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The daily gazette., 1880-02-11
Obituary.
BREvET MAJ0R-oRNERAL GEORGE
eYKEe. U. 8. A.


A despatch from Brownsville, Texas,
to the War Department at Washing
ton, announces the death of Brevet
Major-General George Salxes, Colonel
OF the Twentieth Infantry, U. s. A..
He was native of Delaware, where
he was born fifty-eight years ago, and
he was graduated from West point in
the class of 1642. His first service
while brevet second lieutenant in
the 3d Infantry was against the Semi
noles, in Florida. Through the Mexi
can war he went with credit, and was
brevetted a captain for gallantry at
Cerro Gordo. From the close of the
Mexican war to the breaking out Of
the civil war he was with his regi-
ment on the frontier, and almost con-
stantly engaged against the hostile
Indians. When the war began he
was captain, but Fastening North he
was made Major Of the new 14th In
fantry, and in the first battle of Bull
Run commanded the battalion Of regu-
lar troops. In September, lset, he
was made Brigadier- General of Vol
unteers, and until the beginning Of the
Virginia Peninsula campaign Of 1859
commanded the defences about Wash
ington. He was then placed in COM
mand of the division Of Regulars in
Fitz John Porter's corps. The fight
ing reputation of him and his troops
gained at Gaines Mill was maintained
at the second Bull Run, Antietam,
Fredericksburg and Charlottesville.
When General Meade was promoted
to the command of the Army of the
Potomac, General Sykes succeeded
him in the command of the 5th corps,
at the head of which he did splendid
service at Gettysburg and on to the
end of the war. In 1866 he was mus.
tered out of the volunteer army, and
made Lieutenant-C Colonel of the 9th
Infantry. Two years later he was
made Colonel of the Goth Infantry,
which was his command at the time
Of his death.
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n Pleasant Occasion.
HOW BIBLE GLASS sURPKIsED ITS FOE
MkR TEACHER.

HOW A BIBLE GLASS sURPkIsED ITS FOR
MkR TEACHER.
For Dearly four years Mr.. Peter b.
Ayers has stood nc the head Of one OF
the largest biblo Glasses in the bible
school OF the Delaware Avenue Baptist
church as its teacher. Some three weeks
ago the Superintendent of the
school rendered his resignation. and
Mr.. Ayers was called by the Teachers
Associatio On to fill that position. In &C
cepting II hts connection with lis class
ceased.
Last evening about ten O'Clock when
he returned from church he found his
house completely baseiged by between
thirty and forty persons. One glance
from him was enough to convince him
that thtss present were the members OF
his old class. After he bad shaken hands
with each one present, Mr.. Jno. Wood
bury led In prayer, thanking God for
the happy relation that had existed be-
tween those present and Mr.. Ayers a.
teacher and scho aIs, anil asked God.
blessing and guide for him In the Lew
and responsible position TO which he had
been called. Mr.. Ayers then followed
him In prayer, and at the close OF his
nrayer, Mr.. e. w. Garter stepped for
ward and In the nam3 Of ihe
class extended tho right hanu
OF fellowship TO him and In q very feel
ing and touching manner referred 10
the relations that had existed between
Mr.. Ayers and those present, and IN
90 oclusien presented him with full and
complete set Of dishes, as q slight evil
dence Of the high esteem with which he
was held by his old scholars. Mr.. Aver =
feeling, getting the best of him, he sould
only thank them, and then led In pray
or. Refreshments were then served, and
the company spent The balance Of the
time 10 so sial Conversation. The event
is one that will long be remem bered by
who furnished the Ice cream delivered
the same At $50 p. m, instead of $50, as
ordered, the affair would have been n
complete surprise to Mr.. Ayers and his
family.
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FIRST EDITION.
4 Golden Wedding.
A PLEAsANT AFFAIR THAT ENLIvKNED
MILL CREEK HD., SOCIETY.
NAH GRaak HnudraA Recommendations

