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Evening journal., 1895-12-05
tbs ATTACK UEIUSTIFIABLE.

Newspaper Misrepresentation to Serve
the Private spite Of Correspondent.
1.-The newspaper attack upon Mrs.
Southland, OF our town. Is both uucallsd
for and unjustlfable, said = prominent
citizen OF Newark TO an EVENING jour
NAL reporter this morning. "She Is a
good, pious woman; Door, it is true, but
possessing the respect and esteem Of
the entire community Il Is another
instance Of local correspondent OF the
Every Evening using that pspsr TO
work out private grievance.
"Ths cowar6ly aud underhanded At.
tack oannot injure Mrs Southland In the
estimation OF tnose who know her. but
may do SO sewhere AS regards
the boys allegsS TO have left
her because she refused to allow them
brandy In mince pie. can say that two
left because of financial troubles In which
their parents had become involved; three
others left because they had been sus
pended by the faculty. What trouble
there is, IS confined TO two boys who, when
they found that there was no brandy Ia
the mlncs Pc, went upstairs. got :
bottle, brought II down aud poured
brandy over the pastry. They were
severely rspsimanded aud justly 30.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
WILMINGTON FURNITURE
" AND
4 HARROW ESCAPE FOR glRLY ROSE.

Dennis KeDeher Gets His Load on and
with His Usual Luck Falls Into q
Ditch-Rescusd When Nearly Frozen.
Dennis Kelleher is an old man whose
~ years should have taught him better
sense than to permit liquor. to get the
best Of him. He is kno tn TO thb police
rs Early Rose, aud it is a well-estsbllsbsd d
fact that whenever be gets his jag
aboard be starts st once for the nearest
water, into which he invariably lands.
Oa two occasions he has walked into the
Christians, but was pulled out In time to
Save his life.
Last night he got tanksd up aud his
unsteady legs led him over the Market
street bridge aud on to- the. New Castle
cAuseWsy, With3 his usual luck he
tumbled into a ditch, from which be
could not extrlcste himself, and he pro
cseded to put up some tail appeals for
help. Sergeant AcDermott aud Officer
Shields after & shors search found him
.Elnost frozen, and gave him q swift ride
to the polic3 station In the hurry-up
wagon. House Sergeant Riley aud
Turnkey Little gave him a rubbin z
down. wrapped him In q blanket aud
propped him up against the heat hle
until morning, when he WAS allo we'd
to 20
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
WRIT OF HADEAS CORPUS.
SUPERVISOR MICHAEL LYNCH WILL
BE IN COURT TO-DAY.

John X. Bradford Has Occurred an order
Upon sheriff Gnris for the Body Of One
OF the Alleged Murder OF Loon Lewis
Any Amount OF Ball VIII Be onerod.
The friends Of Supervisor Michael
Lynch. one OF the men accused OF parti-
cipating Ia the murder OF Leou Lewis, an
inmate OF the Delaware Slate Hospital at
Farnhurst, In the bathroom OF that
institution, are making n desperate
effort to have him released on bail al
may be successful
During lull iD the Martin B 4 o
proceedings In the Superior Couru It
IL 90 o'clock this morning. John X
Bradford attorney for Lynch, who had
been awaiting an opportunity, arose aud
filed a petition for writ Of habeaf
corpus, ordering the sheriff TO produc
Lynch Ia court.
Chief Justice Lore asked if either
Attorney General White or Deputy
Attorney General Cooper were present
Mr. Bradford replied In the negative
but said that he had a psrfect under
standing with them.
The court granted the writ and made
It returnable this afternoon.
his papers aud nat aud left the court
room by the resr door
A representative OF the EVENING
JOURNAL met him at the head OF The
stairs aud asked him what time Lynch
would be brought Into court He replied
that il would be necessary for the paper
TO 60 to New Castle to be signed BY
Sheriff Giliis. and II would probably b'
between and o'clock.
When asked what bail be proposed to
offer be replied that that WAS not , con
sideration. The whole thing was to gei
Lynch admitted to bail. There would be
no trouble about ths amount. he said that
tho grounds for admission to bail would
be that In tho evidences taken by the
coroners jury there was nothing to
connect Lynch with the commission Of
the crime.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
JACKAT SEAAND ASHORE
He Leads a Sort of Doctor
Jekyl--Mr. Hyde Existence.
HE Is AN EASY VICTIM FOR aHABPs

