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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-12-11
Examination Day at the District School

Charles Francis Adams, Jr., in speak
ing of the s' examinations -" at the dis
trict school, says: "These examna-
tions were study for the humorist. A
day was publicly assigned for each
school, and on that day the children
were present in their best clothes; the
benches were crowded, and tolerable
representation of parents and friends
occupied the vacant spaces of the room.
The committee sat upon the platform
in digniied silence, and the teacher
conducted the exercises over safe and
familiar ground to a triumphant con-
clusion in some peculiarly unnatural bit
of childish defamation. Then the
committee were asked to crafty the
children with few remarks, which, 1T is
unnecessary to say, were OF hlghiy
commendatory character. The whole
thing was a sham. After it was over
the committee knew nothing more about
the school than they did before it began !;
and as for tests, there were none"
Six years ago, however, change was
introduced. The committee themselves
examined the scholars. "The result
was deplorable. The schools went to
pieces.'' That is to say, the scholars who
recited glibly by rote could not apply
the rules which they repeated. This
discovery led to a thorough reorganiza-
ton of the system, and the result was
not only instruction which was both in
telligent and effective, but a method SO
attractive that the swimming school
boy" became willing disciple. And
this was due to the selection of SUI
perintendent who understood that teach
ing was a science, and who had careful
ly trained himself in it by study OF the
best foreign methods. 1t is singular
that in the land of common schools it
should have been only recently diseov-
cred that teaching is science for which
training is as useful as for. any other.
With ruthless sincerity Mr.. Adams says
every much as Bentham defined a
Judge as an advocate run to seed, the
ordinary Superintendent is apt to be a
grammar-school teacher. in a similar
condition. Where he is not this, he is
usually some retired clergyman or loca
politician out of job, who has no more
idea of the processes of mental develop
ment or the science of training than the
average school-master has of the objec
of teaching English grammar. The
University of Michigan has recognized
the necessity of training by founding
chair for teaching the science OF teach
ing. t,'. 'ai's
Massachusetts is regarded as mode
commonwealth. One-fifth of the entir
amount raised by taxation is expended
upon the common schools, and they ar
supposed to be models. In many way
they are admirable; but Mr.. Adam
/ holds that from the want OF pervadin!
and intelligent direction of school ex
penses some two millions of dollars
year are wasted, and the chief defec
that he finds is the lack of trained super
intendency. Afew citizens of his energ
and sagaeity and public spirit, however
would spur any community to necessar
reform. The details and statistics whic
he gives about the Quincy schools ar
worthy of careful study, and explai
their reputation among the schools
the Bay State.-Harper's Magazine ia
Dece7nber
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-12-11
Uses of the Cactus.

The fruit of the cactus is eaten by
Mexicans. One variety OF cactus pro-
duces yellow fruit, which is esteemed
delicacy; so is the white. They are
frequently served with milk. The straw
berry cactus yields fruit resembling
the strawberry in taste. 1t grows on
the rocky, sterile hills which jut in upon
the Rio Grande in Starr and adjacent
counties. It is delicious treat to the
overheated and thirsty wayfarer. The
apple of the common prickly pear is
generally red. Some OF them are escu-
lent-others are poisonous. A ranger
many wears ago procured dessert for
dinner of prickly pear apples, sugar,
etc. ate it, and in two hours he was
dead. Eating the fruit of the common
cactus, which grows so abundantly and
luxuriantly in western Texas, often
causes chills and fever, much after the
character of a regular ague. The CT
fects usually pass off within "a hours.
Wolves devour the fruit. They detach
the apple from the cactus by a whisk OF
the tail and in other ways. The tail is
then used as brush to remove the
small thorns which cover the apple.
These are quite minute and are difficult
to extract from the flesh. Some of them
have barbed points. The leaf OF the
cactus is much used as a remedy. 1t
is prepared by being roasted
on burning Goals until the
thorns are removed. 1t is
then scraped or split open, and applied
to sores, swellings, sore backs on horses,
and to many other remedial uses. line
prickly pear leaf is eaten by CATTLE par,
ticularly during dry time. tbs no'
unusual in the q West" :" to see cows
tonoue fastened to the roof of the mouth
by large thorns. They are fed to oxen
While travelling at night you will see
LIGHT: on nearing it you will discover
Mexican, with forked stick, plline
pricklv-pear leaves upon fire, and
when the thorns have been burnt off, he
will toss them to his oxen. The leaves
contain a considerable amount OF nutrl
ment and are good substitute for water
An OK will perform good service upor
This strange kind of forage. In western
Texas the prickly pear grows to a con cor,
siderable height. In MANY places tfe.
are higher than a mans head when III
is on horseback. In Mexico the nute'
cactus frequently attains 80 feet il
beiobt. IT is sometimes planted TO
bedges. and is impossible. Ihes'
hedges appear well to the eye at al
times. and are beautiful when the eactu
;s in bloom. There are numerous varle
, ties of the cactus in Mexico, also Il
Texas. The Mexican name Tor com
mon cactus is nopal.-1eaas MITE Ran
ger.
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prise, which thus peacefully seeks to
reap for commerce and civilization the
fruit of the splendid discoveries effected
in Central Africa by this illustrious trav-
eler?-London Telegraph.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-12-11

