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New Yorkstock aud MONEY marke,

NEW YORK, July 30-Eveuing. Money easy at IL
per cent on call. Sterling Exchange is steady and
unchanged at 4s1l q 1872 for long and 485 q 1851 for
short sight.
Gold steady at 1901 throughout; borrowing rates II
per cent. and fat. The clearings were $5,i47.-
0Vo. The customs receipts to-day were $il8,O00
treasury disbursements 100000. Governments are
steady. State bonds dull
Exports OF domestic produce for the past week
week last year.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day ag
gregated $4,000 shares, including COO shares Lake
Western, 1850 shares Western Union $500 shares
Lackawanna q Western, $4,000 shares Erie, 21OO
shares New Jersey Central, 100 shares Morris & Els.
SEX 1890 shares Michigan Central, 400 shares Union
Pacific.
The following were the closing quotations OF Coy
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HEALTH AND EooNoMy.-Undoubtedly the most
reliable baking powder sold in this market is Con
gess" Yeast Powder, it being pure ana healthy and
especially good for dyspeptics when used In Biscuits
Dumplings, &c Give it trial, and you Will Away
use Congress-
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METEOROLOCICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT rwENTY-sopR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE OHEP SIGNAL;
OFFICER. Washington, DC,
July 81, II A. MI
For New ENGLAND
partly cloudy weather, frequent rains, mostly
from the northeast to southeast, stationary or
falling barometer.
Cantionary signals continue at Cape Look
out, Cape Hatteras Kitty Hawk, Cape May,
Atlantic City, Barnegat, Sandy Hook, New
York, New Haven, New London, Boston and
Thatcher's Island.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.

Reform School Runaway Caught.
LEWISTON, July 30.-Dennis O'Brion, a boy
who ran away from farmer to whom he had
been indentured from the Reform Scho oil, was
arrested here today.
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Murdered in a Rro,heI.

PrrTsBURG. Pa, July 30-Dick Savage, a
hard character, was shot probably fatally in
house of bad repute this evening. The shoot.
ing was done by JOS Crawford, who with two
female inmates of the house are under arrest.
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The recovery of digestion and the resumption OF
activity by the liver bowels and kidneys are mile
stones which mark our progress on the road to
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The Yellow Fever in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, July 3O.-The board of
health reports that up to this noon 10 the past
"A hours there were "a new cases and one
death.
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MARRIED..

In Phipsburg, Capt. orville G. Oliver and Miss
In Union, July 4, Geo. w. Clark and Miss Lizzie
M. Bornheimer, both of Washington.
In Harrington, July 30 Cbas. 81. Leighton OF Cher-
ryfield and Miss Lucia Leighton OF Milbridge.
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eOKEIGN PORTS.

Sid I'm Padang Nay 10, barque Eyvor, Littlield,
New York.
Ar at Singapore June y. ship Storm King, Reed,
Bombay. (and sailed 18th for Astoria.) I
Sid 18th, ship Frank Pendleton, Nichols, for San
Francisco; Cora, Coombs. do.
Sid fin Calcutta July %, ship Danl Barnes, Slower.
New York.
Sid TIM Oporto prev to July 49, brig Kossack, Smith
Sid I'm Cadiz prev to July 20, David Bughee, Stow.
ers, Gloucester. Mass
Cid at Genoa July 10, sch Belle Hooper, Gilkey for
Ar at Genoa July 81, barque Mendoza. whitmore,
New York
Sid TIM Antwerp July 49, ship Oasis, Lord Rio ia.
metro.
Off Dover July 9th, barque r L Carney. jackson,
New York for Dunkirk; 2Sth, Mary Hale. Higgins,
Ar at Hull Julia 20, sch Almon Bird, Drinkwater,
New York.
Sid I'm Bristol. E. July 9th, ship Riverside Rich,
Tybee.
Ar at soderhamn July 18th, ship L B GilchIst,
Watts Reval.
Ar at PctOu. Ms, July %, sch Sarah M Bird. Mer-
rill. Leith.
Cid at halifax 2sts, sch Albert Jameson. Campbell,
Ar at st John, NIB. 27tb, sch Ranger Sellers. from
Cid 9th. ships Jos Clark Havener, for Ii, erpoo;
10th, Edward OBrien, Wallace, do.
--latest by European steamers.
Ar at Liverpool 18th. Malleville. Harlow, from
Sid 18th, F Hersey. waterhouse, Bombay.
Cid 18th. John d Costa. Musaus, Norfolk
Cid 18th. Castaa. Sparks, New YorE, (and passed
Ar al Shields 18th, Harriet H McGilvery Blake.
Huanillos.
Ar at Hong Hong about July II, Josephus, Rogers
Cardiff.
Sid FIN Maaslius July 10. Pleades. Chase, for New
York.
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Califernia Mining stock..

