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The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
A FLORIDA MUNCHAUsENIsM

A correspondent from Sanford, Orange
county, sends us the following snake
story, which, from his known character,
We helieye true. Those who are unac-
eualnted with either the habits Of a sa-
cred lizard or a hungry coach-whip
snake may doubt it. but we do not. He
says: "Mr. English, an old gentleman
who lives in this county, was out hoeing
one day, when he saw coach-whip
snake chasing lizard. The sacred liz
ard ran toward the old man and went
up his pantaloons leg, tn ough the waist :
band of his breeches al d out of his 9 iii t
bosom. The snake pursue d, went also
up the old mans panfaloons, got to the
wAistband whore he was prevented from
making the trip the lizard did but, as
the next best strategic movement, fell
back and went up ON the oui side OF the
pantaloons, got on The mans shoulder,
saw the lizard make his exit and jumped
down and caught it. 1t was all done SO
quickly that Mr.. English hadn't time t.
get scared. - SduGndh (Gd.) NeUs.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
The Three COnfiaxra,ion,.

The three confagralions simultaneous
ly reported by telegraph to-day form a
most unusual circumstance in the history
of disasters by fire. At Galveston, Texas
the destructive element swept away be-
tween two and three million dollars
worth of property. In Bridgeport, Conn
a hat factory employing two hundred and
fifty hands was destroyed, and eleven
men were killed by the falling walls
while the unfortunates were engage in
an attempt to save the property Of the es-
tablishmeDt. At New Orleans, several
squares of property were destroyed
These events stand apart from the ordi-
nary news Of losses by fire, and make q
special record for themselves sufficient il
is to be hoped to set men to thinking, al
least in the localities of their occurrence
| Carelessness is the greatest ofincendiaries
want of protective appliances its chief &C.
complice.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
General Neses.

A case uf child killing by another
child is reported from Boston. In which
the victim was aged three years, and
the slayer two years and six monthe.
Aprize fight tetween two pugilists,
Mclaughlin, of Blooklyn, and Williams
of New Jersey, took place at s O'Clock
yesterday morning al Fort Hamilton,
near New York, escaping the vigi-
lance Of the polio. Williams was de-
feated In twenty-one -ounds lasting
one hour and q quarter. S.. fl
The national rife team committee
met yesterday at New York to con-
slider the best me ms of selecting q team
to represent the Uni.ed States 10 the
coming contest with the rifleists of
Great Britain, The team is 10 be com
posed of eight. with two reserves and
u captain and adjutant. The commit
tee on selection of team was limited
TO three, with full powers.
The convention of the Y. NJ. G. A
at Louisville yesterday was opened
with exercises by ii. T. Adams. OF
Baltimore. .~"The work of the interna-
tional committee in the South was
discussed, and the fact was ELECTED
that when. the .committee began. its
work there were but two associations
and that now there are one hundred
and sixty-two, with strong Stateyorga-
nizatiOre. - N.-.-s1 A.szf a. a ssl1s ~
The International Typographical
Union. in session at Louisville, Ky.
SINCE Monday last, adjourned yester.
day after electing the following Of
ficers: President, Darwin r. Streeter
of St. Louis; first vice-presideat, Ed
ward Griffin, of Baltimore; secont
vice-president, Edwin Fitzgeorge, o.
Trenton, n. j.; secretary and treasu
surer, John II. O'Donnell, of Boston
corresponding secretary, John Arm
strong, of Toronto Canada.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
JAWS OF IRON.

NINETEEN YEAR-oLD BOY LIFTING ssv-
EN HUNDRED POUNDS WITH HIS TEETH.
Na0 York Sun.
GRANVILLE, N. Y, June 5.-Morris
Wando, Of this village, aged 10 years,
and weighing 100 pounds, deserves the
title of champion "man with the iron
jaw" A few days ago man weighing
200 pounds sat on heavy table in a sa-
loon here. Wando stood on chair, and
sezing the table on one side wiih his
teeth, lifted it and the man two feet
clear of tae floor, and held them there
fifteen seconds. He lifted a cask of
whskey weighing 400 pounds astride of
which were two men whose weight was
800 pounds more, by seizing it by the
chime with his teeth, holding it out
straight. Three men pulling on rope
which he held in his teeth could not
bulge Wando from his tracks. He has
gone East to seek an engagement with
a circus.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
VOTES AND OPINIONS.

