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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26
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BrsMARoK, OAK, Nov. ga haif-breed
bunter who has arrived from the Canadian
north west reports that an extremely war
ike spirit exists among his eonnsrymen
in the North. west Territory. No sooner
ala the news of Riel's execution reach
tbe indians and half-breed French than
movement was inaugurated to secure AID
from Am ,rican half-breeds.
Al one camp an effigy of Sir John
MACDONALD was hanged before the en-
raced frontiersmen who riddled II with
bullets. cut IL TO shreds with knives, and
gathering the fragments burned them TO
ssbes. The huntsmsn now here says that
he does not believe there will be any
trouble during the winter months, but
thinks the pent up vengeance of the fol
lowers Of Riel will break out in the
spring and create sad havoc among the
frontier settlers, who are considered un.
friendly. He states that the great need
of the half-breeds in the execution OF
their plans is leader 10 take the place OF
Riel and many of them pray for the re,
turn of Gabriel Dumont, who exhibited
SO much bravery and pluck during the
recent uprising, but left after the sur
render Of Riel and is now in Montana.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

The Washington Republic has done a
great piece of work in showing up gang
of sharpers who are operating in the
District of Columbia under the name OF
the Farmers and Mechanics Insurance
Company. According to the Republic,
there is absolutely no law ITO prevent
rascals from organizing wildcat com
panies and openly carrying on theil
swindling operations" in the District
This is an oversight which Congress
should promptly remedy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26
III, .non ralrhwnr rRobherY.

EVANSVILLE, ONO, Nov. 23.-A bold and
daring robbery was committed In Holmes
county, not far from Millersburg, by, Two
named Honfleld. About o'clock Saturday
in a dark and lonely spot in the road two
masked men suddenly appeared with re-
volyers and demanded his money. He handed
over "a which was not satisfactory to the
robbers when one of them compelled him
to hold up his hands while the other went
through his pockets securing about 81 900.
They then selected about the same amount
in silks and other fine goods and jewelry
from his wagon. The peddler drove to
Mlllersburg and made known the robbery.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26
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A COMPILER CRIMINAL.
A Man Who in Addition 10 Man
Grimes Falsely COnfesses Others.

a Wan Who in Addition TO Many
Grimes Falsely COnfesses others.
JOLIET, ILL.,, 24.-Convict John Pear
son, who, at Omaha confessed the murder
of Watson B. Smith, clerk of the United
States district court, which was committed
on the night of November 9th, 1881, has
been sent to Chester (Ill.) Penitentiary
for two years before going to Nebraska
for stealing the overcoat of an editor at
Decatur. He has served two years in the
Columbia, Ohio, prison as John Williams
one term in Louisiana as John Pearson,
and one term at Anamosa, Iowa, as
John Pierce. He has repeatedly been
put behind the bars for horse stealing
and burglary, and has served five terms
in the prison in this city from which he
esaaped once and was subsequently re-
captured az Ottawa, Ill. When found he
had gold watch and chain and several
gold coins which were stolen from lady.
He is said by the prison authorities
here to be II great fraud and got up SEN
sation in the Bloomington, ILL.,, Jail while
there by confessing that he was the muir
derer of Murray Mcdonnell of jackson
vile. At another time at the same place
he confessed that he was old man Bender
He has escaped from Jail innumerabls
times by feigning insanity, confessine
great crimes, &c.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26
Wanamaker's.
PHILADELPHIA, November %, 1855.
Dear Public

