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Is The
& Pennsylvania Lime,

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Dining Stations ut Cincinnati Indianapo-
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Purchase tickets by the ns-Pan-Han.
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Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans. ana
throughout the South.
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Come and see the great reduction in
prices Of house furnishing goods, at
Ozanne & MAYS. 49,
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qua CHEkP G0LuNN.

4 Ill advertisement under the head of For
~ Bent, For sale, Wanted, Lost, 6trayed.
Stolen, etc., will be hereafter charged s cents
per line for each insertion, aud IS cent? per
line for one week. III
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Money saved in repairs by having
your plumbing, gas and steam work
done by j. A. Bailey, 295 End st. St.
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ZOE RENT.


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NE brick dwelling No. 49, 81. Martin
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COAL
Full tow Best P~ittsburg Coal,

steamer Henry Brown.
Prices 10 city reduced 20
90 cents per barrel delivered.
brown & JONES,
PSI Main. IA
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
Literary Gossip,

- Bill Nye continues to make the
Laramie City Boomerang as funny as
any of them.
- The Wilmington Sunday Star Of
last week contained a picture Of Miss
Eva Britton, the girl journalist.
- Howard Pyle, the Wilmington
artistic and magazine writer, will con-
tribute poem entitled Tilghman's
Ride, 7" to the November Harper.
hmm The Quincy Modern ArgO has ap-
peared in a new head and handsome
dress Of type. Dick Steele, the new
& funny man. is making it bright and
entertaining.
-" journalistic London" by Joseph
Hatton "The Peabody Museum, = by
G. F. Irving The Telegraph of To
day. by Charles Barnard, and Cot
ton and its Kingdom by Henry W.
Grady, will entertain the renders of
Harper's Magazine for October, which
is remarkable Number, both for the
beauty Of its illustrations and the inter
est and Importance Of its varied con-
tents.
~ A. G. Wurtele and Harry J. She'll
man are making a mighty good paper
Of Wit and Wisdom, which, though
quite young, has achieved a national
reputation. 1t is devoted entirely to
American humor, and serves up the
freshest and best every week. It is
publishing pictures Of the paragraphers,
too. Nearly all the papers that have
tried this have died. We wish Wit
and Wisdom better luck.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

AN ATTEMPT TO SHOOT GUITEAU.
Sunday afternoon, Sergeant Mason, of
Battery B, Second Artillery, when re-
lieving the guard at the Jail in Wash
ington, shot at Guiteau through the
window of the wretch's cell, and came
near killing him. The ball grazed the
assassin's head, and lodged in the cell
wall. Mason was at once arrested and
confined at the Arsenal. 1t is stated
that he will be promptly surrendered
if demand is made for him by the
civil authorities. Should he be given
up to the latter it is understood that
he will be charged before the Police
Court with assault and battery, with
intent to kill. For this offence the
extreme penalty is eight years. i'm
prisonment at hard labor. Inthe event
of conviction by civil court, he viii
be promptly dismissed from the army.
If tried by court martial, it will be for
disobedience of orders. Many people
fail to understand why Mason should
be severly dealt with for attempting to
end the career of this wretch, Guiteau.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
Oins.

- 1t has at last been discovered
without the aid of an historical society,
either-why 4" the boy stood on the
burning deck" He had a boil.
- The reason some people always
neglect their own business is because
they exhaust all their energies attend
ing to the business of other people.
49, The poet who wrote II can never
smile again." told just the biggest
kind of story. He'll be calling for
gin and sugar" again, just as soon as
somebody asks him up.
- There is a man up in Massachu-
setts who likes the TRANSCRIPT SO
well that he writes on a postal card
almost every week for specimen
copy He probably steals the postal
card.
A Middletown man who thought
Of going West bought pistol the other
day and went out in the yard to prac-
tice at a dog. The animal stood in
front of him and was safe. But his
mpther-in-law, who stood directly be-
hind him when the weapon went off,
made verp r,,ssarp oseaf,o =
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Newsz Notes.

