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WILMINGTON, DEL., MONDAY. AUGUST 13, 1888.
NO. 72 .
ONE CENT.
AMUSEMENTS.
PEACH FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD
at Lincoln Street Chapel, near Delaware
avenu* 1 , on Thursday
A
uianei. nvar noinwarr
„„ . Friday and Saturday
•venin»« of this week. Fruit, ic* cream and
fancy article« for sale. Proceeds for chain* 1
expense«. _
N OUR NATIVE HEATH."
PERFECTED PICTURES OF WESTERN
LIFE KV INDORSED PARTICIPANTS
OF PAST HISTORY IN
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Buffalo Bill's (Col. W. F. Cody)
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WILDWEST.
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THE RESULT OF A LIFE'» EXPERIENCE.
GENTLEMAN'S DRIVING PARK,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
COMMENCING AUGUST 13.
EVERY AFTERNOON AT 3 O'CLOCK,
RAIN OR SHINE.
( heap and easy acre»« with comfort assured.
Six thousand free, shaded scats. Six thousand
reserved seats. Rearrangement of grounds,
guaranteeing all perfect view and increased
enjoyment. All street ears and 'busses to Kim
and Helmont avenues its usual. Heading rail
road to Belmont.
Pennsylvania railroad new special rapid
transit route. New station tWynuefre-d) at
ground«. Round trip, fare and admission, (V>
Special excursion tickets from all
Pejmsylvania railroad stations In suburban
towns, including admission.
Sec small bills ami station agents.
GENERAL ADMISSION. «X .; OIllLD*N,2r»c.
NO STREET PARADE.
•ent».
KXCUHSIONH.
j£'APE MAY
VIA
THE WILMINGTONt&JNORTHERN R. R.
AND
HTEAMER
REPUBLIC.
On and after JnneAS train« will leave
FOOT OF FRENCH STREET
At H.46 a. ra. daily (except Sunday), on Sunday
at tt a. m.,to comufct with »learner at Delaware
River Pier.
Kelnmin» the train will leave the pier on
arrival of »t45araer.
FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP.
$i.no
NOTIG KS.
X'OTKJB.—DELAWARE STATE FAIR
.N Catalogues can 1» had at the counting
rooms of the Evening Jocknai -
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State oh Delaware.
Treasury Department,
New Castle, Delaware.
All person» who are liable to pay a »tato tax
for the manufacture of spirituous and alco
holic- liquor« for the year IMHO and 18H7, a»
required hy Section 6, Chapter 384, Vol. 10,
Law» of Delaware, are hereby notified to settle
«t once or the matter will be placed in the
hands of tho attorney -»encrai.
WILLIAM HERBERT,
State Treasurer.
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TAXPAYERS TAKE NOTICE. CITY
AND SCHOOL TAXES FOR 1S8H.
The undersigned, receiver* of taxes for the
city of Wilmington, will lx* at No. 10 Kasl
Mix'thstreet* between Market and King street*,
during the month of July, ItMM, between the
hours of 9 and Li in the morning, and from
:i to 8 in the afternoon for the purpose of re
ceiving taxon. On all taxes paid during July
there will be a reduction of five cento on every
dollar, and all taxe» paid on and after the lirst
day ef August shall he payable without a
reduction as afo r es ai d; and all taxes unpaid i
by the lirat day of September, «hall Ik» in-,
crowned try the addition of five i>or centum on j
the amount thereof. MOODY' '
Receiver Northern district? including all north
of .Sixit. street* I
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MARTIN J. MEALY.
Receiver Southern district, including all south
of Sixth street.
-totick riFMOTRATtr STATF UON
N YENTlON By ordJr of the DemoFrotte
Kxecnlivcttommitt.-e of Delaware,aStateUon
omixtsed of sixty delegat»*« from each
county will 1st held at Dover on TUEHDAY .
Anglist iS». IH8». at 13 o'clock, ra.. for the pur
iKwc of selecting three Presidential electors,
being one from each county, and also for the
purpose of select!ng a canilitlate for the oftlc»'
Representative in the Fifty-first C ongress,
' ' Démocratie Cen
vention
of the United Htales; and the Democratic Cen
tral Committee of the several counties are
requested to issue calls directing the Demo
cratic voters of each hnndred and election
district, in the respective counties, to assemble
the purposeref selecting the delegates to the
Democratic Mate C onvention to which they
are respectively entitled.
Tlie l'thcer- holding liie primary elections
in the several hundreds and election districts
»re re»]hesUsl to prepare two certificates of
election ef delegates, one to he forwarded to
the chairman of the State Central Committee
immediately after the election, the other to be
given the sue» cssftil delegate nr delegates.
JOHN P. SAU iJsBUUY,Chairman.
P. A. Hohtv, Secretary.
at the usual place of holding such meeting for
M AN TO
at vac» aud collect. Apply 701 Market
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HKI.P WANTED.
r E W1HH TO EMPLOY A FEWSALES
men to soli our goods by sample to tlie
wholesah and retail trade of all the leading
cities ami towns. We are the largest mami
faoturers of our line in tlie country. .Send two
cents in steni|*s for full particular- No is»s
tiils anew« »id. CENTENNIAL M'F'O CU..
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W ANTED. A YOUNG MAN A*T YKR
▼ ▼ frvr"«. 407 Shipley »treot, to aHHtot in the
salezroom» and make bin
lir ANTED. AN ENERGETIC
self UHeful.
•treet.
DRESSMAKING.
n liESHMA KIN
atH»!* W. Seventh street. Cuttiu» done
by UrauKht: lit fnianmtiHHl.
IN ALL ITS BRACHES
HOARDING.
WANTED. GENTLEMEN ItOAKDEHS;
* ▼ als«» lable boarder». No. 649 Orange
street.
