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The daily gazette., 1881-12-20
NEwAaK Enrrsa.
cofresp ondsncs Of the GAsETTn.
NEwARK, Dec. 20, 1881.

N~A5 Awe ~ ASSAs
The train due at the r., w. n p.
station at 5:22 p. M, going north, has
been changed to SIG p. NJ, and the
one due at 6:88 p. M, going south, to
6:26 p. m.
Mr.. John Atkinson lost : valuabIs
sorrel mare on Sunday evening last Of
lung disease. ts
The remains Of Mrs. Ann Cole, u
Chestnut Hill, were inferred In the
Newark M. E. Cemetery on Monday
afternoon. ~ .t
Tho old bridge opposite Mr.. Jack :
son Hossinger's farm, on the Newark
and Pomeroy Railroad, has been re-
placed by new, substantial structure.
All other bridges on this road are be-
ing repaiied and put in FIRST class
condition.
Two young converts wers received
in the M. z. Church of this placs,
Sunday morning, on probation. May
the good work Of the Lord continue.
On Monday night, about 10 o'clock,
Mrs. HarmaD, coiored, living with Mr..
George Lindsey, cashier 1t the Ma
tional Bank, Was burned no badly BY
the explosion Of coal oil lamp that
she died this morning at i've O'Clock.
1t appears that she was subject to fts,
and while in one Of these spasms
knocked the lamp over, causing it to
explode !; she rushed down the stairs
with her clothing all in blaze, and
in eHdeaycring to quench the FIRE Mr..
Lindsey had his hands burned 80 badly
that he is unable to attend to duty.
# ANON.
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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
- and permitting the Wilmington q
Northern Railroad Company to lay track
crossings over Christisna Avenue.
OF Wilmington two thirds of the mem-
bers concurring
sEeTIoN j. That the Wilmington and
said corporation is her eby authorized
and permitted to lay track crossfnQs
over Christiana Avenue as follows, to
wit: Two crossings over the said ave-
nue. near the intersection Of the said
avenue with city line, to connect with
the Lobd II Car Wheel Company,s new
works one crossing over the said ave.
extended, to connect with the Christiana
Iron Company's rolling m i'll one croeg-
ing over the said avenue near "Bn street
extended to connect with the land Of the
National Dredging Company; one cross.
ing over the said aven ne snd the extrem-
ity of Commerce street, to connect track
to be laid on land of the Christiana River
mond state Iron company's Old Ferry
mill.
SECTION .. The track crossings hereby
authorized and permitted TO pc laid By
the said WtlMington and Northern Raii-
road Company shall be laid so as to oon-
form to the grade OF the SAID Christiane
Avenue as now by law established and
grade the said track cra assings shsii Be
made TO conform thereto.
SECTION s.-The street between said
tracks shall be kept paved or planked
tracks shall be removed upon q vote of
two-thirds OF all the members or Coun-
Gil. The said paving or planklnv to be
isfaction of the Street Commi las Oner.
SECTIoN 4. All ordinances and parfa of
ordinances Inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
Passed at the City Hall, Dec. "a 1871
HARRY YsHARPLEY,
President OF CITY Council.
Attest:-H. r.. PEsNtNeToN. Clerk,
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THE NEW ComMIrrEE.
Hts OrEanizatfOn-AC Col0red Man
beats white Brother for the
secretaryshfp.

