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The daily gazette., 1879-06-06

DRoPOSALS FOR BUILDING A
L SEWER AT 10TH AND DUPONT
STREETS.-Sealed Proposals will be re-
csived in the box on the post In the Coun-
Thursday, June 18th, for t. building OF
about no feet of Sewer, extending diaeon-
ally across the Intersection OF 10th and
DUPONT streets. The sewer Will he con.
will be Of stone, The arch and pavement
brick.
The walls will be about 6x feet high and
az feet thick, built OF good, well-shaped
two. men stone. The walls will be what is
generally known az rubble masonry laid
In irregular courses, and will consist of
stone containing from one to two Il to ~
cubic feet, and SO disposed or laiu as 70
make frm and compact wall, and no
stone shall be used that does not contain at
least one cubic foot, except for filling up
the interstices between the larger stone 10
the heart OF the wall at least oDe-flfth OF
the lace of the walls shall be composed O:
headers extending full size eighteen (1S)
inches into the wall, and from the back the
headers shall be In the same proportion
and of the Same dimensions and so ar
ranged that a header in the back shall be
between two headers In the face. The
with steps, the breadth Of which shall not
he less than the rise. The distance be-
tween the walls will be 10 feet In the clear,
which will be spanned by semi -circuly :
oItSh 81 VI AAhS w A1SuO0 thAShs CoAAkVsCu
Of two Independent rings or courses Of the
,est hard burnt brick. The pavement
will be an inverted arch Of TX feet radius,
insisting OF one course OF good paving
brick laid or edge; the bed OF the p ,ve-
ment must be we'll prepared by being
thoroughly packed and ramm ed and m ade
to conform to the exact shape and grade OF
the inverted arch or pavement. The
springn G line of the pavement will be 8
feet below the springing line of the arch.
The arch will be well backed wi stone 10
the height of ab' vi ieet. All the work
(both sLOne and brick) of this q wtr n ust
0e laid In good hydraulic cement mortar,
composed Of equal parts OF ceme and
clean river sand. All the cement m ust be
subjected to q test and approved by the
Street Com missioner before II will be-
allowed to be used in the work.
Bids are requestea for the entire werk,
including excavation and back filling.
Each bid must be properly signed and
accompanied with bond In the sum of
$500 with surety as Q guarantee OF the good
faith of The bid, and the successful bidder
will be required TO give Q bond In the huan
of %SOO with surety for the faithful CON-
pletiOn Of the Contract.
All bids ust be addressed to the Street
Com m issioner.
The Committee reserve the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
e. Fl. HOA0LAND,
jeS-6t Rireet roo, m ssionar
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
honster Turtle Caught In the
Delaware.

Last Monday, a monster turtle weigh
y 800 pounds was caught by q party OF
ad fishermen below Fort Delaware, on
/ schooner Dussnbury. They sue
eded after much difficulty, In getting
m out Of the water and in a temporary
Fson, liked up IN their vessel, took him
Philadelphia He was very violent
on the occasion made an attack on
side of the schooner, tearing out of 1t
piece of wood four feet long and sever
inches thick. Great difficulty was ex-
|nenced IN the dangerous work Of bind
him with ropes.
Here hs attracted great attention and
b exh bited iu q saloon on Third street
plow Walnut.
Professor Cope, Of the Academy OF
MURAL Sciences, having heard of the an
N, stepped into the saloon on Tuesday
interview him. Much pleased with
specimen, he contracted to buy it
have IL sent to his laboratory alive.
tuesday evening the man who was
saohed in the room with the monster,
zee that 1t should not smash things
aeally, became uneasy. The turtle
sasd restless and tapped his huge fiip-
ID anger. The man held . knife
ln handto use if necessary He could
- out Of the room without stepping
en lhe reptiles body. Suddenly the
unal turned fiercely upon him. The
~ Muck the knife into the turtles
.a's a'aef several times and mortally
sulaed It. About an hour aud 4 half
%sa. i' fioiessor Cope was much disap-
ss.sa IL Is supposed that the turtle
eled from Florida waters TO the
-. n Hnere 1t was caught.
NY monster was eight feet long pand
'set vide. lis head was twice The
M D,ss mans and its fiippers two fee,
Ft .nan mah's arm. On its back
hlln. oAon cahe-sea'
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
esnsrsI nsws.

