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about thirty or forty, SO far as could
make out, in all. What they were j
could not at first conceive; but present
ly they again came into view, and
could see that they were men, women
and children, Of all ages and sizes, ekat-
ing.
1t was christening Sunday" and
several of the women were carrying
their infants in an ingeniously contriv-
ed basket, without apparently suffering
any inconvenience.
In the far north, indeed, my host in
formed me, the Laps, who are very
skillful skaters, and punctillious In the
discharge of their religious duties, bury
their children In the snow outside the
church while they (the parents) attend
the service. Do not start, reader The
reason is that their cries might disturb
the congregation; and 1t Is far warmer
for them underneath the snow, wrapped
up in "pelt," or skin than thechurch.
A trusty dog is stationed near them to
keep off the wolves, should they be
prowling about in the neighborhood.
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A Good Housewife.

The good housewife, when she is Civ
ing her house its spring rennovating,
should bear in mind that the dear inmates
ofh her house are more precious than
many houses, and that their systems
need cleansingb by purifying the blood,
regulating the stomach and bowels to
prevent and cure the disease arising from
spring malaria and miasma, and she
must know that there is nothing that
will do 1t so perfectly and surely as Hop
Bitters, the purest and best of medicines.
See other column. l2
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A PIucky Woman.
mNHRs. 1sADoRE MIDDLETON,

H MRS. ISAD0RE MIDDLETON,
lVI very beautiful woman, and
one of the acknowledged leaders of fash
ion in Mobile, can certainly boast Of the
possession of as much nerve and true
moral courage as are often vouchsafed
to any of her sex.
g One evening she was in her boudoir
putting away some articles of jewelry,
when she noticed the peculiar position
of library lamp that was burning upon
a chair in the back part of the room had
thrown upon the floor, almost directly at
her feet, the shadow of man who was
crouching under the broad-topped orna-
mental table in the centre of the room.
She also remarked that the open hand
of the shadow had but two fingers, and
remembered that several desperate bur-
glaries had recently been committed in
the neighborhood, supposititiously by a
negro desperate, who was notorious as
having lost two fingers on his right
hand.
"Mr. Middleton was absent from the
city, and, besides herself in the house,
there was but single maid servant.
Instead Of fainting with fear or Shrek
ing for help, the brave lady seated her
self at the very table underneath which
the miscreant was concealed, and rang
for the servant.
Hand me writing materials, Bridg-
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skatIna 10 Churoh 10 NORWAY.

"You will see strange sight, think;
to-day" said my host, as we were pre-
pairing to set out to church, which was
close by. And, indeed 1t was strange
sight.
Far off in the distance could discern
a number of objects moving swiftly
down mountain slope = there were
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-03-25
Pennsylvania r. Il. Time Table,
NEWPORT STATION.

IN Ia w 1Ohl Ol Al lONs
ON and after Monday, June 25th, 1877, Pas.
enger trainswill run as follows:
EAST.
MiffiintOwn Acc. 1872 a. M, daily exceptSunday.
JOhnstown Ex. II. % P. M, daily sunday
Mail,........... 654 P. M, daily exceptSundaA
Atlantic Express, 9.5iP.M., fiag,-daily.
WEST.
WayPass. 9.0S A. NJ, daily,
Mail, ......... 2.43 p. NJ. daily exceptSunday.
Miuiintown Acc 6.55 P. M. dailyexcept Sunday
Pittsburgh Express, LISP. NJ, .,tFlag)-daily,ex ,ex'
cept sunday. ,,
Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, which
Is Is minutes faster than Altoona time, and min.
J.J. BARCLAY, Agent.
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THSTATE NOTICE.-Notice is hereby given
~ that letters Of administration on the estate
of George Shearer, late OF Carroll township,
Perry Co.. Pa, dec d., have been granted to the
undersigned. residing in Carroll township
All persons indebted to said estate are request.
ed 20 make immediate paymest and those hayinp
settlement to -
JN0. G. SHEARER,
Administrator.
CHAs II. SMILEY Attorney.
December "a. 1873.
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DItNCANNON STATION.

onand after Monday, June 18th, 1877, tr aims
willleave Duncannon, as tollows
EASTWARD.
Miffiintown Acc. daily except Sunday at 8.l2A N.
Johnstown Ex. l2.5SP. M, daily except ptsunday.
Mall 7.3O p. M.,................,
!iantic Express TO- 20 P. M, daily (fag)
WESTWARD.
Way Passenger, S.58 A. M, daily
Mail, 200 P. M, ..dailyexcepiSnnday.
Miffiintown Ace. daily except sunday at 6.16P.M.
Pittsburg Ex daily except Sunday (fagl IL SSP. M.
VIM. @. KING Agent.
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THE MANSION HOUSE.
New Bloomfield, Penn'a.,
GEO. F. ENsMIEGRR.

