Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

Edward Hayes, foreman of this section |
of the p, w. d. B. railroad, has a email |
field of corn that stands ID feet high, the |
tallest ever seen around here.
THE PENINSULA.
The watermelon crop owing 10 heavy
rains will probably be small in this
county. Mr.. Il. L. Only, of Girdletree
the champion melon grower says the
chances are slim with him. HI
Messenger.
We didn't get the names of the parties,
but it is reported here that man living
near Princess Anne, conveyed his prop
erty to his wife to keep from paying his
honest debts, and that she in turn eloped
with pnother Acknowledged Leader.
G. Il. johnson got $55 for five carriers
of Mountain Rose peaches in New York,
yesterday, and Joseph B. FAIRIES got SIS
for o carrier of Troths. A carrier holds
two baskets and a-half. John r. Wilson
had some that sold for SO per basket in
Boston. Smyrna Times.
Joseph Bartlett Lowe, o prominent citi-
zen of Talbot county, died on Wednesday
Mt his residence in Bay Hundred, in his
71st year. He was once sheriff Of the
county, was n member of the Legislature
in 1868, had been Justice of the peace,
and at the time of his death was officer of
registration. He leaveB a widow, one son
and daughter. Baltimore Sun.
Charles Outten was arrested at Chestnut
Grove camp-meeting Friday week and
lodged in Denton Jail on q charge of at
| tempting to assault Mrs. Emma Pepper,
wife of John Pepper, living near Burrs-
| vile, Caroline county. 0utten, who lives
near Vernon, Del. has q wife and one child.
| The offence for which he was arrested was
committed in huntsville on July 18th.
The camp-meeting at Deals Island
opened on last Friday and had a wretched
northeast wind and rain all day to
| dampen the inaugural ceremonies. The
Maryland Steamboat Company sent the
Samuel j. Pentz down on a special trip
on Saturday at IL n. N. and the Enoch
Pratt came down on her regular trip on
the same day at p. M The Pratt also
ran a special trip down on Sunday from
Salisbury. Ma1plGnder.
John E. Bradford, living near Locust
Mount, had his stables, barn, corn crib
and corn stack, together with 40 barrels
of corn and so bushels of wheat, de-
stroyed by fire on Tuesday week. His
little son, aged about 6 years, set fire to
the corn stack, and the building being
close by was soon in flames. Mr.. Brad
ford has been very unfortunate of late, as
only about six years ago he had his build
ings and live stock burnt. OnGncock
PirgintGn.
James II. Hudson of Bishopville, Md,
will on Monday, through his counsel,
Messrs. A. P. Barnes and ]. T. Matthews,
file in the circuit court at Snow Hill, q
bill praying for divorce vinculo matri-
monii from his wife, Mary Il. Hudson.
Mrs. Hudson was formerly Miss Mary u.
Howard, and is native of Sussex county.
James Hudson is highly-respected
citizen. He and Miss Howard were mar
ried in 1880, and three children have been
born TO them. The guilty woman has con-
fessed that her husbands brother is the
father of two of her children. - Baltimore
Herald.
Judge Goldsborough gave an important
decision in habeas corpus case on Tues
day week. A colored boy named William
Furniss, was arrested in Pocomoke City
on the 4th of July and lodged in Jail for
carrying pistol. O. o. Melvin, Esq, had
charge of the case. The boy visited
Pocomoke on the 4th, and stated to the
court, that knowing it unlawful to carry
concealed weapons, he placed the pistol
in his vest pocket where it could be seen.
Judge Goldsborough pronounced the
arrest improper inasmuch as that aperson
IF this was the correct thing-could
not buy pistol of hardware store and
carry il home, or have razor sharpened
and take il through the streets without
violating the law. The intent of the law
did not reach this case and Furniss was
discharged. --Dent0a Union.
The State guard boat Delaware, under
, charge William s. Heverin, superinten-
don't of the oyster revenue made trip
to Loves and other points on the river
looking after the revenue belonging To
the State. The boat loft Mahon's at ~
o'clock Monday week, and with tide and
wind in favor, made the remarkable trip
to Lewes in thr hours and fifty five min
utes. The party on the boat spent Mon.
day night ut Rehohoth at the Douglass
House, and returned on Tuesday, stop
ping for hours at Slaughter's Beach,
! where they enjoyed themselves very
much, large crowd of Milford people
being there. The company accompany.
ing Mr.. Heyerin were Timothy Collins, Il
! t. Cooper, l.. @. IT, Smith, DR.. e. II.
I Young, j. b. Draper, Alonzo Rust oil
/ Dover; Il. Thomas Clayton, Charles
Q | Raughly of Smyrna. - IleltIDdtedn.
| Richard l.. Corkran, employed as book
) | keeper by his father, William CorkraD
| dealer in coal and wood on Cathedral
street, Baltimore, was brought 20 Cam.
| bridge Thursday morning by Deputy
Q Sheriff Mace of Dorchester, by whom hG
!. was arrested on Wednesday week, Il
answer charge of criminal libel agninst
' Charles g. Dali, u school teacher of Gam
! bridge. Mr.. Oorkran waived an examina
d ton before Justice Flint, and bail fol-
v 81 900 was demanded for his appearance
n before tho circuit court. He could not ge
v bond at Cambridge, but was permitted II
!. leave on the steamer in the afternoon il
D care of Squire Flint for Baltimore, wheri
Il he says he can procure the required
n sureties. The alleged libel was mad
% about month ago, printed circulars il
" defamation of Mr.. Dali being general,
!, distributed throughout the town. Thi
o method was adopted after the refusal o
;, the three county newspapers to publish
" the letter Baltimore american.
d On Friday night last as the miduigh
q train was leaving Pocomoke City, an,
n had lust reached the bridge, cominl
II north, the conductor discovered tire
st colored men asleep whose tickets hal
4
gave the signal for the train to stop an
awoke the men and told them to go to tn
Ii rear car and get off. The train was the
70 backed, and as soon as the rear car wa
I, fairly off the bridge it stopped. One 0
re the colored mon, instead of following th
7 instructions of the conductor to go to tn
Is rear car, got of at the first exit, an
I'd landed on the bridge with grip-sack i
hand. The first step he took after gettin
ID off the car, landed him in the Pocomok
TX river. He gave yell for help as he fell
III and fortunately as he bobbed up froI
the bottom he was near enough to gras
m one of the braces of the bridge-this i
as held with bulldog tenacity until rescuet
il. The remarkable thing about this lit
ia incident is, the unfortunate fellow new
is let go his grip.sack. The greatest injuI
Cd he sustained was good ducking and
fright.-Somersct Herald.