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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-15

Joseph +. Evans Turns Up i'm PhiIadel-
phia and Notifies the Coroner of Hi.
Whereabouts.


phia and Notifies the Coroner of His
Whereabouts.
A letter received on Thursday by Cor
oner Sparks from John p. Evans, hus-
band of Mrs. Hannah Evans, who was
burned to death at No. 1919 East Thir-
teenth street Sunday afternoon week,
stated that the writer of the epistle was
at his work and could be gotten at any
time if the coroner desired his appear
ance.
In the letter Evans expressed no feel
ing for his three deserted children, nor
did he ask anything concerning the dis
tribution Of his wife's body. He left
the city shortly after the awful accident
which befell his wife occurred. He took
the precaltion to order casket at
Undertaken Palmer's, but made no pro-
vision for his wife's burial. Evans says
he is living at No. 2159 North Broad
street. II is stated that he earns a salary
of SIG per weel@but this sum he invari,
ably squanders for drink. His children
will be cared for by charitable citizens.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-15

Edgar Miner, German 20 years of age,
died at FELTON,, Del, Monday week under
mysterious circumstances. A post-mortem
examination upon the remains held by
stomach.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-15

Delaware Hospital held its annual dona.
ton day Thursday. The contributions
were the largest received at any anniver-
sary. The cash receipts totaled almost 500.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-15
CIrY coUSoIL.
fioutine Business Transacted at the I;egu
lar Weekly Meeting.


City Council rushed business Thursday
evening, and was in session not more
than 20 minutes.
The city treasurer reported $49, ,550.31
in Union National Bank to the credit of
current expenses, $13,s5O each in four
other banks to the same credit and
$4,454.62 in Union National Bank to the
credit of special deposit. He also re-
ported the following receipts: From
Chief of Police Blackburn, SAG, dog tax
and show license for September; from
Collector Mitchell, $l,100, city and
school taxes for 1890; from Admins
traitor Mealey, $500, city and school
taxes for tho same year; from Union
National Bank, Ss3.33, interest on de-
post; from National Bank of Delaware,
First National Bank, National Bank of
wilmington and Brandywine and Cen
trail National Bank, $4,000 each, funds
drawn to be deposited in Union Ma
tional bank; from the treasurer of tho
United States, $40, interest on the
Latimer trust fund; from the mayor and
Council, $50, interest on the Herdman
trust fund; from Chief Boughman Of the
City Engineering and Surveying De-
partment, $129.65, fees for August; from
building Inspector Dillin, $107, fees for
September; from City Auditor Billany,
$3.50. rent from city market house; from
Clerk llyland of the municipal court,
$50, unclaimed witness fees for August,
and Sl,09l.9S, fines, fees and costs for
September. The municipal court re-
ceipts were as follows: Fines, $752;
fees, Sl6G.50; costs, $l73.4S.
The city auditor certified to the cor
rectncss of the accounts of the city
treasurer, the chief of police, the clerk
Of the municipal court, the chief of the
City Engineering and Surveying De-
partment and the secretary of the Board
Of Directors of the Street and Sewer
Department. lie also presented the
following report of the latter depart
ment; Receipts during September,
Sl,612.c7; expenditures, S3l,44S.55;
balance in bank to the credit of current
expenses, $02,474.11; to the credit of
paving and improving streets, $S7,-
05S.95; to the credit of intercepting
sewer, S16,071.06.
Mr.. McVey introduced an ordinance
for the relief of Liberty Steam Fire En-
gine Company, which provides that
there shall be paid to said company
before March next the sum of 81 500,
the second instalment of its appropria-
tion for this fiscal year. After being
given the required number of readings
1t was referred to the law committee.
Samuel ii. Baynard was unanimously
elected regulator of the city clock.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-15
A DOG c.4TCnER's EXPERIENCE.
He Gathers in the Gonts and Gets Severely
Pounded in the Bargain.

