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The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
MAINx 3 LECTION.
THE 0ovERNO1snIP N 0ou0E-4A
LE0NLATURB oLoen.

LHomLATURs oLosn. $3.50
PORTLAND. Ne, ssptsmber 9.-1i1s
Gfeenback Osmocfatac coalition -
been defeated, and - though - -
publican party in Maine bad eooeoo ..
pretty solid victory to-day. The sseof
como In with exasperatlug slownesa - .;
ten O'Clock tong ht hardly snythlSG
was known of the election; even = -
hour returns are Id from less thAA ewo y
hundred of the FIVE hundred toWne -
the State. The returns 90 fer IN. low
eyer, indicates that the kepuooo
have certainly carried tho House; tnee X
the Senate is in doubt. With the pref.
biiities In favor Of tho kepubl!ca0s o19'
that 1t Is doubtful whether the peQ4h
have elected . Governor but losetL
certain that Davis (Rspublicau) h19' D
plurality and possibly majority -ovoes'
all. One hundred and eighty two caeae1 (
and towns. including Portland, hen9oe
over both Harc1lon and Smith. The baek
towns will probably favor Smith, -
Greenback candidate. '''eA
THE GovERNoRsHIP IN DouDS.
MidniRht.-At this hour the vote - :
gins 10 look clvser, and even Mr.. BlAA4ee
confident calculations Of an election ~
the people may be upset, II the -.
centsge indicated bv the vote, OF -
towns now In keeps mp tho Com01Doelo0
will be ahead. This will throw the eSns
test into the Legislature, which haD ~
publican majority. ...... .s,is 1a-
STILL IN DOUBT.
At half past one O'Clock the electaon =
still In doubt. The republicans oog1y
the lower house of the Legislature ~ .
good majority and have . working. no
jority on joint ballot. The Senate u ~.
decided. The republicans are sure Gk
fourteen and IL requires sixteen for q
majority. PenobscOt and York couueo
are very close, and 1t may take the ON
| cial count 10 decide. Mr.. Blaine refuoeo
to give his opinion of the result.
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
u. s. COURT.

The u. s. District Court met this
morning at II o'clock, Judge Bradford
presiding. " -.
: In the case of Horace w. Reed, against
the sloop, "Only Sister," in Admiralty
the U. S. Marshal having duly returned,
attached said sloop, upon mo.ion Of Lew
6. Bird, ESQ.,, proctor for libe''ants, pro
clsmation was made for all persons hav-
ing anything to say, why said sioop
should not be condemned and sold, to
ansver proclsmat OF of libellant, and no
person appearing, on like motion, the
default Of ali persons we're answered,
and the said sloop was condemned ana
ordered to be sold. On like motion tne
matter was referred to commissioner
appointed by the Court in Admiralty ro
ascertain the amount OF damages due
libellant, and report to the Court.
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
NOT DENIED.

A special despatch from here to the
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph says .
"Great interest has been created here
by the publication in the GAZETTE Of
an article stating that negotiations are
in progress looking to the purchase Of
the Delaware Western Railroad by capt.
:alists, and the building of pier on the
Delaware river near the city, to be used
in the transportation and shipment of
coal. The Delaware Western Railroad
has direct line 10 the Broad Top coal
region. The report is not denied by the
rail road officials"
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
A HORSE KILLED BY LIGHTNING

During the terrific thunder storm Of
Sunday evening, = Mr.. Holland, son Of
Charles Holland, Esq, while riding in q
carriage with young lady on their way
homeward from attending the Frazer
Presbyterian church, had his horse struck
and instantly killed by lightning. So far
as We are able to learn, neither of the
occupants of the vehicle we're in the least
injured by the shock, which escape was
certainly q very remarkable one. Mr..
Michael Gunkle, of the same township,
was riding . few rods In advance, and
also escaped. The horse was valuable
one, being highly priced by his owner
West Chester Nescs. ...
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
SECOND EDITION
DOVER DOTS AND DAsHRs.

