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The daily gazette., 1878-04-20

OPICE-I, Philip G. Plunkett, do
IN hereby give notice that shall apply
TO the Judges of the Court of General
Sessions of the Peace and Jail Delivery OF
the State of Delaware. IN and for the coun-
ty of New Castle ON Monday, the 9th day
of May next, A. D., 1875 being the first day
of the next May Term, Tor q store license TO
sell intoxicating liquors in quantities not
less than one-half gallon at my store at 207
w. Front street, in the First ward in the
city of Wilmington, and not to be drunk On
the premises. and the following respectable
citizens recommend this said application.
to W.T.;
John Lavery, Geo M Bacon,
julius Gunther, Cnristiau Schuler,
j Christ Muyer, Fred Bourbon,
Jonn Green, owen Hession,
Ihos Walsh, Jas l. Dickinson,
John Kienle, Daniel Melarkey,
John Il Kelly, William Kyne,
Jacob Kienle, John Dolan,
Daniel McCusker, James Mckenna,
Christian Stroble, Fred Well.
James Monaghan, Traphagen,
Eugene sayers, Dennis Bradley,
Fred Slaib, Thomas MCCORMICK.
apr2O-3t PHILIP G. PLUNKETr,
The daily gazette., 1878-04-20
SALE OF A FARM.

MIR. e. II. Thomas has sold farm ol
LAT acres, near Odessa, to John Corbit,
Esq, for $1,000 cash.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOR SALE.-A valuable lot on French
H street between 3rd and 4th streets. Al
feet front by 95 feet deep. Also, lot on
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street, 40
feet on Pennsylvania avenue. VIII be
sold on easy terms Apply 10
EVANS PENNIN GTON,
ap20-tf Sth q Market SITS.
M OrICE.-I would respectfully inform
IN my friends that | am still an appli-
cant for the office of Recorder of Deeds, for
New Castle county. All reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
JOSEPH w. .VANDEGRIFT,
Wilmington, DEL, April 10th, 1878.
ap2o-2td&2tw
OTICE.-CIrY ASSESSMENT.
IN The Assessment of the City of will
mington for the year 1878, is now COM
pleted and on file in this office for public
inspection, and will remain here until the
first day of May, 1878. ts4
The Board of Assessment, Revision and
Appeals will sit in the o ,uncil Cham Der on
the First day OF May, and continue fof 30
successive days from to o'clock, p. m.
Persons wishing to appeal will please
present the same In writing.
Clerk Council.
once Hours-s to 70, a. m, to s. p. m.
QD2O,tmaVt
The daily gazette., 1878-04-20
ChILDREN'S GALA DAY.
Grand Opera House, Cinderella, the Fairy
Wilmington, Del, and Little ulass
Saturday afternoon, Slipper.
April 27th. Matinee, at o'cl'k.
MATINEE.
One Performance
Only.

Under the auspices of the Ladies' commit
lee, of Philadelphia.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
Save Us from a Year Without a
Summer.

SOME REMARKABLE SEASONS RENEM-
BERED BY THE OLDEST INHABITANTS.
From, Harper's Weekly.
An aged resident of Hartford remem-
bers that the winter of 1928 30 sur
passed this IN miidness; farmers plowed
every month of the season, and no snow
fell until February 2. The winter was
followed, however, by cold, backward
spring, with a snow storm In May,
which killed the returning swallows.
As an offset to the above story, one of
the old residents of Derby tells US the
" year without a summer" Old New
England farmers refer to it as /" eigh
teen hundred and starved to death"
January was mild, as was also Febru-
ary, with the exception of few days.
The greater part of March was cold and
boisterous. April opened warm, bu:
grew colder as 1t advanced, ending with
snow and Ice, and winter cold. In May
ice formed half an inch thick, buds and
flowers were frozen, and corn wss killed.
Frost, ice and snow were common in
June. Almost every green thing was
killed, and fruit was nearly all destroy
ed. Snow fell to the depth of three
inches in New York and Massachusetts,,
and ten inches in Maine. July was ac-
companied with frost and ice. On the
5th ice was formed of the thickness of
window glass in New York, New Eng
land and parts of Penpsy lvania, and
corn was nearly all destroyed in GER
tain sections. In August ice formed
half an inch thick. Corn was so frozen
that a great deal was cut down and
dried for fodder. Very little ripened
in the New England and Middle States.
Farmers we're obliged to pay four and
five dollars bushel for corn of 1915
for seed for the next springs planting.
The first two weeks of September we're
mild the balance of the month was
cold, with frost, and ice formed quar-
ter of an inch thick. October was
more than usually cold, with frost and
ice. November was cold and buster
ing, with snow enough for good sleigh
ing. December was quite mild and
comfortable.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
Married Women's Property Rights

