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THE MORNING HERALD
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ONE CENT.
WILMINGTON, DEI,.. SATURDAY. MARCH 25.1876.
VOL. 1-NO. 1S7.
WANTS.
TT^TdaY AT HOME.—Agents wanted
H2 Outfit and terms free. TRUE A CO.,
Jnjusta, Maine. _
f ' aKTED-B y a young man of steady
habits a situation in a store where
jean
per dav at home. Samples
worth $1 free. Stinsox &
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Jo. Portland. Maine.
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FOR RENT.
TOR RENT-A two-stery brick house on
J Vollastonstreel, between Eighth and
>1uth. Apply$ a9HINGX0N street.
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F OR RENT and fixtures for sale of one of
the oldest shoe stores on West Second
greet, Wilmington, Dal. Immediate pos
sesion given. inquire
of
J. K. BABCOCK,
No. 4 West Second street.
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nOR RENT.—One of the best busi
ness stands In Wilmington, known
«Chadwick's Fountain Hotel, Ice Cream
irden and Museum- It la the only ice
mam garden In the city. This Is a chance
, ld ommetwlth v ApgytO rAi)wicKt
No. 207 and 209 W. 4th street,
Wilmington, Del.
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~<DR RENT.—A house situated In the cen
tral portion of the city, one door from
„rket street, suitable lor a large boarding
house, has ten rooms up stairs. Apply,
No 1 West Fourth street, City. Jan5t*i26
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FOR SALE.
OR SALE CHEAP.
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A BottllngjEstabUslinient. A Drug Store
gnd a General Store in different locations.
O. T. COLLINS, Agent.
Townsend, Del.
Address,
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10K SALE—Lot of nice cider barrels, to
make room for oysters, apply at_
Sept.21 tf 405 MARKET ST.
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NOTICES.
I^OTICE
TO THE FIREMEN
OF THE
CITY OF WILMINGTON.
I offer myself as a candidate for the ol
ceot Chief Engineer ot lhis department.
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JAMES W. AGNEW.
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Secretary's Office,
Board of Public Education.
Wilmington, Del., March 17th. 1876.
1 N ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF
ft the Board of Public Education of the
lily of Wilmington, will be held Saturday,
Ipiil 1st, 1876, in each of the wards of the
City.
Polls open at one o'clock, and close at
even o'clock, p. m. ,
The members to be elected and the places
lor holding the election are as follows:
1st Ward—One member for three years;
polls, old No. 13 school house, Second street
tear W'asnlugton street.
2nd Ward—one member for three years ;
polls. Felton House, Second and Walnut.
3><1 Ward—One membei for three years,;
polls. Jacob Hauser's, Fifth and Orange
treats.
till Ward—One member for three years;
polls at City Hall.
iith Ward—One member for three years;
mils at Lalyaelte Hotel, corner Ninth and
ihlpley streets.
6th Ward—One momber for three years;
polls, store of I. R. Gallagher, H. E. corner
Valnut and Seventh streets.
7tli Ward—One member f^r three years:
lolls, No. 2 School building, Eleventh aud
Washington streets.
SihWaid—One member for three years:
mils, cooper shop, corner Fourteenth and
'reach streets.
9th Ward—One momber for three years;
polls at Old Academy Building.
10th Ward—One member for three years;
polls. No. 10 school building, corner Elm
and Adams streets.
WM. H. CLOWARD,
Secretary.
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CPELTAL NOTICE TO DELINQUENTS
O OF CITY AND 8CHOOI. TAXES FOR
1675.—We the undersigned, receivers of said
taxes, do hereby give notice to all such per
sons us have not called or made some ar
rangements that wo will send each one a
Postal card requesting him or her to call.
