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Evening journal., 1891-06-13
a MANDAMus AppLIeo ron.

Important Argument In the Superior
Oourt-Eleetive Franchise All KAght.
Before the Superior Court at noon to
day Charles NJ. Curtis moved for q writ
Of mandRmus compelling the members o.
the Levy Court TO place on the assess
ment the name Of Philip Q Churchman
who had been returned as delinquen
by ex-Collector Dougherty, although hit
taxes had been paid
Mr. Curtis said that there had bee,
1000 persons so returned which woui
not only affect the revenue.of the county
but also the elective franchise
WIN Not Affect the Elective Franchise
The chief justice said il would moi
affect the elective franchise as there woulo
be no election this year, and, as the Law
had been changed, making assessments
every year, those whose names now ap
peared on the assessment list could b.
placed on the assessment list next yea
and would have the right to vote.
e. g. Bradford, whoappear ed for th'
Levy Coart, waived the issul
Of the rule to show cause an'
/ submitted a motion that the petition
be quashed on the ground Of insult
cheney in point of law He could no
advice the lLevy Court TO put on name
after March 81, in contradiction to tn
requirements Of the statute.
The chief justice said that writ 0
m andamus was the resort where ther
was no other remedy. In this cas-
he thought the court shoul
consider the matter and If tb
ciicumstt noes warral t it, haV
Mr. gDougherty arresse ana prose
cutsd for perjury. The court had I
power to grant mandamus except whe
sufficient legal premises had been la
and he did not think that the coui
could meve during this term in tn
} most extraordinary case.
He would state when the court II
! sumed at 2. 80 o'clock whether the cas-
} would be reserved to the Court Of Erro
} and Appeals or not. 1t is probable u
mandamus will not be issued.
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Revised Code, which reads as follows:
'sThe Levy Court (shalD before they
allow the delinquent list OF any collector
require that such collector shall upon
oath say that the delinquent
list made out and returned by him TO the
Levy Court Is true In all its statements
to the best OF his knowledge and belief,
aod that no tax has been collected from
any person so returned by him as de-
linquent. The oath hereby prescribed
may be administered by the clerk Of said
court, and any collector who shall swear
falsely as to any matter to which he may
be required to make oath by this section,
shall be liable TO the pains and penalties
Of perjury.
Thus It will be seen that the chickering's
Of Messrs Churchman and Curtis were
unnecessary. They could not upset the
error lists without upsetting the Revised
Code.
tie Did Not See for Himself.
The whole trouble arose because Philip
Q Churchman did not see for himself
that he WAS not on the error list. He
had ample opportunity The law on the
subject is found in section III. chapter
OF the Revised Code II Ia very Liberal
ana is as IOllOWAs
"The Levy Court In each county shal
sit as court OF appeals on the first
Tuesday OF March In every year, and OF
such days and times thence next In sais
month ensuing, as It shall be necessary
to adionrn TO, and shall examine th'
assessments returned by the assessors
and the corrections thereof, and additions
thereto that may have been made, an,
shall receive, hear and determine appeal
against the same
The present Levy Court fulfilled th
provisions Of this section to the letter
Did Not Change the Names
Yesterday afternoon there was
rumor flying around TO the effect tha
the committee appointed TO examine th
duplicates we're making changes In th
names as they appeared on the assess
ment This rumor was officially denie'
by Clerk OF the Peace Biggs, The penalt
for such thing is very severe.
Section 10 OF chapter 5, Of the Revise
Code. reads as follows;
"If any person shall fraudulently ad
80 or take from the said assessments, 3
finally settled by the Levy Court. h
shall be deemed guilty Of mlsdemeanol
and shall be fined $500
Thousands Returned in This OAty.
Commissioner Jolls went over tb
! books prepared by Clerk OF the Peac
/ Blggs for the constitutional conventio
D election and found shat 16. ABS vsters {
. Wilmington were returned as delir
e quents. The following table shows II
o | number by wards
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sALoon keePERs FIeH1.
Cases of Dougherty, Aud, WlitnEson
Gnbride and Others Heard.

