Evening journal., 1889-10-18
NEW CASTLES HAasoR.

Shnrp Competition at stacking Arms
FOR Princ-A Curious Baton Found.
Special correspondence EvESrNa JouRNA1.
NEW CASTLE. Del, Oct. 1s.-Last
night larger audience than has vet been
present were delighted for three hours
by the most admirable presentation Of
"The Ticket of Leave Man." by the
Stratton-S Seymour Company
Near the close OF drill on Wednesday
evening First Lieutenant Evan q. Boyd
offered tickets to '"rhe Danitesn TO the
three mon who made the best stack Of
arms When the order stack arms"
was given, il was done with such preeis
ion that the distances between gun butts
had to be measured to find which three
were the most accurate. Messrs Hol-
schumacher, jolly aud Lancaster were ad-
judged winners
There is considerable complaint made
by tug captains and other vessel captains
aud masters in regards to our harbor.
Undor existing circumstances nothing
can be done; but the great thing which
is genel ally inquired into is Why is not
some of the river and harbor appropria.
tion put where Il is most needed2 For in
stance here. The piers which are just of
New Castle form but comparatively little
harborage and the great want Of ship
owners is to have the large, square pier
just off the Cape May wharf remove q
and two others built below. This Is
the question the Philadelphia ship
owners have asked the citizens and It
needs an answer. A comparatively slow
boat can make New Castle from the
BreaIwater on one tide, and IL the condi-
tions were unfavOrable for them to
proceed onward tc their destinations
farther mp the river, thay could lay over
here until the next tide But at present
old sea captains say that they must keep
on going for the simple reason that the
appropriations instead of being expended
wher0 they are most needed. are put into
unnecessary places and are Of no benefit
TO regular navigation IN the slightest
degree
The service at Emmanuel Church TO
day will be at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
This is the monthly festival service. and
will be choral throughout. There win
no service tonight at 7.30 o'clock.
The rectory and grounds of the p. r.
Church present very neat and pretty
appearance now. at short distance oil
the grass has the appearance OF
green velvet, so nice a condition is 1t
kept in
Mrs Browne OF Elmira, N. VI. and
Mrs Richards OF Harrington. Dell are
the guests of Mrs. e. G. Nhitenach at
her home on Orange street
Rev james Kerr, formerly Of this city
but now at Milford, Del, has just re-
turned from attending the American
Catholic Convention in New York.
John +. Connolly who was seriously in
disposed yesterday Is much better to
day.
The "Red Star" tug Juno lay at the
foot OF Delaware street last night
Rev Mr.. Bell OF the Delaware City
Presbyterian Church will oiiciate at the
preparatory service, which will be held
in tie lecture room on Saturday after
noon.
Cards are oat announcing the marriage
of Miss Agnes Herbert to A. V. Leslie
George. The ceremony will take place
in Emmanuel Church. Wednesday, Octo-
Der 30, at in the evening.
A gentleman while walking along the
river shore yesterday found button.
the devices Of which proved it to be
French The ground work OF the button
is Of copper while the figures which are
bas relief, are Of gold. The description
of the button is as follows. Three frogs
rampant on the bottom, with cat tails on
the extreme edge; flying stork or ibis
over the heads Of the frogs and three
lilies under them. In the upper part
Of this strange antiquity is one
Of the Egyptian pyramids The lower
catch Of the button is crescent shaped.
These cabalistic or hieroglyphic signs, al
tend to prove that there Is some history
or transaction connected with this button.
la fact part Of these signs have been
translated and we would like TO know
who Of the readers Of the EVENING JoUR.
NAL are sntiquarians enough to translate
this hidden history