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Daily Republican., 1881-10-15
Psnusylvauia Politics.

Charles s. Wolfe, the so called indie
pendent Republican candidate for State
Treasurer of Pennsylvania, in his reck
less charges against the Treasury de-
partment of the State is succeeding in
still ring up considerable interest in the
otherwise dull tagging campaign, but
ut the same time, he is adding votes
daily to the Republican party and
weakening the Democratic party. The
Reading Daily Times and Despatch
published in Berks County, the very
Gibraltar of Democracy in the State
says that the Wolfe movement intended
by the Democracy to split in two the
Republican party Of the State has
wedged itself in between tho opposing
factions of the Democracy and Wolfe
and Noble may now be said tc be run
ming on the same tickets. This is caused
by the warmth and energy with which
the Democ and so called independ.
ent papers of the State, so warmly es.
poused the cause of Wolfe. Many
Democrats who have entire confidence
in their political organs are infatuated
with Wolfe and intend to vote for him.
This of course brings grist to the Re
publican mill. The Despatch says the
Republicans do not care to have more
than good old fashioned majority in
the State for General Baily, but if by
the blunders of all factions of the oppo-
sitions, Baily comes out fifty or sixty
thousand ahead, it cannot be helped.
Mr.. Wolfe, in his extreme anxiety to
make votes for himself and to defeat
the Republicans, has fallen into the
general error of modern day political |
reformers of making reckless and ex-
travsgant statements that he cannot
substantiate. He says Governor Hoyt
used money Of the State in speculation
and lost it. Governor Hoyt says he did
not and deties the closest Investigation.
A"A' W. 10 soy . WIG hiohCy tLht " DO uuC
the State was not in the Treasury when
State Treasurer Butler took charge.
Mr.. Butler says it was there. and has
made his statement under oath that it
was there and further declares that any
one who doubts the truth of this state
ment can make the investigation which
he asked the Legisla Azure to make, and
which it refused to make by a unani.
nous vote, because the Legislature
knew every thing was right Mr.
Wolfe says that Treasurer Butler does |
not make monthly staten snts. MIR.
Butte, declares that he does. There
W'ist be question Of veracity between
Governor Hoyt, Treasurer Butler and
Mr.. Wolfe, and 1t is said the people of
Pennsylvania will not be slow in des-
ignating who told the truth at the polls. 4
Republican papers assure us that in ne
event can Mr.. Baily, their candidate
for State Treasurer, be defeated.
Daily Republican., 1881-10-15

The RECOMMENDATIONS Of Chief
Engineer Mclntire to the City Council
last night relative to the impurity OF
the Brandywine water are timely and
deserve imme diate and a full reccgni.
tion of their importance. 1t is time
the people Of Wilmington would rise uI
enmasse against the miserable concoc-
ton of chlorine, ammonia, nitrates and
solids, commonly called water, which
they have been drinking. The health
and lives of the citizens of Wilmington
are endangered and they should imme-
diately demand purer water. On TIE
part of the peop,e we serve timely no.
tice upon the water committee of thu
Council and tfe Board of Health tha
they must move promptly in the matter
or have their dereliction brought before
the public from day to day.
Daily Republican., 1881-10-15

BEFORE THE REORGANIZATION of
the Senate, the Democrats demanded
every thing-the President of the SEN
ate, the Secretary, the Sergeantat-A rms
and the craftsmanship of all the com
mittees. By keeping three Republican
members from being sworn in, they
managed to elect the first officer named.
When the three waiting Republicans
we're admitted, they did not i'm
mediately retaliate, but permitted Mr..
Bayard to enjoy the luxuries of his
dearly bought office for two whole days
and part of two other days. They
then decently asked him to step down
from his pinnacle, on which he posed
before the nation in mock dignity. He
was not slow in obeying the summons,
when the Republicans elevated Judge
Davis to the position to which he should
have first been chosen by the unani-
nous vote of the Senate. Having elect
ed the President protein, and resolved
that there shall be no charge in the
committees, they have the same power
10 elect the Secretary and Sergeant at :
Arms, if they desire to do so, and thus
the Democrats, who wanted all, would
get nothing. However the Republi-
cans, unlike their opponents, should be
magnanimous. While, as Senator Ed
munds says, the Democrats were will
ing to "draw a prize in the lottery OF
assassination, the Republicans should
hesitate before drawing a prize in the
lottery of death, by electing Secre
tary to succeed Mr.. Birch, the deceased
Secretary of the Senate.
Daily Republican., 1881-10-15
Buyaas Conie d crate Ponds.

