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c a \ % 1 \ r-* i I a. q\ Entered at >«* Dost office y umington, Deb, •ccond-clas» matter. V OU XI--JSTQ. 187. WILMINGTON, DEL., WP:i^EBDAY, DECEMBER 0 , 188 a. PRICE OISTE OEISTT. VIA SOS AlfV OKOAJfM. t GREATEST BARGAINS 1 liai lmve ever been offered in Wilmington In Pianos and Organs. ck only kept. Hi.- fl iicst sud best tfo Second-Hand Trash. Every Instrument In the ware rooms la V RES 11 FROM THE FACTORY, tr.nv VI A NO WARRANTED for 10 YEARS ami kept 111 tune for three year«. EVERY ORGAN WARRANTED for 7 YEARS, and Perfect Sati sfuetion G uaranteed IIIIAXO, MJUAKF. AND UPRIGHT PIANOS It) the following ratnou« maker«: WOODWAKIIA BROWN, Boston. EKVKST GABLER, N. Y. EMEKSON, Bos tou. EF.EK .V SON. X Y. EDWARD M CAMMON, Albany, N. Y. y WALNKK, Baltimore. And others. At lii.uiufaettiring prices. Now Pianos $190 and Upwards. oliGANS — BY— BUBDETTK, U 8110 SING EH, i'OLONADK, TAYLOR i fc FARLEY, BKLMOUNT, F. WAGNER, LITTLE GIANT. And many others. ALL M W AND FRESH FROM THE FACTORY, From Ç30 and Upwards. ïf. ut- Mul cxamluo stock and satisfy yourself. gj| F. W AGNER, and Organ Warerooms, I*. 726 Market Street, WILMINGTON, DEL. d««'.l-112-tf CLOTH ISO. o 1 © -H X to n œ >Oè a ? > H H i-H CO ZL ► . - -< > a & m SO S ^3 *3 21 î w a — GO I aUUHB MENTH. (JIIAM) 01'EUA HOUSE, MASONIC TEMPLE. * ri( tav Kvcning, December 8. 'I ■ K-tlnguDhed Artist Mr. KLOKENCE >'M'l>«>rU*U by bis «upirb duamatic company « hiislilv i »Iuk picture of Ilf«* b" National Capital, entitled THE MIGHTY DOLLAR. IS ct •rved »cat» II.W : C. K. Th« dce.VR-30 a!u in advi R: «; IS TEICH NOTICES. IEK'8 ORDER. S> Reoisti r <■«.. IM...N s Office, i ' «M ember 27, 1862. 1 it of Tliomns 11. Brlaou, <*r Joseph N. Loch«*, late iiiulred, In »aid county,«I<jceaaed, I <Ure«;U«l by tlie K«*gl»U r that .■>iur ui«»resai<l give not I« «* of grunt Adniiiiistralion upon th«)estate *d "d" the «late of a run ting thereof, by riUeiiicutfi to b« posted within l»*rtv »r auch bitter». In »lx of the fthe eounty of New entitle, i having ib'ihmul» »gainst tin act ol '>• tli ^»Ib-atlo A! ■: rd. ,7 .| A. th( day the ■ or atil«le by «1 provide«!. And to b«* i u.sert«-« I within the same . DKI.AWA1IB gazette, a 111* bi Wilmington, and to be con b'weeks, (e. o. d.) w- n under the hand and »<*al of office I" Register aforesaid, at Wilmington, 1 w ' County, aforesaid, the day written. SÄ! h «'«I ■Iu Hire«* i.T( il 8. C. HIGGS, Register. notice. i having claims, against the estate ol ■Ti present the same duly attested ' 'UUiraun* on or before November 27, the a«;t «»f A»»cinbly In «uch c *•'* liievlded. THOMA8H. HKI8GN, , . ..... , Administrator. D. H. N. W Uiulngtou, Del. nov27. m, w, f, 3wd-w ■MJ n, '•'it.I* v kdnni I l K.Vi.V.r !.. îfWTUE? ' fctüITpj N ' Now READY. , THE ROCKET MANUAL, yclopedu i, Writers and Travel . „ .'«»«ly Reference B«*ok 'Synonymous Words; For *'! a I, lira***» aloue worth price ol Church CaU-iular: Great A«* cm * ill«*» umhI in United »taten ; Abbre l'liuctuallou; Etiquette l«r A onian's Chane««» of Marriage . .. i îjnpbed »tiitl»Hc«; Interest, 1>D •rV./ " intlou Tables '.Life maxim»; rtriH iilîi Î. \ lir * H .* Bu»lm*»s Laws, Rules, t u »«a| j* { ( alwudars Domestic and Foreign !,o Hm „ 7 .*, vV 1 ' l>u tlüh, Laws, etc.; How to , b!|,| ;i . . ; * Nature; <^>»t of the War; Legal - w ii *7^.u Utt F ; ° r Flowers, etc., etc,, "The Iar ¥«library, " 60c,, morocco: ^ANTlcp lyle * fLOO, mailed. AGENTS 4,20-if ^ ®*FFEL ft Co., Publishers. Ml Arch tilreet, Philadelphia, A Pocket JR*lns n y*w.,i*,i, i | IV 1 ü'tioU: Itul r< f: , bill Un-,. Sr' A ; ri NOTIV EH. PROCLAMATION -OF THE — governor. »TAT* OF DELAW A U1C, * Executive Dei'aiitmknt, j wa * h* 1 '» 0* the Slate of Pemlï* J 1 ,, yoï! U i; or!i l V nî* n °f TumhJ'v ndre< * ***** «Ijrhty-two, that bcing^he K& !" the returns . . - - - — several counties *lt" ch Wprwcnutivcs, were cast as Allows, to in KoZ iïîîi® for Charles » L llaîlTnS ownt f» ,ur Wa " , " , >gtoi In »ew C.«tic County for Jolm rilliinr l Vaft" «*>"" ly for Jacob Satterlli I ouuG; for' 'William !" <;. t yi f.Vr i : I'ar'lV. B. "i,oni " . a * 7 « In m!! 1 « f"j; Washington llaatlUfr. M27 In Hus*. x ( onnty. for f liarirtf 11. I.ore . a uu ' Ä". ror Wu.liluxton Hast* a I .. •••A......... .. .1,425 Aim. m iii rtm, th« - returns duly made out. •ijf uwl and executed of tlie electlou for llie choice Koïtv VTîrh»? , 'V' ,VO 0f t,M * ga, 'l «täte In the it.SLZ ht *l "f. the United »taten «s iluvlrnl r Ü\\ n * 'lV ly delivered to the « V ».. "Y t ,,us respective Sheriff* of said eounuea. aud the Governor baying examined the and ascertained d every candidate ntatlve, the . *,083 . 7,878 20 Ne < .1 •*I O I h< ►mid returns, and «'numerated the number of vote« lor each an person voted Tor for huHi represi follow*, to wit : The whole number of vote» glv tliarle» ft. Lore. ..