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Evening journal., 1888-09-19
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Republican Executive Committee
of New Castle county will hold n meeting
on next Saturday afternoon at o'clock in
this city The committee will meet at
No. $40 King street.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Young Mems Republican Club will be held
on Friday next. After the business meet
ing the marching club will be drilled and
uniforms distributed.
The Eighth ward Republicans chose as
delegates, Seth H. Feaster. f. NJ Barney.
Frank r. Paradee, J. w. Smonson and
Walter Bucllmaster alternates, i. C.
Cannon, Howard Il. Stats, 0 NJ. Buck
master, Asbury Sterling and j. r. Camp
bell.
William NJ. Pyle win be candidate
for Levy Court Commissioner al the Re
publican primary election ON Saturday.
Mr. Pyle has been urged to take this
nomination by great mauy Democrats
who do not intend TO vote for Mr. Hick
man.
Institute Hall and an ante room have
been secured as a headquarters for the
Republicans Of this city. Two nights
in October are alone exempted, the hall
having been hired for these night prior
to the arrangements with the Repub
licaus.
Lewis Thompson will not be a candi-
date for State Senate at the Republican
nominationselection on Saturday as it was
stated yesterday by two Of the local
papers. Nr. Thompson had been urged
to take the nomination, but he declined
for personal reasons
The Republicans of the second ward
met last evening and selected the follow
ing delegates and alternates for the state
convention tomorrow: Delegates, C. K.
Gilmore, J. c. Howell. c. w. Cook and
Cloud Butler; alternates, w. H. Peacock,
d. J. Philips, Titus West and Charles Z.
Sparks
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
WORKINGMEN
AND
LADIES, READ!
TWELFTH WARD
BUILDING LOTS
FOrty-fiVG Dollars and Upwards.

Over four hundred sold in the
past year. Fine location, pure air
and good water.
Cars leave every half hour within
a sqnare of these lots for Water and
Market streets and Delaware avenue.
Fare 5 cents.
Look at the improvements: Citv
water and lamps; one-eighth tax
rate; streets being graded; new
school-house; street car line going
to be extended.
For dead-sure safe investment,
where you can see your money every
day, this cannot be equaled. Had a
great many people taken this advice
when we gave it several years ago,
You would have saved hundreds of
dollars. Take heed now and buy.
Building lots on easy terms in all
sections Of the city. Building loans,
stock, or orders on any saving bank
taken as cash.
For information how to secure~a
home apply to
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
WILMINGTON HARRoR.

Seven Jersey boats unloaded their pro
ducs at Front street wharf this morn
ing.
Two schooners Of pulp arrived at the
pulp works to-day and one left the
works.
The bridge house on the Third street
bridge has been completed and the entire
repairs viii be. completed this week.
Henhoeffer &t Vaughn. the wharf
builders, are driving piles at the Viii
mington Steamboat Companys wharf.
mThe tide in the Christiana to-day is
the highest for some time, reaching z
feet 2 inches Yesterday the tide as an
nounced by government tide keeper
Eugene Bayne was feet inches.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
M. MEGARY & SON,
Sic Tatnall Street,
AND
S. E. Corner Sixth and Tatnall.

The fall in the temperature dur
ing the last few days is a gentle re-
minder to get your bedding in shape
for long and cold winter. Now is
the time to do it. Who better than
we can supply your wants?
We are unassuming and modest
when we say to you-no one, no
where, will you find better place to
buy your bedding than here. We
further announce that our blankets
and comfortables are so per cent.
lower in price than the same goods
can be bought for anywhere in the
city.
We have everything here from a
common chicken feather to the best
and softest blanket made, all of
which goes to make warm and
comfortable bed.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
JoHNsoMs CELEBRATED CASE.
The Conviction Growing That HS Is an
Innocent Man.

