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LIST OF VESSELS
Up, Cleared and Sailed for New Orleans.
CORRECTED DAILY.

New York.
Steamship Gen Meade, Sampson. sid Mar Is
ST amship Geo Washington Whitehead sid Mar %
Steamship City OF Galveston, Evans. sid Mar 20
Schooner Sophia KranZ Dyer cid Mar 10
Boston.
Schooner Conant new Dennis .ldg Mar q
Schooner n W Atwood. Newcomb. .ldg Mar 25
Philadelphia.
Ship Surprise, Hoyt... sid Mar a
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Z CO. half bbls yeast powder Ballajo-6 hhds to-
bac-o Bryan Thompson-l do z Wilson Mills
~ pkgs tobacco Z Block Seo-45 pkgs !atd
Barrett d Weimau-100 boxes soap Glover Odendahi
3 boxes udse e(iehee snowden VIoieft-f0 pkgs
lard Stauffer, Kent Seo-32 pkss mdse Jas L
Tucker-I bag feathers Fa:rchild & Biugham-25 bIs
glassware Mrs J Gaucne-25 boxes wine Narinoni-
1859 bbls -four l427 sacks oats Gordon GIL Dds
meal utis-72 bales cotton Meyer, Weis Co.'s do
Bussev kco-2z do to Orders do wv Burbridge Sco-
5 do L NJ Universe 6eo-3 do Jno Chafte. Bro 4 Bro
8 do W Frierson ScO-2 do HOLM do Ju-
Iau-l u Greenwood * Son-l6 heal cattle u Noel
and sundrIes to order-1otAl, lc4 oaIee COTTON
hhds tobacco,
CAMDEN-Per steamer ouachita Belle-l55 bales OF
cotton J II sandidge Sco- -lo5 Meyer, Weis 1co-?o
Jno Phelps Sco-o5 Harde Sco-sl Lehman, Abra
ham kco-57 Harris Sc1-4l Jurey & Giiis-3o
Alcus, Scherck Autey-25 Nslle Cammack--24
Richardson May-25 J Wolf &eo-lS Iorsiail
Airey Sco--l3 L VI Allen Sco--l2 " Bur
bridge Sco-lI VI Greenwood Sonic q NJ Bayly
Ponds Aiken * Watts Peet, Yale s Bowling-s Lee
" & Has. Iapp Bros &co-5 to orders CL walms-
ley Sco-5 VIM Harrington Sco-5 " Thompson-5
John Moore Sco-i Farley, Bright Sco--3 h L
DAMS o Hopkins Claiborne Seo-2 W Black
Sco-2 Richard Flower &co-3 Cepes Ogden Jno
Chaffe, Bro * son-1 Jno dlynn Jr-l Hadden Eco
Johnson Goodricn-l4 head cattle and sundries to
order-Total, s94 bales cotton
ARGYLE-Per steamer Frank Pargoud-6S bales OF
cotton Aiken Watts Meyer, WeIs Sco-35 Rich
ardson 4 Mays Clapp BROS Sco-25 JohnsonSGood-
rich-22 Bus ey Sco-;2 5 Gumble &co-l2 Ben Ger
son-l2 T L Airey Sco-l0 John Noble &co--S Ernest
Sco-9 B Newman 6co-7 Buckner Bro
Harrington Sco-5 Jno Chaffe, Bro SOM Alcus,
scierck Autey-6 Z Johnson &co-5 Harris &
Cos NJ Greenwood & Sons Jno Williams 4 Sons
L 4 II N Payne 6co-4 Lehman, Abraham &co--4
I II NJ Alien &co-4 Burnet Sco-4 g Bayley
& Pond-4 Beadles, Wood &co-4 Jno Phelps &co-3
Prestidg-, Graham &co-3 o Tnomas-3 Renshaw,
Cammack 6co-3 W Robson-2 Buddecke Sco-
2 W A Gwnn-2 Ar Miltenberger SPoilock-2 McGhee.
Sno1d+n & Violett-2 Peae &co-l H Allison &co-
D K Carroll 8co-l Hogau-lJ' sacks ed and
sundres SO sacks seed cotton Union Oil Co
Jos A A Maginns Sons--60 Richardson May
Total, 39s bales colt u GIG sacks cotton seed
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Arrived.

