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WILMINGTON, DEL., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1879.
VOL. VI.—NO 64.
PRICE ONE CSVT
■FECIAL MENTION.
Ouaxd Orssiso ! Gn*sii Opexino ! !—
Binding that our store, No. 302 Market
street, (although the largest and finest
toot and shoe establishment in this
part of the country,) is not large
euongh to hold all the goods we would
wish to place before the people of Wil
mingtos aud vicinity, we have conclud
ed to open a branch store at No. 413
Market Btreet, (half way between 4th
aud 5th streets,) where we will place
the greatest bargains to lie fouml any
where. We are confident by this time
that the people are aware that we can
sell cheaper than any other house in
Wilmington by manufacturing our own
goods and selling them at and under
wholesale prices. By giving us a call
and comparing our prices with others
you will be convinced that what we say
is true. Remember the place, No. 413
Market street. P. McCullough k Co.
Mr. McCracken, who is manager of
this new store, will he pleased to see
of his old friends who may call to
any
see him.
183(i— Hats! Hats— 1879—Ruml'ord
Brothers atu still holding forth at
No. 404 Market street, and selling the
fall styles of hats and caps as fast as
they can he made up. This is the lead
ing house in the State, as regarding
price, quality, amount of sales, kc .—
Their genial and accommodating
has to some extent been the means
5 f attracting and retaining ous'orn, bnt
the low prices of their goods are the
chief incentives to buy.
Black Cashmkhes. —Russell k Spen
cer are now having a special sale of
black all wool French Cashmeres, at
ruinously low prices. They guarantee
these goods to be the best value ever
before offered in this market. Look at
the prices aud examine the goods, and
will soon he convinced that you
iiave'found the right place. 4t'o., 42$o.,
45c., 48c., 50c., 55o., 60c., 65c., 70c.,
75c., 87$o., $1 aud $.125 per yard.
The Ague. —Derangement ot the liver
and digestive organs is the cause of
fever and ague. The "breaking of the
child" is no cure. The affected orgaus
must lie more healthy. Medicine taken
internally will not do this. The only
cure is in Flagg's Liver aud Stomach
I'ad, the great remedy that never fails,
and the sure preventive. Our last two
weeks. Office No. 7 East Fifth street.
Consultation tree.
man
Her
vou
Special Phayeb Meeting —A meeting
to invoke the blessing of God upon the
Union M. E. Church will he held this
evening. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all tiie triends of Jesus to
meet with us, and unite their petitions
With ours for a gracious oatpouring of
-the Holy Spirit, aud the revival of the
work of the Lord. M.
A Special Lot of Maddoch k Co.'s
English Iron Stone China plates, war
I ranted not to craze. Dinner size, per
doz., $1.12 ; breakfast, 98 cts.; tea, 84
Ms.; dessert, 72 cts. The above are far
below regular prioes. Lawton, No. 605
parket street.
f Boots ani> Shoes at Reddced Pbices.
i—D aniel McCusker, 216 W. 2d street,
has got in a large stock of hoots and
Ihoes for the fall trade, and is deter
mined to sell them cheaper than any
house in the city. Give him a call and
save money.
Marshall's Cubet Cigarettes cure
Catarrh, cold iu the head aud Asthma.
Try them. For sale by J. R. Hart
man, Druggist, corner of 5th and Pop
lar streets.
Nasal Douches aud Atomizers, for
catarrh, at the Ladies' Department of
James belt's Drug Store. Entrance
No. 1 W. 6th street. Lady attendant.
Parker's Hair Balsam and Parker's
Ginger Tonio, for sale by Taylor k Ful
lerton, Druggists ami Apothecaries, 302
King street.
Smoke Lone Jack Cigarettes, best in
tho world. A. A. Chapman, sole agent,
4th and Shipley streets.
Hoorelary Evans'
tho stats of labor in Europe
sport
ays that the food supply imported into
Great Britain from the United States in
amounted to over $171,000,00(1.
That is one of the reasons why the hat
uce of trade is not accidentally in our
And as the consequence of these
rrear
[avor.
bounteous supplies, the United States
Consul at Bristol reports that the Eng
lish workingman of to day eals fully
iliree times more meat than the man of
the same class did twenty years ago.
A Wife'. Dilemma.
John Morningstar, of Indiana, enlist
id in tiie army eighteen years ago,
eaving a wife and infant daughter at
Afler being wounded and dis
charged he went to California, where
ie lias since been engaged iu mining,
■.'(.tiling was ever heard from him at
tome until Friday, when he returned
He found his wife
louje.
i wealthy man.
narried again and his daughter a full
The town of Fowler is
;rown woman.
;reatlv excited over his return. His
ormer wife, now Mrs. Scott, is in a
lilcmma.
Mark HopkluM* Fortune.
The magnitude of the late Mark Hop -1
:ius' fortune may be estimated from
he fact that the pleasant sums of $5,
)OQ,OO0 iu bonds and $300,000 in gold
loin belonging to Mr. Hopkins have
ust been discovered lying in the
'reasury at Washington, where they
lave been overlooked by the exeoutors.
