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FiVE O'CLOCK EDITION TUB LEAGUE FORMING Named as Mr. nulls of Milford Temporary Chairman. It was precisely at 1.85 p. m. when Edmund Mitchell, Jr. called the conven tion of Republican clubs to order. Kr Mitchell, as ms Tiber of the Executive Com i nittee of ibe Nations! Republican L»ague_ made a few Introductory remarks and then' asked for nominations for temporary chair Rev. Joibathun 8 . Willis of Milford man. and Walter H. Hayes, E*q., John G. Baker and Washington Hastings were namid Mr. Hastings withdrew,and as Mr Baker was not present his name was also withdrawn The ballot was then opened, each c'.nb Me. Willis received 16 casting one vote, votes, and Mr. Hayes 6 votes. Mr. Hayes moved before the result was stated that Mr. Willlis be unanimously elected tem porary chairman. Messrs. Ellwood C Jackson and Herbert H. Ward of the Tip pecanoe Club escorted Mr. Willis to the chair. Mr. Willis said that If there were time enough he wool 1 npaak at length, but be would speak brl fl r. H» believed that the civilization of thi< cantary was alone safe in thy hands of the Republican party. He bad been raised a Democrat, bat he was constrained by conviction to leave that party years ago Ho was here in a purely philanthropic spirit. He was not now and never had been a candidate foi any office. He was here solely to preserve the civilization of the age and to rescue Delaware from the slavery of the bosses that now hold It in the hollow cf their hanls. Again, be wanted the American system of protection preserved This was the essence of oor institutional scheme. The speaker closed by an eloquent tribute to Harrison and Morton, the Republican candidates, and scath ingly rebuke) President Cleveland's extraordinary and open effort to secure his renomination, although be had^promised oot to seek a second term. His mention of the names of Harrison and Morton wore heartily applauded by the delegates. At his reference to "the man who would aot allow himself to be nominated," the cheers were loud and tumultuous. The meeting room of Ike Y. M. R. C. building was fairly filled with the dele gates. Twenty-tw 1 clubs were repreeented, ef which U belong to this city and XI to the country district. After Mr Willis bad concluded his elo fluant address McKendree Downhan of Georgetown aid II H. Ward of this city, were chosen temporary secretarial. Com. mltteei oa credentials, permanent organ! zatlon, constitution and resolutions were next appointed. Til K GS APE BLIGHT. The Smyrna Time* Reporta Damage to Ilia Vineyards. "Th* grape crop that started out so promising, and peered through the contest with tho rose hog successfully In the mein, by the owners k-eping up a diligent flebt, has in ths past three days been struck by a blight or rot that promises for market pur pose, the distraction of the crop Last year this new e'ement of destruction which came on at the time of the harden ing of the seed the latter part cf July, was attributed entirely to the excessively wet, stormy weather. This year the rot strikes them when they are just cleverly out of the blossom stste end the weather dry, but very hot tor Jane. And in the absence of aay other known cease, the healed term which has now prevailed (or a week Is «barged with It. "It is, In the pressât aspect, a new, per plexing. and discouraging thing to our vlnyardists. There was no appearance be fore Saturday or Sunday and by yesterday more than bait t-f ths grapes on the bnnehee were sbrlukmg and blackening If the others do not go, the grapes will be too straggling on the hanches to be sal able. "There fs a possible hope in a remedy that was tried fur tha purpose of circum venting the rosebug, viz: bsgiing them. This was plainly shown in several specimens cut from the vines and brought to town yesterday by Henry 8 - Anthony. A good many thousands of manilla paper bags were got by E. W Lapham and James W. aud H. 8 . Anthony to tie around their grapes to protect them. But the proper tiens to do this was a ques tion, that is. whether before er after blossoming, some being of the opinion that If the bunch was tied up in a bag before it blossomed, it would aot fruotify. However, to test the matter, theabova named gentle men tried some io all ehe stages, before tbe blossoms bad opened, white in the blos som state and after the berry had formed. Several sections of tinea which Mr. Anthony bad yesterday, showed very plainly which was the best method. The bunches that were beggid before ths open ing of the blossoms and which bad re mained entirely protected, were not only free from blight, but were strange to say, as large again as these oa the same twig left to develop la tbe natural way. Those that were bagged while in blossom, or where the bag bad become torn were par tially affected, while those that had only been