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The daily gazette., 1877-06-25
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The crops generally throughout Kent
county are in good condition.
A B. Slaughter, of Milford lost a valu-
able horse, last week, by collie.
Fishing at the Breakwater is now get
ting good; so is fishing on the Pier. i
Samuel Wilds, formerly clerk at the
Capital Hotel III Dover has taken clerk
ship at the Atlantic Hotel at Ocean
City.
The Bridgeville Agriculture and Me-
chanical Society is making extensive ar
rangements for the annual fair in Sep
tember.
ID. W. Lockwood Esq, has taken out
letters of administration on the estate of
Edward A. Miller, late of Middletown,
deceased.
few farmers about Dover have COM
menced cutting their wheat. The bulk
OF the crop will he harvested next. From
the appearance of the straw the yield of
grat IN will be large. - Tn0 q
With the new depot building, the ma
cadamized street in front of it and the
nearly enclosed fower-garden Barring-
tonis getting proud and now wants a
SV A'O'oi ohouSh IL dIcduy mas TWO!
Il is reported that one of John w.
Halls vessels, the Lucy Wheatly, Cap
tain Gardner Lollis of Lebanon, has
been lost off the coast of North Carolina
together with two other crew. Loss about
$4,000, if true. '-
The Directors of the Camden Union
Camp Meeting met on the camp ground
In nrsday afternoon and appointed the
managers There were but few changes
from last year. The prospect now is for a
much larger encampment than last year.
The man arrested in Milford and
brought to Dover on Friday last as the
person who is said to have committed the
outrage upon Miss Smith near Blaekis-
toms x Roads, was released on MONDAY
afternoon after being pronounced as 'snot
the man." -
Rev. E. Stubbs. of Smyrna is intima-
ted will be called to pulpit in indian
apdlis Ind, next year. He has been in
vited to preach at Meridian st. Church
In that city. This is the same church
which three years ago called Rev. G. d,
| watson from this Conference.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-25
THE FREEDMEN's BANK.

The Freedmen's Bank commissioners
have in hand enough money to declare a
dividend Of ten per cent, to the deposi-
tors of that institution. The commits
sioners have determined. however, to
declare no div ldend at present, for the
reason that the expense of paying divid-
end of ten per cen. only would be greater
to vast number of the depositors than
the amount received by them. There
are nearly twenty thousand depositors
whose balances are five dollars and un-
der. As soon as the commissioners can
dispose of the building in this city at
fair price they think they will
be able to declare a dividend of
twenty per cent The building cost
$269, 900, and it is thought that $500 900
would not be too much for it. 1t is be-
lieved that ultimately the government
will buy the building for the use of the
Department of Justice. The commits
sioners have collected up good many OF
the mortgages held in Washington, in
cluding most of the mortgage Of $28, ,0OO
on the furniture of the Arlington Hotel
aud the big mortgage held on the w Washing.
ton clubhouse on New York avenue
There are from 100 to 100 pieces of rea
estate in this District belonging to the
institution, some of which are very valu.
able, but in the present depressed condi.
ton of values the commissioners have
considered it useless to throw the proper
ty on the market, particularly after their
experience two weeks ago when the
bank building was put up and the highest
bid was only 100000. 1t is the opinion
of the commissioner that the institution
will finally be enabled to pay about &c
per cent. of its Indebtedness.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-25
Peninsula News.