The Conviction Growing That He Is an
Innocent Man.
The case of Samuel Johnson, convicted
Of the murder Of Farmer Sharpless in
November. 1885, win not be argued be-
fore the Pennsylvania Board q Pardons
until next week. Johnson's attorneys
were in Harrisburg yesterday, and they
appeared before the Board and asked that
a day be set next week TO argue the case,
on the ground that certain cases now
before the Delaware County Court will
bear very materially on the question OF
who killed Sharpess. The board prom
ised to consider the request. The cases
now pending in the Media Court are those
Of the Fernwood gang
Dutch Gus" Chopaz' and Brmton
Wallace, the two convicts now in the
Eastern Penitentiary at Philadelphia
We're brought up before the court at
Media this morning The residents OF
Media and Delaware county generally are
said to be strongly Of the opinion that
the Fernwood gang are innocent Of tn,
murder, and that Johnson had every
chance to prove his innocence during hi.
trial, but failed TO do so.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
rRoTTIne ENTRIES.
Entriss OF Many Horses-chanxes in b.
cycle Races-A Tandem Race.


cycle Raoes-A Tandem Race.
Colonel Hough, who has been soliciting
entries for the Wilmington fair. has re-
turned TO this city He has received
about $50 entries, including horses from
Indiana Illinois, New Jersey, Delaware,
Pennsylvania, New York and other
states. The running races have not yet
been announced.
A slight change has been made in few
Of the bicycle events On Friday even
ing one mile open air tandem bicycle
race for gold medals, value $40 each, will
take place. Instead Of the pair of rat
trap pedals as the prize in the one mile
consolidation race, the Overman Wheel
Company offers a cyclometer valued at
$40. In the one mile safety rover race on
Thursday, beside the first prize Of pair
Il a tap pedals, valued at $40, a second
prize, lantern valued at $5, is offered
Hill and Fuller, who hold the world 3
records Of tandem bicycles for from two
to ten miles, will be in the tandem race.
II IS probable that the Banker brothers
Of Philadelphia may race against them
The entries in all the events are growing
very large and great interest is shown
The entries of household articles are
becoming very numerous, and the space
is being rapidly taken
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
BATTALION DRILL.
Four Commanderies Of the X. @. Il. Drill
Last Evening-The Tilting Tournament.

Four Commanderies Of the X. q. Il. Drin
Last Evening-The Fitting Tournament.
Delaware Battalion, X. G. f., last even
ing gave a drill in the Masonic Hall. The
battalion comprises Cyrus, Delaware, ST.
Georges and Chosen Friends Command
cries, and is in charge Of Major s. NJ.
Wood. There were about seventy-fve
men in line, Delaware Commandery being
most largely represented. Capt O'Conner
Of Delaware Commandery was supported
by Lieutenant William Alexander and
Second Lieutenant Walter G. Hurlock.
Captain William Beatty was in charge Of
Cyrus. Captain NcAllister OF st. Georges
and Captain Harry volmer Of Chosen
Friends Delaware Commandery will
hold It's regular drill next Tuesday even.
ing. II il probable that large number
Of the Knights viii tuke part in the tilt,
ing tournament a; tnc Wilmington Fail
on tho opening day October 3. 1t will
require a sure footed horse and steady
arm to pluck the coveted ring with tn,
lance
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
A nelightfuI Concert.

Last evening, as the moon was sending
its silver light through an expansive
bank Of gray clouds, a number Of Ninth
ward residents drew themselves together,
and armed with the instruments Of Gala
thumpian warfare, approached the home
of Charles Witt on Elliott avenue. A
concert loud enough to raise the taxes fol
lowed until Mr.. Witt showed himself.
and the crowd oirperse3 after listening
to a dismal solo played by one OF their
number on a wheczy aceurieon
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
coNcLAve AND CASTLE.

The A. 0. U. w. lodges OF the country
will celebrate the twentieth anniversary
Of the foundation Of the order next
month. The order was founded by
Father ]. J. Upchurch at Meadville, Pa.
in 1883, and now has about POS, 600 mem
bers in the United States and Canada
Judge Masters OF Milwaukee is present
Supreme Master Workman. The VIII
mington lodges have appointed commit
tee and will make a grand celebration Of
the occasion.
Fame Castle, No. ., A. o. K. Of the NJ.
c. went to Philadelphia last evening and
spent fraternal evening with Fame
Castle Of that city The visitors returned
home late in the evening.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
A Dover Hsrse wins
Tor 70 Exnn1rn InrnrIr

BY Letter TO EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Sept 19-Horsemen in
Dover are agitsted over the fact that
JEFF $. Fords handsome young, four-year-
old lXL won a race on Saturday at the
Baltimore Driving Park, Baltimore, Nd
taking three straight heats from field
Of seven starters. The colt won easily in
240t, not being urged at any time. II
was favorite, $50 to $10 at the start.
The purse was $500 IXL won two races
last year. As three-year old colt is re-
garded as a very valuable piece Of horse
flesh.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
nIEn.

