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The New York herald., 1879-12-09

avenue during the storm on Saturday
night will be notable exception if respon-
sibility is distinctly fastened upon the
builders themselves, or the Superintendent
of Buildings or the Bureau of Sewers. The
HRRALD's contribution to-day toward help
ing the public to correct Judgment in the
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

THE MOTHER of little Willie Leutze was about
to be indicted yesterday tor the terrible beating
she gave her three-y -year-old boy for not buying
liquor for her, but she stopped the proceedings
by going before the highest known court--the
only one where the measure of drunken
mothers responsibility can accurately be de-
ferYnined
The New York herald., 1879-12-09
who 4. Rs.ponsibl.i

We do not remember any recent case of
the fall Of building in this city in which
the blame was not ingeniously subdivided
and psrcellcd around so that everybody
ultimately avoided punishment. The case
OF the TALL Of the Dnny building on Third
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
ket opened strong, but was weak at the close,
with many sales and no startling changes.
Money rose from 6 per cent in the morning to
in the afternoon. Government securities were
quiet but steady and railway bonds active.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

THE ALLEGED CoUNTERFEITERs of trade
dollars will get no sympathy whatever from
the public if the charges proven. The gen.
uine trade dollar, refused by banks, the govern
ment and even the heather Chinee, for whom
We made it, is bad enough. but to counterfeit
nuisance is an objectionable crime.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

The STATISTICS of dairy products, reprinted
from paper read at the dairy fair last night,
should set our farmers thinking. Little Dem
mark, with about one-twentieth as many mich
cows as the United States, exports fully as
much butter we do, yet the article can be-
produced on many an American farm at half of
what it costs in Denmark
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

IT DOES SEEM RATHER PUzzLING to the Law
man, IA it did to some of the Baptist ministers
yesterday, that one preacher should be severely
blamed for using another's words, while
thoughts and ideas may be appropriated as
freely as If they were abandoned property. If
every preacher is to be original scores of New
York pulpits must be vacated ut once and some
valuable pastors be lost.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

The WEATHER.-The storm centre that
affected this district ON Saturday has now
passed entirely into the ocean off the Noya
Scotia coast. 1t is followed by a large area of
high barometer that dominates the weather
over the lake and central valley districts The
pressure continues relatively high on the South
Atlantc.coast the two high being sepa-
rated Ry a narrow trough of low pressure, tho
direction of which is nearly west from Capc
Hattcras. The depression noticed in tho South
west has not developed much energy but has
moved little northeastward. In the North
west another and larger disturbance is adj
vaneing toward tie Upper Missouri Valley.
Rain fell in the lover lake regions and on
tile New England coasts. and snow is
reported in the Northwest and over the upper
lakes The winds have hsen from fresh to brisk
in the Northwest and o. M Atlantic coast
north of Sandy Hook, fre,h ia she lake regions
and light elsewhere The tAa5~rssare fell
throughout the Middle AiiAotde sa4 View Eng
land States and the lake reglOus, aAA sose IN she
Southwest and Gulf States. The pessA>r M
New York and it's vicinity to-day viii ~ p4esly
cloudy and cool Tomorrow IL will be warmer
and cloudy, with rain On SNOW.
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II RIPPLE SH e e Il
NEW YORK. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 0. 1870.

The probabilities are that the sceather in New
York and its ricinity to-day riH be partly cloudy
and COOL Io-mo,rotc IL triH be tca,mer and cloudy
tciM rain or s7a0p.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

If ALL SEAFARING MEN were to adopt the
tactics of the fremen of the British steamer
Celia there would be fewer marine accidents.
Men might be found to take their places, but
stories about unseaworthy vessels are danger
ous to shipowners.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

EIGHT ARABS have just arrived at Castle
Garden. Unfortunate fellows! the circus season
IL just over.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

The SEvENTH's FAIR is believed to have
realized more than 100000. Churches will
be taking the hint and begging the services of
the gallant miltiamen and their lady friends.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

CHARITABLY DISPOSED PERSONS who have
mislaid the addresses last published under the
head always With You" will find under the
same caption to-day some that may answer their
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

The TELEPHONE is now being used to an
nonnce the time of departure Of projectile
from gun. Properly managed it might be
made to tell tales from batteries that two-footed
spies could not safely reach.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

LATE ADvIcEs from China and Japan indi-
cate that agents of European governments are
still fostering bad feeling between the two ma
ions. Fine business for Christians to be set
ting up between heather.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

