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The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-05
The Decay Of -SpankinG.''

Among the good old customs which
arc falling into disuse that Of spanking
the coming geaerati0n into behaving
itself is leading the procession There
are no such spankiDgs now ~ there
used to be In my time. and I am
sorry for it Things in the spank line
are certainly degenerating along with
the drama, the flavor Of Strawberries
and phenOmenal weathec. as the years
60 by. Children just entering the
heated base-burning epoch to spank
hood now have ~''nerve6I' and must be
humOred. They get 70 baking end
skulking. and the family physiciXn II
called in when the good old housewife
remedy OF q war.n application Of slip
per IS all that is needed-Chieaaoh-
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The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-05

marks and the hs1dwritangs on the en-.
vclopos. All those that Were postmarked
from cities or towns ut q distance Wero i'm.
nediately cast aside, and Of Ill those that
came from points in this immediate vicinity
be did not stop to read any whose super
scription VA Particularly h9ible Dr. which
showed In its. style that the writer was In
tho habit Of le~eterSWriting. After two OF
three hours work ho had sifted from the
mass Of letters Q half dozen in different
hands which he considered it worth while
C look into.
The first ono no opened vas q begging
letter from some q who had announced
herself q . widow and an entire stranger
to Mrs. Brownlow. Mr.. Parker proceeded
NO farther, he threw that aside and took up
another. This was IN application for . po-
sitioa - . waiting maid from . girl who
SAID that she had heard Of Mrs. Brownlow
through some of her friends This also Mr..
Parker cast aside, and . feeling of discour.
agement began to settle down upon him.
The next Nj was another begging letter.
The fourth he opened with the idea that he
simply wasting his time and injuring
his business BY neglect for . merely
Quixotio enterprise, but ~ he read the let
ter his eyes began to open, his face flushed,
and Precipitation started out upon his fore
head. Il read q follows:
'DRA1 MIA LEONORA: II IL such . long
time since Z have seen you. that 1 don't know
you viii sembor me. take my pen to rite you
becaWs iWood lik 70 N how you as. Ihave not
bin 70 the City for sevrel years and tspose 1
shood not ind my waH. III vent thor 1 think
OF you . crate meny times and Wunder II you
n ~ psiU - you wer wen . little CURL I hurd
that yQu wer marid and got yur address from
lily. no Gwa - worked for Jon for . fue
Weaks last Spring. she cam mp TO yonkers to
work and I saw bur ther wen I won't over 70
got sun Stun from the Marketk idoant ask
you to anser this letter beoaws o may Four
got mo and ma not care enythinG about me,
but I swlwas Luvd o when . little 9url and
want TO tel you how Glad 1 N that you arc
hapy and hoap o WIN b 70
"NARY DONNHILY."
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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

George W. Ortlip expects to open the
Central Hotel about the first of next
month.
Professor c. R. Bill will talk before
the teachers this afternoon at public
school No. /.
Grace Baptist Church will hold jubilee
tonight in the church, Thirteenth and
French streets.
The Grand Lodge, X. of p, officers
will organize a lodge at Talleyville on
Friday evening.
The union Presbyterian services at
West Church this evening will be led by
Rev. w. p. Swartz.
The Brandywine Fife and Drum Corps
will give a ball tomorrow evening in
Rossiter & Riley's rooms
Rev Theodore Schmank Of Lebanon,
Pa, will lecture on Manners in
Fletcher Hall this evening.
The Neptune Social Club win hold it's
fifth annual reception in Institute Hall,
on Friday evening, March /.
Holy Trinity Guild met on Tuesday
evening at the residence of James r.
Groves, Seventh and Church street.
Alpha Council. No. 1, L. o. R. c.. will
hold its regular meeting this evening, in
its council chamber in II. Of p. Hall.
Delaware Commandery, No. 9 X. G
E., will remove to the room Of Whining
ton Division, X. p, in the Smith Build
ing.
The legislative committee of the Build
ers' Exchange and the Law Committee OF
Council will meet on next Wednesday
evening.
The Corista Assembly will hold its
second grand reception at Cooney and
Mulrine's dancing academy ON Friday
evening, February To- 1881.
The eighth annual reception and dress
drill of Postles Rifles. + Company, d. N
g., VIII be held in the armory, Masonic
Temple, on Friday evening, March /.
A union meeting for prayer, praise ant
testimony will be held in Fletcher Hall
604 Market street, to morrow afternoon
at 3 p IN. All Christians are cordially
| invited.
The members of the proposed Caledon
ian Society will hold another meeting 70
organization on Mond'y evening next a
the residence of DR.. T. A. Stewart, 100
Delaware avenue.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07

