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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
QUEBEo SOCIETY sHonREn.
Emo mud Other Defaulfcrs Gilests al
the Aurora Club.

| new York World special. .'.
MONTREAL. Jan. 29.-Great Indignation
prevails at Quebec among the REMAINING
society swells who adhere to the seyere
etiquette of Princess Louise, the cause
being the r, n iesiablishment in Society
OF several American embezzlers and de.
faulters. AT the ball of the Aurora club.
Tuesday night, John G. Emo, New York
defaulter, and his wife, resplendent in
laces and diamonds, were conspicuous
hgures. j. q. Hoexter, who succeeded in
escaping from his New York creditors
and bringing into Canada with him over
quarter of million dollars, was also
present.
The Eeutenant,governor refused to
enter the ballroom, when his id.de-camp.
Captain Sheppard informed him of the
fact. Sir Adolph Caron, the Canadian
War Minister, who received the special
and very marked preference of the
Princess Louise when she was in Canada.
was, however, present at the hall, and il
IS said, danced in quadrille il ilie same
set with Emo and his wife In f,ut lie
best people" were there, and i, appears
TO be tolerably certain that Emo. after
ms it were on the edge of good
society for the last two years, is now
initiated.
Hoexter is not resident of Qnebec.
preferring the more luxurious quarters of
the Windor Hotel, at Montreal. Here lie
can receive with greater certainty and
Rshmptness the Chicago and Nrw York
quotations. He is great speculM,or, and
= known to have lost heavily Oh wheat
Turing the last two months. 1t was
'umoree here few days ago that
Hoexter's visit to Quebec was for the
purpose of inducing mo to start an Open
stock Exchange, yclept ''bucket-shop,"
lere with branch in Quebec.
Emo passes remarkably pleasant
'xistence at Quebec, keeps span of fast
lorses, drives out to the Falls of Mont.
norenci in the afternoon and generally
lrops into the Carreson Club during the |
lay. He is widely known and voted a |
good fellow"
Another American swindler who has
ecently taken up his abode in Montreal
James j. Mahon, the absconding Lynn,
lass, boot and shoe manufacturer. He |
a welcome guest any night among the
sading families, and is engaged to the /
aughter of an ex-alderman. He has
lenty of money and resides in grand
lyle at the Turkish baths.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
oossoL"ATEp 1885,

funds in efforts TO control the water. He
also borrowed $4,000 from the mer-
chants from the neighboring town and
sunk that. Some of the workings he was
forced TO abandon, but out of others he
soon cleared enough to pay off all his
debts. He testities that the veins grow
richer and larger as they descend, and Mr..
Imboden adds his testimony that it is
very evident on observation that the mines
were abandoned on account of the water,
and not because the ores were exhausted.
He has assayed random selections from
the old dump pile and found
them containing ores ranging in
value from 1916 to $50 ton. 1t seems
to be matter of simple justice that
these facts should be made known for the
benefit of the investors in this vicinity.
We congratulate them ON the good show
ing thus far made, and the certainly more
than hopeful outlook foo the future. This
fact at least seems to be we'll established
the Honduras company is working old
mines of undoubted richness, which are
by no means worked out, and which by
impartial and reliable testimony have in
the past yielded fabulous wealth to their
owners,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
sHERIFFos SALES.
Properties Disposed of by Sheriff
Ford Thursday Afternoon,

Ford Thursday Afternoon.
The following properties were sold at
public sale by Sheriff Ford, at the court
house Thursday afternoon:
Frame dwelling and store in Rising
Sun, property of Kate Blessington, to vi.
w. Pritchett, for 81, ,600
Two-story frame dwelling on Thir-
teenth street west of Clayton, property of
John Murray, to Diamond State Loan
Association for $3.50.
Brick dwelling on Eighth street west of
Franklin, property of d. H. Kent, to W.
q. Hawkins for SO, 300.
Dwelling house on Wollaston street be.
tween Seventh and Eighth, estate of
Joshua Maris, deceased, to Delaware Loan
Association, for $500, subject to claims
of 5000.
Brick dwelling on Spruce street be.
tween Eighth and Taylor, estate of
Michael Welsh, deceased, to William
McMenamin, for 1910.
Two lots of land with two two-story
frame buildings on Apple street between
Heald and Claymont, estate of Joshua
Maris, deceased, to Delaware Loan Asso-
citation, for 5000.
Farm containing about 81 acres in
Christiana hundred, estate of Daniel
Mackey, deceased, to Victor du Pont, Esq,
for $4,000.
Three-story brick house and store at
Delaware avenue and dupont streets,
property of w. @. R. Colquhoun to
Benjamin Nields, Esq, for 5000.
Dwellings $40 and 9i2 Delaware avenue,
east of jackson street, property of Mahlon
M. Child, to Central Loan Association for
$500, subject to claims of $500.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
! youna Woman shot Dead.

