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Daily Republican., 1880-11-26

Vas ONCE charged that the Every
lhgs cellar circulation" exceed
'u1mber Of copies legitlmstely
Fta:ed. This, Of course is a mat
IElt which It's editors know as
as about the number Of copies
lated when the alleged libel was
|hhel upon the Delaware Mutual
1 Marine Insurance Company.
Daily Republican., 1880-11-26
OYSTER SUPPER.

|NYSTER SUPPER.
The members and friends of Bethel M. 4.
church, Brandywine Hd., will give an Oyster
Supper in the Old Church, on
THURSDAY, DECEMBER I'd, 1850,
Commencing at 4 O'Clock, p. m.
There will be an abundance Of poultry, and
also meats of different kinds, confectionery
cakes, &C., in abundance.
TICKETS. CENTS
CHILDREN under IL years, rs
Tickets can be had OF members and friends
Of the church and also at the noer. The pub
lie are cordially invited, By CIDER Of tho
committee. ll25.2tdltw
Daily Republican., 1880-11-26

|CocaT on Wedneday there was quite
Port made to ascertain the circula.
t the Every Evening. People
as much OF the facts OF the dSily
|Ua now as they have known all
!.
Daily Republican., 1880-11-26
state Of tha rhermnmafar

1' REPUBLICAN office, on Friday
aHg, Nov. 2e:
%k, 10 o'clock, IL O'Clock,
27o 2So
Daily Republican., 1880-11-26

.ggUs now that there is q skele.
h tho transactions Of the Board oI
sltes Of the Poor, which the Board
Ey anxious to hide from the public
ilr. Lackey, a trustee, has been
Nl!ractor for doing work in this
nd at tue Aim shouss for all loose
J lying around in the bridge repair
nd fixing mp the headquarters fol
Bard, Notwithstanding plain pro-
tD Of the law which inhicts q fine
9 upon a trustee or other officers
k6.ard who shall directly or In
|ely furnish material or do w2ls
4 lie Almshouse. This Is another
b! . sink the Democratic party in
nunty. 1t will bs laid beside
% on the Democratic grave two
b hence.
Daily Republican., 1880-11-26

Come early 10 No. 3l5 Market street.
Thanksgiving, for your photographs.
Bvvsher's Gallery.
Daily Republican., 1880-11-26

WY A MIDDLE AGED
w woman situation aS cock. Apply
(2S Il. Seventh street. ll26tst
Daily Republican., 1880-11-26

UTANTED.-A GOOD GIRL TO DO
w dining rsom work at 500 King street.
l128-3tt
Daily Republican., 1880-11-26
un,,.u H. peltpn, ths pre.ent

WILLIAM H. FELTON,, the prssent
.,oa.ut Democrats member Of
,,,,, from the seventh Diatrict Of
Ia, was a candidate for reelection
IN l.ts election to the Bext Con-
and was elected bu. was counted
!, the mcst unblushing frauds,
4, n, regular Democratic competitor
,,ro,ed in. Mr.. Felten has ad.
,ttsr to his constituents in.
,In, them that because ofthe delay,
lance and labor involved, he will
no,e,t the light Of his regular o'p-
n though the frauds were glar.ng
d. pjustiOs to irosmsn startling.
4 Elton also in his address p'.ys the
,,,us high complement TO General
Ls,Id, the President sloct with
I'M be has for several terms been
dated in Congress and with whom
IN consequence intimately &C.
Intel, ~ voiced for General Han
bot meyer allowed the storm Of
h hsspod upon General Garfield to
! ne from saying on tbs stamp
N VAS eminently due to him. lie
teatleman OF irrsproaohable in
Iucter, patriot, q sincere lover Of
sttutional liberty, and q statesman
|us Intellectual capabilities. l shall
|aAu, in or out Of Congress, give
ID administration tbs same just
IIure, Of support that | would have
Mid to General Hancock had lie
slec.sd-spproving when right,
ieaalng when wrong"
Daily Republican., 1880-11-26
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR

q. 7. Hawkins, sworn-Rsside in
Wilmington, am oonveyanoer in that
city aud am secretary Of the Delaware
State Fire and Marine Insurance Com
oany; am familiar with the business CT
the company; was director prior to jan
usry l3, last, since which time have
teen secretary; the aggregate Loss oi
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29
The Famine in Ireland.

