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The daily gazette., 1879-11-24
Netc Castle Letter.
SHOOTING MArCHEs--DECoRAT
CHURCH NEws.

CHURCH NEws.
NEW CASTLE, Nov. "a.
There will be a shooting match under
the auspices OF the New Castle CLAIMING
club at Newlove's on Thanksgiving af-
ternoon, and on the same day another
match will take place at Hare's Corner.
The NJ oss Rose Asse mbly taking time
by the forelock, began the decorating OF
the city hall Saturday evening and Jadg-
ing from the commencement II Will De
lar in advance OF anything attempted In
this city.
A d,6t of $1,000 has been resting for
some tlmo upon the congregation oil the
NJ. l.. Church. ami yesterday an effort
was made To pay 1t off The result was
enough was raised 10 reduce the amount
TO 500. 1t IL thought the remainder
will be subscribed lhis week.
The Baptist church Is so far completed
that on Thanksgiving day there VIII DO
An opening reCn ON when Dr,SpoSwood
OF the Presby terian church, and Hev.
David Ridgway Of the NJ. Il. VIII deliv-
er discourses beginning at 10 q. IN. The
pastor. Rev. .MacMakin will conduct the
services. All are invited TO attend.
Saturday night tut one arrest was
made for drunkenness. but last night no
less than three persons were arrested tor
the same cause. This Sunday drinking
is Increasing in this city. Yesterday
omplaints were lodged in the Mayors
office by the wives OF several in Dobbins
vile and Shawtown to whom liquor had
been sold.
Three strangers.driviug a dilapidated
carriage made things lively in the way
of noise on the outskirts Of this city, last
evening.
Gas throughout this city was very bad
last ght.
No church III the Court House yester
day.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24
Fire Insurance Traps.

Our readers will remember that more
than two years ago the barn of ofex-Sheriff
Thomas near Elkton was destroyed by
fire. The building was insured in the
PL6niX Insurance Go npany of Brook
lyn. After various dilatory and harassing
delays the company at tho last moment
refused to pay and suit was brought in
the Circuit Court for Cecil county. II
was removed by the insurance company
into the United States Circuit Court o,
Baltimore, and there delayed from term
to term until this week when 1t was tried
and resulted in a verdict for the insur-
ance company by the instruction of the
Court, which desided that under the
terms of the policy the commencement
of suit to sell the property under o
mortgage READERS the policy null and
void.
We have always wondered why per-
sons in Cecil county, with two well.
managed insurance companies in thell
midst, otiicered and controlled by gentle
men of integrity, simple and clear II
their provisions and always ready to pal
when loss occurs, should be so Hnwise a
TO place insurance in foreign companies
Cecil Democrat.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24
An Important Decision.
INTERESTING TO MEMBERs OF BULL
ING ASSOCIATIONS.

INTERESTING TO MEMBERs OF BUILD
ING ASSOCIATIONS.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The non-suit granted In q case where
a stockholder in q Building Society
sought to recover the matrred value Of
his share Of stock, 5000, is matter to
societies and individual stockholders,
since there are many hundreds Of the
latter occupying similar position TO
that Of the plaintiff in this case. The
reports of many societies declare that
stock Of the older series fias reached its
par value $500, when there is no money
in the treasury with which 10 pay the
stockholder. 1t Is not, a. before ex-
planned in the Ledger, because the asso-
citation is intolvent, but because the
money which should have been reserved
| TO meet matured stock has been lent TO
younger series and cannot be recovered
at once. The society has presumably
sufficient assets 10 cancel the matured
| stock, but these asses are not available
The possibility of this state Of affair
does not seem to have been anticipated
| when series societies were organised
| Now, that 1t is foreseen, new societies
under Pennsylvania's new law, are
guarding against similar result in the
maturing Of their series. 1t seems hard
| that stakeholder who has been told
| in a report that his shal es have reached
500 IN value should be required TO al
| low part OF 1t 10 be deducted in ordel
to get his money, but he may comfor
himself with the reflection that II tn,
report has been made up in the usua
way, the stock Is not really worth 5000
and that if court Of equity should "g
behind the returns,' he would probabl
get no more than he can now by biddin
for his money. 1t is fact only recent
recognized that the unedrned premium
should he deducted from the gross asset
before dividing tho gains; and if this
done with most societies 1t will be foun
that stock represented to be worth $40
is, in fact, worth something less. 1t
probable, therefore, that decision base
on purely technical point as to u
right of action will work substanti
justice. 1t will certainly protect mar
t societies from what threatened to be vs
! costly litigation with holders of social,
matured stock.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24