New York, Jan. 30.-Ellen Fits, aged
26 years of 140 Mulberry street, was shot
in the left breast at o'clock this morning
and instantly killed by Frederick
Gilbert, a keeper on Blackwell's Island.
Gilbert made his escape. The girl Fits
had been sent on the island for 1isorderly
conduct and here she made the acquaint-
ance of her slayer. Gilbert had her re-
leased on New Years Day and she re-
turned to the city, where she took up her
residence in boarding house. Gilbert
had called at the house at intervals to see
her. Last night he called and some neigh
bors being in, drinks were sent for and the
party had merry time. About 8 o'clock
this morning quarrel arose and Gilbert
left the room and went down stairs.
There he was Joined shortly afterwards
by Ellen. shot was shortly afterwards
heard and Ellen was found dead in the
hall with gaping wound in her left side,
from which the blood poured. Gilbert,
who had fred the shot, fled. 1t is sup
posed that the shooting was provoked by
jealousy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
A pENEz UELAN RBVOL UTIoN.
A Little ssAlabama Cruiser'' Rusi-
ness I'm south America,


The sequel to revolutionin Venezuela
last September has been received by
Senior A. w. Roudier, the Venezuelan and
Central American Consul at Boston, from
the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vene-
zuela. ''It is," he said last week, "the
settlement of a vexed international ques-
tion between Venezuela and Santo Dolnin
go. In September revolution was
threatened in Venezuela. General Yen-
| ancio Pulgar purchased the steamer
Justicia in England and under the Eng
lish flag smiled for Trinidad. Once in the
Antilles General Pulgar took on board
Generals Urdaneta, Oarabano, Ramos,
Cello Plaza and other officers and soldiers
of the einsurrectionary forces. The Justicia
sailed from Trinidad in August and soon
arrived at Carupano, where the English
flag was hauled down and the Venezuelan
colors hoisted, and the city occupied by
the insurrectionists. General Pulgar
declared himself at the head of the new
constitutional government with head
quarters on the Justicia but the govern
ment de facto declared them to be pirates
and sent copies of o proclamation declar-
ing the Pulgar party assuchto all foreign
nations. At Carupano the insurgents
captured the small steamer Torito and
four merchant sailing vessels, owned by
Venezuelans, and then went to the island
of Marguerite, also Venezuelan possess
sion.
THE Pulgar party landed forces on the
island and fortified themselves against
attack, but the government sent its forces,
including the Venezuelan man. of-war
Reivendicado, and the Pulgar forces were
obliged to take refuge on the Justicia.
After warm naval battle the ReiVendi-
cado recaptured the prize vessels and the
Justicia escaped, She ran to Santo Do
mingo, anchoring off an uninhabited part
of the coast. The authorities declared the
vessel legal seizure by them for having
anchored where she did with munitions
of war on board. Then DR.. B. Queiza, the
minister plenipotentiary of Venezuela at
Santo Domingo, took action to recover
the steamer as a lawful prize of the
Venezuelan government. The matter was
carried to the highest courts and has re-
suited in ordering the return of the
Justicia with her arms and ammunition
to the Venezuelan government. The
courts of Venezuela are continuing the
investigation in order to ascertain who is
liable for the fitting out of the vessel to
operate against the authorized govern
ment
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
THE PEACH oRop SAFE.
Trees Believed to- Have Escaped
Injury from, tehe Cold.

