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, 1880-08-18
G O L O N | A L.
JAMAICA.

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for 18th August to hand last Saturday
is more than usually interesting.
First comes an article on Jamaica
Cinchona, the account sales of the
fourth shipment of bark having been
received, showing that for 1872 bales
weighing in all 10,152 lbs. a total of
e., 5 or an average price of nearly
IS. per ID. was realised. The bark is
obtained from three species OF Cincho-
IA, and is known as Grey bark, yell
low bark, and Red bark, the grey
being the most valuable. The total
sent from the Government plantations
Excluding 5000 lbs. for which &C
count sales have not yet been receiv-
ed) was $1,000 lbs, and the net
amount of the sales was nearly
$4,000 (say S20,000).
The Cleaner next gives us an
account of the system Of postal tele-.
graphs in Jamaica, the occasion call
ing forth the article being the opening
of a new line to Savanna-la-Mar
Sixteen telegraph offices are open in
different parts of the island, and twelve
more are to be added. Over 1000
messages were transmitted on the
lines during the month of July alone.
After going into details in regard to
the several towns the paper adds the
following comments.
olive could get behind this record
to use an expressive Americanism-
it would be found that the convent
ence afforded to the public has been
immense, whether it be in the trans
mission to anxious friends of hourly
bulletins from the bed of sickness, or
in the quick despatch of intelligence
concerning races, s~hipwrecks, change
of market prices, and the doings of
the far off, outer world. The num-
bers of messages mark, too, in a curl
ous manner, the fluctuations of bust
ness at the various towns. Thus, one
month we find Port Antonio running
a close second to Kingston. The
fruit trade was very brisk just then,
but as we look at the present abstract,
we learn indirectly that there is a
lull at Port antonio. At another
time, Linstead came boldly to the
fore, from which fact we infer that
the coffee buyers and sellers were
making or losing money "hand over
fist" It requires no great prophetic
gift to make the statement that the
new office will contribute largely to
the returns, being an important place
in connection with our export trade.
Whilst dealing with this subject,
it is pleasant to record THAT Mr.. Sulli-
van has found, in telegraphic service,
occupation for several ladies, who, by
steady but not we're toll, are enabled
to gain a modest yearly competence.
In view of the efficiency to which the
female staff have attained, all doubts
with regard to their capacity for the
work have been dissipated, and every
month witnesses additions to their
number"
The annual report of the Constabu-
, 1880-08-18
ST. Croix 18th August 1880.
Mr.. EDITOR,

Nc. l5UJ, IN Wnlcn,aS L only learned a
couple of days ago, objections are made
to my article in the est. Croix Avis"
of 23rd June &C. No. so, regarding
the advantages which the planters
secure by selling their N to the
factory in preference to manufacture
ing them at their own works.
The honorable correspondent [
now notice writes from St. Croix 23rd
June thus:
ain the "Avis" an article is pub
lishedfrom Presidency Secretary a
Brake; which goes to show that it
is far more advantageous to sell the
canes to the factory than to manufac-
ture the sugar at ones own works.
| perfectly approve Of the conclusion,
but by no means of the calculations
on which it is based, against which
well founded objections may be
raised, which it is probable will APP
pear later in the "Avis". The plant
ers are likely to raise objections
against the assumption, that 5! lbs. Of
sugar can be called a specially good
return, and the anti-factory party will
naturally maintain that the above
mentioned trials have yielded more"
To avoid the round about way of
corresponding through the Nation
a%ltidende," and in order to get this so
highly important matter thoroughly
discussed if possible before the next
campaign commences, | hereby beg
specially, as / have already done
generally in my article of 23rd June,
to request most earnestly the honour
able correspondent, to bring forth in
this .paper the objections which he
considers well founded against my
calculations.
The honorable correspondent has
in another place in the same letter to
the "NatiopaItidendo" helped me to
disarm the objection on which he
lays greatest stress, namely that the
planters would object to 81 lbs. of
sugar being considered particularly
good, when he says:
1.-The planters have been very dis
satisfied with the price the factory has
given for the canes, namely the value
of 81 lbs. muscovado sugar for
100 lbs. canes, insisting hat they
would have obtained a considerably
better result if they had manufactured
them at their own works. Trials have
been made in this respect and all the
n an estate has manufactured in
the course of a week have been
weighed. The results are now before
us, and show that the planters are
correct, that the yield is larger than
what the factory pays them, but
it is to be observed, hat the proper
ton of saccharine matter is unusually
high this year, namely 10 Beaume.
In the best part Of crop time this
degree of sweet is nearly reached
every year, but not by any means
throughout the crop-season; it must
be considered very good if on an
average for a year the sweetness dur
ing the whole crop is 10 p. CT, it has
consequently this year been 10Io
higher during the experiments, than
under ordinary circumstances, and
when this is deducted from the yield
it becomes no more than what the
factory gives"
, 1880-08-18