Aue OfEom1zot1Om-A COIOfed Man
heats q white Brother for the
secretaryshfp.
Washington Hastings rump Republic
can City Executive Committee met, last
evening, and adjourned sine die, In or.
der TO make room for the new conmitt Q
appointed by the Peace Commission.
The latter committee theE held meet.
ing In the Lincoln Club, room, with Or.
e. q. Shortlidge in the chair, and at
once proceeded to effect a permanent
organization. Henry g. McLear " as
elected chairman by aeciamation.
For the Secretaryship there was a
peculiar contest, the candidates being
James A. Anderson, an intelligent negro
man, and Walter Bacon, Esq, a young
lawyer and prominent member of the
Young Mems Republican Club. The
negro members of the committee stuck
BY Anderson, AID as result he was
overwhelmingly elected receiving thirty
two votes, to sixteen for Bacon and one
for Chas. w. Tailey. The result was q
stunning shock to the Clubs representa-
tives on the committee, and is generally
regarded as shot from the negroes and
their friends at that sristocratic and ex
elusive organization. For 1t Is a we'll.
known fact that despite the social
equ ality principles of the Republican
party 1t Is "easier for camel to go
through the eye Of a needle" than for a
negro 10 become member Of the Young
Mems Republican Club.
R. Ii. Evbanks was elected Treasurer
Of the Committee, receiving eighteen
votes, to 10 tor Fred Pyle, II for Chas.
w. Talley, 3 for John Ruth and 2 for
Dan Stewart.
Alter adopting resolution calling
upon all good Republicans for aid and
assistance, tbe committee adjourned.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-20

ANOTHER SCANDAL.-It is now
banded about Washington that the
ladies Of that city are carefully con-
sidering the important question as to
whether they should visit the British
Minister, tho Hon. Sackville- West
That gentleman has = family of chill
dren living with him, and y t he is q
batchelor Of forty four.
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Meeting this Evening.

The Water Witch Fire Company
will hold meeting this evening for
the purpose Of purchasing o relief
valve in accordance with the ordinance
recently passed by City Council. The
company have Tested number of
valves, and great many Of the mem-
bers seemed to be In favor Of the
Prunty valve Of Baltimore, while others
favor the Shaw valve, which has been
adopted by the Reliance Fire Com
pany.
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A BaAion Car driver will Remem-
ber shapksg wing.

Our reporter fou Mr.. ohm T. Garvin
he was a.,,u s; ears old, and has been
six yo..sa liver on The METROPOLITAN
Horse II. r. His wife has teen an inyal.
Id for the past dve years. nd he had
some diffieu " la scraping :. dollar 'o-
Orleans, L., 10 get a ticket In Nov. 8th
drawi 4 of tn Louisiana State Lottery ;
but IL was the best Investment he ever
made. He held one-h II of No 10, s63
which won the GariIal Prize ef $300n0
and the ASS 600 came TO him In coin by
the Adams Express. He invested the
amount In government bonds he had
nat returned h' me from spending
Than sgiyipg with his friends. ind
resuthes work Boston
Commercial and Shipping List. Nov. 3D.
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win Report This Evening.

The joint committee appointed by the
German Library Association and the
Delaware Sengerbund for the purpose
OF negotiating for the purchase of that
portion Of the Wesleyan Female College
on Sixth street, will make their report
this evening at meeting of the two So
cieties. Ii the purchase is made the
building will be used for a German
school aud lodge and society rooms.
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Cars or tho Track.

AT Hockessin, on the Del. Western
Railroad, yesterday afternoon, two
co.l cas- Vi a freight train jumped the
tack AID delayed the passenger train
due in this city at 2:l, O'Clock for
three quarters Of an hour. Aside from
the delay no damage was occasioned.
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visiting baltimore.

Messrs. Jemison, Cooch, Watkins,
Hickman ant Lackey, the building
committee OF the Trustees of the Poor,
accompanied by Drs. Springer and ogle,
went TO Baltimore, yesterday, to inspec,
the Almshouse buildings of that city,
which are ssid to be the most approved
and complete In the country. They will
return this evening.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-20
MY Good woman;

Why are you SO out of sorts, never able
to tell folks that you are well 2 Ten to
one It's all caused In the first place b,
habitual constipation, which no doubt
iually caused derapged liver and kid.
neys. The sure cure for constipation Is
the celebrated Kidney-Wort. 1t ,s also
a specific remedy for all kidney and
liver diseases. Thousands are cured by
It every month. Try is at once Toledo
Blade,
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One Experience from Many.

