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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-15
STATE NEWS.

Among the students to enter the University of
Michigan the present term, are several young men
from Maine including Harry Herrick Goodwin, .
son of Hon. John NJ. Goodwin of Biddeford.
The crest of old Mt. Katahdin was last week
white with snow.
The Wing says that the Penobscot River Ice
Co. have purchased a piece of land at Emery's
Point, on the Penobscot, and are building wharf
to be in readiness for the shipping season. They
will erect three houses under one roof, with ca
pacity of two thousand tons each, at the rear of
the lot, which will afford them opportunity of
putting up some temporary houses on the front,
should they need them this season. They will al
so have quarters for workmen and teams, and also
a shed for sawdust. A stock company with cap
tal of $4,000 will be formed, and the example Of
the ice merchants on the kennebec is pointed to
as worthy of imitation by our Penobscot brethren.
Williams. the bank forger, is at work in the
paint shop of the Maine State Prison.
The hake sound business has been an important
one this season. 1t is estimated that upwards Of
SO, 900 have been paid out in this vicinity this
fall, for the sounds, and the hake fishermen must
have made good seasons work. the sounds bring
ing an unusually high price lately. We noticed q
truck load OF the sounds on the way to the steam
or Monday, which said to be worth over
81 900. Thus the fsheImen dig the gold out of
the depths of the sea. Eastport Sentinel.
The Belfast Age says: There appears to be
sad amount of domestic infelcity in this city. 1t
is said that the next term of court will develop
larger number of divorce suits than usual.
Monday last four boys, the Oldest Is years of
ACE. named Frank W. Dana of Charlestowu, j.
Watkins f. j. Nealy and +. l.. Gosey Of Cam
bridgeport took the boat at Belfast for Portland.
Dana before starting, got possession of some $50
al home Neatly $40, and Watkins 81. They ar
rived at Portland Tuesday morning and struck for
Falmouth, where they bought boat for $40 and
went cruising They spent Tuesday night ct one
of the islands in Portland harbor. The next morn
n M
leaking, and they put for the main land. One got
separated from his companions, and through his
confessions they were all found and taken home to
their parents They are bright good looking
lads, who evidently have read too much dime lit
erature,
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Meekly Aeunebee Sonrual,

Published every Wednesday morning, is the
largest iolio paper in the State, containing news
political articles, agricultural and scientific matter
tales poetry, anecdotes, household matter, mark ,
cts, &C., &C.
Terms, per dnnun IN advance,
transient Advertisements, $z.0o per inc for d 81
week; % cents per week for each subsequent in
svrtion.
special Notices, t2.50 per inch Tor first week 50
cents per week for each subsequent week.
Business Notices, In reading columns, 20 centh
per Inc ior hrst insertion 10 cents per line 10
sdbsequent insertion.
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HalIOwelI Post Once.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Western Mail arrives daily, Sundays excepted
a. 3.39 and 500 p. M; closes at $40 A. M, and
for the night Pullman train at p nj.
Eastern Mail arrives daily, Sundays excepted
At sos ana 9.57 A. NJ; closes at 32O and
z. M.
Litchheld Mail arrives on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays, at 10 A. NJ; closes Sundays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays ct s p. Nj.
Office Hours from 80 A. Nj. to $50 p. M. As
n mail arrives on Sunday, the Office will remain
closed on that day. Mails made up on Sunday
evening for the Monday morning trains.
Z. ROWELL, p. M.
Hallowell, July l, 1878.
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9auy 8eunebee 5ournal,

issued every morning, except sundays. 1t con
tAns the latest news by telegraph and mail, gives
reports OF the Markets. and has carefully prepared
political and local articles, and n generous amount
OF farming, home and miscellaneous reading with
q full compilation OF State news.
Terms, u per danum ~ adua ace, as if payment
Is not made within the year. Single copies cents,
" " mad AZ the bookstores ana AT this once.
Advertisements inserted ON reasonable Terms
RAs~s may be hau or application at this office.
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Aenafbfe y0urnal.

Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street
1901 OF Court by SPRAGUE, OWEN Il NASH.
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Mems Undersbirts and Drawers. "a cts. each.
Ladiesi Undervesls and Drawers, ~ cts. each.
Ladies' Worsted Jackets reduced to 45 cts
Mems Cotton and Wool Ribbed Hose, Is cts.
Pairs Ladies' Cotton and Wool stripped Hose Tor
25 cts.
Mems Paper Collars good ones) 10 cts. box.
New lot Towels at sets. each
Geo. A. Clark's Machine Thread, > cts.
Light and Dark Kid Gloves for 80 cts.
Good Elastic Cord, cent yard.
Good Brown Duck Overalls, 35 cts.
Mems Dark Blue Woolen shirts ior 81 90.
Mems Cotton and Wool Pants from sl0O to 1900
New style Rnches for 10 cts.
GOOD Basting Cotton, cts. a doz.
Green's August Flower tor Dyspepsia, cheap,
Perry Davis Pankiller, only 2octs.
Mems Heavy Cardlgans Tor 30 cents
Bail Woolen Yarn al reduced prices,
Ladies' Linen Handkerchiefs Tor Is cts.
Good Double Ruchng Tor 10 cts: yard.
r. dozen agate shirt buttons for cts.
Gents shaving Mugs for 25 cts.
Nice Black Ooong Tea for 80 cts. pound.
Good Jaran Teas, 80 cts. Il pound.
Children's Bibs, (pretty ones) for 25 cts.
Mosquito Netting 10 cts yard.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, % cts.
Linen Table Covers tor 40 cts.
Ladies silk iiandkerehieis, 20. 81 and SO cts.
Mems Linen Covered Paper Collars. 10 cts. box.
Mems Snspenders for l5 cts. pair.
Rubber Fine Combs, cts. each.
Good Tooth Brushes Tor 10 cts.
Fifty Picture Albums from l5 cts to 200 each.
Ladies' Work Boxes. 10 Cts. each.
Schcncks, Ayers Wings Wrighps Pills, 2Ccts.
Ayers Hair Vigor 50 CTS.
HALLS Hair kenewer 65 cts.
kennedv's Medical Discovery only fl.l5.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic sl.l5.
Vegetine Blood Purifer) 50 cts.
Hoyts German Cologne, 20 cts.
Alcock's Porous Plaster 20 cts.
Ayers Sarsaparia 65 cts.
Peruvian Syrup 65 cts.
Saniords Jamaica Ginger, 40 cts.
Sanfords Catarrh Cure, cneap.
kushs Sarsaparilla and Iron, cheap.
Hostetier's stomach Buffers, cheap.
Adamson's Botanic Cough Basam 25 CITE
Atwood's Jaundice Bitiers 20 cts.
John sons Anodyne Lument l5cts.
Hagan's Magnolia Balm only 80 cts.
Best Brown Duck Overalls soc pair.
) Ladies' Fine Handkerchiefs for 25c.
5 Papers oI GOOD Pins for loc.
New lot 10 Bone Cor sets for SOC.
Extra 90 Bone Embroidered Corsets for a.. 90.
very Pretty Vases for SOC and 81 pair.
All Linen Towels for sc each.
Chlldren's Round Combs 5, 10, l5c each,
All Linen Table Covers fol Doc.
New Lot Ladies' Ruches for lOc Dozen,
pairs Ladies' Striped Hose for 25c
Ladies' White Hose sc pair.
Nice Linen Damask Towels 25c each
GOOD Wallets l5, Is and soc each.
All Linen HosOms IL, 20, 80, %, 33c each
GOOD Note Paper and lOc Qure,
Good Periumery for l0c Bottle
Nearly all kinds oil Pills for lUc Box
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OFFICE HOURS.
For delivery of letters, FROM 700 A. NJ. to 900
z. NJ.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Boston, Portland and Vest. 2.55 A. Nj. $40 and
sos p. N.
Bangor, 255 A. NJ. and 2.25 p NJ.
European n. A. X. r., 2.5j a. Nj.
Lewiston AND Auburn, $40. d and sos T NJ
Bath and Rockland. $40 and sos P. NJ.
tt0cklard stage, via Washington, Z. NJ.
WAldoboro stage, via Jefferson, Z. M.
Belgrade, West Waterville, Noridgewock and
Madison. l.30 2. NJ.
Winthrop and Monmouth, p. NJ.
Bennington stage via Readfeld, 23o P. NJ.
Belfast, 2.5j A. M. and % p. Nj.
belfast stage, IL NJ.
Skowhegan, 1925 p. NJ
Grand TrunK Il. X and Canada, 200 A. NJ. and
$40 p. NJ
Soldiers Home II NJ. and 7.OOP.M.
MAILS CLOSE.
Portland. Boston and West, 5.35 A. NJ, l2.l5
and 10 P. NJ.
Bangor, $50 and 10 z. NJ.
European n. A. X. X. 10 p. NJ.
Lewiston and Auburn, 5.35, lO a. Nj. and l2.lj
p. NJ.
Bath and Rockland, $50 A. NJ. and 1915
P. NJ.
hocxlano stage, via w asnlnStOn i.VU A. NJ.
Waldobor0 stage, via Jefferson, 100 A. NJ.
Belgrade. West Waterville, Norridgewock and
Msdison, 1.l5 p. M.
Winthrop and Monmouth, 1000 A NJ.
Pennington stage via Readheld, lilo +. NJ.
Belfast, $3.50 Z. NJ. and 1000 Z. Nj.
Belfast stage, $50 p. NJ.
Skowhegan, $3.50 z. NJ, and 1000 z. NJ.
Grand Trunk X. X. and Canada, go A M E,
1915 and 10 p. NJ.
Soldiers Home, A. NJ. and $50 7. NJ.
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Drop Letters, per l-2 OF. l cent.
Mail Letters, per l-2 OF. cents;
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printed matter, except unsealed circulars) pack
ages not exceeding lbs. in weight, per ounces,
l cent.
In packages not exceeding lbs. in weight, per
ounce, cent
An matter not prepaid at letter rates must be 50
wrapped that it can be examined, and must COL
tain NO writing whatever, except as follows
The sender of any article of third class mail
natter may write his or her address
therein, or on the outside thereof, with the word
"from" above or preceding the same, or may
write briefly or print on any package the number
and names Of the articles inclosed.
Liquids, glass and explosive chemicals are ex-
Guided from the mails.
.T. MONEY ORDER OFFICE.
Especial attention is called to the Money Order
system ~ . safe and cheap method OF transmitting
small sums OF money through the mails. Orders
are issued for amounts not exceeding 800. Larger
amounts can be sent to the same person at the
sane time by additional orders.
RATES.
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over $l5and not exceeding $50, Is ="
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$40 " $780, rs
Money orders are also drawn by this office Oh
Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland and
Italy.
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letter., and other valuable packages, may be
registered to any post in the United States,
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Oct. I, 1878.
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The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
UP IN A BALLOON.

