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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-07-23

The Philadelphia Ledger tells one
part of the reason why the Republi-
can party will be held responsible
for the looting of the city and State
treasures;
The defalcation and the loss Of
public money to the city and State,
and the manifestly wretched fiscal
system and practice in both state and
city as to State funds, all come to
light while Republican incumbents
are in charge ofall the fiscal offices
and while the legislation Of the State
on all these subjects has been for a
generation in the almost uninterrup-
ted control of the Republican orga-
nization.
There is vast amount of truth
in this, but still more remains to be
told. The party that follows Quay
and teaches the doctrine that the
public is a quarry for thes smart breeds
Bardsleys, Wannamakers and all
that kind.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-07-23

Durham and Charlotte have in
stituted night schools for the
benefit of working girls. Raleigh
now considering the matter
and the initiative will proba bly,
be taken at an early day by the
Raleigh Association. Whyshould
Winston-Salem not have such a
school? Any thing to dissent
nate knowledge among those
whose cares and responsibilities
render day labor necessary, is a
wise and prudent step. 1t is
honorable to work and we pass
with uncovered head any young
woman who is making an honest
living at Il respectable calling.
These girls should be educated, by
all means educated. They are
worthy of any accomplishment
that may be given them by
mentel as well as manual train
ing.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-07-23

If you will go there to make
your purchases you will find
everything marked down to
live and let live prices.
I have nice lire of furn-
iture for you to select from.
The goodar Sc pretty and they
are cheap:
Remember the place and
Come and see me.
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
CITY news in BRIEF.

The police captains and house ser
geants will receive their new stars this
evening
Register Of Wills Cooch has granted
letters of administration upon the
estate Of John Shakespeare, late of Viii
mington hundred, to Louisa Shakespeare.
The following semi annual dividends
have been declared Wilmington City
Railway Company, p per cent vii.
minRton City Electric Company, per
cent.
A four finland party drove from Will
mington to 'Minquadale" last evening
to spend the evening with Miss Ger
trude Smith, daughter of P. T, E.
Smith
The encampment of the Delaware Col
lege cadets at Fort Delaware has been
declared off The trustees refuse to
make an appropriation Of $3.50 to carry
out the protest.
A gold watch and chain, lost at a
colored excursion at Brandywine Springs
and recently recovered by Detective
Hatton, was returned to the owner, Mrs.
Georgia Newton, No. 219 Orange street
last evening.
The upsetting Of lamp in the house
of Margaret Foy, No. 302 West Third
street, caused a slight FIRE which was
extinguished by a bucket of water. A
still alarm took out the Fame Hose and
Washington companies.
The members Of Troop B meet TO-
night to elect a second lieutenant to sue
reed Lieutenant Samuel Ochiltree, re-
signed It is more than likely that Ser
geant Il. c. Neimann will be elected to
the vacant lieUtenancy.
The Board of Health will not enforce
the ordinance prohibiting the cleaning
of cessp5ols during July and August, as
the rule which says 1.-THE board may by
resolution suspend the action OF the
odorless excavating companies at any
time during she summer months that il
may think proper, practically repeals t.
Professor Weihe, professor of cleo
tricsl engineering at Delaware College.
Is IN New York purchasing the electrical
apparatus for his department in the col
lege. 1t is said that portion of the
outfit will be a dynamo and 12-horse
power engine. II such a purchase is
made the college and grounds will
probably be lighted by electricity.
Lewis Bel. a colored policeman of
Chester, came TO this city with a war
rant for the arrest Of Frank Cannon,
charged with stealing a watch from
Patrick Bolen, last Thursday. Cannon
was arrested by Detective Hatton and
Sergeant Chambers. but he refused to
accompany the officer to Chester, ard
requisition papers must be taken out.
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
srAATs MOI DICTATOR.
He Has the Veto Power But the Levy
Court Has ..the Last saw