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" 1 L 'W IM.TON. DEL.
GREAT BARGAINS!
large Stock to Select From.
Parlor Suites.
Chamber Suite«, T pieces, hard
wochI fini-h.
Wardrobe»...
Baby Carriage».
I keep all kind* of
.. .$£>.00 up.
. 18.00 up.
7.50 up.
. 7.00 up.
FURNITURE,
BEDDING,
STOVES, Etc.
THOMAS GRINSELL,
o Ä". and Saturday evenings till !
9.3U o'clock.
PENNIES AND SMALL. CHANGE CAN
BE HAD AT THE COUNTING ROOM OF
THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Larry Jerome is Dead.
A Painless End After Two
Days of Unconsciousness.
ONE OF NEW YOKE'S FAMOUS MEN.
Witty, Big Hearted, Charitable, and a
Universal Favorite — An Enthusiastic
Sporting Man—Well Known at tlie|Clubs.
A Sketch of His Eventful Career.
Suaron, Conn., Aug. 13.—Larry Jerome
died at Century cottage yesterday about
noon, in his 69th year. Ha became uncon
scious Friday, and remained in that condi
tion until his death. He passed peacefully
away, and his last hours wore probably un
attended by pnin.
His son, William Travers Jerome, and his
wife, besides other relatives, wore present at
his bedside when the end came.
The funeral will bo held in New York
probably on Tuesday, although it may be
postponed o Wednesday.
The death of Lawrence R. Jerome re
moves from New York life one of its most
interesting figures. "Lnrry" Jerome, as he
was universally call«!, was a favorite with
every body who ever know him. His big
heart bubbled ever with fuu and kindness.
He was the life of the clubs. No coaching
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LAWRENCB K. JEROME.
party was complete without "Uncle Larry."
As a story teller and wit his only equal in
this country was his warm personal friend,
the late William II. Travers, and as a whole
souled and generous gentleman there wore
none who surpassed Mr. Jerome.
For many years he was one of the famous
coterie of jokers and wits which included
Mr. Travers, BL'Iy Florence, the actor, and
Captain Billy Connor. Many were the prac
tical jokes which these good fellows played
upon one another, and none took them in
better part than Lawrence K. Jerome.
There was another side to the dead man's
character, which few but his intimate friends
knew. Ho gave away money in charity
with a lavish band, and many a poor man
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has been helped along by Ij ncle I*arry.
The history of tho Jerome family is dowdy
identified with that of New York in its later
There never was a more enterprising,
genial and patriotic citizen than Lawrence
Jerome's brother Leonard, nor one who did
more for the cause of the Union, both by
°i*" nin 2 bis P uree aud by cheering on the
m . en u ot the north at the most critical periods
of the civil war. In this work Lawrence
Jerome was an able second,
The brothers w I * 1 ■ doselv identified with
* be brothers wore cioeeiy tdentihed with
James Gordon Beuuett, presented him with
a scat on the Stock Exchange, then valued at
•35,000.
The firm was very prosperous, and Isjonard
Jerome was for a time one of the biggest
men in the Ihiancial world.
Lawrence, after the dissolution of tho firm,
i began operating ujiuii his own account, but
did not make a success of it. His jovial
nature was not intended for business, and it
is said that some of the sharpers of Wall
street took advantage of his good nature,
borrowed large suuis of money and robbed
him in other ways.
Lawrence Jerome was usually a bear upon
the market, and after several years he found
that his fortune was badly impaired. By the
advice ot his friends ho invested the remain
I der so that It returned him an income of
j about $4,000 a year. Upon this sura ho man
ag«u to live wrull and enjoy himself.
Mr. Jerome's wife, who survives him. was
; ** daughter of Amo, Hall, the owner of
the farm upon which Lawrence worked when
a boy. His brother i-eonard married Clara
A. Hall, another daughter. Mr. Jerome had
four sous, of whom three survive
■ him. The eldest was Roswell H. Je _
! rome, who wai assistant district attorney ot
; Hew York at the age of 31. He was a re
i niarkably bright young man, but died when
j but 23 years old. The other sons are Lovell
i H., who is a graduate of West Point, and is
! now a special treasury agent in Texas ; Law
j rence Hoscoe, who is managing an extensive
\ ranch in the webt, and William Travers
1 Jerome, an assistant district attorney on the
staff of CoL FeBows.
Of late years Mr. Jerome hat spent most
of his time at the Union club, where be was
always surrounded by an admiring circle of
friends. He was a regular first Lighter at
the theatres and took a great interest in
racing matters. He was a social lion and
was received with delight in the most exclu
riv# circle*
yachting, horse racing and other sports, and
did as much as any others to improve the
breed of horses in this country. Jerome
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Poe» was founded by them, and in evory
par» "as louuaea oy mem, ana in every
thing calculated to redound to the credit ot
the city or to promote the enjoyment of city
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bfc tho Jerome brothers were leading spirite.
For several years before his death, owing
to unfortunate Wall street sijeeulations,
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Lawrenro Jerome was not in possession ot as
large an income ns lis hail previously lieen
accustomed to, but this made no difference
in bis temperament. He was always the
same light heartotl, good natured "big boy,"
whom no misfortune could sour.
Lawrence Roscoe Jerome wns born at
Pompoy, a small village near (Syracuse, N.
Y. He was one of a family ot eleven chil
dren, of whom ton were boys. When Law
rence was 13 years old his father moved to
Marion. Wayne county, and engaged in
farming on a largo scale on a farm owned
by Amos Hall. For several years Lawrence
assisted iu the farm work, ami thou ho went
to Rochester and began tbo study of law iu
the office of bis uncle, Hiram K. Jerome.
law did not suit the jolly boy, and so ho
soon went to New Y ork and engaged usa clerk
in a wholesale dry goods establishment. Thk
I proved no more to his teste, and he soon went
, j, lto partnership with his brother Leonard
and began tbe publication of The Native
! American at Rochester. After tho election
of Fillmore as i>resident Lawrence Jerome
was made collector ot the port of Rochester,
and Leonard went to Trieste as consul.