bagged a week or 10 days showed bat Uttla superiority to those exposed to the sun and air. "Mr. Anthony, abovs referred to, has terns 1,600 that were bagged before or while in ths blossom state, and with what has been pat oa since, about 34,000, Tbe •than perhaps as many, pnt on mostly as is now shown, too late. Mr. Anthony says that la potting on tbe bags, making the attachment with a pin, he coaid pal on 100 in an boar, "We bear that the vineyards of Walter T. Massey, Levi 8 . Anthony, J. D. Scout, Robert Denney,Capt A Suant, Win. Pulk Cummins, and if these perhaps those of all the growers, are similarly affected. Mr. Cnmmings wa bear had eotne 40 0C0 bneebes on bis vines bagged, bat if trae at we bear that they are badly blighted,« has been doubtless done since tbe blossoming period. The grape has been developing in to one of our large fruit crops, standing with many next to the peach, and this new experience will have a depressing effect on Its cultivation." Salisbury'« Oriole. The Board of Trade of Salisbury, Md., bave Issued invitations to their inaugural on the 30th Inelauv There is to be « street parade with floats, representing the Industrie* of the town, jubilee singers, masqueraders, and bands of music in the moralDg. and , reception at tbe Opera House, with speeches by the mayor end ethers, iu the afternoon. Spscial trains reduced rates from Laurel. Cape Charles, Crisfleld and Berlin ; and excursions from Deals Island by st*am*r. The town expect* a crowd and the marchant* large ealee. TÎ* objsct is to boom the town and it* trade. are tc be roo at " * -ritîi Stands, new and cheap designs, ai Johnson & Barnhill's. 207 Market St. To Rrbokotk • nd Ocean City. Eleven persons passed through at 3 50 this afternoon en route from Washington Co H-hohoth. Commodore Shock's family was among the number. Yesterday right parsons went down from here. Visitors have been going rapidly for the past few days to the beach, and this season promises to be the best ever known. The hotels are receiving much encouragement The Hotel Henlopen has already received orders into August for rooms. Dr. Thomp son, the proprietor, has entirely rénovai» d his hotel and this season he proposes to make it better than ever. The Bright House has also been placed in good condition and has every promise of a good season. The railroad company pro poses to offer extra indusemeots this year o those desiring to go the beach. Ocean City Is also receiving numerous visitors from Washington, about 20 bav ing gone already. Roster Ha* ■ License. The list of licenses as at first 'ssueldid not contain ths name of Prsnk Bos -r. This was a mistake and bis name should have appeared among the licenses granted. The Journal stated yesterday that Mr Boater was selling liquor without a license on Monday, which statement wo regret, have since discovered the -"ove as we feet. Mr. Boster, according to the test! mony of his neighbors, keeps a quiet bouse and allows no disorderly conduct whatso ever. He strictly observes the law, not selling on Sunday or on election day. McGonlgal—Brown. Mbs Lillie Brown of Dover and William McGonlgal of Matthew's connfy, V«., wer? married at the Dover Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon The chancel had keen elaborately decorated with flowers and the church was comfortably filled with the friends of the bride cipher officiated. After the ceremony th» newly-wedded oouple took the 4 45 p. m. train north. After an extended four they will eetils in Virginia. Rev. J. F. Stone The Rangbley Property Sold. The Harrington Enterprise a*ys: The Shadrack RasgkUy farm, situated on the road leading from Harrington to Ver noa, was sold on Saturday last at public sale by C. 8 . Penaawlii, executor, to Henry C. Wolcott, the prie* paid being $9.900. Tbs dwelling oa Commerça 81 .. this Iowa, owned by tbs lata Hr. Rauglay, was also •old, Alfred Rauglay being the purchaser. The price paid wee $1,588.50. Brssgkl la Late. A gutter plat« on the lower side of 4th 8t. has slipped in. It needs atten tion. Over $200 fwa* mad» by the late strawberry festival at Brandywine M. E. Church. The Board of Health physicians ex amine the new police appointees this afternoon. James McKenna and George White, students at Mt. 8t. Mary's College re turned home to day, Poplar street is in a rough condition. The gutter is totally inadequate to carry off all the water, and the street is cleared of earth, leaving the uneven stones. The street is unsafe for driv ing purposes. Rev. U. C. Grice of Brandywine M. E. Church received the degree of A. M. from the Grant Memorial Univer sity this week. The reverend gentle man delivered a thesis upon "Progress ive Methodism." A consignment of chain arrived at Warner's freight house to-day for Henry P. Soulier, of the firm of Proc tor & Soulier, theatrical managers. The furniture was for