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The daily gazette., 1877-03-15

have now In stock
Canton mattings by
lowest prices.
WN. B. SHARP,
FOnTIh and Market
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JOHN l.. Nj MALONE,
PLAIN & ORNAMENTAL
MARBLE WORKS

SITS, WILMINGTON, DEL.
Constantly on hand an assortment OF the
hest marble of the different kinds which he
is prepared to work up into Monuments;
Head and Foot Stones, Steps, Mantels and
House Work in general. Having long ex-
perience In the business he fatters himsel
that he can give entire satisfaction to all
who may favor him with their patronage.
The public are invited to call and inspect
his work and learn his prices. novT-76-iy
The daily gazette., 1877-03-15

O6ATTINGS.-We
wi white and check
he iece. made at IA
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10
THE SILVER BILL AGAIN.

The silver bill introduced by Mr.. Stanley
Matthews, on the eels of the message of NJ II
Hayes, contains a very large amount OF
preamble to very small amount of bill. The
proportion is about three to one and ii
seems as though twas to exploit the where
as" that he Introduced the Be it enacted II
mustbe admitted, however, that the bill.
though short, is very bad, and will bear very
heavy dilutiOn of preamble.
1t declares '"that all the bonds OF
the United States, issued OF au thurized to be
issued under the said acts of Congress herein
before recited. are payable, principal and
interest, at the option of tne government of
the United States. issued or authorized 10 be
issued under the said acts OF Congress herein
before recittd, are payable, principal and in
terest. at the option of the government oi
the United States, in silver dollars of ii c
coinage of the United States containing 4l2ls
grams each Of standard silver"
Mr.. Stanley Matthew stands on the law a:
laid down in the bond. Inasmuch as it i:
nominated in the bonds payable in "coin, u
instead Of payable in gold therefore he
would have the United States pay in lit
cheapest coinage.-Bdlt. Gazette,
That is not true. When silver is made q
LEGAL tender it will be equal to what it wa:
before the war.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10
From the West Chester Local News.
SILVER ON THE BRAIN-REPU.
DIATION

Scarcely paper published but re-
cently has had something derogatory
10 say about the "infamous silver
BILL" ard its de and remonetization
and why should not we indulgep
SectlonVIII of the Constitution of
the United States gives Congress pow
er "to coin money, regulate the value
thereof, etc.
"Sec. X. No State shall .
make anything but gold and sIrer
coin tender in payment OF debts.
The Constitution clearly fixes the
authority, and defines what shall be
legal money-goEd and silrer. An act
of Congress then,authorizing the coin
age of either metal, makes it a lawful
coin, l, e. legal tender. 1t assumes
that character the moment it leaves
the mint. Every dollar so stamped
and issued then is and continues to be
legal dollar, and cannot constitu.
tlonally be repudiated or demonetized
except by redemption and destruction
Congress never authorized the repu
diation, redemption and destruction
of either gold or silver coin. Tn ougf
driven out of circulation by the issut
| OF paper, the coin never lost it's con
stitutional status. Silver thus coine(
was legal money during the issue o
the war bonds as much so as gold,an
every attempt now to deprive it of it
legality Is epudiation. u.
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The Commercial charges the GAzETTE
with "lamentiDg that Congressman Will
liams, of this State, voted against the
Bland Silver bill, against the old con-
stitutional aud Democratic currency,
&C., "and then adds, sit will take a
wiser, abler and more powerful paper
than the Gazette to read the Senators and
congressman from this State out of the
Democratic party"
So this great advocate for a single
gold standard has dropped down to that.
Weak and whimsical as we knew the
Commercial to be, we did not suppose it
would so soon find it had no argument to
sustain Itself in opposition to silver as
money.
But to say that we lament the loss of
Mr.. Williams vote on the Bland Silver
bill, and that therefore, the GAZETTE
would read him or any one else out of the
Democratic party, is as illogical as it is
babyish.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10

The repeal of the resumption law p as
sed by the Radical Congress, was a
measure that was thoroughly discussed
in all the States during the last campaign
and the Democratic party had pledged
itself to its repeal. So far as the House
is concerned, the party has been true to
its promises to the people. But the
money power over large number of
States in the North caused a number
of Democrats to vote with the Radicals
had help not been secured from some Of
the Western Republicans, the crushing
system of contraction would have
gone on. The foreclosure of mortgages
would have continued and our farmers
and real estate owners who were so un-
fortunate as to be borrows would have
been stripped of every vestige of proper
ty. 1t is hoped that this difficulty has
been avoided. But on this question the
Congressman from Delaware was "pair-
ed' against the bill and therefore render
ed the party no service In beating its
enemies
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10

