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H7sI Of ss oS@panS
the election OF seven Directors, will be
held at the office of the President, Clayton
House Building, Monday, January IL, at
P. M. NJ. NJ. CHILD,
jan3.7alO. Secretary.
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p,yARp's VIEWS, ~ re-
SENATOR was York Star represen-
pT'e0 '',,, Oy ' attract attention In our Is
no to. day.
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W. P. Clarke, Esq, 92O Walnut street.
Philadelphia, Pa, writes: az have used
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup ard found 1t to
be the best remedy 1 ever tried"
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u,xrAyp NEW YoRK.-The same
.nIe Of counting the returns in New
I orb does not hold in Maine according
1, ,he decision of the Supreme Court In
l,,er State. In Maine irregular
1 .llots were voted and counted by the
1 .ctiou officers and improperly certlned
! the Governor and Council, and by the
Natter body rejected, giving majority OF
IN. LEGISLATURE to the Democrats and
treenbackers.
IN New York fewer irregularities gave
he Rrpublicans the Lieutenant-Gover-
s,or Clarkson n. Potter was the Demo
lraiic candidate for Lieutenant Gov ernor
In New York. He was only beaten by
hlout three hundred votes. Had the
n llo,, been counted containing the
name Of C. NJ. Potter for Lieutenant
h;oyernor for Clarkson N. Potter, the
batter would have been elected by about
|one thousand majority. In New York
h ballots are rejected which do not In
|aIl particulars conform to the law, or in
|other words the Intention of a voter can
hot be taken. In Maine, according to
ihc Supreme Court of that State, irregu-
blr ballots can be counted, and the in-
|tention OF the voter is to be taken. In
|o.her words what is law in New York is
Elot law in Maine. Had the same rule
|pf law prevailed in New York which
holds in Maine the Democratic candi-
bate for Lieutenant Governor would
|hNe been elected,-Reading Eagle.
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Consul MOsby.

WASHINGTON, Jan. b, 1851
:, :. understood that Mr.. John ,.
I'm " - consul at Hong Kong, VIII 90
losoS, nSsJ and the nomination OF his sue
I,.,or viii be made to the Senate IN .
lew days. -. ,i.vod
W. " liz has betrayed His Fraudulency'
4, 10. exuosed the rascallty of his pre-
sece,sor, That is enough ~" WV"
IN, head
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NEW ADVERTISEHIENTs.
DIvIDlE END.

DlVlDf END
The Wilmington City Railroad Com
pany have this day declared a dividend OF
ten (l0) cents per share PAYABLE on de-
mand at the office, corner of Delaware
Avenue and Dupont street.
SAMUEL CHANDLER, Sec.
Jan. s, 1880. jan6. ct
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AiOTICE.

n ORG ~
John Brear In Chancery,
VS.. New Castle Co., 8. g.,
Mark Brear, ct, al. Cause of Partition.
In pursuance of an order OF the Chan
cellor in the above cause, made at the Sep
tember term, 1879, all persons having any
lien or liens, affecting the interest or es-
tate of John Brear, Mark Brear, Able
Brear, Elizabeth Jordan and Eliza Brear,
or either of them In the lands or premises
to which said cause relates, are hereby
notified to file petition setting forth the
nature and amount of the same in the
Office of the Register in Chancery, for New
Castle County, ten days before the third
Monday in February, A. d. 1880, and to ap-
pear and prove said lien or liens at the en-
suing term of the Court, before the rising
of the Court on the third day of the term.
CHAS. B. LORE, Trustee.
Wilmington, DEL, Jan. 5. 1880. dtfebl7
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dividend.
TIv1D END.
NOTICE.

No551fRi 5STfsr OF THE DELAWARE. ,
STATE MUTUAL +. q, M.
INSURANCE COMPANY,
WILMINGTON, DEL
The annual meeting of the stock and
policy holders of this company will be
held on Tuesday, Jan. Is, at their office,
5l5 Market street, at 10 o'clock, q. M, to
elect Board of Directors for the ensuing
year, 1880. VIM. BRIGHT,
jan5 President
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Irish AgitdtIOn.

PUBLIC OPINION IN ENGLAND CoMMENDs
THE soBRIETY OF AMERICAN VIEWS
ON IRELAND-RIoTs IN GALWAY BE-
TWEEN PEAsANTRY AND .coNsTABU-
Larry.
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WASHING rON NOTES.

