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Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-28
A Cyclone on Long Island.

FLUSHING, L. l., August 27.-During We'd nesday's storm a cyclone one mile wide and
 seven miles long swept over Little Neck, Great Neck and Creedmoor. Hundreds of
 acres of corn were entirely destroyed and
 many buildings damaged Henry Co1's farm at Little Neck was wholly devastated, and Dan Lawrence's house at Bayside was struck by lightning and considerably damaged.
 In a Curious Predicnment-A Boats Wheels Kept Moving Hour to Keep n Wagon Aboard.
 NEW YORK, Aug. T.-Thursday morning 1 the Hoboken ferryboat Moonachie entered the slip on the other side of the river at the l moment that the Weehawken, of the same l line, was starting for New York A schooner | dropping down the river stopped the Wee hawken at the entrance to the slip and threw her into a position from which she
 could best extricate herself by passing line to the Moonachie and hauling on it. She did so, but the strain was so great that the Moon l achie's shore fastenings parted, and before the line fastening her to the Weekawken could be thrown off, she was dragged some feet from the slip, and wagon belonging to the brewery of Clausen & Sons, laden with thirteen barrels of beer, fell partly into the space between the boat and the pier. The
 driver, who was greatly frightened, lashed
 his horses, utthey could not draw the wagon
 on the bridge. The pilot of the boat rang
 the bell, and the engineer kept the paddles mo ving so as not to allow the boat to move further from the slip. The wagon was un-
 loaded, the driver came down from his seat,
 and for nearly an hour the paddles revo1ved
 and the wagon was kept in its position. Then,
 with the aid of derrick, it was hauled out,
 and it was found that the only damage was
 broken spring.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-28

The unparalleled success of our Spring and Summer trade has enabled us to wind up the season by gen era cutting slaughtering in fact giving the balance of our Spring and Summer Dress Goods for nominal price, The reduction will be so great that want the people of New Haven County not to for get that McGrail x Shanley giving the greatest bargains ever offered in this State. This sale will commence on MONDAY, July 12, and will continue until Inventory time in August. We shall offer the following goods at half what they cost us soc the dollar,
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-28
; Business Opening.

N old established and well paying business is of A fered for sale. For the right man with some means this is a opportunity seldom offered. For full information, call on
 GEO. A. ISBELL, ann once State St cor Elm, Todd's Blk
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-28

AUGUSTUS A. BALL, ORNAMENTAL IRON RAILING WORKS,
 18 AUDUBON STREET, NEW HAVEN, CTs MANUFACTURES of Iron Fences, Crates, Doors, IyM Stairs, Shutters Balconies and Crestines also ted Tile etc All kinds of iron work for public build tngs and prisons. Roof Bolts, Bridge Bolts, etc. au2z 1y
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-28

The engagement of Jesse, youngest son of General Grant, to Lizzie, daughter of ". s. Chapman, the large California land owner, is announced.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-28
EXPRESS STOCKS.
New York Produce Market.

Adams mG............117 Wells, Fargo. ... .1095 American. ...-.....- 60 United States. ...... AS
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!. .ASubstitute for Gold.


9e One of the recently introduced SUBJ
stitutes for gold, which has become very
popular in some of the jewelry and 9TH
er manufactures of fine wares in France,
is composed as-follows: One hundred
parts, by weight, of. copper Of the
purest quality, fourteen of zinc or tin,
six Of magnesia, three and six-tenths Of
sal ammoniac. one and eight-tenths. of
burnt limestone and nine of cream of
tartar. The copper is first melted,
then the magnesia, sal ammoniae, lime
stone and cream Of tartar in powder are
added separately and gradually. The
whole mass is kept stirred for half an
hour, the zinc; or tin beiIg dropped in
piece by piece, the stirring being kept
up till they melt. Finally, the crucible
is covered and the mass kept in fusion
for thirty-five minutes, and the scum
being removed, the metal is poured in
to moulds and is soon ready for use.
The alloy thus made is represented as
being fine-grained, malleable, takes a
high polish and does not easily oxidize.
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Nervous Dread Of Lightning.

