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The daily gazette., 1877-09-13
BURNED ALIVE.

About 10 O'Clock last night fire broke
out in the grocery store of Patrick Barrett
No. 52S North Front street. The building
is a two story frame. At the time of the
fire Mr.. Barrett was absent, and his wife
was in the store. The remainder OF the
family, consisting of two children and a
servant girl named Matilda Deburlow,
aged Is years, were asleep on the second
floor, where the fire, originated. 1t is
supposed the flames originated from the
explosion Of a coal oil lamp which was
left burning in the girls bed room. AS
soon as the fire was discovered Officer
Edwards, of the Seventh district, arrived
on the scene; and rushing up through the
flames and blinding smoke he succeeded
in rescuing the two children, On reach
ing the street with them he learned that
the girl Matilda was still in the blazing
building. He returned and cropping
around on his hands and knees to keep
from being sufncated, he discovered the
girl lying insensible and in dying con-
dition on the floor near front window,
where she had gone to escape the flames.
Her clothing was burned entirely of her
body, and her face was burned to a
crisp. She was talxento aresidenee near
by, where her injuries caused her death in
a short time. The building was almost
entirely destroyed The loss is about
$1,000. Phitd. Evening Chronicle.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13
SWAMP MUCK.

Swamp muck is not generally, as fer
.til'zer, worth the cost of hauling it half a
mile; but when it is hauled it should be
mixed with lime to correct the acidity iu
it. A farmer writes to the New York
Tribune, and states how he treaties IT.:
Gas the muck was dug, he mixed with
every five loads one barrel of fresh lime.
This was spread evenly in layers between
layers of muck foot thick. In twenty
four hours the heaps were smoking hot,
He threw more muck over the top ard
beat. the surface closely with the shovel
To. exclude the air, and In a few days the
heat went down, When he came to
draw the muck, ,1t had become q black
rick mass, that exhaled "a pungent odor,
much like barnyard manure; although it
was late in October when it was snread
upon the grass, the color OF the field be-
came at once deeper green and rapid
growth started" This is his story, which
as Regards the muck having a ga very
puugent odor, lik barnyard manure" L
consider TO be-gds, Nor, in my opinion,
did his field become sat once deeper
green" &c, when this much was applied
60 it; and my object in quoting this mans
statement is to bring to the notice of my
readers the b0Sh that we often read in ag-
ricultural papers from men who would
so )ner misrepresent ci.se than tell the
truth. His process was all right TO neu-
tralze the acidity of the much; but to
claim that it will, when spread on grass
land slate in October" ;" have the same eft,
feet that only heavy dressing, of well
.rotted barn yard manure could produce,
is sheer gammon. What the 'agricultur-
al press needs is more correspondents OF
extensive experience than they now nave;
but those papers, with all their unrell-
able matter, are valuable and should be
we'll supported .- .-.-s
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13
CHEAP RAILWAY FARES.

The half-yearly returns of the prlnci-
pal English railways confirm the policy OF
low fares when coupled with good aceo-
modations. With one exception there
was decline in first-class travel on those
roads, amounting in all to five per cent.
The second-class business gained on some
and lost on others. the change, as whole
being slight decrease. But the third
class cars were the saving of the passen-
ger traffic. The receipts from that source
advanced three per cent, and were nearly
treble those of the first class and quad
ruple those of the second, IL may be
said that people are economizing more
in England than formerly, and that agood
share of the old first and second class
traffic seeks the third because it is cheap
ear. Tne cause doubtless has an effect.
But the sounder reason is the improve
ment made in the third-class cars, at a
retention OF the old rates or reduction.
Making the third class coaches plea
santer for travellers is equivalent In re-
81 1t to lowering of fare, for it invites
patronage. The remarkable success OF
that branch of tine English railwa- busi-
ness for the first half of 1877 is, therefore.
a triumph of cheap fares. Here the En-
lish experience exactly agrees with the
American. Our railw ays have made the
most money from passenger traffic at
periods when the rates were lowest. The
reduction is usually made for special oc-
C; sions, like great fairs orAconv ntions,
when there is rush of travel, and the
increase of passengers clearly justitiess
the decrease Of rates. 1t may be argued
that these are exceptional instances, fur
nJshiug no guide for the policy of rail-
ways In ordinary times. But we insist
that the cheapness of fare is greater IN
ducement for travelling than any other
that can be offered. This cheapness was
as strong an attraction last year as the n,
came down with tn ,ir prices then reaped
far larger profits than they could have
done from full fares. The principle is
good tor application all the d year rrorn round d
no well-managed road which cannot al
ways strengthen its passenger income by
a liberal reduction of rates.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13
THE JERSEY EARTHQUAKE.
HOW FOUR COUNTIES WERE SHAKEN
" UP-soME QUEER THEORIES. .4

