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The daily gazette., 1880-03-16
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The side tracks leading into the Jack
son q Sharp Oomp~nys ,ar works are
being relaiu.
AT the Diamond State Spring Works
0th street and Railroad Avenue, work is'
resonably brisk.
Among the new passenge.' ars in
course OF construction at the Jackson &
Sharp car works are some Tor the II ulton
County Railway, New York. l.t
The z. W. & b. Il. r. Company have
bad erected along Railroad Avenue,
designating the line of their land. At
Eighth street, the feuce runs directly
against twu-story frame house, owned
by WIN. Forrest. and the claim of the
Railroad Company is that this house
stands about ten feet on their property.
however, as Mr.. Forrest some time ago
leased the land on the corner from the
Company, no steps will be taken for the
removal OF the house until the expira-
tion OF the lease. .n-.f7
Diphtheria prevails to a serious ex-
tent In the eastern section OF the city.
The steamer Sarah X. TagRart, which
has been undergoing extensive repairs
at OOl. Euoch Moore's ship yard, Is re-
ce'ving tbe finishing touch,s, aud will
start for Philadelphia in a few days.
A; Fourth street wharf coal barge Is
being unioAded, aud this operation,
though Of common occurrence, newer
fails to prove attractive to casual obser-
yers. An ordinary swinging derrick Is
used, and two men In the hold fill the
buckets with coal as they are lowered
down. A third holds guy rope and
guides the buckets as they are raised
aId carried over TO the carts in waiting,
while the drivers dump the coal into the
cars. The hosting is done by q long
cared mule, driven by negro lad. To
hoist the buckets the mule slowly PAGES
forward. and after they are emptied, he
backs until the buckets are lowered into
the hold. In some places the hosting Is
done by steam, but even with with
horses Ut mules the operation ls very
expeditions and several hundred tons of
coal per day can be removed from the
bLrges.
The Railroad bridge over the Brandy
wine is still much used "a passenger
bridge, Notwithstanding the footway
has been removed. ....
Between the regular trains and the
frequent shifting of cars, drivers of
teams are equired 20 keep q sharp look
out at the Fourth street crossing of the
Z. W. & b, X. r.
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Hasty BurIals.

We are glad To see that attention is at
last being directed TO the haste with
which supposed coIpses are being put on
ice, and hurried away to burial. There
Is only one good that car result from the
celerity with which people supposed TO
be dead are ice packed; IL is that should
they not at the time be dead, they are
certainly frozen to death ere the moment
of interment. Horrible as this Is, 1t is
much less horrible than being buried
alive. 1t is the general ignorance of
people, and not want of proper sensibili-
W, that causes them to comply so readily
with the usages of bHrying body with
in three days after death. In this way,
where ice has not been abundantly sup
piled, people who are believed by their
friends TO be dead, but who bear upon
them more than one indication of lulk-
ing life, are hurried TO the tomb. We do
not call attention to these probabilities
from any desire to awaken morbid sen-
sation upon the subject. We do not take
the absurd ground that out of all the
people buried the larger proportion are
buried alive, But we do assert that 1t is
not impossible that case OF this kind
sometimes happens, simply because the
relatives Of the unfortunate creature are
100 ignorant to detect the subtle signs Of
a vitality that might be reawakened.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-16
The River Improvement.

THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE INVITED TO
BE IN WASHINGTON ON THURSDAY
MORNING.
This morning City Clerk q. B. Fra
ger received letter from Senator
Bayard, stating, in response to the let
ter addressed to him on behalf of the
special committee on the improvement
Of the Christiana harbor, that he would
be pleased to receive the committee at
10 o'clock Thursday morning in the
room of the Senate Committee on Fl.
nance. Mr. Bayard also stated that
he had secured for the committee an
audience with the Senate committee
on Commerce at 1890 o'clock the same
morning.
The Council committee will meet
this evening to consider the subject
and it Is probable that some of the
members, at least, will proceed to
Washington tomorrow and urge up
on the committee the importance of an
appropriation for the construction Of
an ice harbor at the mouth Of the
Christiana river. .g T. .s.E=
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The Dclaspare Census.

