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The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11
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Mrs. Langtry says "The newspaper meR of
America are the handsomest, brightest and
most courteous gentlemen ever met" This
was said early in the campaign and there is
reason to believe that Mrs. L. will change her
York reporters who wear good clothes and
chew champagne lunches, and had not got
down to the real genuine American newspaper
man out in the back room With his coat off, his
hands and face frescoed, in ink, and swearing
in fourteen languages because the 'basted old
press won't work. That's where judge of
the matters wants to be, if he or she desires to
form a correct opinion. 1t is also not bad
time to arrive at conclusions after the editor
has been interviewed by an Infatuated victim
of his 'scathing pen,' or the man has come
around to collect his paper bill, or delinquent
subscriber has ordered his paper stopped, or
new beginner has sent in poem, or some
thing of that sort. There is life and variety
about an editor then, and his intelligence and
courteous manners break out all over his gal
liant form worse than case of continent small
pox. Mrs. Langtry is too previous, she is too
she wants to put weights on her fore feet to
keep her from breaking. A New York repor-
ter is bloated bondholder kind of a newspa-
per man, who doesn't do anything but look
pretty and draw his salary, and Mrs. Langtry
will find out after while that while an editor
is all she says he is, he is so engrossed in his
multifarious duties that he is not scattering his
charms around promiscuously for any woman
to pick up, who wants them. He is gentle
man, he is bright, he is courteous and he is in
telllgent, and if he were rot, he couldn't ask
two dollars year in advance for his paper,
with liberal reductions to clubs, but Mrs. Lang
try doesn't want to be going around giving
him that kind of taffy until she knows wheth-
er he is married or not. Editors can stand
some things, but they don't like to be jumped
on with both feet unless due notification is
clArrr
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11
Mrs Tewfk

The wife Of the Khedive is remarkable wo-
man, both by descent and for her personal quail.
titles. Her mother was the daughter of
Turkish sultan; her father, the son of an Egyp-
tian khediye and a descendant of Mohammed
Ali, the founder Of the present dynasty. Tew-
fix Pasha, who married her 10 years ago, when
she was only 20, has never given her any rival
in his affection or in his household. They have
four children. two Sons and two daughters,
who are educated by English govsrnesses in
English ways. The princess looks more like q
European than our idea of an Egyptian lady.
She has brown hair, a dazzling complexion,
great dark eyes, and queenly carriage she
dresses in the latest Partisan fashion, and does
not, like most Oriental ladies, constantly
smoke and eat corrections She speaks the
French language tiuently, and uses that Ian
guage when she receives foreign visitors. Such
visitors she greets with q slight inclination Of
the head and gives them her hand TO kiss,
Her own countrywomen knee before her and
Aiss the hem OF her garment till she gives
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11
Reckless Russian Courage.

[An the Year Round.l
should rather incline to think that mere
courage is more general among Russians than
among any other people nowadays. mean
the unreasonable, irresponsible readiness of a
dog to risk life end liberty upon provocation.
Not more volunteers rush out when desper-
ate enterprise is mooted than from our ranks;
more than all is a mathematical absurdity.
But the Englishman stakes his life in another,
grander spirit. He feels and reckons with
the peril. Before meeting it, so far as 1 have
seen examples, he is quiet, thoughtful, con-
templating the worst and making his arrange
ments. A Russian scorns all that does not
even think Of it. After assuring himself, rath-
OF roughly, that the ne, dful dispositions have
been made, ne becomes the lightest-hearted of
the company, to which he hastens. / do not
say affects to become, for it may well be that
deadly danger stIrs him to mirth, as it stirs
another man, equally brave, to self-commune.
cannot forget an instance On Radisove hill
the morning Of the great attack, An infantry
regiment stood at ease in the rain, waiting the
order to descend into that valley blind with
smoke, echoing with thud of guns and angry
crackle of musketry. The colonel and staff
captain approached and asked us to accent
cd in case of accident. Then they stood chat
ting Of London and Paris, with the warmth of
men whose hearts were there, though the bat
tie ragged closer, and ball now and then mu-
sically spun above our heads. They asked the
precise story of scandal half forgotten now,
and their shrewd comments told they were at
tending closely, when an aide came galloping
the doomed regiment filed away down the val
lev of death
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11
40 Milwaukee Fire- Trap.

