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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-20

The FELTON, yesterday morning repeated
the picture of Tuesday except that there
were not so many visitors. The only
callers were steamboat men or men who
came on business. About $50 O'Clock
Boiler Inspector Frank Hand of the gov
eminent service arrived and, together
with Master Machinist Callahan of the
Pussy & Jones Company, made an exami-
nation of the boiler. Inspector Hand
went into the boiler and examined the in
iured part from the interior. He found
that the pipes passing the indented por-
ton of the boiler had been bent inward
but were sound and had not been broken.
The boiler, it is thought, can be repaired
Mt a cost of not more than $500 or $40n.
The indented part, which is about two
feet in diameter each why, will have to be
cut out and large patch put in its place,
which is now believed to be the extent OF
the repairs required to this part of the
boat.
Pilot George W. Curry went to wori
early yesterday morning to search amid the
debris for evidences of the character o.
the explosive used to do the mischief. HI
cleaned away the rubbish and crumblet
plaster which lay thick upon the lowe
deck in front of the boiler and carried i
in buckets to the main deck, where h,
deposited it in u heap, Captain Wiley ex
amining it. Before Q o'clock they begai
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-20
MIRKET QUOTATIONS.


WILMINGTON, Aug. 19..-Qnoted by tue William
Lea n Son Company
Wheat, Longberry, ,uew, vs. cents
Corn. Sac.
Oats, 45ti50c.
Flour, patents, S8.0ns7.0O; cnOlce families,
IS. 25a6.2 %; extras, 4.U0a500; fancy table meal,
white, $500; yellow, $500 COARSE meal, s,a.50
middlings, best, S21.00; best chip, $I9.60; bran
$500; cutlins, $500; cor1 shorts, 1910; eronnI
corn and oats, $ai.00; cracked corii ssa5'; feed
meal, $2l.
Hay and straw quoted daily by john X Mari
Prime timothy. baled, $19.m per Ton: loose
$500 per ton; mixed hay. $500 per ton.
Straw, $10.00a1l.00 per ton.
Hides, wool and tallow, quoted by the VIII
mington Hide and Tallow Company-Cow hides,
green, 5c per pound; steer hides, green, 30 I;
bull hides, green, DC; calf hides, green, SC;
rough fat, Sc; tallow, &c; shearlings, 3Oc; un
washed wool, 1bc; washed wool, 22c; wool
skins, 81 lamb skins, 45c.
Produce. fruit and vegetables--E 15c /;
butter, 30aSSc; bananas, per dozen, 25a3Jc;
lemons, 20a25c; oranges. I5a50c; cocoanuts,
apiece, &c; apples per half peck, 10ilsc; onions,
per quart, baSc.; new, per bunch, la.c.; cabbage,
per head, 4a10r.; lima beans, per quart, 9a10c.
beets, per bunch Sc; tomatoes 20a25c half peck;
cucumbers, 2aSc apiece; potatoes. 12al5c per
half peck and IS, per basket; peaches, %, IS y;
squashes, &c apiece; watermelOns, 10a30c
apiece; plums, 6alOc pertox; cantaioupes, 2a
&c apiece; corn, 12a15c per dozen; egg plant,
pound; mushrooms, l5c per quart.
Fruit and vegetables or basket-Apples, 25a
35c;cantaloupes, 35a50c;peaches, 75raS 2S;pears,
40a60c; egg plants, Soc; sweet potatoes, 75c
white potatoes, 35a40c; squaS hes, 25c; cucum-
berS, CSC; c0rn, 35a40c.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-20

The wrecked steamer arrived ut the
wharf OF the Pussy K Jones Company
at $3.50 o'clock Monday afternoon There
had been constant watch kept for her
arrival from all points where view of
the river and creek cJuli be obtained.
Several of the custom house people kept
up survey of the river for two or three
hours, in order to get the first glimpse of
the damaged boat. She turned into the
creek at the lighthouse about 2.45, and
word to that effect flew around the city.
A general rush was made for the wharves.
boat yards and bridges, or any point
from which view of the injured craft
could be obtained. Third street bridge
was alive with people when
the boat went through the draw
nj 3.15. She was towed by the
tugs Greyhound and Lizzie Crawford and
went very slowly through the draw, her
rudder not being in action, which
necessitated the most careful guiding
by the tugs by pushing and pulling il
order to prevent her from striking any
where. She hardly more than driftet
through with the tide, which gave the
people on the bridge an excellent oppor
tunity to see the extent of her damage
When she arrived at the Pussy d Jone
yard, however, there was no longer an.
opportunity for the curious public to loci
at her, for the railroad company hal
specially requested Pussy & Jones t
keep away everybody except those t
whom the company geve passes. Unde
these regulations only q few persons wer
allowed TO board her from the wharf, an
the officers and crew had more time
make an examination of the injurie
which she had sustained by the explosion
The large folding doors which sept
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-20

