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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
TRUSTEES or THE INSANE.
Contracts Awarded at "a Meeting Held OF
Thursday Morning.

Thursday Morning.
This trustees of the State Insane Hos
pital met on Thursday at Farnhurst.
Bids we're opened for supplying coal, ice
and butter for the ensuing seven
months. The contracts were awarded
as follows: Coal, the Charles Warner
Co., at 81. III per ton; ice, Joseph II.
King OF New Castle, at $3.50 for the
session; butter, George l.. Townsend
Of Odessa, at q cents per pound.
There were several bidders in each case.
Hubert Cassidy, contractor for the
new building, nude application to hayo
his brother, John j. Cassidy, admitted
in the contract with him, in order to
have one of tho partners on the ground
all the time while the work was going
on. The matter was referred TO Archi-
tect Carswell and Attorney Hilles.
Mr.. Carswell was allowed 5000 on his
account.
Superintendent HanclSer reported
that the population at the institution
numbers li5 males and l07 females /;
four males were admitted, one was dis
charged and one male and one female
died during the month.
Thomas Eaton and John Delaney,
attendants, resigned; g. W. Kane, fire,
man, and William Hutchinson, attend
ant, were dismissed for violations Of
the rules. Edward 4. Joues had been
employed as attendant and George
Kelly as fireman.
The application of Joseph Jenkins,
who desired to bid on the steam heat
ing for the new building, was referred
to Architect Carswell Contractor Cas-
6idy and Attorney Hilles.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Rum and snir,,s

Amos Brinton has found an old ac-
count book in the loft of the Court
House. The book, which is long and
narrow, dates back to 1867, and shows
the effect of age. Mr.. Brinton in
looking over the book noticed clergy
mans account which contained some
interesting items. The account was
that Of the Rev. Mr.. Ross and the year
was l7G9 Early in July the Clergyman
is charged with ono quart Of spirits; !;
on the 10th one-half gallon Of spirits;
llth, one quart of rum; 18th, one.
half gallon Of spirits; 2lst, two quarts
spirits one quart Of rum and one quart
OF vine, 1t appears that tho rum was
eight pense quart, and the spirits two
shilllngs, four and half pence aalf
gallon.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
The DECENTRALIZATION cnac.

The trouble between County Tax
Collector John A. Cloayerof st. Georges
hundred and Joshua Clayton over the
fact that the collector Lad permitted
a negro who was assessed oply for dog
tax TO pay the tax when thn money had
been given him to pay a poll tax with
was settled before Justice A. n. Sut
ton af 81. Georges on Wednesday. After
hearing evidence of the abusive IAN
guGge used by Clayton towards the col
iector the magistrate imposed upon
Clayton a fine of IS and costs amnpnt,
ing to s22.;;ii and held him in Sl00 bail
to keep the peace.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
STARTED AWESTERN TOWN.

The First building in the City of Ida. Mimi,
Put up by IA Former wiimingtonian.
Edwin Hirst has received letter
from John Wright, now resident OF
Ida, Mimi, who left this city for the
West 26 years ago. Mr.. Wright while
here was member of the Improved
Order of Red Men and other societies,
and in the letter he requests Mr.. Hirst
to convey his best regards to all of his
old friends in this city.
Mr.. Wright is 66 years of age, but is
yet hale and hearty, as is also his wife.
When he resided in this city he was
employed on the p, w. & B. railroad
He left Wilmington in 1870, and went
with his family to New Orleans, where
he remained for two years. At the ex-
piration OF that time he went to Min
nesota, all the while following rail-
roading. When he first went to St.
Paul, which was in May, 1872, he was
employed on the st. Paul & Pacific
railroad. He remained on the road
until the fall of 1873, but on account of
financial difficulties in which the COM
pany was involved he took up home-
stead claim of 160 acres in Norman
county, MINI.
Mr.. Wright and his family had been
on lnelr new claim Dut rev years
when they started the town of Ida.
When he built his residence there were
only seven white people in the county.
Now the city of Ida alone has popu-
lation of 5000, and contains five
churches, one school house, which
cost $4,000; five grain elevators, two
banks, several grist mills and many
stores and business houses Ida Is the
county seat and Mr.. Wright, it's
founder, is very proud of the live
Western city which it now is.
Norman county, and in fact all OF
that portion Of Minnesota, is great
grain country. From the city of Ida
alone 500, 900 bushels of wheat were
shipped last year.
Other towns in the county are Hal
stead, Henderson, Lee and Twin Valley,
all of which do large grain business.
The entire business has grown from
nothing since railroad was run
through the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright have son and
daughter, both of whom are married
and live in Minneapolis. One daugh-
ter, aged 10 years, died three years ago.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
nonornd nt nnrYnrll.