The Manhattan Company yesterday
took charge Of both elevated railroads.
The brewers ofthe country in their
CONVEX ton at 81. Louis have colcll. .ded
their lab0D and adjourned.
The order prohibiting the importation
Of American cattle into the Domiaion of
Canada has been extended 10 September
Oh. ...- -5.t--..ss..
The General Synod of the Reformed
Church in session ct Newark, has elect
I'd Rev. A. r. Van Ncst, of New York,
its Presidents. a
The German Catholic Conven ton, ut
Newark, N. j., adjourned on Wednesday
after selecting st. Louis as the place for
Its next meetfi &.
The German Baptist Conferences at
Linvills Creek Church, In Rockingham
county, Va, adjourned finally last eve
ming, after session Of UNUSUAL harm ony.
d. N. Bennett, who was convicted of
mailing an improper publication, was
yesterday sentenced 10 thirteen months
In the Albany Penitentiary and fined
5000.
| A complimentary serenade will be
given to General Ewing to-day by his
democratic friends ~ Willard's Hotel.
He will be Introduced by s. s. Cox,
and speeches will be made by Senators
Thurman, Perdleton and others.
Tie Confederate graves in Losdon
Park Cemetery, in Baltimore, were dec
Grated yesterday. A. n. Kirby, of r. .ch-
mond, Va, delivered the Grafton.
By order of the War Depar,m. nj, Mr..
Finley, Of the Signal Bureau, has been
sert to Kansas City to investi. ate the
origin, movement and effects OF the dis
ast Gus tornado which passed through
Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri OIL the
10Th and 30th ult.
Ex-senator Conover has finally been
given an internal revenue cOllectorship.
he affidavit Of . negro statesman of
Louisiana alleges Wholesale bribery by
Kellogg in g. curing his elec ion.-Sens-
tor Jon, claims that the Warner bill
will have majority In the Senate of
i've or six.-The banks seem 10 have
se'ured most Of the $40 certificates. and
made very good thing of it.
The loss to Lafayette College by the
burning of Pardee Hall, on Wednesday
night, 10 estimated at $12b,0OO. Only
the walls were left standing. DR.. Browns
invaluable library WAS destroyed. S. c.
McGill, . student, WAS injured, but not
seriously, by falling from the third story
during the progress Of the fire. The
loss by the burning Of Barnum q Som,
Wholesale notion store in Buffalo, 10 now
placed at $l06, 900. A five-stmy build
ing In Cincinnati, occupied BY Post 4
Co., dealers In railroad snd telegraph
supplies, was burned early yestrrda,
morning. Loss, 100000. Tay lori
Forge, near Womslsdorf, Berks con-. .ty
was partially destroyed BY fire yesterda,
, morning. The fire throws number O
men out Of employment.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
A Wife Beater r,u>S,

k.,ioa .do hearing airing of John Morgan, for wife
Elm. u. !, !! which vas continued at the
n ~ rsua s,as,oh from yesterday morning.
f,,t t",umed ~, last evening. William
fa,,.a . 'ae woman's father testified that
os" W., y mao oeai en- her and he had gone
1udt.' Nv part them and saw blood on her
n sIsIs0lei, sI.o s, when he had cut her head
nd G tI,t 'iss'nsd ~ the beating as frequent
nd tb.s .. ~ N. I. daughter was not his wife
ealmonvo VI q = man named Mousley. The
hn lhsrs h, Sss sne s wife was to the effect
b Ii. s S,., nsa M been q little difticulIy.
pd.u,td H.. haap part Of her evidence, she den.
Ird d.. aan;,. n.a struck !. her at all, but .ffer-
snt ,s., saunltted .s it. 1t was plaiulv svi-
Woman 'ue ii., was trying shield MORAN.
ben the, ths INV. avlng next door also tried to
I'd slisi,asa s .sas facts back, but ou s,,ous,, ~
lat ls,'ed sns !! from her testimony to uSn wsr'
en. Il. I' .... U' IS to be imposed on Nor.
eIO bail nas ~ aIso held in the sum ~
vail 70 Keep the peace. ~ Vi
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06

