Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-21
THE PENINSULA.

Can any sane man and good citizen
deny that We need new constitution, by
which our judiciary may be thoroughly
revised? But agreeing that the wrong
exits will do no good unless votes are
cast for reform. Milford Ne,os.
Chief OF Police SwiVgstt of Wilmington
has rendered his Resignation to Mayor
Harrington. Chief Swiggett ia we'll known
in this town and his friends are sorry
that circumstances, over which he had no
control, have compelled him to hand in
hin resignation as chief Of police.-lsed.
JJrd R.gie,o.
TEisvsF s.olna stack OF fodder from Mr.
Eolson, on the Hammond farm, one
nigh. last week, and quantity of--oorn
from the field Of Theodore Townsend.
Wednesday night some one "plagiariza,l"
half barrel OF huur and a ham, alsn
from Mr. Town.end. rris thus the
wealthy editors Milford Mems.
But to iine o man for killing HIS own
game, or boy Tor trapping rabbits, Ia
carr wing protection much farther than
even a most rabii fires trader ever ac,
oused protectionists OF doing to defend
the industries OF the country. Land
owners and tenants certainly have come
/ AAF tAE tslah ulhb' f1 EiubtiitEHtt, M we'll
rs 5portHmen. IN D5gsr Sentinel.
| George h. Stevens OF Lincoln, Sussex
ooUntv shot wild swan on Slaughter
/ marsh last Thursday, which heidescsibes
! tins: Extreme length. feet winpa
from tip 70 tip, feet; weight, III
/ pounds: sex, female; age, from rs to 100:
ahsh, after eight hours boiling, splendid
-Hometting between duck aud gGoss
Tha specimen can be seen mounted it my
house Mt any time
The tax collectors Of Wilmington seem
to DO treating the voters better than the
voters are treating them. On NJ lndNy
evening a bUrly negro assaulted OolisG.
tor Do1cherty'a son because the young
man refused 70 issue him q receipt. In
stead et watching the COLLECTOR, it would
be well to keep muscular fellow 10 the
Tux Office to watch tax PAYERS who bacome
insoleut aud brutal -N0nark Letoer.
TIE Harrington sun, with snbarrip.
tior list the editor saws Of goo, hes had
70 rspeud, because these, or the most o.
them have failed to pay their subscrip
tons They buy other thinRs the famil,
nee5s and pGy for them But withheld
from the publisher the small amount due
thus chipping him or sOniing him to Ii,
wall. The editor in this case remind,
them tina. though the paper is dead ant
the obituary written, thepe little bills ar,
alive and will be seen after by the con
stsble.-lM t0rd Mems.
A case occurred last week which shos
that there is suah thing as a lswye
getting more ont of suit than he antici
psted. a oapias was Issued from 8 Jus
tlee FOR the arrest of German upon
claim of rent alleged to be due. TIL
officer app sted with his prisoner, VIII
was entirely pnod for the claim il it har
been correct The German secure
counsel, who asked him il he had pri
I enouGh 10 90 to jsil aud spend the night
] lie said he had, Whsreupon the I4wye
a who had issued the oRpias concluded b
9 had bitten off mora thGn he could mast
3 cate, aud advised the deputy sheriff ira
8 he bed no further use for the prisoner
l and tao case was abandoned, prisoner 81
$ free, and the capias satisfied. Sher
: practice Gas thOrns Tint as often prio
: the one usine il 81 the victim intended :
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