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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
ROBBERY ON THE HT.IRTES.
The Schooner Powell Entered and
EsGbbed.

The Schooner Powell Entered anI
| RGbbed.
The schooner Hattie J. Powell, wlicl
has been lying nj George Chnrchmani
| wharf for several weeks, where she wa,
detained by tho United States marshal
and whose release was announced yester
| day week, was entered some time ut night
by thieves, who made bold effort IL
secure booty but got away with but little.
The thieves entered tho captains cabin
in which slept the captain and his wife,
and carried away suit of clothes and a
womans wrapper, which We're lying
almost Mt the hend Of the berths.
In small apartment adjoining the
cabin slept two ladies who were visiting
the captains wife. The thieves also stole
into the mates cabin and took revolver
and about 81 in money. They carried OFF
the money, the revolver and the suit, but
left the wrapper lying in the main saloon.
Captain Mason is the master of the
schooner. The thieves got away and no
person on board had tho faintest suspicion
of what had been going on until the
captains door was found unlocked in the
morning and the articles enumerated
above were missed.
- :. II appears that thieves were working
the wharves last night, as rumors are
circulated about other thefts. Patrol
men O'lIara, 0'keil and Cannon mr.
rested three men this morning on
suspicion and took them to the hall,
where they are now looked up. They
gave the names of Hurry Jacobs, james
Wilson and Harry Guy and look like
wharf rats. The police are still at work
on the cnse.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
Activity i'm Trndo Circles.

Wholesale trado continues Enthusiastically
TO improve as the season advances, writes
the New York correspondent of the phila-
delphia Ledger, and from present appear
ances there Is no reason TO apprehend that
the sanguine anticipations of merchants
as to good fall business are not to be
roalizod. As n single fact is worth more
than mere opinion or impressions, il NAV
be stated that tho leading dry goods job
bling house in New York authorizes the
announcement that they have disposed of
more merchandise within the past six
days than for any corresponding time
previous since they began to do business, In
the iron trade also there is confident feel
ing as to an enlarged trade during the rest
oil tho ycur. Agents of the prominent
Lehigh Valley pig iron producers state that
current business shows some Improvement
upon that of year ago, and also report nm
increase for the demand in late fall dc.
liveries. The wool trade also are greatly
encouraged by the announcement from
Boston thnt prices in that market have nd.
vanced from ono to two cents per mound
on nearly all grades, while the transaction,
for the week have been the largest of an,
week this year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

The coming exhibition of the State fair
at Fairview Park, Dover, promises to be
more interesting and attractive than any
previously held such a thingis possible.
A new cereal building, 50xS0 feet is to
be erected and the old building converted
into an exposition bazaar, for the exhibi-
ton and sale of pianos, organs, sewing
machines and fancy goods. Steam
power and the necessary gearing and
shafting will be placed in the machinery
department. Tuesday, September goth,
has been set apart as children's day at
the fair, ON which day all school children
under the age of ~ years will he ad-
mitted to the fair free of charge. Nearly
all the spaces in the exhibition depart
ments have been taken and the display
promises to be unusually large and inter
eStinp.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
STR UcK and KILLED.
Patrick Hare. an Old Railroad Man,
Crushed Under N Pilot,

