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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-14
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-14

IHTASTEn-TO KNOW THE BEST TURKISH
w and Russian baths In Washington, 90 to
rhcdd's, on l. ST. near 9th n. w; established I'm
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03

E. T. Veasy has sold his promising g.
year-old colt, May Queen, to Joseph
Stoeckle of Wilmington. The young
animal is fine one and is bred from one
of the best mares in this county. She
was sold for BreakloGte, Light.
Governor Stockley, upon receipt of che
sad intelligence of the great statesman's
death, telegraphed to Mrs. Hendricks
expressions of his heartfelt sorrow and
regret at her irreparable loss, and the loss
of the nation, and ordered the flag on the
capitol at half mast Georgetopn Demo.
crat.
A portion Of the United States engineer
corps has been at work surveying from
Collins Beach to below the mouth of
Smyrna creek, on Bombay Hook. It is
reported that the government will build o
dyke from the former to the latter point
next spring, for the purpose of protect
ing the channel. 1t is said that the
washing from this shore isthe great cause
of trouble, hence the proposed dyke. II
will be built five feet above the high
water mark, and the cost is estimated to
reach nearly 81, 100000.
Col. Graham, trustee, sold the following
property of the late Winder Hastings lasi
Saturday: Lot No. /, 1874 acres, to d. j,
Parsons and j. G.. Holloway, for $2, 275
lot No. 2, 100 acres, to E. W. Parsons, W.
f. Ward and j. W. Ward and j. W. Vim,
brow, for so 500 lot No. 8, 100 acres, to
j. 8. Hastings, for 81 800; lot No. 4, 12f
acres, to E. M. Walston, for 81 $50; loi
No. 8, 1856 acres, to ]. j. Parsons, T. g.
Fooks and H. Holloway, for 80 1856; the
mill property TO Jacob Hastings, 81, 1906
The total amount was $11 ,231.- Salis5usy
| Adpertiser.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03

another. AS examples Of this he would
probably include Lowell's opinion In verse
Of Irving, Cooper, Emerson, bryant, Long
fellow, Holmes, Poe, Whittier and
Hawthorne, and Wordsworth's and
Shelley's similarly Of Coleridge. In ex-
planation Of not appearing outside OF
the preface, the compiler says: 81 have
myself suffered 80 keenly from the depress-
ing platitudes which worthy and respect
able but more or less addle-headed gentle
men frequently thrust into tho text they
have undertaken TO edit that / do not wish
to incur the possibility OF inflleeing similar
torture upon any reader of this volume"
Sheridan (l751-1816), following with two
scores OF writer's born before 1901.
Curiously enough the authors treated
represent precisely a century in
the date OF their birth, from Mrs. Bar
BAUD in 1743 to Swinburne and Henry
James, Jr., In 1913. Prominent among those
whose criticisms are quoted are Macaulay,
byron. Matthew Arnold, Goethe, Carlyle
Whipple, DeQuincey, Leslie stephen, Har-
riet Martinean, Mrs. Browning, r. II. Hutton,
Stedman, Higginson, Stoddard, Justin Nc
j. earthly, Nichol, Edmund Gosse, Ruskin
and Howells. II Is interesting to note that
after criticism of Henry James, Jr., by
Howells, occupying nearly four
of the small pages, if which
MT. Jaues rs eIeuiteu WIN swapping ana
directing American fiction, come three
pithy lines which will please many Aneli-
cans. T. W. Higginson says "Mr. James's
cosmopolitanism Is, after all, limited to be
really cosmopolitan, a man must be at home
even In his own country"
The publishers have also done their pnrt
well, giving handy volume yet with large
margins, excellent letter-press, and a neat
binding and one of those paper labels which
lend such charming air of wisdom. Re-
ceived through O. +. Thomas & Co.. price,
al 80,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03

Death has certainly been busy thisweek
among men high in political rank. First
the youthful King Alfonso of Spain, cut
off in his 2sth year, leaving the resusci-
tated monarchy to the uncertainties of a
long regency, with the risk that, even
though his expected heir should live and
thrive both physically and mentally, some
stronger hand may snatch tine crown
before he is old enough to
wear it. Then on the same after
noon came, with startling suddenness,
the death of our own honored vice-presi-
dent, and on our Thanksgiving Day the
famous Marshal Serrano passed away-a
man who was president of the short-lived
Spanish republic in its hour of dissolu-
ton, and who retired from that Office
upon the restoration of the monarchy and
the proclamation of Alfonso as king.
Before becoming president Serrano had
successfully filled the offices Of
captain-general of Grenada, cap
tain-general Of Cuba, captain-general
of Madrid, president of the Spanisl
Senate,of 1865, president of the Spanish
council and commander-in-chief of the
army in 1868, regent in 1869 and prime
minister in 1871. He had also been, il
1852, created Duke de la Tore, in recog
milton of his services in the remuneration
of Santo Domingo to Spain. He wa
twice exiled and by turns a successful
revolutionist and an unsuccessful insur
gent and, altogether, very prominen
factor in Spanish history during the pas
half century.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03

