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VOL. VI.—NO 114.
WILMINGTON, DEL,, Fill DAY, DECEMBER 12 , 187 #
P1.V.CE ONE CENT
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M**fIAI. NKWfAlN.
It
of
to
Groat RartfiilMM In (lnicirb*
ft. K.
fox the holidays, at Middleton'*
uor. Fourth and King streets. Having
a Urge stock of goods in at old prices,
are selling at figure* which defy
HOSBpotUion. Valencia rajt ins, 10 cts.
jH*r lb. ; Muscatel raisinn, Mots. ; fine
Loudon layers, 18 <;U.; Sultana raisins,
14 ots.; seedless raisins, 12 eta.; citron,
lemon and orange perl, 25 ots. per lb. ;
rurrants, 8 cts. ; a largo goblet of jelly,
12J els.; smaller ones, 8@10 cts.; these
jeltieH arc strictly pure ; 3 lbs. of gooii
minco meat, 25 cents ; the celer rated
Brick's ininoo in at, only 10 « ents per
♦b., lovrtr than ever before ; 4 lbs. ap
ple butter, 25^>ts. ; oth«r fruit butters
and preserves in small buckets; canned
gooda a specialty. Tomato*/*, 1*2 cts.
per can ; peas, 10 cts.; pie peache/, 12J
otf*. ; tabl.i pHAci.-u, l(i cts. ; pears, lb
; good corn, 10 ctu. ; Baker's c-»ru,
15 cts/; Winslov'a corn, Diets. The
prices of our best coffees are unohang'
; ;'.autos coiteo, (two years old,) 28
cts. ; prices of lower
rta. ; best Rio,
graded according to quality ; Cox's and
K D.,»n's Gelatine, M cts.; new prunes,
Onr
lOcte*; French pnums, 29 cents,
ebraic l flour, Frida of Wilmington,
w it- out doubt the best flour (Latent
■•opted,) sold in the ei,ty. We are
quantities of it. Give
is
:
•idling iuiuteni
it a trial. A L'iJ lb hag, (1.Id. Un'k
V self-raising Hour, buckwheat ami
griddle rah-, in ii and ii lb package* ;
pound lilwn her soap, ti ctfi.; sand soap,
dots.; liibbltt'B snsp, Outs.; oleine
soup, Go',7 cts. Sugars reduced with
the late decline. (Jive me a call,
guarsl»tee to save you money by pur
chasing here, as nry numerous oust
will uphold me ill naying.
lo boat my prices. Don't miss the
ace, 8. IS. car. 4th and King streets.
C. 8. Mmcwiros.
nr
I
I allow
hot
'
.
4*r>«ti<l Openlua*
Faidiltg that our store, 302 Market
street, (although the largest and finest
l o i and shoe establishment in thte
jiart of the country,) is not large
Mir.ngh to hold all the gowls we would
wi.-!i to place before tho people of VVi!
aud vicinity, wo have conelud
mingte
(lti open a bratioh. store at No. 413
Mai ket street, (half way between 4t1 1
an l 5th BtrsetS,) where
the greatest bargains to t
whore. We are confident by this time
re wiil place
found any
that the people are aware Hint we enn
s.-H cheaper than any other house in
Wilmington by manufacturing oar own
floods and soiling them at aud under
By giving us n .call
holesale^n ices.
; earn paring our prices with othc,
will beocuviDoed that what
Remember the place, N
say
Oil
413
true.
.•feet street. P. McCi:m.ouuh & Co.
Mr. McCracken, who is manager ol
new store, will he pleased to
of Mi old friends who may call to
Bee
Uitu.
1 Ije .\utlAfl
; esr-uraMo liars exposed. It hao
n repOi tvd by certain tobacco de&l
* m this town that my wholesale and
tail prices were one and the same,
of injuring luy
We inter from the
one fsr the put)
hoie-ile trade.
nance of eiicii a course it is because
are obliged lo lake a hack seat in
the business, for 1 pronounce it an un
tigated falsehood, originating from
envious liUputian mind not worthy
notice, but it becomes annoying by
octant repetition. A. A. Chatman.
I.nteht »i>v«lil«.
ptl:
th
mi
Ladles', miasea' and children's furs,
in the latest styles, fur robes, fur trim
mings by the yard, ladle*' fur caps, l.v
die->' ami geiit'a seal skin caps, p'aah
.'ape, ladi-V Derby and square crown
slid hats, gent's i.Pk dress hate, etitf
and suit, hats, silk and oaeaimere caps,
children's stiff and soft hats, silk and
gingham umbrellas, trunks, valises,
2 ., at Romford Bing., No. 404 Market
**t.
< lii'itiniat c«oo<im
No. 232
Christmas goods at Parry'
iii>: street, consisting of toys of all
People should not fail to
K
description,
rail fi*r their Christmas toys before go
. Abo a grand opening
mg else*'
at Na. 827 Market street, on the 20tk
rut.
Kish I l lt.li ! 1
Powell will have on his stalls in the
Third street market house, the usual
ietjr of fish, consisting of smelts,
< slops, black bass, black fish, blue
eh, pike, llouuders, white perch, had
oi k aud fresh cod fish ; also a lot of
iiamond hack terrapins.
V.lt
Notice.
Mr. J. Henry Appleby desires to in
bis (rietpia and patrons that lie is
■imaged in painting those beauti
Send
orm
till
ul ivorytypea from photographs,
ii your orders early. No. 607 Tatnall
treet.
To the laaiM.
