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Congress-.

In the U. s. House of Representatives
yesterday, the special committee oil pay
ment of bounties, pensions and back
pay was announced, with Mr.. Coffroth,
of Pa, as chairman. Mr.. Wise, of Pa,
from The Committee ON Railways and
Canals, reported the bill appropriatlng
$1,000 for survey to ascertain the
probability of water route between
Lakes Erie and Michigan. 1t was re-
ferred TO the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. McLane, of Maryland, introduced
bill to amend the Pacific Sinking Fund
act, which was referred. On motion OF
Mr.. Garfield, the House went into
"Committee of the Whole on the Presi-
dents Message" and Mr.. Hoar, of
Michigan, replied to Mr.. Cox's buffoon-
cry of Thursday, in a somewhat similar
vein. After passing some private
bills, the House adjourned until Mon
day.
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The Mayors Morning Re-
ceptiOp. ae- E.. -r

THOSE WHO WERE IN ATwErDAFUE IN
= PURSUANCE OF ENFORCED INVITA-.
TIoNs-vARIoUs CITY Law BREAKERS
FINED THIS MORNING.
A man who hammered at the door OF q
strange house early this morning at
fOurth al West streets, under the hallu-
cination that his hat was inside, was the
hrst prisoner at police court this morn
ing. He admitted the charge and was
fined 81 and costs.
a second prisoner guessed the charge
OF drunkenness was correct and was
nned gamd. the usual penalty in such % cases; ava
arraignod on the charge of assault aud
battery on Il. Cassidy Cassidy wanted
To withdraw the charge and enter new
one OF house breaking with intent to kill.
he was told that he could not. Cassidy
Keeps saloon at No. 100 Poplar street.
he testified that they came in his place
last night and got drinks without pay ing.
words followed and they were put out.
Stone throwing from the outside follow
ed, and, 10 the belief of the witness, the
two men in the dock led the riot. The
result was that windows were broken,
ana the property damaged. The penalty
on each was SO and costs.
Peter McKeegany, a rough looking
ola man with biackened face was
brought in to answer the charge of DIS
orderly conduct and threats TO kill to-
ward his wife. The testimony sho we'd
that he often got drunk and habitually
abused her. He was fued ST. and costs.
The next prisoner was A braham Ward
mulatto with a villa nous expression,
and Annie Ward, his wife, who had
parted from him by mutual consent, tes-
tihed that he came TO her "service place"
last night and put his arms around her
neck and tried to kiss her, This grave
charge was accompanied by the declara-
tlon that she was afraid he would kill
her. He was fined the cost and held to
keep the peace.
Pat. McKsvelin, who appeared like a
good natured countryrnhn anu belied his
looks, and an old woman living on Rob-
inson street. near Poplar, testified ths:
she was Patrick's old boarding mistress,
and that he aften came drunk to hts for.
mer hsunts and gave annoyance. He had
nothing to say, and was fined 81 and
costs,
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Esnnire Bradn's Court.

Before Esquire Brady, yesterday Da-
yid Reed, "A resident OF South Whining
ten, was arraigned on charge of using
abusive language towards VIM. Bare
ford, manager of Third street bridge.
Mr.. Bareford was about opening the
draw IA Reed was driving across, and as
the foot was drawing near he requested
Reed to drive faster and hurry off the
draw. The reply TO this request was a
yolley of offensive oaths and epithets
that incensed Mr.. Bareford to such an
extent shat he determined to seek the
laws redress. A sentence of fifty cents
and costs was imposed.
John Wesley Price, a negro was also
arralgped on charge of committing an
assault and battery on Hannah Hicks
coloIed. Hannah had sued him on q
charge: of bastardy, and John Wesley
on the plea that "if he had to go TO jail
he would do something TO go for" kick
ed her fiercely In the stomach. He was
fined So aud costs for the assault, and OF
The bastardy charge, in default of bal
W as committed to New Castle.
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Mr.. Joseph W. Swan, of Gateshead,
England, publishes in Nature, of
January ga letter of which the following
is the essential parts:-"Fiteen.years ago
l used charred paper and card in the con-
struction of an electric lamp, on the in
candescent principle. l used it, too,
in the shape of horse shoe, precisely as
you say Mr.. Ediston is now using it. /
did not then succeed in obtaining the
durability which was in search OF, but
l have since made many experiments ON
the subject, and within the last six
l have, believe, completely. conquered
the difficulty which led to previous
failure, and I am now able to produce
a perfectly durable electric lamp by
means Of incandesl ent carbon.
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.pvrsoRs TO BE APPOINTED
bradford read his decision In
kon,t this morning. 1t is needless
hhat it favored the appointm ent
|neryis,rs. Judge Bradford has
Zen a parry man, and all inte Ill
|emocras who know him expect
he would conform to the wishes
ha,ty friends if the laws could be
n Weld that much. He is not an
|man though, aid will give the
krats a fair show, at least that Is
Enion. The Democrats need fea !
i from the Supervisors. Let
Elect the best men TO meet those
Republicans. This was the sug'
of the GAZETTE since which
Senator Bayard to the same ef-
|iIl, We hope, have a decided In
y in that way.
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DELINQUENT NEGRO TAX-FAY
ERb,