SAN FRANCISCO, July 80 The following are the
closing official prices of mining stocks to-day com.
pared with those of yesterday:
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NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.


Tuesday, July 80.
ARRIVED.
Steamer CITY OF Portland, Pike. st John, NIB, via
Eastp0rt for Boston.
Sch Elva Pettengill, York, Philadelphia-coa to
Sch M A Morrill, Kelley Dover. Nh, seeking.
Sch Herald Frisbee, Portsmouth
Sch City of Ellsworth, Grant. Observation-Disclosures
Sch Mcclellan, Farr, Kennebec for New York.
Sch a g Brooks. Smaliage, Sullivan for Boston.
Sch Marriott, Weber, Round Pond.
CLEARED.
Brig Gen Pelleser, (Br) Porrior, Cow Bay-Yea-
ton q Boyd.
Sch Buslrs. Br) Hull, St Pierre via Boston Ryan
Sch Three Sisters. Baker, Kennebec. to load for
Philadelphia Orlando Nickerson.
fFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Ar at Boston Both, brig Annie Gardiner, Hatch,
Sagua; sch F Hart, Pensacola.
Ar at New York 30th. brig Hattie NJ Balm, Thest-
rup, Sagua; sch Jos Wilde, Reed, Clenfuegos; Nor
man, Freeman, do
Ar at London 9th, ship Marcia G Day, Chase, from
New York.
MEMORANDA.
Sch Hume, which was run down Esd by the
at Perry in 1870, and haile1 from Eastport. There
was thick fog at the time Of the collision and the
steamers horn not heard in time to avoid the
contact. Capt DIggDs, wife and crew were taken on
board the steamer and brought to Philadelphia.
FISHERMEN
Ar at Port Mulgrave MS, 26tb, sch H Prescott
Wakefield, Portland for North Bay.
nAnrrsnIT, "a, s.rs
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PASCAGOULA-Ar 22d, sch Amos Walker, Po-
'Ai BRUNSWICK, GA-Ar 2sth. barque Ibis, Sawyer
Cadiz.
GEORGETOWN. sc-cld 26th, sch Lizzie Major,
Ar 2sth. schs James Young. Young FIN Kennebec
Richmond, Thompson. New York.
RICHMOND, YA-Ar 2sth, sch Maggie Bell, Hall,
Sid 18th. sch Eva May. McDufie, Portland.
GEORGETOWN, Dj-Ar 18th, brig Rocky Glen.
Allen, New York.
Cid 2eth sch r NINA Arey Hall, HUDSON NY.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar 9th, sch Mary Ireland,
Kennebec.
Ar 29th. schs Enterprise. Mitchell, ST Pierre; W
Emery, Wiley. st Jago.
Cid 10Th. schs Ace Boardman, Lunt, for Vinal-
haven; Four Sisters Bunker. Boston.
Newcastle-Passed down 26th. schs Lucy Jones,
Saml Fish. Fred Holden Oliver Ames, Winnie
CHES TER, PA-Ar 10Th, sch M Sawyer, Falk-
ingham,i St John, NIB.
NEW YoRK..Ar goth; scbs Mazurka. Holmes.
Revenue. Ryder. do; Casco Lodge, Pierce. Bath
Harp MITCHELL Calais; Kenduskeag, Trask, Bangor
Gyms Hall aoi hOw ives Pens seSla.o,
schs Williams, Williams. Addison; Hamburg
West. Bucksport; Harry Percy, Mills. Bath; M L
Varney, Rowe, do Ganges, Wall, Ellsworth; Mary
Stewart Boston; America, II. ueworlby. Rockiand
Ar 30th. sehs Jos Wilde, Reed, Cieufuegos; Dora M
French, French, Curacao; Canton, Henley. from Ma
Cid 3Oth, barque Kennard. Downing, Marseilles;
sch Annie D Merritt. Lewis, Basse Tore.
SQ, sen Gertle u Merr0W, Tor JACK S0nv1lle.
Passed through He'll Gate Both, baruue W H Gem,
for Glasgow; brig Mary Gibbs, TOR Buenos Ayrcs;
scbs Grace Davis, for Pernambuco; Benedict, for
NEW HAvEN-Ar eth. sch Starlight, Cook, from
PRoVfDENCE-Ar 2sth, schs Palladium, Ryder,
Sid 3Otb. sch Addie Todd. Corson, Philadelphia.
DUTCH ISLAND HARBOk-Sld 18th, schs M j
Se Se e Ma
man. Crowley, Shuee MS, tor do; Young, Hall,
Rondout for Boston.
Calais.
Sid 2Stb, sch Simpson. Mahoney, New York.
VINEYAKD-HAVEN-Ar 9th. schs Elva Pet
Mowrey, Eaton, Hoboken for Eastport; John Dali
ley, Long, New Bedford for Gardiner Nellie. War;,
oms chainj Carrie nix Roc s iop do "
AT 2Sth, sch Porto Rico, Armstrong from Bangor
Sid, brig abby Thaxter; schs Carrie L Hix W r
Mowrey, Eva + Pettengill. Porto Rico, Daev.
J M Carter. Nellie abby Gale. Sandy Point, Seth W
Smith. Persls Smith, R Tay. Huntress, Pavilion,
Charlie Steadman, g M Porter. Pike.
Passed BY, sch otranto. Hammond, from Ellsworth
WAREHAM-Sld 2sth, sch Aida, Sherman, for
BOSTON-Ar 29th, schs Georgiana. Wentworth.
Bangor; Cynosure. Greenlaw, Rockland.
Ar 30th. brig Annie Gardiner. Hutchinson, Sagua
schs r Hart, McCobb, Pensacola; Ida, Wilson.
Below, baroue Brunswick from Calais
MARBLEHEAD-Sld 26tb, sch Robt Graham,
Smith. Bangor.
PORTSMOUTH-Ar 2sth, sch Damon, Haskell,
Port johnson.
Ar 2stb, sch Mary Farrow, Warren New York.
Sid 10th, sch Alfred Keen. Heating, Kennebec =
BATH-Ar oath. ships Thompson, Thompson
and Theobald, Wdterhouse, Liverpool. s
Sid 2Sth, ship China Jordan, for New Orleans; sch
T S Mcclellan, Farr, New York.
Ar 10th, sch Annie Bliss, Simmons, Baltimore
Cid 30th. ship Bombay. Coslynn, Rockport, to load
ice tor New Orleans tand left in tow of tug Chas
Warren) :
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Greenback Congressional N ominaiion.
HUNTINGTON, Pa, July 30 The National
Greenback convention of the county nominated
Hon. G. G. North for Congress.
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FINANCIAL ANn COMMERCIAL
Clearing House Transactions.