It is a fact long known tomany persons
that the tactic ocean abounds in nearly
ali of the favorite varieties Of deep sea
food fish, which unlike the deepsea fish
in the Atlantic. are awaiting man enter
prise to be utilized and made profitable.
II is also known to those who have given
the matHT consideration that deep sea
fish resort 20 what is technically known
as banks for their food, which are to
them what pastures are to herbivorous
animals Il is from these banks that the
fish are obtained. The only fishing banks
yet discovered south Of Puget sound are
located about forty-five miles southwest
Of Yaquina bay. The official report OF
1888, as made by the officers ofthe United
States fish commission steamer Albatross,
shows these banks 10 be sixty miles long
by about thirty miles in width, the aver
age depth being about fifty-eight fathoms,
which depth is considered by experts to
be the most profitable for deepsea fishing.
AS the building and plant of this (faquina)
company are only about fifty miles from
the fishing grounds it can readily be seen
that they have a great advantage over
she fishermen on Puget sound, whose
halibut grounds are about 300 miles from
a railroad. Portland Oregonian.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07
Bogus white Caps.

Laurel Del, was excited on Monday
morning by the appearance of a body of
White Caps After parading the town
they forcibly entered the oyster saloon Of
W. r. Riggin and helped themselves to a
lot of oysters. They left a note with go
cents, requesting that it be used TO
defray expenses. The oyster shells were
found this morning piled upon the front
doorstep of S. Cohens clothing store
Pistol shots were fred into the store win
dows of S. L. KenneY and Hitches Crock
ett breaking the lights, but hurting
nobody.
The gang then proceeded to the rail
road station. firing pistols and yelling
like demons, The night operators were
drawn out by the noise and attempted to
quell the disturbance, but they were
attacked in full force and made to beat a
hasty retreat. Avehicle. with passengers
for the midnight train, hitched outside
the depot, was driven off, and not found
until this morning, mile away. Certain
young men of respected families are sus-
pected Of being ringleaders of the mid
night marauders, but no arrests have
been made.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07
EIGHTH STREET RAILWAY.
A Charter VIII be Asked for From the
LegisIature-The Proposed Route.

A Charter VIII be Asked for From the
I,egislature-The Proposed Route.
The Eighth street railway project is
assuming definite proportions. A meet
ing of business men interested IN the
matter was held Yesterday afternoon in
the parlors Of Head g. Co s real estate
Office. Among those present were the
following George w. Bush, Edwin
H. Gayley, John Mulvaney. Mark H.
Cleaver. j. Eldridge Pierce, Alexander ].
Hart William II. Lee. j. H. Hoffecker,
Jr. William L. G. Thomas, Nathaniel
Culbert Daniel w. Taylor, Joseph N.
Hartman, Jr., Elwood Garrett, ]. Ernest
Smith. Charles W. Rowland, William S.
Haines and Edward Head. The meeting
opened at o'clock George w. Bush
was made chairman aud Edwin H. Gayley
secretary A committee comprising f.
b. Cotton. Alexander J. Hart and E. H.
Gayley was appointed to draft charter
and if possible secure its passage
A general discussion of street railways
was held in which many facts and fig
ures were given.
The proposed route of the proposed
road is as follows: Beginning at Fourth
street wharf thence to Church street, to
Eighth, out Eighth to DUPONT, thence to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station
at Delaware avenue and DUPONT streets.
By this route the road would
gather patronage from the steamboat
companies on one side and the railrord
company on the other.
The power used viii be electricity
whether by overhead wires, conduits OF
storage batteries has not yet been de-
cided. This power will be necessary be.
cause of the steep grades on the proposed
route
The estimated cost of the road, equipped
and ready for operation, including sta
tions, electric power, etc. is $l2O, 900.
The committee above mentioned, was
empowered to confer with the Whining
ton City Railway Company, but the feel
ing of those present was against merging
the two companies They thought thai
it would be more satisfactory to those in
terested 10 push the matter to a success
full point without any assistance from
the old company
There was nothing settled regarding
the number Of shares of stock or TIT
amount of each share
This matter of street railway on
N Eighth street has been discussed for
year, and a number OF inADrmal meeting
have been held in that time by those in
terested It now looks as if the work o
the projectors viii be rewarded. Tn
possession Of charter will prompt tn
\ projectors to the immediate construction
E of the road.
It's operation viii develop the western
portion OF the city, inst rs the north
western portion was developed by the lin
out Delaware avenue The residents o
this western part OF the city desire to e
to and from their houses without need
a ing to hire cab All the residents ar
= in favor Of the proposed road and woul
support it generously.
The company intends to have chea
fares and rapid transit and also will worl
4 for increasing the value of the unde
veloped property by which it will pass
They hardly expect that the road wi
pay for several years, yet there will be
constant gain through this increase
1 valuation Of property.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07
PERsoNAL pARAeRAPHs.

