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- HERIRF'S SALE.

SHERIRF'S SALE.
By virtue OF, a writ of Leyari Facits to me
directed. will be exposed to Public S .ie at the
Hotel of WIN. b. Ford. at X KtrkwDud in Pen.
cader hundred. New Castle county. Delaware,
on
SATURDAY.
THE 1lth DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1875
At2 O'Clock p. M.
The 70 lowing described K ,al Estate, viz:
All that certain farm plaintiff or tract OF
land called % Monterey" situate 10 Sr.
Georges hundred. New, Castle county and
state of DE aware. on the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal, anc described as follows ac-
cOrding TO re -ent survey, to wit Beginning
at stake north fifteen and half degrees
east fourteen links from marked maple tree
stan ling in the forks of o run emptyipz int,
Saatts run, and running thence so nth eighty
seven and half degrees west nine and three
tenths perches to an ash tree; thence north
seventy hve degrees west rty two perehes to
STAKE on tho north side of a run; thence
nor.h fourteen degrees west ninety Two and
nve tenths perches TO stake; thence south
seventy hve degrees west sixty nine and Two
tenths perches t? z stake; thence north thirty
deerees west eighty three aud Line tenths
perehes to stake; thence north seventy nine
and half grees ea t thirty five aud ,ix
tshth, perches TO as axe; thence north tweu-
ty and IL hall des rees west two aad eight enths
perchest1 stike; thence north thirty Ii We
anu a hat degrees we sixteen and eight
tenths per- hes to stake; thence south sew
enty niue degrees west two aud seven tenlLs
erches to high water mark on the Che.a
peake and u laware . ma th en- ee herewith
to he place o. beginn ng, containing within
the said de'c crib bounds three hundred az d
hity seven acres one rood and twenty TX and
hiy one hnndre iths square perches of land.
De the same more or less. tlgether al l,u ' ito
astrl of IND Or the pup ss Of a road or
lane 10 extend from said farm hereby con-
veyed across the farm of the said M arg 4 OF
A. Osb1lne, known as Italia Manor 10 the
maine Slate road, the Same to he thirty f,ct
! ~ width aud one hundred aud sixty nne per.
ches in le b, ard strip TO extenu from he
end q me third line in the above descri ption
Ct Monterey" along the northerly line Of
"a 'ia MAJOR" in part with the fourth line
ot the above des ,riptiOn OF Monterey" q d
WIN line Of land late Of James q Howe. de-
T. cea 60. and TO termina,e at tie pub 10 road
| ieddlng from 1t. de rRes to 0dess !, the said
| abtati0n strip of land and pre- nises her. by
conveyed bel the same conveyed by VIM
aun the said Margaret A, Osburne BY deed
| 1866. "' - APiA "a ~
Seized and taken in execution az the pro-
riG of Francis 3. McA horter, Annie X.
New Whorter. william A. Nc "a horter and
John oWhorter, surviving mortsas soIs, and
WIN H. LAMBsoN. Sheriff.
sherif's Office. New Castle,
Oct. Il. 1876 oc24-ts
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CHERIFF'S SALE.
, By virtue OF sundry writs of Fl. Fa. To me
directed, will be exposed to Public Sale at
the residence OF Washington M son, No 225
Castle county. Delaware. on
FRIDAY.
TIE 18th DAY OF NOVEMBER. A. D. 1916,
At / o'clock. p. IN.
The folio wing desert ed Pertonal Property,
Sof 3, chars, marble top tables. RrusseIs
ana ingram carpets. extension table hat rack
hureausi w"shslands, beds brdsteads an
seized A. And taken into execut on az the pro
petty u ashington Mason anu II o be sold by
WM: IL. lAMBSUN. sh,rtff.
sherif's OH ". New Castle,
Oc 80 A. d 1876 oct3o-ts
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HERIRF,S SALE

