Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-14
WHIPPING PoST BATTLE.
The Levy Court Objects to the whipping
Post Going to the World,a Fair.

Post Going to the Worlds Fair.
Levy court met in special session at II
O'Clock Friday morning. Action on the bill
Of sheriff Allen for 500 was postponed tc
Tuesday
Quite little squat suddenly arose when
Commissioner Hickman made inquiry 81
the chairman whether the whipping post
at New Ga had been sold. He had seen
| some referee to the matter in the after
noon papers.
Chairman Buckingham replied that
when the court was at New Castle last
| week it was understood that the post was
in a dilapidated condition, that it was
ready to fall down and that new one was
being put up.
Mr.. Hickman-"Ias year there were
some parties from Bridgeport, Conn. (the
home of the Great and Only Showman)
| appeared before the court and offered $3.50
| for it, and also to put up new one in its
place. The court declined the offer"
Mr.. Grubb objected to its being taken to
the Worlds Fair as he understood the in
tention was.
Mr.. Sutton had similar opinions and re-
ferred TO the story of two colored men who
had had an experimentation illory and post
offering to exhibit themselves in connec-
ton with whipping post exhibition He
objected to Delaware being shown up be-
fore the world in this manner.
Mr.. Grubb-"Mr. Chairman, if / were
you | would not allow it to be hauled
away"
Mr.: Hutchinson thought the story was an
imaginary one originating in the brains of
Chicago.
Mr.. Jolls was opposed to the disposing
OF any county property in that way.
Mr.. Sutton-"I haven't any doubt but
that the whipping post is on its way to
Chicago now. There was no more
authority to sell that than to sell the iail
itself.n
Chairman Buckingham then sent the
knew anything of the matter.
The sheriff was out, but his son ex-
planned that the jail commissioners had
the work done and had given the whip
ping post to Mr.. Wigglesworth.
Mr.. ellis thought it had served its time
and was no more use than an old gate.
On motion from Mr.. Simpler the mat
ter was referred to the building committee.
One hundred copies of the Five Commits
sioners bill were ordered printed for the
court.
On motion the salaries Of the bridge
tenders ut Third street bridge were fixed as
follows: Amos Il. Eastburn, $775 and
house rent and coal free and John Thomp-
son, colored, 1915.
X. G. buckingham of the committee of
insurance made the following report,
which was accepted:
The building committee in revising the
fire insurance policies of the county bilild
ings found that the trustees of the old
court mouse are carrying policies to the
amount Of $1,000, and the county a policy
~ the Farmers Mutual Company for 81 900.
The latter has been Cancelled and the com
mittee received rebate of $4,000. The
latter sum is in the charmans hand to
pay over when the new county treasurer
qualities.
1t is understood that an amendment is
under consideration in connection with
the Tramp law so that the macadamized
stone obtained at the jail might he used
on all the roads as well as the county
roads.
The matter of procuring driver and
herses Tor the prison van was left with the |
building committee.
Court then adjourned.
A large share of Tuesday mornings lew |
court session was devoted to d consider9- |
ton of President Buckingham's action in |
connection with the whipping-post and |
pillory. The chairman told his story how |
he captured and destroyed the wandering
property.
A vote of thanks was passed thanking
the chairman for his decisive action ia
preventing the States name from being
emblazoned under such peculiar surround.
ings at the coming Worlds Fair. Com
Sutton was proud of the Way
Mr.. Buckingham had so successfully ac-
his mission of rescuing the
antique paraphernalia from the hands of
the Philistnes and considered the chair
man as a hero only second to Grant.
Commissioner Grub also thanked Mr..
Buckingham and then invited him to
dinner at Willis Opera
House Hotel
The bids for furnishing stone to the Jail
for the term Of one year are as follows (the
rate is per 1000 pounds; Isaac s. Talley,
Sl.20 Robert +. Morrison, S1.20; A. G.
Morris & Co., Avondale S1.05 w. g. N.
railroad, So cents; Brandywine Granite
Company, Sl.05; Mr.. Thackeray, Elkton,
Sl.45
AT the meeting of levy court yesterday
the contract for supplying stone for
breaking at New Castle Jail was awarded
to the w. Il N. railroad ut IS cents per ton
to be delivered at the railroad wharf.