larry or Police Force had been pub
lished. The total of rank and file
was S95 and "gave II constable to
every 625 souls and to every five
square miles of territory" The con-
duct of the men is praised, and the
following account given Of theiryear's
work.
During the year, the police arrest
ed 1920 persons, and 9412 persons
were summoned to "appear and
answer" Altogether 17,309 persons
were dealt with for crimes and mis-
demeanors, being a percentage OF
3.42 to the general population, and Al
in excess Of 1S77-7S. Out of the
1903 there were 9407 convictions,
a per centage of 54.34. The offences
of a serious nature were 337, or III
less than in the previous year. The
cases cited before The Police Magist-
rate of Kingston were 1871; in 9O5
of these cases fines were paid amount
ing to the sum of f426 IS. Cd.
Three hundred habitual criminals
were discharged from prison, cone
fourth of whom at once recruited the
criminal population of Kingston"
Six hundred and thirty four per-
sons were convicted during the year,
of prrdial larceny, the apprehensions
having been 1877; and these figures
were lower than those of 1S76-77 and
1878. One hundred and ninety
were sentenced to hogging for the Of
ence, and the opinion of the lnspec-
tors is that the decrease of this crime
is due to the use Of the lash. Mali
cious injuries to animals were punish
ed in 81 cases, but there were 81
acquittals. Inspector Black is quoted
as believing that lin many cases the
wounds are inflicted in the heat of
temper while driving cattle out OF
provision grounds by throwing the
cutlass (Which every peasant carries
to his field at the animals trespass-
ing" Tho ConStabulary appear to
have done good work in enforcing
vaccination, the due observance of
Sanitary laws, and the inspections
under the Contagious Diseases Law.
The Inspector General has not been
satisfied with the working of the
Detective system in Kingston, and
he has prepared special orders for
this branch of the service. The Wa
ter Police have also been brought
under a new Code OF Rules, in which
their duties are explained very clear
ly. The further orders with regard
to the Rural Patrol have worked
we'll" and the Encouragement OF the
clown PATROL is said to have
been a success"
A project was on foot for introduce
ING the Angora goat into Jamaica and
crossing it with the common kind.
The wool of the crossbreed it is said
would be worth between 3 and 4
shillings a pound. Two American
gentlemen are about to visit the island
in connexion with this project, which
is supported by a Company N
the United States by whom the
necessary capital, it is said, is already
guaranteed. ~
The Meteorological Report for the
month of July shews that IN King
ston ten lines only of rain had fallen.
The daily gazette., 1880-06-29
SECOND EDITION
In q QtsGNdts7.y.
A REPUBLICAN WHO THINKS HE WILL
HAVE TO VOTE FOR HANCOCK.

