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Evening journal., 1891-03-21
MORE COUNTY OFFICERS
The Levy Court Names All But the WI
mingron ConstabIes -still Struggling
Caucus.

The Levy Court Names All But the VII
mingron ConstabIes Struggling In
Caucus
The Levy Court went into an election
for county officers yesterday afternoon
The result was as follows:
Jail physician-D-. David Stewart Of
New Castle.
Jail commissioners-Ed 5hallen-
ger, William Q. Worthington and James
NJ Wise Of New Castle.
Court House clock regulator-Henry
s. Strsdley, with o. T. Rudolph & Co.
Tender of Fleming's bridge, Bleckbrd
hundred-Roberp A. Higgins.
Tender of Odessa bridge-Ezra T.
Croft.
Tender Of Fennimore bridge. Apo.
quinimink hundred-Newbery Starkey,
colored
County constables--Jsmes E. Meglli-
gan and Charles Green Brandywine hun
dred; William NJ Bracksn and Francis
Il Law, Christiana hundred; Joseph b.
Chambers, Mill Creek hundred; William
4. Coldmerry, White Clay Creek
hundred; John E Taylor, New
New Castle hundred; John a Thornton,
Pencader hundred; William H. d. Clark
Red Lion hundred; Walter Beaston, st
Georges hundred: William w Lyman,
Appaquinimink hundred John w Smith,
Biackbird
The committee to examine the error
list Of Mill Creek hundred reported hav-
ing attended to the same and fonnd
errors amounting to $42, 926 and on the
dog assessment, SIG 80.
The action of the court in not appoint
ing constables for Wilmington hundred
has again aroused apprehension. There
are many applicants for these Offices and
there is doubtless much trouble to select
the machine men Those who are
said TO be "on top" at present are James
L. Hawkins, James s. Brown, Jr
(brother Of Police Officer Samuel T..
Brown, Henry Bowers and Samuel Arm
strong.
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History Of Aerial Navigation.

Professor George A Hoadley of Swarth-
more College, lectured yesterday after
noon In the Friends School on "History
and Recent Progress of Aerial Naviga
tion. The lecture was illustrated by
stereoptlcan pictures. He sketched the
history of aerial navigation from the
time when DuRosier sent up his first air
balloon near Lyons, in France. Smoke
was at first thought to be an essential
element to supply the force power, The
French substituted hydrogen for hot
air as a lifting power and the peasants
were terrorized to see black moons floating
through the air. Little of scientific
value was accomplished until the histori-
cal ascensions of Gay Lussac and Glashier.
Balloons are invaluable for making OBJ
servations, but failure as a means of
afferding trustworthy locomotion. Yet
balloons can be guided He did not have
confidence in the airships designed to
reach the North pole, but the art is of
especial Importance in war,
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
LAST EDITION
AN EouINocTlaL STORM.
Heavy Rain Storm Last Night Causes the
River TO Overflow.

hAARCT " OfHTHnWs
An equinoctial storm swept over this
city yesterday, grew furious last night
and abated toward morning. Light rain
began TO fall in the forenoon and became
heavier in the afternoon. At night the
rain came down in torrents, flooding the
streets so that the sewers ran full
and water sufficient to turn a mill
rushed down the cutters of the principle
thoroughfares. The rain was SO heavy
about 10 o'clock that few persons ven
tured out of doors and the streets were
almost deserted.
he marshes adjoining the creek were
flooded, but only in few places did the
river overflow its banks. This WAS prin
cipally due so the low tide caused by the
direction of the wind. The Christiana
Cresk RIMS high to day and is greatly dis
colored from the numerous freshets far
up the creek. In those places where
the river overhowed it's banks heaps Of
refuse have been thrown on the adjoining
marshes.
Not much damage has been reported
throughout the city The stone wall
that fronts the residence OF Enoch Moore
on Eighth street, near Washington, fell
outward on the pavement. The street
and Sewer Directors will look to its re-.
pair at once Although the fury of the
storm abated itself about o'clock this
morning, yet the cold. drizzllng rain Of
to day is anything but pleasant for those
employed out of doors.
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QUITE a DETERRENT STORY.
Sertha Bork's Tramp Burglar Was Hes
AccomplIce In Crime.