A New York broker advertises his
wish to buy S1,0OO,0Os Of confederate
bonds, and expresses willingness TO
pay for them at the rate of one fourth
of one per cent. In an interview he
said II have already purchased 81 900
900 worth and have advertised for 81
900, 900 more. l am buying them In
accordance with orders from CORES.
pondents abroad" Inquiries among
other brokers showed that there were
several Of them engaged in buying
these bonds at about the above figures.
Daily Republican., 1881-10-15
He Blew Out tho Gass

He registered at the Merchants
Hetel, Pottsvile, On Wednesday, as
"Mr. w. G Stevenson, of Nescopec. y
In the evening he retired at a reasonable
hour. About an hour later a strong
smell of gas filed the hotel. Search
was made for the leak. 1t was found
in the room occupied by the gentleman
from Nescopec, BetOrt slipping into
bed he had carefully blown out the gas.
When aroused to a sense Of the danger
of his position he remarked that he had
noticed something peculiar in the
quality of the atmosphere before he
dropped asleep.
Daily Republican., 1881-10-15
..Oue uuusresyenrs AGO. >,

This grant historical drama will be
produced at the Grand Opera House,
this evening, by a metropolitan COM
pany of rare merit. The plot of the
play IL deep and exciting in the ex-
treme. The costumes are new and
original. The cast beyond comparison.
Ali lovers Of good play should no,
fail to 90. Reserved seats can be se
cured at the usual place.
Daily Republican., 1881-10-15
OAK HALL.

Many of our Saturdays customo,,
pleased us by saying "there '''' is n'
place like Oak Hall after al" \"
While we fully believe this and ;' fa,
sure that there is no place in e tba
world that has so many good no;n4' ns
about it to serve the people WITH @
clothing. yet we Gown up" to tha %
pleasure it gives us to have the noo' '
pie say out to us their own conv;o
tiOns.
The wonderfully good stock If
Mems and Boys clothing we hava
made ready for the season Just omen,
ing, must add greatly to the popu
larity of the famous old corner At
Sixth and Market.
We wait the opportunity to show
it to our friends.
WANAMAKER & Brown
Market and Sixth Streets, Phila
Daily Republican., 1881-10-15

WE ARE INCLINED to think that the
chairman of the street committee and
the Street commissioner should have a
wagon to ride in from place to place
where their presence is needed to
answer complaints and oversee work,
but $lOO.95 is certainly high price to
pay for repairing an old c'rriage when
span new one could be bought for
$175.
Daily Republican., 1881-10-15
The Lesson I'm Ohio.

After the smoke ofthe political battle
in Ohio Of Tuesday last cleared away
sufficiently to see the returns, 1t ii
found that the Republicans have scored
a greater victory than the most san
guine had anticipated. If will not be
strange if the footing up Of the vstes
will give Governor Foster $4,000 ma
jority, and both branches of the Leeis
lature are more strongly Republican
than they have been for many years
past. Two years ago Governor Foster
only had II, 900 majority and that wa,
considered almost unprecedented for
the off year in politics. This year many
of the Republicans were respondent,
and would not even predict the election
of Foster. The temperance question
which had entered largely into the cam
paign always works disadvantageously
against the Republicans, and Book
walters bar'ls, which were emptied
without stint, was potent factor reach.
ing nobody knew how far. Notwjth.
all this the Republicans have
staring them in the face the magnificent
majority of about 25,O00 reminding
them of their lack of FIFTH and conf
dence in the principles of the Republi-
can party, which grow brighter by be-
ing brought into the active ex xperience of
The lesson taught by the
election is that the Republicans have
allowed no apathy to dull their desires
for Republican success, and Mr.. Book
walters money so freely spent has help
ed instead of injuIing the party. The
have not beeu gulled into
following bogus protectionists, nor have
the temperance men been blinded by
their hobby into teserting the ReRubli-
can cause TO give aid to Democracy
without principles. Even the Green
packers seem to have consulted their
,est interests and voted with the party
hat gave them specie payments and
and the mechanic, farmer
nd merchant have consulted their in
erests and voted for the candidates of
he party that has prospered business
al NtI
he reasons that brought about the
plendid results of last Tuesday, but
here is one other we would not forget
mention more potent with good than
II else The citizens honor and revere
ne memory Of their sainted exponent
Repubicanism, James A. Garfield.
With that memory they could not falter
their DUTY to their country in its
our of need. Had Garfield lived they
ould have voted as he desired because
ley had confidence in him, but dead,
is example was equally as sacred as
IS living wish. The sorrowing people
'uld net forget their duty in this hour
afiiiction, when to be a follower OIL
le party which he followed was an
)nor not to be cast aside for some
'hemeral idea foreign to true Rpubli,l
tnism for the sake Of a change All
onor to Ohio Republicans and the fel-
wv citizens of the late lamented Gar
eld. Their example should teach the
of other States holding
iections in November that they have a
Ugh duty to erform and which we be-
leve they will do.
Daily Republican., 1881-10-15
uOTICB0.
NIOTICE.
STATE ~ DELAWARE. aa
NI.. Il srI n lNOdINTY. 1 o'

