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Daily Republican., 1878-11-07

The failure of Clark, Adams & Clark
one of the largest importing and job
bing crockery firms in Boston, is an
nounced. A meeting Of creditors will
be called as soon as statement can be
prepared. ta.7."a tHt
Daily Republican., 1878-11-07
A DJOURNED SHERIFF'S SALE.


by virtue of a writ Of yenditioni Exponas,
70 me directed, Will be exposed TO Public Sale
at the
HOTEL OF ALEX. MAXWELL
In Middletown, In St. Georges Hundred,
In New Castle County. Del, on
THURSDAY. E
THE l4ra DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1878.
At2 O'clock, p. M,
The following described Real Estate, viz:
No. l. All that farm and tract OF land
situate In Appoquinimink Hundred. New
Castle county and State of Delaware, bounded
and described as follows, to wit: On the
north by the public roa leading from the
thorOughfare neck road to the I.andi inQ known
as Thomas's Landing, on Appoquinimink
creek, on the east by land Of Samuel c.
Thomas, on the southeast by land of John
Appleton ana on the southwest by the public
road leading fruin the State road to Taylor's
bridge over Blackbird creek, called the Thor
0ughiare neck road, containing 1856 acres of
land, be the same more or less. with a large
two and N hall st0ried double brick mansion
house, frame barn and stabling, carriage
house, waxen house and shedding, and one
irame tenant house thereon erected.
No 2 All that farm or tract otland situate
in 81. Gewge's Hundred, in the County and
State Aforesaid, bounded and described as
follows, t. wit On the north and northeast by
st. Augustine creek, ON the east by land Of
Wilson Z. Vandegrift. on the south by land of
Henry G. Walter and land of Leonard q.
Vandegrlit and on the west by land Of Philip
frahaE, containing 22O acres of upland and
marsh, more or less with two-storied
rane dwelling. frame xranary and frame
barn thereon erected
No.2. All that lot of Ian and premises In
the village OF Odessa, st. Georges hundred,
honn< cd and described as follows, to wit Be
ginDng at stake on the west rly side of
Main street corner for land late of Daniel
'ortIt, deceased, and these premises, thence
with said Main street south ~ degrees east
l5O feet to a stake csrner as last aforesaid,
therce with said Gorbit line Az degeees west
536 feet To stake corner as aforesaid,
thence north @7A degrees west l5O
10 stake corner as last aforesaid.
thence north Az degrees east 336 feet to the
place OF beginning: be the same more or less.
with two and II half storied double frame
DWELLING house and frame stable thereon
erected. Book 2, Vol 10, Page 80, &c.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro- |
perty of Francis r. Perry. and to be sold BY
ISAAC GRUBB. Sheriff.
Sherifi's Office, New Castle, Oct. 25th.
0ct31
Daily Republican., 1878-11-07

AINTxN ND GRAININtf.-Th firm
0f t N & Valentine, having been
)lved Az decease of Wesley Hickman,
indcrgi4Ikc III cOntnne the above bust
Mt thu 64cond-stOry of the Telegraph
ding, CG6yr ofThird and Market streets
10 oWpI& INT. VIM. H. VALENTINE.
Daily Republican., 1878-11-07
ITO FISHERMEN.

A large stock Of Gillnet Twine ut Seventh
and Bennett Sts., No. 80, $l10 per pound, No.
80, $40, No. 10 l.30. JNO. HAMILTON Il
SON. sp2l.lm~
Daily Republican., 1878-11-07

NTED.--A purchaser for u No, II
Spear stoys, nearly new. q. y. MID
III. Fourth aud King, Oc6-3ts
Daily Republican., 1878-11-07

gNTED A girl for cook and genera
4 hau.ework In the country. GOOD rel
Required. Inquire ai nA King 81.
Daily Republican., 1878-11-07

NTED "A girl 10 do general house
* work ReIeresces required. Apply
Arket street. nN'-ot
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ll3 J - =
WANTED.

NrED 1900, on ffst mortgage, inter
n sst Elk per cent., investment sa!s. Al
this Ofiicc. 0ctou
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Have 10 Bad.

