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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13
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Excellent wash for the face Water
A fare proposition Tickets
please
Some tramps sre good singers until
they strike chord-of wood.
The fellow who rang the bell Tor n
false alarm OF fire tolled a lie.
1--WE IL let the subject DROP ms the
grave, robbers said wnen' the ponce
chased them.
Ar Illiusis steam corn shelter Turns
ont Just half a bushel of buttons, bones
and cloth when a boy falls into the
hopper.
The foundation for the meanest man
H. laid when he is q small boy and turns
the ;worm>hele in an apple for his com
p.nioa to, bite afrom.
There is a young lady in this city
who goes by the name OF Earthquake
among the boys, because she has shaken
30 many of them.
A student inquiring for Prometheus
Unbound, Sat a certain bookstore re-
GENTLY. was informed that they only
kspt the bound copies.
Beware of prejudices; they are like
rats. and mems minds are like traps.
Prejudice creeps in easily, but 1t Is
doubtful if they ever get out.
Thompson says you may talk of your
water cures, your movement cures and
YOUR blue-glass cures: but there is
nothing like the sinecure, after all.
Pint q new pair of trousers on q boy,
and in fifteen minutes he will have
them stuffed in his boot tops to cover
the holes in the knees of his breeches.
1t was a loving but %jocular husband
who. when his wife asked him what she
was going to have in her stocking. re-
piled, "You are just the sweetest thing
l care to see in it"
Old lady to taxidermist: "You can
see for yourself, man; you only stuffed
my poor parrot in the summer, and
here's his feathers tumbling out before
your eyes" Taxidermist: "Lor bless
ct. IN, that's the triumph of our art.
We stuff EN- that natural that they
mouths IN their proper season"
Luckiest man I ever knew everything
succeeds with him. He had only to say
what he wanted and he got it.. Why,
oonfound it, 1 was walking with him
one day-the very last day of his life
and he said to me: "When L die l
want to die SUDDENLY" Got run over
that very night, by a donkey!-ever see
such luck?
They begged him to play a little.
He seemed to feel bashful at first, but
after a while began to paw the worries
vigorously. "What power!' said a
listener, to the owner of the piano.
Yes" exclaimed the latter, in alarm,
"he seemed to have considerable mus
Gle; but he ought to know that this
isn't a gymnasium"
If you have no money to give the
needy wretch who begs your aims, you
ut least have sympathy; you can give
him a kind. word and q gentle smile.
If he asks you for ten cents to buy
bread smile kindly on HIM, n tell hlm
YOU haven't a cent; but you can direct
him to a good, respectable hotel, where
he can get good, plain board and q pleas
ant room for 81 a week.
Anna C. Bracket asks in Harper's,
"Why must We, then be sad, when ma
ture is SO glad?" Won tell you, Anua.
It is because those hated Smith girls
wear the handsomest bonnets, and
spend the summer at S~aratoga-and
the price of billiards and ouera tickets
remains at war prices. To be sure
much sadness has been relieved recently
by the reduction of beer to three cents
a glass, but We all don't drink beer.
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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13
What's one Bullet to a Basketful!

What's one Bullet to a Basketfulf
An incident occurred in the battle
of Franklin which l have never seen III
print. The ~sanguinary battle was at
it's height, and now and then there was
a soldier who would not face the music,
and, holding to the idea that distance
lends enchantment," on all such oc-
css,ons would exhibit his faith IN the
idea by taking "leg-bail' for the rear.
These cases were getting too numerous
towards the close of the battle, and
Col. b, A. A. G. Of our brigade,
wa sent back t%o.rear to intercept those
seeking for safety and return them to
their respective posts of duty.
Col. B. said he hailed q fell
low who was making tracks for some
place of safety with all the energy OF
despair.
"Halt, l say, and return to your com
mandl
The flying son OF. Mars, took no no'
tice Of the command.
"Halt! I say, and go back to your
poet!"
The soldier paid no attention to him.
The Colonel now became exasperated
and yelled out:
eff you don't turn and go back to
your command l viii shoot you, sir!'
Without pausing in his fight soldier
yelled back at him:
"Shoot and be d-n! What's II
bullet to q basketful?
Col. B let him go. and after
the battle told the incident as a good
jokes
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13

