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The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
Stersoptten kahtbttton.

Messrs. Henry W. Morrow, Vice President
OF the Young Mems Christian Association,
and Jesse K. Bayliss, agent of the Opera
House, will give superb stereopLicon
matinee on next Saturday afternoon, at
half past two O'Clock, in the Opera House.
1t 10 more particularly to please the child
rem. The illustrations will be of scrip,ural
and amusing subjects, and will be just the
thing to take the children to for an after,
Moons recreation. Admission, 10 CENTS;
adults, Is cents.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24

BY virtue OF writ of venditloni expo.
nas.to me directed will be exposed to
Public Sale at the Gilpin House, kept by
George. Whitfield, In the city, hundred and
county OF New Castle, State Of Delaware,
on
THURSDAY, y a.A,9.,l Nay S1s77.
The following described Real Estate, viz.
Those two certain lots, pieces or parcels
Of land as follows: no. l-Ail that certain
lot Of land situate in the city hundred and
and county OF New Castle, bOundeu and
described as follows: Beginning at q stalks
on the west side OF Young street corner
for land OF John AeDry and running
thence with line parallel with StOneham
street and with line Of John Aenrys
land south 81 degrees west LIS feet to
another corner for lands OF John Henry al
q street laid out 30 feet wide, thence there
by and patailei with Young street soulh
% degrees east Is feet to a corner for land
OF Thomas Berry, THENCE with said Berry u
line and parallel with the first line north
side ef oung street. thence with the said
side Of Young street south q degrees west
~ feet to the place OF beginning, viii h q
frame building thereon.
o'2.-AlI That certain lot Of land situ-
ated In the city of New Castle, county oi
New Castle and Stale of Delaware, and
nowor formerly bounded and described
as t ll0ws, to wit: Beginning at u point
on the westerly side OF Young street in the
line ri land dividing the 1apd OF Hugh
McGovern aud John Henry, thence run.
ming by the said sideo the said street in
. sOutnerIy direction 3 feet, thence In a
westerly direction and parallel with thu
said division line and 8 jeet distant there
from " feet, thence in q nOrtnerly direc.
tion and parallel with Young streets feet
+, the dividing line aforesaid. thence
thereby In an ea,teriy direction 25 feet ta
the said side OF YounK strset aud place o
beginning, be the anne wha' 1t may,
seized and taken into execution as the
prosperity Of Hugh McGovern, and to bt
sold by
sherif's Onice. New Castle, April IL, 1877.
aplSts,
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
Notice to Delinquent Water Renter.

Notice to Delinquent Water Renters.
The time having expired for the payment
OF water rents for the year 1877, notice is
hereby given, that unless they are paid, or
some provision made for their payment, on
or before the tenth day of May next, then,
on and after that date, the Ferrules of ali
delinquent water renters will be drawn and
the supply cut Oft.
W. s. HAYES,
ap17-my1 Register.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
spsrsssse

r 1ae third meeting Of the Temperanct
Conference Committees appointed BY tn
6imsrent churches of this city, met lasl
evening. In the West Presbyterian church,
with Joseph Pyle in the chair and Charles
eentman Recording Secretary. The follow
ine report Of the special committee. ap-
uclnted st previous meeting to suggest
plane of procedure in the temperance WORK,
was read and adopted:
Your special committee appointeo q tne
meeting held for conference IN 81. fan!a
n. E. Church, on the ewing OF April 10Th,
for the purpose of devising plans TOR enlist
ing cooperation of the christian churches
ofthis city in temperance work, would re-
spectfully report that at . meeting OF the
committee, held April 21st, the following
suggestions were offered, adopted by the
committee, and directed to be reported at
the adjourned meeting to be held in West
Presbyterian Church, Monday evening,
Aprn sSd.
1st. That union temperance meeting
be held weekly and alternately In the VAR
ious churches.
9nd That, at these meetings the Sabbath
Schools connected with the particular
church In which the meeting Is held be In
vited to conduct the singing.
3rd. That local temperance society be
organized in each church and Sabbath
school to agitate the question of total absti-
nence and push forward the work by every
possible means.
. 4th That grand mass meeting be held
at least once q month, either in one of the
churches or in some public place.
5th That one member from each church
delegation appointed to the general confer
ence of the Executive Committee to arrange
for speakers at the various meetings.
sg Respectfully submitted,
J. E. PIERCE.
On motion committee Of three were ap-
pointed to make the necessary arrangements
for holding q grand temperance mass meet-
ing in Union N. E. Church on next Thurs
day evening. @.
Adjourned.
Last night the City Hall was filed to
excess and the same characteristic zeal was
manifest. The meetings are still conducted
by the Moral Suasion Club, and each even-
ing some member addresses the meeting. :
Last evening many persons gave their
experience, showing how rum had made
many hours of the life unhappy. and since
their sssigning the pledge they have been
better and like new men.
The pledge book now contains nearly
2,400 names.
These meetings will be continues every
evening, and prayer meetings during the
day.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
sHERrFF.s SALES
cHERIFF's SALE.

