Evening journal., 1889-02-06

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stan Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER Del, February 6.--Some of the
Kent county people by no means appre-
ciate the criticisms Of DR.. d. A. Harrison
upon the Kent County Insane Asylum,
and there has been considerable murmur
ing Of late over the matter This broke
forth to-day in the shape of the following
letter:
AIMsHoUsE, Feb. 4, 1889.
Mr.. w P. BIGGs.
DEAR SIR: My attention has been
called to a letter from DR.. Harrison to
Governor Biggs, which you presented to
the Legislature on the Goth nit. / desire
Through You to the Legislature) to posi-
lively deny the statement in the letter as
to the treatment Of the insane in the
almshouse Of Kent county. / wish and
hereby invite committee of your honor
able body to visit the said institution so
as to see for themselves as to the truth or
falsity Of the statements made by DR.. ID.
A. Harrison. / very much regret that
the Kent County Almshouse could not be
represented at the meeting at the New
Castle County Almshouse, and think she
had right to expect a notice of the
meeting under all the circumstances.
You will please present this to the Gen
eral Assembly so that my denial may have
at least the chance for circulation that
the charge has had. BY presenting this
you will greatly oblige, Yours truly,
E. B. DOWNS. 0verseer.
DIVORCES
The. quick manner in which case
was disposed OF to-day, illustrates the
care exercised in divorce cases
The husband was an old man named
Emory Marvel who had only been mar
ried three years. The wife appeared to
oppose him and after her expressing a
desire to live with him the committee
decided to report adversely upon the bill.
An effort is being made TO reopen the
cose, but there is not much likelihood
that it viii be. The case Of Emma
Barker against John Barker was passed
upon favorably Just as quickly as the
other was adversely. This makes ten
cases that have been heard and is some
what less than the record Of two years
ago Nearly all the cases have been
represented by counsel.
DEATH OF IMMIGRATION BILL.
The brilliant scheme to establish a
bureau of immigration came to a misera-
Bile end to-day. Representative Hynson,
from the Committee on Revise Statutes
reported the bill adversely to day, aud on
his motion the bill was indefinitely post
poned. The intention of the act itself
was good, no doubt. but the compre.
hensiveness of it was far beyond the
limits of the state II is recognized that
some scheme TO bring people into the
state should be adopted, but the members
are not disposed to pass an act granting
as large a sum as the act contemplated.
MUsKRATs.
The muskrat industry in some parts Of
Kent county is far beyond what one
would imagine. In Little Creek and
Duck Creek hundreds there are
number Of persons who make quite
good living out Of the little animals So
many persons have engaged in the catch
ing Of them that they are in danger Of
being exterminated unless some protec-
tion Is offered them. The fur from the
animals are sold IN large quantities 20
dealers in Philadelphia and New York.
DR.. Richardson has a bill prepared to
protect them prohibiting the killing Of
the animals from the l2th day Of April
until the 10th of November of each year
and fning any one S. for killing each
one Of the httle animals.
SMYRNA RIVER.
The attendance Of the members at the
meeting Of the divorce committee pre-
vented the House coming to order at
o'clock and an impromptu meeting was
organized in the House, with Mr.. Hynson
in the chair, upon the bill to change the
name Of Duck creek to Smyrna river
Speaker Hoffecker took the floor and
made a speech in favor Of the change of
name He said that the name Of creek
had interferred much in the past with
obtaining appropriations. Some Con
gressmen imagine a creek to be a stream
that dried up every summer. Duck creek
was q running stream. The Importance
Of Duck creek can be estimated when It
is known that commerce of g.. 900, 600
is on its banks every year w. +. Davis
also made an address in favor OF the
change of name He called attention TO
the fact that John NJ Clayton first
thought of the Importance of calling a
stream river when he changed the name
of Mahons ditch to Mahon's river in
order to obtain an appropriation. After
the House assembled the bill was passed,
and now Smyrna river will make an effort
for larger appropriation.
HARD on INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Senator Richardson is after insurance
companies. Yesterday morning in the
Senate he gave notice of an act of only
Two sections IN length. but which will
awaken more interest than anything that
has thus far appeared AS is generally
known, insurance companies will take
risks on property frequently for any sum
desired and win accept premiums fol
years for the face amount of the policy
then should the building be destroyed by
fire the company win not pay the fac,
of the policy, but on the other hand viii
frequently undertake to rebuild the prop
erty or make an appraisement OF the los
considerably less than the amount O
policy just what the bill is is BETTE
illustrated by a reproduction Of the irs
section which is as follows
Whenever any policy of insurance
shall be issued TO insure any real propert,
in this state, against loss by fire, tornado
or lightning, and the property insured
shall be wholly destroyed without erimi
nal fault on the part of the insured or hi.
assigns, the amount Of the insurance
stated in such policy shall be taken con
clusively to be the true value of the
property insured and the true amount OF
loss and measure of damages"
The second section makes the act appl,
to all policies hereafter made or ISSUED
upon real property in this state and of all
renewals, and such are to be construed a.
contracts. The bill is similar in MANY
respects to the one recently introduced il
the Nebraska Legislature and which ha
been passed through one house Of tina