Now is the time to get yonr furs re
tired or altered _in tint latent stylo,
'his is being done cheap every day a*
lie hat and for store of W. Alaeutzor,
27 Market street.
Cram's Fluid Lightning, for h«ad
iclia, toothache and neuralgia, sold by
™aylor & Fullerton, Druggists, No. 302
HlJj( street..
Suttertey k Foster takes 1 large 8x10
dictograph for $1, finely colored. They
i s»take 2 cabinets for $1, and fi fine
'arda for $1.
Yes, Futterley k Foster, 302 Market
treet, copits old pictures to every size,
heir prices are low.
Notice to business men I Suttertey
Foster takes 100 photographs for $1,
or business cards.
Suttertey k Foster's, No. 302 Market
tre**t, is the be-*t and cheapest gallery
> the city.
AMU « loek.
bailiff Daily's clock, in the Council
''Outer, has been seriously afiseted by
'e late sudden change in the weather,
nd for a few days | ast lias refused to
•"perform its functions, stopping alto
"llier last evening. The bailin' cou
nted Registrar Frazer as to the nature
the disease under which tlie ancient
tue-pleoe was suffering, aud that lunc
ODary, after a careful diagnosis, said
at "Concbro-BpInal-tneningiiis" was
e complaint When tbe Registrar
Red tiiat horrible name out at the
iliff, tile latter sank exhausted into a
air, and It was some time before he
old be oonvinoed that ills favorite
old be repaired.
i% i:\VfMTwn.iuv.
It hinappliiu; t) Wimiaiii-Jiouifbililo
19oitiIvIde—The ViraluKi L«*x ihIk
Iiiro—Other Incidents Aecldewtn,
t rlm.ee t A ■.
While Mrs. 1>- ;.l wa.i walking in one
of tfc« Htr»e t< of Toronto on Wednesday
night, two men threw a shawl over her
head, lifted In r into a buggy and drove
to th§ outskirts of the city. When
they halted, Mrs. Deal, after a desper
ate struggle, escaped, and at midnight
reached the hoti: >> of John McDonald.
Mrs. Deal is the mother of the two
young men who r cently kidnapped a
gentleman named Jaffray.
'•s Long&ern was shot dead by C.
ntt, at Piano, 111., on Wed, es
Ja
M. B
day. Longacre, a:t-» breaking off an
engagement to marry ItennettV Bister,
went to her hou i "with tho avowed
intention to marry her anyhow," but
v i ejected, lb* then threatened to
kill Bennett, whereupon tho latter e.hot
him through the head. A coroner's
Jury justified the homicide.
The Virginia legislature, yesterday
elected Winfield fecott, Btorekeeper of
the l'eiiiteutiary, and John M. Hiocken
broniib Regi-.t<-r of the la ml Ofti 1 ,*. Tho
cle tlon of a Railroad Commissioner was
postponed until to-day. Captain Asia
is the Read!asters' nominee
K.o.o rs, Jr
lor tliis <d!i
The South Carolina Legislatnro yes
terday elected Associate Justice M Ivor
to tie Chief Juif.iee of the State Supreme
Court, to succeed Willard, whoso term
expires in July next ; at-ci fteitetai Mc
Aoweu to lje Associate Justioo in place
of Haskell, resigned.
The President yesterday signed the
Comm!
Judge of the Eighth U. S. Circuit, and
Alexander Ramsey as Secretary ol War.
it is expected that Mr. Ramsey
take charge of the War Department to
day.
1,-ailiug Democrats of Richmond
county, Va , have petitioned Judge
Jones to include ia tire jury list such
colored Oitizms of tire ormnty as the
court shall think well qualili-d toserf"
aa Jurors, and the Judge lias granted
the request.
lorn <.f G ;org« W. M. Gniry' aa
ii
Hftniau, t'
o&rttnan, w
York City, and luu signed a paper ex
tonding until D/J. mbei
of the compact enter*'
of last mouth,
chance he will give Courtney to row for
tho $6000 pru *.
22 i the teems
1 into on the loth
the last
Leighton,
Tho sehoon *r Andrew
Tvhich sailed from Gloucester, Mass., on
October 21st, with a crew of fourteen
men for La Have Bank, has not been
heard of since the gale of October 29th,
and is flnnaliy given up for lost.
Large numbers of colored emigrants
from North Carolina continue to pa-.a
through Petersburg, Va., on their way
to Indiana. Many of them are women,
with infinite in their arms, but they
seiJiu in good spirits.
a prominent lawyer
and Uepublioan, of Altegheuy county
died yesterday morning, aged 71 years.
He was the author of a history
sou and Dixon's lino.
Rvlitioiifl fur tho itq,«:ii of tueL»gal
Tendor Aot.oo far £8 it relates to green
liarks, nro being signed h.V large nnrn
b-ra of intlUHiittal oitlzous of lioaton a»
well as ew York.
JaiutiB Vrittch,
f 1
F. 8. Spaulding, a hotel-keeper of
Colorado Springs, ha: added another to
the'my.sleriou . disappearatieea in New
York. lie was in that i
her 10th, and nothing has beau hoard
of hint since.
on Novc
The body of lleiliy Milton, atnleu
madi
as found at
from iti grave, at Ottawa, for a
cal college In Montreal, w.
the railway elation iu the latter oity
yesterday by detectives, and sent baok.
While the Custom house clerks were
looking at the procisaiou in Cincinnati,
yehterday, one of the sates was robbed
ot uear $1000 belonging toau employee.
It is reported that one hundred Apa
ches, under Chief J ti., fought with
Mexicans in Chihuahua,ou tho 5th
iust., and lost eighty killed and woun
ded.