YOUNG CRIMINALS are more numer-
ous in this community than formerly
A few examples like that made OF Bran
non by the Coult on Saturday may be
valuable admonition TO the rising
brood that sc ms to infest this peighbor-
hood formerly remarkable for the me-
rality and good conduct of the people.
The gallows stared Brannon in the
face on Friday and to-day it is in full
view of three young scoundrels who at
tempted arsou and burg larry on Saturday
night.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24

about half their worth. This was great
ly aided too by the high tariff that kept
the price Of grain low because II could
not be traded off to Europe for other
commodities. The wise legislation Of
the Democrats in the late sessions Of
Congress has given US plenty Of good
money and made that which We had
equal to gold. Will they now let 1t re-
main for Q while? We shall see.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24

During the week ended Saturday eve-
ming the arrivals Of foreign gold at New
York were S2,707 GOO, Of which 81 ,33o, ,0OO
was deposited in the Assay Office. The
arrivals since August IL to date have
been s59, ,4S0, $50, of which s48, ,29S, ,25O
WAS deposited in the Assay Office. The
payments on account Of these deposits
during the past week amounted to S5O7, >
Qia
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24
MoNDAY, NOVEMBER "a. 1879.

IT Is absolutely whispered about that
Grant will promise the South to put
Jefferson Davis in his Cabinet If they
will vote for him, and that Grant will
defend his action by citing the fact that
Hayes put an unrepentant rebel in his
Cabinet, who bad not half the ability
and none of that purity of character
that Jefferson Davis is credited with
everywhere.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24


The FINANCES of the country are
not in as good condition az they were
before the war. We ara in the receipt
OF an immense amount of gold from
Europe-but it cannot be concealed that
this gold comes TO us for the substantial
products Of the country. We are heavily
In debt to Europe, and 1t is little remark |
able that they should prefer to keep us so
and send us gold instead of bonds. 1t
10 remarked that the gold we are getting
was lying idle in the vaults of foreign
banks. If we were clear of debt We
would be free to appropriate the money
we are now receiving to any purpose.
But we are deeply in debt, and 1t be-
comes us to use the money we are ap-
parently making to the best possible ad-
vantage just as an individual would. As
our creditors in Europe become necessi-
tated they will draw upon us for what
we owe them. We will never have the
money to discharge our debts. We have
lands and the value of their products are
now becoming better known in Europe.
Hundreds of thousands of the people OF
Europe have come here and prospered as
they never prospered elsewhere hua-
dreds OF thousands more are expected to
come, and those of an abler, more eGu-
Gated and wealthy class are expected.
We hope they will come, and come with
money or U. S. bonds to buy our lands
and utilize them 10 their advantage.
But is 1t fair that they should buy them
at price 30 low as to make our own
people lose money? We think not. We
are not for imitation. But We are for a
iair valuation. We believe agricultural
property ought to sell for more money
THAN 1t does. 1t never would have been
reduced from $40 to SO, So and $40 Oh
the Atlantic seaboard had silver not beer
dsmonetized by that most rsscally ac
that John Sherman and his clique &
brokers had passed Congress. 1t re
duced the ability of the people of tbi
country TO pay their debts nearly one
half. Had silver not been demonetized
when the Democrats got into power the,
would have ordered the mints to on r.
work coming silver, and we could hsv
coined enough yearly to pay all intere.
and maintained the legal tender at i,
par value. 1t was easier to do this tina
1t was to keep the bonds at par, vet tb
bonds were all the while for six or eiel
Years above par while The legal tender WI
kept below gold because it was made IL
only metal with which interest could |
paid. Thus if silver had not been d.
monetized we could have resumed spec
payment three or four years before 1877!
and had the Democrats not ordere
'he coinage of silver resumption wou
nave been still problematical. But
soon as the Democrats showed the 20
brokers' that the country could get {
without their gold, they had to prepa
70 close their gold rooms. Now, what '
want Is plenty of silver money. Whel
over There is plenty of silver there W
',s' DC plenty of gold. The two NETS
always follow each other. If we ha
pien'y OIL silver our land owners W
no' oe reduced to the necessity of selli
.u'n properly at the present price
A,"n ~ was reduced by the acts of I
Radical Congress to enable the Nortbe
ii'''''eu men and speculators to ma
money in trading in gold and bonds a
70 Duy up Southern plantations and
mortgaged lads of our farmers
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24
NOTICES.
nROPOsAIS ron IIGmTING. Ex


