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The daily gazette., 1879-12-01

For the GAZETTE.
C.P. JOHNSON, ESQ.,, EDITOR OF The
GAZETTE. Dear Sir Il am impressed
with the Importance of the city OF vii
mington being provided with record OF
births and marriages. The city chsrte',
[ think gives Council authority 10 estab-
lish by ordinance, registrar Of BIZ tbs
and marriages. Many cities Of the size,
and smaller than Wilmington have such
registrars. am satisfied such records
should at once be provided for. 1t is
very important in many instances to es-
tablish marriage or birth. People who
possess the intelligence, that is to be
found In this city should not allow mat
ters Of such importance to remain un-
provided for. 1t is duty We owe to our
children to have their births properly
registered. The old family Bible can
not belong to more than one person and
MANY times it is not taken care Of and
is lost. Where the family is large the
los, of the record may prove 10 be very
serious and cause long lawsuit. Many
p-rsons are put to trouble and expense
to prove marriage, and oftentimes fail
to give such p oof as is required by the
pension deI artment, thereby failing TO
establish their right to a pension. l
would suggest thaI an ordinance be pass
ell to axe effect ON the first of January,
1880, require,ng all persons who may
marry after Il at date to produce their
certificates of marriage to the registrar,
who shall enter it in book kept for
that purpose and endorse on the back Of
said certificate the fact 1t /, recorded,
the place and date ard attest his sigma
ture to it. Any person failing to have
their marriage registered within ten days
after such marriage shall forte t and pay
a fine Of ten dollars and cost, TO be re-
covered before tie Mayor, the fine for
the use If the city, and let 1t be the duty Of
the registrar to prosecute persons viOlat-
,ng the ordinance. The fee to said reg
istIar, for entering the marriage on said
book kept for that purpose and certifying
to the same on the back OF the certificate
of marriage, to be fifty cents, no other
fee or salary to be pad him. This will
not cost the city anything, and in all in
st ,nces a man about to get married has
a spare half dollar, and feels very i'm
portant parsonage, and will not violate
the law. In regard to births ! am of the
opiu,on that it should be managed about
the same as the registrar of deaths is at
present a"d there should be no charge
made for the registration. This can be
done by the Clerk of Council and will moi
be much cost to the city except for blan
books, &c. That in addition to his sala
ry say fifty dollars for registrar Of births
and only the fee OF fifty cents for mar
rIages to be paid by the party applying
for the registration. think it would bt
we'll for some of our prominent citizens
to give their views upon this important
subject. Yours, ..Ie
| A WELL WIsHKR OF WILMINGTON.
The daily gazette., 1879-12-01
SECOND EDITION
AlfOsssO's Reception.
TWELVE THOUSAND PERSONS KISS THE
HANDS OF ALFONSO AND CHRISTINE.


