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The daily gazette., 1881-02-17
PROCLAMATION By THE PREsI-
DENT

Fault-fnding Is so seldom indulped in
by those who use the medicines mann-
factured by the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, that the President
OF that corporation, the Hon. r, ".
Pierce, M. ID. has issued a special re.
quest to any aud all persons, If there bs
such, who may have taken or who shall
hereafter use any of the family medi-
cines made and sold by the said Assocl
alton, IN all countries of the world, and
who have not deived full benefit from
said medicines, that II they will write
the said Association a description OF
their maladies the Faculty will advise
them with respect to the successful
treatment of their diseases. Dr,Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is guaranteed
to cure all humors from the common
blotch, plmple or eruption to the worst
scrotula or kings evil, and those viru.
lent poisons that turk in the system az
sequel or secondary affection resulting
from badly treated or neglected pri.
mary diseases. 1t also cures bronchial
throat and lung diseases. Faverite Pre-.
scription is guaranteed to cure female
weaknesses and kindred affections
Extract of Smart weed cares bowel af-
fections, colds and all painful rheumatlc
and neuralgia affections. DIR. Pieroe's
Pellets (litlle sugar coated pills. are the
little giant cathartic. Address Worlds
Dispensary Medical Asseci alton, Buffalo.
n. Y, or Great Russell Street Buildings,
London, Eng. fsb1A6t
The daily gazette., 1881-02-17
Local Lines.

City Council tonight,
The telegraph Offices in this city are
| about to be consolidated.
The taking of testimony in the libel
case OF the schooner Jefferson Borden
was resumed this morning before
Judge Bradford of the United States
| Court.
The Montofiore Society gave a ball
last night.
The annual report of the Chief Enpi-
neer of the Water Department has
been printed in pamphlet form. 1t
| contains considerable valuable infor-
nation.
John A. Harkins an employe of the
Pusey Il Jones Company had one of
his fingers cut off yesterday while at
work.
Barlow, Wilson, Primrose & Vests
Minstrcls will appear in this city at an
early date.
DUPONT Post, No. ., g. A. r., of
this city will receive Winfield Scott
Post, No. IA, of Philadelphia, this
evening.
The residents on French street, be-
tween Front and Second, desire CITY
Council to lay a sewer in that square.
A new floor is being laid In the Re
liauce Engine stables.
The Phoenix Fire Company have
purchased 12 new gum coats of the
latest improvement.
The official checks for Sheriff Clark
have bsen printed. They are on the
First National Bank and bear a very
handsome engraving of the new Court
House.
Thirteen houses on the east side of
Wilson, between Tenth and Eleventh,
are being built by Robert McCaulley and
son, aud George and Robert Hanson.
At the Philadelphia Stock Exchange,
on Tuesday, S2,200 West Chester and
Philadelphia railroad 7 per cent, general
mortgage, 1891, sold at 1921 per cent.
Patents have just been issued to Geo.
W. Atkins, Milton, saw set; Caesar IA.
q ]. NJ. q. Rodney, Wilmington, manu-.
featuring paper shot shells ana appara-
tus therefore. same, device for nanufac.
turing paper shot shells.
Fifty boxes of Twist just received at !
the great Tobacco Mart, ,4th and Shipiey. |
which we are retailing at 30 cents per |
pound. Largest stock IN the State |
Lowest prices IN the country.
dec loft A. A. CHAPMAN, Prop'r,
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Foreign Items.

at meeting of the Dublin Land
League yesterday letter frona Mr..
Parnell was read advising the tenant
farmers to remain firm, announcing
ms early return to Parliament and the
~ ~ tentlon OF the leaders to appeal to
the laboring classes of England and
Scotland.-Parnell told Henri Roche
tort that his object in visiting Paris
Was to contradict false English ress
reports.-It is reported that an at
tempt to blow up barrack in Ireland
was foiled the other day.-The En-
peror Williams speech promises to
promote the welfare of the laboring
classes as one means for the repression
Of Socialism.-At Beyrout. in SYRIA
there have been several conflicts be.
tween the Turks and Christians and a
number of persons have been killed.
danlan and Ross, the oarsmen, start
Tor America from Livnrpool to-day.
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A En nsenlenGs.
"MAZEL kIIiKEp y