Having rendered their bills, called time
®Bd again, and while many have called,a
great many have not; and, the latter we
most respectfully ask to give this their at
tention, believing as we do that we have
done onr duty In trying to collect these
taxes, and while we have no desire to dis
tress any one, we have a responsibility
restingonus. 'Ihe money is due us. We
have given bonds to the city, and we are
responsible for it. The cliy needs the
money, and ts urging us to collect It or pay
][, and we propose to do so. We must
therefore collect It. And furthermore, we
do nut Intend to be two years collecting
one year's taxes. ,
All persons who have not paid t.ieir City
and School Taxes for 1875, will please call
atfmce at the Collectors Office and make
payment; otherwise we shall proceed, ac
cording to law, to make collections. We
are under bonds to the city for the collec
tions of all taxon the Assessment Books,
and must, for our own protection, collect.
We therefore give this notice to all delin
quents, and if they do not comply must, of
necessity, abide the consequences.
, Office No. 10 East Sixth street, between
Market and Ring,
Hours from 8 o'clock a. m. to 12 m., and
from 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 p. m.
EDMUND PROVOST,
Receiver of Northern District, (including
all north of Sixth street.
EDWARD FARMER,
Receiver of Southern District, (including
ail south of Sixth street.
NOTICE TO REAL ESTATE OWN
ERS.
THOSE WHO SELL OR TRANSFER
REAL ESTATE WILL OBLIGE THE
UNDERSIGNED BY LEAVING A no
tice THEREOF AT OUR OFFICE THAT
WE MAY ASSESS IT TO THE PROPER
OWNERS.
EDMUND PROVOST,
EDWARD FARMER,
City Assessor*'
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gAKERY REMOVAL.
Havlng removed my Bakery to the 8. W.
corner oi Conrad and Monroe streets, 1 am
prepared to furnish Fresh Brerd, Cake*,
*c,, ts the citizens of Wilmington at low
prices. Balls, Parties and Pio-nlcs eon
for at yenr jammmuWy.
PUBLIC BALES.
EALD'S SIXTH REGULAR PUBLIC
HALE OF
STOCKS, BONDS, LOANS, AND REAL
ESTATE,
At the Clayton House Building, Fifth and
Market streets, Wilmington, Del.,
SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1870,
at 11 o'clock, a. m., sharp.
$500 Bond ot the Wilmington City Passen
ger Railway Co.
25 Shares First National Bank ofWilmlng
ton.
250 Shares City Passenger Railway Co.
Two-story brick house, tour rooms, M'Caul
50 Scares Delaware Fire Insurance.
Every item in this bill will be sold posi
tively. Other items added and advertised
until Friday, 24th inst. J. T. HEALD,
Real Estate and Mortgage Exchange,
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DMINISTRATOR'H HALE
—or—
REAL ESTATE.
A
By virtue of an order of the Orphan's
Court of the State or Delaware, in and for
New Castle county, made the twenty-first
day of February,'A. D„ 1876, will be exposed
to sale at publle auction,
ATTHE DELAWARE HOUSE,
now kept by George W. Ortlip, In Wilming
ton, New Castle Co.,
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 29, 1870. AT 11
O'CLOCK, A. M.
The [following described lands and tene
ments, being the real estate, late ofWm.
Lally, deceased, to wit—No-1, a lot of land
with a
TWO-STORY BRICK HOUSE
tbereon erected, bounped as follows- be
ginning at a point on the northerly side of
Front street, at the distance of elgnty-flve
feet from the easterly side of French street
thence north thirty-two degrees east sixty
six feet; thence south fifty-eight degreos
east nineteen leet; thence south thirty-two
degrees weal sixty-six feet to the said side
of h ront street, and thence with the same
north fifty-eight degrees west nineteen feet
to the place of beginning.
No- 2.—A lot of land bounded
Beginning at a point on the easterly side of
Heald street, at the distance of eighty feet
faom the northerly side, seventy feet to the
southerly side of of a forty feet wide street;
thence westerly witli the same one hun
dred feet to said side of Heald street, and
thence with the same southerly seventy
feet to the place of beginning. And
No- 3.—A lot of land bounded as follows:
Beginning at the intersection ot the south
erly side of Peach street and the westerly
side of Claymont street, thence southerly
by said side of Clay mout street seventy-five
feet; thence westerly parallel with Peach
street seventy feet; thence northerly par
allel with Claymont street seventy-five
feet to said side of Peach street, and thence,
thereby, -easterly seventy-five feet to the
place of beginning.
