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e' ! i 2. ♦ -1 1 it y i -aTE; I ! ♦ 29 ■ Jw*\ v_ J l nt«r*d at tko Porn timer at wiiSTarkn., iDL, «i«M<iin matter. \ =^f= VJ VOL. XII*-NO. 174. WILMINGTON, DEL., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1883. PRICE OISTlï CENT. 1 lUNDOPBBA HOUSE. 11 »1 ArtO 510 TËMM. G ATOM* NIGHT OMLT« Saturday Eve'g, Not. 17th. tue riTOBITI COMEDIAN, GlIS WILLIAMS iYn ' b '1?°*' w , * ** l ' f * 14nw- "* *° 4 * ' One of The Finest, » , itWc**» Coni»», ff.ii.i viimt. Saaira rant Mata « Thao».' fe»ok stör«. __ _ par 14 ww ItAND OPERA HOUAK. MASON 10 TEMPLE. G AK0TABLK EVKNT. l'il*mm.T FOB OSB BIGHT OMLt. Monday Eve'g. Nov. 19, 1883. Ap|MU*aaeortkaP.valar OgaMMaa, JOIIX E. OWENS, Mis first •npM on ne in tvs year«. Hap sr .ed by Slavut'* Comedy Comtaxy ! la Hr- Caused y -Hr am a. COOKE'S CORNERS. /. K. OWCNfias HRERKIAH PERKINS. ■miXI. * neats tor sole at 0. F. Thomas ■ OVI4-41J0 pnrei . IU i.'s Mo. 421 Mar -et street. WANTED. ANT^D — YO0N* MEN AND ivn'grtftswcTKfiWK* ut street, IMilla., l'a. Branc.ü Mee, ftd I « net, Wilmington. norl-tf «Toni'» Ut » arke HTUATtrtSH WANTED itr anted - a m'DDle-agrd wo. D MAJf W13MH a alt«« tloa sa chamber > do general h«a«" war . Apply UR II \KBISON 'TBSXT, a 1 mid* d • IK»»lO-itl HKWABB FIV4RD.—A REWARD OF FIVE Il : NOUE K DOLLARS I« hereby offered for the .v-r**i»t and apprehension of Colltngaworth V lUlielt who e«cHi*d from Jail at Georgetown. Ik!., x ter tiild- Iglit Hu "Jay morning, descrlp higtit m tioat live feet ten Inrhea, rather I-, high che. k hone« v Ire peculiar, fine and Kid, brown hair and «mall dark eye«, sharp lai • upper tea'll. CHAH. C. HTCM Kl.EY, Governor. WOH HENT. 1,'O't KENT.—TWO SMALL HOUSES I HT ozo. w. MtuiHT, UTM .rt-t «i.Mt. |,'<>K REST —PAKT OF HOUSE TO A 1 >MAl.L lamtiy. __ . ... UT T ATM ALI» HTBEET. i-tf my» FOH SAJLE* j;OR fcALE. Willow Glen Farm & Mills, CBEBT» R '»UNTY, FOB BALF. One mile from PoooMOU w tattoo. W A X. R. three mil«« from Falrvll e, ou I*. A R. 0. K. r ,ntMining a'-eut to acres and Wpercho«, very tiv. land. Th ••ri t ami Haw Mlil> bave luit been rebuilt; Si „fur II I shed with uew wheel and Iron flume ii ; .. and with other new macbl'icry. m douide Htone Farm House ha« been newly roof. d - III» »late and painted, and Ihe Miller*« Il h • mid TcriMnt House put In good repair. A • rmig'Miients coul i nrooably be made with the Hier on «harr«. rent ow ner deelre« to «ell because unaMe uillclenttl t e from other huslne«* to 'i ly attend to th- pla e, but If not sold In n will withdraw it n-om the marke t and lor farmlug and milling departments. THOMAB KI-KINTOm. IT Houth Prout «tract, Philadelphia. it!' ]' r ' . "■ I* ■ »*> <>vl7-8tdA2lw VOR« A LE.- AT A GREAT SACRIFICE 1 Ti IK Klares orn >M««t*l window«, lately r Baptist Church, to lib thi saah weiplit», Ac. Ol n«e to any r contractor Apply MLB ! IMaware A In n euu t one? to n. APPLEBY, 410 Market street. JA ovl'-St j/OK HALE. 100 Acres of Standing Timber. I Ulf By YELLOW PINK Mil MAPLE. ralirnan a no tore« mile« of «I adjacent to oth r largo and fine tract« «I timber land, the growth of which 1« llkewli* ••I Ihe market. Kor particulars a« to locadon, pu.«-., term«, etc., add .'-i'tüdwir Within «' GAZETTE OFFICE. rUHLIV SALES. Tltl'STEE'B bale 1 - of • REAL ESTATE. The Biibscr'bcr». by ord»*r of the Court of eery oi th** Mtate of Delaware, will «ell at ourt House, Iu the city of WilmlnftOD, on Thursday, November 22,1883, AT 2 O'CLOCK P. M., die following real • «täte, situate In the city of Wilmington. No. '. loot with a two- torr brick dwell!"« hou*- 1 hen-on (known as No. )2Jt atnall «treat), 24 le,-| Ity MS ret. . . . N" 1. Lot with a three -«tory brick dwelling (known a« No. tOi West Filth r '" t. ) 21 feet by 1*41 feet. . ., , . . •■"'ll fill «« proper ie are deilrably located "I a in «it 'd roudtton. T( n.is *t *ale\ LOBE A EMMCN8, Tr u e tees. n.» Ui*. "M 17-t» VANVINQ. pkOF. A. 8. WEBSTER'S SELECT DANCING ACADEMY, MASONIC TEMPLE, WILMINGTON, DEL. i83 3 —SEASON OF —1884 eO'iMEKCIMQ XOHWAT. »«TTBHBBE 10. OK tTI.KMK.N-S Th"n J • "Hum frnm »to 10, u-Uimeuct»« Iteptem , !t- AND HILDKKN-BÇÎ.-48» Th"« " *tl loon from I to à and on ^*!*-rd.y 11 5, ! • OSÎ 1 to 6, commo-clng ba.Tfru.y 1 Mn, tft, at! o'clock. !