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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09
THE GENUINE MEDICINE
HENRY ST. JOHN.
Mich 26-3m.
JUDGME EMIT.

Mrs. M. EVA BLANcHARD)
vs., NO. 1860.
c. HENRY BLANCHARD.
The State of I.ouisiana-Parish of Ra-
pides-Parish Court, January Term,
A. D., 1879.
THIS CAUSE HAVING BEEN
/ called pursuant to assignment and
trial had, and by reason Of the law and
the evidence being in favor of the
Plaintiff, 1t is ordered, adjudged and
decreed that Mrs. Matte Eva Blan-
chard do have judgment against her
husband, c. Henry Blanchard, dissolv-
ing the community of aequets and gains
heretofore existing between them as
husband and wife, and for costs Of this
suit to be taxed.
And it is further ordered that Plain
tiff do have, take and resume the sole
and exclusive control and administra-
ton of her separate and paraphernal
property, independent of defendant,
h,r said husband.
Thus done read and signed in open
Court on this the 10th day of January
A. d. 1879. j. r. THORNTON,
Parish Judge.
Filed January 1e, 1870.
j. Il. RANsDELL,
Clerk.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
General News.

The President issued a proclamation
on Saturday warning all trespassers from
the Indian Territory.
The iron side-wheel steamer Elias, In
tended for the Amazon river trade, was
launched at Chester, Pa, on Saturday.
A despatch from Vidalia, Concordia
Parish, La. received in New Orleans ou
Saturday, reported that 5000 negroes were
on the river bank, awaiting transporta-
tian to Kansas.
Two hundred colored refugees have
arrived at Manhattan, Kansas. The
citizens are giving them food and shelter
and trying to procure work for them on
farms and in families.
Rev. Thomas Gibnsy, Rector of st.
Peters Catholic Church, and formerly
Vicar General of the Archdiocese of San
Francisco, died in that city on Satur-
day.
The Executive Committee of the
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association
has set apart the third week in July for
the meetings of the Woman's National
Christian Temperance Union, of which
Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer is President.
Confederate Memorial Day was OBJ
served in the South on Saturday. In
Georgia, the principal celebrations were
In Atlanta and Columbus. There was a
large military display In Atlanta, and
General Fitzhugh Lee delivered the
Grafton. In Columbus, n monument was
Governor Colquitt delivering
the address,
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
Brief Locals.


Eight cents line for these brief To-
Gals.
The Coroner had another inquest yes
terday.
There were twenty-nine deaths in this
city last week.
The Millard concert takes place this
evening at the Opera House.
Ten cents line for local advertise
ments among reading matter.
The Board of Education meets this
evening in regular session.
Artificial teeth cheap at DIR. G Gallagher's
the dentist, NO. 1876 Market street.
The Italian orig F,scltette came up the
Christiana on Saturday afternoon.
All garden seeds warranted by Smith,
corner OF Fourth and Shipley streets.
Worrelrs dry good store in the Ma
sonic Temple was robbed late Saturday
night.
Seeds, seeds, seeds of all kinds and fine
quality, at Smiths, Fourth and Shipley
streets.
The very best variety of garden seeds
can be obtained of Smith, at Fourth and
Shipley streets.
Patronize the Wilmington Ice and
Coal Company, they are the cause of the
low price OF ice.
The demand for the GAZETTE on Sat
urday night was large; it was the first pa
per TO publish the doings Of George NJ =.
butcher.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
CIPHERS IN THE SENATE.
From the N. Y. World. April %.


