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The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
PENINSULAR NEWS.
Compiled from our Exchanges.)
DELAWARE.

The "News and Advertiser" says s'Mr.
| Bayard has it bad"
The residents of the peninsula complain
of mail Inconvenience.
There have been over 3,66e, 500 baskets OF
peaches sent from the peninsula.
The Hayes Quartette Club gave an excel
lent concert at Milford on Tuesday last.
The fruit canning factories are closing the
season with entertainments to their EN-.
ployees.
DR.. VIM. E. Wolf and family of Laurel,
DEL, are about to remove to Wyoming
Territory.
The late heavy rains throughout the
peninsular have done much damage to the
fodder crop.
Scaford is to have a sale on Tuesday
next of dogs captured for unpaid taxes.
Good for Seaford.
The complaining "News and Advertiser"
says there are too many Democrats on the.
Sussex county juries.
Lowery's fast mare, Polly Ann, has been
entered in two races that are to come off
at the Bridgeville Fair.
Boston Commission Agents are securing
the neighborhood of Frederick for 10000
baskets of sweet potatoes.
The "News and Advertiser" is in favor
of the reappointment OF Mr.. Pennewill, as
Register of Wills for Kent county.
William H. Morris and Son of Green
wood, Sussex county, successful merchants,
are selling out, with view of removing to
Wilmington.
A gentleman of Seaford locked his smoke
house, but forgot to take the key from the
lock. He is now engaged in looking for
the person who took his meat.
The Democrats in Sussex are setting up
things to have the next candidate for Gov
ernor come from Sussex, thus cutting off
again the chances of Frederica's candidate
John W. Hall.
A controversy has arisen about church
property between John A. Hazard, Esq,
of Milton, whose wife inherited the Mrs.
Draper property in Milford, and the Truss
tees of the Presbyterian Church in the lat-
ter town.
MARYLAND.
The Denton, Caroline County Jail, is
without prisoner.
The Worcester and Somerset Railroad is
to be sold on October 2.
Mr.. Albert Holm, of Port Deposit, left
for Texas on Tuesday last.
The public schools of Wicomico county
will open on the 1st of October.
The Iron Mills of the Mccullough CONS
pany, at Northeast, are in full operation.
The steam ferry between Port Deposit
and Lapidum will be re-established about
November /.
Hon. T. F. Bayard, of Delaware, will de-
liver an address before the Kent County
Agricultural Fair, September 26.
The steamer "Cyrus P. Smith" was sunk
on Wednesday last at the mouth of the Pa
tapsco. Loss 10000, Insured for $4,000.
The Hon. George R. Dennis, U. s. Sena-
tor from Maryland, living in Somerset
county, who has been seriously Ill, is fast
improving.
Francis B. Crookschank, of sassafras
Neck, father of the editor of the Cecil
"Democrat," died suddenly at his residence
on Wednesday evening last of paralysis.
Col. Clement Sullvane, editor of the
Cambridge Chronicle" has been nomina-
ted for the State Senate by the Democrats
of Dorchester, and Jos. H. johnson, Esq,
editor of the democrat and News" for
The House Of Delegates.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
ROBBERY BY A TRAMP.

On Friday afternoon last the house of
Mrs. kirke, residing in Brandywint Hun
dred, near the Shipey estate, was entered
and robbed of over $1OO in money and
lady's gold watch. II is supposed that the
robbery was committed by tramp who
seen prowling about the neighborhood, and
up to this time no clue of him has been
Obta ned.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
local -xATTa1Esas-
CHURCH COLLECTION,