'he total value of the estate is said to
>e $23,300,000.
It is a sad sight to see an intoxicated
>erson on the street. How much more
o is it to see a |dull aud sickly Baby
mdered so by tbe use of dangerous
piates? Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup con
iins nothing injurious, and may be
iven to the most delicate Baby. Price
5 cents.
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The Weather.
War Department, Office of the Chief
igual Officer, Washington, Oct. 14—1
1. M.
Indications for Tuesday—For the
fiddle Atlantic States, clear weather,
ollowed by increasing cloudiness, cold
lortherly, veering to easterly winds,
tationary or higher barometer.
NKWN MJMMAKY.
William Lett, of Company C. Twen
tieth Infantry, was shot dead by Wil
liamTurner, first Sergeant of Company
L. Tenth Cavalry, at Fort Stockton,
Texas, on the night of the 7th inst.
Turner surrended himself. The
cause of the shooting is unknown.
. , , , , n ...
A large meeting of colored Repnbli
cans in favor of the McCulloch bill for
fundiDg the State debt was held in
Blandford, V a., on Sunday night. e
colored people in Virginia are taking
about as much interest in the < ebt
queetion as the white.
Charles Wise, a son, and James
Downey, a nephew of th, missing aeron
aut, Professor Wise, both express the
opinion that he and George Burr are
lost. The balloon foundnear Milwaukee
has been identified as one sent up from
Waukesha last Friday.
Securities to the amount of $8800
were stolen from the house of Leonard
Fairbanks, in Milford, Mass., last week,
hut the loss was not discovered until
Saturday. A house painter lias been
arrested on suspicion.
r
A commission, appointed by the Pres
ideut, wiU make trials at Long Branch
to-day and to-morrow of appliances lor
life saving stations, such as rafts, boats,
flags, life preservers, &c.
General Meritt's forces reached the
White River Agency on Saturday, the
indians retreating southward. It is
thought they will scatter into small
bauds aud slip into the various agen
r °
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ou
for
ly
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out
ties
also
of
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the
llleval Mall Matter-Tlie Fair
ground Accident—Mnlirond Acci
dent — Ma«aachu*etla Politics —
Accidents, Incidents, Crimes and
4'asualtles.
The postmaster at Louisville, Ky.,
having refused to deliver letters ad
dressed "T. J. Commerford, Secretary
Commonwealth Distribution Company,"
suit was brought in the Federal Court
to test the validity of Postmaster Gen
eral Key's older in regard to lottery let
ters. The Court decided yesterday
that letters addressed to T. J. Commer
ford could not be detained, but that the
Department order regarding letters ad
dressed to individuals as agents of lot
teries or to lottery firms was valid.
The coroner's jury in the case of the
disaster at Adraiu, Midi., where 15
persons were killed and 270 injured by
the falling of a stand on the fair
grounds, has rendered a verdict declar
ing W. T. Lawrence, owner of the
stand ; Sizer, the architect, and Henry
aud K. II. Armstrong, the carpenters
who built it, guilty of criminal negli
gence. All but the last named have
been arrested for manslaughter and
held each iu $3000 bail.
Additional particulars of the railroad
disaster at Belton, W. Va., ou Satur
day night, show that only one passen
ger, a little girl, was injured, aud her
injuries are slight. A boy of fifteen,
named Flanagan, who was stealing a
ride, was killed. Jasper, the firemau
of the west bound traiu, George Shinn,
the postal clerk, and a colored boy who
was stealing a ride, were seriously in
jured.
The Massachusetts Greenback State
Committee has nominated A. C. Wood
worth for Lieuteuant-Goveruor, iu place
of Wendell Phillips, decliued. Wood
worth is also a candidate on the Butler
ticket. The committee lias refused to
accept the decliuation of W. F. Whit
ney of Ashburnham, the nominee for
State Treasurer.
Major Irvine, of the Canadian Mount
ed Police, who has just arrived at
Winnepeg from the West, says there is
no danger of trouble in the Northwest
ern Territory. If the Sioux should
prove troublesome the loyal Black feet
would faruish 1600 mounted warriors
to the Government.
The body of an unknown man, ap
parently 45 years of age, badly decom
posed, and with the skull split open,
was found in the woods about seven
miles below Albany, N. Y., on Sunday
afternoon.
Large public meetings have been held
in British Columbia to protest against
the employment of Chinese labor in the
construottou of the Canada Pacific Rail
way.
The bricklayers of Nashville, Tenn.,
struck yesterday for $3 for ten hours
work per day, an advance of 50 cents.
The employees say they will not grant
the demand.
Tho steamer St. Paul, witli General
Grant on board, arrived at Astoria yes
terday morning and was saluted by the
forts. She will arrive at Portland to
day.
J. J. Wheeler, a newspaper editor of
Paris, Texas, was shot (lead yesterday
by a lawyer named Bonner, whoso life
he had threatened several times.
