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The Wilmingtonian., 1886-11-20
The Uounty's Funds Wasted.

Mnch talk is made just now upon the sub
ject of Treasurer IIeIbert's difficulty IN
gathering in the County taxes Similar criti,
cism is earned upon the manner in which the
public fluids are FILTERED away.
Last Mondays exhibit at the Court of Gen
eral Sessions here afforded an instance in the
manner Of the ridiculous requirements OF
our Code.
The Illustration If fiscal wastefuness is
deduced from the facts in the case Of John
Duminico an Italian, Indicted for carrying
concea ed wcapnns. BY means OF an iuUerpre-
ter he acknow ledged tie crime, but said he
not know that it was against the law, as
he had been in this country but four months
fJrty-three days of which he had spent iu
jail. He WAS discharged with an Injunction
not to reptat the offense. lie said he would
not, and left the court room as quickly a.
possible.
Here was foreigner who not only could
not speak English but as entirely ignorant
Of Uur law. He had not the slightest idea
that he was doing wrong iu carrying conceal
ed weapons, a custom which is habitna
among his cumpatriots at home. He had
shown no evil disposition whatever, while his
manner implied him to be entirely amenabl,
to any suggestion Ineligible TO him. Iustear
of TAXI & the man before a Justice of tn,
peace or tie municipal judge where a uuicl
aud intelligent decision could be arrived a
wit ,out expense to tie county, for the fact
calie | for no other ruling than that SO read
lily gi en oy the president of the Genera
Sessions Court Monday last, this unfortu nat
stranger was compelled, according to tn
brilliant requirements of the Delaware Code
TO be marched off to felon's cell to be de
tanned there 43 days at cost of over 500 Il
the runty, with result when Judgment wa
made similar to what our municipal iudg
would have come to in probably five minuteI
tim aft II the reading of the indictment be
foe the city court
But the code requires that all cases of a.
rest for the the carriage of concealed wea
pous must be disposed of by jury trial befor
the Court of General Sessions,
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-11-20
Thanksgiving.

Thursday next 25th Inst is tie day appoint
ed for the public observation of Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
Many,no doubt, have good substauta al lea
sons for hearty expression ofthanks to the
Giver of all Good for the blessings received
during the past year. There are others too
who will rather look askance aud may say
to themselves "Well, I'm sure see no iea-
son why should give thanks" But there
is very good reason or logic why all should
at least feel happy at least, even if tLey do
not consider themselves entitled to join with
others in thanksgiving.
The way to feel happy oneself is to make
somebody else happy. 1t is a simple way
but always successful.
Try it, Be unselfish for once, and see if
the little effort does not repay onehundrsd-
fold
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-11-20
Grinding Out runkards.

On last Sunday week a physician OF this city
was driving along the Rising Sun road upon
his usual professional rounds. AS he passed by
Mt. Salem Church he caught up with lad,
apparently about ten years of age, whose
peculiar, tired gait attracted attention, and
almost at the same moment pity.
"Hallo, boy You look tired, won't you
take a ride," said the doctor.
The lad clambered up awkwardly into the
buggy. His whisky stained breath too
clearly indicated the cause of his confused
condition. The little fellow had good face
and was cleanly and neatly attired. In reply
to interrogatons he said
His name was Joseph Lynch, eleusn years
of age. His father is Dennis Lynch, OF
Greenvile. The child had been sent to the
saloon of man, of Rising Sun upon an er-
rand. The attendant at the barhad encour.
aged him to drink some Intoxicating
liquor.
The above are the facts. They afford an
instance as to how the youth of our com
munity are debased through the condemn
able practices of irresponsible saloon keepers.
In tho name OF ordinary common sense
when will there be placed some restriction
upon the iad,scrminats granting of licenses.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-11-20
VOL. VINO. 249.
EX-PreSident Arthur.

