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Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
What Secretary Evarts Says 0fNew
York Politics.

Secretary Rvarts has returned to
Washington from his Canadian trip.
He said that he went to New York to
find very complicated state Of politics
which he could hardly understand. He
thought 1t altogether too early to fore.
cast the result that the present compli-
cations there would have ON the presi-
Dental question. He thinks 1t impos-
sible that there should be q reconcilia-
ton Of the warning democratic factions.
1t is no sudden quarrel, but ono long
matured and thought Of, and intended
to kill of Mr.. Tilden as . presidential
candidate, who, ha thought had . COED
many joints in his srmor. "Still," he
said pleasantly, "a democratic fight is
Z good deal as Mr.. Lincoln described 1t.
He said 1t was like 3 cat fight, the more
fighting the more cats" As to Mr..
Cornell, he would undou btsdly poll the
full redublican vote. Mr.. Evarts in
tends taking an active part in the New
York campaign. ....
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
F0R 6ALEOR RENT.
ALE,

ALE.
10. l4l6 Delaware Avenue, with oil
n improvements.
No. 1909 Jefferson streets, with mod.
Pvements.
u VanBuren street. between Eighth
q, gas, bath, etc.
Nos. lloe, ll3O, l1a2, 1l4 and l1ys
btreet.
o-story brick houses, Q rooms, Pop.
between II and IL streets.
uses on Front above Van Buren,.
re story brick In South Wilmington.
ouses with good out buildings and
iand, near Columbus Inn.
70. el3 Chestnut street.
70. 63 Jefferson street,
70. ~ Maryland Avenue,
70. ll% West Third street.
ga Eleventh street below Poplar.
desirable farm Of 81 acres, one mile
es Corner, on the State Road, "
railroad Station, land of tho best
y mighty cultivated, with no better
'ltes In the county.
FOR RENT.
se, No. oo4 Spruce street.
se, no. 3ll East Fifth street,
~ 70. lAlb Delaware Avenue.
70 city. ~
To LOAN.
Ss,OOO--in sums Of0l.OOO
YW W. McCAULLEY L CO.;
606 Market street,
WILMINGTON, Del
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
An Immense Business by Wire.

As evidence of the revival of COM
merce and generally increased activity
in trade, it may be stated that during
the past two month the Western Union
Telegraph Company has sent and re-
csived, at its principal Office in New
York from $4,000 to $4,000 message per
day, and on Monday last 5l,54l messa-
ges we're handled. The average has
been ten thousand per day above the
corresponding period last year.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
Watching and Waiting.

The average time Of the passage Of
the City Of Toxic to San Francisco was
about up last evening, and there was
little doubt that she would arrive out
side during the night. San Francisco
passed another day Of idle waiting, the
expected arrival Of General Grant para
lysing general business. The decorated
streets were crowded with visitors from
near towns, including military compa-
MES and civil organizations.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
lS38-Hats ! Hats-lS70 .

Rumford Bros. are still holding forth
at 4O4 Market street, and selling the
fall styles of hats and caps as fast as
they can be made up. This is the lead
ing house in the State, as regarding
price, quality, amount Of sales, &c.
Their genial and accommodating man
ner has to some extent been ths means
Of attracting and retaining custom, but
the low prices Of their goods are the
chief incentives to buy. I
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
Tho Agrieultural 6eourge.

The annual damage by the ravages
OF insects and worms in the United
States exceeds $50, 1000, 900, yet the
enormous loss sinks into insigni6cance
when compared with the ravxges of
liver complaints, which annually sweep
hundreds Of thousands of human crea-
lures into the grave. Internal medicine
will not save them. The only hspe is
in Flagg's Liver and Stomach Pad. It
cures by absorption. Office No. 7 East
9th street.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
An Embarrassed Young Lawyer.

A sensation was created at Atlanta,
Ga, on Wednesday morning, by wo-
man, who met prominent young law
yer in the street, and presented
him with child two weeks old. He
paid no attention to her. She laid
the child down on the sidewalk. A
large crowd collected. As the lawyer
walked off, the woman followed him
with the baby, and kept with him till
he entered his Office. There is a great
social scandal over the affair, as the
lawyer is one of the rising young poll
ticians in the State.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
Our Trade with Great Hritsin

~"s AAsSsAO "AOhA O0b HHhSHAMs
There has just been received at the
Treasury Department, from London, a
copy Of the reply made by the British
Bureau of Statistics to the inquiry Of
Parliament asking for statistical infor-
nation regarding the commerce between
Great Britain and the United States.
The result Of the inquiry shows that
the United States is exporting to Great
Britain about three times as much as
Great Britain is exporting to this ooun-
try. In round numbers the exports
from the United States to Great Britain
tho last fiscal year, amounted to 1888,
100000, while the exports from Great
Britain to this country, in the same pc
riod were only Gill 200, 900.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
How Nails got lhoir Names.