q sea turtle weighing 25O pounds was
oau gnG at Chlncoteague, last week.
Ihe wheat crop in Carolina county, and
IN TACT, throughout the whole country,
seems TO be abundantly promising.
Mr. Thomas b. Smith, pastoraot Sails
Dury, died IN that town on THURSDAY
evening last, aged SO years.
Rev. Thos. r. B. Trader, a prominent
munster in the P. e. Church of Louisj
ana, Is now visiting friends in Salisbury.
The Reynolds mill property, near Port
Deposit, was sold last Wednesday to Mr..
.. y; Bell, OF Conowingo. for six thou
sand dollars.
Timothy White, who flor several years
past held the positions of town bailiff,tax
collector and deputy sheriff in Elkton.
died in that town, last week.
Wheat in Cecil county is fast ripeuing.
and the farmers will begin to harvest the
first of the week. Corn, under the infiu-
ence OF the warm sun. Is growing rapid
ly. Oats looks well.
Mr.. Stephen Mearns, a farmer residing
near North East, sustained a painful
fracture of the arm on Wednesday after
noon by being thrown d Iwn by a horse
In the field which he was endeavoring to
catch.
sAOn w ednesday OF last week, beauti-
fully modelled schooner, christened the
Rev. John Fletcher, bnilt and owned by
MI. Nathan Il. White of Northport, L. l.,
was launched at Swansgut creek, near
Newtown.
The new steamer Aocomac, belonging
to The Old Dominion Steamship Co, and
placed on Chinc0teague Bay, is found to
draw too much water and win be with
drawn, 1t is rumored that she will be
placed on route between the Pocomoke
river and Norfolk, touching at Onancock
and at the creeks along the Eastern
Shore of Virginia.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-25

IT is nourishing ana sustaining; can oe
used with or without milk; the effect that
Ridoe,s Food has upon delicate constitu,
tion @ is simply marvellous. Ridges Food
is recognized by the highest authority Ine
world over. Every label bears the sigma
ture of WOOLRICH d CO. In cans, o9'''
So Al %, and $1.7b. ,..,-. novS-ly-eo"' ..
The daily gazette., 1877-06-25

TOBACCO AND TAR AS CURRENCY
In work lately published by Rev.
DR.. Slaughter, ofVirginia, about men
and customs in the old days of the
commonwealth, it is stated that In
colonial times many acts of Assembly
were pasred regulating the culture of
tobacco, and one office of the early
church vestries was to appoint respec-
table eholders to count tobacco
plants in each parish. The salaries of
ministers and civil officers were paid
in tobac 90, and it or notes represent
ing it in the warehouse were the cur
rency of the country, DR. Slaughter
states that parishes were known as
"Orinoco," and ''Sweet-scented'
parishes, according to the kind of tobac-
co grown in them. A sweetsscented
parish was worth much more than an
Orinoco parish. 1t is quantity remarked
that minister's tobacco was worth
much less than other like bulk of
tobacco, because it was so mixed. -
Thus 1t seems that the clergy have not
always had the ''first fruits" of their
parshioners in modern times. When-
ever the flock could fleece the sheph-
erd they have rarely failed in that
performance. Another fact stated
by DR.. Slaughter may not be generally
known, that towards the North Caro-.
lima line, where little or no tobacco
was then grown, the minister was paid
in tar, pitch and pork. The pine tree
and It's fruits were then subjects of
legislation. Tar was once in great
demand for tarring the roofs of public
and private buildings.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-25

Mr. Peter Taylor, M. P. insists on COM
pelling the British Parliament to face the
question of the Sunday opening of muse.
ums and public galleries. He began his
agitation three years ago, and he has just
made his fourth annual motion "that in
the opinion of this House it is desirable
to give greater facilities for the recrea-
ton and instruction of the people, by
opening for some hours on Sundays the
the last three years in number of cases
the local clergy and others have stolen
MIR. Taylor's thunder by providing for the
opening, under certain restrictions, of
such places to the people on Sunday, and
so far as appears, with no bad results.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-25
4 DRUG STORES.
- WILLIAMS.
DRUGGIST. At