DURING the last political Campaign,
it was well understood that the Demo
cratic party was opposed to any increase
of the army; and the people were led to
vote for Democratic members of Congress
because of the promise to reduce the army
and army appropriations; and it was with
this in view that the Democratic vote
was concentrated in the House. But
unfortunately the votes of eight of ten
Democrats Of whom Mr.. Williams, OF
Delaware was one, gave the Radical
negro element the majority ard the
Democratic people were thus deceived
and Mr.. Hayes enabled if he pleases t.
spare five or ten thousand troops to q
into any one of the Southern States ant
carry an election.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10

IHE Conmercial in speaking for Mr..
Williams says the vote on the silver bill
was taken when he was "away from
Washington. He was not even paired
on it as he was on the Resumption Re-
peal bill, though he would have been
had he known the measure would come
up in his Absence" We look upon a
"pair' against bill to be about the same
as a vote against it and We presumed
he was paired in this way as he was on
the Resumption Repeal bill. We do not
wish to do any one injustice and if he
intended to vote for the Silver Bill we
should be glad to inform our readers OF
the fact.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10
REGISTERS ORDERS.
Registers Order.
REGISTERS OFFICE,
New Castle county, Nov. 10 1877.

new Castle county, NOV. 19, lSI.S
TPON the application OF Otto j. Stiiber,
" administrator of John j. Stiiber, Sr.,
late of Wilmington hundred, in said coun-
ty, deceased, 1t is ordered and directed by
the Register that the administrator afore-
said give notice of granting of letters of
administration upon the estate of the de-
ceased, with the date OF granting thereof.
by causing advertisements TO be posted
within forty days from the date of such
letters, in six of the most public places of
the county of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the es-
tate to present the same or abide by an A ct
of Assembly in such case made and pro
vided. And also cause the same to be in
serted within the same period IN the VII
ntngtOn Gazette, a newspaper published in
Wilmington, and to be continued therein
three weeks, e. o. d.
49,, Given under the hand and seal of
; l. s Office of the Register aforesaid, at
'~-~-) New Castle, in New Castle county,
aforesaid, the day and year above written.
S. G. BIGGS, Register.
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Congress was not in session Satu

Congress was not in session Satur-
day, both house having adjourned from
Friday until to day, 1t is expected
that the case Of Hon. ]. B. Eustis
claiming a seat in the Senate,
from Louisiana, will be called up to
day, and speedily disposed of, as the
silver bill has ben made the special
order for tomorrow.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10
DECEMBER 1877

The immense increase in the circula-
ton of the GAZETTE within the past year
or two has determined us in a short time
TO give more room to general subjects and
current literature. And thereafter we hope
our lady readers will find it more entertain
ng than ever. Our limited space and devo-
tion to party and politics has, we confess,
robbed the GAZETTE of much of the inter-
est 1t might have had as a family journal.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10
FoRsALE AND RENT.

NOR SALE.-A 90 acre farm, stone
H buildings, well watered, fruit and shade
trees, woodland and pleasant location,
near Centreville Del.
JAMES DELAP LAME.
Dec. 10, 1s77.-d&wtf
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NEW CASTLE COUNTY
FARM
For Sale.

The undersigned, a committee of the
Trustees of the Poor, ofNew Castle County,
offer at private sale, the farm known as
the II RES CORNER FARM, belonging
to said Trustees, situate I'm New castle Hum
dred, (near Hare's Cornerl fronting on the
public road leading from Hare's Corner TO
Christiana, and, also. the Stale Road lead
ing from Dover, containing
ABOUT 1sO ACRES,
mostly improved and productive lana.
The Improvements consist of a FRAME
MANSION HOUSE, LARGE BARN
other outbuildings. There is also a good
apple orchard on the premises. The farm
is in good condition, the Iand having been
recently lined and the buildings put in
good repair.
Persons wishing to view the premises
will be shown the same on applying to
Thos. Appleby, the tenant, and all other in
formation as to terms, &c, will be given
on application, either OF the undersigned.
DAN'L FARRA, Wilmington, Del.
MM. g. LODGE, Brandywine Hd.
THOS. BIRD, ST. Georges Hid.
noV6-3taw6Wtf
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SALE ON
i THURSDAY, DEC; 18th.

