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The daily gazette., 1875-09-20
WILMINGTON. DEL. sbrr. go. 1873
The CharieU -.oss Mystery.

SO many times has the public mind
been excited during the past year over
the finding of little Charley Roses in
various parts Of the country. that the
latest annou 1cement, given below, will
scarcely be received with any degree OF
credibility. The great heart of the pub
lie. which throbbed in sympathy with
the bereaved parents, would leap with
joy at the finding of the child, but will
scarcely be affected with any more of
the ambiguous announcements or mys-
tarious findings which have SO delude1
the people in the past. Charley Ross
may still be alive. but the mass of the
people believe to the contrary, and will
continue to SO believe until they hear
the joyous announcement that the lost
boy has been actually recovered and re-
stored to his despairing parents. The
latest important information" relative
to his whereabouts, is the following,
which editorially appears in the Phila-
delphia Sunday Times
I'VE are in receipt from an undoubted
authority Of information which indicates
positively that Charley Ross is known to
be still alive, and that there is strong
probability of his being shortly recover
ed. The gist of this information is that
the prosecution in the Westervelt case
have withheld some important evidence
in furtherance of plan which promises
to restore the lost boy to his parents.
With the evidence which has been put
in, the conviction of Westervelt is be-
lieved to be certain. He will then be
sentenced to term of Imprisonment,
and, soon afterward, will be pardoned
on condition that the boy shall be re.
turned by tho parties known to Wester-
ve.t, who now have him hid away. We
are not at liberty to name our authority
for these statements. but it is hardly me-
cessary to say that We would not make
them positively, still less give them edi-
torial prominence, if we had not the
best Of reas ons for believing them to be
true. So many false hopes have been
raised that it would be the worst Of cru.
city to start story Of this kind not
well founded. but this comes from &
source which We cannot discredit."
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SH EksIFE,s SALx.

Dy virtue OF writ Of Levar1 Facias to nae
ID directed, viii be exposed to Public Sale,
ct the
DELAWARE HOUSE. No 5l3 MARKET ST.
kept by Geo. W. Ortlip. In the City Of Will
minsten. New astls County Delaware, on
TUESDAY.
THE 5IH DAY OF OCTOBER. 1875.
At / O'Clock. P: NJ,
The following described Real Estate. vis;
All that certain 10. or piece Of land with a
two story house thereon erected, situate In
the City of Wilmington aforesaid, bounded
and described as follows, to wit
Beginning at the distan CO OF one hundred
and sixty-one feet nortnerly from the north
erly side OF A street on the easterly side OF o
f1fty feet wide street laid out at one hundred
and seventy-five feet westerly from the west
erly side OF Claymont street, between Lob.
dell and A streets, thence easterly parallel
with A street seventy-two feet to the west
erly side OF three feet wide alley, thence
nortberly parallel with Clay mont street four
teen feet along said alley side to stake,
thence westerly parallel with A street seven
ty-two feet 20 the easterly side of the afore-
sald fifty fest wide street, and thence thereby
southerly fourteen feet to the place OF begin.
n,ng, be the contents thereof what they may,
feet wide alley In common with others en-
titled thereto forever. and OF a three feet
willie alley connecting herewith in common
forever.
seized and taken into execution as the pro
perty of William e. Gallagher and Jane his
wife and terre tenants, and to be sold by
WIN. II. LAMRsoN, sheriff.
Sheri1's OHice, New Castle,
Sept. Is. A. ID. 1873 sepl6 2tawts
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There ism I n house to rent in New Har.
mony, Col; but then there Is only only one
house there.
They cure chicken colera in Georgia by
smoking the birds with pine tops, tar and
feathers.
Ham isthe name ofa boy arrested in
Hudson, NY. for stealing eggs. They
usually go together.
A colored normal and tn Geological sami.
nary is to be established ut Atlanta by the
Baptists.
Tiger Tail, sub-chief Of the Seminole
Indians in Florida, has three wives and
two black slaves.
A red spar buoy was picked up
adrift near Lewes, last week.
The daily gazette., 1875-09-20

NOTICE TO TEACHERS OF FRKy
SCHOOLS OF DELAwARR.-TheR Regis.
tiers for Schools and Blanks for Month
ly Report of the Free Schools Of Della
ware, will be deposited at the follow
ing places, and can be had on applica
tion after Sept. 21st.
Book stores of Smyrna, Del; New
Castle Co., Nat. Bank, Odessa; store
Of ID. Dunning, Middletown; store OF
Boughman, Thomas & Co., Whining
ton; store of Cowgirl & Son, Dover;
office of Prof. W. Fl. Purnell, Newark
office of Recorder of Deeds, New
Castle; residence of A. F. Wright,
Port Penn; residence OF J. G. Clark
Kirkwood; j. Fl. GROVES, Supt. of
Shcools, Del.
Smyrna, Sept. 1s, 1876.
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SHERIFFs SALE.

