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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-15
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self seNrtemsel If tte'sel Nj,
7 Met Asihs ssj he believed tAat H4
ceiling ef aesu.l.y to Nj t'atevu
~ ot hostility hrt-een grassslasl
members II the ltisa party ia l'at
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tomr'etsly dissrpeat. ia the genuine
aud aatyetsal rrgtet Witch ~ss g.
perienced amoes itl.hmea al the
/ doSth of Mr.. rsraell, 'rhtee ~v,ls
f ago Mr.. Metafth, said, esv Tar
nell sni myseln had luts sna
| friendly conference st nv houur, al
Chelsea, aud Nc mutually agreed to
dfaU rant or the Fan. fani itasn th,
bankers in foreign vapttAl, ~ order
10 ao'vsv expenses at fertstefler
which were incaurd before The snht
n the patb
"hctote tho divorce pguceedsnra." "
aail Mr.. MtCatth,. IN eonplnsfon.
II "as close Tliend Of Nj. ratnoll
whom admifed intenasiy Mi.
farncll consulted mo ia ,csatd 10
tho lamentable manileatn aud uaed
all efforts In endeavosin. L. prevent
h'm itom isauins IL In the publi,
NV idea uaa that the issuance nf tho
manifesto would maha HE fufthuf
leadership "f the lri h patty all utter
,mp"asihiity
/ Tho above IN about the auhatance
oI what Mf. Motalthy naid, tut II
wan evident that lie aud memhctn of
| hia party were deeply pIlocted e. Nj
iafnoll'a death, and that all feeling
of animo-ity Ia the great ltiah lead, {
| had nunl, beneath the Hood of naffnw
cauued hy hia nudlon nni uutimcl,
doath.
iiih hrhrotIrn ~ ut,nu o4n.
he K edmond Dtspifh give, tho
following OF NJ rafnrll'4 visit to
flchmohd sone yoara nlos
Mr.. fnfnrll made thtro sprauhcs
on the ooenaini of hti viait To Iilrh.
m"nd February 4, 1880.
lie did not reach the r,ty ffnm the
Noftt until after II o'alo,l that
morning, aud after npening a fow
minutes nj tho Exchange, where he
aud Mr. John Dillon who aucnmpa
niri him in hia American tour
stopped, he was escorted 10 the Cap
! itol
resolution was adopted by the
| House Of Delegates extending the
! privilege Of the flptf 10 the dinlin
! .uirhcd ifinh lehdrt, who was uuun
brought into the hall by special
committee npp"inieh /" perform that
duty. Tie viaitnt was eofIialIy
welcomed by iipealtef lacy, ani aftet
| n tccrrn Of ten minutes, IN which
| Mr.. l'atnell held nu informal teuep
tinn, the Home Iinls ntateaman al.
| dressed Tie IIpu.e.
rI.rrou nrronr fur norar.
| Nj rnrn.ll snid.
''llf. spealtef snd Gentlemen If
The House Of Delegates, | have been
| permitted by your Kindness - soy n
! Ansd nf w" Ia reply mud ia tstutn
frf the advantage J"n have given no
1 in being pfeseetei to Inat famous
! house. ! feel i'll great Lnaof, II
/ great courtesy nui kindness III being
/ hIlnecd ~ enter your house hni 10
say q nofd n,on the aphl-ct II the
cause pf ny sDirsnna cpan,fy.
/ / au1 sntfyitn say that IN Iceland
rc do not efJ.y the blessings ~
freedom. oar people if they desire
~ obtain comfort and happiness have
, IT, look /. the lapi ~ ths West,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-15

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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03
Accidents FoLLow FAST
Three Serious Casualties within a Few
Hours--Thc Victims All Railroadens.