As an addendum 10 the editorial
notes printed few days ago in the
Ledger on Married Women's Property
Rights, our attention is called to the
act of the Legislature of 1872, found
on page 1910, section 81, of Br:ghtly's
Purdon, edition of 1873, in these words !:
"All contracts made by married women
in the purchase of sewing machines fer
their own use, shall be valid and bind
ing, without the necessity of the bus
band joining In the same"
This certainly extended the power Of
married women to make contracts, so
far as sewing machines are concerned ;
but it has not been an unmixed benefit
10 them. 1t is under this that the con-
tract TO hire or lease the machines are
made, :he lessee to pay instruments, &c,
by way of rent for the use of the ma
chine, with the right ultimately TO be-
come the owner when stipulated mum
ber of instalments shall have been paid.
Many women, however, do not under
stand the nature of such contracts when
they sign them, they being under the
impression that they have bought the
machines, when in fact they have only
joined in a lease for the use of them,
and that IT is not until the last install
ments are paid tha, they have actually
bought the machines 1t is this mis-
understanding tha, has led to ninety
nine in hundred of the troubles grow
lug out of the instalment system as
connected with sewing machines
Philadelphia Ledger.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
Storm.

A severe snow storm set in at sgd
ney, 400 miles from Bitter Greek,
Wyoming, to Ogallalla, Nebraska, and
ragged until yesterday morning, filling
the cuts on the railroad with snow.
All trains were laid up at convenient
points for safety.
A heavy snow storm set in st Chey-
enne. W. T., on the Sth inst, continu-
ing until noon on Saturday, the wind
attaining velocity from fifty to sixty
four miles per hour. carrying snow
with it. and drifting it in banks ten
to fifteen feet high. All trains on the
Union Pacific, Denver Pacific and Col
orado Central are either side tracked
or showed in, and there is no commun-
ication north, whittier many freight
outfits are now travelling, and the loss
of stock will be great.
The storm did not reach Central
Pennsylvania until OF the night of the
llth, and then it was SO modified that
it consisted of rain only, with an occa-
sionsl sprinkle of hail.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
A conscientious Man.

Mr.. Barron, the bank cashier who
preferred to die rather than reveal to
three robbers the secret of the combin-
alton lock, was as conscientious as be
was heroic. In the safe has been found
a life insurance, policy of $1,000, with
letter stating that If any errors should
be found in the accounts Of the bank
after his death, that sum, or so much
of it as might be needful, should be u.s.
ed in making good the deficiency. He
was unwilling to have his memory tar
nished by any accusation, however triv-
ial or ill-founded, after he had closed
the account current of his dealings on
Garth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
CHURCH.

