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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
MARRIED n RridUctn,,.

Robert Porter of this city, member Of
the firm of Porter & Coates, Philadelphia,
was married Thursday afternoon to Mias
Margaret Kean Elmer, daughter OF DR.,
William Elmer. medical practitioner OF
Bridgetop, \. ]. The ceremony was
performed at pr. Eimer's residence,
corner of Commerce and Franklin streets,
by the Rev. W. II. Belden of the West
Presbyterian Church i'll that town. The
following friends were present: Henry
Z. Coatea, Robert s. Davis of the Eoenins
Cal, and Thomas Forbes of Philadelphia
the Rev. Lafayette Marks, Thomas X.
Porter and Harry G. Porter of this city
and DR. William Elmer of Trenton, N j..
a brother OF the bride.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
T.trh..bou.e appointments.

The Philadelphia Record SATURDAY. morn
ing 2aid ~. Q. Jones, OF I.awes, Del, hhs
been appointed keeper OF tho new Hight
house AZ Fourteen-Foot Bank, Delaware
bay which was Illuminated f%the first
time on Wednesday night, Flo was the as
sistant keeper Of the light.ship hirtherto in
use nj that station. Andrew jackson sue.
cseds c. Linderman. deceased, as keeper,
and George G. Lewis has been made as.
sistant keeper OF Winter Quarter Shoal
Light ship. James Stevens of Delaware,
has heen appointed assistant keeper Of the
Brandywine I.tGht-ship, Delaware bay. The
stations mentioned are all In this light
house district, OF which Captain George
White l. the inspector. The Fourteen. foot
Light ship is to hetrnnsferradto TO Ram Island
Light. Long Island Soundn
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
West Ohester,s NIisIortunes.

An audit of the accounts Of A. l..
Smith, deceased, late treasurer of the
borough of West Chester, Pa, and coll
lector Of school taxes, discloses a short
age of SO, ,539.75, MIR. smith was elected
to the Office about two years ago to sue
ceed George NJ. Rupert, Esq, who did a
term in the county Jail for embezzling
about 81 900 of the funds of the borough.
1t is believed that Mr.. Smith lost the
money through series of unfortunate
anAnulationa.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

William S. Steele, q farmer living near
Milltown, Mill Cheek hundred, fell out Of
his wagon at Second and Lombard streets
this city, yesterday week, and was badly
hnrtlbout the head. He was picked up un-
conscious and taken to the police station,
where Or. Ogle attended to the injuries
and restored him TO consciousness, when
he was removed to the Western Hotel. He
was able to be taken home at night. His
injuries are not dangerous.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
celebrated its 62d anniversary Thursday
aud gave dinner in IL evening. Among
the guests were John II. Rodney, Esq,
commissioner from Delaware, appointed
TO arrange for the centennial celebration
of the adoption OF the Federal oonstitu-
ton, and Adiutant- General ]. Parke
Postles. The affair was oonspicuoualy
brilliant one.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

DolmInieo Melchiando, the Italian ar
rested In New Haven, Conn q few weeks
ago for the murder of fellow-countryman
n iar Llnwood, Pa, ,A1o years ago proves not
to be the man, ard upon his discharge FRI
day at Chester, was Immediately arrested
by an officer from Baltimore county, Md /,
for the killing OF Daniel Bowman In April,
1885. He was taken to Baltimore Friday
avaninR.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

The house of Isaac Jester, at Harring-
ton, on one of the main streets, near the
PreshJ Jterian church, caught fire Thurs.
day, and, on account of the high wind,
at one time threatened to develop into o
large condagration, The fire was, how
ever, gotten under control, but only after
TESTERS house was badly damaged. The
chimney of Mrs. Walkers house at Dover,
on Main street, caught fire night before
last, but was extinguished without much
DAMAGE
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
rot ,i,c asibiicai whale.


The Wilmington Oh and Leather Com
pany have set In fishing for porpoises and
are doing well. They have caught $50 por-
poises up to this date. They set in fishing
tho first day in November and the average
catch per day has been 64up to date. They
made haul Tuesday and caught 81 por-
poises, 95 sharks and II old drums. The
like was never known before on Hatteras
beach, and among the varieties Of fish that
were caught there were q few crabs. The
size mesh the above. named fish were caught
In is II inches, We began to think that the
sea serpent that has been seen north OF
Hatteras had vlsited MS. but 1t proved to be
a large fishing whale. The whale had a
very large mouth and could swallow a
great many fish at one tins, but we don't
think 1t was the one that swallowed Jonah,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

Patrick Scanlan, employed on the
shifting gang of shifter, No. 4, had foot
mashed by being run over by the shifter
in the yard opposite the p, W. & B. sta
tion Friday morning. The accident was
caused by Scanlan's foot slipping in front
of the approaching engine. II is feared
that the injured member will have 10 be
amputated, He was removed to his
home, on vandever avenue, in the Ninth
vuarI
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
rhn sn.anennna Frozen Up.

