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The daily gazette., 1880-03-11
10 1t Gold?

WHAT A GENTLEMAN LIVING NEAR
BEAVER VALLEY FOUND WHILE
DIGGING A WELL.
About two weeks ago, while John
Butler, farmer living near Beaver
Valley, was engaged in digging well,
he discovered large quantity of shining
substance In the dirt which resembled
gold. He had not dug more than four
feet, when he struck black rock, which
appeared to be somewhat rotten, aud
then it was that the shining material
was found. He continued to dig until
he had gone down twelve feet, and still
the strange substance greeted his eyes,
and even in greater quantities.
had struck fortune, and that new
Ell Dorado would spring up, he gathered
together quantity of the substance and
placing the larger pieces In box, and
the finer particles in an envelope he
brought It to this city, and left it with a
well-known carriage firm, tor examina-
ton.
The senior member OF the
firm placed small quantity Of the small
particles. which seemed to be mixed In
black sand, into a glass, and pouring
WdbtE Ou ~ ohOuo
even brighter than before.
The larger pieces we're shown to DR..
Fields, who was not sure of ii being
gold but stated that should the gentle
man who discovered it send him larger
vuautity of the metal that be would as
certain whether 1t was gold or not, by
meltl ng 1t in crucible.
The metal certainly resem bles gol1,
and Mr. Butler is somewhat strengthen
cd IN his belief that 1t Is, through the
fact that but u short time ago while
workmen were engaged in digging ON
some grounds belonging to Messrs. r d
dies at G len Riddle, a quantity OF gem
uIue gold was found, and AS he does not
reside such great distance from Glen
Riddle, he thinks that what he has dis
covered comes from the same vein or
strata. He intends to have the substance
which he has found tested. .=..
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"Gopher B,ts'' Confesses.

In West Chester, Pa, on Tuesday
afternoon, Eugene Whitloek. OF this
city, and two other men named Cassidy
and Devinney, of Philadelphia. were
gwen q hearing on charge OF perpe-
trating the famous Bailey robbery, near
Ksnnett Square, several months ago.
Que of the accompllces, VIM. II. Robin
son, alias "Gopher Bill" made a cenfes-
sion, from which it appears that the
robbery was originated and concocted
In this city. "G0pher Bilp said:
81 am acquai nted with Eugene Whit
lock; met him in Wilmington on the
9th of October last, on the last day OF
the races; met him on the race ground;
met him again In the evening of the
same day az Billy Carroll's; he told me
he knew of a place containing three or
four hundred thousand dollars IN a safe,
and there was nobody In the house ex
cept two old gentlemen; he asked me II
I knew of party L could get to rob 1t;
[ told him / thought could get party
N Philadelphia to do The work; he gave
me his address, and when got hold Of
tue parties I was to let HIM know;
came back to Philadelphia and found q
party who was willing TO undertake the
lob; the man I saw in Philadelphia was
,ontent to do the Job. and asked me for
Whitlock's address. 1 gave it TO him;
in a few days Whitlc ok came to me in
che city; took him TO the man mao
spoken to; we met out in the Park. and
:. was there arranged that this man
,hould 90 up to whtlock's place with a
gun and pretend TO be hunting; this was
he conversation In the Park, the latter
| part of OcLob ber, three of us were to fol-
,ow him the next day; the next day |
went with three men to the depot at
Broad and Prime streets, Philadelphia;
the three men went up, or l suppose
they did. When they came back had
conversation with one of the prisoners
here, asked him what they did; he
said 1t was all right, but he did not think
here was much money in 1t.
Your life is in danger whom you allow
severe cough or cold to go unchecked
Or. Bulls Cough Syrup is cheap, harm
ess and reliable remedy.
U. S. customs officers have seized 9
large quantity of wool shipped from
Montreal to points on the border, for al
sged false appraisement.
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The Sale of FGfssttssOs.