One of the Aspatrias Grew succumbs to
Coast whiakey-MarahaI Ash Has q
Rather UnsAvory Record-A Veteran
who weHt Heeiod-Other Cases In
manlcIpai Court.
Poor jack at sea and ashore are two
entirely different persons When his
ship Is being tossed about by tho waves
he is an enforced tee-tota o.. His life.is
an uneventful one at bsst and It is little
wonder that when be gets ashore he falls
under the irfnence OF the sharks who
are aftsr his hard earned dollars.
The Aspatria, now In the Harlan and
HolilnRsworth dry docks, has a large
crew and since her arrival here her men
have made pretty thorough exploration
OF the coast and As a consequences have
returned on board lllod 20 the gunwala
with tho fiery liquid which passes
current for whiskey IN that egion The
capsain, genia. gentleman Of
the old school, instructed Chief
D0lan 20 gather In any OF his men
who were drunk on the streets
Tho lrst victim OF this request was
Charles HarVlch, fireman. VINO fell by
tho wayaide and was towsd In by O1icer
Gilling, who found him wrecked at Front
and French strests He WAS Identified
this morning by one Of the oiiioers aud
allowed 20 90 Tiih a warning TO keep his
eye on the danger lights hereafter.
Michael Craven, arrested by Officer
Welsh on Water etroot helplesaly drunk,
was fined s and costs.
William n. Beckner Is a veteran, ard
Ia on bis way TO the Soldiers Home.
Sometime ago when on like trip be was
assaulted by tramps aud robbed OF f11,
70 he armed himself this time with a
revolver. Yesterday he arrived In town
and needing money tried to sell his gun.
A coored man TO whom he had offered
the weapon Informed officer Solomon,
who arrested him and rent him Ia.
Judge Ball had no other alternative than
TO hold him under 800 bail for the
upper court under a charge Of carrying
concealed deadly weapon
Marshal Ash Is an undersiz ID coon
with a record which Is not particularly
savory. he has been for long time an
object Of sOlicitude on the part of the
police, but 10 was not uutil about three
months ago that the mill OF justice
began to grind on his grIst Since tusn It
has been regularly employed on
him. September be was con-
vlcted OF drunkness aud brg
eiog and got forty days -He
was released Ostohor 16. aud the next
day was again sent over for forty days
on the same charge Released November
"a be spent but few hours at liberty
aud then went back for ten dais His
ierm sas up a. o'clock yesterday after
1oon, aud by o he was Ia again. This
time he got forty days
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
GROCERS At Tx FOOO SHOW.