By Virtue Of q writ Of ais. vendition
public sale. at the Gilpin House. kept By
George Whitfield, In the city, hundred ent
county OF New Castle, State OF delaware
=. THURSDAY, MAY Sd, lS77.
at 2 O'Clock. p. m,
The following described real estate, viz:
No. IA lot Of land situated in the city
and county Of New Castle and etste O
10 wit: Begininug ut point on the north
west side Of Eighth street at the d,st&ncs
OF $40 1eet south west direction from the
south west side Of Clayton street, thence
north 40 DEGREES and 40 minutes west lOe
feet. thence south 40 degrees 20 minutes
James M. Johus to the rail road company
for street 90 feet wide, thence along the
line of that lot of land and street In o
southernly direction to point on the
same intersec,s by the said 80 feet wide
street, thence by the sold side Of Eighth
street north 10 degrees 20 lniDutes east g.,
feet to the place OF beginning, be the con-
tents more or less, with q three story
No. EAlso all that certain lot Of land
situated in the cit, and county Of New
Castle, Delaware, bounded on the south
east by Orange street, on the noith cas-
by land of VIM. Herbert, on. the north
W6SG Dy vine street anu Ou Lu0 bOu'u
west by land Of Mrs. Mary Sink. having
q front on Orange street of q feet and
running back that width to Vine street,
on which Is erected a small one story frame
house.
No, Ali that certain lot OF parcel of
land with frame mouse, situate in the
city OF Wilmington. in the County and
tate Aforesaid, on the south side Of Lord
street between Pine and Spruce streets,
beginning at the distance of 100 feet 3-4
thence south parallel with Pine street 81
feet, thonce easterly parallel with Lord
street II feet, thence north parallel with
Pine street. to ord street Sc feet. thence
west with Lord street II feet to the place
of beginning, be the contents more or less
Eo, A II those two lots OF land in the
city of Wilmington adjoining each other
and each having frame house thereon,
the whole being described as follows. Be-
ginning at point OH the south side Of Lord
st. vt he distance of III fett = inches from
the west side of Spruce street, being q
corner for lot once held by R0bt. X. Por-
ter under a decd OF trust from Isaac Eugle
Oct. 7, 1857, thence south by slime paral.
lei with Spruce street 81 feet d inches, Il
thence east by line parallel with Lord
street 81 feet 6 inches to q lot of Robert
Mills, thence north by q line parallel with
spruce street 81 feet 8 luches 10 Lord
treet thence west Of said street 81 feet 81
uchesto tue beginning, be the contents
Seizei and taken in execution as the
property OF James Jones, and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUB, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, New Castle, April 12, l,7.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
L,HERIEF'S SALE.