There was a good attendance at Mr..
Scott's sale of oil paintings in the
Opera House auction room, last night,
but the bidding was not very brisk
The sale will be continued tonight
and Tomorrow night. The pictures
sold last night and the prices paid
were as follows:
Blessing Bread" after L. Di Vinci,
~. 75 Scene in Brittany" A. De-
maine, SIG; "View in Surrey" and
companion piece, 'Scene in Kent" w.
Yates, $50 each Cattle and Land
scape," A. Cortz, $50 ''Sheep on the
Scotch Hills" A. Morris, $122. so ;
"rhe Cottage Seamstress," J. j. Of
ford, $76; Scene on the Hudson
River" R. Wentworth, $50; "Fish-
ing Boats off Hastings" w. Thorn
bury, $4S.50; "View near st. Cerill !"
w. Mason, $13 "'On the Vierwald-
staedter Sea-" G. Haurpe, $40 (; "View
Of Frankfort-on-the- MAN," G. Kuwas-
seq, fills, $47.50; "Log Drawing
Winter" A. De Luew, $72.50; "Gems
of Switzerland" assd cornSanion piece
w. Tabouin, SO each Sssne in the
English Channel" and companion
piece, "In the Downs" W. c. Knell,
SIT 80 each "Sheep, etc." and COM
panion piece, SIN the Meadows, $50 ;
"rhe Village Forge" w. H. Cooper,
$25 "Goat and Sheep" and compan-
ion piece "Horse, Sheep, etc." f. Van
SeverdOnk, $37.50 each "Sheep at
Pasture" f. LIE Bert, $47.50 "Coast
Of Italy" and companion piece, II.
Guidin, $18 each "Gems of the Ad-
riatic" and companion piece, $3.50
each.
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A REPORT to BE MADE TO COUNCIL TO-
NIGHT ON THE RAILROAD ooMPANY's
PETITION.
The special committee Of City Council
held meeting last night, to consider
the petition of the p. w. & B. Il. X.
company. for the use Of the north side
walk OF Water street, between French
and Walnut, to be used for the laying Of
an extra track In connection with the
new depot TO be erected by the company
In this city. Mr.. Charles Warner, one
OF the Directors Of the company, was
present BY Invitation, with the drawings
VI the proposed new depot and the adJa-
ceus tracks.
There was no opposition In the COM
mittee to the request Of the company,
but it was desired to learn To certainty
whether or not the new building would
be constructed so as to effectually pre-
vent all access to the depot by way Of
French street. II the present sidew ak
is occupied by q track, and the new
building constructed out as far as the
building line 1t would prevent persons
from entering or leaving the depot by
way OF French street while train of
cars stood upon the extra track. This
state OF affairs tbs committee desired to
guard against, and they were fully salts
fed last night by Mr.. Warner that
French street would not be completely
closed. Between the track and the
lower side OF the depot there will be a
platform, at least six feet wide, which
will extend clear to French street and
descend TO the pavement by means Of
Two or three steps.
Mr.. Warner said he would oppose any
measures to close this means Of entrance
and exit,k as. while the main entrances
TO the depot will be on Front street, II
will be very convenient for himself aud
many other business men along Water
street, ~ well as passengers bound for
the Delaware Western railroad, to leave
by way of French street, instead OF TAX.
ing a roundabout course by going out on
Front.
The committee will therefore report
favoIably upon this part of the conf
pany's petition at to-night's meeting,
and next week an ordinance will be Of
fered granting the desired privilege
This ordinance will contain an express
stipulation that means OF exit from
French street, an descri bed above, shall
be pro vid ed and maintained when the
additional track Is laid and the new
building constructed.
The committee took no action in rela-
ton to the company's application for
permission to lay branch railroad along
Vaudever Avenue, Ninth Ward, AZ this
IL subject requiring carefal considera-
ton and In relation to which IL IL deem-
ed advisable to "make haste slowly"
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Use Man Changes His
lon Seldom "A Fool Never"

Feeks since the Postmaster Gem
ructed postmasters to refuse to
etlers or issue money orders ad-
10 the louisiana State Lottery
d, ofNew Orleans. thus including
hpany among those doing a fraud
slnsss. Having reconsidered his
std being unable to satisfy him
hythlng fraudulent In Its opera
resclnded this order on the 9Th
parry, and orders all mail facilities
again TO the Company as iorm-
Pyers Of tickets, therefore, can
Registered Letters to NJ. A..
New Orleans. La, or same at 8lO
hy New. York City, N. Y, Tor the
monthly drawing. on Tuesday.
u, advertised at length elsewhere
piumns. mario lW.
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another 1ekephone Office.