I38 missionaries and $50 native
preachars are lsboring in the Gospel
vineyards of Asia, Africa snd Europe
under suspices of the American Bap-
tist Missionary Union.
The Scotch Presbyterians have rais-
ed fund of s25, 900 toward the ex-
penses of legal resistance Of the es-
tablishment of the Roman Catholic
hierarchy in Scotland.
A three days conference of the be-
levers in the speedy coming of Christ
is to open in London Oh the 18th. Be-
lellevers are to be present from all
parts of the world.
The National Christian Temperance
Union have decided to set apart one
Sunday in every quarter as ''temper-
ance day" in Sunday schools
The Methodist Episcopal Missionary
Society is indebted to the extent of
nearly 100000. Meanwhile the
treasury is empty.
A debt of $4,000 still remains on
the Catholic Total Abstinence foun-
tain, in Fairmount Park.
America has 1862 clergymen, or
one to every 7lS of the population.
The United States boasts of 10000
Sabbath schools, with 100000
scholars.
When the late Bishop of Oxford was
travelling eastward to attend the Church
Congress at Norwich, a lady sitting op-
posite to him commented in fattsring
terms on the eloquence and ability of
the graat Anglican divine, quite uncon-
scious that she was addressing him.
"But why, sir" she added, "ds peo-
pie call him Soapy Sam Z" swell,
madam, replied the Bishop, 81 sup
pose it is because be has always been
In good dea. of hot water, and always
manages to come out with clean hands !"
At Hamilton Square, near Trenton,
n. j.. on Sun lay, woman arose in the
Baptist church while the pastor was
preaching, denounced him as liar, and
added that he had better practice what
he preached. She attempted to repeat
the demonstration, and was not per-
permitted to enter the church, but her
husband says he will take her there
next Sunday.
Seven hundred and fifty-three cler-
gymen in Massachusetts, have petition
ed for the repeal Of the License law and
the enactment of Prohibitory law.
Fifteen hundred clergymen of the
Church of England have signed a pro-
test against war with Russia, while
two thousand London preachers preach
ed in favor of war on a recent Sunday.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
Round Dances vs.. kissing
Games.

A writer in the WOman's Journal
takes up cudgels on behalf of dane
ing, and implicitly of the waltz, on the
ground that as it penetrates the ruder
districts of New England the bolster
Gus and vulgar social games of the ru-
raj settlements" disappear. If thear
is no dancing, there are "stringgames,"
and, whatever these things may be,
they are said to require the kissing Of
all the women in company each by
large majority of men. This rude aud
inGelicate familiarity, the Jonrnai says
Hourishes "under the very eyes of our
revivalist, in the church sociablcs
themselves were the mos, innocent
square dance would be severely censur
ed. In a late murder trial in Vermont
a certain guilty deacon admitted that
be first made the acquaintance of his
paramour at 'church social at his
own house. While old and young
we're playing an old fashioned game,
the deacon, as forfeit, was sentenced
to kiss Mrs. Like Fracesca
Rimmi, he lays all his troubles to that
kiss Since his arrest he has stated
that up to this time be had been true
in thought as we'll as in deed to his
wife. the naiUete of this confession
seems almost absurd: but did ever a
sinner indicted for murder trace all his
errors back to the demoralizing infu-
ence Of single dance? Left to them
selves at school festivals. the young
people would like to dance. The
dancing being held Objectionable, some-
thing else must be introduced; and, on
the proposition of String -games,' one
may see church members, deacons, aud
for aught | knOw, clergy men themselves
joining in the rude sport. | have
known i. serious ground of objection
to public schools, on the part of we'll
bred parents, that they would not con-
sent to have their young daughters
rudely kissed by balf the town ON such
occasions; and have seen such pre-
judices gradually removed By the sub
stitution of dancing"
Something is said also of nirsion-
ary lady, who, to save her children
from the influence of boisterous kissing
games set up dancing school in the
wllds Of Maine and proselyted a whole
piece of woods.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
A Russian Patriarch.
From the New York World.

