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THE DAILY REPUBLICAN Lti, r " r Vo I PRICE ONE CENT. fou PRICE ONE CENT. DECEMBER 13, 1888.' ! ! Prt'O Jor'-j» Alphenso, 805 Market street. 1 m Jolt »pitted a füll lme of foreign and ''domestic fruits and nuts of ah kinds 'Â \iQ a One Hue of candfks, wholetalu and Watts and Hats ■o' realestate AND MORTAGE8. TT. D. K. SUTTON Office, 624 Market Street .son* t» to»» mva m SJi .) p»rts of nstek tn a 8 . »> til 1 «r MIOHAEL GRADY, —CCAl.as IX riAf Boots, Shoes ani Bubte ■ No 234 K!cg SUcet. ! Now is tke time tn buy BooU and lo M. Grady, Ib&Hi where you 'yfaeit aad fineet »Öl lo the city ol tjonU' and Chil dren's Ff»e Shöft; gent's %rtlUâ Kand-rppde shoe», d»ry pal»' guatiÇtçed. All wai »>1 «ear and IwW W<S>) k!l tbe beat, çhe«p|4t lo the city Call sod efa. our wta|$ Ibôee. (Jo t Kin ûd M 9 s\ IYI, CRADV. nc-tr IT! MIcmTfLOUR kPursUnaduÜefaledliticle !'■> ptaUtm««, t \ c «nly. J. J. SMITH, VODRTB 6 SHIPLEY STS Hard COAL TOE BHW. BTnr rr at fBîNCH ST.WHftBi % I fasl o «r» A Huthn'i Down fell. PniLADKt.ruiDec 13.—Mrs. Mary JftnoHe&ry, Hying: st Na. 3361 Hop« street, whose bust and died three month* sgo leaving her with frugal means of support to caro lor seven children, the smallest bat eleven months old and th« çldost in h!s seventeenth year, was ferdty committed lo the II_ ». »». rectlou Ibr three mouths by Magistrate O'Brien, charged with drunkenness, neglect aid cruelty Before John II tranquil The bouse of in I ■ • ary'« det'h all was in tho lliUo home l furnished, Mr. Qegry enjoyed a hnudsomn salary and two açr vents were kept. The mo her never I». dulgeil In liquor until soon after 1er hut l a id's du.itb Ir-m coinumpii.n. lhe home, It I« »lle/e- by Agent Wit' o! tho öoeirty 1o IV't.fc 1 '. Chtldreu Cruelly, wiil.-h seoursd ber *rr£s\ b*ppy »C of T fr the of dt»floated tharaofejs Ihcchildltli were left to y they could and were of both livo the b often enrolly ucatcil The ' growler" intluuailr and erica of 41 frequently heard coining within her residence There le.amu f.cqm ut that cjmiddot wa mais t , the •ociety to h ok after tke children. When A gout W a taon weet there he d Urn hones In a filthy condition ami thcch.lldrsn-diameftilly neglected. The Infant was in such a cjudltion that It had •ved to a hutplial at once. A war laut wa» Issued I or bar errsst. Shi had notbiug to s»y when tho Magistrate acooucce hsr corjmt'ro(pt wltuln the gloi ray walls ol th» Uoùre of Uorree to bo cntMi Butlbk, I»a, Deo. 13—There wav a hljhly rcms»tl}so45ie engaiei laMntyb» In me MoFarhnd cpt at Falittaft, lb's county. About 0 o'clock two dosai j ▼tile»l ladle* left ths cars cn tho PIP* ba-q aud Western at Karr» Utty, which Is three mils« from Fslyvtsw. A con etabeanj narrJego were In waiting, "ftpq rsachlai Faiiview the oonstabJ* id ledhs enttrsd tho hoqse <<f Arm streng Wlieen, a promUa-tt maoiker of Bjv. Mr. MeFarUnd's ooçgfkgtitlo», aud where the minister left MS t* > ei.il dren during hla ebsecQ dtraduotlog ohttreh Not until In aoothrtf town. ynuDgir of their two mystorlon* viAta'S had sei aad Ms* S uerlw, the ronoyest ol the two reu, did tbs Wl!»ou boasaboUI i taa: Mrs.MoFarlan 1 was about to «ylrlt away brr oMIdreo. Amidst tha fusion Mit McFarland eeonrwi M*r gnerlte, aad the deor* being loolu»l the • ai-ed a window, throat inn ohl'd in*c of her molte> and thus laayed out. Mr. Wilson harried her other Itule girl npiialre *n<i locked hsr lu a room. Mra. aicFsiland lall be: husband sst era! rnoclb» ago and ha* alaoo reslüeo with hit inothsi, Mrs. Barry, In Alle gheny. Bsv. Mr. MuFaHead oblsleiMl both Ike cbliAraju «orne waeke ago. FI's * Mlet« a coMOMiue of ti e United PrcsbfHr.an UhtuM». found out aoilfy, a*'d U»s to ch*ig«4 t r wi.ru being th* eauas of tbe e-ilons Iroub's probably leaoâ tb» î obll realize tin He war «ira »tie*. •rano »kill ;rt« TU* Cowboy MurdSr Trial. CuAMUEisuiiito. Dto 19.—In th tria ot Tuama» Welsh, tbe youthful oowboy, for «fia kllltnz of "Dlgua" L it', tu annog ihr attozury« ovtr th« adtnissl.ii ul th« dying dvoUralloo Lu:i* wb.ch vsry damaging to W«ish «t.Ä show •° n^pf»vog*4 and Aa'iwr»*« kiih g Tidying »ta'.omctt aleolrarl' 1 tho air ! Ifla Brtalw Ikal hßf-rs b* WSg i o I» : * dbnci him, Tcmmy." The ma 4 a can of tee finally aindrnd and f irthtr ta>MmoD7 w-a . ff«i«d tbois «sar ai th* tlm* ot the killing ttat ike shooting m»ar«(ea:d ».iprov.kdd Tbs dsfeose eplfl«d FUb a tlrOBg trr«y of wfko»»M« to ptovs »).« M>ado«t of L ille • a? ot ths shiMjilog, that ha w.m drunk ar d r,n»rr«l»ûpp **d full of tkir*t> «caltii WsIsB. Two wtioeafe« swors lUal Li1H b»d vowed v»cg«aagdagalRjit Wilts for taking bta girl away from hlm a» i real ht tai l hi would '• >b.j" ilI taka his rsfui away irorn him. WsliL Will go epoo tho etapd to morrow mtislgs to testify ln UU hsba'.f The girl will al»4«(v« ber •tao cf lbs ibooiler, and fit she Is «till loyal to WsllS »hots eipajled to sup pori all bU ititameuta. b • of t te wss a loug wrangle ro »*ay ■ r. as Litt r lOwri tbu glri . du tLe ai f Tne Oyiter War Grow* Mol. B a LTI voua, Die. 12.