We find in the Lynn, Mass y, semi weekly
Reporter full account Of a balloon excur-
sion made up by Professor Allen, C.Tred
Smith, the Boston Globe reporter, and sew
eral others from that place on the, 4th of
July. Prof. Allen fs son-in- law of DIR.
William Field, Of this city. The account is
qui.e interesting and described with anus
log levity the somewhat eventful trip over
hills and dales, and farm lands and camp
meeting grounds, and finally q safe landing
in the middle of an open field, after being
in the afr two hours and thirty I've, mins
utes. Professor Allen has pursued long
and eventful career In the balloon business,
having made three hundred and nine ascen.
sions. He has travelled over the world, was
iu California for long time~and was en-
ployed by the Emperor of Brazil for
eighteen months In making balloon ascen-
sions from the army.
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
THE PEOPLE MUST RULE

4
Gigantic Monopolies being ever a danger
to the free institutions Of country, ought
not to be allowed to exist. The four conti-
mental railroads which now stretch from the
Atlantic to the Pacific represent, it is said
thousand miles in capital; and this
wealth representing hundreds of millions
of acres of the peoples lands and hundreds
of millions of notes of the peoples credit
these stupendous swindles, through credit
moblliers, have feloniously stolen from the
nation. With power transcending that of
the Great Barons of the Feudal Ages, and
with viii not less despotic these corpora
tlons aim at nothing short Of imperial sway,
That which will not bend before themsthey
will break. Through vast standing army
Of employees they are abba to nominate Gov
erncrs, elect and control Legislatures; con.
Fstitute Courts, and give the cue to the Par
lament of the nation sitting 10 Washington;
which parliament from having been their
creator, IL now their creature and slave. In
this Republic there must be only one SOW
'ereignityl The time has come when this
upstart power must be ruled by the nation
or the nation will be ruled by It
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
THE HOT AIR WAVE.
HOW WILMINGTON STOOD IT.