A REPUBLICAN WHO THINKS HE WILL
HAVE TO VOTE FOR HANCOCK.
Georgetown Inquirer.
On Thursday morning an Inquirer
reporter met DR.. d. III. Houston, Trea-
surer of the junction & Breakwater
railroad, at the depot. He was quietly
smoking his well-known pipe and wait
ing for further returns from Cincinnati.
"Who do you think will be nominated,
DOctor?" queried the scribe. iT ~
eIt looks like Hancock" he replied,
"and if he is nominated shall be placed
in quandary."
Chow SOP"
"Well, i served on Hancock's STAFF during
the war. In '84, you know, he was
talked Of for President by the Demo
crals. On July 4'h of that year was
ordered to another post Of duty, and
when was bidding the General good
bye said to HIM, "You are the only
Democrat would vote for, and il you
are nominated shall vote for you. he
replied that he didn't expect, certainly
did not want the nomination, and that
he could not for a moment think OF
turning his attention to politics until
the last vestige of rebellion and secession
had been stamped out"
just then Operator Tunnel received
a dispatch announcing Hancock's nomi-
nation, which caused the Doctor to oper
his eyes still wider.
"Does your promise TO the Genera
still hold goodp" asked the report.
The Doctor studied q moment ant
then answered laconically, as he took I
long whiff at his pipe. "I'm in
quandary." .tr
The daily gazette., 1880-06-29
FIRST EDITION.
The Coming Parade.

FORMATION OF The LINE ROUTE OF
PARADE-A LARGE NUMBER OF vIsI-
TORS EXPECTED.
The marshals ofthe various fire COM
panies met last evening and perfected
arrangements for the coming parade
which takes place on Thursday evening
next. The line will be formed as fol-
lows:
Reliance forms OH south side OF Fourth
street, right resting on east side Of French
street.
Phoenix, east side OF Walnut stree, 4,
right resting on north. side of Fourth
ct.
Water Witch, ON east side Of Walnut
street, right resting OH south side Of
Fourth street.
Friendship, on south side of Fourth
street, right resting on east side Of
Walnut street.
Fame Hose, ca t side of Poplar street,
right resting ON south side of Fourth
street.
Washington east side of Lombard
street, right resting on south side Of
Lombard street.
Weccacoe, south side of Fourth street.
right resting OH east side of Lombard
street.
The line will move st O'Clock, and
will march over The fjliowing route:
Couniernarch on Fourth to Spruce, to
Fifth, to Walnut, to Sixth, TO French,
To Front, TO Market,to st. Johns church,
countermarch to King, 10 Ninth, to
Marke TO Tenth, to West, 10 Fourth to
Jackson, to Ches' nut, to Van Buren,, to
Elm, To Maryland avenue, to Front to
Tatnall, 10 Second to Shipley, to Seventh,
TO Madison, to Ninth, aud dismiss on
Ninth street.
Should The rubbish on Tenth street
be cleared away in time, the line will
pass along Tenth from King.
The va iois companios are making evMy
effort to turn out as large number AS
possible, and it Is thought that including
the visiting companies there will be 1900
men in line.
It. is earnestly hoped by the firemen
that re- ,idcnts along the line OF parade
will drc)rate and illuminate their
hon g.. tue reception committee of the
Water Witch and Fame Hose will leave
tbls city at S.36 a III. on the morning of
the parade, and will go to Havre de
Grace TO meet the two visiting cempan-
les ffom Frederick City, Md, who will
arrive in this city on a special train
about l.16p. m.
| Upon arriving In this city the visitors
will disembark at the depot, and from
thence be escorted 10 tie freight house,
Fourth and Pine II eets, where their
apparatus will he unload, II. From .his
point they will he taken to the Water
Witch and Fame Hose houses,ahd their
apparatus housed. They will then be
es orted TO the City Hall, where they
will be received by the Mayor. AT the
con3lusi IN Of the speeches tie Water
Witch guests will be given a collation.
in the main room of the City Hall. The
reception committee of the Friendship
will meet their guests at PomeToy, and
Will arrive in this city about Gil p. m
There will be large delegation of visi'
tors from Reading, Chester, Fredench
City, Philadelphia, Norristown and
Consho ohocken. The parade will be the
largest ever seen in this city. and vii
present a grand spectacle.
The daily gazette., 1880-06-29
The Red Cross Knights.