• » a en tloa given *o instructing ehtl-.. "'• who receive ray personal supervision. ; at* , «t < are 1« evereUed to make them grace 1 proflelent dancer«. new ilaucea will be introduced a« ,*oon a« «re Usuod by the asaoclatlon. I r>. All they SCHOOLS, SEMINARIES or PRIVATE CLASSES. , 1*nd gentlemen dealring to form private ll,e riiyor out of town sho Id cooler uh me M «oou m practical! e, for choice ot »j " r terms, circular«, ate., apply to H. F. Be 3ti uO»^iJÄ,Markot «treei ;at my roeldenee. So. Stajf T*** »«mt or by «mû l a* tbe MaaoaW AT THE Wilmington Shoe House, NO. 424 MARKET ST. •NOV. 16 We will offer lrom now until the holidays extra induce ments in our large and well selected stock of Boots and Shoes. We say well-selected ana think you will bear us out in the assertion after hav ing examined our stock. OEO. D. 0LKLAND. In Men's Slippers we have the largest assortment ever shown iu this city. It will give you some idea of w^at you want for Christmas. We have the genuine Alligator Ha d made, Imitation Alligator, Maroon Opera Cloth and Velvet Embroidered, of all styles, sizes and patterns. Our adv ce to you is to see them and make your selections while the stock is complete in sizes and half sizes. J J « a GKO. D. GLELAND. To-day we received another invoice of Stacy, Adams & Co.'s men's and boys shoes which we will be pleased to show you ; also the celebrated Waukenphast Shoes, stop and see them. GEO. D. CLELAND. Wioe j) n op'e read advertise I hey t II things tint it pays t , know. With the be ginning ot November the peo pie think of winter shoes, and every such person is the loser il he is not informed that the "Wilmington Shoe House has the largest and best assort ment to be found in this city. monts. • B GEO. D. CLELAND. CO Ale. FOR OPEN GRATES ! A SPECIAL CARGO OF SPLENDID SEMI - BITUMINOUS COAL! -TFIK FINFBT COAL IN THE WORLD FOR OPEN GRATES. I BL I YE BED TO ALL PABT8 OF THE CITY. B. F. »TOWNSEND, FOOT OF FOURTH ST., Wit. GkW. BUSH & SONS, FRENCH ST. WHARF, . WILMINGTCN. specialty of Superior Hard and Tree Burnfug Maks « STOVE, SMALL STOVE & NUT For Domestic Use; Also BKOOKSIDE COAL ! CANNEL COAL ! GAS COAL ! GEORGES' CREEK CUMBERLAND COAL ! •FOR GRATES COLD WEATHER Ht8 COME AND THE PLACE TO BUY I COAL a« b at tha foot ef SHIPLEY STREET, JACKSON LIME ot —ANI>— COAL COMPANY. Be TBLBPMoNE 114. NOTICKS. •JEACXIEBV INSTITUTE, New Castle County, Del. The nlntli inanol «oMton of the Tt-acher#* ÏR ■ti tute ot Now Cuati* * uuntv, will !•« hetd at BTHdlctowu eommenrin.* * rrlueadtty afternoon, NovemiHT Lt, »ai closing »*t«r<Uy morn I a«, *wr?4th. • toi r% i t* tcre-Hlng prerram ha« been oaa(oii,litc • 'I a. i ' achei - A rrer-unul for lb prominent call 'll, ami the pu' lie xeueralljr are ooriUUy tavl .*4 10 b« prisaat iw mldr<* «so« by friend« of**d** X a ly to he is to Id J^OTICE. WnitJUA, W*. tbs and«r«t*ned. cl New C •Me hundred, being seriously annoyed bvtre passer . not only on «ocular davs hut « a bauday«. and ftvqnently *rh- n *kei togo a«ay wears threatened with bltcKjack«, pistols and shotimns. Thsre'ore be it ItsAOiTed ut. That wo a edetermined M break up tree easing. Ben«dve«|, 24. Thitwa hereby pire not lee that lid minitli tn the f- 11 ext'ut of the Hw I» r§ona »*'Und tret-pusalnr with uo», gun o otherwise upon the premises ef the aforesaid undersigned Re '•l»ed, d. 'hats on »it ef these resolut lens he pnhtUiie ' 1 the New Castle *• •»ar 1 * •• New Castlr, and D'lly G akktti snd can" < f v* llmlnaioa ior the sdi months. OeorguR King, Eugene Rogers. J «son II. vis, Uro. White, Btm'l A -Uokson, H. M. WM'S Win. G. McCLmt, Joseph f.entx. J iniea M« Intvre, Joseph i.erevre Lewi Jo eph R. 8 eeimsn, •fames Burrows, Isaac Gru'ito, Ellas Lofla o, (n8-lm] we will r."rr«G. LaMeU. John Fox, Jo 1 n tills, I oben 0. T« George I) Ah Rhmn Wi llam B Peters, ■d war * Merle y, Joseph f.cnia. Jr., James Chsl , ■nhralni Mutton, k M>-Coy, jîÿSST.' F. Pnlers, Sutton. J. * Glle •-- M 1 bourn Revis. VOTD E.-DI880LUTION OF COPAKT NRRHHIP. Tin* copartnership heretofore existing be twren P »"le A IMrce, Real B-tate Agents No. « Wes' Seventh st eel has this day b en lf«olved hr m»tualc n-»nt. The bus q« ss w| I her»alter ed • n at the old business st nd by J. J. PKI IH* novlf-at CK. OTICE. Ill DHMNgtrEHT OorNTT TATPATKlt». Nlltt. IIKR'I IIBTKIiT WII.MINUTOPl HUNirnm FOB THE VEAU 1881 Th,- un 'erslirnrd hereby give, nettes t. dette qiient c»uniy tax pi yen» «I ihe Northern Dla trl t ol Wilmington hnn<lre<l, for _ _ without delay at th>- on i In-ant corner or Fifth and King -trreta, undue tie for the an emdtt ux a old cost*, collected at ooce. •»• taxe muHt no«lt'V*ly r»e TH IH H A •■'IN aL N TUTS. WM. KYNR, • 'ollector. ■ N otices, -any weight , scales OR measure» requiring inspection inay b left at «Wand aft) King strei-t. .1 « OB DEAKYNE, Healer of Weight« and Measure« for New caille countv. leSS-tf TO THE PUBLIC! In consi-quenre <>ftho iretnen lo hoirui Initier on the Oh ••inargnr ne and Un to • than Lard a amount «f as 8 alne, it which 1 hu inn k"t. • Be. *11 Till w, nothin •u-d to put ine I rice of iny BUTTER I OWN 3c. PER POUND. 