John Quincy Adams has written a
letter accepting the regular Democratic
nomination for Governor of Massachu
setts.
William Beaver was indicted at
Louisa Court House, Va., yesterday,
for the murder of his wife ou the 8th
inst.
Garrett Geisler, aged 45 years, was
drowned by falling off a canal boat,'
while drunk, at Little Falls, N. Y., on
Saturday.
Several additional parties of negroes
have arrived in Washington from
North Carolina, and are anxious to go
West.
Henry Grear ond Jobu Donovau, tie
cutters, were killed by a train near
Effingham, Iil., on Saturday.
Robert Gordon, a prominout citizen
of Ogdensburg, N. Y., committed sui
cide oq Srturday night.
Sale orHouns ami Lota.
J. T. Healct advertises to sell at pub
lic sale, on Saturday, the 18th inst.,
at three o'clook, P. M., several dwell
ings and building lots situated in dif
ferent sections of our city, as may be
by advertisement in another col
umn. The price of real estate is on
tho advance in our city, and any one
having money would do well to attend
the sale as a paying investment may
be made.
seen
oik miMiusi.i'HiA LEirn.
The Dry Weather—Dimly Nlreem—
Fair■uiinnf Park—Horticultural
Mall—Rare Exotic*—Military Ilia
pints, Ac.
Special correspondence o! ttie Republican.
Philadelphia, Oct. 11, 1879.
Iu dry weather it is said all signs
fail, and this saying might lie truth
fully applied to the weather of the past
week. Almost every morning the sky
was overcast, and a portion of the time
the wind was from the east; hut iu spite
of these ominous signs the sun soon
shone as brightly as ever, and with
force enough to drive the mercury up to
the eighties. Such weather naturally
acts as a check upon business which
seems to be "straining upon the start."
Merchants have laid in their fall and
winter stock and now it looks as if the
former were going to remain on their
hands. The public don't like this
kind of weather auy more than busi
ness people because they caD't very
well buy what the latter have to sell
them; it is needed badly enough, it is
true, but it isn't seasonable.
Next to this threatened stoppage of
business for the time being,is the dread
fully dusty condition of the streets.
Kvery oar or wagon that passes along
leaves behind it clouds of dust that
choke or blind pedestrians, and that
seem to penetrate every thing that is
not hermetrically closed. Owing also
to the dearth of rain the streams are
becoming low, and anxious people al
ready see a water famine. What seems
to be the worst feature in the matter,
however, is the bewildered manner of
the professional weather prophut. For
once iu his life an east wind,aheclouded
sunset, a clearing off during the night
and the various other signs indicative
of wet weather, have unanimously re
solved not to come true, and he desper
ately struggles for his reputation, by
saying that the pain he feltiu his corns
—his barometers—was not natural, as
he imagined, but was caused by a tight
shoe, and thus he accounts for his er
roneous predictions.
To those, however, who make occa
sional visits to Fairmount i'ark, such
weather is highly enjoyable. Rveu to
day, threatening as it looked, a number
of people flocked to this favorite place
of resort, many to hunt chestnuts, with
which some portions of the Park abound,
aud others, again, to stroll arouud aim
lessly. There are two points of attrac
tion at Fairmount that take the lead of
all the rest. One of these is Lemon
Hill in the East Park, where musio is
dispensed two or three times a Week
regularly Saturdays, and where per
haps one-half the entire number of visit
ors to the Park locate themselves for
thed The musicians, it is said, are
for eugaged , )y the several street railway
in com panies whose lines terminate! there,
e and the arrangement cannot help but
be profitable t0 both. Each company
ebt j a a8ses3ed s0 m uch per week — about
$t;o—for this purpose. Lemon Hill is a
nicely formed spot aud is the favorite
oroqnet ground.
the Horticultural Hall is the centre of
are attraction in the West Park. It is one
of the group of buildings that helped
to m&ke the little city ou the Centen
nial grounds during 1870, and was no
<*. oubt Hie most ornamental of the en
tlr « nllmber : . D " rlu S last spring it
wa ' f«Pf>«tea inside ami outside and
now looks as picturesque as it did three
yearsago. Running south from the
bu , lW ;"* h . e 8 r ( °" nd . > 3 . hollowed out to
a depth of live feet, is 15 feet wide and
about 30U feet long. The banks on
each side of this hollow are made to
lor slope outward toward the top and
are uicely sodded. The bed of the hol
low is artistically laid with a variety
of flowers, and here and there a little
fo,lutaln >nodestly dessemma es moist
is ure among the surrounding plants. At
the southern end of the hollow, and on
a level with a broad carriage way, call
ed, I think, the Avenue of the Repub
lie, stands the statue of Religious Lib
erty, erected as a Centennial memento
by the I&nelites. The figures are cut
from pure white marble, and are very
attractive. It is by the side of this
statue that almost every carriage pass
ing that way comes to a halt to enable
the occupants to view the scene be
fore them ; and it is oue worth see
ing. On both sides of this sunken floral
bed are other beds of llowers iu great
variety, all laid out iu pretty designs,
aud the effect of this liviug picture is
decidedly a fine oue.
