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The Morning herald., 1877-12-24
POLICE CASES.

Tho business at the Police Court has been
brisker during the last two days. The
following cases have been triad since our
last report:
Samuel Masten, Benz. Sterling, and John
Bush, all cold, charged with the larceny OF
seven geese, from John Letevere. Each one
was held IN $500 ball to await the action Of
the Grand Jury.
John Allen, charged with committing
PERJURY, in falsely swearing that q certain
man sold liquor on Sunday, was required to
give $500 bail to answer the charge at next
Court.
Thomas Hindsley, for drunkenness and
disordely conduct and assault on officer
Rickarts, was required 10 pay IS aud costs
and give 5000 ball to keep the peace.
Anna Blackiston, accused of the larceny
of bed clothes, &C., from John Murray, was
dismissed.
Kate and John Wilson were committed to
New Castle jail for 80 days for vagrancy.
Wilson Thomas, 70. discharging fire arms
in the street, was fined $50 and costs.
Rebeccs Riggs and James Stewart, va
grants, were committed to Fort Grubb for
80 days.
There we're also several ordinary drunks.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-24
INSTITUTE HALL AGAIN ON FIRE

SPECIAL OFFICER HERITAGE DISCOVERS
TIE FLAMES AND EXITING UIsHEs THEM.
Yesterday morning about $50 O'Clock, as
special officer Heri age was passing along
Market street, he saw the reflection of q
bright light in the street above Eighth, It
being such an extraordinary one, he made
search and discovered the floor in the
store of L. F. Blair, the plumber, all ablaze.
Mr.. Watson, the night clerk in shoemaker's
drug store, was called up and admitted Mr..
Heritage to the building, but all the doors
entering the store were locked, and of such
thickness that It was impossible to force
them open. By this time the fire had
gained considerable headway, and the store
was filed with smoke. They got into the
store by passing the transom over the back
door, and opaned the doors. A hatchtt and
water was Immediately obtained, and after
half hours hard work, every vestige Of
the fire was put out.
The fire originated from box OF saw.
dust, which was used as spittoon, and It
is supposed that some person pitched .
lighted segar into It, hence the fire.
A hole, about twelve inches in diameter,
was burned through the floor, the joists
underneath were also burned about an inch
deep. The fire occurred in the back part of
the store, which is used as sleeping apart
ment, and few feet from the fire was
bed, which fortunately did not catch.
Mr.. Blair left the store about . O'Clock
on Saturday evening, and went to Balti-
more, and it is thought strange that it
should have taken until $50 the next morn.
ing for the box to get ablaze. Only officer
Heritage's prompt action the building
would, no doubt, now be heap of ruins.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-24
THE OPERA HOUSE.

The Opera House had slim audience on
Saturday night, to witness the Two Orr
phans, the attendance was striking COM
mentary upon the malice OF the director,
which persistently lies about, and taboss
the HERALD paper having the largest
circulation at present, of any journal within
the city Of Wilmington.
Miss Thompson and her troupe, will soon
appear at the Opera House. Jesse Baylis,
Esq, at the box Office, will inform the pub
lie Of the night of her appearance, terms Of
admission, &c. Let the band play.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL NOTES.