PHILADELPHIA, November %, 1855
Dear Public:
Come and see us.
We, never had so much
pleasure in asking you in be-
fore. Our house was never
SO comfortable. Standing
room at least is plenty.
Everybody is more indul-
gent toward an old unhandy
house than he who lives in it.
They admire its quaintness.
He apologies.
The naked beams, the ups
and downs in the floors, the
glilnpses of distance, the cut
offs, the medley of rough con-
veniences and inconvenience,
the very disorder and lawless-
ness of the store may have
helped to express in the
language Of nature its uncon-
ventional untraditional char
acter.
The asperity of it is wearing
away. 1t was a sudden and
sharp innovation in one of the
most conservative cities.
Nothing could justify it but
signal success. At first we
were stared at and laughed at
and scolded at. We are stared
at still; but the laughing and
scolding are mostly over. 1t
turns out that what we set out
to do here was actually good
for the city, its trade, its in
dustry. Everybody sees ii
now; and that is why the
sharpness is wearing away.
It is time the old rough build
ing in which this rough success
was won should be smoothed
a little.
There is something happy
in gradually turning the old
into new. The present con-
dition of trade in Philadelphia
hasn't come about in a minute.
We couldn't have torn the
old building down and built a
palatial store. For what would
the two-million people have
done who come here fifty
thousand a day?
Several years ago we dug
out the dirt underneath and
laid the foundations, The
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26
MAoDoNALD,s MISSION.
About the Canadian Fisheries.
Mails 20 Asia by way of America.

OTTAWA, ONT, Nov. 21.-Sir John Mac
Donald left last night for London. His
mission is to confer with the imperial
authorities respecting a commission to ar
range with the United States concerning the
fisheries of Canada and the terms upon
which these fisheries may be enjoyed by
United States fishermen.
1t is understood that the larger question
Of reciprocity is included in the subjects
which the premier will discuss. Sir John
Macdonald will also confer with the author
tiles In respect to the transit of British
mails to eastern Asia and other points via
the Canadian Pacific railway.
Several other questions of importance are
also included in his mission.
HOW TO CONNECT ENGLAND WITH CHINA.
MONTREAL, Nov. 21.-Hon. Donald A,
Smith, director, and Mr. yanhorne, vice
president Of the Canadian Pacific railway
have arrived here after driving the last
spike in the through line of railway to the
Pacific coast at Coal Harbor.
A project for the establishment OF line
of steamships between the western terminus
of the road and China and Japan is under
consideration and will be carried out as
soon as practicable.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

The tri-monthly application of Della
wares 'twin relic" at New Castle on Sat
urday received unusual attention from
the newspapers, some deyoting column
or more to it, and embellishing their
articles with wood-cuts, presumably
made from the work of the amatuer pho
tographers present. While this is I'm
doubtedly done more from news stand
point than from any definite idea of pc
nal reformation, the diffusion of accurate
knowledge in regard to this method of
punishment may lead to its more gene
raj adoption rather than to condemna-
ton which throughout the country is
much more temperate than formerly.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

NEW YoRK, Nov. 23.-A fire in five
storied tenement house, No. 404 East
Sixty-fourth street, caused great panic
early this morning among the $50 Bohe.
milan inmates, three of whom, widow
and two little daughters were found
after the fire smothered TO death. Later
Henry Kohnt, a Bohemian, wassuspected
of causing the fire to get 5000 insurance
on $75 worth of goods, and the excite.
ment became so great that he narrowly
escaped lynching.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

According to NJ. de Brazza, the miser-
able rum manufactured in Europe ex-
pressly for expectation to Africa is get
ting in its demoralizing and deadly work
pretty generally throughout the regions
opened up by Stanley to the commerce of
the world. A member of de Brazza's
expedition is reported as declaring that
all the Congo natives who can afford to
indulge in ardent spirits are already
habitual drunkards.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

The feeling in Canada over the hanging
of Riel threatens to take shape in the
formation of n new party, whose platform
will be founded on uncompromising hos
tiiity TO the present government Of the
Dominion. An immense throng, est.
mated at from 10000 to %, 900 persons
gathered on the Champ de Mars at
Montreal Sunday afternoon and, after
listening to thirty orators who
spoke from three platforms, adopted
resolutions declaring that in exc
cutting Riel the administration of Sir
John Macdonald has committed mn act of
inhitAanity unworthy of civilized
nation and deseEying. Of the condemna-
ton of all friends of right and Justice,
without distinction of race or religion
that it has become the duty of electors to
exact from their representatives in the
house of commons formal pledge to
defeat the Macdonald government
by every constitutional means
at their command, and that
the circumstances demand that all
divisions of political parties, of races
and of creeds, be put aside and all men
who are SO disposed, whatever may have
been sheir former differences of opinion,
should unite to accomplish the object in
dicated few such demonstrations nj
this may teach Sir John to ask himself
the question whether, viewed from the
standpoint of political expediency alone
it would not have paid better to lock RE
up for life than to hang him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

