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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
HORSES AND COWS BURNED.
Eleven Of the Former and Twenty Of /

Eleven of the Former and Twenty of tho
Latter Destroyed by the Burning of n
| Barn.
| Special Correspondence OF Gazetteaud journal
MlDDLETowE, Jan. 9-rhe buildings on
the Appleton farm, tenanted by Lorenzo
Whittock, were discovered to be on fire
about O'Clock this morning ana were
totally destroyed, including 20 tons of hay,
IL head of horses and 20 head of the finest
milk COWS in the country, the buildings
were set atire by half witted negro whom
Mr.. Whittock bad corrected and discharged
Monday morning. Posses are after him
and he will undoubtedly be apprehended
during the day. The fire bell was kept
ringing for two hours, yet no one arrived
to render any assistance, and there were but
four men on the farm, Mr.. Whittock, j. s.
Cochran and two farm hands They man
aged to save the house and sheddings. The
stock was insured in the Mutual Fire In
surance Company.
The marriage OF S. M. Lockwood of
this town and Miss Nellie Cochran,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. d. M.
Cochran of Masseys, Nd, was solemn
lied at their residence Monday after
noon at . o'clock. The bride, attired ia
light blue silk, escorted by her father and
attended by Miss Dolly Wilson of Elk
Neck, met the groom accompanied by his
best man, w. X. Reynolds, under beauti-
fully festooned arch in the parlor, where
the nuptial knot was tied by the Rev. T.
Ware. The couple will reside near West
over, Nd.
Cards are out announcing the pending
nuptials of Miss Elizabeth Naudain Coehs
ran daughter of Robert A. Cochran, and
George Spencer Comegys of Locust Grove,
Md, on the 10th instant, at st. Anne'5
Church, this town.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
$5o,9S3.Gl
Amount paid for teachers
S5O,9s3.6l


The committee on heating and venti-
lation reported in favor of changing the
system OF school heating in order to
save fuel. The committee recommended
the employment of one janitor to look
after three schools. 1t was stated that
the schools would be more satisfactorily
heated by this process. The board dis.
cussed at great length the advisability
OF changing the present mode Of heat.
ing, but the motion to adopt the report
OF the committe was adopted.
The finance committee having under
consideration the disposition of the State
school fund appropriation reported that
they had secured the services of Peter
l.: Cooper and l.. q. Vandegrift, who
have looked into the matter and had
given advice to the committee. The
facts in the case are these:
AT the last session of the General AS
sembly the law governing the distribu-
ton OF the public school funds was
so amended in regard to New Castle
county schools that each district was to
receive $3.50. The remainder of the
county's appropriation was then to be
divided pro rata or in proportion to the
pupils enrolled; provided that the city
should not exceed 10000 scholars. In
the enumeration of the scholars the
State treasurer declined to count the
colored children, there being no pro-
vision in the law for counting them.
The figures show that New Castle
county is entitled to $27, 173.06, of
which sum $21 $3.50 is allowed the
city of Wilmington. According to the
figures of the State treasurer the board
only received $20,S66.73, which was a
shortage of $732,16. Acting upon the
advice of their attorneys, the committee
did not favor testing the law at this
time, taking the expense and risk of
litigation into consideration. The COM
mittee reported that there was princi-
pal involved, however, against which
protest was entered, ii being commended
that the refusal to count the colored
children was drawing the color line.
The committee further reported that in
the future the action of the State treas
urer could be influenced by mandamus
proceedings, but deemed it unWise TO 20
to law at this time
In closing tine report the committee
suggested the propriety of asking the
Legislature to amend the law so that the
city authorities can assess the colored
citizens for their share of taxes to sup
port the schools of the city, thus reliev-
ing the white citizens from paying all
school taxes. The committee was re-
lieved from further duties.
The resignation of w. F. Spellaine,
member from the Tenth ward was read
and adopted. A new member will be
elected at the next meeting to fill the
vacancy.
The board fixed $500 as the salary for
the janitor of the new grammar school.
On motion of Mr.. Baylis the board
decided to allow Shields Library Asso-
citation the privilege of unused black
boards.
No bills were passed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11

SOME VERY Wild SHOOTING.
Bullet Passes Clear Through n Dog
Body and a Serious Accident Is Narrow

