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WILMINGTON, J>|Ei— TMO^BDAY, MARCH 15, 1883.
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PRICE ONTE CENT.
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ianos and organs
At FACTORY PRICES.
„.IIISAVFWPItH CFNI.anil get » BET
S, PIANO or ORGAN by buylri* of V.
Till. U > poiltlT. /.in, no mire
! w III Fell you any
PIANO or ORGAN
,,,ak«, fully warranted, for HO PEK
YenT. {WEAVER than elsewhere.
and Organs Promptly
Tuned and Repaired.
qiKsl INSTRUCTION given in all musical
Instruments.
ianos
r. AVAGNER,
?2ti Market Street.
WILMINGTON, l>KL.
Jah-28
amusements.
HAND OPERA HOUSE,
' MABONIC TEMPLE.
- BENEFIT OF TIIE ORPHANS—
turday Evening, March 17,
Vocal Talent.
I'kof. W kiiman, Director,
[RST REGIMENT RAND,
of Prüf. Ilyatt.
ruder the direct!*
|n\( Kirr COMMKXl K» AT » O'CLOCK.
Admission tickets
•veil si-ats
K. Th
by the payment of 10
w Ä Co'», commencing
. 8 «»'clock a. m.
! ft.
,, Mu
•h inh,
ITHLUJ SALKS.
ICItUC SALE
-OF- .
HEAL ESTATE.
the prein lue»,
•»id at public nalc, o
Saturday, March 17, '83,
8 o'clock, p. in.
'..ok house, NO. 808 MAD
th«- city «if Wilmington, with
i Iront of It) leet on Madison
I«: i> i depth of .»u fret. The house b> IR good
rt. i'entrally located, and could be easily con
ti will bo given and terms made
KET,
[tin.
place aforesal.l by
THOMAS R. I.ALLY.
t<» effect the »ale.
Age
I'BUC SALK
-OK
p Finely Located Building
1 .ots.
m —11 at pt
the Court House, li
MTI KDAY, MARCH 17, 1888,
at 2 o'clock, p. m.
I'liiijt lois. These lots are In a Hue,
•bun, In dose proximity to the
W . WelilIu, Alexander Hart,
I. T. Gann«* and other fl
CharlwH
ne reul
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l'lte I
at Krade,
soon an knock ««I
liankuhle
ow ab«
. . .ish
, tit.' i
»ten, with
payabh
«1 six month-,
iu the whole s«iuare from Fifth
ill"of th«* purchase money lay
red bv mortgage, the balance
niOS. M. OGLE.
in 13-41
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pSTEES' SALE
HEAL ESTATE !
1 r an oni/ r of Orphans' Court, the subncrl
111 ' 11 s» t public auction on
SATl'HDAY, MARCH 17, 1888,
ut 3 o'clock, p. ra.,
r r ' i" 1 -es. «m the Wilmington and Phlla
*" |{lke. about 2q lullen from Wilmlng
iywiii«- hundred, the home farm of
nilllam It. Weldln, «leceaaed, conslbt
with astoue <1 welling house,
... .J other out-huililingH
ilii' .situation is one of the best In the
• i would make a good truck farm
'•»untry home
• i III
liV.rrJ"i'T I ,u i. un ^ l»ltt«*e a lot of marsh laud
r > »'land uf about 6 acres. Terms at Bale.
LORE A EMMONS,
_ Trustees.
FOR SALK,
KENT.—A SPICE MILL
'" FEE roasting establishment, with
a V, ,.!«». " u ' l machinery very com
a «„oil business already established; lo
1 nrst-riass. Apply to
u PEIRCE A COOK.
Seventh and Bhlpiey s treets.
'™Sè''E.-A NICE COMFORTABLE
lilt brick bouse. In the western
in«-Igbt rooms; new roof; goi>«l
filent order and low price;
in 10-fit HKALDACO.
^.|ALEOR RENT.—STORE AND
KLUNG 8. E. cor. Third and Madison
JAMES MONAGHAN,
beeond and JefierstMi.
»In.
;t f
ÖALK.
Acres oi' Standing Timber.
:r ° and adlui ï allr ? aü aud three miles
mber t0 °U» er large and fine tracts
ttarktt""Ïpi"l K !® w th of which Is likewise
ns, et ( . .,i,V r r n p&rtlcul * r »** to location, price,
■-- ~ lf GAZETTE OFFICE.
and MAPLE,
u APPLICATIONS.
^r'tïmvTV.. 1 ' JACOB MESSING,
•• ■ '-urner irifS* of bouse situated at
lr, l»ardori{,V, ,J* nd Monroe streets, In
' . Htat« C n7 Wilmington, county
"'U'Tdiutr^m. . *i. e laware, In comtHlance
ly, In lU of the act8 of the General
•IveL and provided,
•'»rt«7r iî«nî ha , t 2 Hh *U «UW ln writing
| lv«-rvo^th«s5 ®e®slons or the Peace and
'-tie Jouitv ö t at LR f vP elaware * ln and
I» \£g*h ° n MONDAY, the 7th day
« Ucpna.. , 'fie next term of said
iu s.io .. for P 11 *.house as an Inn
tlti«*J ti* "** re1,1 of: Intoxicating liquors
ami » , J'r 0 P, e q l' art ^ to be «Trunk
V,ts I r|*e following respectable elti
the said 'v»P(j recommend
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Pfui
"Pl'lil'Btl,
viz :
M.<
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James O'Neill,
Peter Kelley,
Thus. E. Wler,
Win. H. Gordon,
LewU Hamerer,
John Jutman,
Jos. (tinder,
John J. Mu 111 u,
Daniel W. Mullili,
Frnuk Zimmerman,
P. J. Klllroy,
R. Templeman.
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Jkcon MKWINU.
fpIK GREAT
FOOD FLOUR.