Many persons are puzzled to under
stand what the terms Of 'fourpenny,"
"sixpenny," and "tenpenny" mean as
applied to nails. "Fourpenny" means
six pounds to the thousand, and SO on.
It is an old English term and meant at
first "ten pounds" nails (the thousand
being understood) but the old English
clipped 1t to 'tenpun, was substitu-
ted for "pounds." When q thousand
nails weigh less than one pound they
are called tacks, brads, etc., and are
reckonsd by ounces.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

1857 Prizes, amounting. .sl1O, 400
Responsible corresponding agents wanted
at all prominent points, to whom . liberal
compensation will be paid.
Application for rates to clubs. should only
be made to the Home Office in New Orleans.
Write, clearly stating full address, for fur.
ther information, or send orders to
M. A. DAUPHIN,
r. o. Box 682. New Orleans La,
or same person at
No. $40 broadway, New York.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and management Of
GEN ERALS q. 7. BEAUREGARD and
JUBAL A. EARLY. e1o WIS At
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

lICE.-in conformity with tho pro.
kisIons OF the act, passed by ths Gen.
kembly Of the State Of Delaware. on the
u Of March, A. D.. 1875. the subscri.
Eeby give netice that they will make
{tIon on the 10th day oi October next.
Honorable Leonard + Wales. Judge OF
Serlor Court of the state OIL delaware,
sharter incorporation of company
,The James 4 Webb Printing and
|ery Company, to carry on the bust
IN manufacture OF Books, Prints and
Iery in all its branches, and that o
Tie proposed charter will be on that
Sibted to the said Judge for his exami-
Ind order thereon.
II. JAMES,
u. AINSWORTH,
M. nj. CHILD.
eington, DEL, Sept. 10, 1870. al7tf
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

hCE.-The partnership heretofore OK.
|tlng between u. Mitchell, Jr., and F.
hell, trading as Mitchell 4 Uo., Agts..
land dealers in Slate Mantels, is this
|OIved by mutual consent. All settle
Nil be made to or by
e. MITCHELL. JR.,
+. A. MITCHELL.
September Is, 1879.
b by promptness and good work to
continuance Of the liberal patronage
J upon the above firm.
L. MITCHELL, JR., Agt..
b.l93t 80 ". Front st.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

)CE.-The Citizens Loan Association
ers new stock Tor sale; no back pay
nay be secured at any time very
bus. First series will mature In o lit
nine years, Notwithstanding the
Apply Tor shares day or evening to
GEORGE y. MARIS,
Secretary,
M. COL Shipley street.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
HoTICEs.
'..,..Ion for consumptIves.

| ,nvsIciaus of the "Conmmption Hos
y prnoland, acknowledge that with Cod
MI m any form, they have not cured
AZ nv rei,t. OF their patients, whereas, With
Hypo- Phosphites they have cured seven.
ner cent, Physicians have prescribed
packages Of VitaIized PhOsphates in
NJ of nervous diseases, vital1zing the
tated ME PREVENTING and curing consump
y. CROSBY, e66 Sixth Ave-, N. z.
he by 2. JAMES BELT,
9Th and Market stss Wilmington, Del.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

)CE.- beg leave 10 M vrm the pub
! that have increased my facilities
uiacturing kindling wood, and am
barred to furnish wood In any quaint.
d consumers. ! sell the largest $l.bO
(he city. Give me Q call before pur-
Orders by mail receive
httention, JOHN PONDER,
Foot Of Fourth stroot. city.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

|CE.-Uwners 0i the delaware Rail
hd Company's Bonds due January !,
|lled Extension Mortgage Loan"
DO dispose of them before they ma
please propose terms terms Of sale
pnds, with the repaining coupons
to the underlined,
M. HAYES, Treasurer,
III Dover. Del.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

UE-HOME LOAN ASSOCIA-
PON-New series. First payment
|er 10th, (leurth Friday. Good and
estment. Apply to
E. T. TAYLOR, Secretary,
502 Market street.
N. Bush, President.
N. LAWSON, Treasurer. 01312t
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
BLAN X rs

We have now in store seven cases,
containing THREE HUNDRED and
FIFTY PAIRS of WHITE BLANK.
ETS, which we purchased from the
manufacturers three months since,
and, notwithstanding there has been
q very greet advance since then, we
have decided to give our customers
the benefit of this timely purchase,
and will sell them at the same prices
as last year.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

CE.-A meeting of the stockholders
|fhe Citizens Loan Association will
p Wednesday evening next, Sept.
O'Clock, in the usual place.
Pu GEO. G. MAR1S, Sec.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

pE.- Persons having colts a.
ey wish broke to light harness 9S
handled tor speed, can have the
|e by addressing David Ford, New.
oung stock speciality. llmd&ws
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
F. B. F. MILLER,
PUBLIC SALES.