No, all the organs are willing 10 &C
cent what Mr. GARFIELD says as tne
truth. 70 'av satt 1a H';N 4n.
The Chicago Tribune succeeds ao-
m;rahIv in a labdred effort to prove
that Grant is great general -.
Senator Dawes is learning he tninns
..,be party has got to change its niedi-
cine or buy its coffin"
The American play, the American
n vel aud sthe new party are tnree
Things that haven't happened yet,
The world pronounces the Times
oxnosure Of the Herald's war cores
nopdence a clear case of pot and ket-
tie. ,.., -
The 81. Louis Timea arrives at Inc
conclusion that the President Is noI 40
anxious for die ker as Senator Don
is. . .. asu aa H.fi~ et4.4
When Mr.. Butler comes down on Mr.
Mac Veaeh Mr.. MacVagh slips out
fIom under and comes down on Mr..
Butler. -. .f 45.s t.... 90
The San francisco Call has taken a
new tack in it's defense OF the ring. IL
frankly admits that it's pretty bad, but
adds "you're another.
The Sacramento Record-U nion, the
central Pacific organ, rushes brayely
to the defense OF Sargent and Carr.
That is what it is paid for.
"Mr. MacVeaEh," says the st. L ouit
Times, sis not as accomplished a lettel
writer as Ben Butler is. he absurdly ,
endeavors to coufine himself to facts. "
The indianapolis Journal thinks 'it
is probably nearing the time when the
sawdust is to be let out of this Appollt
d. Belvidere," and ii refers to Roscoe
Conkling. ..
The letter which the Hon. Russo
Errett wrote the Hon. James A. Gar
field respecting the Speakership would
doubtless pr owe as refreshing AZ "A min
juelp, If printed while the hot weather
is upon us.
"Butler has got of low fling a
MacVeagh, but be has not yet put in
plea of good character for himself,
says the Baltimore Gazette. Mr.. But
Ter didn't care I'd waste his time or
such fruitless task, probably.
Taking long grange view Of the Cal
ifornia situation we should say thai
the destruction of the notorious rine
which has 80 long fourished there II
near at hand. The gods-or somebody
else-have already made Sargent mad
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09

WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.

BY Telegraph to the GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 8.
There is rumor afloat here to the ef-
feet that Attorney General Devens will
be rendered the Russian Mission.
Secretary of war McCrary viii be trans
ferred to the Department of Justice and
Gen. Banks of Massachusetts will be
made secretary of war Hon. John H
Kasson was at the State Department to
day receiving his instructions as Minis.
ter to Spain. His present instructions
are to sail from New York July 4th, on
the Cunard steamer BOhinia
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
Fash ion able Furniture !
J. Il j N. HARTMAN,
= NO fl D King street,
WILMINGTON ,NrJ
WI. .MINGToN, DEL.
We respectfullv infor,, q

~ Werespectfully inform the citis
zens pr Wilmington, and the surs
.oGf6A rounding country that we continue
az -, 10 manufacture and keep on hand
a. .e ouI large and long established ware
stvia furniture OF every variety and
and Walnut FlIrnitura sIftahy5 el.osewoou
IN nfi,iihs-room and chamber uses.
-, ui osn assortment OF Furniture Is larger and
,oTe a,d -, varied Than can be found in Delaware.
or q nv aii articles sold at our establishment
a'v maiIiIahIed as represented.
dostSIil semiIlah Blinds OF the most fashionable
~, hst, rs haas 70 order and kept Constantly '
stantly keep d large assortment % alS CON
Hair, Moss and Husk Mattrassass oi spring
4 j. N. HARMAN.
4l0 King street, Wilmington.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
FOUND GUILTY.
By Telegraph to the GAZETTE.

