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Cecil county: Clinton Mccullough, trustee
has sold the farm of William j. Coxey, near
North East, containing 1861 acres to Elwood
Parsons, for $4,000.
Dorchester county The estate OF the late
John L. Lowe, in Cambridge, has been sold as
follows The coal wharf at the head OF the rail
road bridge, to Levin w. B1thum aud William
II H. I. Id, for SI,200 lot adjoining to the
same parties for 5l,2SI and a wood lot on
Church Greek road, to William Fisher for S172.
Kent county, Del Charles Todd has sold the
Willow Grove Hotel property, at Slaughter
Beach, with 69J6 acres OF land. to Henry Root,
of New Jersey, for 900 cash.
Kent county, Md. {: Richard Hynson, Trustee,
has sold the following property III Chestertown
The Canady house, on High street, adjoining the
drug store OF T. W. Wickes, subject to a ground
rent Of $25. so to Il, s. Usilton at $l,9Jl-equlv-
alent to S2,425. The Apsey tract, near Hyn-
sons Chapel, SO acres to Mrs. Henrietta Wilson,
at $500. The Murray lot, 216 acres to Mrs Ann
E. Wilson, at 1856. j. A. Pearce, ESQ, trustee,
sold house and lot in Galena to ]. W. ireland
for 1880.
Chester county The farm of James Brown,
near Kimbleville, of 105 acres, has been sold by
Jackson Holmes. assignee to Quinby Smith at $5l
per acre The farm of Ezra Webster, decd, Eas
Marlborough II acres, has been sold TOD. Walton
Martin for $50 per acre. The farm OF James Ew
ing, Elk, As acres, has been sold TO Washington
The farm OF Jonathan Hopes, decd, Kennett
l07 acres, has been sold to William Cox, Kennel
Square, for $10250 per acre John Helhngi
sold his farm on Saturday last, in West White
land, 70 acres. to John L. COX, OF Calm town
ship for $15,000
Somerset county: r. F. Brsttsn, Trustee
cold at Princess Anne, last week, the farm for
merly belonging to Geo. Stevenson, near Cur
liz Chapel. containing 179 acres, to II. II. Dash
ei, for 81, 500.
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In the Senate protests from the Common
Council of Rochester and the Board of Trade Of
Oswego, against the Reciprocity Treaty. were
presented and referred. A bill was introduced
by Mr.. eager of California, for the relief of
banking associations issuing gold notes. The
Naval Appropriation bill was received from the
House and referred. Mr.. Morton offered a res-
oution recognizing the validity of the creden-
rials of Pnchback as Senator elect from Lousi-
ana, and directing the Committee on Privileges
aud Elections to inquire if he i'd entitled to ad
mission on the prina facle case thus made. OBJ
lection being made by Thurman, the resolution
went over. The House bill for the authentic, !,
tion Of the revised statutes were passed. The
House amendments to the bill suspending the
law in regard TO contract surgeons were coii-
Cured in. After an executive session tie SEN
adjourned.
In the House, a resolution from the f ction
Committee was adopted, declaring, in Tie Ar
kaneas contest of Bell against Snyder, tina sny-
der, who is the sitting member, is emit led to
the seat Various land and railroad bills were re-
ported and referred, on points OF order, 10 the
| Committee of the Whole. Mr.. Maynard moved
| to go to the Speakers table, for tile pup pnse of
| taking up the finance bill passed by the
Senate. This was resisted by the Democrats,
under the lead OF Mr.. Randall, because the Civil
| Rights bill and other measures Objectionable to
them would be reached before the Finau ce bill.
After considerable debate and parliamenta
ry strategy it was finally agreed tc make the
| Finance bill the special order for the 7th If jan
uary. The select committee on Alabama affairs
was appointed with Mr.. Coburn, OF I'D, ~
| chairman Resolutions appropriating 200
| to pay the expenses OF each of the LOUISIANA,
| Misaippi and Alabama committees were agreed
| to. The house then adjourned.
