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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
Fiends FoiIed by Chance.

Ell PAso, Tex, Dec. 29.-It became
known here yesterday that a bold attempt
was made on the night of the 23d inst, to
blow up the bridge of the Southern.
Pacific railroad across the Rio Grande
river several miles above the city.
Dynamite was placed on the track and
the bridge bolts were lossened. A
dozen or more men speaking English
seized Bridge Tender Melvin at about
midnight, bound and blindfolded him
and then marched him to his cabin. II
was the intention of the men to blow
passenger train No. 90 from the bridge
MS it was crossing and then to plumber the
dying passengers on the rocks below.
The train, however, was several hours
late, and as daylight approached the rob-
bers fled.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
THE F4VORITs ARTIS7s.
Boston IdeaIs' BriIIiamt Season i'm
Louisville.

habhlhNllIG.
Louisville Cor. N. w Dramatic News.
The Boston Ideal Opera Company, by
many degrees the finest musical organi-
cation which annually visits our city,
commenced weeks engagement at
Macauley's theatre 18th, presenting as
the opening attraction their new opera,
Victor, the Blue Stocking" before an
audience which completely filled the
house in every part. Victor is not only
very tuneful, but very nrtistically
constructed opera. The opening night
was more than ordinarily memorable,
not only on account of the presentation
OF new opera, but the introduction here
OF two new prima donnas, Miss Zelie de
Lussan and Miss Agnes Huntington, and
u Is speaking within in bounds to saw
that they both bounded into popular
favor at once and have become prime
favorites. Miss de Lussan is the most
charming lyric artistic we have heard this
season, and, coupled with her beautiful
voice, she has u very bright aud pretty
face and petite figure, and her qualities
as an actress are above those usually
found upon the operate stage. Miss
Huntington has very rich and strong
contralto voice which she uses most ar
tistically. Her appearance is also
much III her favor, ms she has lovely
face and tall, 1.-THE figure. w. Ii.
macdonald was never in better voice. and
his many admirers gave him a rousing
welcome. He is always good in ANYTHING
| he undertakes, but as ''Victor" he was
never seen to better advantage and WINS
rewarded by three recalls before the
curtain. The always reliable and enjoy.
able Barnabee was the best possible
marquis" while as the Sergeant, ="
George rockingham renewed his claim
to being one OF the hest bufros upon the
stage. On Tuesday the "NIusketeers''
was presented and Miss Marie Stone met
with welcome which made the walls of
the theatre fairly ring. She is both look.
ing and singing better than ever before,
and certainly the years are most kind to
this charming songstress. While the re.
tirement of Whitney is loss to the com.
pany, MIR. Clark, the new basso, more
than fills his place as an actor, and to
many his singing is equally as pleasing.
vi course, Tom Karl, who is splendid in
everything he does, carried off the honors
In the tenor roles. His voice is even in a
better condition than it was last year and
he was the recipient of several recalls
nightly. The chorus, composed of fresh,
young voices, was excellent, and the
ladies far prettier than the average.
Business throughout the week was very
large.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
rag HosrInn xr4oHss.


many OF Their BcpreUMtCus Ufs-
-Organizins Hangers.
CHIcAoo, Dec. 25.--A special dispatch
from Ell Paso, Texas, published here this
morning, says; w. j. Jones', one Of the
best known ranchmen in Arizona, arrived
here Sunday from the vicinity of recent
Indian maseacres In an interview, Mr..
Jones says the situation IN western New
Mexico and eastern Arizona, is really
much worse than has been reported by
the newspapers. He declares no one
person can gather an adequate idea of the
terrorized condition of the inhabitants
and the actual number of people killed
by the Apaches within the past two
months. Dozens of families have been
massacred in distant parts of the terri.
tory, and the news of their death has
never spread beyond the immediate vicin.
ity, owing to the long distance and sep
aration from the outside world.
Jones mentions three murders in New
Mexico which to his knowledge have
never been published, and says just prior
to his departure from New Mexico he
helped bury neighbor who was found
murdered by Indians. The fearful loss
by fire and plumber at the hands OF
marauding Apnches has also been under
estimated, as many ranches have been
literally cleared up of stock and the
houses burned. The ranchmen of Graham
county, Arizona, have equipped ranger
force at their own expense and placed
them in the field. Settlers are depending
entirely on these rangers.
Mr.. Jones asserts that the regular army
is no longer relied upon by the people TO
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
A rsoru. Tt~A J,,t,i,c. Con,pa,v,

