VOLUME LVI. NO. 22.

REFUSED TO TESTIFY.

Remarkable Ending: of a Murder

Trial in Baltimore.

EMMA IRWIN WAS THE DE-FENDANT.

Charged With Complicity in the Killing:

of Her Hu band—Fallure of the

S ate's Witnesses- He Him-

self is Under Sentence ofDeath for the Crime.

Baltimore, Jan. 18, —The trial of one ofthe most remarkable cases iu the criminalannals of Maryland was begun and concludediu the Criminal Court to day. Tin* defend-ant was a woman, who was indicted in theChailes County Court us an accessory to tin*murder of her husband. The most damagingtestimony against the woman was expected

to come from a man who was convicted ofthe murder, and on whom the death sentencehas been passed.

In a coniession made the day following hisconviction and sentence to death for themurder of James J. Irwin, Matthewsdeclared that ho had been incited to thecrime by Mrs. Irwin, and together they hadplanned and executed it. It was believedthat nis testimony, along with circumstantialevidence from other quarters might bring the

Eiiteucedown on tin? widow of the

d man. But when Matthews was put

stand today he refused to testifyletfOr OV(3U s'Vorn in the case.

After Matthews had refused to testify theState closed The defence did not

oven submit auyVvideuce. and the case wasgiven to the jury without argument. With-out leaving their seats the jurors found andgave in their verdict of not guilty,

STORY OF THE MURDER.

James J. Irwin, a farmer and oystermau,was found dead iu his home, at Allen’s FreshCharles county, on the night of August 2,

1890. Ho had been shot in tin; back of hishead while asleep in his bed.

The first information of the murder wasfurnished by Mrs. Irwin, who ran to thehome of her father-in-law, a hundreds yardsaway, and said that she had been awakfic dby some noise outside, and, reaching over toarouse her husband found him bathed inblood.

The crime stirred up tin* whole county I*'*cause of its brutality and eold-bloodn ss.Mrs. Irwin asserted that sic- had not heard a

gunshot and knew nothing ol tin* crime, butin the early stage of the investigation suspi-

cion pointed to, her as an accomplice ofGeorge Matthews. He was an oystcrinan.

and lived at Bookpoiut. Some letters werefound which had passed between Matthewsand Mrs. Irwin which showed that there wasgreat intimacy between the two.

Matthews and Mrs. Irwin were arrested.The man escaped from jaii and was gone amouth. He voluntarily returned, was triedfor murder at LaPlatie, was convicted andsentenced to death. When the verdict wasrendered Matthews said: “I am satisfied.You can hang me. lam guilty, but a womanis at the bottom of it.”

CONFESSION OF MATTHEWS.

Tuo day after his conviction, Matthewsmade a detailed confession iu which ho saidthat Mrs. Irwin and her sister, Mrs. Bourneswore to him that Irwin had declared his in-tention of killing him (Matthews) on sight,Irwin, they said, had intercepted a letterfrom Matthews to Mrs. Irwin and hadthreatened to kill Ids wife and Matthews,too. Matthews was urged by the women,according to his confession, to kill Irwin,The murder was then planned and committedtwo nights thereafter.

AN EAGER C ROWD.

A largo crowd gathered in and around theCriminal Court early this morning, who usedevery known device to got into the? courtroom, but Judge Wickes had issued verystrict orders about admitting outsiders, andthose who did gain entrance first passedthrough a civil service examination. As itwas, the room was well tilled when the casewas called, as, iu addition to the? large num-ber of witnesses, tho Grand Jury and theregular panel, there were one hundred extratalesmen summoned, and a large number oflawyers had also dropped iu to iiear thetrial.

Tho accused is about 20 years of age andprepossessing in appearance. Her demeanorwas quiet, self-contained.

The task of selecting a jury was finished atnoon, and the indictment read.

MATTHEWS REFUSES TO TESTIFY.