1*1 nothing hut Pure Ritter, \ ork »täte, Br»di..rd Com. I y and the be«t creamery. k.mh:sstcic, 40, 40 50 8ECOND STREET MARKET. AU Butter warrant pure and rood, t,lmt> FIRE RECORD. Flak's frame block on Mato street, Brat • lel»oro, Vermont, was destroyed by fire yes terday. Mandril Brother's dry goods «tore in Chi rago was partially burned yesterday. Loss, 180,000. The aggregate loss by fire In Sumpter, S. G„ on Thursday nightf*la estimated ot 850,000. A loss of $50,000 was occasioned In Mt. Vernon, Illinois, yesterday by the burning oj the Phcenlx block. The New Castle Paper Mill, at New Cos tie, Peona., was hurnod early yesterday morning. Loss, $50,000. William Cralg'a large steam saw mill at Woodstock, New Brunswick, was burned yederday. Loss, $20,000. The stores of Williams A Williams and B ack, To ld & Co., at Bolton, Miss., were burned yesterday. Loss, $45,000. J. II. Turner A 8on'a warehouse lu Co lumbus, Mississippi, was burned yesterday, with 2,000 bales of cotton. Loss, $100,000. The Boston and Providence railroad re pair shop and boiler-house, in Boston, were yesterday. The loss Is about $20,000, and 400 men are thrown out of employment. During a fire at 61 Haverill street,Boston, yesterday, an explosion of alcohollne oc curred, severely burning euglneman Early, und slightly Injuring several other fire pen. A spark from an engine yesterday set fire to a dwelling in Rahway, New Jersey. A high wind spread the flames, and seven tene ments were destroyed, rendering 37 families homeless. Auderson's carriage works, Vairath's egg establishment, Powell'« planing mills, Far 's pdIco mill, and Os o ><l's saw factory iu Columbus, Ohio, were burned yesterday. Loss about $30,000. in Temperance. To tub Editor of tiib Gazettb:— The list of new names this week is as follows: Henry C. Lynch, E. D. Gooden, Lemuel (Jroesan, Thomas M. luchton, Samuel Emory, W 111am H Reddle, A. M. Cloud, John Lowre, A. 8. Johnson, William Slay, L. N Johnson, E. L. Beeaon, Rev. T. E. Martiudale, James H. Peterson, John H. King, Joseph 8. Wheeler, James A Whltcraft, W. G. Beouon, R»*v. A. T. Melvm, James H.uullton, James A. Bo the. Parties must have a great living issue. The Republican ptrty has none to-day. Tin* Democratic party has espoused the |>eri»onal taught t»y the "Prreonal " composed of brew rs, The Re must boldly, bravely meet the Democratic party on this issue or go to pieces. If it dare not do the first it must meet the last. Th> n will c^me a great- party, whether bearing the name of Prohibition parly or not, I ki ow not, nor will be "th>' home against the saloon," And on the result d« pmds the future of this re public. liberty cauxe us Libei ty League, distillers, and 6aloou-keepers. publican psrty not, but its living issue Another Chang«. A new t m • table goes into effect on the P . W «St B.railroad to morrow at midnight, with (he 'oilowing c auges from the present arrangement: Tb*- D (aware Division train for Philadelphia will leave Wilmington at 10.07 a. re., iusttad of 10.15; the accommo da' ion which left at 7.8 » p. m., will leave at 7.40 p. m ; the New York aud Washington express which left at 11.04 p. m., will leave at 1107 p m . aud the one which left at 6 57 p. m , will leave at 7 P- uM the New York and Baltimore express whleh l* ft at 5 p. m , will leave at 5 03 p m ; the Philadel hia accommodation, which arrived here at 30 p. in., will arrive at 4 40 p. in., and tbe ouc which arrived at 2 50 will arrive at 2.43 K . m ; the limite * express, south bound,will iave ai 1 11 p m , Instead ot 1 09, and the accommodation whicn arrived at 11.35 p. m , will arrive at 11.26 p. m ; the Baltimore vvgy mail will leave here at 10.06 a. ate«4 of 9.17 a. m ; the New York and Wash ington erpress will Isave at AM a. n»., to I »load of All a. in * . in GENERAL LOCAL NEWS~ f A HEARING BEFORE COMMIS SIONER SMITH. IH THE MUHIGIPAL COURT tlsytOL Bari's In tile Attempt to Make a Casa Agalust IAis Late i'nriaer. Charles Rickard*. Bpforo Suited Statt« CommUaluoer Smith yesterday afternoon Charles Rickards, a white man, wu given a preliminary hearing charged with opening letter, aridreased to Clayton Karl, and old colored mau. United. State* District Attorney John C. Patterson conducted the lMerlng by special request, and It was ahown that Rlchar '* and Karl had effected a partnership lor burning char coal near Greenwood, this State, on Janu ary 6, 1881, Ear| furntahlng the manual labor and Ktpkardh'eoadactlng the business management. Earl claimed that bin partner appropriated a letter addn-Med to him personally from the Betts Machine Company, of this city, dated January 9, 1«83, and after read log It tent him (B«rl) the empty envelope by a messenger, Thomas Green. Ten days afterwards the Bett« Machine Company seut Earl a postal, asking him why he had not answered the letter, when Earl concluded that the letter had been takei. by Richards. Both card and envel the ones designated in Ureen testified that he carried an empty en velope from the defendant to the complain ant, but said that Richards had instructed him to tell Earl that a letter had been re eeived from the Hailao A Hollingsworth Co. asking the price of some charcoal, and that Earl should furnish the reply, but the witness was unable to name when Rickards gave him the envelop« with the name of the firm on the upper left hand corner. The envelope was o! a buff, while ihe one shown by Earl was white. Part of the above testimony ted by Samuel