NHERlFF's SALE.
By virtue of writ of Levari Facias to
me directed, will be exposed to public sale,
at the Lafayette Hotel, S4l Shipley street,
Eept by George W. Ortljp, in tie city of
Wilmington, New Castle county,
SATURDAY, MAY 5th, 1877.
At two O'Clock, p. m,
the. following real estate, viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land with three storied brick house
thereon erected, situate In the city of vii.
mington, bounded and described as follows,
to wit: Be4inDing at the corner formed by
the southerly side of Second street and the
westerly eide OF Lombard street, thence
along said side of Second street westerly
about II feet 10 the middle of the westerly
gable end wall of said house, thence south-
erly parallel to Lombard stI Ieet and passing
through the middle Of said wall 86 feet to
the northcrly side of three feet wide alley,
thence along said alley side easterly paral-
lei to Second street about II feet to the
aforesaid side of Lombard street, aud thence
herewith nortEerly S6 feet TO the place OF
beginning, be the contents thersof what
they may; excepting and reserving there.
from the right and privilege of using and
building into and against the westerly gable
end wall Of the hou.e hereby conveyed
without any costs or charges for the same
by Albert Thatcher, his heirs and assigns.
Seized and taken In execution a. the
property of William Duffy and Mary Duffy
his wife, aud to be sold by =
sherin's Once, New Castle, April ls, ts7.
aplgtS, ~ te'. ~ Ns, 4 4
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
De7lttstru.

Great achievements in Dentistry, a full
set of teeth in three hours. Teeth that took
the prize at the Vienna Exposition, S.,
IS, $40, per set. Filling teeth a specially
DR.. J. W. stoughton, No. 1872 Vine
street, Philadelphia. aprl7 1y
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
FRIDAY, April 9th. 1877,
Atl o'clock, p. M,

WAI0 OA
FRIDAY, April 9th. 1877,
Atl O'Clock, p. M,
The following described Real Estate, viz:
ALI the following described lots or pieces
Of land situate in The village st, George 6
No |. A lot fronting Oh Delaware street
fifty feet and extending back at ria Int angles
vita Delaware street Aforesaid 10 Henry l..
Pe'kart's lot, bounded on the northeast by
SamuelS. Raidwin's s lot on the southwest
by James Gorman's lot containing seven
thousand five hundred square feet OF land
with Drug store theron erected No. q.
lot oflaRd on the east corner formed by
the junction OF the d Dslaware City road with
the Odessa road, in said village OF. st.
the junction Of the aforesaid roads and
running thence with the Odessa road south
forsy Segrees east one hundred and fifteen
Il ct, thence north forty seven and three
fourth degr ees east eighty four fo"ty.eight
ons Eve 1undaa Nas ana y feet DEGREES a tss
aforesaid Delaware City rogd, thence with
said road south foriy-seven and three.
fourth degre es west eighty feet to the place
of beginning, containing twelve thousand
three ehundredsquere feet more or less with
store house and dwelling thereon erected
NO. 3. A lot of land IN tn said Village of
st Georges bounded on the south by Maine
st;eet on the west by Second street, on the
east by land Of SaMl b. Sut on and more
particularly described as follows to Wiz
Beginning, at point on Main street, forty.
two feet three inches from tho corner of
said Main street and Second street, thence
along said street the sane distance to Sec
ond street then:e north fOlty-nine and
three fourth degrees east one hundred and
thirtS-one feet 10 other land OF Frederick
g. Sutton. thence sontheastcrly ami para!-
iel with Main street forty-two feet three
inches thence sOuiherly and parallel with
second street fifLy-two and one-half de
g'ees west one hundred and thirly-onc feet
to the place If beginning, be The same
more or less, with the building thereon
erected,
Seized and taken in execution Ms the
property Of Albert N. sutton and sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
sherif's Office, New Castle, April 9. 1877,
apr, ll-3tw.ts :
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
W. & ". IL II,

