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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-16

BOMBAY, November IA dispatch to
the Times, OF India, from Kohat, says the
Government at ,Semla has issued stringent
military orders for the supervision OF all
press teIegrams.t It is believed that all CT.
;yilian correspon dents who attempt to report
forbidden matters will be sent to the rear,
and any persons attached to the army YAo
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-16

Ancient Order of United W0rl1merI.
50 CHICAGO, November 15.-The Grand Of
icers OF the Ancient Order OF United " ork-
men met here this morning to adjust their
losses on: account OF the yelioW-fever. The
order was seriously impoverished, espe-
cially in Tennessee, .,@ ,....,, ,s..s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-16
4 JOB LOT or

"-f.. JOB LOT Or
HARR is's Two-EUTToy KID GLOVES
at Sl.25, formerly sold at $4,000 SHADES.
''t'1- mo l2I '|'> -.a-.
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IN SILKS

they have received VERY LARGE ADDITIONS to-
their stock in all the NEW SHADES.
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LIME. CEMENT. AND PLASTER.
LIVERY STABLES.

DAyJs,s EXCHANGE, LIYE-ESr
| ERY-. ANDsALEs-srABLEs, FRANZ Ss:5sas
LIN STREET.-My acconmouau9hs AVE hsSp'"e
barsas and carriages are unsurpassed. an,
nHsTcTIoN SALES days every WEDNESDAY al"
SATURDAY at II a. M ,rrrS u.,,xer.
C, c. BURTON Aac,ioneer. ~ d. :
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rL0AKSl CLOCKS !.

THE; NEWEST STYLES.
THE lest WORKMANSHIP
DHE LOWEST PRICE,
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tee.
Mr. Vanderbilt had said that any man who
did business on capital borrowed at ten per
ceut. would fail inevitably.
The Church had not patronized the
house, and many preachers would not sell
the books; said a Bishop had carried a
trunk of books around for sale; that he
himself was here selling books, and that he
was as good as any Of them.
He said that there were q great many
good things in other ecclesiastical bodies,
but that there was nothing just exactly like
the Methodist Church in the world. He
thought it was just little better than any
thing else il the world, or be would not be
q member Z. il. ,t
He said check TO day sufficient to pay
all the debt OF the publishing-H House would
not relieve it and continue it without pa
tronagc.
The present Book Committee who had
charge was composed OF as able financial,
Judicial, and businessmen as could be
found anywhere. He doubted whether
president Hayes had better Cabinet than
lie had associated with him in the man..
agement. This committee say we can save
the house and relieve it of its burden Of
debt Of 100000. The interest on this
ranges from 6 to 10 per cent, aud Is pay
able semi-annualy. The total interest is
go 900 annually, besides insurance, taxes,
and current expenses. DR.. Ferrin says 80
cents apiece from our 100000 members Ito
say nothing Of million OF friends besidesJ
would pay the house out OF debt. We'tried
70 raise 100000 on this plan, and after q
prodlgious effort raised only S33, 200. He
says he never intends to try to beg that
house out Of debt; said his wife had told
BISHOP Pierce that before that house was,
begged out OF debt, he (Dr. McF.) would
nave been playing on his golden harp q
long time. q. SIS
hessysthat when he Joined the Methodist
lauren that there was not q ID. ID. in 1T In
Europe OF America; that they had no COL,
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25
American Pluck

was antly illustrated the other day in
San Francisco. fine British iron ship
of |, 100 tons went ashore at the Golden
Gate in fog, struck upon rock and
filed. Her crew abandoned her, and
the hull was sold as it lay for account
OF the British underwriters. Some me
chanics and steamboat men of San
Francisco bought the hulk for less than
S3, 900, and then set to work to float
the vessel and bring it off. They stop
ped all openings, shored the deck so as
to enable it to bear heavy pressure,
and then forced compressed air into the
lower hold by means of powerful pumps.
The stranded ship soon foated, was
taken into the dry dock, replated and
is being speedily repaired. The whole
cost Of the venture and of repairs will
be under $l2, 900, while the ship is es-
timated to be- worth fully $50,
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25
-7I.7- : -
FOR SALEOR RENT,

* SALE.--A house, or will ne exchanged
tor farm. Inquire at 200 East Third
octl4tf
y SALE ORTO HIRE.-Turningla tbs
apply to JOHN HIRZEL, 2O8 East
d street. le27-tf
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25
Excitement over an Abduction.

