Evening journal., 1892-02-13
CATTLE ON HIPBOARD.
THR. E HUNDRED AND Sixty HEAD
ON a PASSING STEAMSHIP.

other Valuable Onrgoes on Outgoing
vesseis-Prisoners VINO Can 30 Nothing
but Resort 10 Crime When Releas d.
Rev. o. 3. walton, Pastor Of he'd Lion
NJ. E. Church. win wed
Special CORRESPONDENCE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Fec. 18.-Two vessels
ploughed down the Delawa river aud
passed this city early this morning with
cargoes worth many thousands Of dollars.
The FIRST Was the Allen Line steamship
Manitoban. Captain McAdam, bound for
Glasgow from Philadelphia She had be-
low decks S63 head Of cattle. tho value
Of which was S36 200; $50 bags of
-four, value at $22 SIS, 81 walnut logs.
$500; IS, 600 bushels Of corn, $22 500:
200 cases .of SOAP, $3.50; IS barrels Of
lubricsting oil, 1864 so uiercss Of beef.
81 500 The Manitoban, with several
other big vessels, was delayed by the
high winds Of last night
Another large aud valuable cargo
passed down ia the big four masted iron
ship Invertrossachs, Captain Taylor, for
Calcutta This cargo consisted Of 1903,
$50 cases Of refined petroleum. This yes
sci was badly damaged by a collision just
below this city when on hsr way up to
Philadelphia
Released From Dnrancs vile
United States Marshal Henry o. Ma.
haffy, yesterday afternoon took from the
county prison Nathaniel Johnson, col
ored, who had completed a thirteen
months sentence. johnson was incarcer-
ated in January 1891, for robbing the
post office ut Greenville, on the VII
mingtor g. Nor hern railroad Johnson
was presented with SIS suit Of clothes
and 50 gold piece as Is the custom with
all United States prisoners When John
son donned the new outfit he told the
marshal that 1t was the best suit of
| clothes he ever owned.
why Criminals Do Not Reform
The United States law that allows a
long term prisoner a $50 suit of clothing
aud a SO gold piece when he is released
| from jail. has more effect ip lesseEinR
the number OF criminals in Della
ware than any other statute "A jail official
recently Said ut is pitiable 10 watch
some OF these poor fellows when they are
released from jail They, in nearly every
case, have but few pennies in their
| pockets and, with these, their next meal
must be purchased. After that
they must beg, steal or stgrve and are
frequently rearrested for larceny OF
vagrsucy. have known many Of them
to be glad to get back. They
can get no employment in this neighbor
hood, where they are known to be Grim
insls. and they have not one cent TO carry
them to town where they are strangers
and are dressed very shabbiiy to make al
impression on an employer. In this wa
they continue to drift back In the cells
| tell you, il the state provided for it
prisoners as the United States does, thi
iAil would never be full.
A Preacher to Wed.
Cards were issued yesterday for th,
wedding Of Rev Olin i. Walton, pssto
OF the Red Lion NJ p Church, and Mis-
Sallie Silver at Red Lion on Wednesda,
evening, February "a The wed
ding will De at the hom
Of the brides parents, MI
and Mrs Henry NJ. Silver and a numbe
Of New Castle people will attend. MI
) Walton is young member Of the Wi
mington conference and is greatly be
loved by his congregation. He wi
probably be returned to Red Lion 70
another year.
accidents OF the Dav
Charles N Davidson has lost hi
female fox hound "June," which wa
well known to all the local hu ters B
has offered a valuable reward for h'
return
The boss clothes horse at Stoops's.
It is the Woman'si Home Missionary
the M E. Church that Withhold the 'ral
sewing and ten cent tea at Mrs The
5 dore Atkinsons home on Monday afte
. noon and evening. aud not the "Foreigl
Society as has been announced
Teas, coffss and pure spices, at Boyle
s Last nights wintry wind made lots
ice Ia the Delaware river and the ice ms
are making many trips to their pond
& preparatory to housing plenty Of fou
inch ice on Monday.
! Stops has offered great inducemen
. to close out patent hat racks.
The M g Church choir. under the
!, fection Of J. B. Manlove, rehearsed Sc
4 eral fine anthems last evening. to
' rendered st the missionary meeting
/ the church on Thursday evening.
New crop fancy N o. molasses, Boyle
\ The Alumni company met last evenil
and settled up all accounts for the rece
entertainment given in the Opera Hou
last Saturday evening The compa'
2 will now take up new drama for re-
4 dition some lime In April
? few beautiful lamps at greatly l
y duced prices at J. I. Stoops's.
g g. R Truitt is the agent for the be
g bicycles in America, and he will sell