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WASHINGTON.
No Decision Yet Arrived At
as to an Extra Ses-
sion.
Arguments Of Certain Senators
Why One Should Not
Be Called.
They Clnim It Would NOT DO
True Economy III ANY
Sense.
Gen. Lealke, Mr.. Tuthil1, aud
the United States District
.A.ttorneyship.
Friends Of "Long" Jones Conf
dent that His Nqpination
Is Certain.
No Indications as to WHO VIII
Succeed William Henry
Smith.
| An Interesting and Profitable In.
teryiew with Gov. OrdWay,
of Dakota.
Retaliation In Cnsc OF Democratic Up.
| position to the Reorganization Of
tic Senntc.
David DaYis in Feeble State Of Health
! a1d IN Uncomfortable Frame
Of Mind,
, 1881-03-21
CONTRACT LET,

Bwetat Dt.pateh to TIA Chieaao 1ftaun&.
OTTAwA, ILL.,, d3iarch a0.-Tho contract for
building tho new Court -llousu at ottawa bus
bcU!l lot to ColWcl Aros, Vt this city, for
3ll7,s00.
, 1881-03-21
PRICE, :$S7lvE CENTS.

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they tnynSioy rnyel c'tbns nammncss of
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oil of tho 1!nrrow ohannol wh!cI, tha lad tra-
vs o n h sne 1eg
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b. bri.k northwrst wiud wiz ana % Was sloWly nov NOV.
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Tim 10 toayc the Water. Works Grtb on ioo port
low low d at ~ distance of upw,r,is of 4 n mic lie he
posed s a., ~ II, pa.sabie is basrios. % % sesng that
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hive shifted tho ficlds oi leo suIjcIontiy to
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icr kn,,wn ns . mnntGn fF ,.o or pa9enie saI uns
nnrs",'. ,t. ~ thn ~ orfnrnty
Thers had Sue npught sS nnx ~ so Rshe;
tho light sk!il tAhHh diit on iho morning Tip
e1a Ill., n1 tn sccn wv. w I'll
discovered to bo GeyuHd taa rcAch o1 tno Moshert
~ & w. tS a pk H. @ 'in rnc
cEttls lce. hninn''cks ad f.nolca 70 INC fcsene
81 fa, tn se s u ro ~ Dnten,e ana h
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Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
FROM CREEK TO CREEK.
NEWS GATHERED
SINCE SATURDAY AETERYOON.
Dimculty Experienced I'm Gaining
Admission TO the AlmshOuse.
strawberry Glut, Etc.

Several cases have come to light re.
Gently which clearly show that less red
tape should be put in the way of deserv-
ing persons applying for admission to
the Aims House. AS matters stand at
present judging from the experience of
two or three unfortunates, itis extreme
ly difficult to secure admission.
A case in point is that of an unfortu-
nate woman who for some time past
has resided in the Ninth Ward. Re-
Gently her husband was drowned, and
she was left without any means of sIp-
port. The condition of the family had
been one of sore want before the hus.
band died, and after that things grew
rapidly worse. About week ago, be-
ing in great need, having no friends in
the city and being about to be confined,
she concluded that as last resort she
would have to 60 to the poor house.
Accordingly she made application to
one of the Trustees of the Poor and by
him was sent to another trustee and so
on until round of nearly the whole lot
of Wilmington members of the Aims
house boardwas made. AT last sick and
in despair she went to the Chief Of Po-
lice and through his influence was sent to
the lying in department of the poor
house.
1t must appear to every one that less
obstacles should be in the way of de-
serving people who should at once be
sent to the county institution for the
helpless poor, Ofc ,urse the case cited
above is nothing like that of the untor-
tunate Lizzie Aaronson of Philadelphia,
which has attracted so much attention
of late, but it is bad enough, for all
that.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
Ex May or St0ekley Made the Head
Of the Florida Enterprise.

