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Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

=, TEN,cENT SECRETARY OF STATr.-For
'he i'rSt time in the history of Delaware.
Shc has tcn-cent Secretary of State W.,
nave all heard of public officers who wont
l0r G. blg piles, but it remains for STATE
olilccr OF the Diamond State to be contcnt
WIN the paltry sum of ten cents ON eacL
ana aIl every every license of every kind issued in
surely the world movcs-whcn formerly
Sucn ~ n men me as Edward Ridgely, Esq. Hon,
~ IT. 3D. d. omitheTs, ). NJ. Harrington, and J,
aa. ~, raynIter, EsqS;, could manage their off.
c. g. "l'h9ut troubling the citizens of the
,I'dIe .I 10 hand over ten cents every time
they asked for a license to carry ON tbn;r 1I',;r
business. But Mr.. Ignatius c. (irubb was
no n sooner seated in the chair than this
ihuge bonanza flashed through his illustrio,s
9raln, OF ten-cent tax upon licenses
Doccr Sentinel
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

The STEAMSHIP PEAcHES.-Saml Town
send writes to Peter Wright & Sons, Phila.,
agents for the American line of Steamship.
that the peach growers who lost their fruit
by the failure of the refrigerator will look
to them Wright & Sons) for damages. Mr.
T. says:
We agreed to give You Il certain amount
OF money for certain compartment of ono
OF your American built ships, fitted up rs \
refrigerator, from Philadelphia to Liver.
pool. We put our peaches on board and
pald you our money in good faith Won
made sad compartment a refrigerator for
three days, from the 26th to the 29tb of
august, at which time you admit the ice
was exhausted; and therefore the connart-
ment at the same moment ceased to be a
refrigerator, and you therefore broke your
contract and will be required at least to
relund us our money, and have your
redress from the incompetent person Won
ciclPioyed 10 make a refrigerator out of one
OF the compartments in the steamer OLjo."
Mr.. 1. also pitches into J. ]. Bate. the
manager of the refrigerator, for his lame
calculations with regard to the ice reouircd
He only had enough to last three davs in.
stead of twelve days.
The amount paid the steamship Com. |
pany, we think, was $1,000. About twenty
growers went into the arrangement. Mr.. |
President of the P, W. &B.R
H. Co., has given orders to all his agents at
stations where said peaches were shipped
o refund the freight to the shipper, /
although he carried the peaches up to Phil
ldelphia safely.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

THE MIDDLErowx PEAcu Rrrp,cp,,uon
says the Transcript of Saturday: On SUNDAY
I2thl 10 cars of ice were received from
wilmington and were slowed in the bniIJ.
ing. The desired temperature has bcrn
reached, and the work goes on very salts.
factory. Up to Wednesday last, it was
estimated that 10000 baskets had been
slowed. The report that probably the corly
varieties that were put in would be sold i
unit untrue for the building can scarcely he
nlleG as 1t is, owing to process that the
ITt beaches have to 60 through. 1t is supposed
enat ABOUT 10000 baskets will complete the
number u OF this seasons storage. and the
fruit is being rapidly received. We have
Prevlously y stated that the firm were oss,,n'.
ing all risk in the peaches received bnt
they do not. The grower makes n donos;t
and agrees for one-half the net profits of il
when sold next winter. VI -
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15
G8e Smprna Gimes.
Smyrna, DeI.,
"Wednesday Afternoon, September Is.

THE :" TIMES is published every Wednesday after
noon by JOSEPH H. HoFFEcKER, Editor and Proprie-
tor, at Smyrna Delaware
MISREPRESENTATION year 500 in advance. or
$3.50 if not paid till the end of the wear No nonnr
discontinued until all arrears are pad-onlv at the
option of the Publisher.
will be inserted at the rate of
seven Cents line for the rStinSertion subsequent
insertions Threeand a-halfcents Aliberal discount
made to quarterly, semannual and yearly adverti-
sers.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

