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WILMINGTON, DEL., SATURDAY, SEPT. 12, 1874.
PRICE 1 CENT.
VOL. LXXX1V.--NO. 451.
CL OCRS, WATCHES, AC.
O. I. BUSH*
g AS REMOVED
AS REMOVED
HAS REMOVED
HAS REMOVED
HAS REMOVED
HAS REMOVED
TO THB
Sonih wcit Corner of Neventh
and Marke! Streets,
A LAUGH STOCK OF
"VV atch.es»
J owelry,
<fc Silver-wave,
Constantly on hand.
*§-Repairing promptly attended lo.
apr20-ly
407 Market Bt.^of
BENJ. S. CLARK, JjPjg
A fall assortment of superior
Clocks» Watches» Jewelrv and
Spectacles.
Constantly on hand nnd for sale at the low
est, market rates. Particular and personal
attention given to Repairing any article in
the above line.
A fine assortment of Spectacles cmstuil
ly on hand, and solo Huent for the Oelebru
tod Diamond Hpcctacles.
inarlt
FSNK 17 W*;**»SB, 'VI.Ot'Kft
Hu»t JRffGkKV.
At No.1.8 *98t Fourth C'troot,
WILMINGTON. DEL..
The undersigned would re
''(•artfully cull the attention
• >i ladies and gontleinen to
, his fine assortment of Watch
< «, Clocks. Jewelrv, Silver and Plated Ware,
all of which L entirely now and embraces the
st approved styles. Ho asks
teution to his American Lever
perior article, both in
ot time. A good as
d >
al
Watch, wh
finish and I
»Mr t ment ol clocks, jewelry and »diver and
plated waro always on hand, nt low figures.
Kverytbing guaranteed as a repnmnt.ed.
Repairing of all kinds promptly and neatly
reasonably terms.
Public patra^ave respectfully solicited.
I 0L \Y.ToN MVfetfY
No.*5 K. Fourth street.
•1 *n
PRISKTON AVARS,
Praclical Walch Maker;
And dealer in
FIN F. AM ERICAN AND SWISS WATCHES
CLOCKS, J K W KLRY. SPECTACLES.
EY K GLASSES. SILVER WARE, Jtc.,
404 King St , Wil Del.
Particular attenti-'n pahl to repairing in all
t« branches. ; nlso, changing spectacle glus«
4 . Ilia a good ft-Bortuiont of gloaaes
n hand. ... ,
hlio is cordially invited to call and
my stock un i learn my prico*.
«ntly
Hie pt
x amine
tlv
CEORCE JACK.
305 >Ia.rltet St.
WATCHES. JEWELRY, AC,
s • SPECTACLES AEYEGLAS
SILVER AND
RUBBER FRAMES. .
We claim from exp
,'uliarity ot imp
o suit
l vision.
every ;
isfoc
ntee
such that
n any «hat ed frame
•very case gu
t h i. Our facilities
cmi exchange gl * *
a few hour«.
above Third street.
II its branches
N. B —Fir.-t
Repairing in
scP23 ly
JAMES BRADFORD.
FAI^IS, P 11 .S, URMSilEP,
WINDOW GLASS.
Comerit and Calcined Pla&tor.
Paint«,white lead, red loxd, white zinc, iron
int. lubricating o 1«, linseed oil. «perm
luril oil. neats foot oil. coal oil, Tilden «
Nephew's vanishes. Kng ish varnisbe«. alco
hol, turpentine, paint mills, paints ready
mixed, artist«' materials, wax flower maten
als. decal comania pictures.all kinds of foreign
d domestic glas«. Plained, ornamental and
rfniveil • 0 >ach p.iinicrs' material, ftoncil
colors, ladder« of different lengths, ready
glazed sur.h, gold leaf, bronzes, vcrmillion«,
looking glass platos.
Nos.6 and 8 Third St.
WILMINGTON. DEL.
N. IL— Particular nttention
niiilNIilI» I'ulntliig, Man Wrltinar.Ae,
»Pi
V
ll.
î?„ S. MORGAN,
Dealer in New and Popular Styh
ot
MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS,
621 MARKET STREET.
WILMINGTON. DEL.
