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The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-16
From the Phila. Times.
GARRETT AND GONEN CONFER

| PROJECTED CONNECTION OF THE BAL
TIMoRE AND OHIO WITH THE READ
ING.
There is something very important
afoot in relation to the effort of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad to reach New
York by an Independent route. Robert
Garrett, the thiId vice president Of the
company and its active spirit in the ab.
seGce of his father in Europe, was in
Philadelphia yesterday in conference
with President Gowen, of the Reading
Railroad, on the subject. They were
together for three hours. 1t is under
stood that the conference was in refer
ence to the way in which a connection
can be formed with the Reading Rail-
road without going over the three-m
junction Road. AS the Baltimore and
Ohio Company cares very little for the
passenger business from either New
York or Philadelphia, but is most inter-
ested in the transportation OF freight, it
Is said that line is to be constructed
outside ths city, although adding three
miles 10 The distance. On Western freight
the Baltimore and Ohio people think
they eau counterbalance this by the
shortness of their route to Baltimore.
The great aim of the Baltimore and
Ohio Company is to enter into competi-
tion for the tremendous freight business
of New York and Philadelphia with the
West and South. Their design, it is
asserted, should they fail to get into
Philadelphia, is TO have freight received
by the Reading Railroad in the city and
taken out to the junction of the road
which they propose to build.
TO what was stated in the GAZETTE
yesterday the Times adds
In stock circles the opinion prevails
that the Baltimore and Ohio are now
substantially the owners of the Della
ware Western Railroad and its charter
giving the right to build extensions.
Mr.. Garrett is also credited with hav-
ing secured the stock in the Delaware
Western formerly held by Dre1el &
Co. Mr.. Garrett came in a cab direct
from the depot, and after his interview
with Mr.. Gowen returned Immediately
to Baltimore.
Having learned that Col. McComb
was present at the conference yester-
day, a GAZETTE reporter called at the
Coloners Office this morning. Col.
McComb was not in his office, but the
reporter was informed by one who is
in a position to know, that thus far
everything had progressed satisfastor-
lily with the Colonel.
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SPECIAL MEETING.
CITY COUNCIL MEETS TO ESTABLISH
A GRADE.