On Monday evening next the success
tul melo-drama of "Hazel Kirkep from
the Madison Square, New York. will
be presented for the first time in this
ciLy. During the present week the nlav
Is being presented TO in the Walnut
street theatre, Philadelphia. The Newark
IN. j. Adusrtiser says:
:" AT precisely = O'Clock the great red
curtain rose anu the beautiful idylhs
play OF Hazel Kirke' began. We shail
not to-day attempt to criticlse The nla~
or rather to describe II, further tLan 10
say that It's reception by tho most brIl.
haht ana intellectual audience, by tbait
laughter and their tears, their rapturous
applause, endorses In the fullest manner
the verdict of New York, where il has
run Tor nearly 300 nights. The cast was
unneAceptlonabls. II IN a wonderful play,
ure ~ lls moral tone, pure In its liter
ary features, lofty in It's lessons. and so
holding the mirror up to nature thai
lnsFe @as continuous applause from the
Ihlng OIL the curtain TO The going down
thereof"
maurice DengremoAt, the BRAZILIAN
ooy Yiolinist, Will make his appearance
10 Philadelphia on Friday evening next
at ihe Academy of Music He Will be
assisted by Miss ANNE franord, soprano.
~ IONS De blancI pianist, aud the Ger
mania orchestra.
Mr.. john s. Clark, az "Dr. Papeloss"
and "Toodles," is playing 90 crowded !
houses nightly, at the Walnut. The |
same bill will be presente1 for the rest of |
the week.
Mr.. B' McCanley Is PLAYING "Uncle
DanI" at the Arch Street. Theatre with |
his usual success.
The interesting play OF "The Bankers |
daughter Is being presented at the
chestnut Street Opera House by Golfers |
company, including many well.kuoWn
and efficient performers.
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THE VACANT CHAIR

WARRINGTON, February 15.-Ferpap-
do Woods desk was draped in mourning
to-day and mounted with a beautiful bas.
ket of flowers. Information is recaived
that his remains left Hot Springs at
lo.oo Ibis morning. A Joint committee
ou the part of the Senate and House
VIII meet the body at Plrtsburg,on Thurs
day morniaR leaving here tomorrow
night. II is designed to bring it to this
city and conduct the funeral services in
the House of Representatives with an
propriate ceremonies. This will con-
'ums day, while the day set apart for
the customary eulogies WI II take another
from general business. Friday will be
private bill day Deducting funeral
eulogies, private bill and Committee
days, leaves but ten more working days
OF the session. Congress must make
better record 10 this time thar Ii has for
some time past If 1t would avoid an ex-
ira session.
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NEARLY CLEARED UP.

The wreck caused by the accident on
the Delaware railroad, near State Road
Station, on Tuesday afteI noon, has been
nearly cleared away. A force of work
men were engaged at WORK all of YES
terday, and as result of their labors
about $50 o'clock last evening, the brok-
en engine, several broken cars, a lot Of
wheels and the tops of several coal cars
arrived in this city. There is still
large quantity OF the debris remaining
on the ground.
During yesterday agents of the com.
pany We're engaged in hunting for
number of pigs that escaped from. one of
the broken cars. Their search was
fruiLless.
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CONCERT THIS EVENING

The concert for the benefit of Trinity
church choir takes place in the Opera
House this evening. TIE friends of the
church and choir should crowd the
spacious auditorium, as a very attractive
programme will he presented. The
choir will be assisted by the choir of the
Evangelical Lutheran church of the HOLY
Communion, Broad and Arch streets,
Philadelphia.
MI. William Northcott, the renowned
corhet soloist, the marvellous boy
pl anist, Master Augustus Victor Benham
OF The Theodore Thomas orchestra and
Uiimore's famous band. The Trinity
choir promises tina the concert will be
one OF the finest that has ever taken
place in this city.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-17
SECOND EDITION
For the Gazette.
DOVER, Feb, 16. 1881