HANDS OF ALFONSO AND CHRISTINE.
MADRID, Nov. 30.-A grand reception
and oesdmdnos drawing Ioom) was held
this afternoon in the Throne Room of
the Royal Palace. 1t began at one and
lasted till ten a. night. Twelve thou
sand persons defiied before the newly
married couple. King Alfonso was seat
ed OH bis throne, under the splendid
dIas. with Queen Christine at lis left,
end the Princes Of the Austrias on low
seat at the foot Of the throne. The scene
was one OF incomp rabe brilliancy. The
Cabinet Ministers were dressed in GRIM
son velvet kneebreeches, with white silk
stockings and coats covered with GOLD
embroidery. The ladies were in full
court dress. The blaze of jewels was
dazzling. Each Of the company walked
up " The steps of the throne /; the lauies,
with their heavy trains, kissed the hand
Of the King, then dragged their trains
along and kissed the Queens hand, then
kissed that of the Princess of the Aus
trias and then backed out through the
long hall. The gentlemen had simply
70 kiss hands and then back out.
THE SPEECHES AND THE SPEAKERS.
From among the priests of the county
of Mayo present Father Stensen was cleo.
ted TO preside. He said that he hoped be-
fore he died to have the honor of presid-
ing at a meeting of peasant proprietors.
Encouraging letters were received and
rad TO the meeting from Messrs Da-
witt, Biggar and p. j. Smythe. Canon
Nc Dermott stood up courageously for
Davitt and his conduct at Gurteen
Fathe O'Hara advised the people not to
pay any rents except the overplus of thu
years proceeds. Mr.. DAILY said that he
did not care whether his words were
considered ssditious or not, but he would
advise the people to pay only valuation
rents. Lists were then read to the meet
ing showing that several landlords gol
exorbitant returns for the land, in somt
cases as much as one hundred and fifty
to two hundred per cent above the gov.
ernment valuation. A priest exbortet
the people to stand together and to fgb1
the government, even Il the leaders wers
imprisoned in thousands. Various reso
lutions were passed condemning the re-
cent action of the government. 4 banque
was held al Ballaghanereen at hight. MIR
Dillon said that the government, in it
recent action, had only furthered tn
cause which they all had at heart. Mr.
D. -ly thanked the government for arrest
ing him. He said that they bad onl.
succeeded in tanning the fame Of tn
agitation. Among the many meeting
held to-day may be mentioned one =
Louisburg, facing the Atlantic, unde
the shadow of the Croagh Patrick, an
another at Wes port.
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n Legislative Rensiliscence.

The recent death Of Col. VIM. Fiske
Townsend recalls the contest for his
election as Clerk of the House of Re-
presentstives, in Dover, in January,
1873. An exchange thus speaks Of 1t /:
"rhe Sussex delegation WAS unanimous
" for him first and last. The members
from New Castle county were Rrpubii-
can, NO it wss necessary TOR him that he
SHOULD control Kent's representatives.
This was no easy task. They represented
the Salisbury element of the party ard
did not care to give their support to a
man who had so actively opposed them.
The Sussex men were Determined, ard a
coalition with the New Castle delega
ton in the interest Of Tow nsend was
threat ened. To avoid this, at the elev-
nth hour, Kent voted for him, and he
was therefore elected over DR.. Davidson,
the Republican candidate. He made Al
efficient and accepta bic officer.
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AulllSe7lleNtS.

The Georgia Minstrsls gave. perform
ance ut the Opera House on Saturday
night, to an audiescs of medium pro-
portions. The overture wus quite Rood,
and some OF the srecialtIrs passing fair,
but it must be admitted that the white
minstrels can beat their colored breth-
ern ia "aciing Digger."
Tomorrow niRht Mr.. f. 3. Chanfran
will appear in The thrilling llama, XIV,
the A kansas Traveller" written espe-
ciajly for Ii, III Ho " i'll be wellsupported,
and win give a good performance.
The Kate Thayer concert company
Will apprar on FRIDAY evening next,
with an array of disting uished mu'ical
talent
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1e7'sOituL.

The many friends of Mr.. John N.
Carswell will be glad to hear OF his safe
urn to this city last evening. MT. u
left hom. some time last m ,nth, for a
trip through the south, visiting most
of the prominent places IN that section.
He was met by committee OF ihe Y. n.
A. (of hich he Is President), yesterday
and welcomed home on behalf OF tue
society and the citizens generally.
Mr.. w. Il. Curry, late Auditors
clerk, who has been very unweil Tor
some time, Is now able TO be down stairs
and soon hopes to be out again.
Mr.. w. H. Jones, the butcher, at No.
SO7t King street, who WAS seized with
congestive chiIls on Saturday, Is much
better this morning.
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The Redistribution Of Political
x'OUeT.

