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The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
The Dead for the month.

+. Il. Frazer, ESQ. Clerk Of the Board
u Health, furnishes the following record
IF deaths for the mon'h of July. The
total number was 85, "A still born,) and
the causes were AZ follows:
Accident acute meningi is, ;Brighi's
disease, /; cholera infant um, IA, Group, i;
convalsions, ); chrome gastriiis. 2; con-
gestion of brain, 2; chronic pneumonia,
1; consumption,1l;d diarrhOea.2 dropsy, Y;
Jiphtheria, /; drowning, l; effusion OF
the brain, !; general debility, 2, henor-
rhage, I; hydrociphalies, I; inflammation
Of the bowels, 3; tnanitioD, 3; marasmus,
4; morti fcation, l; meningitis, 4; natural
cau-es, l; tabes mesenterica. 1; old age, q;
paralysis, 3; pneumonia, l; rheumatism
Of the heart, /; scarlet fever, l.; summer
complaint, !; spasms, l; tabercular' 2;
typhoid fever, 5; typhoid pnuemonia, !;
abortion, lneviOuso !; improper treat
ment, I; still births, 4. Total 10.
OF the above, 72 we're born in the Uni
ted States, Z were born In ireland, !, IN
Germany and In England. Sixty'one
were white, and twenty were black.
Thirty-iv were male and fOrty.six were
female; died at the aims house and
were reported by the Coroner. Thirty
four were under one year OF age, lthis
shows the great mortality among Infants
during the summer mont hs,) eleven were
less than o years old and more than one
two we're from o to 10 years of age; foul
we're from 10 70 20 years Ofage; two were
from 20 to 80 years; six were from W te
40; three were from 40 to 20; three were
30 to 90; eight were from W to 20; hvt
from 70 to 80; two from 80 to so.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
DELAWARE STATE FAIR

Work at the Fair grounds is being
pushed forward as rapidly ~ possible.
The Agricultural Building has been
raised; IT. is 23Ox35 te-t. A brick bridge
has been built over the str, am that runs
through the westarn portion OF the
grounds. "A carriage building, 160x32,
Is to be erected soon; al.o, keepers
lodge, ut the entrance of the gate, will
he built after the English sty le Of lodges.
The folh wing are the bids received for
privileges at the State Fair in Septem-
her: Restaurants-DaDiel w. Robbins.
Dover, 5000; Annie K. Lofiand, Dover,
S15i. go; Melvin & Bro, FIR. derica, Sl3l..
so; r. A. Burns, Dover, $3.50; Mrs. r. A.
Wright, Dover, Sill. Peanuts-M Melvin
& Bro, Frederick, 5000; Il. B. Hice &
Do, NJ d llt0wn, $50; w. l.. Walls, Do
yer, SO. Food Pen-Alex. Ca SON
Dover, sos. Soda Water-E. l.. Clarke
Dover, $50. The privileges we're given
to the highest bidders In each case-foI
four restaurants, one peanut stand, one
T cd pen and one soda fountain.
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FIFTH EDITION.
THE AIMS HOUSE CONTRACTS.
THOSE WHO RECEIVE THEM - THE
AWARDS MADE TODAY.

THOSE WHO RECEIVE THEM THE
AWARDS MADE TODAY.
The supply committee of the Trustees
OF the Poor, consisting Of Messrs Milton
Lackey, Thomas Bird, Stephen Springer
and J. W. Cooch met at the Aims House,
this forenoon and awarded the contract
for supplying the Aims House with vari-
GUS articles for the next three months.
Mr.. C. II. Brint0n of the commit ee was
not present. The cont acts were award
ed in every case to the lowest biddiers,
and are given In the annexed list. 1t will
b.seen that In many cases tine prices are
n It given, as from the nature of the goods
furnished and the work done, it is impos-
sible to give the exact figures.
In the matter of the contract for coal,
the committee states, that they have pur-
chased at this time TO avoid the rise that
has already commenced.
Bread-JAmes Murphy, cents per
pound.
Beef-0eorge Able: Soup meat cents
per lb; salt and ste wing beef, cents per
ID; steak and roast beef cents per 10.
Mutton and veal-Geo. N. Beeson:
soup meats 8 cents per ID; mutton, (roast
and chops) cents per ID; veal (roast and
chops, 8 cents per 10.
Groceries-JOhn r. A.l,nonl, John
Guthrie and T.. j. Ford.
Dry Goods-P. Campbell, and VIM. M.
Kennard.
Plum bIng-Allen Speakman.
Hats and caps-C. r. Dubell.
Harness-R. P. TaWressy.
Stoves and tinware-R. Morrison.
Boo;s and sh0es-Adam Grubb.
| Tobacc0-OttO and Butz. 35 cents pei
ID. S7at IN! g
Drugs-W. e. williams.
| Lumter-S. G. Simmons & Bro.
| ClOthing--John H. Moore.
| Liquors-Wm. Baxter. t...t.
Blacksmii hing Samuel MOulton.
Salt meats-J0seph Eising.
Ice-WaitOu & Bro, 25 cents per hun
dred lbs.
Flour and feed-James Armstrong.
COal-tFurnished aud delivered In th,
cellarD James Murphey "a per ton. [Th,
coal IL from the Lehi9h mines
The inmates OF the almshouse have in
creased considerably during the past few
l years, but the expenses have decrease,
and the Trustees will sooh be out o
debt. SO the committee states.
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An Ancient African.

