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HFECIAI. Itr.JTTION.
Dr. Darinas lemtir.
I Don't forget that Dr. Darmon will le
|in this cltr <>n Tuesday, Feb. 17th, and
Iwill >'» located at Mrs. Day's boarding
I house, No. 608 Market street. The
[Doctor is an old flatnre in Wilmington,
sod always looks In upon his Blue
lien's ohiokens every few weeks. Don't
I f orget to call and see him when he ar
rives. .
bed
of
one
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to
to
Nolle*.
Seeing my name in the paper last even
ing, stating that 1 left iny husband's
bed and board without just o*u«e,
admit that I did leaye him and his '
and board, as he waa such a desperate
character to live with. He wanted me
to make au assignment of my property
to him, and because 1 would not do so
h« called me hard names.
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Bhidobt Scanxei.i.
Minims' Fain Nenreber.
Dr. Simms' Fain Searcher oared Jos.
Taylor, at Charles Warner & Co.'s, ol a
badly sprained foot In one day, and baa
frequently cured him of severe pains at
times since then. Depots, 4th and King
streets and 602 Arch street, Fhila. Sold
by dealers.
New Elruz.
Take your children to tbe new firm
ot Sutterley it Sawyer, No. 392 Market
street, and have their pictures taken.
Mr. Sawyer cannot be exoelled in tak
ing children. They take 6 fine caid
photographs for 81, or one large 8x10
for 81.
Henioval.
George U. Ash has removed his tail
establishment 'rom No. 4 East
ormg
Third street to No. 7C5 Market street.
He invites his friende to give him a
tall at his new location.
Attention, Toon* I,a<llea !
Rumforl Bro.'s, 404 Market street,
have just received the spring styles of
grey mixed, brown mixed and nutre
mixed Derhys, for ladies.
Boa* Nnapper Etioeli
at Campbell's saloon, 4th and Orange
streets, made from a snapper weighing
48 pounds, will be served up from 8 to
12 o'clock on Saturday evening.
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Sutterley fit Sawyer, No. 302 Market
I street, are turning out some of tbe
■ finest protographs eyer seen in this
I city, and their prices are low. Call and
I see them.
The ladies' room at Z. James Belt's
I Drug Stole has the largest aud most
I complete stock of private appliances in
I Wilmington. Lady attendant.
Go to S. A. Smeltz for your apples
[ aud produce, that is if you want to save
I money. Don't forget the place, No. 15
I E. 4th street.
Nursing Bottles and fittings in all
the shapes anil sizes made, at Taylor fit
Fullerton's, Druggists aud Apotheca
ries, 362 King street.
If you want a good barrel of apples
go to 8. A. Smeltz, No. 13 E. 4th street,
Wll., Del.
Ntateor Hie Thermometer
at the Rkihtbi.ican office, on Thursday
raorfting, Feb. 12 :
7 o'clock,
12 o'clock
10 o'clocit,
53°
080
470
The Weal her.
War Department, Office of the Chief
Signal Officer, Washington, Feb. 12—1
A. M.
Indications for Thursday—For the
Middle Atlantio States, slightly warm
er, threatening weather and rain, with
southerly to westerly winds and falling
barometer.
Coaarma.
In the United States Senate on Wed
nesday Mr. Garland, from the Judici
ary Committee, reported the hill to
amend the laws against bigamy in
Utah. It was placed on the calendar.
Mr. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, intro
duced a bill declaratory of the meaning
of the amendment to the Bandrupt act
of 1874. The Fitz John Porter bill was
made the special order for Monday after
t ie morning hour. Mr. Eaton's reso
lution asking the President for oopies of
the diplomatic correspondence relating
to the Isthmus Canal question was adop
t 'd. The bill for the readjustment of
the salaries of postmasters of the third,
fourth aud fifth classes was passed.
After an executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
In the House, the bill for the judi
cial ascertainment of claims against
the United States was reported, ordered
p lilted and recommitted. Mr. Price
of Indiana submitted the report of the
Banking aud Currency Committee on
the affairs of the German National
llauk of Chicago, and it was ordered to
h» printed and lie ou the table. The
hill relating to cases before the Federal
Courts was considered, and the revised w
rules were discussed in Committee of
the Whole. A resolution was adopted
requesting tbe Secretary of the Trea
sury to furnish for the use of the com- f
mittee on luteroceanio Canal statistics P
of the commeroe of the Atlantic and
Paoilio coasts, the amout of transpor
tation across tbe Isthmus, etc. Adjour
ned.
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art
over
his
ried
live.
A Cat Mr cm Forty no veil Day m With
out Food.
From the Baltimore American.