=, HEHIFF'S SALE.
BY yiItue of a writ of Fl Fa. me dire,.
tod, will be exposed to Public Sale nj the
Store OF William F Gil espie. No. 2O3 SIinlcv
street, cits Of Wilmington, in New ca tie
county, Delaware. on
FRIDAY,
THE 10th DAY OF N .VEMB CIR, 1876.
At Il o'clock. am,
viz: A'opefS
Gas fixtures, brass work. lot of pumps hath
boilers, cad pipe: tere Gotta ware hosa' ast
IRON war, gl ,ss globes, porcelain ware. Son ies.
hrs pto ne desk, chairs Istter press Al
en- furniture, dc "A0 Ai''n
eized and taken into execution "a the pro.
ptrty Of wm. Gillaspie, a d T., b. sold '
sh.~.oaw WIN. Il. JAMESON. Sheriff.
'D''H ct. to%ss. S. 1875. as Castle. oas,.v
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SynBRIFF,s aAI4E-By virtue Of ,und,,
~ writ. Of ~ "a. % medirected. viii b Ok.
Lore, ON Dutch n eek 70 I'D, st. GEORGES bmn.
dred. in New Castle county. Del, on A'"
--@ TUESDAY .I"
THE l4th DAY OF NOVEMBER. A. d. 1915
e9 At II O'Clock A. Mo-
Tho following described Personal Property
horses, 8 colts. . COWS. 8 calves II ho.s
IA pi. 8. 3 oxen. l double carriage, York W. W..
gon, farm wsgon. 2 OK car 9, light vao,n
peach body l sleigh. I reaper. horse rsss'
fan, ploughs. harrows. cultivators. shovsls'
forks. hoes. carriage wagon and pIow bsr,'
moss; about 40 acres Of corr, lot Of v heat sna
oats in stack. about 90 tons OF hay, 40 acres or
wheat In the ground. lot OF peacn basksts'
&c also, househ Id and kitchen furnitn,s'
Seized and taken into execution as The pro'
perty OF William Lore. and t. be sold by
WIN. II LAMBSON, sberie
Sheriff's 06'ce. New Castle,
Nov. ., 1876. noy3-ts
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DoLEFUL.-Dr. Prettyman, who has
just been turned out of Office by the soon
solidation" of the U. S. Internal Districts
give doleful account of the prospects of
his party. His newspaper, the Peninsu-
lar Ne,cs, says:
KENT CoUNTY.-This county appears
TO have been given over to the Democrats
without a contest. The frauds that were
allowed upon the assessment list last
spring rendered any attempt to carry the
county so hopeless that it has not been
attempted.
If the Doctor continues his abuse of
the Democrats they may be driven to
take shelter under "Returning Board"
which is so popular with the Republican
editors of Delaware and the South. In
the South they serve to keep the negroes
and carpet baggers in Office without re-
gard to the number of votes cast by their
opponents,
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Q BERIFF'S SALE
- By virtue Of q writ Of FL Pa. to me d.
r.cted. viii be exposed to Public sale, Of the
house Of HAdley Hooper, In Mill Creek hun
dred. in New Castle county. DELAWARE on
WEDNESDAY.
THE 18th DAY OF NOVEMBER. A. D. 1876.
At II O'Clock .. ne.
The following described Personal Property
viz; l.,, -,
i csrriase, lot Of harnefs. farming utensils
&c; 8 hogs. 1 piss, I moving machine. lot Of
wheat and oats aud corn. &C..
Seized and taken in execution Is the pro-
perry of WI a0Tspis.t stHSsos f2f s. e. iSs Ss II
Sheria's Once New Castle.
SHBRIPP's sAL..-By VIZ ne OF writ Of
y ri. Fa. TO me directed. will be exposed TO
Public Sale. on the premises. in st. GeorRe's
hu ndred, New Castle county, Delaware. on
SATURDAY.
THE lsh DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1875.
At IL o'clock. a. M.
All those two tracts of land located in S..
Georges hundred Aforesaid. and described as
No. i. Stu ,te OF the road Iesding from st.
George g TO summit Bridge. bounded by lands
of Levi q. Clark, Jonathan x. Williams and
others, containing about ISL acres of land
with n frame dwelling house, Rranary stable
and out buildings thereon.
No 2, Situate on the road leading from
Mount Pleasant to Boyd's Corner, bounded
by nds now or late of James Ii. lIick man
Thomas Bird. James Houston AMI Samuel
Kothwell, containing about rs acres of lar d,
with frame dwelling house and stable there
on.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
peIty Of " lillian Lore, and TO be sold by
VIM fl LAMBo0N, Sheriff.
Sherif-s Office, New Castle.
Nov. 2, 1876. nov4-ts
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opponents.

