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An Object sf Sympathy.

There Is at present confined in the New
Castle Jail United States prisoner nam
ed James Vance, who Is not only q de-
serving object Of personal sympathy, but
of Executive clemency. Vance was an
invalid before he was convicted (his Of
fense was passing counterfeit money and
his sentence fifteen years imprisonment)
and for several months past his condition
was such as to render him almost COM
pletely helpless, he being able to move
around his cell only for short time each
day. Two weeks ago he unluckily sus-
tained severe fall, since which time he
has been unable to rise from his bed
without help; or to leave it more than a
few minutes each day. He is daily at
tended by the Jail physicians, who are
united In the opinion that unless he is
soon released he will die.
For some time past efforts have been in
progress to secure Vance's release, and q
largely signed petition to this effect has
been sent to the President accompanied by
certificates from the attending physicians
as to the prisoners state of health. This
petition has as yet met with no response,
but the efforts are still being made in the
hope that they will ultimately prove sue
cessful.
In addition to the sympathetic phase Of
this application for pardon, it is also
urged that it is an expensive luxury to
keep Vance in prison. He has to be pro-
vided with attendance and medicine,
milk and beef tea, and also has to have
his clothes washed, being too weak to
perform this labor himself, and all at the
Governments expense. This argument,
coupled with his precarious condition of
health, will 1t is hoped by many people,
secure his release.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-29
FIRST EDITION.
QUE IRON TRADE
why Pennsylvania Has u Import
Iron Orc from spain.


Iron Orc from spain.
Additional announcement as to the
improved condition Of business may be
derived from glance at the trade in for
eign iron. Not that even now 1t Is what
II might be were the country back in Its
old career Of prosperity, but the brisk
stir 1t has been creating for many months
may legitimately be classei among the
straws which, floating from one and an
other unexpected quarter, show that the
wind Of traffic is once more blowing
favorably. Three steamers, the Silu-
rian, Capt. Collins the Burswell, Capt.
Wallace, and the Black Watch, capt.
McPhersOn, are now in port unloading
cArgoes Of iron. TO the uniformed,
importing iron into Pennsylvania may
seem like carrying coal to Newcastle;
but this iron Is of peculiarquality, ,and
possesses certain virtues that are not to
be found in American mines; as may
be inferred from the fact that it is i'm
ported at seven shillings ton, freight
age not in pigs, but In the ore, just as
1t 10 taken from the earth. An inquiry
whether 1t might not pay better to bring
over the pure metal was answered with a
smile of compassion for the benighted
ignorance that could entertain so mon
strous q proposition; and the questioner
was considerably enlightened on the
purity characteristic of the product of
the Spanish mines; for this iron comes
from ports on the coast Of that ancient
kingdom, much Of 1t being shipped at
Porman, . place hitherto but little
known, six miles east of Carthagena.
Thither, from mines worked very much
in the primitive style popular in the
time Of the Romans, the ore is brought
down on the backs Of dOnkeys, or float
ed in barges, which also serve as stand
ards of measurement, the amount Of
iron shipped being estimated by the
depth to which the loaded barge sinks in
the water. Another method of calcula-
ton consists of bucket. This utensil,
containing, or being supposed to contain,
when filled to certain depth, an exact
ly ascertained quantity, the Spanish
miners primitive arithmetic informs
him how much he Is to put down on the
invoice, rude system Of estimates
which occasionally results in discrep-
ancy Of good many tons in cargo, but
as the mistake Is quite as often against
himself as in his own favor, the Span
iard's defective mathematics at least de-
monstrates his honesty. The firm of L..
NJ. Mather Il Co., to whom this iron is
consigned, have at present nearly mo-
nopoly of the trade, with offices in this
city, New York, and Baltimore, for an
swering the demand all along the north
ern Atlantic coast for the material used
in making particular kind Of steel, to
which the foreign iron alone is adapted.
Pres.
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A steam wedding.
NarraR apgett HorA d.

