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The daily gazette., 1877-09-08
TOM SCOTS PROPOSED STAND
ING ARMY,

The President of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, in his recent letter to
the editor Of the North american Reuie,o
proposes this plan for the protection of
railroad properly against mob violence:
"what is needed therefore, would clearly
seem 70 be that proper forces [of regular
national troops1 should be 50 disposed at
prominent points, large cities and other
great business centres-in many of which
the Government has arsenals, custom
houses, mints, navy yards, and other pro-
perty OF its own . protect-that ,their
movements can be combined rapidly and
they be directed against points of danger so
as TO be able to act effectively and with
decision before violence can become tri-
umphant." . fttFft -
The full dimensions of this proposition
could not, we are certain have been
present to Mr.. Scott's mind when he set it
down on paper, Its enormity, however
becomes apparent just as soon as we be-
gin to figure up the number of men and
the amount of money which would be
required to carry it into execution.
The prominent points on the line of
Mr.. Scott's road from New York to Chi
cago, at which according to his plan,
proper forces should be SO disposed that
they could be rapidly combined and
directed against points of danger are nine
in number: Jersey City, Trenton, Philf-
delphia, Harrisburg, Altoona, Piltsburg,
Mansfield, Fort Wayne and Chicago
The smallest number of men which
would suffice at any point for the purpose
in question, would be 500, aud at least
1000 would be needed at Jersey City,
Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago. Allowing, therefore, an aver
age of 800 men to each of the nine posts
mentioned, gives us total of 1920 men
necessary to protect this line of railroad
alone. The New York Central, the
Erie, and the Baltimore and Ohio roads,
with their Chicago connections, would
each takes as many if not more, so that
the grand total of the forces which Mr..
Scott proposes to raise and support for
the defence of the four great trunk lines
between New York aud Chicago would
be 2S,S00, Should the system be extend
ed to the lines beyond Chicago and their
lateral feeders, it is a modest estimate to
reckon upen 21 200 more, or $4,000 alto
gether, and at the usual rate of 81, 900 for
each man, this would entail an expense
upon the country of $4,000, 900 annually,
or considerably more than half the net
earnings of the railroads sought to be
protected.
Col. Scott may possibly be an able
railroad manager, but he is clearly no
statesman, or he never would have pro-
posed to the American people to raise
standing army of $4,000 men and main
tain it at an annual expense of $50,000,-
900 in order to enable him with greater
security to reduce the wages of his elm
Y. Sun. .v ..
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HERIFF'S SALE
y BY virtue of a writ of Levari Facias,
to me directed, will be exposed to Public
sale, at the
HOTEL OF THOMAS d. BRADwAY,
In Delaware City, IN Red Lion Hundred,
New Castle County, Delaware, on
THURSDAY, the goth Day of September,
1877, at 2 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. II, situate
on the southeast side of McLane street, and
beginning at the distance of go 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 q point I'm the in.
tersection of Green and West Canal street
thence northwestward along the westerly
side of SAID West Canal street to q point In
the intersection of said West Canal and
| McLane Streets and thence southwestwar1
| along the said Mckane street, about $50 feet
| to the place of beginning, containing -
| square feet, be the same more or less
Seized ana taken in execution as the pro-
perty of Jacob r. Fetters, and Sarah, his
wife, mortgagors; Rebecca Fetters, surviv.
| ing mortgagor of John and Rebecca Fetters
| mortgagors, and the heirs of John Fetters
deceased, and t. t., and to be Sold by
J ISAAC GRUBB, 6heriff.
Sherif's ONCE, New. Castle,
Sept. /, 1877. sep4-3taw
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IMMENSE LAND-HOLDERS