The train which left the Baltimore
& Philadelphia depot at 1.30 p. M,
yesterday week for Landenberg, struel,
man at n point between Justison
| and Madison streets aud so badly injured
him that he died Mt o'clock in the after
noon. The man was Patrick Hare, who
lived at No. 1908 Chestnut street and had
been foreman and section boss in the
employ of the Philadelphia. Wilmington
q Baltimore Railroad Company for over
20 years. just before the accident oc.
Cured Hare, in charge of dozen men,
was loading car with cinders and refuse
from the gas c. mpany's works. In the
course Of the work he stepped back on the
railroad track in order to get look at
some part of it. The southbound ex-
press drawn by engine SIS was running
out and Hare saw it coming md stepped
OF the track ind on to the Baltimore &
Philadelphia track. The noise mnde by
So prevented the ill-fated man from hear
ing that of the Llndenberg train, in
spite of bell aud whistle, until he was
struck, knocked known, entangled in the
cow catcher and dragged 300 feet before
the train could be stopped.
When the engine came TO full stop IL
was found that Hare's legs were 30 tightly
in the pilot that crowbars had
to be used to pry open the bars and
secure his release. II was then found
that both legs were broken above the
ankles, the breast crushed, the stomach
injured and the head cut The man was
placed upon shifting engine and taken to
he office of Detective Jones, at the depot,
where DIR. Kane examined the injuries He
'ound that they were mostly internal and |
hat the injured man could not be helped. |
He remained in u state of unconscious |
less from the time of the accident till |
ieith, space of about three hours. The |
nlnlly, which had been summoned, were
It lis side when death occurred.
The body WINS removed to the family |
on Chestnut street. Deceased |
vas between So and go years of age and
caves n wife and four children. He was
member of the p, w. & b. Beneficial
lssociation and of st. Paul's Catholic
Jhurch.
The coroner held and inquest Thurs
lay, and the jury agreed upon the
ollowing verdict; 'That Patrick Hare
anne to his death by being struck
by engine No. 2, of train 6,
IN the b. q P. railroad above Justison
treet, in the city of Wilmington, on
Wednesday, September 8, 1885, about
.35 ID. m,"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
FROM TIE STRICKEN ONES.
Statement of Congressman John
Little.

WARRINGTON CoURT HOUSE, o., Sept. IL !.
-CongressInan John Little, who has been
here two days examining into the situotion
of affairs, has made the following state
ment:
1.-The destruction here ia not 40 gener-
ally sweeping MS Mt jamestown, but is
vastly greater. The general course of
the tornado was from the southwest to
the northeast through tho centre
of the city. Its general width was about
/ 900 feet, with occasional breaks to the
ii yht or left. In its course of mile and
a-half in the town il is the exception
where any square escaped injury. In
most of them the damage 10
property is marked and in some
| of them fearful. The business por-
ton suffered most. The damages vary
from the shattering of windows to every
stage of demolition. If single house
in this portion escaped harm, |
have not noticed the exception.
In two blocks alone the estimate
of damage to buildings has been placed
by practical men Mt $6O,300 The dam
age to goods in the buildings will
not fall short of 100000. No class
of property escaped. Dwellings of
all grades, public halls, churches
and school houses fell prey to the fury
of the storm. The individual losses as
shown by the estimates of the committees
will exceed $3.50, 900, ard these are COM
plete losses as they are not covered by
insurance. They fall most largely, but
not most disastrously upon the business
men. The deyastations will be most
severely felt by the poor who have come
n for their full share. / should say that
as many as 40 houses occupied by
poor families were utterly demolished.
The relief committee estimates (for all
the subcommittee have not yet been re-
pOrted) that 150 families will need assist
ance because of the loss incurred Some,
as know from personal observation, are
rendered destitute. Numbers of persons
are on the streets in borrowed clothing.
Business men as a rule will be heavily
burdened to make their own necessary re-
pairs. Aid for the suffering poor must
therefore come from outside sources. II
will require many thousands of dollars to
alleviate the suffering, and there should
be no delay in furnishingit. There is no
reluctance among the citizens to ask for
outside assistance. They should not be
required to ask it should come without
asking and come graciously. Winter
is close at hand, and the relief
committee, which is a most excellent one,
will have all it can do with all the needed
funds mt hand to provide shelter for the |
needy by the time cold weather sets in.
Every dollar sent to the chair |
man, Colonel H. b. Maynard.
Washington Court House will be con
scientiously applied to the relief of the |
needy poor. l trust the necessity for |
prompt assistance will beappreciutcd."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
A UNITED STATES PRISONER.
hsaao w. Windsor In Custody for
Committing n Pension Frauf.