A speeial from Havre de Grace, MARY.
land dated Friday, says: Last
nisht was one of the coolest We have
aHnerienced at this season for many yeal 9,
md Notwithstanding the high wind zee
formed on the susquehanna river about an
inch In thickness, and In places between
Havre de- Grace and Port Deposit ths frs9a frspa
was entirely closed. Very lew aucns d wd,s ~ :
mimi ,nnninp 70 lea ia the bay is interfering greatly
With % the gunners to-day. With the excep,
tfnn of n few bushwhackers no ducks are
spn haino killed. Prices are still advancing, and
Il Mia n thought they will reach the figures o. o.
niJ times. when good canvas-backs soio at
bi1h as SlO per pail"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
n.nt1, OF m H,arinn.

The Italian quarryman who was injured
at Wooddale on the goth ult. by being
struck by train on the Landenberg
branch of the B. q P. railroad, and who
ment, died yesterday week. His skull had
dications were that the operation would
be successful, but he finally suecumbed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

son Of her own parents without any ques-
tlon. He was named after her nncle Levi
Fessenden Rer father died at Q tddick
Conn.,, and She whs with him all through
his illness. Levi was also living a. home.
There never was any death bed conies zion
by her father, as alleged by Levi. SEQ know
OF Lewis suddenly becoming rich hut he
never explained 1t to her. She had received
gifts from him, butouiy in brothp " way
She never received anything for aeptng
any socret. She thought Levi NUT bo out
OF his mind
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

oxroap. PA. Dec. 8.-The failure OF AlleI lna
\ Halton' live stock dealers, Is announced ec
The liabilities are supposed 70 De n Lroa
sI0 600 to $4,000, OF when tne .ia Mativn, aunn,,
bank Of Oxford holds sS'VVy y, n0o NJ 1 While In
llsaI,d,,aI laI,9dL dealers and farmers have claims
uani uanoino rom sl00 to $500. The assets o
| tha firm are unknown,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
FelI TbrouUh a Tre.,Ie.

John Yates, a foreman in the employ Of
the Brandywine Granite Company, fell
through some trestle work while loading
stone at the oompany's quarry yesterday
week. He was severely though not dan
gerously hurt, and will be confined to his
home for probably two or three weeks.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
Isought . Large Farm.

Hi. Barroll, as attorney for the owners,
sold yesterday week the Marley farm,
near Sassafras, Kent county, Md, belong
ing 10 Jacob T. Shallcross and Laura
Shellcross, containing $50 acres, fol
S1s. .75O. to George 2. Knight Of Dover.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

Tie statement of the Baltimore II Ohio
Railroad Employees Relief Association for
October shows that 9lS benefits were
paid, aPgregatinR $l9,6OS7l. The sum
Of SO, 0UO was paid in three cases of acci-
dental death T3, 40S. 10 for 287 accidental
injuries, 50, ,7SO 81 for 536 cases of natural
sickness, and $500 for IA cases of
natural ilanth.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

J. M. Forwood, well-known farmer of
Brandywine hundred, living about five
miles from this city, died Thursday of
general debility. The deceased was in
good circumstances, and was "a years old
at the time Of his death. He leaves o
wife and four children, two sons and two
daughters.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
THE UNITED sT4TEs .4ND JAPAN.
President CIeyeIaad's proclamation
Jn Regard DO Extradtti0n.