: Anderson, a negro woman who
fh's herself as being a hundred
years old, but who is probably
N eighty and ninety, has been
ng a few days in Elkton, this
visiting her old acquaintances.
She was born in Sussex county,
pre- and when young was pur-
lshe being a slave till she arrived
ean Of age) by Henry Killiam,
moved from that county and for
Time resided on the Rudolph
pear town. For a time she was
man on that plant ,tion, where she
led to reside for many wears,
l0rty years of her life have been
wilmington and Newark, Del,
sell preserved. Except one of her
.a'sh some years ago was para
anu anu expresses a desire to wed a
husband and hopes to live at least
century longer 10 enjoy his com
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
THEr'sHISa C 0cSAHIssIos's NEW
THE STEAMER WHICH rs TO BE BUILT
BY A WILMINGTON FIRM DESCRIBED.

THE STEAMER WHICH rs TO BE BUILT
BY A WILMINGTON FIRM DEsCRIBED.
The GAZETTE mentioned the fact that
the Pusey h Jonea Company h d receiv-
ed q contract for building new boat
for the U. s. Fishery Commission, the
company, however, would give no infor-
nation In regard to the matter. Since
then 1t has been learned that the boat,
which Is to built right away, is to be
known a. the Fysh Hdauk. Forest and
Stream for this week contains the follow
ing description OF the boat: '."t'-a,
"The new steamer of The com mission
will be q model In her way, the plan
of her construction being the fruit Of the
Commissions experience In the past She
will be provided with four water-tlght
bulkheads, one 20 II. from stem, one at
forward end Of boiler, and one abait the
engines, of double thiekess, with. felt be-
tween tongued and grooved, with proper
doors, etc. Her main cabin will be 4S
n. l0ng with 8 state rooms, water closets,
pantry, etc. Her pill T. house, captains
room and labor at.ry will he on the prom
ensde deck, In house "a IL. long, 10 IT..
wide, aud a n. hi.h Il The commission 3
Office will be In the main cabin aft, and
mis- state room In the star board side. The
lo~ er forward cabin will be neatly fitted
up for the use of The mates and assistant
engineers. The forcastle will have IA
BERTH, and the lower after cabin will be
AZ It. long, with four lengths Of berths,
The kitchen will be 81 Il lOng. The
steamer will be fitted with every posi-
BILE facility for dredging. prep ring and
preserving specimens, the propraya ion o.
fish and the other work OF the csmmls-
SON." rf4 4I <rf 5f.-
The "facilities" spoken Of In the above
description will consist OF arrangements
for hAtching ths spawn Of fish, the keep
Ing Of them until able TO be let go, ant
70 r the prop-r distribution Of the sina
candidates for the rod and reel in spec.
fled waters. ' .n.- ~l
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
TO PHI SICIAN s
AND
CONSUMERS OF
GOD Liver OIL.

knowing from experience the dl, salts.
faction 81 often attending the dis pensing
OF many Of the ;m ulsions In the market
would Call your attantion to some OF the
features Of the emulsion which have pre-.
pare and dispensed for years with nm
varying satisfaction. The OH used Ia the
finest Norwegian and the most scrupu-
lous care IL exercised In the choice Of all
facture. BY careful manipulation this
emulsion Is made with the smallest pos
sible amount of gum. and by the very mi.
mute division Of the oil globules Is render
Each Tablespoonful contains 80 ner cent.
.i Oil and 8 grains of Hy pophosphite Di
Lime. samples will be gladly furnished
to all Physicians who may desire them.-
Put up In pint bottles, price 81. Manu-
faciured and sold Wholesale and retail BY
W. f. WILLIAMS,
DRUGGIST
apl2-tf Ninth and Market Sts.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATIONS.