Chester Alan Arthur's administratiunal
record is neutral colored one. But that
chiefly because no incident of great public
Importance transpired during his term and
therefore opportunity was not afforded for
testing the presidential iucumbent's qualif-
cations as chief executive.
Ex-president Arthur assumed the reins of
office at a critical moment 1t needed how
ever no special genius to carry out the gen.
eral lines Of party policy ked out in the
demands of the party through whom the de-
ceased official arrived at the high office he
held. He was loyal to the sentiments Of the
Republ can party. He did not stray, nor
stumble from side to side in the unfortunate
manner of his present successor.
lii the fact of his loyalty to the party he
represented, combined with a courteous con
sideation of his opponents may perhaps be
seen the distinguishing characteristics ofthe
deceased.
Such however is no mean merit in the attri-
butes OF public man and especially that OF
the President of the United States. This, OF
the converse of it, is well illustrated in the
case of Mr.. Cleveland.
His party cannot define him. Chester
Alan Arthur could always be depended
upon.
Telgiversation is not always an indication
of genius or progress. The more subtantial
and comprehensive virtue of steadfastness
and stability are better understood by the
masses.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-11-20

mington who is dead and forgotten. But
then look at the public 81 rit over there.
Why,if five cent subscription were started
and only half of our citizens paid there
would be quite sufficient to put Mrs. Peter
son back again safe in her old home without
fear of molestation.
We may have no Leonard Jerome here.
but we are sure that if the generous heart
of Whining tonians were touched there would
be ringing response TO prove that there ex-
lists among us an appreciation of what is
heroic in man and what is urgent upon us
when the needs of the widow and fatherless
and homeless are brought to our ears.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-11-20
Cleveland Isebuked.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press
Election is no sooner over than the Boston
Herald is promptly on hand with that old
chestnut about the evidence the result gives
that the President is Strengthening his
party" The Democrats have forty-fiye
majority in the present House Of Representa-
tives- 1t is not certain yet that they will
have any majority in the next House and in
in any event it is not likely tie Use above ten
or twelve. How reduction of three -fourtbs
in his party's majority in the only branch Of
Congress in political accord with him eau be
taken as "A proof that the President is grow
ing stronger with the people perhaps Bos
ton newspaper can show, certainly no ether
authority can. The Herald must remember
the story of the young physician who was
giving to friend the result of his first case.
1t was birth, and the mother and child
died, but physician said he Thought he could
save the father. Well, Mr.. Cleveland will
probably save about the same ratio of his
party's majority in Congress, If that is
STRENGTHENING isparty let the He, aid make
the most of it,
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-11-20
Wen Done.

The press Of this city, seconded by the
MAY or, has sensbly decmated the ranks OF
the corner loa(er. The aggregation of hall
grown and ll-bred men on the corners and
in front of stores on Market street was fast
growing to be an int1lerable nuisance, and
its abatement is matter of general favor
able comment.
merchant of Market street said to the
writer last Wednesday evening that there
was already a noticeable diminutiun in the
unsayory corner element and he earnestly
hoped that the Mayor would make the abate-
meut permanent institution.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-11-20
When Widow Misses Her Hus-
band.

You will have to sign the document, said
the Insurance adjuster, addressing the widow
of the policy holder.
"Where?" asked the woman in black
Right there, replied the adjuster, poil t.
ing to the spot where her signature was de-
sired, and ou will have to have your family
physician and friend of your husband sign
these afidlvits of his death"
Have to go to al that trouble ?" querled
she. Il don't see why my poor dead hus-
band could not have arranged these details
before he died. In Just such affairs a widow
misses her husband terribly. list. Pail
Glob,. ."...
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-11-20
President Cleveland Losing Favor
in New York.