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 2S.-E. NJ. Ora.
vath, president OF Fisk University
Nashville, Tenn, telegrNphs TO morning
paper here that the alleged Fisk Jubilee
singers, who appeared in this city last
week under the management of II. Cush.
ing have no connection whatever with his
institution, and that the use OF the title
"Fiekn by them is unauthorized. The
alleged refusal of Troy hotels to enter
tain these people was extensively adver-
tised. An interview with Mr.. Gushing in
this city WIS telcgraphel to New Yorl,
newspapers and considerable sympathy
has been aroused. Insults which Gushing
said the singers had received were shown
not to have been inflicted on the com.
pany he now manages. but on the genuine
Fisk Jubilee Singers during their travels
few years after the war, when prejudice
WAS marked
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
A
BLOODY ARRAY IN AoCoMAoK.
0mc Nfau Fatally aud ,Ewo Seriously
EHurl.

osANcocK, Va, Dec. 2s.-A bloody
affair occurred i'll the northern part of
Accomack county late Sunday afternoon.
About 10 white men from Sykes Island
were at Messenge Bridge drinking freely,
when three got into difficulty with a
powerful colored man named JEFF Free
man, who drew his revolver and defied
the crowd. George Parker Miles, one of
the white men, attempted to advance
upon Freeman, when the latter shot him
down. The ball entered at the mouth
and came out near the left ear
Freeman fed, holly pursued by
white men, until he reached a
colored peoples church, about a
half mile distant, where the colored
people were holding Christmas festivities.
As they reached the church some person
fired into the pursuing party, severely
wounding one of them in the abdomen.
The pursuers rushed into the crowd and
shot Freeman in the forehead, dragged
him out and gave him a severe beating.
The other people fed from the church.
Freeman's wounds are thought to be
fatal. The two white men will probably
recover. The affair has created consider
able excitement in the locality. Officers
went up to-day TO arrest those implicated
in the ARRAY.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
The --latest society whim.

A Washington letter says. "The --latest
craze which has struck the Washington
belle is the carrying of canes. A few
weeks ago young leader in society re.
turned from England and the next day
she surprised her friends by appearing
on the street with cane. II wasn't the
ordinary dude cane, but a nice little
stick with shepherds crook of ham.
mered silver. Sometimes she swung it and
at other times she struck the ground with a
sharp rap. There is no question that this
created a sensation, but there is a great
deal of difference of opinion as to whether
the craze will strike in or not So far not
more than half dozen girls have
mustered up courage enough to appear on
the street with canes. The probabilities
are that the craze will not extend to that
point where it will seriously interfere
with the ordinary everyday happiness of
the modern dude"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31

Commenting upon the letter written by
Mr.. Cleveland on last Christmas, before
he became President, in which he re.
affirmed his determination to carry out in
good faith the civil service law and to
make efficiency, fitness and devotion to
to public duty the standard by which the
public service should be regulated, the
New York Herald cites figures which it
very properly says twill surprise many
people who have supposed, from the
general and persistent cry about offices,
appointments and removals, that Presi-
dent Cleveland has been engaged in MAX
ing clean sweep" From the exhibit made
it appears thnt there are over four thousand
places to which the President can appoint
only with the advice and consent of the
Senate. OF these places, all filled by
Republicans when he became President,
he has made only 6l3 removals. OF the
non-Presidential appointments, the fourth
class or country post-ofices form the
largest number outside of the civil SER
vice rules. There are 40, 500 of these, in
only about 1000 of which have changes
been made thus far. 1--WE believe. says
the Herald, "the records, if they could
be got at, would should TINT Mr.. Cleye-
land, coming into power as the elect of a
party which has been out in the cold for
nearly quarter of a century, has made
fewer changes in the oftiee-holding staff
than any Republican President succeed
ing one of-his own party"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
uoNon1xa HENDRICKS.
President Cleveland Approves of I
Monument to Him.