The interior of Horticultural Ilall is
filled with exotics, some of which are
quite rare. Prominent amoug them are
broad-spreading palin trees,and banana
trees, bearing their delicious fruit,
whose leaves are nearly, if not quite,
teu feet long. There is also a cactuss
departm*-ut aud a fernery, in which
latter are over 300 varieties, gathered
from all parts of the country. The
seeds of the fern grow ou the under
portion of the leaves, and the maimer
iu which the plant is propagated is by
simply rubbing the seed-side of a leaf
ou the earth aud waiting patiently for
the results. This department is the
objective point of lady visitors. The
Hall is opened aud free to visitors all
the year round.
The latter portion of the week has
been taken up with military displays.
Noteworthy arnoqg these were the col
ored Knishts Templar. Their uniforms
are similar to those of the white Tem
plars but their drilliug, though fair,
could not begin to compare with that of
the latter. In answer to a question a
white Knight said they were not recog
nized in this country on his side of the
house, and stated the cause to he that
when the colored brethren had applied
for recognition years ago they reckless
ly threw open their doors to au examin
ing committee of white Templars with
out going through the required formal
ties attending the application for admis
sion to a lodge meeting, since then the
whites have declined to commune with
them. Outsiders, however, state that
isn't the reason at all, hut it is the
color line which creates the trouble;but
then outsiders don't know anything
about it.
The Gate City Guards, of Georgia,
also appeared in our city iu the course
of their northern tour. Surely they
must have imagined at starting that
they were going to make a journey to
the Polar regions, as they brought
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overcoats with thorn. To-day the
Brooklyn Zouaves took partiu a large
parade of our 0. A. tt. boys, and their
soldierly beariDg won them plenty of
applause. When one oomes to think
of the large number of peruana in this
city who belong to military organiza
tions of one kind or another, one can
not help feeling a pride in the fact that
the martial spirit which animated
thousands of Pennsylvania's sons to
such active participation in the last
war is not on the wane, but seems to
increase with years. It would hardly
be an over-estimation to say that, in
cluding colleges,perhaps 5,000 equipped
men aud boys may be found in this
city alone, leaving out the Grand Army
of the Republic, whose members uum
ber some thousands more.
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of
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Police Picking*.
The first offender ushered into the
dock last evening was au inebriate,
who had fallen down and cut himself
severely. For this privilege he was
lined 50 cents and 'lost.
Owen Hannan was the next man.
He was arraigned ou the oharge of
drnnkeness and disorderly conduct,
lie very indiscreetly became offensive to
an officer in the very temple of justice,
aud he was waltzed back so quick that
the celerity made his hair curl. One
hundred dollars to keep the peace was
the penalty.
John Sweeney was arraigned on the
charge of threatening his mother
bodily harm. She stated tha* on
no offense whatever her son had
cursed her and threatened to mash her
brains out. John denied the charge
aud supplemented his disclaimer with
the hurried ejaculations. "You were
drunk ! You know it ! What did you
call me a bum for, and a loafer." < >th
er words followed between the two, and
the unnatural scene was ended by the
Mayor imposing a fine of $1 and costs
and holding the son in $100 to keep
the peace.
Thomas Hanly was next brought iu.
lie had been fighting upon the trouble
created by this youngster pending an
other case. While . officer Gutehner
was taking the boy to the hall,he pass
ed by the store of John Hanly the
father of the boy. Mr. Hanly naturally
objected to the boy's arrest and endea
vored to make him believe that the
boy was an innocent boy. One witness
swore that the father caught hold of
the officer and threatened to lick him
furthermore stating that he could ker
whollop any two police on the force.—
Officer Gutehner made the same state
ment. Mr. Hanly denied the charge
and as proof had another eye-witness
who stated that Mr. H. merely touched
the officer on the shoulder, that there
was uo effort made to deter him in the
performance of duty. Here was conflict
ing testimony, and consequently an ex
isting doubt. The prisoner was given
the benefit of the doubt and the ca3e
was dismissed. The boy was lined $1.00
and costs for fighting*
$
Slightly Injured.
Philip Anderson, of Philadelphia,one
of the workmen at the new Court
House, met with a slight accident at
the latter place, yesterday morning
about 11.30. A large stone was being
raised, and Anderson had the guy rope
tied around his body. The shears gave
way and Anderson was thrown violent
ly to the ground, receiving what was
at first supposed to be serious injury
to his spine. Dr. Ogle had him sent
to the City Hospital, and attended to
his injuries last evening. This morn
ing Dr. G. Troupe Maxwell, the regular
physician, informed us that beyond a
few bruises the man was all right and
would be able to resume work shortly.
a Little Boy n misfortune.
