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The daily gazette., 1880-08-28
GOOD SUNDAY READING MAT
TIER

Tomorrow there is rest for the weary,
and The intelligent man Will call AZ
Davis News Bazaar, 61S Market street,
i'll the morning, aud secure sunday
paper that will contain enough good,
soun1, sensible reading matter TO iasi
him and his family all day long. "All
The news aud the truth about tha news" -"
Papers for sale after 1910 q. IN.
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Will Not Rum Tomorrow.

The steamer MAJOR R6y60ld, That
runs between this city and Bombay
Hook on Sundays, will not make her
regular trip tomorrow. She Will
probably run an excursion of colored
people from Salem, N. j :, to this city.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28
POLE RAISING.

The wideawake Democrats of East
Brandywine Hundred, propose raising
large Hancock and English pole, at
the Practical Farmer. The pole VIII
be furnished by Mr.. William G. Lodge.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28
THE COURT HOUSE.

The tower of the new Court House
is now being woi ked upon, and the
frame work is almost completed. The
bell is on the ground ready to be hoist
ed in position as soon as the tower is
prepared to receive it.
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[9aily Sazstts.
~ WILMINGTON POST
A. OFFICE .rrIR.
.COSD CLASS MAi
.NCOCK,
4 Soldier Statesman.

L., Hsrald, which OF
|rom the national conventions
IUsred to its prediction of
rtiou of both Grant and Til
rsserts that New York, Con-
Esr Jersey, Indiana, New
4 california, Oregon, Penn
Illinois and the ''solid South"
4, their electoral votes to
Which would give him a ma
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.poRrs from foreign ports
IlOhia during July amount
\ El7e.an increase ofSl $780,
baly of last year, Or tins
h s;4s,699 were free goods
|, one.third of the total
| American vessels.
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LOcdi LINES.

crabs at Fnllinel's.
|cFabs at Fullmer's.
lad at Fullmer's.
Pr selling very cheap this sea-
Seal says he is sorry because
hung yesterday.
taIFmlng little Lolita is Oh her
from Europe.
|. at, IONS Cabin" at the Opera
/ AFTERNOON and evening.
F,u coping is being laid OH the
street side Of the new Courl
p IN RAISING of the John p. ALL
IN. last evening was "a very suc-
n 'arl a., Club looked well last
ta,In ilelF uniforms. The helmet
s'nlnS ngw in this city.
4 SIp.ral'e I"'a nomination for asses
/ S"SF s"S district takes place this
'''u also for candidates fol
HIM. |"1,e ir ,1 FIRE Company held its
|np,s III 'heir new engine house
| T9bes besa,a.lleTly" a,. takes place to.
ST year. Will iiot De SC
Ice ns ,sigarly ,, laugh go see the
! Hon..o' y. 'ae m "Four Seasonso Al
'ouse Monday EVENING
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

y hTOTlCE.-Netice is hereby given to all
y persons who have not paid their
city and sch oil taxes for the year 1879, and
do not wish their names published, that
they had better call and settle at once, as
the law requires the collectors 10 adver-
Il SO the rames of all persons on the first
s ,turday OF September of each year who
have not paid for the preceding year.
e. PROVOST,
WIN. KYNE.
aug28-6t. Collector,
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Killed. mechanics Of Baltimore
ITO be reinforced by 1875 glass
|om Belgium, who landed in
|k Yesterday, and are now en-
BAT city. Immigrants like these
warmly welcomed.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28

ben from Washington says:
Bis month there has been paid
Treasury 100000 on account
n, The public debt statement
be issued September /, will
how reduction of between
telve Ialllion dollars"
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28

RlswoLD, of New York, has
! first prize for the Paris Con
for singing. Miss Harkness,
nerican, has received special
/ her violin playing.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28

'ruOr Reuben E. Fenton is
at his residence in James
York. by illness caused by
change in temperature while
New York city recently. His
y hopeful of his speedy re-
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28
Personal.