HAVING leased this property and furnished II
public patronage, and assure my friends who TOP
with me that every exerti0n Will be made "a
render their stay PHEASANT.
So careful hostler always In attendance.
April 0, 1878. II
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
A Temperance Lecture.

PATRICK CoNNoR'S BRUTAL CONDUCT.
Patrick Connor,for assaulting his wife
was fined So and required to pay costs
by the Mayor, this morning. Connor
keeps a saloon on Fifth street near the
railroad, and often figures at the police
court. His daughter Maggie, respect
able looking girl, testified that he was
always violent and abusive when under
the influence of liquor, and often abused
her mother, though she could generally
quiet him on such occasions without
much trouble. Last night he was home
in an intoxica ed condition, and drink
ing out of bottle containing rum,wh ch
was on the table. She, lthe wltness,)
took the bottle and hid 1t, and the man
turned on her mother and beat her about
the face. This was not the worst of his
frequent offences, the girl stated that
some time ago, when he wanted liquor
and was refused, he turned upon her
mother, and brute-like, tore large piece
of her foot off with his teeth. During
the giving of this testimony the prisoner,
who was evidently still under the infiu-
ence of drink, adopted the plan Of q
cringing coward, in order to soften his
child's feelings, and in whining tone,
he begged her not to be too hard on him
"No," she answered to this, 'I'm going
to tell the whole truth, and hope you'll
be punished"
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
sught Jv a frog and Kttted

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov %, 1873.
Ma horiiying spectacle OF man i'm
tNued 10 the frog" OF a railway track
Ir Which he vainly endeavored to ex-
Eas himse and shrieked for aid as a
Endiye ialally mangled him WAS wit
nj u Mount Ciair junction. n few
stOm Baltimore, last evening. Ed
haL Paris was uncOuplin' cars OF the
snoe aud ONO Railroad while they
|nh notion, running IN and out be-
n them, when his foot was caught In
tV throwing him between the cars
kaalh the wheels. His arms, legs
Ap were crushed. The tram WAS
sTi Immediately and the dying man
irb Mount Clair station, where he
Fk 10 short time. Coroner Ogle
.n Inquest and The jury rendered n
rsa sacensuriug the practice OF uncoup-
ian while in motion Hs ~ careless one
khoud not be allowed.
m asd been IN the employ OF the com
~ ileen years and was trust worthy
Hs leaves a wife and two children.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
ANllkSe2lle2lt0.

Tonight at the Grand Opera House,
the famous and original Spragues Georgia
Minstrels will give one Of their amusing
performances. This organization has a
splendid reputation, and the entertain
ment will no doubt he one of genuine
merit.
On Tuesday evening next, Mr.. F. s.
Chanfrau will appear in his great special
ty, Exit, the Arkansas Traveller" Mr..
Chanfrau Is one of the acknowledged
artists of the American stage, and his
appearance will prove one of The events
Of the season.
Next Friday evening, Kate Thayer's
Concert Combination will appear for
the first time in this city. This organi-
zation embraces some of the best mnsi-
cal talent OF the country, and the char
acter of the performance and prices of
admission will be found in the advertise
ment in another part of TO- days paper.
RECEPTIONS AND BALLS.
An organization known as "The
Midgets" gave very successful hop in
| the hall of the Phoenix engine house,
last night.
The Warren Club hold their second
annual reception in Prof. Webster's
Dancing Academy on Friday evening
Dec. 10Th.
The Harkins Senate's third grand re-
ception will take place in the same room
on the nisht of January 23d.
The Weccacoe Actives' balls occurs
on the 10th of January next, in the In
stitute Hall. This will, no doubt, be
one of the largest of the season.
On the 30th of January the Reed
Senate give their "second annual" ir
Prof. Cowan's Dancing Academy in the
new Herdman Building, on Fourtl
street, near Market.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
The NesU Railroad from Vest
Chester to Philadelphia.