"The honest farmers Of Mount Holly,
New Jersey were and are still sadly puz
zled lby the shaking that they received
yesterday morning from an earthquake
shock. 1t forms the uppermost topic
Throughout Burlington and potion OF
Mercer, Ocean. and Monmouth counties
The shoclt was felt here at 2 minutes lof
10 O'Clock In the morning, and lasted
neafley. half minute. 1t was accom-
panied by a rumbling of IS distant thun-
der, succeeded BY a heavy report, de.
scrlbedi by many peisons m explosion,
the firing of cannon, and a SHARP clap
Of thunder. The course of the shock was
from southeast to southwest, and it em-
braced a tractofcountry about thirty miles
in length by fifteen in width. At this
place hous IS were shaken, dishes thrown
from shelves and broken, Bricks loosened
from chimneys, and the water In streams
violently agitated.A Persons standing on
the banks ofponds apd, streams say that
the fish rose to the Btrfa .of the, water
e. though stunned. So violent was the
housesin alarm and throngsd thestreets, :,
inquIring anxiously Of each other as to
the cause of the commotion.
1t seems 10 have followed the general
oJurse OF the Delaware river from Bull g
ton to Trenton, but not to have been felt o N
the banks II WIS ptinly'fsit III Bdrhn e.
ton, Bordentown, Nsxtogn, Windsor,
Hamilton Square, aud very slightly, In
Trentpn. Iathe latte place it war fylt al
one minute Of ten o'clock. In A ilentown
it was SO severe tat in the case OF u woman
in CONSUMPTION it brought on violent
hemurrhage. Many psaso IS We're unseated, :,
while le.others were thrilled with an electric
shock aud tiugliDg sensations in their limbs
There was no disturbance III Camden, nor
in places north OF Trenton.
"Tne theories regarding the phenomenon
propouuded iu various quarters are, many
of them, extremely luulcrous. AT first il
was generally believed to be an explosion
OF some kind. One rumor, which, strangely
enough, has credence with certain classe;
is that u nitro~glycerine factory in Jersey
City had blown up and involved twelve
blocks OF BRICK bull ldlugs in total ruin
another is to the effect that valt oil works
in Newark met with sudden and alb olute
destruction. While there ia no mandatory
at powder in this part of the country, peos
pie along the entire line OF the shock 'reck-
ON that some powder mill has busted aud
gone to smash One old woman has de-
scribed and now she herself believes in it,
the appearance of wonderful star, with
a tail-.ike comet, which she declares fell
down from the Heavens and buried itself
in the earth. The tidal wave that swept
the coast near Atlantic City last Satur-
day is also supposed in some way to be
for the shock.
"At the time OF the shock the sky was
perfectly clear. .lbut everybody seems to
have first heard the rumbiing sound in
the ali, and to have instinctively gazed
upward Then 1t seemed to come from
the ground at their feet, and TO have
gone entirely before they had the faint
est notion of ITS cause"
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13
ARESTLESS CONSCIENCE.
Aif -A-ttsl sNtaHII'l'1 Lff.nr .t.rf ID
THE FRAUDULENT PRES IDENT oAN-
NOT SIT STILL IN HIS STOLEN !
-,I VA .'' CHAIR. ETpf 1af. 100
From the Cleveland Plaindea er.

