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MISCELLANEOUS.
X, REGISTERS OFFICE, |
New Castle County, March IL 1877. !

New Castle County, March II 1877.
Upon the application of Hugh Mckinley,
executor Of William MCKINLEY, late Of Will
mington Hundredf in said county, 1t is or
dered and directed by the Register that the
Executor aforesaid, give notice Of the grant
ing Of Letters Iestamentary upon the Es-
tate of the deceased, with the date of
granting thereof, by causing advertise
ments to be posted within forty days from
the date of such Letters, in six of the most
public places in the county Of New Castle,
requiring all persons having demands
against the Estate, to present the same, or
abide by an Act Of Assembly in such cases
made and provided. And ALSO cause the
same to be Inserted within the same period
in the "Molning Herald" newspaper
published in Wilmington, and to be con-
tinued therein three weeks e. o. d.
Given under the hand and seal Of the
Register aforesaid. at New Castle, in New
Castle county aforesaid, the day and year
above written.
q, @. RIGGS, Register.
NOTICE.-All persons having claims
against the estate OF the deceased must
present the same du y attested tn the Ex-
ecutor on or before the 18th day of March,
1878, or abide the Act of Assembly in such
case made and provided.
HUGH MCKINLEY, Executor,
mhl2-3weod Wilmington, Del
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T. Holeomb, Adm, New Castle, March 80 50
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL
WILMINGTON, March q.
Reported by Elliott, Johnson 4 Co.. Bank
ara ond Rrokers sixth and Market Sts.
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Minor L0cals.

~ Minor LOc0O.
Council tonight.
Clean the pavements.
Business is reviving.
PIX. A. ball April 18th.
The streets are very dirty.
To-day is the 81st day of the year.
Our first thunder storm yesterday.
Seventy dodgers at the Hall last night.
Sun rises at lola. m. .,and sets at Ga pm.
Higgins German Laundry Soap Is the
best made.
How is it the ash barrels are not
emptieda -
Leaky roofs made water tight at Front
and Tatnall street.
The Workingman's Loan Association
meets this evening.
About one hundred new houses are to be
erected this spring.
Rubber, gravel and plastic roofing done
at Front and Tatnall streets.
Meeting Of the Quickstep Amateur B. B.
G. at the Monitor House this evening.
The Executive committee of Practical
Temperance men are requested to meet this
evening, at 73o o'clock, at the house Of
William D. Pickels.
The meeting of the Quickstep B. B. c.,
which was to have been held on Tuesday
last,will be held this evening at 7sO O'Clock
at the Monitor House. The business Is To
place the players in position.
BASE BALL GU1DE.-De Wits Base Ball
guide for 1877, just published and for sale
at Ryan's news Office. 1t will not only
contain the code of rules adopted at tht
League Convention, but also the new rulel
of the International Association ORGANIZED
this year. Price 10 cents. 1w
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Ppltoe & [. Ns,es.

-. Last evening the following cases were
disposed d by Esquire O'Nell -
John Davis, for violating the city ordi-
nance In placing coal box on the pavs'
nent. Fined 81 and costs. |tr
Wong Fl, 1 Chinaman from Philadelphia,
for assault and battery on Sin Wo, was
fined 81 and costs.
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ArrtVals AZ tho Clayton House.
The following are the arrivals up to mid
night:
Ward Jones, Philadelphia.
r. H. Smith, Baltimore.
G. R. Garrettson, York, Pa.
David Ruff,
J. Baker, Cleveland, Ohio.
G. F. Simmons, Ohio.
E. D. Clapp, Auburn, N. Y.
H. B. sa'dA, vita and daughter, City
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CEND Csc. to g. ?. ROWELL L CO., New
- York, for pamphlet Of loO pages, contain.
ng lists OF 300 newspapers, and estimates
hOwing cost of advertising.
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m1O A DAY AT THOME.--AgentsM wanted
@lI Outfit ssd terms free' TkUE !Il,1aO9 = C9
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ssee'~ Osss PNss1AslphSe LeessF.
nnrrasnoollance of the Herald.
PHILADILPHIA, Aarch =