WAsHrGT0N. Thursday, DEC. 10, 1850
Secretary sherman went home his Office To-day,
being slightly iDGisoosed.
sccrottry scburz expects delegation Of Poncas %
visit Wa,.iugt, days to mako final arrange
ments IN regard thrir permanent settlement aud other
matters Tra ug the interests Of their tIibc.
Acting Secretary French, Of the Treasury Department
has issued a circular 10 Collectors revOking the
prohibiting the pul cation for ninety days OF statistics
relating TO iurOrtat Shipment ot any particular
merchandise.
Tie Board OF Managers OF the Home for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers OF the Ll;e War has accepted the
resignation Of Major Fleming, Of the Northwestern
BrauOb, at NJ wausec, and appointed General Daniel
McC auey. OF Cincinnati, to Ill the vacancy.
Messrs. Bockwith and Hoycy, Local Inspectors Of
Steam Vossels New London Conn, who have been
rarcd In an nvesgauOn of the etrandng OF the
RnaCe Island November last report that the cap
fam ami plot might have aVegtcd the accident bV proper
soundlngs The IuspeCo ors STATE. however that toy do
not iec Justified IN revolving their licenses.
Rrpre-entauye Ellis, OF Loulsians. has been busy for
several days procuring the signatures Of members
Congress and others TO petition wlicn will be pre-
sen,d TO President Hayes asking him TO direct that the
balance of the Virguius Indemnity Fund remaining III
the Treasury psd he widows and children OF he
late pian Fry and others. who II IA represented
now liylne In NewOrl"ana In great destItuton. Mr..
Ellis aa said srcdrod the OF nearly all
the members the House Oi Representatives the
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FOREIGN NOTES.

LONDON, IhuredaY, Dec 10, lccV'
The Basutos were repulscd at DordTecht on the lOth
inst. with great loss.
The pope has lssued encyclca letter asking Catho-
lies 20 aid and rncoutago foreign missions
The lower Housc OF the Austrian Reichsath mas
agreed To the proposed Government loan OF SoZJOOOV
A bill has been submitted 10 tao German Federal
Council h0riZiug the issue OF Government loan OF
$132O0.O00 Tor tao Naval. Military and Postal Services
The Chinese Ambassador to-day had five hours con
ference Ministry of Foreign Affairs IN ~ Peters
burg winch is beiicycd 10 have been mutually saus'
factory
Inc British ship City of Montreal, Captain Davies,
passed ut abandoned ana fuddeilcss, IN ~ west
longitude, ~ north latitude.
james Croppcs (LiberaD. banker has been eectrd 10
the House of Commons fro;u KeDla 10 nj the vacancy
caused by the DEATH asr month. Of MI J0hn NitHe'L
Mr. Cropper had majority of 800.
ddpatcb from Paris to The DdtiB NctcS states that
the Panama BanK has nceu founded with capital OF
81, 800, 900. and a commercial Panaua company for
food snopy has also been organized with oapita ol
$500 900.
SARSIA Ont, Dec. lG,-Dudlcy, Of NcwYOrE, arrested
few weeks ago tor smugslipG is%ciTy into Canada,
pleaded guilty, and was to-day sentenced 10 three
MONTH i'll ial
MONTREAL. Dee I6.--Brand, an American fugitive
waa last night orciDly abducted from Henmngf"rd, In
this urovncc by three men. VINO placed him IL selg
and took him to Plat burg, n. y.
PANAMA. D e. G.7he Sidy ditd HerGH has rec 'Ived
letter from Amerc ~ IN ECIedor compaining inst
he had been imprisoned and otherwise I'll treated by
Officials i'm the Heavy weather IS reported
fru Port IimOn. Several sailing vessels now over
due OF the coast. Thc Marion r. ChafnpiB, whom rh
Ncw-York fOr IdmOn November 3, II s'lll ont The
schooner Ieic which left cvYork for Bueiields oc
tObcr ., at latest accounts bad not a1lyeC.
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GRIMES AND C4SUALTIES-8Y TELEGRAPH
1>.rANrl-Y KILLED pY 4 rnAI

