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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

James s. McCalla one of the oldest news
paper publishers and printers of Philadel-
phla died Friday morning at the resi-
dence of nephew at Milton. He went to
Philadelphia in 1886, and since that year
has been constantly and successful engaged
in newspaper enterprises. He became a
member Of the firm of McCalla & Stavely
in 1889, and was widely known from that
time until 1865 as one of the publishers
and proprictors of the Episcopal Recorder,
published several secular and society
papers with much success. In his twenty
second year he started newspaper In
Delaware city. The next year he removed
it to Georgetown, and conducted 1t spirltedly
for several years, until he was appointed
deputy in the Office of the register Of Wills
of SusseX county.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
A Dangerous Hole in the street.

A valuable horse belonging to farmer
named Chalk, living on Hare's Corner
road, severely injured itself by stepping
into hole in the street bed at Seventh
and Madison street, Sunday. The
water department laborers had finished
repairs to stop in the street on Satur-
day and the rain early Sunday morning
loosened the earth and made it spongy.
One or two other horses stepped on the
fresh earth which gave way and let them
down to their knees. Mr.. Chalk's horse
had struggle to get out and in doing SO
cut his leg badly on the iron stop.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
THE CONFERENCE ACADEMY.
Senior Glass Commencement N
Court House Hall.

Court House Hall.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
Dover, June 26.-The commencement
of the senior class of Conference
Academy took place in court house hall
last evening. The exercises were rs follows;
Grafton, "Gustavus Adolphus," by c.
Tompkinson, Millington, Md.
Grafton, "The Civil Service of the
United States," by James Carter Town
send of Kingston, Md.
Essay, by Miss Mary Creadick, Do yer,
entitled, "The Land of IT,"
"The Influence of Belief" an oration
delivered by W. A. Hutchinson of Towns
end.
Grafton by George r. Sterling of Girls
field, Md, entitled "John Milton"
Grafton, "Ambition," by W. w. Whar-
ton of Dover.
Vocal and instrumental music added to
the foregoing list of really eloquently
delivered orations made programme
never before equalled in the annals of the
school, and attracted an audience never
| surpassed in Dover.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
Accident at Newark.

One of the truck wheels of p, W. q B.
locomotive No. 81, drawing the New York
and Washington express, which left this
city at AL Thursday morning, broke
while the train was passing Newark. A
wrecking tram from this city got the
crippled engine out of the way and the
express, after being subjected to long
delay, proceeded to Baltimore.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
DELAWARE POsT OFFICES.
A Chipping Down of Salaries of
POsrInasts,rs.

Under the new apportionment of sala-
ries Postmaster Swiggett loses 300 per
year, the pay of his office having been re-
duced from S3, 100 to $4,000. The salary
is based upon the business for the past
fiscal year. At the Wilmington post
Office the business aggregated about $40
short of $4,000.
The office here is the only one of the
first-class in the State, and is n Presi-
dental office, ms arc Dover, Middletown,
Milford, Smyrna, Newark, New Castle.
Tie salaries of the postmnsters Mt these
offices vary from 81, 100 to $l,7O0; (the
latter figure representing the pay for
Dover) before the new salary schedule,
though it is probable that the curtailment
has extended through the list. Notwith-
standing the falling of, it is confidently
believed that the offices can be filled when
n call is made for postmaster.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
An Editor Missing.

S. t, Burkhard, editor of the Detaaodre
Staats- Zeitung, published on Saturdays,
went away Saturday week without stating
where he intended to go and has not
since communicated with his family or
friends. The Zeitung was not published
again. Mr.. Burkhard's disappearance is
Saturday and very likely will not be seen
said 10 be due to financial reverses.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

The barge South America, which sunk
some time ago, stone laden, near the iron
pier at the Delaware Breakwater, has
been pumped out by the steamer Jupiter
and hoated. This same vessel capsized
some time ago off the Wilmington 4
Northern railroad wharf, drowning part
of her crew.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
Graduated From N1,. Saint Mary,s.