From the Cleveland ,Plaindeaier. III
What can be the meaning of thi,
restlessness? How Is it that an incum
bent of the White House, with th q
evidence furnished by the admi1istra.
tlons OF his Predecessor that, tile Amer
can public reprehend nothing more in
an Executive than a spiritsof gaddine
as warning, oan have the effrontefy
to make an everlasting itinefantE OF
of hlmself for the edificatiou of small
boys, loafers, iIlers, and street crowds
generally? Why does he not put on a
becoming modesty? Why does he not
seek to withdraw himself from the
public eye? If he has good works to
perform why does be aot extend them
quietly, and try to distract public at
tention from himself and the lperen-
nial contemplation of the machinery
of Returning Boards? 1t is easy enough
TO understand the cause of Hayes's 10
rest. The demon of = discomfort is
gnawing at his vitals aud ,pricking
him into motion, forbidding him to
be still, ever suggesting the hope that
contact with crowds, and the absorp-
tion OF meaning less fl,ttery NAV
Danish for brief instant the thought
that he is fraud.
Hayes appreciates the estimat ion in
which he is held by great majority
of the people. He knows that he is
merely tolerated. He knows that he
came within hairs breadth of be-
ing the cause of civil war, compared
with which they rebellion of '6l-'65
was child's play, that preponderance
OF the thinking and voting people sf
this country came to the calm, delib-
crate conclusion that "the great fraud
of 1876" as Mr.. Black APPLY terms it,
deserved to be resisted with arms as
much as any assault on The constitu-
tional rights of free people ever
did. He knows that he will go down
to history as the figurehead OF the
most repulsive political crime ever
perpetrated, in that the guiltiest ac-
tors therein wore the ermine of the
Supreme Court. He knows all these
things and yet the demon of discon-.
tent drives him forth into the high
ways to exhibit his fraudulent person
before the gaze of tn e idle, mob, the
better to make his meAtal dlsquiet
the more poignant wheh throw in up
on himse 4 again. ...-... ,..,'
To sit down quietly in the White
House, which is the part of propriety
and decency, is impossible; for to sit
down is to bring self Consciousness
that is iutpierable. The province Of
the tramp is the only thing that can
divert him. He and his retinne get
abroad of the train. They travel like
menagerie from town to town. Hayes
goes out on the platform. The crowd
of rustics yell and swing their hats
and handkerchief, The children cry
The cows and the, pigs scamper be-
hind the barn in alright. The scene
Is repeated everywhere. When a big
town is reached, the hacks and the
lickspittles get out band and a four
horse carriage, and there is "proces-
sion," with more yells aud hat swing-
ings.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13
A NAVAL PROJECT.
MAKING A FRESH WATER ANCHOR
AGE FOR IRONCLADS.

AGk FOR IRONCLADS.
Pursuant to orders of the Secretary of
the Navy Board of Engineers will con-
vene at Norfolk tomorrow to inquire as
to the advisability and feasibility Of con-
structing fresh water basin in the Eliza
beth river for ironclad vessels of all de-
scriptions. Fresh water anchorage for
vessels with iron hulls is absolutely
necessary, owing to the obstinate and rap
id.accumulation grass upon the bottom
of such vessels when lying in salt water.
The reason of the different experience OF
copper and iron when thus subjected to
the action of salt water is a puzzling
problem in natural history. The iron
after a few months exposure becomes
covered with heavy, matted grass, each
blade of which ranges from few inches
to couple of feet in length, and the
speed of7the vessel is seriously retarded.
1t is claimed that fresh water anchor
age can be readily provided in the Eliza
be b river adjacent to the Navy Yard by
enclosing the required area, pumping out
the salt water aud then filling the basin
with the Juniper water of the Dismal
Swamp, to be conducted to the spot by
pipe from Lake Drummond, which is
twenty feet higher than the level of tide
water in Norfolk harbor. Heretofore the
ironclads when off duty have laid up in
the fresh water at League island and
were frozen in during the winter, putting
them hors de combat in case Of sudden
hostilities at that season: For this reasoD
the ironclaGs were all sent down to Port
Pnval fWn vaars aoO whan President
Grant was making preparations against
the contingency OF war with Spain. A
fresh water basin at Norfolk would al
low an exit to sea at all seasons of the
year EHt .IH-r gr
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13

