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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
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CHICAGO, Jan. distant cries of dis
tress from the lake were heard by
policeman at the foot of Twenty-third
Street shortly after midnight. A red
light nearly mile from shore showed
where a vessel lay. Shouts came faiutly
to the policeman's ears for some time,
and also the sound of II fog-horn. 1t was
clear that the vessel was in peril. Be-
tween the vessel and the shore was n great
field of ice. Beyond the ice the lake
was stormy and the waves were running
high. No help could be sent out from
the shore. The light appeared to be
drifting to the north but presently it
turned and moved slowly to the east.
After some time tug was started out to
aid the vessel but returned al O'Clock,
after truitless search. When last seen
the red light was moving north-eastward
directly against the wind, and when the
tug arrived it was entirely out of sight.
Vesselmen are inclined to believe that it
was fishing smack, but nothing definite
ia known.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
THE PUsEY ESTATE.


Sale of House Lots, stock. Bonds
Loans, &c.
The following real estate and personal
property of the late Samuel N. Pusey
were sold at executors sale at the court
house Thursday, prices and purchasers
given: Lot of land 75 feet front on
Poplar street north of Thirteenth, to
Thomas Ford at $3.50 per foot lot of
land on Thirteenth street west Of Poplar
12t feet front, to the same, for $6.25 per
foot three-story brick house, No. 1916
Wilson street, with lot 1871 front, to the
same, for $3.50. ..-..
One hundred and eigbty-seven shares
of the stock of the National Bank of
Wilmington and Brandywine were pur-
chased by Elliott, johnson IL Co., at
$73. rs per share 35 shares of the Union
National Bank stock to Joshua Jefferis for
$66.75 per share, and SO shares of the
same stock to Henry Mendinhall for
$66.75 per share; 10 shares of the First
National Bank stock was purchased by
Henry Mendinhall at $173.25 per share,
and II shares by Elliott, johnson & Co.,
for $172.50 per share; 10 shares of
Farmers Bank stock was sold to E..
Nichols at $62.50 per share, and
18 shares to Thomas Ford for 1862. so
per share; two shares of stock of the
National Bank of Delaware at $720 per
share to Henry Mendinhall so shares of
the stock of the New Castle Gas Company
to Elliott, johnson & Co. for So; six shares
of the Masonic Hall Company to john
Mealey for $7.75 per share two shares
Helena Mining & Development Company
to f. 81. Hotfecker, Esq, for 1925 per
share; one share of the Wilmington Insti.
tute Company to same purchaser for 7C
cents eight shares of the Swarthmore
College stock to L. B. Smith at is cents
per share $500 bond of Masonic Hal
Company to g. s. Capelle for $520.50.
One certificate of Wilmington city loar
of 81 900 was sold to Evans Pennington
for $109 one certificate of 5000 was pur
chated by Joshua Jefferis for $109.T5.
The sale was attended by a large mum
ber of capitalists and business men ant
the purchases aggregated upwards o
$4,000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

A man who was committed to jail by
Judge Cummins, few days ago, to an
swer charge of trying to rob q market
wagon, gave the name of George Powell.
His real name, however, is William r.
Powell, and George Powell, an honest,
industrious mechanic of this city, is nat
urally much annoyed at the appropriation
of his honest name by graceless culprit.
The matter has been reported at police
headquarters, and hereafter the unprin-
cipled pretender will be introduced to the
public under his rightful name as we'll as
as his true colors.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
THE sHARPLEss TRAGEDY.
More Evidence Against sOllnsOn-TO
be Tried on Three Charges.

