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Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

PETIT AND SPECIAL JURoRS.-The following
are the jurors for the term Of the Superior Court
Court Of General Sessions of the Peace, aud Court
of Oyer and Terminer, for Kent county, commenc-
ing in Dover, on Monday, October ~, 1873:
PETIT JURORS
Duck Creek Hundred - Clement Reed, John A.
Savin, Isaac Truax, John NJ. Collins.
Kenton-EmOry Temple, William S. Jones,
David o. Downs.
Little Creek-Peter Campbell, MinOs ConoWay.
Doyer-Amos G. Williams, Samuel Craig, David
d. Marvel, Joseph BOggs, Elish B, Wright, Caleb
S. Jester.
North MurdcrklIl-Robert Frazier, William A.
Gray, William g. Marker.
South Murderkill-Uriah Sipple, James R.
Needles, Robert Mullln, David King.
MispilliOn-NOah Cain, Nathan RcKnatt, Isaac
Wyatt, Riley Melvin.
MilfOrd-Deniel Mitten, James H. Harrington,
Cornelius j. Hall, William q. Welch.
SPECIAL JURORS.
Dock Creek Hundred-Wllliam ID. Hohecker.
| Wm. Z. Hall, James +. Denney.
kenton-William r. Davis, John T. BOYD
Little Creek-Thomas r. Boyer
Dover-James IL. Green, Henry w. MeIlyain.
John j. Voshell, John b. Kersey.
North Murderkili- John w. Davis. William
| Davis.
South Murderkill-JOseph H. Boon, Charlie,
Reeves.
MlspilllOn- GanetsOn salisbury, Beulah Har
/ ringtOn.
Milford John R. cAhail, chmles B. Townsend
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04
aocIrEIGai
MRRrrNag wac wvnNFNd.

Meehanic's Lodge, No 4, 4,IooF, at Odd Eel.
loWs' Hall, Sd and King.
Minqua Tribe, No. $40 r N, ct Red Mems
Hall, 4l6 Market sc.
Jefferson Council, No. 10, on AM, at Mechan-
les Hall. 2l9 King st.
La Fayette Lodge, No. 2, X Of p, at KEisbts Of
Pythias Hall, 2l1 Market st.
ASbury Lodge, o Of @ 7. at fifth and Market
Streets.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04
BONDs, STOCKS, GOLD. Ac.

GoveFnmont seeuFI ties. Gold. State Bonds. Rail-
road BOnds and Etoells bought and sold on commits
sion. LOea! sseurlfie! specially. Being repre-
SondSnt Ne Srs brsSSFea d StsSa u anv bSSIpsS
n this line with promptheas aA despatch. Persons
Wantng 70 bly or sell invited % give pc call.
Quotations Of the active Stocks at New York and
philadolphia received daily at our once.
Sound InVestEaent Securities negotiated ani foE
Evsrs kind VElsEitlnats Banking dOns.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

RE1IGIoUs.-The Young Mems Missionary As
-ociation will hold its anniversary services IN the
Cd Church. on the evening OF Sunday, October
9Th
West Presbyieran Church, corner Of Eighth
md Washington streets. Preaching tomorrow
.tlOlg A. M, and ~ j. NJ, by the pastor, Rev.
j Nj p. Otis The subject for the morning,
Earthly and Heavenly Treasures" a sermon for
the times Subject for the evening, by request,
rThe Necessity Of Faith, and Importance OF Bap-
ti,m." Text Mark XVI: lG. An persons are cor
daily invited
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

: LAND SALEs.-R. Hynson, Esq. sold at the
NOshell House on Tuesday the farm in Nor
gan's Greek Neck occupied by w. A. Btamble,
10 J. G. Myers for $500, and the Stewart
farm to II. p. Hatcberson for $4050.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

SECOND CROP PEACHEs.-Mr. Paris Kirby,
living on RoberlRaugh farm in Dutch Neck,
Kent County, informs US that peach tree on
that place has grown a second cropof fruit The
peaches are very small and but few Of them have
ripened
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

MoDEsT-A city contemporary recent allu-
ded 10 the rooster Of The board" 1t was
evidently making modest attempt TO refer to
the cock of the walk"
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

SALE or SCHOOL PRoPERTY.-This morning,
Slml NJ. Harrington, Trustee, sold the Taylor X
jackson school building, at the n. W. conner OF
Eighth and Wapslon streets, to Edward Men
ienhal for $1,000.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