From the New l ork World.
There is some pleasure IN announcing
that Feodore Vassilef, of Moscow, has
had eighty-seven children By two wives
if it is only because the announcement
renders any further inventions by fe-
cund American paragraphers certain
to be looked upon as very weak inven-
tioDs indeed. Vassilefs first wife was
brought to bed twenty-seven times,
having twins sixteen times and triplets
seven times, while at the other four
births sixteen children were born to her.
She then died, and her successor, at
eight births, enabled eighteen other
children to rise up and call Feodore
Vassilef blessed, because he had sever
al quivers full of them. NJ. Kanikoff,
a Russian savant, vouched for this fact
few years ago, declaring that the Vas
silefs-how many of the eighty seven
children survived was not stated-sti
lived at Moscow, and were pensioners
of the government. The first Nine.
Vassilef could have organized a very
respectable baby show of her own with
out being compelled to take in lin
either sense of the word) any other
mothers, and what family that would
have been to provide for.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
TWO.StOrY Frame Store House,

a0z32 feet, with WAREHOUSE, STABLE,
and Wagon Shed. There Is a good young
Apple Orchard on the premises, also run
ming water.
The above tract will be divided into two
lots and sold either separately or together,
10 suit the convenience of purchaser
No. 8. A tract of about so ACRES Of
land, ,nea- McCoysville, bounded on the west
by lands Of John f. Dobbs. on the south By
lInds of Abraham Moss and heirs of Thos-
Barnard, on the east by lands Of Jacob Moss
and public road, and ON the north by lands
of James Steeason. About 50 acres Of
this land is cleared and in a good state of
Cultivation, the balance is in good timber.
TERMS--Ten per cent Of tire purchase
money to BE- paid on the day of sale fifteen
per cent when the sale is confirmed by the
court and the balance in two equal install
ments, payable in six and twelve months
from the date of confirmation, interest to
be paid from April lst, 1873, when posses
sion will be given.
SAMUEL b. CRAWFORD,
Admir- of Jt seph s. Laird, deceased.
Feb. 20, 1873.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13

A Baptist church in Trenton n. j.,
has a sensation. A Mrs. Mount had
her feelings greatly outraged by the
preacher making remarks about the
will of one of her departed relatives
several years ago, since then she has
been attending church but not as a
respectful listener, her respect for the
preacher is gone, she sits and makes
faces at the preacher, who is SO moved
by her conduct that he cannot preach.
Last Sunday the Sheriff and posse kept
her out of church. 1t will not be me-
cessary to call out the soldiers, but
there is fat job in prospect for the
Lawyers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13

TIE management of the Auditor
Generals Office at Harrisburg is the
subject of Legislative investigation
just now. 1t appears that the State
held claim of $4,000 against the
Union Transportation Company. For
some reason or other the Auditor
General failed to collect the money.
He put the claim into the hands of a
man named Olmstead. Mr.. Ohm
stead was to receive ten per cent for
collecting it. He knew how to collect
it, and pocketed $4,000 by the trans
action. 1t is presumed the investi
eating committee will learn and re-
port why it became necessary to en-
ploy Mr.. Olmstead to collect the
money.
Through mails for cities, but give people
IN the Juniata Valley mails on way trains.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
STATE ITEMS.

A fine of $40 was paid in pennies by
a Lebanon man.
The Pennsylvania railroad has 20, 900
men employed in this State.
The oldest and leading Building As
sociation of Lewisburg has gone to
smash, with deficit of from $50, 900
to so, ,Q00.
There have been fourteen business
failures in Williamsport within the
past few weeks.
James Spence, Of Elkhorn, Arm
strong county, married his stspmother,
his father having died several years ago.
Young Spence is now the father of sew
eral of his brothers.
Easton burns coal oil in her street
lamps, and ingenious thieves steal the
oil, replacing it with water.
William Hockersmith, of Shipuens-
burg, was kicked on the nose by colt
a couple of weeks ago. On Thursday
a week iockjaw set in and the boy died
on Wednesday.
They never think of nominating q
man for Office in Monroe county. All
the Democrats come out and run for
something or another and the best man
wins.
The rebuilding Of the burned en-
gines of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company is almos. completed. The
work is being done in the shops at Al
tooua.
The barn and other outbuildings of
Emanuel Duck, of Middlecreek twp,
Synder CO., were consumed by fire on
Sunday morning the 18th ult. L. Is
supposed the fire is the work of an in
cendiary, as the family of Mr.. Duck
found sack of -four slowed away in
the barn on Saturday, which they re-
moved and in its stead placed a bag
filled with stones and chaff. This bag
was found some distance from the
burned building the morning after the
fire. There was q small insurance.
The first woman who ever drove a
mail coach IN Franklin county, if not
in the State or United States, left
Chambersburg for Gettysburg last
week. Her name is Mrs. s. A. Houser
and she is the wife of the proprietor Of
the Gettysburg mail route. She was
regularly sworn in BY Squire Jeffries,
and the Herald predicts a safe and
quick return.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
Legal Notifies.
Notice U. s. Internal-Revenue
SDectal TaXeS.

