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The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
Local Politics.

This afternoon between the hours of A and
7 o'clock the Democratic mayoralty nomina-
tion will be held in the various wards at the
respective voting places in said wards. The
surface Indications until very recently point
ed to walk over for Prof. G. b. Rhuads,
but within the past week an undercurrent
has been discovered in the interests of ex.
Mayor Simms which involves the result in a
great deal of uncertainty
Mr Simms' canvass has been of the still
hunt order and its proportions were not
appreciated by the friends of Prof. Rhoads
until last Thursday.
The Rhoad's following are making yigor-
Gus efforts to stem the Smm's current, but
with what measure Of success can only be
determined by count of the ballots.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
Personal,

Mr., w. r. Long, connected with the
Republican staff, is a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for City Council in the
Eighth Ward.
Mr.. Longs experience in reporting pro-
ceedings of City Council for the past six
years has made him very familiar with the
general outline of Council ork, and in this
he wonld have a signal advantage over one
not personally familiar with Council pro
ccedings.
Mr.. Long is thoroughly conversant with
the necessities Of the Eighth Ward, and if
elected, his constituents will be sure of a
friend at court.
The nomination will take place Saturday,
May 2Srd.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
Rugby Academy.

The Thirteenth Anniversary of the Rugby
Literary Society is to be held at the Grand
Opera House this evening.
Rugby School has always been favorite
with the citizens of Wilmington and its
Literary Society's annual entertainment is
looked forward TO with undeniable pleasure.
AS usual there will be large attendance,
ard, to judge from the list of names of the
young gentlemen who are advertised to take
part in the exercises, the visitors aie guaran-
teed bright, lively, and extremely pleasur
able hour.
There is one characteristic in regard to
the pupils and graduates of Rugby Academy
which THE WILMNGToNIAN, as well as mauy
of our citizens have taken q,rict notice Oft
is that the young gentlemen Of that school,
seem to have developed distinctive char.
acter of bright, cheerful manliness. Whether
this is an accident of any peculiar theory
of teaching pursued under DIR. Murphy's
administration or not, it is hardly necessary
to question. Sufficient to say
that it notceably exists and ifat,
with gentlemanly culture, is what We, as
citizens, are delighted to perceive in the
youger people of Wilmington,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
"No Removals Excebt for Cause, !,

"No Removals Exceet for Cause.
Hon. L. f. Bayard signalized his induc-
tion into the Secretaryshipof State by the
now historic words there shall be no removals
ercept for cause.
Whether this statementlwas made as a
sort of placebo to deludsthe unsophistica-
ted mugwump and to gatl Fsfa into the
intended as whitening reb se to fna Dem
ocratic aspirant for official pIsttion, does not
yet appear.
The Times of this city VOICES the sentl-
ments of Delaware Democracy in its reply
to the 'no removals except for cause''
heresy in these words:
democrats are in favor OF Republican
" form of government, and they believe that
F" embrad the right to change their rulers
" at wif1. They also believe that when the
people declare through the ballot-box that
" all the officers from the highest to the
" lowest must be changed that the voice of
" the people should be respected and obey
"ed'
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
The Plymouth Lesson.