Richard Harrington, Esq, came up
from Dover on the Delaware train this
morning. Did he come up for the pur'
pose of seeing that the whipped inen-
Ders of the Republican County Execu,
ii ye COMMITTEE do not kick the traces
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28

DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup is recommended
by all druggists as being a purely veReta-
Bile and reliable preparation for Babies.
Price % cents.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28

When the disorders of babyhood at
tack your baby use at once DR.. Balls
Baby Syrup and watch itsrapid and brne-
fetal effect. Price % cents bottle.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28

O PER CENT. KANSAS FARM MORT
. GAG ES.-ln nearly three years ex-
perience as agents Tor j. b. Watkins d
Co.. our customers have not lost a single
dollar nor had a days delay in collection
OF interest or principal.
is not this recon- mendation enoughf
We can now promptly fll demands for
these mortgages.
jy9w&slm dEALD. a. COs
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28

b CALHOUN, the Hancock
} eS-councilnan, Of Philade l.
" amount 10 anything" they
some time ago the 'S'tndds
Rep, declared that he was
lnd az organizer.
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= WILL ACCEPT

the past matter of specula-
hon.p p"f' '%a lew days whether
|he Ramn93ee. RSr''9e Houston would
Ms,,ilLl.tIe Ma, i rendered him. ''i'''
fning' '',dl tbo.M .McMullen stated
|Fn sesnl1 'aat Judge Houston Sistor
eenleJdu to on on, the subject, anG
r'u Unanimously '"' lie wa
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28
aug2S-6t.

IjrIFTH WARD DEMOCRATIC MEET
" ING.-A meeting of the Democrats
OF the Fifth Ward viii be held at the
house of Francis Quigley. $40 Madison
street, on Monday evening, August both,
AT 8 O'Clock p. M, when the Ward nomi-
nations will he made. A full attendance
IL requested. JAS. CARMICHAEL,
aug2s-2t. President 9Th Ward.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28

,acent election in Alabama a
Id yanzant, llG years OF age,
HI miles to the polls of Mil
rlga county and deposited his
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28
Peach Shipments.

The following were the shipments
of peaches over the Delaware railroad
Yesterday:
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28

|lieycd by Enslishmen that
A. pos,iblc that American
IN in meat will be as
| As the competition in
\merica already supplies
4 a half per cent OF the
| in England,
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28

Resolved, That the Mayor OF this city,
together with the President of the Board
OF Health, attested by theSecretary OF the
board, do issue a proclamation warning
ali persons who shall be afflicted with
said disease, or coming from vicinity
wherein said disease exists, under the
penalty of the law, against coming with
in the limits of this city; and all railroad
companies, steamboat, ship, vessel or
stage owners or managers, from bringing
limits of this city any person who shall
be suffering, or coming from the Vicinity
OF said disease; and requiring physieians
and all other persons having knowledge
of said disease, to report the same at
once either TO the President of the Board
of Health or the Health oncers of the
city aug26-4t-
The daily gazette., 1880-08-28
FIRST EDITION.
A SOutllside Rally.

POLE RAISING AND SOME SOLID
SPEAKING FOR HANCOCK AND
ENGLISH.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-07
An Enrly Romance.