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PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR.


luoeiNo-h juubo oSiccPs
Even the LATEST boy can catch licking.
The bored of education-Children who hate
school.
"A mother-in-law IN not heavenly body, but
she has often collapsed honeymoon.
Fire is said to be dssipated element, be-
caiise it goes out almost every night.
Since the new divorce law was passed In
Oregon thepopufatiom has increased so per cent
The Michigan salt product of 1874 was L.
026, $40 barrels being 2O3,6 ,633 barrels more than
last year.
The European steamship companies de- line
to send their vessels to the Boston elevators 10
load grain.
II wo horns will last an OK lifetime, but
many man wants that number every morning
before breakfast.
THE New York Graphic says "Nnw is the
time to get out your Sleigh varnlsh 1t up, and
sell it to somebody"
-Andover, N. H., claims to be tho madcl .wn
of New England. 1t is out of debt and has
%l2, 900 in the treasury.
Two of Robert Bruce's bones we,a sold in
Edinburg recently for s25 and one of the verte-
brae OF William the Lion for S2750.
1t is intimated that Edwin Booths troubles
have impaired his mind. and that thera is dan
ger of his sharing the fate of Hamlet.
Somebody advertises a preparation for keep
ing lady's hands free from chaps. 4 repoit t
that she has no money would do the sane thug.
The population of Peking, according to a
recent letter, has greatly diminished OF late. 1t
is now estimated at little over one million three
hundred Thousand 1.f..
"A wag, in &c what he knows about farming,
| gives very good plan to remove widowss weeds.
He says good-looking man has only to say
:. wilt thou and they wilt.
| An old farmer who has watched the weathf I
forty years, says that when the first SNOW is fol-
lowed by rain, such is invariably the case with
every snow storm of the wilter.
An Iowa father, who had succeeded in rails
ing seventeen of the worst children i'll lis neigh
borhood says he is bound to have q represents
tive i'll Heaven il it takes seventeen more.
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Hereis something for the eyes, Take your dter-
eoscope and a collection of photographs OF your
friends-tbe cabinet sze is the beet suted. Select
two with tile faces turned the same way ARRANGE
them in the frame until they form one picture.
The result is a most comcal combination; You
fake for instance, Mr.. II. and AIiss W. Mr.. H has
the high comb aud braids of Miss W. while her jet
earrings ana aces and bows give him a fanciul
appearance. Or, Miss W. wears across her up
per lin the well waxed mustache OF Mr.. III. while
his collar and her ruifies form unique style OF
necl. dress. But the queerest effects are the
combination of expression You have fun low
ing eyes over stiir upper lip,and Miss A's gen
tie features with tile naughty tone of MISS B :
expression. Move the pictures slightly, and
one looks out from behind the other Ike the I
aanael over tho right shoulder" Try it. We
have inst discovered it, and our young friends
saw il is too funny by half"
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SECOND EDITION.
rIe specie Payments tsiIi in the
House.


INDICATIONS OF UNITED ACTION BY THE REPUBLIC
an MEMBERa-TnE DEMocRATe OPPOSE IT BY
IIiiBUsTERNG.
