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THE n. YORK ELECTORAL SCHEME.
Many of the oldest of the Republican
journals are opposed to the proposed
change in the mode of electing Presl-
Dental Electors in the State Of New
York. In referring to the matter the
Philadelphia Telegraph denounces the
scheme in severe language, as follows :
"Under the Federal Constitution tie
Legislature If each State has the abso-
lutte right to declare how the Presidential
Electors shall be chosen, but by common
agreement all the States-New York
since 1828-have bestowed the right to
elect them upon the entire body of
qua ified citizens. New Y ork, or rather
the Republican Congressman at Wash
ington for her, proposes now to alter this
law, and to practically disfranchise her
citizens, only because her Electoral vote
is essential to the electio on of the Repub-
lican candidate for President. Ii they
be not got for him by indirection the
Republican leaders at the capital believe
they cannot be got at ali; and therefore
what they cannot honestly accomplish
through the ballot-box they propose
they shall dishonesty accomplish
through the Legislature. To show how
patent the suggested fraud is, it is only
necessary to say that they would oppos,
any attempt to alter the law if the Leg
islature were Democratic; they desire /,
do it only because they have Republi-
can Legislature, and fear to permit tn
people to express the will of the majorit
at the polls.
The truth must be admitted that Ne
York is Democratic State, precisely a
Pennsylvania is Republican State, an
if, as is commonly admitted, next yea
the choice of President depends upo
her vote, and, as is feared, that that vot
will be cast for the Democratic candidal
then to carry out this scheme would
to disfranchise not only the voters
New York but of every other State th
polled Democratic majority, the resu
of which would be to put into the Pre-
idential Office the defeated candidate il
stead of the elected one Presi e
who would be Presid ut by the MINOR T.
supported by gigantic traud. The pr
posed wrong is too great, We urlIeve,t
accomplishment. The Americans are {
hot partisans enough aL The polls, b
they do not carry their parts II feeli
SO lar into fraud as this plan propos'
They are fair, honest people, and t
mass OF the Republican party would
the last to countenance an act so re'
lutionary and so imperilling TO their
stitutious. They want victory, but I'll
don't want it at the price of their O.
acknowledgements"
The New York Herald to-day p,
fishes interviews with the New Y,
Congressional delegation in Washingt
and says :-''It will be seen that ms
OF the Republican members, as well
all the Democratic members, look u
the scheme with disfavor. We are C
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fdent that nothing Of the kind will be
seriously attempted by the Legislature.
In the first place, the chances Of the Re-
publican party for carrying the State are
not so desperate as 70 impel it to such a
daring experiment. In the next place
the Republican members Of the Legis-
lature would be as much divided on the
question as the Republican members Of
Congress and TO make the attempt and
fail would put q potent electioneering
weapon into the hands Of the Demo.
Gratis which would enable them to carry
the State"
The daily gazette., 1879-12-16
TUKsDAY, DECEMBER Ie. 1879.

SENATOR KELLOGG TO BE UNsEAr-
ED.-A correspondent Of the New York
World, writing from Washington states
that Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana, will,
no doubt, be unseated and Mr.. Spoford
given the seat in the Senate to which be
is entitled and from which he was ex-
cluded when Mr.. Kellogg was admitted.
Some facts which the investigation by
the Senate Committee revealed are
stated. Senator Salisbury is chairman
of the committee, and no gentleman in
the Senate Is better qualified or more
capable of making an impartial report.
We do not pretend to rely upon all that
may be said by the correspondent; but
that the chairman of the committee in
his report will be found to be correct we
have no doubt. We are told by the cor
respondent that the investigation is now
about over, as only few witnesses are
yet to be examined. 1t would have been
formally closed before this, but for dis
position on the part of the committee to
give to Mr.. Kellogg all the time and OPP
portunity he desired to make defense.
This be has failed TO do to the satsfac-
ton Of the committee. On the contrary
majority Of the committee are agreed
upon the following points, which in sub
stance will be embodied in the majority
report to be submitted to the Senate -
"First, that Mr.. Kellogg used his office
as Governor of the State Of Louisiana to
make the Legislature Repaid can vi icl
the people had made Democr. tic sec
ond, that he bribed persons to 20 inIC
the so-called Packard Legislature for th,
purpose OF making up quorum third
that he was party to the fraud b,
which members were represented as be
ing present in said Legislature on tn
day of the election of Senator who wer
in fact not present; fourth, that b
falsely claimed that there was a quorum
of that so-called Legislature; fifth, tina
ne DrlOtu memUeTs Ol lne LepisldluI
to vote for him. aud sixth, that aite
witnesses were summoned to Washn,
ton he bribed them almost at the dool
of the Senate Chamber 1t is said tn;
there is ample proof to sustain all til
and much more. The majority repo
will be most thorough one, and W
deal severely with Mr.. Kellogg and
ring. The committee will vote upon Il
case in January, shortly after the r,
assembling of Congress, and the repo
will be Immediately put in shape, so
to be submitted to the Senate fe
weeks later. There is also good autho
ty for the assertion that the commit
will recommend the seating OF n
Spofford as the duly elected Senat
from louisiana"
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decIs-eodat. Treasurer-
NI Office TO BONDMOLDERs.-B