NJ OTlCE,-J. H. Primrose mas ta en- the
IN management OF the old and reliable
sewing machine cOmpany-the Wheeler d
Wilson. 1his machjue has been lately
improved, and is an en.irely new machine,
Wilson. 1t IL the nnest made loo -atitct
sewing machine now In use, and has ad
vantages superior TO any other.
We hope our friends will give us call,
and not buy until they have examined this
new machine
Our terrltery embraces Delaware and
Chester counties, Pa, and Delaware and
the Eastern Shore OF Maryland.
72s Market street. After the 18th Of March
next we will be found at our old stand, the
Garrett building, No. 716 Market street,
~AGENTS WANTED.
feb6 dtf J. H. PRIMROSE
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
New Lodge Of Odd Fellows.

Grand Master VIM. Il. Foulk, Grand
Treasurer, R. H. Ewbank, and Grand
Marshal George Hughes, Of the Grand
evening, and instituted a new lodge of
Odd Fellows at that place. The new
Lodge Is known "a Pennington, No. 38,
and starts out under favorable auspices.
The following officers were installed:
Noble Grand-F. K. Miller.
Vice Grand-J. b. r. Fowell.
Recording Secretary-George Work
man.
Permanent Secretary-A. r. Allen.
Treasurer-Geo. W. Griffith.
The grand officers were handsomely
entertained during the night, and return
cd to Wilmington on the early train this
morning.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
Doings Down the State.

The steamer Pierrepont took 8,400
pounds of wool from Smyrna few
days ago.
A down State peach grower, who was
in terrible state of excitement, few
days, over the "black rot" in his peaches
now says he was mistaken and his crops
will be as full as at first indicated.
J. Jacobs, of Smyrna Landing will, on
Saturday, launch an 80 ton schooner,
built for Messrs. Leinback Il Maher, of
Baltimore. She is an excellent piece of
workmanship, and compares favorably
with any boat yet built in Kent county.
A lively thunderbolt got started along
telephone wire in Smyrna, on Monday,
and shattered the poles at great rate.
That excellent beach near Bombay
Hook, known a. "Fraland Grove" has
been rented by Levi c. Grieves & Bro,
and they are preparing to make it q pop
ular summer resort.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
The Damages ON vandever Avenue,

The Damages ON Vandever Avenue.
About q week ago, Judge Wales
appointed the following comm ission to
assess the damages caused by the extern
sion Of Vandever Avenue in the Ninth
Ward. Christian Febiger, William Nc
C0nnell, Adam Grubh, John B. Murphy,
and John w. Dorsey. The commits
sion appeared before Mayor Almond,
this morning, and were sworn in and
entered upon their duties. The return
of the assessment will be made on Satur-
day. t
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
8xNurS10n Of Union NJ = Ounilay
echeol - CreeAmo0r Park
For the Gazette.

