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THE BURGLARS HELD FOR COURT. Wltne«»©» Unfit »d li V Wood'« Heard—Mr Malta Kecosii red Mi» Voice The two alleged burglars. William Woods and Edward Smuh.aiias "Harry," were held in $3,000 bill each for the up per court this morning on the charge of robbing Robert Smith's house on the night of August 1. Robert Smith ideuti as the man who on the night of the burglary. He recognized Woods's voice, as Woods muttered some thing before striking the blow, but he did not see the man He also identified the knife found in Mrs Angeline's room as one used by Tucker and Woodswhile at work in Smith's house the week before the robbery. • Mrs. Auge ine was recalled and ex amined closely by Judge Ball. She was positive that Mr Smith was clubbed at the time when "Harry and Tucker were Btrngg'ing with her mother and herself in her mother's bedroom. When she went down stairs with "Harry" the front door was op«n, which would indi cate that the third man left the bouse by that time. James T. Reilly, the watchman at the Canoord crossing, swore that he had seen Smith, a man answering the description of Tucker, and a man very much like Woods, except that he did not then wear a beard, abou' a week before the day of the robbery. He also met the same three men on the morning before the robbery and on tbe morning after tbe robbery be again saw Smith and Tucker. Smith was running ahead of Tucker and his clothes were soaked with water as if he had waded through a stream. This was the first time that either was impelled to ask a question. Smith asked; "Did I have a life preserver on?" "No " "How could I swim the Delaware river without a life preserver." "It is the first time that I had beard you had swam the Delaware," Woods was then ordered to put on bis hat which he did, and this, Mr. Reilly said, made his resemblance to the man be bad seen more complet ». Mrs. Aneeline was again called, and she testified that when Woods worked at Smith's house he did uot wear a beard The court considered the evidence mors than sufficient to hold Smith and Woods for tbe action of the grand (nry. Bail in each case was fixed at |3 000 HANDSOME SILK BANNERS. Au Italian Society Receives Two Band some rings and Will Ceiebiate Next Month. The Italian Mutual Beneficial Society of this city received two handsome flags from Italy yesterday. They are now on exhibition in tbe window of C. F. Rudolph at Fourth and Market streets One is a handsome American flag rnsde of heavy silk, handsomely trimmed with gold fringe. The stars are of silver tinsel, handsomely worked The staff is of hardwood, covered with heavy brown plueb, which is studded the the whole length at regular intervals with heavy gilt nal's An American eagle triumphant surmounts tbe staff, and from his feet hang handsome red and white streamers Tbe other is the Italian flag of green and white silk. Its staff is similar to that of the American flag, with the ex ception that a spearhead surmounts it. Upon one side is the national coat arms, handsomely embroidered in silk, silver and gold. On that side is in scribed in gold embroidered letters, "So ciété Italians Mutuo Snccorss, Principe di Napoli. Carmine D1 Présidente " handsomely painted clasped hands, on white silk ground. On this side of the flag is inscribed "Organiza'a Luglio.1890. Incoorporata Novembre, 1890, Wilming ton, Delaware. Carmine Di Mare, Presidents Teresa Lignante, Recamo, Napoli." The Italian flag cost $250 and the American flag (80 The freight charges and duty amounted to |64. Next month the Italians will christen the flags and have a general celebration in this city. fled Woods, clubbed him Mare. On the other side are A Negro'» Heavy Sentence. At this mornings i Municipal Court William fined $3 and costs or twenty days at hard labor for begging money "to help to bury a dear friend." Charles Reynolds was arrested for insulting a woman at the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baiti more station, but as tbe woman did not appear a charge of drunkenness was preferred and Reynolds was sent New Peter Gaffney was charged with assault ing Arthur Calvin, and a counter charge of trespass against Calvin was pre ferred. Gaffney was gateman at the Diamond State Iron Works and bad in structions to let no one in. an employe and thought he had a right in, and wheo he insi.ted on going in Gaffney used his ciub Both case» dismissed. Charles Polk, colored, fined $50 and costs and sentenced to six months' hard labor for brutally beating his wife. Polk was raging drank, and a fit of jealousy beat her almost to death. Alexander Vale was held in $200 bail ksep tbe peace in the fntnre. session of the . Faulkner was Castle for sixty Calvin was were was Father de Ruyter Very III. The friends of Father de Rnyter are much alarmed at tbe latest intelligei.ee from him which states that be is once more in a critical condition at St. Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y. Th« operation under which be went nine weeks ago and which was supposed at the time to have been a complete success, has proved to be just the contrary and now a second operation has become a necessity. This will be performed at 8t. Mary's Hospital on Thursday, nnder the direction of an eminent physician. Father de Rnyter has confidence In the prayers of hts friends whom be asks not to forget him at this time A preliminary operation was undergone yesterday. While the physi cians will not say that the operation will be a success, they claim that tbe chances are three to one in favor of the patient's recovery. Weeds Must Be Removed Prom Dots. At the regular session of the Board Health last evening the executive offl cers were instructed to have everybody anested who failed to comply with tbe order of tbe board requiring ail persons tp have weeds removed from their lots. Executive Officer Schultz was instructed to notify the owner of property at Fifth and Searies streets to remove a quantity of garbage repertod as a nuisance by Peter f. Ford. Oaptatn Hamphrevs Dead. Captain Thomas Humphreys, a well known former sea captain of Milford, died yesterday at his home in the 78th year of his age. Seven children survive him. ___ Tbe surplus of the Equitable Life $23,740,447, which is $13.759.214 greater than that of the Mutual Life, $21,283, 996 greater than that of the Provident Life, which has only $2,457.451. The Penn Mutnal has $1,634,452 surplus, which Is $22,105,095 less than that of the Equitable. REPUB.(CANS ON A CRUISE. Aud Ketroipeeth Knm, Be publican In Ou the llrotftd Hottum of the Atlantic * Ocean. What are the "boys" doing? Are they fishing for fisn, or are they fishing fur men Is a great political scheme being hatched among the sharks npon the nn dulat'ng bosom ol mother ocean, by the Republican political machinists of t&l» cl'j? The Morning News states that Postmaster Daniel F Stewart, United States Marshal Mahaffr, City Treasurer Joseph K Adams, F It. Bach,City Audiior H H Billanv,Superintendent of tbe Polles and Fire Alarm Systems Frank W, Pier son .City Tax Collecto Edmund Mitchell, Jr , Registrar W, C, R. Colquhonn, Dr. Evan Q. Sbnrtlldge, Dr. Peter Cooper, John J Mahoney, Winfield Simmons, Philip Q Churchman and Dr. R. P Fletcher of Washington are ou a omise down tbe bay in the schooner Charles B. Lowe. Will another Philip Q. Church man mandamus case be sprung upon the Levy Court and the public? It is under stood that dutiug the cruise a banquet was held and the politicians answered to the following toasts: Postmaster Stewart—"How Dongherty and McKee sold me blank tax receipts.'' United Stages Marshal Mahaffy— "Howl got 4,000 names on the assess ment list of New Castle county, and how not to do it." City Treasurer Adams—"How 1 run a one Price treasurer's office No Bardsley iu mine " F, Eden Bach—"Resolved, That Pat Neary Is a liar. " City Auditor Billany—"Looking Back ward, io three volumes, and fraud un touched.'' Superintendent of the Police and FJre Alarm Systems Piersons—"I am the Wizard of Forty Acres The reason I do not run things to suit the people is because I am so small and my title is so large " City Tax Collector Mitchell—"How I held the window in the Fifth ward. Behold tbe blasted, bloody bulldozer who never sleepe'h!" City Registrar Co'quhoun—"Bill Lee will sue Dr his salary. What will my harvest be " Dr. Evan G Shoit'ldge—"How Stans bury J, Willey struck me in the eye during the mayoralty contest, superin ducing membraneous hemorrhage of the outer cnticleof my basllicouthamaturgist and a chronic affection of the spleen. Slo semper tyrannns!' Dr. Peter Cooper—"Take two drachma of bitter sweet, and no scruples of con science, next time." John J Mahoney—"I am a little tin soldier," Winfield Simmons—"So am I" Pnillip Q Churchman—"flow 1 forced name on the assess a them to put my ment." Dr R. P, Flgjcher of Washington— "How pleasant it is to dwell, together in peace and unity. Let's take drink " "MY JACK'S'' COME HOME AGAIN. Opening of the Academy- Big Fnsh for Ticket» — "My Jack" Presented Hv Walter tanfurd and Company. The Academy of Music opened the season last night with tbe presentation of the popular melo-drama "My Jack," by Walter Sanford, fhe popular young actor, and a good company to support him ~he pretty little play house never looked brighter, nor did it ever have a larger, mure enthusiastic or more demonstrative audience before the foot lights. Two very pleasing effects were tbe refurnishings of the boxes, which were draped in rich hangings, and tbe incandescent lights twinkling like stars