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Evening journal., 1888-10-19
wELL-kNowN PERSONS.

Mr.. Abel, the English professional, has
accepted an offer Of 80 900 to go 60 India
and coach the Parsees in cricket.
Charles Mackey, the English song
writer is sick with old age and financial
distress Lord Tennsyson is getting up a
fund for him
A considerable part Of the Prince Of
Wales expense has gone to pay for uni
forms which be must wear at foreign
courts. He has over eighty Of them, and
some cost 5000 or S7OO
Jubilee Juggins, the Young English
plunger, whosi real name is Benson, has
reached the end Of his money. and is liv-
ing ON an allowance of $40 week He
got rid Of 81 600 600 in two years
Archbishop Corrigan is the youngest Of
the Roman Catholic bishops, and presides
over the largest see. He seldom uses a
coach, and when he cannot walk, rides in
a horse car In his dress he is altogether
unassuming also
NJ Tortucahan, editor OF an Armenian
paper published at Marseilles, France,
paid visit to Worcester, Mass. recently,
and a reception rendered him there was
attended by over $50 Armenian residents
Of the town
Walking is the favorite and almost the
only recreation Of Cardinal Gibbons He
is an interchangeable pedestrian, and unless
he is not sitting in the reception room Of
his residence be may usually be found
walking up and down the narrow brick
pavement in the rear Of his house
Evening journal., 1888-10-19
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

A. J. Lilliston, Of Accomac c H.. has
been awarded the contract for building a
new life saving station on Matomkin
beach, Accomac county
During the past week over 500 oyster
dredging licenses were issued At the
Maryland Comptroller's office This is
tho largest number ever granted in a
week during any previous season Over
100 were issued one day The dredging
season opened last Monday.
Crazy Jane, a trotting mare. the prop.
erty of J w Jolls, formerly owned by
Zen Clayton. one Of the former owners Of
the Nationol Hotel, died ON Monday night.
presumably Of old age Jane used to be
hard to beat, having trotted we believe
down in tn 3's. From her age. a, we
judge She was also hard to kill.
Last Monday Princess Anne doctor
driving on a road Leading TO the town,
overlook a German dredger in most
pitiable condition. The unfortunate man
had an arm broken in two places and was
making his way penniless toward Prin-
cess Anne He said he had shipped with
a Captain Jones Of st. Peters who had
paid him off by breaking his arm with q
handspike and then set him ashore The
doctor attended to the wounds and a
purse WIS made up to pay the dredger's
fare to Baltimore on the Pratt, from Mt.
Vernon WicCmico News
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than ever before. There will be very
few stops, and that only at such stations
IS Salisbury, Princess Anne, Pocomoke
and Tasley, taking water at one Of these
places. Tie train vi oe rau GA lIght-
ming time from New York to Cape Charles,
Old Point and Norfolk, pulling the finest
Pullman Buffet cars This looks like the
railroad company meant business. II the
famous steamer Cape Charles runs in
connection with these trains, there can
be little doubt as to the rapid time made
she being the fastest steamer in the
Chesapeake bay. Cape Charles Pioneer
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Sam Jones has made 500 600 since he
began to save souls
Go to Yerger's for trunks. 4O7 Shipley.
Trunks and Harness, bottom prices at
1ergers
It viii be a great day for newspaper
men when they can live on tickets to
country fairs
Ask your grocer for Toppins Cham
pion Mince Meat Telephone sos
For ladies or gents fine shoes all the
styles known order from r. D, Gates.
See advertisement.
The woman who gets but one letter a
year always reads it on the street.
For the ladies'. workingmen and others
in need of underwear Just received a
large stock, full line ladies, gents and
children's fall and winter underwear.
We bought theae goods right, and have
marked them very low Call and examine,
and you will be pleased both in quality
and price Stroud's Dry Goods Store, l09
West Second street.
Truth may be stranger than fiction,
but it is not half as effective in a politi-
cal campaign.
Evening journal., 1888-10-19
sYNoDsioF BALTIMORE.
Adjourned Last Night The Members
Visited President CleveIa-,a yes.e-,,.,.

