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Evening journal., 1890-08-13
SEVERAL SHORT sroRlss.
Oaaghs By ths Ewe@ing Journals Brig
KsHnR Men while After B4mRsp cam.

OAzgas By tire Ewes lag Journals Bright
xsunR Men while After B4mRss Game.
Five nen stood at the corner Of Second
aud Madisea streets at 0 o'clock last
evening. Tkoy were so drunk that they
could not stand alone, bat by holding ON
to each other, managed to make their
way few yards along Madison street.
One of them noticed that part of the sole
was aboxt 60 fall from his shoe, and
asked a comrade TO lend him a knife to cut
it off. The knife eut his hand and when
he stepped he rolled into the gutter. His
comrades tried to raiss him, and then
three men were foundering in the
the street. The other two escaped TO
Chanbers's saloon and drank the health
of their comrades who lay outside. The
efforts of those la the street to get up
wsrs amusing and attracted q crowd of
boys to the scene. They fnally succeeded
in pulling themselves as far as tine door
Of Chambers's saloon and srawled in,
believing their health would be better If
they Joined their comrades at the bar
than If the latter should drink alone.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13
NOT MAD BUT DROWNED.
Homewesd Park fsasss-Mrs. Needy III,
Camping Party.


Camping Party.
Speeial Correspondence EvBHIEs JouRCAL.
NEWARK, Aug. ia dog belonging
to Washington Hill, a resident Of
Chapel street, bit one of his children a
few evenings ago. The animal was not
mad. Mr. Hill concluded that his house
was net large enough for that dog, so
he disposed of him by drowning.
A large party was held on the lawn
and at tho residence of j. J. Pie, Esq =,
a short distance from town last night.
The managementof Homewood Driving
Park Association is making considerable
effort TO have good races on the s3d in
slant There will be four races, fer
PAGERS and trotters. Ne. l, g. 80 class, or
for horses without record-purse, $50. d.
vided between four horses. No. 9, s.45
class, PAGERS and trotters-purse, $50,
divided No. g. 8 90 class, PAGERS and
trotters-purse, $50, divided. No. A, 2. "a
class, PAGERS and trotters-purse, $50,
divided. Entries close August 81, and
those having entries should write to II.
J. Putt, secretary.
Mrs Jane Moody is lying quite i'll at
her residence on Main street with dys-
tentary.
Mrs J. w. Parrish. who has been Wis
iting in Virginia, returned home yester-
day.
The Misses Ella and Eta Todd return
ed home yesterday. after an extended
tour ia Pennsylvania.
Miss Lily Gray will spend few days
at Caps May this week.
Miss Kate Darlington is visiting friends
in Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Psxson and son, are
visiting in Parksburg, Pa.
Mrs N. M. Browne Is attending camp
meeting at Brandywine Summit.
The Sunday schools of the Presbyterian
and Episcopal Churches go to Brsndywine
Springs Friday picnicking. A general
invitation is extended.
The party Of young folks consisting
of Miss Mamie Raub Miss Gertrude
Bridgman. the Misses Annie and Cora
Hossinger, the Misses Emma and Maggie
Blandy, Miss Emma Evans, who
chaproned the party, and Frank BlandY.
who was the man of all work, returned
home on Saturday evening. They spent
delightful week roughing it.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

