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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-06
RAzORS TO THEIR rHRoATs.
Horrible Fate of "a Family Living Near
EdwardspOrt, Ind.


EVANSVILLE, IND, June 5.-To-day
Fred. Grotegout and his family, living
near Edwardsport, Ind, were found
murdered. Mrs. Grotegout had her throat
cut and was terribly mangled about the
face. Fred. Grotegout, the father, died
this afternoon. His throat was cut. It is
reported that daughter was also MUIR
dered in the same manner. Two women
were heard screaming last evening by
neighbors, but no attention was paid. II
is supposed at Edwardsport that
Grotegout did the killing in a fit Of in-
sanity and then killed himself.
GROTEGoUT's IMPROBABLE STORY.
The husband was found bleeding copi-
ously, but conscious. He confessed that
he had done the work, but represented
that it was not intentional on his part.
He said that he and his wife had little
quarrel about pigs at dinner, that she
was so abusive that ne started toward
her, that in going out OF the door
she fell and struck her head against
box, almost killing her. He had a razor
in his hand and bent down 70 assist her
10 rise. She seized his hand and drew
the razor across her own throat, Inficting
a mortal wound. She then told him to
kill himself, and he tried to do so but
failed. He says that be kept trying
all the afternoon, part Of the time
with the razor, and again by
hanging. When his daughter came home
he was still engaged in the work Of self
destruction, but fell exhausted. She ran
away. The Sheriff arrested him, and,
upon examination, his Injuries were found
10 be very bad. He was brought to town
nd IoIf in fa1
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-06
Two nentns AZ Pl,month.

Wu.kEsBARRE, Pa, June 1.-Two
deaths from the fever epidemic occurred
at Plymouth. Pa, ioday. one WAS that
Of woman whose husband and SIX chill
dren are al SICK With the fever. some Of
whom viii probably die.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-06

MILWAUKEE, June 5.-The Second ward
assessor few days ago found that Peter
Bost, an aged blacksmith, had concealed
Sz0.0Ou for many years 20 as not tp bp
taxed. THIS 50 worried The old man that
-he committed suicide last evening by
Draining himself with hammer.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-06

81. FErfRsntRG, june a.--rhc mano.-
vyres oi the navy have boeu htlun.
The Admiralty has lssied an order re-
Quiring that Al mrn ui war suail br Aent
nlllv equipped Cor active service.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-06

.HICAho, June .. Not one Of the gam
n houses was open today, and none Of
dternity could be found IN their ao-
Meq haunta. The gamblers effect 70
g mat the stoppage is only tcmpor-
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81. PETERSBURG, June 5.--1he Messea.
yer publishes a list Of increased Import
duties On various minerals, and upon iron,
copper. AGRICULTURAL implements, etc.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-06

f., ASH iNGroN, June 5.-The President
psy appointed Richard n. Hall Post
v'','er at Grenada. Mss, wee ". b..
'Niei suspended.
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SENT TO THE GIBBET BY LOVE.
Two Negroes OF New Orleans Pay the
Penalty of Rash Jealousy.

4 W. NekEOGH OF Now OEieauH aY the
Penalty of Rash Jealousy.
NEW ORLEANS, June 5.--Foster Chase
and Robert Williams, alias t'Blinky
Bob, ;" both colored, were hanged within the
walls of the parish prison in this city to-
day in the presence of the fifteen wit
nesses allowed by law. The crime for
which Chase was executed was the mur-
der of his cousin, Marie Louise Provost,
April 6, 1884. He was in love with the
girl, and, after shooting her, he attempted
suicide by shooting himself in the head.
Williams crime was the murder of
Charles Deyes on April 81, 1882. Find
ing Deyes in the company of his VIII
liams' paramour on the street he stab
bed him to death.
HANGED IN NEW JERSEY.
HACKENsACX. N. j., June 5.-Sanford
Sisco, colored youth, who brutally mur-
dered Abraham Leurnee, a well-known
store keeper at Park Ridge, N. j., on the
night of Dec. % last, was executed in the
corridor of the Bergen county jail, at
Hackensack, at 9:13 O'Clock this morning,
WILLING TO DIE.
MEMPHIS, June 5.--JOe. Clark, colored,
who xii ed Peter Wooten, also colored,
near Salisbury, was hanged this after
noon at Bolivar, Tenn. Before going to
the gallows he made speech expressing q
his willingness to die, and warning others
TO avoid his fate.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-06

LOA Don, June b. Sir Julius Benedict.
Lnn mnalcInn ana 0nmnnlrr. n dnad.
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BALTIMORE VISITED.