Three Serious Casualties within Few
Hours--Thc Victims All Railroadens.
Spec al Correspondence Gazette und Journal.
New CASTLE, Aug. 29.--The old adage
among railroad men that one accident is
always followed shortly afterward by two
others clearly verified itself here yester-
day. Within the past twenty-four hours
there were three serious niishaps TO train
men in the immediate vicinity Of this city.
None of them have as yet proved fatal, but
in all the cases the escape from death was
narrow. The first of the three happened
yesterday morning to james Kelly, who
was coupling cars near the station when
the coupling pin snapped in several pieces.
one of which flew with terrible force,
striking the unfortunate man in the face,
under the eye, iniicting deep cash. Had
the missile hit an inch higher it would
have penetrated the temple. The wound
was dressed by DR.. Black and the man
sent to his home in Wilmington.
Last night brakeman named Carswell,
sonth-bound freight train was coupling
his train below Farnhurst, when his right
arm was caught between the bumpers of
two heavily loaded cars and crushed to a
Jelly. He was brought to this city for med
ical aid and this morning was sent to the
Diamond State Hospital. He is resident
of New York The third accident occurred
about Gas O'clock this morning, the I'M
fortunate being William Dimes, son of
John Dimes Of Bridgeville. lie was a
brakeman on south-bound freight No. 10,
and while standing on top of car was
struck by the deadly overhead bridge
north of the station. He was standing
with his face in the opposite direction, the
back Of his head striking the bridge,
knocking him fiat on his face.
He was soon discovered and removed
from his perilous position and taken in an
unconscious condition to DR.. Black who
pronounced his injuries serious but not
necessarily fatal. His head and face were
bruised and cut and he bled profusely. lie
was afterwards removed to his boarding
house in Wilmington. At the time of the
accident the train was running slowly but
had il been going at a fair speed Dimes
would have been instantly killed like the
other victims of this bridge A remark.
able coincidence in the last accident is that
Dimes was one of the crew of Conductor
Phillip I.atferty on whose train it will be
remembered Brakeman Dean and Flag
man l.aiferty were killed, the former al
Farnhurst and tie latter at Centrevillt
several weeks ago.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03
ELKTOy RACES.
Some Good Speed Contests--About 5Ot
People Attend.


ELKToN, ND, Aug 29.-The second
series of races Of the Elkton Driving AS
ISOLATION was held this afternoon on the
track of the Cecil County Agricultural
Society, in the presence of about 500
persons from Cecil county, Chester
rounty, Pa, and New Castle county,
Del. Besides the regular programme
there was a special race between Eureka
OF the Elkton Stock Farm and La Sis,
owned by DIR. Ulrich of Newark, Del.
Eureka won in straight heats, but two
being trotted. Time, 2.53f, 2.53.
There was 100-yards running race
for Cecil county amateurs; best two in
three. Harry A. Cleaver of Chesapeake
City won two consective heats, making
each in II seconds. J. Hasson Terrell
and II. r. lamar of Elkton were the
other contestants.
In the 4-minute class trotting races J..
w. Denning's b Golddust won in
straight heats Time 5000; 3.05, 1904.
In the $50 class D. S. Barry's Lyndon
won in straight heats. Time 2. 44f, 2.47,
2.46a.
The wagon race for horses without
records was won by Wilmer j. Falls of
North East, b h Mack. Time Sol, 8. 90.
In the 2.40 class the money was di-
vided between Wilkes Bird and May
flower, Gypsy Girls owner withdrawing
his horse after the first heat.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03
WILMINGTON RECORD BREAK ERs
W. G. Seeds and other wiimingtonians
Capture All the big Bicycle Prizes.

>"Ps"t' go 'b' sff- sff'N't' ttStN-
Washington G. Seeds and his fellow
bicyclists of this city captured all
the laurels worth capturing at the
Quaker City Wheelmen's great 25.mile
road race in Philadelphia last Saturday.
These included the first, second and
fourth positions, the time prize and
three more on the track. There were
2S starters, including the following Will
mingtonians: w. G. Seeds, j. L. Hanley,
G. A. Elliott, Albert Bcggs, Joseph
Ward, b. +. Mcdaniel, Hickman Jack
son, f. NJ. Dampman and w. b. Venn.
The race was a magnificent one over a
smooth road. The course was along the
Lancaster turnpike, the start being at
Malvern and the finish at Keystone
Park, Broad and Huntington streets.
Seeds was scratch man, the handicap
being from half minute to 10 minutes.
The record was as follows: Beggs, II
minutes handicap, finished first in
hour ~ minutes; Hanley, hour 81
minutes; Venn came in fourth; Seeds, who
was fifteenth, made the distance in hour
90 minutes oLe-iifth seconds. This is
the American record for the distance,
eclipsing the 20 80 made by Van Sick
len of Chicago in the spring and lower
ing the record made at the Orange road
race on Memorial Day by over five
minutes.
Dampman and G. A. Elliott were
both record breakers, Dampman being
only 30 seconds behind Seeds. Follow
ing were the prizes: Beggs, Victor b
racing safety; Seeds, an Eagle wheel
llanley, gold watch; Venn, a silver
cup. Venn finished fourth; Dampman,
ninth; Elliott, tenth; Mcdaniel, four
teenth; Seeds, fifteenth. Dampman won
the one.mile championship of the South
End Wheelmen in 800 2-5, and the one
mile safety race for the Quaker City
Wheelmon championship in 2.141.5. G.
A. Elliott won the one-mile $50 class in
BOP, md Mcdaniel came in second in
the five. mile race for the championship
OF the Pennsylvania Bicycle Club.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03
The Past weeks vita, sta,,s,,c..