court mas 'lhe LAST say.
An article in to days Morning News
says that Comptroller Stats has the
last say in the expenditure Of county
money. In this 1t is mistaken
When the Five Commissioners bill was
first drawn il gave the comptroller
power to refuse to countersign warrants.
If be refused to do so the person sg
glissed by such refusal had the option Of
accepting his ultimetum or appealing to
the resident judge or the Superior Court
in civil action agains, the county.
When the Williams amendments were
attached to the bill this feature was
wired out and the following paragraph
found ia Section IL of the bill as passed
was substitutes
IAN bills shall before allowance by
said Levy Court Commissioners be
audited and marked correct by the
said comptroller. and no bill shall be
passed by the said Levy Count Commits.
sioners without such endorsement. In
case the comptroller shall refuse to
allow any item OF expenditure,
or to counterslgn any warrant
T to endorse any bill as aforesaid, he
shall forthwith transmit to the Levy
Court Commissioners his reasons in
writing, which shall theleupon be duly
considered, and If this sction shall be
overruled by vote Of majority Of the
Levy Court Commissioners, 1t shall be
the duty Of said comptroller to allow the
expenditure. or to countersign the war
rant, or to endorse the bill ia conformity
with the judgment Of said commissioners
expressed as aforesaid. ia which case he
shall be exonersted from any
responsibility in the premises The
receiver of taxes and county treasurer
shall not disburse any moneys upon war
rants drawn by order Of said Levy Court
Commissioners, except such warrants
shall have been duly signed by the
president Of the Levy Court. aud counter
signed by the comptroller
Thus 1t will be seen that the bill does
not place upon the Levy Court even the
two-thirds majority usually required to
over ride the opinion of the official exer-
cising the veto power
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
HAD HER DAUGHTER ARRs,TEp.
Young Girl Braves Her Mothers An
ger For The Man sac Loved,

A Young Girl Braves Her Mothers An
ger For The Alan sac Loved.
Miss Elenora Attix and Thomas b.
Howard were married last evening at st
PatrcA's Il. G. Church by Rev. George
Bradford Miss Attix Is daughter
of Mrs. John @ Adams of
Eleventh aud Kirkwood streets, by a
former marriage. Mr. Howard was for
merly OF Rochester, N. ", but is now
resident of this city and is employed at
the Pullman Palace Car Works.
When he first came to this city he
boarded at the hotel Kept by Mr. Adams.
the step father Of Miss Attlx. An in
timacy sprung up between the young
people, which was, as soon
as noticed, strongly discouraged by
Mrs. Adams. Mr.. Howard had to seek
boarding elsewhere, but, notwithstand-
ing this he continued to pay his attan-
tions to Elenora. who encouraged his
advances.
A short time ago the girl reached the
age of Is, at which age girls can be legally
married without the consent of parents
She and Howard then prepared TO
brave the ire Of indignant parents,
and as soon as things could be got Ia
readiness marriage license was procured
and the couple went last evening 10
Father Bradford, who made them hus-
band and wife
The marriage ceremony had just been
performed when word was carried to
Mrs Adams, the brides mother that
Elenora had escaped her and was now
the wife OF the hated Howard. The
angry mother ordered car
riage to be got in readiness
and at once started out in pursuit Of the
naughty but happy pair When she got
TO the church she heard they had Just
gone to their rooms at No. East Sixth
street. The whip cracked and the
horse flew down Market street
to Sixth. The newly married
pair were just entering the house when
the woman arrived. She called excitedly
to Sergeant Ingram to arrest the pair, as
they we're clippers. The sergeant did
arrest them but when taken into the
station a marriage certificate WAS pro
duced, and Chief Blackburn at once dis
charged them.
The young couple then took their de
parture and Mrs. Adams went to her
nome vowing vengence on Father Brad
ford for marrying them An attempt
was made to interview Mr. and Mrs
Howard to-day, but IL was learned that
they had gone on a wedding trip.
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
LAST EDITION
The eOeaMooR PLAINTIFF DAD.


Thomas Blakely Dies of Ipjuries Re-
RceiVed at tre Edge Moor Bridge Works.
Thomas F. Rlakely. 25 years old. the
young man who figured SO prominently
before the public duling the February
term of the Superior Court as plaintiff in
suit for personal damages against the
Edge Moor Bridge Works, is dead. He
died yesterday afternoon at his home, No.
1862 Claymont street. His relatives and
and friends attribute his death to the
injuries be received at Edge Moor
Inc history is peculiarly sad. Blakely
was young married man of fine ply
sique- de was employed in the bridge
works as underboss, and had charge of a
gang Of mea who are known as shifters.
on September 10, 1880, Blakely sus-
tained the injuries. He brought suit in
the Superior Court for damages in the
sum of 500
He claimed that on the day he sus-
tanned the Injuries the foreman of his de-
partment ordered him to take his gang
of shifters outside the shop and heip
another gang move some heavy Dor tions
of an iron bridge While the gang
was thus engaged the massive
doors Of building near which
they were working swung too
with q crash, jammed him bet geen
the iron pieces, aud inflicted injuries in.
capacitating him. He was represented
by Messrs Lore q Emmons. Messrs
Bradford & Yandegrift represented the
defendants.
The defence claimed that Blakely went
outside without orders, and by so doing
abettsd the accident by contributory
negligence. Blakely 8 attorney claimed
tnat the doors were not properly BE-
cured
The case occupied the attention of the
court for several days, and the jury gave
verdict for the defendants.
his took from Blakely what spirit be
had. He became respondent, and as his
cheerfulness decreased, his ailments.
superinduced by the accident, took
fatal turn. He has been confined to the
house for two or three months.
The deceased leaves a devoted wife and
two attractive small children. The re-
mains will be inferred in Old Swedes
Cemetery tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock. Rev Martin B. Dunlap. the
rector of Old Swedes', will oficiate
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
Grant Escaped Punlshmsnt.