The repairs recently maze at the Hanover
Street Church, cost $3.50, and to enable this
debt to be paid, a collection was taken up
yesterday. The congregation showed itself
very liberal, contributing during the morn
ing service, $l90, and in the evening the
balance was received
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
WILMINGTON. DEL, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER a. 1877

made 1t impossible to eXtinguish the fames,
but at that hour fortunately the wind shift
ed, and by tearing down Decker.'s shoe shop
and preventing the spread of the fire across
the lane beside the Atlantic Hotel the rest
OF the town to the southwark was saved,
and the further progress of tie confagration
finally arrested at about 81. Thirty-one
buildings had now been destroyed, twenty
nine of which were devoted to business
purposes: but fortunately nearly the entire
residence portion Of the town was saved.
Many of the cottages in Keyport are of al
ornamental character, occupied by New
York residents, and standing in pleasant and
well cultivated grounds, aud it was gene
rally REGARDED as matter for congratula,
tlon that at least Reports rural homes were
saved.
THE BORDER TRoUBLEs-THE PRESIDENTS
POLICY.
SAN ANToN1A, Texas. Sept. 22-There
is no doubt that gentleman In this city
has received a telegram with the last twen-
ty-four hours to proceed at once to quietly
raise 1000 men for active service on the
Rio GraDde.
SENATOR MORTON IMPROVING.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Acting Posts
master General Brady received a telegram
this Eloruing from Colonel Burbank saying
that Senator Morton is better this morning
than he has been at any time since his ill~
ness, and he feels encouraged.
l.. AFFLICTED FERNANDINA.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 22.-The re-
ports from Fernandipa tonight indicate no
abatement in the epidemic raging there. A
special despatch says there have heen five
deaths since the last report, among the nun
ber being two Sisters of Mercy. There are
a number of new cases, and many critical
ones. The weather is changeable, wi h
rain, the aspect gloomy and the citizer s
respondent.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
TURKISH ATROCITIES.
ETC.
ETC
THE EASTERN WAR.

LONDON, Sept. 23.-No official intelli-
gepce has yet been received from either
side concerning the reported battle at Biela
yesterday. Severe fighting has been going
on for two days between the Czarwitch and
Mehemet Ali. The Russians still hold
a.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
LOCAL NOTES.

Ho ulooA Is now on the WaGe.
The Board of Education meets this evens
ing.
Ihe hours of high tide at this port to-day
are l2.@7 a. m. and 1914 p. m.
There will be meeting of the Jefferson
CLUB In their rooms this evening.
I. T. e. Smith proposes taking an ex>
cursion to Mauch Chunk early in October.
Less than four hundred baskets of
peaches were received in this city on satur-
day.
Inc " Delawarean" calls our eating 500
bushels OF oysters week a terrible mas,
sacre.
W. M. kennard & Co., will open their
new store, No. 62l Market street, this
morning.
Madame Rentz's Female Minstrels will
appear on Thursday evening next at the
Opera House.
The next annual meeting of the Kent
County Bible Society will be held at Fred
erica, Sept. 1878.
Daly's Fifth A.venue Compapv will, an.
pear here October 6, in the great society
play of "Divorce."
Evening prayer will be held at Trinity
L. h. Chapel, Fifth and King streets. on
Wednesday at 4 p. m.
Frotracted meetings are being held
during the week in the Church of the Dis.
ciples, near Newark.
Daniel La Note, Esq, will be buried
this morning at II O'Clock from his late
residence, S53 Market street.
Mr.. G. M. Johns, artist, of Pittsburg,
Pa, has haddsome picture on exhibition
in the window of G. F. Rudolph's store.
To morrow night Council will hold spe-
cial meeting for the purpose of settling the
contested election in the Eighth Ward.
The freight business on the P, W. SB
Railroad is very brisk. 1t is said $50 car
loads OF cattle were left over at Baltimore
Elder G. R. Kramer preached in Pbila.
delphia yesterday, while Elder James
Danlsom OF that city occupied the former
gentleman's pulpit.
NO wake or religious ceremony was held
over the corpse Of Rhoades, the murderer
The dead body was buried in Potter's Field
on Friday after ,on.
The schooner "Mary r. Holt,' of Els
wor|h, Maine, loaded with lumber from
brunsvllle, Ga, for Pusey, Jones g. Co.,
here on the 2Oth inst.
Robert Clifton snd Alonzo Devices tele-
graph operators at the P.,W. g. B. depot re
turned from an extended tour through the
West, much improved in health.
At the recent meeting of the Delaware
Historical Society, held on the Goth inst,
a large and valuable collection of interest,"
ing historical donations were received,
Inc schooner Governor j. T. Smith," of
Lewis, Maine, arrived late last week at this
port with cargo of $50 tons of rails from
New York for the Diamond State Rolling
mills.
A counterfeit S. bill on the FIRST Nut,oual
BANK OF Iamaqua has appeared. 1t is so
well executed that the best course Is to re.
fuse all$5 bills of that bank until the meth,
ID of detection can be accurately ascer-
,ained.
McClcskey, proprietor of the Opera
House Hat store. has made arrangements
for the present fall and winter season to sell
goods lower than any hat store in the city
He buys exclusively for cash, not even the
old cash method 30 days, with per cent. off
Cash when goods are selected is a great
temptation to the manufacturer to sell low
if he has notes to meet and is
short.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENCE

o'''-The Kensineton Bank was en-
'ered on February 2, 1871, by pretended DO
llcehlcn, and its vaults robbed of bouds and
cash TO the amount of 100000.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
WANTS..

WANTED topics Of the Morning Herald
W for the following dates: is75-1hursday
Nov. 10, Friday, Dec. 3, saturday, Dec A.
Monday, Dec. ~, tuesday, Dec q: 1876
April IL, Thursday, April n, Monday. A Aug
"A, Wednesday, kug. l6, Friday, Aug. IL
1e23-rf HERALD OFFICE.
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Den ntiStry.

DR.. J. W. S5oughton g. Bro, No. iii
Vine street, Philadelphia, excel all others
for their neatness, durability, cheapness
and dispatch of their work. Beautiful gum
enamelled teeth, full sets, equal to any $25
set made elsewhere, for $l0,. Filling, Ii
cts to 81. Teeth extracted without pain.
DON'T forget the Name nor the fact that this
is the best place in the city for Dentistry.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
RAILROADS.

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J Ju1e 10Th 1877. rouows
It'll ,,aye Wilmington as lollo"e
of,as,,h,a or md intsrIaedlase. .s s'alne'Ia Ia a.
frils"S 10, 9W, 10 o0, n. III. 'o' ''"'
9a d"ioo,a pm; and New York. 222' . AZ a M
l2S, /. na ~, ,' y 'ipplermsaia,e + stations, . ~
,,t,lnore n, anu Washington } ~' s0'' " "'
l.5 Y ~ ~, J,s i.si,wsre Division leave foi ~
Trhl',s w. ~, hM, t2l. 93U, y M, l oo' 'o
,nn,ning ~, aud intermediate s'A''''' ''''
1Mam, s 80 p 10. m.,,.ta stations 5 OO
a3Oan'. rnnAY TRAINS
,,+' acn intermediate stat1ons
SlOam'2 . ", .vd !" ii New York. 222am.
phllane ph,lI.,,aere ond Washington, oo III.
H1.M,nW, H. n,rther Information rassengsrs are
p.tarr.d 10 the time taoles pes'o" Nv '-''
pot. KENNEY. .supt'
--,T.NaE OF hOURS-W1LMlN9l
(1hAnNyTTS rEkN RALLROAD-Comm
y. ~ = thursday Dec. 4, 1875. Trains Will run
as follows ,, n n, a. m. and s BOP m
Leave .da Wa.mlIhsgs h,,vg g is q IN and 80 p. m.
hervs LEAVE 's at Wilmington 7 55 q En- ana q "
..,I0e pm; at Landenberg at II NJ. and . 40
rr,imNNEcrIONs.-Train F. N leaving i.anaen. Il ! n
.aro at a. IS a. m. with train LOT fhAl"oo'-
pbTs pT1a,n az leaylnp ts ~ Wilmington a 10 70
n,a,,a II, vol, lrayIpg t,nliudeiphia at S.l0 III
snd w,1n npeenansylvan'a M and Delaware train leaV'
Il Train Leavng Lar" en nerg AZ tra o. T. and
WIN reH rem Husi ilsaSins Wilmington for Phila
al! rrain = AZ p leaving llm,ng1on Of o.oo n
,uith tatr train ies ,,us nlis.Gaiphia a. 10 p
m ., .,,.rms.-..-+..
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
NO NEWS FROM THE TURKS,

