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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07
AFrER rHE snIr oaKIL.
'rhe u. Es. 10. 60. said 10 Hsc Seeking
to Control the ship Canal.

Correspondence ia timoru American.
CENTREvILLE, Mp, Jan. Am article
has been extensively circulated by the
Peninsular press, originating in one of
the Middletown papers, regarding the re-
ported meeting in New York, on Decem-
her 18th, of the stockholders of tine
Maryland u Delaware Ship Canal. The
purpose of the meeting was said to have
been chiefly that of making preparations
to begin work ON the proposed route. In
recent interview one of the officials of
the canal company asserted positively
that no such meeting was held, or is apt
20 be held soon. MIR. Selkirk, the pur-
chasing agent, and one of the contractors
of the company, stationed at Middletown,
states that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has long been negotiating for
the purchase of the canal franchise,
and asserts that the big corpora.
ton will accomplish its purpose
before July next. This statement, how
ever, may he taken with some allowance.
Those through whose lands the route of
the proposed canal runs, and who have
received money for damages, would, of
course, find themselves unexpectedly
benefited by such result. The man.
ayers of the canal project are snid to have
been aware at the outset OF the possible
offer of the Pennsylvania Company, and
had their plans accordingly Though
thousands of dollars have expended in
paying the damage assessments, it is ex.
tremely doubtful if shovelful Of dirt
is ever dug on the great ditch. A few
additional thousands offered by the Penn
sylvania, and the Maryland 4 Delaware
ship canal will change proprietorsliip,
| and eventually fall into ohscurity.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07
OURRENT.LITERATURF.

To the ATLANTIC wholly and alone, the
reading world is indebted for Charles Egg
bert Craddock In vain does society open
Its arms to the gifted but eccentric Miss
Murfree or Miss Craddoek," as she is
called everywhere. She has just shaken
herself free and started of in quest OF fresh
fields and pastures new amid her. beloved
southern mountains. Her prophet of the
Great Smoky" was even better received in
London than here and is probably the most
noticeable, as it is the freshest, novel OF the
day. The January Atlantic gives the initial
Of new story, 'In the Clouds, the title
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07
A MiIwamlee Criminal IihpI Cas.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 4.--German
circles here are considerably exercised
over the arrest of A. Schoenleber, a
prominent furniture dealer, on the charge
of criminal libel. The arrest was caused
by Christian Ritter, rival furniture dealer
who alleged that Schoenleber had cir.
culnted postal CARLSON which were written
charges that Ritter was a murderer and n
thief. II is fact that Ritter killed n man
in self-defence at Milwaukee Garden
about l5 years ago, but was exonerated
by the jury. He sues for $4,000
damages. Schoenleber was arrested Sun.
day and released soon after on IS, 600
bail. II is said that two more suits for the
same amount will be filed against Schoen.
leber to-day by another rival in business,
who alleges that Schoenleber has written
offensive letters about him. His com.
munications were all anonymous, but il
is alleged that the authorship has been
established
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

1t would be interesting to know how
MANY of the twenty-four gentlemen who
signed the letter of thanks to the North
American ReUieao could swear from per-
sonal knowledge as to the alleged dis
reimbursement by legal chicanery of
Delaware voters, and how many have
merely received their ideas from the poll
ticians who feel that they must not give
up the one scheme which seems to be
able to keep warm the party
zeal of the minority. If these
gentlemen have for dozen years or more
conscientiously believed all that is said in
the communication which has their sigma
lures attached, why have they not come
forward in their might in such way as to
convince even the mass of voters in their
own party that they were really in earnest?
Is it that these prominent gentlemen
lacked the capacity for effective organiza-
ton, or that they did not feel enough
genuine interest in the cause to
unite in an organized effort for its
accomplishment? In many minds, and
perhaps in the minds of some of the
signers themselves, the question answers
itself. II is fact proved through all
history that those who would bring
about a change in affairs must be so
earnest in their cause that the lesser
lights will be convinced of their intense
sincerity and join with enthusiasm to
overwhelm the crying evil Has anything
of this nature been seen Though men of
undoubted integrity have put their names
to this letter, the whole affair seems to
have very large bubble element. And
this is not mere surmise. AS prominent
a Republican as any whose names are
thus publicly signed, was met yester-
day by representative of this paper, who
referred to the letter. For moment the
face of the gentleman was a study,
and then with an almost Mortified
look, he said, "They haven't put
my name to that, have they"
When he was assured that his name was
not there he seemed greatly relieved, and
said that there was entirely too much
noise being made about it. This incident
of itself shows that all Delaware Repub-
licans do not look at this matter in the
same light. If they did, nothing could
Withstand their united efforts to right the
great wrong now alleged to exist.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