At this mornings session Of the
Municipal Court, Joseph Hogan. colored,
drunk, was fned $2 aud costs or twenty
days bard labr; Martin Coleman
drunk, was discharged; Frank Rivers.
drunk, said he worked with Mr.. Curtis
of Newark The city solicitor was asked
If he knew him, but he did not. "oh.
we'll; | know you all right, for l worked
with your father" retoitad Rivers.
Rivers was fined 81 or ten days. A. J
Grant. charged with selling liquor with.
out license. was discharged, as the city
solicitor said though he had been seen to
distribute whiskey 1t was not known that
arY money had been taken. "Whiskey
Is not often distributed that way for
nothing said the court
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
The Body Idep,,esd

The body Of the man killed while
stepping off the train near Landith
station last Sunday bas been ider titled
as that of William Nixon Of Cosssrt, Pa.
An inquest on the body was held last even
ing at the coroner's Office. The testimony
OF several witnesses was taken. Mrs
Amanda Ashley swore she saw him Jump
OIL the train and fall His head struck
stone projection and the body lay on the
a6utment Of the northbound track.
Charles F Wentz, the conductor. and w.
r. Wright, the brakeman, testified that
they did not notice the man while on the
train, although he had no ticket for that
road. Neither did they see him lump off
the train. Christopher W. Corrie be-
lieved that Nixon was killed by a south.
bound train. The verdict Of the jury was
that the deceased had met his death
either by falling or jumping from train
Deputy Coroner Giles went to Cossart,
Pa yesterday, and learned that the man
had relatives in Pennsylvania These
We're communicated with.
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
THREE MsN INJURED:
A Day for Casualities In the johnson
Forge.

Yesterday was red-letter day for
accidents in the johnson Forge South
Wilmington.
The first accident occurred about noon
The victim was a young man named
Daniel Mcbride. Mcbride was engaged
in runring iron to the forge on small
car Through the carelessness OF fel.
low workman the car jumped the track,
caught McBride's arm between it and the
wall crushing and cutting it very badly
His wounds were dressed by DR.. j. p.
Pyle.
An accident much more serious in its
results took place about 2 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon Several men were en-
gagged in putting in a new set of rolls
While so engaged portion of the hoist
ing gear gave away, and for a time it
seemed as If a cyclone had struck that
section of the shops.
Harry Peace, a midde-aged mar,
living at B and Heald streets, was struck
back of the head Gnd between the
shoulders. He vas hurled some distance
and was badly injured The force of the
blow rendered him unconscious.
A fellow workman, William Quinn, was
lifted from his feet hurled twenty feet
through the air, and, strange to relate,
landed on his feet. right side up with
care. The only injuries he received were
a few scratches and shock that he will
not soon forget.
DR.. Pyle was instantly summoned and
went to the scene of the casualty he
did all he could for Peace. and several OF
the workmen placed the unconscious
victim on an improvised stretcher and
carried him to his home.
When asked by an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter If Peace had sustained a frsc-
ture of the skull DR.. Pyle replied that he
did not think so, but not withstanding
that, he was badly hurt
During the night Peace regained cor
sciousness, and is reported as resting
quietly to day. Unless some unforeseen
arise he may survive his
injuries. He is spoken of as an indus
trious man, and is very popular with all
who know him
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
lie DsvIl Told Hlm q steal.

II had a talk with the devil and he
told me to steal, and that it was no
harm, for these people were rich and I
was poor, was the plaintiff plea Of
George H. Straed, who was charged with
the larceny of some canned goods from a
car on the p, w & B. railroad last
evening Straed was found secreted in
one of the cars by Special officer Joseph
q Cannon. Two of the cases were
open, but none OF the goods had been
carried off you had been seek wiser
counsel next time, when you will learn
that it is against the law to steal
whether you are poor or not, retorted
the court. The charge of larceny was
withdrawn and Straed fined $5 and
costs or go days hard labor for tresspass
Straed had the appearance of wea k
minded socialist
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
Pleasant BoatIne TrIn.