The Clearing House Of the Portland Banks report
the transaction of business as follows to-day:
GROSS Exchanges. 58, 044 81
Net Balances. ...... ......."."..."... 1879 95
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Boston stock Market.

By water conveyance-10oo bush corn meal to
W True q Co.
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June 6, lat 81 S. Ion 55 K. barque j IDgersolh
Str0ut, from New York for Yokohama "a DAYS out
July IA, lat 40 20, Ion %, sch E 5 Newman, from
New York for Sagua.
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City Of Peru, Indiana,
8 per cent Bonds.
Issued tor Water Works. Due 1898. Interest Jan.
LIST, and July LIST, payable in New York.
FOR SALE BY
Woodbury. 4 Moulton,

Peru is the county seat Of Miami County, Indiana.
1t was laid out in 1884, incorporated by act OF the
legislature in 1847 and organized city under the
general law of the state in 1887. Since its incor-
poratiOn its population has d oubied. The
interest lis bonds has always been promptly
met. The city has been steadily reducing
its debt for years past, and has antici paied
she pay ment of about 0ne-f0ursh of ils to-
tai indebtedness, q very favorab e showing
when compared with the 800 prevalent
tendency of cities lately to incre use rather
than reduce their indebtedness.
jy3 sniff
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EDUCATIONAL.
Oak Grove Seminary
AND COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.

