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WILMINGTON, DEL., TUESDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1878.
VOL XII NO. 43.
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NOT BY FAVOR
BUTBT MERIT ALONF V
W111 we maintain the repsrtatlon that ire bare made during the pa
GIVING THE PEOVU NU VALUE RECXI*
v^ars Of
HO ABATEMENT
at in the rush keeps np from Morning until Evening. Our
° week to week, which has given us the .ront
gales
rank in tr a ■
veiling from
A 0. WES 5 CO
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The Great Clothing House in Ledger Building.'
ffE DO THE LARGEST RETAIL CLOTHING BUSINESS OF ANT HOUSE
IN AMERICA.
our Goods are mrrestylish, better made, anl withal CHEAPER THAN ANY OTH
kk CLOTHING HOUSE In the Olty. The peonle have round it out, ami fully appreci
ate the fact. We sell our goods 35 per cent, lower thad any other House possibly can.
WK BUY ALL OUR GOOD8 FOR CASH direct from manufacturers and Importer.
Our stock comprises the largest assortment of Fait and Winter Clothing EVER OF
FERED IN PHILADELPHIA, New and Fresh Goods manufactured by ourselves.
Webave FIVE FLOORS FILLED WITH NEW AND FASHIONABLE CLOTHING.
We have about sixty gentlemanly salesmen, who will take p ensure la showing you
Ib Bea?ln mind, for the next SIXTY DAYS WE SHALL GIVE SUCH BARGAINS In
Clothing as never were offered before, which have mude us the
LEADING AND POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE OP
PHILADELPHIA.
A. C. YATES & CO,
Chestnut Street, cor, Sixth Street, PHILADELPHIA.
CHILDREN'S & BOY'S DEPARTMENT. 620 Chestnut Street, 7 Doore abov •
A. COHEN,
Merchant TaFor
N.E. COR. SECOND AND MARKEF STREET.
Now is the time lo order your suite for Christmas. Priors are j ut down lower than
any place;in Wilmington. For 112.00 you can get a good suit made to er Jer. You cau't
buy ready made suits so cheap. Pants made for S3 00 up. Guaranteed a good fit, spring
bottom pants always ou hand.
Yours Truly,
A. COHEN
MERCHANT TAILOR
V. C. cor. Socond and Market Blrocu,
HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT.
-O
In order to reduoe our large stock by January 1, 1879, we have marked all our goods
down 18 |>er cent., as the following price list will show.
Cashmere suite from 96.75 to |13. 25
Dress suite • I " $8,00 " $19,50
Boys fine dress suits $4,00
Fine fur beaver
Good Business suite from $5,00 to $8,500
$2,50 ' $6,35
ii
Boys school mils
Fine brown overcoats " $7,50 (o $12,75
$ 11,00
$9,87
$4,00 to $15,00 | Worumbo Beaver overcasts
Boys overcoats $2,00 to $ 0 75.
Largest Clothing House in the City.
N. W. COR. FIFTH AND MARKET.
M. MEYERS.
BALES.
PUBLIC SALES.
N
EW CASTLE OOUNTY FARM AT
PUBLIC SALE.
The undersigned, a committee of th e
Trustees Ol the Poor of New Castle t'o., wll
*wl' at Public Sale, at the hotel kept by
William H. Doble, at Hare's Corner, near
the premises, on
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 1878,
at 12 o'clock, fanon)
all that valuable Farm, known as the
Hare's Corner Farm, belonging to said
Trustees, situate in New t-asth Hundr d.
New Castle Co. Del., on the public road
leading front Hare's Corner to Christiana,
and also on the State road leading to Dover
being five miles Irom the Oliy of Wilming
ton, one mile from the City ol N«W Castle,
and live minutes walk from State Road
Station ou Delaware R. R.
contains about 180 aores, about 30 acres of
which Is valuable woodland. All the re
sldue is improved and productive land,
divided Into convenient fields, well fenced
and watered, and has recently been well
limed.