NOTICE
STATE ~ DELAWARE. s,s.
NEw CASTLE COUNTY.
In conformity with the PiovlslGhs o. o. tho INC
State OF delaware, OH the 18th day Of March
a. d., 1875, i hereby give notice that On ap.
plication was filed in the Superior Court; on
the 6th dsy Of October, A. d., 1881, tor omar
ter Of INCORPORATION OF company, called the
Hercules Powder Company, to carry on the
business OF making, buying, selling, com
poundins and refining sna Snst tSnt draft s Of The
proposed charter was filed with the applica-
ton, and Is open to inspection:
GEO. A. MAXWELL,
oct5.,H Prothonotary.
WILMINGTON, Del. Oct. 5th, 1881.
Daily Republican., 1881-10-15
: To-day.

Yol are specially invited to visit the
Wilmington Clothing House and Mer-
chant Tailoring Establishment at cor.
Fourth and Market streets, tomorrow,
to zee the new styles. Come make the
purchase at once.
Daily Republican., 1881-10-15
ManktnA's Favorite Pills.

Dr. Simms Vegetable Liver Pills (sugar
coaIed) move the bowels easy BY acting d.
rsctly on the liver, restore the lost energies
BY promoting the healthy action Of the liver
the right or left side or through tho limbs,
indigestion, costiveness, sick stomach, weak
back, disliness, bad feelings through the
body, aching limbs, billiousness, general
weakness and other bodily innrmittes arc
cured. They positively operate without
gripping, sicksnlng, Weakening o. leaving tns
DDS DSsin Syse se. curs. s osuts and d Main
depot, Fourth and King streets. Phuadsl'
Dhia eO2 Arch street, Sold by dealers.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-22

HoRsEMEN are very much interested
In the recent performance of the seven
year-old colt FELTON,, trotting q quarter
mile In 294 seconds or at the rate OF a
mile in 1.5S. FELTON, is q small bay
gelding, bred, raised and trained near
Canterbury, Del. He was trained by
Mr.. Cook, who sold him about q year
ago for 1000. He will be remembered
by many who attended the State Fair at
Dover. There he was held by his driver
so as TO win second money and not get
record. Under his present ownership
the horse exhibited rapid improvement,
and in his Hrst attempt to trot q mile,
went from wire to wire in 2.30 without
any apparent exertion. Upon subse-
quent occasions he has displayed his re-
markable abilities at short distances,
such as quartert in 80 and 33 seconds,
aud half miles from 1.07A to LOO. Very
rarely he was given mile, but at the
request Of his owner he trotted upon one
occasion the tull extent Of Belmont
without skip or break, In 1921. Judg
Ing from these remarkable exhibitions
the little Delaware horse may yet riva
Maud S.-Peninsular Ne,cs.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-22