George L. OFT of this city, student OF
Mt. Saint Mary's College, Emmitsburg,
Md, was one of the honor men of the
collegiate department class which was
graduated. Wednesday week. The com.
mencement exercises on that day were
attended by large number of the clergy
among them Dennis ]. Flynn, assistant To
the Very Rev. Patrick Reilly, pastor OF
St. MNry's Church, this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

The chief signal officer has issued an
order extending to day and a-half In ad-
vance the weather predictions which now
cover a day. The change is to take effect
on July LIST.
The boiler of Maltingly 4 Moore's distill-
cry at Bardstown, KY, burst Friday
morning, wrecking the building and killing
three men. Another man was mortally
injured.
Henry @. Bernhard, a saloon keeper, COM
mitted suicide Friday by hanging him
| self from a transom frame in his home at
| Baltimore. He had been unable to raise
! money to pay taxes on his property.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

A. N. Sutton was Friday appointed
postmaster at st. Georges, vice Z. W. Jester
resigned. Tho new postmaster will bond
few days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
Canal in Blockade.

The Delaware q Chesapeake Canal is
blocked by reason of the sinking of a
canal boat loaded with marble in deep
cut near St. Georges, and navigation is
practically suspended. 1t is thought that
the water will have to be drawn out of the
canal in order that the raising of the
vessel may be more speedily accomplished.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
mnrs nininmns Ia noInuvaro

Wellington B. Lee of this city was Thurs
day graduated bachelor of civil engi
neering from the Polytechnic College Of
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. Thomas
N. Rawlins of Dover at the Dickinson
College commencement held at Carleste
Thursday, delivered the first masters
orntion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

ST.. LOUIS, June 26.-Luther X. Bruce,
leading druggist, shot and killed j. @.
Lentz, prominent merchant and justice
of the pence at Douglas, Ill.,, yesterday,
The aifair grew out of an attempt to sup
press the liquor traffic, Lentz being {
strong temperance man and Bruce al
active supporter of the whisky cause.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
Canal Obstruction Removed.

The obstruction reported in the Della
ware & Chesapeake Canal in the shape of a
sunken barge, was removed Monday week,
and trade has been passing without inter
ruption ever since. The sunken vessel,
which was laden with marble, was raised
and removed without delay, and caused
no material impediment to navigation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
TRoTTING AT HARE's CORNER.
Some Good Races Thursday After
nOOn-A Fair Attendance.

The new race course at Hare's Corner
was opened Thursday afternoon, with
good attendance, and some interesting
trotting contests. The track, although
in good condition, was found to be 100
yards short of three-quarters of mile,
which rendered it impossible to make an
accurate record of the time per mile,
although the time for the distance trotted
was taken in most cases.
The contests opened with colt race,
in which colts were entered by Robert
Morrison, William II. Morrison, j. s.
Smith and William Edmondson. Robert
Morrison's colt took two straight heats,
and the others trotted each heat in the
order named. No time wns recorded.
The next race was an interesting con-
test between L. w. Stidham's black horse,
which won the ESQ race at the Schuetzen
Park last week, Thomas Fagan's bay
mare, and black mare entered by John
Hagan. The heats were trotted in fine
style and resulted as follows:
Thomas Pagan, b m Sallie D........2 1
L. w. Stidham, blk Don Cameron. . 2
John Hagan, blk m Black Bess, ,.,.......3 3
Time, l.b4, l.55s, i.5sH; track lsOyards short
of three-quarters OF a mile.
One heat was trotted between A. A.
Snhplnun Brhy phcer anu u phy mhlo
entered by James Luton of Newark. The
mare took the heat in 1.50, the best time
made during the afternoon.
There was also one heat of running
race between gray and bay entered by
parties living in the neighborhood. The
bay won.
The judges of the races were John W.
Reeves of Wilmington and James A..
Wilson of Newark. Other races will be
arranged soon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

The congregation of Fagg's Manor
Presbyterian Church, Londonderry,
Chester county, Pa, has extended call
to the Rev. DIR. Polk of Newark, Del. DIR.
Polk is the principal of the Newark
Academy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

An invalid horse belonging to Levi c..
Bird, Esq, while grazing on the lawn
surrounding the house at Seventh and West
streets fell over the fence and down stone
wall inluring itself so severely that 1t was
killed
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