FOR PRINCIPLE AND PAIRlO ism.
Ex.PostmaSter Taylor, returning from
the convention al Dover, said, Every
bsdy vent there to do the right thing
and did IT," Ex-Sesretary BAysrd said
there Is ne I'll feeling, OF coarse" Those
two sentences explain the situation.
The long looked fer and somewhat
dreaded Democratic convention AZ Dover
has met, nominated two good candidates,
and adjeurned. There was ne disturb
anss, no discordancs, NO Ill feeling; Il was
quiet, thoughtful, earnest, dslibsrAtivs
body Of Democrats and patriots meet
lag for the purpose of selecting eandi-
dates to carry the party banner to victory
against the common enemy Of coed gsv-
eminent, local and national 1t was q sci
Of men representing the oldest. soundsst,
greatest best and most numerous politi-
sal party that ever existed, striving 90
bring she legislative AHd executive
branches Of this government,
within the lines laid dswn
by these great and COED men whS
conceived the government Of the people.
BY the people, fer the people. ID was q
meeting Of men representing . party
which, by accident and fraud, Is deprived
Of Its proper voice In the affairs Of the
people, seeking by legal means to Gust
the usurpsFs and brlng back honesty.
economy, efficiency and patriotism to the
executive branches OF the government.
With such a meeting. RstuAted By
sueh motives, it is not strange that Mr..
BAyard esuld say There was no ILL
feeling, Of course
The Democrats Of Delaware met In
convention, and after listening to the
advice Of one Of the greatest statesmen
in the country the favorlte son Of Della
ware. and one Of the most honorable and
revsred members Of the De nocrAtic
party in the natlon calmly, deliberately
aud sarefully selected two candidates fol-
whom every Democrat in Delaware car
vste, and then adjeurned.
Robert ]. Reynolds Of Kent was nomi-
mated for Governor and John w. Causey
Of Sussex for Representative to the Fifty
second Congress.
There was no pickering. no bitter dis
cussion, no sentiment except the senti-
msnt that I'VE are here TO do the best
thing for the people. for the state and
for the party"
That was done Everybody is satisfied
because the greatest number have the
candidates which the greatest number
wanted.
It is the theory and the practice
Of the Democratic party, the re-
ligion and the sentiment approved By
experiences as we'll as by philosophy that
the people are sovereign and that the
will Of the majority is supreme.
New our candidates are chosen and oui
ranks ara closed. We have nobody tC
fight now but the old time enemy. We
have principle against money, vlrtue
against veAality. There is no question
that Delaware viii beside for principle
fer virtue aid for patriotism.
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MARINE MATTERS.

The Louisa cleared from koore's ship
yard and the schooner Anna and Ella
hauled out on the railway.
Two canal boats are discharging scrap
iron at the Diamond State IroR Com
psny's wharf.
The three masted schooner Amanda @.
Parker, cleared from George w. Bush
and Sons wharf yesterday.
The three-mAsted schooner Il. w.
Schmidt, is discharging q cargo Of ice at
the Cold Spring lee Oompany's wharf.
The schooner John w. Bechuman,
which had been diseharging scrap iron al
the old Ferry Mill wharf cleared this
port to-day.
The three-masted schooner Matte J.
Dorman, Of Drswbridge. Del, ia dis
charging g cargo of scrap iron at ths
] Old Ferry Mil wharf.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

AS the delegates Of the convention Of
Democrats at Dover finished their work
yesterday and started home amid the
plaudits Of an admiring people, bright,
beautiful and prophetic rainbow spanned
the heavens as an augury of success and
q promise that this proud and glorious
little commonwealth which has furnished
80 many statesmen aud so many soldiers
to uphold the constitution, to preserve
the Unisn and to maintain pure repub-
Hcan form Of government, should not be
overcome by the food Of ignorance. Of
pelf. Of selfshAess, with which it Ii
threatened now by this dreadful fallacy
Of universal suffrage; That awful fall
lacy which includes the negro ant
the venal and vicious whit
man who have no interest. no knovl-
edge. ne virtue and no patriotism, a
voters competent to decide the destinie
and to impose taxes upon the people
The rainbow is an arch Of triumph and
promise Of victory. 1t crowns the Actiol
OF the state convention, and displays th
keayenly symbol Of approval and 9
promise. II was rainbow conventio r
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