**o*f num her of votes given for wiiVh T MIMng' nuu ' ,M r of vot, H * ,vc >* for Joh ' ' The whole number of hatterlhwalt«-. The whole nil !.. Thompson.... Now, therefore, I the state of Ik'Uw t'hfirlea II. L the eleetlo ______ ___ I» «IhI> »nd h-Kaliy el« < t« d the repmientatlv« of jnul for the Stab-or Delaware In the Forty-eighth t'ongre»» of the l otted Staten. tentlmouy. whereof I have hereunto . "• Jîî' 1 h»n't,andenu«ied the Great Seal of the State to ImafMxed at Dover, this iftth day or November, In the year or our Lord, one thou »and eight hundred and eight-two, and Of the f the United State» the ••»ult appe for . 16, M3 Th 1 >te» given *fôr Jacob au (fiber of vote» g| fô 20 lohn W. Hall, Governor of du hereby declare that •elved the highest vote at aforesaid d therefi Imb pi n. lift •! Hllll ileiic : bun •ventb. By the Govern« JOHN W. HALL. •I a Mas L. WOLCOTT, Secretary «f State. docl-2wA2tw ■\roTICE.-I HEREBY WARN ANY -*■ '* PERSON MjcalnKt mnkliifr, or u»lug n fids« »tump or brum! far st.-implnp or bran.lliiK weight« --** In ami for New Castle county. " will »«• dealt with Ht DEAKYNE, Regulator of Weight« aud Measure». the of the the on of the the by bo I ' iffcnritiiK tloy JAM '«'»ruing 1» law. «I«c6-lw V'OTICE. DELINQUENTS FOR COUNTY TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1882, IN WILMINGTON HUN DRED. All perm mi« who have not yet paid County taxes property tor the y«*ar, 1882. are hereby notified that unies« they pay during tin* present month. Th«* amount» «lue will he collected by legal process and the «'«»sts attached. WIÏ.I.1AM KYNK, Collector North«' Distrlut. C. II. I). HERFORD, District. •hyS-tr Collector South« "\TOTlCE.—I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE IN TH AT I Intend to prefer a petition to the General Assembly of the State of D« law Vision, praying for the passage of - uie from the Immls of matrimony with my hushitml, Churles F. Mohlon. n«v25-lml II V« JULIA MOHLEN, J^OTICE Delaware State Bonds ! TO BONDHOLDERS ! OFFICE OF STATF. TilKAHUUKlt, Dovxit, Dkl„ Dec . UK It 1, net «»f the General A»> March 1«, i*M, 1 >1* Delaware HtAte l»* bl\ lly virtue <»f pKKM«Ml at D«>Vl her«*by give .on«]» (bat I l«'ii«l at tli«* l'lilla«l«-l|iiila National Hank. Itv of IMillml« Iplila, «lurliiK tin* biislnc » nr» of that bank, on th«* ilivt three secular «lavs January. 1.HÜNL prepared to pay off all the hon«U of tin* »aid Htali* from No. 1 to No. lio, both Inclusiv«*, or Series A. of tin* «lenomliia tlon «.t one tli«»u*'»ii«l dollar» euch, or the Issue of the bona» of tin* Mat«* of Delaware, under «late of July 1, 1881, an«l that from ami after the said flr.--t «lav of January, IKK the Interest on »ai«l bouds will cease. ROHERTJ. REYNOLDS, State Treasurer. e to bob)« ll « ! i In tli i. 23-21 W.IAxvtJa nl roll SALE . T70R SALE.—.» GOOD SOUND HOK«K I Ml.II I' \ KAItfi . will work In double «IrlvM him. ivbodv r J. T. GARDNER'S, r. Beventh ami Hhlpley •r »In>rb; harness; '«SR 8. W. Cc 17OR RENT.—HOUSE NO. 807 WASJI I INGTON HT RE ET; possession Immediately. Apply on the pr«*i nov24-tf JOSEPH L. CARPENTER, JR. t?OVL SALE.—DWELLING HOUSE NO. I 1016 WASHINGTON »trt'«*t. with all conveniences. Apply to J. AUGUSTUS M'CAULLEY, tKW Market «tret Eleven room» 13- lin I pOR SALE. 100 Aeres of Standing Timber. Chlufly YELLOW PINE and MAPLE, «1 three miles of «; mil« of rallr«»a«l «I adlaccnt t<* other large and fine tracts laud the growth of which Is likewise on t. For partlcularsas to location, price. within on «»f timber the mark« terms, et«' sept22-<l A«i«ire»9, jt*-ir GAZETTE OFFICE. pOK SALE. 34 Desirable Dwellings. 807 Washington 1 3-story brick, N« . #7 000 . fl 000 t 8 500 . 3 000 1 4-«tory brick, «lfl King «tree 1 2-story brick, 208 Washington I 8-story brick. 13 Mnrki t street 1 3-story brick, out Linden street.. 2 2-story brick, 1W2 A WH Linde 2-story-brlck, H. V 2-story brick, »I«, M8,WU, »22 Elm r brick, 405Monroe »tre«*t... 820,831, 833, 835 I • mm each •t 1 500 I (kio each 1100 Uuren dtre -l< -story brick, 82 .u»t street... 1 2-story brick, N . \\ •i Jîîtory 0 brkï! *n*i * Ilk El « œÂi». ! 1.00 sack 4 2-story brick, 70«, 708, 710, 3 2-story brl«*k, 7(/7, 700 5 1 100 each Klin aud *t 1 100 each 12 lb d 71»' Wright . 1 500 each 500 each ud Franklin ctlon. Alsoval 2 8-story brick, 9th now In c< «mille truck farm .... . nus, ronUInliiK 12 «''res ami goo*, bulldlugs- . 10000 New Castle ave T„.. above j™« Ä wi7 Washington street. :outaiu fr t.' nov2J-lm«lA* roniiENT. ^Treot^wo^nvi KNTL Y SIT ' u aTED TH 1 RD-ST< >RY BO<)M8 to a family "M"""""' A Sri' y TATKALL BTREET. 1 EVBhlO HALEH. KALO & CO.'S —FlItST— PUBLIC SALE II kTOUKS BONDS, LOANS and REAL T'Ät^ntS Sfr. Li 1 Ki-aîïî ffij. «fcrt ÎÂÏuîÂiïïmS'ailWNÂuSJ^wper^^ " «i* '° i 4 to 3 ft 4. ttl TM three-story brick *lwtlllng8, No^ 305 au«i 3OT Poplar street, each 7 room i; lot» 14x81 and l4 5 Tbre^-storybrick dwilllng. IONi Delaware v7nr<* 9room», very prominent locatlou, s ' two lY'wt vvü-BU>ry brick .IWcllluK», »o, I til I* » may u IiEALD ft CQ., Seventh and Market »treet». In paper» d«c6-4t a of for to by the at cud in the be the ble the and be 100 THE TRANSIT. Venus Skipping Over Face of the Sun. the AN INTERESTING EVENT AN hat the Scientists of the A\ r orld are Looking at To-day. THE EXPECTED RESULTS. Important Scientific Discover ies Predicted. IIOAVIT LOOKS AT HOME VIKWH OBTAINED THKOUGII THF " UAZEITE'H '» SMOKED GLA8SE8. 