Manufactured by new processes, and contains
all those e«M'iitial rood «'onstltueuts demanded for
the relief *f disorders of the digestive, nervous,
biliary, urinary and rlreulatorv systems, which
are ho ore valent and fetal in tills country, the
natural results of excessive mental and physical
labor, coupled with unpardonable Ifnorauce or
carelessness In regard to all the principles under
lying sustenance of body and preservation of
-SOLD BY
J. J. SMITH
J
FOURTH AND SHIPLEY STS.
TAJU.OKINO.
POPULAR STYLES
—FOR—
1883-SPRING-1883
We now have on exhi
bition all the newest
styles to bfe worn this
season, as published by
the best authority on
Fashion ; also a large
selection of Spring Goods
for Dress, Walking and
Business Suits, also Spring
Overcoats.
We can but remember
and gratefully acknowl
edge our obligation to
those who have so liber
ally supported us in the
past, and promise to the
best of our ability to merit
this coming season a
larger share ot patronage
than ever betöre. .
No trouble to show
goods. Come and see
us. Y ours,
FEUD CA,RS()N,
-MERCHANT TAILOR
No. 515 Market Street.
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FROFKSS/ONAJLi VARUS.
JOHN C. COLE,
NOTARY PUBLIC, AND J USTICE OK THE
•- PEACE. ^
Marin Building, No. 101 West Math «treat Tele
ohone call. - - - --- 8- 1 - 12 -fi
ÏQANIEL
H. FOSTEB,
ATTORN KY-AT-LAW,
ROOM NO. 11 EXCHANGE BUILDING,
(Seventh end Merket street«.)
WILMINGTON. DM*
mys-io
J^RS. J. N. A J. B. HOBENSACK,
Thoee afflicted with the effects of BKLF-ABUBB
MKROUKIALIZATION should not heil Ute
to oansult J. N. A J. IL UOBENBACK of 206 N.
Second street, Philadelphia, either by mall
r erBon, during the hours of 8 a. ra to 2 p.
lo
or by
., aud
lo a p. ra.
Ail vice free.
Whosoever should know his con
dition and the way to improve It should read
"WISDOM IN A NUT-SHELL."
Sen ou receipt « f three-cent b amp.
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J^AURA E ROXBURG,
230 EAST LIBERTY ST.
Can cure all kinds of diseases by laying
hands by the power of electricity.
oi
AND CHRONIC
KMUMilM,««*™
I'M furnish beat of reference.
EASTER ! EASTER !
MARBLED
EGG DYES!
ENTIRELY N KW. V EKY PRETTY.
EASY TO USE.
PEKFKCTLY HARMLESS.
3 Bottles Make
10 Beautiful Marbled Colors.
Z. JAMES BELT,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIST,
Sixth and Market Streets,
DELAWARE.
WILMINGTON,
GRAND UNION HOTEL
[European Plan]
and Restaurant,
OPPOBITE THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPOT,
Wilmington, Delaware.
This hotel is a new building, entirely newly
furnished In a most elegant style, and offers
American an«l German comforts. Refreshments
aud eatables llrst-class at fair prices,
HENRY BLOUTH,
Proprietor.
feb!9-ly-l4
LIGHTNING RODS
PUT UP AND REPAIRED.
Alexander & Wells,
fers. Old tin roofs
new with
Gravel. Tin and Plastic Roo
rc-ceated and made good as
proved Plastic Coating.
49" OFFICE: 111 E. FOURTH 8T.,
Lm
Wilmington, Del.
febll-1-14
KING STREET.
409
Tea! Tea! Spices! Spices!
Coffee ! Coffee ! Roasted !
Roasted at No. 409 King St.
I. DI L LIN.
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Q.REEN TREE HOTEL,
Twenty-second and Market
Sts., Ninth ward.
The Best Wines, Liquors and Cigars and the
Best Beer In the city constantly on hand. Fine
lunches a specialty.
FRED. HAGMAYER,
Proprietor.
tebl*-S-14
«oriojM.
J^OTICE
TO INVESTORS!
Persons having money to in
vest either in small or large
amounts will learn something
to their advantage by applying
to
PEIRCE & COOK,
8. W COR. SEVENTH & SHIPLEY STS.
inll-tr
•VTOTICE—MONEY ALWAYS READY
AN FOR GOOD MORTGAGS» ka[ ij
a-M-at
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■yOTICE.
NXWCASTLK COUNTY, 8.8. i
Thn Stats or Delaware. f
( —— . To the Sheriff of New Castle county,
I l. 8. (Greeting: •
* ' Whereas, Mary H. Brooke by her
petition to the Judges of our Superior Court filed
In the office of the Prothonotary of the aald court,
in and for the county of New Castle, for the cause
of complaint therein alleged has made applica
tion to our said Judges that a decree may ne pro
nounced dlasolvtftg the marriage existing be
tween the petitioner and her hvsband, James 11.
Brooke.
