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WILMINGTON DEL. FRIDAY. DECEMBER II. 1880. -
THE CITY HALL CLOCK.

The City Hall clock, it is said is
nearly two hundred years old. It
formerly designated the hours from q
Dublin, Ireland Court House, and was
brought over and presentedto to the city
by old Joseph ratnall, about the year.
1900. A Few years later Mr.. Tatnal
also presented the city with the old
bell, which is now in the tower OF the
Phoenix engine house. The old dial
of the clock was of wood and the pres
ent illuminated ground glass dial was
put up in July, 1858, by Edwin Hirst.
Many people will be surpril cdto know
that this dial is 4 feet 0 inches in diam4
.eter, and that the figures are seven in
ches long by one inch wide. When
people are askec to give an estimate
of the diameter of this dial, nine out
of ten say three feet. Its location is
only forty feet above the pavement
When Mr.. Hirst put up this dial he
duly considered the fact that glass sx-
pands in hot weather and contracts in
edld, and made his arrangements CO.
eordingly. He simply supported It In
position with wedges OF pine wood7-
an article that the weather in an OK,
actly opposite manner, causing II tt
expand in cold weather and contf6t in
hot. Thus, when the glass expapds
the wood contracts, and uice eersG
thus allowing the glass to 60 through
| its periodical changes without crack
ing. Mr.. Hirst conceived this idea
and it was approved by the manufact
urers Of the dial. ,..,
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Amusements.
THE "wIpoM REporT. -

THE "wIDow BEDoTT," ie3
For a good, hearty laugh, and three
hours enjoyment do notlfail 10 visit
lle Opera House on Monday evening
next the occasion being the reappear-
alce of the comedian G. b, Bishop, In
Petroleum V. Nasby's funniest OF
cOnedy's, the Widow Bedott.Y
Mr. Bishop will act the part of the
widow, and that fact alone IL sufficient
" guarantee that it will be made as
lanny as possible. The whole interest
81 81 the performance is centered in Mr..
DShsp. His make up and general ap
pea'ance strikes the eye favorably,
and his Introductory lines are the key
4Ote 10 for broad and hearty laugh.
deserved q seats can now be secured at
VT. Thomas & Co.'s book store.
THE PHILHARMONIC.
Ihe Philharmonic Clubs concert in
.ue Opera House last evening was at
ended by large and fashionable
suulence. The programme was an ex-
seient one and showed excellent taste
u the selection. The singing was OF a
ulsh order, in fact it has been q long
Nae " since better was heard from the
ppera House stage. The concert wai
A'Shiy enjoyed by the audience.
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CAUCUS OF GREENBACKERs.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. AN inform
al caucus of the Gresnback members OF
the House of Representatives was held
in the room of the Agricultural Com
mittee at the Capitol to-day. The main
object Of the meeting to-day was to de-
wise methods for extending their party
organization throughout the country,
and to decide upon plan Of united ac-
ton in opposition to the pending Fund
ing bill. The line of action to be pur-
sued in regard to the other important
measures now pending before the House,
or which they may endeavor to bring 1t,
such as interstate commerce, the ma
tional bank question and unlimited
coinage Of silver, were also considered.
No definite action was reached to-day,
and the caucus adjourned after author
izing General Weaver to call another
meeting, which will probably be held
within few days.
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7
EXPLANATION OF AN ARMY
LII .u.... .ORDER. ..-.-