+. Vv0V &ttoSs90Vt&ssvvO >~~~~-s
Correspondence Of the Herald.
EFG PAnApzLra1A, March u. !
Te day the Philadelphia Conference Of tne
Methodist Episcopal Church begins Ito nine.-
teenth annual session. It y expected 20
laak eight days and Is held in g.. Georges
Church, Fourth street below Arch, Bishop
Randolph presiding. There VIII b s0o
members of the conference present, exclu-
.siss of thslay delegates, and these WIN %
entertained 1t the homes Of members OF the
Church during the session. TO day VIII Do
mainly occupied by devotional services.
The following conferences sre announced
Womsn's Foreign Missionary socisty, this
sftsruoon At O'Clock; -Education Society,
this evening; Ladies' Pastors Christian
Union, Thursdsy afternoon at 9. O'Clock;
Church Extension, Thursday evening; Sun
day school Union, Friday afternoon At .
O'Clock; Tract Society, Friday evening;
Fseedmen's Aid Society, Sunday evening.
Missionary Sermon, Monday afternoon, 9eth
inst, at three o'clock; Missionary Anniver-
isary, Monday evening, at Union M. y.
Church; Preachers' Aid Society, Tuesday
evening. ,,-,, .--,, ,....--.y..-.-s.tE !.
10 day while working around stove at
her home, in the rear Of 1905 Buttonwccd
street, Mrs. Mary Bracken. aged s5 years,
had the misfortune to have her clothing take
Ere. The flames ran all over her in = min
ute, and not having the presence of mind to
Z lay down, she ran out Of door. The spec
tacle brought her aid, but by this time her
clothing was nearly oil burned of. She Is
badly burned about the eback, arms and legs,
and her condition 10 such that she Will
probably die. ,.$' VI f
Mercantile Library opens again today for
business.
A meeting was held here on Monday night
to otske measures to suppress obscene books
and other vicious matter in this city. A
committee has been appointed.
Tho new steam dummies 10 long prom
ised BY Mr.. John 8. Morton, President OF the
Market Street Passenger Railway Company
have at last arrived, and this afternoon were
placed on the street for trial. The route
taken was up Forty-frst to Centennial
grounds, thence by way Of Elm avenue
Fortieth street, Barring, Thirty-third, Arcn'
Thirty,second, and market streets to Front
returning by way Of Market and Forty-firs'
streets. They attracted considerable atten-
ton, and all those holding invitations availeo
themselves of the opportunity OF testing
their practicability. The engine and cal
areyery compact being about the same s'z'
as an ordinary street car. There are sever
dummies in all, six Of which were construct
ed in Troy, N. Y, and one at the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. All who participated
in the trial expressed themselves delighte'
with the working Of the engine and car
while the residents along the route were sat
is6ed that no harm can result from their us
either to horses or pedestrians.
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ans, Esst Of Sssss. 3i@F
The following public sales are adver-
tised
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NEW YORK CASH PRICE LIST.
Gallons, can and box, .~ S5.5
keg, 95
half-barrel, 1870
D one barrel, 800

We have in stock, of our own manufac-
ture, roofing materials, &C.. at the follow
ing low prices:
100 rolls extra Rubber Roofing, at 5 cents
per square foot. Or we will furnish Rubber
Roofing, Nails, Caps and Slate Paint for
an entire new roof, at ~ cents per square
foot.
2O00rolls 2-ply Tarred Roofing Felt, at III
cents per square foot.
5000 rolls S-ply Tarred Roofing Felt. at ~
cents per square foot.
2O0 rolls Tarred sheathing, at X cent per
square foot.
5000 gallons fine Enamel Paint, mixed
ready for use, on inside or outside work, at
81 per gallon.
Send for sample card of colors, All Or
ders must be accompanied with the money
or satisfactory city references. No goods
shipped 9. o. D., unless express charges are
guaranteed.
Sample orders solicited.
1O2 & 104 MAIDEN LANE,
New York.
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law. JONES, Fancy Dyess, 1872 N. Front
y. Street, BRANCH Office corner Ninth and
Vine Streets, Philadelphia. Ladies' ard
9entlenen's Garments Of every dsscrip-
ersand Gloves dyed or Cleansed.
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SLATE PAINT.