,th and M0T"e' 0'
Keeps ull line'
6RuGs AND MEDIcTNEsd
s,..b, and carefully selected for
SSysINs pREsoRIPTIQNs a AND
EfiSs fSSIsitoR ORDERS for FAMILY USE
rHE BEST QUALITY oBTAtNA-
=, .acrifcing quality for cheapnoss.
|.oo,p-REAsoNABLE PRICES.
.,.l attention paid to compounding
[cvrpTI0Ns CAREFULLY AND Ao-
ONi CURATELY. BY
" r. WILLIAMS. Druggist.
Garner Ninth and Market Streets.
yOiH'' Wilmington. Del.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-25
PERSON. AL

William Lloyd Garrison is in London
Cardinal Cullen is dangerously i'll at
Rome.
A number of army officers will spend
the summer in Europe on leave.
Governor Walker, of Virginia, has
gone to the Greenbriar White Sulphur
Springs, to talk over the Speakership.
Mr.. Beecher has reduced his salary as
editor of the Christian Union from $4,000
to S., 1000.
Hon, Hester Clymer will attend the
exercises at Harvard this week, and then
pass a few weeks along the Maine coast.
At the New York Hotel, New York, on
Saturday, a large number of distin-
puished citizens paid their respects to
Governor Hampton.
The relatives of Peter B. Brigham,
who left three millions for the sick and
poor of Boston, are contesting the will,
but they are not likely to make much
out of it.
Archbishop Wood has been appointed
by the Pope referee in the cases. in the
Pittsburg diocese, arising out of the
position Of the Ancient Order of Hibern-
JAMS toward the church authorities.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-25

Advices from Aspinwali, received in
New York yesterday, state tnat after the
British frigate Shah fired on the rebel iron
clad Huascar, and drove her ashore, where
she surrendered to tbs Peruvian feet, the
excitement in Lima against the British col
o1y Wa intense. A furious MOI gather
in the principal SO usre, and it looked at one
me as ii general tumult would ensue.
The rioters were dispersed by troops, but
reassembled. and were finally tranquilized
only by an assurance from the President
that there was no understanding between
the Government aud the British Legation
In the matter.
Among the passengers for Europe in
the City of Richmond were Adjutant
General W. S. Stryker, New Jersey;
Clarence A. Seward, the Rev. A.
Murray, of Mount Holyoke Seminary,
and President McCosh, of Princeton
College.
anrop ohW e!go,q e.H .po-r.. a-...s -
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The daily gazette., 1877-06-25
MBRRrAeE OF THE CENTENNIAL QUEEN

MBRRIAGE OF THE CENTENNIAL QUEEN.
Miss Parke P. Perkins, who was
crowned queen at the centennial tour
nament at Philadelphia last summer, was
married at her residence in Buckingham
county, Va, on Tuesday last, to Major
w. W. Bentley. A correspondent says
the bride was picture of loveliness
which none will soon forget in her
splendid dress of white satin, elegantly
trimmed with lace, and the crown SO
Justly won at the centennial exhibition,
looking every inch a queen-a queen of
hearts" The bridegroom is gentleman
OF wealth and high social position in
Pulaski county, Va, ae~, ..., 80.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-10
NEW CASTLE LETTER.
MAD DoG--PoLICE CASES BRASS BAND
BASE BALL.

MAD DoG--PoL1cE CASES BRASS BAND
BASE BALL.
New CASTLE, May 10.
II is said rabid dog was running
about this city few days ago, and the
owners of dogs should not allow them 10
run at large without muzzle. We hear
of several valuable dogs being shot by
their owners who feared they had been
bitten.
Two cases OF drunkenness and disor-
derly conduct were before the Mayor yes
terday. In case No. l, 50 and costs were
imposed and paid; in the other, So and
costs, which not being forthcoming, the
party was given quarters at Fort Grub
until the bill is paid.
The Moss Rose Assembly are making
efforts to organize brass band. They
are very worthy and we'll conducted
association of young men and should he
encouraged in their endeavors. We would
suggest that they procure Connolly and
give an entertainment in the Court House
after the adjournment of Court. Orwhy
not try strawberry festival during the
season?
The Active Base Ball Club, we under
stand, will be reorganized with a nine
equal, if not superior, to that of last sea-
son. If such be the case, Wilmington
clubs will have to look sharp or New
Castle will head the list of ball tossers.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-10
A LITTLE GIRL KILLED.