Last evening as a little boy in the
employee ol William Y. Warner, was
going in town for the purpose of pur
chasing a new suit of clothes he was so
unfortunate as to lose the money
amounting to $10. The lad is a poor
boy and the loss of his earnings is quite
a misfortune. Mr. Warner his employ
er offers a reward for the return of the
money.
Orgaulzlng.
The colored voters are coming to the
front again. The Charles Summer club
of colored voters will meet to-morrow
(Wednesday)eveuiug,the 15th instaut,
to perfect their organization, wheuthey
will apply their efforts to getting their
names upon the assessment books aud
in gettiug ready to vote at the next
election. A full attendance of the mem
bers is requested.
FerMoiml.
Dr. Geo. Troupe Maxwell will deliver
an address before Washington Lodge,
I. O. O.F.jof New Castle,iu a few days, on
the "History, Principles aud Purposes
of the order."
Mr. Harold Rhoads, son of Mr. C. B.
Rhoads, our well-knowu music teacher
has just returned from an extended
trip through Pennsylvania.
of
to
are
tbe
by
A Minstrel Squeezed.
Two dollars aud ninety-two cents is
what it cost one of Emerson's minstrels
for tapping a son of 'Squire Cole on the
head with a cane, during the parade
yesterday.
More < ompialnts.
The peoplp residing in the neighbor
hood of Nineteenth aud West streets,
Ninth Ward, complain of the lamps
not being lighted in that section of the
city.
( lie Bov Question.
Messrs. Editors :—We commend the
Republican for al) it has to say 'about
the war against unregistered dogs. But
do you remember that registering a dog
will not prevent him from being bitten
and going mad and doing the greatest
amount of mischief. Rather let the cry
be death to all dogs found oil the street
unaccompanied by, and under 4 control of
their masters. If the master will
the risk he ought not to have the right
to subject the community to it.
Extermination.
run
Yours for
Wilminoton, Oct. 14, *79.
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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A Long Session Bat Little Basiness
—The Committee on Teachers
Propose More Changes—A Coal
Mhovel Given to hehool No. 14.
The Board of Education held a long
meeting last evening iu which the
members relieved the peat-up eloquence
of two week's accumulation, in the
consideration of such lofty subjects as
dyspeptic heaters,coal aud coal buckets
infantile recreations and the like.
From their sublime vaporings we
gleaned the following record :
The Committee on Teachers reported
the following :
Wilmington, Oct. 13, '79.
To thk Board or Public Education—
Gkntlkmkn Your committee on Teachers
most respectfully recommend that section 20
of the rules be amended
first
follows: In the
strike out "two" of the fifth
paragraph
line and insert "three" in ltd place, and strike
"eighty" out of the nlntn line and Insert
"seventy-five" In its place. In the second par
agraph Etrlke "eighty" out of the eighth line
and insert "seventy-five" In its place, and
Insert "two" between "next" ana "annual"
in the same line. If these amendments are
adopted the average required In the elemen
tary branches to get a permanent certificate
will be seventy-five Instead of eighty, as now,
and the time for the study of higher branch
es will be three years instead of two, as now.
The effect will be to make the examinations
somewhat lets diflicult than they have been
the last two years. These amendments do
not in any way change the examinations of
persons applying for positions as teachers In
our schools.
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Action was on motion deferred until
next meeting.
The committee on No. 9 to whom
was referred the extension of the facil
ities of the building reported the mat
ter unadvisable and were discharged.
The City Treasurer reported the fol,
lowing amounts received;
taxes, lain .
f rom appropriation lor 1871)
Total.
$933 47
7,166 6«
1
8,089 03
The committee on printing reported
that the bids for printing Superinten
dent's report wore as follows:
Ulatts & Eckel print and bind
500 copies.
$1.00 per page
Fefrls fit Bros., do. 1 33 " "
The bid of Glatts & Eckel was a<?*
oepted,
A resolution was adopted instructing
the appointment of a committee of
three to open an evening school in No.
9.
Messrs. Baird. Heialer and Lally
were appointed as the committee.
Mr. Conrad offered an amendment
to dispense with intermissions in the
different departments of No. 1 school.
After much discussion the matter was
laid over for two weeks.
The monthly report of the Superin
tendent showed nineteen days absence
of teachers during the month, 61 of
which were for sickness. The number
of teachers absent was fifteen.
Col. Heisler offered the following
resolution.
Resolved,7hat the Committee of No. 6 is
requested to fill all vacancies In said school
by promotions from the various grades, and
also that the committee transfer all scholars
that live near and belong to other schools.
This also caused considerable discus
sion which resulted in the resolution
being laid on the table.
Dr. George Troupe Maxwell of this
city, through Mr. Conrad, presented a
paper ,on "halt time education." It
was referred to Messrs. Conrad, Brows
aud Morrow with instructions to have it
printed if deemed advisable.
The seat of Dennis Menton being va
cant, Louis P. Lynch, on motion of Mr.
Ruth, was elected to the position. Vote,
9 for Louis Lynch, 5 for Dr. McKay aud
1 blank.