A roof may be covered with very cheap
shinSle. and by application Of this slpte be
made to last from % to Is years. Old roofs
can be patched and coated, looking much
better and lasting longer than new shin
giles without the slate. for one'thlrd Inc
yrt TSe 81 expense % Of Stating new shingles is
only about the cost Of simply laying them:
The paint ID flre-prOOf against SPARKS OF
flying embers, as may be easily tested by
any 0; IT STOPS EVERY LEAK, L.
and for tin or iron has no equal, as 1t ex-
pands by heat, contracts by cold, and never
brake nor scales. Roofs covered with tar
Sheathine Felt can be made water tight at
q small expense, and preserved for many
This slate paint is
EXTREMELY CHEAP.
Two gallons will cover q hundred square
feet OF shingle roof, while on tin. iron, felt,
matched boards, or any smooth surlace,
from two quarts to one gallon are required
to 100 square feet Of surface, and although
the paint has heavy body: 1t Is easily ap-
piled with brush.
No Tar is used in this Composition,
therefore 1t neither cracks in Winter. nor
on On decayed Shingles it fills up the hole
and pores, and gives new substantial
roof that will last for years: Curled or
%ss% seS # Snft G nsls pSs hes
in felt roofs, stops the leaks-and although
. slow dryer, rain does not effect It few
hours after applying. As nearly all paints
that are black contain Tar, be sure you OBJ
tain our genuine article, which (for shlngle
1''''' - CHOCOLATE COLOR
when first applied, changing In about .
month to uniform Slate color, and Is to
all intents and purposes slate. On
'" TIN ROOFS
our red color is usually preferred, as one
coat is equal to five Of any ordinary paint
For
BRICK WALLS
our bright red Is the only reliable Slate
Paint ever introduced that will efectually
prevent dampness from penetrating and
discoloring the plaster.
These paints are also largely used on out
houses and fences, or as printing coat on
fine buildings.
Our only colors are Chocolate, Red,
Bright Red and Orange.
, 1877-08-18

But tho truth fs. La5y Lydia is such o
scattcr-braincl lit Ito crcaturc-a real wild Irish
rron. It Ia streke OF good fortune for mo
that my cnusn Felix chanceu to hO QUO Of tho
party IN board thu Ltbveta."
II can understand that you find II most
fortunate chance" says SlF John with dry
bFrvity.
ale ts moro like brother to nc, really, than
cousin, ak you must sce."
"fSs only relation Of my worry own thu.
'sephsw." ~
Nor,
"Ahd he was 50 much With me when was
little. Why, even papa--eycn Mrs. IInrtla,s-
tic hersclf-looks Upon Cousin Felix as m ct-
Gient ehapcroI'.n
Th!s time ,t,, soyerno answers not by SO much
Miss Haricastlc percctycs that nho has
committed TINT commoncst mistake Of y
guilty conscience, an apology.
~ Ican quits l.eioys that you find tho ttme
iox that sso is no longer on hvr doionse, Glenn.
loyet's fatc. Mrs. Chester Ii posltiycly-yery
small boy, murdered Ltntlicy Murray, anu all."
IIIcl.thtck s!iocs-lor tnc Qucrnec beach,
a trick Of speech that is not tho laat Plccndlly
slang" replies Sir john, hotly. "Ah, il yol
laal bcon living IN India for three yrars, III
have, YOU would not ind much difficulty In for
giving faults allch ~ I}aphno's!"
"Daphnoi h 1t a namc,-ahnman crcature'a
namcl Re,Ny! OF course, know il ic botany
Genus monogynla, class octandria, aud, In Tie
natural method, ranked under tho thifty-aFst
order, veprceujA.n
Moaogynla. Oetaudha. Tho natural method.
Vcprec.!!n!
Aud tir5a was tlmo when ho edoretl thls
girl, treasured dccay.ug pIAuts tu,o matter VI
Whlt class or genusj because she bad touched
them, thrilled e @ It. to' GA glance spent sleeplcss
There WIS timc-And now, Sir John
Heycrpe feels hu could "a soon bu In
love with yoluno Of tta Brttah
EncycIonctita Ur cherish nrnvcr fnr Mal,,,drr,s
, 1877-08-18

