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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23
SAD DEATH AT DOVER.
An Important Gathering of Colored Peo
pie In Kent.

Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Sept. 23.-Wiiiam McCollum,
the young brakeman, whose critical con-
dition was noticed in the JOURNAL on
Saturday, died yesterday morning at
730 o'clock. Young McCollum's case
was peculiarly touching one He was
injured at Delmar in June last by having
one of his legs crushed and the other Sc
verely injured. He was brought to his
fathers home here and the physicians
amputated one leg below the knee
Another amputation of the same leg was
performed a month ago. and he has all
along suffered terribly from his wounds.
He leaves a widow and babe. He was
well known in Wilmington, having re
sided there for a year previous to the
accident which cost him his life. All
through his suffering the employees of the
Delaware railroad have been unremitting
in their attentions to him. His funeral
! takes place to morrow afternoon.
The pastor of the colored Baptist
church here baptized six persons in Sill
yer Lake at the foot of Washington
street yesterday afternoon, in the pres
ence Of an unusually large number OF
spectators. The water was decidedly
chilly for the ceremony, but faith anc
gum suits pulled the candidates through
A colored church camp was started
yesterday at Zion Church. This is an i'm
portant gathering and is to be continued
| two weeks. A number of leading colOreC
divines of the Peninsula are interested
and taking part and the colored people
| gather from a distance. Yesterday tn,
place was crowded and delegates from al
over the county came in every conceiv
able vehicle. The singing and speaking
at yesterdays meeting were of unusua
excellence.
Rev. T. g. Terry preached an excellen
sermon to a large congregation YESTERDAY
morning. At the evening service h,
alluded feelingly to the death of younl
William McCullom. On next SUNDAY
morning some sixty probationers will b,
admitted into full membership in thi
church.
The boy choir of Christ Episeopa
Church are rendering some good musi
at the services there.
It is said the Good Templars are stir
ring up the druggists in Kent county b,
notifying them that the provisions to tn
new law in regard to the sale of liquo
must be lived up to. As rule the Dove
druggists comply with every Requirement
of the law
Assistant Secretary Lyndall says tina
the cattle and horse departments for tn
coming fair are chuck full In fact nev
buildings are being erected at FairvieV
Park for the exhibits in this line Tn
other departments are keeping pace, an
at headquarters ON Saturday the JuURNA
correspondent saw some very beautiful
specimens of ladies' handiwork whic
came from Salisbury, Md.
Mrs. William Taylor residing on Coy
ernor's avenue above Division street, ha
thirty chickens stolen from her he
house Saturday night. Dovers a gres
place for chicken lifting and the seaso
! is about open now for the work
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

The cost Of good roads in comparison
TO their benefits is bagatelle. A civil
engineer in Texas has just been showing
that in Texas even wheres labor M high
and population sparce, good road igh-
teen feet wide in the tracA with four
feet margin on each side, can be laid
down for an average Of $2.100 per mile
complete, and kept in repair for
800 mile In some Of the
Western states where roadmaking has
been reduced to an exact science, the
roads often cost less than 81, 900 per
mile In Delaware we might kill two
birds with one stone by putting
the New Castle prisoners "a
work on the roads. The prison.
ers should have decent, clean and
comfortable quarters, but they should
have work also. There does not seem e
be any good reason why the prisoners
should be kept in vice and filth breeding
fdleness.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23
STRUGGLING FOR THE POST OFFICE

The Corn Husks Are Thick and Our Cor
respondent Predicts Hard Winter.
Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
HARRINGTON. Sept. 23.-Hard times
all over the land seem to have an added
reminder in this section by the number
of tramps who daily put in an appear.
Ance.
The balmy breezes and refreshing
showers Of the past week leave us like
our Kent county teachers after two
months vacation, longing for change
only we would wish il to come in
golden sunshine. Since the recent rains
our farmers have been blowing in every
direction, preparatory to sowing wheat.
If there is anything In the old Dutch
corn husk sign" the approaching win
ter will be very hard one, for observers
tell me, the husk on the corn is unusually
thick this season. Hence, farmers would
do well to use extra diligence in securing
the remaining forage crop early as con
venient, for old Jack Frost may reason
ably be expected to stalk this way
shortly.
The weather is fair, the air cool and
balmy and the post Office question serene.
"Betts" stock is now on the decline
while Shaw and Downs are augmentine
with quick and undisturbed rapidity
with Shaw in the lead Either of these
two men would suit the citizens of oul
town. r. s. Downs is good worker fol
the party he represents. s. L. Shaw is 8
fair politician, clever gentleman anC
good and tried postmaster, having serveC
the last six years of the Republican reigI
and misrule. 1t is certainly a serious
time here among the Republicans, but {
jolly day for the Democrats.
Quite a good many Of our citizens will
attend the Talbot County Fair this week
William M. Horney and family NOV
to Philadelphia Tuesday, where he will
engage in the grocery business. W. B
Bridges of Henderson. Md, will accom-
pany him as one Of his salesman.
All of our sick, through the care Of on
physicians, are convalescing.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