DY virtue OF writ OF Lcvari Facias to me
ID directed, will be exposed to Public Sale
end, in Appoauinimink hundred, New Castle
county. Delaware, on
FRIDAY, sth DAY OF oCToBEa. 1873,
At u O'Clock m,
The following described Real Estate, viz
All the following described tract OF parcel
of land situa ted in Appoquinlmink hundred,
to wit: Beginning at point In the centre OF
the public road leading from Taylor's Bridge
to Charlottesville and In line OF land now OF
John Ostrander; thence with said road south
sixteen and one-quarter degrees west IS clio
perches to corner in said road corner for
other land of the said Thomas f3ratton, Jr. !;
from thence with the line OF that land north
III degrees west 10 $40 perehes corner as
last Aforesaid, south l5N degrees west 3 10
perches 10 the Blackbird road corner as last
ehes IN said road corner as last Aforesaid,
south 10 degrees west perches and links
corner as last Aforesaid, south Tx degrees
cast g. 10 perches near said bratton's store
house and In the centre Of new public road
leading from sand Chambersville to the &c hool
house IN School District No. IS; thence with
the centre OF said new road south one degree
| east % o.l0 perches to stake in said new
road corner for these premises and other
lands Of the said Edward Beck party hereto
thence by new line now made separating
these premises from other lands OF said Beck
stake in the low ground standing in a line Of
| land OF John Atherly; from thence with sald
| Atherly north 2Oh degrees east 7o 4-l0 perch
| es to q stake corner for said Atherly; thence
| south 4Sx degrees east So 5-lo perches to d
| stone corner as last aforesaid; north 57A de.
/ grees east ~ 5-l0 perches to q stake In the
| Blackbird and Charlottesville road as last
aforesaid. south Il degrees east 10 clio per.
ches In said road corner as last Aforesaid
| thence north degrees eaat 10 G. 10 percht 10
| a stake in said Atherly's line corner for rhese
premises and the Aforesaid Ostrander: from
| thence with line Of his land bounding there
with 10 the place Of beginning, containing
sfxty-six acres and eighteen perches Of land
with q small tenant house thereon erected.
Seized and taken In execution % the prop.
erty OF Thomas Bratton, Jr., and Sarah his
wife and t. ts.. and to be sold by
WIN, ii. LAMbSON, sheriff.
sherif's oflcc, New Castle, Sept. 70, 1875.
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SBERIEF's SALES.
sHERIFF,s SALE.

DYylrtue Of writ OF Levari Facias to me
ID directed, will be exposed to public sale
at the House of William B. Ford. in the town
OF Kirkwood. in Pencader Hundred, New Cas-.
tie county. Del. on
THURSDAY,
THE 7th DAY OF OCTOBER, A. D., IsIb,
at2o'clock, p. NJ,
The following described Real Els ate, viz:
The following plantation or tract of land
situate, lying and being near the village OF
Glasgow, in Pencader Hundred. IN New Cas-.
tie County and State of delaware, the same
being bounded and described as fellows. to
wit:
Beginning at a stake In the main street
of the village Aforesaid, beng also the Public
Road lending from said village towards Mid.
dletown. and running thence south IS degrees
west 202 perches along tho New Castle and
Frenchtown Turnpike, and bv lands OF Rob-
ert NJ. SLACK to o corner stake, thence south
one degree east crossing said Turnpike Road
and running by land of Thomas Indie lat
SIC .perches to corner white oak In line Of
land OF the heirs OF Wesley Alrich. deceased,
thence north IS degrees east PSI lilo perchos
by the said land OF Wesley Alrichs, and land
OF W lillian Cam to the Aforesaid street. In
said Village. or road leading towards Middle
town aforesaid thence with the same north
IL degrees west, - street In said village
or road leading to Middletown Aforesaid.
thence with the same north ~ degrees west
l5S BIO perches to the first mentioned stake
and place OF beginning, containing within
those bounds two hundred and two acre q, and
one rood and twenty eight and half perches
of land, be the same however more or less,
excepting out of the same small lot OF about
three acres Of land, which tho said Samuel
Frazier and Emeline his wife sold, granted
and conveyed unto Robert NJ Black
Seized and taken In execution as the pro-
perty OF Samuel Frazier and Emiline his vile.
terre tenants. and to be sold by
WIN. H. JAMESON. Sheriff.
Sheriff. Office, New Castle,
bept. Is. A. D. 1875. sep1S-2tawts
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sHEMIFF'S SALE.

