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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05

Joserh Bowman, ex-sheriff OF Lebanon
county, Pa, died Friday at the a9e OF ~
yenrs' Henry X. Mcday, United States Dis
irict Judge for northern Georgia, died
Friday. ...
Thore was terrible cyclone near Wnrren,
Ohio. on Thursday, concerning which MAJOR
Glider of the Telephone company, reports
thnt nj Bundysburg, l5 miles from here
IWarren) n whole orchard was taken up by
the roots simultaneously, hurled distance
of 800 feet, and the trees piled In heap. Al
this point the immense telegraphlc ana telt-
photlie communications were entirely cut
oiI and the posts stripped from top to
bottom.
Tho dead body Of man found In the bay
nj Erie, Pa, on Thursday, is believed to be
thnt of Rudolph SchEnubelt, who threw the
homb into the ranks Of the police az the
Uaymarket riot In Chicago on the night OF
NAV 4th. The clothing and general appear
ance of the corpse correspond exactly 70
ina published description OF the bomb
tbroWer. Schnaubelt's death Is attributed
10 suicide due to fear OF detection
The Glasgow Iron Company's works. nj
poitstoWn were closed Friday, there being
moi enough well employees left to run them:
There nre nine patients whose ehances ol
recovery are believed TO be but slight. An
snvs that Friday afternoon the spring
Tr5m which the afflicted families obtained
their % water was cleaned and huge copper
bend snake, in an advanced stage oil decom'
position, was found.
The Dominion minister OF marine and
nsheries said Friday that the Yosemite
the new steamer Just purchased In Now
Ynrl, for the protection OF Canadian hsh'
cries. % will be put Into service as soon as shG
can % be delivered and equipped. She vii
have ak guns and 25 mon. Notwithstand'
iny renor}s to the contrary, he said, there
has been worry few cases OF determined
a,'neIon of Tho law, the desire OF the fisher
men being 10 keep ont of danger.
,cl.ptam from Albany, N. Y, says thai
n number Of ioundrymen In that seeloi
h IVA been vlctimizcd by man Of good ap
n nrance. claiming to como from cleveland
Who is selling the right to make mixtqTt
for foejng and lubriaating purposes. n'
eybihits n large book containing recon
mandatjons OF the mixture, and gets IRON
aIoo 10 $500 for It.. He has sold 70 very
iaroeiv 10 mnlleillle iron concerns, and ma
dlssp5earsd. The mixture is worthless.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
THE SALARY GRAB CHARGE.
NHr. Biggs Accepted Asut Did Mos Vote
for the $4,000.

hVr the bosOuVs
Middletown New Era
II Mr.. William Dean will excuse us,
We would most respectfully inform him
that he is mistaken as to the charge he
makes in his letter TO EVERY EVENING on
Tuesday that Hon. Benjamin T. Biggs
'voted himself So, 900 and took it," We
are authorized to state that Mr.. Biggs
did not vote for the bill--he did not vote
at all.
Mr.. .Biggs' vote would not have changed
the result had he voted against it and it
is question with us, had Mr.. Dean been
in MIR. Biggs' place, whether he himself
would have refused the $5, 900 voted to
him by Republican Congress and
signed by Republican President. We
think he would not hesitate to vote for
such "grab," as il is called, but like
Samuel Randall of Pennsylvania, and
like Fernando Wood of New York, since
deceased, he would have kept il.
We do not pen this denial at the solicit
tation of any one, but simply TO state the
facts as we know them. Did not General
Grant, when President, affix his sigma
ture TO bill increasing his pay from
$25, 900 to $500 year and wss he
thought less of on that account? Did
not the back pay belong to Mr.. Biggs
morally2 Was il not his legally2 and
did not other and more prominent
Democrats vote for the bill and take and
keep the money when they got it2 This
is the only act charged to the discredit Of
Hon. Ben T. Biggs during the whole
course of his long and Jealous political
career, and il appears to us to be very
lame excuse for Mr.. Dean to thus strike
ct one of the best citizens in New CASTLE
oounty-in the State-by pretending to
oatechise John O. Gooden.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
A KENTUOKY PRIzE-EIGHT.
Pat LeAry Knocks Ipr Ridge OuI In
the twelfth Round.