Attendance will be given and terms of
sale made known at the time and place
aforesaid, by
THOMAS R. LALLY. Administrator or
WM. C. 8PRUANOE, Esq., kls Attorney.
Attest- C. M. Vandevk*. Clerk of Or
phan's Com t.
Thos- M. OGLE, Auctioneer.
as follows:
ADMINISTRATOR'S HALE
—of—
REAL ESTATE.
By virtue of an order of the Orphans'
Court of the State of Delaware, in aud for
New Castle County, made the 28th day of
February, A. D. 1870; will he exposed to
sale at public auction, at the Jefferson
House, In the city of New Castle,
ON SATURDAY, TIIH 15tii DAY' OF
APRIL, A. I). 1870,
at ten o'clock A. M.. the followl ng described
lands and tenements, being the real estate
of THOMAS WILLIAMS, lute of New Cas
tle Hundred, deceased, to wit- All that
certain iot and piece of land situate in the
city of New Castle, having a front on Tenth
street of about twenty lent,adjoining lands
O'Joseph I. Taggart on Ihe northeast and
running back about one hundred and
twenty-five feet to a short street parallel
with Tenth street; thence in a souihwest
erly direction about twenty feet to lands ol
William Herbert: thence along Herbert s
land, In a southeasterly direction, about
one lthndred and twenty-five feet to the
aforesaid side of Tenth street, with a small
frame dwelling-house thereon erected, be
the contents thereof what they may. The
above premises to be sold subjeci to the
right of dower therein.
Attendance will be given and terms of
sale made kuown at the time and place
aforesaid, by
WILLIAM HERBERT. Admlnist'r.
or by his Attorney.
''Court.
Attest:—C. M. Vandbvek
m 15-til OleHcOrphans
REGISTER'S ORDER.
EGISTER'S ORDER.
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Register's Office. I
New Castle County, March 21,1870. |
Upon the application of Levi A. Berto
ielte, Admlniatratoro 1 Dillon Hutchinson,
late oi Wilmington Hundred in the said
County, deceased; It is ordered and direct
ed by the Register that tiie Administra
tor aforesaid give notice of the granting of
Letters ol Admlnistratien upon the estate
of the deceased, with ihe date of granting
thereof, by causing advertisements to be
posted within lorty days from the date of
such letters, In six of the most public places
of the County of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the Es
tate to present the same or abide by an act
of Assembly in such case made and pro
vided. And also cause the same to be In
serted within the same period in the
Morning Herald, a uewspaper published
in Wilmington, and to be continued there
in three weeks, (E. O. D.) _
Given under the hand and seal of office
of Register aforesaid, at New Castle, in
New Castle County, aforesaid, the day aud
year above wrtlten.
S. C. BIGGS, Register.
NOTICE!
All persons having cla'ms against the
Estate of the deceased must present the
seme, dulv attested, to the Administrator
on or before March 21»t, 1876, ur abide the
Act of Assembly in such case made and
provided.
LEVI A. BERTOLITTE,
Administrator.
Address, Wilmington, Del.
m23-8weod
rjiHE ODORLESS^ EXCAVATING COM
Remove contents of privy wells without
OFFENSE OR DESTRUCTION OF PROP
ERTY.
at lowest rate*. Orders by jpoatal 0 "d'or
AMUSEMENTS.
JOHN B. GOUGH.
LECTURE,
11 NOW AND THEN,"
OPERA HOUSE,
WEDNESDAY. April 5.
For the benefit of Lite Young Men's Free
Llorary, Sixth and Pine streets.
Tickets Fifty cents, exchangeable for re
served seat tickets without xtra charge,
at Boughman, Thomas A Co.'s, on and af
ter March 31 at 9 o'clock A. M, marl4-6t
QKAND OPERA HOUSE,
SIM MON DS A WALL.
.Managers
One Night Only,
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 1st.
The Incomparable Comedian
SOTHERN
Will appear In 1 is world-renowned role of
•'LORD DUNDREARY','
his original character, written, created and
played by him In Europe and Amer
ica nearlv 5,000 times In the
Comedy of
OUR AMERICAN COU'IN.