BALTIMORE, June "a heavy storm
visited this city this afternoon, and un-
rooted many houses, totally demolished
several unfinished buildings, prOstrated
trees in the parks, and killed one man
with flying scantling.
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wREcKING OF A TRAIN.

.SHELBYvILLE, IND, June 5.-Last
night south-bond freight train on the
Jetfersonville. Madison and indianapolis
Railroad ran into a tree blown across the
track by storm, and the engine and six
cars were badly wrecked. Brakeman
Charles Monroe was instantly killed. The
freight in the cars was destroyed.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29

first teeth until the permanent ones are
ready to be erupted. To do this it is neces-
sary to have filed tie temporary teeth that
show signs of decay.
The predisposing cause of decay is not
fully known. The structure and density of
chid's first teeth are dependent largely up
on the health of its mother. Some foods
rich in phosphate, when partaken by the
mother, are supposed to be conducive to
dense development and perfection of bone
in the child that is to be borne.
1t is especially important that children at
an early age should be taught TO clean their
teeth-taught the use of the toothbrush and
its importance, That the food we eat has
much influence in the formation of our teeth
is apparent in results of the general use of
oatmeal in Scotland, roast beaf in England
black bread in Germany and macaroni in
Italy. Each national fare produces marked
characteristics in the formation of the teeth
The toothpick should be used as otter
as food is eaten. 1t should be thin and plia.
BILE; goose quill makes the best. Ever
picking the teeth with pins is not as harm
full as eating lemon and failing to clear
the teeth afterward. Eating sugar will no
make any more inroad on the teeth than th,
same amount of apple. At least once
year the teeth shonld be examined by den
tist. Here, as elsewhere, the ounce of pre-
vention is worth more than the pound o
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
The Power of Example.

Great is the power of example. Truly
did Young write, Example strikes all hu-
man hearts" Example is a mighty power,
either for good or evil. The example of
John Wesley has led hosts of men and women
to lead lives of devotion and usefulness. The
exploits Of Napoleon have inspired many
youthful hearts with an unholy ambition,
and the influence of Byron's life and writing
has been to fill many youthful mind with
misanthropy and skepticsm.
All are susceptible to the power of exam.
pie. The great are influenced Dy the hum.
BILE as we'll as the humble by the great. Nc
man is so strong of will or firm of purpose
as to be beyond the influence of this power.
Example is talent for which we are re,
sponsible as true as we are for any othel
talent. 1t is part and parcil of our stew.
ardship. Example has a marvellous powel
in this matter of strong drink. Men drink il
companies. Dissipation has strong hol:
upon the social nature of man.
Men do not 80 off by themselves and ge
drunk. 1t is au awful thing to lead mel
away from the patti of virtue and happiness
The example of the moderate drinker il
quoted by the poor drunkard as an excus
and cloak for his own folly. He may b
wrong in his logic but that does not excus,
the moderate drinker for casting the influ
ence of his example upon the side of intem
perance.
How can a man in whom dwells the Low
of God or love of his fellowmen for th
sake of a paltry qualification of his appt
tite imperil the temporal happiness an
etenal destiny of fellow being? Hov
much nobler the spirit that says, "If eatin
meat makes my brother to offend will ca
no flesh while the world standeth, lest
make my brother to offend"
Example is talent possessed in create
or less degree by all men. No person
wholly without influence. Sec to it, theI
that your influence is always cast upon I'll
right side. Example will often do MOI
than precept Precept without example
utterly useless. Happy is the man VIII
can say with Paul, "FOllow me as 70
low Christ. ~ Rev. ]. S, Gilbert.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29

The First Regiment Delaware Nationa
Guards" have completed all Of their ar
rangements for the Mauch Chunk Excur
sion on the seventeenth (17th) of septem
ber.
The excursionsts will leave the foot Of
Market street at o'clock a. m. and will be
carried over the romantic and picturesque
Wilmington and Northern, and Philadelphia
and Reading railroads.
The excursion will reach Mauch Chunk al
II o'clock, and returning will leave at six,
thus giving seven full hours to view and
drink in the grandeur of one Of the most at
tractive localities on the Western Cont
nent.
Upon reaching Mauch Chunk you walk
about three hundred yards to what is called
'Mt. Pisgah's PIane' to take the cars to
mount Mt Pisgah. Mt. Pisgah rises $50
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
Advice to sIangy Girls.