HOW WILMINGTON STOOD IT YrsTnRDAr
Yesterday morning the number Of excur-
sions that left this city seemed to have oc-
CURED on Just the right day. On the thor
oughfsre to the suberbs, especially the
Brandywine could be seen in the morning.
persons anxious to get the country air, and
avoid the heat and dust Of the city. The
effect Of the heat was more visible on the
working horses than any other time Of tho
season. 40 ~ ''.'' - ~
At Harlan s. Hollingsworth compsny,s
ship yard the Thermometer at noon, stood
9So In the coolest section, of the yard.
The heat was so excessive, and fearing
many Of the men would beprospated BY the
heat, the employees ceased work at noon.
b. George johnson Q employee at the quarry
at 5th and Van Buren streets, while on his
way home from work Was prost rated ) by
the heat at 3rd and Adams street yesterday
afternoon. :.
|. In Seidel s. Hastings rolling mills, 10th
and Church streets, the thermometer stood
1870 by the rolls, and the men continued
10 worK: 3..i tgal lsxtI se b2iIgsoa OF 5l
p. At Belts Drug store, 9th and Market ats =.
In the afternoon at O'Clock, 1t was 102 de-
grees. SuTE3 GisbEg5 aa3 l6 ii tagd 8af 81
The prospects are that to-day will be- as
warm, II not warmer.
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
LOCAL 7 AFFAIRS.
LOCAL NOTES,

Deviled crabs at Fullmers, 500 Market st
Turtle and CLAN soup at Fullmer's, SOC
Market street. 60 s.I5H Gt }5G4H~ ,h&
A. full line of summer hats ss McCloskey's Is
Opera House hat store.
The West Chester Dsily a nericau Re-
publican is bright andssptey
For I'll diseases of thslblcod, who do not
know Of any better remedy than DR.. Bulls
Blood Mixture. ANA.
Fine summer shsta Nj Al ssslss at Nc
Closkey's opsss Home lat siare, s1s
Try Gardner's ceiebrated Ies Cream,
made Of theIpnreat ineredients, 4. M Cor.
7th and shipley ltFeets. -
1t has besp customary ii old commu1itiss
to suspend pieces of stick sulphur around
the necks of children as prott ctIob against
contagion IN epidemics al Il,or0ueh b wash
ing with GLENN's SULPHuR SOAP has been
found much better preventive. Sold every
where.
HILLS HAIR and WHIsKER DYE, black
or brown, so cents. n! @
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
SOCIETIES..

&.lMEETINas THIS (FRIpAY) EVENING.
Walola Lodge, I. 0. of G. T., Sixth and
Market streets. Ee,s4 s.s - saa ss eg
n.5,s, FairfaH Lodge, No, 8, + Q, 9. F, at Odd
Columbia Lodge, No. 26, I. O. O. F., at
Odd Fellows Hall. s,-
Washington Council, No. 4, o. U. A. M
at Mechanics Hall. 219 King street.
Rescue Council, No. 3, Jr. o. u. A. M,
at Jr. OF e. A, M. Hall, 51l Market street.
Delaware tribe, No. /. o. R. M, at
Maris Building, 9th and Shipley streets.
Excelsior Lodge, K Of p, at K. of p.
Hall, 2l4 Market street. /
Washington Camp, P. o. 8. of A., at Nc
Clary's Building.
Pioneer Council, No. l, sovereigns Of In
dustry, at AIcClary's Building.
= Mt Ca slvary Decampment, No. 10, X. Of
n meet every alternate Friday evening, at
NcClary Building.
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
PERSONALS.

G. W. butcher arrived home last night.
John O'Byrne went to Georgia last night
on professional business. ra
-~ Hon. William Il. Ross, Of seaford, re.
gistered at the Bingham House, Philadel-
phia, on Wednesday. t' tt"fs
SJ.Y. Rice, lawyer in Chester, and q
former Wilmingtonian, was in this city yes
terday visitieg bis friends.
VIM. Sanders, Esq., connected with q
dental college in Missouri, has been on q
visit to his brother, Mr.. James A. Sanders,
of this city. He started on his return yes
terdsy. '$.@Es % IL 4-@ All tF@
ID Chief Engineer Fuller, Of the r., W.&B.
R. R. Company, has returned from his trip
to the White Mountains. Mrs. Fuller, With
their. two children, are stopping at present
at Bridgston, Me-, beautiful village near
the Sebago Lake. III !tf5 I'|E III
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
A DEsPER ATE FIGHT.

