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Evening journal., 1889-07-17
pENINslILA RlYERs.
Report Of General w. #. Smith to the
Chief OF Engineers.


General w. +. Smith in charge Of the
river and harbor improvements on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland, with head
quarters in this city, has submitted his
annual report to the chief of engineers of
the United States Army. On the proposed
inland waterway between Chincoteague
and Delaware bay work was commenced
February Ia. 1889, on contract provid
ing for cut four miles long, thirty feet
wide at bottom and six feet deep.
Unfavorable weather has interfered
With the work considerably. At the close
OF the fiscal year 46, ,6l9 cubic yards had
been removed, and. with the exception Of
few places left intact, excavation has
been made over the whole line in irregu-
lar depths. balance Of $22, ,270 62 is
available for the current year, and 800.
600 Is asked for the next year. In the
improvement of the Susquehana river
above and below Havre de Grace, Nd, a
contract has been entered into for dredg-
ing the eastern bank Of the shoal west OF
Watson's Island, so as to prevent ice
gorges at Port Deposit, Md A re.
quest is made for $40, 900 to be expended
in making a ffteen-foot channel below
Havre de Grace and removing the shoal
Of Watson's Island TO a depth Of eight
feet below mean low water At Fair Lee
Creek, Kent county, Md, channel has
been made across the bar to a depth OF
seven feet at mean low water and about
eighty feet in width. For increasing the
width Of this channel and dredging the
creek 81 900 is asked.
The channel In Corsica river, Md, has
been dredged to depth Of eight feet,
greatly increasing its traffic. No further
appropriation Is asked for
In the Choptank river, Md, no dredg
ing has been done since May, 1888 1t |.
proposed to spend the balance of ST. 40,
"a available in widening the channel neal
Greensborough TO forty feet, and $40, 00(
additional is asked for the same purpose
in addition to increasing the width Of th'
channel within the whole improved sec
tion.
In the harbor of Cambridge, Md, &
channel has been dredged across the bai
to depth of eighty eight feet, and 4
depth OF twelve feet at mean low water,
beginning at the twelve foot curve in tn,
Choptank river and extending to point
opposite the Maryland Steam
boat Companys wharf. From this
point single cut, ~ feet deep ant
% feet wide was made to the rail
road wharf insidesthe harbor Schooneri
Of over 100 tons displacement can nov
discharge their cargoes at the wharf, snC
the result Of the improvement has been I
marked increase in the growth and pros
perity Of the town of Cambridge Thir
teen thousand dollars is asked for tn,
continuation Of the improvement.
General Smith reported that no furthe
improvements are needed in the POGO
moke river, Md, at present. Steps hav
been taken TO remove the wrecks of tn
pungy Eva Hemingway and the schoone
Two Brothers. from the Choptank rive
and Cambridge harbor.
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CITY ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE

A n ORDINANCE
TO PROVIDE FOR POLICE PATROL
SERVICE IN THE CITY OF WHINING
TON AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE it ordained by the Council of Whining
ton.
Section T. That there shall be provided for
the use Of the Police Department of the city OF
Wilmington from and after the first day of
July, A. d., 1889, police patrol wagon. with
one horse and a driver TO be stationed at or
near the City Hall. and to be used for police
and other purposes under the direction of the
mayor, the cost of the patrol wagon to be
furnished as aforesaid, not to exceed the sum
of three hundred and twenty five dollars (S325),
the cost Of the horse shall not exceed the sum
or two hundred and fifty dollars (S25O);
and the cost Of the harness shall not ex-
ceed the sum of seventy-five dollars (SI5).
The driver of said patrol wagon shall be
appointed BY the mayor. and IL shall be his
duty to take care of and keep in order said
and to give proper care and attention TO the
horse, ana shall drive said horse and wagon
wherever ordered by his lawful superiors;
his salary shall be six hundred dollars
$500 per annum, payable In monthly install
ments at the same time and in the same man
ner as police officers are now paid.
Section II. 1he spe, ial committee are hereby
authorized and directed TO Immediately ad-
vertise for proposals for police pai rol wagon,
horse and harness not to cost more than s
stipulated IN section l of this ordinance, and
to report as soon as may be convenient. the
appropriations for police purposes for the fiscal
year 1889 and 1890 and for succeeding fiscal
years shall include the sum necessary for
maintaining said patrol wagon, horse and
equipmentsand paying the salary of the driver
as aforesaid.
Section III. There shall be appointed in addi-
ii N to the number of police constables already
existing, four az other police constables, one
of whom shall have the rank of sergeant, the
sergeant so to be appointed shall be denomi-
mated sergeant of patrol.n and he together
with the other three - police cOnstables to be
appointed. shall remain in reserve at the City
Hall for police emergencies unless they shall
be otherwise ordered by the mayor. The pO-
lice constable TO be appointed under this ordi-
nance who shall rank as sergeant shall have
the same pay as other police sergeants, and
the police constab es to be appointed under
the provisions of this ordinance shall have the
same pay as other police constables, and such
appOntees shall be subject to all rules and
regulations now in force touching police con-
stables of the city of Wilmington.
Section ~. All appointments of police con-
stables and driver aforesaid made under the
provisions of this ordinance, shall be made to
take effect from and after the first day of July,
A. d.. 1899.
Passed at the City Hall, May 2, 1889.
JOHN G. FARRA,
President of the Council.
| Attest-A. f. MEssIcK, Clerk
Approved bv the Mayor, Nav 6. 1889.
II
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Naming Babies for the President.