Social and legal circles in Norwich,
Conn, were greatly excited on Wed
nesday by the successful attempt to
abduct the child Of a leading citizen, j.
DeTrafford Blackstone, by his divorced
wife, who had lived in New York since
last winter. Mr.. Blackstone was away
from town at the time. The lady visit
ed his residence ON Wednesday after
noon, asked the nurse for the child,
and drove away with it to the New
York boat. Legal steps were taken to
delay her, but without success. She
was not arrested until after the boat
had gone, but on being released drove
to the nearest point on the Rhode Is
land border No suit having been
brought for the possession of the child,
it had remained by law in its fathers
custody. The wife was before her mar
riage Miss Lille Osborne, well-known
actress.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25
DsLACx yoE.

AZ EEF E MJF-<~>-- = fi3R-s Ht
Gone are the days when my heart was young
and gay,
Gons are ny friends isom The cotton fields
Done from rom the earth TO better land know.
hear their gentle voices calling Old Black
Jos.
CHORUS.
I'm coming, TN coming, my head is bending
low,
! hear their gentle voices calling Old Black
Joe.
Why should ! weep whom my heart Is free
from pain2
Why do l sigh that my friends come not
againf
Dreaming Of forms now departed long ago.
hear their gentle voices calling Old Black
Joe.--CHo.
Where are tho hearts once so happy and so
free,
The children 80 dear that l held upon my
knee,
Gone to shore where my soul has ionged to
20,
l hear their gentle voices calling Old Black
JOe.-CHo.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25
Prairie Fires still Raging.

Iowa, Neb., and Kansas, advices in
dicate that the prairie fires are still
raging in each of these States, destroy
ing the grain, bridges, barns, fences
and other property. The flames were
most destructive twenty miles southeast
of Sioux City, in Iowa, along the North
Platte, Niobrara and South Platte rivers,
in Western Nebraska, and in Rush,
Neosha, Ellis, Trego, Grove, Wallace,
Decatur, Graham and Rocks counties,
Kansas. Many persons perished in the
flames, and an unconfrmed report pre-.
vailed in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday,
that Albeau, Boone county, town OF
250inhabitants, had been utterly de-
stroyed. 1t is supposed that the fire in
some cases had been lighted by the
Cheyennes.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25


The Latest Of Novelties
NATHAN LIEBERMAN,
THE
CLOTHIER Of WILMINGTON
has now one Of the largest and best selected
stock OF
READY MADE
@ L o II III I N G
To be found In the city.
THE EXTREMELY
LOW PRICES
at which he sells his goods is astonishing
His competitors do not Know how TO account
for II. The rates ut which he sells his goods Ia
as low as they can buy them for.
MEMS SUITS. $500, $400 $500.
GENTEEL DRESS SUIT FROM o. to 80,
FINE DRESS SUIT FROM SO to IS,
MEMS WORKING OvERCuATs . to u,
CHlNCHELLA $3.50 to 1915
PLAIN BEAVER N.4OtoSl4.8
IN OUR
Boys and Children's Depa IT.
ment
we make special attraction, ever pleased to
have Customers call and
EXAMINE OUR STOCK,
as It is NO TROUBLE To SHOW GOODS.
CHII4D'S SUIT From 3 YEARS TO 10,
FROM M.65 UP.
BOYS SUITS FROM 10 YEARS TO 10,
Rsl NJ
LADIES AND THEIR FRIENDS
are especially invited to call and examine our
large stock Of
BOYs' AND CHILDREN's
O V E RCOA rs
WHICH WE HAVEN GREAT VARIETY.
Soliciting an early call from all my old and
new customers.
RESPECTFULLY,
NATHAN LlEBERMAN,
ClOthier of Wilmington,
y. r. CORNER
Fifth and Market streets.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25