When a chauge of administration caused
his removal Lawrence came to this city, ami
with his brothers, Addison nnd Leonard, en
gaged in stock brokerage.
Lawrence bad little money, but his friend,
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M«. Ji'rotne dearly luvtsl to jilav a prao
clcaJ joke on hi* friend* With Travers and
Florence be was in the habit of going up
into Canada on a salmon Ashing expedition
every summer, and on one occasion Florence
and Jerome induced the local auÜioritieH of
a small town in Quebec to lock Travers up
over night. Ihey claimed that be wa» a
murderer and that they were taking him
1 wmk to Now York, where Hie crime hud
been committed.
In appearance Mr. Jerome was about six
feet in height aud stout in proportion. His
big face was constantly covered with n
smile, mid his eyes always hail a mischievous
twinkle.
During his lifetime Mr Jerome made
many trips abroad, visiting in London his
daughter. Lady Randolph Churchill, with
whom he was a groat favorite. He wa* also
welcomed into the Prince of Wales' set, and
wns generally liked. Even in the shadow of
royalty he could not restrain hla penchant
tor joking. One time, while on a yachting
tour, he managed to procure a few sheets of
the (juson's stationery and wrote out an in
vitation to himself for a dinner at Osborne.
That night at dinner his s.»-v«nt brought in
mi inclosure which Joroma o|»enod with an
affectation of indifference, saying, "Oh, only
an invitation from Lord Blank." Soon the
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«■rv.mll entered with a big envelope «Ump y
apparently wirtt the royal «eui «... crest.
The Englishmen present held the,r breaths
as their friend nonchalantly cut open tho
package and said;
"Well, this is getting to lie a bore."
'■What is itf was asked.
"Ohl only an invitation from the queen to
dine with her majesty at Osborne."
The Englishmen gasped for breath. The
idea of an American affecting I» regard an
invitation to dins with tho oiiomm a bora
It was just such barm leas* little phuwantrie«
us these that Wry Jerome loved to Indulge
In. and even to spend hours and days In con
socting. As he lay upon what nwha,>pily
proved to be his death bed. tbo ruling pas
gion was strong within him, and but a week
lg-, when Billy Florence went to see him,
wearing a mustache acquired la ttm wHds of
Canada, ho wagered him » basket of wine
toil ha would not wear tho hlrente appendage
Air a month.
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Ho Marders Tw» Men and Fatally Wound* ;
Another—The Assas.l.,'. Bead Bod,
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Draned Through the Street«. j
Hiienandoah, la., Au?. IH —Great excite- !
ment still prevails hero over the terrible •
tragedies if Siturdiy night Hundreds of
' nil * are still coming to the city from tho ;
FFIANK GALLUP'S CRIMES.
mrrounding country by special trains to
visit tho scene of the conflict. Continued )
streams of people have been passing all day
to and from the old Gallup residence to view !
the body of tho demi murderer as it lay in i
the city fire engine house. |
At the horns of tho Gallup family, consist- !
ing ef old Samuel Gallup, Ids wile, Frank |
and Charlie, their two sons, Frank's wife aud
some small children, a family row was in '
progross abvut U o'clock Saturday evening,
Frank and Charlie were boating the old man, I
when J. Pine, a hardware merchant of tins j
place, William Reinig, a drug clerk, aud j
Mr. Patterson, a traveling man, went to the
Gallup house to see what the trouble was j
and to assist in restoring i>eace. j
Frank Gallup, without any provocation or
warning, advanced from tlio house, aud, j
drawing a revolver, said:
"What do you wont heref Take that, j
d-you." !
ité fired a shot which entcrod Pines' breast j
above the heart, killing him ahnest instantly.
Those with Pmo at once gave tho alarm, |
aud in a vary few minutes at least 590 angry
aud excited citixans were at the scene of the j
murder. The excitement grow so intense j
that dire threats of vengeance wen» made ,
against tho murderer. Frank Gallup was
known to be u desperate man when aroused, 1
and it was deemed best to call out company !
E of the Fifth regiment slate militia to assist !
in capturing him. On the arrival of Uie |
militia at the scene a lino was formed around i
the Gallup place, which included a garden j
containing some trees and shrubbery. Iu a |
short time Frank Gallup was heard hy one
of the guards in the rear of Uie house calling
from the shrubbery in the gakden ♦. h,s wif! j
in tho house. At tho s uheri time old man 1
fe'ÄÄ'SsÄ. «a !
Rice, Dave Cimpbell, T R Fatterion, a .
J . „ .... msn ' T ' 11 W 'j fr< !; T , nnl
others of the military > company acd dtizeiis j
went to the house. Ihey had search«! tho
collar and were coming out of it when Frank ]
Gullup appeared, armed with two revolvers,
Dave Cam;.ba'l, who was unarmed, grappled ;
with him at the door, and received a pr .ba
biy fatal wound in the neck from tho do»
perodo's pistol.