the EWcltth hkOunus
CINCINNATI, July 90. About 10 miles
back of Covington, in tho old common
wealth, occurred Inst night ono of the
most vicious prize. fights that has been
witnessed in this locality in years. The
principals were Pat Leary of Cardiff,
Wales, who has been in this country but
three months, and Joe Ridgeof Piitsburg.
The latter was brought to this city few
days since for the purpose of meeting
Leary.
Time was called for the first round at
IL o'clock. The men stepped into the
ring, shook hands, and then went at II
hammer and tongs. Vicious nnd hard
blows were dealt by both mcu, and for
three minutes they fought tiercely. The
round closed without any decided adyan-
tage TO either. Loary was bleeding
slightly at the nose.
In the second round both men began
with hard fighting, Leary seeming to get
the worst OF it, Toward the close he
struck Ridge on the nose, bringing blood,
Int Ridge countered striking him on the
chest and nearly knocking him oil his
pins. Leary opened the third round Dy
striking Ridge under the left eye, leaving
a swollen and ugly bruise. Ridge in re-
turn made II rush upon his opponent,
forcing him against tho ropes.
When they broke away they spared
cautiously 10 tho close of the round.
From this time until the twelfth round
Leary had tho best of the fight, punish
ing Ridge severely. The twelfth round
was the final, Ridge being knocked flat
in his corner and unable to como to the
scratch when time was called. The fight
was awarded to Lchry. Ridge presented
mcst pitiable condition, while lTary
had but one mark on him and was IN good
condition after the fight.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
sRQUEL TO THE STRIKES.
Reported Confession of One OF the
SIaYers OF the Train Guards.

SIuYeFs OF the Train Guards.
CHICAGO, July 30.-A Fort Worth,
Texas, special, says: Ever since the ter
rible shooting aifray which took place
on the Missouri Pacific railway near this
city between the armed train guards, CON-
manded by jim Courtwright, and party
of unknown men, the officers of Tarrant
county and of Fort Worth have spared no
efforts to ferret out the guilty parties.
Yesterday IL was stated upon reliable
authority that III. o. Hennings, former
resident of Fort Worth now being in Hill
county, had confessed to farmer, his
employer, that he was one Of the partici-
pants in the terrible battle in which three
men lost their lives and five or six others
were severely injured. Upon receipt of
the news Sheriff Maddox of Tarrant
county, quietly slipped away and it is
supposed that at this writing he has Hen
nings in custody.
Hennings was employed by the Missouri
Pacific Company prior to the strike, and
was member Of one of the Fort Worth
assemblies of Knights of Labor. After
the strike was ordered off, Hennings went
to Louisiana, but remained thero only
short time when he returned TO Hill
county, Texas, and secured employment
on farm. The story is that he and the
farmer became fast friends and that he
confided to the latter all the facts, from
the inception of the plot up to the
desperate encounter between the strikers
and tho deputies and train guards. He
told the place Of meeting, the
number of men engaged, and added that
the Winchester used by him was in his
trunk at the residence of his Fort Worth
sweetheart. The farmer notified Sheriff
Maddox, who visited the womau's house
and found the gun in the trunk, as de-
scribed. II is not known whether Hon
nings has divulged the names Of his aHso-
ciates in crime, but the rumor that lie has
made confession and will soon be in the
hands Of the law, has created sensation
in labor circles.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
Bridge as LandenberR.

The West Chester Neos says: Some
four years ago bridge TO span White
Clay Greek, at or near Landenberg, was
passed upon favorably by both jury of
view and a grand jury, was confirmed by
the courts, and was concurred in by q
former board of commissioners, but was
never built. The citizens of Iandenberg
and vicinity are now olamoring for the
erection of the bridge. The present board
feels inclined 10 build the bridge, as it
will not only afford a crossing for the
stream, but will also avoid O very ugly
crossing of the Pomeroy railroad, which
is now made at grade. The county com.
missioners engaged Capt. John Denithorn
to furnish them with plans and specifica-
tions, so that they could see what would
be the probable cost of the bridge before
they fully determined to build. The
bridge win lie, according to Mr.. Deni.
thorn's plans, $50 feet long and SO feet 9
inches high. On one side of the creek ia
solid rock, which will be used as an
abutment upon which to set one end of
the bridge. An abutment will be built on
the opposite side of the creek, and in the
intervening ravine the bridge will rest on
columns.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
----7t---
THE BEA0RBLRD SEASON.
A Protest Against "A Little Political
Arrangements.