n OTICE TO BONDM MOl.DERs.- BY
IN virtue OF an act OF the General Ass em-
bly,, passed at Dover, february 2, 1877, 1
hereby give notice TO holders OF Delaware
state Bonds that shall attend at the
Philadelphia National Bank. In the city
OF Philadelphia, during the busip ess
hours that bank, on the three first secu-
lar days of January, lssO. prepared to re-
deem and pay of all the bonds from No.
278 to $40, both inclusive. OF the denomi.
nation OF one thousand dollars each, OF
the issue of the Bonds of the state OF
Delaware under date OF January lst, 1855;
and that from and after the said first day
OF January, 1850, the interest on said
bonds will cease.
ROBERT ]. REYNOLDS,
state Treasurer.
once OF state Treasurer. Dover, Della
ware, November LIST. 1879. nvl d3taw2in
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To the Public

The undersigned having a large as
sortment of
FIRST-CLASS FURNITURE,
win offer to the citizens of Wilmington,
Inducements heretofore not offered by
any dealer In the same line OF goods. /
will sell parlor d bedroom suits at prices
l5 per cent. lower than manufacturers \
prices and all other kinds OF furniture at
rates equally low. l am determined to
sell those goods and persons desiring bar
gains will fnd II to their advantage to
give me a call. before purchasing else
where. i, NJ. OGLE, 6U9 Market St.,
Auctioneer.
secondhand furniture bought and sold.
dec2-lm
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ShOOti7sU q DOQ.

A dog, owned by MI. j. Boldly, at
Fourth and King streets, having bitten
young man about the house, and act
ing in many strange ways, was shot by
officer Thomas, yesterday morning, al
the request ofthe owner, who thought
it was going mad.
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decl4-te.
pOOO REWARD.

UNAO REWARD.
SZUU Was stolen on the night OF Dec.
!, 1873 from the subscriber. living In Hook
essin, Del, In New Castle county, a guam
tity OF store goods, consisting OF rubber
coats dry goods boots, shoes and notions.
ANY person who shall give Information
that will lead to the arrest and conviction
Of the thief or thieves shall receive Fifty
Dollars reward.
A further reward OF One Hundred and
Fifty Dollars viii be paid by the southern
Union Association, for the recovery OF
stolen property, &C.. to any person who
shall detect the thief. SO that he shall be
brought to conviction.
ISAAC w. Finn,
decIQ aodat Treasurer
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THIS seasons corn crop is now re-
ported to be the largest ever grown in
this country, and it should be remem-
bered that corn brings Western farmers
several times as much money as it did
a few years ago.
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NJ Office To WATER RENTERS.
IN OFFICE OF THE WATER
ngp. uTMHNT I