Not few of our Republican contempo-
raries were eloquent In exposing "the
=" fallacy of the Virginians' claim that
=" the people who paid in the tax on to-
bacco were those upon whom it bore"
1t might have been expected, therefore,
that some OF them, contemplating the
basis of statistics on which Senator Cunk-
ling reared his towering speech OF We'd
nesday, would have hesitated before
climbing up the top-heavy structure to
shout Hail Columbia from its pinnacles.
But, no. Even the Euening Post, while
II wakes eloquent and analytical over the
municipal budgets of Toulouse, Nantes
and other French cities, accepts the ci-
pher'ngs of Senator Conkling as greadily
as the Tribune itself long familiar with
such diet, while the Times emphasizes as
'novel," appropriate" and as zone of
the strongest points made by Mr.. Conk-
ling" his demonstration that "the eleven
" States which contributed only one
" seventh OF the amount received annu-
ally from internal revenue, and only
=" one-seventeenth of the aggregate re-
" ceipts for the last fiscal year, were now
" in actual political control of the Gov
" ernment."
This is Incredible. But 1t is truo. 1t
is worth while, therefore, to develop this
remarkable "argument" little. Tabu-
lated, these are Senator Conkling's fures:
National taxes for 1s7s... s234, 1891 ,461. n
Paid in Ala, Ark, Fla,
Ca, la, Miss, N. c.,
s. c., Tenn, Texas and
IL EDI 100 "a
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
A Second AmputatiOn.

About 10 o'clock, yesterday morning,
DIR. Draper, assisted by Drs. Bullock and
Springer, performed a second amputa-
ting operation upon Geo. w. Hastings,
who was wounded in the arm by the ac-
cldental discharge of a gun, at Dover, on
the 18th of this month. The first ampu.
tation was performed at Dover, on the
day OF the accident, when the arm was
taken off below the elbow. This opera.
ton proved insufficient, "a modification
and for several days Mr.. Hastings' life
was despaired of. But by yesterday
morning he had rallied sufficiently to
stand another operation, and 1t was per-
formed by the above-named surgeons,
who amputated the arm at the shoulder.
The patient stood the ordeal remarkably
well, and his ultimate recovery is now
considered more than probable.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
Weekly MOrtuary.

For the past week, f. b. Frazer, Reg
istrar of Deaths and Burials, report,
twenty-nine deaths as having occurred
in this city, as follows:
Foreign, 2; United States, q male 10
female, 10 white, 10 /; black, IA under
one year, 6; tc 3, 4 s to 10, 10 to 20
2 20 to 80, ; 80 to 40, 8; 40 to 90, 2; so to
10, 8 60 to 10, 2; 20 to 20, l; 80 to 80, Q
almshouse, 2; coroner, Z.
Causes OF deaths-Appoplexy 1, bron'
chial catarrh l, bronchitis l, consump-
ton =, convulsions /, chronic gastritis Q,
dlphtheria l, enterio fever / ,hsmorrhage
diatesis heart disease !, membraneous
Group ], obstruction of bowels !, pnsu-
monia 4; teething /, premature births l,
suffocation l., scrofnla l., tubercalous
pulmonum ]. Brought here for inter-
ment, 3 sent away for interment 8.
Deaths by Wards-First ward 8, Second
ward 8, Third ward 0, Fourth ward O,
Fifth ward 4, Sixth ward 8, Seventh
ward 4, Eighth ward 2, Ninth ward 9,
Tenth ward 4.
One was native of Liberia, and was
l3 years OF age.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
Drunk and DisOrllerly.

This morning Joseph Sinex and Robt
Burtoo, were arraigned before the May.
or, on the charge of being drunk and
disor,ierly.
Officer Richards testified that he was
coming up Fourth street, last evening
and when near Poplar street he saw an
exciteme mt, and soon learned that the
two prisoners were the cause of it, they
being drunk and singing in the streets
He in company with officer Mcllhenny
followed the two men, and arrested them
at Sixth and Lombard streets. Fifty
cents and costs was the penalty imposed.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
Sheri0's sales.

AT the Lafayette Hotel, on Saturday
afternoon, Deputy Sheriff Morrison sold
at public sale, three frame dwellings, two
barns and workshop at the corner of
Terrace Avenue and Elcventh.street, the
property of Thomas L. Sheath, to Eli b.
Nichols, for So, 100.
On Friday, at the hotel ofJacob Hyatt,
In Newport, the property of Joseph S.
lyman was sold toe. b. Lore, Esq, for
$4,05O.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
still Another,

Yesterday morning, Coroner Butz held
an inquest over the body Of Chas. Thigh
man, residing at No. 403 McCaulley street
who died on Friday last with consump-
ton. He was to have bsen buried yester-
day, and the preparations for the funeral
were all made, but as during the latter
part of his Illness he was unattended by
physician, consequently no permit
could be obtained for his burial and
therefore an inquest became necessary.
The jury rendered verdict in accord
ance with the facts, and the funeral took
place at the expected time.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
Prayed for the Mayor.

