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The daily gazette., 1880-02-14
RGiJsOGy Accidents.

During 1879 more railroad accidents
occurred in the. transportation OF coal
taan Of any other kind of freight.
During the year ending Sept. 40. 1879,
there were 843 railway accidents in the
United Stsies,by which 1872 persons were
killed and 1852 hurt.
As an express train was approachinR
Meniota Junction, MINI. IN rail broke,
AMI three sleepers went down 80 foot
ambankmenl. No one was killed. 9I
Mr.. aud Mrs. Higgins and their Is year
old daughter, while driving acruss the
railroad track in Milton, Ind, were
struck by locomotive and killed
John ID. Hawly was killed at railroad
crossing at Wallngford, Conn, the 9th
OF day. He is the fourteenth person kill
sd near that place within the last few
years. I'D ..r
Oliver Lantal, of Cohoes, jumped from
the platform OF a hsrse car, thinking
that the car would be run over by rail-
road train He was himself killed by the
locomotive.
At Reno, Pa, a locomotive went head
long down an mbaDkment, and Robert
simpson, the fireman, was thrown part
ly into the fire box, which was opened
at the time. He was burned to death.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14
Desert Lands to be Watered.

Senator Hill, of Colorado, ,'rames for
ward with a sci eme TO make glad the
waste place in the United States, and to
cause the Great American Desert to
blossom as the rose. He figures that
there are west of the Mississippi 90O, 900
acr Of arid lard, practically barren in
It's natural state and only about three
per cent uf II capable of being reclaimed
by irrigation from the available rivers
and streams. These land are situated
II Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah,
Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington
Territory, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming,
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Indian Ter
fitory and Texas. They include about
two.thirds OF the entire public lands of
the United STATES. Of IL about 200, ,00O,-
600 IS said 10 be mountainous and inca
Fable OF cultivation. An equal amount
would include the So called bad lands
consisting of lava beds without soil or
vegetation, and the desert plains of
drifting sand.
The remaining 500, 600 900 acres Senator
Hill thinks can be n claimed by extensive
boring Of artesian wells, and thus obtain
ing supplies of water for irrigation. He
asks an aIproi ration OF $50,0O0 for the
purpose ofexperimenting on These lands.
lie is confident that its success will be
SO markell that immigrants will proceed
to preempt these lands and bore for
themselves. BY this means, he arffms, an
area e .ght times In extent Of that of New
York and Pennsylvania combined can
he brought under profitable cultivation.
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The sIowness Of small Bodies.
THE COMMITTEE OF THIRTY ONE FAIL
TO DO ANY BUSINESS AT THE MEET
ING LAST NIGHT.

THE COMMITTEE OF THIRTY ONE FAIL
TO DO ANY BUSINESS AT THE MEET
ING LAST NIGHT.
Mr.. Turner, the life of the Irish re-
lief movement, failed to put in any ap-
pearance at the meeting Of the commit
tee OF thirty one last night, and moth
ing was done further than an adjourn
inent until Sunday afternoon at 3 o.
clock. Mr.. Plunkett occupied the chair
,liiling the short session and called at
'ention TO the fact of the leading mem =
bers of tue committee. He also iinpr ess-
ed upon the minds of those present the
great need for prompt action, and ex-
pressed fear for the success of the pro-
posed meeting if the members were not
more prompt. The more enthusiastic
members indnlged in some very pointed
II marks about various absent members,
limiting that some Of them wanted IL
known for popularitys sake that they
were on the committee, but did not care
TO do any work.
IL is TO be sincerely hoped that there
will be full attendance OF the commit
tee at the meeting TO be held Sunday
afternoon, for to have the meeting a
failure, after all the trouble that has
been taken to get it UP, would be dis
credit to the committee, snd something
akin TO disgrace to Wilmington.
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BL0ckbird.
WHAT is DOING IN THAT QUIET NEIGH
BORHooD.

