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Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

ORDERING HIS Own CoFFIN.-We record,
this week, the death Of John Thomas-"old
Johnny Thouas," as he is cAlled-one of the
oldest men Of this section. Sometime in the
Spring he came 10 the MesBrs. FAIRIES. under
takers of this town aud asked them il they
would make his coffin for him. from a wild
cherry tree then growing on his liule farm.
lie said he wanted to have it made and ready
in the house when he died. The Mesrs. F..
promised TO make it for him. and the eccentric
old man went away, they say, perfectly
delighted. He felled the tree some tine ago,
TO haye it conveyed 10 the saw mill, but fell
himself in the midst of his unfinished labors,
and his wishes failed Of realization. Smyrna
Tines
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

Orr THE TRAcK,-About O'Clock, this morn
ing, engine No. =, of the Wilmington & Western
Railroad. while coming up TO the depot, ran of
the track, owing to misplaced switch The ten!
tumblng over into the ditch. This accident pre-.
vented the running of the first train wesi, and
consequently no train went out until l04O O'Clock
The work OF bringing the engine aud tender back
upon the track was Immediately commenced, but
Twill probably be night before the work is &C.
complished, The wheels and the pilot OF the
engine are somewhat damaged, and tue track i.
also broken and torn up.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19
aooI RlR0l
NERTENaa Fm HvHNINa.

Fsirfax Lodge, No. 8, o o f., at Odd Fell
Ow 8 Hall, Sd and King Sts.
Columbia Lodge. No. &c, o o F. at Odd
FeOws' Hall, Sd and King Sts,
DalAwAra Tribe, No. /, o r NJ, at Red Mems
Hall, AIS Market. .4 tt.f' .
chanics' Hall, 2l9 King st.
Rescue Council, No. 3, Jr., o u A M, at Hall,
9th and Market St. E' l.r
Lady Jefferson Home Communion, at Hall 60i
Market st. tst tNt 80 tf'
ExcelsiOr Lodge, No 7, X of p, at Knights OF
PythiAs Hall, 2l1 Market st.
Washington Camp, p o Of A, ct Good Fell
Ows' Hall. Sd and Market SITS.
Wilmington Mutual Aid Society, at Fifth and
Market streets, third story front
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING-GIRLs sHoU LID
NOT HANDLE PTsT0Is.-A young girl named
ed Knott, in Eighth street market to-day
about noon. Miss Knott was handling plS-
tOl and 1t went of by accident, the bali stTik-
ing Miss COnOhan on the side Of her head and
glancing round the skull making flesh wound
that may prove painful for while but is not
considered dangerous, Both girls occupy
stalls in the market and are from sixteen TO
eighteen years old. ........
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19
CIT r NOTICES.

EXTENSIVE Business Charles Kyle has rscov-
,chis health and will give his personal attention
ths sale of ice cream con tectons, nuts and iTni,
tue n. W. corner Of the Second street market
ouse, and will be a1 polite and accommodating as
ever. lie will also keep ice cream at the corner
of 81 Xth and Orange SIS. at his residence nc aso
intands to ft.up the Sylvan springs near inc ciS
raiIW Iv danot where there will be conveniencleS
for Dicnics and ey ery arran cement for the accom-
mojatiun of All who IN AZ wish to pass pleasant
afernoon Charley Is enterprisug and deserving
OF announcement no into isatihg liquors sold on
the ground. auSlo 'A
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

HE HoRucULTURAL ExfffSTfJos = 7nhs
attendance at the HOniOulmFsI, ExhibIiisr
last evening, Was mach laTEer isan u6 ihS ~,
v1ouS evening owing @ ihe added Rftraol -
hasalefs OFcbeglTG was pgese6t. rad diaes.,'ry-
promenade and other mrifc, of lnIoa deIicbsS
iul character. The exhibition continue m.
and tomorrow evenings. '"''
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19
Police Gases.
BEFORE MAYOR sx,ors