Several witnesses were examined, includ-ing the father of the murdered man. Severalletters were identified as having been writtenby Mrs. Irwin to Matthews, and then George

Matthews was summoned as a witness. Hodeclined to touch tho Bible or to ho sworn,saying that he wanted nothing to do with the

case.Judge Wickes asked him if ho did not

recognize that it was his duty to testify, andMatthews replied in a firm tone:

“No, sir; Ido not. I think I have doneall I had any right to do. I made my escapeand went back there and let them try me*

They would not let mo testify down thereand I won’t testify here; that much Is cer-tain.”

Judge Wickes said that it would bo foolishfor him, in tho circumstances, to commitMatthews for contempt of court. Hi? wasalready under sentence of death, and nofurther punishment could well be inlli T *d.

The attorneys for the prosecution tried in iseveral ways to get the fact before the jury!that Matthews had confessed the murder and iimplicated Mrs. Irwin, but the condemned Iman continued to declanp that he would say ;nothing against the defendant.

Matthews was removed from the room,and tho prosecution announced that they had 'no more evidence to submit.

A CLEVER EVENT.j Good Music, Sons: and Humor in the

Elkton Opera House.The entertainment of Music, song and j

Ifumor in the Elkton Opera House on Tues- \day even was thoroughly enjoyed by whatmay be termed for Elkton a large audience.If the merit of tho program had regulatedtho size of the house it would have beenfilled to overllowing—for the entertainmentwas a decided success and novel iu its everypart. Its style was that of a symphony con-cert varied in music, song and humor, andat the same timo both re 11nod and popular.An orchestra—the well known Grace Orches-tra of Wilmington, appeared for the llrsttime in Elkton, and rendered the accompani-

ments for the soloists. Several selectionswere given by tho orchestra as numbers on

the program, and all were well received. Mr.J. Newman Davis, tenor, an old Elktonfavorite, received a hearty welcome and con-tri uled much to the event by his two selec-tions. The bass solo by Mr. Mason, entitled“The Phonograph Under the Chair,’’ wasllrsl sung on Tuesday night, the composer,Mr. E. J. Muldhuuseu, who acted as accom-panist through tho program, being present tohave the grutillcation of seeing his effortmeet liberal approval. Tho humorous partsby Mr. Bartlett were clever and his takingthe roles of James Whitcomb I'd Icy was unique

and brought forth applause. Mr. Eaton’sbaritone solo, that popular song “The Sweet-est Story Ever Told,” with orchestra accom-paniment, was a taking part and the oldsong was renewed with spirit. As accom-panist and leader of the orchestra, Mr.Muhlhauseu was at hi best.

The promoter of the concert -Mr. V. M.Torhcrt is very much gratified with tho out-

come of Tuesday nights venture, and pro-poses to give to the Elkton public a number

, of other entertainments this season.The program was as follows;

Instrumental selection, “Ja'*iuta”(Toblari)Grace Orchestra; vo<*al solo, “Rosemonde'’

tC. Chaucinade,) Mr. J. Newman Davis:recitation, ’ Little Maudic’s Christmas Tree,”(J. Whitcomb Riley,)Mr. A. Bartlett:instru-mental selection, “Amoroso”, i Moses, t GraceOrchestra; “The Sweetest Story

• Ever Told”, (It. M. Stalls,) Mr. W. N. EatonJr.; instrumental selection, “La Manola”,

i Moses,) Grace Orchestra: recitation, “ARomance of the Saw Dust,” (Geo. A. BakerJr.; .Mr. A. Bartlett; instrumental selec-tion, “Mi diey, A Jolly Night”. (Beyed,)Grace Orchestra; vocal solo, “The DailyQuestion”. (K. Meyer Ilelmund.) Mr. J. New-man Davis; liute and clarionet duet, “TheButterfly”, (B 'l.dix, ) Mr. J L. Ritchie, Mr.J, 11. B*ggs; humor-ms . ong, “The Phono-graph Under the Chair”, (E. J, Muhlhauseu )Mr. F. P. Mason; instrumental selection, “ElCaptain March”, < Sousa.) Grace Orchestra.