A special cablegrem from Dublin says: In
addition to the sufferings caused by an insult
ci ency of food, the Irish peasantry now find
fuel famine staring them in the face. The
heavy and continuous rains of the past summer
made -peat-cutting an impossibility, and as this
sort of fuel is the main der fendence of the vast
majority of the country people it can easily be
seen to what wretehed straits they are reduced.
Reports of terrible suffering from want of fuel
are daily coming in, especially from the noun
famous and sea- board districts. Espe-
cially is the fuel famine felt in the counties of
Sligo, Galway and Westmesth, and in the
towns of Castlebar, Drogheda, Nenagh, Castle
Ballina, Kilkenny, Roseommon and Roscrea,
and unless some radical measures of relief are
speedily put into operation the consequences
will be terri BILE.
|. report, lacking confirmation however, has
reached here of collision between the peasan-
try and the Constabulary at Bantry Bay, but
no particulars are furnished.
In small village in Mayo yesterday Land
League orator assembled a meeting in front of
the chapel door, and, while haranguing the
people was ordered off by the priest. He re-
fused to go, and though the priest endeavored
to disperse the crowd (mostly of his own par
ishioners), his efforts proved futile, and the
meeting continued amid great excitement.
An important meeting of the Home Rule
members of Parliament was held here to-day,
at which the disastrous condition of affairs in
Ireland was earnestly discussed, and measures
of relief considered. Resolutions were
adopted strongly condemning the delay Of
the Government in instituting proper meas
ures tor the relief of the distressed, and urg-
ing that home affairs should receive considera-
ton in preference to any foreign measures Of
policy. Another meeting will be held to-mor-
| row, at which the state of the country will be
again discussed. Meetings for the same pur-
pose have also been called at several other
points, where agitation is deemed necessary.
Meantims Government agents are preparing
for the relief OF the people, both financially
and industrially.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

KEENE is King-that is to say, Jim Keene
is. Keens is Californian and his modus
operandi ON this side of the continent is com
paratiyely a new wrinkle to the unsophisti-
Gated or, in other words, this man Keene
has so much money and so much judg-
ment in its management that he has
successfully blockaded the wheat market.
He has cornered it and is keeping it SO. 1t
is at his mercy. He has forced wheat down
81 cents the past week. The follow
ing is the manner in which he has
accomplished his object: On Hoyt and
others of New York refusing to buy Keere's
January wheat, about the middle of December
last, he sold largely for February delivery.
These sales at that time, along from the 18th to
the 18th of December, broke the wheat market
so that it went down from 81 35k to ST. 265s
per bushel. This gave Keene at that
time chance to buy for January
delivery, which he availed himself
of, paying TIE cash on the first of January.
Undoubtedly he viii deliver all this wheat on
the 1st of February, unless he concludes to
buy back the February option, as he did the
January option, in December last. If he does
not buy back the February option, then the
market must experience very serious decline
that is, unless the other parties are able to
sustain it. So that, on Mr.. Keene's volition at
the end of this month depends on the range of
prices at that time.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

much tax the national banks pay the people.
Said Mr.. Townshend, " the only tax they pay
over any other class of banks is, s., ,019, ,0O0.Y
Mr.. Townshend said he was oppe sed
to any kind of bank paper. He said that a
bank in New York last year with a capital of
only $5O0,000 made profit of 81 800, 900. 1t
paid $1,000 more in dividends en- bank stock
than its capital. If the greenbacks were re-
tired and a per cent. bond substituted the
effect would be to impose upon the people the
further burden of $l3,000,000. He was OPP
posed to the bill because it teok that amount
out of the pockets of the people and put it into
the national banks. Mr.. Buckner, who has
charge of the bill, said the object was to get
into circulation an immense mass of gold and
silver now lying idle.
After some miscellaneous business, considera-
tion was resumed of the Bank Reserve Bill,
and demand for the previous question
was seconded-160 70 49,. The main question
was then ordered, and an hours debate
began. At the clese of the discussion, an
amendment tonly one to be voted upon) re-
quiring banks to keep their coin reserves in
their own vaults was rejected-33 to 70. The
9nastion required on the engrossing and third
reading of the bill. On division the vote
stood 33 to 140, and the yeas and nays were
ordered. This vote resulted--yeas, 10; nays,
1853; and the bill was killed.
The following bill was introduced by Mr..
Mason (by request,: To incorporate the
Cosmo-A American Colonization and General
Improvement Bureau in the United States.
The bill Incorporates Thurlow Weed, Cardinal
McCloskey, and twenty others as such a
bureau, the capital stock of which shall be not
less than ST 900 900, and may be increased
and the object of which is to be the encourage
ing, promoting and conducting of emigration
from overcrowded cities and other districts
Of the United States, and from Great
Britain and other parts of Europe, to the
several States and Territories of the United
States, and aiding emigrants, and other
humane and commercial purposes. A
bill introduced in the House by Mr.. Kelley,
proposes to amend Me Revised Statutes SO that
in lieu of the payment of interest on cancelled
bonds into the Sinking Fund, the Secretary Of
the Treasury shall annually redeem and apply
to the Sinking Fund not less than $37 900 ,00C
of bonds, which become redeemable in 1881
and 1891. s.s .-1.-l-- z5F-4
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29
Capital Punishment In 1879.