.
The Board of Education meets this even.
ing.
The west side of Franklin street is being
curbed.
Go to the hop tonight, at the Friendship
engine house.
A cap can be had at the Opera House hal
store for 30 cents.
The best Egg Nogg on Christmas, at G
Chandler's, 3 West 5th.
The Forty Hours Deuotion commenced
yesterday at the Sacred Heart R. c. Church
A. E. Cloud and A. T. schwenk's hop
Tonight, at the Friendship engine house
Tickets 50 cents.
Some mischievous person has been break
ing the edges off Of the cap stones on the
south wall of the Reservoir.
The infant school of the Second Baptist
Church will hold their regular christina
entertainment tomorrow afternoon.
First grand hop Of the Two Orphan, to.
night, at tho Friendship engine house. La
dies Of respectability only admitted.
VIM. J. Brown, one of our coal dealers,
died on Saturday last. He was the son>in.
law of the late Robert D. Hicks, of thia
city.
The contemplated fence around the basin
should be put up IS soon as possible, ss
there is great danger of children falling
down 1t.
The morning Sabbath School of the
Central Presbyterian Church, held their
twenty.second anniversary yesterday after.
noon, At $50 o'clock.
The Friendship Steam Fire Engine Com
pany, No. 1, was 1O2 years old last Saturday
The flag on their engine house was flying
during the day in honor of the event.
The P. NJ. A. recently organized assocl.
alton in this city, will hold their first annual
reception In Prof. Webster's dancing acadc.
my, Masonic Temple, March 4tb, 1878.
Whelsn, the horse tanner and trainer, will
give an exhibition in his training viciou 6
hoses this afternoon, at 2 o'clock at the
Lafayette stable yard, Ninth and shipley
streets.
The gold badge offered By the Shields
Library Association to the member selling
the largest number of tickets for their 18th
annual ball, held on Thanksgiving eve, was
awarded to Mr.. VIM. E. Carey.
The usual Monday evening meeting Of
the Friends Social Lyceum will not take
place, the members thinking they can more
merrily occupy Christmas eve. The usual
meeting will take place on the following
Monday evening. but special programme
adapted to New Years eve will be arranged.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-24
PIONEER CORPS ENTERTAINMENT

St. Mary's Temperance Cadet Pioneer
Corps will give another OF their grand
dramatic entertainments in the basement of
st. Mary's Church on the 80 h of January
next. The proceeds to 20 owards the
equipping of the rem aiming members Of the
remaining members of the corps. On the
2Sd Of next February they will 20 to New
Castle, and aive performance for the
benefit of st. Peters Church of that place,
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TERMi,; OF SALE.

The property will be sold to the best and
highest bidder upon h 8 signing tne CON
dltiOns of sale, tn wit: Six Thousand doi-
lars t$60OO) Of the purchase money 10 De
paid in cash when the property ls s'rucR
off and the balance within thirty l3o) Gays
after the confirmation OF the sale by the
Un ted states Circuit Court for the eastern
Distric Of Pennsy luana. Provide q lnat tne
balance Of the purchase money may eltner
be paid in cash or settled for ~ rece1PtlnR
to the undersigned Trustees for the dlvl.
dend OF the said baiance of the purchase
mOnt y which may appear 70 be payable
on anv OF the bonds Of the said company
and the matured coupons att. ched therete.
secured by the aforesaid mortgage or July
the 9Th, A. ID 1874 which may be held Dy
the said purchaser. pom the conhrmation
ofthe sale by the Court, and upon 1uil
compl' l'ance with all the conditions OF the
sale, tho purchaser shall be entitled TO
good and sufficient deed for the same 10
him in Zee mple, from the said Trustees
free, clear and discharged from al incum
ances SUBJ equent to the liei ofthe aiore-
sal! mortgage, and claim or demand OF Inc
sid Railroad Company. or Of any persons
claiming under them by way Of equity. OF
redemption or otherwise.
GEORGE BROKE. )-
,,, asSkaN SEss3fS' Ri'cH RpsoN "',. 4'u''ee.
CHAPMAN BiDDtF, the Trustees.
THOM AS 4 son, Auctioneers,
Nos. l39 and l4l South Fourth st.,
c28.2taw-ts Philadelphia.
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THE BASIN.

The pumping of water into the basin was
continued yesterday, commencing at seven
O'Clock In the morning, and stopping at 6
O'Clock, last evening. There are now about
eight feet of water in the basin. They will
continue pumping at intervals until the
required amount of water is. in.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-24

WARREN'S FUNERAL.

L. W. Warren, one of the Quarryville. ex-
plosion, was buried yesterday afternoon
from the Masonic Temple. The funeral
was attended by the Washington Lodge,and
proceeded to the Wilmington and Brandy.
wine Cemetery, where the body was inferred
In the Mason's lot.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-24
PERSONAL.