VsICss
In the striking exhibit Of the compare.
tive area of American States and Terri
tories contained In Thursdays Herald
1t may have escaped notice that the
eighteen largest of those political enti-
ties are; without exception, situated to
the west Of the Mississippi River. This
Is equivalent to saying that none Of
these States formed part of the Ameii-
can Union At the beginning Of the pres
eLt century aud had 10 share In the
struggles and aspirations OF our RevOlu
;i0nary perOd. THIS fact snggests that
the present Republic is not the same
which was formed IN 1776 and for which
a constitution was provided III 1857.
That instrument was famed without
ally reference to region which now Oc-
cupies upon the map four times the area
of the ori inal thirteen States. II, de
by side with the tabl,' of comparative
area, there had been presented liable OF
comparative rate OF increase OF pOpula-
ton, within the nineteen years since the
census of 1869, 1t would be found that
the same 5 stcs and Territories, with
few excep ions, exhibited correspond
ing supei iorily, and the same would be
the case IL the table exhibited increase
in wealth, agricultural production or
lines Of railway.
1t is evident that the sceptre Is rapidly
passing from the seaboard States, and
even from the central S ates between the
great lakes and the Missss ppi. The
geographical centre of the Union long
since crossed the Mississippi, and tie
centre Of population is rapidly approach
ing it. Under these circumstances IT be-
hooves the citizens OF the Eastern States
seriously 10 meditate upon the probable
consequences Of the impending redisr ri
button Of political power. OF course the
national growth in population and
wealth is a matter for congratulation
rather than apprehension, and if the
present national institutions should
prove to be too strait garment for the
young Western giant there is no fear
that the wisdom of the present genera
tion, trained in the practice of raphbll-
can institutions, will not prove fully
equal to that Of their ancestors Of 1881,
VINO had been trained only in the re-
stricted colonial forIim.-N. Y. Aeratd.
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MN Rev. ]. Z Rankin. ID. ID.

n'l, l'T', The Rev. J. L. Rankin,
-" warrington. d. c., certified n
i have known OF several per
.uo regarded themselves az greatly
N.Y. N aud some Of them as perma-
~ cured OF diseases Of the kidneys
s,uaiy organs by the medicine pre-.
n. W chas' Craig, OF Charlotte, N, Y.
Known, too, Of Its use in similar
,"physicians Of the highest charac
Mnding. l do not doubt that II
,"'irtue." ~" In q previous commu.
siI, 4 70 the Congregationalist, DIR.
'e'erred at length to the benefi-
u,.hl 'nehl OF case In his own fami y
M u'ed @ Brighrs Disease by six physi-
.' WIN The Safe Kidney and Liver
d. % 'aid; "This treatment want,
"~nnsnd." n"v,o " oesu'''e o."
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n, 9aily Sasetts.

o.moer.t. 10 the City conIs,. ss ,S.
|fr rDs.,uI.tIug Ds'u, themselves on Inc sns
sag'.,S'ia ,ss, have run the city the past pas.
taa ',., ,., rate Of s'.i0; ard .sl some "ns
=" y. -, o,,,cial. declare that they ean :"
y city ,,.r .,'' on . ia. rate Of sl,io. No.
lts,' ''aa:,'on st, by the Ds~ocr.'' :in.a IN The
's'4. sa.. ~ cfi.nded the Repu'''cd"
s,'l :, l,".' ," ,p.ly M misrsprssen the state
y =. '.n,' .,,' 'a',. sa.ace.. Their. will be .
W =, .b,u, $4,000 in Tank Oh ."e
''s s,'ao.r, y next, aud such . thing
d, o '.Eu occurred for many years S.io. ,,'".s e.
w. W.. ,be city has been many thou-
ss",'' 's'a a Dt on the first Of January.
7. ",a~ui..eo !, of 49," has had nothing
'V,s Wv hi, m .ttsr. After January
.ssa, .,''' s.: $1,000 or 100000 water
will vii be paid in which will, ,, be quiet let
.' ~ carry the city to July. Il"
n, 'a.r,lms, the Damoersts In ooaa'
...,,vsd TO do only such work as
Il. b. avoided, snito iu 'ne s.,e -,
..tusu, cheaper than ever un'i, q
amt /, male 10 d. this work. The
., week. paw roll show what re-
", vsnamin has made In this
y. Va are more encouraged than
believe the taxes can be reduced
M ely.
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MARRIED.