—The war with the piratic»! oyster drodgera Las devol op*d no caw pbaats. Tke 4redg*rs deism, hot the extreme ussamre* re sorted to ob Monday ntgbi hjr lbs police boat?, be» lorpUed tbe lVerta with more rtspeoi it*a ihoy Lavs be bad for the But* navy, and ft^y Al of heretofore are not TwfnUht A attack w »« to bs made polio« sloop Folly, which f» on at tlackoirs Poinh As ths ottai aid altewbrrr, Governor brl Bart«tary Wnit ti»e ef tic rUam opefily stealing, ported that au io ths polio« s1o< w as gu*M J allo, tn, •cS.au t.I.li.i t ««f, r-qa.itfiit II). •anohe. auS O.lllti, sue, to- ut N.v.l Ao.-.l -m, », Aoi.apoll». At u ao o'o.otk So,iei Saul Bamuaou r.ctUad tcaliuoU b Iba Blute «t)»l ...l.t.cc. to ooouaaDced to lctin to ! : could, aud be at make ready two of tb« Isnncte«,arming ode with a hewitzs) su J th* other with a Qptllng gqu- Csoteio Howard aud he es«w of n.e dUstritd POiloa steirnur RloLana will tats atsrap o5 ILc lannolicB and $o at ct.ee to OsckîïVfl Point, where tbe F.tliy L salit to he saricuud ed by about Lr ty dt edging tchOonari. at r 00 Velephones im»nert> Nxw Ohlbans, Deo. 13.—Nice hun dred snd flfiy tdephonrs, tlcretoforo the property of the National Improved Crescent. City sod Now Oilcans Tele pliouo Companies weru burned h terdsr, quder the direction of the Telephone Company, of liosh-u. These adjudged i»y the United Sell instrumenta täte» Court to Infringe the patents of tho Bull Company, aud, n it Le u'.lliz d, thoy wer« dvsiioy« d. llicy c.uld A N*At captura. Pu TLA del fh 1 a Dro 13— Fr'fluid: Hartman, 23 y .ate 0 d, wUoli aocuje having MTlnfiltl F.. E Paictval, t jawelay, ou To**div>'. tut of four gel watotra, âlx ffoil *tBgy ««4 * of*ltou<i io, vetoed ufrlbr? Ji el |«steHar en r -oe*d t v.»to*inn »bö«f reli 'f m (JilQir^, He w hQjn tp id tolU to urre nkmutan if ^11». f a«:t IV». f ks sMrsTiidn e ter Oper« ITocie on (»•teilet sflsiba safl Iks ptsssrtsMon oV 'Uoole Tom's Cibin F aa will isb lima Bra traue formifi lote ea *rg#l «nta.' will be 4 t. » lift', aoapl.w , sic, •„W* «• I,««' 1 »», 0»:r. .d *l Vet ««*', an .sl.Fj, lid ftilcn 7 •» tsfei an« fcfwoksM al FsjMflfte 1 , 101 9 es« «tekta «Un* Hews nummary. In Beltlra >ro yesterday (he Jory In the case of Btrphen Conroe, teho killed hie a Patrick O'Donnell on the 1st of January last, rendered a verdict Of thnnslaughter, with recommendation to m*«roy. O' nroy went home early Io toe morning of January 1st and lound hla mother and O'Donnell drunk together, under compromising circumstances, and, in his raue, gave them such a kicking that they boib died from tho Injuries re ceived. ' Charles W. Ilendcraon, a veterinary surg on In Taylortille, Illinois, has bech *ot.ced to *8 years* Imprisonment I or toilurlng about 40 lor witu sulpurlo »C d ami croton oil during the progress of a poll ileal meeting held there on No vember 3d. •■Kir Kelson, tho n?fro desperado wh ) killed follcornau Balcumb in Hail US«, Nsbresk», last August, h sent.'uoed to iinprtionmeDt f ir Ufa. Nel eon Is the l5-y«*r old boy who h*ld t «veu ollUare at buy wbll* he wai lu ambush. W M « Mias Lewis, a school toscher, * ** si l lixis Djr\m, ope ol her puu crossing a railroad titans rj Ashsvtlle, N irth Carolina, on Tuesday uveuing, they were mu d»wu and killed by au ulpn-ab train. Goncral 8iipe*lnleudeot Be?l*r, ol th« Burlfngtbu Road, told the ewUcboou'» comiolttco tb%t none of the present ployes should be dletréartred to utako fsr thcat, nod that they could get back only a» Individuals. The Fox Coal and Ccko Company, ol (Iravtvlilc, Tcnnassro, I 10 per coot. In the price of min ing coal on the drat of ihe month, and all of the miners lisvegotie on strike. Dr. T. M. 8l»al*lr and hla wife have been arre t»d lu ClncUma»! on th > charge of criminal malprawlico One of hi alleged victims L dying M< red I th, Ibo principal Dud Daly. In New York, w held lu Ild.CuO bail for trial. Color»w, tbe notations U e Indian chief, d.ed st Fort Duchetnc, Utah, od T uesduy, of puenmooia. Dr V. W. *toh»!U terrtsy In Cbleazo on flto charge of der by ma 'practice Tho British Prince Is reported hard ag'ound near New Castlo. <1 XI. ■ N, i.alUnt of yesterday arrested yes •q'iahbte Over a Han. Lawkcnclvillb Dec 13 — George Hor^ett, aued 15 years, was 6hot ami In stantly killed laet evculng lu Hamlin's hardware store Berget t had been hunt In:: with a shot gun accompai led b) 0»e/*r Leonard, r.g.»d 17. The bo»s a."ter lag to L»wreLC«vllle, tholr Ik 'utlonml aud cut ered sled tho on qu r tbe possession of the gun, which *s in He recti'» hauls Le «I gra-ped the gun aud attempted to :akc It from till companion, when it was discharged, the heavy charge of shot pasting through Rergvtt'i mourh and the lead, rnaUtag a Inch In diamett r ' at the back ot than Leonard find with tbe There were only two young cbll lo the fitere at the time of the tragedy, and thoy alono were witness' e of the eontroreisy lira* ended lr. Beigett's death. Lccnaid'* frlCLds claim that the shooting uae ecddtLtal. hole Thre* Orand trp Tho pre»snuilnu of three grand opern» by the N*w Araerioan Op^ra Company a* the Opera Hoos* this ev«n Ug, Friday »rtsrncoo and evening will b Uis oonrplouotiB araus^tuent evout of • o season, o « wMoh will be euj^yei b/thro or four o::!ss of this» z; dur lng the ssaecu. The sale of stats whto'i opeoral Toesday ^Uas the as-»Qja»»ie of e auritenco* at each lxeeaQiat' and tho (D^agsraent of tLe will he of ram trajof maul. Tba company has )nal olosed au engagemsat la Bosteu to arge heusos and it* p«rfoncaao«s are nnamlitoutly rated by tbsiiinsteol wrl fen of that oity to be equ*l to presentations cf grand oporaav t • lh%i raufllo-lovigg OQtncmulty Olchs.in an arlio!