amid tbe cloud frescoing on the ceiling. The mnsic furnished by the orchestra, which is composed entirely of home talent, was very good, and when the nervousness wears off these sons of Apollo will rtflect credit npon them selves and the house. A famil'ar and ponniar face was seen at the box office window in the person of Ed Bayne, who held the same position in the Grand Opera House last year Mana ger Shoemaker, with a happy and con tented air watched tbe crowd pour into the house, and the money pour into its coffers, and expressed bimsetf as being well pleased with this manifestation of good will on tbe part of the public. "My Jack 'ia the old and yet ever new story of a woman's love, a man's adoration, a jealous rival's plottery and scheming, a lover's misunderstanding, Jong separation, a home coming and a happy reconciliation, that ends well " "Jack Meredith," "Peter, the fisherman," was the star of the company and elicited mush applause Miss Ramie Austin as "Dorothy Pres cott," was the heroine, and ably sup ported her sailor lover during the entire performance. Miss Lillian Brainard filled tbe roll of "Mrs Prescott, the blind mother of "Dorothy," in a manner that made the gallery gods forget that she was looking at them almost tbe entire evening Georgs L Montserrat, as "Sir Edward Vanbery the villain, performed his part so well that the audience forgot that be was acting a part, and hissed him at every turn of his villainous career The emotional acting and outspoken senti ments of Dore Davidson as "Giro Paintza," tbe vagabond Greek mnrderer of Dorothy's brother, captivated tbe audience, while the qnibs and jests of Charles Fen as 'Patrick Doolan, boat swain of H. M. Gunboat Sea Gull, brought down the bouse every time Tbe same play will be presented again this evening to in to with "all's well Walter Sanford as the adopted son of of Wilmington Clearing Boom The exchanges of the Wilmington banks at the clearing house to-dav Were; Total, $106,24475: baianoe *10,664,09. Last and cheapest excursion of the sea son to Bay Ridge. Thursday, August 27 Train leaves foot of Market street, at 6 40 a. m. Tickets $1,15. Children 60 cents. CITY NE.W3 IN BRIEF. The tiling in the waiting-room of the P., W. & B. depot is being repaired. Tbe libel against the schooner Flor ence on the claim of Walter Yeager, member of the crew, for $86 26. was yes terday settled by Captain Gould, and tbe Florence was discharged from custody. An inquest on the body of Jeremiah Featherstone, who was fatally hurt at the Harlan and Hollingsworth Company's works on Monday, was held yesterday and a verdict of accidental death re,, tnreed. The renovation of the office of register of wills, in the Court House, is com pleted, and Register Cooch can now be found at the old stand, smiling and happy as he gtzee at tbe big patterns of the new carpet. A small boy named McLaughlin, living on Poplar street, fell from a sand boat into the Christiana at King street wharf, about 6 o'clock last, evening. He wag rescued by John Flemming, Mho works on the sand boat. is At last evening's session of the Water Commissioners the balance In benk was reported to be $77,976,72; the weekly pay-roll, $440.25, and the monthlv pay roll of $261 81 Tbe petition of Levi C. Bird for a water pipe on Chippey street was granted. A SILVER WEDDING HUNDREDS OF GUESTS AND G! TS RECEIVED AT NEWCASTLE JAIL. William Simmon«, Sheriff' and Mr» Having Been Married For a Quarter of a Century, Celebrate the Kvent A Bra»» Baud Meet» a Mieclal Train Containing the Wilmington Visitor». Staff Correspondence Evening Journal.. Newcastle, Aug 26.—Sheriff and Mr». William Sitnmoas celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of their mar riage at their ret-idenoe in this city last evening and the event was a brilliant one The spacious rooms of tbe jail mansion were handsomely decorated and illuminated for the occasion and pre sented a most attractive appearance. Arrival of the Guests. Early in the evening the guests began to arrive in carriages and on the railway trains and at 8 80 o'clock a special train pulled in at the Battery station, loaded with guests. In the forward car was Wilmington Division, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias. The company was In charge of Colonel Jefferis, Captiiu Thomas Mullen, Jr., and Lieutenant Lemuel Marr. Forty members were in line, wearing their fatigue uniforms and carrying swords, and they presented a tine appearance when drawn up in com panv front on the station platform. The City Coraet Band was on the platform playing a lively air when the train pulled in, and a procession was soon formed with it at the head. The swords of the knights glistened in the bright moonlight as they marched np Delaware street toward the brownstone building. The