DOVER, Feb. 16, 1881.
The railroad war is still raging. bu,
tnere mas been material change in
tne parties. At first it seemed to he
between the Delaware Western. or the
baltimore and Ohio, and the Phlla-
delphla, Wilmington and Baltimore
out 1T is no longer. 1t is now clearlv
the r., w. q B. against the people of
the State. There is no use disgnlsing
the nature of the contest any longer
and the people have now to rise in
their might and rebuke the unbeard of
assumptions of this MONOPOLY or here
aiter become its slaves. After enrich.
ing itself of their hard earnings for
many years, it now steps in and saws
10 the people, you shall have no other
outlet; you shall have no other line but
ours We will charge what we please
ana you can either pay what we CHARGE
OF stay at home and keep your grain
and fruit at home.
lnis is growing palmer every day,
ana the sentiment of the people is be-
coming more and more a unit. 7 saw
Two gentlemen from smyrna Yesterday
VINO both told me there were but three
men Ill that town opposed to eranting
a charter to the Delaware Western .
Ohe oi Them was an employe of the
=, w. q B. II. X. The second one
was large shipper over it, and had
special rates and felt compelled to on
pose what it opposed. He used to buy
ana ship grain to Leipsic as well as
Clayton, and, as water carriage was
cheaper, he was thus enabled to nav
tue farmers two or three cents a bnsh.
el more for their corn and wheat. Rnt
his masters heard of it, sent for him
ana told him plainly that he had eth. |
or 10 give up his business at Leps,c or |
they would withdraw their snecial fa-
yors from him at Clayton. He was
doing well for himself and for ali tbe
farmers In the neighborhood of Leip-
SIC, and desired to continue his bust
ness there, but he was now summoned
10 choose whom he would serve. and
ne gave up his Leipsic business for the
sake OF this tyrauical monopoly. Sac
rinced, against his will it is true. his
oid farmer friends and neighbors at
the dlctation of this INSCRIPTIONS on
preston of the people. Of course he
could not sign in favor of the Delaware
western. Many of his friends sympa-
'hize with him, and say, that in heart.
le is IN favor of it but, the necessities
# his situation will not permit him to
10 what his generous nature would
impel him to do.
The third, and last opponent, at
lrst was Indifferent, but he came to
Dover, saw the attorney of the P,,W.
b., and went home to advocate its
lsurpations and exactions; and since
hen he has been vociferous in his on
position to the new road. He has
ince been called upon by gentleman
rom Dover, who came to strengthen
llm, and especially to see what int1u-
nee he might have in certain quar-
or, but he found the influence sdidn,t
mount to shucks." So he returned
he same afternoon, fully convinced
hat that was poor investment, All
is eloquence in behalf of the p. w.
b. is spent in vain, for he has failed
bring a single person to his way of
linking. r.
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Che 9aily Gazstte.
FIRST EDITION.
THE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
DEATH OF THE INJURED TRAMP-AN-
OTHER MAN HURT.