An exploding dynamite cartridge at
Sixteenth and Market streets yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock blew cslored
laborer on the intsrcepting sewer, through
the hole at which he was working. The
cartridge had been within few inches
Of the lead melting furnace. and
it was reported that spark
from the furnace set off the cartridge
The colored man was knocked uncon
scious and Wilson's ambulance was sum
moned to take him to the hospital He
recovered consciousness ia fifteen min
utes, and having received no serious in
| juries the order for the ambulance wal
countsrmanded. The explosion threw
/ the dirt and caused excitement.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

THE EVENING JOURNAL has main
tanned that there was harmony in the
Democratic party in Delaware. because
there was nothing to create discOrd.
The Dover Convention proves that the
EVENING JOURNAL was right. There
are many men Of various views Of course,
but they are all Democrats. There ar,
many men who advocated various can
didates to represent the principles Of tn,
the glorious the ancient and the honor
able Democratic party, bat men anc
candidates we're al advocates of pre-
ciseIy the same principles so that NJ
matter what particular men were noni-
mated we we're sure to have good men
and good Democrats. What m ore coal,
be expected.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

Indications for Delaware and Maryland
p. m. Fair 10 partly cloudy weather
and fresh, variable winds, becoming
southerly.
New York Herald orecasts:-The
West Indian cyclone reported as north
cast Of Cuba on Monday. is probably
curving northwardlY, with its centre now
In the Gulf Stream region, near latitude
80 degrees North, longitude 70 West, and
likely to trend more to the Eastward to-
day. Vessels now leaving New York
for Southern ports may encounter
this disturbance The ''hot wave"
overlies the Southwest and Central
Mississippi Valley it viii probably msve
east, ooneurrsntly with a storm near
Lake Superior. affecting this section from
Thursday afterneon t. Sunday. Tenn
perature rose slightly In the United
States yesterday the chief minimum re.
ported was 40 degrees Fahrenheit al
Northfeld, vt. the cAisf maxima were
80 at st. Louis and Pittaburg, "a al
Wichita, Kan, 100 at Bic Grande City
Texas, and l02 at Dodge City and Forl
Still, Ind.
BaynArd's thermometer, z 3. m. II
9Am. "A; II a m. 76: 1 D. m. 70.
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be selected for direstors of the trust fund,
yet they have larger interests at stake
than the president of any bank In the
city. When one Of their number con .
fesses that be has been bribed oD@s and
is popularity suspected Of having been
bribed many times, and another has bar
tered his resignation for a shaky
reputation for good morals, and
a worse reputation for good
sense, every member Of the Council
trembles and quakes in his boots lest his
own reputation be impaired by exposure,
and dares not ask the one who has ex-
posed his own dishonesty and unftnesa
or another who has exposed his eilliness
and lie Edness to resign, and thus haul
their caressses out to the political Pot
ter's Field. Only one man has the sense
Of duty, the nerve and the selfrespsct to
ask these men-disqualined by their
own confessions - to get out.
WhyY Is President Farrs the
only man whose skirts are clesri
As the case stands, there are two mem =
bers who, by their own confession, ara
unfit TO represent community Of re-
spectacle goats and Tin cans In the er-
penditure Of 81, 900 600, and all the others
are unable or unwilling to perceive thsir
unftnsss.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

The tug Rescue, which cruises in the
Delaware bay for chains, anchors and
ether buried vrecksgs and which Goals
up at this city, met with an accident in
philadelphia, Yesterday morning. The
Rescue and the Gloucester ferryboat
Peerless were in the Delaware river
OF South street wharf, and the
Rescue backed ont from the wharf just
as the Peerless was about to land. The
latter alone was damaged. Each captain
claims that the other was in fault ano
the matter viii be investigated by the
United States Inspectors.
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New Librnrr Boaka .

