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Evening journal., 1890-04-10
The CIydo win Pass Auru.tine.

1t is reported that on account of diff
hculty between the owners of the
steamer Thomas Clyde and Simeon Lord.
that boat will not make any landings at
Augustine Pier during the coming sea-
son. Last year the Clyde enjoyed exclu.
sive privileges at Augustine Pier, but this
year it is said, several steamers will
touch there, so that the Clyde will not
touch at the favorite resort, as has been
the custom for several years, but will ply
to Woodlawn Beach only. Mr.. Lore, who
is sole proprietor at Augustine Pier,
would allow no excursion boats to touch
at that point on Sunday last season, and
as that is the busiest day Of the week
for them, their managers were soon at
logger heads with the Augustine Pier
mRnagament
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
a rRAMP,s HoRRIeLE pEArH.
Robert Lowery Mang1ed by a Freight
Train In the West Yard.

AAnAh Al JIG HcsI IANQs
Robert Lowery, a tramp, was run
over by a freight train at West Yard
about 8 80 o'clock last evening. and was
SO badly injured that he died, one hour
and thirty minutes afterward. Lowery
came from Baldwin City, Douglas
county, Kansas, where his father and an
uncle named George Miller, still live.
He has no other relatives.
He was stealing ride on the freight
train, and when the West Yard was
reached he jumped from the bumpers
to an adjoining track. The Wash.
ington express train thundered up
at that moment and the engine struck
the unfortunate man, hurling him be-
meath the freight train. Some trainmen,
who saw the accident, picked up the
prostrate form and he was placed on a
shifter and brought to the hospital room
at the p, w. s. B station.
Lowery never lost consciousness until
few minutes before he died. Dr.
Draper, who was summoned, made an
examination OF the mans wounds and
said thas he could live but a short time.
His right hip was crushed in so that the
abdomen was exposed His skull was
cracked in two places and on it. also.
were three scalp wounds. Both feet
were severed from the limbs, he was
about 80 years old.
The remains were taken to the norgue
and Coroner GAMBLE notified. An INQUEST
will be held this evening, when verdict
Of accidental death will probable be
rendered
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
Adjourned Sale Of BuildIng Lots.

Next Saturday afternoon, B. F. Town
send, real estate agent, will sell at pub
lie sale, the remaining building lots on
the tract Of land owned by the city of
Wilmington. and bounded by Eighth,
Ninth, DUPONT and Scott streets. The
sale was started on March Goth, when a
number of the lots sold at excellent
prices and the remainder will be sold
next Saturday afternoon. The lots to be
sold are among the choicest of the entire
tract, and their eligible location, with the
Eighth street electric railway running
right by the property, make them very
disirable purchases. Some fine real
estate bargains can surely bs obtained at
this sale.
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
m the House.

WASHINGTON, April t0.-In the house tho
senate amendment was nonconcurred ia to
house bill providing for town site entries
Of land in Oklahoma. The house then went
into committee Of the whole on The naval
appropriation bill. Mr. O'Neill PAL offered
an amendment appropriating s5O,OO0 to i'm
prove the League Island navy yard. Lost
Il to q. Mr.. Lodge lMass) said the mat
ter OF establishing navy yard on the gulf
was under consideration in the COMMITTEES.
The claims Of Algiers, Pensacola, Port
Royal and other places were presented.
and, without coming to a conclusion the
committee rose.
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
New YORK custom uouse.

WASHINGTON, April 10. Tho house com
mittee on public buildingsand grounds has
agreed on a bill providing for the erection
Of new custom house and appraisers ware
house In New York The bill limits the
amount to be paid for sites to $4,000, 600.
and limits the cost Of the building to co.
100000. The secretary Of the treasury IS
authorized 70 sell the present custom house
property at auction to the highest bidder.
for not less than 81, goo, 600, The secretary
is also authorized, 4 he deem it proper, to
appoint five citizens Of the state Of New
York, who shall be designated as United
States building Commissioners, and who
shall be charged with the erection and con-
strnc.ion Of the buildings The COMMITTEES
struck out the provision in the bill proyid-
ing that the buildings should be In the
vicinity Of each other.
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
LAuNcn OF A STEAMER.
The John f. smith to be FIoated This
Afternoon,


