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r. Eoh WILMINGroSs Y Trains.
trsi,,s raj a. H.; 800, 5.OS p, pSJnlHE %. I
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y ~ a. M; $50 p. m. " ~ SSStERs l
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TRAINS FOR wILN,yoro
pao ihlLAbELpHIAV
FROM BROAD STREET AMI "a a
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FOURTH EDITION
I.d,ca.iom. for ro-.,ax.

Falling. followed by stationary or ris.
ing barometer, warmer south to west
winds, clear or partly cloudy weather,
followed by increasing cloudiness and
local rains.
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Hanged by a Citizens Com
mlitfee.

PUEBLO, Col, September l2.-Ye.tei
day Nickel Smith was taken from hi
home by committee Of citizens all,
hanged for committing a rape last Wed
nesday.
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CLAYTON House Arrivals.

David 3. Mills. New York.
James w. Mahle, PIila.
Alter Niger. -
~. EnglehArt,
Thomas r. ally, city.
Geo. W. Wells,
Joseph IL. Lynch, ID Lvllle. Va.
b. l; Burceli, henmoi u, Va.
A. ii. Silver, Delaware
Jane Wolf, Fhila. Pa.
q. =. Grey, New Yori 4
Ii. GoertZ. bait.
J. W COrbIn, Phila.
Geo. N. Guthrie, Ohio.
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The whole matter of the Presidency
seems TO me to be simple and to admit
OF peaceful solution.-Hancock to
Sherman, December, 1879.
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NllnihAIOh Markets.
CATTLE MAKKET.


PHILADELPHIA AuR n
BEEF CATTLE were in fair d., maid this
Week and good cattle were higher, 3Syl
head sold at the different yards al 3sla!iIIc
per lb., as to condition.
SHEEP We're In fair demand and frac
tlon higher, 1900 head arrived and sold
~ the different yards at 31Sa47a C., and
mos sold htiatI5c.per D., MS 10 quality.
Park Drove Yard, West Phiia., dug. L.
SHEEP.-Exira, ITO TO I3O ibs., IS w good
" 10 lUO fbs., " 90 TO 4 So; fair, 81 To IS
MS, 4Aa41e; stock sheep s275to S3 Is; good
lambs, 70 OIc; comIAon lambs, 81 to 81 5O
caves "a TO 64c. Supply heavy. Market
oiuseu oSasoa MIN MIN uowh"ard tendency. Arrival
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
"WEDNESDAY, Sept. s, Pm.
FLouR-There was more doing. .butprices
were unchanged. sales of 300 barrels in
ciuulhg minnesota extras low anu choice
e.ear ,e AT O. 42ao 20 straight. at % 7S1za5 80;
pennsylvania family at 81 75aS5 I2L5; Wes
Ierh 40. AZ toa 80, and Patents al S6 "a
as. Rye Flour is firm at "a 62lS a 8 ~ -
GkAIN-W W heat Is higher ana In dema nd
Sales OF l5.VO bushels. inc Iuding, relecleo
at 93a955; red and amber. tracS anJ
ahoat, at 4l 04 and No. red in ele.
vaLor, at VI VI. At the call board
2.bG bushels October sod at tI OGl5. 80,
| ous,'' uo AT 70 q; 5000 bush. Nov. Al U731
~ ! was bid for Sept. 81 O75z for OCT
ana ~ O'1s for November. Rys-The Ias,
"a OF fennsyl was at Soc. per
| puhhel. COrn-Lt ca lots are steady AMI
in fair demand. Futures are 10 hst,ar da,u
oa,ss OF lO,U.O bushes includ ~ yeiiov
Al 33c.; mixed at SIC; and rejecr.i. at S2c
AZ the eau board, 500 bushels last ha
september sold at 5l7zc.; TO- 100 bushels do
DE- i DC; 10000 November at 5Jc': 5IiXs ~.
w"s bid lor September, 5L1zc. for Uctob,
ana 55c. for november. Oats are GnIe
ana steady. Sales OF $500 bushels, inclua
and mixed at 3615a37c "''''
me receipts to-day were az follows: 2Ds
bbls. flour. l0l.Uu0 bushels Wheat. 70 N,
bushels corn, 2d,SOO bush. oats. and III
barrels whisky. '' anu 81
WHISKY .-IU0 bbls. of Western iron
bound sold at 81 ID per gallon.
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The Borden Ci,y mill. Fall River. Ma,

The Borden City mill Fall Rive, Mass,
was damaged by fire aud water on Satur-
day 10 the extent OF $1,000.
A vigilance committee for the sum
mary punishment of criminals is being
formed at Lsadville, Col.
b. c. Lewis, a prominent banker of
Tallahassee, Fla, died of paralysis in
in Savannah yesterday.
Henry NJ. Owens has been appoint
ed storekeeper and gauger for the
Sixth district of Virginia.
Thomas Judge was killed Saturday at
Pittston, F., by fall OF roof coal.
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& financial maad Conn nn q re ani.