The frightfu scourgs at Plymoth has
naturally excited extraordinary interest, and
the experience should teach available prac-
tical lesson which should long be remem-
5ered and inure to the benefit Of many com
munities
Time and time again has the specific origin
Of typhoid fever been illustrated. 1t is a
disease that never comes sporadically or BY
contagion, but is always traceable 10 poi
son introduced into the system. This has
beea repeatedly demonstrated in attacks in
families, in schools and in communities
Sometimes the disease is conveyed through
the milk ofinfccted cattle, through contamin
ated water, or deeaying or vegetable matter
contired within dwelling. 1t is an accept
ed fact that the disease never appears with.
out the specific cause.
The lessons Of Plymouth is only a rcpeti-
tion of numerous precedents in this count
ry and Europe, only more emphatic because
it is recent and near at home. Every source
of supply of food or drink should be care
fully guarded. Diseased meats aud decay
ing vegetation are very prolific of all dis
eases and especially of typhoid fever. The
water courses that supply reservoirs and
feed communities should be the objects of
constant care and watchfulness.
Too much care cannot be exercised in
guarding the water supply, either for DOM
este or animal use
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
At Last.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company have
at last placed safeguards at the crossing at
Edgemoor station. Those compelled most
frequently is cross the railrol "a tracks at this
crossing, have been grateful. in their ex-
pressions to the management Of The VIII
MINGToNIAN, for the battle that has been
made in behalf of their physical safety.
The dangers lurking about sthis crossing
during the entire twenty-four hours of the
day, have been for long tim apparent to
every man, woman and child Who Glanced
to be in the neighborhood, save the railroad
officials themselves.
Why the Pennsylvania Railtoad Company
so long courted death and lsestenction at
this point is involved in mystery; yet all
who are necessitated to cross the tracks at
this point will be truly thankful that the
place from this time forward, Is to be care
fully guarded.
En- passant we are delightedto call atten-
tion to the satisfactory manna arin which the
railroad company hay1nin = OF the
street At It's lloSrth street DOSING.
The Pennsylvania Company demanded an
inordinate amount of prodding before it
could appreciate the necessity of the i'm
provement, but it got the prodding and the
people have now at Fourth and Church
streets one of the most pleasant of all the
railroad crossings within the city limits.
We have claimed and still insist that the al
most continuous vehcular travel on Fourth
street, demands an additional watchman to
assist in manning the safety gates.
| The company is entitled to vote OF
thanks for the completeness with which
they have paved this crossing, and all that
is now asked is to make this absolutely safe
to life and limb, is the additional watch
man.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
England and Russia.

1t is reported that the Ameer-of Arghanis-
tan has agreed to allow a British agent to
reside at Herat. In the pending arbitration
arrangements between England and Russia.
the English foreign secretary maintains the
right of England to hold exclusive relations
with the Ameer who will communicate
with foreign powers through the Indian
government.
II Lord Granville is capable of substantial
ting the condition of exclusive relations
with Afghanistan and gaining the recogni-
ton Of that concession from Russia, he viii
have acquired more than successful war
with that country could have accomplished.
Aighanistan will then be practically En-
glish territory, under somewhat similar con-
He will have gained Lord Beaconstleld's
scientific frontier" and The bruited Russo
English war will go upon the records of
history as victory for English diplomacy.
The above however, would be too biz a
trump card for Messrs De staal and De
Giers TO eoncede to England But if it be
true, the next question will arise as to what
great concession has the English government
made to Russia in exchange for it. We
have been taught lately to look upon Russia
as the sharper of the two rivals in the dip
lomatic field. Possibly it may be Englaud's :
turn now to make revelations OF statesman
like astuteness. The coming week will
probably afford interesting European news.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16

Dickens has been much criticized for his
apparent acceptance of the fact of spontane-
GUS combustion, but Sir W. Gull lately test-
fed to a surprising case before the Committee
of the House of Lords on intemperance. A
large, bloated man, who was suffering from
difficulty of breathing and great distention
of the venons system, died at Guys Hospital.
At the post-mortem of the following day
there was no sign of decomposition, and the
body was believed to be dstended with gas.
"When punctures were made into the skin, "
said Sir William, 'and lighted match ap-
piled, the gas which escaped burned with
the ordinary flame of carburetted hydrogen,
As many as dozen of these small flames
were burning at the same time"
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
For President OF the city Council.

Gen. j. C. Faua, secretary of the Phila.
delphia and Baltimore Railroad, is promi-
nently mentioned as the Democratic choice
for President of the City Council Mr..
Farra is well booked as parliamentarian
aud his election would be received with
favor.
Mr.. Stansbury j, Wiley is the most likely
candidate on the Republican side. This
gentleman has the confidence Of the commu-
nifty aud his name would strengthen tue al
ready exceptionally strong ticket.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16


