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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-07-12


GROCERIES.
HARLAN & BRoTHERS,
tsuseossors to RpwARp Il. RiaEl
NO. 3 EAST SECOND STREET,
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
Groceries, Wines and Liquors.
.EEN THR undersigned would respectfully sAsssas
HE'S call attention to thalr Stock OF WIHks E9<} M
ks ~ and LIQUORS. The facilities runresaad
paflly with lung xpsfence In ha business, Affords as
for the and quality Of their Wines &e'
Amongst the stock may be found
oosuae Brandy, Pale do, Jamaica s, spite,
Holland Gin, Bo0teh WhlHkay,
In wood and bottle,
Msdsr. Port. Lishon, Sweet MAlsgs.
WINES, very choice and Old in wood and bottles.
gIra nne Monongahsla Whisky two to hye years old
the navpr cannot be surpassed.
IL Taysrn keepers supplied on the most reasonable
isms Families supplied with tho cheapest wines and
TO TIN AFFLICTED.
Infaiids In want Of old Wines aud Liquors OF various
tanning them Of the hnest qualify from HARLAN q
BBoThNh, No East Second strees opposite tue lower
OIL, wIARs AND LIQUORS.
Superior old Wines and Liquors. for medical pnrposss
with general assortment OF we'll selected Nhookhiks
HARLAN 3 BROTHER, No, . East Second 81
TEAS, WINES, dR0oRAfHs, AND LIQUORS OF suPs
RI0R QUALITY.
HOTELS country trade and consumers supplied whole
sale and retail by tho cAHk, demuohn doLen package
Of assorted kinds. All orders By post or otherwise
sayed, giving limit In Price, warranted TO BIO sasfae
toriy filled, the gooda taken back. Please call ant
exhrhine At HARLAN 4 BR0ruER5, No. 8 Rast seeont
etrsst, Wilmington, Del
NOTICE TO BPORsTMRN,
Duponts best RaRls Powder in Canieiera and 6A lbs
kegs duck and ride. Also, shot Of all Sizes suitable 70
rail aud reed bird shooting, In season. percussion eal
aud dealer In Clover Timothy Orchard and Herd 0rAs
! Heed, all Tor sale by HARLAN BROTHER,
my.a0lY. Opposite thu lower Market uous
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-07-12
FIR A N KILN
SILVER MININ G
COM NY

Investments 10 10 doubtful enterprise They nave
arad Two mnrs of great richness In Big Nfesk hlulns
plsTlot Lander County. Nevada sltusis1 nu' n' -, ~,
half nilsa tram Canon CITY and a'Hut Tan h'rr '''u
Their la lqss are great Eiith reh 10 surAer lhu
inns aud at depth OF only slNiy ieet nave l.ete Wv
MI oold s2l5 pef ton, worked by the rudes' melnou'
THE "CUsToM HOUSE" LEDGE
nf which oD1 ieet belongs ia this Company Il exceed
nviy rich sud 70 lOeasi that tunnel wv ~ W .se.s
vii strike the lsdgs At depth Of 200 iret '-'w III "u'
crop .,....., l.. ,.,,, nr,.aen,.l with the
ur,,st vlgnr II can be continued sill Wtntel. Anu men
Ia rori will lie ready early day or eduetuh
s mills already located At short distance aud laNorh
w arsysmeuts are already made for crushing tue nTen
nj the Company until such time - 'hef own "o' ''
aartet --..
THE "PRICE CURRENT" LEDGE,
III o tee, in length lie located uPsn the opposite s,te o.
tAa rama Canon as the ledge already deAeNbud II Is
ahcnt 4 faet In width, with wsli delnsd castings
suitable description Of these properties cannot ns
given in few World; full information may " opA'nea
1t the ONCE Of the Company. , t,., ton.
have been secured by the personal Inspection o, epe
sentative Of the Company of practical inning eApeeu's
IRON his detailed reports the Company are ahsutep
his almost nexhaustbia riChuees OF their property an
made for prosecuting the Dushes WIN
slsoF, accuracy and despatch ~
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AChES
n ths etosk 81 the Company will be sold On srequnt
Working Capital. No other stock is offered ior sAs
An entirely original and mutual plan has peen Aaope
n, The epsedy disposal OF the working ct of ths ls
t,r,i.rs ct which All parties invited 20 eAlht y
t,nes 30 ~ Chestnut IT.. tur stairs l"n.-t
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-07-12
INSURANCE COMPANIES.