Henry jackson was arrested. lv otJ,ast RIA
ford, for drunkenness and disofdcrJIy condnc,
He was fined 90 and COSTS. "
Andy Pugh and Charley Hammer vera atrast
ed by Officers Carberry aud Stewart, for drunLen.
ness' Each was fined fifty cents and costs.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

REAL ESTATE TIE SUREsr INvEsTMENT.-Just
now when the excitement is prevailing ia conse.
quence OF the great "smash" among the bankers
and brokers, OF the large cities, It seems quite
proper to call attention TO The sold fogRie'' ides
that our fathers entertained of the security that
real estate presented for investments We have
n ,vtr heard of any one lohI dolllr by investing
at the sales of lots by J. r. heaId, and would re.
mind our readers that he has a sale tomorrow af.
ternoon, OF thirty eight good lots in one Of the
most thriving sections of the city, where money
placed is sure to pay heavily. 80 -- t-4
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

NICE PREsENT.--Mrs, I. N. Ogle was the
recipient to-day, of a box of South American
coins which are quite curiosity in this section.
The box contained thirty-fivs specimens from
the silver dollar down 10 tue smallest piece. They
came through the hands of Lieut.. Commander
I. +. Iarrlng1on L. s. n, from a yonng friend
of Mrs Oslc, who has been in South America
for some time. ,.-
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

FRIENDLY Wilmington Division, No l.
S. of T. OF this city has decided to pay friendly
visit to Great Western Division, ). OF T., OF Phi.
adelphia, on the evening, Of Friday October l1th.
These two Divisions, visit each other once year,
and tue occasion is always Que of great Interest.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

GooD FooD AND PLENTY OF In, produces The
same effect upon person who has been starved
that the Peruvian Syrup, an 1rou Tonic, does
upon the weak aud debilitated; it makes them
strong and vigorous, changing weakness and
suffering into strength and health. It.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

Cl IS the exact number OF building lots TO be
sold 10y Messrs. Reynolds & Co on Saturday,
September 21th, 1873. commencing precisely at )
o'clock, =. NJ. Attend this sale and secure home,
IN The best part Of the city, where more advance.
ment will take place than in anY other part.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19
BONDS, STOCKS, GOLD, &c.

Government Securities. Gold, State Bonds. Rail-
road Bonds and Stocks bought and sold on commits
sion. Local Securities specially. Being repre-
sented in all the principal cities by reliable cores
pOndents We prepared to attend to any business
in this line with prOmptness ahd despatch. Persons
wanting to buy or sell are invited TO give us call
Quotations Of the active Stocks at New York and
Philadelphia received daily at our Office.
SQUAD Investment Securities NEGOTIATED and for
le.
Every kind of legitimate Banking done.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

CuRAP CoAI.-stove at $3.50 Nut, S5l5 per
2240 pounds for CASH only, at Tue wharf sou'n
of Market street bridge. M D. BROWN
July 1st.-3n.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

1c.N1cs.-Yesterday, the Sunday schools cont
nected with the Lower BrandyWine Prcsbyterian
Church, attended picnic at MI. Cuba. The
Auburn Sunday School held pic-pic there, on
Wednesday.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19
LOCAL IMrRLLloEMoe.

Ii rained exceedingly hard this mOTning.
The BaRn1 of FeAith-saSets ulls evenlsg y
Remember HsAlds sale OF gbuilding lots, to.
morrow afternoon. %.
Go to the Horticultural Exhibition, At the In.
stitute Hail. this evening 60,
1t is said that there are now. more hous0safo
rent IN this city, than for long whlle.
The Grand Lodge OF Delaware, l. q. o. F., will
meet IN this city, ON Wednesday, Oct. 9th. .-.
The New York exclusion, next Thursday, is the
topic of conversations. Everybody desires TO 20.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

Senator Wright, of Iowa says he was always
opposed to the back salary bill, and that be
has had his share of the grab" covered into
the Treasury.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