A violent storm of wind and rain
passed over a strip of the country north
of Harrisonburg, Virginia, on Sunday
afternoon. Fruit and corn were de-
strOyed, roofs blown off and houses de-
molished by the wind.
General Ambrose E. Burnside, Q. 5.
Senator from Rhode Island, died sud
denly on Monday morning, at his resi-
dence, in Bristol. He was suffering
from neuralgia of the heart. The Cen
eral was 81 years DID,
Governor Cornell has decided not to
sustain Mayor Grace in the latter's
removal of Police Commissioners
French, Mason and Nichols. The
Governor is to give his reasons for
supporting the Commissioners in a
long official paper to be issued soon.
The Legislative bribery cases at Al
bany were called on Tuesday, and, by
agreement Of counsel, the cases Of
Messrs. Barber and Phelps were post
poned until January next. Speaker
Sharpe being still "not to be found, )"
the case of Sessions was continued un-
till November.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
[CoMMUNICATED.l
The Corrector Corrected.

Mr., EDITOR Your correspondent
in attempting to correct the Rev. Mr..
Powers falls into some mistakes him.
self. It is true in one sense, MI.
Garfield is the only member Of The
Christian Church, we have ever had
as President. Those who former
were called 6 Campbellites, " now gen
erally call themselves "Deciples Of
Christi or stThe Christian church. !"
In this sense, most probably, Mr.. Pow
ers spake, Just as our Episcopal
brethren sometimes speak of theirs as
EsThe Church ~ though both together
would make a very small part OF the
Christian church. The faith and chris
tian manhood Of the President, in his
severe affiiction, has been a source OF
qualification to christian people OF every
name. But your correspondent is no
less accurate in his denOminatlonal dis
tribution of the Presidents. He very
truly tells us General Washington was
an Episcopalian. That of itself is glory
enough for one denomination. But he
tells us President Polk's brother was
an Episcopal bishop, and therefore he
concludes that the President must have
belonged to the same church. He also
takes into the Episcopal Church Martin
Van Buren,. This is doubtful still
we will be liberal and let him go into
the Episcopal pew with Washington,
and think We may t5tIfSS6 tIfSS6 place place General
Harrison there for short time. Why
your correspondents memory failed him
SO sadly when he came to speak OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Presidents L cannot tell.
He could only remember one-M Fill
more. / will refresh his memory with
the names of a few more Presidents
Jackson, Polk, Pierce and Buchanan.
Now having had the honor Of perSO-
nal acquaintance, and having repeatedly
preached to them in the First and Second
Presbyterian churches of Washington
City, know they were pew holders,
and regularly attended the services in
those churches, and contributed liber-
ally to the benevolent work of the
Church. and also to the national inStitu-
tiOns Of christian benevolence, the Amer
lean Bible Society, American Tract So
ciety and American Sunday School
Union. Mr.. Lincoln and family at
tended the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church, where Mr.. Blaine, Mac
Veagh and most of the present cabinet
attend. My impression is that John
Adams and John Quincy Adams at
tended the first Presbyterian Church.
All our Presidents have been church
going men. It must be gratifying to
the christian people Of this great nation
to know that all the ladies that have
graced the White House have been eX-
emplary christian women. G. w. X.
Middletown, Del, Sep. 14th.
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gnetiaI eAotites.
''Lindsey's Blood searcher''-the great
medicine for fever and ague, malaria, and all
blood poison. Don't fail to use it.

THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH OccA-
sIoN.-At New Orleans, on the 9th day of Au-
gust, at the 135th Grand Monthly Drawing of
The Louisiana State Lottery Company, $780,
OO0 the first capital prize, was won by ticket
No. l6,OS2, half held by George BarkdoIl, a
much respected conductor on the Perl1iOmen
Branch of the Philadelphia and Reading r.
R., living at Norristown, Penn, the other
half held by Felix d. Lester, a helper in the
blacksmith shops of the Mobile and Ohio r.
r., at jackson, Tenn; $4,000, the second
prize, by No. $685. one-half held by VIM. W.
Shaw, book-keeper Lakeside Foundry, Chi
cago, ILL.,, the other half held by an unknown
party; third, 5000, drawn by No. 1885, half
held by Mrs. d. Mack, New York City, the
other half by Chas. Burch, also New York
City; s., 800 drawn by Nos. 96,7O2 and 16.Os2,
halves held by 5. Delmonte, No. 52O Magazine
st., New Orleans, La. Henry Ziemer, East
New York; n A. Frier, shawneetown, ILL.,,
collected through NJ. NJ. Pool s. Co, Bankers
there; Truman Bartlett, No 50 fremont st,
Boston, Mass. There were thousands of other
lucky ones too tedious to enumerate, but
any one anxious to know about anything
connected with it should write at once to NJ.
A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La. before October
18th, the day of the 137th drawing.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
Books and Periodicals.

