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The daily gazette., 1880-01-06
SECOND EDITION
AD1useDsessts.
THE PERFORMANCE LAST EVENING.

THE PERFORMANCE LAST EvENINa.
The large audience that assem- bled last
evening at the Opera House, to witness
the performance of the Watson, Ellis
and herneiIs company of versatile ar
lists, were surprised, in fact they were
more than surprised. There never has
been upon the boards of the Opera
II ouse, such company of artists, since
the building has been erected, and pro-
baby there never will be again.
From the time the performance COM
menced until 1t ended, those present
were convulsed with laughter, and the
applause was more than hearty. The
performance was of the variety order
but not variety order of the concert sa-
looms, but variety of high order. The
company has been carefully selected
each member thereof being star in his
or her line. Miss Alice Bateman, as a
cloggist has no equal aud her steps were
the poetry of motion; Mr.. Allen with his
banjo and funny songs and sayings. call
ed forth round after round of applause.
There has never been in this city better
performers on the b, rizontal bar, than
the Suydam Brothers. All their feats
upon the bar are done with such an ease
and grace as TO win the hearty applause
of the audience. Harry and John Ker-
nell have no equals anywhere as Irish
comedians. Their songs and dancing are
OF q very high order, while their jokes,
Kept those presen. ontinually laughing.
They received several encores. Miss
Clara Moore Is good singer, and she
dresses with good taste. Watson and
Ellis are certainly the leading German
comiques ON the stage at the present
day. They were recalled several times.
Thatcher and Hume are splendid song
and dance artists. Gus Hill, swings
hfty-five pound Indian club, with as
much ease, as he would one weighing
only one pound. Nothing is said or done
during the entire performance, that
would offend the most exacting. These
who failed to attend last evening missed
a rare treat.
On Monday evening next, Gottholds
"Octoroon" party will occupy the boards
The play Is full of interest, and the com~
pany are now playing to crowded houses
in Washington.
On Tuesday evening the 18th inst, the
"Argonauts of '49' will be presented for
the first time in this city.
On Friday evening. the 16th,- Barlow,
Wilson, Primrose and Vests miBstreis
will appear. This company is fayorite
in this city.
The "Ph9nix" will be presented by
Milton Mobiles, on Saturday evening the
17th inst.
The Commercial Traveller" will be
presented on M onday the 10Th inst, by
Furblsh and Bailey's combination.
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LYNCHING IN VIRGINIA.

AMHERST COURT HOUSE, Jan. 8, 1880.
A bright mulatto negro, Columbus
Christian, twenty-five years old, was
lynched about ten miles from this place
by party of men from the community
for committing an outrage on Miss Miller,
beautiful and respectable young lady.
The circumstances are as follows:-There
was party in the neighborhood. This
negro came to her house, and introduc-
ing himself as the son of white man in
the neighborhood, said he was sent to es-
cort her to the party. She, after hesitating,
agreed to go, and accompanied by her
young brother went with him. Discover
ing, after proceeding short distance,
that he was a negro, she fled back to her
house pursued by the negro, who, after
threatening her aged parents with pis.
tol, again carried her off and outraged
her. He fed to Lexington, was pursued
and brought back by guard of five men,
and while on the road was lynched by
about forty persons, some of them were
supposed to be negroes. Shots were
exchanged with the guards and several
were thrown from their horses. No one
was seriously hurt. The sympathy of the
community is with the lynchers.
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Catholic Church attendance.

John O'Byrne, Esq, now of New
York, writes to one OF the papers in that
city, to correct an error in reference to
church statistics.
He says: Gan Episcopal, Methodist,
or any other Protestant church building
may contain 1000 sittings, and yet the
average attendance may be less than
one-half the seating capacity. Take
any Catholic church in the large cities,
and there are usually two or three
priests attached to it, with full faculties.
Each priest celebrates two masses of a
Sunday. If there are two priests in a
parish, this gives us four distiuct SER
vices on Sunday morning, usually at 6,
7, 8, and 10a o'clock. So each OF these
masses go distinct and separate congre-
CATION. 1t is rare thing for a Catho-
lie TO got to wo masses on the same day.
AT all of the masses the churches are
usually full. Guided by these facts,
which apply exclusively to the Catholic
Church, is it not fair TO multiply the
sittings by four to ascertain the number
OF church goers, especially as Catholic
churches are always full 4? 1t would
then appear that the church accommo-
dations of Catholics practically exceed
those Of any other denomination. l will
20 step further. My belief is that
more Catholics than Protestants go to
church in the large cities. A Philadel-
phia paper, in the early part of this
year, caused an accurate account to be
taken of the church attendance in that
city for several Sundays and it became
apparent thai more Catholics went to
church of Sunday morning by over
ten per cent. than al other religionists
put together.
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Walked INTO the Creek.

