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Evening journal., 1894-08-29
BaoIred a Carriare Into \ Traln.

Yesterday morning Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
0'Neil, of Yorklyn. were out driving in a
carriage At Ashland they crossed the
Landenburg branch tracks CT the B q o.
railroad immediately in front of freight
train. After the crossing the public
road runs alongside Of the rallroad for
some distance. The locomotive came
putting along behind the horse and 1t
became scared and backed on the track
Before the engineer could stop. the car
riage was demolished and Mr. and Mrs.
0Neil were thrown out. The former
was slightly injured while the latter WAS
seriously injured in the left side. The
horse WAS bruised
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
MORE LIGHTS WAHTED.
A Meeting of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment at Which Little business is Done

A Meeting of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment at Which Little Business is Done.
At the meeting OF the Street and
Sewer Department last night, sewer
was ordered to- be built on Claymont
street above Twelfth. The engineers
we're instructed to draw up plans and
specifications and the secretary was in
structed to advertise for bids.
A long petition was received from the
residents of the First ward asking that
the square between Washington and
West streets, on Second, bs paved. The
beard concluded to consider the com
munication.
gas lamp was ordered to be placed at
Gilpin and Woodlawn avenues, and an
incandescent light at Vsndever avenue
and Spruce street.
The Wilmington Coal Gas Company
was granted permission to tear up Sew
enteenth street, between West and
Washington; Eighteenth, between West
and Washington: Van Buren, street, be-
tween Second and Third, TO lay gas pipes
Sewer permits were gran ed to James
and Thomas Mulrooney and j. Henzie
A bill for removing ashes for $3.50
was ordered paid to Michael Riley.
The weekly payroll amounted to
ST. 1884 09; monthly pay roll, 81, 329.
The secretary collected $4G4 33 during
the week The balance in bank was re-
ported to be for current expenses, $101,.
62O %; street improvement, $14 9222l.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
HAYDEN'S TROUBLES.
Councilman Ratledge's "Pet"
Kept an Unregistered Dog.
FINE IMPOSED FOR THE oFFBssE

John Hagerty Says He DisorIminated and
for SO Doing He Was Treated with "A
Dose OF His Own medIcine-Poiicy MEN
Waive Hearings for Trial.
Joseph Hayden, wilmington's "fam.
GUS" dog catcher, was the defendant In
a case In the Municipal Court and his
friend, Councilman Ratledge, was close
at hand, looking after his canine exter-
minRtor
Hayden has bad a great deal of trouble
since he was sworn in to perform the
functions of the office. And while this
trouble was being heaped upon him, he
has managed to give others considerable
unnecessary trouble. he has twice been
| arrested.
just why a warrant was served on him
this time was that he so far forgot his
| duties as to keep an unregistered canine
for several months. She ran along the
street behind him without q collar or
register. Hayden told John Hagerty on
several occasions that the dog was his
Chief Dolan stated that Hayden's dog
was not recorded on the ''dog-docket.
The court reminded Hayden, that the
law applied to a dog-catcher as well as
Il
exempt from the duty of registering his
dog A fine Of $5 was imposed.
II don't like TO see q man make flesh
Of one and fish OF another" said Mr..
Hagerty, after court had adjourned, in
speaking Of the Hayden case. Mr..
Hagerty said that recently Mrs.
Green, who lives on Lancaster av-
enue near Scott street, left her COWS on a
lot while she went to get bucket to
milk them Immediately after she took
her eyes of them, Hayden, who was
watching, took them Ia charge and I'm
pounded them. Five minutes had not
elapsed from the time she left the COWS
until she was at Fourth and Scott
streets, following Hayden Before they
we're taken Mrs. Green had been in
charge OF the COWS continuously.
Sewell Whitelock, Harry Pryor, colored
and Andrew ] Horsey, colored were
arraigned on the charge of being con.
cerned In the policy business Peter L.
Cooper appeared in their behalf and
waived hearing for trial at the upper
court at the same time asking that the
Outrageous" bail which had been re-.
quired to be furnished In previous cases Of
similar nature be reduced. The court
wonld not vary from the precedent es-
tRbli he'd and held each In 81, 900 ball.
Witnesses Obid Outen and Rachel Hark-
ness were each held In $500 bail for their
appearance.
William Williams was fined 81 for
driving at an immoderate gait on the
streets James Croker, colored, and John
Warrington were each fined 81 for
drunkenness.
James Casey, who once said that be
came to this city from West Chester in q
steamboat, was fined $S for drunkenness
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
ADDICKS Has SOLD OUT.
Ho is Closing Up His Business in Bostor
Preparatory to Making New Novem ents