@. P. Miller Rumford, son of Horny
p. Rumford. cashier of the Central
Bank, has again carried off the fret
prize at the exhibit of tho Harvard
Camera Club of Harvard University
where he is in his third year. Mr..
Rumford has won prize each ysar for
photographs exhibited by him. The
collection which he entered this year
comprised pictures OF scenes from the
Brandywine and from the vicinity of
Beverly, N. J. MIR. Rumford has also
been elected leader of tho "Pierian, +"
large musical club at Harvard.
He is a member of Grace Orchestra of
this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09

cause the water on top of the bed to
pass off downward, carrying out with
II the major portion of the deposit.
BY dividing the bed into compartments
the water may be allowed to pass up
ward or filtering in one compartment
while it Is passing off or washing the
other compartment In flood times the
bed would clog up too rapidly for re-
moval of the deposit by the above pro-
cess. AT such times an additional
source Of washout, placed in zone of
principal deposit, ia brought into ac.
tion. This additional washout consists
of two-inch pipes placed II inches
apart with one line of one tenth inch
holes on opposite sides of pipe and
etaggard one TO the other. Pressure
water Is introduced into these pipes at
same time water is passing off bed
through washout gates, SO increasing
the downward flow of the water as to
quickly remove all deposit below centre
line OF pipes. When the deposit has
been carried UP into the sand, above
centre line of pipes pressure air intro.
duced into the pipe system will force
air up through the bed at the same
time as water is passing downward off
bed, causing securing and washing
out of the whole bed, relieving and re
newing same. Tho water first passes
up through freshly washed bed; it
contains scum, &c., making it undesir-
able to pass into the pure water duct:
by the surface washout gates, level
with the top of the sand, the product
of the bed is passed of into the wash.
out duct until potable.
The Wilmington beds are each 20 feet
by 62l2 feet, with iiltnring surface of
l,250 square feet to each bed, or a
total of $500 square feet. and is de-
signed to handle $500, 600 gallons of
water per "a hours. This washout
water il is said will not exceed three
and one.third per cent of waste.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
OYSTER PLANTING sEAsos.
A. u. Ainscow Gives Some Interesting Fac,
- CnnGar.a tl.4. I.i....I..a

Concerning tho Bivalve.
The oyster planting season in the
Delaware bay opened on Wednesday.
Local varieties of oysters are scarce
and many planting oysters will be
brought from tho Chesapeake bay.
Allen Ii. Ainscow talked upon the
subject with reporter of The Gazette
on Thursday. He said that the local
varieties have been scarce for years,
and now there are so many more oyster
men. Chesapeake oysters are used for
planting and oysters are also brought
from Virginia and from as far south as
North Carolina. They are brought hero
and planted in the spring, and by the
next fall are pretty good oysters. BY
that time they are mostly Gulings, .
with some primes. y A bushel of
oysters in the spring will increase to
three bushels in the fall. The oysters
that are allowed to remain for more
than one year will become primes, but
it is dangerous to allow them to remain
for that time, because they may be
covered by sand.
The oysters used in this city have
come largely from the Maurice River
Cove, Delaware bay, on the New Jersey
shore, above Cape May. This great
oyster district extends for about 40
miles along the Jersey shore. The
oysters from the Jersey shore are better
than those from the Delaware side.
One reason for this may be in tho pro
lection afforded by the cove from
northeastern storms. In that district
300 or 400 boats IRE at work with an
average crew of perhaps five or six
mon. Oysters are shipped by boat and
by train. This city uses, in Mr.. Ain
scow's estimation, 100, 600 TO 500. 600,
oysters week. This is nothing like
the number used in Philadelphia, Mr..
Ainscow estimating that Philadelphia
uses as many in a day as Wilmington
does in a month.
The quality Of oysters is now very
fine, and better than since fall. Mr..
Ainscow says that it is a mistake that
oysters arc better in winter. They arc
better in the fail and spring.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09

