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Frightful Charges of Brutality.

Three months ago James Murdoch, a car
penter, moved with his wife and baby into the
rear rooms on the first floor Of the tenement
No Isl Third avenue. Last Thursday night
John Sullivan and his wife. who occupy the
front rooms. heard sounds of violent strug
gle. Murdoch seemed to be beating his wife
with club. After the screams had ceased
Murdoch came out, locked the door on the
outside, put the key i'll his pocket and started
hurriedly for the street. Since then the feeble
cries of the baby have been heard at intervals,
Mr.. Sullivan ON Monday night suspecting
something wrong, burst open the door and on
the bed found Mrs. Murdoch and her baby
apparently in dying condition. The woman
was horribly emacated and her four months
old baby was reduced almost to a skeleton.
When examined by physician Mrs Murdoch 5
legs and the lower part other body were found
completely covered with burns the flesh being
in some places burned to the bone. After
she had been strengthened with injections of
brandy she told the following story: Il am
thirty years old, she said. 81 was married
six years ago and | have two children besides
this baby. My husband began to treat me
badly soon after our marriage, and | have not
known Il happy day since. On Thursday
night he came home late. His supper had
been kept warm for him, but he did not like
it. He was in bad temper and accused me
of all kinds of things, and when pleaded in
noccnce he beat me. He said that he was
going to mark me for life. and with that he
put the t1at-irOn on the stove and stuck the
poker in the fire. | uttered one cry for help
and tried to get out Of the room with the
child but he seized me, threw me on the bed
and beat me until | was almost unconscious.
He then took the fatiron and with it made
these triangular burns which you see. The
iron having cooled somewhat he picked up
the red-hot poker and stuck it repeatedly in
my flesh. lost consciousness and remained
here in perfectly helpless condition without
a morsel of food or a drop of water since
Thursday night Mrs. Murdoch wounds
We're attended to by the doctor and Yesterday
afternoon the case was reported to Captain
Mount, who called an ambulance and Mrs
Murdoch and the baby were taken to Bellevue
Hospital 1t is doubtful whether either Of
them will survive. Murdoch has not been
seen since Thursday nightly. y. FoI1d.
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objection NOTICE.

Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
of Westminster.
estminster, Md, Dec. 8th, ISL
The Stockholders of this Bank are hereby
notified that an election for Five Directors 10
manage the affairs of the Bank for the ensuing
year will be held at the Banking House, on
the Second Tuesday, being the 10Th dGy o
January, 1882, between the hours of Il, m''
and 2 o'clock, p. m.
w. A. CUNNINGHAM,
doc IL 70 .E.# .... .. Cashier
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The Rev. Mr.. Green is to be tried by a
church tribunal in ST. Joseph, Mo-, on a
charge of letting young woman sit in his
lap while teaching her Il Sunday school lesson.
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1t has never before fallen to the luck of one
individual to have the best male and the best
female animal in the show.
The "Thorley,' whose Cup is mentioned
above, is the manufacturer of very famous
Food for Cattle He gives Cup every
year for the best animal shown at Smithfeld,
which has been fed partly on his Food.
Trusting that you may receive this in time for
publication in this weeks edition Of your val
ued paper, am, yours truly.
A. p GORDoN-CUMMING.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The County Commissioners Of e al
county, will meet at their Office, IN en-
minister, ON the FIRST TUESDAY, or JANeASi'
1882, for the transaction of business.
By order, JOSEPH A. WAESGHE,
dee 10 Hfs a88 w seAerA-
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MO. $50 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll cono,
Cyrus Schweigart, Trustee and Comm;tgtln,,:y
Rufus Schweigart, lunatic '''''e' "
Ordered this 29th day of Decembar =
1881, that the account of the auditor a. a. H.
this cause be finally ratified and confirm ,,u n
unless cause to the contrary thereof be sboS
on or before the 10th day of January p non.
provided a copy of this order be inserted %S4 "
two successive weeks before the last nv, no, oI
day in some newspaper published in Ca ',,y1
county. 'O'
FRANK T. SHAW, CLERK.
True Copy,-Test:
dec 31-2t FRANK I. SHAW Clo.l
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WANTEn AT ONCE.

a purchaser fora fine piece Of property on
Umen Street, Westminster. Terms. easg.
m Apply to.Or Address d, B. s., rsai-t
Zee II ADVOCATE OFFICE.
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EOR SALE AT A BARGAIN