To BE SUsPENDEp.--W Work on the new pier at
Lewes will soon be suspended for the season. II
SAID the appropriation of S22o.000 is about ex-
hausicd. It's heaviest piles each fifty -four feet
,ong ana eight inches thIodgh, weighing lO,OOJ
nOnnds
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04
CHECKS

On Banks in Philadelphia. New York. Boston, Bal
timOFO Delaware, PennsylVania and WashiagtOn
will be credited rec skpt from customers at par
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

0lDVdends, Notes. Interest Drafts. &c.. made With
OeiVed.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

ANNUAL MEETlNG-1he annual meeting OF the
Wilmington Board OF Trade will he held ON Mon
iay evening. nt the Boardot Trade rooms, Masonic
remple Al this meeting the annual report oi
he SeoJctsry v he read, aud Officers iol tie Ell
,uing year eIecttd.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04
sPECIAL ARRANGRMENTs
COLLIE CTIONs

fixed periods.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

A little girl at 7th and Pine streets, was struck
IN the face and severely cut By q stone from =
sling, IN the hands Of . boy last night,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

nIrp. -l'hilip McDowell,a an old and well known
citizen Of this city. for many years engaged in the
grocery, and also the stave business, died, early
this morning, at his residence, No 1905 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

JAY COOKE x Co-The Washington Republi-
an OF yesterday, says: "Ex-Govcmor Cook, IN
ouveIsatlon Yesterday, announced that the hrm
f Jay Cooke Il co. viii soon make proposition
their creditors Tor the purpose OF enabling 1t to
.esume business The members OF the hrm have
pooled their private property and personal assets,
aud will place il az the command OF their creditors
in liquidation of their Indebtedness. They pro
,ose to pay every cent they owe, both principal
md interes'. The details OF the proportion will
be made public in due time.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

FIVE PER CENT. INTEREST
Per annum allowed on deposits. payable on de-
mand.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

STnTlING 1nU LIGHTNING A gentleman oil
Milford received telegram the other day, about
.ocn time, from tie Nonb, with no signature and
n account Of The important omission 1t ~Ss uh
ntciheih.e to llm. IN the evening, hoWeVc7 tht
,obluiur brought the missing Ia.:. II appear
nat the current was broken Gt the Del. y Ches
canal where the lines, for the present. are removed
~ Atsstl. 10 Ia. thronGh.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04
ORGANIZED IS4S.
JOHN MCLEAR & SON:
Exchanged Deposit Bank
No. Goa Market Street.
WILMINGTON. DEL.

Deposit Accounts. SUBJECT 70 cnook at sight. (same
e. at National Bank solicited from firms, cOrD0-
rationE and individuals.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

LEVY CouRT-Thc Levy Court of Kent county
will meet on Tuesday, Ia inst ior the purpose OF
iustruciing the Assessors and trausacling other
business. All the Assessors are required TO be ~
attendance.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04

PA>cALLY CoNDUcr-A few evenings go a
iue Pullman ualioe car, which was standing On a
siding al the jackson y Sharp Company's works,
...iI ior sh pment. was scratched and cot alon4
Is entire length by some malicious rascal "h'
.,so,vee sev,rs punishment. A Enic or somt
thcr sharp instrument had evidently been GrawI
. the sae of the car, from one eua 70 th'
other.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04
other

Posi- OFFICE RoBRED.-By private advlces We
arn that the post Office at Palmyra, burlington
-ountv, n j.. was entered, last evening, by
,urglar OF hnrglars. Some mail Keys ana guam
~ of store Goods were taken, but no mail matter
gas obtained The postmaster came to Fhlladel-
,hia in the morning, and placed the matter III the
suds OF a Special ayent OF the Post Office Depart
ucut.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-04
educational.
PROF. J. L. BEaGs,

lO7 East FOURTH htreeI,
UNEACHER of Piano. Organ, Violin. Flute. and
i Guitar. Special attention given to Oeal
Music in all its branches. Music arranged Tor
Bands and all kinds of instruments. sepls-SOt
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-11-25
A. STAY-LAW.

