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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-18
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-18

We are willing to bear personal tesii-
mony to the efficacy and value OF Hoods
Sarsapsrilla, which we have been adv@.
tlsing some years in our paper, having
used it for blood impurities with great
success. II Ia y preparation of standard
merit, made of perfectly pure ingredients,
and thoroughly effective in cleansing and
purifying the system. For eruptions,
boils, etc, il eau be relied upon every
time. Our own experience with il has
been most gratifying, and we are glad to
give it this endorsement Mas. }
Transcript.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-18

DIR. MACKENZIE RAISES A ROW.


LONDON, Oct. l8.-The Pdl Mall Gazette
statee that DR., Bergman, one OF the phyai-
clans who were ID attendance upon the late
Emperor Frederick, will bring an action Tor
libel In the England courts against DR.,
Mackenzie for tho statements made by the
after In his book on the chse OF EmpAror
Frederick rejecting On DR.. Bergmann's
ability as n phy dcian.
The Gdzette also says that DR.. Gerhardt
Will probably institute proceedings against
DR., MacksnzIe.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-18

The new Wilmington fair came to o
close on Saturday afternoon in a blaze Of
Elpry, which establishes il as euScess
beyond the most Bapguine expectations,
When it is taken into consideration that
SO abort time was allowed for prepsra-
ton in erecting buildings and securing
exhibits, aid the un'ayoYabla weather
whioh prevailed during The entire fair,
ths SUCCESS OF the new venture ia nothing
short OF marvellous. Tbs people Of VIII
minEton patronized ii libeFally, white the
surrounding counties sweiled the nun-
bsys to figures that went into the twenty
thousands This exhibition itself was q
great success Tine exhibits we've uumer.
Gus, varied and interesting Perhaps
nuwhege has fair, planned on this scale,
shown such fine srrEy Of cattle and
horats at its first venture. while the space
devoted 70 mercantile exhibits was topud
inadequate long 1efore the exhibition
4 opened Next year all this will be
changed ard additional room will be
| provided Cor ell in large new buildings.
Military Day on Saturday kept up the
weather record foI the week by 5eeomirp
alternately clear and .hsu threatening
anll the visitor was not sure for ten min
utes at a time whether II wonId rain OF re.
main clear. From 5000 to 10 O0U people,
mostly from this city, focEed to the fail
grounds to Sos the graceful evoiuiions Of
she COLDER boys ard witness the tine pro
Rranlme Of horse races that Hss promised
The grand stand WIS again taxed to III
utmost capacity to accommodate thu
crowd. The militia, about 400 in mum
her, Seacbsd the fair Rrnunda shortly be
fore / O'Clock, headed by hyGtt's Military
Band. Governor Biggs and his entirI
staH were present, including Adjutant
general II X Kennsy, Inspector genera
Theodore 4. Armstrong, ludge.adyocate
general q r Cooper, Surgeon genera
George ". Marshall, Colunels John NJ
Newell, John T. Layfeld, W T.. Records
Everett Hickman and Benjamin Whitaley
QnaYtaImsslar sergeant George W Quinn
end Comn1issaty Sergeant Renney
The regiment was made up sa follows
Company q, Wyoming, Captain Carey
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-18

CHICAGO, Oct. Inaecordance with mo
aeliea taken by general meetlpc last
night the striking conductors and dsivsTs
81 the West Chicago street railroad raa
portea Tor duty at the various barns MI
ms mo- and all of tue lines are now n h
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-18

MEXICO. No.. Oct. l3.-Mlnpie pnSs -. ..'.,
years, was burned TO death m mi MI ", hgea
night by her dress catching flre sro.l
grate. The smoke sufoeated her tv ,,I ha,, a
sisters. Tbs parents were absent rom h ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-18

General Harrison made several speeches
to visiting delegations on Saturday,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-18

PEARS Soap secures a fine complexion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-18

