Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-24


has familiar sound, yet it is SO rare
that person can hardly place it. Sit |
down, Smith
Dr. d. H. Burlin of Sussex got his
reward from Senator Higgins in being
placed upon the Republican ticket for |
state senator
The Seventh ward Democrats viii hold |
a meeting at the Logan House, on Thurs
day evening at o'clock. They will in
augerae a vigorous fight.
Should Richardson be elected. would
the State have a senatorial and a repre-
sentative miner 1t is possible, but
then he couldn't manage both.
Hon. w. c. p. Breckenridge will adj
dress Democratic meeting in the Opera
House October 2 He win doubtless have
large audience, as be is so we'll and
fayorablY known all over this country.
About fifty Republicans of this city
went to Philadelphia last evening to pay
homage to Gar Reed VINO held a court
reception in the Academy Of Music They
came home greatly impressed by his
Royal Oneness.
Minister Phelps has returned from
Europe He is responsible for the state
ment that There Is nothing new about
the American hog" He probably refers
to Speaker Reed and hasn't seen the silk
belly-band he wears
What Is the matter with the Massey
fences in Sussex county, It looks like
Higgins cyclone visit, does it not2 The
cyclone began In Washington, moved
eastward, centred over Georgetown, and
wrought great havoc
The tie vote between Philip Chandler
and Richard Buckingham, Republican
candidates for Levy Court nomination in
Mill Creek hundred, will probably be de-
cded by another election on Saturday.
The vote stood 1877 to 1877.
]. Frank Bacon of Sussex county did
not get the nomination for Congress on
the Republican ticket, but as peace
offering they gave him the secretarYship
of the Republican State Central Com
mittee The slight difference existing
between the honors should never be
noticed by Mr. Bacon.
Have the Republicans of Appoquini-
mink hundred succeeded in corralling
their black man with advanced ideas?
Here Is a chance for F. Eden Bach to
make name and fame by lassoing this
wild black man in lower New Castle
county Cork is an independent colored
man and is running as such.
THE pen is mightier than the sword "
It reaches Quay's vitRls when the sword
could not get within several miles of
them. Quay says he never said he
"owned governor" When Quay lies
and man Of Colonel Alexander Ne
Clure's well-known veracity backs him
up who is going to gainsay him2 Surely
not Belzeebub, Annanias or Chris Magee
The Republicans Of the Fourth ward
are requested to meet at q certain place
on a certain evening at a certain time
1T is desired. the call says, THAT every
Republican Of the ward be present, as
business Of great Importance will be
brought before the meeting" Is this
business Of Importance distribution of
boodleG The managers are very foolish
to distribute the funds so early, as the
money is drawing interest all the time
and one month and half on $50, 600
would buy few more votes and help
swell the Republican minority in this
state.
The First ward Republicans held
meeting last evening and elected the fol
lowing officers and members of the First
district committee; Chairman, George T.
Hatton secretary, Clarence Pyle treas
urer, Peter ]. Donnelly. First district
committee, Isaac r. Brown and Clarence
Pyle; Second, H. d. Entricken and
Lewis Scheu: Third. Peter J Donnelly
and William Wheatly. r. Eden Bach
spoke little piece Senator Higgins had
sent him from Washington and the mes
sage from the great chieftain was en-
Enthusiastically received by the henchmen
who had gathered at the call of the
young chief
A Washington despatch dated Sep
TENDER 90. says: amid cheers and wild
applause on the Republican side, accom-
panied by yells Of satisfaction from the
colosed occupants Of the galleries,
Speaker Reed to-day declared John M.
Langstcn, colored, the Representative of
the Fourth Congressional district of Vir-
Venable, Democrat" Can any white
man living, no matter whether he be
Democrat or Republican, countenance
such thing as ths2 It should cause
such revulsi Of feeling In the Fourth
Congressional district that the negro and
carpet-bag element can never elect even
dog catcher there. So much for the
''blsck mans party"
The Delaware Republican Association
of Washington, d. O., is mighty organ
izatlon composed Of thirty eight former
Delawarear $. The Morning News says;
THE association is not composed Of
office-holders, and supplements this
statement by saying that Judge George
P. Fisher is president and McKendree
Downham Is secretary" OF course, this
Is proof conclusive that Office holders are
foreign to its organization. With Judge
Fisher In the Treasury Department aud
McKendree Downham in the Pension
Bureau the organization has no official
element in it. Another case of Republi
can consistency. Hynson will probably
| join when he takes the official pap Sena-
tor Higgins has offered TO him.
Water Commissioners.
At the weekly meeting Of the Board of