b WASHINGTON, Dec 10.--The order
of the War Department which was
promulgated yesterday, assigning Ma
jor General Hancock to duty, by direcr
ton of the President, according to his
brevet of Major General, to date from
December 4, 1880, has caused quite q
commotion here. Among other abb
snrd stories was one that General Han
cock was not Major General Of the
regular army. The cause of the mis-.
understanding is this : The three Ma
ior Generals of the army-Geherals
Hancock, schoheld and McDowell-by
act Of Congress- Of March 13, 1865,
we're brevetted for gallant and meritor-
GUS oondust. In order to give General
Hancock the precedence it was neces-
sary, according to section 1871 Of the
Revised Statutes, to issue the order
promulgated yesterday. The law
says s'Officers may be assigned to du'
ty or command according to theil
brevst rank by special assignment oi
the President, and brevet rank shall
not entitle an officer to precedence OF
command except when so assigned.'
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Renan loses no opportunity for attack
ing Germany. 10
Tennyson is praised for being superior
to the infirmity OF most poets-pride OF
poetic power.
Senator Wallace says that on retiring
from the Senate he will again take up
his law practice. ..t
Congressman Farwell is a candidate
for the Speakership, on the ground that
the position has never been gwen to
Chicago.
Two of General Garfield's sons are to
enter Williams College next year. One
Is seventeen, the other fifteen. .. Fl,
The Meridian (Miss.) Mercury COM
plains that "Progressive Democrats"
generally find themselves in the Republi-
can party in the end.
Skobeleff, the young Russian general
is fond of risking his life, and the odds
against his living to an old age are con-
sidered very great. ..a
Lord Beaconsfield is recorded as say
ing once in the House Of Commons that
"Irish members were too much in the
habit of clankiDg their chains"
Mr.. Gladstone has been visiting the
Prince of Wales at Sandringham, and by
the Princes especial desire, read the
lessons at morning papers. r
Mr.. Thomas Carlyle, who has just
passed his eighty-fifth birthday, is feeble
yet in much better health than recent
reports would indicate.
The Hon. E. M. Stillwell, Fish Com
missioner of Maine, is make arrange
ments to establish fish-hatching room
IN Bangor, expecting to hatch some 30O,-
900 salmon there. .. IL. '.
Secretary Schurs will leave Washing
ton in April, with his family, to settle
permanently In st. Louis. He intends to
divide his time between looking after
his paper, the Westliche Post, and writ
ing a book for the Appletons. va t
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A SERIOUS 'cHA1kaEg

AZ the hearfbss bsforstne Mayor last ewes
DipG, WilNsm, HeidelberRer Has Arratgn-
ed on the serious charge Of feloniously
assadlting Mrs Rosana' Miller, With In
tent to commit rape.looisTov0 vi
b dn her evidence ths iady stated that
day last at her rbsidencs, % No 1H w.
Fourth street, the prisoner hrrriediy en-
tered and asked her TO wash 3 pair Of
jpantslfor him. on She Ehssented and no
thereupon placed his arm around her
waist and attempted TO kiss her. She Of
fersd resistance, whsu he ;zrasped herin
Q violent manner and forced her over Q
and he ut once fed: There. being NO
further evidence, the accused was hel1
in 81 900 bail TO answer at the next term
Of court. The lady 10 about)35 Sears OF
age, and is aarred.s The .prisonsr is q
butcher by trade.
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Z ssAsrANeE ACTION.

For some time past little son Of an
invalid soldier who is also q member Of
the G. A. r.. has been In the habit dur
ing market days OF selling china and
qneensware on King above Fifth. On.
Wednesday last he was driven away by
r. G.. Fraim, who told the boy that he
was selling his goods cheaper than nh be-,
(Fraim.} The father Of the boy first
obtained a permission for him 10 sell
from the Clerk Of the market, and he
thinks 1t strange that the boy should bs
driven off because he sells goods cheaper
than man In the business. The same
goods that the boy Is selling can be OBJ
tanned at the corner of Third and Tat
nall streets, at reduced rates. q
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MRS. BERGMAN THREATENS
..., SUICIDE. -l..

NEW YoRK, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Berg
mann is still a source of much embar-
rassment to officials and her friends
here. Last night she threatened to
kin herself il taken to Philadelphia,
and sought refuge at police headqur-
ters. Matron Webb, however, persua-
ded her to go back to the Park Ave
nue. Hotel. By appointment she went
to the Office Of DR.. Sims this morning.
II is probable an effort will be made
to place her in the Insane Asylum, but
should it succeed she threatens to take
her own life or that of somebody else.
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GENERAL GRANT AT THE
GAPITOI.

