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Daily Republican., 1881-06-07
FIFTH edition
BLACKBIRDINCENDIAR1FS
An Attempt to Burn a Barn. aS,o.
and n Post Office In BIscLr'e
Hin rod "Fu

An Attempt 10 burn a Barn ov.
and a Post Office I'm BIscLbIrs
Hundred.
Special Correspondence Of lthe Rgp,,p, ,.
BLACKBIRD, DEL June e.
evil minded person, about half 'one %
twelve o'clock Sunday morpinr ipt ipISt
collected some shavings and small ,at,
ces of boards, saturated them witL PIE,
oil, and placed them under the ,,n ,tn coal
r. A. Davis, which is also tbo ",0 ~ . OF
Office, and struck % match IA roSt
mulated combustibles, with tbo U i%.cu' "tcu'
tion of burning him out. Mr. In,en- manl
had closed his store 10 minr,apd pdVlS
l2, and after securing the doors 70 70
windows of the dwelling which isi anu
tached to the store, he went into ~ T at
Warren'S store, who also had cIoSod Ha Hr,
they talked few moments n ftar u,L,n, SHu
Mr.. Davis went back home anu retircS
but could not sleep on account f'th1 nftha1
noise made by the would. d.he.incrndiartin tne
and assassins The noise was low hv, '1S
constant Finally he fancied he heorS
foot steps on the stairs and bas,iin b%iu
sprang to the floor and called his wifss
who was sleeping in an ADJOINING on,~
ment, but received no response i''''
He then knew that the noise was No.
made by her, SO he turned on moro
light and with his bedroom lamn CON,
menced 20 explore the house, but taiIed
to find anything disarranged. He tber
again returned to his bed, but was stiIl
unable to sleep on account of similar
annoyanceS. Providentially for Mr. d
his neighbors WIN. BroCksop ana
Henry Gray sat up unusually late, and
just before retiring, about oclock,Mr
Brockson discovered the fire and thev
made the alarm which brought to the
burning building one half of the adult
population who soon subdued the
flames. The fire was kindled nearly hf.
meath the portion of the building where
the mail matter is kept, and if the dis.
covery had been made ton minutes later
it would have been destroyed Mr.
Davis fails to suspicion any one person.
and when he saw the pile Of burning
combustion after it had been taken from
beneath the house he says: "words fail
to describe my feelings for | did not
think that l had an enemy with SO.
much ennity." He has had lttls
trouble since he moved in to the place
with two or three parties on business
matters but cannot think that either of
these parties would condescend to be
privy, to the destruction of his property
and family.
=. The good citizens in spite of spelling
their goodness would have made lit ne
cessary for coroner's inquest if they
rnu Ia baya Ibid hair hands nm +l,. ,,,,,,
This is but another crime to add TO the
long list committed in Black bird Hun
dred. BLACKBIRp.
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APIeasant Excursion.

The Household of Faith Bible school
will give an excursion to Woodland
Beach, on Thursday, June 10th. 1t
will be one of the pleasantest Of the
season. The eXcursionists will leave
the Fourth street wharf on the steamer
Thomas Clyde.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-07
Whit. monday Celebration.

The Delaware Saengerbund celebrated
Whit-Monday by giving a musical and
literary entertainment, followed by q
ball, last evening. The grand march,
which formed the initials SD. ST." was
participated in by about 80 couples.
The entertainment was very enjoyable.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-07
DuaG 10 Dust.

Homer Barry was buried in the Will
mington and Brandywine cemetery
yesterday afternoon. The funeral SER
vices were conducted at the deceased's
late residence, No. 5O4 West Fifth
street, by Revs. j. H. Nixon, F. B.
DuVal and A. N. Keigwin.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-07
DEATHS.
SHEATH.

SNEATH.-On::the 7thInst, Rose Ann, wife Of
Thos. l.. Sheath, in the list year Of her age.
The relatives and friends of the family are
invited to attend the funeral from the resi-.
dence of her son, on 1lth st., above Union, on
ment at Mt Salem Cemetery.
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". N. CHANDLER,
NO. Gil MARKET ST.
and 7th streets.
d EGISTER'S ORDER.
IL RKGIsTERs OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL.
Nov