In early life Sir Walter Scott fell dccply
in love with girl of arislocratic family,
ana M he was then merely poor barriatcr,
there was no prospect of success. His
father, knowing this, and being dcsirous 10
bring the matter To close, suggested to
the parents the propricty of terminating the
acquaintance, and this was done i'm the
least painful manner. The lady was the
only daughter OF Sir John Stewart. of For
1arshlre, and she afterwards married Sir
William Forbes, the noted Edinburgh
young man, Of fine personal appearance and
agreeable manners, there could be but little
reason for giving the banker preference,
except his wealth and social rank Scott
felt this keenly through life i'm "Rokebyn
he revived the episode at some length
Matilda, the heroine Of the poem, repre-
scnts the object Of his love. who there re-
jccts a poet in favor of one OF higher rank
and this scene becomes doubly interesting
as "A picture Of SCOTS early experience, In
1911 Lady Forbes died but she lived long
enough TO see the once pcnniless barristcr
the first poet in Scotland. Her death was
deeply felt by Scott, for, although he had
been married for twelve ycars, the old
flame was not cxiinguishcd "Rokeby"
appeared next day, and LOckhart says
that there is nothing wrought out, in all
SCOTS prose, more exquisite than the con
trast between the rivals for the hand of the
heroine" Six years afterwards Scott wrote
thus 10 Miss Edgcworth "Matilda was at
tempted for the person of lady who is
now no more, so that | am fattcrcd with
your distinguishing it" AS this took
place nearly twenty years after the disap-
pOintment, il illustrates the tcnacily whlh
which the author held his first love When
Lady Forbes died Scott was 50 affected
that he called on her mother; and both fell
TO weeping over the said affair IL s a
curious incident in domestic history 10 sec
man carrying his first love 50 tcndcrly
through lie while married TO another wO-
man TO whom he always showed attach
ment Scott evidently made Matilda the
ideal or dream wife who accompanied him
20 the last. Having recovered from the
worst effects Of ms disappointment, hc met
| a French girl, whose father had saved both
/ life and fortune by fleeing from the dangers
Of the Revolution. AZ the time referred to,
| Miss Carpenter (or Carpenter was an Or
/ phan aud 10 her Scott transferred his alIec-
| tiOns, az far as this was possible. Hc mp.
| pearcd, as has been said, much attached
| to his wife through life, and sincerely
mOurncd her death. She was, however
intellectually and physically inferior 10 the
| Scottish ladies Of that city, and the rapid
/ degeneracy Of the family may, IN somc dc
/ gree, be asCribcd TO 50 uniavOrablc union
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The Central Systcm.

The substitution everywhere Of the hun
drcd pounds avoIrdupOis az the unit and
uniform standard OF weight for produce
transactions, in place OF the bushc, quarter,
or hundred weight Of II pounds, and ton OF
2,24O pounds, is greatly TO be desired. The
subject is Of such importance that il has Of
late occupied the attention of Boards of
Trade and Produce Exchanges In this coun.
try and elsewhere. The system ism general
use in France, Italy, Spain and some Dor.
tions Of England II is also in vogue ON
the Pacific coast, at San Francisco and I'm
Oregon. IL has been adopted by com
mercial bodies in nearly all the centres Of
trade III the Atlantic States, and soon will
be by all. Our Produce Exchange. SAYS
the New York snip hist, decided that on
and after October ''All produce sold by
weight on This Exchange shall be by the
pound avOirdupOis and by its multiple, the
Genital, or 100 pounds avOirdupOis." a
similar ruling was made in Boston, but
the New York Produce Exchange cOnclud.
cd 20 postpone operations 50 tar ~ grain i.
G nccrncd, till January next Al which time,
very likely, the Exchanges of the two
cities named will make the new departut,
tOgt thcr. Philadelphia, properly. is wait
ing 20 see what other cities will do Il vii
be necessarily be some time before all tb,
arrangements for the change from the ole
10 tine new system can be perfected Bu
IN view Of the definite shape the movement
has taken IN 80 many and 40 widely separ
ated places, we may safely say that th,
day cannot be far distant when overywhcr
this new, simple and feasible system vii
supplaut the old.
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vitality Of Frogs.