A PHILADELPHIA ARRRAr lin wHrcE 4 FoR
MER wlLMINeToNIAN JofSs
Last Sunday night Mi. Samuel W .Spring
er, formerly of this town, made y very
narrow escape in Pbiladslph,a The facts
are as follows: ~
Chas. e. Mihlbower claims that he owns
one-feurth OF the yacht William Tsll and
Mr.. Springer, Richard Grayson, aud MaFtir
While each own like shaFs. Samnel Tsy-
lor and others claim that they also own q
share, but the Custom House records CON
tradict 1t, and suit is new pending to de,
eide it. ~ "A kR r~gn
Taylor and others monopoiize the yacht,
and when they are not using her she Ia
stripped Of her rigging by them and made
practically useless. Yesterday the While
party had her On the river, and returned
during the evening to the Kuickerbocker'
Ice Co.'s whaIf and left her. MihIbower
and Springer went down and boarded her.
The other parties learned OF this and coming
up suddenly attacked the two men. While
and Taylor boarded the yacht and the
former drew dagger, and struck Springer
with It In the arm, but was knocked over
board and Taylor followed him an1!nstant
later. A large crowd Of Wheels com panions
assembled on the wharf by this time and
began to haul shower of slugs and stones
which was continued for nearly half an
hour. Both of the men were terribly cut
about the head and face, and Springer had
an arm broken. They were taken to the
Ut. Mary's Hospital. All Of the parties en-
gagged that have been apprehended have
been held for court. $ u f
Springer was once Chief Engineer Of the
Fire Department in this city, and left In
1870 for Baltimore, going from thence to
Philadelphia.
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
SMYRNA LETTER. u
WILMINGTON FOLKS I'M sMYRNAzATHs
PEACHEs--A HOT DAY. s,.,.ro,.

WILMINGTON FoLKS IN. sMYRNAATHs
FFEEAcHHEs--A HHEss- HOT DAT. naisogg
81 Special correspsmdsnes efths Hsrala. 81
4 sMYR ma, Dell, July IS, 1s7s.-oura town
is now in receipt ofmany visits from former
ISmyrnarians and others who are on vaca-
tion visits to their relatives and Sfriends.
Among those from Wilmington are Miss
Belle Allen, Miss Smith, Horace AllensM May
and Burtie Robb. o'O' I" "9in AHo''a VIZ ~
,s The earliefvarietissof peaches afs rapidly
maturing, and Iashould not be- q Ut tsuf.
prised II the shlpments were, quite, brisk in,
the course Of week or ten days, ~
This 10 the hottest day 81 the season and
the thermometer marks a. greater degree of
heat than has been known here for several
years. .mi& as&gaG DGEC. C.H.P,e5
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
HIS OWN COIN.

.- Tho man Megary who keeps drinking
saloon on Front street between Market and
King, was before Esquire Hagany, yester-
day, on the charge of selling liquor on Sum
day, and also selling without license. Both
charges were preferred by Peter Arnold, the
man who was so brutally beaten by Megary
some time ago. He was fined $25 and costs
on one charge, and held In $1,000 bail to
answer at court on the other. ,I5 ,'er j y,
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
n. Q q .. a f.IH +
NARROW ESCAPE.

Mr.. J. A. Thompson, superintendent Of
the Bellevue Quarry, met with q narrow
escape last Wednesday. He was standing
with another gentleman In the Office whom
Q stone from blast struck the store door,
and srebounding through the, office struck
himio on the back part Of the neck with suffi-
cient force to knock him down. Had the
stone hit Mr.. Thompson before 1t struck the
door the result might have been serious, but
as # was, only badly bruised, and after re-
ceiving medical assistance, he was able to
90 home as usual in the evening.
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19

The WEST is full of food-the East full oi
Manufactured products. The Eastern peo-
pie need the food, and the Western need the
goods. The means Of exchange has been
shrunk TO enrich The gold bugs Is not this
pretty state or affairs a. a@as aaA@1 d"
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
THE LABOR SOCIALISTS.

