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Evening journal., 1889-08-28
A White Elephant.

Special correspondence EvESING JOURNAL
ELKToN, Nd, August 2S.-A rumor
was on the street last night that Mr.
Murphy, Of Baltimore, would take charge
Of the Howard House opposite the court
house, which has been idle for some
time. The rumor could not be verified
Many Of the people are Of the opinion
that the hotel would be an elephant, at
least while Elkton is local option town.
Mrs Walter Price and Miss Maud
Price have returned from a visit to ]. G.
Price at Earlville
Miss Eva Gilpin has returned from a
visit to friends in Bustleton, Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Charles NJ Ellis left Elkton on
Monday for trip to Asbury Park.
McQuilton's machine shops will bs
closed for a week on account Of the
death Of Mr.. McQuilton's father.
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
Special Meeting of the United States
Funeral Directing Company.

Special Meeting Of the United States
Funeral Directing Company.
The Philadelphia Times says to-day:
"a special meeting Of the stockholders
OF the United States Funeral Directing
Company was held yesterday afternoon
at No. 312 Market street, Camden. The
object Of the meeting, as set forth in the
notices which were only sent out to stock
holders, was for the purpose OF acting
upon the present condition OF the com
pany and to decide upon its future course
Of action.
1.-THE company elected its new officers
and Board Of Directors. President, Al
fred L. Black, Jr., and Secretary William
s. Darnell, were not re elected.
''The newly elected officers are as fol.
lows President, j. w. Southmayd OF
Brooklyn; vice president, Seth II.
Whitley Of Baltimore, and treasurer,
George R. Gather of Baltimore The
Board of Directors includes Henry j.
Budd, Jr. Of Pittsburg, Michael Sheehar
of Baltimore, Henry Cook, NJ. D., presi
dent of the Cook Mining Machinery Com
pany of Camden; George r. Gather
| Baltimore; c. Edward Murray, Trenton
! Augustus H. Sickler of the A. H. Sickle
Publishing Company of this city, Laura
son Riggs of Baltimore, Henry NJ. Black
| Pittsburg; Winfield s. Amoss Of Balti-
more, Richard r. Whitehead Of Trenton
Seth H. Whitley Of Baltimore and Rober
E. Porterfeld Of Brooklyn.
"The funeral company's factory, o
Federal street is practically closed an
a portion of the machinery has alread
been removed
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
MuNIcIpAl COuRT.
A List OF Drunks Fined That WIN Have
70 Go 10 New Castle.

William Murphy. charged with assault
and battery upon Paul Pifyfe, was held
on a deposit OF a sum Of money for a
hearing ON Saturday night.
James f. Shannon, Officer Meredith,
drunk 81 and costs
Charles Burns, Officer Scott, drunk, 81
and costs.
William Mitchell. colored, Officer Mere
dith, drunk, $5 and costs
John Hancock, Patrolman Chairs,
drunk, 81 and costs.
James DOugherty, officer Solomon,
drunk, recommitted until TO morrow
Perry Cooper colored, Officer Broomal,
drunk, s. and costs.
Richard Hodginson, Patrolman Chairs,
drunk, 81 and costs
Michael Davey Officer Updike, drunk,
| IS and costs.
Levi Purnell, Officer zebley, drunk, 81
and costs,
James Carney, officer sherer, drunk &
and costs
William Russell, officer sherer, drunk
&3 and costs.
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
eNOcP SMITH ARRESTED.
Constable Reardon and Agent Stout Cap
fure Him,
fure Him.

Last Monday Special Agent Stout Of
the S. P. C. c. received a letter from
Dover, asking him to be on the lookout
for young colored man named Enoch
Smith, who had assaulted with intent to
kill George Moagan of Dover. Agent
Stout heard that Smith was
working in the Silverbrook brick
yard and in company with Constable
Reardon went to the brick yard yesterday
morning. Smith heard that somebody
was looking for him and hid until noon
In the evening he went with the foreman
to receive pay for his days work. Con
stable Reardon was not far away and soon
made the arrest. Smith tried
hard TO escape but was carefully
watched and locked up. Word was tele.
graphed at once to Dover and this morn
ing Constable Enoch Clark came to this
city and took Smith to Dover on the
12 80 train
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
POOR TRUSTEES.
Little business TranEactcd &C the
Monthly Meeting This Morning.

