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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
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A BAD RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A Train Tumbies Fifteen Feet-All
Passengers HDiured-One Killed.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. Ala disas-
trous wreck occurred last night on the st.
Joseph Il Des Moines branch of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy system
i.bout four miles east of Albany. The
passenger train bound for st. Joseph
encountered broken rail, when the
whole train except the engine, was thrown
from the track down IN embankment is
feet. There were Is passengers on the
train and none escaped injury. An old
man named Miller, from Palmyra, Iowa,
was instantly killed, his neck being
broken, -..-.
The seriously injured are Oscar
Lehman of Burlington, Iowa, scalp torn
and skull injured, injuries supposed to
he fatal Frank Chambers of Burlington,
Iowa, wound on head Clara NJ. Schaeffer
of Edgar, Neb., and two children, the
mother had an arm broken and the chill
dren were badly bruised j. l.. Ramey of
Albany, injured in eyes; James A. Daner
of Ottumwa, Iowa, cut ON head Charles
A. Henley, scalp wounds Joseph Budd,
conductor, ugly cut on head and both
wrists badly sprained. Several others re-
ceived painful but not serious injuries.
The wounded are at Albany and receiving
attention by physicians.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

Henry @. Smith, prominent merchant
of Baltimore, died Tuesday. He was
president of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association, and was brother
of the late William Prescott Smith.
II is reported from the leading peach
growing sections along the Hudson
Valley that the buds were Killed when
the mercury went down as far as Ice be-
low zero. This is the third total failure
of the peach crop in three consecutive
years. The prospective loss TO Ulster
county is estimated to exceed $3.50, 900.
The steamer Acadia, from Genoa, at
New York Tuesday, reports that on the
2lst instant, in latitude 1887, longitude
G2.20, passed within so feet of a large
raft of logs 70 feet by so, Just awash,
and appeared from distance like broken
water on vessel bottom up; could be
seen 2! miles and was directly in the track
of vessels bound from North American
ports to the Indies.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
A HEADLEss BODY.
A Lady Feels Certain 10 is That Of
Her Cousin.

CINcINNATI, Jan. 2l.-Relntive to the
my sterious headless body found at Nash
vile, an interview with Mrs. John E.
Naylor, very respectable lady of this
city, who believes the remains are those
of her cousin, Robert Martin of Montreal,
is published: 81 remember said she,
that Robert had the letters of his last
name on his arm just as the papers say,
with dash between the last two letters
in place of letter. also remember dis
tinctly that he also had the Masonic
einblems on it. There were other letters,
but don't remember them. He was also
fond of card playing, and nearly
always had pack in his pocket.
He was plumber by trade, and of a rov.
ing disposition, us likely to be in Nash.
vile as any place else, l saw him last il
Detroit two years ago. About three
years ago his brother John was murdered
in Denver and it was some time befor,
his family discovered his identity. Boil
the boys were reckless, but good hearted
Their father, John Martin, is now pros
porous plumber in Montreal and woull
very quickly send for his sons re
mains if they should prove to be such.
Mrs. Naylor is quite positive of the iden
| tity of the body,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
Il TYPICAL COSMOPOLITAN.
SONS Reflections Upon Ihc Death of
Miss Rayard.

Doings OF Women In N. Y. World.
What sudden and distressing call was
it that took poor Miss Bayard away
There are deaths that seem to beinoppor-
tune, and hers was one of that kind.
Call it fate, or Providence, or whatever
you will, there seems to be n destiny
that provides Il convenient moment for
most people to die. Eventhose who die sud-
denly, as so many of distinction have
done of late, have the awful summons
come to them ut II time and place suited
to the eXigencies of the event. Miss
Bayard was n young woman of 2S, Just
in the flush and triumph of brilliant
socinl season at the national capital, q
central and commanding figure in large
circle of fashionable people, and thor
oughly fitted by natural temperament
and taste, as well as by special training,
to fill out the very career upon which she
had so successfully entered. Hardly had
she turned from her guests TO seek an
Lour's rest from the fatiguing demands
upon her when the blow fell, and she
slept insensible to all the gay clamor of
the light-hearted, fantastic world.
Miss Bayard was typical of her kind.
She was the perfect woman of the world.
There were realized in her all the ten
denotes of fashionable society. She could
have held court in any ussemblage. Fa-
miliar with the political and public men
of both Europe and America, and the
mistress of half dozen modern Ian.
guages, she could always excite the
pleasurable interest of statesmen and dip
lomats of whatever country. She was not
simply Il Washington society woman, or a
New York society woman, or society
woman of any other particular city OF
country, but cosmopolitan society
woman-one ready to adapt herself to
| requirements that are universal and tC
which there are not many women il
America ready to respond.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