Twenty years ago the writer remem-
bers turning witha smile to others who
shrank and cried at the peals of terri
Bile storm in country house. The
glare of bolt coming down the center
OF the room caught the eye at that very
instant; the next there was an explo-
sion that shook the house, and insensi-
bility followed. Two men in the same
room were burned by the bolt, though
no lives were lost; but have never been
able to smile at lightning since. To
give any idea of the terror felt on a
nervous organization by the shock
would involve extravaganza of terms.
But, unfortunately, 50 far from being
an exception. there are too many who
suffer the same harassments with me.
Nor are women alone subject to this
nervousness. I knewsa School Superin-
tendent and canal contractor, % man
over fifty, with a large family, who
would hide IN closet in a storm, and
had been known to rush from his bed
with fright at lightning. Many will re-
member the Professor of Bowdofn Col
lege who always retreated to the cellar
in a thunderstorm, although his house
was bristiing with lightning ng-rods. The
strongest mani ever knew, who. could
throw another man across the, street,
and work 'handspress in a printing
office as if he wore a part Of thes ma
chine, was discharged as reporter be-
cause his desk was vacant every time
there was q thunderstorm The mother
of Washington was afraid of lightning,
and never failed to retreat to her room
at the first flash of a storm, where she
stayed till the last flash died away.
The physical effects of this fear are
most depressing One woman knows
when storm is coming hours
before by a prostration of strength and
spirits, accompanied with symptoms
like cholera One of the. most dauntless
young women Tknow was sick ID bed
for hours after the greatstormat SPRING.,
field, Mass, last year, She had received
q shock Of lightning years before and
never fails to be i'll In . thunder storm
since.
Reason and study Of the laws Of
lightning have done much. to lessen. the
fear of it. 1t is true we live between
two magazines of electricity -one in the
earth and the other in the air--and a
cloud charged with electricity passing
over point or body in negative con-
dition win discharge its surplus by the
very quickest and most congenial medi-
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American Slang.

There perhaps is nothing marking the
English spoken ina this country which
gives rise to SO much concern as the as
serted prevalence of slang; certainly
there is nothing more common than the
depreciation of its use. It is often spo-
ken Of as the chief dangerwhich threat
ems the, English tongue, at Least as em-
ployed by us. Most Of us have probably
heard or read assertions TO that effect,
many Of US have possibly made such. as
sertiOns ourselves; yet no evidence has
ever been brought forward to showthat
more slang is prodaeed- es-used in this
country than i'm England. That what
is produced here Is far more racy, va
.ried and vigorous is plain enough from
ths appreciation 1T meets there. But
even if it be conceded that our soil is
more favorable to its growth, that need
not be looked upon as = great calamity.
Slang performs an important and, in
deed, necessary part in the develops
ment Of speech. Expression has always
d tendency to become weak in the liter
rary language, just as, unfortunately,
the individual in the process of becom-
ing civilized is too apt to gain gentle
ness at the expense ofvigor Less power
is felt in some way. to exist in the words,
and so close is the relation between the
thought and the garment with which it
is clothed that The former seems often
to share in the; fimsiness of the latter
1t is this gradual process of weakenings
which slang comes in to counteract.'
The word is new, but the thing is old,
Slang is the great feeder of vigorous ex-
pressions; for, in its very nature IL is an
effort to state more econcisely and more
strongly WHAT the established speech is
felt to say too diffusively and too feebly.
OF course it is not an unmixed benefit.
Much OF it is silly; much of it vulgar;
most of it is worthless; but from the
countless words and phrases which
spring up in communities where men
think and act earnestly the literary Lam
guage, with almost infallible instinct,
will gain something to recruit its own
exhausted energies and to impart to its
expression additional fitness and force.
IT. r. Lounsbary, in International Re-
ries0.
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/" j believe" said Mr.. Andrews. as
though uncertain of his past, :. that |
ordered that infant to be removed from
the church. l shall not proceed with
the exercises till the child is taken out. y
He sat down. seH
The face of Grandpa John T. was
the color OF a purple touch-me-not; the
face OF John T the father. was the
color OF scarlet touch-me-not. Grand
mas face, mammals and nurses, were
all OF a high red. They all loked at
John L. Waltz, Sr., for instructions.
he rose and beckoned. EVERYBODY in
the Waltz pews rose Right and left.
from all parts of the church, there start
ed up a vast multitude of the Waltz
friends. And out they all went.
3 MIR. Andrews went through with the
services and pronounced the benedic-
ton without calling for the children to
De presented in baptism. AS he came
down from the pulpit three elders met
EDO yo1 know, sir, what you have
doneg said Elder Mason, severely.
q donePi. I?5I What have |, done p''
said Mr. Andrews, in bewilderment.s
u - You ordered j. T. Waltz's baby out
OF the church. Didn't you know it was
here TO be baptized?''' ~. L
Mr..oAndrews looked like man lust
walked and told that he had killed some
body. sa ss9 s.'s O Is =
g Why" he stammered, ..I forgot
it! 1 forgot the baptizing. i beg the
'child's pardon! sIbeg everybody's par
don! I'll do it this afternoon.
The elders exchanged glances which
said plainly: 5 a
There's no use, none whatever.
He's a hopeless case' s-d
They went out in body. speaking in
low tones. |, walking behind them,
heard some things they said.
Ties out of his sphere; he'll have
to 60 back to writing philosophy,
p {" Yes. and we'll get Gorham back, if
he viii forgive our folly and come
back.n ,e4 - ~.
If ever we get things comfortable
in our church again, l think we'll be
willing, to let well enough be. Sarah
Winter Kellogg, IN Youths Companion.
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A Runaway Husband.