In the opening services at Asbury NJ
K. Church, yesterday morning,the pastor
Rev. J. A. b. Wilson, prayed that Gods
blessing might rest on Mayor Almond,
for his honest endeavors 10 stand by the
laws of the city and promote peace and
Of der in the community. He prayed for
Divine support for the Mayor in his noble
work, and that the Christian people of the
community irrespective of party, would
sustain him in his efforts to suppress
crime and vice. The prayer was long and
earnest, and elected many hearty re-
sponses from the congregation.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
lisn Telegraphic Sum mary

magnificent celebration Of the
Wedding of the Emperor and En-
oi Austria, was brought to a close
Nay by the review of the trades
fIon designed by the celebrated
mans Makart. We supplement II
p interesting sketh of the imperial
Fld their lives-Garibaldi's scheme
Italy having fallen through, q
Fiailc league has been formed to
oypaciiic means universal man.
falFase-There are conflicting re-
ABOUT the attitude of France and
% toward the khedive. The atti-
tile Khedive is thus summed up
l0ft' " lsmail Khed-diye { the
'n aohkey-driyer)-'Clar de way,
''nrs' He's a berry fine donkey
III lowed to ride him myself, and
stick ,'n
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
The EntOm bed Mine.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, April 27.-About
1000 persons visited the scene of the
Sugar Notch disaster to-day. The princi-
pal tunnel into the vein of coal has been
driven a distance of about tifty-five feet
but the gangway has not yet been reach
ed. 1t is believed that the gangway in
which the buried men are imprisoned is
filed with water at least four feet deep.
The pumps are kept working steadily,
and are decreasing the volume of water
to some extent,
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SECOND EDITION
NEW CASTLE LETTER.
Another BurgIary..-A GOspd haul Of
SIlad-..COnt ract Received, etc.

"
Sllad-..COnt ract Received, etc.
NEW CASTLE, April 2S, 1879.
Saturday night or Sunday morning
the meat house of Jas. II. King, corner
Harmony and Water streets, was enter
ed and over 200 lbs. of pickeled pOrh
carried away. These burglaries are be
coming by far too frequent In this city
and will soon be the duty If the CITY au.
| thorties to offer a suitable reward for
the detection of the parties. 1t Is evident
| from the quantity of goods taken on each
| occasion that there are several persons
| engaged in this business, and that they
| also have horse and wagon to carry of
| the spoils.
Up to this writing, $40 a. M, over GOO
shad have been landed by different fish
| eimen on our wharf. N OF abad morning 3
| work.
A. j. Brown, of this city, has received
| the contract for building new barn for
Dr. j. j. Black, in Kent county, Md.
Saturday evening our streets were en-
lived at an extra early hour. The day
being extremely summer like caused an
Out-pouring of summer suits, and as
night drew on great change came over
the temperature Of the air, making over
coats at premium. Dobbinsville was
in its glory and rehearsed the events of
i ts past, and the ball Of the evening be-
fore received its share of praise. Shaw
town was happy and it's Inhabitants put
la several hours looking at the founda-
tons of their new school and from the
many smiles upon the faces, of the look
ers-On they were pleased. Bulls Hill
stood upon its dignity and carried it like
is age in becoming manner. In the
city proper trade was good and the
places of business kept open little later
Than usual, with good results.
Presiding Matlack preached at the NJ.
E. church, last evening, to very large
congregation. This is the first visit of
the Presiding Elder to this church.
Bishop Lee administered the rite of
confirmation at Emmanuel church, last
eveniDg,to quite number of applicants.
A Wilmingtonian dropped over, Sat
urday afternoon, to look about our city
and view the various advantages which
we are said to possess which may lead to
our becoming a grea. city. He viewed
every thing and more, too, resulting in
him being laid oway in his little cell at
Fort Pyle.
One arrest yesterday, by our police, for
disorderly conduct and drunkenness.
Thursday evening an entertainment
will be given for the benefit of the FREQ
reading room In the Court House. This
cause should be given liberal support.
On the river an extra number of sail
ing vessels were making towards Phila-
delphia yesterday:
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10 BE Hung.