Charley Youngworlh, has half dozen
large, fat, solemn-lOOking frogs m the
show window Of his restaurant waiting the
order Of some gourmand. Recently Mr..
Youugworth was cxpatiating on the cha
ractcristics Of the frogs dead and alive.
''Ihcy are the most palatable dish when
cooked properly that you can set ON the
table said hc. Yet never tasted frogs
leg i'm my life, and I've cooked thousands
Of 'em. DO you know, sir, that IL takes
a frog half an hour 10 def Upon my
word, they arc the hardest things to- kill
that I ever saw About two month ago /
got an order from private family for six
dressed frogs had their legs cut of,
skinned aud dressed up in about fifteen
minutes. ! set the platter containing The
meat on the counter while the waiter was
getting some other things ready to 90 with
the order The legs Of the frogs were ~
full Of life, or electricity or something, that
they jumped around on the platter llvclicr
than any shrimps you ever saw. Some OF
them hOppcd of ON the floor. The waiter
had to tie towel over the platter when he
carried it cut, 80 that he would not los,
the meat That's the reason / don't like
frogs. You may smile at what / say,
but every word Of It is true"
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TOO Great "a Temptation.

Some years ago II very fine echo was dis
covered on AN Englishman's estate lie
was proud OF IT, of course. and excited
considerable envy by its exhibition. One
Of his ncghbOrs, who owned an adjoining
estate, felt especially chagrincd, but was
greatly encouraged by an Irishman who
went over the lands with the hope Of dis
covering one somewhere lie declared
himself successful In finding the most won
dcrful echo ever heard, and stood ready to
unfold bis secret for large sum of money.
The nObeman listened TO the echo, and al
though there was something peculiar about
II lac paid the money. An afternoon was
set Tor his friends TO come and listen 10 the
marvellous discovery. "lIullo" cried I'm
stentOrian tones the Hibcrnian who had
promised to find an echo. "Hullo." came
back from the hillside yOnder GLOW are
yOui" yelled one Of the company, aud echo
answered III susplciously different key,
GLOW are your All went well until Just
before retiring one Of the company putting
his hands 10 his mouth, cried out: "Will
you have some whisky" Such question
would discover the character Of any rea
sOnablc ccho II was certainly too much
for the one which had been discovered on
that estate Judge Of the surprise OF the
party when the answer came back 10 clear,
affirmative tones, "Ghank you, sir, ] will
If you please The poor fellow, who had
been stationed At distance TO supply the
place Of an echo, simply submitted ~ too
great II temptation.
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Coming For Items.

y few days ago, lady OF Salt LAX,
I City commenced thinking ON family eco
nomieS, and the more she thought the mor
evident it became that her Girl, who ba,
hltherto done the marketing was eNtraya
giant, grossly cNtmvagant. There was II,
reason in the world why a few cents shoul,
not be saved each daY, and i'm n few
years, when dark clouds of disaster hover
cd above the horizon, or words 10 that
elect, nice little SUM would bo saved fo,
her and her Johnny To live upon. Thcr,
was firm determination i'm her eve who,
she announced her purpose to hereafter lo,L
after the purchasing of provisions. Sh,
stalked down the street like "A women with
hNldity of purpose, aud shot into "A non
ular meat shop with the inquiry: MIR. Nan
hai what do you sell yoNr pigs heads aly"
Ten cents. Mrs. Blank. "
'Wcll, send me one.
"Do YOU wish large or small one"
"A big one, of coursc-the biggest Won
have, she replied, determined not to bc
cheated
lhat night when the husband went home
he was dumfoundcd. Head cheese was
everywhere No chair could bc used for
It's purpose-hcad cheese on il; refrigerator.
tables piano barrels, all had head cheese
ON them. The wife had triumphant mir
ing spell, and then explained: ''3aryain OF
mlnc, johnny Bought splendid head
Tor ten cents from Mr. Mammal Didn't
elthcr; told him to send i'm the bill nj
once" ~
on the following day the bill came. The
husbands eyes were like saucers as he
showed his consort the paper,
BLESS mc!h she exclaimed. sNyhot nm
old fraud he is, and just won't stand il
now II madea special bargains of ten cents
ana he has the impudcdCe to send i'm his bill
lor ~ 90. III go and see him right away
ana give him my opinion, now YOU see if
don't"
lew minutes later she was face to face
with the butcher.
Dldn make special bargain with
you yesterday for that pigs head ?"
don Know, am sure; but If You say
so, admit il"
Wei, i do; bought il for ten cents.
Yes, that's right; that't what we sell
them at. You wanted the biggest one. and
sent one from 1000 pounds. porkcr
which weighed ninety five pounds. and at
ten cents pound"
"oh, bother the pounds. said nothing
about pounds"
"Dld you expect 10 get ninety five
pounds OF pork for ten ccntsf"
Don say anything of this To my hus
Dahd. Let him pay the ten cents, and III
pay the rest "
won't replied the butcher, 'but there
~ fellow coming here often for items,
and I'll tell him."
III You do. I'll kill you and him, too,
the wretch !"
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NO. %.
BLOOD In his Eye.