Dog Catcher Writ had rather an un-
usual experience Thursday afternoon
while garnering goats in West Will
mlngton. The plucky dog catcher who
seldom looses an opportunity to capture
dog or goat whenever a chance to
turn an honest penny offers itself, went
searching for goats over Seventh street
bridge yesterday and succeeded in
gathering II head into the fold. The
goats were strolling recklessly about the
public highways in the locality above
mentioned when Writ swooped down
upon them and took them unawares.
But the dog catcher's experience in goat
catching did not end here, for the fact
that he had gotten the goats and was on
the way to the pound with them leaked
out in the neighborhood and soon nearly
a dozen female residents We're on the
dog catchers track, demanding that he
give up the goats.
Writ succeeded in driving the goats
across the bridge, however, when the
female residents Of the ward over
powered him and were giving him
severe pommeling when Officer IIur-
shock came to his rescue. The officer
was just making his report to the police
station at the booth when Wirt'S cries
for help attracted his attention and
he responded Immediately. The officer
succeeded in making the excited women
desist from their acts of aggression upon
the ovcrpowered dog catcher, but In the
din and confusion that followed all the
goats escaped from their captor and fled
in the direction of Scheutzen Park.
The officer was also badly used by
the enraged women. One of them as
saulted him and could not be pacitied
until he threatened to take her to the
booth and lock her up, when she pleaded
a sick child at home, and on this pretext
alone the officer allowed her to go.
The affair caused much excitement in
the neighborhood and occurred ut a time
when the pupils of No. 25 school had
just been dismissed and these students
Joined in the fracas. When the skirmish
was over not goat was visible.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-15

Although the same seal is used for all
county taxes paid, the receipt form fort the
various hundreds is clearly distinguished
by different serial numbers us in bank
notes. Also each hundred but Will
mington has the name of it in large
clear red ink letters, for instance,
"White Clay Creek Hundred stamped
clearacross the end of the receipt. There
is, therefore, little danger of mixing up
the receipts, or Of the holders of Black
bird, ST. Georges or other hundred tax
receipts using them for voting in VII
mington, or vice versa.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-15

Mr.. McDermott also telegraphed to Mr..
Pierce Mahoney, member Of parliament
for North Meath. one of the parliamentary
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-10
Fine Healthy Skin
Cure of Distressing Skin Disease
Gratefully Acknowledged by
New York Gentleman.

My little grandson having been cured of an
eczema by the CUTIcuRA REMED les, was pre-
vailed upon by wife and daughters to try it my
self for distressing skin malady that has been
the bane OF my life for twenty years.
1t required good deal of persuasion to get me
to try it. for argued that man seventy years
Of age could not be cured by the same remedy
that two year-old child was. / was perfectly
astonished at the result. however In one week
my eruption had nearly disappeared, and in two
weeks there was not vestige of il left. A
transfo rmation took place from a leprous to a
fine. healthy skin. MY head, before com.
menced the use of the curleuRA REMEDIEs. was
covered. with scales and patches of dead skin,
which | could pull OF ia pieces the size of a
dime. while from my elbows knees and other
parts of my body could dstach strips the size
OF hnlf dollar Ny head had such an appear
ance that Iavoided society. but now. thanks TO
the CuTlcuRA REHEDIEs. lean once more go out
with comfort, and enjoy all the pleasure of
society with a satisfaction was long a stranger
to. THOMAS s. NEEDHAM
rs W SD ST., New YORK
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ALL OVER THE STATE.

A Masonic Grand Lodge Of Instruction
will be held at Asbury Park on May is.
Rutgers students are much distur bed
over the action of the New Brunsw lex
Common Council in overriding Mayor
Van Cleef's ordinance By which the stu
dents will be unable TO use their new
athletic grounds, which adjoin Mahlon
Martins house. Martin had an ordinance
put through making it Illegal 10 hold any
athletic games within 800 feet OF any
property without he consent OF the
owner. The students viii carry the case
10 the Supreme Court
Tx- Senator Augustus g. Garfield died
suddenly Tuesday night at his home at
Succasnnna, Morris county. He was fifty
wears old He was graduate of Prince
ton College ard studied law in the Office
OF Attorney General Vannarla- He prac-
ficed Ia W few years and then gave his
attention to the care OF his extensive
mining interests. His farther was FRED
erick Garfield, nephew OF General MahIcn
Dlckerson, Governor OF New Jsrsey from
1915 IA lSl7, and Secretary Of the Navy
under Bresiacnt johnson Senator Cam
field was elected to the Legislature In
lS7l. 1S7a and ISIS. and y WAS LARGELY
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-10
ACTIVE !. III {. 4. MEN.
Prospects Are Favorable For strong
BASE Ball Nine.