mOmument 10 Him.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Last night SEN
ator Voorhees, received the following
letter from the President;
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Dec.
20, 1885. To Hon. d. w. VOORHEES,. My
DEAR SIN: 1 understand that movement
is on foot to erect q monument to the late
vlce-president, and thrt 1t is to be tribute
to his worth and services on the part OF his
lifting and appropriate that 1t seems to me
that It must meet with general approval.
My relations with Mr.. Hendricks both
personal and official were such that IL
would be source of much satisfaction to
me to see this good work promptly begun
and at the proper time, / hope, may DO
allowed to aid In the undertaking. Yours
sincerely, GROVER CLEVELAND.
In reply to the Presidents communion
ton Senator Voorhees, wrote as follows !:
UNITED STATES SENATE, WASHINGTON, Dec.
10th, 1SS5-Mr. President: have the honor
to acknowledge the receipt of your highly
esteemed favor OF yesterday. On behalf Of
the Immediate personal friends OF the late
Vice-President, and Of the great body OF
the people OF Indiana, l feel authorized to
tender you their very grateful and sincere
thanks for your kind and timely interest in
a movement 30 honorable to his memory
and so well earned by his public service
and his private virtues.
Permit me to assure you that no act on
your part, in the midst OF your incessant
labors for the public good, will be longer
cherished or more highly priced by the
people of his state than your sympathy in
their efforts to erect a monument to his
fame.
With the highest respect and warmest
personal regard am, very faithfully, yours,
ID. W. VOORHEES,.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31

CoHINTH, Ky, Dec. 2S.-Particulars of
fatal shooting ARRAY which occurred at
New Columbia, Saturday evening, have
just been received here. II appears that
while Lawrence and Lloyd Kinney were
attending to their farm duties they were
suddenly attacked by Brack Davis and
Granville Hughes, who opened fire on
them at short range without word
of warning. Lawrence Kinney was shot
and fell. Young Lloyd returned the fire,
shooting Hughes through the heart, when
Davis beat precipitate retreat escaping
unhurt. Lawrence Kinney died in his
brothers arms few minutes after he was
shot. Lloyd Kinney was arrested and
his preliminary trial set for to-day. The
attack was entirely without cause SO far
as known and public sentiments in favor
of Kinney.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31

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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
LABOR AND TRADE.

The Bank of Washington, District of
Columbia, has been chartered as q national
bank, with capital of 100000.
Arrangements are being made in Pitts
burg for the amalgamation of the Flint
Glass Workers, the Window Glass
Workers and the Bottle Blowers Union.
II is expected that committee having
the matter under consideration will be
ready TO report plan of union in about
three weeks.
The Central Labor Union of New York
held n public meeting Tuesday night and
passed resolutions denouneing the con-
tractors on the new Croton aqueduct as
''murderers," and the commissioners as
little better for allowing the work to be
carried on in the manner it is. The reso
lutions also call on the district ATTORNEYS
of the several counties to punish the
guilty contractors, and demand a full in
vestigation of the manner in which the
men are treated; demand that the con-
tracts of certain contractors should be
declared null and void, that the aqueduct
commissioners prosecute the work under
the supervision of the chief engineer, and
that all laws creating the contract system
be revoked, and that the work be done by
the National, state or municipal govern
ments.
Theglass manufacturers of the northern
district, which includes New York state
and part of Pennsylvania, met Tuesday
in Syracuse to avert, if possible, the
strike which had been ordered by the
president of the National Glass Blowers'
Association, on the ground that the manu-
facturers did not live up to the articles of
agreement respecting wages. A joint
committee of manufacturers and blowers
Tuesday night agreed upona compromise,
whereby the blowers for November and
Tor each alternate month thereafter during
the present term, which will last until
about June 18th, 1885, shall be paid on
the 5O-cent basis, first bracket sizes,
which the manufacturers claim is the
price named in the agreement, while for
December and each alternate month they
shall be paid on the 50-cent basis, which
is the way the blowers understood the
agreement. The order to strike has been
rescinded.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
THE MAD DOG.
some characteristics OF n Rabid
Canine.


