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The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19

The public is excluded from being pres
ent duriug the investigation of the account
of the Trustees of the Poor.
of any other kind from the members Of the
Levy Court, but at the same time that does
not invaIidate the fact that those gentlemen
are wofully behind the age in following
such a course.
The taxpayers of this county may be ex-
cused for feeling just Indignation at this
treatment, and may very properly inquire
by what species of assumption the Levy
Court of New Castle county has arrogated
to itself this power of exclusion!
We would wish to know whose interests
are to be considered in this matter-those
who are under arraigrment alone? Have
not the people whose money has been
squandered the fullest right to hear ques-
tion and answer throughout the whole Of
this investigation. Instead of parading a
pretence of regard for the good name of the
Trustees of the Poor the members of the
Levy Court should have, in bold decided
manner, thrown open the doors so that the
people and the press may fully judge for
themselves, and not be forced to accept a
probably one sided report, so sifted and ar
ranged that the tender susceptiblites of
any of the Trustees may not be hurt
Do the members of the Levy Court sup
pose for one instant that any of our citizens
will place value upon report originated as
is the one they propose to give us under
such Star Chamber proceedings Even
were such a report truthful one it can
never be reliable one as matter of record,
even did the Court exonerate the Trustees.
In public estimation what can be the value
of such exonerationP
The public, as an independent judge,
cares not whit for the opinion of any one
man. or any number of men in regard 20
what the Trustees have done. No report,
good, or bad, is wanted. What is needed is
that the people hear the investigation them
selves ab initio, question and answer. We
want to hear questions particularly, in or
der that we, the people, may have an intel
ligent opinion of the value of questions as
well as answers. Let the doors of the Levy
Court room be flung wide open, that the
true arbiters, the people, may crowd in and
judge for themselves! We live in demo-
cratic country where Star Chamber pro-
ceedings are against the spirit and letter of
the law.
By trying his subjects in the historical
Star Chamber at Whitehall, with closed
doors, King Charles the instituted the first
great grievance against his people and that
arrogance of the king was the corner stone
of the terrible revolution in England by
which the unfortunate Charles lost his king.
dom and his life, and by which the coun
try was thrown into anarchy and fratricidal
strife for a vzh6la franara+;o,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19
Fish in Danger.

The George Washington Fishing Club of
this city makes its second annual raid upon
the denizens of the deep on Monday next.
The fishing excursion is under the auspices
of the NeUs Publishing Company, with those
''old sea dogs" Messrs. Watson R. Sperry
and Edgar NJ. Hopes to guide and instruct
piseatorial neophytes in tine mysteries of the
deep blue sea.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19
AMERICAN FICTION.