The Improvements are a frame mansion
house, laige barn, two tenant bonsee,
granary and ether outbuildings,
all In good repair. There Is also a good
apple orohard on the premises. Persons
w shine to view the premises can do so
by applying to Thos. Appleby, the tenant
•heron, or to either of the undersigned'
The terms will be easy and made known
°n the day of sale. A large portion of tbe
purchase money can remain secured on tne
Piemlses if desired Sale positive. No
Postponement on account of weather.
Dan'l Fabra,
Milton Lackey,
Wilmington, Del.
J. W. Cooo*,
Cooch'o s Bridge Del.,
Trustees.
BY STATE AUTHORITY.
The farm
H®c,5-tsinwf
WINES AND LIQUORS.
John F. Betz.
Gaul's Brewery
PORTER,
ALE,
BROWN STOU1
Brewer and Dealer In
BARLEY, MALT AND HOPS
callow hill and new market st
Philadelphia,
1 jK)K SALK—3X1 shares of Clayton Loan
1 gtocB, uew aeilea, ut one dollar a snaie
new plan, Joa lug tne foil amount aud
collecting the premium monthly.
M. L. LICHTENSTEIN
novl5.ini
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Sec.y
MISCELLANEOUS.
PIANOS,
KGAN8,
AND SHEET MUSIC,
gos baLr at
r. BJtoBJSJfe, music stobb, wo,
Ml MARKET STREET,
A GOOD TV, O'JTA VE ROSEWOOD
PIANO FOR 1186 0A8H
AH Instruments guaranteed for five
yean.
aprJ8-lyr
K CLANCY,
504 WEST SVCOND STREET.
Boot and shoe maker. The cheapest
place In (he city lo get the best band made
shoes. Eltfce;' made to order, or already
made
EDUCATIONAL.
RANDYWINE SEMINARY.
B
INSTITUTE BUILDIM
Opens MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 187*,
EIOHTH AND MARKET STS.
W. S. McNAIR, Principal.
aug!3-tf
T.JOSE4 H'S ACADEMY,
CHESTNUT HiLL. PHILADELPH' A
Under the oaro w the Slaters of Ot, Jo spa
The oonree ofi. istruoUon Includes al ot
oranoheeof a uae.ul aud Christian eg »•
11 fin / . *
Annual pension for Board nd 'J ult'oi
s
PROFESSIONAL.
JOHN O'BYKNE.
Attorney and Conseller at Law
814 Walnut Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
Citizens ol Delaware having law business
In Philadelphia, or the adjoining counties
In Pennsylvania, will hay# it promptly
and properly attended to, by oomffiunlra
ting with him ,Wu
FAIRS.
UURTH UBASU UBDiL
F
FAIR
-3T THE—
American Rifles!
.-AT—
Institute Hall,
COMMENCING THANKSQIVINGNIGHT*
- 10 Cents.
AWne lesion
AMUSEMENTS.
QEO. W. JACKSON
BILL POSTER AND DISTRIBUTOR.
No, « WERT ririH STREET WIL
MINGTON DELAWARE.
At ten Is promptly to all work In his line.
RANDOPERA MOUdE
G

THREE DAYSONLY
DECECEMBERlOth, 11th AND 12th.
GRAND BAZAAR
BY
The Provident Society
FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE POOR,
Admission 25 cents. Season tickets 50 cte.
FOR SALE.
QTORE 'Nil PICTURE'S FOR SALE AT
Q LOW PRICE.
The under Uned having opened .a gro
cery store at No. 12 East Secondstreet, and
circumstances making It necessary for
him to change bis business, offers tbe
store, and fletures, together with stoek of
goods, at less than cost price; The rent ot
store Is paid up to first of Jan nary and can
becouiin'Kd indefinlt-ly. A rsre cbancc
lsoflered Call soon. C. P. BOYKK.
NOTICES.
J rT S. PENSIONERS TAKE NOTICE
J All parties entitled to pensions can have
their papers pr pared aud *he proper am
davlts sworn oot at the office of the late
Jno. H. Fuhl Esq, 301 Ship ey street
'** foru,erly - ljlBVT A . BERTOLETTE
Juitlceof the Peace acd Notary Public
N oticeT-' u. s. pensionmwau per
sons entitled to Pension- ran have
tbelr papers carefully prepared, und affida
vits sworn out os ana after Wednesday,
December 4tb, 1878. Lone experience In
i,he Department at Washington, enables
me to facilitate this class of buslines with
promptness and dispatch. _
App'y to Thomas r. lally.