Chicago traveling
Standing over the proCrate form of Camp
boll, tho desperado rolondad his revolver with
cartridges hahded him by one of the women 1
from within tho house und commouced an
indiscriminate fire upon those inside. His
next shot to-ilc effect on T. H. Winfrey,
wounding him in the leg slightly. He then
started to run touard t le rear of the house,
aud encountered Militiaman Bert Uicc, Both
tli-ed almost at the same inffant. Rice's shot,
it seemed, did not tnko effect, hut the shot
from Gttllups p stol entered Uioe's breast,
an JÎ « e ,n a few l ? on *f n îî' . T „ t
^ad u p then oncoimtored Morris Fletcher,
another mi itiauian, who raised his gun under
•"* orju, nabemg teo close to bring it to Ins
I, , . 1,1 almost touching
, uup ^ ljap , r , ^' 1 " e b* 11 passed
U ' rol 'f'. , î l !. ui '' i 1 , waii not
,.***> . * . * m P w " dBOd ' *nd prepa- ,
rations wore continued lor n Closer investi
f, ? n ',t , l ° P rew ' n " 1,nT 'U r tber loss of
ll '® b X ,,ie FexclL-ry of the other members (
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R> a short time Frank Gallup s wife ap- I
I^areil an.l stat it that her husband was
üea ' 1, U11,1 ' 1 * r ' 11 it lurtlier treachery a rope
wft s passea to nor witn instructions to put it 1
aruui ' * complied, aud m this
| nal ! ,l< ; r .. e , y ot . *, "ra« "«sporado was ;
: mu 1 unl " ere "t the rear of tho j
"ouse- _ j
w-.s s/il° * ft t , Lat , tlp
fP r,ne . a . ruK * pd ,r ?" gh the streeU at
'he end ot the rope. Oui man Gallup and
ft wl 8 ( ha '; 9 arrt ' at8d and «•"» ;
Ua "',ft to ., s ft , . <1 ft" 1 aS ' ,ct ' om P il " s,u 010 i
tftft tu, «ft - , ,
h ... rdeixxl mon wos a
hardware merchant of this place, very h.ghly
J? » a „ 0 * r ° » Knightoof
.... 8 6avoä a J oun K wife and two
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T er eo L 0 ' ea ' mi i laman. lived near
'"(oftft ..ulTft l ' nnilirr '
, . >ldmun Ual ' n J' " " WO, "ft d *" tt ' 9 affr ay, |
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f ... , .* , Oallup j
****? . ' e paoe ut eight
y« 8 ™' and bas had ratber au aa«avory repu
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Three Men Drowsed.
New York, Aug. 13.—A rowboat contain
ing eight men was upset in the East river
yesterday by the wash of a ferryboat, and
Solomon Reis, a clerk, aged 16, William
Lawson, a boatman, and a third man whose j
name bas not been learned, were drowned. |
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GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL,
regard to a monument to Sheridan, but it is
( hoped that the Grand Army of the Republic
A Deadlock In the Senate Possible—The
Proposed New Cruiser a Congressional
Bone of Contention—Crops Generally
Improved— The American Party.
Washington, Aug. 1&—The Washington
Pont makes tho following suggestion:
"There have been but few suggestions iu
j will move in this matter without delay. One
I dollar contributed by each member of that
; organisât ion throughout the country would
) create a fund out of which a «uitable me
j rnorial could be erected over the hero of
I Winchester, which would be an ornament to
thu beautiful olty of the dea»i In which he
I now reside*, and would subetanMally testify
, which Uu , eMohu ,„ .ntertalu
i f or ,j, ft foremost
cavalry officer of the
( Union."
j THE WBVK'9 CONORKSSJOXAL PROORAUME.
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p" 61 '' that tho fisheries treaty will be pushed
, J?",""" 1 »ithi« M.ree or four days, and
ft Heuuscratic senators threaten to refrain
1 P" Mr - «organ's motion to
! ft tl ' on " further consi.leratiou till Decem
j ftft Which mo " on 'u'" 1 »» »" '»fo™
! ft thur ran taken -aud it will re
i * ft 1 aftaJam, of the Republican
th « proposition,
rth * nld Ul * r> ® lt '* orah per. 1st in demanding
"i" 0 ™" 1 . a Ana! rote maybe diverted until
next week.
j The conference report on tho naval appro
priation bill is expected to-day, and this may
j precipitate considerable debate. The senate
demands that the heavy armored cruiser, to
; tmi WlMO.OOO exclusive of armament, which
ft bdl ft ft 8 house, shnHta
I rtrli kon out, and throe light cruiHer« nubsti*
j tu ted at a cost of $700,000 each, exclusive of
! armament The senate, it is believed, will
• »tand firm iu its jiosition, and demand with
v *8 or the three light ships in place of the
; beavy gunboat, and there may bo other
ferences ordered.
j THE WBVK'9 CONORKSSJOXAL PROORAUME.
j It is not Improlstbls that tho senate, for
tho (list time in many years, will indulge in
! » deadlock this week. Notice has been
one
ceu
) Tk® senate doe« not expect tho deficiency
appropriation bill to come over from the
! bouse till the end of the week,
i There are pending before the house three
| appropriation bills, only ono of which has
! received preliminary action. Tlio gen
| pr ®l deficiency bill is nlmost completed, aud
tlio naval and army bills are in conference
' ®nd will come up daring the week
time. It the house agrees to the senate
I amendment to tho army bill, the fortifications
j appropriation bill, which is now on the house
j calendar, will never be taken up. Chairman
Townsbend, of the house committee
j ** r y affairs, has called a meeting of tho
j house conferees on the army bill for to-day,
and »ays it is probable that the conference
j »J* agree to the senate amendments (Haw
ley's heavy ordnance) to tho army bill, with
j some further amendments, and that tbo
! house will settle the débats» between the com
j mittees on military affairs and appropria
Hons as to which shall have jurisdiction over
| the fortifications appropriation bill, ami that
if- »ill he determined in favor of tho former,
j To-day is District of Columbia day in tho
j house, but as there are no measures of press
, ing importance for tho district committee to
pot upon their passage, the general deficiency
1 bill will probably bo taken up. There
! mains but little of the alloted time to debate
! kb» French spoliation claims In this measure.
| *nd the bill can be passed within a few hours
i unless a point of no quotum should be raiswl
j when a vote is called for ou tue French
| spoliations. If a point of no quorum is raised
a deadlock may ensue.
