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The New York herald., 1876-12-04
FUNERAL OF GEORGE WILKES, NJ. D.

Tho funeral OF the venerable George Wilkes, NJ D.,
who for nearly nty years has been the con.
grcgaton Of ST. Johns church, in varick street. and
for several years vestryman, took place from that
church yesterday and was largely attended The
vcs,ry Of Trinity church attended body and also
representation consisting of eight members from tho
Medical Society. The regular burial services OF tho
Episcopal Church wcro conducted by the Very Rev.
DR.. Dix, rector OF Trinity church, assisted by
DR.. Weston, OF st. Johns; Rev NJ. Brown NJ. A., and
tho Rev. Mr.. Cook. rhe music which opened with
the "Dcad March III Sau' under the direction OF
Mr.. L9leune the organlst IL was OF subdued char
acter and accorded with the solemn and impress
sive ceremonies Tho remains received at the
church door by the officiating clergy and borne up the
chaucel while the sacred Offices for tho dead wero
being chanted, commencing with the words 81 tho
resurrection and the life' The body was enclosed in
rosewood casket, chascly orhame ntcd with silver
mountngs, ana the silver plato the lid bore the fol
lowing nscrptop:-
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NQTICE

NOTlCE.
All persons having claims against the Es-
tate OF the deceased must present the same
before November Cd. 1877, or abide the Ac,
of Assembly in such case made and provided.
Address Wilmington, Del.
CARRIE ?. BEGGS:
rovieod3w rxecutrix.
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A RICH ESTATE.

Eric OJSerrer says that Miss Nellie
Reed, of that place, died before her
father, the late Gen. c. NJ. Reed. His
prevented him from changing
his will, and after his death it was found
that he had bequcathed one-siXth of the
estate to his diseased daughter. The
question that arose in legal circles was
whether the widow could have any share
in the distribution of Nellie's property.
Judge Vincent decided that she could
not. The case was appealed TO the SIT
prcme Court, which has recently reversed
the opinion of the court below. by this
decision Mrs. General Reed becomes
entitled to one-third of the amount be-
queathed to her daughter, and the re-
two-thirds will be divided
among the other children, The estate
is valued at Sl2,600,O0O, making the
amount in controversy S2,10O.000.
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t26S,9Oe
TIE MISS HoUST0NS'
Select Day aud Boarding ScAOVI
COMMENCES AT 800 DELAWARE AVk'e''
,ssrnypxtpEp 1879

Those young ladies are thorough elu,SSS, elHnsr;
of the most refined kind, in mind, marsii ;uiti.e
and spirit. We are sure the grea'9st, ;! ,be,
will be done to all pupils intrqs;,ent ~ ~ draw
out the yoSns mind, and TO pour l1s'TuciiIiy TTSsiii
out of one mind into another WIZ Wltlhit"I li,Ii s
aid IN way that is useful and delsIhtlbur IN 'rSa.
haapy art, and this is Il method ana nansnect. rsr
ter of these young ladies. Iheir nnmber
is limited and filing up. Those %n"li Sn"l ar.
the advantage of their instruction shGG,u nOnvs.
ply soon. The location is healthy anu The
Rient. directly on the street car f?u'v nv un-
pupil tfcn the heart of the city In .st e. Dut at
pleasant ,yeather could step IN anu Iii Is in.
the d0o., and in other weather the w"aIS.tf
vigoratinR and healthy.
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tion price. besides giving the household an
Interesting literary Nisitor.-Chicdg0 JOur-
ndI
Hirpe,'S BdzUi is profusely illustrated and
contains stories, poems, sketches. and cS-
saws of "A most attractive character = \ y
In its literary and artistic features, the
Bdznr is unquestionably the best journal OF
its kind in the country ry.-S0'lnitW Ercliiny
Guzctte. Boston.
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breaking the Color Line.
Dr.. Redfeld's Disp Itch to the Cnei ana
Comm ercial

