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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-19
Civil Service.

The following is proof of the Presidents
desire that the New York Custom House
shall be managed on business principles,
and its patronage in no case used to punish
his opponents in the Republican party;
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-19

4 do not love thee, nephew Peltoni
The reason why need not be dwelt on;
For every blow you would have dealt on
The head of Hayes, hit my head, Pelton.'"
MISSISSIPPI is waking up to attend to j is
own bulldozers. A number of Wilkinson
county darkies were ordered to leave their
homes on some pretense, and started to
go, but crowd of law-abiding citizens
started after the refugees and persuaded
them to return, by the promise of protec
ton. Nine of the bulldozers were slapped
into Jail at once, and the local democratic
sheet advocates the severest punishment for
them that the law can infict.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-19


unite in choosing the same Sabbath for their com
munion, and the same day of the preceding week
for tboir fast and tbns nrovisinn il mazda for tho
s - -, Lar, -. 49,
e""e suspension vi Nor'uy BUSINESS oh lhe
day they have set apart for sacred purposes The
workshops and the stores are all closed and every
thing assumes the game annearance which IN pre-
'"'.s "'9S' -, - :.
sents on the oaopath uaS' was III heiso On 'he
fast day OF that parish, and had been in Edin-
burgh the week before when the fast of that city
ha,1 ana T., III ,ho a,,noa,anoo ~ ,I,,,,,,
was neiu' anu a." '''' VI. "fPS vs. ."'"ss
was the same IL WAS, III iact, week whnch had
two Sabbaths
on.a.., e,tha,,. a,,or .,,bin,, Ho,.o 1 ,,o,.
ou ''e "''' '"''''" 'o''' "N"'
tohearthe successorol pr lioratlns bonar preach.
The church, which was built for DIR. BOnar, Is u
vary nan, and commodions nlnee of worshin-it
wy 'N'' o,,.r,.
may De ealapie vi aoo""'.hou"u"s ois"' h"nu'eu
hearers, and On the day which attended the pews
were well filled. though not crowded The ser
No.. ,ora oondnc,aJ in the nlain and sin,nla
'Ne' "o'e -" r'' "'i'
style to which the scotch nave Always rlgidly ad-
hered The sermon To which tried to listen at
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-11
BOOTS IN MELODRAMd
Chambers Journal. I

lChdHtOeFS oOWfW
A strolling troupe, of fwhom yonng
Hortense Schnider was one, IN
nounchd "La Tour de Nesle" for
their last performance. An over
flow resulted, Tho actors were in
high spirits, and full Of fun Mile
Schnidor, discovering an old pair
Of russell boots behind the scenes,
put them, by way of joke, into the
hands of Buridan as he was going
on the stage. Accepting of the
awkward handful, he placed the
boots on table on tho stage and
quietly wont through his part
when another actor, of the name of
Philippe d'Aulnay, took possession,
and made his exit with one under
each arm. In the next act, Mar
gucrite de Bolrgoyne entered car
rying the mysterious boots, and
passed them to Gaultier d'Aulnay ;
he turned them over to Orsini in
short, before the curtain fell the
boots, though foreign to the piece,
had been borne in succession by
every pefSOlltS9. LILO auulCnCc
watched for their appearance, while
wondering what it all meant, and
applaudod the players to their hearts
content. Twelve months after.
ward another company set up their
bills in Agen, and LA Tour de
Nesle" attracted everybody to the
theatre but before the first act was
over there were symptoms of dis
pleasure, which gradually increased
until the uproar was SO great that
the curtain fell on half-played
piece benches were torn up, lights
put out, and only the arrival Of tho
Mayor ut the head of troop Of sol
diers pnt an end to tho tumult'
Then the Mayor turned on the poor
manager, who protested his inabiIl-
bility to understand how tho riot
came about. "rhat is all nonsense
returned the Mayor. "Your con-
duct is disgraceful. You have mis-
led the people and mutilated a mas
tegpiece. Who're are the boots :"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-11
VWCLE REMUS' PRODIGAL.