A remarkable story is told by the
captain of the bark Kate Howe, which
arrived yesterday morning from Liver
pool. The Kate Howe was laden iu
Charleston durrog last November with
cotton for Liverpool. Just before sailing
a cat which belonged on board was
missed and the vessel started on its
voyage: aud forty seven days after, the
batches were taken off at Liverpool,
when the cat crawled slowly forth,
presenting a most wobegone and ema
ciated appearance. Pussy had been
wedged iu between two bales of cotton
daring the voyage,aud had been unable
to move or to obtain food or water dur
,n g the whole time. The animal's head
was flattened, and one of its legs was
twiHted over its hock, and although
a *ter a few days of careful nursing it
recovered its wonted appetite, its former
beauty, it i& feared, has departed
forever.
le
HW.WK NCNHAkT.
Bill lo Iqnallae Honnlle.-Nh.t
hie Wife—Other Incident", Aeel.
deate, < rlmea ana Outrage*.
Speaker Kandall has consented to
recognize Mr. Finley, of Ohio, on Mon
day next, to move a suspension of the
rules for considering a bill to equalize
bounties of soldiers who served in the
late war. A bill similar to Mr. Finley's,
introduced in 1874, would; acoording to
an estimate of the Secretary of the
Treasury, have required more than
♦100,000,000 to carry out its provision?.
In Buffalo, yesterday, Peter Kertle.au
habitual dreukard, shot and danger
ously wcunded his wife, because, alter
having been driven away by his vio
leuoe, she refused to go back and lire
with him. Us then attempted suicide
by shooting himself and jumped into a
cistern, lie is not expected te recover.
Edward Mnlberin visited the honse
of a man named (loldlierger, at Lehigh
ton, Pa., on Tuesday night, to contra
dict a scandal about himself and Mrs.
Ooldberger. A quarrel followed in
which Mulberin was shot by (Joldberg
er, and died in a few minutes. Gold
berger was arrested. His victim leaves
a wife and seven children.
The examination of Garland Wil
liams, colored, arrested in Cincinnati
last week for the murder of Darby Mar
tin, in Scott county, ICy., sixteen years
ago, took place in Georgetown, Ky., on
Tuesday, and resulted in his discharge.
An extra freight train on the Missis
sippi and Tennessee Railroad came into
collision with a bridge train near Court
laud, Miss., on Tuesday night. Both
engines and several freight cars were
wrecked, and the conductor of the
bridge train was killed.
Philip Krieger, Sr., President of the
defunct Broadway Savings Bank, in St.
.ouis, has been convicted of swearing
falsely to a statement of the bank's
condition, and has been sentenced to
three months' imprisonment and a fine
of 8500.
U. 8. Deputy Collector Davis reached
Columbia, Tenn., ou Tuesday night,
after a five days' raid through Lawreuce
Wayne and Giles counties, in which he
destroyed five illicit distilleries and ar
rested seventeen persons. The posse
was fired at in Wayne county, but no
one was injured.
Andrew Smith, Town Treasurer of
North Andover, Mass., Is a defaulter
for 615.000, "and possibly more." He
has surrendered himself, but refuses to
make any statement, lie is believed
to have sunk the stolen mot*/ in spec
dilations.
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Secretary Sherman was before the
Ways and Means Committee yesterday
giving his views on the refunding
question. He advocated a 4 per cent,
bond, hut was disposed to concede the
possibility of negotiating one hearing a
lower rate of interest.
The railroad from Rattle Mountain
station on the Central Pacific Railroad
to Austin, Nevada, was finished ou
Monday evening. It opens up the
grazing and mining districts in the cen
tre of the State.
An investigation of charges of malad
ministration against the officers of the
State prison of New Hampshire was
begun before the Governor and Council
of that 8tate yesterday.
The Protestant Episcopal Church of
the Holy Trinity,in Harlem, N. Y., was
destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
The building cos« 8125,000, and the or
gan $10,000.
John O'Connell attempted to kill his
wife with an iron poker, in Albany, N.
V., yesterday, and inflicted injuries of
which she may die.
The body of James Welch, aged 28
years, formerly of Buffalo, N. Y., was
found yesterday moruing in the ruins
caused by a fire at Tarport, Pa., on
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Ellen Fitzgerald committed sui
cide in Louisville, yesterday, by set
ting fire to her clothing with a match.
save
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Brewertou Station, near Syracuse, N
yesterday,
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^ i!HH thousand unemployed working
>nm met on the Sand Lots in San Frau
C18C ' , a' 1 ' 1 after listening to
S8T,! 1 ral apaches .half of them proceeded
^ lH ^® n ^ ra ' * acl ^ ,c Railroad Com
Pa u >' s °it[< ! *' and sought an interview
w ith the I resident tnd Vice President,
Tuwib gentleman being absent, the
frowd was received by General Super
mt eudent 1 owne, and said the object of
f ''' foorement was "to ask she com
P an y 1° comply with the provisions of
the new constitution forbidding corpor
ations to employ Chinamen, and to give
work '® uu <' m P lo 7' ) ' i whites." They iu
timatttd that if their request was not
complied with "it would be difficult to
foretell the result." Mr. Towns said he
would submit the matter to the direc
tors aud returu au answer next Monday.