DEATH OF THE INJURED TRAMp-AN-
OTHER MAN HURT.
Miehae Kane who was so badly in
jured In the Delaware railroad accident
| on Tuesday afternoon, an account of
which appeared in yesterdays GAZETTE
died yesterday afternoon. His death oc.
Cured at the National Hotel kent bv
Alex. Maxwell, where he had been taken
Tuesday night. The injured man was
attended by DIR. Barr, of Middletown.
who did all in his power, to alleviate the
sunsrlngs OF .he injured man. 1t had
oeen decided 10 amputate the injured
mans limbs, aud DR.. Draper ac-
companied by special officer William
Legg left this city on the ]. .O5 Delaware
train yesterday afternoon, TO assist DR..
Barr to perform the operation. Upon
their arrival there 1t was found that the
man was dying and ampui alton would
be useless. He died few minutes before
8 o'clock.
Previous to his death he stated that
he had father, brother and two sis
teis living but did not know where his
father was His brother Thomas Kane.
lived In Marlborough, Monmouth Conn.
W, Nd. He had been away from home
about two years during which time he
had travelled principally through the
South. For some time past he had been
engaged in dredging for oysters In the
Chesapeake bay. He had been laid Oh
at Chrlsheld by the captain of the |
schooner ON which he was engaged, and |
paid The wages due him. lie boarded |
the freight at Dover and hid in coal |
car. When tie collision occurred he
was thrown violently TO the ground, and
before he could regain his feet, the
heavy Nat car had fallen upon him. The
body will be brought to this city to. .day
where 1t will remain for two or three
lays awaiting word from the deceased's
brother who telegraphed TO. If no
word is received, the railroad company
wlll bury the body.
Yesterday Michael Glenn, EN-.
ployed in the locomotive department.
While engaged in helping to remove The
wreck caused by the accident was caught
N portion of the debris aud was very
1adly crushed He was brought to this
MY aud taken TO his home Ia Brown
own in q carriage,
The daily gazette., 1881-02-17
A PRIEST ARRAIGNED FOR
TRIAL.

GREENEsBURa, Feb. 16.--Father
iDannehoeffer, a Catholic priest, of
ripley county, was again tried here
to-day on charge of assault and bat
terry for whipping three school bows
who had left school to att tend a funeral
without the leave of the Sister, under
whose charge the boys were in school.
Ihe case was tried in Ripley county
and went to the Supreme Court, and
was there reversed, as reported In Goth
Indiana reports, page 295.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-17
DEATH OF HARRY HUNTER, THE
LONE FISHERMAN"

CINCINNATI. February 15.--Harry
Hunter, the actor who played The part ri
the "Lone Fisherman with the orIpinal
Rice Evangeline Troupe" died of
pneumonia this morning al the Cipcin
matt Hospital. MIR. Hunter contracte1 a
severe cold about three weeks ago while
playing in.Kansas City. Last night after
performing at Henck's Opera House he
became so much worse that he was TAX.
On to the hospital, where he died this
morning. he was engaged to be married
to M Is Louisa Searles, now playing in
Louisville with the same COMPANY of
which Mr.. Hunter was mem ber.
Mr.. Hunter was about thirty seven
years old, and was very highly thought
of by the profession generally. Miss
Louisa Searles arrived here this morn
Ing. The remains WILL be sent to Boston
for lnterment.
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ROASTED TO DEATH.
EIGHT MEN BURIED UNDER TuR
PENTINE SHED IN VIRGINIA.

EIGHT MEN BURIED UNDER A TUR
PENTINE SHED IN VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND, February ia terri
BILE accident occurred on Sunday night
IN the woods near Jackson, Moore
county. A party of ten men were en-
camped preparatory to engaging in the
manufacture of turpentine. They had
built shed TO live in, making it as
stout and secure as possible, as they
expected to occupy it some time. In
the centre of the shed they made a
fire. After cooking supper o. Sunday
they lay down to sleep. During the
night high wind arose, which pros
trated the shed, the roof of which
pinloned eight of the unfortunate men
securely to the earth.
In Its fall the roof crnshed a barrel
oi turpentlne standing In one corner
OF the hut, which taking fire, created
such fierce blaze thai eight inen were
literally roasted to death. Two men
james Jarret and William Yix-
happened TO be sleeping in such fa-
yorable location that they succeeded
in crawling out, though terribly burn
ed and mangled. Vix had one foot
roasted completely off and Jarrett's
legs were SO mangled that he could
barely crawl. They were found yes
terday slowly making their way to The
public road. The blackened skeletons
Of the eight men who lost their lives
were subsequently, found in the ruins.
Their names were William Eylet, AL
exander Gull, Robert Sampson, Dom
aid Eylet Houston Mortimer, Frank
Robias, Albert Rhodes and David
Meggs. jarrett cannot possibly re-
;oyer.
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ACCIDENT AND DELAY.