To-morrow has been made a special order
j for the «mate bill restricting Chinese in.
1 migration, aud there is no disposition to delay
! j~ä. tr.
a . disposition Oll the the house te take
7 for wunto tanff
j bill
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on mill
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Chairman Allison, of tho sub-committec
of the senate committee on finance prepar
ing the tariff bill, says tho hearings which
are being given to various industries Imvo
not yet closed, and that there is noproba
bility of the bill going to the senate this
week. It will create no surprise in the sen
ate among those who are host posted on tho
subject it the tariff bill does not come up for
debate before Sept. 1. nud most of the old
senators are predicting that adjournment j
will not be hod until some time in October. I
weather crop bulletin. I
The weather crop i uüetli. for the week 1
ending Saturday Aug. 11 says;
Reports from New England, tho Middle!
and soutn Atlantic states, districts north of
the Ohio river, and from Kansas, Miaouri
a „d southern Nebraska indicate that tho i
favorable weather in tb«Me section» durine i
the past woek generally Improved the cun ii-I
tions of crops, especially of corn, although i
some damage from wind and rain is rojiorted
( rom sections of Ohio and Mùuonri. Excès- !
give rainfall and cool weather lu Minnesota !
and northern Nebraska are reported as rc
tarding the growth of crops aud dolayingthe
harvest. The rainfall during the week in the
cotton and tobaoeo regions of the lower Mis
««ippi valley was not sufficient to remove :
the indications of drought previously re
ported from that section, as crops are still
suffering from want of rain. Light frosts
occurred in northwestern Uini.es ta an i
m Michigan on Fr.day, but no damage is
„ported.
Horn P. D. Wigginton, who ran for gov
erno r on the American ticket in California
two years ago; J. M. Bassett, who drafted
the first American platform for California,
BU d Mr. Grayson, of Oakland, have arrived
aa the advance guard of the California del
egation to the American party convention to
beheld here on Tu^ay. New York sends
about 100 delegates, aud Pennsylvania holds
itg state convention in Philadelphia to-day
for the purpose of choosing delegates to the
convention. Chicago ha» organixed a strong
American club, and seiula a large number of
delegates. Advices from Bouton, Pittsburg,
Baltimore and other pointe west and south
indicate that a creditable number can be
counted on .
In conversation with the delegates a num
be r of men are mentioned (or the head of the
tj c k e t among whom aro Mayor Hewitt, of
New York . tx-Mayor Low, of Brooklyn;
Senators Blair, of New Hampshire; Htan
lord and Haarst, of California; Palmer, of
Michigan; W r ade Hampton, of South Caro
Una; Governor Husk, of Wisconsin; Gov
ernor Oglesby, of Illinois, and Gen. Negley,
ot Pennsylvania. The latter appears to be
the most formidable candidate.
About 300 delegates are expected.
SMALLPOX IN A JAIL.
An Epifieiale Warrd in the 8taln Prlimn
ut Trenton.
Trenton, Ang, 13.—Considerable alarm k>
felt here ov.«r the breaking outof smallpox in
the state prison. The disease Is believed to
have bien brought to the prison by a convict
named Charles i'lntt, who was received on (
July IN from Camden county. A day or |
two after his arrival he became ill, and
although lie was sick several days and mi
eruption buku out on him, it was not sus
pected that he was suffering from small
pox. The prison physician failed to diag
nose his case as smallpox until it was too
late to prevent Thomas Kenny, another con
vict, from contracting the disease.
Kenny was not closely associated with
Platt, and from this it Is feared that other
prisoners will be stricken down, and that
there may possibly ho an epidemic in the
prison. The prison authorities have endeav
ored to keep the matter from lieiug known
outside, and every precaution has bien taken
to prevent an epidemic. The prison has been
thoroughly fumigated, and all of tlio prison
ers will he vaccinated os speedily as possible.
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A GAMBLER'S FORTUNC.
A Veteran
►f the War Appear» to flab
Ills llrothei'H Wealth*
Gai.kxa, Ills., Aug. 13.—A dispatch from
Now York announces the death last Tuesday
In that city of Boh Connor, a gambler who
loft $150,000 in government lionds in a safely
deposit vault, together with other fund* and
personal property amounting to #200,000,
and that Connor wns behoved to luivo no
living relative to inherit the fortune. It now
turns out that Oannor was for several years
a resident of Galena iu early times, and that
he Waves a brother, John W. Connor, now
living at Augusta, Ga., who enlisted from I
this county during tho late war in company !
C, Ninety-sixth Illinois infantry, and who [
lost all trace ef R.liort nuiuy yean ago, i
and has long regarded him as dead. Bob :
Connor left Galena as a bartender on an |
upper Mississippi jacket and began the pro- ,
fessiou of blackleg while employed In that
capacity. John W. Connor Is Ui 1« aotUtod
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by trionds here of the fortune that undoubt
edlya waits him.
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Sprt'ttil of th«
PLAGUE STRICKEN.
Yellow F«'ver InrreaHlng; ln «lark^onvllle.