Other corporations are to be visited
to day.
A lllaze on Hie llraiMfy wine.
On Wednesday about 4.20 o'clock a
fire broke out in the picker room of
the Henry Clay Factory. It was sup
posed to he oaused hy a nail running
through the picker, and between four
and five hundred dollars worth of cot
ton and wool was lost. In the midst of
the excitement Barkley & Bro's. candy
wagon caught on fire aud boxes of
cakes came tumbling out aud the hoys I it.
and girls scrambled for them. While
a little boy by the name of Willie .Stew
art was pioking up matches, the horse
started to back, both wheels running
over his hip and the horse tramped on
his breast. The injured boy was car
ried hone by William Scofield and
George Miller. He is not expected to
live.
One mau was killed and another se
riously injured by a railroad train, at
James Yard, Jr., was killed at Cen
treville, N. J., yesterday, by the prema
ture discharge of his gun.
Urban Boyer, attacked with hydro
phobia, at Weissport, J'a., died ou
Tuesday.
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ment
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nine
■eventb Ward In Mae.
The colored citizens of the S-venth
Ward met in the Friendship Hall on
Orange street above Tenth, last even
ing for the purpose of organising the
Ward.
The meeting was called to order by
H. V. B. Carty who stated its object.
Mr. John A. Marsh moved that 8. V. B.
Carty be temporary chairman and Mr.
Win. 8. Lewis, temporary Secretary.
After the perfecting of the temporary
organization it was moved there be a
committee of three selected to nom
inate officers for a permanent organiza
tion. The following named gentlemen
for the permanent officers:
President—9. V. B. Carty.
Vice "
Serotary—Wm. 8. Lewis.
Cor. " John Hanks.
Treasurer—Jsmes H. Anderson.
After which it wad resolved there be
a committee of three to confer with the
various Ward organizations in the
Northern Districts. Adjourned to meet
on Wednesday evening next at the
Odd Fellows Hall.
to
to
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of
in
the
John A. Marsh.
Eol. HcOomb'a Victory.
The suit pending in New York ha
tween the Chicago, St. Louis and New
Orleans railroad is exciting considera
ble interest. Skirmishing in the New
York courts began on Tuesday and re
sulted in a complete victory for Mr.
McCombs. Tbe rulings show that the
application was first made by the Com
pany to have tbe case remanded to the
State Court which motion was denied.
Then upon tbe application made by
Col. McComb for a modification of the
injunction the Company is required to
deposit all accrued interest and coupons
and all that shall accrue pending the
litigation, and the defendant is also al
lowed to file a cross bill and to com
mence foreclosure proceedings under
tbe mortgages prior to the title of the
present company.
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no
of
a
of
of
the
lleriuanln Euan.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Germania Building and Loan Associa
tion was held last evening, when the
following figures were presented as the
valuation of each series : First, 8141.
38 ; second, $115.05 ; third, §87.65 ;
fourth, *64.23; fifth, 624.30;
627.89; seventh, 813.36. Including the
value of the total shares of each series,
tbe amount of valuation was given as
8219,503.21. The following officers were
elected ;
President—Nicholas Jenney.
Vice President -John Fullmer.
Secretary—M. L. Lichtenstein.
Treasurer—John Fehrenbach.
Directors for three years—William
Huber, George Steinicken, Jno. Doerlz
bach, Andreas Grotz, J. Guenther.
sixth,
Venonul.
Mr. Benjamin A. Crozier, who has
been in the employ of the Lobdell Car
Wheel Company for over twenty years,
aud who was injured quite severely
some months ago, had so far recovered
that he had hoped soon to return to his
usual employment. But we are sorry to
hear that he has had a relapse, and
that now he is con lined to his room se
riously indisposed.
The National Commander of the En
campment of the Grand Army of the Re
public of the United States, has ap
pointed Robert C. Fraim, Esq., of the
Thouiaa A. Hmytb Post of this city,
Provisional Department Commander for
Delaware.
Meeting of DuPont l*out.
The DuPont Post, Grand Army of
Republic, met fn the Liebermau Build
ing last evening. The charter, ritu
als, etc., were received. It was deci
ded that the Post would meet the Scott
Post of Philadelphia, outhe arrival of
the seven o'clock train on Saturday
evening and couduot them to their
headquarters. A meeting will be held
on Friday evening, at which all honora
bly discharged sailors and soldiers are
repuested to be present.
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nl|» (tone Broken.
On Wednesday afternoon a young
man named Keelau, living on Monroe
F.treet near Second, was throwu from
the back of a horse on Front street near
the city limits, and had his hip bone
broken. The accident was caused by
the animal becoming frightened and
running against a lamp post. A young
companion was on the horse with Kee
lan at the time of the accident, but was
not throwu.
se
at
A CtiaDtfPi
Lieut. Wnnie who haB been stationed
at Fort Elliott, Texas, for some time
hack, has been ordered to Fort Dodge,
Kansas. Mrs. Wenie who has been
sharing the hardships of frontier life
with her husband, is visiting her
friends in this city, and is looking re
markably well. Bhe will start for Kau
sas iu a few days.