G. d. Slsym aker, who recently pur.
chased the coal, wood and lime yard
from George w Bright, had a telephone
placed In his office, ct the corner OF
Water and King streets, yesterday al
ternoon.
IL Is connected with the exchange at
Third and Market streets, thereby CIV
ing him entercourse with all the tele-
phones In the city. Persons who are In
need Of coal, lime or sand, ut short no.
tice, should remember this fact and or
tier by telephone.
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Cases This Morning

The cases before the Mayor this morn
ing were as follows
Charles Lewis, for vagrancy, was SEN
fenced to New Castle jail for thirty
pays
A colored lad, named CRulk, for being
disorderly. was required to pay COSTS.
Benjamin Gumby was required TO pay
costs for committing an assault and bat
terry on a colored woman by slapping
her in the face
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Surprise PQf.f1k.

A surprise party met at the residence
OF Mrs. K,lmer, lon East Ninth street,
last evening. and proceeded to the resi-
dence Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Boldly, on West SIKH street, between
Orange and Tatnall. The surprise was
complete, tho arrival Of the party being
entirely unexpected, and n very pleas
ant evening was passed. Mr.. and Mrs.
b oddy received numerous presents, and
refreshments in abundance were pro-
yided during the evening.
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THE third-term people are expect
ing a revival of the Grant excitement
with the return of the Old Commander
to the soil of the United States, which
will be in a few days. 1t has been
languid enough, goodness knows, for
many weeks now, and the programme
is to again set the country, on fire by
another series of receptions. This will
probably be found q very different
matter since Grant il now merely a
candidate for the Presidency.
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vell.known citizen of Chicago.

Ivell.known citizen OF Chicago.
CHICAGO, H., Jan. |, 1880.
|arner & Co., Rochester, N. y;
txES:-I have used Warmers
hey and Liver Cure with the
.atlsfactlon. II is the only RENE
! ever used that / can recon-
by friends, as 1t has cured me OF
disease OF long standing. after
hsIted the White sulphur Springs
bla, and trying innumerable So
bmedles" of the day. Having
bere for forty-seven years. my
hi be glad ~ see this statement.
byerer is, indeed, a public bene-
WILLIAM IL. PATTERSON,
|ash avenue, near Twenty Ninth
marlleod2w
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ec+,,re at the Opera House,

Prof. P. W. HOchkeppeI VIII deliver
a lecture at the Opera House on next
Thursday evening, the subject of
which will be, "The public school is
III, palladium of liberty, and on it de-
pends the strength and permanency of
our country" The subject is broad
one, and no doubt Mr.. Hochkeppel will
do it justice.
The rollers in ]. II. Sternberg's nut
and bolt works at Reading demanded
"Phil .delphla prices" yesterday, and
were at onte discharged. The rolling
mill Is now closed.
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@}aily Sasstt"