Tire Grand Jury at I'rovideuiw, It.
I., has failed to iudii't Corpqral Niuhol
Bon, charged with kilting private Hoff,
by throwing him into a cistern, at Fort
Adams.
It is said that the total debt of Bos
ton, at the end of this year, will l.e
442,350.310, a decrease of $9,720,024
since the 1st of January last.
The trial ot William liikert and
Francis Smith, at Wilkesbarre, for the
murder of John Mailady, at Nantiooke,
if October last, resulted yesteiilay in
their acquittal.
The trial of Francis 15. Hayden, at
Worcester, Mass., fir tho poisoning of
his sister, resulted yesterday iu a ver
dict of uot guilty.
General Grant arrived in Cincinnati
vi f.terday, aud had a grand reception.
He goes to Columbus to-day.
Five Chinamen, drunk from opium
smoking, were burned to death at Love
locks, Nevada, yesterday. No particu
lars are given.
Archbishop IL-iini, of tho Roman
Catholic Diocese of Milwaukee, is re
a dying condition.
ported i
One man was killed and there were
injured, two fatally, by an explosion ot
dynamite, at Tangier, N. S., yesterday.
Haltlm; tlio Truth Known.
The Augusta (Ga,)"Chrouiile" says:
'•We have never yet heard of a baud
of colored men in Georgia hold enough
to enter a town, force a jail, and wur
It is well known that
der ft prisoner,
in this State lynching is done by white
men, and by white men only," and
further: "Numbers of men have betu
murdered in Georgia by mobs during
the past 1(1 years, but we know of no
instance where a Bingle arrest was
made." _ _
foinliiK laalea.
Tbe Philadelphia mint is coining ea
gles and half eagles at the ra". of two
hundred thousand dollars per da).
At this rate there ought, in a short
time to be enough to go round and
make every oue tbe happy possessor
ct a few. As tbe time for making
Christmas presents is nearly at band,
the above piece of news is very accept
able and assnring.
mvt ou*! ib.
A bfiigthynud Um»y Scnlim- I.amp
CoiurmM Aw irUc<l -Mr. cl O d!«
nance IKi»/ohcj 1 of-Oruem rained
eir. ~
Council met at the usual hour i:yt
evening. Fr v ident Bharptey in the
chair. Tho minutes of preceding
were road ami approved.
Upon the proposal to light the gas
lamps of tho city for the next three
years by tho Wilmington Coal Gas
company at $25.95 per post per a.umm,
and the lighting of the oil lamps to
the IV'unsyivaula Globe Light company
at $21.69 per auuuru, per p«3t.
Mr. l'ayo. r wai t ,d to know thy the
contract lor lighting the ol Is.tups was
not air- * given to the Coal Gas Company
instead of the Globe Co.ooany, l.e held
that the Ikiu-j company sbouhl.be first
favored.
Clerk Frazer intimated that the Coal
Gas Company could not furnish the oil
and burners. Mr. Payater asserted
that that was all «v b, any one could
g*t the oil, and ns far aa
concerned, lie had teen other burners
which epuailed those now in u v .
By r*quest the Clerk read the pro
p<ml of th
»bowed that that Company would 1'ght
the oil lamps at $29.99 per post for
naptha, and th
Mr. llucjU'd, Chairman of the Lamp
Committee, replied that they had or
dered the contract to the Globe Light
Company because they thought it but
justice, as Umt company had saved the
citizens of Wilmington $7,900 per
uum, by reducing the cost of lighting
the street a.
Bewral other members advocated th**
adoption of tho cowndtte.
it was finally adopted,
alone voting nay.
The City Treasurer r
342.59 in bank to the credit of current
t
burners are
Company, which
Coal ti ,is
th-rs at |17.U>.
IU1
.■ iep »rt, aud
Mr. I'ayuter
rted $34,
ex ponses.
The fttroid Cotnmtssioneer reported
m and 1 eiitgle aud 1 double team
at «Oi-k in hi department for the week
19
with i pay roll of $73 35
fii -y also took ft hand in
and spake ol the quality
i in different sections of
spousibility
of the
Mr. McG'.i
a
the discus si
of the work d.
the city and of tho city s
faithful pertormnuce
Other members also spoke of
spousibility, et )., but M'. Wood
»ark that Sinmions & Bro.
for tte
works.
the
made the re
illi'ng pud able b# furnish relia
were
ble bonds for the faithful performance
of the contract aud that was all tho city
could or dare ask.
The resolution was finally adopted,
aud the matter will probably bo tully
discussed next Thursday night.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De
partment reported 24 men employed,
and the expenses of the Department
for the
Col. Taylor presented a petition from
Samuel McClary, .assignee of William
permission tc> with
of Mr. Fierce for tlm
e.'k were $258 04
H. Pierce, as
draw the petit
return of the money paid as surity for
Jos, L. KIIIgor*. Granted,
A petition was presented from the
iation, asking per
front of' tlieir
Excelsior hoi
mission to set the culls
property at fail pin Avemie aud Tenth
h !r,.', t. Refer re l to the street Commit
4
tee with power to act.
A petition from I'hiiip 1'lunkett and
liters asking that the stoiiehreaher be
placed at Fifth aud Van Bur
thereabouts as Council had directed.
or
otion of Mr. Chandler Mr. Ash
ton R. Tatnall was elected a welghmas.
t«r lor tl.e oity.
Mr. Chandler also offered a resolu
tion Instructing the Street Committee
to report to Council at its next meeting
why the communication of Simmons A
liro. rent in last October iu reference to
setting curb and pavlug the streets had
not been acted upon.