The Protestant Episcopal Sunday schools will
meet in 81, Johns Church on Saturday afternoon,
at 4 o'clock, t9 practise for the Annnal Gathering
on the Sd Of October, ,t,,t,.. .,tt...
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

LARGEST Nur C,Au in the city Mt NM. J.
BROWNS South OF Market Street BudEe. Jyl--5m
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

AUCTION. .-Ogle & Miller advellse sales OF dry
goods and notions at their auctions rooms this
evening, an1 tomorrow morIing aud evening.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

OF Dividends Notes. Interest Drafts &C.. made with
ceved.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19
clIEcKs

On Banks in Philadelphia. New York, boston. Bal
timOre, Delaware. Pennsylvania and Washi agt0n
will be credited on receipt from customers at par.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19

SALE OF MCNEY.--At the regular monthly meet
ing OF Penn Loan Association, last evening, $l0Ol
sold at IS per cent. premiums, and $1,000 at 90
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19
COLLECTIONS

For interest made on deposits Of specific sums for
fixed periods.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-19
FIVE PER CENT. INTER
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Per ennum allowed on deposits, payable on de-
mand.
The Osceola times., 1873-08-09
Stop that Interest.

Daniel Webster once dined with
an old Boston merchant, and when
they came to the wine, a dusty old
bottle was decantcred by Peter and
passed to the host. Taking the
bottle, he poured out Mr.. Wcbster's
glass and handed it to him. Then
pouring out another for himself,
be held it to the light and said :
" Now you can't guess what that
cost me-" "Surely not" SAID Mr..
Webster;" / only know that it is
excellent" dwell, now, can tell
you, for / made careful estimate
the other day. When l add tho
interest to the first price, ! find that
it cost me the sum of one dollar and
twenty. cents per glass !" "Good
gracious you don't say So" said
Mr.. Webster; and then draining his
glass, he hastily presented it again
with the mark Fill it up as soon
us you can for | want to stop that
confounded interest"
The Osceola times., 1873-08-09
Another Printer Gone to "Quod."

The Waukegan Ill.,, Gazette, tell,
the old story Of the tramp, humor'
ous-wise, as thus (:
Needing a little extra help last
week we were rather glad than
otherwise to see dirty, seedy-look-
ing individual enter the door of our
sanctum and announce himself as
the inevitable tramp printer. lie
was out of work, out OF money, out
of sorts, and out at the elbows, and
we accordingly gave him case and
he helped us through the week,
leaving us on Friday night with
money in his pocket, and evidence
that he had brick in his hat. He
said he was northward bound, and
would leave on the first tram. lie
failed to do so, however, and on
Monday, being hard pressed no
doubt, he concluded that pair Of
pantaloQns hanging in front of
Bidingcr's would be a fat take,
and he accordingly lifted them
hom the 'hook. Proceeding up
the street to an alley, he was about
to let the new clothes act as u sub
for the old ones, when Mr.. Bidin-
ger, who had followed him, took
possession ofhim with assurance that
he had permanent sit for him.
After taking the pantaloons, he
watched him until the arrival OF
officer Hinckley, who, after a little
Chase succeeded in locking up
his form, in the county Jail. He is
evidently a hard 'case, and 1T is
well that he is now in the embrace
of the minions' of the law, and
behind the imposing stones of the
Jail wall. 1t is just those sticks
ofwhom he is type that cast
discredit upon the trade.
The Osceola times., 1873-08-09
STATE NEWS.

The Randolph republican of the
Goth says:
"Dr. Ruff, a practicing physician
of Buckskull, killed u saloon keeper
named Kimbrough, of the same
place, by cutting him with knife,
on Tuesday, July lst.
Mr.. Lott, a merchant at Brinkley,
was accidently killed by one of his
clerks on Monday evening the 2Sth.
The young man had pistol in his
hand and jocularly said, I" Mr.. Lott
l believe l will shoot YOU" Lot
replied no, he thought not. But
the words had scarcely been spoken
when the pistol went of, the ball
penetrating the lett lung, causing
death next morning.-Augusta Bal-
lefiR,
The Osceola times., 1873-08-09
How to be Somebody.