The grand jury in the United States
district court on Tuesday week found an
Indictment against Isl,ac w. Windsor for
obtaining pension underf false pretences.
Windsor ut that time had not been
arrested. The warrant for his arrest was
sent by United States Marshal Newlin on
Thursday to Deputy Marshal Hutclins
at Dover. Friday Deputy Hutchins
went to Seaford and ARRESTED
Windsor at his home there, bringing him
to Wilmington on the 6.25 train. He was
taken to the custom house and locked in
the cells there to await his trial. Windsor
is man 90 years of age and has wife
and four half-grown children at Seaford.
He is poor man and lives in style indi-
eating his poverty.
The charges against the prisoner are
that he came from his service in the late
war unscathed. That in subsequent
row or other difficulty he received a cut
upon the head, and afterwards had two
fingers cut off by machine. He then
applied for pension, on the ground of
having received a saber cut on the head,
to which he made the custom
ary affidavit. His application was
granted, and for considerable
time he drew SO per month. Subsequently
he made application for an increase of
pension on the allegation that he had had
his fingers shot away, and it was during
the latter period that the fraud was dis
covered, upon which the information was
lodged with the district attorney and the
indictment found.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

TERRIBLY BURNED.
4 Little EfOy Fatally injured While
ua NBIay.


John the g-year-nld son Of Oscar Fundir
| Of No. 1921 liuald street, a Swedish cabinet
| maker, employed by the jackson Il SharI
Company, was terribly burned this morning
about II O'Clock.
Several boys, among whom was young
Fundin, mot II lad named Kane this morn
Ing, while he was putting oil in street
lamps over Eleventh street bridge and
begged him to give them some oil.
lIe did so, and they ut once
proceeded to n vacant lot in the
vicinity, whore they gathered some brush
and started n bonfire. The oil was poured
upon tho fro and dense sheet OF flame
shot up in the air.
Fundin had boon standing upon an en-
bankment, but becoming startled by tho
haring flame, hn slipped down into the fire
and in an instant his clothing was ablnze.
By-standers quickly threw a cont around
him and smothered the flames, but not
before he was bndly injured. His body
and limbs We're bnrned almost to crisp.
He was carried home and messengers
were sent after doctor and his parents,
the mother being at market and the father
at work.
DIR. Blocksom called twice and rendered
medical assistance, but the lad was too
badly iniuredssto be benefited by physi-
clan. On Sunday the boy died.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
Changes in wheat Graaimg.

ST.. PAUL, MINI, Sept. 1O.-Tho rail
road and warehouse commission has
abolished the grade of No. l hard wheat
and No. l northern, established July
10th. Other grades nre to remain nm.
changed, The grades now stand thus: No.
l hard spring shall be sound, well cleaned
and weigh not less than IS pounds to the
measured bushel and he com posed mostly
of Scotch Fife. No. / northern sprin,
wheat must be sound, we'll cleaned and
weigh not less than 81 pounds to the
measured bushel and shall lie composed
of hard and soft wheat. The
change has been brought about
by agitation at Duluth. The effect of the
change is said by experts to be 10 grade
all good wheat No. l hard and add four
cents per bushel to the value of all such
product.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
Suicide of n Counts Son.

The man that committed suicide at
Smyer's Hotel, in tho Bowcry, New York,
Thursday, turns out to have been not Davis,
an assumed name, but John Karlolf, said to
be one of tho sons of Count KarlofT, of st.
Petersburg, Russia. On arriving In this
country some five years ago he, with his
hrOthor,adOpted II feigned name forpruden-
tinl reasons. Tho letter, who IL in New York,
says: Our family is noble, our father being
u count. When we came here my brother
went to Chicago, and, being well educated,
found employment as u clerk. In 1888
returned to st. Petersburg, ind came back
here on the 22d Of January. On the 18th Of
August my brother came to this city; we
both sought employment but failed; thNn
our means ran out, and we found ourselves
In such straits as we had noverbcon before.
feel certain that this led him to take his
life. When we parted company on We1nes-
day, it was his intention to 20 to down
town banker. with whom he was acquainted,
to borrow $40 to pay for a chblegram to st.
Petersburg. As / am without means, tho
city will have to bury him, but after hear
from st. Petersburg l will be able to give
him n decent funeral" Tho remains for the
present are at the morgue.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
ONO STORM LOSSES.
A WrecIxing Train Wrccked-ssutIa-
ings and Crops BADLY Damaged.