From the West Chester News.
The Philadelphia and Chester County
Railroad Company row control of suffi'
cient of tha Philadelphia right of way
to go on with the surveys and grading
within the city limits. A contract has
already been executed for the erection of
trestle-b bridging acruss The Baltimore
pike near Angora. The legal barriers
have nearly all been cleared away; the
securities offered to insure the payment
Of damages have been approved; the
company has met with severe opposi-
ton for the possession of the right of
way, especially when 1t came to the Ann
Thomas property, IN the vicinity of Alb
botsford, In West Philadelphia. One by
one these contests have been determined
favorably to the railroad company until
now the projectors see their way clear
to begin upon the line this side of Cobb's
creek. Foundations for the bridging al :
ready mentioned will be laid in a few
days, and the work will be continued
through the winter months and CON-
pleted within the city limits before there
il a resumption in the country sections,
where $4,000 worth of grading has al
ready been done, and this il iudepend-
ent of the purchase ofthe % miles of
right of way betwee West Chester and
| the city limits. A valuable depot lot of
about three acres has also been purchas-
ed in West Chester.
The object of the new road Is to fur
| nish railroad facilities to a belt of coun-
| try fifteen miles wide. embracing some
of the most fertile farm lapds and hand
some building sites in the vicinity OF
Philadelphia. Approaching the city the
now line will run In proximity TO the
present West Chester railroad to and
across the Almshouse meadows, thence
TO Thirtieth street, and along Tbirtieth
street to Chestnut. This will be the
Philadelphia terminus, where large de.
pot will be erected, although the exac1
site for the building has not yet beer
| agreed upon.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
Police Court.

A man from New London, Chester
Co., Pa, pleaded guilty to a charge of
intoxication before the Mayor, last night,
and was as 10 usual in such cases.
Two negroes, Frank Carly and Geo.
Lightfoot, for stopping on the street cor
pers, and refusing to move away, were
next given hearing. As officers Can
non and Mccormick, who testified
against them, could not state that it was
more than the first ofense, they were
discharged.
The notorious Emma Jones, for Great
ing riot at Front and Washington
streets, was fined IS. II don't care
a." she remarked; "I'll 60 to New
Castle and lay 1t out in the cells" She
started for there this morning.
John Ward was fined ST for knocking
Samuel Orr down during dispute oveI
a game of bagatelle.
Isaac Turner, not colored, hut posi-
lively black, charged Charles Dishroom
who is even blacker, with stealing hi.
watch. The charge was not proved ant
Charles was discharged.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
WILMINGTON, DEL. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1879

nication from William Badenkopf re-
monstrating against the proposed re-
movsl Of the slone breaker to Fifth st.
quarry. The dust from the machine
would greatly iDjure the work going on
in his morocco factory, aud would un-
doubleday SO inteif re a. TO compel him
to stop work aud abandon his factory
for that purpose.
N. b. Culbert petitioned for water
pipes on Harrison street between Sew
enth and Eighth streets.
Mr.. McMenamin presented a petition
from George II. Tyndall asking for an
extension Of water pipes Tor 10 new
houses on Sherman street, between Pop
lar and Lombard streets. He moved
that II be referred to the Water Commit
tee with power 10 act.
After good bit Of discussion unfa-
vorable to the motion, and TO the effect
THAI the city had no money TO do such
work in the present financial strait, il
was voted down.
VIM. X. Beatty petitioned to have a
fence Strengthened on the north side of
Conrad street.
Mr.. Paynter p'eserted notice from
A. II. Silver, chairman OF the Levy
Court Building Coiuinitfee, to the Water
Committee, requesting them to vacate
the buildings ut Tenth and Market
streets, before March LIST, 1880. Mr.
Paynier also made a few remarks to the
fleet that some action had to be taken
IN this matter at once, and moved that
the whole thing be referred to the w ater
and Opening St-eets committees; adopt-
cd.
Mr.. Paynter moved that the same
ntst ha Inn faI IN In nj "a
what terms the Delaware Fire Company
held the property at Sixth and King
streets, and also under what terms the
con pahy would vacate, and report the
result to Council in one week; adopted.
Mr.. Nc Menamin presented the assess
m-nts for curbing and paving In various
parts Of the city rs measured and col
lected BY City Auditor Underwood. On
his mott On they were ordered to be en-
I tered on the lien book for collection.
Mr.. Heusted presented and had read
'wo times an ordinance entitled, can
ordi nance tn amend an ordinance en-
titled an ordinance 10 regul 'te the sell
ing of meat on The streets Of Whining
ton" The amendment consists OF The
following words which are added to
| section 1 !: "provided, 1t shall not be
| necessary for any farmer to pay license
when the meat has been killed and is
exposed by the whole or half"
In view of tho remoustrance OF Mr..
Badenkopf against the removal OF the
| stone breaker TO Fifth street quarry,
Mr.. Taylor had the vote accepti & Mr..
| N Murrays bid reconsidered and he matter
| reconIne nded to the committee.
Mr.. McMenamin moved that the City
| Auditor he instructed to assess all unass
sessed sewers In the city.
MIR. Paynter moved to amend by ex-
cepting Staulkup Run sewer.
The motion as originally put was
adopted after a long discussion by the
various members.
The bill of Hugh Patton for $50 was
| allowed.
Couucil then adjourned.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
To be HunO in Public.