A THREE-YEAR OLD GIRL RUN OVER BY
THE CARS AT CoATESVILLE.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning, a
sad and fatal accident occurred on the
Wilmington and Northern Railroad, at
Coatesville, in front of Pennock's rolling
mill.
Just as the south-bound freight train
was rounding a short curve about fifty
feet above the mill, little girl named
Pennypacker, only three years of age,
attempted to run across the track, but fell
down, and was run over and instantly
killed.
The engineer used his utmost exertions
to stop the train in time, but the distance
being short and the down grade heavy,
he was unable to do so. The fireman
also endeavored to rescue the unfortunate
little victim by rushing out upon the pilot
with the intention of lifting her up from
the track, but there was not time enough
for him to carry his good intention into
effect.
In the afternoon an inquest was held,
and in rendering their verdict the jury
exonerated the Railroad employees from
all blame.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-10
stray Wauf1.
Sun rose 4.5S.
~ r. ~

Sun rose 4.5S.
Sets at 705,
Uity Council meets this evening.
Day by day the circulation Of the
DAILY GAZETTE increases.
Don't fail to look at Fennessy's g
large stock of boots and shoes at 406
Market street.
The Historical Society of Delaware
will meet this. evening. at half past
seven o'clock.
The monthly meeting of Star and
Young Mems Loan Associations will
be held tonight.
The monthly business meeting of
the Y Nj. G. A. will be held this even
ing at the rooms.
The alarm of fire yesterday after
noon was caused by the burning of a
chicken coop near Fifteenth streets.
Let all who can enjoy themselves
by attending the reading this evening
at the Clayton House, by Miss N. G.
Wickham.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-10
Runa tUay and S,nnsh Tn.


Yesterday aftern oon as the Water
witch Engine was rest onding to an
alarm OF file, it was the cause of a
runaway and smashup on Market street
The particulars of the case are aboot
as follows: The driver of the engine
drove along Sixth street to Market and
s'!er getting Oh the up track of the
railway the horses started on their
regular gait when responding to an
alarm, and when near Seventh, the
driver noticed wagon on the track,
out thinking that it would get out of
the way he rang the gong, but the
driver In the wagon did not seem To
heed the warning sad kept on the
track. The horse that was attached to
the wagon hearing the noise became
frightened and started to run and
when he req ,hed the Masonic Temple
he turned ou OF the track and at the
same time the engine turned out, and
pass 1.-THE wagon, ,aud.as it did the horse
became frightened at the engine, and
commenced kicking and finally break
Ing the shafts he started to run, and
dragged the driver out and some dis
tance up the street. The frightened
horse was captured by member o
the Water Witch Company, at th'
corner of Eleventh and Market ,street
The wagon and horse belonged t,
John Minshall of Ellen Mills, Del. Co
Pa, who in company with his wit
were In the wagon at the time of th
accident. The wagon was taken t,
Gregg & Bowe's where new pair 0
shafts were put in after which tn,
party started for home again.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-10
The Presiden, u. Wilmington.
now HE WAS RECEIVED AT THE pEPoT-
NOT A VERY FLATTERlNG RECEPTION.