THE STATE LyBRAKY --FaR ATTORNEY
PERSONAL GOSSIP. 0a
DOVER, Sept. al saw Senator Sauls-
bury and his brother the Chancellor
~alk along the street . little distance
the other day, and could not help no.
ticing the vast difference that existed be-
tween the two brothers. The Senator
10 tall, and little bent now, too, and
walks with hrs hands in his pockets and
bis cane under his arm. He has .
sprightly step, and his heal.h Is very
good.
The Chancellor on the other hand
steps carefully and uses his cane with
caution. He Ii pleasant TO every one
and as Chancellor is said to surpass all
his predecessors. The Chancellor does
not talk on politics frequently now, and
leads . quiet life that does not often
take him out Of the town. He always
goes about In his carriage. The Senator
will leave this week for Washington,
when he will Join the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections and 60 out
to Kansas and look into the alleged cleo
ton frauds with which Senator-elect
Ingalls, Is connected. His nephew
Thomas Salisbury, who Is clerk Of the
committee will accompany him.
State Librarian Kenney has wraught
| wonders in his department in the State
house. Soon after his entrance upon
official duties he proceeded to ar
range the volumes aud now everything
is in comprehensive shape. The reports,
laws and miscellanies are all arranged
in respective sections and an adequate
number of shelves devoted to each Stale,
each OF which are numbered. In order
TO make this arrangement more advan.
tsgeous . direct0ry Of the library has
been published, . moments consultation
of which will show just where to find
any certain book. When Mr.. Kenney
came into Office be found many Of the
books ou', and at once instituted . de.
termined effort-t0 get them ell returned
he wrote letters 10 all who had taken oul
books and had not returned them, anC
kept it up each month. Every one wht
who had borrowed books have sent then
in excepting q certain young lawyer IL
Wilmington Of peculiar propensities.
The time for the appointment of At
torney-General draws on apace, and thu
contest Is getting much more spirited
than it has been SO far. The appoint
ment takes place on Oct. 3rd. Candidates
are equally divided between the thret
counties: New Castle, George Gray
E,q.; Kent, John B Pennington, Esq; Sus
sex, John H.. Paynter, Esq. Messrs
Paynter and Pennington are making de
termined efforts for the Office, while MI
Gray 10 not exerting himself mrch.
Judge Houston came up from hi
Lewes home, where he has spent tn
summer. His health is good. Chic
Justice Comegys came up from Reht
! both q week or two ago.
? Mr.. E. j. Cooper, OF Camden has con
menced the study Of law in Secretary
State James L. Walcott's Office, in ordt
to finish his term of study, two years I
which he has spent at the University {
Virginia. Under such . tutor he wi
doubtless excel. Mr.. Cooper is quit
we'll known in Wilmington. H. s. B.
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
STEALING A RIDE TO DEATH.

TEE FATE THAT MET cHAs. n. PAR
KEh, OF TRkNrON, n. j., ON THE r.
N. B. r. r., LAST MONT.
The morning train north over the r.
w. & b. Railroad, reaching this city At
$50 A. NJ, brought up the body VI .
dead maD, with bis head crushed and
bloody, and bearing every evidence OF
having met . death of violence. The
man was Charles H. Parker, Of rren-
ton, N. j., who, while riding down the
road On top of the through freight,
whose time for leaving here Is Q O'Clock,
was struck by the bridge known as
sold Moody's Bridge" and was Instant
ly killed.
The train had left here between Q and
10 o'clo k, Iand, as the track was clear,
was running At . good rate Of speed
The unfortunate man had 6 on the
train At the depot, accompanied by his
brother, James Parker, with the inten-
ton Of stealing = ride to Baltimore.
They were on the sixth car fr0m the
engine. He was standing up at the
time and was struck blow in the head
ny . lOw-hanging timber with such
force that 1t Is reasonable to suppose
"e never spoke or even breathed
afferward.
The train being . through freight,
makes but few stops and the train men
knew nothing Of the accident uhtll
N ortb East station Wa reached, when .
short stop was made and the brother was
enabled to acQuaint them with the occur
body on to Perry vile, which was done
and 1t was kept there ovei night, and
Drought up TO- this city this morning. .,
already stated.
James Parker, the brother, accom-
panied the body. and made the follow
ing statement to reporter OF the GA
zETTg. "My brother, tho man who wa
killed. lives IN Trenton and has beel
working there ~ type setter ON one .
the papers. have been living in Phil
| adeIpbia, working for Q produce dealel
am machtnist by trade. He came :,
me yesterday In Philadelphia, and say
ing ho was cut Of work, asked me 70 g
to Baltimore with him. said would
and bought tickets for Wilmington. W.
got hoD In the afternoon, as We had n,
money, concluded to steal ride to Bal
more. We both lay down on top Of th
Car and when within 200 yards Of th'
bridge he arose to bis feet. A tiBbo
| nlt ulm 8uO WOulu nave knOCk0O DIM "
bad not caught him, ~ he was rollin
over the edge. He never spoke and
saw be was dead"
The body wa put In the dead house
and Coroner Buiz held an inquest ut
o'clock. Janes Parker was the only vii
ness, as none other but he had seen tn
accident, gave the same factsin evidenc
a. are contained In his statement TO th
reporter. A verdict was at once rem
dered in accordance with the evidence
Neither Of the brothers appear hk
tramps; their clothing, though coarse, /
respecta Ole, and they both look like har
working men overtaken by adverse Gil
I-cumstauces.
Their purpose for going to Baltimor
was to get work. The brother toll
Rraphed to his father In trenton, br
had received no intimation Of its recely
at II O'Clock to-day. The body Is like
to bs taken to Trenton for intermeI
when the father Is heard from. Bot
the brothers are unmarried aud the VI
tim OF the accident was thirty -0ne yea
old.
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
I'm the Police Gazette.