DEI,ANARE FIRE INSURANCE. COM /
4 PANY -fNo9RHoRATRn ~ THE LtdsiAiuRg or fHt
Stars Of DLAwAsE WITH A CAPITAL o.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
r,nE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY ARE RRcEIy
Ink applications for Insureuee At their 0hice IN VIII
mueton agsnat losses by Fire on every description
budinKs ID general nechs ndSe, hhips IN port and their
eArRoes household ufniture and other personal prop
Am nsslnet loss damage by inland transportation OF
goods wares merchandise aud country toduoe.
Tes 81 Insurance will he favorable as any OF the
companies ia the cities o. Philadelphia or New York
PNrisH Insured repose the fullest coincidence IN ny
sody Of Its capital and that all losses Will oe promptly
adjusted ~ the company.
Al the annual election held the 9th day pt MARI
ls8O The following director, wsre elected to serve the
George joass, JOS MendinhAil, George "; Bush
sAmi D. Nswlin, samuel Floyd Edward Melnalh
John d. Porter. George W Sparks Thomas MeUiaIy'
Insurance may be made for any time not less than ihree
months. a..
Delaware Fire Insurance Company lwhose ehare- Is per-
ssc perpetual Insurance real estate tue person
becoming insured deposts IN tbs onee certain
mOro according the nature OF tue fsh upon th
amount 10 be insured-but which can be WlthurAWn "
Auy time by leaving per cent on the amount deposteu
the insured than the iormehe expense about one
lsss and there no renewing OF the policy from time
me.
Property that would be insured per Annum, at 40 and
"a sanA the 1000 will DO insured At az and per depoh
and In like proportion as the risk inerea sss' =, 49,
Persons Wishing TO insure their property or wanting "
formation GU the subject ufnsuranre, will apply To tue
agents AZ above, or to .,,,o = ,,.
joins MCLEAN. Secretary
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HoRsEsl HoRsEsII

Furniture Cars and DXays.
ne 90 The subscriber bsggleays TO notify his friends
.z4gfM and the people Of WILMINGTON and vicinity
W that he still continues 10 keep al his old stand
-U@pmAR corner Of i4t
: Front and French Streets,
Furniture Cars and Drsya and excellent uoreeA TO hire
All hous furniture and other articles will DO removed
from the Steamboat landing and other pisces in the ty
vitn crest by hkiful and sober drivers. All who
desire dfaypg oap be accommodated With rromplneea AZ
the lowest possible FAtAs. liz NORRIS WRLDIk
ANEW 6N0p Usage ORANGE SEED
~ HAiso, LAWN AND ORCHARD GRASS Seed All
ths yaFlaii-s Of Seeds for early sowing Al
-, Ut m ,., o. uHAhDLRR q SON,
rnarz2 In Gil Market street
no pHIN n 70 IL B.-s-A 6ECOND-hAND
L DoUpLR MEDIUM DKoHBrRUP PRINTING PRISE
snpsts aud In good order, will BE- sold a satisfactory
prise. Apply al this ONES. - n Hehs-h
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-07-12
MCDOWELL q CO.,
CORNER THIRD AND KING STREETS,
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE,
IHP0RTBRB AID DEAIHBs II
tRnN 6TEHL AND COACH HARDWARE n 81

INUNt HII9HI NV VvNOl n a Nd " AT al.I
ALSO, BlTUMINoUs COAL
- Have always on hand stull assortment o
NSlxH{Es17a IRON AND STEEL,
- II q, Beet brands Of American Hammered and
ss Rolled bars English rehnsd Bars OF All
ssss baud Hoop and slit Iron, best Norway Nail Reps
and Anger shapssi Galvanized and Black sheet Iron
Cast Shear, Blister German, swsds, spring, Tire, Md.
helnsFy aud Tap steel.
smith, Coach aud other HsriWarO--Horss shoss, Horse
Shoe Nails; BorAx, Bolts ClipB Nuts Washers aieahe
Cabtng Wagon Boxes Springs, kzlea, spokes, FsiosS
Ehas bows Ae Carriage Canvass, OIL CAFPe Rattlnet
Enamesd Top aud Dash Leather mblst pointed rerews
and Coach HardRaTs Of all kndsj Iron Wire Galvanized
Mails, Rabbit Metal, Lead, spelter. BAnca Tin, shesl
Zane DO. 0rindsonss Cranks and Rollers, Trace, Back
and other chAlnH.
smlibs and other Tools-Auyils, Vices, Bellows
esdEes Hammers shoslng Knives. Pllos Rasps Hmith's
prs Tire Blenders, rWerB IFnns stocks AHd Dies Coo
persu and other MsehRnieH Tools
All Of which will be sold very low proeh wholssAl,
snd retail, for cash OF approved credit.
January !, ibeb.--ianl0-iy.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-07-12