The fredericksburg, Md, Courier returns
to the unpleasant subject of the pur-
chaslble vote of Caroline county, and
calls upon reputable citizens to inaugu-
rate moo movement to curtail this
shameful evil. The insignificant vote
given the anti-bribery ticket last month
has shown the folly of starting such
movement in the heat of campaign, but
if $50 men of each political party
can now be found to pledge them
selves in writing to support that
ticket whose candidates and county
committee bind themselves under
oath to neither directly nor indi-
rectly violate or cause to Dc Siolated the
laws in reference to bribery 'tiirrr 10
nothing reasonable that they can ask of
either party that they cannot have.
Neither party would dare refuse the
pledge, not more than once at least" In
conclusion the Courier says; There are
surely 40 men in each party in every dis
trict Of this county who will do this little
4
to tear out this fostering, putrid cor
ruption from our midst which is striking
its venom deeper and. deeper into the
| public veal and which is corrupting So
ciety in every direction to an ex-
tent not Thought off, We should like
in the name of citizenship and manhood,
to see the curriers' claim confirmed, but
entertain no expectation that ii will be.
| Eighty men can doubtless be found in
each district who will them" and "hawn
and confess that ii is disgraceful and dis
honorable to traffic in votes, but, when it
comes to signing such pledge as the
GoHrfer Offers, they will ask TO be ex.
cused. STILL let the Courier keep, it up
and let the other county papers, the
preachers, the teachers and honest men
Of all ayocations add word now and
then and the time will eventually come
when the wretchcs who have been in the
habit of thus barteriug away their man
hood will have tine consciousness forced
upon them that such yenality is utterl,
despieahle in the sight of all whose goot
opinion is worth having.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03

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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03
aTanamaker's.
PHILADELPHIA. Norsmher 20. 1876

ThlLApEhfhiA, November 20, 1850
The store that sells two
and-a-half per cent of all the
linens that come from all the
countries of Europe-there is
the place to see linens.
Iwo-and-half per cent is an
enormous proportion. We
scanned the figures closely
ourselves, though they came
from the United States Treas
ury records extracted by Mr..
Lorln Blodgett, who had as
Appraiser General too many
years familiarity with such sta
tistics to blunder in them.
No matter why this concen-
tration. Many curious ques-
tons might be asked about it
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03
THE FISHERMEN KICKING.
PennsylgaDians Protesting Against
New Jersey and Delaware Laws.

New Jersey and Delaware laws
A number of representative Pennsyl-
vania fishermen met at the Eagle Hotel,
Marcus Hook, Pa, Monday night, to dis
cuss the present laws affecting fishing in
the Delaware river. One reason for the
meeting, it was said, was that since the
compromise between the governors of
New Jersey and Delaware, by which they
both agreed not to prosecute fishermen
from either state who worked In disputed
waters, they have expended the energy
thus thrown out of use in captur-
lug Pennsylvanians. Joshua G. Green,
who presided, insisted that the 500 Phila-
dolphin. 900 Marcus Hook and 100 Chester
fishermen represented at the meeting did
not intend to stand this discrimination.
Senator Thomas V. Cooper, of Media,
was one of the leading spirits at the
gathering. He told of a journey he had
made during the past week to Harrisburg
to see Governor Pattison and Attorney
general Cassidy about protecting the
fShermen's rights, and said he thought
that the administration would make efforts
to redress the grievances of the river
toilers. petition was prepared and
signed by all present asking Governor
Pattison to go into the United States
courts and obtain injunctions against the
states of New Jersey and Delaware, pre-
venting them from interfering with Penn
sylyania fishermen. A petition was also
prepared asking Congress to pass law
declaring that fishing in rivers that divide
states shall be entirely free to citizens
living on either bank.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03
.sia Frank,s,, plea for Liberty,

During the visit of inspection to the
county jail, made by the grand jury on
Wednesday last, big Frank held pro.
tracted interview with the members. He
claimed that his case was one demanding
special inquiry at the hands of the jury,
inasmuch as there is no law to warrant
his being confined in the jail after the
expiration of the time for which he was
sentenced. The ''crookn believes his
imprisonment is illegal and an injustice
to the county x-payers, inasmuch as
they have to bear the cost of his support.
big Frank" quotes a number of authori-
ties to substantiate his opinion, and dis
cusses points of law with the air of an
attorney of immense clientage. He holds
that il his incarceration is warranted, the
authorities are bound to bring Jimmy
Hope back to Jail at the expiration of his
term in the California penitentiary which
expires in few months. To do this
'tBig Frank" estimates it will cost the
county $4,000. McCoy's plea for liberty
was very earnest and ingenious and inli-
Gated his desire for freedom is as pro.
nounced as was his efforts to avoid the
whipping post just after his conviction
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03
a BISRop EXPELLED.
The Kcy. Daniel u. Russell, Jr.,
Loses RAis official Garb.