PUBLIC SALES.
DUBLIC SALE
LANCASTER COUNTY COWS, CALVES
AND SPRINGERS.
The subscriber will sell at Public Sale, at
the Ohadds' Ford Hotel, Delaware County,
Pa., on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1879.
Thirty Lancaster County Cows and G
some fat stock. A credit of 30 days R
Will be given. No postponement on account
of weather. Sale to commence at ~ O'Clock.
N, B,-A tot of York State Ewes and Bulls
viii be offered at Private Sale on Oct. y:
AMOS w. HOUSE.
L. W, Stidham & Son, Auctioneers.
TlUBLIC SALE OF COWS
At Village Green, Delaware County, Pa.,
2l% miles north OF Linw0od Station on phila-
detphia, Wilmington and Baltimore II. NJ, on
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2b, 1879,
At ono O'Clock, P. M.
Forty flesh cows and Springers. ~
Among this lot will be some large HHe
Young Cows from Ohio and Lancaster county.
Two and four months credit. x,.,,
919 dts ROBERTS " iiSoN'
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

|El TO LOAN by the Wilmington
hying Fund Society, in large or small
on good first mortgages, no bonus or
Jon charged. Apply to
]. Z. SMITH, Treas,
|wed-lweOd. 73O Market street.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
BLEACHED and BROWN
mUSLlNS!
Canton and Wool
F L A N N ELS.

VI which we hold a large stock purchased
for CASH in the month OF May, since which,
time there has been marked advance which,
every Intelligent dealer knows and must sd-
NIT. please make note of this and exam-.
Inc our stock previous to buying.)
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

CE.-All persons are forbid cunning,
ping, or otherwise tresspasslng on
Uses of the subscriber.
NON TuWNSEND, Union Farm.
lm.e.O-d#
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
NOTICE.

ke HUNDRED DOLLARS RE.
WARD.
! hundred dollars reward will Dc paid
ARREST and conviction cf the thief or
who have boen recently engaged in
|reaking in this city.
,fOHN L. ALLMoND. Mayor.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

We estimate our stock of BLANK
ETS to be as large as all others houses
In the city combined, a fact buyers
should note in connection with eur
low prices.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
E[:4 T.

A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY To
WIN A FORTUNE. TENTH GRAND
DISTRIBUTION, GLASS X, AT NEW OR.
LEANS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER l4th,
lS79-l13th Monthly Drawing.
Louisiana state Lottery
Company.
This institution was regularly Incorporated
by the Legislature of the State for Education.
al and Charitable purposes, In 1868, for .
term ofTwenty.f1ve Years, to which
contract the inviolable faith Of the State is
pledged, with capital of 81 ,00O, 900, to which 1t
has since added a reserve fund OF $3.50, 900,
ITS GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DISTRI.
BUTTON will take place monthly on the
SECOND Tuesday. Il never scales or pestpones,
LOOK 1t the following Distribution:
CAPITAL PRIZE $4,000.
l00, 600 TICKETS AT TWO DOL,RS EACH.
HALFTICKETS ONE DOLLAR.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

We desire to call attention to one
bale Of GREY DOMESTIC FLAN-
NELS which We believe are tho heav-
TEST and bert goods in the market at
the price.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

A c,m =, : scholarship in one of the
M h1Iclal hn an colleges in Pniladel-
W SOLD ut q discount Apply at
919 st
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

1'sailE:ADs, ENVELOPES AND
[" "p'iESFeIy pS EEn printed "with come
W fEhRls BROS, LrIuters.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

I.Mut,::-fourth-story NJ: Hall with 1. 2
"n'0 feems. JOHN q. HARK-
= tul1tf
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

bilIlIs.:---Slring Chickens and fowls
N''ssed. At Third street Market.
". b. APPLETON.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

az E.., OATRADE for city prop n
Ifray ,ery Desirable farm Of IL
"'ord, Chester County, Pa. Caii
CAPr. WHITCRAFT,
17.Lt
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

4 sn.-dShouss ma sO7 Z. Eighth street ;
(reat aue easy. Inquire at 303 W.
Ole tt
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
DaY GOODS.
( Hin

Are now Offering for CASH large assort,
ment OF goods which ladies' usually purchase
In the early Fall.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

Sat t.:-Infee-stoIy house No. llN
Il y ~ street., rect, with all modern improve
IN IN good order; splendid view Of
AZ AnN ,yw ior the balance Of year.
\, Apply 10 HENRY DANNY,
80 Shipley sire Of.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-20

fiaaa imA :. we'll made Germantown
WI WI, a. - . bargain; also o Doctors
VIII pe sold chear. Apply to
G. Il. HAMMOND,
second and French streets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-18
The Man who Didn't Vote.