Local Retail Men WIN ne the Quests Of
Manager Buckley at the Exposition To-
nisht-womsn and Children's Matinee
on Saturday.
The closing days OF the Food Exposl
tion are replete with interest," and special
attractions that should bring out the
people In crowds There are but three
more days Ia which 10 en-
Joy the exposition, and the
public appreciates tnis fact, for last nlEht
tue attsndancs was more than double
that n snY previous evening The vocal
music and the charming Instrumental
duos OF drBcY aud High. as well hs the
flute aud plano solos were warmly
applauded.
There are cooking lectures by Miss
Hoyle hourly and practical demonstra f,
tions Of the olectrial appliances ia cook
ing The demonstrations and serving At
booths Of osTsalf, cccoas. soups, jelliss
grape Juices, etc IS well rs the pretty
booths and pretty girls. make up a fEe
program OF entertainment
With evely ticket Of admission bought
both afternoon a. q evening to-day the
management presents LA Trilby
Spoon" and a valuable cook book, gotten
up for the Rumford Company by NJ s.
Lydie willis, OF the Baltimore Cooking
School, and containing modern receipts.
The guessing contests for Gold Medal
-four a. the orange and white booth Of
the Washbnrn Crosby Company pro-
grcsses A. a rapid rate, sho sing the
Interest taken Ia Il BY visitors There have.
bsen many thousands OF Votes deposited
80 far. Fifty sacks OF Aiur will be
distributed among guessers on the &C uai
output OF the big four mills for twenty
four hours.
Tonight Is "Rsthil Grocers Night,
and many members OF the local trade
viii mingle as guests OF tie manage
nent and exhibitors. with the other
visitors To morrow night large party
OF wholesale grocers, bakers and manu-.
fscturers Of food products from New
York. Philsdslphia. Norristown and
Chester will be on hand to
TO help successfully finish the exposition.
Saturday Is women and school children s
matinee Each woman visitor will
receive either spoons or boxes Of candy.
while the school children will be admitted
for ten cents and given a bag Of candy.
The school teachers have been invited TO
visit the exposition any day or evening
this week as guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
Buckley.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
Sanitary Condition of the jail.

I'VE took q look at the jail over at
New CASTLE on Tuesday" said Secretary
Frazer. Of the State Board OF Health, to
an EVENING JOURNAL reporter this
morning. THE visitors were Drs Low
Der and Plefson and myself We found
the sanitary condition Of the Institution
to be frst.clsss. Personally, l never saw
1t cleaner In my life. That there has
never been q case Of zymotic disease
known to originate within the walls Of
the jail speaks for itself Those speakers
who attacked the jsil at the New Century
Club meeting will have to eat their
words, fer they have bean over there
since and expressed themselves as bsing
perfectly satisfied with the sanitary con
dltion Of the building"
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
THE U. S. GUNBOAT WILMINGTON.

Has Been Named IN Honor OF This Citv.
Initial steps Towards Securing an
Appropriate Gift for Her.
The Navy Department has named
one OF the new gunboats built
At Newport News after this city,
Wilmington, and It is but fitting that
the good people Of this city should take
sognizance of IL. Other cities have done
honor TO themselves and their nAmesakes
and Wilmington should not be behind
hand.
With this object in view. the EVENING
JOURNAL has started a subscription list
the fund to be u ed for the purchase OF
A silver service for the United States
gunboat Wilmington The money re-
ceived will be Acknowledged In these col
umns and held subject to the orders Of
committee Of citizens which will
be selected later.
The service will be purchased OF some
dealer In this city, to be decided upon by
the committee
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
DIGMONDS LNO JEWELRY.

A Plan by which christmas Novelties
Gan Be Secured on small Weekly OF
Monrhiy Payments.
The wcll known iewelry and diamond
merchants, William G Earle & Co.,
southwest corner Of Eighth and Market
streets over Almonds grocery store
have inaugurated a system by which you
can buy precious stones. watches, Jew.
elry, silverwsre, clocks ana bronzes ard
christmas novelties OF all kinds at cash
prices on easy weekly or monthly pay
monts.
'Mtssrs Earle & Company, are manu-
featuring jewellers, their factory being at
Nos II aud l3 North Ninth street. and
their general salesrooms at No. 1000
Market street. Philadelphia Their
profit comes out Of the great volume OF
business done, hence their ability to sell
on installments at cash prices TO reliable
parties Send your name and address to
William G Earle & Company, Eighth and
Market streets, and their representatives
will call at your residence at any hour
you may name and submit samples.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05