THE PROGRESSIVE AGE.-We have recently
been shown a very neatly bound and printed
volumn, entitled: 1.-THE Progressive Age, or
Triumphs of Science, and Treasures of Ma
ture, History and Literature, by Prof. Fl. l..
Harvey Published by j. A. Ruth & Co.,
Chicago and Philadelphia. The work is
finely and profusly illustrated and contains
AS royal quarto pages, fairly glistening with
the rarest jewels of natural history and
science, embracing scenic descriptions of
surprising grandeur and sublimity of por-
tions of our western country, its great plains,
awe-inspiring waterfalls and remarkable
subterranean caverns, together with an au-
thentic account of the Antartic and Polar
regions, with a spice of variety including
Sporting in the Tropics
There is also valuable scientific knowledge
contained in the subject of Alchemy and
Chemistry while more Than One Uni
verse; abounds in radiant astronomical
truths regarding the rapidity of the motions
of light, the nebulae theory, and that one star
OF stars-Alcyone, the Sun King, around
which all the heavens revolve. The meteorie
aerolites, and wanderers through space are
not forgotten, but are unerringly traced in
their mad flight through the ether blue.
"0cean Waves,'' the wonders of the track
less deep, Sounds and Silence" earth treas
ures and precious stones are themes pos
sessing wonderful and fascinating interest.
An adequate description is given of impor-
tant historical events, "Ancient Rufns,n
" The Temple of the Sum- and the culture
and manufacture of our best known ana
most essential natural products.
The chapter, Natures Teachings is re-
plete with rich and useful information, afford
ing a subject for deep and earnest thought.
while the life sketches of our noted scientists.
inventors, and masters of art, inspire within
the readers mind desire to cultivate, even
though in small degree, the talents with
which God has endowed him.
The author has not only adapted his work
to every thinking, intelligent mind, but has
woven around the whole that felicitious ana
pleasing style of language that never fails to
fascinate the young mind. But it is impossi-
BILE for us to fully delineate the beauties of
this charming volume. We advise all our
readers to procure copy. The agent is at
work in our community, and we commend
her to the courtesy and patronage of our peo-
pie.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

SERGEANT MASON is not likely to be
condemned very strongly by the public
for his attempt to put a bullet through
the head of the assassin Guiteau, and
it is hardly possible that, if the sergeant
is tried in civil court, any jury can
be got in America to bring in verdict
Of guilty, without an accompanying
recommendation for immediate pardon.
Popular, sentiment, however is de-
cidedly against the shooting of Guiteau.
1t leans more toward the use of the
soothing influence of a lamp post and a
piece of clothes line.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

OUR FARMERS are seriously con-
sidering the adyisability of procuring
foreign laborers to take the place of
the negroes, who, year by year are
growing more worthless and unreliable.
They engage with the farmers to work
during the season, occupy their tenant
houses, and, when wanted most, are
not to be found. In consequence of
this, the farmer is in almost constant
trouble for want of reliable labor. 1t
has long been the opinion of those who
have given the matter serious thought,
that the substitution Of foreign for
negro labor would be greatly to the
advantage of the agricultural interests
Of New Castle county.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

The ever popular Peninsular Fair
will open at the Middletown Fair
grounds on Tuesday next, the 20th,
inst. If good weather smiles on it, the
exhibition will without doubt be very
successful one in every way. The
various departments promise to be un-
usually full and the large list of entries
in trials of speed insures exciting con-
tests that will certainly please those
who enjoy good trotting The PENN
sula railroads have offered very liberal
excursion rates, and it is more than
probable that the attendance this year
will exceed that Of any previous ex-
hibition held here.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