Real Estate Saks.W:n. S. and James F. Evans, trustees, have

gold at private sale to Mrs. Elliott Grahamthe 70 acre farm of the John J. Bennettestate near Kirkwood, heretofore offered bythem at public sale. Tho price reported paidis £7OO.

John Whalen is negotiating for the storebouse and cannery at Oak wood belonging tothe same estate, tho sale not yet being con-summated.

George A. Blake, Esq., through John C.Hindman, auctioneer, sold on tie* premiseson Wednesday the farm of about 75 a<*res iuthe Sixth district, of which Charles Kcilholtzdied seized. Mrs. Harriet Koilholtz was thopurchaser at £1.050.

After the Fox.Fifty horsemen and sixty

'f S live hounds participated iuthe lox hunt at Newark,last week. The fox wasdropped on the Pie farm,and proceeded to Baldwin's

v>V)' v mills and thence to lie*mJh neighborhood f Fair Hill.

where it took to earth.William Lytle was master of hounds andCharles Lewis whipper in. Only three horse-men, Ralph Osmond, P. Blair Pie and ArthurDraper, followed tho fox to the place whereit eluded its pursuers. The chase continu' dabout four hours.

A Fierce Bull.A fierce bull had a little game last week on

the farm of the Mews brothers near Elkton.Thomas W. Mew* was up a ladder in thobarnyard, and which the bull objected to —

so much so that raising his tail high in thoair and lowering his head, he charged uponthe ladder. Mr. Mows was thrown to the

• grown with great force, breaking his wrist inthe fall.

Marriage Licenses.Marriage licenses wore issued this week to

Thomas G. Dickerson and Mumjie M, Benton,both of Cocilton; Samuel R. Haines andAdreanna Garvin, both of Rislngsun: HenryG. Hager and Mary Louisa Hety. both ofChesapeake City, James Kilpatrick and MaryR. C. Alexander, both of Elk Neck.

Have a Laugh.

Go to the Elkton Opera House on Tuesdayevening next. Jan. 20, and be amused havea good laugh -sen “Side Tracked,” a roaringmusical come ly. with dunces ui 1 j . andfunny people.

Tickets now on nab? at Well’s Drug Store.

Laid U P. 'st.

The funeral of Henry V. 1). Crawford: wh -t?s;iddi i -i •: 1 1h • ••’.n. d on Tuur.-vlay,

j last week, near Sassafras, look place oni Saturday. The interment was made in tin*

J Catholic cemetery near Warwick.

A large raccoon which had already killedI six chickens in the yard of Thomas MclCelvey

near Elkton. was brought down by a gun in| the hands of Mr. McKelvcy one night last

I week. Thu raccoon weighed eighteen pounds.

ELKTON, MD., SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1897.

KIRKWOOD DIES.

i Fatal Result of the Trap-Gun Accident

at Conowingo.!

Tho trap-gun accident at Conowingo, on

Saturday, January 9, has resulted fatally, thevictim William F. I’. Kirkwood having died ;on Sunday. It was not expected by thoattending physicians that he would recover,and since tho accident his condition at alltimes was precarious.

The unfortunate young man was a sou ofJohn 11. Kirkwood, a respected citizen ofPrinciple, and was twenty-live years of age.lie was highly esteemed and popular so thathis sad and untimely death has caused deepregret.

Tho accident occurred on the property ofEdward Kirby, at Conowingo, in whosegeneral merchandise store Kirkwood wasemployed

Of late Mr. Kirby lias been greatly annoyedby horse thieves, and In order to protect hisstock against depredators had so placed a

loaded gun that any one opening the doorwould discharge the weapon. Kirkwood hadoccasion to go to the stable and, forgettingtho trap-gun, opened tho door when the weapon was discharged, the bullet entering hisright side above tho tenth rib and penetra-ting his lung. The physicians probed for thebullet without success.