Johnson, Ri kardson, postmaster at Greenwood, testified that all letters address'd to the firm of Rickards & Earl, he gave to Klckarda, but never any addresed personal ly to Earl. Alter «xamtnlng the postal carefully Dis riet Attorney Pallet son noticed a discrepancy and to a direct ques tion Earl testified that the pa tn rs lip was formed in the early ptrt of ISIS an 1 th it be had had no acquaintance with Rickards before. Mr. Pa*ter*ou then showed (hat the postal card in queatiou wm dsted -Liuuiry 19,1842, a 1 most a ship was formed Beits Machine Company also produced a certified copy from the firms letter book of the letter mentioned on llie postal card which he admitted hiving written which was alleged to have heeu taken by Rickard", which was daUd January U, 188-. Mr. Patterson then reviewed the rase showing the complainant to be a perjurer and unworthy of the slightest credence as to truthfulness. At 4.30 o'clock tile case was adjourned until this morning when it was dismissed without taking further teatl mony. Earl Is a well known character In this neighborhood and fu Christlaua Village, where he lives. He has appeared as the de fendant In cases of litigation before aud a few years ago was almost constantly In the United States Court trying to push trurapted up cases against farmers in hts vicinity who he accused of steailug articles ot various kinds from him. During Lewis R. Armstrongs term as Sheriff, Earl was whipped with 20 lasher, having been found guilty of the larceny of some corn from a neighbor. He is a hard case and has time and again been proved a perjurer of the worst kind. As he was leaving the court yester day he was stopped by George Willey, a constable from Greenwood, who attempted to arrest hlm ou s charge of threatening to shoot Rickards and using other threatening language. Notwithstanding the tact that the constable was aided by Richards, Johu sou, Green and others he was unable to move Earl, who is a largo and powerful man, although well advanced In years. Four policemen at last made their appear ance aud at laal succeeded, with hard work, Id lauding the stubborn prisoner iu the City Hall, where he was accommodated witti lodging and this morning was taken to Greenwood by two coustables where he will be given a hearing. were produced as charge and Tboe. opo the ember the firms corrobora ami William year before the partuer William Bells, ol he LOCAL LACONICS. The William Lea A Sons Company have received a new luouiar boiler of 125 horse power. A masquerade ball will be given by the Youug Men's Social club at 112 French street on the 23d. The seventy first anniversary of the Dela ware Bible ôoclety will be held in Grace Church to-morrow evening. The relief fund for the sufferers by the Shenandoah are now amounts lo $26, eigl t having been contributed toward the fund yesterday. Owing to the special religious services now in progress in St. James Chapel, the meet ing of the Lyceum ou Wednesday next will be omitted. At a special meeting of the Gcrmau Li brary Association, it was decided to take a new lease ou tbe Hail in conjunction with the 8æugcrbuud. Philip Adams came very near being struck by shilterNo. 5, of the P W. AB. R. R., while unloading palatal French street. Hr just Jumped from the track iu time to «scape. The attendance at St. Mark's fair last eveniog was good, aud buslueBS lively. Several articles have been ad led to the tables, Including a ladles aud geutlemuu'a gold watch. The Building Committee, In accordance with instructions Iroru die Trustees ol ihe Poor have employe! Engineer Baldwin ol New York to prepare plans and specifica tions for ibe heatiug apparatus for lue uew Almshouse. The Ann of Poole «Se Pierce, real estate ageuts, was dissolved yesterday aud J. Jack sou Pierce, of the late firm, will conduct tbe buriuess at No. 6 West Seventh street, while M. T Poole will carry on the same business at 5 East Seveulh street, where he has opened au office. The sev< uty-flnrt anniverasry of tbe Dela ware Bible Society, »ill be celebrated w th appropriate aervices in Grace M. E. Church, corner of Ni th and Weal streets, oh next Sunday eveuiug at hail past s« veu o'clock. Dr. L. P. Bush, the president ot the society will preside ai.d report* of the work of Bible distribution will be presented. In teresting »duresse* will I e delivered by R«V. J. Richards Boyle and Rev. Pr. J. Howard Nixou. All are cordially invited to attend. PKHHONAL. County Treasurer Ueibert is suffering from su attack of malarial fever, and is oonflned to hia boos« in New Oust to, fn 00 m saqusno«. ainaClPAL OOITRT. A QdmMo of J naiad ictloa HlHH hj a a is Counsel for .John Dunn. The Municipal Court room waa crowded last evening by about R00 persons,anxious to hear the testimony in the case of Sergeant McConnell vs. George Brown, Goorge North and William Lawler, the three young men accused of having commuted the assault upon McConnell, in Spring alley