INSTANTLY KILLED BY 4 TRAIN OF CARS.
SPeINGFu.JD y. j. Dec. 16.-Last ught William
Whn ,y ~ Nllany stTucS by rair scotch
Farms, ana Instantly killed
\ MURDER n ILLINOIS
CHICAGO, Dee. ia dlspltcn from CarrOlton.
H. S,yrJotu G. Armstrong KILLED to- with neck.
yoke GY Clinton Armstrong. who wae arrested
FROZEN UNDER THE ICB.
PuET JFRVI. y. Y, DEE 16.--LahOrers engaged
n n. gee on cana here to-day found the BODY o;
unAnown frozen fast to the un ter Size o. the Ice
HELD fOR ENAMISATION.
ylSToN Dc. i6.-,Inhu Bcavug was examined
10 ~ cnage Oi causing the death Oi Michael Kuse
Monday ngl b. drowning, and held IN $1,000 Tor further
ton on ~Aiutd4y,
WORKMaN injured By THE FAIL. OF A BUILDING.
the fouudry ION this afternoon wa lam Dashcr
hurt internally. Met lem gan had broken
Jacob Hotst had an ann broken
SENT TO JAInFOR WANT OF $4,000 BAIL
BO -rON Dec. I6.-LcwIs Is. FOllrtt'. charged with
death OF He1ec,a long by mspracuoe ar
Inunded to Ja in dofa1it 0i $1,000 bail
\ WIFE MURDER.
BUFFALO. Dee. Ii Frederick l.. Jackson, Of
y. y viii orng under Temporary 1T u In
sauy resulting from lcA m the temple BY vicious horse,
enOt his wife through the head a5t night
A MURDER IN KENTUCKY.
CINCINNATI Dee. lO.-lleury Williams. who was
found Ludlow. KY win severe wounds on his he ad
died to- negro naiJrd Gibson or HICKS mas been al
rested on suspicion OF belng the murderer
FNEIGHr CONDUCTOR KILLED
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Dec. 1O.-SaMuel Cunning
ham ghf the Nashville and Chattanooga
Hay fc batecen two cars tbls morning ana had both
legA cut nis death instantaneous.
Dir. GOERsoN sENTENCED FOR WIFE MURDER
PHlIADt LPUIA Dec. 16.-lh hc notion for new
uql IN the caae Dr. Albert O. GOerson convicted Of
nuIer gree for po,sOniua his vile,
ruled ts ong ANA The prisoner Wss sentenced " deah
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ADVANCING NN LIMA.

TUE PORT OF PISCO CAPTURED by Tux CUfLIiNS.
PANAMA, Dec G.-ihe l0ug-Cxpccted Chilian
adya.ce on Lima has AZ last begun. Oh November 49,
eighteen vessel all vessels or armed Transports
cxccIt four sailing vessel, which towcd, appeared
Oh P,co. The Angamo and Two other vessels steamed
into The harbor, the former approaching " noies az
closely d.. possible, aud officer ashore who de,
rAn1eI the surrender Of he place and refused
Ere was at once opened from the three ships ana
returned BY the Peruvian force shore. This was only
200 nen Commanded by Colonel ZaniudL TIE landing
AT Psco was resisted hoty that most Of the Chlans
Landed Paiacns. about ten miles OF ana immediately
narche1 on PscO, almost surrounding ZtmudfS small
force That officer hopeless Of further defence without
the sacrifice hs entire force retired after blowing
up ne shore portion OF The wharf and destroying other
property to prevent its falling into Cuan hands The
roll ugstock Of the Pisco lroad burueGa
loss to tue English bondnolleFa. Tho Peruvian loss in
tbs tight ~ placed ~ $50 men, md the ClaD at th1ce
that number. The Cnilian force consisted OF 10000
men, The transports having landed he troops returned
TO Arica TOR further Tiini"otmenis. which VIII be
Ian ed rearer Lana, probably 1t CcrrO Ami. aud thence
" u or The cnDta pI7cO j. l2O lne, from Luna and
vcufv from Cerro Aznl lg lore" landed mt PseO wit
probably destroy al towns IN he Yea valley. ana then
ttt the Cancte Na1ry, which they VIII probably maAe
thc!r base nf operations. The march 10 Lima VIII be
sisted stcp b. sep so hiH end three divisions left
Lima on tae ngAt Ol Tie l9h. They have win them
viii be occupied and tue adyancc hrassod aud opposed
tO tho utmost.
Tao porf or Ancon has been open several wccks and
rnany families are avang themselves OF this 0pp0rtu-
uty oi leaving Lima FIVE thousand tons Ot freight
awaiting Shipment. The Pacific Steam Navigation Com
pan,s steamers are making extra trips 10 CERbOe to
carry away rge o! goods there before the
Chlans resume ie bloosads Tne port VIII soon be re-
clo
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THE rrRCO.GREEK WRAyGLE.