now HE WAS RECEIVED AT THE DEPOT-'
NOT A VERY FLATTERlNG RECEPTION
At $50 o'clock last evening, the Balti-
more train drew up to the depot in this
city, with special car attached in which
were seated President Hayes, Secretary
of State Evarts. Secretary of the Trea-
sury Sherman, Attorney General Devens,
Secretary of War McCrary Webb
Philadelphia, New York and Washing
ton journalists.
The arrival of the train was greeted by
perhaps two hundred persons, white and
black, who crowded around the car con-
tanning the Presidential party, and gazed
eagerly at the distinguished gentlemen
seated within. All who could climbed up
to the windows, and perched there with
the utmost GOODNESS. gazing placidly at
the eminent visitors, and making run
ming comments on their observations to
| the eager crowd below.
But beyond the earnest curiosity to OBJ
tain good look at His Excellency, there
| was no enthusiasm in the crowd. and no
attempts were made to call him out.
Finally, about three minutes before the
train left, the President arose from his
seat, as if to walk to the door, when some
irreverant chap yelled out at the stop of
his voice, "Come out here, Hayesey, and
show yourself"
! In response to this polite and refined
invoitation, the President came out-upon
the rear platform, which was speedily
cleared of the crowd which had Chamber
ed upon it. His appearance was greeted
with yell and a cheer, and the crowd
closed in with rush to grasp the Presi-
Dental hand, which was freely extended
to all. Until the train started off the
hand-shaking continued, the President
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cries of "speech, Speech" and utterly
ignoring the warning of one solicitous
fellow, who earnestly shouted, "Look
out, old chap, or they'll jerk your arm
off"
AS the train moved off another cheer
and yell were gwen, and the CROWD
slowly dispersed
The reception, if such it can be called
was utterly devid of dignity or enthusi-
asm, and was neither creditable to ou1
city, nor complimentary to the Presiden
and his friends. ONLY one Federal of,
Ger (Marshal Dunn was present, and i
is a noteworthy fact that none of thu
many ardent supporters of the President
lpolicy among the Republicans of thi
city, made any effort to give His Excel
lency a fitting reception, somewhat il
accordance with dignity and responsi bi
lity of his official station.
THE RECEPTION IN BALTIMORE.
In Baltimore, the train to which tn,
car containing the President and part,
was attached reached Union depot, ,abou
ten minutes after Z o'clock in the even
ing, and remained at the depot SOM
three minutes. There was only SOM
thirty or forty persons at the depot to SCI
|, the President, including about dozel
colored persons. President Hayes ant
the gentlemen accompanying him cam
to the rear platform and engaged in con
) versation. No one in waiting SCENE,
to know the President personally, AM
| there was no hanil-shaking or other re
} cognition. No office-seekers seemed t,
| be present, at which the President wa
no doubt highly gratitied.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-10
The Red Men.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAMMANY's DAY
TIE ROUTE AND THE PROGRAMME .

AhhAkoEMkNTB FOR TAMMANY's DAY
THE ROUTE AND THE PROGRAMME.
AS has already been stated, the I'm
proved Order of Red Men in this city
will celebrate Tammany's Day Saturday
18th inst.) by street parade and an en-
tertalnment at the Grand Opera House.
The parade which win include nearly
1000 members of The Order, and will start
about five o'clock. The route is as fol-
lows:
The line will form on 4th street, right
resting on King street; march down 4th
to Lombard, up Lombard TO 9th. down
9TH to Spruce; up Spruce to 7th, up 7th to
French out French to Sth, up 8th to King
out King to 10th, up 10th to Market, then
out Delaware Avenue to the Cemetery
and counteImarch to West street, down
West to 9Th, out 8th to Washington, down
Washington to 4th, ont 4th to Madison,
| down Madison to I'd, along ID to Market
up Market, to Masonic Temple. and dis
miss.
Immediately after the parade, the en-
tertainment at the Opera House will take
place. The following is the programmes
Music-Reverie, Andate and Allegro
| Band.
Prayer-Rev. Bro. Ridgway.
| Vocal Selections-Misses Conner
Messrs. Rhoads and Ogle.
Address-Relating to the Order, Rev
Bro. Ridgway.
Music Selections from the Opera O.
Flotow,) Band
Lecture-Hoiday trip to England ant
Continent, with brief illusions to som,
of the peculiarities of the peop::. as con.
trasted with Americans Bro. Thos. NJ
Coleman, City Editor Phila. Ledger.
Budget Comicalities-Frank A. Comfy
Music-Lenore Andante and Polka
Band.
Vocal Selections-Misses Conner
NJ essrs. Rhoads and Ogle.
Character Songs-Introducing his buI
lesque Prima Donna, &c, Frank A
Comfy
Sernade-Lovers prayer, Band.
Vocal Selectious-Misses Conner
Messrs. Rhoads and Ogle.
Comic Songs-Frank A. Comfy,
Music-Happy Dreams, Band.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-10
The PernIa..ent Exhibition.
THE OPENING CEREMoNIEs-THE PRO
GRAMME.