Cases of Dougherty, Autd, WilltnEton
Gnbride and Others Heard.
When court reconvened at Q 80 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon 1t continued tne
hearing OF the liqsor license application
of Patrick Dougnerty, who wants per
mission to keep saloon at Fourth ana
Tatnall streets. Sergeant Peterson was
called bv Mr.. Turner. BE testified that
Doueherty had kept a saloon for nine or
ten wears. that be WAS sober, industrious
and in every way . at person 10 conouet
tavern. On being pressed by Mr.
Prickett to say whether or NOT the
saloon was necessity. he replied that it
was as muck Of q necessity as any other.
Counsel for the applicant. who ware
Messrs Turner. HAYES and Ward, called
as witnesses Edward McMsnus, Charles
a Brady. William Coulbourn, William
McCarty. John Neameyer, John
Zweiffei and F. G Kelley, who testified
to the good character of the applicant
and the necessity of 8 saloon in the
neighborhood. Annie Greenleaf was
called by Mr. Prickett and testified that
q saloon in the neighborhood would be
an injury. as there were already too
many in the vicinity.
Another New Castle Place.
William ]. Aud made application for
wholesale license at New Castle. John
H. Rodney represented him There was
no remonstrAnce presented.
| William B. Hickman applies for g
| saloon at Tenth and Lombard streets
He was represented by Levi Q. Bird. The
application was opposed by Mr Prickstt
on the ground that the locality was
already studded with taverns. he called
Frank Stout and Thomas McCorkle, who
testified that the value OF property In tbs
neighborhood would be deprecated bl
the granting of the license. John h
Turner testified that the applicant wal
an nn6t person to keep 3 saloon, as h'
had seen him under the influence oi
liquor. He WAS already under bonds K
keep the peace toward witness. William
Murphy and Spencer Jordon testified
that they hao known the applicant an'
considered him capable Of keeping
tavern.
Alexander Willington wants a saloon a
No. 171s PennsylvaniR avenue. A re
monstrance signed by q w. Cause, b
L Cause, H. Victor Cause. Heury B
Thompson, otho Nolan. Charles K Mil
Ter, thomas s. Bellah George \. Cspelle
| element d. Cmybn, W ullhm " optuAhce
DR.. Stewart, William NJ. Candy, Willier
Candy, Tgnatius O. Grubb. A, g. hs
Causland, William q. Smith, was prs
sented against the granting Of th
license.
The application af john Gilbride fer
saloon at No. 2 East Fourth street. va
! next considered Mr.. Prlckett objecte
on the ground that there we're twent
, hotels and saloons within radius Of
! few blocks He presented remonstranc'
signed by j. Clayton Massey. Henry
Robinson aud others. Council for II
applicant, Mr.. Bird. presented q petite
signed by 100 persons in favor of Il
!. license.
The remainder of the liquor license q
plicants were heard this morning.
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.


Purnsl J. Lynch is in this city to day.
w. Frank Mcintyre is at Middletown.
Thomas Law of st. Georges is in Will
mington.
Oliver Jamison is visiting friends at
st. Georges.
Miss Cornelia Staples was in Philadel-
phis yesterday.
Miss Mamie Dollard is visiting friends
in Absecon, N. ].
Miss Katie Eliason is visiting relatives
an | friends at Middletown.
Mrs. w. M. R. Williamson has re-
turned from Bloomfield, N. ].
Miss Laura Jamison has returned
home from visit to St. Georges.
Miss Nellie Barnett is visiting John
Craig and family near st. Georges.
Miss Maggie Janvier has returned
home from her visit to friends at Odessa
Albert Constable. the distinguished
lawyer OF Elkton, Nd, is in this city
to-day.
A E aud e. N Keigwin of Princeton
N. j., sous of Rev A. N Keigwi o
this city, have been visiting thei
| parents.
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,AngWAs not sworn,

- - OhurebmanswAs not sworn.
A feature connected with the state
msnt made by MI. Churchman before the
Levy Court was s.that he was not sworn
This WAS an unusual course In such an
important matter.
what Receiver of Taxes Dioksy Says
Receiver Of Taxes John 4 Dickey was
interviewed this morning he said:
II think they are all AZ sea. Mr.
Churchman can get on the assessment
i this fall. II the Levy Court had put his
name on the assessment list | could not
have done anything but accept
his taxes. take the lists ai
they are handed TO me by the Lev,
| Court. think that one thing they wan
to show Is that Mr. Dougherty receive,
taxes and never paid the count!
the money In my opinion
the bsst thing he caR do is u
make clean breast Of the affairs Of hi
l af9ea
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Outing Flannels - sixty |
pieces in the newest French
effects and fine challie designs
the most perfect styles in out
ings we ever had. You should
see this line at I2Hc per yard.
Fine Scotch Cheviots for
shirt waists, shirtings and suit
ings-cool, stylish and effec-
tive things-and extremely
desirable in wash fabrics for
summer wear; they are in neat
stripes and plaids and without
doubt the finest assortment we
ever presented.
The line comprises ffty
styles and the price has always
been IS to 81 cents per yard.
The balance of an importation
lot became ours for quick
money, and we shall offer this
lot at the remarkably low price
Of I6 cents per yard.
We also have line of
domestic cheviots which are re.
duced to 10 cents per yard.
We have ten pieces of grey
and white and black, plaid and
stripe skirting, which we cut
into a skirt 21l yards by 4c
inches deep. We sell it to you,
Just enough for one skirt, fol-
80 cents, which is SO cents less
than the regular price. Think
of skirt for 80 cents.
We have about so black Jer
seys, plain and trimmed, run
ming in price from $I.25 to So
They are all low shoulders and
mostly in sizes 81 and s4, with
some few large sizes. This lot
is reduced to 75c for each gar
ment.
We have about 3 dozer
white dressing sacques, all witt
low shoulders and tucked anc
trimmed with ruffles. Those
at oSc are reduced to soc
those at $I.25 and $I.5o are
reduced to rs cents.
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VIM. B. SHARP
& CO.,
Fourth and Market Sis.
SILK NETS for OYERDRESSES