By Telegraph to the GAZETTE.
New ORLEANS, June s.-Some three
years ago G. q. R tdetzky, formerly
Lieutenant of Cavalry in the Regular
Army, having left the service. located
near Colfax in this rare. He was ap-
pointed tax collector, and was shortly
afterwards shot and killed while coming
out of his house. John B. Mccoy was
arrested for the crime and tried last week
at Alexandria, and found guilty, with
out capital punishment.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
TERRIBLE FIRE AND ACCIDENT.
Special TO the Daily GAZETTE. 5Hal..lg Q

2uIdho oBRIDGEPoRT. Conn, June s.
A terrible fire and accident occurred in
this city during last night about u o'clock
fire was discovered in Sanford & Sons
hat factory, in East Bridge street. Part
of the building was entirely destroyed.
During the progress of the fire, a large
number of persons where in the building
when the walls suddenly gave way, bury
ing many in the ruins. Thirteen bodies
have been taken from the debris, and it
is thought many more are still under the
ruins
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
rnoM FRONT + fTEssv v,EEDffFFff6SNs 5ffFFff6fSNs Or
YEGTERDAK, -r1
RISE IN THE sUsoUEHANNA.
.TH+--~---l-- I'M r-rTT
v Telegraph TO the GAZETTE. y

RISE IN THE ESUSlUEhANNA.
By Telegraph TO the GAZETTE. "
.raoxa WILIIAMsPoRT, Pa, g.
The Susquehanna at this place now
marks u teet, reports from points above
indicate they have had more rain than
has fallen here which has greatly facilita-
ted the log driving especially on the
I.ennemahoning. amo'a5 SitF'i ~ l''-'.H
The rise in the river at Lock Haven was
rapid, and the boom filed withlogs in ten
honrs Something never known before the
logs also commenced running in Williams
port boom early yesterday a. M, and con.
nnued all day. Old lnmbertnan say this ,s
one Of the finest foods ever known in Sos
quehsnna. A dispatch from Llearfieid says
logs are running lively, but the river is not
high. Great activity is noticedhmong lum-
bermeu occasionsd- by the late rain aud
rising iu the river. '.t 'i ~ '.''
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
4 HEALTH INFLUENCE!

Restoring the Nervous san ana eoH and Healt
Imparting Life, Strength. anu
the ,1a,,in0 organism: ,,;,ho,a Medic
S,Iccessf,,liy ~ creating DtseGss fWSnt,1ntyTAICA
MAGNETIC APPLIANCES !,asrs a Sd
Recently introduced after yeeSSrI,pls n
ar Inn bning the system w VIII and MagI
current of TItdiizin9 E1ec'''0 '
force, yATITRE'S POW
A Sovereign Specific In pyspt6SeeL oy pt6e Lunl
vons Debility-Diseases vUn,,Iensy-ScH .,
REbsnmatism EJ Paralysis-EpliIeppIno otencj
ca Spinal derangemenn'send and Functid
6isoriers Of the Kidneys-ahu
dIfficuIties generally. o,v charged
rieetrie Tns Apgirlc pGgaiv@nlc and Masne'issa issaitaS ia
~ 'o Ji1ertnt degrees Of tnte asngS' ,.g sSect. d
al oi, u9 c9ses and conditions, anu 'O
ns ,nbere s medicines haze failed, oh vsicians
''I References to numerous rH'
f1iins fiIlnstrated pamphlets ceSt eSp,tc ETC., ifel
,,r,ncinies of their action, CoS''
duplication, AddrepfiR pR. BRYAN AN,
1a East FifteelNIsew New " YOf
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09

LONGEVITY OF PRESIDENTS. The
business of being president, the Spring
field Republican remarks, is tolerably
healthy. Except Lincoln, who was shot
at fifty-six, and Folk, who died at sixty
four, not one in the list (Grant Of course
excepted) failed TO reach sixty five, while
Jefferson, Madison, both the Adamses
and Van Bnren passed four-score.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
MIDsHIPMAN APPOINTED.