1t is gall and wormwood to the Hayes
men to read the prompt and hearty re-
sponse which Governor Tilden's anti
war claims letter evokes from the South
ern people. 1t meets with unusual and
real heart felt approval all round. Gov
error Tilden understands his business
thoroughly. He is not to be tripped up
on any point where Constitutional law
and the general good are involved.
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The prize fighters convicted of man
slaughter at Salem, N. j., were sentenced
yesterday. Walker, Goodwin and Collyer
were sentenced each to six years impri-
sonment In the Trenton Penitentiary, and
Clark and Neary each to be imprison-
ment for two years. .f
VIM. Wheately, the well-known actor,
died in New York, yesterday morning
in the sixtelth year of his age. lie retired
from the stage several years ago.
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rVRTAHR LIBEL SUI rs

= Afierarian William McMuilin has sued
the Philadelphia Times for libel. Thus IL
Is that the Philadelphia Ring made up Of
corrupt politicians of both the Demooratic
and Republican parties seek to cover up
their frauds by attempting to crush one
of the best newspapers in the United
States. But they will not succeed
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The morning before Tilden's crushing
anti-war claims letter appeared,the Press
called upon him to answer several inter-
rogatories that appeared in the New
York Herald the previous day. Those
inteTogatories bore mainly upon the
war claims, the refunding Of the southern
tax, etc. The Press thought Uncle Sam
uel was cornered, and chuckled not lit
tie at the thought, but that shire wd old
gentlemen came promptly up to the
scratch, and the next morning dealt the
whole Republican press such a staggering
blow that it has not recovered from its
effects, and, what's more, never will
Phiia. Times.
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A cr>rsN VIAL ACCIDENT.

An axle of car on the narrow guage
railroad, on the Centennial grounds,
broke while running at speed. One
mans leg was broken another was cut on
siderablY bruised.
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The Republicans are terribly afraid the
rebel claims will not ba paid. These
claims are mainly held by Republican
jobbers who have bought them Ut nomi-
nal price, and they know they will not
be paid if Tlden is elected! How ner-
vous they are about these claims.
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just what Zach Chandler has in re-
serve for the day before the election, no
fellow not in the secrets of the camine
colored proboscian can tell, but it is eyi-
IDENTIFY something dreadful. Look out
for i, felloG-oountrymen.
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Neither the Press or Bulletion has the
courage to print the daily reports of cleo
tion pool selling. They are so exceeding
ly moral that they cannot bear the
thought of polluting their virtuous col
umns with any such demoralz!ng stuff,
and yet they both go heart and soul for
Rowan and stoutly defend all the rascali-
ties of the Republican Administration.
Brethren, this is not consistent.--P Phaa.
Chronicle.
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.,iILRIFF,Y sally

