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The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-09-08
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,srvprp Ar WILMINGTON PosToJFICE
"A sECoND-CLAas MATrER.
The Tobacco Crop.

A report of the Lancaster tobacco crop
..vs: Exaggerated reports OF immense
iosse. sustai ned BY the tobacco growers
~ Lancaster county by reason of the
sa,lnrs of that crop have been given cur
,sncv, which are not borne out BY the
,sai state Of affiirs. While 1t is true
| that the dry weather has materially Inn
na,red the amount Of the product, the
sta,emept that two-tbirds OF the crop Is
= failure, entaiiing q loss OF million, is
an ast.mate wide OF the mark and pro-
nov need entirely too high. tits, oE the
contrary, claimed by authority that the
loss occasi eHed by the damage to the
cron. which Is lot by any means two
Thirds short, will be more than off,et by
the I'M crease prices realized, and some OF
The figures that have gained publicity
give ground for assurance that the to-
haoco crop will this year, as in former
wars. prove source Of handsome rev
anna 10 our farmers. There Is an un-
nIscepted "boom" in the business, all
tbe great packing houses being already
r.nrer rented In the neld and scores ol
buyers daily securing the country from
end to end and picking up cheice lots on
tie patch at prices that q month age
would have been deemed almost fabu-
l0us.
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An Eiectio N Missed.

Owing to the extreme heat many
people forgot that the first Tuesday In
September TUESDAY of this week }
was for many years the day for hold
ing the chatter election in this city.
BY an act of the last Legislature the
day of election was fixed for the 1rst
Saturday in June, the new arrange
ment not to 60 into effect until next
June, therefore allowing the people to
get over this year without any politi-
cal excitement of any kind, beyond
the slight contest engendered by the
school election last spring. Thus the
people were relieved of the general
annoyance caused by q hot political
canvass during still hotter weather, and
the politicians given a chance of trying
to keep cool during the heated term
instead of working themselves into
fever heat over election arrangements.
Next year the cotton will be over be
fore the heated term sets In, afte!
which politics will take rest until
| the arrival of the time for inaugural
| ing the fall State campaign.
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Police Cases.

Jones Cornish, oil the Ninth Ward,
charged by his wife with disorderly con-
duct, abusive language and threatening
to do her bodily harm, was fued $40
and costs, by Mayor Almond, last even
Ing, ard held under 5000 peace bond.
James Joyce, for disorderly conduct,
was fined 81 and costs.
Thos. Warwick and Robt. Cross, for
fighting at Front and Market streets,
were fined 50 and costs each.
Thomas Anderson, col, for using abb
sive and threatening Language towards
Chas. Schoven, was fiued 81 and costs,
and held under 500 bail TO keep the
peace.
Two cases Of drunkenness were fined
fifty cents and cost each.
This morning Thos. Kerns was fined
81 and costs for disorderly conduct, and
Barney Laperre aud Jimmy Maginois,
vagrants, were ordered tonbe committed
to Jail for 20 days.
Michael McGraw, q stranger from
Philadelphia, was fnsd so cents and
costs for drunkenness. He was found
last uigbt, at Water and King streets,
dead drunk, and was brought In by of.
tcer Thomas. He had over FIVE dollars
in bis possession, and the Mayor told
him be was lucky to escape the clutches
OF the disorderly characters that infest
this neiRbborhood.
Emma Jones, COL, the irrepressible
| "Em," was arraigned on a charge Of
drunkenness and fined so cents and
| costs.
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THE mHTHODIsT COUNCIL.
Opening Exercises at London Yes
terday Tho Sermon and Ad.
dreaaea.