Col. VIM. G. Whiteley.L Chief Supervi
sor of Census for Delaware, has already
received a series of blanks to be filled by
himself with certain facts and figures In
relation TO Wilmington, that are to be
printed in connection with the forth
coming ceLsus. Among the items re-
quired by the census department are the
length Of the street, Davenents and
sidewalks In the city, the character of
the pavements, and the respective COST
of kind; the number of miles of water
pipes, the cost of pumping water, the
daily average consumption, and the an
nual revenue from the use of water; the
number of miles of city passenger rail-
way, the number of cars, horses, and
men employed IL operating .he same.
The numb Der Of street lamps and the cost
per year for lighting each lamp; the
and other public buildings. The ci. cnlar
also asked how many steam rollers were
in use here, aud what was the trelative
merit of broken vt one street pavements
to rubble stone pavements. The answer
given was that broken stone pavements
are an intolerable nuisance. Col. White
ley has obtained the necessary lnforma-
tion requested by the circular, and will
forward the same to the department.
The active work Of taking the census
of this State viii not be commenced
until June lst, and the appointment of
enumerators and canvassers will not be
announced until after May 1st. Col.
Whiteley still receives numerous apph-
cations, bnt has taken no action upon
them yet. Applicants are required to
make applications In their own hand
writing.
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EDITION
1000 PmddIers on @ Sty.iIce.

ssVVV tcANecf'o On ~ otf'tfCE.
: HARRISBURG, March 15.--The pud-
dlers employed at, the Lochiel, Paxton,
Bailey's, Fairview,i and Central Iron
Works, in this city, and at the Wister
Furnace at Duncannon, have struck
for an advance in their wages from $5
to w per ton. The proprietors offer
50 30, but theirsoffer is refused. This
strike WAS notlsprung by an organized
union, but is the result of an agree
rpent among the puddlers. A confer
ence of ,puddlers from all the mills was
held at. Duncannon on Saturday, at
which the. demand was agreed upon.
The ,puddlers, in the mills from Johns
ton to Columbia, about forty estab-
lishments in all, are on a strike. . sld
In this vicinity about 600 workmen
--puddlers and helpers are idle, but
p proracted strike will throw an inn
mense number of others out of en-
plpyment who are working on manu.
factured iron. tt is said that alto
gsther there are 1900 men idle be.
tween Johnstowha and Columbia. l.
There is no disturbance. Everything
is quiet thus far. The mill-ownefs
say they cannot afford to give more
than $3.50 for pudding, owing to the
risky condition of the iron market, a
crash in prices being momentarily ex-
pected. 1nH sal j. 0SSt " - @'
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Historical SOeietB.
THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT LAST |
NIGHTS MEETING. af'h

THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT LAST
NIGHTS MEETING. ai""
The regular monthly meeting of the
Historical Society Of Delaware was held
last evening, when the committee on
donations reported having received the
following since last meeting: Il G.
,'sHalleck's Memorial" presented by
james Grant Wilson, Of New YORK.
Proceedings of the Essex Institute,
Essex, Massa chusetts. -r-I
Annual report OF the Water Depart
ment of Wilmington, Delaware,
fer 1880, from ii. b. McIntire, Chief
Engineer.
Volume of the Buffalo IN. W Histo-
rical Society's reports. .
About fifty pamphlets from various
sources.
A resolution was adopted requesting
Chief Justice Comegys to conclude his
historical paper On the life of Ion. John
NJ. Clayton at his earliest con veniehce.
The following autograph letter from
Major Peter Jacquott, one fDelaware's Is
old evolutionary heroes, was presented
10 the Society by BENZ. Elliott:
WILMINGToN, june 2.-In obedience
to notice published by the Treasury
Department, 1 have to inform you that
l served in the Delaware regiment of
the Revolutionary army rs a commis-
stoned officer from the fourth day of
January, 1776, to the close of the war.
In regard to my captains commission 1t
bears date January A, 1877. with a brevet
major from the resolve OF Congress on
September 80, 1893. NV commissions
were sent to the War Office in 1878, but
returned without placing me sou the
pension list, on account of not being In
poor circumstances; though God knows
poor enough, for 1 hadn't money enough
TO rattle on q tombstone through the
whole war. =.
The muster rolls of the Delaware
regiment, some of which 1 have in my
possession, will satisfy you of the truth
of the above statement, and n reference
to the Niles Register, ef NovemOer "a.
1927, page 1879, and several other news
papers, would further illustrate my SER
vices in the revelntion. They were
known to all our members of Congress
and other distinguished characters of
the State, who are above 20 years of age.
Joseph Anderson, Esq., First Auditor Of
the Treasury Department, served with
me in the army. .-il 81 '''..
remain respectfully yours,
E. I4i. PETER JAcQUoTT, ,
Late Captain and Major by brevet in
the revolutionary army.
N. B.-Ihm perfectly satisfied with
Colonel Aaron Ogden, of the Committee,
shoald receive funds 1 have coming to
me; and that they be detained in the
hands of Colonel Ogden, my agent.
This letter is regarded as very vala-
able on account of the rarity OF letters
from this gallant old soldier. The letter
is in a Perfect state of preserva, ion,
though somewhat worn in places. III. :,
Adjourned. lLr5rs .-
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HIS REMAINS PASS THROUGH THIS
CITY THIS MORNING ON A SPECIAL
CAR. .....H
The remains of G. Cathcart Taylor,
city editor of the Philadelphia Times,
who committed suicide on Sunday last,
passed through this city this morning on
a special car furnished by the Pennsyl-
vania X. X.
The car was. attached TO the Balti-
more mail leaving here at 1886 a. IN.
Besides the immediate family there
were number Of friends, and the fol-
lowing newspaper gentlemen who were
appointed to accompany the remains
at meeting Of the newspaper fraterni-
ty of Philadelphia, held last evening:
Megargee, of the Evening News; George
Vlckers and Thomas b. Price, of the
Times; John Norris, of the Record, and
Thomas +. Logan, of the Ledger. The
remains were enclosed in very hand
some burial casket, and there were a
number of beautiful floral offerings from
his sorrowing friends. The funeral
takes place at Georgetown, ID. G.
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No Strike.

The following letter from the engi-
neer on the Delaware IL Dorchester K.
H., in reference to the recent troubles
on that road will explain itself:
DORCHESTER q DEL. r. r. Co.,
CAMBRIDGE, March 10, 1880.
Mr.. EDITOR -
Dear Sir:-Will you be kind enough
to allow me to correct statement,
which has been published in various
newspapers, in regard to the difficulties
of the recent occurrence on the d. &
D. RgR., namely that the employees did
10. strike for higher wages as asserted
by the newspapers, but refused to work
on account of the company's inability
to pay us our wages in arrears for two
months past. The Treasurer has now
promised to pay us in ten days, conse-
quently we resumed work ON the faith
of his promises 10 us. You will please
make this statement for us by way of
correction as we do not like to be mis-
represented. Yours truly,
j. b. HARRIS,
Engineer.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-16
Fall of q Chi,rsneU.