ARCADIA, WIS. Nov. pa FIRE original
ing in j. A. Erickson's general store last
night spread to the adjoining buildings
and all were destroyed. Eriokson's loss
is $1,000, insurance $4,000. J. O. Pike,
machine shop, loses $1,000, insurance
$500. J. r. Ingalls,, jewelry, 81 900, no
insurance; j. Shuttle, store building,
81 500, insurance 81 200; G. Hiles, mil,
linery, 5000, insured. Two men were
seriously injured by the explosion of Q
keg of gunpowder in Erickson's store.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

Some people have amazing luck. At
Big Heart, Wis, few days ago, miner
lighted fuse to set OF charge of dyna-
mite and then ran ni1nbly up ladder to
get out Of the way Of the blast But the
ladder broke aud threw the man back
ward and downward upon the dynamite
laden rock. Before he could get away
the explosion came and lifted him clear
out of the mine, landing him without
serious injury upon the surface above.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

In neatly printed pamphlet DR.. Caleb
Harlan has paid tribute of affectonate
memory TO the late John Ferris, whose
bounty has given to Delaware, in the re-
form school at woodside, an enduring
monument as noble as any Delawarean
has ever been honored with. In this
Memoir DIR. Harlan aims especially to
impress upon the rising generation of
Delaware boys the grand lesson of the
life of the venerable philanthropist; life
that was we'll lived in the highest sense of
the words.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26
CHRISTIANA.
The Revival at Ebenczcr : Ralph
Hsingham-G A. M. SuppPS.


Special Correspondence of Gazette trnd journal.
CnRIsrIANA, Nov. 2O.--A, rare and rich
treat is in store for ills community and
nneiigiipurh66d. Ralph Bingham, the boy
orator, will give an entertainment in Chris
tiana on the evening of Wednesday of next
week the 25th. Having heard him can say
that he stands without peer or rival among
Juveniles, precocious in his oratory. The
grace, elocution and wonderfully imperso-
Eation come to him without teaching, but
from thorough understanding Of how q
sentiment should be expressed to make it
understood and impressive and not merely
to make sensation and evoke admiration.
The graeefulness of his action Is all his own.
The revival begun at Ebenezer NJ. E..
Church on the 18th of October is still in
progress now in the sixth week, resulting
in the building up of the church and con-
gregation and in the conversion of more
than 60 persons, commencing with the
children and youth of the Sunday school
| and reaching to those considerably adj
vanced in life. While most of those con-
verified have joined Ebenezer Church several
| have connected themselves with the White
| Clay Creek Presbyterian Church, at which
| place also extra services are now being
held by the newly-installed popular pastor,
/ the Rev. Dr. Umberger.
At the Reynolds Grand Army Post, in Mill
Creek hundred, company OF more than
| Oh OF the veteran soldiers assembled at the
Brick School House, their new quarters, on
Wednesday evening. After the usual greet
ings and several excellent speeches, every
one, as i am informed did Justice to the
supper and good things prepared by the
wives and daughters of the soldiers. There
must have been much attraction and fasci.
nation to have kept the large company
together until the next morning.
For those going to and from Newark from
this village it is II roundabout way, as the
road from Ogletown to Newark by the cul
vert is closed because of the work done by
the r., W. Il b. Railroad Company. 1t il
thought that by Christmas the work will b,
completed.
1t is announced that there will be Thanks
giving services in the Methodist Episcopa
Church ut 1890 a. M, in Christians. 1t i
also in contemplation to have a Christina
eve entertainment in the same church
which will from present prospects be wei
} worth attending.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