& HE bFAXDYwlNE SUMMIT CAMP MgETry,:
>cANnAL.-Ihe Committee of inycStioat;on
i5l'o tn" charges Of Mrs VanMctcr aoainst
'e''; ~. =. hrnncy was adjourned last wccl,
~, ~ MADISON Avenue Church. Chester Pa
They heard the evidence and after Jnlibora !"
llnS from Tuesday to Thursday m,on tho
case determined to suspend Mr.. Kcnnav -
TM:It NV az IN" action of the next session of tlo
rhlIadiriphia Annual Conference. The rj,c
committee con most positively refuses to Give
dnci.;n,' irntenG' ,lI upon which they base their
the subject. ''"'o upon
Mr' k.G,nnGGys charge, Sloan Church will
i,oI n+ hIlcd permanently, until the Meet.
III III oI ,9hi'renc" next Spring lie will re-.
o.'eI SI'.% at the parsonage, and will await win
~ ,l the decision Of the Conference
doc;s;" was mot thought at first that an adverse
o''clSloh would be given, and the verdict i
S,Irrise to Mr.. Kcnney's friends a. I' wru -
to the public '''''' 80 wen rs
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

The FAIR AT MIDDLETowN.-On the 9Th
.th and 8th days of October the PeninsnIa
agricultural and Pathological Assooiot;om
VIII meet at Middletown, Delaware. for
= trials OF speed. All entries for trotting aro
70 DC made on or before the Goth Of th;s
month at o'clock, p. H. There are nine
lrLl lRrILeiiiiums, II the amount aggregatinp 81 I95
-. ane nrst ireeto all colts on the Penips,1Io
i,oe over four years old the last free ~ ali
. Sses o. that have no better record than
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

Gen. B. F. Butler has been expressing 70
reporter OF the Boston journal some n9oro
OF ms extraordinary views on finance H.
sald he should take no part in the Mace
Gnusetts campaign this Fall bacause of I,;.,
dh,sagreement tha with the Republican party 9 on
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

HARD on A DOVER JEwELER.-The Sentinel
tells this: One of our jewelers. recently
engraved on the head of a cane tho
name of a certain gentleman from the
lower, part of this county. The gentle.
man being in town yesterday, sent fiienJ
with w for the cane. He soon returned
saying that the jeweler refused to deliver
the Tn cane to him unless he paid him S5
Inc owner OF the cane then went after the
cane himself, and pulling out a S. bill. told
the leweler to give him his cane. lie did
50, when the gentleman put his money in
ms pocket and told the ieweler to get his
pay the best way he could. "''
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

NEW FEATCRE.-The Hockcssiu VoIIo,.
Is &" flch farming section on Red CLAW Crool;
ABOUT twelve miles west of WilnIin,,o,
- - number OF the most substantial mon of
tne northern part of the State have L,J
u, the'r family origin in this rich yallcv fost
saturday reunion of "old fricnde on,i
associates as of the Valley was held ot NJ
'uOa; picturesque little railroad stat;a,,
on Oh tne wilmington e. Western RailroaJ
y, 1II l, VINO lived in or had migrated from tLn
.alley were invited to be present. 4 L,rao
crowd was in attendance. ' '91
representatives from most of the oric;,o1
l'uiilles OF the neighborhood were present
80 some OF them now residents of distan{
io1a1ea L ana countries. Many of the scattered
branches OF the Marshall, Thompson. Pusnv
ana rye families, with the PhilIinscs Wi
sons laylors, Coxs, Heads and others
were gathered together again, and with
Joyous greetings and hearty goodwill re.
ne"ed the old-time acquaintance Poronts
II introduced their children and grand.cbJ.
ofen to ncighbors of long ago. and tbnro
ty was general rubbing up and renairing Of
inc u rusty links in "memory's chan ;,
Dayard Taylor, the great author and troveler
was M one OF the guests. He read one of liz
original poems. a leading feature vog
rlch r family dinner. This was the second
reunion, the plan having been adontcd iast
year for the first. l''''' iaS'
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

How A MARYLAxDER LOST s2OO-T.,uo.
Iiurt, OF Galena, Md, went to SEQ tI"
circus in Middlctown last week. and tI,o o
envelope" gamblers in the fat womon,S nc
lent ;g got 500 from him. The MiddIctown
transcript says: '''''" II
"hIie talking to the man of the cnvcI.
VPeS tne latter expressed his opinion that
thc whole party, of which Mr.. Hurt was
ono, could not raise 5000 among tbon,
I'M ms rather wounded the pride of Mr.. IInrt
ana to prove the falsity of the assertion be
urew his pocket book and proceeded 70
count out 5000. Just as he finished Go %
says, the envelope man quickly reocbcJd ~
OUT and swept the money into his IN
r,emarSing to Mr.. Hurt, "it is your tn turn to- to
draw now." This Mr.. II. declined 70 do 10
ana demanded the return of his money b,,t
nc didn't get it. After vainly tryino 70 oct oct
oack his greenbacks Mr.. ri. left t6e tent
and' procuring warrant. endeavored ~
ge' an oihcer to arrest the Circus Comnanv
on on,., y charge OF swindlng him, but an officer
eoula not be found and Mr.. III. was obI;aod
70 : re return to his home with a lighter nocIot
Dook ana heavier heart. Fo'N
Another gentleman whose nama ,vo d;d
"os learn lost 800; and another $50 ~
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