with the legislative abrldgement of our mu-
nicipal rights, there were none to deny
but that some measure of relief was deman-
ded from the unjust and unrighteous decis-
ions of Mayor Wales, and that relief was of
fered by depriving the mayor of his oppor-
tunities for evil.
1t was earnestly hoped by those who had
favored the candidacy of Mayor Wales that
the closing acts of his administration would
be of that character as to rehabilitate him
but in this they were doomed to disappoint-
ment. His signature to the bill limiting the
Market to Sixth street, was in direct antag-
onism to the interests and wishes of four
fifths of our entire people. .@.
The citizens view with jealous eye any
interference with free markets, for it
must be admitted, that our free markets are
the pride, the joy AMI the comfort of this
people. With small wages the average man
can scarcely secure even now sufficient food
for his little ones and how much worse
would he fare if compelled to pay tribute to
the "middle mems exactions But be-
cause Mayor Wales, forsooth, was not pleas
ed to have th e plebeians in front of his man
sion upon certain days, he took it upon him
self to attempt to curtal the interests of the
many to suit his personal convenience
But of che many small acts of Mayor
Wales, the smallest of them all was the con
temptible thrust at Mr.. Allen Gawthrop, be-
cause of that gentleman's well known tenn
perance principles. Mr.. Gawthrop was not
re-appointed to the Board of Health, and his
non re-appointment was said to be solely due
to the temperance sentiments he entertain
ed.
While there never has been anything in
the record of Mayor Wales to give evidence
of temperance leanings, yet it was
charitably supposed that ordinary judgment
would preclude any public exhibition of his
true feelings on the question of temper
ance.
Mr.. Gawthrop and his cherished temper
ance principles will live long after Mayor
Wales, and his narrow minded policy shall
have been forgotten.
The truest friends of DR.. John P. Wales
will tell him that his very worst enemy has
been Mayor Wales. His record since the
day of his installation, is a series of lost
opportunities and of laugbable exhibitions
of personal venom. The mayor has not met
the expectations of his political friends, and
could he hear the unhealthy comments Of
his party allies on his official acts he would
cry out-"fall on me ye hills, and hide me
from sight ye mountains
1t was in the power of Mayor Wales to sc
solidify his party in New Castle county
and to recruit its strength from the disaf
fected of the opposition, owing to partisan
and unwise legislation, that its success
might have been beyond dispute in the com
ing Mayoralty contest, but as Mayor WaleI
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
1t is all Right,

Councilman Blake and Clerk of the Mar
ket WHIT interchauged emphatcs upon the
Market question last Thursday evening.
When our citizens behold such vigorous
interest shown in their needs by public eff.
cials they will not feel displtased. Neither
men can be condemned harshly, both are
working in the interest of the city,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16

complaints ever considerine burthens of
hundreds of their fellcw-beigs.
Let us all realize the necessity of aiding
our fcllow-citizens, especially the children,
and by persistent advocaes of the Public
Park question SO impress those who have
that project in charge thata more substan-
tial prospect of its realization will appear,
than seems to exist just nov.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
Secretary Bayard's Record Revised.
The Press.

History will have to revise her former
estimate of Thomas f. Bayard's greatness.
His status, as compared with that OF the men
who have preceded him as secretary of state,
is relatively the same that Delaware, in a
territorial sense, bears to Texas. ~
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
Color Blindness.

Sixty Engineers and firmen of Troy N. Y.
were examined Thursday the 14th inst for
color blindness. In this connection it would
be well for the examiners to
remember that the new theory
is, not that Daltonism is a physical defect
but simply absence of color education.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
The Building Inspector.

Mr.. Philemma Chandler states, in regard
to the Pyle house on jefferson and Fourth
Street that no supervisor could have possibly
foreseen the accident of the crack in the wall
of the building.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
The White Carnival.

There is to be "White Carniyar' at
the Citizens Rink on Monday night. The
style for the occasion will be white muslin.
1t will afford another opportunity of pretty
eostuming for our young eleqaates.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16