Interesting Resume Of the Wsrk OF
Forty Years Last Night-A Quickening
Among the Young Needed-rs night's
Social Event.
Central Prssby yterian Church was we'll
filed last night when It's fortleth
anniversary began. A platform placed
in the front OF the church WAS beauti-
fully decorated with palms and on an
arch was inscribed the text: Hitherto
has the Lord helped us Two members
who were among the founders Of the
church made interesting addresses.
f T. Taylor spoke on THE Church
Founding" He told OF how twenty one
members Of Hanover Church. by psrmis
sion OF the Wilmington Presbytsry.
founded the church In 1855 The fret
place of worship was the old stone
building at the southwest corner Of
Fifth and Walnut streets Oa June IS,
1856, the cornerstone OF the present
Central Church was laid and on Zebra
AIRY 15 1857, worship WAS held In the
lecture room before the room now used
rs a church had been completed. Mr
Taylor reviewed the history OF the elder.
ship, OF the organization and referred feel
ingly TO those who had died.
George w. Bash spoke on "The
Church aud Her Colonies he began by
telling OF religious revival which had
taken place in Hanover Church In 1S43
More than 100 members were added to
the church, q great number Of whom
we're young men These men we're
actusted by a spirit OF evangelism that
I'D them TO establish Sunday sch ools
ia Richardson's school house near
A.. ,.~..ao-k offa . TNIoas,ara -, h. v,,rth
western section near McD0welville, and
another on the New Castle rosd Some
OF these young men afterwards went into
the new Central Church and carIied With
them the same spirit that led to the %
tsbllshmsnt Of the enterprises spoken or
Mr.. Bush told Of the other churches
established or aided BY Central Church
sincs it's sstablshment
w. K. Crosby made an address on
"Our Possibilities The membership Of
the organic alton was greater than it ever
was, but they could not give as In the
past II Central Church was to keep up
the record Of the forty years gone there
must be C.ore zeal Ia individual sffort and
more llbtrality. A vigorous Sunday
school Is needed. He thought q mistake
had been made In the location Of Central
Church Il was too near Hanover and
the First Church. The down town
church In the future would have TO de
pend fer its psrpetuity on the Sunday
schsol The poor boys Of to day would
be the rich and Influential men OF fifteen
years from now, and the church would
have to depend upon them for assistance.
At last evenings service. also. there
were pray ers by Rev A n Keigwin aud
Dr. Marks Rev w. W. Taylor pro.
nouucsd tho bsnediction.
This evenings Reception and
Social promises to be one OF the
brightest events of the year. All the
Prssby tsrian elders and all those who
we're ever members Of Central Church
have been especially Invited to this
event.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05

line DR.. Hammond SHOOK hands with
them and broke rauks. Immediately
after that heard a fall aud saw Lynch
numerically beating Patient Naylor
who had told Dr. Hammond when be
shook hands with him OF Lynch's prevl-
Gus brutality.
"On October II, while Daniel Brown
was making out his statement,
cautioned Brown about his hRsty
temper and about profanity toward
the patients he started to do me violence
warned him against laying his hands on
me and said It would be dear job for
him"
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
TO Be orematsa in PhIadsIphIa

The body Of Joseph & Whitaker. Of
Dover, was taken to Philadelphia to day
to bs cremated. in accordance with q
;wieh often expressed during the lifetime
of the deceased Judge Pennyp acksr. Of
Philadelphia, who is a nephew OF Mr..
Whitaker, received the remains and the
cremation will take place to day.
Several friends Of the deceased accom-
panied the remains to Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
Thomaa Rrowa,a store Robbsd.

Tuesday about 10 m. as Thomas
Brown was In his sto.e at Talleyville a
buggy IN which were two men stopped
at bis door Oae OF the men entered the
store and asked Mr.. Brown II he would
not tie rag around his hnger,
ON which was a felon This
Was done, and the fellow
left. That night tine store was robbed
and about thirty pairs OF shoes, some
coffee, tea. candy, .suspenders AMI other
articles taken. Now Mr. Brown thinks
the felon was on the other end Of the
finger from that pre- ented to him. 1t is
suspecied that tue men wao did the
Ne~ Css,le jobs about that time wefe
the guilty parties, but no clue has been
found
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
ROBERT TOO MUCH FOR TAB OFFICER
He Was wanted Here for Criminal As
suit But Succeeded IN CverpowsrinE the
LambertyllIe Policeman.

