davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
LOOK! LOOkI! LOOK III

Best sand soap, 5cts, p. Il G..
Oleine soap, 6h cts
cans corn, warranted, i.. "a cts
Large bottles Rum ford's powder, IL cts
Gilbert's corn starch, 8 cts
Best hoop pals, IA cts
Nic-nacs, 2 lbs for q cts
Trenton oyster and Soda crackers,
8 lbs for 25 cts
4 lbs pared peaches for % cts
Good black tea, 20 cts per ID
Best wash boards, 16 cts each
We Will sell good coffees lower than any
other dealer in wilmington.
On all goods not mentioned above we are
as low or lower than other parties.
Laguayra coffee, 25 cts
Best prime Rio coffee, 25 cts
Best Old GOVT Java coffee, 80 cts
Good Rio coffee, ~ cts
Oat meal, 3 cts per Id.
THOMAS M. WIEk,
ap23-eod1m 1909 Market st.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
DIED.

EVANS.-On the Goth inst, j. Y. Evans,
wife of w. j. Evans, and daughter OF the
late Major j ID. Yates.
Funeral from her late residence, No 1922
West street, on tuesday afternoon, at 8
ment at Wilmington and brandywine
Cemetery.
BRBAR.-In Flushing, l.. l., on Sunday,
the 2lst inst, Hiram Brear, aged 80 years
The friends and relatives OF the family
eral from the residence of his brother, John
Brear, No. 419 r. I'd street, on Tuesday af-
ternoon, the 23d inst, at 2 O'Clock. Inter
ment at Mt. Salem cemetery. ap22-2t*
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23

this is little enough. He thought If the
teachers did their duty, and refrai ned
from encouraging any idea of absence
Dy the scholars ION the day the circus
there would be good attendance.
Mr.. Woolley's motion was voted upon
and lost.
The resignation of Miss Mary Il. Har
rison, Principal of No. 10, to take effect
on April 2lth, was presented, accepted
and referred to the Committee on Teach.
ers. ..-s III
gas bill of 50 was allowed, and the
Board adjourned.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
Esress Yesterday.

su States Senate. ves,orao
L biII i've enc, notice of an amend
I'M III re- reported porte as a substitute tr,t,
j d, iIe 20 oIJ'p repeal the resumption i,t%Se
t6e cause Clause of the bill which, pIiCi'
Face Of f'tsr ,si. October /, read aG'ies af
EISioon, ., lnls ms act. Mr.. Blaine Of. q,
e. l.i'UG t,'it' declaring &c any material E,l
bill II Ia al this this lime inoppor. G,3r'
Of tI tbo 70 Sn extend the time epfc, fo,
(dvoc,a',ieeiN ,'ie Northern % Pacific iiis' raiI l1l
ID lsnea Lsmo. by Messrs. Niitcbsli ,sIi'
f. IlsaIS, I'M Mr.. Blair's re.o,n,,
e prasigI,lat pu,aIiylana Legislature Dre''pa pa,
\, 'MSarlclsry Mr s.! Committee witS' Wa'
oOs!g Oi !greenbacks Of Il,l ths' dSo provid'
sothe' issos' is%os' u Itlhrees, and i'fiV,a' fiVsa
lar5sosra ssas ,ESl ,so, nays ia. 2al.''enSy, my
! appropriation bill ins was
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23

When asked when she was born, she
SAID it was none of his (the renorter's1
business; but when asked (tor reporters
are not so easily put off as that where
she was born, she replied: ain Middle
sex, Mass" lt is curious coincidence
that this lady, who rs far as her peculiar
dress is concerned, may be regarded, so
to speak, AZ a cross between o man and a
women, should have been born in Mid
dlesex; but the Old Bay State is capable
of wonderful productions. ALPHA.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
STICK OIL.

The delightful comedy uStruck Oil,
will be presented at the Grand Opera
House tomorrow evening, by Mr.. j.
G. Williamson and Miss Maggie Moore,
under the management of Messrs. Shook
and Palmer, supported by the Union
Square Theatre Company from new
Vnrl
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
Sent to the Insane AsyIum

The man who attempted to commit
suicide on Sunday afternoon, by jump
ing into Christiana creek, full account
of which was published in the GAZETTE
of yesterday, was this morning sent to
the county insane asylum. He was ar
rested late Sunday afternoon by officer
Orr, who found him wandering around
Eleventh and French Gyreet. Ho said
his name was Matthew Riley.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
Coming.

