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ACROSS NICARAGUA.
THE AMERICAN INTEROCEANIC SHIP
CANALGGRANT As IT'S PATRON.

CANAE--GRANTA As IT'S PATRON.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 1879.
The announcement made to-day by
Rear Admiral Ammen that General
Grant Is ready TO serve as president Of
the Nicaragua Inter0ceanic Ship Com
pany when invited, by the Board of Di-
rectors, removes the seal of secrecy
from two important facts, the first Of
winch Is that the quiet purpose General
Grant had in view during his tour
tn ough Europe was to learn for himself
what encou agement the construction Of
Az int, oceanic canal " ould receive from
European capitalists II the enterprise
was in American hands and the second
is that the announcement Of his willing
ness to accept the presidency of this
company is made with his approval, and
as flank movement oil hls so-called
friends, v no have in spite Of his wishes
insisted on bandying his name IN con-
nection with a rencmins ion for the
Pre- sideUcy Of the nation. The telegram
rece we'd by Lear Admiral Ammen on
the 7lh of this month contained only
Two wor 's-"I approve" and what he
Apr we'd uld only be known 10 Ad-
miral Ammen, inasmuch as the brief re-
ply was an indors ment # the letter
sent to G., leral Grant shortly after Ad-
miral Ammen's return from the Paris
Congress, when he repre- ,ented orr gov
eminent in the elaboration upon the
select ion of route for the interOce anic
canal.
GENERAL GRANTS CORRESPONDENCE
WITH ENGINEERs.
General Grant has been in constant
correspondence with prominent officer
OF the Engineer corps of The United
States army since his visit to Europe
and in all the letters I. ceived Fl ON him
he never alluded to politics or the the
Presidency, but the tenor of Every lettel
| indicated an absorbing interest in the In
teri cean,c Canal He declared that it mus
he an American project and carried GU
by American engineers.
TIE friends Of General Grant here
say that by his spproaal of the ptoposi-
tion made by Admiral Ammen he la.
anticipated duty which could not have
not been more mode 'tly performed, In
ismuch as he has assumed response
bility which is agreeable to his tastes
and has closed forever all talk about hi
being necessity to the success Of tn
republican party.
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NEW CASTLE lie fTER.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDuCA-
TloN-THE FINAN CIAL CONDITION
OF THE BOARD.

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCA-
TIoN-THE FINAN CIAL CONDITION
OF THE BOARD.
New CASTLE, Aug. 25, 1879.
The Board of Education met last
evening in the Council Chamber, Presi-
dent Geo. Gray, Esq, ia the chair. MIR.
Scott. from the Committee OH Text
Books, reported that he h d notified the
principal to furnish list of snch books
rs had been lost, and that a. yet he had
failed to do SO. The Committee on
School Property reported that they had
had tie school rooms thoroughly 81 aned
and whitewashed, at a cost Of $24, and
an order was dire cted tp be drawn in ia
vor Of +. Patton for tie amount. The
committee also reported that they had
procured the necessary amount OF coal
for the coming season, dividing the
amount between the three dealers. The
Committee on Tex, Books were author
lied to procure such wall maps aud
charts as In their judgment was neces-
sary.
Committee on new school house re-
ported the TX ent Of their work and that
IL would not be ready for opening in
September, as was the intention; that
about the first of December would be
The earliest possible date. The Presi
dent ana Secretary were authorized to
draw the State school dividend. Messrs.
j. Wilmot and J. II. Rodney re ap-
pointed visiting committee for the
month. Orders were drawn in favor Of
5. +. Truss, $45 J. NJ. Wise, ST., $45 &;
janitor, $3.50; salaries Of teachers,
$3.50 r. Pa ton, $24.
Now that the schools will soon b.
opened for the fa and winter terms, "
may be- interesting 10 the public to know
some ~hat ofthe Board Of Educationt
financial condition. The balance from
last year was SEAL .S6, amount douated by
Trustees of the Commons, $1,000; amount
of taxes collected to date, S 900; amount
from Stat, $l9l.03. Making the total re-
ce pts "a 1872 ~; amount of bills paid,
81 ,39842 paid ito Treasurer Of Building
COMMITTEE, $1,000. Leaving on hand the
sum of 81 ,5i4.46 from which TO day thu
orders [dra~n last evening Of 1901 90
which will leave a balance of S532.y6
and $1,000 vet 10 ho collected. which
amount will be sufficient to run thu
schools until the end of the fiscal year In
March
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"rHE QUEENS EVIDENCE"

The above play will be prese nted al
the Graud Opera House, on Saturday
evuuipg next, by the Mordaunt- Boni-
face Com binaton. TIL 4 is the first sea-
sen that the play has been presented in
this country, although it has had long
run in England. Mr.. Franz M"rdaunt Is
akweIl known actor, as is also George @.
Boriface, who has appeared twice in
this city IN A Soldiers Trust. The play
was first peri ,rmed at the Walnut Street
Theatre, Philadelphia, and was grseted
with crowded houses for one W. elk.
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A FAMILY OF MIGRANTS.