Opening Exercises at London Yes
terday Tho Sermon and Ad'
dressss.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Wesleyan
EcumeBical Council, which opened
here to-day, has decided 10 devote each
night TO services to lay before the peo-
pie the state of Methodism in various
countries. Thus night will be de.
voted to America and q night to Aus
tralia, some of tbe best speakers from
the countries named addressing The
meetin gs on these occasions. The
presidents for the first four days of the
council are DR.. Osborn, president of
the Wesleyan Conference (; Bishop
Peck, of America DR.. Stacey, Of the
New Connection, and DR.. Douglass, Of
Canada. The opening sermon wss
preached by Bishop Simpson. He
took his text from John 9, 68. The
sermon was in support Of the doctrine
of Divine creation Of the heavens and
earth, which the preacher argued could
not be disproved by any OF the 30 call
ed teachings Of science.
During the afternoon resolution of
the business committee desiring the
prayers Of the delegates for President
Garfield was received with great en-
thusiasm. DR.. Osborn in his address
of welcome said the success of the
council was assured. The Methodist
Church, which 10 catholic in the widest
sense Of the word, had already gained
the victory, but he trusted much NOR
would be done.
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Local Lines.
Stewed Crabs at Fullmer's
Ice cold salt oysters at Fullmer's
Fullmer's celebrated clam soup,


Ice cold salt oysters at Fullmer's
Fullmer's celebrated clam soup.
Read DR.. Todd's advertisement Ia an-
other column. He will do what he prom
ises.
Chas. Mcbride g. 20. have rented The
morocco factory on Fourth street, near
Adams, for the purpose of starting an
establishment for dressing sheep skins.
Lindsey Pierce, an old and respected
citizen of the Ninth Ward, while chop.
ping wood, few days sluce, was struck
on The ankle by flying splinter, which
caused a painful aud serious wound.
A movement is on foot in the Ninth
Ward to establish q cooperative store,
for the benefit of workingmeR, after the
manner of the celebrated store in Roch
dale, England.
"Lee," one of the Delaware horses
being sick, the hose carriage horse will
be used In its place and the carriage rur
by hand.
Wilmington bakers will meet In San
ger Hall, on Saturday evening next, tt
consider the propriety of raising thu
price of bread from and to and II
cents per loaf.
Edward Mcclure, an employe Of Nor
ris, Tasker b Co., al New Castle, whil'
cunning for reed birds, Monday evening
had his left hand badly shattered by tbt
explosion of his gun. He was sent to I
Philadelphia hospital, where the wound
ed hand was amputated.
The Wilmington Athletic Association
met last night, and started upon arrange
ments for the fall exhibition.
The Harmony Bras Band (colored
of this city, is holding picnic nea
Newark, to day.
The great George Fl. Adams aud hi
famous Humpty Dumpty troupe will ap
pear at the Grand Opera House oil Mon
day evening next, Sept. 18th.
| The extreme hot weather still con
tinues and people despairingly cry 70
rain.
Miss Eva E. BrItlon, the little ed:
tress Of the Hurricane, Charleston, S
O., is now at harrisburg.
p. o. Clerk Thos, M. Culbert is tenn
porarily serving as mail agent on th,
vii. IL Northern Railroad, in rlace o
Sam'l Moore, who is sick.
The German Festival AZ the Schuet
zen Paik, Philadelphia, closeds sesterda.
evening. Many Germans of this city
participated in these festivities.
About IL NJ. Wednesday colors,
man by the name Of William Mack fel
from the schooner Delaware, lying a
the locks at Chesapeake City, and wa
dIowued. He never rose to the surface
after falling, unless he came up unde
the boats. His body was recovered. Th
deceased resided at Snow Hill, where b
has mother. The accident was cause,
by the Delaware coming in collision
with another boat.
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sale Of the Peach Bsstsm hallway.

Sale Of the Peach Bottom Railway,
The Eastern Division of the Peach
Bottom Railway was sold at public
sale in oxford on Friday lastt, Sep
timber 3. The sale was made by
Messrs. 8. N. F'elton and H. J. Lamb
orn, trustees, by order Of the Detroit
Court, under foreclosure Of the mort
gage. The road was purchased BY
Charles Leavitt g. Co.. the Allentown
Rolling Mill Company, for q syndicate
consisting Of the pridoipal bondbold-
ers, for 5000. The syndicate repre-
sents $219, 600 Of the bonds, which
leaves e81, 900 Of the bonds unrepre-
senied in the purchase. The road is
70 be sold by the Sheriff Of Chester
County, at the Court House, West
Chester, on September 20, when the
charter Of the whole line, from Oxford
to York, will be disposed Of. It 10
supposed the above purchasers will
attend the sale and secure the charter,
and after confirmation Of the sale by
the court, will organize new oompa-
ny and operate the road. In the
meantime the road will be operated az
heretofore, under charge of committee.
-Prsss.
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Fearful Loss Of Life and Property
by Forest Fires.