A PLEAsANT AFFAIR THAT ENLIvKNED
MILL CREEK HD., SOCIETY.
A Mil Creek Hundred correspondeni
thus writes TO the GAZETTE:
Thinking it might he Of interest, ]
SEMI you some iteIns Of golden wed.
ding which TOOK place on the 9th inst,
at the house Mr.. Aquila Deriokson, in
Mill q resk Hundred. Over one hun
dred relations, neighbors and friends
gathered 10 remind these favored ones,
they had lived In all good conscience
years, and now they had come TO testify
their Joy with them In having reached
this eventful day.
The visit was so unexpected to these
persons that they had not laid off the
ordinary for the holiday dress. Still Il
was soon seen ,hey were TO be honered
ON this day by others taking them and
theirs In charge. IL became evident
from full baskets quickly emptied that
the inner man was not to 10 slight sd
hence, greetings ended, the guests OF
we're led 70 n well loaded table. Its CEN
tire was adorned with large cake bear
Ing the words "Our Father and NJ other
on their Both Wedding Day" Letters
veie then read oy Mr.. Abram Chandler
from the only living sister Of the groom,
and from al absent brother of the bride,
regretiDg their absence; also verbal re-
greet from Prof. W. ID. MacKey. He also
presented golden gifts from the children
TO the bride aud groom.
The good things having been well dis
oussed speeches followed from Mr.. Geo.
klair, one Of the lifelong companions
OF the groom, and DR.. Swithin Chand-
ier; Rev. r. p. Kennedy closed by a
prayer OF thanks for tho mercies OF the
hour. In accordance with the custom
VI iha. day these young persons went
over the Pennsy lvania hne, rs the Gret-
m Green Of the New Western Caledo-
MA, to what was the Ksnnett Square OF
that day; where the k.v. Thomas Love
tthe venerable father, lately gone from
us after his lUUg and valuable ministry
joined hem Ia that enduring tie wbicll
to-day binds ~ q golden cham. As they
passed the school near by four boys al
play saw who after tifiy years came to
their golden wedding to give their greet
ing. The four boys were Geo. klair
David Graves, James Foot and John X.
CIossin. The guests number among
them, four SISTERS, one brother of the
bride, three sous anu daughter, many
nephews and nieces, with their little ones
rising up to call these loved ones blessed
May the golden joys of the day long re-
man with these much esteemed friend,
N the wish OF those who, upon this oc-
easion, gathered 70 do them honor.
PARTICIPANT.
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HERIYF'S SALE.
= By virtue of a writ OF vend itioni Ex-
ponas, to mediIected, will be exposed 70
public sale. at the
HOTEL OF WILLIAM B. FORD,
At Kirkwood, in Pencader Hundred, New
Castle Cou unty, Delaware, on
FRIDAY, The 9th day Of February, A. D.s
1880, at 2 o'clo ck, p. M,
The following described Real Estate, viz {:
ALI that piece or parcel Of land, situate
in Pencader hundred, New Castle county,
and State OF Delaware, bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to wit Beginning ats
stake set In the road at the junction OF the
Howell School House road with the PEN.
insular road, and running thence with the
Howell School House road north 81 de-
grees west % 10 perches to stake at the
corner OF Robert S. Moss lot, thence with
mis- land and land Of Thomas Redmile
north 20 degrees east perches north 40
degrees, west 16 Clio perches to stone and
corner for land OF tue heirs OF David w.
Ward. deceased, thence herewith north
IS degrees, east 81 0-l0 perches TO q stake,
thence south 45A degrees east ~ LID
perches 10 The Delaware Railroad Conn
pa US line, thence Herewith south Is de-
srees west IL perrhes 10 the centre OF the
aforesaid Penfnsuiar Road, thence there
with south 40 degrees west n perches TO
the beginning, area acres or. and "a
square perches of land and surface with
frame dwelling, frame hotel. frame stable
carr age shedding and other out build
ings thereon erected. ; :,
No. =. ALI the one-six xth interest in that
farm and tract Of land, situate in Pencsder
hundred. New Castle county, and stats Of
Delaware, and more particularly marked
and bounded as follows, to wit: Begin
ming alta stone at the nOrtheastwardly cor
ner uf land sold to Chas. Boulden, thence
running along the said lard lhs three fol-
lowing lines north ~ degrees west l94L
perches tO the middle of u private road
thence along the said road north III de-
grees east IS pei ches, north 78 degrees east
7H perches, thence still with the centre
OF sai road north 81 degrees east Al 8 10
grres east 4S 5 lO perches south degrees
east 81 perches to stake in Abraham Q.
shorts line $40 perches east of q large
white oak, thence north S51S degrees west
. perches to q stone, thence still with
Sh ,rts II 70 south IL degrees east thirty
perches to n stone in q pond OF water,
thence south S0A degrees east l43 perchei
sold to Lew Clark, thence south degrees
west 2S perches 10 stone In line OF land
OF the heirs "f William Cam, deceased,
and thence south 6l1< degrees west $40
perches 10 the place oil beginning, con /.
taining 225 acres, more or less. Excepting
out of the alb we described tract OF land 81
acres and perches of land conveyed By
David Ford aud to Andrew Eliason, by
deed dated April "a, 1876; Book r., vol g.
barn and stabling, and other out-build-
ings thereon erected.
Seized and taken In execution as the
property OF William B. Ford, and 20 be
| sold by
JOHN PYLE. Sheriff.
Sherins once, New Castle, February 7,
lSeO. fehll 81 wits
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n Lie About Lee.

