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GOING TO HAGERsTOWN.

At a meeting of the Water Witch
Fire Company held last evening, il
was unanimously adopted to accept
the invitation of The managers OF
the Hagerstown, Md, fair, to parti-
cipate in the grand parade of fire.
men which takes place at that place
on ednesday, October Goth.
The day will be known as Fire
mems day, and from present indica-
tions there will be thirty companies
in line. The meeting last evening
appointed the following committee
to make all necessary arrangements
for the trip:
7. Elwood Singley, John b. Gin.
der, A. Stout, John McCaffrey and
John McCaulley. 1t is proposed to
take about sixty members of the
company on the trip or as many
more who desire to go. They will
take band of twenty pieces, and
also their engine.
The Fame Hose have also accept
ed similar invitation and the two
companies will leave here on spec
ial train on Tuesday, October 10th
about 10 O'Clock in the morning, ar
irving at Hagerstown early in the
evening. They will remain at thai
place until Thursday morning, wher
they will leave for Frederick City
at which place they will remain un
til Friday when they will leave fol
home, arriving here early in the al
tonn
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Letter From Samuel Townsend


@. 2. JoHNsoN:-I send you a
few lines for publication, as 1 am
too much engaged in other matters
to write more at present, and some
times what do write and send you
is not published, as you perhaps
think it is to your interest. Of
course l do not wish to injure you,
and sign my name always to re-
lieve you Of responsibility for me.
Last night received a letter from
a gentleman that l have for several
years considered an old Democratic
friend in Wilmington, requesting
that L would come to Wilmington
and speak and give funds to help
establish negro clubs, as there was
flaming nondescript Democratic
negro from Virginia trying to get
the negroes to vote the Democratic
ticket. This man ought to know
that 1, Samuel Townsend, of Appo-
quinimink Hundred, paid Henry
Eckel ten dollars for the first call Of
a white mans State convention
after Grant had signed the fraudu-
lent 18th and 18th amendments, as 1
was determined, if possible, to hold
the Republicans responsible for
making voters out of negroes. The
Democrats of Delaware at once
acquiesced in making the Demo-
cratic party Of Delaware the Demo-
cratic white mans party, and under
that banner we have swept the en-
tire State, and gained the proudest
Democratic victories ever won in
the State, and now 1 am asked by
this friend or fool to 60 back on
this record to help establish Han
cock and English negro Democratic
clubs. Never. 1 would sooner see all
the Hancocks and Englishs in the
United States beaten than humiliate
myself in the dirt. l do not want
any of Hancock's appointments if
he is elected, and although L admire
the Democratic Presidential nomina-
tions as much as any honest man
should, shall not disgrace my rec.
ord to help elect him, and before
close l warn the Democrats of this
county of two things: Do not preach
up ballot nominations by white
Democrats, or directly or indirectly
countenance or aid in helping estab
lish negro Democratic Hancock ant
English clubs, for if they do they
will be beaten in this county from
one thousand to two thousand votes
AS one voter L will fold my hands
and see the party crushed.
\ ours, ETC.,
SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
Townsend, July 31st, 1880.
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Deaths for q WeeE.

Fourteen deaths were reported to e.
b. Frazer, Register of Deaths and Burials,
as having occurred in this city last week,
as follows:
Born in the United States, 10, Ireland
1 ; white, 10; black male, female, z;
Aims House Coroner, 2 brought here
for interment, 3, sent away 3, still born, ].
twelve deaths.
The causes last week were: Accident,
Q; cholera infantum, 2; cholera orbus,1 ;
diarrhoea, l. exhaustion, l; general de-
bility, l; malarial fever, /; palsy, 1 ;
pneumonia, 1 ; softening of brain, l scar
let fever, l uraemia, 1.
The deaths by wards were: First Ward
1 Second, 8; Third, Fourth, :: Fifth
i; sixth, 2;lSeventh, l; Eighth, 2dTenth
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Miscreants i'm Jail.
EAsToN, Pa, August 2, 1880.