No matter how handsome family
monument man may have in the cem-
etery, he never wants to lie on his back
and look up at it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-12-11

The crops have been so bad in North
Italv this season that emigration to
South America has received 2 new end
powerful impulse.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-12-11

A BEER contest was a feature of a
charitable fair at Fort Wayne, Ind,
each purchaser of glass voting for his
favorite brewer,
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20
Penel,esr ~

The "June shedding" is now about
over and the farmer can now approxi-
mate the yield OF the peach crop. The
work Of the frost and curculio was pref
ty severe, rendering many Of the orchifds,
especially on the eastern side o. The
county, nearly worthless, but we yars
glad to say that the aggregate yield Will
be very considerable shipment, taking
the Peninsula over, as the city inAfkAts
can handle with profit to thel grower.
There are very few orchards in this ssc-
ton but what Will have q good sprink-
of the orchards are in better icoASlltlon
for profitable yield, than IL theY Md
what is called '.full CROP" the thin
ming out has been such as to make Il a.
most certain that the peaches tefnsihine
will grow into large and fine marketable
fruit'-'SmyrnG Tunes. e,G ~ .t;fru
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20
.7'-7I = .I. 70 q
General News.

At Snow Hill, Nd, yestsrday Liifidh !"
Duer, was found guilty Of mxhsleuthsbf
for having shot Ella Hearn, and she va
sentenced to pay q fitie Of 9600. Hoo .Hk
The California Republican, Have nSeas .,
mated George O. Perkius, of 6an1FsaD- lc
cisco, as candidate fog GeNsrn9r, sAw sss.
A fire In the Metropolitan ,Hqtel JqslAf- a!
day ruined the decorations Of the Niib
dining-room, doing . damage of >o0So0.n
The schooners Rambler Ind reefiS5Ss 20
and the sooss Vixen and VoIante lwwG'l
the winners in the New York; Y aelf IA
Club regatta. .s9stil.1 sblow sy;sns,lo I'D
DR.. Hull, Mr. s. N. Chittenden, Mr.
Hulls broker, and Nancy Francis, kef /,
negro cook, were the witnesses q ~ a
Hull inquest yesterday. snps edl iaat gss
Thirty graduates were given degreesaeb b
the New York University Compencs i
ment. .T..ls 5.t.,..,ft.orf Iat,e,s,st
The boards of thirteen railroads .co1- |,
troled by Mr.. Vanderbilt met for vAfi-.
GUS business at the Grand Central D."
pot. laI- t4tu Ie02 OF ss f-,iss
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"NAPOLEON w. KlLLxDss d q
A1JAt2
The Only Son ~ Eepo1Ao 4Sa
Dead I'm the TauG1eo 0Bose -