One day last week man residing in
East Toledo, Ohio, skipped from his
family and brought up in Detroit. His
wife got clue to his whereabouts and
came on after him and yesterday she
had an interview with him at the Cen
trail Station, where he had been run in
for the purpose. She had no tears to
shed. On the contrary, her hair had a
fighting bang, and as soon as she could
get her breath she began: =. =
- . So, You miserable little apology for
your" sss's
No reply. -~
Al 6 After | had washed and scrubbed
and sewed for nearly twenty years to
support you you got tired of your fami-
", did you3 Our style Of living WASH t
tony enough to suit you, and you
wanted diamond pin and .caner
g Say, Lucy, I'm sorry he mumbled.
: Well, | ain'tr' she snapped. s.No,
sir! On the contrary Tm glad of it |?
You've. chewed tobacco and drank
whisky and whitfield shingles and
loafed on the corners at my expense
Just as long as you ever willT' s
+, E What do you want of me, then?'i
g" Want of you? Why, I want to
clear my character! All our neighbors
say that you ran away from me, and
some pity me and some laugh, You.
run away from me! Why, you low
down corner loafer,, you couldn't run
away from anything but spade or an
ak. followed you to get this nat
ter straight, I've got to live there,
and I'm not going to be pitied OF
laughed atr
:.sWhat do you wantp'' he asked. fa
g Here what I wantr'' she said, as
she seized his collar and twisted him
around. ''Now take that-and that
and tbat-and I'll have these officers
sign a paper that found you and
kicked you out to take care of yourself!
Now you git! Don't ever write me,
don't ever dare to come back to me!
Even if hear that you ever tell any
body that you were. married to me I'll
buy a shotgun and hunt for your + :
The husband sneaked out doors and
down-the street and the wife. having
the docs" in her pockets walked the
other way, muttering to herself: =
s.Skipped out! Run away from his
family! Well, his old shirts will make
a mop worth twice the value. Of his
whole body! Now, i want to see some
one grin in the face of this testimonial
that Iiraised him right off his heels!s-
Jeiroif Free pypss = xssy,sfis7ss tstlg ~. S, :.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.
There is no objection tn boltars

There is no objection to boilers In
the Millers' Convention.--G Graphic.
The mark of cane-dust on the un.
ruly school-boy's jacket Boston Post.
When mans curiosity is piqued,
ne asks sharp questions. Boston Tran
script. ''F
-Freckles are not so bad. 1t is said
one girl does not object to seeing them
on another girls face.
The sherry -cobbler drinker is a
drowning man, if one may Judge by the
way he catches at straws--N. o. Plea
yataae. s'ssis - sfa'a.ss.'
-" You never saw my hands as dirty
as that, said a petulant mother to her
little girl. No, but your ma did, y
was the reply. 81 y,6f. =, 8,
The mule has met his match. It
was in Delaware. He kicked over a
beehive. He died the next day. The
little bee is never too busy to decline
al invitation to fight 80" 80
My son, go not with them who 90
to seek buok-beer, for at the last it
stingeth like the brocaded hornet with
the redhot narrative and kicketh like
the choleric mule. -. .4a.t s..,,..s,
They say that the people of these
United States are recklessly extrava-
CANT and yet the Vermont man who
bought the wrong kind of pills for a
sick wife, to avoid having them wasted,
took them himself. .,ssa.ss
What the world is in need of is
fewer men of an inquisitive turn of mind
--men who are contented with docking
at a buzz-saw without desire to feel it
with their fingers. -Daaielsoncille Sen
tanet. So s9Ea .ssI -
When yolHsee a man take off his
hat to you it is sign that he respects
you. But when he is seer divesting
himself of his coat you can make up your
mind that he intends you shall respect
him Yonkers Statesman.
AT recent Philadelphia picnic,
when it was discovered that the .croquet
arches had been forgotten, a wicked
girl suggested supplying their places
with the two bow-legged young men
present. Philadelphia Chronicle Herald.
"A boy can imagine almost anything.
He can lug an oldshot gun about all day
without firing at q living thing and be
under the impression that he IS having
a howling good time; but all attempts
to induce a boy to imagine that he is
killing Indians when he is saving wood
have proved futile. Ha ,f1eo.G agaa
-Ayoung man with an extremely
powerful voice was in doubt what branch
of musical art to adopt. He went to
the composer, Ghernbini for advice.
" Suppose you sing me a few bars,''
said the master. The young fellow
sang so loud that the, walls, fairly shook.
Now" said he, . what do you think
/ am best fitted forp'' "Auctioneers'
dryly replied Cherubini.. ise -.
Little ,Robby, aged three years, has
attended Sunday School one or two
months. He is an apt scholar and. gives
early promise of bearing rich ethical
fruitage. At play with an older brother
the other. day his original Adam SO far
got the better of him as to cause him to
clinch his little fist and strike his BROTH
er. Brother Tom was about,to retaliate
with his more formidable weapon when
Robby cried out, No, no, mol Teach
er says 90 mutt MT strike back when 90
is hit. "'-BostOn Transcript.
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They cost $3.50.

