Middletown transcript., 1891-07-30
State Items.

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A 9S-pound sea turtle was caught in
the Delaware Bay by Captain William
Jordon, of New Castle, with a hook
and line.
The postofice at Cape Henlopen
City has not changed and is still Re-
hoboth. Persons directing mail to
that place will SO endorse it.
Acablegram from Santiago received
in London stated that Claudio Vicuna
has been elected President of Chill and
will assume Office on September 1s.
The wel-known horse, Doc, be-
longing to R. d. Carrow, of Camden,
Kent county, died from an attack OF
collie on Sunday, July 10th. He had
arecord of2. 81. and was valued at $500.
= James Lawless, Wilmington
youth with an appropriate name, will
break stone in New Castle jail for
thirty days for maltreating his rs
year-old mother.
The directors of the Cecil County
Agricultural Society having decided
to wind up its affairs, there is prob
ability that its property will be pur-
chased by a trotting association and
the races continued in 1892.
Counselman & Co., of Milton have
discontinued the packing of peas be-
cause the scarcity of labor made it
impossible to handle the stock
brought to their factory. This firm
expects to pack 1000 cans of toma-
toes.
= Officer Walter Kinnamon, of
Dover, fired at dozen tramps in a
freight car while trying to arrest
them, and received terrible blow
under the chin. His throat is fear
fully lacerated. The vagrants es
capped.
The Registrar in bankruptcy held
that Mr.. Parnell's objection to Cap
tain O'Shea's serving the order of
bankruptcy on him upon the ground
of his (Parnell's non-d domicile in Eng
land is untenable. 1t is still open to
Mr.. Parnell to appeal the case.
General John w. Foster, ex-Minis-
ter to Spain, and John w. Kridler
were In consultation with President
Harrison at Cape May Point in regard
to reciprocity with Spain. Secretary
Foster returned to Washington in the
afternoon, and Warner Miller left for
New York during the day.
Delaware tomato growers have
asked permission to experiment with
tomato refuse in the brandy stills of
the state, but have been refused by
the United States Treasury Depart
ment, as the laws do not permit the
use of any fruit except peaches, apples
and grapes in the stills.
A Dover gentleman claims to have
the forefnger of Fred Young, the
negro murderer, who was recently
executed for the killing of Stephen
Lindsay. The member has been en-
balmed and is still well preserved. 1t
is incased in the finger of a kid glove
and carried in the gentlemans's vest
pocket.
The contract for constructing the
new iron bridge over the Christiana
near Cooch's was awarded to A. P.
Carnagy, of Summit Bridge, by the
Levy Court, Saturday afternoon.
The contract price is $94O. The bridge
will be 60 feet span and 16 feet 4
inches wide on the floor plan. The
bridge is to be completed by Septem-
Der 15.
The followers of Presiding Elder J.
A. B. Wilson of the Dover district of
the Wilmington Conference, have
bought a lot, 6Ox12O feet, on New
street south of Division, and a hand
some church will soon be built. By
this move the anti Wilson people
have been beaten, and "war to the
knife" will be inaugurated as soon as
the edifice shall be completed. The
warning Methodists are as antagonis-
tic as ever, and with an opposition
church in full blast a decidedly inter-
esting state of affairs will be the re-
sult-Ex.
Judge Wales of the United States
District Court, Tuesday, refused the
application of the Vulcanized Fibre
tion restraining Edward M. Taylor,
of Wilmington, from using vulcanized
fibre in the manufacture of chair
seats and backs and like articles on
the ground that it was an infringe
ment of their patents. The court
held that the substance used by the
Vulcanized Fibre Company was not
patentable, and was discovery