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Daily Republican., 1880-09-07


THoUGH We SEB no published orders
1t is reported that Mayor Almond has
issued orders forbidding his police to
approach within less than thirty feel
of the election polls except to vote OF
| TO quell an actual disturbance OF the
public peace. 1t is difficult 10 See
whs. less he could do in the iacs Of
the second Il use Of Section 13, Chapter
Is, Laws of Delaware which reads IS
follows:
No member OF the police force Of the
city Of Wilmington shall, on the day OF
the city election, be within the distance
Of thirty feet from any polling place
except for the purpose OF depositing
his vote or to quell an actual distur.
bancs Of the public peace; nor shall he
by solicitation or intimidation wilfully
attempt to influence voter as to the
casting Of his ballot. Any offender
against any provision CT this section
hall b" deemed guilty Of misdsmean-
or, and upon conviction by indict-
ment, shall be fined not less than ten
nor more than fifty dollars, and i'm
prisoned not less than ten nor more
than thirty days; or either, at the dis
oretion of the court.
Those who read ths above section
will bs astonished at the wholesale vio-
Iations Of the law that have been per
pstrated by the police. Even now ii
the Mayor would take the trouble to
investigate the matter he would find
that tie most OF the policemen have
been flooding the city with tax receipts
to those who they thought might vote
the Democratic ticket. We hope the
report that the Mayor has given his
police the Instructions We have referred
to is true, and We further hope that he
will see that they observe his instrnc
tions.
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07
. EalSTER'S ORDER
~ RE9ISTER,S OFFICE

REHISTER'S OFFICE,
New CASTLE COUNTY, August 8, 1880.
Upon the application OF Evans Pennington.
Administrator, q. 7. A., of John Guyer, late
Of Wilmington hundred, In said csu'ty,
deceased, 1t is ordered and directed by the
Register thatthe Administrator aforesaid give
notice Of the granting of Letters Of Admins
traitor, ,C.T.A. upon the estate Of the deceased
with the date Of granting thereof, by causlAg
advertisements 10 be posted within forty days
from the date Of such letters, In six Of the most
public places Of the county Of New Castle,
requiring all persons having demands against
the estate, to present the same or abide by an
act Of Assembly In such case made and pro-
vided. And also cause the same to be inserted
within the same period, in the DELAWARE
RBPUBLISAN, q newspaper publighed In Will
mington, and TO be continued there three
weeks, 90 d)
,~~, Given under the hand and seal OF
Ills. Office Of the Reisister aforesaid, at
s,~.-~' New Castle, in New Castle County,
aforeeaid, the day and yearabove written.
3. q. BlGGS. Reg lister.
NoTIoB.-All persons having claims against
the estate Of the deceased, must present the
same duly attested to the Administrator on
or before August 8, 1881, or abide the act
Of Assembly In such case made and provided.
EVANS, PENNINGTO y, Adm, O. I. A.
Address: Wilmington, Del. SO
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07
Honest Asses, ments.

Honest As,eAi mpntS.
Tn question Of an hor s,t asst tssment
III N "a C4stls Coun'y Is becom NJ one
Of gave importance. EFsry mae
person over tseI ty-one years should DO
assessed AMI be required to pay his
por. lion of the taxes. Generally people
desire to be- assessed that they may be
enabled to take Iart in the election
and have a lhars in the government OF
the City, County or State. But accord
iny to The new Democratic node OF
doing business it seems to be the object
OF that party to assess all the members
Of their own party AMI keep as many
Of ths other parry as possible from get.
ting assessed. No matter II the taxes
are need sd for the STATE, that party
would rather collect no taxes than to
lose their political control. All re-
member the excitement Of hundreds
and thouf au5s OF men straining every
n erve to set al sss sad last March by the
Levy Court, and all will remember how
the members Of that honorable body
trifled away their time to keep the peo-
pie from getting assessed. The hardest
Ct all Is that after all the trouble and
expense OF going to New Castle perhal s
two or three times to get name put on
the assessment, when the Tina comes
for payi ing the taxas to be politely aud
blandly informed that the name is moi
IN the assessment duplicates.
1t will not do to reason for that does
aot put the name on. There is Ger
tainty that the name was put In foi
vas it not recorded in the minutes OF
he Levy Court and was it not read
Afterwards when the minutes we're read
for adoption This may all be true
but the name is not on the tax dupll'
Gates and SO there is an end of it.
Hundreds Of Republicans both white
and black are just in that predicameDt
now. They know they attended at the
City Hall during the extra assessment.
they know they had TO 90 to New Cas-
tie not only once but twice or thrice,
yes and some went even oftener. Now
however when they 80 to the tax collec'
tors to pay their taxes their names can
not be found. This is very aggravating.
Why we're these names not put on the
tax duplicates Simply because the
u4eIk who Transcribed them most as
suredly did not want to put them Oh
and has apparently dropped them pur-
posely. A name here and there might
be accidentally dropped but it is not
likely that hundreds Of names would
be left of by accident.
No doubt those names can be found
yet ON the minutes Of the Levy Cont,
and il found there transcript from tie
Clerk of the Peace to the Collector will
be sufficient TO still insure the placing
of the names on the tax duplicates. OF
course this cannot be done to-day in
time to vote before the polls close, but
q transcript can be procured in time for
the elections which are TO follow. Some
body ought 10 be made to suffer before
the Courts for this shameless apparent
fraud, and we hope that some Of the
gentlemen who have come to the polls
10 vote under a certainty that tLsy are
assessed, only to find that they are not
assessed at all, will try what virtue
there is In the law.
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07
KEHISTER'b OEsDEltS.
ID EGlsTER'S ORDER.
REaISTER'S OFFICE