WARRINGTON, December To-
Ex-Prcsident Grant, accompanied
by Senator Logan and General e. F.
Beale, visited the Capitol to-day
and was received on the foor OF
both Houses, a recess of ten minutes
being taken in each body for the
purpose of enabling members to pay
their respects personally to the dis
tinguished visitor. The ex-Presi-
dent first went to the Senate, where
he was quite cordially received, and
then proceeded to the House: In
the latter body very marked atten-
ton was paid by those members
who had been prominent in the Con-
federate service, though the recep-
ton was warm on ali sides, the ex-
ceptions being few Northern
Democrats. To 40
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A Bit Of History.

rename Une OF the main halls OF the world
leaHs charity Hospital of New Or
sonrc' VI noble deed, which shou d be a
il ia SS oi pride to every Pennsy lvanian.
LoIP,ss: THE CHARITY HOSPITAL OF
by noi,A MA was founded In the year 1855
whoSs andres Almonaster Y Roxas, to
lbsr', ~ glslature OF this State. and the
Tie co,y OF The State or Pennsyivania,
Of cran Immunity Is Indebted for the means
MINI nIeaIing This editice" In the year
slnceiSSAAXlI. since iSaa This recalls the fact that
~ neans of The endowment OF tha I,oui-
over saIa s.ate g. LOTTERY Company, giving It
dressssdio sioo'o0o In that time. A letter ad-
La, os " NJ A. Dauphin, New Orleans,
New v same person At No. $40 broadway,
particnIaks City, will furnish any oneNthe
aeclb-6t.
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couprRoLLER CAMPBELL, OF Ne"
| W. " h., dismissed Ave clerks, two
r%,, E.'i.,,nt clerks, three examiner, four
Messengers and one watchman be-
t',' |'a." he found their services uupeces-
T., The salaries of these en-
|av.ss v, aggregated sl7,ses Per apnum'
In. ,ooks as If Mr.. Kelly had more
Io,ce than he needed. ......
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SECOND sIEll .'lED EDITION
iWAsHaNGTON.
10 JiwAsHrKGToN, Dec. 10, 1850.

m oOIwAsHrNGroN, Dec. 10, 1880.
, The most careful inquiry here leads
TO the belief that General Garfield has
Let, 30 far, made overture 70 any one In
regard to his Cabinet, and has not 50 far
as those most closely in communication
with him say, began as yet TO determine
on who shall be his constitutional ac-'
yissrs. Nevertheless there are various
rurnors and reports in circulation, most
of which are important chiefly by The
friends Of prominent or ambitious pubic
men. g9aXa az an e. MA 1aaW lFG
.fg,i IAN IOWA MAN NAMED. ii -bs9.
.,,, Western men here have, spread , rer
port that James E., Wilson, Of Iowf,will
accordingly be Mr.. Gaffeldf choice for
Secretary OF the Treasury, and 1t is said
that the Iowa delegation, " deleeatlon
of influential Iowa republicans, have
made kjio v d already to General Garfield
tiia Nj. WILSON, weuld De acceptabls 10 TO
their ,tatesdfle 9dT .ysGom sldJ ma
D IA sou THERN lREPREsENTATI ITE iof
|lioW Whether there will be . Southern man
in the Cabinet nobody here pretends 70
guess, although On the supposition
| that there may be, one several names,
more or less known TO fame. ii are fnen-
toned. There is o report, for instance,
| that Senator Joseph z. Brown OF Georgia
| will have the offer offs Cabinet place.
He has always played an independentl
and statesmanlike part in Georgia, and
| was a member of the Georgia republican
deIeeatfon at the Chicago Convehtion
which, mes In 1858 aud nominated Gen
eral Grant for. the. Presidency. Later be
found sufficient reasons for abandoning
tie organ sitiou'in his Statey but be ha'
the deserved reputation among Southern
Republicans and independents Of having
l been ever since the war the friend pf az
eiiiiehtensd and progressive policy and p
impartial justice and general education.
| Senator Salisbury, chairman Of rh'
| Committee on Privileges and Eiectiens
lays that he will notscallup the KSllogl
case, until, after the fecesso All Of Tn
democratic Senators are not here. AM
4 the republicans by not voting could pre-
vent q quorum. .p3YosI shA 3mil -ir
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SUMMERS HEAT