New CASTLE, Aug. IA horse belong
ing to james G.. Shaw, ran sway yester-
day evening, demolishing the carriage to
which it was attached. Mr.. Shaw had
Just entered the cotton mill and the
driver was watering the horse, when it
became frightened and ran away. As the
horse turned from the mill yard into
Ninth street the carriage turned over and
rolled down the bank ut the side of the
road, pulling the horse after it. The
carriage was badly mashed but the horse
escaped injury.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-20

II
explosion after it occurred. This was
afterwards said to have been dust from
| the plaster covering around the boiler
front. The only suspicious article found
| in the debris on the steamboat was n
short nail, having an unusually large
head, which was not supposed to have
been in any of the wood or iron work.
Some of the men stated that they
noticed a sulphurous odor after the explo-
sion, while others said it seemed to be
gunpowder. Boiler Inspector Hand, who
boarded the FELTON, soon after the acct
dent, expressed his belief that dynamite
had been used.
The crew and officers of the damaged
vessel talked freely of the accident on
their arrival here. They generally attri'
bnted its cause to dynamite or like ex.
plosive, but could give no theory for the
: placing of such on or about their vessel.
/ Chief Engineer James Valentine, il
speaking of the matter, said: 81 was il
! the engine room when the explosion tool
, place and, after jumping out of it for nj
{ instant to see what was the matter, raj
back and raised the safety valves. theI
| ran downstairs through the dining room
. and opened the furnace doors for safety
. When / saw the pilot l asked him wha
{ was the matter, and he said he didn'
t know. The mate got his crew ready fo
g fire duty, but there being no fire we theI
a turned to help the passengers and calm
v them down. The report of the explosion
9 was fearful. / have been around cannon
/ when they went off, but 1 never heart
r anything like it. got a slight cut o.
b the head, but was not otherwise injured.
g The chief engineer further stated tina
a the boilers did not have any unusuH
= pressure of steam when the accident haI
d pened.
e Edward Young, the fireman, said h
:. was in the fire-room at the time, and wa
}. blinded by the explosion and knocke
IS into the ash-pan. He said that he SINE
v something like gunpowder immediatel
k afterwards.
d Captain Wiley, who resides at No. &c
% Walnut street, says: "There appears to n
% no doubt that dynamite has been used, an
sr that some one has been trying to kill u
re When we started out Monday morniI
ID we had about AZ or 49 pounds of stea
10 on, and we are allowed so pounds. v
es had about $50 passengers on board, NJ
n. a crew of 16 men. We are authorized
a. carry 1000 persons. We had left Il
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-01
NORFOLK AND VICINITY.

The Case OF Judge Rawis- Other Items.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.
NORFOLK, January 81, 1885.
The following telegram from Norfolk
was published in the Dispatch of
Thursday
"Judge Rawls, of Suffolk, who was
arrested for assaulting prisoner in his
courtroom last Sunday, was to-day
fined twenty dollars"
1t was sent by young gentleman at
the Virginian office, who. formulated it
from letter received from Suffolk, and
sent it to the Dispatch as personal
favor to the Dispatch representative
while he was absent. Your correspond
ent wrote Judge Rawls a note to ex-
plain how the errors crept in, and he
replies that the explanation is satisfac-
tory. "Please say in the Dispatch"
writes Judge Rawls, " that / did not
cane prisoner, but free man; also,
not on Sunday, but Monday" 1t was
stated in the original story published in
the Dispatch that Judge Rawls dis
missed the prisoner from custody and
RENTED the fine before he struck him
with cane.
A well-known grocery-house in this
city received to-day carload Of -four
lin sacks from Denver, COL, and says
it comes cheaper than any lot he has
had of late.
The Councils held a caucus last eve
ming to discuss the report recently pre-
pared by the Lamb investigating COM
mittee, but what conclusion was arrived
at has not been made known to the
public.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-01
WIN Give Him a Chance.