CHERIFF'S SALE.
- By virtue of writ of Levari Facias to
me directed, will be exposed TO Public sale,
at the
HOTEL OF HENRY d. PAULENE,
At Odessa, In st. Georger Hundred. New
Castle county. Delaware, on ]a-
MONDAY, the 24th Day of September, 1877
Att O'Clock, p. M, the following described
real estate, wiz '... ...u tII-,! Hi.4 T.
All those two lots Or pieces of land situ-
ate in the village of Odessa, County OF New
Castle, and State of Delaware, bounded as
follows, to wit: No. I. Beginning at cor
nsr Of the lands OF the heirs OF Samuel
Thomas, deceased, on the Main street or
road, thence with said Thomas land south
40K degrees west 81 perches, thence north
48k degrees west Sperches, thence north 4O%
degrees east q pefchestolthe Main street. az
road aforesaid, thence with the same south
49k degrees east s perches to the place or be-
ginning, containing one acre and eight
square perches of land, more or less,
No. Q. Beginning at a corner for land of
village, thence north HH degrees east 20
perches, thence with lands of James Rogers
Esq, north 32k degrees east II G. 10 perches,
thence south Al degrees east n 2-10 perches
to the lands of Il, Croft, deceased. thence
with the same south 80 degrees west 25 $40
perches to q stone, thence north IL n degrees
west $40 of perch, thence south Al degrees
west 2 23-10 perches to the said Osborne street,
thence with the said street north 48 x degrees
west l6 2-l0 perches to the place of begin
ming, containing ~ acres, more or less
Book l., vol. Z, page 257, DC.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
perty of Ann e. Lord, Executrix of Joseph
A. Lord deceased, and surviving Mortgagor
OF Joseph Il. Lord, and Ann E. his wife,
and Joseph Alpheus Lord, Virginia Lord
Cordelia, wife OF Colen Ferguson, Clara,
wife of - Roberts, Victor Lord. Anna
Lord, Emma Lord, Ella Lord, Eliza A.
Lord, daughter of Theodore Lord, deceased,
a son of Joseph A. Lord, deceased, devisees
OF Joseph A. Lord, and t. T., and to be sold
by ISAAC GRUBB. Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, New Castle
September 1st, 1877. sep5
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13

CHERIFF'S SALE.
y BY virtue of a writ of Levari Facias,
TO me directed, will be exposed to Public
sale, at the t'''
HOTEL OF THOMAS d. BRADwAY,
In Delaware City, IN Red Lion Hundred
New Castle County, Delaware, on -
THURSDAY, the Goth Day of September,
1S11 at q O'Clock, p. M, the following de-
scribed real estate viz:
All that lot of land Situated in Delaware
City, Red Lion Hundred, New Castle Coun-
ty, and State of Delaware, marked on the
plan of the town aforesaid No. l2 situate
on the southeast sfdeAof McIane street and
beginning at the distance of 60 feet north
eastward from the northeast side of Fourth
street, ana extending thence southeastWard
100 feet to Green street, thence northeast
ward along Green street to point in the in
tersection of Green and West Canal sti eet
thence northwestward along the westerly
side of SAID West Canal street to pointin
the intersection of said West Canal and
McLane streets, and thence southwestward
along the SAID M cLane street, about 26O fees
to the place of beginning, containing -
square feet, be the same more or less. t-lr
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
lperty OF Jacob r. Fetters, and Sarah, his
wife, mortgagofs, |, 'Rebecca Fetters ysuryiv-
ing mortgagor OF John and Rebecca Fetters,
mortgagors. and the heirs Of John Fetters
deceased, and t. t., and TO be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriff's once, New Castle,
Sept. ,la5. seD4-3taW
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13
AN UNKNOWN WRECK.