Last Wednesday morning the eastward
bound train drew up to the little station
of Richmond, on the Stonington Railroad
and man of some seventy winters and
a maiden of some twenty-five summers
stepped to the platform. Rev. Mr.. -
was in waiting with his carriage to take
the couple to his residence where the
ceremony was to be performed which
should make them man and wife. But
instead of the youthful pair entering the
carriage the bridegroom-expectant hur-
riedly inquired when the next westward
bound train was due. On being told that
only five minutes would elapse before
that important event, he calculated, 81
am In hurry! We must return by the
next train! It's going to rain! We must
be marriedw They entered the humble
waiting room of the depot, there to take
upon themselves the bonds that none but
God can put asunder. Time sped on
The hands of the clock moved slowly,
but they moved exceeding sure. Consid-
cradle of the limited lime was consumed
in filling out the certificate, &C., until the
station agent suggested that the time
was "Only two minutes now." Just then
the westward bound train rounded the
curve, approaching the station just as
il there never were such things in all the
world as weddings and perplexed youths
and maidens. But the reverend servant
of Hymen was equal to the occasion and
brought the affair to a speedy crisis as
follows:
"Join hands. You take this man to be
your husband?"
eyes"
"You take this woman to be your
wife ?"
ayes"
81 pronounce you man and wife !"
Some silver dollars jingled merrily and
the conductor called "All aboardw The
train left the station and with 1t the
hapDy Dair.
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Special Notice.

Mr.. M. l.. Lichtenstein, calls the at
tention of the ladies in an ,ther column
to his fine aud carefully selected stock of
ladies suits comprising silk casmere,
alpaca, linen lawn and chintz suits,
which he is selling from $25 up. DE also
offers two hundred and fifty ladies wrap
pers, ranging in price from 65 cents up.
Ills stock Of ribbons comprising every
color and quality that can be found In
the market, is the largest that can be
found in this city. The black silks that
he offers are exceedingly fine, and the
ladies should call and examine them.
His stock is very large, of excellent quail
ity aud should be examined by the ladies,
and at er an examination they CANNOT
fail to purchase.
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The Rich California Banker.

when 1t became known that one ofthe
richest California bankers had l-ft the
Pacific Coast and transferred his base of
operations to the New York Stock Ex-
change. all the shrewd finAnciers watch
ed his course with keen interest to see
how he would succeed. The result has
emphaticaly proved the wealthy bank
er's sagacity. Besides having . much
wider and more promising field 10 oper-
ate in, he is known to have been in
several stock combinations that paid
immense profits. By tho combustion
method OF operating In stocks Msssrs.
Lawrence e Co., bankers N. T., unite
orders Of Thousands Of custo msrs. In
different sums, into one vast capital. and
operate them - . mighty whole, divid-
ing profits pro rata among shareholders
every 50 days. Capital In any amount
from SO TO s100, 900 can be used with
great success IN these pools. S25 would
pay 500 profit $500 would make "a, 900
or 10 per cent. ON the stock during the
month. Messrs. Lawrence b Co.'s new
circular (,nailed frse) gives 1.-TWO uner-
ring rules for success" and full particu-
lars, 30 that any oIe can operate In
atocks, and mako money. Stocks and
bonds wanted. Government bonds sup
piled. Apply to Lawrence 3 Co., ban <
ers, 81 Exchange Place N. Y.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-29
Strange Tsnasity Of Life.

An old fisherman remarked to GA
EHTTR reporter, yesterday, as the latter
stood upon the wharf ar New Castle,
Watching another hshermen dissect Z
goOd-sizSd sturgeon, that the "beast"
would still live after all Its internal Or
gans were entirely removed. This state
ment was received with liberal grain
Of allowance BY the reporter, who Is not
conversant with piscatOrial pecullarities,
and was Of the opinion that tho fish had
already given Its last gasp. But the old
fshermsn's assertion was soon verified,
for - the last remnant Of the entrails
were being scraped out, the fish reused
up, canvukively tapped Its tail for sew
eral seconds and then subsidized In stu.
por that soon resulted in death. Such .
sight. the fishermen say, Is not ut all rare,
- sturgeon is never declared positively
to be dead until its head Is chopped of
The entraiIs of the above sturgeon were
taken out BY its captor and placed In .
keg, which was Afterwards "set for eels."
The body was taken BY Conductor Thos.
Hawkins, who sent 1t to Philadelphia a
present to friend in that city, to
whom he had promised to send 80 large
fish,"
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Ths Negro Ex0dus.
From the Times.