Mr. Chandler explained that a groat
many property holders were complain
ing of the excessive price they bad to
pay for setting curb and said that the
bid of Simmons & Bro., was 3* per
cent, less than tiiat of Davis & Bro.,
whose bid the Committee accepted and
who were now doing the work,
continued that the bid of Simmons &
Bro. bad offered to set curb at G cents
per foot; flagging at 4 cents, and do
Whereas Davis &
On
He
paving at 8 cents.
Bro., charged 9 cunts per foot for sel
thor rates were in
ting curb and tive
proportion.
Chairman MoMeuamin said that the
reason they had not acted on the hid of
Simmons & Bro.. was that taey had
considered it a forgery. The name
signed t .0 the hid was not written by
Mr. Simmons.
A discussion ou 1!
merits of paving
and setting curb ensued iu which Mr.
MiiMenamiu held that no roan could do
tlie work at loss than 9 cants, and Mr.
Rodney replied that he had consider
able experience and know that (S cents
...a fair and profitable price. Mr.
Chandler also Jo ted that Davis & Bro.
had set the cur!) around the basin for
7 cents a foot and yet they charged the
fc ns
city 9.
Mr.McMeiiamin then called up for final
adoption his ordinance which provides
that the cleaning of the streets by con
tract shall not oommence until next
June.
Samuel Orothcru, $00,81; Jab. Mulrlm*,
81187; J. W. litiove, 6.10; Peter Kohjnaou,
lul (P: Neal Dulloy, 41.16; Martin Keogh,
178 or>; Alex .Cummings, tO.'JG Tims. lord,
87* Win. H iwlio, 18.S); f.'ll. C.'uiil Gaft Co.,
71*75- L W. Dills. £u'; ti K. l'ub. Go., MS; W.
.1 Morrow, 7.7i; W. & N. K. K., 76 conte;
MelliTty \ Co., ai.33; Ji L IMiPoPt cC Co
4 '26: Water W itch Co., 12.60; Geo. t • Byrne te
Co., 15 20;.1. C. l'llo, ff),33; C4. W. Bush .V
Son, 473.66; B. F. Townsend, 68.75; Caleb P.
Jolmson, 10,*20; C. P. Thomafl & tlo.. 14 ; J.
JJnullord.l 6:; Bijllnh&*Uu*Kley, 1.8d; .1. B
Conrow it Son, 13.W; Dhunonu hta;o Ir-n
Company, 38 cents; Patri' k Long, 14 85; A.
ICokti. 10.00; Betsey Morris, 4,0o; IhuiaAS.
Ford, 16.30; Hourv McKinney, 21.42; Clara
Kerlramrft, 16 cents; U W. Jackson, 260;
Arctic Ieo Co.. 8.07; B. P. Townrond, 41.00;
So 'Altman it Bro , 4.43; Adams & Bro.J.Ja;
.1 Puscy, U 36, M. L. Tntneli iV Go , 10.16;
.hums *F. Dailey, .0; Thouiaai Doucherty.
14 40 ' J. N# Con ah 1 !, ©./ft; C. I 4 • 9 hoinas, 8 4o;
J ,'oii ivory, 50; K Izu Frazer, 6:.T«oob i'usoy,
y 42; S iinuel Crotliers, 6 40, BucklnRhain
()o 3 75; Clark Kernaouh, 00 cents; M *r
ti h koogh, 185.05; ti. A. Robinson, 14 o0; B.
F. Townsend. 27.6'; W. 1L Lee, 28 70; Arctic
lco Co., 10.18: Adams it Bro , 75 cents; W.
J. Maxwell. 37.07; Ia. W. Palmer, 10; Walton
A Bro , 2.37; W. U. Martin 3; Louisa My» rs,
16.00; Dr. Howard Okie. 7.00;.1. I. ollmond,
7.04; Spsakman it Bro., 6.68; S. F. Ware, 6.20;
Adauie & J ro., 1.40; C. P. Johnson, 46.09;
CJeo, «I'Byme Co , 62 84; E. L. Pub. Co.,
28 01; G. w. Vernon k Son, ' 2 '.66; Adams &
Bro 61.75; James & Webt), 8.3S; Franefs Vin
cent, 28.00; O. F.Thom as & Co., 66 cents.
of
MMMM-MU
(VmKrihHioitul.
In the U. y. Senate y*-,<t-rday, Mr.
Alteon from the Commit mo
Affairs, reported tliw jo»:.t rn#o!uUOTt
for thn app •intifieht of conmii: ; »i *n
to negotiate l(>r Ite wpoVjH of the TJt-.s
from Colorado. Mr. (.'>* krell ohteotintf,
it went owr, hut ne ''vutefcqueotly
withdrew the objection and the reso
lution was phfso i, with an amendment
providing that then© Indiana shall not
te removed to the Indian Territory.
Mr. Baulubury introduced a bill for
the removal of obstructions from tho
Delaware Breakwater, v.Uieli wat i -
terred. The bill making «*:i appro
priation of $200,000 for the 'military
poata ou the Rio Grande was pa;
After an executive action the ScaaU
adjouruHl until .Monday.
lu the House, the Fortifh
ptopriatiou bill was reported, order* d
t) be printed and recommitted. Mr. Mc
Cord, from the Committee on Mann
facturers, reported the C
ameuduieut relating to trade marks,
and it was also ordered to be printed
and recommitted. Mr. bL-dley, of
Alabama, offered ;i resolution providing
for the appointment of a i-eh.ct com
uiittee of live to ihve.s
of ti
and report sued nu-a^ttm.
gHiicy may inquire,
svas referred. Toe bill ;
uuloading of foreign v.-r
of delivery was debated and r remit
ted. The bill authorizing an
aaue for loss by leakage ti .spirits was
passed. The Pension An ropri ition
bill was reported, ordered to be print'd
and recommitted. It appropriates
£12,400,000,'or about $3,000,000 more
than last year. Ad journed.