sheriff and his wife, in full even ing dress, stood at the door of the south parlors and received their guests Soon the visitors were moving about the house, greeting each other, and the scene was a gay one indeed. The full dress of the young people, with the handsome uniforms of the knights and the many smiling faces blended admira bly. Two moms in the bnilding. how ever, were particularly attractive. The first was on the second floor and in it had been arranged the gifts, nearly all of which were of silver or ornamented with silver. The second was a table covered with snow white linen and stretched the whole lengsh of the dining hall. Handsome Silver Gift». During tbe early part of the evening the former room was the center of attraction. Tbe array of gifts was dazzling, and consisted of enough silverware to ornament a half dozen parlors and supply several tea tables. The most magnificent gift of the collection was arranged on a small table in the center of tbe room. It was a com plete engraved silver tea service on the tray of which was insc.ibed; "Pre sented ta Sheriff and Mrs. William Sim mons, by Wilmington Division, U R. K of P , on the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Their Marriage, August 25 h, 1891" Beside this stood a parlor table, glitter ing with silver mountings, and with two tops of onyx stone. This was a gift of the members of the Levy Coart. None of these, however, had more prominent places in the room nor In tbe hearts of the recipient« than two email envelopes that lay on the decorated table. These contained letters of congratulation, splendidlv composed, from Thomas B Noicrose, a United States prisoner, and George Litte), a state prisoner in the county jail. a A Splendid Sight. The long table in the dining room was presided over by D B. Jones of Wil mington,and tbe delicacies were so taste fully arranged that all who entered the room gazed at the sight , iu amazement. There were massive pyramids of luscirua fruit, cakes arranged in attractive de signa and choice floral tributes. Tbe gaests began filing into the din ing hail about 11 o'clock and from then until 2 o'clock, when the special train left for Wilmington, the time passid swiftly. Tbe menu was excellent and't made an appropriate ending ot the bill liant event. Thoae Who Congratulated the Couple. The invited guests were as follows: Mayor Stansbury J. Willey, Joseph Dav idson and wife, George Justis and wife, Nathan Llebwrman, Charles P Maroney, Samuel Bidgwsy, Lemuel Marr, Robert Edwards and wife, Frank Baker and fam ily, Samuel H Haynard and wife, Dep uty Sheriff Giffen, William Wheatly, John M. Solomon. Patrick Neary, George H. P Simmons and wife, John B. Simmons and wife, Charles H. Simmons and wife, Homer C Sim mons, Holton Yarnall and wife. Holton B. Yarnall and wife. Miss Fannie Barr. Miss Blanche Alien, James P. Prentiss, William Hast'ngs and wife, George Hsli and wife, Mr. Ehler, Washington Hastings, Frank Simmons, John Y. Cooper, Edwark Hawke and wife, Abby Hastings, Miss Lillie Reibel, Harry Schlice and wife, Samuel Fell and wife, George Singiey and brotber, Joseph Jenkins and wife, John Brieon, Jesse Hanby, William Moreland, Thomas Johnson and wife, Samuel Marshall, V. N. Potter, F. R. Banks, Clinton Howett. W C. Hamilton, C. M Perkins, Lewis Gros», Tnomas Derry, L A. Owens, F Willey, William T. Lincoln, W J Con ner, William O'Connor, David R Short. J. Ainsworth, Josenh Cash, John B North, Benjamin Gam, Dinlei Ross, W. J. Warwick, all of Wilmington. Edward Challenger, Dr. W B, Kuutz and wife, Mayor Wtlmer Hansen and wife, William C. Worthington and wife, G. W. Hastings, Robert Sutton, New Castle; Joseph Mills and wife, John Griffin and wife, James Holley wood and wife, Alvan Mills and wife, Leonard Mills. Chester, Pa. Isaac N. Grnbb, Brandywine hundred Richard G. Buckingham,Mill Creek:8am nel Killgore, Newport# John W.Jolis and wife, Middletown; David P. Hutchison and wi'e, Appcqninimink ; Robert B. Simpler, Blackbird ; Andrew 8 Eliason, Mt Pleasant ; James H. Clark, Delaware City ; Paul Glllis, Ogletown James T. Shalloross, Odessa; ex Sheriff R. Lewie Atmstrong,Christiana hundred; ex-Marshal H. H. McMullen, Red Lion; W. P. Biggs and wife.Middletown; John H. Hastings, George V. Hastings. Kirk wood. a Buy, build and be happy at "Creaton.' Wanted an Explanation and Got It. Joseph (Juigley, the saloon keeper at Second and Tatnall streets, had a pro tracted bearing this morning on the charge of besting Mrs. Mary Vaughn Mrs. Vaughn, whose relationship to Quigley was not clearly defined, went to his home on Saturday night and de manded an explanation as to certain alleged sayings of his about her daughter, He pushed her out of tbe honse, she abused him and then he stmek her. A number of men who were