,,enan eolllns Spring, 10000 pieces Of
tHpTr .Sps1. and 1900 pairs of win
p p1aucs' 'n all from the reliable
l aptf ape, House of ]. K. Holt. 223
|for 1''1el' l9i. Dir, Holt is selling I5c.
|Ia ara %, C., for &c, per piece. These
kteea e Vi !. lhe very best make, and
[ell ['u roa' al full length. Mr.. Holt
g. j.. you QUE enough paper and border
! sam ar@9m re IN Il IT. by l2 #. for the
! IS cTs..''c Il, % cents. So, you see, pa.
krna a'ieaper than whitewasbing.-
ls GesI Hesl y, sns are stylish and beau
lv s1aSel 1a. sha shading lsc. per yard.
|So,E ,I' d IPcrpair. Gilt papers and
II, 40 a,iI ~ per cent lower than ever
|, oa yal' and be convenced th that s,Iu. the
b.. NJ iT1onbugging advertisement sem snt
JOHN r. HoLr, 223 Market
feb17-dtf,
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28

Nj OrICE.-I, Thos. l.. M ousley, in COM
IN pliance with the requiremen ents of the
act of Assembly. in sucn case made and
provided, do hereby give notice that
l shall apply in writing to the Court OF
General Sessions of the Peace and Jail De-
livery, of the State of Delaware, in and for
New Castle county, on Monday, the 18th
day OF May next, A. D., 1879, being the
first day of the next Nj ly term of the said
court for license to keep an inn or tav-
ern, No. 2l0l Market st being the N. w.
corner of 2lst ana Market, in the 9,h Ward,
of the city of Wilmington, Delaware, and
to sell Intoxicating liquors in less quanti-
ties than one quart, TO be drunk on the
premises, and the following respectable
citizens recommend the said application,
to wit:
E G johnson, Gottlieb Rehfuss,
+ r Gallagher, Robt Ionge,
Joseph Barr, Jr, Samuel Il Chalfant,
william W. Smith, John Cassidy,
Thomas IA. Frees, Jacob Chamberlain,
William Todd, Adam Orr,
Robert Alexander, John McLear,
j Ohm Giffin. William Il Baylis,
William w Cole, Isaac Dillin,
E H Mousley, VIM X Todd,
James Stewart, William 4 Barley.
William M Quirks, Charles + Maser,
Norris Pike, j. Osborne Reynolds,
Charles Maier Reuben Gavirne.
ap2S-3t THOMAS l. MOUSLEY.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
Attended Church.

Yesterday morning the members of
Fairfax Lodge, 8, l. .. o. F., and the
order in general attended services at the
First Presbyterian church. About one
hundred and fifty members turned in
iuii regalia, and were escorted by Will
inlngton Battalion of Patriarchs, num-
bering about twenty members.
Ihe pastor preached very able SER
mon to them, taking as his text, "Let
your conversation bear unto the Gospel
of Christ"
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
Nominated for the school board.

The Republicans of the Fifth Ward,
held meeting ou Saturday evening, at
the Maris Building, Sixth and Shipley
streets, for the purpose of nominating a
to be voted for at the school
election on Saturday next.
Mr.. Geo. w. Bush, occupied the chair
and after a short consultation among
those present, II. G. Conrad, Esq, was
nominated. Mr.. Conrad
has been in the Board before, and made
a very good member.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28

Professor George Jackson, white but
thick skinned teacher in the Gaines
High School of ClnclDnati, was married
on Thursday to Miss Virginia Gordon,
colored. The bride, who is young. is
the daughter of a colored man worth
500, 900. jackson is thirty years old and
not blind as to eyesight.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
Lecture.