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In connection with the article head
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Mr. Hirst has fur
as to
cd "In My Father's Uoqbh Th
Many MauRioufl,
nis'm d the following calcaiath
the manner in which the "spare room"
.spoken of in Heaven can he n tilized.* W«
liavu" saj-H Mr. Iliret, "5,289 feet iu a
mile, lineal measure, and the circum
ference of the earth is genially set
■ if we form
down ut 25,000 miles,
a line I>y joining tliese "spaie" rooms
together, we will have ni ne of 35,381.
851 (over thirty five million) miles in
length, snflktent to encircle the earth
over fourteen hundred times (1,415).
Tute reduced to a load-way one fnot
thick would reach a di.-dunoe of 576,
109,611 mitep, more tlrau six tim-s the
distance between tho earth and the
■
sun.
it
(Kffliittry.
Wiiliatn W. McLaughlin, the young
man who was taken so suddenly ill
while at work at Gregg & Rowe's car
riage factory where he was employed,
about ten days ago, an account of which
A'as given iu the RiiiuniLicAN at the
time, died yesterday morning at th"
residence of his parents, No. C19 W.
Eighth street. Mr. McLaughll
the 24*.h year of his age, and a young
id of many fine qualities
hosts of friends —
Sunday
in
tnau posa
will oil had won i':
His funeral will take plant
afternoon next at ii o'clock, interment
in the Wilmington and Brandywine
cemetery.
I.etlere Ortmlril.
William Rowo h.n been granted h-t
tors of administration upon the estate
of Richard Rowe, late of this City.
Margaret McCairn lias been granted
letters of administration upon the es
tate of Hugh McCairn, lale of this city.
William MeConanghey and Alexan
der Wilson'have been granted letters
.of administration on the estate of Da
vid MCcouaughev, late of White Clay
Cre-k Hundred.
a
Lew cm Jievlval.
There is a revival of remarkable in
terest going on in Lewes charge, M. K.
Church, Rev. W. K. England pastor.—
About seventy-live have professed con
version, and tlie interest still seems to
be increasing.
Itev. Mr. England was stationed at
the Union M. K. church of this town
for a two years term some eleven years
ago, and was much beloved by IDs
people. We are glad to note that be
has such a good work going on.
Urnut In t oiuiiitf.
The prevailing excitement of the last
30 days has put our sales far ahead of
any previous period since the panic, at
the leading aud popular shoe house of
Wilmington. The unexampled rush
still continues, and admonishes all who
are yet iu waut of winter goods to has
ten their call at the established shoe
house, No. 402'Market street.
Cleland, successor to James Grubb.
Pollen C'onrt.
Business yet continues dull at Police
Court, but one case of drunkenness oc
cupying the attention of the court last
night, and this morning odo case of
drunkenness and one of vagrancy com
pleted the list. The usual penalty
fifty cents and costs was imposed iu the
drunken cases aud 30 days rest at the
Fort was the vagrant's portion.
A (*r;in<l Itrtll.
The Fame Active Association will
give their fourth annual Ball in Web
ster's dancing academy, to-night. A
largo number of tickets have been sold
and nothiug has been left undone that
will add to the pleasures of the occa
sion.
ly
a
of
ai.d
Geo. D.
flue tlurnvx*.
Charles Parker has just made up _ at
his shop, corner of lileoond and King
streets, a very flue set of brass mounted
express harness for Gapeile & Bro.,
which are highly creditable as tbe ma
terial and workmanship are of tlie very
beat quality, and they make a band
some appearance.
Wliero are lire Parts.
Tbe residents at Twelfth and Wash
ington are anxious to know what has
beesrae of the slop carts. In fact some
of them are anxious to know what to do
with the slop that has accumulated on
their hands.
For
tify
&
ted
A Texnb II on Suiza.
Tho liquor bell-punch brought $30,
735 into tlie Treasury of Texas ip Oc
tober. Complaint is made that the
bell is uot rang in Galveston, Houston
and other cities once for every 100
drinks sold.
WJfi.lt . HA\ TA CIAl» UViU.
Ti <* Jfomoof tliw ClirimniaM UimI at
1 *.'<t l>tMM»v«'red — IKIm IXjMit at
tv *. ffOf M rln-t Slml-AUaiim A
Ilvo'a , Rftlaft*.
•V
G
the
t items. "VVhat thought the scrib. the
■'Kites Kiogle," why that's the chap i
us .4 to hear about in childhood, who
w -lit skirmishing around on Christmas
eve, framing stockings full of toys, and
a visitor of far away babyhood planted
up before the r'porto'e vision that wasj
filled with glad surprises.
vision didn't last long, however,
and the man of news thought of busi
ness, and mused that if th<» Old God
who had been making the hearts of 11;
t!e ones the world over glad U
ries really resided iif Wi'mington it
was his duty to intervri-w him, and tf*
think was to act, bo walking in the
w«* inquired of a hand
some young sates lady who was flitting
about near t;;e door, as bu-'y as a bee,
where w« could find the man of the
house. ''At the rear end of the store,"
was the reply, and thence we plo
ts eded,
figure who « back was turned towards
us, we had just got out "Good morning,
Mr. Santa-" when th« individual
a Idres^ed turned, and lo l hr fare us
stood the well-known figure of Mr. Jos.