the Opera House. Alterations in the will theatre be commenced to-day. TVtlmlugtoa Harbor. T1 e lug Martha this morning took a to v to Delaware City. The river was rather rough. Captain James R. Richards lost an umbrella overboard. A line became caught in tho wheel aad about 100 feet had to be cut loose. Beginning next Sunday, Juiy 1, the steamer Juniata will leave King 8t. wharf, at 7 a. m. for Pennsgrove, and will connect with the West Jersey railroad for Atlantic City. Round trip to Atlantic City and back will be $1 50. Excutsioca will arrive in At lantic City at 10 a, m., and leave there at C p. tn. Tho «teamer TIacotalpam of Vera Cruz, which hae been painted and re paired by the Harlan and Hollings worth Company, is coaling at the B. &0. w harf. 8l.e will take 100 tons aboard, which is furnished by the Charles Warner Company. After coaling she will go back to the Harlan Hollingsworth Company'* yard and leave for Vera Cruz on Situ rday Wigwam, Conclave and Caelle, Delaware Council, No. 2, order of United American Mechanics, held its election last evening at the hall, 4th and King Sts., with the following resuli; 0., James McCoy; V. C., Joseph Pyle; B. S., John Mallott; A. R. 8., George W. Davidson; F, S., T. A. Comegys; I. E . 8. Bain; E., James E. E. Temple; O. 8, P„ T. R. Tantum; T., Joseph Moreland; trustee, William H. Sharpie«. Oriental Lodge,No. 13, Knights of Pythias elected Ua officers last evening as follows: past chancellor, William R. Milliken; chancellor commander, William Whitehead; vice chancellor, Charles Ilenderton; prelate, John T. Edwards: master at arms, Benjamin G. Gam; trustee, Peter M. Stewart; keeper of records and seals, W. T. Whitworth; roaster finance, Thomas Morrine; muter of exchequer, John B. Grubb. The lodge has a membership of 65 and its condition is prosperous. and The Mew Felice Force. Of the new policemen appointed yeeter day Tucker, Blackburn, Broomal, Heal Harrlgate, Zsrby. Sherer, Walker, Ray moud, Nealy and Evans were members cï Mayor Wales'* (ores, Solomon and Todd belong to Mayor Rhoads's force. Burroughs, Swift and Kittenhonse are Democrats. Burroughs has been for years a worker In the Second ward. He was a Norton man, but at the election he voted for Harrington, mended. Swift is a brother-in law of chair man of the police committee, Sawdon Rlttenhouse, while not as active politic an, has always been considered a Democrat. He is highly recoil Roes has removed from 116 Market St. to his new store 210 Market with a large stock of latest styles of Hats, | white Shirts, Neckwear, Hosiery, Un derwear and Notjons at thelow / st dty prices. Money returned if goods are not satisfactory. j Schiller's celebrated Fever and Ague mixture at UoClintook's the greoer j 8^h aud Lombard, - » . i Have your Feather Beds cleam d j ri^ht now by Johnson & Barnhill's BBAUTIPIIL PALACK8. Some of the marvelous Work of the Pullman Whops. The Pullman works has ship the cars Glen Eyre and Lmore to Philadelphia; Austria and Ventes to Jersey City, and th Amaryllis to Boston. The Glen Eyre will n* used os a private traveling car by George Wsstinghouss, the inventor of the air-brake. This car has besn receiving some general repairs at the Pullman works. At one end of the car Is the observation room. The platform 1s wide aud railed in and the steps are covered with traps. The entrance door is provided with a sliding ash and works under a quadrant. This quadrant is a modern improvement and admits the securing of the door at any angle. The observation room Is provided with a sofa bed and wicker chairs, handsomely upholstered. The floor Is provided with brussels carpet and the top of the car with useful ventilators. The windows are provided with drapery cur tains. The room is connected by electric hells wl'b the pantry. A door on the left leads to a passage way along the cor. The windows In this part have fringed curtains. The (1rs» door opens Into the wine room, the height pf the car. Following It are two prlrate compartments opening into each other. The first of these private rooms Is « sofa berth and upper berth,and a private »«eretary. A door leads Into a room on one side of which is the water closet, lava tory ond water cooler and on the other side Is a bath tub of good dimensions. An other door Lads to the second private room, upholstered like the first. It has a dressing-case, clothes press and dark berth. The passage way then leads to the main saloon which has four upper berths aud two folding beds. Toe handsome dining table occupies the contre of the room. It is made of mahogany and is ndj astable. Next to this apartment are a lavatory, linen locker, wins ooo'er, and the beating • pvratus for heating the car by pipes. The pantry with a bunk far the porter is well supplied with crockery ware and silver The cook room is connected with the pan try. The car is supplied