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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
ROLLIN M. s0UIRE.
His Journalistic Experience with a
SpIrttuaIint Paper.

As early as 1858 Rollin NJ. Squire, says
the New York Sun, became part proprie-
tor of the Banner of Llght, Spiritualist
paper, then having circulation of about
1000. He was medium, or had been
one, and it is said TINT he made music on
the piano by laying his hands on the
closed lid.
He came to New York early in 1859 as
corresponding editor. Thinking that
the readers Of the Banner might like re-
ports Of the sermonsof famous preacher,
he undertook to give sketches of Henry
Ward Beecher's sermons This led 10
his engaging Mr.. Ellinwood, the steno-
| grapher, to make full reports of the ser.
mons for the Banner. Then he engaged
Messrs. Burr and Lord to report DR..
Chapin's sermons. The publication of
the discourses of these two popular
preachers every week raised the ciroula,
ton of the Banner from 1000 to 25, 900.
With this success Mr., Squire was able to
take q trip TO Europe.
BY and by Messrs. Brown and Beechel
thought they themselves would work the
mine which Squire had discovered in
Plymouth Church, SO they engaged MIR
Ellinwood, the stenographer for the Iilde
| pendent.
That was discouraging to the Banner
which meekly gave up the contest ant
| quit reporting either Beecher or Chaplin
The result was unfortunate. From
about "a 900 circulation tho Banner cnmt
down suddenly to $4,000, and after a few
months it became insolvent, or ut leas
had to put of its creditors and reorganize
| MIR. Squire'B Buccesses have not beer
permanent. He lacks moral ballast.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
a CIose shave fnr ,!rn,nr.

Exchange
Grover step hero for q moment please!
Yes, deAr, what is It RI
Grover, did you write ,hat lstter Il
Aihany-that one RIGHT there. that my
finger is on 2"
Yos, darling, h. ba pretty well
turned, don't you think SO ~
Have they printed it Just exactly "A,
yop wrote It, Grover Just lool, IT owe,
carefully
"Why,yes, dearest II thought il would
please 'em--y yes, limits iust rs I wrote it
love- why .'
Wei Grover, if remnll.s In present
surroundings and in all mat the fu,prt
may have IN store J must revert 10 IA,
time ! lived H. Albany ny tho manifest
ported Of my life, lstuat rs you wroid Il u
Certainly that didn't they rtt il
on f--hang EN- they left Tint Oh
addsd, Excepting the lsst ly or sewer
weeks "a
Are yon perfectly so -Is ,ou added
that, Mr.. Cleveland EIy Woll. I vii
forgive you then.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
a Fatal Quarrel over 50 oen,s,

ST. LOUIS, Aug. ga special from
Pierces City, Mo-, says Last night the
few people who were on the street near
the Decatur House were startled by the
sound of pistol shots in the Decatur
House saloon. In a few minutes tho
cause was ascertained, and William Rex
was found lying dead upon the floor
between two billiard tables. The cause
of the shooting was q bill OF so cents
that Rex had owed Rountree md Iivesy.
A few days before Livesy had asked Rex
for settlement of the bill. Rex was
maddened because he had asked him for
ii in the presence of bystanders and II
quarrel ensued, which did not result seri-
ously. Last night the quarrel was re-
newed with the above result.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
IN GENERAL.