Steamship Rita, Riesta from Havana TO NJ PUG &co
Sd Dist
Steamship City Of Houston Deering, from New York,
to Geo A Fosdick &co-lst Dist Is
STEAMBOATS,.
James Howard. Pegram, from st Louis
Ouachita Belle, Blanks from Camden
Frank Pargoud, White, from Argyle
Henry Tete, Dalferes, from Thlbodaux
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MARINE NEWS.

George J. Duncan is the authorized Marine Reporter
of the New Orleans Bulletin
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fBtIOW hlgn Wdttr HATH
The river here is / inch above high water mark o
1871. NELSON GoRoM,
Signal Service Observer.
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By Railroad.


NEwORLEANs. MOBILE AND TEXAS RAILROAD
April SIC bales cotton Gernon-12 do IT Hardie
&co-,0 bbls lime Bridget sacks beans J Kemp
Jr-I4 do l. Miller-34 do J Harde Sco-3o aacks
nbts Morg, &co-4 bales W h Letchford &co-3 dc
Z H Moore-l0 Wallace Gco-35 hides l CO poultry
2 sacks wool Hay Mehe-6JOO feet lumber Marley
i car charcoal VI } & D D o. Brien--7s bdls paper
Palmer &co-3 cases mdse Mrs D'Arcy-l do
Booths do d Mercer-l do Levy Sco-1 do Albert
R-2 Go Ebarth & CT do Drez-l do II Taurus
sini-and sundries to order-Total, IS bales cotton
MORGAN's LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAILROAD
hhds sugar Hare
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THE VIEW ORLEANS BULLETIN THURSDAY, APRIL g. 1874

MECHANICS AND TRADERS ISSU.
RANCE co. NEW ORLEANS, La.
.Carondele Street. ...........IA
SOLICITS FIRE, MARINE AND RIVER RISES AT
LOWEST RATES.
CAPITAL Observation-Disclosures. $5OO,OOO'
JAS WHITE LLOYD r. COLEMAN,
Secretary President
G. II. FROST, F. C. GREGORY,
Asst Sec andFre Cl'k. Marine and River Clk
F. AUZoUT, Inspector Capt s. B. FROST.
]. J. HASKELL Collector. Marine Inspector
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UPPER COAST.
New Orleans, Coast, Baton Rouge and
Gross 2 etc n. II. Packet.
Leaves every WEDNESDAY at 10 A. NJ, and SATUR.
~ DAY at P. NJ.
lgAEAtx b. l.. Hodge No. 2,
In place of st. John.
V. b. Baranco, master, J. P. McElroy, clerk.
Returnng leaves Baton Rouge every Thursday and
Sunday evenings For freight passage apply on
board to
apl If E. o. MELANCON 80 Cont street.
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Cleared YesterGla v.

NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN OFFICE, !
Thursday Morning, April 9.
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CT. LOUIS LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Assets. ..... 81, 849, 900
surplus as to Policy Holders over. SOC, 600
Number of policies in force, nearly. ....... $4,000
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ARD OF TRUSTEES.
C. W. Allen A. j. Aiken.
Hugh Allison, J. A. Braselnan,
W. T. Blakemore, /. Bloom,
Sam Boyd c. II. C. Brown,
John D. Cobb Lloyd R. Coleman,
Geo W. Church, j. E. Campbell,
J. ". Champhn, Fred. Ernest
Ben Gerson, c. A. Green,
l. L. Hass, II. Hunt,
J. Davidson Hill, Jas $. Lanptier,
Robt. L. Moore, John Myers,
H. j. Mullan Edward Nale,
Edward C. Payne, Henry Reid,
G. W. Senteu, W B. Thompson,
Fred Wing C. ". Wood,
7. S. Waterman, Louis A. Wilt.
New Orleans, March l. 1873 APPS I'm
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STEAMBOATS,,
BelOw-COming Up.
Exports.