Prospects Are Favorable For strong
Base Ball Nine.
The wheeling contingent of the Y. NJ.
c. A. is talking Of organizing a bicycle
club. Assistant Secretary Harry Bush
promises to join as he can now ride a
bicycle two or three blocks without re-
ceiving a faIL
Mr.. ). Williams who is trying TO orga.
nize base ball nine. says that be viii
place team in the field which will make
the mines from other associations hustle.
Il is rumored that Secretary Lucas will
play first base.
A lawn tennis club will be organized in
the course of few days. The GROUND
adjoining the building VIII be put In con-
diEion this week
the boys are still rolling the balls down
the bowling alley Physical instructor
Meylan still holds the record with the
high score OF 254.
Why Is it that a glee club isn't organ-
izeds No doubt there are many members
who would like to Join, aud with such ex
cel1ent oaritones as Ernest Hopkins. A
Wright and = Covert II could not b
other than q success
President E. s. Cowles is a good high
jumper. He can clear i've feet without
much effort.
The boys gymnssium class Is increas-
ing rapidly. New members are being aid
mittted At every meeting
The association NOW has nearly five
hundred names upon the membership
roll. The gymnasium is proving to be
the strongest ~elixig that could be fn.
troduced.
The regular prayer meeting viii be
held IN. the lecture room This Afternoon
~ 4 esclock a choir will assist in ths
singing All are invited to attend.
A committee will BE- Rppcinted A ~
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y q. a. G.

The bicycle department of the Jersey
City Athletic Club is an assured success
AT meeting held the other evenin g
thirty of the club men joined the move
ment and declared that they would pur-
chase wheels. There was much enthusiasm
displayed aud natty, attractive unifor m
was adopted. Viii Doubleday is Chair
man of the committee and it was his en-
thusiasm and energy that made the
movement such success. It will not be
long before the young lady admirers of
the club will find another attraction i'm
this now popular Organization.
If you want to see an artistic game of
pool you should go up TO the club house
some night and see Will Doubleday and
Floyd Vail bang the worries around
lhe club still continues TO grow in
popularity and the number Of young men
Sc eking admission TO the club continues
to grow Twelve applications for member
ship are now on the bulletin board await
ing the action of the committee.
The box office of the club was open last
evening for the sale of seats for the
minstrel show this week, and the way in
which the most desirable seats were
snatched up augurs we'll for the success
Of the entertainment.
William Vidal Is missed from his usual
haunts around the club house and the sad
fact is dawniug upon the boys that vii.
ham the Benenict will be vastly different
from William the Romeo. Some body's
gain will be our loss, alas!
George Young has been confined to his
house lately with severe attack of i'll.
ness. He has, however, recovered and
will soon be around his usual haunfs
again.
The boys are to be congratulated upon
having the direction of their minstrel
show in such good hands as those Of
Il rankin w. Clifford.
UNION LEAGE CLUB.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-10
CHAT OF TIE CLUBS.
Smoking Rooms Very Tame
AS the Outdoor Season
Grows Apace.
THE PALMA CLUE.