Christian Endeavor Convention.The eleventh annual convention of the

Young People’s Society *fChristian Endeavorof Cecil county met in the Leeds M. PChurch Tuesday, January 19, 1897, and wascalled to order by the President Rev. WilliamFitz-Simou.

A Bible talk by the Ilev. A. W. Mather,pastor of the church followed.

At the request of the President llev. G. I*.Jones, of cherry Hill, gave a few words ofgreeting to the delegates.

lu the absence of the county secretary lie*minutes of the last meeting were read by MissAlice Settle.

The address of welcome was delivered byMiss Mary Settle, of Leeds, and was heartilyre-ponded to by Mr. Edwin Carhart, of Zion.

The state secretary Mr, 11. N. Hanna was

Introduced and spoke very interestingly upon‘•Aggressive Work in Harford County,”

The endcavorers of that county by longand persistent efforts have abolished allgambling at their County Fairs.

Tho open parliament “How can 11 .*• Conventiou llclpV* was participated in by Uov.A. W. Mather, Mr. John Johns >n, oView, and Mr. s, G. Bye, of Fair Hill.

Rev. T. (). Crouse of St. Johns* In*b p. ad-mit Methodist Church of Baltimore City spokeof Christian Endeavor work in Baltimore.••Enthusiasm*' was treated upon by Mr. A. B.MeCVy, of Zion, being assisted by Ilev. Fred-erick Lewis Vicar of Rodney Street Church,Wilmington, Del. Pennsylvania being repre-sented by Mr. Hodgson, who spoke of thework accomplished ia tho societies which hoattended.

Reports from tho ten societies in tho countywere called for and three now societies, Appleton, Pleasant Hill and Perryvillo wore ad-mitted into the County Union.

The officers elected for tho ensuing yearwere:

President, Ilev. John MeElmoyle, Elkton:\ Ice-President, Mr. John Johnson, Bay View.Recording Secretary. Miss Alice B. Settle,Leeds; Corresponding Secretary, Miss HelenA M ‘Caulcy, Leeds; Treasurer, Mrs. A. BMeVey, Zion; Superintendent of Missions,Miss Minnie Qatchell, Pleasant Hill.

It was decided that the CorrespondingSecretary communicate with the secretariesof the other County Unions of the State tothe end that wo may receive their aid andencouragement in our efforts to abolish racetrack gambling in Cecil county.

EVENING.

The service was opened by devotional ex-

orcises led by tho Ilev. W. Fitz-Simou, fol-lowed by an address by the Ilev. T. (). Crousewho made a strong plea for missions.

Mr Hanna spoke upon tho future of C. Edepending upon the amount of prayer putinto the work.

Mr, T. Lewis made tho address of the evenlag. It was very forcible and eloquent.By request he rendered “Tho Ninety andMin**”with great effeet. By request of theExecutive Committee the following resolu-tions were drawn up and acted upon:

Resolved, That the present influence of therace track as permitted by law in this countyis not only detrimental to tho murals of theyouth but also to the cause of Christ.

Second. Resolved, That we enter a definiteand unanimous protest against this nefariousevil in our midst, and do at this time appealto all law-abiding citizens to use their inllu-enr,e against it.

Tbiid. Resolved, That we support oi.lvthose candidates for legislative honors whoare publicly known to be directly in favor **fthe repeal of tho present ambiguous law.

Fourth. That a copy of these resolutionsbe .- ill to our county papers for publication.

Signed.Ai.i hed B. McVf.v,Samuel (f. Bye,

Committee,

After singing “Work for the Night is Com-ing’* a vote of thanks was tendered the LeedsC. E. Society for tho bountiful supper whichhad been prepared for them ia the annex ofthe church, and also to the speakers whokindly gave their aid. The convention wasthen dismissed by the benediction.

Adjourned to meet at the Rock at the timeappointed by the Executive Committee.

Alice JJ. Settle.