Yesterdays Republican published an
item TO the effect that VIM. II. Lee, late
Superintendent of the City Hospital,
had speaked out of town in a suspicious
manner by stealing berth on the
steamer h. B. Plant, which left the
Pusey & Jones Co.'s yard, for Savannah,
Ga, The item even went 10 the enteni
Of saying that he was detected while at
tempting to hide Ia the coal bunker
and was put of, but afterwards sneaked
on again just before the boat left the
wharf. Tie item was false In every
particular, as Mr.. Lee was in this city
all day yesterday, instead Of sailing
towards Savannah on the III. D. Plant
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Mr.. HdUt's DpfeaSe

w YORK, Feb. l0.-E. A. Hayt, late
Missioner Of Indian Affairs, has Is
an address to the public, wherein
Iges that the Committee Of the
oi Indian Com missionets lnvesti-
us case ignore the evidence ta-
travelled outside the record, and
Wy reached conclusi Ons not war
~ oy the facts. He claims that there
W unnecessary delay In the prose
~ oi hart, and, with reference TO
purchase OF the Washintopg Mime,
y mat two members Of the Com
eh'racted and destroyed -four
VI Tue direct testimony, while two
were Inserted contradi citing the
snce already taken, and that new
~ t Ns Injected, without permitting
o'onty OF cross exaini q alton.
.Vohtuihgly asks for the publication
or, nno'e testimony, and says be will
'N"n' with 1t for his yindication.
4. Robert Patterson Aban-
aonS the Mscican Trip.
'Iefal Robert Patterson has aban-
=" contemplated trip to meet Gen.
%Sat =, al Vera Cruz and visit the
VI Mexico in company with him.
= aae General was personally de-
N,%' ,t' making the Mexican visit, he
,al anslsed BY his family physician
,elallVes not to undertake Il. "A II
s%alt ve,,eved man of his years could
.eau rauure the fatigue of such a long
Iey, ie, The vessel on which the Gen.
Iended Yel1l sailing for Vera Cruz left
per Tomorrow Evensno.
Drch rc friends .s Of the First PRESBYTERIAN
ais snOuld S not forget that the La
anu n society of that Church will
ba,smpp supper tomorrow evening in
b.. ''''nen' Of the Sunday school
n. as sSuppers heretofore given bv ,be
M nav naSe always been very elegant
(ha.a s, ana the coming one viii be esnaI sI
stic"Ia.,i DG ',iat have been given in eyery
kner a.. AS the tickets, including
|ron,sa u,, are only twenty five csnts' m
yceeSs ase should be very large Th,
nrch. " 'ne benefit Of the
n, Mr.. herdman IN.
|aen ,, Jacob Ss, Herdman, well-kpov,
be tims mas 81, been critically sick 70, 4
!, assooil,aS sans past from typhoid pneumo no
nc Is considerably better.
= a Strike Ended.
bhs 0,r' EAST TEXAS, Pa, Feb. 0, 1870.
flass.' s'ia, IL y strike of iron ore ninsrs =,
ned wors ~ AZ a, an end. All The % msn % .,
es, Il ITi.s y s.. ,ts morning s a. %ss 9sa re r.
the ccn,ssoshe n sa,a the ringlesdsrs sold oS ON ou
, weTa wVeS,matsa atsa that nearly $40 mn ooo
oueS H. paid during Ike s0S,"UC'9oo Ssss 100
the Jpiss,, ns ,,Ssenty-two ciear,Sys ysAs sons. 10.
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Brief Locals.

American Rifles will parade on
ay evening, the sd inst, In honor
Ahington's Birthday.
Hesey, at present editor OF the
phedn, Is u become managing editor
new Republican morning daily.
butchers are looking around for fat
ln order TO make display OF "show
on next saturday week.
dpO'ice cases this morning.
Weccacoe Active Association have
ed their extra programmes.
4 performance OF "Pinafore" last
'ng was very delightful.
horses OF the Delaware, Water
and Washington Fire Companies
VI OF service owing 70 colds.
kOrnin0 Herald has at last been
fish dealers are happy now as It ID
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The New Public Building.

