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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
PECULIaR SPORT.
How Hungarians Fish In the bitches Near
New Castle.


New Castle.
A novel sight which can be witnessed
almost daily is Hungarians fishing in
the dyke near the railorad above New
Castle. About 10 or l2 men with a
small piece OF net about feet long
wade Into the stream, one man at each
end ard on back of the net. The others
get 10 front of 1t and all hands move
together. When they close up there Is
a great time trying to capture the fish,
most Of which are German carp. On
Saturday last the men secured % fine
fish and on Monday they captured but
nine, one of which measured 81 inches
in length and was about four inches in
thickness. The men who go after the
fish divest themselves OF all clothing
save an undergsrment, and they jump
about when the fish strike them.
Several fish have been caught in
their hands, and when cornered carp
have been seen to jump out Of the
water and over the shoulders OF the
would-be fishermen. One man cap.
tured u large catfish with his hand and
was cut, but be managed to hold on to
the fish and threw ID ashore to one of
his companions. Many persons have
been enjoying the sport of seeing them
fish. II is expected that the authori.
ties will take steps to prohibit the men
diyesting themselves OF their clothing
on account of the traffic on the rail.
road tracks.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
THREE PEOPLE MURDERED
Capt. and Mrs, Nash and Officer Ban
berry Killed at Sea.
WERE SLAIN WHILE THEY SLEPT
The Victims Chopped to Death
With Axes.

Halifax, N. s., July 2l. The bark.
entine Herbert Fuller, Cant. Nash.
from Boston, July 3d, for Rosario, nut
into Halifax this morning, flying the
stars and stripes at half-mast with
black flag Immediately beneath. This
is the signal for "mutiny on board -
When the Fuller was boarded it was
learned that murder bad been added to
mutiny and that Capt. Nash, bis wife
and Second Officer Banberry had been
killed in their hunks while asleep
The murders had been committed with
an axe. The rooms in which the VIC
Tins lay were covered with blood, show
Ing that a severe struggle had taken
place, and the bodies were horribly
mutilated. The cook, Jonathan Sheere
OF Rosario, suspected the mate, Thomas
Brown, and succeeded In placing him
In irons, and he afterwards ironed the
man who was at the wheel when the
murder was committed. XII
Upon the arrival OF the vessel all on
board, including Frank Monch of Bos-
ton, who was a passenger, were placed
under arrest. The United States CON
sui has talegraphed to Washington for
instructions, pending the receipt OF
which he has epjoined all connected
with the affair 10 maintain the strict
est silence. s
In view of these conditions it is diff
cult to obtain further facts. but It ap-
pears that the murder was committed
at 2 a. M, July 18th. Capt. Nash and
his wife were in their respective sleep.
lpg apartments and Banherry was in
bis, which was separated from those
OF Capt. Nash and his wife by the
room occupied by Monch. 1t was the
first officers watch. When all was
quiet on board and those below were
soundly sleeping the murderers crawIed
aft to the cabin and descended, and,
with axes, chopped their victims to
death. The affair became known not
long afterwards. Then the cook.
negro, who had shipped at Rosario, =
became suspicious Of Mate Thomas
Brown, a Nova Scotian, but natural.
lied American, and Brown was placed
10 irons. Tho man who was at the
wheel when the murder was committed
was also put in irons and the ship was
then headed for Halifax.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
DR.. Hnlhurd Annlnndsn.

In the course of his sermon at Ocean
Grove on Sunday the Rev. Merritt Hui.
burd of this city, said, as reported by
the New York Sun; 1--WE bave some
times achieved victories that were too
costly. because dishonorable. 1t were
better for people and parties to go down
with colors flying than have the ship
of state sailed by pirate crew on the
sea OF Reputation and anarchy The
thousands in the audience saw the
application to the present political
crisis and cheered the continent. This
ives done in spite OF the fact that no
applause is permitted on the grounds
during Sunday services. DR.. Hulhurd
was one Of the speakers at the National
Deaconesses' convention Tuesday.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
PHILADELPHIA AfFAIRs.