OUR EXCELSIOR SHIRTS
ARE MADE TO ORDER,
Cut by Measuro and a Perfect F«t uu iran
teod. may22-3md
HOUSTON &PRIZER,
DEALERS IN
TEAS COFFEES» SUGAR
>rTD SPICES,
J.ip.iuoso und Chinese Curiosities,
No. 11 East Fourth Street,
WILMINGTON, DEL
SPECIALTY :
NUTMEGS. GINGER, MUSTARD.
CLOVES. ALLSPICE. PEPPER
CINNAMON, MACE. SWEET & PLAIN
CHOC OLATE.
JOHN S noT£n,
» 10.» MARKET *TBEK.T,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
JAMES MoLANAN.
'roprietor.
juncü .lui
» 8*
I!
in a
FURNISHING GOODS.
THE OEIjEBRATED
PA RAG iN SHIRT
PERFECT FITTING,
COMFORT, EA8J5,ELEGANCE,
Made to Order & warranted a Trae Fit.
Bend for Self-Measurement Circular
3. P. DODOHTEN,
No. *110 IVfnrlret Hlreot,
Wilmington, Del.
uiajlTly
WYATT It BARRETT'S
I»ATlfiNT
Yoke-Shirt,
No. 0051 JlrnLcI MriM'i,
Wiluiliigfiin, Del.
Now be Careful
buy your
About how yo
REFRIGERATOR.
Don't buy any until you examine the
"reliable:
for it Is first, its perfect
' ' and better cireulu
use. It is
clai
What
dry ness; 2d, more cold
lion, with Ies9 ice than any other l
lined with nurd wood.and
corrode.
Call and
4 0» ÖHIPLIfiY STREET
R. MORRISON.
nine lining to
it in operation at
mayfi
HOTELS.
JEI K DKMIl IIOUSi;
NEW CASTLE. UFA.
JOHN W. GRAY, Proprietor.
. This large and beautifully
situated house bas been put
in the very best repair lor
reception ot vUitois.wn»
W»6MEwill find
mtdations of a FIRST-CLaSS HOT E L. It
command« a fine view of the Delaware Bav,
and i
lightful I luces i
or pic nie« iho _
«tj le. the bur filled with the cnolcest wines,
and malt drinks) and table supplied
\e puhstantials and luxuries ot the
by boat or
at it hll the nceom
4 uo
r«i»ns
in kept iu tbo oeet
e of the ui ob L pleattarjt
tho State for
ho«
; 1
with th
market. Excursionists «in ftrn
rail. Pait.es who wish to go Ibhing or boat
riding on tbo noble Delaware, cau be acoom
modated w ith suitable ht at«. Ihe patron?ge
of the public h respectfully solicited.
jy22-tl J. w. GRAY.
WESTERN HOTEL.
N. W. Cor. 4th &. Orange Streets.
0. J. KYLE. Prcpriktob,
The above i*»ou«e has b*en put in
■ complete repair for the reception of
&jJ{* Elicit F. where they will receive all tbo
iÛ-U aic m.uK • dutionj of a firht-cla»s ho cl
Bar filled with choicest win««, liquors.ctgnrs.
i-., ami tlio table »upolle*l with tbe best the
market Afford«. 'Ir»in«ient and permanent
boarder« accommodated at moderate rate«.
i fetal-ling und attentive hostlers- A
liberal share of public patronage is respect*
tully solicitor,
aug2-d-if
l<
pH!ME NKW HUNGARIAN
IjlrnHH Seed
Al W. N, CIIANDI,F.R'3.
fill M arket St reet
iayl4
UNtTED STATES HOTEL.
JN. VV.C'or.Frcnch He Water SIh.
T. B. MERRITT, Proprietor.
h.v.. been put in comple'e
ptlon ot gufets. where they
will reçoive nil die aoruuim «lotions of a
fir«t-c'a.ss ho.el. Bar filled wltii the choicest
of wincB. Ii<iu<»i h, do., nt.d tbe table supplied
with tbe best tbe market affords.
jy3dly
The above h«.u«
repair hr «be
•NOTICE.
INDIAN KINO HOTEL..
liW AND HO MARKET STREET.
Wilmington, Del.
John Mealey ha« put In two new Carom
Billiard Tables at the abovo address. The
room is now open at all times for tho accom
modation of tho public.
ianJl-tf JOHN MEALEY.
