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Middletown transcript., 1874-01-17

No NEED OF FIaHrING ED1roR.-A
Western editor has put into practice a
plan which will enable all papers to dis
pense with the usual fighting member of
the staff. One morning ho was waited
upon by the biggest kind of fellow armed
with terrific cudgtl. with several and
sundry protuberances sticking out all
around, marvelously resembling Colts.
derringers and bowies, who saluted him
with Where that scoundrel, the edi-
tori" Our friend said "He is not about,
but please take seat and amuse yourself
with paper. he will be in in few min
utes," and hurried down stpirs, at the
foot Of which, he met another man still
more piofane and fierce, who asked the
same question in the same language "Oh. "
said the retreating editor, "go up stairs ;
you will find him reading the paper" Ac-
cordingly up he went, like high pressure
steam engine, letting off steam at every
step. Our friend aited minute, and
such crash-as if all Pandem onium was
let loose. What the result was, was never
known, as our friend did'nt wait.
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MIXED AIN,-Northward, will leave Del
mar at 2 as P. NJ. Laurel 3.l2; Seaford, 3.43 !:
Bridgevile, 420; Greenwood, 4.40 Pennington
4.55; Harrington, $40; Dover, ga; Clayton,
7.2l /; Middletown, $40. Arrive at Wilmington,
$685. Philadelphia, ll.30 Baltimore, $50, P.
NJ.
Southwark, will leave Phila. at ll.30 P. NJ.
Baltimore, Tao; Wilmington, IL. 55; New Cas-
tie, I.20 Middletown, 2.2s; Townsend, 2,45 ;
Clayton, 3.ls; Dover 400; Wyoming, 4.l2 !
FELTON,, 4.40; Harrington, 05; Pennington,
5.l7; Greenwood, 5.32; Bridgeville, $50; Sea-
ford, GIT; LAUREL GAO; Delmar, 100.
The mixed train will be run subject to delays
incident to freight business, and will stop only
at stations where time is given. r
NEW CASTLE TRAINS.
Leave New Castle for Wilmington and Phila-
dephia at 7.4O, A. NJ. and 6.25 P. N. Leave Will
mington at l.25 and 8.5O P. N. for New Castle.
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.
Additional to those above leave Smyrna for
CLAYTON IL 80 A. NJ. and I. .35 P. NJ. leave Clayton
for Smyrna $40 A. NJ, and 200 p. NJ, leave
to make connection with trains to and from Do
yer, and Stations south.
At Townsend, with the Kent County and
Queen Anne's & Kent Railroads. At Clayton,
with Md. and Del. r. r. At Harrington with
J. h B. r. r. At Scaford, with Dorcester and
Delaware r. R. At Delmnr, with Eastern Shore
H. r., and Wicomico and Pocomoke R. R.
Nay 2o-ly HF. KENNEY. Superintendent.
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HARPER'S BAZAAR.

Notices Of the Press.
The Bazdr is edited with contribution of tact
and talent that we seldom find in any journal !;
and the journal Itself is the organ of the great
world OF fashion. n.-Boston TrareLer.
The Bazar conimends itself TO every member of
the household-to the children by drol and prst-
ty pictures, 10 the young ladies by its fashion
plates in endless variety, TO the provident matren
by lis patterns for the ehildrens clothes TO pa
tegamiiias by its tasteful designs for embroider-
ed slippers and luxurious dressing-gowHs. But
the reading-matter Of the Bizar is uniformly OF
great excellence. The paper has acquired wide
popularity for the freside enjoyment it affords.
N Y. Ercning Poa.
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DRoLL DuELIsTs One Of the funniest
duels on record was that in which Saintc-
Beuve was engaged. 1t began to rain
slightly after he had taken up his position,
whereupon he coolly held his umbrella
over his head with his left hand while
holding the pistol ID his right. The ex-
postulations of his witnesses had no effect
upon him. ''[t is all very we'll to be kill
ed" said the famous essayist, "but I OBJ
jcct to catching co ID in my head" There
is a droll story about Perpignah, liter
ary Bohemian. having an encounter with
Charles Maurice at five PAGES. The form
er having fred and centrived to miss, the
other, taking deliberate aim, said to his
antagonist "Well, now, before l send
you into the other world, tell me what
you are thinking Of" "Tm thinking
that if | were in your place I would not
fire." said Perpignan and he owed his
life to his presence Of mind.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS-ls14.
TERMS:

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$4 90 includes prepay yment of U S. postage by
the publishers.
Subscriptions to HARrER's MAGAZINE, WEEKLY,
and Bazaar, TO one address for one year, $40 90 ;
or, two of f1arper's Periodicals, TO one address
for one year, ST 90 postage payable by the SUBJ
scriber at the office where received.
An extra copy of either the Magazine Weekly,
or Bazaar will bo supplied gratis for every Club OF
Eve subscribers at S4 20 each, in one remittance;
or, Six Copies for $40 90, without extra copy
postage payable by the subscribers at the offices
where received.
Back Numbers can be supplied at any time.
The six volumes of HaRPER's BAzaR, for the
years 1868, &c. 20, II, ~, 10, elegantly hound
in green morocco cloth, will be sent by express
freight prepaid, for 81 90 each.
The postage on Ilarper's Bazaar is 20 cents a
year, which must be paid at the subscribers pos,
Office. Address
No 22-6t. HARPER l. BROTHERS,, New York
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CO-PARTNERSHIP.

TNHE undersigned heretofore doing business
L under the name of E. Jefferson L Son, has
this day entered into co-partnership with George
w. Morrison, under the firm name of W. II.
JEFFERSON & CO.. for the transaction of the
grain and general shipping business.
W. II. JEFFERSON.
New Castle, Del, December Sd, ls73-tf.
W. H. JEFFERSON. GEORGE w. MORRISON.
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For SASSAFRAS RIVER.

TIME steamer .ATRUMPETER being now in
i complete order, will resume her trips on Sat-
urday, the lst of March, 1873, leaving Pier No.
s. Light street wharf, Baltimore, every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, at lO4 A. NJ, arriving
in Georgetown al p. M. Returning will leave
Georgetown the alternate days at 8 A. NJ, arriv
ing in Baltimore at Up NJ. touching at Buck
Neck, Barnards, Betterton, Turner's Greek, Cas-
sidays, Shallcross and Fredercktown, going
and returning.
We sincerely trust that the friendly relations
hitherto existing between the steamer Trumpe-
ter, her patrons, and the public generally may
never grow less for the pcrpetuation of which
we will ever be found striving our very best.
mar lily WIN. CUNDlFF, Capt.
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Nor QuAIfIED. "A young law student
who wrote good, clear, round hand, and
who was just about finishing up his stud
les. one day handed an instrument which
he had just written out. to his uncle, a
dry wag, who called to see him, and to
inquire Of his progress in his profession.
The uncle took the MS, and after read
ing few lines of il, handed it back to his
nephew, stating. with an arch smile
peculiar to himselfE z45
lyon are not quite lawyer yet,
James"
What do you find out of the way in
il, sir Z" inquired the student, in aston
i-hment.
Why return ed the waggish old
critic, anybody can read that writing. y
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A tall Yankee. standing six feet three
in his stockings, was suddenly attacked
with symptoms of fever. Having violent
pain in his head, His wife, to afford him
relief, was about td apply draughts to his
feet. when he said:
What are you putting them on my
feet, for p L.s
why" says she. "to try and draw
the pain out of your head"
'The--!" says he: II would rather
it would stop where it is, than be drawn
the whole length Of me-
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nfrioaitals..
sCRIBNER FOR 1874.


The unexampled favor accorded to this MagG-
zinc'by the public, enables US to enter upon the
coming year with the means Of making it more
attractveaad valuable than ever before to ite
large and increasing number of readers on both
sides of the Atlantic. The serial story Of the year,
KATHERINE EARLE,
by Miss Trafton, is charming Love Story by
gifted writer, which is destined to a wide popu-
larity. There will be Brilliant NOVELTIES, and
the Best Short Stories, BY SAKE Holm, Bret Harte
and other delightful siory-telcrs. A series Of
striking and unique poems, with illustrations,
"OLp TINE MusIc," by Benz. f. Taylor. known
for his brilliant contributions to tho Western
Press will sing to us again the music of the Spin
ming Wheel, The Flail, The Stage Coach, The
Mill, etc.
Portraits and Biographical Skethes of Ameri-
can Authors; papers on Dairy Farming and Stock
Raising in Europe, on Household Decoration and
Furniture. besides more than fifty other illustra-
ted articles are now 10 preparation. The splcn-
did series. .4- yttilfL : :. .if ltt. II
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PETERSON'S MAGAZINE.
GREAT OFFERS FOR 1874!
A Five Dollar Mezzotnt Engraving as Premium
to every person getting up Club.