Charming Bingham has been ap-
pointed o national hank examiner to
succeed James I. Harrity, resigned,
Richard Greenwood, OF the firm of r.
Greenwood & Bault. proprietors of the
Globe dye works. Frankford, is dead.
John w, Mohler, a letter. carrier at
tached to the Spring Garden station,
committed suicide by hanging Mon.
day.
George +. Walshire, 10 years old, ran
in front OF Pennsylvania railroad
train while playing ball at Taeony And
was killed.
A pair OF horses attached to W. NJ.
Hoffner's wagon backed into the Della
ware river at Shackamason street and
were drowned.
Thieves broke open the safe in the
store of Samuel Laes' Sons, Eighth
street dry goods merchants, apd stole
5000 In cash and iewelry valued at $3.50.
Jonathan Carpenter. colored, Tues.
day swallowed some tablets prescribed
by physician for his mother and died
soon after.
Henry W. Holloway, SO years old, of
the Arm of johnson, Holloway & Co.,
patont medicines, died Tuesday OF in
luries received while learning TO ride
bicycle.
The Rev. G. NJ. Afford, assistant
pastor OF Olivet Presbyterian Church,
has been called to the pastorate Of the
Westminster Church, Broad and Fitz-
water streets.
The Citizens Permanent Relief As.
ISOLATION has appropriated 81, 800 for
the widows and orphans of victims Of
the Pittston disaster and s200 to An
sufferers by the tornado at Amber
Plans have been completed for the
new passenger station OF The PennsyI,
vania Railroad Co. at Germantown
Junction, which will be finished. it is
expected, before the close of the year,
The receiver of the Keystone Ma.
tional Bank was authorized by the
United States court Tuesday to com.
promiee the stoek assessment claim Of
s15, 600 against the Spring Lake Beach
Improvement Co. for 81, 600. vt
CarIna Frote. who claimed he was
acting In self-defence when he pushed
John Denninger In front OF a street
car, the injuries resulting in death,
was committed Tuesday by the corr
ouer to await the action Of the grand
Jury.
The superior court yesterday sus-
tanned the action Of the court OF oyer
and terminer in suspending William A.
Shoemaker from his office Of attorney
for one year, because of unprofessional
conduct in connection with the Holmes
murder trial.
The will OF John Corr, saloon
keeper, whose estate is valued at up
wards Of $500, 900, was admitted to
probate Friday. More than $50, 900
is bequeathed in trust to relatives,
after whose death it will be divided
among various charitable Institutions
of the Catholic church.
Executions on Judgment notes
amounting to s35, 265 were issued
on Friday against Henry S. Smith,
individually, and trading as the His
torical Publishing Co. Mr.. Smith !;
made an assignment for the benefit Of
creditors. He places his assets at
$500, 600 and his liabilitiea at S125, 600. :,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
rAhUsBLE noes kILIEp.
Animals on the Bringhurst Farm Attacked
by Rabid Canine.

Animals on the BrinRhurst Farm Attacked
by a Rabid Canine.
People living in the lower part Of
Brandywine hundred are agitated over
the actions of q strange mad dog which
appeared in their midst on Monday.
The animal has been killed, but Just
what damage he has done 10 not
known.
On Monday a strange dog, which was
evidently suffering with rabies, made
Its appearance on tho Bringhurst farm.
II evidently went from this city, as 1t
was seen going out the Philadelphia
turnpike by a person who was coming
In to the city.
1t is not known how many dogs It
attacked along the road, but as soon
as it struck the Bringhurst property it
went about among Mr.. bringhurst's g
dogs swapping and biting them. As
soon as it's strange actions were de.
tected 1t was killed by Robert MoCor.
mick, who Is employed ON the farm.
But the brute had already done con-
siderable damage, and there was no
telling but that all of Mr.. Bringh urst's
valuable CANNES were afflicted as q re-
suit Of being bitten. They were closely
watched. and ~ some showed symp
toms Of the dread disease, DR.. Paxson
OF this city was sent for Tuesday. He
went out to the farm aud chloroformed
all of Mr.. Bringhurst's dogs, five in
number, and one cat which was sup
posed to have been bitten also. The
death OF the dogs was quite loss, but
the only thing 10 do was to have them
killed.
DIR. Paxson made a post .mortem OK.
animation Of some of the animals and
the Investigation proved beyond q
doubt that the suspicious Of the owner
were correct, and bad not all of the
dogs heeu killed they might have
spread the disease in very short time.
just where the dog thar made all Of
the trouble came from originally is not
known, but several farmers in the
vicinity of tho Bringhurst premi ises
are keeping close watch on their Ca
nines. as possibly some OF them may
have been attacked by the mad dog.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
DoYEh.