be Tried on Three Charges.
Delaware county people are beginning
to take renewed interest in the Shnrpless
murder, and many believe that Lieut..
Roche's prisoner, Samuel johnson, now
in jail at Media, may, after all, be the
man. johnson is to be tried the first
week in March next. The evidence
against him will be that of his cell-mate,
Prichett.
johnson still denies all knowledge Of
the chine. He is held for trial on three
charges Numbering John Sharpless, burn
ing the barn of John @. Lindsay on the
same night and robbing the house of
Lewis M. Lewis, in Upper Darby, the
Saturday night following. He has no
counsel.
s. Powell Davis of Upland, has through
his Chester attorney, filed before the
county commissioners, a claim for the
$500 reward which was offered for the
conviction of the murderer.
Edmund Jones of Chester, counsel for
Mrs. Sharpless, will look after the in
terests of the family in the prosecution.
District attorney Baker has recently
possessed himself Of two bits of evidence
that may prove important. A negro
woman of North Chester, talked with a
gentleman on the night of the fire who
said he saw johnson that evening within
short distance of the FIRE. Several
people saw johnson that night, after the
fire, in North Providence, near Walling-
ford. Johnson's statement when be
made his partial confession to Pritclett,
that two other fellows set fire to the barn
is being closely investigated. The Ches
ter county authorities are moving slowly
and very carefully in the matter and are
determined to find the right man or men.
Chief of Police Williamson of Chester,
admits that johnson may be the right
man, but he don't think the evidence 10
far gathered strong enough TO hang him
and is working on another clue in con,
junction with Chief of Detectives Kelly OF
Philadelphia.
Lieutenant Roche and Special Officer
Alexander are confident that they will
convict johnson.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
THE STORY OF A VENUS.
Mrs. Sweeney Does Not Claim POs-
session OF Page,s Famous Picture.

Mrs. Sweeney Does Not Claim POs-
session OF Page's Famous Picture.
NEW YORK, Jan. Mrs. Peter b.
Sweeney, the divorced wife of the late
artist, William Page, but now the wife,
though not the companion, of the "brains
of the Tweed ring" is not numbered
among the contestants of MIR. Pages
will. II is believed that she is hiding
from her husband, whom she left in 1892
in Paris. The contest over the first hus.
bands will would, it was thought, be
participated in by her so that she could
get possession of her famous painting
"Venus." 1t has always been supposed
that the artist modelled this paint
ing from her and exhibited it pub
licly from revengeful motives. 1t
was painted shortly after she became the
wife of Sweeney. The figure is nearly
life size, and painted with realism that
has never been excelled. 1t was exhibited
in the Paris Salon of 1859, and Mr.. Page
Withdrew it to hang it at the academy ex-
hibition here in the year following, but his
friends persuaded him from presenting it.
During its first exhibition Mr.. Sweeney
offered five times its value to have it sup
pressed or to get it in his possession, but
his offers were declined. The painting is
now in the gallery of Mrs. John Watson,
one of the artists daughters by his first
wife.
Mrs. Sweeney was one of the most
beautiful bellies of Baltimore when Mr..
Page married her in her 18th year. They
took bridal trip to Italy and remained
abroad six years, when they parted, and
she secured a divorce here. She studied
for the stage, and in 1864 created a sensa-
tion in theatrical circles by appearing as
"Juliet" at Wsllack's Theatre. In 1868
she married Peter b. Sweeney.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
AUTHORIZATIONS.
Resolutions of tho Illinois Board OF
Agriculture.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Jan. THE State
Board of Agriculture had lively time
yesterday in the discussion of resolutions
and incidental amendments TO and substi-
tutes therefor which were submitted for
the purpose of mitigating the troubles of
butter-making. The entire day was de-
voted to debate, and hot speech-making.
After prolonged discussion resolution
by committee, TO which the matter had
been referred, was presented, discussed
and adopted. The resolution is as fol-
lows: .....-..
WHEREAS, The state board of agriculture
is in sympathy with every effort to secure
pure and wholesome food for the human
family; and
WHEREAS, There seems to be at present
no adequate protection against unwhole-
some and deleterious authorizations by dairy
products afforded by law; therefore be 1t
Res0iued, That we respectfully request
Congress to enact law placing all dairy
products and all limitations Of Tor substitutes
FOR the same underthe control ofacompetent
government inspector, to the end that such
articles shall be branded and sold under
their proper names and on their merits.
Res0lUed, That we respectfully direct tho
attention of Congress to the unwholesome
adulteration OF other food products and
pray for proper legislation for the adequate
| protection OF the people from thesame.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST
ANOTHER VIoTIM OF THE WEST
:YARD.
Additional Particulars of the Fire
AZ Ezion Church - How n BOld
Fireman Turned off the EscapiBg
fsAS.