WILMINGTON, DEL, December l. 1879.
The bills for 1850 are now ready and pay
able at the Registrar n Office, No. 1000 Mar
ket street. The law requires that all bills
paid on or before January 3lst. 1880. the
lace OF the bill, those paid during the
month OF February, 8 per cent; additional.
Those paid during the month OF March,
10 per cent. additional, and any amount
remaining unpaid after April lst. 1880, the
Registrar Is required To have the ierules
Withdrawn and SUIT instituted Tor the re-
covery of the amount due; and the water
will not be let into such premises until
such arrears, with assessments and ~ for
drawing ferules, are paid.
Office hours from IA. m. To p. IN.
WILLIAM J. MORROW,
dec1- cod D-edJ eodF. Registrar.
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NOTICE on and after March lst, lss0.
~ ue price oi lots IN the Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery will be: res-rv-
eli sections, special rates determined by
the Board. Sections from A to n, tnclu-
sive. 50 cents per square foot. All other
sections. 20 cents per square foot.
BY order of the Board.
declO- 2tAwtml. ALBEIT w. SMITH. Sec.
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NJ OTlCE.-The eleventh annual meet
~ ing OF the Siockholders Of the Ma
sonic Hall Company, Of Wtlmi ington,
day Of December, 1879, at O'Clock y. IN =,
for the purpose Of electing President,
Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary ana
nine Directors to serve the ensuing year.
JOHN Il. ALLMOND,
decl2 eodtm. Secretary.
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TO PhY SSC1A N 5
AND
CONSUMERS OF
COD LIVER OIL.

knowing from experience the dlssaIis-
faction 50 often attending the dis pensine
of many of the EN- ulsions in the market
would call your attention to some of the
features of the emulsion which | have pre-
pared and dispensed for years with an
varying satisfaction. The Oil used Is the
finest Norwegian and the most scrupu-
lous care is exercised In the choice of all
material and in every detail of It's manu-
facture. BY careful manipulation this
em ulsion is made with the smallest pos
sible amount of gum. and by the very mi
mute division of the Oil giObuies is render
ed very fluid and perfectly pais table,
Each Tablespoonful contains so er cent.
of OIL and grains of Hy pophosphite Oi
Lime. samples will be gladly furnished
to all Physicians who may desire Lhem.-
Put up in pint bottles, price @l. Manu-
factured and sold Wholesale and retail by
W. K. WILLIAMS,
DRUGGIST,
apl2-u Ninth and Market Sts.
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ST. LOUIS, Hannibal and Keokuk
RAILROAD COMPANY,
First Mortgage Per Cent. Bonds
DUE 1917

issued at SO, 900 per mile Of completed
road $1,000 cash per mile already paid In
on stock subscriptions and expended !n
construct o.,
Principal and interest payable in New
York, coupons April and October.
We offer balance OF SJOOOOO OF these
bonds at 80 and interest, Teserving tue
right to advance price without notice, and
recon mend them as "A safe Investment.
AMk.RMAN * BUKW ELL, Bankers,
dec6 I'm. No 10 Broad Street New York.
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1t is noticeable, moreover, that our
machinery has improved with equal
rapidity. until to-day the Murkland or
Duchworth looms are almost as much
better than the old Bigelow looms as
these we're better than their predecessors.
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On The other hand all the Amerlcan
manufactures were running on these
goods in 1872 only 143 looms. There are
now in operation, and in many cases
running over time, 649 looms, producing
over $500 900 yards of three quarters
wide) carpet. There are now going up
OF contracted for by various manufac-
turers 200 more looms. which will bring
the production up to l3 600 600 yards.
In the more expensive body Brussels
the importations have decreased in near
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N WILMINGTON, October /, 1879.
The Wilmington Savings Fund Society
hereby give notice that on and after Janu-
ary l, 1850, interest Will be allowed on
deposits at FIVE (5) PER CENT. per annum.
By order of the Board.
j. ERNEST SMITH,
ocl-3m. Treasurer.
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norICzs.

ELECTlON.
IA FIRST N RATIONAL BANK,
Wilmington. Del, Dec. l3. 1879.
Notice IL hereby given that the annual
meeting OF the stockholders OF this bank
will be held at the Banking House, on
Tuesday, the 18th day of January, 1850. be
tween the hours of and 4 O'Clock r. M,
for the purpose OF electing nine stockhoi-
ders 70 serve as Direct Ors the ensuing year.
GEO. ID. ARMSTRONG.
decl4.,e. Cashier.
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Erastus BiOetOU's InUentiOn.