The hangman's record for the past
year shows that 101 men have expiated
their crimes on the gallows. This is an
increase of 8 over 1878. Not one
woman was hanged. Two men were
shot, one in Utah and the other in
Texas, the laws Of these States giving
them the choice of death either by
hanging or by the bullet. Four persons
cheated the gallows by committing sui
eide in prison. In the list OF States in
which the executions took place, North
Carolina and Texas lead off with IL
each; Pennsylvania, 10; Oregon, q;
Virginia, 6; Georgia, 6; Arkansas, 6;
California, 8; Missouri, s.; Indiana, 4 /;
Vermont, 3; New York, 8; Alabama, 2;
New Hampshire, 2; Tennessee, 2; Ne
braska, 2; Louisiana, q; Mississippi, 2;
South Carolina, 2, and New Jersey,
Ohio, Kentucky, Massachusetts,, Col
orado, Utah, West Virginia and Mary
land, each l. Fifty whites were
hanged, 81 negroes, Indians. and l
Chinaman. In addition to the above
AZ men were lynched by mobs.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

THERE are many who are yet 10th to
believe that Edison's carbon horseshoe
lamps are failure. Undoubtedly those
in which the glass has broken are, but
there are more in which the glass has not
broken that, to all appearance, are fully
as great success as the inventor has
claimed for them. One of the things of
which Edison complains is, that the
newspapers of the country are in the
habit of heralding his efforts success
before he himself lays any such
claims, thus exciting the public mind,
and when, later, an experiment does not
result in a complete triumph, although
the experiment may have been practi-
cally successful, a revulsion of opinion
follows in the public mind and failure is
rendered as the verdict. But Edison
doesn't care great deal for opinions.
He is satisfied that he is correct in his
theories and that he is capable of matur-
ing them.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

THE annual report of the Mercantile
Agency of Dun, Barlow & Co., brings
into strong relief the improvement in
business which had taken place during
last year. For seven years preceding
1879 the annual amount of liabilities of
bankrupt firms and corporations varied
from $l21, 100000 in 1872 to 1924, ,000,-
900 in 1878, the annual average being
$18S, 200, 900. For 1879 the amount of
liabilities was sos, 900, 900, or but 80 per
cent. of the annual average of the pre-
ceding seven years, and AZ per cent of
the liabilities of 1873. The percentage
of failures and average liability show a
corresponding decrease.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29
A Sequestered Point

There is point in the geography of
the United States that is not generally
known, and that is Driftwood Point
Driftwood Point is part of q Little
piece of land owned by these United
States that lies peculiarly situated.
This piece Of land IL the only portions
OF this country except Alaska that is.
north of the forty-ninth parallel. It's
impossible TO reach 1t by land without
going through British territory. II Is
part of Pembina County, Minnesota,
and it borders on the northwest shore
of the Lake Of the Woods. II Is about
twenty-five miles north OF the torfy-
ninth parallel, and is BY that distance
the most northern point Of the United
States except Alaska. It's northern
point is forty-nine degrees, twenty
three minutes and tifty-four seconds
north latitude, aud il is IN songisuoe'
n;netv-fye degrees, fourteen minutes
and thirty-cight seconds west from
Greenwich
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