HAMILTON Monday, September II. at
No. iii West Fourth street, Mrs. Letitia
Hammitt, wife Of +. NJ. Hammitt, in the sd
year OF her age.
Relatives and friends are respectfully in
vited TO attend her funeral from the residence
OF her husband. NO. I'LL West Fourth street.
at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
ROOP.-At the residence OF her brother.
near Seaford Del, on the 18th instant, Mrs
Mary a. Roop, wife Of Hubert A. Roop Of this
city.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
A Pen and Ink Lion.

G. W. Wallace, professor Of penman-
ship at the Wilmington Commercial Col
ltge, has just completed large pen and
ink drawing OF lion, which is on exhi-
bition in the Wilmington Institute. The
expression in the face of the lion is very
life like, and the scroll work on the body
OF the animal, shows some lines of great
grace and beauty. Mr.. Wallaees talent
as a penman is almost equaled by his
talent as an artist
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
Blankets.

We have in every variety in Gray,
Scarlet and Pure White, some plain,
some with fancy borders, some
low and some high, but all worth
the money we're selling them for.
And if we tell you they are all wool
you can depend upon it.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19

Asthma and hay fever relieved, and
colds and coughs cured by McInalls Syr
up of Tar, Wild Cherry, aud Wood Nap
tina, price 35c; made only by N. B. Dan
forth, graduate in Pharmacy, Second and
Market streets. sEs Trusses guaranteed
to fit or money refunded.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
The Gnmbler,s nnsision.

The decision of the court yesterday in
the gambling cases, was that persons
aiding and abetting in carrying ON the
game were equally guilty with the owner
and proprietor of the lay out and house,
This is probably not intended to include
persons simply playing the game but
those who assist in carrying IL on.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
Ford and ogle's sale.

Peter J. Ford and Thomas NJ. Oele viii
have their thirty y-second sale Of building
lots in the Twelfth ward Saturday next.
The sale will commence at 4 80 p. m.
These lots are desirable TO persons IN
moderate circumstances The lots can be
bought for $40 down ana IS a month.
There are scarcely any taxes uf mention
on the lots and they can then be held as
an investment.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
Not = Honso OF I'M Fnmn.

The house No. 423 East Fourth street.
called in the police reports a house OF i'll
fame and alleged to be kept by woman
named Mckinney, is a mistake. The
Mckinney family live on East Third
street and No 42S East Fourth street is
occupied by respectable family named
Martin
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
relerrnnh Match

The American Field Telegraph match
was opened at the Healdmoor Rifle Range
yesterday by the Wilmington Rife Club
The match will be concluded this after
noon and the scores published tomorrow.
Several members of the Kent county
team win shoot to-day
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
ConnfOPtables.

We have a very good substantial
Comfort for $1.75, $500 and $3.50,
filed with clean white cotton and
nicely quilted. Warranted fast col
ors. For $500 and $3.50 we have
a very good and attractive French
Setteen Comfort. We know this
same spread to have sold for 5000.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
The largest stock of patent medicines

The largest stock of patent medicines
in the state and the lowest prices. Elys
Cream Balm, 32c; Railways Relief 32c ;
Shakers Extract. 44c; Seven Barks, 33c ;
Pierce's Discovery, 69e; Sehenck's Pills,
15c; Hop Bitters, 60c n. b. Danforth,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, Second
and Market
Evening journal., 1888-09-19

KELLEY the 18th inst by
the Rev. Father Donagy OF st Joseph Church
Brandywine, Julia Haley OF Roekland and
county, Pa.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19

Ford and Ogles last instslment sale Of
building lots, September 22
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
l.r..l,..,.

Baynard's thermometer: z "a m, g
. a. m 81; II a. NJ, S0i P m, %.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
send Your SON and Daughter

For practical business education to the
Wilmington Commercial College.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
Pillows and BolSterS.