Last night well known citizen of
" ilmingt0n instead OF going home TO
the bosom of his family, as he should
nave done, went off and got drunk and
woke up about two o'clock this morning
70 lind himself sitting in store door at
Fourth and King streets. Then he con-
cluded to 60 home, but owing to the
darkness and the muddled condition Of
bis mind, he had no idea what direction
to take and plunged wildly down King
street. He kept on q straight course,
crossed the railroad, and continued until
ne reached the wharf, when not noticing
his dangerous position he took another
step and plunged into the chilling waters
OF the Christiana.
This involuntarily bath sobered him
In an instant, and he Immediately let
forfha series OF shrill screams for help
that aroused the neighbour pod for
squares around. The wharf watchmaR
added TO the din by1stentorious cries OF
imam overheard" and in a few moments
Sergeant Dolan and officers Thomas and
Gutchmer, who heard the cry, came
rushing down to the wharf.
Meanwhile a colored man employed
on the ting John Z. M,tlford, which lay at
the wharf, took prompt measures TO res
cue the drowning man. He procured a
rope and fixing a moose at one end, skill
fully iassoed the struggling object In the
water. With such precision did he
make the throw that the moose dropped
over the mans arms and head, and the
officers coming up at this instant, he
was soon drawn out on the wharf He
was pretty far gone, but ON being vigor-
ously rolled and rubbed soon recovered,
and was taken home and put to bed.
The watchman at the wharf states that
nearly every night he is called upon to
stop drunken men on their way to the
wharf and turn them back. But oeca-
sionally, dspite his vigilance, they will
get past him and walk overheard. Sew
eral drunken men have gone overheard
in this manner during the past few years,
but fortunately In each case they were
drawn out in time to save their lives.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06
The WeeE of Prduer.

All persons Interested N the prosper
ity of the Church of Christ, and in the
conversion of souls are earnestly invited
to attend union religious services to be
held In st. Paul's M. e. Church, on Mar
ket street, above Seventh, on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
The services will be conducted by the
ted in by other ministers and active
christians. A topic for prayer aud medi
tation at each meeting has been selected
as follows: For Tuesday-"PersoDal Re-
lieious Life" For Wednesday-"Church
Work" For Thursday Relation of the
Church to the World" Each service
will begin at 3 O'Clock p. m.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06

PUBLIC OPINION IN ENGLAND CoMMENDs
THE soBRIETY OF AMERICAN VIEWS
ON IRELAND-RIoTs IN GALWAY BE-
TWEEN PEAsANTRY AND .coNsrABU-
Larry.
LONDON, Jan. 3, 1880.
The London Times, commenting Oh
Mr.. Parnell's visit to the United States,
says :-"Mr. Parnelps policy of placing
the Irish tenant farmers In possession of
the lands they till may please the incon-
siderate crowds of their emigrant coun-
trymen, but it Is rejected by the firm,
ber-nlinied individualism and strength
of the United States. We have already
seen that the most powerful organs of
public opinion in the Union, and notably
the New York Herald, have condemned
ParnelPs policy as reactionary and ruin
Gus TO Ireland" The Times does not
see the use of the Parnell movement, as
the Americans are always, to their honor,
liberal and prompt in helping the needy,
and do not require Mr.. Parnell's inter-
vention. The Times wishes Mr.. Parnell
success in any charitable work he may
inspire for the benefit of the distressed
districts of Ireland, but hopes he will not
misrepresent the landlords.
RIOT AND BLooDsHED.
A most serious conflict has occurred at
Garraroe, county Galway, between
masses of peasantry and sixty constabue
larry who had been sent to protect men
serving ejectment processes. The fight
was commenced by the peasants throw
ing stones and other missiles at the police.
The officer commanding the force re-
sented the attack by ordering his men to
fire on the crowd. The peasants 10 not
seem to have been cowed by this, but TO
have rushed on the police, who began to
use their bayonets vigorously. The
crowd succeeded in disarming the COM
harding officer of the constabulary force
many were wounded on both sides and
one woman mortally so. Large rein
forcements of consta bulary are being
sent with all haste to Galway, as several
rent distur Dances are anticipated.
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The Situation IN. Maine.
THE DECISION OF THE s1perwr couRr
DENoUNCED AS PARrIsAN.