About two weeks ago the police were
notified OF an assault committed on a lit
tie girl. In French street barber shop
by one Robert BraxtoD. who was
employed there. He is described
rs a yellow Niger" Of slender build,
and formerly employed in quarring out
Bslgisn blocks. At the time OF the
assault he was working as a barber.
Chief Dolan located the fellow in Lam
bertville, N j.. and sent a warrant there
with the request that he be arrested and
held
Yesterday one Of the Lambsrtville
officers went to capture bis man, but
Robert made a fight, and, assisted b. =
coloIed friend. ovsrpowered the conserv
stor Of the Law and made good his escape.
There was considerable shooting In the
business, but no one seems to have been
damaged The whereabouts of Robert
at present are an unknown quantity In
the problem
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
A FlI,s Greed for nIonsr.

Day Clerk Frank Brockson. Of the
Merritt House. has a trained hg which
performs for him during temporary lulls
Of business This fy has monomsDis
and whsn a coin is tossed in the air by
Mr.. Brockson. makes desperate efforts to
a ' on tbs piece Of money. When the
clerk steps out. the fy gets on the coin
and guards 1t II 1t cannot have access to
the till When meal time comes It pops
on the CLERKS nose aud heis obliged to
give 1t regular ratlons OF cod fish balls
and whiskey.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
Captain Robbins MAY Recover.

CAMBRIDGE, Nd. Dec Captain
Richard Robbins, who WAS assaulted in
the cabin Of his vessel in st. George 9
river. St. Mary's county. arrived In
Cambridge Yesterday on the schooner
Anna Francis, commanded by bis nephew.
The captain was transferred to the
schooner from the tug that was taking
him to Baltimore OF Cove Point He is
in critical condition, but his physicians
express the opinion that he will recover.
The colored men who assaulted him we're
shipped Ia Cambridge, but are reported
TO be from Virginia The captains
wounds are upon his head and were
inflicted with snaichet aud an axe. both
Of which were found bloody on the cabin
floor.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
CITY NEWS IN sRIEF.

Members OF the Y NJ. q. A. win meet In
ASS citation Hall this evening and have an
en- jo, able time.
The will or James Harding, colo.ed. late
OF this city. was nlod in The flee OF Register
OF Wills Cooch this morni and letters
granted TO Edmund b. Frazer.
-Judae Gruhb has appointed Henry Baird
and John n. Cars~ ell 10 examipe the accounts 3
OF County Comptroller ntaats Receiver or
Taxes ana County Treasurer John T. Dickey.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
The Body Tnken to ssaford.

The body OF George w spieer, Of No
407 Sherman street, was taken to Sesford
this morning, where it will be Inferred
under the auspices of Welooms Lodge,
Junior Order Of United American
Mechanics, OF which be was a member.
He was Injured some time ago BY falling
while engaged ia thinning trees at
Tenth and Lombard.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
AFTER THE MARKET BUTCHERS.