3EVEBAL LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. Tli« Lon« Star Crossing the Face of the Hun—Wllmlngtonlans Viewing the Inter esting Kreut —The Various PiiUHes a* Sketched by the "Gazette's" Special Artists. For the last time for 122 years the planet Venus is to-day seen traversing the disc of the 6olar orb as a tiny black spot, just per ceptiblffto the naked eye. There must be few indeed who have not noted the beauties of the brilliant star that for months paßt has adorned the Western sky, till about two weeks ago it was seen nightly nearing the sun, flying towards it, dropping into it ns it were. Of course such an appearance was purely optical, Venus remaining at or near the same distauce from the sun at all sea sons and times. The real cause of the ap proximation was the alteration in the rela tive position of the planet, the earth and the sun. Finally to-day the sun's face is decorated with a tiny perfectly circular black spot passing across it iu the direction shown iu the engraving. But as seen from different parts of the illuminated Bide of the earth, from which alone the phenomenon will be visible, the chord apparemlytlescribew on the sun's disc will be different, and it is just this difference which the governments of the civilized nations of the oaith spending to-day thousands of dollars to ascertain. Although the problem sought, to be accomplished, viz : the distance of the sun from tii«* earth, is one of the most delicate and difficult operations in Plane Astrouomy, the general considerations entering into the matter are fortunately sufficiently easy of comprehension and susceptible of illustra^ Lion. It is a matter of familiar note that the apparent location of an object varies with the position of the spectator. Sui> potc a tall stall' to be set up on the ground cutting the face of a distant hill ; two ob servers stationed a hundred yards apart would rcler position between the observers and the staff being known, the apparent angular separation of the lines on which the stuff will appear on the hill face being measured by a suitable instrument the distance of the stuff from the hill face becomes a matter of simple calculation, may be given : Let a coin, say hall a dol lar, be held up between the eye and the moon. It will be found that to make the coin appear just to the inoou Änd no mofe bo placed at inches from the eye. coin is about one inch, that is to say that the width ol the coin is to its distance as one to 120. Now the diameter of the moon is 2,000 miles and under the conditions specified ft* distance from the earth will be in the same proportion to its diameter as the known dis tance of the coin from the eye is to its The latter being 2,000 pi aud an tlie the at fuir saw too tlie the Of the staff to a very different that bill lace. Now the distance idth of the a j a Another tliuslration cover must distance oi 10 feet or 120 But tlie width of tlie it known diameter, miles and tUe scale derived from the coin lieinf? 120 to one,the moon's distance will he ■J,ü(K)xld 0 — 210,000 mile«. Now from tlds It follows that If we know any two of the quantities in the problem the third, aud the coiu piny» just the part in this simple experiment described that the planet Venus docs to-day In its passage across the sun, but unfortunately this Im portant unit of measurement Is ouly avail able on very rare occasions as will be presently seen. Let the reader imagine two hoops marly equal in site laid one Vithln another; repre senting the orbtta of the Earth and Venus, aud a ball iu the center to represent the sun. Then if the orbits were parallel sented in this case by the hoops, there would l>c a transit of Venus atevery inferior conjunction (that Is when Venus pusses be tween the Kurth and the sun)—the period being 5S4 days, or barely two years. But instead of being parallel the orbits are really Inclined. To illustrate this let the hoops be placed one wilhlu the other but slightly lilted apart so us to touch ouch other inter nally in two places. These are the only conditions under which a transit can take place, viz. when Vcuus, (the bull traveling round the inner hoop) 1 b at one or other of tlie crossing points. The one of these,called the descending node Is reached in the monlb of June, at intervals of H, 1Ü5, H, 122 y cur.