Especial Dispatch To III New ofk rlmes.l
WAsmSeroN, Dec. % Mr.. Maynard to day
made all effort to take mp from the Speakers
tahle the Senate bill for the resumption of
-pecie payments. The Democrats became i'm
ne diately excited. Mr.. Randall notified his
'plleagues that tho Civil Rights bill was Oh
he table. aud if Mr.. Maynard 4 motion prevail
ID hat bill would have to be disposed OF bsfore
he finance bill could be reached Mr. Maynard
ave assurance that bis only purpose was to
each the Specie Resumption bill and have some
Imposition made of it before the recess aud he
would agree to pass by all othe. matters on the
Ipeaker's table without prejudice TO their pres
ent condition before the house. This the Dem
erats would not consent to, and
begun flibusterng tactics as in
the Senate yesterday. 1t was Thought
hat call OF the roll would show no quorum
present, but the rol-call, on motion to adjourn,
showed that there present thirty more than u
mai rity of the whole House. After consuming
nearly two hours in striving to reach the bill the
effort was abandoned, and il was agreed that it
hould come up rs a special order ON Thursday,
Ian. 7, at l o'clock, aud be continued from day
20 day until disposed Of 1t was a subject oil
remark that Gen. Butler and Judge Kelley, both
of whom are placed in amoug the opposition to
the bill, were not in the House to-day though
both of them are known to have been in the city
This morning. In the several votes by letters
aud yeas and nays, grown outer the enolt to
AXE up the bill, a solid Republican vote was
cas- This is indicative of the prevalence in the
House Of the same spirit Of harmony and con
sestion which secured the passage Of the bill in
the Senate. There can be no question that the
bill will become law, and that it will
commit tho Republican party as an or
gahlzation; to tile policy Of specie resump.
tiou. This is political situation not expected
two weeks ago, and least Of all by the Demo-
Gratis They are all struck with surprise at the
success of tins BILL and their opposition for the
most part seems to have no deeper reason than
that it is a republican measure. They have q
dim hope that it may prove unpopular, and pro-
themselves against it, they may profit by any
possible evil to come out of its passage. They
do not expect to defeat the bill, But will throw
the whole responsibility on the Republicans, who
are glad to take it.
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Newark Items.


NEWARK, Dec. n
party of fox-hunters, with ten dogs, got up
a red fox, day or two ago. 1t is said they had
the best hunt, this season. reJnard keeping
ahead for over one hour, when he fell q victim
to the dogs who killed him. The fox weighed Is
lbs. and the brush was Is inches long. or course
we got to see the trophies in the way Of ears,
brush and feet, which are carried by the lucky
hunters.
Joseph Luton has bought the house he lives
in from Joseph Hossinger, for the sum of t<n
hundred and fifty dollars.
John Kennedy, of ice cream fame, will give
grand oyster supper Christmas night Tickets
rs cents.
Nineteen dodgers put up at Newsrks lookup.
last night.
The exhibition of public school No. l, of the
United School districts, was, considering 1t was
the first, quite success. IL was not gwen In
the college, but in the school house, and az
was expected, it was found to be TO small and
very inconvenient, The children had large
christmas tree from which presents were dis
tributed from one to another. The Rev. J. a.
Stone presented, in behalf Of the children o very
fine bible to Miss Lizzie Wilson, the Principal.
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ihe supreme Court of the United States has
aaJo eaJoutned for the holidays, after session OF
Urer '' Two months, in which it heard and decided
1P"afds OF go cases and dismissed upwards oil
Ihirty-six cases are now under Amusement
~, me n steamer South Carolina was still ashore
cn 55a.rnegat shoa, yesterday, but was in good
. pollceman named John Lavenburg was shot
s11 sl seriously wounded at Hecksherville, Schuyl
sla who.o county, yesterday, by man named Britt
"noln he was arresting.
ma, representative OF 5000 colored men of Rich
iu, S,Ii' va, arrived in Washington yesterday
ad "ien a petition from them asking Congress Il
noop' no.l measures for an early dividend to the de
F''ots OF The Freedmen's Saving Bank.
ro,,,La rm Mobile despatch says that duel wa
sinr; !. yesterday near the Alabama and Missis
az gppl me, between A. II. Tardy aud d. Lay
n n aiooiie, and rardy was killed at the first fire
-He cause Of the duel is not stated.
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CoArEsynLE, Dec. 81
CONCERT. -AThe concert on Friday evening
last, by the Washington Hose Co., WAS decided
snccess, and netted the H Washy Boys" quite
a handsome sum.