The CoTToN TRADE will derive at least one
benefit from the prosecution of cotton samplers.
1t will happen that men not included in the in
dictment will waste very little of the staple for
some weeks to come
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

WAR CLAIMS are not promising much at
Washington.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09
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Au ~ lO NtOll1s
BROADWAY OPERA HOUSE-SrRArEGIsrs
ABERLE'S THEATRE-TnK Boy DETECTIVE
BOOTHS THEATRE-MIcSoS.
NIBLO'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-H NJ s. PrSAFoRx
UNION SQUARE ThEATRE-FREScH FLATS
STANDARD THEATRE-FArINIrzA.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ANIMALS. Matinee.
ABBEY'S PARK-FRIrz IN IRELAND.
OALY'S THEATRE-ARABiAN NIGHT.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-OUR AMERICAN COUSIN.
ITALIA THEATRE-DER MANN DER DEBurANrN
HAvERLx's THEATRE-TnE GALLEY SLAVE
GERMANIA THEATRE-TnEREsE KRoxEs.
TONY PASTORS THEATRE-yARIRrY. Matinee.
THEATRE COMIQUE-MuLLIGAN GUARDS CHRISTMAS.
ROSTER BALLS CONCERT HALL.
SAN FRANCISCO observation-disclosures STREET FLATS.
AMERICAN DIME MUsEUM-CuRIosIrrKs
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-CArrLx SHEET SHOW.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
Brief Locals.
Deviled crabs a. Fullmer's.

Deviled crabs at Fullmer'S.
The Union M. e. Sunday school had
q large excursion this morning.
The excursion to Winchester, Va,
leaves this city tomorrow morning at
1912 o'clock. l.f
Salt oysters ice cold at Fullmer's.
City Council meets this evening in
regular session.
Excursions will soon be announced
thick and fast.
The jurors for the coming term of the
u. 3. Court have been drawn.
j. A. Wilson, undertaken, 8: e. corner
Of Eighth and Shipley streets. Bnsin ness
promptly attended to.
Soft shell crabs at Fullmer's.
The floral reception of the Millard
Club takes place at the Opera House
this evening.
Persops having locals should send them
to the GAZETTE.
The Delaware Medical Society is In
sessi on at New Castle to-day.
Seaside oysters at Fnllmer's.
The annivei sary Of the Shakespeare
and Milton Societies takes place At the
Opera House tomorrow evening.
Asbury straw berry festival still con.
tinues 1t the City Hall.
DR.. Gallagher. the dentist, No. SO,
Market street, supplies artificial teeth
very cheap.
The DELAWARE GAzErTE will be Is
sued to-day.
Turtle soup at Fullmer's.
Great reduction IN coal. Egg and Stov,
coal $3.50 per ton. Nut Coal $4.25 PEI
ton for cash. Geo. w. Bright, KIM
street wharf. May 81 1T.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
FIFTH EDITION.
Their Rsturn Homo

THE PROPOSED PROGRAMME FOR THE
RECEPTION OF THE FRIENDSHIP FIRE
COMPANY ON THEIR RETURN FROM
HARRISBURG.
1t has already heen stated in the GA
zETrE that the Friendship FIRE Com
pany of this city, had received and ac-
cepted an invitatien from a &C mpany in
H. rrishurg, Pa, to Wis t that city on July
4th, ana participate in parade that is
to take place In that city on the National
holiday. ~ ~ - 7T-7-l--
the Friendship company will leave
this city on the night Of the 3rd, via the
Delaware Western r. R., to PomerOy,
where they will connect with the Penn
sylvania r. r., arriving in Harrisburg
about O'Clock in the morning Return
ing they will leave Harrisburg early the
next morning, arriving in this city about
u O'Clock p. m.. They will DO received
upon their arrival home by the Phoenix
company. who have extended an invita-
ton to the other companies of the de-
partment to take part in the reception.
Thus far the Invitation has been accept
ed by the Reliance, Delaware and Wash
lngton companies, who will all turn out.
The Water Witch will hold a meeting
on Monday evening to act in the matter
anu the question will be settled by the
Fame Hose and Weccacoe at their regu-
lar monthly meeting on Friday evening.
IL Is though that the invitation will he
accepted by the. whole department, and
that they will all turn out, which il it
should occur, will be the first time that
the whole department. has paraded to-
gether since the reception OF the WASH
ington Fire COmpaUy's engine in 1868.
After short parade the Friendship will
be entertained at the Phoenix engine
house, with lunch. The Reliance com
pany has elected P. +. Muryhy, Chlei
" arshal, and ID. j. Gallagher aud Joseph
Cash, assistants.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
U. Jurors