DENOUNCED AS PARTISAN.
AUGUSTA, Me-, January 6.-The
democrats Rre generally of the opinion
tnat the decision of the court is q partl-
san one and they denounce 1t. Judge
hlce has stated in conversation that the
opinion is good law, but what effect 1t
VIII have On the organization he will
not say. As indicated in these dis
patches yesterday, Mr.. Pillsbury Is out
IN the standard denouncing the opinion
as partisan and urging The counted. in
members to stand for their rights and
nor be bul lldozed into giving up their
seats.
GOV. GARCELoN STANDS FIRM.
Gov. GaTcelon states that the decision
of the court will not change his attitude
toward the incoming Legislature. The
points in the opinion might serve as n
GUIDE In fut lure but his work had been
performed under the constitution and
statutes as he understood them and he
should neither withdraw the certificates
nor issue new ones. Here and there
may be found dissenting voice TO this
position of the governor but in the
main 1t has the approval of the mass of
the fuSlOniStS.
THE FUsIoNIsTs RESOLVE TO ORGANIZE
"A caucus of Fusionists was held at
Metropolitan Hall tonight, Continuing
70 late hour. J. W. Hill, q counted-in
member OF he Exeter presided Speeches
were made upon the condition Of affairs:
proclaiming adhesion to constitution
ana laws as they understood them.
They held 10 respect the opinion of the
court, and should IL be found that they
we're in majority in the Legislature il
should NOT be understood that they
would invade the rights Of the minority,
The meeting was harmonious and q de-
termination was expressed to organize
the Legislature according to the certifis
Gates issued. Gen. Chamberlain was
summoned 10 consult with the Governor
In regard 70 the necessity of employing
military force on Wednesday. 1t was
decided that no such force was needed
but that the police would be sufficient TO
preserve order. Admission to the State
House on Wednesday will be by tickets
Issued to certificated members, confess
tants, State officers, heads CT depart
ments, reporters, &c.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06
WILMINGTON. DEL TUESDAY, JANUARY. 1880

that Delaware can and win be.carried by
the Republicans. What is the s'gnih
canoe Of this ?' -,
IL is the veriesf no7i,ahse. There
has never been a dishonest election In
Drlaware. The Republicans have al
ways had their Marsbals and Supervi
sors at the polls. There Is no question
as to the politics of tho majority OF the
people of Delaware. have bad some
thing to do heretofore with the CAM
paigns In that State. have never spent
any money to carry an election. and
never cOuntenanceds such a method IN
single instance. Do you think would
have received the reception from my
people, Republicans az well a. Demo-
Gratis, that did upon my return from
Europe. If | bad countenaDced dishon-
full confidence OF the people of the
State. 1 would like for single specifi'
cation of dishonesty at an election psll
In Delaware to be pointsd out to me. /
would Hose no time in giving 1t the
closest Investigation. L have tried In
public life to take the broad view that
the good of the whole country should be
studied, and no particular locality or
section. 1 have never sought office, nor
shall ever do so, nor will L affect to
decline to decline to be q candidate for
ance Will serve the interests Of my party
or the people,"
"Will there be any renewal OF the
contest to secure the repeal of the Fed.
eral laws during the present Congress-"
"As l said before the policy to be
pursued by the Democrats during the
present session has not yet been deters
mined. The Federal Election laws need
revision and amendment. No one
raatizaa fhta af ha sxa
publicaDs themselves. They bad the
making OF these laws, and ! was in
hopes that they would apply the needed
remedy themselves when they were III
power in Congress. Bot they neglected
10 do so. The Election laws sadly need
Improvement They must be made to
conform more with the spirit of our in-
stitutions. When the appropriations
for Marshals Is brought up discussion
of this subject will likely arise"
"What about the Electoral College?
Win there be any amendments or alteras
tions to he Constitution in this connec.
ton submitted ty either Republicans or
Democrats
"rLls is a subject that has engaged the
attention of statesmen In both he recogs
nized political parties for long time.
The result of the last count of the Elec'
trail vote demonstrates the necessity of
some change in this respect. l think
the subject cannot be considered too
early; but, as l said. 1 have no knows
lege of any proposition being now under
consideration by either party
"Senator, which do ypu think most
probable, that General Grant will accept
the Republican nomination for a third
term of the Presidency, or accept the
Presidency of the proposed Nicaragua
ship canal?"
at Is not likely that he wonld decline
either, but would accept both if teus
dered him.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06
Brief Locals.

a number OF Associations held their
nuuai elections last evening.
oat, doe Irish sympathizers" hold their
|ng. 'o Ni'y nan this eNen-
k,naia ni Water Witch Fire Company will
4 ."'e their present house on March Ist.
soou performance at the Opera House.
M q ~ number ,ni of amusements are announc-
Feeks, "i'hih inc next Two
morning. was III se'sioh th's
'ntions? Soui NC" iear roso-
Fharfa an VI walked overheard at King street
tu d withdy thls morning. He was res
Oath. 'eiiouA danger except cold
ram,o publishers Of the Evening Pro
hews "nd should mould publi'h some dramatic
ND reprints, many oiu anu h'Aie 'oAeS
kas Hs 9iicers Of Reynolds Enoampment,
FVening. VIII 10 instaiieu tnis
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Police Court.