10y virtue of writ OF Levari Facias to
j } me directed Will be exposed 10 public
DELAWARE HOUSE. SIS MARKET ST.,
kept by George w. Orllp. in the city OF VIII
mington New Castle county, Delaware.
ON TUESDAY,
THE 5TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1878.
At l O'Clock. p. NJ,
the following described real e.tate, viz:
All those two certain lots or pieces OF land
situate IN the city of WimipGtOn afo-esaid
bounded and described as fol ows, TO wit:
No. J, Beginning at the corner formed by
the intersection OF the sOutherly side Of Lob
doll street, at sixty feet wide and the wester.
y ie thence S aSnx ssa :ds A. & feet
street eoutherly two hundred and two feet
six inches TO a stake In land OF James I.
Dickenson and John II. Dickinson; thence
along said Dickenson's line westerly and pa
railel with Lobdell street and A street one
hundred feet TO stake; thence northerly
and parallel with Buttonwood street two
hundred and two feet six inches, more or
loss. to the interseetion Of Bridge Road at
forty feet wide with Lobdell street; thence
easterly partly along eNd Bridge Road and
partly along the aforesaId southerIy AIDE of
Lobdell street one hundred feet, more or less.
to the place OF beginning, be the contents
thereof what they may.
No. :. Beginning at point on the easter ly
side OF Buttonwo0d street, at flfty feet wide.
at the distance OF eighty feet noftherly from
the northeriy side OF A street at seventy feet
wide; thence easteriy and parallel with A
northerly and parallel with ButtonWood
street ffty feet 70 q stake In other land OF
said Sylvester ID. Townsend; thence wester-
ly along said 8. ID; Tewnsend's line parallel
with A street one hundred feet 10 the aiore.
said easterly side OF Button wood street. and
thence thereby southerly ffty feet to the
place Of beginning. be the contents thereof
what they may.
seized and taken In execution as the pro.
pertv Of Sylvester ID. Townsend md Lary
E.. his wife. and terre tenants, and TO be sold
BY WILLIAM n. LANBSON, sherl6.
sherin's ONCE. New Castle, Sept. is. 1873,
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sHERIFF's SALE.

DY virtue OF writ OF Ais. Fl Fa- to me
ID directed, will be exposed TO Public Sale
on the premises OF the defendant near PORT
PENN. In St Georges Hundred, In New Cas-
tie County, Del ON
TUESDAY,
THE 2srH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1875,
At IL o'clock, NJ,
The following described Personal Pro
perty, viz:
Twenty five acres Of corn and l2 acres o
oats-
Seized and taken into execution a. the pro
perty Of Isaac 8. Cleaver, and TO be sold BY
WIN. H. LAMBsON, Sheriff.
Sheriffs 0ffice, New Castle,
Sept. Is. A. D.. 1875. J sep15-2tawts.
The daily gazette., 1875-09-20

GOVERNOR WALKER, of Virginia,
delivered a very eloquent speech at the
Maryland State Fair on Friday; but he
was very unhappy in talking soft money
to his hard money audience. His re
marks were received with silence fear.
fully suggestive of an imitation funeral
Bait. Gazette.
The daily gazette., 1875-09-20

NEW DREss.-The Philadelphia Press
appeared this morning in a / entire dress
Of new type, making IN improved and
handsome appearance. The Press is one
Of the beat newspapers in Philadelphia,
and this latest improvement is another
evidence Of the general enterprise eY.
hibitel in its manag ement.
The daily gazette., 1875-09-20

Ef-Mayor Valentines friends, accord.
ing to the Commercial, think Of contest
ing Mayor Whiteley's election. Such a
movement would in all probability only
increase Mayor Wh'teloy's present ma.
jority. -
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NEW DRESS GOUDs-Just ope.ed . eo,,
IN plets assortment of new dress fabrica
comprising the most desirable shades sn1
styles ID PLAIN and PLAID goods.
W. B. SHARP. =
Fourth and Market stresjul
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CONDITION OF The
New Castle County Mutual
INSURANCE COMPANY,
January /, 1875.

