Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-25
THIR D EDITION.


PHILADELPHIA. Pa, sept. rs, 1885
District Assembly No. l OF theI
Knights of Labor met as sos Chestn ut
street last night The committees hav-
ing charge of the arrApgemaAts for the
grand labor denoastrAaon TO pro tost
against the arrest OF strikers by the po-
Ice at Industrial An Hall Tomorrow
evening reported that they had COM
pleted their laooSs. Phe different or
ganizatious conn1eted with she Knights
of Labor will assem- BILE ~ sos Chestnut
street at o'clock sharp, and these con-
nected with the Centrai Labor Union
nj GOT Walnut street. - the same time,
and pass over the following rouss Out
Walnut TO Seventh sspoes, 70 chestnut,
10 Broad and 70 tbs Hall. Patrick
Lynch will marshal the knights OF
Labor forces, and John J. Magntre she
Central Labor Union. Speeches will be
made by Thomas Phillips, Of Assembly
"a Charles Simmerman, commissioner
of labor statistics for New Jersey Vic
Tor DiuIy the soulptor, and others. A
poem Ia ,or will be read by Mrs.
Wilson. General Secretary Turner will
call tt m letting to order
John Lee & Sons, whose mn ID are ut
17l7 Bodine street, claimed to have
taken on a number of striking weavers
yesterday, who called at the office and
fChOuAccA shC AAhAShbo Va
Labor. Mr.. Lee states that only few
more winders are wanted.
Ex-Master Workman james A.
Wright, of District Asse mbly No. l,
has Just returned from Europe, where
he has been organising assemblies OF
The knights of Labor. He addressed
the assembly at its messing last night
upon the work done by him and the
condition of the laboring CT asses in
Europe.
" Lookout dar, chillen, for why
doan't you take keer," said an ebon.
lied piece Of humanity yesterday at the
State Fair Grounds, ~ he led high
spirited stallion through crowd OF
men. Laws a m sssey, do you think
dis yeres am COW" The stallion
proud, spirited and beautiful in every
line aud curve of his body, jumped Ant
rugged a. his halter, aud the warned
crowd cheered him rs no let both hinC
feet tly at an imaginary foe, out Of pur'
mischief.
All down the long line Of box stall
under the shelter in front of them, in
serested visitors inspected the magnif
cent or-es op exhibition from the grea
heavy C.yJes3ales and Percherons
looking "a though they had been crea
ted to carry 2 ants clad in mail armol
prize animals, down TO the smaller nes
lin bed trott ers. Old Ethan Allen, ii
fire of youth buried under the load ,
his thirty-fluz years, was on hand, al
as merry as a weli.tllled stomach al
no work entities the age TO bs.
The exhibits at the fair are nearly a
in place aud the thorough completion
the new Floral Hall only matter of
day or two. The Kennel Club, wit
their twenty three prizes and long Ii
of entries, are jubilaut over the pro
pect for the great dog show. They T
ceived word from PIttsbnrg yesterda
that the dog show there has been post
poned sine die on account of the sho
here. Saturday is the last day ups
which entries can be made.
Wauamaker' building will be entir
ly finished today, and probably all t
exhibits Wi. De in it By to-morro
Tonight there will be AN evening sc
sion. fropS7 10 10 o'clock, for the I'll
time.
David r. Clark, so years of q,
committed suicide last night at
residence, 2901 Clarion street,
almost completely disembowelli
himself with pocket knife. The m
had for several days been complaint
OF pains il lis head, and 1t is thoua
that he was temporarily insane when
killed himse.:. About four years a
he received a fracture OF the skull
bricks falling upon his bead while
was at work. For some time after th
he was ont of his mind. He recover,
but recent. y he appears to have be
affected by the Old complaint. l.,
night after supper he told his wife
was going up stairs u rest for a lit
while. When his wife went up an he
later, she found him on the floor wi
two large gashes in his abdomen.
Lorman, Of Twefth and Mliillu stree
was summoned, but the mar was de
when he arrived.