Don't stand signing, wishing and
waiting, but go TO work with an en-
ergy and perseverance that will set
every blect in the way of your sue
cess flying like leaves before q
whirl-wind. A milk and water way
of doing business leaves a man in
the lurch every time. He may have
ambition enough to wish himself
on the topmost round of the ladder
of success but if he has not the 60
aheaditivcness to pull himself up
there, he will inevitably remain at
~, bottom or ut best, on the very
.6~ rounds. Never say / can't
never admit that there is such q
word it has dragged its tens OF
thousands TO poverty and degrade
ton, and it is high time was strck-
en- from languages; but carry n
whole lexicon of | cans and /
wills with you, and thus armed,
every obsticlc in the way Of your
success will vanish. Never envy
your neighbo.. his success, but try
and become like him and as much
better as you can. off at first
you don't succeed" don't wilt down
with dependency and say can't,
but grid on the armor of | can and
my word for it you will.
The Osceola times., 1873-08-09
Mt. Pleasant Qowa) Jour.

Tho Mt. Pleasant Qowa) Jour-
nal tells story Of Burlington
girl: "We felt sorry for Bur-
lington girl who came up on the
bus one day last week. AS she
gracefully threw her literary appen-
dage over her shoulder in order to
sit down comfortable, it became
slightly:disarranged, and a copy of
the Hawk-Eyc made its appearance.
This wasn't so bad, but one particu-
lar advertisement read kind of
funny, as follows: Wanted, a
good strong man, for general work
inquire of the undersigned on
the premises We felt like telling
her to let down her awning, but
we didn't know but that she was a
travelling bulletin board, and so we
kept our mouth shut about it, and
always intend to-"
The Osceola times., 1873-08-09

"A young lady in neighboring
town was dressing for party the
other evening. Her little niece was
chewing gum and watching her.
The little one asked tho young lady
ifa certain other young lady, who
was going, had beau. She was
answered in the affirmative. She
then asked the question with refer
ence to q second lady, receiving
similar answer. Miss curiosity
then asked her aunt If she had q
man. The latter replied in the neg
ative, to see what the little one
would say. The child stopped
chewing the gum, removed 1T from
her mouth, aud, afler gazing at It
wistfully for moment, held it out
with a generous impulse, saying,
"Well, l guess you had better take
this gum along them" Young la
dies, if your escorts tail to appear
when you need their services do not
despair, but following the quaint
wisdom of the child, take some gum
along, and you will be happy.
The Osceola times., 1873-08-09

Some one says that in order to
obtain a good nights sleep 1t is nee
essary to sponge the entire length
of the spine in hot water for ten or
fifteen minutes this will reduce the
circulation, quiet the nervous sys-
TEN and induce sleep better than
any drug. This recipe does not
concern editors and composltors on
daily papers. Whom they have a
chance to sleep, all they have TO do
rs to curl themselves up on q door
knob, pull their hats over their eyes
and they are at once in the land of
nod. 1t was from witnessing o sight
Of this kind that inspired Col. VIM.
Shakespeare to write that line
"Tired natures sweet restorer
balmy sleep"
The Osceola times., 1873-08-09
Laws Governing Subscribers.

II subscribers order the discontnuance Of their
newspapers. the publisher may continue to send
them until all arrcaragcs are paid
II Subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
newspapers from their Office to which they are
directed, they are held responsible until they
have settled their bills and ordered the paper dis
continued.
If-ubscribcrs move to other places without In
forming the publisher, and newspapers are sent
10 the former direction. they held responsible.
The Osceola times., 1873-08-09