WILMINGTON. DEL, sept. l, it80.
Latest Stock quotations furnished by
Heald & Co., y. Il. corner Seventh and
Market streets, Wilmington, DEL, at l.
M. TO day:
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lnaTIs 60 PAGE CATALOGUE,

4 traits 80 PAGE CATALoG
O 'ntaining much valuable infornat,o,
also list o peach es with rotation in ri.
pent 1g, and a list of Southern or lonp keet
ing apples, fruit much needed here
Every fruit grower should see this list a
apples and buy no more of the New YoI,
or western trieties TO plant here. fn
winter apples, for grown here they are io
winter apples.
Also japan. persimmon queen of Il,
market, raspb 'rry with a ful! line a
nursery stock greatly reduced prices
Also receipt f,ra
WASH FOR TREES.
which Will drive out borers ifin the peach
apple, quihce and ash and not one / al
the time or cost In applying II as 10 ~
move with a knife and ifappIied aunuaii,
there will be no borers in the iret AMI -
one peach tree die with til. y,IInyr,
where thousands die annual, NOW. send
postal card for dialogue. Cal md
stock. All orders sent by mail viii p
ceive careful attention.
RANDOLPH PETERS.
Wilmington lDeI
nov1-Jau.Mr Apch ,ls8.
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Meetings Tonight,
MONDAY.
Friends Social Lyceum.
Uniform Division, X. OF p.
Shields Library Association.
Minqua Tribe, No. &, |. q. X. NJ.
Delaware Lodge, No, ], l. o. OF.
Herman Lodge, No. 20, 1. q. o. +.
Washington Lodge, No. K.ofP.
Wilmington Council, No. o, o. u. A. Nj.
Washington Lodge, No. 3, A. o. q. r.
Union Encampment, No. 7, |. o. o. r.
star OF bethlehem Division, (colored) S
OF 4,
Rank, X. OF =.
Wilmington ard Brandywine Council,
No 3, q. y. A. M.
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TAKE NOTICE |

This is tic only Lottery ersr y
by Tho people Of u STATE, and d
late decision Ct heU. $. SaprtH'
at Washington, is Tie only Leg
tery n0lo in tie UH,tei States, q
charters ha0ing been repeated OF
no eIistence.
A SPLENDID OPPORTuNI'
WIN A FORTUNE 8fH GRAN
TRIBUTlON, CLASS |, Al AZ
LEANS, TUESDAY, SEPfEMBh
ls,ut- -upl1h N aufllly Drawing.
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1857 Prizes, amounting to.....'.',,'Is ..'..''Is
Responsible corresponding i4''I asV" r1I
ed at all points, TO whom lipe'"
saLion wlll.De paid. o,,l addres
Write clearly stating lu,l or',~r, a
further infornlatlOn,or sehu o,'o
press, or Ia "A Registered iest1, nIy !"
order by mail, addressed 9n,yI ,yIPBII IpB
New orleans
or same person at ,.,,,ov New Y
All our GrandExtraorIinaal9yd III mi
are under the supervisor, on,.anrerarI n
inent oi Generals u. L. be"u''
Jubal A. Early lyl+2tawisA
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A spaENDID OpPORTUNI'
lAnISIANA State lCTTE!

This Institution was regularly
poraLed by the Legislature ol lhe u
Educational and Charitable purP
lsjS, for the term ot i"en
Years, 10 which contract lle in
faith oi the State is Pledged wlllen
mas been renewed by an oVeiWnt
popular vote, securing its iranclisI
new constitution adopted pegenI s,,m
A, d., 1879, with a capital OF sl,"
which IL has since added reserve
uvcrSS,U,UU It's Grand sinsle ~
lDisaributiOIhs Will lake place h''
on the second Tuesday. oh
IL neUer scales or poHpoheS. looA
following distribution sao,al
CAl'I1 AL fIliZE; SSV,Mvai ,varl
100000 TICKETS AT IWo p0i'
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NorE.-The black tivures
lin ted Express. ON nv S,1spE' ,IepI
are II charged "hieh
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LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS
The CITY Market.