Support will Le givinby
A POWERFUL DRAMATIC CAST.
Admission. 50 and 75 cents. Reserved
seats, One Dollar; can be secured on and
after Wednesday, March 29th, at Bough
ina-i, Thomas it Co.'s.
Doo-s open at. 7.
Commences at 8.
LOCAL NEWS.
A CENTENNIAL BATH.Hi)USE.
More Business /or Wilmington.
As the time draws toward the Centennial,
men are more and more on the alert for
business of some kind that will pay a hand
some profit. Among the many new features
that will be started in this city for the
benefit of the guests, is a Centennial bath
house, by a gentleman, named George 8.
Wbeeler, of Baltimore, Md. Mr. Wheeler
anticipating the necessity of starting some
thing of the kind, and believing that it
would pay a large pecuniary compensation,
has recently purchased the lot at the cor
ner of Fourth and Washington streets, on
which he will at once begin the erection
of his bath house. He first proposes
to have a space of about fifty feet square
dug out to a depth of four and a half feet,
this will be wailed up close and tight;
and over it wiil be placed the building,
which will be built of frame, and two and a
half stories high. The first floor will have
a large hall running through the entire
length, and on one side will be the space
devoted for the male portion of the patron
age and the other for the female. In ad
dition to the large baths there will be a
number of private ones, both up and down
stairs, adjoining which will be small rooms
nicely furnished with towels, mirrors,
brushes, combs, etc. In the cellar of
building will the furnace for
heating the water in the tanks
which will be done by having galvanized
pipe passed around the sides, and through
them steam will be transmitted. There will
be large boilers of hot water, which will al
ways be kept on hand for the convenience of
guests. The price of a public bath with the
use of towels, will be fifteen cents, and
each bather will be allowed one handful of
soap which is to be kept powdered up and
passed around in a tin box. For the use
of a private bath room with the attention of
a servant, ubc of towels, brushes, combs,
mirrors and one hour's time, seventy-five
cents. If a room is occupied longer than
oDe hour, twenty-five cents extra is charted.
Some of the rooms will be so arranged as
to contain two three and even four small
apartments in each of which will be a bath
tub, hot water, etc. These are intended for
families, and will be charged in proportion.
In order that persons may not be fatigued
in walking, Mr. Wheeler will establish a
line of coaches throughout the city, and on
the vehicle will be painted his card. These
coaches will be kept on the go from morn
ing till night, and will take in the depot,
Clayton House and other prominent places
in their route. A fare of three cents is ail
that will be charged passengers. The car
riages will he largo and roomy, and the dri
vers will be forbidden to allow them to be
oome crowded with people.
Adjoining the bath house Mr. Wheeler
proposes to have a refresment saloon, but
will sell no intoxicating liquors of any kind.
If after the buildings arc all erected there
is room, the gentleman intends to have a
couple of croquet grounds; but none but re
spectable parties will be permitted to play
on thenr.
The bath house will be constructeu on the
most approved plans, and as Mr. Wheeler
has had years of experience both In Phila
delphia and Baltimore as a keeper of bath
houses, there can be no hesitancy In saying
that his scheme will meet success.
New Merchant Tailor.
Col. Henry Buxboum, wbo has been in
the clothing business in this city for a num
ber of years, has opened a merchant tailor
ing establishment at No. 11 East Fourth
street. His long experience in the business
will enable him to make clothing in a su
perior manner, so that any of our readers
wbo want a Dice comfortable fit, can leave
their measure with tjie Colonel, and feel
assured that the work will be done
promptly, correctly and cheaply.
Address by Aaron M. Powell.
Aaron M. Powell, Secretary of tho Nation
al Temperance Society of New York, will
address a public meeting In Friends' Meet
ing Honsc, West street, on "The Present
Aspect* or the Temperance Question," on
Monday evening, 27th Inst, at 7.30 o'clock,
nndar the auspices of the Women's Tem
perance Union of Wilmington. All are
cordially invited.