MIR. Samuel Hemple, the well known
comedian, land the Walnut Street Theatre
Company, will appear at the Grand
Opera House in this city on May 4th.
They will present three;-'Our Coun-
try's Flag" "Rough Diamond" and
Laughing Hyena"
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
NOT MerllherS.

The Washington S. F. f. Co, has made
a request for the publication of the state
ment that Chas. Crow and Matthew Dix
on, who We're engaged in a fight at Sc
cond and Market streets, on Sunday af-
ternoon, are not members of that COM
pany, as had been previously asserted.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23

nj NOTICE.-Proposals for the erection OF
IN a frame barn will be receiv we'd by the
acting committee of the Trustees of the
New Castle commons. The proposal s
must be given in to the undersigned within
one week from date. Plan and specifcat-
ions to be seen at the Office of Peter B..
Vandever. New Castle, Del.
The said bids to be submitted to the
Trustees of New Castle commons for their
approval. JAMES q. SHAW,
FERDINAND LECKLER,
JOHN II. RODNEY,
ap2s-2t Acting Committee.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING

i BANK.
Sealed proposals will be received at the
office OF the lief Engineer until o'clock
D, m APRIL 25th, 1873, for building bank
near the mouth OF the Christiana river.
The bank will be about 1900 feet long and
contain about II 900 cubic yards.
For plans, specifications or any informa.
tion call at the once OF the City Engineer
N. w. corner 10th and King streets. +.
Bids are requested for the entire work
and also, by the day, stating size and ca.
pacity of machine. "a
The committee reserve the right To rejec
any or all bids.
- PaILEMMA CHANDLER,
Chairman Opening Streets Committee.
apx2-3t
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
st. Paul's Fair.

The fair under the management of the
ladies of St. Pauls Catholic Church,
opened last evening, in the basement of
the church, corner of Fourth and Jack
son streets. The room has been hand
somely decorated and the display of use
full as well as ornamental articles were
very fine and numerous. The fair will
be continued for about two weeks.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
Robbed ON The Cars.

On Saturday night last, Mr.. John E
Bolls, of Detroit, Michigan, was robbed
of hand trunk; containing about S5C
worth of clothing and samples of goods,
while passing on the through train south
from the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad to the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad depot in Baltimore.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
A New Kind of Appeal.

During the session of the Court of Ap.
peals at West Chester, the other day
a gentleman complained that the assess.
ment of his farm was not high enough,
and asked to have it raised from 50 500 to
1000, which was done. 1t is very sci.
dom such assessment appeals are made
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
Tcicgraphic Summary

position for the simultaneous
Of the British fleet and the
|rces from the vicinity of Con
Ia, beeu accepted in princi-
egotlallOns continue for the
and for a preliminary confer
lie the terms of the congress
hd Duke Nicholas has sum
Turk, to eyacuate Shumla
day'-I'is reported that So
pans III the Balkan districts
lng the Rus,lms-Bulgarians
to be committing outrages
nan ylllage,-Gen. Grant has
F for Vcnice-Bayard Taylor
at plymouth England.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
Another Failure.

Marshall & Co., proprietors of the roll
ling mill at Newport, have failed. The
and the mill has been closed for over q
week. The liabilities are not stated.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23

l HlrrlSd.-The negroes are to
'entlon in Charlotte, North
y the 18th of September next,
u "lllchis to petition the law.
fSeN OF the country to restore
s-po'tio for stealing and other
F"'ll'eS' stephen McCorkle.
man, Is at the head of the
ng aysthere will be delegates
Eal Of the Southern States.
4 ..l. lhe white criminals of
,o't would come in for
F,'y,wllch b., kind of reconc,les
Inll ot, This is the case in Vir.
4 "%,e' u, %e, To the States if
~ VI not having to maintain
4 Y offenders in prison
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
II will therefore be seen from the abe

IL will therefore be seen from the above
figures that the earnings of the steamer
were largely augmented each year.
These receipts were mainly from pas
senger travel, a very small percentage
being freight, as most of The freghting at
That time was done by sail packets, The
fare between Lewes and Philadelphia
was only So, 1t is now 81.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
leatiOIis for To-Day.

pliiie states md Ne,c England,
Id, cloudy weatier anil light
h temperature, stationary or
lrs
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
Kennard & Co., are making

S7t carpets are the same make as their
S100 goods and their $100 carpets are 10
cents per yard less than they are sold in
Philadelphia and satisfaction of wear
uuarantaad
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
A Decided Difference.