DROPOeAIs FOR LIGm TING, Ex-
I TlNGUIsHING, CLEANING AND
REPAIRING THE LAMPS OF THE CITY
OF WILMINGTON, AND FURNIsHING
GAS AND OIL FOR THE SAME FOR
THE TERM OF THREE YEARS,
Sealed proposals Will be received In the
box in the City Council Chamber, in the
City Hall until Thursday evening, De-
cember 18th, up to quarter 10 8 o'clock, for
Repairing the lamps OF the City Of Will
mington, and furnishing gas, oil and all
other materials for the same for tho term
OF three years, commencing January LIST,
1880 The lamps to be lighted and extin-
guished every night In the year. Tho
time for lighting and extinguishing TO be
furnished by the Chairman OF the Lamp
the post and washed with soap and water
at least once In two weeks. The contrac.
tor TO furnish all matches for lighting and
materials for washing the lamps.
Payments Will be made monthly with
one months pay retained by the city for
the faithful performanceof the contract,
and the work must be done TO the salts
faction OF the Committee.
Proposals will be received for the whole
city or single districts.
All proposals. must be accompanied with
bond for the sum Of sl00 with good and
sufficient sureties, conditioned that con-
tract Will be made II proposals accepted,
and that such other security will be given
as the committee may require.
panying form OF q bond, can be had ut the
Office Of the Clerk Of City Council free Of
charge.
The Committee reserve the right 10 reject
any or all bids. PETER B. HUESTEb,
nov2i-tdeci. Chairman Lamp Com.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24

The following despatch from the West
gives the movement Of grain at the lead
log points there to-day :-Mi waukee-
Receipts Of wheat, 1880 bushels ship
ments, 81, 800 do; receipts Of corn, $500
do; shipments, 400 do. Chicago-Re-
ceipts Of wheat. 61,0i0 bushels ship
msnts, l55,779 do; receipts Of corn, 9l :
1888 do; shipments, 189, $50 do.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24
NOTICE.
$500 Reward.

The above reward will be paid for the
arrest and conviction OF the party or par
ties that committed highway robbery and
attempt To commit murder on the body OF
Millard T. Ton, on Saturday evening.
about s O'Clock. on the sth day OF Novem
Dor, 1879. At Pennsylvania Avenue and
Clayton streets. j. L. ALLMOND,
W.. j. MAXWELL, Mayor.
Chief OF Police. novll-tf,
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24

FROZEN UP.-Mr. Walker, the statisti-
clan of the Exchange, estimates that
there are confined by ice in the canals
for New York at the present tune 3. .529,-
900 bushels of wheat, I,525, 900 do. Of
corn, 1O,O 900 do. of oats, 752, 900 do. OF bar
ley ard "a, 600 do. of rye.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24
N Office TO WATER RENTERN

IN All persons who have sold property
during the present year, must give notice
in writing To the Registrar, at The office OF
the Water Department before the 30th day
of November, 1879, and insert in the notice
the name OF the purchaser, and the num-
Der OF the property purchased. Otherwise
the next year. Also all persons who may
wish to discontinue the use OF water OF any
PORTION of II, must give notice AZ above
and pay az for drawing the ferrule. No al
teration will be made In any bill after the
above date. w. j. MORROW,
oct3l -eodunl6- edfl5to30. Registrar.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24

The United States Treasury to. day
transferred 0,OO0, 900 in gold to the As
say Office at New York, 10 be used in
paying for foreign gold deposited for
conversion into American ccin. This
makes total of 10000, 600 transferred
for that purpose since August IL.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-24
First MOrtgaGe
FORTY-YEAR
I PER CENT. BONDS
(CONV VERTIBLE)
OF THE
St. Louis, Hannibal and Keokuk
RAILWAY COMPANY,

at the agency OF the Company in the city
Of New York. Interest payable April and
Oct. at the same place.
These bonds are secured by first mort
gage on the road, equipment, property and
franchises OF the company, limited to 49,.
000 per mile, and convertible into stock at
the option OF the holder.
tl 100000 cash, equal to more than one
half the total cost of the road, has already
been expended In construction and equip
ment. A large portion OF the road Is now
in operation and the balance will be com
pleted within 81 K months.
Copies Of the mortgage may be examined
and full information had at the Office OF
the undersigned, by whom the above bonds
are offered for sale at " and accrued inter
est, the right being reserved to advance
the price without notice.
AMERMAN & BURWELL, Bankers,
nov4-dlm. No. IL Broad Steeet N. Y
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13
THE TOMB.

