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Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
AmuaOm emtS.

To morrow evening Harry G. Rich
mond's Speciality Company will appear
at the Opera House. This troupe is
posed of 40 star performers, and Is
said to be the best organized and en-
tertaining variety compsny on the
road.
On Wednesday evening the world re-
nowned Calendars Consolidated Col
ored Minstrels will occupy the boards
at the Opera House. This tronpe Is
com posed entirely Of colored men, who
have been expressly selected for their
peculiar talents. Another special fea-
ture of this company Is the introduc
tion of fine female singers.
Thursday (Thanksgiving) afternoon,
the favorite Annie Pixley will appear
in her new play entitled Cara" witt
new songs and dances. Miss Pixley as
the wild yet thoroughly womanly and
lovable little Zar& the Gypsy girl, hat
full scope for all her varied powers.
In the evening she will appear in hel
popular character "M'lss." This asi
we'll known is very interesting drama
with splendid scenic surroundings anc
a number of we'll drawn characters.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
unnra LARA Corn Reuurna.

Theophilus Mayne a thrifty prosper
GUS farmer on one of the Dupont farms
near Chadd's Ford, seeing the articles
in tho REPUBI ICAN relating TO large
corn on saturday morning contributed
a couple of very fine ears tO the agrI-
cultural display In our office. The ears
measure IA inches in length and are so
perfectly filled out to the point there
Ia scarcely room..for single grain IN ore:
The corn grains are very large and
solid. an ear when shelled notmaklng
quite . quart but weighing over .
pound. Mr.. Mayne says when he moved
upon the farm he could hardly raise
two grains from one, but now with the
aid Of little ground bone he can raise
GO bushels TO the acre. The Christiana
Hundred ear measureing 15H inches
still leads in length but Mr.. Aayne
comes to the front in the quality OF MS
corn.
Speaking of long ears of corn, here Is
the account of one clipped from the
Salem n. j. Standard, which taxes
down everything in length but the
number of grains is not hard to beat:
A large ear of corn grown by Joshua
Thompson, of Warrington, is on exDi-
bition at Jos. Bassett's drug store. It
measure 16 inches in length and con-
tains 900 grains.
The latter however being grown 10
Spanish soil cannot be considered prop
erIy in competition with that grown III
American soil.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
st. Paul . Church Re.8pened.

After q thorough renOvating and re-
modelling of the main audience room Of
St. Paul's M. L. Church, 1t was opened
for the first time yesterday morning
with divine services. The church was
crowded with an appreciative
congregation all OF whom were well
pleased with the alterations. The
choir, under the direction of the etfic'
iont leader, John A. Cannon, opened
the services with an anthem "PraisS
the Lord" which had been selected for
the occasion. GsorEe Powick presided
at the organ. The Rev. Edmund B.
Snyder, D. D., of Spring Gorden street
M. 4. Church, Philadelphia, offered up
q fervent prayer and read selection
from the Tenth chapter of Romans
The choir also sang "All People that on
Earth do Dwell" in creditable man
nor. After several announcem ents
were made by the pastor Of the Church,
Rev. M. A. Richards, d, D., tho Rev.
E. B. Snyder, D, D., arose and after
selecting his text from Luke XIV /:
II say unto you that likewise joy shall
be in Heaven over one sinner that re-
penteth more than over ninety and nine
Just persons that need no repentance, ="
preached an eloquent sermon which
was listened to with close attention.
At the conclusion of the sermon Jos
Pyle, superintendent Of the Sunday
Schools, and Edgar A. Finlay, secre-
tary for the occasion, gave detailed
account Of the finances in aid of the re-
cent improvements and other indebted
ness of the church. The actual costs of
the improvements exceeds the amount
of appropriation bv $1,920 58. from
which is deducted $641 in private sub
scriptions, which leaves deficit of Sl,-
279 IS. To this is added 81, 1868, the
mount short on original subscription,
ms king u total amount required Of S2,'
642 So After the aLGVa announcement
the congregation were appealed to and
81, ,2O8 % raised by subscription, etc.
The following special services were
announced by the pastor:
Tuesday evening, Nov. %, sermon by
the Rev. s. M. Vernon, D. D., OF In
dtanapolis: Thursday (Thanksgtning
day) sermon in the morning by the
the pastor, evening by the Rev. I. e.
Martindale; Sunday December 3, ser
mon. morning and evening, by the Rev.
J. H. Caldwell, D. D., of Dover. On
Tuesday evening, the anniversary OF
lkingswvod Chapel will be celebrated
with addresses, recitations, ETC., under
direction of SuperintendentG. W. Todd
of the Sunday schools.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
A NARROW ESCAPE.
$50
THE CARELRssNESS OF a RAIL.
Road CROSSING TENDER Al.
MOST CAUSES AN ACCIDENT.