A very fine Gold Watch New Stem WiDJ..
Rockford Movement, 3oz case 18k fine, gno,
anteed for two years. s'"''
+. o. GRIMES.
dec Stiff Westminoto,
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Five vessels cleared from the port of VIII
mington, n. C., for foreign ports on Saturday
with cargoes of cotton and naval stores aggre-
eating in value about $500, 200.
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30 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

All these properties lie in Carroll county, and
in the vicinity Of Finksburg.
The Terms of Sale prescribed blythe decree
are :-One-third of the purchase money TO be
paid in cash on the day of sale, or on the rat
ification thereof, and the balance IN equal
payments in one and two years, with interest
to he secured by the notes Of the purchasers
with approved security.
WI. p. MAULSBG.
dee 24-tS Trustee.
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WANTED A FARM OF FROM
w 80 TO so ACRES

In Baltimore or Carroll county, near Railroad
Station. State location, way to it, improve
ments, character of land, water, &C., also the
lowest cash price. Address
e. Pikesvile,
dec 5I-3t~ Baltimore county, Nd. j
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Az II ChA1M 1I1b ,.r,r
w BEST PORTABLE MILL
Made for grinding good Corn Meal for table
use. 1t requires little dressing. Grinds from
1900 to 1000 bushels with one dressing II
makes round meal, not houry and pasy. II
takes from 20 to SO per cent less power than
any other mill not using our Stones address
NORTH CAROLINA MILL STONE w.,
Westminster, Md.
Il have pair of Moore County Grit NIL
Stones which have been i'll use 80 years con,
stantly, under heavy power. Grind 10 to ~
bushels per hour. Dress every $500 bushels
and they make the best meal in the county,
If could not replace them with same grit !
would not part with them for five times the
cost OF ordinary stones. | believe them to DC
superior to any known stone or burr for grlha
ing corn meal. Respectfully yours,
GEORGE K. TATE,
nov Is Mountain Lake. y. {.
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DOR SALE.

A very superior Family Mare, years old,
safe, sound, gentle and good driver, Pleas
ant under saddle. Sold for want of use. Ap.
ply to L. O. GRIMES.
dec 3l-tt- - al Westminsters
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T IsT OF UNCLAIMED MANN,
- remaining in the Post Office MWt NJ
Ster, Md, December "a 1881 "estmn

Alderman, A. H. Lopgbralo H.
Balcome, NJ X. Little. Nj, iutltam I
Dreamer, Jno W. Matthias M Mn nrS n5
Babylon, Miss B. Matthias r Ii'99 Asolie
Baker, Jacob Matthews M ~, "
Buckingham, Mrs. E. c. Miller. Job mN 81
Grouse, Mrs. Mary Masenbei,n,onr y y
Clarke, Jno. H. Noonan- W; Nil MS c.
Dugan, A. c. RothweIl Nh
Gibson, +. l.. Randall. T5nnsr,. a; :.
Gunther, H. Smith. Amos - y
Hoover, Jno; d. Smith, Harry
Hook, Vim. H. Woodward H..
Persons calling for matter in The a l%aels D
will say it was advertised. "'o'e list
dec 81 A. H. HUBER. P "
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DIED.

Deaths Frce-Tributes POETRY &c, Fire Cents per linz
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DosTPoNED TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county, sitting in Equity, the I'M,
dersigned, trustee, will sell at public sale. al
Finksburg, near the premises on
Saturday, the FIST day Of Jaa~GJy 1882,
at 10 o clock, a. m, the following real estate
or so much thereof as may be required to pay
the mortgage debt, interest and costs IN the
proceedings mentioned in the cause No. 2O5S
on the docket Of said court. to VITA tract
or parcel of land containing
ITO ACRES,
more or less, part Of Glover Hill. This sayai-
liable parcel of land, all of fine quality and ad-
vantageously located. and would make 4 beau
tiful farm.
Also parcel of land lying in and adjacent
to Finksbnrg, containing II ACRES, moreor
less, very finely improved with good Dwelling,
barn and all necessary outbuildings Also 4
parcel containing
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THE MARKETS.

WESTMINSTER MARKETS.
Prices by Grimes & Weaver.
FRIDAY. December 30. 1881.
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DOAD NOTICE.

dec 31-tf
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FRANK +.
NO. 1899 EQUITY.