not as to the qualification of mem
Der, but was whether tho Senate of
Delaware was on May 9th composed of
eight or nine members. II contend, 7"
he said, THAT the Sepate of Delaware
was composed OF only eight members
during tho time MIR. Watson was
Governor. =" After this remarkable
statement the following amusing colo.
guy occurred;
Mr.. George" Give me the Consti-
tuition of the State and we will see. -
Mr.. Mitchell" Read it all. -
Mr.. George-"l will read enough to
refute every statement the Senator
from Oregon has made. There is no
use of beating a man after you have
ruined him.
Mr. Mitchell-"R Remember, during
the time ----"
Mr.. George" During the time
Well, we will SEQ what the Constitu-
tion says, and if you can find where il
says during the time I'll give up.
Mr.. George then read from the Con
stitution There shall be seven repre-
sentatives chosen in each county. .
There are three counties in the State, "
he said. "Three times seven are twenty
one. There shall be three Senators
chosen in each county. Three times
three are nine. Nine Senators That
is what the Constitution of the State
says. Three times three are nine. The
Senator from Oregon says three times
three are eight"
Amid great laughter, in which Mr..
Mitchell himself joined, he. said, II
think that is cvading the question. -
To which Mr.. George replied that
everything was evading the question in
the Constitution, which did not suit
the Senator.
Mr.. George argued at length on the
rights of the State Legislature, ridi-
cnling the 'ahsurdities" contended the
claimant. He pointed out the danger
OF establishing precedent which
might he very disastrous in the future,
and in closing said that he had proved
conclusively that the Senate could not
seat Col. du Pont, first, BECAUSE the
Senate could not inquire into the
qualifications of MIR. Watson; and
second, because Mr.. Watson was i
member of the State Senate on May
9th and was entitled TO vote for United
States Senator, and his vote was legal.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
A Kenlnrknhl. I.s,,e.

In little dark room in the sub base
ment of the State, War and Navy De-
partment building in Washington
are stored many Of the relics connected
with the assassination of President
Lincoln. These include the fatal bullet,
the many pistols and daggers carried
by the different conspirators, Booths
boot that was cut from his broken leg
by DIR. Mudd, his diary, with its the
atrical statements and its many errors
of fact, and the little compass that was
used to guide his flight. These relics
are not open to public inspection, and
probably have not been seen by more
than 100 persons during the 30 years
they have been in possession of the
government. BY special permission Of
Secretary of War Lamont, tho relics
have, for the first time, been photo.
graphed for use in the Century maea.
zine. They will accompany an article
in the April number on Tho -Four
Lincoln Conspiracies, " by Victor Louis
Mason, an attache of the War Depart
ment. The portraits Of the consnira-
tors were made from plates now in the
possession of Gen. Albert Ordway.
BY the latter's permission the author
had the on ly set Of photographs ever
struck oil from the negatives.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Ttow,s Thist

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
tor any, ease n Gatarrh that cannot becurad
by ltall's Catarrh cure
+. J. CHENEY 4 co.. 1oledo.u.
We the UNDERSIGNED. have known + i
Cheney tor the hast Is years, and believe
HIM perfectly honorable iii all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any Obligations made by their firm.
West \ lruax, Wholesale Druggists
d9lefio, o.: Na!ding kinuau a. Marvin,
wholesale Druggists. folca!a o.
liali Catarrh Gnre is taken internally.
actlhs directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system TESTIMONIALS free
Sold bS al druggists. Price, 75G. per bottle.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Could Not TnKe the Bonds.

The Sinking Fund Commissioners,
Learning e 1nnpSqy 6uGS that s5o Il h.. 4 bd Ms
S25, 900 worth of tho new city bonds,
was not responsible party. and could
not take the bonds, they were awarded
tu the Equitable Guarantee and Trust
Go. Otho Nowland, one of the Sink
ing Fund Commissioners stated yes
terday that in the future bidders will
be required to put up a forfeit.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Judgment Ni,st Re I,aih-

In the United States circuit court
Thursday afternoon Judge Wales
handed down an opinion on the nett
tion of Lydia G. Plummer who prayed
for an order on the Girard Life and
Trust Co., receiver of the Wilmington
Dental Manufacturing Co., requiring
them to pay to her S3, 400. O2, part of a
Judgment obtained in the superior
court. The court decided that the
money must be paid.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Death of a somerset Farmer.

Pocomoke City, April 2.-Peter j.
Carver, prominent farmer of Somer-
set county, died unexpectedly of heart
failure this morning. He had just fin
ished giving his farm laborers instruc-
tions as to their days duty when he
expired. He was 70 years old, and
father of the late Constable Edward
Carver, who was murdered about two
years ago at the store of Charles Miller,
in Somerset county, by negroes, who
are now serving life sentence in the
penitentiary for the crime.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
unnr,,,.rs or ~. ,o,,.,,,,,.