wv. ltluoss portion OF IMrrnnde,
lf.. 40 aaNprising So buildings, was
burned Thursday. Loss about SlUO, 900.
The corner stone of monument to
Baron Dekalb was laid yesterday week Mt
Annapolis with Masonic ceremonies. viii
lam L. lglehart delivered tho Grafton.
The statue will be unveiled ON the 10th
inst.
train Of 10 cara containing Bacond
load of tea, direct Yokohama, has arrived
AZ Winnipeg. Eight cars 20 to Brock
vile, to Montreal and 3 to Chicago.
Another train of 10 cars is on the way
from Victoria to Montreal.
Yesterday week, at O'Clock, Henry
Davis colored youth 10 years of age,
was riddled TO death at Mclean, Ca, for
betrRying girl 10 years of age. A party
Of masked men boarded the train, took
the prisoner from the officer and shot him.
AT Harrisburg, Thursday, Judge Simon.
ton overruled the motion in arrest of iudg.
mcnt and for new trial in the case Of
DR. Smith Buttermore, the convicted Con.
nellsyille Hospital conspirator Butter.
more will not be sentenced until next
month.
BIDS were opened Thursday at the
treasury department for the purchase OF
about 900, 1000 pounds OF paper for usu il
printing internal revenue stamps lurinp
the present fiscal year. The bidders
were Alexander Balfour of PHILADELPHIA,
the Falrchild Paper Company of Boston
and William L. Singerly of PHILADELPHIA,
The contract will be awarded in n fe,r
days.
DIR. Kimball, director of the mint, hat
completed his report on the production OF
gold and silver in the United States dnrinp
1870. The production of gold is est.
mated Mt $3l, 800, 900, an increase Of
| ~ ,uOO,ODO on the estimate for the cal.
endar year 1884 The production OF
silver for the calender year 1886, oalcn.
lated at the coming rate in silver dollars.
y estimated at SOL ,G00,O OO,. against
l6,SN, 600 in 1884. The coinage exc.
cuted during the calendar year al thc
coinage mints consisted of 47,5i4 ,52l
pleGes of the face value of S5G. 92G $40
VI tina amount 1900, 1913 pieces, valued
~ Wy, 3,Ol2, consisted of gold coin and
81 ,J2b,6ll pieces, valued nj S28, 1862, I7g
or silver coin, the remainder minor coin
iho number of silver dollars coined
turing the calendar year 1895 was
2S,697,767. The director estimates fhe
amount OF gold coin in the United States
on January LIST, 1886, to have been
Sh33 ,ls5, d53; of silver dollars, S2i8..
2oo,iGl subsidiary silver, SIS, 03i iii
VT tothl stock Of coin of 1896, 7Ig, 1916.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

Probably the Rcsult Of nioyvs an
N0f Ap0pIexY.


ouoAoo. Aup. 6.--The sudden death
of Major William M. DurTell, promi-
nent member of the Illinois division OF
American Wheolmen, was announced IN
the various local papers yesterday Inc
cause Of death was said TO be apoplexy'
Tho Inter. OCEAN this morning comment
ing on his death says; "While II is a
fact that apoplexy was the cause, never
theless Il has since been hscertained by
the investigations OF detectives that the
apoplectio attack which ended in his
death, was the result Of injuries which
he received Tuesday evening. The
deceased had been financially and other
wise interested in athletic sports at
Cheltenham Beach and elsewhere in con-
nection with Duncan O. Ross. Tuesday
evening in company with Ross he entered
we'll known sporting resort on Olark
street near Monroe where he met Paddy
Ryan the pugilist and Harrison, "the
unknown" and where, during the even
ing numerous fights occurred between
Paddy Ryan, 'tllo unknown and several
others. The fighting finally became
general and almost everybody who was
in the place nj the time was necessarily
embroiled in it. Major Durrell left tho
place about 10 o'clock and went to his home
where on arriving he Immediately com
plained Of o severe pain in his head. His
wife at once went for physician who ex-
amined him and found that there was a
very pronounced determination OF the
blood to the head, to relieve which he
used hypodermio injections, thinking that
his patient was threatened with apoplexy.
Major Durrell then went TO sleep. About
z o'clock in the morning his wife was
awakened by his heavy gasping, A physi-
clan was Immediately summoned, but in
few minutes he was dead.
An examination showed the deceased
had received numerous kicks and blows
on the right side extending from the
shoulder to the hip. There were discolor-
atoms, tho result Of blows, on the neck,
and there was large swelling on the
neck apparently caused by a blow or a
kick. The friends of Major Durroll, on
hearing these facts, proceeded IN investi.
gate the matter, and what they have
already learned has satisfied them that
the deceased received the injuries
which caused his death during tho fight
which occurred in the saloon and the
alley adjacent, and in which Paddy Ryan,
the pugilist, Harrison, "the unknown"
so-called, and others were engaged. The
major was gentleman both by birth and
education, had served in the Confederate
army with distinction, and honorably
earned his title and lost an arm in the
service. lie was known as q generous
man, a true. hearted friend and o genial
companion, and his untimely death will
be deeply mourned by those who init
mately knew him."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
M.vrna ws' sroo gan M.
An Amusing Case Before a HHlti-
more squtre


