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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

Wednesday Morning, April 10.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-04
chanic, and feels deeply his position, with
one son dead and the other in jail as his
brothers murderer. The affair created
intense excitement in the neighborhood. Z
OUTRAGE By TRAMPS.
TWO RUEFrANs ATTEMPTING TO DRAG A
LADY FROM HER WAGON ARE CON-
FRoNTED By FARMERS AND FLEE.

F f
TWO RuErIANs ATTEMPTING TO DRAG A
LADY FROM HER WAGON ARE CON-
FRoNTED By FARMERS AND FLEE.
A special dispatch from Oyster Bay, N.
Y, September 3, says: A daring outrage
by two tramps who are still at large, was
attempted on last Friday in this Vicinity.
About half-past three in the afternoon Of
that day Mrs. Henderson, wife Of Mr..
Peter Henderson, formerly cashier Of a
Brooklyn bank, started in wagon, ac-
companied by her aunt, Mrs. Pell, for the
Locust Valley railroad station to meet her
husband. They took the road known a.
Kentuck lane, which is about three and a
half miles long and thickly shaded with
locust trees. When midway on their
journey two men emerged from thethicket
enclosing the road, and jumping upon the
wagon snatched at the hair If Mrs. Hen
person, with evident intent TO drag her out
of the vehicle. This attempt the lady, who
for moment only was bewildered, stoutlY
resisted, and the result was the loss of a
considerable portion of her capillary treas
ure. AT this moment two farmers in a
their farm wagon came upon the scene
and the tramps instantly desisted from
in the contemplated outrage and disappeared
heavy woods The two farmers attempted
a pursuit, but we're unable to follow the
rufians in the woods and the hunt was re-
linouished.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-04
sHERIFFE SALES.
CHERLFF's SALE.

BY virtue Of writ falls, venditioni Expo
to me directed will be exposed to Public
Sale, at the Hetel of John d, Paulin, in
the Village Of Odessa, In st. Georges Hun.
'dred, New Castle County. Del, on
MONDAY, the End day OF September, 1878
att O'Clock, p. NJ, -
The following described Real Estate, viz:
No. A lot of land bounded on the east
and south by two certain streets, In said
village, on the west by road leading from
said village to st. Georges, and ON the north
by lands late Of James Rogers, deceased,
supposed to contain about three acres, with
two small tenant houses thereon erected,
excepting thereout The two small tenant
houses, and the land thereto.attached. here
Woods, TO Geo. N. Bayard ana Geo Ridden.
No. Situated in said village. bounced
by the said road leading from Odessa to st.
Georges by the Road leading from tho said
last mentioned Road to the Suonmit Bridge
Road by lands OF William Whitaker. Jos.
A. Lord, land Of late Of James Rogers, de-
ceased, aid by No. 5 hereafter described.
containing f1ve acres more or less, with five
frame dwelling houses and one frame store
and dwelling house, and other buildings
thereon erected, excepting thereOut the
frame store and dwelling house, with the
land thereto attached, heretofore sold and
conveyed by said John M. Wood to James
]. Callahan. George Holman. William P,
Rhin, and Jacob. .GreniHger.
seized and taken In execution as the pro-
perty Of John M. Woods, and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
sheriffs Office, New Castle. August IA,
AD., 1873. augl5-ts
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CHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue Of writ OF Levari Facias. Il
me directed. will be exposed to public sale
at the lafayette Hotel, 84l shipIey street
Kept by John J. Dougherty, in the CITY O
wilmington; New Castle county DEL, on
SATURDAY. the 18th day of Septe nber
1873. at 2 O'Clock p M,
The following described Real Estate viz
All that certain lot or piece of land and
tenement thereon erected, situate in the
city of Whining Oh, bounded and described
as follows. to wit: beginning at a stake on
the southerly side of Hanover stree. at a
feet broad between Tatnall and Orange
streets and at the distance of go feet from
Tatnali, old corner, on the said street at
Inc width aforesaid, thence south so de-
drees west 100 feet to stake, thence north
5S degrees west ~ feet 10 another stake
tnence north 70 degrees east 100 feet to a
stake IN Hanover street, at the widi h aiore-
SAID; thence down the side of the said
south 5S degrees east 40 feet to the place Of
beginning, containing 40OJ square SUPER
nc1al feet of land, be the same more or less.
NOOK N, Vol. q Page 272, &C., with q two
story frame dwelling house thereon erected
Seized and taken in execution as the
property Of Ann Jane johnson and James
t., and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, sheriff.
Sheriff7s ffice, New Castle. August "a.
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CHERIFF'S SALE,