RECEIPTS FORls:a
Rec yed from Premiums sl3,4l6.29
s.- D.. Interest 2.2o5.A
Loss 27l.sO l5 ss3.l7
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WILMINGTON MARKET,

o,.,.,,. WILsfSorOs; Del Sept Ii d
tl2ur and Grain Corrected t)sll,' @ia
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FINANCIAL AND oonH,,.,'
WILNIyQTnu NJ -

La.sst s,ncs sS,inIsslsoros. srS Del. Sept !, j
dss,s ss street. whmingtca. BEL, DIr' % "a ssa
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Property at risk S6j 999 u.s. 90
Property at risk January !. 1915 66.GO.779 90
THOMAS F. PLUMMER. Agent
5o2 Mark ct Street.
Sept. %, 81 ltaw Wilmington. De-.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-04-01
The Steam Wagon.

By chapter 1874 of the laws of Wis
consin for 1875, 10000 is offered as
bounty "to any citizen of Wiscon-
sin, who shall invent, and after five
years. continued trial and use, shall
produce a machine propelled by
steam or other motive agent, which
shall be cheap and practical su bsti-
tute for the use of horses and other
animals on the highway and farm.
Provided that said appropriation
shall not be levied or collected until
a successful award is made" The
act provides
Section 2. Any machine or loco
motive entering the list for the prize
or bounty shall perform a journey of
at least two hundred miles, on COM
mon road or roads, in continuous
line north and south in this State,
and propelled by its own internal
power, at the average rate of at least
five miles per hour, working time.
Section 3. The said locomotive
must be of such construction ana
width as to conform with or run in
the ordinary track of the common
wagon or buggy now in use, and be
able 20 run backwards or turn out of
the road to accommodate other Webb
cles in passing, and to be able to
ascend or descend a grade of at least
two hundred feet to the mile.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-04-01
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Powder Mills Near Cleveland (Ohio) Blown up
Three Persons Blown TO At0ms-Heavy
BuiIdiugs Shaken Five Miles Distans-A
Scene OF Destruction.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March l6.-The
Austin Powder company's mills, To-
Gated near the canal, five miles south
of this city, blew up this afternoon
with a series of terrific explosions.
The works, which were composed of
ten or twelve buildings, were COM
pletely demolished. large fragments
of timber and heavy machinery being
thrown considerable distance.
There were eight or ten men at work
in and about the mills at the time OF
the explosion, three OF whom were
killed, the rest escaping with few
slight bruises. The names of the
killed are Fred Putnam, aged 33,
leaving wife and two children Da-
vid Larnson, aged 40, leaving wife
and four children aid August Rad
cliff, aged As, unmarried. The two
magazines in which are stored
large quantity of powder, situated
about 40 and 80rods from the nearest
exploded mill, did not explode,
though the roof ard wall of the near
eat was badly torn by the conclusion.
The loss to the Powder Company can
not now be established, but will be
heavy, The cause OF the explosion
viii probably never be known, as the
man at the coming mill, where the
first explosion occurred was killed.
La the imm ediate neighborhood of
the explosion houses were badly
damaged. Windows were cracked
and plastering torn off in the city.
The widest excitement prevailed,
many thinking the detonations we're
caused by an earthquake. Houses
rocked and shook, people rushed in
to the streets, horsesb ecame fright
ened, adding to the alarm by their
plunging. Much damage to windows
was done. The large plate glass
prints in Riders photograph rooms,
Baldwin's dry goods store, near the
City Hall, Cushing's block, Standard
block and several other places being
shattered. The damage in the city
is estimated from $25, 900 to $50, 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-04-01
THE HERALD
Democratic Discomfort.