j. Henry Hanson, the assessor for APP
poquinimink Hundred during 1867
says that there can certainly be no Rriev-
ance concerning the assessment in his
neixhborhood. He put on the names Of
all the negroes the republicans brought
to him-amount:Rg 10 ovei 300 ana
hung the lists up. Not one of them
came up to pay their taxes. S1ys MT.
Hanson: "There are enough niggers
down in Appoquinmink to out vote the
whites any day. But the Republican par
ty won't pay them themselves"
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pms electric light stock has fallen
\ The latest sale reported was at
p 600 share, but within a week
pave been no bids and the price ID
'al One broker said yesterday that
! not be sold at $1,000. and per
ot for half that SUN, as there was
'niry. About the time II was an ,
ed that the lighi had been perfect
stock rose rapidly, and a few
pod at $500, AS doubts began
PAL It swiftly declined. 1t is said
fohably not more than .five shares
PHI at the extre ne price. The sec
Of the company explains the
! by saying that there Is very little
p the market, and that the origi-
lders had subscribed for then
'implS for the purpose Of conduct
perlments.
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A Wife's Alleged InfdeIity.

Levi Turner was accused of assault
and battery by his wife at police court,
last night, and be pleaded "guilty." The
mayor fined him So and costs and held
him in $500 to keep the peace. The
cause of the assault, 1t afterwards ap-
peared, was infidelity on part of the wife
with a prominent man around town.
The matter has been much talked of on
the street. Mr.. Turner pleaded "guilty"
in order to suppress scandal, which
would have come out had the case gone
to trial.
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Il Mother Shoots Her Little Bog

A six year old son of H. Anthony, oi
Lehlgh Gap, was mortally wounded by
his mother. The little fellow had a toy
pistol, which was out of order. He asked
his mother to repair it. After this was
done she placed a small paper cap on il
and pulled the trigger. AS she did Sc
her little son fell to the floor, having
been shot in the right side near the hip
Tho pistol, unknown to the parents OF
the boy, had been loaded with powder
and bali by his playmates, hence the ac-
eident. Doctor Cramer was summoned
and probed the wound, but was unable
to locate the ball The recovery of the
boy IS doubtful.
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On q Ta.i0L IriD.

The new steamer built for Southern
gentleman by the +. & j. Co., went out
on trial trip this morning, leaving the
wharf about / o'clock. A run was made
a short distance down the river and the
machinery was found to work very well.
The work of completing the boat will
be pushed rapidly forward, as her owner
desires to leave during the early part OF
next week.
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|. DANIEL j. MORRILL,, general
|er of the Cambria Iron Works, is
opinion that the Government has
h less than 100000 in customs
|slnce the Treasury Department
VI the classification Of steel blooms.
to the active demand the Ameri-
banufacturers have not suffered
from the largely-increased impor-
|bf steel in the form Of blooms, but
luction ofthe duty has inflicted
\ loss Oh the Government. lndi
|thi3 decision has also had a bad
ppon American industries, because
prevented the establishment OF
|crks for the manufacture Of steel
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1an24. q ,29,3l Agent to eff
,HERIFF's SALE.

