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Evening journal., 1889-05-29
Professor rspy. tho '.old storm King.

Professor Espy, the "Old Storm King"
In 1913 Professor Espy was given position
Ia the war department, whero he could pur-
sue his Investigations in atmospherical cur
rents and disturbances and receive reports
from distant points OF observation. He in.
sttuted service OF daily weather reports,
out Of which our present signal service ystem
hns grown; and on the basis Of this enter
prise, as Mrs Morehead relates In her book,
Professor Henry once remarked TO her that
there was no question IN his mind that PRO
lessor Espy should be regarded rs the father
of the present signal service Of the United
States, his Theory Of Storms having led the
way to its establishment and present success :
Professor Henry added that the charts nov
used in the service were identical with som,
notifications with those that tho "Old Storm
King constructed for use in tho meteorologi
cal bureau Of the war department when b
was at its head.
a similar acknowledgment was made /,
Mrs Morehead BY Gen. Myer Professor
Espy was for several years a regent Of thi
Smithaoninn institute, and was brought int
close relations and friendship with Professor
Henry On the occasion OF his death Profes
sor Bache pronounced his eulogy in the boarc
of regents, and the regents passed the custom
ary resolutions in honor Of his memory Ont
Of these resolutions describes him as "one Of
the most useful and jealous Of the meteorolo
gists cooperating with the institution, who's.
labors IN both the increase and diffusion OF
knowledge Of meteorology have morited th,
highest honors Of science at home, and have
added TO the reputation Of our country
abroad. Popular Science Monthly
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
CITY NEWS IN sRlsF.


Troop B will hold an election for cap
tain tonight.
The Choral Club held special rehear-
sal last evening and will hold another on
Friday evening.
DR., L. H. Johns gave lecture on
anatomy before Industry Lodge A. O..
.. W., last evening
A new tribe of the 1 0. R. M. will be
instituted at Lewes, DEL, in a short
time by Great Sachem Sheppard
young man living at No. 304 East
Fourth street had his right arm mashed
while coupling cars at West Yard yester-
day morning
st. Marys T. A. B. Pioneer Corps will
give an excursion to Beverly Park on the
steamer Thomas Clyde, Monday, June II.
Albert Band will furnish the music.
The sale of the Hardness building at
Tenth and Market streets. to e. T. Dill
worth, was consummated to- day and Mr..
Dilworth took possession. w. r..
Hawkins was the agent
The Wilmington City Railway Com
pany is putting a siding connecting the
two tracks above Seventh and Market
streets for the purpose Of allowing cars
to stand in front of the Opera house at
the conclusion Of performances.
Four young ladies Of Scott M. E..
Church viii give a strawberry festival
this and tomorrow evenings, in Cams s
Hall, southwest corner of Sixth and LON
bard streets The festival is for the
benefit of the parsonage fund.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
BASE eALL NOTES.

The Wynnewood Club has declined TO
come here tomorrow to play the Will
mington. 1t looks as if they were afraid
of another whipping
The Wilmington will play the reor.
ganized Americus under the manage
ment of General Doherty at Union Park
tomorrow afternoon for the champion
ship of the state.
The manager of the Alva Base Ball
Club desires to state that the defeat of
his club ON Monday by the Success, score
IA to IL, was due to the fact that the
Success had older players and therefore
the clubs were unevenly matched. His
teams players are under 16 years of age.
The Defiance and Ponies will play for
the championship at Union Park to.mor-
row morning. The game will be called
at 10 O'Clock, and the batting order will
be as follows Ponies-Lyneh. +. f.
Neister, 3D. ; Donahue, c.; Scott, 1b.
Foster, !. f.; McClafferty, S. s.; Coady.
2b. McCorkle, C. f. Manuel, p. De-
fance-Mahoney. 3b-; Collins, 6. Kenny.
d. Mention r. f.. Mcdaniel, 1b Con
nell, c. f.. Thompson, s. s.; McNulty, l. f..
In the Middle States League contest
Yesterday, York annihilated Lancaster by
a score Of II to 5. Newell played third
base. made one run, one hit and had one
put out. At Harrisburg the Cuban
Giants defeated the home team bya score
of IL to 8; Staten Island defeated Yale
College by score of 13 to 12; Haver-
fard defeated Swarthmore by score OF
13 to 9; the Young America defeated the
Chester by score OF i 10 D; the Phila-
delphia Giants defeated Norristown by q
1 score Of 3 to 2.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
GOLD WATCHES.

