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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-13
The State and It's Taxes.
Interesting Information as TO
Our Finances.

Now that the time for the collec-
ton of taxes has expired and execn-
tons will issue against al deiin-
Quents on the 18th instant, q repre-
sentative of Tie State yesterday
made some inquiries from the State
Treasurer and the Comptroller Cen
eral as to the situation and the out
look. What they had to say iDdi-
Gates that the situation is much i'm
proved.
Treasurer Bates said that he was
now receiving pretty rapidly good
remittances from the several county
~treasurers, and. while he could not
say with absolute certaiaty,h thought
the State would get through the year
without the necessity of borrowing.
Comptroller General Norton stated
that he had received letters from a
good many Of the %treasurers and he
is Of the opinion thaa the collections
this year will show up about tie
average lie stated further that one
county treasurer had written that he
was further behind in his county
than he had ever been before.
Mr.. Norton stated that consider
able trouble had developed in three
counties il consequence Of Tie
crowding of the t~reasurer's Offices on
the last day for the payment Of taxes
February %. He says that In
Sumter County several bankers and
large taxpayers had presented OF
the last day long lists Of pieces Of
property representing a great many
taxpayers and a%ggregating several
thousand dollars in taxes The
treasurer declined to accept these
lists and the money en- the ground
that he could not possibly at the time
they were presented make out the
receipts. 1t seems that the people
whose property were on these lists
had been endeavorlng to arrange
with tie banks to secure the neces-
sary money, but had only succeeded
in doing so a short time before the
lists were presented. The Comp
t%roller, in CONSEQUENCE Of this con
fused condition Of affairs, directed
the treasurer to now accept the lists
without the penalties just as if the
money had been paid in his hands On
February IS. In Georgetown there
was a case very much Ike this.
Owing to the very large crowds
which TANNED the Office, tie treas
urer was unable to attend TO many
who presented themselves. The
Comptroller has instructed the
Georgetown treasurer to accept now
payments from all those who present
ed themselves on the 2Sth, just the
same as he would have done or that
day had he had the time. In Union
County the Comptroller has pursued
a similar course, but the conditions
existing there were different 1t
seems that the t~reasurer's home was
totally destroyed by fire the day be-
fore the time was TO expire, and he
was kept away from his office until
after the time had expired The
STATE, .Narch l0A.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-13

There is a Gun 10 the BFisieh navy. q
twenty-five ton Armstrong. waica
| hurIs a SOLID shot a distance Of twelve
miles, the highest pciat IL the arc de-
sc:ibed by the shot being ll,0Q0 feet
above the earth'- surface. The dis
charge Of the gun canpot be heard at
The place where the ball strikes.
The power of freezing wafer is ere Of
the greatest in nature, and amber lis
iorce the hardest rocks are Constantly
aiscn;esrating. Wien the water III
the c~regiccs freezes it expands a"d &
tep splits eG bo"iders froA The side .: q
elf. Its said that III the ueigt.bor
hood OF Hudsou's bay rocks often burss
from freezing with q noise equal 10
that Of heavy artillery"
During one of the late severe storms
in Northern New York a Central switch
man, near tie Batavia p!ow works,
emptied bis dinner pal! oa the platform
of Ills shanty to feed the hungry spar
rows. While the BIRDS were eating :
poor, balt-s,arved mouse ventured into
their midst to get a crumb of the feast
vixen the whole fock Of sparro"s
pouuced uoon-him ana killed poor
mousy ii the ~twiokliaz OF al eye.
The buiey. 'op-heavy form 0: the
champagne cork Is gwen te il BY the
pressure of gas il tie bottie. The cork
Is deivcn into the bo;:!e straight. uuacr
q pressure which comprises II 70 half lis
size. Theu the ssrias> are tied over
the cork, and when tie wine works the
internal pressure forces The cork out
aud the strings hold it back, so thai,
between the two, the cork grows
bulgy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-13
TIE MOTIVE EXPLAINED.