ln Regard DO ExtrRdttiOn.
WAsuINeToN Dec. 2.--The fnllowinc is
tho nrnclamotion of tba p.asidant ,ero-
n,nI,,ot;rn iha avtrad;tinn tran+y LEI
Iluis"ti4s tne 49, loaty miVu
Japan %1leh was rauhea aIter peine
amended by the Senate last june
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, A treaty between the United
states OF America and the Empire Of Japan
tnr ths extralllloh OF criminals ~ was con
9u tn oSth au" SaS ar hnr,I a. % ,sse S VI on
%a %r,and,,d Hv tha San%,,, ~ ia TrnItad5
states, aud being jr the English language Ia
word for word a. follows: and
WHEREAS, BY the.term Of the said treaty
u heeoM's pilefaIlVs Sixty Gays huet ths
esellanRe h!.!he fatlteet!eas tssF''7t aaa,
mnanhAs, ane rtSI'eg.,S9 Isif's'Is H. ,h oits !"
III III S'"' ~ mo % 97th X ~ III e'ts .sss "a;
now thsrefors be II knnwn that Gr9yei
Cleveland, President Of the United States Of
America. have tatl-ei the said treaty to he
made public t" the end that the same and
"yr'y tr'seie and 'lau'e thgEeot ,an as ametded
ihHy hs onSe ',Ti ~, wv iI,litea VIII go'u
,harnof
u',"~ii II, wifnese wee,aof have bereurto set
Nv baui and caused the seal of the United
StYle- TO nr affixed.
Doneet the City of Washington. the third
'aN q S9Ns9,gst, 10 mo yeaF o. o'lT y, liG'a ,,
oav aad y W., .I %, ~ Uili'ou
.. 'a'oo ''-s o''o GnnvrR CtESEIANp.
By the President:
Il. r. BAYARD, Secretary Of State.
~. fo,,owing isa synonsisof th4 treaty.
a,,.o Nm, oa'7+ra,,t;ne, nor,ioa anontyed
,It;, -, ~ ..,,ch ftGer rpdaP fhe
si..'.,,s.a"ds ~ ue,assa w o,J Conditions of the
,,rasant trantv ali nersons who being
paeSeS foe"oaS w ' convicted of one Of tho fol.
lowino crimes or offences committed
,,;,t;, tha i,,,isdictinn of the one marty
I Mi'uiI ~ ~" 49, mitI,i,, tha ;nr;sdictian n
sns'i 80. ~ foun' "-'''-
'n ni,,slop and ooeou,t With intent In
commit mnrder.
. Cnnpterfeitipo or altering money or
! q. oouhtefieitins ~ ";.Vtb ;a.a b,;no,.i.t;o,
na,,,,tass,;t or altered money. counter
s,;s;ns, aort;aostes , or connons of public
;o's's ~. aI,asa bant notas or other instru-
r,ants ~ while credit of either of the
,tor.;as ,uus ond tha uttnrance or circulation of
pa pa, ,on sopna a '
'ie " ''is En.aarr ~ a,terirg and utteriue
-. ~ y tSsa,s5 ~ oI,sred
~na' Ebsseian,ant ~ go or criminal malyer.
A. 4, ieGS ~ tLa while fnnds committed
nn.i !.r.;. H. irs;o. i;ction ~ either marty by
Witnin aI;a oas, ens ,p.s or Sanositnrias
puoiio 1.pan,s ottvuns - e
O. noopets. n
.. DIsMyt ,tov;no or ~ breok;no
I. lhe ees ~ es;ea e y tba gnyernmeni
anu eueint tm 49, ~ Tho oiee If banks.
or puolc hu.noa'';rs ;s,na -. ~ or other com
trust coGilAules; :l,' ~, tamt to commit felony
nslnes ,e;, W. ~
thefeIn. information of ne,inrv.
O. petJu'y VI euoOi iia''t
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

The eannual meeting of the stockholders
of the Baltimore & Philadelphia Railroad
Company will be held in the company's
December 18th, at / O'Clock. Nine directors
for the ensuing year will be elected.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
A neputy-Coroner Appointed.

Coroner Barnhill has appointed Register
William II. Lee, as his deputy, but the latter
will only act on special occasions, when Mr.
10 attend to his duties.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
rHE pBoVID ENr SOCIETY.


AaNFettti NIH ~" sEi'9d'7Fs
1hs annuFi meeting OF the ?, wident
Society was held at Tie rooms No. 4i6
East Sixth street yesterday weck, aud
the following report of its work in co .op-
Grafton with shh Associsted Charities, for
the year ending September BOIL, 1885,
Mps riMd
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