Baltimore Morning Herald, Aug. 9TH,
Squire Frank Benzingcr's Office on ST.
Paul street might easily have been mis-.
taken for dental intirmary had n stranger
dropped i'll yesterday morning while the
case of Dir. James B. MCPHERSON VS.. u
W. Matthews was being untangled, Sew.
erals sets Of cleaning false teeth sat ON
the magistrhtes desk, grinning 81 the
litigants. DIR. Mcpherson was suing Mr..
Matthews for 1913, balance claimed TO be
due for making Sl0O-set of teeth. Mr..
Matthews said that the teeth didn't iii
him, and refused to pay the full price
charged. Several dentists were present to
testify to the teeth being good lit. Mr.
Matthews was rolled over on a bench re,
peatedly and one set of teeth after
another showed into and taken from hi,
mouth by the dental experts. lie bore
the treatment with moderate composure
but his appetite for chewing tobacco
assorted itself, much to the Inconvenience
of the lawyers and experts. Mr.. Matthew,
would no sooner get a "quid" Of tobacco
in his mouth than one of the lawyers
would remark
MIR. Matthews, please let me have
those teeth"
Out would come the teeth, preceded b,
the "quid."
No sooner would the argument be re
sumed and the teeth laid down that Mr.
Matthews would quietly slip the teetl
from the desk, replace them in his mouth
and bite off another "gnid.n
After several hours were consumed il
discussing unfortunately dentistry ant
law, Squire Bcnzinger decided than ia,
teeth did fitand that Mr.. Matthews SHOULD
pay up.
'Then Wen take ii to court, /" put il
Mr. Matthews.
ut may cost you something" his law
yer said.
''Never mind, replied the other witt
the recklessness of man who wears $1Ol
sets of teeth. Never mind, we'll shoy
EN- some fun"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
pRrI rrEe ron PRIZES.
Fifty Military Companies In Oanap al
Galveston. Tex.


o1yEsroy, Aug. G.--The Interstate drlll
for prizes npproxlmating SlbOOO was IN
aueurnted at Camp Magrnder yesterday.
some so companies are In camp, VI THESE
seyen have entered the intarstata contest
and 10 the state contest. Those entering the
inierstale composition are tho Montgomery
True Blues OF Montgomery, Ala. Brunch
Guards Of st. Louis Houston Light Guards
of Houston; CompanyF, Louisville Legion,
al Ioulsyille Saaly Rifles OF Galveston
sar. Antonio and Belknap Rifles OF San An
tonla.
A large crowd was In attendance. Gov.
ireland spoke and In the course OF MS re-
marks briefly alluded to the controversy
between tho United States and Mexico ana,
while he counsaled pence, he strongly inu-
mated TINT storner measures might DC
found necessary. In that event, he said tho
element before him was ready to defendt tine
state and nation. -
Iieutanants Oushman, Wright and Dun
ming, OF the Sixteenth United states IN
fantry, have been selected rs Judges OF the
infantry drill, aud Captain Lancaster and
Itautnnpnts Danes and Meyer, oil battery ~
Third United States Artillery have been hp-
pointed Judges OF the artillery drill. IL Il
estimated that Il, 900 persons are In the city
TO artond the drill, and overy train arriving
adds to the number. The city is beautimlly
decorated. Drevot Col. Rose Ia In command
OF the encampment. Besides the militia
four companies Of United States Infantry
one battery OF flying artillery and two MILL
.ary bands are In attendance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

ST. LouIs, Aug. Ca special from
Topeka, Kan, says A telegram was re-
ceiyed here last evening stating that A
cyclone Ind struck the town of lIartland
and had demolished 20 houses and done
great damage to growing crops. Sixteen
cars were blown from the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe tracks and tele.
graph wires were prostrated for two miles
west of the town. The extent OF tho
damage has not yet been learned, but the
dispatch stated that no one SO far ms
known had been seriously injured. The
storm reached other towns in the vicinity
of Hartland, but the wires being down its
effects cannot be learned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

natTl Durg falfiOL
As the present session OF Congress
draws to close n review of the work per-
formed by it may be allowed. The $685.
sion has been long one and al Intervals
somewhat exciting, but 1t has not been a
nroaigate one. The bills that attracted
most universal ate ton fail in several
instances, but the ifed b. the session
was fairly maintained in the fact that few
bad bills were passed and very con.
siderable number of good ones were sue
cessfully pressed through the House.
In brief speech on Monday evening
Mr.. Randall summarized the work of the
session in admirable form. "We have
returned to the public domain millions
insatiate corporations, said the ex,
speaker 1--WE have entered npon the
building of new navy" he added, aud
finally capped the climax of achievement
by the statement that tive have passed
every bill that we have been asked to pass
having for its purpose the lettering Of
the condition of the laboring people. We
have not in single instance passed any
bill in favor of monopolies." A session
with such record cannot reflect discredit
on the majority that guided it. It is 0
record that no member of the Demo
cratic party need be ashamed of. Of
course the failure 10 reduce the tax bur.
dens of the people is to be regretted, but
that is sin of omission and less repre-
hensible than one of commission Taking
the record of the session Just closing and
giving it careful and intelligent scrutip,
there is nothing that will bring shame tC
the face of those concerned in it.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
xraHr AsD a1snr.