Lieut.. j. P. Jefferson and lady, U. 8. A.,
arrived at New Castle, on Friday, from his
European trip, on visit to his relatives.
DR.. Ninian Pinkney, a retired nedica,
director, U. s. Navy, after brief illness, died
Saturday at his home, in Easton Talbot
county, Nd.
DR.. Ralph Milbourne Townsend, brother
of George Alfred Townsend, died in West
ern New York, on Wednesday last. He was
born at Port Deposit.
Mr.. Bayard has gone to Georgia to de-
fend Jackson, of Wilmington Sussex Jour.
We think this is a mistake, as Mr.. Bayard
has been in Wilmington during the week.
Mr.. Robert Clifton, telegraph operator
In the Delaware Division of the P, W. &
B. r. R., will give up his position as operat-
or on Wednesday next, to engage in the
dry goods business at FELTON,, with q man
named Conner.
Rev. Mr.. Mann writes to the Methodist
the Moral suasion Temperance movement
seems to be still very lively in Wilmington,
yet it is comparatively failure. sturdi-
want and butcher are in the field, lending q
helping hand, and Murphy is expected.
Mr.. Benjamin B. Comegys, a we'll known
Delawarean and brother 10 our Chief jus
tice, has been appointed member of the
Philadelphia Board of Education. Mr.
Comegys is President Of the Philadelphia
National Bank, and was the choice of the
members of the Sectional Board to succeed
MI. Daniel steinmetz.
Mr.. Paul Revere, the great grandson,
and namesske of one who figured so grand.
ly in the early part of our revolution, by
riding from Boston to Concord, and Lexiug-
ton, to arouse the freemen Of Massach usstts,
to the first fight for liberty, was received In
st. Jcseph's Roman Catholic Church, Jer-
sey City. by the Very Rev. Robert Seton,
on last night week. Upon that occasion no
lesst han seventeen person were received into
the Church at the same time, all Of whom
were persons of culture and social condition.
-&.>--
Egg Nogg, Egg Nogg, for everybody, on
Christmas, at ChaLdlsr's, 8 West 9Th.
Good umbrellas at the Opera House ha,
store. One price is the rule Of the house.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-24
LECTURE BY BEECHER.

The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher will lee
turs here, in the Grand Opera House, on
the evening Of January 81, upon "The
Wastes and Burdens of Society,""
The Morning herald., 1877-12-24
VOL. v. NO. l0h,t
RAILROADS.


111,ADELPHlA, WILMINGTON AND
phlnA ARAITfMOkE KAILkOA
Nov .mber 28th 1877.
mains will le..ve Wilmington ~ follows
iort,,oda,nh,a ior and intermediate stations,
rssSS SIO, 900 947,, 70 10. n. N. ~, $50,
p,,iM1adelphia M and New York, 200. s "A m.
a,I,imore IL M and .intsr'nediste stations, 8 80
sst,Inore = t and Washington Il 81. l6, 30.
M. IY54, 10 So, 5Os, m.
Tralns fnr Delaw" re ID vision leave for
law Cas,leR21. Oh y NIL Is 6Up. no. :,
" w,oming aud tn,srlnsdtAtS stations 10
AMI Is 6 ~ m. ,o
Delmar and Intermediate stations, . 30,
D. ILL., : " SUNDAY TRAINS.
.h,,.delph,a and intermediAte stations
iua m. S 90 6 30 p m.
pS,ladelphia and New York 2O0. s A y m
patimOre and Washington. l3tt. l Is NJ.
Eor further information passengers are
,eierred 10 the time tables posted at the dc.
pG9. p9n,a.,v H.FKENNEY. .supt.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-24

Egg Nogg, Egg Nogg, for everybody, on
Christmas, at ChaLdlsr's, 8 West 9th.
Good umbrellas at the Opera House ha,
store. One price is the rule Of the house.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-24