nnblican party came 'h'o
pr the Democrats had con-
shaped the government for
Years, and had added Lou
fida, Texas, California New
h Arizonia to the country by
/ nurchase, and there was a
see,OOO,oOo. In seven
1 of rule of the Republican
/ one foot was added to the
no,iu but thousands of mil
(Ollars have been extrac'eu
| toiling millions and thou-
IOillious of debt remain to be
Il only benefit that party has ;
|ts worshippers is to be found
klavement of the negroes to
|c,l fortunes. Hundreds OF
4 of lives of valuable white
kere sacrificed to enslave the
the Republican party. And
tuuate all over the land to-
|owledge this fact.
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CHERIFF'S SALE.
y By virtue of writ OF Levari Facias
to me directed, will be exposed to public
sale, at the
HOTEL OF SAMUEL PEACOCK,
at Middletown, in st. Georges Hundred,
New Castle County, Delaware. on
MONDAY, the 2sth Day of March, A. D.,
1885, at ii O'Clock, a. M, -
The following described Real Estate, viz !:
All that certain lot or parcel Of land
situate In the town of Middletown, New
Castle County, and State of Delaware,
ware Railroad Company. and on the
southwest and north by lands of Robert
A. Cochran, the metes and bounds Of said
land being as follows, to wit:
Beginning at q stone set in the western
line of lands of the Delaware Railroad
Company, at the distance of 322 yards
southerly. from the south side of the
public road leading from the town OF Mid
dletown towards the village OF Warwick,
in the State of Mary land, said stone be-
ing u corner for this lot ana lands OF the
said Cochran; tht nee in liue dividing
this lot from the lands OF the said Coch
ran and at right angles v ith the line OF the
Delaware Railroad Company south S4z
degrees. west 20S 1eet inches to n stake,
corner for this lot and lands of the said
Cochran; thence for second line dlvid-
ing ibis lot from lands Of the said COch-
ran line, north IA degrees, west 22S feet
8 inches to a stake, corner for this lot and
lands OF the said Cochran thence for u
third line dividing this lot from the lands
OF the said Cochran. north "a 3-4 degrees,
east 80 feet inches to a stone set In the
line of The Delaware Railroad Company'g
land, a corner for this lot and lands OF the
said Cochran thence with the line of the
said Railroad Com aany's 'and. south la
degrees, east 223 ieet inches to the st.'ne,
and place of beginning, con taining within
these Iuetes anu bounds IoIty SIX thou
sand five hundred and T,Inr N-nine so uare
feet of land D4. 1lR A n, m
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Amos T. Brad d Ellen.
his wife and {. t., and to be sold by
JOHN PYLE, sheriff.
Shcr ff's Otlc ,--,.u Sus.. 18th
y. D.. laS. MAr4l-e.dts
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= HERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue Of a writ OF Levari Facias to
me directed, Will be exposed to public
HOTEL OF SAMUEL PEACOCK.
at Middletown, in st. Georges hundred,
New Castle County, Delaware, on
MONDAY, the Goth day of March, A. D.,
1880, at ii o'clock, a. M,
The following described real estate, viz /:
all that messuage, tract or parcel OF
land and premises, situate, lying and be-
ing in Vance's neck, in st. Georges hum
dred, New Castle county, and State of
Delaware, bounded and described as fol-
lows, to wit: On the south by q line be-
tween this tract of land and premises and
land of Geo. o. Burgess, which said land
he lately bought of samuel Jefferson and
wife. starting at stake in line of land
running north 8S degrees, west to the line
of Thomas Bayard's land, and ON the
west by lands ofThomas Bayard, and fol-
merly belonging to Richard Humpt reys.
deceased, and lands of Charles Tatman,
and a point of land adjoining Thomas
Bayard to ditch in the lands OF Charles
Tatman, on the north by lands of Lewis
Vandegrift and other lands OF Purnell
Jefferson, and ON the east by the Vance's
Neck Road, containing One Hundr. aud
Fifty Acres of Land, be the same more or
less, with a Frame House and Frame
Barn thereon erected.
Sc zed aud taken in execution as the
property of Samuel A. Segars and Martha
F., his wife, and George M. Segars and
{. T., and TO be sold by
JOHN PYLE, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, New Castle, March 9th,
1880. marll-3tawts.
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A $1,000 Guarantee.