GREENLEE E-HONAN.-On the 20th Of
Ivy Mills. by the Rev. Father 70 4. Mr..
Richard Greenee and Miss MaggiO
Honan, both of Glen Riddle, Delaware
county, Pa.
THATCHER-CHAND the resi-.
Cuba, Delaware. on Thursday evening.
November goth, by the Rev. Robert
Graham, Geo. +. Thatcher, Of Chadds'
Ferd, Delaware county, Pa, and Ida n.
Chandler.
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Patent Obtained.

William R. Beatty, of this city, has
invented an attachment for sleeping car
bsrths, which renders them capable of
being more easily and quickly adjusted
than by present arrangements. He has
obtained . patent for his invention
through Cay Treasurer Vincent.
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ImpOrtaut 10 Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Is che
only thing that mothers can rely upon fol
their children. II corrects acidity OF the
Al omach, cures wind collie, regulates the
b, ,,wels and gives rest, health and comfort,
10 mother and child. During the process
sf teething its value is incalculable. II
softens The gums, reduces Inflammation
and aIiays ali pain, thereby giving rest 10
Ihe cht!d and comfort TO the mother.-
r,uenf fv-rive cents a bottle. marl5-1yeOd
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Seats for the Concert.

Seats for the Edauard Remelji con-
cert, which takes place next Saturday
ng't, under the auspices of the Mlliara
Club, will be selected by the active anu
passive members tonight a. 7:3O o'clock
in the lecture room of the Masonic Tenn
pie. The drawing will take place in the
same manner as that of the previous
concert, aud the plan has worked so we
that the Miliard will adopt 1t altogether
In the future,
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The Pennsylvania Railroad.

ing the rumor that syndicate bad made
an offer to purchase The city of Phila-
delphia's interest in the stock Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, City Comp
troller Pattison to-day said that ~ An
ordinance of the City Councils provides
that the stock cannot be sold al less than
par, and then only if paid for in city
skies, such transaction would cost the
purchasers about 500 share. The par
value Is $50, and the stock was quoted
in the market to-day at 50i.
The daily gazette., 1879-12-01

sds'ay Sherman's report shows that
M more gold and silver coin In
a@aalry now than ever before, not
's,ndng he said II the silver dollar
'0hed all the gold would 60 to
W and the bonds be sent home. 1t
"''o that with = currency Of gold
1a'ef The United States had q COM
'u marine in 1857 that was greater
~a'se than any other nation In the
w. 'nd with silver as a legal tender,
sf'csnt. ofour own foreign carry
aas' We now do but % per cent.
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Brief Locals.


Nm BoS.. BS Arkansas Travelern At the
mr.. N'e tomorrow night.
,nsmee me Hose Fire Company has lost
lM,. oers within week.
sss on ~ I. small audience at the Opera
h,,."u w saturday night.
'rli M, building permits were issued
W one 90 month hn . !, Of November, the police
lsAtssn1 hundred and eighty arrests.
sV@ill deaths occurred in this city
sard sua telegraph office will be at
Ia n.y.. Aarket streets.
tus s%s1s ON ,n down the State are still,
alsyIIssso 70 their corn expecting to OBJ.
lM W.,saa scarce around Middletown.
w.nins. Witch Fire Company meet.
~Cs.,SIsp ,SIpsned again thi. morning a,
y twenty.four days on.
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Wants a Good Democrats
PUDeT.

A gentleman writing from Gilmore,
Michilan, enclosing one dollar for six
months subscription to The DELAWARE
GAZETTE, Gays: 81 want good Demo
cratic paper. was born in Your State,
and lived in Wilmington q good many
years. We have had a good sleighlnG
snow here. There have been . good
many wrecks on the Lake shore, ana
several lives lost. F.P. HI
The daily gazette., 1879-12-01
Run Aground.

The steam packet of the Electric Line
aground in the Delaware and Raritan
Canal near Bordentown. N. j., on Sat
urday last while on her way to this city.
The accident was caused by low water.
The vessel was released this m orninR at
8 O'Clock and will arrive here some time
to-day. Nothing was done further than
the detention.
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Rent for Water.