K. Adams, of the firm of Adams & Br >.,
504 Market street, an i as soou as w
recovered from the shock wo discovered '
that we were standing on the first floor
of his palatial toy and variety depot.
A glance around soon explained the
cause of the exclamation which had
first called onr attention to the estab
lishment, and after a hasty survey of
the lower floor, and a few minutes be
wildering experience among the innu
merable, varied and incomprehensible
display of all that goes to gladden,
amuse and instruct the hearts and
minds of all ages to be fouud-on the
shelves, counters and walls of tin*
handsomely lighted second floor, we
came to the emphatic conclu.-doo that ii
Santa Class (lid not live here h*» ought
t >, for a more extensive or vari. i stock
of the things ho must deal in, it will
hard to find anywhere to select
s very
gentleman clerks Hit about
ady and willing t> exhibit
J.
Why J'i.-s Tingle must live here."
exclamation coming from a
p-.ir of cherub lips which ajres'ed th
attention of -a Rei'UIu.u an
Was t.!
eporter at
was plodding down Market street
above Fifth this morning in his searchl
,
the
Tb
cvntu
large open d
a
.diking
to
4
■
from.
The attempt to enumerate, ca l by
name or cla-silV even a tithe ut the
beautiful thiugs of a useful and orna
atur« tiiat were revealed to
our vision, would only be to open the
way for our admission ta a straight
jacket in some private asylum. First
it must be under.-'n ) l that there are
4 feet, filled to
ental
each 1F
with everything in the
variety line that has ever te n rro
$ is lighted by
ky lights,
dvautaze
er flowing
large windows and immeu
so that the visitor has ai
accorded in ti.-w dir*
s.4(hon <■ quailed. Scores of
lady and
always r
goods to the visitor using the same
affability whether he or she be a pur
chaser or not.
ion tiiat
Iu the selections can be found all
sorts of German Toys, Bellows Goods,
American Toys, tin, wood aud mechan
ical dogs that work, cats that mew,
sheep that baa, monkeys that climb,
sicians that play and dance, and ia
faot it would bo hard to conceive of any
tiling movable in the human or animal
families that is uot lien automatically
reproduced. Velocipedes, express wa
gons, hobby hirses, rockers, shoy-flys,
anti in fact everything that goes to make
a boy's existence what it ought lo he,
are here piled up, heaped up, stowed
mental
in such nuiub-rs that
away
ly wondered whether Mr. Adams had a
monopoly in this line; aud as for dolls—
well all the baby shows that ever oc
curred are here condensed, and the lit
tle one, or the big
not make a suitable selection had tetter
import a chimpanzee.
lu fact the collection of dolls here to
be found ii one that can be surpassed
nowhere in the country for variety and
quality. They appear in all siz^s,
shapes and styles, dressed ami un
,'hite, Mack, yellow, red or
wither,who could
er.
to
to
to
of
at
dressed,
any color you waut, and iu connection
with the dolls there are to be found
of the cunniagest little tea sets we
have ever beheld, and coaches for their
doHsships,
those furnished fit for a princess.
Then there are the chairs from the
tiny little thing for the baby doll up
through all the grades of dollhood to
tlie handsome little rocker for the doll's
mother to recline in. Aud games for
every amusement, why there never w as
a parlor or lawn game ever hiutei at
that the Messrs. Adams have uot cap
tured, and as lar as toy books ami pic
ture books are concerned their number
and style is legion. Masques are also
made a speciality and the firm can
turn you a-gugly or
you can wish to he.
In addition tlieir line of household
goods should not lie forgotten as hoots,
shoes, gloves, hats; caps,oil cloths,par
pets, etc., are lo be found liere, in
quality aud quantity at extremely rea
sonable rates, and iu. conclusion we
would advise the parents of Wilmington
and the entire Peninsula to take their
little ones to 504 Market street, and
make their little hearts glad with the
beautilul sights there to he seen and
better still ill who want to act the role
of Santa Clans duriug.the holidays
should go to this depot to procure their
stock.
The Messrs. Adams also wholesale
ai.d do a very large business in this
line. Their prices, both wholesale and
retail,being or, a par with the lowest in
New York or Philadelphia.
some
from the plainest up to
it.
as beautiful as
on
the
two
the
is
Do
of
The
on
A t'nvcl from W. K. Uumby.
For the ltopub (cun
Wir.MiNOTos, Dec. 13tb, '711.
Messm. Riotous: —I do hereby cer
tify that the said Geo. W. Fleming,'
residing at 225 Shipley street, who is a
ship carpenter,working at l'usey, Jones
& Co.'s shipyard is uot the one implica
ted iu my affair. Signed by me,
Wicluh E. Gcmby,
In thepresenoe of witnesses.
WMNranjRnE iaik.
•V 9«iut AtlfiKhKif^ ObJ Jil-IMS
Hand—Attracil ve Romlti tun i
<■ ©oil XiimIo.
.