-, HERIFFS SALE.
= by virtue of u writ Of Levari Facias,
to me directed, will be exposed to public
sale, at the
LAFAYETTE HOTEL, No. SAL Shipley st.,
kept by John ]. Dougberty, in the city Of
Wilmington, New Castle County, Della
ware On
THURSDAY, The 18th Day of February,
A. D., 1882, at 2 o'clock p. m,
The following described real estate, viz:
All that certain lot of land with the two
story brick dwelling house thereon erect
ed, situate in the city OF Wilmington,
aforesaid, bounde and described as fol-
lows, to wit: Beginning at the southerly
side of Conrad street. between Second and
Third and Van Buren, anu Harrt ,on
streets, at the distance OF l05 feet from the
westerly side of Van Buren, ssreet, and
the centre OF the easterly party wall.
thence southerly and parallel TO Van
Buren, street through the centre of the
said party wall 80 feet, thence westerly
and parallel TO Conrad street IL feet, thence
nortnerly and parallel to Van Buren,
street, through the centre OF the westerly
party wall 80 feet to The southerly side of
Conrad street aforesaid, and thence there
by easterly IL feet to the place Of begin
ming, be the contents what they may.
Seized and taken In execution as the
property of Edmund Mitchell, Jr., and
Thomas Patton and Ann Patton, his wife,
terre tenants, and TO be sold by
JOHN PYLE, Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office, New Castle, January 23,
1880. jana eodts.
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nor,, of iron, steel and hard
1sr Great Britain in December
= ''g y,lue, slo,32o,ooO, comparing
: :, ,oo 400 for the same month In
~" rno e,port trade OF the Kingdom,
We of gold aud silver, for the
'J Of December, was $1,7se, 900 in
If the corresponding month In
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The Work of Lightning.

During the prevalence of Tuesday
evenings thunderstorm, lightning struck
into Daniel Bae:'s large barn in Perry
township. Two valuable cows belong
ing to Mr.. Hoffman, tenant, were killed,
and the lightning rod melted SO badly as
to render It useless hereafter, 1t created
considerable alarm and for some time
the thunder roared and lightning flashed
with great violence. Very little rain
fell.-ReadinQ Eagle.
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Reception Last EUening.

The Harkins Senate held their third
annual reception last evening, in the
Masonic Temple. The occasion was
v,ry pleasant one, the members OF the
"Senate" doing all in their power to
make their guests enjoy themselves, and
they were successful in every particular
The grand march took place about 10
O'Clock, and was led by master of cere-
monies, Anthony.J. Harkins and lady.
They we're followed by fnrty-ave cou-
pies. Dancing was continued until early
this morning, with intermisslons for re-
freshments.
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Notice 10 Innlaa

stor DIR. Stevens course OF five
'eu lectures VIII be on sale at the
o"'ce "t the Grand Opera House
H. al &, +. Thomas & Co.'s until
quay noon next, 18th inst. Price
,U'i course, with reserved seats,
'ENfs' Call early and secure good
Jan2-8t
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Importnni 20 Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the
only thing that mothers can rely upon for
their 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
OF teething It's value is incalculable. 1t
softens the gums. reduces Inflammation
and allays all pain, thereby giving rest 10
The child and comfort To the mother. -
Twenty-Five cents a bottle. marIb-1yeod
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ParneU and DUO. en- Ohio.

SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 23.-Messrs.
farheii and Dillon held meeting to-
night at the Opera House, They made
speeches to moderately arge audience,
including many of the best people of
the city,
Mayor Wallace and others also spoke.
Ihere was from $500 tp $1,000 col
lected,
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N'N9- BARGAINS BARGAINS TO be
III every department OF Russell 4
immense stock Of Dry Goods and
'fes' as we inventory Feb. ID, all
's and ends TO be closed out re-
's Of cost. at
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One of the most compact magr

One Of the most compact magnetic
electric machines yet devise has lately
been built on the Gramme principle by
Mr.. Niaudet for Professor Stefan, of
Vienna. Its distinctive features are the
formof the soft lori cheeks which hold
the rotating armature, and the circular,
instead of the elongated horseshoe,
shape OF the permanent steel magents'
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Want an appropriation.

Citizens of Odessa are signing petit
tion asking Congress to make an appro-
priation for improving the navigation OF
the creek from Odessa to the Delaware
river.
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Daily Sasstts.

|oo, ,ne total amount Of American
|oOa - -" call and steam vessls was D.
4 h ,ons o' Tbi. tonnage has been
n to 4.lGo,GOl, making loss OF
Motions.
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DUBLIC SALE