The Herald says that of the locals in
yesterdays GAZETTE only one ("An At
tempted Suicide') had not previously ap-
peared in the Herald. A careful compari-
son swells this one exception into four
teen, which makes adecided difference.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
UNREGISTERED DOG.

OFT Spencer, was arraingned before
the Mayor last evening on the charge of
keeping an unregistered dog. He was
eluiIed to pay the costs of the case
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23

REEI EsTERDAY.-The stock
less active; but prices, after
clAe IN the morning, became
uold was steady all day at
Fernmeht bonds were firm.
\ a'lll and railroads quiet
'a'l was easy at 6 az per cent.
at jper cent.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
Splendid Hosiery

We would think the fancy hosiery in
Kennard & Cos window, would be suf
ticient stock for any store.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
MEMORY CLASS.

PROF. MAC HARG, of the Collegiate
School, Philadelphia, will! form class OF
ladies and gentlemen for the
Improvement of the Memory,
On TUESDAY EVENING, 23d APRIL,
At 8 O'Clock, in the room of ID. T. Hawkins
44 Market street. Terms for the course of
q lessons, SIS, to be paid in advance. a22-2t
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
SECOND EDITION
Another Line Wanted.

A STEAMBOAT DESIRED TO RUN RE-
TWEEN LEwEs AND PHILADELPHIA.
People at Lewes would like to have
a steamboat line between their town and
Philadelphia, and in favoring the project
the Light says that the steamer 81.
Nicholas ran on the line for five years,
and that her Aarninrs Wara as fnllnus.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
OLEOMARGARlNE;
OR
TALLOW BUTTER.

Mr.. r. Messick the well known butter
dealer, at stalls Nos. 46 and 4S, Second
Street Market, will have on exhibition to-
morrow and for a short time, quantity-of
Tallow Butter. The butter will not be for
sale, but Mr.. Messick takes this means of
showing the public the difference between
genuine and manufactured butter. He has
been in the business for over 20 years, and
is q thorough Judge of the genuine article.
aDQ,2taW2W 81, D.. ....
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
Transparent Teaching Cards.

Instruction and Amusement combined.
Important TO parents and teachers; % diff
ferent artistic designs. The entire pack
sent free for % cts currency or stamps.
Ven Delf d Co.. 20 Ann St., N. Y.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NJ OTICE.-A meeting of the Stockhold-
IN ers of the Delaware Loan Association
will be held on Friday evening next, A pril
Goth, to receive Amendments to the By
Laws. GEO. G. MARIS, Sec'y,
apl3-tm Office, No. COL Shipley st.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23

\ gold. Old chronic state of odf@aaSiso0 aSsso0
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
ap23- -eod1m

GHERIFt"S SALE.
- ByvirJue of WrtJo Levarl Fac1as, to
me directed, will be exposed TO Public
Sale, at the
HOTEL OF JOHN ELLIOTT,
In the Village of Christiana, in White Clay
Creek hundred, New Castle county, Della
ware, on
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
FRIDAY.
THE 10TH DAY OF MAY, 1873,

AL O'CLOCK, L. M
The following described Real Estate viz
All that certain meSsuage or tract of land
formerly know as the Red House Planta-
tion, situate in White Clay Creek hundred,
New Castle county and State OF Delaware,
bounded and described as follows, to wit
Beginning at q post standing In the middle
of the Christiana Road at Ogletown being
a corner of No. IN the general plan of the
property of Joseph James and Benz. Ogle,
thence along the lines of said No. and
along the middle of Elk river road south
sixty-six degrees and q half west 40
perches south o. degrees west II Clio perches
south 62 degrees west AZ o. 10 perches south
6k degrees west 66 perches south SO degrees
west 80 perches to post of SAID No.
standing in said road and in a line of Sam
uel BradfOrd's land, thence along said line
with 34X degrees, and east 567-10 perches
to corner stone of Matthew PattOn's land,
thence along his line south 33 degrees, east
5 9-10 perches TO white oak, south l3 de-
grees west 100 6-t0 perches to post. thence
along the lands late of Moses White and
others north 10 degrees east $40 perches to
a white oak south 45 degrees east 10 perches
to post, north IS degrees east "a perches to
a sweet gum and south 39h degrees east 81
4-lO perches to corner white oak of Daniel
Worms land, thence along line formerly
of Joseph Pearce's land south so degrees
east II perches to new corner post of No.
on the general plan Aforesaid standing In
said line thence along new line of No. and
No. ) north 164 degrees, west 1893 perches to
a new corner black oak saPling and north
1-2 degrees west 1873 perches to the place
of beginning, containing two hundred acres
more or less, with a frame dwelling house,
frame barn and other out buildings.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
perty of James II. G. Oldham and Eliza,
his wife, and t. It's. and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, New Castle, April 10th,
1878. ap23-3tawts
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23

