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The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-04

A picnic under the auspices of the
"B. ii. e." will be given at Rosendale
Park, on Thursday next, which will! be
attended by q number Of the best dan
GERS of this city and Chester. A bird
has been offered as prize for the best
wsltzer, and a lively contest Is anticiPat-
ed. The Master OF Ceremonies is Har-
nv Taylor, Floor Manager Robert Cow
an, and Assistants, John ODonnell,
Peter Matthews and Cliff Gibbons.
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, RriAge Co.,tract.

The Commissioners, on Monday last,
awarded the contract for the erection of
new bridge over branch Of Naaman's
creek, near Buffers mill, in Upper
Chichester, to Alfred Baker, OF Upper
Providence, for the sum of S299. The
other bids were $395, 1915, $439 and
$458 respectively.--Chester Times.
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TIE RBEO BIRD SEASON.

row and 1t Is likely that the marshes will
be full Of gunners all day. Very little
shooting hiss been carried on along the
Christians aud Bra ndy wine SO far this
season. Hunters on the river, however,
have been at 1t for . week in VIOLATION
Of the game-laws. All the club bouses
and shooting boxes alsng the Delaware
river were formally opened on Monday
and hundreds of the little birds will be
slaughtered.
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rHEoLpEsr I'M TERM.

Mr.. Robert H. Taylor, member of
Connoil from the Second Ward. 10 the
Oldest nen,ber in CONSECUTIVE terms In
that BODY. He entered upon his fourth
term Iast evening. Mt. Taylor is very
courteous gentleman, and beyond q
question OF doubt is the best versed
member In that body. The youngest
member in years Is Mr.. Merris Tayior oi
the First Ward. ~ - "e'
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t'r TERRIBLE TRAMps

sE TERRIBLE TRAMps.
u.1 snps :. down dow, the state are getting
|ul ~ ~ !; well as troublesome ana
und.y = '9s 1s. following from yester-
ioeE S.y y morning between one and
3 and n pavid Vs,S Streets, Andrew ].
from uu Edward ssN,. Streets were re-.
BlsnI's.M .Mailsington 4 Camp, when
sttscIsd a, a party of several
Ess esea bs o.i them and tried to arrest,
ssOoyI, selling it by The rein. A
hIss,on horss ,Sn. Of the whip was used
hp iir,Oa mus forced through them.
thtv snss several J shots It the car.
NV. sped down the road
'sll WILL EFFECT A CURE.
iiSs iiSss, gives I've a positive suar.n,.,e !,
lat he c|s;s PSd viii cure ali the d;s.
claims s;,as Y sit It will. The disesse,
in,tsn,,s. !. Will cure and has cured
dis.s.ssS.s ART! are nervous dis disssses s.,s.
indiees,,IIo,l.i liver complaints, dvs
ti.ms msIs,'Sn, suS . chills, CONSTIPATION
Ofics X" Saa under y a positivs ouar a..
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SlREET YEsrERDAr.-The
ke' was more active and prices
aapo'nt, Money was easy at 8
"n' On call. Government and
O0ads were buoyant, while
"'played more activity than
Acnanse was unchanged.
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/" compressed Air Motor for
ATS has three hundred pound
attachment, from which 1t ap-
" carry hot water to warm
would not be 80 impossible
.' nave tried to make the press
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CBy OF FRAUD ia' ,s, 'ra,the
{kuiag and Commercial, u. anu mam' sn'
= ,'l Rspuslican against the Dem
Law Of this city istoo ridiculous
'I,s . reply. The bare fae'' %,
VIZ -. Of the election returns are
.,scjeut to prove the malicious
A. The charges; and we would
.,r # At all If it werenot that peo-
Nd who do not examine tho re-
m,,ht con.true our silence into
Iivjon Of the libel upon the will
4 Democracy. Look at the 70
om the strong wards of the Re
\, where they had the election
md allowed every negro 10 vote
nla be coaxed to 20 forward with
\, Does Hot the vast curtailmen'
i m,jOrilies in some OF tnese
md their utter defeat in others,
bst the people were melting ou'
l the same measure in their owl
bids that they meted out to them
Democratic wards? Why 1t "a
|. for them to cry fraud here
Ihey know they had been cheating
pOcrsis for years out Of the City
lpublican has been harping abou,
y and running under the bloody
y for the past month only 10 dis
yoteu and create q Yazo0 vic
It's own city. Bah! We told i
NO that our majority would bt
10 10 800. We could not then se'
could be otherwise; and j
have been greater had the vote OF
L been increased. We give else
De vote cast by both parties herr
past eight years, and all VIII
examine the table may see tina
Is been no extraordinary increas'
way. They plainly prove all VI
bat The vote Of Tuesday was II
nation Of the extravaganza ol
ubliean Council and an approya
economy of the Democrat
and their reduction of taxation
y Of about 4 per cent. We bea
publicans here in Wilmington
inner stronghold in Delaware, o.
fairly on the Council ticke
J. Carry the news to Maine! !
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require'nents of England
A~eflcan granary must now be
.s' ~ uemands from Italy, where
~ nas been very deficient.
0 saving crews have reached
s.0n' none too soon if ofi.coast
u' are to be relied upon.
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1t is one Of those rare, good remelies
which us0d ooce will be always Kept IN
the house. br. BULBS Baltimore pills
we refer, Price % cents. f'"
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AGOyEKNMENT POSITION.