The new Board Of Trustees of the
Palma Club met last evening and chose
Fred. Tilden chairman. These commit
tees were observation-disclosures, Freahoider
Wolbert; Library, Chancellor Grouse;
Bowling, Superintent Hathaway; Cards,
Senator Potts; Cigars, Willard Carter.
Billiards, General Clark, and Entertain
ment, Broker Joe BedIe.
Alderman Hoos Is now q Painlaite, and
the boys are beginning to wonder how it
will seem to have a member Of the club
occupying the Mayors office.
Messrs. William b. jenkins, John
Holmes, n. J. II. Ejge and Fred. Carter,
the outgoing members of the Board OF
Trustees, take with them the best wishes
of the fellow club men and their hearth
est ACCOMPLISHMENTS Of the manner in
which they devoted their time and ener.
gies to the intereset of Palma
Although the riding club has formally
dlsbanded its members are frequently
seen riding through the roads aud ave-
nues OF the county, Yesterday afternoon
Charlie Carrick, Otto Lerouse and Ben
Downer took fiier through the northern
part OF the county
Several of the sports of the club are
willing 70 back Ike Pearson against the
light weight champion billiardist of any
OF the social organizations in the city.
Twelve new members were admitted to
the club at Fridays meeting.
Messrs. Robert w Elliott, N. D. Wor-
tendyke, Jr., John Holmes, f.. c. Wolhert
and Prank w. Davey, the committee
which was appointed on Friday night to
consider a plan TO remove the billiard
room TO the secodd floor and elevate the
roof SO as to make one lerge assembly
room Of the top floor, have taken hold of
the project with vim, and will beyond
doubt see 1t through to a successful issue.
The new Membership Committee will
consist of James b. Throckmorton Chair
man; Fred Winter, Secretary. aud
Thomas H. Hall, H. +. Kellers, DR.. Ben
jamin Edge, G. L. Hoffman. w. D. Lam
bert, Frank r. Baldwin and Maxwell
Abernethy.
There are some good young men
in the club who want a
committee appointed to investi-
gate the manner in which Joe Totten and
Hud Clark decided which OF them was
entitled to the first prize OF the recent
progressive euchre party. These two Ell
terprislng gentlemen were tied for the
prize, winning eleven out of thirteen
games, and it is said they decided the
matter by throwing dice. Hence the per-
turbati0n Of the good young men,
john Rich, who fascinated the young
ladies with the dexterous grace witbwhich
he used to send the lockwood sphere Oh its
| devasting career among the ten pins. has
now turned his attention to pool and
they tell me the manner in which he
manipulates the cue is something worth
seeing.
Frank Peudexter is back from Old
Point Comfort with basket full OF yarns
about the scenes and incidents of his trip
IL Is said that the Virginia bellies are in
consolable sILce Frank left the Mother Of
Presidents.
The usual base ball game between the
Benediets and the Romeos is down on the
tapis.
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cARTERET CLUB.

The Carteret Club will have been in
existence five years and seven months on
June II. There may be some members OF
the club who viii see nothing remarkable
in that statement and the superstitious
may be inclined 10 look upon it as a sort
of auti-obituary notice. But they need
not be alarmed; it is all right
The appearance of warm weather has
lulled TO rest in a measure the agitation
in the club for bowling alley, but it is
like our departed friend.-''It is not dead,
but sieepeth,u and when the fall comes
around It will be renewed with vigor and
energy.
DR.. Arrowsmith was one of the closest
observers of the animals at the circus the
other day. He brought all his profess
sional acumen to bear in his scrutiny and
was muchs impressed with the superior
quality of the elephants aud zebras.
Alderman SalinEer has his war paint
on and is looking for some one in some OF
the other clubs to play him match game
OF cards.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-10
ACTIVE GHRISqIANy.
Mission Workers Are Inter
ested in the Coming
Meeting Of the Bap
fist Union.
II ROUNDS OUT Tho FIRST YEAR.
A Christian EndeayOr Anniversary
Notes from The City's
Churches.