on Tues day. They were disappointed, however, as the case was postponed until Monday, Mayor Wales reporting that tha Sergeant would be unable to leaf« tha house until that day. Emma Hopkins, colored was fined $0 and coats for drunkenness aud disorderly con duct. There being no further business Judgo- Cummins adjourned the court until this morn ng when 1. C. Grub/ Esq., couuael for John M. Dunn, proprie/ ,r of the Swan Hotel, chanted with selling Liquor ou Sunday, made a lengthy argument upon bis motion to quash the information on the v round that the Municipal Court bad not constitutional Jurisdiction in the case aud quoted from the constitution of the State and the new city charter to prove the cor rectness of his view. He held that the Municipal Court was specially created to try eases as Enumerated In section H5, and assumed that If it had jurisdiction over cases like the one In question the court would be divested of Just that amount of power but as the Jurisdiction of this Court was not clearly defined It was evident that the framers of the law did not Intend the Munlelpal Court to have sole aud final Juris diction In cases of thL kind. The Court, he hehl, had authority to commit peraous having a license, charged with telling liquor on Saturday to a higher court, hut that it had uo authority to flue and finally dispose of them, as cases of this kind should be tried by a jury. Deputy Attorney-Genera) Turner argued that the court was created with extraordi nary power, and was the only court that cor Id try and dispose of cases without indictment of trial by Jury. A mau who held a license was allowed to sell liquor according to law ami as a license did not say that a man could sell on Sunday it was apparent to him that fn so doing he sold without a license and could be tried by this court as section 15 gave the Judge lK)wer to try cases where liquor was sold without a license Mr. Grubb produced a Stub* license,and po'nted out the time speci fied was one year and that It did uotapecily on w' at particular day liquor should or should not be sold. The question introduced being one of considerable importance Judge Cura min« reterved his decision until Thurs day next. • he case of Willem Wittaker, charged with violating a city ordinance in building a frame building within 50 leet of an adjotn in/ dwelling, wa* postponed until Saturday n xt, and will probably be compromised, as Wittaker has signified his willingness to erect a hrlek building fu accordance with the provis on of the ordinance. c BEUPKNINU SEKTIUEÜ. TIi« Moalo to be K«ud«r«il at th« Servie«« orth-s DelBWAre Avenue B«ptl«t Church 1 o.murrow. The Delaware Avenue Baptist Church will be r* opened for worship to-morrow morning after having undergone many im prove meut«, which have all been com pleted. Ani extra effort has been made to bave good music, aud iu this the efforts of Pancoast Alien will do doubt be crowned by success. The n w organ, manufactured by the Diamond State Orgau Company, give» complete satisfaction and will be presided oyer by the Rev. W. H. Young. The music lor the day has been airauged aa follows: Morning—Organ voluntary. Shades of Night have gono,'' solo and quar* tet. Jubtlata, "Oh! Be Joyful In the Lord," choir. Invocation. "Praise Mighty God," turcs. Prayer, them, choir. "Oh ! Come Let us Bing Unto the Lord," choir. Financial statement. "Oh. Praise God In Hia Holiness," choir. Afternoon—Organ voluntary. "Praise ye the Lord," choir. Prayer. "Neater My God to Theo," solo. Quartet. "How Lovely the Messengers," choir. "Consider the Hue»," §*>lo. Collection. "Thou Art My Strength," choir. Eveniug—organ voluntary. "Jesus, Saviour of ray Soul," solo and quartet. "Hail, Sovereign Love," choir. Incarna tion. "Nothing but Loaves," Reading the Scripture*. Prayer. With Me," deemer LI vet h," solo. Gloria," from Moaart's Twelfth Mass, choir. Now the ye the choir. Reading tho Scrlp "avo Maria," solo. An to quartet. "Abide «do. "I Know that my Be Collection. "rhenksglvlug Dwy" Excursions. Announcement is made bv tbe Passenger D pa tment of the Pennsylvania Rallioad Company, that a general excursion for Thanksgiving Day has been arranged, and excursion tickets will be sold at ail ticket s'Htlous on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Northern Central Railway, Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bail more Railroad, Balti more und Potomac Railroad, and VVestJei sey Railroad, on November 28th and 29th, good for the return trip until December 3d. AfllUSEUE NTS. Harmony Council, U. F. A., will give a basket party In thu McClary Building to night. The Norma Musical Society will give an •' n terrain incut in the Snoemaker Building Tuesdav evening. Next Monday evening John E. Owens, the wcli-i novo comedian, wiil appear uew com dy t "Cooke's Comer." The tot |>erf >rmance of "The 8ilver King," I at • veniug, was witnessed by an other large und delighted audience. The