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The Wilmingtonian., 1885-12-05
Citizens, Attention

There are some facts in connection with
the recent doings of council in regard to the
purchase of sand lots which the citizens of
Wilmington are taking significant notice of
just now.
Within the past month two of the city's
municipal officers, the Street Commissioner
and the Building Inspector were instructed
by City Council to examine certain sand lots
known as Elliott's, Townsend's, (Robinson
& Co.. and Barr's. The officials alluded
to made the inspection as instructed, and
sent in their report. The Townsend lot
(Robinson & Co.,) and the Barr lot were
both fully investigated. Their capability
for furnishing sand for street purposes as
City Council might require, and for build
ing purposes was thoroughly developed. The
limit of capacity Of the Townsend lot afford
ed $500 cubic yards OF sand the Barr lot
was proved to be able to afford 1445 cubic
yards Of sand. The sand in both lots was
reported available for city purposes, but not
of good quality. The Elliott lot, as far as
the investigation developed showed capa-
bility of yield of II, Ill cubic yards of sand
of the very best quality to be found in the
city of Wilmington. This included the
,oarser sand for street purposes and the
finer grades for building purposes.
Tho Elliott lot was offered to the city for
$4,000. The Townsend lot (Robinson & Co..
was offered the city for s4543, and the Barr
lot for $1325. The report upon the Elliott
sand lot stated that there were indications
of double the quantity Of sand mentioned
above, of an improving quality seen, but that
time did not allow of the two officials referr-
ed to giving additional exact figures. This
however was confirmed by the report of the
| City Engineer upon Elliott's sand lot Con-
ceding the figures of 30, 900 cubic yards of
sand of good quality as actually proved to
| eAlSU, anu 6fSn db bndb bno CdpdClVJ VI
Elliott's sand lot Indicated ability to yield
still more. This is the spirit of the report as
given in to Council by its deputed commits
sioners.
The city had in hand, or available the sum
Of $1,000 for the purpose of buying sand lots.
Council appeared to be anxious to buy the
three sand lots for the sum referred to above.
A subsequent proposition being that each
owner should shave off such proportion
of his property as would allow of the city
becoming possesser of the sand lots as far as
the $96S0 would cover Council dilly-dallied
with the proprietor of the Elliott lot and
subsequently he Withdrew his offer. The
J Rahinson Lrnwnsend5 and Barr lots where
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the effort was so abhorrent to public morals
that it aborted in its very early CESSATION.