ALLOW ono to express what I believe
wOuN be the expression OF the whole Of
the passengers On the steamer CLYDE, to
Creedmoor Park yesterday. We express
our thanks to the Sunday school, Society
and pastor Of the M. e. Church for such
an excursion, the admirable manage
ment. order, quiet, arrangement and
happiness of tho whole trip both on the
boat aud on the ground, the writer hav-
ing never beard word or seen single
action contrary to good taste or the most
have been 70 have heard boy men
ton the name Of God In vain, or seen
the reporter of the Republican playing
0rOQuot We akO express our thanks
% Mr.. Eugeae Rsybok the gentlemanly
commander Of the Clyde aud officers and
crew for their peaceful conduct of the
boat, aud for our safety and happiness,
the passenger hardly knowing the pow
ers that moved them, save BY their pres
which they executed their Offices.
The grounds OF tho Creedmoor Park
are ploasuI able, and to tho proprietor
and caterers there, We wish to express
our Oblik atiOns for the use Of q place so
we'll kept, the facilities for our enjoy
ment, and the prOmptness with which
our wishes were met.
To the hospitalities of Mr.. q. II. Porter
and lady, We were indebted for . most
luscious dinner. Never within our
recollection did We eat finer yello Y leg
god chickens, Maryland ham and bis
cunt or sweeter jellies, strawberry and
cake or drink nicer lemonade, for which
we return our grateful thanks. We are
sure II all their sugars are as sweet and
coffee and etcetras a. those Of yesterday
a agrateiul public will be glad to know
they may get them on West Fourth
street, No. 20S, between Orange and Tat
nall.
All OH the excursion yesterday may
congratulate each other on our innocent
sociable pleasurable and profitable en-
joyments.
The writer of this has not attended
one Of these excursions for ten years be.
cause he supposed they were more oi
tho heels, than the head, and coars.
rather than refined enjoyments, and
rough rather than christian society, but
he desires to pay the complement to the
Susday school excursion Of yesterday,
for refined order b3th as to the class OF
people who attended II, and the urban.
lty, the feast of reason and the flow OF
soul that marked all their conduct, In
which We saw nothing contrary to the
most refined society, and the description
we have attempted feebly to give. We
were grateful TOO for the free breathing
spell given to the children and their
reasonable happiness, and contribution
to their health. The Sabbath schoo
numbers from $40 to 665 and IL among
the most prosperous In the city. On the
excursion 1t was said there were twelve
hundred souls, and We venture wher
they shall have anothec sush excursion
it will be with augmented numbers and
increasing happiness.
To the managers We again return oul
thanks and wish prosperity to theil
school and happiness to tho people. b
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
Brief Loo0as.
No police cases this morning.
Smoke Smiths "Gold Dust g."
Drink Warwick root beer.

No police cases this morning.
Smoke Smiths "Gold Dust"
Drink Warwick root beer.
Council stepped aside last evening
from the usual manner Of doing business
to enter upon discussion.
Turtle soup at Fullmers.
Dsviled crabs at Fullmer's.
Salt oysters Ice oold 1t Fullmer's.
Tho strawberry festival at the First
Presbyterian Church opened last even-
ing.
The DELAWARE GAZETTE IL now
ready for this week. Il CONTAINS Q vast
amount Of reading.
DR.. Gallagher, the dsnr,st, No. sso
Market street.
Asbury strawberry festival still con-
tinues at the City Hall.
Soft she'll crabs at Fullmer's.
Seaside oysters at Fullmer's.
Plenty Of hail last night.
The lightning during the storm last
evenidg WAS very vivid.
Uuion n. e. Sunday School had
good time At the excursion yesterday.
Epworth NJ. E. Sunday Sshool excur-
SION to ColliLs' Beach, Thursday, june
IL.
Temperance people don't forget that
Smith sells tho best Temperance drink in
town. No. 82l Market street, opposite
the Opera House,
Rngby Academy commencement at
the Opera Houss, on Thursday evening
next.
Tho Shakespeare Literary Society
hold their anniversary this evening At
the Opera House.
II you suffer with tho headache, drink
Warwick's root beer, No. e21 Market
street.
Warwioks root beer Is good for the
blood.
Ifsll the Chester officers are "a good
ct the detective business ~ officer MUIR
ray IL the police force must be the terror
VI evil-doers.
The Niliard concert WAS success.
It's pleasant to hear that the Fourth
Delawar Regiment will hold . re-
union.
Kissing In . theatre 10 not to be on
couraged, but that which denounced ths
iIl-msnnered haste OF many parties at the
Opera House last night can be excused
Great reduction In coal. Egg and Stove
coal $3.50 per ton. mt Goal $426 per
ton for cash. Geo w. Bright, King
! street wharf. .-.... NAY NO..
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
Substitute for the Bayard Jury nam