Registrar Colluhoun has made the
following report for the week ending
saturday last Deaths, 80; 90 more than
for tile same period last year; is births,
$ more than for the same period last
year, and 8 marriages, the same as for
the corresponding week of last year.
The causes of death were; Alcoholism,
apoplexy, accident, accidental drown
ing, bronchitis, consumption, convul-
sions, catarrh, cirhosis of liver, conges-
ton Of brain, cholera infantum, cystitis,
dlphtheria, diphtheretic Group, entero
colitis, enteritis hysteria, hamilton, in
Illumination of bowels, marasmus, menin-
gifts, old age, perbussis, paralysis,
spasns, suicide, valvular disease of the
heart, whooping cough.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03
LABOR D4Y.
The United Labor League of This City to
Celebrate the Occasion.

The first formal celebration of Labor
Day in this city will be held under the
auspices Of the United Labor League on
Monday, September 18th. The celebra-
ton will consist OF an all-day gathering
at Rosendale Park, with musical CON
certs, dancing and other amusements
and addresses by leading labor advo-
Gates Among the speakers will be A.
L. Wcissman, editor of the Bakers Jour
nal, New York.
A committee of arrangements has
been appointed by the United Labor
League, who will have the affair in
charge, The committee will request
the manufacturers of the city to close
their establishments during the after
noon of Labor Day, in order to give
their employees an opportunity of par
ticlpating in the celebration.
1t is proposed to make this the most
thorough labor demonstration ever held
in this city. Music will be furnished by
the First Regiment Band.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03
COOP ADVIcE TO GUNYERs.
Six simple Rules That May Tend /.
Keep the Coroner Idle and Avoi,
Much sorrow.

Six Simple Rules That May Tend to
Keep the Coroner Idle mud Avoid
Much sorrow.
The cunning editor of Forest and
Stream Of New York city gives the fol-
lowing timely advice in six simple rules
which may be of advantage tomorrow
and during the remainder of the bird
season;
/. Empty or loaded, never point gun
toward yourself or any other person.
2. When a-field, carry your gun at
the half-cock. If in cover, let your hand
shield the hammers from whipping
twigs.
8. When riding from one shooting
ground to another, or whenever you
have your gun In any conveyance, re-
move the cartridges, if a breech- loader,
1t being 30 easy 10 replace them. If a
muzzle-loader, remove the caps, brush
off the nipples, and place wad on
Llpple, letting down the hammers on
wads-simply removing caps sometimes
leaves little illuminate on the nipple,
and blow on the hammer when down
discharges it.
A. Never draw a gun toward you by
the barrels.
8. More care is necessary in the use Of
gun in a boat than elsewhere; the lin
tied space, confined action and uncer-
tain motion making it dangerous at the
best. II possible, no more than two
persons should occupy boat. Ham
merless guns are constant danger to
persons boating.
8. Always clean your gun thoroughly
as soon as you return from a days sport,
no matter how tired you feel; the consc.
| qucnce of its always being ready for
service is ample return for tile few min
utes' irksome labor
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03

coat and vest with narrow stripes Of
gray and bali and white high-erowned
hat. His shirt front resemhled the
fancy paper lining Of box of confec-
tons and contained four studs, black
diamond" green diamond" d "dia-
mOnd@ of the first water and another
Attached tn his watch chain was an inn
mense chain studded with brilliants
"These seven stones said he, while he
exhibited the jewel to group OF ad
mirers, represent the seven churches Of
Asin; these represent the children Of
Israel crossing the Red Sea, these the
wall Of Jericho" and so on, while his
hearers gazed with ama2emcnt
There was another dude, Il chocolate
colored, sawed-of youth who twirlcd in
his right hand, in imitation of the
antics Of drum major, IA cane almost
as large rs himself and toypd with his
left hand Il watch chain made IL dines.
His coat and vest were black, the latter
Of silk and low and square cut, and On
the lsppel of his coat was d b1utonnierc.
Among those who promenaded French
etduring the afternoon was a middle
aged, cbony-yisaged fellow who lind for
an umbrella huge white sun shade at
,i a'i'sl 20 I3hg pore, an Oh wilien ne
..aa oosiome" ll"lii ~ eAp1ess Mdg2h'
"let me under yer tent?'
Sec him. said a colorcd man to q
\ friend. pointinr ms he smoke TO n we'll.
| fed ami we'll. dressed n,;nistcr
,,Vas !, 7-' ''''''''
"Dat's Bruddor Smith who used tc
nap ue mission on lathall street.
Nav
" Yes. When he was here he looked
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03
ALMOST a JUDGMENT
The Electric Fluid Gives Sudden Warm
ing to Wilmington Fish story Teliers.