Athletics.Delaware College Athletic

Association has elected thefollowing officers for Ukm*u-suing year: President, John

Ww E. Chlpir.an: vice-president,Vfi Joseph F. Brewster; secre-tflr tary, S. H. Baynard, ,Ir.:

trensu tor. William El Ilf; base

1 ball manager, George N. Davis.

THROUGH THE COUNTY.

WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED IN AWEEK.

Special News From our RegularCorrespondents.

PRINCIPIO FURNACE.

Principio Furnace. Jan. 21, 1897. iWilbur Niekle a fireman on the B. A (>.

railroad Is sp> ndiug a few days with his jparents.

Principio Baud intends holding an enter-tainment in the band room on the evening ofFebruary the 4th, consisting of music anddialogues, also a minstrel troop will enliventhe occasion. Everyone should turn out andhelp the band as they greatly aid in makingthings lively in our quiet town. •

The forge has again cut down its force andIs only running day turn.

Mrs. E. S. Seutinau who has been sick fora few days we arc glad to state is improving.

The M. E. Church intends holding an enter-tainment sometime during next week. Allshould turn out and help a good cause.

Mr. Samuel Jackson, of Blythedale. whohad his leg broken is slowlyrecovering.

FARMINGTON ITEMS.

Faumington, Mil, Jan. 22, 1897.The young folks of this place are enjoying

the skating.

Quite a number of gypsies are encamped InDoctor Sliccrs woods. A number of personshave hud their fortunes told.

The sale of Mr. James Crothers took placetin- 19th. Not many attended and the saleswere not very good.

The funeral of Mr. Everist was very large.Public sch*jnl*. were closed on Friday on ac-count of his death.

Mrs. Robert Hanna, of Wilmington is visit-ing lit parents near this place,

Mr. Henry Krauss has returned from Wil-mington where he has been visiting relatives.

Mr. Joseph Briekley, of Farmington, isis visiting in Wilmington.

PORT DEPOSIT NEWS.

Pout Deposit, Jan. 21. 1897.R. K. Va.TiiOman. Mayor of Havre de Grace,

was a visitor to our town Wednesday.Mr. Cookmau Leach, of Baltimore, spent

Tuesday and Wednesday with M.\ A. S. Davis.On Saturday evening, Ifith in? 4 ., x’rof. S. T.

Ford gave a most delightful entertainment inwhich pathos, wit and humor followed eachother in tpiick succession. He swayed hisaudience at will, making it shout with laugh-ter or bathe in tears.

Mr. J. B. Ramsey, President of the Mechan-ics' and Merchants’ Bank of Baltimore, wasentertained by 31 r. J. Harvey Rowland at hishomo near town from Saturday until Monday.

Miss Doll St. Clair, of Baltimore, spentSunday on Granite avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Yaunemau, of Balti-more, were Mr. and Mrs. Kidd's company lustFriday.

Mi. Clarence Nesbitt, of Philadelphia, waswith his parents over Sunday.

This afternoon there was groat excitementin the neighborhood of Rock Run, caused bythe cry of “mad dog.*' The dog belonged toJudge W, K. Reekefus. It had been actingstrangely and had been tied up, but whenunloosed so ho might eat, the dog houndedoff down the road, followed by the mancalling out **tho dog is mad.’’ A crowd col-lected in a very short time, stones worethrown at him, and was finally shot byDrew Niekle.

Miss Clara Mann entertained the Shake,

spearo Club last Friday evening.

Those who visited the Institute Tuesday

wen* Mrs S ira Slack. Oxford; Mrs. LizzieSmith, New London; Mr. Norman Yeatman,Wilmington; Mr. AmosNevlll, Bay View.

Mr. Maurice Acker and Joel were in Havrede Grace Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Royston returnedto their horn** in Baltimore Wednesday.

Mr. Kirk and sou, of lowa, are the com- jpany of Mr. James McCullough.

Mrs. Pris Christie, of Rowlandville, wasMrs. Carrie Stephenson’s guest Friday andSaturday.

Rev. L. E. Barrett, of Wilmington, was intown Friday.