WAsHINaToN, June A. The bill re-
ported from the Sc nate judiciary csnh.
mittee to take the place Of the Bayard
bill, fixes the pay Of United States Jur-
ors at $3.50 and provides that all jurors
shall be publicly drawn from box Coz
tainiug the pames of not less than three
placed therein BY the Clerk Of each court
aud . commissioner to be appointed ~
the Judge thereof, which c0mmiesiOner
shall be q citizen residing In the district
in which such court is held, Of good
standing aud Q well-known member u
the principal political party Opposing
that to which the clerk may belong, tns
place one name In said box alternately
until the whole number required shall
be placed therein.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
"Pounded."

U.v v. B. Gregg and lady, Of Bethel
.soai.t sss. Episcopal, called Chester sta
ssnU N Br,ndywine Hundred, was very
..hly surprised on Wednesday even
@ 1"ns the 4th, by the members and
~. I of ssid church. They came till
srs, o.,.onage " was crowded with apleas-
COMPANY, bringing with them large
'.utitie, Of sugar, coffee, tea, rice,
nh soap, -four, butter, eggs, etc.
II Inc pastor was presented with =
!. little sum of money, his lady and
Willie sharing in other presents.
I'M. presentation speech was made by
~ Thomas Montgomery, of Sloan
T. Church, who appeared to be At
M in such business, which was re-
saded to very feelingly by the pastor,
'iue that this was really one of the
mrprises he had ever had, for on
ni],r OCCASIONS there was always some
|iua said or done to indicate such a
Ilberng. The evening passed away
|pidly in pleasant congratulations, eat
cske, drinking lemonade, music,
,ver and the sweet song of praise.
IIs Zimmer presided at the organ.
Rev. Thomas Montgomery also pre-
uied the following: 2
ssv. W. 3. Gregg. Pastor OF the Bethel
NE. Church
iDur Reverend Sir | may this surprise
Wake you and al your family gtad
These loving hearts and sparkling eyes
An come 70 banish all things sad.
BAT Mother Bethel comes to pound
Her Pastor IN = wonderous way:
|Whsn you these papers have unbound
Praise God you will most surely say
iy We who meet this pleasant night
Gather at last around the throne;
No sorrow then shall veil our sight;
But songs Of Joy be heard alone"
June 4, 1873.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
"Honors to HOme," &c.

The Chester Times, of yesterday, pays
the following compliment to our able
Sergeant Of Police Jones, with regard to
the "Blubber" Davis case 4:
"Much credit is due to officers MUIR
ray and Wilson of this city, and Ser
geant Jones, of Wilmington, for their in
defatigable efforts to bring to justice such
a gang Of thieves as those reported in the
Court proceedings of to-day"
The GAZETTE reporter would simply
add that the compliment Is deserved.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
Great Demand for RaiIroad Iron.

PoTTsvILLE, June 4.-Orders for rail-
road iron have multiplied 80 rapidly OF
late that the PhIladelphis and Residing
Coal and Iron Company cannot supply
more than one-third of them. This has
brought about negotiations between w.
e. G. Coke, the company's super1nten-
dant Of the rolling mills, aud Benjamin
Haywood's executors for the large mills
at Palo Alto. To-night the people here
are overjoyed over the reported consum-
nation of a lease, and the prospects are
good tor starting work and emoloyiug
four hundred idle men in a month.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
A Negro Lynched by Negroes.