The cause of the fire in Exon NJ E..
Church yesterday week is still unknown.
The heavy beams under the lecture room
floor were almost burned through and
they and the floor will probably have to
be renewed. Much damage was done to
the lecture room and furniture and the
library was destroyed. The ceiling and
walls Of the auditorium were smoked and
some Of the wood work scorched. 1t is
feared that the large pipe organ in
the choir gallery was badly damaged.
The entire building was considerably
damaged by water. An incident of the
fire was the melting away of the gas
meter and its connection with the supply
pipe and the letting in a stream of gas
that caught fire. A hole was quickly cut
through the floor in a closet beneath the
front stairway, and stream was turned
in to drive back the smoke. Edward
Robinson of the Fame Hose Company
then went through the hole headforemost
while his companions held him by the
heels and kept deluging him with water
to protect him from the fire and smoke
while he turned off the gas.
On the fair goods destroyed the loss
amounted to several hundred dollars, on
which there was no insurance. The loss
on the building and fixtures, about So, 900
or 5000, is covered by insurance, dis
tributed as follows: Building, $4,000
organ, furniture and fixtures, $4,000.
American Fire Insurance Company of
Philadelphia, $1,000; Phoenix Fire In
surance Company of London, $2 1000;
Commercial Fire Insurance Company of
London, $2,500; New Castle County
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 81, 500;
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company OF
Philadelphia, 81 900; Fire Association of
Philadelphia, 81 900.
The founders of Ezion Church were
formerly members of Asbury Church.
Ezion Church was founded in 1905, en-
larged in 1874 and rebuilt in 1870. The
value of the building and its equipments
is estimated at 1926, 200. For several
weeks fair for the benefit of the church
had been held in the basement of the
building. Sunday week the entire indebt-
edness of the church was met and about
80 yet remained in the treasury.
The Bethel A. NJ. E. Church sent
letter of coincidence and invited the Ezion
congregation to worship in Bethel Church
on Sunday afternoon and evening. A
resolution of thanks to the fire depart
ment, Chief Dougherty and members of
the police force and others who aided in
extinguishing the fire and to the trustees,
members and pastor of Bethel Church for
their expression of sympathy was
adopted. It was decided to hold services
on Sunday in the Opera House lecture
room in the morning and in Bethel
Church in the afternoon and evening.
Future plans as to rebuilding the church
and holding services were not made.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

Clevelhnu Leuuer NNepl'
Senator Gray, who has taken Bayard's
place in the Senate, is one of the youngest
men in the Senate, and he is perhaps the
the handsomest. He is a tall, straight
man with good frame, we'll rounded,
and an eye which sparkles with vitality.
He has iron in his blood, and his dark,
regular features have as ruddya complex
ion as that of an Irish belle. His fore
head is broad and made very high by the
badness which seems to be threatning
him. His eyes are soft, black, and liquid,
with good lashes and well-cut brows. His
long moustache is black and silky, and
his hair is glossy jet. Senator Gray is
forty-four years old. He has been twice
Attorney. General of Delaware, and he
has very large practice and quite a luc-
rative one. He was made Senator on &C.
count of his great ability as lawyer and
his personal popularity rather than be-
cause of his friendship for Bayard, though
he and Bayard are friends, and have been
so for years. Gray has supported Bayard
in his Presidential ambitions, and he has
made speeches in his favor before the last
two national Democratic Conventions.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
A MAN KILLED.
Fatal Accident 10 a Supposed Tramp
at the West Yard.