WHAT is DOING IN THAT QUIET NEIGH
BORHooD.
Special correspondence of the Gazette.
BLAoKBIRD, Feb. 13, 1S80.-In look
ing over your valuable paper of the
18th inst, noticed letter from a cor
respondent in regard to our leap year
party. 1t was at Mrs. w. G. Aston,
instead of Mr.. John Alston. think
the correspondent was not there, and
he don't know anything about what
was going on. If he or she, who ever
it is, will give you and the leap year
parties rest it will suit us better and
perhaps you will gain by it.
Mr.. Philip Phillips and son gave an
entertainment of song last evening in
the Emmanuel M. E. Church, and not
withstanding the dark night and mud
dy roads there was a very large at
tendance.
Mr.. M. Price had sale Wednesday.
Things sold very cheap; he intends to
quit farming and move to Wilmington
and live retired life.
Mr.. Jacob Hill has almost completed
his new house at Blackbird Station,
and soon will commence another one
there.
Mr.. Patrick Ahen, one of our citi-
zens, has been very sick but is better.
Our doctor has good practice and
he meets you on the street with smile.
He is the right man in the right
place.
Mr.. r. G. Brockson, our merchant,
is doing thriving business.
j. d. e.
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Police Court.

Il was only trying to get friend, who
~as lIitle fun out of town." remarked
Jack Reed at police court Last MIG ht,
when the Mayor asked him if the charge
Of drunkenness. The Mayor remarked,
after he heard the evidence, that Jacks
defense might be true II plOwing down
the =. w. Il B. Il. r. track on his back
constituted the aid he gave TO a friend,
but still 10 would not clear him of the
charge. The prisoUer was sentenced to
thirty days in jail. Jack Is the same
man who was in the dock a day OF two
ago, and rushed out like an express train
when the Mayor accepted his offer to
leave town forever in ten minutes.
Notorious New York Ned, who tried
10 kill Sergeant Legg Thursday evening,
was arraigned tor selling liquor without
license. Ned In the outset asked why
il was that the State did not protect her
citizens, and give every liquor dealer a
license who applied. He was then tried
upon charges OF Illegal rum traffic, and
Lfiertwelve witnesses had been examin-
ed, the Mayor thought that they had all
been sustained, and held bin in $500
bail in each case. As soon as these cases
ware concluded Jack wanted to appeal
he case of assault on his wife, on which
liz hal been tried and fined yesterday
morning.
THE CASES TO-DAY.
Only three cases were tried this morn
ing. } 'hD Gardiner was sentenced to 20
days in Jail as a vaPraD', ana two men
were tined as usual for being drunk.
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Eighty Years Old.

Yesterday, Mrs. Eliza Forwood, re-
siding at No. 1926 King street, was eiph-
ty years old, and accordingly her rela-
tions and friends determined 10 surprise
her.
In furtherance to this object, those who
intended surprising her commenced to
arrive at the house one by one, her
daughter Mrs. William Talley, being
the last to arrive. Then 1t was that Mrs.
Forwood began to understand the object
of the gathering, and she was very much
concerned In regard to getting dinner
for them. This important item had been
looked after, as all who called brought
the necessary edibles with them, aud on
a table was spread and the company sat
down to the festive board and did full
justice to the viands spread before them.
After dinner very pleasant time was
spent, and addresses were made by Cy-
rus Stern and Lewes Zebley. Prayer
was also offered up by Cyrus Stern.
Mrs. Forwood was the recipient of a
number of useful presents. Among the
guests present was a nephew from llli-
nois, and the youngest one pi esent was
one year old. The old lady Is still very
lively Notwithstanding her advanced age
and was very much pleased over her
friends and relatives calling.
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Ansstsensents.
"BUFFALo BILL"