EVANSVILLE, IND, Jan. 25.-The citi-
2ens of Cairo, Ky.,a small trading village
Is miles below here, were startled by a
loud explosion early yesterday morning,
which shook the windows and doors.
The entire population turned out and it
was found that the store of Powell II
Sebastian had been entered by burglars
and the safe blown open. The burglars
were evidently experts. A hole had been
drilled Just below the lock and evidently
giant powder used, as the door was badly
shattered. From the safe the thieves
secured about 81 800 in money aud $500
in notes and securities. The force of the
explosion threw the safe clear across the
building and injured the foundation SO
that the walls spread and there is danger
of the roof falling in. There is no clue to
the perpetrators.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
60
apanamaker's.
PHILADELPHIA, January s5, 1856.

PHILADELPHIA, january 70, 1886.
Who'd "a thought such a
tale lay under Hamburg"
embroideries !! Not Hamburg
at all-mere mercantile name
assumed to throw the curious
off the scent. The whiting
Yankees invented-not en-
broideries-the machine to
make them. To keep the
secret better they gave a for
eign city the credit Of it.
The art of embroidery is
prehistoric; older than paint
ing; older than statuary. If
you follow backward through
the primitive twilight into the
dark unwritten time it rises as
you go: romantic, poetic,
noble, royal and sacred. Scott
occupies his Hottest heroines
with it. Penelope threw a
gold-embroidered carmen
over Ulysses embarking for
Troy. China, Persia, Turkey,
lndia-the ancient orientals
are full of it yet. Old Egypt
learned the art from Babylon.
Egypt taught the Jews. Stern
Moses had a weakness for it.
Eve-can there be a doubt
that the earliest aprons and
baby-clothes were sewed with
cross-stitch ?
But up to thirty years ago
it was slow and toilsome hand
work. Then a machine was
got to pick up the needles,
Pointthem, push them through,
pull them out on the other
side, tighten the thread, andturn
again to repetition; and allwith
such exactness-you know
what machine-like exactness.
st. Gall became the machine
embroidering city. The name
OF Hamburg is said to have
been a mere device to keep
the machine and its where
abouts secret, lest some ingeni-
Gus rival should steal the in
vention.
Too good to keep. The
world insisted on having more
work than one machine could
do. There are now in and
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

WABASH, IND, Jan. 90. Jacob Christ
man, young German, met with a hor-
rible accident yesterday which resulted in
his death. He and his brother Henry
were hauling logs from the woods on bob
sleds. When the sleds were par
TALLY loaded, and while skidding n
log, it slipped, rolled back, caught
Jacob and bore him to the
ground wedging his legs beneath the
sleds. After yainly trying to move the
log over the legs of the PROSTATE man,
Henry rolled it across his abdomen, breast
and head crashing his countenance be-
yond recognition smashing the frontal
bones and inhicting injuries which will
lesnlt fatally. II explanation, he stated
that he was afraid to leave Jacob with
the log upon him and knew of no other
course to pursue.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

CHESTER, Jan. 24.-The keel for the
new steamer for the United States and
Brazil Mail Company will be laid at
Roach's next month. The new vessel
will be 1924 feet long over all, AZ feet
beam and 2l4 feet deep. She will be fitted
for nearly 100 cabin passengers, and will be
known as the Alliance. She is the first of
three new steamers for n direct line
between New York and Buenos Ayres.
Mr.. Roach will probably build the other
steamers
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
Prospect Or Gren, FLOODS.