Mrs. George Il. Raymond Of Smyrna
has hren appointed organizing agent
OF tho Daughters If the Rcyulution for
the Stale Of Delaware, All who think
they are ineal descendants from an
ancestor who participated III the Reyo.
lutionary war, Ec. and would like TO
become member will communicate
with her.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
suicide of II Victim of Hydrophobia.

Friend, Neb, April 3. = Richard
Ringer, local merchant was bitten
was supposed TO be severe case OF
grip, To-day physicians agreed it was
a case of hydropbobia The victim
seized razor when he heard the dag
nosls and almost severed his head from
his body before any one could inter
fere, dying at once.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Basr-haiiat Deln,yo,.,,tx.

The Chester baseball club. which
gives promise Of Icing unusuptly strong
thls year, viii play its first game Of
the season with the Delaware City Club
40 Delaware City an April 18TH. On
The following Saturday the Delaware
City Club will play in hester.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Dover Tenln on neok.

Manager Walker of the Dover base,
ball club has announced that the team
will be in the field again this season
and that it will be made up of about
the same players as last year, with
tho exception that Zearfoss will not be
with them. Clark will remain with
the clI1h
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Am nnern nnnsn nlnnk nnstrdvell.

Saratoga, N. ", April 3. The Opera
House block was damaged by fire and
water to day to the extent of $50, 600
partly insured.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Entertainments at Isreels's M,il.

Tho young people of Green Hill
Church are preparing for an entertain
ment which will be given in Breck s
Mill on Friday evening, April 18th.
One of the features will be fan drill.
The proceeds will be for the benefit Of
the church,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
New Music.

Will NJ. S. Brown Thursday returned
to Publisher John II. Ellis of Washing
ton tho corrected proof sheets of his
new mass in II flat major. 1t is highly
spoken OF by those who have heard it,
as is also Mr.. Browns mixed quartet,
"Come, Oh, Come, Where Fancy Bids, "
which is now on the press of John
Church g. CO., of Cincinnati.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
I.nsines, lI,nnne

y. FORD tuN, ior several years mana
ger OF Hearbprn's piano stores in this
@lN has succeeded Mr.. Dearborn aa
proprietor of Tho satae. The establish
ment a. present is located in the Opera
it3nse hulialHg, Nos. SO and ~
Market street.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Hlecary q SON Awarded n CIaim.

Megary & Son brought suit before
Magistrate Kelley against the manage.
ment of the Bijou Theatre to recover
$50 for carpet furnished The suit was
heard Thursday and the plaintiff was
awarded the full amount. An appeal
will be taken by Horace G. Knowles,
counsel for the defendant.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
4 Wv pnsinlaniln-

The Local mail carriers have issued
small postal guide, which contains i
great deal of Valuable local and general
postal information III addition III
winch are q portrait If Col. Moore,
WFtmaater and rat If lie new Fol
efIl building.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
A s.r,o,,s Fall.

Henry Boyer, colored, residing at No.
los Townsend street, fell from tho
story of ii building ut Kentmere
Thursday and sustained fractured
arm and hip. He was taken to the
Delawaro ILoepitaI for treatment.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
kveddtns Announcement.

Invitations are out for the wedding
Of Miss Isabella A. Derickson, dRugh
ter of DIR. Jacob Derickson, TO Andrew
~ Sanborn, 10 take place at No SOP
West street, at noon on Thursday,
April 10th. reception will follow
tine ceremony.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
MITCHELL IN DEEP WATER
Gray gives Him Hard Questions
to Consider.
THE FINISH OF GEORGES SPEECH
du Points Senatorial Claim En-
tirely Disproved.

Senator George Shows Clearly That Acting
Governor Hatson's Right to Vote for sena-
tor Was Undonbted-AIr. Mitchell Given
Some Questions That He Found Very
Hard to Answer.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Isirn nt New Gns,Ir.

A fire occurred in st. Peters Catho.
lie Church at New Castle Thursday,
through the dropping of a candle
by one of the altar boys. The flame
caught INTO tho drapery causing loss
Of 5l25
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09

A cancer was Thursday removed from
the lip of David r, Bush by Drs Frank
X. and Joseph II. Smith.
Cos. A and O will probably have
base bail teams in the field during the
coming season.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
ool,is,oni, the Bay.