The owners or lessees of the Milwaukee
hre-tlap cal ed the Newhall House ought to
be indicted for murder and speedily put up
on trial. The risk Of fire in the old tavern
was confessedly 50 great that the insurance
men whose sole business tits to take such
risks, refused to write policies. The build
ing has been a menace to life and property
in Milwaukee for years.
There are in the land many buildings as
unsafe as the Newhall House, hotels, thea
tres, factories. These fire-traps will be
maintained, rented and occupied as long as
The men who profit by them are permitted
10 10 unwhipped of justice. But Jail few
81 these fellows who leopard others lives
for gain, and the fire-traps will soon cease to
be. They will exist as long as they are prof
liable, and no penalty imposed for maintain
ing them 1t is high time that an example
be made. It would be well to begin in Mil
waulsee, and send to the Wisconsin peniten-
tiary those responsible for the ieath of a
hundred people Yesterday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

DIR. McCosH, the President of Princeton
college, has come to the conclusion that the
subject OF athletic sports absSrbs. altogether
too much Of the thoughts Of the students of
that institution and says that the matter de-
mands immediate attention. Doubtless
those III charge af other colleges will in
aorse his sentiments. He remarks: when
one walks across the campus the CONVERSE
ton be overhears bears no relation to the
science and knowledge which we come here
20 pursue, but it is this game and that game
this record and that record. The college
papegs, too, which are primarily literary or
gans, are devoted 10 gymnastics and athleG-
ies.n The Doctor Is o little nervous and
sensitive about the outside remarks that are
uade. "The press of the country and the
public at large are getting tired of it and
make mockery of it, 1t will evidently be
Tie effort hereafter on the part of the au-
thorities at Princeton to secure the happy
medium, and in it they certainly will have
the synpathies Of people in general.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

TIE Columbus, Georgia, Enquirer d.
clares that Alecb Stephens's wholesale par
doniug OF criminals will make the laws of
Georgia meckery and her courts farce.
In weeks ne pardoned 40 tenants of the
prisons, the batch comprising wretches
guilty Of the most infamous crimes upon
women, while murderers, thieves, burglars,
fcrgers, house-burners, horse-thieves and
foot-pads filed the list.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

TIE ST. James Gazette says that there is
hardly a country where, as rule, coffee is
worse than tits ia England, even when ev-
e-y care is taken to have the pure article,
and sets as the chief cause of the failure the
fixed idea in the mind of the British plain
cook that water once boiled is equivalent,
for all practical purposes, to boiling water.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

Missouri has, next to Indiana, the larg-
est amount of permanent funds devoted to
school purposes in the Union. They aggre-
gate So, All ,696, not including the annual
apportionment Of State revenue. The State
has school population of TAI ,632, and of
this number ASS, 900 are enrolled in the pub
lie schools. There are S,S22 schools in oper-
alton, conducted by 1O,6O7 teachers, and
last year Ss,468,T3 were expended upon
these schools.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

a FIGHT among dentists at clinic in
New York resulted in the loss of two front
teeth to one of the parties. The amende
honorable most natural would be to restore
the teeth, bat the sufferer talks of going to
law about &.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

them sign to rise. She has established
much stricter etiquette than prevailed at the
court of Ismail Pasha. Her husband has the
greatest confidence in her judgment, and does
nothing important without her approval: Her
powers must have been severely taxed during
the late events; but at any rate she never lost
her courage. Her sharing all the perils of the
khedive and refusing the shelter offered her on
board the English ships has endeared her to
the Egyptians.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

ogE Of the signs Of the Irish times is a
telegram received by Dublin editor from a
reporter few weeks ago, reading "Please
keep column open for dastardly outrage to
be committed at II O'Clock tonight" and
which the editor has framed and hang in
bis offiee
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

CUSTER County, Montana, is the largest
county 10 the United States. Its area is
$4,000 square miles. 1t is larger than the
States of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts, Delaware and Rhode Island, all
combined.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

THE Charleston, S. c., News calls the
Demosthenesian Voorhees, blatherskite,
an unmitigated demagogue, and the bane of
the Democratic party. Call you that back
ing one's friend.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

IN lockwood, Tenn. Mr.. Stith saved
Colonel Duncan from drowning last week
and the grateful colonel gave his preserVer
1000 acres of mountain land by way of
compensation. In the evening, Mr.. Stith
asked Colonel Duncan to take back 500
acres Of the land, and give him drink of
cider brandy instead. This was done and
the colonel, who considered the transaction
closed was surprised the next morning by
a call from Mr.. Stith who wished to return
the other 500 acres for another glass of liq-
uor. This transfer was also made; but who
yer has had occasion to become acquainted
with the character of the real estate in
volved, will agree that Colonel Duncan has
lost two classes of grog by the operation.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11
IT EIE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING. JAN. IL.