spsoial corrsspandonoe u Gazette and Journal
Dover, July go. Mrs Eliza Stevens,
mother-in.law OF j. Frank A lice, died
at Camden Thursday afternoon. She
had been suffering from paralysis a
long time.
The funeral OF Mrs. George. Paris
took place Friday afternoon. The Rev.
Mr.. Miller, former pastor of the First
Baptist Church. conducted the ser.
vices.
A lad named Shannon, who resides
at Magnolia, met with a horrible
accident near Camden Friday after
noon. He fell from wagon loaded
with bricks and the wheels passed over
his body,
J. NJ. Cannon has been awarded the
contract for the brick work and plas-
tering OF church for the colored
people OF Milford. His bid was
81, 6S4. 25
Contractor Alonzo Clifton is making
good headway with the culvert bridge
across the st. Jones creek at the Cow
gill farm. He has removed the old
bridge and Is driving the piling for the
new one,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
wilmington Markets,

The local wholesale quotations ro-
ported by Thomas N. Stayton are as
follows: Peaches plentiful, 90 to go
cents per basket; apples, 50 to so centa
corn, 30 to 40 cents; tomatoes, % to
80 cents; onions; 80 cents; Lima
beans, so to 60 cents; bananas, 81. 25
to Sl.75 per bunch; lemons, 50. 25 tn
90 per box; oranges, 50, 90 per 100
white potatoes, rs cents to 81 25 per
barrel sweet potatoes, s4 to "a. 80 per
barrel cabbage, 25 to 40 cents per bar
rel; chickens, II 10 ID cents per pound /;
eggs. IL cents per dozen blackbsrries,
4 to 6 cents per quart; huckleberries,
B to cents per quart.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE J(

striped petticoats and killed dresses.
With their red cheeks and dark eyes
they reminded us of ''Loss of the
DfUrbervilleso and her companions.
a group of Highland cattle on the
hillside, amid the bracken and whinn,
make 9 picture--shaggy creatures OF
all colors, cream, tawpy, red and
brown, the leader usually black MS a
coal and majestic as king, marching
heavily, with sense OF his own dig.
nifty and might quite out Of proper
tion TO his size. A. s.
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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
MIDDEETO Wy.

special corrsspondencso Gazette and journal
Middletown, July 20. While John
Derickson, who resides at the Manor,
was returning from town Friday even.
ing, accompanied by bis wife and
daughter, bis team struck on embank-
ment and upset, The party escaped
injury. 7
The funeral OF Miss Gussie Dunping,
who died at the Presbyterian Hospital,
Philadelphia. Friuay, took place this
afternoon. Services were held in Mid
dletown Methodist Church, the Rev.
]. 1. Wood officiating. Interment was
made in Forest cemetery. Miss Dun
ming was sister of ex- Postmaster
Dunning.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
Tho ooncnrd rnrnpIke.

The Wilmington a Great Valley
Turnpike Co., which owns the Con-
cord turnpike, ut its quarterly meeting,
declared dividend OF 80 cents share.
The pike was reported In fair con-
dition. Extensive improvements TO
the road are In contemplation, Some
Of tho proposed improvements may be
completed between now aud the open
ing of the Brandywine Summit camp
meetipg. N.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
A Colorea BOY Shot.

Charles +, Case, young colored lad
living on Klund street. Thursday night
accidentally shot Serick King, aged IL
years, also colored OF No. Decatur
street, in the left breast The injured
lad was taken to the Office of DIR. Bar
rett, and afterwsrd to the Delaware
Hospital, where 1t was found that the
wound was serious. The ball was To-
Gated in the left lung near the heart.
The accident happsned while crowd
Of boys we're examining revolver at
Sixth and Penn streets. Case was ar
rested and ia held to await the result
of Kings injury.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
BUTCHERED BY 4 WOMxR.
a Man and Woman Decapitnted and CHI
dreu Slnshed.

Huntington W. Va, July 2o.--A.
]. Gall and Nettie Call. his daughter,
were killed this morning in shanty
buat six miles east Of here.
Lollie Call will also die and several
children arc at the point Of death.
Eta Robbins is in Jail, accused Of
the murder. She used double bit axe.
Call and tho daughter who is dead
have their heads severed and all the
childran are slasbod in a horrible man
ner. .tot#
One woman leaped into the river and
thus saved her life.
Great excitement prevails. No cause
for the crime Ia assigned. ~
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
Body Identified.