Uncle Remus walked into tho
Office yesterday with tin bucket on
his arm, and tackled the first man
he met:
"Boss, is Gener'l Sherman bin
roun' here sho nuff?"
"Not round here. He has been
in town."
"Dat's wat I'm n drivin' ut.
thunk dem niggers wuz ginnin I'm
me game ontell T hear Mars John
readin' it in de paper yistiddy."
didn't you call on him 2"
'I sorter fingered roun on dc
ridges fer tor sec VAT I could see,
but wish,,sI may bd turn loose on
de sea- coos #idous q nickle eff
ketched a glimpse up i'm. I sorter
had biznese wild imI Dey tells ,no
dat hos got n powerful stiff 'mem-
bunce," continued Uncle Remus, set,
ting his bucket in Q corher."
Oats D. t'a's Vat at}i I hoara tell I'd a like
nightly fer ter got ia little confab
wid de gcnerl.
W"hy didn't you go and see
him 2"
"Well, in de day time, boss, I
has ter scramble Toun arter a
pieco of bacon fer ter grease
my stummuck wild, an wen night
come I gotter sorter hang roun' an
watch my chicken coop. Do more
piouser wat de niggers git de more
closer wat you gotter keep yo' eye
balls on yo' pullets." "
"What did you want to talk with
Gen. Sherman about?'
"Well, you see, boss, wen dc
army went thu Putmon county q
tromplin things down, my boy
George ups an follers, arter EN-, an
[ aint neber seed inn fun dat day
to dis. He wuz de hkeliest sixteen
year ole nigger you eber sot eyes
on. Las time I hear FUN dat niy-
ger he was up dere in Washin ton
an he writ fer money, Mars. John
sont i'm ten dollars, an I ain't neb
er paid i'm yit."
"AIaybe George is a member ol
Con gress."
"Who Dat nigger ? IF I know
ed it, 1 declar, to gracious, eff
wouldn't go up dere an yank i'm
out right TO de whole crowd. OATS
me, up an down"
"Iay be he is the president of q
keno bank.
els dey any calabooses up dere
boss ? Kaise, ef dey is, den I know
whar he's boardin'."
"Why, you don't think he's in jail
do you ?"
"Hit's dis way, boss. Wen q
niger watts been fotched up spec
table turn is back on is daddy an
nanny an goes trompin' roun
arter passel er wife people, den
you bleedzer to sarch de jails tc
find i'm. Lcastwars, dar's whal
Id 'naug'rate de hunt, an + boun
I'd ketch up wild i'm de fus pass !
made. "-Atta,atU Constitution.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-11
"ro- day. could I be made s.

"To- day. could I be made SO
happy"
Tho Count passed to an adjoining
room, where AIillie Christine sat,
and through the half-open door an
inquisitive eye could have seen him
standing on tiptoe in front of her,
roaching with one hand to each side
of her face as if to caress her. The
case forms, in fact, something of a
parallel to the story told by Victor
Hugo in fiction of "The Man Who
Laughs" and who, despite his ter
rlble mutilations, was much loved,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-11

ant is a son of Montgomery Moses,
who, it will be remembered, was
impeached and turned out of office
by the last Radical Legislature.
The result Of tho case is not yet
known.
In Kershaw county, most Of the
negroes who have made contracts
for the present year have gone to
work, four days in each week for
their employer and two for themA
selves. The employer furnishes
them houses, rations and as much
land as they want to attend them.
selves, and let them have his stock
to do their ploughing, but pays them
no wages. Those who work for
wages alone, get from five to seven
dollars per month and rations.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-11

An Idaho editor proposes to nail
another editors Vulnerable hide to
the wall, and make 1t look like q
wood-chuck skin on q country
barndoor in bean time.' M .I 5
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-11
TIE NEW SENATOR'S

All of the States that were re-
quirel TO choose United States
Senators for the six years COM
mencing March 4th, except Kansas,
have held elections and the class of
1879 is now full. The changes
made in the composition of the
body by these elections are as fol-
lows: In Connecticut, Oliver H.
Platt, Radical, to succeed Barnum,
Democrat; New York, Roscoe
Conllling, Radical, his own Success
sor Pennsylvania, j. Donald Cam
eron, Radical, his own successor ;
Indiana, D. w. Voorhees,, Democrat,
his own successor Illinois, John A.
Logan, Radical, to succeed Oglesby,
Radical Missouri, Geo. G.. Vest,
Democrat, to succeed General
Shields North Carolina, q. B.
Vance, Democrat, to succeed Mer =
rimon, Democrat Florida, Wilkin-
son Gall, Democrat, to succeed
Conover, Radical carpet>bagger !;
Wisconsin, Matt Carpenter, Radi-
cal, to succeed T. o. Howe, Radical !;
South Carolina, Wade Hampton,
Democrat, to succeed Patterson,
carpet-bagger Ohio, Geo. H.
Pendleton, Democrat, to succeed
Stanley Matthews, Radical; Georgia,
John b. Gordon, Democrat, his own
successor Alabama, Geo. S. Hous-
ton, Democrat, to succeed Spencer,
carpet -bagger; Arkansas, j. D. Wall
ker, Democrat, to succeed Dorsey,
carpet bagger; Louisiana finished
the list by electing B. +. Jonas,
Democrat, to succeed Eustis, Demo
crat. Sometime since California
chose Farley, Democrat, to succeed
Sargent, Radical, and Oregon elects
cd Slater, Democrat, to succeed
Mitchell, Radical Nevada has
reelected John P. Jones, Radical,
and Colorado has replaced Chaffee,
Radical, with Hill, Radical. The
Republicans J, have gained one
Senator---and the Democrats have
gained one in each of the following
States Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
California, Ohio and Oregon.
A preacher in Kentuckey one Sun
day, becoming exasperated, paused in
his, discourse to say : "Ladies and
gentlemen, if you will give me your
close attention I will keep a lookout
~, +h,@ Joor on5 - onufl;,o, ,,,orso
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-11