James and Jane Spear, man and wife,
and Johnny Spear, their 10 year old son
were discharged from the police station
and given 4 hours to get out of town
yesterday morning, having been arrested
the night before for vagrancy. Two or
three hours later the party were again
arrest d, the man and woman being
drunk, a. d at the herring last night,
we're given 30 days in New Castle Jail
f.. vagrancy.
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A BEAUTIFUL PHENOMENA.

A beautiful effect Of the moonlight on
be clouds was given last evening about
quarter past nine o'c!ocA. The clouds
hat had obscured the sky were drifting
slowly eastward before the wind, and
just before they passed from the face of
the moon they grew thin and slightly
broken and permitted 1t to become plain
ly vis bic. Suddenly beautiful trans
formation took place aud "Luna" appear
ed to be in the centre OF a perfect circle,
composed of all the priematic hues OF
the rainbow, which showed perfectly
AID distinctly. The phenomena cOntin-
urd for several minutes and while the
clouds came up and passed it did not ap-
pear TO change in the least and did not
Disappear until tile last had gone by and
scurea
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Hon. Henry L. Pierce, OF Boston, I,

Hon. Henry L. Pierce, OF Boston, TO
whom the Massachusetts Republicans
re eagerly turning for protection from
the demoniacal Butler, was Hayes first
choice for Postmaster General. He fail
ed to. receive the appointment in conse-
quence of his not having held commits
sion III the Confederate ARMY. Y.
Star.
1t is pleaded on behalf of De Young
that he is "a brave man." What cannon
Of bravery authorized him to entice his
unsu,pecting victim into ambush aud
then shoot him, down in cold blood z
When was true bravery ever pr. dictated
of stealth and treachery.--N. Y. Star
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Those who do notigive any speclal ~.
rentIou to the amount Of business done /,
In stocks may, perhaps, be surprised to
learn that the sales of shares alone at the
New York Stock Board last week asgrs-
gated 100000 shares aud the previous,
week aggregated 500, 600 shares. All
this Is outside Of the immense amount OF
business transacted in loans. Tho ten
dency Of the market for for shares w.
lower. 10" IN ~ ,'''1'.s =
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F1RT4' EDITION
- .AYoRs TASK.

uuv PENALTIES OF THE
PRIV ,1s UPON EVIL DOORS.
"a, ,''.ou, took his a'cus' omed
r Al''"o ..,. Jailon, tins MORNING,
The p' o,dl' H. daily task OF dis'
pH, .ss h aice of the law to u .n Use
(I.I n, the the ordinances d '''
,,., mild locking man,
TX ,. cO"1I, out, and on being Plac ).
~ OIous" n.,.l around him with u
lh l' dOcA sal s,r'rise. Officer Rick
l !ia.S III 1 be found i'm drunk AZ
'llal1t1W "a whereupon Patrick
anu W. "' iIrst ollensr, and begged
!, va If ''' H. IT, admitted having be n
= , T,,i !" but was of the opinion
. u y %,rn drusged. The seile"ce
n ceDls aud costs. ,,,,,n mn,
' ,a' a' ey > and "oear1ed like =
w ,s ,ext p aced in the dock, ana
|, w, Margaret McIutyre. st pped for
. .n A complaint against hiin'
osNs'f bs was rea iy for a hear
replied, Il don't know a''s''''"s
T. u.1utyrr then began her le'ti-
rNale Robert crOwued into the
o rI lhe dock and gazed at her with
Al Ieer. She began to state tiiat
" came home last night and acted
m dis rdrrh manner, whel lie
Ipied her with, .,,
ue truth, now and immedi-
Plled to the Mayor, "Don't believe
v,vor-"s e's on her OATH"
sri-awell, / wouldn't believe her
oath" ,,, ,.
She gets through"
Mclnt,re then continued her
INV and said t at Robert was 30
and threatening that she was
\, say in the h use with him. .
MoIlie T.rner, sa d she lived
or and Jaw Roberts bad behav
nd went ia and paciiied him.
nj then said he bell, we'd Mrs.
aud admitted that he must have
little rough; bit he in. isted that
no baral ii his head. The Mayor
Am 50 cents and costs, and requlr-
TO eve bail in the sun OF 500
t6e peace.
b Monash n, a brl hi, handsome
Scotch woman, who was only
1 from jail yesterday, was up
bis mo nng,on Il charge of drunk
ID disorderly conduct, preferred
husband. Sarah vigorously pro
against being sentenced, claiming
/ was uijustly Gated, but the
could not see it in that light, and
ersl and costs.
Parker and Mary Walker, two
B, were arraisned for abus We
quilting laneeage towards Charles
lei, c,l. Oilicr X Guards, W q
b er Mcllheney, made the arrest,
! that Walnut street WAS bee, ming
gllfare Tor colored women of bal
who male them elves so foul
ID aud obnoxious that decent p, o.
Id no sit in their front doors.
pyor fined ga h woman so ce I:
j., and aid their evil practice:
have " be broken up.
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-27