hufSN hhhuI1
CLEVELAND, o., Sept. 10.-The damage
in Crawford county by tue storm will
amount to $4,000 At Osceola the
Methodist church was blown over and
several buildings unroofed. A freight
car was blown from side track on the
Ohio Central railroad. A wrecking train
ran into il and the engine was demol-
ished. Engineer r. Morrill, was badly
scalded. elm Champaign county much
damage was done to crops and farm
buildings.
Adyices from Summit and Portage
counties report considerable damage.
Fruit trees were stripped bare, and corn
is lying fiat Barns, houses and out.
buildings were unroofed, hay-stacks
blown away nnd fences demolished. In
many places il has rained 81 hours.
Streams nre swollen and roads washed
out.
GREAT DISTRESS BRINGS FORTH PROCLA-
NATION FROM GOVERNOR HoADLY.
CoLUMpus, o., Sept. 10.--Governor
Ilondly has issued proclamation in re-
gnrd to the cyclone at Washington Court
House. He says that he has made per-
s0nul examination of the ruins, and that
the citizens are in dire distress. He
makes I'M earnest appeal to the people of
Ohio to oifor what reiof they can. Con
tributions should be addressed to Marcus
A. Barclay, mayor of Washington Court
House.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
The Arn0ux lamps 10 be Superseded
by the Edison Light.


The electric lighting system of this city
is about to undergo sweeping change.
The Electric Light Company Inns closed
ont its interest in the Arnoux company of
New York, and vii illimmediatelyreo
under the auspices of the Edison Electric
Lighting Company of that city. The com
pany will occupy the ground now covered
byit on Market street from Front 90 Tonth,
and will extend the service to all parts of
the city as fast as possible. A pnrtinl can
yass has already been made of the blocks
between King and Shipley streets. Under
the new system the company purposes
furnishing lights for offices, store windows
and the interior of buildings, as well as
| for the outside illumination now provided.
The machinery of the Arnoux
company will be returned and the
arc lamp dispensed with us soon
as the change can be made with
out interfering with the service. Four
Edison dynamos are to be introduced and
the power of making light greatly in
creased. The Edison incnndescent light
will be substituted for the arc lamps. The
company at present employs one 1875
horse power engine at its shop on Third |
street below Lombard. Under the new |
organization an S0-horse power engine |
will be added. With the present engine
light can be supplied for 1000 lamps, but
the additional engine will afford power
for 2, 100. It will require seven tons of |
wire, costing $1,000, to perfect the
arrangements now being made. The
triple three.wire system will be employed,
thus reducing the weight and cost. There
will be two No. 20 and two No. 10 incnn-
descent dynamos, the smaller dynamos to
be used in daytime and after midnight,
and the larger when tull service is re-
quired. The expenses of the change will be
$l5, 900 for the dynainos, lamps, DC. SO, 900
for wire, and $1,000 tor other outlnys.
The company will use different Sizes oi
lamps, probably the 10, 13, III and q
canble powers. So far about 500 lamps
have been ordered, and nvigurous IN yilss
is now going on. Charges will be accord
ing to the power of the lamp and the
amount of use made of it. The 10.candle
power lamp is said to be equal to doible
the. power of the ordinary gas jet.
The company as at present organ
lied consists of the following officers
President, s. II. Gray; Vice President,
William w. Pusey; Secretary, j. Robin
son; Treasurer, Henry @. Robinson
Executive Committee, W. w. Pusey and
Samuel N. Trump, and board OF nine
directors. The new company will be
composed of practically the same people.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
HE DREW A PENSION,
What Became of IL and How
Henry Fleming Suffers.

