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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06
BANANAS INsURRECTIoN.
Another Batch of Marines Ordered t.
the scene by Secretary Whitney.

Another Batch of Marines Ordered to
the scene by Secretary Whitney.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Secre-
tary of the Navy, in view Of later dis
patches regarding the troubles at Panama,
and especially the one from Commander
Kane, of the Galena, has decided to send
a further force to the isthmus by the
steamship Acapulco. The dispatches in
dicate a continued condition of disorder.
The following is Commander Kane's
dispatch referred to above:
COLON, April T. 1855.
. Ms Secretary of the Nary Wds1tagton;
The vessels now on the way to Aspnwal,
together with the force on the Para, Will be
sufficient to open and guard transit il sup
ported by two ships at Panama. without
such support an extra force OF 800 men VIII be
required Everything is quiet in AsplnWall,
and all American property IS as well lro-
tected as my force will permit. ! have ll2
officers and men on shore. My command is
safe and well.
BUT ONE FOREIGNER KILLED.
Only one foreigner was killed 90 far as
known. There are about 100 Colombian Gov
ernment troops here holding large number
OF prisoners. and are rendering no assistance
in preserving order. The railroad company
ia affordng all possible relief TO the refugees,
and has sent many out on the line OF the
road. Transit remains closed. One relief
train reached Panama last night at great rick,
having been stopped by the insurgents, a.
ono person forcibly removed The wires to
Panama are continually being cut.
KANE, Commanding.
Secretary Whitney has sent the follow
ing dispatch TO President Houston Of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company:
Later dispatches indicate such a condition
OF things that have concluded to send sao
moro men to- morrow. Can you take thcmf
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06
LION AND BEAR MUST FIGHT,
A Distinguished Traveller Claims that
warts Absolutely Inevitable.

LONDON, April 5.-Prof. Arminius
Vombery, the distinguished traveller, is Of
the opinion that war between England
and Russia is inevitable. lie says that
the Rawal Pindi meeting will perhaps de-
lay the outbreak, but II the Ameer Of
Afghanistan consents to an English rail-
way from Sidi TO Herat hOstilities will COM
mence within few weeks.Iie believes that
Russia AZ best only awaits the completion
OF the railway 70 Pul-i-khatun, and that
ii she has been able to getsoldiers secretly
across the Caspian Sea, war may begin
directly. .-,--
The Nouoe Vreniyed, of st. Petersburg,
openly demands that Russia withdraw
from Paris the declaration regarding the
fitting out OF priyateers,
A RUSSO o-PERsIAN AGREEMENT.
The Russian and Persian Governments
have agreed upon frontier between their
respective territories near Mery, ana
have appointed commission to n
boundary stones.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06
Finerty Egged.

CHICAGO, April 5.-Hon. John F. Fin.
ert' eX-member OF c igress, and several
other persons attempted TO speak 40 p0-
litical meeting to-nightin rough portion
OF the Seventeenth ward, known as "Lit-
tie He'll" but were howled down. Finally
the crowd began TO throw rotten eggs.
The speakers retired from the building,
but we're pursued and egged Tor coDsid-
arable distance along the street. Several
persOns were hlt. among them Q lady.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06

BERMUDA, April 6.--The brlgantine
John Sherwood, twelve days from Newport
News. with n cargo Of 1900 staves, ar
rived 40 Five Fathcm Hole March q IN tow
Of tne tug Britannia Ia distress. She Is
leaking her bulwarks are damaged. her
f0retopealiantmaet - carried away, and
her sails are lost. She was bound %
Lisbon. She was iowe1 into port on che
morning Of 1Ialcr "a.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06

WULMuNGToN, DBL, April 3 The
barge south America, arryipg stone
from Wilmington - Delaware Break
water, upset this afternoon az shs was
being towed from the Whining
ton and Nor'Aern Railroad wharf into
mld-stream, and four persons out OF a
crew Of t-enty-one were dr. ned.
Three OF the men we're colored ana hailed
from Richmond. The Durth was a white
man naL ID Robert Burns, OF philadel-
phia. The barge vas top heavy and en-
cOunfored a stron- current.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06
Navy Yard sbops Burned

NORFOLK, VA, April 5.-The paint
suluB ana spar-shed at the Gosport navy
iaIu We're burned at O'Clock this morn
KHss. The new furniture OF the steamers
en,.niainlta and Dolphin was stored in the
uu'9iinNulngs, and was destroyed, together
wiyp ii,p q lot OF paints and oils. The loss
VIII be very heavy.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06
rroIiurhuvnen netfer.