THE NAMES OF TBosE.DRAwN FOR THE
JUNE TENN OF THk U. \. DISTRICT
COURT. .N
The regular term Of the u. s. District
Court, for the District Of Delaware, will
commence in tins c,ty on Thu nday
Dext. ,
New CASTLE CoUNTY-Samuel NJ.
Talley, Evans Pennington. j. Psrke
Postles. Edward John, Daniel Farra,
Lewis B mar, James Barkley, Robert
Walker, Samuel M. Hainan, William
Il. Appleton, Chan II Lamborn, DR..
Lewis +. Ellison, Richard l.. -Naudain,
Thomas Mccoy, Albert G, Osborne.
KENT COUNTY-M arshall Hall Pretty
man, George Russell, John Harrington,
Robert Parkinson, Edgar X. Shipple,
John w. Reynolds, John A. Caldwell.
SUSSEX CoUNTY-George l.. Rice,
Samuel NJ. Simpler, Cornelius II. Wilt
bank, Sheperd p. Houston, william M.
Day, Charles b. Pepper, Zadoch p. Col
lier, Jonathan p. COllins.
The most importaur case of the session
will be that of Evan Rice, the defaultir q
cashier Of the National Bank of VIII
miugton and b. andywine.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
DOings Down the State.

The steamer Pierrepont took S,400
pounds of wool from Smyrna few
days ago..
A down State peach grower, who was
in a terrible state of excitement, a few
days, over the ''black rot" in his peaches
now says he was mistaken and his crops
will be as full as at first indicated.
j. Jacobs, of Smyrna Landing will, on
Saturday, launch an 80 ton schooner,
built for Messrs. Leinback & Maher, of
Baltimore. She is an excellent piece of
workmanship, and compares favorably
with any boat yet built in Kent county.
A lively thunderbolt got started along
a telephone wire in Smyrna, on Monday,
and shattered the poles at a great rate.
That excellent beach near Bombay
Hook, known as "Fraland Grove" has
been rented by Levi c. Grieves Il Bro,
and they are preparing to make it pop
ular summer resort.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
aThe FURRY In Stocks y

rMs means an opportunity for
shrewd and lively operator to make
kome profit. Me.srs. Lawrence Il
Bankers, y. Y. have established the
kOmbluatlon system for operating
Css, so thar capital in any amount
u ito so ,OOO can be used profilably
tlme that may suit the customer.
boiling tue orders of thousands Of
b. iuto on Immense sum,ani oper-
them as a mighty whole, Inder the
experienced skill, vast profits are
which could be galnt d in no other
These are divided pro rata among
holders monthly. An Investment
rtutnS $50, or per cent. on the
slO pays $3.50, aud so on, accord
the market A st. Louis patron
over three hundred per cent. on an
lent IN October by the CON hi ma
hehOd. Messrs. Lawrence & Co 4
(iiCuAr mailed free) has "two uD-
rules for succrss," aud fun infor.
10 80 that any one can operate with
Stocks and bonds wanted. Gov.
tni bonds supplied. Apply to Law
4 Co., Bankers, 81 Exchange
my. City.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
New Lodge of Odd Fellows.

Grand Master VIM. H. Foulk, Grand
Treasurer, r. H. Evbank, and Grand
Marshal George Hughes, of the Grand
Lodge ofDelaware, 1. o. o. F., went
evening, and instituted a new lodge of
Odd Fellows at that place. The new
Lodge is known as Farmington, No. 3S,
and starts out under favorable auspices.
The following officers were installed:
Noble Grand-F. X. Miller
Vice Grand-J. B. r. Fowell.
Recording Secretary-George Work
man.
Permanent Secretary-A. r. Allen.
Treasurer-Geo. w. Griffith
The grand officers were handS omely
entertained during the night, and return
ed to Wilmington on the earl, train thi'
morning.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
A Negro Lynchsti by Negroes.

CINCINNATI, June 3.-Last Saturday
week, at a negro dance on farm in
Kentucky, opposite Mount Vernon, Ind,
George Payne and jim Scott, negroes,
quarreled, and Payne shot and, killed
Scott, and then escaped. He, howeyeys
remained in the vicinity of Mount Yer
non, his home. Last Saturday mob Of
about twenty negroes came over from
Kentucky to arrest him. He fed to Slim
Island, in the Ohio river, several miles
below the city, where he was brought to
bay and shot to. death by his pursuers, his
body beng literally riddled with bullets.
Mount Vernon is the place where i've
negroes were hanged by mob Last Oc-
tOber. t..s+4n fat ~
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
Butchers Defenders.