r.
Comm ercial.
Additional colored Democrats from
up the country were brought TO the
Northern Democratic headquarters to-
day. General Garfield and JOB Stevenson
were present at the interesting in ter-
view. These men made lengthy state
ments of deep interest. I.e sum of
their speeches was that they had acted
with the Republican party for eight
years, and the State was going from bad
20 worse, and ia ration increasing, This
additional taxation the whites were TAX
ing from colored mems wages. One was
president of colored Republican club,
and he took the whole club into the
Democratic party at once. The North
EN- Democrats were highly edited by
the manifestation cf repentance. One
of these blacks afterwards fell into Re-
puAlicandhards, and, being assured that
his name would not be revealed. told
quite a different story. He said they
were all Republicans at hear. but voted
the Democratic ticket simply becau Sc
that party could protect them and the
Republicans could not. The Republi-
cans left them to contend alone with the
united white population, which they
could not do As Re expressed it, they
went into the Democratic party for
shelter, although the very name was
hateful 10 them. But in the Democratic
ranks, they found shelter and protec-
ton, which the Republicans could not
or would not give. Another of these
men who own property, and Is leader
of his people, was to-day offered luc-
rative place in the custom house If he
would change all his Democratic dec
laratious to intimidation, but he would
not, as l am informed. He said he had
enough OF the Republican party which
leaves its black friend unprotected. and
would hereafter act with the white
people.
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EIcGfhc3' Report

WAsHlNGToN, Dec. / ! y. NJ.
PROBABILITIES.
MFor New England and the Middle
States clear or fair weather, and light
noltherly or nothwesterly winds with
rising barometer, and stationary or slight
rise in temperature.
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Good Fortune

Waits on all who purchase icketS in th
GRAND FxTRA DRAwIEG. Monday, DeceI
har A 2-r
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\ REPOSITORY OF FASHION. Plea
SIRE. AND lN>TECCTlON."
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JOEHN q. AHEAsXEI..
MACHlNlS

No. @UG East SccOnd Street, and
No. 513 Orange Street, (up-stairs,)
Keeps on hand and makes to order his Pat
cnt Bolt and RiVct Cutters, Drilling Ma
chimes. Meat Choppers. Improved Pipe
Wrench. Punchin" and Cutting Machines
all of which are very superior 1Or the pur-
poses intended. lie also repairs Guns.
Pistols. Locks, and does light Machine
Work generally. All kinds of edged tools
ground in the best style.
\ person with some knowledge Of ma
chine work will be taken as partner. as
the subscriber has more than he can attend
to.
Public patronage respectfully solicited
frbli '1GWlf JOHN &. HIRXEL.
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SHOT FOR TWO DOLLARS.
PLANTER KILLED BY A NEGRO IN 4
MONEY DIFFICULTY.
New ORLEANS, DEC. l, 1876.

New ORLEANS, DEC. !, 1876.
Yesterday morning Colonel Il. Brown,
a planter, residing at Terebonet, five
miles below st. Bernard Court House,
got into a difficulty with a negro, named
Blaize, about 81 during which the negro
shot and instantly killed Brown. The
deceased gentleman was a native ofKen-
tuckey and prominent dealer in live
stock in this city several years ago. He
has been Splanting at Terrebont for the
past four or five years. He was highly es
teemed.
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REGISTERS ORDEES
REGISTERS ORDER.
REaIarRR,s nprIcr

fhHtlbTHh OfFlCk,
New Castle County. November ID. 1916
Upon the application OF Carrie I. Beggs
Executrix of Joseph L. Beggs. late Of
Wilmington Hundred. in said County,
deceased, it is ordered and directed by the
Register that the Executrix aforesaid, give
notice of the granting of Letters Te,tament-
ary upon the Estate of the deceased, with
yertisements te he posted within forty days
from tho date of such Letters, in six of the
most public places of the County o I New
Castle. requiring all persons having demands
against the Estate. to present the same, or
abide by an Act of Assembly in such case mad
and provided. And also cause the same to be
inserted within the same period in IT, Daily
Gazette, newspaper published In VIII
weeks. (E. o. D.
~, Given underline hand and Seal OF
L.s. 0fice of the Register aforesaid, at
'~~' New Castle, in New Castle County
aforesaid.th day and yea, above written.
S. G. BIGGS, Register.
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DESTRUCTIVE INUNDATION.

MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND HOUSES
SWEPT AWAY AT ADRIANoPLE.
LONDON. Dec, "A special despatch
from Constantinople to the Ddily NcwS
says an inundation has occurred at Adr-
anoplc, of which 900 houses We're swept
away.
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FUNNY POLITICS IN A SUNDAY
SCHOOL

Shenandoah Herald says: 4 class Of
small children in a certain Sunday
school at Audenried last Sunday got
spouting poiti' $, which ended in a free
fight pulling hnir taking the. lead as
the favorite mode Of expressing their
feelings. The teacher, upon inquiring
into the matter was told ly very
small girl, that Cnr of her c, mpanions
called her Democrat, while she insist
ed on peine u pumpkin"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07
XEATES FvREyER!

A correspondent of the Charleston
Net0S and Courier, writing from
Washington, says:
Representative Yeates, of North
Carolina, made regular old-fashioned,
roaring, ripping stump speech in the
House yesterday. He talked with the
vigor Of an eruptive volcano which
had long been pent up. It was good,
fair, square, manly talk withal, but
Will, of course. be sadly misrepre-
scented by the Republicans, who viii
make it the pretext for renewing their
war cry of ex-Confederate.
Per contra, the Washington CORE
spondent Of the Springfield (Mass
Republican thus speaks:
Yeates of North Carolina, made a
clever political speech in the House
this afternoon, though from a ret el.
1t was intended for use in Connecticut.
In tone 1T was very mild, and con-
tanned little that was offensive to
Northern ears.
The Augusta Georgia Constitutional
iSt publishes the above and says:
''The fact IS, Yeates' speech vas q
perfect gem. It was truthful nc
count Of Radicalism in the South, aud
Is wit and patriotism were first class.
Viii g lac got in everything that even
Ben Hill could have desired, nothing
w.t.i said that Blaine & Co. could get
their fangs in, although the North
Carolinian fairly riddled them with
humor, argument and sarcasm. The
old North State has sent a trump to
Congress, and long may he live "to
take the trick |"
It has occurred to the JOURNAL be-
fore this, that the Washington CORE
dent of the Charleston Ne1Os and
Courier was more critical than inst in
his comments upon the course Of
Democrats in Congress. Heaven
knows We get blows enough from our
enemies to render it unnecessary for
friends to engage in the ungrateful
task.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07
POO Ek q lt IA NOT IL e *
POINTERS FOUND IN ANOIsEE1K
POST TisADE4sSREEP

POOEk q lk A " IA NO = Il e &
POINTER FOUND IN ANOIsE TX
POST TiEADEHSHEP.
A special dispatch from Washington
dated 29th March says: Mr.. Clymer's
several witnesses, the most important
testimony being elected from one J.
f. Barrow. This witness in 1868 made
an application for sutlershIp IN Ne W
Mexico, but failed to receive an mp
pointment. While he was casting
about for influence to assist him some
one suggested that he had better see
ID. w. ID. Barnard, brother in-law of
John @. Dent. This he did, and pro-
posed that if Barnard procured the
appointment for him at Fort Union,
IN New Mexico, he would give him
one-fourth of the profits. In obedience
to the request of Barnard, Barrow
made m application to Gen. Smith,
the commanding officer of the post.
and handed it to Barnard. Instead
of the latter presenting the application
to Gen. Smith, he mailed it directed
to Gen. Grant at Washington, then
General OF the army, accompanied by
letter which set forth in effect that
Barrow had offered to give him one
fourth of the profits of tho post, and
he hoped Gen. Grant would make the
appointment. Subsequently Barnard
wrote letter of the same nature to
Mrs. Grant. The witness stated that
the letter with the application was sent
to General Grant in October, 1868, and
in the following January he received
the appointment, which had been
forwarded TO him through Gene:
raj Smith. The witness was asked
if he was sure the letter written by Bar
nard had been mailed to the President,
to which he replied that it was placed
In an envelope before his eyes, stamp
affixed to it and the envelope super.
scribed and sealed and placed in the
mail-box in the house of VIM. F. |
Smith Co., in st. Louis. After Sc
cnring the post Barnard & Barrow
entered into copartnership. The |
former. however. was quite profigate,
and exhausted his own substance and |
all that he possibly could of his part
ner's. After Barrow had held the post |
eight months he was relieved by John |
@. Dent, and was financially ruined |
by having to sacrifice his goods. Wit
ness said he presumed that Barnard
got his influence from General Grant
because of the fact that the latter re-
sided with the former when he lived
in st. Louis, a poor man. He testified
also that Barnard was a general bad
and had held up to recently
the position of Bank Examiner in st.
Louis.
1t was evident that the witness had
a deep grievance against Barnard,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07
Ga TEt;S EsAED IN EG3E posi-
ADEGsS.