Prs Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
lllvely cure Bright's Disease and
and 1t is guaranteed that IL
cure @ per cent. OF other kidney
and VIII help in every case with
~ 10 tue system, when taken &C.
70 directions, and the sum of
oe PAID TO any person who eau
aal u mas failed TO do thls.-H. II.
q W. febZl.2MeOd
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THE PUBLIC WILL TAKE NO
TICE THAT the Order of the Post
Master General against the Mails of
the Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany is REsCINDED. Registered
Letters and Money Orders can be
sent through the mails as formerly.
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MIR. TiIden Good on the Home
Va stretch,

From The New York TFlbune.
Tilden is said to have been defeated in
"preliminary sklrmish" for the control
of the prellmaries in Alleghany county.
That isn't of much account. The home
stretch is the old gentleman's strong
hold.
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meetings Tonight.
THURsDAY,,

Rn Lodge, No. 4, X. of p.
lodge. No. 81, |. U. o. +.
IN Lodge, No. 2, |. o. o. +.
@astan @ Lodge, No. IL, l. o. r. NJ.
rIs.on Division, No. l, 3. OF I.
|Co1ach, No. 2. Jr.. y. U. A. Nj.
'An mutual Beneficial Society No
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,lnmore Gazette thinks that II
I,cratic party keep on killing
|ocratlc Presidential candidates
|,bey have been doing lately by
the CINCINNATI Convention
he will not bs enough aspi-
in the Democratic ranks to
dead.
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A Mermaid In the Dela,oare.

The story of a genuine mermaid hav,
log been found on the shore of the Del
aware river, near Light Station No. 8,
by Capt. Raymond, has found Itself nto
the columns of the Police Nes1s and Is
made the subject of anillustratfon in the
last issue Of that paper. 1t represents
the worthy captain gazing In open eyed
astonishmrDt upon q curious object, halt
fish and half woman, reclining grace
fully upon the beach. 1t is needless to
add the reported discovery was all a
hoax A.
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CL es ,es. Coatnty Real Estate.

John II. Bugles, West Goshen. has
purchased the property of Chalkley
Speakman, in West Goshen tow nship,
containing 81 acres. on which is stone
building, for which he paid 81 800, Mr..
Bugles intends opening store in the
building.
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Zone of the most essential con diti on
Of perfect health is perfect rest, ] his can
be assured to the BABY by judiciously
using Or. Bulbs Baby Syrup. Sold every
where for % cents bottle.
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That Feeble Jewett Boom,

FROM Inc Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Jewett boom is coddled altogether
too much. Somebody should jerk the
blanket off and expose the dark horse TO
the gaze of an admiriDg Continent.
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Repairing a Bridge.

Street Commissioner Lynch has sew
eral men engaged to-day In repairing the
wooden bridge across Maryland avenue
at Beech street. 1t was so rotten as to
make it dangerous to the safety Of pass
ing teams,
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The Clusters We Eat.

The oyster season in Wilmington Is
still active, the consumption being as
great as at any time this winter. A well
known oy ster dealer, who Is a compe-
tent judge, told GAZETTE reporter this
morning that about 2400 bushels OF BIZ
valves are consumed in Wilmington
every week during the season. OF this
nun Der about 1900 bushels come from
Seaford, and the balance from the
dredging grounds Of Delaware, MarS-
land and Virginia.
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Fastened In a Cow Hole.