By virtue Of q writ Of Levari Facias, t
at the Hotel, of John Elliott. in the vlllag,
Of Christians, in White Clay Creek Hun
dred, New Castle county, DEL, on
TUESDAY, the Sd day of September, A. D..
1878. at Q o'clock, p. m.
The following described real estate. viz:
All that certain lot of land, situate in the
village of Christlana, White Clay Creek
Hundred. in the County and Stale afore-
said, bounded and described as follows, TO
wit: Beg inning at point on the easterly
side OF the public road leading from Chris
tiana to Stanton, and in q line of land now
Of Mrs; Phebe Ruth. thence by the said
side of the said road In s.utherly direc-
ton sixty y-seven feet, thence by straight
line In an easterly direction one hundred
and nifty feet to point in the line of laud
OF Benz. Petefs thirty seven feet distant in
a.southerly direction from the line of land
OF the said Of Phebe Ruth, thence by the
line of that land In nori herIy di ectisn
thtfty-seven feet to the line of land OF the
said Phebe Ruth, thence by the line of her
land in northwesterly direction one hum
dred ana twenty six feet to the said side of
the said public road and and place of be-
ginning, be the contents more or less, on
which Is erected fram house and frame
shed.
Selzet and taken in execution as the pro-
perty OF John Wayne and Mary A., his
wife, and t. t., and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff,
sherifs Office, New Castle, August I4th,
1915. augl5-ts
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SHERIFFS SALES.
CHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of a writ Of Veudltioni Exponas
to me directed, will be exposed 10
public sale at the Lafayette Hotel, 8il
Shipley street. kept by John ]. Dougherty,
in the City OF Wilmington, New Castle
County, Delaware, on
SATURDAY, the nth day Off eptemb ber, 1878
at2o'clock, p. M.
The blowing described Real Estate viz
All that certain lot or piece of land sit
uated IN the city of " ilmington, bouuded
and described as follows, TO wit: Beginnins 2
at the corner formed by the int rsectiOn or
northerly side II McKsan street with the
easter.y side Of Church street, Il e ce along
said side OF Church street nertht rly 80 de-
grees east Is feet, thence with l.ne pass. !.
ing through the cent, g OF the division wall
between this and the no Use a dj Old ng south
81 deg. east 90 IT. (be tine same mo,e or less)
to the ives erly side Of an alley two teet
wide, thence along said aide of said alley
south ~ degrees EST IL feet to the north
erly side of Mexican street, thence along
said side OF said street north ;8 degrees
west so feet, be the same IL ore or less, 20
the Aforesaid corner and place efbeginDing,
with 9 two story brick house thereon
erected.
Seized and taken tu execution as the
property OF William Mckinley and Ellen
his wife, ana t. It's and to be .eld by
ISAAC GRUBP, sheriff.
Sheriff Office, New Castle, august "a,
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Can the Truth u .rtake a Lie