The Philadelphia Sanitarium Associa-
tion's excursion steamer John Il. Smith,
under construction at the Pusey and
Jones Company's shipyard will be
launched this afternoon, shortly after 4
o'clock. The sons Of John f. Smith are
having the steamer built as a memorial
to him, and 1t is consort Of the Eliza
beth Monroe Smith, which was built by
John F. Smith as memorial to his wife.
and presented to the Sanitarium Associa-
tion.
The vessel is an iron-bullt propeller,
1870 feet long on the deck, "a feet beam
and Q feet depth of hold She will be
driven by a compound surface condens-
ing compound engine having cylinders
IA and 26 inches In diameter and 1S
inches stroke. She will be nicely finished
aud furnished and will be used as an
excursion boat between Philadelphia and
Red Bank, N. j. Monroe Smith, one of
the builders of the boat; George Nc.
Creary president, and DR.. Eugene Wiley.
secretary and treasurer Of the Sanitarium,
are expected to witness the launch.
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
nInniainal Conrt.

At Municipal Court this morning John
Mccormick was fined 81 and costs for
drunkenness. James Marshall, also drunk,
&S and costs. Gertie Thomas, tcolored,
disorderly conduct, So and costs. Thomas
Daisy, who had been drunk for three
months and was in a terrible physical
condition. was fined So and costs. Judge
Ball remarking that he would receive ex-
cellent medical treatment at New Castle.
George Lindsay, drunk, who was re-
committed from last night, was dis
charged Ann Hafey, continued case, was
dismissed with a severe reprimand
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
Southern Inxsstpsnt.

The facts are in our possession which
justify us in calling attention to the sale
Of lots in North Chattanooga, Tennessee,
advertised elsewhere in this paper. Chat
tanooga Is one of the marvels Of the time
An American product, almost. IL not
quite, without parallel in the world
1t has grown since the rebellion
from war-ruined village to permanent
city Of over $4,000 inhabitants. AS the
forces which produced this startling de-
yelopment are all active and beyond the
possibility of exhaustion, 1t is not there
fore even speculative to say, here will
arise one Of the great cities Of the in
terror.
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
The New TarIn piII.

WAsHINGToN, April 1O-The Republican
members OF the ways and means committee
have decided TO wipe out the section in the
Mckinley bill increasing the duty on fine
linens and Incorporating the present tariff
provision in its place a delegation repre-
senting the carpet and upholstery manufact-
urers appeared before the committee and
asked that chenille be included IN the Nc
hinley bill under a specific instead Of a
general paragraph. Mr.. McKinley's report
on the bill was presented to the COMMITTEES
today.
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
British-Amerioan Association.

A permanent organization of the Della
ware Branch, British-American Associa-
tion, was affected at No. 404 West Front
street last evening and the following
officers we're elected; President. Samuel
A. Bett; vice president, William p
Haman; secretary, c. E. Jenkin; assist
ant secretary, George Kingsworth
treasurer, Benjamin Adams; delegate to
the National Association, S. A. Bott.
The meeting was largely attended by the
natives of the mother country. The asso.
citation has bright future in Whining
ton, as there are nearly 500 Englishmen
living here, who are not naturalizsd citi-
zens
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
Pnhlin nnnnmant.

The EVENING JOURNAL has received
the following valuable public documents
from Senator George Gray: Memorial
addresses on the life and character OF
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, same of
John A. Logan, report Of the Commits
sioner Of Education, 1867; report on
importation of contract labor, consular
reports Nos. l, 2 and 3. and map of the
United States.
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
Cerebro-spinal MoniucitIs.l !

The disease of cerebro-spinal menin-
lis has been prevalent among horses of
Is county the past month. and many
We died from the effects thereof. But
' cases of the deadly disease have been
ard of this week. however. and il is
ped that the disease can be confined to
section now affected. John Seltzer.
lant Of the DUPONT farm in Brandy
ne hundred, lost three horses last
elk, and has two others that are now
ng at the point of death.
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
Before ,squire sfonarhnn.

The case of James H. Longstreet VS..
Herman Just for alleged trespassing Oh
property at Holly Oak was heard before
Squire Monaghan last evening and dis.
missed. The evidence showed that
Just rented small house from
Longstreet, in which he lived for some
time and payed his rent promptly. he
was ordered to vacate the premises
which he refused to do, and the suit for
trespass was brought.
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
Fire Depnrtment Coptest.

The decision of the judges in the Fire
Department election will be reported to
City Council tonight. The reform
ers -wiu present number
Of documents asking Council TO
investigate alleged fraud An exciting
session is expected, and deal will de-
pend on Councils action.
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
Commemorntlnr nnoma tto..