York county, has been quarantined be.
cause of pleuro.pneumonia. Thirteen
cattle on another farm. affected by the
disease. have been killed.
AZ Minneapolis. All the owners Of f,orr
mills on the west side Of the river have
beonn auit against the CITY fora perpetual
Injunction AGAINST the building Of n stono.
arcbed bridge across the west channel nj
fire Miasissi,,ni from the eity nroner M
Nioollet Island. Bonda for this were
Authorized Inv fhe Last leoislnture the cost
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was inaugurated Monday Win appropri
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tribute to the generosity OF MI. Enoel
Pratt. Letters were read from W. W.
Corcoran, PRESIDENT cleveland ana othei
prominent gentlemen. The library thu
opened was established under the lmme
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

CAMBRIDGE, Mp, Jan, 5.-Charles vii.
lians, eolored, who was convicted ut the
November term of the circuit court fol-
Dorchester county of felonious assault
upon Mrs. Eliza j. Keene, near Golden
Hill on the 10th of May last and who will
be hanged on Friday, has been closely
guarded night and day since sentence was
imposed, as he has several times shown
himself an expert in removing his irons.
He has been constantly visited by the
Reys. William II. Thomas and Charles II
Young, colored, of Cambridge, but it is
said that very little impression, if any,
appears to have been made upon him.
His manner continues rude and defiant
and he seems little concerned about his
fate
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07
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A Forger Camses His own Death.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 2.-Daniel Osborn,
wanted in Prospect, Ohio, for forgery
was arrested at Canal Winchester, ten
miles below here, yesterday, and after
ward met his death in singular manner.
The officer was on horseback while the
prisoner hand-cuffed walked in front. At
some point on the road farmer was met
whoinformed the marshal that the prisoner
was armed, as he had seen him trying to
get revolver out of the breast pocket of
his coat. The marshal thereupon dis
mounted to disarm the fellow, and as he
approached Osborn he saw him draw the
weapon from his breast pocket, and ap-
parently point it ut him as we'll as he
could handcuffed us he was. The mar
shall seized his hand, and at the same in
slant the revolver was discharged, the
ball entering osborn's left side between
the ribs and passing through the heart.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

The eXtrayagnnt vaganes of silly old
King ludwig of Bavaria hive about
bankrupted him Mt last, and his clomor-
Gus creditors are threatening TO put
bailifrs in charge of his royal palaces.
They schemed to bring about mntii-
monial alliance between the king and the
millionaire Baroness Won Kramer, but the
old monarch's aversion for the fair scS
remained strong enough to disappoint his
creditors in this direction. Things have
reached such point that n royal family
council has been SUNNI med Il
consider how the indigtity o
having executions made upon the
kings residences can be avoided, and
abdication and even deposition have beel
limited Mt, The royal spendtbrift's civi
list of over $1,000 ought TO have
been enough for even crowned head
but he had been monomaniac in hi
desire to reproduce the magnificence o
medieval courts, in combination Will
expensive follies peculiarly his own, ant
now he can no longer either dance O
pay the piper.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07
An Eua "a Ro,,o Scr.,,,.

Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg, Ill.
says: ''Having received so much benefit
from electric bitters, feel it my duty to lei
suffering humanity know 1t. Have had a
running sore on my leg for eight years my
doctors told me would have to have the
bone scraped or leg amputated. used, in
stead, three bottles OF electric bitters and
seven boxes Bucklen's arnica salve, and my
leg is now sound and we'll" Electric bitters
are sold at so cents bottle and Bueklen's
arnica salve at rs cents per box by William
Springer Il Co., 3l5 Shipley street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

Commenting upon the attempt of the
Higgins faction to cut in ahead of the
Bird Republicans by way of testimonials
of thanks" and other matter in the NORTH
American ReUiesO, Cby the way the New
York BOenia0 Post wittily characterizes
that testimonial as having the true patent
medicine ring-a certificate that twenty
four citizens of Delaware have taken Mr..
Rice's nostrum and found it excellent),
the DelaWGae Democrat says:
The Democrat has it upon the best
authority that the letter of thanks was pre-
scented to representative Republicans in
Kent and Sussex counties, but they refused
to Sign u, giving as reasons that they could
not stultify themselves and that the articlein
question was so gross perversion of facts
they could not endorse 1t. Perhaps Mr.. Rice,
the non-partisan editor OF a professedly
journal, viii want the views Of
these representative Republicans In Kent
and Sussex. WIN he call for them? We
hall see.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07
s,.ck,eu,. ar,,cn sa,ve,

The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, teticr, chapped hands, chilblains,
eorns, and oil skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no ply required. It is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
For sale by William Springer d Co., 8l5
Shipley street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

The New York Times humorously notes
the projected st. Louis hydrophobia virus
factory as an attempt of the enterprising
westerners TO do in three weeks what il
has taken Pasteur three years to accom-
plish, although their stock in trade is
only suspected dog" But even a
suspected dog" may answer the purpose
if the hydrophobia Of the present is, as
many authorities hold, itself not yet
above suspicion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

Why was that Testimonial of thanks"
to the North american Regieao signed by
Higgins men only? We notice, among
the "a appended names, only two who
have ever been outside the Higgins camp
Washington Hastings and John G.
Baker. Are these the only Bird Republi-
cans who could be prevailed on to sign
the Higgins endorsement of the Higgins
manifesto-or ore we to infer that Mr..
Hastings has returned and Mr.. Baker
gone over to the Higgins camp? Didthe
Bird men decline to sign or were they not
invited ? Surely TO one of these
reasons must be ascribed the absence
of such names as Levi @. Bird,
ex-Marshal McMullen, Postmaster Swig-
gett, ex-Mayor Wales, Charles H. Gala
CHER and dozens of other influential Will
mington Republicans. Why is it that in
all Sussex county they only obtained the
signature of one man-Daniel j. Layton
Where were Judge Houston, their ex-
congressman and more recently candidate
for Congress, ex.Congressman Loaand,
ex-Gubernatorial Candidate Curry, Jacob
Moore and the other giants of the party
in old Sussex? Not single name
from Kent county is found OF
the list. What was the matter with judge
Fisher, ex-Congressman smithers, Isaac
N. Mills, George V. Massey, Henry Can
non, A. B. Richardson, and the othel
magnates of Kent? And, coming bacl
for q moment to our own city and county
where were honest John Pilling, William
M, Candy, ]. Taylor Cause, Henry G
Conrad, George S. Capelle, S. H. Bay
nard, Henry @. Robinson, Preston Lea
Christian Febiger, Eli Garrett, H. F
Dure, H. F. Pickles, Charles W. How
land, William NJ. Pyle, ex-Sheriffs Martil
and Clark, and-but really the roll of til
great absentees is too long to call.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07
Good Results In Every Ca.e.