Span bark Virginia Monseratt, Fyera, 10 days from
Honduras, to mas
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Steamboats,.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI,

UPPER MISSISSIPPI.
ST. LOUIS AND NEW ORLEANS AND NJ.
CHANTS SOUTHERN PACKET LINE. --.ss#
~ Composed OF tine foIlowtr.
frst-class sidewheel STEAMERS
GREAT REPUBLIC. JAMES HOWARD.
JOHN KYLE JOHN A. sCUDDER,
CITY OF ALTON, HENRY AMEs.
PAULINE CARROLL. BISMARCK,
GLENCOE, SUSIE SILVER,
TON JASPER. RICHMOND,
CITY OF QUINCY, COMMONWEALTH
FOR ST. LOUIS, CAIRO. MEMPHIS AND mr.
BENDS. ~
will leave as below at O'Clock PM
JAMES HOWARD,
B. R. Pegram, captain; J. Il. Chassaing clerk: q
THURSDAY, April g.
CITY OF ALTON,
E. A. sheble, captain; VIM. Mason, clerk:
SATURDAY, April IL.
JOHN KYLE,
A. N. Hutchinson. captain; john shethan, clerk.
TUESDAY, April IA.
Issuing az usual, Through Bills of Ladinp in CON, &
nection with the Railroads to all principsl no;n.
North and West.
J. B. WOODS CO., General Agents.
lE4 Gravier street
P. S.-we the only Agents in New Orle.n.
authorized to act for the above named boats
mh2S-tf
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OHIO RIVER.
REGULAR LOUISVILLE, EVANSVILLE AND OHIO
RIVER PACKET.
Leaves on SATURDAY, April II, at 5 p NJ
~ For Louisville. Evansytlle
lE4eSk Cairo and all intermediate ponts-The,
passenger steamer
Mary Houston,
Charles Miller, master, Elliott Miller clerk,
will leave above. For freight passage apply on
board or to
S1NNOTT6 ADAMS, II Commercial Place
G. G. WAYNE, JIG Grsvier street.
plan of the cabin an seen and staterooms en-.
gagged at the Office OF ). X ap5-td
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RED RIVER.
For Jefferson, Shreveport and
lsAsllktsa all way landings-The fine and fast pas
Selma,
Thornton Jacobs, master. Tom Jacobs clerk.
I'm pla:e Of steamer Southwestern.j
Regular Weekly Tuesday Packet.
L every TUESDAY, at r. NJ. positively.
For freight or passage apply on board or to
Urge PEGRAM,
log Common street. Agent
BRITTON L EPPLER, lug Common street.
GEO. D. HITE, Tchoupitouas street.
JE CAkLIN, Delta street. ap8n
RED RIVER PASSENGER PACKET.
Leaves on THURSDAY, April 9, at P. NJ.
For jefferson, Shreveport and
ls9sasaf all way landings-1he fine and fast pas
W. Stinde, master, Geo. E. Fee, clerk.
sINNOTT ADAMS, II Commercial Place.
aps I'd BRITT EPrLER. LOG ommon street.
FOR JEFFERSON DIRECT. -
Leaves on THURSDAY, April 3. at s T. NJ
For Jefferson, shreveport and
49, all way landings on Red River. The Al
- and very lght-draft steamer 81
r.. T. Bryarly.
" T. scovell, Master Ed Burk Clerk.
Will leave positively above For freight passage
ap7 I'd LORD McPEAKE. 4s Camp street.
NEW ORLEANS AND GRAND ECoRE PACKET.
Leaves every SATURDAY, at O'Clock T. NJ.
~ Fort de Russey. Barbin's, N0r~
ls4snstbS mans, Alexandria. Mouth Gaze River,
- Mont gomery, Grand Ecore and all way
landings
Leslie Taylor,
r. Sinnott master. Jno Eeinn, asst. master.
CIV. Drown, clerk.
Particular attention to way and plantation business
For freight or passage app y or board, or to
sINNUIT & ADAMS II Commercial Place.
apps 1t j. E. CARLIN. Delta street.
NEW ORLEANS AND GRAND EcokE PACKET
COMPANY.
Leaves every SATURDAY, at S P. n.
For Fort de Russey. Barb1n'e
sQA& - Norman's Alexandria, Mouth of Cane
River, Montgomery, Grano Ecore and all
way iAnulngs-
st. Mary.
j. c. Mitchell master, &. {. Hamilton, clerk,
Particular attention paid to way and plantation BUSH
ness. or freight passage apply board, or to
NJ. W. JOYCE, il Delta street.
BRITTON 4 EPPLEk, 1U6 Common ct.
mh27 LORD x MCPEAKE, ~ Camp street.
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MEMPHIS.