Al the Opera House, on Monday ev-
ening, "Dufialo Bill" and his carefully
selected company will appear In his new
play entitled Knight of the Plains, writ
ten especially for him b. Col. Prentiss
lngraham. Among the attractions OF
the play will be band Of genuine In
dians, who will give an exhibition of
their war and medicine dances. "Buf-
falo Bill" has presented the play In all
the principal cities OF the country, and
everywhere It has been received with the
utmost enthusiasm. The following no
tice was taken from the Burlington
Hawkeye:
"Last night Buffalo Bill and his su.
petb company presented his new play,
knight 0f the Plains,' or Buffalo Bills
Best Trail written for him by the well
known author Col. Prentiss Ingraham.
The performance began with the exqui-
site farce, ,'Joppip's Latch-Key,' In which
Miss Nellie Jones did some very clever
acting, The main play OF the evening is
woven from the exc | Q threads Of Mr..
Cody's life among the Indians and the
border towns, with some fine situations
and effects introduced by the author.
The charm Of the play is the strong orig
inality pervafing 1t, and It has this all
vantage over the first play In which Buff
falo Bill entered the th- atrical world, it
ioes not enter upon his person, but the
pats are SO nicely divided and the
scenes so well set that each member Of
this excellent company has an opportu-
nifty to bring himself forward"
"PIRATEs OF PENZANcE.'
Lovers Of opera will have an opportu-
nifty of gratifying their taste Oh Wednes-
day next, the OCCASION beng the first
performance in this city Of Gilbert aud
Sullivan's latest and best opera, ,"Piratas
Of Penzance." The opera was first
brought out ut the Fifth Avenue Theatre,
New York, and was complete success
from the very first performance.
1t will be presented here with the
same degree Of accuracy as In New
York, even TO the minutest det all. Among
the many complimentary notices that
the opera has received Is the following
from the New ork San:
II was left, therefore, for Gilbert and
Sullivan, and, also, for Gilbert and Clay,
working in the same direction in the
opera Of "The Princess Toto" to pro-
'uNC WI No oppVAti W US III buT OWu
vernacular, sparkling with humorous di-
alogue, refined in suggestion, pure In
style, admirable In dramatic sil uation,
and embellished with music, al the same
time musicianly and popular. Such a
work Is "The Pirates Of Penzance; or,
the Slave OF Duty"
The two questions that would natural
ly be asked by those who were not pres
ent at the first representation would be,
first, whether the piece was successful
and, secondly, IA 1t as good as "Pina-
fore?" Both Of these inquiries we should
be inclined TO answer atfirmatively. Its
success with the at rdience was instantan-
eous. The points-and 1t bristles with
them-were Immediately appreciated,
and the performance was constantly
stopped by the laughter and applause
that attended the humorous parts.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14
st. Valentines pax.

This is st. Valentines Day, and the
mails are laden with hideous and
handsome valentines. Dealers say
that their sales show that a dozen
comic valentines are sold where one
of the other sort is disposed of. These
scurrilous valentines of course are hav-
ing their day, and greatly exceed in
number the more complimentary ones.
This is always feature of this season,
but there is no record of the world
having been made better or happier
by the practice. There are great
many people otherwise right in mind
who seem to think it is cunning to
mail coarse pictures having neither
wit nor sense in them to any against
whom they may have an unsatisfactory
feeling. 1t is a scandalous and vulgar
thing to do, and is only indulged in by
those too cowardly and contemplate
to show their resentment in o manly
way. St. Valentines Day can be put
to much better use.
PROBABLY few of our readers are
aware that st. Valentine, in addition
to his existence on patterned paper,
in gold and colors, and in the sugary
verses of machine poets, has another
existence in religion; and that an
ancient, far-famed church bears his
name. Not a great way from the
Rhine-two miles, may be, from its
historic fiow-stands, in the little vii
lage of Kiedrich, the Church of St.
Valentine. 1t is a quantity curious
structure, purely Gothic in what re-
mains of its original building, a
restoration undertaken by an enthusi-
astic English convert to Rome having
somewhat marred the purity of its
first lines. Inside it is just as quaint,
and the music is played from old vel
lum manuscripts belonging to an ad-
joining cloister. Every year on St.
Valentines day and again on August
9Th an immense concourse of pilgrims
cluster round the venerable pile to
hear the word of God. And while
they, humble, not over intelligent
peasants, are listening to spoken
gospel, the people of the New World
are given over to glittering scraps of
paper, knock-kneed rhymes, and sugar
coated pleasantries that leave, after
all, but stale favors of a worDout
fancy. Have we progressed or retro
graded?
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14
EDITION
Tosced 1y an Octopus.
A GALVESTON FISH STORY,

