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NOTICE.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SIS. I
TINS STATE OF DELAWARE.


t~~-~, To the Sheriff Of New Castle county,
}L. s. {Greeting:
t1-) WHEREAS, Mary II. Brooke by her
petition to the Judges of our Superior Court hled
In the office Of the Prothonotary Of the said court,
in and for the county of New Castle for the cause
OF complaint therein alleged has made applica-
tion to our said Judges that decree may be pro-
nounced dssolying the marriage existing be-
tween the petitioner and her husband, james b.
Brooke.
We therefore command Ms your predecessor hath
been heretofore commanded, that you summon
james B. Brooke so that he be and appear before
the judges Of orr said court, at the next term
thereof TO he held at Wilmington, on Monday,
the fourteenth day of May next TO er the
allegations of the said petition, and also to sh W
cause, If any he has, why decree of the said
court should not be made dissolvlng the marriage
existing between him and the said petition,r
according to the Act of Assembly in such case
made and provided and also to de and receive
what the said court shall then and there consider
concerning him in this hehalf as to the HOurt
shall seem meet and consistent with the prOvi-
si0ns Of the said Act of Assembly and have you
then this writ.
Witness the Hon; Joseph P. Comegys, Esq, at
Wilmington. the fifteenth day of December, A.
D.. eighteen hundred and eighty-two.
Issued February I, 1888
GEO. A. MAXWELL, PrO'y.
The above is II true copy of the ais. sums. No.
20 May T. 1883, Mary II. Brooke James B.
Brooke, Libel for Divorce.
sHERIFF's OFFICE, VIII. Del, Feb. l, 1883.
feb5-l6t, ltaw
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The Ftrst case In Delaware.

A court martial has been established in
this city for the trial of a member of Co.
F, First Regiment, on the charge of con-
verting to his own uses money donated by
contributing members for the benefit of the
company. The trial has been fixed for
April Is, and the officers are: Chief Justice,
Corporal William Condor; associates, j. d.
Findly, w. 8. Alexander, Il. Hirzel, C..
Eradarick
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Death From Lock-iaw.

George Freeman an employe of Pusey,
Scott & Company, died from lock-jaw at his
home, 10l4 west Second street, on Saturday
night, after suffering for several days. He
will be buried tomorrow morning at 9
O'Clock ,intermeut in the old Catholic ceme-
Jery. The workmen of Pusey, Scott & Co.,
will attend the funeral in o body.
The daily gazette., 1883-04-09
The Hotel at Newport.

Fredus Sturgeon, well-known resident
of this city, who carried on a bakery for
several years, has taken possession Of the
Farmers and Drovers' Hotel at Newport
This old and popular public house is amply
provided with accommodations for farmers
and the general travelling public, and in MIR.
Surgeons hands 1t will not ouly maintain
but increase the excellent reputation it has
enjoyed for years. His Wilmington friends
will be sure of the best treatment when they
stop in to see him.
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New Line to Philadelphia.

On and after Wednesday April II, the
fine saloon steamer Morrisina, will leave
Wilmington, shipley street wharf, at 7 a.
m and p M, for Philadelphia, returning
leaves Philadelphia first wharf above Walnut
street (copes) at $50 a. m. and 4.30 p. m.
touching at Marcus Hook and Chester each
way. Fare, 20 cents, excursion, 40 cents.
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For the Fuel Fund.

Saturday afternoon Charles B. Lore,
Esq, and Joseph L. Carpenter, execu-
tors of the estate OF Jacob Herdman, handed
nayor Wales check drawn in favor of
''the Mayor and Council of the City of Will
mington" for 81 900, bequest by the de-
ceased. The money is to be invested in &
per cent, bonds, the interest of which is to be
used in furnishing fuel for the deserving
poor of Wilmington.
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REGLSTERs NOTICES.
PEGIsTER's ORDER.
REaIsrER,s orrrcE.

RKGIsTER'B OFFICE.
New Castle County, Del, March q, 1888. 4
Unon the application Of Henry NJ. How,
Executor Of Letltia II. How, late Of
Red ion Hundred, in said county, de-
ceased it is ordered and directed by the Register
that the Executor aforesaid give notice of
granting of Letters testamentary upon
the estate of the deceased, with the date Of
granting thereof BY causing Advertisements 70
such letters in six Of the most public places of the
county of New Castle recurring all persons
same, or abide by an Act of Assembly in such
case made and provided and also cause the same
to be Inserted within the same period in the
DAILY GAZETTE, \ newspaper published in
Wilmington aud to be continued therein three
(~~l Given under the hand and Seal of
IL. 8. Once ofthe Register aforesaid, at VIII
wv NmingtOn, In New Castle county afore-
said the day and year above written.
s. G. BIGGS, Register.
NOTICE.
All persons having claims against the estate Of
the deceased must present the same, duly at
tested to the Executor, or before
March 81 1884, or abide the Act OF Assembly
In such case made and provided.
HENRY NJ. HOW,
Executor.
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Appli cation for a Cadetship.