The Colored Orphans Home in Chatta-
nooga was burned Sunday morning. All
the inmates were removed In safety.
lodged in Jail at Easton, Pa, on the charge
of blowing up building at Danielsvilie,
Northampton county, Wednesday week
and causing the death Of Jacob Snyder.
Snyder was engineer of a slate quarry and
slept in the boiler house at night. There
was large box In the building, containing
dynamite cartridges, and 1t is alleged TINT
that the same was exploded by Fogel.
Snyder's body was blown to pieces,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

As it seems foregone conclusion that
the regular ice carnival with which Mon
treal has been accustomed to annually
entertain the people of Canada and so
many visitors from the states cannot be
held during the coming winter, because
of the smallpox scourge, the citizens of
Albany, N. Y, are discussing the FEAST
bility of holding carnival in their city
to take its place.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

For cold blooded atrocity the murder of
John Sharpless, has not often been paral-
leled in this section of our country. An
old man,revered aud esteemed by all who
knew him, goes unhesitatingly out into
the darkness and storm to lend helping
hand to a party Of strangers whose
team, he is informed has broken
down. He is knocked down and
murdered, deliberately, cowardly and
brutality while on a mission of kindness
and his fleeing murderer, bafiied in the
scheme of robbery and plumber he con
templated, fires a neighbours barn to dis.
tract attention from pursuit. 1t is fer.
yently to be hoped that speedy and con.
dign justice will oyertake the wretch who
perpetrated the devilish crime; but tht
sacrifice of his miserable life will be bu
but poor and inadequate atonement fol
the uutimely taking off of so worthy
man as John ShNrpless.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 20.-Last night W.
f. Mcclure while making call at house
on Oak street, heard the appealing cries
of woman from the lake. He ran to the
shore and, seeing her struggling in the
water, summoned the police. The patrol
wagon soon arrived and, with hook at
tached to rope, got her out of
the water. She was not far from
the pier. When taken out she was dead.
A heavy cloak and the furs she wore kept
her from sinking. She is handsome
looking, dark complexioned woman about
80 years old, with black hair. She was
finely and fashionably dressed. The
body was removed to the morgue. Mr..
Mcclure says that on nearing the lake he
saw man jump into buggy near
the spot and hurriedly drive away. This
gives rise to thesuspicion that the woman
had been foully dealt with but the arrival
of an officer who said he had met two
men leisurely driving in buggy who
told him that they heard woman's cries
in the lake at the foot of Oak street tend
to destroy that suspicion. tits believed the
woman committed suicide. On one of hel
fingers she wore plain gold ring marked
ON the inside "F. w. b. to M. l.. @. H.. )
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

The POPULAR ScIRSoE MONTHLY for No
yember opens with an article on 1.-THE
Scientific Study of Religion" by Count
D'Alviella, written from the non-controver-
sial standpoint Of scientific analysis, which
will well repay perusal. Prof. ID. ID. King
discusses the postal savings banks" oil
Europe and the applicability of the system
to the United States. Next comes a very
interesting article on "The Refracting Tele-
scope" by Charles 2. Howard, in which tho
undulatory theory of light is explained
with uncommon elearness, the explanation
being much facilitated and enhanced
in vnlue by well-chosen and exc
cuted engravings. Especially is this
true of the highly magnilied repre-
sentation of hole made by fine needle Ill
a sheet Of paper and the indicated waves Of
light passing through it. The article leads
up to the theory of the construction OF
aehromatic object glass and the inference
is, although il is not distinctly SO stated,
that this entertaining subject will be fur
Their developed in coming numbers. Other
topics treated are: 'phomasville as winter
resort" 1.-The spirit and method of scientific
study" '"rhe social life of Arctic birds, "
and 'Neuter insects" There are also Sir
Lyon Playfairs second paper on "Thc
Relations of Science to the Public Veal 7
an article on 'The Uniformity of Nature,
from the pen OF the bishop OF Carlisle, and
"NIassons Interpretation of Carlyle" In
which the soundness of the judgment OF
MIR. Froude is questioned, not only us to
his laying bare so much of the private life
OF the great English censor, but also with
reference to his inability to appreciate the
real nature of some of the vagaries OF the
genius which he, as Prof. Mason holds
has frequently misinterpreted to the world
Published by d. Appleton u Co., l, 8 and
Bond street. New York
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

WrLKRsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 20.-Col. @.
NJ. Deeringer of Philadelphia and CIar-
ence Deeringer, attorney, and United
States commissioner of Washington
arrived here late last night. The former
is plaintiff in the famous ejectment suit
against Hon. Eckley b. Coke of Drifton,
which has been in litigation for the last
10 years. The case is of great Importance
to land owners and their titles,
and is set down for trial
on Monday next. 1t involves the title to
1900 acres of land valued at about
81 100000, and the real ownership is to
be tested for the third time. Mr.. Cox
claims to own the land by reason of an
alleged default in taxes, by the Deeringers
in 1884, and the case is complicated by
the absence of important records. Col.
Deeringer now has in his possession
newly discovered evidence which he will
not make public and is confident of a
verdict in his favor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

lrSl you NhSW " IL you were
let into a basement long and
wide and filled with fresh air
and artificial sunshine.
Then the old dwellings, on
Chestnut street came in, one
after another: The party-walls
were broken through; the
floors we're brought together;
you had the use Of the lower
stories; we Of the upper; we
bridged the little street be.
tween, and you forgot it was
there.
All along we were lifting
the roofs of various parts.
New stories were added here
and there from time to time.
Extensions were made to the
upper floors. About all you
knew of what was going on
was the iron pillars that rose
in the night from foundations
laid a year or two before.
Within the past few months
all these disjointed parts are
drawn together and made into
one. The little street and its
bridges are gone. In place of
it spacious and lofty transepts
stretch across the Arcade from
Thirteenth to City Hall square
and up to the almost open
sky. The Arcade itself is
moved a step eastward to
bring it into line with the mid
die aisle, and extended north
ward to intersect the transepts.
Blind bridges over the little
street are replaced by light
and airy galleries very slightly
obstructing the view.
All round the building
and now all round the build
ing means along Market to
, City-hall square, to Chestnut,
, to Thirteenth, to Market again
. all round the whole store
: inside, the ancient landmarks
are gone--nothing remains to
! mark it as old. The same is
true Of part Of the upper
: floors. The central portion
!. isn't touched. 1t was lofty
and picturesques before. Now
it is old and almost low. The
K brighter aspect all around i
makes us wonder how it evel
y was anything better thar
9 quaint.
, We have exactly eleven anc
y sixty-hundredths acres ofroom
). We had, to begin with, two
re and-forty-six-hundredth acres
There's more to be got over
Z, head. We shall need it all.
s ss We thank you for your pa
re- tience while this work has beef
n ne going on. We have had t,
W ' make noise and dust. w
m m have screened off both a
Il much as we could. No beam
have fallen. No harm ha
come to any one. Not eve
the hazardous sights of builo
ing have stirred your fears
n What was night to you wa
e our day. The work went o.
er most briskly under the drows
g. stars.
We thank you for NOR
IL than patience. While til
ly tedious work was going or
It. though parts of the store wer
S. made uncomfortable and part
uninhabitable, you have neve
IS left us. Trade has actual
le grown in spite of it all an
It during it all.
n We owe you more thai
S, empty thanks. We owe yo
$ such a use of this building yo
re have helped us to build a
he shall make this city, already
n leader in industry, a light il
r. the commercial world.
What we owe we shall faitf
lg fully try to pay.
I'd JOHN WANAMAKER.
1 m
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

MILWAUKEE, WIS, Nov. 20.-The trus-
tees of the Nashota Seminary last night
elected the Rev. DIR. Nicholson of Phila-
delphia to the presidency recently rem
dered vacant by the death of the Rev. DIR.
Cole. 1t is not known yet whether DR..
Nicholson will accept the position.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26

LONDON, Nov. pa dispatch to the
Times from Calcutta says 5000 people
have been drowned and $50 villages sub
merged in orissa by q cyclone and that
1,241 Square miles in the Moorshedabad
and Huddea districts have been devas-
tated,