Emerald Club will appear Wednes day evening lu the basement of Ht. Patrick's Church for the benefit of tbe church. On Saturday evening of next vte p k Krr nell's, Wheatley aud Trayn >r's Combina tion will give a specialty euterUiumeut in the Open» II use. In his General D B. Birnev Po«t, No 13, G. A. R., cl N* w Castle, will also give a suppsr and entertamra ut in their hall this evening, and a number ot Grand Army men of this cl'y have arranged to drive over with their wives. This evenine Gus WllMams will appear in the Opera House, as John Miehler in "One of the Finest " The Ti/nee of Indianapolis sa Vu: "Gus Williams, than whom there are but tew lietter and more popular comedians in his line b* fore the public, opened gHiremeut of four performances at English's lust night to an audience that packed the galleries aud filled the lower part of Ihe house. "One of the Finest," in which Mr. Williams has acquired much merited fame and appLuec as John Mlthler , the amiable, whole eouled German policeman, was given in an excellent manner, the comedian being btippor ed by an evenly balanced company. The play has been a»*en too olten to need any extended notice. The songs and recitations of the sar were excellently rendered and ciested flattering applause. George Waldron Hugh Hickman , T. Q. Seabrooke, James Eastman, Kate Beebe, Mr*. Miehler , and De Lots King, as Jfort. Devine, are worthy of spatial mention, *blla th« remainder of rn th« —M was aatistaetory. P»Ur V. Nvnall Feigns F<Mlishu«K to Order to Attala HI» Preodoin. Belvidbkh, N. J., Not. Id —Tbo «capo of Peter C. Smull, the toting horae thief, last evening wo* very cleverly managed. At 7 o'clock In the evening Sheriff Bower« found him very weak and complaining of pains in the stomach. The Sheriff then went down town on bunlneee. Hall an hour luter Smull rattled at tbo door leading to the Sheriff's residence, and the call was responded to by Lisfle Bowers, a young lady o! 90 summers. He asked ber to get him some cigars. She refuted, saying that none of the men were about. Ten info* utes after tills Smull again called Mies Bow era, and asked to have hi* coal oil lamp filled. Smull'• cell is in the old Jail. Mira Bowers opened the door or the new jail ad joining to let Jobu Price, colored, into Smuira apartment to fill the lamp. By uls time Smull, who stood inside of the door in hit shirt sleeves, put on his coat, a thlu one, a D> rhj hat, furnished by a prlrouer. Price passed iu the d vor, and finding mull teady, rao out, follow*d by •Smull an Theodore Carling. Miss Bowers grabbed Smull, but he broke her hold, pushed her aside and soon joii ed the other prisoners on the street. Miss Bpwcrs screamed lor help. Her mother came and both stood In the hallway powerless with fright until too late to see which direction the prisoners had taken. At the time of their flight a high wind and snow-storm prevailed, aud the night was the coldest of the season. Smull was thinlv clad, having on the clothiug that he wore a*t the time of arrest, two months ago. Yes terday he moved about his cell In a stooped position, aud appeared hardly able to walk. When he ran from the prison he was as straight as an arrow, and appeared strong. His cell was visited this morning by a re porter of the Easton Argue. who found everything iu order aud a lot of eatables a stand. A small gold cake, brought to Smull by his mother four weeks ago, found with the inside removed. The Sheriff is p (drive that this was all that Smull has eaten since he has been In prison. Carling was a wait i» g trial for highway r-bbery aud Price was serving a sentence for larceny. 6 a wan OENEK tL UKANr AT IlINZUA. vielt Ing the H tgheat Kal IroHd It Idgein th« World With h l »rty of New Yorker«. Bkadfokd, Pa., Novemb r Id.—Ex Preshleut Grant vi-iteff the Kiuzua v aduct, filteeu ml lee eo uth west of Brad lord this aitur uoon. This viaduct, which (e 9,050 feet lunar and 3U1 feet high, is the highest rail road bridge i i the world. It was built iu 1M8 by the New York, Like Erie ai d Western Railroad Company and is us<*d «•onjolntly with the Rochester and Pituburg road. General Grant was accompanied by Colonel F. D. Grant. Ferdinand Ward, his burine»« associate, .Mayor Franklin Edaon, Jatm-a D. Fish, J. Nel-ôn Tappt'n, James R. Smith and General B. N Hpeucer, Treasurer of the New York, Lake Erie and Western, all of New York City. 8lauding on the highest point of the bridge the looked down into the va! ley, and then turned away with th« laconic remark: 'Vitfu Priest ! how hi.h we are I" No one c ntradicted him. The party had a cordial reception here, and General Grant shook hands with a great number of people. One enthusiastic patriot »queried the General'* hand so hard that the old toldier fairly howled with pain. The party left for Buffalo at 4.10 p. m. Mayor Edson missed hia boots this morning and playfully accused General Grant of appropriating them, whereupon the General said: "Mayor Edson, I wear a Democratic bat, won at the laLe election, and am now Democrtic at both ends and must be thoroughly Inoculated with Demo cracy. I don't think that the Republicans had better trust ine agaiu." v General IN A BLAZE OF FIRE. Terrlbl« Experience of m Fireman on n New Jersey Train. Philadelphia, Nov. 16.