The Boston express south, due to
leave this city at 7:55 a. M,
was delayed for over an hour this
morning. A portion of the delay was
occasioned on the New York branch,
and portion on the p, w. & B. The
train was drawn by locomotive No.
69, and when near Lamokin, and while
running at high rate of speed, blew
out her cylinder heads making loud
report. Upon the arrival of the train
in this city she was detached and No,
50 took her place,
The daily gazette., 1881-02-17
FAIR PRICES.

- W. j. Hank, sold for a da Burris.
New Castle Hd', on the 11th INST, as the
following prices: Horses from S76 20
$l25t; spring colts from S45 to S51}:
spring calves from $40 to $50; two yenr
old bulls f60; shoats, cents per Ib. At
tne sale OF James Truax, of Kent Co.,
stock was sold as follews: Horses S112i
S154, S123, 500; one pair OF mules $3.50:
co vs. from $50 to $40; calves from SIS
TO S22; shoats at cents per h.; Young
pigs at " per pair; hay $22 per ton
Farm Implements in proportion.
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VINO FIRST ATE AN OYSTER
HIS DYING woRDs

y INu HUKDb.
n hpiroh OF TIE N. Y. uERALD:-
having seen IAN Indignant Hebrews
attack ON the half shell hasten 10 The
tescue , 10 suggest that oysters are not
loulo III the water, and if, in those
Gays, the lsraelites were not allowed IN
eat oysters,they could al least suck them
ss deuteronomy, xxxiii., 10. reads !:
-" =, Ihey shall suck of the abundance of
sne seas and OF treasures hid in The
SAND" Are not CLAIMS treasures hid
~ The sandS and If permitted to suck
elams why not oysters ? If Moses was
no oyster-eater why did he just before he
alea 30 highly rec 5mmend these hid
uen .,, treasures in his bleassing of zeb-
ulon and lsschar? MoIJusT
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DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT

A musical and dramatic entertainment
VIII take place 10 the basement OF 81
Mary's Church, on Tuesday evening
mex; being the aniyersary of Washing.
TONS birthday the entertainment will
oe given BY local talent anu the pro.
gramme will be varied one. Admis
sion 25 cents.
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THE L1EBIa cos COCA BEEF TONIC

ut has more than realized my expec.
tatlons," says Prof DUNCAN CAMP
BELL, N. ID. LII. D., President ROYAL
college Physicians and Surgeons, Mem
per General Council University OF Edin-
burgh, etc.
Invaluable for debility, weak lungs.
billiousness, dyspepsia, female com.
plants, asthma, malaria, liver complaint
and SICK headache. Beware of counter
ietts. fsbl0-6t
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NICAT ID

Extract of Witch Hazel. Professor e. M,
HALE, NJ. D., LII. D.. of the Chicago
Medical College. says sit has extraor-
power over this disease.n Pro-
fessor SIDNEY RINGER, of the Uni
persity Medical College, London, says !:
II have found IL singnlarly successful" !"
Beware of worthless limitations, Also
cures Rheumatism, Catarrh and Neural
gia. Sold IN fifty cents and dollar sizes,
febl0-6t
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person cannot possibly attend to
ensliess IL ne has been Kept awake du-
ring The night by a troublesome cough
10 All such We wouiu recommend The
timely use OF Dr. Bulls Cough syrup.
Prlc. 25 centR -
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That's right, give It To him. This was
the expression OF a. old nurse when
ssomeDndy recommended IDr. Bulls Baby
foring with wind collie,
The daily gazette., 1881-02-17