PUTNAM, CoNS, Dec. 2. Mrs. Yount
~ Dauielsonyille, Conn, who is siste
If ..pocn Wilson, was visiting friend
hare this afternoon, when asked II sh'
bod rend "Doc's" confession, she said
tsI M have, and it is false. He was born IN
North oxford, Mass, December lst, 1851
and he is the true son of Mr.. and Mrs
lon gonas Wilson. My aunt, Mrs. John Viii
son % of Danielsonyille, was present O
bis birth, and had him named afte
har first husband, whose name was Lev
Feasenden. 1t was many years after Lev
was horn that my parents heard Of Philil
Woen.n Mrs Young's statement is full.
corrohorated. The records of the tow
| of @ North oxford, Mass, were locke,
throueh. and they show that doc
wilson was born on December ist, 1850
fnnr wears after Mrs. Moen's first mar
riase. % and after the death of the womal
Who he asserts, was his mother. Yestei
Tay was his s6th birthday, and he appai
en;ly celebrated the occasion by playin
what he regarded as a trump card.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

WORCESTER, Dec. s.-Mrs. George NJ. hise y .
of ux6rldee called with her husband at the
% 1,1e1e once to-day Mrs. Rice is the
eISest ei'' daughter Of Jonas Wilson and q, a
sister sister Of Levi Wilson, and is II years older
than he is. She now comes i4r"aru VI het 81
.,nnoS Wilson's parsntage. Her story
oamnletely contradlcts the story OF Wilson,
sE tSat he is the son Of 2. L. Moen.
Isl She was at home in North Oxford when IN
I,eyi was born, and she watched him as an
Infant and through childhood, he was tine
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07
A NEW CHAMPION.

Senator Gray of Delaware, Senator
Bayard's successor. steps forward and offers
to champion the administration financial
policy against the assaults Of Senator Beck.
The administration isn't having offers
enough of the kind from the Democratic
Senators to make it safe to decline this one.
Senator Gray will undoubtedly be encour-
aged to step into the ring and engage in a
mill with the Kentuckian. Gray's capacity
is little known, but it must needs be con-
siderable to tackle Beck successfully. Beck
is hard hitter. The public will watch the
contest with interest
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

The British Parliament meets on the . Is
of the current month, There are $40 men,
bers Of the House of Commons. England,
Scotland and Wales have returned MAORI
ty of Liberal members. AS between the Lib
erals and Tories, the Liberals have MAORI
ty of 50. But ireland returns 103 members
OF these IS are Tories and So Parnellites.
Thus there are 1873 Liberal members, 251 To-
ries and Sc Parnellites, England furnishing
one If then the Tories and Parnellites are
added together the result is $751; or a majority
of four over the 1888 Liberals. 1t will be seen
that it is going to be exceedingly easy to tip
a ministry out of office. If Lord Salisbury's
scheme for the government of Ireland is not
satisfactory to Mr.. Parnell the present min
istry will be very promptly disposed of, and
Mr.. Gladstone given chance to make bid
FIR Nationalist support.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

undoubtedly that no evidence Of the alleged
mental unsoundness existed. There was an
attempt to argue mental unsoundness from
the fact that he had made some unfortunate
Investments, but it made no impression on
anybody. The main reliance was on techni-
calities of very limsy description. The gen
eral sentiment of the people of the State
from the inception of the contest, has been
that there was nothing to justify it, and
Judge Walton's summary dismissal of the
case will give general satisfaction.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07
THE coRuRN WILL,

Judge Walton made short work of the Co
burn will contest when the case passed into
his hands. The contestants excepted, but
this probably only postpones the inevitable
day of their overthrow. The hearing has
shown that the case of the contestants was
even weaker than was supposed. There ap-
pears to have been no serious attempt to
prove that Gov. Coburn was ofunsound mind
though that, some time ago, was heralded as
the chief point in the case The trouble was
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

1t has been an open secret here for some
time that Collector Chase was meeting with
strong opposition from his own party. 1t
was the knowledge of this fact that caused
the republication Of the report of the Demo-
cratic mass meeting at City Hall that en-
dorsed the count-out. The Collector himself
undoubtedly instigated that publication, and
for the purpose of course of breaking the force
of the Democratic opposition to him. By and
by perhaps he will draw on his letter book in
furtherance of this purpose. We warn Col.
Sweat that the Collector is loaded.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07
THE MODERN SOLOMON OF THE
ARGUS.