The Police Gazette for this week con-
tains q very good picture of Nelson j.
Lee, with the following explanation
"Nelson j. Lee, temperance fraud,
partner Of George NJ. Du'cher in the
same line of small business; Whining
ton, Del"
The picture of Geo. NJ. butcher,
which was published few weeks ago is
also re-published this week, with the fol-
lowing: =.
"George M. butcher, temperance fraud
and ex.lecturer, Wilmington, Del"
The pictures of both Of the frauds were
evidently sent on by some member of
the M. s. r. A., Together with their
biographies, which owing to q want of
space the Gazette did not publish.
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
NEW JERSEY.
DESTRUCTIVE RAIN, HAIL, AND WIND
STORM.

DESTRUCTIVE RAIN, HAIL, AND WIND
STORM.
PENvILLE, N. j., Sept. ga terrific
shower Of hail and rain, accompanied by
wind, thunder and lightning swept over
this vicinity last night shortly before
midnight. The hail fell for ten minutes,
many of the stones being larser than
black walnuts. Great damage has been
done to the orchards, the buckwheat is
flattened to the ground, and immense
fields of corn completely riddled.
A large number of trees and several
outbuildings were blown down. At
Camp Tabor tents were loosened and
blown in every direction. The storm
came from the southeast and passed up
the mountains.
MoRRIsrowN, N. j., Sept. S.-A hur-
ricane and hailstOrm passed over Bonton
at IL o'clock last night, destro. ing trees
and breaking hundreds of dollars, worth
Of glass In the churches, mills, aud dwell
lipQS
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09

NAME ELECTION, which took
yesterday, appears, from present
'0us' 70 have resulted the same Is
NJ contest. Blame cat up rather
night, to receive returns, and
MAJ : dispatches, as usual, showed
nspaollcan gains" he became
Hn delight, and held more firmly
u 70 the belief that he had the
-'ee State safe In his breeches
n, but the later returns Indicated
u'ns'ent state of affairs, that
''m" felt An attack of his old
sunstroke," approaching, and
"sed to hurry home to stimuIa,e 9
with afresh perusal of the dam.
"uments y, he begged from Multi
W. 0ended knees, "ior the sake
,.s' S.al iamily." These later re-
asa'eo s that the Governorship
0uo!, and that the State Senate,
VIII devolve the duty Of elect.
'.nOf in case the people fall
4, ,Sa .,n0'ee' was also close enough
!. The Official returns necesssr,
.us .,.s IT. political complexion
'ssed sn his all on this election
s.,. failure of the Republicans u,',, :,
Coo,s eaansdidatei s''as for Governor b,
|,ns ' wi Will be his political death
'nd efiectually sh.lvs hi. Is-s,' Pres,
la'lons for all time to come
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09

Another man was killed ut the Della
ware Junction last night.
Turtle soup 81 Fullmer's.
There was ono case Of drunkenness
before the Mayor this morning.
Salt oysters at Fullmer's.
Peach shipments still hold out.
Court commences on Monday next.
There seems to DO NO abatement Of
the yellow fever In Memphis.
Maine held her annual election yester-
day.
A very large number Of improvements
are being made throughout the city.
Reed Birds, ct Fullmer's 506 Market.
If you desire to purchase clothing 60
to the Wilmington Clothing Aou .
Fourth and Market streets.
Have excursions ceased
Where is Kelly the california million
aire?
Rail birds are not very plentiful.
"Fatinitsa" at the Opera House on
Saturday afternoon.
Reed Birds at Fullmer's sos Market.
Grape wine will be abundant owing to
the cheap ness Of grapes.
o.. Court met this morning.
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
PLUNDERIN G A PARSONAGE.
REV. MR.. sYPHERD's HOUSE At u.
GEORGES ROBBED.