REGISTERS OFFICE.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY. Aug. Q, 1880.
Upon the application OF William Bush,
Administrator OF Norman U. L0unsberry,
late of Wilmington Hundred, in said c0uR-
ty, deceased, It is ordered and rec.
ted by the Register that the Admin strator
aforesaid give notice OF granting OIL
Letters Of Administration upon the estate
Of the deceased, with the date OF granting
Thereof, by causing advertisements to be posted
within forty Gays from the date OF such Let
ters In six Of the most public places OF the
county OF New Castle, requiring all persons
having demands against the estate to present
the same, or abdj by an Act Of Assembly In
such case made and provided; and also cause
the sane to re inserted within the same Pc
Rod in the DELAw. RE REPuBLICAN, a news.
paper published In Wilmington, and to be
continued therein three weeks leo d)
~ Given under the hand and Seal oil
L.s. Office Of the Register Aforesaid at New
- Castle, in New Castle county siore-
said, the day and year above written.
S. u. BIGGS, Register.
NoTICR-All per'ons having claims against
the estate OF the deceased must prest Mt the
same, duly attested TO the Administrator On
or before Aug. 9th, 1851, or abide the Act Of
Assembly In such case made and provided.
WILLIAM BUSH, Administrator.
Address :-WilminktOn Del. 8-ll
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07

LOOK OUT FOR "BNl' Miller, the re
peater. He has his home in South
Jackson street, Tenth Ward, and is pre-
pared to vote all over the city. He is a
tall, slender man, andy comp loAion
and red hair. Looi ouI FOR him. Per.
haps some Of ths Police may bring him
around in a carriage with changes OF
clothing as they did last year and sweal
in his vote. 1t Is ass rted that some Of
the police gave him n oney to enable
him to keep out Of the way Of arrest,
1t is likely they gave him porey to ,et
him b .ok for pGrpose to-day.
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07

IP YoU HAVE no: voted by the time
this paper reaches you to-day 30 ct
ready and vote. 1t is a privilege which
belongs to you and you shonld exercise
it. Go and vote for your own intelli-
gent choice, without being the mere
tool Of others. Pay your own taxes,
get your own ticket and vote square
independent vote.
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07

THERE IS EVERY indication that the
autumnal equinox is upon US. It came
last year about three weeks before the
usual time.
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07

IP REPUBLICANS will do their duty to-
day they may carry all the Wards ex.
cept the Fourth and Tenth. II they
DO not do their duty they may lose all
but the Seventh. That Is just how II
stands.
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07
An Extra Tomorrow.

An extra edition OF the REPUBLICAN
will be issued tomorrow morning at
s o'clock, containing the result OF the
city election, now in progress. II you
want the full returns buy the REPrBLi-
CAN extra.
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07
The ReAaIt To-day mo Criterion
for November.

