Evening journal., 1916-08-09
OLD PIRSFOUND
IN CONIAL COLUMN
Tell Plans TO Entertain
Geal Jackson in 1888
in Wilmington
CONDUCTED
DER STATEC CONTROL


,ial to THE EVENING JOURNAL !
swARK, Del, Aug. 9.-Nailed to
inside of one of the large colon /
columns that have stood at the
trance to the Old Dormitory build
IL. Delaware College, since the
uilding was erected in 1888, and
which were taken down last week
Dean f. Laurence Smith found VII
mington and Boston newspapers OF
more than ordinary interest All OF
these papers were issued during the
spring and summer of 1888, and al
though SO years old, they are in eX-
ceilent state of preservation. The pa
pers being inside were protected
against the weather at all times.
The Wilmington papers were TWO
issues of the Delaware Gazette ana
American Waterman dated June Z
and August TO- This was a weekly
paper. published in Wilmington on
FRIDAYS by John Newton Harker ON
each paper the name A. j. Jones Isl
written in ink on the front page The
paper is four pages Of six columns
each
All the papers. both of Wilmington
and Boston. are fairly well filled with
politics. showing that the game was
lust as interesting those days as il
Is now. President Andrew Jackson
was inaugurated for his second term
In March of that year and an issue of
the Boston Investigator of March g.,
contains President Jackson's lnaug-
ural address. Which it was stated had
mst been received by steamboat mail.
Other Boston newspapers that were
found include tie Boston Daily Globe
of April 1: the Trumpet and Univer-
salist Magazine Of August 10, week
"; and two issus of the New England
Palladium a seni-weekly of May 81
and June A. Th slavery question was
becoming very acute even at that time
and anti-slaveV was advocated in the
BOSTON papes. The Bunker Hill
Monument ha not been completed
and in seveAl issues appeals are
made TO ciNens Of Boston and the
state for flnds with which to COM
nlete the Jonument Murder cases
received o much attention in the
nublic pres apparently then as they
do now most of the Boston pa
ners had everal columns of the trial
Of the RI. e. X. Avery, who was ac-
united I the murder Of Sarah Maria
Cornell,.n Providence. This case evil
IDENTIFY ttracted national attention.
as II ireferred to in the Wilmington
papers
The had shark scares then as we'll
a. NO. as one Of the Boston papers
n n q ahOmf
1argswhite shark that had bitten off
the gg Of a young woman while she
wadn bathing A ballon ascension
of Mr.. Durant. made in New York,
in une. 1888, takes up a column in
arssue of the Wilmington paper.
wilmington Entertains President
ackSOn.
In the issue Of the Gazette and
atchman of June Z. 1888. there ap-
,ars an invitation sent to President
Rckson. by the citizens Of Whining
on. inviting him to stop in Whining
on on his prospective tour north, and
the Presidents answer, both of which
are interesting. II is explained in a
story Of the citizens meeting which
sent the invitation, that both the
Presidents friends and opponents
signed the invitation, which follows:
Wilmington. Del, May 2S, 1888.
To Andrew Jackson. President Of the
United States.
Sir:-"The undersigned having
been appointed, at a public meeting
of the citizens Of this place. a COM
mittee for that purpose, hereby beg
leave respectfully to tender you an
invitation to visit the city in the
course of your contemplated tour to
the North. either going or returning
as may suit your convenience, com
fort and previous arrangements.
Fully sensible Of the debt Of graft
tude due from every American, for
the invaluable services rendered ouI
common and beloved country. in
times of difficulty and danger, we are
all anxious to have it in our power
to pay personal tribute of respect
to him by whom it is so justly mer.
tied. And feeling pleased in being
the organ through which this invita-.
ton is communicated we remain
most respectfully. your obejient hum
Bile servants.
Signed, ]. Gilpin. ]. Gordon H
Whiteley. J. P. Garresche. j. f
Vaughan, d. c. Wilson. A. McBeth
w. R. Sellars. Allan Thomson. Johr
McClurg, William Seal, ]. Candy, ]
]. Milligan. Lee Pussy and ]. Price.
President Jacksons answer, which
was dated at Washington, June
1888, is addressed to Richard Fl
Bayard. chairman of the committee
and follows:
Gentlemen:-"Before the receipt o
your Kind invitation on behalf Of thu
citizens of Wilmington, I had made
arrangements to leave this place OF
the 9Th inst, and to reach Philadelphi;
in one day from Baltimore, on the Sth