Anew CASTLE COUNTY MUTUAL
N INSURANCE COMPANY.
oPYIcE WILMINGTON INSTITUTE,
CORNER EIGHTH AND MARKET STREETS,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
tsTRREsf ON PREMIUM NOTES REDUCED To FlYR
PER CENT.
uHE prneipla OF Mutual Insurance Ia believed to be
no sfestand expsreneeso far has ptovsditto beths
caest me nH Insurance against Loss DY fiKR AMI
aHhoanh this Institution has bsesn but IL years III ek'
stape the list Of insurers will compare iavorAby with
anY ohsr aud the lSspaE by IRE during that time al
though not few HAYS been promptly paid a. all WAC hA'a
bsea Insured In thlG ONCE aah have had the misfortune
IN be burned attest The object has been 60 20
cure good list 81 safe risks rather than to aw ell The
ofinsuf0d Without regard TO hazards thus les
snng the liability Of sinking this cash capital in eass o.
heavy disasters during the year.
DIRECTORS.
wuMisaTOs William canby, clement u, hmy th. Geo
Richardson John A. Duncan, jacob Puseyl John Coeh
| fAn william TafuAl Edward 4 BsiiAh, CIV hoWlAni
BnIEpTwiss HusbAHp - Cloud lott. Rdwa'a
Ahnghurst.
(laRfeffKHA HuNDkED.--Jamss Riddle.
Nsw CAsfLH HuRDRsD.-John 'uyef.
WHITE CLAY CREEH HuHBRSn--A. I. khAnnon
WILLIAM GANbY President.
8. D. slnfH, Bsefstary and TreaanTef.
10 ONCE hours rom "a anh IRON 10 o.
january ID, iS5l-iY
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-07-12

COFFEE,
TEA,

ABd all other articles usuaiy ksptip GrOesy stOTS,
which he ~ selling At the
LOWEST MARKET RATES.
Toussksspsrs are requested to call aud exEmus bls
stock OF goods The suhncbef having been engagsd In
be gfSse1y business In M store Of James Mpffow or
several years. feels confident that by strict attention
business he will give entire satisfaction to all who may
fAv0F him with trial.
suaS-sm JAMES NJ. JONES.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-07-12

JAMES BRADFORD
MOULD respectfully nfoFm his friends and the public
w generally. that he has
Removed to his New Store,
Nas 4 and East Third Street, near Market.
WILMINGTON, DBL.
WHARF bs will keep constantly on hand full steck
PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS,
His facilities for conducting the business on the most
enlarged sale aud ia the satsfactOfy
net sdualsd by any other establishment 10 the State,
bst ha stock larger than In any store between Pha
drpLi4 and Baltimore He returns his thanks TO his
r the liberal patronage heretofore bestowed upon
i aud hopes by strict attention TO business 20 merit
nj csntpuAnes Of theiF fAvors In his HsW Ices
on, se 20
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-07-12

II attacked with DiarrheA, py-n cry UrAmp Collie,
don't delay the use Of the PAIN KILLER.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-07-12
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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE


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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-20
Election Notice.

State of Indiana, Vanderburgh County, SIS.
BLYTHE HYNES. Clerk of the Van
1s derburgh Circuit Court, do hereby
certify to the Sheriff of said county
what officers are to be elected at the next
general election to be held on the second
tuesday in October, 1857, at the different
places of holding elections In said county,
to wit:
A Prosecuting Attorney for the Fifteenth
Judicial Circuit for the State of Indiana:
A Judge of the Common Pleas Court for
the First Common Pleas District OF the
state of Indiana, which District com prlses
the counties of Posey, Vanderburgh, War
rick, and Gibson:
A Sheriff for Vanderburgh County, and
one Commissioner tor the Third District OF
Vanderburgh County.
And the Sheriff is hereby directed to give
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Witness my hand and the seal OF
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burgh County, certify that the above and
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Aug. q 1857. (au30 DIV
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Situate at Riverside, Burlington County,
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Qratuitously educating she sons of de-
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States. Ia .-....5 ~
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Philadelphia, Pa.
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NOC1C0.
flames n. WARREN, of the drm of
a Mark Il Warren, of this city, and
Mark, Warren 81 Co, of Cairo, Illinois, has
this day sold out his entire interest in said
houses to M. Heuntng, of this city. The
business will hereafter be carried on in
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ming. Da al Il. MARK.
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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-09-20
Fact, IN Fruit Culture.