The New York Herald did good SER
vice in the last presidential campaign,
but il would seem that IL presumes
upon that service to scold the Demo-
cratic party and Mr.. CLEVELAND with
out rhyme or reason. In recent issue
it says: 1.-The party needs head, a
ruler, a commander, some one with
common sense enough to tell its men,
bcrs what to do and what not to do,
and with such authority as President
elect has to enforce his commands. )"
The trouble with the Herald is that it
wants to be the leader or dictate how
Mr.. CLEVELAND should lead, and
there is no possibility of its being able
to accomplish its object. Apropds of
its disgruntlement the Philadelphia
Erening Telegraph remarks:
"All this is very painful to contem-
plate. because it was generally. under
stood that Mr.. Cleveland, in the lesser
positions of Mayor and Governor, had
displayed not only remarkable powers
of leadership, but a remarkable de-
termination to lead"
The Telegraph also calls attention to
an interview with Mr.. CLEVELAND,
printed in November last in the Boston
Globe. in which Mr.. CLEVELAND said;
1.-THE Democratic party in its Chicago
platform meant what it said, and said
what it meant. and will carry the pro-
visions Of that platform, which relate
TO the business interests of the coun-
try, into effect" and adds:
This is good enough policy to be-
gin with, and if President Cleveland
should adhere to it to the end of his
term neither the Democratic party nor
the Herald need fear for its future
neither need they fear that it will be
without a leader"
We think that, on the whole, the
public will be willing to give Mr..
CLEVELAND a chance before agreeing
that the Herald or any other paper
shall be his mentor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-01
NeE ROOlka.

The White Witch. A Novel. New
York; HARPER a. BROTHERS.
Price 20 cents.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.
Tirgiaia Historical Collections Vol
umes III. and ". The Dinwiddie
Popers FOlumes 1. and H-175l to
1853.
The Virginia Historical Society is
doing a good work, but work not APP
preciated as it deserves to be. See
what is said of it in England. The
Worcestershire Notes and Queries,
Rev. b. ii. BLACKER, NJ. A., editor.
in a review of Volume |. says that
"Mr. Brock has left mo stone I'M
turned in his investigations.
The work is most creditable to the
worthy subject of it, whose rectitude
of conduct in his government and in
tegrity in other publick employments
add lustre to his character, which was
reyered while he lived, and will be held
in estimation while his name survives
to the editor, whose praiseworthy eff
forts to do justice to his subject have
been brought to so satisfactory a con-
clusion and to the Virginia Historical
Society, to which the public are so
deeply indebted for these and other
handsome and valuable volumes. AS
the readers of our Notes and Queries
are aware, Mr.. DINwIDDIE died at
Clifton, Bristol, July %, ITO, in his
seventy-eighth year, and was buried in
the old parish church Of Clifton. In
the present church there is long in
scription to his memory; and prefxed
to the recent volume there is good
portrait Of him, with his autograph and
arms. There is also given Herewith
the map Of Virginia which accompanied
JEFFERsoN's Notes on Virginia,
1897
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-01
A FIGHT ON SKATES.
Two Sociey-slen OF Cleveland Engage in
Bloody Battle.

A Cleveland Ohio telegram says :
Facts have just leaked out concerning
a fight at the Casino, or Rollcr-Rink,
last night between Mr.. Patterson and
Alexander Bates, two young society
men of Cleveland. The fight was about
Miss Mahr, handsome and dashing
young lady of this city. 1t seems that
Patterson some three weeks ago took
Miss Mahr to the Gatling-gun assembly,
one of the most fashionable parties
held in the city. He afterward
learned that Alexander Bates had said
something derogatory of him on that
occasion, and becoming very angry
threatened to whip Bates on sight. Last
night they met at the Casino, and Pat
terson approached Bates and asked him
to step up stairs, as he wished to see
him. They both had on skates. Pat
terson assembled the stairs, closely fol-
lowed by Bates. When he reached the
top he turned quickly and addressed
Bates, who was step below him 81
understand, Bates, that you have been
talking about me. Is that so?"
Il simply said you were not gen.
tleman," said Bates, "and say so
now"
Patterson grabbed Bates by the
throat with one hand and struck him
singing blow with the other. Bates,
who is the smaller of the two, strug-
gled up until he reached the landing.
He had hardly touched the floor before
his skates flew out from under him, and
he fell, dragging Patterson with him.
As he reached the floor he turned
slightly and struck Patterson
smashing blow in the face. fol-
lowed an instant later with an
other. After that he had it all his
own way. He slipped out from under
Patterson and thrashed him badly be-
fore the latter cried enough. Friends
hurried Patterson to the dressing-room,
where the blood was wiped from his
face, and he was sent home in hack.
Every effort has been made to hush up
the disgraceful affair on account Of the
prominence of the parties.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-01
pgTresBrRc's BUDeEr.