Little Business Transacted &C the
Monthly Meeting This Morning.
The Trustees Of the Poor Of New Castle
county met at the almshouse this morn
ing for the regular monthly meeting.
There were present: Messrs. Baldwin,
Cooch. Lackey, Mooney, Nowland,
Chandler, Cloud, Satisfied and Springer
There was little business on hand. The
monthly report of the superintendent
showed 154 white inmates and % colored
total Of 179 There were four deaths
during the past month: Christiana Stul-
field, aged 67 Joseph Baker, aged 65: anC
Joshua Crouch, aged 76, all of Whining
ton hundred and Elizabeth Greenfield,
aged 79 of Brandywine hundred
Messrs. Baldwin. Lackey and Mooney
were appointed a committee to transfer
the insurance policies on the Insane Hos
pital, held by the trustees of the hospital
The committee was given authority Il
settle payments made on the same.
Evening journal., 1889-08-28

The Wilmington team left for Trenton
this morning and will play the Cuban
Giants at that place to-day and to NOR
row. The promise Of two new pitchers
has been obtained. Barkley, who pitched
for the Quicksteps last year. is expected
to join the club to-day in Trenton. The
other pitcher. Baxter, arrived in the city
last evening. he formerly pitched for
the Norristown club, is a member of the
sophomore class of Lafayette College and
the pitcher for that colleges teem The
club hopes to secure Owens, late of Nor
ristown, to cover first base.
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
The Interceptinr sewer Dcposit,

Tue $50, 900 check for the intercepting
sewer was endorsed by the Directors OF
the Street and Sewer Department at last
evenings meeting and this morning was
deposited with the Security Trust and
Safe Deposit Company ''for building an
intercepting sewer and its branches.
upon presentation at the Union National
Bank, it was promptly paid. II Is
stated that had the money for the sewer
been paid when directed by the act and
deposited with the trust mpany II
would nave drawn over 5000 interest by
today.
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
Finger Lacerated ana Crushed,

Richard Smith of Second and Madison
streets. who works in the boiler shop OF
The Harlan and Hollingsworth Company,
had his left hand caught in some ma
chinery yesterday, badly lacerating the
little finger and crushing the one next to
it. DR.. J. V, T. Blocksom dressed the
fingers. The patient is doing wen this
morning
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
For a Future GenerntIon.

A leaden box was imbedded in the
masonry Of the new Central National
Bank building at the Market and Fifth
street corner, this afternoon, containing
copies of the daily papers, the names of
the bank officers and directors, and build
ing committee Of the directors; also the
names of the contractors and of the diff
ferent mechanics at work on the build
ing. Several coins were put in the box.
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
B.v Ridge sunday september 1.

Go via B & o. r. R., for days pleas.
ure. At Bay Ridge you win find some
thing TO enjoy beside catching crabs, you
can crab there also If you desire it and
catch more than anywhere else. Trains
leave Market street at 6. 40 a. m. Delaware
avenue. 10 a. m. Fare $1o0. Plenty
of cars and accommodations for all.
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
Peach Festival.

Second Baptist Church. Fourth and
French streets Musical entertainment
under direction of n Dushsne Cloward
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
August 2S and 30. Admission 10 cents.
Evening journal., 1889-08-28

The schooner, Charles H. Sprague,
under command Of Captain NicRerson ar
rived Yesterday afternoon from Rondout
near Albany, N. Y, with 800 barrels
Of cement, by weight 450 tons, for the
Charles Warner Company.
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
A. work az Last.

After much delay large gang OF men
have been put TO work on the Eighth
street railway and Contractor Mahoney
says the track will be laid in four weeks
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
Middle states League Games.

Yesterdays Middle States League
games were as follows:
At York:
York rk..........5 0 10 5-l3
HazletOn ..........0 0 1 o.
Hits-York, 10; Hazleton, 4 Errors-York,
3: HazletOn. 3. Batteries-Hodson and Arm
strong; Graves. Daily and Hetterman.
At Harrisburg;
| Harrisburg .......0 0 0 0 / 8 0-lC
Lebanon. ...........0 0 0 1 0 0 o.
Hits Harrisburg, Q; Lebanon, 1. Errors
/ Harrisburg. .; Lebanon, g. tleries-Mickle-
/ john and Magee, Cox aud Graulich.
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
Wilmington olearipp aou.e

The exchanges Of the Wilmington banks
at the clearing house to-day were Clear
ings, $lQ6, 907 20; balances. $29. $50 IS
Evening journal., 1889-08-28
Wilmington Commercial college.