While according to telegraphic report
from peach growing districts in othel
states the prospects for next years crops
is greatly blighted by the cold weather Of
this month, it is the opinion Of growers
that the trees on the Peninsula have moi
been affected.
An extensive farmer from the lower part
of the state, who has examined his trees
within the past two or three days, fipds
them entirely uninjured by the cold, but
on the contrary believes they are in an
unusually hardy condition. Three OF
four growers in the vicinity of Middle
town unite in the opinion that the peach
trees have not been hart.
A lnrge land owner and the proprietor
Of several orchards, who is entirely
familiar with peach culture, states that
the weather in this section has not been
cold enough to effect the trees nor the
prospective crop of fruit. The peach
trees are not damaged by cold until the
mercury gets down to about 81 below
zero, which is three or four degrees colder
than the most severe weather in the
peach districts this winter. When the
cold drives the mercury to 50 below the
zero mark, the trees are severely frost
bitten and injured, and all prospects for
crop the following summer utterly on
initiated. While growers have made
pretty narrow escape with their orchards,
there are strong hopes, taking also into
consideration that this is peach year,"
of very good yield. The influences of
the present mild weather, which fire.
quently starts the trees too early, and is
often damaging, is eounteracted by the
snow upon the ground and the cold,
frozen condition of the ground.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
ALL OVER THE PENINSULA
ABOUT RAILROADS, A0TUAL AND
.-t POssIBLE.
Caroline and the Projected Bramch
Noad 10 QuaDtico : Newark the
Great RniiroRd C~ntse ss Deii.-
ware.


Special Correspondence of Gazette nnd Journal
NEWARK, Jan. 27.-Apropos of recent
newspaper paragraph facetiously speak
ing of railroad legislation in favor of
Newark, it might be an opportune time
for your correspondent TO enumerate our
different railroads here and surprise many
non-residents by stating that Newark
actually has at her command four sep
arate railroads running through or
near the town. The most important
at present is, of course, the
p, W. & B. line running about
mile south of Newark to which location
it was relegated by our town fathers
about forty years ago when the road was
built. The company had fully intended
running through the town, then quite
small but our unprogressive sires partook
Of the popular superstition that rail
road would be the ruination of
the town, and accordingly denied
it admission to the town limits,
and compelled it to run mile 10
the south. A forbeuring public has been
conveyed to the railroad station in car
riages and omnibuses ever since, aud has
no doubt beaped malediciions upon the
pates of these town fathers, most OF
whom now slumber peacefully in their
graves. Several omnibuses are run by
the hotels and the fare each way is 10
cents. This is serious objection 10
many people who travel, as much more
time is consumed and riding in an omni-
bus is never really comfortable at best
Next upon the list and in Importance is
the new Baltimore Il Philadelphia exten-
sion of the B. 81 o., running directly
through the west end of the town and
crossing Main street opposite the Deer
Park Hotel. This road, as is known, is
not quite completed for the entire dis
tance, but from Wilmington to the Sus-
quehanna river construction trains are
running continuously. This new road will
receive the more patron.
age from our people, inasmuch as its
depot will be in town, thereby obviating
the necessity of going to the p, w. q b.
station, mile south of town. The other
swo remaining roads, however unim-
portant, are nevertheless railroads, and
consist, first, of the Newark & Pomeroy
between these named points,
Newark being its southern terminus and
Pomeroy Pennsylvania its northern ex-
ent. Only two trains day are run and
hey are combination trains used chiefly
or freight 1t is used by some as short
nut to the interior of the latter state. The
'ther one is the Newark & Delaware City
abroad between these two places. Three
laily trains are run from Delaware City
md return, and make connections
IN the Delaware railroad at Porter's
nd the P, w. & B. at New
rk. A new train has recently been
'ut on, arriving here about 12.45 p. M,
nd returning to Delaware City, dis
ance of IA miles. II will be seen that
Tith our four railroads we are abundantly
upplied with travelling facilities; in fact,
We are literally and completely Sur
ounded with them upon every direction.
We shall put in claim for the title of
he railway metropolis of the State.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
FROM CHAPEL To cHURt III.
Important Step Taksn by Kudney
Street Presbyterian GOngreg ation