Hie New Post.
On Saturday evening Winfield Scott
Post, G. A. It. numbering fifty comrades
accompanied by a fife and drum corps
of ten pieces aud commanded by Dr.
Joseph FergusoD, editor of the Grand
Army "Review" will come to this city
from Philadelphia for the purpose of
installing the officers of DuPont Post
No. 2 recently organized iu this city.
Church Service*!.
The ladies connected with the First
Presbyterian Church, have made con
siderable elfort to make the supper at
that church this evening a success.
Patrons who attend will have their
wants responded to with the utmost
punctuality.
a
by
be
the
Tho B«nI Paper
published in Delaware for the farmers
is the Weekly Republican. This week's
issue is out and can be had at the office.
Don't fail to purchase a copy and peruse
It contains more country sales than
all the other weeklies in the oity com
bined.
Oyster Supper.
The ladies oi the First Presbyterian
church will give a supper in the base
ment of the church this evening. Tables
will bo spread at six, seven, eight and
nine o'clock. Admission 25 cents.
on
the
by
B.
a
oirmtatk KAii.netna.
WbBt le 1 'raposed to be The
New l,ln« gram Dover-# 700,000
far the Con.(motion of a New
Koad Kaleed—rive Haora Aeroaa
Hie Fenluanla lo A'ape May.
special Correspondence of the Hepuhlloan.
Haiirihoton, Dsi,., Fe*. 11th, '80.
The amonnt of growling existing
among the farmers, railroad men and
others over the construction of new
railway lines, the extension of others
and an abandonment of certain feeders,
is fast becoming * chronio affliction.
Next to politics it is the absorbing top
io. As everybody knows or ought to
know by this time, th* Delaware rail
road oompany have decided to construct
a new line from Dover to Milford pro
vided they can obtain the right of way.
The friends of the Breakwater and
Junction road oppose this moBt cordial
ly; in fact it is the only thing they
have been nunimous upon for many a
long day. Stonld tli* Delaware road,
they say,build this line the Junction &
Breakwater company would have te
abandon altogether that portien of its
line running from Milford to Harring
ton. This is not all. The prospective
road does not contemplate stopping at
Milford, but will rnn ou to Rehoboth
city provided a oharter for this pur
pose can be obtained.
To the friends of the Junction fit
Breakwater road wo would say tnat as
that corporation is indebted to the Btate
of Delaware for some 8400,000, it is not
in the least possible that the next or
any subsequent legislature would per
form an act whereby this debt would be
jeopardized. The only line therefore
that can be built will be that already
alluded to between Dover and Milford.
This has already been chartered. Those
mostly in favor of its construction are
the farmers and land owners in the
vicinity of Frederica, Milton and other
villages on the route.
Those who oppose it are men whose
sympathies are with the Old Dominion
"team Ship company, owners of the
Junction Road, and npou whom the
Sussex people mainly depend for their
New York market. They have no
doubts as to the success of the new
road financially, from the tact that it
intersects the finest produce-bearing
land in Kent and Sussex counties ; but
they really think that there should be
some consideration shown the old or
ganized and less wealthy corporation
for the undoubted good it has done the
entire State. It is a somewhat specious
argument, but straDge to say," it has
many supporters, all of whom are in
hearty accord.
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a
just
New
dock
As the matter is in agitation it would
be well to say that when the Del. R. R.
was constructed a number of the farm
ers along the demanded'line,which was
straight from Smyrna down to Milford,
hoping to benefit by the new enter
prise, exhorhitant rates, which, in
stead of being paid, changed the line
from a rich district to a poorer one,
that through which it now runs. By
this constant agitation the corporation
is annually made aware of the deep and
lasting regret under which these pur
blind individuals are laboring. As
soon as the titles are made clear and all
negotiations closed the company will
set about rectifying this mistake made
some time ago, whioh will proba
bly be during the present summer.
The hare possibility of the Delaware
Company swallowing up the Junction
and Breakwater road lends additional
interest to the situation and inten
sifies the feeliDg in Sussex county
among those particularly interested;
which number comprise the peach men
of that district who assert that instead
of their crops being taken to the New
York markets they will be compelled in
view of a change to deliver them over the
Delaware Railroad at charges exorbi
tant and greatly disadvantageous to
them.
It is held by the railroad men that
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It is held by the railroad men that
the vigorous rivalry Detween the two
co-operations will be productive of much
gerd, and will have a happy effect upon
tbe Junction fit Breakwater road by
creating an active competition for
tbe New-York trade whioh is after all
the legitimate chaauel for the peach
trade of the lower districts. In secu
ring this carriage the conveniences of
the people of the county will be con
sidered and proper efforts made for
their relief. In view of tbe increasing
business whioh would thus be brought
to the surface the result would be dif
ficult to anticipate.
lu caso of a probable extension, the
most available section to tap would be
that between Harrington and Queens
town, a distance of forty miles. A
short steamboat liue from Queenstown
to Baltimore would thus complete the
connection between Lewes and Balti
more, whioh would open to travel a
route that by reason its natural advan
tages could not but be a paying one.