WASHINGTON, August I.-Some time
ago there was organized here an Army
Mutual Aid Association which has rapid
ly increased In numbers and which is ta-
king the place of the ordinary methods
Of life insurance in the army. Now the
officers Of the navy have established a
Medical Aid Association, of which Lieu.
tenant Hitchcock Is Pres d.nt. It Is evi-
dent that unless the insurai ce mpa-
nies make g'eat effort, they will lose
tile patronage Of most important class
Of insurers.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
THE CITY OF RICHMOND DE-
tanned

LONDON, August LIN consequence
Of the bursting of q steam-val.e on
board the Inman Inc st amer CITY OF
Richmend just after she had sal ed from
Queenstown for New. York she has
been detained for repairs. One man
was slightly Injured by the accident.
In consequence Of the damage the City
Of Richmond will not proceed on her
voy age TO New York. Her mails and
passengers will be forwarded by the
st amer G ty Of Chester, which will
leave Liverpool as soon as possible.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
Personal.

Mr.. Vim. Merrick went to Cape May
'-day, to spend week. @,.a,,,., B..
City Auditor, g. b.. Underwood, is
stalking a rest" at Atlantic City.
S. r. Smith Esq, Clerk Of the u. S.
Court, Is now at the Atlantic House, Bar
Harbor, Maine. He will probably re-
turn home next week.
Mr.. Henry Pike and wife lcft, yester-
day, for Boston, Mass. They will be
absent three weeks, during which time
they will visit various points in the
State.
William Jennings and wife, of this
city, are in Baltimore, stopping at Guys
Hotel,
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
TWELVE ENGLISH ATHLETES
COMING.

LONDON, August with reference
IN tha invitation OF the New York Ath-
letic Club to the English amateur ath-
letes to visit America for the purpose OF
competition, the honorary Secretary OF
the fondon Athletic Club writes that six
Ynembers of that club and six other ANA
ta,rs nave given notice of their willing
ness to 60 to America.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
THE SEARCH FOR THE NORTH
POLE.

LONDON, August 1.-The Times of
this morning says: "By the exertions
OF Commander Cheyne in London an
Arctic Committee has been established
at the head Of forty-nine other commit
tees throughout the country. The pro-
jected expedition for the discovery ofthe
North Pole will in all probability leave
England in the spring of 1880 and will
cooperate with those sent out by Swe-
den, Holland, America, Austria and
Denmark.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
Ainost Drowned.

H. IL ,;,a ,aales Of this city who visited
rion o'.y, ~, Yesterday, on the x. Of p.
n III tha 'onsluded "aN they would take a
bsomina "Snl IN and waded out to meet
h',s ths n breakers, when suddenly
her err 'wo number n ,e disappear d, one Of
30 disa,ndles So ladies in going to her res
Ii ths th'ppeared , and so did the third.
Te Teo number went down three
(er ,f ane "anal alarm was given, and a
he imnau;,, s,,iielnen went to the rescue.
Oh uslh'perllled shper ladies were landed
e very much scared.
oa,,w, wosd'"~n Camp.
as SsrIs"n az s,.. amp commences Aup,.,
i x,,' ss already stated in these aesas. gus.
md fnr "a, ue ,sl largely attended as the
ever h hesoAa' tents Is greater this wear
grand ''use. 'amn, On Friday, August
be held ou temperance demonstration
eciallv VI. n.'. .ne grounde which will
x mlpiI,art participated in by the fol. fol.
ton: ''eTs' a. n y well known in vii.
lC. Ham, n, y; Davis, Vaughn Smith,
|aray, VIA T. : - . =. Ridgwav, W. IT,
}, y l. T. Martindale, j. D.
rouer ~. D.. .eroner's Work.
ng at a Tho housse Sela ID an an inquest las,
n, where Ilse ,iSes on Fifth street nea,
lass, COL. ''ved s1 James and Matiid,
ny cOnsumptt,oonn ton y verdict was apul
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
GETTING On with the Work.
ANOTHER MEETING OF THE CITY DIM
OCRATIC AssOCIATI0N-THE ExECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE COMPLETED