ID. A. Bradford, Wholesale paper dealer
OF Chattanooga, Tenn, writes that he was
seriously afflicted with severe cold that
settled on his lungs; had tried many RENE
dies without benefit. Being induced to try
DR., Kings New Discovery for CONSUMPTION.
did so and was entirely cured by use Of q
few bottles. Since which time has used It
In his family for all coughs and colds with
best results. This is tho experience Of
thousands whose lives have been saved by
this wonderful discovery. Trial bottles
Co., 3l5 Shipley street,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07


TheNew York STIR on Friday devoted
column and a half to showing that the
memorable last interview between the late
William H. Vanderbilt and Robert Gar
reta was not the livery amicable and
pleasant eons ersation" TINT it was given
outat the time to have been. The story
Of The Star is that negotiations were
pending between Vanderbilt, Chauncey
Al. Depew, DIR Norvin Green and others
which involved the control by
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany of wires along the West
Shore road and the abrogation of d con
tract giving the Baltimore & Ohio Tele.
graph Co. the privilege Of operating those
wires. "Here then," says the Star, twas
the president of railroad, with broken
contract staring him in the face and bum
ing under sense of injustice and injury
face TO face with an irasaible old man OF
portly habit, firm or obstinate as to dis
| position. The interview lasted an houi
and a-half An irascible old man la.
plenty of time TO grow very irate il
the course of an hour and a-hal
and if he be portly and of full habit I
rush of blood to the head, entailing NOR
or less danger, is the natural result. Mr.
Vanderbilt, it is averred, rejected all Mr.
CARROTS proposals looking to settle
4
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

CHICAGO, Jan. A Crestline, Ohio,
special to the Times says A dining-room
girl employed at hotel here threw her
newborn child into red hot stove. The
odor of burning flesh disclosed the horri-
BILE deed. The girl is lying at the point
of death and the facts of the case cannot
be learned. The coroner from Bucyrus
came here yesterday, but has not taken
any action in the case. No arrests have
yet been made.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

Cases of trichinosis are becoming
almost ms common MS SEES of hydro
phobia, and it is particularly worthy of
remark that the German family in western
Pennsylvania, who were the last reported
sufferers from the former disease, were
alleged 20 have contracted it from
sausagcs made from hog that had
been kept in clean pen and fat.
tened un corn. Il this he true
il would appear that no amount of care
i'll feeding and attention can be depended
ON to secure pork against the infection Of
trichinm and that the only safe rule TO,
every one to follow is TO abstain entirely
from eating pork that has not beer
thoroughly cooked.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07
The "Egypt, in a I1urr,can,

Queenstown, Jan. 4.-The National
line steamer Egypt, which left New Yorh
December I'd, for Liverpool, has arrived
here. She was 4S hours overdue. She
had stormy voyage. On December Goth
the wind blew a hurricane, and the
steamers jibboom and port bows were
washed away. The steamer has q guam.
tity of water in her hold.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

New YoRK, Jan. 4.-Dunlap's hat manu-
factory at Nos. 707S Nostrand avenue,
Brooklyn, was destroyed by fire this
morning. Several alarms were sent out
MS soon as the fire was discovered, but
the efforts of the tiremen proved unavail-
ing. The building, which was 2O0x75 feet
was insured for S200,000. The loss is
estimata,l ut S250,00O. It said that the
fire was caused by the overturning of a
can of oil by dog.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

In this new year of our Lord, 1886,
Westinghouse birthday comes on Monday
Valentines Day on Sunday, st. Patrick's
Day on Wednesday, April Fools Day on
Thursday, Memorial Day on Sunday,
Fourth of July on Sunday and Christmas
on Saturday; Lent begins March 10th /;
Easter Sunday will be the 25th of April.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

arthur Richmond's" open letter to
Secretary Bayard in the January number
of the North american Reoic,o reminds
us of little dog barking at the moon
the performance amuses the little dog
and does not annoy the moon in the
slightest.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07
Keene Stricken win Paralysis.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Jan. 4.-Thomas W.
Keene, the actor, was stricken with
paralysis at reception rendered him last
night by the local lodge of Order of Elks
and is now at the Coates House in dan
gerous condition.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