GEORGES ROBBED.
Special to the GAzETTE.
ST. GEORGES, Del, Sept. 9.-While
Rev. j. Owen Sypherd, the MsthodiH
minister here, was at church with -h,s
family last sunday his house was erters
ed by thieves aud robbed II
considerable money and jeweiry. Par
ties in the town who knew that the min
lister and all his family were absent are
suspected of the crime and It ~ 70 BE-
hoped that they will be arrested and
punished. ... ~.
All The silverware was untouched and
leads to the belief that it was not tho
work of tramp. % 'Fi - - sdsH9J y
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09

Ition I'Lk :. :. IN Saturdays GAzsrrx
|.pd ,ss 'ns nero, road to the Delaware
\ p.,t's. NJ. building ,al of the proposed
kth. .,e, .a, Interested in a new out.
na ,p,' ~,s. fields, is attracting gen
han s,os.,prs.d n,os.g, attention. t i.
lu ths PROBABLE ."., that the propositions
aniss on. aa.''le alluded to may be
I'd 'tS S,.oss out, And great steamers 70.
" tA1.'1,lss N. n, their cargoe. It IL.
onri'tiana, at NO distant
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
A--..t.a Early This Morning.

This morning, about 8 o'clock, officer
Gutchmer arrested Wayne Thomas, Tor
wandering around the spar shed. A. A.
there was NO evidence to prove that ne
Wa there for any malicious purpose DO
was discharged. .+..s-.--s.o
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
AREPJJBI,ICAN A FRAUD.

with regard to the mani 40. Philligs
who was Euld for Court by Mayor All
moud last u,ght, fer attempting to vote
illeRally, It may be said that he was .
Republican, and only one of many who
expected to be arralgned on the Same
charge within shsTt time.
Phillips is not on the assessment list.
and came to the Eighth Ward polls with
another mans tax receipt. 1hs. name
had been erased and his scrawled In
stead. His vote was promptly ehallsng-
r. r. se, fns sSs osud. Of the inspecsor
md rrmains = silent bEt reliable witness
Of the man's fraudulent edort to vote.
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
, ssily Sasstts.

,.rDlioan, in its arrogance and
.~s' IT,. the Mayor some grataitou'
IN, unnecessary sdvics' ana al.o
sas ,i,, 70 The Democratic party
|. 'sr s,.., hobby, illegal voting. n
'%;san vas "withous sin" 1t
~. n. frat stone" with . clear
~ pu. it is not. Already one
.as.,.ot, has been arrested for as-
!. !. vo.. on .u altered "a. re-
~ o,ber arrests will doubtless
.',", =, It Is q known fact that
R,Dutllc.ns who had been re-
. errors, and therefore were not
~ . vote because they were too
y N, thei: county tax, voted st
r..d.y, election. If there were
,otrslic arepeaters" and illegal
! tss lass election, the Demo'
rty Is perfectly willing to have
,nni,b.d. But the work must not
n, for all are equal before the
n Republican illegal voters, white
!. black, should receive equal and
,uacs with other violatols OF the
o laws.
+ b not likely that the election
which the Republican unearths
I.r amount to much when closely
|.s.sd. Already that paper has
Il In Its horns" when confronted
.h figures which the GAZETTE
TO prove how false were i'a
. Of sweeping and glaring
> which any uniformed person
have naturally supposed repre-
It least q thousand illegal votes.
wpll-known fact that tbs
editor Of that paper Is q mono
lon the subject Of illegal voting.
accustomed fr years TO seeing his
nin victory after victory through
nl votes Of ignorant negroes, he
N impressed with the belief that
b tactics alone can all election bt
and shrieks "frau.i" from 4
impulse whenever the Demo.
n successful. With . mind In
fraud, he can see nothing else,
bis distrained Wis on the meie
Of Democratic vote Is evidence
g,lily, while the sight Of a Demo
to.er taking an oath before an in
b positive evidence Of perjury
Only a few years ago this fraud
bring editor learned that q worthy
Democrat who voted At the Thirt
polls, took All oath before the In
Of election and instantly con
that be was voting on age, ant
!he required oath. The day ATE
p The young man was seized will
20 illness and died, and a. hi
notice, as published in the pa
we bis age as 27 years, this activ'
lfer frauds was sure he had dis
Z 6rst-class instance of a Divin,
ent on a human being for tn
pf p'1ary, and published his bril-
lscovsry in the old Commercial,
IS reckless politically as tn
III apt pupil now editorially con
Ihe truth, however, swiftly fol
Ials terrible slander of the dead
abli'hed the fact that instead q
On age the young man bad fol
hh tax receipt, and was merel
oath that he had paid a count
thin two years, as required b
ae living the Republican has n
sard than its editor had for til
Of the dead. Therefore its reel
aults are harmless, and the Mayo
dord to disregard its ill-time
while the Democratic party ca
Withstand its vile attacks. y
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09

