Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-05
THE PENINSULA.

Charles Drummond, ,Aooomaok's colored
giant, is now running an oyster house at
0nanoock. Charles will bJ 81 in October !;
he is s feet, inches high aud weighs
over $50 pounds.
Il. Nicholson of Philadelphia has
erected q eommodiOus factory at Esston,
Md, where he will manufacture all sorts
OF wooden toys and minor household
utensils. He Ia working on ohildren's
swings at present.
The oyter pupgy Cubs, Captain Gilden,
filled, went ashore and broke up near
Craddock creek, ON the eastern shore OF
the Chesapeake, in the storm OF Wednes-
day, week. 0pe Of crew was drowned and
another frozen 10 death. The captain
and two men came to shore on planks
from the wreck.
According to q iSusser Journal letter the
editor Of the Seaiord Enterprise, with the
aid Of the "devil," looked through a dio-
tionary "irom A to IzzArd" for the word
"paraphernaliA," and couldn't fud II.
The Ente, prise editor wishes lexico-
Rraphers would learn to make "diotion-
aries With an index to 'em."
Governor Stocklsy on Thursday granted
q pardon to Levi Scott who has been con-
fined in the jail Of Kent county for nearly
three years. Scott 1t will DO remembered
shot and killed Ephrsim Dill at the resi-
deDce Of Scott In South MuTderkill over
three years ago and was convicted ct the
April term Of court In 1882, OF man
slsugh r.-DetaUa,e con.
The following totals are taken from the
records Of the general assessment Of st.
Georges hundred, recently completed by
Assessor Jonathan W Lestberberry East
district, whites, 81 ,627, ,832; negroes,
$62, AIS total, 81 1902 West district,
whites, $1,5l2,12 negroes, $57, ,216;
total, 81 $50, ,343. The grand total for
the two districts IL $3, 1853, ,5s9.-Middle
toDn Transcript.
There was an uhususlly low tide al
Lewes Friday. AT O'Clock the water
near the Breakwater stone pile was only
three feet and sohooners in the harbor
only drawing IL feet Of water wers
ashore. The steps from the wafer TO the
platform Of the signal office were entirely
exposed. Small boats could not lie near
the BteakwAter for tesr o, being dashed
to pieoss on the exposed rocks.
Reilly F. Hedley, white man Of good
appearance, was run over by an express
trsiu on the New York, PhiIadelphis &
Norfolk railroad, near HGllwood station,
| Northampton county, Va on Thursday,
and killed. His body was found on the
side Of the track. He stopped near Hall
wood and fell asleep, with his head on
one Of the rails. Hardly had he taken
up this dangerous position before the ex-
press thundered along and dashed over
the poor fellow before any one had dis
covered his presence.
An Italian youth was knocked down,
robbed and left Tor dead, last Friday
night on the Ne hanios' Valley road
about one mile and half from North
East. He worked on the LAnght m
contract aud had just been paid Fl
His body was found in the woods the
next day, and was taken to the Italian
shanties near by. DR.. Houskseper
dressed the wounds. After reSalninR
consciousness he said his assailant was a
The negro answering to his description,
had the day after the robbery bought q
ticket at North Rast for hiohmond.
kilograms were sen. ordering his arrest,
but at last accounts, he had not been
| cAuRuts ApOut poV Ahu HAtcu huu
chain were taken from the poor
foreigner. It was this young mans
father who was buried under an en-
bankment and instantly killed last
summer.-North East Star.
James L. Smith, proprietor Of Mording-
ton mills, who % q man Of considerable
mechanical ingenuity, having already
secured several patents, is trying TO solve
the problem of catching porpoise and
other fish along our shore with profit.
Mr.. Smith is having boat, suitable fol
use along the bay shore, built at the
shipyards in this town. he will erect 9
factory at Benefits Pier, where he pro.
poses to take his fish and convert them
into oil, leather and fertilizer. He has
been at work for some months In perfect
} ing q gun with which to shoot porpoise
1t is bis design to arrange the weapon Il
discharge ball shat contains powerful
} explosive. The firing Of the gun will
ignite fuse that will explodge the bal
when It has lodged in the object toward
which 1t is aimed. simultaneously with
! the discharge Of the explosive bullet al
, arrow with line attached is 10 be sho
from the gun. Should the ash escape Il
some distance the line will indicate IL
Whereabouts. .-Milford Neps.