CITY COUNCIL MEETS TO ESTAB LISH
A GRADE.
When the workmen on the new
railway reached the intersection of
Lombard street yesterday it was
found that the bed of Lombard
street at that point was at least ten
inches ABOVE the regular grade of
Fourth street. At the time Fourth
street was macademized, it was pur-
posely made higher at this point in
order to prevent the surface water
from Lombard street flowing down
Fourth to Poplar. As it is cOntem.'
plated to pave Fourth street in the
near future with Belgian blocks, Mr..
Bradford, President Of the city rail,
way desired to know whether Coun-
Gil would bring the street TO grade,
or allow it to remain as it is. A
special meeting of Council was
called by the Mayor and that body
met at Fourth and Lombard streets
at 9 o'clock this morning.
After some little discussion in re-
gard to the matter on motion of Mr.
Beecher, the grade of the street be
left as it is, and the Street Commit
tee be instructed to prepare an or
dinance conforming with the pres
ent profile of the street.
Council then adjourned.
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Of the Baptists in Delaware by Morgan
Edwards, just dead. OF the four
churches in Delaware that had joined
the Salisbury Association, three-viz. {.
the Sounds, Broad Creek and Gravelly
BIanch-coRtinued in thai connection.
All the other Baptist churches iu Del
aware united with The new Associa :.
tion.
The Delaware Association was com
posed in
1901 Of churches and 29S members.
1928 " 500
1879 az /" i97
Four Of the seven churches reported
in 1879 are in Delaware, and with a
total membership of one hundred and
twenty eight. There are besides two
churches in the Salisbury Association,
Little Creek and Broad Creek, with
seventy>two members, in all (Salis-
bury Min. of 1879 making a total in
the State, belonging to these six
churches, of two hundred memb bsrs.
The once hourishing Welsh Tract
Church has decreased from one hun-
dred and ninety-two in 1917 to sixty
four in 1879, while in the same period
the First Wilmington has fallen from
two hundred and eight to eleven. And
this decline does not come because the
new churches esta blished draw from
them, for only one new interest has
been established by the efforts of The
earlier churches of the Delaware As
sociation since 1856, or for nearly a
century. One church has been orga-
niznH m that e. ,I oI,a
fully give them all the credit due. 1t
is called the Bethel, and was started in
1855 as mission in New Castle coun-
ty by the Welsh Tract Church. 1t
was made to stand alone by it's mother
in 1889, and constituted church with
sixteen members after an existence as
a mission for forty-six years. There
were also three churches formed in the
lower part of the State in the early
part OF this century, and connected
with the Salisbury Association-the
Bethel, in Sussex county, the Little
Creek and the Millsborough. The
Little Creek is the only one of the
three that survives, and is served in
conjunction with the Broad Creek
Church by Elder z. Rittenhouse, who
is Pastor also of the First Wilmington
Church, and the only Pastor of the
Old School denomination now (199G)
in .he State. The Gravelly Branch,
Sounds, Mispillion, Bethel in New
Castle bounty, Bethel in Sussex coun-
ty, and Millsborough churches are no
more /; their light has gone out, their
"candles'ick" has been removed, and
their empty meeting houses stand like
desepted windmills, testifying of the
industry of past age that built them,
and of the progressive spirit of the
present that has left them far behind.
And ''the things which remain" ''are
ready to die" The most indication of
life is observable in the venerable
Welsh Tract Church. Yet even here
regular service is held only twice
month, while with the others it is but
monthly. The attendance at all of
them is mostly small.
The meetings of the Association,
which are annual, are sometimes large.
ly attended.
The cause of this unusual decline in
our UNCONVENTIONAL affairs, and of the
decayed and feeble state of these early
churches, is thus stated by Rev. Nor
gan j. Rhees. then of Delaware, hime
self Welshman, in Benedicts His
tory of the Baptists "One general re-
mark is true of them all 'rhey pro-
gress backward
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-16
A WHITE SQUIRREL.

Prof. p. w. Hochkeppel, the lin
guist, is the possessor OF perfectly
white squirrel. The animal was
given to him by gentleman who
brought it from Brazil. While on a
trip North, year or so ago, Mr..
Hochkeppel cndeavored to procure
a mate for his squirrel, but did not
succeed. The white squirrel is a
rarity in these paris, and Mr.. Hoch-
keppel has been offered as high as
$50 for it.
The Professor also has all Irish
thrush, which is said to be gifted
with the supernatural power Of kill
ing o,her birds by the fierce express
sion of his eye.
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A Romance of she Crescent City

In New Orleans on warm day early in
February, a Mr.. Isaac Kern stroiied into
an once of the Louisiana State Lottery,
and laid down one dollar, received a hall
of ticket No. 193 $50 put II in his pock ct
and quietly awaited The drawing, and 10
his Joy full surprise, like Abou ben Adhem,
ai5 o00-lf he had spent another dollar IL
might have been S3O,OJ. The next draw
ing takes place April 18th, when those
who have written To nj. A. Daupnln, NJ .
sis broadway, New York City, N. Y, or
the same al New Orleans, La. may antici-
pate O pleasant surprise. mhlo-st.
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Ths 9aily Gazstts.
FIRST EDITION.
Amusements.
ARRESTED ON A WARRANT

ARRESTED ON A WARRANT.
For some time past tax collector
Provost has been endeav6ring to
collect from j. L. Goslin, dentist,
Eighth and Shipley streets, the
taxes due from him TO the city. Mr..
Goslin paid no attention to the re-
peated calls OF the collector until
finally Mr.. Provost sent him a pos
tai card asking him to cal and set-
tie at the tax office. To this Mr..
Goslin replied that he would settle
when he got ready.
This reply neLtled the tax collec~
tor and yesterday morning he called
at the residence Of Mr.. Goslin and
made demand for his money. He
was met by a shower of abuse and
ordered to leave the house. Mr..
Provost left the house and procured
a warrant for Mr.. Goslin's arrest
The hearing in the case will take
place this evening before the Mayor.
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GOING TO TEXAS.