A Bullet Passes Clear Through n Dogs
Body and Serious Accident Is Narrowly
Averted.
A policeman, a dog and a pistol
caused ripple OF excitement on Market
street below Third, about 430 o'clock,
Monday afternoon, and by the merest
accident human life was saved, while
the lives of more than one person were
placed in jeopardy.
The cause which led up to the shoot
ing was the mangling of small beagle
dog by south-bound electric car of the
Wilmington City Railway Company.
The animal was run into by the car, but
the injured brute managed to drag its
wounded body into the doorway of the
Boston clothing house, where it pitifully
whined and suffered much torture. The
attention of officer Laine was called to
the dog, and he succeeded in getting it
out into the street, where he fired a
pistol ball into its body. The shot failed
to put the animal out OF its misery, and
the officer deliberately caught the
animal by the back of the neck with the
left hand, and fired second bullet into
its body with his right. The ball was
of 32-calibre, and as would naturally be
expected the bullet went clear through
the body of the dog, flew over the top
of horses back standing on the
easterly side of Market street, came near
hitting a colored man passing down
Market street at the time, and went
crashing through the large bulk window
Of the Wilmington Candy Company at
No. 204 Market street, where it came
within an ace of striking in the head
saleswoman, who was standing near
the window. The bullet bored n hole
in the window as big as marble, and
sent small particles of glass flying all
over the candy arranged in trays near
the window, running so pounds of the
sweetmeats, which Manager REYNOLDS
sayshe will be compelled to throw away.
The saleswoman experienced con-
siderable fright from the whizziug bullet
and the crashing glass and declares that
she had close call from death. Had
the ball been five inches lower in
its flight it would have struck her in the
head. The colored man, the horse and
the saleswoman being on line with the
bullet in its wild fight from the westerly
side of Market street across the thorough
fare, it is regarded as miraculous that no
one was killed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
QUIET Nv sAN poMINao.

The Insurrectl0n at AN End--The Shoot
Ing of American Sailors Was Mistake.
WASHINGTON, Jan. GA cable message
has been received by Secretary Herbert
from Commander Heyerman of the United
States steamship Kearsarge, as follows:
SAN DoMINGo CITY, Jan. 6.-Insurrection has
been put down at Aqua, san Domingo. Every
thing is quiet The United States interests are
not In danger.
The Unitod States schooner was fired on by
mistake. Two men were wounded. Particli-
lars have been sent by mail. Proceed for coal
Tor 81 Thomas. win return very soon.
[Signedl HEYERSfAN.
The schooner referred TO is the Henry
p. Crosby. A boat containing a mum Der
of her sailors, while proceeding from the
ship TO shore, was fired on by soldiers,
who believed the sailors were an attacking
party Of the insurreetionists.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
posrMAsrER rs. o. $. MARSHAL.


There exists at this moment very
emphatic difference Of opinion between
Postmaster Daniel +. Stewart and United
States Marshal Lannan as to the rights
OF the new fireman, James +. Kane, OF
the Federal building. This divergence
in ideas is strained TO such degree that
1t can now be settled only by appeal to
the heads Of departments in Wash
ington.
The clue to the difficulty is best indi-
Gated In the following Wilmington dis
patch, which appeared in the Baltimore
San Tuesday morning:
federal officials here are at logger
heads. James +. Kane, Democrat,
was last week appointed fireman for the
Federal building. United States Mar
shal Lannan instructed Kane in his
duty, and told him to attend to the fires
in the postotllce. Postmaster Stewart,
a Republican, ordered Kane out of the
mail room, charging that he was found
with his feet on table. He also refuses
to let the fireman enter the postoifice de-
partment. Collector of the Port Town
send, who is custodian of the building,
has referred the matter to the officials
at Washington"
WHAT THE POSTMASTER SAYS.
Postmaster Daniel 4. Stewart was
seen by reporter.
81 am surprised at seeing that in
print" he said, "but the story is about
SO. l did not know the man but found
him seated on the registry with his legs
crossed reading paper. He was a
total stranger to me and | ordered him
out.
my position on the point is indicated
in the "postal laws and regulations.
These say 'postmmasters will permit no
person, except his duly sworn assistants
y and such persons should be
excluded from the room appropriated
to the use of a postoftice while the
mails are being opened or made up.
And in this office here" added the
postmaster, ''sucL as the latter is all the
time"
APPOINTED FIREMAN.
1t seems that James i. Kane has been
appointed fireman for the Federal build
ing, at salary of $720. He has only
just commenced work His duties are
to attend to the new heater just placed
in the basement of the building. In
order to do this it is necessary for him
to pass through the mail.dispatching
room.
u. S. MARSHAL LANNAN.
United States Marshal Hewson E.
Lannan was seen last Tuesday. lie
said that the story as told is about
right, only that Kane had not his feet
upon a table. The postmaster's order
prevents him doing his duty. The fire.
man cannot get at bis heater except by
passing through the dispatch room. The
incident happened Saturday night. Kane
was passing through the room when
letter-carrier called to him, showing
him an articlein one OF the daily papers.
Kane just stopped to read it, and while
doing so the postmaster came in and
found him seated there. Then followed
the order for him to leave the room,
which he did.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
MEETING or ArryIsrEn,.
The Session of Wilmington M. Il. Preach
erat AnsnninIInn.