Sertha B0rk's Tramp Burglar Was Her
Accomplice In Crime.
BEAVER FALLS, Pa, March sf.-Iast
Wednesday, during the absence Of Mrs.
Bradley from her house on College Hill,
Bertha Bork, a neighbor, who was left in
charge, was found on Mrs Bradley's ar
rival home in the evening in the cellar,
bound hand and foot, and the house robbed
OF money, jewelry and other valuables
The girl when united said tramp entered
the house, stole the goods mentioned, and
then ate his dinner and left Miss Bork
who is but sixteen years Of age, has made
a confession
She said the alleged tramp was J. II.
Witherspoon, a superintendent in the EN-.
ploy OF the Pleasant Valley Street railroad
Of Allegheny City who entered the house
disguised as a tramp. Miss Bork and
Witherspoon planned the robbery, ate din.
ner in the house, and 20 give credence to
the tramp story, Witherspoon on leaving
tied the girl Witherspoon. who he's wife
and six children, was arrested in Allegheny
City, aud viii be brought here to answer
the charge Of burglary.
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Ere nennrtmant rntaa.

The new gong and indicator for the
Liberty Fire Company arrived this morn
ing from New York, and should the
weather permit will be placed in engine
house this afternoon The indicator is
very handsome and the whole cost $3.50.
L. B Iervis, the acting superintendent
of the fire alarm system. caused to be
put in the Weccacoe and Reliance engine
houses yesterday an apparatus providing
for the striking of a still ularm in the
case Of small fires where only one engine
is needed Heretofore when a still alarm
had to be struck it was necessary to
climb 10 the tower and strike the gong
with hammer, now a button near the
door has only to be pressed in order to
produce the alarm. Such an apparatus
was necessssy to prevent unnecessary
and fatiguing journeys by the fremen,
such as the going Of the Liberty Com
pany to Fourth and DUPONT streets as
happened last Saturday night.
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cITY NEWs IN aRIEE.

The Orphans Court this morning ap-
pointed Jane E. Moody guardian OF
Laura p Moody, and granted to her an
order of sale of the estate of Laura p.
Moody.
DR.. J. B. Welch will deliver a free
lecture on the Mysteries of Ancient
Egypt" in the Knights of Pythias Hall on
Market above Eighth at 2. 80 tomorrow
afternoon.
The alumnae of the Wilmington High
School will hold a special meeting at the
home of the president, Mrs NJ. G. Smith,
No. Sl7 Van Buren, street, on Monday
evening, March 23 at o'clock.
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Pancoast Allen

Pancoast Allen died at his home, No
2243 Sey bert street, Philadelphia, at 10
o'clock yesterday morning OF consump-
ton He was born in Glasboro N j and
was 30 years old. he was a resident Of
this city for sixteen years. He kept a
music store in the Masonic Hall Build
ing for several years. He was choir
leader at Brandywine NJ. e Church, and
was a prominent member and deacon Of
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, where
be was also musical director. He
served one term as member of the Board
of Public Education from the Ninth
ward. In 1889 he opened hotel in Sea
Isles City and bad successful season.
He afterwards went to Washington and
then to Philadelphia. He leaves a wife
and two grown daughters. Rev. @. A.
Grise of Brandywine M. e. Church will
conduct the funeral services on Monday,
at IL o'clock. Interment will be made at
Camden, N. ].
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ADJUSTMENTS.
opera Hoase-carle.on opera compan,

Opera House-Carleton Opera Company.
Last night was splendid for staying
in doors, but many persons bravsd the
storm to hear the w I. Carleton Opera
Company's delightful rendition of
Strauss opera, Queens Lace Haudker.
chief This organization, for merit, In
every part, has never been surpassed
That Miss Jeannie Winston had not lost
the admiration she has caused on pie.
vious visits, was shown by the rapturous,
enthusiastic applause that greeted her
every song. Her Good Night, Sweet
Dreams, God Bless You Every
where" was sung with so much
earnestness and such excellent effect, that
the audience encored 1t and then encored
the repetition Miss Winstons voice
has lost none Of its sweetness and power
W. I Carleton's singing of the Toreador
song from Carmen was feature of the
entertainment. The leading parts were
in competent hands and the opera was
given with all the dash and cleyerness
possible to put into it. The
chorus work deserves especial
mention. It contains no "voiceless
FORMS but every member is singer
This afternoon and evening "Claude
Dnval or Love and Larceny, will be sung
with Miss Winston in the title role.
The Jefferson and Florence Company.
the strongest company anywhere. will
play Heir at-Law" next Wednesday
night
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
How Gas CompetitIon works.