Editor Gazette d; JtdGT7adl: Last Friday
evening carriage containing two promi-
nent politicians was seen vending its way
up the lime Of prominent Democrat of
Blackbird hundred. Nothing remarkable
about that, is there But the sequel to
their visit These gentlemen came from
Middletown. One Of them has NJ. d. at
the end Of his name, and the other is
deputy State officer, and very closely con-
neoted with one of the would-b COVER
nors of Delaware. am told the object
Of their visit was TO name the delegates
for Blackbird hundred to attend the State
convention, and that they are to have the
tickets printed and sent down, that they,
the Democratic voters of old Blackbird
hundred, may have nothing to do but
walk up and vote as they are bidden by
these would-be bosses.
Democrats of Blu, kbird, are you serfs
or free lnen2 Cannot you select your
own delegates TO represent you, or do you
have to import men from another hun
dred to make your selections for you?
Shame on the man that would attempt to
do so. And worse shame on men that
would be insulted in such way and not
repel it with scorn and contempt And
yet these very men claim that they are
trying TO break up a ring that they talk so
much about. am also reliably informed
that this same virtuous M. ID offered
candidate for levy court of Blackbird,
800 to aid him in his nomination, il he
would succeed in having solid Biggs
delegation go TO Dover from his hundred.
1 am sorry that any man who aspires to
the high and honorable position of gov
ornOr OF the State of Delaware would
allow his henchmen to resort TO such
means. .m also informed that these
plotiers ha the delegates for Appoquin-
mink all leeted to go TO Dover and
vote TO suit these same governor makers.
Men of Appoquininink are you going to
stand with folded hands and let these in
terlopers come and do the work that is
our right and duty to do2 II we do,
shall blush with shame 10 acknowledge
that live in the old Democratic hun
dred. God deliver us from falling into
the hands of such would-be. reformers.
Julv O7th 1879 Fam prAy
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
THE oOLORkD POUTH.
How the Work of Educating Thcn
PrORFesnea.

RfOEFebnehs
The report OF the actuary Of the Delaware
Association for the Education OF OOlored
People, II. O. Conrad, Esq, has just been
issued In pamphlet form. 1t shows there
are 73 colored schools In the state, so out
side OF Wilmington and an increase OF one.
The highest number of pupils enrolled dur
Ing the year was 3,663, an increase OF 154
over last year. During the year ~ 1869
were dlsbursed among the schools outside
Of Wilmington. In New Castle county there
are 20 schools outside Of Wilmington, and
the highest number of pupils Ia attendance
was 1880, decrease OF two over last year.
Kent county has "a schools with ,4SG pupils
which Is an increase Of one school and 80
pupils over last year. There are also "a
schools for colored children IN Sussex
county, with an attendance OF 1,045 pupils,
an increase OF SO in comparison with last
year. or the total amount given above as
disbursed during the year, "a, ,656.64 was
from the State and ca, ,6il .O6 from the school
tax fund.
The actuary speaks most encouragingly
OF the work Of educating the eolored chill
dren, compliments the teachers for their
efficient work and thanks Messrs. Mc0innis
and Owens, teachers OF Dover and New
Castle schools, for valuable assistance In
visiting the schools.
In concluding his report Mr.. Conrad ex-
presses the hope that the next general
assembly OF the State may place Its stamp
OF approval upon the good work already
accomplished by providing q further In
crease in theamount annually appropriated
by tho State to this worthy cause and also
devise some plan by which suitable and
comfortable buildings can be provided for
the accommodation OF the colored school
children,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
A Wilmington investment.

The Smyrna Times says: A company
of Wilmington capitalists are making IN
effort to purchase the marsh property at
Collins Beach that has been for the past
several years subject to the overflow Of
the tide water since the breaks in the
dyke at that place. This tract, which in
oludes cedar swamp, comprises nearly
1000 acres and IS owned by about o
dozen parties These gentlemen want at
least q majority of the land, and up To
Saturday had secured over 800 acres at
81 per acre, and perhaps by this time
have the requisite amount to give them
the control of its management. Their
object is, as we understand, to thoroughly
embank and reclaim it. By this means il
can be doultles made valuable land.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
THE ooU~rF COMMITTEE ~.