A HAUNTED HoUsE-A Richmond,
w., letter says: A strange story is
told hero to the effect that The par
sonage occupied by tho Rov. Moses
D. Hoge,' of the Presbyterian
Church, and situated on the corner
of Main and 5th streets, is haunted.
Dr.. Hoge, it is stated, has the ut
most difficulty in keeping servants
They come and stay one month ard
see the mysterious apparition and
hear the human sigh, and then thoy
leave, nor do thoy wait long for
wages. The house was built and
occupied for years by Maj. Gibbon,
a distinguished officer in the Colo
NAL army. After the revolutionary
war he lived there in handsome
style. About the hour of midnight
figure robed in white walks with
SOLEMN stop through the hall and
vanishes noiselessly. 1t is said by
those who claim to have seen it to
be the figure of q lady. AndSStha
as the figure sweeps by deep
drawn sigh is heard, which proceeds
from the back parlor in the house.
Such is the strange tale which the
affrighted servants tell. It is
strange that servants come there
from a distance who have never
heard Of the traditions of the house,
and upon the first night see the
Same figure. They all tell the same
story. The figure cannot be traced
to any authentic source, but many
have heard the deep drawn sigh
which proceeds from the parlor.
Upon going into the parlor nothing
is seen or heard, but Immediately
upon going out in the passage the
sigh is heard again. It is only
heard about the hour of twelve
o'clock at night. It is attributed
to some strange, acoustic property
of the room.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-11

A good nurse is a blessing to
every family, and all sensible nurses
recommend that innocent but
effectual remedy for all the pains
and ills that befall q haby--Dr.
Bulls Baby Syrup. Price 25ots.
The most bashful girl we over
heard Of was the young lady who
blushed when she was asked if she
had not been courting sleep.
Some one says that nothing is
healthy that is fried. This is prob
ably so. Even Friday is unhealthy
for convicted muir derers.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-11

A preacherin in Kentuckey one Sun
day, becoming exasperated, paused in
his discourse to say "Ladies and
gentlemen, if you will give me your
close attention I will keep lookout
on that door, and if anything worse
than a man enters T will warn you
in time ITO make your escape"
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Death Of d Hermit.

On Thursday afternoon last Henry
Whales, an old gentleman living near
Darlington's Corner, Chester county, was
found dead in his residence. He had
been living at that place for number OF
years in IA small frame house with no one
about him, and he apparently feared that
his end was near, as he told some OF the
neighbors that If he did not make his ap-
pearance during the day, that they
might know something was wrong with
him. Failing to make his appearance,
two gentlemen proceeded to the house,
and finding it locked, they procured a
ladder, and gained an entrance through
one of the second story widows, when
to their surprise, they found the old gen.
ltman lying in the entry near his sleep
ing apartment dead.
Deceased was an Englishman by birth,
having been born in Bath, England, in
1902, and was consequently in his 18th
year.
Deceased was for many years one OF
the most prominent teachers OF dancing
i'm the country. He taught for many
wears in Philadelphia and West Chester
during the fall and winter months in
the former place, and during the sum
mer vacation in West Chester. He was
at that time faultless In his attire and
was in every respect a polished genile-
man. His business prospered and he be-
came quite wealthy, much OF Wnlcn ne
invested in West Chester and vicinity.
He afterwards disposed of his property
IN West Chester and vicinity, and pur-
chased a fine farm near Darlington's
Corner. !.
This farm he afterwards disposed of,
with the exception of few acres, upon
which was an old frame house. into
which he borrowed aud lived the life of a
hermit.
The reasons which caused him to lead
the life of "a recluse are not known. Some
attribute it to disappointment In love af-
fairs, and others to totally different
causes. He had recently disposed OF his
property here, and had made arrange
ments to go to Quebec, Canada, VIII ere
he has two sisters living. The latter have
been notii lied of h is death and will proba-
bly come on for his body, which has
been taken la charge of by Jos. b. Smith,
undertaken, at West Chester.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Brief LOeRlu.