HOW ENGLISH CARPETS WE'RE DRIVEN
OUT OF THE UNITED STATES.
The death of Erastus b. Bigelow,
whose funeral took place recently In
Boston, deserves more than a passing no.
tice from the fact that to his invention Of
the power-loom for weaving carpets is
due the almost total destruction of the
American trade in foreign carpets. And
this absence of outside competition more
over is perhaps more complete than in
any other extensi We branch of American
industry. America still imports a few
single piece Administer Tor more proper
ly cheDille) carpets from the manufac =
turer In Scotland and from one in Kid
derminster, England, and few luxuries
in the shape of Turkish, Persian and In
dian rugs. Prior to Mr.. Bigelow's in
vention, America was making ingram
carpets, but the demand was limited and
the popular impression favored English
| goods.
A glance at the figures of the Custom
House Will probably surprise the unin
itiated reader. Beginning with the time
when important ons we're at their highest
the following are the number of squar,
| nf 70 lanHaI m fhi,
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- CMERlFf-S SALE
= by virtue of AN order OF the Superior
Court of the State of Delaware, In and for
New Castle County, to me directed will be
exposed TO public sale at the
LAFAYETTr II TEL.
No. sii Shipley street. kept by John J..
llougherty, In the city of Wilmington,
Delaware, on
WEDNESDAY, the l7th day OF December,
ls7yat 2 O'Clock p. m.
The following described stock, viz:
Twenty Ave shares of the cal ital stock
OF the Masonic dali Company, In the city
OF Wilmington, Del.
seized and taken In execution as the
property OF James McLanan and To be
sold by JOHN PYLE. sheriff.
sherinTs Office, New Castle. DecenDer
1873. deco -eouts.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-27
OPIUM
How a Party of Them were Scattered.

On Adams street within a door or
two Of the station house, a Celestial
known as Wah Wing. runs a laundry
store, and occasionally during his
leisure moments INDUCES in the pleas
urable Chinese custom of whiting the
fumes of burning opium. He also
fayors any curious friends with a
dose, provided their curiosity leads
them into his hospitable den. Wings
smoking apparatus is as complete
as can be imagined. He has an
ink bottle shaped vessel in
which the narcotic is placed he has a
dozen long clay pipe stems, with small
bowls at the end, to scoop the smoking
mixture from its receptacle, and he
has a clean floor, upon which he in
vites his friends to squat in a circle
about the stuff to enjoy its Supplying
effects. Last night a squad of knowl-
edge hunters started on a voyage Of
discovery and adventure from their
quarters among the demi-monde.
There were Kitty Western, Mary Cox
and Addie Smith, escorted BY a gran
ger, sport. They engaged a carriage
and drove forth, hating in front
and entering ths den of the
accommodating Wing. Their almond
eyed friend extended a cordial well
come, and in a few minutes had his
opium pot in the center of the party,
all seated costly on the floor. Hardly
had the Obliyious effects Of their
opium spree began to be felt when
the police swooped down upon the
crowd, and before they could realize it
had landed them in the lookup, peo-
pie, pipes, opium and the entire para.
phernalia, except the carriage and the
They were in funds, and upon
putting up $40 each as a forfeit to
appear before Justice Porter this af-
ternOon, the squad were permitted to
walk away, sadder, wiser, and with
less money than they had when start
ing forth. 1t was a brief eyentful
but the sort of adventure they
were seeking was denied them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-27
F0Of Pads.

A colored citizen who for some
time past has worked for Mr.. Fitz-
gibbon on the railroad a few miles
f,om this city, came in lastnight, bought
a shoulder of bacon and started for
home. WhenOutside of the corporation
line in the rear of James Park he
was suddenly beset by a couple of
black scoundrels who took his meat,
robbed him Of$l2 in money, scratched
his face ia the struggle he made
against them and then cleared them
selves with their booty. The robbed
individual reported the circumstances
at the police headquarters this fore
noon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-27
A Home Thrust en- the Paving
Of Adams street,