Home literary effort fares nara. A met
ropolitau book reviewer says, "it is one of
the amusing and curic;s peculiarities of the
American school of fiston headed by Mr..
James that its pupils Lave no individuality
of style whatever. Their works are SO
clearly bits of the same fabric that they may
be woven together and never show a
seam"
1t is true to great extent and the great
multitude of dreary copyists we'll deserve
the LASH But surely The American school
of writers cannot be said to be restricted to
one or two or even half a dozen types
Take, for instance, one of the first recent
character types that happens to be called to
mind, that of Annie Walton in the "Open-
ing OF Chestnut Burr" 1t is new type,
distinct in its important attributes, never
before introduced upon the stage Of fiction,
and, as far as we knogS has not been since
copied in fiction by others nor repeated by
Mr.. Roe in any other Of his Stories ga
prophet is not without honor save in his
own country" is as weighty saying whose
point may be applied to the wholesale criti-
cism made upon home fiction by the New
York reviewer. In speaking of the two
books, just issued, ga Wheel of Fire" and
CAT Bay" the former by Arlo Bates, an
American, and the latter by Mrs. Alexan-
DER an English writer, says Mr.. Bates is
analytical: he makes ventures into the
realms of psychology and deals lightly yet
seriously with the problem of heredity.
Mrs. Alexander tells Straightforward, rath-
er sensational story 18th good deal of
pleasant incident and leaves the reader to
analyze the characters for himself
Everybody reads nowadays, especially
writer's" We read anything and every.
thing we can get hold of, and it must be
something very poor indeed that is not toll.
Grated. We prefer the richer wine, the
stronger tipple when we can get it, but any
smoothly written story with not too much
abstruse analytics or psychology is gladly
given attention. A pleasant plainly tolG
tale without improbabilities for they arr
| dicoou,a nr;uor ~ ahctrnSa roinfs ~, 1;Jno+;
cism, for that is wearying, seems 10 suit the
world Of readers best.
Those have the quiskest success in liter
ary life who tell the story of their own life
or else incorporate it'd main points in fiction
That is the most direst road to originate,
and therefore to success. The farther
writer departs from atten,pts to eeserib,
that Of wn1tn nc fas] 40 individual knowl
edge the more difficulties he places in hi
path, he throws his best property away an,
cannot fail to evolve literary production
that is the repetition of ideas already pict
ured probably in much better style, thai
by the unconscious plagiarist. 1t is strang,
but true that domestic stories, of the gear
nature have always the more permanen
success. 1t has been remarked that eacl
person may write at least one book, tn,
story of his own life, which if written Will
fidelity and told free of exaggeration will
find success. The reason for the probabil
ity of such success is that it has the grea
merit of originality, of distinct color bear
ing an impress of variety and novelty anon.
its neighbors. ..-.-
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19
THE AFGHAN FRONTIER.

49, az kbN4N Il
A protocol Or first draft Of treaty be-
tween England and Russia has been signed
by the plenipotentiaries of those two coun-
tries by which distinctive boundary line
between Afghanistan and Russia has been
settled
England has, in this act, sincere reasons
for self congratulation that Russia has sign
ed any document giving boundary line at
all. The New York Herald considers the in
cident Russian triumph. The reason as
cribed is that that country has gained few
more square miles ot barren desert land
than she originally expected to get. And
why he goes home to st. Petersburg rejoc-
| ing
| But is it SO much Of a victory after all?
Has not this protocol definitely limited any
further encroachment of Russia upon AT
CHAN territory? Hitherto Russias sole
manner of annexing the lands of its neigh
bors was by claiming that certain territory
was not within the bounds of the land she
wished to annex. In all the wide territory
referred to, in all Turkestan and Afghan
stan there has never been any definite terri
torial landmarks. How easy then for any
ambitious and powerful neighbor to assert
/ +Ia+ II, III 10 H.
Ameer, to occupy it and refuse to leave it
only whom the Ameer proved his title. The
land in question, on the confines of Afghan
istan was never surveyed staked out or
measured as we understand in our modern
ways.
Nor was it at the same time ever disputed
as semi-independent Afghan territory. 1t
is under such circumstances Russia stepped
in, similarly as did Bismarck in the Caro-
lines incident There was no historical rec
ord of the Spaniards occupying the Caro-
lines-but then no European power ever
thought Of disputing Spains ancient rights
III lho edse' buG uoM teIllGJrldi lines dIb
duly settled between Russia and Afghanis-
tan.
Each knows which is his neighbours terri
tory. Should one or the other overstep that
boundary, such an act would be tautamount
to an invasion and an act Of direct war.
EMBODIED in this fact is the real point where
England is successful and where Russia is
restricted from carrying on her policy of
acquiring territory by the sneaking process
of filching.
Supposing these landmarks did not exist
between Asiatic Russia and Afghanistan,
the former fesntEy would continue advanc-
ing a. haS oson is psIicgl g sci
former excuse continually made, chaiIeng-
ing the Afghans to prove their territorial
rights, until at length the whole of Abdur
Rahman's lands had been annexed. But
now a landmark has been clearly establish
ed distinctly showing Vhich is Afghan ter
ritory and which is Russian. Any en-
croachment from either side can be as read
lily perceived as five pushed our northern
line into Canada or our southern into Mex
lean territory
Russia has to change her tactics now, she
must boldly cross the border and thus de-
clare war, there can be no explanations or
excuses claiming indefiniteness of frontier
lines. By this fact Russia loses her great
immemorial arm of agglandizement. She
will probably intrigue no further in the di-
rection referred to.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19
FairView Park,