White silk lace, all pure
silk, AS inches wide, we sold
for So per yard. is reduced to
rs cents per yard. Two pieces
white silk net, AS inches wide,
was 81 per yard, is reduced to
soc per yard.
Black Silk Nets, as inches
wide, which sold for 75c.,
$I.25, So and S. per yard are
reduced a in price.
Black Silk Laces, a superb
line in beautiful patterns, all
widths, from I5c. to So per
yard,
We have only about IS
doz. Swiss Lisle ribbed vests
for ladies, which are I2Hc.
each, in creams and white.
Forty TO htty pieces OF dress
and apron Ginghams, which
we have been selling all season
for 6Ac. and &c. per yard.
There are too many here and
the whole lot is reduced to sc,
per yard.
We have received second
lot of very choice styles oi
Scotch Zephyr Ginghams
likely to be the last this season
and which we shall sell fol
I2Hc per yard.
The finest Scotch Dres'
Giughams we have had thi
season are those elegant small
embroidered figures, hand cut
stuffs at 4oc. per yard. w
, advertised them week ago a
> 2oc. per yard, and out of tn
! lot of nearly 5000 yards onl
.s about "a remain. You
7 chance on these elegant gins
d hams will soon be of the pas
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CITY NEWS in BRIEF.

A truck wagon belonging to William
Davis broke down at Fourth and Poplar
streets this morning.
Walter L. Witsil and Bernard McVey,
the newly appointed detectives, were
sworn in before Magistrate Smith last
tvsning.
A business meeting OF the Alumna Of
the Wilmington High School will be helc
on Monday afternoon, June 15, at 4,3(
o'c,ock in No. school.
Evening journal., 1891-06-13

Summer Shawls-Is your
destination seashore, country,
mountains, yachting have you
a porch or even a front door
step? Do you stroll or ride in
the moonlight2-any of these
conditions require a light
shoulder covering. Our i'm
ported embroidered shawlettes
are all handmade in the French
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change OF Time Table.

The Wilmington Steamboat Company
will make five trips daily to and from
Philadelphia. Leave Wilmington at 2
and 10 so a. M, /, 4 10 and 6.45 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia at 7SO and 10 a. m :,
30, A and 4h p m.
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Sunday Excursions Down Delaware River.
On Sunday, June IA, the steamer
Christina will begin regular Sunday
trips to Woodland Beach, Bombay
Hook Fare for the round trip, 80 cents
Boat leaves King street wharf at 8 DO
q. m. Refreshments will be served on
the boat. The Atlantic City excursions
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rha Rnnlls nnnnaIna.

On Thursday night, Immediately after
the close Of City Council, City Treasurer
Griffith, President of Council Farra,
Chairman Of the Finance COMMITTEES
Baugh and Councilman Cotton repaired
to the office Of the city treasurer, where
they formally cancelled the ffty-One
@1 600 blank bonds.
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For Lincoln Park.

Lincoln Park connection from viii
mington on Sundays. Boat leaves King
street wharf at o'clock, connecting al
Pennsgrove with the steamer Majsi
Reybold, arriving az Lincoln Park al
10. 80 q m. Leave the park on the return
trip at 80 p. m Fare for the round
trip, including admission to the grounds
60 cents
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very Fsw People Up ths Branaywlns.

The park guards and those familiar
with the history of Brandywine park,
say that there have been fewer people up
that romantic stream this season than
ever before since it was made public
park The reason assigned is that the
fact that the place has been so torn up
by work on the intercepting sewer and
the possibility of accidents from blasts is
what has caused the frequenters of the
place 10 discontinue their rambles.
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r. 3 o. Reiief penartment. :.