EVERY regular attache OF the PRESS lie furnished
sitb Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
zaitor, All railway, steamboat and hotel mansgert
vii confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
81 every person claiming to represent journal.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

THE arrest of State Treasurer Polk, Of
Tennessee, does not appear to disturb that
remarkable PERSONS equanimity. He says
he does not object to going back. Why
should he? He is only one of gang who
seem to have played against the State Treas
ury and won. 1t is quite likely that the dis
appearance of Mr.. Polk relieved the ankle
ties of several persons who on his return
may have business in Mexico also.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

We DO not resa anonymous letters and eomuHuli-
cations. The name and address Of the writ are i.
AL cases Indispensable, not necessarily for ubiea
zion l5t 81 c guaranty q good faith.
No cannot pndartsEe 20 return or preserve CON
enainotnns ahat are not psed.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

PROFESSOR Sumner, of Yale, declares that
.'the worth Of the Pendleton bill will depend
entirely upon how it is enforced" Isn't
this true Of al law?
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

IT is truly remarkable how cleverly theat
rical managers, agents and performers con-
trive to carry about with them in satchels
aud bags diamonds, jewelry, bonds, green
backs and bank checks of enormous value,
apparently for no other purpose than to
leave them unguarded upon chairs, hotel
tables and railway car seats to be quietly
carried of by well dressed thieves. The
confding innocence of these parties beats
that of tho heathen Chinee.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-11

GREEN corn, cucumbers, watermelons
and other elements Of internal dissension
have appeared in the Florida markets.
The daily gazette., 1883-09-17


The republic of letters has no boundaries,
but her citizens are freely admitted and
honored everywhere. From the walls of my
study look down, the face of Shakespeare,
Milton, Burke and Burns, and Geethe,
Schiller and Humboldt, and Fenelon and
Voltaire and Marshall, Webster and Emer
son, and hail them all, "the Lords OF
thought" to whom my homage and my
gratitude is due.
We catch the echoes of these grand souls
ard thank Heaven for sending such men on
earth; nor pause to ask In what part OF the
world they first saw light.
All that is noble and worthy of German
feeling, tradition and custom, hope to see
incorporated with our American mode of
living, and l trust in their homes In this
country they will be kept alive by the
German Americans.
Do you not all remember the stirring
words of the poet Amdt: "Wus ist des
Deutsehen's Vaterland W
What is his land, the land of lands3
Where VOWS bind less than elasped hands,
Where valor lights the flashing eye,
Where love and truth in deep hearts lie,
And zeal enkindles freedoms brand,
That is the German Fathcrland.
That is the Germans Fatherland
Great God look down and bless that land,
And give her noble children souls
| To cherish while existence rolls,
And love with heart, and aid with hand,
| Their Universal Fatherland.
| To crown constitutional liberty In America
The daily gazette., 1883-09-17
LOCAL LACONICS.
Deviled crabs at Fullmer's.
Roast dinners at Fullmer's.
Soft shell crabs at Fullmer'e

DeVtlod crabs at tullmerB.
Roast dinners at Fullmer's.
Soft shell crabs at Fullmer's.
Ice cold salt oysters at Fullmer's.
A stated monthly meeting of the Histori-
cal Society will be held this (Monday)
evening at 7.30 o'clock.
David Irelan of No. 205 Tatnall street
hiyed and took away on Saturday the colony
of bees that swarmed on the iroL awning
frame at the northeast corner of Third and
Market streets on Friday evening.
Christian Schaler, mschinist of the
Pusey & Jones Company, died suddenly of
Bright's disease at his residence, No. $50
Pine street, at 10.15 O'Clock last night. The
deceased had been Ill for some time.
The congregation of Shiloh Baptist Church
held an all-day meeting in the lecture room
of the Opera House yesterday. The congre-
cations were very large and heavy collec-
tions were taken up for the new church
fund.
Officer Cannon will be sent after William
Brown, the German said to he implicated in
firing the stables, slaughter house and sheds
of A. A. East5urn on the evening of Septem-
ber 8, to-day. The prisoner is in the custody
of Sheriff Coles at Salem, N. j.
Smyth Post, G.. A. R., will celebrate the
anniversary of the battle of Antietam by a
camp fire at the post headquarters this even
ing. Many of the members participated in
that memorable battle and some OF their
expei lehces will be recalled around the
campfire tonight.
Henry Boettger, gardener for j. Taylor
Cause, recently received letter from his
brother Christian, from Lexington, KY, of
whom he had not heard for 80 years. He
went out and brought him home. Christian
had been insane for over 20 years and his
reason only recently returned.
The daily gazette., 1883-09-17
BASE BALL.
Disbandment OF the Quielkstep Association
-VhriouA (am0s.

