Evening journal., 1895-02-28
RIVER GETS NO BETTER
Gorges From Up Stream Now
Making it Worse,
TWO FOREaE eUEEBRs DEFY LAW

They Are Housed I'm a Cabin on the shore
and Believed TO he shooting wild
Ducks for saIe-Other Tickets Appear
for the Board Of Education Election.
Happenings Of the Day.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE, Feb % This morning,
and for the past twenty four hours, In
fact, the Delaware river has been 30 full
OF floating Ice which has loosened and
drifted down from the up river gorges,
that several accidents have happened TO
shipping and dangerous casualties were
narrowly avsrted. After passing this
city late yesterday afternoon, the tug
International, bound for Boston with the
Reading bArges Schuylkill aud Hercules,
WAS compelled to return to this city
having been caught In q crush of ice near
Fort Delaware. The Schuylkills port
bow was stove In by the crush aud she
will have 10 be repaired In the harbor
here before proceeding
The ice In the Delaware river at the
Horseshoe was extremely heavy yester
day afternoon, and very few vessels
succeeded In getting through. Late last
evening the schooners Clara f. Randall,
from MatsnzRs. and Warren B Potter,
from Newport News, were still held fast
The Clara L Randall, which is owned by
]. S. WinsloW L Co., Is on her maiden
voyage. having been launched In Bath,
Ne, last year. She is In charge Of Mate
Wallace, as Captain Locke was killed by
being struck on the head by block on
one Of the booms while the vessel WAS
entering the harbor at Cardenas.
The bark Samuel H. Nickerson from
Philadelphia for Cay Fraucis, got as far
as the Horseshoe yesterday, when she
was forced to return. Ice boat No. l., with
superintendent Melville on board. pa
trolled this dangerous point most Of the
day, while Nos. 2-and were doing
service in the vicinity Of Marcus Hook
and New Castle
Last evening the bark Wandering
Jew put into harbor here in tow
of the tug Reliance. Captain Little
his been holding his vessel In
Philsdelphia for weeks, all ready TO sail
for HavannA with a cargo Of refined
petroleum, but the Ice prevented his
departure. Now he is again icebound
here.
Strangers Shooting villa Ducks to Sell.
There rs active work here for Detective
Hutchins OF the Delaware Game Protec-
tive Association. Early this week, two
experienced gunners from Marcus Hook f,
Pa. arrived here and registered at the
Jefferson House. They had no cunning
equipments with them, but, yesterday IL
was Rscertained that they have hauled
out their cabin on the Delaware shore
about four miles below this city. From
there they sally forth, nearly every morn
ing and shoot all the ducks that come
within sight OF the Delaware shore. The
men appear to be shooting for the
markets as they have heavy guns and
work constantly. They are running the
sport OF the New Castle gunners who pay
their taxes like men and think the Del
aware detectives ought TO interfere
There VIII Be Contest.
Two other tickets are about to be
sprung on the unsuspecting public for
Saturdays Board OF Education election
One Of these contains the name Of Super
intendent Hiram r Borie, Of the
Delaware Iron Works, who Is now an
active msnbsr Of the Board Of Trustees
u the New Castle Common. Mr.. Borie
has not eonseutsd 70 become q candidate,
bat h.s friends think they can elect him
and thsn induce hiu 70 serve
Another ticket viii Be- brought out to-
day With the names Of ElWood L Wilson,
james J. Challangsr and Harry W.
HnIhsbeck for the full terms Of three
years Thus far there has appfared no
opposition 10 John B Manlove fer the
one-ysar Term but there may be lots OF
cevelopements before Saturday evening
Collector McGrory reports q rather
sudden demand for "a tax receipts and q
lssssIing Of the number Of 93 delin
quents who do not desire their names
published to the community.
Again, News Of the Allegheny.
Portions OF the big steamship Ale
gheny, 70 raise which nearly everything
known to modern wreckers haslbeen done
all TO no avail, are still impeding naviga-
tlon on the lower Delaware The latest
news is that divers will leave PhilAdel
phls 10 a few days for Ship John
Delaware bay, to blow up the bow Of th,
3rltish steamship Allegheny, which wa
,ut of By the Allen Line steamship
siberian while the former vessel lay sunl
sud submerged. The remainder Of thl
fessel Is further up the bay. The diver
vill blow up the wreck TO secure tn
anchors and chains.
Says It's Quite the Contrary.
The Dover correspondents, I repeat
% not give MS fair shake" sal
,ecretary Harold sudell Of the Ia,
,eform Club. to-day, land the actioi
our friends, the Legislators
going to surprise them. Asa resul
* our visit to Dover, we have set fou
~ the unconvsrted ones TO thinking hard
aad 20 day ] am going 10 secure th
srviceg Of one Of tax reforms mos
stelligent advocates 10 address IN
sssemblymen.
Incidents of the Day.
Dr. Henry Mason Baum. gave h
hstorical lecture At the NJ F Churcl
hsse are called the Kingdom Of &c
luminsted, and the title last nigl
sas Egypt. The lecture was illustrat,
18th l25 views Of Egypt. the mo
historic Of all lands. The audieDce wi
leEssd with the beautiful views and d
reat instruction derived therefroE
be doctors subject tonight will
Assyria and Babylonia, Nineveh Al
fsbvloD. Palestine and Jerusalel
Illustrated with 130 views.