Ho Is Closing Up His Business in Boston
Preparatory to Making New Movements.
The following information regarding
]. Edward Addicks's retire ment from the
management of the Bay State Gas Com
psny was received at the brokerage Office
of Il L Evans & Company, in this city
"Beston special, News Bureau SAYS
Deal between Addicks and Standard Oil
people has been closed. Addicks retires
from Brooklyn field Syndicate will CON
troll three Boston Companies-the Bay
State, Brook Line and the Jamaica Plsins.
New interest will be in control and latter
have bought 30. 600 shares Of Bay State
Gas in Market recently"
This signifies nothing so far as the
Wilmington interests are concerned. 1t
simply means that he is closing up his
business in Boston. What his next move
will be cannot be anticipated, but those
interested in gas stocks are anxiously
awaiting his next movement.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
Last Excursion of the Season to Beautiful
Bay Ridge.

The signal success of the previous ex
cursions, and the numerous requests from
their enthusiastic patrons, has induced
the B & o. r. r. Co to announce final
excursion to this popular resort Sunday,
September 2nd. Those who have not
availed themselves of the former excur-
sions should not fail to take advantage
OF this last opportunity to see Baltimore
and its charming bay-side resort.
Bathing, sailing. fishing, grabbing and
special concert by Military Band. and an
excellent cafe, where choice meals can
be procured at reasonable rates, are among
the attractions
The special train will leave B & O..
Depot, Wilmington (Aarket street, at
20 q. m. and delaware avenue at 750,
for Baltimore, where connection is made
with the palace steamer Columbia for Bay
Ridge. afording excursionists delightful
sail OF 30 miles on the Chesapeake. Re.
turning (sll rail-. train will leave Bay
Ridge at 80 p. m, arriving at Market
street, Wilmington. at SIS p m. Round
trip 81.
Remember the date Sunday, Sept 2nd.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
rhar Hnard nrooner FnlI In.

This evening Deputy Coroner Palmer
will conduct an inquest on the body Of
Henry Mooney, found floating in the
ChrlstianR near Market street bridge,
Monday afternoon. William Green and
Charles Briclle have notified the coroner
that about II o'clock Saturday night
they were standing on Market street
bridge when they heard q splash, as If
someone had fallen from Shipley street
wharf AS they saw nothing come to
the surface they gave no heed to the
matter till they heard OF the drowning.
It is believed that Mooney lost his life
than
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
He RAN OLD JOHN Bull.

John Hanson, a New York Locomotive
Engineer VINO Has Pulled the Throttle
for sixty-hve Years.
John Hanson, of New York, one Of
the.oldest locomotive engineers in the
country, is registered at the Hotel Jen-
nings. he ran Old John Bull, the FIRST
locomotive run Of the New York
Central railroad, recently on exhibition
at the Worlds Fair, and has pulled
the throttle for that company for sixty
Ave years. He lost all his hair and teeth
running a train through burning
bridge The company made him a
present Of set Of teeth aud the pas
sengers raised him purse of 81 ,0O0
He is about 80 years old, and remark
ssly active and well preserved.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
The Ruekst Rrlrnde won.

Fire destroyed the large sash and plan
ing mill Of Charles Barber, at Penns-
grove yesterday. It is thought that the
flames originated from a spark from the
engine room. The total loss will amount
to $4,000. with an insurance of 81, 450
Several persons will be thrown out Of
employment. A tank house of the Del
aware River railroad caught fire and WAS
burned to ths ground. and 1t was only
after three hours hard work that the 200
citizens prevented the fire from spread
ing TO the surrounding houses
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
Gus HiIlls New York stars

This big aggregation which comes TO
the Opera House Monday, Is made up Of
American and European performers. One
of the features Is Nine. Flora, from
Follies Bergeres Paris, who does one Of
the most marvellous and sensational
Transformation dances ever exhibited by
any one In this. country. Other Euro
pean features are Mile. Val or and
Monsieur Parks, from the Crystal
Palace London.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
BurIal ofa sutferer.

Elmer E Ridgwsy, the wellknown
clerk who died after nine physicians had
performed an operation to save his life,
was buried to-day in Mt Salem Cemetery.
Rev. L. w. Laytisld conducted funeral
services in Epworth M, E Church, Tenth
and q Lombard streets, at 2 o'clock,
making impressive remarks on the
patient sufferers life and death. The
funeral was largely attended. Mr.. Rldg.
way was 80 years old.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
The Drowned Mans Burial.

