8 (CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.) appointee who9e name comes before the Senate for confirmation : Is he an able man, and will honestly and efficiently administer the affairs of his office. He did not think the question of politics should be consid ered. ‘‘Still”, continued the Senator, “President Cleveland has introduced a new element in stating that he would remove no one except for of fensive partisanship. To remove an offensive Republican and appoint an offensive Democrat in his place, is. to my mind inconsistent and I shall take that question into consideration when appointments come up for consideration. I will agee with the Administration when I can, . and differ from it when I must.” The President is working hard <'ay ( and night on his message to Congress, i and annual reports are coming in < from the various branches of the Government. General Sheridan’s report will be read with special in terest. especially his treatment of the ' Indian question. He puts himself in accord with those who have con tended lor a humane policy- He ad- i vocated giving the Indians land in severalty as soon as possible, and takes the ground that the army is not the proper body to entrust perma nently with the management of the redmen. A Horrible Murder. John Sharpless, one of the most prominent Orthodox Friends in Del aware county, was most foully mur dered at his farm in Nether Provi dence township, about two miles from Chester, on the 22nd inst. His farm is located in a lonely road. At nine o’clock at night a strange colored man called at the house while it was raining. He found Mr- Sharpless sit ting with his family- He induced him to go to the barn with him for some straps, under the pretext that a carriage, in which were three ladies, had broken down in the road. When in the stable the negro struck Mr Sharpless on the back of the head with a hatchet, crushing his skull, and killing him instantly. After tak ing his watch the negro put out the lantern and returned to the house for the purpose, it is thought, of killing all therein —Mrs. Sharpless and the three other women. In reply to a question, he said he wanted money, and advanced toward one of the wom en, at the same time asking what had become of a young girl, whom he missed from the company. Upon learning that she had gone out, and the colored servant being sent for, the villain left- A neighbors barn was fired a short time after the murder and burned, with all the crops, farm ing implements and four head of horses, it is believed by tiie murderer to distract attention. The body of John Sharpless was found in the sta ble where he had fallen. SI,OOO have ( been offered for the apprehension of i the murderer, SSOO by the family, and SSOO by the county. A colored man was arrested the next day in Philadel phia by the police who is suspected of the murder. He gives his name as 1 Isaac Lewis, and says he has no home. It isthe belief of some persons in this ( vicinity that this is the same negro who did the robbing in this town a few weeks ago. The old defenders of Baltimore have almost all passed through the gate to the silent city of the dead. Sami. Jennings aged eighty eight, died last Sunday; but four are living of the band of 1,259 who formed the organization in 1842. The soldiers who fought in the war of 1812-15 die, but the pensioners are immortal. Their roll call never grows less, we have beard it stated. *f XT * $ "STUCK." The superiority of our Cloth ing, in style and finish is suffi cient guarantee against a calam ity like the above. Our large stock of Suits and Overcoats for Men, Youths, Boys and Chil dren will give permanent satis faction. A. C. YATES & CO. 602-604-606 CHESTNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA. Rising Sun Maikets. [Reported by James Barnes.] GRAIN AND HAY. Wheat (red) 90 “ No. 2 Del 87 Oats 81 Corn yellow per bush 48 “ white “ u 50 Hay, Timothy per ton $ 16.00 Straw, oats per ton $ 6.00 “ wheat “ “ 6.00 Timoihy Seed, per bus 2-50 Potatoes per bu- choice -35 COUNTRY PRODUCE. [Reported by E, R. Buffinoton.] Potatoes per bush. 50 Butter per lb 20 Lard “ “ 7 Eggs per doz ... 22 Chickens per lb 7 BALTIMORE MARKET. Super Flour $3.00(77,3.35 Extra Flour 3.50@4.15 Family Flour 4.40(3)5.00 White Corn Meal, 1001 b 1.15 Yellow Corn Chop, ““ (3)1.15 Fultz Wheat 94(3), 97 Long-Berry Wheat 99(3)1.02 White Corn 5 '@s3 Yellow Corn 53@53 Oats 35@38 Clover Seed. lb 9@9 Timothy Seed, p 1 bush 1.85@2.00 Potatoes, bush 45@55 Eggs 25@26 Cecil County Timothy Hay. 16@1V 00 Mixed Hay $13@12 00 Clover Hay sl2^@l3| Wheat Straw 1 is@lo Oats Straw slo^@ll| Rye Straw slß@lß Wool, unwashed 20@23 Wool, washed 28@32 PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE MARKET. Reported weekly for The Midland Journal by Evans Bros., Produce Com mission Merchants, No. 56 North Water Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Butter, Poultry, Eggs, Cheese, and all kinds of Country Produce. Thursday, Nov. 26, 1885. BUTTER. Creamery Prints “ 28 to 30 Dairy “ “ 22 to 23 Common Butter 6 to 8 EGGS. Pa. Del. and Md.,‘•Firsts” 27 DRESSED POULTRY. —PER lb Turkeys, extra, young 14 “ poor to medium Btolo * old toms 10 Fowls, extra 11 tol2 “ choice 10 to 11 medium .'.... 9 Chickens, Spring, dry picked 12to 13 “ *' scalded 8 ot 10 “ Ducks 10 to 12 LIVE CALVES AND SHEEP —PER POUND. Calves, Delaware and Md., prime... 6to7J “ fair sto 5J “ common stock 3to 4 Sheep, prime to 3J fair 31 to 4 Lambs, extra, Spring 5} to 6 “ fair 4 to 4J- Live Cattle 4£ to 5 Hogs, live (20 lbs. off) 4j to 5 Dressed Pork, heavy 5 to 5i “ light. . 6J to 6 HAY AND STRAW —PER TON. Timothy, choice to 16 00 *• fair 13 00 to 15 00 Wheat Straw to 10 00 Oa* Htra w 900 to 9 50 Rye Straw to 19 CO : SEEDS. 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