THE reports Of the forest fires in
Michigan last week present picture
Of suffering, loss of life and destruc-
tion of property that must move the
stoutest heart. The flames, fed by
dry brush and decayed timber of partly
cleared land, and famed by high winds,
swept over much of two counties and
left nothing on hundreds of farms but
heaps Of ashes. Stock, crops, buildings
and fences were all swept away, while
men, women and children were over
taken by the flames and consumed.
Two hundred persons at least were
burned to death and thousands who
escaped are destitute and helpless.
Stirring appeals for help have been
made, and not in vain. All sections Of
the country are responding with liberal
contributions, and the people Of our
own little State of Delaware are ready
with their share for the relief Of these
unfortunate ones. 1t is proposed to
raise sufficient funds in the vicinity of
liddIetoWn to purchase the sufferers a
ad of wheat, at least, and, liberal
z
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
AMONG THE SHAKERS.

A few years ago solitary traveller
with meditative cast of countenance,
a bald head and a grip-sack might have
been seen approaching small town,
far down on the Peninsula. 1t was
near the close Of a quiet summers day,
pretty close to September, and the only
sign of energy about the village at that
hour was the half-dozen men who sat
on goods-boxes in front of the principal
grocery and told each other what Won
derful men their grandfathers were to
cradle wheat. The solitary traveller
with a meditative cast of countenance,
bald head and grip-sack was not a
foreign count in disguise. He was only
an ordinary mortal from another State,
looking for business opening. He
had heard there was one in this quiet
town and he was looking for it. Reach
ing the office of the man who had it to
dispose of, he asked Of the wild-eyed
youth within:
"Where is Mr.. Smith ?'' and the
wiId-eyed youth replied, 'EJust gone
home to have his shake"
"All out but you ?''
g Yes this isn't my chill day.
Then you have the chills here ~
f" Oh, yes few cases-a little more
than usual this year, but not like some
places | could name" !"
The traveller walked across the
street to a cigar store and sat down to
mediate. Just then the proprietor
walked out, under the influence Of a
regular old-fashioned shake, with varia-
tions.
"Mighty hard chill, 2 he said-"p "pow-
erful hard chill"
"Much of it around here ?" asked
the stranger.
"Oh, no not much-very healthy
country around here. .
At that moment little girl ap-
preached, saying, 'Please Mr.. Tom
kins, ma says won't you lend her your
elleelz elleelz to take her medicine by 2''
Sorry l can't, but just lent it to
old man Pipesneezer to take his quinine
by. You can have it soon as he's
through with it.-Yes, stranger, as I
was saying, this is mighty healthy
country, but there'sa few cases of aguer
round here now. Pm a having 'em
every day, they shake my wife up every
other day, an my mother-in-law, who's
tolerable hard woman to tussel with,
don't give way to 'em but every third
day. The children's a having 'em sort
o. Mixed The meditative stranger
asked what time the next train left,
and when he learned that he only had
ten minutes to spare before it was due
he said he guessed he'd walk down to-
ward the depot.
ANY chills about here ?'' he asked
Of the agent as he stuck ticket for
another town in his hat band.
F" Y-a-a-s, few cases-a few mild
cases. I've been shaken up a little
myself lately. | have 'em every other
day, and my wife comes in for her
shake on alternate days. This sort of
equalizes things in the family, and, by
this arrangement, there's always one
Of us able to attend to business. Fine
country round here, though, and
healthy, too. Very mild Sickness"
The whistle of the locomotive was
heard, and as the train drew up, the
solitary stranger held out his hand to
the ticket agent, saying, shake p
The agent took the hand but said he'd
wait till his regular time. The solitary
traveller with meditative cast Of coun-
tenance, bald head and a grip-sack
has not been in that vicinity looking
for business opening since.
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DIR. TANNER is not as dead as he
was reported to be. He claims to be
quite healthy sort Of a corpse yet and
is at present experimenting on diet
of electricity. 1t is singular nobody
ever thought of this before, what could
be more satisfying for dinner than a
couple of yards of chain lightning and
a thunder-bolt or two for desert ? The
country waits impatiently for the
doctor to try it.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