This morning at 9 o'clock, there was
High Mass at St Patrick's Church over
the remains Of Daniel Mooney, found
drowned in the Christiana on Monday
evening. A large concourse of friends
and relatives assembled at the late home
of thesdeceased, No, 1119 East Twelfth
street. and proceeded to the church
Interment was made in New Cathedral
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
Record Of Deaths

Deaths recorded at the Health Depart
ment to day were as follows:
Elmer E. Ridgway, aged 81 years. died
on August 20, at southeast corner Of
Eighth and Wilson streets.
Mary E. McVey. aged 3S years, died
yesterday at No 104 Franklin street.
John Gallagher, aged So years, yester-
day, at No 602 Kirkwood street.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
Injured By a FaII From a wagon.

William Duncan, who lives at Chris
tisna, was thrown from his wagon on
Richardson's hill on the Newport pike
yesterday afternoon. He sustained a
severe cash between the shoulders and
was taken to the Homeopathic Hosrital.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
Tha schooIa omen Monday

Owing to the action of the Board Of
Public Education in deciding not to OBJ
serve Labor Day as holiday, the public
schools will open Monday morning The
teachers and pupils of school No. will
assemble in the old library room of the
Wilmington Institute.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
The Captain PaId the nun

Yesterday afternoon the three mssted
schooner Harry B. Retter was libeled on
claim made by Samuel Pirainei, sailor,
for $33 so wages due him The amount
was paid and the libel withdrawn,
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
RuIIdIng a New nmna.

DR.. B. R. Vessey is having the rear of
his house Rt Eighth and Monroe streets
improved by an addition 19x41 feet.
which wig be used for an ofics. Frank
r. Carswell is the architect and @ L
SWavne the builder
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
The weather.

In the Middle States and New England to-
day fair weather will prevail, with slightly
lower temperature on the seauoard, and light
westerly 70 northerly winds, becoming -aria-
pie. On Thursday, In both Of these sections
falr, warmer weather and isourherly win d.
fair weather
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
TO Cleansa the sratem

Etfectually yet gently. when eostive or
bilious, or when the blood is impure or
sluggish, to permanently cure habltual
constipation, to awaken the kidneys
and liver to healthy activity, without
irritating Or weakening them. to dispel
headaches, colds or fsvers use Syrup OF
Figs.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
Carnenter,a new sonr.

The song "Eloise." words by G. H.
Kerr and music by Professor T. Leslie
Carpenter, has been printed. 1t is a
ballad written in two keys-E fat and @
and Is very tuneful.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
PROPERTY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
The Conveyances Made To-day Through
City Solicitor George A. Elliott.


City Solicitor George A. Elliott.
Deeds making conveyances of two
properties to the Wilmington Board
of Education we're executed to day
by City Solicitor Elliott. One
property was the 25-foot lot adjoining
Washington school, purchased from the
Dunn heirs, Edwin a Gayley and WIFE
John H. Dandy and wife, and Senator
Anthony Higgins for 81 ,430.
The price stipulated in the deed for q
lot on Eighth street. adjoining the High
School, is $4,000 Il is 52x107 feet, and
was owned by the Wilmington Savings
Fund Society.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
Trustees of the Poor In Session.

The monthly meeting of the Trustees
OF the Poor was held at Farnhurst to-
day. Beyond the passage of a number
of bills but little was done
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
Cleared From This Port,

The Norwegian barque, PAtagonis,
cleared this morning from this port
eoastwlse. She will load at Point Breezs
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
WEST END.

Accommodates 2O0; thirty yards from beach
facing Congress Hall lawn. IS TO $40.
L. MADDOX. formerly of ",rhe Carlton >
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
SEA CREST INN

Beach avenue, Cape May City, N. j. Directly
on beach. near station. Special rates for tha
a. e. MTJNROE.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
THE CHAIFONTF.

Under new management; appointments first
class. Special rates for season.
n w COX
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
UAPE MAY, n. ).
Sea Breeze Excursion Hous

Under new management, every thing new.
Restaurant first class. Large dining-room,
Regular dinners and hot lunch any time in the
day Dinners 80 cents Formerly on Washing
ton street. j. D.. POMELL. Pronrietor
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
WETHERILI

Kentucky avenue. near beach. Open all the
year. Guests can have nome comforts.
@. WARREN.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29

Ocean end South Carolina Avenue. Every
comfort and convenience. Excellent table.
Open all year. MRS. NJ. H. THOMAS, nee
Hopewell, formerly of Baltimore.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
The New MT. Vernon Hotel,

Sixth season; Directly on beach: Electric Bells
Terms. 81 90 per day; special rates for season
Open all the year.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.