ANOTHER MEETING OF THE CITY Dkh-
OCRATIC AssOCIATIoN-THE ExECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE COMPLETED. b
A second meeting Of the Democratic
Association of Wilmington was held In
the hall of the Friendship Engine House,
last evening. President VIM. II. Brady
in the chair, and ID. O'C. Kenney Sec
retary.
The room comm ttee iep 'rtsd that the
present place Of MEETING had bcen Sc
currd for the campaign, at nominal
rent.
U,,der the call Of Wards, repor 8 were
m de that Ward meetings had been duly
held and organizations perfected. The
following were reported as having been
selected as members of the City Execu-
tive Committee:
First Ward-Peter b. Huested. ..,
Second Ward-Francls p. Bal 3 d
Third Ward-Wm. &. Baugh.
Fourth Ward-James p. Hay $.
Fifth Wxfd-H. B. McI,.tire. p IL,
Sixth Ward-Howard Simpson.
Seventh Ward-Wm. b. Hickman.
Eighth Ward--Wm. b. Notion.
Ninth Ward-Jcseph s. johnson.
Tenth Waid-Patrlck Neary.
The rules called FIR by motion Of
Daniel O'Neill, at the last meeting, were
D esented bv the IL y .cretary, but they
proved to b. thu rules adopted by the
democratic Association Of Wilmington
Hundred, In 1876, and the only party
rules In existence. On motion Of IL.
B, McIntire, committee Of three
Messrs. NcIntire, Howard Simpson and
Thomas X. Lall.-was appointed to draft
rules for the government OF the AssOcia-
ton. .-.,
ON motion Of Mr.. Neary, Friday even
ing, At O'Clock, was fixed upon as the
time for holding regular meetings Of the
Association. ...
VIM. II. Lee moved that COMMITTEES
he appOin' ed to solicit candida es for the
Democratic nomination for President ol
Council and City Treasurer, and report
them 70 future meeting Of the Associ
stion. Adopted. Comm ttee, Messrs
WIN. II. Lee, VIM. II. Blake and How.
ard s impson.
On motion OF Vim. Bareford, Saturday
August 10Th, between 3 and 7 o'clock p
M, was fixed upon as the time for hold
ing the Democratic nomination for Presi
dent of Council and City Treasurer.
On motion Of Mr. Neary, II was ief
optional with the Wards whether thi
election be held In one precinct or both
in those wards having two precincts.
Adjourned. " "'.'f ''
THE EIGHTH WARD ORGANIZED.
The Eighth Ward Democrats h+ld
large meeting, last evening, and organic
ed BY calling VIM. B. Norton to the chai
and appointing b. II pborn Treasurer
The following Ward Executive Commit
tee was chosen: VIM. b. Norton, chail
man, and member of the City Executiv
Committee Richard Kelley, James Ds
ley, Thomas Blankin and James Davis
Messrs. John Quinn, Amos Kane, b
j. Mcguire, Thomas Biankin and jaime
Davis were appointed q committee TO a
certain and r.port candid tes for Cit
Council and Ward offices. Adjourned
VACANCY FILLED.
The resignation Of John McSorley
.lla rnan Of the Ninth Ward Executiv
: -. mittee has been supplied by the AZ
} Ioin, ment of joseph S. johnson. III
committee is now composed OF Messr'
Joseph s. johnson, James Gegan, Wn
Hop, Thos. Rowe and Aaron Beale.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
. EsOITTIONs OF RESPECT.

II meeting of the employ ees OF the
LObdell Var Wheel Co., to take action III
regard to the death of their late fellow
wOrkmen Matthias X ern was held at the
work, on the evening of August lst, 1879,
John g. Matlack was made chairman anu
VIM. r.. Long, secretary. On motion John
Kaiser, Joseph Lacey and " m. r. Long
were appoinLe TO prepare resolutions ei
respect. During The absence of the Com
m Ltee. the President m ade ROme very
feeling remarks In reference TO the deceas-
ed TO the officers ana all EMPLOYEES to meet
1t the works at O'Clock p. m on sunday 70
attend tn funeral, and john McC1ary.
John Boner. Peter Taggart and Joseph
Lacey, were appointed 10 make the heces-
siry arrangements.
The com mlttee on RESOLUTIONS reported
the following, which were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we have heard with deep
regret of the sudden decease Of our lrleno
and fellow workman Matthias Kern VINO
for u period of about twenty-seven years
was u faithful workman In this estaDlisn-
ment.
Resolved That we recognized In him DUR
GUS and dutilul man and q genial ana
kind hearted friend.
Resoiued, That we tender 10 his family IN
this sad hour our sincere 81 mpaihy ior tne
great loss they have sustained In his SUI
den decease.
Resolved, That these resolutions be pub
lished in the new spapers Of the city, anu
cop, sent 10 the family OF the d. ceased.
Un motion a journed.
aug2-2t Secretary.
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ON q Pleasure Trip.