The following were the ruilng prices In
market this morning:
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-09-04

"this is to be your present. put you
must be dreadfully surprised, John,
when you getit, for OH didn't want
you to know"
John made the answer he thought
best. When he spoke again, he said,
perplexedly, while small pucker of
bewilderment settled between his eyes:
"But. Il don't see, Betty, what this
thing" "laying one finger on the gown,
"had to do with the sigh"
"That," said Betty, and then she
broke into a merry laugh, that got so
mixed up with the dimples and the
dancing brown eyes that for moment
she couldn't finish. "Oh, John, was
worrying so over those buttons; they
weren't good, but they were the best l
could do, then. And I'd only bought
EN- yesterday Two whole dozen. And
when you put that ten-dollar bill in
my hand, / didn't hardly know it, but
1 suppose did give one little bit of
sigh, for / was so provoked that 1
hadn't waited buying them till to-day"
John caught up the little woman,
dressing-gown and all! don't think
hey have ever quarreled again-at
least have never heard of it.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-09-04
d VOICE FROM FREDERICK.

FREDERICK CRY, Aug. 27. 1880.
Editor Mining Journal:-I notice
in the columns of your valuable pa
per series of communication so
much in accord with my own convic-
tions that I cannot refrain from ad-
ding my mite toward the consumma-
tion of their purpose.
I am glad to see that you have put
the matter before the people as one
demanding more than ordinary care
as one which should call out popu.
lar approval without regard to party
as one lookingt to an immediate ele-
walton of the standard of congression-
al nominations, for it becomes our
duty always, az this time especially,
to place forward our best man. Who
is he? With one accord, from one
end of the district to the other, comes
the answer-"Judge Alvey" He
can be elected against any man. His
ability, his devotion to principle, his
sterling integrity point to him as the
Moses for our present needs. Close
as the district usually is, with him it
may be counted upon as safely demo-
cratic. l know that his candidacy i'm
poses upon him sacrifice, and some
of my friends have for that reason
doubted whether he would accept a
nomination if rendered. My answer
is-that in cause like ours, inter-
woven as it is with all that we hold
dear, wo have right to demand Of
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-09-04
SCANDAL MONGERS.

There are men in the world, and
women too, who take special de-
light in bit of gossip. They chew
upon it as lovingly as a Illuminating
animal chews its cud, and seem to
obtain an enormous amount Of nour-
ishment from it. If kindly thing
is said they are listless and uninter-
esting, but the moment piece of
scandal scents the air they snuff the
morning breeze and begin to enjoy
themselves. A vile story is as brac-
ing to their lungs as oxygen to the
lungs Of an honest man. While you
are present they are as polite as
though they had swallowed dancing
master, but when your back is turn
ed they suddenly remember some
very disagreeable things which some
body told them on the authority of
some one else, who heard it directly
from some one else. A short memory
for good things and a long memory
for evil things is their popularity.
Such people have large appetites, and
there is great deal Of food for them
in this wicked world. If, as Sidney
Smith says of Talleyrand, they had
no teeth, no roof to their mouth, no
uvula, no larynx, no trachea, no epig-
Lofts, no anything, they would never
theless gurgle scandals and continue
to make society miserable.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-09-04
Weneral 9tenls,
COLORED PHILOSOPHY.