Enron LEDGER-In your paper of
this date | find a paragraph headed
The propriety of paving Adams
street with stone at a cost Of So, 0Q0-
citizens on Adams to pay 5000" As
a taxpayer | aW of the opinion that
$4,000 eau be better expended in
paving the east side of Main street. or
any ether street on which there is
much business done. What right has
the Legislative council to appropriate
taxes paid in by people who do not
live on Adams street-some of them
poor people who have all they can do
to make both ends meet-whan the
streets on which aueh people do
live need pagilg worse than the street
in question. Was it not the PROPOSE
ton Of the property-owners to ray all
expenses of such payipg2 We had to
pay for the Rayllg once before, and
that ought 10 DO sufficient for out
siderS, particularly when some wealthy
parties, who ought to be interested
refuse to contribute anything, SomS
parties who have a rigt to vote in the
legislative council are interested in a
largo smoko-houso at the upper end of
Adams street, and in a foundry and
cotton shed, But | hope sincerely
that the legislative council will not
follow in the footsteps of its
predecessor in making such impaOye-
ments as are chiefly for their own use
and benefit. Pave ..iae streets leading
to the railyvad stations first; after
,.ss,at is done, If there is surplus money
in the treasury, then pave such streets
as are most used in bushes and traffic,
but do 80 gradually, If too many
irons are put in the FIRE at once, some
are bound to get cool.
Generally speaking, the acts Of tho
legislative council have been approved
by the people. | Hope they are not
going to take . step backward. An
election COMES OIL in two years, and |
would regret TO see the gentlemen
who now govern the district displaced,
but legislation of the kind proposed
IN the LEnaER will not benefit them
any. All the voters of the district
have not an interest on Adams street.
Let them act Cor the benefit of all,
and not for individuals.
A friend to the new government
and a prompt TAXPAYER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-27
e and No On.

Since yesterday the following papers
have been recorded by the county reg
lister. Mortgage from H.. Hampton to
bis merchant King Fox, ditto W.
\ ,. Alexander, ditto BUCHANAN h
Plummcr to j. G. Bell, tFqst deed
Court to james 4. Greath
decEee; Sam scheibler to Caroline
Heinrich, decd and mortgage r. p.
beech 70 !. Franklin, deed United
States Of America to IT, Vance aud
Guy BalOFan, deed,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-27

Nillar Villars. and Sol sells them
at the low rate Of two for twenty-five
cents, which is cheap for such goods.
Try them.
Copious showers along the White
and Arkansas valleys, as well as
through the central part Of our neigh
boring State, has done much good to
growing corn, and refreshed cotton to
a delightful degree.
Parties we're about the city to-day
endeavoring to palm off false orders
claimed to have been given by Captain
Stack Lee, Of the steamer Coahoma.
The captain never gives anything of
the kind, and the attempted swindlers
failed to swindle.
The sanitary folks will this after
noon consider the hack stand subject,
aud say what, in their estimation,
should be done by the authorities
about allowing them to stand about
Court Square and other places where
shade trees have been ruined.
Sinks, vaults, and foul corners
ought to be thoroughly aud carefully
cleansed and purified. Zinc iron, in
solution, can be had free of charge at
various drug stores, placed there pro
bono publico by the board of health.
No one has an excuse for permitting
their premises to emit nasty smells.
The clothing house mole-hill, which
swelled to a large mountain in the
imagination of various persons, has
shrunk from view. After taking an
account of stock aud investigating the
situation carefully, Mr.. Ogden, as
agent for Wannamaker & Brown, has
acquitted Charles o. Eveland and
Thomas Watties Of all blame, and
they stand before the world once more
with unblemished repute.
Granite block pavement, the joints
to be filed with an elastic cement, is
proposed for Madison street, provided
property-owners will pay one dollar
per square yard, in addition to the
amount Of $3.50 per yard, which the
city is willing to give. In New Or
leans where heavy granite blocks form
the best pavement in the world, the
prOperty-owners were obliged by law
to pay a third of the first cost on each
side of the street, and the city paid
the other third.
This Circuit Court, wei which
Judge Pierce presides, is expected to
adjourn for the term on Wednesday
next. The Chancery Court will con
tinue in session as long as business
offers, says Judge Mcdowell The
Criminal Court will also hold on for
some time to come. The quarterly
County Court, embracing the various
boss squires, will meet on Monday
next, and the leading subject likely to
engage their attention is the Prosi-
dents Island workhouse horror,
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All Wrong.

EDITOR LEDGER Passing along
by the water trough on the north side
of court square, | was surprised to see
a boy bathing a dog in the water
trough, using soap freely, althoughthe
boy says everybody does it. The DO
lice should prevent it for the benefit
of mules and horses, in a sanitary
point Of view, as the merciful are
merciful even to the beast. B.