The Directors Of the Institute Library
held their monthly meeting last night
and approved the following list Of books
for the library: Belief in God. NJ. j..
Savage: Highways and High Seas, J..
Frankfort Moore; With the Best lnten-
items, Marion HarlAnd; Dearly Bought,
O. L. Burnham; Feur Years in Rebel
Capitals, t. O. De Leon; Following the
0uidon, e. B. Custer; Armorel of Lyon
esse, We. BesaRt; The Blind Musician,
Vladimir KerOlenks; A Ssppho of Green
Spring, Bret Harte; Prose Dramas OF
Henrik Ibsen, w. Archer; Fabian
Dimitry. Edgar FAwcett; The Happy
Days Of the Empress Marie Louise,
Imbert de Saint Armand; Mrs.
Reynolds and Hamilton, "Gath;
Nellie Bly's Trip Around the
World; Philip, Mrs. Mary O. Cutler
Uranie; Beauchamp's Career, George
Meredith; The Search for Basil Lynd-
hurst, R. Carey; Psps's Own Girl, Marie
Rowland; Myths and Folk Lore
Of Ireland, ]. Curtin; Jack Horner, by
Mary S. Tiernan; HYpnOtism DR.. Albert
Moll; Sforze-A Story Of Milan, W. w
Aston; Two Years in the French West
Indies, Lafcadio Hearn; Egyptian
Sketches, ]. Lynch; The Lawton Girl
Harold Frederic; Stolen America
Isabel II. Floyd.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

TIKI Philadelphia Inquirer. together
with other Republican papers, are full Of
fertile advice concerning what the
farmers want" and intensely silent as to
what they get. These organs Of pro
tected industries frequently bend their
sKhsustless brain powers TO the manu-
fscture Of columns Of advice directing
tbs farmer how to get rich, to worship At
the altar Of the home market" but
they fail to show the farmer how to IFS
his mortgage or to cell his wheat and
corn
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

The Morning News PHILOSOPHERS
grlmly and explains sadly and lugubri-
ously jusI how the delegates to the con
vention at Dover, felt and thought
bat refrains from jibes aAd attem pts at
ridiculs because it Ia governed by
generous impulses and has not been
'braced up" to consider the work Of the
convention from q strictly partisan
standpoint That viii come later. No
matter what comes, nothing can be said
against the personnel of the ticket. the
the candidates are men Of ability, in
tegritY ana Of the highest character.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

SENATOR GRAY protested against the
policy Of making all of the Gamers of
Delaware and the consumers OF tin
thoroughout the entire country pay
tribute to the tin industry. II is not the
idea Of the Gamers Of Delaware that q
tax on tin-plate viii make tin cheaper.
Just at this time tho tax bears hard on
the people Of Delaware. because they
have no peaches ior tomatoes, but laws
70 pay the tax on tin just the same.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

The sportsman whs resides In this
vicinity new gets down his guR and loads
up his shells. He hants up his bird deg
and trains him In the art of bringing the
birds which his master kills (O. The
sportsman then goes forth TO Stay all
before him, but sorrowfully 20 relate, he
returns gRmeless. Although this is the
usual plaza sometimes he varies the pro-
gram by neOrly killing himself by the
bursting OF the gun.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

Largest Tank Steamer on sAe River.
Vhe new German tank steamship Gees
ssmunde, passed this city on the Delaware
river yesterday. She is one of the num-
eSous carriers being built by she Stan
dard Oil Company to supply Germany
with petroleum. She was built by
Mitchell a Armstrong, English ship
builders and was consigned to Theodore
Ruger x Co. The 6eestemunde is $40 feet
long, 40 feet beam and 25 feet depth Of
hold and holds 1, 300, 600 gallons. She Is
the largest tank steamer which ever
passed here, and will hold more oil than
any other one which arrives at the Della
ware
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WILMINGTON.