Congressman Charles B. Lore has already
received fifteen applications for examination
for the position of naval cadet. Nearly all
the young men applying are residents Of the
county, but three or four living In the city.
The examination takes places on the %.
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Gawthrop 3 Co. Is New Buildiup.

The work of demolishing the old ware
house at the southwest corner of Fourth and
Shipley streets began this morning, prepara-
tory to the erection of the new large estab-
lishment by Gawthrop & Company plumbers
and gas fitters.
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sill Another naninI

To THE EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE -
hereby give notice to the citizens and voters
of New Castle that am not a candidate for
City Council at the election to be held on
Tuesday, April 10. HENRY FOSTER.
New CASTLE, April 9, 1883.
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Flour Not Chalk !
THIS Is PURE

DO you know what kind of
flour you are using! Mind,
bread is the staff of life, but it
is a very weak staff if not
made of good -four.
| keep the best and the
best is always the cheapest.
The Home Comfort is made
of mixed wheat from different
Western States and is always
good and is not costly. l
would like to establish -four
routes through the city. You
know how much you use every
week. Just leave me an order
for that much and | will be
punctual in delivering the
quantity at the time you need
it.
WIN. d. PICKELS,
FIFTH AND KING STREETS.
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The Latest "Catch, -

Scene on King street: Fast youth
tHello, Jake saw something this morn
ing that would have tickled you" els that
sol What was itl' Fast youth-"A
straw"
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NJ OTICE.-I, CHARLES J. H BECKETT,
IN THE OWNER Of the house situated at No.
lOs est Seventh street, In the Fifth ward OF the
city of Wilmington, county OF New Castle and
State of Delaware In compliance with the re-
auirements Of the Act of the General Assembly
In such case made and provided, do hereby give
notice thar shall apply in writing to the Court
ofGeneral Sessions of the Peace and jail Delivery
of the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle
1889, be the first day of said court for license
for said house as an Inn or tavern for the sale
therein of Intoxicating liquors in less quaint
than one quart, to be drunk on the premises,
and the following respectable citizens of the said
ward recommend the said application, to wit:
ThOs Reilly John Mccormick
j Marshall Harlan Frank Taylor
Chas II Kenton VIM ii Robinson
Thos King y Sinclair
Robert Hagen VIM O'Conner
Smiley King Edward Murphy
Nathan Lieberman Given
James Murphey Jas Moore
VIM Lemon Daniel Mulherin
John Percy WIN Simmons
James Il Harkins Alexander Beggs
Enoeh Moore Jr ii Rhoads
Jacob A Null John Bates
| As-a CHARLES J, II. BEoKETT.
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NOTICE, is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
and coal business william HI WeIdin, ihe
business i'll hereafter be conducted under the
firm name OF e. Wesley " eldln Bro. Thank
very liberal patronage in the past, bespeak a
continuance of the same for the new Arm.
G. WESLEY WELDIN.
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LICEssE APPLIC1 TTONS.