On Thursday evening, May 1st. Rev.
Enoch Stubbs, will deliver a lecture, be-
fore the Ladies' Temperance Aid. Society
at their new hall 900 and 222 Market
street, upon the subject Of the "Hope of
the Temperance Cause" Admission %
cents.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28

a. Oeen discovered that Lemusl
l",' 'ie colored man who accused
Merritt of the New York Me
,''H motel OF giving him 81 In coin
y. ior a $50 bill, gave the note
W around a coin to his laundress
l'en' of u washing bill,
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
ASSIGNEE'.o SALE

The farm on the Georgetown road, one
mile south of Milford, containing 25S
acre. and owned by Mr.. p. r. Toll, was
sold at public sale Saturday last, to DR..
VIM. Marshall for So There is about
$4,000 entered against the place.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
Al walton, Whanns d Co.'s Wharf

The Italian brig Ftschette which has
been lying at the mouth of the Christi
ana, being unable to get up on account
of drawing too much water, was towed
up on Saturday afternoon, there having
been over one hundred tons OF the sui
phur taken off of her.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
ested for F,.,

frested lwo n ., oahuon and McCor-
] for ias, '"o ",,li men over Third street
fAat o., one I,flylns. af wing The evidence
b. wagon ., anl .1e men was standing
rele each esSl rand,, and beating the horse.
hal Costs, required to pay a penalty
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
The MiIIartl Concert.

There are still number of good seats
unsold for the concert by the Millard
Club, this evening. The friends of the
club should show their interest in its
success, by turning out Ii berally at to-
nights concert.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
Wilmington Markets.
Indications for To-Day.

id'cdtionS for the Middle Atlantic
a-e stationary or falling barometer,
ri 10 southrest pinds, cloudy uea-
possibly hght rams.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28

out loosely by him in private talk but
addnced in carefully prepared cratic II
the greatest effort of his life" we
think the Times yesterday called it-be-
fore dis tinguished audience.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
Being ReDatuteSl.

The exterior of the First Presbyterian
Church, on Market street, above Ninth,
Is receiving athorough coat offresh paint,
ance.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
..,ciaI and Com lnerctal.

u,, x1seros oel., April %, 1879.
w1,acs nuo,,t,oGs furnished by
S 80 70 Clayton House Building
MAN, Del. al II M. to-day.
.rncK QUOTATIONS..
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FRST EDITION.
fEALD & co.
.xurRSN BROKERS',
AND DEALERS IN

no pONDS LOANS, MORT
hhFs & COMMERCIAL PAPER.
'nnS uOTTsE, WILMINGTON, DEL.
-, coupon. and General Collec:
feTr. a,s V IN and drafts on Great
and other pats OF The world.
.lyd
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
DIED

GROWTH Fort Wayne, Ind. April 25th
OF Consumption. Andrew W. Grow, son
OF the late "A ndrew j. and Ellie Crow, of
Wilmington, Del.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28

\, BABY Sy%1Sis sysua and def. eflicaciou.. DR..
tsssso Wholesome diss,,IoSat Dis, but cures n.s at once
''''l''' at ;'ss >; ssn's ss s'ssyaSod.~ > ss''is'
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l3,627,l92,S9
Paid by % other States. s221 ,9O4 PCS. ss

According to the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenues returns, excluding the
item Of "cash deposited for purchase OF
adhesive stamps" which would Increase
the sum by q per cent, the aggregate col
lection In the internal revenue districts
of New York were $14,951,5 $40 SO. The
customs receipts at the port of New York
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878,
were $04,050,240. We have therefore
these figures:
Paid bv q States of Union S221 ,2O4 ,26S, ,SS
or which New York pays 1O9, ,OlO, ,75y. 81
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28