The Atlantic and Gulf coast canal and
Okeechobee Land company organized
in Philadelphia on Friday, by the eiec
ton of ex-Mayor William S. Stcckley
as President, Hamilton Disston as
Treasurer, and James Kresmer as Sec
retary. This company has been formed
for the purpose Of draining Lake Okee-
chobee, Florida, and building a canal,
nearly 800 miles long, along the east
coast Of Florida peninsula. The capital
stock is divided into 100000 shares at
$lO'each. A member Of the company
will sail for Europe, June %, for the
purpose Of pushing on scheme to bring
immigrants direct in special steamer
to Jacksonville, Florida, to settle on the
land reclaimed by draining the lake
These people will be sought in the fruit
districts of Southern Europe, and will
be expected to develop the fruit raising
capacity OF Florida. Efforts will also
be made to obtain persons skilled in the
cultivation of juUe, which grows lux.
uriantly in that State, and which it is
proposed to make an important article
of export as well as of domestic manu-
facture The scheme also contemplateS
the raising of sugar cane and indigo. 1t
has attracted the attention of English
and many letters have been
received making inquiries in this be-
half. A gentleman representing a
of wealthy New Workers. was
in Philadelphia on Friday, with pro-
position to purchase 100000 acres Of
the company $ reclaimed land. The
is now under consideration
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
LAST SAD FUNERAL RITES.
Three Largely Attended Funerals
Yesterday Afternoon,

Three funerals, all of which were
largely attended took place yesterday
afternoon. The most prominent was
John 2. O'Danie's. The interment
took place at the Old Swedes
Church burying ground and, in the
procession was Hope Lodge, No
q Independent Order of Odd Fellows;
Latavette Lodge, No. 2, Knights of
Pythias. The First Regiment band
acted as an escort to the last named Or
der. The corps was attired in the dress
of knight of the uniform rank, and re-
posed in a loth-covered, silver mounted
casket. Rev. +. G. Alcorn conducted
the services. Floral offerings were
numerous and fine.
Matthew Ryan was buried yester.
day afternoon. The services were held
at St. Peters church and were impressive.
Thefuneral procession was headed by st.
Mary's Beneficial Society, of which he
was member, fifty strong, and follow
ed by Shields Library Association, 800
in number, of which he was charter
member. The body was inferred in the
Old Catholic Cemetery.
The funeral of Augustus ASchenbach
took place yesterday afternoon, at River
side Cemetery. The Fame Hose Com
pany; Delaware Tribe, No. l, Improved
order of Red Men, and German Benevo-
lent Society, No. ., to all Of which de-
ceased belonged, turned out in bodies
as mark of respect to the memory of
their dead fellow member.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
Saturday shipments were as follows:
TAX Rate FIXED HIGH,
City Council Decides to make IL
Exceed $3.50 for this Year.

The useless Browntown burden, the
fire alarm telegraph system, the pro-
posed police force increase and many
other matters of extravaganza, together
with the proposed road to the river will
make the tax rate so high during the
coming year that people will catch their
breath in dismay and complain not a
little at the unhappy Democratic Couu-
ell. The rate will be fixed at an ad-
iourned meeting of City Council to-
night, at which also under the new tis-
cal year plan appropriations will be
made for the new year, commencing
July 1st, 1881.
Council in fixing the tax rate has been
faced by two difficulties; viz, 1st in
creased expenses; ID, low assessment.
This of course especially the former,
renders an increase ofthe tax rate un-
avoidable.
Last year, the appropriations being
small, the tax rate was fixed at 81. 10 on
the 800, but this year, when the Demo
cratic members of Council, in caucus,
decided upon the appropriations, they
found them so large that rate of nearly
81. 40 would be necessary to cover them.
A pairing down was at once decided
upon, and the appropriations were judi
ciously reduced to q sum total that a
rate of 81. 80 or $1.32 will be sufficient to
meet 1t is claimed by members of
Council that the property assessment of
this city is, in bulk, outrageously low,
amounting to only abont S23, 3,50O,OO0
when it should be fully $50, 100000 and
that the benefit of this low assessment
is mainly given to large properties, thus
imposing the burden of taxation upon
the small house-holders.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
Ne~ Telegraph Company.

The international Telegraph Com
pany," with capital of$lU, 900, 900, filed
articles Of association at Albany on
Saturday. The line is to run from New
York by the way of Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington, through the
States of Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas to the
Rio Gra"d, river; also, from New York,
by way of Albany and Rochester, to
Buffalo; also, from New York, by way
of the New York, Lake Erie and Wes-
tern Railroad, to Buffalo, and thence
west through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michi-
gan, Illinois and Indiana, to Chicago;
also, from Philadelphia to Cincinnati
and St. Louis; also, from Cincinnati
through Mississippi, Arkansas and Tex
as, to Houston ard Galveston; also,
from St. Louis through Missouri, Kan
sas, Col )rado and New Mexico, to Mex
leo; also, from Chicago west to Calitor-
mia; also, from New York to Portland,
Me. also. from Boston to Montreal and
Quebec. Addew J. Stebbins, of Will
kesbarre takes $4,000 shares, James +.
Cox of Morristown $4,000, and Charles
H. Stebbins $4,000. The Company is to
continue 100 years.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
Wrecked Trains.