They cost $3.50. s.s9' as
They live in cheap fiat very near .
broad, but dirty avenue. 80 4'fss
Bread and tea for breakfast, ditto for
lunch and q cheap restaurant dinner.
Not whole comb or decent hair.
brush in the house. A as
But a pair of $3.50 diamond earrings.
These are the fruits Of economy and
sne wears them to market. AZ =
He wears $3.50 gold watch which
matches the diamonds. s
But they need . new clothes line. The
old one broke yesterday and the glass
has not been repaired in the kitchen
window.-M Y Graphic. esss fs
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60 THE OLD, BULLFROG SAID.

| tAe-
! No pssftire, down In the pool,
u III fbe soft mud. quietly and cool; =
*Soar duty to greet the coming spring,
sissa, altogether, Sing, frogs, sing.
- cool winters past, we slept through
Slsl, ihswinds roared, but we never
I1es; 1;n,er,s " rages couldn't break our sleep,
- All together, Peep, frogs, peep.
!, me frozen mud 'twasn't very gay,
~ Esrt y near lecture, we didn't see a play !:
" 1s,mers had their fires and lights, and
Srbs TO go about,
nos got the best OF it9 Shout, frogs,
hOut
on thehiliside' they're disging
T. - setting garlic out in rows, with many
1 4 schir,g back,
%ss INV within our tight green sleeves to
spends the spring the pleasantest2 Say,
|tass, say.
-, tbs south wind blowing, a soft and
adv breeze, ,.-.s....,
- ~ open all the buds upon the walnut
=.
|. 5Tsekbird whistling Der us shows the scar
X 90 his wing,
- make .ssme music, too. Sing, frogs,
.sSly leaves above our heads spread out
Gfe green umbrellas,
.isiutier ones are carried by the fairest of
1th's dwellers: 49,,
rs5aa and r1lshes roupd the hartk m q aro
aadows deep and still. -
.sing meditation, Trill, frogs, trill.
i'm % getting hotter, and the reeds bend
serthe brink. sef sst,F p
iieye aroasting farmer is coming down to
nj ~ .5fgt s "a
Idse one well-considered hop and in the
nd you're sunk, h
i ihen, all together, Ker-chunk, frogs,
3hunk s. 5
Hartford Conn, Bdzar Budget
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"A Keokuk young man on his birth
day was presented by several young
ladies with cake labeled " Sweets to
the sweet" On his attempting to cut
it open he found that the . cake'' was
sugar-coated tin pan, with lump Of
coal in the center for ballast.
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"A blacksmith is better authority
than Hoyle on "old sledge. IN T.
Meas. 50 @
The daily gazette., 1880-08-23
NOTICE
REGISTRARS ORDER.
REGISTERS OFFICE,


