The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-03
Note and Comment.

The first freight train to be moved in
Texas for two weeks contained 500 kegs
of beer. This gives a faint idea of the
suffering which the strike must have
caused in Texas during that period. [Oh,
verify, the Texans must have been quite
thirsty, and suffered untold agonies.l
"Going widing to-day, Awthaw? ?"
NAV. Got to work, demmit" $50
sowy, deah boy. What is the-aw job,
eh ?" "Maw's witten me lettaw, and
pve-aw-got to wead it befaw l can
make another dwaft on haw. Did you
evaw heah of such boah ~ "Nevaw,
deah boy, nevaw. "-T0,on Topics.
Mr.. John Burroughs, the naturalist re-
commends poisoned grain for English
sparrows. lYes, we believe that this has
the desired effect, if you wish to get
clear of these chatterers.1
According to the census of 1880 the
number of our insane born in the Uuion
was 65,654, or one to every 662 of the en-
tire native population, while the number
of foreign birth was 26,346, or enc to
every 254 Of the foreign population.
There must be a mistake somewhere,
for we believe that there are more in
sane, because there are so many strikes.
Free-trade papers all over the coun-
try take the side of capital against labor,
just as sure as the magnet points to the
north pole.-Republican
Tafy for the laborer. We are pretty
well acquainted with the republican. We
can easily see why they wrote this squib.
The River and Harbor bill contains
the following appropriations, which has
been reported this week.
In Delaware-Delawar Breakwater,
$4,000; New Castle Ice Harbor, $4,000 /;
Wilmington, $4,000. In Maryland
Baltimore Ito complete improyements),
100000; Beaverton Buoy, $4,000 Chop
tank River, $4,000 Corsica Creek, $10,-
900; Susquehanna River, $4,000. The
bill includes appropriations for two years
as they will become available immediate
ely upon the passage Of the bill and con-
tinue through the next fiscal year.
Billy Young, of Baltimore, and Charles
White, of Providence, were matched to
fight under the Marquis of Queensbury
rules, with two ounce gloves, for $3.50 a
side. They met at 2 o'clock Sunday
morning in a private room in Whining
ton and fought seven rounds. Young
forced the fighting and had decidedly
the best of it, when White claimed q
foul which was not allowed. He refus.
ed to continue and Referee Briefly gave
the fight TO Young. Jack Kilrain sec.
onded Young and William M. Carroll
officiated for White. The men both
stripped at about 147 pounds and somt
exceedingly clever sparring was done
Neither was badly punished. [It il
rather hard to tell what State this Will
mington Is in, although, to judge from
some of the names, we would say it wa
Delaware. What Next p
| rive have often been fooled just thil
way-edsl
"An editor sits in his cane-bottom chair,
(At least it was cane when the bottom
was there)
AS happy l wsen, as king;
For he opens letter, expecting to find
A draft from subscriber who's fallet
behind
IT'S only sonnet to spring"
A heavy snow-storm set in on Frida,
night of last week at Sioux Fall, Dakota
About four inches have fallen. 1t is par
ticularly regretted, as farmers had al
ready commenced their spring seeding
and the ground was in good condition
MINISTER STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS
The Rev. Arthur W. Milby, presiding
elder of Dover district, Wilmington Con
ference, while at Harrington, Del, las
Friday, was stricken with paralysis, il
now lying in very precarious condition
At the latest report, the Rev. gentleman
was a great deal better.