SALE.-A six roomed house with
ln, NO; 900 East Sixth street, In good
possession Immediately,
my NO 7O7 Church street 8 rooms
umber Of small dwellings for sale in
PaTts OF the city. Apply to VIM.
LLE1 q CO., 6O6 Market street,
'oh' Del' sep25
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

q be sold ut Public Sale, on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1878.
n commence at o'clock. p, m, at No. 900
1ngton street. Wilmington, Del. the
Nng described househ I'D and kitchen
nre: hair sofa, 2 hair rockers, 3 wall
Il marble-top tables, ] oil painting, one
Vet table, 10 spring window shades, one
bod piano, stool and cover, clock, one
! burner with shades, hat rack and
blla stand, reclining chair, leather
ID clock, side board, 7 cane-seat dining
I, refreshment table, 2 lounges, l cane
lOcker, l bedstead, imitation OF rosewood;
rdrobe, wash stand and bureau, 9 bed.
chairs, lspring mattress, ] stone china
Der set, cotton bed, one office chair, one
liable, one bcdstead and feather bed, one
yess, one rocker, ten yards of mating,
n bureau, looking glasses, one step
\. tubs, buckets, kettles, pans, dishes,
(re. books, spring cradle with hair mat
meat safe, ! refrigerator, one Spear
n, in good order; bed room stove. stair
pail and stair carpet, dining and bed,
Eearpes, oil cloth. and many other arti'
BOT herein mentioned. Conditions nj
l.. W. STIDHAM Il SON,
T. Std AuctiOneers.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25
BADLY H urt.

The wife of W. C. Dewes, residing at
913 Orange street, received fall on
Tuesday, which injured her spine so
severely that is feared she will not be
able to walk again. DR.. Tantum was
called in and prescribed for her.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25

\ SALE CHEAP.-A lot of scttees In
kood order: Apply to the janitor,
" DOWNS, In his segar store, In the
blows Hall, Third and King street.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25
DMINIsTRAToRS' AND TRUSTEES
SALE ,r
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
~ virtue OF orders OF the Orphans Court o
1&oN NeAte oi Delaware, In and for hew Castle
Gounty, the subscribers will expose to public
I'D Va the hotel OF Jacob b. Hyatt, In The
toNn 81 Newport, Delaware, on
THURSDAY.
TJ1Efth DAY OF NOVEMBER, A. D., 1878
at 2 2o'clock, p. NJ,
~ lEjlowing described real estate, being the
pe0H1xty late Of Lewis Weldin, deceased
INA. Lot Of about " Of M, ncre Of land, In
III N|1lage OF Newport, New Castle County
U61xSare, with q lnige fifteen room brick
ma211on house, brick stabling, frame carriage
ho1 and other outbuildings, all In thorough
rop6fk A delightful residence, and II needed
w0o16 make an excellent boarding house.
Thia vas the residence of the deceased.
NAG. iarm or tract OF about 2OS acres OF
land si.uate In White Clay Creek Hundred,
DoiaMare, on the road leading from Stanton
u Gkristiana, TX miles from Stanton. About
~ naSes q rable, balance woodland: soil Is q
c1ay ban, good for grain or truck. Improve
m9n6 are q large brick dwelling house, frame
barn. granary and other necessary buildings.
ThsgS are on the farm an apple orchard and
Cfhef Fruit trees in a healthy condition.
h N06. 3, I and 8 consist Of about 3ls acres, SIT
nnted In New Castle Hundred, Delaware,
eb0ut two miles from Newport, on the road TO
III axcelient quality and in high state Of
eultjSntioD, adapted TO grain, fruit or truck.
414NrQgements are frame dwelling house, barn,
1[4q&Fy and other 0utbulldings; also with
6d (enant house, all In good order. There
41eeon this farm good apple orchard with
0e4Df ifuits.
Xo.6. A farm or tract of about 1881 acres
oflnnd, situate In New Castle Hundred, Del
9UUGo, about 4 half mile from Newport on
1he fQad TO New Castle, 80 acres are marsh,
19lanoe upland, soil n dark sandy loan, ad'
l1ige6ly adapted TO trucking, grazing or Tar,
ming. No buildings but under good fencing.
No.1 A tract of 20 acres of marsh land Oi
first quality, In New Castle Hundred, afore'
sald, md adjoining Newport, no buildings.
Mo farm adjoining No. !, consisting Of
AhG0t 160x acres OF strong grazing land, part
y14cr and part upland. Improvements are
lakT1 brick and frame dwelling house, nearly
neN. hrge double decker barn, granary, Ice
hOaeehnd other buildings; also good tenant
hQaeq also apple orchard.
Yk1ee properties arc located In one of the
y0sy lest farming regions of New Castle coun.
", Nonyenient TO the p W. X B. railroad,
UGl1VAre river, Christiana river, the city Of
WnMlngton, to churches, schools, mills and
e1e0lbnt markets, and In neighboreOod no
to4 ~ It's healthtliness and excellent soci-
~ The soil is fertile and remunerative and
4I&4f the management OF the late Lewis
M6l4ln became celebrated as the best grazing
o1 &rming lands In the community. Sales
IN NHade to close estate, and offer an admira.
o<portunity for persons desiring homes
NM Investment. Terms at sale. Further In
lion may be had Of the subscribers.
HErTIE s. WELDIN.
a% w, ATWOOD WEI.DIN,
A4lnistrators of Lewis Weldin, deceased,
sRS& Newport, Del.
CHAS. Il. LORE, Trustee,
Ef4a -tawd-wts. Wilmington. Del.
WUBI.IC SALE
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25
RUsTEE'S SALE
REAL ESTATE