Senator Edmunds says there are
50 many Presidential candidates on
the Committee on Judiciary that bus
mess is very much behind. He says
that on the day when the Committee
meets C 'nkling will come in first and
find a slim attendance. lie will sit a
little while, impatiently, and say:
"Well. l don't suppose there will
be aqaoTum this morning, and | have
other matters to attend to. II Davis
and Thurman would drop their Pres
idential aspirations and attend to
committee business we could do some.
thing"
And he will go out. Then Thur
man will come in and ask
Where is Conkling 2"
When told that be had been in aud
left to look after other affairs, be will
say:
Where's Davis ?n
Davis hain't come"
WELL" Thurman will say, "Conk-
ling and Davis have got the Presiden-
cy on the brain, aud OF course We
can't expect anything Of them Call
me wien you get quorum"
And be will go out. Then Davis
will come in and say
"Well, Conkling and Thurman are
absent again. Those two men are so
busy working up their Presidential
campaigns that they neglect their
Senatorial dutiep."
And SO it goes every week, Ed
munds SAYS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
The Sknnk Tanner

A few days ago young feline Of
the p0le-eat species took possession
of small cellar adjoining Joseph
Griggs' cabin, near the Troy niue,
North Virginia district. Grigg spec
ulated for some time in what way be
could get rid of the varmint without
having his winters supply of ham,
bacon, and potatoes permeated with
the puhgent aroma peculiar to the
animal Accordingly he determined
to make friends with the intruder,
aud, by way Of Cancellation, be pass
ed up 10 the skunk, who perched Oh
one of he upper shelves, savory
morsel of raw meat, which was ca
gerly devoured. After feeding the
animal in this manner for two or
three days, he became 80 tame that
be would eat out of his hand without
fear Yesterday Griggs carried a
board into the cellar, with which he
made a bridge form the shelf to his
shoulder. Mr.. Skunk, tempted by
choice morsel of boiled beef, walked
on to the board, eating all the while
out of his entertainers hand. Griggs
backed slowly ont of the cellar, car
rying along with him the board with
its precious burden, and drew long
breath OF relief as he landed the skunk
on the ground outside the cabin His
young dog, coming along just at that
moment, proceeded to interview the
little animal, and, when last seen,
was making for the foothills, and
plowing up the snow with hith his
nOse-ErginiG (Ner) Enterprise.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
Regulations in oiden Tunes.

The following were the remarkable
regulations to be observed By certain
members Of Henry VIlI's household.
His highness' baker shall not put
alum in the bread, nor mix rye, osten
or bean aour with the same, and if
detected be shall be put into the
stocks His highness' attendants are
not to steal any locks or keys, tables,
forms, cupboards or other furniture
of noblemen's or gentlemen's houses,
where be goes to visit. Master
cooks shall not employ such seulliOns
as lie all night on the ground before
kitchen fires. No dogs to be kept in
the court, but only few spsniels for
the ladies. Dinners to be at ten and
suppers az four. The officers Of his
chamber shall be loving together
no grudging, or grumbling, or talk
s of the kings pastime The kings
barber is eDjoined to be clesnly
There shall be no romping with The
maids on the staircase, by which
dishes and other things are often bro
ken. The grooms shall not steal his
straw for beds, sufficient being allow
ed to them. Coal only to be allowed
to the kings, queens and Lady Ma
rvs chambers. The brewers not to
put any brimstohe in the ale Twen-
ty-four loaves day for his highness'
grayhounds. Ordered-that all gen
tlemen and noblemen at the end of
the session of Parliament depart to
their several counties on pain Of the
royal displeasure.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
How She Csugs; Him.

Mrs. johnson is like all the rest
Of them. She loves johnson as a
wife should and she knows that be
doesn't pass an hour out of twenty
four where he would be ashamed to
take her Still, when tbe carrier
came along the other day and slip
ped letter under the door, she seiz-
ed it, fell into q chair and exclaime d:
What ! letter for Walter ?"
Yes, it was letter for her nus
band-s plain brown envelop and
the superscription was in a solid bus
mess hand.
"A plotl" she whispered; "dis-
guised hand-plain-cam to the
house by mistake ''
She held the letter up to the light,
turned it over and over. and thep be-
gan to plan what she would do in
ease it turned out to be from a wo-
man.
MAY be from a widow she mus
ed, cor from a sentimental Young
lady that wants to separate US. II it
is-if any living woman dares TO at
tempt to take him away from me,
will never rest till | poison her = Oh,
Walter did | ever suspect you Of
this (, Have | ma rried villain, and
can | ever live through this ordeal ?n
She leaned back and wept as if
death bad invaded the house. FL
nally, imbued with something Of the
energy of desperation, she tore open
the letter, pressed per left hand to
her throbing heart and read:
Walter johnson, to Gray & Day,
butchers, debtor for three mans,
Sc 20n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
where Religion Failed