By telegraph to the GAZETTE.
NEW ORLEANS, June S.--A competi-
tive examination was had at Monroe, for
cadetship at Annapolis, at the disposition
of Congressman Leonard. Eight appli-
cants appeared, and W. F. Flourney
passed and was ap pointed.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
A PORTER ROBBED OF So 5000.

Moses Bltner, porter at the Eagle
Hotel, Lebanon, was robbed of his
wallet containing $500 in cash and
notes, yesterday. The man by &c )no-
my and thrift saved this money, and
his pockets were his.bank. lie dis
counted notes and loaned money ON
good paper, together with doing his
hotel work. He carried his wallet
inside of his vest. Yesterday morning
at an early hour a stranger entered and
asked fore the barkeeper. The porter
had his vest hanging up, and when he
went to look for the barkeeper the
thief grabbed the vest, took tho wallet
ran off ana escaped. he was.:a stranger
in Lebanon, woie grey suit of clothe.
aud had been there several months.
The papers are not negotiable. No
arrests.
GEoGRAPHY.-GeDeral Butler, who
delivers himself with knowing and
oracular air about public matters in
parts of the world, speaks of Wayne
Mac Veagh managing diplomatic affairs
| near "the smallest court in Europe
say of Morocco" Like the criminal
classes whom his law practice has
| Drought him into contract with, Gen.
Butler has great aversion TO news
papers, but some of them have kindly
under taken to enlighten him on the
geographical location of Morocco
which Is not In Europe, but "say" in
Africa, which is more than his Massa-
Chusetts schoolmaster seems te have
been able to make him understand
|
| SWAPPING MINIsTERs.-ln the las
so years 90 ministers have withdrawn
from the Lutheran Church to join othe
denominations. OF these IA went to til,
Protestant Episcopal Church. 20 to tn,
Presbyterian, to the Methodist, 5 10 thu
Congregational, and to the Romar
Catholic. The Lutheran Church in tn,
same period has received As minister
from other denominations, of whom 2;
came from the Methodist Episcopa
! Church.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
THE FIGHTING IN MONTENEGRO
BY Telegraph to the GAZETTE.

BY Telegraph to the GAZETTE.
LONDON, June
A despatch to the Times from Ostrok
shows that fhe fighting at Knstac was
very sanguinary, the Montenegrin losses
being reported at 900 killed and wounded
on Mooday night, and l 200 Turks killed;
70 officers sabres are reported to have
b EN- brought in.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09
NOTICE.
r.. MESSICK.

having removed from his old stand. Fifth
and King street TO stalls 46 and IS Second
ST., Market House would kindly inform
is customers that he is ready TO supply
EN- the same as usual with the very best
sh Bradford county dairy butter, whole
and retail. Also, eggs and ch eese a
cap as the cheapest mayl I'm a
The daily gazette., 1877-06-09

The undersigned successor to and part
ner in the late firm of Z. B'inghurst Il Co.
holesale and Retail Druggists, will con-
time the business at the old stand. and
while returning his sincere thanks that the
previous efforts OF the finn have met with
such gratifying appreciation, will. with the
aid of fall corps OF competent and skill
full assistants. who have had a practical
training In this establishment In their ex-
perience respectively, of from five to ten
years each, and three OF whom are GrQ0u-
dtes Of Lhe PhtddelI)hid College Of PhorpadcD,
faithful and careful attention.
o the highly responsible duties Of the
Apothecary in his manifold dealings with
life and health to merit and receive the lib
erai patronage so long extended to this house
z. JAMES hELT, Apotheeary,u
c5-u Cor Sixth and Market Streets
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-27
STRAIGHT" COMMISSIONS.