Detroit Free Press.l
The man who had fully made up his
mind never to poll another vote was
around" at the last election. He was
heard of on the street corners and in
groceries for a fortnight previous, and
it did him a heap of good to have men
reply to his assertion
"Oh, don't say that, Mr.. Jorkins.
We can't spare you from politics, in
deed we can't"
But he was obstinate. He had de-
~liberately and carefully made up his
mind not to go near the polls, and no
arguments could move him. Even
when men predicted both parties
would be smashed to pieces if Mr..
Jorkins didn't come out, he wouldn't
relent. During the morning of cleo
ton day be expected callers-inhuen-
tial citizenst to entreat him for heavens
sake to come and poll his vote and
save the c%ountry-but they didn't call.
He also expected to hear rumors that
the whole election had been declared
off" on account of his absense, but
no such rumors came.
Mr.. Jorkins walked out after din
ner. He truly hoped that he would
not meet any of the candidates and be
rushed to the polls, and-he didn't
meet any. He expected that every
citizen would wildly demand if he had
voted yet, but not one of the hundreds
he met said a word about the election.
On the contrary, they talked about
bilious fever, catarrh, the weather,
etc. Even when Mr.. Jorkins acct
dentally walked past his ward polling
place no one rushed for him. He
went home and gave orders that no
callers should be admitted, and had
almost persuaded himself that there
had been no election, when his son
came home and said it was the biggest
election he ever heard of.
But | didn't vote" persisted Mr..
Jorkins.
know, father but the party went
right on, Just the same
1t did?"
Yes, father; and we saved the
country"
You did? Didn't they ask for
me?"
We'll, | heard one maj ask for
you, and some one told him your vote
wasn't worth sending a hack for, and
so they didn't send"
And now he rubs his hands and
says by the great mogul! but
didn't we just clean EN- right out Of
their boots ?"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-18
A Mysterious Spring.

In the summer of 1893, says the
Chattanooga (Tenn.) Commercial, the
third United States Artillery, COM
manded by Colonel Gates, was
encamped at the foot Of Missionary
Ridge, engaged in the removal of the
Cherokee Indians. One day the colonel
ordered out a fatigue party to clean
out the spring, a beautiful fountain
bubbling up at the foot of the ridge.
Shortly after the sergeant reported to
headquarters that his men were all
drunk. Says the colonel You
should not have let the men drink
whisky" Il did not replied the
sergeant they drank nothing but
water from the spring" The sergeant
and men were ordered into the guard
house and a new detail ordered and a
lieutenant placed in command, with
orders not to let the men have access
to any spirits. Not long after the
lieutenant reported the men all drunk.
The men were ordered to the guard
house and the lieutenant under arrest.
Another party was ordered out. of
which Colonel Gates took the com
mand. He took his seat on a stump
so he could overlook the whole ground.
determined there should be no getting
drunk this time. But, behold in a
short time all his men were drunk,
He was certain they had drunk moth.
ing bnt water, which they frequently
did, getting down on their knees and
drinking from the branch lust below
the spring. The colonel was at his
wits end. The men we're ordered to
the guard-hOuse and he repaired
to his tent to think. After weigh
ing the matter pro and con, he had
to give it up, and, repairing to the
g~uard-house, he told the men if they
would show him how it was was donebe
would release them; otherwise he
would punish them severely. To this
they agreed, and took him to the
spring. just below the spring, in the
branch, they unearthed a fve-gallon
jug filled with whisky, the mouth of
which wa stopped with a cork, in
which was inserted a quill which
reached to the bottom. When buried
in the sand the upper end of the quill
was just above the surface of the
water, and when they wanted to drink
they stopped down, inserted the ouill
in their mouth, and, while apparently
drinking pure water, were drinking
pure whisky, and the colonel, sitting
on the stump in plain view, was none
the wiser for it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-18
sixty Dollars a Day.