A correspondent of the Stockton Inde-
pendent writes rs follows of the immense
landed and other possessions of Miller &
Lux: 1t is impossible to estimate, but it
is said they have zoo, 900 acres in Califor-
mia, an area nearly as great as the State
of Rhode Island. There must be at least
400, 900 acres in one body, running in a
strip ten or twelve miles wide and sixty
miles long, from Hill's Ferry southwark.
The Canal Farm is, therefore, very
small proportion of it. 1t is covered with
farm houses and well equipped in all re-
Spects as the Canal Farm. They own
about 10000 head of cattle, and last year
their newborn calves numbered 25,000
head. Ofsheep they have vast num-
ber, as well as of hogs, and they furnish
the largest share of fresh meat for the San
Francisco market. They can start herd
from Kern county and drive it through
to San Francisco, and have good pastur-
age of their own land for the cattle TO feed
en- every night on the route.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08
CHERIFF'S SALE

iCHERIFF'S SALE.
- BY virtue of a writ of Venditioni Expo
mas, to me directed, will be exposed to Public
sale. at the
HOTEL OF HENRY ID. PAULENE,
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 APPOINTMENTS Hundred, New
Castle county, and State Of Delaware,
bounded by lanus of Daniel Corbit, by the
Thomas Landing road, by the road leading
from Taylor's Bridge to Matthews Corner,
by the road leading from Smyrna to Odes-
sa, and by lands late of James v. Moore
containing 100 acres and so perches, more or
less, with framedwelling house, barn and
other improvements thereon erected,
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, aud on the southeast SOUTH
west and northwest, by land of Danl Cor
bit, being about 100 feet in front on said
Main street, and extending of the same
width, about 336 feet deep. with a two-story
dwelling thereon erected.
Seized and taken into execution as the
property of Joseph W.Vandegrift, AMI TO
be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, New CasIle,)
September 1st 1877. sep6
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Funeral 0 { stat..ma am Tb,.rs.

PARIS, September THE proprietors
of the principal shops in the city give
notice that their establishments will be
closed on Saturday, the day being regard.
ed as one of national mourning.
The evening papers publish the arrange
ments for the funeral procession, and say
in conclusion that the patriotism of every
citizen is relief upon for the preservation
of order. f'.
The Liberte says troops will be massed
along the whole route. Detachments
will also accompany the procession and
bivouac behind the Cemetery Pere la
Chaise. MN. Grevy, Jules Simon and
other eminent men will speak at the
grave.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08
CowHIDING AFFAIR.-A little un

CowHIDING AFFAIR.-A little un-
pleasantness occurred on Monday last, in
North East, between q. w. Bruce, a
married man, a resident of that town, land
Edwin Elwell, New Jerseyman, form
erly in the employ of Bruce. The latter
charged Elwell with defamation of the
character of his wife; and prepared him
self, with horse-whip, and upon meet
ing Elwell, gave him complete dressing
down. Elwell is light, delicate young
stei, and was unable to cope with his
adversary, who is hearty and muscular.
Elwell's friends claim that the assault by
Bruce was without provocation whatever
and characterize it as brutal in the ex-
treme. Bruce was bound over to appear
at Court, and Elwell who is without
friends, was committed as Witness
Cecil IVhi0.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08
HOTEL OF HENRY PAu1ENE

at the
HOTEL OF HENRY d. PAULENE,
AT Odessa, in st. Georgel' Hundred. New
Castle county. Delaware, on
MONDAY, the 9th Day of September 1877,
All O'Clock, p. M, the following described
real estate, viz:
All those two lots or pie ces of land situ-
ate In the village of Odessa, County OF New
Castle, aud State of Delaware, bounded as
follows, to wit: No. /. Beginning at a cor
ner of the lands of the heirs of Samuel
Thomas, deceased, on the Main street or
road, thence with said Thomas land south
AN degrees west 81 perches. thence north
4SH degrees west 8perches, thence north 4Ol u
degrees east q perches to the Main street or
road aforesaid, thence with the same south
48K degrees east perches to the place of be-
ginning, containing one acre and eight
square perches of land. more or less. f.
NO; 2: Beginning at a corner for land OF
Jacob Vandegrift, on Osborne street, in said
village, thence north AK degrees east 20
perches, thence with lands of James Rogers,
Esq, north S24 degrees east1T g. 10 perches,
thence south Al degrees east N2-1O perches
to The lands of e. Croft, deceased. thence
with the same south SO degrees west % g. 10
perches to stone, thence north Tx degrees
west $40 of a perch, thence south Al degrees
west 23-1o perches to the said Osborne street,
thence with the said street north 48h degrees
west 16 2-l0 perches to the place of begin
ming, containing Az acres, more or less
Book L, vol. 7, page 257, dc.
oeizeu anu CaKen IN execution as The pro-
perty of Ann E. Lord, Executrix of Joseph
A. Lord deceased, and surviving Mortgagor
OF Joseph n. Lord, and Ann K. 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., and to be sold
by ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, New Castle,l
September lst, 1877. sep5
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CHERIFF's SALE.