The new public building to be erect
ed at Sixth and King streets for the
use of the Water and Surveying De-
partments of the city is now engaging
the attention of the Water and Open
ing Streets Committees. Mr.. e. N.
Carswell, q young architect of this
city, has beeen engaged to prepare
plans which will soon be submitted to
the joint committee. The building
will be two stories high, and will
probably front ON Sixth street.
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Personal.

The Foridian, newspaper, published
at Tallahassee, Florida, mentions the
death, on January 3lst, last, al Fernan-
dina, Of Col. VIM. M. Maxwell, in the
73d year of his age. Col. Maxwell was
the eldest brother of DIR. Geo. T. MAX
we'll of this city, and was q gentleman
highly respected for his sterling integri-
ty and high private character. During
his life he served several terms In the
Legislatures OF Georgia and Florida,
and also held other official positions,
performing the duties of each with &C.
ceptability and usefulness.
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st. VaIentIne's Nav.

Saturday next is St. Valentines s
Day, and already folks are busy se-
lecting and, in some instances, send
ing all sorts of pictures through the
mails. The stores dealing in valen-
tines are often thronged with pur-
chasers, and it would look from the
assortment on hand that the former
expected big trade.
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Proaran.n.es Arrive d.

The extra programmes ordered by the
Weccacoe Active Association to supply
the deficiency occasioDed by the unex-
pected large numb Der of couples that par
ticipated in the grand march &C their
recent bali In the Ins itute Hall, have
arrived. The committee are now busily
engaged In serving them to the ladies
who have sent their cards in. All those
who have not sent In their cnerks should
DO so at once with the mum Der of theiI
residence attached, as the committee are
anxious TO complete their work of ssrv-
ing she progfammUs.
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Commencement of Lent.

The season of Lent commences to-day
and will contin ne for the period of forty
days. Approp rate services will be held
in all Cathohc and Espiscoptiap church.
es. The faithful will observe the rlles
enunciatsd by Rt. Rev. Bishop Becker,
and be abstemious in their habits during
the continuance of tho season,
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Arsrdi Gras DoinEs ~ New Or
leans,

celebrated carnival festivities this
have an unusual interest TO the pub
Iherally, owing TO the fact that the
procession OF maskers and num-
takes place on Tuesday. February
|when on the same day the ll7th
b Monthly Drawing Of the Louisiana
Lottery Company occurs when $780,
.llbe given away to some one Ut may
~ iort For further information
Is NJ. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La. f.
be person at No. $40 Broadway. New
.Ctv Ny
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Revival Services.

Tonight at the Reformed Episcopal
Church Of the Covenant, there will be
preaching by the pastor Rev. J. L. Est
lin, at 7.30 p. IN. Subject, ''Burdened
Souls" At 7 p. m. there will be pray
er meeting to continue until the time
for preaching. Everybody is invited to
come and receive q blessing.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-11

silver World, publish ed in Den
kolnrado, says: "a cubic inch Of
4. worth s2iO; cubic foot. s362. $50; .
|,ri sS,7g7 .762. This is valuing It
| saau ounce. At the commence
| ,bs Chris ,iaa era. there was
n ,be world SAT- 10000 in gold
k,d diminished to S57 100000 at
Ia America was discovered. Then
Ban to increase. Now the amount
M in use h estimated to be $4,000.
a Yet all this welded into one
Mould be contained iu q cube OF
ty.,ix feet"
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The MIIIard Club To-Night.

The programme for the concert Of
the Millard Club tonight is very se-
lect and inviting one that must afford
entire satisfaction to all who are in
duced to attend.
The Smith concert combination,
which will assist the Millard, is a body
of singers of renowned ability.
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ADMITTED TO THE ALMsHoUsE

Andrew Crookenbach, young man of
this city, was admitted to the almshouse
this morning. He has been sick for
some time past, and as he had no home
he had TO be provided for at the expense
of the county.
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x.A,b Wednesday, the hrss
'.r, The Church prescrioes
ood, ot fasting for forty days from
L,.,"..dav. ~ IN commemoration OF
n,,. trials in the Wilderness,
l'hIona bic society. In obedienos to
/ aa.,.. Of the Church, stops on
! I,s ro uud of gayeties, whi'h does
tma mill Easter. Lent comes
.uy early this year, and Easter
| s.,s he fore the ladies have quite
|, nm their inds about their spring
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|H. WARNER q Co.-DEAR SIR:-I
10 say that after having taken your
pills and finding them ali that 10
Jed for them in your circular, l cheer
rscOmmend them as the best Pills In
bArket. JOSEPH PRATHER,
40 NJ, street, Washington, d. q.
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Opinion Of q Baltimorean.-I have
used DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup for some
time In my family and found it the best
tried.--Louis Brunin, % Caroline stree t
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A Sensation at a wedding Party.