GAo4OIN, d., aHS5 uoo - AooN'
About one O'Clock this morning,
Michael Little, OF Newark; and q
man named Morris, of Paterson, N.
j., and another trough" boarded q
Morris Canal boat, lying at one Of
the Glendon furnaces. On the boat
were Mr.. Blauverlt, a boy driver
and Mrs. Annie Blauverlt. The ruff
fans drew their pistols, drove Mr..
Blauverlt and the boy on deck, where
they were carefully guarded by one
Of the men, while the other two
committed criminal outrage on
Mrs. Blauverlt. The guards were
then changed and tie third man also
outraged the woman, after which
the miscreants left the boat. After
Mrs. Blauverlt had sufficiently re-
covered to walk, she, in company
with her husband, went before JUS
tice of the peace, where descrip-
tion Of the culprits was given and O
warrant issued for their arrest. The
officers arrested Little and Morris,
the third one having fed. They ad.
mitted committing the crime and
were sent to Jail. Mrs. Blauyerlt is
about twenty-six years of age, and
resides at Rockaway, N. j. There
was great excitement when the men
were arrested, and threats were
made of lynching them by some Of
the boaUmenwho are personal friends
of Blauverlt and his wife.
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Strange Conduct of a Hen.

James Watson, of Chadd's Ford, Pa,
owns hen that has full charge Of six
young shepherd pups, and does her best
10 drive away their natural mother.
When bread is thrown out for the chick
ems, the hen scratches and ''cluks" away
as though she expects the little pups to
run to her and get their share ofthe feed
and she does the same when pan Of
milk is set out. Occasionally the hen
will scratch up worm and carry it to
the young dogs, but the latter do not
appear to be fond Of worms The hen
was good egg producer up to the time
she discovered the pups, when she at once
stopped laying and went as mother to
them, the dog parent only getting q
chance to quietly feed her offspring
when the hen is off duty. The hen has
never Matched any chickens; but she will
soon be childless again, for the pups are
now five weeks old and will soon be
large enough 10 take care Of themselves.
The hen also does her best at night to
huddle the pups together and cover
them with her wings, the same as the
other old chickens do with their little
ones.
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Local Politics.

The uniform of the Young Mems
Republican Club has been selected,
as follows: Blue navy caps with
trimmings, tan colored shirt with
necktie, white belt and white leg
gings.
The club has resolved itself into
battalion, with Sam'l Wood as
Colonel, and the following line
officers
Captains-Edmund Mitchell, Lex
ington Barney, George N. Dure,
Savoy Evans, 1. P. Wickersham and
john Mclaughlin.
Lieutenants-David c. Chalfant,
Ellwood G. jackson, George f.
Smith, Chas. A. Rudolph, VIM. B.
Haddock, E. F. Fraim, Harry
Brown, Walter Bacon, Frank
Thomas, John Thorpe, Calvin T.
Bye, TT omas Harper and Frank II
Hoffecker.
The Bird Guards have ordered
two hundred uniforms, consisting OF
blue shirts, white caps with blue
bands, black pants and white leg
gings. Levi G. Bird, Esq, will pre-
sent the organization handsome
flag.
Both clubs will attend the Repub.
lican Garfield and Arthur ratifica-
ton meeting in Institute Hall, on
Thursday night. Generals Hartranft
and Warner are expected to be pres.
ent.
Second Ward Republicans met
last evening and started the organi.
zation of Lichterstein Republican
Club. Rayworth Weldin, Paschal
II. Peterson and T. w. McVey were
appointed q Finance Committee
The name of this organization is
simply bid for the German vote, as
Mr.. Lichtenstein resides in the Sey.
cnth Ward.
YOUNG MEMS DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Tomorrow evening, at s O'Clock
the Young Mems Democratic Clut
will meet for permanent organiza
tion, in the Jefferson club rooms
This club is composed exclusively O.
young Democrats, and all who de
sire to join a good campaign clut
should come forward and enrol
their names.
1t is the intention of the organ
izers of the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club to make it the banner
club, and it is hoped that this will
be appreciated by all young meh
with Democratic affiliations, ant
that they will act accordingly.
LITTLE DOTS.
The First Ward Democrats will
meet in the room over Herman
coach house, on Front street, nea
West, on tomorrow "wednesday
evening, for the purpose Of organ
izing Hancock and English Clut
The young fellows are especially re
quested to come out in force on thi
evening.
Isaac Dillon wants everybody VIII
can make it convenient to atten
the pole raising of the Ninth War
E. L. Martin Club, at Market stree
and Elliott Avenue, on Saturda
evening, between five and 81,
O'Clock.
The City Executive Committe
will meet this evening, when tn
conference with the City Demo
cratic Association committee will b
held.
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NEWARK LETTER.
NEWARK, Aug. 3, 1880.