there interfeted, and knocked him down. A general fight ensned Mrs. Vaughn swore that she was a married woman, but did not live with her husband, who bed no occupation. She and Qnigley bad had several quarrels, and this was not the first time that he bad struck her. Tbe court thonght she bad no business in Quigley's bouse, so the case was dis missed. j SHIPBUILDING IN WILMINGTON How ThlfiCIty Compare V\ *fh Other« I ufHCture of Vumlf, the Mi Harper's Weekly of August 22d, con tains a long article fully illustrated ou I shipbuilding on the Delaware. It says In pari ; iu W ilmington the industry i» as old as her existence. The two principle ship j building concerns In tbe "Peach Tree" state are the Harlan *4 Hollingsworth Co. and the Jackson & Sharp Co .both,by a curious combination of indus-ries, car builders as well as shipwrights. The Swedes landed in the Delaware 4n 1838, upon the site of part of the plant of the Jackson & Sharp Co, The foun dations of thur fort are plainly visible, and Trinity Church, eree'ed by them in 1698, with i's squat belfry tower and rougb stone wails, is only a store's throw from tbe Jackson and Sharp Com pany'e counting-house Wilmington's ship Industries, strange to relate, were founded and bave remained npon tbe banks of tbe narrow and tortuous s. reams the Christiana and the Brandywine, and not upon tbe deep waters of the Dela ware, which flow along the eastern front of the city .As early as 1842 they were building shallops and small trading vessels in New Sweden, and one of the laws of the new colony stipulated that all the commerce of their port, should be carried on only in vessels of their own bnilding, a restrlc lion that might be more widely applied to the presint day. The first vessel for tbe foreign trade launched at Wilmington was the brig, The Wilmington, of 150 tons, built In 1740 by W. Sblpley, D. Ferris, and others, and intended for the West Indian trade. The brig made a number of successful voyages, and was no doubt the first vessel of over 100 tons built upon the river The war of the Revo lui ion. and later the belilon, destroyed most of her commerce and most of her wooden shipyards, but brought into prominence her facilities for iron ship building The Harlan & Hfillngsworth Co, the largest of all Wl mingtou'a industries, was founded in 1836 as Betts & Pusey, as Betts, Posey, 4 Harlan In 1837, and In 1841, on Mr. Pusey'a retirement, Elijah Hollingsworth formerly a foreman at the Baldwin Locomotive Woiks in Philadelphia, admitted as a paitoer, and tbe firm bfcame Betts, Harlan & Hollingsworth and iueorpoiated In 1807 ss the Harlan 4 Holllugswvrth Co There are at present no members of either the Harlan & Hollingsworth families in the concern, Mr John Taylor flause being president, having worked himself np from metsenger-boy to his proud poshion; Mr. H. T. Ganse is vice president ; both these gentlemen tre near relatives of the poet Bayard Taylor. The fire! work of tbe concern was oar build ing, the shipyard not being added until four years later Their plant covers an area of seventy five acres, being tbe largest, shipyard in tbe world, with sev enty shops and buildings upon it, and a dry dock 340 feet long, capable af docking a vessel drawing fourteen feet; 2000 men find employment there, the psy-roil amounting to between $30,000 ai d $40,000 per week. The Harlan and Hollingsworth concern Is the oldest iron steamboat and steam ship building comnany in the Uri'ed States. They are well known as builders of first-class, reliable ships, honest In construction, and stanch to the last de r* v I • gree. During the war of the rebellion they built and repaired many Monitors for the United States government, among the latter being the Patapaeo, Saugus and Napa. » « Their neighbors, the Jackson Sharp Company (established In 1888), are the other extreme in the ship building line, eonstrneting wooden vessele£only, mostly four masted schooners of large tonnage, one on the stocks now register ing 1,800 tous. Tbe competition of steam baa forced naval architects and those Interested tn wooden sailing ships to de vise Hii.i means to meet this W e therefore sea some business rivalry the square-rigged vessels relegated to obscurity, excepting, perhaps, for very long voyages, and the fore aud-aft schooner rigged craft, with four or five masts, taking their place. Un a voyage around the "capes.' a schooner-rigged vessel because of her excellent pointing qualities, can save, with winds, ; ; favorable miles .»Ml 90 » or til.! The on voyage average time for completing a 1500-ton four-masted schooner, all ready for is about six months: formerly it took, year to build a 600-ton brig, everything was handwork, now they cut ont every plank in the craft by machin ery; then the adze and the broadaxe