the effort was so abhorrent to public morals
that it aborted in its very early CESSATION.
The State through its Deputy Attorney
Biggs and Attorney General Paynter, care
fully and systematically grouped the facts
together which had been developed by the
testimony, and it was the general opinion
that the network around about Davis was SO
closely woven that his hopes of escape were
narrowed down to the infnitesimal.
The Deputy Attorney was both eloquent
and exhaustive. "Thrown open wide the
prison doors, blot, forever, your Jurisprudence
from the State Of Delaware. Invite the
assassin to the threshold of your own fam
lilies by your verdict of acqvittal if you
will, but remember the responsibility you
thus incur. By your verdict declare that a
few glasses of beer is an excuse for unbar-
ing the felon's cell, and telling murderer
to go free. If you give verdict of anything
short of murder in the first degree you will
I
thereby invite rapine and murder"
The case for the State was closed by At
torney General Paynter Friday evening. His
was truly magnificent effort. He plead
not for vindictiveness. He had no ami
mostly against the prisoner at the bar, but
he plead for the majesty of the law. He
argued ably, cogently and irrefutably, that
the only safety to community is swift JUS
tice.
He demonstrated by witnesses that Davis
was a bad mana man dangerous to the
peace of this community-dangerou to the
| lives of our citizens.
Mr.. Paynter argued that man who would
abuse, villify, strike, and even attempt to
shoot his wife after what she was doing to
keep him out of harms way, was too vile to
live, and whose life was but foul excres-
ence, too putrid to remain above ground.
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accepted for $5s6s. Thus 80, 900 cubic yards
of the best sand with market value of 50
cents was thrown aside for 7, 135 cubic yards
of poor sand worth at best only 20 cents
S5S6S was paid for the latter whereas only
$4,000 was asked for the former. The value |
of the sand in the Elliott lot 10000 cubic |
Yards at 80 cents is $1O,5OO while the value
of the sand in the Townsend-Barr lots jointly, |
Z, 1856 cubic yards at 20 cents, is but S1427
Yet those members of City Council who
passed on this matter have sworn to an OBJ
legation to protect the citizens interests.
But this is not all. When the sand has
been all been taken from these lots they are
of value as building sites, according to their
situations and other conditions. Any Que can
readily compare the location of Elliott street
and that of the Townsend (Robinson)-B
lots between Tatnall and Market, on Twenty
fourth street, the Barr sand hole adjoining
the Townsend one. In the printed report of
GIdnSdOulOho bhO OipJ Sh5iSSA
said that the Elliott lot would lay out "a
building lots, and the other two lots The
Elliott lot otherwise has building fronts OF
7S6 feet and the other two together only 23l
feet Besides the Elliott lot is on Elliott
Avenue the leading avenue both actually and
respectively in Brandywine village whereas
the Townsend and Barr lots are on cross
street in alocation of less value.
Under no circumstances can the Townsend
. Barr property approach the value of the
Q Elliott property, fact of which every man
a in Wilmington is thoroughly Informed.
;. 1t should be added as a matter of signiii
cant Importance that the Townsend lot was
n bought by the party who sold it to Counci
= for $4,000 in September a year ago. The
o City now has to pay s4543 ior the property
y The citizens pay the difference, $2543 1t il
claimed that the lot this very moment would
" not fetch more than $4,000 on the real estat
or market.
ID Again the Elliott lot has such larg
III clean body of sand it is easier to extract ant
NJ therefore becomes more valuable than tn
y sand in the Townsend and Barr lots.
le Well, the above are inter
ID esting facts for our citizens to consider. 1
nc it may be perceived not alone shameful ez
aV travagance but the avoidance by Council {
's- an opportunity such as ordinary buisnei
" foresight would demand recognition Of
CT availing of, namely to invest in that propert
Ve which indicates the more probable increai
in value as real estate. Why was not tn
- done? But the interests of the city appe;
on to be in certain hands. We are daily maxim
its deeper and deeper strides into the quagmil
of debt and insolvency and our speed in tn
M downward course is being accelerated in
IN geometrcal ratio. But, who cares! VtUe
Jaqatelle! Hurrah for the merry war
I'd.
ho short life and merry one and then t
deluge.
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Thr Pennle'S Park.

Not alone in Summer time but in Winter
also, the projected idea of park on Brandy
wine S something thar we all hi TX of with
the greatest pleasure BY cnrrent report it
looks as ir the idea is drawing towards an
accomplished fact. A half loaf is better
than no bread, 50, if the citizens get but
part of the beautiful BrandyWne grounds
there will exist cause for great satisfaction.
It appears that the line of the park on the
East side of the river is to be limited by the
trend Of the P. w. & 3. railroad. This
leaves us with only narrow ribbon-like
strip that only the merest courtesy entities
to be called a park. Beyond the railroad
there are some bits of land that naturally
belong to the Brandywine gorge. 1t is
matter OF great regret that little more oil
the uphill slope OF the gorge cannot be in
cluded in the meditated purpose. As soon
as any building is commenced on the East
| of the railroad where the side of the valley
slopes upward to the peak OF the valley, at
present clothed with fine timber and grass
land, the picture will be robbed of its beauty
on that side Of the Byandywine. We car
only hope that the land will fall into
the hands of those who have some care and
regard for the picturesque in nature, and b'
retained for villa residence-that none OF
the hideous cheap little red-brick boxes call
ed houses that we are familiar will moi
with beallowed to show their repulsive
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What NAV be Dome.