GOVERNOR ST.. JOHN, of Kansas, puts
the number of colored refugees arriv-
ing in that State since last April at
from $4,000 to 10000. The present
average arrival is placed at 250 per week.
Homes have been found for about 12,-
900. The Relief Association, in their
behalf, has already expended about $20,-
900 for food, clothing, railway fare to
destination, etc. Governor st. John rec
ommends that Surplus" fugitives go
to Nebraska. Iowa, and other Western
States. Kansas resources for their en-
tertainment are being exhausted.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29
Our Indian Policy.
(Yankton Press.1


AS an example of the distinguished
manner in which Indian matters are
managed from Washington, it is appro-
pirate to mention the fact that single
shipment of l 200 pitchfeIks was made
to the Santee Indians. As the entire
Santee band at the agency does not
number over 600, the people will realize
the extreme generosity which the Com
missioner exhibits in his dealings with
these people. Through the liberality of
Hayt, every Santee buck, squaw and
papoose will be given two pitchforks
with which to make their hay. When
they are using one the. other can be
hung in the parlor over the piano, and
when the head of the family calls his
flock about him for morning prayers, he
can point to it as typical Of the good
ness OF this government. -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

Two hundred Springer heirs are hold
ing council in st. Louis to devise
means of gaining possession of the
Springer estate, which amounts to some
thing like eighty millions. The city of
Wilmington, Delaware, will be the first
point of attack. Having secured that
and divided it up, the heirs will advance
upon Sweden. By the way, did anybody
ever hear of one of these stupendous
ownerless estates bringing dollar to
any one but the lawyers?
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

GENERAL r. L. GIBSON, the newly
elected Louisiana Senator, was born in
Woodford County, KY. September 10,
1882. He is graduate of Yale College
and of the Law Department of the
Louisiana University. In 1861 he
entered as private in the rebel army,
and by promotions reached the rank of
Major General. He was elected to the
Forty-fourth, Forty-ffth and Forty
sixth Congresses.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29
A Story for Good Little Boys.

John-ny's mamma passed the plate
TO Johnny. There were two apples on
the plate. One was a nice. large one !;
the other was small and specked.
Johnny was too polite to help himself
before his sister Jane was served. She
was too polite to take the big apple.
She took this little specked one. John
ny had the big one left for him.; John
ny was good boy. know you are
glad his po-lite-ness and goodness were
rewarded. 1t was hard on Jane. Yes
but this is not q story for girls. iis ~
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

The capital employed in British rail
roads is little less than 81, SOC, 900, 900. 1t
is administered by 224 distinct COM
panies, some Of which pay no dividend
while others are hopelessly insolvent.
AS rule, the smaller the company the
less profitable the undertaking.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

THE United States Supreme Court
has decided that soldiers entering Sol
diers Homes could not be deprived of
their pensions. 1t has, been the custom
for managers Of the Homes to draw the
pensions, and the money placed in a
general fund for support Of the Homes.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

AT recent meeting of the Directors
of the British Railway Company, to
consider what steps should be taken with
reference to the Tay Bridge disaster, it
was decided that immediate steps should
be taken to rebuild the structure and to
re-establish the through communication
by way of the bridge. The company's
solicitor was instructed to prepare any
Parliamentary notices that might be
necessary.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

The Alta Cdhifornia says that there
seems now almost certainty that a
railroad will be completed across Mex
leo, from the Gulf of Mexico, near.or at
the mouth Of the River Coatzeoalcos, in
latitude about Is North, to the Pacific.
The distance is about $50 miles.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

THE numerous paragraphs one sees,
contrasting the careless treatment ot
wife by her husband after marriage
with the lovers thoughtful attentions,
are libel on the softer sex. Who be
lieves that women are 80 disappointing
as to sour the natures of the lords of
creation 30 quickly? Our friend Simp-
kins says he loves the ladies far better
than he used Whereas, during court
ship he loved but one, now he adores
them all. Mrs. s., has brought him TO
this. @ asz Baa6 sue ~ "
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

The Woman Suffrage Association has
obtained leave to present arguments be-
fore the Senate Judiciary Committee of
the Ohio General Assembly in behalf of
a proposed constitutional amendment.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

The particularly attractive bone for
office-seekers just now is that Of Census
Supervisor. While one hundred and
fifty of these are to be appointed, it il
said that an army Of fully 5000 appli-
cants are besieging the Census Bureau al
Washington.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

The New York Herald has figured up
the cost Of carrying out the proposition
recently made in Congress to send copy
of the Congressional Recordto every voter
in the country, and finds the aggregate
si,955,0O0 weekly without counting the
cost Of the new presses and machinery
rao,,;~.J
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29
A Horrible Perpstration.
lDes Mosass Register.