Truss & Brace Department
H aving » .took of irn«™, Br»««,
Nii|i|»ortcr«,KiiN|>niM»rh'N hd<I o h
er mechanical appliances,unsurpassed in ex
tent and variety by that of any other simi
lar estftblirihuient iu the country, and with
upwards of
Twenty Tears' Expenenoe
In applying thorn, we teci confident of our
ability to give entire satisfaction to all those
services in this direction.
requirink
OUR INSTRUMENTS
Are constructed in tfie best manner, of the
best material«, and of various si
«ïases from the smallest infant to the largest
adult. W e have
A PRIVATE ItOOM
to suit all
For their adjustment, while
moderato and
prices nr«
ext«P9i /e
varied, by
to suit the pocket« all i-Ih«««a
H undreds of per?«
after trying tho larger
cities, have oxprossed
"Vy;, their gratification of the
>) 1*4 facility and economy
5 y with which they havo
suited at our e«tab
ortment.
41.
K. liRINGHURBT* Cl.. Anothecarics.
N . W oi.rn.r »i,th and Market »tree a.
w ilmington. Del.
lishuient.
GEORGE VICKEHS,
attorney at law,
t liftitertoirn, Meut Co., Mil.
ii. w. vu uim
ATTORNEY ATiLAW.di
dAw eu-eo *
LINKS OF TRAVEL.
P hiladelphia, Wilmington &
BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
APRIL 20ru, 1874.
Trains leave Wilmington as follows, for :
PtiilndelnhU anl interamliae stations.
Ö. 50,8.1«>, 9 30.10.1U. a. m ; 2. 4.4*». 7 15. 10.21
1 Philadelphia and New York. 1.11 a. m.;
12.17,5.42, p in.
Baltimore and intermediate stations. 11-52,
10 02, a. m. ; 5.20 p. m.
Baltimore ana W shington, 12.52, 2.03,10.02
. m.; 1.23, 5 20, 7.10, p. in.
Trains for Delaware Divisi >n. leave for ;
New Custle, 12.5'>, 10.10, a. m.;«l 25. 0.30,
8 5J, p.m.
Kcaford and intermediate at »ti ins. 12 55.
10.10. a. m.; 6 35. p. m. f
Delwar and uteruicdi de station«. 12.»*5
10.10. a. ui.
SUNDAY TRAINS :
Philadelphia aai intermediate station*.
4.45. fi.30, p. m.
Philadelphia and New Yo*k, 1 31, a. m
Baltimore anl Washington. 12.5!, .fid. a.
m.
For further information i»asp*nger8 are re
filled to the time table« post d »-t the depot
11. F. KENNEY. Superintend« nt.
A MLYIINUTON amd READING RAIL
ROAD. .
On and a'ter Tuesday, May 20tb. 1871,trains
tbo Kkadinu BitAHca as fol
Uoing 8«»u*.hward
will ru
lows:—
Going Northward
K TlON 4.
No 2. No.4. No 6.
p iu. p. in.
3.12 7.3»
2.19 Ü 49
No.l.
No 5. N«
. P
5»"
it ne ton .9 1
1.45 0 30 Wi
i; u t 2 :w 7.24 ( bmld '« Kl r.l 8.2'»
7 0 *» 3- H K. 2 « Couteiville. 7.VÄ
8 01 4.ifi
8 4 4 5ii
5 57
9 11 Springfield. 0 23 12.0) B.iff
9.41 I irdflboro', 554 *1.31 4 3?
9 Of 5 30 10 & Reading. 5.2» 11.00 4 LO
CONNECTIONS:
At Wilmington with trui
Wilmington A Halil ... ..
roadri at Chad's Ford with irai 's o-i Plula
delpliia it Ba* future Centrd Railroad; at
t oAtesville with «rains <n Pennsylyaui* K.
R.uti'i at Read nv wi h I runs un Pbtltdel
I.bu A Heading,Lebanon Valley,Hast P«una.
und Reading Sr Columbia und tin Berks
Philadelphia
*o ond Delaware Kail •
County Railroads.
SUNDAY i
Knadir g at < .10 n.
Wilmio* on at C.1
ton nt 3-ÎÜ p. in.
4.17 : Coatomlle.