No, ttOl'/i Market street.
p M. O'CONNELL,
REAL ESTATE, LAW AND COL
LECTION AGENT.
OFFiok no, 124o s. 18 th street.
Near Baltimore Depot, Philada,
Olty and County collodions of Interests,
• hound Rente, Meicautile Bills and House
Rents promptly made. Liens filed, Mort
gagee fo-eclosed, and all legal business will
receive prompt attention Al u>»ims
cashed as soon as o dleded.
PROPOSALS.
P roposal* »or lighting, ex
•JINGUHHING, CLEANING AND
REPAIRING THE LAMPS OF THE CITY
OF WIi MINGTON. AND FURNISHING
GASAND OIL FOR THE YEAR 1879.
will be received at the
office of the ulerk of the City Council, In
the City Uall. until Tuesday, December
10 th, ls78. at 7 o'clock in ike evening, for
fIGUTINW, EXTINGUISHING.,
CLEANING AND REPAIRING the lamf s
of the olty of W ilmlngton, and furnishing
gas, oil arid all other materials for the
sanfo for the year iH'B. The lamps to he
lighted and extinguished every night In
the year. The time for lighting and ex
tlngnhhlngtobefurrlshidby the Chair
man of the Lamp Committee. Each lan
tern to be taken off the post and washed
with soao and water at least oneo In two
weeks. The contractor to furnish all
matches for lighting, and materials for
washing the lamps
Payments will oe made mo'ithly, with
one month's pay retained by the olty, for
the faithful peiformane* ol contract and
the w vk must be done to the satisfaction
of the Committee,
Proposals will be reselved for the whole
olty or single dlstriols.
All proposals must be accompanled with
a bond for the sum of $5,009. with good and
sufficient sureties, conditioned that a con
troc.t will be made if proposals asoepted,
and that such other security will be given
as tbe committee may require.
The blank proposals with the accom
panying form of a bond can be had at tbe
Cler»'s,Office of City Council Ireeof charge.
The eommlttee reserves the right to re
J ect any or all bids.
PHTERB. HUESTED,
Chairman Lamp Committee.
Sealed
dec6-4t
NITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIB
. TRICT OF DELAWARE, 88.
Whereat, a libel hath been Hied In the
Dlstrlot Court of the United states of
America for the dlstrlot of Delaware, on
the 3rd day of December. In the year of our
Lord oue thousand eight hundred and
8. venty-elght. by 8. A Macalllster, Esq.,
proctor In behalf Of William E, Qrentlatd,
against the schooner "Sarah," her tack
el, apparel, and furniture, in a cause o
wages, civil and maritime and praylm
the usual process and monition ot thi
Court, that all persons Interested In th*
said ve*sel.her tackel, apparel and lurnl
ture, may be cited to answer the process,
and all due proceedings being had- that
the same may be deoreeu to be sold,and
proceeds thereof be distributed sooordln|
to law Therefore, in pursuanceof said mon
tlon, under the si al of said court to me
directed and oeUver'd. I do hereby give
notice generally unto all persons hiving
protending to have any right, title or Inte
rest therein, to appear before the aforesaid
court, at the olty o Wilmington, on Fri
day, the 30th day of December, A. D. 1878
11 o'olook in the forenoon, then and there
to answer said libel, and to make their
legations in that behalf.
^ HENRY H. MoMULLKN.
U. S. Marshall for said Dlstrlot.
dtog-8
u
the
or
al
S. A. MaOAnnsTKR, Keq.
Proctor for Libellants.
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CLOTHING.
New Styles Ready
GENT'S AHD BOY'S
c
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i'■i')
CLOTHING.
We snail be glad to have the peo
ple of Wilmington, eall and see the
LARGEST,
BEST.