-; the others at tlie ascending node ut similar intervals. Practically the transits occur in pairs ol 8 years, separated by tlio longer intervale. Tims the present transit is ut the ascending node and is the duplicate of the one wiiicb occurred in 1Ö3U, tho ilrst ever observed. The t ranslt of 1871 ulso oc curred at the ascending node and was tlie duplicate of that of 1031. The next transit will occur at the descending node 8th of June, 'J0O4 and will be a repetition of the transit of 1701; that of June 0, 2012 will of the celebrated transit of hielt the distance of the earth we can calculate as of ad .. of the be a recurrence 1769, by wL. from the sun was first determined. Mercury being like Venus an inferior planet, whose orbit lies within that of the earth, necessarily passes over the disc «ff the sun in the same maimer, and tho nodes being crossed in May and November transits restricted to those mouths. These phenomena arc of much more Ircquent oc currcncc than the transits of Venus, but are unfortunately of little use in determining the problem, because the distance of Mer from the earth is greater than the , while in same cury c . , . ... distance of Mercury from the of Venus the opposite comptions the case revall. With the Mercurial transit we ave a coarfely divided scale to measure a small angle, in that of Venus a finely divided scale to measure a large angle. Two methods are adopted by astrono mers lu ascertaining the distance of the earth from the suu by means of the transits of Venus. Stripping them of complex de tails it may be explained that the met hod of Halley, hither to In use, consists In selecting two stations nearly on the same meridian of longitude, but separated by as wide an in terval of latitude as possible, and then ob serving the separation of the apparent ehords desci ibed by the planet as seen from the two stations, which will of course be in proportion to the distances between them. Theoretically only two stations are required for this method, but in practice it is found essential to have multiple observing stations to ensure observations at one unfavorable atmospheric conditions may prevail at another. In this manner the ob servations at Chili might he compared with those at Connecticut and The pelielean method which is preferred by modern astronomers depends on the fact that the motion of places on the earth's sur face from West to EftM In its axial rotation being greater at the Equator than towards the poles, the planet Venus in transit will appear to move more swiftly across the disc at some places than at others, and for the same reason the transit will begin later and cud sooner in some parts of the earth than in others differently located. A careful amination shows that in the United States the entrauce of the planet on the disc will be accelerated aud Ha egress retarded to the greatest possible degree, while at a point within the Antarctic Circle ( Sabrina Island ) the opposite conditions will prevail. In fact, Öabrina Island is the only point suita ble lor the corresponding observation. The following is the distribution of the principal stations : Northern Hemisphere : Canada ; the Atlantic Seaboard of the United States : New Mexico, Canada ; Southern Hemisphere : New Zealand, Patagonia, Cape of Good Hope, Australia. In the British Isles and on the Western Coast of Europe and Africa, only the beginning of the transit will be visible ; in the far Western States, Australia and the Pacific Ocean only the end. In Eastern Europe and Asia the phenomenon will occur during the night and of course be invisible. The comparisons of the results of all the observations, by photographs and by instru mental observations, obtained at perhaps 100 different sources and embracing possibly 1,000 items, is a work which can hardly be completed within the next ten years, although its results may be approximately guessed at within a much earlier period. lace where Texas, Chili, Just as the negative obtained by a photo grapher goes through a multitude of delicate pi tx-esschs before the effect appears as a fin ished picture, so numerous, exceedingly complex calculations, additions, deductions aud corrections have to be made in each and every observation before it can be used as an elemeut in the final grand calculation. The work of-revising aud reducing the ob fcervations of 1874 is not yet completed aud tlie data then obtained were few iu number compared with those expected txvday. The appearance of the sky at sunrise in dicated the certainty, c probability amounting indeed to f a favorable day for observing the transit. With a very large number of persons the early morning inquiry was "What is all the Hisejabout They looked at tue rising slm, btftiiothing appeared par ticularly the matter with the monarch of day,- as lie rose majestically through the banks of stratus cloud. At 9 o'clock, however, curious individuals appeared in sundry doorways, investigating matters with pieces of smoked glass, but discovering nothing unusual they muttered something about ''newspaper frauds" und returned to their usual avocations. It is but fuir to say that the vast majority of those who used such a primitive resource actually saw nothing oi the transit. The disc too small to be seen successfully by any but tlie keenest eye. The telescope used by the Writer was quite a small one—"a deer-stalker"—of lj.