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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
NEW MEXICO oArrIs.
President DvYer Considers the Pros
necls Yerr Ennd.

SANTA FE. N. M, Feb. 22.- Mr.. DIVER
president Of the Cattle and Hors = row
er's Association of New Mexico, being
asked last night as to the condition Of the
cattle. said "a few high grade cattle il
the northern portion of the territory are
somewhat thin, but will pull through MI
right unless oyertaken by succession OF
snow. storms and cold weather, which is
not probable from this time forward.
Otherwise cattle are in good condition,
and afford a comforting contrast to the
herds on the plains"
Mr.. Dryer thinks the quarantine law
should be revised by the next legislature,
he claiming that the system of fees
charged by inspectors is wrong. This
requires the owners Of the cattle to pay
instead of the territory. inspectors get
no pay unless they admit the cattle and
Mr.. Dwyer says this furnishes tempta-
ton to let in cattle instead of keeping
out. Governor Ross was asked whether
there was any truth in the rumor that he
intended to raise the cattle quarantine,
and said there was none. The quarantine
is necessary so long as Colorado and
Arizona maintain these and will be kept
in force.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
Poison IN Corn mnni.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. Alexander McLane,
wife and three children and Annie Rear
don, an old lady, live at No. 9I3 North
Ninth street. They are very poor and
applied to the provident association Sun
day for assistance. A quantity of corn
meal was given them which was made
into bread and eaten by all six. Shortly
afterward they were all taken sick, and
physicians called in said they were suffer-
ing from arsenical poisoning. The
doctors think the children will recover
though they do not feel justified yet in
pronouncing the old people out of danger.
There is nothing to indicate how the
poison got into the meal.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
NEWARK.
Scout Flanner Arrives-MiII- Dam
Observation-Disclosures

L
DestrOyed-SOciab
| Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
NEWARK, Feb. 1S.-Ranllin Armstrong
whose store was completely DESTROYED il
our late disastrous Ionfagration at the
west end of town, has moved into the
end store of the Caskey block, situated
in the centre of the town. Mr.. Arm.
strong will probably build large and
handsome store in the spring.
William II. Russell, the genial store.
keeper, will soon dispose of his stock
and retire from the business.
The house of DIR. Wolf will be the
scene of the Y. Y. a. sociable tomorrow
evening, when progressive euchre and
dancing will constitute part of the
evenings enjoyment.
NEWARK, Feb. 22.-The irrepressible
Scout Flanner has arrived here to reRen-
crate ana revolutionize our morals. He
held forth during Sunday afternoon and
evening to curious crowd and between
his exhortations sang irreverent songs in
the street.
The Newark Ledger reports the total
destruction of the mill-dan of McLauch-
lin Brothers, flour millers, about two
miles west OF town, during the last heavy
rain. This dam had been tho cause of
considerable litigation and it is said that
the owner of the surrounding land, Mr..
Robinson will under no circumstances
allow its reconstruction, or will not at
least allow his land to be used in its con-
struction. This right will be contested
by Mclaughlin Brothers ON constitutional
grounds and an injunction will be the
probable result. This loss is a heavy one
to the firm, which recently added new
roller process machinery and was enter
ing ON prosperous era,
The Y. Y. z. sociable held delightful
meeting at the residence of DIR. Wolf on
Friday evening. Mrs. Wolf, in her hos.
pitahle manner, with the assistance Of G.
A. E. Kohler of the University Of Penn.
sylvania, entertained the seventy mem.
bers with grace and provided for their
enjoyment progressive euchre a Ia NJ
kGet0." Some of the quotations on the
cards were not specially appropriate to
the recipients while others were toe
much SO, and they were correspondence
disconnected.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
KERNETT' SQUIRE.
a Batch of Small RObberies- Chas-
ing "A DhieR.


Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal,
KENNETT SQUARE, Feb. 22.-For some
time gang of thieves has been operating
in this place and number of articles has
been stolen. Officer Grace and Special
Officer Conarey have been working on the
case. Until Friday last no clue could be
found to fasten the guilt on any one per-
son. j.. w. Taylor, then drove to town
with butter and hitched his horse in the
accustomed place. Returning in short
time be discovered that five pounds had
been stolen. He ut once notified Officer
Grace of the robbery. The officers sus-
picion fell on Townsend Jones and
Joseph Richardson. Upon being arrested
they acknowledged their guilt and fur
nished clues to other stolen property.
Samuel Taylor, farmer, drove to this
borough few nights ago, when he had
his buffalo robe and whip stolen. Special
Officer Conarey searched several houses,
but failed to find the stolen property.
William Phillips cellar was broken into
and lot of eatables, raspberry wine and
other things taken. On Saturday night
an attempt was made to steal Bell we'll
known mate belonging to DR.. Knight, but
by timely interference the hostler pre-
vented the thief from getting away with
her. He followed the thief for some dis
lance with n razor, but he could not get
near enough to cut him. A number of
other articles has been stolen. Officers
Grace and Conarey think they have the
right clues and will make number OF
arrests in a few days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

Af8ucIHb5u Ftess Dl5patch % Special Wires.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 20 -noon.-Stocks, dull aud
steady; money, easy, 1Ha2; Virginia ,6s, 43 /;
Central o Hudson, l01k: Erie. 2sS Adams,
l47 Michigan Central, az: Lake Shore, 8S& !;
Illinois Central, 1889; Pittsburg, i49: Rock
Island. I29; Fort WRyne,i47k; Western Union,
72Ni Wabash, 9k; New Jersey Central, 53yS |;
Ontario a Western, 10,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

The portrait of General U. S. Grant,
ordered by City Council some monthsago,
and executed by j. Paul Brown, has been
completed with the exception of the
finishing touch of vanishing, which will
not be done for few months, and is now
on exhibition Mt Mr.. Browns studio. II
was painted under peculiarly favorable
circumstances, the copy be being recon,
General Grants intimate friends, while
the painting, during its progress, was
frequently inspected by A. J. Drexel,
another intimate friend, who pronounees
it an admirable likeness. 1t will be
placed on public exhibition before being
hung in the Council chamber.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

John G.. Haddock, of No. sos Market
street, complains to tile GAZETTE of
the nagement of the Wilmington post.
Office. lie sags that letter containing n
gold ring, addressed to Baltimore, failed
to reach its destination, and that several
letters TO and from Philadelphia have
niscarried. On complaining at the post
Office he says he was told; "If you want
those letters to go you ought to have
them registered" Mr.. Handbook not uu-
reasonably holds that all letters ought to
be recorded as important, and that when
the postage has been paid letter ought
to 60 straight to its destination, even
though it Inns not been registered.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
CLAYTON.


day Afternoon.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journa
CLAYTON, Feb. 17.-Pursuant to- q cal
issued by some of the leading fruit grower,
of this place, there was a meeting of the
same in the Grange Hall, near town, thi:
afternoon. The object of the meeting was
to consider the establishment of fruit
exchange at Clayton. Invitations had been
sent to u. II. Bancroft, j, G. and A. l.
Brown of the Wyoming Exchange, to be
present, and address the growers here upon
the subject. The Messrs. Brown appeared
and spoke for over three hours to the large
gathering of our leading growers. They
very ably showed the advantages received
by exchange methods in the handling OF
peaches, the work that had been accom-
plished, and the possibilities for the future,
not only in creating better market for
peaches, but for small fruits and every pro-
duet of the farm.
Tho opinion of our growers had been that
a separate and distinct exchange at Clayton
would give to growers here greater benefits
than If they were to unite with the Delaware
Fruit Exchange and have only Il branch
Office at this point, but the MessrS. Brown
conelusively and satisfactorily proved that
that complete success lay only in united
effort through the one organization and
that separate exchanges at the different
stations would be detrimental to the fruit
interests, as they would divide efforts, and
without uniformity of efforts and methods
the efforts that were made must fail in Sc
curing q desired end.
The remarks of the gentlemen and their
labors in promoting great interest of the
Peninsula was highly appreciated by all
present, and our growers expressed them
selves after the meeting as ready at once to
take steps to connect Clayton with the Della
ware Fruit Exchange.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
TAPPING 4 TILL.
Charles WitsiI Catches levi Green in
The Act and YanIks mi a, Hin.