special dispatch to the 3 ltin ore
Ga@ctte dated Washington. March Is,
says: The testimony OF Gen. Custer
before Clymer's committee to day
created a decide sensation. The
dasi'iog cavalry Officer Jailed boldly
',.to kOst-trudtrs, army contractors. I1 =
dian thieves, Orvii Grunt and sle Sec
Rotary Of WaT, and was 80 resprctor OF
persons. He spoke his mind freely,
aud only once in the course of ais ex-
amllation did 1t hesitate 10 answer
squnrely AID fairly. He had known
OF the traificing III post-tradership
on the upper Missouri, end had once
called tie attention # iht Seer. tary
Of War to item IN person. He ex-
p:"ined at length the modus operandl
of cheating III the furnishing of Indian
supplies. "nd gave it rs lila oprnlon
that the Indian bureau. we'll as the
War Department, Was rotten to the
very core. He said thai the I'll, ct OF
Grants l'roclamation, extending the
great Sioux Reservation, was solely TO
increase the profits of the traders, Or
vii Grant and his partners. It did not
prevent the Indians from getting
whisky; it was solely for the contract.
or's benefit. When asked if he thought
the purpose of the Presidents procla-
nation was 10 in ,reasc the advantages
of his brother as an Indian trader, he
hesitated and then said that he would
rather not have that question pressed"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07
From the Raleigh News

We wish again to call the attention
OF the public and the press to the fact
that the NeeoS promptly published the
resolutions of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee calling for harmony
between the NetoS ard Sentinel. and
expressed its willingness and desire 90
obey the resolutions if permitted. 1t
has reiterated that wish. The Sentinel
did not even publish the resolutions
and has avowed no willingness to abide
the expressed wish of the party. It's
only reply was a more bitter and ag-
graVated attack on this paper. Not
Wlthstanding this, the Meas again re-
lterates its willingness and desire to
abide the resolutions and preserve the
strlctest relations of amity and cour-
tesy with every organ of the party.
What says MIR. Turner and the Sen.
tinele
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07

stands proved against the Secretary OF
the Navy and the President o no. less
evidence than the letters and dis
patches of Mr.. Robson himself.
So, with all our desire to think well
of those who rule us-of the Presi
dent, the Cabinet and all in authority
how hard it is to do SO in the face of
these daily recurring evidences of mall
administration and crime ! We trust
the committees of the House will
probe this matter to its depths, Tat
shey will demand from tbs Secret Try
the amplest explanation, and that
unless this explanation is so full that
there can be no question of the honest
Intentions of the Secretary he shall be
called upon to stand side by side with
Belknap before the Senate aid answer
TO the country for an abuse of power
which seems to be a crime-that very
kind of crime intended by the consti
tuition IN providing impeachment rs q
remedy and punishment.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07
REDUCTION OF ARMY PAY.

The bill introduced in the House on
Thursday of last week to reduce the
pay and allowance of army officers Was
passed on last Wednesday by vote of
al to 81, all of those voting in the
negative being Republicans. The bill
fixes the pay of officers on and after
July l, 1876. as follows per annum:
General, $4,000; lieutenant general,
5000; major general. $6 900; brigadier
general, $1,000; colonel, So, 500; lieu
tenant colonel, $1,000; major, 81, 500;
captain, (mounted,) $4,000; captain
s(not mounted,) $1,000; adjutant,
81, 800; regimental quartermaster,
81. 300; first lieutenant, amounted. y
81, 900; (not- mounted) 1,5OO; second
lieutenant, (mounted,) $1,000; (not
mounted.) 1,4O0; provided, that for
the first four years ssrvice second
lieutenants (mounted) shall receive
81 300 year, and those not mounted
$1,000 a year; chaplains, 81, 200; ord
nance storekeeper at Springfield ar
mory, $4,000; all other storekeepers,
So, 600.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07
RANDALL AND asEEOsE,