DIR. Trimble, of Newark, N. j., who
has paid great attention TO fruit culture,
gives the following as his yiews-,he result
Of many years experience:
1. The most successful way to conquer
the eurculio rs TO gather the fruit as it falls
and feed Il TO- the stock TO destroy it, as it
is BY thi5 fallen fruit that the curculio
propsgates its specie.
q. That the fruit of the apple tree can
be prevented from the apple moth by wrap
ping around each tree two or three times
a rope made Of straw. The moths will
harbor in this rope aud can then be de-
stroyed.
4. That fhe only way to-kiil the peach
tree borer is TO cut him out with a knife,
not once only in season, but TO follow
him up every two weaks until exierminaied.
6fter the. FIRST 'going over" Of an orchard
this will be little or no trouble, us each
tree can be attended 10 in two minutes.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-09-20
TERMS or AovER rIslno.


Gunpowder in the open air, says fhc
Scientific A,aeriedn, burns quietly. Ii bf.
der TO show that il has power we must
confine it. Except for guns. ere crackers,
&c., We might not have found out that
gtnpowdor can make great noise,
There is a common sort Of friction match
composition that IS little more explosive
thar gunpowder. II burns quicker, snd
when confined IL gives sharper and loud
er report. The rnatohos to which we ~:
lude, ignite with fash and With slight
'craekling sound. Most Of the matches
called parlor matches are cf fhis kind.
-fhe readiest way OF rI6zfDg q nistsh-s.<-
pode is TO lay il on the hoor and press il
with the heel Of your boot. The report
in sharpness and loudness is about tbs
same as that Of percussion cap. Anoth-
er way of making the experiment u to
wrap the match closely in stout pspef
and give the composition end light blow
with hammer. The explosion will be as
loud as -before, and the paper will be- toru
to shteds "'t.
There is, without doubt, enough explo:
sive force in box Of matches to explode
the stoutest musket. Children should
heSer try the experiment Of exploding
matches. 1t is dangerous The melaa-
choly fate of the Austrian princess, be-
trothed to- the son of Victor Emanuel, and
burned 20 death but the other day In con-
sequence of treading on lucifer match,
is warning point. The greatest care
should be taken Of these too plentiful and
perilous little articles.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-09-20
For the American.
The Home Of My Youth.

Dear Old Homel How my heart yearns
to thee, and with what sad memories my
heart was filled when | beheld the fields
and meadows--those fields where my dear
brother and loved sisters and [ have
tramped over so many times, planting
corn, and the pastures where l have SO
often MIXED the cows, and the lane where
we have taken so many pleasant walks and
strolls. The same walnut tree stands at
the end of the lane, just the same, only it
has grown some larger. At the other end
of the lane the same oak tree stands and
looks, oh so natural. 1t hardly seemed
possible that twenty years had passed since
| left the dear old home, made doubly
dear by the sacred memory of my sainted
mother whose body lies sleeping between
thee and me-sleeping that dcathless
sleep that knows no waking ON earth,
Sleep on, dear mother.
q dear old homel though thou hast
passed into other hands, thou wilt ever be
dear to me while life lasts; for l can never
forget the happy hours have passed be-
meath the roof of the old house, and also
some very, very painful ones. 1t was there
passed through the first two great sor-
rows of my liic--the death of my mother,
the first; and the other-well, l cannot
write of that, fer it has long since been
buried in one Of the deepest recesses of my
heart, and the coffin lid has been locked
above it for twenty years. But the visit to
the old homestead brought it very vivid to
my recollection. My sister and l went
on horseback to visit the old place, and
we had to past by all the haunts of our
childhood and girlhood; and oh, how my
heart swelled aud my eyes filed with tears
as We were riding along pass rarn- houses
where he have spent so many happy hours
with the dear friends of my girlhood, be-
fore I ever knew u sorrow, and | thought,
can it be possible that twenty years. have
passed away since passed out from under
the roof of the dear old house, happy
and joyous bride, with my young aud,
may add, beautiful and loving husbandi
: And thought, can it be possible that SC
much has passed IN twerty years? can i,
be that l am nearly left alone? that thai
husband is really dead? and,is it possible
that have lost him forever in this world?
that he will never come any more? thai
I us Will HOl
protect nor encircle me again?
Oh, how can | write, or bear to think
Of oil tha. has passed since left that dear
old home. / cannot. My heart would
break, for the tears blind me so | cannot
write. Yes, | visited that sacred spot tha
was once my home, where was centerec
all affection, and find a--bank. | fee
one smile less beams upon me. There il
one less to greet me and come away will
when leave that sacred spot, and wher
return to my lonely home look arount
at the family objects-some favorlte book
perhaps, with pages turned down. Th'
Bible is in its accustc med place. / oper
and nd the passage--"the Lord is M
shepherd" distinctly marked, while th,
forms of the departed ones seem to fit be
fore me, aud al these sad memories hav,
come to me in thinking Of my visit to th,
old home Of my youth.
NARY y. LEE.