And School of Shorthand and Type
writing re-opens September 2. Office
OD4n dailv
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02
Chances OF Life,

Some very interesting statistics respecting
the death rate of the French troops stationed
in the different colonies have just been sup
piled to the Academy of Science by DR..
Lagneau, says a Paris correspondent The
mortality of the soldiers in the mother coun
try averages from o to II per 1000 In Alge-
ria 1t ranges from II to II per 1000, and in
Tunis it is merely a fraction higher. In
Cochin China, however, the death rate
doubles, and at Pondicherry it trebles the
normal rate in France; while in Tonquin in
1885 it attained the figure Of 90 per 200; nor
is this all, for many soldiers sent home In
valided either die on the journey or after
France has been reached. Senegal and Gut
ana are extremely unhealthy colonies In
the former the mortality among the troops
averages 70 per 1000, while in the latter in
bad years it has attained the terrible figure
of 237 per 1000. In Reunion, where the
mean death rate Is % per !, 200, 1t rose during
the Madagascar expedition to li3 per 1000.
On the other hand, Otaheits and New Gale
donia are even more healthy than the mother
country, the mortality being estimated al
only to per 1,OOo.-Boston Hal aid
LAURENCE OLlPHENT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02

.rveS -.I -or-5r snug PAGES Where rney ma
Just to be on the safe side, push stick into
their bedrooms first; but they're always Us
good as dead, they're so sound asleep, and
can pull them out with my hand, covered
with thick cloth glove. | have to use
good deal of ether to stupefy my snakes when
I'm movin' them from one box or bag to an
other
"Who buys my serpentsl Well, III tell
you. CircuSes and small museums, as well as
old fossils of naturalists, who are always want
in curiosities, and when l catch a snake with
two heads, or two tails, which do about
three times year, get a good price-often
as much as Sl00-for him. The common rep
tiles are worth only few dollars each.
Hello, here's Viper. Where have you been,
sirl There's no snakes down here, you know"
An i'll looking dog, with only one eye,
trotted up to the stove and lay down before
his master. His worth as a serpent chaser
may have been above estimate, but his mar
ket value was clearly below par.-New York
Sun
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02
An Opal Story.
mark

Good fortune goes with the opal. Last
Christmas the wife Of a we'll known coffee
broker made him present OF a scarf pin set
with an opal. Atthe time he had a mortgage
on his house, his business was in q desperate
condition, he was threatened with paresis
Pretty soon coffee began to, rise. 1t kept go
ing up. He cleared handsome sum, paid or
tho mortgage and had a Observation-Disclosures
left. Some ono slipped the pin out Of his
scarf ono day in a crowd. The very newt day
he fell down stairs ard broke t;ro ribs, his
wife upset bottle Of purple ink all over his
new summer salt, his little boy played truant
from school and got arrested for tying a
package of fire crackers to a dogs tail, the
parlor maid smashed the new chandelier, ono
of tho horses developed CHAMBERS, the hired
man upset ladle Of molten lead down his
boot leg, the gas meter man brought in a bill
Of 767 900 feet for the month. the cook set the
house ON fire with pan of melted grease and
moths got in the new parlor carpet Tie
owner was distracted and sent for two detec-
tives The opal was found tho next day in
pawnshop He recovered it just in time to
get out of the coffee market before tho panic
Talk about horse shoes and four leaveu
c!overS. they count for nothing in comparison
20 the luck in an opal. San Francisco
Chronicle
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02

A well known resident of the Seventh ward
has three sons. | will not describe him more
particularly than to say that he has bright
blue eyes, bullying forehead, intellectual
whiskers and contagious laugh. He has a
reputation as an engineer. He is a widower
and the three boys are his charge, though he
has the aid of a middle aged housekeeper and
couple of other servants George is z, joseph
and James II years old. They are not bad
boys by any MEANS but they are boys, as the
incidents of a day in their history will show.
George and Joseph got at James desk, while
he was out, and, anxious to write, spilled the
ink. In laudable effort to clean it up, they
spilled more and covered themselves with the
proof of their crime. Down stairs they went
to remove the evidence, and in spite of the re-
mOnstrance of the servant took possession of
the laundry tubs and proceeded on a cam
paign of cleansing.
The housekeeper was summoned and
against her they raised a barriCade, so that
they might do what they deemed their duty
James soon appeared on the scene, and when
the father arrived the house was in a state
Of siege. He raised it and called council
of belligerents. The sincerity of the young
sters was shown if their methods were doubt
full BY arbitration tn. father decided forty
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02