We most heartily concur with the
New York Herald IN hoping that MIR.
Randall will go on undaunted. If he
imagined that he was going to be
cheered in the Honse when he pro-
posed to save seven millions he,
of course. prepared himself a great
disappointment. He had right to
expect bitter opposition in Washing
ton. That city lives on the federal
taxes. The higher they are the more
it prospers. It's strongly Republi-
can city, because the Republicans
have fog years run the government
machiLerv at needIessly great cost,
Whatever Mr.. Randall lops off, no
matter in what department, will be
felt and resented there under his nose.
But let him only persevere and he
will get the thanks Of the country at
large. The peoples interest is to have
the public expenditures largely di-
minished, and fortunately, the people
still rule
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07
..THE DEPAR EMENT OF JUS


Is queer institution. and becomes
more remarkable the more that it is
known. Mr.. Falls, late clerk of the
department, was examined before the
Committee on Expenditures, and gave
some information of how it was. Mr..
Falls was the disbursiDg officer of the
department and paid all the bills. 1t
was he who paid for the notorious Ian
daulet out of the government funds.
The late chief clerk gave his Testimony
to day regarding Mr.. Whitley. He
said that the latter had used $125.U00
of the government money on the order
of Mr., Williams, and had never ac-
counted for it. 1t is supposed to have
been spent in carrying elections in the
South. At least some of it may have
been spent that way, and much of it
in other ways which the ex-Attorney-
General may be able to explain. An
opportunity will be given him by the
committee.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07

The sugar crop in Cuba exhibits an
immense falling off from that of last
year. The activity of the Insurgents
n the central department has had it's
effect, where the ruined suRar-hous-s
and burnt cane-feld4 are all that re-
main to the Spaniards after tine eight
years. struggle with the insurrection.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07
..rnE HEAP, AND ..TEsE EoOr, -


Cut off at the head and not at the
foot says General Sheridan, as re-
ported by Mr. Ban ming in the House
of Representatives yesterday. This
is a good thi g for Sheridan to say,
and it is good thing for Congress to
do in the work of retrenchD' ent. The
bill to regulate the pay of army Off
GERS saves more than $50, coo year.-
". Y. Evening Post
And it is better thing for Congress
to do in the way of detecting and pun
ishing the scoundrels IL otfice. The
little thieves iii North Carolina and
the other States would soon give up
their calling if the big thieves at
Washington We're cut off. We heart
lily echo the sentim ent-'Cut off at the
head and not at the foot.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07
THE CURRENCY CowPROsrx,

THE CUBRENCY COSaPROHESE
The proposed compromise on the
currency question which is now anti
cipate d was first broached. it is said,
by Liberal Republican to Mr.. Morri-
SOP. OF Illinois. He thought well of
it and mentioned the mater to Mir.
Kerr, who also endorsed it. The
movement 9et ms to be ii union of the
hard money men in both parties and
the proposition Ia TO agree to some
measure to make greenbocks fund
able III long bond ut low rate Of III
forest. 1t has received the approval,
IN addition to Speaker Kerr and Mr..
Morrison, of MIR. Hewitt of New York.
Willis, Blaine, Chittenden, and other
The active leaders in the movement
propose holding q conference on tie
subject i'll a few days; They estimate
that the proposition will secure eighty
Republican and sixty Democratic
votes, making 40 in all, which is sufii-
Gle 1T to carry the measure through the
House. The principal objection to the
compromise comes from some of the
Republican members, who think that
1t IS better to allow the currency ques-
ton to remain as it is, inasmuch as it
troubles the Democrats more than it
does the Republicans.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07

The Emperor of Brazil is now on
his way to this country with his wife,
both private passengers by one of the
regular mail steamers that sail between
Rio de Jaueiro and New York Dom
Pedro is quite traveller, but he tray
els for purpose. and had the good
sense to refuse on this occasion special
privileges which might have put him
under special obligations in the future