Crescent City Sugar Refnery,l
New leans, Jan. 2S, 1879.
Mr.. Hugh W. Montgomery, Agent Messrs John
d. Moore Il Co. 26., 2G2 and 1853 Broadway,
New York, for Vigier's Improved French Pro
cess for D,slncrusting:
Dear Sir-I have tried the disincrustant you
are the agent for thoroughly. We have been
usipg it for several weeks. ! did this as a per
sonal fav or to you, for / generally dislike MAX
ing experiments. | can only say that / am glad
| have given the disipcI Instant II trial for IL has
turned out by far the best thing of it, kind that
| have ever used. 1t comes up to all ut cl inns
on its printed circular, and in future | shall re-
commend Measrs A. Thomson d CO., to use 1t
exclusively in their boilers over ami in prefer
ence to any other process for DISTINGUISHING
steam boilers,
Iremain, very respectfully,
JAMES T.. KING,
Engineer Crescent CITY Sugar Refinery,
We endorse the above.
A. THOMSON Il Co.,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-13

Leeds Foundry,
New Orleans, Feb. 3, 1879.
Mr. Hugh W. Montgomery, New. Orleans, La.
Agent for Vigier's Improved French Process
for DISTINGUISHING Steam b Hers:
Dear Sir-After having used the Vigier Pro-
cess for some months, and gwen it a fair and
full trial we can state that it has produced. the
most satisfactory results on our boilers by re-
moving in"rustations and effectualIy pre- renting
the formations Of .he same.
We cordially recommend 1t to those using boil
ers. ARCHIBALD MlFCHELL.
Superintendent Leeds's Foundry.
HENRY kENNXSON,
Chief Foreman.
LEEDS K CO.,
PIoprleto.s Leeds Foundry.
Discount to tae trade. send for Circulars TO
Hugh W Monip omerJ: lt9 Common street New
orleans, Sole Agent for the southwest.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
Last EyenlDg'a Trials.

The principal case last evening was
upon the charge against Jack O'Harra
and Joseph McKeown and John Kerns,
for assaulting Benjamin Conner, q car
ter. The evidence went to show that
while Conner was getting horse shod
at Brooks blacksmith shop, on Fifth
street between King and French streets,
he was attacked by O'Harra who said
thatC Conner was the means Of having him
sent to Jail, Conner picked up ham,
mer whereupon O'Harra ran and Con-
ner threw the hammer the tool striking
him in the back. O'Harra returned
and again began the assault. Conner
struck his assailant knocking him down
and severely thrashing him. The
others were with Jack and aided him
in the assault. O'Harra and McKeown
were fined $5 and costs and the others
were discharged.
A gentleman was arrraigned on the
charge Of using abusive and threat
ening language towards the husband OF
a lady whom he had addressed in the
street mistaking her for his aunt. II
appears that he was only expressing
his indignation at the charge of ungent
lemanly conduct brought against him
by the lady's husband. He was fined
81 and cost.
A minor case of abuse was heard in
which a fine of SO and costs was impos.
ed.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
Found Drowned,

Yesterday word came to the Office Of
George W. Jackson this city authoriz-
ing him to offer reward for the recov,
cry of q four-year-old son Of Edward
Trainor who was supposed to have
wandered away from his home at
Trainor's station near Linwood. The
child was found drowned in the dam
where he had gone to play. 1t seems
that on Sunday the boys parents we're
at Atlantic City and that on his father
coming home he could not find his
child. The nurse had gone up stairs
to put the other children to bed and
had left Eddie the missing child on the
lawn at his play. When she came
down he was gone. Search was made
but II was unvailing. When this was
told the father he was much excited.
A number Of men, employees Of the
firm, dragged the stream close by the
premises. The race was run dry and
dragged. 1t is thought the boy had
gone down to the race and accidentally
had fallen in the stream. 1t was late
yesterday when the body was discover
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
Powder MIL Explosion.

PorrsvILLs, Aug. 25.-This morning
st seven O'Clock, just as the Tunnel
Powder Mill, operated by H. A. Weldy
4 Co., started to work, twenty kegs Of
powder exploded, instantly killing
James Neifrrt, the foreman and a little
girl named Lane. Another girl named
Maze, living in the vicinity, was 80 bad
ly injured that her recovery is not ex-
pected. The mill is situated on the
Little Sckuylkill river, above Tamaqua
on the Mahanoy branch Of the Phila-
dslphia and Reading Road. 1t was a
stone building, with the roof set slight
ly on, so a. to offer no resistance in
case Of An explosion.
Notwithstanding this precaution the
shock was SO terrible as to completely
demolish the building and raze the
walls to the ground. The cause Of the
explosion is mystery and will remain
so, as Neifert was the only man in the
building at ths time. Miss Maze, who
is the daughter Of Daniel Maze, resid-
ing near the mill, had Just been sent
for q pitcher Of water and was accom-.
panied by Miss Lane, who was visiting
at her house. They were passing
through the mill on their way to the
spring when the explosion occurred.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
The Yellow Fever.