The Trustees of Wilmington and Western
Railroad will fell the road tomorrow
afternoon at 8 O'Clock, at public auction at
the salesroom of Joshua 4. Heald, Fifth
and Market streets,
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
SATURDAY, APRIL 18th, 1877.
at2 O'Clock, p. M,

| . Al O4tDA AK ItAA kcA14S AcsSs
at2 O'Clock. p. M,
The following described Real Estate, viz:
All those several and respective tracts OF
parcels Of land situate In and around the
city of Wilmington aforesaid severally
bounded and described ss follows, to wit,
No. l. Situate in New Castle Hundred In
ssid County containing within said bounds
by computation two acres and nineteen
per0hes ofland more or less, being the same
William Peoples and wife March 2Oth 1854.
book 2, vol. =, page "a. SC.
No. q situate in Christiana Hundred CON-
tanning two acres one-quarter and thirty
five percheS OF land more or less, being the
same land and premises which James Nor
book g, vol. 8, page 80 &c.
No. 8 All those two certain tracts pieces
Or pat GELS Of land situate in New Cattle
Hundred aforesaid designated as No. and
and 10 number containing four acres end
10 perches more or less, and No. 10 contain
ing the same land and premises which
William Webb and wife and Edward Webb
conveyed to Robert baylor March q, 1855,
Book x, vol. page !, &c,
afore.aid containing three acres three roods
and thirty perches OF land, be the same
more or less, being the Same land and
premises which William McCaulley and
William Bright asslgnees OF Thos. Smith
on the 9th day of March, A. ID. 1888, did
grant and confirm unto Robert Taylor,
Book r, Vol. 2, Page a28, &c.
NO, Situate in the city OF Wilmington
aforesaid bounded by Seventh street, Jack
son street, and others. be the contents more
or le's, being the same premises which
William Morrow and wife conveyed to
Robert Taylor Decem ber 10, 1857, Book G.
Vol. 8, Page 434, &C., containing altogether
fifteen acres and thirty-fOur perches, more
or less.
selzed and taken in execution as the
of RoLert Taylor aud to be sold by
iSAAC GRUBB, sheriff.
sherilrs oflce. New Castle, April 10. 1877.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
sHRRIFrs sAlps
CHERIFF's BALE.

BY virtue Of a writ ofr.r
directed, Will be exposedde ddevafl FatlI
the LAFAYETTE HOTEEIt 70 pqhlk
Kept Dy Gee. w. Ortiip. IN Il. q! sht
Inm;iington, n;i IN New Castle a CONNIE 1ns city
WEDNESDAY, ApRrr a.
mn, ,, at2o'ciock ~ y " 70,
1'ne following described 4 ~
IN the city dA Wil}svs Wilm}nsSv;seo o. lant
bounded and d4scrihed aton, ed
Beginning On the Wcstss,sol as ,!sollowl
lance Of A feet from the aNr. WiGe y I
Front street, thence north hDSSSa'9erly ~
u ieet six inches to a staS M ~ aesnN
said SIDE Of Front street. thsas - es|
degrees and . half west n t1nsace 1asce Y
otner land Of said Farearlt VoN.0 w. 0t
along q line there OF sonth q aoolnE d
Z feet six inches to said i side 20 ., ,dsg N|1
thence the, eby north 10 Ss%Kl VI Klll1
feet to the place Of beginn,rHsss Hssied q
tents thereof what It NAV W WI
Seized and taken in execn,,,.
property Of Margaret YoUnasu YHvauos I
John Young. Adm, OF MeraS, ga
deceased), and to be sold BY ys''e' y
.sherln's ONCE. New Castle oDn! n.!,' Sai
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
at Q o'clock p. NJ,

The following described Real Estate, viz:
All that certain farm, plantation or tract
OF land situate, lying and being in Apo
quinimink, now Blackbird Hundred afore.
said, bounded by the public road leading
from Taylor's bridge to Flemining's landing
by smyrna creek, by the northwest branch
OF said creek, by lands of James G. Latto-
mus and by land now held by Cathsrine
Malay US tenant in dover. Containing ono
hundred ard sixty acres, be the same MOI 4
or less, with frame two story dwelling
mouse, Stchen, barn, stabling, granary,
ETC., thereon erected.
Seized and taken In execution as the pro.
perty of jacob Deakyne and Catharino
Deakyne his wife and tere tenants and ia
be sold by ~
., ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
sheritt,s Office, New Castle, April 10, 1870,
aprl6.ts
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24