Mr.. C. A. Merriam, who has for a
number of years past held the po-
sition of Division Superintendent on
the p. W. & X. r., has resigned his
position as civil engineer on the
Texas u Rio Grande Narrow
Gauge Il. r. He will leave to-
morrow for Texas, accompanied by
number Of surveyors.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

At the annual meeting of St Mary's
7. A. b. Corps held last eveneGg the
following officers were elected:
PresIdent-Wm. Ii. Stuart.
Vice President-John +. NcCrack-
en-.
Secretary-T. +. Finn.
Treasurer-J. j. shay.
Messenger-J. Barrett.
Captaiu-T. Hannigan.
First Michael NJ. Nc
Grath.
Second Lieutenant-James Kelly.
Auditing Committee-Frank Nc
Nulty, NJ. J. German, William Nc
Menamin.
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PUBLIC SALE.

L. w. Stdhan & Son, auctioneeis, s.,
sold at public sale for Ann 5. Reybold,
near Delaware City, the following:
Horses, $l53, Sl72, 500, 800 aud 1872;
cows, $110, $50, $50, SAP, S35, Sal, SOL
and $50; yearling heifvrs, $33, $50, $50,
S26, $32, 500, $35, $25, $50, $2s and
S25; yearlinG bull, $50; oxen, $l45,
$lOO and $l5l; pigs, $40; buggy, SOL.
line sale was well attended and the bid
ding spirited. There were great many
persons in attendance from this city aud
vicinity. The sale was advertised in the
GAZETTE.
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PUSHING UP.

The workmen are busily at work on
the new railway and are now at digging
up the square between Poplar ana Lom-
bard streets. The rails are laid between
Pile street and railroad. The work is
progressing very satisfactory to the con-
tractor. There are six or eight tracks
crossing Fourth street near Church street
aud some sixty or seventy trains of the
p. W. Il. b., pass that point ever day it
will therefore, be dangerous place for
the street cars to pass.
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EXHIBITION TO BE GIVEN.

AT a meeting of the Wilmington Ath-
letic Association, held last evening, ii
was decided 10 give public exhibition
some time during next month, the pro-
ceeds to be used 10 purchasing new ap-
paratus. The affair will be under the
MANAGEMENT Of Mr.. Guthrie. The pro-
gramme will be arranged tomorrow
evening.
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NOTICE.
N OFFICE OF THE rREET CON- I
MISSIONER, No. 81 e. 9th St.,

WILMINGTON, DEL, March 1lth, 1881.
Property owners and agents will please
take notice that the following Ordinance,
reiating to pavements, will be strictly
enforced, and in order TO save themselves
unneres ary trouble and expense they
will please observe 1T:
ORDINANCE RELATING TO PAVE
MENTS.
Whenever any defects or obstructions
are found by the Street Commissioner, or
reported to him, he shall forthwith cause
the pavement or sidewalk to be repaired
or the defects or obstrucLions to be re-
moved at the proper cost of such owner
or agent of the property 10 which the
pavement belongs and report the bills to
the City Council to be collected before the
Mayor L.. P. LYNCH.
mill Sd. street Commissioner.
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County SuperIntendents of Free
SGh0oIR.

Among the appointments made
by GOV. Sharp in March, 1851, were
the following as superintendent of
Tree schools for the three counties ::
New Castle county, Hon. Willard
Hall; Kent, John A. Nicholson;
Sussex, Rev. Jonathan Torbert.
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CARPErFoR SALE,CHEAP.
A second hand Ingram Carpet; also
Body Brussels, cheap.
marl5 81 W. NJ. KENNARD & Co.
Political Speakers do II.