iHE STATE BIBLE SoCIETY.-The sivtv.
third annual meeting Of the Delaware Rihio
Society was held in Wilmington Inst TLnrs.
day III Grace NJ. f. Church. with tho Rn,,
Joseph f. Smith occupying the chair i.e, y.
temporary President, it having been n,oJo
vacant by the death Of Hon. Willard UaII
The usual report of the managers sha,rnd ,r',,i
that but little had been accomniishod
curing tn" past year, and that they Loi
ialIed to maugurate a cooperative rIan of
action t'"tween the different societies 4
more thorough work was demanded in Now
CaSt!" county.
I'm t." evening the society elected ofti.
GERS &c, Tor the ensuing year, viz: President
Hon. Daniel NJ. Bates: Secretary. R'y r. r.
r; Plummcr; Treasurer, f. r, T,yIo,:
Managers, all the ministers of cLurcLn, ~
Delaware and the following Law mnmIcrl. =.
Dr. l.. ?. Bush, Hon. c. S. LAYTON. Prtor =
GatS,cy, ). NJ. Curtis, DR.. w. +. Colin.
William $. liilles, J. F. Williamson. D,nioi
L. Dunning, Gregg Chandler. c. W How,
i4nd, Alex. Kelley, DR.. r. r. Porter. Goo
"; Sparks, r. a. Houston, James Morrow
~. Iohn Il. McFce, Dr.. II. p. jump. .James r
i61IIrri: Geo. II. Bates. j. TAYLOR Cams Dr
v W lllIam Cunlmins, W. d. Clark. Antbonr
NJ higgins, William y. WaplcS.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

C,,,,a, Inc reform Episcopal Church fRi.hor
o,.'n ~un,ininss) is rapidly gainine o aro,,oi
SShg the negroes Of the South, IL Sill
o"roiiha o SIX congregations have bu,n boo,i
on o. s"nlzed' all in small territory. bow;nn
u" aggregate of $50 members. "'''"'e
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

lHE Horse DISEASE is still sweepino ovor
Us as besOm of destruction. New cases
are constantly reported and the calamity is
extending down the county. Three or fonr
OF the most valuable and most caref1lI,,
attended horses in Dover have died-tbose
Enat nave hardly entered the pasture field
Uvef In Thoroughfare Neck, where the
ulsease first made its appearance. there
seems to be some abatement, but it NAV he
eS. because there are not so many horses to be
aInlctGd. We are informed that over sixtv
ANIMALS have died in that section alone
Detween Blackbird and Smyrna Creeks
IN the necks below Smyrna Creek the
calamity has been especially severe the
past week In that section from 20 to
~ horses have died, some stables being naar,
~ swept by the board. A Mr.. TomIinson
VINO mad three, has lost all, including a fine
colt. 1t is particularly fatal TO the yonnc
ANIMALS; 1t is safe to say HAT at least one
hundred horses have died in the past tI,ycn
weeks within - r@d;us Of yix or eight miles
oil tins town. Putting their value If SIO0
per head, which is low estimate. if viii
snow loss oE$l00,O00 up to the nrcsnnt
y y number of eases arc reported wost Of
inc town, away from the marshes. but tho
" va't majority are still east of us. towards
the Bay. "'' '"""i"S
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