4 m.u sussupsiy Ki'isd-Psiata' Aee'ssns-
Rsl,resd Matter.
Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
prTrrspuna, January 81, 1885.
washington Jackson, colored man.
smnIoyed as brakeman on freight
tram. was killed at wilson's depot, on
The Norfolk and Western rsilroad' TINS
morning. While attempting to couple
an engine and tender to a car iiis loot
Skinned or he stumbled, and he fell upon
the track. The engine passed across
his body, killing him instantly Inc
deceased was n man Of family, and re-
sided on Farmer street, in this city,
where his body will be brought.
Mr.. w. II. Wilson, worthy citizen
Of Chesterfield county, met with apain-
full accident yesterday evening. Mr..
wilson lives about three miles from the
city. and as he was returning home was
thrown from his cart, sustaining serious
;n;uries. both bones Of his right leg
being broken. He was taken home,
where he received medical attention.
He is about forty-five years OF age, and
il is feared that his injuries, taken with
his delicate health otherwise, may
prove serious.
Mr.. s. T. Walters, general superln-
tendent of the Atlantic Coast Line, and
Major John f. Divine, of the Whining
ton and Weldon division, are in the
city to-day in consultation with Major
r. M. Sully, the new superintendent oil
the line from Richmond to Weldon.
These gentlemen inspected the shops
and other property of the Petersburg
road. to-day. In this connection 1t may
be stated that the changes under the new
management will go into effect to.mor-
row, when the conductors will run
through from Richmond to Whining
ton. and the local freight trains from
Richmond to Rocky Mount, N. c. A
number of the old conductors on the
separate divisions will be dropped.
Major John s. Cary, of this city, "a
gallant and competent officer, by the
way,) has resigned his position as major
Of the Fourth regiment Of Virginia Vol
unteers, and the vacancy will be filled
at a meeting. of the officers Of the regi-
ment to be held in Norfolk early in
March. The efforts to get up colored
regiment, composed of the companies in
this and other cities in this section OF
the State, have never yet been success
full.
The Petersburg Electoral Board has
not yet appointed registrars and judges
of election. The members have quail
fed. but they have not as yet organ
lied. 1t is believed that legal steps
will be taken to test the constitution
ality of the act under which they were
appointed.
During the month ending to-day IL
marriage-licenses were issued from the
clerks office in this city-l4 to white
and 3 to colored couples. Sixty-eight
cases were disposed Of in the Mayors
Court-an unusually light docket and
fines amounting to a36.j0 for the city
and S93 for the State were collected.
The internal-revenue collections in
this district for the month ending to-
day amounted to sl35, 420.l6. The
exports Of manufactured tobacco from
this city for the month were 260,G
pounds; from Richmond (estimated).
254, 200 pounds of tobacco and l,000,-
900 cigarettes. ROBIN ADAIR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-01


as Il is a ruinous thing for Staunton. -
Siapmtoa riHdicafor.
The riadica,or Internationally does
us injustice. We have neither adyo-
Gated nor opposed the passage Of a
proper bill to regulate railroad charges.
We have seen no bill which we regarded
as practicable. We doubt that any bill
can be passed by Congress which will
accomplish tho objects Mr.. REAGAN
has in view. His bill is condemned in
the Senate by Governor BROWN, Mr..
BAyARD, Mr.. pUGB, and other promi-
nent senator's. We do not even desire
TO discuss the general subject. Wewill
say here only this: That as we could not
afford to publish the large Iveekly Dir
patch for one dollar year lift were not
for the fact that we publish the Daily
Dispatch, and yet the readers of the
daily edition are in no measure charged
with the cost Of The weekly edition, so
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany may for aught we know be able
10 carry freight from Stanton to Rich
mond as chcaply as it now does only
because it can by offering cheap rates
to western shippers draw large quanti-
ties Of freight from the States west of
Virginia. In other words, it may be
that the company is compelled to fur
nish very low rates to western shippers
or else charge Virginia shippers even
more than now.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-01
DANVILLE.
Fire in the Couutry-Aequitted-A Appointment
Made-Land Sales, &c.