HANDSOMEST
and cheapest stock of Fine and
Medium Grades
Boy'* and Children's Clothing that
was aver manufactured.
oi Gent's Youth's
WANAMAKER & BROWN
OAK HALL
6th * MARKET STB,
in
Phlladelphla.
THE HERALD.
Wilmington, Del,, Dee. 10,1*78.
MINIATURE ALMANAO—THIS DAY.
Snurises....7.l* a. m. I Sun seta_4.M p. m
.foil a. m.
Moon sets.
HIGH WATER.
Delaware Breakwater.
>.40 p. m.
New nusMe-..—
IS 17 p. m.
WU m 1 ngton
12.47 p. m.
.>.*4 a. m.
.«• ■ -- a. m.
.12 24 a.
THB WHATHBK :-To-<%ay It ufflbe
partly cloudy er cloudy, iHIhfrain, follow
ed by gradually etearing weather and /kit
ing temperature*
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
PRONOUNCING BEE.
A Pronouncing Bee was held in the Sec
ond Baptist Church last evening. Prof.
William A. Reynolds acted as Pedagogue,
and Miss Emma Worrell, Prof. Willey and
Alfred Gawthropae umpires. There were
selecting readings by Messrs. Henry C.
Conrad and C. W. Horn. Vocal music by
Mieses Mollte Hurst and Harland, Mrs.
Cooling and F. N. Cooling. Miss Agnes
Ogle presided at the organ. Guitar duett
by Mrs' J. W. Cooling and her son F. N.
Cooling. The Pronouncing Bee was the
main feature of the evening's entertainment
In the first trial, Miss Vlctortae Vindever
wae the successful competitor, and in the
second Mrs. Georgians LeMalstre carried
off the honors Each victor received aa a
prize, a handsome book. The proceeds go
toward lying a new carpet for the church.
The affair was a most enjoyable one, and
every person seemed highly pleased.
WHO WAS THE BEfiT MAN!
Last Saturday night there wss a sort of
a colored people's festival at a plsce known
as Scrabble, across from Townsend, and
before It was ended, a probably fatal fracas
occurred between four negroes, named Buck
Henry, Tall Henry, Ell Briscoe and Bird
Williams. The cause of the fight was a dis
cussion aa to tbe muscular ability of each.
During tbe row, clubs, razors, and the like
were used with extreme carelessness, and
when the matter waa Battled, Ell Briscoe
was carried home In a dangerous condition
from a fractured ekuU, and there Is some
doubt expressed as to his recovery. All
the others were also used np.
SOCIETIES.
HBXTINOB THIS (TUXSDAT) SYSXIXO.
Asylum Lodge, No. 26.
Reynold's Encampment, No. 8, 2d and
m J
4th Tuesday. _
Washington Lodge, No. 1, A. P. A., meet*
every Tuesday night In the McCla / build-
log
Lincoln Lodge, No. 8, K. of P., at K. of
Hall, 311 Market street.
at
GETTING BETTER AT LA8T.
We tre pleased to ltarn that Mr. J. C.
Farrs, Secretary and Troararer of the D.
W. R. R. company, who has beefi'lbw with
Typhoid Fever for the past two Week* if
getting better. It will however be some
time before he will be abla to be out.
THE TREASURER'S ACCOUNTANT.
A special m - ting of Council will beheld
to-night for the purpose of electing an aq
couotxrd for the Treasurer's Office, the
term of Mr. John M. Taylor having ex
pired.
THE CORONER'8 DEPUTY.
We are pleased to learn that eur friend
Esquire James C. Wilson, ef Townsend, hts
been
Bii'z
gppointed Deputy Coroner by Coroner
, This is a good selection.
i
The Board of Education met last night.
i,. ufoOLfliq « aiti'w
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THE BtARDOF EDUCATION.
KiarLiB KBITIXO LAST XI**T~TX« A**
iTHiiETio qtrrfsriox— t*at ri»rr *•
OUESTBX—A I20TIOW BTXIOKBX O0T—
TfiB SOWAKD SCHOOL—BBFOBM SPBLL
ifio—SieXIXO THB OHBOKS—IHSOKAHOH
lTTBBS—bills passhb. 1
Tfie Bosrd of Education matin regular
8 • >n last evening, with Tiestdent Kecks]
s chair.