We observe, with regret, that small party
in our midst, belonging to the debtor class.
are agitating the question of Stay>law.-
Throughout the State generally, we arc con-
fdent no such law will find popular favor
We hope, therefore, that no considerable num-
Der of our citizens will place themselves in an
anomalous position by signing any petition on
the subject. The State of Virginia has been
well nigh ruined by resortng to such tenn
porary and ruinous expedients as stay-laws.
and homestead exemptions. After trying
these unwise expedients for ten years, that
State has abandoned them. and now finds her.
self infinitely embarrassed by ever having re-
sorted to them.
Where there is no mode of enforcing debts,
ell experience proves that people will neither
pay principal nor interest. Finally, the day
of settlement comes, like the day of judy
ment, and no man is prepared to meet it. In
Virginia the consequence has been the virtual
contiscation of the finest estates in the Com
monwealth. The originators and authors of
stay-law are there held in detestation.
There is but one solution of our financial
troubles, and that is embraced by the word
LABOR. Let every man devote himself TO
sctive, healthy labor, and he will soon cease
to rely upon temporary and broken down
gentry expedicnts to save his property from
sacrifice. stay-aws belong to another century.
To forestall and prevent all Legislation which
tends to foster q particular class-whether a
corporation, or an Individuals the duty of
the hour
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-11-25
AN ADMISSION OF CORRUPTION,

One of the results of ths recent elections
is to extract some wonderful admissions from
the radical organs of the Grant administration,
Read the annexed from that intensely radical
journal, the New York Times:
"Congressmen in search of something on
which to exercise their talents for retrench-
ment, are respectfully referred to a report to
the Treasury Department, of which we print
some extracts this morning. Tt relates to
what are facetiously called collection dis
tricts' on the Atlantic coast. In the list which
is attached to the report, sixty>eight districts
are named. Their entire collections amounted.
in 1873, to s214,11019, and the expense of
collecting this amount was s152,73359. In
other words, for every 90 cents deposited in
the Treasury, the sum of II cents was re-
tanned by the employees. Nor is this the
worst. Twenty of these districts collected
the entire proceeds reaped by the Government,
since the remaining forty>eight collected less
than the cost of maintaining them. OF these
forty-eight twelve did not collect one cent.
though they cost the Government s27 ,9OS.95
Ono of them, St. Augustine, Fla, cost &c.
74l.oS; another, Cherrystone, Va, 1--WE con-
fess that we had forgotten there was Cher
rystone, Va.,) cost s4,72o.52; still another,
thu. venerable island of Nantucket, where no
human being ever collected anything but sand
and seaweed, cost s1,S55. 2S. These barren
collection districts, at which nothing is coll
lected, are situated one each in Maine, Mas
sachusetts, Florida, Virginia and New York
two each in Maryland and West Virginia, and
three in New Jersey"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-11-25

TIE MOUNT VERNON Association
Yesterday number of the vice-regents of
tho Mount Vernon Association paid visit to
Mount Vernon in company with Governor
Walker and lady, of Virginia. There were
present of the vice-regents Mrs. Halstead. Of.
New Jersey; Mrs. Washing ton, Of West Vir.3
GINA N rs. Ball, of Virginia; Madame Berg.
mans, of Philadephia, and Mrs. Surgeon
General Barnes, of the District of Columbia.
The party left here at 10 o'clock a. NJ.
and returned at 4 o'clock p. NJ, after a de.
lightful visit. The yice>regents say that all
though the visit was an unofficial one. thew
inspected the premises thoroughly and found
everything in complete order. They are
unanimous in their praise of the condition Of
the estate since it has passed into the manage,
ment of Colonel j. McH. ii olinssworth. and
say that no perceptible Improvement could be
made in affairs there
Twas resolved by those present that an eff.
fort should be made to increase the endow-
ment fund. with view of keeping up the
necessary repairs and improving the grounds.
Mrs. A. ". Brown, of Tennessee, has been
appointed vice>regent, and not regent, as
has been enormously reported.
Wash. Ciron, Noo. 90.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-11-25
COUNTY AFFAIRS,