Fire i'm the Ccuutry-Acquitted-Ap mt
Made-Land Sales. &c.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch. J
JANUARY 81, 1885.
The store and stock of goods of Mr..
W. X. Rogers, near Pleasant Gap, in
this county, were destroyed by fire on
the night of the 18th instant. The
store was a small wood building and
belonged to Mr.. James T. Motley, who
was insured on it for s400. The goods
are estimated at something over $4,000,
and Mr.. Rogers had a policy on them
for 81 $50. He had just gotten in new
goods to the value of about sl,000.
In the Hastings Court Of the county
j. w. Wilson, Jr., charged with lar
ceny of money from his employer, one
of the Chatham merchants, has been
acquitted.
DIR. Samuel G. Staples, of Stuart, has
received the appointment Of physician
to one of the New York hospitals, and
left for New York the first Of this week.
Mr.. John X. Pace has sold to Mr..
Hezzie Pigg for 81 500 a portion of the
Pace tract of land near Pigs mill, in
this county. The whole tract contained
about 800 acres, and, when sold off in
portions as part Of the estate of the
late Greenyille T. Pace, brought IS 800.
Mr.. W. ii. Walker has sold to Mr..
John C.. Mattox ten acres of land near
Walkers Well, this county, at s57 per
acre.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
made by their supper and dinner about
5000 net.
The railroad debt of this county in
1871 was 1902, 900, and has been re-
duced to $225,000. The railroad tax
for this year is 40 cents per 800. The
whole tax for all purposes is sl.4O per
400. The taxable property of the
county is rated at S4,G5l, 065.5l. And
it is not always an easy matter to buy
any Of the bonds Of the county.
ALPHA.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-01
DEATHS.

BROWN.-Died suddenly, OF acute angina
pectoris. January 20, 1885, OVERTON &.
BROWN OF Pleasant Hill, Henrico. in the
sixty-eighth year Of his ago. leaving his de-
voted wife and many sincere friends TO
mourn their loss and cherish the memory
OF his virtues.
He bringeth down to the grave and He
bringeth up
COADY.--Dfed. January 81. 1855. at the
Retrent for the Sick. Mr.. WILLIAM
COADY. aged seyenty-twO years. a native OF
Ireland.
Rest in peace.
The funeral will take place at o o'clock
MONDAY MORNING from the residence
OF Dennis ONiel, No. 10l1 north Seven
teenth street. Friends and acquaintances
are invited To attend.
New York papers please copy.
HERSMAN. died Friday, January 30th,
at s:I5 a. NJ. FLORIAN HERSMAN.
Friends and acquaintance are invited to
attend his funeral from Clay-Street MethO-
dist church THIS Sunday MORNING,
February LIST. at Il o'clock.
stanton, Va. Lexington Va. and Greens
bOro' and Wilmington, y. c., papers please
copy.
PATTESON.-Died. Mt the residence Of her
husband, near kilby's station, Hanover
county, Va, on Thursday, January Goth. at
o'clOcl, i. NJ, MARIA b.. wife OF John III.
PattesOn. i'm the forty -eghth year of herage.
She was indeed loving wife and exem-
She viewed IL only as q safe and pleasant
passage from earth To her home In Heaven.
The burial will take place on SUNDAY. at
2 O'Clock l.. NJ, at "Elmlngton," Hanover
county-the old homestead of her parents,
William }. and Mary Ann Anderson.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-01

10 see Democrats oppose IL. lam msrc
than ever convinced that anything like
Depocratic organized opposition TO the
measure would seriously handicap our
party in the State election next fill.
Relieving this, ] am glad to see prac-
teal unanimity on this point among
Democrats.
We have two post-ofilces of the third
class in the county-hcre and at Poca-
hontas--and so far hear of few candi-
dates for either, but take it for granted
that our party will supply suitable cam
didates at the proper time.
George W. Gillespie, Esq, of Rich
lands, informed me that he recently dis
covered fine coal-bank near his house,
and that with an outlay Of less than
five dollars he has winters supply Of
fuel.
The will of the late Mr. Stras was
admitted to probate to-day. 1t sub
stantially divides his large estate among
his children.
Two farms were sold IN few miles
Of town to-day at about $50 per acre.
Representative Bowen is at his home,
at Maiden Spring, twelve miles from
here, and ! have it from near friend
Of his, who spent last night with him,
that he is in perfect health, and is much
surprised at the rumors published to
| /. =. IL
that he will return to Washington be-
fore the end of the session.
The present thin covering of snow is
the only protection the wheat crop has
had during the winter, and will do little
good,
J9iere seems to be much less appre-
hension Of hard times among our bust
ness-men than was felt two months ago.
MAY