LOOKING UP.-Business for the past few days
has been quite brisk among our merchants. The
stores have all put on their holiday attire and
the streets look as if Christmas was coming
even if times are hard.
DECEASED. Annie G. Yearsley, wife Of Isaac
Yearsley, Seur.. died, yesterday morning, after n
long illness. She will be buried from the resi-
dence of her husband on Saturday morning next,
at IL o'clock.
COUNCIL Proceedings. met on Mon
day evening last and elected Horace A. Beale,
Esq to fill the place of the late Burg ess, Geo.
W. Price. No other business of Importance was
transacted.
SUED - The Borough has been sued by Charles
McCown for damages sustained by him in up
setting in town on Thanksgiving evenrg. He
drove into a saud pile in front of r. A. Bickel's
new binding and wants the Borough to pay for
his negligence. The suit willl be contested:
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CHRISTMAS TRAvEL.--All the railroad trains,
both North and South, this morning, were
crowded to their utmost capacity by persons
going to their respective homes to pass the
Christmas holidays The train up the Delaware
road consisted of nine cars, and the train that
went down had all equal number. look into
the baggage and express car revealed an ur-
limited number of boxes, baskets, bundles, and
every conceivable kind of packages containing
substantial greetings to kindly-remembered
friends The cry OF hard times scenes not to
have diminished railroad travel In the Leaf I,
especially at Christmas times. The trains on tbs
P. W. Il B. r. R the W. q r. and the W. d W.,
all had large increase Of passenger travel.
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stokes DIsappoInsed of a Pardon.

iie relatives of Edward s. Stokes, sentenced
to four years Imprisonment at Sing Sing for
killing James Fisk, Jr. applied to Governor DIX
Tor pardon on the ground that, reckoning in
the time of Stokes Imprisonment before convc.
tion his term of sentence will expire January 6,
1875, Governor DIX refused to interfere OH tue
grounds, first, that the application had been de-
ferred till 30 near the end of his term as Gov
ernor, and second, that Stokes term of impris-
Onment does not expire, even according To the
abIve reckoning, till the Governor il out OF OF
ice. II is said that a similar application will be
made to Governor Tilden. Stokes has been in
State prison since October, 1873, or about four
teen months. having been in confinement since
January 6, 1871, the day Fisk was shot His
term OF sentence will expire in october, 1871
4. T World 23d
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Graz d Observation-Disclosures NJ
Remember ChadwcS's Museum
He I'm" il phill turnpike CO
Notic w lmngt- Reading Raliroad
Rooms flr rent-Fvans rehnin9t0
Ave i'll Chemical Pa nt-Gyo w Stone
! or the Holidays EN- cnn.al Cough CandT
roic Meeting of stockholders
Lett r LIST
No ice Wilmington Pos onice
osI-A memorandum boos
Funeral no-c'
Furs--M Webb Brevity
Cry aundry-Brevity
v hitmans confectuns-Niss MAXWELL BrevlU
Mems buots-Penuing on, Brgvty
Sewing machlnes-tirOver Il Baker. breVsty
sporting material-Ilindle c., Brevity
Priinera clyars-Singles n son. Bretlty
Felt hats-Dubell, Brevity
Fine furni ure-Enterprlse Co, Brevity
Indtrwear-C Morgan, Brevity
Oysters-Fumer's Bre,ity
Hardware-W II hilany
lntvins gloves-J z u ughte1, Brevity
Coatlngs- -Bayne, brevtv
farmers ma ket-BreuitY
New slole-A = illiams, Breyity
Fan y grJceri ,s-r u Itob ns0n. Breyity
Furn ure-llarman. Brevity
Coal File ~ Murphy Brevty
lie Ing on SewiI Machlns-Brevity
ElmW ood Collar-Brevity
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Prize Presentations,

INTERESTING ExERcIsIs IN NO. PuRLIo SCHOOL.