Medford Waters, col, now in the Elk
ton, Md, Jail for Ihe murder Of jenkins
Whaley, col, will be hung on Friday
next. The execution will take place on
the Almshouse property, at Cherry Hill,
and will he public. In an open letter
Sheriff Boulden gives the following
reasons for making the execution public
The warrant for his execution. which
has been published, implies that he shall
be executed outside Of the jail. That
settles that point. Many ladies of our
town. including my wife, and all who
i've near the jail have earnestly request
ed that l shall take him away from the
town TO execute him. / find, after rid
inc ali over the county, that at least fonr
out of every five persons are In favor oil
examnle which will prevent. in great
measure, the crime of murder, which
AS become so common an occurrence IL
our county of late.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
DUBLIC SALE
ID or nn.
Real Es tatet
VIII be sold at Public Sale. ON

=
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 18th, lsvo,
On the premises, at two O'Clock D. M. All
the following Real Estate, situated ct tk0
Newark Depot, r., W. & b. Railroad. New
Castle County, Delaware, to wit: t'e7t
No. l, containing two roods aud twenty.
Ave perches OF land, on which there IL q
good office, large scales, railroad track
etc. This property has been used for many
ears as a stand Tor the sale OF coal, grnin.s
lumber and fertilizers, and to ary oiae de-
string to engage In this business 1t II on =
of the best stands in the country, The p
w. & b. Railroad has erected in cOnnec., !,
tion with this stand a grain house caDabia
OF holdl many thousand bushels Whisk
10 used free of charge. " -F'--'
No. adjoins No. l, and contains lyo
on which is q comfortable small honsS
and stable this is good land and VouId
make good truck place. 49, ,
No. adJoins No. 2, and containn tvA
roods and twenty perches of land. uipnS
| which Is four good and comfortable 4 ~
| ling houses, one of which has q good afnrs
stand attached. These dwellings viii ~
sold separately with good gardcns sttash.
ed to each, or as a whole II the purchasay
| desires II,
The above properties are oi5sred for s.,.
| on account OF the feeble health or the MI.
scriber, which causes him to retire nom
business, JOHN ". EVA Ma
Persons Wishing to view ~: sbo1s ~ ANn, ns,,
perties will call on James ii. Rsv = ~ ~
Agents, Newark, Del. Terms al sale.
aee4-w8t, ~
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
The Ephrata Poisoning.

THE SUSPECTED GIRL UNDER ARREST
Julia Huber,of Ephrata, who is charg-
ed with having administered poison to
Mrs. Myer Huber cher stepmother) anc
her infant child. the latter of whom Is
dead, was arrested at Browntown, at the
res dence of her uncle, Thursday, by
Constable Eichholtz, Of Lancaster. She
was brought to town and committed for
a hearing before Alderman Spurrier, on
a day of next week, not yet set.
The prisoner is very nice looking
girl and she is not yet seventeen years OF
age. She acknowledges having purchas-
ed pojson which she said threw into the
stove after hearing the doctor state that
there were indications that the child had
been poisoned. The stomach of the
child has been taken to Philadeldhia by
DR.. Lightner of Ephrata, and an analy-
sis of it will be made.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
Mem Cyfu BNi[di7lQ.

City Council is now called upon to
provide new quarters for the Water and
Surveying Departments, tney having
been warned out of their present quar-
tiers on the Court House lot. 1t is pro-
posed to erect the new building on the
city lot at the southwest cSrner of Sixth
and King streets, taking in the ground
ON which the Delaware engine house
now stands. This ground is owned by
the city, but the engine company owns
the building, and will have to be paid
for it If the new building goes up there.
The matter is now IN the handf of the
Opening Streets and Water Committees,
and an architect will be employed to
draft the plans and prepare specifica-
tons for the proposed new building.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
PersOnaI.