Fistt~o President Cleveland Veste-cl-.S
At the session of the Synod Of Bslti-
more IN Washington yesterday Rev. DR..
a. Froudfit. Elder D. c. Drake. Rev. q
b. hamsdell, Rev. DR.. LAFAYETTE Marks
ana Elder William NJ Candy were ap-
pointed committee to have charge Of
the subject Of purchasing the property
Of New Windsor College. Carroll county.
Nd, and to report at the next meeting
of the synod
Mrs A. y. keigwin and Mrs /. S. Ma
lone we're added to the executive com
mittee of the Womans Svnodical Society
of Foreign Missions.
The Rev. A. N keigwin. chairman If
the standing committee on temnerance
presented report recommending tbat
the pastors and sessions be urged Ia con.
tribute to the funds Of the nerroana,4
committee on temperance and that thew
be urged to adopt measures for tba ~.
struetion Of the youth under their care
on the subject Of temperance as a Chris.
tian virtue. The report on education
was presented by the Rev. DR. Chester
The Sabbath school report was pre.
scented by the Rev. Meryin ]. Fckels II
recommended that pastors urge upon the
Sabbath teachers and other adult persons
in their respective congregations to ut.
tend as far as practicable The studies If
the Bible classes.
The members Of the synod. headed ~
the moderator, Rev T. s. Wynkoop. and
the stated clerk, Rev. DR.. Carter. hi 4
p. M, proceeded to the White House
and were presented by name to President
Cleveland. The moderator addressed the
President, complimenting him on his
conscientious efforts TO advance the pub.
ne welfare. The President responded
briefly.
The evening session was devoted to
the consideration Of the cause Of mis-.
SONS, under the auspices Of the Synod.
zeal Woman's Society Of Home and
Foreign Missions. The addresses were
delivered by Rev Dr. &. P. Hays and
Rev. DR.. Phaner
The next stated meeting of the synod
was appointed to be held within the
bounds OF the Presbytery of Baltimore.
This Synod comprises the Presbyteries
OF Baltimore, New Castle. and Washing.
ton City This is its thirty fourth an
nual meeting since its organization in
1894. There are connected with this
Synod 100 ministers, 131 churches. SOC
ruling elders, 210 deacons, 1918 com.
municants and "a 943 Sabbath school
members. Total contributions to church
work in 1888. $43S. S14.
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high social condition.

No previous railroad accident was so
thoroughly investigated as this. On mo-
ton Of Hon George G. Converse a COM
mittee Of the Ohio legislature was formed
for the purpose and brought out every
detail. Tho inquiry led to some valuable
improvements in construction and man
agement at Chatsworth, his. in August,
1887, an excursion train, running at thirty
five miles per hour was wrecked by
burning culvert; eighty-ive persons were
killed outright and 300 injured. No other
railroad horrors in America equal these;
but by the Tay bridge disaster in Scotland,
in December, 1879, over 200lives were lost,
and the noted Abergele burning in Wales
excited quite as much horror, though com
paratively small number were killed. An
oil train, improperly secured on a siding
where the grade was steep, rot loose,
rolled down the main track and struck a
train loaded with noblemen and their at
tendants. on their way toa public cere-
mony. On the instant OF collision every
parlor car was enveloped in burning oil
and not one inmate escaped. Some twenty
persons Of noble blood were destroyed, and
in the ashes were found ducal coronets,
knightlY ornaments and other metallic
insignia Of rank.
1t is only Of late years that railroads
have been compelled to give full and ex-
act accounts Of casualties and in the
census year 1880 there were returned
for tho United States S,215 accidents
2,jil killed and 5,6s4 injured. 1t is
astonishing to read in this report that
very large majority of the killed were
employees of the roads, and that in ma
jority Of these cases the juries de-
clGred that death resulted from the
victims own carelessness. The explana-
tion Is that while calamities like Mud
Run and Chatsworth are rare. employees
ere being killed or injured cvery day.
During the same year in Great Britain
and Ireland there were / LBS killed and
$3.50 wounded, and in Europe 3.2l3 killed
and TO- S5J wounded For term of years
the number Of passengers killed and
wounded il the United States was 1915 to
the million, and a fraction less in the old
world. Averaging the seven wears Of
completed returns it appears thar in New
York there Is one passenger killed for
lI2 9Oj, 3B3 miles travelled one for 503,-
56S 1873 miles in Massachusetts,. and one
for lv4, S92,SJ5 miles in Great Britain
Thus i may be said one may travel 1000
miles q day in Massachusetts, for $50
years before his chances for death would
reach par, and for somewhat shorter
times in the other regions mentioned.
But his chances for injury are twenty
times as many. Iii England he could
travel just about twice as far as from the
earth to the sun before being killed, but
only fourth as far as to the planet
Venus before being injured In Massa.
chusetts, however, he may travel %. 600.
600 miles further than the distance from
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deck. The contractors expect TO have
the vessel ready for the government IN
the early part of January.
This IS not the first vessel Of her name
In the United States navy, nor even the
first vessel called the Petrol and used for
naval purposes built in Baltimore The
name was borne both by small schooner
built, Ike the present vessel, in Balti-
more and employed In the Mexican war
and also by steam vessel purchased from
the merchant marine and fitted up with Il
battery for service in the civil war But
the new Petrol though classed in the
legislation authorizing her construction
as n light gunbOat, is an effective cruiser,
built on an approved modern plan. and
capable OF better service than some larger
vessels Of the old navy which she is help
ing to replace She will carry four six
inch breecll loading rifles in her main bat
terry. This battery will be mounted in
sponsors, on central pivot carriages, two
having range Of . dogs across the bow
to 20 dcgs. abaft the beam, while the
other two have a similar range across the
stern. Two guns can be concentrated on
an object 400 feet either ahead or abaft,
and within 100 feet on either broadside.
Her second battery will contain two Hotch-
kiss revolving cannon. two rapid fire gums
and one Calling. She has many water
tight compartments, with steel baikheads.
and the engines and boilers are protected
by steel deck three-eighths Of an inch
thick. She carries over 600 square feet
Of canvas Her accommodations for the
officers and men are excellent. She will be
especially valuable i'll waters where the
larger craft cannot 20.
Evening journal., 1888-10-19
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
Dodging the Law.