BISMARCK, OAK, Jan. 23.-on last
evenings east-bound train was a party OF
hunters which has been in the Rocky
Mountains several weeks in search Ct
bear and other mountain game. They
reported that in many of the valleys the
snow is over % feet deep, and the trappers
and hunters who have been in the noun
tains for years state they never saw as
much snow there before. They predict
heavy floods in the spring and an i'm
mense June rise in the Missouri when
the snow melts.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. 22.-The distress
among the Chinese is appalling. Many
of them are begging, but most of them
are stealing and house breaking. The
mayor has informed the. Chinese mer-
chants here that they must contribute to
the support of their starving country
men. II has bsen proposed to establish
soup kitchens to relieve the prevailing
distress.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
SAN FRANCISCO.
Three Dynamiters Sentenced 10 Six
mOnIhs-A Failure.

SAN FRANoIsco, CAL, Jan. 22.--The
dynamiters Weiseman, Koosher and Nit
tlestadt, who wore convicted ON January
9Th of having illegally stored gunpowder
within the city limits, were sentenced TO
six months imprisonment each in the
house of correction yesterday.
Henry S. Seinstein Il CO., cloth I'M
porters, No. SIG Market street, have
failed. Their liabilities are $l4 900 and
their actual assets about $5,3 800. Among
the principal creditors are Stein g. Co. of
New York, $4,000, and Miller, Schamm
& Co. of New York, S2,l00. -.-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-A special to the
Times from Springfield, ILL.,, says: The
forthcoming report of the state agricul-
tural department on the amount of
wheat raised and consumed during
the year 1885 will show q con.
dition OF affairs not known to
exist for the past 25 years, there being
a deficit in the crop of 5000, 900 bushels.
The acreage harvested was LOGS, 1864.
The amount annually required for seed
and consumption is 1888 02y bushels,
but the amount produced, as shown
by the returns, was S,299, 243.
OF the 102 counties in the state only 23
report surplus in production over the
demands for seed and consumption.
These counties are not located in any
particular belt, but are scattered through.
out the state unfortunately.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

George G. Nipple of Brandywine Sum-
NIT has sold his lumber yard to Joseph
Cope of Lincoln, Chester county. The
latter will take possession about the first
of March. He has also sold a section of
his farm, containing about So acres, south
of the railroad and near the station, to
his son, John K. Nipple. The rest of the
farm he has rented to his son-in-law,
Henry Lawson.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
A Sad browning Accident.

PrrTsBURa, Jan. 2l.-A special from
Dawson, Pa, says sad skating accident,
resulting in the drowning of two persons
occurred near here last night. A party
of young folks were enjoying themselves
on the ice in the Youghiogheny river
when a young lady named Riser fell into
an air hole. Her escort, James Marshall,
rushed to her rescue, but the ice broke
letting him into the water. Before aid
could reach them the current swept them
under the ice and both were drowned.
The bodies have not yet been recovered.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

It is stated that pound of bananas
contains, mere nutriment than three
pounds of meat, and some enthusiasts
add that, as an article of diet, the banana
is superior to the best wheaton bread.
When this is coupled with the statement
that an acre of ground planted in bananas
will yield as much food material as 80
acres of wheat or over 100 acres of pota-
toes, it would seem as if the earning of a
livelihood ought to be regular picnic
in tropical chimes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
Breeders of Guernsey CATTLE.