LDltOk'-ln your paper of yes
reference was made TO my name
lNecllon with letter written TO
ga!cher by Miss Aanie NJ. Value,
aS' Conn, lnslnuating that Mr..
had requested the return of some
be had written TO Conn. In reply
say that | never requested the
any letters. | never wrote to
tnOn; and any person that says
ever lorsed a letter, is liar and
on Mr.. butcher the privilege oI
|lns all the Connecticut aid he can
ad hsS ). S. Hall, | have alread,
eu MIN as a scoundrel, and he i.
l0e Of dnying that charge, and
nat The people will demand an in
s'I"l OF tins affair before this S. s
'iin3s 'thers.
JOHN CULLEN BRYANT
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A
SEWE AT 18TH AND DUPONT

PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A
l SEW Err AT 18TH AND DUPONT
sTREETsasealed Proposals ,a will be re-
cil Chamber, until 80 O'CLOCK, z. M,
Thursday, June 5th, for the building of
about liO feet of Sewer, extending diagon-
DUPONT streets. The Sewer Will be CON
structed of stone aud brick the side walls
will be of stone, the arch and pavement
brick.
2x let thick, built of good, well-shaped
two-men stone. The walls will be what is
generally known as rubble masonry, laid
In irregular courses, and will consist of
cubic feet, and SO disposed or laid as 70
make a firm and compact wall. and no
stone shall be used that does not contain ut
least one cubic foot, except for filling up
the interstices between the larger stone In
the heart of the wall at least one-fifth OF
the lace of the walls shall be composed O
headers extending full size eighteen Us)
inches into the wall, and from the back the
headers shall be In the same proportion
and of the same dimensions and so ar
ranged that a header In the back shall be
between two headers IN the face. The
ends of the walls will be neatly finished
with steps. the breadth of which shall not
he less than the rise. The distance be-
tween the walls will be 10 feet in the clear,
VII ich will be spanned by semicircul.r
brick arch nine l9) inches thick, composed
of two Independent rings or courses of the
)est hard burnt brick. The pavement
will be an inverted arch of X feet radius,
insisting of one course of good paving
brick laid on edge; the bed OF the pave
ment must be well prepared by being
thor ughIy packed and ramm ed and made
to conform to the exact shape and grade of
the inverted arch or pavement. The
springn G line of the pavement will be 8
feet below the springing line of the arch
The arch Will be well backed with stone TO
the height of about feet. All the work
(both stone and brick) of this 6, wer must
be laid in good hydraulic cement mortar, i,
composed of equal parts of cement aud
clean river sand. A II the cement must be
subjected to a test and approved by the
street Commissioner before II will be
allowed to be used in the work.
Bids are requested for the entire work,
including excavation and back filling.
Each bid must be properly signed and
accompanied with "a bond In the sum OF
s5OO with surety AS qua rantee of the good
faith Of The bid, and the successful bidder
will be required to give bond In the sum
of $500 with surety for tho faithful com
pletion of the contract.
All bids must be addressed to The Street
Comm issioner.
The Committee reserve the right to re-
Iect any or all bids.
Il. Fl. HOAGLAND,
je3-3t Street Com IN issioner.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
Great Demand for nniIroad Iron.

louisville, June 4.-Ordefs for rail-
road iron have multiplied so rapidly Of
late that the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company cannot supply
more than one-third of them. This has
brought about negotiations between w.
E. G. Coke, the company's superInten-
dant of the rolling mills, aud Benjamin
Haywood's executors for the large mills
at Palo Alto. Tonight the people here
are overjoyed over the reported consnm-
nation of a lease, and the prospects are
good tor starting work and emoloying
four hundred idle men in month.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
Railroad Extension.

The directors of the Peach Bottom
railroad contemplate extending their
road from its present terminus, Delta,
York county, to Peach Bottom, on the
Susquehanna river, a distance Of four
miles. An examination of the route is
being made, and if practicable the road
will be opened to the river this summer.
The survey was made by Civil Engineer
Manifold of York county.
1t is the expectation of the directors
also to extend the Eastern Division to
the river on the Lancaster county side
-OJfOrd Press.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
substitute for the B.yard. JaFy Bill

WAsHINaToN, June A.. The bill re-
ported from the Senate judiciary cem-
nittee to take the place of the .beyard
bill, fixes the pay of United State. 1ur-
ors at $3.50 and provides that all jurors
shall be publicly drawn from 2 A DoA co., Son.
hundred. which names shall have bean
placed therein by the Clerk of each court
aud a commissioner to be appointed ~
the Judge thereof, which commisstoner
shall be u citizen residing in the district
in which such court is held, Of good
standing aud a well-known member OF
that to which tie clerk may belong, the
Clerk and said commissioner each 70
place one name in said box alternately
until the whole number required shall
be placed therein. ~
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
A YOUTHFUL MURDERER.