The Registrar of Water, by an adver-
tisement else where, gives notice that the
bills for 1880 are now due and ready for
payment. The law holds that all bills
paid on or before January are due only
for The face; in February s per cent. is
added, and in March 10 per cent; after
wards the ferrules will be withdrawn
and suit instituted for the recovery of the
amounts due. This law will be sternly
enforced.
The daily gazette., 1879-12-01
A Wife BeOtef.

Joseph Seeds, whose residence Is at
Fifth and Adams streets, has been abus-
ing his wife considerably of late. Satur-
day aftern on he was arraigned before
Magistrate Cole, and fined $40 and re-
quired to pay costs. In default Of pay
ment he was committed to Jail.
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NEW ADVERTlsEMENTS.
NJ Office TO WATER RENTER0.
IN OFFICE OF THE WATER }

WILMINGTON. DEL, December /. l67o.
The bills for 1850 are now ready and pay
able at The Registrars office, No. 1000 Mar-
ket street. The law requires that all bills
paid on or before January 3lst. 1880. the
month OF February, per cent. additional,
Those paid during the month OF March,
~ per cent. additional, and any amount
remaining unpaid after April let. lS5O. the
Registrar Is required 10 have the ieruleo
Withdrawn and huit instituted Tor the re-
covery OF the am uut due; and the water
will not be let into such premises until
such arrears, wi assessments and q for
drawing feruies, are paid.
Once houis from a. IN. to 4 p. m.
WILLIAM ], MORROW.
decl-Sm. Registrar.
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Police Mattery.
WHAT WAS DONE YEsTERDAY-THK
ARRESTS DURING NOvEMBER.

ARRESTS DURING NOVEMBER.
Yesterday morning the police court
opened with two men-one white and
one colored-in the dock. They were
arrsigued on q charge Of disOr derly con-
duct at the Opera House, and were fined
81 and costs each.
An unknown man whom officer Bid
well picked up at the middle depot, In
a badly damag d condition, his face be-
ing bruised and bloody, was fined 80
cents and costs for drunkenness. He
had eviuently been engaged in 4 fight,
but could give nO account Of his assail-
ants.
Two Ii tie negro boys who are home
less orphans, were next placed In the
dock. These boys are regular tramps,
aud they we're arrested by officer
Thomas for loafing in the hall In the
rear of the telegraph Office. People
were afraid they would set fire to the
building, and 60 got the officer TO arrest
them. The Mayor scarcely knew what
to do with them, but finally decided 10
give them Q home at New Castle for
thiity days.
Last evening. Mrs. Salie Lapierre, an
old woman, was arraigned on q charge
OF assaulting Mrs. Bridget Whalen, by
hitting heI on the head with q coal oil
lamp. She was fined 81 and costs.
Mrs. " Whalen's son, Michael, was also
ARA gned on q charge of disorderly csn-
duct, preferred by her. He was fined
81 aud costs, and as he swore a. the old
woman during the examination, the
Mayor imposed an additional fine of 81
for contempt of court.
THIS MORNINGS CASES.
Two degenerated specimens of the
inebria e, a man aud woman, were trie.
at the police court this morning upon
the charge of being drunk and disorder
ly. Officer Thomas testified that ht
had found them lying intoxicated in &
Front street doorway, last night they
were noisy and used much bad laogu-
aye. The man said he was from WesI
Chester, and therefore is the first arriva
from that place q, police court this sea
son. One dollar and costs was tn,
penalty. -
Andy Harman, negro, for being drunl
and sorderly in Hedgeville tenemen
was fined So and required to pay costs
ARRESTS DURING NOVEMBER.
During the month of November, jus
closed, the police made $50 arrests, clas
sitied as follows:
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Three Cases.

There wers three cases this morning
before May or Almond. The first placed
in the dock were William and Sarah
Fitzjerald, who were arraigned on the
charge of beinu drunk and dlsorderiy'
Tbey were required to pay 81 and costs
A. Harmon, COL, was required to pay
50 and costs for being drunk and disor-
derly.
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Drayh of AndreaU Fischer.