Africa. ~ ~ ...s1i q. ~ =
LONDON, juno -ReuterY degpea4 /
from Cape Town dated June 3, ~ .ea-
EZRA to-day, siates that Rxince {Q1N -
poleon, Prince Imperia q FsH "a
companied by other odiceM 1eis ~.
mel Woods camp to rec0nnols
party dismounted in 1 uaealietne el4sR4e9
the enemy crept upon them epa eos9eaii6eaa iea q, !,
the Prince, killed bin. Hs Hlag oocy ~ 4 5
recovered. ~"A - : =
The Times 'corespondent,wviain n.AIso
Itelezi Hill on the 2d inst.s s4yeg ~ - 35ni'
body of the Prince Impartial yA4 oAeSo,
cred in field Of long NAs9. 140
were no bullet wounds upon u. 30 -: ni'
were seventeen wounds made "; A9nqoo!u
thrusts. The body Ivaa fpup6 stt4ppo Nj
and the clothes had been taken hWAY:, 49,,
The Teiegraphs 'despatch h6h
Town, June 8, says the news u t11oAeaoess 2
of the Prince Imperlalcast gloom evee
the city. All flags were flying ~ -
mast. ".' Di,A IInoD sli Il zE szlonl .cucf
CAPE Town, Supe 3.r-A tsmall HEi6c i,
sh force was surprised on the OfAn
River by a large body Of Basttos.. 49,
eral of the British wefe asbsgateAG tasnl
! their tents. Six were killed and 4fAeaH "a
wounded. The enemy we're ipqf1uoq !,
and heavy loss inflicted upon them, 49, !,
k.il4
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tro ~ SMYRNA Urn ITEMS
From the4smes.

The finest fcld of corn (35 acres) in
this vicinity, perhaps the Hundred, is
that of w. Nathaniel Ransom, on the
farm of Mrs. Martha A. Cummins.
About $4,000 of the M. E. Church debt
of SIC, 600 has been pledged and 1t IS ex-
pected that the remainder will be seeur-
ed in the next ten days. The congrega-
zion in the main have come up to the
work nobly and deserve great credit for
such liberality in season of prolonged
business depression.
Cadet VIM. Stayton, of the Annapolis
Navel Academy, has arrived home for a
vacation of four months. He has just
returned from six months cruise.
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A Narrow Escape:

A day or two ago, some workmen in
the Rail Dad locomotive works, narrow
ly capped serious injuries. An immense
engine, which was just being completed
and which was raised above the floor fell
suddenly and hurt one of the men quite
badly. A few minutes after it had been
fixed in its former position, It fell again
but this time no one was hurt.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20
Hamdy Package Dyes.

These popular dyes are put up IN pack
ages at 10 cents each and are warranted TO
dye from TO pounds of wOollen. SILK or
cotton goods. Are more convenient and
mail TO any address on receipt of price
''~'s 'ogpi.sI " INES BELT. Druggist,
Agent for Delaware,
Cor. Sixth q Market Sts.
MOlmam's Liver fad
Ell ttrOugh its wonderful efficacy In all all.
ments That have their origin In torpid
liver or diseased stomach; such az bilious
ness, dyspepsia, rheumatism, sick head.
ease through the pores, substituting a gen
tie vegetable tonic into the syetem. Have
absorption salts, body and foot piasters
also Pamphlets with further particulars
Z.JAMES BELT, Druggist,
Cor. Sixth n Market Sts,
vltaIiEetl PhO~phRtes.
They supply the system with the ele-
ments that are carried Off by overtaxine
the brain and nervous system; are very
useful 10 relieve general debility, dyspep
sia and neuralgia. For sale Wholesale and
FLAMES BELT, Druggist,
Cor. Sixth 4 Market Sis.
Electric Disks.
They produce a constant electrical cur
rent through the diseased parts; can be APP
plleu anu worn W itu ny poi
son for the relief OF old rheumatic and neu-
ralgic pains, coldness and stiffness OF the
limps, &c. Sent by mall by
z. JAMES BELT, Druggist,
Cor. Sixth & Market Sic.
LADIES'DEPAR
For Supporters, Braces. Trusses, Elastic
stockings, Anklets, Knee caps, Syringes
&C.
e0Private Room. Lady Attendant.
Private entrance for Ladies' at No. West
Sixth street.
II. JAMES BELT.
Wholesale and Retail Druggist.
Corner Sixth and Market sreets.
Wilmington Delaware.
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The Mary Morgan.