TESTH " VIM. A. CRONE1.
The ReAnIt To-day mo Criterion
for November.
So far as the Republicans are cor
cerned the elt c.ion to-day will be no
criterion Of the vote which will be cast
in November at the State and Presiden.
tial election. Just as we expected there
ar, hundreds Of Republicans caught nap
ping with their taxes unpaid and total,
ly unpreparsd to vote. What seems
strange is, that there are hundreds who
lest two, three or four days in getting
assessed at New Castle, and when they
got assessed they made not the least ef-
fort to qualify themselves still farther
to vote by promptly paying their taxes
and preparing themselves to vote. OF
course it is too late and they will lose
their votes TO- day. Their strong desir g
TO vote may perhaps stimulate them to
make preparation to vote at the October
and State elections. This is something
the Democrats have not 60: to contend
with. Tax eeeipts are supplied To
them in abundance no matter whether
paid for or not. The FIVE hundred on
the error lists and that were illegally
assessed by assessors Ward and Hughes
have all been supplied with tax re-
esipta, and are prepared to cast fraud
ulent ballot to-day. Policemen have
been busy distributing these kind OF
tax receipts instead Of keeping the
peace cf the city. A poor simple kind
Of a policeman left ono Of them at the
house of a prominent citizen OF the
Sixth ward yesterday. He was too
dumb TO know that the name was not
quite the same as the name OF the gen.
tleman for whom be left it. "It Is all
right, he'll know what to do with it, he
understands it," said the simpleton tc
the vile of III , gent leman as he left ths
receipt and passed on distributing other
This is the way they have been dis
trtbuted all over the city by Mayor
Almonds very disinterested police
men and if these men with whom these
tax receipts are left d. lot all vote to
day it will bs because they have no
interest in the election, or because
they have honor enough to prevent
chem taking advantage Of such under
handed meas ures. II there is not a full
Democr attic vote pollsd to-day In the
CITY it will not be for want Of plenty Of
tax receipts. But there will be at
least fifteen hundred to two thousand
Republicans who will not vote because
they have not had sufficient interest to
pay their taxes for the sake Of voting
at a city election, and there are at least
three hundred more who are not assess
ed, we mean whose names are not on
the tax duplicates though ttey were
assessed either at the City Hall or at
New Castle last Spring. The latter can
vote at he State election by getting q
transcript from the minutes of the Levy
Court showing that they have been
regularly assessed, and their names
can yet be placed upon the tax dup'i'
Gates in time to vote in October and No
vember. Therefore the election Of to-
day is no criterion OF the future.
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07
=
ID EaISTER'S ORDER.
RE(fISTER'S CjLFrNE

hENrlDIfA1L'E3 5 OE ISUE,,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, August 9, 1880.
Upon the application Of Elizabeth Karr,
Executrix Of VIM. P.Karr late OF Wilmington
Hundred, in said county, deceased, 1t Is or.
Jered and directed by the Register that the
Executiix aforesaid give notice of granting
Of Letters Testamentary upon the estate Of
tho deceased with the date ofgranting thereof,
by causing advertisements to be posted within
forty days trsm tho date of such Letters in
Six Of the most public places of the county Of
New CASTLE, requiring all persons having de-
mands against The estate to present tho same
Oh lpIte by an Act of Assembly In such case
madg and provided and alse cause the same,
10 be inserted within the same period In the
DELAWARE REPUBLICAN,, newspaper pub
li2hed IN wilmington, and to be continued
therein three weeks (e od)
80, Given under the hand and Seal Of
LIS, Olilce Of the Register aforesaid at
's,-~ Row Castle, In New Castle county
s!Oresaid, ne day md year above written.
5. y. BIGGS, Register.
EoTGE--hll persons having claims against
tie estate oil the deceased must present. the
SAME, duly attested to the Executrix, on or
before Aug ust ., 1881, or abide the Act OF Az.
sembly In such case made and provided.
ELIZABETH KARR, Executrix,
Levi O. Bird, Her Attorney.
AddresE Wilmington. Del. si
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07
OsJR CikCULAraON

we Invite the bustness men and
,aerchants af the city 40 easl at the
REPUBLICAN, Ofiice nnd sec our
larxe edition being printed. XOn
1ra xxesaOne any aBd ali times.
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

PRESIDENT;
JAMES A GARFIELD,
(of Ohio.)
NONRESIDENT,
CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
(of New York;
FOR CONGRESS-.
JOHN W. HOUSTON.
FOB SHERIFF,
PHILIP B. CLARK.
FoR CORONER.
RAYWORTH WELDlN.
CITY TICKET.
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07

FEyHE LARGEST CLOTHING HOUSE Il
4 In Philadelphia, JOHN WANAMAKEK
Grand FeDot. 18th st., Market to Chestnut
Daily Republican., 1880-09-07
ASSESS OR AND COLLECTOR.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

SoRTuRRS D1sTRIcT-EDMUND PROVOST.
SOUTHERN -THos' f. hohhhANp'
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
Words OF Wisdom.