. Keat as chairman #f the hook cbm.
w a«ked for lnforaatlbu bn a' matter of
obscarlty la relation to Brooks union
arithmetic, concerning which, there waa
e misunderstandings to Whether It was
In ose In the schools.__
Mr; Bald presented the foiling resftlutlom
wUdh covered the matter and ltwaa apop
in
mlt
s
Rssolvbb, That the Brook'S union arith
metle No. Bis stilt upon the list of she text
public reboots.
motion of Mr. Palmar, the rule*
suspended and Mr. Alfred B: Poole, the
new member from tha First Ward was
swornhi.
The committee on finance reported ISO
In the Treasurer's hands, as school taxes
collected for 1877, end also $286.64 for 1878
The former soon was made payable to the
city council and an order was directed to be
drawn on the Treasurer for the. second sum
payable to the board.
The president seated that there was a
vasancy in tbs committee on the sale of
otd school house, Me. IS and also on the
committees of Ns. U and lfl schoola,caused
by the resignation of Thomas Johnson, Mr.
Ppeie wss opposed to fill those vacancies
and Mr. Morrow Will hereafter act as chair
Its foruse In tha
were
man of th* committee on the sale of old
No. 18. ,
-. Qrlmshaws resolution to strike out
No. Till, section 31, taken up ahd
adopted. The wan es follows:
"Whenever any member of the Board
shall not givedu eatfontlon to the duties of.
his office either by neglecting to attend
three consecutive stated meetings of the
Board, without reasonable excuse for hi*
absence or by falUag. for two consecutive
months to discharge Ms duty as a member
oi the visiting committee, without like ex
cuse for such a failure, it shall be the duty
of the Board to declare hit seat vacant,and
re to III It as, Increase of other vacan
Dr
aw
The matter ef the committee to revise
the charter was then spoken of by the Presi
dent and hd appointed the following eom
J dttee: Messrs. Bated, ■ Speakman, Kent,
yle and Morrow. : n t H % pH n AU a
On motion of Mr. Bslrd, President Eckel
was added to the committee.
President Eeksl said lhat something
Would have to be done In the Howard school
No 16, owing to the fact that pupils were
advancing do rapidly that neW graded were
necessary. He proposed the building of an
addition to the'.house. Th* weather was
referred to ts committee on that school.
A communication from the Chicago
school board, asking the co-operation of the
various boards of education throughout the
country looking to a reform In English
spelling was not by the President. It waa
reserred to a special committee consisting
Of Messrs. Speakman, Grlmshsw and Pyle.
In relation to the recent vislf of the
board in the Chester schools. President
Eckel nude an address In which he dwelt
vary pleasantly upon the occasion, and
pointed out the difference between the
ohools el that place and those of Wilmlng:
|ton,as shown by a comparison: H •
0a motion of Mr. Bette the Secretary of
the Board was instructed to notify the
present occupants of the old . school build
in; »t Second and Washington streets to
v .cute the building by the 25th of March
next.
M r. D&vlnson stated that the committee
of No. 14, had appointed Mrs.Ltzzte Brown
as Janitor, and on his motion she was also
made of No. 18, or of district No- 7| ac
cording to the late action In ' relation to
janitors. His motion was adopted.
Mr. Betts presented a resolution to the
effect that all business papers be locked np
lu the fire proof safe, In charge of the
Treasurer. The resolution w»* aacepted.
Owing to the fact that the protracted ill
ness of the Treasurer, prevented him from
signing the checks of the Board, Howard
Simpson, Esq., waa empowered te act in
that capacity anttl Mr. Cloward was abla
to resume hit duties, with the consent of
Mm and hi* sureties.
Mr. F. A. Taylor was authorized to fill
up and sign all cheoks until further notice.
The committee of No. M was authorized
to have a dock repaired.
The Committee of No, 14 waa allowed tb
bay a clock and to have the heater ' re
trad.
a
• r
of
ri
pe- ,
The Committee of No. 18 wee granted
permission to have the stain repaired.