The new hall was christened last
evening by performance given by the
Bernards, consisting of comedies, farces,
etc. The hall is completely furnished
and ready for any kind of entertainments
where decency is observed.
Miss Annie Collision and Miss Addie
Gray will leave Newark, tomorrow, to
sojourn at Cape May for couple OF
weeks.
Some of the Atlantic City excursion
lists did not arrive home until sunday
morning. The cause of their detention
was that the train left the beach one
hour earlier than the time advertised.
There is some talk of exhuming W.
B. Nesbit's body, as some OF the life in
surance men are inclined to believe he
was not buried at all.
Mr.. John Frick, the young man who
had his left arm so badly torn by pick.
er. in Dean Brothers mill, at Stanton,
last Friday, that it had to be amputated,
is slowly improving.
Rev. VIM. Grant, OF Cherry Hill, filled
the Methodist pulpit on Sunday morn
ing, and Rev. j. l.. Polk, of this town,
preached in the evening. Rev. John
France, the pastor, is enjoying his vaca-
ton at Atlantic City.
Mr.. George Collision stepped from a
carriage too heavily yesterday, giving
his ankle severe wrench and slightly
spraiDed it.
j. A. Zebley moved his shooting gal
lery from this town to Elkton, yesterday
morning.
Peaches were selling at 15 cents pei
half peck yesterday, with few buyers.
Everything available in the livery line
was hired by the negroes last Sunday to
attend the meeting at Summit Bridge.
ANON.
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'Oue'lmes amusing, and often in
4, togo back to the records of
quo 'neni and now, the disinter-
y what the Republicans had to
ua'neId in the olden time-ani
"'u ei'her-wlll prove edifyiDg in
when that distinguished "ope-
N Congress is before the country
lulua'e Tor President. The Inde-
Republicans of G ariield's own
10 Ohio on Sept. 7, 1876, when
candidate for Reelection toCon-
'uu' made solemn declaration:
%l ~ That there is no other man
ka,nv ,v'aiiy connected with the ad-
'STu wh Ot The National Government g
|rav.r T"o% ~ ATT justly preferred more
6ahCoiIuC 6Ci CnarSes Of corruption than
% av.in laade and abundantly sus-
balllst bst James A. Garfield. the
1 ME- hIl'v,pitesentatiye OF this Congress
hlic,n' u, and the nominee of the
T Convention for reelection,
H., Nv = y
|pes biiI lhst a. we further arragn and
iSs NJ Tl Illn for his Corrupt conneotion
II tbsrost beoIt Mobiler, for his false
Il ns,i0 G,eol before his constituents
|Iltss Ju,e1 us denial thereof before a
amonn y, ti lils peers In Congress, for
snnOnn Un Ills constituents in oireula.
l fOrle ,Ieiil ,ha u a pamphlet purportinQ
|nd tho .ne ai hndlng Of SAID commit.
b natss,n, e evidence against him, wher
Eu and garbled. ' 'noteol were
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PUMPING RECORD FOR JULY.