L had been sick and miserable 90 long
and had caused my husband 30 much
trouble and expense, no one seemed to
know what allied me, that was COM
pletely disheartened and discouraged.
In this frame Of mind got o bottle or
Hop Bltters and used them unknown to
my family. l soon began TO Improve
husband and family thought 1t strange
and unnatural, but when / told them
what had helped me they said, "Hurrah
for Hop Bittersi long may they prosper,
for they have made mother weil and us
happy."-rhe Mother.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-20

1T Is somewhat discouraging to the
advocates OF temperance party when a
man elected to Office on a temperance
ticket becomes 30 Incorporate that be
has to be removed. Marshalltown,
Iowa, affords the latest instance OF the
kind in the person of Its Mayor.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-20
The sans Ola Caae

The Hollis Vandegrift case occupied
all Of yesterday afternoons session of
Court. Messrs. Lore and Bates, for
the defendant, finished their argu
ments, and Mr.. Moore commenced the
closing argument for the plaintiff. He
finished this morning, after which the
charge was delivered and the jury re-
tired.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-20
Entertainment This Evening;

A number OF the members of St
Mar2's church, will give concert and
dramatic entertainment this evening In
the basement Of the church. The pro.
gramme has been carefully selected and
will no doubt prove entertaining. The
proceeds are for the benefit of the
orphans. The doors will be open at 1850
O'Clock, and the performance commence
half an hour later.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-20
Glenn surrerders .

John Glenn, who savagely assault
ted Chas. Carsley with shot gun,
Sunday morning, as stated in yester
day'sGAzETTE, and for whose arrest
warrant was issled, walked into
the police station, last evening,
and surrendred himself. Carl Specht
became his surely for q hearing
before the Mayer
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Lacture To morrow Evening.

Prof. J. A. Congdon, of Washing.
ton, will lecture tomorrow evening
in the Household of Faith Church,
Tatnall street above Seventh. His
theme will be Oratory and Elecution
Prof Congdon comes highly recom-
mended by some of the leading States
men of the country.
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Amusements.
"ouR GoBLINs."

Mitchell's Pleasure Party will appear
for the second time in our city tomo' r0 v
evening In the Opera House, In William
GiIl's reconstructed version OF "Our
Goblin's, or fun on the Rhine" Since
its first production here the comedy has
been greatly improved, and another act
added, which burlesques the Soeiet'
drama admirably,
There should be q crowded house
and II every one goes who enjoys goo
hearty laugh there will bs an overcrow
ded house.
"HUMPTY DUhPTy."
On Friday evening, Tony Denisr'.
great company, will appear In the evel
pleasing and never tiresome pantonimt
OF "Humpty Dumpty." Besides tht
pantom.ime he has large company OF
specially performers, among them beini
the Sparks Brothers, John and Joe II
Irish songs and dances.
arHE snRnAE VOLUNTEER.
A large audience assembled in lh,
Institute Hall last evening to greet th'
| first appearance of viii d. Saphar, TN
well known dutch comedian OF Phil
| In the play Of "Ihe German Volunteer.
The characters outside OF the princlpa
one. which was taken by Mr.. sapharr
we're performed by members OF Smytl
Post, for whose benefit The performance
are given. The parts were all well tAko'
and the the large audience presen
seemed very we'll satisfied, with the PER
for,nance. II will be repeated this, TO
morrow and Thursday evenings.
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PedestaI for a Frame.

The Friendship Fire Company is
having pedestal constr ucted, upon
which will be mounted the magnifi-
cent photograph frame presented to
them about year ago by the Friend
ship Fire Company, Of HARRISBURG, Pal
The frame is the finest ever seen in
this city.
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committed for yasran.x,

During the hearings before the
Mayor this morning, Joshua Emmett
was placed in the dock. The officer
Who made the arrest charged him
with vagrancy, and he was committed
to New Castle for 80 days.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-20

These are really "hard times, land wi q
people save doctor bills by keeping DR.
Bulls Cough syrup In the house. Price
Is cents.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-20
W. N. CHANDLER.
Gil MARKET STREET.
The Confederate States OF Amerfea
Loans.
DOLLAR AID COTTON BoNps.)

