Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-06
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Tho skeleton or N Young Woman
Drowned Ten Years Ago Given Up
by the Sea-.
A Salem dispatch to the Portland
Orsoonian, says; "To-night man
brought to town Q skeleton said to have
bsen found when on cruise from the
Willapa on ShoalwAter Bay, 70 Astoria,
and OF which he said nothing Till he came
TO this city. A ring worn on the third
finger bore tina engraviugs: 10 e. 4.
from II. "" The remains are undonbt-
eddy those Of Miss Eva Burbank, beau.
titul and accomplished young lsdy, who
was drowned in the Eurf several years
ago
Miss Burbank was cousin Of tho
Echle4 Brothers, New OAstle, her mother
being sister Of j. $. Eokics. Shs lost
her lie while bathing in the surf n9esly
IL yeGra EGG. Her body was reYer re-
covered, although the beach was rattollEd
for many weeks. Miss Burbank aud MGR
mother spent the winter there previous 10
the formers death, and are we'll remAD!.
befed by many Ssw Oestle people Ihs
young lady Was graduate of 81. Helan'B
Hall, III Portland school conducted by
the Misses Rodney, OF wh!oh Bishop
Morris, WAC frequently visits here, is doAn.
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Through Philadelphia spectacicS.
Philadelphia Inquirer
One vi the amusing things in Delaware
Journalism Is the attitude Of tho two lead
ing daily newspapers toward each o,her.
The H0rNth3 Httos is Republican pRper
of very decldgd independent prDcliyitiss,
nnd tho EVERY EyENING il an alleged
Democratic paper Ot unusual y indGren
dent pro0liyitlss. Both have editors OF
unusual ability, both Of whom ore
nothing il not polemic. large share d.
tho editorial mAttet ia each paper Is adj
dressed 30 it, rival, and throughout he
senr, dog daYa not excepted, au interest
ing literary duel 10 in progress 10 rho de-
lectaton of the readers Of both Journals.
The independent gprit o'itheeo editors
often leads 70 amusing complications
The Ners il often tuuna fighling battles
that you'd naturally belong 10 the
Democracy, while EVERY EVENING il
found or what is naturally the Rspubli.
can side. just now &C interesting do
bste il going on between them IS to the
cause OF the frequent escapes from the
New Castle jail. Democratic EVERY
EVENING hlames the Democratic sheriff
ana doeg not credit his statement that
the structure IL not we'll built. The he.
publican NeR8 PUSHES to tue Democratic
shetif's aid and says be is not RESPONSE
BILE, but that it ID the coupty's fault for
not giving him better place to store
prisoners.
We trust that before this debate shall
emf the responsibility will be laid some
where, for the fects as TO the esrGpeB are
unqueStioned. There are few cells in
the jail where criminals can be tolcrably
securely guarded, una in one Of these re-
sides big Frank the famous bank
robber. But the rest of the all is aboat
as safe place to keep PRISONERS as a
country corn crib. In fact the ordinary
convict looks upon the Jail GO free
boarding house, from which, lie may es.
cspe when ne gets tired of the fare.
Alost of the lnrlRteH have been con-
victed Of petty larceny and belong to a
section of society which looks upon Jail
life DIS an interesting diversion rather
than restraint upon liberty. The penal
ties inflicted upon these petty offenders
seem out OF all proportion 10 the enor-
NIFTY of their offending, bu. it all inures
to the bnneh. OF the sheriff, who makes q
good profit out OF boarding them, unless
they are unRrateiul enough to legge with
out his permission, 10 no. infrequently
occurs.
After our Delaware editors get through
their forensic debate VIC hope they Will
join hands and try to bring about q
bstter state of things.