The Committee of No. 12 school asked
for a new heater. This caused more
discussion, which resulted iu the com
mittees being instructed to purchase a
new one.
Mr. Baird asked for permission to
open No. 2 school 20 minutes before 2
o'clock, from the 1st of November to
the 1st of March. The cause was the
inability of the children to see. The
other members of the Board objected
unless it be made general.
The motion was postponed for two
weeks.
A resolution was offered by Mr.
Lally providing that hereafter all re
quisitions foi stationery be referred
to the Superintendent for examination
and approval before approval by the
Visiting Committees. The resolution
was laid over for two weeks.
Some repairs were then ordered to
different schools after which the Board
gravely considered the proposition of
granting a coal shovel to school No. 14.
More eloquence ensued after which the
Board, greatly relieved, adjourned.
The following bills were ordered to
be paid:
W. I\T. Kennn.nl fit < 'o., $18.18: Henry (Jrebo,
$17.44: W. H. Foulk, $3,25; Hiatts ii Eckel,
$15: P. B. and J. B. Forman, $5.36; Geo. VV.
Bush fie Son, $1,268.68: Chas, I). Agnes, $21.84;
G. F. Rudolph, $2.26; C. W. Bliss, 60 eis.; C.
P. Johnson, 11.89; Lewis Curlett. $4: L. H.
Springer, $2.03; U. P. Johnson, $1.50: Robert
IVlcCauUey. $6.60; Jas. Bradford, 25 cents:
Gawthrop fit Bro., $8; Jas. Bradford, $1.01; W.
F. Robinson, $28; .lame? Jackson, $10,25; J.
H. Beggs. $2.40; pay roll ol teachers.f4.379.60,
pay roll of officers. - $320.46. Total. $0,208.86.
Orders were also directed to lie drawn in fa
vor of C. F. 1 hotnas fit Co. to the amount ol
$1,741.29: F. B. Forman, $100; Patrick Crutny,
$ 100 .
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Large PreanlnniA.
A newsboy in referring to the efforts
being made to increase the circulation
of the "Every Evening" through the
offer of premiums, jocosely suggested
that the niauager should name the dou
ble cylinder press as a first premium,
and the single cylinder as the second
premium. Another lad immediately
suggested that the stockholders should
throw iu the eutire office as it seemed
to him that it was an elephant on their
own hands. Sensible lad that, fully
equal to Aunt. Polly Bassett's son,
Jedediah, who figured largely at
the exhibition of the New England
"Singin Skewel."
Cottage Prayer Hooting.
The members of tbe church of the
Covenant will hold their cottage prayer
meeting this evening, at No. 420 East
Ninth street. The public generally
are iuvited to attend.
Habitual poor health is a direct re
sult of habitual poor attention to the
physical system. Keep the head cool
tbe feet warm and the bowels regular
by the proper use of Dr. Bull's Balti
more Fills, hnd sickness can not ap
proach yon.
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
Mpeclal (tension (.aat Evening—Tlie
City Solicitor Lay. now. the
Law.
Last evening the Board of Health
held a special session called to settle
the matter of jurisdiction i. e. whether
the Board has, if any, within one mile
of tiie city limits. The idea was to
learn if something could not he done to
relieve the city of Vandever'e bone ren
dering establishment.
Samuel _ Macallister, City Solicitor
stated:
In 1809, when this city was a small
borough, the Legislature delegated to
City Council the power to create a
Board of Health aud to clothe that
board with power w ithin the city limits
and- within a circle of one mile beyond
the same. After defining what a nui
sance was he stated that owing to the
rule of law that statutes must be strict
ly construed it was diflicult to extend a
power of abating nuisances beyond the
city line when the statute said within.
He suggested that the ordinance be
amended :
If any person shall exercise within
this or within one mile thereof he shall
suffer the same penalty as within.
The Board have no power to bring an
action in the name of the State but if
information was lodged with the Mayor
he could hold the parties offending in
hail for court and the Attorney Gener
al would prosecute. You many declare
the place a nuisance and then abate it
and whatever expense was attached
could be recovered from the offender by
action in name of Mayor and Council of
Wilmington.
Mr. Hawkins thought the best way
to have some one in the neghborhood
take the matter in band and make
complaint before a magistrate. He
made a motion to this effect which was
seconded. The President understood
the board was compelled to visit a
place in a body and declare it a nui
sance before it was one in fact.
Mr. Hawkin'a motion, That the bus.
iuM, be left to private citizens to pros
ecute the same, was carried.
The President stated that he had re
ceived much complaint of the gutters
being dogged up by leaves, etc.
Mr. Kennedy moved that the Street
Committee let the water run.
Mr. Singley said that he would not
do it.
The President said he did not wish
to conflict with the street Commissioner
but that he and every other officer were
under the orders of the Board of health.
Kennedy's motion carried, after which
Board adjourned.
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ShootlDg Match.
There will be a grand pigeon and
glass ball shooting tournament at the
Hare's Corner Hotel, on Monday, the
20th inst., commencing at one o'clock,
P. M. All the leading marksmen of
the county have been invited, and a
lively time may be anticipated.