At 6IS West Third st.
The intire stock of household and kitchen
furniture, walnut set marble topped, ward
robe, mahogany bedsteads, bureau, enclos-
ed washstand, beds and pillows. wash
bowls and pitchers, ingram, rag, stair and
entry carpets, cane and winsor chairs, cur
tains with spring rollers, looking glasses,
pictures, stairrods, stoves. clocks, lounge
dishes, lamps, maps, washing machine,
wringer, tubs, buckets, baby coach, mo-
lasses cans, tea caddies. spice cans, eagle
coffee mill, lot of globes, scoops, cotton and
hemp rope, half peck, trays, chicken coops,
benches, whcelbarrow, kegs, baskets, mar
BILE slab, butter tubs and prints, tarpaulin,
Chester County shoats, and many other
articles, Sale to commence at 10 O'Clock.
f. HUSBANDS.
DRAKE q MERRICK. auctioneers.
dec6- 6td
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NOTTCE

All persons having claims against the
estate of the deceased must present the
same duly attested to the administrator on
or before November 10Th, 1873, or abide the
Act of Assembly in such case made and
provided. OTTO j. STIIBER, Admir-.
Address, Wilmington. Del. nov22-3w.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10

DOR SALE.-The very handsome build
IL ing lot on Pennsylvania Avenue and
Franklin street, 17S feet front on the Avenue
Apply 10 G. p. JOHNSON,
aug31-tf 4l6 Market street.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10

THE DELAWARE GAZETTE, established
in 1884, is the largest and most dourishing
weekly paper in the State, and has a larger
circulationtnan any other on the Peninsula.
Published every Thursday afternoon, at 81
per year, In advance.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10

DOR SALE.-3OO shares 4th series Clay
IL ton Loan, NEW plan) at 81 90 a share.
NJ. l.. LICHTEN STEIN,
noVZ5-lm Secretary.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10

VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR RENT
" IN SMYRNA.-1st. A three-story
brick dwelling and store house, on Com
merce street. Ind. The large and commo-
dious two-story brick store house s. w.
corner of Main and Commerce streets
Both buildings are in first-rate order, stu
ated in the centre of the business part of
the town and can be rented at moderate
rates. Possession of the first house given at
a days notice. The second, on the First
day of March, next.
GEO. W, CUMMINS,
sep25-d&W Smyrna. Del.
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Appointments by the Governor.
STATE OF DELAWARE.


and ending Monday December aoaiay D@
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10

DOR SALE.-Three DuIIclng lots on
IL jackson street, between 9th and 7th.-
Five building lots on Fifth street near Van
Buren,, four on Front street near Jackson,
and lot Il feet front oil Delaware Avenue,
near Harrison. Apply at this office. mart
The daily gazette., 1877-12-10
Che 9aily Sazsttr.
.. P. JOHNSON, EDITOR and PROPRIETOR

THE DAILY GAZETTE is published every
afternoon Sunday excepted,) at 416 Market
Street, and served by carriers to subscribers
towns and villages, for six cents a week,
payable weekly. Yearly subscribers, SO In
advance.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-12
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
An Elegant Court House
TumbIes Dorm.
A NUMBER OF wORKMEN KILLED
AND Wut NDtD.

ROCKFORD, May IL. The inner walls of tie
north side OF the Court House fell in about noon
to day. burying number of workmen. Several
are known to be killed, others injured, and others
are still beneath the ruins. There great excite
ment in the vicinity.
A later despatch from Chicago says the Court
House was massive and elegant structure in
course OF erection, nearly ready for The o.. The
centre dome was 100 feet high, suppo ted b, IRON
pillars resting on brick wall, which extended up
80 feet from the ground The wall proved made
quat TO support the immense weight, and crushed,
bringing down the dome and interior walls with
crash that was heard for mile. A man who was
putting in the keystone Of the final cornice, made
a jump for the rope of big derrick in front, but
missing his aim he fell 100 feet to the EARTH and
was dashed to pieces. The mass of human be ;ngs
with the exception of four or five who jumped out
OF the windows, fell inside the tottering walls and
were buried in the debris
One unfortunate man was extricaed, but one of
his legs were left beneath pondcrous stone. lie
soon expired in great agony he lay upon the
green s~ard IN front of the building.
Seven or eight were taken out dead. Some of
the wounded cannot live. The city surgeons were
promptly on hand, rendering aid to the wounded,
who were carried to the nearest Hotel A Swede
had his head split open, but may live.
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N ARfLAND.
Convention.