NEWARK, N. j., April 5.--Ex-secretary
Frelinghuysen's condition shows very
little change since this morning, and the
doctors state that he has held his own. He
has slept a great deal ard taken littlU
n0urishmont. Although very weak, no
immediate danger OF his death Is appre.
harNaH
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06
Man gtruok bv LIrbfnI.e.

WACO, TEXAS. April 5.--During n thun-
der storm this afternoon lightning struck
a shed, near which james Il. Barker and
a number OF negroes wer- standing. All
were prostrated. Barker'B iniurics are
fatal. Four cOl0red men are also IN a
critical condition.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06

gress mere subsidiary power, whose
duty it is to do little repairing once in a
while. They are setisfied with only the
highest grade of society, and look down
with inefable contempt on the private
cifiZnn
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06

BERN, April b.--Wholesale arrests Of
Anarchists have been made here and AZ
Zurich, Wlntcrthur, So. Gait and echnu.
hauscn. TIE pcfeUna arrested arc Chiefly
GumSns and Austriuns.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10
THE LOST nor FOUND.
Eugene Hamilton Turns Up In
Queen Anne's County, Md.

The colored boy Eugene Hamilton,
whose mother had hired him to white
man about eight weeks ago and had not
seen nor heard from him since, has
evidently been found. Mrs. Rachel
Hamilton, the mother who lives in
Pinkett's court, this city, Monday re-
oeived letter from William L. Jones,
Merricktown, Queen Anne's county, Md,
in which he says:
81 saw your advertisement in the EVERY
EVENING stating that you had lost boy.
There is boy down here that answers In
every respect to the description you gave.
He says his name is Eugene Hamilton. /
have seen the boy and talked with him. He
says you hired him to man for $3.50 per
week, and the man brought him down here
and left him. He says II you come after
him for you to bring him a hat. lam sure
he is your boy"
The railroad station nearest Merrick.
town post Office is Cox's, on the Queer
Anne's & Kent county railroad. Mrs
Hamilton is confined to her house witt
infiammatory rheumatism and caunot gc
for the boy herself. An effort will b
made to have the boy sent up. Mrs. Ham
ilton intends sueing the man to whom sh,
hired the boy for eight weeks wages pro
vided she can learn his name and where
| abouts.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10
LEVY COURT.
A RShort Session On rut sday-Cah
ora Collectors.

A HShort Session ON Fut sday-Cah
ora Collectors.
The levy court held an adjourned meet
ing Tuesday morning. The first business
transacted was the appointment of Messrs.
McCracekn and Hannah to settle with the
road commissioners of st. Georges
hundred.
Register Grubb made statement con-
corning the new will index, which goes
back over 200 years, and contains 10000
names. The work of copying, yerifica-
ton, and the other details consumed three
or four months, and the work is pro-
nounced by the register as complete. The
claim for doing the work is 5000.
County Treasurer Herbert made q
statement of taxes paid and comparison
of former years as printed elsewhere,
After the statement was presented Mr.
Herbert stated the county was in great
need of money and Mr.. Hannah intro
duced o resolution directing the county
tax collectors outside of Wilmington tx
gather the taxes now due and pay then
without delay to the county treasurer
The resolution was unanimously adopted
Messrs. Grubb and Hannah were appointed
a committee to settle with the road com
missioner of Brandywine hundred TO
1884.
The bill of Samuel Candy for surveying
new road in Brandywine hundred was re
ferred to committee for settlement, tn
charges being regarded as excessive.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor the court I'D
| journed at 10. 80 o'clock until january It'll
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10
oIAYMoxT.


