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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
Some Old Coin.

The Cincinnati Enquirer says:
"Some three weeks since the Enguir
er published an account of the Fourth
National Bank of this city receiving
500, 900 in new silver coin of half-dOl-
lar denomination, which had been
minted half century or more ago.
At the time but little was known about
the history of the coin, though many
wild guesses were made, among which
was one that it was thieves plant
Just dug up. This as we'll other theo-
ries about it, was incorrect. 1t is now
known that the money is part of SIS 200
all in half-dollars, which two miser
bachelor brothers in Northern Peunsyl-
vania purchased from the mint, and
secretly buried. The money was bu-
ried with a mutual agreement that
neither should disclose its hiding place
while they lived. One of the two died
and the secret was kept inviolate until
the second one came to his death bed.
In his last hour he revealed the secret
of the hidden treasure to his friends.
1t was dug up and the sum found in
tact, though the coins were rusty and
needed furnishing. Some of them
dated back as tar as 1919, and all were
rough and unworn as when they were
dropped from the mint. lhe inheritors
bargained and sold the coins to the
Fourth National Bauk of Cincinnati at
half cent discount.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
NEW ADVERTIsEMENTS.
0FFICE OF M. M. CHILD,
REAL ESTATE BROK Err,
NO. 4 WEST SEVENTH STREET
fEvobo pna DniIJiAn

NO, WEST SEVENTH STREET,
Exchange Building.)
offer tor sale the following described dwell.
llngs, situated In Wilmington:
No. IA large, double, two and half stone
house, with two and a half story back build.
ings, with large front, side and back yard,
and al the modern improvements, with hand
some terraced front.
No. IA fine 3story brick dwelling on 9th
street near Washington, modern Improve
nents, large side yard good location.
No. 3.-Beautiful three-st0ry brick, with 8
story back buildings, and Ohio gray stone cor.
ners, situated on Delaware Avenue, contain
ing l3 rooms in good order, with the mndern
Improvements.
No. "A large s-story brick, with s.story
back building, situated at No. 1908 Delaware
Avenue in complete order, with all modern
improvements. Terms easy and possession at
once.
No 5.-Three 3-story bricks on Washington
street, between 18th and 18th, with all the
modern improvements, with front. side and
back yard, and beautiful pOrticos In 'front.'
No. 6.-Five two-st0ry bricks with twO.story
back buildings, with modern convenences,
situated on Lombard street above 10th. Terms
accommodating, new and complete.
No -Four new 2story brick houses on
Walnut street between llth and 18th. Terms
accommodating.
No S. Fine 3-story brick dwelling, No. 2O2
session at once.
No. 9.-Large 3 story brick dwelling, with
all the modern Improvements. in complete
order, situated on Market rect between 18th
and 18TH lot 100 feet deep.
No. l0.-Brick stable on West 18th street
near Market, in good order, with good yard
back.
No. ll.-LOt with green house thereon, at
the northwest corner of Delaware Avenue and
Jefferson streets.
No. u Fine 8 and half story brick with
story back buildings, situated on Market
street between sth and 9th, 2nd door above
Masonic Temple, with all modern c0nvenien-
ces, also a stable on King street, on the back
end of lot. Splendid location Tor physician.
No. l3.-Three-story brick, No. 907 Market
street, lot extending through to Shpley ST.,
(would take smaller house in part payment II
location would sui..)
No. l4.-Convenient 2-story brick, No. iii
No. 15.-1hree-story brick, rooms, No.
Jefferson street
No. l6.-Thrre-story brick, with modern I'm
provements, No. 1902 Tatnall street.
No. l7.-Three story brick, No, 7o4 Tatnall
street.
No. 1s-Two-story brick on Union street
near Lowering avenue.
No. l9-Two two-story bricks on Lowering
avenue near Lincoln.
No. 2O-Frame house in McDowelville.
No. N.-Splendid dwelling on Washington
above Tenth, with front porch and yard, In
excellent order. Also many others both east
and west of Market street
FOR RENT
NJ. M. Child offers for rent the following
dwellings:
No. S4U Market street,
" ll0i Jefferson street,
" 604 French street,
" 1915 ratnall street,
" 1877 Delaware avenue
" 1903 Delaware avenue,
" 2V2 West street.
" l2ll Market street.
" Iii latnall street.
" III Jefferson street.
- 82S Washington street.
Appyto M. NJ. CHILD,
No. 4 West Seventh strees.
decl8-wed&sat-lzt
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02