An unknown schooner seen in a help
less condition off K,tty Hawk, N. C., Oh
Tueaday, was visited yesterday by, the
II 'e-saying crew and found to be sank IN
n ne flthoms OF water. Nothing was as
cerrained re FardiOg her cargo, but IL was
ju =. thar she could carry 3oo tons. a
sid --plate of a ye'sel .tsn fret ienS, WIN
washed ashore Yesterday mornIng, twen-
Nv miles north OF KITTY Hawk; it is sup
posed to be the, name OF the sunken
schooner. IT, 80 t. .fI IfF.l
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13
Registers Order.
REGIsTER's OFFICF.

New astle Co, August %, 1s77.}
Upon the application of John Mccall.
Administrator. of Margaret Mccall,
late of WILMINGTON Hundred in SAID
County, deceased 1t is ordered and directed
by the Register that the Administrator afore-
sald, give notice of the granting of Letters of
Administration upon the Estate of
the deceased, with the date of granting
thereof, by causing advertIsements to be
posted within forty days, from the date OF
such Letters, in six OF the most public places
OF the County OF New CaAtte. requiring ali
persons having demands against fine Estate.
t present the same, or ABIDE by an Act of
Asse nbly in such case made and provided.
And also cause The same to be inserted with
in the same peroid In the Wilmington GA
ZETTE newspaper pub ished In Whining
ton and to be continued therein three weeks
10. o. d.)
49,, Given under my hand and Seal Of
l.. >. Office OF the Reg ster aforesaid at
@@' New Castle, in New castle County
aforesaid, the aay and year above written.
E. O. BIGGS, Regis er.
. NOTI )E. L H't
All persons having claims against the Es-
tate of the dece tsed, must present the same
duly attested to the Administrator, on or
before August % 1878 or abide the Act of
Assembly in SUCH case made ard provided.
Is JOHN MCCALL,
u Administrator.
q Address. Wilmington aus f-3weOd
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13
.qtt2&9 ggi&E aa9
RICE iONE5CENT,d

cHER1FF,s "a rsra 't8Gsll9BF9 .
% By-virtue ora writ of Levaria, Facias-
70 me directed, will be exposed to Public
SAFE, at the .aLH aHf 10 fl 4 =
IN HOTEL OF HENRY d. PAULENE.
At Odessa, in st. Georges Hundred, New
.-, Castles county, Del. iHaIhQl II
ON MONDAY. THE 9TH DAY OF SEP
~ TENDER, 1877. :saolsDl.
At O'Clock p. M :. the following described
10 oI Dos Real Estate, viz: RR ID an
T. All that certain tract of land situated in
ppoquinimink, Hundred. New Castle
county aforesaid, and particularly descfib-
ed as follows, viz. Beginning at & stake III
ene maip branch of Blackbird Creek, cor
Ferguson, thence with said land of said
Ferguson north as degrees 48 minutes west
lS2 perches to a stake, corner for land of
SAD "a Ferguson, thence with the same no. .th
43 degrees easti4S percffes to black oak
stamp with a stone In IL, corner for land of
said Ferguson and heirs OF ann WeIdin.
thence with land dof said Weldin heirs north
81 deg.2f minutes east 81 and Clio perches 10
stake in the road leaning from Biackbfrd
10 NJ Middletown, thence with he.n1fddIe Of
said no I'd about 30 perches TO the land of the
heirs OF John CHM, decd thence with the
ktone, corner for land OF said Gihn's heirs
and Susan Wright. thence with said
WrtghCs land north 81 degrees 81 minutes
west 1872 and 7-l0 perches to a stake, thence
ing three courses and distances south 18 de-
grees 80 minutes east 102 and 2-1O perches to
a sake south 15 degrees east 18 perches to a
stonet and south 43 degrees SO minutes west
~ and 4-lO perehes to stake on the side of
the Delaware Railroad, thence with said
Railroad south 20 degrees 30 minutes east
1856 perches to the middle of the road run
ming from Blackbird to the Levels, thence
with the middle of said road about las and
4-l0 perches to q stake, corner for land of
William E. Evans, thence north 2f de-
giees 10 minutes east 13 and 5-1O perches
and north 90 degrees 15 minutes east Is
perches 10 the middle of the main branch
OF -Blackbird Creek, and thence with the
several courses thereof about 80 perches, to
the place of beginning, containing Three
HUNDRED ald Sixty two acres of land more
feized and taken in execution as the
of Ann T.. Lord, Executrix of Jo-
seph A. Lord, deceased, and surviving
mortgagor of Joseph A. Lord, and Ann E,
his wife, and Joseph Alpheus Lord, Vir.
ginia Lord, COrdelfa, wife of Colen Fergu-
son, Clara, wife of - Roberts. Victor
J! 1rd, Anna Lord, Emma Lord, Ella Lord,
Eliza Lord, daughter of Theodore Lord de-
ceased, son of Joseph A. Lord, deceased de-
Wis 1es of the said Joseph, deceased, and t.
US, and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriff7s Office, New Castle,l
Sep. l, A. D., 1877. }sep5-3tawts
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13