On Friday or Saturday evening last
James DickinSon proprietor ofthe City
Hotel on West Front Street, went out
ON the Oauseway for the purpose OF ex-
ercising o young horse. After driving
some distance he started for home and
when in the vicinity of Markekstreet
bridge found the draw of. Having q
young horse he concluded not TO W ait
butt drove around South Wilmington
and over Third street bridge and pro.
ceeded up Fourth street. When he ar
rived at the railroad crossing the gates
were dswn and o shifting engine was
engaged in shifting cars 30 he again
turned his horse and drove towards
the creek in order to keep his horse qui
ct. Several other horses we're waiting
and when he again turned his animal
for the purpose of driving over he saw
that the gates were up and the other
teams passing over when he attempted
to cross, bat had only gotin the centre
OF the crossing when some one shouted
to him, to look out or he would be
struck, He took In the situation at a
glance, saw q train rapidly approach
ing and gave his horse cut with the
whip which caused him (the hotsa)
to give leap forward, just In time to
miss being StrHck by the approaching
train. So narrow was the escape that
Mr.. Dickinson was almost paralyzed
with fright, when he heard the engine
60 whizzing by. Several complaints
have been made of the dangerousness of
this crossing and the watchman should
use the utmost caution in raising and
lowering the gates and should not per-
NIT any teams to cross when there is
the least possible danger. 1t may be
that he raises the gate as on accoMmo-
dation to reckless drivers who think
they can get over before the train catch
es them, but the risk is too big to run,
and the watchman should not permit
it or ere long, a man who Is not in such
a hurry to cross will make the attempt
because the gates are raised and there
by lose his life and the watchinan will
have to boar the blame.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
THREE MEN ECALDED.

BsGam PiDe ON the Steamer Al
AGtoss ExDlodes with Serious
eSults.
On Saturday last William P. Harkins
u George Q. Patterson, joiners in the
pl0y Of the Prsey & Jones Company
q James Willis, o timer, who works
Finn & Jackson, were terribly
Plded while working In the laboratO.
OIL the fish commission steamer, Al
ftroSS, now lying at the wharves of
tuaey q Jones Company. The &C
slehs was caused by the expansion of
lOar-inch heating pipe which passed
EoaGn the laboratory, causing the
'am 70 rush out and filling the room
mat 1t was difficult for the men to
out They succeeded however in
Jung out and into another apartmen t,
Y Melr uecks, faces, handsGnd arms,
apS X exposed were terribly burned ,
" tne flesh was made raw, Harkina
selved more serious injuries than the
nst ,. men, and it is thought they will
als fatally, as the steam and hot air
insC Dis eyes and IL is thought en-,
~ mS lungs. The others, while bad
OuFned' are not considered danger
Gh B9llock was at once summoned
y rendered the necessary medical as
esAnGe NA after which the men were re-
|Evea |% 70 their homes.
zoe physician has grave doubts AZ ia
recovery of Harkins, who resides at
sntn and Tatnall streets, and no one
psEmitted to see him. DR.. Maull is
Es.astending physician of the above
Els9t while the other two are being
ESaued %s by DR. Bullock.
n iae injured men suffer excrutiatinp
~ ~. oa'ing the night and it will be
'%o su ume before they will be able to
sumo their duties.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
A YnmmR WEfA MiNAlnE.

-Four days ago Mrs. Mary Nelson, a
well known young married lady, living
in Mil Waukee, Wis, left her home with
the avowed intention of calling on her
physician, as she was not feeling well.
From the time she crossed the thres-
hold of her home she has not been seen
or heard from by her friends. When she
went she told her family she would re-
turn in a short time. She did not visit
the physician. To know reason can
be given for her departure, and not the
slightest clue has been found as to her
present whereabouts. She is about 30
years of age and very prepossessing in
appearance. Her husband and the other
relatives are in the greatest distress.
The full force of regular police de-
tectives are aiding in the search for the
lady.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
FRAUDS IN SOUTH CAsOL1HA.
A ReDOrt Thal The Independent
Candidate, For Governor Wl1I
Carry tine Contest into tine Courts.