NHM UMO AEubh ~ >Fa@Ao u 4lAes
Investigation disclosea the fact that the
lady reported in the Associated Press dis
patches, about Aug 10th, tn have died in
Chicago after two weeks use OF some re-
puted remedy for corpuleacy, had not
taken Allan's Anti-Fat bus had used a
preparation put up by regular physician
In Luzerne, Pa Allan's Anti. Fat Is man
ufactured In Buffalo. N. Y, by the under
signed. We have already sold over 1OO,-
600 bottles of 1t. 1t has therefore been
taken by thousands, and we challenge
proof that 1t has ever harmed any body
unless the reduction of obese persons from
20 tr 10 pounds, leaving them healthy and
stl ong. is considered a misfortune. Fur
thermore, we hereby offer 500 reward fol-
evidence showing that 1t contains poison
GUS or injurious ingredients. Neslso offer
5000 If we cannot prove that 1t has reduced
number of persons as stated herein. and
always without injury. II Is said lie will
outtravel the truth any time. but we trust
that those: newspapers that have misled
the public by saying that physicians at
tributed the lady's death to the use OF
Anti-fat (Which is only put up by us. the
term "Anti-Fat'. being our trade.mark),
will correct the false impror sion they hs We
conveyed, by publishing this refutation.
BOTANIC MEDICINE CO.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-04
CHERIFF'S SALE.

HERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue ofa writ of avari Facias to
me directed, will he exposed 70 Public
sale at the Lafay cite HnteI, No. 81 shlp-
ley street, kept by John J. hugnerty In
the city of Wilmington, New Castle county,
DEL, on
SATURDAY, the 14th day oil september.
1873, at2 ,ock. p m.
The following described real estate, viz:
All that cert ,in lot or piece land situate
In the city of Wilmington. with brick
building thereon erected, boz nded and de-
scr1bed as follows. to viii: Beginning at
the Intersection of the nurtherly SIDE of
Sixth street formerly Har yer street, and
the easterly side of Washington street,
formerly Pasture street, thence northsrly
and along said side OF Washington street,
~ feet to col ner, thence easterly and par
allel with Sixth street 20 feet to Of other
corner. thence southt rly ant paral ell with
Washington street, 90 feet to the said side
Of sixth street,. themes thereby westerly
seventy feet to the place OF beginning,
be the contents thereof what they may.
Seized and tax en- IN executio as the
Of Enoch M. Stotsenburg, and
Annie E., his wife, and t, t., and 10 be sold
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff,
sherif's Office. New Castle, August "a. 7S.
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By virtue OF writ Of Levarl Fa cias to
me directed, will be exposed 10 ubliC
Sate at the atayette Hotel, No. 81 tship.
iey street, kept by John ]. Doughery in
the city of Wilmington, IN ew Castle county
DEL, on
SATURDAY. the 18th day of September
1873, at O'Clock. p. m.
The following described real estate viz:
All that certain lot of land ar d brick house
thereon erected situated in the said city OF
Wilmington and bounded and described
as follows, to wit: Beginning ON the west.
erly side OF Jackson streeet, between Elm
ana Linden streets, at t g distaace OF 81
ieet from the southerly side of Elm street,
thence westerly parallel with Elm street.
~ feet to feet wide alley, thence south.
erly along the side of said alley Is feet.
thence ca te ly parallel with the firgt men.
TONED line 20 eet to the sal 4 side of jack
son street, AID thence thereby northerIy
III 1eet 10 TIE place OF beginning, be the
90 &c. - eN'
Seized and taken In execution as the
property of Henry M. Armstrong and
Phebe Ann, his Vile, and t. t's, and to be
sold by
ISAAC rRUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriff 8 Office, New Castle, August "a. '7s.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-04
TELEcRAMS.
THE YELLOW FEVER,