We have them from 81 to $40.
according to size and quality Of
feathers Feather beds from 10c.
to Use. per pound. Our Mattresses
you know what they are. You are
not money wise if you fail to see our
Bedding.
Evening journal., 1888-09-19
REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
NOTICE QUARRYMEN.
~ For sale cheap, and on easy terms, a con-
veniently y-locRted lot with stone quarry
. alreedv opened Apply to PIERCK q BEE
son, West Seventh Street.
TOR sALE-THE S-SToRY BRICK
IL building, 40I K. Fourth street, TO close an es-
saie. h. B. DUNCAN, Executor, No. 2l4 Mar
Evening journal., 1888-09-19

Ford and Ogles instalment sale Of
building lots, last Of the season. Sept. %
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-08

whisky and on imported goods the nke
~ ,zb;c,, are not produced in this coun-
trv-shall go, in order that the sacred
monopoly taxes may stand forever
That is to say, the position Is that nence-
forth and forever no tax shall De ialo ny
Congress- for the purpose OF get.lng
money to pay the expenses OF the gov
eminent, but every tax shsil DC iaiu ior
the principal purpose of setNng money
into the pockets of protected monop-
olists, with Government revenue as
subordinate incident in cases ne'fo -
is not wholly shut off by the emo. iA'''
of tax: ~
That this Is correct ststenlent -.
the position in which the platform pitA
the party appears both from the direct
affirmations of that document. and
from what it denounces. 1t aftirms In
so many words that all the Internal
taxes should go before "any part OF
our protective system " should be sur
rendered. 1t affirms the same thing In
directly when it denounccs the tariff
policy of the Administration, which
simply aims at a reduction OF the more
monstrous of the war tariff taxes. 1t
affirms the same thing once more d.
rectly when it says that the revenues
should be reduced by changing the
tariff (by increasing it. of course) 30
as to check imports of articles the like
of which are produced here, as well as
by abolishing the tariff on all other
articles.
Such shameless declaration that ali
National taxation should be for the ag-
grandizement and enrichment OF
favored industries, with revenue as
mere incident, or accident, or as some
thing to be shut off entirely by the tax,
has never before been put forth by any
political party in this country. The
Republican party would not have the
brazen audacity to put it forth to-day
if its bosses did not believe that the
masses were already degraded to the
position of obedient voting cattle to be
driven or decoyed by the factory lords
to the polls as to a slaughter pen,
armed with the weapons of their own
destruction.
1t is among the possibilities that the
party bosses and the factory lords VIII
wake up one fine morning in Novem-
Der and find that the people of Amer
lea are still Of opinion that it is the
business of Congress to lay taxes to gel
J revenue, and not to enrich few OF the
people at the expense OF the many. II
,, is among the probabilities if the
American people are as intelligent and
, independent as they iatter themselves
,, they are Chicago Globe.
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A COMPARISON.

I'd ruther lay out here ar7ong the trees,
With the singin' birds an the bum'lebees,
A-knowin' tibet can do as please,
Than TO live what folks call a lie Of ease,
Up thar in the city.
Fer really don't 'zactly understan
Where the comfort is fer any man
In walkin' hot bricks and usin' far
An enjoyin' himself as he says he can,
Up thar in the city.
It's kinder lonesome. mebbe you'll say,
Alvin out here day after day,
In this kinder easy careless way.
But hour ont here is better'n q day
Up thar in the city.
As fer that, jus look at the flowers aroun'
A peepin their heads up all over the groun',
An the fruit abendin the trees way down.
You don't find sech things as these in town,
Or ruther in the city.
As said afore, sech things as these,
The flowers, the birds an the bum'lebees,
An alvin out hero among the trees,
Where you can take your ease an 90 as you
please,
Makes IL better'n the city.
Now, all the talk don't mount TO SNUFF
Bout this kinder life a-bein' rough,
An I'm sure it's plenty good enough,
An tween you an me faint half as tough
AS Twin in the city.
Sam Hughson. In N. Y. Mail and Express.
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THE TARIFF ROBBERY.