.-,.I,--~-~~ -, -re~~-ao Ja:-O ~ror INJURY 70
his desk George paid his share in cash and
Joseph gave n note on his pocket money.
Then they entered into solemn compact,
which has made the house happy. This is the
compact:
We, the under sined, resend. pomise not to
hit each other or to sas, or take each others
things,
his
GEORGE x, JOSEPH -, james,. -,
mark Brooklyn Eagle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02

Trees of the palm family have larger leaves
than any others. The Inaja palm, which
grows on the banks of the Amazon, has leaves
which reach a length Of from thirty to fifty
feet and are ten or twelve feet in breadth.
Specimens Of the leaves Of the TALBOT palm,
anative of Ceylon, have been met with that
were twenty feet long and eighteen feet
broad These leaves are used by the natives
to make tents, and form very efficient shelters
from the rain. The leaves Of the double cocoa
nut palm are often thirty feet long and sew
esral feet wide. When the wind is strong they
clash together with noise that may be heard
ct great distance. Only one leaf is pro-
duced each year, and they are 50 firmly at.
tached to the stem Of the tree, and SO strong
in themselves, that a man may sit on the end
of one and rock to and fro. in perfect safety
Scientific American
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02

7--1-l..s, ~t.-~- SON aoandon that d<Ision
His guide would not think for All instant'oi
buying dress goods until she had seen As
stock; or handkerchiefs till Ms bargains had
been oyerhauled, or notions TIL she had visit
cd O's store. For her every store has its par
ticular excellence, and only a man could be
blind enough to think them all alike. Should
he even want to buy necktie that has caught
his eye and fancy, she will point out to him
with whitening scorn that the style has gone
out, that the color Is almost obsolete and the
price at least four cents more than the same
thing can be procured for just one block east
and four south of whore he is then displaying
his ircapacity. If he humbles himself suf-
fciently his taste may be consulted once or
twice on the tour, but his advice is observed
-never-Nsw York Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02

We meet with many singular occurrences
down here. You SEQ we are right in the
center OF the body of the travelling public,
and are thrown into contact with people
from all over the world. | had an amusing
adventure with an Italian yesterday. The
man could not speak word of English, and
when he approached me held up his loft hand
and made a sharp stroke Of the other as
though striking match. / pointed to the
cigar lighter, but he shook bis head and put
his fingers in his vest pocket. indicating that
he wanted box of matches. l threw out a
box which he placed in his pocket and then
laid out copper one cent piece in'payment.
took up the copper, shook my head and
took a nickel from the drawer and placed it
before him. He quietly took up the nickel,
pus 1t in his pocket and started away. We
had considerable difficulty in making him
understand that the hickel was the amount
wanted in payment, and was not change for
the copper.-Union DeSot Newman in Kan
soS CITY Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02

liz rno-next7re:' IA r he was very communi
cative, persisting in keeping up running
conversation on all sorts of subjects. Per-
sons in the room who had known him since
the time of the sunstroke, say that he talked
more during the first night Of waIefulness
than he had during the six years preceding.
He was awake almost all the time for the
next ten days and gained flesh and spirits
rapidly. On the evening of the tenth day he
again became morose and sleepy, took to his
bed and slept almost continually for month.
Then a brain fever set in and soon put pc
riod to his existence Louis Republican
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02

the result is a collision, whether "coming
thro' the rye" or not. Life is full of collis-
ions. We are constantly colliding with some
neighbors it is with some dread diseases that
"knocks us off the track" and perhaps dis
ables us for life. Women especially It seems,
Affections than mankind. In all cases OF
nervousness, bearing-dOwn sensations, ten
derness, periodical pains, sick headache con-
gestion, Inflammation, or liberation and all
female irregularities" and weaknesses"
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription comes to
the rescue of women as no other medicine
by druggists, under positive guarantee,
from the manufacturers, that it will give
satisfaction in every case, or money paid for
it will be refunded. See guarantee on bottle
wrapper.
Copyright, 1888 by WORLDS DIS MED ASSN.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02
PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRIED TO OUT
DO RIP, VAN WlNKLE.