Earned runs-New Haven s. Tw0-baso
hit-Corcoran. Three-bass hit, Gillilahd
Base on balls-McKee, 2: Huey. Struck out
Lang, Doyle. Leiper, OorcOraa. Anderson,
2; sullivan. Williams. Huey 2; Hasney. Hit
by pitched bsll-LanR, Williams. Double
plays Cudworth and Sheneck, Lag, Pettee
and Shoenck. Lang and Shoenck.
lassed bali. Hofford. Attendance SEQ. UNI
pire-J j Kelly
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IL Is said that Councilman Beale Is
awaiting an opportunity to confeaS seine
more. What an interesting meeting 1t
would be II Council would hold an Eek
periencs meeting" at which every msn-
Der would confess.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13


The cool wave Yesterday
came like an Autumn herald.
Naturally, therefore, a few
words of coming dress goods
will be pat.
BIack AU-W00I HeNY1ettaS.
Good news for you, and good
lots, too, already in from the.
Custom House. A very large
order brings a concession in
the price-the concession is
yours.
Last years q cent quality is 65 cenhs
Last years 50 cent quality is rs Genes
Last years 81 quality is So cents
Last years s1.1o quality is 80 cents
Last years 81 70 quality Is 81
They are all As inches wide,
and in blue or jet black.
Some very cheap Fancy
Dress Goods are already OPEN
ing up for Autumn. We will
show you to-day a lot of very
remarkable stripes at CSC. a
lot of striped Cheviots at 37Xc,
and another lot in plaids at the
same price. Ten or a dozen
colorings in each. Also a very
rich lot of Fancy Wool Plaids
at soc, at least twenty color
ings.
We begin to catch the
movement of a Great Fall
Trade.
Main noOr near centre.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
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Bay Ridge Via BaItimore, August ~.

These excursions are very enjoyable. Aside
rem the grand ride on the renowned Chesa-
psake at Bay Ridge you will ind adj shs
u easures OF the celebrated ocean reeorfa
Take a day of and convince yourself that :
solar cannot he better spent. This is the omly
FTP eX which you can set the full beneat Of
leaves Market street at Z 20 a. m: Delaware
avenue att SO a. IN Fare al
Evening journal., 1890-08-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.


For IS. 90 are still being made at CUMMINGS,
gallery, 302 Market street.
Do You want good Itch or umbrella,
Buy Durstein's Palma Doro Cigars. Terms
Cash.
Capitana Full Havana 10 cent Cigar. Sold
for cents by Durstein, East Second
Terms cash.
Post'Boy beats the record Finest chew fol
the money; 10 cents at Durstsin. Terms cash
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

Ohursh will give It's annual excursion on
Wednesday next on the steamer Cham
pion TO Augustine Pier.
Mrs. Edward Challenger has ed
from long sejourn at OceRn Grove, N. J.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

TINS situation in reference to the City
Council is humiliating to the city and
diagrneefui to the body itself There
nrs members in the City Council who
woulS net be entrusted with $25 to deposit
la a bank across the street without care
fui watehinz. Few or none Of them could
Evening journal., 1890-08-13
Chnmpionahip Record.
Base han Notes.

Games to-day: Wilmington at Hart
ford, Lebanon at Baltimore, Newark 3
New Haven.
The Wilmington clu) is not in it.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

REVNoLD AND CAUsEY against Doodle
and negroism, is there any doubt which
will win in Delawarei There should not
ha
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

EVEN the Republicans are disgusted
vita the9 Congressman and cry Let
them 90 nome"
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

SENATOR QUAY has evidently had his
ear TO the ground; he proposes post
ponement Of the Forco bill till next Con-
grags
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

WITH SELECT MUSIC ON BOARD EACH
BOAT.
Leave Fourth street whaYf for Chester and
Philadelphia, daily, Sundays included at
400 and 10 30 a. m, 90. 4 10 and 6 As D. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street wharf.
at 30 and 10 % a. NJ 4, ] 20. A 90 and 8 45 D. m.
For Marcus Hook at 90 m.,and 10 p. m.
For Lincoln Park at 10 - q. m, and 90
returning from the park at 40 and Z 25
.. m.
Excursion tickets. including admission to
the grounds. b0c. Children. 25e.
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wANAmAKEK's.

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, August 10. 1890.
Closed at I P. M. Saturday.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

TIE sOeathe1 today as AkeIy
TO be clear.
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EXCURSIONS.