with fire extin guishers and other means of subduing fires. Oa the platform it a large refrigerator, reaching from the floor to the roof of the car. This oar contains some of the moat modern improvements in the car builders art It Is finished iu mahogany reuser, panelled. CHAH1PIONH Ml oor. F«tla>n>ara of Knlilmvrr Contesta With ira H. Melvin. ' By Latter to Etzsiko Joubkal. Dover, Del., June 38 —A young, boyish looklog chap with a rifle csss in on» band aad a nest little grip sack in the other at traded very little attention as ha passed down State street yesterday afternoon toward the 8 t. Jones river, but when the same individual returned a few hours later and it was learns 1 that ha was Ira H. Melvin, the champion rifle shot of Dela ware, and that he bad jast defeated William T. Fettenmore, the cham pion of south of Maryland, la a «booting contest, Dover sports became considerably interested. It seem« that about a month ago a match was cfOietly arranged between those two crack shots on about the following coalitions; Best two out of three, the winner of the first shoot to receive a prize of $175, and the winner of the series a gold championship medal, presented by the Fettenmore Rills team of Baltimore. The contest yesterday took place in the 8 t. Jones river, about two miles below town. Fettenmore, who had come over from Wyoming, met Melvin there. The distsnsa was 390 yards and the score as follows; Melria. 9 « 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10-94 Fettenmore T 8 10 » » 19 » 9 10 10-91 The match bad been quietly arranged to avoid a crowd, and outside the scorers only a few frieads wera present. To-day the same parties will shoot at Baltimore, dis tance, 100 and 300 yards, and should Pelten more win or tbs match be a draw, the third shoot will take place in Philadelphia on Friday, HAMILTON'S COI BUIE. A Strong Literary Club Gives Its Annual Banquet. The Hamilton Debating Coterie of this city gave its third annual banquet on Tues day evening in T. J. White's parlors, 7th and Market Sts. This organ)» itlon is in a prosperous condition. It comprises repre sentatives from most of tbe gradu ating classes from the B>ye' High School, sines 1876, beslis under graduates and others. An excellent menu was discussed amid true social feel ing. The supper was (allowed by an ad dress by the president, Geo. 8 . Alimon, who also actuel as toast master. Toasts wereanaouased and responded to in the following order: "The H. D. O."—Its Re union, Aubrey Thatcher; "Oar Officers," Wellington B. L'e; "The Cabinet," Robert Adair; "Oar Absent Mem bers," P. T. Ganse; "Our Constitu tion," George D. Hildebrand; "Our Pros pecte," B. P. Sloocmh. Speech makirg was oonoladed shortly after 19 o'clock. Those who were present, not abovs men tioned are: James 8 . Bowers, William Buts, C 8 . Frishmutb, Charles K. Harri«, H. T. Hildebrand. G. P. Hodgeman, Mal colm IfeLmr, P. J. Murphy, W. H. Bchosa, Jr., W. T. Westbrook, Jr., Charles 8 . Wil •oa. Letters of regret were read from William Mendenhall of Missouri, Eugene Vandever of Alabama, and others. The coterie adjoarned uutll Tuesday evening, lepterabtr, 11 . ■ ABBINGTON'S OFFICIBI, Herat« the Whole Force of Forly ene men. The following list complete ths new police force of Mayor-elect Harrington with the exception of the Eighth street park special, dog-catcher and janitor. Chief of police, W. Y. Bwlggett. Sergeants-Paschal H. Peterson, Jamas B. Tucker, Abram P. Steteer and William J. Blackburn. Patrolmen—Thomas H. Burrows, Ferdi nand Chairs, Charles A. Broomal, Charier H Crawford. William L. Hsal, Richard Emmons, George Hart, William H. Updyke, William A. Meredith, Georg« Wingate, Heston A. Galloway, Charles W. Shullzs, Edward R. Johnson, Jamas T. Scott, Charles Zsrbey, Jamas Logos, John M. Stuart, Martin R. Butler, Alexander Bur leigh. Samuel J. Brown, Thomas J. Oainor, Samoa! McClenoghan. Jarret! Q. Hanna, William H. Saerer, William 8 . Walker, George H. Raymond, John Solomon, El ward E. Wilhelm. William Swift. William R. Todd. Gaorge Russell, James Nealy, Charii* E. Eyan*, Lockhart B. Smith and Jam st B. Rlttenhouse Special Offlosrs—Charels C. Weldin and Lsyi J. Moffitt; turnkey, William H. Berry. Fir. Crockett on Pearb Tree*. A. F. Crockett of Middletown was ta tho Mr, of the Smyrna crearae-y which Is turning out 300 pounds of butter a day. The creamery has been loaning only a tew weeks. Ur. Crockett says that the younger peach trees are well-loaded with fruit but that many of them showed signs of disease. He could not say whether it was due to yellows or to worm merely. The trees had not been wormed for révérai years in the neighborhood Of Middletown. Ur. Crockett examined bis four-year old trees very recently and found that all the sickly trees wera worming. BEYOND THE CASPIAN. RUSSIA'S RAILROAD THROUGH CEN TRAL ASIA. How the Prcject