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nor mb.
An Interesting Batch of Newt.—The Con
ference Academy Board of Banagert —
The Kent County Almshouse
[[From our Regular Correspondent.]
Dover, March 23, 1876.
Items are as scarce as usual. A few im
provements are going on. Mr. Ezekial
Graham has about finished a new frame
dwelling. Mr. Isaac G. Lofland is having
a cellar dug under, and various alterations
made in his dwelling and store, on Loock
erman street. Mr. D Harrington's store
house has the front torn out and is now
ready for the carpenter work of a new glass
front.
The prospects for building the Confer
ence Academy are talked about to a very
considerable extent. It is stated that one
of the most prominent builders in town
said that he would take the contract to re
place the building, Just as it stood before
the fire, for $25,000. It is the opinion of
many persons that the Board of Managers
of the Academy when the building was
being put up were grossly incompetent.
The heating apparatus was given out to a
firm in Baliimore, just because a friend of
the firm was a member of the Board, and
was willing to vouch for the firm, at the
enormous price of six thousand dollars,
about twice as much as It was worth, and
the thing never worked right anyhow.
Charges of a like nature are freely made In
regard to other things and are not denied,
therefore the supposition that the building
could be restored for $25,000 is well sub
stantiated. A competent builder, ou the
day of the fire, before the buildiDg
entirely burned down, said he would re
build ii for the Insurance, using the old
wall as far as practlble. As these offers
were doubtless genuine, and as large
amounts of money have been of
fered by various gentlemen In town, taken
in junction with the action of the Confer
ence at Wilmington, it Is rendered certain
that the Academy building will be bebuilt.
and in a short time.
The Good Templars at this place, are In
a highly prosperous condition. A large
number oj uew members have been taken
In, the interest among the old members re
vived to a considerable extent, and things
in general are in a favorable condition.
The Young Men's Christian Association
Intends to give an entertainment some time
during court week.
The Orphans' Court and Court of Chan
cery meets at Dover on Tuesday next,
March 29. There will he a large amount of
business before the court, but none of an
exceptional nature, being principally rou
tine business.
The annual statement of the affairs of the
Kent County Almshouse, has just been is
sued. The figures are up to the first of
March. The total number of persons seut
to the Almshouse during the year, was 199,
of which 109 were white and 90 black; the
total number remaining, 124, of whom 73
were whites and 51 blacks; births,5; deaths,
22; discharged, 37: eloped, 16. The average
number receiving support during the year
was 160. Cash paid for supplies to Alms
house, $4,427 54: for farm, 81,222 10; for
improvements, repairs, etc., $208 32; for
miscellaneous bills, $237 47; for salaries of
officers; interest and outside relief,$2,080 64.
Total, $8,181 53. Of thie amount, $1,159 50
was derived from the sale of produce of the
farm, leaving $7,022,03, as net public out
lay for the support of the entire poor of the
county for the year. The average cost per
head, her year, was $37 34.
The farm belonging to the county and un
der the management of the overseer, con
tains about 336 acres, 300 of which are un
der cultivation. There is an old peach or
chard, and a few pear and apple trees on
tee farm. A young pear orchard was set
out last year, and various repairs, etc.,
made. The buildings are in gond condition
except the overseer's house, which needs
repairing with a new one.
was
An Eclipse To-day.
The almanacs announce that an annular
eclipse of the sun will occur to-morrow af
ternoon, which will be visible throughout
the United States as a partial eclipse, being
annular in the northwestern region of Brit
ish America. In this city it begins at ten
minutes to four o'clock and ends at thirteen
minutes past five. The time has always
been when an eclipse was regarded only as a
subject for calculation by astronomers and
an object of curiosity even to the public. It
was considered an event that had a great
influence on the interests of the moral
world, but the superstltution was excusable
in its origin and innocent in its effects. Now
the realization of the predictions are looked
for as a kind of test of the exactness of ecl
The greatest number of eclipses that
can happen in one year is seven, in which
case five are of the sun and two of the
moon, as In the year 1787. The least num
ber le two, and then they are both solar;
this occurred in 1707,1781, 1785 and 1792.