We therefore commandas your predecessor hath
been heretofore commanded, that you summon
w aines B. Brooke so that he be and appear before
lhe judges of our said court, at the next term
thereof, to be held at Wilmington, on Monday,
the fourteenth «lay of May next, to answer tne
allegations of the amid petition, and also to show
cause, If any he bas, why a decree of the said
court should not be made dissolving the marriage
existing between him and the aald petitioner,
according to the Act of Assembly In such case
made and provided, an«L also to do and receive
what the said court shall then and there consider
concerning him In this behalf aa to the court
shall seem meet and consistent with the provi
sions of the said Act of Assembly and have you
then thla writ.
Witness the Hon. Joseph P. Comegys, Esq., at
Wilmington, the fifteenth day of Deo«mber, A.
!>.. eighteen hundred and eighty-two.
Issued Februa * "
W A. MAXWELL, Pro'v.
above It a true copy of the ala. suma. Ne.
1, 1888 , Mary' H. Brooke va. James B.
Libel for Dlvoroe.
The a
1 May
Brooke,
JAMBS MARTIN, Sheriff.
HitERirr'H Omet, Wll. Del., Feb. 1, 1888.
fehfr-lSt, ltuw
yOTICE.
Thomas H. Morrison l
Wm. Morrison, et. al. f
And
In Chancery,
In Partition.
to wit, thin 23tl day of February, A.
D., 1883, It appearing to the Chancellor by the
affidavit of James Martin. Esq., Sheriff of New
Castle county, that John Morrison, Ellen Morri
son, Ellen C. Morrison and William Morrison,
four of the defendants In this cause, have
known place of abode within thin county, and
cannot be swrved with process, aud no appear
ance having been entered for the said John Mor
rison, Ellen Morrison, Ellen C. Morrison
Ullain Morrison at the return of the summons
Issued for them, It Is thereupon, on motion of
John H. Rodney, Esq., solicitor for the peti
tioner, ordered by tne chancellor that the said
John Morrison, Ellen Morrison, Ellen C. Morri
son ana William Morrison do appear before the
Chancellor at Chambers in Dover, on Friday,
March 30th, 188:*, at 11.30 o'clock, a, in..and show
e, If any they have, why partition of the
premises In the petition described should
made according to the prayer thereof,
petition will In* taken pro confesso as to the said
John Morrison, Ellen U. Morrison, Ellen
And the Iteg
S y of this or«
azkttk. a .
for the
Mi.i Ml..
Morrison an«l William Morrison,
later D directed to cause a i
be published In the Daily
paper published Iu Wilmington.
dg. preceding tne said 30th
<l« r to
period
day of
M. HOUHMAN, Reg. C. C.
A Went
f«'l»28-2tw-for 80«!
RMOIBTBWH NO TICKS.
REGISTER'S ORDER.
Register's Ornes.
New Castle Co.. Del., March S, 1883.
Upon the application of Harry Bharpley. A«i
mlnlbtrator or William Hamilton, late of Wil
mington hundred. In said county, deceased,
It Is ordered and directed by the Register
Administrator aforesaid gl
notice of granting of letters of Adminis
tration. upon the estate of the deceased
with the date or granting thereof, by causing
advertisements to be posted within forty days
from the date of such letters In six of the most
public places of the county of New Castle,
requiring all persons having demands against
the estate to present the same, or abide by
of Assembly ln such case made and provided;
and also cause the same to be Inserted within th*i
same period In the Delaware Gazette, a
newspaper published In Wilmington, and tobe
continued therein three weeks, <e. o. d.)
Given under the hand and sealofofflee
L. 8 ) of the Register aforesaid atWUmlngton
—>— > in New Castle county aforesaid, the
day and year above written.
8. C. BIGGB, Register.
I
that the
NOTICE.
All persons having claims against the estate of
the deceased must «resent the same duly attested
to the Administrator
D., 1884, or
case made aud provided.
before March 5, A.
abide the act of Assembly in such
HARRY BHARPLEY.
Administrator.
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Address : Wilmington, Del.*
Trunks and Traveling Bags !
J. A. CONNER,
Reliable Harness and Trunk Manufacturer, has
removed to his
store,
NO. 4 EAST FOURTH 8TREET
where you will find the largest assortment o
Harness, Trunks, Hags, etc., In the city. Ladies
and gentlemen's pocket books and ladles shopping
hags sold at reasonable prices. Prompt attention
Id to repairing trunks and traveling bags.
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P«
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8T1DHAM A SON'S SALES.
The following sales are announced by L.
W. Stidham <& Son :
March *
21. Garrett & Furrey, city.
23. Mrs. Hanes, 226 French street, city.
26. 8111 & Bailey, Red Lion, Pa.
Photographs Reduced
In prices. Fine retouched cabinet« reduced
from $5 per dozen to $3 per dozen. Card
photographs finely retouched, reduced from
§2.50 per dozen to $1.50 per dozen. T. G.
main gallery, 307
gallery, No. 4 East
Third street, where they make a specialty of
tin-types. The only tin-type gallery in the
Holland, photographs
Market street; branch
city.
Cure for Rheumatism.
Those who are afflicted with rheumatism
can be permanently cured by Dr. J. B.
Welch, 503 West street. Different remedies
for dttt'erent forms. Can furnish unques
tionable reference«.
r,n
You can have an accidental
yourself for $5,000, or 25 per week
by applying to J. K. Sutterly, agent. No.
302 Market street. Send or call and get
papers. Office up stairs, open in the
evening.
on
urt,
PERSONAL.
Rt. Rev. Ttiomas A Booker of this city,
lectured before « Urge congregation, last
evening, at St. Paul'alt. C. Church, Dela
ware (Sty.