CEND 26c. to g. r. ROWELL d co, New
- York, forpamphlct Of 100 pages, contain.
mr. lists of 5000 newspapers, and estimates
hoWtng ccNt dvoGtistAG. -
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24

me directed, will be exposed to public
sale, at the hotel Of Benz D. Longland. In
the village of St. Georges. In Red Lion
hundred, New Castle county, Delaware
on
FRIDAY, May 4Lh' 1877.
at 2. o'clock, p. m.
The following described real estate, viz
All that certain plantation or tract oi
land lying and being 10 the hundred of Red
Lion, in the county of New Castle and State
Of Delaware aforesaid, bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to wit : Beginning at a
large poplar tree standing In the south
side of Coxe's Neck Road and which is al
50 corner Of land heretofore of John A
Permission thence with the land late OF
the said John A. Pennington south four de-
grees and three quarters of degree, east
one hundred and ninety pcrches to st.
Georges creek i; thence up the said creek
by the several courses thereof about two
hundred perches to the mouth of ditch
on the land late Of Enoch Thomas, deceas.
ed !; thence along the land late of the said
Thomas, deceased, aud by land formerly
of Lewis Reece north thirty-nine and one
fourth degrees, west fifty and sixth.<enths
perches to corner OF land late of the said
Lewis Reece thence north sixty-slx and
two-tenths perches to corner for land
late of Thos. Booth, now Samuel B. Sut-
ton; thence north twenty-four and one>
fourth degrees, east sixty-three and four
tenths perches to stone six-tepths east OF
stone in line of land late of Henry Grin.
dage, now of Anthony NJ. Higgins thence
north twenty and three fourth degrees,
east Afty-fve and eigth-tenths perches to
the !Coxe's Neck road aforesaid; thence
along said road eighty-three and one>
fourth degrees east eighteen and one. fourth
perches; thence south eighty-four degrees,
cast one hundred and twelve perches to
the place Of beginning. Containing one
hundred and niuety one acres of land, be
the same more or less.
No. 2.-All that certain brick dwelling
house with the lot of land thereuuto belong.
ing situated In the village Of St. Georges
in Red Lion hundred and county aforesaid
aud which is bounded as follows that is
10 say by the State road or street, by lands
formerly Of Henry Grindage, now of An
thony NJ. Higgins, and by other lands OF
the said Samuel B. Sutton, containing
about eeven acres, more or l-ss.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property OF Samuel B. Sutton and Mary
Ann his wife, and t. It's. and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, New Castle, April 10, 1877.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
CHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of o writ of Venditloni Expon-
az, to me directed, will be exposed to Pub
lic sale, at the Hotel OF Benjamin D. Long
laDd In tho Village OF st. Georges in Red
Lion Hundred, New Castle County. Dela'
Wnra m
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
SHERIFF's SALE.

BY virtue of a writ of Levari FacaAh
directed, will be exposed to Public Sal
ths LAFAYETTE 10 TEL, Sil shlpaJ
kept by Geo. W. Ortlip, In the city u
mington, In New Castle county, DehJ
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
'BHER1FE's SALE.
.sALE,

BY virtue ofa writ Of Isvari Facias to me
directed will be exposed TO public sale, ct
Kept By George WY ". 6rsiip Iii i IN ths city q
Wilmington, New Castle County. Delaware.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
CHERIFFS SALE,

By virtue of writ Of Levari FAcias to me
directed, will be exposed to Public Sale at
the Hotel of William B. Hollis, at Towns
end, 10 Appoquinimink Hundred, New Cas-.
tie County, Del, on
TUESDAY, MAY sth, 1877,
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
cHERIFF'S SALE.
Sherif's Off

BY virtue Of q writ of Levari Facias 70
me directed, will be exposed to public
sale, at the hotel Of Benz. D. Longland. in
the village Of St. Georges. in Red Lion
hundred, New Castle county, Delaware,
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
LAEkiFF'S SALE.