CTS AshOcthtiOns
Mondays session of Wilmington
NJ. d. Preachers Association was largely
attended. Devotional exercises were
conducted by Mr.. Quigg.
Current events were reviewed by
Messrs. France, Quigg and Barrett.
question submitted by Mr.. Dill was
referred to Mr.. France and one asked by
Mr.. Conner was referred to Mr.. Otis.
Reports of their work were made by
Messrs. France, White, Hanna, Morgan,
9uigg, Amos, Conner, Short, Jewell,
Terry, Otis, Dulaney, Mowbray, Mar
tindale, Barrett and Dill.
Mr.. Hammersley gave an account of
his recent movements.
Mr.. Sanderson reported that his health
is improving.
Mr.. Thomas mentioned the recent of
beautiful calendar from Bishop Vim
cent.
Mr.. Jewell announced that Bishop
Vincent will lecture in Epworth Church
March 18th on "Tom and His Teachers. I"
The curators announced pupers as
follows: January 18th, Mr.. Scott; Janu-
ary 2sd, Mr.. Terry; Februry 9th, Mr..
Tomkinson; February 18th, Mr.. Wad-
DELI February Goth, Mr.. Wood; March
9th, Mr. Barrett,
Mr., Hammersley pronounced the bene-
diction,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
DOVER, Jan. 9.-The regular town
election was held in the Levy Court
room, yesterday: afternoon, between the
hours of 1 and o'clock. There were
two tickets in the field but some names
were on both tickets. The contest was
very warm and it would take an ex-
perienced politician to figure out who
the victory belongs to. Heretofore
politics have been ignored in town cleo
tions, but it seems to have taken q
prominent part, yesterday, although the
fact was not openly talked of. Both
parties were endeayoring to play the
same game, but the Democrats won by
a small majority. The vote is as follows
President of Council, Hiram Reedy,
210. Councilmen, First ward, Enoch
Clark, 219. Second ward, Stephen
Slaughter, lis; Ii. l.. Knight, III.
Third ward, William G. Postles, 115;
Cecil @. Fulton, 113. Fourth ward,
James A. KERN, 1870; Amos A. Watson,
los. Assessor, William Fisher, 226.
The Council will meet next Monday
night, when organization will be effected.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
AN OFFICER SUSPENDED.


fhtroImhn howard FeaSter Pulled DOW
Window in John Crogan's Saloon t.
Learn the Cause of Disturbance.
The Board of Police Commissioner.
heard charges against two police officers
at the regular weekly meeting Monday
evening.
Patrick Haggerty preferred charge:
against Patrolman Leach for conduct
unbecoming an officer, the statement OF
Haggerty being that Leach pushed q
drunken man into Haggerty, cursed the
latter and called him vile names. Dennis
Kane testified that he saw Leach push
a negro against Haggerty. Leach denied
the charges and asked for a postpone
ment for one week, in order that he
might have witnesses present in his be-
half. The commission decided that
Leach was deserving of reprimand,
aud so disposed of the case.
James Boyle charged Officer Feaster
with conduct unbecoming an officer.
According to the Testimony there was u
disturbance in the saloon of John
Crogan, ut the corner OF Fifth and Tat
nall streets, on the evening of December
18th. The officer went to q side window
and lowered it TO sees what the disturb.
ance was, and Crogan handed him a
cigar Harry Gallagher, who was
standing ut the bar, 1t is said, cursed the
officer.
Gallagher came out of the saloon in q
few minutes and when Officer Feaster
wen. to arrest him James Boyle inter-
fered, and tore the officers winter coat
into tatters. The patrolman made use
OF his club and knocked Boyle down.
The latter was arrested but Gallagher
escaped. Boyle was fined $40. Harry
Lang, who came to the police station in
an intoxicated condition to buy Feaster
off with $40 bill on the night of the
assault, was locked up on charge of
drunkenness and fined.
Both these witnesses testified against
Feaster last Monday. Lang claimed that
as soon as he came out of the saloon
Officer Feaster struck him with his club.
Patrolmen Gum and Lyons and Ser
geants Shields and Massey testified that
the corner Of Fifth and ratnal streets
was disorderly locality.
The commissioners said 1t was unbe-
coming an officer to pull down the win
dows of o saloon, and Officer Feaster
was suspended for five days without
pay.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
-
ASA CITED A SE4MJN.
Sailor From the United states Revenue
Gutter Perry in Trouble Gases In
MunicipnI Court