THE Wool Growers Association, con
sisting OF Columbus Delano and few
other rich sheep raisers OF the South
west. has given notice that 1t would hold
q meeting in Washington at the opening
Of Congress to insist on higher tariff on
wool There is no pretense that this tariff
is for the benefit of the American work
ing man and the American farmer
is not clamoring for higher duty. The
carpet manufacturer is clamoring pre-
cisely the other way, and so are the
manufacturers in other branches of the
wooden trade. How the matter win be
decided so that the Republican politicians
will be able to retain the votes of the
wool growers and of the wooden manu-.
facturers cannot be foretold, but very
likely they viii both be satisfied with
promises
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23
PENsuLINA News PARAeRAPHs.

Peach growers near Laurel have real
lized $40, 900 from this seasons crop
A colt Of Job England's near Zion hung
itself few nights ago with halter
There will be no gambling games al
lowed on the State Fair grounds this
year
The peach season has been greatly short
ened by the heavy rain and high winds,
and the supply reduced.
Game is plentiful on the Bayshore
marshes, Ducks, plover and beach birds
are numerous. Rail birds are found in
great numbers on the fresh marshes
The corn is in bad condition generally,
in MARYLAND. The late storms have
broken and blown it down, The fodder
is rendered nearly worthless by the con
slant rains.
The Rising Sun and North East base
ball clubs have been selected by the man
ayers to contest for the championship OF
the county and prize at the Milford
Fair on October Sth.
The members Of Shows Battery hav,
made arrangement to hold reunion il
November, Thomas Kirk of Rising Sur
is chairman and has charge of arrange
ments for the reunion.
It is stated that Mrs. Sally Currier
whose residence is near Principle Fur
mace was born in 1854 and is therefore il
her 1O5th year. She has lived in Ceci
county all her life and has good healtl
yet. Her eyesight is good but she is lit
tie deaf.
Il is stated by the Seaford Review
that the political pot of Seaford, is be
ginning to boil Already you can see small
knots of politicians congregating an,
talking Of their chances in the mex
cam paign, and their candidates for tn,
governorship. Both parties seem very san
guine.
While the water was so high in Della
ware last week, the water in the Nortl
East river and other Eastern shor
streams was never known to be so low
At some places it was possible to wall
from shore to shore On "Wednesday
thousands "a hsn were slcAsd up ,gner
they had been left high and dry. Thu
Isteamboats plying on the Chester anS
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23
CRIMINAL CASES TRIED.
Many Minor Cases Tried By Jury on
Saturday Afternoon.

ShtuTu&f AIternoOHs
Court reconvened on Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock, and the trial of minor
criminal cases was resumed.
- George Batson, colored, pleaded guilty
to the charge of keeping a gambling
house, and was fined $40 and costs or in
default thereof be imprisoned for one
month.
James Murray, charged with the lar
ceny OF $40 from Thomas Green, with
drew his plea Of not guilty and entered
one of guilty He was sentenced to pay
the costs and restitution money. be i'm
prisoned for three months and receive
| ten lashes
A jury was drawn in the case Of
Charles Mccoy, indicted for an assault
and battery upon Alfred E. Emerson OF
Christiana hundred. Deputy Attorney
/ General Davis for the state and Willard
Hall Porter, Esq. for the prisoner. A
verdict of assault only was rendered anc
Mccoy was sentenced to pay a fine OF
| $40 and costs and be imprisoned for three
months.
Thomas Daraugh, indicted for peddline
/ without a license, in violation of the new
| peddlers' license law, was found not
| guilty under the instruction of the court
Daraugh was selling finger rings and the
court ruled that a bunch of them did mo-
constitute peddler's pack on which
| the number of his license could be in
scribed
John Lannen was found guilty of the
larceny of horse and cattle food from
Thomas Duffy. Sentence; pay costs anC
restitution money, three months impris
onment and ten lashes.
The verdict in the case OF Elwoot
Clarkson, charged with carrying con
cealed deadly weapons was not guilty
Court adjourned until Wednesda,
morning next at 10 o'clock The Cour
of Chancery will sit in the court room to
day and to morrow.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