On Wednesday last, Horace Cause and
a pleasure trip. They prOceeded to st.
Louis. where they met Gen. Wilson,
sonin law of Co. Andrews who IL con-
inected with the pullman Car Company.
AT Louis, they will be furnished witS
a Pullman Hotel Car, and proceed to In>
dian Terrific y. for the purpose Of gun
ming.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
WIN. HERBERT,
County Treasurer.
Prospecting tor Raiiroad Extension

Prospecting tor RailrOad Extension
We are told,by one who says he knows.
that several of the officers OF the West
Chester 4 Philadelphia Railroad were
yesterday prospecting for an extension
OF their line to some point on the VIII.
mington & Northern line. They passed
up the Bal.imere Central Road, and were
met by Michael Baker at Brandywine
Summit or thereabouts, and from there
were driven over to the w. & n. lire.
Let us hope that this is the initiatory
move towards making a western outlet
from West Chester.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
ACOOn On the Rtreas-

~ NJ, hoisden' u' the well-known sports
|oom en's clly, has coon, a regular
|Sis E', which which he caught while on
1's sa" numerous nero, cunning expeditions.
0,ss'a S" o'clock last evening Mr..
passed up Market street, and that
alSed al behind him as contented as
~. r' , lhe animal follows him
'' w, rs goes, just the same as a
= y q, MalIe ,,.n going up the street a
owina III a',,le girls took great pleasure
thug thss o .l,e coon and striking it.
,ae sas, coon became tired of being
"a ia' la ha,, !, front of its master, where
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
M MARRIED.

GARDN NER-RICE.-On the ed OF july,
by Rev, W. &. Robinson, 6i5 Welsh street, 4,
Chester, Pa. MIR. Peter Gardner, OF Will
mington, Del, to N iss Anna a. Rice,
formerly of Hartford Co., Md.
MORRISuN-DAVIS the 30th oi
July, by Rev. W. G. Robinson. 6l5 W Welsh
street. Chester Pa. Mr.. Robert Hairy
Wilmington, Del.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
EX IRA TRAINS.

The Delaware r. X. Co., will on
MOiday next put on two extra trains
for the transportation Of peaches. The
trains viii arrive in this city at an early
hour.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
DIED..

PIERCE.-On the 29th inst Alexis d.
The relatives and friends OF the family
are resnectf,lly invited to attend the
funersl from his late residence. in Brandy
wine Hundred, on Saturday afternoon II
burying ground. Jy30 3tf
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
|TRTIl EDITION I!l.9 l..9J.
,..sIc DEATH