The Journal last week, in its most prominent
editorial states that the County Commissioners
shave inside of three months last past paid $500
to a special agent to collect Sl,7637O of county
and S55927 of State taxes" and comments un-
favorably upon the transaction. An examination
of the records proves this transaction to be very
favorable one for the county, the tax collector
of the district where the property is located upon
which the collections were returned, has fled a
sTorR statement in the office of the County Com
mssoners that the sum is "erroneOus" for the
years 1874 and 1875, and consequently allowed by
the Commissioners, based upon the sworn state
mont of said tax collector. It wur, however,, dis
covered subsequently that this property was in
litigation-in the hands of receivers-and possibly
twenty more owners claiming that their prop
erty was represented by shares of stock owned by
residents of Baltimore city, and who were willing
to settle upon an amicable basis. An agent was
employed and after six months of labor succeeded
in collecting the $2,322.97. The Journal man
must indeed be hard up for points to select such
as these to make capital of.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-27
NO FUSION.

Up to this time there has been no fusion of the
two tickets now in the field in this county in OPP
position to the ring. The meeting of committees
from the two organizations looking to the forma-
ton of one ticket was held in Baltimore on Mon
day night and the only proposition made by the
"Reform' committee was that VIM. E. Childs be
taken from the Peoples ticket and placed on the
reform" ticket for House of Delegates in place
of Mr.. Riley, and that the balance of the "Reform"
ticket be allowed to stand as it's Of course this
worse than ridiculous proposition was Indignantly
rejected and the two tickets will now stand their
own merits. We hope the people will understand
that the be any-for the two
tickets not coming together rests entirely with the
Reformers, who have shown an intolerant spirit
from the first, and who would consider no propo-
sition looking to compromise which included
Mr.. r. S. Corse for Commissioner. Their feeling
against this gentleman is one of prejudice only,
and will not injure him in the least among the better
class of people.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-27
THE PEOPLE m COUNCIL.

THE FIRST DISTRICT IN LlNE-LARGE
THUsIAsTIc MEETING.-A very large and
astic meeting of Workingmens and People'sl
was held at Bedecker's, on the Frederick roa
Tuesday evening. William Patterson occu
the chair; Henry Bedecker, Albert Brunier
Lewis ]. Weir, vice presidents; Henry Schu
secretary. There were about 500 persons pr,
who formed in line, and headed by a fine b
music, paraded the Frederick road for SO.
lance, and on the return of theprocessions
were made by R. S. II. Smith, ]. McDOnor
Mr.. Stevens, of Baltimore, and Col. James
William H. Brown and George W. Cora
meeting was the largest ever held in y
of the district, and gave dunbar
the.s y are EIsss4Av
reports from that section of the county on NJ
9th.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-27

GsA gentleman who was delegate to the nom
mating convention of "Reform" party of Balti-
more county, which met in Baltimore Sept 18th,
informs us that four-ifths of the delegates were
either candidates themselves expected to get an
Office should they succeed with their ticket He
also says that if it had not been for some of the
wiser heads among the delegates at least half of
the ticket would have been taken from one district
In this convention the 9th district represented
by t,oenty delegates some of the other districts by
five, some by three, and some by none. In one of
the districts the "Councip which elected delegates
composed of three and they elected them
selves as the peoples representatives. Is it any
wonder the voters of Baltimore county decline to
support a ticket-as ticket-gotten up by this
kind of packing" 1t was kind of close cor
poration in which none but aspirants had any,
thing to say.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-27