Il -IOl-:E LII LfAN 49,
Rosa Aughtry, the wife Of the
prisoner, testified that divers
family and hers was not en- good
terms. Don't know Of any difficulty
between Mr.. Oliver and my husband.
Mrs. Oliver and myself were not on
good terms. Mir. Oliver had the re
putation Of being a peacefn! man
/ heard Of the killing OF Mr. Oliver
at , o'clock on Wednesday morning,
March s. MIR. Aughtry Wa not at
home Monday evening before the
murder. saw Mr. AugItry at Mrs
divers gate talking to Ars Oliver
| have not seen him since that time.
l am separated from him. lie left
me because had him bound over
tc keep the peace because he had
beaten me many times. One even
ing Mrs. Oliver and myself had a
quarrel. each Of us standing on our
porch and Mr. Aughury came along,
and Mrs. Oliver stopped him and
told him that l had been telling Mr.
Oliver false things Oh her. Then
Mr.. Anghtry came in and took me
by my arm in the house and slapped
fay face several times. | have seen
Nr Aughtry go into Mr.. divers
house as many as e hunlred times.
Hardly ever missed going in there
unless some one was there. He
would not go in when Mr Oliver
was there. | told Mr.. Oliver the
way Mr. Aughtry was doing, going
in his house almost every time he
passed. Mr.. Augntry tried to get
me to sign papers that | would not
modest him in any way and let him
go where I've would to-day one
week ago. is when he asked re to
sign the papers. Mr.. Aughtry told
me several times that he was going
to take Mrs. 0liverand leave. When
| saw NJ. Aughtry last he had u
brown coat, black pants and hat Oh
He had a brown overcoat. lie left
me last December. lie had a gun.
but he did not take it with him. It is
at my house now.
When | spoke to Mrs. Oliver Mr..
Au9htry abused me. | saw enough
through a window Of Mrs. divers
house to convince me that things were
not right aud that Mr.. Aughsry was
unfaithful to me. lie said one day,
about six months ago, he wa going
to Camden. The same evening he
was foH4d in the woods by Mrs.
Williams. Mrs. White and Jack
Parker with Nrs. Oliver. Nr. Auetl-
try has threatened my lie. lie
made me leave the place. | told
Oliver three times about how things
were, and he never got angry. Ms
Oliver told me once that had no
husband. told her mo, she had
him
rl3 MURDERED Man WiFE.
Mrs. Anna Oliver, the wife OF the
murdered man, testified | DO not
know who Killed my husband, and do
not suspect any one. !! did not think
he had an enemy on earth. | went
out to NY fathers on Tuesday, be
yonl >handon My mother came to
mv. house on Sunday. very nnweli,
and my husband woike! or Sunday.
She asked my sister, -nrs Forde, to
90 with her She conid not SO. an9
tAnu She asked me to gn.- told hey
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-13

Chamberlain Cough Remedy gives the
best satisfaction ct any Cough meiiclpe
handle, and as a seller leads all ot3er pyepa-
ratlous IN this market. recommend II be-
cause il; is the best medicine ever banded
for coughs, colds atd Group. 4. v. Bald,
ridge, Mlilersville, III. For sale by Dr.. a. ].
China.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
ANOTHER ELECTION COMING.

Board OF Education Election win
OCCUR Ono Week After the City Con-
teat-The Members Who Retire.
Following only one week after the
coming municipal contest at the polls,
occurs the Board OF Education election.
This will be held on the lsecond Saturday
In June, 1898. between 70 N, and D. M
The members Of the board hold their
officers for four years. one from each
ward being elected every two years A
member who removes out Of tue ward
from which he Is elected vAcates his
Office and all vacsncies ara filled by the
board for the unexpired terms.
The expiring terms are As follows
John Pyle. First ward; Robert f.
Davis, second ward; David Il. Coyls.
Third ward; William Turner, Fourth
ward ]. Paul Lukens, NJ ID Fifth ward
Samuel F. Bette, Sixth ward; Charles
Baird, Seventh ward James q Morgan,
M d Eighth ward Evan g Shortidge
M D., Ninth ward Thomas F. ODonnsll,
Tenth ward, Patrick MagaIity, Eleventh
ward Joseph Pyle, Twelfth ward
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
AN INHuMAN MoTHER.

Her Baby Left in the Hallway OF ST..
Michael's Day Nursery -Mstron Wogan
Takes the Waif In Charge.
MRtron Wogsn. OF police headquarters
had Youthful charge last night In the
shape of four hours old babe, which
WAS found in the vestibuls Of st
Michsel's Day Nursery. No. 207 Wash
iDgton street, about o'clock
One Of the attendants was locking up.
when she noticed bundle lying on the
fo,r She investigated aud found the
infant, and at once sent word 10 police
head dquarters. Matron Wogan vent to
see about It and wrapping it in her cloak
took It to the police station where she
bathsd and clothed IT, Come warn milk
WAS then given the little wait and II went
to sleep as sweetly as though 1t had not
had so narrow an escape
The inhumRn mother who deserted the
baby Is, Of course, unknown, but the
police have hopes of finding her The
child is a girl, seemingly hearty and
healthy, and was but few hours old
when found. Mrs WogAn has named
her charge May Washington, after the
month and street where found.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
DELAWARE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Meets for the First Time in Its New
Rooms-A Number of Donations Made.

