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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-29

A bite on the ball OF the thumb by a
kitten with which he was playing killed
E. L. Bradley, of San Jose, Cal.
Charles Fegley, eleven years old, OF
Maxatawny township, Pa, was thrown
in front ola reaper and cut to pieces.
George Milligan fell from a load of
wheat neal Burlington, Iowa, and was
impaled on q stake. lie died a few hours
afterward.
A sting of a bee on his neck is said to
have caused the death ofGoorge Russell,
of Blackhawk county, Iowa, by produc-
ing paralysis of the heart.
Miss Elizabeth Doherty, OF Montreal,
who is a somnambulist, in attempting
to 90 downstairs in her sleep, missed her
footing and broke her neck.
A son Of Galen Bray, of Worthington,
Ind, stepped on a piece Of glass, cutting
his heel SO severely that he bed to
death before the flow could be stanched.
Minnie Baldwin, n San Francisco va
riety actress, employed morphine to
render her ill, that she might break a
professional engagement. Il killed
her.
The fin OF a small catfish, caught by
John Smith, OF Marshalltown, Iowa,
scratched his hand, which became SO
swollen that a%mputation became neces-
sary.
Miss Bertha Dietrich, of Freeport, Ill.
vas instantly killed by a loosened cor
nice that fell to the sidewalk, while
she passed on her way to church.
Daniel Larkins, of Sandusky, Ohio,
while on a spree in celebration of his
twenty-fi birthday, fell from q win
dow in the Germania house, and was
instantly killed.
While playing with a cartridge the
four.year.old son of s. S. Clay, OF
Thorntown, Ind, lost his life. He was
found dead in the barn, the empty shell
and two stones telling the story
Henry B. Belt, of st. Louis, Mo-, be-
came entangled in n rope with which he
was leading u refractory COW. He was
dragged a long distance, and will not
survive the injuries he received.
While Horace Gillett, of Lake City,
Mimi, vas driving a nail, the hammer
slipped and the nail struck him lust be-
low the ball of his lett eye with all the
force of a bullet, instantly destroying
that eye.
A bee sting caused the horses of Mrs.
., W. Wilson and Miss McGaghey's
carriage to plunge down a steep bank at
Newcastle, Cal. The ladies escaped
with slight injuries, but the horses were
killed and the buggy wrecked.
Joseph Stefey, of Rohrersville. Md, n
farmer, was running wagon out of his
barn when his foot caught in a chain
attached to the end Of the tongue of the
wagon and he was hurled to the floor.
His skull was crushed and he died in.
stantly.
Richard Burt, of Hopkinsvillo, Ky,
who was driving n moving machine,
called his little son, six years of age, to
bring him II switch to drive the team
with. The child passed in front of the
blade, and n ofthe mules gave a quick
start, jerking the mower up and cutting
off both the child's feet.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-29
Ingenious SparrOMs.

A man in Indiana recently had a
chance to observe the ingenuity of SPAR
rows which were seeking u drink of
clear water. The clear water was too
far away from the swampy margin of
the bank Of a stream to allow them to
reach it readily, but weeds grew thickly
along the edge. Four sparrows settled
on one of these weeds, one above the
other, and their weight bent it over
halfway to the water. A fifth lighted
further up and bent it further down.
Then a sixth settled near the end and
The whole stalk cam down level with
the surface, and they drank their fill
without any difficulty or having to
wade through the muddy margin of the
0ond,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-29
WHAT Chndron Should Read.