From the New Yort Herald.
Ou. telagrsphic dispatches this NOM
ing from differen' States 81 We the details
40 far n they can be asCe rtained Of ter.
rible loss of life and property BY forest
conf haGrations. The northern part Of
our own State is severe sufferer. A
A email town near Cumberland, In
Maryland, has been almost entirely
blotted out and more or less injury has
basn done at various other points. In
Michigan whole counties have been
swept by the d imes, and II is lmpossi ble
at this writing to estimate the enormous
tories and live stock. But unfortunately
the worst remains to be told, for there
10 only too much reason to fear that
large mum ber OF fami lies were burned
Thus far one hundred persons are GER
tainly known 20 have pc rished, and It Is
almost certain that later intelh Eenoe will
largely increase the nuH ser OF victims.
The fury Of the flames 10 desorl bed as ap-
palIiug. Owing to the prevailing high
winds, the intiammable character Of th .
county, and the almost unparalleled
drought, the fires found abundant ma
terisl to feed upon, and 1t was idle to at
tempt to arrest their progress. No re-
source was left the unfortunate farmers
but to fise for their lives, leaving all
they possessed behind them. But, as
our dispatches disclose, many Of them
escaped from fiery graves at one point
only TO meet the same terrible fate In an
other. The calamity Is the most awful
that has fallen upon the Wet In many
years, and the unhappy sufferers will
have the sympathy aud, 1t is to be hop
cd, the practical assistancs of the whole
country.
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General News.

Maximum temperatures were reported
yesterday by the Signal Bureau as fol-
lows: Warrington, 104.6 In the shade;
PhiladeIphia, 10l.6; Baltimore, 101.
These figures were reached In the COM
paratively cool altitude Of the Signal
Officers, and are several degrees lower
than the temperatures in the streets Of
the cities named. A temperature of 100
In the shade was reached at Albany and
1O2 at Wilmington, Delaware. In New
York city temperature OF 100 was
reached, and there we're 43 sunstrokes,
many OF them fatal.
The New Yoik Democratic State
Committee met yesterday and issued
call for q State Convention, to meet In
Albany on the 11th of October.
The Republican State Committee Of
Maryland met yesterday in Baltimore,
with closed doors, and arranged for the
holding Of q convention In October next,
to nominate . Comptroller of the Treas
ary.
The business portion OF Lonacoming'
Maryland, including the Town Hall,
Mercbants' Hotel, Lutheran Church,
Post Office, several stores and fifteen
d wellings, was destroyed by fire yester-
day afternoon. Tho loss Is estimated
at 100000.
Seawan & Brothers cooper shop in
Chicag O, was burned on Tuesday night.
Loss $4,000. The barn Of Walter
Csruth, near Galveston, Texas, was
burned on Monday night, with large
quantity Of grain and hay, and twenty
horses AMI mules.
George Hoover, aged Is years, whs
shot and killed his sister Lottie, neal
Sudbury, Penna., In May last, was triet
yesterday In Sunbury, and convicted o.
manslaughter. Sentence was deferred.
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MR. EDIToR:-In making past and 1
suppose starch, a. we'll, BY the addition
OF little piece of Alum, you prevent
the material from ever being attacked By
an insect or fly, paste 80 made, will keep
an indefinite length of time, except
drying, and l believe this addition adds
to It's adheriness. Now why may not
pulverised alum an aver some purpose
In destroying insects and complaints. II
could easily be tried and If SO how val
liable, to take tho place Of Paris green,
and then, by analogy, are there not some
alumniates that could be used in protect
ing Cabinets and cloi hing, &c. y.
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d ROPOSALS
REMOVING THE GARBAGE AND OF.
ALINTHE SECOND DISTRICT FOR
THE YEAR I28l-2
HEALTH DEPARTMENT,