This morning between 8 and 4 O'Clock,
the residents In the vicinity of Front
and Shipley streets, were suddenly
awakened from their peaceful slum befs,
by hearing loud crash. A great num-
ber of them were frightened, at hearing
sach report at that time Of night, and
windows were hastily thrown up and
the occupants of the dwellings were
peering out into the darkness endeavor-
ing TO ascertain the cause.
James Moore the private watchman
on Market street, heard the report and
thinking that it was perhaps burglars
blowing open safe, he blew his alarm
whistle, and there soon arrived upon
the spot number of policemen, who at
onoe proceeded to investigate the cause
of SO much eOmmotion. They proceeded
to the corner of Front and Shipley
streets, and after quick search found
that the loud report was caused by the
falling of chimney on the store OF ID,
e. Buckingham & Co.. to the pavement
below. Tue noise created by the falling
bricks could, be distinctly heard at Fifth
and Market streets. 1t is a fortunate
thing that the chimney fell at night, fol
| had it have done so during the day soIns
one might have been injured.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-16
hedrseey Found Guilty of
QStsg Threatening LUa0iEaue.

San Francisco, Ual., March 15, 1880.
In the Police Court to-day Judge Xix
delivered a lengthy decision in the case
OF Denis Kearney on a charge of using
vulgar and threatening language against
Spreckles. He held the defendant guilty.
on the ground that his language was
calculated to- provoke a breach of the
peace. ON the second charge-that Of
tbeatening to kill any person who
should plot against his life-the Court
held that II could not be consd dered
crime, asl'the circumstances in which
the killing would be justified were recit-
ed as squalifying the threat, Tue sentence
is reserved till tomorrow. -"" 81 90
The SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL.
A conference of great importance in
It's DeaElngs upon the present condition
of affairs in this city was held at the
Mayors office this afternoon, between
Mayor Kalloch, representing the work.
ingmen, and number of prominent
citizens, bankers, merchants, &C., on
the part. Of the Citizens Protective
Union. The conference lasted from one
until a quarter. to three o'clock, and
was very harmonious and satisfactory.
The while situation and the events of
the last few weeks were reviewed aud
discussed. At present various considera-
tions combine TO render it unadvisable
to make the details Of the conference
public, but is may be stated that there
Is every reason to believe that within
two or three days arrangements will be
consummated insuling harmonious
and mutually honorable settlement of
the questions which have so long vexed
this community, and restotalion OF
good will, business confid ence, activity
and general prosperity.
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n Case in Point.
EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE =:

Dear SIR About four months ago
the editor Of the Republican stated the
City. Council would be bankrupt by
Jan. l he induced his readers to be-
lieve the democrats were incompetent
to conduct the finances of the city and
that they were extravagant in the use
OF the peoples taxes. Time has
shown that what the Republican told
his readers is false In every particular,
so much so that he has not referred to
the city's finances for sometime. He
and his friends are very ANXIOUS that
the negroes should all be assessed 80
that the taxes should be equalized,
this is what his friend q prominent
coal merchant told the Levy Court.
Now Mr.. Editor If all the negroes paid
their taxes in this county say two
thousand at 80 cents apiece would
amount to $1,700. This appears to be
a big thing with these gentlemen, and
much fuss is made about this negro
tax. Win the Republican state by
what authority Mr.. y. A. Rodney re-
ceivcd one thousand dollars for acting
as clerk to the Water Commissioners
and by what authority Mr.. Conwell
received five hundred dollars as sur
veyor for said Commissioners, at the
same time receiving salary Of 81, 700
per annum from the city, making fif-
teen hundred dollars of the people, $
taxes taken without any authority of
law. The act Of the Legislature ap-
pointing the Commissioners and fixing
their pay at $1,000 each made no pro-
vision for clerks salary or pay for sur
veyors. This is subject for the Re
publican to inquire into while it is SO
much interested in the negroes paying
vi, 700 to the county. 1t is silent in
relation to 81 500 being taken from the
taxpayers of the city without any au-
thoriSy whatever. If Mr.. Rodney had
been a democrat what howl the Re-
publican would have made. 1t would
have published the law at once, and
condemned the transaction as shock
ing and outrageous. 1t is not too late
to explain we wait for the explana-
tion. These friends of the negroes
strain at gnat and swallow camel"
These same gentlemen desire the
equity almshOuse removed, thereby
increasing the taxes. When they pur-
chased their lots and built their fine
residences they knew the almshouse
was there. Why did they not build else
wherep These croakers should stop
complaining or move. TAXPAYER.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-16
L. TUESDAY MARCH le, 1880. 4.
Grace sunday School
ANNIVERSARY ExERcIsEs LAST EVEN
at ING. N'N