—A singular ac cldent occurred ou the West Jersey Railroad abovo Woodbury tot evening. Richard McLane, the fireman on the 3.20 train from Camden for Cape May, while passing West ville Station, was struck by a spark from tho englue furnace, which lodged on b r oily blouse. He attempted to extinguish the flame, which was shooting Intel h s face, and staggered out of the caboose. The engine was running at the rate of about 35 miles an hour, and the engineer was look ing out ahead. The engineer glanced around and noticed that McLane was miss ing. He applied the air-brakes and tbe train was brought to a stand still. At this time one mile back between the double tracks lay McLane in a blaze. He had been knocked senseless and tbe fire was eating into his body. He arose with difficulty and in his agony elute ied at hi.' burning garments. Tumbling over the iron rails he rolled do*n a steep em hankment Into a clump of briers. Mean time the engiue was reversed and 6topp d uear where the fireman had f&lleu. Several of the passenger« tore tbo clothes from him and thus extinguished the fire was placed iu a car and carried to Wood bury, where his injuries were attended to. His left arm in places was burned to a crisp ttnd deep gashes on his head and luce caused the flesh to haug iu shreds. His right was broken it two places and charred spots aud bruises covered Id- who e body. A SUCCESSFUL l lfifi r FOR LIFE. A Western Reporter Acquitted of the the Charge of Murder. 8t Louis, Nov. 16.—E iwar i Ri kert, tbe newsp«pcr rep'-rter who, three y. are ago, shot and killed Selina Wilson, was to-day acquitted of the charge of murder. This was hl« second trial. At the first he was lound guilty and subse ueutly sentenced to be baDgrd; then h« secured new counsel and they got him a new trial. Klekert boarded with Mrs Wilson, who was a married woman und the mother of several children. He became quite inti mate with her, and one ulght asked ber to go to a ball with him. She refused, whereupon he drew ids pistol aud shot her m ihe mou n. She lived long enough to tell bow he bad sh"t her, aud said that she had never held crimi nal relations with him, and that in her be lief whiskey led him to do the shooting. Kickert claimed that it wue a case of acci dental shooting. At bis first trial tho husband of Mrs. Wilson appeared, and it was said that he in tended killing Kickert if the jury acquitted him. He was not preseut at this second trial, having left the city a long while ago to live In Colorado. Kickert worked on the on the newspapers of Chicago and Cincin nati, and at the time of the shooting was a reporter on the Globe- Democrat. The Finest Oj ster«. Mr. Fullmer at his dlnin : loom*, 5f8 Market s'reet, has Just rect iv d ihe fii6t in voice of the célébrât« d Johns n l ay oycters, coucedt d by all «pictures to be the best in the wer id. J< • at rhe Davis' Sunday Newspaper*. Th* largest and best sel c ion in the city, •an be bad st 618 Mark-1 street. Every New York snd Phllsd«lphls paper 0 « sal«. All th» «m. TRYING TO KILL FERRY. A CRAZY FRENCHMAN'S WILO ATTEMPT. A REPORTED FRENCH DEFEAT A Communistic Cr.iih Aft.r Min .tar Forry'a I.lfo— London (,onij) „ud Vnnoi ifurolgu Affair.. Paso, Not, 15 —This afternoon, irhfl# Prime MI ulster Ferry was in the Senate Cham tier, a voung mao. 18 years of age, went to the Miulstry of Public Instruction snd asked to see M. Ferry. Thr lattei'a secretary Informed the youth that M. Ferry was »burnt. The stranger then left but re turned 10 in uutes later amt forced hts way into the reception room, holding iu his baud a revolver, which he kept pointed, as if ready to fire, an officer seized him. and alter a struggle, overpow.-red him. While being held tie shouted: " Vive la liepnbliauo Sociale! Vine la Commune /" The revolver was fuiiy loaded, and 30 car tridges •re fourni on the person of tha youth, who gava bU m«t a* CMrrlcu. He »a d h«* was bom at Huguennu, lu Alsace, and was h baker ov trade. He stated that the murder of the French Minister* had been airreed upon at a me. Unir of a steret society at Lille, anti that he had come to Parla to excute the mandate ol the society. He reicrctted that he had not been aueeewa lui, and said that as soo.i as he was über, uteil from prison he would make another pt, wbieh would be ouccesg'ul. Perry did uot hear ol the affair uotU attem M 6 o'clock. It was said to nlarht that CurHouhas hern examined by a doctor and pronounced to be a lunatic. THE FKENCH HOTEUBN'TS IM TONQtJIM. Pahu, Nov. 16.