The Guernsey Breeders Association
held its annual meeting Monday in the
Agricultural Rooms, pa South Third
street, Philadelphia. These officers were
elected; President. William NJ. Paul ;
Vice Presidents, George Blight and Ezra
Michener; Treasurer, Samuel @. Kent
Secretary, j. j. Sleeper; Executive Com.
mittee, William NJ. Paul, George Blight
Ezra Kitchener, ]. J. Sleeper, Samuel G.
Kent, F. NJ. Fitting, Silas Belts, John @
Higgins and Henry Palmer.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
A murhere.i E..,ni,u

DETROIT, MICH, Jan. 22.-The cor
oner's inquest over the remains of Frank
Knoch, his wife and their two children,
whose charred bodies were found in the
ruins of their home December 10th,
ended yesterday, the verdict being that
the parents came to their death by a
revolver in the hands of unknown per
sons, and the children came to their death
by unknown means.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 25.-Walter
Campbell of Philadelphia and Fred
Somers of Chicago fought 10 rounds with
hard gloves at garden few miles south
of the city in the presence of large
crowd. Campbell had the best of the
fight to the finish but failed to respond
after the tenth round when the referee
gave the match to Somers. The contest
was for 5000 side, with percentages Of
the gate receipts. The decision was rem
dered in favor of Somers because Of
Campbell, who had been forced into his
corner, was unable to clear himself from
the crowd of spectators and seconds, who
rushed around, SO that the allowed time
for again getting before Somers elapsed
before he could come to the centre.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
Against the insurance Companies.

LINCOLN, NEB., Jan. 21.-The insurance
suit of Leighton Il Clark in the United
States court has come to an end. The
jurymen were ont five days and in the
meantime were carried under the care OF
n marshal from Omaha to Lincoln in n
special eur. They compromised and
brought in verdict in favor of Leighton
IL Clark for 1914, 900, about $l5, 900 less
than demanded, The insurance COM
panies insisted that Mr.. Leighton made
false invoices of goods sold aud delivered
and that lie tried to secure more insur-
ance than the actual loss sustained. The
stock was Wholesale drugs in Omaha.
The insurance companies are Dissatisfied
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
GamhIers Raidad.

CHICAGO, Jan. ga gambling house
at No. 1874 Clark street was raided by the
police last night. Two hundred and
twenty inmates, players and employees,
were captured and taken to the Harrison
street station, where the proprietor of the
house was in waiting to sign bonds for
their appearance in court to-day. This
done, the prisoners were released.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
COLUMBUS, Jan. 27.-There is no change
in the situation.



Dormnn b. Eaton on Saturday sent to
the President letter offering his resigna-
ton as civil service commissioner, to
take effect on the 9th of March.
Up to the adjournment of the House
on Friday $500 bills had been introduced
in both branches of Congress. These
bills have all been printed at the govern
ment printing Office and delivered to
Congress up to date. II is the first time
the printing of bills has been up and it is
now thought the public printer will
furnish the bills to Congress as rapidly as
they are introduced.
John Kelly, the New York politician,
has had return of his illness, and is re-
ported to be sinking.
The House committee on invalid pen.
sions yesterday considered proposition
to extend the limit of the arrears of pen
sions act TO 1888. Estimates were sub
mitted from the pension office showing
that, if the bill were passed, it would re-
quire $75,000,00O to pay the claims
already on file. Mr.. Matson, chairman
of the committee, said Representative
Randall had told him that if the hill
became law, it would take every dollar
out of the treasury. The further con.
sideration of the bill was postponed until
| Friday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

Washington Society Letter.
General society has felt the shadow OF
Miss Bayarrs death from the non appear
ance Of many of its most select members,
even at such parties as were not given up.
The foreign circle especially has main.
tanned decorous and touching sympathy
of demeanor, and few quiet dinners
have replaced the gay round of festivities
in which they generally participate.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

EVANSVILLE, IND, Jan. pa special
to the journal from Henderson, Ky, at
an early hour this morning, states that n
mob took Calvin Simpson, the mulatto
murderer of Mrs. Graves, from the Jail at
l,3O o'clock and hanged him to tree half
mile from town, after which they
riddled the body with bullets. The mob
told him to say his prayers, which he did.
They then asked him what he killed Mrs.
Graves for. He replied that the Lord
asked him to do so. They then said
up you go to the Lord, " and strung hin
up. They then retired and left hin
hanging,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
A Fire Fatal to Two women.