Two freight trains on the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad ran into each
other near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, yester-
day morning, making % wreck of over
thirty cars loaded with lumber, agricuI-
ture implements, corn and hogs. The
wreck is said to have been "piled up
much higher than the telegraph poles.
Two brakemen were killed and an en-
gineer and fireman were injured, the
engineer seriously. The disaster is at
tributed to the neglect of Charles b.
Lewis, night telegraph operator in Ced-
ar Rapids He had an order to hold the
west bound train until the east bound
train had passed, but unaccountably
failed to deliver the order.
A freight train on the Texas and st.
Louis Railroad was wrecked by running
Oft the track while rounding a curve at
Texarkana, Arkansas on Saturday. A
brakeman was killed, and two Others
were injured, perhaps fatally.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
The Climate OF New Mexico.
described by q Cincinnati Doctor.

| think there is no country in the
world that is so beneficial to those who
have weak lungs as New Mexico. |
have been in Switzerland and in most
of the places recommended for lung
complaints, and ! unhesitatingly com.
mend New Mexico. The changes are,
of course, sudden and great, but one
must be prepared. The air is dry and
pure. l saw many people who had sue
ceeded in warding off the disease. who,
had they remained in the States, would
have been coffined long ago, and was
assured hy the physicians that bron-
chitis was unknown. The statistics
bear me out in this, too, for the fact is
that the lowest death rate from tuber-
cular disease in America is in this Ter
ritory. In New England the rate is
given as % per cent; in the Northwes-
tern States fiom II to IA; in the South
ern from 5 to 6, while in New Mexico it
is but 3 per cent. Hencel have no hest
fancy in saying that for persons with
the consumption their lives will proba-
bly, be prolonged in New Mexico, while
those slightly affected here will proba-
bly, never die from lung complaints.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
A Long Balloon Trip.

In order to demonstrate the feasibili-
ty of keeping a balloon inflated for % pc
riod of time sufficient to cross the Att Ian
tic, Prof King, the we'll known eronaut
is contemplating'an air voyage from the
Mississippi to the Atlantic coast The
Minnesota Agricultural and Mechanical
Society, under whose auspices the big
gest fair OF the West is annually held,
have offered to contribute the sum of ST.
200 toward the expenses of the trip, and
also furnish the gas provided the start
is made from their Fair Grounds in
Minneapolis on September Z. The ,ba-
loon to be used in the trip will have a
capacity of 100000 feet of gas, and will
be made of different thicknesses of ma
terial and interlined with rubber. The
idea is to keepin the air when the winds
are favorable, and to come down when
they are contrary. In crossing the
prairies drag rope will be kept out.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
Closing Week.

| At the school ofMr. and Mrs. NOVEL;
Tenth and Market streets, the mornings
Of last week were occupied mainly
with written examinations, and the af.
ternoons in completing such work as
specially required finishing before the
close ofthe year. Friday afternoon was
gwen, as most of it generally is, to the
debates and platform exercises of the
societies, into which the two DEPART
ments of the school are organized. The
Junior Normal Literary Society met at
its usual hour. Minutes of the last
meeting were read by the secretary,
Miss Grace NOVEL;. The question, as
it better to live in the country than in
the city?" was warmly debated by the
children.
Excellent recitations were given by
Misses Emily Garrett, Ida Guyer,
Florence Lloyd, Grace Novel;, and
Masters Frank Muhlhausen, Willie
Stout, Frank Bacon, Johnnie Thomp-
son, and Frank Walker.
Marshall Harlan and George Ortlip
gave fine dialogue, and after vocal
music by Grace NOVEL; the Juniors ad-
journed and gave place to the Normal
Literary Society.
President VIM. A. Husbands occu-
pied the chair, and the secretary Miss
Nellie Benson, read the minutes of the
last meeting. The subject for debate
was; "That the women of ne next gen
Grafton will need better education than
the women ofthis generation have had.
The debate, as usual, was ably sustained
by the older members of the society. 1t
was followed bv essays from Misses
Michener and Withers, and Messrs +.
Harvey Day and Geo. S. Hofecker.
English recitations were given ny
Misses Michener, Withers, and Bessie
Dorsey, and by Fred. W. Novel;. A
beautiful floral dialogue followed he
tween Miss Helen johnson, Mary Nc
Kelvey, and Bessie Dorsey.
There were entertaining readings by
Misses Withers, Michener, Ella Guyer,
Wesley Meeteer, Olin West, and Wal
ter Guyer.
A Latin dialogue was given by Lily
France and Anna Dorsey. This was
subsequently interpreted by Ida Bliss
and Grace NOVEL;.
A humorous dialogue, in excellent
German was spoken by Mary Nickel
vey and Edward HenZe.
A fine Greek Grafton WAS delivered by
Harry w. Simpson.
Mr.. VIM. A. Husband closed the pro-
gramme by speaking an amusing poetic
recitation excellently well rendered.
The exercises of both societies were
very creditable, and were thoroughly
They ended with n piano
solo exquisi tely played by Miss Lily
France.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
MIR. COnklins's wit.