The funeral of the late Samuel Harlan,
Jr., will take place at 1.80 o'clock Friday
afternoon, from the reaidence of Captain
Willard Thompson, 311 West «treet, Mr.
Harlan's old home.
Edward Mahoney, late maater car builder
of the Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., will In
a short time move to Dayton, Ohio, where
he haa accepted a position aa superintendent
in the car worlu of Barney, Smith and Co.
The marriage of Walter Large, Eaq., an
eminent young lawyer of New York city,
and Misa Amelia Metz, of thla city, took
place at the realdenceof William McCaulley,
006 Market atreet, laat evening, and waa
wltneaaed by only the moet Intimate Mende
of the family.
the
DOVER'S ANGRY DADS.
THE GAS TURNED OFF AND
POLICE DISCHARGED.
SPEAKER BATES OH STATE DEBT.
The City Charter
Before Commit*««—Dover's Town Coun
cil to t>« Asked to Resign
Work of the Legislate
[Special correspondence of the Gazette. ]
Dover, March 15.—The gnarl In which
Dover people became Involved over the bill
to Increase the amount to be raised by the
Town Council from $2,500 to $3,500, which
was Indefinitely postponed in the House on
Tuesday has since then become greatly
tensified. Yesterday President Day, acting
by order ©f the Town Council, which Is
raged that its bill was not passed, turned off
the gas from the street lamps and discharged
the police. Last night the town wan In
darkness, and what little protection the
"police," who are like the Wilmington
force in that they are never seen, gave to
persons and property is gone. There is a
great deal of excitement in town over the
matter, and no one yet seems to know just
what the Legislature ought to do. All
action ou the bill, it will be remembered,was
postponed until the citizens could agree.
A call has been issued, signed by "The
People," for a town meeting to-morrow
night to endeavor to reach some conclusion.
The meetiug will no doubt be like some of
the meetings of Wilmington's City Council,
and a lively aud interesting time Is expected
by disinterested parties. It is stated that an
effort will be made to put through a résolu
tlon calling upon the Town Council to re
sign, and no doubt a rare exhibition will be
afforded.
lu
en
THE STATE DEBT DISCUSSED.
In the House yesterday afternoon Speaker
Bates called Mr. Ferry to the chair, took the
floor and offered the following:
Resolved , That in the opinion of the House it
In undesirable to have the State debt proper re
duced below the amount due to the State upon
the two railroad mortgagee held hy It and that,
after the bonds of the State above that amount
are paid, there should be such reduction of tax
ational* may judiciously bo made to avoid im
posing unnecessary burdens upon the people of
the State to accumulate a surplus which is not
needed.
Resolved , That the Committee
Means be and they are hereby requested to re
port to the House what legislation, if any, is ro
a ulred at the present session respecting the
nances.
Ways and
Mr. Bates stated in the outset of a speech
on the resolution that he had offered it for a
reason which the resolution itself explained.
speaking of the desirability
duclng the debt of the State less than the
amount of the mortgages held by the State
against the J. «& B. and B. & F. railroads
($600,000), which were amply secured, ex
cept as the payment on these mortgages re
duced It. Mr. Bates called attention to the
fact that the certificate ol Indebtedness held
by Delaware College for $83,000 was the
amount received from the general govern
ment for education purposes. He went on
to say that the State holds 1,275 shares of
Farmers Bank stock, the value of which was
given by the State Treasurer at $50 per
share when It was $60; and 20 shares o!
stock of the National Bank of Delaware, tbe
Alter
of not rc
value of wbich-arae m*a/«r $555 per share
than $465, which would make the total value
about $87,000,or $4,000 more than the amount
due Delaware College. A proposition which
might be worth considering would be to take
tbe securities and set apart a trust fund for
Delaware College. This would wipe off the
books a debt of $83,000 aud an asset of $87,
000. There is a bond ot the State held by
the school fund resulting from the sale ol
P., W. <fc B. bonds, which
000. It now occurs, what is to be done for
the schools ? This bond Is fixed to run 23
years from now. It Is a question whether
to increase the bond from which revenue is
derived or to increase the appropriation
from year to year. If the Delaware College
Indebtedness were arranged as suggested
and this school bond paid off the State would
be practically out of debt.
Mr. Bates went on to say that the question
now was what shall we do with the surplus
revenue which will be rolled up in the next
two years? The expenses aud expenditures
of the State should be carefully estimated,
before anythiqg is done in the way of mak
ing appropriations, or in fact before auy
action is taken with reference to matters
affecting the finances of the State. Were it
not for the investments which the State
holds,—notably the $600,000 in J. <& B. and
B. & F. mortgages—he (Mr. Bates) would
be In favor of paying oil the debt as rapidly
as possible. But this generation has done a
great deal in the way of reducing the debt
of the State, (as much as it should), and
we are going on'to give to posterity, not
only a clean balance sheet but the
of railroad mortgages, as well.
Mr. Bates remarks were attentively
listened to and as no member had auy re
marks to make on the subject the resolution
was, by request, laid ou the table.
Inquiry was made as to what had become
of the estimate of probable receipts and ex
penditures which had been asked by resolu
tion of the House of the State Treasurer,
but nothing had been heard of them.
amounts to $25,
,000
DOINGS IN TIIE HOUSE.
The passage of the bill to devote the pro
ceeds of the rotter estate to the free schools
of Kent county, lu the House yesterday,
telegraphed to the Gazette, took place
alter a lively debate. The bill was ably sup
ported by Dr. Watson and Dr. Lewes,.the
former making a lengthy and able argument
in favor of devoting the money received
from the land for educational purposes.