ratio Of assets 10 their liabilities 40
per cent. The Delaware Fire have the
following assets, and here again We
must accept their valuation Of their
bonds, mortgages, stocks, real estate,
loans on notes, &C., tll7,7l0.25, and
amount at risk, el,535,3A. The ratio
OF assets to liability is 7 6-lO per
cent. The Farmers Mutual In
surance Company have according to
their statement bonds, mortgages,
stocks, loans on notes, real estate, &C.;
tl9l ,434.25 and here again We know
not how much ofths above is gilt edged,
80 we will b- under the necessity of
passing 1t all for good. Amount in
premium notes, 1927 262; amount Of
risks, $ll ,253, 446 tho ratio Of assets to
their liabilities are 8 5.lO0 per cent.
Now gentlemen you will see by the
above statement that We have more
than double the security for the pol
icy holders that either the New
Castle County or the Delaware, and
have about one dollar and seventy
five cents where the Farmers Mutual
Insurance Company have only one dol
lar. You must also bear in mind that
in the above statement all the doubtful
securities OF our company have been
thrown out altogether, while We have
given the other three companies credit
for all their assets, be they good or
worthlesa And now. gentlemen. these
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
EGISTER'S ORDEK.
REGISTERS OFFICE.

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Dec. 2S, 1878.
Upon the application of Caroline Jones,
ExecutIiy Of nr. Charles W. Jones, late OF
Wilmington hundred,s In said COun.
ty, deceased, 1t is ordered and directed
by the Register that the Executrix afore
said, give notice OF the granting of Letters
Parliamentary upon the estate of the deceased
with the date Of granting thereof, by causing
advertisements to be posted within forty days
from the date Of such letters, in six Of the most
public places Of the county Of New Castle,
-equlrng all persons having demands against
the estate, to present the same or abide by an
act Of Assembly in such case made and pro-
vided. And also cause the same to be inserted,
within the same period, In the DELAWARE
REPUBLICAN,, Il newspaper published In Will
mington, and to be continued therein three
weeks, (e-o d)
- Given under the hand and seal Of
}Ls. Office of the Register aforesaid, at
'-~.~) New Castle, in New Castle County
Aforesaid, the day and yearabove written.
S. C. BIGGS, Register.
NoTICE.--All persons having claims against
the estate Of the deceased, must present the
same duly attested to the Exeeutrix on
or before December %, 1879, or abide the 40.
of Assembly In such case made and provided.
CAROLINE JONES, Executrix.
Address Wilmington, Del. jn2*
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Letter fre0 west visGinia.
Especial correspondence Of the Republican. ]
Bio CREEK CorrAoE, SUMMERS Co., !
West Va, Dec. 80, 1878.

west va, Dec. ~, 1873.
DEAR REPUBLICAN, We have had 4
heavy polar wave visit and the mercury
for the past two nights has fallen to two
degrees below zero. To day the snow
lies soft and white upon every branch
and twig, the river is locked in icy
letters, 20 sound breaks tho stiffness
save the hoarse cry OF the raven in the
woods above me and the soughing of
the wild wind among the pines.
II my letter this time smacks strong
Of self It Is because | have little else 10
speak of. When | tell you have
housed only half Of my corn crop you
may think me guilty of negligence, but
not 80; | have had so much else to do
could not helpit.
We have no stoves here, and our
Christmas gobhler had to be cooked in
pieces in Dutch oven.
We use sleds hero to do all our haul
ing, except in the winter, when snow
covers the ground, then We cannot, for
the hills are 80 steep the team 1anpot
e't "ut vi shc way VI Ohc. We ~ uOt
have level land enough to make de.
cent garden. To use the language CT a
recent visitor from Chester, Pa, "This
is terrible country" was showing
him around two days ago, and by way
of being funny he pointed out to me a
high peak as the place where Noah let
the dove out Of the ark--it was my
mountain corn field.
| bought yoke Of oxen for sixty dol
lars one month ago and paid for them
in Summers county currency-two hun
drsd railroad cross ties. With you the
oxen would be worth one hundred dol
lars, and the ties perhaps fifty dollars
hundred. have not seen twenty
dollars in greenbacks or silver for a
year past.
| will now give you our markets for
this season and reserve what else |
have for another letter. Butter is sell
ing at twelve cents per pound, pork
five cents, eggs ten cents, Chickens per
pair, live, eighteen cents, turkeys range
from twenty-five cents to dollar, beef
seven cents, potatoes thirty cents per
bushel, corn fifty cents, wheat seventy
five cents, oak wood one dollar and a
quarter per cord, hickory one dollar
and fifty cents. Wild country-wild
prices. Yours in seclusion, W.B.W.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02