The Superintendent'a report oftheabaence
of . teachers for the past month showed an'
absence from sickness of 43 days, and from
other causes ef 5>f; ...
Mr. Lally said that the Insurance pollaiee
ef schools Noe. 4 and 14 were about to exS
pin, and aa order of $21 25 was directed
drawn In his favor to renew them.
)Mr. Lally, ensteman of the Committee
on Insurance* mowed that the committee be
authorized to divide equally the amount of
Insurance among the Delaware, Farmera
and New Castle oompxnles. It was post
poned until the next meeting. .
The committee of No. 4 school word
authorized te procure a sufficient number
Wetpter's High School Dictionaries.
During the evening the following bills
were ordered to be paid :
. Foulk, $156.22; Henry Grtbe,
$64.54; W. F. Robinaon, $17.54; Springer,
Morley * Gaum, $5 64; Charles F. Nos
trand, $1.50; Wm Caeperson, $1 90; Mc
Cartney & Kenny, $14.19; Paris M. Mitchell,
$22.53; Gawthrop & Bro., $4.20; James M.
Bryan, $4.93; Charles M. Heebner, $2 10;
Catharine Gray, $6 00; A. J. Pyle, $1.84;
G. W. Vernon <fc Son, 68 cents; T. F. B.
Hizar, $4.68; H. F. Pickles, $2.26; Glatte
k, Eckel, $24 59; Allen Smith, $86.25; Ferris
<& Garrett, $8 24; PHnn fit Jackson, $48 50;
8. Hanna $ Co., $1.85; Jas. Davis, $19.57;
Thompson Bros., $5.00; L.F- Hair, $1$ 08;
Harry Loper, $69.53; C. F. Thomas & Co.,
$78.06; Barker & Stradlay, $105.66; Wilson,
V7ood fit Co., $1.80; pay-roll of teachers'
apiaries, $4,850.Oflj^payroll ef puperlnteu
of
C.
D.
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Wm. H
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the
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rotary,
$473.66.
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OTR COUNTY COURT.
TH» HAKKIS HOM'ClXB OASB—IT IS ABAX—
DOBBB BT THB STATB—B*#WX T*B
TBAIN WBBOKBK ABB DBAPBB THB MID,
BLBTOHH HUBBBBBB UXTXXOID.
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Special Correspondence.
•' i' : NXW CiBTLB,/DeC. ®.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer opened
tbif morning at 10 f^clock, Chief Jnstlee
Comegys, Ekd Jfldyti) Wftottflii Hoiu^oa
and Wales, on the bench.
The Harris Hemictde oiee irae then taken
upifor trial. Harris was Indicted fer the
Spbrder e 1 Isaac Hopkins of Appoquhst
mlhk Hundred on the .1,5th, of
1877.
Alfred F. Robinson, Depaty Attorney
General, for state; Baaiamlnfl. NIelds for
defendant. ,
After calling twenty throe Jurymen,which
occupied, sbeut three quarters of an hour,
e following jury wae Ifspanelled: . .
barld i Morrison,. Elwood B. McKae*
Lorenzo D' Ginn, Thomas C. Murphy, k
Joseph Henry Hanson, Andrew Wall, Wil
liam Harrison, William Jemma Ella#on>
James Powell, Richard, $, Martin Jasso
Mm; ■['.] ;.i u a „
Mr, Robinson, opening the case, said the
Stfte was at a disadvantage without some
m iterlal witnesses who were, sheep ton ac
count of death In thslr families. We have
n4 eye witness to the murder, hut hit qwn
wffe who Is by law prohibited from testify
^be witnesses for the State were then
silled. ut-fu - i -i - .
Isaac Cork, oelorsd, . sworn:-Live in
Appoqnlnlmlnk Hundred, knew Harris 5
0 7 years by sight, knew Hopkins; I was
■ i Hopkkfns funeral; saw wound os Ml
breast; I didn't see-Harris after the shaft*
ii g affair; saw him a few days before. Har
ris lived In Appoqulnlmlak Hd.