| Some four or five years ago the secretary
of the New York Poultry and Pigeon Fan
ciers club told the writer that single
poultry raiser in Massachusetts, the name il
forgotten but the fact referred to will be re-
membered by poultry and pigeon raisers,
cleared $40, 600 in one season in the sale OF
poultry TO the Bost9u Hotel keepeTs This
successful poultry 'ra1ser wuuWnuJuw1rs sucrI
IA thing as an ordinary common-bred fowl. |
There was no ban,yard stock in his yards
or hen houses. All his poultry were Of the
best breed obtainable got from birds whose
parentage was well known BY poultry raisels
and fanciers. His success as a caterer to tht
market was simply due TO the fact that the
birds he brought to hotel-keepers were o.
extra size and flavor. The additional fact
should be stated that this poultry raisel
always got premium on the usual market
price for his fowl.
1t is a fact that it does not pay for poult
~ raiser to deal in mongrel stock On the
contrary no ma N can make money in that
business while his yard are stocked with
common barn yard fowl
Elsewhere, especially in the Eastern stats
poultry raising mas been brought down to
an exact art There are two great branches
in poultry raising, namely, when done fol
show business or exhibition purposes aud
for the market. Raising fine poultry for the
market has already established itself in New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, aud
Connecticut as distinct and well-payiug
business. Any man would be laughed al
there who attempted to go ON with it any
other way than by stocking his yards witt
thoroughbred birds. Ii for furnishing th'
egg market, certain breeds of fowls are SUIT
able and none others. II for the table Gel
y tain other breeds ale made use of and nom
t others. But above all nothing is SO thor
q, ouphly avoided as the indscrminate crowd
ng of all the various breeds in higgledy
piggledy manner. lu pen of Shanghai
Q YOU will not see Silver Bantams, nor Ply
, mouth Rocks with Black Spanish fowls
IS Each breed seems to have some speciality .
it other. And this is the result OF carefu
: management of wedding out and in breedin
"A until the exact limit OF possible utility in an
particular direction has been reached by tl
poultryman.
The application of the above to our Local
a ty, here in Wilmington is just the questit
m why do not people of this neghboihoc
No. engage in the poultry businessP We have
ho better and nearer market than the shal
,o and economic down Easter Yankee He
- are Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York al
J. Washington at our very doors. If +
70 Eastern States can supply New York wi
70 this household necessity how much me
II, easy should it be for Delaware Any o
n going along our markets who has been els
mt where cannot Dut IelhaIh Ihe sih"h Pu
~. fowls exposed for sale as table fowl 1t
Just as easy to raise well-bred fowl as mo
.be grels and at the same time it is worth CO
il sidering how much better pair of fl
.bo Plymoth Rock cockerels would look on
er dinner table than the miserable fowls
rev ordinarily see.
Oas The suggestions made above are praoti
ones because tried and proved elsewhe
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A Falstafliap Regiment.

The past week or twos appointments
evolving from the direction of the Depart
ment of the State continue to be of that
motley nature of which Mr.. Bayard's seec-
tons have already given the people of this
country foretaste. General j. Floyd King,
Of Alabama, publishes card in which he
states that Cuthret Bullet Jones, appointed
United States Representative at Callao is
'one of the assassins of General Llddel and
lied the country to avoid the consequences
of the murder" Next in the brilliant array
IS that of aedgling of eighteen ripe sum
mers, who takes the position of surveyor
tlA- ---s---S
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next? Indeed the whole matter of Bayard's
appointments is nothing but a farce. It wrll
form the light comedy chapter of Mr.. Cleve
lands administration W en- the time comes
tor it's record in the annals OF this country.
The motley picture Of the strangely varied
appointments made by the Hon. Thomas F.
Bayard brings vividly to mind Fastatf s
description pf his ragged regiment in Henry
Iv:-"no eyes hath seen such scare crows.
III not march through Coventry with them,
that's flat-nay, aud the villains march
wide betwixt the legs, as if they had gives
On for, indeed | had the most Of them out
IF PRISON. There's not shirt and half in
all my company and the halEshirt is two
napkins tack'd together aud thrown over
the shoulders like "a Eerald's coat without
sleeves and the shirt, to say the truth
stolen from my host at st. Albans, or th,
red-nose inn-keeper of Daventry. But that''
ali one they'll tiud linen enough on every
hedge"
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To Chicago

''We are neither cutting rates nor attempt-l
ing to demoralze business" " said Mr.. G. r.
Mackenzie, General Passager Agent of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Thursday
morning ''aud are simply maintaining the
scale adopted by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company on May "a last. The Pennsyl-
vania Road his advanced its rates in accor-
consider our position now a perfectly just
e. and we have no intentions Of making
any advance in rates at present.
..Yesy,. SIS iset $40 6a
h'ifb i cseo @ e St sI5. IS; 70 Cincinnati, s1y5
st LOUIS, sl775; aud other points at the
same proportionate.
The B. & o.'s Chicago Limited, composed
of magnificent new Buffet sleeping and din
ing cars and day coaches, makes the run to
Chicago without the change Of car on the
train, in twenty-five hours and ffty-tive
minutes, which is faster than any train upon
any other road running Limiteds, upon
which extra charges are made, or any other.
The B. s. O.'s Cincinnati Limited, com
posed ofelegaut and most convenient new
Family room slte eping cars and day coaches,
makes the run through, without change.
in sixteen and quarter hours, or upwards
Of four hours quicker than the Limited of
any other road, al the talk of ''the Fastest
Trains in the World to the contrary not
withstanding. The B. s. O,'s Limited to
ST. Louise is over an hour faster than the
L,mtrds upon would-be rivals lines, while
,e same is true of b. O,'s Limited to Pitts
burg.
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4 FmnnN Man.