A GALVESTON FISH STORY.
Last winter, says Galveston (Texas)
paper, the American ship Lancaster,
while at ancho- III the outer roadstead OF
this port, caught fire, and after burning
TO the waters edge sank, In addition to
q large number of bales of cotton the
lower hold Of the vessel was filed with
cotton-seed. oil-cake and bone-dust. he
cotton not destroyed by fire was recover
ed BY means of divers, but the oil-cake
and bone-dust were left In the bulk as
not worth saving.
For some time past myriads of fish
have frequented the wreck, doubtless at
tracted thither by the oil-cake, on which
they fed, and Afforded great sport to ang-
Rinaido, under command Of Capt. Leon
~. Marie, who was accompanied by sew
eral friends, left the Central wharf for
the purpose Of fishing at the wreck, and
did SO in spite Of the fact that the air was
lite raw and the sea outside somewhat
'lumpy, for captain and crew had been
down TO the sea In ships before.
The party arrived at the wreck in
safety, and were soon busily engaged
in hauling in trout, reddish and whit
ing as fast as they could bait their
lines, when suddenly there was great
commotion in the water in the i'm
mediate proximity of their craft, the
hawser attached to the anchor was
Strengthened out, and the yacht began
to move through the water at a rapid
rate, being towed by some submarine
monster which had fastened on the
anchor. Had any of the party been
experienced landsmen, they might
have thought that the twin brother of
the whale which laid its bones to rest
on the sandy shore of Hanna's Reef,
some years since, had come hither and
was trying to wreak it's vengeance on
them for the uncivil reception be-
slowed upon it's relative on that
memorable occasion, but, as remarked
before, the parties were no novices at
sea, for at least one of them had
plowed the Spanish Main before eight
gun brigs and armed schooners had
gone out of date, and knew every bay
and inlet in the gulf, from the Capes of
Florida to Yucatan. Captain st. Marie
was tho man. He had not visited the
hetacomb of turtle shells erected to
the memory of his countryman, Jean
Lafitte, on the Island of Maquies, or
hObnobbed with Kelly, the Celtic King
of Cozumel, in the old blockade-run-
ming days, for nothing. Like some
Galveston politicians, he knew, or
thought he knew, "a thing or two,"
and Immediately said, as the boat
scooted onward, propelled by the un-
seen agency: "a debbil-fish on de
cable, by gar p cI
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Brief LOcats.

,sio BIZ Monday night, and "Pi.
II rehzance' on Wednesday even.
EN- number Of su -kers were caught
,nnandywlne yesterday afternoon
sofoner held an inquest last even.
~ the body OF Michael ConneIl. who
morning.
water In The Brandywine yesterday
snapper lunch to night atFreye,s.
T. second street. -
colnmittee OF "3l" appointed IN
Engagements =, for a public meeting
ule IRISH sufferers, met last even.
Nslness. ''"hSs'ciins
nod market this morning. but prices
pea unchanged. Se
sd Io,ht committee OF City Council
'a oh lhe petition OF the p. w. a
' no'dihg meeting this after
~ WI, meeting OF the chess plavers
In "''u aI the Clayton House this
fOncert. o"isihg ior tneir
n Ly raiay, dAzETTE contained all the
II relation TO the drowning ofMichaeI
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14
Local Lines.
Another rain last night.