A Sailor From the United states Reyeune
Cutter Ferry in Trouble--Cuse in
Municipal Court.
La municipal court, last Tuesday,
Pellagrin Branco was arraigned for as.
saulting Robert Nailor, a seaman on the
United States revenue cutter Perry.
Nailor appeared in court with his head
wrapped in bandages and was under
the influence of liquor. The assault
occurred in the notorious place of
Samuel PEG, at the northwest corner of
Water and Market streets. The case
was continued until tomorrow morning
and bail in the sum of $500 was asked.
William Lawler was charged by his
wife, Jennie Lawler, with assault and
battery and disorderly conduct The
latter testified that while sober her hus-
band was all right, but when drunk he
was abusive. She wanted him to take
the pledge. The case was continued.
Duckery johnson, colored, was
charged with assault with intent to kill
William Breckenridge, also colored, on
December Esd last. The men were
playing poker in Greedy street, when
quarrel arose, and it is alleged johnson
stabbed Breckenridge with knife. The
prisoner was held for the upper court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11

Before Squire Monaghan, Monday
Maggie McManus, George Welsh anC
Joseph Sweeny were charged with steal
ing cloth valued at between $500 and
$500, from the Joseph Bancroft & Sons
Company. The accused all pleaded
guilty and were held in $500 each fol
the upper court. In Squire McWhorter'f
office in the Cooley VS.. Carpenter case
the referees made an award of $35 due
by Charles Carpenter of Christiana hun.
dred to w. B. Cooley.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
AN OH WILMINGTON PAPER.
The "Delaware Register" Published In
This CITY by Albert Wilson In 1920.

This CITY by Albert Wilson In 1890.
While looking through old papers last
week, Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., found
an old copy of the Delawd1e Register,
dated Saturday, August Goth, 1929. Ii
was a weekly paper of four small sheets
and was published at No. 105 Market
street by Albert Wilson.
Outside Of the almanac, the Brandy
wine flour market report, and the adyer-
tised report of the road commissioners
OF Christiana, there is little local news.
The prices of flour at the Brandywine
mills on Friday, August 2Sth, were /:
Superior flour, $685. old, IS; mlddlings,
S2.25a3; wheat, white, per co lbs, 81. 03;
red, per do, 81; corn, per rs lbs, As
cents; corn meal per hid, $t1a1i. 25;
do, per Dbl, So; rye, per 60 lbs, so cents.
The road commissioners account
gives statement of sums collected
from Joseph Hendrlckson, father Of
Mrs. Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., and from
John Mccullough, maternal grand
father of Mr.. Carpenter. The road
commissioners were Archibald Arm
strong, Levi Spencer aud William Arlt-
strong. The last mentioned is yet
living.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
CutiCura Soap.

1t contains mild proportion of cUTICURA
the great Skin Cure, which enables 1t to dis
solve the sebaceous or oily matter as 1t forms
at the mouths Of the pores.
Itstmulates the sluggish glands and tubes
to healthy activity, reduces Inflammation,
soothes and heals irritated and roughened sur
faces and restores the skin to Its original purity.
This is the secret OF its wonderful success.
For bad compilations, red, rough hands and
shapeless nails, dry, thin and falling hair,
scaly and irritated scalps and simple baby
blemishes 1t is wonderful.
1t is preserving. purifying and beautifylng to
degree hitherto unknown among remedies
for the skin and complexion. ri
Sale greater than the combined sales Of all
other skin and complexion soaps.
Sold throughout the world.
POTTER DRUG AND CHEM. CORR, Solo Pro-
prietors, Boston.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
A WINTER FARCY.
BY Virginia Franklyn.