BRooLYN, April 10. The Twenty-third
Regiment veterans celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary of Appomattox by re-
ception last night. Gems sherman, Howard
and Slocum were among the guests
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
HalIornn-GiImnre.

Martin Halloran and Mary Gilmore
ere married this morning at st. Pauls
Q. Church, by Rev NJ. X Fallon, at
O'Clock. Patrick Halloran acted as
oomsman, and Miss Norah Gilmore as
idesmaid
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

William S. Jourdan and Miss Maggie
Monck were married in st. Johns
hurch, at $50 o'clock last evening, by
ev. 4. Gardner Littell. D. d. Miss
anne Foran was bridesmaid, and Harry
onck, groomsmsn.
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
HoUsEKEEPERs' GROCERY LIST.
DENNISON a PEACH.

We are headquarters for all kinds Of gro
ceries. We are very much ENCOURAGED. We
Ieel That we must give customers entire satis-
faction, our sales having increased over Id per
cent in the last Is months. Our Tea and Cof-
fee sales have doubled in the above time. The
Tea that IL usually sold at 10 cents. we are
selling now at 80 cents. and the Tea that sold
at ~ cents, we .are selling now for 80 cents.
Try themi they are grand.
Evening journal., 1890-04-10
wIlminrton Ulsarlnr House.

The exchanges Of the Wilmington banks
at the clearing house to-day were: Clear
lnRs. s134. 037.6 So: balances. al4.3S4.2 20.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-12
WISCONSIN,,

Hans Olson, of Hurley. found a chunk Of
pure copper on his lot. weighing LIS pounds
He can get 10 cents pound for it.
John Gallagher of ShuIsburg is in pos
session of clam worth $500 which he
bought at low figure from travelin g
man.
]. D. Kast had to pay only SIS and costs
to a Waupaca justice for "willfully and in
tentionally aiming and discharging gum
at three men.
Secretary Noble has written to Indian
Agent Leahy to the effect that no green pine
can be cut this winter on the Indian reser-
vations
A farmer living near Oshkosh paid
butcher Of that town S25 for getting him a
wife. one would not .'up and die in o little
while 2
Miss Annie Bentzen, of Christiana, Nor
way, teacher in the Norwegian schools, is
making visit of the principal cities of the
state. She is q trusted agent of the Nor
wegian government, sent here at public ex-
pense to investigate the schools and educa-
tional ideas of the United States.
The commissioners appointed to appraise
lands condemned by Midland railroad for
right-ofway through Fond du Lac, have
completed their work. The highest award
Was made to the Winnebago Furniture and
Manufacturing company, the damage being
aa.sd at IS. 500.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-12

People in the vicinity of st. Francis Hos
pital at Superior were startled the other
night by an apparition in It's night shirt
flying up the street and nttering frantic
yells When caught it proved to be q de.
mented Frenchman named Tal.ord who had
escaped from the asylum
The sheriff of Racine County has gone to
West Bend after John Muehr, the Racine
man who, when he was declared insane, de-
manded jury trial, and who, before it
came of, skipped out. Later he was picked
up in the streets and taken to tile poor.
house at West Bend
William Walton had an experience at
Superior the other day he viii always re-.
member. While walking down railroad
track he caught his foot in a frog and could
not extricate it. A freight train came along
and was almost upon him when passer-by
rescued Walton from his fearful dilemma.
George E. Jacobia, a wealthy citizen OF
Superior, is in ST. Paul looking for q cattle
buyer named Scott. Jacobia and Scott
visited Durand to purchase cattle. The cat
tie were selected and paid for, after which
Jacobia gave Scott $3.50 with which to buy
sheep. and himself returned to Superior.
Nothing since has been heard Of the cattle
or Scott
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-12
o.
A Letter of VOltaire.

New York Sun: Speaking of the statue
of Voltaire, French paper has unearthed
letter of his upon precisely that subject,
addressed to a friend and here is the lesson
which the PHILOSOPHER gives:
Enjoy lie while you can, despise all the
rest. l think have already told you that
| am not dignuslue aaunaismate vatltets. l am
no longer the possessor OF what might be
called face. look like baked apple on
the top OF a cranes neck. It would never
do to carve out that.
Some little time ago the duchess of
Brunswick begged SO hard OF the king Of
Prussia to send her his statue, made after
the fashion of Louis XIV. in the Place DIES
Victories, that his majesty was unable to,
refuse her. He got himself sculptured in,
this fashion, astride ona turkey cock, and
instead of four slaves around the base there.
We're tour monkeys grinning. You will
admit after all that it i'll becomes small
folks to be vain. But if you wish I will
send you one of hemonkeys OF that statue,
and you can put my name at the foot OF it.
My dear sir, let us esteem only health
and repose. All the rest is smoke and 7
have already spent too much of my life in
running after smoke. / wish you genuine
happiness, if there is, such thing.
'tVOLTAIREo
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-12
A Chinese Suffice.