Economize by buying good stewing
beef at q to 8 cents a pound good roast
at to 10; best roast, II to Ia ; round
steak, l2!; rump steak, Ia; sirloin, l6,
of r. p. Heary, stalls 10 and II Third
street market, and of A. Y. Geary, stall
70 Second street market.
The Dogs.
High Constable Maxwell notifies the
citizens to register their dogs by the
Doth inst, in accordance with the re-
1uirements of the ordinance.
A fire at Helena, Ark, yesterday
morning, destroyed eight two-story
causing loss of about 800,
900. Cooper's brick block, in Paris,
No., has been burned. Loss $40, 200.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
Special Mention.

Wooden Tooth picks, $500 in a box
for sale low. Buy of McInall, ID and
Market streets.
Physicians prescriptions and all pri-
vate receipts filled with care, and OF
the purest me iicne, at all hours. Tay
lor & Fullerton, Apothecaries, 302 King
street.
Sound Advice-We conscienoiusly
recommend our readers to try Keller's
Roman Linment in all cases ofrheuma
tism. For sale by all druggists.
Look out for cold weather and don t
catch cold, but if you do, nothing will
meet the requirements of your situa-
ton as well as DR.. Bulls cough syrup.
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Cupping and leeching At I'll King street.
Sun rises 7.23. Sun sets 4.4o.
@. 8. Humphrey, popular halter and lrrier
Eight cents a line are charged for all adver
tisements In this column.
". J. Maxwell makes good looking Chic
Of Police.
LUCKMAN'S STRING MUSIC for balls
parties, etc. 81 Tatnall street.
The new police are now being drilled, so q,
to enter upon their duties.
To make the family happy, use the UNEX-
CELLED COAL, sold by f. Griflth. 9th and
Orange.
Fourteen hundred and fifteen arrests were
made by the police during the year of1S7s
Large stock othats, furs, gloves and um brel.
las at q. ). Humphreys, 2lS Market street.
During the year 1878 seventy-one fires oc-
Cured and tfty-nlne alarms.
big Frank" makes good looking police
man.
Gas fixtures, globes, &c. 20 per cent. cheaper
than elsewhere At Van Trump's, No. 72O M ar
ket street.
The Wilmington police force now numbers
27 men.
JOB printing of all kinds done at the RE
PUBLICAN office.
Call ut Megratten's dining rooms, b24 Mar.
ket street, south side, Phlladelphia, to get
good dinners.
Council meets in regular session this even
ing.
New Years day is becoming more of a hol-
iday every year In Wilmington.
M 'Liss, Child of the Sierras" which was
given at the Opera House last evening, was
one Of the best plays Of the season.
Sugar 8, I, 8 and 81 cents, granulated 8
cents, our 10 cent coffee can't be beaten. T.
M. Wier, 1909 Market street.
Haverly's minstrels will perform at the
Opera House on Saturday evening.
Theodore Tilton recently sat in the box of an
indianapolis theatre while Bessie Turner
acted In "A Celebrated Case"
Lawrence Barret will appear at the Opera
House this evening.
Unequaled in effectiveness, unapproached
In cheapness, and unrivaled in popularity Is
l'r. Bulls Cough Syrup. 25 cents per bottle.
Have you seen the police in their new uni
forms?
Council will attend Mr.. Aaron Conrad's fu-
neral In Il body.
Notice to the public that will half-sole and
heel boots and shoes for 81 and other mending
In proportion at S. W. corner of Seventh and
The WEEKLY REPUBLICAN can be had at
this office ready Tor mailing at five cents per
copy.
Look-To have your HORSES and CAT
TIE happy, buy your FEED and HAY OFF
Grlffith, 9th ard Orange.
The Farrell combination played to a small
audience in tie Odd Fellows Hall Theatre,
corner Third and King Streets last evening.
Ladies for handsome set of furs, there is
no house n this city that can display a choicer
stock or offer you greater inducements in
prices, than at Runford Bros, No. 4O4 Ma rket
street.
Some go to church Just for walk
Some 20 there for speculation,
Some 20 there Tor observation,
SO ne 20 there to meet lover,
Some the impulse oft discover,
Some go there to meet friend,
Some 20 there the time to spend,
Some Yo to learn the parsons name
Some go there to wound his fame,
Many 20 there to doze and nod,
But few 60 there to worship God
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
FOKEI(!N NEWS.