WILMINGTON, Del Hept. y 1881.
by The secretary OF the Board OF HsaIth
ai 6l2 ing street, until Tuesday evening,
september 18th, at o'clock z. N. for ls-
moving the garbage and offal from the
ond District. for the balance Of the year
ending July 3lst. 1882. The person or per-
sons 10 whom the contrsct may ~
Of men. horses or mules and watsr-tight
carts, and collect and remove all garbage
and offal incidental 70 housekeeping, IN
and from the dwellings and other places
be required Of them by the board q
| HEALTH from time TO time, viz.: Daily
| (Sundays excepted) from The nrst day Of
May until the hrst day OF November. ana
from the first day OfNovember uncrresff
T Eseh S II ii lhs said water d |ght carts sh2..s. hS2.s
pace 81. n with the words. .cily 0arb-
age Cart" patntei in large black letters
upon a white ground; each cart 20 b
carts shall givs NO Ice OF his approach By
| ringing q bell at the intersection OF each
| street. lane or alley in such MAJ ner that
the same may be h. ard at least one
holders to cause all garbage and offal 70
/ be placed al the e. To door, or on the curb
| in front of their premises in vessel or
vessels containing not more than one
1
| The contractor or eontractors shall In
| all matters comply with the pr0vtniono
| OF an ordinance passed d Inly 9th, 1873, and
| also with the rules and regulations OF the
| Board of Hea tn relative VI the collection
and removal OF gxrb ske and offAl. The
| second District comprises all north Of
/ Sixth and east of Mark ct 81 rect. A bond
with security, 10 the sum Of i've hundred
dollars must accompany each proposal
| Tor the good faith Of the hidder. And the
person or persons TO whom the contrAet
| or contracts may be awarded shall give
bond with good snd substantial freeholo
y cuiiLy In the sum OF TWO thousand ool-
| lars Tor the faithful performances OF tno
contract. The Board OF Health reserves
the right to reject auy Or all pids. Az
| bids iust be properly stfneds wttneeecos
sealed and endorsed. Tho blanks Will -
| furnished by the y cretart o I tue Boaro
| OF Health, No, 612 King street, aud the
| bond d lied up ~ him. For Iurther iufor-
| nation Inquire of the recretary OF the
| Board OF Health. No. 6l2 King street.
| l.. r. BUSH,
| President Of the Board.
Attest: e. B. FRAZhR,
sept7 ct, Secretary.
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IN THE BALTIMORE COURT.
A suit In Which Senator Bayard
and His Wife are Interested.

A suit In Which Senator Bayard
and His Wife are Interested.
From The Baltimore Gazette
In the City Court Yesterday Mr.. r.
Snowden Andrews and wife of Balli
more, and Senator Thomas 4. Bayard
and wife, OF Wilmington, Delaware,
owners of the property northeast
corner Calvert aud Baltimore streets,
by Marshall & Fisher their attorneys
lled bill oil complaint praying tor
an Injunction to restein the mayer
and City Council, Jno. III. Tegmeyer
city commissioner, and Joseph G..
Loane and Eugene II gyms, contrac
tors, from changing The grade OF
Calvert street between Baltimore
and Fayette streets, or any part
thereof, and from raising the curb
along the sidewalk on the west OF the
street above the level of the curb as
it formerly stood. Calvert street at
this point is being repaved with
belgian blocks, land the complainants
alleged that to raise the curb will be
an invasion of their rights, and OF
great injury to their property. Messrs
Loane and Higgins, contractors, are
raising the curb and changing the
grade of the street under the direcs
ton of Commissioner Tegmeyer. 1t
is alleged d that they are removing the
curbstone ou the west side Of the
complainants' property and resetting
the same with a rise above its former
level from Baltimore street north SO
that ut the north end Of said property
the new curb will be about six inches
higher than the established grade oi
Calvert street. They state that such
raise will necessitate the removal OF
their stone sidewalk laid at great ex.
pense, and compel them to raise the
same correspond with the new grade
whereby the opening with the cellar
of said property on the west by
which said cellar is lighted will be
nearly or entirely closed. Judge Dob
bin carefully considered the applica'
ton and granted an order issuing the
the injunction and giving the usual
notice to rescind.
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SECOND EDITION
THE MOROCCO TRADE.

