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Daily Republican., 1878-12-12

about 7.45 the jury retired and court
took recess, After remaining up for
short time the jury returned with a
verdict Of "not guilty"
As soon Is the verdict was annou need
there was considerable applause made
ny stamping OF feet and clappin3 of
hands. 1t vas however speedily sup
pressed and the overjoyed friends Of the
prisoners stepped forth and congratula-
ted them as they left the box.
At 80 court adjourned.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
DEREMPTORY SALE ..
HOUSES AND LOTS,
In the city Of Wilmington, Del,
DN WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER IA 1879

In thecity OF wilmington, DEL,
ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1878,
At2 o'clock, p. M,
At Stdham n Sons Auction Rooms, as
follows: ......
No. l. A Three-story Brick Dwelling new
with modern improvements Nc. 700 Jefferson
street. size OF lot l5x8l feet.
No 2. three-stOry brick dwelling (new)
with modern Improvements, No. 702 Jefferson
street, size OF lot 1881 feet
No 3. A three.story brick dwelling (new)
with modern improvements, No. 7O2 Jefferson
street, size ui Iut l5X6l feet. .. '.'
No, 4. A tw0-story brick dwelling house,
No. S02 Harri on street. 9 rooms, size of lot l6
X feet, running back to 3 feet wide alley.
No s. A two-story brick dwelling house,
NJ. 304 Harrison street, Q rooms. size of lot l8
MOI feet, TO 3 f ct alley. g..
No and Two two-story brick dwellings,,
rooms each Nos. SOS and $40 Conrad street
lots each 16x7S eet.
Nos. A two-stoty brick DIV elling, 8 rooms,
modern improvements, No. S02 W. 7th street,
lots each l4xbS leet, running back to l2' feet
alley. ...,,t ..r.trI ...s,r.u.,o, g,,
Nos thre6-stoiy brick store and dwell
ling, 5. w. corner Of Second and Lombard
streets, lot II feet inches by IS ieet inches.
Persons desiring to purchase can examine
property at any time before day OF sale.
Terms made known on day OF sale.
ISAAC M URRAY.
l.. W. Stidham Son, Auctioneers.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Intellectual Elevatlon-Reml Il nj Is
eences OF washington.
Special Correspondence Of the Republican.

|
eences Of washington.
Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 10.
The present Congress has a passion
ate desire for Intellectual elevation
Four days have passed and ten resolu
tions have been adopted, calling upor
various Departments for information
In addition one out Of ten of the mem
bers have asked for Official data, to bt
woven into speeches to bs printed, bu'
not delivered, and sent by Uncle Sam
to admiring constituents. All this in.
formation must be furnished, by clerk.
taken from current business, which
must be laid aside, and pensioners and
all others having business before tn.
Departments must wait, till this con
gressiopal thirst for knowledge is fully
satisfied.
The recent death of Father Nichola
Dominic Young, born in 1893, has giver
to the world an aged mans reccllec
tions of Gen. Washington. His grand
father, an English Judge, became 1
catholic was deposed, and bought 1
large tract Of land now the better par
Of the capital. The church of St Dom.
inic, the first built in Washington
stood on the spot once occupied by the
great barn of the sx-judge of the older
time. His domain inherited by Motley
Young, his son was selected by Wash.
ington, as the site ofthe capital. Nicho
las Young, son and father Of the dead
priest, married one Of the Fenwicks oI
the Lord Baltimore colony, and owned
prinoely estate in Maryland, just
across the river from Mt. Vernon, where
Father Young spent his boyhood days.
Aged and infrm he cared little for
the things OF the present, but had vivid
recollections Of early days and loved to
call before him the faces of those who
gamboled on the green lawn, the Poto
mac lying between his home and the
mansion of Washington. Often re told
how through a spy glass they saw the
general pacing his varandah on pleas
ant mornings with his hands behind
his back, seemingly in deep revere.
The old priest took great delight in tell
ing Of seeing Gen. Washington at a
military parad-. He said:
"When | was eight years old | re
there was to be parade. 1t
was announced that General Washing
ton would be there, but, bless you,
that wasn't half the inducement to a
lot of young shavers and myself that
W. saw in the promise of a supply Of
town ginger bread. When We got there
the general was there, and we boys
were tremendously impressed by his
big cooked hat. That was all the
greatness we saw. He vas a tall man,
with massive shoulders and face that
looked kind, but made a fellow feel
you could not throw gravel in his
boots, like We used to those other high
Gathered chaps. thought he was the
greatest man | ever saw, but | didn't
know why. All knew was that he
the British, and every body
pointed him out as the chap that W hip
ped the British. could recognize him
his moment, though, he made such all
on me- MAX.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
Houses and Lots.