FOR MEMPHIS
Leaves EVERY ALTERNATE WEDNESDAY, at P. NJ.
~ For Memphis, Vicksburg Nat.
l@Ak4A chez, and all plantation and bend land
- ipgs-
John b. Maude,
John F. Noel, master-Alf. urissom, clerk,
Will leave WEDNESDAY, April s, at Pm.
sINNOTr ADAMS, IL Commercial place.
W. H. BOFINGER, 104 Common street.
The above boat will give through bills of lading 10
all points Arkansas and White Rivers and over the
Arkansas Central Railroad to larendon, giving
through tickets East at reduced rates. mh26
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PHILADELPHIA VIA HAVANA.
SEMIMONTHLY LINE,
Carrying the United States Mails.
Junfata, J. w. Catharir e, Commander. 1900 tons
YazOO, L. d. Barrett, COMMANDER. 1900 tons
To sail FRIDAY, April II, II A. Nj.
The fine Al steamship
SAls2A8S YaZOO,
L. D. Barrett, Commander,
will leave her wharf, opposite Jackson Square, above
Passage to Havana, United States
Passage to Philadelphia.
Through tickets issued 10 New York ....... "
Freight for Liverpool, An werp and Brem' u taken
by this ne and through bills OF ladng given for same
For freight or passage apply to
EDW. A. YORKE, Agent,
Mh26~-u Cor. Carondelet and Gravier streets
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OUACHITA RIVER.
Leaves on THURSDAY, April Q, at P. NJ.
r. - FOR CAMDEN, NEWPORT, CHAM
pagnolle Marie Saline, Alabama Landing,
- Ouachta City, Trenton, Monroe, Har.
rsonburg, and all way landings on Ouachita and
Black River - The hght-drait steamer
Garry Owen,
Nick Bouchnan. master-Henry s. Jenkens and Wm.
Culbertson, 8 will leave above. For frelgbs
or passage apply board. or to
LORD McPEAKE, 46 Camp street,
APPS J. Z. CARLiN, 5 Delta street.
REGULAR WEEKLY CAMDEN PACKET.
LEAVES LIVERY SATURDAY at P. N.
~ For Camden, puacntta City.
lS449&AAte9S Trenton, Monroe, and all intermednte
landings Black and OuachiL Rivel p
connecting with boats for all the tributaries-The hns
sdewheel steamer
Bart Able.
NJ. Kenison, master-G. P. Work and Owen F. Jamt
son, clerks,
will leave as above. For freight passage apply On
board, or to
SlNNOJT ADAMS, IL Commercial place.
LORD McPEAKE, As Camp street.
mh25n j. Z. CARLIN, Della street.
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OPE OCSAS.
Leaves every WEDNESDAY at 5P.M,
r. For OpeIOusas. ~ ashington.
lEAEAk9s Port Barre and ali landings the Coast.
- Atchafaaya River and Bayou Cortableau
The fine passenger steamer
Bertha,
W. H. White, master, ]. B. Schmit, clerk
will leave above. Fer freight passage apply on
board, or to BkIrTON a EPPLEk,
log Common street.
Will connect at Washington with Della No. 2, giving
through bills Of ladlDg tor all landings on Bayou
Boeuf and W tn Minnie at Smmsport tor all landings
on Bayou des Glazes. apln
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-06
The School Election.
THE EEsuLT-soME OF TEE WARDS VERY
CLOSE.