Skating is not broken up yet.
Seventy tons of gum were chewed last
year.
The Y. NJ. G. A, have disposed of their
goods.
The eastern channel, opposite Chester
Is still Ice bound.
lows Hall, this evening.
The Russian steamer Africa has sailed
from Philadelphia for Sitka.
The hanging of Hunter, yesterday at
Camden was bungling affair.
In Washington the old heel and toe
polka is superseding the waltz.
The General Assembly will meet again
at Dover on Monday afternoon.
A pretty evening shawl is in ice blue
cashmere, broidered with gold wheat.
The ice-men are not in the least down.
cast they expect to get plenty of ice
yet.
Rev. w. G. Robinson, of Chester mar
ries large number of couples from this
city.
A man can always tell how tall he is
by walking through a low door in the
dark.
The channel in the Christiana is not
yet open ~ far down as Market street
bridge.
The lecture of Joseph Cook, last even.
ing at the Opera House, was well at
| tended.
Will the Council allow an additional
police man to be appointed in the Fourth
District?
The tramps, finding they will not be
accommodated with lodgings, arv leav.
ing the city.
| The lower end of Chester Island re-
sembles the Arctic regions ice is pilee
ten to fifteen feet high.
What has become of the ordinance
creating building inspector, which wa!
read in Council some time ago?
| The Delaware Avenue Baptist Churcl
has got out large three sheet coloret
posters in regard to preaching ever,
| night at the church.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Benjanin Hunter Hanged.
lie Is Carried to the Scafo,d in a Help
less Conditional Terrible Scene.
CAMDEN. N. j.. Jan. 10. 1879.


At 11.24 A. M. to-day Benjamin Hunt
er, the murderer of John NJ. Armstrong,
was carried to the scafiod in helpless
condition. The white cap was quickly
adjusted over his face and the rope around
his neck, while four men held him on
his feet, the condemned criminal being
seemingly oblivious to all the surround
ings. The Sheriff put the usual question
to him as to whether he had anything to
say why his execution should not take
place, but he made no response. At H.
25 A. NJ. the sheriffcut the auxiliary rope
| and here occurred slckening spectacle.
The rope had too much slack or gave
way so much that it lifted tie culprit
barely from the floor, wheu he fell back
and waa caught by the assistants. Sher-
if Calhoun seizrd the rope leading to
the basement and hoisted Hunter into
the air and be was banged only by a
number Of persons holding the rope dur
ing the whole time in which he was
suspended.
AT 12.O5 the rope was cut and the dead
body was viewed by jury, after which
the county physician, DIR. Morgan, gave
certificate. The body was then deiv-
cred to John c. Hunter, the brother,
who has all along been so devoted in his
efforts to secure some mitigation of the
sentence. He will take 1t to the family
in Philadelphia, where 1t will be buried
from the deceased's late residence. The
sher'ff's attaches deny that Hunter left
any formal confession, but it is generally
believed that either by admissions of his
own or volun ary statements he has ad-
mittsd the truth Of the chain of evidence
SO ingeniously woven around him.
Whatever this confessien may be the
state authorities are desirous of keeping
it from general publication, of they in
tend to use tho facts if any, against
Thomas Graham in his forth coming
trial.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
LNXECUTOR's SALE
Ia OF
REAL ESTATES!

BY virtue Of an order of the Orphans
Court. Of the state OF Delaware. in and for
New Castle County mad At New Castle.
on tho Sesond day or September, A. d
ls7e, VIII be exposed at public vendue, al
the Delaware House, opposite the City
Hall, In the City of Wilmington, on
SATURDAY. the 1st day of FEBRUARY
A. D., 1879 ats o'clock. p. m., the follow
Ing described Real Estate, situate in the
CITY OF Wilmington aforesaid, being the
property OF Catharine McMsnamia, de-
ceased. bounded and described rs follows,
| to wit:
No. l. All that certain lot, piece, or par
Gel of land with Brick Dwelling House
thereon, beginning at u point on the north
| eTly side of Fifth street, between Spruce
| and Church streets at the distance OF one
hunorea ana nlty Fee from the westerly
side of Church street, thence northerly
parallel TO Church street eigh y-two feet
10 a corner, thence easterly parallel to
| Filth street eighteen teet to another cor
ner. thence southerly parallel to Church
| street eighty-two feet to the aforesaid side
| of Fifth street, and thence along the same
westerly eighteen feet TO the place Of begin
| ming.
No. 2. All that certain lot, piece or par
| eel of land beginning at q point on the
| northerly side of Fifth street between
| Spruce and Church streets, being a corner
| OF lot late of Thomas Askew. deceased, At
| the distance OF one hundred and thrty.two
feet more or less from the westerly side OF
| Church street, thence northerly parallel to
| Cnurco street elsnty-tWo Ieet 10 corner
stake, thence easteriy parallel to Fifth
| street eighteen feet to corner, thence
| southerly par allel to hurch street eighty
two feet to the aforesaid side of Fifth
| street, and thence herewith eighteen feet
| to the place of beginning.
| Attendance Will be given and terms
made known at the time ard place afoie-
| said by BERNARD DON HOE,
Executor.
Or by JOHN WALES BIssRLL,
His AttOrney.
! Attest j. M. HoUsMAN, Clerk Orphans
Court. jan11 l8 28,3lfebl
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Died.