ENtthh GACCtuChht W ~ ShtPpObCu
at the West Yard.
The accommodation train which left
here at 5.55 p. m. Thursday for Baltimore
struck and instantly killed an unknown
man at the west yard. It is stated that
the stranger was facing the train, which
was running at high rate of speed, that
he was struck by the pilot, was tripped
and thrown against the front of the
engine and then hurled considerable
distance clear of the tracks. His left
leg was broken just above the ankle and
his head was crushed.
The deceased was apparently about 25
years of age, was five feet six inches in
hight and weighed about 140 pounds. His
complexion was light, his hair dark brown
and he resembled German. Upon the
right arm there were the letters "C. K"
and representations of woman and a
shield in India ink, while upon the left
there was representation of man en-
bracing a woman. His clothing waspoor
and he is supposed to have been tramp.
In his pockets there were found colored
handkerchief, postal guide and book
catalogue.
Undertaken Palmer took charge of the
remains. An inquest was held Friday
afternoon and verdict of death from
accidental causes rendered.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
a FLORIDA LETTER.
Wiimingt0n-BsuiIt Cars and ssoalIs
in the Land Of the Orange and
NII,Ro

| Rlnes
| Special Correspondence OF Gazette ana Journal.
DELAND, Fla, Jan. This New-Year's-
Day finds me al Deland. which il situated
very nearly in the geographical centre of
Volusin county, Florida. II is aliout five
miles east of the st. Johns river with
which it is connected by rail. And by the
way the rolling stock, excepting engines,
was built by the Harlan & Holliugsworth
Company. The trains Of the Deland Il
st. John railroad connect at Deland land
ing with all mail boats. The steamer by
name City of Jacksonville stops ut the
above named wharf. 1 took passage on
her last Sunday night. She is commanded
by Captain Shaw, was built by the Harlan
d Hollingsworth Company and looks as
good as new. Deland is about % miles
from the Atlantic coast and there is now
in course of construction railroad to
that point.
The Deland Academy, IN institution
founded by II. A. Deland Of F,irport,
New York, IL gentlemen who has done
much to promote the welfare of this city.
is school for both sexes and was opened
November, Sd, 1888. The Deiaud public
school building is another model institu-
tion. The best teachers obtaiuable are
always provided and the citizens feel
secure of the education of their children.
Floral Grove House, whore am pen-
ciling this, is surrounded by ni orange
grove. The trees are full OF oranges
many on the ground. The guests have
the privilege of helping themselves. The
same may be said of other public houses,
and there are some here in size reminding
one of Cape May.
Deland is not an industrial city; no
smoky furnaces, no deafening trip-ham-
mers obstruct the vision and assail the
ears of the citizen or tourist. There are
three papers published in this place. One,
an agricultural journal, is a large eight
page sheet. A local twenty y-eight-column
paper is the newspaper of the city.
1t is quite warm here, even hot in mid
day, the thermometer ranging from 50'
10 70'. The orange is all the rage in
this state, and the lofty yellow pine is be-
ing cut down and burned on the ground
10 give place to orange groves. All
roads are through the pine woods,a there
are no clearings except for groves, and, as
the roads all look alike, it is easy to get
lost. The woods are often on fire. A
few days ago q companion and 1 were
IRVING through timber, and found the |
iery element tapping up worm fence,
md running fiercely toward dwelling,
md the owners were absent. We halted, |
.hrew offeur coats, and in half an hour |
saved the remaining fences, dwelling, |
Darn, &c. But I had large yellow-pine |
iplint in my finger to bring home.
The town Enterprise is the county seat, |
situated on Lake Monroe, which is a con- |
Iinuance of the river st. Johns, and is 8 |
niles wide. There is one extra large hotel |
lere. The same may be said of Sanford,
lcross the lake. Two small steamers ply |
these two towns. The steamers |
rom Jacksonville go no furtherup the river
han Enterprise, but there are smaller |
boats that run $50 miles further up.
j. V. LAWRENCE.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
SUICIDE 0R ICCIDENr9
President stevens of New Jersey
United Railroads Shoots Himself.