PoRT ARTHUR, ONT, June 26.-The
schooner Francis Smith has arrived from
Collingwood, and reports having picked
up Monday afternoon off Point Brule,
Lake Superior, the only survivor of a
fishing smack belonging to Dog River
near Michipicoton, on the north
shore. The boat had been driven
into the lake by heavy storm. She cap
sized and righted full of water. The
survivor named Boyer, lashed himself to
the wheel and remained in that position
80 hours, until rescued. His son, aged
IA, and a man named Sourier, aged 20,
perished from cold and exhaustion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

II. r, Morrison, levy court commits
sioner from New Castle hundred, has been
awarded contract to build bridge
across Back Greek, at Chesapeake City,
Maryland.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

WASHINGTON, June ga telegram
was received at the navy department to.
day to the effect that Chief Engineer B.
b. Il. Wharton had fallen through the
hatchway of the Dolphin and broken leg.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
Degree Conferred.

Dickinson College conferred the degree
master Of arts upon the Rev. W. s. Robinson
OF Milford, and not upon W. s. Robinson
o. Bridgeville, as was previously stated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
Death from yellow Fever.

Olaf Olsen, cabin boy OF the barque Nat,
quarantined in Delaware bay, died Fri
day OF yellow fever. The other case, a
sailor, is recovering. The board OF health
of Lewes, Friday afternoon adopted
stringent resolutions concerning eommuni-
cation with the hospital employees and all
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

The proceeds from the festival held last
week by the ladies of tho Red Lion NJ. L.
Church netted $50,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

A telegram from Linn reports the loss
of the Italian steamer Italia, with 60 lives.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

After receiving his fatal wound Police
man Peterson was carried to his house q
few yards from where he was shot down.
Physicians were summoned, and DIR.
Powell was in attendance in q few
moments but could render no aid, the
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02

In dingy old cell, No. @, in city police
station the dread of vagrants, drunkards
and tramps, and of which the slain man
used TO jest, stood his half drunken
murderer. He had been under arrest
about one hour when GAZETTE re-
porter was escorted TO the corridor by
Officer John b. Moore. The dim gaslight
showed Sergeant Tucker close by the cell
door keeping vigil while from between
the bars protruded the head of young
man. On his forehead was an ugly cut,
the work of Mr.. Lannan's timely brick,
from which blood had trickled down by his
ears on to his collarless shirt. The veins
on his neck and temple stood out like
whip cords us though tried to
their utmost. A glittering paii
of small dark brown eyes glared
| fugitively around rarely resting
ON o little woman who stood by sobbing
and crying "0h, Lew" The protrudine
of the lower jaw gave his face that ex
preston commonly called 'tough." This
was Davis, Peterson's murderer, and il
was the parting scene with his wife the
reporter and officers witnessed. WheI
one considered his awful crime he seemed
more of a fiend than human being as h,
stood there and gave vent to oath aftel
oath of the most horrible wording. Hi
wife, little, black haired woman, pro
tested "0h Lew Levi for Gods SAX
don't swear so now. Lew, your brother
blame II all on me. They say if
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12
LITERARY NOTES.

In addition TO the articles by Gen Mcclellan and
Gen Joseph Il. Johnston on the peninsular cam
paign, the May century will contain paper of " In
cllcns of the Battle of Manassas" by Cen John u.
lmbodcn. Gen. Imbodcn was one Of three officers
appointed 10 examine into the condition Of the Con
fcdcratc army after I'ul Run, AMI to report upon
the reasons why the battle was not followed hy an
attack on Washington. lie gives tile result OF this
investigation In the Century article. The report
| made To the Confederate administration was sup.
pressed. Ensign Harlow, OF the Greely Relief Ex-
pc,ion, contributes to the same number paper on
"lcut. Grccly at Cape Sabine"
Mr.. John II. Bentley, editor of the Jo,urna, orTro-
gress, Philadelphia, Ia getting up series of pam.
phets 10 he called "'rhe Wood Workers Library u
The first number Is Or. Andersons encyclopaedia OF
the Woods OF the World and, Judging by this specl.
men. the series Will be useful addition TO the ready
reference literature OF the day.
Miss Anna Dawes book, "1Iow We Are Governed, -
Ia exciting much interest and attention. The author
is a daughter Of Senator Dawes.
The Harpers will publish Henry NJ. stanleys new
book on the Congo, and expect to have II ready dur
| ing the present month.
| The Appletons have In press "The Life and Let
ters of Mai. Gen. Emory Upton"
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12
THE DENIAL OF THE PEARSON STORY
New York SUM-