AZ precisely - O'Clock the situation I'm a
Woodbridge street, Detroit saloon. was as
follows; "A big man was standing at the
oar with glass In his hand. Two other
b'g men stood against the wall, mad be-
cause he wouldn't treat. 4 small man sat
at table playing "A two-handed game of
| euchrc with himself and not noticing any
one.
mo, sir, i won't treat any man in this
place !" remarked the big stranger as he
Clarcd around.
No reply.
Some folks could be blulrcd into II. hut
cant ~ he went ON, IA he took a sip of
his beer.
Silence still.
II don't want row with anyone, but II
forced into conflict shall fight To Kill. ="
NO one wants row with you, "muttcr-
ell one OF tho men at the wall
well, so much the bcttcr-for the other
party don't brag. say nothing without
iacls behind me. Let mo read few items
from my dairy"
AS no one objected he pulled ont men,
orandum book and slowly read:
january Licked two men.
January 5-lickcd one man.
January 6-Crippcd two men for life.
"""Ni'N '--fpnNlSncu III a man n skull
January S-Lickcd four men
January 0--Brokc mans ribs.
january lO-Mashed one skull
January ll-Licked n man.
Now, gentlemen, don't want to nut
down. under date of to day, that had any
trouble with anybody, but If forced into
it, ~
Who's that talking?" suddenly asked
the little man at the table, ms he looked up.
The big man glarcd at him im an awful
way.
Say, you get out o. this continued
the littlc man. sect out, or III run YOU
out ~
lie rushed forward, with blood In his
eye, Dut the big man went through the
door like shot, and ran two blocks with
ont looking back. He left his diary i'm the
saloon, and 1t was turned over to the DO.
lice. II In apity that hc should lose such
valuable record, and II this meets his eve
he Is informed that he can find his book at
The Central Station, where 1t has been lock-
ed up in ccl by itself, TO prevent accidents.
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think that nine men were required to carry
me oil? -
"Mein Gott, l thought thou vast roman.
tic, was all that Karl could say between
two squeaks caused by the anguish in his
ear.
One rs sorroy TO say that the tribunals OF
Bavaria took one-eyed view of the affair
and wanted TO sentence Karl for burglary ;
but the attitude of poor Malchen had been
so beroical that King Louis sent for her 10
Munich, and having decorated her with her
Cross of Civil Merit asked her what he
could do To please her.
Pardon my Karl and give him dover
to marry me, ~ prayed the faithful maiden.
sobbing.
His Majesty pulled slightly wry face at
The mention of dover, but courticrs were
present, 50 he gave his royal promise.
Thou wouldst marry a man with one ear.
thent' added he, laughing.
Sire, he lost his other ear for me- res
ponded Malchcn, drying her eyes.
'Well, this is queer story" said The
King, amused. eve will have il made
into librctto, and my friend Wagner here
shall set it To music
The composer of the future bent his head
as if this happy thought had already occur
red TO him
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one of hls paws. After struggling a Will,
with the terrible creature, the tongue stint
nom his hold, and his right hand WAS fear.
tully manglcd by the beast; but not\yith.
standing the pain he was i'm, lac lcapt upon
the VOLTS back, aud pressing his kncss
hard into its sides, calldcd aloud for succor.
III was not Tor his own life he fought. hui
Tor MS poor wiio's. Who can realize thr
, terrlhlc thoughts that rushed through his
mnd during those fearful moments; 10 his
own late he gave not thought, save so fnr
~ u affected that of his wife; ne would
perish misemhly on the road; the world
would say he had purpuscly fled to some
o'her land, leaving "A lovely and loving wife
To die Tor his CowardiCc and treaChcry. Al
length, however, to his great jov. his cries
were answered, and some peasants nm.
pearcd, but none Ot them dared To advance.
well, then, DE Brimont cried, seeing
mat ontrcatics were useless, and perccivinr
That they carried guns, "flrc; If YOU xiii
me forgive YOU; only swear to me ;hnt
one ot you will hasten To B-and tell
the commander how died.
They all, with voice, made the rcuuircd
promise, and then one of them fired hut so
terrihcd was he, that he only succeeded in
sending three bullets through the brave
young nobleman's coat, without iniurinr
either him or the beast.
Another then, boldcr than his comrades
seeing the intrcpity of the cavalier, and
now hrm hold he kept upon the wolf
approached somewhat nearer, and taking
deliberate and careful aim, fired. The wolf
was mortally wounded by the shot, and nj
most instantly killed. Never pausinr TO
dress his wounds, which were very severe.
dc Brlmont distributed Il sum of money
among the peasants, and offered "A large
amount to the one who first brought a
horse, for his own was cntirly disabled. I'm
an incredibly short space of time a horse
was brought, and mounting IL, the count
fastened ON his way.
Bnt the story Is told: of course he mr.
rived at the appointed time and threw him
sell, covered with blood and dust. i'm his
wife's arms.
The account of what lac had undergone
soon spread fur and wide, and when with
IN week thereafter, the treaty was conclu.
dcd, he was escorted to the city gates by the
population OF the entire city, and departed
with his lovely bride amid torrent of cheers
ana blessings, to say nothing of presents 10
rlch and weighty that required several mules.
wei packed, To carly them away.
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square iioit Heads.