Another rain last night.
The mails are full of vale times TO-
day.
Surprise parties are now numerous
and all the rage.
Amusements in Philadelphia attract
many people from Wilmington.
Baseball is expected TO be revived
here during the coming season.
There seems to be a possibility of
Wilmington having rife team.
II you are a chess player, go TO the
meeting at the Clayton House tonight.
1t is generally noticed that the pr
formancss in Wilmington are better at
tended this season than ever before.
Trinity Chapel, Sunday, Feb. 18th,
1880. Services-morning at 7 o'clock
and l0a O'Clock; evening at 8 o'clock.
U. S. Senator James b. Groome, of
Elkton, Md, is Grand Chancellor Of the
Grand Lodge of Maryland, knights Of
Pythias.
The Cecil Democrat acknowledges
the receipt of Rig strar Frazer's record
Of last years mortality in Wilmington
and compliments the same.
At Trustees sale, on Tuesday, the p,
W. & b. r. r. Co. purchas d the hotel
at Perryville, Md, aud the small parcel
of land attached thereto, for $3.50.
The weather has been SO warm and
moist that the ground under the pave
ments has bee, me soft, and in many
places the bricks yield at every step.
Miss Bella Moran, of Brandywine Hd.,
was married IN st. Joseph's Catholic
Church, on NJ nday, to Mr.. John Fen
ton, farmer Of Cecil Co., Nd, near
Elkton.
A force of about one hundred and fif-
ty wood-cboppeIs are at work In the
Mccullough Iron Company's woods on
Bacon Hill. Many are from Whining
ton, and they have erected cabins In
which to live.
Presiding Elder Matlsck, of this city,
will preach at the Westamwell School
House, Cecil county, Md., tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock In the morning
he will conduct missionary service at
the Elkton NJ. 4. Church.
Rev. A. d. Davis, formerly of this
olty, but now of Zion, Cecil county,
Md, has been engaged in protracted
meeting work on his charge ever since
the Woodlawn camp meeting, during
which time nearly two hundred have
been converted, most of whom have
united with the church.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14
A Vdiai<fbLe Don.

Casper Darlington, the faithful and
obligIng duhverer of goods for the
Adams Express Express Company, of
Wes Chester, owns a valuable dog,
to the depot of the West Chester Il
Philadelphia railroad. and as soon as
the 7.20 train arrives jumps into the bag
gage car, where he gets the manifest
rom James Hamunond, the express
messenger, and starts up to the express
office to Mr. Darlington, who takes the
manifest and prepares the delivery book
by the Time the Wagon reaches the offi ce.
.CoaNa" will mt allow anything TO | n
'terfere with him while he Is carryir &
,ne manifest. fhIs Is certainly u valua-
bic dog.-Viao9s Record.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14
IsOinElings.


Elko, Nevada, produces two tons OF
mineral soap day. ttl 40
Grant to Don Cameron: Another such
victory and 4 am lost"
Musquitoes are as pIentifulin Louisi-
ana now as In spring time.
The population OF Memphis 10 now
1o,ozf Last yeart it was Al, ,497.
Jenny Lind was 60 on thsgsd of this
mouth. She has always sung like sixty.
Rochester Express. ~ sl'T
Honesty may be the hest Indian poll
~, put nobody knows.. 1t has never bsen
'rieo'-New haven Register.
Temple Bar, Loudon, which has bsen
tAken down within the past year, Il to
pe re-erected In EppiDg Forest.
g OLD fishermen predict more fish In the
ousq oenannain the spring than have
sporteo tneir mus there for years.
Ohio Is capable Of anything. One fam
,y sS 4' seven There There boasts thai they ate
LOO pies IN 1879, aud ali survived IL.
II Jim Blame had married Gail Ham,
iiton to Don Cameron the results might
have been different. p Phiiadelphia
Herald. .
Pennsylvania is q cattle rowing State
The Cameron family own it as a stock
iarm where they raise voting cattle
Washington Sentinel 80
1t would surprise most people to see
the amount of machinery that 10 being
shipped 10 this section from CincinnAti
and other points out West.-Wetumpka
Alabamian.
Pinafore is the name of 0 new post Of
nee io Butler County, Pa-Ex. A village
10 Ohio has been known for years a.
Pinhook, and the Inhabitants have na-
yer Dragged over lt either.
Haven't You somebody 70 recon-
mend for the Indian O Commissi onership?
asked one man of an other the other dag
n Schurz's office. "No," said he. "I
haven't an enemy in the world"
In N evada it is punishable offense
for white man to sell enough LIQUOR to
AN Indian to make him drunk, hut the
more drunken white men no makes the
better citizens he is co onsidered!
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14
Liberal Len01Ge.