A small boy led off the criminal march
at police court last night, and the charge
that appeared against his name was the
larceny of coat valued at nine dollars
from the front of N. LIeberman's cloth
ing store at Fifth and Market streets.
The lad protested his Innocence and cried
bitterly, but was held to answer in the
sum of sl00 bail, which was promptly
iurnished.
The larceny of an old revolver from
Elias Johns, col, on March 9th, 1876, was
the charge upon which a negro named
David CoSter, col, was arraigned. Johns
testified that he "knowed de rebover
wur stole ar had tracAed IL purity close
but couldn'tsay dat de prisoner cabbas sed
it," He had found it IN King street pis-
tol store, where a man who answered
Coster's description had left IL. No
other proof was brought and Coster was
released.
James Riley, James Carroll and John
Biggins, all very small lads who were in.
dustriously chewing tobacco. were testi.
fed against by Charles Hooper, a color.
ed man with a most peculiar looking
countenance, TO the effect that they In
company of eighteen other lads had
played marbles and made much noise In
front of his house while his wife lay at
the point of death and refused TO go away
when quietly asked to. Witnesses, who
folio wed Hooper, cOrroborated him with
regard to the noise, and one of them
testified that James Riley was in the
crowd. No evidence went to show that
either OF the other youngsters were there.
1t having been put in evidence that the
boys created the disturbance between 8
and 12 o'clock in the day time, Riley's
father and brother, for the defense, tes
tilted that the lad was not out of the
house from $3.50 O'Clock till noon.
In view of this the lack of proof in the
cases of the lads Carroll and Biggins, and
of the doubC in Riley's case, the boys
were all dismissed with severe repri-
mand
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06
The Powell WiLt Case.

The matter arising from the will of
the late Geo. w. Powellremains in statu
quo, and no new developments have
come to light, nor are any anticipated
The children by Mr.. Powell's first wife
remain in possession of the property,
and wife number 2 and the son have
moved out of the house they were occu-
pying. Mr.. Hoffecker, the counsel for
Mr.. Powell, had expected to be able to
make out defense,' on account of a
marriage, said to have taken place since
the death of the first wife, now dead. 1t
appears however, that this is groundless;
a second marriage did take place be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Powell, but it
was within year after the first, and
while the original wife was still alive.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06

In the Supreme Court of the United
States, yesterday, Chief Justice Waite
announced that the motion to advance
the Ch:ttenden legal tender case upop
the calendar was denied. He said the
Court s'would refuse to grant all motions
to advance cases involving important
constitutional questions so long as thew
could no. be heard before q full bench.n
The Legislature of California met
yesterday. A fusion between the Demo-
Gratis, Working Men and New Constitu-
tionists had been talked of bat it fell
through, and the Republicans elected ].
F. Cowdery, of San Francisco. 10 be
Speaker Of the House on the first ballot.
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The Ch01.itN Ball.
Real Estate Sales.

Daniel Ubil, of Honeybrook township,
Chester county, Pa, has sold his farm,
containing about 113 acres,to Mrs. David
Ottenkirk, tor $4,S00. Mr.. Ubil contem-
plates removing to California, where he
has an interest in some mining opera
tions. He is an old Californian and
knows how to gather up the dust.
Paul Blessing has sold the farm on
which he resides, on the Valley road,
abont half mile west of West Chester
to Judge George D. Stitzler, of Reading,
for $3.50 an acre. 1t contains 113 acres.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06
Unusual MOrtaIitU.

In New Castle, yesterday, five persons
died, making an unusual mortality for
that little city. Two children of Mr..
Palmer, the butcher, girl of two years,
and boy of four or five years, died of
per at Shaw's mills, died of pneumonia.
Elizabeth Marothy, a colored woman,
also died yesterday land her aged mother,
ON hearing of her death, fell from her
chair and died almost instantly.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06
Carpets.