The steamer Mary Morgan, recently
built at the yards of the II. IL II. Co., in
this city, has been purchased by the
Chester 4 Philadelphia Steamboat Com
pany, and will start on regular trips be-
tween those cities in few days. This
afternoon the owners Of the steamer
will give few invited guests an excur-
sion to Fort Delaware and return.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20
An Enterprising Firm's Ip,prexe,
'.- f-f7sl Hmont. .slr,1 EirIDII,N

.Messrs. G. q J. Pyle at Sixth and
Monroe streets, are making quite extsn.
They are removing a large builaineEa and
several smaller ones in order to ineroooo
their drying facilities. With thS 12mo
purpose In view they. are euolobi0e 8
large piece of ground that has, hefetoforo
been unoccupied. The work Is done
in order to be enabled to cixrt eNoSk eiF
patent leather business which Aae latsiy
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Total

Iotal tY lmu4i7 ofoR Oiia s1s ~,
There being a tie between Messrs, Ne
Waugh, Ewing and Deakyne,. the shet
again, when McVaugh came on vicgo2-
ious. f'difri h6l y"JE .l'as.ates'4
The racing was only mere attsmpt
consi sting of three-quarter mile hsdiD
between Lady Alma, Rose of, Delswers
and Arab. Rose of Delaware ..wOn tie
first heat and Lady Alma the becdad,
but the third heat was not trotted.q 0Sk-
eral private spurts between iMilmingtQn
and New Castle nags were also indpl0Sd
in towards evening. 80 - ,een'
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20
AlBirsl'e Faarkt.

When Mr.. jill. .Nuttah,, reading in
McDowellville, went to HareYood fsrk
on the excursion yesterday he TOOK with
him two Garner pigeons sUp6hafisine
at the park, he let one of them 10 q ID
minutes past 10 O'clock, and it reached
home at 11.50. He. let the other 20
some time afterward but ii hSdP not
reached home when he arrived last
night. a5-,i s,t...r,s,.,,...r
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.AlLROADA.

.uIA. wILMlNGTor
rLADELdhrE RAIL ROAD. f
,,.!vs !vaeW Wilmington - follows
and Intern ediste STATIONS ,o
5lsdslln,ies N "a =. m, 2ao, s0o' '~
.s;.,,.,r,pres., 800, .;s..ic q 8, .! .. . . ID q
lsd:lIpSnINsss sIS Nv = YcrE, ~ I oo'~e''A M
ss.:; .:I. 81; .;ISs :; III niias.rnsdi.s' s'a'lsn''
=. sis p ?; ~; Rsy Line, 7.os. p, m: . .,
ltimore sn snd v Wasninyton, ,i1oi, 1is''''''
;iaM ~ ~ . .vsrs -; Il division. Ieayefer'
inl 70. Ok DV1iS rs. .. m. LOS, 9 10 gm:
C C.nn and Intermediate 1ss'
:" ,sS a. Int fnssPm r % %siiass Stations '.i'
,i~'r ~; %sn;rpAY rRAr.s. ....,,,,.
.,,,.,,. and Intermediate osesaons'
;.'.S;: e; s;:'i snS nd ksw York. a.os. q. mr.
Pm: pm: and washington, 1851. 10
:., o.; information passenger: are A.
u.o0 ~ ;hs time tables poste9 a. y INV
anrerintendent.
.w1R RE WESTERN RAILRQAD
LILA Of bours. On and After FeD'
Cnar Vans will run ~ follows
.v va Wilmington, ,7.lo g. m'' 'o.'o - M
eS =; W WwoudaIe, s.5s q. m. u % noon'
Tlvo nS.ov M a m, | % y In,
surning, leave Pomeroy 'o'~s' NJ
lNp. m. .uoraa,e. 70 "a noon
kurning, leave AS"""
tl0p. p.m.,,,,.,op m. am a. m, 2l6 d
flyins, m ID. CONNELL,
snes ~ Superintendent
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20

Absolutely fee from morphia and
other dangerous agents DIR. Bulls baby
syrup is valued most highly as a remedy
for the disorders of baby hood.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20
Hare.s Corner II < ope ninG q. .