The West Church Presbyterian fair
opened in th-3 auditorium of the Opera
G last eveuiug. Although
weather was very disagre-jable the at
tendance was large, and the receipt?
lu fact the receipts from
the restaurant alone were far b-yond
the expectations of the attendants. The
hall i as been hoclsorndy and tastily
decorated. The booths in which the
articles
/ho gr»*» t hii p: nee vri:U bcamiiig
ainteiirinc-s a d with tbe j rque«»
'Oil Kri s i <*ui uiher me on Ciirisimas
eve." Near the centre of the hall
xiida the baza r for the sale of fancy
articles, whteli is one of the chief at
' action ', undo more so by its carps of
smiling lady attendants,
W« h mid not fill to
Crozicr'ft . orchestra furnished good
music during the evening,
-u-ak fir'ho Lir a largo attendance
this evening,
tiveiy.
Dcpartu.eut 1.—Restaurant—Mr-. F.
Bry^r, Mrs. Maria Woodwardf Mrs.
Kdward Woodward, Mrs. KUa Morgan
and Misses Fannie an l Lizzie Martin,
Hannah Koou, Alice M ruer and Maggie
Eves.
Dupartmcnt 2-—Fancy Table—Mrs I
Hated, Mrs. Joh Milter, Mrs. W. E
Morrow, Mrs. 1). Connell, Mrs. S. Cros
-dn, ftnd Misses Agues ftcott and'Lizzir
McLear.
Department 3.—Apron Tabic—Mrs.
Hanna Holden, Mrs. J. P. McLear, Mrs.
Scott Vernon, Mrs. F. Viuceot, and Mis
ila Rice, Rebecca Griffith, Alice
Mendenhall, Teresa Mog and Maggie
Meguigan.
Department 4—doll table—Mrs. J. F.
Higgins and Mis-.es Cb-ra Mendenhall,
Ktts Sprtager, Jennie Lurnia and Ida
Woolley.
Dvpartmenl 5—toy table—Miss Mary
Vincent, Mrs. J. Hayes and Misses Lola
Finley and Mary lUzlett.
Department C—books and stationary
table—Rev. A, N. Keigwi
May Francis, L. Turner and Emma
Griffith.
Bric a-Brac table—Mrs. A. N. K*ig
win. Mrs. II. A. Brawn, an i Mtes-s An
na Mendenhall and Sallto J nc*-. In
connection with this table is the auto
graph album iu charge i
Mondebhall, Maggie Slia\
Miller.
Department 7— children's
—Mrs. Jos. Ocheltree, *Mra. G. McKee,
Mrs. J. II. Wood, and Mary Scott.
Department 8—Christmas
Messrs. I. Baird, II. McLoar and Mrs.
J. Ooheltree. Mrs. J. R. Wood and Mrs.
W. E. Morrow.
Department 9—lemonade
srs. Scott Vernon, Benj. Shaw, Robert
Janvier, Then. Trigg, C. Evans, and
Misses Marnmie WalmMey, and Nellie
Lacklen.
Department 10—ice cream and cake
—Miss Sallie , Simmons, Mrs. Milton
Simpers, Mrs. Triggs, and Mrs. Weav
encouragiug.
F
displayed tor sate, have
been gotten up with taste and reflect
, upon the Committee on Decoration.
They have been hands' mely papered
and hung witn drapery, which gives
the whole afl.tir an inviting appearance.
The articles which were exposed for
sale have been placed at wry reason
able prices, and ;o those contemplating
purchasing Christina
uot find a m#r suua
, they couid
■
le tiim
. The nail c
tables for t.lie sale of l'a<;cy and ite-iul
articloe, besides the coafeotionery
restaurant table.
their purchas
ns
d
ant L'autiful cod r t-reo,
S.
1,-i- jr itr-il wil l, all icin.irj of tr
t-j (ho l«f!
ricot.i oi-cnplM th-, jvlail
while old ''Kriss Ktisigie," looks vvitu
a smiling face from the high seat in the
the children
, down upon
•Bntion tlia
fountaia wheru a pure stream of water
4 eonsiaoily through a small cork
mli up iu the a>r, and when it falls
!uwu catches it aud thro4a it up again
"itb ?. determination to keep it up iu
the air. It attracted no little atten
We bt
j imro an i l departments in the fair,
vliich are giv-n below, with the names
: the chairman and •assistants, respeo
of
so
id Misw
in cl
table—
Tr*-
ell—Men
er.
Department. 11—candy table—Misa
Rebecca Marr, Mrs. G. Goodley, Mrs.
Joseph Greenmail, and Misses Annie
Walker, Sallie Woolley, and Flora
Kamo.
NfiiMlor i:»rnrS'» Ito .olntton.
To the Senate Finance committee was
to consider Senator Bayard's resolution
to do away with tire legal-tender fea
ture of greenbacks. As Senator Beck
has consented to vote to report it back
to the Senate, it will have a majority
of one to take it out of the committee,
at least for discussion, and without
recommendation. Mr. Bayard is still
sanguine of carrying his point, and
many of the Southern Senators haj,:
annoainjpd their intention to vote for
a
of
it.
Hi v. Taint mg©
on Tuesday received by steamer a
shepherd's crook, presented to him by
Lord Kentore. The stick is about five
feet in leugth, one inch in diameter at
the bottom feru'e or top, and nearly
two inches near the commencement of
the crook. The crook is graceful iu
curve and highly finished. The wood
is hard ana durable. It bears on a
silver plate the inscription; "Itev. T.
Do Witt Talmage, from Kentore, July
8th, 1879." _
an
It«-eloct©«l.
lion. George II Bober has teen re
elected President of the Union League
of Philadelphia for tlie ensuing year.
The number of members is now 851.
The receipts during the year have been
$187,502; expenses, $187,280. By
means of a loan, secured by mortgage
on the League building, the floating
indebtedness of the asseoiation has
been discharged.
is
Flxlmc t'P
Mr. Edward Hirst jeweller and watch
maker, No. 712 Market street, is deter
mined not to be behind in holiday deoor
ations and is busily fixing up his busi
ness place and beautifying things gen.
erally.