NlItRIFF'S SALE
y BY virtueof a writ Of AIS Venditioni Es.
ponas to me directed. will ne xpossa to Pub
l'c Sale. az the premises Of James i Henry
IL Delaware City, in Red Lion hund red, in
New Cast . county, Delaware, on ~
tUESDAY. III
THE 1th p,Y OF NOvLMBER. A. b. 1876
Al > o'cloct. r.m,
The fo.l,winR described Personal Property.
viz.
cow. set of double harnss i plough. /
tire, sogsisrfg Of beds. bedsteads. ssfas.
cbaiSs, butekpA. Wsshstsnds. carpots, al
cloths. tables. stoves, &c.
!. selsed and. taken ap.o sxsantiAl. .ast TIE pro-
'''' Of james nHani, G,.%ssos III \. sG,s sK
S''''as ost 9S:'; ns.z. Hsi T. is1s s1ss''"'} ss.sss
GHBRlFF,5 sALE.-By virtue Of . writ Of
- teyari Faoias to mo directed. will be ex-
posed Public Sac at The " ~ MH
LAFAYETTE HOTEL, SAL SHIpLRY ST.,
kept BY Geo. W. Ortlip, in the City Of Will
nington, New Castle county. Delaware. on
Iit SATURDAY. |lO|
THE 4th DAY OF ONovEMBRRs 1876.
~. ,o,,ou,,. Az /: gsIssk ;: r.. A -.
Ali tost esrtsiS 3 sStssicn or trse' Of land
situste. lying and being 10 Chri .tiana hun.
dfed bounded and described as fsllows to. wit;
Beginning at white oak at or near Chestnut
nun corner Of land late Of Peter Bry nbura
now OF John W. Tatum; thence north forty
fye degrees west fifty eight perchss. norh
eighty-three and three quarter degrees west
fifty two prrches: thence south f W perches
thence vest thirty y-eiaht and seven -teutbs
perchce: thence south fifty and half degrees
west sixty nine and six tenths perches 10 land
/ OF william u. Derrickson; thenre along the
| same south seventy degrees east sixty five
and nine tenths perche6 to corner stone by
u small run; thence by the same land south
| twenty four degrees west twenty SIX and sew.
en- tenths perches to another corner of said
| Derrickson' land; thence south sixty three
degrees east twenty and six tenths .rches to
| stake or stone; thence south eighty and O
halt east twenty one and three tenths erches
| 10 a stone IN the middle OF Richardson's road
| thence continuing the several COURSES sixty
| e eht perches to a stone; thence north thirty
| two deerees east fourteen and half perches
| to q rock; thence north eight aud half de-
grees west nineteen aud half perches; and
| 'ence nOrth iorty nine anI q half degrees
east twenty four perches TO the sid white
| K tree and place of beginning. coptaininv
within said bounds seventy Two and three
quarters acres be the sams more or less,
Seized and taken IN execution rs the pro.
perty OF Joseph Z. Foreman, and to be Old By
WM. II. 1. M BS IN, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, ew Castle
Oct. II 1876 octl6-ts
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Uncle Samuel's prolonged stay a. the
Democratic Headquarters in New York
is very distasteful to our Republican
friends. But what right have they to
complain when Grant and his secretaries
annually spend more than half their
time away from the official places of fbusi
ness9 More than that the old gentleman
is engaged in good work. He is pre-
pairing the way for restoration of good.
honest government to the country.
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Mcclellan, Hancock, Siegel aud Hook
er are for Tilden. Butler, Logan and
Sickles are for Hayes. Let us have
Peacel
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Senator Bayard will address our citi
xens at the City Hall on Monday night.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
- BY virtue of a writ of Venditioni Expo
,,.,e at the Clip H.use, kept by 8eorge
Whitfield in the city, hundred and county of
New Caste and State of elaware, on
SATURDAY.
THE 18th DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1876.
AtI O'Clock. p M

The following described Real Estate. viz:
All the undivided one eleventh Tart (suh-
ject TO the light of dover Of tho widow of
rhom AZ Appeby, d. cea, ed) Of all those two
& veral tracts OF la ID bounde and described
az follows, to wit;
NO. l. boun led on the south by lands Of
Georg, Blle, on the no tn by Lands OF A =.
shannon. by the Christiana Crees and w
lands of the estate { W li,m b. Jan, ier and
LANDS ct K. Jdnvi c ntaining one hun
1red and twenty acres wi h a irame house,
barn and outbu idings ,heIe n erect d..
No 2. bounded by lanus of X. P. Janvier,
by Sm ley's mill road and by tue mill + Jad
containing seventy acres.
Seiz' d and taken IN execution as the prr-
herty of kichart 7 Appl b., nv d to be /, Id
by WIN II JAMESON, Sheriff.
Shorif's Office. New Chs;le.
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AHl Mortgage. 'D AMI
- SAMUEL ". mcCAULLEY.
N'H 7o8 Markets..
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vi NlLe.IN G.

The subscriber having take lrdsS soil, its
~, f,an an % farmers r. AID othsn. All orae snd
omp,iy ,sas died with ears. Flour Mss' corn s
!. cd al~ay on b -nd Also e.. = Ioaap' n.n
aho eoo VIM hOblNovsA
N.or Stanton, Oct. ls-w LApdj -.
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Q40 A DAY at home. Agents " ed;
qpl c OUTFIT and terms free. TRUE O.
Augusta, Maine. apr20s
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WEAfHER REPORT.

WASHINGTON, Nov 4. A, NJ.
rRoBABiLiTrEs.
For the Middle and Eastern States rising
Barometer, diminishing cooler northerly
winds, cloudy or partly cloudy weather,
followed in southern portion by warmer
southwest winds
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COUNTY TICKET.
FOR SHERIFF.
ISAAC GRUBB.
FOR CORONER.
DAVID C. ROSE.

