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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10

IT is curious to observe how many
nicknames have a permanent place in
history, often to the exclusion of the
original wearer's appellation. The great
Athenian philosophers real name of
Aristocles has been quite superseded by
his cognomenof Plato (the Broad) the
Roman Emperor Bassianus is always
styled Caligula (Little BOOTY. a jocular
allusion to the caliga, whose invention
was his sole achievement. The first
Arabian Caliph is known to history
only as -"Abu Bekr" (Father of the
Virgin). The formidable name of Tam
erlane is really Timour Lenk" (Timour
the Lame), and the greatest of his de-
scendants has long since merged his
name of Nasr ed.Din in the title of
Baber" (the Lion). The Victor of
Poitiers has come down to us as the
Black Prince" the greatest of Danish
admirals as Tonderskiold" Thunder
SHELBY. The Lollards drew their names
from the verb Lollep or IuIlen-" to sing
softly" whence our word " lullaby"
and the world-famous name of Voltaire
was really an anagram formed from the
letters of the great satirists own name
Arouet-with the addition of L. J. for
ie .jeune.
Mrs. LINCOLN, of Boston, has two
tame lions-great, tawny, handsome
beasts, about two years and half old.
She took them when they were first
born, and has brought them up as
household pets. Until very lately they
we're in her parlor, and went about the
house as freely as dog would, but the
city authorities requested that they
should be kept under some restraint.
They now live in a room back of the
parlor, and opening into it by grated
door, which is said to be strong, but
which is often open, as Mrs. Lincoln
goes in and out of the room, playing
with the lions, petting them, and max
ing them do their tricks. When l
saw them," says a correspondent of the
Worcester Spy, " Willy as the lion is
called, was eating his breakfast, and did
not like to be disturbed. However, at
Mrs. Lincoln's command, he stretched
up on his hind paws, to show how big
he was, rolled over, and did other in
fantile tricks. Mrs. Lincoln then
opened the low parlor window and
called pleasantly, Martha, little girl,
come here,' and up trotted the lioness,
who was taking her morning walk in the
narrow yard. Both lions kiss Mrs. Lin
coin, and she had no fear Of them.
They seem to her SO thoroughly tame in
spite of their hearty diet of raw meat,
that she can not understand how any
visitor can be afraid"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10
THE GRAPE.

See the azure-tinted grape
What world of colicosity
The children would escape
If by any art of learning
And by any mode of turning
They could learn
How to turn
From the grape.
As A,i it dang,es on the vine
There's detected in its shape
ALI the horrors
That betide the hearse and Grape;
Yet we grapple with the grape,
And we grope through all the groupings
Of the grIpings of the scrape-
oh, the grape, grape, grape,
Grape, grape, grape,
Oh the group Of graphing gripings of the
grape. 81 Louis Journal
A FINE tooth comb has been found in
an old chimney of house in Green
wich, where General Putnam is said to
have resided. The comb is marked I
p, 1778," and the local paper says. It
was undoubtedly the property of the
General" The picture this suggests of
the redoutable soldier turning from
the capture of Hessians to the capture of
other depredators upon patriotic blood,
and then restoring his sanguined uten-
sill to its recess in the chimney corner,
is calculated to recall vididly the primi-
tive and simple manners of 1" the times
that tried mems souls''-and occasion
ally their caputs.-Stamford Advocate.
"DoN'T take away our pockets, Dame
Fashion, implores a lady-believer in
them. They are not worn. What then
are we to do with our keys, pencil, and
thimbles7 What misnomers, then, are
pocket-books and pocket-handkerchiefs?
The masculine portion of the family
have pockets in coats, and vests, so
many and various that we wonder at
the numerical calculation it must re-
quire to keep track of them all, and ad-
mire the skill with which they so readily
find their belongings. Shall we submit
to the inconvenience of having none at
all, and be forced to carry purse and
handkerchief for ever in our hands,
which we SO often need for other pur-
poses9 1t is with feelings akin to envy
that we remember the substantial, ca
pacious pockets of our mothers and
grandmothers, in the good old-fashioned
DAYS. Made out of stout holland, they
were tied about their ample waists in
the morning, when they rose with the
sun to begin the labors of the day:
Surely in these days of invention and
improvement we may expect equal con-
veniences.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10