The Coral Social Circle took boating
trip down the Christiana last evening
Among those who participate were
Miss Annie Coyle Miss Carrie Chslfant.
Miss Maggie Webb, Miss Amelia Kirn,
Misses Alice and Jennie Link, Miss
Lille Blackburn, Miss Florence File. the
Misses Eva and Mary Dillon, Miss Annie
Stewart, Miss Clara Kaiser, Harry
B. McCOilum, Charles B. Palmer.
George A. Salmon, Ulysses Alexander.
George Stidham, William Blackburn,
Mr. Thompson, Everett tones, Pointsett
Fothergill, Alfred Oliver, Joseph Writ.
Frank Ayrers and Howard Carver.
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
HE HAD NO RECEIPTS.
Benjamin L. Spence Must Pay a Nots
Which He Claims to Have Paid

bep1amin IL. Spence Must Pay q Note
Which He Claims to Have Paid.
An interesting case was settled by
Magistrate Sasse this afternoon. 1t was
a suit brought by Millard T. Poole
against Benjamin L. Spence to recover
the value of a promissory note of $50
which had been given Mr.. Poole by Mr..
Spence, and on which cash payment of
$19 had been made.
Lllburne Cha-dler, ESQ appeared for
Poole, and Walter Bacon was Spence's
attorney. The defence was that the note
had been paid, but the defendant had
neglected TO get receipts for any but the
one payment, and therefore could not
produce the necessary vouchers in re-
buttal
All that the plaintiff offered in evi
dence was the note which he still held
and upon which but one payment, that Of
$l9, was credited Lawyer Bacon de-
manded that the plaintiff be produced
and placed upon the witness stand to
swear that he had not been paid, and an
Interesting legal point was thereby
raised.
Lawyer Bacon waxed warm in his ar
gument and his tone grew louder until q
crowd that blocked the sidewalk had
ou ih lEoht ol lne magistrate
otiee The time for paying the note had
expired aud as there was but one credit
on the face of 1t, and as the
plaintiff still held the ote in
his possession, the magistrate, after the
heated attorney had subsided, gave
Judgment for the plaintiff for $40, that
being the samount with interest for SIX
years
In rendering his decision the magis
trate said that never since he had held
the position OF justice of the peace had
he given case more careful thought
than he had that one. Attorney Bacon
said that the defendant would not pay
the money again, He gave notice of an
appeal,
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
NO sITe SELECTED

| Colored College Trustees Visit Several
Farms-s pplianoes Ordered TO BE Pur-
chased
The trustees of the projected colored
college gathered at Milford yesterday
afternoon. The trustees at once went to
work and they visited all Of the follow
ing farms, which had been offered as
sites for the new institution:
One owned by ". P Corss, about one
mile and a half southwest OF town In
Cedar Creek hundred one owned by
Judge George P. Fisher, between Milford
and Houston, In Milford hundred and
located on the railroad one Wned by Mr..
Poole, near Houst on, and in Milford
hundred one owned by L w. Council
man, near the station at Houston. and
l)catsd in Milford hun6rsd; one owned
By the First National Bank of Nil
ford, and located about one
quarter mile from Houston. In Milford
hundred; one owned by John w
Richards, above Houston, and in Mis-
pillion hundred; one owned BIZ w O
CULLEN, between Houston and aarling
ton, and in Mispillion hundred: one
owned by A. n. Gahal, near Harrington.
and IN Mispillion hun dred and one owned
BY Charles Crook, near Woodsida. and
located in n North Murderkill hundred
Not not one of the farms examined
pleased all Of the trustees. ana no one Of
them was drfpi'e ely settled upcr A
committee OF three, one from each
county, consisting Of Messrs. Conrad
Ridgely end Ross, was appointed to ex-
anime any other plots that may be
offered
DR. 9. W. Marshall was instructed TO
purchase the equipment for the different
departments, namely, for the chemita
department, chemical apparatus to cost
1926 g.; chemicals, $3.50. 43; min
erals, 300; engineering depart
menti 1891 physical apparatus, $667. 90 /;
botanical department, $212 90; workshop,
including the engine, boiler, dynamos for
the electric lights, tools for carpenter
ing tools and forge for blacksmithing.
all TO cost S3. 600 The whole appropria-
tion for the equipment is Sc, 200.
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
LONG ISLAND FARM.
The Handsome Country Home of Re cord or
of Deeds ahalIcronA