MEMPHIS, Aug 25.-Thirty-four cases
in all of yellow fever were reported to
the Board of Health to-day, 20 white
and IA colored. There were 3 deaths,
among the latter DR.. r. +. Richardson
and A. C. Hepburn. The fever has APP
parrntly taken fresh start, especial y
in the northern portion of the city and
in Chelsea. No additional deaths
have been reported since noon. Es-
quir- Hoegie and family are down
with fever mile south of Camp Marks,
Dave Cockre,l is also prostrated with
the disease five miles east Of the city on
the Poplar street Boulevard. DR.. 6.
Bradford has been sent to Whites Sta
ton, Tennessee, to isolate the case of a
negro sick with fever at that point. The
Thermometer to day ranged from 63 to
GS.
The Teutonic Relief Association, rep.
res-nting the German Societies of Mem
phis, has appealed to their countrymen
for help.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
Unwise Military Restraints.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25,-The authori-
ties at the War Department say that
the outcome of the San Francisco diff
fculties may furnish disastrous ex-
ample of the workings Of the posse COM
itatus restriction upon the use Of the
army. Although there are troops
enough in San Francisco to preserve
order, they could not be made available
under the law until requisition had
been forwarded by the Governor to
Washington, ana orders telegraphed tc
the commander of the troops in re
ply. Under these circumstances 1t IL
probable that the first act of those med
iating a riot would be to cut the tele
graph wires.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
The hertn'H brave Wife.

John Sullivan, prisoner in the jai
at Morris, H., awaiting trial for rob-
bing railroad cars, made desperate
effort to escape on Wednesday. His
plans had succeed. /, and he had pass
ed out of the corridor into the hall
when he slipped and fell into the din
ing room, where the sheritf's family
were eating dinner. The sherifl's wife
sprang from the table and seized him
with one hand in his hair and the
other hold of his ear. She held him
down with his face on the floor until
her husband came in, and until hr,
with one we'll l-directed blow, made Sui
livan drop his revolver and shoes. He
was then taiten beck and locked in his
cell. The prisoner is stoat and des-
perate man, while the sheritfs wife is
a smalland delicatew oman;b but she firm.
ly held him and undoubtedly through
her bravery saved what might have
proved a much worse affair, because if
Sullivan, with his loaded, revolver, had
got out, he would not have allowed hi, =
self to have been arrested. How he
obtained the revolver is mystery.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
Fight with Snakes.

FLEMINaroN, N. j., August 25.-Mrs.
4. Bush, residing near Lebanon, in this
county, had desperate encounter with
three enormous pilot snakes the other
day. The snakes came out of the
woods ad accent to the house and glided
up to the doorstep. They were about
to enter the open door when Mrs. Bush
discovered them. She did not run nor
scream, but prepared to fight. She
took up poker lying in front Of the
stove and mashed in the head of the
first reptile. The other two, with loud
Kisses, ran at her and attempted TO
coil themselves around her limbs. She
was too much for them, however, for
she put her foot on the head OF one,
which ended its existence, and then
she tried the poker on the other. 1t
evaded her blows for a few minutes,
and came near biting her once, but she
finally succeeded in killing it. She
kept the skins as trophy.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
YESTERDAYS MRws.
A CATHOLIC PREB.ATEs ORDER
He Debars . Post OF tho Grand
Army From Attending . Con-.
ra0o,n Funeral.

He Debars . Post OF tho Grand
Army From Attending . Con-.
rade's Funeral.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25.-This after
noon ll5 members OF Schuyler Post, No.
81, Grand Army of the Republic, met
at their head quarters TO consider q
somewhat extraordinary matter. An
aged comrads of the Roman Catholic
faith died on Thursday, having express
cd a wish to bs buried with Grand
Army -honors. The Post, numbering
ATS members, was given notice to report
At the head quarters on Sunday noon "a
attend the funeral, but on Saturday
night it was reported that Archbishop
Wood would not allow the post to enter
the cemetery.
A committee called at his residence
with a communication early Sunday
morning, but both the Archbishop and
his Secretary were absent. The Yicai-
General Of the diocese was waited upon.
He said he could not consent to their
entering either the church or cemetery
as a post; such wer. the orders against
secret societies; the Archbishop only
could revoke them. At the meeting
to day it was decided TO lay the matter
before the Archbishop on his return.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
A Brave Man. '4acrificy i.