The Reaaon why They cnn 10 Bourht for
So Much Less Than Formerly.
"6old watches are so common nowadays
that men don't take as much pride In wearing
them as they did a few years ago. said a
Fulton street jeweler the other day. ..rhe
individual who could sport gold watch and
chain dozen years ago was considered a
person Of wealth and property. But he isn't
now. Why, you win find gold watches in the
pockets Of cur street car conductors, and / have
even known them to wear handsome diamond
rings Did you over notice the ostentatious
manner in which young man handles his
first gold watehl II Is rather amusing
Usually he carries It in a chanois leather
pouch, and Is very careful not to breathe on
il or touch the case with his fingers He CON
suits it every fifteen inmates for tho FIRST
month, but he soon tires OF II, and then con
siders it horrible bore 30 be asked for the
time. The demand for gold watches was
never greater than IL is today. Watch com.
panies arc kept very busy filling orders, and
we retail jewellers do good business in this
hne.H
why is It that watches are so much cheaper
now than few years agoT
well, for one thing, tho watch movements
are great deal cheaper. Gold is justexactly
the same price per pennyweight The 70
duction In price is confined to the movements
The watch movements OF the standard Amer
lean make are very cheap. Those In common
use IN gold watches OF tho cheapest grade are
from $40 to SO each, and some OF the best
movements are worth at wholesale SO or $50
There is, however, high priced, fine Ameri
can movement which may cost you say S15,
but they are not put in ordinary cases. a
watch that you paid 500 for few years ago
You can get today for SEQ, and this 500 watch
viii have $40 or $l5 movement in it. For
5'0 you should got a movement cased in solid
l-carat gold, Weighing from i5 70 80 penny.
Weights. The purchaser will get more service
ont of 14-carat case than he will out Of an
| l5-caratn
sHow can dealers offer the public solid gold
! watches for $50 and 1851"
They are not solid by any means. There
are some unprincipled makers who win mark
case og 10 carat outside and s carat in.
side II carat, and 10 and "a carat would
10 marked IL carat There is no law
in America to prevent this. Tho case Is
made OF a composition which holds gold
/ plating finely This composition Is some
times very heavily plated, and will wear
for several years without showing tho base
metal There is little difficulty in dsposing
Of them as solid gold cases, and in this way
the price is surprisingly low. There is more
opportunity for deception in tho movement
and case of a watch than In almost any other
article The amount Of money invested in a
watch offers much inducement 70 expert
tnent The case manufacturer is not neccs.
sarily obliged to know much about the move
| ment Of a watch He makes his eases 70 flt
the standard American sizes OF movements,
and most makers produce a uniform size -
Brooklyn Eagle
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
The cnin.se I,nnl,.

III its simplest form, the bunk is merely a
wooden surface supported by four legs The
poorest people cover it with tightly stretched
clean mating. The rich use the samo form,
but carve the legs and edges into a thousand
and ono delightful shapes, aud cover the mat
tirg with rugs and mats until it becomes q
couch worthy of ancient Rome.
II is q bed THAI noeds 10 making up, that
mover slueaks or breaks do~p Is never dis
arranged, oud can be kept cxquieity,y clear
with the least amount of lah I. Cpou It tA,
mandarin ana dai'r,a Be ,s.dicaa, ch-;, Sic p
smoke ael enjoy lito. II rests ..itlou5 heat
ing tho body Ioiseuscsr .iAleof any aulount
Of nGorument Ia a summer pavilion il taay
De o graceful shape Of light hasiboo uaa rat
tan, waile in a drawing room Il may DC az
elegant carved affair in ebony WITH roya
rooes.--W. e. S. Faies in The Home Maker
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
TRUSTEES or THE POOR.
Their Regular Meeting at the AImshouse
Pennsl Is anIa visitors.