SHERIFF'S SALE.
- BY virtue OF writ of Venditionl Ex-
ponas, to me directed, will be sold at public
sale, at the
HOTEL OF JOHN ELLIOTT,
In the Village of Christiana, iH White
Clay Creek hundred, New Castle county,
Delaware, on
FRIDAY,
THE 10TH DAY OF MAY, A. D., 1873,
At2 O'Clock, p M, the following described
real estate, viz
All that interest and one-thtrd part or
tract of land situate, lying and being in the
Village of ChristiaAa, in White Clay Creek
hundred, New Castle county and state of
Delaware, bounded and described as fol-
lows, to wit: Bounded on the east by the
Public Road known as the Elkton Turn
pike and lands OF Jacob McClintock, on
the north and northwest by lands of Jacob
McClintock and Public Road leading from
Christiana Village TO Newark, and the
west by lands of Thomas Duff, on the
southwest and south by lands OF william
Gamble and William Donaldson, contain
ing twenty-five acres oflands, more or .ess,
with a two story brick house ana one-
story brick back building and frame Darn
and frame shedding, erected thereon.
Seized ana taken in execution as tne
property of Jesse l.. Smith, and 10 De solu
BY ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff..
Sheriff IS Office, New Castle, April 22nd,
1878. ap25-3taWts
The daily gazette., 1878-04-23
The School Board.

IRREGULAR MEETING CHANGE OF TEACH
! ERs-THE HALF PAY QUEsTIoN-No. .
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13

80 . 4 1-A ~ - :
VIZ call the special attention Of
all those desiring to emigrats to the
salubrious regi, IS Of the dead-duc
d politicians Meccs, famed Salt river
TO the announcement OF Captain Mat.
Wells, announcing the departure sof
his fayorite and palatia! steamer,
Custom HOUSE, for Saltriver, direct!
Captain Wells has specially chartered
this really fine steamboat, and has
been peculiarly felicitous in his selec-
tion, having an eye to the comfort and
safety Of his patrons and friends for
this special pilgrimage, and we have
no doubt, he win land them safe and
sound to their new home. The Cap
tain, his crew and passengers have
our heartfelt WISHES for a safe and
pleasant trip. Bon uoyagei
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13
..--THE present Issue of, the Demo

! .s--THE present Issue of the, Demo-
GRAFT is an extra one, land thrown in
by the typos-of the Office, as their
, mite for the cause, and therefore they
hope and trust the Democratic. Com
sentative voters of the Parish will
accept its contents, contributed BY
palae present editorial staff, as 9 fitting
ieafet of their last campaign work
for their party, and.its glorious and
invincible ticket. I NM
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13

Old Democrat" Of the Radical
organ here, has made his three spouts
and they have turned out. as old
William Allen once observed, "a
id barren ideality;;" but they were.
general enough for hi, purposes. He
should keep his shroud, and have ice
well packed around his, classic feat.
ares. These hot fall days are terri.
bly, notifying to a corpse.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13

,a-THE chicken, heart Of the Radi'-
cal party Of Rapides, VIA two tick
cts in the geld, I'll under the gene.
ralship Of Field MARSHALL W ellis, 81
the New Orleans. &C Custom House, Is
fred With a holy zeal in behalf IL a
"fair and pure election" ID Rapidss..
We cannot wonder, that almost every
murderer who Is hung feels called
upon to close his earthly career with
40 address, upon tire beauty Of holt
ness, and the exceeding siGfalness OF
sins. The gang who have done tall'in
their power to corrupt and ,debauch
elections here are no. more qualified
to speak Of q "fairo and pure cleo,
ton" than the red handed murderer
ia to distribute the elements of tho
holy sacrament. II their Boss here
has no more sense of decency than
to get up 4 mock show Of in
terest in behalf Of fair play ID the
election, even bis, allies, and retain
ers will be moved BY indispensable
disgust to deny him the tolerant
charity Of silence. VI ID gai 10 10,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13