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J a t ■ Rsf >n v I t.i ,k, Fla.. Aug. 13.— Yellow |
fever is spreading rapidly. The result of
the meeting of the various city and county
authorities aud the formation of the Jackson j
ville Auxiliary nsstsiation was seen rester
day. At 8 o'clock tlfty teams and numerous j
gang« of mon be»an the work of cloaniu» and
disinfecting all over the city. Scores of |
wooden fruit stands- regular breeding places !
of epidemics—were burned, while hundreds i
of loads of rubbish, old boxes, etc., were
Sulphur was burned in largo ;
quautitios. Lime and chloride of lime, cop
fK*ras and other disinfectants were friM.iy
used in all parte of the city, ami es|»H-ially S
iu the sewers. l*rge flies of coal tar and i
pitch (line wers kepi burning all day. Every
portion of the city is to la. gone over thus
carefully, and tho hardest kind of a tight
made to stamp ant tho scourge at ones*.
lt is said that the wooden portion of the
Oraml Union Hotel will be burned. Thin in
the place where the epidemics of 1857 and
1877 startet, aud also where Mcl ormick was
taken from a fortnight ago. Every building
tilst is declared a menace to the city's health
will lie destroyed.
tiurgeou Guitorns is here «gain, us tlio
Weycruos, Go., authorities summarily ejected
him from that place, whither ho had gone to
prepare a fumigating stations for mad*.
The "Exodustcrs" have about all gone.
Probably linve-quarters of the citizens have
left, and of those remaining moat of them
inuau business. No general advice has been
given If the physicians regarding the best
methods of preserving health, and each per
sou is authority for himself. The general
precaution among many is a small bag cou
taming sulphur and camphor to I» worn
next the body on the chest mid a small piece
of garlic curried iu tho mouth The situa
tiou a-ems no hotter. The weathel « hot
and murky.
.ä^smstss
stväs
like pall falls on the city as darkness sets in.
Thieves are already braving the perils of
the fever poisoned night air, and the se«,«,
of deserted dwellings afford them rich pick
jugs, as the police at present cannot protect
solargc a territory. Nearly all tho stores
have closed and the sawmills and other man'
«factories will shut up to-day. Much suffer-^
ing from want is anticipated. The news
paper* are experiencing trouble already as
the printers are leaving daily. Another case
is just reported from Fablo Beach by the
sea—a chambermaid at tho hotel' where
j Tuttle died Haturday.
I \ Tampa report says lli -ro are six sus
I p«tod cases there. Manatee reports two
1 new cases and one death.
A startling rumor comes that St. Angus
tine is wildover two suspected cases there
Every train bringt over a largo crowd 'd
frightened people.
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consumed.
Browned in Deal Lake.
A SB UR Y Park, N. J., Aug. 18.—Four men
wont to bath© in Deal lake Saturday eren* I
ing. Only one of them, Herman Platake, 1
could swim. Huddenly an outcry arose from
the others, who had waded into deep water,
Flatsko succeeded iu clutching tho hands ot
Daniel Hchrader as lie was sinking for th.
third time, and by a strenuous effort brought
the almost lifeless body to shore, where, by |
hard work, bo resu»eitated the inanimate
man. Joseph Prevish, aged 33, and John :
Schrader, agod 37, iu their desperation madly I
seixed each other and sank to the bottom,
Owing 1« tho inability of the survivors to
speak English they were unable to make their !
trouble known until morning. Mr. Bradley
ordered the lake dragged, and the bodies !
were found locked in a tight embrace. The!
men belonged to a section gang working on J
the railroad. Daniel Schrader is almost
crazy over the loss of his brother, and great
difficulty is expwienced in controlling bim. I
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The, Wouldn't Bid. oa th. Burllngtoa.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 13.—A riot took!
place in the Burlington yards Haturday I
night. Thirty coach« of Omaha excursion
i»U, under the auspices of the Union Pacific
Cornet band, came down to enjoy a picnic
at Cushman park. With them were a num
her of Brotherhood men and sympathizers,
Orders came in the afternoon to run the ex
cursioniste hack to Omaha over the Burling
ton roaiL When this was attempted the
Brothsfbood men declared it should not be,
and ft riot eusued. R Spellman, a Union
Pacific roustabout, of Omaha, was .bet in
the ankle, and J. D. Hoffer, of Jewell county,
Kan., was shot through the left thigh. The'
mob surrouudad the engine and threatened
violence if an attempt was made to take the
train back over the Burlington. The order
was countermanded, and the trains were
transferred to the Union Pacific. No arrests
have jet been made. 1
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ILL LUCK OF LARKY DONOVAN,
Many Advantages.
It Drove Him to Drink, and Ills Fatal
I-eap \\
sated—Local Government Hill Drafting
Arts—The Dark Roc rot.
Hade While He Has Intoxl
London, Aug. 13.- Mr. Parnell's move in
proiHM'uting his «nit against The Tim«*« iu the
Hootch courts Is one which yields advantages
which h.'
mid not by any possibility secure
in any other part of tlio kingdom. Tho
Bcotch law does not require proof of publica
tion as the l mumm of an action, oh Ih the case
in England, nor does it require that the jury
should be unaniimuutiu its verdict, a majority
of three jurors being suiUcient to determine
an issue. The bringing of the action in
Scotland mectu the approval of all of tho
Purnellites ami most of the Liberals.
Concerning the malter, Mr James Bryce,
Liberal memlièr for Akrerdeen, Fays in his
l»uper. The Weekly Dispatch, that evary
friend of Mr. Parnell is confident that it will
l*e the means of frustrating the infamous
star chandler proo edings authorised by the
coinmisHton, and cannot fall to result in tho
Irish leader's full vindication.
Mr. Parnell has retained Ut Hon. John B.
Balfour, mendier for Clackmannan, and Mr.
Alexander Asher, Q. C., member for Elgin,
two of the cleverest advocates iu the king
<lom . "'"i they may tie relied u;sm not to
mi » " single technical advantage in the con
"* the case.
