New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-27
WILLIAM PENIS RAPACITY
THE DELAWARE FISHING QUESTION
A GRANT THAT Has BEEN DISPUTED ron 200
YKARs-NEw-JERsEY TOPICS

| GRANT THAT HAS BEEN DISPUTED ron 20A
YKARs-xEw-JERsEY TOPICS
lsRox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRrBuxu
TRENTON, N. j., April 26.-The DeIawa,.
Fishery question s example Of the cases which h
made every lawyer Of prominence In New-Jersey An ~.
tquaran, with all sorts of curious facts at b,s An,s-
ends ExAstornsy General Robert Gilchrist engages n
the fishery case in 1873 and he has been associated Win
Cortlandt Parker, John STOCKTON. exsecretarv -
Iinghuyson and others in its discussion and Secrets.
Bayard has champlonsd the claims of Delaware ~
Gilchrsts connection with the has made him cpr
ousy familiar with the times Of Charles H. and with r.
pecuarities Of the Duke Of York and that able no
tican" William Penn, who seems to have been spccess
full in getting almost anything he wanted from En-.
Duke until the latter away from Whitehall ana
threw his great seal James IT, into the River Thamea
One Of the strange phases OF the Delaware oai To AZ
elusive privileges the River Delaware and Delava,.
Bay is that its people, OF them fought the claim
q hundred years ago aud up to near the besfnnIne
OF tho present century repudiated tho gacfu Qask.s
claims Mr. Penn was almost hungry as the Demo.
cratic party for he was grantee under the Duke NJ
York as Jerseyman and claimant from tbe s.u.
source In Delaware and Pennsylvania The Jer..v
grant. in 166364, renewed after the Dutch defeat n,
1914, made to Penn among Others and the claim s
Delaware subsequent to and inconsistent with ths
New-Jerseys titles to land were confirmed in 1902 and
Delswares ciaim to the fishing privileges and to tho
date back to- ies William Penn had osse d Inc yss
OF Pennsylvania sbut when he arrived he found ton
~ AVA ,ae far water front Ho
grant from the Duke OF York for the OF Newcastle
Duke unfortunately Penn had no right to make thai
grant, bis brother kiDg Charles having never given II to
him. the 'ns grant, sn s Duke fSs Sssss
King he got his deed redrawn and it passed
Kn s a. @ in King
thought London was getting too hot Tor him and ran
ing unguarded momen: tAat able POLITICIAN Penn.
% the Board ., Trade that had King Jane:
obtained grant under the great seal for the three coun
knew that Penn had claim the counties, but denied
its legitimacy. aud before that the King Council had
i7S7 between Lord Baltmsres men and the Penn ten
ants and again the Council decided that the province
ware themselves formally, popular election decided
That Crown had possessed the state until its claim
strange therefore that the Penn grant should be mads
the basis for claim in tho river which had been, in
ment-a fact the Delawaresns had used violence to
The Penn grant, which was never really granted has
therefore been subject OF dlspate for just 202 years
to be void. Fought by Lord Baltimore with drawn
swords" iretfuy alluded to q OF trouble by
dated by the King and Council, rejected again BY the
Deavareans further nvalidated By the Revolution.
himself If it had not forth az an argument upon
the question OF VINO owned Pea Patch Island in the
misunderstood and nsconstraed, SO that Delaware was
years ago. up that IL heir to Penns privilege,
the sole possessor OF jurisdiction over the Delaware
River within twelve miles of Newcastle. and had the
right make Jerseymen pay license tor fishing there
In An Injunction Of the United States Courts has
pended operations since. aud Is admitted be- effective
still The end yet the has been nnal-
~ audicated. IL affords, at least glimpse Of early
Colonial history when Is not without interest,"
The pickerel fishing season reopens next Tuesday.
Trout fishing has been fairly good, especially In Sussex
County.
The forest fires in South Jersey have not caused as
damage usual in the spring. but the losses
considerable nevertheless fre IN the woods tho
Morris Plains Lunatc Asylum, Morris County, early in
week made magnificent spectacle, but caused much
alarm for time.
The celebration OF Arbor Day, in spite OF the
lessness of many officials general than antlc-
pated The desirabillty OF legislation has been sug
gested require the school authorities pay
heed the day and not leave the observance wholly
the pleasure OF the individual teacher.
A Newark contractor who was sued for falling
properly perform contract was convicted or
having used mud mortar In house, after
tho manner BuddeDsfek. and mnlcted
the full due and $3.50 Besides for damages
delay, The contractor. 1t seems had used mud
MORTAR but had pointed the surface with sand mortar
u avoid detection.
Pretty nearly continuous groans heard from the
NewJeTscy Democrats at the siownsss CT appointments
and the unmerted reward OF unknown The Kelsey
faction points out the fact that Senator Mcpherson
responsible for OF the nudcous SELECTIONS iD
Inmates that Governor Albeit is not blameless.