By this route excursions from Balti
more conid be carried to Rehoboth in
five hours at the furthest.
If this route is to be obtained it will
have to he done quickly, as there are
already a number of Boston capitalists,
who contemplate the construction of
such a road.
are
by
WHAT BOSTON CAPITALISTS AUK DOING.
These gentlemen are regularly or
ganized and terra their contemplated
improvement the Baltimore, CUesa- ^
peake aud Delaware Bay railroad. At
a meeting of the directors on Saturday, P
the Boston men made prepositions to ! u
advanoe $700,000 provided the city of !
Baltimore would advance $200,000, the
remainder. This sum will lay and fur-' ,
nish the road. The Baltimore men I
have not advanced but it is thought 1
that the $900,000, will be made up hy <
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Saturday next. They desire to have i
the road completed by August 1st.
The route will be by water from Bal
timore to Kent Island, thence by air
line rail forty miles to Ilarriugton,
where it is to connect with the Junction
and Breakwater road running to Lewes
and Rehoboth. At Lewes connection
by boat will be made for either Cape
May or New Y'ork.
This route will be only four hours
from Baltimore to Cape May, and the
entire distance from Baltimore to the
Breakwater, by the new road, will only
be 112 miles. This company claim that
the road will cot only restore to Balti
and
who
more two-thlrds of the Eastern Shore
trade, which she has lout, but that as a
The ooal road from Cumberland to the Break
of
ted
and
bat
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and
and
the
it
of
that
if
water it will be unsurpassed. The es
timated cost of the road fnlly equipped,
will be 615,600 per mile. The entire
capital stock ip 8000,000,about one-third
of which has been already subscribed.
The company have received several
propositions for a purchase by capital
ists who appear to recognize the supe
rior advantages in the enterprise, aD
offer of 70 per cent, on the bonds hat
ing been made by a company of English
capitalists. The charter for this road
was granted in 1873. It is the intention
of the company to make a specialty of
rnuning excursion trains to Rehoboth
and Atlantio cities.
Whatever the improvements contem
plated by the three companies they can
not but result in great advantage to
the Btate. The effeot upon our fruit
growing district will not be among the
least. Frobably the most desirable
salt te be gained wilt be the complete
development of our resources which
unfortunately in the past have not
been receiving that attention which
their importance oertainly demanded.
In consequence of this general good the
movements of the companies will be
studied with the greatest of interest.
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re
Aewanll and Battery.
At the Police Court, last evening,
Edward New preferred a charge against
Geo. Lewis, claiming that the latter
person had assaulted him.
time New had been boarding with Lewis
and on Tuesday evening while he
standing at the corner of A and
Heald streets, South Wilmington, he
was accosted by Mrs. Lewis with the
query "if he would not pay her his
board ?"
For hom«
was
This be declined to do, when
she commenced to useabusive, language
and threatened to take it out of his
hide. In response he asserted that no
one at her house was equal to such an
endeavor. She accordingly went home
and when New was half way up the
block he was met by Mr. Lewis, who
according to New's testimony spit to
baoco juice in his eye, which momen
tarily blinded him. While New
recovering from this shock he was seiz
ed by Lewis and during tile tussle
which eusued the former's clothing was
slightly torn. Lewis was subjected to
a fine of 81 and costs.
Catharine Marooney purporting to be
a resident of New York, and who has
just been released from confinement at
New Castle, once more adorned the
dock last evening. The officer who had
arrested Catharine said that she while
accompanied hy another woman was
greatly uuder the influence of liquor.
Yesterday afternoon they went into a
honse on Second street, but soou came
out again and commenced to quarrel.—
Catharine was arrested and at the hear
ing she pleaded so earnestly to be freed,
at the same time saying that she would
leave the city, that the Mayor told her
she might go on that condition, but if
she was brought in again he would
send her oyer to Fort Pyle for a period
of sixty days.
was
As
all
will
in
to
Arruiulic for a Meeting.
The committee of thirty-one who
were appointed to make an endeavor
towards relieving Ireland, assembled
again last evening'in the room of the
Shields' Library association, tor the
purpose ot receiving the report of Har
ry Turner, Esq., wbo had gone that
day to Philadelphia in order to secure
the services of Daniel Dougherty or
some other person who would address
a mass meeting in this city if one
should be held. Mr. Turner said that
while he had been iu that city he had
been advised by Dr. Carroll to tele
graph to Mr. Parnell who was at Scran
ton. lie did so, and iu answer to his
telegram received tbe reply that the
gentleman was engaged for a mouth.