-
WAsHIEGToN, Nov. A.-J. II. Nc
Lane, Independent candidate for Gov
ernor of South Carolina, and his coun-
sel, ex-Judge Willard, were in Wash.
ington few days ago for the purpose
of consulting with the Attorney -Gener-
nj. Their business with bim was not
learned at the time, but it has since
been learned it is proposed to bring a
suit in the courts of South Carolina to
reverse the decision of the returning
officials Of the State, and to give the
GoverRorShip to Mr.. McLaDe. 1t is
believed that they asked only advice
from the Attorney-GSneral and the
moral support of his officials in the
State. Mr.. McLane, it is said, claims
that not only were the colored people
opposed to his com petitor. but that a
majority of the white people of the
State voted for the Independent candi-
date. Mr.. McLane and Mr. Willard
are reported as having said that the
frauds In former elections were trihing
in extent in comparison with the whole
Little or no effort was made to conceal
their purpose to count in their candi-
dates, regardless of the will of the
people, white or black.
The Attorney. General refuses to say
anything about the consultation or its
result. 1t may be stated that an in
huential resident of South Carolina,
who was Union man before and dur
ing the war, and who has since the war
filed an honored position upon the
bench, recently said to Northern visi-
tor that the Democratic methods in
vogue in the recent canvass, having for
their object to influence public senti,
ment and carry tho election, were ex
actly those which were practiced by
the secession leaders to carry the State
into rebellion.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
Meeting OF tine AIIInuca.

meeting of the Interstate Bas,
on.a A. .Aalnlaance, ia was held at the GirarC
W., Philadelphia, on Saturday, with
n n'VW11Owlng Wg r representatives present
e0t.s ~ walts and John r. West, repre-
u'ou Ihe Quickstep of this city; nj
MA, IT, ~ Ed. Emmel aud Samuel
islSss SO sne Aetlves of Reading; Thos. B
Sets sOSa the Anthracite of Pottsville,
M Ss Myers of the Harrisburg club
~ d. hlchter of the Merrilts Of Cam.
3lIIo, applications for admission TO the
at,a. aaCe were received from New York,
6asb,Sn, 6btson, PhiladelDhia, Bal ltimore and
\ ss,"u.nston, but were deferred until
.lmisa,s dsAs meeting, December 10th. The
'iScnssl;Ooa TSlOa Zee was fixed at S25. Some
I'M S'Es.on Ta arose In reference to what
flsy -;.n ;ary Pyle and Smiley should
kpicts,oSn' they having signed with the
Inhs h'ep, bit are claimed by other
|Iav I. ,v,,b ~ wa! was decided that they had to
m Na m,SA the Quickstep The Ameri.
m association signifed its approval
bmm,.v,ou vourse Of the Alliance and a
IA All;"e Aloe was appointed to represent
IstIonaS, tI,SIce at ths next meeting OF the
|e:s ss slso.o9d BODY. The following officers
kut' 'IT1ue9s' y Eli Fox, Jr., Vice. Presi.
.easn,s, ~ d, Elelders; Secretary and
I'M TreF y Z A; Richter; Board Of Mana.
tye,s VI ~ ! y Waitt, Eli Fox, Jr., Henry
butrs'otA S' a. Richter and T. B Fielders.
sers 'Scsi ,aa with the following PLAYERS
4 snS dOSrGed S BY the Quickstep :: Shal.
slbsrtu lyle, pitchers; Mile, catcher
niisS' ~ sOort snort stop; Snyder, first base
Ws,i.S second; Barber, third, and @.
|ill 10 ssoOrss ,O,s ssld; I, The other players
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
ReElStPar's Report.