PHrLADEIPHIA, Dec. 27.-Mr. George
H. Mclaughlin, superintendent of the city
pound and shelter for dogs, said to-day,
in speaking of dogs that are supposed to
be mad, that it is very common mistake
TO believe dog mad because he jumps
about and foams at the mouth. "a mad
dogs mouth is perfectly dry, with the
tongue parched and the under lips very
often purple and swollen" said the super
intendent. "He is practically blind, and
when he starts to run he keeps in as
straight line as it is possible for him to
run. He never departs from that line,
except when he runs into something, and
that something he always bites at. His
brain is on fire he is really insane. He
never turns aside because of yells and
cries. don't believe he hears them. His
idea is probably to run from his own
head, the pain of which makes him deaf
as well as blind.
81 never yet saw mad dog on any Of
our periodical raids, and am made per
sonally acquainted with about 1000 dogs
in each year. / have seen men bitten by
dogs in fits, but have never known
them to suffer thorefrom further than one
would from an ordinary dog bite. Just
remember that mad dogs do not foam at
the mouth, and when they bite human
beings or animals their victims generally
show symptoms of hydropholia within q
very short time.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31

PLYMOUTH, MASS, Dec. 2S.-The gale
which began Friday and continued into
Sunday was much more severe than the
Thanksgiving storm. More damage was
done to property than by any storm since
the Minot's light gale. Robbins wharf
at the north end was entirely carried
away and the lumber yard suffered
severely. The long wharf was much in
iurcd as were also other wharves. At
Woods lumber yard much lumber was
blown and washed away. Altogether the
damage to the streets, wharves, &C., will
probably reach So, 600.
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aVanamaker's.
PHILADELPHIA. pecemher . /,

PHILADELPHIA, December @, 1857.
The man whose duty it is to
gather and sift the news. of
the store and print the part
you care most for from day to
day is off for a rest till the 4th
OF January. There is news
enough; but pick it up in the
store. You will better appre-
clate the telling by having to
pick 1t up yourself.
You can guess pretty well
at what is going on, OF course
the forty or fifty stocks are
unbalanced. Weeks will pass
before equilibrium is restored.
And how restored? WHY,
by selling what ought to be
sold and buying. what ought
to be bought 70. Buying is easy;
Out selling depends on the
price and you.
We shall try to be out of
nothing needful two days, if
we can get it reasonably. We
snail try to keep nothing
superfiuous one dav. if we
can sell it tolerably. Our
necessity is your opportunity.
Look out
john WANAMAKER.
City-hall square Ae' 'u'eis and
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-e
A SCHOOL TRIAL,
A SchOOi-mistress who Chast1scd an
IS-YeRra-Old Miss.


CHICAGO, Dec. GA verdict was given
in o sensational school trial at Auburn,
ILL.,, last night. Miss Eunice Christopher,
daughter of j. M. Christopher, farmer, has
been teaching what is known as the
Finley school short distance east OF
Auburn. Attending this school were the
son and daughter of James Il. Lewis, a
relative of the Christophers. A bitter
feud had existed between the two families
for some time. This feeling was intensi.
fed few days ago when Miss Chris.
topher after vainly trying to chastise Miss
Lewis, about Is years of age, called on q
young man, pupil, to assist her and ad.
ministered q severe beating to her.
The young lady's parents, upon hear.
ing of this treatment of their daughter,
were almost frantic with rage and the
mother, it is claimed, went to the school
room with revolver and would doubtless
have caused bloodshed, but for the timely
interference of the pupils. The result
was the arrest of the teacher and the
pupils who assisted in furnishing Miss
Lewis. The first trial resulted in dis.
agreement Of the jury. The second trial
occurred ut Auburn and resulted in d
small fine being imposed on Miss Chris.
topher and her assistant in the affair.
Both sides were represented by able
counsel
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
Fun for the Pre.ident,