90 pY, Jan. 1.-The British steamer
~ ina has stranded near Stock
hr and the American ship Cromwell
r Baltimore, has stranded at Flush
Movements of British troops in At
ghanistan looking to the final advance
on Candahar are in progress.
The dock laborers at Hull and the
masons at Sheffield have struck. The
Oldham strike has ended.
Disastrous floods are prevailing in
England and Scotland.
A futher enormous depreciation 4
Turkish paper money has occurred.
Princess Mary, of Lichtenst-in, is
dead.
Russia will have a national exhi bi-
tion at Moscow in 1880.
The coming Frenck elections do not
endanger the cabinet.
1t is again rumored that the Duke of
Connaught will be Viceroy of Ireland.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02

NOTICE.-Is hereby given that the an.
~ nual meeting OF the stockholders OF the
" Wilmington Navigation Company" will
be held at No. 1903 Market street, Wilmington,
Delaware, on Thursday, the 9th day of Feb
ruary 1879, between the hours Of 2 and
o'clock, p. m, for the purpose Of electlng thres
directors to serve for three years. JOHN A.
GRIFFIN, President jn2-tm
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
A Perplexe6 Policy Helder.

A member of Salisbury insurance
Company, who writes his name with
an X, lately received notice from
the secretary of the company informing
him that an assessment tax was due
and req uested that the amount and pol
icy be left at certain store, when re.
c-ipt Of money would be acknowledged
on back of policy as customary in such
cases.
The faithful member soon appeared
on the spot, bringing instead Of the
polcy, the deed of his land When
informed of his mistake, he went home
in search Of the right document, and
soor appeared again, this time with a
mortgage bond, which proving equally
unsatisfactory, our hero uade a third
dive among his papers only to make
matters more ridiculous by returning a
third time, and this tina with his mar
riage certificate, declaring in most EN-
phatic manner that if thai was not the
policy he never received any. Matters
were at length properly adjusted when
they became known to a mutual friend,
sho remembered that the policy had
been given to another party for safe
keeping. and the old man is happy
aValn
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
ReligtOus.

A cordial invitation is extended TO
all persons to attend religious services
in the Household of Faith church this
evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
A Boiler Explosion in u Disliliery.

At Terra Haute, Ind, yesterday, an
explosion of three boilers occurred in
the distillery of Huffman & Fairbanks.
VIM. Day, colored, foreman, and Frank
Hughes, boy aged ID years, were
instantly killed. The damage is $5,-
900. The three boilers were torn to
fragments. A piece of one was thrown
across the Wabash river. The ruins of
the distillery caught fire, which, how
ever was soon subdued. The exploded
boilers were new ones. Three other
batteries of three boilers each stood
uninjured. The cause Of the explosion
is not known.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
Winter Sessions

commencing January 9Th, 1879, ladies
and gentlemen can avail themselves of
the useful studies of Latin, Greek, He.
brew, German, French and Spanish and
children on advance studies Of either
writing, reading, book keeping, arith-
metic, &C., in private lessons or in
classes at very low terms. Attend the
German or French conversation classes.
Applications are continually being
made to Professor P. W. Hochkeppel at
his Office No. s Almond building.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
SECOND EDITION
state OF Gne Thermometer,
AT rHB REPUBLICAN OFFICE Jan. 4
O'Clock. 10 O'Clock. II o'clock
"a SO a.

The Weather.
War Department, Office Of the Chief
Signal Officer, Washington, D. c., Jan.
2, A. M.
Indications for Thursday.-For the
Middle Atlantic States, increasing
northeastwinds, cloudy weather, with
light rain or snow, followed by cooler
westerly winds, and possibly by rising
barometer.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
Take Care OF Your Ey es.