Against the pane the snow drifts fast;
The cold night wind goes sobbing past.
Alone sit, and close my eyes,
And think, aud long for summer skies.
have visiop-strangely sweet
A field of waving summer wheat;
Hills clothed in green from top to base;
A silver lake, across whose face
The breeze makes smiles, while to and fire.
The white swans slow and stately go,
An orchard all atlush with bloom;
A dark wood, and within its gloom
A thrush that sings once and again
His madly sweet ecstatic strain;
Ills answered by notes clear and strong,
And all the air is filled with song.
How the birds sing And well they may
Who would not sing ON such a day?
Q world so fair, o life so dear,
Just now Gods heaven itself seems near
The dream is past wake alone;
hear the cold winds angry moan;
And sob aloud, BE swift to bring,
Most gracious Lord our life sweet spring, ~
--Hdrpej's Basdr
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
Killed while looking for Work.

William Patton, carriage maker
living at No. I'LL Gilpin avenue, went
to Philadelphia Monday to look for
work. While walking ON the tracks at
the Fifty-eighth street crossing of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, he
was struck by freight train and killed.
He was n years old and unmarried.
Patton was taken for man killed on
the Baltimore & Ohio two years age, the
parents having identified the body Of the
deceased as that of their son. About
week after the accident they were sur
prised to see their son appear hearty and
we'll,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
Annual oongregational Meetinr.

St.Stephen's English Lutheran Church
held its NTH annual congregational
meeting Monday evening. Reports were
presented by the pastor, the financial
secretary, the treasurer and officers of
all the societies of the church. They
showed prosperous condition of affairs
and gain of about 80 in membership
during the year. H. +. Robelen, l.. A.
Bertolette and L. B. Sadtler were elected
members of the church council for the
ensuing two years and L. A. Bertolette,
William II. Buckius and S. S. Baer
were elected trustees for term of one
wear,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
SCHOOL BOARDS SESSION.
A Suggest Change In the Hours of
Daily Sessions.

another oher OF the Lot Adjoining the
New School on Washington street-Fi-
Danclai and Other Matters.
There was long session of the Board
of Public Education Monday evening, at
which considerable business of import
ance was transacted. Business opened
with full attendance OF the members
of the board.
A communication was received from
the owners of the lot adjoining the new
| Washington school stating their willing
ness TO accept the sum of $1,000 as the
purchase money for the lot, the money
to be paid in August next. The com
munlcation was ordered filed.
Bids for furnishing desks for the new
school were received from Isaac Pyle,
j. M. Slaughter 8 Co., and ]. s. j. N.
Harman.c On motion of Mr.. Clerk, the
bids were referred to the new building
committee with power to act
Samuel IL. Baynard stated that the
new building committee would be ready
TO turn over to the board the new gram
mar school on Friday next, and the
member from the Sixth ward suggested
that when the board adjourned il be to
meet at the new grammar school on
Friday, at 2 o'clock. Mr.. Baynard put
this in form Of u motion and it was car
ried.
On motion of Joseph Pyle the officers
OF the board were instructed to draw on
City Council for the regular monthly
appropriation.
Mr. Baylis, Of the committee on No. Z
school, reported that fire had occurred
on the second floor Of the building and
destroyed portion of the floor and the
wainscoting and had necessitated urgent
repairs. The matter was referred to the
committee on insurance.
Mr.. O'Donnell again offered reso-
luton to change the public school hours.
DIR. Morgan was not in favor of chang
ing the system of school hours. He
thought the present system was satisfac-
tory.
Mr.. Clerk desired TO hear from Super
lntendent Harlan on the subject. The
latter said the present hours were most
suitable to the majority, while there was
some argument in favor of change.
He thought it unwise to altar the hours
at present, however.
The motion TO adopt the resolutions
was lost.
The treasurer submitted the following
report for December
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11

The original Fisk Jubilee Singers
will give one of their excellent concerts
in this city, Thursday evening, January
18th. The company have recently re-
turned from trip around the world,
during which they sang in all the large
cities to crowded houses, singing so
consecutive nights in Melbourne, Aus.
tralia. They will sing in West Presbv.
terrain Church and all lovers of music
will miss a treat if they do not hear
them.