| IN New u 0fk.
special to the New York IForld from
Washington last Saturday, discloses the
weakness of President Cleveland in his ma
tive State
Congressman-elect W. Bourke Cochran
and Mr. J. j. o'Donohue, of New York, are
here. Mr.. Cochran called upon the Presi-
dent this morning to pay hisrespects as Con-
gressman-elect. There was discussion Of
general politics. MIR. Cleveland received him
with marked courtesy, notwithstanding Mr..
Cockran's pronounced opposition to him and
his policy. Mr.. Cochran said this evening
that be had pleasant talk with the Presi-
| dent, but he had not preferred any personal
requests. He was opposed to the humbug
of civil-service reform, but was not seeking
needless rows. His views were well known
and he should hold to them. and, if need be,
fight for them but he was not anxious to
force issues with any one.
"can the Democrats carry the :.state in
1888 ?" was asked. 5ss
at depends on the candidates"
"With Cleveland?" was asked.
''If he had been running this November he
would have been beaten. The State would
have gone Republican. supported Cleve-
land in 1884 and worked for him.
GLOW is Blaine in New York;"
''If he had been running this November he
would have carried the State by 30, 000 He
conld have carried it against anybody. No.
corrected himself, 'not against Hill. No
one can beat Hill. Bnt at any time against
Cleveland. Blaine can get &c, 900 more Demo-
cratic votes than he got before. Hill can
carry the State. They can't beat him; he
gets the Democratic vote. So told Cleve-
land. What we want is to get back the
Democratic vote. We don't want the Mug
wumps. We want .he Democrats"
SIS not Mr.. Cleveland tending towards re.
nominations ?"
His reputation is to do as he says; wen
nse his letter Of acceptance against him.
tell you there fare 80 900 Democrats who
voted for him before who would 60 to Blaine
There is no use, be cannot throw over the
workers and the money. am not Free
Trader" continued Mr.. o. ODonohue 'Thave
spent five months abroad and am convinced
that American labor must be protected"
This interview must have interested the
President very much, as he sent a special
messenger over to Mr.. O'Donohue to come
up to the White House in the evening to see
him. Mr.. O'Donohue was closeted with the
President until late hour Before going up
to see the President be told the correspond
ent Of the World that the interview in the
evening paper correctly stated his views. He
was willing to see the President. He had
nothing to ask of him and no excuse to off
for his views.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-11-20
AnluSenlentS,

This afternoon al the Grand Opera House,
the Corinne Company will play Arcadia
both afternoon and evening. On Thursday
Louisa Litta appears in "Chispa,' aud OIL
Wednesday Louisa Rial presents "Fortrne's
Fool" On Thursday, Thanksgiving Day,
Charlotte Thompson appears in her peerless
impersonation ''Jane Eyre" as a matinee
performance and for the evening drifting
Clouds" Friday and Saturday next, Daly's
New York Company will present the drama
"a Night Off," There will be no matinee
performance that day
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-11-20
An Epidemic of Insults.

Things seem to be all awry among on
dyke Rice fallen foul of Minister Phelps
then James Russell Lowell and Julian
Hawthorne get at loggerheads. and now
comes the President of Princeton aggrievec
at Oliver Wendal Holmes and President
Eliot, and, as side issue, or garnishine
dish, President Cleveland expresses himself
as too thin skinned to take at its face value
the stereotyped American campaign joke
or lie.
If we don't take care, we, as Americans,
shall lose our time hoDored name among the
sisterhood of nations as the most pachyder-
matous of the families of the genus homo.
The terrible thing will be said of us that
Brother Jonathan cannot take a joke, that
he is no different from other men.
Heretofore our British cousins were look
ed upon as amusingly "touchy." We say,
as an accusation against him, that the Eng
ishman is too matter of fact.
Are we civilizing that way 1t LOOKS like
it a little.
When Harvard last week hurled that phil.
ippic through its mouthpiece, DIR. Holmes,
for what SO brightly burns as
dry creed that nothing ever learns'' at
Princeton university and its great president
DR.. McCosh, Harvard University was only
paying off that old score it held against
Princeton earned when President Eliot re-
eeived his coup de grace at DR.. McCosh's
hands before the Nineteenth Century club
on the occasion of the debate upon Religion
in the Colleges. In that contest of the
giants the president of Princeton contested
for the propriety of the recognition of some
form of worship or other by each individual
university while Harvard's president argued
for go-as-you-please un-recognized status
In that great fight Princeton, by common
consent, gained the bays. And since then
Harvard has felt sore.
1t was mean advantage to take OF the
great Scotch philosopher. All the world
thnks so, and now 'all the world wonders .
1t is rather amusing to see the meek and
gentle Holmes made the cats paw Of by the
III tempered Harvard men. Perhaps Dr..
Holmes feels worst OF ali. He was so guile
lessly led into the trick as scape goat. He
supposed himself innocently enough to he a
gallant Geofirey de Boullon fearlessly lead
ing a crusade against the Cavinistic phills-
tine, whereas he's the coutemptible heads
man hired to use his sharp ak unworthily
upon the neck of one whom his enemies
Jared to meet in open domoat. t--,
And now the probabilities are, as another
addition to the list of prominent men squab-
bling in public, we shall see Oliver Wendell
Holmes ''gong for President Eliot and the
Harvard iuculty for decoying him into such
an gnoble role, and meann hile hiding from
him the inner nature, cause, and purpose OF
the attack.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-12-01