A meeting of the Liberal League will
be held at 1880 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing at 2I0 King street, and the subject
for discussion will be, "Of what use is
this League?"
Personal regard to the rules of living
and the judicious use of that superi or ali
tera.ive and gentle purgative remedy.
DR.. Bulls Baltimore Pills-will insure
that inestimable blessing.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14

|leap year privilege Of ladies' cboos-
|lr husbands is thus explained in
entitled Glove, Coartship and
|one," London, 1865. Albiet it
" become a part OF the common
J regard to social relations Of life
] often as every bissextile year
|eturn, the ladyes have their sole
/ during the time II continueth Of
! love unto the men, which they
lber by words or lookes,as TO them
beth proper; and, moreover, no
Iill be entitled TO the benefit of
who doeth in any waye treat their
|al with slight or contumely."
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14
Secured a. Pension.

Francis Vincent, Esq, has j1st Sc
this city, the total amount secured being
81 500, which Is back pension. The sue
cess of the endeavor to secure the PEN
sion was wholly unexpected. and some
Of our best lawyers had said that itwoul1
be impossl bic to secure the money. The
lady had been very unfortunate, and the
money was God-send to her.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14
|arh Of the Bladder Cured.
AkSRIErrA. Monroe Co., /

HEShIErFA. Monroe Co.,
N. Y, Jan. s, 1880.
WARNER 4 Co. .:-GENrLEMEN:-
man 5 years OF age, have lived In
II County, N. Y, most OF my life,
flieve there is no man OF my ac-
Fahce who would doubt any state
might make. l have been a ter
'uHeFer OF Catarrh OF the Bladder for
htarlng Of a number OF cures
|'he use Of your remedy. and after
lew bottles OF your Safe Kidney
IlVer Cure, was not only relieved
pnd myself cured.
w. THOMAS OWENS.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14

vr.Ry THOMPSON says that ne
hdrew Jackson at the time OF
(,noration as President. " My
Who introduced me-" says the
Irv told me then that l was
1 on the other political side al
/ Instead of lecturing me, as l
Led he would, Jackson put his
h my head and said 'Whatev-
4 politics, think always for your
nd LET conscience be your invari-
hard"
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14
rotdt ShOOtin0 Afr0,,.

OHIO, Feb. l3, 1880.
ps.ea ~. ,M,ii, from Columbia, Tenn.
han a. e riit Miit' Carter came out OF
Sua,s Sa Hos storehouse, on the pub
Nh ne was met by 'HaP Hal
N GO ao Knocked him down with
! act ser of s,re rose and Halcombe wa.
Il Mn Mo-, o' striking him again. when
[Im ips,an, a,n below the left eye, Kill
Ia was wa'SMntiy. My. The origin Of the
|wer wan na. oarter, who In n young
wed dannsu dtsu TO marry Mrs. Davis. a
kde tba baughtsr ,gtsr Of Halcombe, who
sve e he 'na,ch, aud ordered Cartey
wonIs %d Town within a CERTAIN linz r
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14

From the London Truth:-"In the
present day girls are not maidens so
much as bachelors; and the one sex has
pretty much the same amount of liberty
as the other. Twenty years ago IL was
thought hazardous and almost indelicate
for an unmarried girl to wander about
the streets alone; now ii is the rule, and
our pretty young bachelors in petticoats
and frizzy heads would scout the idea of
a protector as in any way Necessary 10
their salvation.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-14
9aily Sasstts.

Iondou Times thinks that the
La.sls which it is proposed to
IN from this side with con.rlou- 20
T. f. ,be suffering Irish will be re.
n n ''p British ports as freighted
I,v with food for Ireland but
rod will from the American TO
Iclish nation.