The greatest trouble which ensues
from placing sensational literature in
the hands of children is the false idea o.
life which it produces, Many children
every year, after reading those thrilling
adventures and glowing descriptions Of
the golden West" have become dis.
satisfied with the tame and seemingly
u%neventful school life, and have left
their homes TO seek their fortunes and
follow their hero. Most of these de-
luded fortune-hunters find their mistake
and like the prodigal return, but with
the taste for good reading impaired
Such literature should not be placed
within the reach of children. There are
plenty of good, useful books of mora
tone that are suitable, pleasing and al
the same time instructive. History is
now gotten up in such a pleasant style
that it is q source OF amusement as well
as instructive to read it. If novels must
be read-and none can deny that q good
novel occasionally does no harm hii
torical are preferable to those whose
chief merit seems TO be the excitement
they may produce and the false ideas Of
life they may create. Every piece 9
child reads should contain a grain OF
truth, either moral, philosophical, po-
litical or historical, that it may spring
up and bear some fruit of usefulness.
1t is quite important, too, that the
youth should be conversant with the
topics ofthe day, which may be found in
the leading papers. No n can be con.
sidered well read who knows nothing of
the literature of the times.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-29
TOPICS.

Trihers with feminine affections do no
always get off cheaply. A young cler-
gyman, wise enough to choose well, but
foolish enough to allow himself TO be
ruled by his friends, after proposing to
a young lady, declined to fulfill the en-
gagement; and being sued for breach OF
promise, was cast In damages s25, 900.
This brought him to his senses. Seek
ing the plaintiff, he owned that he had
behaved UNANIMOUSLY, but vowed that he
had loved her all the while, and loved
her still, and prayed her to forgive and
forget. My friends" said he, " can
make no objection now; they cannot
say you are without apenny, since you
have $25, 900 of your very own" His
pleading proved irresistible. and the
lady and the money were soon his owp
again.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-29
BOnnets and Jewelry MS Necessarles
of Life.

This is difficult TO answer, because the
amount allotted varies with the styles Of
living, the husbands means and other
circumstances. A Maine lady recently
took her little child and went to Europe
on an extended pleasure trip, and the
husbands lawyer objected that pleasure
travel abroad could not be deemed neces'
sary. The judge refused to decide this,
and said it was for the jury to deter
mine whether, taking into view the means
of the husband and the health of the
wife and child, they would allow the
expenses of such a journey. Not many
years ago n wife bought a gold watch
and other jewelry to the amount of Sl75.
The husband argued that these things
were ornaments, not Qecessaries; but
the jewelers. proved that the husband
kept a fast horse and wore diamonds,
and the court decided that if n mar
marries he engages to support a wife nc
cording TO his social conditions and
wealth; and If they enabIe him to keep
a horse and wear diamonds they may
well make il necessary that she should
have some moderate ornaments. A
Georgia milliner sued the husband Of a
lady for n bonnet which she had refused
to take because it was n botch." The
husband proved that she was well sup
piled with bonnets, and that she had in
tended to give this one to u friend, The
court said he was justified in refusing
to pay for it. A hat might be neces-
sary to n lady herself, but making pres
ents to ones friends was not necessary.
But how about Christmas, New Year,
and birthday p~rosentsP II a lady in
society orders these little things, u
her husband refuse 10 pay for themP
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-29

"Sooner or later" says a French
writer, Everything is found out"
just so. A married man, for instance,
is found out ~later-about three hours
later-than he should be.-New York
Express.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-29

On the bank holiday at the Alexandra
palace, London, 100000 persons were
turned into one Enclosure. Thirty
thousand cups of tea and coffee, $50
barrels OF ale, AZ, 900 loaves of bread, and
$4,000 buns and cakes we're consumed
between morning and night.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-29

Russia has 100000 hereditary mobiles
and 1870, 900 whose titles expire with
hem.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-29

The American sportsman, mighty
hunter though he be, is completely put
to the blush when comparing his meager
account of a days shooting with the
regal bags made by the Indian raiabs
and princes, OF aver by the Feringhees
In British India. There may be less
physical exertion, and consequently less
physical improvement, in the monster
battues of the East than in our more
homely and vigorous sports, but the
total is something very magnificent in
deed. Six tigers, thirty-six %buffaloes,
lao pigs and 5000 deer is the sum of a
Hindoo gentleman's shooting.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-29

