Evening journal., 1895-03-01
A VARIETY OF BALLOTS.
Three or Four Tickets for the
Education Election.

Three or Four Tickets for the
Education Election.
PROOFS OF THE BIBLES ACCURACY
Other Events About Town-Plsasant Par
lor Entertainment ro-night-RepAiring
tho Reading Barge sohuylkili-rhe
Various Candidates who VIII BE sup
ported Tomorrow.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, March 1.-To-morrow
will be the first city election day since
last April and, IS so many voters are
disfranchised because OF the nom payment
of their taxes for the support of the
municipal government, there are pro-
phecies that there will only be eight or
ten score OF electors to exercise this
American privilege.
Thus far there are three tickets In the
field and another one is being printed, still
another one is likely to "bob up serenelyn
on the morrow, for the Board Of Educa-
tion election for three members TO serve
three years and one member to serve one
year. The tickets now before the voters
for their consideration are as follows
the name OF John B Manlove for the one
year term appearing on all
For Full Term of Three Years.
WILLIAM HERBERT.
WILLIAM J. FERRIS,
HIRAM Il. BJkiE.
Another ballot reads thus:
WILLIAM J. FERRIS,
HARRY w. HUSHEBECk,
ELWuOD L. WILSON.
"Tcket No. 8" ls:
ELWOOD /. WILSON,
WILLIAM j. FERRIS,
WILLIAM A. NICKERY.
The name OF Mr.. Herbert also heads
fusion ticket upon which are the names
Of Messrs Ferris Wilson and Manlove.
James T. Challenger, on account Of his
position rs judge Of election, has declined
to be a candidata-for the Board and
announced that fact to his friends last
evening Mr.. Challenger gives way to
his fellows graduate OF the schools Mr..
Hushebeck, who carried off the honors Of
the class of "a, High School, and who
has made careful study OF New Castles
school system.
Late to-day, the following message was
received from H. W. Hushebeck: ~ am
not candidate for the Board Of Educa.
tion At to-morrows election"
Proofs That the Bible Is True.
Rev. Henry Mason Baum, ID. @. L.,
gave his last lecture ia the NJ K Church
to a small but delighted audience last
night The doctors illustrations for
this address were about important
Egyptian discoveries that establish the
truth Of the Bible. one of the most
important Of these being picture OF the
embalmed body of Ramides II, the
Pharaoh Of oppression. who placed task
masters over the children OF Israel
dnring their bondage in Egypt He then
produced the proofs on canvas that this
was Pharaoh by showing near the royal
tomb OF the giant king a structure of the
bricks which the lsraelites made-lirst
with the nse OF straw aud stubble, then,
by royal decree without straw then
without either straw or stubble. This
crumbling structure, an undeniable
truth OF the Bibles accuracy, was
photographed by tourists in 1888.
Powor In a Field Of Ice.
The British steamship PortlA entered
the Delaware capes on Wednesday and
got as far up the bay as Resdy Island
Quarantine Station about / / o'clock that
night, when she cast anchor. Shortly
after midnight q big field OF Ice was
sighted coming down the river on q
strong ebh tide, and, before the crew
were aware OF it's near approach, the
tremendous foe had struck the vessel.
Only ons anchor, the port. had been cast,
ard the vessel began TO drag. The
Ftarboard anchor was then let 60. but
this did not prevent the ice from carrying
the steamer down stream, and the
engineer was signalled 70 drive her
ahead Al the highest steam pressure
Even with the engines going at full
force. and both anchors overheard with
about sixty fathoms Of chain, the vessel
was carried six miles down the river
before che got free Of the hoe
Changes IN the HRrhor.
Things looked brighter ia the harboi
yesterday upon the arrival OF the large
schooner Star Of the Sea, from Havana
Early IN the day, the bark Wandering
Jew Rot away for Havana Captain
Israel Riding went 10 work on the stove
IN port bow of the Reading barge
schuy KIN pierced through BY tue ice al
Fort Delaware Last night the harboi
had its busiest appearance OF the year
wifh the International and har tow