Isaac Murray will sell at public sale
on the 18th inst, at the auction room'
of Stidham & Son, nine brick dwellings
For parcicnlars see adv.
Harlan Cause advertisas houses for
sale or rent.
Alice W. McBaugh advertises farm Of
81 acres for sale.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
Destitute.

A correspondent informs us that a
family living on the North West corner
of Ninth and Shipley streets, is in a
very destitute condition. The husband
has hunted over the city without avail
for work and the wife is a helpless in
valid Our friend wants some kind
and benevolent person to visit them.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
choice sweet Cider.

We hay- on hand a lot of very choice
cider, made from sound apples, which
We are selling by the quart, gallon,
5, gallon, key or BARREL, Don't fail t.
try It, at R. II. JONES' mince meat fac.
tory, us Shipley street.
The sale of silver plated ware will
commence at Mcrrick & Drake's auction
room on Monday evening, Dec. 18th.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
The weather.

The weather.
War Department, Office of the Chief
Signal Oficer, Washington, D. G., Dec.
IL, l A. M.
Indications for Thursday.-For the
Middle Atlantic States, colder, partly
cloudy weather, northwesterly winds,
higher pressure.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
The n. l.. A, Program mes. .

The managers ofthe late ball of Shields
Library Association desires to state
that those ladies who participated in
the grand march, and who did not re-
ceive their programme, will positively
receive them by Saturday evening next.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
Union PRAYER Meeting.

The prayer meeting at Union M 4.
Church on Friday evening is usually
one of the most interesting and profta-
BILE services of the Church. Tomorrow
night the meeting will be devoted esre-
cially to prayer for the help of the Holy
Spirit in our time of need. The Chris
tian public is cordially invited to attend
BY the Pastor. 'tru.r 1l .' t'T
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
Religious.

A cordial invitation is extended to
all persons to attend religious services
in the Household of Faith church this
evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12

NOR 5 ALE OR RENT-Well built new
y twv-St'n DIj Houses on Walnut ST.,
betwcea nth and l2th. Terms very accomo.
dating. Npply to HARLAN CAUSE, Front
and atnoiI or ll2l Tatnall 81, dcl2-2md
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12

LNlRN 5ALE.-The undersigned Of
\ iets pr'ne sale sma | farm OF 81
lcreS, N New iGrGen Township, Chester Co.,
Pa, llear OuGhkcnnamon Station. on the
Baltmore Central abroad There Is a good
House Barn, Corncrihs, &c. Also good apple
orchard ami other fruit trees. 1t is a good
nelghhorh0od, and desirable property for
any on" wish nga "A h-me Apply to LICE
W MCDAr GH, 107 NJ nroe Street, Whining
ton, D"l. uc126ti-4tw
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
SECOND EDITION,

State Of sne IherUs1n,et.r.
Ar THE REPUBLICAN OFFICE Dec. l2.
7 O'Clock. 10 o'clock II 0'olook
Al Al az
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12

CNOIlND.-A small gold cal. ring. on King
II street above sixth on Saturday 1t can
he had on paying FIR this notice at the RE-
PUBLICAN Office. dcl2
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
HENRY PIKE, BOOTS AND SHOES

Our friend Pike, at209 Market street,
proprietor of,thv Boston one price boot
aud shoe store, knows exactly what his
patrons need for the, holidays ard has
laid in accordingly. Boots and shoes
are articles that arr always needed and
hence a special pair for all around for
tn. fam ly for Christmas pr sent, would
not be lost and would add much to the
enjoyment ola happy Christmas. Pike
just Keeps that kind of shoes. Call ana
SEQ them.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
STICK g.

The War ~ the city Treasurer . or
nee-Mr. ssinsen the Newly Flee
ted Treasurer Accountant MAX "a
Application for this OMce-The
CITY Treasurer knowing thst the
Es - Of Delaware were upon him. :
ssHttcks"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-05

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-17
POSTAL AFFAIRS.