A young American, who is now
travelling on business in South Amer
lea, writes from Lima, Peru, regard
ing the use and abuse of paper money
in the several South American
States In these South American
republics General Buffers ideas have
long since been tried. In Buenos
Ayres, for instance, the laboring man
prospers to the biggest extent posi-
BILE. In that city common working
men get as high as $50 a day and even
$50, and there is no ordinance against
hackmen charging $l5 for the briefest
kind Of ride, aud the lowest class of
laborers will not look at you for less
than Sl5 a day. The aowest and
most Ignorant Of all foreign clerks get
$4,000 per annum, and | was intro
duced TO young men who received
100000 per year. M%illiOnaires are as
plenty as grass. | suppose our labor
ing men, in their unthinking way. would
take this state Of affairs to be simply
perfection, but people can't forget the
gold basis, and the trouble is the paper
dollar is worth but 3 cents gold. and
you can't buy cotton cloth for less
than Sl5 a yard, nor a single small
loaf Of bread for less than 50! In
Chill gold is at a premium of 50 Der
cent. In Bolivia they have a silver
currency only, because, long before |
was born, the paper mills of the
land gave ont, and now the ignorant
work people cannot be made to look
at a paper dollar there, be it over
50 good. In Uruguay the last revo-
luton was a paper one, and the only
thing for them to do was to follow
Bolivia's example, so Dictator Latorre
issued a fiat and snuffed out forever
all paper money from the land. They
likewise use nothing but silver coin.
In Peru gold is worth 10 per cent.
though it has been $50 per cent.
Here everybody is trying to get rid,
by some honorable method, of tho
curse OF an oyerissue Of paper, before
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-18

it becomes too late. 3 All
political parties in Peru are uniting
to get some tangible result from the
present mixcd-up condition Of affairs
and out of the various conflicting IN
terestS. Our current paper money in
Lima is so black, especially forty-cent
pieces, that you can with difficulty
ascertain their values. They also
mutilatc the currency, bad as it is,
and if a mar has only a forty-cent
piece and wants to pay twenty cents,
or half, he tears the bill in two. As
for ten or tw%enty-cent pieces, they re-
semble fakes Of mud for all you can
read on them. This tearing process
was sanctioned by special fat of gov
eminent. The banks then refused, Of
course, to redeem the rags, the foreign
banks appealing to their legations, so
the tearing liberty had to be given up,
though even now pretty much all the
fractional money we get has been torn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-18

manly courage, saying that all the re
hgiOn he had was to do as he agreed,
and especially to pay honest debts, ac-
'c~ordingly he took out his fat pocket
book and slowly counted out fifty dol
lars in greenbacks, and with great
tenderness and seeming reluctance he
handed the money over TO Mrs. Simp-
son. 1t was received with thanks.
In conclusion let me add hat Mrs.
Simpson not only gave private seances
but three public seances before crowd
ed houses, in broad light, all of which,
so far as | have learned, gave entire
satisfaction. Her visit to our city has
caused great interest in Spiritualism.
Much good has been done. Her lady
like department, pleasant conversation
and cultured appearance have won the
respect Of our people, and we hope
she may be able to visit us again at no
distant day. The undoubted tests
given here will not only add new and
lasting luster to her name, but greatly
advance the cause we so dearly love.
A. j. FIsHBACK.
Battle Creek, Mich, March, 81, 10.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-18
"Hey?"

Detroit Free Press.
Up Woodward avenue a piece is
one of those men who, even if he I'M
derstands perfectly well an inquiry adj
dressed to him, invariably replies,
"lIeyY and the inquiry must be sub
mitted again. The world has tens of
thousands of these "heys?" but until
the other day this Detroiter was the
worst Of all. Along came a stranger
the other evening who might and
might not have known of this mans
eccentricity. Entering the store he
remarked
Il want four pounds of sugar"
"Hey?' replied the other.
II said | wanted a sausage-stuffer'n
continued the man.
"What-hey?"
Il asked if you had pickles in vine
gar, cOolly remarked the stranger.
"Hey?"
"I-want-a--gallon Of urpcn-
tine, slowly replied the stranger.
Bless your soul! but | don't keep
it" suddenly exclaimed the citizen.
didn't suppose you did"
Hey"
81 said I'd take some liver pills in
place of it."
No doubt the dealer had heard every
single word of the entire conversation
and he didn't like it very well, either,
but habit prevailed, and again he
called out "Hey?"
Calico! CALICO" shouted the
stranger. I've asked you a dozen
times over if you had any good, eight
cent calico!
|. No, sir-no, sir-no, sir p was the
indignant answer.
Hey?' called the stranger, his
hand to his ear.
The citizen looked around for the
four-pound weight, but when he found
it there was nothing to throw it at.