£ inches aperture and a power of 25. At 9.15 the planet was just visible us a notch iu the lower limb of the sun at a little to the left Of what would lie termed the South Pole on At 9.23 a ;ib a Map of the World, j list connected by a tiny ligament (to coin a terra) with the sun's edge and at 9.25 completely within it as iu ligure 1 : it was ,2sa m HEOINXINO Of THE TRANSIT. Tlie proportion of the planet to the suu Is just about at it appears in the drawing, which convoys un accu rate impression of the beginning of the This stage, called the first internal was carefully watched, but l>e transit, contact, yond the flue thread described, nothing w seen of the distortions commonly described as the "black drop," and which are prob ably due to undulations of the solar atmos phere, or of that of Venus; the latter being weil known to possess an atmosphere of a density probably exceeding that of the earth. At 9.45 a. in. the planet was well within the «Use, advancing in the direction iu«li cated by the arrow. It was noted as a curi ous circumstance that not a single solar spot was seen. The planet was beautiful clearness on the sun, perfectly round and black—or to use the expressive simile of the writer's companion, Dr. H. R. Wilson, it looked like a smoked marble. The definition of the telescope was exquisite—an instrument of far higher furnished much less satisfactory results. At 11 a* m. the planet, being now well •c«l on the sun, the spot was 6ecn by defined with *r might have ad Vi .. number oi persons with the naked eye, protected by a plate «if smoked glass. The phenomenon \\as exhibited by the method of projection on a screen to a number of well-known Wllmlngtouians, chiefly in terested In the practice of the law, furnished by Dr. Wilson's courtesy with an opportunity of viewing the ^At^lS o'clock the planet had advanced nearly midway across the lower portion ol Lire disc as in Fig. 2. ere i •*> ' MIDDLE OF THE TRANSIT. The sky becoming overcast with clouds about noon, the latter part of the transit was not observed with as much sqcccss as the first part. At 2.43, just before the last inter, ul contact, the aspect of the transit was as in Fig. 3, and a few minutes later the plar et vanished from the face of the sun to appe: r no more in that position for over a century. ENDING OF THE TBAN8IT. Some idea of the insignificance of the earth as compared with the sun may be gained from the preceding Illustrations and from figure 4, where 8 being the sun, V Venus and E the earth the relative posi tions of the three bodies are shown duriDg the middle period of the transit. of ° â Ss rt «'O cS A <v W **3 j§§fl ÎÎ* ils 1 = 0. Z % fco c .5 a lit £ 2 §• Ill 5=g t» 11^ i: o a elf ill W-a 3 Wag g*a • £S p g as § 5=3» Although Venus is nearly if not quite as rge as the earth, aud is at present about 1,000,000 of miles from the sun and only about 27,009,000 of miles from the earth, yet viewed at that tremendous advantage in point of distance in comparison to the sun it appears perceptable to the unaided vision. And yet the sun is but an atom of dust compared to some of thw irnin« ni e bodies that are whirl ing with inconceivable velocity through the infinite space of the Universe. 68 , oui}* a very small speck, scarcely A Q UK Kit DECISION. A Ilaker Fined by tlie Mayor for Defend ing Himself With His Tongue Against an Angry Police Officer. A day or two ago officer George Raymond was met on the street by Gotiicb F. Rehfuss, a baker, who asked the officer to pay a bill which was owing. Raymond then took Rchfu6S to task for having " talked about " him in regard to the bill, and told the baker that the street was no place tô dun him. One word brought tlie two men calle«! each other emphatic liars, Raymond also declaring that Rehfuss was a plebiun ipeclinen of mephitis Ameri cana. The disputants parted aud last even ing Rehfuss was arraigned befoie the Mayor for disorderly conduct, abusive language and assault aud battery. Raymond testi fied to the above facts and then declared that Rehfuss had put his hands on liis shoulders aud pushed him back. The officer admitted that he was not hurt nor put in bodily fear. A boy about 18, who saw the affair, and called for the prosecution, said he did not notice Rehfuss touch Raymond. Ho heard both men swearing and calling each other liars, and thought Raymond The officer threatened to take Rclifuss to the Hall, and finally left with the intention of getting a warrant for the arrest of the baker. Another witness for the prosecution, a man, saw the whole trouble aud thought it six of oue and half a dozeu of another as far as swearing and loud talking went, Raymond if anything being the loudest. Witness did not see Rehfuss touch the officer, but saw the latter shake Rehfuss % Harry Emmons, Esq., counsel for Rehfuss asked lor the prisoner's discharge, ou the ground that no assault had been e.ommitted. The Mayor, however, in the face of the tes timony sustained, as he always does, his officer, aud fined the defendant $2 and costs. another and the loudest. Temperano« Work. At the regular monthly meeting of the W. T. C. U., yesterday, the «luestiou of In troducing text books ou the nature and scientific effects of alcoholic drinks was dis cussed. Mrs. Mary C. Leavitt of Massa chusetts will probably visit Wilmington about February 1, and labor under the auspices of the