The following figures give a good idea
OF the immense transactions of a single
express company: The Adams express
company has the daily use of 2l,2l6
miles of railroad, operated by 4,279 en-
ployees, who make Gil daily trips,
amounting TO "a, $50 miles daily and 49,
1884, APO miles annually, for a compensa-
ton amounting to $685. l2 annually,
and at an expense for transportation
paid the railroad companies of S2,092,-
4l2 annually. The routes ore divided
among I55 different companies, II steam.
boat lines and o stage companies. In
1878 the company carried for the gov
eminent and safely delivered 81, 200, OO0,-
900, and in the year 1870 1861 900, 900,
and during the same year carried for the
general public the sum of SIl, O5O, OOO,-
600. 1t has received daily and trans
mitted from the New York Office alone
$4,000 packages.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-29

II appears from the first report of the
Central sanitary bureau of Japan, just
issued, that they have established a pub
lie laboratory for the analysis of chemi-
Gals and patent medicines. The pro.
prietors of patent medicines are bound
to present a sample, with the names and
proportion of the ingredients, directions
for its use, and explanations of its sup
posed efficacy. During the year there
were no fewer than 1904 applicants for
license to prepare and sell las, O9l patent
and secret medicines. Permission for
the preparation and sale of 6S,63S
different kinds was granted, 1852 were
prohibited, 9,9ls were ordered TO be dis
co~untenanced, and 70,94s remained still
to be reported on.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-05
WHAT PARNELL PRoPosEs TO DO IN
IRELAND.-The great Irish orator spoke
in NAN Vnrk

WHAT PARNELL PRoPosIs TO DO IN
IRELAND.-The great Irish orator spoke
in New York yesterday. He said:
The attention of the whole civilized
world is centred upon Irelend, and yery
shortly the merits of our question will
be known in all parts. We have saved
the lives OF the landlords and we have
saved the lives OF the people. Applause.
NOW DO not wish, In fact II would be
lmpossi bic for me, in the presence of
this immense multitude, TO go into many
details. can only speak very generally
in reference TO many branches of this
grea. question; but If asked, "What do
you PROPOSE" j may state, generally,
that we propose to make the occupiers
OF tue SOIL Its owners. Great applausel.
We wish, To do thist with as
little injury TO what may be considered
TO be vested Interests az possible. No
physical violence, no unconstitutional
action is contemplated.
AS l have repeatedly SAID, A American
public opinion Is one of our greatest
weapons, and the landlords themselves
by invoking that public opinion have
sh own the very high vslae that tSey
place upon 1t, feel that this is very
great complieent to you, that the proud
British aristecracy should humble itself
and appear as suppilants before the
great democracy. Cheers, applause and
whistlesJ And they have put forward a
gentleman tMr. Kavanagh)-hisses-a
man of signal ability, to plead their
cause. And | will do him the Justice to
say that lie been the very best advocate
That the circumstances admitted,
A VoIcU-Where's his legs? Laughter
Well, never mind his legs or his arms,
he has got avery good head. Amt this
gentleman has.advanced a variety of oil
Jections to our plans.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-05
General NeiCs.

1t is announced that John B Hawley,
Assistant S, cretary of the Treasury, is a
candidate tor the Republican nohina-
tiOn for GovernUr of Illinois.
Rev. Gilbert Haven, Bishop of 'the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died IN
Maiden, Mass, on Saturday evening,
aged SO years.
General H oward, of Dakota, has i'm
proved, and Is now exp, cIed to re-
cover.
A telegram from Ottawa reports that
exrLieutenant Governor Leteiier, who
has been sick for several months, is in a
critical condition.
A public reception was given to Mr..
Charles 8. PaTnell IN NJ adison Square
Garden, New York, last evening. A bout
5000 persons were present. Judge Gil
dersleeve presided, and am ong the promi-
mont persons pn the platform were Thur
low Weed and Judge AIkers Messrs.
Parnell and Dillon made addresses on
the Irish question, which was loudlI
applauded.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-05
county I ReDgtLljc,,,,. .