Sheriff's Onice, New Castle
aplSts.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24

BY virtue OF writ of venditloni expo.
paste ; ne 9 directed II, ,,,, VIII be exposed TO-
George Whitfield, In the city, hundred and
county OF New Castle, State Of Delaware,
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24

By virtue OF writ of Levari Facias, to
mo directed. will be exposed 10 public sale,
Mt the Lafayette Hotel, Sal ahipiey street
kept BY George w. l)rtlip. In the city of
Wilmington. New Castle County, Del, on
The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
NHEKIrFS SALE,


sheriff7s Office, New Castle, April u,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-07
HAYES CABINET.
Nominations Received By the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 7.--There was
another immense rush at the White
House to-day, but by noon the corridors
were clear, giving on opportunity for tbs
secretaries and clerks to give attention
to business. The President says his ex,
pectatiou is to send to the cabinet the
nominations to day.
The following nominations we're re-
ceived by the senate from President
Hayes at 2;20 pm:
VIM. NJ EVarts, of New York, Score.
tary of State.
John Sherman, of Ohio, Secretary Of
Treasury.
George W. McCrary, of Iowa, Secre.
tsry of War.
Richard NJ. Thompson, of Indiana,
Secretary of Navy.
Charles Devens, of Massachusetts At.
torney General.
David NJ. Key, of Tennessee, Post.
master General.
Carl Schurz, Of Missouri, Secretary Of
the Interior,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-07
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
Half n Million Loss in New York
City-A Town In IoWal In Ashes.

Half n Million Loss in New York
Ctty-A Town In Il wa In Aches.
New YORK, March THE Waltham
Building, o large business structure on
Bond street, was totally burned last
night, with a loss of over half a million
dollars. Robbins g. Appleton, repre-.
senting the American Watch Company
and Gorham Silverware Manufacturing
Company; Taylor, Brother & Adams
and Shaw d Co. we're the heaviest losers,
and many other firms suffered smaller
losses. The fire was burning several
hours and the walls did not fall until
nearly midnight. Adjoining buildings
we're saved from destruction by great ex.
e%rtions, but we're much damaged. In.
surance supposed to amount to two
thirds Of the loss. There were several
accidents to iremen asd insurance
patrolmen. .
Firemen and policemen are still on
duty at the great Bond street fire of last
night. Broadway buildings, running
back to q narrow alley that separated
them from the burning buildings, we're
considerably damaged by FIRE and water.
In the one occupied by Bangs, Merwin
4 Co. was the library of E. j. Asy, Of
Chicago, which is damaged to the extent
Of two thousand dollars. The stock Of
several occupants of the Buildings de-
stroyed was very valuable, but as the
more precious articles were locked Up in
safes until these ATE removed from the
debris and the condition Of the contents
aScertained the full extent of losses will
be unknown. The building was 80 secure
ly bolted and barred that only BY dint Of
breaking through walls OF brick and
plaster and hatch-covsrs. of iron the
Gremen succeededin gaining an entrance,
and then, after an hours valuable time
had been lost. 1t was three o'clock am
when the 6remen felt that they had the
flames under control, but by this time
the real and side walls had fallen and a
portion Of the iron front was lying curled
up in the street. The tall chimney was
thrown down to.dsy, and soon after it
followed the remaining walls. Nos |,
3, 5 aud I Bond street were classed FIRE.
proof. Their destruction is complete.
II the treasure 10 the forty safes now
among the ruins is not safe the total
loss is estimated as high as two million
dollars.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, March An incen.
diary FIRE at Lansing last evening LAID
the heart Of the city in ashes, Including
the Central Hotel, one church, seVera.
large barns, two dwelling houses, one
agricultural store, two large store-houses
one blacksmith shop aud a number o.
small buildings. Loss, between thirty
and forty thousand dollars, and but small
insurance.