While laborAr nam. J'uu ) aa
was going to his work a. CGc,e", Ill.,,
on Monday, he noticed two enid /, a
little girl agel about s years and a H.
tie boy aged only 3 years, playing on
the track of the Fort Wayne raiIroad,
An approaching tram was rapidly
nearing the children, Mr.. Shaw called
to them to run, and the girl did so leav
ing the littl. boy alone on the track
Without hesitating Mr.. Shaw rushed
for the little fellow, caught him up in
his arms and tried to jump from tht
track just as the engine was upon him
Fortunately the child's life was saved
but Mr.. Shaw himself suffered terri
BILE injury. Before ne could get cleal
# the track himself, the cowcatcher o
the engine caught his left leg, ant
crushed 1t 80 fearfully that it had to b.
amputsted.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
Fighting with Masked Ru ffianA,

CINCINNATI, Aug. 25.-A special to the
Commercial" to night from Helena,
Ark, gives further assurances of the
high regard for law and order that is
entertained in Mississippi. On Sunday
morning, about II o'clock, mob of
MASKED man entered the town of Aus
tin, in TuAica Courty, Is miles from
Helena, and by force released from the
Jail murderer named Cowan.
Citizens of tine town rallied to the
support Of the officers, and regular
pitched battle enSued, resulting in the
death Of one and the wounding of some
OF the mob and the capture of one man,
who confessed the particulars of the
plot and gave the names of the mask
ers, all of whom are known and will be
apprehended. Cowan escaped during
the fight, but the Sheriff and posse are
in pursuit, and will probably overtake
the fugitive.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
The virginia state Debt.

DR.. Jorgensen, the only Republican
Representative in Congress from Vir-
ginia, arrived in Washington last night
on his way to California on private
business. He says he expects the read
justers in Virginia will be defeated in
the coming election. There is, he says,
no sense in the present agitation. The
people of Virginia are in general very
well satisfied with the liberal arrange.
ment already assented to by the hond-
holders, and the present discussion is
only raised tor political purposes.
The leader in the agitation is Gener-
al Malone, who hopes to make it a
bridge over which he can travel to the
United States Senate as the successor
of Mr.. Witbers. DR.. Jorgensen says
that the recent rains have given the
Virginia crops good start and every
thing looks bad for the Democrats.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27

TLECTRICITY IS VITALITY when pro-
r. perly administered. A. II. STEVENS,
NJ. ID. the oldest and well-known ELECLRI.
CLAN Of ofPH1LADELPH1A,b by the Special
invitation Of his Wilmington friends and pa
irons has concluded to spend MONDAY and
THURSDAY of each week, for the present.
In Wilmington, not merely to benefit himself
but for the purpose also Of benefttihg the
afflicted Of both sexes in treating and curing
all durable diseases with Electricity only. He
has been in Philadelphia IS years or more,
using IL as Specially, and been astonish.
ingly successful in curing as many OF his old
friends here have testified.
All without SHOCKS or PAIN being an
Entire New Principle. Charges Reasonable
to all To the respectable cieanly poor, mere.
ly nominal Consul alton Free. Nervous and
internal diseases Of Females Speciality. A
lady always In attenaan in the treatment
Of Ladies' He has secured pleasant Parlors
at THE CLAYTON HOUSE. VIII open Tor
busidess Monday SeDtemberl. l. $40 etd ltw
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
ID EGISTER'S ORDER.
REGISTERS OFFICE.

New CASTLE COUNTY. Aug. 4.lS7s
Upon the application OF Mary Moore
Executrix Of John Newlove, late of New
Castle Hundred, in said county, deceased,
| 1t is ordered and directed by the Re
gister, that the Executrix aforesaid, give
notice of the granting of letters Testa.
mentary upon the Estate o. the de.
ceased, with the date Of granting thereof, by
causing advertisements to be posted within
forty days from the date of such letters, in six
of the most public places of the county o.
New Castle requiring all persons having de.
rnands against the Estate, to present the same,
or abide by an act Of Assembly in such case
made and provided. And also cause the
| same 10 be inserted within the same period In
the DELAWARE REPUBLICAN, u newspaper
published in Wilmington, and tc lie -oLtinued
therein three weeks, te-0dl
~ Given under the land and Seal OF
| }L.s. Office Of the Register aforesaid, at
t~>- New Castle, in New Castle county
Aforesaid, the day and year above written.
Sc. BIGGS, Register.
MOTTO CE.-All persons having claims
against the Estate of the deceased must pre-.
sent the same, duly attested to the Exec
utrIX, on or before Aug. 4, 1880. or abide
Cbe Act oI Assembly in such case made and
p Orided.
MARY MOORE, Executrix.
Address, New Ca jtle Del IS
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
Labor Notes.