CHERIFF'S SALE. v ,..
- BY virtue OF writ of Levaria Facias
20 me directed, will be exposed to Public
Sale, at the
HOTEL OF HENRY d. PAULENE.
AT Odessa, in st. Georges Hundred, New
.l.J-g Castles county DEL,
On MONDAY, THE OATH DAY OF SEP
sa tre TENDER, 1877. -t.
At O'Clock p; M. the following described
.l- .l, Real Estate, viz: .. II..
All that certain tract of land situated in
Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle
county aforesaid, and particularly describ-
ed as follows, VIZ. Beginning at a stake in
the main branch of Blackbird Creek, cor
ner Tor these premises and lands of CoIen
Ferguson, thence with said land of said
Ferguson north 46 degrees 48 minutes west
1872 perches to @ stake, corner for land al
said Ferguson, thence with the same north
~ degrees east 148 perches to black oak
stump with a stone In IL, corner for land OF
salu ferguson and heirs of ann Weldin
thence with land of said Weidin heirs NORTH
81 deg u minutes east 80 and $40 perches to
stake in the road leading from Blackbir rd
TO Middletown, thence with the middle OF
saiu ROAD about 80 perches to the land of the
heirs OF John CHM, decd, thence with the
same southwesterly about 1870 perches to a
stone, corner for land OF said Ginn's heirs
and Susan Wright, thence with said
Wrighcs land north 81 degrees 81 minutes
west 132 and 7-10 perches to stake, thence
WIN lana OF GlueOn II. Barlow, the follow
Ing three courses and distances south 10 de-
grees 30 minutes east 102 and 2-1O perches to
a stake south Is degrees east Is perches to a
stone, and south 43 degrees So minutes west
~ ana 4-lO perches to a stake on the side of
the Delaware Railroad, thence with said
railroad south 20 degrees 80 minutes east
l56 perches to the middle of the road run
ming from Blackbird to the Levels, thence
with the middle of said road about 1f5 and
4,io perches to stake, corner for land OF
William T.. Evans, thence north 2i de-
grees 10 minutes east 10 and $40 perches
ana north So degrees Is minutes east IL
perches TO the middle of the main branch
of Blackblrd Greek, and thence with the
several courses thereof about 80 perches, to
the place of beginning, containing Three
Hundred and Sixty-two acres of land more
or less
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Ann E. Lord, Executrix of Jo-
seph A. Lord, deceased, and surviving
mortgagor of Joseph A. Lord, and Ann p. :.
MS wife, and Joseph Alpheus Lord, Vir.
ginia Lord, Cordelia, wife of Colen Fergu.
son, Clara, wife of - Roberts. Victor
Lord, Anna Lord, Emma Lord, Ella Lord
Eliza Lord, daughter of Theodore Lord de,
ceased, son of Joseph A. Lord, deceased de-
visees of the said Joseph. deceased, and I.
Us, and TO be sold by
Sheriff7s Office, New Castle
Sep. l, A. D., 1877. sep5.3tawts
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08
The Pope's Lambs Partially Paraly

LONDON, September Z The Stand
ards special from Rome contains the
following: The condition ofthe Popes
health is not so good as it has been for
some time past. his limbs are partially
naralyzed but no immediate danger
is apprehended, He resumed audience
on Thursday.
The Liberia asserts that the Nuncios
have been instructed to inform the
Vatican as TO the prevailing opinions
relative TO the next Papal election IN
the various countries to winch theS
are accredited.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08
ANDERSON'S REWARD.