« tm a ttav\day ecnosn by itra cox.pany. passe» faUy npon tha intrf!* nf the prinsipgls. wi'mlugtou te forlu rate lu saourlng this company . earnpa h> <1 an even« acustta sin0Q*8 th« bd»t Tae If you ate thtrking abou' a fine gold frame for a painting, order it at one«, li In kirns, you will gallery, 419 Shipley street. Yerger'a ait Bt»ie or tno Temporärere ai tbs ftaruiiLiOAw offlot to-day, b be eitad*: f o'olook 10 o'qlçok II o'olook 30 i ai» 31° The w*a\neir. To-raorrow promises to be «lightly o'.nu-y to higher temper oleuiy, with t and rather warmer. It*rng«es Ketaralnx. JACKfONviLLB. Fla, December 13.— Al out 2U0 refogtes ratorned yasteeday, d re many more are vxpwoled to morrow. At a meeting of tb* Board of Usolth ysMtsrday It was Nwoliod "that, inasrttur.b as Chore has no| btreu a ease of yellow fevxr reported for tbo sev«o days within tba obrpoi limit* of Jacksonville, tbe dally Iflllns will be discontinued from this date." from tetr, with ratbw . Saturday nartially alure rain or snow on tbe ooaat, : bol gonrtb Ward Kcpuoiioans. The Fourth ward Kopablioaos will hold a tnatelng oo Friday evening next, at 1 30 u'O'K'k, ln Öililbaoi's auction r ouie, Nu 111 East Fourth street, tor tue purpose of «looting eltht mutnbars f tbe Kcpubllgan Kzseattvo Commit« tee In conformity with the new rules. ton aisy ue Undecided ebor.t where to buy your Christmas kuk crise II >0, Qonoluds at onoe to go to ths store that cap rupplj yoar want* lu every dstail at th« lowest price». Fresh good«, a clfltn stock and prompt Aiiontlou. Ly ft Leary, N W. oor r.or Fourth a-». M<»dlaou slreute. Yon hi odd Vielt Adair's furnltuts store, No. 416 ««•. «.rest, and f»a his ieleotiabii goon before laskltg your h's »look Is iwuß j he fOQufi lo ill« oitÿ t)»ii sud sea for yooraslv'.fe. it 111*j oy Mince r«»#, I'fTTiarBO. Doc. p— At Bgtley 1st} ul» n Q*o*it* a d»y o'srk, «»evuurreta^aa large mlaaf pie* 00 a ••g«r. us wat rOnnfi dssd in r this osotafeg m s'rrrhsnuj Woods. II F% Ffn-APt ft Bro , oi<;ar maan ftalnrsK No N*at Öte®nd Strret, ba*« » »p>'d-wl lot uf metrsanabtt MM, ■niuM»«»» trails», (tn*. ir,» •«•»»»«a wiu mH »1 1 Blok »rrti 1 «. i, w UK feiikik uéïanal IHM" _ Met tollday tior.s, ai IL» lowest to Cl V • i Onw. OBI1CAB*. Death of Alexander as. Dixon as Oentre villa, Delaware—Ybe active, Cecfal *£. H Dixon, o f lentrevllle, HnndsSd. Dal., died at his toe at 3 o'clock this morning, wae amongst tha oldest altisvns, aad his Ufa was quiet, uoob trasiva and honorable. H« wae born April 14th, 1834, on ths property known as tha hillside mill. He was the third of William and Suaaa Diaoo. la 15C5 tha property was destroyed by a tremendous flood, and his mothsr taking her infant In bar arms saved r ll î oi b * W»»» 1 «« farther up the bill, where tho flood oonld not renob them. After reoelvlna the best edaon tioh tin oouatry schools oould afford Mr. Dixon learned the trade of black emtlblng. but did not lollaw it long for a living, M^coiog having more atlrac ■•U>a* for him. lu 1823, I rasai- ad he Wilsoaof ucoaeaMB, saoi , and with theft dogs o Hamilton Ohio, to brother, wistar Duos. 1<4 orfors railroad« Alex» Ob late rsgl aged 84 years. Dlxoa Mr. after Mr. Dixon had wish Samuel uldered ibelr I tram t it »1er Thin wae the S3 >(ne In vogue, erred to walk an to travel in omasring *t«ge oaacb, which wae the only meant of public travel. 1 1*33 Mr. Dixon was married to Miee Hutb Ann Milse, neer Kennels Bqnare, tut she dlad about a year after they wers mar led, and Mr. Dixon never w-arrl-îd again. Mr. Dixon formerly evrouU a very flue form at Walnut Grren, but In 1359 hj so.d It and re moved to his !at.i teddenoe at Centre v.ll", where be lived a retired life eo far a'aorive but lneee was concerned, bu> a/ray* laiing great lure.est In public nflTUrj. H.) was well-read aud lnforraod and question of pnblto luteres^, came before the oountry In whioh he did not have decided and Intelligent views. Originally Mr Dlxoa war a Demo rent, his last vote fur that party belu* for Folk for Prretdent In 1814, at wnlok time tit? tame was actively m a D*nroN|tl3 osndline for Coagieer. In 1843 »e bonaffla what wae known that fiai a.» aihirsnt of the ''Barn burner" wing of ths Demoeiatlo party aid vowd IskVaaRuren lor President. Î j l*B2 he voted P*»r ■n 1 fthe young men and tho I canvassed fh* Fie - 8 j. 1 oan dtdaio for Preitaeflt, and In 1854 he wee of the Opart.n phalaux of TOO D*la**re*n* who voted for John O. Frrmr-ot for P osldont. In 1800 Abram termer supporter than Mr. D>x««, and through tho war that followed be was a fl Unten ca^ee Ho vfaa active Ir having th) military hoapttal «esabltahod 11 tbU olty upon tbe square hounded by Nlntfc, Tenth, Tat nail and Wtwtl s Mnco u hail supporter of tho , the square w hull« up with irately renidmoea Bstcg too aged for aetlv« du'y In tbe ay, Mr. Dixon devoted muoh of bl« time end means in providing oomferw inr the sodiere, «cd in carrying ttils pur rose ht was amongst tba first to Lund upon tbe He'd of GoUyaburg • Per Ms« battle, try lag to alleviate lb» fintf-tlnga of the w*unded. Mr. D I'D to*k great interest la the lato p. Lstoal osmpalgn. and wreenen tUaslaatto suoperrer of Gener*l Harrl S)U. Tisough suffarlng from »-xtrstne weak -*»», bo remssd any aasistanoe In goiug to tho polls and castlag hl« vote for the mau i* who** bauds he oontld *rea tke o un try would bo bret govern d He par .'of io ei t hl« hi* lass public »ot In a oouaeLbttou« manner, and ws< muoh gratified that bis Hie bad boon «pared to pc.form that duty. Ft many years he was a road oom ïe'edûAor ol Obrltiiaua Unndrad, and oilsoier rf sshccl taxes until h'.s dual re^raaurot Iron* active Ufa Mr. Dixon wse a manib*r of no religions dtnoaal Bat'.»»«, but wee al ways the firm friend of avery moral rsform, and his ilia was ;aöh as plea to a c exemplify tae highest prinol at obrlsttap otaraote*. He belonged Itrfa-ltvad family, uls father sled at 83, and bis mother at 78 years of *ge. His brother Wfstar >lv*4 to th* age of 94, and bl* slater Lydia to 91 >ufvlv*. The «is»«* is tbe widow of Jrakqa Taylor, af Kanuets Square, aged 82. wbeee fonts now Oalef Burgasa ef that tjwn. The brother is R;ban Alleu , aged 78 years, residing In Qro «. Tke tut oral will take plaoe Lam the Uts reslueaoe ef the deoeatel Sanday next, at 9 o'olcok p. m. Iu termeiit la Long wood oemetery. A brother aad «leur still Dix trsvllJ* »X« eUMweas Isas !i*un (m tara oliv flamfMikrM.' «M Marko« israôi Onppiag an< i»*ening, IQS K. aeeoad st. Try flask's tool j m wUl UkaiL Try aaffii's oool ; yea wtU rersly ltks it. kllrartl v. Osvib, lewaUr, » K. 0**«nd it, 18 *. ktass, *t fluK is u. Boa»th. PU« r»»»x ireop Bwith. drvxfltst. , MS West rreet street. *».«i !esn Lsnasry MrasUtaa Balw. unaodiate ts. ML Lu '4rain, 2U Klnx, has a fln» nne ef •te««« aad tobacco, buy yoar Uhnatmss *ras*ass Look I *>arj, ptpos su) ot«sr snd retail. 216 King Dureteln'e flue asisortment ol Wholesale A Discovery. N AHii viLLK, Toon , Dec. 13 —Tho auihorUtas at the prison have dlsoovsr oa oonoeeled on the person* of oonvlote and lu bsd», between fitly and sixty knives, fifteen rraor*, t|p« revolver and three rope*. It ts beaded the oonviots tntandeu to moke n break for liberty, and that the weapons were tn be t-.sd agatoet the guards who might Interfere In one of the oeils a lamp, a ladle and tel used for making counterfeit money ware found. Pitcss of b- l gn» n in were taken from a oonviot, but uo •Ilea oould te found. white me To* •• Strutt* Cap*." Rockford, Ills, Dea. 13 —Rer Mead Roaore, an alderraau who has bsen flgbflwg tbe liquor lntereWa, and who is gjvojtotur of an ordinance now pending which prohibits the sale of liquor io Rookfoid. bas r oMved a com munloatlop sigoeil "White Caps of Northern Illinois," asking him to ra his position in the Olty Oounoll, hrsafeDing him with bodily injury of ref usal. Christmas Data, Beautiful Christmas hate for gentle men, youtbe. iliis «Ad boy«; nil In <««•* ■»*!«*, Ti Is jaa» km co see how üaitghted the "Us*leAkafc" are with tiWft nsw sign and I iu : hi bate they gat et Dabell'«. 3 TfcMe-toQMfce ef tha peonh* B. 85 al. than Rrsa «tee you wet*. aa that 1 you gwutcolly will pan nna b BW Mnm presents. ter. Hsts asks rrobstiy Mur dared. Mount Pleas am News was wsrivad | aJght Kta g >u tmread ttCÎÂ «rare eo ordere X D.» n.~ ktUI, I j.1 lia» the >rt b» w> _• tfl bal'avisJ v d afld thfl boni ooftoaal tbe u ri tae. 4* la af Is The of the battle of _ oeleteated „ ^ _ >«*, Ho 1, G. A § «rand turkey supper at their keaaqnartgra, Third end King streets, supper was ander tha anspioea of ladles of Bmyth Oir- la and wav a grand eucoaes. About 400 sat down to ths tables and delegations wers prasset from DuPont Pos», No. 8, Striker Post, No. 8. of Newport, and Grant Post, No. Commander Lewis presided, and mualo was fnrnlabed by the oholr Wesley M. B. Ohurch. II the weather Is fair nsxt Bandsy Brand* wine M. B.Ohuroh Will be filled with ths membsr« of ths Order of Hep taropbs, or Seven Wise Men. Several weeks etnoe Washington Ckmolave, No 3, made arrangemenU to attend ohurch on the 16tb, and have signified aooompanylng this oonoiavs, It Is orobsb e »here will he a large turnout, rhe mens bete of Brandywine 0 -colave, No. 4, will wear theft new regalias for tha first time in pnbllc. Ths regular mealing of Brandywine Oonolave, No. 4, will be held this even* lng and every member should try to fcc present. The fair of Dataware Oommgndary, K G. JL, Is still open at Odd Fellows' Hall, and as It hne jeea well attended will bo doabt prove a snoeeaa. It was visited lest «venins by Wflmlngton I vision, Ne. I, Uniform Rank, K of p. Tae naxt meeting of Rodney OjuuoII, N >. 