been very assiduous In his attention to
his wife and babe, and when this sug-
gesticn was broached to him he made
the most strenuous objection. The doc
tors thought that the man was either
drunk or crazy, and by a clever strata
gem one day managed 10 get him to
take q trip to distant part OF the city.
During his absence the operation was
performed, but to the intense amaze
ment of the surgeons there was no eye
bali underneath the flesh. Upon Dellini's
return he became furious when he
learned what had taken place, but cooled
down and exhibited the greatest Joy
When told that his child WAS sightless
and would ever be so. lie then con-
fessed to DR.. Ballard that it had been his
wish and desire for years to become the
father of almost any monstroslty that
would excite the attention OF the n:edica!
profession and the public. He had
hoped, he said, that the babe might be
even more OF monster, but that he was
verv well satisfied as it was. Strangely
enough his wife appeared to be as much
pleased as he, and begged that the sur
geons should make no attempt to inter
fere with the extraordinary malforma-
ton. The case became known among
the associates OF the two physicians who
were in attendance, and the child was
carefully watched from the time of its
birth until now. Last week Bellini and
the blind snake-fngered child, together
with the mother appeared before clinic
where the strange story was told, and
now fo- the first time it is made public.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-12-01
The Mother OF the James Boys.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, November Mrs.
Zcgelda Samuels, mother of the James
boys. was in this city Friday. The old
lady looks as hale and hearty as she did ten
years ago, when her sons, Frank and Jesse,
were the terror of express companies ard
travellers, and when every movement OF
herself and family was watched with Curl
osity. In regard to the Adams Express
Company robbery and that humorous cor
respondent of the papers who signs himself
Jim Cummings" Mrs Samuels said: Il
don; know whether jim Cummings is dead
or alive. and don't want to know. don't
know who committed this robbery, but al
though Jesse is in his grave and Franks
whereabouts and daily life are known every
DAY. these scoundrels still wait to lay the
robbery on the james boys. 1t is tie same
cid story. After Jesse had been hunted
down and shot in the back Of his head by
4 treacherous assassin, VINO is not onl y a
lowed TO escape Scot free. but is applauded
and rewarded for his cowardly murder, the
dead man cannot be allowed to rest in peace
in his grave, but must be blamed for the
next robbery that is committed. If Jesse
was alive Jim Cummings nor none Of his
clan would write any letters TO any papers
blaming the robbery on him or his brother.
don't know who this jim Cummings is,
bot suppose his case is like good many
other cases where the man who cries Stop
thief the loudest will bear the most watch
i,,Gr =
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-12-01
Anarchists still Plotting.

CHICAGO. November 21.-Thc Sunday
issue of the Chicago FREE Presse. in an az
ticle on Chicago and Anarchisn, says
that the Anarchists out OF jail are continu-
ing their insane talk and agitation, that the
.lrjeiter Zeitang every day contains invita-
tions and calls of meetings Of the groups
ard the Lehr und Weir Eerein a society
that has been declared Illegal by the high
est courts.
Monday evening the article says in
the hall on Clybourn avenue, q meeting OF
the north side group Of the international
Working Peoples Association was held, ii
which some of the old plans were again
discussed. Some of the persons present
thought that some stormy night witha few
pounds Of dynamite the water tower could
be blown up and fires started at some dozen
dineren: places. The water works being
destroyed, the fire department could have
no water; half the city would so up il Il
blaze, and in the confusion thus caused the
rcorganized groups and companies Of the
Lchr IND Wehr Eercin could easily cap
ture the city. These plans read like a faily
tale, but they are nothing new.
Captain Setback said last night that lie
did not know Of the particular Utterancc
reported to have been made at the meeting
,IGnday night. but be had some men out
ali the time watching the proceedings Of
the Anarchists in his division Of the city,
AID if they get too bold and threatening
i1ci would be hauled up.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-12-01
More Money Wanted Tor War icssc:-

