov
not over 81 200 aud that he had paid his wife
year on average, which was more than he coulh AZ
ford Tho plnintl had Jno-fourth interest In property
worth 900 and also personal property worth soVvo
which the defendant had transferred 70 her. while the
defendant had personal real property and bis op
LEGATIONS were large The counsel said that the case hal
grown out OF the personal quarrel between the eouhsei
for Mira. Price aud his client.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01
NEW.IERaEY.

UNION HHI--Otto Zimmerline age twenty. living IN
Irwi-s returned homo greatly under tho influence OF
liauor early yesterday morning. He was met by MS
father who became furious with over the c0pdl-
lion of his and began To kick him about the
floor The hoy make his escape. but before
reaching the street fell unconscious In tho hallway,
where he was found by Policeman John Smith He was
carried upstairs and doctor summoned IL wa. FOUND
his skull was fractured and that he IL In critical oond
ton His father. who had msde hIs escape. was found
hiding In the sbrubbery OF tho Weehawkcn Cemetery.
HoBoKES.- Frederick stnhr, milknan. aud bis wife
live al No I1g MOnrOest They have been married only
n MONTH and they have spent their honeymoon In con-
stant pickering and quarrelling About ~ ~. yeser.
dav after their usual quarres, Mira htuhr eIt
the house by the secondsory window and some OF the
neighbour who went to her assistance found her
attending hysciah said that her injuries were danger
ous and perhaps fatal stuhr was arrested and locked
window lie denies the charge and says that che fell
ont accidentally
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01
BRooK1ry C0YYTssT0yERs ACCUSED.

Serious charges were made before Judge
Barnard In the Special Term OF the Supreme Court In
Brooklyn yesterday against the members OF the Com
mission OF the Supreme Court, appointed 10 assess the
damages 10 property along the shore line or the
Staten Island RAPID Transit Company In Richmond
County. The Commissioners are 9. T. Barnett, Horauo
Judah and Theodore c. yermlIyea, and they were ap.
pointed by Judge Barnard. Their work Is completed
and their report before the Judge for continuation
G. d. Van Nance argued against the motion for con-
IN the of A. H. B0dine claiming that the
order directing the Commits 10 complete one case be-
fore taking up another had been violated. Before
Bodines had been concluded the case Of the New
York Printing and Dyeng Establishment was taken up
w. ". Miller for tn" Printing aud Dyeng Establishment
opposed the confirmation OF the report and charged
that the Commissioners biased In the interest OF
the railroad company and were under Improper mhu-
ences lie claimed that they received sums OF money
largely OF the legal fees One of the Commis-
sone said had been receiving pay at the hands OF
the railroad company for months account OF services
and the law partner OF q Commissioner had been en-
poyed counsel by the same company Mr.. Miller also
charged that one Commission said he hal received
Al 500 IN whom he entitled to not moro than
400 said that the Dyeing company had refused an
offer OF for tho right OF across It's property
this Commit .sion had only awarded S2.lO0. shile the
railroad company would practically destroy property
worth 100000. A. II. Goodman. for the railroad oom-
pany, denied these charges against the Commission
Judge Barnard took the papers In tho case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01
FryysHryo THE VIEW RAILROAD STATION.

The new addition TO the Grand Central Sta
tou, Fortysecond-st and Depew place; was opened
Yesterday for incoming trains The building IL not yet
finished aud until It's completion only local trains VIII
run TO IT, large excavation been made oeneat ,i
building In order TO construct tunnel Whoh VIII
connect tho baggage-room with the ola one. Inc
object OF this IA 20 facilitate the transfer OF oageago
from Incoming trains TO outgoing trains on tho Central
road. connection with the Elevated Railroad IA
nearly finished In tho basement OF the building large
electric light engine IL being erected, whch VIII sup
ply tho whole building with tho Edison electric nFhI
the old depot entirely lighted by gas, but ~ does
The New York Cab Company. which has special con-
tract with the railroad company to have stand az the
as all Incoming trains will arrive at this depot Instead
OF AZ the old one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01
STATEN ISLAND.

NHw.BRIGHTos-A gang Of Italian laborers. in the
employ OF the Staten leland Rapid Transit Company on
Sunday night began 10 pull down the house occupied ny
property being on the line of the Rapid Transit
Railroad purchased by the company 1ome time ago
at the appraised yauo. Miss Smith refused 10 yacate
the house when IL Sold because she did not receive
what she claimed TO be her share Of tho proceeds OF the
sale On Sunday night Contractor Sullivan made his
appearance the house with gang OF aborers MISS
Smith remained firm In her refusal to leave. Contrac-
tor Sullivan then ordered the Italians To begin the work
of demoshng tho house and they broke In the front
door Miss Smith photographed for the police and ser
geant Young with squad OF policemen arrived. buf
van and his men were arrested and taken % Police
Headquarters IN Stapleton The defendants were soon
released on bail by Justice Corbitt General Manager
Wood, OF tho Staten Island Rapid Transit Company be-
coming their bondsman Miss Smith says she VIII ngnt
the company In the courts for her rights.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01
THE COURTS.
AGAINST wINsLOW. LANIER & co.
THEIR DEMURRER ovERRULED-CuARGED WITT

