Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-02
MLHTON.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
ELKToE, Aug. 25.-The rumors current
In this town and published in two Of
to-day's county papers as we'll as the
the GAZETTE that the strike Of North
East had b6eh declared of, proved to be
false. The circumstances that caused II
to be circulated were as follows Shortly
after the hands struck the Mccullough
Iron Company agreed to pay them what
they demanded, excepting the forgemen.
After several days delay the employees
accepted the terms and preparations were
made for starting the mills on Tuesday.
On Monday afternoon orders were re-
eeived from the company'a Office in Phila-
delphia not 10 start the works.
James M. Anderson, for several years
general manager of William M. Singerly's
paper mills at Providence and of his
pulp works at this place, died at HE resi-
dence at Providence, at IL O'Clock this
morning.
ELKToN, Aug. 0.-Democratic primary
meetings were held ON Saturday afternoon
in each of the nine districts of Cecil
county tn elect delegates to the county
convention which meets here tomorrow
to select four delegates to the congress
sional convention which meets in Belair
on September 18th. Congressman Frank
Shaw and ex-Congressman Fred Talbot
are the candidates. In Cecil county
neither one has any enthusiastic support
and the contest in several of the districts
on Saturday was more between local fac
tions than between the two candidates.
As there was nothing to gain, the leaders
of the party took but little interest in the
matter. In the Third or Elkton district
there were two tickets in the field, one
headed by States Attorney Bratton, who
was in the interest of local poll
tician who desires TO be q member
Of the Belair convention, and the other
in opposition to this headed by Henry
Cameron; 1872 votes were polled and tho
first named ticket won by an average
majority OF 10. The vote was rs follows
Daniel Bratton, 1879; W. e. X. Frazer,
124; Ruehen Ward, 1873; w. Arthur
Mitchell, 1876; John Kennedy, 1870 ;
Henry Cameron. ITO; Morris Dunbar,
l04 George w. Denny, 104 George Il,
King, los; 7. j. Bryson, Jr., 100. The
delegates elected are independent with
Shaw inclinations In the Fourth district
ehoAO W 40 bhb OAio tAShCt hlN ~ Nphbhihth
friends of both candidates. In the Fifth
the polls were closed after IL votes
were cast and the delegates are
inclined towards Shaw. Talbot dele
gates were elected in the Seventh
or Port Deposit district by majority of
30 in loss than 100 votes polled. In the
Eighth district delegation with Shaw in
clinations was elected over Talbot
ticket by vote of n to So. The First
district will undoubtedly be in the interest
of ex- Delegate William Ward for delegate
TO the Belair convention. He is said to
be for Talbot. The Second district del
egation is inclined towards Shaw. There
was contest in the Sixth or Rising Sun
district, the result of which has not been
ascertained. II is likely that the conven-
ton will send delegates inclined towards
Shaw, but there will be no instructions.
Archibald Rice, a colored youth, was
brought to Jail by Constable j. A. Ritchie
of the Eighth district, on Saturday after
noon, having been committed by Magis-
trate Armstrong on the charge OF having
entered the house of Anthony White in
Hartford county and stolen watch.
Archie has been in Jail before for stealing.