Most thorough Commercial and Nor
NAL Drill Students fitted for any class in college.
Expenses less than at any other similar institution.
Address, for catalogues, ETC., Sec. Oak Grove Sem
mary and Commercial College, Vassaboio, Maine.
ie2a d6W
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BOWDOIN COLLEGE.

EXAMINATIONS for admission to either depart
II ment will be held on FRIDAY, July 18th. and
also at the opening of the Fall Term September Goth
at $50 A. NJ in the Chemical Lecture Room, Adams
Hall.
JOSHUA T.. CHAMBERLAIN,
Brunswick. June 28th, 1878. PRESIDENT.
jul1 dSsW27td
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Stock and Stand for Sale.

TIME subscriber wishing to make change in bus
u mess offers his stock and stand situated in No.
Yarmouth Me-, near 'Walnut Hill" The stock
consists the usual variety kept in country stores
For further particulars enquire OF CHAS.
MCLAUGHLIN q co "a Commercial St., Portland,
or the subscriber on the remses.
my10-eodtf&w l. s. STANWOOD.
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Miss ABBY III. JOHNSON,

Assisted by Miss MARY e. BLAIR, will reopen her
School for Young Ladies at 100 Charles Street,
Boston, September 25, 1878. je21eOd3m
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THE NAPLES,

A FAMILY SCHOOL for Young Ladies', Rich
"A mond Hill, Stamford Conn. For circulars,
apply to Mss VI. q. A. FESSENDEN, Principal.
init eOd3m
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[Sales at the Brokers Board, July 3O.l
First Call
The daily gazette., 1878-10-28
The Man Who Shot at a King.

LONDON, Oct. 2S "A Madrid dispatch
to the STANDARD says Moncasi, who at
tempted 10 assassina'e the King, declares
he had no accomplices. The King upon
going out on Saturday received great
ovation from the crowds which complete
ly blocked the streets.
The War Department Is advised that
General Trevina, commander of the
Mexican troops on the Rio Grande, has
arrived at Piedras Negras, and that Gene
RAJ Ord, commanding the American
troops, has gone TO consult with him in
regard To plans for the prevention of
cattle raids into Texas. General Treyino
IL ordered by his Government to CO.
operate with General Ord in preventing
these raids, and he was over 4eOO troops
for the purpose.
The famous race horse Harry Bassett.
owned by Col Mcdaniel, of Princeton
n. j., and celebrated for having beaten
Longfellow and other splendid racers.
died Saturday. HIS owner lately refused
900 for him. Bassett won the Bowie
stakes at Pimlico IN 1871, and WAS dis
tanc.d there in 1873 by True Blue in the
hrst heat -four miles, for the same stakes.
Jim AndersoDs recantation is evident
y made In the interest of John Sherman's
PRESIDENTIAL aspirations. 1t comes Just
In time to back up the Tribunes CIPHER
Telegram campaign. but the general effect
VIII probably be lost ON the Novemb Der
elecilons. 1t should have been held
Dack at least another week.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-28
Postal Expendi,wre,

Some of the principal items of the esti-
mate of tie Post-office Department for
the next year which will show an In.
crease over the present year are as fol-
lows: Compensation to postma asters,
ss,0O09O0 against s7,25O.OO6; clrrks in
postoffice, S3,6O0,000 against S3,465, 900
letter-carriers, 81 000, 000agai ms 1871, 600;
inland transportation on railroad route ,
$40, ,250, 900 against 81, ,100, 900; steamboat
routes, 5000, 900 against 100000 this year
however comparisons OF estimates for
actually appropriated for this year are
apt TO mislead, as IL is evident that this
years appropriations will not be- sufii.
cient. The actual expenditures for the
year ls7S-79 were S34, ,27l 1892 80, or ST.
Ol5 5l7 80 more than the total amount
authorized to be expended for the pres
ent year.
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THE STORM AT CHINCOTEAGUE
ISLAND