REAL EHIATE
viytue OF an order OF the Orphans' Court
! Stato of Delaware, In and for New Gas
ounty. made on the second day Of sep
M. A. ~, 1878, will be exposed TO pubic
Il the Deer Park H"tei, IN the town Of
ark, in the County aforesaid, On
4 MONDAY,
nth DAY OF NOVEMBER, A. D. 1878
HI at2 2o'clock, p. M,
following described real estate, being
roDcrty late Of william McUieiiand, de.
situate in white Clay Greek Hun.
New Castle County, and State Of Della
bounded and described as follows, "
Nh A farm or tract Of land. Bounded
"a. next described, the public road lead.
rom McClellAndviile 10 Tweed's MIL,
OF Nellis Teai. william 1regg and
eel Tweed, containing % acres and ] rood
III more or less, with two dwelling houses,
e barn, and other out-buildings and i'm
mepts thereon erected.
2 A lot Of land with o large brick
inQ house and 0utbuildings thereon
m. bounded by lands of Aaron Baker,
aim w. Blackwell, Mary Thompson.
am ID. Mackey, and William Kennedy,
81 hereafter described, the public road
pg from Newark 10 New London, the
q road leading from McClellandsyiile "
d's Mill, and No. above described, con.
~ u acres, l rood, and s71a perches Of
more or less.
Y .. A lot OF land with double frame
Hing house thereon erected. Bounded by
31eClellandsviile and Tweed's Mill road,
~ Ot Samuel Liiidscy aud jacob kambo,
I'll a N.sH I Inpinn
itft rood and s-i0 perches of land, nerO
~. A lot Of land with q frame wheel.
9IT and blacksmith shop thereon erected.
15ed by land Of Samuel Lindsey, the
n and New LONDON road, and land Of
~ kalnbo, containing " bio perches Of
IN. lot ol land with Q frame dwelling
Nd thereon erected. Bounded by No. 2
"A described, the Newark and New Lon
6foad, and land Of William Kennedy,
tning 37L perches Of land, more or less
- It is ordered by the Court that the pur.
- or purchasers t.,ereof be and appear al
next Orphans Court ior New Castle
1ky, that the Court may assign 70 the pur-
= or purchasers the premises sold to him,
4 = them. pursuant 10 To this order, he, she,
", with sufficient surety or suretios, to be
wed by the Court, entering Into rcc0gni.
"a 10 bs taken and acknowledged In said
U to the Sta.e In penal sum 10 be de-
ned by the said Court, with condition to
VI the parties entitled severaily, or their
tors, administrators, or assigns, respeo-
n, their Just and proportienate shares Of
I'D purchase money, with interest IRON
Y time as the Court may determine, In
(slnanncr and time rs may by the dircc-
II tho said Court be prescribed and ap.
I'D In said condition. Attendance VIII
zen and terms made known ut the time
lace aforesaid by y
2 Or by his Attorney.
1est, !. NJ. HOUSMAN, Clerk Orphans
EB. Ten per cent. Of the purchase money
= required to be paid cash on the day oi
Y Ind u credit Of not less than one year
- allowed upon the balance. Plots Of
@4emises will be exhibited ut thu time 6i
E W. q. SPkUANCE, Trustee.
Ssoct24-2twh2td
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25