The Democratic county executive COM
mittee OF New Castle county met ut the
court house Thursday afternoon, with. o
full attendance OF the members.
The main business was the Rpportion-
ment OF the candidates on the legislative
ticket among the respective huudreds
which was fixed As follows:
First Wilmington hundred
Entitled TO one senator and one repro
sentative; the present senator holds over.
Second Observation-Disclosures, Chris
tiana, Mill Greek, White Clay Greek and
Pencader hundreds -Chrisiiana tU have
one senator, and the other hundreds, with
the exception of Brandywine, each to have
one representative.
Third district-New Castle, Red Lion,
st. Georges, Appoquinimink and Black
bird neutrality-suspicious. to have
one senator, and the other hundreds, ex-
cepting Blackbird, each to have one repre-
sentative.
by this apportionment the hundreds OF
Brandywine and Blackbird will be unrep-
resented in the next Legislature.
A resolution authorizing each candi-
date for delegate TO the State convention
to have q representative in the polling
places during the count of the vote was
defeated.
In response to petition from Third
ward Democrats TO have The disputed
question Of who are the legal nomination
judges in Haid ward settled the committee
named Joseph X. Myers and John A. Nit
chell as the judges.
After ordering the publication of official
notices of the primary election on Satur-
day, August l4th, the committee adj
journed, subject TO the call of the chair
man.
The GAZETTE has been furnished with
the following authoritative statement con-
oerning the action taken by the Demo.
cratic executive committee, Thursday
afternoon, in relation to the leb lslativt
appointment After some diacn~4iun, i'll
which Mr.. Foard argued that st. Georges
hundred should not be left ont, ON no
count of its large interests, among others
the fisheries in the eastern part, aud Mr..
Huggins argued against the dropping OF
Blackbird hundred, Mr.. Donahoe moved
that Blackbird hundred be dropped,
which was carried. Mr.. Foard moved
fAat Appoquinimink hundred be allotted
the senator. Afterwards Brandywine
hundred was dropped from the upper
district and the senator allotted to Chris
tiana hundrad
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05

Ex-officer John Pierson few days ago
came in from the light. house, leaving his
boat moored there. In order to save the
walk out to the light he embarked on the
steamer Brandywine the next morning.
When the steamer neared the mouth of
the river Pierson changed his clothes for
a boating suit, wrapped his wearing
apparel in water proof, and when the
steamer got 10 the jetty dove overheard
and swan to his boat. The incident
created Quilted an excitement among the
passengers for short time, ii being a
supposed attempt at suicide. Pierson says
he thought he'd never como up, the velo.
city of the boat sending him deep into
the water and his bundle retarding his
progress to the surface. Pierson does not
stop for little water. A few days ago
his boat companion rowed off and left
him Mt Pemnsgrove. lie simply plunged
in and swan across tue river. The tide
WAS so strong, however, that he was
carried up the stream as far as Riverside.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
ooncora QnerlerIy MeetLnr.

Tuesday week was throng day in Con-
cord on account OF the Friends Quarterly
Meeting in that place. In spite of the min
people gathered in large numbers from all
directions, filling both sides of the spa
cious meeting house. The principal
speakers were David Newport, Of Abing-
ton Joseph Livezey, of Woodbury., N. j.;
Allen Flitcraft, of Chester, and Lydia
Price, formerly of West Chester. Joseph
Livegey will spend most of the next month
visiting the families of friends in Concord
Quarter.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
steve nrodIe,s would.be Rival.

Peter Curry was very much intoxicated
Friday. In the evening about $50 o'clock
he was on Market street bridge. In u
maudlip kind OF way he began slowly
climbing over the railing on tho west side
OF the bridge, with the apparent intention
OF letting himself fall overheard. He was
observed in time by some Bachelor boat
club men, who hauled him back over the
railing, and Officer Welsh came up and
took him 10 the hail. He was before Judge
Sharpley Saturday. He says he is from
the Fifteenth ward Philadelphia, and that
drink is his master. In consideration OF his
physical condition he was sent TO the aims
hnuga
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
--D-o-e-------
THE HOKRoRs or LABRADOR
Starving Nlon and starving Hears
Fighting Over Dead Bodies.