THE OPENING CEREMoNIES-THE PRO
GRAMME.
The Permanent Exhibition opens in
the Main Exhibition Building, Centen-
NAL grounds,i, this afternoon, and
i'll doubtless be largely attended. The
opening ceremonies will be as follows:
l. Prelude-National airs-Roosevelt
Centennial Organ. During the perform
ance of the prelude the Governor of Pen
sylvania and staff will enter and take po-
sition upon the platform.
9. Reception of the President of the
United States.
3. Festival Overture-Leutner-P
manent Exhibition Orchestra; organ ac-
Observation-Disclosures Brothers, musical
directors. Henry G. Thunder, organist.
A. H. Rosewig, chorus-master.
4. Prayer-Right Rev. Bishop Ste
vens.
5 uncement-Clement M. Bid
die, President Information Exhibi ton
Company.
6. Choral-"Angel of Peace" Full
chorus, orchestra, and organ. Words by
lDr. o. w, Holmes. Music-"Keller's
American Hymn"
Z. Proclamation by the President OF
the United States, declaring the Interna-
tional Exhibition for the season of 1877
open to the public
8. "Halleujah Chorus"-Handel. Full
| chorus, orchestra, and organ.
| 8. Address-Hon. John Welsh, Presi
dent Centennial Board of Finance.
10. Chorus-"March of the Men OF
Columbia" Scotch air. Words by Pro
fessor H. A. Clarke.
| II. Address--Hon. Alfred T. Goshorn
director G eneral Centennial Information
al Exhibition, 1876
12. Centennial Hymn-Chorus, or
chestra, and organ. Words by John G
Whittier; music by John X. Raine. Writ
ten for the opening of the Centennial In
ternational Exhibition, May 10, 1876.
13 Benediction-Rt. Rev. Bishop
Simpson. A.,
Mr. Charles F. Read, organist of tn,
Int, national Exhibition Company, VII
preside at the organ.
The travel from this city to the Pef-
manent Exhibition, this morning. We
not as large IS was anticipated. In.
first special train left this city, at 9;l5 O
clock, and consisted of ten passenge
cars, six of which were well filled.
The member of tickets sold at the de
not up to 1915 o'clock. was $50, and a
IL. James Belts drug store, Al, oevera
flags, are displayed around the city i
. honor of the OCCASION
The daily gazette., 1877-05-10

A A REGULAR STATED MEETING
N of the American Rifles hetd at their
armory, Saturday evening May 9Th, the
following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty
God in his wise Providence to remove from
us by Death our beloved comrade THoS.
P. HART, after short but severe illness.
RESOLVED, That while we bow in hum BILE
submission to the will of Him who doeth
all things will we deeply deplore the loss OF
our comrade who was an earnest and useful
member of our company,
Resolved, That we tender to the family Of
the deceased our most cordial sympathy in
lneir sad bereavement.
Resolved, That in respect to the memory
of the deceased, the flag of our company be
draped in mourning for the space Of thiIty
days,
Resolved, That copy ofthese resolutions
he sent to the family of the deceased, and
be published in the Daily Republican, GA
zETTE, and Erery Evening & Commercial.
CHARLES HOBSON,
Ean,H.M al ,RHgGKMMnAnsSTER' WAS Committee
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