IDULLAH AND COTTON BONDS.)
The Committee of Bondholders. form.
ed ct the meeting held in London on 8Ist
May, 1881, hereby notify hslders Of the
above Bonds that arrangements are IN
progress for the registration of such
bonds in the United Stotes.
By order Of the Committee, DAVID B.
LINDSAY, Clerk, 80 Coleman street.
London. November. 1881. Ate
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DIED.

DOLAN.-On,t the 18th inst. Kate Dolau.
The relatives and friends are inyif Cd
toattend the funeral from the residences or
her father. Martin Dolan, Dupont's up
per banks, on Tuesday afternoon at .
o'clock. Interment at at. Joa anh ,a
ct metery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-12-17

upon those upstairs to escape Tor thelr lives
In another moment the flames had envelopcd
/ the stairway, thus cutting oil the means OF es'
cape tor the doomed men above except at the
small openings at either end OF the lolt, ana
from these the sliding doors had to be re-
moved.
The loft was ilIlcd win straw ana communist
bic material used rs bedding, and II was only
those nearest TO the opening who could MAKE
their exit The occurrences IN the room, on &C.
count OF the sitting smoke, which even the
hOrrid flames rapidly licking up the iloor ana
filling the loft did not penetrate, ballie dcS-
criptlon. Twcnly-threc OF the occupants ol
the loft succeeded IN squeezing through inc
openings, some with their unucrclothcs on
fire.
The others rushed lrahticaliy ABOUT inc
rooms, first to one end and thon the olhci, thciT
location being known by their cries, uhVI
smoke suifocatcd them and their cries were
stiiled, The building was wrapped IN sheets
of fire, and the survivors could only Writhc III
pain aud SILVER in the frosty air OF early
morning.
At dsy.break not stick OF the lIl-iated
frame remained standing. The site was slrewn
with kitchen and dining room furniture, more
than halfcOnsumed, kitchen utensils, shreds
OF clothing, human bones, strips OF crlspcd
flesh, and skulls the latter being lOunu IN al
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-12-17

On Sunday night, in Milwaukee, while
Aug Fischer was In bed sleeping, his wife at
tackled HIM with an az, striking him twice in
the forehead with the blade, and In the back
OF the head. Fischer was able TO lump out of
bed and fly, after locking the door leading
to the apartment where their four children
were sleeping, and then to escape to the street
where he alarmed the neighbors, who came to
his rescue. He was followed To the door by
his wife, who dealt him final blow in the
back with the poll of the AK A doctor was
summoned and attended to Fischer's wounds
but has small hopes of his recovery, as one OF
the blows received on the forehead Land bare
the brain. Mrs Fischer was taken to Jail
The attempt upon the life of her husband i.
attributed to a belief upon her part that he IN
tended to marry another woman, this delusion
having been created by hearing the priest a
ST. Joseph's church publish the bans of mar
OF the same name.
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CRIMINAL VARIETIES.
Culled Here and There from the Columns of
the Daily Press.
Firemen as. Fire ISugs

Coldwater, Mich, has a case on hand smil
ar to that revealed few months ago at Cham
paign, in this state. The town being afflicted
by series of Inccndary fires and unable to
trace out the criminals, finally turned its atten
ton to the fire department anu discovered to
their dismay that the fire bugs were the fire.
men themselves. Hathaway, the chief engin'
Ger Of the fire department, having been arrest
ed, made a full statlment, to the effect
That himself, with three others, had kndled
the fires and that he had provided the others
with boxes of sawdust and shavings for that
purpose. lie confessed to four destructive
fires thus klndled. The motive was That of
rouslng the interest Of the citizens in the fire
department, IN order to get funds for the state
tournament, which was to be held later on
Hathaway was released on $1,000 bail al The
bidding of the court. 1T is generally under
stood that Hathaway will make a clean breast
of it, and thus endcavor to clear himself Pub.
lie sentiment IL very much in his favor in the
belief that he was made tool OF by llemcng-
way, who IL believed to be the instigator of the
whole affair.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-12-17