ITUt NOpE,-I est:
dec 31-2t FRANK T. SHAW. Clerk
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pANK STOCK FOR SALE.

dec lite
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noon at her wharf at West Point, Va, by
a terrible explosion in her hold. Nine
teen persons were killed, among them
Adam Jasper, the colored fireman of Bal
timore, and a mess boy from the same city.
The others killed were colored stevedores
from West Point, Richmond and City
Point First officer Geoghegan and Quar-
termaster Bohannon, of Baltimore, We're
badly burned The vessel, new one on
her second trip, was completely destroyed
Dennis Gross, colored who had been ly-
ing i'll with smallpox at the house of Mary
Booth colored, in Parish alley, near Frank
lin street, Baltimore, for the past week.
became delirous at an early hour on Tues
day morning, and leaving his bed and
evading his colored attendants he made
his way out of the house and into the
street. Still delirious and without coat,
shoes or hat he wandered about the streets
for some time until he found his way into
the yard of citizen living near Franklin
street and began knocking on the gate.
is attached thought he was a burglar, and
the owner, donning his clothes, went out
the front dooor and called policeman Hy=
land. The two stealthily walked around
to the yard and the policeman captured
Gross and took him to the Western police
station. The citizen followed to prefer a
charge of attempted burglary, but when
Gross was taken in the station and the
light was full upon him they discovered
that he had horrible case of smallpox.
The citizen beat a hasty retreat and Gross
was hurried away to an adjoining hot
house, where he was furnished with shoes,
stockings and heavy blanket. The health
department was notified and the sufferer
was promptly removed to the Marine Hos
pital. The sanitary inspectors subsequent
ly visited the house where Gross had been
confined and there they found Peter Booze,
Q fye-year-old .colored boy, also suffering
from smallpox
The daily gazette., 1881-08-06

DECLINE IN BRITISH INDUSTRY
A contemporary says: "We do not
believe that the decline in British in
dustry has been as great as it is repre-
sented by some alarmists, ror that
either free trade at home or protection
abroad has had much to do with 1t.
The fact is that England has held an
industrial supremacy to which it is
no longer entitled, and which in time
must pass from its grasp. 1t has been
doing the manufacturing for countries
which are now beginning to do their
own manufacturing and will do more
and more of it as they grow older.
A good illustration of this is afforded
by cotton. Every year our manufac~
ture of this staple is increasing, and
this and other countries will depend
less on English mills for made goods.
Our annual cotton crop is now worth
three hundred million dollars raw and
six hundred millions manufactured.
No nation will long give away this
great difference. It is to our interest
to manufacture our own cotton crop,
and in time we shall do so. That
England should permanently hold the
supremacy which it now has in the
cotton industry is contrary to the fun
damental principles of national econo.
my. And what is true of cotton il
true of certain other things that might
be mentioned.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-06

TIE London Morning Post appears
to take about the same view OF the
Bradlaugh case that certain OF our
American contemporaries have IN
duced themselves-under the debilita-
tions Of the shot wave," perhaps-to
take. This is that Mr.. Bradlaugh is
a grossly indecorous person to attempt
to intrude himself into the House OF
Commons by force, when a majority
of the members of that body have
declared that they don't want to asso-
ciate with him. The Morning Posi-
declaims fiuently about Mr.. Bradlaugh
appealing to the rabble "who have nc
stake in the country, who habitually
rebel against authority, and who are
always ready to give their voices ant
to throw up their greasy caps in favol
of congenial spirit" declares tina
the idea that the member-elect from
Northampton can menace the Hous'
is vain and ridiculous, and calls upol
Mr.. Gladstone to put his foot dow
resolutely upon the insolence, vulgarit
and audacity of Mr.. Bradlaugh.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST o lsSI.
THE INFERNAL MACHINE HOAX =