CHARLES HARTMAN, Toledo, Ohio.
says: l know it cured me, and I hope
others similarly troubled with pain In the
ehest may be helped by the sony Lung
Pad'' as l have-See Adv. fe6lt-st.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-17

Bon 1NGERsoLL has heard that the
oysters had legs, but that God took
them away to prevent the people of the
Eastern Shore, who, he says, never
work for anything, from starving to
death. All this cheap cynicism be-
cause Chief Justice Comegys, of Della
ware, got after Bob about his wicked
blasphemy, and it is just like a man
who will get up and curse his maker.
-Bdh. Gazette.
NoTlUE.-Dr. Kline's Great Nerve
hestorer Is the marvel of the age for all
Nerve Diseases. All fits stopped fTee.-
oeho 10 93l Arch Street Phllp delphia,
J2a 20-ly
OH why should the spirit OF mortal
De proud Z" We give IL up-but when we
See, see a man driving a proud spirltedn
team, We unhesltatingly remark-lhat
~ man uses M. ID. Roberts Horse Powders
20 cents al all drug stores. ianl5-lm
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LIST OF SALES.

Feb.
Is, l.. ". stidham & Son, city
IL, l.; W. etidham ~ Son, city.
~, Bishop becker, city.
u A. j. Nandesriit, I. Georges Hid,
. ~, J. Curtis Clark New Castle lid.
rs, ~. ". Caakey, Pencader Hd.
:. r. NJ. spence. Chrlstiana HID.
% - - John Langhead. Brand wine Hd.
y, VIM. Richardson. M, q. Hd.
2, Anna Hoopes,
j. 20 20 HayletL Properly. Mill Creek Hid.
>. e. u. .; Traphagen. W. e. Creek HID,
%, A. House. Assignee,
March
o. mos House. Chadd's Ford.
!. %, Mr. dobson, ChrisLIana Hid,
!. ~ Mafga, OF Palmer, Christi ana Hid.
40, 10, a nm Beeson, Brandywlne i'd.
~ MRS Tongs, Ninth Ward.
a. george " hitfield, New Castle.
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NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS.

The hard weather has been very severe
on roofs, aud James F. Wood Il Co.. Metal
Reofers, at Front Orange streets, re-
quest their custghors and others to send
their orders In early to insure their work
done promptly as the weather moderales.
,ebl2-6t.
PILES CURED BY LIEBIG CO.'S AR.
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NEW ADYERTlHRnEENra.

NOTICE.-The Hope Building and
IN Loan Association will hold ita an.
nuai meetins on Tuesday (22d inst even
Ing; at o'clock. when the financial reptve
will be read and an election of offieers
mold. JOHN g.MILLER,
IeolI,lo,lv,N.N Secretary.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-17

|alns in Table Linens, Towels
and Napkins.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-17

ms in cersets and HaubDro
E'nbroideries. '4''''U'e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-06

the brothers who have directed the conduct of the
house Sir Nathaniel has longer experience IN
politics and finance. Mr. Alfred de Rothschid, who
is governor OF the Bank of England, represents the
firm on many philantbr0Dic and state OCCASIONS.
Mr. Leopold de Rothschild IS the almoner OF tie
charities of lis mother, aud continues the racing
establishment and the assiduous cultivation and
fulfil of the social graces and duties which
distinguished his uncle, Baron Meyer
But hard fast line can be drawn between
tine occupations of the three brothers. Their prov
inccs overlap and interlace. Their qlckneSs OF III
elligence and warmth of heart forbid either OF them
to entirely abandon any one part of the vocations
which make up the brilliant and useful life OF the
modern -philanthropist. Or their success 10
society nothing need be said. They have the means
and the will to collect everything which can make
lite agreeable to their friends; and they have the
refinement of taste and genuine kindliness OF heart
which make their other capacities for giving z sC
TO lite valuable and effective. From their youth mp
ward they have been accustomed to associate with
the abes, the most highly placed, and most Charm
ing Of mankind.