thc Act ana kankS hBIH hps
For some time past Charles Witsil, the
flour dealer at Alb Shipley street, has been
missing money from his store till He
has suspected colored man whom he
had seen loafing about the vicinity of his
store, but had no proof by which TO fasten
ii upon him. Tuesday morning between I
and O'Clock, while Mr.. Witsil was III the
yard in the rear of his store he heard
some one enter it apparently MS quietly MS
possible. Witsil crept quietly to win
dow and watched, the result being that
lie saw the negro go behind his counter to
the drawer, where he took out bis pocket
knife and prepared to pry the door open.
Before he could do anything more Witsil
ran in and grabbed him, making OF i'm
mediately for the police station with his
prisoner.
About Fifth and Market streets he met
Constable Dillon and turned the prisoner
over to him. The constable took him to
the office of Magistrate Bertolette, where
he was given a hearing and held in $500
bail for the next court of general sessions.
The prisoner gave the name Of Levi Green
and said he lived at il2 East Eleventh
street. He is about 35 years old. In
default of bail he was committed 10 the
CITY hall cells
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
SUNDAY suicidal rl,oups,,s.

At bout 100 o'clock Sunday afternoon
a u.an from IS to 40 years of agG, who was
drunk enough to give way 10 frenks, was
seen to climb to the top Of IL tree. box Of
third and Poplar streets. When he ar
rived at the top he took strap from
around his waist and buckled it around
his neck. He was in the act of tying the
slack end around limb of the tree when
''the raven cried croak and all tumbled
down" That is woman yelled loudly
at him as he was endeavoring to lie the
strap, so startling him that he fell to the
pavement on his back. His "load" saved
him from serious harm and he rose and
headed for some region where mellow
man could attempt suicide in peace. The
episode relieved the monotony of the day
at Third and Poplar.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
FIRES.


and a Shauty Asurned,
On Bayard avenue, between Seventh
and Eighth, near the deep cut on the r..
" Il. railroad, there stood row of II
two-story frame houses, which have NOT
been tenantedfor the pastfew DAYS. Abont
l.5Oo'clock Monday morning man named
Charles Bradley, while walking in the
neighborhood, saw that these houses
We're burning, and running over TO
delaware avenue and dupont street
sounded an alarm from box No,
~. The fire department responded,
but only the Friendship and Reliance
could get into service, the former taking
the plug at Eighth and Union streets.
more than 900 feet away, and PUMPING
through the Reliance. The stream. how
ever, was Intellectual, and the ontire row
was totally consumed. The b. & O. tale-
graph wires, which pass over one of the
buildings, were saved from destruction.
The houses were owned by Peter j.
Ford, and were valued NJ about $3.50
apiece. They were partially insured.
The alarm from box No. 81 about 8
o'clock Sunday evening, was caused by
blaze in stone and frame shanty, lately
occupied by Italian laborers, in lot
hortn vi fennsylynnia avenue and west
of Union street, which destroyed all the
woodwork before the fire department
could get into service. The loss is trifup.
The fire about O'Clock Monday after
noon, for which an alarm was sounded
from box No. Al, at Warmers wharf, oc-
Cured OF two.story frame building on
Water street near French, adjoining the
United States Hotel. 1t is known ns the
Delaware Eating House, kept by Noah
Gray, colored, and owned by Nicholas
Jenny. The fire was occasioned by a
spark from a passing locomotive getting
under the dormer window and causing
the dry shingles of the roof to blaze. Il
was difficult to get at, but by prompt
response to the alarm and vigorous ap.
plcation of water, the fire was extin-
guished in less than half an hour. The
building was damaged to the extent of
$50, and Mr.. Gray's loss from the effects.
of water is about the same, with the
addition of the loss of some bed clothes
which were stolen by sneak thieves dur
ing the fire.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
Death of n WeII-Kno1vn n,

William +. Barnes, or, as he was better
known to all dueking men from Baltimore,
philadelphia and New York, "Uncle Fordy,"
dropped dead on Monday night at Hayre
de Grace, Md. He was one Of the charter
members OF Venus Council, No. "A, o. u, A.
NJ, and had taken a very active part in
their debates of last evening. He left the
council in apparently the best OF health.
Nlr. August Allen, on his way home about
II O'Clock. found him dead on the street
nearly in Front of Captain W. E. Moore's
residence. He had been stricken down
with heart disease. He was in his 10th wear.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