A few nights since Senators Hamilton.
voorhees, and Ransom, and friend of
the latter from North Carolina. were sit
ting around the fire talking about Offices
and civil service reform. Senators Hamp.
ton and voorhees, were congratulating the
North Carolina senator on his great suc-
Gees in obtaining positions for his friends.
and the facility with which, DESPITE civil
service rules, changes had been made in
North Carolina. General Ransom, with
his sweet guileless smile for which he is
so famous, modestly replied that in none
OF the appointments which he had
secured had theIe been the least
evasion of civil servise reform
and all the appointees were
models in that line. "Yes, know that is
true" remarked the North Carolina gen.
tieman, Mr.. Galloway. 81 saw one of
them the other day, an internal revenue
inspector, who had discovered one of his
chums running an illegitimate still. lie
SAID to him; "Now, Jim, Cleveland told
me to say to you this is ali right, but as n
favor to him he would like yon to move
this still little further back in the
mountains, where the smoke cannot be
seen from the road" Senator VOORHEES,
thought this story such q good one that
when he went to the White House the
next day he repeated it to the President
VINO enjoyed it so much that, as he said
afterwards, he had laughed more heartily
than ct any other time since he Ind been
In the White House.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31

Hiram Cameron, furniture dealer Of
Columbus, Ga, tells his experience, thus /:
For three years have tried every remedy
on the market for stomach and kidney dis
orders, but got no relief until used Elec-
trio Bitters. Took five bottles and am now
cured, and think Electric Bitters the hest
blood purifier in the world" Major A, j.
Reed, OF West Liberty, KY, used Electric
Bitters for an old standing kidney affection
and says: Nothing has ever done me SO
much good as Electric Bitters" Sold ut so
cents bottle by William Springer & Co.,
3l5 Shipley street,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
orc AR mAKrns eorre vssr.
Round for SAN Francisco 90 sup-
pInut NHorlgoHfnn Labor.


pInut monaghan Labor.
OMAHA, NEB., Dec. GA special train
over the Chicago a Northwestern road
arrived here from the east last night at
11.S0 with $50 cigar makers from New
York and points along the line bound for
San Francisco. The delegation, IL is said,
10 TO take the place of Cinnamon in the
Chinese quarter Of San Francisco. 8.
Wolf Of San Francisco, representing the
international Cigar Makers Union is in
charge of the party.
Six hundred Knights of Labor and other
local organizations received the visitors
at the station with o brass band. Fifty
cigar makers from Omaha Joined the
party, which will probably be swelled to
500 before reaching San Francisco. The
terms on which the men go are to work
for one year at the wages prevailing on
the coast, for the purpose of supplanting
the Mongolians. The movement is looked
upon as a great victory for the inter
national union. There are some fears OF
trouble from opposition by Cinnamon as
the factories are in the very heart Of the
Chinese settlement there.
CIGAR MAKERS FOR SAN FRANcrsco.
San FRANCISCO, CAL, Dec. 29.-George
e. Canning, secretary of the International
Cigar Makers Union, of which j. Wolf,
who is now in the east, is president, was
talked with last night respecting dis
patch from Chicago, stating that Mr.. Wolf
had refused to bring 175 cigar makers
from Chicago and had left them stranded
at the station in that city. Mr..
Canning said that combining him
self to 200 men which Mr.. Wolf
is bringing with him, the latter had
simply obeyed his instructions as the
amount subscribed by the international
union of New York, was only sufficient 10
pay the expenses of that number to San
Francisco. Mr.. Canning says that this
Misunderstanding is due TO the fact that
the cigar makers who wished to come to
California, had COMPOUNDED Mr.. Wolf
with the agent of the cigar makers asso-
citation. This latter association is CON-
posed Of the proprietors Of the San
Francisco cigar factories. They sent an
agent east on their own account to pro-
cure white cigar makers, 30 as to be
Independent of union men.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
Il CONFESSION AND Denial,
A 1Hnn From Clayton Says He Mur.
dered John SharpIeNs.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-While in a
tavern at Third and South streets about .
O'Clock this morning a man giving his
name as William Welsh told Firemen
George W. Eyer that he, Welsh, was the
murderer of John Sharpless. The fire.
man called policeman in and had the
man arrested. He was locked up in the
Second district station-hous and being
brought before Magi trate Lelar he
denied having made the confession. He
was committed to await further action.
The prisoner lives in Clayton, Delaware.
Police have been informed thut he has
been on protracted debauch and he was
committed to the county prison for 81
hours for drunkenness.