I'*" facta in the cose of tarry Dooovan,
*be bridge jumper, as they gradually become
Yuown, nrocxcitlug a great deal of sympathy,
« little of which, had it been bestowed upon
th° nnfortnnale young man at the proper
time, would doubtless have saved his Ufa
Ho had for somo tune brooded over his il I
luck, ami to alloy the diaapfMiintment ho felt
at the poor reception he met with in Kng
land began to drink heavily. This course
soon reduced him to the neueosity of fre
quenting the lowest claw of loafing houses
.„.j 0 i lUlinjng f(KM , „ ^ , 10 ,. (>u | rl
On tho
Saturday previou» to hi» death Donovan »ot
into » drunken quarrel, and in the light
w,lluh en,ued ,u,,, hoth hi* eye* blackened
nl11 ^ i""iy badly bruised. He continued
bl " "I'"'" 1111,11 Tuesday morning, meanwhile
the vilest reeort» and bragging about
"* daring feaU Finally he accepUsi a
cnalleng* to Jump from HuiiK«rford bridge
,or 11 l ,ulBa of -t 10 . with the stipulation that
s,lould lle f,lil Ul P»>rform tho feat without
*"J ur y to Hmiwaf be was U) receive nothing,
He »mowdiaUsly repair«! to tho bridge.
; drunk ** h * Wtts . nocompaniml by the other
P art " w u > lh " wagor. He removed nothing
but ' blN ooa L a,!d hurriedly leaped from the
S foot f >ath lnto the " otHr - wllll 'h lie struck on
i ll,s B "*° or ®*®tnach. Ho immediately sank,
j ond Wtts s *'*' 11 1,0 tuHr ® until his laxly was
| P*"*" "i 1 ttt l>oplford. No laait was pro
I vld< ' d for bis assistance or rescue, and bis
companions disappeared as soon os they die
""*"** t,mt the J»« 1 !» 1, »as la-youd the
I °* helj».
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! n,lt "i uttt * 1 drafting nets which ale revived
j »ith tho local government bill, and this sub
! J 80 * wil1 f 11111 tl ' b lh ® »-bomo for a groat mauy
m-cns spew-he«. Meanwhile Mr. Ritchie,
i P r " ddm,t of Uie 1,K-al government board,
! "ad his secretary, arc about to issue a hand
| J* 50 " outlining a ntw scheme which it i»
| wld h® ,,,oro acceptable.
The yacht Wronger, from Boston, has ar
i rived »t Vuiwnstown. Hhe rep«jrt» that she
I " w a° ,blu K u * the dory "Dark Secret" dur
1 '"f V'" ' ,0 J'agc. 1 lie captain of the yacht
l i nk " 118 , ' jry f° u,lder «l in the gale which
set m shortly after she was spoken by a
North German Lloyd sleiiniei 500 miles from
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A strong protest is being iuntie against Uie
I New York.
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, AFI ' , ug ' _ u , 1 bunvu.a, Matur
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" killed Miss Lillie Folter, aged JJ, and j
asssusa-jasSiS
ss±t
, wrt t<J MUa p otter ', affections ibidley '
J,,., ge naral work around u store. mL Fut
u . r hullwUw , wr tor her father.
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Death of a Centenarian.
Bei.aiii, Md., Aug. 13. —Mrs. Narah Robin-i
son d * ed '" lltul du V at Forest Hill, Harford [
'' oullt y. °B od 1<w yt'ars. Her grandchildren j
n ' iml,er thirty-live, great-grandchildren
,ort > T ' 1 ' lve - " Ild "bo had one great-great
K'andriiild. Her maiden name was Carr, |
c'd she was born at Fell's Feint in 1788, her .
family removing to Purest Hill when she
. vt ' ars °M- Nut since the day she
*', ltVdH * rf * 1 has the lady left her '
adopted home. Mrs. Robinson never saw a
Bteamer "or a railroad and died in tho
bouse she entered tu a bride in 18U7.
llejerleil I-OTr. Murder amt Hulcllls.
■wlmmiii« With III. Hands Tied.
8 t. Louis, Aug. 13,-The remarkable feat
of «wimmln* twenty-five miles, bound hand
an d foot, wns accomplished yesterday by j
arm» Were strapped by his side ami his legs
bound together. He entered the water from
an excursion boat at Alton, Ills., a few min
ut.« after 11 o'clock. He reached 8t I -ou is
at 7 o'clock, swimming the whole way uu his
bnfk. The boats followed him down, and
hundreds watched the feat. j
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Fatal Wreck at Fast Corning, j
Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 13.—The engine ■
of tho 8t. Louis express on tho Erie road
left the track at East Corning through «
misplaced switch yesterday. It collided
with tho locomotive of a Lehigh Vailey
freight train standing on tho east bound '
track. Tho Erie locomotive turned over I
upon its side. Engineer Mesereau was taken i
from under the engine dead. The l-ehigh
Valley engineer was slightly Injured The
tracks weft blocked mit raft,
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Th. New »ynamlu Cruiser.
Philadelphia, Aug 13. — There will
be a trial trip ot the dynamite cruiser
ol 128 feet, 6>f inches.
aged 71 years, captain U. 8. N. (retired),
died suddenly yesterday at bis residence in !
this city. He entered the service at the age
of
Vesuvius from Camp's shipyards within a i
couple of weeks. The vessel will be fully !
equip|ied early in tbe fall.
Baltimore will be launched on Aug. 38.
The cruiser
lit* Heat the Worl«l*a Record.
New York, Aug. 13.— W. J. M. Barry, of
the Cork Athletic club, threw tbe 16-pound
hammer 139 feet, 8* im-ees on the Man
hatten Athletic club grounds yesterday, .
beating the world's record, held by himself,
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Death of . Retired N.v.l Captain
Brooklyn, Aug. 18. -Thomas M. Brasher,
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THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN DROWNEO»
Two Hi
"B People Go Rowing at B
Harbor and Fall to Return.