|. Daniel O'Neil. this morning, received
q letter from r, j.. Bright. .Sergeant-at-
arms of the u. B. Senate, informing him
that he has been appointed watchmain,
on the Capital police force. MT: o'Neii
win enter upon his duties Oct. lst.
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g.ily Sasttt'. %
-, ,,, never said be would .ae
s''ssn, 'sn,.,. t. the election Of Mr.

,,o,,xcIL was reorganized
'a CITY .,,s .SsI State senator Harry
'a''s S.,'' Wv. !. President. An .ppro- pro
'...,s .,s1 '.' r hi. assistance in sst. r .
.. ''s,'' ..,,ed :, making our city tie
.s s..,'" The Council is now %
0s's, s,,.su pemocrsts and six
r. .. Las Las. year there were
e'n', H's,,.,, and nine Republicans, }.
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ADRUNKEN MOTHER.

"A woman. ragged, tunkempt and en-
briated, staggered down Market street
this morning with an almost naked in
fant child In her arms. Near Sixth street
g he was taken into custody by pmcer
Mc1lhenny,) officer Richards took the
child in his arms, and mother In oaoe
were taken into the police station.
TIA woman vino stood by said that she
was neighbor OF the drunken mother,
whose name was Dougherty and who
lived on Lord street. This morning, af-
ter q night of..debauchery, the woman
started out with the in ant. Knowing
she was not III to have the child IN her
possossi On this lady followed her. She
said that Mrs. lDoughertys husband
drank as much as she did. and they
made, ,lnot only their home, but the
neighborhood s)andemonium On Tues
day night Mrs. Dougherty lay stupefied
with drink in the middle of the street
all through that driving storm and until
8 O'Clock in the morning with her babe
In her arms. Last night she had her
child with her and engaged In . free
fight until nearly daylight The child Is
delicate looking and evidently Is almost
dead from want and expos ure. IL Is hke, ,,
" that the woman will be sent to jail
and the child placed IN the Home.
THE OXFORD FAIR.
The time for the annual exhibition of
the Oxford Agricultural Society is rap
idly approaching. The managers met
last week and arranged the schedule of
premiums, which will be published next
week. The premiums on some stock
and articles have been increased; in the
fancy department a number Of articles
per- aiming to the ladies' handiwork have
been added. The exhibition will take
place on the 24th, 25th and Goth of this
month.-Oyord Prose. .-,.,
THE DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION.
A meeting of the City Democratic
Association will be held tomorrow ev-
euing, in the hall of the Friendship En-
gine House, for the purpose Of settling
the affairs OF the city campaign. A full
attendance is requested. ,iaT
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r OsT on MIDLAID-Cs -Csstineass nnn.
IL Der 4I6 for shares Of Do1AWAyo 0A1l.
road stock, in the name OF .uplexl4l
Application Ii about 70 b na1e - -
.I. WILLIAM N. HAUHlU9f0Ms
sep4-fw Harrington, Kent Co., Oo.
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BEING PLASTERED.