May %, 1881.
Upon the application of Sarah Robinson,
Executrix of Thomas Meals, late of Whining
ton Hundred, in said county, deceased, it is
ordered and directed by the Register that the
Administrator aforesaid give notice of grant
ing of Letters Testamentary upon the estate
of the deceased, with the date Of granting
thereof by causing advertisements to be post
ed within forty days from the date of such
letters in six Oft 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 provided ; and aIse cause
the same to be inserted within the same
period in the DELAWARE REPUBLICAN, a
newspaper published in Wilmington, and to
be continued therein three weeks. (e.o.d).
t~>, Given under the hand and seal of
Ills. office of the Register aforesaid at
49, Wilmington in New Castle county
aforesaid, the day AMI ) ear above written.
5. G. BIGGS, Reg ster
NoTICE.-All persons having claims against
the estate of the deceased must present the
same, duly attested to the ExecutriX. on or
before May 25, 1881, or abide the Act OF As
sembly in such case made and provided.
SARAH ROBINSON, Executrx.
Address ss:-Wilmington Del. my2s
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Ladies', q. a. II.

A meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary
Corps of DUPONT Post, No. ., G. A. r.,
will be held on Wednesday evening, at
8 o'clock. A full attendance is regues.
ted. By order of the President,
MRS. S. FLETCHER.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-07
sick i'm Prison,

VIM. Neal, tie convict, has been suf-
fering with typhoid fever. 1t was re-
Gently thought that he would not re-
cover, but he is now improving
Daily Republican., 1881-06-07
Wanted

straw for two horses, to be given in
exchange for manure. Address Horse,
REPUBLICAN Office.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-07
MARRIAGES.

WINNINGTON--GOU On June
9Th, by the Rev. Gaylord L. Moore, Mr..
Alexander Wilmington to Miss Ellen Goul.
lay, both of Riddles Banks.
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JOHN wANAMAKER, PHILADA.
I : NEW THINGS
John WanaInaker's S,
PHILADELPHIA.
Black. cashmere dresses /:

Black cashmere dresses:
Princess 81 skirt and long basque, self-trimmed
Deep ox-plaiting on skirt with fold of sal
near the bottom apron drapery with folt
of satin basque with )llar, cuffs and pock
cts of satin; SIS.
Box.plaited skirt; scarf draperies Trimmed
with silk and jet frinse; plain basque witt
long collars laid in folds and with satir
bows; $40.
double-breasted; collars, cuffs and pockets
Of fcrape $40
Deep kilt-piaiting on skirt, heavy folds OF
Grape laid around middle of plating: fold
Ofcrape on drapery basque with plating
at the back, Grape vest-tront collar, cuts
and fold around bottom; $2s.
Others more costly anoth-
'er day.
:sSoutheast gallery.
American cotton foulards
till just now l2a cents, now
10 CTS; new patterns. Oul
makers are hard on the heels
of the French.
Indigo chintz, with white
polka-dots, with and without
white-stripe border, 10 cts.
seersuckers, 10, 12b, IS, is,
and French seersuckers 37R
cents, are very active, but
there's nothing new to say
about 'em.
Scotch ginghams, mostly
81 cents, but a good many
at IS. There's a difference
in quality, but you'll choose
by pattern,
Fourth circle, northeast from center.
Buntings, lace buntings
and nuns veilings are still
the most acceptable among
black dress-goods, all things
considered; and latterly Or
CANDIES and jaconets also.
Next-outer circle, Chestnut street entrance.
A luxurious shawl that
costs but three-and:a half or
four dollars II always have
this against it: everybody'll
have it. If the price were
only three to ten times as
much, we shouldn't sell SO
many, but they would be lux
urious in another sense.
Put choddas by the side Of
'em finest, soft, goat's-wool;
oriental hand-spinning and
weaving; coarse, uneven tex
ture; no finish, no CLEAN
dull, but India; 50 to $40.
Now these with borders of.
that wonderful embroidery, |
S45 to SEQ.
East ON Chestnut.sreet entrance.
A brown sailor-suit, with |
nothing whatever of decora-
ton but star and anchor in
brown silk embroidery, is a
choice bit ; $6 so.
Opposite carpet stairway, middle aisle, north
A double-faced black-satin
fan at IS cents, The stick,
"A dull black, is little short of
wonderful, though the wood
isn't costly
Case of 200 India butter
flies on pins, $40. Japanese
genre paintings on paper, IS
cents to 81.
First circle east from center.
We have more than 200
styles of Nottingham and
Scotch curtains at IS cents
to SIS; 20 styles guipure
dart at $I2 to SIS; 90 styles
tambour at S. 50 to $50; 40
styles antique at $3.50 to
$45; 20 styles madras at So
to $32; I6 styles brussels
point at $32 to S68.
We have 40 styles window
shading, and make others to
order. Awnings. Furniture
covers Whatever we under
take we give satisfaction in.
Satisfaction of the buyer is
an essential part of our
policy: a little more essen
tial than money; for do we
not put it before payment?
Northwest gallery.
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Closing Quotations.