CHEAPEST AND BEST.
Peterson's Magazine has the best Original Sto-
ries of any of the lady's books the best Colored
Fashion Plates, the hest Receipts, the best Steel
Engrnvings, &c. Every family ought TO take it,
gires more for The money htan any IN the porid
1t will contain, next year, in its twelve numbers
One Thousand Pages!
Fourteen Splendid Steel Plates!
Twelve Colorcd Berlin Patterns |
Twelve Mammoth Colored Fashions
Nine Hundred Wood Cuts!
Twenty Pages of Music
1t will also give Five Original COPYRIGHT
Novelets, b. Mrs Ann S. Stephens, Frank Lee
Benedict, and others Of the best authors of Amer
lea. Also nearly a hundred shorter stories, all
original. Its superb
Mammoth Colored Fashion Plates
are ahead of all others. These plates are engrav-
cd on STEEL twice the usual size.
TERMS always in Advance) So 90 A YEAR.
GREAT REDUCTIONS TO CLuBs.
Copies for So SO, copies for 50. so,
With copy OF the superb mezzotint ga K ICY
Not Lost but Gone Before to the
person getting up the club.
copies for Sc so; for 50 90; 10 for Sl4Oo
" "ltn an extra copy OF the Magazine Tor lhe year
1874, as premium, TO the person
getting up the club.
copies for $s; for $l2; IL for Sl7.
With both an extra copy of the Magazine, and
the premium mezzotint, to the per-
son getting up the club.
Address, postpaid, CHAS. J. PETERSON,
306 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
gag- Specimens sent gratis if written for.
Middletown transcript., 1874-01-17

z Here is tepid joke from some paper
Citizens Of the Hub now spell it bos-
Ton, 80 as to b-littlo their big 7 drinks"
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Registe1.'s Order.

REGISTERS OFFICE,
New Castle County, November 2lst, 1873.
TJpon the application Of Edward W Lockwood,
~ Executor of Alexander A. Laws, deceased
il is ordered and directed by the Register that
the Executor aforesaid, give notice of the
granting of Letters Trstamentary upon the
Estate of the deceased, with the date of granting
thereof, by causing advertisements to be posted,
within forty days from the date of such Letters,
in six Of the most public places of the County Of
New Castle requiring all persons having demands
against the Estate to present the same, or abide
by an Act of Assembly in snch case made and
provided. And also cause the same to be insert
ed within the same period in the MIpDLErowN
TRANSCRIPT newspaper published in Middletown
and TO be continued therein two months.
GN Given under the hand and Seal of Office
@k6SHof the Register aforesaid, at New Castle
County aforesaid, the day and year above writ.
ten. Is. GIBBS, Register.
NoTICE.-All persaps having claims against
the Estate of the deceased must present the samo
duly 'atiestcd to the Executor on or before No
venher 2lst, 1874, or abide an Acl of Assembly
in such case made and provided.
L. W. LOCKWOOD, Executor.
Nov 29-2m. AppREss-Middlctown Del,
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/. THE GREAT sOUTu.o %

the most important and expensive series of illus
lrated papers ever undertaken BY any Magazine,
will be continued through the year. In the De-
cember Number we complete the papers on Lou
siana. The next in order will be The Lone Star
State The, Mountain Regions of the South The
Iron Regions of Missouri, &c &c. These, with
the Essays and Editorial Discussions Of Litera-
ture, Science and Art, Sketches of Travel, occa-
sional poems and etchings, will make up Mag
azine Of Christian Literature designed to he the
BEST IN THE WORLD"
The Holiday Number of ST NICHOLAS, our
splendid new Illustrated Magazine for Girls and
Boys, the finest ever issued, will be sent to all
subscribers OF Scribner's Monthly for 1874. Also
the November and December numbers of ST. Mich
olas sent free TO those who subscribe for both
Magazines. The July number of Scrbncr's
Monthly containing the Introductory article of
the Great South Series, sent to subscribers 10
Scribner who request it when making their sub
scriPlions. Scrihner's Monthly S4 90, st. Mich
olas $500 year, or 100 for both
a.3 p SCRlBNER & CO.,
Jan 3-tf. 654 Broadway, N. Y.
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Ginleeti Gables.
IMMaR
Delaware Rail Road Line,
FAN Arrangement.

0N and after Monday, Oct 20th, 1873 Sundays ex,
~ cepted,) Trains will leave as follows:
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Spirit of the press. "A glass Of cider.
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A Repository of Fashion. Pleasure, and
Instruction."
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-14
CRIMINAL NOTES.