A meeting OF tbe Republican
Executive Committee for Ma. .ouhty
county was held In the LincoI, oats
room last Saturday afternoon Cub
only thing Of any Importance dam" ana The
ae Ae,bnnpY aoop9n 9ioi, Of the following, VIVA wa
ResOiued, That 10 Ii the desirn
committee that supervisors Of VI this
tion be appointed by the Unit" "glslta
Court for each election distric,' Stat,
county and city for the purpose os ol The
ing full aud far registration of ~ 'ecur-
ters OF the county so far as can ha ne vo-
unuer ,,i ,he laws OF the State, and lLa, u'ae a.
committee from each hundred "a" lhe
meeting ON Wednesday next he a., at Tie
TO recommend suitable pers m ps,epSted
respective hundreds or eleeilon ipi ~. iutf
tor appointment ny such super ,,sns "nsnlci
Tho meeting adj iurned 10 msa'
"wednesday NJ 2 O'clock the same next
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J. o. o. +. Inst0Jjotjo,,s

Tomorrow night. Reynolds Encamp-
ment, No. 3, l. o. o. f. will hold a pub
lie installation Of officers in Odd Eel
lows Hall. Every one desrous of
learning the installation ceremonies OF
the Encampments are invited to attend j..
The oihcers of the Grand Lodge will
make the following installations
Monday evening, Washington Lodge
No. 8, New Castle Tuesday evening,
National Lodge No. 2, st. Georges ;
wednesday evening, Hope Lodge No.
I, Wilmington (public installation)
Thursday evening, Oriental Lodge, No.
IL, Newark January -, Good Samari-
tan Lodge, No 0, Mideletown; January
10, Morning Star Lodge, No 6, Smyrna.
Carhagy Encampment, No. 10, of ST.
Georges, will have an installation on
TUESDAY night, and the Uniformed Bat
TALON of Wilmington Patriarchs will
participate.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-05
LOCAL TIME TABLE.
TRAINS LEAVE wILMINGro

TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON
For PHILADBLPHIA.--22 100, $40, 900
e.s6. 1912 1890, a. M; l2.lS, 1850. ~ aW w
6.46, 7.Oo, s;ie, P; m: On Sundays, 2si' $40
For NEw YoRK.E22i. 100, 1902, a. m:
l2ls. 1850, 5.iS. p. m. On Sundays. Al
Foa BALTIMORE AND wAsHrNeroS.-
p IsSa m e On Sunday Sun % iaS ' ala jan a. n o'' '
FOR BALTIMoRR, (Bay Line connectionl
7.cS p. m. No Sunday trains.
For NEW CAsTLE.-6.0O o. Is, a. m; LILO,
s2o, $50, p m: No SUNDAY trains; IN
$50, p. m. No sunday trains.
FoR WILMINGTON NORTHERN Il. r.
$40, a. M; 500, $50 p. M. No Sunday
trains.
FoR DELAWARE WESTERN X. Rib
1890 a. M: $50 p. m. No sunday trains.
TRAINS ARRIVE IN WILMINGTON
FROM PHILADELPHIA.-l2.4 2OS. $50; +;
Y.lO a. M; l2.0s, l242, I.O2. 25O: AN, 5lS,
0.25, 200, $50. II. 10 p. IN. On Sundays, l243,
2-oS 10. 10 a. m; 7.S5. II 10 y. m.
From NEW YoRK.-2.03, $50, q. m. 1912,
FROM BALTiMoRK.-2l5. $50, s.57, q: IN. !;
l20S, 1887, 5.s6, $50, p. IN. ON sundays,
AIS a. m. 9.36 p. m.
FROM WAsiIISGToN.-2.l5. a. M; l20s.
n. 81, 6S8, 9.38 p. m.
SIS, 6.45 p. m. No sunday trains.
From DELAwARE X. R.-S.50, IL. 50 q. m. !;
6.R p. m. No Sunday trains.
FRoM WILMINoTor a NORTHERN II. X.
500, ll35 a. M; 6.4S p. m. No Sunday
tGt4ns.
FRoM DELAWARE WESTERN Il. R.-s.tO.
q. m; ais, 500. p. m. No sunday trains.
TRAINS FOR WILMINGTON LEAVE
PHILADELPHIA.
From BROAD STREET AND WASHINGTON
AyENuE-7.30, 500, 1880, II As a. IN; l.80,
800, 400, 5 Is, 800, 100, 9.i5, llS0 p. m. On
Sundays. $50 u. m; 800. 9.l6, ll.b p m.
FROM THIRTY SECOND AND MARKET
m; LOO a. m. On sunday s, 100, 7.S0 u. m.
NorK.-The black figures represent the
" i'm ted Express" on which an extra
fare is charged.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-05
Cdught Fire.