The closing bids of the New York stock
market today. received over the private wire
of Elliott, johnson y Co., stock brokers at
Sixth and Market streets were as follows
Daily Republican., 1881-06-07
Fourth circle, northeast from center.

Buntings, lace buntings
and nuns veilings are still
the most acceptable among
black dress-goods, all things
considered; and latterly Or
CANDIES and jaconets also.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-18

INDIAN AGENT LLEwELLYN has fur.
nished q report to the Interior de-
partment relative to the depredations
committed by u band of Mescalero
Apache Indians now on the warpath.
Under date of July 2sth he writes as
follows:
'1t seems some few months ago a
lieutenant of the United States army
then stationed here gave a written
permit to three Indians at this agency
to go to Old Mexico, and bring back a
party of their friends, whom they
claimed had left at tho time of the
Victoria troubles. This party was due
home three weeks ago, and at that
time attempted to come in, but were
chased and driven into the mountains
thirty miles from the agency
to Soult. Since that time they have
made, according to the statement of
n of Parker's scouts, three
Intellectual attempts to get into the
agency, being preventented each
by scouts and soldiers. Finding
they could not return to the agency,
as they had been led to be-
lieve they could, they concluded to go
on the war path. l learn on good
authority there are about seventy In
dians in tins party. The Indians
here feel badly their friends could not
be permitted to return, but all unite
in telling me they will keep quiet,
and show the great father their hearts
are good"
Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-18

the celebration as guests of the gov
eminent of the United States.
You will communicate the invita-
ton through the imperial minister o.
foreign affairs, and will express to
him the very earnest desire OF this
government that it shall be accepted.
Those who como as representatives OF
Baron Steuben will be assured, in our
day Of peace and prosperity, of as
warm a welcome as was given to their
illustrious kinsman III the dark days
of adversely and war. They will be
the honored guests of 10000, 900
Americans, n number of whom have
German blood in their veins, and con-
stitute oneof the most worthy and val
liable elements that make up the
strength of the republic. Devoted,
with patriotic fidelity to America, they
yet retain and cherish and transmit
most affectionate memories of the fa-
therland. To these a visit of Baron
Steuben's relatives will have some
thing Of q revival of family ties, while
to all Americans, of whatever origin,
the presence of the German guests
will afford a fitting opportunity of tes-
tifying their respect for that great
country within whose limits are in
cluded 30 much of human grandeur
and human progress. | am, sir, your
obedient servant,
JAMES G.. BLAINE.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-18
FIRE.
Banner, the Jeweler, This
Time the Victim.
Sharp Fight With the Flames
Which Soon Succumb.

About midnight last night flames
were discovered issuing from the roof
of the building on Farnham street &C.
cupied by John Banner as a jewelry
store. The fire spread with wonder
full rapidly, and by the time the de-
partment could arrive the entire roof
was enveloped in a sheet of flames.
The adjoining building is another
frame structure, occupied by Lehman
e. Co., and filled with inflammable
material. Owing to the high wind it
was thought that the fire could not be
prevented from spreading and a
second alarm was sent in calling out
the whole department. The fire was
first attacked from the front of the
building but a line of hose was soon
run over the roof of Lehman's store
and from that perch the firemen did
fine work.
While this work was going on a
party of friends broke into Mr.. Bau-
mer's store, that gentlemen not hav-
ing yet arrived, and began to carry
the exposed stock to a place of safety
in Peavey's, across the way. In this
manner the entire stock was finally
removed.
Having extinguished the roof Of
the building the hose was withdrawn
to the ground and run in between the
buildings. Another line was run up
stairs into the office occupied by DR..
Charles, the dentist, and there sue
ceeded in extinguishing some flames
that burned stubbornly. In less than
an hour after the alarm had been
sent in the fire was completely ex-
tinguished.
The building, which is a common
frame structure, is badly Quilted and
may be considered a total loss. It is
owned by Frank Smith, of New York,
who will lose about 81,
Banner carried a stock worth about
$4,000. The most valuable articles
were, of course, in the safe, but the
clocks and silverware in stock were
damaged to the extent of $4,000 by
water. Mr.. Banners policy Of insu-
rance expired only a couple of days
ago.
DIR. Charles will probably lose about
$500.
Lehman's stock may be slightly
damaged by water.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-18