IONDONI Ihur3daY. Doc. 10. I-5O.
A dispatch from ConatantinOplc to The Times
SAYS Ihe Pore ~ noe st tnat the military pre-
paratons Greece nave been pushed forward unt the
wLoe country u vast camp that the press Inhamcs
the people by violent articles against Turkey thar Dr
gand re j., carried largo sca!c and formidable
banda The frontier but that the Porte viii remain
CHA, while taknS precautions against possible At
tacks."
Tue Pore, n'cst note the Greek question proposes
a. q basis nf negotiation the propo,al made by tie
Porte IA not of OCTOBER g. u.n'Y, that the ccssioa
OF territory should no. Ia ud" Jnnina Mctzora aud
Llf.s InIs proposal been hitherto utterly ecOuted
b. Craecc. II D. stated thI tic Ambassadors at Con
Giunopls I4structedto RELY collectively 20 the
PJrtC's n1tr
The rs Temps r. lying 10 the article IN The London
IBcs ol hs morning on the Greek estion' sys tnat
Iu aun took the ifitl.tYc ~ me negotiations lur e.
frctug tn xr,t,n of thr Berlin Ireasv. IL Is there
fore Erc.tu,unI rrGuc" trat should adyaLco pro
po,lls 10. tne sctilcmcut Of ne Greek question.
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CURRENT TOPICS Ar HE CAPITAL.

THE PROTECTION or hiEEKAGE PASSENGERS.
Ever since the first session OF tho
present Congress Representative Deu-ter, of
Wisconsin has been laborng TO secure
some legislation for the pIotccuon of stccragc pas
sengers on ocean steamships. Mr. D,us'er prepared
a bill 10 make certain necessary amendments to tho
present laws on his subject, "h!c.. are Ineffective
and obsolete because they made before ocean
passengers began 10 be carried on steam vessels.
The bill reported tavorbly 10 the House on the
2lst of last MAY, but the Democrats IN The House
refused to do anything In cOnvcrsatOn recently Sit.
Deus,er sad: The treatment of these poor people
has been and is absolutely shocking, and thc only
wdider is that more of them do not de under tho
horrors of the passage II the sbipownels say that
they canrot furnish better acc0mmO iatDns at the
pIes.ut rates. lot them raIse the prcc. IL VIII DO
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AMERICAN SHIPPING INTERESTS.

DELEGATES FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD Oh TRADE
BEFORE TIE HOUSE COMMITTEE on COMMERCE.
WASuINGTON, Dec. 16.-1he resolutions
adopted by the Shipping Convention held at in
October last were presented the House Committee on
Commerce to-day by delegation representing the Ma
Ona Board OF Trade, and were read and supported by
MI Windsor OF Philadelphia, In brief speech. He
followed by Mr.. Ambrose Snow, OF Newly Ork who urged
that the interests of those Engaged in commerce by sail
ing ships should be overlooked IN he great desire 10
proEiote our commerce; that by subsdizng lines OF
steamers without making suitable provision for
merchant sailing vessels one industry would be smu.
lated while tho other might he destroyed. lie
fed that the merchants. sipOwners and sipbuil.eTs
would never agree upon any iii or form Of legislation
which will accomplish thc general results so much de-
sired the views OF eacD receiving their cOong from tie
rarticular branch Of the shipping industry IN which
their money is invested. He hoped Congress would
hear all the interests. and then formulate
some general legislation bearing upon the subject
Mr. Webb OF New-YOrk, alluded 10 the ac that IN 1870
Inc English and Am. rlcan Tonnage I'm Chiua waters
amounted 20 ABOUT 5000 900 tons eacn While IN 20
the Euglisb tonnage reached G40O.OoO tors, aud
the American has fallen 10 100000 tons. AT tbis
rate our merchant In%rDc except those vessels Ell
Gagged cOastwlse and trade the Gk"sl would ne
sSrpt from the ocean. Nj. PIrsrus Of DatfO the ist
speaker, addressed himself mainly TO that portion OF me
resolution bearing upon our conruiaT system. lie at
kcts OF the world 10 ~ tuperOfly OF btf consular
sVste and the hearty AID cnec i've work done by their
Consns In extending English trade, aud operlns 10 Lug
s manufactures ports Of every country where
rcIescntItlyes on the Otner hand, a. he result az
careful .tudy OF the subject dusIng Iesdcn OF several
years uDrOai he saiis that tue maOriy Oi our
Consuls not ODly n.tH Wholly u0"tgdautrd with
teIr duties bu, were pid such insufficient oil r's mat
unable "a present decrut app ataGcc. OF
acqu!re any desse OF LGuence 40 conpiIed win the
representatives, o oth-r hhhObs
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TIE AUSTRIAN MARRIAGE.