The new building that Mr.. Jacob
Herdman is erecting on Fourth stfeet,
near Market, is so far advanced that the
nlasterers are commencing work.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
OsCEOLA, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1s, 1879.

better class of substantial, frugal lrish
ci'izens, who owned small place in a
manufacturing village, where he resided
with his family of grown up sons and
daughters, all permanently employed
and in comfortable circumstances. The
Old man had fine garden on which he
bestowed his leisure hours, in a part of
which was fine lot of cabbages. Il
seems that the boys in the neigh 5orhood
had habit of trespassing on the old
mans garden, until he had determined
on getting rid of them by firing his gun
to frighten them away. One night hear
ing some one in his garden. he took out
his gun and getting behind the hedge,
fired into the garden, as he claims, with
out aim or seeing anyone to aim at hut
the report Of the gun alarmed the neigh
bofs, who on rushing into the garden
found the lifeless body of young clrl
shot through the heart The old m an
when told what he had done was struck
dumb. lie was arrested and sentenced
TO Imprisonment for life. He has now
been here for ten years, and his face has
become as marble; there is no hope;
nothing but the remembrance of that
dreadful night. In Ireland they have q
superstition among the young girls that
whoever in Hollowe'en shall place a
cabbage over the door viii marry the
first youngman that enters the door af.
terwards. And this n was proved was
the errand of the young girl in the old
mans garden. But instead of we'd
ding she found a grave"
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
LIVELY WEDDING.
'"' ceremonies Enliyened by some Inter
esting Insidents.
n 7. Times.

~ !, Zines.
.;aithough the aspect Of affairs i'm cad
allIe Is becoming gradually less harsh
us hulnors are rather rough. and con
aihue 70 SAVIOR strongly Of prnpowder
me Episcopal clergyman who was non
Piusseu, as readers may remember h,
ms BIBLE class, and who fled from m,
imaginary revolver of one of his flock
"a young gentleman well known in
society" in New York., has WELDED
Piace 10 pastor somewhat better adapt.
ed 10 the character of the particular
kihd OF sheep to be found in Ieadyille
Pastures, as the following incident will
SHOW A young woman there was dis.
I covered by her family TO be living in
I iliesltlmate relations with one of the
advanturers of the metallic town. Her
Two brothers waited upon him with re-
'olvers and Informed him that unless
nc married her Immediately they would
Immediately Y empty those utensils into
ms body. Thus allured, he yielded a
coy consent. They applied to the Epis-
copal clergyman to perform the care-
IRONY, to which he consented. The
happy pair were marched into the church
the Two armed brothers attending as a
guard OF honor. During the ceremony.
the happy bridegroom, becoming dis
satisfied with some performance of the
clergyman, fired his revolver at the di-
vine, but as he missed his shot the bull
let only whizzing past the reverend gem
ueman's ear, the latter continued the
discharge of his sacred function until
the twain were one flesh. Thereupon,
IN order that all things might be done in
the best style and according to the old
fashioned rule, he stepped forward and
kissed the bride. AT this the Jealous
bridegroom was wroth and smote him.
Whereupon the Rev. Church militant,
he being a brawny priest of some six
feet in height, sprang over the chancel
railing, and seizing the newly made hus-
band by the back of the neck gave him,
under cover Of the pistols Of the newly
made brothcrs-in-law, such Il dreadful
drubbing that he will remember it as
long as he lives This closed the mar
riage solemnities sympathy with the
natural feelings Of the brothers can not
bind us TO the doubtfulness Of their pro-
cecdings as a guarantee Of the happiness
of their sister. An enforced marriage is
n desperate and perilous remedy for
wrong-perilous chiefly TO the women.
A bad man forced to take a wife at the
mouth of the pistol will surely lead her
a life OF misery. Nor is her respect, nor
even her love for her husband. OF her
chance of quiet family life, likely TO be
much increased by seeing him beaten
before her eyes at the close of the nup-
tial ceremony. Moreover, the gentleman
would seem not to be very much mar
ried after all. Free consent is the sine
gia non of legal marriage, and a mar
riage under duress is as void as a mar
riage procured by fraud. If the recent
decision of the case Of Aspinwall against
Frame is of any authority, this Leadyille
lady aEd gentleman may each walk of
and marry other PARTIES at their pleas
lrp
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
Chilrs Invasion of Peru.