—It Is asserted here that Admiral (Jourhet, who is lu command of the French forces in Touquiu, ha. advised the French Government to declare w.r with China, muted Orders to the Admiral to set In ac cordance with he requirements ol the situa tion. The corresponde. it ol the Exchange Telegraph Company at Paris declare* that Ihe sensational repot ts of a breach ot friendly relations between France a d China, and of the reinforcement ol the French squadron In Tooquln, are witbo .t foundation. The last dispatch received by the Govern ment from Admiral Courbet, dated Novem ber 8, announced the arrival ol the trans ports bienhoa and Tonqnln to arrive on the 10th, aud stated that he would attack Son tay between tee 15th and 20tn inst. Courbet's defeat kuhored. It Is reported on the Bourse that Admiral Courbet has been defeated Iu Tooquln. The France professes to have similar news. The Ubertc posiltvely contradicts the report. It Is generally believed, however, that the French forces have commenced their ad A man has beeu arrested on the Bourse on a charge of spreading "alarmist'' newt. The committee of the Chamber of Depu ties which Is considering a resolution authorizing the granting of credits lor the expeoses of the Tooquln campaign Is lavor aldy Inclined to the priuctple of credits, bat desires that the Government shall give e complete expanatlon of the subject. The Gauloit estimates the French lorce now in Touquln at 18,000 men, Including soldiers and sailors, or 400 above the figures given bv the Minister of Marine. The Temp, says that II the Tonqnln credits alreudy asked for should prove to be Insufficient the Chamber will be prepared to vote more. A dispatch from Shanghai say* It la stated that Chinese troops are being concentrated at Canton, In order to keep back the Black Flags when the French drive them from Tonqnln. A member of the Chamber of Depntlee states that Admiral Courbet's position In Tonquin la critical, and that Admiral Pey ron, minister of marine, proposes to defend him ty blockading Ciuton. But this would involve the sending of a formal notification of tho blockade to the maratlme powers,and therefore a declaration of war against China—a step lrom which the Chamber shrinks. .J that the Government has traus v ai ce. 9 LONDON GOSSIP. Londox, Nov. 16.—Prince Louts of Bat tenberg will marry Princess Victoria of Hesse at DaruL'tudt in Feb uary. The Prince of airs is to attend the ceremony. The Duke of Edinburg Is giving up fid dling and "schlagrriug" and means to turn farmer aud introduce to England sonae agri cultural novelties from R issla. Marquis Tseng, the Cbiu**se diplomatist, was educated by Jesuit fat iers in Kiaug Man, and was admitted as a member ol tue J< suit order. Ir the preface to the autobiography of Sir Edward Bulwer Lyttou hh sou reveals the lacr—whleh was studinu ly coucraled by hie lather—that the latter was born ou May 25. 1803. Efforts have been made to compromise • he suit of Capralu Sterling, dtuflii against ihe dowager Duchess ot Montrose, whom ne charges with unduly iuflueuclug Iwr late nûsbuud, Mr. Crawford. A sensational lawsuit ts expected In Scot land, where the Marquis of lluntly's three orothers resist his attempt to disentail the Aberdeen estates. The Christinas number of 7Vu/A will be called "Buruum in British Lan l,\ aud will describe the shpwtnan's adveut _ of Jumbo's succ 'ssor. Tue O'lrlstra is num ber of of th^ Paris Fiya>o will contain full ifl oage illustrations by Meissonier, Yost audf A Cbapron, and sketches by De Neuville aud! * Détaillé. Angelo Neuman, director of the Richard Wagner Tueatre, will produc German opera ut Covent Garden Theatre next season, the repertory including everything from tbe '•Meistersinger" ot Waguer to the "Orpheus" of Gluek. The winter theatrical season is about to open with "Gillette," a comic op^r«, at the Royalty; "Lords aud Commons," «comedy, at the Haymarket, and "CUudlan," a his torical drama, ut tae Princ ss Theatre. Tbe coming ot Lot, ta ts being dilligently hymned by English newspapers. An Amer ican writes to Truth: "You have sent ut vour pet Irving; we now send you our pet Lotta." •-«in search ~n THE WRET0IÏBD NIHILISTS. 8t. Pkteksbi-sg, Nor. 1 « _It I. reported that of the two female Vlhlllsu who weie re cmntly arrested at tho Imperial Mario In.tt tute, one, Soif. Wo.krepenBEy, wa, exe cuted privately, while the other, named named Oescnskv, committed eulclde before (hetime arrived for lier trial. Tbe WiUof the People , the Nihilistic or&rau, state, that the sentence of death, which waa paased by the Nihilistic Central Committee on an in former, was carried out. It says that their party ha, lost many valuable member, re cently, but that the (rap, are being rapidly filled. More blood will flow, the responsi bility for which will fall, not only upon* tenselcM Government, but upon tho«; who. knowing the prearing need, of the country! ,11. still and do nothing. The paper con tain* two letter* from convicts In Siberia, which gave horrible details of thatr-stm . 0 t of prisoners then.