There lies above a desk in the clerks
room at the White House a big bundle Of
photographs. They are pictures OF
babies born since the last election who
have been named for the President Some
of the babies are very fat and some Of
them are rather lean, but as to their faces
they, like all other new kids, look just
alike, as far as the woman-like eye can
Judge, and every single mothers son Of
them is dressed in a white garment long
enough to make nightgown for the
Washington monument. On the back Of
each photograph is written the surname
OF the youngster whose portrait is on the
other side, along with the date Of his
birth Every state In the Union, with
but one or two exceptions, has thus far
been heard from. Detroit Tribune.
Evening journal., 1889-07-17
sir,een sailor. Lost ~ Sen.

BosroN, Ju,y lz-The fishing schooner
Edith Emery, Capt Sullivan, has arrived
with only three of her crew Of nineteen men
the other sixteen having bcen lost fr m the
vessel in iog while out in dories Sunday,
seventy miles of Highland Light Tn
captain hopes the men may have been picked
up by some passing vessel, or got ashore
somewhere, as the weather was favorable.
He cruised around after them until Monday
afternoon, keeping the foghorn bowmg, Uul
could get no trace Of them. All but two OF
the missing men are married and have large
families
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ON WEDNESDAY.
THE 3lsT DAY OF JULY, 1889,
at 2 O'Clock. p. m.


The following described real estate, viz;
All that certain lot or piece of land, with the
buildings thereon er. cted. situ0te in the city
Of Wilmington, bounded and described as fol-
lows, to wit:
Beginning at a point on the northerly side of
Thirteenth street, at the dista ce OF ~ feet
westerly from the westerly side of Poplar
street. thence northerly and parallel to Pop
lar street. and passing through the center of
the division wall between this and the adioin-
ing house on the east 63 feet to the southerly
side Of a 3 feet wild alley leading into Poplar
street; thence westerly along said alley and
parallel with Thirteenth street IA feet to q
stake; thence southernly and parallel with
Poplar street and passing through the center
of the division wall between this and the adj
Joining house on the west 63 feet to the north
erly side Of Thirteenth street, and thence
thereby easternly IA feet to the place Of begin
ming, be the contents thereof what It may.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty of William X Grant and t., and to be
sold by ALVAN ALLEN, sheriff.
Sherff's Office, Wilmington, July l6, 1889
CHERIFF'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
- writ of Levari Facias, TO me directed, will
be exposed to public sale, At the Court House,
on Market street. between Tenth and Elev-
enth streets, in the city Of Wilmington, New
Castle County, Del.
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THE UNITED STATES
Funeral Directing Company.
WILMINGTON BRANCH.
No. | East Eighth Street,
II. GRAHAM, Business Manager,
A. j. THOMPSON. Funeral Director.

Funeral Supplies OF the best and Mt
tendants unsurpassed. The prices for
goods and services furnished for cash
funerals will be found far below the
prices usually charged by undertakers
for the same quality Of goods. Manufac-
lures Its own goods and furnishes them
at manufacturers prices, doing away
with the middle profit. This Company Is
outside of all "Undertakers' Unions" and
so arranges Its own prices. Bodies en-
balmed without extra charge when de-
sired. The Company Is incorporated un-
der the laws OF New Jersey, aud has Its
factory at Camden, N. j.
Telephone Sol.
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Streets and Sewers.