Hone without an object cannot live.
Whoever learns to stand alone must
learn to iall alone.
He that can compose himself, is wiser
than he that composes books.
Favors of every kind are doubled when
they are speedily conferred.
It is something to be good; but it is
far finer 10 be good for something.
Art must anchor in nature, or it is the
sport of every breath of folly.
He that speaks the truth will find HIM
self in sufficiently dramatic situations.
Calumny would soon starve and die OF
itself if nobody took it il and gave it
lodging. 90.
Despair and postponementa are coward.
ice and defeat. Men. were born to ssc:
coed, not to fail. s'..'. ...s ~.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
The impossible.


Man cannot draw water from an empty we'll
Or trace the stories that gossips tell,
Or gather the sounds OF pealing bell.
Man mayer can stop the pillows roar,
Nor cha3p the winds till they blow no more,
Nor drive true love from maiden's door.
Man cannot o'ertake f1eeting lie,
Change mis- wheat to field of rye;
Or call back years that have long gone by. ;
Man never can bribe old father time,
Gain the height OF peak that he cannot
climb,
Or trust the hand that hath done q crime.
Man cannot a cruel word recall,
Fetter thought, be it great or small,
Or honey extract from drop OF gall.
Man never can backward turn the tide,
Or count the stars that are scattered wide,
Or find in q fool a trusty guide.
Man cannot reap fruit from worthless seed,
Rely tor strength on broken reed,
Or gain heart he hath caused to bleed.
Man never can hope true peace to win,
-Phesnre without and joy within,
Living thougkless life of sin.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
The !" Blood Red Knight

An attempt at burglary, which nap
pened not far from Doneraile, in the
county IF Cork, Ireland, is still spoken
of, SO that the story has become histori-
cal, although the event occurred nearly
seventy years ago.
On the morning of March IL, 1911, a
gentleman named Purcell was in bed on
the ground floor in q house of which he
was the sole occupant. He was an &C.
centric old man, and reputed to be very
wealthy. AS he lay in bed ne heard q
noise in the next room, and through the
open door he saw a man jump from the
window-sill into the apartment. The
Intruder was followed by another, and
altogether Mr.. Purcell ascertained, by
listeping acutely, that six robbers had
got into his house. The moon was Shin
ing brightly, and the brave old man,
believing that his life would be forfeited,
determined to sell it dearly. He con-
cealed himself in the shade by the side
of the doorway between the bedroom
and tie sitting-room, and, knife in hand,
awaited the first conner, who fell fatally
stabbed ito the l.eart. A second thief
advanced and thrust his gun into the
room. Mr.. Purcell saw that the muzzle
was not pointed at his body, and, as tho
gun was discharged, struck its holder
dead lust below the collar bone. Asthe
third OF the band crept cautiously across
the threshold, Mr.. Purcell discovered
that his knife was bent, and calmly
Strengthened the blade between his teeth
previous to plunging it into his third
victims heart.
The rest of the band, daunted by the
intrepid resistance offered to them by
the single old man, retreated to the open
window, and, getting out of it with all
speed, turned their backs upon house
which already contained three OF
their dead companions. Mr.. Purcell
when the story was told to Mr.. Perce-
val, then prime minister, was knighted
for his bravery, and went ever alter Dy
Ifhe name of "the blood-red knight"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
How o Professor Played Barber.

It is often found to be very embar.
RAISING to look exactly like somebody
else. Indeed, the Germans have super.
stition that it brings fatal luck, for il
one happens to meet his "double
they say), it is sure warning of death
to both. The mistakes incident to such
resemblanees are, however, generally
more comic than tragic. Says the Lon.
don Telegraph:
It appears that the double of an elni.
nent professor of physiology at the Ber.
lin University is g. hairdresser, whose
shop Is situated in the immediate neigh
borhood of that institution, and who,
we'll aware of his likeness to the learned
doctor, carefully copies he-ffattter IN
dress, bearing and demeanor.
A few days ago the professor was
walking homeward from his lecture.
room when a gentleman, entirely un.
known to him, stopped him in the
street, saying:
'..Follow me to my house. I want
you to cut my hair!"
The amiable professor, one of W hose
principles of life it has always been
never to Withhold from fellow-creature
any service that it might be within his
power to render, meekly accompanied
the stranger home, and there addressed
himself to the task thus imperatively
prescribed to him.
Forlorn of professional scissors, he
picked up apair of shears, used for cut
ting paper, from a writing-table in the
dressing-room to which he was con;
Quoted, and, with this implement, pro-
ceeded most conscientiously to cut his
victims hair down to the very roots.
When he had cleared about half the
skull of its hirsute covering, he accident
ally stuck the point of his shears into the
scalp of his patient, who, springing to
his feet in great wrath, exclaim ed,
Cant you take care what you are
abouta Do you call yourself hair
cutterP"
"a hair-cutter!" replied the aston
ished sage, certainly not. ana only
Professor B, very much at yopr
service, as you perceive"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
congenial, and now they seemed more