A sensation of rather unusual
character took place not long since in
the quiet and sedate village of Col
legeville, Pa, the circumstances as re-
lated to us being as follows: A mar
rage was announced to take place in
the above named village, the wedding
guests were invited, and everything
appeared to be lovely. At the hour
appointed the wedding party took
their places, and the clergyman pro-
ceeded with the ceremony. He pro-
pounded the usual questions to the
groom as to whether he would take
this woman to be his welded wife, to
love, cherish and protect her, etc., to
all of which the gentleman gave a
prompt answer in the affirmatine.-
The usual questions were asked of the
lady, when to the surprise of all pres
ent she replied with decided and en-
phatic No, and with head erect and q
most queenly air strobe from the room.
The affair created a commotion among
the wedding guests, who were at loss
to understand the cause for the lady's
strange conduct. 1t afterwards leaked
out that her intended husband had
been displaying his gallantry in anoth-
or direction, which was not pleasing
in the sight of the lady, and she de-
termined not only that she would not
marry him, but that she would punish
him as well, and she succeeded. ai'
-. % p ol.sf f.r
Mr.. Tilden personally, as well as
his immediate friends, are excessively
annoyed at the persistency with which
the advocates of other Presidential
candidates within the Democratic
party are representing that he il q
physical wreck" These represents
tions, they say, are based upon abso-
lutely nothing which has the shadow
even of fact to sustain it. Yet as
they have malicious purpose to sub
serve, they further say it is but proper
that it should be known that Mr.. Til
denis health was never more robust
than it is at this moment, and that his
intellect was never clearer nor more
active, in proof of which they refer to
the vast amount of routine profess
sional work of one kind another he is
performing every day. All statements
to the contrary are imputed to Mr..
John Kelly and his literary bureau,
but whether fairly or not, cannot be
said. ...I.,I
Mr.. 81. M Stanley brought home the
skulls of two "Sokos," whom he'd been
eaten by an affabl- chief with which he
foregathered one day, and Prof. Huxley
at once pronounced them to be human.
But Central America has now come for
ward with the Susmetu, and, so far as
descriptions go at present, this animal
would appear to come as near ourselves
as the Soko, for the other natives of its
forests whom we call men and women
call the Susmetu human.
Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, who
got Government appointment seventy
three years ago, when he was appointed
by his cousin, George Canning, precise
writer in the foreign office, is the Oldest
member in the House of Lords, and
also of the privy Council He is Irish
on both his fathers and mothers side,
the latter being the daughter OF Mr..
Patrick, of Summer Hill, Dublin.
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: 9aily Sasstte.

...n.n. 4-psr cent. Oood' ;, 'T,a 1nl
'i,y is,, .. Rel Rsfandins Loan at 81 per pc,
| 'I.I ,..s |. up tie outstand aves "s.,."i and
p 'a.' a. - ~ nlaCsd at par, as conlem-
IN the Refundins bill Oh num-
|, IN Wood.
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.n,,ber war on her hanuS'
I,sa,iD. s'a Republic, it's said be BE-
ou' o. " ,O old quarrel between the two
5. AZ rS, ve ch would be pretty evenly
rs' IN srhdng strength II Chih
Lo, ~ already occupied with b0'''A
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Shifte7' Repai7ed.

Shiftsr No. IS, of the p, W. & b. R.
this morning thoroughly repaired. Amont
the repairs that were made was one OF
new patent smoke stacks, and the addi-
tion of steam air brakes, the same kind
that are used on shifters Nos. and 8.
The company intend altering all their
shifters in the same manner.
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A Mite From WjImIngton.

Among the acknowledged contribu-
tions TO the New York Herdids Irish
relief fund is 81 from "a Presbyterian
pastors children, Wilmington, Della
ware"
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n ARRIED,

ROST-McCAULLEY.- Feb. eth, In
st. Marks churcn, Phila.. by the Rev. L.
L. Nicholson, Geo. Raymond Frost, OF
New York, to Florence Hill, daughter OF
the late VIM. s. McCaulley, Esq, OF this
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w ANTED.-A good, smart boy, 10 or l
w years old to learn the printing trade.
Apply at this ofiiee. feb5-h,
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Old Morgan Black Hawk.

Morgan Blackhawk is still living at
Milton, in this State, at the age of 81
years. The progency of this famous
horse-his offspring numbers about a
thousand-are scattered far and wide
over the country. He is of Canadian
stock, but has been owned in the Del
aware peninsula for twenty-six years.
Some of his colts in Sussex County
have seen their twenty-fifth birthday.