Train leaves Wilmington and Northern
Railroad, French street station, daily at
. q. m. Returning. train from Delaware
River Pier after arrival of steamer from
Cape May.
Fare, Round Trip, $500.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

AS the special train Of delegates pulled
away from Dover yesterday and the
gentle shower descended to revive the
scorched vegetation all naturs seemed
aglSw with joy. Suddenly the sun came
out and splendid raiRbsw appeared.
Mr.. Bayard's handsome face was
wreathsd in smiles as he gszsd al tbs
prophetic omen Of approval Of the Day
work and Mr.. Sperry. lonesome and
alone at the ether eAa Of che car, with
his hat pulled dswn over his eyes, turned
his back upsn the whole scene Of glad
seine augury. It was too Democratic,
too beautiful; It hurt the eyes Of the
sardonic editor of the pesimistie mag
wunp News.
Sharkey realized that he had made 6
bad bargain; his seat in Council was
worth msrs than his reputation; he held
his seat and let his reputation go to-
we'll, where the woodbins twineth.
sharkey knews a good thing when hi
sees 1t In more ways than enc.
viii the candidate for Congress re-
ceive the united support eff his party
OF Causey will.
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wiImIngton whItewashed


New Haven whitewashed Wilmington
yesterday by the same score as on the
previous say:
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

BY the p, W. a B. excursion Thursday. tn,
18th, from Wilmington by special train at so
a. m. to Perryville and down the bay.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

Think Of 1t, Only s1.oo to ToIehest .,
and Return.
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FOR CORONER,

JOSEPH H. KIRK.
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o.her news.

Jehn Palmer, a prominent meat dealer,
living on Tenth street near Young, met
with siokening accident last evening.
Mr.. Palmer was in the act Of removing
some heavy plate glass, which had
been broken, from a window, when a
piece fell on the back Of his hand.
almest severing 1t from his wrist All the
leaders and veins were cut, and the
wound BLEED profusely. DIR. Tybout
dressed the wound.
A nlckle- plated revolver was rallied at
the United States Hotel on SATURDAY.
evening for the benefit of Thomas Nc
Donough, young member of the Lenape
Fire Company, who contracted a sever e
cold at FIRE at the Delaware Iron
Works, and has since been incapacltated
for work. The affair Melted about S55
for the young man.
Susanna, wife of David H. Wright and
daughter Of Joseph Bishop, a fermer
well-known citizen, died at her home on
Orange street yesterday afternoon. OF
consumption. She had been very in for
several weeks, and leaves q husband and
FIVE children.
City Tax Collector William h. Barr Il
seriously i'll at his home on Sixth street
Sergeant Charles Hollscumaker of Com
pany II has also been seized with a sever,
attack of illness. Edward P. Challenger
, who has been in precarious condition
is reported as slowly improving.
The congregation of Rev. l.. w
Deskin's church at Salem, N. j., gave
big excursion to Pennsgrove ON tn
steamer Major Reybold, this morning
| Mr. Deakin was at one time pastor O
Mt Salem NJ. e. Church, this city, an
i, scores of his friends here boarded tn
q boat st the Delaware street wharf.
The new military band, which nov
a contains twenty brass and reed instrr
ments, held q rehearsal in the old coui
house last evening The band is pro
or crossing finely under the leadership
Conductor George j. Hermann.
The remains OF Charles II. Rise wei
brought here from Salem, N. j., al
taken to Wilmington for intermen
aoe yesterday.
The Sunday school of st. Peter
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES


PURNAL J. LYNCH.
Evening journal., 1890-08-13

J. w. Canary, the well-known sales.
man with A. G. Yates q Company OF
Philadelphia, Is now on his vacation. He
is spending few days in Wilmington,
and will then go to Cape May for week.
His vacation eioses with the month and
he viii be at the Wilmington fair next
month with an exhibit.