The. directors of the Street and Sewer
Department held their regular session
last evening. The weekly payroll Of
1858 Al was ordered paid. A large
number Of permits were granted. City
Treasurer Griffith reported the balance
in bank, 81, 1876 90. Bids for furnishing
two books Of 500 applications and 1000
certificates were received as follows: j.
miller Thomas, $32. Mercantile Print
ing Company, al so. City Auditor
Newell reported $40 ii collected for liens.
J Frank Bali repored $50 80 collected.
A petition T'-s received sroa Dr.. J. 7.
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The petrel,. TrInl TrIn.

BALrmoRE, Nd, Juy 1.-THE guaboat
Petrol has arrived in port She experienced
a heavy sea beyond the capes and behaved
admirably in it. She made a compete crr-
Gle In minutes 32 seconds. Under natural
draught the Perel showed speed Of l3A
knots an hour She developed / 80 hor Z
power and then broke a secondary .inS strap,
which ended the test Another te.t OF hei
mower will be made
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shln I.eal.lnr and cnpialn prnnI..

DAMARIsooTTA, Me, July i7.-Capt. Blais-
dell. OF the schooner Tarbox, has arrived at
New Harbor with the mate and a boy from
the schooner Billow, Boston, for Millbridge,
and reports that he sighted the schooner
Sunday evening flying signals Of distress,
but on of ring assistance lt was refused by
the BiiloNis captain, who was drunk The
Bnlow had been ashore and was leaking
badly The captain refused to leave her,
but allowed the mate and boy 70 do 50.
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V. Blocksom and others asking that
sewer be laid on Second street from
Orange to Washington street. The board
considered It unexpedient at present.
The secretary was instructed to notify
the Pullman Palace Gar Company to stop
standing cars on Twelfth street. The
chief engineer was directed TO drive
stakes for grading on Fourteenth street.
near Lombard. The board adjourned until
this evening
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ON WEDNESDAY,
THE 3isT DAY OF JULY, 1899,
Az O'Clock. .. m,

The following described real estate, viz;
All that cerain lot piece or parcel of land
with a twO-stOry brick building thereon
erected, situate In the city Of Wilmington,
bounded and described as follows. 20 wit:
Beginning on the nOrthery side of Pleasant
street 81 feet d9s inches westerly from the vest
erly side Of Van Buren street, thence westerly
along said side OF Pleasant street % feet 1885
inches and extending northerly at that width
between parallel lines and through the middle
Buren street SO feet 10 inches TO the southerly
siue OF a fleet window alley leading LILO Nail
Burtn street with the use OF said alley in com
mon forever.
Seized and taken in execution as theproperty
Of John Dillon. and 70 be sold by
ALVAN ALLEN. Sheriff.
Sherif's once, Wilmington, July 10, 1859,
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ITEMS oE INTEREST

~ GWO " Nv GhEOi
FARMER--Is that me-
Artist--Please don't touch it. The
paint is not dry yet.
Farmer-Oh, that's all right, mister
my hands are dirty already.-Scribner's
Magazine.
THAT tired feeling is entirely overcome
by Hoods Sarsaparilla. which creates an
appetite, rouses the liver, cures headache,
and gives renewed strength and yigor to
the whole body. Be sure to get Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which is peculiar to itself.
Sold by all druggists.
-
A MAN needn't 90 to the wilds of
Africa to get irretrievably lost All he
has to do is to go TO the wilds Of Chicago
and murder somebody, and the thing is
effectively done. Rochester Post Ex-
press.
FEHRENBAcHs and Stoeckle's Beers
Foord Bottling Co.
-
"OH, DO tell me what you men have at
your clubs, asked Miss Smarker, gush-
ingly. "Well, said Jones, carelessly
I'VE have bowling and pool and billiards.
II don't know much about bowling or
pool, broke In Miss Smarker, "but bill
lizards is that dear, delightful game where
they have kissing, isn't it2 New York
Sun.
-
ANY one who would avoid the mputa
tion Of not knowing beans should read
the prize paper by Helen Campbell in the
number of Good Housekeeping for July
90 The snbject is very thoroughly pre-
sented. especially the ways and means of
using beans as food, and many who think
they know beans pretty thoroughly
already will be able TO extract additional
information from it.
-
A HINDoo has reduced laziness to
fine art He SAYS: st is better to walk
than to run, better to stand than TO
walk. better to sit than to stand and
better to lie down than to sit. Texas
Sitting.
RoBT. Smiths India Pale Ale, Xxx
Brown Stout, FoCrd Bottling Co.
-
THouGH there is great deal of pluck
about grapes they can't help giving a
/ Nlut HOuithlante WH0A lhtJ hlN bAalo1A
Baltimore American.
~
WATCHES and Jewelry at Millard +
Davis, No. East Second street
-
SMART ATToRNEY-You say the even.
ing wore on. What did 1t wear on that
particular occasion2
Witness-The close Of day, presume.
Omaha World.
Mrs. f. B. HALE joins in the discus
sion of the problem useless knowledge
in the current number OF Good House
keeping. and argues from the standpoints
of experience and good sense that the
higher ranges Of knowledge are not use
less in the practical life OF housekeeping.
Her remarks are worth reading.
-
NEVER meet trouble half way Let II
do all the walking. Alta California.
-
BEReNER Engel "Tannhaeuser' Beer
Foord Bottling Co.
The pension fund may be exhausted
but Tanners flow Of CAB is like Tenny
sons book The Solid Muldoon.
-
WE consider THAT Unknown Country
the best book we ever saw.
49,
"How do you like my boy Mr. Brown
Nice, quiet little fellow about the Officer
"Yes. He doesn't snore.
MAPS, prices, terms and all informa
tion about "Creston" lots can be obtained
at No. 7l2 Market st, Office open every
day and Tuesday evening until o'clock
-
The nest dictatorial man sometime
has TO mind the baby Burlington Ere
Press.
DIR. DEHARDTs pennyroyal pills 81
J Sold by druggists; also by mail 203 N
J Ninth street, Philadelphia. Ladies' be
ware of limitations
|
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The Var I'm Errni.