WAsHIsGTOs, April lO.-lt was not TIL the alleged
explanation by Cabinet ofiicer OF the Presidents
reasons for Postmaster Pearsons reappoIntment ap-
pcared In the sun, copied from the Boston Ddiil
AdueItiser, that denial OF its accuracy was made
from the White House, but not from Mr Cleveland.
The explanation appeared originally In the Wash
ington SUNDAY HERALD, Democratic paper Oi
responsibility. lis accuracy has been for days
youched for by Democrats aud Mngwumps, and the
denial that 1t has any basis in truth causes even
greater surprise than the original publication. A
curious part OF the matter IL that on is appearance
In The HERALD. aud for days after, there was nc
doubling the accuracy OF tho publication It was
sent to the Advertiser In good faith, and even now
the Original ndofsers maintain that II il substantially
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

The announcement as the cardinal princi-
pie Of the Democratic reform administration
TO have no drones in the public service will
in Washington. This journal has already
pointed out the urgen, need of Departmental
reform. 1t cited as an example the Land
Office, where it seems General Sparks has
already discovered the truth of our asser.
lions. The task before the new heads of de.
partments and bureaus is one of extreme diff
ficulty, and the destruction of the rings and
publication of the public service can at best
be but slowly accomplished.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

In a letter TO Lord Clarendon, in 1883 that
mastery statesman, Lord Pamerston, gave
description of Russian policy which is as
true to-day as when il was written
The policy and practice Of the Russian govern
ment has always een 10 push forward its encrOach-
ments as fast aud as far as the apathy or want Of
nrlnness OF other governments would allow 1t 10 90,
but always 10 stop and retire when 1t was met with
decided resistance, and then to walt Tor the next
favorable opportunity 70 make another spring on s
intended victim. In iurtherance OF this policy the
Russian government has always had two strings to
It's bOw-noderate language and dlsnteresied pro-
fesslons at st. Petersburg aud at London; active ag
gresslon by its agents the scene OF operations. II
the aggressions succeed locally, the Petersburg gov
ernment adopts them as q Jdh dccompli, winch II
did not intend, but cannot In honor recede from.
II the local agents fail they are disayowed and re-
called ana the language previously held Ia appealed
TO as proof that the agents nave oyerstepped ihelI
instructions. This was exempllned in the Treaty OF
unklar-Skelessl, and In the exploits OF Slmonyltch
| and yiEoych in Persia. Orion succeeded In extort-
| ing the Treaty Of unkiar-sEelessi from the Turks
/ and II was represented as a sudden thought, sug-
gested by the circumstances OF the time and place
aud not the result OF any previous instructions; hut
| having been done, It could not be undone. On the
! other hand, SimOnyitch anu YkOYltch failed In
getting possession OF Herat, In consequence OF our
vigorous measures OF resistance; ana as they failed,
aud when they had failed, they were dlsayowed and
recalled and the language previously held at Peters
burg was appealed 70 as proof OF the sincerity Of
the dsayowal, although no human being with two
ideas IN his head could for moment doubt that they
had acted under specific Instructions.
This will remind younger students of the
Eastern question that the Cars many years
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12
Russia Aiming 10 be the Second Naval Power.
fYosslsche Zeitungl

Il iB worthy Of note that Russia is making sucf
efforts 10 rise TO Inc rank Of a second rate naya
power. In short time she Will 30 more powerful al
sea than she has been since tue crlnean war
Hitherto che has spent her sliength on lle Balils
sides her Two great meets on the Baltic aud Black
Sea, Russia has three notlllas counting together
me Caspian and Aral seas. During the last three
years, under tie Archduke Alexis, the Russian nayj
mas been entirely Teorganized, ana greater energy
seems now 70 reign In II than during the last var with
the Turks
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

sumably to meet his expenses in the campaign.
Now comes suit in Boston against him as acting
treasurer OF Home for Disabled Volunteers to re-
cover $4,000 alleged to be due for failure to ac-
count. Butler has always proved aole to take care
OF himself and his interests, and II Will doubtless be
so now, unless, indeed, age has wthered or custom
stalled his infnite variety.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