Mr.. B. G. Pierce opened the seaS0n, q !,
Hare's Corner, yestet day, BY go siiS18ai Z
ball shooting match, and some racsodi
The first shooting match was between
VIM. McVaugh, Thos. lWllliame0nI fA1d
A. d. Williamson, of Hockess Z, on ,ope
side and George D. Simon, T. n. ChxtP
and David Boulden, of New CAbsl6I ~
the other. The New Castle teAm iwnny
by the following score Il gd olao .o,da
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20

Prevention Is better than cure, and
DIR. Bulrs Baltimore pills are theT best
preyennve OF disease Known. They are
used, approved and recoHmeudSd nv
myriads Of people throughout tho land,
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S349,8N.SG
W,37l.OO
195,O56 sc
64,4oO.OO

Total, S259, ,456. .S6
Estimated assessment of city property,
S23. .O00, 900, a tax rate of 81. 10 in the $100
will make, $264.500. We therefore re-
commend a lax rate Of 85 cents for city
purposes, which will make S195 SOC, ,and
for public schools, we recommend tax
rate of 30 cents on the 500, which will
make $4,000.
We anticipate that on the first of Sep
tember next there will be in bank to tue
credit of the city, S130,000, and no float
ing debt. This $3.50, 600 with about $780,
600 revenue from the Water Department
and $10,0O0 or $4,000 from other sources
will be sufficient up to April 1st next.
JOHN GUTHRIE,
A. j. HART,
JOHN JONES,
Committee.
Mr.. Guthrie moved the adoption of
the report.
Mr.. Paynter moved to amend that the
report lay over one week. The MEM
bers of Council should have time to con-
slider the matter, before fixing upon the
| citizens a tax rate.
MIR. Guthrie did not think it would do
to lay the report over, as the clerks
| were waiting to make out the tax list,
| and the collectors must have the list by
July 1st, and the time was very short.
| Mr.. Paynter said it was not only due
to the citizens, but 1t was due to the
Democratic members of Council to set
aside night to meet and consider the
report. He novel that when Council
adjourn it adjourn to meet on Monday
evening, to consider the report. The
motion was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Guthrie, f. Provost
and VIM. Kyne, were allowed $50 eact
for their work in assessing horses.
On molon of Mr.. Taylor the Clerl
was instructed to send certl tidate copy
of the preamble and resolutions in regart
the county buildings, to the Mayor ant
City Solicitor.
Mr.. McGlinchey offered the folIowin,
resolution, which was voted down afte
patriotic speeches by Messrs. Paynter
Guthrie aud Norton;
Resoired, That the Mayor is hereby re
quested to enforce the ordinance il
reference TO the explosion of fire crack
ers and other miss lies within the cit
limits.
On motien adjourned.
ORDERS.
During the evening the following o.
ders were ordered to be paid:
A. r. tBaoon, S42; Annie Rowe, az
ministratrix of Richard Rowe, S154.3
various bondholders, interest July 1st
S12, ,226.50: Loan Ne. 4, 81 ,25O; Loan NJ
%, Sc, 900.
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first submitted to the City Solicitor for
his opinion, and approval, and provided
further, that all machinery, pumps, fur
naces, tools and other movable property
now on said premises, and belonging to
the city, shall be, aud remain the prop
erty of the city, and the privileges of re-
moving the same Is reserved to the city.
The preamble and resolution were re-
ferred to the Law Committee.
On the petition of Mrs. A. M. Wells,
asking that each member of Council do
nate the sum of ten cents to the Home
Mission, Mr.. Norton, reported that he
collected from the members of Council
and city officers the sum of $3.50.
NEW BUSINESS.
On motion of Mr.. Paynter, the propo-
sal. for the building of water wheel
and f0rebay, were taken from the box
AMI read. They were ss follows:
John A. Hunter, Rising Sun, Md,
S979.83; for wheel with IRON buckets,
81 ,9s.43; turn under wheel and forebav,
81 1886.
William Kennedy, overshot wheel,
and forebay, 81 ,344.57; back shot wheel
and forebay 81 ,646.
John W. Hopkins, overshot wheel,
and foreba-, 81 ,473; iron water wheel;
Reuben A. Wingste, wooden overshot
wheel, 1895; wooden Overshot wheel
with iron buckets, 81 ,207; back shot, 81, :
$50; overshot with three full bucket rims
$l ,045. m
Michael O'Meally, 81 .So5, pitch wheel
and forebay, 81 $50.
The bid of John A. Hunter not being
accompanied with bond, was thrown
aside.
The following proposals were received
for the rebuilding of Stallcup Run sewer:
Thomas b. Hizar, Si,T69; John Ash,
81 ,826; Robert Brown, 81 ,42O; A. j. Pc
ters, 81, ,T95.
Mr.. Townsend presented and had read
an ordinance changing the course of
Shipley Run from the north side OF
Ninth street, to the east side Of Adams
street.
Mr.. Guthrie presented and had read
an ordinance transferring $1,000 from
appropriation for paving beds of streets
to the appropriation for incidental and
miscellaneous expenses, that appropria
tioh being exhausted.
Mr. Guthrie chairman of the Finance
Committee presented the following re-
port of the probable receipts and expen
ditures for the next fiscal year.
WILMINGTON, June 10, 1879.
To the President and members of CT!
| Council.
GENTLEMEN:-YOur Finance Com
mittee respectfully submit the following
report for your appropriations:
The total amount of
money appropriated
and required for the
/ year 1879 ia, S349 ,827 81
The estimated reve-
nue. including horse
taxes is, 9O,37i .O(
The revenue deduct
ed from the total,
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NEW CASTLE TEAM,