Ex-senator Conkling, though sorely
pressed by bis political foes, finds time
to say an occasional good thing. Be
ing asked Thursday about the number
of members who had voted for himself
and Platt, he replied: 81 am assured
by the votes cast Tuesday and Wednes-
day that there are far more half breeds
in the Legislature than thoroughbreds. "
Being asked if he expected the present
contest would be a long one: "The
best answer ] can give you is to quote
a paragraph from an old speech of mine
viz: "The shadows murmur while the
deepsare dumb. I am dumb on that
question, for under the revised edition
we are told no man knoweth what n
day may bring forth. We are, however,
hopeful of final success"
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
r the Local option Law.

70, mrssns. 'rs EDITORS On ona%1a Sunday, "a May
~, MhsSil ,shile the good people Oh IT.. Ii
"9tl', m'ssse,ubled in church OF seeking sea ing
were ASSEM-; ASSET in the shade from the hot
cool places of boon fellows were enjoy
sun, a paIhy war y not far distant in the deep
ing their peq, bo woods. The facts are as
receS'eS o, n"s 'n' Of the party had been sent
follows one U, across the line for the
,ne nner wand and had kept it saie u' II AT ten @
u,rt nartv could meet =" %, "u} i}ioned morning
laI's l,ock on the atorelnela.aut soeu %atheped s.
" elo," "o,ld MI have been seen sa.neaet art on ~
there e" co"i shade of two OAKS, q party oi
der the ;,,s. S,i Young men and a boy of fif-
some elsn' s'srS apparently awaiting the
teen sulli some one. They were passing
arrival :. q in ,' playing cards or wrestling
the tllhe lsnuei - They were rough in ap--
on the le",it 10 With bloated and Redeemed
pearaIhone. Ihone.neaking love for the ardent.
faces pe'p ten and eleven o'clock, they
oers perSH interrupted in their sports py the
Nriy .,i ,,i Of . horse and cart, saiu care
m'antainiug mrl, keg of beer, III char.e o' a :
roil''.',. ,,i,'"r ,s.omewhat of the appearance OF
INV or aforementioned young men, VINO
1ne "-nthered around him. The spokes-
now S,d,iressed the driver, saying that
man, iu"li Iatr and had not risen with the
ne ""o The driver replied that as the sun
SUI ,.rv irregular in his rising and set
wa, M"s NO. he was a very poor example to fol
low nv7' and further that the 'oln woman
h,d been prying aroun,' anu n' hau
hsan ha" compelled to show her tnat ne was
,Snsar De'" hence his tardiness. Turning to
NF'I', "a. hny he desired to know how he got
.nora .i'o "'f and the boy replied that he had
.n,i' .u,i ,is mother he was going to love
Hn,, oa" "a and hence she had let him OF
ts"N, teo"'' home. Thus passing jokes among
thsms4lyes ti" and placing the keg IN the
suJ,u sarks Of two trees, they gathered around
II The driver gave them drinks row
~ be+r glass, each in his turn soon
mowiug excited under the influence OF
tho f herr they told obscene jokes, desc.
'rataI @ woman's good name, cursed and
Ua .ang danced and fought, seeming to
iose % all thoughts of respect for them
.olvas ,OTv in the intoxicatiOn of the mo-
mani Their throats appeared to be
hnrning fires, and the more beer they
Jrank the more they wanted, 1t was
aIding "i%'r" oil to tire--again and again the
glass was placed to their lips ana its
Contents swallowed with relish that
hesnoke a long drought. The boy soon
Smcrumhed to the beverage and was
laid IN the ground, aroused now and
then and the cup held to his lips. AS
one by one the party became mon com
Uis Uis, 7 they w were placed on either side of
the the boy by the driver until only he was
loft unon his feet. Gazing upon the
forms of the men outstretched before
him as il they were so many puppets,
he began drinking himself; but ii, finding s,n,
that drinking by the glass was too slow
for him, he placed his mouth to the
hung and there drank until overcome
by its contents, when he sank TO the
ground and the remaining beer trickled
over his body. ,"GloVANNA
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
Paying for Their Church.