At night old Gumbo was accustom
ed to retire to his lonely cabin to
light his tallow candle and pore over
a dog-eared, dilapidated Bible, and
as be read be would at brief inter.
walls pause and devoutly exclaim
with fearful, upraised eyes:
"Ohl cum de good angel ob de
Lor' an take poo Gumbo home to
rest"
1t happened of dark night, when
by the light of bis tallow dip he was
intently studying his Bible, there
came three solemn, measured raps on
the cabin door. Gumbo heard and
grew pale with fear, and immediate
ly with spasmodic jerk, blew out
the light and demanded to know,
"Who am dat are knockiu at dis are
door ?"
"Tbe good angel Of the Lord has
come to take poor Gumbo up to
rest.p
When tremblingly, with supersti-
tious fear, believing that the good
angel of the Lord was really standing
at the door, be answered:
Il kno's dat niggah Gumbo, but
dat ar niggah don't lib heah! Why,
dat ar Gumbo am jes dun gone ded
desc fo' yea! ! Yes he am he jes
dun gone ded desc TO- yeas"- Ne'c
Bedford { (Noss. Mercary.
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To be Hung.

A dispatch from Bloomsbury, Pa,
says: McHugh, Tully, and Hester,
Molly Maguires, sentenced to be
hanged, have been informed Of the
adverse decision Of the Board Of Par
dons Mrs. Hester, young woman
Of prepossessing appearance. when
the decision was given publicity fed
to the prison wringing her hands,
pulling her hair and shrieking in the
most frantic manner.
The Sheriff admitted her, and she
flung herself upon the neck of her
husband, and tainted. Tully and
McHugb, when informed of the ma
ture Of the decision, sunk back into
the darkness Of their cells. After
moments pause, Tully remarked,
What is, must be-" McHugh
aroused himself, and said, fWell,
they have fixed it up at last, have
they? / wish to God they had fixed
it up year ago." He paced bis cell
like Gagged tiger in anger, and would
not listen to the comforting words of
friends.
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CracR shots.


The Virginia (Nev) Chronicle
SAYS:
LAST week the Austin brothers
went out to shoot at q long range
with the Nationals, and after the fun
was over the members Of the compa-
nv began TO tell yarns about good
shooting. One knew a fellow who
had, in early times, shot another
through the read with Colts re-
volver a. eighty yards. Another had
vivid recollections Of the time when
be was able to bit snow birds on the
wing with rifle. A third, not to
oe outdone, solemnly asserted that
he had often killed two sea-guls with
one ball by firing when they crossed
each other.
fhe Nationalisls had an idea that,
with the example before them, the
Austin brothers would spin some big
yarns, but much to everybody's dis
appointment they only heaved Joint
sigh and started for the door.
Say" sang out one of the Virgin
ia men; cant you tell US something
about your crack shooting?n
One Of the brothers turned back
and sat down. There was a dead
silence for a while, and presently be
began:
"some years ago l was out in
New York State hunting grouse
There was an old man along who
was somewhat near-sighted We
were just at the edge of the farm,
when suddenly one of my favorite
gamecocks jumped up on the fence
and be drew bead on it, mistaking
it for grouse. | didn't have sec
ond to lose, and so | just threw up
my rifle and quickly knocked off the
left nipple of his shot gun st fifty
yards, so that when the hammer fell
the nipple and cap wouldn't be there
see ?"
"You saved the bird, then 2" chip.
ped in an attentive listener.
NO" said Austin, sadly: Il pick
ed o1t the wrong nipple, the fellow
fred the right hand barrel and blew
my fifty dollar gamecock all to peic-
es !"
The crowd quietly dispersed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
A Bite.