Oh. moon-crowned Night, pallld and sad
Is there no soothing balm,
No soft delicious calm,
To make the mourner glad
On, sovereign Sleepl
Press thy mild kisses nov
Upon my fevered brow;
Seal with thy lips these eyes,
Drown In thy Joy these slghs--
Must thus watch and weepa
l list thy voice, bright SPIRIT of my dream,
Within its garden bed the dew.drunk
Hath pinned for thee through the long
midnight hour
Como from thy covert by the dancing stream
The fairies are abroad, and soorn thy
power,
On every leaf thy tiny lamps are seen.
The moon has flung hersparkling largesf
free
Forth to the whlte-lipped, ever murmur'
Ing sea,
And trends path OF light In silver sheen
Waiting until the ocean-dweller, Morn,
Hath from his briny halls her jewels
borne
Must still watch for thee9
Twin sisters, Night and Sleep,
Enfold me In your arms
There, safe from all that harms,
My tired soul would Joys full harvest reap
Must still longer watch, still longer weep
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
4 BRLFAsT RToT.
Police Turned Upon by iOL sides
Magistrates Severely Yy1,Iudr,i.

LONDON, Aug. &. ~ Belfast is the scene
of renewed troubles. The latpst demon.
stration occurred yesterday when two
parties of workingmen engaged in d
serious conflict. The police in attempt,
ing to disperse the rioters wero turned
upon by both parties and received
q heavy volloy Of stones and othoI
missiles to which thoy rospondedb by firing
into the crowd. Several rounds were
necessary to disperso tho mob, which
was onlyaccomplished after many Of them
had been injured. Some OF the rioter,
arc wounded very seriously magistrates
KeoSh and Millar wero severely wounded
with stones while engaged in reading Ill,
riot act to the mob.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
BABY's CRAVE.

A butterfly basked on baby's grave,
Where lily had CHANGED 10 grow;
''Why art thou here with gaudy dye,
When she OF the bright and sparkling eye
Must sleep In the chnrch-yard low2"
Then II lightly scared through the sunny air
And spoke from Its shiny track:
II was worm till won my wings,
And she whom thou mournest like serapl
sings
would'st thou call the blest one back2'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
Renew Your Are.

Az, but how2 that Is the quet ton. In the FIRST
place, ladies, discount twenty years from your
actual age, ~ giving q youthful Transparency
20 your complexlOns with "GLBEN's SULPHUR
SOAP You can doit; there's no mistake about
aration contains no injurious matter. Beware
Of counterfeits. See that &C. N, CRTTTKNr0N,
Proprietor,n Is printed on each packet, without
which none ts gonutpel Sold by druggists ut rs
cents three cakes, 80 cents. Then, " you hair
be slightly hinged with gray, take on another
ten years BY converting II 70 a splendid brown
with "HmLs INeTANrAFBoUa HAIR Dye which
has the double advantage Of being the cheapest
and beat Dye In the world.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-Mrs. A. b. Parsons
and Mrs. Mary Holmes, formerly asso ciato
editor Of the anarchist paper The Alarm,
have recently been making strenuous
efforts TO have its publication resumed,
but have failed Before the Haymarket
riot, The Alarm was issued MS n sort of
English edition of the ArJeiter Zeiturq,
with A. B. Parsons, editor, and its print.
ing was let by contract. Since the tragedy
of May 4th, no printing concern will pub
lish the papers. Mrs. Parsons said yes
terday that the publication of the sheet
would have to await the release of her
husband and il the worst came other
hands would take hold of it.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
walter 4. Ncwborry,. mnIIon.

CHIoAGo. Aug. 5.--Judge Shepard has
confirmed tho plan for distributing hal :
of the late Walter L. Newberry's estate
among his heirs. The other huff, about
~, 1870, 900, is appropriated to the con.
struction of a public library. With it the
decree Inns nothing to do. The amount TO
be distributed among the heirs ia ~, 49,
729. The total fund held for the heirs is
", lSG,llS The trustees are empowered
TO reserve $40 ,5l3 for thoir own remuner-
ton and for contingencies.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
u,nh Gnntiins InairnM,,.