D:ed-In this city, sunday morning Sept. eth,
F., infant child Of VIM. and
Jennie Meet, aged : months
- In Higsinsville, Lafayette county. Mo,
Sept. Sth. OF consumption, Mrs. BRIDGET
MURPHY, relict of the late John Murphy, ag"C!
shout p years. Her remains We're inferred in
the Catholic cemetery near this city, last Tues
day.
- OF Inflammation of the stomach and bow
els. after Il short illness, at Cold sulphur
Springs, Va, September 4th 1879, Mrs. SARAH
I. SIDNOR, Of Hanover county, Va, III tbs
GSth year OF her age.
= AT the residence of Thos. II. Smith. nea,
this city, by Rev j. a. QuarleS, MIR SIDNEY
BRUCE, of Woodford county, Ky. and Mis- Nj
SUE SMITH. OF Marshall, Mo. y true man ani
woman have linked their destinies tor life.
- In Washington township, Lafayette coun-
ty. Mo. Sept. 9th, of typhoid fever, WILLIAM
DOBSON.
- In Lexington township, Lafayette county
Mo-, ut the residence of a. G. Burnham, o.
Tuesday, 9th inst, Miss Lillian STEWART
daughter Of w. II. Stewart, Esq. aged about L
years.
In Washington township, L lafayette count
Mo, Sept. -, JAMES ii. son oil IL. G.. and Il
j. Ewing, aged 4 years
At Marshall, Saline county. recently, Mrs
GRAVES. wife OF Mr.. | y. Graves
She was well known in this CITY, and had man,
relatives in Lafayette county.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

The following is telegraphed as . cor
rect list Of state officers elected IN Cali
fornis: Gov. Geo. C. Perkins, republic
can; Lieut.-Gov. Jno. Mansfield, repub-
lcan; Secretary OF State Daniel NJ.
Burns. republican; Comptroller D. M.
Kenfeld, republican; Treasurer John
We'll. republican Attorney-G General A.
L. Hart, republican; Surveyor-G General
j. w. Rankin. republican; Clerk Su-
preme Court Frank W. Gross. srepubli-
al I; Superintendent Public instruction
F. M. Campbell, republican; Chief JUS
tice Robert F. Morrison, democrat and
workingman; assistants justices are not
determined.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

The English press is specializing as to
when the gold movement to the United
States will stop. 1t is not likely that
there will be any material cessation N
1t until Europe raises another crop. In.
deed, the probability is that it will stead.
lily increase until that time.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

The st. Louis Merchants Exchange is
having q good deal of trouble with its
inspections Of wheat. Its sutocratic
control of this matter, with no adequate
law to control it. is beginning to attract
the attention which 1t should have had
before the recent session Of the legisla-
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13
The Various Departments.

In spite of unpropitious weather, the fair,
thus far, this week, has been quite successful.
The displays in the amphitheater and depart
ments have been very good, and the interest of
thoss in attendance has been well kept up by
|judlcious management Of the various exhibi-
items. The management has done everything in
its power to make everybody enjoy themselves,
and to treat people with courtesy and fairness,
and, As a consequence, there is less complaint
made of the awards than We have ever before
heard. The disappointment ensuing upon the
prevention Of the balloon ascension, Thursday,
On account of the storm. will be compensated
for to-day, when it will certainly take place.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

We find the following in Mr. Eugene
Fields intellectual column in the Times
Journal THE state treasurer of Geor-
gia is to be ~impeached. Georgia
gives about the same democratic ma
jorlty that Missouri has been in tho
habit of casting. Missouri's treasurer
is still a. large. Lexington Intelligen-
Ger please copy" If the effort made to
produce this mastery paragraph was
not too exhaustive, we would respect
fully refer its writer to the article he
wrote the morning after the impeach-
ment vote, indorsing it. Times-Journal
please reprint.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13
THE ALTAR.