THE TEsULT-soME OF TEE WARDS VERY
CLOSE.
Saturday afternoon an election for members
Gi the Board of Public Education was held in
this city. In one or two of the wards the con-
test was very exciting, but generally there
was little or no opposition. In the Second
wardthe regular candidate, ,,JohnII Moore, was
opposed by a lady, a Mrs. NJ. T.. Riley, who
was run by number fhcr enthusiastic friends.
In tho Fourth Ward the contest between Jacob
Richardson and JameSWO0ley was very close
the former being beaten by seven votes. In
the Sixth Ward, Robert &. Fram, the reiring
member was n candidate for reelection aud
was opposed by Henry Ecke, whom he de-
feated by two votes. In the Seventh Ward
Col. A. III. Grimshaw Independent candidate
was defeated by MahlOn i. SIOtsenburg the
regular Republican nominee. In the Tenth
Ward two Republicans, George II. Roberts
and Patrick MCCARTHY, were tho candidates.
The Democrats mainly supported Roberts who
who was elected by good majoriti. Tho re-
suit is as fOllOws:
First Ward-Willam II. Pierce, 1O2 L.
w. Palmer, 60; majority for Pierce, AZ.
Second Ward-JOhn IL. Moore. 1873 Mrs
M, ii. Riley, 5i, majority for Moore, 10
Third WOrd-John A. Frock for three years
and GeO. w. Vernon for two years, 1OS votes
| each; no opposition.
Fourth Ward-James Woolley ia; Jacob
Richardson, 1O7; majority for Woolley. Z.
Fifth Ward-fOr three years: Levi &. Bird,
240, Isaac G. Pyle, 73; majority for Bird, 176;
For two years WIN. II. Curry, 24S; WIN. IL.
lamar. ~; majority for Curry. 176
Sixth Ward Robert G. Fraim, 1873; Henry
Eckel, 1856; majority for Fraim, 2.
| Seventh Ward-M b. Stotsenburg 267; e
II. Grimshaw, 212; NJ NJ. Child. /; majority
| for StOtsenburg, Ca.
Eighth Ward-Lewis Zeblsy no oppost-
ion.
Ninth Ward-Dr. E. g. Shortledge; no op-
position.
Tenth Ward-George Il. Roberts, 173
Patrick MCCARTHY SO; Joseph c. Taylor g. ma
jority for Roberts, 81.
The new Board will meet for organizator
next Monday evening. 1t is composed of thu
following members
First Ward VIM. IL. Pierce, Thos johnson
Patrick IIassan.
Second Ward-H. L. Mclntire. T. X. Heii
Ter, John ii. Moore.
Third Ward-Allen Spcakman, John. K
Frock, Geo. w. Vernon.
Fourth Ward-James Woolley, w. j. Nor
row. Geo. E. Rice.
Fifth Ward-Levi e. Bird, VIM A. Curry
Anthony Higgins.
Sixth Ward-R. G. Fraim, john e. Adam:
l. j. Jenkins.
Seventh Ward-M. b. Stotsenburg, Fl. III
jenkins, Chas. Baird.
Eighth Ward-Wm. S. Hilles, Lewis Zeble
j. G. Morrow
Ninth Ward-Dr. E. &. Shortedge, job
, Palmer. u. Ferris Jr.
Tenth Ward-George r. Roberts, Lewis ]
Lynch, Allen Ruth.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-06
PUBLIC SALES.
'CRUSTEE'S Sale.