From the Times.
Ex-senator Alcorn, of Mississippi, has
been giving his views on the negro exo-
dus, which are entitled TO weight not On
ly because he is one Of the most sensible
men in his State, but also because he
speaks with the knowledge of an en-
ployer who has from one hundred and
forty to one hundred and fifty colOred
families on his plantations: He attrib-
utes the hegira to the politicians, who
have seized upon "the present unwise
agitation in Congress" 10 rob the South
Of its labor. The plantation negro is 90
volatile, impressive, emotional creature, I"
whose fears are easily excited, and who
has been made to feel that his race repre-
present coos chosen people, the children
Of Israel, who must fee to modern Ca
naan from the wicked Southern Egyp-
tians who are trying TO re-enslave them.
As for the negro's real condition, the ex-
Senator declares that in no country with
In his knowledge does unskilled labor
command higher prices than in the Mis-
sissippi delta. His own employees live
plentifully, and would soon leave him If
they DIDN'T, for the labor is scarce and
the competition among planters SO great
as to induce extravaganza and often idle
ners among their tenants. The simple
fact is that frugal and industrious people
thrive in Mississippi, while the improvi-
dent or idle fare Is such classes do else
where. So far As treatment by the
whites Is concerned, elections aside, the
negro has little to complain of; he is apt
to get into trouble If he goes to to the
polls, but on the plantations, in the fami-
ly, before the courts, Mr.. Alcorn doubts
If the negro can find more tender and
sympathizing whites. The chief lesson
which the ex-senator expects the negro
to learn from going to Kansas is that in
the battle of life he is under that inexora-
white mans law Of "every man for him
self"
The daily gazette., 1879-05-29
Federal Interference in Rhcde IL.
land.

WARRINGTON, May N.-In the Senate
tJ-day Mr.. N cDonald presented q mo
mortal Of j. B. Green accompanied by
petition OF about three hundred ex-sol-
diers and sailors. requesting action by
Congress to secure the Observance by
the President of sectioa rs l ,754 and 1,75S
of the revised statutes in relation TO the
appointment of wounded soldiers and
sailors to civil office. The petitions seta
forth t hat these sections have been vio-
lated, especially in tho removal Of the
late Collector OF Customs at Providence
and the appointment Of a civilian, who
is q friend of Senator Anthony, to sue
ceed him; and further all-gs undue inter
fsrepce by Federal officers In the Rhode
Island elections. Mr.. Edmunds wished
the subject postponed until MIR. Anthony
should be present. Mr.. Burnside said
that Senator Anthony know nothing Of
the appointment of his colleague until.it
was made. The petition went over.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-29
A Free Fracas.

The four young men, who were.ar.s
ted on Tuesday night for fighting at the
Delaware House stables,at the 1nseemIy
hour OF O'Clock in the morning, where
given hearing, last evening, before the
mayor. 1t appeared from the eyidsnce
to have been free fight in which thres
OF them took an active part. One of
them, Phillip Dougherty, was discb ,roed
and the others we've ch fint d So and red
quired to pay costs.
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No More CertlAcates.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The follow
ing was issued by the Treasury Depart
ment to-day: -.
After to-day no more certificates will
be sold by the Treasurer of the United
States over his counter, nor will any
be furnished by him to public officers
for sale in this city or Boston, New
York, Philadelphia or Baltimore. The
Secretary desires that the remainder OF
the certificates unsold be distributed as
practicable among Postmasters bonded
for their sale at places other than those
above mentioned.
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COngress Yossar.,.

Inc oenate yesterday discussed tba
property qualification Of the Rhode Island
Election law and passed the Subsidiarv
Silver bill. The House was unable to
transact any business of interest becsnss
OF the psrssten. refusal of the RapubIi.
cans to vote. Some measures relating to
tho ID, D,strict of Columbia were, however
passed.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-29

6d di-,-rp iau close an estate will be
n,oI',a W uiie iarm of 2iU acres, high.
bsics. c SOIL, easy OF access 10
fel, sn,. ,onur,heS ana markets. Well
|, gooJ hn'i'i UT, gram or grazing
psr, I eu, ou,'ialngs and well fenced.
Nj p, IL. VANDEGRIFT,
|S S,t S,t,' Pleasant. New Castle, Co.
Delaware,
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Imporsans 70 Naothers.

only thing that m0thers can rely upon fer
their children. II corrects acidity Of the
sfOuach. cures wind collie, res uiates The
bowels and gives rest, health and comfort,
TO mother and child. During the process
Of teething its value 10 incalculable It
softens the gums, reduces indam nation
and allays all pain, thereby giving rest -
The chtld and comfort - he MOTHER
The daily gazette., 1879-05-29

I, 1nLh ~, "A hlgh y improv' q farm
~, es,in White Clay Creek hun
,n, , enclosed In OSag Hedge. d.
IN np ~, NE heidS. Large apple or
~ iuii bearing. Public school ad
Iauh, w l';fin. Buildings-Large Man
yuo.e |sII nn reliant House, Barn, q ranary
la ~ ef buildings nee ssary on Il
is'ln' miles from station Oh
1 f,,n ~ ~ II. Centrally local ed.
"''H " wilmington. Apply TO
ka, Ia. mo, W. WHlTEM AN,
'u r.a'ale as't, 2 ". Fourth stree
I Wilmington, De-.
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No one can develop the grace Of meek
ness by listening to crying baoy. Stop
its fretfulness by curing the collie with
DR.. Bulls baby syrup
The daily gazette., 1879-05-29

1t frequently happens that sevare ,.in
is very greatly relieved no thnr,nah
purgation.. Use DIR. Buns Bai,,mor.
pills for this purpose, "'''''
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To Bo n umg.