has not measured to his opportunities, TIN
party will have hand to hand struggle fo
its municipa. existence on the sixth O
June.
This much however, can be said, thai
Harry G. Conrad, Esq, is the exact antip
odal off. P. Wales in methods, manners
customs and, in fact, in all that goes tc
make complete man. Iu view of the
decided contrast of these two men, it Ger.
tainly would be unjust, to ask that the sins
of omission and of commission of Mayor
Wales should be charged up against the
mayoralty candidacy of Harry G. Conrad.
The Republican MayOraIty Nom
inee.
The Republican mayoralty nomination re-
suited on last Saturday in favor of Harry O..
Conrad, Esq, by surprisnolv larDa 30
Jorlty.
Mr.. Conrad has gone in and out among
IulS people lTunl 1lo uuJs VI LILO 9ouIhj anu
his life has been an open book, read of all
men, His domestic life has been pure and
simple, and his public record has courted
the admiration of his political associates
and at the same time disarms his political
opponents of adverse criticisms.
The Eoery Erening manfully stated that
"Mr. Conrad as President of the City Coun-
Gil has discharged his obligations faithful
ly," and inferentially implied that his SER
vices as mayor would be in perfect harmony
with his line of action as President of the
Council. This verdict of the Eoery EUening
must be re- echoed from every part of this
municipality.
The friends of Mr.. Conrad do not claim
infallibility for their favorite, but they do
assert that whenever he has made mistakes
in questions orpublic economy, that he has
cheerfully acknowledged his errors and has
made due haste for reparation.
We have yet to find one man, whatever
may be his political faith, to question the
integrity of Mr.. Conrad's purposes. Al
though Mr.. Conrad may have possessed the
laudable ambition to secure the nomination
for the mayoralty, yet it can be authoritative
ly stated that he repudiated all unholy ALI.
ances, and from our knowledge Of the man,
we are persuaded that he would have invi-
ted defeat rather than smirched his escutch-
con.
MIR. Conrad is essentially gentleman
with all that the term implies, and he is one
of the very strongest candidates for political
preferment in the ranks of the Republican
party. Mr.. Conrad's candidacy outlines
.ea.s nyr-
cratic success, and that is, ability must be
matched with ability-purity of character
must be met with an unbemished reputa.
ton, and confidence of purpose must be met
with corresponding virtues.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
Going, Gone.
Philalnlnhia Press

The resignation of Director General Burke,
of the New Orleans Exposition, probably
foreshadOws the dissolution of that enter
prise. 1t has been good show-ata good
cost.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16

'taASbAN3Sf
There is also an alleged museum of Nat
ura, History containing stuffed specimens of
the fauna Of North Americal A prairie dog
and chpmunk in scantiIy furred stuffed
hides grace that department, and bear soli-
tary company with stuffed and reverend
gazelle for whose acquisition, by the cur
ator Of the museum, ancient tradition as
serts, the State University is indebted to the
sympathes of an itinerant Snowman. These
comprise the more noticeable features of the
department of Natural History of the Uni
versity of the State of Delaware.
There is a neurological department,
hardly less unique. containing specimens of
minerals and rocks upon which is superim-
posed an Eocene age of dust.
The college has been neglected outrageous
ly by the citizens of this state. The asser-
tion is made by architect E. L. Rice, Jr.,
that the building is not worth repair. It is
simply rotten.
1t were much better and wiser to close its
doors altogether than to continue expending
money upon such a farce as Delaware Col
lege building is. 1t is scandal to this
country that the chief seat of learning, of
any state, should be in such condition.
Tt is wrong to bolster up worthless
structure. 1t is wrong to appropriate any
sums OF money for such building. It is
throwing away tue state money.
The most businesslike movement in cou-
nection with it would be to burn the ssruct-
ure, and then appropriate respectable sum
Of money fora respectable college building.
The building also should not be located in
that Ultima Thule Of Delaware, Newark.
Let it be erected here in Wilmington where
il may be of practical value aud where it
may gather, or have the opportunity of
gathering some students to fill its empty
halls
established, sufficient to maintain the insti-
tuition at least in decency. Let our citizens,
ftherc is any remnant Of state pride remain
ing in them, so agitate this question that at
the next meeting Of the state legislature the
matter may be taken seriously in hand
This scandal Of starving college should
be put an end to. No wonder our young
men are running OFF in numbers to the con-
t'guous schools, Johns Hopkins and Pennsyl-
vania University who freely grant them
such generous aid and high.class tuition
Let us shield ourselves from further con-
tumely by the heroic method of either abol-
ishing the college or making such concess-
ions to it as will set it decenty upon its
feet
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
HeathfnI gymnastics

Thursday evening last, Mr.. Lex Barney
the gymnast, gave the visitors Of the Citi-
zens' Rink a remarkable and entertaining
exhibition of Indian Club exercises. The
performance was gone through on rollers.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
A MISFIT MAYOR.
CONCERNING the Record OF the Outgoing
MayoraIty Administration.