KAlNS.—A train wi I le
.. on Sunday, arriving at
b. iu. Leaving Wiluiiug
ving at Chad d'd F rd at
Heading, at 7,37
K.C0LLINGS.
General Superintendent.
.
p.
ANCHOR LINE STEAMERS.
, «JT — * ± S*tL KVXBT Saturday.
Pa.sscngorabooko 1 to and from auy Railway
Station or Seaport in Great Britaiu, Ire
land. Norway, Sweden. Denmark. Germany.
France, Holland, Belgium, and ihe United
States,
Cabin fire from NHW YORK to LONDON.
LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW nod DKKKY bv
We4i.es lay's Steamers 4M*0 By Saturday's
tourner« êti.Y
1 *75.
EXCURSION TICKETS. fti20.
INTERMEDIATE. 8:i5, STKKKAGF, $»0.
Payable iu Currency.
Parties sending for their fr.eids in the Old
Country can purchase ticket« at lowest rates.
For further particular« apply to the Agents,
IIKNDF.RWÏN BROTUKFB, No 7 Bowling
Green. N. Y.,
to
8AMUU« V. BETTS.
Wilmingt o^D al.
MARTIN JOHNSTON,
BOOK-BINDER.
AND BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER.
, Music
kind hound at the lowest rates
Back Number« of periodicals supplied.
Special attention given to making Ac
count Book« of every variety of Ruling and
Binding.
Satisfaction gULrantoed. Orders by mail
wil I receive piompt attention, .
MAKII.N JOHNSTON, «
420 SHIPLEY STREET,
WTI.UINQTOF»
d Publications of all
M.-igixi
No.
seirl-73 tl
RKMOVAL.
my oid fetand 4» 3
I have removed fro
Shipley : treet. to
N.W. Cor. 3d & Shiplev,
re, witn increased facilities, I ahull be
preiureil to t>uj«|l5 the wants cf lay
n h
bet*
custom ora with
STOVES.HEATER8,
Ü-A-TSTCKES.
»AND
House Furnishing Goods
generally. Buing thankful for past fuvor« 1
hope by 1
«onal attention to business to
P < n i ln »e of your patronage.
R MORRISON.
N W, 0
Ills 1 New CastHCttuniy
TVIUTUAL.
S hiidey Slreet«.
fo"md
Insurance Company,
No. 602 Market Btreet,
INSURES AGAINST FIRE,
Huuaes and all other kinds
of Buildings with their con
tents,
• rying from 3 month-.
For periods of ti
to a term uf yea'«
Managers :
y ii.u am Can by,
G KO RlCU ihUAON
Sam'i. Canuy.
Cl.KMRNT U. 8M ! TH,'
James Ridpi.k,
WILL! ! M TaTNALL,
James Bhatuihi*
John Guykr,
Chas. W. Howland
Edw'd Bbinqhurbt.
Edward T. Bkli.ah. A, k*. bHAKNoN.
Asutun Richardson. Oko. ll. Baiks.
M. M. Clravkr.
WILLIAM TATNALL, Pres't.
BAM'I. HM1TH. Seo'T. ieblU
DELAWARE FIRE
Insurance Company,
No. OOS Market Street,
WILMINGTON. DEL.
Charter Peri etual
Incorporated 1820.
Insurance for a term of years.
Perpotual Insurances at Groatly
Iloduc3d Hates.
Losses promptly adjusted an«l paid,
lusurunco against loss or dnmnge by
y other company.
DIRKTTOttS:
fire as
ox
in. Oaoby.
Win. M Cauby.
W. G. Gibbon«.
Geo. W. Bush.
Geo. W. £ parks,
*• rancis B«rrv,
Win.II. Swift.
Job K. Tatum,
Geo. W, Stone.
WILLIAM CANBY, P «ident,
F. L. Gilpin, Secretary.
pr29 *70
P RIVY WELLS CLEANED BY TUB
ODOVLESSless Excavating Co. Older«
loll with tho Secretary of the Board of Health
at the City Hall (until further notice), wil
be!promptly attended to (nabbl-tf
y mem or ram on a ».
A few snow-patches on the mountain-side,
A few white-4'oam'd flakes from the ebbing tide
A few remembered words of malice spent,
Tbo record of some dead man's HI intent—
They cannot hurt us. all their sting is gone,
Their hour of cold and bitterness is done :
Yet deopest snows and fiercest lashing Zïâi
Bring not sach ootd or hitter thoughts as these.