THE REPORTS STILL DlscoURAGINa.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-Despatches 70
cetved here today give no substantial en-
couragement of an abatement Of tho fearful
visitation which has befsllen the cities Of
tAe Lower Mississippi valley.
THE SITUATION IN VIoKsBURG.
A private despatch received here from
Vicksburg estimates the population 81
10000, two.thirds of which number must
be provided for until frost. 1t says every
foundry, machine shop, mill, and nine
tsnths Of the stores are closed. All rail
road trains and, except two, steamers have
ceased running. Private contributions and
supplies have been most literally received
from al parts Of the country.
There are 1900 people sick and under
treatment from one to every member of 8
family. It states that there is only 9
suficient amount of supplies to last from
fifteen to twenty dsys at most. The des.
today, who will order duplicate of his
late order Of rations for 1900 persons fol
twenty days.
MIDNIGHT REPORT FROM NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2-Midnight.-
The Howard Association reports large
increase Of yellow fever cases among the
negroes. One member of the Visiting Com
mittee reports on his list nine negroes In
ono house on Constance street, and six in
nna hns1eo nm Tharaaa
The same association reports A8 applica-
tions for relief to-day.
The Peabody Relief Association are get
re iuisitions for rations to-day.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Relief Committee are doing noble work.
To date they have attended to the wants Of
sol fever patients, and to-day, In response
to Q request of the Peabody Association,
issued % acquisitions for rations. The
members are visiting the homes of the
applicants and satisfying themselves OF
their wants.
The weekly mortusry report ending Sun
day, 8 P. NJ, shows 500 deaths, all being
from yellow fever, of which 391 are re-
corded a. white persons, and 20 colored.
MIDNIGHT REPORT FROM GRENADA.
GRENADA. Sept. 2-Midnight.-There D
were six deaths, three white and three
colored persons, and eight new cases to-
day. The whites were Col. B. P. Ander-
con, Of the Memphis Howards, Postmaster
Cole, and . young man, name unknown.
Col. Anderson's remains are just about
leaving on special train for Memphis.
Like almost all other cases, he was getting
along nicely until very short time before
his death.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-04
A BOY MURDERER.
AQUARREL BETWEEN BROTHERS ENDS IN
THE DEATH OF ONE

AQUARREL BETWEEN BROTHERS ENDS IN
THE DEATH OF ONE
The following special is sent from Bos-
ton: A lad, twelve years old, stabbed his
brother fifteen years old, in quarrel this
afternoon over rabbit box, the ownership
Of which both claimed. The culprit fled
after the deed, and was arrested only after
four hours search by the police. The
boys quarrelled in an alley in the rear of
their parents house, 9 Short street, East
Cambridge. From hard words they came
to blows, and the older, holding tightly to
the box and endeavoring to push his
younger brother away, was stabbed by the
latter with q common jackknife in the
breast, directly over the heart, and died
almost instantly. The youthful murderer
at once took to his heels, running towards
this city. Details of policemen were soon
out securing the neighborhood, and after a
while the boy was discovered hidden in the
woodshed Of his aunt's house, No. 7 Wall
street, in this city. When told what he
had done, the aunt Immediately surren-
dered him, and he was lodged in the
lookup in East Cambridge. He does not
seem to realize the gravity of his Situation
or the magnitude of his crime. He saws be
was deterrined t" make his brother take
MS hands off 'i- box, and refusing tn do
%, ne made a pass with his jackknife at
ms hngers, and not being able to reach
them, ne struck his brothers breast. The
father Of the lads is an industrious me-
The Morning herald., 1878-09-04
SHERIFF's SALE.

| BY virtue of writ of evarl Facias to no
alrected, Will Le exposed 10 Public Sale at
4he Lafayette Hotel, No 84I Shipley str eet,
Kept by John j. Dougherty, in the City OF
wilmington, New Castle county, Del,
SATURDAY, the 18th day of September,
1878, at 2 O'Clock, p. m,
The following described,real estate viz:
All that certain loL or piece of land with
the buildings and improvements thereon
erected' situated in the city OF Wilmington
pounded and escribed as follows, to wit:
beglnning at the intersection of the south
erly side OF seventh str. et at 40 feet wide
win the westerly side of Madison street
at 5O feet wide, thence southerly along
SAID side of Madison street l6J feet more or
less 10 the centre of Love Lane, thence
alt ng the middle of Love Lane westerly
70 line OF land belonging to Friends
Meeting, thence with that line northerly
10 tGe said side of Seventh street aforesaid,
and thence thereby easterly to the place OF
beginning, be the contents thereof more or
less, N
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Augustus Bickta and Teresa,
his vile, and t. t., and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
sherif's Office, New Castle, August "a, '7s
The Morning herald., 1878-09-04
BY MAIL AND TELEGRAPH.