Under the will the money is to be devoted
to the "support, mafntaiuance and educa
tion of the poor of Kent county," and so
far, through mauy years,
lawyers have been able to get auy benefit
from the bequest. It was quite a victory
for Dr. Watson, who introduced the bill.
Other bills were passed as follows : to
change the place for holding the town elec
tion; to increase the term of mayor of New
Castle from the next election from one to
three years; to authorize a new school house
in Delaware City; Senate supplement to the
charter of Lewes; House amendment to the
charter pf the Sussex Midland Railroad
Company (with amendments prohibiting
the crossing of the Junction & Breakwater
tracks, making
mile of Bridgeville and Georgetown and
requiring that the road be commenced
within one year and completed, barring litiga
tion, within three years and be fenced on
both sides;) House amendment to the oyster
law (under a suspension of the rules. Thi6
bill prohibits non-residents from dredging
natural oyster rackß in the Delaware bay.)
Joseph Vaughan petitioned for the enact
ment of a law to enable him to locate cer
tain vacant lands In Little Creek and Broad
kill hundreds, Sussex county, "at the head
of Polk's mill-pond," and George W. Whit
taker, to be transferred from District 79 to
72, Kent county.
The bill to ameud Chapter 60, Revised
ode, In relation to roads to equalize
road taxes, to make the commissioners
pay back to incorporated towns one-half
of the road taxes collected in said towns,
was lost by a vote of 0 to 7.
WHAT THE
one except
the termini within half a
SN AT« DID.
In the Senate bills were introduced aud
read as follows : House bills, to amend
chapter 211, vol. 15, Laws of Delaware,
changing tbe time of dredging for ovsters ;
to repeal chap. 478, vel. 16, Laws of Dela
ware ; by Mr. Cooper repealing
collateral inheritances ; by Mr
for the culture and protection of flab In
Shakespeare's mill pond ; by Speaker
Cooper, to Incorporate the Port Penn
Grange Hall Company, P. of H., No. 9, of
Delaware ; House bills, to amend chap. 154,
vol. Iß, Laws of Delaware ; regulating the
6ale of oleomargarine ; regulating the
salary of the, liquor bailiff of Wllrniugton ;
to incorporate Fidelity Lodge, No. 25,
I. O. O. F., of Frankford ; for a stock law
in school districts Nos. 34, 42 and 52, Sussex
county.
House bills: A supplement to the act in
corporating the public schools of Delaware
city; to amend Chapter 60, Revised Code,
relating to roads; to ameud the charter of
the town of Milford; for the benefit of free
schools of Kent countv (relating to the Pot
ter estate;) to amend the charter of the
Sussex Midland Railroad Company.
The committee of conference appointed by
the Senate to confer with a like commttte in
the House to consider the subject of disa
greement in relation to the Immigration bill
reported that they recommend that the
House recede from their amendment and
concur in the Senate bill with the amend
ments of the Conference Committee.
Bills were introducod as follows: By Mr.
Lewis to Incorporate the Baltimore, Chesa
peake and Delaware Bay Railroad, to divorce
Anuie E. Gibbs from Robert Gibbs; by Mr.
.Jacobs to change the course of a road in
Bro&dklll hundred; by Speaker Bates, pro
posing an amendment to Section 17, Article
of the Constitution, in regard to general
incorporation acts. Senate bills changing
the uame8 of three children and making
them heirs-at-law of their adoptive parents;
amending the charter of tue Rehoboth Beach
Association. House bills, amending Section
Chapter 77, Revised Code, ( relating to
bastardy).
Under a suspension of the rules, the bills
Introduced during the day were read a
second time aud referred.
Mr. Justis gave notice of an amendment
Chapter 477, Volume 15, In relation to
chattel mortgages, and Mr. Comegys of
amendment to the charter of Middletown.
Bills were passed as follows : House bill,
amend Chapter 381, Volume 16, Laws of
Delaware,relating to the Registrar of Deaths
the city ol Wilmington; Senate bill, in
creasing the salary of the Coroner aud
Coroner's physician of New Castle county,
from $800 to $1,000 and from $200 to $400
respectively; Senate bill to amend the
charter of the Rehoboth Beach Association;
House bill to amend Chapter 100, Revised
Code, concerning pleading and practice in
Notice of new bills : By Mr. Betts to
amend Chapter 63, Revised Code; to amend
Chapter 452, Volume 15, Laws of Delaware
(Port Warden's bill); by Mr. Cooper, to
amend Chapter 615, Volume 11, Laws of
Delaware, relating to the 8i!ver Run Marsh
Company.
Messrs. Roe, Cavender and Mustard were
appointed as a conference committee to con
sider the House amendments to the bill in
corporating the Dover Glass Works Com
pany.
the tax on
r. Cavender,
INCREASED REPRESENTATION.
The committee on the subject of increased
representation held a meeting last night,
and after a long discussion concluded to re
port a bill similar to the one drawn by I. C.
Grubb, Esq., to give an increase ©f four or
five members for New Castle county, who
are to be chosen within the limita of the city
of Wilmington. The Senate will be increased
to four members for each county, aud tbe
increase is to be made by constitutional
amendment.
The Committee on Municipal Corpora
tions met yesterday afternoon, and went
over the new charter of the city of Wilming
ton. It will be reported to the House "to
pass on its merits."
AT THE HALL.