Those of our readers who have weak
eyes and need glasses should not fail
to call on Prof. Chas. ltalie, the Viii,
mington optician, at No. 2lS Market
street. We feel safe in saying that the
Professor from his eleven years expert
ence thoroughly understands the eyes,
and being a practical workman, he
prepares the glass to suit the failings
of the eye, and he has supplied num-
Der of our best citizens with glasses,
all of whom speak in the highest terms
of the relief they have received from
the use Of his glasses. Go and convince
yourselves.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02

NOTICE.-Ail persons owning dogs are
~ hereby notified to call at my office and
have the same duly registered, on or before
the 2Oth day of January, in accordance with
an ordinance in such cases made and pro-
vided. W. j. MAXWELL, High Constable.
lu2lm
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02

OF the number issued during the
year 1878 permits were issued for 3O2
dwellings,, stores, Gotten factory, !
warehouse, ] brewery, Office build
ings, fish market, | barber shop and
8 stables.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02

VXTANTED.-1w or three gentlemen or
w ladies to take rooms with board, on
Washington street above Eighth. Possession
the 25th of March. A good location for q
Physician. Terms moderate. Inquire at 702
Tatnall street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
A Rabid Dog.

The Local News say, that Mr.. Isaac
Pyle of Kennett Square, was returning
home on Saturday night last, carrying
lantern when he heard some noise
behind him, on looking around he dis
covered by the light of his lantern that
a dog evidently attacked with rabies,
was at his heels. Mr.. Pyle was not
long in getting out of that particular
latitude. He ran like a quarter horse,
his coat tail striking out at an angle of
forty five degrees.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
Married ut the Close OF the Year

The Chester Times says, a Whining
ton couple were married last night by
Rev. Mr.. Robinson, shortly before II
o'clock, in the Madison street M. II.
Church They went to his house, but
he was at the watch meeting and
couldn't leave until the services were
over. So they visited the church, as
they wanted to have the knot tied be-
fore the 0 ose of 1878. The reverend
gentleman sandwitchsd the wedding
into the exercises, and the couple left
for home on the 1910 train.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
Public school.

The Public school for colored chill
dren in New Castle, will open on Mon
day, the 9th inst. Louisa A. Newton,
the teacher, has been employed for the
second term. The names of fifty.two
children are enrolled, and all the pu-
pills appear to be making fair progress,
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02

nor SALE.-The old Merchant Tailoring
Il Stand Of GEO. GEOURT, established
in 1850, with stock aud fixtures, Apply at or
address, GOUERT Il co, l3 E. Fourth st.
NJ 3t+
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Past improvements.

Building permits issued during the
month of December were as follows:
An addition to the Arlington Cotton
Mills.
Daniel II. Kent for six dwellings, N.
W. corner Of Eighth aud Franklin
streets.
The record for the past three years is
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The IOlst.

Mrs. Ann Denney of Smyrna, cele
brated her l0lst birth day yesterday.
The Times says that she is interested
in the events of the day and enjoys
the society of her friends with the zest
of former years and their meeting and
greeting yesterday at the residence of
Col. Geo. w. Cummins must have been
an occasion of more than ordinary in
terest to those participating in it.
At South Byfeld, Mass, Monday
night, John H. Caldwell, while kneel-
ing in family prayer, was instantly
killed by his insane wife, who split his
head open with an axe. The attack
was unperceived by Mrs. Caldwell's
sister, who was present, and kneeling
at the time. Caldwell was an intelli-
gent farmer in easy circumstances.
He as forty fv' "ears Of age.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02

NOR SALE.-A three-story bricR neus
r with Q rooms, papered throughout, with
bath, hot and cold water, green house, sup
piled with flowers, No. bO3 W. Third street.
gas all over house. MARY M. BROWN.
jnltf
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02

wy TANTED "A Colored Boy to attend
w to heaters and general work about
store. None but one that can come well recon-
meDded need apply ID. p. SMYTH, 81
Market street. ln2-2t*
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
A Fight.

Considerable excitement was created
betweep four and five o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at Front and Shipley streets,
the puplists had been imbibling too
freely, and knocked each other righ ht
and left for some time. No arrests
we're made.