INDIANAPOLIS, O1t. l4.-Stnce Hurrison's
return from Middle Bass Island be- has re.
eeived a number OF letters regarding thu
aftldavlts made by laboring men concerning
his attitude towards the strikers In 1877 and
some OF the writer's have represented that
It would be absolutely necessary TO have q
| denial under bis own hand before the labor
ing men Of the east could be induced to give
him cordial support. The general hest
| tRted about making such statement for
publication, and when ID. L. Alexander, his
private secretary, returned from the east
The matter was placed In his charge and he
Immediately began to prepare a statement,
accompanied by affidavits, showing the
falsity OF the charge. After three weeks OF
| patient labor the document has been COM
pleted. II will be Issued as campaign mat
ter. Harrison deciding at the last moment
not 10 have Alexander father the statement
because OF his relation as private secretary.
The document contains the affidavits OF the
members OF the company which Harrison
organized In 1877. The affidavit OF John Il.
Presley, sheriff OF this county at the time,
and the stfidavlts OF several persons who
heard e, Il. Gould, who has circulated the
charges against Harrison, say that nobody
but fool would believe that Harrison ever
said dollar q day was enough for labor.
ing man, but 1t was q good thing 10 clrcu-
late against him."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14
right breast, and passed through the upper
loIo 30 @k, loft Leo,

right breast, and passed through the upper
lobe of the loft lung.
Davis, the owner Of the ranch, who had
been O silent spectator of the duel, started 70
his feet and exclaimed excitedly;
THAT is murder, by Coil"
He would undoubtedlv have killed Terry
had b. not been restrained
Frederick died In great agony on Sept. 10.
Before he died he said: "Tbey killed me be-
cause I was opposed to slavery and a corrupt
administration"
The excitement throughout the country
was tremendous, and especially In San Fran
cisco. Flags all over the city were at half
mast, while thousands Of persons listened to
the funeral Grafton delivered by Col. Z. d.
Baker.
OF course, Judge Terry was acquitted, al
though the coroner's jury placed the respon-
sibility of Broderick's death upon his Shout
ders. The immense nerve of the man was
show in the way he acted after the duel.
Although he was perfectly aware Of the gen.
eral hatred he had incurred, be did not draw
back from the public gaze In the slightest
degree His Indifference to public opinion
was displayed In his later marriage TO the
woman whom the world LOOKED upon as Sen
ator Shnrons mistress. Nevertheless, he has
been Of great service to California The
adoption of the new constitution, which abol-
ished the monopoly of the railroads and the
big land owners, was largely due to his ire
mendous energy.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14
AN LOCK-.
The Lately Perfected Invention of a
French Engineer.

The Lately Perfected Invention of a
French Engineer.
The French engineers ave lately ochieveda
remarkable triumph In the line of canal locks,
and a view is here presented of one such now
In successful operation on the line of Neuf-
fosse, in the extreme northern part of France.
The system, briefly stated, consists in raising
and lowering canal boats, by balancing their
respective weights, the process assisted by
hydraulic pressure. The traffic on this canal,
from the Atlantic to the high lands Of north
eastern France, through the department OF
Pas-de-Calais, has reached 100000 IONS per
year, and to raise each boat up the 9S feet
incline at F~ontinettes required under the old
system Eve or six hours.
The engineers learned that Mr.. Edward
Clark had constructed in England a hosting
apparatus for eighty ton boats on the canal
connecting the Trent and the Mersey. They
adopted his plan, but enlarged and strength
ened the chambers" 30 as to raise a boat of
800 tons, and on the 9Th os July the new lock
was opened to the tratic-
Tho plan consists, briefly, Of two "cham-
bers," reaching the whole distance from tle
level of the canal above to that OF the canal
below. In each chamber is a movable basin
resting on tie head Of an enormous piston,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14