THE .EIANSION.
Fifteenth year under the same manage
ment
Table and service frst-class.
Coaches attend all trains and carry guests
TO and from the beach free Of charge.
Orchestra.
QUARITG McGTAnE
Evening journal., 1894-08-29

Continued on Fourth Page.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29

Michigan Avenue, near beach. Rates, IS e
heated. pruD
Evening journal., 1894-08-29

John Hagerty Says He Disseminated and
for SO Doing He Was Treated with a
Dose OF His Own medIcine-Policy MEN
Waive Hearings for Trial.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
AUBURN HOUSE,
HOTEL ATGLEN

ITO s. Georgia Avenue. Boarding by the day
or week.
MRS. R. b. LEEDS, Proprietress.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29

DERSONAL.-IF YOU HAVE B GOD pol
4 son in second or third stages, write Cook
Remedy Co., Chicago, III, 307 Masonic Tenn
pie, and learn OF a quick and permanent cure.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29

ENutecVIVnH hHchDuuU bfukHh.
"The bill, imperfect and Questionable
~ doctrinaries claim it to be, breaks the
backbone of the protective combination
that has controlled legislation for more
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
HOTEL HECKLER,
MADISON HOUSE,

OcSler Atlantic and Pennsylvania avenues.
Ffrst-class accommodations. Open all the
year. HENRY HECKLEk.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29

20l5 Pacific Ave. bet. Michigan and Arkansas
nves., one block from Reading r. r. and ocean.
Boarding by day or week; 81 to SO per week;
Special rates to families. SAMUEL LAW.
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
THE LANSDALE.
saTUDOR HALL,''

North Carolina Avenue. Atlantic City. n. J.
f. A. CANFIEI,D
Evening journal., 1894-08-29
PERSONAL.

A ttention Ladies' Home Sunshinen, the
IA great London remedy is the only positive
ly sure Female Regulator. Prevents and cures
all female diseases. 81 per box postpaid. Par
tlyuders I e.e. lIse On IeceIpt u cents postage
clans; strictly confidential. Lady agents want
ed. London Remedy Co., P.O. Box 2S2, Chioa-
90, Ill.
The morning call., 1894-11-06
XStamp Out the BOSsesX
COOPERATIVE.
An English Community With Joint
Interest in Business.

Oldham, Lancashire. although, compare
lively speaking, modern town and peOpled
almost exclusively by the working classes
holds The lead in many respects, but especially
in its CO. operative movements No town In the
Kingdom owns as many joint stock or limited
companies, which in their turn have created
other cooperative combinations.
Its cooperative stores consist of two So
cieties, each with membership OF nearly
IL 900. These societies were the pioneers of
the Limited" movement in Oldham, and The
! cotton industry was the first business they be-
gan With. Such rapid strides has il made that
| Oldham Is known far and wide as the 'dVi"
! The cooperative societies spread still further
and now. IN conjunction with the societies in
| adjacent towns. own largo cornmill, thus
! sharing the profits tc be made from grinding
the grain.
There are In Oldham district, in the cotton
| trade alone. about $50 limited companies, the
majority of which have been formed since S72,
with capitals varying from 10000 10 G15, 900.
chiefly divided into So shares. These com
| panieS, seeing the proflIS accruing from buying
! the raw maieral. al once formed the Oldham
! Cotton Buying Company, limited, almost every
! company having shares; consequently it is 10
| their own interest TO do business with the COM
| pany and thus share in The profits But they
do not stop here. Seeing the large profit made
| by the insurance companies, they decided TO
| form one OF their own. aud the Fcderatlyc In
surance Company, limited. Sprang into eXls-
! tence. each company holding number of
shares, and encouraging 1t by transferring their
| insurance business TO IL.
Ii is no uncommon thing for some of the cot
/ ton companies to consist of 400, 500 and, in
some cases. 700 shareholders: almost all resId.
| ing in Oldham. Scarcely family in the town
but that owns shares in some cotton company
or other.
The company movement does not stop with
the staple trade (cOtton). The butchers were
not long behind. aud then was formed the
oldham Hide, Skin and Fat Company (Lim-
| ited), which etfectualy demoraliZed private
enterprise in that direction. Even the bill
posting ana advertising business invaded
| the printers forming the Oldham Bill posting
| Company (Llmited). through il posting their
own bills and advertisements. The publicans
| were not LETT in The cold, and very soon two
| aerated wafer companies were in full swing,
each publican, so long as he dealt with the
company, holding so many shares. These he
must relinquish when lie ceases TO deal with
them. In fact there is no business. not even
poultry farming, which has escaped thu COM
pany craze. and it IS a Dy-word that at one time
you could have tiOated dog kennel in Oldham.
I-Philadelnhia Record.
The morning call., 1894-11-06
A SYMPATHETIC WOMAN.
Why She Does Work for People
Who Are Unknown to Her.