Meets for the First Time In Its New
Rooms-A Number OF Donations Made.
For the hrst time the Delaware His
toricsl Society met in its rooms on the
ground floor of the venerable building
at Tenth and Market strests. and the
members were much pleased with the
cozy manner in which 1t had been ar
ranged
The committee on arrangements was
authorized to continue Miss Roberts
as custodian of the rooms, aud the COM
mittee on publication was given author
ity, In conjunction with Judge L. E.
Wales, to consult with Captain Bellies. OF
Germantown, relative to the publication
Of his history of the Delaware Society OF
the Cincinnati
The following donations were receIved
Portrait Of Dr.. q. f. Askew, frst presi-
dent Of the society, from Mrs. Job H
Jackson and Mrs ] NJ Msther; .proup
of associate justices OF the Court OF
Errors and Appeals. by Charles. Bell. OF
New York, and numerous pamphlets.
etc, from different sources.
John r. Nicholson, ] Harvey White
man and Frank Cooch were elected
members and George w. Roberts and
Joseph L Carpenter. Jr., proposed.
Helen s. Garrett was also proposed as an
associate member
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
CENSUS SUPERVISORS, RspoRr
Received at Last Nights Session of tn.
Meeting OF the Police Commisslon-Po
lice Want GrnpplinK Irons,

Received at Last Nights Session of the
Meeting OF the Police Commission-Po-
lice Want GrspplinE Irons.
At last nights meeting OF the Police
Commission the report OF the census
supervisors was received 1t included
Superintendent d w .Hsrlan's report Of
the number Of children attending school.
The city, according to the report, has
Sc 1913 inhabitants. The total number of
children In the city between he ages OF
and IA years is 8. $685. or these ali attend
school except 479, 228 males and ESQ
females. There are 8, l0S houses In the
city not numbered. and S57 vacant
houses. Only 139 children between the
ages OF aud IA years are working,
The supervisors closed their report by
thanking The commissioners, the chief of
police. the street sergeants and the
patrolmen for their assistance. A
singular feature Of the report Is that the
sexes of children attending school are
about evenly divided. There are $50
males and 4. 716 females.
Chief Dolan's report of the Chiefs Of
Police Convention In Washington was
voluminous and interesting he was
complimented by the commissions RS
The Hergeant'a report showed that l3
white and 2 colored prisoners were
committed to New Castle during last
week. The amount OF fnss collected
was $133 35
An invitation was received requesting
the presencs of the commissioners At the
opening ball Of the Wilmington
Turngemiende on June 3
Captain Chambers ia his report recon
msnded that the department furnish
grsPpling irons for use by the police in
dragging for dead bodies, as the ex-
perience In searching for MoKsown's
body showed the necessity for such.
IL was decided that the vacations Of the
police will begin on June 5, and each
man will draw let for the time at which
he will 60 of.
John McKendrick and William b.
Harriet filed applications for positions on
the police force
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Young Republicans viii meet at the
bulders' Exchange this evening and perfect
eesaniza alton. The primary meeting was held
last week.
Two open cars were shipped by the Jack
son and sharp Company TO Hartford. Conn
yesterday afternoon for the Hartford
Suburban Railway Company.
Next Sunday evening Rev. Robert Watt
VIII sp ak on the subject Are the City
Authorities Cooperating With the Law and
Order Society,""
"A slight wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Childs station yesterday
was caused bv the breaking of an axle on a
freignt car Three cars were badly damaged
and travel was delayed for few hours.
The United States LiEhtship No. As from
Winter quarters is on the railway at the
jackson and Sharp Company's shipy ard
She will undergo "a thorough overhauling
The Earn Line steamer Earnford wRt
taken of the dock at Harlan and Hollings.
worth's yard last night.
The steamboat Richard Stockton twal
towed down from Pusey and Jones' wharf this
morning aud placed on the dock at thf
Harlan and hotl.ngsworth yard.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
ODD FELLOWS GALA DAY
They Will Own Philadelphia
This Afternoon.
WILMINGTON LODGES PARTICIPATE