The Democratic newspapers of this
State are rather lugubrious of late.
Nothing suits them. The President is
especially the target OF abuse. The
President is charged with all possible
sins of omission and commission, he
is u tyrant in Arkansas and is plan
ming an overthrow of the "constitu-
ton" by seeking q third term" In
refreshing contrast is the following
article from an able and Independent
journal, the New York Graphic;
For the past three or four weeks
the papers have abused the President
with unmerited severity and usual
INSTRUMENTATION. He has been
blamed for all manner of things that
he has not done, and for not doing all
manner of things that be approved.
1t seems to be assumed that be is the
Government, and therefore is respon-
sible for the shortcomings and mis-
takes of every department and men,
Der of it, 1t is forgotten that he has
no power whatever over the action
of Congress, which has shown itself
peculiarly jealous of his influence,
and more than once has turned q
deaf ear to his urgent entreaty and
he has been centured for its neglect
and misdeeds as though it were an
appendage to his personality. The
simple truth is that almost any speci-
fic thing which is condemned by pub
lie sentiment originated in or W.
done by Congress. He did his best
to secure resumption of specie pay
ments on the top of the panic when
it could have been done without diff
ficulty; Congress dawdled and hig-
gled, and, after wasting four months
till resumption had become imme-
diately impracticable, passed mon
grel currency bill which satisfied no.
body and required altering and sup
plementing at the next session. he
did his utmost to get Congress to set
tie the Louisiana difficulty, but he
pleaded in vain, and the recent dis
turbances in that state were the re-
suit of it's criminal neglect. He urged
economy, but it practiced wasteful
extravaganza till an exhausted treas
ury created a panic of parsimony as
injurious to the public interests as it
was ridiculous. He favored the civil
service reform and tried to carry out
it's provisions. Congress kicked it
under the table and left it to die. He
attempted to get the District govern
ed in such a systematic and wise way
that it would be a credit to the nation
and attract residents from all Sec
tons. Congress has undone much
that he has tried to do, and has left
every thing at loose ends. Ia fact,
when inquisition is made into the
specific acts which heve excited pub
lie disapproval it is found that the
blame drops entirely from the shonld-
ers Of the President upon Congress
which was singularly homogeneous in
it's elements and unwise in its acts.
Let the censure fall where it belongs,
but do not oondem the innocent for
the guilty. All that the President
has said of public measures and ali
his public acts 60 TO show that he is
in far better accord with the public
sentiment of the country than some
of the journals that show their indie
pendence by traducing him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-04-01
THE BLACK HILLS.
Large Numbers of Gold Hunt
ers Ready to Start.
Provision for the Purchase of Min
ing Territory from the Sioux.

WASHINGTON, March 18.-Your
correspondent has learned something
of interest regarding the Black Hills,
and the disposition regarding the or
ders given last summer to prohibit
gold-hunters from violating the terms
Of the treaty.
There is now in rendezvous at
Sioux City, company of 3, 900 men f,
awaiting but the breaking up of win
ter to proceed to the Black Hills.
Another company, already number
ing 500 men, is concentrated al Bis.
marck. Another is at Fort Laramie.
About one thousand of these men
are from Chicago. At the first COM
ing of spring they will form their
trains and start out.
1t is probable the opposition which
the government, under the treaty OF
1869, feels obliged to express, will be
overcome. During the closing days
of Congress clause was slipped into
the Indian Appropriation bill, grant
ing to the President 100000, to be
expended under the provisions of the
treaty of 1862 The President has
already summoned several of the
Sioux chiefs to Washington, and the
result probably will be that the pro
visions of the treaty, so far as they
prohibit the search for gold, will be
amended, the Indians accepting ready
cash therefor.
Petitions in large numbers forsome
such action were sent to the mems
bers of Congress, just before it's dis
solution-and this accounts for the
insertion of the clause alluded to.
The distance from Bismarck to
Harney's Peak is 480 miles from
Fort Sully 1876 miles from Yankton
275 miles.
There can bo no doubt that the
military order will be reversed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-04-01
a Chance for the Scientists.

The terrible calamities which have
overtaken u number of towns 10 the
Mississippi valley are due to des-
tructive storm agency, which, IN its
cause and origin is mystery. Pre-
vious to fifteen years ago violent
storms were common in that region
of country, but it has only been with
in that period that there have been
such tremendous commissions of the
elements as have almost obliterated
some of the Western towns. Hous.
ton, in Missouri, was smitten in this
way recently, and, hardly one stone
left standing upon another. This
visitation. was in its main features,
similar to those which leveled build
ings in Alton, East St. Louis and a
number of rural neighborhoods in
Missouri and Illinois. A small cloud,
"no bigger than man s hand" rises
above the rim of the horizon rapidly,
grows in size, and, sending out long
arms of dense vapor. which touch
the surface of the earth, moves
straight on it's line of march with in
conceivable swiftness and strength.
The width of its track is not usually
more than $50 to 800 yards. Out
side of these limits not the least in
Jury is done, but inside of them the
destruction is complete. The force
is so irresistible that the hugest for
est trees are overthrown as if they
were saplings, and on one occasion a
locomotive was overturned. The
power is equal to that of the most
intense tropical hurricane. but Their
mometrical conditions seem to have
nothing to do with these North
American tornadoes, as they appear
indifferently in summer or winter.
1t is suggested in the west that
science should examine into the
strange demonstration of a mYster-
rious power. Coming almost with
the speed Of light, doing its work in
few minutes, and departing as
quickly as it came, there is neoessar-
lily but small chance for the obser.
walton of the phenomena, but the
meteorological scientists would prob
ably be able to make valuable dis
coveries even in the face of such OBJ
stacles.