Mr. Victor Roberts was returning fromtaking his sister to the Jacob Tome InstituteTuesday his horse became frightened and ranaway, breaking a shaft, and depositing Mr.Roberts in u large puddle of mud. He wasnot injured at all. but rather a pitiable objectwhen he arose to his feet. Tho horse wascaught in Rock Run.

The Christian Endeavor of t he PresbyterianChurch will be led next Sunday evening byMiss (’. J. Short. The service will commenceat 7 .*lO o’clock. All are invited to he present.

Miss Ida Bradley, of Liberty Grove, spentSunday with Mrs. James Reynolds.

Mr. Win, Kerr, of Philadelphia, was a PortDeposit visitor from Friday until Monday.

The Parliamentary Club met last Mondayevening in the director’s room back of theCecil National Bank.

Mr. John Creswell will lead the EpworthLeague prayer meeting next Sunday eveningat fi 30.

Hov. Henry G. Binld, of Perry ville, rode totown on Ids wheel Inst Friday

The Lcnd-a-llaud Club held a public meet-ing in the Assembly Hall of the Tome Insti-tute at 'glit o’clock Wednesday evening.Tin* a l , •! for ileb. : ‘•The Needs of

j Port Dcp it and the Wav to .Supply Thom.*’; Tee Board < . (’omii.i* ;• ai. r- ... r' present usI well us pupils and IricinU * r the Institute.

Had the evening not been stormy the audi-ence would have been larger.

The entertainment given by the EpworlhLeague of the Tome M, E. < huroh last Tues-pay evening, was an evening with “Long-

fellow.’' It was tho most delightful and on- jjovablc affair that had been given for a long itime. The following program was rendered: |

Continued on J*aqe 8. “I

DEATHS OF A WEEK.Edward S. Garrett.

Edward S. Garrett, a much esteemed resi-

¦ dent of Elkton, died at his home on WestMain street, on Saturday afternoon, after abrief illness from pneumonia. Ho was takensick upon the Saturday preceding his death,and took to his boil on Tuesday. At once hissymptoms were alarming and his attendingphysician had little hopes of his recovery.

| Mr. Garrett was superintendent at the worksof tho Scott Fertilizer Company and was an

| efficient and trusted employe. In disposition; he was retiring and as a friend staunch andI true. With the gun he was one of the best

shots lu the county.Mr. Garrett was thircy-seven years of age

and was born in this county near Appleton.His father is James T. Garrett, and withwhom ho resided. He was unmarried.

The funeral services took place on Tuesdayafternoon at 2 o'clock from his latehome, the Rev. John MeElmoyle officiat-ing. The interment was in the ElktonCemetery. Those acting as bearers were:(’. C. Strickland, Thomas 13. Murray, AndrewDean, Delbert Aiken, Robert Rudulph, JamesP, Evans.

John E. Ferguson.Mr. John Edward Ferguson, a well-known

and esteemed citizen of the First district,residing in Cocilton, died at his home inthat town on Sunday afternoon last in hisseventieth year, from paralysis. Mr. Fergu-son was for a number of years engaged Infarming, but owing to ill health, has forseveral years past been residing in Ceeiltou.He was Register of Voters for the First dis-trict. having been appointed to that position1 i 1882. His wife, who was a daughter ofthe late Benedict Jones, and a sister of Mrs.John W. Davis, ami Mrs. Thomas P. Jones.Sr.,—survives him with ten children—Mrs.Byron Bouchelle, of Chesapeake City: Mrs.Harry Budd and Mrs. George Beasteu, ofGee IRon; Mrs. Thomas Pearce, of Baltimore;Noble P. Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, JohnFerguson and Misses M. E. Ferguson, Hesterand Catherine Ferguson.

Mr. Ferguson’s funeral was held on Wed-nesday afternoon, his body being laid to restin the Cocilton Cemetery.

Samuel Harkness.Mr. Samuel Harkness the father of S, T.