The schooners Matte L. Ford and
Philip Ford collided in the Delaware
bay Thursday afternoon, and Capt.
Henry Walen of tho former vessel was
knocked overheard, but was rescued.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Elected aItir..,,r

William ID, MuHpM Jr, of the firm
n 9nigley 4 Mul II this city, has
hle@n elected p dire rof the Wholesale
G.forers Assaciat 4r Pennsylvania,
New Jersey AND bIEaro.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09

William Ii. pierson, Jr., is a candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
coroner OF New Castle county.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
AttheLnw Iihrnrr

Amos Brinton took charge Of the law
library in the Court House "Wednesday
New shelves will be put in the libraby
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09

John Kelley of this city was sent to
the House of Correction in Philadel-
phia Thursday for vagrancy.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
To visit chester.

Jefferson Council. o. U. A. NJ, will
pay fraternal visit to Crozier Council
of Chester on Saturday evening.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09

Magaie Ale1Rnlai flied on wednes
DAY, az her home no, 1911 French
street, aged Cd yoars,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
G. A. R. APPOINTMENTS.
rhe oficiai i.ist Announced by Cominun-
der Norton Friday Morning.

der Norton Friday Morning.
Department Commander Norton oi
tho Z, A. II. of Delaware, has com.
pleted his appointments for the ensuing
year. They are as follows:
Assistant Adjutant General, w. S.
Byron, Post No. 80; Assistant Quarter
master General, Ellwood Craig, Post
No. 2; Department Inspector, William
Kelly, DR., Post No. 9; Judge Advocate,
Charles Combs, No. /; Chief Muster
ing Officer, William III. Blake, Post
No. l3; Chief of Staff and Senior Aid
de- Camp james w. Agnew, Post No. %
Committees have been appointed as
follows:
Gen. Thomas A. Smyth's monument
p. ID. Commander, Samuel Lewis,
Post No j Z. d. Commander Daniel
Ross, Post No. /; p. ID. Commander
p b. Ayars, Poat No. 9: p. z. Com
mander IL. w. Palmer, Postl No. 13 !;
p Z. Commander James w. Agnew,
Post No. 23
Soldiers Home-P. d. Commander
2. B. Ayars, Post No. 9; p. d. Com
mander Daniel Ross, Post No. /; p.
T. Commander Moses We'll, Post No. 90.
Tomb stones - William Kelly, Jr.,
Post No. 3: Jacob Slifer, Post No. l |;
James M. Bahtham, Post No. 13.
transportation to National Encamp-
ment-Assistan Adjutant General w.
S. Byron, Post No. 90; T. d. Com
mander s. Lewis, Post No. | n. ID. Com.
mander p b. Ayars, Post No. 2; p. p.
}. w. Agnew, Post No. 80; p. ID. Com
mander j. s. Litzenberg, PostlNo. q
Investigation = L. ID. Commander
Daniel Ross, Post No. 1; 2. P. Com
mander Edward Dalby, Post No. S
Assistant Quartermaster General Ell
wood Craig, Post No. 3
Aides-de- Camp on the staff of the
Department Commander have been se
lected as follows: Peter Overdeer, Post
l; William II. Bentz, Post 2; William
III johnson, Post 2 Thomas S. CLARK,
Post B; Noah Gray, Post A; Ira Lunt,
Post D; William Screen, Post 6; Henry
Abbott, Post z: William GaIlaher,
Post s; j. W. Worrell, Post o; L. w.
Palmer, Post 13; Harry Vandegrift,
Post IA; John IL. Hobbs, Post 16; S.
II. Hazard, Post II; John g. Wilson,
Post is; Alexander Simpson, Post 10 /;
J. q. Wilson, Post %; James @. Nor
ton, Post %; Luke Richards, Post "a
Cyrus W. Cannon, Pest 25; S. Robin
son, Post 90; Robert Laws, Post 81
James X. Adams, Post %.
Assistant inspections Robert Liddell,
Post /; Linsey Pierce, Post 9; William
+. Willis, Post 3 |. X. Walker, Post
4 A. M, Hizar, Post 8; Adam Wilson,
Post 8; Spencer Hitch, Post Z; r H.
Williams, Post 8; William Vansant,
Post 3; James NJ. Bantham, Post 13
W. II. Eccles, Post IA; William ID.
Cannon, Post l6; G. II. Linis, Post II
John 9. Short, Post IS: j. G. Peck
ham, Post 49,; G. Nj. Stanger. Post %
]. 7. Alexander, Post %; Albert Wei
don, Post "a; William L. Carpenter,
Post %; ]. W. Truitt, Post 26; Samuel
Black, Post 27; George Young, Post 2S.
Tho appointments arc attested by W.
S. Byron, assistant Acknowledgement.