Hearinga Before, the Mayor Last Even
ing.
At last evening's session of police court
the prisoners came in pair, the first couple,
James Kothwell and James Atkinson, for
disorderly conduct, were fined $1 and costs
each. James Cannon and John Gibbons,
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct at
Dugan's saloon, yesterday afternoon, were
fiued 50 cents and costs each, the charge of
disorderly conduct not being sustained.
Michael Gllispie, for corner lounging at
Thirteenth and Wilson streets, was fined $2
and costs for the offence. Lizzie Dowlia
found over Market street bridge, lying
iu a ditch by officer Pierson, yesterday after
noon, being very much under the iufluence
of liquor, sne was fluid $5 and costs. Lizzie
has been frequently before His Honor of
lately, charged with the same offence.
Charles White, for an ordinary drunk was
fiued 50 cents and costs.
James O'Brien, who, with two other men
and a woman, created considerable noise
on Market street early this morning, was ar
rested by Officer Cannon after having been
requested to keep quiet. The Mayor fined
him $2. Frederick Silcox, one of the quar
tette, arrested by Officer Vickers, was given
$3 and costs for being very disorderly. Ed
ward 8tar, the third fellow, was fined $1.
with a
very homely phiz, was found drunk along
the railroad early this morning. He asked
to be excused upon the ground that he was
well acquainted with the Mayor. $1 and
costs.
Emma Smith, who smiled aud toyed with
the feather on her bonnet as she sat in tbe
dock, was found along the railroad very
drunk last evening. She
the payment of 50 cents and costs.
LEVY COURT.
Yesterday Afternoon's Nesslon—Constables
Re-elected.
At the yesterday afternoon session of the
Levy Court the constables, bridge tenders
and others elected on Friday last were re
elected, the law requiring the re-election
of all these officers unless they are b nded
within five days after their appointment.
Only five having complied with this pro
vision the rest had to be re-elected. The
committee appointed to examine the ac
counts of the collectors of Appoauinlmink
hundred reported an error list of $76,349.43
for the year 1882. Mr. Mahaffy contended
that the list contained a number of errors
that should have been reported in 1881.
Messrs. Taylor and Roth well said that this
was caused by tbe death of the two collec
tors for that hundred soon after they had
and that the present collec
tor had not sufficient time to present his list
last March. The whole matter was finally
deferred, and court adjourned at 4.30 until
10 o'clock this morning.
Temperance Lecture by Mrs. Barnes.
Mrs. F. J. Barnes- of New York, superin
tendent of the younr women's work of the
National W. C. T. U., delivered a very in
teresting address in the lecture room of the
West Presbyterian Church last evening. The
subject of her remarks was the influence,
personal and social, which should be brought
to bear on thç temperance question. She
6poke about three-quarters of au hour and
was listened to with marked attention.
Rev. A. N. Keigwin, who presided, made a
few remarks, praising the work of the Y.
W. C. T. U. of this city in establishing a
free library and other benevolent institu
tions. At a close of the meottng a large
number of active workers joined the asso
ciation,making the membership about 50.
On Her Trial Trip.
The steamer S. M. Felton started on her
trial trip this morning. She has lately been
overhauled and reupholatered.
John Magarity,a middle-aged
released on
been a
VERT UNEXPECTED.
Captain Nutt's Murderer Acquitted—A Dis
satisfied Community.
Uniontown, March 14.—It would not be
possible to describe the indignation that
reigns iu Uniontown at this moment. Nich
olas Lyman Dukes, member-elect of the
State Legislature, has just l>een declared by
12 Jurors tobe not guilty of the murder of
which public sentiment has convicted him.
The jury retired at 4.80o'clock in the alter
noou, after hearing from the Court
such a charge as seemed to reuder
acquittal Impossible. They were out about
three hours and a-lialf.
At nearly 8 o'clock Judge Wilson was
seen pussing hurriedly along the street
the direction of the court house
accompanied by » t'pstave. He was
soon followed by an exalted crowd, which,
hen the bell rant;, was swelled almost, to a
great rabble. When silence was partially
restored the jury filed in aud the frivolous
expression on some of their faces betokened
the nature ot their verdict. They niareherl
into their seats. Dukes entered the room
company with his counsel, his stepfather
and Sheriff Hoover. His face wore the
same stolid look that has marked his v
duet throughout the trial, lie arose, faced
the jury, and to the question of the clerk,
Foreman McIntyre answered, "Not guilty/'
The clerk had made a little error In pu t
tiug the question, and the foreman, seeming
haste to announce the verdict, uttered
the word "not" before he noticed the mis
take. He then paused till the clerk put
the corrected question, and then uttered the
words "Not guilty." The crowd in the
court room were so shocked that silence en
sued for a short time aud then an effort was
made to give some kiud oi expression to
their feelings, but they were, with difficulty,
restrained by the officers. Dukes sat down
with great composure.
Judge Wilson loolnd amazed at. the an
nouncement of the verdict. He said;
"Gentlemen of the jury: I suppose the
verdict that you have rendered is one that
you thought you should render under your
oaths, but it Is one that gives dissatisfaction
the Court, because we thought the evi
dence was sufficient to justify you iu render
lug a different verdict. If you have com
mitted au error, it is one that we cannot
avoid, but can only express our condemna
tion of it In this mild way. The prisoner is
discharged."