ALL the buildings and exhibits on
the Kansas City FaIT gTouiftt55 we're
consumed by fire on Wednesday. The
flames started in the main exhibition
building, which was crowded with
people at the time, and panic ensued.
There were 1900 people on the grand
stand when it caught fire but all got
off safely. No loss of life is reported.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

AN exchange notes it as curious
fact that no President from Washington
to Garfield was born in a city. 1t is
also fact, though not very curious
one, that no President from Washington
to Garfield ever parted his hair in the
middle OF wore his watch chain on the
outside of his coat.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

THE latest bulletins from the Presi-
dent show that but little change in his
condition has taken place during the
past week. Since Wednesday he has
spent an hour or two of each day in a
reclining chair and has not appeared
fatigued. His physicians have little
more to say than that his condition is
as favorable as usual The gravest
anxiety for him is still felt. But few
can hope for his recovery.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

PROFESSOR SWIFT offers prize of
two hundred dollars for the best essay
on comets. We have decided to COM
pete for the prize, and our essay will
appear in an early issue of the TRANS
CRIPT. We have not yet decided what
we shall do with the two hundred
do1Iorc
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

MARYLAND Republicans will hold
their State Convention at Cambridge
on October 5th. It would pay them
almost as well to stay nearer home and
90 fishing,
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

THE newspaper correspondents who
stuck by the White House from the
time of the shooting of the President
until his removal to Long Branch,
and then followed him there, are said
to be almost as thin as the patient.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

GENERAL BURNSIDE is dead. One
by one the men who figured conspicu-
ously in the slate unpleasantness"
between the States are passing away.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
50 ooA YEAR, IN ADVANCE.

To CoRREsPoNDEETs-C accommodation on
topics of local interest are always welcome,
but to insure insertion they must be briefand
to the point. We do not hold ourselves re-
sponsible for the views of correspondents.
ANONYMOUS articles will receive no attention.
tor
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

THE GREATEST BLEssINe.-A sim
pie, pure, harmless remedy, that cures
every time, and prevents disease by
keeping the blood pure, stomach regu-
lar, kidneys and liver active, is the
greatest blessing ever conferred upon
man. Hop Bitters is that remedy, and
its proprietors are being blessed by
thousands who have, been saved and
cured by it. viii yob try itp See an
other column -Edde.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

contributions to that end have already
been made. Nathaniel Williams, Esq,
has been selected to receive esubscrip-
finne
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COMPARISON OF VALUES
p HoSRH a TE5!


reghung o
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to
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VENNoR sort Of hints that the
weather has gone back on him.
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PHOSPHATES.

WE COULD FURNISH PHOSPHATE
EQUAL BY ANALYSIS TO MARROW
BONE PHOSPHATE, FOR $l974 PER
TON.
Since then we have received orders for over
50 Tons of the article which we propose to
make and GUARANTEE IT TO BE EQUAL
IN VALUE TO MARROW-BONE PH0s-
PHATE, BY ANALYSIS, FOR $l9.4 PER
TON. As orders for this article are now
coming in and as the comparative value Of
STAR BONE PHOSPHATE AND MARROW
BONE PHOSPHATE will render it necessary
for us to use at least 30 bags to contain of
Marrow Bone what 20 bags would contain of
Star bone lin other words tOe 1CiH guarantee
that the materials contained in 2 tons Of Star
Bone are north more than the materials CON
tdf7led in 8 tons of MdTrOlC- BOHe) we claim
the privilege Of filling all subsequent orders
for this low grade article i'll old or second
hand bags. This privilege granted we will
then throw in gratis the coal, ashes, plaster,
commissions to agents and any and all other
ingredients or expenses claimed and emu
merated in the five (5) different bombastic
circulars or dodgers issued by the manufac-
turer of Marrow Bone Phosphate.
sep16tf J. E. TYGERT 81 co.
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cfor Sale and for Bent
For Rent.
For Sale or Rent.

IN the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, at
III Maryland Pivot Bridge, Eight Acres Land
10 Room Dwelling, with pleasant surround
ings, Barn, Storehouse, Wharf, Warehouse,
Scales, &C. Address STEPHEN B. FORD,
Sept2-3t# 9l7 Spring Garden St. Phila,