The body found floating in the Della
ware river near Hollyoak on Sunday
was identified Tuesday as that Of
James F. Reynolds of Lewes, who fell
off barge near Chester last Friday
night. The young mans father identi-
fed the remains. The body will prob
ably be taken to Lewes for burial.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
One Fell Overheard,

Albert Macklem, Thomas Heating,
Samuel Heating. John Heating, John
Behringer and Daniel O'Byrne went
grabbing at Pigeon Point on Monday.
Behringer fell overheard, but was
rescued by his companions.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
Extensive Street Work for Newport.

Town Commissioners Miller, Killgore
and Connolly of Newport Tuesday,
awarded the contract to Michael Dono.
hoe of this city to furnish about 4, 900
feet OF curb. The old wooden curbs
will be removed About sl0, 900 is to
be expended in street work. The con.
tract is to begin at once.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
Departure Of tho Do.

The yacht Do, Ce2tain Payne, ownsr
and master, Of Chicago. ILL.,, which
has been overhaulej at the yards of
the Harlan & Holliogsworth Co.. left
Tuesday for New York via the inland
passage. Captain Payne has made some
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
DESTRUCTION OF A TOWN.

Malvern, Ark, Destroyed by Fire Sup
posed Incendiaries.
Malvern, Ark, July IS. The entire
town was destroyed by fire this morn.
ing. Only three houses remain stand
Ing. The loss will aggregate e400, 900.
The fire was of incendiary origin.
Four men, supposed TO be incendiaries,
are under arrest.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
R,na,r,nranoa,.

The fishing steamer, Active which
ran into wreck in the bay short
time ago, has been hauled out on the
marine railway at the shipyard OF the
Epoch Moore g. Sons Co. A new shoe
will be placed on the vessel to replace
the one lost. Ge
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
MUST REMAIN m JAIL.

Refusal OF Governor Watson to Pardon
the Single Takers Arrested at Dover.
Dover, July 2l.-Gov. Watson, to-
day, refused TO pardon the Single
Takers who were arrested here last
Saturday night on the charge OF in
citing to riot by gathering crowds in
the streets.
The men are In Jail, serving sentence
OF 80 days. Imprisonment.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
Launch of a Bont.

Work is progressing on the steam
barge in course of construction at the
yard of the jackson & Sharp Co. The
vessel is being planked and ceiled.
The launch viii take place about the
first of September.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
Another Race Traol,

The keystone Racing Association is
negotiating for the purchase of
property naar the Iron Hill track,
whore races may he held at the end of
the Iron Hill meet
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
Delaware Commandery.

Delaware Commandery, X. @. E.,
which was recently organized in this
city, will meet in the Lang Building
every Wednesday evening.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
Fine cantaloupes.

W. ". Sommers Of Pepnsville
brought the first load of canraloupes
from New Jersey to Wilmington on
Tuesday. They we're Of the Jenny
Lind variety and fine favored.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
DRY In the Lower Part Of the county,

The lower part OF New Castle county
did not get much of Tuesdays rain.
Farmers in that shction are complain
ing of the dry weather.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
Bridces Aeross the Race.

Superintendent of Parks Leisen has
commenced work Oh the bridges which
will CROSS the South long race at the
streets which enter Brandywine Park.
They will be rustic and quite at
tractive,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
To Race at Tioga.

The following Wilmington wheelmen
are entered for the Tioga races next
Saturday afternoon; G. B, JACK, j. L.
CLARK, Jr., and ]. Lee Hspley. s.laaer !.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
stock aud Fixtures SOLD.

Sheriff Gillis Tuesday sold the
stock and fixtures Of Sylvester Glib
ney's grocery store, No. ia Frapklin
street, to Medford H. Cahoon, attor-
ney, for 1925. ...----..-
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
DO You Want A Tonice
Take Horsford,s Acid Phosphate.

NNHN NAUFufVFu . zfutU FffuhpHHIes
DR.. W. ], Norfolk, Chicopee Falls. Mass.
says; Il have used 1t as a tonic and stimu.
liant with success. 1 always keep IL in the
house for my own use."
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23

Diamond Match Co.'s Heavy Loss.
The main storage house of the Dia-
mond Match Co., in Chicago, was
burned TUESDAY, Loss, SIC, goo. a.
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The Horror. of Leech breeding.