CHINcoTEAGUE, VA, Oct "a, 1873.
Inc storm OF this week was the seyerest
expe ien' edhe for over for years. I he
weather was pleasant all OF Tuesday until
O'Clock In the evening. Then a slight
southei ST breeze sprang up ahd some
ram fell. The wind soon increased 10 a
gale. AT IL O'Clock it was blowing hard.
with heavy rain and vivid lightning, The
tlde also began to rise very last, and In n
short while the water had risen four or
nVe feet In great many dwellings. The
mood swept before IL sheep aud cattle and
horses in all directions, and running
nearly all the crops which the poor IS
.anaers nad worked hard all the summer
10 raise Tor the winter supplies. Granaries
anu corn cribs were flooded and their
contents swept off or ruined where they
stoou. The greater part of the CORDS has
been destroyed. Sweet potatoes and
other potatoes are ruined, and a good
many never will be dug out of the beds.
small Doais aud large schooners, even,
were cast up into corn fields and on the
marshes and shoals. Some of these will
prove total losses, but others NAV be
saved, but in many cases il will cost half
tnelr value TO set them atiOat again aud
put on the needed repairs.
very many of the poor islanders have
iost everything and some who were we'll
to-do before the cyclone are reduced to
poverty.
Your correspondent travelled by the
httle steamer Widgeon for over forty
miles among the estuaries, &c, OF the
Eastern shore of Virginia, and the shores
ef the rivers, &c, were strewn with the
carcases OF horses, cattle and sheen
Many of the hardy 'Chincoteague ponies"
which are accustomed to stand ali kind,
OF hardships out in all weathers and sea-
sons, were overwhelmed in the rising
hood. Upwards of hundred men and
women were seen at work A during this
tour Of observation, stripping the hides
on the dead animals and saving them for
what they were worth.
Every where the storm was disastrous
In It's effects, though, so far as could be
learned only one or two human lives were
lost. The hfe-saving stations along the
coast were under two or three feet of
water. Capt. James Tracey reports that
The crew at his station worked all night
to keep the windows from being bursted
blythe wind. He piled up furniture and
every hing else that was available against
the doors to keep his house from being
stove Up and strewn along the beach.
Capt. Tracey thinks that but for these
precautions they would all have PERISH
ed, for the water around them was in
some places ten feet deep, and no boat
could live in the heavy surf that beat the
coast. No vessels, however, were driven
on the beach.
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OUR GREAT APPLE CROP.

ihls years apple crop is now gathered
ana 1t is one of the richest the col,ntrv
has ever had. In some regions apples are
SO plenty that they are fed to pigs. COWS.
and horses, and the cider mills are every
where pressing out more cider than tbev
can readily dispose of.
This very palatable aud healthfll drink
may be bought in the country at one dol
lar and one dollar and a half a barrel
and it ought to be on draught in tbe
cities at price which would tempt the
poorest customers. There is no need of
anybody's drinking sham cider this wear.
Ihe real juice Of the apple is plenty
enough for any demand there is likely t0
be for it.
A splendid apple crop can fortunately
now be disposed of to much better adj
vantage than formerly. An extensive
Euro pean demand for our apnles has
grown up within recent years, and this
autumn we are exporting more of tLe,1
than ever b. fore, though the prices are
very low, running from Is cents to 81 .62
barrel, according to quality, so great is
the supply.
vast quantitis of OF apples are repu-
larly shipped to Europe by steamer.
lhe manifest of one vessel from this
port last week showed that she carried
34oil barrels, and al the oateoing
european steamers are weighted with
tuem; AT Boston steamer took 5000
barrels last Wednesday, the largest
Shipment OF apples ever made from thai
poH: Three steamship lines from Bos-
toh M nave Engaged to carry more than
4o,ooo barrels, and the export from New
1ork VIII reach an enormous and un-
precedented total.
IL the fruit is carefully picked and
Tiected and well packed, it reaches
Europe 10 good condition and brings a
,aI pr2ht 10 the sender. Apples ought
70 oe plenty and cheap IN England this
autum.-N Y. Sun. ''''
The daily gazette., 1878-10-28
New Castle Letter.