Worthington pump at City Mill. Run
ming time, "a days, 501s hours; 4O9O6l
strokes; raised to Cool Spring Reser-
volr 1870, $780, 500 gallons, which compar-
ed with corresponding month last year,
shows an increase Of 3,501,9S0 gallons.
Worthington pump No. 2, at Cool
Spring. Running time, II days, 2OO
hours 569,04l strokes; raised to Rod
ney st. Reservoir S,l25,90 gallons.
knowles pump at Cool Spring. Run.
ming time, 13 days, 'ol4 hours; 'lSl ,5oe
strokes; raired to Rodney ST. Reservoir
5,527 ,032 gallons.
'Estima mated, there being no counter Oh
the pump at present.
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DIDN'T General Garfield write an,

DIDN'T General Garfield write any
private letters to anybody during the
Presidential dispute of 1867, which
could be brought out now to serve as
good campaign document The Gar
field organs have done General Ham
cock the best possible service by ex-
huming his Sherman letter, and IL
there are any private Garfield letters
replete with patriotism and statesman
ship, they ought to be got out in some
way. Hancock shouldn't have a mo-
nopoly of the good fortune Of the bat
tle.-IiD.ss.
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DI e D..

MENTON.-In this city on the End inst,
Patrick Mention, in the 67th year OF hin
age.
The relatives and friends OF the family
are respectfully invited to attend his
funeral from his late residence, III 8. Van
Buren, street. on Thursday morning the
9Th inst, at o O'Clock. High mass at st.
Paul's Church.
PRETZSCHNER-Int this city on the Ind
inst, Henry Pretzschner.
Due notice of funeral will be given.
UNDERWOOD.-OnS Sunday August ls Z,
John G., infant son OF g. B. and u. X.
Underwood.
Funeral on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o.
clock. Interment at Wilmington and
Brandywine Cemetery.
Alone unto our Fathers will
One thought hath reconciled,
That He whose love exeeedeth ours,
Has taken home his child.
2ts
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NeaU Jersey Solid For HaecOcE.
A MAJORITY OF OVER Is, 900 EXPECTED
NEwARK's RATIFICATION.


NEwARK's RATIFICATION.
The Democratic voters of the County
of Essex will assemble at the Grand
Opera House, Newark, N. j., on Thurs
day evening, to ratify the nominations OF
Hancock and English. The following
gentlemen have accepted invitations and
will address the meeting: Hon. S. S. Cox,
Hon. Dawson N. Fuller and Coroner
Moritz Elliger of New York; Hon John
p. Stockton Hon. Leon Albeit and Col.
q. Meyer Zulick of New Jersey.
The Hancock Veterans of Newark now
muster nearly 1000 men including seye-
raj hitherto Unidentified with Tie Republi-
can party. New Jersey will contribute hel
vote for the Democratic ticket to the
extent of $1,000 TO 10000 majority. Ii
Essex County, the hotbed of Republican
ism in the State, the Democracy is unit
ed, and already has made such inroad:
into the enemy's rank as to warrant the
belief that the county will give major
ity next November for the Cincinnati
ticket.
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W,U Drink Haacocs's Health.

The Coney Island Daily Ne,cs says:
UThe Jefferson Democratic Club of Will
mington, Del, will give grand excur-
sion to Coney Island, on August 9th.
This is the crack political club of Della
ware, among its members being Hon.
Thomas f. Bayard. They will arrive at
the iron pier about 1880 o'clock, on the
steamer Richard Stockton, and expect to
visit Brighton Beach and drink the health
of Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock"
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|ClTY GeyERNMENT.-If ever
lie Off city had cause to re-
kr a reduction of taxes and the
from an extravagant TO an
Cal government, our people
The Democrats during the last
se effected one of the most i'm
objects in proving to our peo-
Wilmington can be safely and
governed at a tax rate of$1.10
500. The effort this year
BE- TO reduce the tax rate next
sl,OO on the 500. The Dem
make the effort if they are
encouraged. In doing what
FedOne taey have not been back
pOut Improvements, taking in
Court House, new City Build.
y pumps, they have certain.
more and better improvements
leir Republican predecessor
be seen that the city collectors
Pced in bank already since tht
100000. There is there
longer any doubt of the ability
Council to do all that the,
p from the start in the presen
Par, All predictions that the
Pats would create a, floating
|N5,OOO Or $4,000 are proved
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FIRST EDITION.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
A SHORT SESSION LAST EVENING
BUT LITTLE BUSINESS TO AC