SALT LAKE Cry, Aug. 5.-The Gentiles
are indignant that Congress has stricken
out the appropriation to reimburse Dis
trict-Attorney Dickson for money ad,
vanced to carry on the business of his
Office. Through such advance District
Attorney Dickson was able TO collect on
forfeited bonds and pay into the treasury
$25, 900 on Cannon's bonds.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

Brandreth's Pills have been used by millions
Of human being Their success is founded
upon the theory Of reason, and an attentive OBJ.
servatlon Of symptoms Of disease. Whatever
makes bad digestion breeds disease, and what.
ever make good digestion, cures disease
Brandreth's pills make good digestion,
purity the blood and remove ali had
humors out Of the body by the organs
Of the stomach and bowels. They act In
harmony with vital action and work OF nntri.
uoni the strength increases, the skin aud the
eye become clear, and the symptoms Of the
malady arc surely rendered milder by theii
use They are harmless for all ages and con.
ditiOnR
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

Mr.. D. [. Wicoxson 81 TIor4a Cnve, Ky..
says he was, for many years. badly Afflicted
with phthislc, also diabetes thr pains were
almost uncomfortable md would sometimes
almost throw him Into commissions Id
tried Electric Blttcrs and got relief from
iirst BEETLE and after taking SIX Hettes, was
entirely cured md had glincd III flesh IL
would have died, had II not boon for tho RS.
llef afforded by Electric Bit'er-. Sold AZ b
eents bottle by William springer K Co.,
402 Market street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

w W. Reed druggist OF Winchester Ind,
writes: One Of my customers, Mrs. Louisa
Pike, Bartonia, Randolph county, Ind, vas
long sufferer with consumption, and was
given up to die by her physicians. She
heard OF III Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, lnd began buying It Of mo In
six months time she walked to this city. n
distance OF six miles, and Is now So much
Improved she has quit using II. She feels
she owes her life to It," Free trial bottles
NJ William Springer & Co.'s drug store,
402 Market street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
-S--
JEWEL FRAUDS IN PARIS.
suspicion That some Large RubiS
ara w -, s,k Z kvh a m ns.aa

Suspicion That some Large Rubies
are Wade of Small Ones.
Pail Mall Gazette.
There is CONSERVATION Just now In the
Pnlais Royal, and the jewellers Of Paris
have found themselves the dupes Of what
has not yet been pronounced to he fraud
Last year they were the victims of a
diamond fraud. Tho gems found at the
Cape were more plentiful and of inferior
quality TO the genuine diamond of so
years ago. The lire WIS less brilliant,
and the stones had yellow tinge. An
ingenious manipulation stepped them in q
violet dye, and by some chemical process
they came forth from the ordeal puro
and brilliant white. This industrious in
vestigator received as tile reward of his
research Il rerompense Of ak months i'm
prisonment, and the PAlnis Royal jewell
ers were for the moment ooinforted.
But now things are going wrong again.
There are some splendid rubiea in the
market, whose genesis il is very difficnlt
t. account for. Tested chemically, they
ans wer the true definition of tile Oriental
rlhy; analysis shows them 60 consist OF
all its constituents, and nothing else. The
chemist IL satisfied. hut the expert has his
doubts. The fire il not III brilliant, and
there are certain yellow tones which the
true gem has escaped. 1t is expected that
a difficult problem has been solved, o.
pecially since it is found that these gems
when broken up do not follow q regular
line of cleavage, as crystal should, but
| split in all directions.
II is suspected that Swiss artifcers have
learned how to melt number of small
rubies and consolidate them into one.
Ten carats weight of ruby sparks would
be worth about ten shillings. One ruby
of ten carats would be worth some hun
dreds of pounds. The subject is serious
one, and there are both chemical and legal
difficulties in its treatment. Experts are
now employed to ascertain how the thing
is done, and then the judges will decide
whether the process or sale amounts to
/ fraud.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

Woman TO magistrate Nc husband
has left me, sorr, an / want to make IA
charge agin him for desartion.
Magistrate-That is the proper courso
TO pursue, madam. Is be your first nus.
bandi
Woman-No, sorr he is my thru.
Magistrate (who spends his afternoons
Mt the Polo Grounds) An, yes. I soc
got left on third
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else in acquiring knowledge. Because It viii
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The trlfling sum Of 90, including book.
why 80 cheap, when Colleges advertise the
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