AOAlNSI NLNSl.OM, LANlLh ~ W.
THEIR DEMURRER OvERRULED-CuARGED WIFE
FALSE REPRESENTATIONS. =.
The demurrer of Winslow, LaDier d Co. to
complaint In a suit against them brought by Alfred A.
Cohen TO recover $4,000, which ne claims to have
paid for tonds OF the NewYork West Shore and Buffalo
Railroad Company, under syndicate agreement which,
he he twas induced to sign on Dtcemer o. 1882
through false representations Of the defendants was
overruled yesterday Justice Van Worst In the Supreme
Court, Special Term
The bonds belonged to the North River Construction
Company which was party to the syndicate agree
msnt Mr. Cohen claims that In December, 1882 COM
ing to this city from California he was induced. while
in ll-health and having knowledge of the affairs OF
tho companies to make the investment the defendants,
who his tankers and who had official relations to
the companies aud knew that they were insolvcnt,
which he persuaded to agree to take 100000 OF
the bonds with option TO take an additional 100000
posed upon and asserts that the defendants had large
pecuniay interest in the negotation o. the tsyndcate
struction Company on the amount negotiated making
aggregate OF over 81 100000. besides per cent
having frandnleny induced him to whdraw his bonds
from sale and taking advantage Of the provisions OF the
agreement by skiliul MANAGEMENT In their own interest
the defendants sold their bonds at large profit
Justice Van Worst 10 his decision says that assuming
upon the demurrer for equitable relief has been
made cut. The defendants were bound. as between
faith and TO make O full disclosure OF their interest.
There could be Justification for the concealment or
material facts and when they spoke was their duty
TO speak truly. The plaintiff and defendants were not
Ignorant Of the subjecti the defendants were fully In
formed. The relation of banker and depOstor. which
trust confidence. II because OF that relation
that the defendants made their proposition to the plain
tin They we're the custodian OF his funds knew OF his
illness and Of his of the affairs of the railroad
company. In regard 20 It's aud prospects, they
were advised they OF the fact that II he pur
chased OF the bonds no would do so because OF his
confidence I'm their statements Aside from the question
OF the abuse OF confidence there was enough In the fact
that the contract secured through misrepresentation
and conceament TO warrant court or equity to rescind
and set IL aside against the defendant Judgment is
given for the painti1 with leave TO the defendants to
nnaWer on.n nYInont of cOafa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01
NEWARK.

The Domestic Telephone Company filed bond Tor
sos OOO in the OF Chancery yesterday 10 secure
the NewYOr and NewJersey Telegraph and Telephone
latter from interfering with tho rights OF
the Domestic Company. until the Chancellor shau nave
decided the suit between companies for the pos
session OF the Newark company property The case
was recently decided against the Newark company, aud
the decision sustained by tho Court OF ErTors out
new trial was granted amended bill
Charles nlron voc. age fifty, committed suicide oy
shooting himself In the brain yesterday morning his
house No. ia Bruce-st Inensoe was afflicted win
spine disease and the doctors have pronounced In
ciirahle He ala not have the OF his le-s, Two
months ago his wifs burned to death while wash
Clothes and his sister and her husband removed from
Eew.York 10 Newark 10 take care OF him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01
PREPA RING FoR AN ADVENT REVIVAL.

Several members OF the Episcopal BrOtheF.
hood of st. John the Evangelist clad In long robes and
wearing large gold crosses. arrived from England yes
terday In the Cunard steamship servia They had been
abroad upon IN annual visit to the mother society In
London The church which this order Ia chiefly at
taeed this country IL the Mission Church OF 81 John
In Boston IL il also attached 10 St Clements Church
IN Philadelphia The order here Is very small us OBJ
Ject Is TO assist the clergy in the revival OF Christian
work In the poorer parishes. The vows taken by hs
members arc OF obedience, poverty and chastity. A
great revival expected To occur in this city during Adj
vent under the auspices order Tho services Will
begin about December l, and continue for ten days
They will be held by the direction OF the bishop 10 nearly
all tho Episcopal churches In Now York. Eminent
clergymen from all pars Of the Untei states and dis
tnguhod clorgymen from England are expected 10 con-
duct the ryces 1--WE or air of which will be held every
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01
HOME Ne VS..
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Filth Avenue Hofel-Mrs. U. s. Grant, Ms.
sarors Lord and Lady Brabazon and the harchioness
of Apglesey Of England the Hon. Alphonso TAFT, OF
Ohio; Benor Romero. Mexican Minister at Washington
John " Farwell, Of Chicago aud Captain Meade. u B.
Navy Aeio York HOtei-Ex Senator John W. steven.
son OF Kentucky Gitsey Hotet-secretary OF state
Joseph b. Carr OF Albany ana Congressman Ira Daven-
mort OF Bath ~ ". Brer0Ort House-Senator William
b. Allison of W,ndsor Hotel George NJ Pub
man. John u: Drake and q X CUMMINGS, 81 chicago
eater University HOFFMAN House-Ex Senator John
g. Uager of California. ST. james HOteL-Edgar NJ.
johnson OF Cincinnati, and Charles A. Gould. OF Buffalo
49,. Murray HUI Hotci-General Frederick Townsend, OF
Albany. Park Avenue Hoei-W j. Arkell, OF Cana
inharie. n. Y.