The Law Requires Them TO Make Oath to
Having Fed the Anlmnls Slaughtered.
Penalties for Violation.
The selling of meats in the farmers
and truckers markets Is regulated by
laws both OF the state and the city, al
though for some time the enforcement
has been very As a consequence, all
along King and Madison streets meats
and meat products are exposed
for sale and the business OF the
regular butchers who have stalls In the
market houses. has been practically
ruined With q view OF protecting
themselves and at the same time en-
forcing the law, these men have started
general crusade against the offenders.
and ss q consequences the Municipal
Court will be busy deciding cases Ben
jamiD Miller, who has a stall on Madison
street. and Charles Gebhsrt. William
McCloskey. Frank Miller. Elmer Johnson
aud George Reed, Of King street, are
the frst victims, and their cases will
come up next Wednesday evening.
The laws which govern the sale OF
meat are as follows:
Act OF General Assembly, passed April,
10, 1885. requiring sellers to make oath
before the city clerk, that the COWS, pigs
or sheep were fed on lands Owned OF
occupied by him for at least ninety days
before slsughteriDg nor more than
twelve head OF beef cattle Ia any
twelve consecutive months
Ordinance January 8. 1888, Section 2
providing that such meat must be IN q
good and wholesome condition; and
section II fixing penalty for cutting
meat or placing any bench, block or
stand for the purpose Of cutting such
meats on any Of the eide walks Of the
city.
IL s under these laws that the suits
will be brought'against these meat sellers
The penalty for selling without having
taken the oath Is not less than $50 moi
more than $50. half to 20 to ths informsr
for having taken the oath and then
violating It, not less than $50 nor more
than 500 The foe under the ordinance
Ia 3b
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
n4eetipr orthe nonrd Of Trade.

This evening tbs regular monthly
meeting OF the Board OF Trade will be
held In the rooms. No 605 Market street.
The COMMITTEES on river road will simply
report progress, as the plans are not yet
ready TO give to the public.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
BADLY Ipjured in a ooiIIsIOn.

street last night BY William Bullock. Of
Thirtieth and Market streets. collided
with a coal wagon ct Front and Orange
streets, Both teams were goipg at a
rapid pace and Bullock Was thrown out
on his head He was badly cut and for
awhile WAS unconscious he was taken
at once to the Delaware Hospital where
II was found that his injuries are not
serious though very painful.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
M. Hams Lecturod on the Homo.

In odd Fellows Hall last evening. Rev.
y. d. @. Hanna, with stereopican
showing 1i3 pictures. lectured on The
Ups and Downs Of Home Life About
$50 persons were present and greatly
enjoyed this excellsntly prepared dis
course on a subjest interesting 20 all.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
Ihe Park OommI,aInn Id Nork-

At a meeting OF the Park Commission
i was dedided to print 3 report Of work
covering the past twelve years. A re.
commendation was also sent to City
Council that deeds from William nj
Field and wife for park land be accepted.
The cost TO the board for the wall at
school No "a was 1886 30 A special
meeting will be held at Rockford park
Saturday r - .ssf.t.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
Andltlng Rond Aooounta.

Levy Court did not act upon the bids
for building the dirt road across
Augustine marsh, near Port Penn, at its
meeting this morning 1t devoted the
session to finishing the audit Of the
accounts Of the road commissioners Of
White Clay Creek and Psncader hun
dreds.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
Delaware Lodge a. o. U. ". Elects.

TIE election Of ofiicers OF Delaware
Ledge, A o U W.. held last evening
resulted as follows: b. Fifeld,
past master workman; w. T. Besson,
master workman; s Risely, foreman
d T. Bradford overseer;
p. Prentiss. recorder; w. S
Moore. fnancier; @ P Maroney, rs.
ceiver; w. Mnll guide g. w.
Wells, inside watchman; Il. BArtTam,
outside watchmzn; j. F. Rsece, trustee
j p Luksns. Henry Patterson, Leonard
Kittinger, examining physicians; B F.
BArtram. representative. Of Grand Lodge.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
seven Newlldousee TO co l

Building Inspector Grubb this mornin &
granted a permit to James Tibbert Zoe
the erection of seven two story brick
houses at Ninth avenue aud Dancan
streets Value S.. 600.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05

II is e0tlmsted that this service will
cost from $500 TO 81 600 and Il will be
seen by the above list that nearly onv-half
Of the larger amount has already been
subscribld.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
DolIs for Nothing.

You get q ticket FOR those beautiful
dolls II. you buy candy At Hollis's, 2s7
Market street.
Evening journal., 1895-12-05
Goldsy College Day and Night Students
From 1886 to June 1898

VIII receive ticket for the tenth ami
Versary Christmas entertainment, to be
held soon at the Opera House, by sending
to the college at once on postal card,
their present address