Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-25
CEClL'S ELECTION CONTEST
A Recount of the Vote for
Sheriff Ordered.
BLOOD ON THE BUGEYE'S SAILS
The Rebuilding of Snow HIPS
Burned District.


RECOUNT OF Foter Orueteu IN the Cecl
County sherifialty Contest.
ELKToN, Nd, Jan. 18.-Judge Joseph
A. Wickes delivered to-day the opinion
of the court in the contested election
case of Clinton j. White, the Republi-
can candidate for sheriff vs.. John
Albert Boyd. The court decided that
the allegations in reference to error in
the Fourth and Fifth districts were
sufficiently specific to authorize the
court to order a recount there, but the
allegations in reference to the other
seven districts were too general, and
that the court would not order q re-
count in these districts except by the
consent of both parties. The judge
stated that he was glad to know that
there was no charge of fraud or corrup-
ton of any kind in connection with the
contest, and the charges were based
solely upon mistakes and error of judg-
ment. The counsel for Boyd agreed
with the counsel for White that the
ballots cast in all the districts be re-
counted.
The court passed an order providing
a recount of the ballots for sheriff only
In the presence of the clerk and the OK
aminer by Messrs. George A. Blake and
William ]. Smith, Republicans, and
Manley Drennen and Peter II. Cleaver,
Democrats. The examiner is required to
return all testimony by February 10th.
One of the points raised by the counsel
for Boyd was that the rejected ballots
cast in the Fifth election district, which
were not sealed up in the ballot-boxes
as required by law, should not be
counted. The court reserved its opinion
upon this point. Mr.. Whites counsel
claims that If the rejected ballots, 81 in
number, arc counted, he will gain 8
votes. Boyd's majority on the face of
the returns is 8.
BLOOD ON THE BUGEYE.
CRIsFIELD, ND, Jan. 1S.--Four COL
ored men who were walking the railroad
track, loaded down with luggage, were
arrested in Crisfeld yesterday upon
suspicion. They had in their possession
large quantity of clothing, flour, meal,
bacon, bread, spider, butcher knife,
Ratchet and tin pans. When examined
before Justice Horsey they stated that
they were from the vessel Willie Z.
Price, and that their captain, finding
that he was not making anything, had
put them ashore. The authorities
thought 1t strange that the captain
should have given them so many things.
To-day bugeye was found on the
shore of Tangier sound, near Flat Cap,
by Louis Die. There was blood on her
side, on her numbers and on the main
sail. A dispatch was sent to the county
clerk, Fillmore Landlord, and it was
learned that the name of the vessel was
Tiger and that of her captain Benjamin
N. Jones. The negroes are still in Jail,
RUN DOWN BY A BICYCLE.
CAMBRIDGE, Nd, Jan. 1S.-Henry
HI. Fitzhugh and Lucy t. Fitzhugh, his
wifegof Baltimore, have instituted suit
in tile circuit court for Dorchester
county, by Charles Z. Shannahan and
John III. Tower, attorneys, against VIM.
G. Lecompton of Cambridge, for $4,000
damages for injuries alleged to have
been received by Mrs. Fitzhugh by be-
ing run over by bicycle on Madison
avenue on the evening Of March 7th,
1898. The declaration alleges that the
plaintiff sustained fracture of the hip
bone and other injuries.
REBUILDING AT SNOW HILL.
Snow HILL, Nd, Jan. 1s.-Since the
fire of August 7th, 1893, at Snow Hill,
the town commissioners passed an order
that no frame buildings should be al
lowed in the burnt district. At first
there were some objections. Since
August 7th IL handsome brick buildings
have been erected.
The First National Bank was rebuilt
and several frame buildings were put
up outside of "the line" II. j. McAllen
g Bro, grocers and confeetioners, have
built and are now occupying large
building at Market and Washington
streets, the second story of which is
used as town hall, and in which the
| January term of court has just been
held. John ]. Collins has erected and
rented two stores on North Washington
street. Thomas H. Collins, dealer in
| general merchandise, has built neat
storehouse at Washington and Green
streets. On Green street new buildings
have been erected by William S. Wilson,
B. I. Truitt, clothing and shoes; Thomas
| y. johnson, general merchandise; p. d.
Cottingham q Co., druggists; DIR. j. 8.
| Aydelotte, Office and store; G. M.
Dryden, two storehouses, over which
are offices, A. p. Barnes, law building,
and the Democratic Messenger Building.
In the spring many more new build
Ings will be commenced; one will be
erected by the Odd Fellows. 1t will be
seen Snow Hill is "getting q move on it. /"
Tonight partial report was made by
committees appointed earlier in the
month to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of re-
modelling the town charter, clothing the
town commissioners with more au-
thority than they now have, erecting
water works, forming board of trade
and lettering the railroad service OF
Snow Hill. William Sidney Wilson
and John p. Moore are on the water
works committee, which is one of the
most important.
Many think it will cost the town q
large sum to erect stand pipe and run
mains. To these 1t is explained that
towns no larger than Snow Hill have
put in water works which are source
of public revenue.
wIcoMIco GAME ASSOCIATION.
SALISBURY, Nd, Jan. 18.-A meeting
of persons interested in the protection
of game in Wicomico county was held
Tuesday afternoon in the county com
missioners' office. Mr.. Milton A. Par
sons presided. There was a discussion
as TO the best means of protecting game,
and also as to the changes which should
be made in the local laws of the county
governing the killing of game.
II was decided to appoint committee
of three to draft plan of organization
for Game Protective Association and
to report at meeting to be held in the
court house January 9th. The com
mittee is composed of Messrs. Milton S.