The assertion of the Shepherdstown Reg
lister. "that the .Spnit man, as well as some
public officials OF Charlestown, have been in
the habit of remarking that at Shepherds
town, under Republican rule, large amount
sofmoney was expended unnecessarily, and We
intend to do the same at Charlestown, in order
to get even with Shepherdstown," is, as far as
We are concerned,-to place the mildest con-
'struction upon il, an unqualified fabrication
and we defy the writer of the petty article in
the Register to refer to single line contains
ing such an insinuation as that above quoted
in any past copy of the .Spiaa, or to bring
proof of such remark ever having been
made by "the Spirit man." That he cannot
do, and he knew it just as we'll when he threw
together the sentences contained in the ma
licious article in the last Register as we do
now.
That "the Republicans expended money
unnecessarily in Shepherdstown," is con-
fession that is rather surprising at the hands
Of the Register, coming at this late day /; but
the effect of this honest confession is readily
destroyed by the sweeping assertion that "tbe
farming community. who are the tax payers,
have been taxed to the bitter dregs of the cup,
to pay enormous sums for the county build>
iugs." &c, after promise of "retrenchment
aud reform"
The writer in the Register, and every read
ing man in this county, well knows that
Notwithstanding the additional burden of
erecting county buildings, interest on s. v.
R R. bonds, turnpike bonds, &C., falling due
this year-the taxes have been reduced from
one dollar on the hundred to siriy cents.-
Even at this figure we are abundantly con.
WINGED that the taxes, in the present con.
dition of affairs, are burdensome, and would
be gratified to see still greater reduction;
but at the same time we cannot refrain from
giving expression to our decided oondemna-
ton of the course of the Shepherdstown leg
lister, in seeking every occasion to stir up and
keep alive petty jealousy that should be
sunk into oblivion by every honest and fair
minded citizen of Jefferson county.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-11-25
N A RRIED.

In Winchester. on the 18th inst. by Rev a.
w. Howe. JAMES N. GRIM, of Berkeley co,Ynt w.
w. Va. to Miss ELIZADE III DAILY. of FreS,,
erick county, Va,
On the 18th inst. at .Glen Dnbbin.n tire resi-
dence of the brides father by Rev. ID. NJ Gil
bert. JOSEPH T. HIErT to Miss FLORA.
county, Va. -
:, In Martinsbnre. on The il h inst. by Rev. Fa-
ther O,kscfe: JOHN A. ZINDORFF to Miss AN
MA q. HOLLIS both of Berkeley county.
o. the 18th inst. ar M1dd1ewav bv Rev. w
A. Wade, JAMES NJ. ALLEN. of FanGuier conn.
ty, Va, to Miss FANNIE l.. ROBERTS, of Mid
dleway, Jefferson county. w. Va.
On the 18th inst, at the former residence of
JOHN Snyder, deceased. near Sherberdstown. Nv
Row John 4. Scott. RICHARD D. LAMAR Of
Frederick. Md, TO Miss. SALLIE BORDER, of
Frederick, formerly of this county.
On the 18th inst. Inv Rev. A. NJ Evnrs, MI his
residence IN Frederick. Nd. JOHN w. SNIjN9
9ERS. ct Martinsbnrg, W. Va. to Miss Lizzie
V. WAMPLER, of Washington county. Md
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-11-25

REPRESENTATION IN CoNaREss.-The
Legislature passed, few days since, bill d.
recting the Board of Public Works to certify
to the election of Members of Congress Of
this State. In view of the fact that the Gov
ernor declined to perform this duty, we don't
exactly see what other action the Legislature
could have taken in the case. The persons
voted for in October will undoubtedly receive
the certificates emitting them to seats in the
House. Ben. Wilson will thus at last attain
the position which he has had in view for
quite number of years. And after all if
strict construction Of the law is adhered to.
we are inclined to think that the October men
were legally elected, although they were not
justly elected Mounasv,ze Repo,ter-Rep.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-11-25
WHATTHEGRANGRsH AVEDoNE..