A few soiled lilies dropped by childish hanJs,
A few dried orange-blooms from distant lands
A few remembered smiles of some lost friond,
A few words of love some d*ar dead fingers
penned—
They aru not beautiful for lore to fee.
And death's pale presence seems in them to be;
Yet never living blooms, most fresh and any.
Fill us with thoughts of love so sweot ns they.
—'London Spectator.
RkMINIHCBNi ES OF PlONKER I. IFF IN
Tennessee.—^ When a lady went to Dover
or Palmyra, our commercial cities in those
days, and liought a calico dross, it arous
ed and excited the whole community
more than the killing of a bear, caught
in the oow pen, which was a frequent
ourrenoe. When a calico dress was pur
chased, it spread like wildfire. It was
narrated abroad that such a one had
bought a calico drees. In those days we
we had our sugar camps, made our own
sugar, coffee was bought at our commer
cial cities and used only on Sundays.
Milk the best and most healthy beverage
in the world was daily used, and the rose
bloomed and played on every girl's cheek.
There were no calomel doctor's bill to
pay. They are a worthy and useful pro
fession of the present duy. We had meet
ing houses those days made of logs and
clapboards, We called it going to meet
ing. The » -legau t phrase now is attend
church, and go in buggies and carriages.
We walked from three to five miles in go
ing to meeting, playing with the girls all
the WIW. I have seen not further than
five miles from this place, from fifty t6
ore hundred ladies walking barefooted to
meet ing carrying their shoes and stock
ings in their hanu^, and on arriving, sit
ting down along the branch, washing
their beautiful feet, putting on their
shakings and shoes, preparatory to going
ill
CO 11 TIA L NO TES.
In tho Second Maryland District the
Democrats have nominated Charles B.
Roberts for ( 'oiigress. The present mem
ber is Hon. Stephenson Archer, Demo
crat. ,
lion. Lloyd Lowndes, Jr., has been,
nominated for Congress by the Republi
cans of the Sixth Maryland District.
Daniel J. Pinckney has been nominat
ed for Congress in tli
triet by tho Independent, Reform, Dlm
ocratie and Liberal Republican parties.
Hortaio C. Burehard, Republican, is the
present member.
re
Fifth Illinois Dis
Henry Baylis has l>een nominated for
Congress by the Democrats in the Six
teenth Ohio District.
The Michigan Democratic State Con
vention met at Detroit Thursday, and
nominated the following ticket: Govern
or, Henry Chamberlin ; Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Frederick Hall; Secretary of State,
George H. House; State Treasurer, Jos.
M. Sterling; and Attorney General. M.
V. Montgomery.
The call for the convention of South
ern Republicans, to be held at Chattan
ooga, October 13, wiU soon be issued.
Wm. J. King has been nominated by
the Republicans in the Third Minnesota
Congressional District.
In the Sixth Mis.souri District the Re
publicans have nominated Col. C. W.
Sharpner for Congress, and in tho Sev
enth District tho Democrat Col. John F.
Phillips. The latter beat T. J. Critten
den, the present member, by two votes in
tlie nominating convention.
John Miller, of Chester county, former
ly postmaster of Philadelphia, has been
appointed chairman of the Démocratie
State Central Committee of Pennsyl
vania.
The recent election in Colora« lo for del
egate to the next Congress was carried
by Patterson, Democrat, by 1500 to 2000
majority. The present delegate is Jerome
B. Chaffee, Republican.
Maryland Politics.
The Democratic Congressional Nom
inating Convention fo r the Second dis
trict, composed of the counties of Har
ford, Cecil, Carroll and Baltimore (ex
clusive of the First and Thirteenth dis
tricts), met on Thursday, at Towson
town, and organized by the election of
Tlios. Hope, Escp, of Harford
dent. lion. Stevenson Archer, of
Harford, the present incumbent; Geo.
W. Cruikshunk, of Cecil; ('has. B.
Roberts, of Carroll; Judge Groson,
Geo. H. Carman, Hon. John Merry
man, Captain Jas. Hall and Colonel T.