Edward F. Kane, the plumber, has
been seriously i'll for several weeks.
Miss Jennie Smith of Salisbury, Nd.
is visiting Mrs. Edward J. Mulhausen.
Ralph Stone of this city, a member OF
the senior class of Swarthmore College,
was elected president of the class on
Wednesday last. This Office is perma.
nent and is the highest honor of the four
years course. With it goes the charge
of all the exercises of class day at the
end of the year and the honor of speak
ing on that day. Mr. Stone is also presi-
dent Of the Delphie Literary Society of
the college and has held editorial posi-
tions on the college periodicals and i'm
portant offices in other societies connec-
ted with the college.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07
c. A. R. sNcAMPMENT.
Delegates Present From All over the
state-Opened This Afternoon.

Delegates Present From All over the
state-Opened This Afternoon.
The animal encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic Of Delaware, opened
its session shortly after one o'clock this
afternoon in the rooms of DUPONT Post.
No 2, at Tenth and Market streets
Department Commander David +. Buck
ingham presided and was assisted by the
other officers who are Seniorvlce comman-
der J. wilkins of Lincoln; junior Twice
commander, W. T. Grifiinberg Of Seaford
chaplain, Rev. Absalom Carey Of VIII
mington; medical director, DR. w. N
Hamilton Of Odessa; officers Of staff as
sistant adiutant general, n. p
Voshell of Wilmington; assist
tant quartermaster-g general Henri,
NJ. Whiteman Of Newport; depart
ment inspector, E. A. Finley, Whining
ton; Judge advocate, George v. Massey
Esq. Dover; chief mastering officer
Joseph r. r. Montgomery Of Whining
ton. There are about 1850 delegates pres
ent Supper will be served at o'clocl
by the Ladies' Aid Of DUPONT Post
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07
GEORGETOWN NEWS.
Treat Man Who Was Too Innocent to
Know what Caucus Was.
By Letter to EVENING JOURNAL

By Letter to EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del. Feb. THE cold
wave struck us Tuesday night, and with
it brought both rain and snow. Ice has
been freezing ever since, and our ice men
are beginning to wear smiles ON their
long drawn-ou faces.
Senator Dorman OF the Drawbridge,
was in town Tuesday and Wednesday,
1t is said he was here in interest of the
bill for charter to build a new railroad
from this place to Milton, distance Of
eight miles, which he will place before
the Legislature at an early date.
Tuesday was lively day IN George
town, owing to the meeting, for the
first time in many years, OF a Republican
Levy Court. Applicants for the several
offices which are TO become vacant by the
Republicans coming into power, were as
thick and as busy as honey bees in a
clover field, and, as there were more APP.
plicants than offices, as is usually the
case, some went away, wiser, II not bet
ten than when they came.
There was slight fire in town the Other
evening, at the residence of Mrs. Hetti'
K. Lawson. 1t might have resulted very
seriously had il not been for the presence
of mind Of little girl Dollie Walls
who took large lamp filed with coal OF
from off burning table, and carried I
to place of safety. AS 1t was, Thu
damage was slight
Mr.. John Derrickson was in town yes
terday. He wears a pleasant face, aul
says he has still "one more river Z
cross.
Mr.. Phil Layton. of Bridgeville. nov
attending Conference Academy, Dover
is visiting Mr.. Rob Richards.
A good joke has just come to light O
one Of the members of the delegation
who went to Dover to help boom G. Il
| Treat. When he returned home he wa
asked if he attended the caucus. ''No,
he replied. Il did not. / didn't kno'
there was such thing in Dover.
Mr.. John Steel, Of Frankford, was az
pointed county treasurer by the Lev
| Court.
Miss Ida Clendaniel Of Glendale,
visiting Mrs. Lizzie Calhoun.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07
MR.. ROBINSON Will STEP OUT.
City Councilman in Caucus Select George
II. Boughman to Succeed Him.