FOB SENATOR,
HARRY sHARpI.EY, Brandywine Hd.
PoR RESREsBNTATIvEs.
JAMES W, WARE. wilmington.
JOHN W. r KILLG0RE, Christiana.
JOHN BARTHOLOMEW, Mill Greek.
THOMAS HuLCOMB. New Castle
THOMAS BIRD. Red Lion
JAMES NICHOLSON, Pencader.
EDWIN T. COCHRAN. st. Georges.
LEVY COURT COMMISSIONERS.
WILLIAM p. LODGE. Brandywine I'D.
JAMES CARSWELL, Wilmington HID.
ADOLPHUS HUSBANDS. Chrlstiana Id.
ALBERT n SILVER, New astle.
ALEXANDER WILSON. Pencader Nd.
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DIEo9RATIC NOMINATION $.
OF INDIANA,

PRssIpENTIAL ELscroes
JOHN Il, RODNEY, New Castle Co
JOHN w. SHARP, Kent County.
GEO. W. wILLEN, Sussex County.
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REPRESENTATIVE IN CoNaRRss.
Hon. JAMES WILLIAMS.
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BY virtue OF n writ of Leviri Facits TO me
directed. will be exposed to Public s ,le a. th Q
Hotel of WIN: b. Ford. at K,rkwl lod in Pen.
cader hundrei. New Castle county, Delaware,
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New York, Sept. 90, 1876
@'I" IVN n, H-VT'l' ~, IO'U
REPLY OF JUDGE SINNOTr.