flKutthK ONBt DGthu htVuhfos
BOSTON, July sO.-A dispatch from St.
Johns, N. f., to The Advertiser says: Her
genatis Yer, one of the EsquimAux who ar
rived here on the Nancy Barrett from
okkak, Labrador, says that tho population
Of that settlement was nearly 1870, but when
he left with his wife not soul remained.
EARLY In March food gave ont. Every drop
Of oil and bit Of sealskin WINS utilized and
at intervals bear was killed, but finally
the supplies were exhausted. On June 3h
they had eaten nothing for six days, and,
goaded by hunger, they feastod
upon tho corpseE of several whites
and n few Indians that had
been killed by the cold. When one OF their
own party diod the body WINS cut open, the
eDtIais were taken out and the remainder
was frozen up for use. From this food ter
rlble dysontery sol in among the survivors
and OH July LIST there were only lG persons
left alive, the bodies Of over 25 having been
eata'n. The 1G survivors started down tho
coast In sledge drawn by four dogs, the
only living creatures left them, their
ponies having boon sacriae1 to ap-
pease hunger long before. About
"a miles from Cape Mugford a
heavy snow-storm set in. While the party
were endeav0ring 10 find their way they
were attacked by white bears to tho number
Of 25 or 80, which Killed MI Of the party
except tvs. Yer reports that more than
one-ha.f nf tho population died Of hunger.
ThouIands Of benrs or ssed over from
pennyland, ransacknd .he storer OF okkak,
dug open the graves, devoured tho dead
and attacked tho living. They devastated
an immense district, Of which tho lnhahi-
tants, abandoning the smaller settlements,
have flncked TO the lurger, the fishing ports,
where they have been followed by bears
and drvnured IN grent numbers. The neigh
borhoOd OF llnpednle, the centre oi n CON
siderable seul ashing trilfIlc, has also slf-
fered from lack Of food and the furoeity OF
bears and wolves. Within the lasttwo months
over 100 persons have perished from cold or
hunger or by falling n prey to Wild beasts.
Men driven mad by hunger fought with
bears over the remains OF their dead COM
panions, the bears being usually the victors.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
PenlnsuInr Press A.socia.lon.

The organization o. editors and news
paper writer's on the Peninsula, known rs
the Peninsular Press Association, will
make its annual jaunt on August 28th.
It has been decided to go to Atlantic City
this season and TO remain there three
days, although President Way announces
that the tickets will be good from August
27th to September 4th, so that those who
desire may spend week by the seashore.
Accommodations have been procured at
the Ashland House, q Delaware hostelrie
in its ownership, and one of the most
pleasant and comfortable houses in the
city. Friends of the members of the as
sociation can join the association at
Atlantic City and secure the benefit of re-
duced hotel rates,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
Pe.t.orslce Reslrnn,ion.

William W. Simpson, distributing clerk
of the Wilmington post-office, has handed
his resignation TO Postmaster Taylor. It
was accepted and went into effect last
Saturday. Harry d. Hickman, Jr.,
son of Levy Court Commissioner Hick-
man, is in the office familiarizing himself
with the duties of the post to be vacated
with the expectation of being appointed
to the place.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
A HERD FROM NsTHERLAEDs
aAoIstein- -FrieAAan Cattle Imported
hn IAr- IL. M GurnLn-


by Dr. j. M. GurttS.
A herd OF 20 Holstein- Frlesian cattle, con-
sisting OF two bulls, five cows, and 1b young
heifers In calf, arrived In New York by the
steamer Egyptian Monarch, Friday, con-
signed to DR.. John NJ. Curtis Of this city.
About the first OF June DIR. Curtis spent
about three weeks In the Netherlands
among the finest herds OF dairy cattle, aud
after a careful, personal inspection OF the
animals and their sires and dams, purchased
the herd which arrived yesterday. After
landing at New York the animals were
taken to the national quarantine station at
Garfield, Berger county, New Jersey,
where in accordance with the quar-
antine laws they will be confined
90 days before being delivered to their
owner. The herd Is said to be one OF
the finest collectively that haseve been i'm
ported. One OF the bulls, De Ruiter ", is
the winner of bronze medal at the Amster-
dam exhibition In 1894 and is an animal
whose pedigree includes the finest strains
OF the Holsteln- Friesian stock. Max III. the
{ ther bull, is also superb beast, with ex-
cellent pedigree. Eight Of the COWS and
heifers are Of Aaggie stock three OF Alexan-
der; two OF Artis; and three of De Brave
Hendrick.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
Hard XYcnIIler ON arope.

CHICAGO, July 30.-special dispatches
published here this morning concerning
the crop outlook indicate that in various
sections of Iowa the damage wrought by
the drought to the corn crop is almost
irreparable wheat and oats are affected
but not so seriously; the pasturage is
withered up, and water for stock exceed
ingly scarce. The Illinois corn crop is
pretty generally ruined and the farmers
are still looking for tho rain that comes
nOt-