B. s. o. Relief Department. - -
The statement Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Relief Department for the
year ending February 2S, 1891. has just
been issued and shows that 109. $50 cases
have bean relieved and benefits amount
ing to 81, 571, 704 81 paid out during the
Evening journal., 1891-06-13

Seven and quarter per "sf !. simple
interest per annum * What the
Equitable Life" is psylss on maturing
polices this year on the twenty year en-
dowment plan. ANsoH A. MAHER, man
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sam. tmall. A. NJ.

This sensible. witty and world-fAmed
orator, is TO deliver the annual address
at the commencement exercises Of
Goldey Wilmington Commercial College
in the Opera House. on Tuesday evening
next. 18th inst A rare treat is in store
for those fortunate enough to secure
tickets, which @. r Thomas & Co have
charge Of. The graduating class numbers
forty nine.
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..l''II',, ''1II'n,,nthsr M, 3joIIootoT Settled

william @. Bigger. the sx-eount.
tax collector for Pencader hundred, Ap
peared before County Tax Receive
Dickey yesterday morning and settled II
full, all the county, poor and road take
for 1890 The ameunt of Mr.. Bigger
balance was $719 94
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nx.ouRsroNs.
BOWNESS BRIGGS,
THE NEW JERSEY AND WHINING ron

FERRY COMPANY.
H AND THE SALEM
ia IA AhAAnlA~HA AND PHILADEL
aegIa AN PHIA NAVIGATION
ssssslss COMPANY.
Arrange for your Atlsntic City excursions
via Pennsgrove and WOOhDary. shortest
route. Quickest time. Lowest fare. g.
Commencing about June 4, steamers Will
run between Wilmington and Pennsgroye.
connecting BY train for Atlantic CITY also
between Wilmington, New Castle. fenns-
VILE Delaware City and Augustine Pier. .
The steamers ~DelRware" and CnflrtlAnA
having been thoroughly overhauied and put
| in first class order. will be ready 20 take ex-
cursions to any Of the above named places,
/ and can be engaged for Moonlight Excursions
during the summer. ~
| Churches Sunday Schools, Lodges ana so
| cieties are invited TO communicate with the
undersigned before arranging elsewhere Tor
| their excursions .
Augustine Pier as an excursion ground y
| vel. known to the people Of Whining ton. and
i has recently been much improved, and ie now
/ Ia We fine condition for summer excursion
a bicycle and trotting park has been added
/ 10 Its former attractions.
| For dates for Atlantic City apply TO the
UNDERSIGNED, ard for dates for Augustine
| Pier amply to the undersigned. or =. Lord.
1 proprietor, Port Penn, Del.
| "A. h. MctiAuSL4AND. Superintendent.
1 BOWNESS BRIGGS. Genl Pass. Agent,
1 100 Maryland Avenue.
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yps~SA wiIminxsoe oIeArlax aoase. -
The exchanges Of the Wilmington banks
al the clearing house to-day were Total,
&1i4 6s4. 9l: balance. s13. 965. 65.
Evening journal., 1891-06-13

8. s Smeltz, clerk OF the city market,
will leave this afternoon for Atlantic
CITY He will spend a week there
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wm III. SHARP a. 90


nunneries. They are of ele-
giant qualities and exquisite de-
signs, and at very much lower
prices than we ever sold them.
Our assortment is large and
sure to please you.
S8@
s4S0
8b00
SEQ
Se0D
8lo00
siaD0
si4o0
$3.50
SO
S23
s2k 90
5000
In Cashmere Shawls we have
a splendid line in creams, pink.
blue, black and cardinal in all
woods, of fine qualities.
1 alT5
1 $500
| s275
| s400
$500
In Zephyr Shawls we have
the best we ever saw for S.. so
and $a.75-black, pink, blue
| and cream.
In Fancy Summer Shawls
of a very taking shell pattern
we have cream, pink, blue, gar
net and black. in two sizes,
$I.25 and S..
In Ice Wool Shawls, which
are fascinating in appearance
and delightful to the touch, we
have the most delicately beau
tifully patterns in black and
cream. The most intricately
woven cobweb is no more ef-
fective than these, and how
any one pair Of hands can per-
! form such work is amazing.
Yet such is the case, and it
only takes three days to knit
one. No lady that looks at
them would like to undertake
. it in less than three months.
Coming from abroad, they are
| remarkably cheap.
& S2Oo
s275
!, $500
$3.50
, n00
7 according to design.
In Zephyr and Silk Shawls
$ we have the combi nations ol
S delicate pinks, COLDS, black ant
i white-$4
e VIM. B. SHARP & co.
II Market and Fourth streets.
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nnaInmas nARna.
Els A. KELLY,
WINE MERCHANT,

sole Agent for Bohemian Budweiss Beer,
Corner Tenth and SnipleY streets.
Telephone 4l4
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Trotting at Hars's Corner, June IS,
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tor had made mistake in dating both
receipts 1850, the motion to allow MIR,
Churchman the floor was passed.
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SUNDAYS ONLY.
A.M. P.M. NooN ~. A. M