N#
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journa !.
CLAyMoNT, Dec. s.-The vicinity 81
Grubb's Landing has improved wona ~
fully within year. In addltion " tne
new improvements on the old erupo
mansion, now occupied by J. IL. sander
son, two very pretty waiting sheds nave
been erected by the railroad company
William Cloud Is building new house'
which will be q credit to the neighpor-
hood, and Colonel Taggart has had con-
siderable work done about his summer
home Immediately at the station. Elght
men have been employed by. the colonel
since October LIST, filling up and leyeling
that portion of his place bordering on the
river. Some 5000 yards of dirt have
been handled, and the Improvement, from
a sanitary point, will be great one. Inc
| Practical Farmer Hotel bears evidence OF
new work, and the fine new barn erected
| last summer ia q credit to that old ano
| favorite inn.
The illness of Frank W. Bigger has de-
veloped into scarlet fever.
A surprise and birthday party wa
given to Miss Molly Lewis on Monda.
night.
Charles w. Burger, ESD, our worth,
school clerk, is busily engaged in collect
ing school taxes. lie is meeting witt
favorable success.
Il. Dansenbaker is contemplating hi
annual visit to Florida.
The creeks and small streams are froze
over, and skating occupies the time OF tn
young folks.
| Dairymen complain Of falling of
the quantity of milk since the cold snal
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10

A public school building in Frankfort,
KY, erected at cost of 1926, 900, was
burned on Monday night. It was insured
for $40, 900.
II is reported from Mansfield, Ohio,
that Joseph Hosdowitch, defaulting teller
| of the Farmers National Bank, who re-
turned from Canada, had agreed to show
| the bank officials where large quantities
of the banks securities were hidden. He
took them on Sunday night to barn,
beneath the foundation of which were
found two tin boxes containing upwards
of 100000 worth of papers and bonds.
He then directed them TO vault behind
the bank, and from that they fished out
papers amounting in value to 5000, 900. I
The great storm of wind and snow
which prevailed throughout the north
west on Thursday and Friday cleared up
by Saturday morning, leaving the tenn
perature very low. The gale was ex-
eeptionally severe upon the lakes and
marines disasters are feared. Railroad
travel at various points was interrupted by
the snow. The temperature varied from
% above zero at Chicago to zero at st.
Paul and IA below zero at Winnipeg. At
Omaha, the velocity of the wind was go
miles per hour, and trains were unable to
cross the Union Pacific bridge. At Cen.
trail City, Nebraska, part of new college
building was blown down. Snow fell
throughout Canada, the depth in the
Province of Quebec being two feet on q
level, and in Ontario from inches to 4
feet.
| Owing to inadequate pipage the supply
of natural gas at Pittsburg and Allie.
gheny City gave out yesterday. Hun
dreds of families had to resort to laundry
stoves for cooking purposes, several fnc-
tories suspended work, clerks wore their
overcoats and the scholars in the public
schools we've dismissed. similar an
noyance was experienced from to 10
O'Clock p. m. on Sunday in the towns of
Beaver Falls and New Brighton. These
towns were cut off from their supply of
NATURAL gasin order that connections might
be made with the Rochester main. AS
the cold was intense, many families we I
10 bed to keep warm, or visited the houses
OF the neighbors who still use the old
fashioned fuel coal. No suppers could be
cooked, and the restaurants using coal did
very large business. The hotel guests
abandoned the hotels and no evening SER
vices were held in the churches. Factories
which run all night had 10 shut down, and
it Is thought that considerable loss will be
incurred by the glass houses and pottery
from the cooling Of the pots and kilns.
When the gas was turned on, az 10
o'clock, many persons got out of their
beds to cook supper.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10

The Davis case is not one tobe compro-
missed by the acceptance of a plea OF
guilty of murder in the second degree.
We do not know that there is any prob
ability of the offer or the acceptance of
such plea but the fact that the posi-
bility of such an outcome has been talked
of on the street makes it the duty of the
press TO speak out. If ever the officers of
the State were called upon to prosecute
trial uncompromisingly till verdict is
reached it is in this case. To
do anything less would be to fall just that
fur short of their full duty to the people
whom they represent. If our police are
not to be upheld in the faithful perform
ance of their sworn duty as conservators
of the peace let the entire responsibility
therefor rest upon jury and let not the
State contemplate for moment becom
ing party thereto. We feel sure that W.
voice the general sentiment of this com
munity when we say that the acceptance
of a plea of guilty in any other form thai
rs laid in the indictment would not be re
garded as carrying with it a proper vindi
cation of the law and proper assuranc
of that protection for which our peopl
look to their peace officers. Let complet
justice be unswervingly meted out, so ia
as the power of our prosecuting Officer
goes, and then, whatever the final result
they have the consciousness of hayir
done all that they could and may rel
upon their services being duly appr'
ciated by the community.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10
NEW CASTLE.