A SHORT SESSION LAST EVENING
BUT LITTLE BUSINESS TO ACT
UPON.
The Board of Health met last
evening in regular session and trans.
acted all its business in very short
time.
Judging from the reports of wards
the city is in very good condition
as no nuisances were reported.
Mr.. Thatcher from the Committee
on Impurities in the Brandywine, re-
ported verbally, that he had seen
Mr.. Hartman of the firm of Hartman
& Fehrenbach, and from the CONVEX
sation that he had with him, he was
satisfied that the firm would do all
in their power to abate any nui-
sance coming from their place.
The Committee on Garbage re-
ported progress.
Mr.. Thatcher said he desired to
call the Committees attention to
the fact that the contractors were
not complying with the rules and
regulations. The carts were driven
through the streets uncovered, and
were a nuisance.
The Committee on Contracts and
Licenses, made the following reports,
which were adopted.
CITY HALL, !
August, 2, 1880.
Your committe respectfully sub
nit the following report. They
have examined all the apparatus IL
censed by the board and find them
in the following condition
No. l. Charles d. Agnes. Pump,
barrels, hose, deodorizing apparatus
in good servicable condition tent
unservicable.
No. L. Daniel Hamilton. Hose
pump, tank and barrels in good con.
dition; tent unservicable.
No. 2. Dormance Lutz. Tank
pump, barrels and tent in good con-
di ton.
No. 2. Henry jenkins s. Co
Tank, hose and tent in good condi
tion; barrels partly in good condi
ton.
Respectfully.
II. L. LANNAN,
III. ii. HAWKINS.
To THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
GENTLEMEN " our Committee
on Contracts and Licenses repor
that the following parties have beer
licensed and have given the proper
bonds: Henry Jenkins, Daniel
Hamilton, Henry Lentz and Charles
| Agnes. Respectfully submitted,
II. E. LANNAN,
H. H. HAWKINS.
Committee.
The Committee of the Sixth Ware
reported a nuisance on Walnu
street between Fourteenth and Fif
teenth, abated.
During the session the following
orders were directed to be drawn:
1 VIM. Bo Iers, $26.l6; D. II. Thorn
as, $22.0l; c. p. Johnson, $l.0S.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following officers of the City Cor
MT uand have hean electad:

The following officers OF Che City Cor
net Band have been elected:
President-George Ferguson.
Vice e-President-J. Worth.
Secretary-S. j. King.
Treasurer-J. Wallsmih.
Conductor-A. T. Wyatt.
Business Committees. j. King, A.
Morrall and A. Il. Wyatt.
Last night the Reliance s. F. E. Com
nany elected the following directors for
the ensuing six months:
Frank b. Lafierty, David A. McCullin,
.Jobn f. Duffy, James F. Kane, Thomas
j. Kane, Harry W. Filler, James p. Doh
ertv and John A. Henraly.
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Meetings Tonight.
TUESDAY.

n. 7. NJ, A..
Humanity Circle, No: l, B. Of U.
Franklin Circle, No. 6, b. of U.
Asylum Lodge, No. q, /. Q. o. F:
German Mutual Beneficial Society.
American Star Lodge, No. 2, A. o. e, +
Mutual Coal and Produce Association.
Mt. Vernon Degree, No. l, 1. o. F,
Delaware Encampment, No. A.. /, o. Os +
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Fp.r HANCOCK GUN.-Ala-
Sutes the great Union soldier
4 with a salvo majority of 5O,-
\ Yesterday showed what
| would do for the Old Union.
Alabama so goes the Union.
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OfInterest to New Castle

The special train from New Castle on
Thursday morning, to connect with the
Jefferson Club Coney Island excursion
will leave at 5.15 o'clock, instead of $50
as heretofore announced. This change
was made by the Railroad Company.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-03

kter evidence of the fright OF
Bblican leaders could be desir-
lbe fact that they have re-
| put Garfield on the stump
|arc now bringing him to New
| Ibis purpose, and TO scare up
ham enthusiasm.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-03
ANOTHER SHIP.