President stevens of New Jersey
United Railroads shoots Himself.
A dispatch from Trenton, N. j., says;
John G.. Stevens, president of the united
New Jersey railroad companies, shot him
self in the head at the Pennsylvania rail
road Office here at 2.30 yesterday week.
At s O'Clock he was dead About year
and a-half ago he was found partially
asphyxiated with illuminating gas in a
New York apartment house aud the
friends claimed it was an accident. The
family say that the shooting to-day was
accidental. Mr.. Stevens was preparing
for n trip through Virginia and intended
to take along 44-calibre American bull
dog revolver. When the fatal shot oc-
CURED he was handling the weapon and
as alleged, was trying to put it in work
ing order.
MIR. Stevens. besides being president of
large corporation, was recognized as
one of the ablest living civil engineers.
His views on the Panama Canal scheme
were only recently published and excited
widespread attention. In the days of
the old Camden Il Amhoy railroad he was
superintendent of the Delaware ~ Rnri-
tan Canal. His connections by blood
and marriage are among the most distin-
guished families in New Jersey. There
was not better known railroad man in
| the state. He was in his usual cheerful
mood yesterday and dictated several bust.
ness letters. The lust with him before
the shooting was Leroy II. Anderson,
secretary of the United Companies. He
left Mr.. Stevens handling the revolver.
The bullet-wound was over the right enl
and the victim never regained conscious.
ness. He was 65 years old and leaves {
| widow and five children.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
THE ARLINGTON Mills FIRE.
The knights OF Labor Exonerate Mr.
Ganlbriil.

from three assemblies of the Knights of
Labor in Wilmington, appointed to in-
vestigate the reports made iu connection
waited some days ago upon Mr.. Gambrill,
who showed the committeeman through the
buildings and demonstrated to their satis-
faction that there were four ways of
escape from the burned mill, besides a
fire escape from one side of the building.
Mr.. Gambrill also denied that the win
dows were nailed. The X. of L. men
also talked with several workmen at the
mills, some of whom were known to them.
AS a result of the investigation the
committee makes a report exonerating
Mr.. Gambrill from all blame in the
nremiseR.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
Farmers Rank Meeting.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal.
DOVER, Jan. 8.-The semi-annual meet
ing of the Farmers Bank of Delaware was
held in the bank building, in this town,
yesterday, when all Of the officers were
director in place of George W. Oummins
resigned. They also declared the usual
semi-annual dividend of three per cent.
Secretary of State Csusey, having recov-
cred from his recent accident, was in
town, yesterday, attending to official
business.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. S.-Another
large party of negroes numbering several
hundred passed through the city yester-
day on the way from the Carolinas to
Arkansas The exodus of negroes from
the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama to
the west is increasing each week. Fully
1000 Lave passed through this city in the
past fortnight, and hundreds of others
are making arrangements TO leave as
soon as possible. The movement is more
general than ever before and is produced
chiefly by high rents, bad crops and the
defective tenant system in this section OF
the south. The movement is beginning
to be felt in all the states of the sontli,
and is attracting widespread attention.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
A slight Fire.

The alarm sounded from box 81, Thurs
day night, was caused by slight fire in
the upper part of a two-story frame house
at the northeast corner of Seventh and
Buttonwood streets, which originated
from defective lue. The occupant of
the house, James Maxwell, extinguished
the flames with few buckets of water
before the fire department could get into
service. In moving around on the ROOT
Maxwell slipped on some ice which had
been formed, and fell to the pavement
A man below caught him and broke his
fall, and he escaped with q severely
sprained ankle.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
.o,va saloons y,u,, ,.o.

DEs MONIES, IA, Jan. THE edict
has gone forth that saloons must go, and
concerted action has been begun to en-
force prohibition. Mayor Carey, who
has paid no attention to the prohibitory
law through the greater part of his term,
is candidate for reelection and has
issued an order to the police to close
every saloon in the city. The sheriff has
Joined forces with him and, between the
city and county officers, the saloon.
keepers are having IN unhappy time
Sixty cases of beer were seized this morn
ing as was also a quantity of whisky. Il
is thought that by Saturday every saloor
will be closed.