BALTIMORE, May 81. The conventions of the
Methodist church and Of the Methodist Protestant
church, to consider the basis of reunion met to-
day separately The former organized temper
arily. Delegates were present from districts in
Nebraska, New York, New York, New Jersey,
Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Plttsburg, Michigan. Mimi
esota, North Carolina, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri
In the latter convention the following conferences
were represented: Alabama. Louisiana, Georgia,
Indiana, Mary land, Tennessee, Virginia, North
Carolina, and West Virginia. After four ballots
for President, Rev. DIR. Lawrence W. Bates of
Baltimore was elected
At the afteroon session Of the Methodist con-
venion. Rev. j. j. Smith Of New Y ork was elect
ed President The committee TO examine the re-
ports OF the various conferences the subject of
reunion, reported that the majority of the annual
conferences had endorsed the bias IS OF the union
agreed upon at Pittsburg in October, 1875 BY the
commission of the two churches, and had invest
ed the delegates to this convention with full au-
thority to ratify the action Of the Pittsburg com
mission. After debate the report was adopted and
the convention adjourned until to morrow morn
ing.
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}pdlloMell Zoral Mems.
4 Pleasant Surprise.

n Eita~an nj surprise.
The paiishoners of the Rev. u w. LeLacheur,
pastor of the Methodist church 10 this city, gave
HIN pleasant surprise visit at his residence on
Central street. on Thursday evening last, bringing
with them liberal invoices of table Injuries and
substantial' sufficient TO establish a respectable
commissaiy department for an invading army-of
friends. The reverend gentleman and his wife
were absent at the time of the general raid, but
orderly was dispatched TO inform him that his
services were required at home, there were sew
etal awaiting en- opportunity to sign the pLedge!"
\ message of that sort will always bring Mr.. L.,
who is the worthy President of tue Hsllowell Re-
form Cub, TO his post OF duty at once. On
irving at the parsonage his establishment was so
profound that il required all the nerve which he
possesses in a large measure to 90 through the
ordeal of an introduction to the platoons investing
every nook and corner of the captured citadel.
The occasion was most enjoyable one and at
seasOnable hour refreshments were served by the
ladies to the satisfaction of all-especialy those
having reserved seats at the clergymans table
Music and social conversation served to keep the
company in excellent spirits until the hour of ad
journment Rev. Messrs. Emmons, Newcombe,
Fuller, Allen, and other invited guests participat-
ed in the engagements of the occasion, which will
be remembered with CRAFTY ing interest by all
Mr.. c. W. Strout and wife of this city, who for
the past winter have been travelling in the West
and South returned home this week, in the en-
joyment of improved health and strength.
We are glad TO notice that Mr. Thomas Leigh,
of the firm Of Leigh Il Wingate of this city. IL
again able 10 attend to business after haviog bee
confined to his house by severe sickness for sefe-
raj months.
Messr,. W. Eugene TIaines and Lorenzo Cham
berlan of thi, city, started last week for Fernan-
dina, Florida, 10 engage in business enterprises
that may promise favorable returns.
Mr.. j. Alden Stafford returned to his home in
this city, last week, after his usual winter soJourn
in the Island of Cuba, looking robust and hearty
as ever. lie reports the state of society in that
sed Island more pacific than the year pre-
vious, when he suffered robbery and narrowly es-
capped death.
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MIR. DIOGENES.

Hhi, singular man lived in Greece, lie was dis
tinguished for his ecCenricitcs, bad manners, and
bad disposition 1t was his chief business to find
fault. For example, he took lantern one day
when the sun was shining brightly and ent out
to search for an honest person, thereby insinuat-
ing that suCn persons were exceedingly scarce
When Alexander, distinguished military gen.
tleman, paid him visit, and inquired what
he could do for him, he had the impudence
to tell him to "get out of his sunshine" To cap
the climax of his oddities, he dressed like q beg
gar and lived in a tub! >Ile was sour
grabbed, custy old bachelor. We infer that he
had no wife. first because history does not men
ton her; second, because no woman would take
kindly to any Of his habits, dress. or manners,
aspire to become mistress OF his mansion. There
an old woman who lived in a shoe" it is true,
but the woman who would live in Tub, and espec-
tally with such a compdaioa has not been heard
from. The misanthropic spirit which possessed
this man was doubtless due to dsodered diges-
ton and biliousness, one of the prominent symp-
tons of which is a morose, fault-fnding disposition.
The tongue is heavily coated, giving rise to bad
taste the appetite is not good, ard the patient
feels dull, sleepy, dizzy aud is apt to be fretfu
Unfortunately, Mr. Dogenes lived several cen
turtles before DR.. Pierces Pleasant Purgstive Pei
lets were invented, few doses of which would
have relieved him of his'bie, "apd enabled him to
find scores OF honest men" without the aid of the
lantern. nter their magic influence, combined
with that of the Golden Medical Discovery, to
cleanse his blood, he might have been led to take
more cheerful view Of life, to exchange his tub
for decent habitation TO "spruce up" in personal
appearance, and at last to have taken a wife TO
mend his clothes and his manners, both Of VIII ch
were 10 evident need of repairs, and become the
sire of little Diogeneses who would have hand
ed down to PROSPERITY the name. not of a cynic
philosopher, but Of Il cheerful, healthy, happy, rir-
tuous man sat&w
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PENNSHLt ANA.
President HAYES.