,vuANGE OF h9UkS-WILMINGTO
~ WEST ERN RAILROAD-COm memo
ins Thursday Dec 4, 1875, Trains will run
as follows:
ieave Landenburg 4 As m and % p. m.
Awe at Wilmington 7S6 m. and 8 10
Alive at Landenberg at II m. and N
t.NNECTIONS.-Tra leaving L4anden
herp at 8.45 a. m. with train for Philadel-
u TraIn leaving Wilmington 9 1912 . 10
and pennsylvania and Delaware train leav.
ing Landenberg at OO p: m.
Train Leaving Landenberg At ! % p. m,
with Pennsylvania and Delaware trai IL, and
with train leaving Wilmington for Phila.
at4 30 p. m.
Train leaving " iimlngt0n at $50 NJ
with train les ,,ng~ iniladelphia Ct I Is p.
m -. CONNELL Rup
The Morning herald., 1877-12-24
THE HERALD.

Monday, December. Gath. 1877.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-24

Hotels, Boarding Eouses, and private
families can be supplied With Oysters, for
Christmas, at a much cheaper rate, and
better oysters than any other dealer.in the
city, by B. F. Farrier, basement, ale,Marke
street. a.. ,F...s St,
The daily gazette., 1877-01-12
MERIT RECOGNIZED.

Benson's Capclne Porous Plasters receiv
ed the highest and only award of merit a
the Philadelphia Exposition, over all arti-
cles OF like character, proving by the hight
est medical authority in the world, tina
they are greatly superior to ordinary porous
plasters, and not q patent medicine-as no
nostrums were allowed to be exhibited
there. Benson's Capcine Porous Plaster is
positively the best external remedy ever
devised. They relieve pain at once, and
cure where other porous plasters only re-
iieve after long use. Over three thousand
physicians now recommend their use and
they are sold by druggists everywhere
Price 25 cents.
TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD
Improvement" is the watchword of the
hour; Its development and re-development
is the am billion of every true American
Porous plasters were invented In 1s45. For
thirty years their composition remained un-
Improved, p until Benson's Capcine Porous
Piasters were invented. They differ from
all others In their greater medical activity.
lhey WM cure dtsedsc IN a Jeto hostrs that other
porous plasters, liniments or compounds
require days and weeks OF continuous wear
and use to simply relieve. They are supe-
rior TO electricity and more powerful. II Is
NOT o nostrum. They are endorsed by over
three thousand physicians and druggists as
meeting great want q remedy for exter-
nal diseases which relieves instantly and
cnres quicker than any known medicine.
Try them and you will not be deceived
Purely vegetable. Price % cents. [f5
noVl6eoddWJtf " sL..JL ii34NA tsf
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General N ews.

According to telegram from Colum-
bus, Ohio, to New York paper, Mr..
Wheeler says his visit to Governor Hayes
has no special significance, being "simply
to renew old friendship"
The members of the Walnut Street
Presbyterian Church, in St. Louis, at a
meeting on Wednesday night, resolved
by a vote of 1877 to 81, to sever their con-
nection with the Southern General As
sembly, and join the General Assembly
of the United States
Lucille Western, the actress, died at
the Pierrpont House, in Brooklyn last
evening of Pneumonia. She had been for
some time in poor health.
Hon. Samuel 8. Jameson, a prominent
citizen of Western Pennsylvania, died
yesterday at Salisbury.
The suspension of Sargent, Brothers
& Co., dry good merchants, of Boston, is
announced. Their liabilities are stated
at S167,0 900, assets $542, 1000. David A.
Patch. brewer, of the same city, is also
reported to have failed. His liabilities
are S00.OOO unsecured, and about $Ss, 900
secured by real estate; assets unknown
The daily gazette., 1877-01-12
From the World.
The Delaware Duellists,
BOTH OFTHE PRINCIPALS AND
THEIR SECONDS MISSING.