.fH w ''sttAthktoh
Thursday morning the United States
marshars office was filed with an
enthusiastic sun-burnt party of amateur
fishermen just returned from two.
days decp-sea fishing cruise down the
bay.
Among the number were Postmaster
Stewart, United States Marshal Mahaffy,
Franklin B. Cotton, +. Eden Bach,
Philip II. Churchman, Winfield s. Sim
mons and John ]. Mahoney.
The atmosphere of the room was al
ready redolent of the ozone of the At
lantic, of waves mountains high, of fish
stories more amazing than truthful, and
of a jargon Of nautical phraseUlogy puz-
cling even to the experienced car of the
reporter.
The party had chartered the schooner
Robert j. Lore and cruised along For
tescue Beach.
"We took ton of ice aboard" re-
marked one of the fisherman, ito keep
our catch in good order"
"The first day." continued another,
1--WE fished for bait with seine and
caught 20 bushels at each haul"
Thy had 20 lines each $50 feet long
and 40 pounds of lead for dipsies The
number of two and three-pound deep
sea trout claimed TO have been caught
runs up TO many thousands. One of the
speakers went on loudly demonstrating
that they must have caught $4,000 al
least, when suddenly in the midst OF
the most improbable fish stories there
was tremendous explosion in the
room: bang zipi! went the electric
fluid as brilliant fash illuminated the
centre of the apartment. The wire OF
electric lamp had been suddenly ignited
With blanched faces and silenced
tongues the merry Munchausens gazed
at one another. No one could accoun,
for It, There was no electric storm al
the time.
"Did that ever happen before ?" Mr..
Bach cautiously asked
"N-o-o-o," one of his fishing comrades
muttered falteringly. Evidently most
OF them apprehended it as a judgment
from above for the shameful eXtraya.
gance Of their fish yarns. They will
never tell such stories again and some
of them aver that this is the last of theii
cruising for trout down the. bay.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03
a pLEA ron THE USELESS BRiDeB.
An Attempt to Justify the Outrageous
st. Augustine Extravaganza.
M ddlefown Transcript

A PL ga FOR THE USELESS BRfDGE.
An Attempt to Justify the Outrageous
st. Augustine Extravaganza.
M ddletown Transcript
The Augustine bridge is still the topic
of conversation among the taxpayers of
this section of the county. There have
been many intelligent protests against
the statements made in an article which
appeared in Wilmington paper last
week. The people of the lower portion
of the county are opposed to the aban-
donment of the road because they know
1t to he necessity. There Is no better
reason for the maintenance Of other
bridges in the county than there is for
the maintenance of this one. There is
a principle which underlies the whole
question and which the people Of
the northern end of the county
cannot afford to ignore. Whenever
the property of the people is
taxed for the support OF conyeniences
in the way of bridges and other road
ways all the people taxed are entitled to
the benefits arising from such convent
ences. If Wilmington is entitled to
bridges over the Christiana and the
Brandy wine why should not st. Georges
hundred be entitled To q road over st.
Augustine The people Of the lower
hundred pay an equal percentage of the
tax on the assessed value of their
property, with people of other parts of
the county and while that is done there
can be do justice in any action which
tends to deprive them of the benefit
arising from the money which they pay
for the support of county roads.
There is one other phase Of the ques-
ton which is worthy of careful consid-
Grafton. The people of Port Penn pay
tax on their property and that property
is of far greater value while the Angus
tine road is open for travel than when
il is closed. Persons who have pur-
chased land south of the bridge and who
have improved the land until the assessed
value is $50 an acre, should not be de-
prlved of their rights and conveniences
They have an outlet over this road for
all their grain and fruit, and the main
tenance or destruction of the road
directly affects the value Of their prop
erty. When the question of appropri-
ating money for this road comes before
the Levy Court justice and honesty
should prevail. The people do not ask
for anything to which they are not en-
titled.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03