The Iron Trade Review wishes to
know what guarantee there would be,
In case coal should be put on the free list,
that the foreign Goals would not be
raised in price so that the consumer
would loose the benefit Of tax reduction.
There Is no guarantee against high prices
except open market and freedom Of sup
ply. What guarantee has there been
that Hungarian and Italian laborers would
not be brought here to enjoy the protec.
tion that was meant for American labori
Coal is cheapest whore It can be most
cheaply delivered. II it were allowed to
come in from Newfoundland free the idle
mills Of New England would start again.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

REV. l.. d. Temple, Baptist minister
of New York, preached on the case Of
AIRS. Hamilton yesterday. Among other
things he said;
am led to inquire II there is not some.
thing in our modern life, something In
our education, whether there is not some.
thing which facilitates the development
Of such vice.
Surely it Is not necessary to imputs
crimes like Mrs. Hamilton's to education
Education is refining, wholesome and
elevating In its influences and tenden
cies IL has made the world better. not
worse since it began TO exercise its in.
fiuence on the common people What's
the matter with human nature as rea-
son and a source for the crimes OF Mrs.
Hamilton2
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23
Ssssafras rivers were run aground owing
To the scarcity of water

Sassafras rivers were run aground owing
to the scarcity Of water
The movement to sell pool privileges at
the Elkton Fair has raised such storm
of indignant protest that the managers,
there is little doubt, will drop it. The
privilege alone without the usual accom-
panying gambling wheel would not sell
for more than $3.50. With the gambling
wheel the privilege would bring 81, 600,
which amount the attendants at the Fair
would be robbed of by the sharpers,
beside great deal more. If our agricul-
tural fairs are used by horse Jockeys to
float such robber devices to fleece the
gullable country people. The sooner they
are knocked on the head the better. =
Milford Chronicle.
Tomato growers in Delaware have been
unfortunate in their crops the present
year. When the early crop was reaching
maturity heavy rains fell, washing the
vines out of the ground and DESTROYING
the fruit Then followed cold, unseason
able weather, which retarded the growth
of the vines and set back the ripening OF
the fruit Then there came an interval OF
| fine growing weather, and strong hopes
were based upon large late crop, which
hopes seemed about to be realized when
therains Of week before last descended &C
companied by high westerly winds, which
have, it is said, resulted in partial an
Inhalation Of the crop. 1t is also said that
this misfortune will result in great los,
to the Gamers, as they were making prep
arations to do large business in putting
up the late crop. The tomatoes now il
the market are dirty. cracked and water
soaked, but they command 40 and 81
cents basket.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23
A Disorganised Combination.

At o'clock yesterday afternoon two
mechanics from Philadelphia succeeded
in effecting an entrance into the vauls Of
the National Bank Of Chester county.
They worked from 1880 Saturday night
almost uninterruptedly Il was found
that some Of the tumblers Of the comb
nation had become disorganized The
door is ruined and will have to be re.
placed by a new one. Three weeks ago
an expert thoroughly overhauled the
doors and locks and put them in first
class condition.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

Ex PRESIDENT CLEVELAND hits out
from the shoulder again in saying to
timid Democrats, mot well grounded in
the faith, who long for the flesh pots Of
vacillating shifts and evasions, that
''the answer to their fears should be
party honesty is party expediency.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

Southern Pacific railway schemes
through Congress in 1875 have just been
republished in the New York papers has
blossomed out into a humanitarian. He
recommends subscriptions to the
stock of an African railway
on the plea of preventing
the spread Of slavery. Considering the
keen interest Mr. Huntington has taken
in all enterprises for the advances of man
kind in civilization and in enlightenment
therefore, and the delicate and unseldsh
mi tives he has displayed in the distinc-
ton, acquisition and control of
railways it is with unfeigned
pleasure that the world beholds
him now as an advocate Of the abolition
Of slavery in Africa. OF course it would
be base to suppose that good, wise and
charitable millionaire like Mr.. Hunting
ton, would wish to unload his African
railway stock on the sympathetic people
Of United States and England.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