Mr. Turner could not find Mr. Dough
erty, but he learned that Messrs. Dil
lon and Murdock could lie secured for
the 20th instant. Mr. Parnell had
made endeavors to be here on the 14th
instant,but had to abandon the attempt
or fail to meet his engagement at Pitts
burg. Each ward chairman was in
structed to call personally on the per
sons whose names should be suggested
to act as President of the proposed
meeting. It was decided tbat tbe Opera
House should be engaged for next
Thursday evening aud that the Gover
nor, Representatives of Congress, and
all the State, County aud Government
officers should be invited to atteud.—
The motion to ask the Hon. Wm. G.
Whiteley to preside aud introduce the
speakers was adopted. The meeting
then adjourned and will meet ou Fri
day eveuing.
a
A Wilmington Lady DjIdv.
We have received a letter from Mrs.
.Maggie Sullivan, dated Mexico, Mis
souri, February 1, 1880, sta ing that
Mrs. Laura Davis, wife of A. B. Davis,
was suffering from hemorrhages,and her
life could not be prolonged many da>s.
Mrs. Davis' maiden name was Dailey,
and Mrs. S. says she was a niece of
James Chairs, and grand-daughter of
Margaret Carr, of this city. Iler object
in writing is to let relatives know her
condition.
ol
was
hay
_ . A Mandaeme i lace,
™ , interior arrangment at the New
^ me " cau Sewing Machine office, No. 4
, 8 * street, isapp.oachin^cora
P eton \ improvements are be
! u ^ " a< J H 1U ^ construction of the
! m ^ windows, and by evening all will
>e . rea .' ^ meH , t ,. Gieiuc.easing calls
, mdd . e b J th ® pnbl A c - T helr neW uum '
I ber i« No. 4 East Fonrth stree*.
1
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Revival Herylees.
, The protracted meetings which are
i now j u resd at Household of
Faith Church are not unprofitable.
Thus far this week three conversions I
have beeu announced. On Tuesday
evening six persons arose for prayer,
and last evening there were two seekers
who went forward. Services this eve
ning at 7.30 o'clock.
Propose*! Church Completion.
The members and congregation of the
Bethel \. M. E. church will meet this
evening for the purpose of determining
upon some plan whereby they oan make
arrangements for the completion of
their church.
sen,
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FHATINO FOR BREAD.
Tli* Terrlbla Dlalreas of tbn Fa.
utloa btrlekeu lrl.li People.
In the neighborhood of Sligo, writes a
correspondent of the Cork "Constitu
Irion, the distress has reached a terri
ble pitch in spite of every local effort to
stem its onward course. This morning
the Relief Committee were waited on by
eight hundred poor wretches clamoring
for food and perhaps not a quarter of
them will be able to carry to their
starving children to-night so much as
a pound of meal. The funds of the
committee are running out, they can
not give to all who apply, and tbby
therefore have to weed out the cases
and render assistance only to those
who are almost dying with starvation,
This is what Roderick Gearty, of
Grange, in the parish of Ahamlish, has
to say about the condition of the peo
CBffolv dooto r" of ' he
Oiiifoney district told me a few days
ago that he was after attending the
father of a large family, and that the
man was dying of hunger, and, but a
few hours since, I met with another
htghiy respectable man from the s. me
part of the parish, and he assured me i
that a very decent woman, and the
mother of a large family came to him
in the morniDg, and on her knees be
soaght him to give her the price of a
'[carter stone of meal. She was suf
fering the pangs of hunger. Even in
this part of the parish, where the peo
pie are comparatively oomfortable,there
were some at this moment without a
" eat V , . ...... . .
It is the awful truth that famine is
not merely approaching, but that it a
lias already^come,and yet all the means
which have, been received up to this
ting wherewith to fight this fell de
etroyer have been L8 j from the Marl- 0 f
borough F und, L.M from the Mansion
House, £50 from local sources and £50
from the Bishop of Liverpool. Hun
dreds of people crowded into town, day
after day, clamoring for relief. Some of
of the poor souls declare they have been e
whole days without tasting food, and
certainly their wasted looks, their eor- the
rowful eyes and hollow cheeks fully
confirm their assertions. The bulk of be
hepopuiaUon of this parish is squat
ted at the foot of the Ox Mountains,
wb.ohexte.d for eight miles along It
The land is bad, mostly reclaimed any
bog. The holdings are very small
and the people at any time are here, four
with few exceptions wre ehedly poor; field
bat this year they have been enttrely
rninedbytbe heavy rams of the sum- trict
merandtheau urnn, <vh.cn, rushing dian
« own the mountam side, hare flooded
and des royed both crops and cattle, the
and left them completely destitute. sari
There are over four hundred families,
Winch represen about two housand OOC
persons, on the list of the Relief Com
mittee, and many of them have eaten
the last pound of food that cash or cred
it could bring them, and have no hope
of living on through the* terrible time
that is before them until next harvest
if public work he not opened, except
through tbe relief committees.
es
of
of
sions
that
of
ators.
none
who
the
the
or
BREVITIES!.