Aheif Regular Meeting at the Almshouses
PeDnsyiSania Visitors.
The Trustees Of the Poor held their
regular monthly meeting at the aims
house to-day
All the members were present The
minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved The committee to
audit the accounts of the treas
urer Of the Pc eported that they had
done so They are correct, as follows
April 1888, Lals4ee from last year, $247. 81
Total receipts from all sources, $43 :
800 2S total dir9 ersements, $43, ,219. 30;
April. 1SS9-B ,..4lce, $43, 63S. %. Com
mittee on accons ftported that the pay
roll for the mo o. May 1889, amounted
to S553 IL.
The snperiuf ent's report was read
and ordered file 1t is as follows: The
number Of inma of the almshouse is
1871 Whit, men So; colored men, IL;
white women. r3. colored women, 13:
white children, 0; colored children, 6.
Number Of innate in the'insane asylum,
is ll3;white meul ;colored men, 10 white
women, 35; cul 4 women, 9. Total
number Of inma in both almshouse and
insane asylum no. The number Of
deaths during be uonth was s.
Three director nd the superintendent
Of the Chest county (Pa.) Home
visited the ius ion; Joel B. Pusey,
John S. Hope sston Thomas. Super
intendent @. Dn Smith.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
Anoth. .mce vacant.

William A. tuuegvs of Middletown
deputy collector III internal revenue in
this city, has tene red his resignation. to
take effect on Juua I. Mr.. Comegys re.
signed Of his own rree will. He was ap
pointed about th.es and one-half years
ago by Collector ausey Of the dis
trict of Della rHfe, and was retained
when that di tiet was consolidated
with the distril NJ Maryland There are
Eve applicants for he position as follows:
Thomas e. Heart f Middletown, James
p. Rothwell Of Newark, Thomas w.
Saville of this cii4 DR.. n. B. Morrison
Of this city and t. Leitch, ex-deputy
collector. Tho slav of the office is 81
20O year. 1t is boaved that Thomas w.
Saville, who is rong Higgins man,
will get the aplyul8 fmeut.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
STREETS Ano SEWERS
Davis s. Brother 10 Pave West highth
street.

Davis s. Brother 10 Pave West highth
Street.
The directors of the Street and Sewer
Department met in regular session last
evening. The weekly payroll of $149, so.
the monthly, $233 33 and the engi-
neers S15S33 were ordered paid. The
CITY treasurer reported the balance In
bank to the credit of the department
as So, 358.22 City Auditor Newell re-
ported collections amounting to sS2. 63
for liens.
The contract for grading Gilpin avenue
was awarded to Michael Riley, at 25 cents
per cubic foot. The street commissioner
was directed to have gutter plates hauled
to Spruce street, between Tenth and
Eleventh.
The street commissioner was ordered
to have curb set OH Gilpin avenue be-
tween Franklin and Broome. The fol
lowing proposals for printing the annual
reports were received: Mercantile Print
ing Company, 500 copies, 81 65 per page,
300 81. 25; Wilmington Printing Com
Company, 300 copies, $155; 500 81 65; /;
]. Miller Thomas, 300, $1.40; 500, $1.55.
Bids for paving West Eighth street
WtTb ItttlNtu dS ADllOWSs
Davis & Bro, to do repaving from
Market to Washington, % cents per
square yard; repaving belgian blocks
from Madison to Monroe, 2S cents per
square yard; pave with rubble stone
from Washington to Union street, 79a
cents per square yard; complete, with
gutter and curb, $3.05 per square foot
cutters to be feet wide; if cutters are
8 feet wide, $3 80 per square foot. Will
liam Simmons, for curb. gutter-plste
and cutters complete, $1.9S per lineal
foot; to repave from Market to Washing
ton, % cents per square yard repaving
with blocks from Madison to Monroe, 30
cents; TO pave with rubble stones, from
Monroe to Union, 81 lcents per square
yard. Davis & Bro received the contract.
The secretary was instructed to inform
the City Passenger Railway Company of
the result Of the bidding.
Bills for furnishing 624 feet of three
inch iron pipe to convey the water from
the Norris sgring to the corner of Fourth
and Franklin streets, were received as
follows: The Gawthrop and Brother
Company, 279 cents per foot S. B. Clark.
40 cents per foot. The contract was
awarded to The Gawthrop and Brother
Company.
The board will meet again this even
ing Bills were passed as follows Brad
ford g. Vandegrift, $3.50; H. G. Turner,
Esq, $38; Atlas Dredging Company,
$138 75 Andrew Traynor, $3.50 w.
Costa & Co., IS; George H. Bouhman, Sc.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
PoLITlcAL NoTEs.