On Saturday, Thomas Cook. the Encl;sh
Tourist" manager, accompanied bv bic
american partner, Mr.. Jenkins of New York
went down from Philadelphia, (where he i
o!oPlng ior afew days, with party of English
tISltoIs,J TO the peach orchards at Middle.
Town, escorted by Superintendent Kennev
ana General Ticket Agent Dadmun- of ~ >
T. w. d B. Railroad. 'iio
Says the Commercial: The Enisco,,ol;o,,.
OF Delaware are making the prescnt vonr
emPhaucally one of church building. Now
churches are Ill course of erection Mt Uor.
r[lngton, Milton, Millsboro, Laurel, and
N1,cWP0rt, and another is spoken of for
Faulkland, the home of Franklin Fail
deceased. Bishop Lee must feel arooti,,
encouraged by these signs of prosneritv any
growth in his diocese. ~ anu
Sheriff Cooper sold the following roo1
estate IN this town last Thursday. viz. TLn
Eu". Harrison residence to David NT Cloud
lor S'2O' Also Jas. j. IIoulston's proncrty
the dwelling i'll town, Tin rear of Semi.
nary TO +. v Cooper for $40; the Sn,m.
ahce Clty lots-One to j. r. HARDY for SI5.
~ I"Q 10 Asa ). Clifton for $l7 each: ono ~
p H. H. Mann Tor $3.50, and one to w. Fronl,
Jefferson ior $25. These lots measure from
to acre. '''''''e : i'ol'i
On Friday last, Elias, is wears Of oao SON
OF Elias 1. Booth, near Pennington. mot
with terrible accident, which Resulted IN
aeath IN less than twcnty-four hours, Hn
was, was hauling logs, and the weight of a los
r;itinn i'th9 tme a,, w. wagon tonsne fly up. He was
S!'''h8 ; ON the tongue to keep il down. bmt
MS weight was not sufficient. and Lo ,,,s
to-; tossed high up in the air. In falling N" Ic |
across the log, producing the in.
'ureS that caused his death.
1t is stated that the Baltimore CIV
and Church Extension Socrty
nave requested the presiding elder to
1ppGnt RGv. Thomas l.. Pcul,un to roise
IEHoS ~ lor the erection Of n new Methodist
tiis'ol'ai tm< chapel IN the western section of
,naV INA cily. Also to appoint R,v. Mr.. Poul.
son to hold services in a tcnl 11'tii 4%, tIe
,Teo'I9n ,T b of the chapel is completed. Rev.
SI.. W.. L oulsoh Will now join the Baltimore
Conference OF the NJ. f. Church.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

1,l,.! Inc Rev. Henry Ward Bcecher has with
Drawn pI his engagement to preach S nt TaIn, Tail
i'Si'ht, Montague, Mass, week fro,,, ,,''t\e ~
morrow 1t appears that am enternr;a;.'' 70,
,iianoger OF excursions engaged b;m ''S -
d''~', prgaeh there, and at once began maI I;oo 20
%,iii%ng9hents for special trains ON alI ths
,',,roaas mn,, reaching the place. Tho an ore
fayor fIr,',enr b, r,n. was received with much dis
meetin%g meet ny n%mS, siamS5 and nc petition against the
listers, was presented to congregational Ms min,
he cancelled the engagement D'echer, and
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

ootinn ine ono inilatonists are iubilant ot tbo
T: 9Stlon OF their allies in PcnnsvIvonio 1T i INC
SIlhGihnatl Sa1 Enpdrcr bursts out in io,ILi ne
Ieau na., with this confident prophecy. TTie "The
i ineil0cratlc no @ ticket will sweep Pcnnsvlvanie
~ 'V!OOo majority in November. Rofnna ,Sllns
t,iat time Ohio, strengthened and snstai,'iJ
oy inns declaration of Thursday. will nv" hnvn
Stli1 Stn greeting with 10000 majority for AiIo,,
a,oIiG oGIinolhG shoulder to shoulder with thn
Sull'nt gu a.l1 Democracy of the keystone Stoio
We extend our hearty congratulations '''
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

American G atlantic n cable tolls over the An,,o.
half tL" '''n ilhes aro to be reduced 70 nno
basis "S boinpp present es rates September L. % t%o
New YnnIg YYe'ng % cents word, in gold. fron' one
cable con', COIN 70 England. The new direct
18th. 'ITinpdny In ohy begins business September
'' i's charges are not vet onno,,nooJ naoer
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