The invasion of Peru by the Chilian
forces is at last accomplished. The point
selected for the landing was Fisagua,
where tina smallest allied force was sta
toned, and at point between the prin-
cipal forces of the allies, which are con-
centrated at Africa and Iquique. On
Sunday, November 2, the Chilian fleet,
composed of sixteen sail in all, appeared
off the port of Pisagua, and at once made
preparations to land. The iron-clads and
corvettes stationed themselves within
pistol shot of the shore, and ii was only
the work of few moments to silence
the weak batteries which the allies held
on the heights behind the town. The
guns of the feet efIectuaily covered the
landing of the troops, and although a
strong resistance is reported to have
been made, and many lives lost, the Bo-
livian troops who garrisoned the town
retired to San Bernardo, about to leagues
from Pisagua, leaving the town in pos
session of the Chilians.
The Chilian forces are estimated at
1900 men, well armed and thoroughly
disciplined, the flower of the Chilian
army. The allies number nearly 5000
of all arms, and if properly handled in
the difficult country back of Iquique,
whittier the Chilians are advancing.they
should beat off the invaders. The Chill
ians, who, at last accounts, had followed
the retiring forces Of the enemy, had
reached Santa Catalina. march OF q
day and a MALI from the position of the
allies. The allies are under the COM
mand of Gen. Buendia, who has seen
some service. The Chilian Commander
in Chief, Gen. Escala, is an experienced
officer
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
| The Government and the Telegraph Com
paniee,

I There is some prospect that the war
will be renewed at the coming session OF
Congress against the Western Union
Telegraph Company in a form not yet
presented. The Jones bill passed at the
last session, in the shape of Buffers
amendment to the army bill, which
opened up competition to all lines along
the railroads and allowed all companies
TO do general telegraphic business, was
a mere bagatelle compared with the pro-
iect now talked of in certain quarters.
This is to place the telegraphic system OF
the country under control of the govern
ment.
The history of the franchise has been
peculiar. In 1889 Congress passed law
making all railroads of the country post
roads. The telegraph was not at that
time factor in government affairs, and
no further legislation in the matter was
taken until 1866. In that year the con-
trovcrsy between the government and
the companies assumed definite shape,
and law was passed granting the COM
panies various privileges on condition
that they should be prepared TO surren-
der their lines whenever the govern
ment chose to purchase after the expira-
ton of five years These privileges
granted comprised the right of way over
government lands, the authority TO cut
timber and take lands for stations; also
the right of way over ali post-roads.
Thus, by this law, and by the law of
1889 making all railroad linespost.roads,
the companies were enabled TO extend
their lines over all the railroads of the
country without expense beyond con-
struction. The United States is the only
country of any consequence that does
not own and operate its own telegraphic
system. All the governments Of Europe
have long been in possession OF the lines
there, and movement is to be made
here in the same direction. In 1872 Mr..
Cresswell, then postmaster-gencral, at
| tempted to censummate this arrange
ment, but il did not succeed. The COM
panies contended that ifthe Government
wished to purchase il must do so on the
basis of profits made by the company,
while the Government claimed that
under the law, it need only pay the cost
| of construction and machinery. 1t made
a difference of millions. What cost the
companies perhaps Sl2,000000 would
command s40,000,000 on basis of good
will, and hence nothing was done. Now
the contest will be renewed. $,
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

BACK yards-The trains Of the ladies'
dresses.
PANrERs are rarely seen on Paris
dresses.
vienna or Peruvian camel's fur Is a
novelty.
Two sizes of buttons are used on most
costumes
A GOOD sealskin sacque, untrimmed,
costs $3.50.
TRAINS are Of various lengths and di-
mensiens.,
THE fashionable feather tuft Is the
Prince OF Wales.
THREE cornercd handkerchief have
the points rounded.
ToLITzA bordering, a rare novelty in
black frosted fur, is again in the market.
SMALL shaded ostrich tips are worn on
colorcd shot velvet and satin bonnets.
FEATHER roses and poppics of dyed
goose feathers are pretty and expensive
novelties.
LARGE hats are worn in the French
provincial towns, but in Paris small hats
are preferred.
APRONS of pale blue or rose colorcd
silk, with painted designs on castcllated
points at the bottom and on square
pocket set diagonally on one side, with
trimmings of pointed Breton or point
d'esprit lace, appears among the novel;
ties of this kind.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
DRUNK IN THE JURY-BOx.
An Extraordinary Scene In . Brooklyn
Court.