RENT-Five rooms to rent on third
loor, No. 8 West Fourth Street. Apply
IA: DEVOU, FOURTH AND MAR,
prs. Octl0tt
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25

"AY HAY!! HAY IA first-class arti-
III Gle of Glover and Timothy hay, we'll
mixed, is offered for sale at $1,000 per ton,
The best hay for horses. Timothy hay $11.0D
perton. Orders left at JOS. TATNALL d
CO'S. Front and Orange, will be promptly
attended to. OctTkMtf
Daily Republican., 1878-10-25

SALE.--7 roomed mouse, with stable
|nd large lot of ground. Must be sold al
Apply to Evans Pennington, Eighth
Iarket streets. marl2-tt
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-07-05
Better been Buried.

The wellknown anti-tobacco lecturer,
Trask, relates the following anecdote of
himself:
About fifteen years ago We gave lecture
in which we aimed to show that as the
common use of tobacco diminished appe-
tite, blood, muscle, health and strength it
must inevitable abridge life, and if so, the
habit amounted to suicide in the construc-
tive sense; hence, it was violation of the
sixth commandment. which says,-"Thou
shalt not kill" and hence a sin.
AS we closed, the clergyman rose and oh.
served &C believe the argument in this
lecture is conclusive believe thousands of
tobacco users are poisoned to death and are
chargeable with cutting short their lives
But have difficult case to solve and
wish the lecturer to solve it. | knew man
within ten miles of this place who smoked
his pipe till the day of his death; and he
lived to he 104 years of age"
We confess we were puzzled. The ques-
ton was to the point and the audience
laughed at our expense. At last we hit
upon the SocratiC style of argument and
nterrogations helped us out of the dilcm-
ma where grave argument would have been
OF no avail. "Sir," we inquired "nro you
sure the old man lived and smoked till he
was 104 2" yes" he replied. allow did
he look? 2" ole looked like an Egyptian
mummy Had he moral sensibiities 2"
ooh, no; he appeared to have no sense OF
God religion whatever" "Did he mani
fest any public spirit? Did he like good
schools, good roads, good order and the
like 2" oh, no; no more than mud
turtle or oyster" Had he family ~
Yes, large one and mean one-alto-
gcther too large" Did he love his lami-
ly" mo, think not" Did he hate
his family 2" mo, think not" "All in
q word-did he love anybody or hate any
body, dead or alive, in this world or in any
world ~ "No, think not" "Well, well,
BROTHER the conclusion of the whole matter
is simply this-the old man was dead fifty
years ago, only you did not bury him !"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-07-05
Who Owns Great Britain.

The total area of England and Wales,
not including London, is 37,243,8 acres.
One man owns more than 1877 1897 acres,
another more than 1872, 1886 acres, another
more than 102,795 acres. SiXty-six persons
own an aggregate of 1,917,07G acres; 100
persons own 3,917G41 acres $50 persons
own 5,425,7G4 acres, or nearly one-sixth of
England and Wales and no persons own
one.fourth of all England and Wales. A
very moderate sized church would hold all
these princely landlords.
The total area Of Scotland is IS, 046, G04
acres. One man owns 1,35S,42 acres; a
second owns 431 900 acres; third, 424 600
acres; n fourth, $4,000 acres; and fifth,
100000 acres. Twelve persons own nearly
one-tourth OF Scotland, and twenty persons
have more than 10000 acres each. Sew
enty persons have about 9,400,000 acres, or
about half Of Scotland, and / roo per-
sons own no less than nine-tenths of the
whole Of Scotland. Nowhere else IN the
whole kingdom have the small peasant pro-
pretors suffered rs badly as here Whole
districts have been almost depopuated to
make room for game parks, and where hun
dreds of thousands of sheep used to feed
now only deer are kept.
The area of Ireland is 20,159, 67S acres
One person owns 170,119 acres; 3 persons
own more than 100000 acres each ID per-
sons own more than $4,000 acres each; 90
persons own more than 10000 acres each;
and 1876 own more than 10000 acres each
Seven hundred and forty -four persons own
9,612,72S acres, or nearly halfth entire Is
land.
In the whole United Kingdom persons
own more than 10000 acres each, and no
less than Il persons own more than 100000
acres each.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-07-05
Po Q tic al.
The Two Roses.