Harkness ofTheodore, and Wiliner E. Hark-ness of this town died at his home nearNewark on Thursday the 14th iust aged (j<l iyears.

Thomas W. Hemphill,Thomas \V. Humphtll, an ukoi! citizon of

this district, residing about ouo mile east of jElkton, died on Sunday last aged about 70 1years. A widow with several children sur-vive him. His remains were buried lu thoElkton Cemetery ou Tuesday.

Samuel Biggs.Mr. Samuel Biggs, of Ceeiltou, after a long

illaess from consumption, died at his homoiu that town on Friday tho 15th iust. Awidow and two children survive him. Hisfuneral took place from his late residence onSunday afternoon last, with interment iu thePresbyterian Cemetery at Georgetown, Kentcounty.

HERE NEXT WEEK.

The Musical Comedy “Side Tracked** at

the Elkton Opera House.Tho popular Musical Comedy “Side

Tracked’’ which this week is drawing largehouses to thoStandard Theatre, Philadelphia,by special arrangement will appear in theElkton Opera House on Tuesday eveningnext. January 20, with a full company.With its scenic and mechanical effects, itsfunny tramp, German and Irish comedians,and fancy dancers. Tho company present-ing it is an exceptionally good one, and thespecialties introduced by different membersof tho company during the action ot thepiece add materially to tho amusement of theauditors. The story has sufficient interest toappeal to all classes and the elite find muchto entertain as well as the gallery to amuse.The play is interspersed with sparkling musicbright specialties, and mirth provokingsituations. There is not a dull moment fromtho rise of the curtain until its fall.

E. 11. O’Connor as Charles Mercer, aliasHoratio IrvingBooth, is very successful inhis performance of tho tramp, and Billy

Bowers as Fritz Grabhold, a section gangboss, assisted materially in the fun-making

by his finished German character work.Daisy Chaplin, a captivating little eoubretteassumed the role of Bessie Reynolds and in-troduced a number of very catchy songs anddances. Gail Stanwood, Camilla Martin andAmy Paige looked pretty and appeared toadvantage in their different characters.James Wall appeared as James Montague,and R. Edgar Vance as Judge Packsuiff.Others in the competent east are EdwardO’Connor, Osborn Searl and John T. Brophy.

Elkton Opera House, Tuesday evening,January 20th. Tickets now ou sale at Well’sDrug Store.

Governor Tunnell Inaugurated.Ebe W. Tunnell was sworn in as Governor

of tho State of Delaware by ChancellorNicholson in the Kent county Court House,

Dover, at noon ou Tuesday. The exerciseswere like those which have been hold onsimilar oceeasloas for many years past.

Orphans* Court.The Orphans’Court was iu special session

on Tuesday, all che judges present. Severalorders appertaining to the settlement ofestates of deceased persons wore passed, alsoFirst and final account of William T. Warbur-ton, executor of William V. Moore, and dis-tribution struck ou same.

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WHOLE NO. 2,91_'

THE GERMAN CARP.

Its Vxterralnation In our Waters.The Whig has recently called attention to

the fact, that numbers of German carp haverecently been caught with hook and line inboth the Big and Little Elk Creeks, and it isno longer to be doubted, that the rapid dis-appearance of better varieties of food Ashesin our waters, is directly due to the presenceof this Ash.

A few years ago the U. S. Fish Commissionadvocated the introduction of carp in ourstreams. In this vicinity,a number of carpponds were stocked with its spawn, and itsrapid growth, and edible qualities werehighly commended. It was soon discoveredhowever, that it was little better than ournative sucker as a table Ash, and those whohad constructed carp ponds abandoned them,the overflow from those, introducing the carpinto our adjacent streams. But in additionto the indifferent quality of the carp as an

,

edible Ash, its Althy habits were found topollute clear water, and to impart a muddy

and disagreeable taste to its llesh. Thosewho studied its habits also found that it is cminveterate destroyer of the spawn of ot'i r