take shelter tnnm the sin with inc aud
u. faulf Tho wny tllnt EuElfsh women
brave tlir nclenlcnccs Of climate IL marvellous"
he Eues I'M, ns Daphnc, too slir to retnaG, sits
down beade hit, un the rock. "4Anl still Ithcru
hrc lit women III tho wnrlh WIN ran show s,,ct,
so.npltxions.. l@ok ut me-. Par, my frlcul.
Al. ssS; ill., tlazel eyes, with black lashcs.
Dnphne rcsiens at tls ct,ycrt compliment to
hersclf: size bml1es at the npcn ono to i'anl. Mr.
brdughtnn, without suAs vi tfn,o, n4l uBts lila
syrEias6 a'ld lIiInsclt tn QUO at the tnnuectt
hat-tlrtations, whtcl come u him ~ sinlrly ~
nvctar-tastlng, to butterfly the lnnlncnt l,c
1ndA liluaself by tnc sldu Of d young and pretty
woman.
'rhrso non-amnttvc c'rsnrslts, the two super
namcEa1ca Of the scste. dslosctl of what si'ail
among tic rocks and renewing tile paths,
laughed at by Joyc, " former dassi Scvcruu
give. rapd .glai'ee at C!ctncnllna.. She IL
watching Felix isrouchton: watching him. not
with tho raru snl!o tAat cnn tranainr1n her faca
to beauty. but rathcr with nh expression that,
dill tho clrrumstancea not rcutlcr sl,rl e,ptN,-
sltaon absurd, might t,e termed Jealous one.
a,aa 1T r.. Is one .s,o Of tlm'e horrible, a..
!" too great nj. cxerttun." she otsasyeS.
!1ttlo shortly, and selecting IN upright slab uf
rock beneath which lchtoarrangr-fcan,,nts to say tonl-
pose-hrr charms. "Y You must must lnl fnu
neat y Dt Jersey almost ~ unendurablc as India.
y lays managed to exist through week OF
III, ~ he uflsNerA iak1nn tta biare ma t1,,tv hEJs
iijm III. st hrr f4rt Z liz, ti,a,, havo r.nII.
in,nroyrti ths xiininr hnnrs wtt hnn'i wnri!
III yol tlrnw ~ .n,t, 1 =. ,vnr c,"p,;,,"t - =;
liz has arsnn,nIi.h,.n tn. c6r,,ttsm "n,"n ~.
time. !" remcinber bcttre irft-n '"0 ''''"
skets,h in nnt,,,n :, .ars M,,. 1r,,,.
castle, much a. '": "ns IT. n'syht '' rcMark .1s
tLat tha jeaves iii ~ tha .tnvs
shortcn, aDurimr the s.%.oc' IT tr,I,rse. ma
could not tri1e away the ti,nn m otr,.,,,i,.h.
nlcuts, aud then liz uxhiLiti,l,s 20 tI,nrmt'hiv
put unn nut nj Cy,nrY,it Will, nnn,x nwn ~.
telllptS,n '' Wv "'
il ia encouraging In abtnk lint f,,rmro,trn
Iarisastio uysr snn he n,,t mil af ronr"it VII !,
uuythIn.t. ~~~'' "''"
Scycrnu nsks a cou,nonnloce nucst.on ahont
The pictures al tho wear: a,as. and rcls
a,,sxer tlat frecxea lin m"rc linn iii iii
lhu gcoiortsai isye.lcsteri ~ Mr. ~ Such. @
an.one n.ints t.iiui ai,e. 80, ,uech"ni.
cai io,lavc1n Tho "nHtttne tnoc,hnrH ~ ~
Bian.us i detstiyo: Is the ;o,o.i.w tue af TroI.
Etuiies, "trcariy. Eyrry ,1c"r"rstorv ter,
III atudl oreot would srr,r Il, hs ~ rIwn3rtin,'.
hngcrs' esu!s, as they certainly nrs anniisd hy
llcr without stint, Eys,cutly shc hrI''"~. y,
tho c!asa who jIJgc rsthcr t6an % i"ys IN MAJ
ten outside tic wsiis of iS,,rin~ton ~ tr"".a .
would it bo tho sanlct ''01''
Daphue Listens, IUt altogether without a naur
, 1877-08-18