1t has just transpired that the notori
GUS Anderson, of the Louisiana Return
ing Board, who left here few days
ago, carried back with him to New
Orleans commission as Special Depu
ty Collector of that port, issued to him
at the instance of the President. II
cannot he contended that the appoint
ment of person to an important and
responsible position who is under Grim
inal indictment is an example of civil
service reform. Anderson boasted al
40 that the President would have made
him Collector if he had desired it.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08
THE n WAR.
REPORTED RUSSIAN DEFEAT IN
ARMENIA.
Only Ten Against Cne.

LONDON, Sept. Z, 1877.
A despatch from Turkish sources, dat
ed Erzeroum, September A, says that the
battle of Kiziltepe, which resulted in the
Russians being completely driven from
their position at Kedalar, cost the Turks
43O in killed and l 400 In wounded. XII
ziltepe Hill. which was held by five bat
talions of Russian infantry, the remaind-
er having Withdrawn to Kardeck on the
23d OF August, was attacked at two OF
clock on the morning of August oath by
two divisions under Ali Pasha and Ma
homed Bey. They were both wounded.
ONLY TEN TO ONE.
"The Russians, outnumbered by ten to
one, fought bravely, but were driven of
from their main camp. They came up
about nine O'Clock and made three un-
successful attempts to carry the hill by
storm. These were most gallanJly re-
pulsed by the Turks, who finally remain
ed masters of the field, and have now
strongly intrenched Kizltepe hill.
NEARER TO PLEvNA.
The Imperial headquarters have
moved from Gorny SIuden, thirty
Ell sht miles from Plevna, to Bulgareni
only twenty-five miles from the OBJ
1ertive point, and all apparently is pre-
p ired for crushing attach on Osman
Pacha's main army.
A STARTLING THEORY.
Mehemet Ali is said to have changed
his base of operations from Eski Diuna
and Osman Bazaar to Rustchuk, pushed
back some weak Russians forces over
the LON and established his advance
guard at Obirteni, on the road from
Rustchuk to Bjela, eight miles from
the latter place. If this intelligence is
true it announces most important and
masterly movement on the part of
Mehemet Ali. 1t would appear, how
ever, that this report should be accept
ell with caution.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08
An dependent Candidate In virginia

David Miller, Lee county, Va. farm
er, has announced himself as an inde-
pendent candidate for Governor of that
State. He is in favor of the readjust-
ent of the public debt upon terms sat
isfactory to the people of Virginia, and
he is also in favor of the greenback policy
and the repeal of all internal revenue
laws.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08
OPPOSITION TO HIGH TARIFF Ia W'S

The Conference of Free Traders met in
Saratoga yesterday, Nathan Appleton, of
Boston presiding.s Edwin A: Pratt OF
New York, and Samuel l.. Powers. of
Boston, were appointed Secretaries.-
David Dudley FELL, Parke Goodwin,
Horace White and Francis A. Walker
were appointed Committee on kesolu-
tions. They reported resolutions declar-
ing the existing tariff laws largely re-
sponsib BILE for the present depression of
the industrial, financial and commercial
interests of the country, demanding a
thorough revision of existing tariffs and
of our commercial treatise with foreign
nations; recommending the negotiation
of treaties of commerce with such coun-
tries as France and Spain; urging, the re-
newal of reciprocity with Canada, and
inviting all citizens who agree with the
views Of the Conference to form local OF
Ter addresses by Parke Goodwin and
David A. Wells in. support of the resolu-
tions, they were adopted.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08
THE CRICKET.

AHA cricket that the evening long
:, ,sll tby story to the silent hours
nv tho dew falls upon the thirsty
Blowers .Lt.!.,.a.a. q
is the burden of thy .ceaseless song ?
4 of loye ? or secrets that belong
be- dim solitudes of ruined towers %
,so crumbling walls the ivy leaf en-
bowers
[nories of Titania's shadowy throng? ?
ri friend, so arcient legends tell
rith power of mystic sorcery
ost the hearth where thou dost
ove to dwell NA
with thy quaint and pleasant com
pany
pbt's deep loneliness thou dost dispel,
me v chiefo insect, IN instrelsy. q
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08