Ashes, this spawn-eating habit being possiblythe greatest objection to its presence in ourwaters. Speaking of its exclusion from the

waters of New York, New Jersey and otherstates, a Philadelphia daily says. Except for

its rapid growth, there does not seem to be asingle quality to recommend it; it is a matterfor congratulation that there are signs of itsbecoming scarce in the Delaware river and

tributaries. Without exception, our Amori-

can fresh water Ashes are better those

which have been introduced from forfdgncountries, and it would be well forthe UnitedStates Fish Commission and the differentState bodies to discourage any further foreignintroductions. Far from the New JerseyAshermen advocating their Legislature toprohibit carp Ashing for two years, as is re-ported to be the case, now that they have aprospect of getting rid of it, they had betterurge the Legislature to increase the penalty

in force against any person who may plantmore.

Memorial Resolutions.A committee of teachers assembled at Port

Deposit Jnnuary 20, 1807, and adopted thefollowing resolutions on the death of F. S.Everist:

Whereas, The teachers of Cecil county have| hoard with sincere regret of the death of P.

j S. Everist, who for nearly thirty years has

1 been Commissioner of our schools, and in

I making this record of his death desire to beat| testimony to his lldelity and abilityas a school /I officer, to his zealous care for the success of

our schools and to his earnest and consta;endeavor in behalf of the teachers. F.S. Everist may be dead but his works cA

never die, and they will be an *

his teachers and a living monument to hismemory.

Resolved, That in his death every teacherin our county realizes that he has lost afriend who was genial and courteous in allhis intercourse, honest in all his relations inlife, liberal as to the opinions of others, yetdecided in all his convictions and frank intheir expression.

Resolved, That our sincere sympathy beextended to his friends in Port Deposit andelsewhere, also to his co-workers the SchoolCommissioners of Cecil county and of Mary-land, who have lost a just and capable mem-ber.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutionsbo sent to the county press for publication,and also to the family into whose sacred sor-row we hesitate to enter. Humbly, tearfully,prayerfully wo lay in your hands this tributeof our love for the dear one gone from you—

The eternal God is thy refuge and under-neath are the everlasting arms.

Wm. R. Maxwell,Annie Quinn,Benincina Horn,

Committee.

Before the Magistrate.John J. Ryan, one of the prominent horso

owners now at Elkton, and who recentlybought tin' Fitler property on the Elk andBohemia rivers, was before Magistrate Groveson Tuesday on the charge of carrying con-oealed weapons. The arrest and hearinggrew out of a difficulty that Ryan had withanother man at the Barksdale track, Ryandrawing his gun, when Sheriff Mackey ap-*

pearod iu the ease and took the threateningshooter into arrest. Magistrate Groves linedRyan §IOO and costs, when he took an appeal.Upon the advice of State’s Attorney Evansthe line was reduced to #SO upon Ryan prom-ising not to repeat the offense, which he paid.

Bridge Frame Work Carried Away.A loss of from four lo live hundred dollars

I has been entailed upon the Groton Iron andBridge Company by the destruction of theframe work used in the construction of theiron bridge over the Big Elk Creek at Bridge

i street iu this town, by a freshet in the creekon Wednesday night. The hoa\y fall of rainon that night not only caused a rise of wateriu the creek, but the swollen current broughtswiftly down with it all the accumulated iee,which proved too severe a force for the tem—-

i potary piling and frame work used iu theconstruction of the bridge. With the framowork, the iron floor beams were thrownout of place, the principal loss however beingiu labor and lumber.

Fight at Iron Hill.Whites and blacks engaged in an lnd!s-<

criminate light on Saturday night near theIron Hill race track, and several men werobadly beaten, and on • man was robbed of awatch and a roll of money. It is not knownwhether the < i: i w: * committed in Dola-*ware or Maryland.

The matter was reported to the police ofWilmington and policemen Shields andMaloney arrested George Thompson in thatcity. On him was found a revolver whichanswered the description of one stolen fromthe white man. He is being held until morecan be learned about the case. The name ofthe man who was robbed was not reportedto the authorities.