Andrew Fischer, who for number OF
wears as kept saloon oD Shipley street,
above Front, died yesterday afternoon,
after short illness. The decea>ed was
a member of Hermann Lodge, NO. ~ l.
q O. F.. and the Fame Hose fire ccm.
sauy. During his life he accumulated
considerable property. His funeral will
take place tomorrow afternoon.
The daily gazette., 1879-12-01

NJ, ALLEN did not resign bis seat
r@ncil ann ON Thursday night, we
,.,s, he was excusable as Council
.s[".d w. i ,oon without giving him a
~, sIe 70 do 90, but Friday night and
I .nurned meeting Of Council has
;sr, aud we hear nothing OF Mr..
W r,gning, though the court hds
~ Get he was no, legally elected.
r"r,,, like to hold on to Office when
I n, once n get hold of it.-Repubticdn.
Sa will be lews TO the Court. The
,.,u will no doubt be astonished that
|sup,per should SO deliberately state
Este.uy false and unequivocally
|. .Tbe Court has moi decided" that
Allen "sas not legally elected.'
kA. Supreme Court Of Florida did
sA ,h.t the Democratic Presidential
.ou Of .hs. State we're legally elec'-
I'd that the Republican electors were
skuIly elected. Yet Mr.. Hayes took
sss to which Mr.. Tllden was
uxn bya majority Of electors and a
,riy Of 100000 Of the popular
h Of the people Of the several
sa Mr.. Hayes knows this. He has
nlod it by numbers Of Republicans
s,h sanding; and yet he refuses to
su; and bis cabinet and their ap-
lAss know 1t, aud yet they hold their
IN obtained by the greatest lrand oil
sutny, to which the Democrats are
klkd. We think this proves that
4lblaas "like TO hold on 10 office
No they once get hold Of it," more
IA,n the case Of Mr.. Allen. But
|a1 The fact that the Councilman
nAs Seventh Ward held two Offices
ne taking pay for both, also show
has republicans love Office? How
Sa' Again the Republican want'
Allen to resign, because Gu
'Dsllell was convicted for voting lille
" in the Fifth Ward. This woult
mdO, for willie Gus was convicted
mRepublicans were indicted for tn
~ oftnse, in the same Ward, AM
aNt Allen Is left two ahead.
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DIED.

FISCHER.-On the 3Oth inst, Andrew
Fischer, in the ed year OF his age.
The relatives and friends of the family,
member of Hermann Lodge, No. %, l. O..
o. F., and the Fame Hose Fire Company,
are respectfully invited to attend mis-
funeral, from his late residence, No. llo
Sh pley street. on Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock. lnterment at kivs rview Ceme-
terry.
The daily gazette., 1879-12-01

One OF the easiest things to catch, and
at the same time one o. the most DIM
cult to get rid of, Is q cough or cold. DIR.
Bulls COUgh Syrup. however, always
proves equal to the emergency. Price %
cents.
The daily gazette., 1879-12-01
A Rar0e BeQched.

Chas, Warner & Go. received infor..
nation last night, by telegraph, tha'
their steam barge psspsr bal oeen o,own .ao.s'.
ashore. on Sunday, on the jersey san'''
NOT far from New York.
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Meeti,ag This Eve,.in0.

The Board of Health will hold regu-
lar meeting this evening. There Is no
business Of importance TO be transacted
except the payir 8 Of the monthly bills Of
the Executive officeN.
The daily gazette., 1879-12-01

Advice OF an old uurse.-The baby
would be always bright and cheerful If
an occasional dose Of Or. Bull's Baby
Syrup were adml plstersd.
The daily gazette., 1879-12-01

Laying the New Signal Cable.
A son-in-law of Mr.. John Jordan, Of
this city, is engaged in laying the new
signal cable from Lewes to Cape Hon.
lopen.
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addressed TO Congress, add he could NOT,
In any circumstance, cOunteDance .
course which contemplated . premature
publication,
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swenty.four days on.

ds%aIItI.tC dem y tChrist:ansburg, KY, on
d,n,psS . q . Methodist Church
~ 'u q number OF other build