Dodging the Law.
Philadelphia Ledger.
In the news sent us on Tuesday bv our
wellinformed Washington CORRESPONDENT
were two extracts from the Evening Star
OF that city, declaring that a chief Of one
the department bureaus admitted that
collections Of contributions for the Demo
cratic campaign fund are now being made
IN Government offices, This chief is
reported as saying that nobody Il
assessed. All we do is simply Ia let
the Democrats know that money is
needed for campaign purposes then il il
entirely optional with them to give or
not. II is further reported that ne saws
Il don't forward the money lit will BE- de-.
hvered 70 gentleman in no manner con
nected with the public service. =
II sneh work is being carried on. and
there Is any sincerity or manhood in the
professions Of loyalty to the spirit as well
as the letter Of the Civil Service law
there should be instant and diligept
effort made TO search out whether The
scandalous practice is going on or rot
and swift means adopted to put an end II
II wherever found. II does NOT
sanctify these exactions to call then
voluntary contributions" instead 81
assessments It is an infraction d
the law by wretched suhterfuge, for til,
act Of Congress- in common withihe ne
Of our state Legislature, was intende.
to put stop to the collection j
money from public employees for electi,r
purposes. IL was the demoralizing. cor
rupting, oppressive practice Of exactin.
money for partisan purposes from mel
afraid to refuse that the law struck at
Hence the falseness in any superior 81
fetal who would say: I'VE assess no
body; we simply let the Democrats II
Office. understand we want money fo
campaign purposes. Then IL IS entirel,
optional with them to give or not
Such representations would be mislead
ing and false 1t is just this much noD
tional that the clerk or messenger VIII,
does not hand in his voluntary contribu
tion, after his superior has made +
known To hum that money is needle,
FOR campaign purposes, understand
right well that he is a branded man an,
that his place will either be made yer,
warm for nim" ON the one hand. or tina
they will freeze him out" Of it on III
other-aud all without any such opel
violation Of the law as will incur indeli
cate responsibility
For il is to be observed that this Al
legged chief" Of Department bureau i
niute -e4 keferchau Wa. RI if ~ i
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liverpool and Manchester line the diye,-