Meeting of the E.OngfeIlow Literary
SOciety-eaOOd Skating.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
New CASTLE, Dec. I'm conformity
with an old custom long since
adopted by the board of trustees of
the commons, that body at its late
meeting made IN appropriation of
300 to be used i'll aiding the poor of the
town. Instead of being placed Us usual
i'll the hands of n committee of the board
or in the hands of the Trustees of the
Poor, the amount appropriated will be
placed in the hands of the Dorcas Society,
lately organized III connection with the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Fifty dollars of this sum have already been
placed at the disposal of the ladies.
A committee of Eve, Mrs. Susanna White
man, Mrs. M. A. Sutton, Mrs. Annie
Cannon, Mrs. II. M. Clark and Miss Mary
Pedrick, has been appointed by the
society to ascertain through the trustee
of the poor and the aid societies of the
various churches, who are already being
helped, in order to prevent any imposi-
tion being made upon them, and also to
inquire into the cases brought to their
notice. As the society is not, in any par.
ticular, of UNCONVENTIONAL character,
the aid extended will reach all classes OF
the suffering. A great deal of good has
already been done, in the way of clothing
t the needy and in furnishing them food
and fuel. Meetings are held by the
society every Wednesday afternoon, wheI
those in need can make known their con
dition. Should it become necessary thu
society room at the old court house viii
be kept open continuously, in order tt
receive donations from those wishing t.
contribute to this praiseworthy cause, ant
also to Offers better opportunity to thos
in actual need, for making known thei
| wants.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10
FATAL ACCIDENT.
John Wills, Jr.. Killed by a Plank
He Was SayViNx.

John Mills, Jr., an employee in the
wood and coal yard of his brother, James
Mills, was fatally injured Wednesday after
noon week and died from the effect of his
wounds about o'clock Sunday morn
ing. The deceased, with an assistant,
was saving wood with circular saw. A
heavy plank, 16 feet long, was being cut
lengthwise. When about the middle the
plank broke in two, and the half held by
Mr.. Mills fell upon the revolving saw
blade. 1t was sent whirling directly at
him, and the end struck Mr.. Mills directly
in the pit of the stomach, inflicting a
wound which caused the most severe
agony.
The suffering man was removed to his
home, No. 6l2 King street, where DR..
Maui rendered medical aid. The injuries
were at once pronounced fatal by the
physician and nothing could be done save
to alleviate the patient of as much suffer-
ing as possible.
The deceased was about SO years of age
and native of Philadelphia, but has re.
sided in this city over 30 years, learning
the hip-carpentering trade in New Castle
and here. In 1860 he was appointed
| ship-carpenter in the United States navy
a position he held for many years. HI
leaves wife and three children.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10
ANOTHER o1NDIDArs FOR HEMP
Robinson,s Half-Esrother Puts His
Mack I'm the Moose.


Neck i'm the Moose.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
MIpDIErowN, Dec. constable Grad
dock yesterday arrested. John Robinson,
alias Gain, charged with feloniously as
saulting fourteen-year-old daughter of
George johnson, colored, who lives in a
tenement house on John 4. Hayes farm,
near this town. The crime was COM
mitted on Thursday evening last, but on
account OF the absence of the father the
affair was kept quiet. Cain in the mean
time hnd left the premises, and did not
return until Saturday last. Johnson's
wife, Amanda, says il she had been two
minutes later going up stairs her daughter
would have died from suffocation, as
Robinson had jammed great lot of rags
| in the Victims mouth TO prevent her MAX
| ing an cutlery, besides which he had Sc
verely choked her. The mother says as
| she assembled the stairs Cain jumped up
and started to run down.
Cain was taken before Justice Veasey
/ this morning for a hearing and when
/ asked 'tAre you guilty of the charge upon
which you are charged ?n he replied in O
/ firm tone Eyes, sir.n He afterwards
signed his name TO written confession
| of the crime.
The girl is small for her age and said
| to be very delicate.
The prisoner is heavy built fellow,
black as coal, with an evil eye hidded be.
meath his SLOUGH hat. In the magistrates
office he was questioned, after the hearing
by your correspondent, and he said that
Charles Robinson, now on trial in vii
mington for a like crime is half brother
Cain says that his and Charles mother are
the same, but he does not know how it Il
that his name is Cain and the Others
Robinson.I then learned from him that hi
was among number of negroes who raj
away from Millington, Nd, last yea
hotly pursued by officers. The charg'
against them at that time was alleged
whisky selling. He also remember
when Robinson attempted assault on
girl near Church Hill, Md. The negr,
evidently does not realize his situation
He at this writing, IL O'Clock, is seate,
contentedly in the Justices office. TIL
colored men are delighted over his arrest
Cain was taken to Jail on the Ia
train north.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10