MayoraIfy Administration.
The municipal administration inaugura-
ted under such promising conditions three
years ago, is about to close its career in OBJ
loquy and shame
The professional associations and social
surroundings of DR.. Wales inspired the
belief that our municipal affairs would be
conducted in the most creditable manner.
Not only was the opportunity given to May
or Wales to signalze himself as wise con.
servator of the public trust, but it also was
given him to liberalize and strengthen the
Republican sentiment of this community
but ere fortnight had passed, his equivocal
and disingenuous acts had drawn from his
moral support many of the hest and stannoi
est friends of Republicanism in this city,
and before the administration was three
months old his judicial decisions were such
monstrous burlesques upon justice, that the
legislature of this state was compelled,in the
cause of outraged humanity, to interfere and
manacle the mayor of this city that he
could no, longer perpetrate his accus-
toned judicial farces.
Our citizens viewed with an unspeakable
dread the encroachments upon their sacred
right of local self-government, and the leg
islative infringement would not have been
possible had it not have been for the dog
ged perversity and continuous maladminis-
tration of justice by Mayor Wales.
While the people and the Press with al
most one accord have denounced the nstitu-
tion of the municipal court ipse Sc, as dan
gerous invasion of our cherished inheritance,
yet this travesty on justice had been 50
marked under Mayor Wales administration
of municipal affairs, that there could not be
found even one of his political faith to de-
fend his arbitrary and unrighteous decis-
ions-nay more, there is not even a camp fol-
lower who can be suborned into saying one
word in favor of Mayor Wales.
Like unto the tabled war horse that scent
ed the battle from afar,so in the earlier days
of Mayor Wales official life "fees'' and
''costs" were scented in the distance, and
all questions of right, of wrong and ofpublic
policy were subordinated to the one question
Of ffses.
The peculiar line of magisterial policy in
augurated by Mayor Wales made the parti-
san legislation of the Democratic party, not
only bearable but by contrast, gave it the
air of respeotabiiity
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-16
DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Editice Iu Decay and Not Worth
Repair.

Repair.
Delaware College, the State University of
Delaware, is forlorn object, cheeress and
unattrattive
The structure is a moderate sized red
brick building with no beauty about it
whatever. and is in tottering condition for
lack of repair. 1t has none of the architect
ulal attractions that one usually expects, or
is not disappointed to see, in seat of learn
ing Of reputable aspirations. As the visitor
approaches the place he sees but one re-
deeming feature, fine grove of trees.
Ones first impressions are undoubtedly not
of an inspiring or encouraging nature.
al tR&s daRe 8 SORs thirty . Or @ forty students dents
and abetted by half dozen under.paid pro
lessors. These restricted figures might in
dicate that our State University is not an
extremely lively place. And that is the
case. One absolbs feeling of soporific
quetude, of bucolic existence within its pre-
cincts. An air of antique serenity pervades
the place.
The thought intrudes itself while wander
ing through the !ifeless halls that possibly
in the fond eyes of the numerous students
there is evolved tone of classic seclusion
in those quiet shades-to the visitor it is on
ly further evidence of dilapidatlon, melsn-
choly and decay
The interior, unfortunately, affords no
improvement on external appearances. 1t is
fitting counterpart to them. As rule the
rooms of the college are more than unattrac-
tive. The class rooms are dingy and
small.
The students apartments are, If possible,
worse. They are altogether uninviting.
Cold, bare, barrack- like, repellent, scantily
furnished with Spartan exactitude; simple
bedstead with coarse straw mattress may be
seen, that, with ricketty chair, affords the
pei ceptible furniture of the average domi-
cile.
lmpecuniosity, dreayiness, dilapidation,
and dampness, reign supreme.
Among the property of this unique in
stitute Of learning is library containing
5000 volumes, it was reported, a glance
revealed endless consular reports, agricultu-
raj reports, census reports and numerous
other valuable literature of that ilk which
has been industriously supplied by Senator