In Chill there is an elderly farmer
who is passionately fond of sport
especially fishing aud hunting-and
he has a son who is a chip of the old
block in that as we'll as in other re-
spects.
One day last summer the old gen.
tleman left home, but before going
set his boy at a job he was anxious
to have done. Returning sooner
than he was expected, he found that
the boy was missing.
where's Tom?" be growled, as he
entered the kitchen.
Gone fishing" said the girl
"Fisbing the rascal; III fish him
when | catch him"
And away the angry old fellow
went for the brook. Coming within
hailing distance of his hopeful son,
who was bending eagerly over the
stream, the father yelled:
tom you scoundrel, Tom -
There was a depreealing move
ment Of one hand on the part of the
boy, who did not, however, turn his
head. Still more angry the aveng-
ing parent came nearer and bawled d
out
"I'll learn you to stay home and
work when
"Sbl shl shl father" said young
Isaac Walton. "l'Ve got bite"
The old fellows passion percepti-
bly, cooled at that announcement,
aad, lucky for the boy, the latter just
then hauled up handsome perch.
This was too much for the dad, who
sprang forward and helped unlock
the fish, and then
tom, have you got another hook"
Victory perched ou the boys FISH
line.
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know all. 1t was in plueking that
that you fell. Tell me, do you bate
me for it 2"
He smiled tenderly.
Hate you ~ be said. Bertha
let me keep one thought through the
dull life that | must lead. If | had
brought you the flower would you
have given me the right to say
loved you?p
The proud head bent itself The
cheek laid against his own.
"You plucked the snow. blossom
for me-" she said al have brought
you the mean and miserable rev ard
myself Such as | am, take me.
Let me be your faithful wife and do
all that wife may do to alleviate
your suferings. | offer myself to
you, and if you refuse me | shall de;
serve it.
You know that | lie here Ike q
helpless log. You would sacrifice
yourself 20 be nurse to one like me.
| love you, but l dare not"
But she sealed his lips with her
first kiss.
So the most romantic marriage OF
the year took place before long, be-
side Sir Herbert's couch, and the
feg guests gave fearful kisses to the
welded pair, and cried over their
fate in earnest afterward. But from
the hour Bertha's lips touched his,
Sir Herbert seemed TO grow stronger;
and by slow degrees he recovered,
not all his strength and beauty per-
haps, but still so much that life is a
blessing, and to his wife, at least,
he seems the very handsomest of
men
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Que Warrington Family.

4 Washington letter says: One of
the resident Washington families
who have taken most active part in
its fashionable society for many win
te-s has lately been the subject Of
much talk. The family lineage and
the genealogical tree have been
spread to the public gaze by the kind
Offices of their old acquaintances,
whom advancing prosperity caused
them to suub and ignore. The head
of the family came to this country in
the capacity Of a coachman to Lord
Lyons, the British Minister, dealt in
horses, bought real estate, and soon
became naturalized citizen. The
younger Redfern, his son, married
the daughter ofthe French Minister'S
cook, embarked in the grocery trade,
and made much money. The gro
Gerry line was shortly abandoned,
and residence built in the most Sc
lect square of the city. Dropping
their old associates, they began a
struggle for recognition and position
in society. They had uphill work
Of it for time. Invitations would
be sent out for a grand party, and
the Observation-Disclosures family
would sit in their empty parlors and
smooth their gloves all the evening
By themselves, no one responding to
their summons. Perseverance, finally
carried them up, aDd they became
leaders, and each winter launched
ou: a series of Germans, kettle drums,
matiHees daHs0Hte and parties that
called for all the talents Of the socie-
ty reporters 10 chronicle. When thew
ignored their old acquaintances of
the lower rank they made their great
blunder, for now society people are
all aware of their pedigree, and are
quite indignant that they have been
so long led by the son of a coach
man and the daughter Of cooK
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
The marvellous lug

La the years agone, when the oil,
Marine Barracks were over on th,
hillside, outside Of the Navy Yard
in Brooklya, n. Y, some of the sol
siers, one cold, stormy day, though
what grand thing it would be te
brew punch. hot and strong, in hon
or of a squad who bad been detached
and were upon the following day tc
go on board ship for the Brazilian
station.
There was money enough to paw
Tor the liquor-to pay for barrel Of
it-but how 20 get it into the bar
racks, that was the question Never
5 man came 10 from liberty without
being overhsuled by the sergeant Of
the guard iron top to toe. Not a
vial as large as a Gngsr could be hid
den from those sharp eyes and sharp.
er fingers.
At length up spoke Tim Murphy
Said be; Make up the money. boys,
and III go out and bring in the liq-
nor. I'm down for liberty to day"
Tim was not the man to boast
emptily aud when be bad seriously
declared tha, be was in earnest, the
money was made up-eDough TO pur-
chase two quarts and jug-and in
due time be went out It was 10 the
edge Of the evening, or just at dusk,
that Tim came back, openly swing
ing a large jug in his hand Arrived
in the guard-hOuse, both the ser
geant of the guard and Sergeant
Moore took bim 10 hand for exsmin-
alton.
"What have you got in that jug yr
"MoIssses, sir"
LETS see.
They took the jug. pulled out the
cork, and smelled. II certainly smell
ed like molasses. Then they procur-
ed a stick and poked it down into the
big-bellied eruet, and. upon pulling !.
out, something Ike molssses dripped
from its end They both tasted and
were satisfied, and Tim was told 10
pass Oh; and he did pass %, jug in
hand Arrived in the barraek-room,
those in the secret gathered around
He led them into the rear apartment
where the bedding was stored, and
closed the door. Then be called for
a tin dipper Taking the cork from
the nozzle. Tim tipped up the jug
over the tin dipper, aud presently, in
the midst Of slowly-dripping treaele,
out dropped leaden bullet with a
strong cord attached By means Of
this line he drew up the neck Of
bladder, and when the molasses had
been emptied out, perhaps pint Of
it, be slipped the cord from the neck
Of the bladder, and poured forth con
siderable more than two quarts of fine
M0nODgabela whisky.
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Painting Jugs.