John Roach g. Son have received q
contract to build another ship. The new
ship will be 344 feet long, and Is for the
Mallory line between New York and
Havana. 1t is fortunate that Mr.. Roach
has secured this contract.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-03
'N' DOWN THEIR DEBT

|N9' 'peecA at q Democratic "Fund.
|n0ns ','ng y, in Virginia, says the
,'1u NAis, Gov. Vance made n
|.l,1'' pYl'aat statement in regard to
|l,"a 'uient sl of the debt of North
E1a, lna' .. lie said they recognized the
| dsna", 'l0 ability of a people to pay
\. Thu Sl upon the value of pro
Ented5 dIo to debt debt of North Carolina
properrtUvn IT. nearly a, ,ly thirty millions
/ adIray and nsnC Of the State consisted IN
nuissSroSes, the value of which
basis i,'iIsned iSa,, nine-tenths, and "IaU, on
tAe Aiioy Gcya,l millions at three millions %iTC -
and libora[,n libDss[nor held that to be- :
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Total
BEING ENLARGED.

The steam tug Victor belonging to
J. Taylor Cause, is being enlarged
by the addition of ten feet. Tho
tug will be otherwise improved.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-03
From the N. Y. Herald.
FREE SPEECH IN DELAWARE.
WILMINGTON, August 2, 1856

John Fl. Harris, colored democratic
speaker from Virginia, ATTEMPTED to
make a speech at New Castle on Satur-
day night, and was stoned and forced to
seek the protection OF the Sherif.
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n DEGIsTER's ORDER.
REGISTERS OFFICE.

REGISTERS OFFICE.
New Castle county, July 30th, 1SS0.S
Upon the application OF Lewis e. Ella
son. Executor OF Joshua h. Tweedy, late
of New Castle Hundred, In said coun-
ty deceased 1t Is ordered and directed by the
Register that the Executor Aforesaid
give notice OF the granting OF letters
Parliamentary upon the estate OF the
deceased, with the date OF granting there
of. by causing advertisements TO be post
ed Within forty days from the date OF such
letters in six of the most public places o.
the county of New Castle, requiring All
persons having demands against the es-
tate to 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 a newspaperpub-
lished in Wilmington, and to be conLtn-
ued therein three weeks, 70 o d..
Given under the hand and seal
81. s. of office of the Register Aforesaid, /,
t~~> at New Castle, In New Castle
county, aforesaid, the day aud year above
written. 3. o. BI6GS. Register.
NOTICH-
All persons having claims against the
estate of the deceased must present The
same duly attested to the Executor,
on or before JulyI30th. 1881, or abide the
act of Assembly In such case made and
provided. LEWIS Z. ELIAsON.
Executor,
Address New Castle. Del.
aug3-3weod. B.
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|COSTEMPoRARIEs will have
4 US. We have no time to
| with them about political
| The GAZETTE will con-
1 present facts to its readers,
EOfOre. On all questions oil
he GAZETTE has been found
|rrect and the misrepresenta-
kd false statements OF our
BIS have fallen to the ground.
b has been also at each re-
election in which the Demo
blicy has proved a success.
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lselt to renI r,,s !, houses which they find
P-ssveptn" "c,lon a' by calling on Head
tOOwnesrps al and |, Market streets. We
anu tenants. jy2itaul.
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Peach Shipments.

The following were the shipments
of peaches over the Delaware railroad
vestardaX
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9aily Sasstts.
[NCOCK,
ks,. Soldier Statesman

|. ,,.,t mining stock company
a,IDs those who were so hasty
ns in it a great deal uneasy
consequence Of adverse re-
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bs,il,.a Local Lines.
btsNsSd@ d@ era crabs at Fullmer's.
Er.aS' a'u ,.'aa crabs at Fullmer's.
salad at Fullmer',,