London Times: A case of suffice, which
is unusual in China, although tits regarded
as a great virtue, is reported from the
neighborhood of Foochow. The victim
was young woman twenty-four years of
age, whose husband died OF leprosy early
in the year. She was childless and had
none except distant relatives to depend on
for support. Size had, therefore, she said,
no alternative but to commit this act Of
self-sacrifice. AS soon as her intention be-
came known she received several invitati ons
to grand banquets all of which she accepted
and enjoyed as if there wereto beno sequel.
Alter a special least of this character she
assembled stage constructed for the pur-
pose. where the villa .eelders came to make
their obeisances each three times. as if she
We're already a canonized saint. The signal
having been given by firing off gun, she
assembled scaffold with her hands unpin-
Toned. and there, in sight Of all, strangIed
herself. Her body was placed in coffin,
which was duly prepared beforehand. It
is said that the emperor will grant tablet
extolling her virtue as soon as the viceroy
OF the province represents the case to the
throne.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-12
SOUTH DAKOTA.

The first flow of water III Mtchell's new
artesian we'll was reached at q depth Of 375
feet and is very strong.
Silas Burton, Yankton county farmer, has
raised a Hubbard squash that weighs fifty.
four and a half pounds.
Bob Smith, the st. Panl kid who has been
posing as prizefghter at Yankton recently
swindled c. f, Smith out Of $40 by means OF
a forged check.
Some of the Cham berlain men who went to
Wisconsin to do railroad grade work have
returned, as it was so disagreeable that they
could not stand it, having to work in water
mp to their knees.
The first election among the Indians on
the reservation occurred at Crow Creek to Sc
lect chiefly ballot and White Ghost was so
chosen by large majority. This popular
chief has held sway for many years, and is
now legally invested with his desirable title
J. j. Vests hired girl, at Aberdeen, beca me
asphyXlated from esca ping gas from gaso-
line stove When the family arose in the
morning she was found lying in an uncon-
scious condition upon the floor. She will re-
cover but it was a close call.
Left Hand Thunder, a Lower Brule Sioux
chief, who was recently married, was united
in matrimony with his own wife with whom
he had lived for three years in the most ap-
proved Indian fashion. He took this course
SO that his property would revert to her in
case of his deaf h.
John Peterson, at Red Lake Falls, was
badly injured in a threshing machine His
coat became entangled in the cogs of tho
machinery and before the latter could be
stopped his body had been drawn in and
considerably bruised and wounded. He may
pull through all ight.
George Fl. Carey, of Sioux Falls, who
suffered from sunstroke about year ago,
has been taken to the asylum at Yankton.
Carey is 81 years old and he continually
imagines that some one is being killed.
His condition has grown worse of late and
his friends think he will be better off in the
asylum.
South Dakota can raise sugar beets. The
Salem Special of the 25th says: "a. C. Path
cal left a sugar beet at this Office esterday,
raised from seed sent him from the agricul-
tural department.. He raised lis pounds of
them from two rows about one rod in length.
The sample left at this Office weighs 51a
pounds. mr. Patheal says there is no ques-
ton but what they can be very successfully
grown here.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-12
IOWA,