Sturgis Davis were placed in nomina
tion. The balloting continued with
much determination, and it was not
until the 307th ballot that a nomination
was made, by tbe votes of Cecil and
Carrol! counties and oaie from Haiti
more county for Roberts. Ilis nomina
tion was ma le unanimous, and lion.
Stevenson Archer addressed the ('on
vent ion, strongly endorsing
Great interest was manifested i
result. Mr. Roberts is a lawyer of
Westminster, Md.,aged 82 years of fine
ability and irreproachable character.
,as Presi
liim.
in tl»p
Awful Railroad Collision .
TWO TRAINS COMPLETELY WRECKED—
FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
New York, September 11.—Early
this morning on the Eastern Railway,
near Norwich, two trains came in col
lission with fearful violence, demolish
ing both engines and completely wreck
ing the cars of both trains. Fifteen
persons were instantly killed and many
wounded.
Dratii of a Dklawarian is \\ yo
uixa Territory. —Postmaster Pyle,
has a letter from William Batson, Fort
I.arinule, Wyoming Territory,stating«
man named James Kaveils (or Kvausl
died there on tlie Dili ult., who had
lived in or near Wilmington, lie had
littween #500 and $1,000, and the letter
requests thnt Ills "folks" slmll come
and get tlie money. »
U,fti Wood.-ha."Uu nominated
for Con gross by the Democrats in the Nine
leeutb Ohio Dislrlc*.
Current Topics at the Capital.
A LADY AFTER A TREASURY CLERK WITH
A COWniDE.
Washington, September 11. —Con
siderable excitement was created at
the Treasury building this afternoon,
by the app
who called
ion and demanded to see a clerk named
Shuler, and upon his approach made
an attempt to castigate him with a
small whip. Afterstriking one or two
blows, however, she was disarmed by
Slmler. The woman's manner and
loud language, asserling that the
; to cowhide
of her home,
earance of a Mrs. Shippen,
at the secret service divis
Pting
mess
party she was at tern
had marred the happ
brought into the corridors a large
crowd of clerks,
taken away by u police officer.
1er ami his friends denounce the
woman as a blackmailer. For two or
three minutes the greatest excitement
prevailed, many fearing
Mary Harris affair was
place.
She was finally
Sha
that another
about to take
Veaael Hal l ding.
LAUNCH OF A LARUE SCIIOONF.lt AT SEA
Foun.
T'he largest wooden vessel ever
built on this Peninsula was launched
at Seaford on Wednesday. Twenty
live hundred people witnessed the
launch wl.i h was in every particular a
success. The vessel was built by Lamb
As Son, for a company in Pennsylvania,
909 tons government louage, 190 feel
keel, depth of hohl 18 feet, breadth of
beam 85 feet. As the hour for launch
ing drew nigh the long bridge, the
shores, hills and houses in the neigh
borhood of the boat-yard were crowded
with men, women and children.
At 4.85 the stays were sawed and Hie
great ship glided into the river; the
shouts of hundreds of voices made the
air ring—anil the Hag bearing the name
Thomas J. Lancaster, was Hung to tin*
breeze. John P. Cochran Esq., nnd
James Williams Esq., the Democratic
candidates for Governor and Congress
were present, by invitation of friends,
and accompanied by Ex. Gov. Ross,
Dr. Martin, Col. Ed, Martin, G. W. S.
Nicholson, Col. M. W. Allen and other
prominent Democrats,visited the scene
of ilia launch and were introduced to a
large number of persons. These gen
tlemen are genial and entertaining in
their manners and seemed to take with
Sussex people remarkably well.
An Rlkimiant's Rr venae.— At Sac
ramento, n week or so ago, some fel
low at
tobacco to an elephant, which caused
the annutl to give way to a terrible fit
of anger. It seized the nearest object
upon which to wreak its vengeance,
and this proved to be the eleven year
old son of Mr. II. W. Lulirs. The
great beast wound bis trunk about the
boy and squeezed him so tightly as to
break his right arm between the elbow
and the wrist, and to severely bruise
his bodv. Being compelled to release
bold of the boy,the enraged animal,
as soon as the lad was dropped, again
attempted to seize him, and in the
effort came near taking the youth's
head off. It was on all hands consid
ered more than fortunate that, the
animal did not cast him down and
trample him to death, and also fortun
ate that the angry brute did not run a
muck in the crowd, as elephants have
done when tobacco
them.
