Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-19
THE PENINSULA.

James Miller made tremendous haul
Of rock fsh In 6kipton creek, branch OF
Miles river, Monday week. Mr.. Miller's
seine got between two cakes Of ios, to escape
which he had to haul the seize zIRzsg
course. When the seine was landed 1t
had In II about 5000 pounds Of rock ish,
which will net more than $500.
The largest part Of the monthly farm
hands have been contracted for, but
with such cold weather as March has
brought, but little work could be done on
the farm. The wages average only
about 81 month lower than last year
from $12 to SI5 per month. Some very
extra hands exceed this.-Smyrna Iimss.
The trustees OF the Conference
Academy have arranged to hold an edu-
oational convention In Dover on the 9th
Of next May, and Bishop Andrews has
consented to be present and make an
address. Ssnstor Colquitt Of Georgia,
General Fisk OF New Jersey and DR..
Buckley, editor Of the Christtan Advocate
have been invited --E3ohibitionist.
Hon. Charles II. Gibson, congressman
| from the First distriot Of Maryland, was
notified Tuesday week by Secretary OF the
Navy Whitney that vacancy existed In
the Naval Academy from that distriot,
which Mr.. Gibson was requested to fill.
Mr.. Gibson has appointed Charles Percy
Hammond, son Of Ormond Hammond OF
Talbot county, to the vacant oadetship.
Old Daniel Tucker, colored, the most
notable character on Chincoteague Island
died last week. He claimed 10 have had
many hairbresdth escapes by field and
food. He also claimed to be the man
that "the song was writ about" and
maintained that he had drunk enough
whisky to float any vessel that ever
traded over Chinooteague bay.
Il ia q settled fact that the German carp
can live In the head waters Of our creeks.
Through muskrAt holes and by overfows
. number have escaped from T. B.
Ceursey's fish ponds, and several OF diff
| ferent sizes have been caught by fisher
| men in Murderkill creek. One Weighing
145 pounds was caught on Wednesday OF
last week and sold for 81 26.-SmrHa
Times.
Fiity-fvs Bohemian, men, women and
children, arrived at Cambridge yesterday
week to engage In work At the canning
establishment of James Wallace Il Son.
They are quartered on the lands Of Col.
Wallace, on the suburbs Of the town,
where buildings have been erected for
their accommodation. The employment
Of home labor, owing to its uncertainty,
has proved expensive and unsatisfactory,
and the employment Of foreign labor is to
be tried ss an experiment
Health Officer Major Veale read COM
munioation at meeting of the Philadel.
phia board Of health last week, calling
the attention Of the board TO circular
issued by the treasury department pro-
viding for the disinfeotion OF all rags
arriving from foreign ports, and asking
that the board request the Federal gov
ernment TO allow Fort Delaware to be
used for quarantine purposes and for dis
injecting the rags. The matter was
placed In the hands Of the lszAretto COM
mittee.
1t is hardly probable shat Delaware
will send another Thomas r. Bayard to
succeed the present Secretary Of Stste,
but she should send the biggest man she
has got. Delaware should be aBhanied to
be represented in the national councils
by man Of small mental oalibre, after
having been represented by one who has
measured with the strongest. The Esst-
ern Shore Of Maryland has had sort Of
Peninsula pride In Senator BAyRrd. II
Delaware does not send a man to succeed
Mr.. BayRrd, whom the Eastern Shore can
still be proud Of, the Eastern Shore will
repudiate him.-C Caestertoon Iranicript.
A Norfolk, Va, special to the Balti
more Sun, dated Thursday, says: Fol
the first time train Of loaded cars from
the N. Y, P. & N, railroad arrived to
day on the new transfer barge and the
new ocean. going tug Norfolk, which hav'
Just arrived from Wilmington. There
were IL cars, and the run over from Cap
Charles city was made in four hours.
large dock has Just been constructed n
the depot Of the B. and B. railroad fo
the through cars by this ronte The new
passenger transfer steamer which is u
ply between here and Cape Charles Cit,
will be completed during the presen
month, and will be ready to 60 on tn
line the fret Of April,
A correspondent Of the Era furnishe
q list Of great Maryland names. Th
first is colored individual, who call
himself "George Washington MiohAe
Marcellus Picolo Nicolo RunAho Donsh
Gamboge Taylor" residence Pocomok
City, Md. Then comes "Palestin
Selenstor De Verb Apiorsit Vartsn Look
down Son of Wrestling Jacob Henry,
now resident Of Baltimore city, iormerl,
Of Dorchester. Mr.. Henry never write
: his name In full unless specially re
quested 80 to do. Miss "Angelin
Angelette Mary Ann Tucker Sweat"
also resident Of Baltimore. Dorchester
from modesty, presents only two names
They are alive and doing well, both bein
grown. They are HJulia Jane August
= Dominica Rustis Ro Bo Bustis Jack, )" an
= "John Henry Land Runner Run ont An
d Surveyor BAndaua Beaver Dam Rendel
:, vous God Bless Bustioue "-Cambrids
Chronicle.
, George W. Chelton came to Princes
!. Anne Wednesday week and submitie
= himi ell to the StSte's attorney for shootin
, his brother, William Chelten, at his saw
= mill, about two miles from Marion
= Somerset county. The circumstances
y \. the shooting, as Asosrtained at the pr,
: limipary hearing before Justice bamu'
L. Lull, are as follows: George Ghetto
is running mill near Marion, the tit
I, TO which is in dispute between the tN
=, brothers. Wednesday morning, William
y, who is the younger Of the two, wei
Y ont and ordered some lumber TO
- sawed for his mother, who was present
a q the scene. George refused to cav q
y, y lumber, and quarrel ensued, durii
y which George drew pistol, and Villa
- advanced upon him with handspik
- whereupon George fired. The ball strut
70 the brim Of stiff hat and Inflicted AsI
IL wnund In tI,a laft aida of the foFAheR
:, just above the eye. DR.. Robinson
80 Of Marion, who was called TO dress 4
',s wound, did not think It serious. Geor
"a was held under bail to await the Ection
no no the grand jury, with John Massey as