!" GENERAL Grant has bad eyesight.
Nlu. '''"' So"A ~
ySoOld is said to be worth Ss5 900, :
.'a more coming.
n Resident William A. Wheeler Is
way to Washington.
NV rv9ssn Isabella has gone TO M adnd 4
M" % Tue marriage of her son, King
~, Youngest daughter Of Secretary
WYNN WYNN make her debut this season.
ltma al anil Mrs. Grant are To spend
I,s I~v w. with General Beale and his
suaofe will give DR.. Arthur Sulli-
s,,s" e,ana welcome concert at the
''y OF Music, December 10.
Iao,P s Professor of Greek, to take the
|iEs iEs,.ne ,a late Professor J. q. Proctor
at Dartmouth College
"'S'nnlnR of the next term.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
A Christmas Present.

Mr.. George A. Davis, the dealer in
Sunday literature, who holds forth on
Sunday mornings at the southeast cor
ner of Seventh and Market streets, will
offer, as a present, a neat little almanac,
gotten up for him, containing 32 pages
OF nicely printed matter and IA engrav-
tngs to every new subscriber to either
one of the New York or Philadelphia
Sunday papers. The old subscribers
will be remembered also. The Sunday
papers contain all the news up to two
o'clock tomorrow morning. Open all
day Tomorrow,
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
Mrs. AdHltsse Houston.

In the biographical sketch of Mrs.
Adeline Price Houston, wife of Rev. j.
L. Houston, Of Wilmington, read by DR..
Caldwell at her funeral we find the fol-
lowing: "Mrs. Adeline p. Houston,
who departed this life on the 18th in
slant, was the daughter of Benjamin and
Anna Maria Price. She was born at
Stoneton, Kent county, Md, on 1st of
September, 1910. Her childhood was
spent In Kent and Cecil counties. She
was educated in classical schools at Elk
ton and Baltimore, and her grasp of the
various subjects embraced In her course
Of study, enabled her to compete sue
cessfully with the best masculine minds
in those schools. Her associations were
with the most cultured classec and she
was qualified by her own culture, as
we'll rs by the graces of her person, her
conversational talent and social virtue 8
to adorn the best ci.cles OF society"
The Rev. DIR. Stevenson followed in q
very appropriate address characteristic
Of Mrs. Houston's christian experience,
-sOlidIy based, calmly contemplating
death during her sickness, unmOved by
the pangs Of separation, the most abid-
ing trust in God, committing all unto
His hand, and her will lost and swallow
ed up in Gods, and living and dying in
the greatest assurance OF everlasting life.
We regret that We could not obtain q
report Of bis eloquent tribute to her de-
parted worth. DIR. Nixon of the Presby-
terian church concluded with very ap-
prop late and impressive prayer.
Ihe remains covered with flowers
lying in casket Of beautiful simplicity,
with placidily upon her brow and a
natul alness that seemed to deprive death
of its terrors, q harp of flowers at the
head Of the coffin and q sickle at the
foot,-were borne to the Wilmington
cemetery by ministers and inferred in a
beautiful sunny spot, according to her
desire,
The daily gazette., 1879-11-29

party. This certainly ought mot 10 ~
dim cult to do. The division Ofthe party
10 New York grows out Of purely pef@
sonai feeling. There IL no prlnofpfe of
pontcs In the feud between NJ. 4IJdon
ana keily. For that reason any Good
man, not identified with their p6zsonal
Xuarrris, Y recsive the suppoft % -
ns The state BY st least 40, 900 najority.s
Wnen asked who, In his opinion, 0o6n
pest secure to the Democracy the EIoo-
toral votes Of New York and Indiana.
the senator answered :-'sMr. H0ndriohm
undoubtedly" He regarded It = utterly
in 1880. = : - :
The present business prosperity NJ.
voorhees, attributes to Democratic Ieglo.
lation in the passage of the silver Ss6.
Putung stop to the further c0ntractao9
OF tne currency, and other measures In
tended 70 repair the mischief Wrvugbt
Dy republican financial legislation. A.
u ms future financial position, Mr..
xoorhees said :-"I am in favor Of tie
Tree and unlimited coinage Of gold ed
slivel, putting silver on An exact sQuell-
y with gold In that respect. Think tho
next agitation will be on the silvsf qus1-
ton. The National Bank Aasooiation
lntends destroying silver a. money.
Iheir hostility to 1t Is what 10 now keep.
ing IL out of circulation. More than onp
haif OF what has been coined Is lying idlo
In the Treasury. After that will 6o1o
the issue whether the Governmept shall
furnish the people with the paper circu-
iat,on or whether the national bank sys.
tenn shall do SO, at the present enormo0
expense to the tax payers. / am - favor
OF paper circulation, furnished to the
people by the Governments, without tho
intervention of the national banks. SuOh
circulation should be fulllegsltepder
for everything, and sufficient IN amouns
trade"