A French Woman Who Slept a Year-A
Little German Girls Nap OF Eight
Months-A Sunstroke Results in Marco
iepsy and Finally Brain Fever.
DR.. BlaHchet, the great French specialist.
mentions three cases which he considered be-
yond the ordinary complete account OF
these may be found in The Completes Renduf
Of 1884, In the first of the cases mentioned
the patient was a woman, then "a years of
age = Her first sleep came on when she was
about IS and lasted forty-two days After
wards, for the next two years, she expert
enced no trouble in waking and sleeping as
ordinary folks do until after narrow escape
from death in a runaway accident. After
her nerves became quiet she tucked the
drapery around her bed, closed her eyes and
quietly slumbered for the next two months
For the next four years she exhibited no
abnormal traits of mind or body. Every
function seemed active, and in no way did
she show the least trace of tendency toward
narcolepsy. All outside appearances were
delusive. however, for after the regular
Easter feast on Easter Sunday, 1862, she fell
into profound slumber which nothing could
disturb in the least, and remained in that
condition almost year, or until the middle
Of March, 1865. During these eleven and a
half months her complexion ro"'"iHcd ruddy
and healthy looking outstanding the
fact that there was not single evacuation
Of tho bowels during that period Physicians
came from far and near, every effort was
made to break the lsthargy, but all attempts
wepe futile, Two false front teeth were re
moved from the patient in order to supply
her with nourishpent, which consisted Of
soups milk, beet tea, etc. At last accounts
she was well, perfect in mind, with a good
prospect Of making up for shs year lost in
sleep
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02
LAURENCE OLIPHENT.
A Glance at the Late Versatile Romancer.
His Erratic Career.


Laurence Oliphant was one of the most re-
rnarkable men of his time Of what nation
atty soevcr. He was not a great man; he
was too versatile, too many sided, too cratic
fol that; but he was none the less remarka:
BILE, and he filed a unique position, or any
number Of unique positions in the life Of the
last four decades as, perhaps, no other man
could have done. Oiphant 9or, as tradition
runs, no one ever called him "Nr. n was the
puzzle of the world in general, the admfra-
ton and sometimes the despair Of his friends
He was so many men in one that he was for
ever startling you with some new and, as you
meut, which, in another man would have ap-
peared whimsical, but in Laurence OGphAnt
was wholly fit and charming
The story of ELEPHANTS life is.a fascinating
one From the age Of II TO the death hour
at Twickenham there had been scarcely a
dull moment. Even back in the very tiny
days of boyhood he had his hours Of happy
fancy, which must have done a great deal to
shape his life. Even passing glance at the
list Of ELEPHANTS books will show something
of his many sided character. There is Hal
flax Life in Modern Palestine" an unbpoxen
chain Of historic research there is his vol
ume of Traits and Travesties: Social and
P0lticall' in which, as The Saturday Re-
view once said, he shows ''the gift, not COM
mon in this country, of esprit Gaulois, aim
Ing his strokes at follies and abuses, without
airy semblance of effort, and with "a keen
and light hearted wit" Then there is his
brilliant novel, "Altiora Pets" then that
other curious and mastery told tale, Ma
sOllam, Problem Of the Period, which you
may follow with Questionable Philosophy
and Other Sketches or with "Piceadilly,"
sparkling with clever mofoeaux, with which
every page is jeweled.
Contrast these with "The Land Of Gilead
and Excursions in the Lebanon" and with
The Land of Khemi;n and then take up
"Sympneumata; or, Evolutionary Forces
now Active in Man." and follow these, If you
will, with Episodes in Life Of Adventure
and then with this last work and, as many
think, his masterpiece, Scientific Rsigion,"
and you will be amazed that al these could
have come from one brain.
Oliphant was little like the typical English
man in manner and appearance He vas
medium in height and spare IN build, with
large, frank, inquiring eyes, a high bald
head, and long, flowing beard and mustache
He was cordial, warm hearted, and one word
from him would put the stranger at his ease.
He could, and did, talk with all sorts Of men
upon all sorts of themes. He had been every.
where and known everybody. If he was at
home in the drawing rooms at Mayfair, he
was equally at home in the Egyptian deserts
and the Indian jungles. In the diplomatic
service he sought to preserve peace, and yet
in war he was always at the front of the
battle an eager, daring and intelligent
spectator. Arthur Warren in Boston Herald.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-02
Train Time Changes.

" SCHUCHARD. DRUGGIST.
san redr" and A"equia Streets
Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines. Toilet Articles
Soaps, Chamois Skins, Sponges, Brushes Per
funlery, etc. Physicians PR seriptions care
fully com pOunded. 81
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SLEEPING WONDERS.

New York Tribun
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-03

Kodak NASZ p. Jerry
Snider pisze do nas z Fort
Sill, W Indian Territory. be W
tym reku jego sfu2ba' wojske.
wa sic konczy. Potem' zamys-
la zwiedzic Omahe j jeszcze
lnne kolonie polskie. W Ne
brasce.