State Union for two weeks. The members of the Union hope to prevent the re-issuiug of licenses to the dens ou Front aud Water streets. Several names were reported for membership. After the adjournment of the business meeting the Friendly Inn to consider the matter of the build ing on the east side. The structure at the corner of Eighth and Buttonwood streets being inadequate for the present needs of the society. It the committee arc enabled to erect a suitable edifice on the lot which has been offered at the corner of Taylor and Locust streets, they will furnish a reading room as well as a cheap boarding and lodging house. The matter was post poned until Saturday evening next, when a committee of ten promineut business men l| expected to meet tho ladies. Committee met LOCAL LACONICS. {Superintendent Westbrook is engaged in putting up the new fire alarm boxes. Tom, the old gray horse of the Washing ton Engine Company, has been sold to Dougherty «fc Bro., livery men. Graiu shipping has begun at New Castle, aud a vessel of 399 tous burden has arrived there and will be loaded by W. H. Jefferson & Co. William M. Canby was elected president ; John R. Elliott, vice president ; A. H. Smith, treasurer, and Walter H. Hayes, secretary, of the Delaware Cricket Club last i evening. THE WATER WITCH FAIR. Its Conclusion Lust Night—The Articles Chanced Off. The Water Witch fair closed in Institute Hall last evening, Laving had a very suc cessful run. There was an Immense crowd In attendance. The contest for the silver service resulted In it being won by the Friendship Fire Company, $159.23 being turned In by tbàt company. The articles chanced off were as follows : Toilet set, Lottie Batterburv, Eighth and Bennett streets; pincushion, C. M. Allmond, No. 824 West street; baby coach rug, Kate Fox, No. 303 Madison street; sewing ma chine, Mrs. McGiuley, No. 300 East Eighth street: revolver, Alfred Wingame, No. 414 East Seventh street: mat, J. J. Walsh, No. 624 East Third street; statuary, Frank Phalen, No. CIO Madison street; marble top table, A. L. Joseph; towel rack, William Barror; toilet set,Cassie Kaine, No. 828 Madi son street; toilet mats, James Wahl, No. 837 Jefferson street; gum boots, James Shaks peare; lamp, Adonis S. C. Club, Allmond Building; racking chair, Maggie Bradley, 511 Tatuall street; bank, H. Grier, 7 East Third street; revolver, George P. Weir, Sixth and Monroe streets; wine set, Lizlie Perkin, No. 1110 Poplar street; work basket, George Conard, No. slippers. Q. B. Groves, No. 1222 Washing ton street; banging basket, W. McSbay; y bird aud cage, Daniel W. Carter, 121 Justlson street; pillow shams, Nellie Francis, No. 211 West Fifth street; vases, George P. Wier; cake dish, F. Cochran, No'. 635 East Eighth street; box of cigars, Robert Shuttleworth, Bancroft's Banks ; box of cigars, Dennis Carr, No. 23 Robinson street; box of cigars, F. Keller, No. 1209 Market street; basket, J. L. Roberts, No. 405 Taylor street; rocking chair, H. C. Brown; Gazette office; box of cigars, James Moore, No. 303 South Jackson street; napkin rings, M. J. Gorman; velocipede, Barney August, No. 633 East Sixth street; tidy,N. S. C., No. 404 Market Btreet; pair o. pants, Cyrus W. Mitchell, No. 103 Shipley street; pin cushiou, Ella Finnegan; pin cushion,George Mashinud, No. 563 Swamp street; fireman doll, Willie E. Ginder, No. 525 East Fifth street; marble top table, J. A. Magee, No. 103 Market street; fancy lamp, Miss Jennie Babcock,corner of Fifth and Orange streets; fancy wax doll. R. J. Jump, Jr., No. 616 Market street; lot of kjftves and iorks, T. M. DeCray, No. 400 West street; fancy bird cage, Sherman, No. 714 East Seventh street; lady's^atchel, Joseph H. Grecuman, street; vase of wax iruit, William Crookin, Augustiue Mills; oil painting, Emma A. Grubb, No. 231 Walnut street; Gothic clock, Ida Shipley, Fifth and Orange streets; lady's gold wateii, Annie Walters, Appleton, Cecil eounty, Md.; china tea set, Hattie Garvine, No. 217 West street; half dozen cane scat chairs, Mrs. Duffy, No. 713 West Ninth street; gentle man's gold watch, John L. Wiley, No. 925 Orange street; parlor stove, Dennis J. Harrington, No. 11 Girard street; one dozen table knives, Bridget Naughtin, No. 811 Market street: pair of blankets, G. H. Brown, No. 1222 Washington street; china chamber set, Clara Thompson, No. 210 Walnut street; carving kuife and fork, Mrs. Kate Hanlon, No. 1339 French street; fancy tidy, Annie M. Cook, No. 112 East Tvvelith street; bouquet table, R. Edwards, No. 626 East Seventh street; pair faucy vases, F. Sinclair, No. 603, Market street: lady's sun umbrella, W. U.vtobelen, No. 6 East Sixth street; fairy basket, Teresa Baird, No. 514 East Sixth street; vase of waxwork, M. J. German; fine dress doll, M. A. Larrison, No. 1037 West Seventh street; China tea set, James Shakßpcare: Darrel of flour, Mary AicHanev, No. 728 East Fifth street; pair of Brussels ottomans, Louisa Bower, No. 800 Buttonwood street ; half dozen silver spoons, Joseph P. Cross; silver castor, Rev. M. X. Fallou, Fifteenth aud King streets ; half