The regular semi annual convocation
of the Grand Council of Red Cross
knights of the Order of Malta in the
United States, closed It's session in This
city on Friday last. The f flowing Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year
and installed according to ancient rite,
rule and custom Sir Thomas McCra"k-
gu of Wilmington, Del, grand senior
councillor; Sir David Irwip,S grand
Junior councillor; Sir William Long,
grand high prelate; Sir Robert Gala
CHER grand vice chancellor; Sir John
N FrieAzleben, grand registrar; Sir
James L. Covert, grand pursuivant; Sir
John Russell, grand herald; Sir John b.
Richie, graud standard bearer; Sir John
X Kilmer. grand first grand; Sir John
Strain, grand second grand; Sir Matthew
Nichols, grand warden; Sir James Mo
Kelvey, grand seutineI. At the conclu-
sion of The installation services, the
visiting sir Knights were handsomely
entertained by their friends, who afford
ed every facility TO the strangers to ell
ioy themselves and remember their COM
panlons in the Diamond State.
The daily gazette., 1880-06-29

CHERIFF'S SALE.
. BY virtue OF a writ OF Levari Faoias,
10 me directed, will he exposed to public
sale at .,....
THE GILPIN HOUSE, w
Kept by George Whitfield In the city of
New CASTLE, New Castle hundred, in New
Castle Co., Delaware, on -
SATURDAY, the 17th day Of July, 80,
at 2 o'clock p. M,
The following described real estate, Wis:
All the following described track, piece
or parcel of land and pre- misses situate In
New Castle Hundred, county OF New Cas-
tie, and State of Delaware, bounded and
described as follows, that is 10 say, begtu-
ming at a stake in the middle OF the New
Castle and Frenchtown turnpike road, be-
Ing at the corner OF the lands OF tne heirs
OF the sa id road, south sixty-four degrees
and a-h III wes,. 104 perches aud lilo less
l9k feet to a new stone set opposite James
o. igin Il stone opposite the middle OF the
lane, thence north 40 degrees, west ~ and
$40 perches with the line OF said hedge 70
ano fher stone set In line OF said James
Shorts land, being also l31x feet from an
other original one In the middle OF said
la ne, thence with the line OF said James
Shorts land, north 20 degrees, east Is
Of the said James shorts land, thence
with the line of the said James shorts
Iand north 46L degrees, west Al and 3-i0
perches to another corner of said James
shorts land, thence south Az degrees,
west q perches and 7-10 less 13N feet to
nsw STONE, another corner OF said James
Shorts land, being l3Z feet from the orig
inal stone in the middle OF said lane.
thence leaving the said lane and running
and binding by a new line north 40 de-
grees. west 40 perches and 5-10 10 now
stone theL ce by another new line north
s5s< degrees, west 81 perches and $40 to Q
ne~ stone, thence by the line OF said
James SHORTS land, north 62x degrees.
east l3 and 9-l0 perches TO a corner stone.
thence north As degrees, east A. perches
and $40 to q stone, thence north 38
degrees, west q per ches and lilo
to a stone at the said Christiana
creek, thence down the SAINT by the sever
al courses thereof, 159 percnes to the In
tersection or Graveyard run with said
creek, thence up said run the several
courses thereof, 40 g. perches 10 o stake,
thence Ieayihg said run aud by Q line. OF
land of the heirs Of Bennett Bole, afore-
said. south 40 degrees, west 81 perches AID
Clio TO a torner stone. thence BY another
line of the said heirs. south 38 degrees,
Containing l44 acres OF land, be the same
more or less, with a frame house, frame
barn, granary and other out-bufldings
thereon erected.
seized and taken in execution as the
property or Joseph N. Troth, and Narcis-
sa j. Troh, his wife. and Lewis K. PEN
nipeton and Jane Pennington, his wife,
and Robert Ross, {. J., and to be sold by
|-T JOHN PYLE, Sheriff.
Sherif7s ONCE, New Castle, June 18th
1880. IfnI i.I. Je8-m,w Wills
The daily gazette., 1880-06-29
Local Lanes.