New YORK, May IL. The Tribune says Secre-
tary McCrary and Attorney General Devens as.
sisted at the Presidents reception at private
house in Philadelphia last evening. 1t was no
tced that the politicians of Philadelphia were not
in attendance. Many regrets were expressed at
the absence of Gen. Grant on account of sudden
illness, and Of Mr.. Blaine. The President was re-
ceived gracously, and made favorable impress
sion by his cordial and unassuming demeanor.
During the evening he was serenaded by local
glee clubs. In Difference TO the views of Mrs.
Hayes, although she was not present, no wines or
liquors were served at either dinner or reception
Religious.
PHILADELPHIA, May IL. The Reformed Epis.
copa Church General Council to-day amended its
constitution by making those holding Episcopal
Office. Bishops of the Reformed Church, Thou,
any territorial designation or jurisdiction.
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STATE NE W 3.

The first trot of the season over the Piscataquis
Central Park, will come OF on Tuesday, June 9Th,
next.
few nights since the store occupied by Isaac
Shield, in Pembroke, WAS broken into and
thoroughly rausacked. A small sum Of money
was taken from the money drawer. Quite lot OF
goods was also taken.
The Journal says that among the persons d.
vorced at the session of the supreme court Just
closed in Belfast, were two brothers whose wives
were separated from them. They are Samuel and
John NJ. Clifford, of Belfast. II is the old story
of marrying 10 haste and repenting ct leisure.
One of the divorces granted ct the late term Of
the court followed marriage Of only about three
weeks.
The Kennebec Framing and Hous Sc Furnishing
Company At Fairfield, will be ready for operations
next Monday.
A Newport poet thus sets up the forwardness of
the season:
"Not oft you've seen the grass SO green
In Maine, so early 10 the season;
If it don't make US hop to cut the crop,
dry spell must be the reason
Mr. Hugh Jameson, while feeding cutting ma
chine in Files & Jones bakery, Thursday after
noon, caught his thumb in the mach inery cutting
it nearly of at the first joint, and otherwise injur
log his hand. A physician was called and dressed
the wound, and has great hopes of being able to
save the thumb Bangor Wing.
While At work in breaking jam of logs At the
mill dam in Houlton, on Monday, Edward Cogan
accidentally lost his foothold on the logs and WAS
carried over the dam. Fortunately he struck \
floating log which carried him from out of the
undertOw of the falls, and being good sw winner
he succeeded in gaining the shore alive, hut wa.
bruised by the fall and had one or more ribs
broken. 1t WAS . narrow escape.
The champion glutton Of York county Is Mr.
Albert Tacker Of York. who, according to the
Portsmouth Chronicle ate At one sitting thirty hard
boiled eggs and one raw one aud then drank two
quarts of hard cider.
Maine Lodge No. 2.S, Of Lewiston. and Au-
burn Lodge No. 2S7. OF Auburn. Knights of Hon
or, celebrated the first anniversary by grand
banquet at the Dewitt House Thursday night.
| Nearly one hundred invited guests were present,
among whom were many distinguished citizens.
The name Of Rev. Dr. Hill is being meptiosed
in connection it'll the office Of Super ntsuden, {
schools in Portland.
The Mssons Of Belfast will be ready 10 lay the
corner stone of their temple about July Ash. The
ceremonies on that occasi on NAY form On intel
esting feature 10 the days entertainment.
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NEW YORK, May II. Probably the export Of
specie tomorrow will be two millions. 81 800 900
are already engaged.