congenial, and now they seemed more
happily 60.
There is usually a sscredness about
first love, and perhaps it is expected OF
me to record the desth of my heroine OF
broken heart, but must tell the
truth.
IN the autumn, Rose married DR..
Wingrove. She is one of the happiest
wives in the world. The first love fell
frors her like false blossom, while the
second ripened richest fruit. -,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
How a Journalist Paid a Wager.

Among the notables who gather here
every winter, writes Washington cor
RESPONDENT, is the journalist Major Ben
Perley Poore. He is correspondent OF
several New England papers, and a
regular contributor to the atlantic
MONTHLY. His life has been an eventful
one, and his warm friendship for Charles
Sumner and other prominent men has
closely connected him with public
events. Major Poore is agreat diner
out, and frequent guest of General
Burnside. His round form and forid
complexion tell that he is high liver.
He is short in stature and weighs 27O
pounds. During Pierce's canvass for
the presidency, Major Poore, then
young man, wagered with friend lv-
ing in Boston that Pierce would net be
elected. He agreed if he lost the bet 70
wheel barrel of apples from his home,
Indian hill, thirty miles distant, through
the streets Of Boston to his friends
door. The election came of, and the
friend held the major to his wager.
Mrs. Poore thought it.too severe a task,
and begged her husband to have the
barrel sent in a wagon. The major was
too conscientious to do that, and insisted
on fulfilling his wager. he went to q
neighboring farm and bought the fullest
barrel of apples to be had. Witnesses
saw that the barrel was well and closely
packed. He put on pair OF snuff
colored pants tucked into his heavy
farm boots, velvet vest, q jacket and
large red felt hat SOMEONE had sent
him from California. Thus arrayed, he
started at daybreak for Boston, wheel
ing his heavy load on q wheelbarFow:
His wife sent man with wagon after
HIM, so that in case he gave out there
would be some one at hand to help him.
After the sun was up the country peo-
pie began to pass him as he trudged
along, perspiring and dusty. Each one
offered him lift or tried to persuade
him to give up the job. He kept on
fifteen miles, tired and sore, then he
concluded to put his apples in farmers
barn and go back home for the night,
and start afresh the next morning. He
rode home and was glad to rest. He
was sore and bruised, but after a good
rubbing and nights rest he was able
to proceed with his task. By this time
the people along the road heard of his
coming and they gathered together to
meet him. Boys followed him and
women stood at their doors to seen him.
60 by. There was great excitement,
and the news soon travelled to Boston.
It reached the ears of the authorities.
They sent him word not to enter the
city in the evening, but to stop outside
and come in the morning. A few miles
from Boston he stopped over night.
The next morning on the outskirts Of
the city he was met by large crowd Of
people and brass band. He was es-
corted by this procession through the
principal streets of the city to his friends
home and from there to the fremont
house to $500 breakfast. He had &C
complished his feat and was amply re-
paid by the reception and breakfast
given him by the city authorities. 1t
was many days before he could appear
without being stopped and asked eff he
was the man who rolled barrel Of ap-
Piles through the streets of Boston. -
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
It Never Pays.

u.
1t never paws to fret and grow
When fortune seems ourtoe;
The better bred will look ahead
And strike the Drawer blow,
For luck is work, :.
And those who shirk
Should not lament their doom,
But yield the play,
And clear the way, -
That better men hayo, ,sSnYI
It never pays to wrees n
In drudging stter gaiHSsS -
And he is sold who thinks that gold
Is cheapest bought with pain.
An humble lot,
A cosy cot,
Have tempted even kings,
For station high,
That wealth will buy,
Not oft contentment brings.
It never pays! A blunt refrain
Well worthy OF song.
For age and youth must learn the truth
That nothing pays that's wrong.
The good and pure
Alone are sure
To bring prolonged success,
While what is right
In heavens sight
Is always sure to bless.