MISSION workers abound in Jersey City.
All the Societies OF Christian Endeavor.
Epworth Leagues and Orders of Kings
Laughter, leach in its own way, are carry
lug on some special missionary work. An
event Of Importance to take place on
Tuesday, particularly to those inter-
ested in missionary work, is the Wonlen's
Baptist Social Missionary Union. 1t
will be held in the Summit ave
nue. Baptist Church, in the after
noon aud evening. The afternoon session
will be entirely devoted TO home mission
work, ana there will be an address on the
subject of missions by a missionary from
Castle Garden. Mrs McMinn, the wife
OF the Rev. Edwin McMtnn, will make an
address of welcome, and the devotional
exercises will be led by Mrs DR. Smith
The reading of paper by Mrs. J. Finch
Of Hoboken will be feature of interest,
and there will be some recitations and
singing by the Summit Avenue Mission
Band. Foreign mission work will be dis
cussed in the evening. Mrs. Sangster.
the editress Of Harpcr's Buzdr, will speak
Education of Women for Mission
Work.
Mrs. cambridge, the Superintendent of
Missions in Brooklyn. will also make an
address,
ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
This society has been organized just a
year, and the meeting on Tuesday will be
exceptionally pleasing, as il Is the ami
versary of the organization. The idea Of
starting a Social Missionary Union, in
which all the Baptist churches might
unite, was originated by some ladies in
tine Summit Avenue Baptist Church.
Invitations We're sent to all the ladies
of the different Baptist churches, and in
May the Union was organized in the
Bergen Baptist Church, aud Mrs. d. w.
Morrison was elected President and Miss
Nora Il. Foster Secretary rhe chief OBJ
ject of the Union is to see that Mission
AIRY Society is established In every Baptist
church in this city aud in Hoboken, and
through the efforts of the Union seven
Missionary Societies have been started
during the year, and they are now doing
excellent work throughout both the cit
les. Besides a President the Union is
controlled by Board OF Managers. All
the societies which organized under the
Union are especially active in home
work, and report from each is read al
the meetings, which are held once In three
months.
S G. E. OF BERGEN BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Society of Christian Eudeavor OF
the Bergen Baptist Church Will celebrate
its fourth anniversary on next Sunday
night The church will be handsomely
decorated with flowers and plants, and
there will be an elaborate programme OF
music. A cornetist has been engaged To
lead the choir of one hundred voices, aud
the society will be addressed by the Presi-
dent, Z. f. Corfield. Several excellent
speakers will address the meeting. Rev.
Dir. Pugson of the Sixteenth street Bap-
fist Church and Rev. d. J. Ellison being
among them.
have been invited to attend. and the
members are working to make this ami
versary as interesting as all the previous
ones have been.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-10
FEDERAL CLUB.

AT the next meeting of the Federal
Club the Nominating Committee will re-
port list of candidates to fill the Offices
for the ensuing year. The election will
take place June 5. With the exception OF
Emil Klein, treasurer, an entire list of
new officers will be CHOSEN. Those who
are now serving have done so for two
terms, and they decline reelection
The slate has not been made out yet
Arrangements are being made by the
entertainment committee for delightful
excursion in the latter part Of June 10
Rockiand or Greenwood Lake Every
effort to make this affair an entirely salts
factory one will be made, and it is doubt
full if mora delightful days outing will
be had during the day than this will
afford.
+. ]. Blackshaw has a contract on hand
that will keep HIM busy all summer. He
has promised individually each member
OF the club to take him sailing in his
yacht Brother Blackshaw's yacht is his
hobby. It is TO him "a JOY forever
Whoever the club selects for its presi-
dent it will miss Charlie Laws, who now
fills the Office, and to whom more than
any other is due the success Of the club.
II Doc lowering does not sing oftener
the members OF the glee club threaten to
strike.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-10

tertainmeut and stag. There will be
plenty of music, songs, smokes and stor-
les at the club on this occasion and invi-
tations are being eagerly sought.
The invitations to the stag are unique
in design. A beautiful head ana neck
of long antlered bronze stag stands out
in bronze relief, while in plain type is
printed Union League Club" Over the
head of the stag and back or the head Of
the bright-eyed animal is the following:-
"Ciosing Entertainment. Friday Even
ing. May Is, 1891, Club House, 295 York
Street,
The ticket that accompanies this invi-
tation is d snare and delusIon. Estates
that the stag will take place Wednesday,
May 10. 1t would be interesting TO those
who desire to attend to know how We'd
nesday and Friday of the same week in
May Of this year Of our Lord can both
arrive on May 10 Some one has blum
dered
Ex-Judge Blair was missed at the club
last night. He was in the country inhal-
ing the perfume from the apple blossoms.
George T. Medole is the most energetic
treasurer the club has had. George does
not let nickel pass him by
When the new stained window glass,
twelve feet square, is finished the old
art room viii feel as proud as the recep-
ton room.
John A. Walker, the accomplished
Committee on Library, says he publicly
thanks those who have contributed books
and that he is willing TO receive more.
When Mr. Walker goes out of office at
some very distant in the future he will
leave monument in the shape of a good
library.
Thomas McEwan is preparing a biog-
raphy of "My Brother Ike.n which will
be presented to the club when published.
1t treats principally on Ike's capacity for
salads
Tweddy Pangborn, who says he is
literary man, IS engaged IN writing a
printer. Tweddy feels certain 1t Will be
as successful as his other master piece.
sAlice, or the Wages of SIM" Tweddy is
not suppose TO know much about wages
but sini heavensl