Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

James IL Robbins oyster house, at
Cambridge, Nd, was burned Sunday
morning; loss, 81, 200; insured for 300.
Pocomoke City, Md, was lighted on
Thursday night by the Edison incandes-
cent electric light, to the alleged infinite
satisfaction of its from 1000 to 1900
inhabitants.
William L. Scott has sent down to his
farm, ut Cape Charles City, 23 thorough
bred 2-year-old colts. They are running
stock. Two men came with every three
colts, to attend to their improvement and
training. -EastvilIe, Va, Herald.
On his farm about eight miles from
town, Mr.. William !. Simpson last Mon
day cut q white oak tree that squared SO
inches for so feet, estimated to contain
5000 feet of lumber. II is said to be the
largest white oak ever cut in this neigh
borhood. 1t stood on low ground, and
the question now is how to get it out
where it can be loaded.-Mt!t0rd Neaos.
There was friendly set-to on Saturday
night last, at Clayton, between man
from Philadelphia and one from Bombay
Hook, with soft gloves for $50 side,
Marquis of Queensbury rules. The spar
ring was quite spirited. Twelve rounds
were fought lasting so minutes. The
Philadelphia man won, knocking the
Bombay Hook man out of time in the
twelfth round.-Odroline Democrat
Mrs. Scout Flanner, who has left her
husband on account of non-support, has
been here living upon the hospitality of
our good people for some time, and on
Monday collection was taken up to send
her to her parents in Wilmington. She
says Mr.. Flanner is good man, but is
crazy upon the subject of religion. She
offered to do kitchen work, but our
people do not want her cumming around,
and refused to take her.-MiJord CtrOn-
icle.
Several oyster vessels were caught in
the bay, near Kent Island, on Saturday
week, by the floating fields of ice,
which, in short time, lifted them up and
laid them high and dry on the shore. The
ice then began to gorge and pileup on and
around the vessels in miniature mountains
from 25 to so feet high. It took but few
hours for this mass to crush the vessels
into atoms, and their timbers will remain
for years to come imbedded in the sand
as woeful monuments of the blizzard Of
January 8th, 1886.-Douer Sentinel.
About "a years ago, just a little before
the war of the rebellion, "a turkey buzzard
was caught, and bell attached to his
neck. This bird has occasionally been
identified, and again quite recently by
the ringing of the bell. This fact goes to
show what has long been known, that the
turkey buzzard is long lived. In most of
the southern states, it is unlawful to kill
them, because of their value as consumers
of carrion. They are further preserved
by the superstition of the negroes, that it
is bad luck to hurt them. BaSt0itle, Va,
Herald.
There were nearly 1000 ducks killed
on Chincoteague Island by parties there
during the late freeze. One man killed
from 10 to 80 per day. The steamer from
that place did not make a trip from Sat-
urday, the 9th, until the following Tues
day week; the mail was conveyed on ice
across the bay, the ice being six inches
thick, on IN average, and after the ice
softened and began to float off by the
tide, the cable across the channel that
connects the telegraph wires at that place
with those on the beach, was parted and
bhO 1hItblbhhtb WDlO Sup Oh Aoh u
few days from all communications with
the main land. One of the operators per-
formed the difficult task of splicing the
cable, and it is now in perfect working
order Worcester Shield.
Captain Caleb G. Wheeler of Hills.
borough, is being prosecuted by his
enemies. II will be remembered that 0
judgment for 81, 900 and costs was rem.
dered against him in the United States cir
cult court at Baltimore last fall. Last Thurs
day j. Wesley Stack brought suit against
Captain Wheeler in the same court fol
$4,000 for assault at Hillsborough, the
goth of July last. 1t will be recalled that
during the fogging of the colored girl
Kate Brown at Hillsborough at that time
Stack went to the rescue of the girl, and
was repulsed by Captain Wheeler, and il
consequence of which the suit is brought
Stack first brought suit in Caroline county
but was unable to give security for th'
costs and that suit was dismissed. HI
now sues in forma pauperis in the United
States circuit court. James @. Millikin
A. Tharp and William s. Bryan are hi
counsel. CeRtregille ObserDer.