from bank on the farm of Col T.. r.
Pullion, james Fork, Sebastian
county has been sent to the Fort
Smith Herald Veins five feet thick
crop out in the creek bank, making
it easy of access.
"A recent pictorial contains an
illustration Of how a Fort Smith
{ ARK. } woman can shoea mule and
says, +" Fort Smith has woman
who can throw mule andshoe him
in fifteen minutes" How is that.
On the 10th, at Kcel's creek,
Carol county,, Joseph Joselin, n
colored man was shot and mortnlly
wounded by Isaac Hobbs, whom
Joselin whipped in a personal DIFF
ficulty last Christmas. Hobbs es-
capped.
The Clarksville Enterprise has
been shown orc taken from a mine
in Newton county, which is GER
tainly silver. Mr.. Wilcoxen, tho
proprietor, says the lead gets better
as he goes down.
Tho fall session of the Benton
vile institute will open on the llth
of August. A splendid brick build
ing has just been completed tor the
use of the institute.
Tho Forrest City Times of tho
Goth says: "On Tuesday evening
several nergoes who arc living on
one of Mrs. Boards plantations, in
Texas Township, became involved
in a difficulty, and one of them used
a double-barrel shot gun with great
precision, killing two out of three"
Tho same paper relates tho
following: "On Sunday morning,
The 18th ult., between one and two
o'clock, two colored young gem'n
Of the fast order, who had been at
tending a night school some five or
six miles south of town, became in
volved in difficulty, when tho
big negro knocked tho little one
down and straddlcd HIM, and was
giving him pretty severe beating
when the boy who was down, drew
forth respectable sized bowie,
with which he proceeded to tickle
the ribs Of his desperate enemy,
making success Of it, as the coro-
ner was called upon to hold IN in
quest. The dead man was found to
have been stabbed twice, both of
which penetrated the heart. The
other negro is missing.
Also that man named Red
wine is missing under these cir
cumstances
Lindsay and Redwine, neigh
bors, had an alteration about some
neighborhood scandal, in which
Redwine was severely beaten. He
came to Pocahontas to have somo
disposition made of Lindsay, for
beating him. 1t is known that ho
left Pocahontas, but rs he never
returned home, much solicitude is
felt lor his safety. He is a tah,
spare built man, dark complexion,
black hair, slow in speech, weighs
236 to ll9 pounds, is between thir.
ty-five and forty years of age. and
is a Baptist preacher by profes-
sion."
The Osceola times., 1873-08-09
: The DeValls BIuffJournal ths

The DeVall's Bluff Journal thus
refers TO the cattle trade of that sec
ton: "There has been shipped
since the 18th Of June, twenty-ono
car loads of beef cattle, averaging
about twenty head to the car and
aggregating 3l5 head, from which
the owners realized on an average,
twenty dollars per bead, thus DIS
tributing the nice little sum of 49,
800 dollars in our section of Arlfan-
sas. The attention Of our farmers
should be given to this matter as
stock raising could be made to pay
IN our county as well as anywhere
in the United States,
The Osceola times., 1873-08-09

