The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-10
FIFTH EDITION.
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What is Trhnspirlng In the Pretty Town
On the Delaware.
Correspondence Of tho Republican.
NEW CASTLE. Feb. 10,

| AVE-" ShoiLE, reb. ~.
/ Groups OF people were standing
around this morning waiting for the
| Jail gates TO open to get good POSI-
ton to view tho wh!pplngs. Among
tho slghtsders were several from VIII
mIngton and large number OF farm.
ers. sheriff Gould arrived here lit
tie before IL O'clock. and soon after
commenced the wnippings.
Levi Gibson, for the murderous as
sault on Josephine Laudy at Newport.
John Smithix for barn barnlng. and
w. =. Brown for forging OF a check at
Delaware CITY atooi one hour each In
tho pillory.
Joseph Sanders, burly negro re-
celved 10 lashes we'll laid on for chick.
ell stealing, AMI Will receive is more
next Saturday. Ills back Mlll heal up
during the two years he will spend Ims
Jail.
George raker, another eolored man
who likod his neighbours chickens, also
received l5 lashes, and will receive an
equal number next Saturday, and
keep Sanders company for one year.
Thomas Field, u local preacher of
the colored church. went forward and
received 10 lnshes and will receive
| 10 more next Saturday, and spend
year In jail, because he also liked
chickens.
Henry Forhe, aged II. received 10
lashee and will receive 10 moro next
saturday and spend two years In tho
| jul. BECAUSE he assisted the other
chicken thieves.
william Powell a boy OF 49, had his
whippings RENTED by Governor Rey.
noldI.
JOHN $mlttlx, eolorcd mnn, after
standing al hour In the pillory; re-
cciyed "a lashea and will spend 8 years
In jail ipr setting fire TO the burn OF
| hlonao Wbtloclt near Odessa, when
IL horses aud 20 cows were burned to-
gother With the products of his farm
at a loss of over 5000.
hobett Brown, colored, who took
| four buckets of coal received 10
lashes and will occupy a cell for
months
''HolIc. there said n we'll known
citizen last evening. Il Eavo been
looking for you Tor a couple OF dnys
to tell you Il dream hail on Tuesday
night. l dreampt that was standing
on the dorrer OF Delaware street, OBJ
| positc AIR. iierberts residence, looking
ut the Hermann hall with the Amerf.
can l!ig gaily Hosting In the breeze
and q latgo picture OF Cleveland and
| Stevenson on the front OF the building
when saw IA lot OF men como out OF
the bui ding with coffin. The pail
/ bEhi Sto NlAlUlul
John Hsnke. William Cooper and Her
MN ladberg.
| The procession started out Fifth
street Beaded by eX-pUlico officer Han.
son and IA. II. Bore. / followed the
| procession, aud We wsro Joined by a
lot of mon at Shawtown. We then
! passed by III negan's In tho direction
oil Hare's Corner. At the intersection
/ OF tho had to Newport We halted and
/ than UnnthaF hifY nrhppCat.,n
headed by two goodlng Looking men
| looking very sad and the Identical
! picture OF Senator Gray and John L.
! Dlciey. Thoy askeI us what we had
aud they were told 1t WIS the Demo.
! cratic party of New Castle hundred.
Tears fell from the two good looking
men. They asked to see tile corpse but
they we're told they could not because
1t was decayed.
Both coilins were placed slde by side
and the singing OF tho funeral dirge
woke iue UP to Hind that l was only
after receiving foresight of what
Will Happen next fall.
! There arc more whlppings to-day
here than ut the Jail. Al the wooden
| mills the einployes have been whipped
| with 10 per cent reduction. Weayers
who made 80 cents II cut about is
MON lhs ago to-day are rec sIvlng only
| 81 cents and working only live days Il
week Men who received Sl5 now get
~ 20 "a week and SO on down. MIR.
Knowles IT is said has stated that this
Is moi tho lust reduction.
very successful revival Is being
carried on AZ tie UGion \. NJ L. Church.
AMONG those who have been con.
vcrled are W. Stafford, s. Brown and
~ Blur.
A very enjoyable party OF Young
people 4 5enbled on Thursday even.
Ing IL tho residence OF Sir. j. II. King,
Front street, and delightful time was
spent.
The Lqnten services were largely at
tended last evening in The Episcopal
and GItho lc Churches
Rev b. Is, Nyie mas returned from
Atlantic City. ard on Monday evening
Wlllglve tbs illustrated lecture In the
Presbyterian Church showing the
places OF Interest 10 Tho north OF Ire.
lind.
a delightful program wos rendered
at tho entertainment OF Mrd. Martin.
dalds cl1ss IN iermaf-Ss hall last
evening.
a worry p!easaut evening party was
held at the resiienos OF Mrs. Jones',
sixth streeet. on thursday eyenink.
Sevpral young men from WILMINGTON
wero present.
Mr., james Nsylns is the guest OF
CRndOn friends
Mrs. j. II, Nraslien. of Wilmington,
IL the guest OF hor Blster, Mrs. II. Jor.
dan Front street.
II were a debater OH the D ckersob
club | would not talk go loud.
George Temple Is spending few
days In Camden, Nj.
Frank Atkinson. who hls been ali
Taylor's Bridge Works. has returned
home.
a splendid program has been ar.
ranged for tho entertain nent of the
Young Mems Temperance Reform
Club TO be rendered in their hall this
evening.
Principal Knapp of the city schools
Is certainly deserving OF great credit
Tor tho discipline wi lGh lie has in his
schools. At tho conclusion OF tho lit.
erlry exercises in tho school yesterday
afternoon the scholars were dlemigsed
by music. The exercises did great
erRdlt TO tho pupils and consisted of
vocal and Instrumental music, recita.
tl0ns, Dialogues and the rending OF
original essaya. Snort addresses were
delivered by Massis hekles ana Frazer
~ IA. 1 I'll