the war ended before he received his COM
mission.
He entered the law department of the
University of Michigan, received his degree
In 1853, and settled in the practice at Lima,
o.. He made q speciality Of corporation law,
and soon acquired distinction as a railroad
lawyer. His success has been phenomenal,
and as an organizer he has few equals. 1t Ia
doubtful if any other man in the country
reached such prominent and responsible posi-
tons in railroad management at so early an
age. When called to the Craftsmanship Of
the national Democratic committee he was
official head of the Lake Erie and Western
railroad. He also has large %pecuniary in
terests In the New York, Chicago and st.
Louis road, the Mobile and Birmingham, the
Kentucky Central, the Richmond and West
Point combination, which nov includes the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, and is
vice president Of the Duluth, South Shore
and Atlantic For a man barely 43 years
old, this Is indeed an extraordinary record.
The Democrats are fond Of saying that he
never takes hold of anything unless he knows
there IS a reasonable chance Of success, n
that he has never yet failed in any important
enterprise he has taken hold of.
While Mr.. Brice has always been an ardent
Democrat, this is his first year as a promi-
nent political leader. He attended the St
Louis convention as one Of Ohio's~ delegates
at large, and commanded attention from the
start. He has accumulated a large fortune
in his business without making enemies, and
Is an expert in the management and concila-
ton of men.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14
DIAGRAM or

Thus there are but three narrow ways: the
northeast or 1+foot channel, the Swash and
the main channel. The name of the first in
dictates its depth, the Swash Is useless except
for the lightest craft, and thus the only
channel to be provided for Is conveniently
defensible from Sandy Hook and from forti-
fcations which could easily be raised on the
'bank" Just north Of the main channel. OF
course the same system could be adopted
here as that suggested for the Narrows, with
such improvements as the most recent expo
rience may suggest
In addition to those hitherto mentioned
there Is a small fort ON Sandy Hook, one at
Willet's Point on the sound, and Fort Schuy-
Ter opposite, on Throgg's Neck, and these are
all the fortresses New York has. And yet
there are some engineers who insist that even
now New York could not be captured by any
foreign feet II a day or two Of notice could be
had. They point to the large feet Of yachts,
tugboats, tramboats and small but solid and
heavy craft perpetually plying in the harbor,
and say that the government could, "a 1t
certainly would, seize enough Of them 10
completely close the channels of approach
by sinking them with stone, as has been lone
In other wars 1t Is certainly true hat nat
ure has favored New York In the way of
very narrow channels at the entrances to her
harbors, all at safe distances; but it is best to
have the moro scientific and permanent do
lenses ready.
Lieut.. Griffin presents a careful and comr
plete estimateof the defenses needed, and the
cost for the principal coast cities of the
United States, making the total cost 500,
l45, 900. This includes iron ~turrets, case
mated batteries, barbette batteries, torpedoe.
and torpedo boats and ample armament 70,
all, and the amount for New York is S1S,
$4,000 The total for all the cities Is hui
~ per cent on the property to be protected
1t only remains TO add that the expert
ments with now explosives far more powerful
than powder are proceeding satisfactorily
and that the demonstrated SUCCESS of Lieut.
Zalinskis dynamite gun-or, rether, pnen
matte gun, projecting a dynamite torpedo
though as yet at comparatively short range
promises a new system Of immense utilit.
for national defensa j. h BEADLR
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14

1t, but resumed 1t when the Bald Knobbers
organized In fancy county. He seems to
have a natural prediction bur firearms, and
during that period In which he carried a re-
volver he practiced shooting daily at any
mark he could find It Is not remarkable
that he at last became expert enough % drop
the Bald Knobber chief.
Miles went to Texas for a year during the
Bald Knobber troubles In bis county, but re-
turned He is quite 0 hero among the
Christian county victims Of the Bald Knob
bea All who have been whipped by Bald
Knobbers admire him, andhe las no trouble
whatever In raising bail Miles appreciates
bis sudden distinction, and when sitting for
o photograph had it taken With hts revolver
across his breast At this his attorneys de.
injured, whereupon be promised to a no
more pictures taken In snchan attitude
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14

which goes down into a cylinder below the
level Of the lower canal-that piston worked
by hydraulic pressure. The upright tubes,
If we may call them such, can BE- connected
or disconnected below by opening or closing
an immens paddle door. Thus the basin
containing the BOAT can be made to slide up
or down in the chamber, to the walls Of which
it is fitted.
Suppose a boat to have moved into one
chamber from the level Of the canal below,
and another into the other chamber from the
level Of the canal above; the superior weight
of the higher boat and the water floating it
In the basin rapidly sinks 1t till both boats
are in the middle, when IN equilibrium
would naturally occur. To remedy this the
water is withdrawn from the basin Of the
ascending boat. when a very moderate addi-
ton of hydraulic pressure causes it to rise
to the level of the upper cana as the other
boat sinks 60 that of the canal below. The
chambers or tubes are, of course, very
strongly made, being lined with copper and
ribbed with steel. Boats are now raised and
lowered in three minutes instead Of six hours,
as formerly In the series of locks.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14
A Morning Drfm In Indfn.