aD ING.
Bishop Andrews was present at the
anniversary exercises at Grace NJ. L.
Sunday School, last evening, and de-
spite the unpleasant weather large aud
ience was In attendance. The church
was handsomely decorated with flowers.
The musical exercises were exceIlent,
ard besides a number Of choice ehoruses
included a duet by Prof. Rhoads and
John BraunsteiD, and quartetie by
Messrs. Braunstein, Smith, Brusen and
Hildreth. = n .mrli .r.uf -
Bishop Andrews made an address
upon the missionary cause, briefly de-
scribing the work In India aud other
foreign countries. At the conclusion OF
his address six little girls came forward,
singing an appropriate hymn, and pre-
sented him with bouquet, for which, he
returned his thanks. Xxx. ilsifnI
4. The report Of the Secretary, Henry. @.
Downward, showed the schools to be In
q houlishing condition, with total
membership of 73 officers and teachers
aud $50 scholars. The average attend
ance for ten months Of the year was 358
an increase over last years report. In
the infant school there are 200 scholars
During the year the schools contribn-
ted 81 900 for foreign missionary work
Gan increase of S2O0 over last years con-
tribution) and $137 for home missions,
besides raising money for the ordinary
Gu rent expenses Of the schools.
Three teachers--Mrs. j. II. Primrose,
MISS Mary Torbert and Miss Emma
Yates-were lost by death during the
year, but no scholars were taken away.
The sunday School subscribed $4,000
towards paying of the debt against the
church. Tue report closed with a COM
plimentary allusion TO Rev. DIR. Steven
son, the pastor, and his valuable SER
vices in the church and Sunday Schools
during the year. . II ID j l.-41 IA.
After closing hymn the anniversary
ended with the benediction Gf Rev. DR..
Stevenson. 80 " li'0tN
The daily gazette., 1880-03-16
Else Man Changes His
Ion Seldom A Fool Never

Reeks since the Postmaster-Gen-
.tructed Postmasters TO refuse to
Eletters or issue money orders ad-
to the Louisiana State Lottery
h. of New Orleans. thus including
hpany among those doing a fraud
bslness. Having reconsidered his
BAD being unable to satisfy him
Inythlng fraudulent in Its opera
\ rescinded this order on the 27th
barry, and orders all mall facilities
u again TO the Company as form
myers OF tickets, therefore, can
b Registered Letters TO M. A.
b, New Orleans. La, or same at 3l6
hy, New York City, N. y, ior the
monthly drawing, on Tuesday,
Nh, advertised at length elsewhere
columns. marlO'lw.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-16
Germany Loves Tobacco.

Germany is the champion tobacco
consuming country. During the year
1873 that empire used tobacco worth
358, 600 marks, which brought a revenue
to the Government Of 26.S83 ,966 marks
The quantity used amounted to 2,196, 900
owts', and Of this 5S2, 900 had tbeen
smoked in the shape of cigars. Reckon
ing 100 cigars to n pound in weight, the
number of cigars consumed In 1878
would be more than 1000. 900, 200, or
enough to give 10000, 900 smokers two
cigars day all the year round. Besides
In cigars the Germans smoked ], ,327 ,20O
hundrod-weigbts of tobacco In other
forms. They snuffed 10000 hundred-
weights, and they chewed IA 200 hun
d-weights'i % More than one third of
this tobacco was grown by Germany
itself, mainly in Rhenish Bavaria, Bs-
den, South Hesse, and Alsace Lor-
raine.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-16
Conferences.