LITTLE Sister-"Ma wants you, Sammy
Where've you beenY Sammy-Fishin' -
Little Sister Did you catch anythingT y
Sammy (sadly)-" Nothin' { all. Little
Sister (reassuring) but you will
when you get home. Cleveland Leader.
LITTLE BROTHER (bed time)-"Why
don't you take your stockings Off" Little
Sister Whose mother buys the cheap black
kind)-"Ps dot all of EN- off at will come
off New York Weekly.
These are the melancholy days-the sgddesi
in the year
little too warm for whiskey and little toe
cool for beer.
Chorus of EXCHANGES.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

WE have constantly alleged that the
Republicans were deeply interested in
the question Of who should be the next
Democratic candidate for Governor. They
have been especially anxious to know
whether Mr.. Bayard intended to become
candidate. They have been circulating
all sorts of absurd rumors that Mr..
Bayard would and that he would not be
candidate. We have advised them to
await patiently the meeting Of the
Democratic Convention which would give
exact and final information but they are
too anxious and cannot wait. They must
begin to distribute the offices and to raise
"boodle" with an eye.to their influence on
the election They do not wish to begin
to abuse and vilify ex-Secretary Bayard
unless he is to be a candidate They con
slider that so much ammunition wasted.
In this line the astute Morning News
always willy and marvelously enterpris
ing has secured from Mr. Bayard the
announcement that he is not a candidat q
for governor. The News might have also
ascertRined that Mr. Bayard was not a
candidate for Congress or the Delaware
Legislature and for several other offices
Then the News might have stood off and
admired its work and blessed itself fol
having accomplished something in the
nature of a beat. Perhaps the News
and the remainder Of the news
papers would differ as to what ii
"a beat" A beat is piece Of news
published exclusively by one paper
ahead Of other papers Something IL
the nature Of beat seems to be some
thing that everybody else considers too
patent and too old to publish.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

THoUoH the Morning News is very
choice about the particular phraseology
used in describing the different race ele-
ments which entered into the New Cas-
tie riot, 1t has no criticisms for the
Republican protectionists who bring
masses of ignorant laborers from Europe
to compete with American workingmen
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

In his sermon describing the Yosemite
Valley the picturesque Talmage makes
some extraordinary utterances and refers
20 scenery as "the upholstering of the
Lord God Alnighty.'
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

P. n K. Station. S28 1925 2.25 $50 81B lila
ADDITIONAL TRAINS.
Daily except Saturday and Sunday
Leave Wilmington, 6.l7 p. m; b. b D. juno
ton, 6.28 ?. m. Newbridge. Gal p. m. Arliva
Dupont $50 p. IN.
On Saturday only-Will leave Wilmington
at 5.l7 p. m. Arrive Newbridge 5.4l p. m. Leave
Wilmington lOl5 =. M, Newbridge 1910 ?. 10
D. m Arrive Reading 40 .. m.
On Sunday only--Will leave Reading at
$50 a. IN. for Wilmington and intermediate
points, st Peters at 4 40 m, Warwick SO
p m, Springfield % p m, Joanna 5 0S p m
Birdsboro 81 m. Arrive Reading IN.
GOING SOUTH
Daily Sunday
Daily lex Sunday only
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23
II they would Emlgrate.

Philadelphia Telegraph
The speech of Governor Gordon, Of Geor-
gia, on the historic battlefield Of Chicka
manga yesterday, has the ring of true pat
riotism. There is something soul-inspiring
In such a scene, where soldiers who have
faced each other in deadly conflict meet
in friendly re union. What peaceful
time we might have in this country if the
Fire Alarm and hot heads would EN-
inrate 10 Cuba
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

TnF New York Herald refers to the
situation in Washington tersely but deli
cately and pathetically thus;
WANrED-A surplus burster Must
be dumb. Address White House. Wash
ington, d. G.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23
ID Schedule in effect May IL. 1889.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AV. DEPOT
EAST BOUND.