Under an order OF Postmaster General Key q now
system Of compensating tho trunk lines OF railways
for carrying the malls was iuauguraed yesterday a
tho New York Post 0llcc. Mr.. Theodore n Vail gen.
era su perntendent OF railway mail service, was 10
this city during the past week ~ make tho necessary
arrang emcnts Tho mails despatched yesterday from
hero weighed 6s.05 TONS distributed the follow.
ing routes OF transit anu ocean steamers
over New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
weighingSs,d4 pounds; New Yorr, Nex Haven aud
Hartford Railroad, 1904; Now YORK and Harlem
Raiiroad s33; Pennsylvania Railroad, 4y,t67; Mont
clair anu Greenwood Lake Railroad, 10; New
Jersey Midland Railroad, 1o0;~ Erie Railway,
e,5jl; New Jersey ana Now York Railroad,
o.; Northern Railroad OF New Jersey, OLD;
Delaware, Lsckawanna ana Western Railroad.
22s9; Central Railroad OF New Jersey, &y72;
Now Jersey southern Railroad, III; Astoria route.
81; Hobokcn route, $50; Now uuecnt route, 90;
Mariners Harbor route, 10; staten Island Railroad
1872 Long Island Railroad $50; brooklyn route lvg2
Jescy City route, 322 Old Colony Steamboat Com
pany 1.t station mail, New York Elevated Railroad
sss aud wagon service, 30 foreign mail by steam.
SNIP 1886. Total Tor twcntyiour hours, 1877 900 lbs.
The ccpts for postage stamps, stamped envelopes
postal cards. &c. at the New York Post ONCE unrIn6
tho past amounted TO S6I7 10 and the letters
carried away by four leaving port yesterday
looted up at g. 0ao ordinary and 6yl registered istcr
besides ninety ono bags OF newspapers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-17

THE ALLUREMENIs OF sCEPrICIsM SERMON
by REV. DIR. ooTrHEIL.
Tho Rev. DR.. Gotthoii, minister OF tho jewish
Temple EMANUEL Fifth avenue. delivered II dis
course yesterday, taking for his text Deuteronomy XII,
a6-2s Behold. set before you this cay blessing
curse. A blessing II sc obey tho commandments OF
the Lord your God, which command you this day;
and a curse # yc will not obey the commandments OF
tho Lord your God, but turn aside out OF the way
which command you this day. TO 60 alter other
gods which yo have not known"
Tho Doctor said he thought stood much In need
OF taking good heed Of these words OF Scripture mas
much as we, IN our older days, are In the midst OF
crisis similar TO that through which Israel passed
when those words were nrst spoken. Israel had 10
choose between the surrounding idola,ries aud the
way which God had shown them in HIS law, had to
weigh consequences that must follow their
choice, and resolve--so borrow a phrase from an
other part of the Biblc--whether Jehovah or
Baal Is the true Cod For centuries lsraei know God
only served God only and lived IN fear OF His law
only He did not wavcr. though torture and death
were DO his reward no did not hesitate though tho
mnions Of tho inquisou snatched the children from
the mothers breast and dragged them to tho font
Uld Mortara died jew although external conversion
might nave restored his son To nim
FIDELITY TO ANCIENT USAGE
The faith OF Israel has however, lost CHI OF its
0xity IN our Gays. IOIms w WHICH ~ WAS pre-
served been to agreat extont abandoned asd we
are nov really confronted with the questions
s.what shall we choose? How FAR snail we
70 In our fidelity to ancient usage and
our maintenance OF ancient beliefsfS Such
critical times their peculiar dangers Resistance
10 the demands Of time deem fatal but go IL TOO
ready assent 20 all the whiins theories
Of the day. We need some little caution now and
then, II we wisn TO avoid maesiroms and tho sand.
banEs In our way--it blessings and 10
follow actions
Let he our guard against the aiIurements that
might misoad as anu incapactato US for seeing
clearly the nature and tendency Of tho reforms wo
advocate. The Doctor mentioned some Of thcs al
lurcncnts, including novelty. the great parent Of
PLEASURE ana referred TO tho tyranny Of fashion-tho
madness OF following absurd ugs which plain
would never tolerate.
THg ALLrRgnsxr or ovKnrnRowNo.
AIlurinr Is tho nattorng notion Of superior courage
shaving That We not AFRAID 70 donv openly what
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-17