Certain spectators some years ago
made artificial swamps on the banks Of
the Garonne and filed the swamps with
leeches. To DC profitable these leeches
must multiply themselves by millions. To
do this they must be literally supplied
with food To thus supply them the
Bordelais spectators buy up all the old
and wornout horses Of the province and
drive or drag these horses into the
swamps, which are subdiyided by wooden
compartments SO placed that when these
unhappy animals have been forced into
the mud there is no escape for them.
The leeches fasten on them instantly by
thousands. The horse is in few mo
ments black with crawling creatures. The
blood suckers fix themselves most of all
on the open wounds and gals that these
poor horses have incurred in their many
years of service
The frantic terror of the poor animals is
indescribable, as, bleeding from all their
most sensitive parts, they try vainly TO
shake of the leeches, but are at last sucked
down into the noxious shines and seen no
more. Nearly 20, 900 horses-aged, inhrm,
weak from overwork, starving and ia
tigued-are said To be sacrificed annually
in this way at Bordeaux. Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-20

Lowell's best poetic utterance is general
ly felt to mark our highest achievement in
verse hitherto, but his poems are uneven,
in the artistic sense often unfinished.
Some of them indeed were prematurely
printed before the vein Of thought had
worked itself out. Longfellow has pro
duced far greater mass of faultiess verses,
though they arc all in less lofty keys than
1.-THE Cathedral and the Memorial
Ode" 1t is not incredible, then, that the
call of patriotism has indeed deprived us
of our rareso poet unuttered master song
Certainly of Lowell, the writer, far more
than of any contemporary, it is constantly
said, and said by those who knew him best,
the man was far greater than all the me
MORALS he has left of himself. They do
not adequately reveal his genins. If there
was indeed such sacrifice of his highest
literary attainment, the more precious and
memorable for us all should be the costly
lesson Of his life.-William Cranston in
Lippincott's.
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A Fatal Root.
JEROME JACoUIN.

One day last summer Thomas Horton
was passing through a piece of cleared
land near Binghamton, \. T., when he
was bitten 10y rattlesnake. The reptile
was shedding its skin, and therefore In its
most venomous condition. The serpent 5
fangs had penetrated the cowhide boot,
and 1t was easily killed Horton took off
his boots, and his wife gave them to Ma
poleon Meeker, negro who worked on
an adjoining farm. He wore them and
died, Archibald Hooker, nephew OF the
dead man, wore them As hours, and he
also died in great agony. The boots next
passed into the possession Of an old trap
per. The second day he wore them he was
attacked with "A pain in his leg His ex
perience told him 10 was the result of rat.
tlesnake poisoning He applied remedy
In time and recovered. on examining
the boot leg he found small point of a
piece Of hone imbeddod in the hide. IL
was the fang Of the rattlcsnase. placed In
such a way that on drawing out the foot
the fang which curved upward, would
not injure it, but on putting the bool on
II would be almost impossible TO escape a
slight scratch from the poison covered
tooth
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PROBITE ORDER.

STATE OF MICHIGAN County of Ionia. So
- At session of the Probate court for the
County OF lonia, held at the Probate office in
city OF Iona, on Friday the 3lst day OF Janu
airy, IN the year one thousand eight hundred
ana ninety six
Present; A. Milan Wilett, Judge of Probate
In the matter OF the estate OF Michael
Weter, deceased
On reading and filing the petition duly veri
ned, OF Emellne X. Weter praying that admin
lstIaton OF sald estate may he granted TO her
self or some other suitable person
Thereupon il is ordered that Friday the
18TH day OF February next, AT one O. clock in
the afternoon, be assigned for the hearing ~
said petition, and that the heirs at law. and All
other persons interested in said estate are re-
CURED 10 appear az a session or said court then
70 be holden M the Probate Office i'm said conn
", ana show cause. II any there be why the
prayer OF the petitioner should not be granted
And II Is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said
estate, Of the pendency OF said petition and the
nearing thereof by causing a copy OF this or,ler
10 be published IN the BELDING BANNER n
newspaper printed and circulated in said coun.
~ OF lonia, three successive weeks preyious n
said day Of hearing
GA true copyD A. MILAN WIIIETT
judge OF probafe