THE GRAND JURY TRIES ANOTHER VAIN
ExPERIsiENTw-DR. PHELrs's HABEAs
Mr.. ]. G. Bennett has not been seen in
public since Wednesday afternoon. and
is understood to be concealing his where
abouts to avoid the legal proceedings
which the District-Attorney has instituted
upon the reports of his duel with Mr..
Friedrich May. Mr.. Bennett was last seen
here driving down Forty-second street i'm
the neighborhood of Ninth avenue. On his
way, 1t is supposed, to the JERSEY Citv
ferry. The probability is that he Is now
In New Jersey, and it Is pretty certain
that ne Will leave the country for Europe
wienih lew days, and the quidnuncs
are pnsying themselves trying to theorize
him ABOARD an ocean steamer without ar
rest suggesting steam-yachts, &c. j., It is
said that his valet, Albert Vogel, is con :
fined at Mr.. Bennett,s house with a
sprained ankle. This may be SO or he
may be with his MASTER He did not ap-
pear before the Grand Jury yesterday ac.
cording to subpoena. Mr.. Rowland Rob
bins, it was declared at the Jockey Club
last evening, has also left the CITY. Mr..
May, his second, DR.. Fredrick MAY. and
DR.. Tiighams his surgeon, have disan-
peared from baltimore, and the present
destination OF the principal, at least, is
F1or1ua. c0LaJ sis wu- ,l!ia. ..
According to subpoena, Mr.. Herman
oelrichs was at the Grand Jury room
yesterday and was called in to testify in
regard to the duel about noon. He came
out again shortly after and departed. The.
Grand Jury got no information from him,
he said, for the very good reason that | e
had no evidence TO give about the duel.
The jury probably called him simply be
cause he was once mentioned in a news
paper as one ofthe seconds of Mr.. Nav,
and moreover, as cousin of Mr.. May,
likely to know something of the business
1t was understood yesterday that Mr..
Lawrence K. Jerome and several other
intimate friends of both the principals in
the duel had been subpenaed. DR..
Phelps, upon whose habeas corpus Judge
Donohue is to decide to-day, is probably
the only witness of the duel now within
the reach ofthe District-Attorney.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-12

NOTICE is hereby given that the annu-
dred Mutual Horse Company, will be held
at the Practical Farmer in Brandywine
Hundred, on Saturday, the 18th day of jan
uAry. 1877, at 2 O'Clock. 2. m.
WILLIAM CLOUD,
Ian3-Wets Secretary
The daily gazette., 1877-01-12
s1,201,OOO
Present Bonded debt

Present Bonded debt 81 POI 900
With no floating debt whatever.
This reduction taken in connection
with the payment of our extraordinary
expenses during the past year amount
ing to about twenty thousand dol
lars, 1926, ,00W together with surplus
now in tho Treasury of seventy five
thousand dollars, applicable to the
public debt, is conclusive evidence
that our present revenue ic amply suf-
flcent to meet all the legitimate expen-
ses of the State, and also enable the
Treasurer to cancel our Indebtedness
each year to a satisfactory extent. Our
bonds are held with such t1rmness, and
command such high premium that it
is impossible to obtain them, and some
provision should be made either TO
check the large flow of money into the
Treasury, or place it in a position
which would render it productive.
AS an Offset against the foregoing In
debtedness the State has semi-annual
interest-paying investments, as fol-
lows:
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Discussed from the School Fund since
the distribution in August last as follows:
To the Pennsylvania institute for
board, tuition, &c, for feeble
minded children from this state. $500 90
To the Pennsylvania Deaf and
Dumb Asylum for board, tut
ton, sc. &c.......................... $40 90
To the Pennsylvania Blind Asy-
q lum for board, tuition, &c...... 662 80
S1,672 30
l have thus endeavored to make the
transaction ofthis department of the State
Government as plain as possible, without
going into details; but in conclusion l
will request of your Excellency, together
with the Legislature that is soon to con-
vene, that If you deem this report not as
thorough as you would desire, not to hesi-'
tate to make any further inquiry which
you may wish, and it will be nay pleasure
10 answer. Very Respectfully yours, ,,
~ THOMAS b. GILES,
i-5 if'",' ,a-i State Treasurer.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-12