did the work, now it is the cir nlar saw and planing machines. Then Tbe Jackson & Sharp plant covers 14 acres, 1,200 urea find employment there, and in the twenty-three years of nhtp bullding they have launched 168 versets, of which only one has been lost Pusey 4 Jones,also »I Wilmington, have quite a fine marine railway, but tbe vessels they build are mostly stern and side wheel craft of very light draught, expressly designed for the Honth American trade, ave als» some "wooden yards" at Milford, Milton, Odessa, and Lewes, where they build small schooners, oyster boats, etc which complete the sbip-bnilding Indus try in Delaware. There PEACHE& IN PLENTY. City Market» Olutted With Delaware Fruit— Heavy Shipments From All Fotnie. Between 5,000 and 6,000 baskets of peaches were in the local market yester day. Prices ranged from 25 to 75 cents a basket, according to the quality and variety of the fruit. Crawford's La'e sold as high as $1 26 a basket, but such sales were very rare indeed. Tbe shipments over tbe Delaware rail rsad aggregated 273 carloads. 17 car loads coming to this city. Tbe total shipments for tbe season footed ,np 3,453 carloads. Thirty cars were loaded at Wyoming yesterday, the prices ranging from 20 to 30 cents a basket. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS J. 8. Dailey of Marydel was In this city yesterday. Job H. Jacks, n is at Mobouk Lake. Ul ster county, N Y. E. L. Walker of Richmond, Va., was in this city yesterday. Thomas Mauion of this city is sojourn ing at Atlantic City for a week. Page of tbe Senate Carroll 8. Downes of Dover is visiting relatives in this city. John Carr, who was hurt by the Wee engine, la reported to be im cacoe proving. Representative Daniel M, Ridgely of Dover is in Wilmington to-day the guest of H. 0. Conrad. Mrs. W M R. Williamson has re turned from Oce»n City, N J , where she has been spending the summer Sister Mary Meiaoipba, formerly Miss Mattie Farrell of this city, was piofessed yesterday morning at the convent Lady of Angels, Glen Riddle, Pa. OUR GRADUATES SUCCESSFULLY AIDED To positions in this city, Philadelphia and other places. Our magnificent ard costlv catalogue shows where we have placed many of them. Send^for it AT ONCE. It is mailed FREE. OUR DAY SESSIONS RESUMED TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Office now open daily, 9 to 4. for the enrollment of pupils of both 1ST. sexes. SECURE SEATS TsTOW. Xi. s I PRINCIPAL. Goldey Wilmington Commercial College, School of Short-hand and Type writing, and CORNER EIGHTH AND MARKET STREETS, WILMINGTON, DEL. THE URiMttIO SEASON. the Opera ■ loti»« In Hatter Condition Thau Kvrr Before It Will Open To-night. The Grand Opera House was lighted last night for the first time this season It was lighted by Manager Williamson for tbe express purpose of giving the newspaper men of the city au opportun ity to make note of the many changes that have been made in the appointments of this popular and commodious play house. The entrance bas b en painted and ■ome new elec'rle effects put In. As you enter, the first thing you notice is the ceiling of the balcony, which has been painted iu light blue and oil. Tbe Indies' toilet room on left foyer bas been handsomely papered and painted Going on down the auditorium all of the wood and iron work has been repainted; glar ing colors have been wiped out and sub dued colors substituted Tbe front of tbe stage is laid in solid white, snd the boxes are the same. Tbs most noticeable ehattge Is iu tbe boxes. The brass railings on both boxes have been oat down to six Inches, and prettily draped with plush curtslns The doors leading to the boxes and from tbe boxes to the stage, two on each side have been tastefully d aped Iu chenille, with handsome borders The band aronnd the prosc»nlnm arch has been changed and all of the gaudy colora removed The same Idea of subdued tints prevails there. Tbe proscenium draperies are all new. Going on to thes'age the old station try tormentors (statlonsry uprights, which created so mno adverse comment last season) have been removed and in their place now appears tbe latest thing in movable thermenter doors snd wings. The stock of scenery has been entirely renewed by J. B. Ayres of New Yoik, and tbe three scenes shown last night met with many encomiums. Underneath the stage marked Improve ment It also noticed Three new dress lag-rooms have been added and the old ones neatly papered and painted Gts has been supplied in each room During the season every facility will be offered "these, onr players," for the work of preparation. "One of the most important improve ments is noticed in the balcony. It con sists o' neat matting over the entire floor, wbicb will do away with the con fusion snd noise heretofore observed and occasioned