hurt. Such a trick may
very funny to the wretch who played
it, but it would have been more gener
ally satisfactory had the elephant given
him the hug instead of injuring an
innocent bov.
menagerie gave a \ iece of
his
has been given
The boy was not dangerously
have seemed
The Kent County HibleSociety held
i U 16th Annual Meeting at \Vyoniing, lust
Thursday afternoon. After tie' usual re
ligious oxereiso nnd routine business, the
President, Kev. W. IL tlregff. reml liis
liieh it rvua sliown
annual report, in
that tho Society is in a most healthy
During the year seven hun
»ro formed; twelve Bible
condition,
drod Societies
meetings held; ton addresses delivered;
4fi4 miles traveled and foi r sermons
preached by tlie President. Reports
were read from the Smyrna, Dover and
Milford Depositories. Tlie next meeting
of the Society is to Ik> held at Dover, in
the M. E. Church, on the first Thursday
in September, 1875.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year :
President. Rev. Wui. B. Gregg; Nice
President, Rev. C. Huntington; Voie
Hundred Societies—
tn. t'limmins; Kenton
Presidents for the
Duck Creek, Dr. W ,
N. 8'. Underwood; Little Creek, S. M.
Collins; Dover, George Parris; N. Murder
kill, J, G. Brown; S. Murderkill, J. W.
Hull; Milford. T. F. Hammersley; Mis
|)illion, Win. 'I. Sharp. Corresponding
secretary, Dr. Wm. Cummins; Treasurer.
J. T. Jakes. Rev. W. II. Gregg, Dr. Wm.
Cummins, Rev. C. Huntington and Dr. 1.
Jump wero elected Delegates to the State
Bible Society to meet in Wilmington.
Ra*v. G. D. Watson, Kev. J. M. Hope,
Rev. Dr. I. T. Cooper nn«l Hon. John A.
Nicholson were elected delegates to the
Sussex Bible Society.
In the evening an interesting
was held, when addresses were delivered
Rev. G. 1). Watson, Dr. Sheldon, and
Joseph E. Holland, Esq., of Milford.
•tin«
AliRK'lll.Ti'liAL Fair at I.ai rki..—
Tim l.anri'l Agricultural Society of
Sussex county will hold its first annual
Fair at the fair ground*, one-luilf mile
from Laurel, on the fisth and Stltli of
Oetolier. Premiums will lie offered to
trotting and running horses, for tlie
)|e , st s| , P ,.j nu .ns of till kinds of farm
M(lck | 1 llll | | ol . i, os t sample of farm
„ ro j uc ( s Amusing games will also
} ake _m„lc;
Kreasy hog anil foot race,
£„,1 Kent "0011111 ies, in Delaware, and
|, (irc i,ester Worcester and Wicomico,
. Maryland are invited to join in the
j u j r
Hon. II. B.
ated for ( ongress >\ \
"f the Second Minnesota District.
•hase, bay chase,
New Castle
Amtoqain ini ink Hundred.
In ftOMnâiicd with the previously
published notice of the Chairman of
the Central Committee of Appoquini
inink hundred, the Democrats assembled
at. the voting placo in said district, at
J ownsend, on Thursday, tho 10th inst.,
and organized and appointed Cyrus Tat
man, Sani'l E Townsend and David Wells
Judges to hold an eloction.
Samuel Townsend offered tho follow
ing preamble and resolutions, which
were read, and on motion of James
Kanoley, were unanimously adopted :
Whereas, Thomas Jefferson and all
other early founders of the Democratic
party agreed and admitted that the
fountain-hood of all political power was
in the mass of the white people in this
country.
And W
ii ere as. On tho 7th day of last
June, when tho Democratic masses of
New Castle county assembled in County
Convention at New Castle, they declared
by unmistakeabln signs that they wore
in favor of nominating all members of
the Legislature and Levy Court by bal
lot in the hundred or district where said
members were appointed; ami just as
the vote was about to be taken, parti
sans in the King intercuts and against
the masses begged that certain old obso
lete Rules should first be expunged or
amended, and as a compromise, a com
mittee of one from each hundred were
appointed t*> meet between then and
September, and take this matter into
consideration and report to the County
Convention ; that delegates in the mean
time be elected or selected, and if at the
County Convention il was agreed to
nominate the ticket by ballot as afore
said, then said Convention should ad
journ for say about two weeks, t
time to hold an election.