Last night old Giff caught his dangh-
ter ana Mr.. Christopher crowding eae
corner Of a sofa pretty hard. "Come
here, sir,' he said to the young man in
stern tones. The young man approached
with electric shocks running from his
toes to his head and back again. APP
proach, miss" said Gift to his daughter.
4 Now" he said, grasping the young
man by the wrist, and casting. herce
look on the girl, Now. yo,s wished g
know what present was going to make
you;" then, sh5ving the young man To-,
ward her, he Added, =" Here lis your
Chris. Miss Giff." Emotional tablesu.l ]
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

The PoH Mall Gazette believes that
the comparative youth of Pope Leo
makes him of a different temper of mind
from Plus TX, who was revolutionist,
while Leo is diplomat.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

Mrs. WINNIE REM HoxIs, in big
gingham apron, superintends every day
at the foundry of the Washington
Navy-yard the preparations that are
making to cast in bronze her statue Of
Admiral Faragut, for which the Gov
ernment contracted at cost OF $40, 900.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

TIE great thorn in the side of the
British Foreign Office seems TO be, just
now, not NO much the Afghan but the
Transvaal question:. There is not a day
which does not bring its qaoia of dis
quieins news regarding the attitude of
the Beers. IL Is even cabled over from
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

THE vicksburg Herald says that Mis-
sissippi, 80 far as education is concerned d
through the medium of her public
schools, will soon become the Massachu-
sets of the South. She outranks al
ready North Carolina.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

The total receipts of the Cincinnati
Southern Railway for the fractional year
beginning May %, 1879, and ending De-
cember 81, 1879, including stock on hand,
etc, were q, ,492, ,659.1s; total disburse-
ments. $953. .223. "a.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

CoMMfssioSEn ADASds Is reported as
te-tifying at Washington that Agent
Meeker provoked the massacre, in which
he was slain, by the arbitrary and ty-
rannical conduct which distinguished
him when he was al the head OF the
colony at Greeley, Colorado. II this be
so, grievously In his own person and that
OF his wife and daughter hath he an
swered IL. 49,. - -.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

THE German army not being sufficient
TO defend the Empire, eleven regiments
of infantry, two of artillery and thirty
two fell batteries are to be added. The
primary expense willonly besome 81, ,000,'
900, with a yearly outlay of $4,000, 900
Russia will probably make note of it.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

BEGINNING with the New Year, the
City of Philadelphia entered upon a new
way of doing business-paying all obi
cations as they became due, and not in
curing any new debts. " vs
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

A CABLE dispatch, taken from Lon
don paper, says the Pope is very in
dignant because of the part taken by
Cardinal McCloskey in the reception of
Parnell in New York. The Cardinal,
on the other hand, has NOT been officially
Informed Of the Pope's displeasure.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

A MONTREAL dispatch says rails are
being laid on the ice, and that trains
will be crossing the st. Lawrence River
in few days.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

Cape Town that the whole British colony
of South Africa is now initiating the
conduct of the American-Englis pro-
vinces previous to 1776.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

HAYDEN's trial has cost $4,000
Modern justice with the luxuries of
expert testimony and legal eloquence is
not a frugal thing.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

The pension money belonging to in
mates of Soldiers Homes is not kept for
the home, but invested in United States
bonds for the benefit of the pensioner.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

TELEGRAMs from Egypt confirm the
discovery of five Masonic emblems under
the ancient obelisk of Cleopatra's Needle,
soon TO be transported to this country.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

ELI H. MURRAY, Of Kentucky-edito
of the Louisville Commerciai-has been
nominated by the Presidentas Governor
of Utah. ftet VL sfe7
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29

1T is stated that Ex-Governor p. b. s.
Pinchback, Of Louisiana, is to be ap-
pointed as Naval Officer at New Or
leans.