An East Indian morning dranght called
"tiger's milk" is not generally known. Add
the beaten yells of three eggs to two table
~spoonfuls of powdered white sugar, three
cloves, the rind Ct half a hmm and a half a
pint of Imperial Crown brandy. Pour over
It a quartet new warm min. stirring rapidly
for those who live IN malat1al districts and
for delicate persons befurp breathing the
crisp air Of autumn or winter. A wineglass-
full win be sufficient In this climate Medical
Classics.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14
A LIFE OF STORM.
JUDGE DAVID 8. TERRY, THE Hus-
BAND OF SARAH ALTHEA HILL.

He Ii Row in Jail for Contempt of court,
and He Fought Ono Of the Most Famous
Duels in History, killing David c.
Frederick.
The life of David s. Terry, who, for the
fiftieth time, was brought before the public
through the extraordinary scene that took
place not long ago In the United States cir
cult court at San Francisco, has been 30
crowded with remarkable events that IL 1t
were embodied in a novel 1t would be pooh
poohed as sensational and impossible. As a
Judge, politician and general fire eater,
his name has been in the mouths of the peo-
pie for nearly forty years. He is now In jail
In San Francisco, there to remain for six
month";, for trying to stab tho officers of the
court while Justice Field was reading his de-
cision In the long pending suit of the late
Senator William Sharon, continued by his
heirs, against Sarah Anthem Hill, nov Terry's
wife -
David s. Terry is a native Of the south,
and early became On orphan He Q to
Texas while still a young man, and Joined In
the war of that state for independence from
Mexico. lie afterwards read law and was
admitted 10 the bar. He went to California
during the gold days and plunged into poll
tics almost before no new the names of the
counties. He was elected chief Justice of the
supreme court of California at the age of
SO. His place was no sinecure. He was OPP
posed to the Vigilantes, who practically ruled
the state at the time, and when, In August,
1856, be stabbed Sterling A Hopkins, one of
the order, in resisting the illegal arrest of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14
Woman in American Journalism.

Woman founded daily Journalism. The
first daily newspaper was The Daily Courant.
established In London in 17o2 by Elizabeth
Mallet, n edited by her.
The first newspaper In Rhode Island was
printed by Annie Franklin In lisa. She was
the state printer.
The third newspaper In America was
carried on by the widow of its founder, Cor
nelia Bradford, in l742
The second newspaper In New York was
carried on by the widow Of It's founder, Mrs
2euger. IL was called The Weekly j Journal
The first newspaper In Maryland, The
Maryland Gazette, was owned and edited by
Annie X. Greene in 1851.
The Virginia Gazette, the first paper 10
publish the Declaration Of Independence,
was edited by Clemintina Reid.
Women ave owned and edited In c~onJuno-
ton about eighty paper~-William b. Bal
lou in The Journalist
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14

moved to Antrim, where he has ever since
resided. He entered Brown unworthy, but
owing to Ill health did not graduate.
After teaching a short time he entered tho
employ of the Austin shovel company as
bookkeeper and soon rose to be general agent
of the company, a position he held for six
years He then formed a partnership with
George r. Carter In the manufacture OF
apple parers, a business that has since grown
to large proportions. He has served two
terms In the state legislature, and in 1859
was chosen one Of the governors council, a
position he still holds.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14

next year was elected to the Cambridge CON-
mon council, and two years later became a
member of the board of aldermen, TO which
body he was reelected in 1884. The same
year he was made president of the alumni Of
the Boston Law school. In 1885 he was
elected mayor of Cambridge, and was re-
elected for two successive terms. In the
presidential campaign of 1884 he took an
active part. and was president Of the Middle
sex County Democratic club. He was a can
didate for nomination for governor before
the last Democratic convention
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14
FORTS wADswoRrH AND ToMPK1Sa