Intelligent and prominent growers In
this section informed Us that, supposing
the cause Of the failure Of the young
trees to bear was in the fact that he bad
unfortunately secured q lot Of barren
plants, he again renewed his orchard,
and 1t was not until several years had
passed and great trouble and loss was
sustained, that 1t was found by actual
experiment that the land which had
yielded abundant crops Of excellent
peaches would yield peaches no longer,
and the business near Delaware City
was entirely given up. This was Sc
rious blow to the rich and extensive
farmers in that section, soma Of whom
followed Mr.. Anthony Reybold into
Maryland and continued to raise peaches.
But the most of the owners Of the home
properties and their business received q
blow from which they never fully recov-
cred. They previously had looked upon
their peach orchards, in some years, as
mines of wealth. How long trees will
continue to yield in sections where they
now grow is an interesting question.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-22
A Lawyers Reason Dethroned.

o. Wilson Davis Esq, a resident ol
West Chester, but formerly of Phila.
delphia, where he was a member ol
the Bar, and afterward of New York
City, has been stricken with insanity.
Mr.. Davis was gentleman of extraor-
dinary ability and probably the best
read NAH in that town. Some years
ago he lost in speculation a large sum
of money, the amount having been
placed as high as $500, 900. This crash
unsettled his mind, and he was for
several years confined in q private
asylum, from which he was released
as it was supposed, entirely cured. A
few days ago, in company with his
wife, he made visit to Long Branch
and while there began showing unu
mistakable signs Of alteration. He
was hurried home and is now endur-
ing intense mental suffering.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-22
From the Middletown MY rress, Aug. 10
A New Pest for the Farmers.

In several locations in the town of
Goshen the farmers have discovered q
a serious damage. 1t is o grub which bur.
rows In the ground Just beneath the sur
facesand eats on the roots OF the grass.
killing IL Where these pests are at work
spots OF brown are seen in the green
sward. Taxing hold of It with the hands
IT can be lifted up like an old sheepskin In.
and tnen the grubs will be seen. It will he
well. doubtless. for farmers to take look
at them, as the grubs are easily Killed
when the dead sod is lifted up. The nest
is said also to prevail in other sectionss
Ten were found on o square foot or soii
on farm near Six and q Half Station
and on neighboring farm the sod Our
Informant said, was "alive with them -
instances and the grass cut as clean az
with scythe. They resemble the ordi-
nary corn grub. but are said 10 be OF a
different species. In some localities they
the ground.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-22

"ON TO THE DELAwARE."-The re-
marks of F. B. Cotton, Vics-President
of the National Dredging Company, 10 a
number of gentlemen on one Of the tugs
Of the Company are very encouraging,
and will do much to revive the hopes Of
those who are anxious 10 see the streets
of Wilmington carried at an early dsy to
the Delaware river. The Company, of
which Mr.. Cotton is q chief manager,
has invested considerable money within
the limits Of this city, and is deeply in
terested, it is said, in having . perma.
nent road made to the Delaware. The
Company has now in progress of arrange
ment contract with the city for filling
up and grading two streets, one from
Christiana Avenue to the Chrlstiana
rlverIin line with the. light house and
the other, Fourth street, from the Della
ware to the east side of the Brandywine.
In referring TO the work Mr.. Cotton said
the streets would not be confined in
their width to one hundred feet, the
limit Of the contract, but that thsy would
be not less than three hundred. feet wide,
and filled up this fall to settle and be
ready to travel upon next summer. This
is good news and gives cheer to those
who are deeply desirious of seeing our
city travel made safe and pleasant to the
banks Of the Delaware.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-22
NJ JOTICE.-I. Michael Kane do norah,

NJ OTICE.-I. Michael Kane, do hereby
IN give notice that 1 shall apply TO the
Honorable the judges of the Court OF
General Sessions OF the Peace and Jall
Delivery OF the State OF Delaware. in and
for New Castle County, oE Monday. the
18th day OF Septem ber. A. D., 1881, being
the FIRST day of the September term OF
said Court, for license 10 keep an inn or
tavern at No, 5zs L. Fourth street. in the
Fourth Ward of the City OF Wilmington.
New Castle County. state of Delaware,
and to sell intox icatfng liouors in ouan,
titles less than one quart. 10 be drunk on
the premises, md the following respect-
able citizens residents of said Warn re-
commend the said application to wit:
THOMAS b. Eaton, X. b. Frazer,
Jas. b; Hart, John Giboons,
Francis Kelly, George Able
James q. Barley, Gotliieb Mammele.
Samuel sayers, John M. Mcdonigal.
mantin n Farrell, francis,X. Jaeq pet,
bernard Bonner, Juiius A. KIauspe,
Jonn "a. sayille, Peter Mannion,
Francis NcGonagle, Patrick Hession
neu 1ormiey, ID. A. McCullin,
pa.rie9 tsa harIlty, William Duffy,
VIM. Sallagner, Daniel Rageu,
1ohn McCisHerty. James Mccoy,
aug2o-3r MICHAEL KANE.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-22
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, 8. s.