Bv virtue Of al order Of the Orphans Court of
tns state q Delaware. in and for New Castle
iiInss III ~ made she l.th day Of FEBRUARY A. D. 1874
on THURSDAY. the sOth day ofAPRIL A. D. 1874
at eleven o'clock A. M
At tn Auction Room of Joseph Miller. on the s
II; wUoInerof Fourth and King streets in the City
tcnements being tho Reai. Estate of The late H. ~
jamiu Sanders. deceased:
No; ai that certain lot ofland with threo story
fri ated in the City of Wilmington New Castle
ii1 county and state Of Delaware, and bound
ginning at tho North Fasterly corner of Sisib a.
Spruce streets. thence Northerly with the Easter
Sue of Sprnee street l6 teet to stake thence
joining house rs feet to stake thence SoutSerly
Northerly silo Of Sixth street. and thence thereby
westerly Is feet to the place Of Beginning be tis
NO. all that certain lot Of land stu ted in the
ay s1lek SdlIa house thereon erected, described s
side Of Fifth street between PopiaI sny iii
streets at the distan Of 81 feet from the
ery parallel with Lombard street 80 feet to stake
thence Westerly parallel yth Fifth street II feet
.asa sSf =, sC9hey parallel with
Fifth street. and thence along Fifth street EasterIy
( feet to the place Of beginning. be the contents
Nc: :; certain piece of land situated in Mill
Creek Hundred. in the county OF New Castle, State
aforesaid. described follows: Beginning at
a white Oak en- the West side of Poulson's Mes-
dow. thence North eleven degrees West 80 perches
TO white Oak, and thence South seventy six de-
grees lest ~ perches to a cotnsr Spanish Oak
| thence South fifteen degrees West rs perches 10 a
corner post on the North side of Poulson' 5 run.
thence by the several of the said run South
Easeerly zO perches to DUN tree standing on the
South side OF said run, thence North fify-three
degrees East. perches to the place of Beeipning
containing within these boundsi acres and IL per-
ches land more or less. with the free ami full
right OF ingress and egress to and from the same.
Andi IS ordered that the pure or purcbasers
thereof. be and appear at the next Orphans Cour,
tor New Castle county. that the Court may assign
TO MN her or them. the premises sold pursuant /.
said order. he. she or they with sufficient surety o
suretes 70 be approved by the Court. entering into
recogaihsnce to the State to be raj ken and acknow
| ideged 10 Sald Court: in penal TO be de
ternlheu ny the said Court. with condition to pa,
to tho parties entitled severally. their executors
administrators or assigns respectively, their just
fproportonate shares the said purchase money
interest from such time as tho Court mGv detcrmin.
in manner and form may. by the direction Of tn,
said Court be prescribed and appointed in said con
diton.
Attendance will be given and terms Of sale mad
known at tse time and place aforesaid ny
! VICTOR DUPONT. ESQ, Trustee.
or by his Attorney.
| Attest G. NJ. VANDEVER,
| Clerk Orphans Court
Il Apr.4.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-06
PQLICE CASE s.

Charles Bayard, colored, was arrested by officer
Orr, ior threatening bodily harm to Amelia Gray,
coloied.
Moses Brooks, oolored, was arrested by officer
Nickerson, for threatening bodily harm to Annie
Brooks, colOred.
Bepj. Maban was arrested by officer Nickerson
for threatening bodily harm to Richard Venn.
Each OF the above offenders was required to
pay costs ard give bail In the sum of $500 to keep
the peace.
Washington Decker, arrested by officer Car.
berry for dsorderly conduct, was fined 81 and
costs and held to bail In the sum OF 800 to keep
the peace.
Since Saturday morning, four cases of drunken
ness have been disposed OF before Mayor Simms
ut ffty cents and costs each.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-06
p. Z. Barnum's Great Worlds Show
April 10th.

The Immense sssemblages every where
attracted to Barnum's vast canvas Metro
polls are the biggest kind Of show Of them
selves. and the mere unparalleled magni-
tude of this world 4 A luusement Exposition
ia not tho luadstone that draws them, either.
1t is because its novelty is even superior to
its size, and people will not too denied a
seen. The best judge Of human nature-or
at least of its wonder r-loeing and amuse-
meIt craving charactolistics-ha adapted
as his reiterated motto Features! Fea-
tnres! Features! s!"ill lHstrated, for example in
the Wonderful Talking Machine, which
laughs sings aud speaks fiueut:y, Ia exact
imitation OF the human voice; Admiral Dot,
the veritable Cupid OF all dwarfs; the only
Fiji Cannibals ever brought from their far
and fearful island home; the only living
Giraffes In America; a school of monster
Sea Lions, roaring and disporting in great
tanks of water; tho extraordinary horse
riding Goat. "Alexis;'' mastodonic Rhi-
noceros, Weighing over four tons;a steam e n
gins operated Museum and Polytechnic In
Stitute, containing hundreds or tho most in
gonious French, SWISS and German auto
maton figures Of ;nca, birds and ANNALS
which mlmlc liie III many extraordinary IL
lusory ways, and throe great combined cir
| Gus companies OF tho nost celebrated per-
! formers, appearing simultaneously in two
separate rings. Tne,o, toSethor with many
others oi which space dnes not permit mon
tion, are spociahtir, among thousands oi
| attractions superior To anything to be found
/ i'll any other travelling exhibition. Wha
| wonder, then, that the Great Object Teach
| er's crowning achievement creates furors
wherever its vast city of tonts ls pitched
Our landlords merchants, and cit2ens " i'll
country acquaintance, may prepare for
living avalanche OF. tho date aboyo mon
| tiOuOd.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-06

The FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTION eIcc-
tion ior Chiet Engineer OF the Fire Department,
and two Assistants takes place this evening at the
different engine houses in the city The contest
will be quite exciting, though it is doubtful If a
choice is made by the votes of the companies
The following are the candidates:
For Chief Engineer George Mccall, of the
Washington; VIM. McCrea, of the Fame; Daniel
Richardson, OF the Phoenix; James Burke, OF the
Weccacoe.
For First Assistant-Geo. w. Stidham, of the
Reliance SamI G. Tazewell, of the Water Witch
Samuel Chadwick, of the Delaware.
For Second Assistant-Enoch Dutton, of the
Delaware Geo. w. Ainscow, of the Water Witch
VIM. Pugh, of the Delaware.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-06
soCieTtgs.
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Delaware Lodge, No. !, |. o. O. F., at Odi Fell
lows Had. Third and King streets.
Eenape Tribe, No 6, y Il NJ, in fourth story
SaNle building, 9Th and Market street.
Wilmington ami Brandywine Council, No s. y
u. A. NJ, at Hall. Fifth and Market streets
Franklin Council, No. ., U u a NJ, at Mechan.
les Hall, 2lo King street
Wilmington Council, No b. Jr, u A NJ, at
Hall, 9TH and Market strrots
Enterprise Circle, U G A, at Hall 5Oi Mar.
ket street.
Washington Lodge, No |, X of F., at knight
OF Pythias Hall, No. 2ll Market street
Washington Lodge, No 3, u +, at Good Fei
lows Hail. McClary's Building, COS Market st
Wawaset Lodge. No H. of q II, at room
18th aud Scott streets.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-06

CoEREC TIoN In brici obituary notice Of the
late Moses Bradford, Esq. we stated that he was
the originator OF The Detasoae Gazette. We
were lead to this conclusion from reading the
prospectus and noticing that the Ga-ette of 1914,
edited by Mr.. Bradford, commenced with No
volume l. We have since learned that the GdseHe
was first published by Frederick Craig, in 1884
and We have receipts for subscriptions 10 il
dated in 1877. 1t appears that tho paper changed
hands several times, and that every new proptie-
tor commenced with No. |, VOLUME l, which led
to the supposlion that Mr.. Bradtord's No. |, vol
ume |, WAS tho first of the Ga=ette.--Eeery EUen
ing.
1t is remarked above that the paper "appears tc
have changed hands several times" Could 1t b,
supposed that paper established as long ago IA
1884 would continue in the hands of the sam,
proprietor!
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-06

SUDDEN DEATH One OF the iaborers, an old
and feeble man, working on the railroad at
GrecnsborOugh, died very suddenly on Thursday
morning last. He went into the woods with the
others TO work, but being unwell, laid down and
was shortly after found dead. No inquest was
held.
Another Of the crew cut his foot severely while
cutting timber. DIR. C0megys was called in and
dressed the wound. Denton Journal
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-06

The FIRST FEMALE CANDIDATE.-The run.
ming of Mrs. M. Z. Riley as a candidate for the
School Board from the Second Ward is the first
instance in this State OF woman's name being
presented for the sufffagcs of voters The first
vote fer Mrs. Riley was cast by r J. Babcock,
and was received by Squire f. b. Frazer, the In.
spector. We will here state that the iady's name
was used without her consent aud greatly to her
apnoyauca.