Express trains.
NEW YORK, week days, 21s, sos, '7O6.
NEW YORK, Sundays, % 10, 40 a m, 'l2 %,
2 IS, IS 0S, g 46pm.
4 05 z s. IS 50, co. 40 26, 10 rs a. M; *l2 0s.
90, 2 3s, 400, 10, IS Os, 25, 10, 70 4o, 7O6s
IPHiLAbELPHIA, Sundays, 2 10. Q 50, Y 0s.
7 IS, 905, 1923 a. M; 40 0s co. q 3s, 800.
4 10, Is 0s, %. 6 10, 90 40. IS, % 81 p, m: -
CHESTER week days, z ID. QUO, ,s ~ 5s z " oo'
z 80 800, TO- +5.Os, BIS $40, 70 4o, 7Oo' $50.
GAEsTER, SUNDAYS ~ '2ls, ESQ |7O5, ESs.
b.25 8 10. *6 46. 1886, s9 90 .. N.
ATLANTIC CITY, \. j., week days, 30.
y 05 a m, z IS and 100 p m. Sundays, 800,
: % d H. . % VEST BOUND.
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON. f4.b0.
IS 46, *ll45 a. m; 2.46 = 46, IS 40, s8O5 p. m.
All daily; $40 a. m, - Os m, daily, except
IP'TTTsBURG. .s.4e a. m. $40 p. m. all daily.
CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS, al As a. N,
and g o. D. m; both daily.
isINGERLY ACCOMMODATION, 30 p. m.
Si IuAiN = Is y hi Accommodation, week
days, 40. II As am: 45 and 40 p m. Sundays
Trains r II rs LEAVE MARKET ST. STATION
For Philadelphia and wav stations. week
/ days, 30, IS, 30 II 30 IN, and lz.43, So,t
D. m. Sundays, 6 IS a N; u 43, 2 30, m.
For Baltimore, week days, 5.35, Q 30, -
III IS a. M, 2.S5. IS 30 p m. Sundays, 40 m
/ IS and IS 30 . m.
For Landenberg and way stations, week
/ days. 8 30, 40, II 81 IN; IS, 8 30 D m. sun
days % a m; 2.s5, $50 p m.
Cincinnati and st. LOUIS, III IS m, daily
except Sunday.
Chicago, IS 30 m, daily, except Sunday
i IS 30 p m, daily.
Pitfsburg, $50 m daily except Sunday.
w PHIiitADELPHIA FOR WILMINGTON.
Daily, .4.l0, +s.l5, 1000 lilo a; m, loo noon.
t135, 40, 300, F4I5. 30 1905, $50, f7.3O, Stu
| 10 10. ll.30 p. m.
Daily, except Sunday. 40 and 7.26 a. M.
| u As. 4 80 and 2S ID N sunday only. 81 a m.
Rates TO Western Points lower than via any
o. %. SCULL. 1T. ODELL.
GenI Psss. Agent. Genl EanaR y
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23

IT is all proper aud right to induce
people to endow colleges and other insti-
buttons, provided that 1t Is honestly and
fairly done. But when Rev James
woolford and Mr. Van Sickle Of Harris
vile, Ind, called on Mrs Catherine Sny-
der in the absence of her husband, locked
themselves In a room with her and pro-
cured 500 600 from her, ostensibly "for
the benefit of Huntsville college" 1t is not
strange that Mr. Snyder has de-
manded the return of the
money, claiming that the agents
used extraor linary means to induce and
compel his wife to make the gift. 1t
would seem more in accordance with the
FIRST principles of dignity, honesty and
decency for an institution of learning
which is also presumed to be an institu-
tion Of good morals-to return money pro-
cured In such a manner without the risk
OF law suit. But it seems that matters
are not managed on plane Of high NOR
ais in Indiana. Perhaps the 10000
"hoaters" whom Dudley influenced with
fat in "blocks Of Eve are an indica
tion that morals are at low ebb In the
state which gave US our President.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-23
Our colleges are FUll and PrOsperOu'

New York Sun.
In the reports Of the autumn opening
sent to us from all parts Of the country
we are told of the increase In the num-
Der Of students, the enlargement of the
various classes and the Introduction of
new branches of study, especially scien
tifc branches. 1t is we'll A college
education is highly ad vantageous to a
large proportion of the young men who
obtain IL, and it would be hard, in these
times Of scientific progress, to overrate
the value Of a thorough knowledge of the
laws and methods of modern science. The
country is to be congratulated on the
prosperity Of its higher institutions Of
learning.