Sun rices 6.67 .Sun seta 5.31.
M ad again.
Now for Spring.
Variable weather.
Second day of Lent.
Surprise anniversaries are raging.
This gives the ico men a black eye.
Now is the time to put up bird boxes.
Valentines
Unseen happiness—A kiss i i thedaik.
c l. S. Humphrey the hatter, 210 Market ft.
Snow shovels, slods an l skates, 90 ct. store.
The Uipoiiuciw has about 1500 Djino: atic
subscribers and they like it too.
Cupping and lewhlng at No. 103 E. Sector d
street. Residence No. 403 East Seoond stre» t
There are menageries, but no womensao
ries.
loa jing tho m.iila.
An eagle's non—The Unite J States Trea
sury.
Ail persons who have trio! King's Good
Samaritan Cough Syrup say it is tha cheapest
and best medicine they ever used,
Ewe, go to grass, as Mary said to
lamb when she sent It out to get its
The Grangers are now to huva a headquar
ters in this oity.
'I hose who have rocently been assessed will
have
her little
taxes to pay until next Jure.
Tho Census has to be taken in the two fiist
weeks ot J
in Wilmington.
Tho Cfrant boom is getting weaker and the
lilaine boom stronger.
Tell Hunt*' all Djlawareans that Adair
keeps tbe largestanl bjst assortment at *Jt 7
Musket street.
Little February could hold o it no longer
She hud to oo
perch.
down Irom her cold, Icy
"The genteel lady'' is a fashionable play at
surprise parti os.
The campaign in Delaware is growing hot
ter.
of
of
ter.
Try Cloodnow's now orop of 49 cent teas
They are hard to beat.
11 you want to rout a house
advertise in the Kkpubuvan.
Choice
ifc Lloyd's, Seventh and King streets.
Cats must have been lately disturbing the
slum hors of the editor of the Heading '-rimes
and IDispatch." Yesterday's number hud
three cat stories iu it. Berks for cuts, Ches
ter lor skunks.
"Lent." During this season go to MuIIin's,
3d and Madison tor fish ol all kinds.
Go up t* the County Collector's office, 0 O:>
Market street, and pay your taxes. 11 you
don't you will bo returned ai a delinquent
and lose your vote.
Simpers, No. Ill W. Eighth street, sells the
Victor Cook, Splendor, Kelianceand L plerre
ranges, at prices in keeping with the times.
It is reported that two Republican morning
papers are ab *ut to lie started, aud then an
other rumor says that a Democratic paper Is
to be staited.
Goodnow, 6 th and Madison, will sell dur
ing Lent a
pound. Cal
A girl who has just acquired a beau thinks
is a lap ahead el hor noauiess iriend m
matrimonial race.
Get tho price for cooking
ol Ctuigg, Ninth and bhiniey street*, belore
puichasing e:aewhere. lie lias a fine assort
ment at the lowest cash prices.
The popular teacher ol languages in Wil
mfngton is Frol, llochkenpel.
C
Notice to tho Public.—1 will half-sole and
heel boots and shoos for $ 1 ; other mending in
proportion, John E. Bailey, S.
Seventh and Tatnall streets.
Parnell's Bister] has written a
called "Tne Hovels ol Ireland," and" tho
positor who set it up ''The ' Howls'ef Ireland"
was a pretty closo reader of tho papers.—Nor
ristown -'Herald."
Good timothy hay still $1 per hundred, and
pure clover 99 cents; baled bay, $1.10; baled
straw, 65 cen.s. Good mixed hay coming In
nearly every day by the ton. Come to the
hay market on West Front streot near AL» 4 i
buylng.
bu v a farm
crop N. O. molasses at Weldin
4
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15
b
ffl
It
splendid mackerel at 4 coats per
II an J examine them.
she
the
ranges and stoves
I
W. corner oi
pamphlet
ply
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no
sen, and see what you
THE NEXT CENNim.
Fa.
When it la to be Tokeu—The Com*
Enumerators — ■
a u * r <* Work a ltd Four Fay.
The next United States census Is to
be taken next June commencing on the
to first Monday which is the seventh of
the month, and it must be completed
by by the first of July. By the provision
of the law governing the case in all
of cities the population of which exceeds
10,000 the oensus has to be completed
as within two weeks from the time it i*
commenced hut for other rural digtriota
and smaller towns time is extended to
the last of the month. This neoessita
tea the appointment of a large number
of enumerators in the cities to ensure
the completion ef the census within th*
of two weeks specified. In regard to th*
compensation allowed to enumerator*
we cannot more ally nor briefly
PW» 'ban by quoting the following
section trom the law *
The compensation of enumerator,
shall be ascertained and fixed as follows
a In subdivisions where the Superintend!