SUSSEX COUNTY NEGRO
as.I az Il WHO ESCAPED THE
feqne", ,ll over the country,
.,,,, r'ti', NIX Hundred for ,a aitemPto "
Mill I.en ciss' a Young lady, brines |, es,;.s' 20
oalr.sss, .sss,c ending of a negro rav.sn. .'.sn.
~ .a, i,'sS COUNTY, some twenty Sysh's yssts
~ a''ea f,eIs ss Of which have pr'0a0''
BE- BE-, been psel, made public ,s,s ,ha, the
. - sOo%' o.r,,'nd Pennington and ana
u"lly in sussex county was STAT ~
wood, 9,1,,'inie " outrage perpeira,tsSdl eddy oy
s.en nI''U an a little girl named Daw-
dans,%,ihs' ss%h1 rbood. he The girl, in com
ne'sno'0 oo0mnanion, was returning
Ell' l., uhen vIe the negro seized her
clo.i' s,,, outraged her person. MOI Mot
i 'sui with the extent o' Ills 'e''"'"
he also
',s. '. Of fence rail, and threw her
plees ! " ;,,to an adjacent ditch:
.,i's HSui ;be other little girl had fed
hon,e ,''m "a. and given the alarm. ,n
u.s. lllssah"rhcod ,I,,J some ffty or sixty
s,s,s,s, s" who promptly joined 10 !he y, e
,h,, ,',s',' vas Instituted as soon as the
.'a' =. eiven. The lusiy woodmen
W. W Yourselves around in the most
T. leu manner. a., and in a short time
e .,o ", raylsl,er was safely In their ,
Y ~ Then ensued a scene Of wild
(,sO,, Many Of the men were Tor
! I'd the negro at once, aud as s,siey si,ey
0o,ed BY the more law-aoid'ng
s , stormy contention was the re-
# those presen;-wbo now .e-
y New Castle County, not iar
Wilmington, and is one OF the
rami,ent residents Of the county
Va,' ,a"olyer which lie placed in the
+ ur, Dawson, the father OF the
sd airl, and begged him to shoot
rlero,ls outrager at once. Ihit
.w,on refused to do, and the
, Of the law-abiding citizens final
[,iljng, the negro was taken u
,ovn and lodged in Jail, His tria
me of, when, Of course, he was
onjlty and sentenced to b'
before the day Of execution arriv-
egro escaped from jail, ant
fine Sheriff made an assiduou
and offered a large reward, tn
criminal was never recaptured
few men knew what became o
nd one Of these few recently re
aGAzErrE r, porter the follow
Ount Of the desperado's terribl
sic death.
sunk IN THE SWAMP.
well.known, there exists in Sis
Hlnty, a number Of "iron bogs," @
!, strongly impregnated with iroI
tenacious in their nature an
Of suction, that the unluck
who accidentally stumbles int
them finds ii impossible to extr
msef without assistance. A FEY
Ner the escape above narrated
ln, while carefully picking the
rough one of these bogs, cam
the escaped criminal, imbedde
to his arm-pits in the spongy
boil. lie cried to them for assisI
ut without a word they procure
and placing one end of it upo
rlal murderer's Uranium, stoo
until the black head also d,
to level with the swampy SUI
d finally disappeared from view
tOa chosen few did these me
their secret, and the ravishiu
death has ever since remained
0a great majority of the peop
4 County. His body was new
led, and perhaps by this tim
70 the nature Of the swamp
il was buried, has been tran
into a solid mass of iron. WI
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
Dceaa liOOslN.

Kennar,i & Co = upper window (62O
Market sire, J will be filed on Monday
with large variety Of dress goods, re-
duced to 124 cents. Don't fail to see
the m. -,s
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02

SYMPATHY FOR LETELLIER.
QuEBEC, August IA monster meeting
of citizens will be held on the Esplanade
tomorrow night to express sympathy
with the Hon. Mr. Letellier and to pre-
sent him with an address. The Hon.
Mr.. Huntington is in the city and will
address the meeting.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
NEW ADVERrISEMEN'TB.

COR RENT TWO brick d wellings pleas
Il anIly located Nos. 3t8 4 3i4 Jackson
street In exc llent order. win lie rent ed
at u low figure 10 responsible parties
THOMAS Il. LALLY,
Jv3i-rf. 602 Market str, ct.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
AMOUNT RECEIVED from Collectors OF
New Castle County up to August 1st,
for county and poor taxes for 1879.

W. Pierce, Brandywine, Hd.,
J. l.. Carpenter, Jr., vii. j."
e. ii. ID. Bedford, " "
Thos. Toy, Christiana, d"
II. M. Whiteman, NJ. e. "
W. M. Hawthorn, w. C.. q. "
S. Clendenin, Pencader, ="
w. F. Thompson, N. c. "
J. A. Cleaver, Red Lion, "
W. j. Eliason, st. Georges "
ii. A. Wilson, Appoq'n'k. "
w. s. Reynolds, Blackb'd,"
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02

Testing New Hose.
The Washington Fire Company were
engaged last evening in testing their new
hose at Third street bridge. The result
was satisfactory. tl..
One Drunk.
The only case tried before the Mayor
since Yesterday morning was one drunk,
which was fined 90 cents and costs, this
morning.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
For the Gazette.

For the Gazette.
MIR. EDITOR The disinterested pub
lie think 1t due to them that the c I'M
mittee of three ministers sent by Pre-
siding Elder Hill to Townsend to in
vestigate the minister Wiley scandal
case, should report at once through the
public papers. JUSTICE.
AUG. I'd, 1870.
The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
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