FINDER the Revised Statutes of the
" United States, Sections 1922, S231 /,
323s, and 3239, every person engaged in any
business. avocation, or employment, which
renders him liable to a special tax. is re-
quircd to procure and place and KEEP con-
spicuoasiy an has establishment or place Of
business STAMP denoting the payment OF
said special tax for the special-tax year be-
ginning May l, 1873. section 3244, Revis-
ed Statutes, designates who are liable to
special tax. A return, as prescribed on
Form IL, is also required by larr of every
person liable 10 special tax as above Serere
penalfies are prescribed for noncompliance
with the foregoing requirements, or for con-
tinuing in business alter April 80, 1878,
without payment of tax.
Application should be made to
c.. J. BRUNER,
Collector Of Internal Revenue,
Sunbury. Northumberland Co., Pa.
March Is, lS1S-4t
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13

were confounded, and Mr.. Reagan
himself almost speechless. He seem
ed overwhelmed and surprised. The
ex- x-Confederates sought to smother
the bill in committee by recommittal
They were foiled, however, by the
parliamentary skill of the RepubI-
cans. They then asked for time to
recover from their surprise and to
vindicate what they called the honor
of the Confederacy, but the bill went
over for two weeks.
Through mails for cities, but give coun-
try people, in the Juniata Valley, mails on
way trains.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-13
NEWS ITEMS,

A Chicago lover con6dingly told, in
. letter TO his swee,hsrt, all about .
forgery that be had committed. Late
ly he Tilted her, and, i'll revenge, she
gave the letter to the police.
A Fort Wayne Qnd dispatch says
two sons of Matthew Lynch, aged IL
and IA, we're SO badly hurt by the ex
plosion Of railroad torpedo, with
which they we're playing, on wednes-
day, that both died. Another SOD, aged
two, was SO badly wounded that he can
not survive.
Horses are cheap In Texas. Pretty
fair horses, adapted to the saddle or
wagon. bu. unbroken, can be bad for
Sl2. The finest Spanish pony. wild as
gazelle, and costing IS to break, sells
for $40; and as no corn or fodder is
necessary to keep horse in Texas, the
succulent grass Of the prairies beng to
him more delicious than anything that
can be fed to him, the consequence is
every body rides, and the unfortunate
individual who can't sport and own a
horse is to be pitied.
Ten years ago Mrs. Nicholas Weiss
died at Fort " ayne, Ind, and was
buried near the city. She was a
portly woman, weighing about two
hundred pounds. Last week her body
was disinterred fo- the purpose Of re
moval, and was found to be petrified,
weighing about one thousand pounds.
The features were as natural as In life.
The unusual occurrence of funeral
of husband and wife together occurr ed
at Athol, Mass. last Thursday, Mr.. aid
Mrs. Stratton, aged so and 65 respec-
lively being buried at the south part
of the town. Mr.. Stratton died from
.he effects Of a shock received some
tune ago, and was to have been
buried on Wednesday, but Yrs. Strat-
ton, who has been quite low with con
sumption for some time died on Tues
day, aud the funeral cermGnies were
accordingly held together on Saturday,
February 23d.