FORTS AND TOMPh1NA
Castle William, at the northwest point of
the island, attracts every visitors attention;
it is as nearly like an old circular tower of
the middle ages as any building in the na-
ton, Is built of red sandstone and Is Just as
valuable now for the defense of the city as II
1t were built of cobs or clapboards One or
two Of the Oldest cannons In the country still
rust In the old embrasures; the birds build
their nests in them, and they add a trife to the
picturesqueness of the situation. The castle
was begun in 1907 and completed in 1871.
On the other end Of the island Is the South
battery, which sometimes has a gun or two
In place; and near the center is Fort Column
bus. These and the quarters for officers and
soldiers are the only buildings. This island
was the first occupied by the Dutch, but they
moved in a few days to Manhattan, and the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14

new features, and since that closed europe
has carried the construction of sea going
ironclads to an extent undreamed of in lo6O.
In 1868 the United States stopped improve
ments, and, according to the naval eng1-
neers, made no advance whatever for eight
cen years; s65, 100000 were worse than
wasted In patching old wooden vessels, and
In 1888 the department decided that the en-
tire navy was practically obsolete.
In the meantime England and France were
running q race in the improvement of iron
vessels and ornaments, and the other powers
were following as fast as their means would
permit. Even China has supplied herself
with immense ironclads of the latest pattern,
while Spain, Chill and other second rate and
third rate powers have formidable navtes.
Some Of the figures are startling. England
has seventy immense ironclads, varying in
speed from twelve to nineteen miles per
hour, and Of these the Inlexible has COM
pound iron and steel plating to the thickness
of twenty-five inches.
In 1862 the American 2%00-pound PARROT
gun was thought the ultimate OF effective
cannons. Ten years later the English con-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14

LESTER WALLACK AS ever COOk W u uHS-
ELLIOTT FRAY. lance from New
York. In the city where he lived he was
known and loved by thousands. He was
long the pet Of the clubs Of which he was a
member, an excellent companion, a prince of
good fellows at q dinner, q good friend AS
an actor he stood high from the first, though
of late years the style of acting prevalent on
the stage had left the school to which he be
longed behind. Nor was ne forced always
to impersonate characters which had sprung
from the brains of others. lie was famous
as an actor, when he also became famous as
q playwright, and the character In which he
pleased the best was Elliott Gray in "Rose-
dale" q piece of his own handiwork-
Then Lester Wallack was favored "a few
men have been favored in manly beauty.
Tall, straight, slender, a profusion of glossy
black hair and a black mustache, clear cut,
handsome, strong features-these were the
characteristic Of his personal appearance
When In 1863, In the prime Of life, he ap-
peared as master in two fields, dramatic
creation and -impersonation, and played the
cool, fascinating Elliot Gray, the enthusi-
assn of New Workers reached its height.
For 125 nights they continued to crowd his
theatre, n 1t seemed as if they would
never tire of gazing on the handsome actor,
and watching his remarkable rendition Of
his favorite character.
Last year his friends offered him a benefit,
O benefit that was to combine oil the promi-
nent actors in the country, for whom there
were parts, and was to reap q rich harvest
He accepted the offer, but only on condition
that he might turn the proceeds over tc
some charitable institution The record Of
the SUCCESS Of this benefit, the enthusiasm il
enkindled, the many pleasant compliments
passed upon him, all Of which appeared II
bis paper, must have further endeared 1t tt
Mr.. Wallack. There is something very mel
ancholy to those who remain behind him IL
the words: whats the matter Wit Thu
Herald ! can't find the editorials
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-14
WILLIAM MARION MILES

no Is the Man Who Killed Capt. Nat M.
Kinney, of the Bald Knobbers.
William Marion Miles, who killed Nat NJ
Kinney, the captain of the Bald Knobbers. in
southern Missouri, Is only % years old He
was born in Scott county, Va, In 1867. His
family removed to fancy county, Mo-, in
1877, and settled near Taney City ON what is
called "Nubbin Ridge" from the soil being
very sterile. Here Miles grew to manhood,
his time heing principally devoted to bunting
and fishing, at which be became very expert
He was 10 years old when be first vent out
to hunt with his fathers rifa. Theschoolina