The Delaware State Fair will open at
Fairview Park, Dover, on Tuesday, septem-
ber Goth. and will close the following Friday
October 2nd. An extensive line of exhibits
and a fine array of fleet-footed horses will
he among the leading attractions. D. P.
Barnard, the secretary of the Association,
says the indications are very promising for
successful Fair.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19
some Alarming statistics

1t is fearful to think what an enormous
expense it wonld be for Pattie to bring up
a child. She would have to sing it to sleep
every night for about three years, and at the
regular rates this would amount to $4.3sO,-
600. Then if she would have to sing one or
two extra verses to it each night, the a
mount would rise to $s7G0OOO providing
that the child was always in good health.
Allowing the usual third for sickness, she
would have to sing to it all uight for 865
days, say five hours at time. Four thou.
sand dollars for five minutes singing is her
usual price. One night of sickness would
therefore cost $54O 900; 3G5 nights would
make an aggregate of $s7,6OO,OOO, which.
added to the IS, 7GO, COO, would bring the to-
tai cost up to s95, ,86O,O 900, which seems al
most too much to pay,-Boston Post.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19
Lincoln VS.. Cleveland.
Central New Jersey Herald.


1t is generally conceded, we think, that
Abraham Lincoln was very efficient and
perceptiye President. He had not been in
Office six months before every Democrat
walked the plank, not even a tenth-rate
Democratic porter at the custom houses re-
manning to tell the tale of Democratic de-
feat. President Lincoln believed that he
was doing what he was elected to perform,
and, the general verdict was that he was
right.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19
Personal.

Clauson Hammit, the artist returned
Thursday night from au extended sketching
tour. We learn that his portfolio is we'll
stocked with studies of landscape scenery
from various points around Delaware Water
Gap, Bethlehem, Pa, and elsewhere. Mr..
Hammit looks bronzed, stout and muscular
and is additionally graced by fierce NOUS
tache la miEitaire.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19
The Noble Puritan.

There never was yacht sailing on these
shores that received such multtudinous
ovations as did the Puritan last Wednesday.
She thoroughly deserves unstinted praise.
She won her laurels from worthy and gal
liant rival who fought her, inch by inch, un-
til the very last moment of the race. The
Boston yacht is victor in the closest race
on record. Her mettle was put to a crucial
test, when any accident or incident at any
moment of that memorable day might have
changed the result and given the cup to the
Genesta,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19
SUNDAY Trains stopped.

The Sunday trains on the Wilmington &
Northern railroad, one leaving Reading at
$50 a. M, and the other leaving Whining
ton bound north at : p. m, are discontinue
ed. They are the trains which connect with
the Steamer Republic for Cape May during
the season. All other trains remain as here
tofore.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19
Whiskey to the Front.

Democracy True to her Native Instincts.
On last Monday Captain Bacon, who has
been weigher in the Custom House at
New York for the past sixteen years was
displaced by George H. Sterling. 1t is sta
ted by those qualified to speak that Ster-
ling's only qualifications were that he kept
a corner groggery ''on the coast''in Brooklyn
and that as political henchman for "boss"
Mclaughlin he was an immense success.
The Philadelphia Times which has been
very slobberly over President Cleveland and
his methods is constrained to say
econt rxsr3 sIsbja as s,rsning agIaS a,aS
attainments and with fifteen years. expert
ence. His successor, on the other hand, is
a liquor dealer, without exper ence and
with no qualifications for the place. 1t is
alleged that he has been one of Boss Nc
is appointed simply to please his patron
There is not the slightest excuse for such an
appointment, and tine sooner it is revoked
and Sterling sent about his own business
again the better it will be for the admins.
tration and the public service. This is moi
good time to bring such persons to the
front, and it is especially inopportune tc
put them into places held by efficient and
experienced officials"
The New York World (Dem.) says:-'It
is absurd to contend that the public good il
advanced by the removal of public officer
like Captain Bacon and the appointment oi
saloon keeping ward politician like Sterl
ing in his place.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19

An Investigation that does not In
vestigate.
Every Evening.
So the Levy Court Committee is doing a
little investigating on the sly. Will it make
a private report?
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-19
Closed Doors.