indignant lords.
Mr.. Emzy Wilson announces to
the public that he has in his pos
session two horses, one a Dapple-
gray and the other Bay; that
they were seen on the road in the
possession Of two men who were
riding two other horses and driving
these two before them; that on the
approach of the gentleman who
gave him the information, they fled
to the woods, leaving the two loose
horses in the road, from which
circumstance he concludes the two
men to have been horse-t thieves.
&" If the wicked flee when no man
pursucth his presumption is Ger
tainly reasonable.
Mr.. James Lawson, Jr. with
whom we are already acquainted
from the conspicuous part he took
in the miscarriage of Bill, offers
reward of hundred dollars for the
capture Of a Mr.. William Jones,
charged with cultivating the diff
ficult though lucrative art of
countcrfclting the currency of the
country. We regret that his por-
trait is not annexed to his descrip-
ton, an omission that perhaps
resulted from the fact that inasmuch
as MIR. Lawson had been outwitcd,
he could not have himself in his
bell-crown hat, cut-away coat, fair
top boots, cane in his left hand and
his right resting authoritatively on
the shoulder of the absent Jones,
as we have seen him in the case of
Bill. But Mr.. Lawson gives us a
very minute description of Mr..
Jones. He says he was about five
feet six inches in hight, weighed
about one hundred and forty
pounds, dark hair, light complexion.
full and large eyes and do,ra look.
1t is observable that nearly every
one of the niggers, thieves. coun-
tcrfeitcrs and horses are described
rs having this same do,on look.
Even the horse that would be
thought pretty one by almost any
one, is said to have held his head
rather down. Whether they are
thus represented by their masters,
owners and keepers in a spirit of
resentment and for the purpose of
venting their wrath because of
their migratory propensities; or
whether constantly meditating
upon such an important subject
gives the head downward tenden-
cy, are questions well worthy the
attention of the philosophic en-
querer after truth. Butler, no
mean observer Of Ilen and man
ncrs, hath said:
"The truest characters of ignorance
Are vanity, pride and arrogance;
As blind men used to bear their noses higher
Than those that have their eyes and sight
.snLre.p
To avoid being recapturcd, it be-
hooved Mr.. Jones, the niggers and
the pretty horse to have all their
eyes about them; the less they
initiated the lofty looks of blind
ness the less danger there was of
falling and stumbling into hostile
hands. This may be the reason
why nearly all the men and horses
whose actions contributed SO much
to the support Of tho Gazette in the
year 1871 arc represented with this
down cast look. We do not pre-
tend to decide the question, but
merely throw it out as a suggestion
by the way-sidc.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-15
Notice to Lien Holders.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
/ Seventh Judicial District, in and for Lin
coin County, State Of Nevada.
o. p. Sherwood and w. H. Sherwood, plain
titfs, against Michael Reagan, defendant.
Notice is hereby given that o. P. Sherwood
and W. II. Sherwood, plaintiffs above named,
have commenced an action In the above enti-
tied Court against the defendant above named,
to enforce lien for the sun OF two hundred
and six and 28-lOO dollars, gold com, and inter
est thereon from the I'd DAY OF september, a. y
1873, against that certain wooden building and
the lot on which the same stands, situate on
that certain street, leading from Main street, in
Phoebe, Lincoln County, Nevada, to the dump of
the Raymond Ely works, ON Pansca Flat.
Said house and lot being about one hundred
feet back easterly from said street. IN rear OF
and east Of the premises now occupied by
Peter Clancey and being the premises now oc-
cupied by said N. Reagan and family q resi-
dence. The said lot being twenty .hve feet front,
more or less. and extending back easterly one
hundred feet, more or less.
Said lien in claimed under and by virtue OF
an Act of the Legislature Of the State Of Nevada,
approved March 4, 1871, and all persons hold
ing or claiming liens against said premises, un-
der the provisions of said Act. are hereby mott
fed to be and appear before said Court, At the
Courthouse, in the town OF fiocne' In SAID
County, on
Saturday, the First day Of November.
A. d. 1873, at ten O'Clock .. m. Of said day, the
same being day Of . general term OF said
Court, and to exhibit then and there the proofs
of their said liens rs provided In said Act. And
all liens not then 20 exhibited and proved will
he deemed waived in favor Of those liens 30 ex
hibited and proved a. in said Act provided.
Q. P: SHERWOOD, and
W. h. SHERWOOD.
Phoebe, New, Oct. 8, 1878.
olO-sw Bishop ssbin, Pm Atty's.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-15
Delinquent Salts.

he sold at public auction, at the Once o. me me
C o. ina Room 20, Hayward's Building, 10
40 raliforuia street, San Francisco. oaii. 1
on "wednesday, the 22d day Oh Ue'" ~
~ a., is13. Al The hour OF one o'clock p. N. o.
Del Ia 70 nsv delinquent assessments there
ON tooetber with costs Of advertising anu eA'
peH''s CUAs. S. NEAL, Secretary.
oeice. Room 20. Hayward's Building, NO az
california street, San Francisco, Caiiiornis-
OT-td