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Sun rises fl.Cb... Sun sets 5.23,
No equinoctial yet,
A sight to behold—Eyesight.
A stuck up thing—A show bill.
Thieves work on abstract principles.
Is a man with a wooden leg club footed ?
Nobody's child—Joshua, the son of Nun.
Hard money is that which is hard to got.
The eastern apples are large and luscious.
Salt oysters, ice cold, lor sale at Fullmer's.
Eight cents per line Is charged for advertls
ing in this column.
A poetic exchange, in an Indian summer
ripe. "
essay, says "lovers
Pure elder vinegar at Weldin & Lloyd's, at
Seventh and King.
A lump of sugar steeped for a minute in
vinegar will cure the hiccoughs.
" Puck " suggests that a pretty irirl in
front and a tax-collector behind would keep
the average pedestrian up to a live hundred
and fifty mile course.
A new lot of picture frames, chromos and
game pictures at the 99 cent store.
A war ol extermination has set in against
all dogs found running at large.
A meeting will he held in the Union M. E.
church, to unite in special prayer lor the
cess ol the church.
Cupping and leeching at No. 103 E. Second
streot. Residence No. 403 East Second street,
Tho " Herald " says that the port physi
cian called their reporter a d——d leol.
Maybe be was right!
That
"Lord, make us willing to run
rands for Thee. "
Chicken salad at Fullmer's.
It Is suggested to us that the Board ol Ed
ucation Is a n instrel show on
scale. It has its middle
Job printing promptly and neatly done at
the Republican office.
a good prayer ol the old deacon :
little er
amateur
and end men.
Call and sec Adair's furniture emporium,
at No. 207 Market street. No trouble to show
goods.
Husking corn lias commenced, but the
weatner is warm yet.
beautiful hardy
flowers. They can be made to blossom in the
winter.
G. S. Humphrey, the hatter, oflors grent
barga'ns in hats this day and evening at 216
Market street.
Pot the youngest of y
The past few wrok* have boon of a kind very
roof put on yo ur
favorable to having a
dwelling.
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Guinioe is
popular drug at present. If
you take it in milk tho taste will not be so
nauseous.
Gen. Giant's horses were much admired at
tiie Dover lair, and so
laundry soap.
Tiie wentlier Is getting dryer, and many of
the country mills have to bo run on short
time.
Always buy at home when it Is possible to
get what you want.
Thousands of bargains In tin-ware and no
tions. Remember the place! The original
five cent store, 231 Market street.
If the teachers ol No. 12 school could get as
much comfort from their dyspeptic old stoves
as the educational board can eloquence from
a fire shovel, there would bo no necessity for
new heaters.
The sun is 320,000 times larger than the
earth, and yet it persists in striking so small
a thing as a man.
The " Axminster " is the handsomest and
most economical parlor stove in tfro market;
found only at QuW's, Ninth and Shipley.
A profane upstart—Tho man who sat on a
bent pin.
Is tho man who beats his wife enforcing the
licker-her law ?
Chicken croquettes at Fullmer's.
Oi course justice is coel, because it is.just
He shook her at the Opera House on Satur
day evening, and she was compelled to go it
tiie homeward jaunt.
Notice to the Public.—I will half-sole and
heekboots and shoes for $1, other mending in
proportion, John E. Bailey, S. W. corner of
Seventh and Tatnall streets.
Now while the breezes with the flowers play,
And all the woods aro sad and picturetque,
We turn a moment from onr dreams away
To watch the loaves dance round in gay bur
lesque,
And watch the urchin surreptitious sip
Mellifluous rapture from the white tur-nip,
Kolley fit Co.'s
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CHESTER cttL'jtTY ITEMS.
Matters In and Around Avondale
and Wentgrove.
Special correspondence of the Republican?
Avondale, Oct. 13th, '79.
A visit to Chester County at this sea
son of the year would amply repay the
lover of the beautiful in nature. Hill
and dale hav»* taken on the brown tint
that tells of a year drawn near its close.
On Saturday evening we had the pleas
ure of being present at a public meeting
of the M. S. R. A. of this place. This
institution is now nearing its second
anniversary and is in a flourishing con
dition. The meeting on Saturday
evening was addressed by John Mc
Donald, Frank Whelen and President
Hughes.
The choir consisting of Misses Alice
Clark, Annie Lamborn, Maggie McAllis
ter, Emma Grade, I.aura McArdle, and
Annie Miller, and Messrs. Thos. J. Me
gilligan, Harry Fell and Hnnry Green
field, rendered several excellent selec
tions. The officers of the society elec
ted at the last stated meeting are as fol
lows : President, C. C. Hughes ; First
Vice, Wm. Mackey : Second Vice, John
McDonald; Third Vice, Bartley Speak
man ; Treasurer, Emor Wood ; Finan
cial Secretary, Mrs. Annie Lambert;
Recording Secretary, Miss Annie Miller;
Marshal, Morris Hoopes ; Ass't. Mar
shal, Henry Greenfield; Sergeant at
arms, Ellis KiDzie ; Trustees, William
Hughes, Joseph Henderson, Milton Con
rad.