The report of Treasurer Jordan, sub
nitsed to the Secretary of the Treasury,
shows that during the fiscal year ending
June 30th, there was decrease in net
revenue Of ga ,829, 1863, and an increase in
expenditures OF $4,000, 500, making a
decrease in the surplus applicable to the
reduction of the public debt Of
$40, 929, 1854. BY October 31st, however.
there had accumulated an increase Of
S4S, 1877 ,561 IN the net available balance
in the treasury. This increase represents,
in substance, the excess of revenue over
expenditure. The treasurer recommends
that the sinking fund provision, the
amount provided for which was $45, 1885,
$50, be reduced to SIS, 900, 900 perannum.
Notice is given of the suspension of the
Issuance of one and two-dollar notes aud
the saving on printing, &C., effected
thereby. At the rate of the past three
months, reduction of $4,000, 900 in
small note issues is indicated for the cur
rent year. The treasurer recommends the
discontinuance of the issue of gold and
silver certificates; the silver certificates
especially, as they have proved positive
hindrance TO the more extended circula
ton of the silver dollar.
I5with regard to the silver dollars them
selves, he says that every .exertion hal
been made to give them an extended cir
culation, but without the. success That tn
large expenditure incurred would war
rant. Such measure of success as ha
been obtained has been at very grea
expense to the.government, the excessive
cost furnishing strong argument agains
continuing the issue. The circulation
obtained is short lived, the coins indin
their way back Immediately to the sui
treasures, the return movement castin
individual holders more for transports
ton than the original issue cost the gov
ernment As the sub-treasuries becom
overloaded with returned, and the mint
with unissued dollars, the government
obliged to transport them at heavy cos
to the nearest place in which vault rooi
can be found"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10

The Becker verdict meets with very
general approval. Though the testimony
alone, simple and unconhicting to an I'M
usual degree as it was, might have war
ranted harsher verdict, yet the preva-
lent feeling in the community undoubtedly
Is that the jury in fixing the grade Of
Becker's crime as manslaughter has done
Just about the right thing. The good
previous character established for the
prisoner and his prompt surrender to the
officers of the law were considerations
doubtless more potent with the jury in
rebuttal of the more malicious ingredient
of the higher grades of murder, which
seemed to run through the case, than al
the earnestness and eloquence of counsel
though the zeal and ability with which
both the prosecution and the defenc'
were conducted are deserving of higl
praise.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10
FIRE At NEW CASTLE.
An Ice House nnd Two Dwellings
ElIRraad.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
New CASTLE, Dec. 4.-Shortly after
1890 o'clock this morning the residents
in the vicinity of Market and Chestnut
streets were reused from their slumbers
by loud cries of fire. Joseph Jenkins
and family, colored, awoke to find their
home in blaze and barely escaped with
their lives. Fire had been started in the
ice house standing on Chestnut street
near the river and owned by Morrison.
From this ii spread to two small frame
dwelling houses adjoining, and Mr.. Jen-
kins. tie occupant of the house imme.
diately adjoining, barely escaped. The
fire burned tiercely, and the ice house
and the two dwellings,, with all their con
tents, were soon mass of smoulderine
ruins. The steam fire engine was upon
the scene in o very short time after the
alarm was given, but almost as soon Of
water was beginning to have little effect
upon the flames the eccentric of the
engine broke and it was rendered useless
The loss of the ice house will be abou
$500. The loss on the two dwellings
which were owned by Samuel Etchells
will reach about $500 or 81 900.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10

5peclhi 10 tne baitimore american.
PoRT DEPOSIT, Dec. Mr.. L. A. @.
Gerry was to-day notified of his reap
pointment as deputy collector, by Mr..
John W. Causey, the new collector OF
internal revenue for the Fifth district.
Mr.. Gerry was first appointed deputy
during the administration of President
johnson, and has been in Office ever
since. He served with distinction
through the war as first lieutenant OF
Battery b, First Maryland Artillery, and
has many friends throughout the country,