Registrar Frazer's official report fol
the week ending November 25th, Is al
fellows:
Total number Of deaths, 18, classified
as follows:
Born in the United States, 10; for.
eign, 2, male, 5; female, IS, white, IA
black, 4; adults, 10; minors, 8; died in
A!mshouse, 2; premature birth, !; from
| to 2 years, 2; 2 to 5, 3; to 10, 2; 10 Il
10, l; 20 to 80, 2; 30 to 40, 8; 40 to DO, q
80 to go, /; TO to SO, 2.
Causes of death: Bilious interlnit'
tent fever, congestion of the lungs,
cancer, diphtheria, heart disease mar
asmus, neuritis, pulmonary hemor-
rhage, scarlet fever, typhoid tevei
each l; consumptions. 4; Group, 2; scro
fula, 2.
For the corresponding week last yeal
there were % deaths,
During the week five bodies were
brought here for interment and six SEN
away.
Births during the week, 10; 9 male
and 6 females, ali white.
By wards: First, 1; Fourth, /; Fifth
4; Sixth, 2; Seventh, /; Ninth, 4; Tenth
r..
There were eight marriages reported
six white and two black.
e. B. FRAZER,
Registrar.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
Amnnhnomo P1ctuEe.

On table e, at the Water Witch Fair
now in progress at Institute Hall, is
handsome crayon picture of Samuel E.
Tazewell, late Chief Engineer OF the
Wilmington Fire Department, which
ia designed to be purchased for the
Water Witch Company by voluntary
contributions from their many friends
The picture is from the photograph
galleries of Sutterley & Co., and Is
Certainly fine picture. As the late
Chief was o member of the Water
Witch, that company is desirous Of
obtaining this picture and 1t is to be
hoped that their many friends will not
forget to drop something In the @ 9ox
towards the purchase Of the same. Ihe
box is placed Immediately under the M
picture and no one should pass IL py
without dropping something in.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
Systematic Robbery

1t was discovered on Friday night
that the wholesale boot and shoe facto-
ry of Phelps. Dodge 81 Palmar, in Chi
cago, had been Systematically robbed
for the last ten months by some of
their travelling salesman, in collusion
with others of their most trusted en-
ployees The amount stolen is estima-
ted at from $50, 900 to $40, 900. G. M.
Welles, one of the thieves, is said to
have been arrested.
The plan of the confederates was for
salesman "to send in from new towns
in the West fictitious orders from imag-
nary firms and from those which had
dissolved partnership. Double orders
would then bo shipped, the duplicates
being taken by the travelling salesman
and the rest returned to the Chicago
firm.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
EUROPEAN LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.


The intelligence of the death OF Pro
fessor Palmieri, who has lived for
years In all observatory on the Drink OF
the crater of Vesuvius, recalls an oc-
casion in which he distinguished him
self prominently. 1t was in April ,
1879, that one OF the very worst and
most devastating eruptions took place.
The overflow of lava from the crater
threatened Palmieri's observatory with
instant ruin. While others were flying
In panic, Palmieri remained calm and
nndisturbed in his threatened observa'
tory, watching the electric discharges,
noting the number and intensity OF the
earth9uake shocks, and estimating the
velocity of the lava, which, at any
time, might have turned upon his
watch-tower an | destroyed it.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
Excitement In Cairo.

CAIRO, Nov. 24,-Excitement hal
been caused here owing to report tina
recruits are refusing to proceed to tht
Soudan unless they 90 under the com
maud of Arab Pacha.
A British soldier has been severely
wounded at the Helvan sulphur baths
His assailspt escaped.
The statement in letter received by
member of the French Chamber of
Deputies from M. Soleillet, the French
traveller, that he had taken possession
of the Bay of Tajoorah, has causeC
much surpriso in Government circles
here, as Tajocrah belongs to Egypt.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
Death from StranguIatlOn.

On Saturday Coroner Smith was called
upon to investigate the cause of death
of three mouth old child, son Of Solo
mon Lewie residing at No. 1874 Tatnall
street. The babe had been suffering
with the whooping cough, and had fire.
Iuently choked badly, On Friday
evening it did not seem worse than
usual, and nursed several times during
the night, but on Saturday morning it
was lying dead in the bed, and it iR
supposed that it was strangled with tha
phlegm that accumulated in its throat,
and which it had no power to throw
off. After full investigation the Cor"
onar gave certificate OF death in ac~
cordapce with the facts.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
a SHARPER CAUGHT.
A RhaA@dSlphIN PIckpOchetB steals
aWRtch In this City and 1s Gap.
uuTed By OAlesF lEeCWHlOugh.