City Councilmen in Caucus Select George
II. Boughman to Succeed Him.
At the caucus of the Democratic mem
bers of City Council last evening George
Fl. Boughman was nominated to succeed
Frederic H Robinson as chief engineer
of the Surveying Department. Mr..
Robinson received one vote. Mr. Bough-
man will be nominated at the meeting of
City Council tonight and elected.
The objection to Mr.. Robinson has been
his politics. He has made a good and
efficient officer. There have been trivial
objections made to him by builders on
the ground that Mr.. Robinson's strict
obedience of the orders Of his superiors
has made him disobliging and unaccom-
modating
George H. Boughman. who will sue
coed him, has been in 1.-THE employ of the
Surveying department for eight years,
five years as first assistant engineer. He
has been employed at Annapolis. Md,
and was on the engineer corps of the
Delaware Western railroad. Mr.. Bough-
man has therefore had plenty of exper-
fence and will no doubt make an efficient
officer He graduated from the Penn
sylvania Polytechnic College at the age
of %, ard is now 80 years of age.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07
NEW CASTLE LETTER.
Outlook for a Good House To-night-A
FuReral and a Marriage
BY Letter to EVENING Journal.


FuReral and a Marriage.
By Letter 70 EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del. Feb Quite a
number Of resel we'd seat tickets have been
sold for the May Howard Comedy Com
panys entertainment this evening Not
very many tickets have been sold for Hi
Henry 5 entertainment on Saturday even.
ing next.
Tickets are selling in this city for an
entertainment to be given in the Rose
Hill schoolhouse on next Thursday
Miss Lizzie Riley and James Weldin
were united in marriage yesterday by
the Rev. F. L. Brady.
The funeral of Michael Gallagher took
place this morning at $50 o'clock. He
was inferred in the St. Peters Gene
terry.
D. Harry Wilson, correspondent Of
Every Evening, who has been very i'll
is improving.
Professor F. S Duncan was able TO be
out Yesterday for the first time since he
was taken i'll.
Miss Amanda Wyman. formerly of
this city, but now of Philadelphia, is
visiting friends here.
There is a report out in this city that
Z. f. Proctor intends to lease the Opera
House here.
Hugh Gallagher, an aged man living at
Shawtown, is dangerously i'll.
Henry Body who has been i'll for some
time is improving.
An entertainment was given in the
prison to-day by some Of the members OF
the May Howard Comedy Company.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07
THIS MORNINGS COURT.

A Case of Bastardy Continued Until the
May Term-suit over a self-bindinE
Harvester.
The case Of the State VS.. William D.
Hall for bastardy, came up before the
Court of General sessions this morning.
The case came up On an appeal from a
justice Of the peace of Newark. Both
parties to the case live near Newark.
Mary p Graves, he prosecuting witness.
claims that Hall is the father of her
child, which is about two years old. 1t is
claimed that Hall supported the child for
some time and then refused to furnish
means for the purpose.
The woman brought suit before the
justice of the peace at Newark and
obtained a decision in her favor Hall
appealed To this court. Andrew E. San
born, ESQ, counsel for the defendant
made application for a continuance of the
case in order to get two important wit
nesses who were out of the state. Mr..
Sanborns client denied that he was the
father of the child and denied having had
anything TO do with the woman. An
affidavit was read stating these facts,
and that the desired witnesses were
wanted to prove them Attorney General
DAEAo AEANNA W h ANAlAHNhnNt VI NQt
case until the FIRST day Of the May
term.
This ended the criminal cases for thi s
term.
The civil case OF g Aultman & Co.,
manufacturers Of reapers and moving
machines Of Canton o., VS.. William b
Wilson. of Smyrna, was then taken up.
James H. Hoffecker Jr. Esq, for the
plaintiff and Thomas Davis, Esq, for the
defendant. The ease of the plaintiff was
that a binder had been sold to the de
PENDANT in 1884, for which 5000 was tC
be paid. The machine had Leen used but
never paid for and the suit was to re
cover The defense was that the ma
chine was not put np properly and die
not do good work and after. fair tria
was returned to tbs agent of the plain
tiffs
The witnesses for The plaintiff were
William b. Wilson George Sharpley
William J. HoWarS, Thomas Gray.
After w. B. Alien. witness for eth
plaintiff, had been examined the cour
adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07
nor GUILTY oF HIGHWAY RoeeERY
Ex-Recorder Thomas Holcomb Success
fully Defends Edward Farley.