fOllJlcal speakers DO IL.
Lecturers ard Ministers do IL.
MAJORS and Congress smen do 10.
Judges and Lawyers do II.
Ac, ors and Artists do IL.
Merchants and Tradesmen do IT,
Farmers and Mechan les do II,
In the Forum, Counting house, Work
snop, Studio, and even IN the fdItors'
Sa ctnm, the universal reply to the que =
Lion, w hat do you take for q cough or
coldf" 10 "Sinea' Syrup OF Tar. Wild
Cherry sud Hoarhound,"
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NEW ADvERTlsEAHEN:rg,
DRoPosALs FOR o1TY HAULING.
OFFICE OF THE STREET CoMMIe- l
sIoNER. No. 81 East sixth sLret {,
WILMINGTON Del March LIZ 1881

sIoNER No. 81 East sixth sLret {,
WILMINGTON. Del. March 16, 1881.
Sealed Proposals will be received in
the box In the City Council nChsD ber
until 7.30 p, M, Thursday. March 24Lh,
1881, for furnishing team and hauling by
the load stone from The stone brea6 or,
and sand and gravel from the sand pit at
Thirteenth and Orange streets and
Twelfth ami Claymont streets, TO any
part OF the city LnaL the Street Com mis-
sioner may direct. The contractor will
also be compelled to haul paving :aua
building stones or any other material
from any pat 10 any part OF the city If
directed to do SO by the Street Commits
sioner. The contract will be for the
space of six onths. Parties bidding
will please state the number OF teams
they can furnish and the price per LOAD
OF not less than twenty. hve bushels. A
bond with security In the sum OF one
hundred dollars must accompany each
proposal 1or The good faith :ot the bidder.
The Street CON mittee reserve the rignt
TO reject any or all oids. All bids must
be properly signed, sealed and endorEed
Proposals for Vi y Hauling. For further
Information apply to
l.. p. LYNCH,
Street Commissioner.
By order OF the Street Com miLIee,
WILLIAM Nom ENAMIN,
marietta Chsi man.
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We are astonished at the eudeavors ol
parties to Introduce new remedies for
coughs and kindred complaints when
they should know that the people will
have DIR, Bulls Cough Syrup anu noth-
ing else.
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The universal les many of all mothers
who have once used It, Is that DR.. Bull's
Baby syrup Is Tie best med CT e for chill
ureu teethlug OF suffering with Diarrhoea
or Summer Complaint.
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You viii md 1t much eas er to catsh a
cold at this season of The year than TO get
rid of one uAless you use bottle OF
HOarkound.
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OPERA CIGAR STORE

F.E. SMITH, SOLE AGENT FOR TRU
CABAL CIGAR, HANDMADE, WAR-
Ss6ss in. SiS nARKar srRzEr,
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ar. Offering at the present
I,nany frst-rate bargains
the ladis. of Wilmington
=||bioinity would do well TO
ne, such as Scarlet and
Edge Black Lyons silks
cents a yard, remarkably
. A much better Black
at ~ cents, a really beau
fabIic for the price, a Silk
wears well and gives satis-
h. We have sold lets Of it
90 a yard.
hck and White Striped
per Silks at S7A cents =
and a beautiful line Of
IN Silks at 50 cents.
have several bargains in
tess Department, as well
very complete line of
Cashmere, starting at 27A
. yard.
/ stock Of Table Linens,
5, Napkins, &c., is very
and sholss-prises lever
yer.
pts, Madras and Canton
ams, VIC have the largest
holcest assortment Of these
We have ever offered.
FC YOU seen our Hamburg
pidsrlesat ~ and l2h cts !
II will pay you to visit
pre- to examine and supply
lives with these goods
we think will compare
ply with what you have
buying at 40 and rs cts.
elsewhere.
t tail TO see the bsauti-
Ilstered Embroiderles and
trimmings. We are
at % cents a piece Of II
Just half price.
Hosiery, Glsvs and I'm
? Department is very full
mFlete with several spe-
fgalns much under regu-
mes.
propose carrying in the
much larger aud better
stock adding finer
ot goods, which we can
aI s,i customers they can
pIn US as cheap, and in
!, stance cheaper than in
dlng stores Of Philadel-
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Nj OTICE,-Any person needing an or
IN der for the smallpox hospital will
alply at the office f the Trustees Of the
Poor, No. le5 W Sixth street, betw cen
the hours of and IL a. M, ard from to
p. m. No one need apply at the place of
residence or business OF members OF the
Board By order
mhl5-tf. TRUSTEES OF THE POOR.
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M ANTED. - Blacksmith finisher ~
w once. Steaay work for good hand
on light work. M. OCHELThEE
mhl5-2t. Chester, Pa.
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EVENING SESSION.