sued by the Surgeon-Generai of the Marine
Hospital Service:
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

the counting of the vote by President
Ferry and the sustaining of his conclu-
sion by Grant would have been.-To this
the Baltimore Gazette replies, "Now that
Hayes has turned out so badly republic
cans of the Conkling- Chandler stripe are
very eager to disclaim any responsibility
for the methods that secured his cleo
ton, but the country will not forget that
when the vote of Louisiana came up in
the Senate Conkling lodged it like a
coward, and that Chandler, who is now
foremost in attacking the President, was
the visiting stateman who engineered
the Florida fraud. We do notremember
that even the Sun, though it certainly OPP
posed the Electoral Commission, was in
clined year ago to pooh-pooh Grants
military preparation to sustain President
Ferry, or professed any confidence in
the disposition of the republicans in the
Senate to see the costly work of the
Louisiana returning board rendered
abortive by throwing the election into
the House"
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

1HE SILVER BILL-WHAT WE GAIN
by iT.-ln the discussion of tbe Silver
BIZ IN the House, Mr.. Phillips, of Kan
s;ts, SAID the House should conclIr. for
the following among other reasons Be-
cause we gam positive good. We get "A
hrm toothold from which to ret other
powers and we in all probability VIII
not get either unless We at the present
moment take this.
eve remedy the wrong by which the
American silver dollar wa, d,no,,,tj,,,I
We declare our old dollar Of ll,l Grains
legal tender for all debts. We say IN
England, the great creditor nation of In.
world-England that is the creditor of
every nation and Of every individual. has
tlled to make the debts everybody owes
her worth more by struggling for sinple,
gold standard for three quarters of .
eehtury-that she no longer controls
American politics and that we shall fore.
even her III her pride to come hack to
the ancient standard. That mncb WA
gam and thatis great deal. That we
gam by accepting this bill and thar we
Will probably lose unless we now accent
it," '''''p ~
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

GHERIFF'S SALE
- BY vir. ue of a writ of Ais. Venditioni
Exponas, TO me directed, will be exposed TO
Public Sale, at the Hotel of Alexander
Maxwell, In Middletown, in st. Georges
Hundred, New Castle County, Della
ware, on
THURSDAY, the 2sth day of February,
1873. at clock, D. m. the following de-
scribed Real Estate, viz:
b. All those two tracts of land located In ST.
Georges Hundred, New Castle County
Delaware, and described as follows:
No. |. situate on the road leading from
st. Georges to Sunni 1t Bridge, bounded by
lands OF Levi q. Clark, Jonathan X. Will
liams and others. containing about ISL
acres OF land with frame dwelling house
granary, stable, barracks and outbuildings
thereon.
No. 2. Situate on the road leading fron
Mount Pleasant to Boyd's corner, bouI ded
by lands now or late of James IL. Hick-
man. Thomas Bird, James Houston and
Samuel Rotnwell, containing about rs
acres of lano with "A frame dwelling house,
granery and stable thereon
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
perry OF William Lore, and 10 be sold by
ISAAC GhUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriff s. office, New Castle, February
th, 1878. feb12-3tawts
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

The City Of Chester is about to take
action for the reception of President
Hayes, who has promised to visit that
growing little city when the second
steamship for the the Brazilian line is
lounched from the yard of John Roach,
about the first Of April. The President
was invited to witness the launch of the
first ship of the line in March, but he
declined because of engagements for that
month. The Chester people are very
much elated with the Presidents promise
to meet them.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

The Austrian government has sent n
telegraph despatch to Rome thanking
the Italian government for its attitude
during the Conclave The Ministers
have held several meetings lately upon
the question of suInmoning the Delega-
tons, a special to the Observer from
vienna states that the Delegations will
meet ON March . A Rome correspon-
dent states that the Castle Gandolio is
being repaired for the Pope's summer
residence.
1t is reported that the Pope has dis
missed General Kanzler, Pontificial
Minister of War.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

SHERIFF's SALEs.-Every person whose
real estate is sold by the Sheriff has the
right to select one of the two newspapers
in the county in which the sale is to be
advertised. This is one of the provisions
OF the law, and the sale cannot be con
nrmed unless the law is complied with.
1t is the duty of the Sheriff to ask the
defendant to chose one newspaper. 1t is
then the duty of the Sheriff to advertise
the property in such paper.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