"A y pa pad LoT.-Between the peach bucks
ana the negroes Middlctown is in q co,.t,,,t
Iulllult. Here is weeks record of ra'.
cailty, ending with Saturday last 1st-4
crowd OF darkics one night pitched into .
Iot OF tramTs working for +. r. CorLron
ana beat one of them badly. When offcnr
purTlS went to arrest Sam Shcnpcrd. tbn
nT"u VafkPy, sam pointed his pistol and
1Uld ~, me oihccr to arrest and be ID"
.iI men a. sam went on his way rejoicing and
',iC t' oIllcct went home without him. I'd
n 'lip'"yft OF the Transcript office was
stopped another night and some ncrroos
demanded his money. Not Irislir,s i,SiIoS .i
dafkles TO know how littl, Inc had Ln sf,,,nl.
one OF them with stick and rum 2J
"he afternoon Il pluck cnlclcd F,.Io,.., /
N'S"f store while the clerk was ONT and
oailc "ithin an ace OF getting $500 that /
va, ""1 III th~ drawer, but the clerk came in a !
i''Ie 100 soon for him and he made hi.
escape out back window. 4tL--Ann+Lli,.
puck, alter gentleman gave him h;s
- - e"Nij'st al the restaurant, he stole ono Of
'he SILVER spoons from the counter Tfn
was caught and Mr.. Smith. the rr,t,uroto1i,.
ho&Sed INN soundly and then frI Lir'
"-"'lI' ne Is saId TO have been a wcll.dis.
I"Sc,i youth, and picked peaches faithf,lIv
~. !,t NJ +. II. Cochran until he cot soma
=, -IIa"lGtown ,lI whisky in him, and il is .oid
that that will make most any one strai
spoons sl,C 5th-Anotler evening an old mann
rushed INTO Stephens a Co.'S store crying
,ncy are trying to rob me-" and gave his
.ocEet book with $40 in it to one of the
5rntleilch 3.ai &c: to keep for him. Another man
rIo ri'o irIsntfneG . out Of town by some parties
'ho went for him. lie ran aboard nf tIo
,"rS ana went to Wilmington G,L
Another day pluck went to the Dolp,"rr;- rm !
ltyIng factory and kicked up a rumnms h,. 5
,Girsing the girls. The Superjntdndo,t |
laid INN out with a lively lick and thnm '
lad nm arrested. eth and dlast-TLn bntni
.eGPers are kept busy, the Tra.srrDl 'soys' saws
Il = hG' ping thcirp rpaycmcnts clear of drunLor o
iuckS with horse whips. Isn't that ,atbor Il
ouEh on good customers? '''''''i a
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

III ne doyERNMENT PIER.-The Govorr
l,1re Te,nos iron Pier which is being erected ot
hewes begins now to present an oG ;rnnos1. az
appearance nc, It was arranged at the boaipg bOsg
ang s,;t; 81 this seasons work to settle e6rtv
aIal0hal a1rand Piles, twenty Of which have been
twenty twenty oIa put - down. tI and when the other
will have been settled. Tha !, pies IN all
entirely completed as far az Iuc'ure 49, !,: Is
extends, except the railing which y Phlhg
posed to put up. There Is now aio.s ~ y pro
OF the pier PSI feet of water at f,II IIhgslae s:S
which will make sufficient depth for uue,
ordinary vessel TO ride In, Fs'i ior any
Smyrna times., 1875-09-15

,.:ae a game Of base ball was PLAYED ot
NIL MILFORD orc last wednesday between the Dover
ana centennial clubs, and the latter Mere
ahead AZ at tne Ith inning-l0 to I3-when
the the lover over; clno got mad at the rulings Of
o,,e one umpire al ana refused to play the game
rivals. '''' WIN Tvs
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zle,r Orleans Republican.
GAL JOURNAL OF the UNITED STATES
if1sc,Al JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.