ADout Four hundred members OF Hope
and Eden Lodges Go TO Phnadslphiu
To-day to Assist In the Dedication OF
the New L. o. o. #. Temple.
silk tiles were not in It to-day For the
first time on the twenty first day of May
In fifteen years, Jupiter Pluvius has
objected to this particular style
of headgesr. Farley this mlrninR
he began pouring out bis
wrath with such vengeance that
every Odd Fellow in Wilmington hest.
tated when be thought of its feet On
his beautiful high hat in the big parade
in the Quaker City to day
But they rlsked It, Nearly 400 of
these Odd Fellows left their homes IA
thiS city to assist in the dedication of
the new temple In Philadelphia.
Five extra cars attached to the o AZ
express from the p, w & B. station
conveyed 150 members OF Hope Lodge to
the scene Of the grand pageant. Hystt's
Military Band escorted them. A great
many of tina members were accompanied
by women, as the PhilAdelphlans have
made preparations for entertaining them
at Warner Hall.
and reception At the hall, to which the
Wilmingtonians have been invited and
for ths purpose of attending a great
many will emain.
Thomas ) Pennington was marshal of
Hope Lodge. He WAS assisted by Wilbur
Collins and William Quigley. The com.
mittee having the arrangements for the
trip In charge was as follows: g. w.
ppIn NJ En1trF, II n 4
Foulk, O. w. Hawkins, + b Carpenter.
J. NJ Collins and samuel Murphy, Jr.
A special tram, consisting OF FIVE cars,
left the B 4 o station at Front aud
Market streets at II so this
morning, with 25O members oi
Eden Lodge The parade "a
the station was not he'd Edmund
Mitchell, Jr was marshal, aud w Fred
Weller assisted The train made short
stop at Delaware avenue station.
An important item connected with
the Eden Lodge trip is the fact
that it cost each member at
tending but $l.25, which included
railrosd fare, badge aud boutonniere Nc
meals have been provided for in Phila-
delphia and each member will have tC
look out for himself The First
Regiment Band, comprising twenty one
pieces, acted as their escort.
Even though the nastiness of th,
weather tended to dampen the srdor oI
some OF the Odd Fellows yet they wer,
not unhappy. Their faces betokenec
that they intended to have
royal time-rain or nC
rain. In answer to query by repre-
sentative of the EVENING JOURNAL, /
member OF Eden Lodge remarked thil
morning.: ~ don't know when vel
get back. All no want Low Is Just I,
get there. After thatEswe will TAX,
things as they come"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
THE DUPLICATES DELIVERED.

Placed in the Hands of the Levy Court
One Month Earlier Than Usual.
Clerk Of the Peace Blggs delivered to
the Levy Court this morning the tax
duplicates, and the members spent most
OF the morning signing them
This is fully one month earlier
than 1t Is usually done, but
Mr.. Bggs will retire from
Office in June and he wanted to get all his
work done before he retired After the
Levy Court gets through with the books
they will be placed in the hands Of
Comptroller Stats until about the first OF
Julv
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
THE MAN FROM oREaor.

He Is Again Strongly OF the Opinion That
Governor watson Had No Right to
Vote.
A dispatch from Washington contains
the following.
ranking Republican member Of the Sen.
ate Committee on Privileges and Election,
which will pass upon the election Of Mr.
DUPONT, OF Delaware, has written letter
explaining more fully and modifying
somewhat the views K pressed by him 10
a recent letter on the DUPONT senatorial
election contest In Delaware. In the let
ter which Is addressed to Senator big.
gins. Mr.. Mitchell says:
My DEAR SENATOR Since writing
you, on the l4th instant, have given &C
tue various provisions Of the constitu
tion Of Delaware which beEr In part
upon the question as TO whether or moi
there WAS an election Of United States
senator by your late Legislature 3 very
careful consideration, and Am nov
strongly OF the opinion that when tn,
speaker OF your State Senate entered
upon the duties Of governor Of the stat,
he not only ceased TO have any
power to further exercise the functions
OF both speaker Of the Senate and O.
senator, as intlmsted In my former
letter, but that the offices of bott
speaker Of the Senate and OF senator
held by him became vacant, aud th,
right upon the part OF ths county whose
senator he was TO hll such vacancy
Immediately attached
THE senator qsotes extensively from
the Delaware constitution 10 sustain his
contention
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
Ihe pebtor aet. ths nnr.

Half holidays for banks and trust
institutions begin on June 1 and will
continue the year round under a law
passed by the late General Assembly
The debtor is given until Monday to
meet his negotiable paper falling due on
Saturday. AS the bill WAS originally
drawn the banks got the benefit of the
day. the paper being due and payable on
Friday. The legislators changed this.
saying that as the banks got the benefit
Of the holiday their customers should get
the benefit OF the day.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
THEtBRIoeEToN SOLD AGAIN.