Disbandment Of the Quiclxstep Association
Various Games.
Quickstep stock has not proved paying
Investment, the entire original stock being
gone and also an extra assessment that was
made when Manager Malone took charge.
Considerable money has been wasted and
things generally have gone in such Q way
that that 1t looked as If hard luck was with
the club. The trip to Virginia brought on
a crisis, quite large sum being dropped
there. As q result at the end of last week
the treasury was in rather paralyzed con-
dition. An Informal meeting was called for
Saturday evening and number of stock
holders refused point-blank to pay any fur
ther into the club. Mr.. John T, West then
generously offered to take charge Of the
club, assume all obligations and of course
receive all profits. This leaves this gentle
man virtually proprietor Of the club, with
Mr.. Malone as manager.
This 10 about the best thing that could
happen and will be of decided benefit to the
club and in addition assures team here
next year, as the club must be kept here in
order to obtain admission In any associa-
ton.
The players are pleasd at the turn
affairs have taken as It assures them theiT
salaries promptly. As one great trouble
with the Quicksteps has been ''toS many
bosses" there is hope that the new dispen
sation will result in success to the players
and reasonable profit to the proprietor.
ANOTHER DEFEAT.
The Quicksteps, Saturday afternoon, were
outbatted and outhelded by the Brooklyns
and consequently sustained a defeat. The
score was as follows:
Brooklyn.......... x-l,
Runs earned, Quickstep 2; Brooklyn 8, frs
base on errors. QuicksteU, 8, Brooklyn 2; bas'
Il on balls, Quickstep, /; brooklyn, 2; two bast
| hits, Walker, Householder, st. Lawrence anC
Il Rickley; three base hits, Householder, Fen
nelly, Z, Smith, Kimber struck out, Quickstep
4; Brooklyn, 8; time Of game, two hours um
pire, William Grifiths.
AN AMATEUR GAME.
The Metropolitans defeated the Delawar
Boys, Saturday, by a score OF Is to IL
Newell and Fullmer were the battery TO
the victors and did some very effective work
The following is the score by innings
Delaware Boys......... 2 / 2 o 2-l
The Nets would like to hear from tn
captains of three or four clubs this wee
with regard to arranging an Amateur AT
ssOciation. Call at S1S Jefferson street.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST.
The past weeks work has somewha
| strengthened the Brooklyn's lead for th
Interstate championship, and they are no'
reasonably safe. Harrisburg is second, tn
Active third, Trenton fourth, the Anthri
cite fifth, and the Quickstep, as usual, las
The record, up to and including Saturday
games, is as lOllows:
The daily gazette., 1883-09-17

avenue and Pennsylvania avenue to the
Scheuizen Park. On account of the length
of the line detour had to be made from
Fifth and French, to Walnut, to Fourth and
to French, in order 10 prevent the head of
the column from moving into the rear of
the line. f-
SOME OF THE FEATURES.
The morocco display was the most com
plete in line, as 1t represented the business
of leather manufacture In detail. The Del
aware Saengerbund's wagon was pretty
decorated and conveyed 3 number of hand
some girls. The display of Joseph Stoeckle
and Specht q B2shn, brewers, represented
Gambrinus sitting on huge beer cask, and
made en- interesting exhibit of the brewing
business. NJ. +. Hayden, florist, made a
beautiful floral display, and Davidson &
Brother, marble cutters, had men at work
and also exhibited some beautiful pieces OF
statuary. The james 81 Webb Printing
Company had drum corps and musical or
ganization, while the care preservative" was
practically represented by the Sunday Star,
with men working at the case and press in
full operation. t'ih
A detailed description of the line will ap-
pear q later edition along.
Along the line of parade many business
houses and private residences were
handsomely decorated with flags and
flowers. The streets were crowded with
thousands of people, who watched the pro
cessisn with deep interest. The east side oi
the Court House grounds were lined with
women and children, most Of whom waved
small flags, presenting beautiful sight.
The success of the parade was highly
gratifying, and its extent and attractivenesl
surprised everybody. 1t occupied 20 minutes
in passing given point, and it was Il
O'Clock when it disbanden at the SchuetzeE
Park.
The daily gazette., 1883-09-17