Is Rapidly Itrlnglng the Stronghold* of Orientalism I lose lo the floors of Occidental Civilization Past and the Present United. Among the great improvements of the age not the least is the groat Russian railway eastward from tho Caspian sea, which ha lately reached the ancient city of Samarcand once tho summer capital of tho Tamerlane* empire, and long before that a camp o: Alexander the Great and the place where h» killed his friend Clitus in a drunken frenzy Tho engineers on the rood are mainly French and our views of scenes on tho lino are fron French artists and correspondents; the labor Til. 3ËS&i& f /1 . WA, ■' '\ !f> V ; ' ' f nil i ft* NJ J W-* / _ T IF Lia, CAPITAL O» TRANUCASPIAN PROV IHCK4. ers are native lîokharian», luit the enterprise is Russian. Originally begun as a militari measure, it has iieoome an instrument of d<* ▼eloping commerce, end by It the a) most fabulous citic* of centrai Asia are brought within easy aoceae of London and Pam. it has easy counectioa with the railruails ol Russia proper by way of the Caspian sea by it peace and Russian control have lieeu established throughout Bokhara, and Russian influence made (uirameant oven to the bor ' ders of British India. To scholare it is of peculiar interest, ns it leads to tho very cradle of our Aryan race, aud to Eurc))wui statesmen it is doubly im portant, as since its completion Russia rule, over 5,000,000 square miles of Asia. There hod lieeu almost uninterrupted war between Russia and the Kemi-civilized people of een Irai Asia for 800 years when, in 1868, tb» Russians captured Sumorcaud and com pleted the conquest of Bokhara. In the clos ing years of that war the Russian Gen. Hko belofl fought a bloody battle at Qeok-Teper iu tho desert region of Bukhara, and sus tainod frightful losses by the failure of sup plies, after which this railroad was deter mined upon as the cheapest method of paci tying tho country. Soon after the khan of Merv voluntarily submitted to the czar; hit province was Russianized, and he was made a colonel in the Russian array, receiving from tho czar a splendid uniform, of which he is so proud that he wears it habitually, having discarded his national attire. Tho entire province is now quiet under Russian rule, and the rood has been pushed forward with vigor. 80 tender are the Russians of the religion of their Mahometan subjects that they have cars constructed especially for them, aud Ibe trains stop regularly at the "house of prayer." On each car is a conspicuous notice in Russian and Turcoman that it Is "for Ma hometans exclusively," and all adornments in the line of figures which might seem idola trous arc carefully excluded. Nevertheless the Moharaetana will not make the entire trip on the train; "not," says the French re porter, "because of religion, for their fanait cism is in nothing like that of the Mussulman* of Africa, but because they must needs cross tho Amon-Daria on a bridge four kilometres (4,375 yards) long, and they are frightened at a torrent on each side of the train, rolling such volumes of muddy water." But for this tho faithful could make the entire holy jour ney from Merv to Samarcand on tho infidels' railroad, which tho French writer thinks would be a good joke on old Mahomet. The Amon-Daria, or Jihon—tho ancient Oxus—rises in the Hindoo Koo«h mountains and flows west and north to tho Aral sea ; and the Russians, or rather the French en giueers, have modeled their bridge over it after the low bridges on the line of the far western railroads of America. In other re spects the construction of the road was re markably cheap. The stout Bokharian dig gers worked for tea cents a day ; a donkei could be hired for three times as much, ami overseers were cheap. Under French cu gineers the natives did as much us averagi Italian laborers. Russian officers bore or pauized and drilled a native army of 25,006 men, a Russian governor is located at Bok tara, Russian agent* are in »very town, ami European dwellings, shop# and improve ment« are springing np everywhere on the line. Bokhara has 400 mosques, old ami new, besides a Russian college and other European resorts. The principal mosque Is very difficult of access, ami has a minaret fifty metres high (160 feet), from the top of which persons condemned to death ore thrown upon the ragged rocks below. Bok bara is the seat of an extensive trade ami manufacture, aad .the periodical markets -e* v \ \ - MOSQUE OF BOKHARA. held In 'front of the emir's palace are held as in a sense sacred occasions. Thcfc one may buy fruit» from Herat, fine leather from Turkey, rich pottery from Indio, shawls from Cashmere, painting, embroidery and many other things from China, all kinds of cutlery and other product« of Europe, and Arabian horses, with written pedigree«, from tbe stallions of Solomon and tbe marcs of ancient Sheba. The native