Ex-Recorder Thomas Holcomb Success
fully Defends Edward Farley.
The case of the State VS.. Edward
Farley for highway robbery was resumed
at yesterday afternoons session of the
Court of General Sessions. The com
bined arguments of Attorney General
Biggs for the state and Recorder
Thomas Holcomb, Esq, for the prisoner,
occupied an hour and twenty minutes.
The chief justice was twenty minutes in
delivering his charge to the jury. The
jury was out about two hours and half,
and brought in a verdict of not guilty
little after o'clock. Farley was dis
charged This was the first case Mr.
Holcomb has argued in this court. His
eross-examination Of witnesses and strong
argument to the jury probably turned
the scale in the prisoners favor,
Sentence was imposed AS follows upon
prisoners who had pleaded guilty this
morning.
George w. Peterson, larceny Of an
umbrella; costs, 81 restitution money,
three months Imprisonment and five
lashes.
James f. Groom, colored. larceny of a
pair of shoes: costs, restitution money
prisonment and five lashes.
George Davis, larceny Of horse blan-
ket; costs, SO restitution money, three
months Imprisonment and five lashes
David Miller and Jonathan Harris.
colored breaking into a house and at
tempted larceny in Red Lion hundred (;
500 fine, costs, one years Imprisonment,
one hour in the pillory and twenty
lashes
Another Indictment against Daniel
Miller, one Of the parties in the above
case, for receiving stolen goods was
nolle pressed on motion Of the attorney
general
The casa Of Christian r. Sesterham.
indicted for assault and battery at the
November term, was nolle pressed on pay
ment of costs
An indictment for carrying concealed
deadly weapons against William Wilson
who had been convicted of assault upon
Price Dilworth. was nolle pressed.
j. Frank Biggs, ESQ. stated that th'
case of Hubert Cassidy VS. Bridget
Haman, passed when the trial list wal
called, had been referred
Walter Hayes. Esq. stated that thu
{ case of ID. NJ Osborne & Co., VS.. Francis
N Buck, garnishee Of John A. Wilson
which had been marked for trial. ha,
been continued on the application of coun
: sci for the plaintiff.
I Mr.. Hayes also announced that the cas-
4 Of Hawkins & Co, VS.. Edgar Chandler
I marked for trial. had been continued 81
I the application of Benjamin Nields, Esq.
{ counsel for the plaintiff.
e Court adjourned a little after : o'clock
{ after the jury in the Farley case came IN
until 10 o'clock this morning.
!. All the jurors not engaged on the Fan
! ley case were discharged from furthf
! attendance az this court.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07
QUO wARRANTo.
Proceedings Against New Member OF
the Republican Levy Court.

the Republican Levy Court.
BY Letter to EVENING Journal.
GEORGETOWN, Feb. 6.--The new Re-
publican Levy Court met here yesterday
and organized by e'ecting G. T. Pepper
president B. Frank Bacon, attorney, and
Philip Windsor, bailiff The court stands
eight Republicans to five Democrats. At
their caucus on Monday night the Repub
licans, besides deciding upon the above
organization, resolved to elect none but
Republicans as collectors and constables.
In the case Of w H. Prettyman, Re
publican Levy Courtman from Broadkiln
hundred, A. r. Robinson, ESQ, attorney
for the Democrats, gave notice that a
writ Of quo waIranto would be served at
the coming term Of the Superior Court,
ands protested against Mr.. Prettyman
being sworn in. 1t is charged that Pret-
lyman was not a freeholder at the time
of his election.
If his office is declared vacant, Gov
ernor Biggs will fill it by appointment
and the Levy Court will then stand seven
Republicans to six Democrats.
At the Republican caucus last night
John r. Steele was nominated county
treasurer. He will be elected to-day
The other candidates were B. c. Pretty
man. l. j. w. Messick, r. w. Torbert
Joshua Phillips and Mr.. Doraway.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-07
Hlstnrlc nrnreh.

Miss Susannah Warfeld, aged over
ninety years, who resides near Sykesville,
Carroll county Nd. composed the march
which was performed at the inaugural
ball of William Henry Harrison, grand
father of the President elect and it is
thought that the march viii again be
played at the Inauguration of Benjamin
Harrison on March 4. Miss Warfeld is
very wealthy and she intends to donate
forty acres of land and the money to
build and establish a male college near
Sykesville, Md.