New IonK, September 90 lS76.-Hon
dram s. He,ceH, hairman-Jfy Dear Sir :.
| have received your note, with the copy of
he Times of September s, in reference 10
Mr.. Tilden's income return for 1862, and
and have taken the earliest time which my
official engagements would permit to send
you the Information you solicit.
I was in Mr. Tildens Office during the
whole period covered by the allegations in
the Tines and was more familiar than any
other person-perhaps even than Mr.. Tilden
himself-with his professional services and
with the earnings of his office, it hcng
among my dnties to keep such record or
memoranda of them as was preserved. The
charges tn which you specially refer are
epitomized and placarded on the front page
OF the Times, where, in parallel columns are
displayed fac simile ofNlr. Tilden's income
tax return for the year 1862, contrasted with
"A pretended staten ent of his real income for
that year. | have examined this statement
with care, and from my pc sonal knowledge
iiud 1t to be false in every important par
ticular
The first thing in this fabrication of the
Times which arrested my attention was the
evident intent to mislcad, which characterzcs
it. 1t purports to be made up of separate
items, the wording of which is varied in or.
der to give the reader the idea that these
items had been taken di-ectly from bills, or
accounts which had been rendered to some
one, or had been entered in some book of
account. For example, the FIST item reads /:
February TO- Fee for trustees aud master
commissioners deed" etc; but the wording
of the second item il made different, and
reads /; February 25. Fees and expensss
with reference to deed" etc, and the third
item is put in still another and different mode
of expression, thus; March /. For draft
ing, etc, first mortgage deed" while in the
fourth item The word "feeS" land this time
without the "expenses") is brought into re-
QUESTION. The obvious intent of these con.
triyances is to give color to these bogus items
aud the appearance Of being copied from
some real paper.
THE FIRST SIX ITEMS.
The first six items of this statement relate
to matters connected with the Pittsbnrg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, and a
right understanding of Mr.. Tilden' relations
to that enterprise, prior TO aud during the
year 1862, is important at the outset. Now,
the fact is that no such accounts as are con
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHURCH DlkECIOk1.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. p. Tustin, (supply)
sunday servlces-iOH a. IN! ana 6X p. m.
sunday Schools a. m.
sca!s free. The public are invited to attend.
ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Mniser-Rev. j. McCron.
sunday ServiceS-l0H a. IN. and Ga p. IN.
i'raver Nee ellng-Every Wednesday evening at ~
Seats free. Nopews rented. All are welcome.
PREsByTERIAS CHURCH.
Mnis,er-Rev stuart Mitchell
Sunday SerylCes-i0f u. III. and GH p. m.
sunday Schools n. IN.
PRAYER Mec.lng-Every Wednesday evening at cj1
Seas free No pews rented. Strangers welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Presiding Eder-Rev. n. $. buckingham.
MlMser-Rev. j. $. McMurray.
Sunday Services-lOk and 6H y. m.
Bible Class~Everv Monday evening at O.. o'clock.
Young Mems Pra' cr Nee ing-Every Tuesday
evening a. 60 o'clock.
TS'clOck
REFORMED CHURCH.
Corner OF Third and Iron streets.
PastOr-Rev. G.. D. Gurlcy.
ReSidcnce-Centrl Hotel
sunday Services-lOb u. IN. and p. m.
SUNDAY school, a. IN.
prayer Mectng-Saturday, p. m.
All are invited There Is always ROOM
ST. rAUL's CHURCH.
Rector
sunday Servlces-1nE a. M, GT p. IN.
Sunday Scho0l-9 a. IN.
First Sunday In the month, Holy Communion.
Services preparatory 10 Communion on Friday
evening before the st Sunday In each month.
Pews rented; but everybody welcome.
RvASGELICAL CHURCH.
Presiding Eldcr-Rev. A. L. Reeser.
Mini Ster-I,ev. j. A. Irvine.
sunday Services y. m., In the iron street Cnurch.
PRAYER Meetlng--Every Sabbath at y. IN.
All are invited. All are welcome.
THE CHURCH OF CHHIsT.
Meets in 'the little Brick Church on the hill, =
known as the Welsh Baptist Church-on ROCK street
east OF Iron.
Regular meeting for worship, every LordS DAY AZ
ternOon at 81 o'clock
seats rree ; and the public are cordially invited to
attend.
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A man in the town of Rushford killed
another mans dog. The son of the man
whose dog was killed, therefore proceeded to
whip the man who killed the dog of the man
he was son Of The man who was son Of the
man whose dog was killed was arrested by
the man who was assaulted by the son of tho
man whose dog the man assaulted had killed.
The man who was arrested by the man who
killed the dog of the man whom the man ar
rested WAS son Of for assaulting the man
who killed the dog, finally settled the case
up with the mau who had arrested the son
OF the man who owned the dog for assault.
ing the man who killed the dog Of the man's
father who had been arrested. And still We
are not happy.
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ductions such as expenses rent, interest and
losses. The simple fact is, the amounts re-
turned were the net result OF income After
taking out the lawful deductions. For me
it only remains to assert that every fact With
In my knowledge confirms the good faith
and adequacy Of the returns, which were
verified by the affidavit Of one who for more
than q generation had lived life 40 purs
and blameless that the breath Of calumny
had failed to touch him until by the general
voice of great party he had become their
candidate for the highest Office in the gis
of the people.
Mr.. TILDEN ASKED NoFAvoRs.
In respect to the allegation that after two
years of the income tax Mr.. Tilden made no
return, but left that portion OF his tax which
was in excess of the payments for his ae'
count made by the corporations, whose bonds
and stock he held, to be assessed under the
law by the estimate of the public officers.
the answer is simple. The statute gave the
taxpayer the option to take that course,
and good and honorable reasons existed why
a scrupu'ous man should accept that option.
Mr. Tilden received no favor from the gov.
ernment officers, ard sought none. He did
nothing but pay all they imposed on him.
Nearly all his income from investments
paid the tax through the corporations whose
bonds and stocks he held without allowance
for the lawful deductions. On the residue,
after the lawful deductions were made, he
believed at the time that instead of paying
less he ofteper paid more than would have
been the result of full, but troublesome,
accounting. He preferred in that way to
he exempted from the difficulties incident to
attempting specific statement of the affairs
| in which he was interested, and OF the col.
| porations and business in which he was an
| investor: and also to be exempted from the
responsit lit, 0. adjudicating on the facts
and the Law AZ; lc,5le to uncertain and
Huctuatnr elements during rapid and vio-
I lent changes Of fictitious values. The Law
was unsettled; questions Of real difficulty
existed. Constructions were set up by of'
| fcials which were often conflicting, unip'
telligible or incapable Off just or safe ap.
picatioh, and it was not agreeable TO make
a return on doubtful or disputed til cory.
or in contradiction to even unmeritorious
claims made in behalf Of the government.
Respectfully yours. JAMES Z. SINYorr