IHE INTERNAL MACHINE HOAX -
One Of our New York contemporaries |
treats the threats of MIR. Patrick W.
Grove, Of Peoria, Illinois, as great
hoax. 1t says: "his fellowship
misher, O'Donovan Rosa, has let the
cat out of the bag somewhat prema-
turely, and in way that will prevent
the dynamite reaching the vast proper
tions of an international question, as
the Skirmishers fondly hoped it would.
The CHASTITY joke, Mr.. Grove no doubt
imagines. is enhanced by its being of
an unusually protracted character
for, with delicate sense of humor,
and patriotism which is calculated to
''bring England to her knees" in
double-quick time, he has grimly add
ed the ominous words "After Sep-
tember 1st no English vessel will be
safe.'
Fright, like laughter, is infectious !;
and whether Mr.. Pat Grove is cleverly
taking advantage Of and credit for the
work Of others, OF whether the dyna-
mite scare Is a figment of his own
hoax creating brain, it is certain in
either case that both the English and
our own authorities have seized the
occasion to institute every effective
precautionary method for preventing
the shipment of explosives on ocean
going vessels hereafter. This knocks
the bottom out of Mr.. Crows's little
joke and leaves him nothing to crow
over for, If he be the tremendous
dynamatist he would have us believe,
he has defeated his own plans by CIV
ing forewarnlng and if, on the other
hand, he is merely practical. joking
idiot who wishes to scare England, he
has equally defeated his purpose by
exposing the sell. "
1t is well that the New York press
has 80 soon discussed the se-called
'ioke," for after treating the matter
as seriously as the Herald, World and
Tribune have done, 1t would not be at
all surprising if hundreds of tourists
were made timid and deferred their
intended travel to Europe. "Jokes"
like that of Grove deserve TO be pun
ished severely. Hundreds of delicate
females weakened and nervous by dis
ease now take an ocean voyage in
pursuit of health. To these as well
as to the male traveller for his health
such "jokes" may prove very injuri-
GUS. They seem horrible enough to
men in health, and when the agents of
two great governments are led to look
after the matter, it is not surprising
that such rs we have alluded to should
be credulous enough to believe the
threats of Grove something more
than an attempted "hoax" or "prac-
tical joke"
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HARTMANN, the Russian, who lately
arrived in this country, and b)asted
to the New York press reporters that
he helped to assassinate the Emperor
of Russia, finds that he has mistaken
the character of the American people
and its government. He very foolisbly
supposed that the people who had
won their freedom from monarchical
rule in honorable warfare, were favor
able to the horrid and brutal crime of
murder by assassination, if only a
King or an Emperor or Gear were the
victims. Finding that the American
people looked upon the taking of life
as murder whether the slain is q poor
beggar or Gear, and that the laws
were not allowed to be put aside out
of respect to persons, Hartmann has
quietly taken himself away to Canada,
where he thinks he is more likely to
escape being surrendered if the Rus
sian government should make requisi-
tion for his arrest as q criminal. 1t is
we'll he has gone. This is not good
place for murderers to seek for con-
cealment.
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THE SCHOOL COMMITTEES of the
several counties will find the notice of
RobertJ. Reynolds, Esq, Trustee of the
School Fund in another column. He
has distributed the dividend to each
school district in the State. "To each
district in the City of Wilmington,
New Castle county, S114.1O, and to
each of the other Districts in New
Castle county ss5.57; to each of the
Districts in Kent county s67.s6 and
to each of the Districts in Sussex
county $54.49. The dividends due
the Districts in New Castle county
are payable at the Farmers Bank at
New Castle to the Districts in Kent
county at the Farmers Bank at Rover
and to the Districts in Sussex county
at the Farmers Bank at Georgetown y
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A niece of uncoined silver we;obin,

A piece of uncoined silver weighing
412t grains 9-10 fine, can be sold to
any dealer in the finer metals, for near
ly one dollar, but one grain of common
sense ought to show any one that 1t is
not really a dollar any more than a
piece of iron of the same value would
be. All civilized governments claim
and exercise the right to regulate their
own currency by indicating exactly
how and by what materials it shall be
made, and for what amount each piece
shall be leg i tender. That certain
metals, gold and silver, have a sort of
divine right to be regarded as money,
is an absurd superstition, which van
ishes the moment it is looked at in the
open light of reason.
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CoNEY ISLAND, sterile as its sands
are, says the N. Y. Star, has become
fertile this year in the article of ruf-
fans. A few days since a gang of
drunken negroes raided the West End,
armed with razors and balesticks, and
broke up all the colored fancy balls !;
then q visitor at West Brighton on
Wednesday was beaten and Stable d
by rowdy for protesting against his
acts Of indecency. They will need a
vigilance committee down there if
things progress in this way.
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NEW CASTLE COUNTY, s.. s..