THE PRoHIBITIoNIsTs Will be first to
shy their castor into the policsl ring this
year. They meet at Altoona on the 23d
of May to nominate a State ticket and
start the campaign of 1873. There by the
gentle murmurs of the silver mountain
streams they will erect the cold-water
standard and resolve to disenthral the
State from rum.-PreSs.
Very good Silver and pure water will
run together very well. They are delight
full to take, and Pennsylvania politics
needs improvements
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25
SHERIFFS SALES.
lNHERIFF,s sALE

GHERIFF's SALE.
- By virtue of writ OF Levari Facias
TO me dffecied, will be exposed 10 Public
Safe, at the Hotel of Alexander Maxwell,
In M1ddletown, in St Georges hundred,
New Castle County, Delaware, on
THURSDAY, the 2sth day OF February,
1878, at O'Clock. p. m,
The following described Real Estate. viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel OF
land situate, lying and being In st.
Georges hundred. New Castle County del
aware, bounded by lands of the Delaware
Rail Road Com pany and lands of Robert
A. Cochran and contained within the fol-
lowing described metes and bounds, TO wit:
Beginning at a stake in the east line of
the line of the said Delaware Rail Road
Company and In the centre of Cochran
street being for a corner for this lot OF land
and thence with the centre OF said Cochran
street north 81 \ degrees east 256 feet inches
10 stake In the centre OF Scott street at
the centre OF the intersection OF said streets
also corner for this land thence with the
centre OF said Scott street south 81 degrees
east $40 feet to stake in the centre OF Read
ing street and al the centre OF the intersec-
tion thereof with said Scott street, also a
corner for this lot OF land thence with the
centre of said Reading street south 8Ik do
erees west 25l feet to u stake in the east line
of the land of SAID Delaware Rail Road
Company, also corner for this land and
thence with the lands of said Rail Road
Company and binding thereon north 6k
degrees west 35l feet home to the place OF
beginning, containing within said metes
and bounds acre 3 roods n X perches of
land be the same more or less, with a large
four-story frame building or factory there
on erected. Book @. Vol. 10, Page ass, &c
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
perty of the Delmarvia Manufacturing
Company, corporation of the state oil
Delaware, and TO be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Snerli1 y ofhcei New Castle, February
9th, 1873. febi2-3tawts'
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25
REGLSTER'S ORDER .
Registers Order.
RFGIsTER,s OFFICE.


New Castle Co.. February 18th, 1873. {
Upon the application oil James II
Ray, Executor OF James Donnell late
of Wilmington Hundred, in said coun-
". deceased, 1t is ordered and directed by
the Register that the Executor afore-
said give notice of granting of letters
testanentary upon the estate of the de-
ceased with the date Of thegranting thereof.
by causing advertisements TO be posted
within forty days from the date OF such
letters, In SIX of the most public places of
the county of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the es-
tate TO present the saine or abide by an Act
OF Assembly IN such case made ana pro
Nided. nj also cause the same TO be in
serted within the same period IN the WI
mn9t01i Gazette, newspaper published In
" wilmington and To be continued therein
three weeks, O. o d.
(-~) Given under the hand and seal of
L. : office of the Register aforesaid, at
- New Castle, in New Castle county
aforesaid, The day and year above written
=. e. BIGGS, Register.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

A CHARACTERISTIC DIsPATcH.-A few
days since Col Bradley r. johnson of
Richmond, Va, asked permission from
Gov. Vance for the Walker Light Guard
to pass through the State of North Caro-
lima on their way to Charleston. Gov.
Vance responded as follows "Permis-
sion granted to pass through North Car
'olina with your command. BE virtuous
and you'll be happy-but you won't have
much fun
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25
Public Sale.