BY 3. ID. l. B. J. MONTGOMERY. st IL O'Clock,
1T corner Of Camp and Eatchez streets, f,IrEi-
tnre.
~ J. WILLIAM DAVIS, at IL O'Clock, al the Mer-
chants and Auctioneers' Exchange, lot with
buildings on Magnolia, between Clio and Erato
Streets same corner Of Philip and ST. George
streets.
y s. GUINAULT at - o'clock, at the Merchants
and Auctoneers' Exchange premises No. It's
Orleans street, opposite IRENE Market two
two.story brick buildings in same square.
BY G.. +. GIRARUEY, at IL o'clock at st. Charles
Auction Exchange, stores Nos. IS Cana! and 65
Common streets.
~ SHERIFF WAGGAMAN, at u O'Clock, at Mer-
chants and Auctioneers Exchange, lot,
with buildings, on CarOndelet. between Girod
and Lafayette Streets nine lots corner OF New
Levee and Gaiennie streets; a lot OF New Levee,
between Gaiennie and Suzette streets; the
square, with buildings. bounded 10y New Levee,
Front Levee. Gaiennie and Louisa streets;
undivided third of three lots OIL Clinton, be
tween Bienville and Customhoase streets;
divided quarter of lot in came souaT6; undi
vided fourth of lot on Exchange alley, between
EeDvile and Customhouse streets; two lots
ON Bayou road between Preur and Roman
streets; three lots, with buildings Oh Louis
lana avenue, between Dryades and Bacchus
streets. AT o'clock, at corner OF st. Thomas
and Race streets, furniture and GOLD watch.
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MIR. Whitney moved to adopt the majority
report az a substitute.
On call of the yeas and nays by two SEN
ators the majority report was adopted by
the following vote:
Yeas - Anderson, Allan, Blackburn,
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Detiege,
DumOnt, Ola, Harper, Kelso. Landry.
Mascot, Pollard, Stamps, Weber, Whit
Nays-Cage, Chad bourn, Eustis, George.
Goode, Grover, Kelly. Ogden, Robertson,
Steven. White. Young-l2.
Absent and not voting -Alexauder
Greene, Herwig, Sypher, Twitchell, Whar-
toni
Mr.. Whitney moved to suspend the con-
stitutional rule to take up joint resolution
relative to impeachment.
MIR. Cage moved to adjourn:
Adopted.
The President, in the chair, then declared
that the Senate stood adjourned until Fri
day, April %, at twelve o'clock NJ.
=. Z. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate.
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Republicans OF North Louisiana.

The Republicans of North Louisiana met
az the rooms of the State Superintendent Oh
Education last night. Hon. John Ray, OF
ouachita parish, was called to the chair
and Is. c. White, Of Caddo, acted as secre-
tary. Owing to the sessions OF the two
houses of the General Assembly. motion
was carried TO adjourn till tonight, at half
past seven o'clock. molten was also car
ried requesting all Republicans now IN the
city from the parishes composing the fourth
and fifth congressional districts 70 attend,
as business of Importance VII be Trans
,ntaE
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The Temperature.

The thermometer at louis Frigerio's, No.
80 Charities street, on April 3D. stood as
follows: At 8 A. NJ, 53o; at , P. M, 612; at
6P. NJ, 66o. Loves. point during the night
of April %, 4.c
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The MECHANICS AND WoRKINGNEN.-
Meetings OF the several branches of the
Mechanics and WorkIngmen's Association
were held last night.
The central council met and determined
upon sending a memorial TO the Legislature
making specific demands. y committee
was appOinted to present 1t this morning.
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CONFECTIONERY STORE BuENED.-A few
minutes after nine o'clock last night fire
broke out in the confectionery store OF Alex.
Vein. corner of st. Ann and Decatur
streets. and the place was entirely ruined.
About the time the fire was discovered
considerable noise was heard, as if some
thing had exploded. The place was closed
at the time, and the proprietor al his home.
1t is believed that it was the work OF an
lncendiary Loss about SS0e.
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! u UT
JOHNNY GILHONY

The reason for leaving the nickel was
because 1t was fastened in crevice. One
Of the fellows is suspected, as Thursday
evening man visited the store and pur-
chased cigar and fingered longer than was
necessary. The same fellow not long ago
was in the grocery and asked il they knew
Billy Welsh. This may possibly lead 20 bis
detection.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-24
The merrie month OF May,
The merrie month of May.

Can be made me"-.er
By drawing $4,000
BY drawing $4,000
In the Louisiana State LO.tery's
& rand sin Gle number drawing OF May /,
When So, 900 will be given away IN +ic
prizes. Capital prize S2o,0W
Tickets only $40 each.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-24

st. Louis claims population Of $4,000.
Chicago can claim many n0re, but it hss
no, got the people.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-24

SAUcl BURGLARS Thursday night bur
glars broke into the grocery of Messrs.
Brockhaus n Spindler. No. 2o7 Camp
street, and carried Oft groceries valued at
about 500 and stole ST. in currency. An
entrance was made through window in
the alley. A hole was bored on one side OF
the window, which permitted the thieves
to reach in and unbar door. They worked
so quietly that Mr.. Spindler who sleeps in
the second story, heard nothing OF the
operations. The fellows. once inside, helped
themselves freely. and left the following
note:
Dear Sir-We leave you I've cents IL The
grocery store money drawer
..YcurS firmly.