Evening journal., 1894-01-11
SALMON IN THE RIVER.
New Food Fish That May
Succeed the Shad.
PLEAsAETPARTY IN THE COUNTRY

DuHiht AhAb AAternoon OF mlhh Ehcn
smith In the Presbyterian Cemetery.
Repairs to the High Bridge Begun
To-day-Dr. nIartindale breaches at
st. Paul's Church-Other Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Jan. IL.
From efforts that are now being made
It is believed that the Delaware river,
from the New Jersey canal to the Della
ware and Chesapeake canal may become
four years from now good salmon
river. The Delaware seems to possess all
the qualifications necessary for this great
game and food fish, and, although the
early Pennsylvania Fish Commissioners
had not made q marked success in in
Producing salmon in the waters, the
present members, three years ago, d.
termined to make another and more
systematic effort One hundred thousand
fry were deposited in some of the tribu-
taiies of the upper Delaware in 1890,
300. 900 In 1891. and 400, 900 last year.
During the past summer a large number
OF 'smolts, as the young salmon are
called, were caught for trout In the water
near the New York state line, which
went far to encourage the commissioners,
The best report was received a few
days ago to the effect that in some Of the
larger tributary streams smolts, from
six to eight inches long, were so abund=
ant as to make angling for other fish al
most impossible. These smolts will short
ly make their way to the sea, and may
be expected to return to the Delaware
three years from now mature and ready
to catch That they will attempt 10 re-
turn at the end of that period is reason
ably certain, for it is a well settled fact
salmon, when mature, invariably seek
the water where they spent the first
three years Of their life to spawn.
A Big Time In the Country.
A merry company Of young people
assembled at the home of Miss Clara
Blackburn, on Front street last evening
and proceeded to the country home Of
Mrs Mary Blackburn, near Rose Hill
school-house. The wagon filed with
merry makers was drawn by four big
horses, which were encircled with sleigh
bells, and, Notwithstanding the unpro-
pitious weather, the people enjoyed
themselves immensely. Social games
were INDUCED in until a late hour. when
refreshments were served.
Among those present we're; Mr. and
Mrs. B. f. Blackburn, Miss Clara Black
burn, Miss Reba Saunders, Miss Miriam
Davidson, Miss May Goodley, Miss
Maggie Gordon, Miss Mary King,
Miss Cecilia Weggenman, Miss
Hattie King, Miss Edith Hushebeck,
Miss Sallie Wise, Miss Lillian Meredith,
Miss Julia Tindle, Miss Edith Black.
burn. Misses Blackburn. Miss Annie
Grier, Misses Sillitoe and Harry LW
Hushebeck. j. Harry King, John e.
Hammers, Roy Sipple, Ferris Jemison,
Edward w. Eagle, Wilbert Meredith,
Arthur Kee, Edward Snlitoe, willis,
Clarence and Charles Blackburn, Robert
Grier, Frank Megginson, John Blackburn,
Frank Moore, Of this city, and Fred
Mullin and Messrs. salisbury and Ehler,
Of Wilmington.
The Mammoth Steamship Southwark.
The new American liner Southwark,
the latest addition TO the service bet ween
this port and Liverpool, arrived here last
evening on her maiden voyage in com
mand Of Captain F. NJ. Passow, late Of
the steamship Berlin.
The Southwark not only bears the dis
tinction of being the largest vessel that
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in addition to this, she is the stanchest
aud most complete ship of modern times
She Is 4S7 feet long, 81 feet
beam and 40 feet deep, and her engines
are Of the quadruple expansion
type. working up to 1000 Indicated
horse power, calculated to drive her
through the water at the rate of 15}
knots an hour. Her cabin fittings are
superb, and there is accommodation for
200 saloon and ], 1000 steerage passengers.
The ship will carry, it is estimated,
O,O0O tons of cargo in twenty six feet
of water. She has a straight stem an5
an elliptical stern, is constructed
throughout of steel She was built at
Dunbarton, Scotland.
Victim Owned "Buttonwoods" Plot
Fred Humphreys, who, it was feared
BY many last Tuesday, was the mauglec
victim Of the fatal railroad accident Just
above the high bridge, called on tn,
EVENING JOURNAL reporter and stated
that he was not the man h,