The coming Spring, 10000 pieces q
wall paper and 1900 pairs of win
dow shades, all from the reliable
Wall Paper House Of J. X. Holt, 223
Market street. Mr.. Holt is selling 15c.
paper for 12Ac., 12Ac. for 1Oc.; 1Oc. for
&c., and &c. for &c. per piece. These
goods are of the very best make, and
Guaranteed at full length. Mr.. HOlL
will sell you enough paper and border
to paper a room II #. BY l2 #. for the
small sum of Is cents. So, you see, pa
pering is cheaper than vhitewashing.--
The spring designs are stylish and beau J.
tiful. Good oil shading 1Sc. per yard.
Window shades and fixtures, hung CON-
plete, $l.75 per pair. Gilt papers and
Dadc work 80 per cent lower II ~ ever.
Give us . call and be convened tnN tho
above 10 no hulnbugging advertisement,
but facts. JOHN r. HOLT, 223 Market
street. teD1i-0ti'
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The CharnDion SAT-

Reno Gazette March 9Th,
AGazeite reporter has been ,pendinR
the day In inspecting the safes rescued
from the ruins and In gathering notes a.
TO their cOnd ,tion. The RESULT OF The in
vestigation proves beyend all doubt that
the Hall safe, manufactured In Cincinna-
u, Ohio is the most reliable safe repre-
scented. There were safes from half q dox
en- d. fferent manufactures IN in the fre, ana
lneir contents were In all stages between
IA scorch and utter ruin. Some had TO be
blown open, Others cut To pieces with
chisels; some were a mass OF broken plas-
ter and warped plates. Others seemed
sound on the outside, while within tn ere
was nothing saved. Some lost knobs.
others had the com binatisn com mplstely
upset. In every case the Halls safe open
ed without hammer or chisel, and the
contents were wholly untouched. The
County Treasurer's safe Hall's) lay In a
m IN Of com bustibles upon which stream
OF burning oil was running for eighteen
bouIs, ard a. soon as II cooled OF Mr.
Boyd opened IL without the least heaita
ton, and the contents were as good As
new Morris Ash had q little Hall safe
VIII ch was in the hottest OF the two pre-
vious big fl es, and all day Sunday lay In
the blaze and Goals of his saloon heated
up 10 seven times the regulation Hebrew
children furnece pitch, by burning brandy
and whisky, and when II was opened yes
terday afternoon. he found his money
papers and books hardly discoiOred.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-29

THE administration seems at last 10
have come to the conclusion that it can
not afford to allow Judge Taft to be
nominated for Governor of Ohio. Taft
does not boom for Sherman he 10 a
Grant man.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-29

klory br;cs IAN elegantly located threa
Jed and nn na IN 'mplete order. newiv
examinooa ooapered, No. s24 West III cayI,
b Term oeiore ynu purchase elsa
>siO. .eml,, easy Apply 10 ~
NJ. VI. chilli
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TElEGRAMS RECEIVED
by THE
Hall Safe & Lock Companv

RENO, March 8, 1879.
Your larfe Fire and Burglar Proof safe
was opened this morning, the Bolts and
Locks working in.rerfect order. Contents
wholly unharmed.
ID. A. BENDER a Co., Bankers.
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See Lse~l Nstt~ h 1NFA Fave.
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vIiLROADs.