The Household of Faith will in A
few days, pay an installment of $1,000
to the contractors and builders of the
Church now in course of erection on
Tatnall street, between Seventh and
Eighth streets. In order that the pay
ment might be made promptly large
special collection was taken up yester-
day. Several persons contributed large
sums. Among them was Mr.. James p.
Hayes, who gave 500. The new church
has been rooted, and, in a few days, the
work upon the inside will be commen,
ced. The church will then be compile
ted as soon as possible. The editice will
possess a neat and attractive appear
aure,
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
PRICE ONECENT.
Wood R1stng In Price.

1t isnot worth while to tell housekeep-
ers that kindling wood has advanced in
price for that they have already found
out, but the reasons for the rise in price
are not so well known. In oonversa-
tion with wood dealer this morning
we ascertained that there was a great
scarcity of wood everywhere owing
principally to the fact that last winter
was so cold that wood choppers could
not stand the exposure and consequent
ly when spring came there was other
work to do and the wood remained in
the tree instead Of being piled up in the
cord for shipment. All wood dealers
in the city in consequence of the
scarcity of wood have advanced the
price.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
Good Cows.
Media American.

Edward Worth, who resides on his
farm in Middletown near the junction
of the West Chester & Phila. and Balti-
more Central Railroads, has some extra
fine dairy cows Of the Alderney stock.
On recent trial one of them yielded
fourteen and another sixteen pounds of
butter in one week. At Vernon Farm
in Upper Providence, two heifers, one
with first and other with second calf,
made each twelve pounds per week, and
the youngest few ounces over. They
are of the American stock. Mr.. Vernon
also has several cows capable of yielding
from fourteen to sixteen pounds per
week. Are there any of the brag
foreign breeds that can do better?
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
CITY REPURLICANs MEET,
And Take steps to Secure New
executive Committee.

H. c. McLesr, chairman of the old
Republican City Executive Committee,
called the Republican meeting, held
in the Lincoln Club room on Saturday
night, to order at O'Clock sharp. The
meeting was largely attended, being
held for the purpose of taking steps to-
ward securing a new Executive Com
mittee.
II. +. PicKels was elected chairman
without opposition, and for Secretary
Thomas Saville and James Dandy were
nominated. Saville was elected, he re-
ceived A votes, while Dandy got 26.
The chair appointed the following
committee to select the new City Ex-
ecutive Committee and Ward vice
presidents and report at the next meet
ing:
First ward-B. T. Bye.
Second-Matthew Macklem.
Third-,joseph f. Martin
Forrth--John 7. Davis.
Fifth-John McLoughlin.
Sixth-ThomaS Saville.
Seventh-Charles w. Tallry.
Eighth-Thomas F. Burk.
Ninth-DavidE Il. Smith
Tenth-Daniel +. Stewart.
Eleventh Wi liam Fl. Croney
A motion Was then made by Mr. Nc
Lear to appoint a committee of five to
the amendment of the party
rules with reference to the time of
selecting the Executive Committee. In
this motion Mr.. McLear said
that the Democrats in passing the
Eleventh ward bill had changed the
City Election to the second Saturday
in June. Under the rules the commit
tee would 60 out at that time, and some
difficulty might be met with from this
very thing.
Daniel II. Stewart moved to amend
to refer the subject TO the Executive
Committee. The amendment was
adopted and the motion in this shape
was passed.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
at the same place next Saturday even
ing at 3 o'clock. The meeting through
out was yery harmonious,
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
Raid On a DisOrderly House.

The residence of Mary Joyce, No. All
East Water street, was raided upon
about one o'clock yesterday morning,
by Sergeant Legg and Dolan and "A
number of policemen. Just previous to
the raid there was considerable disorder
in the house and some person was yell
ing murder. Numerous persons testl-
fed, at hearing before the Mayor yes
terday, as to the bad character of the
house. The magistrate fined Mary
Joyce 500 and costs. Bridget Hubbard
John Dugan and James Mcguire, who
we're in the building at the time the
raid was made, were fined 50 and costs
In default Of the payment of the fines
and costs the quartette will be sent to
Daily Republican., 1881-06-06
A world of Good.

One Of the most popular medicines
now before the American public, is Hop
Bitters. You see it everywhere. Peo-
pie take it with good effect. 1t builds
them up. 1t is net as pleasant to the
taste as some other Bitters, as 1t Is not
a whiskey drink. 1t is more like the
old fashioned bone set tea that has done
world of good. If you don't feel just
right try Hop Bitters.