new Democratic club that will be
'li's evening, at the meeting of
Tue head of the enterprise, in
~ story front room of the old
No. 30 Market street, will
principles hat will make il at
popular organization. The pur-
,ne club is to effect a unis on
democrats generally without re-
Iohaltlon' 1t will not be exclu-
Will be open to all respectable
,a's' No initiation fee will be
and only such a pro rata
.,i assessment among the men,
WIZ oe necessary to defray the
sol the body. Aside FROM being
a',eiii benefit to the Democratic
CIV huntington, the club will fill
'''' al tlle present time for lust
wsallllallon as it will be. A
''npefshlp is already insured.
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ARRIVED HOME.

Rev. G. r. H amer, land family return
ed home last evening after an absence
of four weekt. They were met at the
depot by delegation from the House.
hold of Faith church, of which Mr.. Kia-
mer is pastor, and escorted TO their resi-
dence on French street, above Eighth.
During the evening large company as
sembled aud partook OF bountiful re-
past. A number of presents were made
to the pastor and his wife, and the even
ing was spent very pleasantly together.
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Quacks.

It has been estimated that there are up
wards of 5000 quack medicines in the
market, and thousands of dollars are an
nually expended for them by persons
suffering from various diseases. A large
amount of this might be saved, and re-
lief afforded II those suffering f ON dis
eases of the liver and stomach would us"
DR.. Flseg's Liver aud Stomach Pad.
This pad is for sale at No. 7 East Fifth
street, Consultation free.
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THE DELAWARE SHORE R. R.

A meeting of the persons Interested IN
the purchase of the Delaware shore
Railroad will be held in Woodbury., n.
j., Sept. 6, to form company under tue
laws of New Jersey to operate the roan'
and to elect president and six direc-
tors. This railroad runs from Wood
bury to Pennsgrove and is one of the
auxiliary lines of the West Jersey rail-
road. it was sold by order ofthe Court
sometime ago.
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A4NToLp bSpaE. So TEss lilH' di.i E;,s

CoLgMBMs, Ohio, Aug. le6.,-,AI,maa
entered Ar s. Rickley's bank eboutr3A
o'clock to-day and eptsrediiosos asnssis
ed nto conuyersatiQ1 with thepr0priAGeiy
who was the Only .pes0n,iiu, the bank;
concerning negotiations, for sesie bontlsa
While the twprwere thus engAgodp y
''pap' gained epieranee to, the bauk-bps,
rear window and carried of Sx000 'aib
currency and $15, 900 IN registered lsonlss
The theft was not, discovered tiAsiirsoshe
time afterward. re, p Il ~ s.ruiosfiirani
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THE SUSOUEHANNA CHIMP.

The camp meeting of the Household
of Faith church near Perryville, which
is known a. Susquehanna Camp, will
this year Sept. End. and will
continue ten days. 1t will be In charge
of Rev. Jacob 4. Elliot, pastor of the
church near the camp ground, Rev. Geo.
X. Kramer and Rev. Mr.. Burr of Phila-
d. lphia, ,and will be largely attended by
mem bers Of the Household Of Faith
church here.
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tn Fire the FIRST GUN.