Last evening, during the service at til,
Househo Id Of Faith Church, q parlc
arose, which II IL had not been for tbe
prompt action OF officer Charles Thomas
would have resulted seriously.
AT the time Rev. Mr.. Kramer va,
preaching, when suddenly he ever
greens that run along the wall back (
the pulpit became iRnited. causing quite
blaze. As soon as the congregation
saw the blaze they arose e., muse and
started for the door. Officer Thomas
seeing the result should they get started
down the stairs, immediately closed the
door, and would not permit anyone to
leave the room. Several of the la,iie,
tainted. The. burning sverpre, rs were
soon extlnguished and the services IT,
auued
The daily gazette., 1880-01-05
Weekly MOriuary.

During the past week there were
eleven deaths reported To l.. B. Frazer
Register OF Deaths and Burials, As hav
occurred IN this city, as follows:
Born In the Uniteu States, 10; Ireland,
] white, 10 black. male, female,
4 Coroner's cases, 2 brought here for
intermcnt. ! sent away for same pur
pose /. From the report six OF The nun
btr died In 1879 aud five in 1880
The canses were consumption, 2 F;
capillary bronchitis, dlphthena, l.;
debility old age, l marasmus, me
nlDgitles, 7; pneumonia, scarlet ieyeG
2.
The deaths bv wards was First ward,
J. Secon i, 2; Fourth. / Fifth, Six h,
.; Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, !.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-05
FIFTH EDITION.
AnnmnL Meetimns.

The following annual meetings are adj
vertised TO take place In the GAZETTE
Tho annual meeting of the Stockhlod-
ers of the Delaware Western Il. r., for
the election OF seven directors, will be
held at the Office of ithe company, Mar
KIT and Water streets, this city, on Mon
day, January 18th, al 10 o'clock, a. m.
The F1rmers' Association of New Cas-
tie county, for the recovery of stolen
horses, will be held In the telegraph
building, Third aud Market streets, on
Saturday morning next at 10 o'clock. a
President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer and ten directors are TO be
elected.
@Tbe annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the p, w. Il b. X. X. will be
held ON the 18th inst. In the directors
room at the depot, in this city, at
O'Clock p. m The report OF the officers
will be read, after which directors will
be elected, who in turn will meet and
elect the officers for the ensuing year.
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, Of Mill Creek Hundred, Will
be held at the Mermaid, to-day.
The annual meeting OF the stockhold-
ers Of the First National Bank, for the
election Of nine Directors, will be held
at the bank, on Tuesday, the 18th inst,
between the hours of and 4 p. m.
1 he stockholders Of the National
Bank Of Wilmington and Brandy wine
will hold their annual election for nine
Directors, at the bauk, on Tuesday, the
18Th inst, between the hours of two and
four p. III.
An annual election for seven Direc-
tors Of the National Bank of Delaware
will be held at the bank, on Tuesday,
the 18th inst, between the hours of 2
and 4 p. IN.
The annual election for nine Direc-
tors Of ths Union National Bank will be
held on the 18th inst between the hours
OF 2 aHd 4 p. m.
The annual election for seven Direc-
tors Of the Christiana improvement Com
pany will be held in the Office of the
President, Clayton House building, Oh
Monday, January 18th, at I p. IN.
The Brandy wine Hundred Mutual
Horse Company will hold their annual
Meeting st the Practical Farmer, on Sat
urday next at 2 O'Clock +. M.
The annual meeting OF tho Stockhold-
ere Of the Wilmington Navigation Com
pany," will be held al s03 Market
Street, OH thursday February, 9Th be-
tween the hours OF 2 and PM. Three
directors TO serve for three years, and
one to serve for two years, are TO be
elected.
The annual meeting of tho stockhold-
ers OF the Delaware State Mutual Fire
and NJ arine Insurance Compeny, will bt,
held at their Office, No. BIB Market street
on Tuesday morning, January 18Th. al
10 o'clock, for the purpose of electing a
board OF directors for the ensuing year.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-05
LATEST CABLE NEWS.
LONDON, Jan. s, 1879.