Total oii o' sl e'r4l hsi go'snso
The next match was a sweepstakes
between all the above, excepting Mr.
Chase, and Harry Ewing and Geo. Deakr
yne. 1t resulted as follows: N'"i'
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20

The total amount of
money appropriated
and required for the
year 1879 ia,
The estimated rev e.
nue. including horse
taxes is,
The revenue deduct
ed from the total,
will leav til amount
necessary to be rais-
sed by taxation,
or this amount there
will be required for
city purposes,
One for school pur-
poses,
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NEW CASTLE, June 10Th, 1879.
SA, MAcALLIsTER, EsQ.-Dedr Sir:
i have prepared deed for the convey
ance of the lot for the new Court Hou 9
to the Trustees named in the act of
Assembly. Will you be good enough to
prepare and have passed tonight a
resolution directing the conveyance,
and authorizing the execution pr the
deed by the proper persons with the seal
| of the city, etc.
Your attention to this will expediate
matters, rs the committee are TO meet In
| Wilmington on Saturday, and will have
the draft of the deed with them, and
thew do not wish to take any further
stems until they haye the deed executed
GEORGE GRAY.
Mr.. Taylor, said in order to exnediate
matters, he would offered the following
preamable and resolution:
WHEREAS, The Levy Court OF New
Castle county have accepted the lot OF
s1uare of ground in this city, bounded
by Tenth ard Eleventh streets, and by
Market and King streets, which was
rendered by this Council for the purpose
of erecting thereon aew Court House
and other county bui dinga, purs uant tC
an nu act of the General Assembly Of the
State of Delaware, passed at its last ses
sion, and
WHEREAs, This Council has been in
formed that the said Levy Court have
nrenared deed of conveyance Of the
same to the persons named in the salc
act of Assembly, therefore be 1t,
Resolped, That the Mayor of this city
he and he il hereby authorized and in
strmcted to execute, and acknowledge !:
nroner deed OF convex ance of the sal,
tot or souare of groand, according to tn
nrovisions and authority of said act @
; Assembly, provided, however, that tn
draft of such deed of conveyance shall b