EXCURSION TOPENNsGROvE.
The Mt. Oubx Sunday school went ON
xn excursion TO Pennssrove to-day over
the Delaware Western Railroad and en-
the E,asis A. Mccall.
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
NEW ADVERTIBEIIENT0.

TN the district COURT Of the Unitad Dsasaa
L for the District OF Delaware =
In the matter OF Worden = Evans
Bankrupts.-In BankruptOy.l ~ -T''1-.t
At wilmington, in said District - 49,
fifth day Of September, A. D.. is7Ss
District of Delaware, -: Z ffn "a :
Notice is hereby given thGt pe6lti m. ha~.s
been a led In said Court by ViIliam ~
den and Josiah b. Evans. OF Am = NJ a
The county OF Kent, In said District, dulY
declared Bankrupts under the act Of d.
gress or March =. 1881, for q discnareo Gna
certificate thereof from All thetr dehfS. SSI
other claims payeb under eaid ~ M
that the lsth day OF SepLem Der. lS7S. ~ M
O'Clock q. m ie assigned for the heAfin0 =
The same, at VIII niigton afOrosaid WSsSS .
and where you may attend and sh0V oS1So.
II any you have why the prayers OF fSS
said petitioners should not be GraneS. Sii
81 ROD ION d SAITH i.,A,
Clerk 0fthe D 81. District Court. Dela .,s. !.
district, senSniS
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-09
Peach 6laipmsnts.
ONE DRUNK.

ONE DRUNK. ',Nf J.,
There was one case of drunkenness
this morning before the Mayor. 9q ~
The usual penalty of fifty cents and
costs was imposed. .s, .r..., I,
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-07-05
Piping on Niagara.

Sir William Thompson, professor of the
natural philosophy at the University of
Glasgow, believes that in the future the
Falls of Niagara will be used for the pro-
duetion of light and of mechanical power
over a large portion of North America
To Glasgow committee who were con-
sidering the subject of the electric light,
he said that the electricity produced by
the falls might be advantageously con-
Quoted for hundreds of miles, and the
manufactures of whole towns might be
set in motion by it. Powerful copper
conductors would have to be used-con-
ductors of tubular form, with water
flowing through them to keep them cool.
There would be no limit to the appli-
cation of electricity of motive power;
it might do all the work that could be
done by steam engines of the most pow
erful description.
He thought that the electric light was
most useful for lighthouse purposes, and
could be used with advantage as mast
head light at sea to illuminate long dis
tance ahead. Where the electric light
was used in buildings there should be
system of ventilation through the floor.
As to the use of electricity by means of
Falls of Niagara, his idea was to drive
dynamis engines by water power in the
neighborhood of the Falls and then to
have conductors to transmit the force to
the places where illumination or the de-
velopment of mechanical power was
wanted. There would be no danger OF
terrible effects being brought obout acci-
dentally by the use of such q terrific
power, because the currents employed
would be continuous and not alternating.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-07-05
Words OF Wisdom.

The object of all ambition should be to
be happy at home.
Tears are the gift which love bestows
upon the memory OF the absent, and they
will avail to keep the heart from suffoca-
ton.
tits curious fact that on the track of
knavery misplaced switch will be found
somewhere, and it is sure to wreck the
train.
Good pictures are great teachers. A
fine work of art hanging in ones house
speaks to him constantly in language of
tender beauty that wins its way to the
heart.
What is difficulty? Only a word indi.
eating the strength requisite for accom-
plishing difficult objects bugbear to
children and fools; only mere stimulus
to men.
False happiness renders men stern and
proud, and that happiness is never COM
municated The true happiness renders
them kind and sensible, and that happi-
ness is always shared.
Some eyes threaten like loaded and
leveled pistol, and others are as insulting
as Kissing or kicking; some have no more
expression than blneberries, while others
are as deep as a well which you can fall
into.