GHERIFF'S SALE. -.-
- BY virtue of a writ of Venditioni xpo-
mas ito me directed will be exposed to Public
sale, at the
HOTEL OF HENRY d. PAULENE, Oil.
At Odessa, in st. Georges Hundred, New
Castle county, Delaware, on
MONDAY, the oath Day of September, 1877,
AT O'Clock, p. M, the following described
Real Estate, viz:
All that Plantation or Tract of Land sit
uate in Appoquinimink Hundred, New
Castle county, and State OF Delaware
bounded by lanus of Daniel Corbit, by the
Thomas Landing road, by the road leading
from Tayior's Bridge TO Matthew'S Corner,
by the road leading from Smyrna to Odes-
sa, and by lands late OF James V. Moore
containing 120 acres and 80 perches, more or
less, with framedwelling house, barn and
other Improvements thereon erected,
e No. 2. All that lot or parcel of land, stu
ate In the village of Odessa, in st. Georges
Hundred, New Castle county, and state of
Delaware, bounded on the northeast by
Main street, and on the southeast, south
west and northwest, by land of Dan'l Cor
bit being about 15O feet in front on said
Main street, and extending OF the same
width, about 1856 feet deep. with tWo-story
dwelling thereon erected.
Seized and taken into execution as the
property of Joseph .Vandegrift, and TO
be sold by
ISAAO-GRUBB, Sheriff
Sheriff's office, New Castle,l : TT--T .-
September list. 1877. { ., sept
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13

President Hayes and party yesterday
attended the unveiling Of the monument
Mt the Soldiers Home IN Dayton, Ohio
About 10000 people witnessed the cere..
monies, which included the nring OF
salut,,s, a procession, music a miiitary
dispLay, and speeches.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-13
Registers Order.
REGISTER 8 OFFICE.
New CASTLE Co Sentan heI

ANS" O"ooi0 VA ocpteHuutT I, loII.o
Upon ntheapplication OFF. Poulson Chand
Ter, Executor of Mary Brown, late
of Brandywine Hundred in said
county, decd, it is ordered and directed by
the. Register that the Executor afore-
said, give notice of the granting of Letters
Testamentary upon the Estate, of the
deceased, with the date of granting thereof,
by causing advertisements to be posted
within forty days from the date of such
Letters, in six of the most public places OF
the County of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the Es-
Act of Assembly in such case made and
provided. And also cause the same to be
inserted within the same period In the
Wilmington GAZETTE, a newspaper pub
therein three weeks. (e. o, d.
t-~~Nl Given under the hand and Seal OF
}L.s. Office of the Register aforesaid, at
aforesaid, the day and year above written.
8. G. BIGGS, Register