Judge Duling's tribunal panned out S125
yesterday.
1t is probable that Al Powers will be re-
leased on bond next week. His bail has
been fixed at $500. 1t will be a year
next month since he was committed 10
Jail. =,
In view of the near approach of cold
weather, Mary Allen, cOlOred girl, stole
a pair of spectacles yesterday, from Mrs.
Work, of Edgeiield. She slept in the
work-house last night.
VIM. Montgomery, a colored express
driver, being actuated by desire TO ac-
emulate a fortune without any unneces-
sary delay, received pay twice yesterday
for conveying one package, and was ar
rested in consequence.
William Lewis, cOlOred, was taken be-
fore Justice Cassetty yesterday, on the
charge of passing a twenty dollar counter
felt bill on T. @. Allison. The prosecutor
withdrew the warrant on the defendant
agreeing to reimburse him in current
funds.
A Young man by the name Of w. ID.
Medarais was committed to Jail by the
Federal Court yesterday on the charge OF
having broken open mail matter while
serving as mail agent on the Winchester
and Alabama Railroad. 1t was reported
Yesterday that Medarais had confessed to
taking over seventy dollars from letters.
He is but twenty years Of age, and is re-
specially connected.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-14
FROM TEXAS no ATLANTA.
Arrival and Departure Of n Lone Star
Excursion Party.

Arrival and Departure OF n Lone Star
Excursion Party.
The Texans, whose expected arrival was
mentioned in the UNION AND AMERICAN
of yesterday, came in by the evening train
on the Northwestern road, and passed
through to Atlanta, their point
of destination. Mr.. S. NJ. Miller,
General Ticket Agent of the international
and Great Northern road, is in charge OF
the party, among whom we were glad 70
greet our old friend Enoch Breeding, FORM
erly of the Louisville press. Mr.. Breeding
has done good work for Texas during the
past year or two, in attracting attention to
the resources of that State, through his cor
respondence with various journals. An ell
egant gold-headed cane, purchased of Geo.
r. Calhoun & Co, of this city, with the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to 5. NJ. Miller,
General Ticket Agent of the International
and Great Northern Railroad, by the Texas
Excursion Party, Nov. IA, lST4'-and will
be presented TO Mr.. Miller some time to-
day.
Most of the excursiOnists are natives OF
Tennessee and Georgia, who have not visit
ed their old homes since they settled in
Texas. The following is a list of the par
ty, with the counties inS which they reside,
and the number of years they have lived in
the Lone Star State:
DIR. H. J. Hunter, Anderson county,
Trinity Advertiser, twenty-eight years.
Rev. j. IL. Sheppard, Brazoria, twenty
eight years.
Capt. ]. H. Thompson, Burleson, forty
three years.
Capt. f. G. A. Williss, Smith and Cher
okee, thirty-five years.
Elder I. l.. BallOu, Cherokee, fifteen
years.
A. A Simmonds, Cherokee.
II. T. Councille, Bell.
E. G.. Evans, Cherokee, twenty-eight
years.
George Echolds, Grigg, thirty-one years.
DR.. John r. Tucker, Grigg, six years.
Rev. ]. G. WoOdlum, Houston, thirty
seven years.
DR.. a. I. Morris, Matagorda, twenty-five
years.
Col. ]. w. Durant, Lion, thirty years.
DR.. C. B. Stewart, Montgomery, forty
four years.
DR.. A. c. Isaacs, Milan, twenty three
years.
t. ]. Young, Robertson, twenty-One
years.
Col. ]. NJ. Barton, Rusk, thiry-three
years.
Judge Sam Earle, Smith, twenty-six
years.
Jas. A. Hill, Walker, twenty years.
Judge Joell Sutton, Williamson, four
years
The following named accompanied the
party as invited guests:
1t. Gov. r. B. Hubbard, Smith, twenty
one years.
Gen. j. B. Robertson, State Supelitend-
ent of Instruction, Wellington, thirty-nlne
years.
willard Richardson, GaluestOn Ne'cs,
thirty-nine years.
NJ. w. Lilldin, Galveston Ne1cS, nine
years.
L. Breeding.
Sam. W. Small, Houston Daily Age.
w. w. Lidwith, East TeIGs Herald.
Mr.. Small was formerly connected with
the press of this city. He also published
paper in Greeneville prior to removing to
Tesas.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-14
THE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY AND
THE PRICE OF BUTTER.