manufactures of silk, leather and copper wire are uotably fine. The topography of Bokhara is much like that of Utah and New Mexico-vast semi deserts, fit only for graxing, with fertile strips here and there; so, outside the few towns, the people are nomadic shepherds and herdsmen. By the completion of this road Russia adds 136,000 square mile« to her em pire, making byl central Asian territory 1,277,106 square miles. Siberia covers 4,836, ik/J, and European Russia and the Oaacusus a little over 2,350,000; so tbe grand total ruled by the czar is, by ths latest fiscal re port, 8,460,000 square miles, or more than two and a naif time* the «j*» of United h'atea _ ' by an accident liefere going to the White House. The boy was killed in n railroad ao~ cident. As President Buchanan was a bach elor and his unmarried niece. Miss Harriet Lane, was his presiding lady, there were no children then till the advent of Lincoln, who had three boys, Robert, Willie and Tail. Robert was at Harvard during four years of his father's presidency, but Willie and Tad wera boys. Willie, aged 11 , was taken tick during the dork war days of tho winter of 1808, and died in two weeks. After his death Tad became more than ever a favorite with tho president, who took him about with him a great deal, especially on his visits to tho army in Virginia. Tad lived to bo 18 years old, when he died in Chicago, about fifteen years ago. Andrew Johnson brought five grandchil dren to the White House, tho children of his two daughters, Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Stover. While they were all there together a children's party was given, during which the }resident's invalid wife earao down into the drawing room for tho llrst and only tin» during his occupancy of tho White House. President Grant brought a family of chil dren into tlie executive mansion, the most marked of whom was Kellie, now Mrs. 8 or toris. An Incident occurred during her father's inauguration which must have Iu»d a pleasing effect on those who witnessed It. While her father was reading his address Nellie, alarmed at some shouting which oc curred, left her mother, ran to her father's side, caught his hand and held It until a chair was placed for her beside him. Then sho sat in it till tho address was fluishod. Nellie seems to be a fated tiamo (or the White House. There was Nellie Custia, Nellie Grant and then Nellie Arthur. But Nellie Arthur's homo during her father's administration was chiefly with her aunt, M ra. McElroy, at Albany, N. Y. Both President Hayes and President Gar fleld were men of family. Tho Hayes boys are now grown, us are most of the «ms of Garfield. In each cote there were soverul boys aud one girl, ilollio Garfield is now grown, and Fanny Hayes must bo well along in her icons. Of all the children who have dwelt with presidents the most engaging and beautiful was Nellie Custis; of all tho sons of presi dents tho greatest was John Quincy Adams, aud of ail the daughters of présidante the most Iwmitiful was Abigail Adams. To no other American family has such a rare umi ueuee been accorded. SOME THIRD PARTIES. The "nHI-Everett-Whlg-Unlee" Party « if ISM. American politics go with such a rush, and the campaign in iirogrcsn at any time I» fought with euchrer forget all Use minor issnos. At the cqieuiiig of cock presidential canqtaign one may hear earnest partisans saying, "There is really ne need for a thin) party, and there ought net to be any; we ought to have a square fight on the main ietues, as wo used to." And yet, ever since the revolutionary prasl lunwed away, we have had third perttee, often more then now, and soma of them ex tremely formidable, but they are eaulg for gotten. How many young Americana knew that an "Aitti-Uasonio party" once carried Ver mont in a presidential election, and repeat edly carried various counties and district«, even the state of New York in a state elec tion! Wiiliam Wirt, tho eminent writer and Jurist, and Amos EUmakcr received the elec toral vi>te of Vermont in 1833, and a large popular vote in acme other states, on the ep y, that most people soon den ta >'1» M r', I Ao'ilM 1 - 7 BELL. XVÏUETT. parently alumni platform that the Mason* were a secret society and dangerous to the country. It woe then Thurlow Weed made bis oft quoted remark. It having l*nn alleged that tho Maeons had murdered William Mor gan, of Batavia, N. Y., and a body having been found which was supposai to be hl», Mr. Weal privately admitted that it was doubtful, but that this corpse was "a good euough Morgan till after the election." We shall doubt! which are only good till after the election. Tho various labor, temperance, Know Nothing and Qreeubacker parties liave ef fected much, not by running elections, but by compelling other partial to accept soma of their views. But, of all tho third parties, none attained