The first open air meeting OF the
citv campaign will he held by the
Tenth Ward Democrats tonight ut
MARYLAND Avenue and Linden streets.
Harry Sharply, Esq, the candidate for
president of Council, and lawyers H.
G.. Turner and H. r. Pennington will
made addresses.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
A CARD

nali WHO are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions Of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loaa OF manhood, q c.,
VIII send recipe that will cure you,
FREE OF CHAKE. This great remedy
was discovered by q missionary In South
America. Send self-addreased euvelopr
70 the REV JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station d
Jew York Ciiy.
dec2O-e.hNw!v
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A Change ius,he Service.

The United STATES Lighthouse boat,
Violet, il now GU tile marine railway at
E ioch Moore, Jr.'s, being coppe,ed,
corked, and overhanled. Tue work will
he com pleted ON Friday morning, aud
che Violet will then leave for Baltimore,
and her place will be taken on this dis
irict by the new steamer ArbutuS.
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,, Nv" York Exc,,rsiou

day IN. gives promise of a de-
large a,,ano,row, and should in
hin's pra ui' nee upon Mr.. PIT.
jni C,,gs 'a"a New York, Hudson
ltmeut hs. is''n'i excursion. Every
|aSure of RI H. y en made to insu, 9
doubt th nose who go, and there
N most .t,, excursion will be the
|mas & Co 20 store IF Mrssrs. q.
tlock thi 20, VIII remain open I'M .
Pc peonle evening ", for the purpose
B tickeIs q" ~, opportunity of pur-
z at Sls , The train which leaves
.tNewnno,,ra,' ' will stop for Jas
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John P.unkett, of the finn Of P. Plu .
kett " Co, who has been spending the
past two weeks at Atlantic City, return,
ed home yesterday. He reports having
a good time.
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FIRST WARD DEMOCRATS.
The First Ward Democrats will meet
at the Back Horse Hotel this evening"
and make arrangements for the nolnina,
ton on Saturday. Other business VIII
tc transacted.
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L'OR RENT two story frame house
between Thirteebth and Fourteenth
and Lincoln and Union streets.
a"OH tasRfs NJ, NJ, CHILD
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w W. FALL TRoTTING.

pee tI ,rn,gsn93,n Trotting Association
b Column H.. an advertisement in
hauapem'a,,a,,,i a . the Fall aces under
(zen Pare :. will L take place at the
"a Thu rsS, on Tuesday, Wednes.
b. The sT ~, september 10Th, 18th
Twill be ann No. prem ums and the
Friday. '''ouh ed either to-mnr-
pm the iuda "A premiums will be
Zee. ''use. stand at the end of
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PEACH SIIlpMENTS.

shipment of peaches Saturday,
X Delaware Railroad, amou ted
car loads, for the following
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NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs.

WANTED 10 good farm hands at nur-
w series on Hares' Corner Road two
miles from Wilmington. Del.
RANDOLPH PETERS.
aus2h-2tda2tw&
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Financial and Com M erctal.

WILMINGTON. Dell, Aug. q, 1879.
L.Lest stock quotations furnished by
..ald q Co., Clayton House Building
ytlr. In ton. Del. at IL M. to-day:
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Local Stocks and Bonds.
National bank OF DeIawaro............ 4Ot
Firat National Bank, 13t
Union National Bank. .......s2
National BANK vii. and Brandywine.. 6
Farmera' Bank. %
Wilmington Goal Gas Company "a
Delaware r. r. Co.. rs
Delaware Western X r Co Stock, Is
Phil... vii. d Balti more r. X. Co... 66H
Wilm a Northern r. X. Co. "
Delaware Fire ms Co..
Delaware State Bonds. aforementioned los
Wilmington City IS. ,....,,,.,..........l0s 1885
Wilmington City Observation-Disclosures 2L
New Castle County Loan. ....... ........ ~.
Delaware Railroad. nrst Mortgage. 10:
Delaware Railroad, extension. .........10 l
vii. Passenger Railway C.. lat mort. l0'
" Stock, 4
Masonic Hall Ca Bonds........................ 81
Masonic Hall Co......................
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CURE Yourself!