A dispatch from Posth 20 The New Free
p,,,s " Vienna. says: TAe marriage OF Crown
Prince Rudolph Of Austria with the Princess Stophanie
Of Belgium, wllc. WAS fixed for February, has been
poetponed until warmer weather. out Il consideration
for the state OF the bride, health.
The Emperor AMI the Crown Prince Rndciph have de-
cilued bali at the O9er1 House rendered by tie CITY
of Vienna On the occasion Of ;he marriage OF the Crown
Prince and have 4 tIt the money intended to
f. aaproprtt.d Tor itrt eirInr' hail be sive1
TO Tie poor of Vienna, az thc lime offering liberal
cot b.tiOns thtula-ves fOr th| purpose. Thfs
lcci, ion rsul from a." Town Council having offended
the Emperor 10y investigating false report that the
Crown Prince had ordered tu0 furniture for his new
L,tup in PANS.
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THE YORKTOWN ANNIVERSARY.

PROGRAMME or THE. CITIZENS COMMTTrEE FOR
THE COMMEMORATIVE EXERCISES.
WAsHINGToN. Dee. 1G.-Followme is tho pro-
granme which was submitted by the Citizens
Committee on the Yorktown Centennial Ceremonies
to the Committee Of Congress. and which that
Committee has declined TO approve officially. II is
row understood that the association Will arrange
for the cc!cbratIon leaving the Committee tO carry
ont the Congressional programme only.
TO he Hon. joins ". JOHNSTON Chairman Celebration
Congress iOUdi Communities:
Iti- proposed that tne celebration opcn on Wcdnes
day October . under e 2usp;ocs Of the Unued states
Government, which occasion the oflcaia who con-
Quoted 50 successfully the celebration ~ tic Declaration
Inderendence at Philadelphia IN s7G viii be invited
10 participate III the opening ceremonies
on the q the United states Government viii receive,
formally, The representatives OF che Republic Of France,
ANA descendants OF such foreign assisted
the )onies 70 achieve their Independence
participants for day each alternately 10y military dis
plays Virginia the FIRST 70 call for inc Colon nal
Congress that passed the Declaration Of Independence,
which was sustained the field OF YOIktown ia that
State and the first 10 propose ths celebration OF
proposition 10 hold the SAID celebration 1t is proper that
nese two should unite IN entertaining the foreign
visitors the 7th.
On saturday the stn, tho yorktown Centennial CHI
zens' Association w become the hosts, aud furnish
on Monday, the 10th, the Admiral COMMANDING the
American neet and the Commander OF Fortress Mon
Viii unite In glYns an entertainment embracing
On tuesday tne II,b the grounds viii he devoted to
tie state of NewYOrk. On Wednesday, tho l2th, tho
visitors viii bc entertained by the states OF Massa-
cIusetts and SnnthsC1oina On THURSDAY the l3'h, by
North Carolina aud New Hampshire Friday, the
l4th by Georgia and Connecticut, Toe two Leading
Manufacturing Colonial Sates; on Saturday, the l5th,
ly TIE States Of Rhode Island and Maryland. On
dgv the 17ththc cize1s OI TIC District oi COunhtle
officials and employees Of all the United States Govern
eut Depar meuts will entertain the yitoIs. 1uesday,
jhe ISM the grounds VIII be- devoted TO the Staies ~
New Jersey aud Delaware historic through Brandy
wine Princeton. Trenton ana Monmouth.
Wednesday, the 19th the centennial day, upon which
the corner sUDe OF tue monument VIII be ald VIII be-
ITnfte
order odd Fellows and other organized bodies md s0re
ties, under The auspices OF the Congressional Commit
tee the Remaining three days, 20:h 2l,t and 22d in
crsIye VIII he devoted 10 the citizens OF States
that nave been admitted into the Union adOp-
tlol OF The Constitution.
This programme is recommended. and II accepted,
there viii be difficulty rai-mg the captal for carry
tn Il out wiilaiord uero- ding enter Anmeut dur
ng the celebration, ANA comfort TO visitors citizens
during their attendance.
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TWO NOTABLE GATHERINGS.
A BAsQURT ar TnE EXECUHvE MANsioN-A DIN
MFR GIVEN BY Mr.. ALLEY.