There was not much popular interest man.
ifested in the November elections, compared
with the great contests of last year, says the
Lynchburg Republican, excepting in one res
spect. The .Patrons of Husbandry" in
various States had candidates in the field, and
there was good deal of speculation as TO
what would be the result of the appearance
of this new party in the political arena.
They had candidates in Illinois, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Kansas, and developed in those
States far more strength than was inticipat-
ed. In Wisconsin, the 9. Oranges nominated.
William r. Taylor for Governor. a snomina.
ton which was endorsed by the Democrats
The Republican candidate was the present
Governor, Cadwalader c. Washburn. In
1871, when Governor Washburn was pre-
viousy elected he had 8, 379 majority, but he
is now beaten by Taylor, who has about 49,
900 majority. The coalition has also carried
a majority of the State Legislature, which a.
the last session had twenty>nine Republican
ajority on joint ballot. In Minnesota sim.
liar tactics were pursued as in Wisconsin, Asa
Barton being the Farmers candidate for Gov.
ernor, endorsed by the Democrats. The Re-
publicans placed new candidate in the field
for Governor, Cushman K. Davis, and he has
been elected by about s, 900 majority, the Re-
publicans at the last Governors election in
Minnesota having had IL, 900 majority. The
"Granges," however, succeeded in clectine
one of their candidates by small majority,
Il. w. Dixie, who was nominated for State
Treasurer. In Illinois there was no State
office to be filled, the election being confined
to county Offices and few vacancies in the
Legislature. The "Granges" in nearly every
case placed candidates in the field, and made
coalitions with one party or the other, being
generally successful. In Kansas the lower
house of the Legislature was chosen, and the
returns indicate that the Farmers candidates
have been elected in more than two>thirds of
the districts. The Senate has about twenty
Republican majority, that body holding over
from last year, but the Changers and Demo-
Gratis combined, on joint ballot will have ma
jority of the Legislature. at the October
election in Iowa, it will be remembered that
while the Republicans elected their candidate
for Governor by reduced majority, the com.
bined "Granges" aud Democrats elected ma.
jority Of the lower house of the Legislature
This shows that in five States of the Missis-
sippi Valley where the Farmers party have
appeared in the field, they have achieved
success W hich will probably lead them to con-
tinue their organization as permanent polit>
ical party.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-11-25
A TOUCHING INCIDENT.

The New York JTorM SAYS "there are few
modern incidents more full of simple pathos
than the quiet visit which Mrs. Mary Gusts
Lee paid to her old homestead Of Arlington
about three weeks before her death. Mrs.
Lee had not put in words her hearts longing
for the place endeared to her by so msuy
bright associations. During the Generals
lifetime she had said not a word about her
confscated estate, and after his death she did
no more than consent that modest petition
should be sent up to Congress asking that the
judgment which deprived her of her ancient
home for no fault of her own, should at any
rate be examined into, even if it could not be
revised. 1t was thought she took this step for
tho good OF her children, and not because she
had any personal feeling in the matter. But
when she felt the hand of death begin to
tighten upon her she painfully lett the seclu-
sion to which ten years of rheumatic fever
had confined her and slowly and with sad inter
est revisited the old homestead and the scenes
OF her youth and womanhood. and gazed upon
that which she had loved so we'll and longed
for in silence and resignation, and then went
quietly back again to Lexington to die. It
will add pang to the sense of loss which her
friends have for this gracious lady, of such
nobility of character ana patience in affliction,
to feel that to her other grieis was joined this
unavailing yearning for the old home she
could not come back to-a yearning no. put
in words nor suspected until expressed by that
most pathetic leave-taking on the eve of
DEATH"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-11-25
/ D..

II Vallejo: California. on the goth of October,
her are-wife of DIR. Samuel c. Snyder formerly
thew Frame.
EanGnier county. Va. on the 18th inst. Mrs
Eliza Si1LSIEAD-widow of tue late George
NNI.stend, OF tins county. and daughter of =
Mountloy-aged about SO years.
Near Shepher,lstowp. or the 18Th inst, JOHN
a. 81. OSBORN. son of Robert aud Annie Os-
born. aged months and IS days.
,, or -, the re 10th instant. in Shepherilstown,
aged year and months
On the 10Th inst, in Baltimore. Mrs ELIZA
an advanced age. ''
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-11-25
DEBT AND DISHONESTY.

The prevailing lack of honesty, says the
Lynchburg Ne~s, may be traced in part to
the credit system, which puts thousand men
Of integrity at the mercy of one who seeks to
escape his just obligations. For if one re-
fuses to pay, there may be a thousand who are
willing and anxious to do SO, but are by his
dereliction, deprived of the ability. For
man to hold back what belongs to another.
when it is in his power to make satisfaction,
is downright dishonesty. Other things being
equal dishonesty prevails in proportion to the
facilities for escaping obligations The news
paper credit system opens wide door for
such delinquencies. The smallness of the
sums involved, which ought to be a reason
for their prompt liquidation, is permitted to
operate delays and often entire failures to nav.
working thereby the greatest injury to pub
l'shers These sums, uncomfortable to each
subscriber, yet, in the aggregate, are great
and essential. The ocean is made up of minute
drops, and the earth of atoms. IF there
we're a capacity and willingness in each drop
and atom to withhold itself from the sea and
globe. we should hove worse than Chaos
Delinquent newspaper subscribers in general
are as deserving of apprehension as any class
OF debtors in the world.