A1A6 AVeVNOV AsADGs
Its Pressnt Ceuaitisn in wilniss-
ton.
The present condition Of the morocco
busisess In Wilmington 10 officially
given in this weeks Shos and Leather
Reporter a. follows:
Trade In all the various grades of
moroccos throughout the summer
months has been fully up 10 expecta-
tions, the orders taking about all made
for some time. The past year has
been one of the best known for years
in that city. Prime goods have been
at q premium, while second quality
was by no means neglected.
At this time there is no rush, still q
fair business is done in completing Or
ders. There has been some increase
In The product. Values are unchanged,
but drm. We quote brush kids, viz.
Patnas, 100. to 27c.; Mocha, loo. to
26c.; South American, SEE. TO 84c.
Curacoas, 16c. TO $780,; and extra prime
selections from 10. to 20. per foot
higher. Psbbles-Patnas, 10c. to &c.;
South Americans, 16c. TO 24c. Euro
pesns, 10c. to 20c.; .Tampico oils, 25c.
10 27c-; Capesr 22c. to 26c. maroons,
Tampico, $780,; and Capes, s5c. per
foot.
In patent leather there has been q
moderate to fair trade, which shows
some improvement during the last
half Of August. Rates a:e the same
and firm. For No. /, &c.; and No. 2,
21o. per loot.
The morocco factory of W. J. Nc.
Clary has Q frontage of 90 feet, a
depth Of 1928 feet, and, including base
ment, 1t has five floors. The basement
is used for tan and beam house, the
first floor for Office and salesroom,
while the second floor is for fini, hing,
and the other floors for drying lofts.
Tho engine house 10 separate; Q 90
horsepower engine runs all the ma
chinery in the building, including the
milling machine; 40-horse-power
boiler supplies all the steam. The
stock worked consists OF Patna and
Madras skins, the product of brush
kids, imitation French kid, bright and
dull pebbles. Mr.. Crooks, their mana.
ger, has had long experience.
2hkhhktOh ~ 0AhAVhOy 0kO Ravut1E :
in new tanning apparatus, which
will give them increased facilities in
the tan house. They use PatnA and
European raw stock.
l. q. Quigley d Go. have completed
and are accupying building 120 by II
feet, with annex 80 by 80 used for boil.
er, engine and milling. The msiI
structure, with basement, has five foors
The make pebbles from Tampico ant
kids from Curacao and South American
skins.
Pusey, Scott d Co. have increased fift,
dozen q day, making 100 dozen Of Patn
skins.
Chas. Baird d Co. have Just finished
beam house, which gives enlarged facii
ties. They turn ont 146 dozen day
The other Wilmington firms are q
busy and are working the usual quanti.
| of skins.
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LOCAL TIME TABLE.
CORRECTED MAY 2srd 1881.