The city of Rochester. N. ", was
blessed by a competing gas company and
the Citizens Company announced
January %. 1891, that "they would sell
gas at IS cents per thousand feet until
further notice." then the Municipal
Company announced that from Febru.
airy 1, 1891, their rate would be so cents
per thousand" :" then February 19, 1891,
it was announced that the war was over.
and that the two companies united in the
following official announcement, viz:
1.-THE rate for gas for lighting purposes
will be 81 80 per thousand, or 81 go If
paid before the 10th of the month. u
When it is remembered that Rochester IL
nearer the gas coal and oil regions than
our city, it does not look as though the
competition benefited the Rochester
people greatly.
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shot His wife and KILLED Hi,nseie

ST. AIBANs, VT, March el-A few min,
utes after o'clock last evening Fred 4.
Harding, resident Of this town shot and
killed his wife Ellen and then committed
suicide by firing a bali through his heart.
Harding and his wife had a quarrel recent
III and she left him. Yesterday they met
and went to Il disreputable house IN the
suburbs where they spent the afternoon.
They left the house about o'clock and
walked in the direction Of the village.
They quarreled on the road, when Harding
drew his pistol and shot his wife dead. He
then shot himself, dying instantly, Mrs.
Harding was a woman Of dissolnte habits,
named Ellen l.aduc, when he married her.
She formerly lived in East Georgia The
couple quarreled frequently and the TRACE,
dy did not cause much surprise in the vii.
lage
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a Dream Of ro-morrow ;,

Mrs. Mary A. Livermore lectured last
evening in the Unitarian Church, before
q large audience. on "a Dream Of To-
morrow" No one can tell, she said.
what wondrous studies mankind may
make in the course Of a single genera
tion. Mans ambition is perpetually
rising. 1t is as unlimited as the boun-
daries of the ocean Woman is also at
tanning greater power and acquiring
greater achievements, but in addition to
mental they should also not neglect
physical culture. Her dream of to-
morrow was the dissolution of war, and
the giving to mothers the control Of the
children
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CHURCH NOTES.

Rev. Kensey ]. Hammond of I'M
manuel Church, Highlands, will preach
in St. Andrews Church to morrow even.
ing.
Rev. George w. Townsend of Bridge
Yille, Del, will preach in Brandywine
M. E. Church at both services to-mor-
row.
Rev. John White win preach at Ep-
worth M. e. Church tomorrow morning,
and in the seveniug there will be song
service.
Rev. w. L. McEwan will preach at the
Rodney Street Presbyterian Church to.
morrow morning on Fasting" and in
the evening on THE Proper Observance
Of the Sabbath Day"
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.rnsenn pnrrnin Relnnsn,l.

DETROIT, March 2l.-Joseph perrein. the
wealthy proprietor of the Gratiot Flour
mills, who was SO mysteriously kidnapped,
returned home last night safe and sound.
He tells a remarkable story. He was car
ried off by masked men and compelled to
ransom himself by drawing checks and
promissory notes. His eaptors did not
harm him in any way nor touch his valua-
bles. He was furnished with good food.
His story is accepted as absolutely true,
and the police are making every effort TO
locate the perpetrators Of the outrage
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
STORIES OF The DAY.
Funny Men. uaxe Mercy.

The Philadelphia Public Ledger says:
There are five ex governors of Delaware,
1t nis stated. living In the Diamond
State. And they don't crowd each other. :
This is correct and we have room for
the peach crop besides. That is a re-
minder of the following story told by the
Louisville courier-Journal, when Benia-
min n. Biggs was elected governor Of
this state:
Governor Benjamin T. Blggs owns
eleven farms in the Diamond State. We
wonder who owns the other one
Oh most facetious contemporary
knowest thou not that the venerable
governor now owns twelve farms, and
there Is yet enough left to make private
burial ground for the army Of funny
men whose knowledge of the Diamond
State is thus pafaphraised: Delaware
Diamond State; peach crop; whipping
post and pillory; Ex-Governor Il. H.
Bigge.
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
Tenth ward pemocratIc club.

The Tenth Ward Democratic Club held
a meeting last evening in the Weccacoe
Engine House. Twelve new members
were enrolled. 1t was decided to use
the engine house as a place Of meeting
until q regular club room could be
procured. 1t was also agreed upon
to give a social reception on Easter
Monday evening, to which members Of
the press and Democratic clubs would be
in-ited. The following committee was
appointed to make arrangements:
Michael Kelley, Michael German, Alfred
Hanna, f, ]. McNulty and John F.
Callahan
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
nur,inv ~ Ir,onia,s v,ctims

GIBRALTER, March 81 W. Twenty-eight
adults and three children, victims Of the
Utopia disaster, were inferred in trench
dug for the purpose, the ground having
been specially consecrated by the Catholic
clergy The funeral was attended by
Prince Bernadotte, son of the king Of
Sweden. and by officers Of the British
squadron. The divers have recovered ten
more bodies, some Of them so firmly
clasped together in the last struggle for
life that it was impossible to separate
1 hpm
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The Three Children Were Drowned.