hmPbEtANh sAGp AAheh W tUduSy
Street Presbyterian Congregation
The organization of Rodney Stree,
Presbyterian Church was effected Thur.
day night by the Revs. j. Howard Nixon.
d. D., and Henry d. Lindsay and i;ulint
Elder Edward I. Taylor, the committee
appointed for that purpose by the Presby.
terry of New Castle.
DIR. Nixon presided and preached the
sermon and Mr.. Taylor served as secre-
tary. William M. Candy and Henry b.
Seidel were elected and ordained elders.
The Rev. Henry d. Lindsay delivered
the charge to them and Elder Taylor
gave them the right hand of fellowship.
The Rev. w. L.McEwan was appointed
moderator of the session until pastor
can be regularly called and installed. In
declaring the organization effected DR..
Nixon announced that hereafter deacons
should be elected to carry on the benevo-
lent work of the church, and that board
of trustees should be chosen. The latter
acts under the state laws rather than
under the laws of the church. DIR. Nixon
also stated that the trustees of Central
Church, in whom the title to the church
property is now vested, were ready to
transfer tito thetrustees of the new church
as soon as they are authorized to accept it.
The church has Sc members, of whom
26 joined by certificate from Central
Church, 10 from West Church, eight
from Green Hill Church, four from the
First Church and eight by examination
and profession of Faith.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
RRIsToR A94IN IyDl0rE0.
SIC in Arraigned on TtVO pndicI-
uIeihts taisd ffis Bsnmd Increased.


The Rev. DIR. George Il. Bristor of
Spring Valley was arraigncd at New City
Thursday to plead to two indictments
charging him with criminal assault on
Lila Dowiles on the 10th aud 18th of
December last. Bristor pleaded not
guilty, AMI under the new indictment his
bonds were increased to $4,000. Judge
Groo of Middletown, friend of Bristcr,
and his co-worker in the prohibition
cause, appeared for the Clergyman. The
trial is set down for February 23d, but is
likely to be adjourned for the term,
The grand jury also presented an in
Spring Valley, for malicious libel. Reed,
who is in the New York custom house,
and who is an active member of Bristor's
church, has been on unfriendly terms
with Port Warden Isaac w. Edsall, who
also lives at Spring Valley. Shortly after
the charges against Bristor were made
public and alteration occurred between
Edsall and Reed. Reed says that Edsall
slapped his face. Reed at once instituted
suit against the harbor master for S5, 900
damages. A few days later an article ap-
peared in the World of New York, in
which Mr.. Edsall was referred to as
pretty Ike of the Ninth ward,' and
otherwise. A World reporter who testi-
fed before the grand jury swore that
Read was the author of the article.
Judge Groo, Bristor's counsel, will also
defend Reed, who pleaded not guilty,
with the privilege of demurring to the
indictment or moving to set it aside.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
A child with Four Hands.

A child born in the family of John
Curling of Long Island city, on Thurs
day has four hands. The child is boy,
and to all appearances is perfectly
healthy. Everything about it is natural,
with the exception of the right arm,
which has three hands attached to it.
From the shoulder to the wrist the arm is
double, having two bones in the upper
arm and four bones in the lower. Two
of the hands joined to it are fully de.
veloped, although but one of them is
normal. The undeveloped hand is be.
tween the other two and has four fingers,
but no thumb. The fingers are kept
tightly clinched, there being no muscles
TO extend them. The inner of the two
developed hands is the opposite of the
hand on the left arm. The third hand
has four fingers and a thumb developed
and has two extra rudimentary fingers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
BARBER's DOWNFALL.
Result of a Young Mans AssOcIa,
tiOn with Gamblers.

Result of a Young Mans AssocIa-
tiOn with Gamblers.
Another case of the demoralizing effect
of keno and other gambling dens of this
city on young men has been discovered
by the failure of A. Fl. Miller, barber on
Fifth street between Market and King.
Miller was started in business ut that
location some time ago by a
carriage manufacturer who indorsed
two notes of $75 each. Towards paying
the notes Miller promised to lay by all the
proceeds from his business above ex-
penses. This he failed to do and Wien the
first note matured he could not meet it and
has indorser had to take it up. Then his
benefactor discovered that he not only
visited gambling dens but allowed gam
bling in his barber shop, and that he had
deceived him in many ways.
This discovery resulted in the shop
being closed by the sheriff. Miller was
persuaded to leave the city and although
he had acted so shabbily towards his
benefactor the latter gave him some wear
ing apparel and presented him with
sufficient money to depart. It is believed
that the business man herein alluded to
is the only person victimized by Miller.
The second note falls due in March and
will have to be taken up by the gentle
man. Miller is now located in Chester.
He left this city last week, but was back
again oil a brief visit on Monday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
TAKEN 40 JAIL.
HsnRc =. Taliey Removed 10 New
CastIe by the Deputy Coroner.