48, Provident Union, will be held Satarday evening, 321 Inst. Daring the year thare have been Provident tax oa-ls.i m* n nut) er 80 yean of age amounted to 86.25 for 'he year. 6n an Inanrntioa of f1,000. Daring tills year Rodney Oonn oil loat one member, John 8. Bartnatt, ard bta bond of $8,000 was promptly paid to bis mother, The indloatlons are t-a* «fer the oommenoament of the new year there will be a large aooession to tbe membership. Aboet flftv members of the various o<ls of O U A. M. of this olty wtii vielt Fame Council of Philadelphia on Saturday evening. The fourteenth Frederl evening a The the U, of « aa tbe oth«r oonolave* their Intention ol an it in 7 « of J. it. -15 avseeemente, or wblob tn theses* of dy to anniversary of the Knight* ol 8 . Lawrence Uniform Hans fioUl Sbolety was held hut evening Mi order was formed In this olty Ootebsr 18 h. 1874, and tke fit»! regu *r meeting held atom» ou* month latnr. It >» u»w «h« wealihia*« Oatholio beneSoial e-c ely la this olty «.uoauUuf to over ass te r oses last «vantug constat** of «poches, -ona* and reoliatlons, after wh oh a nas quel wa« L>uoL praalllnij. Tbe Order of tbe Iron Hall pureuta th • even tenor of Its way, and altbon h bu) little Is beard ol It, there Is a ra d and cons taut growth and laorease in ts m mbar bip al ovar th* oonn try. the claims t at bave matared tkt i.***e uo*o or««»»«), p»u, snow»*« ability of theomer io de all it promt _ tù» brauen located in this olty Is in a proposons oendltion, aa« are taglag in members at almost evsry meeting. Order your piotnrea and frames at once at Terger'e, 419 fchlpley street, you will be left. They have more ord than ever. vel, wlti Daniel W. All ui far to In I « : tp 13 to Japan Goods. The Japanese excel all other nations In beauuml and ingsakus handiwork, and a notable example of this Is seoa tn ike O&rtstias« oarûa, some of whioh are qtUts large, that have mad* «heir ap pearance ibis y*A, Tb* card Itaelf is mad* of a oeiqjjpstMoo, Ike same aa rlo* paper, wbll* on It is tabued a small branoh of a tret, containing a saider's wob, that Is enoh a oloie Imitation of tbe natural artüel« »trat even a veteran spider in search pf a käme would be apt tu be deotived lato taking posceMlop of It. There la an axo«ll«aii lmiu rplder lo the wab, lu addl.loa 1 other «tklo.es Fkilllps A Kane, pt No. 5 Evst Fourth strrat, bave a Utbitod sk ok of tbese cards, in addltloa toolbar Japanese goods, wblob they are rapidly disposing of. ■ the r of a some of be Do Mot Be Disappoint*«. Bekc-ubu guarantee« to Apish for ffhrlatmaa all photographs takfl)^ this week. 815 Marke» stTMt. tbe ly fleeting Of New York, Geo. 13.—The two oy otanee have mat. Tne NoRbwestem wae being pulled down diagonally throagh New York State by |fe» South ern oyolOB«, I» finally male Bare ■warved lato HewHag vy clones. ut ra llaad; latter Stream si «tance eod but its South It, and oaogbt directly pff tfi •lock Island. Great damage Is reported to telegraph wire«, and It b Impossible lo learn tbe fM| extent of llo deatrnc tton. Observation« or the Signal Oflloe to day tndiaewd that the donble wae Qpwllag along Ike Gulf Stream past Maine, Justin lbs trook of lnoomlng steamers. ra Taylor ft PmUortoo'a rkouaaUa mix taro ourea rbeuaa.Uitaa In nil 1M forma. Ikylor ft rnllorun, 90S Kins atraak ty aud Mrs. L. A. Morgan, who has been a missionary lu Afrio», will lecture in St. Paul's A. U. M. P. Church, South Wil mington, tomorrow (Friday) night Subject: "Woman's Mission on Barth." Doors open nt 7 80; leoturo to oommenoe f . ib. Admission free. A refresh table Will be la oherge of n oom mUtee of ladtee Mr*. Morgan of tbe greatest lecturer« in the ritate* and therefore the ohureh should bs wall-flileil oh this oooasion. Look before you losp in bnslnese, end think before you swallow—ra medtolne; but know onoe for all that Laxador b yre*«mlarnily tb« lirer regulator and ulcod-purltler of the «ay. Prloe 25 cents. ra at Is one United Is eye and two carloads of ffiachloery. Two oar loads of paper machinery were shipped by the Fum-- a- Jooes Oouipeny yesterday, one of whioh ter toe Pennsylvania Palp and Paper Company at Lookhaveu, Pa , and tbe other lor Armstrong Brothers, Jobu-on burgb, Pa. "Never was bear» su:h a terrible aurM."aette g. off about hIs stubborn cold Could it »>* possible that be lived ln olviLzaMun «*nd had not heard of Dr. BuL'tUoagh Rtrap. him tale the o'd rrhablv; * and stop swearing. Prloe 25 c' ». Is IA L-i Kapubiic* . m v t ufs. The RspttiUoans uf tbe revsra' w%f4fl »W hotis i-6< tri« to?morrow •VMitftbf ta» 7 8(> «4.U 9 o'moak, for *• P8KB0M Ol eleevsg li)< u.b'*»« Of tbe Its^ub few* Bxs-m" ve Ckiucnitteo In lfuruiUy with Hw now lulss. .... Buffer o*t dteagpa-u. meut by amploy lng too q»-» 9 'Hlfiwéi?"— hut for tbedls •orea of i. njtiQ» q*j Dr. BcU's B*bj tust MBU», one e. A. ali 1 u Storms. The aohooner Ola Ohuroh, from Cape OharUs for Norfolk Light, was loat U Mobday night's storm. Oaptoin Frank Knock, maw Harris and one of her orew drowned. The vessel was owned la Mew Loû" A despatch from Oohaaaat, Masssobu •MU, aaya the weather «as olfar jester dav. A trip along the ooftat, from SonuafB to Hull, revealed no marine disasters, and the damage to property along the beach la not varv The heaviest storm of in Halifax, Nova Bootla, raged there (Jar log Tuesday night. Much damage dons so eleotrlo light and tdegcaph and >mall oraft were driven from their moorlcga In the harbor. ▲ sailboat, which lsfl Bambro on Monday af ernooa with three men and a woman, Is believed to be lost. Four nearly completed brlok build ings In Jersey Cite were blown down during Tuesday night, and demolished adjoining building ocanpled by Geo Johnson as a stationery store and dwell ing. No person was itJ need. heavy, e season a m I. « 1res, an Vary'« Pblla. Messenger, 817 Market, olty. New Yoke, Deo. 13.