churches. But the music, in its literal
sense, both in vocalization and as far as
the effort is made in Instrumentation is
simply delightful. The exquisite har-
mony OF rich tenor, treble and bass is
rendered in faultless taste.
As evening drew near the crowds on
French street grew larger and it began
to look more like IN old-fashioned Big
Quarterly. Between Eighth and Ninth
streets locomotion along the sidewalk
was difficult. Parties Of street singers,
three and four in bunch, attracted
large gatherings. 1t was extremely
interesting to listen and watch the faces
OF the chanters as they droned out the
doggerel
Oh Joshua be the son of Noah.
was the introductory to one of the
stanzas, the astounding refrain to which,
sung TO the tune of the "0ld Hundred, y
was;
Reed-bird, reed.bird, never fly
Reed-bird, reed-bird, never fly
Then, with another hiccoughing
whoop, the singers hoisted up their
voices, which had dropped almost to
extinction
oh, where did Moses get on the car?
and then the chorus:
Reed-bird, reed-bird, &c.
At the church on the opposite side of
the road the crowds were as thick as a
swarm of bees. This is the building
which is the centre of attraction, tile
negro Mecca of Big Quarterly and re-
joices in the lengthy high-sounding title
of the Wesley-African- Union Free
Colored- Methodist Protestant Church.
The great gathering was in the base
ment 1t was swelteringly hot and per-
fectly jammed with human beings. A
"circle" had been going on here since a
o'clock without an instants intermission.
Shouting, screaming negroes of both
sexes, dripping with persplration,
swayed in an interlocking Of hands
and arms. The Interior ring were on
their knees, the next on one knee and
so on, forming an amphithcatre of moist
sweltering humanity. "Oh, Glory
Hallelujah y ooh Jesus ~ "My soul
oh forgive me y and the widest agoniz.
ing shrieks of "Oh, Jesus Je-e-e-sus Y
These CALCULATIONS, coming with sudden
and startling effect from every direc.
ton of the circle, were accompanied
ihioubhoul ny llpuOlOue VOICE III
minor key which intoned scriptural
quotations apparently without taking
breath for moment
Outside in the grove the tent was
filled with another large audience. A
prayer circle maintained for two hour.
mad just collapsed. Reaching the tent
from the outside darkness, the rudy
warm glare of the gasolene torches made
a very pretty effect.
1t is estimated that there were onl,
$500 colored strangers in town Sun
day, one-half the number who cam,
here a year ago.
A visitor, who was an object of mucl
interest, was dudish-looking fellow
| who wore blue trousers, Prince Alber
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03
Tho Chester station May be Moved.

The Chester Esen,ng News says: The
subterranean passageway under the
railroad tracks at the p, W. e. b. sta
ton, this city, is a permanent affair and
doubtless is intended to do service not
only now, but for the new station that
is to be erected there later on. That
being true, Judging by the manner OF its
construction, and the entrance to ii, on
the southern side, it would seem that in
order to make the passageway readily
accessible the new station must be
erected at point good distance from
Market street, and possibly nearer to
Welsh than to Market street. The fact
that one day the new government build
ing, for our city is to be erected on
Welsh street Al the corner of Fifth, sug-
gests that the railroad company may be
looking toward Welsh street as the
main front of the new station. This is
all mere conjecture, since none of the
railroad people are giving out any in
formation, but il looks that way.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03
RACES AT H1RB's CORNER.
Some Interesting Trials of Speed Yester-
day Afternoon.

The matinee races at Hare's Corner
Thursday attracted a fair attendance
The events, which were all two in three,
were won in straight heats, four races
being run. The visitors at the races
were entertained by the proprietor of
the Hare's Corner hotel at dinner. The
following is the summary:
Three-year-old colt race
], NJ. Deputy, g nj Blanche.... ......1 1
Charles McCarty, b m. Lady Maya 9
A. Daneusan, BIS, Fred B............3 3
ii. L. Gray, 4 m. Bird. ....4..........4 4
Time-30s4, 3.051.
80 class.
W. Hardcastle, g, Gray Bill. l
Frank Stapleton, 6, Prince. Q
Samuel Mccall, Jr., b m. Louise. 3
Time-310, 3l0t.
800 class
r. Greenfield, d 6 Rover. .............1 1
}. W. Downey, b S Gulders. ...........2 9
=. N. Mccoy, d & Mack ...............3 3
ID; ,Bullen. b m May. ..................4 A
Time-2,55 257.
2.i5 class
William Hickman, b Billy Lambert.1 /
James u. Toman, b Harry C........2 .
James llrst blk Dom Pedro. ......3 3
Frank Springer, & Frank. ..........4 4
Iime-2,i3, 2.444.