CASTLE by the Deputy Coroner.
Deputy Coroner Smith yesterday after
noon week took Isaac s. Talley, the slayer
ofJ. Wesley Handy, to New Castle Jail, his
attending physicians, Drs. ogle and
Stubbs, having decided that his condition
was favorable enough to warrant the
journey.
Talley bade an affectionate adieu to his
family, and at 4.30 o'clock was placed in
a comfortable coach, in company with
DIR. ogle and Deputy Coroner Smith. He
was very weak, and the effort prostrated
him SO that when Gallagher's drug store,
at Twentieth and Market streets, was
reached, DR.. ogle stopped and applied
restoratives. He then rallied and endured
the balance of the journey without
serious discomfort.
The Jail was reached at 6.15 o'clock.
Sheriff Ford, in view of the prisoners
condition, had fitted up cell No. SO, up
per tier, left-hand side, with a comfort
able bed and all needed accessories of q
sick chamber. Here Talley was placed
and a nurse detailed to attend to him.
DIR. ogle held consultation with DR..
Black, the Jail physician, and detailed the
course of treatment that had been pur-
sued heretofore. When he left Talley
was feeling quite comfortable.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
Nine persons Fsozen % pen.n.

FoHT SMITH, ARK, Jan. 28.-From q
man who arrived here to-day from San
Beis, Choctaw nation, it is learned that
on January 8th two families of rovers,
consisting of nine persons, were caught
in the. blizzard of that date on a
west prairie about 90 miles from San
Bois and all frozen to death, together with
their teams, consisting of four horses.
They were travelling in the direction
of Muscogee. Nothing was found in their
effects to tell who they were or whence
they came. They were found ON the 9th
all frozen stiff in their wagons and their
teams frozen in the harness. The locality
being remote from telegraph lines, the
news of their terrible fate seems to have
been confined to the immediate neighbor-
hood where they met their death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
A Daylight Robbery.

The robbery of the residence of Edgar
NJ. Hopes, No. 1914 Jefferson street, was
reported at the police station Thursday
afternoon. 1t is said that while the ladies
of the house were engaged in the rear
rooms, between and 10 o'clock in the
morning, the thieves entered the front
door, presumably by means of skeleton
keys, and stole from room occupied by
Mr.. Hoopes' sister, gold watch, four
gold rings, two gold breastpins, several
small articles of jewelry, and satchel
containing pocket-book with between
SO and 81 in it, all being valued at about
5000. They also ransacked a wardrobe,
but took nothing. Philadelphia profess
sional sneak-thieves are suspected and
Chief Dougherty is investigating the case.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04

JdcksOnVllle lria,) JlmeS Union.
William I. Kelley of Caroline county,
Nd, has growing on his tract of land in
this county, 15 miles from this city, one
of the largest, if not the largest, hard
wood tree in America. He has standing
offer to any man who will cut it down in
one day to give him 100 acres of land.
A few years ago Mr.. David ogilsvie of
this county declared that he would cut il
down in 12 hours or forfeit $3.50 horse ;
but after going to see it he refused, say
ing it would be job for six men instead
of one. Mr.. 0gilsvie has cut down and
logged off his 40 large trees in day, and
is probably the best specimen of man.
hood to day in the state of Florida,
weighing 225 pounds. The big tree is a
live oak 80 feet in circumference and 2S
feet to the first limb, which is feet in
diameter, and is supposed to have been
growing thousands of years, as the live
oak is slow grower when it becomes
old. The rings are so close that it is
almost impossible in an old tree to count
its age. This tree probably was growing
when Solomon ruled King over Israel.
Mr.. Kelley is q large land-holder in this
county, and paid us a visit Yesterday,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-04
HOG THIEVES DETECTED.
A Good Fat Hog DOctored Wi
StrYchnine as Raitl,rhree IbeaIh

A Good Fat Hog Doctered with
Strychnine as Bait-,rhree Deaths.
HEMsrEAD, TEXAS, Jan. 29.-The col.
ored people of this town have been
thrown into great excitement over the re-
port which has just come in of whole
family of negroes being poisoned at
Howth station on the Houston & Texas
Central railroad, distant about six miles
north of here.
The circumstances are as follows: A
family of negroes, of whom one Morris
johnson, is the head, were poisoned on
Saturday last by eating the flesh of u
stolen hog which had been dosed with
strychnine. A hog owner, to trap the
thief, who was evidently appropriating
his porkers, administered to some of the
fattest, dose of poison. The result
above mentioned ensued.
Bill Harris and Henry Clay, two guests
of Morris johnson, and Johnson's step
daughter, have died, and several of the
family are still in a critical condition.