There are some reforms mighty in their
aggregated importance, which it appears to
be- vain 10 contend for II Is probable
there is not "a man who has worked ON the
farm but who would unite with us i'm a
demand for square bolt heads in tie cmanu-
iacturc Of agricultural improvements
Bots naturally rust tho nuts fast When
an attempt is made tO remove IL. the bolt
turns In The hole instead Of the nut turning
ON the bolt II the farmer happens 20 have
two wrouchcs, and hands 10 hold them.
they arc of no avail, as the round head can
not be held. Sometimes the farmer is
from five to ten miles from a blacksmith
shop. IN hurry and no time 10 spare. In
such cascs hard words fall from the lips Of
good men There is seldom a plow Of any
kind during its usefulness bat ten times a.
much time is lost by round headed bolts as
would DO necessary 20 make the right kind
of one.
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Chinasn saInnnnrr..

The hoais called sampaus arc each the
hamtation in China, Of at least one family
Of frcsh-watcr sailors Sometimes they
contain the Representatives Of several gen
cratiOns, from the great grandfather and
grandmother 90 the newborn babe. All
have 10 pass their whole lives on board
together, cJopcd up In that narrow space
which more frequently than not they arc
obliged 20 share with passengers Their
life is n hard one, constantly exposed to sun
and rain, often up to their waists in water,
when they have TO push their samp,sn of a
sand-bank where t has grounded. DE
scendants Of peculiar race, they have
always been kept at arms length by the
Chinese. They can neither possess, nor
even dwell on land they have the run Of
the water, and that Is all