to such dignity, exerted such power in its time or promised such important consequences os tho so called "Union" or Bell-Everett party of 1860, These candidates received UW, 13-1 popular votes and the elec toral votes of Maryland, Kentucky and Vir ginia. It was no small compliment to the great orator, Edward Everett, that the names oT the candidates were a I ways joined in the popular £]ieech and hyphenated iu the press. It was universally recognized that the candidate for vice president was tbe more national and prominent of tho two, and so the ticket was uniformly printed and pronounced "Bell-Everett." And it is an amusing comment, rather a satire, on Um vagueness of party platforms that while thi» party took the name of "Union," aud pro (eesrel to bo organized especially to hold north and souUi in close friendship and dis countenance "agitation," yet in six months after the election Mr. Everett was support ing tbe most extreme measures of the Lin coln administration, while Mr. Bed was ardenUy supporting Jefferson Davis. Bn* those were days iu which men moved and scenes shifted very rapidly. John Bell wa« already an old man when the war began. having been bom near Nash ville, Feb. 18, 1797, but be bad been (or forty years a power in Tennessee politics. He was elected to the state senate when but 31) years old. In 1887 he defeated Felix Grundy— next to Andrew Jackson the most popular Democrat In the state—aud entered congress to stay many years. In 1834 he was chosen speaker against James K. 1'olk. In 1835 he turned the state against the Democrats (or ths first time. Ha afterward served in the United States senate, where he was de nounced as that unusual being, "a southern man with northern principles." Edward Everett, oa the other band, was occasion ally, but not so fiercely, denounced as yield ing too ranch to tbe south. He was bom in Dorchester, Mass., April 11, 1794, and wo» noted as a scholar at the early age of 18. He was rated for years as tbe greatest orator of his time, and after an active official life his last jiolitical act was, as elector at large, to cast the vote of Massachusetts for Lincoln and Johnson, in I860, and his last public ap pearance was in an address asking aid for the people of Savannah, Go. He died just before the close of the war. hoar many things this season Money will buy everything in this world excepting the things that ore most worth having.—Somerville Journal. , Our Rustic Porch Rocker bests them all fwr comfort and strength. Johnson tc Barnhill, Groceries very cheap at O. B. Un derwood's, N. £. cor. 13th and French, The best is tbe cheapest. Try L. * Q. flour, sold by NichoL?, 6th and King. : _BOARDING. Managers op Sunday Schools, Societies, Lodges, Etc, Contemplating giving Excursions during the are invited to visit summer BRANDYWINE SPRINGS, And see the advantage* offered therefor a pleasant day !■ th* country be for* making arrangement* elsewhere. For further imrticular* ad a res* ' R. W. CROOK, Managet Ftalklttad, DeL Gasoline Stoves Do you use a Gasoline Store? If ee it is strictly necessary that you gat PURE NAPHTHA Thus you avoid danger, bad and disa greeable odors, and expense. V'e have sold thousands of gallons of NAPHTHA during the past five years without asingle accident reported from using it. Phillips & käme PAINT DEALERS, No. 5 E. Fourth Street, BETWEEN MARKET AN» KINO, music. JEWELBT. S- II. IJAYNABD, JEWELER, S. Ï. Cor. Firm tod Market, WILMINGTON, DEL. CLOCK». 8IX.TKHWAIUC H. A. BROWN. COAL, Lime and Sand. Foot of Weat Street. Telephone 157. Peach Baskets. 1-3, 5*8, and 3-4 bushel Peach and Truck Baskets, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Call oa us before placing your orders. Wilmington Basket and Crate Co., WILIIINQTON, DEL. unit» I» DEALER IN Furniture, Carpet«, „ „ „ . m Mattings, Babj Carriages, KAfriffftr»t«r* lea Chwjfa Ate ueirigeraier«, 1C« cupula, etc. S _ . . _ F lîfir 2 d and Granrn * ■* VBI dll allil Ul aliyc, THOMAS GR1NSELL, WlLMI NIITON , DIL. Open Tuesday aud Saturday evenings until 9.30 o'clock. Cash, weekly or monthly payment*. Price List For Silk Hat Work. Blockin« . ( leaning and shaping Altering, with new hand aad bind ing end fashi nabl- curl. Remodeling and all new trimmed complete Old bale. If the plush is worm elf and require new pmeh, we will recover it with a«w plush en tirely fer... Felt Hate .. 95 to 50ote 60 to.75 cU »1 &• XU 8. GO cleaned, dyed, blocked and trimmed. ■ . BOo.to $ 1.00 K. KiTTKLL, Practical Hatter. * B. Fifth 94 Charles Warner COMPANY. Calcined Plaster, Marble Dust, Cements, Lime, Sand, Fire Brick, Coke, COAL. Market St lams WAILROADS. W ILMIHOTOK A NOlTWCKt RS1LROA9 Unie table, la *»«*< May 1 », i-fig. eoim NOMH. t k»H» r«x g«ag«yi' Dally Leave—Station«am a ni p m p m i, m a m n nv ^ ll e'«" , 7 nCh S ' 7# »" *tOsÔÔ*C8 P B. ftO. Jua*. 7.M .... »«».is Dupont . 