Loses EAis official Garb.
The African Wesley NJ. E. Church has
expelled its bishop, the Rev. Daniel J.
Russell, Jr., of this city, for maladminis-
tration of Office and violation of the dis
cipline.
The church has three congregations,
one of which worships in the Philips
Building Fourth and French streets, this
city, and the other two at Kennett
Square and Churchill, Pa, respectively.
Some time ago the bishop applied fer
admission to the African Union Church
of this city, but his application was re-
jected. He presented the application
without consulting his church and when
tho church learned what he had done he
was taken to task and, it is said,
denied having made the application. A
committee of the African Union Church
was consulted aud proof of the bishops
application for admission received. A
church trial was ordered, but the bishop
declined to appear. Consequently he
was expelled.
For some tho bishop had been pastor
Of the congregation in this city, but since
he was expelled the Rev. Charles E. Ross
has been in charge. Mr.. Russell's sue
cessor as bishop has not as yet been ap.
pointed. He is son of the Rev. Daniel
j. Russell of the African Union Church.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03


ROT SO Greatly 1SlseranrhEsed<
II ought 70 bs to the people of other
states unfamiliar with the true status Of
the cass) sufficient refutation of the in
Justice done to Delaware in the North
american hciesos editorial article on''A
Disfranehisca People," to simply point
out that DslSware stands fifteenth on the
list Of states in the proportion of votes
actually polled to the number of adult
males in, her population. This is the
showing made by the census of 1880 and
the returns of the Presidential election in
that year. The data will be found ON
page S04 of the American almanac for
1886, edited by Ainsworth r. Spoford,
Librarian of Congress, work generally
regarded as excellent authority. II Is
there shown that, with 3S,298 males of
voting nge, Delaware cast 20, 1888 votes a
percentage of 765.
This percentage was exceeded only by
Maine, Iowa, Illinois, New York, Wis.
consin, Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
North Carolina. New Jersey, New Hpmp
shire, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio and
Indiana, running in the order named,
from ~ per cent in Mime up to 94A in
Indiana.
The following states, in the order given,
| fell below Delaware in percentage of
voters 10 adult males Rhode Island (3S
| per cent?, Louisiana, Georgia, Missis-
RADIO, Arkansas, Alabama, Nevada, Viz
| ginia, Texas, Tennessee, Vermont, Ne
braska. Oregon. Kentucky, Minnesota,
| Missouri. MARYLAND, Connecticut, Michi-
| can and Kansas (751 per cent).
Much more might be said, but this one
exhibit is enough to convince every un-
biased reader of the upfairness of the
| North A0,e,4can Repie,o's article. We
| will inst mention that the amendments to
| the assessment laws which the article cites
as following the trial in the United States
Court of Collector Given, were necessis
tated by the following pretty substantial
reasons:
First-That that trial demonstrated
that, under the law as il then existed aud
was interpreted in the United States
court. il was in the province of the Jury
to INQUIRE into the inner workings of
mans mind and to deduco therefrom the
conclusion that if he omitted to assess or
collect the taxes of certain colored men,
it was because he was actuated by de-
termination to exclude such men from
Qualifying TO vote because of their race
and color.
Secondly-It hld become the practice
OF the Republican leaders 10 attend to the
paving of the poll-taxes of their eolored
voters in alternate years only, when their
votes were wanted. In the off years,
in which no elections are held, the
taxes of these non property holders
remained to great extent unpaid.
They thus enjoyed all the advantages of
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03

Hints still continue to come from Ohio
that the CORY John Sherman is not yet
confident of being sent back to faunt his
bloody banner again in senatorial halls.
The Republicans hold the legislature by a
very slender majority and there are men
in that majority who do not like John.
Ohio Democrats are reported as saying in
confident but mysterious tones that Sher-
man will be defeated, and the doughty
warrior Inns hurried home to look after
his fences. A dispatch. of Sundays date
says: "Were q conservative Republican
or an independent candidate to enter the
race against Sherman, he would be almost
certain to pull some votes out of the Re-
publican line, it is said, and with the
votes of the Democratic members solidly
for him would be elected" Can it be
that Ohio is about to follow the example
of Oregon2
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03