Bill amending the charter OF Dover.
Passed. one bill for the protection of f1Ah,
oysters and game was lndeflnsteiy post
pol ed and another passed.
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BARGAINS.

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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-02-19
Official Letter.

Following is the official letter Of Superin-
tendent Foulke, Of the Star mine. for tho
week ending February 18th
WILLIAM STUART, Secretary, San Francisco /:
Tons of ore extracted during the week i4O;
part of mine from which taken, $40, 400. 300
and 27O-levels; tons Of ore milled. lO2; aver
age assay value, $50 0s; amount of bullion
received, S7,743 0S; amount of bullion ship
ped, 81. TAB Os. L. NJ. FOULKE, Supt.
A bill passed by the Assembly
Tuesday appropriating 50, 900 for the
relief of the Franktown suffer- RS
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-02-19

Speaking of the untimly death of
this unfortunate man, the Eureka
Sentinel says: Jerry was q quiet, in
offensive man, and a general favorite
among his acquaintaeces. He worked
at n time in the Dunderburg mine.
He was a native of Wisconsin, and
leaves a brother on the Comstock and
one in Arizona. Since the above is
IN type We have received a special
dispatch from Cherry Creek giving
the full particulars of the shooting.
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The Grand army BAH.

The comrades of Col. Baker Post
No. IL, g. A. r., r making lively
preparations TO celebrate Washing
tons birthday by a grand ball at
Weber's Hall next Tuesday evening.
The tickets are placed at the reasona-
BILE price of 80 so, and the boys ex-
tend a general invi tation to all to
come forward and celebrate in a be-
coming manner the anniversary ofthe
Father of his Country. There Is sure
TO by a large turnout and good time,
as the Grand Army boys are noted
Tor the cordial manner in which they
entertain their guests.
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THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
BEN FRANKLIN Think Favorably OF
the New Scheme.

the New Scheme.
EDITOR NEws: If the amendments pro-
posed to the bill before the Legislature. for
this railroad, published in your number of
the 18th instant, should be fairly inserted in
the bill, there would be-. l consider, no rea-
sonablo objections to the bill 50 amended.
and without which the members Of the Sem
ate and Assembly should vote againgt it and
defeat 1t.
But the Act. II 1t become a law, should con-
tain the express enactment that no prop
erty in the county. or of the county what
ever, should be held liable to pay the bonds
given by the county to the railroad compsny,
other than the money obtained ~usnually
from the company IS taxes on its property,
and tho retnue obtained annually from the
scrip or stock Of the company given in ex-
change for the company's bonds, which Is to
form the County Railroad Sinking Fund.
There should also be = provision, that the
bonds given By the county should bear evil
dence ON their face that the holder, or OBJ
ligee. or legal representative takes the bonds
on the expressed condition that he is to re-
ceiye payment. without other recourse than
from the County Railroad Sinking Fund, only
which fund is TO be created from the taxes
paid to the County Treasurer from the CON-
pany, save the State levy, and from the rev.
enue derived from tho stock given in ex-
change for county bonds.
1t should also be understood and expressed
tiat whore the provisionso of the Act are silent.
on any subject connected with the construc-
tion or management of the road, or business
Of the company, for which there are proyi-
sions In tho general railroad law of the State.
that such provisions should apply. and be
carried into effect, under pcnlty OF forfeiture
Of the ch after Of the company. and that its act
of incorporation become void. through the ac-
ton Of the Attorney General. by proper leg
~islation, In ease Of viola ion or neglect of its
duty under the special ACT. and that of tho
general railrosd acts of tbs State.
II those amendments and regulations DO not
made; If the Act rs 1t At present stands should
become n law, 1t would DO ono Of the most
glaring wrong-doinss ever pcrpotuated by
any Legislature.
1t would violate tho principle against
which the Constitution provides. that private
property shall not be taken without just COM
pensation, for tho e~xacting Of the bonds Of a
county. which the individual taxpayers, by
extra-tax. ARE called on to pay, Is taking pri-
yate property unlawfuIly, unless proper COM
pensation is made. Il. FRANKLIN.