THE VXEtlVICT.
fii!* UalloKiixln t!i« Jury klootn—
W ntenclnifof Miown Whn Da
ican-Ct cognition of of
Court turn! aury toy Ilie Lutifr.
The culminating scenes of tho Dugan
Rowe trial were confined merely to in
eidenta) happenings in the jury room
. id during the sentencing of p* teener,
■'be jury went up at 8.35 cm W'edues
i-jy evening. A ballot was taken im
mediately on entering tho room and
rendered as follows:
Aoqaittal.
F ' murder iu the
F.»rmurder in the second degree
lor iuii:iBlaugfi-er.
3
degri
4
. 8
Thus-'-cond ballot was taken and the
tin result. On the third
ballot the jury stood :
same vote
AqrUt , i:J.
i*'o t d agreu, in order.
si..ns uughler.......
'Tbs fourth and fifth ballot wore the
.... 4
8
same.
On tho sixth ballot the re;ult was:
4
Acqultt I.
:ur.ler
.. «
S. ea'nl uegroo "
1
vl...rir liLUj, JtlLT.
ii
On the lirst degree Anthony Key hold,
Richard Maloney anil .James M. Jester
were those who stood out for an acquit
tal. Aud Charles Nowlin and Robert
1'. Denuisqp for manslaughter.
By .he dint of considerable persua
sion and agreat amount of argument
the rote on the sixth ballot had varied
in favor of aiquital and manslaughter.
The jury tiring of balloting ceased
and the intricacies of the case and the
resul t at issue were overshadowed by
llo more fascinating considerations ol
more worldly matters. The members
grouped themselves in one corner,three
or four members were deeply intent on
tint manipulation of a pack of light
colored suspicious looking pasteboards,
and such mysterious utterances its
•'scoop the pot," ''go you five browns,"
aud other whispered sentences known
only to the iniated. 1 a another corner
with feet up in the window was seated
another group ail engaged in booming
Bayard. A proposition to retire was re
ceiVed by some with favor, and accor
dingly they began to stretch themselves
icdiscruui: aieiy around the room.
In the course of the night some one
of tbtra would wake up and a ballot
would be suggested, and a ballot would
accordingly be taken for ' the pur
pose of composing their feeling*.
In the morning the balloting was re
sumed in real earnest and soon nar
rowed down between manslaughter and
acquittal.
Ou the thirtieth ballot the verdict of
manslaughter was arrived at. It was
i,hen about eleven o'clock. The jury
tvc-Jan to think of coming down.
Iu thfi court room the attendance
wai increased because .of the expedi
tion bn relation to tiro verdict
prisoner sat in the box, while the
verdict was being takes, with his
hands on his knees aud his brow knit
IIis whole hearing of anxious
The
tei.
anticipation.
At the words "guilty of manslaugh
ter." fell from the tips of the foreman
the wrinkles of tfso forehead smoothed
out and a relieved expression came
over hie countenance.
An hour and a half afterward the court
called the attention of the prisoner pre
paratory to imposing the sentence. The
colored hoy Brown for the murder of
his companion Batson with a base hall
bat, was seated beside him. They
were both told to stand up. In addres
sing Brown the Chief Justice said:
The court has thought a great deal
f your condition. You have no one
to care for you unless it be Him who is
evidently a stranger to you. He was
somewhat impressive on the appearance
also ou the fact that no allegation
direct or indirect of a bad character.
We therefore sentence-you to pay costs
of prosecution and a fine of $41)0 and
an imprisonment of one year
Mr. Dugan was nest requested to
stand up. The Court, in addressing
him, said that he was compelled to im
pose the fullest penalty of the law in
order to deter others and to prevent the
disposition to play havoc with the lives
of citizens. lie then imposed the sen
tence already published, to wit: $4,000
fine and 5 years imprisonment.
Mr, Dugan desiring to say something
the court gava its permission. The
prisoner thanked their Honors and al
so (he jury. lie also acknowledged the
faithful manner in which his counsel
had labored for him. He was taken
out and tile business of the court was
resumed.
Minnr I'ltUiTaiion.
The Baltimore "American" says that
a propostion has been made by a prac
tical. beet sugar manufacturer in Ger
many to establish a factory for the
manufacture of baet sugar in Harford
county. The proposition is to furnish
#10,000 capital provided the farmers
rnd others interested in the cultivation
of beets will raise an equal amount. A
joint-stock company will then be form
ed. An ethjrt is being made to secure
the amount of capital required.
A Toot Kae©. .
Yesterday morning one of oar Police
had a sort of go-as-you-please tilt with
an overgrown boy at Second and Wash
ington Streets. The lad wa« abusing a
smaller boy when the guardian of the
peace made his appearance upop th#
scene. The boy skipped when he saw
the official and a race ensued iu which
the boy came out first best.
lirnefum F.iniS iuCsIirornla.
A despatoh from Fairplay reports
tbe discovery of uranium in tho Sac
ramento mining district. This mineral
is found in Bohemia, but never before
has been discovered lu this country as
far as is known. Tlie preseat discov
ery was made by II. L. Rice. The ore
runs 60 per cent. Uranium is worth
$1,000 a tou.
Ootler (tain Broken.
We have just been informed of the
breaking of the Coffer-dam ou the
Brandywine and the overflowing of the
l'ennypaoker mill of wh ; «h full partic
ular will appear in next edition.