—Tho National Flaberla 7 es ter da the oons will ask Congrete to enaot. quire tbe establishment of a United « atee Marine and Fleherlse Depart ment, the payment by the Government of $5 per un for frtan fleh oaughc by American fishing vessels, and a duty of Mt pound on all fish except .for bait. The association i$ \ Of fiiblng uoaiarp. The followiec officers were elected: President, F. J Babeoo; Vice President, D T. Ohuroh; Treesnrer, J. J. Pew; Secretary, Luther Meddocks. sioolellon was In session nu devoted muoh time to ation of statutes whleh Is Thee# re one oent that user teeesl owner« aad Cutting Dawn th* Tver*. Tbe Park Commiealon Is having abo 350 trees cut out of tbe woods in tbe Bn dy wine Park wine, a large either dead w both side pf tbe Brandy nutbbër these tree* are afe in g decaying state and at any rate there ate too many of the ground. They have In places grown up in such think clusters as to h» till and «plndly without slfordl»g much shade. The thinning out process will let in more sunlight, and the trees remaining will bave more chance to spread aud make a better shade. Alter that number of trees are cut out they will ibarculy be missed. Hiera yolour* Drowned. Nrw York. Dec. 18 — Sergeant Dar llngton and Privates Frederick Pettit aud Benjam'n Wilson, all of Company A, 11th lufantry, now located at Madlaon Barracks, Sackett s Harbor, New York, were drowned In Lake Ontario, ofl Cat Tuesday. The soldiers were fishing with a net and the boat was capsized In Fish P lut, attempt to raise the net clung to the boat aa long a« they could, but the water was icy and they gave up the struggle after a few min utes. I In Hiver aua Barbar. WASHQtOTON, D. O.. DOO. W.— oonncoUon with others, tne trill reported tp tbe Hftuse yesterday appropriates t; r Mafoak ttooV, |6 000; New Oset'o ice harbor, 18.100; wilmtagton, >90.000; Brnvfl ornek, |3 000; 0t JonaS river, 13 «00; Dock oteek, $3,500; Broadkhl $3 000; Delawa o break wafer, $65,000; Dataware river, from Trenton to m»4|tb, $175,000; Philadelphia harbor, $300,000. In ■ OblMto'i Opeia Hcase Gong Chicago, Dec. 12.—Jast after tbe audience had left tbo Chicago Opera House to night, where McCaufi's Com pany bad been presenting ''Lorraine," the calcium lights used in one of the spectacular scenes fell to th* floor. The rpet ignited, the flânes spread rapidly, d shortly alter midnight the splendid complete îf gutted. Nobody The loss flt present can not building was was injured, be estimated Balt for lbs Mud Bon Disaster. 8o RAH TON Pa, Dec. 13. — Attorney Cornelius amith has brought suit against tbe Lehigh Valley Railroad Company for John J. and James Jennings, father and son, of this city. The son was permanent ly disabled In the Mud Run disaster. He as for da account of Twenty thousand dollars Is claimed in mages, and the father sues on tbe loss of his son's services each case. Can bs oured: Oaaeets, tumors and piles, without oausöo. Vene rial disease oared wUhqtU mercury. Brasllfan rbsu fer neu ra sap race a tflMWO Is I w taWe mss moved w _ ...... Wei oh, 302 Tatnall « Of 4nd o»o«» wotms re hqfire Dk J. B «4». WllmftafMm. IS • » wtma PuimoBio Balaam. Dr Strong 1 an*, »no ntftoi lonowlblM ty to becomiMfl ooBSbffitftlve ah tb* te •ults of using Oils grsBtiuog and tbsoat remsdy. PromjM aud rapid In oaring •ougbs, sort tbfWat. boarMDSis, week val«#« blood spitting, croup, etc. 6O0. aud $1. D«pot, 4th and Klug st# , Wll «llogteD, Del. Pblla. depot, Smith A Kline Co.. 439 Aroh street. Dr. Binuns' Dye Dure Is performing wonderfnj, oaras continu oualy of waai, Is flamed And «are or red eyes and granulated red «ad muolfled eye lid*. We refer tt> Professor W. A Reynolds,' Rumor and W. H. Rypn. aasa now well. 293. Dei King. Kartei, mz pot Fourth and •nry ft Ain« puruirere. Go to George Q. Murphy for you* ■tdebnaMs, book cas*», cheffoulert* wardrob«*, tablet, writing desk» and fancy rocksr* alto a fait line or walnut and oak chamber »ulte. 809 Shipley street. Caatea rsteat near Is MADE FROM TUB B*BT WHEAT OUTAINABLB. TRY IT. IA TOUR OBOCKK DOIS MOT KBBP IT YOU CAM GET IT FLOUR DEALER. Ron ▲MT Dr. Mlehe's Hungarian Oia|m*ot. Best rsm»«y far drewlqg aud WaaUng Kept by Belt and Danfettb BnCetbtfrfl Dolt*I aaiist Delis! Tatuatl streets. s of M Dishor otuic » Nams 'JMnas old o. «h the •iffgCFa *# sgtsd Od $Ir Bently—. Î hoar ib A' 1 fh* so u death tust astl-ji Did Mrt >t beb;t t. ftBdlBHlflfl en BRANDYWINE HD. BETTER P08TAL FACILITIES WANTED. It Hat Tan Postoffloe*. and More Will goon he Wanted—me nahurban Towns Will Not be With Ttaam, francs tod tney t Rood, fecreie bar Ives, »ans, rhey [*hey rhey rhey rhey Fhey rhey vhflly ly »11 »rtft&l kid Probably no hundred In Now Castle