The Twelfth wards Democrats will
meet at the southeast corner of Fourth
and Scout streets, this evening.
The Seventh ward Democrats will meet
at z. 80 o'clock to night, at John L. Ma
lones, Delaware avenue, near Madison.
The Second ward Democrats will hold
meeting tomorrow night at Joseph
Weldon's, Second and French streets.
The Tenth ward Republicans have
nominated Jacob Lamplugh for City
Council. Mr., Lamplugh is about go years
of age. He is veteran of the late war
and is employed by the Harlan and Hol-
hngsworth Company. as q wood worker.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
A Collision OF Carriages.

Last evening while Charles Whitaker
of the Ninth ward was driving team III
Market street he ran into a team at
Twentieth and Market streets, coming the
other way. The other team was occupied
by Mrs. James McComb and sister. The
shaft on the carriage was broken, but
the horse was checked before 1t could
run away. The ladies Went home on
street car and the horsa which belongs "a
John Martin, was taken in town. Whit
aker attributes the collision to the fact
that his horse became unmanageable.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
Dress Goods.

Our special sale of Dress Goods is
now in full blast. We have sold 8
great many, but still have plenty
more. They must positively be sold,
You will find a good many cheaT
things, as all our Dress Goods are
marked way down. Good value can
be found in our Black and Colored
silks, Henrietta Cloths, All Wool
0ashmares in all the leading shades.
Buyers needing Dress Goods will
lind 1t to their advantage to examine
our line Of Dress Goods
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
The Frogtown Crossing.

Wilmer 7, Pennington of Middletown,
came near being killed by a special train
at the Frogtown crossing near that town
yesterday. Mr., Pennington did not see
the train and IL his horse had not stopped
both would have been instantly killed.
This is the crossingi where Dr.. Parvis
was killed in March, 1888 and over which
the recent damage suit was tried.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
A SAD MARoH no a GRAVE.
Many Bitter Tear WIN Drop on tn,
Soil OF the Dead Tomorrow.

Soil of the Dead Tomorrow.
All the memorial officers connected
with the different posts of the Grand
Army have completed every arrange.
ment to march to the graves of their
fallen comrades tomorrow, and, when on
the way to the silent resting place of the
dead. sad recollections will be fresh in
the mind of every soldier who fought on
the battle field to save the nations life
and honor
All veterans and sons Of veterans
should remember on that day to visit
their comrades graves in true blue regu.
lation suits. According to promise made
some Of the officers of various posts Mr..
Louis Fellheimer, proprietor of the
Economy Hall" Clothing House, will
furnish good, solid, substantial Grand
Army suit for $S; therefore there is M
necessity Of spending $12 or $15 for {
suit, when the one Mr.. Fellheimer sells
for IS will give equally as good wear il
every respect as those you would buy al
the above exorbitant prices.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
Court Adjourned.