The public is excluded from being pres
ent duriug the investigation of the account
of the Trustees of the Poor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19
A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT.
Frank Whiting Again Distinguishes Himself
by an Attack on Judge Norton.

A most unusual and sensational scene was
enacted in the Criminal Court yesterday fore
noon, when Frank Whiting the youthful burg
before Judge Norton for sentence. 1t will be
remembered by the Journals readers that Whit
ing was convicted, few days ago, of having
committed the Prunk burglary, and recommend
ed by the jury to ten years imprisonment in the
Michigan City penitentiary Yesterday morning
he was brought into court to receive his sentence.
His handouts were removed, and he sat quietly
gazing at the curious crowd that filled the court
room Judge Walker, of the Superior Court,
who had curiousity to see the celebrated young
desperate, had come in from his courtroom, and
occupied seat beside Judge Norton. The court
raped for silence, and ordered the prisoner to
stand up After recounting the facts of the
trial. and the verdict of the jury, Judge Norton
asked if he had anything to say why
sentence should not be passed upon him.
Whiting sprang to his feet, and, rails
ing his voice to high pitch,
burst forth in a perfect torrent
of profane abuse of the court and the police, de-
nouncing his trial as unfair and the sentence as
unjust, and accusing the prosecution of having
prevailed upon the white woman, Mamie Foster,
To swear to a lie in identifying his hat. II
would Just as soon nave fourteen years tine
limit allowed) as ten," yelled Whiting, as he
finished his TRADE. ''Withdraw your plea of not
guilty and Ill accommodate you with a new
trial and give you the fourteen said Judge
Norton. This retort so enraged Whiting that
he again sprang to his feet and Selling
a pair of heavy handouts which
Bailifi Carlton had placed on his knees, hurled
them at the head of the Judge. The missile few
wild, however and struck the heavy plate glass
transom over the door back of the Judge, shat
tefing it to pieces, and sending the splintered
glass over that quarter of the room. Bailiff
Carlton, Captain Colbert and Sergeant Lowe
jumped forward and seized Whiting. who strue
gled desperately to free himself: Tho crowd
iE the courtroom pressed forward into
the Enclosure, ard for moment
it looked as though an attempt at a
rescue was to be made, but they. We're forced
back by the police and Whiting, heavily hand
cuffed, was taken to the Jail. At o'clock he and
Daniels were started to Michigan City, under the
charge of Captain Colbert and Sergeant Quigley,
and telegram to Superintendent Lang an
noIneed their safe arrival there last night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19
Amusements.

Billy Kersands's Minstrels will occupy the
Grand all of next week, commencing on Monday,
presenting bill of old-time minstrely. The
organization comprises the nucleus of the old
Calendar minstrels when under the Frohman
management and such artists as Billy Kersands,
Tom Mcintosh, ALT Weaver the Hoons and
other well-known colored comedians are in the
first part. The entertainment is said to embrace
many new features, and as cheap prices will
prevail, large houses should be the rule Street
parades will be given every day.
Fun on the Bristol" is pleasing the manage
ment of the Museum by tho large audiences it
has drawn. Miss Louise Arnott, Mr. Tannehill
and Miss Bessie Cottrell have caught the audi
ences with their many specialties
A fancy dress carnival will be given at the
Virginia-avenue Rink tomorrow night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19
Highly Colored Dispositions.