Some time ago the s. p. G. A. offered a reward
OF S5 each to any boy or giIl Of the High
School, who would write the best essay on
"Kindness to Animals" and So to any boy Oh
girl of the same school, who would write the
second best essay ON the same subject. In re-
sponse to the offer, Ia boys and girls wrote
essays and submitted them to the Society at it's
last nesting held few days ago.
Atthat meeting Meesrs. Rev. John Wilson,
Rev. Geo. A. Latimer, DR.. d. W. Maull, Edward
Bringllurst, Elizabeth W. Smith and Gertrude
Nields were appointed committee to whom the
o says were referred, and instructed to make
the awards -
To-day the committee preceded to the girls de.
partment OF No. school, whtre they were ap-
proprately received by Dr. Shortlidge and 9th
er members of the Beard Of Education, and by
superintendent Harlan and the principals and
teachers of the respective schools. Room being
made, the boys were admitted into the SAINT
room.
Rev john Wilson, on behalf of the Committee
from the S. P. O., A., then stated the
purpose fer which the scholars had beer
broush together and presented to William b
Bacon, IS as q prize for the best essay, and to
E. Chandler SO as a prize for the second best
In the Girls Department Annie Radnitzsky, wal
presented with IS for the best saay and Maggie
Miller received the $3 prize for the second best
All the others having written admirable es
says OH the same subject, the Committee de-
termned to make some recognition of sucl
laudable effort, aud presented the fol
lowing named boys and girls with 81 each
GiIIs: Sallie Mendinhall, Annie Nichols, Kate
Evans, Lucy Hama, Florence Hollingsworth
Josephine Fogg, Maria Carswell.
Boys : J. Nj. Garrett J. Semple, Fl. P. Scott
e. j. p Grubb, q. Reynolds, A. Robinson, ]. r
Moore, w. L. Scott, II. H. Billsny, @. G. Jack
son. s. X. Smith, j. H. Rile. At tue close of the
presentation suitable and appropriate remarks
of encouragement were made to tho scholars by
each of the committee, President Shortlldge ant
Superintendent Harlan. The exercises were
deeply interesting aud the Society felt that thei
experiment has been grand success.
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BIBLE PREst Observation-Disclosures Tribe, No.
II. Improved Order of Red men, at Newport,
WAS the recipient of very handsome bible las
the friends of the tribe obtained througl the o :
citations of the ladies The ceremonies took place
in tile NJ. E.church. The Pastor, Rev. ]. D. Rigg,
made the presentation speech, and Past Great
Incohonee Joseph Pyle, on behalf of the tribe
received tile testimonial. After the preseuta-
ton exercises were over, the members of Au
dastaka and other tribes, with then
friends, consisting of large mum
ber of ladies' and gentlemen, repaired to tlt
lecture room of the church, where beautlfu
and elegant supper was served mp by the ladies'
in the best and most attractive style.
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Jefferson Lodge, No. 2, 1. o. o. F. at Odd Fell
lows Hall, Sd and King.
Mattaboon Tribe, No. II, I. 0. r. NJ, at saville
Building.
KeokGk Tribe, No. 8, 1. O. h. NJ, at Red Mems
Hall, ii5 Market street.
II III. Sd and King street.
Wilmington Division, No. l, s. Of T., in the
Hope Council, No. 2, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, at Hall
Lady Washington Home communion at 5oi
MNrkot Street.
wilmington Grotto, No. l, s. and D. of A A.
Bradford Building.
Clavton Lodge, No. 4, X. of p, at Knights OF
Pythlis Hall, 211 Market street.
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F0nr sub-committees Of investigation TlI
leave Washington on Saturday, one for New
Orleans, one for Ycksburg, one for Montgomer,
and one (the sub. committees OF Ways ant
Meanal for New York. The last named which
consists Of Messrs. Burchard, Kasson, Beck
Niblack, Wood, Dawes, :" and such other mem
will take testimony in the Pacific Mail matter AMI
examine the Companys books.