gin again at the top. But there has
always been the open way on which
he has neverentered, ofbeginning anew
and possibly rising to his former es-
tate. In the legislature, identified
with and leading new measures and
popular reforms, and winning the
people to him in his renewed leader
ship, the hill of difficulty will not be
too high for his gradual steps He
will come to the legislature and its
debates to make other men look small
and 70 show to the state his W great
strength. II he goes on the right
side, and there is little doubt of that,
he can 90 forward more rapidly and
90 higher than any new and nntried
man. Intellectually he is perhaps
the equal of any man the state has
produced, if indeed he is not i'll
sheer rugged strength, not accounting
mere brillirncy, the ablests. of all
the men we have had. He will
WELD actual power in the Sen
ate, and we believe he vii exert
it for the best interests of the state.
Consequently we are glad to see his
return to public life. With his feet
once more placed on the hard ground
of actual power, the weaker men who
have been more popular in the few
years past, and who would be his ri
walls in public favor even if they cam
not be in the true quality of greatness,
may well seem timorous and uncertain
as to their own future. OF the public
it may be said, we believe, that Mr..
Harlan will be greeted in the senate
with ardent and almost universal good
wishes, and many will feel that he
re-enters public life at the door
which is best both for him and the
state.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-18

The address recently delivered by
Comptroller Of the Currency Knox
is a particularly valuable and inter
esting document. 1t presents statis-
tics which show that the greatest cir
culating medium of our people is in
the form Of bank checks and drafts,
and that we use 800 in checks and
drafts where we use 81 in money.
The transactions of the banks during
the year ending June 80 aggregated
the enormous sum of nearly $780,
600, 000, 900. OF this amount $780,
600, DOC, 900 is put in circulation
without the use of money by
means of paper tokens representing
money in reserve. Mr.. Knox's in
vestigations show in what proportions
these payments are made to the ma
| tional banks in checks and deafts. In
Now York 9S.7 per cent of all fnan-
cial transactions through the banks
are on paper. Philadelphia shows a
proportion of SO per cent; Boston of
96.5 per cent; Chicago 91.9 per cent,
and@ twelve cities outside of New
York on an average of 94.4 per cent.
This statement throws an important
.,.. ...
light on the discussion concerning the
amount of currency necessary for the
transaction of business. Our money
of coin, legal tender and national
bank notes is but a small portion of
actual circulating medium. Prac-
tically less than 4 per cent. of the
aggregate yearly payments are made
by paper money, Go of n per cent.
in gold coin and about .16 of one pei
cent. in silver coin. The largest por.
ton of mercantile business is trans.
acted through the banks and nine.
tenths of it without the handling OF
any money whatever.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-18

ONE Of the most serious drawbacks
this city has in the past experienced,
is the high rate of taxation. When
foreign capitalists who desire to invest
in Omaha are told that our city and
county taxes aggregate nearly five
per cent, they generally shrink from
making an investment. If property
in this city and county were assessed
lmpartially, according to its absolute
value, the aggregate tax would not be
more than two per cent. If all the
property of individuals and corpora
atoms was taxed and the tax as
sessment properly equalized, the city
and county tax would not ae-
greeate over one per cent.
AS long as most of the property is
assessed at .one-third or one-ffth of
its sheriff sale value; rs long as our
wealthiest men and corporations can
shirk the burden of taxation entirely,
the tax levy will continue to be from
four to five per cent and then our rev.
enue will fall short of actual require
ments. Much of this unjust dis.
elimination of the assessment OF
property, and the absolute exemption
Of millions of personal property from
taxation must be laid at the door of our
county commissioners and city council
Both of these bodies are authorized
and required to revise the assessment
rolls and equalize taxation. Every
year they meet as boards of equaliza-
ton, but have never attempted to re-
wise the assessment roll. It is not 30
in other cities. A few days ago the
board of equalization of Ramsey
county, Minnesota, of which st. Paul
is the capital, held its annual session,
and as a result the st. Paul press has
published a revision which shows that
this board of equalization does not
abide by the returns of assessors.
They raised the assessment on cattle
and horses from fifteen to forty per
cent. They oyerhauled the returns
mace by merchants and manufacturers
and bankers and raised their assess
men.s from the amounts reported by
assessors in the aggregate over $l75,-
600. They furthermore selected the
heaviest capitalists who had failed to
report any personal property and
fixed their assessment at amounts
ranging from s25, 900 to $50, OOC
each.
Had u city council, sitting as {
board of equalization, made a careful
revision of the assessment rolls thi,
city could have added from $25, OOt
Ia 500, 900 to its annual income. In
stead of being too poor to engage il
any system of permanent improve
ments we should have money enough
in the treasury to put our streets am,
thoroughfares in first class condition
and that without unjust or unreason
able taxation of anybody.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-18
Baron steubens Descendants.