MANCHESTER, N. H., Jan. 25.--Mrs.
Thomas Meehan, aged 35 years, was suf-
located and Mrs. Michal Callahan fatally
burned ut about midnight fire broke
out in Mrs. Callahan's apartments. Her
clothing ignited, burning her right side
and face. Mrs. Meehan occupied apart
ments above Mrs. Callahan and was suf-
located by the smoke.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
Cinnamon WHO max srnx.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 27.-The cases of
the president and secretary of the Sam
Yup Chinese Company, who were charged
by Port Collector Hager with
being illegally in this country, were
heard yesterday by United States
Commissioner Sawyer, who decided
in favor of the defendants and they will
therefore be allowed to remain in the
United States. Their entrance WINS origin
ally effected by means of certificates
issued by the Chinese consul at Yoko-
hama and endorsed by the United States
consul at that place. Commissioner
Sawyer's decision was based on the trea-
sury department rulings on the subject.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
A Hard winter in scotland.

EDINBURGH, Jan. 25.-An reports
agree that this is the hardest winter that
Scotland has experienced in 20 years.
The snow is 2 feet deep. Sheep are starry
ing and perishing, and wild birds are
fiocking to the towns and villages to
obtain food. The railway companies find
it very difficult to keep trains moving.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

CHESTER, Pa, Jan. 25.-The public
school-house on Welsh street near Fifth,
this city, was discovered to be on fire
about 2 O'Clock this morning. The alarm
was given and the fire department
responded, but the flames were soon
beyond control and the building was
almost totally destroyed. The fire origi-
mated from defective hue. The loss is
about SIS, 1000, partially insured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
4O2 70 SOC HeIoxv Zero.

OTTAWA, ONT, Jan. 25.-The Canadian
Pacific express from Winnipeg due here
at 7.45 a. m. Saturday and which has been
showed up at White River is expected
ito reach here at p. m. The weather
north of Lake Superior is unusually
severe, the thermometer ranging between
40' and 5O' below zero.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

Charles Robinson has been doomed to
death. Less than three months stand
between him and the gallows. Few doubt
that he will be hanged few deny that he
deserves to be hanged but what dissatis-
fies the community is to see Robinson
mount the scaffold alone-to see justice
pounce 30 unerringly and infexibly on
the negro felon and slip up so badly on
the white murderer of Policeman Peter
son. It would have suited our people
better il Robinson could have been
spared until Davis should stand beside
him ON the scaffold. ...--.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

The Philadelphia committee of one
hundred, which disbanded last week,
had an active existence of five years and
had in that time contributed and ex-
pended $163, 900 in trying to raise the
politics of that city to a higher level.
Upwards of $40, 900 of this sum was con
sumed in the prosecution of election
frauds. Much, probably the greater part,
of this money was contributed by the
members of the committee, purely for
the publication of politics and
not at all for the self-aggran-
dizement of any man or clique.
By their unselfish devotion, SO long prac-
ticed in the fsce of opposition which has
at last tired the committee out, the men,
orable one hundred have made record
which coming generations of Philadel-
phians will cherish as an Illuminated page
in their city's history. OF them it will
be said, as of the Wallace and the Bruce
"They fought not for honor, for party Oh
for conquest; twas for their country and
their country's good.n .........
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

1t is reported from New Haven that
Alice Jordan, the young lady who re-
Gently joined the junior class of the Yale
law school, has withdrawn, owing to the
announcement by the faculty that she
would be ineligible for degree, even
should she passthe required examinati IN.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

eco back and tell your people to send
an immediate invitation to the Angel
Gabriel was the recent parting injunc-
ton of Connecticut divine to church
committee. The committee, in the free
spoken clergyman's opinion was looking
for shepherd little too good for this
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

Little Pocomoke City, formerly New
town, away down in Worcester county,
Maryland, has treated the whole PENN
sula to genuine surprise by getting itself
illuminated with electricity.