1t Is very unpleasant to have to say SO,
bnt is evident that ''the poor coioreo
man" does not enjoy so many privileges
under the present administrator az tne
average white man, While Mr.. Naval
Officer Cornell, ss chairman of the New
York Republican committee, is manag-
ing the campaign in that State, the Pres
ident has lust notified the colored orator,
Professor Langston, who is also Minister
to Hayti. that he cannot take part IN the
Ohio campaign, because 1t would oe a
violation of the ci vii service order WIN
reference to Federal officers taking part
in partisan politics, Mr. Langston, pelng
man of intelligence and discernmeht,
will readily " recognize the justice OLLIE o. tue
civil service, which is being SO couIaseii
ously enforced in the cese OF unarhlet u
colored men. but which has % hole III
somewhere large enough to permit tne
Secretary OF Treasury to slip through anu
make partisan speech i'll ONO, anu
| which also lets the President ana po,,
ton of his Cabinet out wheh ne ~,
a party.boosting expedition among '1e 10
i Buckeyes. OF course, as MlhisCe; ,SS
| Hayti, MIR. Langston has no DusiueHo 4ha %
making sdeecbes in Ohio, any more 'nad d
the SECRETARY of the Treasury has, anu u
therefore MI. Langson will probably ian ian
| into the eenerol opinion that civil ser,
qice order ought to make no ulso sonS noctun con.
Ion account of race, color or previous 'o1'
dition of servitude.-
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08
International Exhibition,
The American Industrial Palace at
the Centennial Grounds.
The largest, grandest, and most CON-
Plete Exhibition in the World.

Plete Exhibition in the World.
Thirty eight States and Territories. and
al principal Foreign Countries represent
ed In the Immense Display.
The great Main Building filled with Ex-
nlnlts, representative of every Department
OF Education, Art, Science, and Industry.
among the many attractions, special at
tention is called TO the great diorama of
washington at Yorktown, one of the largest
and most 1ife-like Representations of the
Kind ever on exhibition. The Jahrmarkr,
an admirable illustration of a. German fair
The wonderful mechanical Landscape, in
the northwest corner of the Agricultural
Department, most ingenious piece of mo
chanlsm. The New England log cabin pict-
manners of our lorefathers. The glais
works, in which the m anufActure of glass
Is fully illustrated. One of the most at
tractlve features of the exhibition. Tne In
dian encampment showing the home life
OF the Red Man. The colored quartz who
sing the quaint plantation songs and hymns
of the South, with all the melody and feel
ing characteristic of their race The eleya
tor, by which a fine view of the park and
city is obtainable. Special amusement
features will be provided daily. The exhl-
bition band (Hassler Bros, Dfrectors), give
an instrumental concert on Tuesday Thurs
day, and Saturday afternoons ofeach week.
Recitals on the Grand Roosevelt Organ
Every day at and p. m.
Grand Promenade Concert
Every Saturday Evening.
The Summer Tourist will find no resort
possessing greater interest than this, which
quite rivals the exhibit in the Main Build
ing last year.
Admission Tickets, Price % Cents Child
rem, ~ Cents. Admit also to the the com
Idete Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Mu-
scum and School of Industrial Art, in
Memorial Hall aug27 -d3m
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08

Last November Kershaw county, S. G.,
gave Chamberlain 306 majority and
Hsves 3lS. At an election last month
The democratic candidates for county
Commissioners % were chosen by 500 ma
jority.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08

0Judxe Goode has returned to ms IS n6 nSe Vir
Norfolk from an extendea ViSi' '1' W
gihla springs. ,s-.,,,, ,..,ur. In
Nav England during the coming ssaSoA'
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08

Two thousand firms aud individuals in
San Francisco have petitioned the Board
of Supervisors in that city to appoint a
committee to wait upon the six Chinese
companies, who control Chinese emigra-
ton, and those steamship companies in
whose ships the Chinese are brought to
California, and request hem to cease
from further importation of Celestials
until the United States and Chinese
governments shall have come to some
understanding on the subject.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08

John Bright contemplates a prolonged
tour on the continent OF Europe.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08

Q HERIFF'S SALE.
- By virtue of a writ OF Levari Facias To
me directed, will be exposed to Public sale,
at the
The daily gazette., 1877-09-08

AT Odessa, in st. Georgel' Hundred. Ne,
Castle county, Delaware on