dozeu sil ver table spoons, J. A. McGee, No. 103 Market street; lancy lamp, A. Hanna, No. 1008 Elm street; fancy napkin ring, M. T. Mahoney, No. 836 Poplar street; hand saw, William II. Johnson, No. 1119 West Front street; pair of chromos, Annie Pierce, No. 413 East Fifth streit; suit of boys' clothes, Charles W. Linvllle, No. 401 ÿouth Jackson street; II. Staats, No. 830 Kirkwood street; pair of 6tuffcd birds, Welch; moustache cup, C. H. Compton, No. 107 Linden street; vase, C. K. Storey, No. 1004 Delaware avenue; silver castor, Frank T. Porter, No. 422 Taylor street; whisk and case, Lena Spoerl; bed spread, J. C. Jaynes, No. 407 Lombard street; revolver, J. B. Ginder, toilet set, James Shakspearo; gent's silk bat: Jas. Mc Cracken, No. 619 Vv. Second street; fancy table cover, Sarah Brenthran, No. 523 East fixth sticet; fancy lamp, A. W. Mahoney, No. 733 Pine street, rockiug chair, Dr. B. H. Smith, No. 227 Madison aveuue, Balti more; bouquet table, J. B. Ginder; velvet mat, Dennis J. Harrington; fancy vase of flowers, William H. Todd, No. 907 West Ninth street; Turkish towels, J. B. Ginder; gent's ëlippers, C. S. Hale, No. 100 East Seventh street; lounge, S. Mann, No. 506 Orange street; Bible, Sarah A. Bau them, No. 523 East Sixth street; microscope, Cash Lee; box of cigars, Ida Evans, No. 1001 Spruce street; pair of vases, Willie Forset, Buttonwood street; parlor bag tello table, James McGliuchey; large pound cake, Joseph K. Adams; bouquet stand, John W. Allen, No. 416 East Seventh street; wax cross, William A. Gorman, Morgan City, La.; pair slippers, Frank Boutellc, No. 438 West street; pair vases Maggie Kelly, No. 835 Madison street, alarm clock, Harry Ackraman; ton of coal, Jere miah Colton, No. 1012 West Third street, pair of vases, J. J. Gheyt, No. 830 Bennett street; barrel of flour, B. Cottiughain, No. 300 Maryland aveuue; revolver, E. O. O'Donnell Deluware House; clock, Mrs. McFarlen, No. 430 East Ninth street; sofa, Aunio Kelley, No. 514 East Sixth street.; amethyst ring, Kate Fox, No. 303 Madison street; lamp, L. A. Bickta; lamp, W. G. Kobeleu; gothic clock, John A. Serlor, No. 1024 Wilson street; album, Mrs. Cummings, No. 402 East Twelfth street; bed spread, Mary Peakcy, No. 214 Tatuall street; lamp, Mrs. G. E. Ward, No. 105 East Seventh street; picture, John H. Fahey; No. 213 East Fourteenth street; tidies, Win. Downey, No. 22 Twentieth street; vases, Annie McGuire, Ninth Ward; perfumery, A. P. Henry. No. 800 Walnut street. 401 Monroe street; canal No No. 417 Kin ! of flowers, a It An engineer Dreaks Ills Tbigli. Just after leaving Gray's Ferry at 7.49 o'clock last evening, on the way to Wil mington, tbe "blow back" of engine No. 51, blew out aud filled tbe cabin full of live steam. William Lott, the engineer aud the fireman both jumped for their lives, the former sustaining a compound fracture of the thigh. The difficulty was remedied and the fireman ran the tiain to this city. Lott was placed lu a baggage car and brought to Wilmington aud thence to his home, 411 East Second street, where tho fracture was reduced. ill Got on tho Wrong Train. An Intoxicated man jumped ware train last night, at Market street, de claring his desire to go to New York. Find ing he was headed the wrong way he rushed to jump from the platform, but was seized by the collar and hauled back, lie was taken to New Castle, where he remained all all night. the Dela A Bold Robbery. -Anton Huuber's residence, on West Second street, was gutted by thieves last night, its family being chloroformed. PLEA OF "NOTGUILTY. 99 JOHN CRONEY ARRAIGNED FOR MURDER. COUNSEL ASK A POSTPONEMENT. Arraignment of John Cronejr for the Murder of Daniel Maguire—A Poet« ponctuent Asked For and Decision Re served. At the Court of Oyer and Terminer this morning the case of John W. Croney was called, and the prisoner placed iq the dock. Mr. Whiteley of the defense protested that the prisouer should not be arraigned until the case was ready for trial, and spoke for half an hour for a postponement of arraign ment. The court decided to have the prisoner arraigned, and he was told to stand up while the clerk read the indictment, charg ing him with murder in the first degree. Croney, who looked pale and worn, though firm, never took his eyes from the clerk as he read, and then pleaded not guilty. Levi Bird, Esq., then asked that the trial be postponed until the May term, aud At torney General Gray objected upon the ground that the large number of cases theu would make too much business. He did not want to press the matter too closely, and was willing to agree to a postponement until February. The Chief Justice thought in the kind justice should be meted out swift aud sure aud the case ought to be tried as soon as possible, but the dcscision of the court was reserved for the present. DEAD IIORIES. H, 53 1 - offense of f' What Two Police Officers Found at an Furly Hour Tnlg Morning—An Import ant Arrest. Last night officers Bromall and White started for llcdgevilc ou the lookout for burglars, having been informed that a rob bery was in