County Is so well supplied with p>st offices as Brandywine Hundred, and yet (hern is considerable oemplaint of the luconvenleuod and irregularity of the malle. Ou the east of ths hundred ave Bdgamoor, Bellevas and Olay moot, the two last named belt g on the P , W A B Railroad and the first named prac ttoally so. Farmer io the lntsrlev kkd on the BalUt&oie and Ohio are Carrerefi and Oarpenter, the fite» being establish ed only a few days ago. Farthar to tho inferior are Grubb's and Talleyvllle, the Uat named being on the Conooid turn pike. Grubb's, taking tin name from Ieeao N. Grnbb, president of the levy Court of Newcastle Qpunty, le tho Central office la the bundred. It was formerly oalled GrQbb r e Oofliet«, bat It 1 b sat} the gerem »ent has out off all aselefo #es to the nfffies of nostofiloer, f are gow k#0«u by hik a single ihorteit name. In tha extreme notthwee'ern pari of the hundred !■ B:ater Valley poefeflloe, and < Bandy wine le Roohtand, marine In all nine poaicflloes located In BiandyFlae Hundred. Beside*, a large number of thtoltlseneof that hundred tireaooom modatef by postal faobltlss beyond bandied border. Booth's, la Delaware County, Pa , line but a quarter of a mile from the line, and Elam, in the same oonnty, is quite contigu , us. After all It la ant Improbable that Wilmington nppllee half as muoh mall matter to thé people of that hundred as all the *ha hundred eomblned. The Philadelphia ana th« Concord plkeo run through the hundred, The fiist northenat nod the other nottS, affording a>ay faollltief for reaohlaA fKk city, and M • large number of people ooma to the dll? on business every day, théy na turally bsoome enb-mall oarif»ra for their neighborhoods. The lull-gate kasmera on the two plkea art also made to do oaaslderable mall duty for the ac commodation of the people wno dally pesa through. It has been but a few years alnoa moot nod Beaver Valley were the only povt-offlees In Brandywine Hun dred. Then WUaolngton supplied tbe moet of the hundred, and the keepers of the toll-gates referred to did heavy mall asrvloe. Then followed tho establish meut of Grubb's effloe, noon afterwards followed by Rookl&nd. The people waklag up to the advan tage« of increased and better mall faoUl Has, and a love of edaeation becoming more get oral, there were greater de mande for pcet-offloea outil Tnlleyvllk ttdgemoor, Bellevue, Oarpenter and Carroro/t aooo came on In quick suoc elon as i all road and other advantages Increased. Bnl the end 1« not yet. There will soon, no dugbl be a demand for a post effle# at Holly Oak. The enterprising people who ale erecting country resl ceoOes along the two lines of railroad mat run through tho hundred, und are bal ding up eeuntry Villas are not going to be long without a posteffio* Jmori at fh*lr doom, and the possibilities art that all East Brandywine hundred, from Wilmington to Olaymoot between the two itnea of railroad will he ere many years, a ocatinuoue sucoeaslon of suhur ban villages, each #tth a pestefflae. •nterprlelng oltlfisn« can but eay, 1st the p •tefflcei come arm In arm with oühcol bena -• and the result oancot fail to be bénéficiai. PI Jew s tie u the of very few from ment an chiefs many have large Hand tra sets, tens. or Co»t brellas n O'nj 6) r and cloth, Silk» Skirts, Ian*, and Coats, now All Fflf all kinds of wild game go to Bttlow ft Wier, at tbe Klghth street market boas«. A Theatre Burned. Os w zoo, N Y , Doc 13 —During Mrs Langtry's performance here to nl^ht of "As in a Looking Glass" at the Academy of Mublc the curtain was about to ascend the last act, when there was a cry of Are from the rear of the hall and thick clouds of smoke poured up through the large register In the middle aisle. Tke crackling of tbe denies was heard under neath the floor and the large audience began to rush panic-stricken for the exits. Cool headed men sprang upon the stag® and called dj»k to the people that there wae no danger Others mounted trelr chairs In everÿ part of the house and called Upon the peoplo to remain cool This ftcMed«! in partially quiet lng the sudlenca and Ju two minutes the theatre was cleared Just I 306 the flames sprang up thnJuxh tho floor By this Mme the fire department was at b«Ml and atreams of Wafer Wer* pouring Into the buUdiug. The Urn was poop extin guished ft caught fTpm qtr gverhc&ted furnace directly under tbe centre aisle axd near tbe main entrance But for Its timely discovery It would have shut off the peop e from escaping at tho main door, and there would Bato been a terri ble scene, as the bouse was packed. There are two rear exits. Mrs Langtry escaped through the crowd and took refuge In a near-by saloon until her carriage found her. Tho thoa was black with smoke before all the people got oui. lbvsrybedy is uoteg ud datutv fell«» boys and ir ffiatkgts and aheva Second. fatbefil IA* prloefl *hrjpi ths Fsnaiif Oko* Hhflsao cook 20fi Markst svtrtv, Buy where you bay the lowest. Go Baialtc ft Co for all klads cf cwoalry produce. 13 E. 4th st to Damag* by Water. O1.KTKLAHD, 0.„ Dso. 13.