She Was Not Bought for the Cuban Rsv0-
lutfoniat-H. Faben Her New Purchaser.
The steamer Brldgston, which has
gained considerable notorlety OF late,
owing to the story sfoAt that she had
been purchased by South American
parties for the Cuban revoiutlonists, has
been sod again This time her pur
chaser is H FAben, OF Boston. The
former purchaser. instead OF being a
South American, was Daniel J Barry.
She WAS originally owned by Samuel
Denny, Of Pennskrove, NJ J.
The Bridgeton is a passenger vessel
and she is nov TO run on peaceful missions
between coastwise ports She has
recently been Considerably improved.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
peath Csrtllioatel FIIed.

The following certificates of death
were filed with Registrar Colquboun
James Sweeney. aged "a years, at Fifth
and Van Buren, streets, interment May
"a in the Cathedral Cemetery; Ssraphlns
LumbArd, aged Al years, at sNo. 307
Cedar street, intsrment to day in
Cathedral Cemetery; Evan s. Bruce, aged
80 years, at No 2l4 East Third street,
interment to morrow in Riverview.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
THE MILLS OF THE LAW.
JUDGE BALLS DAILY SEANcE WITH
VARIOUS TRANseREssoRs.

Yenor VIII Pay Twenty Dollars for a
Blow struck n womAn-serKeant Dur
ney Has Two Gases OF HIS Oun-several
Drunks PunIshsd.
Alfred Yenor, picture franz agent.
was arrested last night on q charge Of
assaulting Mrs Rosie Sloman. The
trouble began between the woman's
husband and Vsnor and the latter went
to the house and after exchanging words
struck Mrs. Slomsn. He was fnsd SEQ
and costs.
John Robinson was charged with keep.
ing 3 disorderly house At No. II Klund
street, but as the evidence was not very
| strong be was let off on payment OF costs
William Wilkinson WAS charged with
disturbing a religious meeting at the
barricks Of the Salvation Army. This Is
/ the second time he has been in trouble on
a like charge. he wanted time to get
two witnesseI and the case was post
poned until Tomorrow morning.
Winfield Scott, q peripatetic umbrslla
mender, was found BY Officer Dennison
wandering around bscky ards aud asking
for food. He was drunk aud was fned
81 and costs.
About II 30 last night colored man
entered the police station and notified
Sergeant Durney. that there was a man
sitting on the steps at Fifth and Orange
streets, and another lying On bench at
Sixth and Market streets The sergeant
accompanied by the turnkey gathered
the two in, but they had 20 carry both
to the calabooss.
The Market street fellow was Isaac P.
Venn, and he was not sober when be
entered the dock, although he tried hard
70 make Judge Ball believe that he was
When the officers testified that he was
very drunk he emphatically asserted
that he must have bean shanghaled
The Orange street man was Charles
McCorn. He had nothing to say and he
got off with 81 and costs
William Bullen, Joseph McKsown and
two women were srraigned on complaint
OF Charles Weeks. who accused them Of
acting in disorderly manner In front Of
bis store on last Saturday evening Oae
Of the women was discharged, as 1t was
not proved that she did anything
The other woman, whose name is
withheld for the reason that II made
public, 1t would cause her to lose an
/ nportant position, was 6ned So Bullen
was taxed $40 and costs. Joseph
McKsown failed to show up and a
forthwith warrant WAS issued for him.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
THE slLL IS SAFE.

There is No Truth in the Sensational
stories which Have Been Published
That it Had Been stolen.
Special Dispatch Evening journal
DOVER, May 81 Secretary of State
Whiteman has found, among the many
bills now piled up in his Office, the
House bill for the suppression Of betting
and wagering upon contests Of skill
speed or power Of endurance Of man or
beast. 1T is safe in this Office, said
Mr. Whlteman this morning.
This is the bill concerning the reported
stealing OF which sensational stories
were printed several days ago. They
emanated from gambling circles in this
citV
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21

The bipartisan commission appointed
by the Ger erA Assembly to consider the
governmental needs Of this city and
report at the next session. will probably
meet on the FIRST Mondsy in June and
organize The members are Daniel w.
Taylor, William d Mullen, Alfred d
Warner and John Rossell They will,
Immediately after organization, proceed
to consider the city's needs, exercising
particular care that the reforms be made
on business rather than oD & political
hasfa