br. Bohannans -vssstabs Curative" 10 warranted TO
permanently ell forms Of Bpsrna rrhsSor seninsl
wsa.,ss. de.ers pehiy, I.p.;ssey etc. and restore.
,ractises in from two weeks tim. This RENE
dy which has been used by DR.. 3onannan In his pri
Ia. in curing sven the wOKsf GlsEs Il gives Vitality and
nparts With wonderful effect 70 those middle aged
.g properties are felt AZ once. Young men suffering
habit of SeAbuse this medicine with the
,nce Of = speedy spd PkRnAAEs s.rs The patien
gains strength and elasticity ofspirts Of once iact
Directly on the parts affected soothing and hsain
tonic and .nodyne to the relaxed sem nal vesicle
and rfita-d ducts. imparting power and tone and
storing them their natural slate the same as If
bancfl habit had been INDUCED In. The ingre-
dents simple productions Of nature-barks, roea
herbs a2d area specific for the above diseases
DPrice Five Dollars, sent with full directions
10 any address. For sale only a, DR. c A Bohannan's
Off No. 81 North Fhh street between Washington
nEnr s"Treaiise - Special Diseases" which gives
aelcar 'enestio,; Of the nature symptoms, means Of
FREE to any addresa upon receipt Of one atamp.
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.NEwP9RT, ia In, Apglat 28o-N aLyT
dia Sherman, I,eiee Of the latss Genhsesk
'rhoinas W Sherp an who dssNp iased -
lnysteriously from, ,thao ,6ecp~d Bsptigel
Church on Sunday !, evening" ,setA,znstg
home from New York thiANoEainC II
sppears she went from thess Hbnfdlv
straight TO the toat ID. TIE Fali Hdyth
line, ia"d" crossed the plank .jQst before
the steamer left.i She gtyee E0, explain
alton Of the sudden freak. Tier, mEep6
are overjoYed It her unexp9c d. EatgfR,
OfNllate, it's. rcd ssnatssd sbH. US ,xb0HR
signs Of fhebtai a6efrAtiop,,'p'',,~' Nv, a,naii,
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HEALD e CO.,
BANK EIss 4 BROKERS,

.TOCKS, BONDS, LOANS, MORT
CAGES 4 COM MERCIAL PAPER.
dayton HOUSE. WILMINGTON, DEL
Interest, Coupon. and General Collec-
IONS. Tickets 10 and drafts on Great
''ritain and other parts of the world.
jan8.lyd
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-17
Maine.


There is state of things uufavorable to
the Republicans 10 Maine. The combined
Greenback and Democratic vote last year
threw the Republicans into minority, and
there is no good ground to hope that they
are any better off this year. BLAINE and
HAMLIN have been shaking the bloody shirt,
wbilo il Is very probable there has been an
exfo!iation from the Republican party. The
people in all sections OF the North, unless
Pennsylvania be sort OF exception, have
become more or less tired OF the monotony
Of Republicanism. In Maine they have
been bored with BLAINE and HAhLIN, and
there is strong ground for belief that
there will be a show OF independence
and a disinclination to prolong that state OF
abiect submission to the dictation OF the
very arrogant and relentless leaders who
have led the people for SO many years. The
Boston Herald. Republican in alliances,
with honest procIiyities, fails to discover
any very good ground for regarding the
Republican prospects in Maine as bril-
liant" and regards the attempt to overcome
the adverse majority Of last year "big
thing"
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| THE CONDITION OF THE TOBACCO CROP IN
TIE REGION TRIBUTARY TO DANvILLE.-We
are favored with the following information
by Richmond house. 1t is from one OF
the most discreet men at Danyile, and.bears
date 18th instant:
81 have seen all OF our warehousemen,
and some ofthe largest BUYERS, and have been
talking with the best farmers from almost
every. section Of the region trading at Dan
vile, with this result: There are as many
plants Of tobacco now in the ground living
as there were at this time last year. About
one third Of the crop was planted early;
this il seriously affected, and cannot make
good wrappers. The second paintings
have not been much injured yet. The
late paintings are very small, and have
not started to grow. There are many
farmers who did not finish planting.
Had the season been favorable ana the
planters put in all they made preparation
for. and got good stand, the crop would
have been much larger than any former
year. The statements OF my iDformants
differ widely, and the conclusions given
above are not the opinions OF the majority,
but they are the views OF the most observ-
ant men. They think. with rains soon,
we will made an average crop in pounds.
The crop OF bright wrappers must be short
and come from the second paintings; the
early pIaatings that have been dWarfed will
all take the second growth, and hence pro-
duce leaf only suitable for filters. There is
time enough for the late and small tobacco
to. ripen, with favorable seasons"