The county courts reconvened at 8
o'clock this morning. The session was
spent in hearing some arguments on un-
important cases and by the judges in
signing the license applications that were
approved. At II. 40 o'clock court adjourned
to the term in course and the May term
xuaq andad
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
Healdmoor Rlne Rnnce.

AT the Healdmoor Rifle Range vester-
day afternoon the following scores We're
made; Pistol match, 80 yards. E. j. Oar.
lington, rs; H. Simpson, -: G. Webb,
20; 100 yards, E. J. Darlington, Of. 50.
SO; Webb, Sc. So, 81 7S w s. Dar-
lington, 81. rs; E. Darlington, So. 81. 81.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
Thirty YOUNG les Take the Ven.

Thirty young aiias received the relig-
ious habit in the convent Of st. Francis,
Glen Riddle, yrs' arday. Solemn mass
was celebrated wi.a he following officers
Father Meurer c,,ehrant; Father Coyle,
deacon; Father lns of Hockessin, sub
deacon; and FutE NcCaIty of Bethle-
hem, Pa. masfrt oi ceremonies Arch
bishop Ryg4 assisted in the sanctuary
and after most touching address on the
religious life, conferred the habit and
ven on the thirty candidates. Bishop
curtis, Vicar Geretal Lyons and Fathers
ballard, Donauga md Flynn helped
Philadelphia
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
Constitution patohnr.
Pittsbure pisnatcb

Ptttsburg Dispatch.
Burt Tanners idea being very plainly
to the effect that the end and purpose OF
government is to pay pensions, and
hardly less distinctly that it is within
the function of pension commissioner
to make laws, it may also include the
opinion that he can also unmake consti-
tutional provisions.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
RlBBoNs. GOWNS AND THINGS.


Ribbons Of every deseription-wide,
narrow and medium, and Of satin, faille,
brocade, silk gauze and velvet-will be
used upon every style Of dress, from
muslin TO Pompadour brocade. to border
the corsage skirt and oyerdress, to deco
rate tea-gowns, Empire costumes, trained
Princess toilets, Greek gowns, wraps,
wrappers, bonnets and hats, and to ran
through the open-work meshes of white
net or lace dresses. Velvet braces and
lattice straps Of ribbon across the bodice,
over blouse plastrons or plated chemi.
settes Of silk muslin with collar, belt
and ribbon ends to match, win enrich
pretty summer dresses, even of the
most inexpensive kind.
Embroideries on ell sorts Of goods are
lavishlY employed in bands as a garniture
for the plain falling breadths Of the Di-
rectoire redingotes, and il is often the
embroidery and style Of work in it that
characterize the costume. It seems a
little strange to see rich Oriental gold
and silver embroideries applied to the
severely classic draperies of the modern
lied Directoire gown. yet there they are
and looking quite ia keeping. Even the
light veilings and grapes have panels or
inserting Of embroidered silk, and often a
handsome silk coat with embroidered
rest is worn with a skirt of plain yelling
of the same or a contrasting color, plated
or with the fullness shirred to some little
distance below the waist
Black tea gowns are trimmed with jet,
and often have Swiss belts, handsomely
ornamented with Jet. A lettuce green
veloutine--a soft make of corded silk
was mixed with pink brocade and cream
crepe de Chine. had short zouave com
ing to the bust, and pointed hanging
sleeves Of brocade inside these
were some elbow ones. The front OF
this dress was made full, with gathered
basque left in double frill from the
waist, such as have never seen before.
The back. like all the rest, was cut in
one. Beige or fawn color in Indian cash.
mere, with front of embroidered net OF
the same color, made most useful gown
which seemed all the more substantial by
means of velvet revers to match on the
bodice.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
LICHT TENSTEIN G. HART
NO. 226 MARKET STREET.