We yesterday made a tour of the ex
tensive quarries of Wm. Hughes & Son,
near Avondale. This firm have been
turning out from 125,000 to 130,000
bushels of agricultural lime per year.
They aie now about erecting one of
Foulk's perpetual burning kilns which
when started can be kept running uigltt
and day. This kiln Will tv»rn out buil
ding lime of a superior quality. These
are the most extensive quarries in this
section and the veins of limestone aro
almost inexhaustible.
In addition to their quarries this
firm also run a flour mill which is
kept running to its utmost to supply
the demand for the famous Glenn
Quarry brand of flour, which is here
manufactured. They also deal exten
sively in coal aud several thousand
tons pass through their hands annual
ly. Business iu and around Avondale
is brisking up wonderfully. Mr. B.
Chambers who conducts the main store
of the place has three clerks constantly
employed. The R. R. Compauy also con
template erecting a large depot at this
place. West Grove just above us, is
also looming up into importance rapid
ly, a great deal of building now going
on, the most of which is being done by
Messrs. Joseph Pyle and Francis Good,
the former being one of the live men
of West Grove, and the town owes a
good deal to his energy. Harvey Murray,
contractor does the most of the plaster
ing here and employs a large number
of hands all the time, among whom
□one is more reliable than pur old
friend Elias Kinze. West Grove is sup
plid with water from a spring located
upon the grounds of Mr. Joseph Pyle,
the water beihg forced into a reservoir
by means of a windmill and two
hydraulic pumps. The nurseries near
this town are also extensive employing
in the neighborhood of one hundred
of
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By invitation your correspondent
paid a visit yesterday to the large
dairy arm of Mr. Everhard Conrad,
located about half way between West
Grove and Avondale. There is a legend
•onnec'ed with the settlement of this
mace-which ruus as follows:—About
the year 1725 Isaac Jackson, who
resided in Ireland had a dream
that he had come to America and
chased some hnd, and tbe tract
si> vividly impressed on his mind that
to America in search of
it; visiting Cheater county he found the
identical tract ot his dream, and pur
chased some seven hundred acres. The
bulk of the property is yet in possession
of his descendants, Mrs. Everhard
Conrad being of theseventh generation.
They have a magnificent house here
beautifully arranged grounds and w^ll
appointed buildings.
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A Fall.
Uriah Drake, residing at CIS West
Seventh street, was quite badly hurt
by falling through a car in the car s> «»p
of the Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., on
Thursday last. He has since been con
fined to Ills bed, but it is thought by
his physician, Dr. Quinby, that he
may venture out in a day or two.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
■VrUTlrt; -1, WM. OAMPUEL.L, HEKE
.Lw hy give nullce that I shall apply to the
Judges oi the Court ol (Icneral Sessions of
the Peace and Jail Delivery of tho State of
Delaware, In and lor the Count v ol N
Cas
Monday, the 17th of November, being
the ttrst day of the November term, 1879, fora
license to keep an Inn or Tavern at thoS. W.
cor. Fourth and Orange streets,it being known
as the Western Hotel,in the Third Ward of the
City of Wilmington, County and State afore
said, with the privilege ot selling intoxica
ting liquors In less quantities than one quart
to be drank on the premises, and ;the follow
ing respectable citizens recommend the said
application to wit;
William Baxter,
James Meekam,
Hilary 11. Ltghtcap,
John Green,
tie,
A. A. Chapman,
Edward Fa
l)an'l McElwee,
Robert Taylor,
Edward J. McManus, JameR Clark,
A. BIcrmann, Nathan Lieberman.
Michael Megary, John Bader,
William McElwee, James Megary,
John Brady, J. P. TheodoreFuckel,
Charles lllchmann, Patrick Monaghan.
E. I). Morrison, Hugh C. Dully,
Thomas 1. Russell, John Dunn,
Emile Bucher, James Smith,
Meyer Meyers, Thomas D. Gibson,
10-14 3t WILLIAM CAMPBELL.
P OU RENT.—One five room bouse on
Marshall street near Warner's Morocco
factory ; five dollars per month.
10-14-3t*
S. MARSHALL,
105 W. Severn h street.
W ANTED.—A smart, honest colored boy
of 12 or 13 years old, to go errands and
do chores around the house. Apply to 714
French stroet. 10-14-tl
L OST.—Going from Beach to
Market streets, last evening, two five
dollar notes. The Under will be suitably rewar
ded by returning tho same to tho office of
10-14-3t
W ANTED.—A good boy at No. 12 E. Fifth
street. 10 l4-2t*
Third and
WM. Y. WARNER.
Maryland ave. and Beach sts.
W ANTED—A goed, stout boy to kettle
oysters, Apply at Sixth and Penn.
lC-14-2t J.B.LOFMAN.