After the Judge's speech, and when the
crowd had scattered to the 6treet, the indig
nation grew terrific, aud an excited mob at
once started toward the Court House, where
Dukes was in charge of the Sheriff, earn ing
stuffed rfflgy of the late prisoner. They
also bore the jury In effigy, aud violence was
for a time expected. Dukes remained under
guard of Sheriff Hoover while the crowd
next proceeded to the McClelland House, a
few doors from the scene of murder. Here
they Joined ln ßlnglng "Hang Dukes'body
a sour apple tree."' It seemed as though
everyone in the town was on the street, and
one knew what an hour would bring
forth.
It is said a motion will be made in Court
the morning to expel Dukes from the bar
Fayette county. Miss Nutt was visited
a reporter this evening and it was found
that her grief was bearing heavily upon her.
The charges made by Dukes as to her condi
tion are utterly false. This fact makes the
charges all the more infamous.
During the night Üi,e following circular,
signed by prominent citizens, was posted
throughout the town : .
Citizens ;of Fayette county who are iu
favor of sustaining the character of the
county before the civilized world are invited
assemble at post office corner, Uniontown
7 o'clock, p. m., on Thursday, 15th in
stant, to express their indignation at the
outrageous verdict acquitting the assassin
Captain A. C. Nutt. Let the world know
that the law-abiding citizens oi this county
are shocked and horrified, and their
feeling outraged by the verdict.
Many Citizens.
An Kdltor Degrades His Profession.
Braddock, Pa., March 14.—Yesterday
afternoon a rather unusual prize fight
occurred between two well-known residents
of this borough. Some time ago an article
appeared iu the Braddock Timen reflecting
somewhat upon the character of Josh
McCune, a blacksmith. McCuue called the
editor of the paper, Harry Elsenbeis, to ac
count for the publication, but it was found
Impossible to settle the controversy without
resort to a physical struggle. The*two men,
therefore, concluded to enter the squared
cirele. Fifteen rounds were fought and
both were severely punished. The princi
pals have found it uecessary to secrete them
selves, in order to be out of the reach of the
law. The mill was witnessed by a number
of those who delight in exhibitions of this
kind, and, laying aside personal preferences,
seemed to be a case of " let the best man
win." The best man in this case proved to
be the editor. Both were badly hurt.
Weather Promised To-Day.
A centre of disturbance moved eastward
over the lake regions and British provinces
early yesterday and is now advancing to
ward the New England coast line. The
barometer is above the mean throughout all
the other districts, but there are indications
that the disturbance over the Gulf of Mexico
will move northward during the next 24
hours. Rain Is reported from the Gulf and
some sections of the central valleys. Else
where fair weather prevailed. The tempera
ture rose, except in the Northwest, where a
fall is in progress. Brisk to fresh winds
blew over the lake regions. In the other
sections of the country they were from fresh
to light. The weather In New York and Its
vicinity to-day will be warm and hazy or
partly cloudy, possibly with light showers,
followed by clearing and lower temperature.
To-morrow promises to bo slightly colder
aud hazy.
LOCAL LACONICS.
The United Friends of America will give
an entertainment in the Odd Fellows' Hall,
this evening.
The work of overhauling aod renovating
the cars of the Frout street line Is rapidly
uearlng completion.
A number of Wilmiuetonians went to
West Chester yesterday to attend the funeral
of Colonel W. Harvey Brown.
St. Paul's R. C. Church, Delaware City,
has recently been refitted at a cost of $500.
Rev. Father Rebman has charge.
A new arch will be built over the boiler
of the City Mills to-day. The Worthington
pump will consequently shut down.
The final rehearsal of the Philharmonic
orchestra last evening preparatory to their
concert on Wednesday next was entirely
satisfactory.
The Gem Theatre, at the corner of Fifth
and Waluut streets, Lillie Landis, p o
prietor, will be opened to-night with a
variety entertainment.
A boy named J«»hn Lynch, aged 14 years,
with a mallet
•e & Co., but
was yesterday hit in the eye
at the works of Bowers, Di
not seriously hurt.
A married man uamed A. Bently, living
in this city, was arrested yesterday on a
warrant sworn out by Bertha E. Ford of
New Castle, before Frank P. Richardson,
charging him with seduction.
A telegram from Johu C. Freund, editor
of Munie and Drama , New York,says that a
woman traveling under the name of "Helen
Bancroft" and booked for this city, is a
a fraud. She waa uever booked here, how
•ver.
DR. SNITCHER IIEARRI
HE DOES MOT INTEND TO DIS
OBEY THE LAW.
HIS CASE BEFORE THE MAYOR,
The First Case
Report 8
Reserved
a Refusal
Properly
mall-pox Cases-A Decision
for the Present.
Dr. H. C. SiL eher was before the Mayor
tin.-, morning, rharjed with the v olatlon of
>r.liuam:e iWui -ling ti.e health of the
, a warnnl having be n issued for him
yesterday at the ins ta -ice of the Board of
Health.
K. B. Frazef, Secretary of the Board of
lleilfh, t cm,i tied
an
, , , loll'*». : Dr. H. C.
bultMior. it ri-uiiUi ami jiraKticfiig physi
cian of this city, frequently infuses to report
to lire Board <Jt Health t-a-.-a of cmall-pox in
the manner land form regulated he clly
ordinance. .Here is one j.howlng a paper |
which I consider an Insult. Here is
another iu wh.eii lie eaiia a colored
an Ethiopl
date
persou
. 1 here is still another wiih no
He told me wouldn't act
as secretary of the Board, and we propose to
see if there is, any virtue in the law. Two
weeks ago when the matter was brought be
fore the Board of Health they instructed me
to bring the ir|atter before the Mayor. lam
only acting als secretary of the Board of
Health.