"a mite or two ago." began the old
man, as the meeting of the Lime Kiln
Club opened in due form, ia sartin
member of dis club cum softly inter
my house an axed me if I had any
obiecshuns to his enterin into walk
in match. Yesterday anudder men,
ber limited around about organizin'
Guild base ball club to sweep the
kentry. To-day third member se-
riously proposed de ideah of fastin'
fo'ty days on de Tanner principle.
Fur two long hours dis afternoon I
sot on de back stoop and pondered
ober desc fngs; an bime-by 1 got
what I believe am de k'rsct ideah.
At sartin sezens Of de var de atmos-
phere am pregnated wild some sort o
vspor dat creates a desiah on de part
of about six men out of ten to make
fools of demselves. Dis vapor am
now prevailing aroun' dis nayburhood
at hullsale rates, an if it affects de
white folks why shouldn't it have mo
or less influence on the Guild people.
In order to diskiver what effect it has
had on dis club, | now invite all you
who am in favor of baseball, fastin'
an walking matches to riz up"
Not foot moved. The hall was
as quiet as COW in a garden after
cabbages.
"Waal, den, all who am posed will
please stretch up" continued the
president.
Every person in the hall got his
feet in under him as soon as possible
and stood erect for full minute.
"Werry we'll, gem'len-you kin sot
down." remarked the old man as a
smile crept into the corner of each
eye. 81 guess I am all right about de
vapor, but l guees de vapor sorter
slides away from de Guild race. Now,
let me say to one an all as follers
Two weeks wild spellin book will
do any of us mo good dan two vars
wild baseball club. If you want to
walk, go out an look for work. AS
to the queshun of fastin', dar's full
dozen of you in heah who'll git all
you want of it afore mex spring on
less you make your brushes fly faster
dan you have fur month past. De
man who builds up his frame on an
empty stomach will drap out o sight
all of a sudden. It's pleasant to be
hero, but de man who earns his dollar
a day, pays his debts, speaks de truff,
brings up his chill'en in de right way
an wins de respect Of his nayburs am
sailing his sand scow bout as nigh de
true light as he kin go. We will
now attack the ueual order of biz
ness"
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-09-04
Correspondence,
THE PICNIC OF THE SEASON.

PoMpEY SMASH, Sept. l, 1880.
Editor Journal Now that the
season for picnics is in full blast, al
low me to lay before your readers an
account Of the picnic held at Pompey
Smash on the 28th. 1t may well be
called "the picnic of the season." 1t
sustained the reputation of the boys
that got it up. There is no such
word as failin the creed of a thorough
bred Pompey Smasher. There was a
large attendance and the best of order
prevailed, and when darkness came
on the grove was lighted by lanterns
which the boys had made for the pur-
pose. Dancing was kept up until
eleven o'clock, p. m, all seeming to
enjoy themselves and have happy
time.
The foot races were we'll contested.
The first was for prize of $25; dis
tanoe one hundred yards. The con-
testants were two young men from
Georges Creek-Michael Gof and -
Durkin. The Pompey boys were
backing Golf freely with the metal
bearing the inscription, "In God we
Trust" BUTT seemed they trusted
too much in Golf, as Durkin won the
race, and the boys looked rather blue
as they saw the four hundred and
twelve and half dollars leaving
them.
The second race was for $14; dis
tance two hundred yards. The con-
testants were a we'll known Pompey
Smashite named Thomas OMally and
young man from Midlothian mine
named John McAlister. The
thorough-breds felt sure of covering
their loss by offering two to one, from
nickle to double X upon O'Mally,
but could find no takers. 1t was well
for them, as McAlister won the race
and his friends looked rather gloomy
for not planking up the dust upon
their man.
McAliater and O'Mally are matched
to run one hundred and fifty yards
for one hundred dollars the 22d inst,
at Happy Barhead, where there is
neither Jail nor police Office.
Hammonds orchestra supplied the
music in their usual good style.
REPORTER.
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our faithful leader a temporary sac
rifce of personal aims. Let the peo-
pie rise in their might and make a
unanimous nomination let them de-
clare Judge Alvey to be their first
and only choice, and | feel certain
that public-spirited statesman and
true democrat will feel in duty bound
to accept the rendered honor, even
though his personal interests should
point in another direction.
My own county has an aspiring
young democrat who under ordinary
circumstances would have my most en-
thusiastic support, but his nomination
would leave the district debatable
ground, while Judge Alvey's name at
the head of the ticket would secure
us the victory in advance of the bat
tie. I feel it, therefore, to be my du-
ty to urge the nomination Of the
Judge as masterstroke of good pol
icy, and am sure that my neighbor
here, who is still quite young man,
will content himself to await his turn
hereafter.
In this fight we must try no exper-
iments. We must win and we un-
doubtedly can by making Judge AL
vey our standard-bearer.
Very truly yours,
FREDERICK.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-09-04

VALUABLE FACTS FROM A SAFE
SoURcE.-The affairs of this country
have become so extended that it is on
ly by carefully prepared synopsis
in the form of figures that one can
hope to understand what is really 60
ing on. Hon. A. R. Spofford, the
Librarian of Congress, is the only
man who has the facilities at his COM
mand for collecting complete nation
al statistics and he does it with the
greatest care and accuracy. His lat
est issue, "The American Treasury of
Facts" has been sent US by Messls.
H. H. Warner & Go, proprietors of
the valuable Warner Safe Remedies.
This book is a miniature cylopadia
in itself, containing, in addition to a
vast amount of national matter, about
all of value that transpired in this
country during the past year and re-
fleets credit upon the compiler as well
as upon the enterprise of Messrs.
Warner & Co., in selecting it.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-09-04
Then they hugged.