If young ladies, who, through associa-
tion with young men whose limited educa-
tion and poverty Of ideas compel the use of
slang in lieu Of correct expressions, comprc-
bend the meaning Of many of the terms thus
put into their innocent mouths, they would
be shocked at the vulgarity of their com.
panions.
Almost without exception words and
phrases populaTly denominated Slang" ara
drawn from Tho slums; they are the inven-
tions of the most depraved elements of hu-
man society, aud should be avoided by all
persons with any pretensions to refinement
and gentiity
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
A Literary Note.

Funk & Wagnalls C1O-12 Dey street, New
York; have in press for issue in a few days,
'What the Temperance Century has Made
Certain by Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, which
will give in compact and inexpensive form
the facts and lessons of the first century of
the temperance conflict just closing (pre-
ceeded by record of tue random shots at
the decanter made in earlier centuries, by
Solomon, Homer, Buddha, Mohammed,
Shakespeare and others), with a symposium
of suggestions from the future from living
leaders, including Neal Dow, DIR. Cuyler,
Messrs. Willard, President seelye, Joseph
Cook, J. N. Stearns, DR.. Babcock, DR.. ].
o. Peck, DR.. Miner, Gen. Fisk, Geo W.
Balm, Geo. W. Bungay, Rev, II, W. Conant,
Mrs Woodbridge, Mrs Chaplin, MIS-. Buell.,
and scores of others, who are permitted to
give, without restriction, their views of the
'third party'' movement (for or against)
and also Of other living issues related to
temperance. 1t will be issued in paper al
80 cents, and in cloth at 70 cents,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
Llre without a Newspaner.

Once upon time a certain man got mad
with the editor and stopped his paper. The
next week he sold his corn at four cents be-
low the market price. Then his property
was sold for taxes, because he didn't read
the sherih's sale. He was arrested and
fined IS for going hunting on Sunday, sim
ply because he didn't know it was Sunday,
and he paid SO for a lot of forged notes that
had been advertised two weeks and the pub
lie cautioned not to negotiate for them.
He then paid big Irishman, with foot
like forge hammer, to kick him all the
way to the newspaper office where he paid
four years subscription in advance, and had
the editor sign an agreement to knock him
down and rob him if he ever ordered his
paper stopped again. Such is life without
newspaper,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29

feet bove the town of Mauch Chunk, ant
is 1870 feet above tide water, and its summit
is reached by plane 1890 feet in length
angle of plane about 90 degrees
In looking up at this formidable ascent,
the visitor, for the first time, feels some.
what timid about going up, but you may be
assured of all absence of danger.
A Safety Car" with heavy steel bands
runs behind the car, so that in case of anv
disorder of the machine ry of the car, the
least backward movement causes the arm
to drop into the notches of the safety rail.
holding the passenger coach stationary. It
is gratifying to learn that not a single acci-
dent has ever happened to a passenger go-
ing up the Switchback railroad aud IL is
said that 100000 people visit this "switzer-
land of America" every summer.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
all over the Coz ps
ries which neye |l!3 70

all over the Co.. lmselves ''dai |
res which nevell cNOf milk and |
do not make pound of butter, though their |
product is valued at hundreds of thousands (
of dollars annually. There are coffee and
spice manufacturers who pack thousands
of their ground denominations who handle
very little coffee and import no spices at all.
There are ice cream manufacturers who
never use milk, cream, eggs, or sugar.
There are aparists, who, though turning
out honey by ton, have no bees. There are
candy manufacturers who buy little or no
sugar. There are maple sugar dealers and
jobbers who own no maple tree and have no
no use for any. There are refineries of lard
who have no use for pork.
There are manufacturers of fine fruit
syrups who never buy any sugar, and who
would not know what to do with fruit fla
voring if they had it. There are manufac-
| turers of genuine homemade jellies whose
works go right on in winter as well as sum
mer, and who do not trouble themselves to
buy fruit even when it is SO plenty and
cheap that it is rotting. There are cheese
makers who have no dairies and who never
use milk, and there are thousand other
just such villains in almost every line of
business that is any way connected with the
traffic in food.
The defence of the majority of these peo-
pie is that they produce an article which is
not deleterious and that answers every pur-
pose, besides being cheap. There is bare
faced falsehoOd at one end OF the other.
Oleomargarine may not kill at the first
dose, and lard made out of cotton seed oil
may be comparatively harmless, but every
body knows that they are dearer at the
prices charged for them than the genuine ar.
ticles would be at twice the sum. In the
matter of lard alone, tits a fact that since
the use of cotton seed oil in its manufactur,
was adopted it requires twice as much O
the article to accomplish specified objec
in cookery that it used to do
Coffee made of peas or beans chemical,
stained and perfumrd, spice concocted ou
of cocoanut shells and scented, honey mad,
of paraifine and glucose, ice cream com
pounded out Of lard, corn starch and glu
cOse, candy made of glucose and terra alba
maple sugar melted down in cakes from tn,
!, , cheapest and dirtiest of brown sugar, jellie
made of gelatine stained and favored will
chemicals, and syrups compounded out o
glucose and deadly acids may not be harm
full to health in the sense that strychnne is
: but they are not nourishing, and they are no
food, and it is matter of record that the
do frequently result in injury to their con
sumers.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
In his New Calling.