7 in .,. Rts 6 *7 S so t'luvld's Ford J. 7 44 .... 1.18 ft 55 8» * «r ni i p ,V ;. 7 5t .... 8 98 « 04 »00./.. Wmt i heater 7«* .... EUH.I0 8.00...I Coalea Villa . * *9 .... 4 05 6.44 »115...* Waynesburg Jc .... 8.18 .... 4 « 7,1» 10.07 .... Pt Voter •.».SO.li*i. 4 gc Warwlo*.7 15. .1»5C , 41* Rpnugfleld.7 «7 • M |.56 4.57 7.36 I« SI 4 » j"»'"''.7 5 ! S.33 1,1» i 01 .. ion 4M Ar'° Kmrt.ng ™ »-MIMS.» ... 10.53 4.57 U. BtaUdh..' »aoiea5f*5i56....i4.24 5.2s ADDITIONAL TRAINS. ™7\ «™>P' Hjlurday a «4 Kunday, leave Philadelphia, Il A O H. R , 419. 5 so n m Ch elcr 11 40.B K.ir.t», m v\ ilniluv ten, IMS p m ; B A O. ' Juaod ", Newbridge, 6 ,59 p m. 4 rrlve Dupont B 57 p. m! , , < / 0 »•'» devenir will ln„ W|;„ |„ gt0 „ ai 5 IW p ai, Newbri ye 5,45 p u. Arrlv<- D.inont SOSpm IsMvn Wflmiagien 11.1» n.. bridge II Jl p m. Arriva »nennt 11 55 p m, Iteavo Blrdaboro 1.10 p m. Arrive Heading 1 « P ID. B V* °" »Sunday enly 'wDI Pave SI Peter'* 10 00 a , WanaJoh 18.18 a m. HpHagdeld 10.94 a m. Arrive Reading 11.94 a m. OOt K U SOUTH. Oath? Daily fwt Sunday) only** BStfteJMftï * " * ** m 9 " P ■l* Hon. .... Blrd«ooro. Joanna . Hpr ngflxld . Ar Warwick Ar. Ht. IVtor's Leave Wayaiwburg Jenti» »II ....4M CoatesviUe Itetiape.,. W.Uim er. etegs Ohsdd's VoröS« .... IN tit At5B.tas.ro » ss 839 t* I» I 4» 5,50 8 40 S 00 . I 5' 1* 50 4 10 4.16 ».'-5 3 9g I a tee tt,*» 4 . 14 » as 9 is*!r tTl*.... 5*5»*».... 11J» .... 8M ».*».„. ; U IU4 ».« ,..»ut 7 »» I« «4 . . . » 46 *.* *4« teile Duuont. IN 10 5 * B AO Juds'Iod 1.1» 11.0* Ar W {Imins toa. French !» .1 H I ■«> < Uk * 0 * so* III B» ■ »*».. i»n'ii .6.48 ADDITIONAL T» ,1*8. »any. nomtu 8 ns>j l*av* DaPaat 8.08 a as., Newbridge 5 90 a* m. Arrive WllBlnawn »,« a. ao., NaturAay ealy Lear* 1W1I»* 19 09 r m Arrive BWsbons 19 30 p. m ■ Imti Depot l.*8p m , NrwbrMaw L*° p ' "i ™ ArrlT * WUn >la««eo 9 9« p. m. Leave Dupont 7 P» p m , Newte H*» 7 16p, ta. Arriva Wilmington 7 SS p. m. , Sunday oaly. Leave Springfield 10.95 a. m . Warwick 10 » Arrive 8. Peter'« 19 4* a m. Springfield 3 SO p m Warwick J.I7 p. m. nve at 8t. Pcere 8.50 p. m. For connectons at Wllroiagion. at B Jt O' Junction, at Cbadd'sFord Junction, at Coatee' ville and WayiMSImrg Juootioe, at liirduboro*» R "« teblea at all «talion». . t' NWHH HRIOCA-A, General P-uwengvr Ageol A. O. McCU T 81 .\ N D, Ruperintenient. u m I sieve Ar 1 »AI.MIMOKF. & OHIO BA1LHOAD. M.M ScIumIuI* Id ffffect Aprl* tif, IHmh. TdAlNB LEAVE DELA WARM A VÄ. DEPOT KA8T UOVlfD. Philadelphia aceemmodatioa, dally except Sunday. . Philadelphia accomœodaUo«, dally « 15 a na Philadelphia accormarMUMtuel daily 7 55 a "* Philadelphia ft Cheetar axpieas, drily except Hunday... Phil .delphla a-commodalloo, dallv except Hnsdav. I'hllnilclphla accommodation, Sunday only. „„„„„ Philadelphia aocommodatton, dally .. .10.80 am Philadelphia ft ( heater expreu, Flilladelpbia- tiTi-4«lé)e A Philadelphia aeo i nmeda tl m, dally.. „ „ Philadelphia acwuawodattoe. dal'y . 155pm Plrladelphta ft iLeaser express daily 5 so pm Philadelphia aco unmodoitm, dal'y .. 5 95 p m . ASOam 9.00 am 0 05 ana daily.II.14 am ft*Hy . l.GOpra 3 00 pm Pli'ladnlphtm ft i tieeear exerem 4,ily mm pa I'hiUdelpAia aoc uiimo4aMfea, dal'y... Ifipa I'hllade'phia aeournoMdoSIm daily . 6 40pm Flilladelphla *- vu miacd*dea daily except 8 und»y.T 80 p m Philadelphia ft Ch«t-r *rpres* dally 8,4« p m Philadelphia ». venmedawo. duly . 8.55 pm WEST BODI». Slurerly «ccommodatl*», dal'y Btltl'Dore «ucumiu .datie*,4ail Sunday —.... ,6 45 am Chicago and Pltnrbur*, express, dally .7.8* a as rinclnnjil and 8» Lou'« aipres-, daily. 11,88am Baltimore, «c-eomtnodaöoo. daily .9 45am tittebu *. Chicago and 84 Louis ex siÄ ^«modäiio«. iriiV FOB LANDENBEHO, »19 a. "»iT' 8 " dtt,r ' TRAINS ' LEA VN KIEKET 8T. STATION, For Philadelphia ,9.» p. m, dally. ForBai llmore, 9 *5 p. m . dally. For Landerbenar, 960 andll.eoa m., dally, except Sunday; 910«, m, on Sunday only;» *5 and * I* p in,, dally. 1 Itt-shurg, Chicago and El. Louis exprew daily, 5 3.) p tu. LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FOB WILMTNOTO» Dally. *7 00, 10.0«. »11 00 a. m . 19.00 nom». 1,45, 8 00, 4 30. *5 00,8 3), 8 IS 1« 10. 11 SO p. ra. Daily, exrept Sunday, b 5} and 7.80 a. m., *4 95 and 5 30 p m. Sunday only. 8.10 a. ra. •Express train Telephon«, No. 1*3. lt*:ei to Western Point* lower than via any other line, C. O SCULL, Osn'l P«aa. Agent 19 A! a ra y except ,5 49 am 7 30 p IU Pun S3 * 45. 6.30 W. H CLEMENTS, fleaeral Manager. COAL! Gea.ff.Besï l Sms. FRENCH ST. WHARF. For Family use wa furobh Coal of GOOD QUALITY AND CAREFUL PREPARATION, PROMPT DELIVERY n CAREFUL DRIVEHSk PRICES : Broken, per ton 2240 Egg, per ten, 2240 Stove, per ton, 2240 .. . Small Stove, per ton, 2240 6.25 Chestnut, per ton, 2240 . 6.00 . 16.00 6.00 6.00 FE.NA'IKS A SUM WtlAi.4. «UuftnGS CAM ES HAB) AT THS Cwî/rfTî»» BOON OF fBX k-KHISS toil*-