of Deeds shalIcross
Recorder of Deeds James 7. Shallcross
on Sunday entertained Clerk of the
Peace Biggs, Richard Clayton, Fish Com
missioner Charles Fl Shubert, Edwin A.
Read and several others, at his handsome
country seat known as Long Island, =
near Odessa
One Of the party entertained sends the
following description Of the recorders
home:
The house is a handsome brick struc.
ture situated near Odessa. It is sur
rounded by a large lawn, and the emerald
surroundings are studded here and there
by beautiful flower beds.
On one side OF the lane opposite
the house are two and Que half
acres enclosed. From this small en-
closure several thousand quarts of berries
have been gathered this season, In the
same lot are pear trees, the yield from
which will not be less than !. 500 baskets,
Adjoining this lot is an apple orchard
Of twenty acres. With a fair average
the yield will not be less than fifteen
baskets Of fruit to the tree.
"Plums are so plentiful that they
actually hang in clusters, and much re-
NNtAAStN oNhShon " < apes AhuRtug from
the vines The yield Of plums will
average FIVE baskets to the tree.
The truck patch is q sight TO behold
Onions by the acre; potatoes az far as
the eye can see tomatoes ard all kinds
Of vegetables every way you look
In addition 70 this Long Island has
upon it about 400 acres as fine grain land
and grain as you will find in New Castle
county.
Peaches do not amount to much. as
many Of them are prematuring. The
later varieties Of fruit promise a fair
crop.
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
To BE CHARGED WIN Lsroanv

Frank, alias Slaughter" Skelly, was
10 the dock this morning, be having been
arrested yesterday for taking part with
the disorderly crowd that did so much
mischief in the West side yesterday
morning. The case was continued until
Thursday morning Mr.. Lyman, who
represents some of the young men
charged, inquired what charge would be
preferred. Larceny answered the
city solicitor. 1t is the opinion of those
capable of judging that the charge Of
larceny cannot be sustained, and dds
orderly conduct" will be substituted.
Tine police are stin after the offenders.
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
EasoNAL eARAeRApns.

John D. Bice is at Camden camp NEE,
ing.
Mr. and Mrs B. C. Pierce are visiting
in 'hilton, Pa.
q R. Davis Of Elkton, Md, was in
this city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs J. L. Dashiell spent yes
terday in Washington.
J A. Evans Of Georgetown wss in
Wilmington yesterday.
Miss Minnie ysndegrift Of Odessa has
returned to her home
Miss Beulah L. Cook will spend several
days at Camden camp.
James W. Chapman Of Chestertown.
Md, was in Wilmington yesterday.
Edward McInal. has returned to this
city after an absence Of several weeks
Misses Nellie and Mamie Jordan are
spending their vacation in Pennsylvania
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. B. Sharp and
daughter. Miss Mollie will leave to-
morrow for trip to New York and
Canada
Miss Laura Cook OF Freserica. is
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Wilbur F.
McIlvaine.
Miss Nellie Haughey is spending
few weeks at Mrs. HsyeHs cottage, Cape
May Point, N J.
Lighthouse Inspector p. F. Harrington
is engaged in inspecting the lights On
the Delaware coast
Mayor Wiley has returned home from
Millersville, Lancaster county. Pa
where he was the guest of Jacob r
Frantz, father Of DR.. Frantz Of this citv
for few days.
John D. Kelly and family of this CITY.
and Joseph Horo9 OF Rockland, will sail
for Europe on the steamship Citv Of
Paris tomorrow morning They will be
gone for about six weeks.
a. E Ksigwin who has been spending
several weeks 10 the White Mountains
returned to this city yesterday He will
remain here for two or three days and
then return to New Hampshire.
James A. Eberhardt, Enos ]. Berry and
William Whitelock Of Hyatt's Military
Band. will 60 TO Atlantic City. to-mo. :
row to play with the Kentop, N. J..
band, which plays for camping party.
They will remain there three days
Among those who registered at the
Clayton House yesterday were: c. E
Godfrey, Mrs. J Il Howes. Washington.
d. c. l.. 6raner. Charles Kenney. Mr..
and Mrs. f. b Richards, New York: w.
w. Davenport, George l. Hinton w. b
Jenkins. Baltimore George E. Mccarthy.
St. Louis; John 7. Fitzpatrick, Pawtuc
ket, r. l.
Evening journal., 1891-07-21
French street halfway

The work Of laying the track for the
street railway, down French street
from Fourth to Front, is
progressing rapidly. A large force OF
men Is employed. The road bed is torn
up all the way to Front and
over two-thirds OF the track is laid,
some OF it being ballasted Workmen
are now engaged In tearing up Four tn
street where the French street line will
iutersect the Fourth street line, and in
few days cars will be running down
French street to the p, w. & B. station.