Ex. policeman Sherer has donned the
civilians garb and taken a stand at the
ou,hwestern corner of the Eight Street
Market House, where he intends keeping
full supply of fresh country produce.
Jersey melons, Jersey canteloupes are
now displayed in all of their native attrac-
tiyenCss at his stand.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
Did She Die ?

mo!
"She fingered and suffered along, pininp
away all the time for years"
'rhe doctors doing her no good;"
And at last was cured by this Hop Bit.
ters the papers say so much about"
''Indeed! Indeedp'
"How thankful we should be for that
incidence
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29

Doing good.-He who does good to an
other man does good also to himself, not
only in consequence, but in the very act of
doing it, for the consciousness of well-doing
is an ample reward.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
EDUCATION.

d UGBY ACADEMY.
A COLLEGIATE SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
DR.. SAM'L W. MURPHY, A. M. PR1scIpA1.
Fall Term will commence on
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th, 1885.
OFFICE HOURS,
During August-Every day, from 0 to II
O'Clock a. m.
FOR catalogues and further informa tion-address
DIR. SAML W. MURPHY,
Rugby Academy,
Wilmington, Del.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
A Danphter,s Miser,,

ELEVEN years our daughter suffered on a
bed of misery.
"Fro'n complaint of kidney, liver,
rheumatic trouble and nervous debility,
"Under the care OF the best physicians.
WHO gave her disease various names,
'But no relief,
"And now she is restored to us in good
health by as simple remedy as Hop Bit
ters, that we had Stunned for years before
using it, THE PARpNrs
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29

Chesapeake Bay by hundreds of boats that
are continually passing through the canal
all through the Spring and early Summer.
They are planted in Morris Cove and the
western shore. These oysters when subse-
quently marketed are called Chesapeake
plants, though grown at Morris Cove and
the western Shore Their flavor is equal to
the Morris Cove and cannot be distinguish
ed easily from them, but thoss in the oyster
business, the oystermen can readily distin-
guish them by the shell which is similar to
that of the parent plant on the other side of
the Peninsula at Chesapeake Bay.
Mr.. Ainscow, our informant upon this
subject, says he intends running his own
oyster boats this season. Captain Rory and
Captain johnson, whom he has engaged are
old oystermen who run their own sloops,
own their own oyster beds, and have been
in the trade over 90 years.
The Chesapeake oyster beds are naturally
more extensive than the Delaware, as the
topography of the surrounding country
with its more numerous creeks, inlets, estu.
aries and well Sheltered land-locked bays
conduces to more prolific natural growth
In Delaware Bay, on the contrary, especial
ly at Morris Cove, the oyster seems to take
successfully to artificial propagation. II
the former locality there is no trouble takeI
in planting the oyster as in our neighbor
hood here. The oyster fishing laws are ais,
more stringent in Chesapeake Bay. There
df.dgng is not allowed until November 10
whereas here it commences the LIST of Sep
tember. So that here while the oyster trad
is in full blast the Chesapeake people al
doing nothing; practically then, SO mucl
time is lost.
Mr.. Ainscow reports that the prospect
for good oysters this season are UNUSUAL
favorable.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
Fire Alarm Signals.