NEW CASIIE COUNI1, %. y.
The State of Delaware to
(- the Sheriff OF New Castle
SCAA county, Greeting: Whereas,
Mary U. Chase, Dy her peti-
tion 10 Jne Judges of our Superior Court,
filed In the Office of The ProLhonotary OF
the said Court, IN and for the couRty OF
New Castle, for the cause OF Complaint
therein a'leged, has made application TO
nounced dissolvIng 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 Thai cher Chase SO that he
he aud appear before the Judges OF our
said Court AT the next term thereof, TO be
held at Wilmington on Mond y, the
twenty eighth day OF November next, 10
answer the allegations OF the said petit
ton, and also 10 snow cause, II any he
has, why decree of the said Court
should not be made dissolving the mar
riage existing between him and the said
petitioner. according 10 an act of Assem-
also TO do and receive whlt the said
Court shall then and there consider con-
cerning him in this bthalf, as TO the
Court shall Seem meet and consistent
with the provisions of the said act of AS
sembly and have you then and tnere
this writ.
Witness the Honorable Joseph p, Com.
eggs, Esquire of Wllm mington, the Iwen-
ty-fifth day a. May, A. ". Eighteen hun
dred and eighty-one.
GEO. A. MAX WELL.
Pfothonotary.
Issued. June IA, 1881. t-l7-3 - os
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CATCHING SHARKS with hook and
line from the piers in New York seems
just now to afford the greatest amuse-
ment to the fishermen. Sharks seven
to ten feet long and weighing from
four to six hundred pounds have been
caught. It required eight to ten men
to draw the largest up to the top of
the peer. The sharks are exhibited
under tent and the curiosity to see
them makes the show great source
OF profit to the owners.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-06
WH1TTAKER Cur HIS OWN EARs.

WHITAKER CUT HIS OWN EARS
After all the trouble taken by the negro.
loving portion of the people in authority
to clear the young negro West Point
cadet Whitaker, and the expenditure of
about S25, 900 among the Republican
politicians to help cover up the boys
scandalous crime, it is now said that the
tenor Of the report in the case is to the
effect that the negro "cut his own ears,
aud desired to impute his crime to some
OF the white cadets.
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IL TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.

~ IbESDA AND II EhhDAIs
DIR. JAMES TODD, OF PHILADELPHIA.
VINO for many years has been emInenily
successful In the treatment OF CHRONIC
DISEASES, has opened an office at
So2 MARKET ST., WILMINGTON,
Where he can ne consulted on Tuesday
and Friday of each week, between The
hours OF 8 A. M. and p. M. Persons suf-
fering from Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Loss
OF Appetite, Consti patton Nervous Weak
nesH, General Debility ,Catarrh, N euralgia,
Deafness, Roaring sounds IN the Head
bronchitis, Asthma, Diseases ofthe Throat.
Lungs. Liver, Spleen. Kidneys, Womb
and Urinary Organs, Gout. hheumatism, i,
Brighrs Disease, Hciataca, Lumbag .,
chronic Diarrh9a and Dysentery, Hem
orrhoids or Piles, Functional Diseases Of
the Heart, certain stages of Marasmus
and Lung consumption, 5crofula, Pim-
pies on the Face. Diseases OF the Blood
and SKIN, Scald Head. &C., &C., Will ind
1t greatly TO their advantage to call. as
they will be told with certainty what
aiis them, and when a cure is promised
you can rely upon IL. Consultation free.
Jyl6 6m.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-06
DEATH OF FAMOUS MANuFAcruR-

DEATH OF A FAMOUS MANUFACTURE
ER.-On Wednesday tbe 1900 male
and female employees of the Clark
Thread Company, in Newark, N. j.,
quit work because a cablegram had
been received announcing the sudden
death of James Clark, the senior
member of the firm, at his home, in
FALSELY, Scotland, at the age of 81
years. He was the oldest of the seven
Clark brothers, who made the manu.
facture of spool cotton one of the most
important industries in the world. The
works of the same firm at Paisley,
Scotland, give employment to 5000
men and women.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-06

THE Delatoarean, following an old
custom, comes to us in deep mourn
ing, over the death of one of Della
wares most worthy and lamented
citizens, Hon. Cove Salisbury.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-06
A Good baptist

clergyman Of Bergen, N. Y, q strong
temperance man, suffered with kidney
trouble, neuralgia, and Dizziness almost
TO blindness, over two years after he was
against "Bitters." Since his cure he
says none need fear but trust In Hop
Bitters.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-06

MORE LADIES and children are said
10 be learning 10 swim this year than
during any other similar period. The
possibility of accident on our frequently
crowded excursion boats should make
this kind of tuition almost imperative.