week, at a negro dance IN farm IN
Kentucky, opposite Mount Vernon, Iud.,
G. orre Payne and jim Sc t, negro .,
quarreled, and Payne shot and killed
Scott, and then escaped. He, however,
remained in the vicinity of Mount Yer
non, his home. Last Saturday mob of
about twenty negroes came over from
Kentucky to arrest hi,u. He fed to Slim
Island, in the Ohio river, several miles
below the city, where he was brought y
bay and shot to death by bis pursuers, his
body being literally riddled with bullets
Mount Vernon is the place where i've
negroes were banged by mob last Oc-
tober. -
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
I.ighsning, Rain a.A HAL,

Tho thunder storm last night, was an
unusually violent one. and was accompa-
MED with heavy fall of both rain and
hail. The fall Of hail IN this city, was
very rapid and continued for about half
an hour. Many Of the stones were ~
large - walnuts aud in me PATS Of
the city window-glassss we're broken.
The glass In hot houses suffered particu
larly.
The thunder was very loud and the
lightning unusually vivid. II did not
strike any place In this city, 90 far -
known, but several places were visited
BY the frisky fluid In the country. OnS
Of these places was the barn of Mr.. Cove
between here and New Castle which va
Get nre TO aud burned down.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
Military Promotion.

At meeting Of Co. A. Dupont Guards
hell last evening. Quar erma.ter, A. D.
Chaytor, was elected First Lieuten-
ant in place Of Walter Burke, resigned. {.
Mr.. Burke, resigned bis posito on ac-
count OF continued illness. The vacan-
cy caused BY the eleva ion OF Mr.. ebay
tor, will be filled by line promotions.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
Invited to Visit salem.

Yesterday, William q. Kiger, former
ly resident ofthis ci y, but now residing
in Salem, N. j., visited this city yester-
day and extended an invitation to the
Water Witch fire company, to participate
in fireman's parade that takes place in
salem on July 4th.
The "Witchy" boys would like very
much to accept the invitation, but owing
to the time, they think 1t their duty to be
on hand in case fires or alarms that
usually occur on that day. The Water
Witch will probably visit Salem during
next month.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
surveying the Christiana.

A Government survey 10 now being
made " the Christiana river, under the
supervision Of Mr.. Thomas Locke OF this
city, United States Governmen ent Inspector
Of Internal Improvements. Tie work
has been going on for some days and 10
being done preparatory to deepening the
stream. An APPROPRIATION for The Della
ware river and it, tributaries was made
1t the first session Of the present congress
and part ofthat applies TO the Christiana
The amount, however, was much smaller
than Was expected, and the work OF
making better channel will not be so
extensive IS the watermen had hoped for
or ~ Ii really needed.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
Not Quite Certain.

The rumor that has been circulated
that Mr.. Edward Tatnall, the engineer,
was returning from Mexico, where he
has been for some time past in regard to
the railroad which certain Wilmington
capitalists were talking Of building, Is
said to be in a measure unfounded, as
he has not fully made up his mind to
coma
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
\. ..'s'ervinE Condom,.,,e

hs ior.l ii'so son.sa. actions Of many persons
~ evening concert o Of the Miliard club'
onnsnt' s' wst excited much unisyorabIs
tofsa to bs "ny al 1t is that persons. who
sa hvoreS ~ gentlemen, S,i. and who have W.
~ their profe,siona, en tickets, cannot bear
No. Themselves ,.s'0n MIN In some degree and
1sut sut of a tictst worthy S of the compli-
ssa.,nor, xes ,n.,s.sy sy preserving a quiet
mo.1 au5sg the performing fanis Of going going
=. S.. abrupt snd,s.s1d. and uns.15L The Kissing Of
S.1y, near N. uaealled uId for departure Of M
sssi medley va. coz commosa close and just a. the be
The daily gazette., 1879-06-06
The Sentence Of Davis.

In our report Of the sentence imposed
ON Blubber Davis, Richard Neal and
Thomas Obenholzer, at Media, Pa, we
were led into an error yesterday through
being misinformed. Tho court report Of
Wednesday, published In yesterdays
Chester Times shows that Davis was
sentenced to nine months in jail. Neal
received q similar sentence aud Oben-
holser was permitted to 60 free, as he
WAs epdeavorinR to reform.