Ex-Governor Porter and Major Gordon hayo
received kilograms asking them to come to
Greenville, Tenn, Immediately, to testify in the
johnson murder trial in reference to the ac-
elsations against the defendant which are i'm
puted to them There is some complaint in this
city that the reports of dispositions which were
taken here by Johnson give a somewhat enron
cons idea, in some instances, of their character,
and it is claimed that the reports OF one or two
of the dispositions haye been highly colored
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19

7B Ga, Mrs. Mary Knowlton; 6B, Miss Jennie Ora
ham: SAB, Miss Lura Carr; 4AB, Mrs. J. L. Ballen
ger; Sab Miss Joey Collier; Dab Miss Florence
Bass; lab Mrs. Jennie Caldwell.
School No 28-Miss Mary II. Ingersoll supervising
principal 4AB. Miss Emily S. Hancock assistant
principal; Alb, Miss Lizzie Logsdon; "a, Mrs Laura
Williams; la, Miss Jessie Fisher; lib, Miss Lila
Flemming
Unassigned Teachers-Miss Lolita Homan Miss
Minnie Water Mrs.; E. j. Beaumont, Mrs. Matte
Richardson, Miss Nary Marsee Miss Lizzie Cotton,
Mrs. Leonora Kneri, Miss Anna Oliver, Miss Mary A.
Hull, Miss Fannie Smith, Miss Josie Clifford Miss
Addie Turner
Resignaions-Miss Jennie Null Miss Fannie
Hereth, Miss Alice Young.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19

THE Indiana Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany No. 40 East Washington street, is now
open for business See card in another column.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19

ALL the new style hats at Seatcn's Hat Store,
Is North Pennsylvania street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19
New Corporations,

Tho Workman's Building and Loan Associa-
ton, of Elkhart, the capital stock of which is
$500, 600, was incorporated yesterday. The di-
rectors are A. r. Beardsley J. d. Devor, J. p.
primley, J. L. Bradrick, J. Fl. Craig, w. b.
Pratt. s. NJ. Curnmins, ID. n. Weaver Owen
Rice, G. w. Fish, S. b. Shirt. and A. P Kent.
Articles were also filed Incorporating the Elk
hart Street Railway Company, the business of
which is to be managed by William p. George.
John Lyons and Charles A. Clark.
Tho WiDafall City Hall Company, organized
for the purpose of erecting public hall in the
town Of Windfal, filed articles OF association
With tho Secretary Of tho State. Tho capital
stock of tbs company Is 81, 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19
Promenade Concerts.

A series of promenade concerts at the College
avenue Arnory has been arranged to take place
weekly during the summer. The music will be
furnished by Beissenherz's band, and the
zouaves will drill and intersperse the concerts
with different entertainment features The
price of admission will be ten cents. The first
concert occurs next Tuesday evening, being a
benefit for the Ladies' Relief Corps of Geo.
H. Thomas Post, G. A. r.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19
Criminal Court Cases.

In the Criminal Court, yesterday, John Great
house was sentenced to three years in the peni-
Tertiary on pleading guilty to charge of petit
larceny Taylor Voolfolk who acknowledged
himself guilty of having committed petit larceny,
was let off with ten days in Jail. Frank Cannon
pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was given two
years north, and Henry Leberherr was tried on
charge Of petit larceny, the court taking his
case under adyisement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19
Held on a Serious Charge.

William Rowe, who is wanted by the authori-
ties at Eaton Ohio, on the charge of having
been an abettor of Mrs. Eddins in the poisoning
of her husband, was returned to that State yes
terday, under requisition which was issued by
Governor Hoadly. Rowe was captured at Hunt
in gton, and was taken to Eaton under the Gus
tody of Officer William cambridge, of that
place. who procured the requisition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19

THE best forms Of life insurance are clearly
explained by the Connecticut Mutual in our
columns today. Proper stress -. is laid on the
secure to each family, beyond a peradventure,
the entire benefit of the premiums paid or pol
icy; and, in case of lapse, to prevent the for
feiture of any part of the premiums to other
persons. The company gives example which
convincingly shows the advantages of its family
system, justly considered by the Connecticut
Mutual to be the true end Of life insurance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19

KING s. ELDRa's windows are very attractive
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-19
Lawn Mowers and Repairs.

We handle the Easy. Excelsior. Clipper and
machines in running order. No machine will
work right unless sharp and properly adjusted.
If your mower doesn't operate right, bring il to
rs or we will send for it and put in good shape
at moderate expense. HILpEBRASD 81 FCaATE,
"a South Meridian street