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The Chicago Inter Ocean of the 18th says
Mrs Eliza Broodbanks, residing on W wrstern
avenue, who has mourned AZ a widow lar the
space of twenty years. was recently surpn ed as
also delighted. at the receipt of intelligence de-
nying the death OF her husband. On yet crtay
she was notified that he en- route hither and
before the close OF the week she will do ID. esH
clasp her long missing Abraham to her heart.
He left Chicago nearly qualter OF a century
when he suddenly ceased and all traces Of him
was lost He is said to be the proprietor Of two
silver mines in Arizona aud rolling in wealth..
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Some Results of the Louisiana Eiec-
lion

The Conservative Committee appointed to
witness the canvass of the returns by the Re-
turning Board of Louisiana, announced yester.
day that Conservative and two Republican
Congressman had been elected !; that Moncure
had been chosen State Treasurer BY 1851 ma
iorty, and that II Conservatives and 81 Repub-
Leans had been elected TO the Legislature. The
Committee withdrew yesterday from the Board
" because OF lis arbitrary ruling" The returns
as compiled hy the Board itself, to date, howev
er, give the Conservatives 46 and the Repnbli-
cans AZ membars Of the House.
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gail 8paa gines.
DHILADELPHTA. WILMINGTON g.
BALTIMORE RAILROAD.

PHILADELPHIA. WILMINGTON &
I BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
SEPTEMBER qs, 1874.
sTrains will leave Wilmington as follows, for:
Philadelphia aud Intermediate stations, $50, s.l0
$40, 10. 80, a. IN. 2, 4, I.2O, 93i, p. m.
Phila elpnia and New York, 1.3i a. M, 1f.1f,l2&2
Baltimore and Intermediate Stations, 1889, 1902,
Baltimore and washsgton, ,12.t9, 9.os 1909, a. M,
70 SO, 1923, 5sU, T.10 p. m.
Trains for Delaware Division. leave for
New castle, 8 90. 10. 10 a. IN t.sb, 6.4n, p. m.
lauing on and Int armedlate Stations, o0J, lo1o
q. M, $40, p. IN.
IDAy TRAINS.
Philadelphia and termedate Stations, 400, $50,
p. m.
Philadelphia and New York, 1.Sl a. m.
Baltimore and Washington, IL b22.03 a. m.
For further information passengers are referred
to the time tables posted Mt the depot.
maris-ly Ii. f. KENNY, superintendent.
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xv,,v c,ooIn.imen are Dying ,,ut

The Hartford Times saws The floating dra-
pery Of the bridesmaids appears to even greater
advantage when the fair wearers kneel III grace
ful postIires, but the men look ridiculous with
their oat tails touching the steps, aud the soles
observers can easily tell il those boots are old or
new. and the number worn, 30 groomsmen are
tlinpa of lhe pnsf. -,
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sunday Theatricass stopped In New
KAFkf

The legal part of the war, in New York, upon
sunday theatricals eliminated Tuesday in the
AtTslgnmeAt OF Paul Falk, proprietor of the Ii
Voi Theatre, in East Eighth street. in the Oyer
anu lerminer, on one OF several indictments.
he was fined $3.50, which he promptly paid, ex'
pressing determination to hereafter conhne
hls sunday evening entertainments to musical
ehtertainments Of very sacred character.
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IN Y. Cor. Wheeling, Va, Standard, all
Among other events in newspaperdom, we
ieAfn to-day from gentleman who is here TO
purchase its outfit, that the new paper projected
~ Gol Mcclure, in Philadelphia, is a fixed fact,
lT ne having purchased the Age of that city, aud
III the stock Of the new enterprise having been
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Argument before the Committee to Investi-
saSe Arkansas Affairs closed yesterday. 1t ID
,oehePed ,e IN Washington that Representative Po-
,and and Wood will report in favor of the validi-
OF the present State government