-. WILMINGTON q
.4RlsSSoiRE Rail a. Is, HSHD' KS. ,.,,,v,
and Intermediate s1at'1DS' 81 : %
sl,Hslss 20 sus a. m, $780, '"'
,v,rress) Q. 90, a:5o,aa a m. a ~
slphs,a. s.,, IEipsa YORK, ! 81. I 90, 800 Ill.,
81, .,!s ;; M mIin.ermedia'e s'A''sn''
-, %, Line, 1903, a m; m; saa
bore ana wasssninylon,l ~ ,lzoi' 2i'' ''''
iSi, So, ?; ~ @i Division, leave for;
70, ,,,s' e' s.i5, a. IN. l.oa,. ~ " Etations,
ss,%' ue and and lntermeu's'e "
"ii.% o. n" fI;a"legRms'lla,e r nt. stations ''i'
M: :snAYrRAIrs. ,,.
. susSAI sd Intern ediate stations
s'pSc pyoc. 6.3e, p. M vors 2.0s a. m :,
IDnls and New 'o''' ~
J. and washington, '2o'' z 'O
b. ,,ormatlon passengers are q !,
hlher ,",v lime tables posted a. 'he
auuerintendent.
,,.pr WESTERN RAlLhpAip
WAkE ours " ON and after FEB.
snge Tt.'ns o, viii run as follow ,s
I,T,lmInsioa, T,n,n, I.l5 IA. m 1890 a. m
y m. ~ uaa m. u ~ noon.
aSc,ov, avon,v y 5oa III, | 50 ~:
S,Ps. Ps"I'"sSs' i'sss ro"ef0s 1910 a M
& ~ leave Avondale, Il u noon'
n. ~, wilmington soo .os g. mt MI no p
sop ILL., superintendent.
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RENO, March 3, 1879.
Our Halls Safe was In a Ire OF Burning
Oil for Eighteen Hours the hottest nre
ever saw. Safe Opc led readily and con.
tents In splendid order. y. r. BOYD.
County Treasurer.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-29

RENO, March 8, 1879.
Your No. 18 Safe, belonging 10 me, has
Just been opened and Its contents are In
perfect shape. Safe opened without any
trouble as soon as cooled.
DAVID MCFARLAND.
Fee MS bettr re buying safes OF second
hand dealers. We will make It decidedly
TO your al vantage.
Halls Safes and Locks are the Best In the
World!
HALLS SAFE AND LOCK CO.,
Cincinnati, New y Ork Chicago, San Fran
cisco, Louisville and 81 Louis.
Sample Safes In store and informant IN
furnished bv the Agents for Delaware and
Maryland,
FLINN JACKSON,
219 Market street,
Wilmington, Del
mer24-6mOs
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SoId h,N''~, Lots and Farms
'"' oounght or exci,n',y."s
Clar, j. T.. HEAID.
s'B,2I u 80 "se building.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-29

A DULL SESSION YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON-THE NOTE CASE ARGUED
ACTION OF THE COURT IN RELA-
TIoN TO THE DEATH OF EX-CHAN-
CELLOR BATES.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-29
CHICAGO GRAM AND pnoprcE.

CHICAGO, August 2S, 10 M-Corn--
September, 324@24; October, $50
1915. Pork-scptember @1411s; October
IS OK. Oats--Scptember, q q; October,
2?4 q 2233 Wheat--September, S74;
October, S725.
CHICAGO, August 23, II Il, m,-
Wheat-September, 81; October, s7l6
Pork-Scptcmbcr, s. 90; October s. 25.
0ats-Septembcr 90; October, ?995. Corn
September 3935@321l; October, 331S.
CHICAGO, August 9s, 10 M,-Pork -
September s. OK; October, s. O5. Oats
September, 2?l5; October, 20. Wheat
September, ST.! October, s12s. Corn
September, 321a October, 39l..
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-29
YELLOW FEVER.
THIRTY-FOUR NEW CASES AND
NINE DEATHS AT MEMPHIS.

TWO MORE NEW CASES OFFICIALLY REPORTED
II NEW ORLEANS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 2'.-Thc weather
continues clear with temperature gong
up to summer heat again. Hot weather
is dreaded as it is feared it will cause an
increase in the ravages of the plague
However well founded such fears may be
to-day's reports do not so indicate. The
official reports show twenty-five new cases
of which ten are whites.
The Memphis branch Of the national
board oihealth received an accession to-day,
Dr. J. W. Ross of the United States army
arrived here from Washington as an auXl-
iary to Or. II. ". Mitchell.
The acclimated or ycllow.fever- proof elc-
ment are becoming victims to attacks of
ague, which is now prevailing, There have
been no serious attacks, the first symptoms
being, thus far, easily checked with few
quinine capsules. Some argue that tins is the
result of too much watermelon, INDUCED in
under the impression that this berry is a
good preventive of yellow fever.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-29
NEW SERIES-.-NO. Sc.

President and John c. Calhoun Vice Presi-
dent. In 1928 Andrew Jackson was elected
President, and Mr.. Calhoun was reelected
Vice President. In 1882 Gen. Jackson was
rejected President and Martin Van Buren,
was chosen Vice President Here we stop
and ask the reader to ponder over these
names-some of them among the most il
lustrious in our history. Itdoes seem to us
that an office sought by John Adams,
Thomas Jefferson, George Clinton Ebridgc
Gerry, DANIEL d. Tompkins, John C. Cal
houn and Martin Van Buren, is hardy be-
meath the acceptance Of any man now in
public or private life.