Tpe funny man, whose surname is Hawk
eve Man" will amase and entertain the citl-
zens OF Wilmington, Tuesday evening, De-
cember 10th, at the Delaware Avenue Bap-
tist Church. The Hawkeye Man has achieyeo
a natural reputation as humOrist and his
n1nularity as a lecturer is attested by crowds
which always gather to greet him wherever
he may lecture.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-12-05

Win not some of those of cur citizens who
complain of nothing to do, no direction into
which they see for embarking in paying
business, try this.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-20
NATHANIEL SANDS TO PAY UP.
A VERDICT AGAINST HIM FOR THE FULL ANNUAL
CLAIMED BY THE CITY.

The suit brought by the city agalnsu
Nathaniel sands ia which Judgment Dy aeiaul. ,s o
Sl42 GG2 so was entered up against ma s1nI., t 90
ago during his absence, and In WHEN thc Juslene
SCI aside that he might lie permiteI 10 uclen Wv ry
vas tired Yesterday before Justice IL
I'm the Supreme Court Circuit Deputy & t,s
Storrs testified I'm regard 20 the facts cOnhecteu WIZ
the loau Of $4,000. 900 on an Issue OF coun! ch
which was taken 10y August Belmont y bo.' on a.,
Mr. sands received q commission OI F'puVV' ~ a..
ISL when the Tweed Ring was nouIl,hlhk, t .,,
saudi af that time a member Of the Citfehs s"mh,t
tee vas enpioveh nv Controller Connolly 10 nOal tle
bonds Mr. sands in tho employ 81 thecl'y ~ pr,
dent Of the Board OF Tx Coinmssl"hersl wv
fot the city II maintained III tho ~"
tred that he could not Therefore lsMlup &c
ceivc any compensation for placing the ioah 81, 7a,
testified that the entire amount receiver from ,
4 90 went into the city and county treasury ana lnt
check fer $50 900 was given to Mr SShus u{ o tn
trailer The witness thought thdt the eto,h was tA'
Inv Mr. Belmont's firm az lo4 l. and that MI Nduus
mission was omehalf Of per cent IL was
favorable loan. aud the witness thonSnt tue com
was so too. 80, A.. n, pot,,ont 4
Co testified that his firm had declined 20 diAW ohr,N
for S75 900 To Mr. Sands. requested IN IeleI li"1
Controller Connolly, the ground that they lc'p-i
only the Controller IN the TRANSACTION Ihe tou"0
cy asked for verdict on this evidence. Aaron j. van
dcrpoe opposed this aud said that alth,uSh IIt. =,
charged against Mr. Sands, not particle OF w
show IL had bee presented II was shown on tn' CIR
trary that there entire good ath on the ''' VI M
It6er T. Marsh also for tho defendant urged that the
most that cOa.d be claimed was techhca Nlohuon VI
the statute. - -, a. .h,-,er
Justice Lawrence declared that under the char,er'
Mr. sands. being "a Tax Commissioner vas ptohul''s
from making any contract with The tty ard County :"
Ncw-York and could not lawfully receive any money
from the city account OF H. He directed 'h -
dict full amount be rendered III IaNo' "a '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-20
MARGARET CARNEY OUT OF DANGER.

Bernard Carney. the ex-convict plumber,
who stabbed his wife Margaret hve times on Ihnrsd ay
not consent to live with him, was committed to Yorkye
pron Yesterday await the result OF her Injuries Dr.
fough who attended Mrs Carney I'm Ward No. 49, Belle
yue Hospital pronounced her to be out OF danger yes
terday The wounded told her mother and sister
that Carney met her In the street, and selling
her about the neck cried: "Oh have got you and IN
fix Won this time" and began stabDing at her with a
white knife. An examination showed that only
her corsets prevented her receiving at least six other
wounds besides the five that she got
Carney was released from sing Sing In August. 1884,
He mad been sentenced to three years and six months
imprsoumeut for killing his brother. They quarrclled
over a near which one had given the other and which
the receiver said was decayed Bernards defence
that he was drunk Since his return from prison he had
been Jealous Of his wife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-20
NETWORK CITY.