ONE sCHoOLBoY SHOOTS ANOTHKR n
CAUSE HE WAS CALLED NIoKNANEs.
BALTIMORE, June IA special de.
spatch from Hagerstown this. evening,
says the town of Roliersville, In WASH
ington county,, Nd. was the scene of .
fearful tragedy yesterday afternooM Tho
participants were two youthful school
bows, one of whom shot and Instantly
killed the other with an old musket.
Miller, becoming enraged, ran into the
house; procured an old musket and fired
at his tornlentors, without effect, how
ever. He then reloaded his gun with a
ball and startedin pursuit Of the boys.
Getting within range he rested the gun
upon fence and fired, the ball taking
effect in the head OF one Of the boys
named Charles Norris, killing him in
stantly, r't = rli,tt 2'''
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
More Cows InlpOundeti.

Last evening, about 7:30 o'clock, Off
GERS Cannon and Mccormick found five
cows running at large IN the streets OF
South Wilmington,
They took them in charge and drove
them to the City Pound. 1t costs the
owners S3 piece to have them released.
The Mayor has issued strict orders to the
officers to arrest all cows found running
at large in the streets.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
New street Cars.

The city passenger railway company,
have jnst completed two new summer
cars, for the use of travel on their line.
They are numbered 8 aud 8, and present
a light and airy appearance, although in
build they are very strong. The roofs are
differently constructed from the old ones.
They have what might be called doub-
lie roof, that is one root IS raised
above the other about six inches, each
side being of the raised roof containing
movable windows.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
Invited to visit Salem.

Yesterday, William II. Kiger, former
ly a resident ofthis ci y, but now residing
in Salem, N. j., visited this city yester-
day and extended an invitation to the
Water Witch fire company, to participate
in fireman's parade that takes place in
salem on July 4th.
The "Witchy" boys would like very
much to accept the invitation, but owing
to the time, they think it their duty to be
on hand in case fires or alarms that
usually occur on that day. The Water
Witch will probably visit Salem during
next month.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05

adier-general of volunteers. In 1865 he
was mustered out OF the service and be-
came manager Of the banking house OF
q. H. Kice 4 Co., Ottawa, o. He was
q member of the Democratic National
Convention at Baltimore In 1872 and was
also member Of the Forty-fourth and
Forty-fifth congresses.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
Tho First byterian Festival.

The strawberry festival under the aus
pieces of the ladies' of the First Presby-
terian church, will open this evening, in
the basement of the Sunday school
room. Every arrangement has been per-
fected for the pleasure of those who at
tend. There will be an abundance of ice
cream, berries and cake, and no one
need GO away unsatisfied. As the pro
ceeds are for worthy object the festival
should be largely patronize, this, to NOR
row ami Saturday evenings.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-05
Wilmington Markets.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
Wednesday, June 4, 5p. m

FLOUR was in better demand and firmly
held. Sales of 2400 bbls. including NJ in
nesota extra, at "a 75a5 25 Pennsylvania
do. do. ,aJ 5a5 30; Western do do at IS 5Oa6 10,
and Patent and other high grades at u 25.
Rye Flour is firm at 3? 90
GRAIN.-Wheat was frac ion higher
Sales of 1000 bushels, including Penn
sylvania and Southern red at IA Il AK;
dod amber at l 16al II and No. red, ele-
vator, att IA spot, 81 13k June, 81 Is July,
109k August. and 094 September. Rye
is slcady at 6sa6cc. for Western and Penn
syivanla. Corn il shade frmer; sales
sf 20 ,000 bushels, including rejected, at 25a
35c; steamer at 37a4lc; Southern yellow at
A and sail. elevator, 43c. June 43 a43x
July, 431 a4i, August and 44ha44kc. Sep
tember. Oats are frmer; Sales of 90O(
bushels, including mixed, at 34a35c.
and white at s. y a3sc. The receipts to-day
were as follows: 3770 barrels flour, AZ 40
| bushels wheat, 143 800 bushels corn, 1880
| oats, 1900 bushels rye, rs barrels whisky.
WHIsKY.-5O b ,rreis of Western iron
bound solt al 81 06 per gallon.