The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-03
(Irom Bayards Speech at Whining
ton, Oct. I6.)
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What is Trnnspiring In the Pretty Town on
the DeliSI are.

Correspondence of the Republican. . F..
NEW CASTLE, Nov. 8.
Thomas Grassland. we'll known farm er
living near kirkwood, died yesterday
morning at his home. of lock Jaw. A little
over weea ago a splinter eLtered under
his thumb nail and to get the little piece
OF wood out poultce ives used. IL had
the desired oGIect. On last Friday he
washed some turnips preparatory to TAX
ing them to market, AMI on Saturday he
complained OF a severe pain in his thumb
On Sunday ho pain was considerable
more and on Monday Ae was taken with
lock Jaw. Ills Jaws came together 80 that
his mouth could not be opened. During
the week he suffered intense pain anu
| finally death relieved him of his suffer-
tngs. MIR. Grassland was practical far.
mer who was well and favorably known
throughout the country, and leaves a wife
and ten children to Eourn the loss OF
loving and kind father and husband. He
was about SO years of age.
Mr.. Walker, who lives on the farm Of
| Charles Reynolds, below Bear Station.
| raised this year u sweet potato which
measured l54 inches in length and 1871
Inches in circumference. 1t weighed three
pounds lacking one ounce. lie has also
raised splendid crop OF corn, among
which were several eurs which measured
Ia inches In length.
Patrick j. Council. the assaiant Of
Mayor Shortltdge OF Wilmington, was
brought to the jail here yesterday in a
carriage. He was little too respectable
to come over with the other prisoners.
He committed an act which might have
caused a riot ana tho loss of several hun.
dred lives by throwing stones into a
political meeting.
Among tl!e prisoners brought over
here yesterday was colored man to
serve twenty days at the jail. He told q
story on his way to tho jail from the de-.
not. which. III lrun RhnlIlI bp lIAau n a
fullest extent aud thu guilty party
brought to Justice. Ho alleges tnat while
confined In the cell ut the city hall In
Wilmington Turnkey Little advanced to
him and informed him that II he would
give up his tax receipt that he would he
given his liberty and not bo sent over to
jail.
This the colorsd man refused to do. He
was eorroborated in his story by two white
men who came over with him. They also
allege that white man from the Twelfth
ward agreed to such bargain and was
taken upstairs where after consultation
with Chief Dolan he was released on re.
llDquishlng his tax receipt. | will call on
the accused parties to-day and get their
side OF the case
Word has bonn received from William
King at present residing a. Toledo Ohio
that ho likes the place very well and is
growing stout as ha has gained about
twenty pounds since he went to that
place.
MISS josie Alien, wilmington, 10 the
guest of Miss May Whtnack.
One OF the iloaters who registered here
has pulled up his stnmps and moved to
safer quarters. There is no intimidation
going to be used, but there are some
registered here who have no right to vote
and they will be carefully watched.
A delightful masquerade and HglIow-
cen party was held on Wednesday even.
Ing at the residence Of Henry Barnett,
near Klrkwood.
The costumes worn on the occasion
were very pretty. The evening was soci.
ably spent in playing games ard tricks
ana In dancing aud music. There were
about twenty couples present, and were
from st. Georges. MiId!etown, Delaware
City. Summit Bridge
There is no fuunier show OF earth than
Bates Bros. "Humpty DumptY," with Its
clown band Of twenty pieceB and bevy of
pretty girls. Eon't miss it. Opera uouse
Monday night.