Two roses once in my garden grew
The one was brilliant and rich of hue;
Proud of her beauty and perfume rare,
She spread her sweets to each passing air;
The other, timid and chaste of mind,
Shrank from the kiss of the tickle wind;
Proud in the pride of her virtue meek,
She yelled the blush on her modest check.
Dazed with the glare of her gaudY bloom,
Drunk with the breath of her rich perfume,
l tended the one with ceaseless care
/ marked the growth of each beauty rare,
And dreamed that all on some future day
Would own the power of her peerless sway.
Mt length my flower, that loved the best,
/ sought to take and wear on my breast
That, won from her parent stem to part,
She might rest awhile on my loving heart
But flown was the lure of her witching spell,
As tnttering to the earth her petals fell
Her heart was rotten and dead to the core
And | knew that my foolish dream was DER
] saw how poor the full-blown blaze
That had charmed my senses and won my praise
And | thought at last of the timid flower
Which had plned unheeded for cooling shower
But drought unslaked had her life-sprng dried
So, fading and faded, she dropped and died.
saw too, now, with awakening eyes,
How near | had been to my longed for prize;
One-half of the care | had spent in vain
Care that had brought me but grief and pain
If spent on the rose that had pinned away,
Would have reared flower so chastcly gay,
That the JOY of its countless charms untold
My care had repaid thousandfod.
All ! how oft in the toll and strife,
The chances and changes which we call life,
By slight and neglect in time Of need,
We kill the flower and rear the weed;
Then we see it, and know too late,
We blame not ourselves, but curse our fate,
For no solace have we on which to lean
When we know what we long for might have
BEEN Chambers Journal
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-07-05
Fate of n Lost Colony.

The lost Norwegian colony, on the east
coast of Greenland, is brought to mind by
the numerous expeditions now fitting out
for Arctic explorations. Over 1000 years
ago Geenland was discovered by adventur-
Gus Norsemen, and the settlement of the
country dates back as far as the year 0S7.
Two flourishing colonies-one from Den
mark, and the other from Norway-occu-
pied the cast and west coasts for period of
500 years, and though separated by 50
miles Of desert, they had no trouble in sus-
tanning themselves independently of each
other by means OF fishing and cattle raising.
the pasturage of the hills and valleys being
in those days luxuriant. The western col
ony had at one time four parish churches
and 40 farm villages, while that on the
cast coast, still larger, had two towns, 100
farm villages, eleven parish churches, and
two monasteries, and was the seat of q
bishopric. About 1850 the Danish colony,
having been weakened by pestilence, was
eXterminated 10y Esquimaux, and early in
the next century its Norwegian neighbor
disappeared suddenly and mysteriously
from human knowledge. Numerous at
tempts to learn definitely of their fate were
made, but the only information ever OBJ
tanned was contained in a letter from Pope
Nicholas V. to the Bishop of Ireland dated
144S, which stated that the Colony had
been attacked by Il hostile fleet thirty
years before, and laid waste with fire and
sword. This story, however was not gen
orally credited. In 1929 Capt. Scorcsby
discovered houses containing hunting APP
paratus and household utensils, but no in
habitants, and there is reason to believe
that the dwellings were relics of the long
lost colony. Some people are still Of the
opinion that beyond the icefields remnant
of these hardy Norsemen may yet be found,
and an eX-oflicer of the United States Navy
goes so far as to say that "the grandest I'M
dertaking of the age would be to reach that
isolated island.n