BIRMINGHAM Ala, March 2l-Isaac
Buford, farmer, yesterday attempted to
cross Valley creek in a wagon in which
were his wife and three children. The
creek was much swollen, and the wagon
and team were washed down stream The
three children were drowned, the youngest
being washed from its mothers arms
while she was ciinging to limb to keep
her head above water Buford succeeded
in rescuing his wife after she had released
her hold Of the limb in vain effort TO save
the baby
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
Proposed New Football Rules.

NEW HAVEN March 81 Football men
from Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Wesleyan
and the University of Pennsylvania held
a meeting recently and adopted the follow.
ing new football rules, subject TO the ap-
proval Of the intercollegiate association:
Ia rule - it was determined that If on a
place kick from touchdown man missed
goal, the ball should 20 as a touchback ia
the defender thus rendering it impossible
TO secure q second touchdown from the
first. A new section was added TO rule 10
declaring that it is foul in making a
wedge or a ~ to place the hands or arms
upon any player Of ones own side who has
not the ball
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
Two Train .yreckers Arrested.

BInnEFoRD, Me-, March 2l-A Boston
detective arrested two young men named
lSimball and Allen yesterday, charging
them with attempting 60 wreck the Bos
ton and Maine passenger train near Wells
recently. They confessed that they placed
the sleepers on the track on Monday,
and said they had been drinking at the
time and did it for fun. The prisoners
were taken to Jail at Alfred, where they
viii await the action Of the grand jury at
the Nav term.
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
Academy Of nfusic.

Irwin Brothers Speciality Company will
appear at the Academy of Music Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Of
next week. Stirk and Zeno, the aerial
acrobats are the leading performers.
Other members of the compeny are Cor
don and Lick, musicians Ida Lillian
Abrams, soloist; Mcbride and Goodrich,
dancers; AL Reeves. banioist. McCale and
Daniels and half dozen others.
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
Last meeting in the old House.

The w. c. I. U. held their last busi-
ness meeting in the old building at No.
500 Market street. A committee was
appointed TO make arrangements for
removal to the new building az 100 West
Eighth street next Thursday when that
building is expected 60 be completed
A house warming" will be given after
the removal.
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

James F. Master, formerly with Lynch
q Lesry, has accepted q position in A.
d. Fme1tys grocery store on Market
street.
j. b. Rile, M. D., Adam Il. P Barr
and Others spent Thursday fishing in the
Delaware and Chesapeake canal y ith the
usual fsheyman's luck.
Evening journal., 1891-03-21

A Carpet Sweeper should
be in every house, and here's
one to suit you.
The petty cost is nothing
compared with the wonderful
saving in dust and labor, and
wear on Carpets. Bissells
Gold Medal is the queen
among the Bissells. Its beauty
will attract you, and its perfect
working please you for the
years it will last.
The Bissell broom action in
the Sweeper adapts it to every
kind of carpet and every kind
of sweeping. a machine with
out it is a brush not a sweeper,
and none but the Bissell's have
it. The Gold Medal in addi-
ton has every other modern
feature-a a pure bristle brush, a
spring dumping device and
noiseless friction. The Gold
Medal is the best Sweeper
made and only sold in this city
by us.
We have in addition to our
regular stock of handmade
shading from Five Hundred
to One Thousand Holland
shades made up on spring
rollers to fit any window three
feet wide by six feet long.
They are only in five color
ings:
Dark Brown
Dark Green
Drab
Ecru
Olive
And we shall sell them for 2s
cents each.
VIM. B. SHARP & co.
Fourth and Market streets.
I. 7. /. .
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Nav Save the GaIena.

WASHINGTON, March 2i-The navy de-
partment has received a dispatch stating
that the wrecked warship Galena was be-
ing lightened and that the weather was
favorable for floating both the Galena and
the Nina. This is encouraging news TO
the navy department, as it was believed
that the Galena was total wreck and be-
yond repair
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
Two Trims Z nar

The Wilmington Steamboat Company
will begin the full trips between this city
and Philadelp phia on Monday. The City
of Chester will run in conjunction with
the BrandywIne and the time table will
similar to that Of last season.
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
los. [. CARPENTER, j..
AUDIroR's SALES.