Further intelligence concerning Mehemet
Ali's reported victory, received at Constan-
tiDople, states that he attacked the Russian
positions beyond the Banica Lom. The
Russians were intrenched in village along
the river. No official dispatch has yet been
published.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
The Reasons Why.

|. Our clothing is made superior to any in
this market. @.'f
2. The sty'e and shape of our garments
cannot be equaled. ..4
8. We are large, experienced manufactur-
ers.
4. We buy our goods for cash and give
our customers the ban etit. ,,,u oru-
ING.
Final. We have about sixty clever sales
men, The low prices the people 40 appre-
ciate. Come one come all, snd see 1o1
Yourself our large stock OF Fail anu W lntel
Clothing. We have already lald ~ as
part Of our stock one half a million dollars
Manufactured by us, open Tor 1nspectlon'
Our Motto: .t .f
I'VE LEAD-NEVIR FOLLOW"
We have brought low prices and stylish
goods into Philadelphia.
TO THE ROYs. TO THE CHILDREN
We would say that never has our stock
Of school sui, y and chldren'S su1ts Deen SO
complete as this season.
small Profits! Quick Sales! Bear in
mud,
WE ARE THE LEADING AND POPU-
LAR CLOTHING House IN PHlLA.
4. {. YATES & CO.,
LEDGER BUILDING.
Chestnut St., Cor. Sixth,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
sep7.4m
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24

Read the MORNING HERALD regularly.
The usual Sunday train ran to Landen.
berg yesterday.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
REIGN
TRIAL OF ENGLISH DETECTIVES,

LONDON, Sept. 23.-Solicitor Edward
Froggatt and Chief Inspectors Druscovitch, =,
Nicklejohn, Palmer, and Clarke, of the
Scotland Yard detective force, who were
accused of conspiracy to defeat the ends of
justice in celebrated confidence case in
which number of betting men were con~
victed of defrauding the Countess de Cou>
court Of $4,000, have been committed
for trial.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
HIDEOUS SCENES.

A correspondent of the "Times" engaged
on one of the relief agencies at work among
the Balgarians, sends hileous account of
the state of the province. He is at present
established at Carlova, on the southern
slope of the Balkans. In this place the
kopulation, which he estimates must have
been nearly twenty thousand. there is not a
grown man left alive. For six weeks the
place has been at the mercy ofirregulars of
the Turkish army. There now remain
among the ruins of what was once beau
tlful and thriving town only five or six
thousand women and children.
HOPELESS LIVES.
These poor creatures hide themselves as
best they may, dreading the outrages of
which nightly some of them are victims.
Thev can hardly be said to have shelter,
clothing or food, and have sustained life by
furtively gathering roots and vegetables
left in toeir ruined gardens.
TURKEY DEroPULATINa HER TERRITORY.
The pitiful stories of the condition of the
Christian population south of the Balkans
are beginning to create uneasiness and. in~
dignation in Europe. The dispatch of
Ahmed Vefkto Adrianople, at the instance
of Minister Lazard has not had the effect of
putting stop to the executions.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
THE NILE FLOOD.

The height of the Nile was telegraphed
ou Monday at 16 cubits, 4 kerats; thus the
eetreat of the flood continues, while the
average date of the highest flood is close at
hand. The official statement of the annual
height of the river since 1925 gives 10 Gu
bits, kerats, the lowest level recorded.
August 81 is the earliest date recorded for
the end of the rise and October 27 the lat.
est, but 1t has generally occurred between
September 26 and October 10.
The Morning herald., 1877-09-24
ON THE RIO GRANDE.
YELLOW FEVER STILL RAGIN'
AT FERNANDINA,
THE KEYPORT, NEW YORK, FRI

ETC,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
The s.o,Cer cf nfagara.