The annual session OF the Whining
ton Conference of the M. E. Church
will convene in the M. E. Church at
Dover, at 9'o'clock tomorrow morHing,
Bishop Andrews presiding. The busi-
ness of this session will be very import
ant, as there are changes in the Presid-
ing Elderships, as well as the charges,
and four delegates to the General Con
ference are TO be elected. Rev. j. II.
Caldwell, of this city, is strongly urged
as one of the candidates for delegate.
Several ministers proceeded to Dover
this morning, and others will follow
this evening. .l.a. s.i..s W.. . .
Z The remains of @. Cathcart Taylor,
passed through this city, this morn
ing. .-..f -. If4t. --4
The daily gazette., 1880-03-16
Still In the Hall.

Emma johnson, who was convicted on
Sunday morning last at the police hear
ings on the charge Of keeping house OF
illfame, aud sentenced to pay penalty
OF $50 and costs, is still confined in the
City Hall. Her two youngest children,
are with her, and the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, are
endeavoring to persuade her to reliD-
quish to the care of the Association. The
youngest sister Annie has been sent to
her home in Dover, which she left to
attend the Wesleyan Female College,
which school she was induced to leave
through the persuasions Of her older sis
ter Emma. Their father was a chaplain
in the late war, and was killed during
one of the engagements.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-16
9aily Sasstts.

coudition of the New ! ork
narket at the present time is
4 satisfactory. According to
\ statement of last week there
lease in deposits of 81, loS, ,4oo
scie of $4,000 and in legal
[of s47s, 900. A vast increase
Drcign imports is another ugly
|or the situation and the specu
.auia shows no signs of abat-
l,ch prices continue to be paid
koad, mining ana other securi-
|cb may or may not be ulti-
worth the money, but which at
certainly do not yield an ade-
bd safe return on the invest
The daily gazette., 1880-03-16

ponce cases this morning.
morrow will be st. Patrick's
4 BANKERS Daughter" will be
'eu at the Opera House, on the
,S';' by the same company that
p'ed 1t here before.
Eoner Butz, held an inquest on
Puy OF a colored infant at New
yesterday.
Washington Fire Companv at
t.ns last evening, decided not
inmate person for Chief Engi-
p the Department.
Oessup * Moore Company are
rS the work forward ON their
pulp works.
ce sunday Schools held their an
parry last evening.
JOINT Committee of City Conn
'Ia e PIERS IN the Delaware at the
4 s m 'he Christiana creek, will
||Oa iOf r Washington, tomorrow
[tH5iis % en-, meet the Representative
'Sen raln :, Farrell, of this city has an
4 CanD. ,."S r. he is a candidate for
tomorrow. '0'' "'
rotIer car load of nocroo. ,,,o,,.
4" y New Castle this mornine. mornings went
m tLe levy Court, upon the invita-.
vi"j,1 vnG building Committee of tba,
krlay eu tllc new Court House.
IN nin, ana expressed themselves,
|6eepn pe"Sea maSa with the progress that
burst bag, in one Of Jo..,,,, 9
'ge, this bi.",nS, ms at the Brandywin.
Eente"ts ','s morning, emptied most % O.
'" 'all in old paper: '''N
in iin1'UIs, y be- cutter cut testified on Tues
Mr.. WliSS;a1elphia court that tn,
te and h'na Whitaker ordered a red ed
lcted Tor D'Ie i monument to be con
italist -, exn1n, ms deceased wife. tn,
Ays been enp,alned a nn,'9l that his wife ha,
monument very , patriotic woman
the base bS Iva was SO made, the ston
h white, TeSe ,ns being red, the centra alHr
n The monn, .lle uppet portion
''~alnS in the cemetery. Wv
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A $1,000 Guarantee.

per's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
eltlvely cure Bright's Disease and
fS and 1t is guaranteed that IL
p cure 10 per cent. OF other kidney
and Will help In every case with
pfy TO the system, when taken &C,
10 directions. and the sum of
.ill be paid to any person who eau
mat 1t mas failed TO do thls.-H. III.
q %. febH-2weod