CORRECTED MAY 23rd 1881.
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON
s,l0 gVO, s.lv. o 90. le.3o. LISA. m. IL. is
si2.As. 2.oS, 2.S0, 4.OO, 5.52, B.Ss, 7.O6, s.55,
l0.OO p. m. Sundays, 200, 2.25, $40 am.
6.vo, 8. o2 6.SS, 7.OC, v.56, lv00 p. m.
FOR NEW YoRK;-2O5, rs, $50, 100, s.55,
a aai;Ss =. M. .i2;AS. 2.Is. 6.52. b.3S p. m
sundays, 2U6. 40 q. M, 6.52 B.3S p. m.
FoR bALrIMoRE.-l25l, 2.l2, 4.02 7.55,
S.Sa.m. ;l2.55, sl.O4, AIS $3.50 Ii. U.ol D. M
sundays. i26l, Az. 40 1865 a. IN. fU.6l
For WAsnIsaroN.-,25l. 2.l2. 4ua. 7:55.
s.sS a. M; lass, sl.O4. $50 ., m. sun
, days, l2.oi, 2.i2, 4.02, 7.55 a. m.
bALrIMoRE AND lNrERMEDIArE STA
LIONS. -lZ.6i, 1888 q. in.. 1906, 4. 45 p. m.
i,e uhe $40 p. IN. train stops at way sta
Rons RoI,sly MY between Perryvills and
pnaIlimore. Sundays, 1851 q. m.
rEkRYvII.LE AND INTERMEDIArE STA
TloNS.-1.l5 p. m.
F0R NEW CAsTLR.-6.O0 8.a5, a. M; l.uc
oW e,6. p. m, No Sunday trains.
nAhkINGToN AND INTERMEDIATE STA
ioNs.-s rs a. m.; LOS, B.25 p. m. NJ
sunday trains.
oELaAR AND INDERMEDIArE STATIONS
r-s'So a. m; .U5 p. m.
HoH WILMINGTON d NORTHERN II. IT,
tra,a: t,.y a: M; 800. 5.06 p. m. No Sunua,
FOR o. DELAWARE WESTERN r. R.-7.ii
IN IVY q. n. and 800 .. m.
az aNs ARRIVE AT WILMING1 On
ssea fhILADELPHIA.--l2. 2O7, 3,57,
az. SOB; 40 a. M, IL M; l2.l5, l2.4l
i.0S ..5O, 4.35, AL, $40, 800 B.l6, 8.il
9aW 80. l0.I5, u.i6 p. nj Sundays
ii1ISt'2.0 ,8.62, 7 ~. i0.l0a. M; 9.20, lu.i5
TRAINS FOR WILMINGTON LEAvI
IL hhhLlADELPHIA-BroadS street Depot
s'1e' 1.So, s.l5, 1870, ll.OO, l.45 q. m; l.3t
1ao, 900. 40, 5.l0 5.l5, $40 $40, $40 04i
WV, p. m. Sundays, LOS, $50 a. m
= ~, wv. a.45. 1000, II.36 y. m.
NEW YORK.-2.U7, 3.52, 7.52, 8.3:
2.46, sl.O2, 4 Al, $40 10. 40 p N
.savs 2.U7, S.57 7.52 q. m. lO.45 p. II
.inALTIMoRE.--l.b9.2 IA Ala, o 81. LBS J..
sl2Al 2.v0, $40, $50, $50 D. m. sun
- Toy. 2.l9 a. m. sd, $50 $50 p. m
.WAsHINGToN.-l.69, 2.l9. u.i3 "a
i2.4l, 1.y0, 6. 40, 8.38 p. m. sun
~, ys; l.oS. 2.l3, a, M: 6.48. $50 p. m.
Nv rEhRfVILLF Only-9.O6 am.
IN INV WCAsTLE.-S.4S, 9.3o, u IN. l2.U
env 9;eo Pm. No Sunday trains.
A "a DELAWARE X. h.-S.4S a. m; IL, o
y; IA. No sunday trains,
4 m WILMINGTON q NoRTHERN II. II
trs,n. m'; i2.06 6.46 p. m. No sunda.
r rnaDxdAwARE - WESTERN r. R--s.0
-. I'D, P. In. Sunday trains 81
ana 90 p. m,
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The order Of Exercises.

The following is q synopsis of the Or
der of exercises to be held by the fire.
men at Reading Thursday, September
22d: Competition Of hose carriage, cart
or jumper, and hook and ladder, for eff
cheney.
Friday there will be grand picnic at
Lauer's Park, and In the evening ball
at M@nnerchor Hall. On Saturday q
trial of steam engines will take place.
The prizes offered for the various de-
grees OF excellence range from $500 to
$50.
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="
During the Presidential campaign OF
1890 the assertion was repeatedly made,
with more or less circumstantial detail
to sustain 1t, that the Republican NOM
ipee for vice-President was not born In
the United States. and consequently was
Ineligible to the high Office for which he
was named at Chicago. The allegation
was generally treated by Republicans as
. campaign slander, but was never for
mally refuted.
Now that @ sneral Arthur Is liable to
be called upon at any moment to exer.
else Presidential functions, the charge OF
his alien nativity 10 repeated with per-
sistent emphasis, chiefly in Republican
Journals Of the Half-breed type. 1t 10
even oontended that Secretary Blaine
has proof positive Of General Arthur's
foreign birth, and that on this account
the Cabinet refrains from inviting him
to dischsrg Execu i've duties.
The New York Star says, "Locktug at
the matter dispassiouately, we have
never seen any evi ience to prove that
Chester A. Arthur 10 Q .tivs-born clti.
zen. II he 10 one, there ought 20 be nc
difficulty about substantiating the fact
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-09-08
Busy Agents.

Both the day and night agents at the
p, W. & B. depot in this city have
been very busy since the first of Sep
tember. They have been working day
and night t6eeomplete what was ne
cessary for them to do to make the
desired changes in the tickets. All
tho racks had to be filed with new
tickets and tho books charged up,
and this made considerable extra
work.