I
A UDITOR'S SALE,-BY VIRTUE OF A
N warrant OF the Mayor Of the City Of
Wilmington, 20 me directed, will be exposed
to public sale
ON TUESDAY, MARCH "a, 1891.
At 10 o'clock a. m.
At the uditor's office, No. 81 East sixth
street. In the city Of Wilmington. New Castle
county, and state Of Delaware.
All that certain lot or pie ce OF land situate
IN the city of Wilmington. aforesaid. bounded
and described as follow, 10 wit:
BEGINNING 90 the corner formed by the In
tersection Of the easterly side OF Thatcher
street ard the northerly side OF Thirteenth
street, thence nOrtherly along said side Of
Thatcher street, sixty-four feet 70 q corner,
thence, easterly parallel with Thirteenth
street, thirty-one feet six inches TO another
corner, thence sOutherly parallel with
thatcher street sixty four feet 70 the north
erly side OF Thirteenth street, thence westerly
along said side OF Thirteenth street thirty
feet six inches to the place of beginning, being
part OF O. 9 same land which Daniel w. Taylor
and wife by indenture bearing date the secona
day OF June 1882, and Recorded Deed Record
J. Volume II, page 20, Sc, did grant and con-
ferring unto the said William n. Francis IN
fee as by reference will more fully appear, be
the contents thereof what they may.
Seized and taken into execution as the prop
erty Of Sam uel d. Forbes AID to be sold BY
JOHN A. MlICHHLL,
B.-The above named property to be sold
to satisfy a lien thereon for curbing.
A UDITOR'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
"A warrant Of the Mayor Of the city Of
Wilmington, TO me directed, will be exposed
to public sale
ON TUESDAY, MARCH "a, 1891,
Al - O'Clock a. M.
At the Auditors otfi ,e No. sl6 East Sixth
street in the city of Wilmington. New Castle
county and state of Delaware
All that certain lot or piece Of land situate
in the city of Wilming on. aforesaid bounded
and described as follows, TO wit:
Beginning at the corner formed BY the in
tersection Of the sontherly side Of Twelfth
street with the westerly sideof Heald street.
thence southerly along said side OF Heald
street 60 feet inches 70 a corner. henct
westerly raraliel with Twelfth street go feet
to another oorner, thence northerly. parallel
with Heald street 90 ieet and inches to
point in the said southeriy side OF wclfth
treet. thence thereby eGsterly 60 feet to the
place % beginning, be the contents Thereof
what they may.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty OF samuel ID. Forbes. and TO be sold by
JOHN A. MITCHELL.
City Auditor.
y. B.-The above named property TO be
sold tJ satisfy a lien thereon for curbing.
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Y.M. d. "a. Notes.

Thiseyening at s o'clock at the Associa-
tion rooms, Rev. G M. Hickman will con
duct the study of the Sunday school les
sons This class is open to all.
Rev. w. P. Swartz will conduct the
meeting at p, m. tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
A Judrment Arainst Hilton.

NEW YORK, March 21-A Judgment Of
S2S2, ,352 was rendered in the United States
circuit court against Henry Hilton and
William Libbey, who formerly traded un-
der the name of A. T. Stewart & Co, in
favor of Charles Foster & Co, Of Paris,
France The suit grew out of large deal
ings between the two firms for the manu-
facture and sale of kid gloves.
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TO Save Chicago s4, 100000.

CHICAGO, March 2l-Chief Of Construc-
tion Burnham thinks 100000 Of the esti-
mated cost of the Worlds fair buildings
can be saved by using the French building
material known as "staff'' in lieu Of marble
or stone
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
nrfnrd ID - Enrnriln-

LONDON, March p. On the Oxford and
Cambridge boat race, which comes of to-
day, the betting is II to 4 in favor of OK
ford. Both crews were out on the Thames
for practice yesterday There are many
who do not believe the long odds quoted
on oxford to be justified by the perform
ances of the opposing crews.
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KilInd hv \ mad nnr,s Ilite-

Boston, March 2l.-Addison Carpenter,
aged seventy-two, Of South Amherst, died
in the hospital here yesterday Of hydro
phobia. He was bitten by mad dog
about six weeks ago
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
The PhiIadeIphians won.

HALIFAX, n S, March PA cablegram
from Bermuda says that the third cricket
match between the Philadelphians and the
garrison eleven resulted in favor Of tue
visitors
Evening journal., 1891-03-21

w. D. Willis Of Blackbird hundred is
making a strong fight against Bessey,
Griffith and Raub for the uperintendency
Of free schools In New Castle county.
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
Sunday Papers.

Go to No sos Market street for New
York and Philadelphia Sunday papers.
Open until 1.3O p. m. Careful car
riers.
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wilminaton Oleayipx Bouse.

The exchanges Of the Wilmington banks
al the clearing house to-day were: Total
1926 267, 35; Balance $50, 672 7S.
Evening journal., 1891-03-21
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and see the largest display of Easter
goods in the city. We make speciality
of baskets. SinRley Bro.