Generally in the space of eighteen years
there are seventy eclipses—forty-one of the
sun ar.d twenty- nine of the moon. Total
eclipses of the gun during which the day
will resemble a very dark night, and stars
of the second and third magnitude will be
visible and the planets Venus and Mercury
appear In unwonted splendor, are calculated
for August 19, 1887; April 17, 1912; April
8, 1921; February 15,1902, and August It,
1999. There will be a total eclipse of the
sun on the 17th of September next. It will
be in the United States.
ence.
Carpete.
Just at this time when moving will ne
cessitate the purchasing of new carpets,
many will wish io know where they may be
suited in style, quality and price without
being obliged to shop around. To such
persons we would recommend tbe old house
of, Kennard & Co., 800 Market street.
There you will be able to find ingrain car
C , from 50 cents to $1.25. Tapestry
ssels, from $1.25 to 1 50; rag carpets,
from 60 cents to $1.00, and the finest style*
of entry and stair carpets, from 85 cents to
$1.75 per square yard. Throughout their
stocks the extensiveness of their display
cannot fail to give satisfaction combined
with the low prices thsy are offering them.
A vessel loaded with lime, belonging to
Mr. John W. Hall, of Frederica, went
ashore in the
the mouth of
gal* on Monday night, near
HuifUrkUl creek.
moving BAT.
A Busy Day in Delaware—Business Be
morals in this City.
To-day in the city of Wilmington and in
deed all over the entire State of Delaware,
will be a scene of unusual activity and bus
tle ; there will this morning be stirring
with the first dawn of the morning seen,
the busy house-wife to take a last look at
the familiar corners of the place which has
been the habitation for a year for the hus
band and children ; the children, too, will
feel as though this is a holiday, and will be
up somewhat earlier than usual, ready to
roll up the first bed and tumble it down
the stairs, and the husband will be re
minded that he must crawl out of his warm
bed, at least an hour before the accustomed
time, to run around two hours before he
gets any breakfast in order to procure a
furniture car, and a man to help move the
stove.
The furniture car of course can't come
until this afternoon, and the man to take
down the stove will be ready exactly at
12 o'clock. The husband then goes home
with a borrowed screw driver to take down
the bedsteads, but finds that his energetic
wife and children have already performed
that work, and now have various articles of
furniture displayed upon the sidewalk, like
an auction room front. They of course
thought that the car would be along, and
that they would be on time; but the father
says it will not come till late, so the boys
bounce away to help Mrs. Jones move her
old cat ank kittens, while the patient parent
demands his breakfast. He is of course
informed that the fire has just gene out,
but if he will wait, the coffee can soon be
heated. He decides always to wait, and
while he enjoys the cold meats and nearly
cold coffee, his wife torments him to be
quick and help get the bureau down.
He is soon ready to help, and then makes
the discovery that the bureau will have to
Tie taken out the window. A rope is pro
cured, a pane of glass is broken in cutting
the sash out of the window frame, but at
last everything is ready, and they lower
away to the pavement below. The rope al
ways breaks on such occasions, and some
little boys who are standing directly under
the bureau, get their backs broke. At this
stage of affairs, the heavens are overoast,
and soon it begins to rain.—
There that will do, said we to the indus
trious reporter, who was delegated the task
of writing up the 25th, we want to get some
facts in, as Mark Twain would say.
There are few important removals among
our business men, but we give those which
have come under our notice.
J. T. Heald's removal to the Clayton
House, Is already known.
Anthony Higgins, U. S. District Attorney
has removed to 831 Market street, and Mr.
Lally, the Real Estate Agent, who formerly
occupied the rooms, has removed to the
second story of the McLear building, which
Messrs. Conrad and Turner vacated to take
rooms in the Exchange Building, at 7tb
and Market.
Mrs. Lee has vacated 031 Market street,
and given up the notion business, but
will continue the trimming business at 303
E. Fourth street.
The barber shop which has been hitherto
in the basement of the Clayton House, has
removed to 411 Market 6treet, and Allen
always polite and attentive, will be found at
Second and Shipley.