"a In most execrables lasts ''Demo.
craft" ofilhe Radical organ here, has
instituted comparison between seve.
raj o. our honored and deceased
Democrats and our living standard
bearer, James c. Wise. II is 4 COW.
ardly combatant who uses q shroud
for q shield. .5Jii q5lealss,;- ,.t,,aa
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13

% -ouE motto isi "Satisfaction, but
no Retraction,' bot some parties
prefer not TO cab Tor satisfactiou.-
The, author for any article in 5 the
DExooHAT can be known when salts
faction 10 wanted. We had one more
issue than some people expected.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13

/, .-LAsT grand rally. of the Town
supporters Of the Democratic Con.
seryative ticket, tonight, at the
Town Hall. Be sure, one and ali, to
60 and listen to good speeches and
delightful music!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13

-0uR Ward ticket is a good one,
and cohpossd Of competent men
vote for them and vote for them
solidly.iq Here they are. for Police
Juror, Edouard We'll; for Magis-
trates, 3. w Marye and +, i. For;
for Constables, John 2. Grogan and
E. yallery. .'.'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13

CoNsuMPTIoS CUREn,--An old physi-
clan, retired from practice, having had
placed in his hands, by, an East India
the formula, Of q simple
vegetable remedy, for the speedy aud
permanent cure Of consumption, bron-
chitis, catarrh, asthma, aud all throat
and lung affections, also a positive and
radical cure for nervous debility and all
nervous complaints !, after having tested
its wonderful curative powers In thous-
ands Of cases, has felt it his duty to
make it known to his suffering fellows.
Actuated by this motive, and desire to
relieve human suffering, will send,
free..of charge, to all Who desire it, this
recipe, with full directions for prepar-
ing and using, in German, French, or
English. Sent by mail by addressing
with stamp, naming this paper, W. W.
sherar, l49 Powers Block, Rochester,
New York. - '"' ft2 Oct. 30-4w.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13

s"Annihilator'' never
fails to- curelthe very worst forms of
Rheumatism, Gout and Neuralgia
Read the testimonial Of a gentleman
Who suffered for years: j 2f
N. JENKINS Have been afflicted with
Rheumatism for many years. Have
used the~Annihilator with great benefit.
.lGef; an CoLVMBrs. H. ALLEN,
Office Brooks Rice Mill, New Orleans.
Send for Circular to N. JEN-
KINs CO., Projectors, New Or
leans, La. iGa3 es,p slaB
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13

4-oLD Mad; Wells will inger on
the malarious banks Of the pellucid
lLamoarie antil the day after the
election. tits bat natural that . the
old man should desire 70 attend the
funeral of his party. aa,qius III, at :.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13


r. MA. =, "a. Calh,oop, when asked,
decliued to answer The question
whether or not he would vote for W.
John DeLacy. We suspect that he
would have answered no, had not the
fifty coloIed voters been present, but
as they were present he claimed the
right oil national citizen, sVo.e az
/ pIease!',. We now ask him, as he is
National whether or not he be-
longs to the "Red Warriors2"-gi
ing him the right of a National citi-
zen to say No! if you do. 1.s1b
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13

,ig-IT is an, old custom Of the Radi-
Gals to divert public attention from
any particular rascallsy they may
have in, hand BY. the loud cry Of
"stop. thiefr'' The fact that they
have aaresdy-raised a howl about
Imaginary election frauds, here fn
.RF'aapides, is good reason to suspect
that they are up to some Of their old,
time deyilment.. Watch them, watch
them closely! ri err
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13
UhMUGRATlG AklAh llbAIl.
For Representatives: T
.t'.. JAMES C. WISE, IL -l
JAMES JEFFRIES.
n,& rfa' ,-.s9 3f, &c sts..i.. .,.T,
'.r..f. For Parish Judge: u.,l..
j. R. RNTON.
'nt 3ij 81 49, elHi
For Sheriff.:
gr7>-5D., c; PAUL, ~ry
p e. - r. - II. =
For Coroner:
I.oC. ROBERT. T.
-E4 ls'Di ~! gL--. ~ Uafjg
O..
FOR SHERIFF.

,53 f4.si,.... ALEXANDRIA, LA, !
,f,ls4rl . June Is, 1881
EDITOR DEMOCRAT--- Z I. ,.igfJ n al
i'' Please announce that1 am a.candi-
date for reelection for SHERIFF. of the
I Parish of Rapides, subject to- the vote
of the people at the ensuing election.
II. n. ROBINSON.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13

TIE Polls on Tuesday, election
day, open at 7 A. NJ, end close at
6 P. M.