The Milford Chronicle, commenting
upon the good progress which our State
is making in the cause of the general edu-
cation of its people, quotes from the
journal Of Education, published at Bos-
ton, tribute beginnings The latest
report of the public school system Of the
State of Delaware is more cheerful
document than we have recently seen
from that quarter. welearn from it that
in all respects the public school system
has been gaining ground within the past
two or three years. This is shown not
only by the increased numbers in atten-
dance, but by the additional appropria-
ton for schooling, the improvement in
school building, and the industry of
school officials. Especially has the
change been marked in the attention
given to tie education of the colored
youth of the State" Which enables us
to see ourselves MS others see MS. 49,.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

PARIS, Jan, IN. Pasteur has agreed
to receive Hungarian physician to study
his science of incubation against hydro
phobia. The physician is nominee of
the state,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

LONDON, Jan. 2.-The Times today
says that the scheme to connect Marseiiies
with the Rhone by canal which was
abandoned in 1881 has been revived.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

The Medical Record thinks physicians
in general will quite agree that the prac-
tice of chewing gum should be INDUCED
in only with the greatest moderation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 5.-Mrs. Lucht,
who was stricken with hydrophobia Sat-
urday night, died last evening in great
agony.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

lnnisuHkeuble proofs OF exhausted Vitality
Read the "Sclence Of Life published by the
Peabody Medical Institute, Boston.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

NYAoK, N. Y, Jan. 5.-The Rev. Geo.
r. Bristor, pastor of the Spring Valley
Methodist Church, was arrested this after
noon, charged with committinga felonious
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

I
Tuesday week, the day after the charges
first became public. 1t read Ms follows
DEC. 10Th, 1885, hear Friend: | take II
all back. | was not ruined by DIR. Bristor.
as snid. 1t il not true. / think was
worried aud fretted, which made mo tull
me story did. will be obedient girl.
Yours, truly, IpA DowSs
| This letter was witnessed by Mrs.
Bristor, Mrs. Wood, to whom the girl had
made the charges, and by Mrs. Scott.
The girl made second retraction ON
the evening of Thursday, December 3lst
before Theodore +. Read, SCHUYLER
West -ryelt, and jackson Rose, members
of Pastor Bristor's church.
| In this sworn retraction Ida Downs
denies that DR.. Bristor was ever unduly
intimate with her. She says that NIL her
charges are lies. IT appears that Mrs.
Bristor had had trouble with q servant,
Hannah Slatterry, an old woman. Ida
Downs says she had dream, and told
Hannah about it. Hannah said she could
interpret dreams, and told Ida, so Ida
says, that her dream meant that DIR.
Brlstor had assaulted her, and hadn't she
better go over and tell Mrs. Gemmel, the
| Justices wife, about it. Ida says that
she did so, and Mrs. Gemmel said to her,
Then it must be true, for he had bad
reputation when he came here" Ida
denies that her previous retraction was
extracted from her, and says that she
was not shut up in room and threatened.
In this retraction Ida accuses Justice
Gemmel of having kissed her When DIR.
Bristor charged the Justice with having
done so, that gentleman called him liar.
A few minutes afterward, however, he ad-
mitted that he had kissed Ida, but said
that he had done so to reassure her.
Members of Mr.. Bristor's church do
not hesitate to say that politics and the
defeat of Davenport by the Prohibition
vote are at the bottom of the trouble.
Harbor Master Edsall and Justice Gem
mel are ardent Republicans, but they say
that social purity is what they are after
now.
NYAcK, N. Y, Jan. 5.-The Rev. Geo.
r, Bristor, pastor of the Spring Valley
Methodist Church, was arrested this after
1,0nf, abarOaI xfytkh eaI