relaxes the system and renders us liable
to attacks OF diarrh@a, dyseptery blood
hux. clolera- morbus, cramps In the
stomach, collie, and other painfol and
dangerous affections for which DR..
Pierce's Compound Extract Of Smart
Weed-compounded from the best
French brandy, Jamaica ginger, smart
weed or water-pepper, anody ne soothing
and healing gums and balsams, is q most
potent specific. 1t is equally efhoacious
in breaking up colds, fsvers and infam-
mstory attacks Every household should
be supplied whit. Fifty.cents BY drug
gists' ss...
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Local Lanes.

Tho propo sition to have a Regis
trar Of births, deaths and burials ap-
pointed is meeting with great favor.
Christmas is rapidly approaching.
The Provident Society will proba-
bly, clear about 81 500 on their re-
cent Bazaar. t.I .l
Don't forget the sale to- morrow
afternoon at the Lafayette Hotel.
The societies Of the Wesleyan
Female College will give an enter
tainment in the college tomorrow
evening.
The wife Of James Elliott, Esq.
died, this morning, after lingering
illness. -
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|1hs gally Sassts.
FIRST EDITIoM8

r,,.. BE,rHAsp1 nArso~'s roy s.s,s -.
|'P'a ~ a'.S, Camille" al the Glabs The
|'',' y, IN IN Boston. on wsdaesday pisht:
i''' ;. Iviue on lounge near . man
Fh' va. ..sisA ,,,hs wore the glasses sdppos-
l. 'n .'".aiu " her medicine, when the
',"'sI ~ began TO sotlsr. E.0l.mrsions l.s''
Pan's, ~ s,s audience &C caused her ariokly
|. ,0~ '..vs ,S' hsr pos,tionI which she did an
''S, ls',' hsfors ar the heavy man'el crash
\ down upon the lounge 90 =,
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MIR. wALToN's WATCH.
HE Is NOW IN THE POSSESSION OF IT
A SPECIMEN LETTER.

HE IS NOW IN THE POSSESSION OF IT
SPECIMEN LETTER.
It was announced in yesterdays GA
zETTE that MIR. Walton had received
a telegram from detective Taggart, of
Philadelphia, that his gold watch,
which was stolen on Tuesday evening
at the Opera House, had been recov-
cred. Mr.. Walton at once sent the
800 reward to detective Taggart, and
last evening the watch was returned to
him.
In connection with the watch, Mr..
Walton received the following letter
yesterday m ,rning which speaks for
itself .,f
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18th.
MIR. WALTON :-''If you want the
watch that was taken from you last
hight can get it for you ifyou will do
as | advise you. In the first place If
YOU undertake to play smart and have
any one of the officers either from Will
minpton or this city detectives or
specials) with you at the place that l
shall name for meeting you shall never
get the watch back as know them all,
and will not meet you for you may
rest assured that will not come close
enuf to be caught in any such away
You offer a hundred dollars for your
watch and no questions asked-and as
that is more than can be got on it in
pawn it will be returned If you will act
squar and confydental-meet me to-
morrow night with a hundred dollars
at the corner Of 18th and Spruce this
eity-you stand on the southwest COZ :
ner and will come down the east side
of 18th st and will pass under the lamp
light which is ON the southeast cor
as 90 under the light will turn and
GROSS the st towards you at the same
time will take of my high hat--and
then you may know it's me.
DO as say and you will get YOU
watch, but if you try too play smart yor
will never get it, as will not trust yor
again-if you cannot come tomorrow
night the night after will do. Act righ
by me and l will do the same by you.
YOURS TRULY.
Mr.. Walton does not think that tn
person who wrote the letter knew an
thing about the watch, but intended t
rob him of the money providing he ha
carried out The instructions in it.
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THE CHOPTANK FROZEN.