pUBLhC SALE
TWO BRICK DWELLINGS,
Nos: II and Ia Robinson street, between
Poplar aud Lombard, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, 1880,
Al y OIu01z sss
out postponement, withdrawal, or under
bidding.
No. II is threestory brick, and two
story brick back building with eight
rooms and shed kitchen, lot 10 by 81 feet
inches, including a 2 feet al. -,
ley with right OF way for the ad- in
Joining property, No. IA. iii
No. IA is a twu-and-a- half story XHlA
brick, with four rooms and attic and back
shed kitchen, lot l6 X II n. 8 in. with right
OF way to adjoining alley on No. II pro-
perty.
These properties are In portion Of the
city adj AGENT to large manufacturing es-
tablishm hments, where houses are in ready
demand for selling and especially for
renting. The sale Is to close an estate
will of course be positive and will pay TO
attend. 80.
Terms FOR EACH DWELLING One
half the selling price may remain on
mortgage, secured by proper Fire Insur-
ance, and the balA Co equally divided In
cash and notes with approved endorsers
at and SIX months, beaIlng interest from
the day of sale. Possession of No. IL inn
mediate upon settlement, aud OF No. IL
On the 25tn OF March, lSSU. Rent to go to
purchasers upon settlement.
ian24 q. .293l Agent t0 effect the sale,
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T,e,ters of AI,ninistration.

Herries A. Alexander and Jesse Alex.
have taken out of letters admlnistraio ion
at New Castle on the estate of the late
Richard @. Alexander OF Delaware City
whose terrible death from hydrophobis
occurred quite recently.
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NEW ADVERTISE MENrs.

NOTICE is hereby given that will re-
~ ceive proposals until February IA
1880 for printing three hundred COPIES al
the Legislative Committee and the Report
Of the Auditor Of Accounts OF the Stale Of
Delaware. i
The proposals to state the price per
page, and Include stitching and delivery
The work Is to be executed in accordance
with Section 4, Chapter f. 0f the Reyised
Statutes Of this State. T. :
e. 4. COOPER,
Clerk to the Comuittee.
Dover, DEL, Jan. "a, 1880. "a, ,3lfeb7.
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Sunday Papers-Au the NesUs.

The New York and Philadelphia Sun
day papers will be for sale in the morn
ing by Mr.. Davis, at Seventh and Mar
ket streets. They contain all the news
Have copy sent to your home in the
morning. Open all day tomorrow. The
news from all parts OF the world.
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Every one who has expressed his opin
ION, praises the virtues Of DR.. Bulls Bal
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state Board OF Education.

The State Board of Education met at
the Clayton House, this morning, at
11:30 o'clock. The members present
were: President PLrnell, OF Delaware
College; J. F. Staats, State Auditor
and Prof. Groves, State Superintendent.
The otl.er member of the Board, James
l.. Walcott, Secretary of STATE, was I'M
voldably detained at home. Business to
be transacted was of minor nature,
there being no important measure to act
upon.
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lreiousse Kid Gloves sold by W.
'hhard 4 Co., are popular because
r. durable.
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MONEY and buy your Table Linen
aud napkins OF Russell a Spencer
Inventory, Feb. ID. 2t.
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THE JUDGE SAYS I lie WILL.

THE sUPERvIsoR QUESTION - JUDGE
. BRADFORD DECIDES TO MAKE THE AP.
PoINTMENTs.
Judge Bradford In the q. 8. Circuit
Oourt This morning delivered his decision
10 tne matter OF appointing supervisors
OF registration, In which he stated that
ne had concluded after due deiberation
70 make the appointments. Asynopsis OF
the opinion will be given In the late edi-
ton Of the GAZETTE.
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THE REAL ESTATE MARKET.

Real estate agents report that the real
estate market is brisking up consider
ably, and that number OF private sales
are being made which the parties desire
to keep private. Among the sales re-
Gently effected are the following, by
Geo. II. Townsend, real estate agent.
For James McGiilen, the three story
brick house No 517 W. Sixth street, to
John Appleby, for S14, 600,
For Thomas L. Mously, a farm of Sc
acres on the Concord Pike, Brandywine
Hundred, to Moses Starr, for $5,275.
A CURIOUS STORY FROM ROME.
LONDON. Jan. 23-A despatch from
Rome TO the Standard says: "rhe Aur--
ora, which was started as the organ of
the Pope, is really under the control of
the Jesuits, as the person who furnished
the money 80 the establishment of the
paper was directly put forward by them
for the purpose of thwarting the Popes
intentions"
PERSONAL.
President Purnell, of Delaware Col
lege, State Auditor Stats, Prot. Groves
State Superintendent of Public Schools
and Jacob Moore, Esq, of Georgetown,
are in the city to-day.
New Wharf.
The old wharf at Tatnalls lumber yard
near the foot of Market street is being
replaced with a new and substantial
structure.
Josh Billings wrote for several years
under the ,pen-name of "Sledlengtb, !,
but he never got any fame for Poo1
work until he clothed it in bad spell.
ing.
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Evangeline