Although at the commence
ment of this administration,the
Treasury was reduced to nine
teen thousand one hundred and
forty eight dollars and ninety
eight cents, (S19, ,148 98.l and in
consequence of the act taxing
bonds and mortgages being re-
pealed by the last Legislature
our revenue was curtailed about
fifteen thousand dollars (S15,-
000,) it has nevertheless been
sufficient to meet theinterest on
the above debt promptly and
reduce our indebtedness as fol-
lows: -S.i s,
Residue of bonds due
O january 1st, 1875.,..s $23,O00
Interest due January list, 81 e.
Z 1876! :. !............... 66O
Loan created by late 4. ~ ~
Treasurer I. =. - 10000
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REPORT of the State
Treasurer.
OFFICE OF STATE TREASURER, }
DOVER, Del, Dec. II, 1876. (


To His E1cellency, &
John p. Cochran, Coz. of DelGrare:
SIR:-I have tbehonor to submit the
following report Of the receipts and
disbursements of the Treasury of the
State since my settlement with the
Legislative committee in January last
together with the amount of our lia>
bilities, and also of the assets, with
such other information and suggestions
as have deemed necessary to make:
At the beginning of the present ad >
mipistration Of this department the
State debt amounted to the sum of one
million two hundred sixty four thous.
and six hundred and sixty dollars, CON
sisting as follows. viz: , nor
Remainder of Bonds issued to
pay bounties aud for volun-
teers, ..................... s795,OOO
Remainder of bonds loaned to
the Junction and Breadwater
Railroad, and for which the
State is secured by first mort
gage on said road and its
equipments, ,.................. 100000
Bonds loaned to the Frankford
& Breakwater Railroad which
are also secured by first mort
gage on said road and its
equipments, ................. 10000
Bonds outstanding and due JAN
uary ist, 1875. :.....,..:..... $4,000
Interest outstanding and due
January LIST, 1876. ...........,. 660
Loan created by late Treasurer
to redeem bonds due January
1st, 1875. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 10000
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NOTICE TO THE LADIES'.
MRS. s. A. JOHNSON d. PERCY,
.. MANUFACTURERS OF
wigs, TOupees, Chtgnons,

Gurls. switches, Etcs
A fall and elegant assortment of HUMAN
HAIR and Hair Goods that we can offer as
the Standard of Perfection, Original in De-
sign and Unsurpassed in Elegance and
Beauty, at
EXTREMELY Low PRICES.
Will Renew and work over all kinds OF
old hair, braids, combings, &c. Dyeing in
every shade, light or dark. Wigs, Beard
and Costumes can be rented for masquer-
AIDES and evening parties at
No. TIL MARKET STREET.
oct2s-3m WILMINGTON, DEL.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-12

Discussed from the General Fund since
January 21st, 1915, to pay interest on the
State debt, to meet the balance of the
Centennial Subscription, and to pay the
necessary expenses Of the State Govern
m ent. as follows:
The daily gazette., 1877-01-12

Mortgage on the Junction and
Breakwater Railroad. $iOO,0OO
Mortgage on the Frankford
and Breakwater Railroad. 100000
1850 Shares Farmers Bank
Stock a $50. 0.................. $500
20 Shares National Bank of
Delaware $465.. $4,000
Amount in the Treasury ap-
picable to the public debt $4,000
The State has investments for
the benefit of Free Schools as
follows
200 Shares Farwers' Bank Stock
a $50 ...........'..' @loo,VoV
Loan to the Phila., Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad. 5000
Loan to Sussex county. ......... 5000
2439 Shares Farmers Bank
Stock a $50 Q...,............'.. II, ,95o
81 Shares National Bank OF
Delaware $465.. ..........:.. ~ ,05
ia Shares Smyrna Bank $50: 5,7OO
24 Shares Union National
Bank $36. 6.................. 9,144
Invested in State Bonds. s........ 1000
Balance on hand winch was re-
ceived from the New Castle
and Wilmington Railroad.."... M,OOO