J. H. llofiecker, Jr. Esq., who repre
sented Dr. Sniteller, asked that his client
be allowed to Inake a statement aud explain
matters. The Doctor then stated : "On one
occasion I was called to
Tatnall street).
anything.
see a case at 816
I there lound a colored
woman suffering from suiall-pox aud de
lirious. The family with whom she was
living kuew nothlug of her, and could
name, age,
information.
not tell br
other
give
or
any
hail found lier) In the street siek and taken
her iu; aud wanted her sent to the hospital.
I drove out of mv way, defining it best for
the health of the city,to inform the Board of
Health, Toiil the ooy in charge of the
office about the ease. The womau was badly
brokeu out, alid I had no other knowledge
of her other than that I returned. I did nut
ask how long, she had been there, and the
womau of the house did not know her
name.
" This case (picking up a paper aud read
lug It) I was called upon to see iu the even
ing. I had liu blanks, and used the word
Ethiopian to deserthe the mau's race, in
stead ol using the 'Squire's term of ' nigger.'
I have no disposition to interfere with the
mandates of the Board of Healtli. When 1
go down In the lower part of the city,
among people 1 do not know, I occasionally
Und a case j« small pox. I have no blank's
with me, and, make a memorandum of the
and hand It lu. I forget names. I do
not intend to go back to my office, make a
second visit and do the work of the Board
lu getting the pedigree of families.
"The last ease I found In a third story.
I had no paper or pencil aud wrote the
port as a mail would In a hurry. 1 had
intention to violate the ordinance. I pur
pose giving jjust sufficient Information to
6end the patient to the hospital. It was
getting late when the man Thompson called
on me, {and my office was «lied with
patients. I would not
to come inside
but made him stay
and talked lo blui out. there.
I went to the bouse, (313 Christiana street,
and saw the colored child, Willie Harris,
aged 14, got where he was born, and other
points."
Mr. Hoffecke.r—"That covers the whole
ground."
Dr. Su idler—"The report was made
within 13 hours after it was seen. I wrote
the notice between 10 and 11 o'clock yes
terday morning. I had not then been
served with a process, and first knew that
there
They
re
allow him
among the people,
In the yard
Afterward
o)ie about 1.30. My report
6ent iu aud returned to me."
A. E. Jones, a young man iu the employ
of Dr. 8uit(|her, stated that at about 11.30
he received a paper from Dr. Snitcher aud
told to leave it with Registrar Frazer. The
Registrar glanced over it, aud said he was to
take it back. He did not see the doctor
then until between 2 pnd 3 o'clock. The
witness had also another paper which he had
handed to the Registrar, and he "thinks it
was a bill of $10 for reporting the
hand."
James Stewart, a lad, janitor of the Board
of Health office, stated that he had
gone to Dr. Snitcher to have a blank
properly filled out, when the Doctor de
clared, "by the eternal heaveus I will not.
to 'Squire Frazer or any oue
W08
case
port a e
else."
Dr. Snithher then explained that his
blanks would always get mislaid or lost aud
that he did not suppose the notices should
be on any particular paper to make them
legal. "In rçgard to the man coming to
my office,"! he continued, "Squire Frazer
had taken the occasion to write me an im
pudent note, sayiog that he would have me
before the Mayor." The doctor declared
that he waft too busy to fill out the blanks.
Secretary Frazer stated, in reply to a
question from the Mayor, that he had re
ceived about 90 blanks properly filled in by
other physicians, and that the Mayor him
self, as a physician, had frequently, late at
night, reported cases aud took hall an hour
so as to be careful and have the required re
port propei'ly filled out. All the physicians,
with the exception of Snitcher, hail
fully complied with the law.
Mr. llon'ecker, in addressing the Mayor,
thought that the whole animus of the
matter, so far as he was able to discern, was
not so much that the law had beeu disobeyed
as it was that Dr. Snitcher had offended the
dignity of Squire Frazer, and had refused to
respond to the mandates ofthat gentleman.
He thought the Doctor had complied with
the law. There was no law in regard to
r gulattog the health of the city, in which it
was shown that Dr. Snitcher
any physician had to
Squire Frazer. The
done all he could iu cases which he had
reported, lie did not think it would have
been right to have filled up the blanks by
guessworlk just because the law said they
were to be filled. It would not be right to
falsely make statements. There was, he
thought, Only one case, of those complained
of, not fully explained, and that was wheu
the points needed could not be bad.
The law does not require printed
blanks, and there was no prooi
that the Doctor had not reported his
ses within 18 hours. A report of the
Christiana street case was made oefore the
warrant \^as served. Whether or not the
doctor's report suited the dignity of 'Squire
Frazer had nothing to do with the matter.
In the Judgment of the speaker there bad
been no violation. He could understand
why a physician, in active practice, would
not want to carry a lot of blanks around
with him, A dismissal was th *reupon asked
in the cafte.
The Mayor remarked tbit Dr. Snitcher
had, in his statement, unfortunately for
himself, icmarkcd that he
pleased in regard to fulfilling the
demauds of the Board of Health. The case
would nbt be dismissed, but the decision
would Iki reserved.
I H
pay court to
accused had
roui* l «lo
he
bit i arv
Public Sale.
Thorny U. Lalley, agent to effect the sale,
will sell at public sale, March 17, at 3
o'clock, the house and lot No. 608 Madison
street.