ls-The editor of the Herald very indy de-
voted nearly the whole of his paper to us last
week. We thoroughly appreciate this act of gen.
erosity his part, and would like to reciprocate,
but we have aceightier matters to deal with just
now. This same editor, the first initial of whose
last name is Yellott tries to prove inconsistent,
politically, copying extracts from the Union dur
ing the Presidential campaign last fall Now, the
Presidential election has nothing whatever to do
with our local politics and he can't draw off the
scent by any such trick. As to how we stand with
reference to local politics refer him to an arti
Gle which appeared in our columns as early as jan
uary Sth, 1876, in which we stated that in Nation
al politics we would always be found supporting
the Republican nominees, but as to local politics
we were entirely independent and would support
those candidates only who would best subserve the
interests of the whole people. This we are doing
in this campaign, and this we propose to do while
ever member of the old Democratic ring shows
his hand in politics. A non. partisan administra-
ton of the affairs of our county is absolutely
sential to our well being people and for this
reason we care not who fills the offices provided
the duties are honestly discharged by men who
can and will refuse to be tools in the hands of q
combination whose principles are the spoils of
Office" We especially commend this quotation to
the Herald editor who made use of it a short time
ago when speaking of the men who rule and run
his party to-day.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-27
AT TEXAS, N. C. R. R.,
Monday, Nor. 18th, at Z p. ".

rs About the lamest thing we have read for
sometime was a card from Mr.. Vim. NJ. Isaac, in
last weeks Journal, undertaking to reply to the
statement of the County Commissioners as to the
condition of the county finances. He had scarce
ly word to say with reference to the campaign
document issued by himself and Mr.. Yellott, and
what he did say was too fimsy to require notice.
That statement Of the Commissioners so efectual-
ly knocked the wind out of their sails that they
havn't yet had time to recover from it. Mr.. Isaac
did not attempta refutatiOn of the Commissioners
statement because it was so conclusive and truth
full that he could not go behind it. Now let he
and Mr.. Accidental YellOtt try some other dodge.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-27
ALL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND
LYING IN TWELFTH DISTRICT OF
BALTIMORE COUNTY,

COMPRISING parts of the following tracts OF land
to wit Limerick, Midsummer Hills, and Nichol-
sons Discovery, described as follows, to wit Be-
ginning for the same at post heretofore planted
as the end of the southeast 120 perches line of the
tract of land called the Lyon or Harewood's Lyon
and running thence and bounding on said line
reyersely north 233 degrees west 81 and seven
tenths perches to the centre of the Baltimore and
Philadelphia Railroad, then running along the
centre of said Railroad south 4O4 degrees west 80
perches until it intersects the south III degrees
west 1872 perches line of lot No. "a of said tract
called Nicholson's Discovery, then running and
bounding on said line south IL degrees west $50
and four tenths perches 10 the end of said line,
then south "a degrees east 10 and twO-tenths
perches to the northeast by north 100 perches line
of the tract of land called Midsummer Hills in the
centre of the marsh, then running down the CEN
tire of the marsh and binding on the watsr of Salt
Peter Greek the following courses, viz South AZ
degrees and 80 minutes east so perches, south IS
degrees east "a perches, north 81 degrees east Is
perches north 37a degrees east IL perches, south
S31 degrees east II perches south 81 degrees east
80 perches, north 333 degrees east 80 perches,
north 40 degrees and 30 minutes east IL pe,ches,
north 70 degrees and 80 minutes east perches,
north 234 degrees east perches north 424 degrees
east perches, north 343 degrees east I perches,
north 3 degrees west ii perches, north 214 de-
grees west Sc perches, north 81 degrees and Is
minutes west 80 perches until it intersects the fst
line of tract called Limerick then reversing said
line and bounding thereon north degree and Is
minutes west So perches to where it is supposed
the beginning of said land stood; thence revers-
ing the given line of said land as now defined by
a fence north 80 degrees and 80 minutes west SO
perches to the given line of HarewOod's Lyon,
then reversing said line and bounding thereon
south 81 degrees and 10 minutes west IS perches
to the place ofbeginning, containing 23O4 ACRES
OF LAND, more or less, being the same land
which by deed dated the 9th day of August,
1856, and recorded among the Laud Records Of
Baltimore county in Liber H. M. F., No. Is, folio
2O5, &C., was conveyed by William Mclaughlin
and wife Richard johnson.
Assessed to Richard johnson for 1876,