VIII be sold at public sale, at the la,s
residence of JOHN Sharpley, on the Can.
cord Turnpike, three miles from Wilmn5-
ton, on
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 18th. ls7s.
AT 10 o'clock, a. m, the following Personal
property, TO wit;
8 good work and driving horses. so,ns n,
them fast, one colt, coming 3 years Oil +,
carefully selected milch cows, some win
calves by their sides, the Others win be- In
profit soon; bull, 2 fine shoats. 70 nara
chickens. Farming Impements.-l Gs,.
mantown carriage. with shafts and pole
York wagon, dearborn, 3 no top mllE
wagons, l cart, two horse wagon. nav ri,.
glngi one Buckeye mower and reaper
nearly new, one horse rake. iwo
cultlvators. three plows, two harrows
dousie ana single trees, one posi- l0r-f
hoes. forks, shoVels, rakes, ladder.
baskets, COW chains, brides, collars, ,ei
double carriage harness, 2 sets single az.
fiage harness, [ set double wagon harness
] set of stage harness, cart harness. p.os
gears, log chains, &c. Dairy Fixture
cans, pans, buckets, &c. Hay by the ton
Corn and Oats by the bushel. Househol
ana Kitchen Furniture Beds. bedtiug
bedsteads, bureaus, SOFA, chairs, stove.
cooking utensils, carpet, oil cloth, dishes
china, glass and Queensware. pOrf M
the pound, and many other articles nothe-e
enum Grated,
TERMS.-All sums of 800 and under
cash, over that amount, a credit Of sy
months will be given by the purchaser
giving bankable note with approved en-.
dorseri or, 2 per cent. of for cash.
HARRY SHARPLEY.
h. FRANK SHARPLEY.
Administrators.
l.. w. sTIDHAM a Son, Auctioneers.
Republican copy. febs-tue,lri6wt
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

THE number of Russians who accom-
pany the Grand Duke Nicholas to st.
Stefanos is estimated at 10000 at may
be taken for granted" says the Times
Vienna correspondent, "that this is only
a step in settled plan for entering Con-
stantinople." The Turks assert that the
Russians will bring only about 900 men
to st. Stefanos but 10000 is the more
probable number
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

A GENTLEMAN recently returned from
the West says there is growing feeling
of distrust of Mr.. Hayes among repubh-
cans, and that it is significant fact that,
in Ohio, republicans are denouncing Gar
field for attempting to deny that there
was Louisiana and South Carolina
trade.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25
For Sale.

Four building lots at S. T.. corner Front
and Jackson streets.
Three lots in jackson between Sixth and
seventh.
Five lots in fifth between Van Buren, and
Harrison streets.
Five lots ON Gilpin Avenue between Har-
risen and Broome streets.
Five lots adjoining and north of the above.
Five lots at y. W. corner Harrison and
Lowering Avenue.
TWO lots OF Delaware Avenue between
Harrison and Broome
Five lots on Pennsylvania Avenue and
Fourteenth strs ct.
THOMAS II. LALLY,
Real Estate Agent,
dec2stf COZ Market st.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

VIM. L. CHANDLER now comes down
from the lofty pinnacle of bold assertion
and drops into the interrogative style
when he asks, "Was it a bargain ?" ""was
it trade ?" &c. As a pamphleteer Viii
liam is not a success.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

The New York Sun now declares that
the whole alarm a year ago, "about
danger that the peace might be disturbed
ana civil war inaugurated, is now known
10 nave been veriest humbug,o and that
sit is now conclussely proved that the
i'Puoncahs Of the Senate would never
have assented to such a usurpation,D y as
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

A PRIEST EXPELLED FROM SPAIN.-
The Spanish government has ordered the
expulsion from Spain of a priest for
sermon delivered at Huesca denouncing
the liberal regime of the present King OF
Spain and that OF recently deceased
foreign sovereipn
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

THE PEACE OF CoNsTANTINoPLE.-
The Te'egrdph'S special despatch from
Constantinople says the peace will be
called the "Peace of Constantinople."-
The Times Pera despatch states Russia
demands that peace shall be concluded
before the ID of March, and that the
Mussulmans shall quit Bulgaria within a
year, with the right to sell their property.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25
FEBRUARY .5.IS1S

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
To insure the proper classification Of adper-
tisements 1t is absolutely necessary that they
be handed in eariy.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25
Col. IngersolI Coming.