"The hand that rocks the cradle, +"
paints jugs. When we began this
We were going to say something real
mean and sarcastic about the concen-
tration of all the womanly intellect
and ambition in the United States,
upon the labor of painting vague at
trQciiies on jugs and things, vixen
we happened to remember how many
women's brothers and husbands we
bad seen wasting their brain tissues
and devoting long, patient months to
the coloring OF meerschaum pipe
no bigger than a cork, and we hastily
dropped into the lame and harmless
conclusion noted above.-Burlington
Ha,rkeye.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
Heroism of the Murdered Bank Cash
Ter.


Memoranda left by J. W. Barron,
the murdered cashier of the Dexter
Savings Bank, show that the robbers
secured about four hundred and six
ty dollars of the banks funds, and
$500 belonging to the Own The
herOism of the murdered man now
appears greater than was at fret
supposed. The fact that the cash
tray bad not been returned to the
safe makes it probable that the bur
glar chest was not locked at the time
of the attack. Those knowing the
ways Of the business az the bank say
that it was Mr. Barron's custom not
to lock the burglar chest during the
day, only to turn the knob sufficient
" to hold the door iG place. This
chest was found fully locked after
the murder 1t seems likely, from
the way Mr.. Barron was treated,
that the thieves, sshaving taken him
from the rear room, su posed this
chest was locked, and comm lnded
him to open it; that DE appe-ently
acceded to their request, but, hav-
ing got his hand on the knob fully
locked it in their very faces. 1t is
probable that they, exasperated at
his conduct, did all in their power to
compel him to open the chest, and
failing in this, left him for, dead in
his own treasure house. The Calais
National Bank. Tuesday, passed res
olutiOns of sympathy for his family,
and voted to send Mrs. Barron $500
in recognition Of the sacrifice
Sprinqfeld Hass) J Union
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
sitting Buii-s Intentions.

OTTAWA, ONT, March l9-Ad-
vices from the Mounted Police OFF,
GERS in the Northwe report unusual
activity among the irreconcilsble In
dians there. The mild winter has
been favorable to them, and il is be-
lieved they intend to make trouble in
the spring Sitting Bull and the
Nez Perces in his camp are in good
condition, and rowing bands just
south of the boundary are in constant
communication with them. Sitting
Bulls band is encamped twenty
miles southwest of Cypress Hills, but
the braves roam the whole region
north Of the line, and often cross the
parallel in pursuit Of buffalo herds.
Reports that the Sioux and Nez Per-
ces were starving and wished to sur
render are wholly untrue. They
were never in better trim.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03

A traveller in western Iowa while
riding along came to q large sign,
W hich implored him to look out for
the locomotive. He accordingly
rode down the track for better
view, and while he was obligipgly
looking out for it, it came along. He
saw it, but be had to sit in the ditch
and wait until freight train of thir-
ty-seven ears passed by, before he
could get back to the other piece Of
his horse.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03
DOES ANY ONE CARE FOR FATHER ,

Does any one care aught for father
Does any one think of the one
Upon whose tired, bent shoulders,
The cares Of the family come
The father who strives for your comfort,
And tolls on from day unto day,
Although his steps ever grow slower,
And his dark locks are turning to gray.
Does any one think Of the du.bilis
He is called upon daily to pay
Milliner bills, college bills, doctor bills,
There are some kind OF bills every day.
Like patient horse In treadmill,
He works on from moraing till night;
Docs any one think he is tired,
Does any one make his home bright:
l. it right, Just because he loo ks troubled.
To say he's as cross as a bear .
Kind words, little actions Of kindness
Might Danish his burden ofcare.
'Tis cor you he is ever so anxious
He will toll for you while he may live
In return he only asks kindness,
And such pay is easy to give.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-03

As funeral cortege was making
its way along the crowded street, the
other day, a bootblack called to a
companion:
Hey, Jack. what big gun is dead
now?"
mTain't no rich folks, " replied Jack.
as be looked down the street
"Tsin't, hey! Well just look at
them twenty eight hacks ~
"Thst's what I was looking at
that's bow / know it's some common
man. Rich folks don't keer what
folks say. but poor folks hez big fu-
neral professions to deceive the pub
lie"