Pc train which leaves Philadel-
II ~, p m, was approaching
p .! station, last night, the engi-
PtiGed two objects lying on the
y Vlnlng at once that danger
ead, he applied the air brakes,
VI the train was at a standstill.
ram men, after the train had
eIopped went ahead, and upon
al the place found two cows,
winch was fastened in the frame
p the Cow hole" on the north
.lack, and the other lying be-
lne two tracks. The conductor
ehuilig man back and another
i with wlIh danger signals, proceed
''nwood' and awaking the tele-
operator, instructed him to
eph 10 this city for aid. Upon
rs 81 the despatch in this city, a
u ol men were sent out on a
Tram, and after considerable
!,le COWS were liberated from
elllous positions. Had one Of
anes as oeen fastened in the hole
'Tutn Sna bound u track, and the en-
r aad failed to see it in time.
knt n'sh' have been a very serious
The Amphitrite.
bin house of Representatives a,
|ressoI,I.' Yesterday, adopted a
nd of tOn for the Organization Of
fwhoa. y, hye or seven officers of the
.eno,s %ose duty it shall be to examine
llatir,. pGrt upon the practicability o.
EonagSthe E'g the donble-turretted moni
Eerr"au EfiUraanOGk, S; Puritan, Amphitrite iGas
bas iOp, bao. The J Amphitrite is now
d sp stoeha pesn for To- several years, iyin,
Il fIV1s H"lSi.n IN the yard of the Har
4 ''"sSworth Company, thi
b ! j%y " in the Lew 5 will, ,o,..,... .
bf pnil,a n,iilen'on, N. j., returned a yer e,
hdsn,s h Yesterday, against all tn
En ebsy Wb,y, oft Sfthe Court, 1t is sr@S'V, not ye
rs evidenHaa H neaS' Lewis, who turne
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DOR RENT-A good House near Bran
T. dywine Springs, within q few min
utes' walk OF Greenbank Station on the
Delaware W Western Railroad, with fair
out-buil ldings, and about six acres of land.
Apply to GEORGE NJ. BRAN
marllwtf Near Delaware ION.
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1857 Prizes, amounting to. .sllU, 400
Responsible corresponding agents want
ed at all points, to whom liberal compen-
sation will be paid.
Write clearly stating full address, for
further Information, or send orders by ex-
press, or a Registered Letter or Money
order by mail, addressed ONLY TO
N. A. AUPHIN,
New Orleans. La.
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or same person at

No. 3l9 Broadway, New York.
All our Grand Extraordi aiy Drawings
are under the supervision and manage-
inent of Generals q. L. Beauregard and
Jubal A. Early.
". B.-ThiS Company has NO AGENTS.
in heB PITISH POSSESSIO VS. and all
person. 8 pretending 10 he 40 and SoltcittH0 or
ders by circulars or oths.t0tse are SWIND-
LEIeS. marl0. 0.2taw4w&w.
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democrats carried Camden, N.
kday, electing their candidate
br and other officers.
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Real Estate Transfer.

John G. Baker, the morocco manu-
facturer, has purchased from the
Mahlon Bets estate, the house No. 832
Market street, and is fitting it up with
view Of making his residence there.
The consideration is about $12 900, Mr..
Bakers present residence, No 402 East
Fourth street, being taken as pars Of the
purchase money.
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NEW ADvERTlsEMExrs.
ID DROFEssOR
p. w. HocHKEPPEL

Will give an important lecture In the
Grand Opera House lecture room. ON
Thursday, March 10, at 8 o'clock
Subject -" The Public School is the
Palladium Of Liberty, and On It Depends
Inc Strength and Permanency OF our
Country" Admission, Is cents. mll-7t
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A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

"A A lady of respeclability az d pleasing
address can easily make for herself
handsome compensation by addressing
r. .. boz 1873, Pnila., Pa. One acquainted
with the residents Of The State of Della
ware preferred TO secure subscribers fJr
Gen. Hoods great book, "ADvANCE AND
RETREAT" Copies Of the book can be =
had as above. mariI-ltx
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|,, may be found or pnis1lsss,tiesSs i1ls st cGS;
eS: s,ass fsy'Sihere s.., Where asssrYslslnRs sss YopR.
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1IilL improvement.

Next week the Arlington cotton
mills in the Ninth Ward, will be closed
several days for ihe purpose of putting
in new Corliss engine of four hum
dred horse power. The present en-
gine is only ninety-five horse power.
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BtflI Assessing.

The Levy Court continued the work
of assessment yesterday, and Dick
Smith, of Middletown, brought up
about seventy-five negroes from st.
Georges Hundred. The Wilmington
gang was on hand, as usual, however,
and showed on forty-one men, while St.
Georges Hundred got on but seven.
teen.