ALEXAkDER.-On the 10Th inst. An
drew Z. Alexander, in the 61st year of
his age.
The relatives and friends OF the family
are invited to at, end the funeral from his
late residence. Brandywine Banks, on
Monday morning, at 10 o'clock. Inter
ment At Newark. Del.
ALDEN-On The 9th inst, Elizabeth NJ
wife OF John Alden, aged 81 years
The relatives and friends Of the family
are respectfully invited to attend the fun
erRl from the residence OF her husband.
corner OF second and Washington streets.
on Monday, the 18Th inst, at II O'Clock q,
m. Services at the house. Intermsnt 1t
HlVetvleW cemetery. -
CLA RK-On the 10th inst, Anna r.. CLARK
daughter OF Mrs Harriet Walker, in the
2end year OF her age.
The relatives and friends OF the fnnailv
are respsc' fully invited to attend the fun
eral from the residence OF her step father
Henry #. Walker, 824 W Fourth street. on
Monday afternoon, at 2 80 O'Clock. Inter-
ment at the Wilmington & Brandywine
Cemetery.
WALkER.-ln this city, on the 9Th inst
Mary, widow OF the late John walker In
the Goth year Of her age.
Friends OF the family are Yespectfullv
Invited to attend her funeral from her late
residence, corner OF Pennsylvania avenue
and Lincoln street, on Sunday afternoon,
AT O'Clock. Interment az Mt. salem
cemetery. Jan1o-2t~
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Terribly Scared.

On Thursday evening, the Russian
corvette Saratoga stopped in the river
near New Castle, and made splendid
display of the electric light with which
she is furnished. The display was wit
messed by large number of New Castle
people, from the battery and among the
crowd was an old colored man who
thought the world was coming to an end,
ana was terribly scared until the by
ISLANDERS assured him he was perectly
safe.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Post-Omce Proposals.

Proposals have been received for all the
wood fences necessary to enclose the u.
S. Post-ofiice, in Dover, the parties
estimating for this work, and their bids
being as follows: Fisher & Bockman,
Dover, 5000 Klingler q Johnson, Do
yer, S535.75; G. l.. Jefferis, Whining
ton, $495. The bid of G. L. Jefieris being
the lowest, he has been awarded the con-
tract and will commence work as soon as
practicable. Proposals were also re-
ceived for shellacing the finish of the
second story of the building and stairway
hall, with the following results: Cadmus
q Benn, Dover, $500; George w. Nor
gan, Dover, $144.50. The bid of Geo.
W. Morgan being the lower, the contract
has been awarded TO him.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
The oldest on Record.

The first marriage license issued from
the Clerks Office after the organization
of this county from portion of the terri
tory formerly composing portion ol
Queen Anue's and Dor chester counties
were issued on the 9th dav of April, 1774
In tho language OF the record they were
"sold to Pierce for the use of John Prit-
chett Fisher and Ruth Thomas The
price OF marriage license in those dav,
was one pound OF tobacco, this staple be
ing the currency of the country At that
lilne.-DentOn Union.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
A Hog ON lee.

A drove OF hogs belonging to Edward
McManus, were going along Fifth street
this morning, when one fine, fat fellow
slipped Oh the Ice at the corner of Shipley
street, and vas unable TO regain his feet
The rest of the dove was taken on, and
a few men gathered around the fallen
hog. to conjecture in regard to his iljur-
les. 1t was mutually agreed that one or
more of bis lie were broken, but such
was not the case, aud after lying down
for more than half an hour, his hogship
slowly rose to his feet, and though his
legs we're rather stiff, managed to waddle
painfully along, and WAS soon placed in
the pen with his companions.