The State OF Delaware to
(srAu the Sheriff OF New Castle
SEAL county, aTesiing; stI Where's.
tion 70 the Judges Of our Superior Court,
filed In the office OF the Prothonotary OF
the said Court, In and for the county OF
New Castle, for the cause OF com paint
therein o. legged, has made application to
our said Judges that q decree may oe pro-
nounced dissoivlng the marriage exist
ing between the petitioner and her hus-
band, Thatcher Chase.
We, therefore, command you, as you
have been heretofore commanded, that
you summon Thatcher Chase 10 that he
be aud appear before the Judges OF our
said Court a. the next term thereof, TO be
twenty eighth day OF November next, TO
ton, and also 70 show cause, if any he
has. why a decree of the said Court
should not be made dissolving the mar
riage existing between him and the said
petitioner, according 70 an act OF Assem-
bly,, In such case made and provided, and
also 70 do and receive whst the said
Court shall then and there consider con-
cerping him in this behalf, as 70 the
Court shall seem meet and consi stent
with the provisions of the said act of AS
semblyi and have you then and there
this writ.
Witness the Honorable Joseph p. Com.
eggs, Esquire OF Wilm ingLon, the twen-
ty-hfth day at May. A. u. Eighteen hum
dred and elghty-one.
GEO. A. MAXWELL.
ProthonOtary.
Issued. June IA, 1881. Ills ~ os.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-22

NOTICE.-I. Dennis Doherty, do here
~ by give notice that shall apply to
tne Honorable the Judges OF the Cou RI q I
General Sessions of the Peace and Jaii
Dellvery OF the State OF Delaware. In and
for New Castle County, on Monday. the
18th day Of September, A. D., 1881 being
the nrst day Of the September term OF
ssnarn sa,a ToS1pt,ior S license to keep an Inn or
the village Of Ri ing Sun. School
nnstrict Nos. % Is. Chrlstiana Hunared
New Castle County, state OF Of
Delaware. and 10 sell intex ics.
ting liquors In quantities less
than one quart, to be drum on the nrenae
ises, and the following respectable oiti-
zens residents OF said District. recon- m and
thesaid application to wit
Paul Began, Patrick Hauobav
Hugh Holland, Thomas I,awiass'
James Toner, Peter CoIIins.
Lanes Ia,a Blessington. Ghas. 3. Dousherty,
yonn Dongherty, VIM. M. Geary,
9Inn H Iced, John A. Doherfy,
aug2o-st DENNIS DoHERTY.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-22

fEAcH GROWING IN DELAWARE
The New York Herald contains quite
. long article on "Peach Raising in Del
aware" in which 1t says the business
was commenced In 1s4O by Anthony
heyoold; that it was started as an amuse-
ment, and has become q great industry.
The writer proceeds to describe the
method Of planting. and refers to Henry
Todd as one of the pioneer growers. and
speaks Of the difficulties which the grow-
ers encountered In getting their fruit to
market, and refers to the heavy loss
sustained by frequent failures of the
crop In various years, but produces moth
Ing that is new or interesting to the Pc
ninsular peach growers.
1t may not now be generally known
that half q century ago Brandywine
Hundred produced the best peaches that
were then raised in the country, and the
farmers hauled large quantities of them
TO the Philadelphia markets, and that
lney were continued to be raised In
that district until the ground refused 10
yleid them. They were subsequently
raised In greater abundance in the dis.
trict along the river adjoining Delaware
City. But here the trees began to fail to
produces about 1850. Very frequently there
would be no peaches of any account
This gave the growers great trouble.
. lnoyance and loss. But 1t was not 40
bad - the nnal failure Of the land there
70 yield peaches st all. Alter being
annoyed for several years, and renewing
the trees Of bis orchard, one Of the most