by persons walking to and fro on tbe bare floor. Fancy matting has also been placed on tbe stairs leading to the balcony. Manager Williamson has engaged a new orchestra entire, which will be led by Professor Frank Stuebgen of Williamsport. Pa., who Is highly spoken of by tbe press whereeverhe has played. Good music Is therefore assured. The attaches of tbe bouse are practically tbe same as last season. The preliminary season onens tr-nigh', the attraction bring Gus Hill's World of Novelties, one of the strongest vaude ville companies on the road Tbe next attraction will be Barlow's Mlrstrels, which appear on Saturday evening The regular dramatic season will open on Wednesday, September 2, with "A Wolf's Wrddlng, the It test musics) farce comedy. It ia enough to say re garding the merits of this coni pany that it goes to the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, on the following week, opening that bons» for'the season. The orchestra to-night, will be comp'sed(of local musicians led by Jules Reybold, the regular crcbcs'ra being detained by summer engagements. Manager Williamson H«» , With low fares the suburbs build up, "Crestou" lots cheap yet. FOUND A SKELETON N THE CLOSET. Emma Grant'» Queer Hiding Place aud What Came of It. Mrs. Marv Farraday found a skeleton tn the closet in tbe shape of Emma Grant on going Into her brother's bed-room yes terday morning. Miss Grant had come to the Farraday residence abonc a year ago as a visitor, and then became acquainted with Mrs. Farraday's brotber Yesterday morning after the men bad gone to work. Mrs Fanaday went into her brother's bed room and opened tbe closet door. Oat jumped a girl iu her dishabille, and grabbed Mrs. Farraday by tbe arm. Tbe latter screamed aud almost fainted Tbe girl skipped nnder tbe bed and ran out of tLe door, but here her retreat was cut off by Mrs Farraday's mother, wbo on hearing her daughter scream, harried to see what was the matter. Tbe gitl then cleared tables,overtnined chairs, and to make certain her escape, grabbed Mrs Farraday by the shoulder and bit her with a sbo", which she car lied in her hand. Tbe shock was so great to Mrs Farra day's nerves that she was almost ex hausted from fright. The girl was Emma Grant, whom Mrs. Farraday'« brother had taken to his bed room the night before, and had left there on going to work iu tbe morning. He probably feared that the girl would have been detected going out, so he left her behind, aud when she found Mrs. Farra day coming took refuge in the closet, Emma was fined $10 and costs for the assault on Mrs Farraday. second time that En^ma had been found concealed tn tbe Farraday residence It was tbe Tried to Defraud ihn Government. Isaac Aideraon, colored, bad a hearing before United States Commissioner Smith this morning, on a charge of con spiting with Joseph Ambey, Moses Fiaby and others, to defraud the United States Government out of boun'y claimed by Moses Fiisby, Alleged to be dne him, as the heir of bis brother, James Frlsby, a volunteer Union soldier. Commissioner Smith held Anderson also In $1,000 bail for the September ttrm of the United States Court. It is on'y a question of time,"Cret'en" 1 lots are sore to advance. Started Home With 111» Load. Hpeclal Correspondence Evsnino Journal. Dovkk, August, 26.—Peaches brought in by farmers yesterday, who had no reg ular place to carry them, could not be sold for any price. One farmer brought in a load of sixteen basket! and uot btlng able to sell them at the depot, started home with them, before he got out of town, however,he sold a number of them for 40 cents a basket, thus faring better than if be had soid them at, tbe station INSTRUCTION. GOLDEY WILMINGTON COMMERCIAL— w AND school of COLLEGE SHORT-HftNO^DPE-WRITING Institute Bulbil, v. non. EIGHTH AND M A UK ET 8TRKKT8. Orvliiate« aided to petition». Bit ora»». Haï Summons. Tckbuat, »Kp-ntMiisH 1 st, NlgUt HcshIoub. Nrptrsahrr SHli. Office and room» Now Opicn dally. 9 a. ra. to 4 p. tn.. for the enrollment of pupil» and reception of visitor», who »-e al ways welcome, Hxithk Skat» Now. Oatalogne mailed nuta on application. H. 8, GOLDEY, Principal Pennington Seminary. I5b LADIK8 COLLEGE, BENNINGTON, N. J. offer» rare educational facilities. Terme macerate. High amt healthful Hlean» heal ing; gus; (ire escapee. Bound Brook R. R. bet. Phlia and New York THOMAS HANLON. D.D . Pres't for3! year* Bad Year. T. LESLIE CARPENTER, TEACH Ell OF Piano, Orp, Voice aoJ Tl ory. IrfWHon* at poyilV resident** or at Studio. 