CHkRIFF'S SALE.
y BY virtue OF writ of Levari Facias,
TO me directed. will be exposed 10 public
sale, at the
HOTEL OF SAMUEL T. BuUsHELL,
at Townsend, in Appoquinlmink hundred,
New Castle county, Delaware. on
TUESDAY,
The 18th day of MAY, A. D., 1879,
at 3 o'clock, p; M, the following described
All that certain plantation. tract of land
and premises situate near the village Of
Blackbird, in Appoquinimink hundred
and county aforesaid. bounded and de-
scribed as follows. to wit: Beginning at a
white OAK stake near the branch corner
for land OF John Ford and The heirs of
Auley Lore; thence with said Ford's land
south 66H degrees west 14S perches to q
stake on the west side of the public road
| leading from Blackbi to Fields corner;
thence with said road towards Blackbird
north 30A degrees east 80 10 perches to a
stake north 80 degrees east 1853 L 10 perches
to a stake on the N. W. side of said road
and In a line of land of Anley Lore's heirs,
| and Herewith south Ssh degrees, east SO
perches to a stake near a large pond cor
ner Tor said heirs and Herewith south 10
degrees east ll3 perches 10 stake in the
woods corner for said heirs and herewith
south 6!1a degrees west 10 BIO perchss to
large stone corner as aforesaid south ~
degrees east 40 perehes to a stake south
/ AZ degrees west II perches to stake south
degrees east perches to a stake south As
degrees west IL perches to a stake and
south rs degrees west 16 perches to the
place of beginning, containing one hum
dred and fourteen acres and twenty-ona
square perches of land. be the same, more
or less, with the Delaware railroad run
ming through the same, and with two
frame dwellings thereon erected. Book H,
Vol. I. page 16l, &C.
seized and taken in execution as the
property of William NJ. King and John
Price. and Sarah Price, |. It's. and to be
sold by
JOHN PYLE, Sheriff
Sheriff g Office, New Castle. April 25th,
1879. APPS eOdts
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Personal

h recently, sqI,'e, 1a.n formerly of this city,
kAeases is issIsnae, aa% for Texas Sp mer. at'r
FeSas. A'w settled at Breckin-
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28

OTICE.-The Regular Annual Meeting
IN of the Mechanics Loan Association
wiei be held at their rooms, No. 4O4 Mar
ket street, Oh Monday evening, May 18th,
1879. for the purpose Of hearing the annual
report OF the secretary, election of officers,
or any other business that may be present.
ed. w. j. MORROW,
ap2S-dtma12 Secretary.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28
NEW ADV VERTISEMENTS.

@ IN kEWARD-S5O Reward will be
OeDU given for the arrest and cOnvic-
tlOn of the parties or party who broke into
my store at New Castle, on Friday night,
the 25th inst. j. H. CALLAHAN,
ap2S-3t&
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28

NRAND OPERA HOUSE.
VI (MasOnic Temple.)
''The greatest artistic success with
children for thirty yenrs-The
most enjoyable performance
of PinafOre that i have
ever Witnessed"
The above was the CON m ent of the EN- l.
nenI comedian Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, upon
the first performance of "Pinafore" minia-
ture. In Philadelphia.
The same brilliant young artists will
give the entire opera OF
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28

A UDITOR'S NOTICE.-I will attend at
"A New Castle TO settle the accounts OF
the School Committees of New Castle
County, as follows May IL, No. to 80;
May 18th, from 80 and upwards. Prompt
attendance req uested.
JNO. r, STAATS,
Auditor OF Accounts.
April 30th, 1879. maI-W
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III. M. S. Pinaforc,
In Wilmington,

In Wilmington,
Admission 80 cents; children rs cents
Reserved seats, adults, 10 cents; children
90 cents. Commencing at 8 O'Clock and
over at 10 10 p m. The sale of seats will
commence Monday. April 2sth, at G. F.
Thomas q Co. 8. ap28-3t
The daily gazette., 1879-04-28

NJ OTlCE.-The Democratic Voters of the
~ Eighth Ward are requested to meet at
No. 723 Pine street. on Wednesday evening,
at TX O'Clock. By order of the
aI23-2t* EXECUTIVE COM.