CAmo, July l7.-Gen Grenfell has taken
command Of the troops The Egyptians oc.
eupy position two miles long near Belana.
The artillery is in the center and the cavalry
is placed up the river in order to watch the
dervisues The latter, numbering 2,50O, oc.
cupy a strong position near Khoor. They arr
steadily being re-enforeed.
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Junior order Of American NIechanics.
League.

HARRIsBuRG, Pa, July i7-State Couu-
cillor Weadley presided al "A meeting OF the
state council, Junior Order Of American
Mechanics in the house Of representatives,
Governor Beaver made a speech OF welcome,
and Past State Councillor Deily responded
Secretary Deemer, Of Philadelphia, made a
report in which he stated that the member
ship IN Pennsylvania at present is 10000;
eighty councils were chartered during tue
year, and there are 25S councils in the state
Almost 1900 members we're initiated dur.
ing the year. The money received by subor-
dinate councils was $40, III 54; paid by
subordinate councils for benefits or relief,
$73, $50 %; money in treasures Of subordi-
nate councils, S309,5S 81 Other interesting
statistics were given showing the order to be
IN most hou'ishing condition. A parade
of the order was held, 1900 men being ii
line
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ON WEDNESDAY.
THE 8lsr DAY OF JULY. 1883.
At2 O'Clock d. m,


The following described reai estate, viz:
All that certain lot, piece ur parcel of land
with a two-story brick dwelling thereon
erected, situate in the city of Wilmington
aforesaid, bounded and described as follows,
to wit;
Beginning on the westerly side Of DUPONT
street at the distance OF - feet Sinches south
erly from the sOutherly side OF Second street;
thence westerly and parallel with Second
street and passing through the middle Of the
division wall Of this and the adjoining house
on the north 81 feet inches to a corner the
eastery side Of an alley feet inches wide;
thence sOutheriy along said 81 Of said alley
and parallel with DUPONT street IA feet 4
inches to corner; thence easterly and par
allel with Second street and passing through
the middle of the divi .ion wall of this and tue
adj iOning house on the south 81 feet . inches
to the said side Of DUPONT street, and thence
thereby nOrtherly "a feet inches to the place
of beginning, be the contents thereof what
they may.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty OF Rich ard Kelly and Sarah e., his wife,
and O. e., and to be sold by
ALVAN ALLEN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office. Wilmington. July ~, 1889.
= HERIFF's SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
y writ Of Levari Facias. TO me direct
ed, will be exposed TO public sale at the Court
House, on Market street, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets. IN the city of Wilmington
New Castle county, Del.
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MARRIED.