Nfso tDfk LAtisF from staA5& 1tas ,,f,r
"No more business tor me-" sal1 manu- -
turer tha other evening who Aas been ~ ~. !as
habit Of employing about sixty met, anu t"s o'..
thirty wpIncn aud children. NO mofe W..
seif worth 3an,0O / hayc Gept ny workshops
OPEN a. loss during the Wholc of that in's, III.
ThlA summer there scculcd 70 By h!c1 I..rs E.nt
chance for f1esh start in tho 1al, and ! ~. Asv.
thrown In lie street Ior sll tho hvpe of Gelttnx
any money for them. And. by Gcnr1o: :, %lsa eso
thv strike caluo they struck, knowing oil ~
time thst ths wages they wvre patd ess1s M ss.art ~
but taken bodily out Of tho savings u lhft55
years. told slcnl II that WAS their Eam.. -
strlku too, und closu up shop, und 90 hahu, ~
and I've advertised for farli, whtrtl lm Eo'u.
10 buy and live uI'ou. Wifc's quite w!lini- Il
] ever touch bustugas acAln"
, 1877-08-18
WHAT | MISS TONIGHT.

u!sa The sound OF volces eaiiy ringing.
Tho hall, and pnrloF, and ves1HdA shroughI
No laughter vihrktcs-no quick, happy singing
No serious talking OF tho right and true.
mlss tho sight Of faces young and cheerful,
Whose sparkling eyes Of brown, or FRAY, OF blus'
Seemed nover to haYc bcen tho loast 6lt fearful
And shone like sw.aklinx stass or drups Ut dew.
miss the grasp OF hlnds both strong and tcldcE,
And words 40 htlpful nbout what 10 do.
u what Of all tho wido world can render
To those who showed themselves no good and ifaes
Dear Hone, ~ sweet ~ any flower that Yfew!
Your absence, mose than Ill, alaal doth hirht ms'
Lost Hope, ! think ], most o! I'll, Mia you
EM4CA0o, Aug. Z, 1877. y, D. "
, 1877-08-18