And Whereas, Said committee of one
from each hundred met in J
office of the chairman of said committee,
John O'Byrne, and there a majority of
said committee instructed their chair
man to report, to the County Convention,
that they recommended the nomination
of the members of tho Legislature and
Levy Court by ballot in the several hun
dreds or districts in this county, where
they were apportioned for.
And Whereas, On the 5th day of Sep
tember, tho day of our late County Con
vention, the said chairman, O'Byrne, in
stead of reporting to the said County
Convention, reported to the temporarily
elected and appointed delegates in their
committee room. Certain of them who
were opposed to being ousted by a vote
of the people, and their packed on can
didates shelved, held on to O'Byrne's
report and assumed the making a new
code of Rules, und when they returned
to the body of tho Convention reported
nominees for the county ticket and their
assumed set of rules to govern the party.
A vote in the Convention wag taken ou
the nominees and they were adopted.
Then a motion was made to lay these
assumed rules made by the delegates on
tho table, und a majority wero in favor,
but the then acting chairman decided
otherwise. A controversy arose, and it
was contended by tho friends of tho
Ring that the delegates in their side
room were the Convention, that they
•e the masters and the people had no
right to decide on their action ; thus
reversing the understood rules of the
Democracy in all the States where new
Constitutions have been formed, ami
then submitted to the people for ratifi
cation or rejection. Delaware has done
so; we have the spectacle of a delegate
committee of New Castle county, assum
ing to themselves the right to make a
Constitution for the party, and refused to
allow the party to adopt or reject it.
And therefore said rules never having
originated in the proper County Con
vention, or being ratified by tho Demo
cratic party in either District or County
Convention, they are of no binding effect
whatever; neither the resolutions that
be read after the
give
■ at t! e
rero pretended t
Convention had adjourned,
all bosh, as in the haste of the tricksters
they adjourned the meeting and forgot
tho resolutions until afterwards.
Resolved, That two delegates from St.
George's hundred in the County Dele
gate Committee were conspicuous in in
terfering with the rights of this hundred
in said Committee, nnd wo therefore grive
them notice t hat if either of their names
should ever bo put on the ticket for office
that would have to come before tho De
mocracy of this hundred, wo will teach
them a wholesome lesson that may bo a
warning to other meddlers in this hun
dred's affairs, for we give the whole
county notice that wc will retaliate on
every man who undertakes to interfere
with our hundred's rights.
Resolved, That, the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Delaware
Gazette and Middletown Transcript, and
all other papers that see proper to pub
lish them.
They are
North Election District of Appoquini
mink Hundred, Gideon E. Barlow, for
Inspector, r
votes.
John W. Nandi an, for Assessor of Ap
poquinimink hundred, received 49 votes;
scattering, 8 votes.
For Road Commissioners—Richard F.
Hanson, for North Apnoquiniuiink Hun
dred, 52 votes; Abranuni Hayden, Jr.,
for South Appoquinimink Hundred, 4'.*
votes ; scattering, 3 votes.
Gyrus 'Patman, )
Samuel K. Townsend, >• Judges
David Wki.i.h,
•uttering.
ived 43 votes ;
There is a steady tendency to quar
tcrly instead of semi-annual dividends
by our great railway companies, main
ly because it is more convenient and
avoids the effort and time necessary
to get together so large a sum of money
ns a half-yearly 5 per cent dividend.
When a company's half-yearly divid
end amounts to millions it should be
divided by quarterly payments. It is
due alike to stockholders, who shouhl
not for so long a time have the profils
of their roau withheld, nnd wc have
high authority for the declaration that
11 debt is easier paid than a lagt*
one." The most of the great eompnn
ies centreing here now divide tlicir
earnings quarterly—tlie Lehigh Valley,
the Reading, tin* United Companies ot
New Jersey, the Norristown Railroad,
the Lehigh Navigation, and, we think,
one or two other. The Pennsylvania
Railroad, Company, the Philadelphia.
Wilmington and 'Baltimore Railroad
Company, nnd the North Pennsylvania
Railroad Company have not as yet
come into the new, aud, we think,
more approved policy.—L epoer.