Evening journal., 1889-07-18
pgATH oE EplToR wAIrE.
The Editor of the New Castle s'ar Dies
at Midnight.


NEW CASTLE, Del July 1S.-Joseph
Carus White, the editor OF the New
Castle Star, died at his home on Water
street at II. 45 last night, The deceased
has been suffering from consumption for
over ten years. For two years past he has
been confined to his house existing
almost entirely on whiskey and milk
He came TO this city in 1882 and pur-
chased the Star from Prof. j. A. White
lock. The office was then on Water
street. He moved in short time to a
room in the old court houee, now occupied
as the post office, after which he moved
to the office from where the Star is now
issued. He was appointed and served for
three years as justice of peace in this
city.
The deceased was at one time com
positor on the New York Herald. He
was connected with the patenting Of the
overhead cash delivery system, and was
skillful musician. Editor White was
49 years of age, and left wife and two
children, Carus, boy about 16 years of
age and Emma, young lady of II. The
funeral services will be held at his late
residence on Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock. The interment will be made IN
the Presbyterian Cemetery.
Company II took forty young mer
from this city Yesterday to Camp Sheri
dan and nearly as many girls are left K
themselves for week. Anyone stand
ing on Delaware street last evening, anC
! looking into the troubled faces of thu
girls as they passed, could easily see tha
there was something wrong and some
body absent. Although there is a goo'
/ deal of sadness attached to the absenc
Of the boys from the city, the girls viii
be benefited by not being used as foo'
for the mosquitoes on the battery in tn
evening. Some of the girls have oh
tanned temporary beaux while the mimi
war is going on. An individual recep
tion will be held at the depot ON mex
Wednesday.
Miss Mamie Hawkins, daughter o
Colonel Hawkins of West Point, visite
the home Of Senator Gray here yestel
day.
Charles Hoffman, the proprietor Of tn
jefferson House, spent yesterday in Wi
mington.
A number of persons will drive froI
here to the camp tomorrow evening, a
Brandywine Springs.
Mrs. Richards and family of Chespeak
City, Md, are visiting Mrs Georg
Rocket, on Water street.
Miss Armitage Black, daughter Of Di
John ]. Black, is visiting her granC
mother, Mrs Groome, at Elkton, Md.
S. L. Truss is unloading a barge {
coal at his coal yard.
Hugh G. Smith, formerly proprietor {
the Star Hotel, is now engaged in II
Railroad House.
The steamer British Princess passe
down from Philadelphia yesterday f
Europe. On board of her we're Rev. M
Mayers and wife. Mr.. Mayors acted (
rector Of Emmanuel P. E. Church in tn
city during the absence Of the recto
Rev. P. B. Lightner on his Europei
, tour. Mr.. Mayors is returning to b
home in England.
James Challenger spent yesterday
Philadelphia.
e Misses Kate and Regina Malone
Maggie Kelly and Mamie Gallagher wei
to Woodland Beach on the Clyde yeste
! day.
A German excursion from Philadelph
came to this city yesterday on the Rid
way Park steamer John II. Donher
They had their photographs taken on &
r wharf.
a John Boyd formerly Of this city.
:. now Of Philadelphia is filing his brother
9 Lieutenant Boyd's place, in the drug ste
a Of William j. Ferris while the latter is
J. camp.
o John Platt, wife and child, former
T of this city now of Christiana were he
d yesterday.
; Miss Mamie Hunter, who has be-
a spending three weeks with relatives
9 Philadelphia, returned home on t
d steamer Clyde yesterday.
}. Miss Amanda WYman, formerly Of Il
d city. but now of Philadelphia, is visitii
); Miss Annie Hewlett on Union street.
o Miss Carrie Rogers of this city spe
u yesterday in Wilmington.
t Miss Annie Rothrock, formerly of tn
Q city, but now of Philadelphis, is hei
Il visiting her parents.
U Miss Gertrude Brown, formerly Of Il
s city, but now of Washington, is visiti
Mrs. B. F. Lancaster
n Miss Bessie Gunkel of Warwick, M
4 is the guest OF Miss Clara Blackburn,
70 Water street.
The James A McCarter Club will go
Christiana on Saturday night on Wis
!, A party composed Of the followi
:, people from this city went on the excJ
q sion Of Minqua Tribe, l. o. R. NJ,
I Wilmington, to Bay Ridge to day: w
= liam Waggeman and Miss Lydia Mcneil
y James Morgan and Miss Susie Pusti
y David Castlow and Miss Celia Cresswe
i William Harrington and Miss Sal
u Smith, Louis Wilson and wife, Geor
y Pustill, Jacob Wright and Frank
\, Smith. All of the gentlemen are me
~ bers of Seminole Tribe of this city
d Wesley j. Allison and Hudson P. Sh
n n Of the Allison Car Works of Philadelpl
u are the guests of the family Of Pc
Plumber on Orange street.
~ 5e Hiett Graham, proprietor OF the Atli
'. tic House, and wife, are at Bay Ridge.
" w. Marvin Truss will 60 to Phiiad
~ phia on visit this evening.
nc News has been received from Dee
Grove that H. H. George is still lying "
i'll.