Lying on Mrs. Lynn LintOn'S table in her
sittng-room was large bundle of manuscripts
upon which / naturally remarked to nv host.
ess: What lot of work you have there on
hand! Surely that means TWO or three new
books"
Not one is my own. Bundles OF manuscripts
like these have haunted my laer ife | re-
ceive large packets from men and women |
have never seen and know nothing whatever
about One asks for my advice; another If |
can find publisher; third Inquiries II the
material is worth spinning out into three
volume novel; fourth lives abroad and places
the manuscript in my hands 10 do with it ex-
actly as think fit. ETC."
"HOw fearful! But what do you DO with
them all ~
lone / once returned unread. for the writing
was so bad / could not Gecipher IL. But only
once; the rest have always conScienci0usiy
read through and corrected page by page if |
have thought there was anything TO be made
OF them. But To many of my unknown cores
work had not sufficient merit for publication
and, as gently as L could. suggest their leaving
literature alone and trying something else"
You are very good TO bother yourself with
them.'
mo. not exactly; but feel very strongly the
duty OF the old to the young, and how the es-
tablished must help the striving. And / am
so sorry for the people, and know how a little
help or advice given at the right moment may
make or mar a career. and how kindly words
OF encouragement given also a the right mo-
ment may save many bitter tear Of disap-
pOintment in The future "-Temple Bar
The morning call., 1894-11-06
Francis brakes Sword.

sword which belonged TO Sir Francis
Drake was among the collection of arms
recently dispersed at ChrisIie's. The H..
Illustrated ArcheolOgist gives an illus
tration of The weapon and said that II was
given 10 Sir Francis by Queen Eliza
beth when she dubbed him knight on his
return from the decentralization of the
globe. 1t was found IN small farmhouse
IN GlOustershire, called ST. BrlayePs and
the back-edged blade. which is fifIy.four inches
long, IS Ornamented with the arms of Leon
ana Castle (bees and crescents( an armiIary
sphere, a three-masted ship in full SAIL ana a
head in profile, with the inscription. Sir
FranciScus Drakus'' in a fioriated compart-
ment, and a cross potent Cor Jerusalem CROSSE.
TIE basket Hit Is Of the beginning of The
seventeenth century. The bidding went up TO
thirty guineas, at which price IL was bought for
Sir Charles Fraser, In whose collection of
general antiquities it now is.-Westminster
GaZette.
The morning call., 1894-11-06
XStamp Out the BOsSesX
IN A PERlLOUS POSITION.
Rescue of a Girl Who Was Buried
to Her Chin.

ORovILLE, Nov. 5.-Annie Keller, aged about
IL years, the daughter OF /. b. Keller OF Their.
maito, had a narrow escape from death yesIer-
day. She. with younger sister and brother,
were playing near the top OF deep shaft, whe u
the earth gave way, and the girl slid down 10
The edge OF the shaft, where her foot caught
and she threw herself back just in time TO
avoid being carried into The shaft
Mrs. III. o. Mosey and her Two sons were
near by and used every exertion TO extricato
the child from her perilous position. high
bank OF soft tailIngs was above The girl and
Ibis slid in and covered her TO her chin. No
toois were at hand but tne Two boys dug until
their fingers bled. yet could not pull the girl
back. They fastened rome about her and Mrs
Mosely and one OF the boys held this.
An alarm was given at once, and twelve men
In short time gathered as near the shaft as
possible. ana worked with picks ana shovels TO
remove the girl from peril, but it was not until
after five hours of extreme eXertion that they
were successful. When removed from the edge
of the shaft the child was able TO walk al.
though her body was badly bruised and her ia zee
considerably cut by the falling rocks