| At COldxater, Mich, on Monday nlght
Frank Wheeler shot his wife and the hmsel
al their residence in Coldwater township JUS
outside the city limits She was the mistress
of a bagnlo that had been running tol some
time, and of late her husband, who hal sep
arated from her year or two ago lad re
turned to live with her. But he was palous
of her and the matter was talked o'er on
Monday night by several visitors at the place,
when jsst about II O'Clock Wheeler went from
the bar.room of the place INTO the kitchen and
called his wife, who was in an adjoining bed
room. She went to him, in the kitchen which
was dark, when he Immediately drew his
right hand from behind him and fired bullet
clear through the body and lodged just under
the SKIN of the back. She Immediately drop
ped, and after eXClaiming, 80 Frank ex.
pred Directly following the first slot was
another, sent INTO his own body, which struck
a rib on the left side and was DETECTED in its
course, so that it was not fatal. All OF the in
mates of the house then rushed outdoors,
some of the men starting to town for the of,
ficers. Very soon after three more shots were
fired, all Of which lodged in Wheeiers left
breast, one going through the heart and an.
other cutting off the lett nipple, the revolver
being held so near that the clothing vas COM
pletely burned and torn away and the skin
blackened and filled with powder. The supposi-
ton which is generally believed from the ties
tlmony at the inquest is that, after he fired
the second shot being the first one into his
own body, he went from the kitchen outdoors
and returned before firing any more Death
was then almost instantaneous.
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An OHIO Murder.

a ticndlsh murder occurred on the 9Th inst
II, the little town of Bristol, near Painsvilc.
OHIO the facts Of which are thus given in a
dispatch to the Chicago Times:
Myron Phelps, the murderer, is 5Gl years OF
age, and although some of his ncIghbors con
slider him a crank, many attribute his peculiar
action to a fashion OF his own, and claim he
was so from childhood. The victim, William
Phelps, is 81 years of age and has managed
most of the family affairs for four years. His
body lay today where he had been laid out,
and al ugly blue scar two inches above the
naval showed where the bullet entered. At
the time of the shooting he WAS wrestling with
a brothcria few years younger, The father
shouted To William to stop, but the command
was not needed and like flash the father
levcllcd his revolver, a 32.callbre Colt, at the
breast of the elder boy and fired, the bali
striking as before described William sank
to the floor, the blood squirting from the wound.
In a few minutes he was dead The father
left the house and went to his fathers living
two miles away, where the sheriff founu aim,
and saved him from lynching. He was taken
before a justice, but the clamor for HIM by
the mob was so great that he was hurried 10
the county Jail. The town of Bristol, where
the murder occurred, contains only about five
hundred Inhabitants, and Is IN the extreme
northern end of the county. The widest OK.
citement prevailed there today, and rumors
were numerous that the jail would be mobbed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-12-17

There are depths of depravity beyond the
reach of the sounding line. OF such the case
of Mary Pafller, OF Erie, Pa, affords an IN
stance. She was young girl who Arrived a.
Erie from her home in Germany to meet
an only brother who, but few hours be
fore her arrival, in despair had hung him
self Alone in a strange land, with $3.50 IN
her possession, she accepted situation rs ser
want AMI placed her money in bank. Two
young rufiians named Llnderman and Krantz
consplred to rob her. Llnderman proposed
marriage. She consented, and drawing out
her money went with him 10 Cleveland There
both ruilans barbarously il!.used her, and hav
ing got all her money, literally sold her to the
keeper of house Of lll-fame.
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