Messrs. Kennard 4 Co. advise their GUS
fomers who Will need to purchase carpets
h1y Time soon to do 80 now, as the mater
pals which enter into the manufacture OF
hese goods, have In many instances ad-
Haneed from 80 to 100 per cent. and manu-
faclurers viii only accept orders TO be de-
iyered at value.
Those In want VIII do we'll TO note
|heSsfH. X. CO.'S suggestions. and act
fp1n them as they speak al isedly.
ianIn II atQI
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Not without Formulation.

us a pity that the names OF all the per
Sons who each month draw all the prizes
|tn me monthly scheme of the Louisiana
'nLir Lottery Company, cannot be pub
nhed' Tor then II could be seen exactly
mere ntfe every dollar goes TO. This could be
,ne bnt Tor the reason that some winners
Dy,e. 10 having their names made known
5shu II is rule OF the Company not To
rEnigr these without permission.
rui Information can be obtained In
Viv'ehce ",,ace TO their drawings or the next
npn'hly one to take place on the 18th
na. ,uuary by addressing NJ. A. Dauphin, at
r." orleans. La, OF New York.
dec3l- -d&w wlW-WSs
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An Old Man Reiuyenated.

rt'er showerman, OF Ratavia. N. Y.
ier'lhed Sept. Is. 1879, as follows: For
"rly years | have suffered with kidney
ahd liver difficulty, being obliged to void
urine as often as once in 30 minutes. and
pave also been great sufferer from pal
P''"'i''h oil the heart. l am now using
'our safe Kidney and Liver Cure, and can
'ru'y say, at 70 years Of age. that II max es
pie 'eei IKE new man." decls- 2wdaw.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06
DIR. NOLnal'S Case.

In the United States Court to-day
nothing was dome further than the
granting of leave to Mr.. Lore, defend
ants council in the case of United
States VS.. b. F. Perkins, one of the
bondsmen of DIR. Nolan, late collector
of this port, to withdraw pleadIngs
entered in the case and to file new ones
by February 15.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06
1Ne Sfrikera.

,v tho ' aoor movement instituted here
Sc%sn % rs.,lkng laborers In Jones mo-
Iery toiy 10Y appears to be- increasing
aS ,n senRer Hall last N. .eht, and there
1 40 much talk favorinR permanent or.
%an,zallon ~ of laboring men looking n
eo,i encouragement OF strikes. Another
'''ng VIII be held Monday evening.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06

,,sn waiting nearly fifteen years
AFlh" .'nars 10 the capital stock OF
I, F. Wilmington City Railway Company any
Pc W., "'," = dividend of 2 per cent. Oh the
'r' pau a,d in. Nevertheless the road
po"ss ssep p Great convenience of which
ov are proud.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06
important 90 Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the
only thing that mothers can rely upon for
lheir children. IL corrects acidity of the
stomach, cures wind collie, regulates the
bowels and gives rest, health and comfort,
To mother and child. During the process
sf Ieething It's value Is incalculable. 1t
sortens The gums, reduces infiamm alton
aud aIlays a II pain, thereby giving rest to
The child and comfort To the mother. -
twenty-five cents botue. marlb-1yeod
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06

Magistrate Brady's little office was
with negroes last night, who
to listen to the case OF Mary
Locknan, COL, charged by James Trusty
with being drunk and disorderly. She
was fined fifty cents and costs. The
case was brought because Mary had a
lot of fighting negroes fined at the Po-
lice Court on Sunday night.
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Meetings Tonight.
TUESDAY.

H. Y. NJ, A.
Lincoln Lodge, No. 3, X. Of p.
Humanity Circle. No. l., b. OF U.
Franklin Circle, No. 6, b. of U.
Asylum Lodge, No. %, l. o. o. F.
German Mutual Beneficial Society.
American Star Lodge, No. 2, A. o. g, F.
Mutual Goal and Produce Association.
Mt. Vernon Degree, No. l, l. Q. o. F,
Delaware Encampment, No. 4, l, o. o. +.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06
DIED.

MITCHELL-On the Sd inst. Passnnoye n.
Mitchell in the 49th year Of his age
The relatives and friends OF the family
are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral from his late residence 33l East
Fourth street. on Wednesday Afternoon AT
2 o'clock. 2ts
The daily gazette., 1880-01-06

THE First National Bank OF New Yerk
b. Secretary Sherman's favorite institu-
hon. 1t has a capital of $500 900 and the
bficIa report shows that 1t cleared ST.
2OO 900 last year II would seem that the
bank didn't lose anything by It's liberal
deposits from the Treasury.
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|0he gaily Sasst1e.

=. VOORHEES, says there VIII
( no ',pss Gpp,'' to reporting Mr.. Bayard''
anlnll on.