Tho anniversary of the battle Of Sedan
was observed as holiday at Berlin and in
various other towns in Germany with dec.
orations and illuminations.
Notwithstanding the police prohibition Of
the proposed Congress of Socialist Work
men ct Paris, thirty organizers of the
movement met In the Rue des Ecoles on
Sunday, but the police dissolved the meet
ing.
The Arkansas election on Monday passed
OF very quietly. The Democratic State
ticket had no opposition. The greenback
labor party had ticket in Pulaski county,
and the vote was very close, but no definite
returns have yet been received.
The Victoria British Columbia) AS
sembly, by vote of IA to Q, have adopted
an address to the Queen praying that
British Columbia may be allowed to with.
draw from the union with the Dominion
by the 1st Of May, 1879, fail to carry into
effect the settlement of 1874.
George Burke, school teacher, living near
Ohio Furnace, Sciota county, Ohio, was
killed Sunday bv man named Craighmeyer,
because he paid attention to Miss Craigh-
meyer, sister Of the murderer. During q
dispute Or aighmeyer struck Burke with q
heavy instrument, knocking his brains out
and producing instant death.
The reports of the spread of the yellow
fever in the South do not abate, and
Death is going his rounds in the devoted
cities with steady and uumercIful tramp.
The clamor is still for money, supplies and
nurses, and the generous people of Balti-
move and other great cities ale still trying
to answer to the cry of distress.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-04
"LAUGH AND GROW FAT"

This ancient bit of advice is well enough
for "spare" people. but how about those
that are already too fat? What Is to become
of them9 Sit still and pll tell you. After
months of patient investigation and toll
the celebrated analytical chemist, J. G..
Allan, has perfected and given to the world
Anti-Fat. Thus far in several hundred
cases this great remedy has never failed to
reduce q corpulent person from three to
six pounds per week. 1t isperfectly harm
less and positively efficient. Sold by drug
oiata
The Morning herald., 1878-09-04
SHERIFF'S SALE,

By virtue of writ of .Venditioni Exponas
to me directed, will be exposed to Public
Sale. at the Hotel Of John Elliott, In the
village Of Christiaua, in White Clay Creek
hundred, New Castle county, Delaware, OH
TUESDAY, the 3rd day of septemer, A, D.
1873, at 2 o'clock, p. m.
The following described real estate, viz
No. l. All that dwelling house and land
thereunt0 belonging. situated In Christian
village, White Clay Creek hundred, New
Castle county, and Stale of Delaware, and
said village to Elkton, and by land of W
#. Southgate, deceased, aud Thomas:Lay.
man. and the creek, containing three acIes
OF land m ore or less.
No. z. Also, all that lot of wood land,
Castle County, Delaware. and bounded as
follows: Beginning al stake on the
line formerly Of Pierces and running with
land OF Glinn's north14 deg. west Tx per-
chcs to corQer stake in tte middle line,
thence py said middle line north IS deg.
west 46 Perches to a stake, q corner of this
aud r. Porter's lot. thence by said Porte1s
line south "A deSs east 70k perches to o
stake In said Pierce's line, thence there
with south S5 degrees east 46 psrches to the
place OF beginning, containing twenty acre
OF iand, more more OF less, being No. Of the
No. g.. All that other lot of land situated
in hundred, county and state, aforesaid.
and bounded on the south by lands of Isaac
and Andrew Kirby, on the west by lands of
FCharles--- and the said James r.. G.
and lands of Daniel Waters, and on Che
east by lands of the heirs OF Jupiter jack
son, deceased, and the lands OF Waiter F.
Southgate, deceased, contai ding ten acres
OF land, mt re or less.
Seized and taken liz execution ss the pro.
perty Of James r. G. Oldham, and to be
sold by wv
ISAAC GkUBB, Sheriff.
s@herlf's @ Office, New Castle, August Ia, A..
~, 1910 augl5.ts
The Morning herald., 1878-09-04
Or.PierCe's FaYorite Preservation,