When one free and independent citizen
of this gay and festive Peninsula has
unintentionally or inadvertently wronged
or misjudged another free and indepen-
dent citizen of the Peninsula aforesaid we
like to see him come forward fairly and
squarely with an amende honorable of the
most liberal dimensions. And in this
spirit we note with inward satisfaction
verging closely upon hilarity we'll
rounded retraction which the heht Meas
has just made. Our sedate and cultured
contemporary rises to explain that, after
long and extended research into
the lowest purlieus of the most groveling
and abject manifestations Of meanness,
it had written down james Nicholas
Brewer as the meanest man, politically,
in all Maryland. But it is now free to
confess that, in this, it has done James
Nicholas Brewer an injustice. 1t has dis.
covered that there is still another man
more surprisingly mean than even Mr..
Brewer, and it candidly says that Mr.
Irving Thomas Matthews of Worcester
county takes the cake y Because why
The Kent NeaoS explains
He not only held the clerkship Of that
county for IS years under the Democratic
party and wanted it again, and because hi
couldn't get it under that party joined tn,
Fusionists-ran for clerk as an indepen
dent and got licked-but he now caps tn,
climax by declaring his purpose to contes
the election! He states his belief that irrcg
ularities enough in, the ballots will be dis
covered to give him the election. Ant
those who know Mr.. Irving Thomas prett!
well think this claim is likely to be mad,
good, on its face, jas he is the present happ.
custodian of said ballots.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03
Found Dead in sho woods.

bAltlmorc sun special,
SALISBURY, MD. Nov. 3O.-Early this
morning Farmer Whitfield, in going from
his home to Peter Freeny's farm, dis
covered the dead body of William Jack
son, in strip of woods, near the road.
Mr.. Whitfield reported his discovery in
Salisbury, and the remains were brought
to the establishment of George G. Hol-
land and prepared for burial. 1t was
learned that jackson was in Salisbury on
Friday last, and left the town late in the
afternoon, considerably under the infiu-
ence of liqrai, for the residence of Peter
Freeny, q farmer, residing few miles
from town. Sunday afternoon Jack
son was seen by several per-
sons a short distance from Freeny's
in an intoxicated condition. He was dip
ping water from ditch and drinking it
from his hand. This morning his dead
body was found few hundred yards from
where he was last seen Sunday afternoon
The ground sho we'd that jackson had
made efforts to crawl along, but it is sup
posed he became chilled and died from
exposure. The remains were examined
this afternoon, and there being no marks
Of violence, it was deemed unnecessary TO
hold an inquest. The deceased was about
65 years old, and well-known here. He
had taught school in this county several
years, and was well-informed man. He
leaves several relatives living iu Sails
bury
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03

Asa fair sample of the general character
of the editorial in the December number
of the North american ReDteto, giving
most radical Republican view of the as
sessment laws in this State, the follow
ing sentence will suffice: "a person
not owning property-every poor man-is
obliged, in order to qualify as voter,
to pay his taxes nine months before
election" As fact, an elector in Della
ware can pay his tax nine minutes, or
nine seconds, before the close of the
polls on election day and then deposit his
ballot, if he can reach the polling place in
time. Evidently the careful and cir
cumstantial investigation" upon which the
ReDie,O alleges its editorial is based was
sadly deficient in many material respects.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03
A sickening Hanging.

NORWICH, ENGLAND, Nov. 3O.-There
was horrible and sickening sight to. day
at the hanging of Robert Goodale, mar
ket gardener for the murder of his wife
at Wisbeach, on SEPTEMBER 18th last. A
l5-stone weight was used and the drop
was 6 feet. When the trap was sprung
the rope rebounded violently and Good
ale's head was severed from his body, the
trunk and head falling to the ground,
the head lying at the foot and
blood oozing freely from both the body
and head. The spectators were horror
stricken, and became sick at the scene.
An inquest was held. The hangman said
Goodale's head looked as though it had
been cut with knife. He had a thin
Vertebra. The surgeon said the hangman
was sober and cool and collected when he
sprung the trap. Goodale's death was
almost instantaneous, and was more
merciful than by strangulation. The
jury rendered verdict in accordance
with the facts, attaching no blame to the
hangman.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03

"A highly respectable colored citizen of
Princess Anne" writes to the Marylander
il much apparent concern to inquire if
ALBERT Morris, who seems to be IN in
huential member of the congregation of
John Wesley NJ. L. Church in that town,
has any sufficient authority for declaring
that no Democrat can enter the kingdom
Of heaven. 1t further appears, from the
anxious inquirer's letter, that Mr.. Morris
has affirmed that no Democrat has ever
reached that happy land, and that
the matter is making trouble in
the church. More singular still, from the
serious tone of the editors reply to the
letter, it is evident that he regards the
inquiry as made in good faith and by i'm.
plication admits that there may be colored
men in the community unsophisticated
enough to believe such stuff. What are
we to think of the political leaders who
have taken advantage of their Ignorance
to bind them to party by such influences