The Choptank river was frozen
tiobtly for several miles below Denton
last week. The Baltimore steamer
could not come up and freight and
passengers were landed at oxiora, tne
terminus OF the Delaware and Chesa-
peake railway at Cambridge, where
connection was made with the Dor
chester and Delaware railroad.
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SHERIFFS SALE. a 9aA.
y BY virtue OF q writ of Vena Exponas
10 me directed, will be exposed to public
sale at the residence of Bayard ~. Derrick
SON, on the lime stone road, near the
Mermaid. in Mill Creek Hundred, In New
Castle County, Delaware. on
FRIDAY, DECEMBER sist, 1850.
h'- At IL O'Clock q. m. i'a
The following described Personal Pro-
perty !: horses, l3 COWS, 8 hogs, shoats
or pigs, york wagon and harness. mar
ket wagon, two horse wagon and har-
ness. i moving machine. I horse rake.
hay bed, plows, harrows and cultivators.
lot Of dairy fih,spres au,p lot q pGtatoes;f e.
wheat and oats, lot Of hay, lot of bran.
sleigh and bells. robe, 10 acres Of wheat
dry other articles. &C., also o lot OF house.
hold ana kitchen furniture. Vsth
Seized and taken In EXECUTION as the
property OF Bayard e. Defickson. and TO
JOHN PYLE, late Sheriff.
Sherif,s once, New Castle. December
I8. 1880. gis -. lou decl6-eodts.
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AGAIN FOR SALE.

ia. Johnson's Eastop, Nd. Led
,r is again offered for sale, on 'Taes-
d,y, 9Sth inst, under a mortgage fore
closure. The proprietor says N hls
delinquent patrons would square up
thsr accounts he could satisfy the
mortgage and have handsome bal
|ance left over. ft
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THE POsTL LEs LEGION.

The members of the = Postles
Legion are requested to meet, this
evening in room No. l8, Masonic
Temple, at T:30 O'Clock. A full at
tendance of the members is request
ed, and all who desire to join the
Legion are requested to be present.
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CALIFORNIA SALMON.

Edwin Haines recently obtained L.
400 California salmon from Fish Com
missioner Hughlett and placed them IN
his dam, near Rising Sun, Mo; , ana
II. II. Duyckinck Of the Ninth district
obtained and placed an equal numper
in Shannon run, near his residence.
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c,s.p Boots and snoes.

,.DIsl McCusker, 2ls West Second street
,,gotip a large stock OF boots and shoes
pr the fall trade, and he is determined "
IN them cheaper than any shoshouse In
ne ely. He wishes his friends ahd the
DubIls in general 70 give him q call and
n convinced that he has good iboots an
noes and hewlll SO themliows 80"
oct2-d6W3m. .r Iggna
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$4,000 worth of small mortgages
.Or sale apply to Geo. w. Bright, real
decl1-6.*
ths MY boxes of Twist Just received at
WIZ ,us great Tobacco Mart, ,4th and ShipIey
nn "usn We are retailing at So cents pc
fOunu. Largest stock in the State.
dSo o~est ,n prices In the country.
WI lo-tt A. A, CHAPMAN, Prop'f, .
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THIRTY DAYS.

AT the police hearings this morning
the well.known features Of Edward Kelly
The rag man graeed the dock. He has
been annoying the officials for .
few days past, and as he drunk most Of
As time, he was committed for thirty
days 10 sober up. 4.l1lHI sI
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Don't Forget.

Don't forget the Books apd Fancy
Goods now on sale at Ogleb auction
room, No. 8O7 Market street. Now
b the time to buy Christmas
presents; Friday and Saturday
nights the last chance. -lN
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A FUGITIVE ABDUc1 ED.