The amount of water passing over Nj
agara Falls has been estimated at 1OO,-
100000 tons per hour, and its per-
pendicular descent may be taken at one
hundred and fifty feet, without consider
ing the rapids, which represents further
fall of one hundred and fifty feet. The
force represented by the principal fall
alone amounts to 16, 800, 900 horse power,
an amount which, if it had to be pro-
duced by steam, would necessitate an
expenditure of not less S66, ,000. 900 tons
of coal per annum, taking the consump-
ton of coal at four pounds per hour. In
other words, all the coal raised through
out the world would barely suffice to pro-
duce the amount of power that annually
runs to waste at this wonderful fall.
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Ei0htinn fOl. a. Home.

Professor w. K. Brooks writes in st.
Nicholas for June: A woodpecker's hole
is such very convenient place for nest,
that many other birds, are glad to find one
unoccupied. Sometimes rair of wrens
will watch the motions of the wood
peckers while they are at work, until an
unfinished hole is left unguarded, when
they will take possession of it. AS soon
as the lawful owners return, the thieves
are driven of, but they are so persistent
and troublesome that, although q
woodpecker is larger and stronger than
twenty wrens, the owners sometimes
abandon the place, and make new nest
Still the wrens are not always allowed tc
keep the house they have stolen, for the
blue-birds are equally covetous of it, and
sometimes fight fiercely with the wren'
in their attempts to gain possession of it
Occasionally, both wrens and blue-bird
also prize woodpecker's holes yer!
highly. The fierce battles between thes
various birds over an abandoned hole ar
very amusing, and often last severa
days; for they all are very obstinat
birds, and as each one is determined no
to give up, the matter is not very easil
settled.
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An Erchanae of Bites

The H tford Courant says that some
Glastonbury parties recently captured a
couple of rattlesnakes-a larg and q
small one-and brought them in a box
to town to exhibit. The larger snake
was about three feet long and eight or
ten years old. Last Sunday, at East
Glastonbury, while number of people
were looking at the reptiles, man
named Grover, butcher. came along,
and, announcing that this kind of cattle
didn't scare him bit, he took the big
snake out of the box. Holding it around
the neck be performed number of dare
devil tricks with it, and at length
actually put its head into his
mouth several times. Then, getting
bolder, he announced that instead of the
snake biting him he'd bite the snake, and
he made pass toward it with his head
and planted his teeth on the snakes
throat. But in doing it he brushed his
cheek close by the creatures mouth, and
in an instant like a fash, it drove its
fangs into his cheeks. The blood spirited
out in a needle-ike stream, and the fun
was over. The spectators at once (it by
good luck being at handy produced an
abundance of gin and stuffed the man
full of it. DIR. Stocking was sent for, and
ordered continuance of the treatment.
Against all protest the patient was
delugcd with liquor, and by Monday he
had so far recovered as to be up and
around. On Tuesday he was at work
again as usual. He will probably not
bite that kind of CATTLE" as he called
it. any more
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j. WLkes Bo0fh-Absurd Stories
About His RPm0islS-2he
True story.