MORRISON Tuesday evening.
July 10, BY the Rev. ID. H. orkran. Benjamin
f. Pierson and Sarah E. Morris. both of this
city.
MOORE-TANGUY. On the 10th instant,
at Merchantville. N. j. by the Rev. r. g ,
Moses, William II. Moore and Edna s..
Tanguy, both of Chadd's Ford, Pa.
CHALFANT-PORTE Elwyn. Pa on
the nth instant, by the Rev. Thomas d. Jester
Edward B. Chalfant and Laura b. Porter.
both OF Delaware county, Pa.
sCoTT-- --CAMPER.-on Monday evening
July u. at the Asbury parsonage, by the REV.
J. D. q. Hanna, DR. John Scott OF Whining
ton and Mrs, Elizabeth Camper Of FIR derica.
DIED.
ANNON. AT his home in Christiana.
Del, on Monday, July Is, at O'Clock, p. m
Abraham Cannon, in his s4th year.
ASH Suddenly, on the 18th instant, of
heart failure. Charles ID. Ash OF Delaware
City.
FIPPS. In this city. on the l4th instant.
Mary NJ. wife of Cornelius Fipps.
SEELMAN.-ln this city, on the i4th in
stant Francis, son Of Francis and Mary Seel-
man. aged months and days.
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ON WEDNESDAY,
THE 31sT DAY OF JULY, 1889,
At2 O'clock d. m.

The following described real estate, viz:
All that certain lot or piece Of land situate
In the city of Wilmingt n aforesaid, bounded
and described as follows. TO wit;
Beginning at point on the easterly de OF
Walnut street. at the distance of 49, feet II
inches southerly from southerly side of Elev-
enth street. thence easterly and parallel with
Eleve tn street % feet 10 the westerly side Of
a 4-feet wide alley, running parallel with said
Walnut street into Eleventh streets; thence
sOutherly along said alley side 10 feet to a cor
ner, thence westerly and parallel with said
Eleventh street IS feet o the said easteily side
of Walnut street, and thence thereby north
erly along said side Of Walnut street 10 feet TO
the Ilace OF beginning, be the co. tents thereof
what they may.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty of George II. Tindall. surviving mort
gagor of George II. Tindall and Maria, his
wife, and {. I. S. and to be sold by
ALVAN ALLEN, Sheriff.
Sherff's Office. Wilmington, July 10, ltssl.
CHERIFF'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
- writ of Levari Facias, to me directed,
will be exposed to public sale, at the Court
House, on Market street, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets, in the city of Wilmington
New Castle county, Del,
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ON WEDNESDAY,
THE 3lsT DAY OF JULY, 1889,
AT 2 O'Clock, p. m

The following described real etsate, viz:
All that certain lot or piece OF land with a
two story brick uwelling thereon erected
situate in the city Of Wilmington aforesaid,
bounded and described as follows. to wit;
Beginning az the sOutherly side Of Ninth
street between Madison and Monroe streets
and at the southwest corner of Ninth and
Morrow streets; thence sCutherly along said
westerly side of Morrow street 20 feet TO a
corner; thence westerly parallel TO Ninth
street i6 feet to another corner; thence north
erly and parallel TO first mentioned line and
Morrow street 5n feet TO the said sOutherly
side of Ninth street and thence thereby. east
erly rs feet 70 the place Of beginning, be the
contents thereof what IL mayi
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty of Elijah Williams and Mary e., his
wife, and {. t.s., and 10 be sold by
ALVAN ALLEN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's ONCE. Wilmington. July Is. 1889
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al NInrderer Erecnted.

ANTONIO, Colo, July lL-Jose Abram
Cortez, a Mexican, who brutaily murdered a
miner named o. F. LeDuc, last March
while the latter was asleep, was hange,l
here. On the scafFold Cortez acknowledge
the crime and asked forgiveness of all pres
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The Discourtsous DervIshes.

CAIRO, July IL The messages sent. by
Gen. Grenfell to the Dervish camp with a
proclamation summoning them TO surrender,
were received with scant courtesy by the
chief, Nad-el-Jumi, who Immediately upor
their arr val set upon them and beat them.
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REFEREE FITzPATRIcKss ADVICE.
All the Sports Had Better Surrender. ~
Goveruor Lowry Is In Earnest


Governor Lowry Is In Earnest.
New ORLEANS, July 1L-Reieree Ftz-
patrick has telegraphed Stakeholder Cridge
at New Yo-k, to pay over the money to the
Sullivan party. Mr.. Fitzpatrick says Gov
ernor Lowry treated him very pleasantly in
their interview, but expressed his intention
20 make a thorough test Of the law. Mr.
Fitzpatrick advises all connected with the
fight to surrender themselves TO the author
ties as he did aud avoid unnecessary trouble,
as the governor viii be sure to reach them
any way.
Klrain Reaches Home.
BALTIMORE, July l7--Jake Kilrain has
returned 70 Baltimore. He left New York
at II g. m and came directly home with
johnny Murphy, his faithful bottleholder
He Is stopping at Beach's restaurant on
North Howard street The marshal Of poIic,
says that Kirain will not be molested, as he
has had no request from Governor Lowry o.
any official OF Mississippi for Kilrain's appre-
hension.