And the Lone Fisherman,
With all the Original Music, by ED
WARD e. RICE, with ita great wealth of
attractions; superb Male and Female
Chorus! The Lively Whales The Balloon
Trip to Arizona! The Heller Dance Most
Enchanting Muslcl
GEO. PURDY, Musical Director.
Splendid Costumes! Comic Effects! Great
Cast of Characters B.. IN.
Popular Prices, rs, so and IS cents.
Reserved Seats for sale Rt O. F. Thomas
Co.'s. jan24-4t
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meetings To.Nieht.

|6dyW,GIS, |6dt',GS Lodge, ! No. 4, LOO.
epe Tri6sa iii6oage, No. 3, X. Of p.
&rso,. ,pe' NO. 0, II. M.
SUI council. No. 10. o. U. A. M.
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Brief Locals.
anderson tonight,

anderson tonight.
hetller with his "Humpty Dunn
's mere on Saturday evening next.
SNi,ncauley, in "A messenger from
on ,ation u win perform at the Opera
"" monday, February End,
"ses a'-s before the Mayor this morn
VI " minor character.
was "a lair market this morning.
Suate Board of Education held a
AZ 'ne Clayton Houss to-day.
,vph4fe "i concert was given in the
,n," rn once, ut the +. w. All. II. r..
were two balls last evening.
rfuit Boat" crew have returned
Hunt, the dog catcher. continues
war upon unregistered CANNES.
e'nehls are again briskIng up.
kel,n,dil M,il be plenty of fun at Rice,
<ssdnv party at the Opera House on
evening next.
What. S'reets ls drying vi
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Balls.

4 Clnh annual ,a ball ofthe McCloskey
ham H,'t' 'oGk place last night, in the
sJ h., 'Hu,Ilulng. The grand march
1, sco ~ Master of Ceremonies s. G..
HnJ JJe'o,mipadied by Miss Anna M.
bnnio. hsy were followed by sixty
(r,p','; (p,es. The night was spent yery
rn''y In dancing. WY
|IALSkIN AND VELVET.
A p w,s was,sSroN, Jan. 23.-Chief Ouray
hti"n' with the rest of the Ute
EJIUn were allowed to 20 the CAM.
~ b'y and they heard Norris sneseh
.earinyo ay was quite handsomely dress.
in Ing lug silk dress with fringe a
n 1Sat Ss and black velvet NAT with
|sLo hao mas acquired this finery
""S peen In Washinpron.
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The Wdter ReUenue.

The receipts of the Water Depart
ment Tor the year 1879, were as fol-
lows:
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-29
The Bride OF Death.

The following from the Dennison
(Texas) Newa, of the 6 Ii inst, will be
read with sorrow by tho many friends
In East Tennessee Of the charming
young lady, who was a daughter OF
Col. II Fl. Hubbard, Of Mossy Greek {:
The News of Wednesday last con.
| tanned the announcement of the mar~
rage of Mlss Maud Hubbard to Mr..
w. p. Bradley, Of Atoka, which event
was solemniZed the evening before at
| Atoks, /. T. The bride, by her fire..
quent visits to this city, was almost as
well known here as though she had
resided among US. Her attractive per-
sonal appearance and many accom-
plishments made her favorite with
all who knew her, and when the start
ling intelligence Of her sudden death
reached this city sunday morning,
many doubted the truthfuinees Of the
report.
Mrs. Bradley was seized with sud-
den attack of congestion Of the lungs
and brain, Saturday afternoon, between
two and three O'Clock, and never raj.
lied until she breathed her last, about
1890 the following morning, Mrs.
Bradley was only about eighteen years
of age and a sister OF Mrs J. Il. Brown,
of ths railroad hotel at Atoka. She
WAC a charming pianist and vocalist,
aud the life of the village.
Her sad fate has cast a gloom over
the town and wide circle Of friends
lament her early death. Her htfs-
band, MIR. w. p, Bradley, who fsndly
hoped TO clint the rugged hill Of life,
his pathway lighted by the guiding
star of her love, 10 almost heart broken
over his sudden bereavement.
Mr.. Bradley was formerly employed
Ia the service Of the u. =. military
telegraph at Decatur, Texas, but ac-
cepted a position as operator for the
M, K. & 7. at Atoka about Two months
ago.
All that was mortal of lis young wife
was inferred yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock, in the church yard at Atoka,
but the remains will probably be dis
inferred this fall and taken to Tennes.
see, there TO rest in the burial ground
of her family.