LONDON, Jan. 5, 1879.
The Times Berlin correspondent
reports that the condition Of the Czarina
is much worse.
Count Dubsky, the Austrian Envoy
at Athens, has been appointed Ambassa-
dor to the Porte,t succeed Count Zichy.
The Times Vienna despatch says that
the apprehensions OF inundations in that
city have considerably diminished.
The News Vienna correspondent
states that eleven persons have been
drowned at Lobau by the overHowiDg Of
the river Danube.
The News Raneoon despatch reports
that tue Burmese government has
determined TO send its Embassy 10
Europe, and has sent large sum TO its
agent at Rangoon for the use Of the
Embassy.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-05

The Supreme judicial Court ,Judgts
OF Maine, who were in session al Bangor
on Saturday, very promptly decided The
twelve questions submitted for their
opinion by Governor Garcelon. The
decision on nearly all is adverse TO the
construction of the Constituti On and
laws relied on by The Governor and
Council, ac'ingiunder the advice of some
Of the best lawyers in the State. The
text Of the opinion is volumiHou aud
not always clear, and some of the con-
siderations adduced in II seem to be
rather attennated and far fetched
The daily gazette., 1880-01-05

The flight of President Prado from
Peru and the proclamation of Pierola as
Dictator are not surprising. AS the
President did not defend Peru against
Chill, according to the logic Of his coun-
trymen he was traitor. The popnlari-
ty of Pierola among the masses is partly
due to the vast sums of money expend-
ed by the Peruvian Government, when
he was Minister of Finance, in aid of the
raj ilroads built by Meiggs. 1t will soon
be his turn TO go.
Mr.. Joseph d. Periam, the cashier of
the Grocers' Bank, of New York city Ga
State corporalion) was served with all
order stating that Mr.. Stephen V. White,
at No. 10 Wall street, had been appoint
ed receiver. The directors consequent
ly made no statement. The receiver
was appointed through an application OF
the stockholders.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-05
A TELEGRAM FROM pApNr,,

HE WILL VISIT THIS CRY Arrn
22SD INST. ~" rHs
Barney Rosepblatt, has rec.,u,
,oiiowing telegram from Charles S pa' ps
nell, ~ response to an invitation RAJ
the "1rish sympathizers" to adI,on non
meeting in this city: "'''~
NEW YORK, Januar
"SIR:-Mr. Dillon and r.1
much h'nored and gratified by 1le IVY WY
invitation OF Your committee 70 a,ul n
Wilmington, conveyed o us hv n, 'sa y
G. Adams. Our time up to Il q taon,. , ".
second H. preciously engaged I'm, NY
hope In the course Of the W ek /" & We
to you again and fix date snIs' ,',u.s m'us
To the 22nd, for visiting your city H''l'
Youn Truly,
CHARLES s. PAKstti
The daily gazette., 1880-01-05
A Large Contract.

Messrs. Joseph Hopes and Lee Web
Der, of this city have secured n contract
for furnishing TO the Pennsylvania X.
r. Co. two hundred and fifty thousand
crossties, with the privilege Of furnish
ing that many more II they so desire
after completing theii present contrat
Both of the gentlemen left this morning
at O'Clock for Virginia They will
probably locate near the James River
where they expect to pnfchase tract::of
woodland,