Henry McDormott, the prosecuting
witness in the case against John f. Gal
lagher, charged with keeping a gambling
house, who was committed to bail in de-
fault of $500 bail to appear at court and
testify at the trial. was released from
prison Tuesday afternoon after weeks
imprisonment. Bail was furnished by a
gentleman of this city who desires his
name to be kept out of the papers. He
is in no way interested in the gambling
fraternity, but, on the contrary, desires
tue offenders to be punished McDermott
returned to Wilmington and will endeavor
to obtain honest employment and make
an honest living once more.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
Settled by Arbitration,

The employees of William Bush & Sons
morocco factory recently asked for an ad-
vance of wages, which demand was re-
fused. The matter was brought to the
attention of the Knights of Labor and a
settlement OF the question by arbitration
proposed, to which the firm assented,
Charles Baird represented William Bush Il
Son, and Matthew Colwell and
Charles Patton Of this city and
Mr.. Jem.son of Philadelphia on be-
half Of the Knights of Labor, repre-
sented the employees. The arbitrator met
yesterday, at 10 O'Clock, a. M. and after a
session of three hours agreed to recommend
a general advance of wages to, the extent Of
20 per cent. The recommendation was ac-
cepted by the firm, and the question was
thus settled without any difficulty.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
The wllminR,on,. rir., rim.

The steamer Wilmington made her
initial trip of the season between this city
and Philadelphia Tuesday morning. She
started from the Fourth street wharf Mt
7.45 O'Clock, with number of passengers
aboard, and gaily steamed out of the
creek. There is but little ice on the
river, not sufficient to offer any impedi.
ment to navigation, and the resumption
will probably be uninterrupted.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
ElRTON.
An Important Petition to Be Intro
duced i'm the Lerislature.

WETtVSr m tIrU tHEzIFTTGs
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
ELKToN, Feb. 18.-A petition is being
circulated asking the Maryland legislature
which is now iu session to pass an act
authorizing the county commissioners to
create bonded debt of $45,O 600 bearing
low rate of interest for the purdose of
extensively repairing the court house, to
construct an insane asylum at the aims
house, and of funding portion of the
existing floating debt which is now car
ried at high rate of interest The
petition is headed by the three county
commissioners and has been signed by
prominent citizens.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

st. Paul's M. E. Sunday-school will
give an excursion to Augustine Pier ON
Thursday, June 10th.
Letters of administration, d. b. n. c. e..
a., on the estate of James Murdick, de-
ceased, Wilmington, have been granted
Henry Dure.
At the annual meeting of the Holland
Creek Marsh Company, at Richardson's
Hotel, Monday afternoon, Jacob Il.
Brown and Robert s. Smith were elected
managers and II. T. Alexander treasurer
for the ensuing year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

The Knights of Labor are distributing
hand-bills requesting the public to pur-
Protective Association. Stamped in the
tin is the following trade mark sc. M.
NJ. P A., Hand. mnde." The circular
proclaims TINT the purchase of this can
will create demand for honest labor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
quarters for Court REPORTERS.

In compliance with petition from the
court reporters of the daily pnpors of
this city, the levy court this morning in
structed its building committee to pre-
pare more comfortable accommodations
for representatives of the press, and to
take such steps as would in the future
prevent their being crowded away from
their tables, as was the case when the
Talley trial was pending. Mr., McCracken
seconded granting the petition and re-
quested the chair to instruct the COM
mittee to prepare the best accommoda-
ton for the gentlemen of the press, SO
that they should not be interrupted in
their arduous aud important work by
being crowded out of their places.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

MART1NsDAIE, W. Va, Fob. I9.-Three
weeks ago John Burns, repnlsive looking
negro, feloniously assaulted Miss Fellers,
of Baltimore, while on her way from a rail
road depot at this place to friends house,
short distance outside OF the town. This
morning Burns paid the penalty of his
crime. AT 49, o'clock body OF masked
mon, numbering from rs to 100, approaches
the jnil, and without much ado took Burns
therefrom and dragged him to point two
miles outside of the limits Of the borough
and hanged him to n tree.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