The Argus as religious paper is not sue
cess. If King Solomon ever said in his haste
or at his leisure that all men were liars, the
Argus is the sole proprietor of that revela-
ton.
However it is not at all unlikely that he may
have done so, for it is to be presumed that he
must have read his fathers Psalms, and 1t IS
the most natural thing in the world that the
son might quote him
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

1t appears that during the past year there
were 40 cases of diphtheria in this city, and
that 43 of them occurred in Ward one. The
largest number in any other ward was % in
Ward four. These figures seem to show very
conclusively that something its wrong on the
HILL From its situation the Hill ought to
be the healthiest locality in the city. instead
of being the unhealthiest as appears to be the
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

Out of one hundred successful applicants
for fourth class post offices in this State,
Chairman Brown appears to have been the
endorser of eighty-seven. When the chair
man passes round the hat he will claim I'M
doubtedly that the whole eighty-seyen were
appointed on account of his influence, but
the administration, to its credit be it said,
seems inclined to take the ground that they
were all appointed in spite of it.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

The San Francisco city council proposes to
forbid Sandlot meetings, because they create
the impression at the East that the Sand
lotters are the only ones who want the
Chinese to go, thus making it more difficult
to get legislation aimed at the Mongolians
through Congress. A good many better
reasons than this for suppressing the Sand
lotters and their meetings might easily be
given. But this one is likely to appeal
powerfully to the Sandlotters and induce
them to assist in their own suppression for a
season
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

Speaker Carlisle is still struggling to con-
struct the committees so as to give every
Democratic member a place commensurate
with his ideas of his own Importance
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

Gov. Hills declarations, in his message, in
favor of municipal reform, and his common
dalton of civil service reform, has not shaken
the faith of the Tammany braves in him.
They look upon them as buncombe, which
they probably are.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. Z.

We do not read anonymous letters and comnun-
cations The name and address of the writer are
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily Tor pup
LEGATION but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

The movement to enlarge the scope of our
extradition treaty with Great Britain is
good one-quite as good for Canada as for
us, unless that country is anxious to become
a Botany Bay.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

The Ohio legislature begins to ballot for
United States Senator next Tuesday. Be-
fore that time the Republicans intend to
pitch out the fraudulent Democratic repre-
sentatiyes from Hamilton county neck and
heels This will give them a majority of
twenty-six in the House and twenty-five on
joint ballot The Democrats are threatening
to refuse to go into joint convention if the
Hamilton county representation is changed,
but it makes no difference. A joint conven-
ton will be held all the same and John
Sherman reelected.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

The Dolphin has been exposed to heavy
sea and high wind and developed none of
that structural weakness Secretary Whit
ney's board of examiners thought they had
discovered. The structural weakness was in
the board.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07
ianedst
CARD.

MR.L. NJ. LEIGHTON, long and favorably
WI known in Portland and vicinity, and in the
eastern part of this State and for eight years or
more in the grocery trade here, and for the past
two or more years head salesman in our employ
has been admitted to an interest in our business
dating from Jan. LIST, 1886, and the firm name IS
changed from this date TO OREN HOOPER, SON
& LEIGHTON. If you want new Carpet or a
jams div
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

1t is in accordance with the fitness CT
things that the first bill introduced into the
House to repeal the civil service law should
come from Democratic congressman from
the State of Ohio. The ruling element of
the Democracy of that State has never con-
cealed its disgust at any system of appoint
ment to office that did not have for its chief
corner stone the idea that the offices were to
be given to the boys as rewards for fixing
things at the polls.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

Senator Beck wants it understood that his
silver speech was not an attack upon the
President 1t sounded much like one, never
thalacc
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

The ice men are by no means disheartened
by seeing the Kennebee open in January
They know that Maine winter that does
not fairly start in until the middle of Janu-
airy can do enough freezing for their pur-
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

The legislative reunion appears to be sue
cess. The prominent features of yesterday S
proceedings were the presentation of the
portrait of the Hon. Lot M. Morrill, and the
Senator Bradbury was deserved tribute to
one of the purest and ablest of Names pub
lie men, and Gov. Robes response was elo-
quent and appropriate Today the veterans
inaugurate Governor and organize legis-
Iature just for fun.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

1t is rare that a man encounters such
streak of good luck as has Prince Alexander
of Bulgaria. He has had the satisfaction
within few months of seeing his kingdom
greatly enlarged, he has routed the Seryians
and driven King Milan back in disgrace to
his capital, he has reinstated' himself in the
affections of the Car, and to cap 1.-THE climax,
he has overcome Bismarck's opposition to
his marriage to the daughter of the crown
prince of Germany. By this union he will be-
come closely allied to the reigning houses of
both Germany and England.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

1t looks as if Congress would be able to
dispose of the surplus revenue.
The Portland daily press., 1886-01-07

The Kennebec seems to be all broken up
by the big gathering of distinguished sons of
the Pine Tree State on its banks.