Busy EoKHART that turks 80 trim
and neat with its plenteously white-
washed cottages, presents an appear
ance of unusual animation since the
opening of the slope that was closed
some years since. Coal is now being
taken out in considerable quantities,
the necessary buildings have been
erected and the whole appearance of
the town has been changed. There
is brisk activity that is truly re-
freshing.-Iimes.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-09-04

JUDGE Black writes from abroad
that "Mr. Bradlaugh has great INTEL
lectual powers, and he looks it in face
and figure" The Judge adds that
he is not so handsome as Mr.. Inger-
soil, or nearly SO brilliant talker,
but as bold blasphemer, he can
beat his American rival all hollow"
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-09-04

A STORY is told of a shrewish
Scotch-woman, who tried to wean her
husband from the public house by
employing her brother to act the part
of ghost, and frighten John on his
way home. "Who are you ?" said the
guidman, as the apparition rose be-
fore him from behind bush. II am
Aud Nick" was the reply, "Come
ava, man." said John. nothing
daunted, "gie's shake o your hand
Il am married tae sister O yours"
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-09-04

THERE is | rocess now awaiting
practical use, for the destroying Of
fre-damp in mines. The application
for patent has been granted and we
expect to give full details in week
or two. Which of our operators will
be first to give this process practi-
cal test? 1t is the invention of an
old coal miner. He proposes to pre-
vent the formation of the damp, in
such quantities as to be dangerous
Coal Trade Journal.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-09-04
SPECIAL WASHINGTON LETTER.
Tile Summer Hegira-"OM Probabilities y
Beecler and IngcrSo!l-PoliticaI ObssrUa-
tons.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 30, 1880.
Dear Journal:-At this time the
national capital is very much depop-
ulated, and shows more the effects of
the summer exodus becoming SO Gus
tomary in this country, than any
other city in the Union. And for
many reasons is it SO. In the first
place, Congress has disappeared and
with it many familiar faces that
throng our avenues and public places
during the winter and the spring
time. Again, all those who are en-
ployed in the several departments of
the general government are entitled
yearly to one months leave ofabsence
on pcy, and they generally find it
convenient at this particular season
to take their vacation. And again,
all those who can afford it, and posi-
bly, some who cannot, but would soon
er be out of the world than out of the
fashion, betake themselves.
"Their cousins, and their uncles, and their
aunts,"
Towards every section of the
continent, either to the seashore,
the inland oceans of our mighty
land, to 1.-THE country's green hills
and dales, or to the many cool,
inviting spots which our magnificent
mountain ranges afford. Sometimes
all those attractive sights and scenes
are combined in one extended pill
grimage and for season the voice Of
man is exchanged for that of nature,
as heard in the waves unceasing
sound, the tuneful murmurings of the
streamlet, the cataract's roar, and in
the sweet music of the summer winds
playing amid the leafy groves of the
primeval forest,
Away from the citY's dust and din,
Its ceaseless strife and gilded sin.
There are many, too, who cross the
Atlantic's "wide waste of waters" TO
feast their eyes upon the historic
scenes of the Old World, and to view
the priceless treasures of science and
ofart accumulated there. or, mayhap,
to mingle in the designations of Eu-
ropes gay capital, to which the de-
votees of pleasure and votaries Of
fashion turn their faces as to a second
Mecca, for as it was in aristocratic
Britain in the days of Father Prout,
SO it is in republican America to-day,
and
Czech pretty mink in her conscience thinks
that nothing can improve her,
Unless she sees the TuiJ1eries and trips
along the Louvre"
OF the unfortunates who remain it
must not be supposed, however, that
all are disposed to intensity their pur-
gatorial existence and refuse to be
comforted by any stray crumb Of
pleasure that accident or circum-
stance may throw in their path. No,
indeed at least not while beer-gar-
dens and camp-meetings flourish, or
while steamboat excursions on the
placid Potomac, on the bosom of the
grand old Chesapeake, or trips by
coach or rail north, south, east and
west, are of daily and nightly occur
renee
We are not without variety by
any means, for even the weather,
which it is fashionable to "talk about
when we've nothing else to do, has
been, and is yet, most erratic in its
conduct. Probably it has been TAX
ing advantage of the illness and late