Secretary Blaine has transmitted
the following cordial invitation to
Baron Steuben's descendants to at.
tend the Yorktown celebration, in
common with the descendants of La
fayette:
Hon. Andrew d. White, Minister,
Berlin:
SR-During the darkest period of
the revolutionary war, a German SOL
der of character and distinction,
rendered his sword in aid of Ameri-
can independence. Frederick Will
liam Augustus, Baron Steuben, joined
Washington at Valley Forge, in the
memorable and disastrous campaign
of 1878. He attested the sincerity of
his attachment to the patriotic aus
by espousing it when its fortunes
were adverse, its prospects gloomy.
and its hopes, but for the intense zeal
of the people, well nigh crushed.
Baron Steuben was received by Wash
ington with amost cordial welcomeand
immediately placed on duty as
inspector general of the army.
A detailed history of his
military career in America would form
an epitome of the revolutionary strug-
81 o. He had served in the seven
years war on the staff of the Great
Frederick, and had acquired in the
campaigns of that master of military
science, skill and experience, 80 much
needed by the unframed soldiers of
the Continental army, drill and disci-
pline and effective organization,
which under the commanding patron
age of Washington were at once i'm
parted to the American army by the
zeal and diligence of Steuben, trans
formed the volunteers and raw leyies
into veterans, who successfully met
the British regulars in all the cam
paigns of the prolonged contest.
The final surrender Of the British
army under Lord CORVALLIS, occur.
red at Yorktown, Va, on the 10Th Of
October, 1881. Baron Steuben bore
a most conspicuous part in the ardu-
Gus campaign, which ended SO aus
| ~piciously for the Continental army,
and 1t fell to his lot to receive the
first official notification of the pro.
posed capitulation, and to bear It 10
the illustrious commander in-chief.
The centennial of that great event in
American history is to be celebrated
with appropriate o~bservances and
ceremonies on the approaching ami
yersary.
i am directed by the president to
tender through you an invitation to
the representatives of Baron Steu-
ben's family in Germany to attend
Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-18
THE HOTTEST YET.
So the Signal Service People
Remark About Yesterday.
Thermometers Everywhere
Take an Aerial Flight.

Yesterday was the hottest, thus far, of
this summer. At an early hour yester-
day morningit became apparentthat the
day would be scorcher, and as it adj
vanced the most confirmed takers on
the heat were astonished. Men gen.
orally have sought the coolest places
possible, and given themselves up to
repose, and ease.
Some, however, have kept up their
different avocations despite the
warmth. Those who ventrred out
stole quietly along in the shade of
buildings, and it was almost impos-
sible to see any II on the sunny
side of streets. Every one wore a de-
jected and sort of ''played out" look,
and those who are the possessors of
large bank accounts talk of emigrating
Immediately to more northern places
if the present state of the
weather continues much longer. Had
it not been for the breeze during the
day the weather would have been
almost insupportable.
The workmen engaged ON the
"Mlllard' quit work at 3 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. They resumed
yesterday morning, but quit again.
Men employed ON other buildings
succumbed and laid off. The
signal service thermometer gave the
temperature at 80 at 5:45 in the morn
ing, and at 9:45 o'clock it had run up
the tube to 939. Along about one
o'clock it became considerably hotter,
and the signal service indicated the
highest point it has reached at any
similar hour during tho year, viz:
09a'. When it is considered that the
Thermometer there is at an elevation
of over sixty-five feet from the side
walk it will be seen that it in
dicates only the temperature of the
air. The highest point previously
reached at a similar hour was 96. At
two o'clock Max Meyers thermometer
showed 1922, and this is probably a
better criterion of the actual heat ON
the streets in the shade. AT 2:30 the
same thermometer showed 1881.
At 3 o'clock Scllroter & Becht's
thermometer showed lOS degrees.
saxe's l06 and Max Meyers 1O4.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-08-18

The Omaha Herald as usual seeks
to make political capital for the dem,
out of the recent decision on
the Slocumb law. It'll in accord with
the eternal fitness of things for DIR.
who has been advocating high
license for a number of years, to
arraign the republican party for a law
that he has favored.