We heard a story yesterday in regard 10
a confiding Democrat-an honest, simple
minded labOrer. He attended a number
of political meetings during the campaign
just closed, and swallowed, with unques-
tioning faith, all that the Democratic ora
tors told him as to tire intimate relation
existing between hard times and Republic
can rule, and, of course, drew the infer
ence that the election Of Mr.. Tilden
means times Just the opposite of hard.
Yesterday morning having mastered the
election news, he seized a plate hand
ed him by his esteemed helpmate, and,
in accordance with her request, hied him to
neighboring grocery store, and requested
to be served with a couple of pounds Of
their bast butter. The energetic and ur-
bane clerk in attendance lost no time in
placing il upon the prchered plate. Then,
while he was in the act of laying delicate
sheet of white paper on the top Of the but
ter, to protect it from dust on the way to
its destination, the purchaser asked what
there was to pay. The energetic and ur-
bane young clerk, who was quick at tg-
ureS, replied:
"Two pounds at forty-eight cents a
pOund-ninety-six cents"
At these words the face of the customer,
which up 10 this point had been wreathed
with the smiles which the election news
had invoked, became Overspread with an
expression Of establishment and anger.
For moment or so his emotions rendered
him SPECIFICS, and then in a loud voice be
broke forth:
''Forty-aie cints. Oh, muSha, musha.
The divil fly away wild We; wasn't that what
ye was after chargin' me Munda?"
The urbane clerk explained that his Gus
toner was right-he had been charged
fOrty-eight cents per pound for the best but
ter on Monday, and the price in the mean
time had undergone no variation.
"Did We take a squirt at the Argus this
morning, me by ," queried the excited par
ty before the counter, at the same time ex-
hibiting to the gaze Of the clerk copy of
that sheet freighted with Democratic victO-
ries. The intelligent clerk replied that he
had seen the Argus, and added that he was
much elated at the news.
AYe've seen the news, ye say that p
ayes, sir, I've seen the news"
"And yes know that Mr.. Tildern is
elected?'
ayes, sir, 1 am aware of that fact"
can Mr.. Tildern elected, ye'ze
chargin' me forty-ate cints pound for but
ter, lust the same as on Monda?"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-14
ALL OYER THE CITY.


All the ladies and children should at
tend the Jutau matinee.
The trial docket of the United States
Circuit Court win be called to-day.
The real estate sales for this week
amounted TO cash valuation OF Szo,ot4-
Don't forget the Jutaa matinee, TINS al
ternoon, at the Exposition building.
James T. Bell. County Court clerk, IS
having his Office renovated and neatly car
peted.
The Jutau matinee commences precisely
at two O'Clock this afternoon at the EXPOSE
ton building.
Mr.. Moses Stratton, of the firm Of Morris
& Stratton, is about completing hand
some and convenient residence on Russal
street, Edgefeld.
In compliance with the requirements Of
municipal law, numerous business signs
have been elevated to positions twelve feet
above the sidewalk. The signs Of the
times. however, remain about as usual.
Mic. Jutau performs her marvellous feat
Of WALKING on the ceiling at the Exposition
building matinee this afternoon.
A Church street man was boasting yes
terdav of his pocket flask, which be said
he had paid SIS for. sit seems to me, re
marked one of his hearers, ''that I'D put
less capital in flask and saved the difiernce
for whisky"
Hog proprietors residing within the city
limits have been forced by ordinance to
keep this species OF property at home.
While thus @cribbed, cabined and confined, "
these porkers have grown fat enough TO kill,
and are now being slaughtered on indi-
vidual account.
The attaches of Cal. Wagner's musical
association are uniformed in blue garments.
Several were mistaken on the streets yes
terday for policemen, but they made no
fuss about it Neither did the policemen
the mistake being mutually considered
complimentary.
A young girl living in the central portion
of the city, while on her way to school in
North Nashville, last Thursday, lost her
bat soon after leaving home, but was not
aware of the fact until she had nearly
reached her destination. She stopped at
the house Of friend and supplied the de-
fciency.
1t is observed that holders of old bridge
stock IRE quiet and resigned, being neither
alarmed az preiudicial rumors nor elated
by reports of contrary character. Il is,
therefore, safe to assume that in no in
stance will they exchange their stock at
par for that of the Coal Tar Bank, or that
of any similar institution.
The Board Of Exposition Managers held
a meeting last evening, at the Office Of VIM
NJ. Duncan. The committee appointed e
sell the Exposition building and the finance
committee each reported progress, and ask
ed further time for a final report, which
was granted. The Board then adjourned
to meet at the same place next Friday ev
ening.
Two very small boys were standing or
the corner of Church and Cherry last even
ing, when, as they were about to separate
one remarked, "Meet me in half an hour
"All right" was the reply; "where?" all
the Maxwell House billiard rOom," anC
then those two sports parted. A middle
aged gentleman Standing near growled on
that if those were his boys he'd spank boil
of them and put them to bed.