1018 West Eighth St. HHI'IStKK'l OHHK.K» J^EOISTS.H'8 on DER. REmHTER'8 OFFICE, l Nkw Ca«ti.k CotiNTV, Del , Aug. 15,1H91, ( Upon the application ot Ma.tba Barker, Joeeph Barker end Hannah Obamlair». executors of Joshua B. Barker, late Mill Creek hundred, In »aid county, do ccæed, it 1» ordered and directed by the Régi», ter lha tbe executor- aforesaid give notice of granting of letter» testamentary upon the e»'at* of the decea»e<f, with the date of gram Ing tuereof, by caunlng advertisements to be posted within forty »days from the dale - Ill'll letter» In »1* of the moat public places the county of New Castle, requiring all tier »0118 having demand» agalnnt the estate present the name, or abide by i.n Act of As »emlily In nnch taae made and provided; and also cause the same to be Inserted within the »ame period In the Evknino Journal, ne wh paper published In Wilmington, Del., and to tie continued therein three weeks, e. o. d. Glvon under the hand and Seal of < )ffire of the Kt Klarer «forena at Wilmington. In New Castle connt> aforesaid, the day and year «hove written. J. W ILKINS < OüCH,Hegl8ter L 8. NOTICE. All person» having claim« ag-dnst theeotate of the decenaed inuat present the »ame duly attested to the execnio-s, on or before August IS, 18113, or abide the Act of As sembly Id such cn»e made and prov ided, MARTH.» BARKER. JOSEPH BARKER, HANNAH CHAMBERS. Executors. Address. Mount Cuba. Del. EUlMTEH'8 PlUd.lt. R REGISTER'S OFFICE. I Naw Carti.e County.D el , An*. i2.1«1. ( Upon tbe application of Charles B. Dough erty executor of Thomas Doherty, late of Wilmington hundred, in said county, de ceneed, R Is ordered and directed by the Register that, the executor aforesaid give notice of granting of Letter» Testamen tary npon the w-illi the dale of gram Ing thereof, by causing advertisements to he {«»ted within forty dnj> from the date of such letter» in six of the most, public places of the county of Newcas tle, requiring all persons having demande again»!- the estate to present the »ame, or abide by an Act of Assembly In each ease made and provided: and also cause the same to hr Inserted within the»ame perltxl In the Etmn iko JotiKKAI., a newspaper published in Wil mington, Del., and to be continued therein three weeks, e. o. d. estate of the deceased Given nndor the hand and Seal of Office of the Ke*rif*ter aforeeaid at Wilmington, iu New C'astle county aforesaid, the da** and year above written. J WILKIN» COOCH,Register. NOTICE. All persons having claims against tbe estât* it the deceased must present the same, dal, attested to the Execa'or, on or before Autf. 13 1893, or abide the Act of Assembly in such case made and p ovtded CHARLES B. DOUGHERTY, Executor. Adrir«ft*: Wilmington, n*i. FOR BOOTS AND SHOE 5 Go to BURNS & MONAGHAN, 419 Market Street. Thirty different stjles in Men's, front $1 50 to $6.60; 45 styles in Ladies, from $1.25 to $5.00; 20 styles in Boys' and Youths, $1 to $4; 12 styles Misses' Shoes, $1 25 to $3; 10 styles Children's, from 50c. to $2.25; 30 stjles Women's, Misses' and Children's Oxford Slippers, 75c to $3. The largest stock in the State, the bist quality at lowest prices. Custom Work in all its branches promptly attended to. BURNS * MONAGHAN, No. 419 MARKET STREET. Also a Lot of Odds and Ends in Men's and Women's Shoes at less than half price aJolirL Solomon Agent for the Keystone Press Brick Company. BUILDING AND PAVING BRICK A SPECIALTY. Lime. - Sand, Coal, - Wood, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Calcined Plaster. Plastering Hair, # Portland and Rosendale Cements, OFFICE, No. 3 WEST THIRD STREET. Telephones 116 and 203. YARD. FROiT AND CHURCH 8T8. YOU CAN HAVE Ï0ÜR TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN AT 811 MARKET 8T. Wilmington, Del. You can also have the Best Teeth Maie FOR If 'i ) T u | TEETH EXTRACTED. WITH VITALIZED AIR, TEETH FILLED WITH GOLD, «1.00 TEETH FILLED WITH HILTER, 75« TEETH CLEANED. • 26« 59« 75c DR. F. E. SMITH, SURGEON DENTIST, Office and residence. 811 MARKET STREET. Graduate Baltimore Uollege Dental (Surgery GREAT REDUCTIONS TO KEEP OUR HANDS BUSY. Black or Blue Cheviot Serge and Causimere Suite to order, *12; strictly all wool; regular price, $15. Black or Blue Diagonal Cork screw or Fancy Cheviot Suits, elegantly braided and finished in tip top style, for $16; regu lar price $20. All Wool Black Cheviot Corkscrew or Casai mere Pan ta, made to your order for $2 60. Several remnants, just enough for a single pants, regular price from $4 to $8; just to clear them out we will make them up for $11. Fit and workmanship guar anteed. LIVERPOOL ( LONDON MERCHANT TAILORS. 581 Market Street. W. H. Lockyer, Manager. MID-SUMMER BARGAIN BULLETIN INTO. 3. In our upper window to day one line of fine Oxford Negligee Shirts reduced from $i 25 to $1.00. Of course you know that on all other Negligee Shirts we give 10 per cent, discount. IT J. P. D0ÜGHTEN & CO., 410 Market Street. FOR YOUR Trunks, Bags, *SS P0CKETB00KS, ES i. A. Cs, No. 4 E 4th St. Where will be found the largest assortment in the city.