Col. Robert q. lngersol, the noted
lecturer, will deliver one of his lectures
al the Grand Opera House in this CITY,
some evening during the coming month.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25
NOTTCH

All persons having claims against the
estate OF the deceased must present the
same duly attested TO the Executor on
or before February 18th, 1879, or abide The
Act of Assembly in such case made and
proYlded. JAMES IL. RAY,
Executor.
+NuuresSi Newark, Del. feb2 j-3Weol.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25
Registers Order.
REGIsTER,s OFFIIcE.

-
=, New Castle County, Feb. 2, 1878. {
upon The application of Isaac n. Grubb
administrator of George W. smith. late
oi Brandywine Hundred in said county,
deceased, IL is ordered and directed by the
Register that the Administrator aforesaid,
give notice of granting of letters of admin
l tratlon upon the estate of the de-
ceased, with the date of granting there
of by causing advertisements to be
posted within forty days from the date
OF such letters, in six OF the most public
places OF the County of New Castle, re-
curing all persons having demands against
the estate, 10 present The same or abide by
ah Act OF Assembly in such case made and
provided. And also cause the same 10 he
inserted within the same period in the VIII
lnlnston GAZETTE, "a newspaper publish
eu ia Wilmington and 10 be continued
thereln three weeks (e. o. d.
~ Given under The hand and Seal
{ l.. S. OF Office OF the Register aforesaid
- at New Castle, In New Castle
county Aforesaid, the day and year above
Wfltten' $. &. BIGGS, Register.
NOTICE,
All persons having claims against the
Estate ol The deceased must present the
same duly attested To the Administratoron
before February ID, lS79 or abide the
ACT OF Assembly IN such cases made and
provided. ''''''
ISAAC n. GRUBB, Administrator.
Address Clavmont Del. ieb4 3weod
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

DOR SALE.-A splendid dwelling. $40
IL Washington street, with 10 rooms and
all the modern improvements. VIII be
positively sold at n low price, and on easy
terms. Apply TO THOM AS X. ALLY,
ian23 No CO2 Market st
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25

Civil service reformers who were so
much shocked at the condition of the
custom House in this city, must be
greatly edited by the spectacle daily
witnessed in New Orleans, where Tom
Anderson is conducted from the Jail in
which he is held prisoner, under CON
yiclion for felony, in charge of the
Sheriff to the Custom House To sign Of
hcial papers AZ acting Collector of the
port. And they viii be gratified by the
announcement from Washington that if
Wells should also be convicted, 10th
these worthless will be retained in their
respective places of Surveyor and Depu-
" Collector, as an expression of the
confidence of the Administration in
their innocence and integrity TiBaeS.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25
PUBLIC S.4LES.

DUBLIC SALE.
y o the Public Building Committee q,
tne city oouncii viii offer for sale on VI
MONDAY March 4, 1878.
at o'clock p. M, at the City Hall
The lease of the following wharf
ties. Tatnall, King and French strapp, ~ per
the following terms, the lease In ba on
years and TO be paid semi ANNUALLY ~ mr5
vance. III al.
The COMMITTEES reserve the right to mas.
when the bids are not satisfactory P''Peily
j. X. ADAMS
Chairman of Public Buiidin,,n
L, W. Stidham q Son. Auctioneer sS'
feb22-ts.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25
FOR SALE AND RENT.
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.

The subscriber haylng determined TO "a,
quit farming, offer Cat private sale his Mn
farm situated on the Kennett turn Gfk
pike, about ~ miles north of Whining
ton, Del containing about eighty-two
acres OF land, divided into convenient
fields in good state of cultivation, and
about fifteen acres of valuable chestnut
timber. I he improvements consist of a
new house, built I'm modern style, 3s feet
front by 80 feet deep. and containing fifteen
good-sized rooms good barn with running
water In the yard, carriage house, spring
house, tenant house, ice house, good apple
and pear orchards, and a fine grapery.
IL Is also within one nile of Greenville
station, ON the Wilmington and Reading
Railroad. The situation is one of the most
desirable In the country and well caiculat-
Ell for country seat. Terms easy
tanS-tE z. @. FAIVRE,
EOR SALE. A 30 acre farm, stone
l. buildings, well watered, fruit and shade
trees, woodland and pleasant location,
near Centreville, Del
JAMES DELAPLAINE.
Dec. 10, 1S77.-d&wtf
The daily gazette., 1878-02-25
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