contemplation In that neighbor hood. About 1.30 this morning, while they were lying in wait approaching footsteps were heard, and soon the figure of a man carrying a bag was noticed. The officers stopped him and asked what he had. They were told that it was ouly a bundle, but an examination proved that the negro, for such he was, w r as weighted down with a heavy load of poultry. The fellow gave his name as Frank Jackson, aud was told by the police that he was the man they were alter, one of the officers holding a warrant for his arrest. The man was taken to the Hall and the con tents of the bag dumped upon the floor. There were ten large chick<>us, all of the Brahma variety, each being as fine a bird as ever is found in the market. The fowls were yet warm when arriving at the Hall, although the prisoner stoutly declared that they were his own and that he had brought them from Maryland, where he lived and had plcuty more of the same kind. The bag containing the chickens was a new one, bearing the stamp of J. H. Cranston & Co., Newport, Del. The low Is had all been killed by having their necks wrenched, and are now in the corridors of the police station awaiting iden tification. The officer« doeerve credit for She w ay In which Jackson was apprehended. The darkey is an old offender, living everywhere, and lor a long time has been under pollue surveillance. ■ 4 i y; The Handers Case. At the opening of Court at 2.45 yesterday afternoon, Chas. B. Lore, Esq., began his address to the jury in the «Sanders case. He took up carefully the similies put forth by the opposing counsel, the facts of the case and the undoubted evidences of fraud. He spok| lor exactly two hours, and was followed by Mr. Spruence, who at 6 o'clock was still speaking. The geutlemau, as is his custom of late, gave a reporter a jab iu the following paragraph: "The senior counsel talked for two hours like a man who was regardless of any here after—like a man who did not know that there another man to follow him. Ills memory was strengthened by slips from a ! newspaper which from beginning to end of this case has characterized itself by wilful perversions of the testimony. But you, gentlemen, turning to the jury, "don't care what the newspaper says; no more do I. 1 shall try to state this testimony aud if I not right you are the ju iges." •2 I .-j am v A Good Old AI: On Monday evening Albert O. Newton, an aged citizen of St. Georges, died after aud illness oPsome months, with a fever of the typhoid nature. Deceased was ubout 80 years of age, and had enjoyed excellent health up to some time duriug the past sum mer when he began to fail, he went to Sau _ son living there, about 16 mouths ago. He had lived In Delaware siuce he was 16 years ol age, hav ing come from Virginia. He was always a Democrat and was several times a member of the Legislature. His eldest brother was a cemmodore of the United Btates Navy; oue of his sisters married iuto a" well kuown New York family hud he was connected by several ties with the best 3oeiety in that city. He was also distantly related to General Newton, the engineer, now chief inspector of improvements in the East River at Hell Gale. In the spring raneisco to visit his only Mr. Ncwtou's wife died 9 . >• % jw As a neighbor and a citizen the deceased was admired and re spected by all who knew him. I Hearings Hull at tlx« Hull. Three plaiu drunks were settled by the Mayor this morning, an old man and a woman, the latter on crutches, wer« dis missed with a reprimand from custody. The aged couple were foreloru in appearance and stated that they were on their from the Reading poor house to Philadel phia, where they lived. Both of them more or less uuder the influence of liquor yesterday and were arrested for creating a disturbance on the street. t were A Handsome Prcseut. There is probably nothing would make a more acceptable and useful holiday present than a comfortable easy chair. Before pur chasing a present <«f any kind call at sales room, No. 145 North Eighth street, Phila delphia, and examiue the library reclining chair, having over 59 changes of positions. It iß a wonderful piece of furniture, hand somely upholstered aud sold as low os $6. Those who tiud it inconveuicnt to call would advise to send for catalogue. !'■ y we A Curgo of Beer. A single cargo of beer comprising flv.r.r loads was received a few days ago by John Mealoy, No. 80S Market street, agent lor tbe celebrated Budweiser beer of C. Conrad & Co., St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Meuiey is also sole agent for Werner & Co.'b famous cham pagne, and bus one of the lincst stocks of choice wines and line liquors to be found this side of New York. Douglass R. Hale, manager of the Chicago Clearing House, married a woman who had been the wife oi two burglars and was her self an experienced thief. He did not know this at the time, aud did nut part with her when he discovered it, but let hitnself drop gradually to her level, and is now accused, ill Milwaukee, of complicity In one of her recent crimes. i r r *■ ri.