entof oensus shall deem such an allow
ance sufficient, an allowance not ex wed
i Dg two cents for each living inhabitant,
two cents for each death reported, ten
cents for each farm, and fifteen cents for
each establishment of productive indns
a try enumerated and returned, may b«
giy.n full compensation for all ser
vices and no claim for mileage
travelling expenses shall be allowed in
auo U subdivisions : Provided, that the
a subdivisions to which the above rate of
compensation shall apply mast be des
ignated by the Superintendent of
a as, at least one month in advanc. of
the enumeration ; and no account of the
time sccupied by the time in enumera
tiou shall he required for the purpose
0 f ascertaining and determining the
compensation of enumeration in sack
subdivisions
For all other subdivisions, rates of
compensation shall be fixed in advance
of the enumeration by the Superintend
e nt of Census, with the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior, according to
the difficulty of enumeration having re
forenoe to the nature of the region to
be canvassed,and the density orsparae
aess of settlement, or other consider*,
lions pertinent thereto; but the com
pensation allowed to any enumerator in
any district east of the one hundredth
meridian shall not exceed an average of
four dollars per day of ten hoars actual
field work each; and the eompeasation
allowed to any enumerator in any iis!
trict west of the one hundredth meri-!
dian shall not exceed six dollars per
working day of equal length. And
the Superintendent of Census may pre
sari [ )e a „ Qiform method and S uiUbl*
forms for keeping account of the time
OOC apied in fiald work for the
l>e.*mion of
ex
or
oen
I
purpose
of ascertaining the amounts due to enu
merators, severally, under the provi
sions of this act.'*
It
hope
time
harvest
except
sions of this act.'*
It will be seen from the foregoing
that there is no bonanza in the taking
of the census for the
enumer
ators. Iu the] City of Wilmington
none can make more than $48, as the
enumeration must be done in twelve
working days, and outside the city
even in the largest and most populous
hundreds the pay oannot exceed $100,
while in met, of them it wiU not be
more thau $50,
In conversation with Mr. Whiteley,
that gentleman informed us that he
nnch troubled with applica
tions for appointment as enumerators
evidently under ti
■here were ' lots of money iu it."
"Why" says the Colonel my own sala
ry ae Supervisor of Census is only $509
hardly a fee for more than an ordinary
casein law," and he was csrtain that
if those applying for the position of
enumerator otdy knew the laber they
had to perform they would not be so
anxious for the position.
Mr. Whiteley says the appointmentof
Supervisors came to him unasked, but
as it has been tendered to him he would
endeavor to do his duty in tha
case and hence an honest
taken. He assured us no political con
siderations would be allowed to swerve
him, and in this oity where he intend!
ed to appoint ten enumerators, hs
would take five Democrats and five Re
publicans. The appointments through
out the State would be from eaoh party
iu the same ratio.
ft.
store.
atic
d
t
try !
impression that
Trea
Good
will
census
little
fiist
the
*Jt 7
Millard Club Entertainment.
The concert given last evening under
the management of the Millard Club
was well attended. The participants
were members or th? Mrs. H. M. Smith
Grand Concert Company. I ~
gramme a3 published in the Republi
can yesterday, was gone through with
to the entire satisfaction of the
dience. The Saxaphone entertainment
by Mr. E. A. Lefevre, was particularly
enjoyable. The singing by Mrs. H. M.
Smith, Miss Clark and Messrs. W. C.
Tower and D. M. Baboock
fine.
Icy
at
The pro
UMUkJ „ -
1?^!* SALE.—HOKSd, WAGON AND
C harness, lnquiro at 415 Kimr st or at
stable 0th and Orange. 2-'2-l{*
ta
n
was verj
XEW ADVERTISEtIE.vr*.
T O THE VOTERS OF NEW CASTLE
COUNTY *
FOR SHERIFF—PHILIP K. CLARA,
CA.9TLK HUNDRED,
Subject o the decision oi the Jhipubllcan
party oi Now Castle county, 1880. ^ 1 19 -ti
T M. WIER, 1209 MARKET ST., HAS
• another lot of those excelent 'dried
Fears lor 26 cents, can't tell them frora'aum
mer fruit; 2 fts pared Peaches, 24 cents; Honey
15 cents per bottle. Buy a barrel of our $8 oJ
b lour before It goes up again. Flour at Sfl 90 m
ffl 50, $7.60 and $ 8.00 per barrel, 3 cents W
cents and 4 cents n.; dried apples, 4 conia fb ' : $W*
It nil! jiay you to look through our stock oi
koods bo/ore you purchase elsewhere. Don't ■
forget. 1-30-ti T. M. WIEK, 1209 Markets?
N OTJB K—YOITNl* I.AIMES' AND
xentlemen dsslrlousto loam the lan
auaxes ought to apply now to
... p ROF. hochkeppel,
2 1W 717 Tatnall st.
W ANTED-A white » 1 RE to I to
Koneral cooking and housework. Ap
ply res Orange st._ 2-ia 3 t» P
S ATURDAY EVENING SO JIABLES
every Saturday evening atSamger HalL
no one but of respectability admitted to the
room. This rule will be strictly adhered to.
F. BISHOF.
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