NEW CASTLE COUNTY, July l5, 1880.
Upon the application of Sarah ]. Ewing
Administrators of Henry }. Ewing late
of BrandyWine Hundred, In said coun-
ty, deceased, IL Is ordered aud directed by
the Register that the afore.
said give notice of the granting OF letters
of Administration upon the estate of the
deceased, with the date OF granting there
OF, by causing advertisements to be posted
within Iorty days from the date of such
letters, in SIX OF the mos public places OF
the county of New Castle, requiring ali
persons having demands against the es-
tate 10 present the same or abide by an
act of Assembly in such case made and
provided. And also cause the same to be
inserted within the same period In the
WILMINGTON GAZETTE, anewspaper pub
lished in Wilmington, and to be continued
therein three weeks, (e. o. d.
~, Given under the hand and seal
f.. =. of Office of the Register aforesaid
W. at New Castle, IN New Castle
county aforesaid, the day and year above
written. =. .. BlGGS, Register.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-23

Baptist ministers seem to be wanted
on the Pacific Coast. In San Francisco
the First Church and that on Union
SQUARE are vacant. In Sacramento the
Calvary Church could find use for a
first class man, but wants no inferior
sort. In Stockton, San Jose, Redw ood
CITY, Vallejo, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles,
and Napa, the churches are vacant and
pasuors are wanted. Most of the res
pectable Baptists wish that Brother
Kalloch's church was vacant, so that a
good man might be settled in his place.
Kalluch has very small following Of
solid people. His hearers are for the
most part tho lovers of curiosity, who
are d: avn by the singular musical SER
vices of The church and the eccentric and
sometimes eloquent utterances of the
man.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-23
STATE ITEMS.

Georgetown people feel disappoint--
ed at the non-appearance of DR.. Thay-
er's circus, as they expected good
performance.
Petitions are out in favor of Paynter
Jones as member of the Levy Court,
vice Geo. DeOrton, deceased.
Another centenorian in good health
Sophia Hansey, of Indian River Hid.
aged 105 years-has been discovered
in Sussex County.
A successful camp meeting is now
progressing in Lavinia's woods, near
Milton.
At Glendale, on the J. e. b. r. r.,
last Monday, VIM. II. Mitchell at
tempted to cross the track betwee
two freight cars. The moving train
threw him, and before he could re-
gain his feet wheel caught him, pro-
ducing a compound fracture of The
right leg above the knee and cutting
deep cash about eight inches long
in the left leg below the knee.
Capt. Peter Warrington died at the
residence of his sister, Mrs. Catharine
Pepper, near Georgetown, on Friday
night of last week, aged n, ami was
buried at Lewes on Sunday. He was
| seaman years ago.
Charles r. Turtle, of Georgetown,
has started for Colorado, with seri-
GUS idea of permanently locating i'll
the Centennial State.
Cider making has commenced i'll
New Castle county.
Horse thieves have relieved Mr.. M.
II. Barton of Smalley's Christiana
mills, of fine horse and buggy.
Only ten persons could be scraped
together to hold a Greenback meeting
.. Georgetown, last Tuesday.
On S''H. day the Seaford Index en-
'". Il upon its fourth volume, with bet
Ter prospects than ever.
Ex-senator Ray has purchased a Ok
10 flag which will be thrown to the
breeze some time next week near his
residence, in Newark. OF course it
will have the names of Hancock and
| English attached.
George De Orton, member of the
Sussex County Levy Court from Lew
rs and Rehoboth Hundred, died OF
consumption on Tuesday after pro-
tracted illness. He was only about &c
years old and but for i'll health would
have bee )me very important factor
in Sussex county politics.
There is fine of $50 for passing
through the Delaware and Chesapeake
canal faster than four miles per hour.
Every now and then a steam yacht
with party of pleasure-seekers aboard
gets caught.
Harry Pretty man having disposed ol
his interest to II. L. Hynson, tho Mil.
ford News is once more stalwart Re-
publican paper.
Middletown has an active Hancock
and English club.
Three evaporators at MiddletowI
are handling about 1900 baskets OF
fruit per day.
Active preparations are now being
made for the agricultural fairs atDov-
er and MiddletOwn.
The liver-pad men sold about so,
pads in two weeks to Middletown peo.
pie, and then hastily left because al
officer asked them to show Ii
| cenSe.
Steamboat trips, by the WaterWi itcl
are about to be started between Dover
and Bowers Beach.
Farmers are busy plowing, fodde
saving, and cleaning up the peacl
crop.
Sussex county Democrats, says til,
Journal, intend to carry their county
by larger majority than ever. Thil
they can do. without doubt,if they will
put their shoulders to the wheel and
all push together. Let the work be
begun, and those who will not join be
/ branded