Fullmer's celebrated clam soup.
Devilled crabs at Fullmer's. .r.-
Turtle soup at Fullmer's.
Salt oysters ice cold at Fullmer's.
School examinations take place to-
day in Nos. /, 8, A, 8, 9, 10 and 1S.
James Moore, pension agent, has
Just collected pension claim of ST.
424 so, for James Garvine, a machinist
employed at Jessup s. Moore's works.
Rev. DR.. Nixon, of Central Presby-
terian Church, has been in such poor
health that he contemplated rendering
his resignation. The trustees, how
ever, ordered him off on three months
vacation, and he will 60 to the White
Mountains.
The Sunday School room of Central
Presbyterian Church is to be enlarged
and various improvements made, to the
extent of $500.
Crabb's Commencement takes place
to-night.
Jacob G. Foulk, the suicide, was
buried at Riverview, yesterday after
noon. Rev. P. s. Rawlins, of Scott
Church, conducted the ceremonies, and
the M. s. r. A. turned out.
Ethan G. Dutton, who had been con-
tinuously in the employ of the p, W..
& b. r. r.. Co., since June %, 1S45,
died at his residence in this city, on
Saturday.
Boys continue to anticipate the
GLORIOUS fourth" by discharging fire
crackers.
Frank Stidham has sold his trotting
horse Chief to Philadelphia parties,
who think they can make fast road
ster out of him.
Company G, of this city, have de,
cided to attend the Georgetown 4th of
July celebration and pay their own ex.
penses. They will depart on the q 30
train Friday evening. lI~
The banks will be closed on Monday
next, the day to be observed as "the
fourth"
The Brandywine Summit Camp
Meeting will be open from August II
to Monday, September 9th, which
change is made for the convenience Of
the people of Wilmington. 1t will be
under the immediate charge of the
Sloan M. E. Church.
The population of the State is now
estimated at 145, 900, an increase OF
90 900 over the last census. i
The daily gazette., 1880-06-29
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
A DEAR LITTLE MEETING, LAST NIGHT

A DEAR LITTLE MEETING, LAST NIGHT.
The Board of Education met at the
usual hour, last night, President Con-
rad in the chair, and held the shortest
session on record.
All the committees were continued
except the Insurance Committee, the
chairman of which asked for an order
for $35 80, to pay premiums on insur-
ance policies falling due July LIST. The
request was granted.
A communication was read from
Woolworth & Co., of New York, ask
ing to have the American system of
penmanship introduced. Also, one
fiom Porter & Coates, asking to have
Raub's system of Readers and Book
walters Spoilers placed on the list of
books. Both of these communications
were referred to the Book Commit
tee.
No. 10 committee was granted au-
thority to make certain repairs, and
No. 8 committee was given authority
to have some blackboards repaired and
walls calsomined.
Orders were drawn, as follows w
M. Kennard & Co., $33 81; Catharine
Haughey, one quarters rent of School
No. Is, $25.
At 8 o'clock the Board adjourned.
The daily gazette., 1880-06-29

PFRsoNAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
WIFE OF THE DEMOCRATIC CANDI-
DATE.
From the New York Graphic.
Mrs. Hancock, the wife OF the Gen.
eral, is few years Dis Junior 10 age and
"a a woman is as impo.ing in appear
ance as he is as a man. Tall and well
proportioned, with most winsome
smile, manner that puts you at your
ease at once and pair OF eyes that
animate every line of handsome face.
sbe is still beauty, although her hair
is becoming streaked with gray. She
was married when the General was but
a young lieutenant doing duty in the far
West. 1t was entirely love match.
and neither of them have since regretted
it-in fact, their home is one OF the hap.
niest imaginable. Mrs. Hancock has
always been opposed 10 her husbands
becomiug Candidate for the Presi-
depcy, and she is even above the weak
ness OF wishing to be the mistress OF the
White House. She breads the worry OF
the canvass, ami II her husbund Is elect
ed sbe thinks that the honor which the
posi,ion brings will be dearly pur-
chased nv the renuDciation of all do
mestic life for four years to come and OF
his position as senior major general and
his chances of soon becoming chief OF
the army. while she prefers her own
home existence, however, there IL no
one Sett erqualified to play the hostess
on grand scale than she. A society
belle. eyen.after her marriage, she has
Ali the self-copfidence and resources
needed to entertain the most varied
company. There Is nothing In the
range of conversation abost which she
does not know something. Her great
est charm, however, is.and " Is lne
,ndiyidual atom feel as II he were the
one sole object of her attentions. - +,
The daily gazette., 1880-06-29
Letter From Maryland.
Correspondence OF The GAZETTE.
CAROLINE COUNTY, Md,
June 2fth. 1880.

June 26th, 1880.
Having been absent from Will
mington almost four weeks, have re-
solved to br.ak silence and to favor
you and the readers of the GAZETTE
with few lines from the country,
where l am spending my vacation.
When l sat down this morning to
to write this letter, 1 was in hopes
to be able to furnish you something
in the way of news, but suppose I
will fail. While l am thus Jealous
to get up something, am con-
tinually interrupted by the steam
whistles of the threshing machines
and by loud screams of cereal floor
managers, calling the boys for more
wheat. This is very busy season
and young and old are in active SER
vice almost day and night, and as a
consolation for them, it is generally
supposed that the crops are good
and meet fully the expectations of
the farmers. AS a general rule, we
have had very dry season and
whenever Providence sent us a
shower, it was either too much at
once or not enough. The whole
vegetation has suffered tremendously
from the want of rain and unless we
are favored with some good showers
during the coming month, the corn
crop, although very promising at
present, will prove failure. The
peach and apple crop cannot be call
ed success this year except in Kent
county, where it promises to be un-
precedented, both in yield and
quality. There is an abundant
amount of blackberries and whortle-
berries shipped to the markets.
The most important event of last
week was, of course, the Democratic
Convention at Cincinnati. "Who
will be and who may be the candi-
datep" was every ones anxious ques-
ton. 1t is certain that we could for
see the result Just as little as it was
OWNED by the Republicans. We
saw in the field: Tilden, Payne,
Seymour, Hendricks, Bayard, Han
cock, Thurman, Jewett and Field
and as Tilden and Seymour had de-
clined, the list of candidates became
smaller and the chances for the
Delaware Senator were certainly
very favorable. Hon. Thos. F. Bay
ard was unquestionably the choice
of the people of this section of the
country. However, the lot fell
upon Hon. Winfield Scott Hancock,
and we may shout now, "habemus
pontificem."
During the last two weeks, have
been on my lecture trips and met
with unexpected success. l shall
continue to lecture once or twice
every week during the coming
month and great encouragement il
given to me everywhere. The topics
upon which l will treat are ex
clusively educational. Several in
fiuential gentlemen with whom
became acquainted lately have pre-
| vailed upon me to teach the Ian
guages to their sons and daughters
and to make myself generally usefu
here as a linguist during this sum
mer season. l have been asked tt
settle down here altogether but
have emphatically declined as l shal
be in Wilmington again by the enc
of August, refreshed, recuperatet
and strengthened by the simple
plain and inUigorating mode of living
in the country. l am now going tt
close and if anything happens wortf
noticing, it will be forwarded to you
Yours truly,
p. W. HoCHKEPPEL.