A
Evening journal., 1891-06-13

according to design.
In Zephyr and Silk Shawls
we have the combi nations OF
delicate pinks, COLDS, black and
white-$4.
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., m a. m. a. m. am. Pam pm. I'm. pm. pm
4 ~ 6aS g45 985 II IS l2 ~ 1876 $50 %
500 $40 900 100 200 53
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-09-22
FOR MERCHANTS WEEK.
RetsiI Dealers 81 ould Wok and
Help IL Along.

1t is earnestly desired that all the retail
merchants of Portland who are in favor of
having Merchants Week this fall should
meet with the Commercial Association at
the Weber Club rooms in Clapp Block, Con-
gress street, on Tuesday evening, September
%, at o'clock.
1t does net seem necessary to mention the
many advantages that come directly to the
retail dealers through the efforts made to
bring to our city business from surrounding
towns throughSu the state; this has been
fully proven in the grand success attending
Merchants Week" last April and year
ago and should of itself be a sufficient mo-
tive to secure hearty concert of action from
all our city dealers.
Excursion rates and low fares always
bring the people out. The Commercial As.
ISOLATION Is composed Of many of the leading
retail dealers In the city, representing va.
riety of classes of merchandise, and 1t is
their object to, 10 every way possible. aid In
building up the business interests of our
city on broad and liberal foundation.
There Is no other object in view; there is
nothing Of a private or personal interest
whatever pertaining to it; and it Is difficult
for those Interested In the move to under
stand why all dealers In our city should not
feel sufficient interest to at least give moral
II not active support to the cause.
1t Is well understood that an organized
body composed of leading merchants by a
concert of action can accomplish results that
no single individual, however earnest and
perseverlng, can possibly accomplish. To
make success Of Merchants Week" we
need the assistance Of. the press. railroads
and steamboats,. and of the hotel proprietors,
who will all be much more ready to deal
with an organized body Of business men
than with individuals, simply because they
feel sure that such united action will bring
about better results. Come in and heip US.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-09-22
sToKEs's TALE OF WOE.
He Is LInpIng with la MOUND In nis
Foot,
And Says He Shot Two of a Carlo ad
OF Tramps.

Yesterday Patrick Stokes, who is en-
p'oyed as Waterman at the Portland Smelt-
Ing Works az Fish Point told number of
people that he bad been shot in the foot in
an encounter with lot OF tramps the night
before. Stokes's story was that while max
Ing his rounds he came upon lot of tramps
In box car on the Grand Trunk Railway
track. Stokes ordered the tramps to get out
OF The car and find quarters elsewhere. They
refused and one Of them blazed away with
pistol at the Waterman. Stokes Immediate
ly replied with his revolver and in all 20
shots were fired. At the end of the battle,
as Stokes told the story to people he met
about town, two of the seven tramps had
tasted cold lead. while Stokes himself had
been hit in the foot, receiving wound suf-
iclently severe to make him limp, but not Sc
rious. What became Of the tramps was not
learned nor how seriously hurt were those
whom Stokes says he shot. -
A PRESS reporter was unable to find the
Waterman last night. The Smelling Works
were dark and apparently deserted by all
except dog shut up in neighboring boat
house, who loudly evinced his desire to get
out and interview the reporter. Stokes lives
In house half way up the hill below the
Eastern Promenade. Here Mrs. Stokes was
found. She said she had not seen her hus-
band since the night before. She had heard
that he had been In a shooting scrape and
thought he might have stayed away from
home SO that she should not be alarmed at
his injury. Mrs. Stokes said that she had
heard no noise Of shooting, but late on the
previous night half grown boy had come to
the door and begged for food. Mrs. Stokes
gave him some estables and then watched
him as he went away. She saw him go up
the hill some distance and give the food to
two men who were lying on the grass and
were presumably tramps. The shooting had
not been reported to the police last evening
but one Of the officers said he had heard
Stokes tell his story and seen him limp.