Charles A. Buddensiek has borrowed ST. 900 from
John Ross on property situated In East Seventy
soventh-st., near Second-ave.
The business failures In the last seven days, as
reported TO X g. Dun Co., number, for the United
States 1914 and for Canada, thirty-two, as against
POI last week.
Steven Ugar, age thirty-seven, an Italian, of No.
63 Mulberry-st fell INTO the water at Per No. "a,
North River, while sweeping the street yesterday,
and was drowned.
While several children were playing around a
lumber-yard at No. 716 Water-st. yesterday, tho
pile toppled over upon Katie King, age six, OF No.
TIA, killing her instantly.
The Broadway Surface Railroad Company has
issued bonds aggregating 81 100000, ana 10 Sc
cure their payment has executed d trust deed 10
William H. Hayes, of the rolling stock franchises,
ETC., of the road.
PRODUCE EXCHANGE MEN TO MEET.
The Produce Exchange will meet at l y. m. to-
day. to take action relative to the death OF Lean
der b. Shaw. A meeting of the lard and provision
trade will be held on Tuesday relative to the ex-
tension of storage facilities of this port.
SELLING POOLS ON coSEY ISLAND RACES.
William Baker was taken to the Iombs Police
Court yesterday charged with ceiling pools on the
Coney Island races. He had place at Chambers
and Chatham sts. where Officer Griffin bought q
Ticket on Grand Duke. Justice OReilly placed the
prisoner under $500 bail
rig cHINYsE CONSUL WISHES TRIAL PUSHED.
The Chinese Conoul. accompanied BY an Inter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-20
Ass,rrTtNC SEVERAL WOMEN.

Mrs Richard Williams, with her mother and sister,
were crossing piece Of woods near the Marines arbor
Road at West New. Brighton 3. l.. on Wednesday WHOM
"A man rushed suddenly from the shrubbrry and at
tackled Mrs. Williams She was Knocked down by saw
age blow by the man The other women Then attacked
him with their parasOls, and he compelled 10 leave
them The next day Mrs Stella GcK was crossing field
near back OF West New Brighton, when
was also attacked by OF the same description
that furnished to the police by Mrs Williams Mrs:
Gex was knocked down by a blow on the temple, and
became insensble The man escaped, while tia woman.
halfdazed and wounded reached her home The police
again promptly advised Of tho affair but could get
no trace OF the man. On Thursday night however, a
girl said that She too had been assaulted by the
same man. but had thoroughly pounded him with her
ruler and bruised him that he gladly let her alone Yes
terday the police arrested James Spencer In Bergen
Point and charged him with the several assaults lie
was committed pending an examination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-20
POINTER HgLD WITHOUT Bail.

John II. Barnett, who lies in Chambers Street
Uosnal suffering from pistol shot wound IN the breast
Inflicted by Robert H. Poynter Is said by the surgeons
there TO still be in critical condition His wife keeps
constant vigil by his bedside. Barnett still per-
sists In saying that the shooting was the re-,
suIt OF horse play the part OF himself
and Poyntcr. The prisoner, however. was committed
10 tbs Tombs Yesterday, by Justice OReilly without
hail ON tbe strength of the affidavit OF Patrick II. Nc
Inerney the barkeeper in Cusacks barroon where tine
an raw occurred lie stated IN substance that the two
men had ouarrelled and were cinched and wrestling
when he heard two pistol shots. Ho did not see who
fired the Shots hut saw Barnett stagger 10 the wash
room but he returned in few minutes and gong up TO
Poynter said bob, you have done for me-" Then tho
two shook hands.
and member OF the firm OF Poynter, WeinhOld Col
Inns His face is familiar about the MARITIME Exchange.
Barnett is a clerk s. T. Wilbur Co.'s buckctshop at
M RroadWay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-20
JAMES Fl. RuTTER,s WILL.

The will of James H. RutteI, president OF the
New-Yofk Central and Hudson River kalif eiad
Company at the time of his death, which was nlea
ssution was witnessed by Chauncey n. pepeTy and
Horace Clark Du Val. He bequeaths his MS. house. use
hold furniture pictures books silver Plate ef ana Sa
estate in trust to the Union Trust Company Of
New-York to be invested in first mortgage bonds Oh
railway companies which have met thelr oolt ga
tions and paid dividends upon their stock Tor hve
successive years prior to such investment.
Provision is made for paying from the proceeds IN
the wife with directions that In the event Of her
death (which has already occurredl the trust shall
cease and the estate be divided in equal shares
The Union Trust Company is sole executor. No
petitlon for the probate of the will was made, A
MEMORANDUM of the same date as the Will aec e9G
N 100 shares of Manhattan Elevated Railway
stock for Bessie p. Rutter. to be her property at
his death.