On Saturday evening an itenerant
street fakir, held forth at Fourth and
Market streets, trying to dispose of q
patent razor Strop and was surrounded
by a large crowd. In this crowd were
two Germans whose minds were
directed towards the takir and they
were ignorant OF what was going on
around about them, until one of them
suddenly felt his watch jerked from
his pocket and mal making off with
1t They Immediately pursued and
captured him before he had gone o
great distance. They held on to their
prisonef with vise-like grip and In
tie absence If an officer started towards
the hail. When near the police station
the M an begged them to let go, telling
them that he would walk along with
them. After considerable coaxing and
thinking that 1t was impossible for him
to escape they permitted him to walk
leisurely along, which he did until
opposite the City Hall, when he gave
his captors push and bounded across
the street into the Delaware House
closely pursued By the Germans, who
entered the door but were frightened
away by threats made by the man, who
made his escape through the backway
on to Shipley street and was lost to
view. The men notified the police of
the occurrence and search was inStitu-
ted for the prisoner but he could not
be found.
Officer Mccullough, who was off
duty at the time the robbery occurred,
and who was dressed in citizens
clothes, hearing Of the affair thought
he would lay low for the sharper. After
lettering around Front street for some
time, his patience was rewarded by
seeing the man enter Dugan's saloon,
east of Market street on Front. The
officer soon followed but the sharper
was warned of his danger and again
made his escape from the rear and was
seen to enter another saloon at Front
and King. Here the ohicer traced him
and entering the saloon seized his man
and proceeded to take him TO the police
station. When on Market street be.
tween Front and Second, the officer
met Sergeant Mcconnell, and being off
duty transferred the prisoner to the
Sergeant who escorted him to the hall,
where he was locked up. Yesterday
morning he was given hearing before
Mayor Wales and upon the testimony
of several witnesses he was held for
Court in the sum OF 5000. The prisoner
gave his name az j. w. Curtis and 10 .
well-known character in Philadelphia.
At the time of his capture he was in
company with "Slim jim" HagAny.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
Two ThOusnnd COuDIs,

Justice Maves' of West Alexander
Pa, recently married his two thous
andth couple.
For sealing these happy bonds he hal
received the sum of Sc, 264. IA, or an av
erage of So 1214 per couple. The regu
lation fee was originally So, and aftel
1865 it was So, although some couples
paid nothing and others from $6 to $50
The lowest sum paid was 80 cents. 81
couples have been colored, fifty of the
men were named Smith, and fourteen
Of the women did not change theil
names. Business ranged from six cou
pies day to none.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
Case OF MydA OPhOb1a.

A colored man named Mark Haw,
kins, who has been employed as host,
Ter at Delaware City is said to be suf
tering with hyhrophobia from a bite
inflicted by mad dog three years ago,
He first sho we'd symptoms OF the terri
BILE disease last Friday morning and
has continued to grow worse ever since.
At present he is confined i'll tho lock-
up. where he hOwls and barke, and
beats himself against the ssdes of the
cell. The sight OF water has terrible
effect upon him, and he has refused all
food since he was first seized with the
dreadful disease.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
TDe u.renwvn OF a dOG's FAIL

A recent salt about q dog in Phli-
delpbIa. brought out method in whlch
the strength and resistance Oh a dogs
tail was tested, While on board a
steamer, his tail was caught in the
shaftipg of fve-horse power danny
engine. around which it became wound
mil thfre was no more left to wind
Then the engine stopped, IL OelnE
thereby demonstrated that tne Ge9s.lt ann
strength of the dogs tail exceeoed nve c
horse power. At this interesting s'aGe se
of the adventure his cries attractea tne M
attention of those on board, ana I'M She
power turned off from the engine. ns Lns
dog was released apparently unlnJureo
hnf his friends noticed that it was Sev.
eral months before the tail Wagged Will
its wonted freedom.
Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
A NEW Play.

Alexander T. Mitchell of Philadel-
phia, is at present engaged in writing a
new play for Mr.. James ONeil, who
appeared in this city short time ago
in the"American King" 1t 10 a histori.
cal drama, the scenes of which are
laid in, Russia in the time of Peter the
@ reat, from 1852 to IS. 1t will be a
five act play, and three acts are already
completed. Competent judges who
have heard the author read the first
Two acts, pronounce it equal If not su-
psrior to Richilieu. Mr., Mitchell is an
old actor, who 80 years ago occupied a
prominent place in the theatrical world.
and the play on which he is now engag-
ed shows that he 10 writer possessing
extraordinary talent.