The term, however, is but feeble expression
o, my nish appreciation Of Its value, based upon
server, have, while witnessing its positive re.
suits In the few special diseases incident to the
separate organism of woman, singled 1t out as
the ,ciimax or browning gem of my
tive, safe, and efectual remedy for this class
| OF diseases, and one that will, at all times and
under ali circumstances, act kindly and in har-
mony Win the laws which govern the female
| system, am willing to stake my reputation as o
physician: Nay, even more, SO confident am
that 1t will not disappoint the most sanguine
expectations Of % single invalid lady who uses 1t
| ior any OF the ailments for which recommend It
that offer and sell it under A POSITIVE
GUARANTEE. II a beneficial effect is not
experienced by the time two-thirds OF the o0n-
tents OH OF the bottle are used, will, on return Of
been taken according TO directions, and the case
being one for which recommend it promptly
refund the money paid for it: Had not the
most perfect confidence In its virtues, could not
offer It as do under these conditions; but hay.
ing witnessed its truly miraculous cures In thou.
sands of cases, L feel warranted and
perfectly safe in risking both my
reputation and my money on itP
which my Favorite Prescription has
worked cures, as If by magic, and with q cor
ttainty never before attained BY any medicine:
hMensSSr1rhSSa Men;S1r Excessive Flowing, Painful
natural causes, Irregularities, Weak Back, Pro-
iapsus, or falling of the Uterus, Anteversion and
aetroversion, Bearing Down Sensations, Inter-
nal Heat Nervous Depression, Debility, Des.
pondency, Threatened Miscarriage, Chronic
Congestion Inflammation and liberation Of the
Uterus, Impotency, Barrenness, or Sterility Fe-
male weakness, and very many other chronic
diseases incident to woman not mentioned here
In all affections Of this nature, my Fayorite
Prescription works cures-the marvel Of
the world. This medicine do not extol as
cure-all, but 1t admirably fulflls a single.
ness OF purpose, being most perfect
specific in all chronic diseases Of the sexual sys.
tenn OF woman. 1t will not disappoint, nor win
1t DO harm, In any state or condition.
=, Those who desire further information on
these subjects can obtain 1t In THE PEoPLE,s
COMMON SENSE MEDICAL ADVISER, a book
u over 800 pages, sent postpaid, on recent
of $l.60 II treats minutely Of those diseases
peculiar to Females, and gives much valuable
tdvlce In regard TO the management of those
Affections. y, '--"'o
FAvORITE PRESCRIPTION SOLD
by ALL DRUGGISTS.
R.V. PIERCE, H. D., Propr,
BUFFALO,, N. J;
The Morning herald., 1878-09-04
FAT PEOPLES MIsFORTUNEs.

dwellings through hole in the roof and
when person becomes so fat that he can
not get in, he is regarded as an outlaw.
Had this system been adopted in the
United States. the "out-laws" could not
have made more active demand flor AL
lan's Anti-Fat than now exists. Hundreds
who had lived in constant fear of sudden
death have, by its use, been reduced to q
comfortable living weight. The Anti-Fat
is purely vegetable and perfectly HARM
less. sold by all druggists.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-04
WOMAN. !.

BY an immense practice, extending through a
PERIOD OF years, having within that time trea;eI
many thousand cases Of those diseases peculiar
woman, l have been enabled to perfect
th thos; p0tent and agreeable medicine that meets
eases with positive certainty and exastness.
, 70 designate this natural specific compound,