G. A. Gailaher, dry goods merchant, for
merly at Second and Market streets, has re
moved to the store recently occupied by
Mr. McCall at No. 124 Market street.
Mr. M. has moved opposite his old stand.
Hindle & Co., who have been doing busi
ness at No. 816 Market street, have re
moved their store to No. 419 Market street,
where they will carry on tbs same trade
and will keep on band always a supply of
the best cigars and base ball goods.
Mr. Parker has established a tonsorial es
tablishment, and Mr Pennington a new
shoe store at No. 106.
At No. 105 Gibbons & Solomon have
opened a neat meat store.
The Y. M. C. A. will remove to 837 Mar
ket, next week.
There will be no changes at the hotels,
except the Delaware House ai.d the Lafay
ette, Ninth and Orange, to which Mr. Geo.
W. Ortlip, the urbane and popular host,
wiil remove and greatly improve. Mr.
Hanna will take charge of the Delaware
House. The banks and business offices
remain in the old localities
On Monday the Board of Education will
remove to their new quarters, over No. 5
school.
Mr. Moore who has carried on the tailor
ing business at No 6 East Second street,
has removed, and his place taken by Mr.
Sweeney who will carry on the shoe trade.
Delaware'$ memorial lamp.
A meeting was held at Milford, on Wed
nesday evening, 22nd inst., in behalf of the
enterprise of erecting at the Centennial
grounds a magnificent bronze memorial
lamp post as a perpetual monument to tbe
State of Delaware. It appears that this is
a national enterprise and comprehends all
the States in the Union, and the work Is in
the hands of a national aceociation, with a
special agent or agents for each State. Mr.
S. P. Bancroft, a former Delawarean, now
of Philadelphia, has charge of the work in
this State and has been for several weeks
energetically prosecuting the enterprise.
Mr. Bancroft gave a detailed account of
the origin and progress of the work, and
mode an earnest;appcal to the citizens of
Milford to Sid in paying this high honor to
their native State. He gave a minute de
scription of the contemplated lamp post,
from which it appears that It will be a
splendid work of art, and remain for all
time a monument to the State. Mr. B.
said tbe work would cost $4,000; ami while
that might appear to be a large sum, it
was proposed to collect It in small amounts
so that It would be ancrous to none. All
the money collected is to be applied in good
faith to the work, the agents themselves
contributing their labor gratuitously.
Every contributor is furnished with a re
ceipt, and a dollar subscription entitles to
life membership in the assoclatioh.
Mr. Simeon Pennewill, of Greenwood,
and Mr. Ezekiel Fleming, of Harrington,
have been added xo the Centennial Com
mittee on Woode, Trees, Ac., of which Col.
Ftydeman is Chairman.
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OVM NEW CASTLE BUDGET.
Sheriff Sal*.—Popular Billiards—Street
Improvement*.—Personal. Jte.
[From our Regular Correspondent,]
New Castle, March, 23,1S76.
The article in the Commeraial, of to-day,
Is rather ambiguous. Does It mean to re
flect on the late and present officials, or Is
the paragraph to be construed as drawing,
what it should, a comparison between our
own county officers and those of other
states—the balance being In our own favort
Sheriff Lambson sold to-day the property
ofB F. Townsend, formerly owned by It,
D. Hicks, for $,7000, to W. G. Brown.
Our Prothonotary, Mr. Charles Beaston.
Is moving his family to this city. He will
occupy the large and pleasantly situated
residence of the late Mr. Terry. Mr Bent
ton will make an agreeable addition to our
society.
Messrs. Sheridan and Bro., and Mrs.
Howe are having curb stone laid In front
of their properties on Vine street below
Harmony. This street should be ourbed
and paved, and since our present Council
will not be able to do to In their short term,
the Council of next year should do so at
once, as It Is a main entrance to the city,
and badly In need of eroding, etc.
The new billiard tables at the Jefferson
House are well attended by our ettteens.