James Gattls, colored, sworn:—Live la
1 laAbird Hundred,knew Hopkins and Har
ris; law Hopkins In Stephen Gattla' house
serose the road from Harris' house; saw
Wound on his side; Hopkins lived with Hap* 1 '
i is.
Mary Price, colored, sworn;—Knew Hop
If tie end Harris; Hopkins said he was shit
Very bsd and it would be the' death of him.
Dldn'frsty who shot him; Hopkins dted
! lay evening; didn't see Harris after the
tlug.
■TJohn H.
le Hopkins on Sunday December
, I found him wouaded and shivering:
as not dying at that time. The next
ilssw him dead.
ie State had tried to produce as avl
ie the dying declarations of Hopkins to
Parris. -it..'..: ,.i !
r. i NIelds objected, unless the
greased knew he was In danger of death:
ih s pert of the evidence wss not allowed
to be taken.
! The State here abandoned their case for
W.ant of proof, After directions, from the
. urt, the jury rendered a verdict of "not
guilty" kt twenty minutes past 11 o'clock.
I The testimony of the wits Of Harris, be
fore the Coroner's inquest which could net
be used In the trial was as follows:
husband, William Harris, and me
at a festival on Saturday night.
On the way home about 10 o'clock,w« were
together all the way hofne. Hopkins was
asleep; he boarded with us. My husband
took my clothes end hid them, to keep me
froin going to church on Sunday, and w*
then had a light abont his takihg my*
clothes; he took a brick from the Are place
and threw It at ms, and then shot at ma
with a pistol. The noise waktmed Hep.
kins, and he said to my husband "you will
kill your wife," my husband says to Mm,
"you-— do you take it qp lor her,'
and told him to go out of the house. Hop
kins Said he would as soon as he put his
hoots an; my husband snapped Ms ptstei
at him twice, but It did not go off. Hep
kins commenced putting his boots on and
going towards the door, he was going hack
ward, when my hnsband took up US
sad shot Mm in the breast; never knew
him and Hopkins t# have a quarrel about
quarrelled With my husband
abont Hopkins, I did not come home first
from the festival my husband came home
th
of
m
Parvis sworn:—I was
II
My
were at
gun
me; never
with rue.
Mr. Ntolds counsel for Harris, said ht
could have proved undue Intimacy existing
between Hopkins and Harris wife, which
would have gone some ways la hjs , behalf.
The Dobsoa ease waa called. George Gray
Esq., asked for the postponement of It
until te-morrow morning. It Was thought
that It would hay* oome to trial this mooing
bat, three important witnesses felted to
pqt in their appearance, and the case was
laid over until to-mortSw morning at 10
o'clock, When If the witnesses era not present
grounds for a continuance will be laid.
Court adjourned at one o'clock. On tho re
assembling of Court at 8 o'clock. Hirlsy
G. Brow* the train wrecker, and Geo. Dra
per, colored, who kilted John Wilson at
Middietowa ware brought 1 nto court and
sentenced. ,
George Draper who wss found guilty of
murder in the second degrer wss sentenced
to pay tbe costs of prosecution to pay to tho
Itate of Delaware, a fine of $1,000; on JBat
urday the Slat of December to stand
hour hlthe pillory to be whipped with
ty leshea, end to be
Harley G. Brown, found guilty ef man
slaughter was sentsaoed to pay the costs of
prosecution, to pay a line of $4,000 and to
be Imprisoned five years.
,
an'
'
of
M.
B.
08;
sl X*
lm
for life
THE TREASURER'S OFFICE,
The adding up of long column* of fig*
urea, the paying of intfrwt and bills and
the urbane polltaness of tl^q worthy Treas
te all risitors wafo all suspended yea
-day and workmen were busily engaged
fixing the heater, white the Tnanurar
hknaelf was off and away to Philadelphia,
on business lor tha elty,
CALVARY'S NEW RECTOR.
urer
in
Rev, W. G. Ware, has received and *c
cepted a call to the rector of Calvary P. 1.
church, of thte elty aad will taka Asm
about tha 22nd laqt.

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