Liverpool and Manchester line the diyes-
tors offered a premium Of $500 Coo the
best locomotive In October, 1929, the
tgi1l was made, ard ~. -3Asrt Ssc3,.sE-
sons Rocket carried of the prize
against HaclSworth's "Sanspareil" and
Braithwaite & Ericsson's Novelty"
On the 10Th Of September. 1880 the
line was opened with imposing cere-
monies, the Duke Of Wellington. Sir
Robert Peel and many other eminent
statesmen taking part. Eight locomo-
tives. built by Robert Stephenson. on the
model of the Rocket, Z" were in motion at
once, each drawing four carriages. except
the first, which drew but one. Six hun.
bred persons took the ride. passing
through a continuous ovation seventeen
miles, from Liverpool to rarl,hurst,
whore there was short halt The Duke
OF Nellington's car was halted on o side
track that he might see the other cars
pass, and Mr.. Hustisson stepped over the
main track to speak to the duke At
this moment tho Rocket" came mp at
full speed and Mr.. Huskisson. who was
IN feeble health, became frightened and
attempted TO recross the track Tho en-
gineer tried in vain to stop the engine.
the unfortunate statesman was thrown
upon the rail and his leg cut OF at the
thigh. lie died that evening He was
then 60 years old, aud had been almost
continuously in government service for
forty years. His name is still associated
with that of Peel in the early reforms nc
complished by that financier, and as the
first victim Of the new system he holds a
unique place in history.
When lifted up his only words were,
Il have met my DEATH but, as can easily
be believed, many other remarks were
popularity attributed to him, and the
calamity made an important item in the
discussions then raging. Lord Brougham
wrote that afternoon to an anti-railroad
editor; Il have come to Liveypool only to
see a tragedy. Poor Huskisson is dead or
must die before tomorrow The folly of
200 people going fifteen miles an hour in
carriages exceeds belief But they have
paid dear price Now a number of
trains in England are run at tho rate Of a
mile per minute, and the proportion Of
accidents is much less than formerly But
the arrangements and policing of the
track are almost perfection.
Charles Francis Adams, in his admir-
able little volume on railway accidents,
not only points out the causes of the de-
Ginning ratio Of accidents, but shows they
may be reduced to a minimum, and closes
with the strange statement that the great
difficulty lies in protecting railroad en-
ployes against themselves " Their ia
millarity with the danger causes them to
incur II in the most unnecessary and fool
hardy manner" He points out their dan
gerous methods, which need not be re-
counted here, as the work Is, or ought to
be, text book to railroaders.
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defence. He is not going to be caught
handing the money over; that would
make him answerabie to the law. No;
he is to hand the contributions" to some
ono y hO Is in l9 ni.iiael CONNECTED mlta
the public service He knows he is vio-
lntinr The law ia its intent. but pllmes
himself on being smart enough to dodge
the responsibility and the punishment.
The whole business is bad, whether
done by Democrats or Republicans 1t
was bad before there was any law on the
subject, and ii is worse now when the
law has to be broken in some way in
order to compass the same bad purpose.
K is mean what is done has TO be done by
suhterfuge and false pretense, and be-
cause the poor clerk or messenger is help
LET'S, for ~ is with him his money or his
means of living money or his life.
Colonel: "What'Ii You Have, Dir. Minin.f''
Mddletown Transcript.
r. r Cooper, if he never did, or does
anything else worthy OF notice in his
political career. assuredly proved himself
true to the doctrines preached by leaders
Of party, when he frankly confessed him
self defeated and rendered his support to
the straight out ticket However much
we may decry the manner, or oppose the
methods of the gentleman referred to. we
cannot but admire his stand as taken,
especially when we consider the guage by
which politicians measure fealty as wen
as the ridiculous position in which some
of Colonel Cooper's friends have seen tt
to place Themselves
Evening journal., 1888-10-19

Calm on the breast or Loeb Maree
a little island reposes
a shadow woven Of the OAK
And willow DER it closes.
Within, q Druid's mound IL seen.
SET round with stony wnrders
a fonninin gushing through the turf,
Flows Der the grassy borders.
And whose hnthcs there ia his brow,
With care Or madness burning,
Feels once again his healthfnl thoughts
And sense Of peace returning.
O. restless henrt and feYorod brain,
Inquict and unstable.
That holy well of Loeb Maree
is more than idle fablel
LIES changes vex, its discords stun,
It's giaring sunshine blindcth,
And hlest rs he who on bis way
That fount Of healing hndeth.
The shadows of n humhled win
And contrite heart are DER IT,;
go read its legend "Trust In God
On Faiths white stones before II.
w hitter
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wANAMAKER's.
PHlLADrLrnrA. Friday, Oct. 10, 1858.

PHILADELPHIA. Friday, Oct. ~, 1883.
We make a display of Mems
Neckwear on Market street
front. Many feet of window
space filled with samples. No
matter what anyone else is at
tempting to dom Neckwear at
SO cents, a glance at these lots
will show you how far we are
in advance of this class of
goods. The great bulk Of them
crowd the dollar quality very
closely.
Middle Market street entrance.
A good Huck Towel, 2oN4o
inches, red border, I6c. Good
value at zoe. Worth takes the
same gait through a dozen
other sorts.
Southwest Of centre
Another lot of red-back
Sateen Comfortables, fancy
stitching. at $I.65.
Near women's Waiting Room.
Nottingham Curtains are
machine made, but the imita-
ton of hand-worked Swiss,
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HORRORS Or THE RAIL.
THE IRON HORSE EARLY BEGAN
TO CLAM HIS VICTIMS.