Fifty truckmen and freight handlers
in one of the depots of the Michigan
Southern Railroad, at Chicago, struck
yesterday for an advance of 20 cents
per day. Some men in another depot
were ordered to take the places of the
strikers but refused, and were discharg.
ed. 1t is said the coal-heavers in
Robert Laws yards in Chicago, 400 in
number, threaten to strike, because
colored men have been but at work
with them.
All the stove foundries in St. Louis
except two, the proprietors of which
have granted an increase of wages, are
idle. The Chinese cigar makers of St.
Louis, eight in number, have signed
an agreement with the Cigar Makers
Union and joined the strikers. Twenty
two cigar manufacturers have agreed to
the Union prices, and others are expec.
ted to follow their example.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
Released from Jail,

Peter Mccall a United States prisoner
was released from New Castle yester.
day. He had been convicted two years
ago when he was fined $500 and two
years imprisonment. According to a
humane proviso in the general statutes
a prisoners incarceration may be less
ened by his good conductive days in
each month. McCall's term of impris'
epm4nt expires in October but he re.
duced it so that in reality he could have
gotten out in June had he desired it.
Yesterday he took oath before the Com.
missioner, J. Rodman Smith, that he
was unable to pay his fine. The act
for which he was convicted was com,
mitted at the Practical Farmer.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
Iuiudleipns Girls.

Three young ladies with young
gentleman made themselves injudl-
ciouly conspicuous last eveningsby com'
ing out Of the Library gracefully puttnp
nicotine vapor from the back end oil
cigarettes with the gusto Of inveteratss.
The sight being an unusal one and all
the more surprising coming as it did
from those who held pretentions to ex'
alted society positions, caused general
attention. Tho act probably was a
thoughtless one but this IS no excuse,
a. a girls self respect once tsrnished
never recovsrs its original purity
We hope a timely warning will prove
beneficial.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
TNAX PAYERS TAKE NOTICE-CITl
AMI S(NHDlI, IA YES EDR 1874

TNAX PAYERS TAKE NOTICE-CITY
l. AND SCHOOL IA XES FOR 1879.
The undersigned, receivers Of taxes for the
City of Wilmington, will be at No. 10 EAST
SIXTH STREET, between Market and King
streets, on and after the first day Of July,
1879, between the hours OF s and IL in the
morning, and from to in the afternoon, for
the purpose of receiving taxes. Tn all taxes
paid during the month of July there will be
reduction of five cents on every dollar, and
all taxes paid on or after the first day OF
August, including the first Tuesday OF Sep
tember, shall be payable without deduo-
tion or addition as alor' said, and all taxes un
paid on the day next after the first Tuesday
In September, shall br increased by the addi
tion OF per centum n the amount thereof,
EDMUND PROVOST,
Receiver 0rthern District,
Including III north of Sixth street.
VIM. kYNE,
Receiver Southern District,
Including all south OF Sixth st.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
The Weather.

War Department, 0dics Of the Chief
Signal Omcer, Washington, August ",
i A. N.
Indications for Wednesday-For New
England and the Middle Atlantic States
clear or partly cloudy weather, light
winds, mostly from northeast to north
west, stationary or higher temperature
and barometer.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
Isan dsOme Pictures.

There are two life size bust figures
on exhibition in the windows of Mr..
Samuel R. Ball, on Market street above
Fifth, which are wonderful evidences OF
the perfection to which the photographs
ic art has attained. They were finished
by Mr., Beecher, the photographer, and
are greatly admired for their truly
faithful representations Of the origi'
nals
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
To be Tried for Manslaughter

At the conclusion at Camden yester-
day OF the investigation into the cause
of the collision on the Narrow Gauge
Railroad on the l4th inst, Justice Cas-
sadly committed for trial for manslaugh. :.
ter J. S. Vertz, assistant superinten-
dent, Charles p. Redmon, telegraph
operator at Camden, Edward Johnson,
engineer of the freight train, and John
A. Ewings, conductor of the freight
train.
Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
Democratic Meetings.

The Fourth Ward held mass meet.
ing, last evening, at Sanger Hall. The
faithful didn't mass much, but the in.
terest manifested was considerable, be.
ing materially heightened by speech.
es of Messrs. sharpley and Pennington.
These sams gentlemen with Henry
Clay Turner, Esq, will address meet
of Tenth Ward Democrats to morrow
evening.
Mr.. James II. Price, Of the Sixth
ward, has consented to be the Demo.
cratic nominee for Council.