There was unusual hustle and activity all
over the city, this morning, and in many
places men were seen busy leading exhibits
upon wagons, and decorating teams and
houses with German and American flags.
Strains of music were floating upon the fog
laden air, and it would bave been apparent
to the veriest stranger that some unusual
and extensive public demonstration
was about to ! held. As the hour of nine
drew near the hustle and confusion of
preparation subsidized into order and precis-
ion, and at the word Of command, the bright,
varied and attractive parade, representing
so completely the industries, the mercantile
interests, the professions and the society Of
Wilmington, was under way. The Volks-
fest had commenced.
The daily gazette., 1883-09-17

NOTEB.
The Young Boston defeated the Acme
Saturday afternoon by score OF 10 10 l. AZ
Eighth and Franklin.
The only point the Quickstep can now
hope TO gain in the championship race Is to
get ahead Of the Anthracite.
All the championship coptests will end In
few weeks, after which exhibition games
will be in order until cold weather sets In.
Yesterday the Columbus defeated the Ale
gheny, 8 to l, and the st. Louis got away
with the Metropolitans by score OF to !.
The Forty Acres baso ball club played the
Blue Rose of DuPonts Banks, saturday
afternoon, and defeated them by q score of
90 to 5. McMann, of the Blue Rose, was
knocked cut Of the holes.
The daily gazette., 1883-09-17
Total amount of sale. -.
Peach shipments.

The peach shipments over the Delaware
Railroad on Saturday were distributed as
follows: Jersey City, "a; Boston, 81; Phila-
delphia, %; Buffalo, 8; Chicago, z, Cleve-
land, Erie, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Hartford,
Springfield, Mass; Chester, Wilmington, 8
each; Columbus, Scranton, New Haven, 2
each; Dayton, Houtzdale, Pa; Springfield,
Ohio; Cory, Toledo, Elmira, Newark N. j.,
each. Total las cars; previously shipped,
2,926; total to date, 3,071.
The daily gazette., 1883-09-17
NOTICES.

NOT1CE.-AlL PERS Ms DESIRING
IN TO register as nuf scs Of sick persons will
call at No. 5l2 King street. second story. A
book for that purpose has been prepared, and
blank forms for references will be fuTn shed.
Male and female, white and colOred are Invited
TO avail themselves of this opportunity.
T.. B. FRAZER, Registrar,
septl4-tf No. 5l2 King treet.
NOTICE.--T0TH SCHOOL COMMIT
1N tee OF Neh Castle county. The Bs,bool
fund has been distributed and placed 10 the credit
of each District In the Farmers Bank At New
Castle. JOHN NJ. HOUSTON,
AUGUST ~ 1sSs
N0TICE.-ANY WEIGHTS, SCALES
g4N OR measures requiring inspection may be
JACOB DEAKYNE,
seaIer Of Weights and Measures for New Castle
county. ie18-U
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RE6LSTERS NOTICES.
QEGIsTER's ORDER.
RKeIsrER's OFFICR,

REeIsTER's OFFICR,
New Castle Co., Del, August 81, 1883.
Upon the application OF Hayes Graves
% and swithin Chandler, EEHscutoEs Exc OF sam sam
dred, in said county, deceased, 1t Is
ordered and directed by the Register that
the Executors aforesald give notice of grant
Ing OF letters Parliamentary uDon the estate OF
the deceased, with the date ofarantinR thereof by
causing advertisements to be posted within forty
days from the date Of such letters, in six OF the
most public places OF the county OF New Castle
requiring ali persons having demands against the
estate 20 present the same or abide by an act oi
Assembly in such case made and provided. And
also cause the to be inserted within the came
period In the DAILY GAZETTE, news
paper published in Wilmington, and TO be con
|. tinued therein three weeks, (e. o. d.)
(~~~Nl Given under the hand and seal Of once
IL. 8. fdfthe Register aforesaid, at atWilmington,
w. Jim New Castle County, Aforesaid, the day
'N - S. @. BIees. Register.
NOTICE.
ALI persons having claims, against the estate OF
the deceased. must present the same duly attested
to the Executors on or before August 3st,
Ss4, or abide the act Of Assembly in such case
made and provided
HAYES GRAVES, Ashland, p, o.
eWITHIN CHAN NDLER, Falkland, p. o.
sepl-8w Executors.