Henry Fleming Suffers.
Charles H. Sampson, colored, is on the
pension rolls. He drew his quarterly
check Wednesday waek and then in COM
pany with Henry Fleming, colored
brother, went to bank and had il cashed.
1t called for 1874, and Sampson got four
bright $5 gold pieces and four silver dol
lars. Fleming felt very much interested
in his friend from this time forth, and
invited him to congratulatory smile.
Sampson, not caring if he did, the pair
gravitated down grade to Water streetand
took the contract for painting the coast.
When Fleming had got his man suffi-
ciently mellow he invited him to his
house and took him over Market street
bridge to the place kept by Charles Caus-
den, also colored. Fleming introduced
Sampson to woman whom he called his
sister and sent ont for more beer until he
got Sampson so drunk that he was put To
bed.
When he awoke early Thursday morn.
ing he had no money. He went TO the
police station and poured his tale into
Janitor Henry's ear, saying he knew
Fleming had gone to the wharf to take
the boat and leave the city. Patrolmar
Loper went down to Fourth street wharf
and foand Fleming in closet on the
Brandywine, where lie was arrested ant
taken to the hall. But $40 was found
upon him when he was searched. Flem
ing was arraigned for a hearing befor,
Judge Cumnins Friday morning and
recommitted to the cells for IL hearing
Saturday morning on the charge of having
stolen the money.
At tho trial ON Saturday Fleming was
discharged.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
THE LAKE GALE OF TINE ss4sox.
Much Damage 20 Property ans
Probable Loss of Life.

Mueh Damage 10 Property and
Probable Loss of Life.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-The easterly gale
which swept the lake Tuesday and yester-
day was more severe and greater in area
than any other gale of the season. The
damage to shipping was quite general.
The lake on the west shore between
Chicago and Milwaukee is filled with float
ing lumber, shingles and laths, and in
various places small pieces of wrecliage
have been seen. The weather has been
SO thick and foggy, however, that it is
impossible for steamers to distinguish
objects ON the land. A number of YES
sells are long overdue.
An unknown vessel was wrecked at Two
Rivers, Wis, yesterday. The shore is
strewn. with sails and rigging, cabin fur
niture, portions of cabin, cord-wood and
cedar posts. The main part of the
hull which looks to be greatly broken
up is about five miles north of
the harbor piers. Nothing was found
to indicate the name of the vessel, except
piece of monkey rail painted white with
black letters 81 inches long spelling
"Alilton." No bodies have been dis
covered on shore, but it is believed that
the crew is lost.
Reports are coming in of many vessels
having gone ashore and others seen in
distress which could not be reached, and
it is feared that the loss of life and prop
erty is great. There was II repetition of
the storm last night, which caused vessel
men much anxiety.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
'rhe New CnlhoIic University.

The committee appointed by the Plen-
ary Council Mt Baltimore TO arrange for
the establishment of the Catholic Uniyer-
sity endowed by Miss Caldwell has issued
circular appeal to the Catholics of the
United States. They nre asked to provide
means to endow the eight professorsliips
with which the University will enter upon
its work, and to found the burses, which
are prominent feature of the scheme.
The necessity of such an institution is
urged and the members of the committee
express themselves MS confident that they
will experience little or no difficulty in
raising NIL the funds needed. The circu-
lnr is signed by Archbishops Gibbons,
Heiss, Williams, Ryan and Corrigan, and
several other prelates.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
The Special De,,verv system.

Postmast Swiggett is engaged in per.
fecting the plans for the immediate
delivery service of letters and parcels,
which goes into effect ON the 1st of Octo.
ber next. A special 10-cent stamp will be
required for the service, and these will
not be on sale until October. The
couriers will be limited to making 500
per month. In Philadelphia and Other
cities applicants will be required to pass
simple examination in reading, writing
and spelling, and further test Ms
to physical fitness. No such examina.
tions will be made in Wilmington.
The postmaster has no idea how many
special carriers the service in this city
will take. 1t is expected that delivery
will be made before midnight, and mes
sengers will not be sent out with letters nt
later hour than will permit delivery be-
fore midnight. Until messengers become
acquainted with their work, nnd until
they are uniformed and give proper
bonds to the postmaster, registered letters
will be delivered by regular carriers on
the next trip after such letters reach the
central office or stations.