WASHINGTON, November 2l.--Nr VII
sou, chief of the Bureau OF Contraction
and Repair, Navy Department. in lis an
nual report shows that $52S.925 waS cy-
pended during the past fiscal year in repair
inS United States war vessels. The appro
priation for last year Of $1,000, eco was
much too small. ard Mr. Wilson now asks
for an additional $4,000 to carry or the
remainder Of the fiscal year. Unless this
additional amount is allowed it is more
than likely that work in all or most Of The
navy yards will have to be nearly il Got
entirely, suspended early in the sprin:::
The steel cruisers Atlanta and Boston are
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the CHI
cago is still at Chester, where work on her
is now being pushed rapidly toward com
plction. He asks for IN additional appro-
priaiion of $50, 900 to complete these vcs
sells.
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TIE STARTLING RESULT.

Mrs. Belini for second time became
a mother. Her child was L girl and q
most extraordinary creature. Not only
was it sightless, but that portion Of the
face where the eyes ought to be vas as
smooth as the palm Oh a mans hand.
DR.. Ballard, who was the accoucheur,
was so interested in the case that he called
in two other physicians, DR.. \. S.
Brown and George n. Baton. The lit
tie stranger was not only totally blind,
but is hands were strangely uniformed.
There seemed to te simply al elonGa-
ton OF the forearm, . straight piece OF
flesh ending in finger nail. There was
no Joint, and the only movement that
the child could make was at the wrist.
1t was determined at the expiration OF
six weeks to perform an operation on
the chld's face and to cut into the flesh
Sinder the frontal bones Of the skull, to
see whether the child by this means
could be given It's sight. Bellini had
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-12-01
Place Men on Their Honor.

Ne n,;r> Is acquitted cf his obligation 10
pay i t!chL because the claim against him
IS 0itlawcd. After !: debt is out!awcd the
law declares. not that the debt is cancelled,
Uui ii!&l tie creditor can no longer avail
himself OF The machinery of the law 10 col
l9ct it. The honor and faith of the debtor
are IN 10 wise discharged Of the moral OBJ
legation to pay. which even increases with
thc lapse Of time. Ii has been seriously
proposed 10 90 away entirely with legal
methods Of collecting debts, and there is
much 10 be said in favor of the plan. 1t
wouid II least place men on their honor.
Mere wealth without character would no
longer DC q passport to extensive credit.
ana ii would place a practical premium
upon intcgrity.-N J. MArket yp'ratGL.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-12-01
While Til re is Life There is Hope.

Many of the diseases Of this season
Of the year can be avertcd b. a small
amount of care and at little cost, by
the timely use of EWBANK,s TOPAZ
CINCHoNA CORDIAL.
1t cures Diarrhea, Dysentery, Chol.
era Morbus and like complaints. No
tyucelcr should be without q bottle, as
it will prevent any disease that would
no dolbt arise from the change CT
water, food and climate, without its
use. The most valuable medicine in
the world, contains all the best and
most curative properties Of all other
TONES, Bitters, etc., etc., being the
greatest Blood Purifier, Liver Rcgula-
tor and Life and Health-Restoring
Agent in existence. For Malaria,
Fever and Ague, Chills and Fever,
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Sick Head
ache, Nervous Headache, Chronic
rheumatism, ETC., ETC., 1t is truly a
Herculean Remedy. 1t gives new life
and visor to the aged. For ladies IN
delicate health, weak and sickly chill
dren, nursing mothers. See circulars
wrapped with bottle.
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ncpt Her Dcd Nine Years.

SEDALIA. No. November 2l.-A re-
markablc case Of stubbornncss terminated
at the PcttiS County Poor House yesterday.
Ninc Years ago 4 colored woman, Sarah
Anderson became almost craZed with anger
one day at the keeper Of the poor farm. SO
wil,; was she in her rage that she was
locked in her room alone and left to medi-
tate until the following morning At that
time the keeper of the place entered her
apartment and found her in bed She was
not i'll. but she refused to arise Days,
weeks and months passed, but never once
did the woman leave her couch unless
dragged from it. The medical fraternity
visited her, and without exception pro-
nounccd her perfectly well; but, notwith
standing this fact, she remained in bed.
Months grew into years without change,
but last spring the woman was actually
taken II. She fingered until yesterday,
VIXEN death came She had remained in
bed :iinc consecutive years because of Il tit
% anger.