Mr. Millington's pleasant countenance
beams on all who drop In. BlUardt will
prove quite a fashionable amusement the
summer from present appearances. The
now building on this property will
soon be completed, and Mr. M. will be able
to offer superior accommodation to the
traveling public.
The steamer Illinois passed by, this a m.
Schooner Young Teaser left yesterday fer
New Yorx. Schooner Vilma sails to-night.
Schooner L. Standish sailed to-day for New
York. These vessels take out about 85,
000 bushels of corn.
A Plea for the Confsrenes.
Wilmington, March 28.
Editor of Morning Herald: In your paper
of yesterday there appeared a letter signed
"Catholic," on the subject of the Confer
ence Resolutions regarding Roman Catho
lics. Deprecating, as I do, any interfer
ence with the Inalienable rights of Ameri
can citizens, I beg leave to Intrude on your
time this morning, and ask to enter a plea
for the Conference. Could not the members
of the Conference readily and utterly si
lence their critics by asking them to con
sider some facts like the following 1 Have
we not In Wilmington for years endured
the peculiar exhalations from the bone
mill? Why, then, make such a fuss over
thv Methodist Conference. Have not the
druggists done a thriving business In the
matter of perfumery since the sdvent of the
-ordorless excavator! And is not the nose
every Wilmingtonian raised in righteous
indignation as be passes some of tne stag
nant lakes of our beautiful city ? * * *
When living In the upper portion of the
city, I have time and again seen staid and
sober citizens, steady matrons and demure
damsels with surprising unanimity, hur
riedly passing certain squares, each with fin
gers tightly clasped ever the nose. And yeti
doubt not among some of these may be
found persons who are dissatisfied at the
Methodist Conference busying Itself over
the affairs of the Roman Catholics. Sir,
1 rise to a point of order, and would most
respectfully ask whose business it Is If the
preachers of the Methodist Episcopal
Church discuss any or every question, Eole
siatical, historical, biographieal, psycholo
gical or theological.
The Methodist Church is, as is well
known, eminently conservative. 8he dis
likes innovations and discountenances
change. We all know how twenty years
ago, they denounced fine church buildings,
and pronounced organs prelatlcal or papis
tical monstrosities. And they have no fine
churches to day, nor do they use organs.
Their conduct during our late unhappy war
was dictated by prudence and a proper re
gard for Christian proprieties. Did any
one ever bear of Methodist preachers using
their pulpits in order to enforce thence poli
ticial doctrines ? Look at the evangelical
example of charity exhibited in their union
during the war. There was no splitting up
into Methodist Church North and Metho
dist Church South. They knew that poll,
ties bad nothing to do with religion so they
kept an unbroken front against unbelief.
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If we admire consistency let us not blame
the conference for meddling. Freedom of
speech then for the Methodists.
Respectfully submitted by
J. T. W.
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of
The Bepublican State Convention.
Mr. Fiokles, Chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee informs ua that
he will call a meeting of the commlttea to
meet In this city, sometime during the first
week In April, to consider the calling of the
State Convention. He said that although
he had not consulted with the entire com
mittee, he thought that the Convention
would be convened In the early part of May,
and that be thought that there would ho no
doubt that Dover would be selected ae the
place of meeting.
It ie said that there will be a strong ele
ment In the Convention to endorse Bristow
. for President, but that the delegates will
not be pledged to any one. Thera le a prob
ability that a certain wing of the party da
sire to endorse Conkling, but the recent
developments at Washington will probably
deter any expression of preference for
Grant's candidate, next to hlmtelf.
T. M V. A.
The regular weekly prayer meeting oftho
Young Men's Christlon Association will bo
held this Saturday evening at 7.30 o'clock,
at the rooms N. W. corner of Sixth ana
Shipley streets. This will be the last meet
ing held in the old rooms, owing to the re
moval to the new location next week,
and it Is expected to have in conjunction
with the prayer meeting a season of thanks
giving for the kindly providence that haiSO
favored the efforts thus far put forth by tho
young men hi their cudcavore to establish
an Association.
It is desirable that there should be a lam
attendenee on the part of the membership,
as the meeting promises to be Intending.
AU members and young men are cordially
invited,