NEW CASTLB, Oct. 2S.
AT n. IN. yesterday a ship carpente,
from the yard of Enoch Moore, Jr.. 'oI
wilmington, began operations on the
Cbo and IL was thought that she would
be relauncbed at low water, by which
time the ways had been laid and all the
blocking knocked away, the hawsers
with block and tackle set, After an at
tempt or two to set her of. IL was deferred
Until low water this morning. I'M
The Amphion Corpet Band 90 to Della
ware City Tomorrow evening to play at
the Democratic mass meeting.
The old engine house on the Battery
has been boarded up. Our tramp resort
is thus ended to the great relief of people
living in that vicinity.
Saturday evening the mails were late
causing our streets to be we'll filed unit
late hour. Shawtown was upon her
dignity, and peace reigned in that vicini-
w. Doooinsville was orderly, the fact
tnat they are TO have a railroad run
through their "villa" has put them upop
their good behavior.
One arrest Saturday night and a hear
ing yesterday makes the sum total of the
police haul
Our city was visited by nearly 1000
strangers yesterday, drawn here to see
the effe cts of the late storm.
Inc steam tug Re6eccd came down To
rase the tug HcFddden, at D. m. and he
gan pumping the water ont of her and fiji
I,ngthe hole IN her side with canvas and
nay st 10 p m. the y had not succ seded n
ciOslng the break. She will be taken TO
the city to-day for general overhaul
ing.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-28
for Having Four Wives

George Renney was arrested in Hart
ford, Conn, for bigamy. He has four
wives living. The last one married was
Elizabeth Stevens, of Lowell, about a
year ago. He travelled In Masss chtlsetts
as lecturer on temperance, and made
pretensions TO evangelical work. His
last field was Wilbraham, which place he
Ieft suddenly, several months ago, upon
discovering that his rascalities were be-
coming known. At Hartford he enjoyed
the hospitality ofthe Young Mems Chris
tian Association, the manager supposing
him, from his behavior, to be devout
Christian. When found by the police he
was visiting notoriously bad house.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-28
THIRD EDITION
Another Case for che Coroner.
The Body Of an Unkno,cn Man Found
Floating IN the Brdndy,oine.

The Body Of an Unkno,cn Man Found
Floating IN the Brandy,oine.
Yesterday morning James Farrell and
VIM. Taylor, of this city, started for
New Castle in skiff, and while sailing
down the Brandywine, they discovered
just below the Railroad bridge, an object
floating in the water which proved to be
the dead body of a man. The body was
floating in perpendicular position, and
nothing of 1t was at first visible excepting
the top Of the head.
The men promptly notified the Coroner
of their discovery, and the body was re-
moved to undertaken Fox's Office at Sixth
and Shipley streets, where last evening
Coroner Rose held an inquest. No evi-
Gence was received beyond that in rela-
tion to the finding of the body, and the
jury adjourned until this evening, in the
hope of procuring some evidence that
will lead to the Identity of the deceased.
The body is that of man apparently
above go years Of age, about five and
half feet high, with a.thick gray beard all
over the face, and bushy gray hair on the
head. 1t was arrayed in blue flannel
shirt, dark pants, blue overalls, dark coat
and long. heavy boots. In one of the
pockets was found .husking peg, plug
of tobacco and two clay pipes. In the
hand of the deceased was halfsmoked
cigar which he had evidently been
smoking just previous to his death. ..,'
The body bore evidences of having
been in the water for two or three days,
and the features were much discolored
1t is not generally supposed that the man
belonged to any of the vessels that were
wrecked during the recent Storm the
prevailing opinion being that he was
tramp. and while sleeping in some COM
Portable spot near the Brandywine was
drowned by the heavy flood that accom-
panied the storm,
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THE LOVES OF :RICH FOLK.
from the New York Sunday World.

Mr.. Roosevelt, the only son Of Mr.,
James Roosevelt, Of Hyde Park, Duchess
county, and the grandson Of Mr.. G.. g.
Howiand, the founder of the well known
firm of Howland & Aspinwall, will, II Is
said, shortly be married TO Miss Helen
Astor, the second daughter Of Mr.. VIM.
B. Astor, of this city. Mr.. Roosevelt Ii
very popular society man and has n
handsome income from his property. The
Roosevelt place Is about midway betwe. N
Hyde Park and Poughkeepsie aud is one
of the handsomest on the Hudson. The
entrance Is through an arch of tall trees,
and the grounds are laid out iu the most
tasteful manner. The house Is of stone,
built most substantially and furnished
throughout IN "Eastlake." The wedding
will, IL is said, be very private, only the
nearest relatives and most intimate
friends being invited.