A -"f'+'@'N''
MFR GIVEN BY MK. ALLEY.
Try TELEGRAPH THE IRiBUSE
WAsaISGTON Dec 16.-The State dinner gwen
nv the President and Mrs. Hayes Wednesday even
ing IN honor of General aud Mrs. Grant embraced
the following other guests: The VIce-PIesident,
the Chief Justice aud Mrs. Waite Associa'e-Justice
and Mrs. swayne, secre arg and Mrs. Evaris secIe-
tary and Mrs Sherman, Attorney-tienora' DcVens'
General George Crook, Senator and Mrs. Edmunds,
Senator and Mrs. Logan, Seuator ana MIS- mn oi
Colorado. Senator aud Mrs Window, Senator hoar'
Representative and Mrs. Hawley. Representative
and Mrs Clahin, Representative and Mrs. Robson.
Representative McCOok, ex-kepresentative ana MIS-.
John b. Alley, Mr.. aud Mrs. jesse Grant. MIS-. Aus
tin and Miss Cook.
The State dinIug-room was decorated with flowers
and tropical plants ged with marked TASTE ana
the door leading into the adjoining con
servatory, which was recently the billiard
room, stood open, displaying vista OF foliage.
The mansion lighted throughout the hrot
GoOr and the Marine Band played III the
yestiiule during the dinner IL was brilliant well
come TO the exPresidcDt aud wife TO their former
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FAILURE OF A NOTED LONDON TRADER
LOSDuN. Thur sday, Dec Is, 1850.

John j. Mechi, the well-known agTicuturist
and razorstrop maker has failed. HIS Liabilities are
estimated at $4,000. His assets comprise stock at
IDtrce Hall TO TIE value OF aJout $4,000.
Mr.. Mechi is the son e an Italian who was
eDlplayc IN the household OF George III He born
IN Londsu IN ls02 lie made money while q clerk by
selling an article OF which he bad bought the patent
and ~ about of twenty lie set up his
own account 81 cutler IN .Ia Ill shop IN Leadonhalls
In about ten years nc realized a handsome fortune,
chiefly by the sale Of "mrsic razorstrop and razOrs
both OF which he advertised literally. In lS40 he
bought about 10 Oi land at ptroe Heath OF
the least productive districts of Essex. which he cui
vatrd by meaus OF deep drainage aud steam power,
realizing handsome profits. Mr. Mechi SeuIor
sheriff Of London and MiddlesrN in 1856 and
elrcl,d an Alderman in The following ar He pub
ished three books farming, one OF which had large
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TELiGEAPHIC NOTES.

MuNITIcEyT BEQuEsT Td A TENNEs5EE UNI
NEdSltN.
ELKToN ~. Dec. iG.-luo will Of Mis-. M9ggIe
Fm,ry gives - lOUOO u L,tae and Nashg.io Railroad
.tock to TIE Vandefbi University 10 = aSiivlie
COMPLEMENTARY DINNER
BNIIaOEr, Dec. lG--A cOwphu, ntarY dinner
was qven Father Ryan, toe pocposL Oi Mobile this
iig Dy n mum Der u publisher. aud newspaper
A MISSING CLEBGYAAN REAPrEhRs
HAErFoRD. Conn. Dec. lG.--Ihc kcv. John
Marsisnd disappeared from Ccntra Village IianLc,d
some l1n:h ago has been heard from az ngantOu, y. y
STEAMER NlAL4UtIn AFLDAT.
CuAp!L-i,N, :. &. Dee. lG.-StcImcT Wear
mon A. reported bar, assisted OF tis
morning .uz- ftrr having 600 bales : cotton on
aFptlfs e EninjucI anu W l pOb&Dy LOAF aud
proasc. her voyage 10 sfbas,o9ol.
LEGAL COSTS RECOVERED.
BaITfMpR Doc. IG--lu iho CnIrt OF Common
!.Vur of 4 L 4aeiG oi iis cry gains H. y Attu, ipr
l.R.I lofyloos ~ .-9Ist te NeN-1reIus bs cOII
iaut, IA ,,hich AlirA Gained over : iO.OtOI.
STEEL sU.;sIlTU rtD TOR WOOD.
AiUfn, =. l.. Dee. ia meeting of the
director ofrh Niag.rI F rt-,uatons bridge aud ho
fiq ~, Fal sus4c BItish Companies Yesterday the
reuort ~ Fn-tnccT Buck al cL tho stbtIuten
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COMPETITIVE ESHIBIrION or FtREENCINES.
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ne most IMPROVE e." nrr appf ti. sufficient sum " money
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