TnH confirmation by the Senate OF the appoint.
ment OF Mr.. George W. Merrill as Minister to the
Hawaiian Islands ia universally regarded with favor,
Mr. Merrill, who ia weil.known in Congressional cir
cles, is tall nne-iooking man Of forty seven years
OF age. A native OF Maine, he studied law In that
state, and graduated with high honors from Bowdon
college, which ranks second in the educational insti
utions OF the United States At the breaking out OF
the war Mr.. Merrill went to Indiana and raised a
regiment, which fought bravcy in several terrible
engagements When peace was declared he re-
moved to the FAR West and Identified himself with
Nevada, where for twelve consecutive years he was
elected state Attorney. For the past six or eight
years Mr. Merrill has acted as private secretary and
general business manager to Senator James q. Fair
OF quiet, afabe manners and pleasant address, this
gentleman has by his attanmcnts and executive
abilities won FOR himself many friends, both in po
tical ana private life. The general opinion is that
as Minister to the Hawaiian islands MIR. Merrill |:
the right man In the right place.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

So if Russia does not want war she ought
to understand that at last the sluggish
Briton is thoroughly aroused England
perfectly understands that the reason for the
Russian advance toward Herat was to he
found in her entanglements in Egypt, which
seemed to make the time proptious for
disregarding her rights in Asia. But even
if Russia means to stop just short of war she
may drift into it. One danger to the Rus
SLAMS is that they are probably incapable
of quite understanding what mighty power
public opinion is in England. Assuming
that Mr.. Gladstone's wrigging represents
the real attitude of his country they may
persist too long in their aggressive course
and find themselves at the end engaged in a
war they did not mean to bring on until
circumstances were more in their favor. The
merest trihe would now hurl the Gladstone
Ministry from power, and it would be sue
ceeded by one whose ultmatum would be
"back out at once or fght!"
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

their unluoky drivers suffered the same fate.
The extent Of the confusion and the faulty
character Of the generalship are both shown
by the fact that very large part of the
English losses were from the fire of their own
troops. The correspondent of the Times,
speaking of the wounds as he observed them
when he visited the hospital, says they were
"mostly with bullets and few with spears
(Which fact, considering that the enemy
possessed few, II any firearms, tells a mel
"ancholy tale.m
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

When we consider the proftless and indef
mite character of this Soudan enterprise We
must cherish hope that some means will be
found TO withdraw from it, and quit wasting
the flower of the English soldiery in the
sands of Africa. Well may General Hamley
write to the Times
Much increduliy already exists as to whether the
design of fighting our way to Khartoum will ever
be executed. With the death of Gordon the motive
which lent TO the plan such substance as 1t pos
sessed has vanished. People begin 10 ask II 1t Is
credible that at the end Of the summer shall still
be willing to risk another HaSco on the Nile, or 10
persist In the costly endeayor to push through the
desert from Suaklm IN pursuit Of an indefnfte result
and phantom enemy. ON the other hand, very
real danger has come, without seeking, 10 meet
US on the Afghan frontier. II is impossible to
ccal from ourselves the design with which Russia is
pushing on. Our manner Of meeting her Is among
the marvels of the most unaccountabe period OF
history. We treat her as Of two established CO.
terminous powers whose respected limits require
definition. The facts dropped out Of sight that
few years ago she was d thousand miles from the
Afghan frontier, that she grounds her brand-ncw
title to contest lis territory with her conquest
of certain predatory tribes on whose outskirts other
predatory tribes wander and that on the strength OF
this extraordinary claim she suddenly puts forth the
impudent formula, Whatever territory you cannot
10 my satisfaction prove your right to is mine,"
which thenceforth becomes the basis OF negotiation
What can such pretension put in action mean but
to defy US to war, with the alternative OF runous
submission?