Bar Ha kudu. Me., Aug. IS.—J. Harrao*
Ri«d ami Mis* Fanny Millikan are believe#
to luiva lasen drowned by tbs upsetting of *
rowboat in the harbor. The boat was fonn#
Ixittom up yesterday, but though hundred»
of people in craft of all kimls have been
marching no trace of the bodies of the miss
ing pair have been found.
Mr. Heed anti Mias Millikan went out for •
row ntanit 9 o'clock Haturday evening.
Heareh began when they failed to return ab
11 p. in. and was kept up all night, and is
yet going on.
Miss Mdltken was from New Orleanst
Her mother is a sister of ex-United .Stales
Senator Furweil, of Main« 4 . She was chap
eroned here by Mrs. Van Voorheoe, and was
a great fav rite in school circles.
Mr. Fleed wns n son of Joel Harmon Reed,
n wealthy iron founder of Albany, N. Y.,
and a nephew of J. Meredith Reed, consul
general to Paris under Lincoln and Grant.
H is mother, sisters and brother
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are guest*
hero, and are of tho highest social petition.
Tho age of each of tue iniasiiig coii|[4e was
about 35 year«.
BLOWN
BLOWN UP WITH GIANT POWDER.
Dastardly Work In Flttstnn—Narrow Re
enpe of a Whole I niiiily.
WU.KKSUAH 11 K. Pa., Aug. 13.—William
Collier, weigluimsbir for th« Paradise Goal
company, at i'ittston, wns scuUsl in bis home
ycstenlny run.ling the pa|ier, wlien be hcant
w«am one pus» by the side window and
murk;
"Now, lot It go!''
Tho next moment thorn was a violent ex
plosion, and the front part of tho house came
tumbling down. An investigation allows#
Hint giant powder bail boon placed under
the poruh, and exploded with the aid of •
king fuse,
Tliero is no clew to tho per|iotratgr8
dastardly deed, but It is behoved tftry wer»
miners in the employ of the Paradise cum.
pony, who had a dislike to Gollier Itooauso
wmghmuster he ducked them
re
el th.*
•xceseively.i
Had all tho powder Issm placed further la
under the porch all the inmates of the hens»
would have Issm killed. As It wns, they ho#
Mr. Collier is a prominent
man in I'itUlou and u well known Irish
■Notionalist.
a narrow esca|>e.
Standing of the llaseball Clubs.
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Mr. Illalne** Knndujr.
Nkw Yoke, Aug. 13.—Mr. Blaine spent
Himday at tho Oriental hotel, Manlmttaa
health. He took a walk with Mr. Quay ami
Mr. Platt during tho afternoon, but re
mained most of tho day in his apartment*
convening with a numlsir of Republican
leaders, including Don Cameron,
turned to tho city iu Austin Corbin's private
car in tho evening. He expects to start for
Maine to-day.
He ro
s »»»=£ "'»'Ss
011 the Mexican border. The
thought to 1« due to troubles caus.»d by boro
«1er ruffians and also by the Indian, in Ari.
sona.
Fit it. a Delphi a, Aug. 13. — Ground ha*
been broken for tho now library building of
the University of Fenusylvania. Nearly at#
the money riMfutred is on band. On Oct. It
w ill ap(war the tho first number of Tho Unl
versity Medical Magazine, a monthly jour
nnl authorized by the faculty of medicine of
the university, edited under their uuspioes.
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*Jstw Yob* .1.. -Miss Mary Berg«
nud Mrs. Marion Frost on, who testified bo
forethocongre^tonal committee on tmrnlJ
gration as to the ill treatment of wom en M#
girls " h . n '° nuf " tor N^|
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fmwn it« noTt qnLinn
Flint Glus. Factories Sturt Up.
FirrsnuRo, Aug. 13.—At midnight lost
n i K ht the 130 factories controlled hy the
American Flint Glass Workers'union were
|mt („ ol *.r»tion, and over 6,000 men who
have been idle since June 30 will return to
work at more satisfactory wages than ha*
i^,,, ,,aid since the union was formed.
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Complaints of I'ench Growers,
Fbii.ADKI.PUIA, Aug. 13.—The Delawar*
peach growers are indignant at the Fenasyte
'«ni» railroad management They claie»
ll, nt in the past week thousands ot dollar*
have been lost by both growers and co mmi e«
sion merchant» through delays in transport»®
Uon. _
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. u U ^ Vi AU *' ft The body off
John Procter, a b. borer has b<»n found i^
ft A " burn *°°ft
been mtemg two daya Temporary urumttr
8 ,a use o probt
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A Ualholle Culleae Corner Slone.
Scranton, Pa., Aug. 13.—The corner »ton*
of tho new Catholic college of Ht. Thoms*
Aquinas was laid yesterday with impressiva
ceremonies, conducted by Bishop O'Hara,
who wns assiste» I by twenty-two priest*.
Thousands of |>eopl« of all nationalities wit
nessed the dedication, which was preceded
by a pa ratio of religious nud tem|»>ron»
WK-ietlea connected with the church in this
vicinity.
To t|u.II llonliT Disturbances.
Th® University of Pennsylvania.
Dallied by a Jail Bird.
Houltok, Me., Aug. 13.—The Pettigror*
liarns were set on tire by Archie Belongia,
recently released from the reform school,
and were burned. Lsiss $3,00.).
Farnsworth'. Cavalry Reunion.
Gktttsburo, Pb., Aug. 13.—Fh*» reunion»
of Farnsworth's cavalry brigade takes plocw
Sept. 36, instead of Sept, 35, as heretofore
published. __
Weather Indication«,
For Tuesday, sligut j wa n ©r, fair U»
^ „«teer and southerly suxh,
by ^. 10 , »
Mr. Garrett'« Cosditlou I nch angwl.
Nxw Yoas, Aug. 13.— Hi. Robert Qmt~f
rut . condition is reported to be uucbangedg