Walter Coles was before Magistrate
Bertolette Monday evening charged with
assault and battery upon Julius Lieb. The
fight occurred last Saturday at the rail
road station at Claymont. Coles is a
florist and Lieb was in his hire. They
fell out and Lieb was discharged. Bad
blood ranked and when they met at the
station Saturday it took but few words
to bring on blows. Coles was fined SO
and costs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25


The West Chester Republican says /:
Tue pastorate of the Rev. j. Il. Swindells,
VINO now has the direction Of the Metho-
dit Episcopal Church, this borough,
ends with the meetingot the Philadelphia
COME renee on March 18Th. AS MIR. Swim
dells has been pastor OF this church three
years, he will, of course, be changed TO
another location. Aware OF this fact the
members of the church are now making
endeavors to have the Rev. f. l.. Hub
bard of Wilmington, sent here. A petit.
ton is out and will be signed by nearly
every member of the church asking the con-
ference to send them the reverend gentle
men Just named. Mr. Hubbard is now q
member of the Wilmington Conference,
u it is thought that he can lie trans
fe red to Philadelphia Conference with
out much trouble. He himself, il is
understood, wishes to come to West
Chester, as he admires the town and has
many friends here. He is talented
speaker and good worker, making an
excellent pastor. He is now pastor oil the
I5randywine Methodist Church, Whining
ton, Del.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

The following properties have recently
been sold by Philip @. Clark g. Co., real
estate agents; Farm of William r. Finn,
in Christiana hundred, to Charles Dorman
of Wilmington, for $4,000; three two
Sixteenth street for 80 900 each; two-story
brick house, No. 907 Reed street, for 81 500
house No. 1913 Tatnall street for SO, 900; lot
at Sixteenth and Lincoln streets, 75x76 feet,
to William r. Finn, price not stated,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
HepIasOpIls Organizing.


Supreme Provost Harry lannon's and
Organizer II. Ii. Ewbanks, accompanied
by Past Archon John w. Diefendorf,
Trustee O. II. DAVIS, Financier A. p,
Walrath and Recorder j. j. Whitaker of
Wilmington Conclave, went to Centreville
on Saturday evening and organized
Washington Conclave. The new conclaye
has 30 charter members and % of them
were present. Officers were elected as
follows: Past Archon, G. w. Ely I;
Archon, DIR. j. H. Chandler Provost, j.
z. Chandler; Prelate, I. r. Mcdowell;
Secretary, II. +. Carpenter Financier,
Bernard Dalton; Treasurer, "A. b. Entriken;
Inspector, w. @. r. Colquhaun; Warder,
j. III. Carpenter Sentinel, w. A. Wilson;
Medical Examiners, Dir. j. II. Chandler,
r. Harvey Day. The conclave is a fine
healthy, intelligent set of men, and
Will prove quite an acquisition
to the ranks OF this beneficent order.
That this conclave will soon increase
in membership is certain from the fact
that there is SO much excellent material
IN their locality to draw from. The bene-
fit certificates of the charter members of
this conclave aggregates $6G,000 After
the election and installation of the officers
and instruction in the secret work, the
visitors from this city were taken to the
residence of DIR. Joseph H. Chandler,
where an elegant repast was in waiting for
them. After doing full Justice to this the
visitors departed for home at midnight
well pleased with all the exercises of the
meeting. Organizer Ewbanks visited
North East last week in the interest of
conclaye that is to be organized there
soon. The names of several prominent
citizens are on the charter list.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

An Increase of Wages.

The employees of the Harlan d Hollings-
worth Company have been notified that
their wages are to be advanced to the
standard paid before the recent reduction
made on account of the dull times and
lack of work. The information was an
agreeable surprise.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
Picked I'm hxnPnnuu.

CRIsFIELD, Feb. 21.-The body of ar
unknown white man was picked up BY
the pungy Daniel G. Ballard, Captain
William Ward. this morning, one mile of
James Island, and brought here. An in.
quest was held, but the identity of the
man and the cause of death could not be
determined,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
PeacI,es in .s,ackb,,d.

Levy Courtman George O. Rothwell OF
Blackbird hundred states that he has ex.
amined the peach trees in his orchard and
finds them uninjured, with every prospect
of good crop. The same might be said
of the trees in the large orchard of Frank
Rothwell and also of the trees in general
in Blackbird hundred