now have large assortment.
Children's Cashmere Coats frons
$500 to $1,000.
Infants Cashmere Cloaks from
~ 90 to $1,000.
An our garments are nicely made
the Innings are good, the finiah
perfect.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
Infants and ChiIdren'S Dresses.

a large assortment Of Infants
Robes. Infants Slips. Children's
White Dresses, sizes from l to-
4 years. They are all made Of nice
materials trimmed with good EN-
broideries ard the workmanship is
perfect. We can sell you garment
made for about what you are obliged
TO pay for the material.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
PREPARED ADHESIVE
WHITE WASH.
ron
WHITENING OR COLORING
Walls, Ceilings, Barns, Fences,
Houses, Bridges, Railway
Stations, Almshouses,
Public Buildings,
ETC., etc.

Mixed in minutes ready for use. Anybody
can apply 10.
Pure materials only are used in this prepa-
ration. IL Is IN paste form simply needing
70 be thinned with water to prepare for use
Nothing Poisonous used in the composition.
Pure white and colOrs.
Can be applied with the greatest ease and
facility, and when dry will present a smooth.
rich aud even surface, which will not rub or
scale from the wall
This whitewash possesses strong disinfect-
ing properties and can be effectually used Ina
cleansing and rendering healthful the walls
Of apartments impregnated with germs OF
Reaches, Ants, Flies, Moth, etc, do not
like Il and leave rooms whore the whttewash
| is applied.
1t will work we'll upon absorbent surfacesS
| hence the necessity, as heretofore. Of sizing
walls to stop their suction is overcome.
IL viii work equally well on rough or smooth
coated walls.
II works so smoothly and therefore covers So
well that the cost Is not much greater than
common lime.
viii not change color and viii keep fur
years In any climate without injury.
Packed in " gal, gal, and 2 gal. Cans.
Barrels, u Barrels and "a Barrels. For sale
by the trade generally.
II you cannot obtain this whitewash frem
your dealer write TO US direct or send US ad-
dress OF responsible dealer and we will send
price, terms, etc.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
Infants and ChiIdren's Lace
Cans and BOnpets.

Fifty different kinds. Lace Bon-
nets to please every one. Some az
low as 10c each, then again we
have all the fine corded goods. Sum
Hats for children. Lace Caps for
boys. A splendid Boys Lace Cap
for 25c.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29

st. Stephens iuf herRn Sunday school
will give a strsm"e,fy festival this and
tomorrow evenings in The lecture room
Of the Masonic Iemple.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29

Postmaster j. H. Bewley of Smyrna
visited this city yesterday.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
Swiss FIOuncings.

A large assortment to select from.
All new and desirable. Prices very
reasonable. We buy them from the
manufacturers direct, saving all in
termediate profits. All Of our en-
broideries are choice patterns and
new in design. Our line is now
complete. We have them as low a.
zoe yard to the finer grades thai
sell at $4.00 a yard.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
PalrIaL.e .xerclses.

The pupils Of lbe Girls High School
gave an lnteresligg program of patriotic
exercises appropf 70 Memorial Day, in
the assembly rooa q she High School this
afternoon. IhH f"lu was decorated with
flowers and approI designs adorned
the walls laree number of friends
were present auy utendent of Pnblic
Schools Harlan nesided, and addresses
were made nv lSstoa Leighton Coleman
and DR.. Lafaye Marks.
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
GAS STOVES.

Desirable In spring, summer, autumn and
winter. Convenient for rapid heating In sIFT-
ING. SEWING, LODGING and BATHROOMS and
for COOKING.
Put in az small expense without cutting
walls. floors or ceilings.
Stoves furnished at about cost.
Price OF gas only $1.& per thousand fese net
Apply at Eas ofice..
Evening journal., 1889-05-29
ChiIdren'S Cashmere Coats.

Our sales in this department have
been very large this season. We