MONTREAL, P. O., Dec. 16, 1880.
Brand, an American fugitive, was
last night forcibly abducted from Hem
mingford, in this Province, by three
men, who placed him in a sleigh and
took him to Plattsburg, N. Y.
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AZ OTICE TO WATER RENTERs.
oFF1cE OF THE WATER DKPAKr- !
IIllIl NEXT, WILMIN9TYN, Del,
nnoarnhe~I lam

The bills for 1881 are now ready and
payable at the Registrars ONCE at the 3.
W. corner of Sixth and King streets. The
law requires that all,bills paid on or be-
fore January 3lst, 1881, the face Of the bills
s per cent. additional. Those paid during
the month OF March 10 per cent. addi-
tional, and any amount remaining un-
Maid after April LIST. 1881, the Registrar In
reonired TO have the ferrules withdrawn
ana suit instituted for the recovery OF the
amount due; and the water Will not be
let into such premises until saeh arrears
with assessments and ~ tor drawing ier-
rules, are paid.
WILLIAM j. MORROW, Registrar.
decI.eod ian led -feb-eod. l.sf
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xannard A. Co.

k.,. IN ,Iock all sizes and qualities La
|.'.. and Misses Rubber Garments La
|.ls ,iro 90, s., 81. 50, 6s. 90 inch. Misses
n a 40 AZ n, 70, ~. A very useful .hoi-
hday Present. uoor
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sARAH's SISTER IN NEW YORK

NEW YoRK, Dec. 1s.-Mlle. Jeanne
Bernhardt, sister Of Sarah, arrived
here to day on the French steamer
from Havre. She left this afternoon
for Boston, where her sister is playing.
In appearance Jeanne resembles her
sister very much. '""i 'iaAhli III
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Meetings Tonight.

M.s.R A.
Co. G, DUPONT Guards.
The Excelsior Democratic Club.
EIoelalor Lodge, No, K. Of T.
Reseue Council. No. 3, .. U. A. NJ.
Columbia Lodge, No, 26 1. o. o; F. :.
Warrington Council, No. 4, o. U, A. M
Delaware Tribe No. l Imp. o. X. M.
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HANDSOME SLIPPERS.

Nyou want a handsome slipper for
holiday present go TO the Boston One
Pdce Boot and Shoe store, 200 Market
u, and select from the large stock on
hand. Sole agent for Burt's fine
ihOes. Z, -4+-
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"a

- 40 Eino" nLKroN, KY, Dec: 16.
The wifi Of Mfs.l Maggie Embry,
which, was admitted TO probate yester-
day, gives e200, 900 in Louisville and
Nashville Railroad stock 70 the Van
derbilt University at NaShville.
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Cigars for Christmas presents In toxes
dG, 50 aud 100 each, At HAWKING 6ls
Market street. T1 t.Eua dec17-7,.
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CATALOGUE.

Read W. M. Kennard n Co.'S adver-
tsuent as 1t will aid you in select
uug your Holiday Presents.
.0K
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NOTICE.-Dr. Khne's Great Nerve
Res,orer is the marvel Of the age Tor all
Nerve Diseases. All nts stopp.a res
Send TO 931 Arch Street philadelphia,
Pa. oes ]o-Ay
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TENTH WARD DEMOCRATS.

The Democrats Of the Tenth Ward
are requested to meet at headquarters
(over Hilton's store) this evening, for
the purpose of forming permanent
organization. By order Of the Asso-
eiation. pi n.|
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N1OTIUE.-Notice is hereby given that
IN shall apply 20 the Genera. Assem-.
January session. for y divorce from my
vile, Laura Oss ood Harkness
JOHN O. HARKNEsS.
Wilmington, Del, Dec. Is. 1850.
decl6-2tawlm.
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IL 1y1dOUTolN THE COLDys
'oi James Coks, ofKsnt Island, Queen
Anne's county, Nd, laid9 out al one
night during the recent cold spell, and
was so badly frozen that one or possi-
bly, both or his legs win hasesto be ann
putatad.nG muhn1on o1otn WOW