—By (he burst of a water main early ysaterflay maxulng, a torrent from Ike Faftmount L tora Qp |^«|ter«0a of Dan -- Division en-»«», ffiakrng deep gaHlee on Its we***4*04*0, 'The foan daltoas i of many b«««»« wave wvsbed away, a^d the oellare fillat wltft water. Tho damage 1*estimated at $50,000. Try a bottle of BrnncMakBtUn If you have a ooûgft. it will not ovstyco auy* Itffiflflvae y«d Then It 1« omy BÄ ^ld' 4 at Naodatalpbarmscy, 5th and-flfilnr meet«. nfpteVroîr JA8.T N 6tU W U—Ttu ,R..n 3 ul, *g«o »3,. living at t slitù street, while f/oio * rscuoa story (Lilli »(to J »Mile, 3 Tha forQfr afid bu ito». u «v i.; 1 V*sr» DR. SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS CLEANSE the mucous francs of the stoinaoh and bowels pf all «limt tod foreign manor, start the seerttien« jwsij ii£estien and assimilation, nutrify the plood tney relieve tne liver of congestion. give it t chance to extract bile poisons from th< Rood, to make them into good bile, and t< fecreie lust what is needed. They do bar their way and irritate like most purg^ Ives, but they treat all the surfaces and or »ans, so that the entire system responds rhey are based on scientific principles. [*hey are entirely rational and natural, rhey always do what is claimed for them, rhey work on the system in the way claimed rhey work together for the greatest good. Fhey are not like new and untried medicines rhey need no praise, but obly simple tion of merit. *F"Dr. Schenck's purely vegetable an( vhflly reliable family medicines are for sali ly »11 DruggtoU. Every package »rtft&l directions for use. If • . yourself send for Dr. Schenck'i on Diseases of the Lungs, Live» kid Stomach. Sent free. Address Dr. J Schenck A Son, Philadelphia, Jr*a. has neatl you wont Jew Book BEE HIVE, 9 ) u 306 MARKET STREET. We are showing thousands of useful things that make a very sensible present for the coming holidays, and mention a few below. Thousands of Handkerchiefs from 3c to $3 each. Our assort ment is immense and includes an attractive line of Silk Mufliers You will remember those fine hemstitched initial handker chiefs for gentlemen we sold so many cf last year. Well, we have a better this time. Also one for Ladles. Also a large line of Hair Brushes,Tooth Brushes, Combs, Pocket Books. Hand Bags, Silk Pishues at ex ; tra low prices. Stamped Linen goods, Cor sets, Ribbons, Silk or wool Mi - tens. Children's Plush, Velvet or Cashmere Caps. Some bçjuties among them Muff and Gossamers for ladies and chißien, and a good Rubber Co»t fôr boys; over 400 Um brellas from 50c to $6. Gent's Kid Gloves farniskihg goods, and Mittens, ,ur top. Linen Table Sets. Towels, perfect beauties. Fancy table covers, fine blankets, Century cloth, calico and ginghams, an : endless variety of dress goods j Silk» and plushes Skirts, Jackets, Ulsters, Rag Ian*, Flash Coats and Wraps, ■ and a big line of Children's! Coats, and Kriss Krink'e to lease the little ones. You now our priced are right. Ladies' I Russell, Missimer & Co. 306 MARKET STREET. We're coming down the home stretch of this sea son's we ar goods proves that they please the people as to price and quality. Another lower schedule of prices cn Boys' and Children's Over coats, we have too many and the low prices raust celt them. It is beginning to fed like Storm Coats sind Heavy Overcoats again. The la.t cold snap almost run out our »'ock, but we have both bc^ht and made some new lets and are again in goed shape to please you. You should see the ele g a n t Shetland Beaver Storm Coat and Ulster we get up for % 25, combining luxury, style, durability and solid comfort,made of thoie most popular materials which are so wstm and thick, but light in weight tnd lined with splendid wool iiaisg trade, ?nd the way c sefiding out the JA8.T MÜLLI.N & SON, Tailors 6tU A Market, W ümington, 1 OloUtiuffl P. J. WALSH & CO. 506 Market Street it t< * WILXlHGTOlf. OIL There Is nothing ed in any departmenl of our houio except room We need that' and need it badly. Though our present stock is immense, each department demanding additional space, we do not carry a single super fluous article. ^*We ate governed enti.elj^ , by our large and co/utant-1 ly increasing patronage ùa selecting our goods. Our stock is larger this season because our trade is lar ger. We carry twice th« amount of Clothing this season, because our patron age in this department ha« increased proportionately,' ; - No Clothing house in WiU mingten will show a better or more varied line. We have Men's suits from £$ to $$o, and boys' and chil- 1 • m dren's from $$ to $15. We have the heavy overcoat for $j that will resist th J fiercest storm, and for $1* we will show you a beauti ful satin-lined Melton Tweed. Some houses m i Wilmington make a leader' of this same coat at '$ 18, : j ■ î or Finest assortment of Seal Plush Gar-| merits of âi)y House in tho <fe at prio from l-2aoo $50.00, delive 6» approval co ip pari so quality apd guaranteed. â. SILL OF $10, $1 ( ÖOW^f AND $i £ y WEEK. ON P.J. msH&coj 506 Market Street, WILMiRSTOI, Dfftw SPEOTALDRIvl -15 * New Currant«, Sc per lb.; 4 ib». (or 30c. Lemon «nd «range pesl, ISs per lb» Oitron, 25c par All JdaS ef nijlat. nuts wa4U fa> Xmas 6 lb. ra. Ol b & McCLIlTfoCK, ce») 8ù «ai Lun