At the meeting Of the Socialist Labor
Party, last evening in s@nger Halle the fol-
lowing officers were chosen for the next six
monJns: vtsv 1Nag1Hgat& IYn*n.8 80
& Organizer--Dr. D. 8. Cadw allader. .apli "a
Recording and Core spending Secretary
Charles Scheu. aI -a9h'Lo-'al alaa>a ~ %
Financial Secretary-Patterson Hall :. q ~
Treasurer Neary. .aquog,
Auditors-Francis schsu, e. L. Craw-
ford. % ..A"l q -'
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
THE CAMDEN AND ATLANTIC.

The Camden g. Atlantic Railroad which
has had mmch work done in Wilmington,
has been put into the hands of Q receiver.
Several Of our Wilmington capitalists 81
bitten right heavily 80 we are told ~ 8Se
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19

Democratic Executive COM
aittee, OF New Castle county, under the
nave spportioned the county as fol-
10 VII: Wilmington. Christiana, Mill
*, white Clay Creek. New Castle, St.
yes and Black bird Hundreds are enti-
10 nave each one representative in
next Legislature. Pencader In the
Hdsir'ci, and Red Lion in the 3rd, are
lea TO have each one Senator.
election of Delegates to the State
enIloh calls to meet at Dover, August
nominate candidates for Governor
congress, will be held in the respect
slsctlon Districts of the County, on
tuay, August 3rd: The nomination
S1oa lor candidates for the Levy Court
3t Ihe egislature, will be held on the
1tlrday ofseptember.
s ID 70 be opened from IL O'Clock, M. to
Sek r; M. The election Is to be held
e Judges who held ille nomination
on ior sh erif and Coroner
J.H. WALKER. Chairman.
iLL1AM Fl. NEWTON. kec. pro tenn.
tn
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
MARYLANDER REPORTED KILLED. I / LED,

WILLIAM II. WEST KILLED By INDIANS ."
A letter directed to the Baltimore Sun
from Dakota Territory, with an illeaible
post mark, and signed by Thomas Norris.
states that on the evening Of July 8, William
Il. West, aged about forty years, formerly
Of Queen Anne's county, Nd, was attacked
by party of Indians. His pony beinr
heavily packed, he was oyertaken bv IN 7
Indians. In attempting to defend 'hifnsel y
West enptied three saddles, but wse finally
Killed and scalped. His body was found and.
buried nexs day by the soldiers. Norris
claims to have been u companion Of West's,
and to have Witnessed hfs encounter with
the Indians, after which he (Norris) suC,
ceeded IN escaping. Norris says West had.
q family somewhere, nemorandum al
which he had, but lost Ii Ills light" : sssos y. y
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
AN INQUEST.

The Coroner held an inquest yesterday at
10 O'Clock, on the body Of . female colored
child, two months old named Thompson,
whose parents live at 1929 Orange street.
The child died at O'Clock yesterday morn
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
DEMO0RATIc STATE CONVENTION

A Convention of the Democratic citizens
of the State Of Delaware: VIII be held, q,
Dover, in Court House hall, on Tuesday the
9th day of August 1878, at 10 o'clock M,
for thepurpoce of nominating a candidate
for the Office of Governor and q candidate
for the office Of Representative In Congress
The Chairmen Of the several County Com
mittees are requested to issue calls In their
respective Counties, giving the proper no
tice and appointing the time for choosing
delegates to said convention.
JAMES. R. MITCHELL, Esy
Chairman of State Central Com.
Attest james L. Wolcott, Sec. 4 a II.
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
7 TX W q " EEL " FT'G7
Il 4lC0mmunicat0d.1 Fl

10 EDIToR OF THE HERALD.-The conmu-
nication IN Yesterdays Herald complaining
about the bad conduct some young women
and men, should have read, the MI cor.
of 9Th and Shipley streets, instead Of
5sh and Shipley streets. adi na8a aaa iigssI .
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
NED IN CHESTER.

Chester Times, of yesterday says !, Ned
Leary, well known In Wilmington. Del !, for
his many bad and good, acts, appeared on
our streets this morning In a,suit made of
Americas flags, distributing circulars al an
advertisement. '''23la '-57'lC Z
The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
SALE ADJOURNED.

u The Enterprise Furniture Sale which was
TO have taken place at 1302 Market street
was adjourned BY request on account Of the
excessive heat, and will commence Hthis
morning ct O'Clock. Great bargains viii
be offered, 1871 HsG-,"I % ii7t'tt :