SFe Alarm signals.
= Twentieth and Market streets.
Tenth and Orange streets.
Police Call.
y Tenth and Walnut streets
1-2 City Hail.
l-5 Fifth and French streets.
Il Front and Poplar streets.
10 Sixth and Spruce Streets.
l-0 Eleventh and Church streets.
II Third and Railroad Avenue.
I-S Thirteenth and King.
- Seventh and Railroad Avenue.
S-5 Second and Shipley streets.
"a Trout and Justson streets.
20 Second and jackson streets.
20 Maryland Avenue and Linden streets.
~ delaware Avenue and DUPONT streets,
2-o Ninth and Madison streets.
~ Front and Searles streets.
~ Sixth and Tatnall streets.
3-4 Fourth and Madison streets
20 Harlan and Hollingsworth Co.'S Yard.
90 Maryland Avenue and Cedar street
Al Warmers Wharf.
4-S Heald and Lobdell SITS. South Wilm.
80 Eighth and BToome streets.
"a pennsylvania Ave. and VanBulen SITS
5-l Thirteenth and Washington streets.
Test signal at 8 a. M, each morning
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29

THE REMEDY SO favorably noticed in all
the papers.
Religious and secular, is
Having large sale, aud is supplanting
all other medicines.
There is no denyng the virtues of the
Hop plant, and the proprietors of Hop Bit
ability
In compounding medicine whose yir-
tues are SO palpable to every ones observa-
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
Advertising Cheats.

ut has become so common to begin an
article in an elegant, interesting style,
Then run it into some advertisement
that we avoid all such,
"And simply call attention to the merits
of Hop Bitters in as plain, honest terms as
possible,
"To induce people
ITO give them one trial, which SO proves
their value that they will rever use any,
thing else."
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29

US None genuine without a bunch of
green Hops on the white label. Shun ali
the @ vile, poisonous stuff with 'tHop" or
Hops" in their name.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1855.
Fine Memorial WORK.

MIR. Thomas Davidson has on hand, at his
marble works Fifth and King streets, a com.
mission for two fine monumental shafts to
be placed on the battle field of Gettysburg
They are to be erected in memory of those
OF Delaware's gallant sons who fell
in that terrible contest. Each of the 1st and cd
Delaware regiments are to have a separate
memorial stone. The inscription, upon the
upper part of the stone is, ''Position held by
LIST Reg. Del. VOL Infantry-2nd Brigade,
3rd Div, snd Army Corps, July 2nd and
3rd 1861" An the foot of the monument
the legend is Erected by the State of Del
aware to commemorate the gallantry of her
sons" Two diamond shape markers" will
be placed on the ground to indicate the ad-
vanced position before the enemy that Del
aware's sons held on those memorable DAYS,
The designs for the monuments are grace.
full and appropriate and most credtable
to Mr.. Davidson good taste as designer and
sculptor.
There are other interesting points in Mr..
Davidson workshop. Largo and beautiful
samples of marble and granite from all the
famous quarries are strewn around. From
Carrara, Italy, arriving here by tedious two
months journey in sailing vessels from Med
iterranean; from the west, quarried in In.
diana, is seen the beautiful gray Indiana
limestone, the new and popular substitute
for the tiresome brown Portland stone; from
Ruthlaud, Vermont; from Dyce, Scotland, a
beautiful granite; even from our immediate
neighborhood comes the Brandywine granite,
a comparatively new product. The stone
cutter seems nowadays to gather his mater
ials from every part of the world.
Standing in the workshop, near us is an
immense crane slowly revolving ponderous
stone wheel 10 feet in diameter. Its work
is to polish the marble and granite surfaces
This is done with a beautiful result, with
such a brilliant lustrous effect and so smooth
and even, that not hair could be placed
between its surface and straight edge
placed upon it. -Four finished newell posts.
whose beauty ATTRACTS attention eIicited
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-08-29
t,be 3l5'In'1ir'sto''''n,'

Is the acknowledged fa-
vorite family newspaper of
Wilmington.
Is the organ of no party
clique and the mouthpiece
Of no individual.
Is a finn advocate OF
the Temperance Cause
Will have spicy articles for
all classes Of readers.
Contains society gleanings,
doingsof beneficial societies.
and mus cal and dramatic
happenings, companionable
sketches for the family circle
Is neutral in nothing
independent in everything,
Mental Hygiene, Domestic
Sanitation and General Pa
thology will be subjects fol
constant elaboration in these
columns.
Subscription, price two cents
per week, or one dollar pei
annum,
Published every Saturday a
the office, $. w. Cor. 0
Seventh and Market SITS.
Exchange Building) Seconc
Floor, by The Wilmingto
nian Print Company.