Chester, ] kl"'w tho excellence Of your intcn-
tiune. hut 'sia work thrown AWAY. You will not
succeed III getting Allss JIarticastlc to louk
upcll Tie IN the llEht VI n hero"
"So man II ever M tsr" i; t.,1ro, that cannot be
the provrrb, ~ usl,al." Nccti say that Ct,asii
l'AuI, el,. y,oungsteFr' Raising tho child ntoit
n prominent plnce IN Darhne's rcgart. asup,
make friends. carry about l,onbons oil o,, p,lr- n
rosc for ''aughty buys, N. Paul; Good boys
au without me-. You likt burnt amonl.t 10
docs tie Ialy IN the Mother Hubbard lat, only
yuu H,usn't tell l,rr said 40, l,ayc got 4
m'ckrt ,"f tho sort she most Affects IL my
purkei."
C"nstH FcllS seats hItnsclf In the sEalc, on q
1et!,r of rnck, aud beslnH gravely to search Ills
rn~acts hr burnt ai,nnntls. laul, ntth vide
oic' cyss, with parted lips, appralslnE
umbrella "f .hIs most tnxxllng meteor that has
eyer rttu ahovr tilu horlzon Of hls littlo iife.
,pa1'!'ne a',d Miss llaricastle glide into the
els"rllcs' s1na'l-tall: with which women, genilo
awkward beginnings, alas, aud endtnEs, OF hu.
man Intercourse.
sir John scycrnc has leisure to scrutinzo the
5ac: nf l.is lrtrthed, nni to gauge tho lepti,
nj tlfh tiWll cnlOtois Ut being 0ncc more in tIer
presence.
cla!nr, Mrs. Cllcstcr's "put -" Tlia noswish.
tttan''ing, to TIC title of pretty woman:
arc blemlcd with tho delicate decision tl,at
remember tn havc remarked In tue profile Of
some wosld.iau,o..s 'narhlc sI!nerva. Her lips
When slle sntIes-aliss llHrdsaallu SMILES rarely
the scycrrly.cxrelcnt Kind TINT neither Iluslcs,
nor tales, nor, freckles, nor iors any.
thing that . wr!l.traincd complexion ought
not u do. Drcsscd In her perfectly.
iii ttUT 1.Hnl0t frPkk. affpyr6. rHrkfiN oDxtfs
unli.lpcachHblc, thu corrertcst hat crownnu tte
rrv'rst lttlo platitudss on her lips, what iaait
castle III this M0mcHtt ~.
Sir John Hnds tho fatal ono that she Is With
out fault.
lie las grown accustomed, during tho past
delicious DAYS, IT, wuinau who shows dozen
deficiencies IL minute, whose features afo uti.
rIaksica, " hose acccnts asn not devoid Vt Jcrscy
l,asuiB. whose scntGLccs tn lnoTe tlIA!l
nnc pecaslon have been known 10 uccd u
nomln1tlyc. A wou,un who Lraids her
hAir-that truc gold llair OF hcra-as though
sl. Ind never sccn luoklug- glass, who Wears
gowns of thsrc-year-old pa.ttru. thick vou,,.
sty sl'oes, and snn.oo9nst, and is admirable In
suite uf, OF by reason Vi, 1t all.
Wherever you tlnd friendship trembling On
the bofItrlaid VI loye, tho Frenra pruyrrb Is
as applicable as In the cuse uf luysrs them.
selves,
%, Que % must stand With lips upheld, the other
With lulshuo Chester, seycrne'. attitude has
eyer been a slooplng ono. Iie knows
~ -. 'nTsA @ o. tho world, asnd sue 50 "
heii cstI,nutc Of thlnxs), snd ihs shss
~ i:;noranl, that sLclr relations
have rested preriscly oa the footing sweetest to
mnn's vanity, ", II that language be too
plum bcsL attu,t,l 10 Ills Sense oI tho eternal
jltHehs ut things.
Miss lia1lca.tic, to sav The least Of It, haa
iear;1 " much u the world rs himself: stand
, 1877-08-18
HOPE.

Docs tho way look dagk1 There's motto 10 hecdl
Il will strength eysr give tn The hour o4 nceli
la svsry hrsIs you will Ind Il, indeed;
Il Is, :lOps on-hope avcrf'
What would life bo without that hopea
In darkness wc at would forever gEopoj
Int, while We live, dount neycr
" uops on-hope ererr'
It's ny OF sunshine lat down from Heaven,
All this dark world to brighten aud le&teui
It's 0otls own MtsaA&e from On hlYh
10 lead Us upward " tho sky.
Does not tho Holy Book say, Hope
Hope for sins fosyistnt
Why will you longer borrowing gtope1
THERE'S rest and hupe In Heaven. vo
LxA EzxTux, Aug. II, la77. A. ~ "