When the prison van from Raymond
street Jail ratified up in front of the
Brooklyn Court-nouse yesterday; Martin
Farrell, who, on the day before, had en-
tered the Court OF Sessions as q Juror,
was conducted in by an officer as q pris-
oner. Farrell did not understand his
situation until he was told that, on the
day before, when he was in the Jury
box, he was SO drunk that he could not
deliberate upon O verdict. In the trial
Of Peter Barker for throwing brick that
broke mans jaw II was discovered that
Farrell was asleep. He was nudged by
the juror who sat next to him, was ad-
dressed in loud tone by the Court, was
screamed at by the lawyers in their sum.
ming up, and was shaken by policeman
before he could be aroused. When told
that the Judge wished to speak to tho
he said, In thickened speech: "Whattold
hi does he want?" Then he rclapeed
into stupor and slumbered on to the end
of the case. The Judge charged tho
jury that the condition of one OF their
number might render the case a mis-
trial, and he instructed the foreman that
il, on reaching the jury room, Farrell
was found to be unable to deliberate
upon the testimony, that fact should be
reported, The drunken juror was then
helped out Of his chair, and was almost
bodily carried upstairs. The jury soon
returned, and the foreman reported that
they had been unable to reach ver-
dict because of Farrell's condition.
Judge Moore discharged all the jurors
except Farrell, whom he sent to Ray
mond street jail
Farrell lives at S5 Douglass street, and
is clerk in this city. He felt his dis
grace keenly when he was arraigned be-
fore Judge Moore yesterday: Farrell"
said the Judge, "you appeared in the
jury-box in q gross and beastly state of
intoxication yesterday, and sent you
to the common jail for the night, o. you
were in no condition to offer any excuse
for your disgraceful conduct, or to under
stand any reprimand / might have ad-
ministered to you. You arc now at lib
erty to say anything you may desire in
extcnuation of your conduct"
Farrell pleaded that he was sorry. He
said that at the recess he took something
to drink, and that he never had liquor
affect him the same way before. lie
begged the Court TO overlook the
ofiense.
Judge Moore-Your conduct is mex
cusable. Such an oficnse brings the ad-
ministration of justice into contempt
Since ] have occupied this bench l have
had only one similar case, and ! will
punish you as punished that juror. The
order Of the Court is that you be impris-
oned in the common Jail for five days.
Farrell went away from the presence
of the Judge bctraying more feeling than
many prisoners do who are condemned
to die.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
The Forests of Alaska.

The coast and island forests Of the
/ south end of Alaska wear grayish
I brownish color in the foreground, black
. in the middle ground, and dark blue in
/ the distance. The gray and brown is
derived from the lichcns that depend
from the branches and from MOSES that
grow not only on the boles, but from the
large nest-likc masses on the horizontal
palmatc portions of the main branches
inv or even hundred feet above the
ground. II is only where snow and rock
ayaanches have occurred that a bright
grass-green is seen.
Landing almost anywhere to take a
walk in these woods you have first TO
fight your way through afringe Of bushes
tcdiously intertanglcd-rubus, buckle
berry, dogwood, willow. elder, etc, and
a strange-looking woody plant, about six
feet high, with timber rope-hke stems
and head of broad leaves spread out
horizontally like those of a palm. Doth
stem and leaves are covered with keen
spires. 80 that il is impossible TO grasp 1t
anywhere without getting multitude OF
thorns in the flesh. This is echinopdndr
horrida. popularly known as the Devils
Club, and used by the Indians TO thrash
witchcs-the most truly diabolical
thrashing machine conceivable. 1t is the
only plant that seems out of place here.
II seems, rather from its vine-like lean
ing stems and heads of ample translu-
cent leaves, to belong to the tropics.
Back in the shady deeps of the woods
the ground is covered with "A thick felt
of MOSES, but little roughencd with
bushes of any kind. and not a track will
Won see of bird, beast or man on this
yellow. elastic carpet, not even those of
The deer or bear that inhabit these
woods. for on account of the distractions
offered bv fallen trunks and network
of bulging roots the animals follow the
water ways, leaving the woods virgin.
But when from any cause they are ira
yersed no visible track is left any more
than if they had walked in the air.
From the universal distribution OF the
woods one would be led at first sight to
suppose that Alaska was an old country,
considered with reference to its regener-
alton at the close of the glacial period,
and that il had been long exposed to the
disinteprating action of post-glacial
forces. and had thus been covered with
soil and then planted with trees. But,
on the contrary, Alaska is very young
country, and its forests are mostly set on
solid rock that had but just emerged
from beneath the ice sheet. The exist
ence Of forests on so bare surface is
possi,le only in wet and temperate
climate like this. As soon as the Ice
leaves the rock it's covered with moss
a deep. bossy blanket of 1t, in when the
tree-seeds find lodgment. and grow anu
weave their roots together INTO 500, 80
that one supports the o,her, AM am ,here %
in a. fissured spots. they are enabled to
stand on steep slopes even, without any
s,iI' so;i about their roots, or covering OF any
sort save the damp moss r. c.,tr
mia and these evergreen ISLANDS AN, ana
shores would be iree'ess, snh-'ea'e"
ro~ks