Facts Of Interest Suggested by the Recent
Terrible Disaster at Mud Fan, Pa. on
the Lehigh. By Which More Than sixty
Lost Their Lives.
Tho late railroad massacre at Mud Run.
Carbon county Pa, involved every cir
cumstauce of horror and sudden death.
The victims were largely among the
young and fair, they were returning full
OF social joy from a festival. and were
destroyed without warning One minute
there was light laughter. pleasant chat
and sentimental Interchange among the
young people Of two closely crowded
cars; then came the awful crash. forty
five persons We're instantly launched into
eternity and twenty five more mangled
beyond hope Of recovery 1t is now
hoped that the dead will not exceed
seventy but a hundred more are injured
In various degrees. from the loss Of a
finger or disiguring wounds, to the loss
Of eyes or limbs.
4#&
Ashtabula. Chatsworth and Mud Run
will long remain names Of horror in
America, At the first named place a
bridge fell with train, Dec %, 1876. and
over 100 persons were killed. This dis
aster was remarkable from the fact that
SO many of the dead could never be iden.
titled though their belongings showed
them to be persons Of wealth and probable
hi0h social condition.
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Rev Elijah Hitch, father Of Dr. w.
Joseph Hitch Of Laurel, Del, and Charles
Hitch, a prominent business man Of
Cuba. Mo. died at his residence at noon
yesterday, aged 81 years. The deceased
had bsen paralyzed for the past five years,
but strange to say, up until death he
could read the smallest print without the
use Of glasses. Josiah Collins, aged 50
years. a highly respected citizen of
Laurel. died at the residence Of his son,
Joseph Collins. on Wednesday ni-ht
after lingering illness.
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lie Hadn't Heard ~ ola un,,,,

Il don't ask for much. ma'am. said
the Jaded tourist humbly, s'but II Won
can give me only piece u bread
'Breadt shriekod the lady. raising her
hands "a horror only pitce Of bread
can give You some Saddle Rock oysters.
roast turkey with cranberry sauce and 4
glass 81 champagne, aud If that isn't
good enough for you, sir you can 20 on
10 the next house. Do you take me for a
millionaireY -Chicagn Trihnne
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one of the first
volunteers when
the call was made
for nurses. She
went on a mission
Of love. She was
aloneinthe world,
and had been
nursed through a
terrible Hines
back to health az
t Il Q University
hospital, and was
full Of thankful
ness over her res
Grafton Her
80
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TIE ouNRoAT PETREL.
1t Was Recently Launched at baltimore,
MARYLAND.


The United States gunboat Petrol,
which was launched in Baltimore re-
Gently, Is the smallest of the new steel
fleet. She is 10 feet long and her speed
will be thirteen knots per hour. She is a
single screw gunboat, very strongly
built and cost s247 600. The contract
called for her completion Dec. %, 1887.
but the difficulty Of procuring steel Of
the high standard demanded by the gov
eminent inspectors necessitated DELAY.
Still with this delay tho work was not
done on time. and penalties have been
piling up on the contractors The final
result however, is an undeniable success.
Her displacement will be about 900 tons.
The hull is constructed OF steel. She will
have barAentine rig, and will carry four
large breech loading guns in the main
battery and several machine guns on
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coLoNlzlNe NEW YoRK.
WiimiI gton Negroes said 70 be Lodged
There for Voting Purnoses.

AAAAhAA hANh -NNEANth nAlu To ne Lodged
There for Voting Purposes.
A New York special 70 McCure's Times
lastevening said Two Of Colonel Quav's
colonization schemes were unearthed 10.
day. One was with the negro laborers on
the aqueduct in the extreme northern end
Of Manhattan Island The other was in
the tramp lodging district on the East
Side along the Bowery. near Chatham
Square A large number of negroes are
employed on the aqueduct whore the see
tions nearest TO the city have not vet
been finished The majority Of these
negroes come from Pennsylvania and
Maryland. There are also some from
Wilmington. The names Of these eolored
workmen are not known even 10 their
employers, who designate them bv mum.
bered brass tags. Last year verv few
negroes We're registered in the election
districts whore the aqueduct laborers
live. This year as many as 167 negroes
have registered irons one election dis.
trict where formerly there were not more
than fifteen.