The apple crop is not up to the ayerag.
freight car factory is talked of at Du-
buque.
The good people Of Warren county are
contributing to a relief fund Tor Kansas
drought sufferers.
At IndanolI the other day Willie, the
7-year-old son OF William Iilton, fell into
the river and was drowned.
Frank Blomentha a Dubuque Hebrew
has disappeared, leaving a wife and num-
Der of children in destitute circumstances.
Mrs. Alex Cowdry, of Geneva, has fallen
heir to over 100000 She recently met
with the other heirs in Kentucky for the pur-
pose of dividing the legacy, which amounts
to $50, 100000. A lawyer has been sent to
the old country to secure the Legacy and
equalize the claims of each of the heirs.
The state superintendent Of public instruc-
ton has complied and issued from his office
pamphlet embracing the complete sta
tistics OF the high schools. 1t gives all
the information to be obtained about the
instruction. courses, attendance and gradu-
ates; also the names of the instructors for
1890 and the branches taught. 1t is a fine
compendium of information.
u. MChllttH, Vi sDTullHSldm was mere
shipping back walnut logs, says the Wash
ington Press. He got some II, 900 feet in
this county to ship here, and IS, 900 feet to
load at Charlottesville, paying $50 per 1, 600
feet in the tree. He paid Mr. Maxwell $32
for one tree, $35 to ] ohm Graham for an
other, trees ranging from S. to $50; has
paid as hig as $50 for three
Capt. j. S. Mckinley, of Usage; probably
carries as many painful mementoes of the
'late unpleasant tness" as any veteran in the
country-in fact his body is network Of
scars Since the war Ill pieces of bone
have been taken from his body, eighty
seven being taken from the head alone. He
is now SO years OF age, and notwithst anding
the hard usage he has experienced still en-
joys good health.
young man slightly under age applied
to the county clerk for a marriage license,
but did not have the necessary written per-
mission of his parents says the Davenport
Democrat, The latter unfortunately lived
in Sweden and were at home. There was
only one way out of the difficulty The
house was finished and the wedding garments
were all ready. So the young man applied
for the appointment of a guardian, and one
was appointed by the court. The guardian
gave his consent to the marriage. in writing
as required by law, and the wedding came
off that evening. But it was a rather costly
marriage license.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-12

granted an absolute divorce from her hus-
band, William Rowland, an Episcopal clergy
man OF Passaic, N. T., on the ground oil
cruelty and inhuman treatment. She was
given the custody of her daughter Florence
Slidell, and $500 per year alimony.
jamestown Alert: 1t is not at all unlikely
that in year or two the Red river valley
will be bowling for bitches to run the water
off. Old timers who pause to reflect admit
that the valley has suffered m ore from ex-
CESS OF moisture than it ever did for lack OF
the same.
A fire occurred at D-yiPs Lake, destroying
the warehouse and sta BILE owned and occu-
pied by Stade & Mckee; loss estimated at
$4,000, insurance $1,000 the agricultural
warehouse, owned by John Bell ;nd occu-
pied by Alex. Walker; loss about $1,000, in
surance 500; and two dwellings,, E. l. P.
stade owner; loss 81, 5OO insurance $500
Bismarck Tribune: The steamer Batche-
Tor ran aground on sand bar. Capt. Ben
Jewell, the veteran Missouri river pilot and
renowned for his veracity, was at his post OF
duty. On finding the boat me- tionless, the
master roared: what the DIS the mat
ter up there?" "Say, captain" answered
Ben Jewell, them geese has got the water
so id rily that | can't find the channel"
Coroner Sheppard, of Crookston. arrived
in East Grand Forks to hold an inquest on
the remains of the child said to have been
killed by it's father, Pullett Bushee The
coroner satisfied himself from the evidence
that the father was culpable at any rate
and preparations were made to unearth the
remains of the child and subject them to a
medical examination to determine, if posi-
bic, the cause of death. The grave was
opened and the astonishing discovery made
that the body had already been disinterred.
Bismarck Tribune: Through information
from II. c. Nygard, stage driver, it is learned
that Carmichael, the boy who killed Book
house, In Emmons county, arrived at Snake
Creek and spent the night with John Dryer,
and lii the morning. when paying his bill,
Perectu Fernando a Spanarl who stops
with Dryer, herding horses, ordered him to
throw up his hands. His first question was,
"What for?" They answered, "You must
follow u.s. He then asked if anyone from
Emmons county had been inquiring for him,
and in almost the same breath con cessed that
he had shot q man there.
Harry Petite wand cred away from his
home near Dunseith. October 18th, and has
not since been heard from, though hundreds
of persons have secured the county in search
OF him. Although many of the party were
convinced that the child had been spirited
away, it was not until lately that kidna ping
was the general belief. Harry Petite the
missing boy, was two and half years old,
large for his age, thick set and 1eshy and
thirty-fve inches TALL He had dark brown
eyes, light hair fair mplexion, a full fore
head and small features. Those wishing to
aid in the search can send to Rev. John
Crumb of Dunseth. A reward of $500 is
offered for the child alive
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-12
The Excuse Didn't Work

a young man in Brooklyn passed
counterfeit bill the other day and sud
denly found himself in the embrace of
a blue-coat. His excuse was like thai
of the darkey on a similar occasion,
who said that he had a good deal Of
doubt about his bill. Sometimes he
thought it good and then again he
thought it bad, so one day when he
thought it good he just passed it.