Tiffany, OF this city, Will preach there this mornis g
and Dr. r. r. Meredith, OF New England in tho even
Ing. Both were formerly pastors Of the Newark
church.
ST. Barthoiomsw's Protestant Episcopal Church hav-
ing recently paid on debt viii be consscrated BY
Bishop Potter ON Thursday next The Bishop will
preach ct the morning service.
The Rev Dr. Preston will deliver q lecture on ssyhe
Charities Of New ork" this evening, in tho Church
Of the IMMACULATE Conception, Fourteenth street and
avenue A.
The Rev. S. S. Seward. OF Wilmington, Del, will
preach IN the Swedenborgian Church this evening on
"The Eternity OF The Heiis," and In the morning
Christs words, kot as the world g.veth give unto
your
In the Anthem Memorial Church the Rev. Il. Heber
Newton will preach this morning. and in the evening
will address young men on ambition, or the False
ana True ideals OF Power"
tho Rev. W. R. Alger will preach in the Church OF
the Messiah this morning on "rhe Experiment OF
Life. and In the evening on "The History and Les
sons Of the Cross OF Christ"
The Rev. c. c. Tiffany Will minister to tho Profess
Episcopal Church OF the Atonement al the usual
hours.
In the Church OF the Heavenly Rest the Rev. Dr.
Rowland Will preach In the morning and Rev. Dr.
Seymour. Bshop-elccs Of Springfield Ill., In the alter
noon
Dr.. George Dana Boardman, OF Philadelphia, will
minister TO the Madison Avenue Baptist Church this
morning and evening.
DR.. +. II. Chaplin will preach In the Church OF the
Divine Paternity this morning and viii deliver ex-
tcmporaneous address In the evening.
Rev. Father John Barry viii preach on the death OF
the late Pope ST. Peters Church, New Brighton, s.
L. this morning
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-17
COLONEL INGERSOLL ADVISED AM
CRITICISED.

HErERoDox AND ORTHODOX DEFENCE OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SOCRATES AND
JESUS ON THE SAME pLANE-MAssEs OF IN
THINKING CHRISTIANS.
Awashiuston correspondent who signs himself "A
Heterodox Christian" sonds a lengthy communlca-
ton TO the HERALD to be published ian open letter
TO Colonel IngersolL" 1t Is apparently III tho
interest OF Christianity which Mr. Ingersoll attacks
upon overy OCCASION, but III reality ii is equally OPP
posed to that Christianity. 1t Is very vigorously pro-
pared 1t tells Colonel IngersolI that ho attacks and
tears in pieces doctrines which all thinking Chris
tIans nave long since either utterly discarded or
assigned 10 place among tho nero theories
OF scholars the curious spocuatons oil philosophers
or tho dull bubbles OF the monks" Among those
discarded doctrines" which all thinking Chris
tiansn as we'll Colonel Ingersoli, ignore,
our correspondents namos tho inspiration OF
tho Scriptures, the old theory OF which not
one thinking Christian In 1ve preonds 10 be.
heve. Our "Hcterodox Christian" believes with
Mr. lngcrso tho 1--WE books OF Moses ira
d,ions collected together; that Jesus was the OF
Joseph; that there Is such place thing hell;
that tho doctrine OF the Trinity Is Gan invention OF
the Dark Ages" and those among the
doctrines which ''aIl thinking Christians''
have long ago "uttery discarded" Thore
must be large majority OF unthinkng Christians
In tho Church and the world yet II only tho think
Inc ones have discarded tho inspiration tho Scrip
lures tho divinity OF Jesus Christ and the doctrine OF
the Trinity. There three four hundred millions
of unthinkng Christians In tho world who have
yet utterly discarded those doctrines, and not
likely TO do so for several days 10 come. According
10 our "Heterodox Christian" correspondent there Ia
probably as much Inspiration In Dante's ''Infcrno"
us IN Book OF Job-poetIc Inspiration In both.
Our correspondent tells the dear Colonel' that
"Inodcrn Christianity Is alive, awake, intelligent
reasoning. crticalr And TIE evidence OF this III that
at reads John and Paul as II reads Plato and Keno
phop.r ''Socrates ana Jesus taught trutn," one
probably as good az the other ''Hctorodox CHRIS
uan'sp opinion, since Colonel Ingersoi And Socrates
and Jesus seem TO agree about the unknown" The
closing pages OF the long letter pats the Colonel
bacK, teiA him no isa good fellow, has "a noble
work before himn II he Is willing 10 build we'll
tear down. and love truth IN the Church we'll ~
out oft" Ho Is then told that superstition is Try.
ing 10 push religion from nor lawful place In tho
hearts Of mon, and that no must "attack hcrattack
orthodoxy, attack Christianity he peasos, but Tor
the sake OF humanity do not attack religion for she Is
tho tender daughter Of reason and history, and tho
twin sister OF man himself" whose protector Colonel
1ngcrsoii meant DO, her Toe. All of which
- like a sugar coated pill Tor chiid-peasant to the
keuA- lint not wbaf IL ssens In ha Chrisianilv might
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-17
OYSTERS.