A number of absurd stories are going
the rounds of the press as to the disposi-
ton of the remains of J. Wilkes Booth.
The lates is by Captain Oliver P. Leslie, of
Pittsburg, who states the bod Y was sunk
in lake seven miles below Alexandria,
Virginia. The incontrovertiblef facts are
as follows; The remains were ordered to
be delivered to the friends of Booth by
President Andrew johnson. John Fl.
Weaver, the undertaken of this city, was
sent to Washington by his family to
bring them here for interment. A box
was taken up from the arsenal building,
and delivered to him. It was brought
by him to Baltimore and was examined
by him and a reporter of the Gazette, at
his room on West Fayette Street, near
Holiday. They found in it skeleton,
wrapped in an old army blanket. When
the blanket was taken off, the skeleton
was covered with powder having the
appearance of soapstone, and on being
rubbed between the fingers, it disap-
peared, just as soapstone will do. On
the right foot was an army shoe, cut
open at the top its entire length, as if
to accommodate swollen foot. On the
other was a large cavalry boot. The re-
porter of the Gazette examined the bones
in and above the shoe, and tor some time
could find no injury. Believing the re-
mains to be those of Booth, the reporter
made a persistent examination, and ut
last discovered the leg was fractured
clean through, just above the ankle.
The fracture was clearly marked, and the
portion below the fracture being lifted
out of the box, the ends of the bones
were of pure whiteness, leaving no doubt
as to the fact that Booth in leaping from
the box had fractured his right leg, and
otsprained it. Still the identity of the
remains were not satisfactorily estab-
ished, especially SIS there was no portion
of the spinal vertebr@ missing, and no
mark of any bullet upon them. A
brother of Booths was sent for, who was
told by Mr.. Weaver of the doubts as to
the identity of his remains, and Mr..
Weaver requested him to think of some
popularity, if any existed in the struc-
ture of his brother, that would forever
remove any doubt. After thinking for
brief while, the brother said that all he
could remember was that his brother had
his tooth. plugged with gold in apeculiar
manner. He described the location OF
the tooth, and drew with a pencil the
shape of the plug, which was of unusual
size. The teeth we're taken out, and the
tooth was found plugged justas described
by the brother, and forever setting at
rest any question of the identity of the
remains. The remains were buried in
Greenmount Cemetery, in the same lot
with his grandfather, father and other
children of the family.
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YOUNGSTOWN Herald: Professor Swift

NoRRIsTowN Herald: Professor Swift
saws that the comet discovered by b.
relli of France, on the Sth of February,
has neither nucleus, tail, or envelopes" "
If Boreli can't discover any more perfect
comet than that he'd better retire from
the business and hand over his telescope
to a man better posted on comets. A
comet without either tail or nucleus is
bad enough, but one without envelopes
and perhaps minus postage stamps also
is glaring swindle.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07

A ASpring6eld Republican correspondent
writes from Charlestown, S. c.: DR..
Shepard pointed out to me the position
of General Gilmore's swamp angel"
battery, and said that only the other day
his workmen dug up one of the unex-
ploded shot in the Medical College yard.
1t was rather large for war souvenir,
and about as dangerous as rattlesnake.
The cap was perfect, all ready for the
light tap that would explode it. No
soaking would ruin the powder filling,
and so after looking it over he had it
carefully and deeply -reburied, he hopes,
beyond resurrection. Anegro some time
ago found one of them, and thought he
would break it up and sell it for old iron
He got a sledge hammer and struck it on
the point. 1t exploded, blew the roof Of
the house off, and dealt destruction in
every direction, but strangely Sambo wal
not injured beyond being stunned by the
conclusion. He reused himself, looked
wildly around and exclaimed "Lordy
massy, whar's dat iron ?"
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Ju,npfr,g at Conclusions,

Don't do it. When you commence
reading an article, read it through. As
sertions, apparently leaning to one side
of the question in the beginning, may be
modified or explained before the close in
such way as to put an entirely different
face Oh the matter. The Dutch Justice
was satisfied to give his decision when he
had heard the evidence produced by the
plaintiff in the case, without waiting for
the story of the defendant. A cattle
doctor in Massachusetts, who was called
in the dusk of the evening to prescribe
for sick COW, entered the stable and
commencing his physical diagnosis in the
manner usual with auacks. He took
hold of the tail, exclaiming, "Just as l
expected Horn-ail is the trouble. Here
are all the symptoms: Softening of the
tail-wasting of the bone. No mistak-
ing the cause of the difficulty, this time" "
Going thence to the head of the animal
and attempting to take her by the horn
to further diagnose her, he found she
was mulley!