Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-04
BIG MASS MEETING TONIGHT.
storksr Held for Feloni0us Assault,
The hoard Of Traha

| The Board OF Trade.
| Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. October The rope Is
Tightening around the neck of the brutal
negro Jacob Storker, who committed the
atrocious assault on little Oracle Clark
last Sunday night. Mayor Hanson has
secured such q damaging chain of evil
dence against the prisoner that yester
day he made out another commitment.
which holds the man for court
TO answer the charge of felon-
ious assault. and be will now
undoubtedly be tried for his life. The
mayor, together with Mr.. Clark, the
childs father. examined her yesterday
and she could talk much more clearly
and nationally than when in the court
room before all the officers of the law the
day before, and the awful facts, which
may send Storker to the gallows, were
unearthed. The negro seems greatly
agitated and unnerved, and now begins
to realize the terrible nature Of his
crime. The little girl will be IL years
old Christmas day.
The Democratic meeting to be held In
the Opera House here tonight will be
one Of the largest that has ever been
held here. Prominent Democrats from
all over the state will be present. The
Seminole Band. eighteen pieces, has
been engaged and will make a short
street parade before the meeting. Hon.
Robert J. Reynolds and Hon. John w.
Causey will be entertained by DR.. John
]. Black. Hon. James l.. Wolcott and
others from the lower part Of the state.
will be the guests OF State Treasurer
Herbert The Wilmington delegation
will return home on the 10. 90 train
Another weak attempt was made last
evening by public body to hold meet
ing. When the hour arrived for the
meeting of the Board Of Trade to be
called to order, Mr. Herbert was the
only member in the chamber He was
Ia his place as he always is at the meet.
ings of the bodies Of which he is a mem.
ber He sat at the end of the long table
IN the chamber, evidently thinking Of
important business that YVES beiny
neglected, and Of the valuable time he
was losing. Afterward Mr.. Blackburn
appeared. and after passing a few Jokes
on the large attendance, both men b, gan
TO walk about the room, waiting patien ly
for their negligent fellow members. The
fact that none Of the public organizations
nave been able to obtain a quorum on
Their meeting nights for months, seems
strange to the people here, and some
consider 1t regular farce to establish
any organization for the improvement of
the city. There is plenty of work for
the Board Of Trade to do. and it has GER
tainly received encouragement enough
on all sides, to enable 1t TO do much good
As 1t has been of late, City Council Is
the only organization that can boast Of
having enough members present to
transact routine business.
Rev Nathan Brinckley, Is years old.
one OF the Oldest preachers in the Della
ware Conference, died of old age at his
home on Williams street, about / o'clock
yesterday afternoon. He had been as
sisting his son as pastor of Mt Salem Nj.
E. Church this city, and the Christians
church for some time and he had not been
III but few days. A Wilmington order of
which he was member, took charge OF
the remains ana he will probably be
buried in that city TO morrow
A Hungarian laborer was struck Ia the
stomach by rolling pipe at ths Della
ware Iron Works yesterday afternoon.
causing him to writhe in pain for several
minutes. He recovered In a few hours
however, and resumed his work.
Thomas McHugh, another member of
the family Of James McHuRh Of CLAYTON
street, who is seriously i'll with typhoid.
was removed to farm house on the
state road on the advice of his physician,
yesterday.
Preparatory prayer services were held
in the Presbyterian Church last evening
The sacrament OF the Lords Supper will
be administered at the service 10 nor
row morning, The preparatory service
has always been held on Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. John J. Black end two daue hters
Miss Mamie B. Gray, and Mrs. James G.
Knowles and daughter will sail from
New York for Europe on Wednesday.
October 10. They will be away for two
years The party will visit Germany FIRST
and there the young women will com
plete their education by taking an
eighteen months course In one Of the
leading schools.
Mrs. John @. Grooma Of Elkton, Md
is the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. ]. J.
Black
Mrs. w. Il Britt, nee Miss Gertie
Brown, formerly of this city but nov of
Washington, D. c., is here on short
visit.
The delegates to the Womensr Foreign
Missionary Society meeting in Trinity
M. E. Church, Philadelphia, from this
city, returned home yesterd Az.
Clara, the little daughter OF John B
Winning, Jr., is seriously i'll with diph-
liberia at her home on Delaware street.