Married-At the residence OF AR. John Stuart.
in this county. Sept. lllh. 1873, by Rev. Geo. w.
Smith. Mr.. BEATTlE SANBURN and Miss
FANNIE ID. RlNGO. both Of this county
In Aeckliu jackson county, Mo, Sept 9th,
at the home OF the brides uncle, Mr.. Nm
Sans, by Rev. James Dalton. DR.. JOHN ".
LlGHlSklt, OF Napoleon, Mo-, to Miss DORA
SANS. formerly of Currollton, Kentucky. Ii is
customary to congratulate the groom, and
properly so. but in this instance we beg leave to
congratulate both the husband and wife, ia
having made Il wise selection Of Il life partner.
May they live long and be as happy AS they de.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

Twenty million dollars in gold ship
ped to this country from Europe. in a
few weeks, would indicate that the mild
hammered lunatics who have been try
ing to make US believe that we would
be as well off without any foreign trade
as with it, ought to die If they have moi
| already done SO.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

The records OF the treasury depart
ment shows a decided increase in the
building of steamers and vessels last
year. This is very gratifying, not only
as an indication of increased trade but
as showing an enlargement of Amerl-
can tonnage.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13
William Stark was tried in the Ur

William Stark was tried in the United
States district court at Jefferson City,
last week, for having opened and rob.
bed q registered letter, of a large
amount of treasury notes. while post.
master at Lebeck, Cedar county, Mo.
He was acquitted. the evidence clearly
generating him.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

A sHood relief association" has been
formed in st. Louis. to which contribu-
tions may be sent for Gen. Hoods chill.
dren. The purpose is to raise a fund
the interest on which will be suficien,
to e a and educate them. The two in.
FAINT twins are provided for.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

Jay Gould sent s.. 900 to the Memphis
Howard Association, and told them to
60 on with their good work, and if the
public would not foot the bills he would.
The officer in charge replied, returning
his thanks. and informing Mr.. Gould
that the expense of his corps was one
thousand dollars per day.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

1t is a little singular that the ten dol.
lar refundlng certificates which it was
thought would be so popular, as con-
yenient to hold and serviceable as cur
rency, should 80 soon have been nearly
all refunded into four per cent. bonds.
Out OF the $40, OLE, $50 issued, S35, $780,
750 have been so refunded.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

A dispatch from New York. dated
Sept. s, says that last weeks exports of
general merchandise aggregated the
largest sum ever reported at that port.
footing up SO, 9s2. 6os. being So, III. 1881
more than the preceding week. The
largest previous total was 81, 765, S09,
being that OF the first week in August,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

Prof. Nordenskjold said to a reporter
OF the Herald at Yokohama the other
day, II fully accomplished the object
for which the expedition was sent out
by DR.. Dickson, namely. a practical
proof Of the existence of a northeas,
n~aaaaOaO
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

More Straws. The steamer Wieland,
from Hamburg, brought into New York,
Wednesday. $1,000 900 in France and
German gold coin; the Weser. from
Bremen, brought $3.50, 900 in foreign
coin and bars; the Algeria. from Liver
pool, brought 1856, 200; and the St.
Laurent, from Havre, 81, SOC, 900 in spe.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

A Savoy newspaper states that the
engineer IN chief of the French depart
ment of public works has been instruct
ed to make a preliminary study of the
project for tunneliing Mont Blanc.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

President Hayes made a short speech
at the Cincinnati exposition, Thursday.
He congratulated the country upon the
soundness OF its finances. and the pro.
misses Of peace and plenty.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13
THE CRADLE.

Born-In Middleton township, Lafayette conn
ty, Mo-, recently, 10 the wife of David Groves,
Jr.-a boy.
- In this city. September 9th, to the wife OF
Mr.. jacob Fegcrt-a boy.
- In Lexington township, Lafayette county,
Mo Friday. 9TH INST, 10 the wife OF JOSEPH.
Perry-a boy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13

The granite shaft to be erected to
Major-General John Ellis Wool, at the
cemetery near Troy, and which has
just been completed by the Bodwell
granite company at their quarries at
Vinalhaven, Fox Island, Me-, is the
largest shaft eve transported any dis.
lance in this country. 1t is of gray
granite, measures 1884 cubic feet and
weighs 254 tons finished. The entire
height OF the monument will be 70 feet
z inches, the shaft alone measuring So
feet. The neck of the shaft is elaborate
ly carved all around the upper part. and
handsomely polished. The shaft is cut
plain and tapers from five feet six inches
on q side at the base to three feet at the
base OF the pyramid In which 1t termi.
mates, which is five feet eight inches in
altitude. The transportation and setting
OF the obelisk will cost in the neighbour
hood Of $4,000.