The Most Shameless Declaration sEm-
bodied in the Republican Platform.
The Republican party has thrown of
Its thin guise, and boldly proclaimed
itself to be, what its acts long ago
proved it to be, the party of the classes
as opposed to the masses. Its habit of
assembling and classifying is still DOM
inant, and manifests itself in nearly
every line of its long confession of
faith and covenant of works, but there
can be no installing its attitude on the
question of the spoliation tariff.
Though it grossly and wilfully mis-
represents the position of the DEM
ocratic party, its own position is de-
fined so distinctly that it can not pos
sib,y be misunderstood.
That position is, in brief, that the
tariff for spoliation must be maintained
and made still higher at whatever cost.
The tobacco tax must go first, next the
tax on spirits not used as beverages,
and finally the taxes on all liquors
used for getting drunk, if that is nee
essary to save the sacred taxes laid on
the necessaries of life for the purpose
of enriching the few at the expense of
the many; and these sacred taxes must
be raised higher and higher, to the ex-
tent necessary to shut off revenue not
needed by shutting out imports.
The position is that not one solitary
tax for the enrichment of the classes
out of the earnings of the masses shall
be reduced by SO much as a mill in the
dollar, but that all the revenue taxes
al the taxes on tobacco. on beer, or
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HE WAS DANGEROUS.

How Two Detroit Topers Obtained Sup
ply OF Booze Free OF Charge.
A big man and little man entered
= saloon on Michigan avenue near Third
street the other day and called for
drinks. While the little man fingered
over his the big man called the bar
keeper aside and asked:
Ever see him beforep"
"No.n
That's Texas Dick. He is the man
who grabbed a grizzly bear by the ear
and broke its neck. Don't rile him,
for he is on tear and very dam
gerous.- When the little man received
change for quarter he looked at 81
surprise and said:
II gave you two dollars
mo, SIR
what! Call me liar! want the
change for my two-dollar bill"
The big man winked vigorously al
the barkeeper not to engage in dispute
with the dangerous man, and as con.
sequence change was made on the new
basis and the pair went out to tackle
another place. They found it not far
away, and it was in charge Of con.
sumptive-looking young man. Every
thing went smoothly until Texas Dick
claimed to have laid down two-dol.
lar bill. Then the young man fished
up a club and went for the two, and
they got out doors 80 fast that they
unhinged the ay-screen. The other
saloonisS saw them as they went down
the street neck and neck, fleeing from
the wrath of q underground man. an6
he kicked himself, muttering:
Twenty years of experience and
still a fool! It vas a put-up job o.
me!r- Detroit Ffs< Press
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vIvIpARous FISHES.

Ipterestine Facts About Their Origi ual
Discovery ON the Pacific Coast. 4
An item that has been going the;
rounds of the Eastern press heralds as
a startling scientific discovery the find
ing of fish in Florida water that produce
their young after the manner of mann
mails. As matter of fact viviparous;
fishes were discovered on the Pacific
coast nearly thirty-five years ago, and
were then classified by the elder Agas-
siz. The way in which this departure
from finny habits of reproduction first
became known to science was described
as follows by DR.. Hewston, the expert
ichthyologist of the Academy of Sci
ences:
Somewhere in the early part Of the
fifties John Carey, prominent San
Franciscan and brother-in-law of Agasr
siz, observed the curious fact that q
variety of silver perch peddled by
bay fishermen produced their young
alive. Thinking that it might interest
his brother-in-law, he wrote to him de-
scribing the fish and its habits in UNI
scientific terms. The prince Of Amer
lean scientists pooh-poohed the idea,
said that it was supremely ridiculous
and utterly impossible according to ali
known laws Of technology. Carey,
however, knew whereof he spoke, and
having obtained q pregnant perch sent
it to Agassiz, who had perforce to be-
lieve his own eyes. Pursuing this dis
covery Agassiz classified the fish and as
signed it to q new genus, enbiotoca,
from the Greek words sen," within,
and ''bios, life.
In 1853 DR.. Herman, then attached
to what was called the New Pacific
Coast Railroad Survey" discovered the
same thing and classified the fish as
ennicthys, but the honor of the original
discovery belongs to Mr.. Carey, and
that Of the first classification to Agassiz.
Some five or six varieties of the vivi
parous perch are found all along this
coast, but especially in Puget sound
and San Francisco and San Diego bays.
There is also fresh water variety in
the San Joaquin and Sacramento riv.
ers.-San Francisco Alta.