Tho Board OF Trustees ofthc tho town OF Brookha.
ven, 1. H. have resolved TO appropriate the sum Of
$500 from the bay revenues. to DO expended III 70.
seeding the bay OF Blue Point with Chester River
oysters during the coming spring. Tho liberation lee
for taking oysters or clans IRON the pubtc waters
within tic limits Of tho town nxed AZ 81. In lee
thereof twenty bushels OF seed OYSTERS " bs planted
broadcast In The bay.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-30
Civility and Ceremony.

Nothing Is more honorable and pleasant
than civility, and nothing more ridiculous
and burdensome h ceremony. Ciyility
teaches us to behave with proportionate
respect to every one, according as their
merit demands. In other words, ciyility is
the science of men of the world. A person
of good address who conducts herself with
dine circumspection, conciliates TIE love and
esteem of society, because every one finds
herself at ease in her company Z; but n cere-
monious woman is the plague Of her nc
qunintances. Such n one requires too much
attention to be n pleasant associate is too
seldom satisfied with what is paid her, and
every moment feels her pride hurt by the
wan Of some frivolous etiquette. You can
not be too formal to her, nor can she dis
pense with her formalities to others. In
short, ceremony was invented by pride to
harass US with puerile solicitudes, which
We shonld blush to be conversant with.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-30

There are more young American men in
the penitentiaries in this country learning
trades than there are outside of them.
The principal cause of this is that we are
educating our young men for gentlemen
trying to make lawyers. preachers, doctors
and clerks out Of material that nature in.
n for blacksmiths, carpenters, sailors,
and other honest hewers of wood and
drawers of water" It's Il mistake, and n
big one, to teach the boys and girls to be-
leve that to labor is disgraceful, and to do
nothing for a living is more becoming the
society in which they expect to move and
have a respect. Hang such society 1t is
rotten to the core to-day, and there are
many mems sons and daughters who are
now being educated to play the parts of
:" leading lad" and . walking gentleman"
in the great drama OF life who will light
out for n poorhouse or n p~enitcntiary before
they have played their parts and the cur
tain drops. Go to work!
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-30
Sir John Franlrlin's Fate.

Thirty years after Sir John Franklin's
death in the polar regions, n clew turns up
to his mysterious fate. One of the crew of
q whale bark lost in Hudson's bay in June,
1876, arrives in New York bearing q silver
spoon on which is seen Franklin's crest.
He obtained the spoon Of an Esquimaux,
who told him that the ship from which it
came was crushed by the ice at an island
near Cape Hallowell, and that the natives
took the crew near Cape Englefeld and
kept them until one by one they persisted
from cold, hunger, and disease. The Es-
quimaux say the vessel became n total
wreck. Franklin was with the men, and
they recognized him as their leader. The
white men who died were buried by the
Esquimaux.
The most important fact they communi-
Gated was that this crew of whites left n
lot of books with writing on them, which
were also buried at Englefield. This place
is about 900 miles inland, and has not yet
been reached by any exploring parties. 1t
is proposed to fit out an expedition from
New York in the spring, to secure the rec
ords. If poor old Lady Franklin were
alive, she would hardly wait till spring, so
great would be her anxious impatiencc to
secure these vestiges of her lost lord.