NOTICE.-I, JOHN E. LEWIS, OWNER
IN NAND TENANT of the house known us Deer
Park Hotel, situated In the village f Newark.
School Districts Nos. 80 and ~, White Clay Greek
hund ed, county of New Castle, STATE of Delaware
in compliance with the requirements Ofthe Act OF
the General ssemby In such made and
provid' d. do hereby give not ce that shall apply
In writing tn the Court of General Sessions OF the
Peace and JAN Delivery of the State OF Delaware
In aud for New Castle county, on Monday the
7tli dag Of Nay next, A. d., lBs2 being the hrst
day OF said court, for llscense for said house
an Inn tavern for the sale therein of lntoxicat-
ing liquors in less quantities than one quart, to
be drunk on the pr mises and the following re-
spectacle citizens, residents Of said school district
recommend the said application, to wit:
John o. Donnell Jr w II Barton
John W Pennington JAS II Armstrong
John Walls Frank Mclaughlin
John LRnsendeI Rankin Armstrong
Joseph Willis NJ X Ba ton
X. Mclaughlin Geo Karl
Pusey PeInhertOn W ii Steel
John l. Elliott
ag-N JOHN K. LEWIS.
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NOTICE. i, FERGUS HAWAIIAN,
N OWNER OF the properly situated at M.
ward OF the city Of Wilmington, county
Of New Castle and State of Delaware,
In compliance with an Act of Assembly, in such
case made and provided, do hereby give notice
thai shall apply In writing to the honorable, the
Judges of the Court of General Sessions, of he
Peace and jail Delivery of the State Of Delaware,
in md for New Castle county, on Monday, the
I'm iay OF MAY next, A. b., fSss, being the first
day Of said court, for license for said house as
an inn or tavern, for the sale therein OF
Intoxicating liquors in less quantities than one
quart to be drunk on the premises, and the
following respectable citizens, residents of said
district, recommend the said application, to
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NoTICE.-I, JOHN MEALEY, THE
IN OWNER OF the house known as the Aliens
Corner Hotel, situated in School district No. A,
in CHRISTIANS village, White Clay Greek hundred,
county OF New Castle, and State of Delaware,
in com plianee with an Act of Assembly In such
ease made and provided. do hereby give notice
that shall apply in w-itIng to the honorable,
the Judges Of the Court of General Sessions Of
the Peace and jail Delivery of the State Of Della
ware in and for New astle county, on Monday,
the 7th day of May next, A. D., 1883, being tn
rst day OF said court for license for said house as
an inn tavern for the sale therein of
liquors In less quantitits than one quart to be
drank on the premises, and the following re-
snectable citizens residents ofsad School district
recommend the said application, to wit;
Geo w Currinder Hiram Cooke
p Bullen Samuel Butler
David Leach his
william Caulk james Monsheld
samuel Scott - marx
Lemuel T. Butler witness; u ii Raymond
Holm n ClaaVes Jhos ClOugh
his Edward Davis
Jas Y Miller
mark
Witness Lem, Butler
as-3t JOHN MEALEY.
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notice., WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL,
IN OWNER OF the within mentioned premises
in co pliance with an Act Of Assembly in such
case made and proyid' d, do hereby give notice
that shall apply in writing to the honorable,
the Judges of the Court of General Sessions of
The Peace and Jail Delivery of the State of Della
ware in and or New Castle county, on Monday
the 7th day of May next, A. D., 1883, being the
first day of said court for n license to Keep an
inn or tavern, know the Hygenia House,
al Collins Beach, In school district No. o.,
Black bird hundred New Castle county, and TO sell
Intoxicating liquors in less quantities than one
quart to be drunk the pr. misses, and the
Following respectable citizens, residents of said
ward, recommend the said application to wit;
Frank Collins John Coop
William Taylor Edward Jones
Robert N Huggins Jacob X Bies
Benz II David Jr Henry Cooper
j Arthur5 Chas McNamee
Johp Carttrell ID w Stats
John Lockdrman
a9-8t WILLIAM j. CAMPBELL.
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E.-DELAWARE LOAN ASSO-
~ CIATIoH-Hew stock for sale no hack
payments Being the oldest in the city II mas
successfully matIred Its first and econd series
and the third will follow; offers TO In vestors
and borrowers all tle advantages of n live and
pf Osperous association. Apply day and evening
To GEORGE c. MARIS.
A5-lm-eod Secretary,
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b. LOCAL LACONICS.

deeply sunk into the upper face of
horse-block at the foot of the steps.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-20
Entertaining a Burglar

GA burglar can be a gentleman in
manner as we'll as any n else, and the
majority ofthem are men of refinement.
| was at Saratoga a couple Of years ago,
and strolling into the dining room of a
prominent hotel one day 1 espied one
of the most notorious "knucks" in the
business seated Ivy the side Of a wealthy
banker. I was curious to see how the
fellow would behave himself, and sitting
close by, observed him. 1t wasn't long
before his engaging manner completely
won the old banker, and l laughed to
myself when l saw the latter introduce
him to a member of his family. l kept
my eye on him, and later on actually
heard the fellow invite him to a drive.
l could scarcely believe the evidence of
my enses. When the party returned l
took the crook to one side and asked
what lay he was on. "Eor heaven
sake," said he, "don't give me away,
I'm indulging in a little respectfully,
and the atmosphere is improving my
health" Craftsman though he vas l
had never known him to tell a lie, and
when he pledged me his word never to
take advantage of the old mans hospi-
talitv l was willing to believe him.
"Has any harm come Of the thing
since?"
"On the contrary, good has come of it
for whel an attempt was to be made
about six months ago, to break into the
bankers residence, this maj gave no.
tice to the department, and the thieves
were thwarted. So you see there is
something in the old saying after all,
"its better to have the good will of a
dog"
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-20
PITH OF THE NEWS.
Washington News Notes.

The following are recent %postofice
changes:-Postotices Standardization
sin, Leadmine. Lafayette county. Postmas
ter's Commissioned Archie h. Shepard,
Mapes, Oak; Dallas M. Perdue, Rose Hill
Iowa: lark Hargreaves, Hokah, MINI;
Alex Turner, st. Henry, Mimi. The
president has appointed the following
postmasters: Will tm M. Cha dler at Graf
ton, OAK, and L. E. Sampson at New Ia
COMA, Mont.
Ex-Commander Gorringe says that he IS
preearing a bill for introduction at the
coming session of congress relating to the
settlement of the condition ofour merchant
marine. He has given much time to a
careful and exhaustive study of the whole
subject, and the result ofhis labors will de-
serve treatment equally thoughtful and con-
sc%ientious.
tits said positively that there is no law
or the statute books which will authorize
the dropping of Mai. Nickerson from the
rolls of the army, and before this act can
be performed by the president, congress, it
is said, will have to enact some provision
which will cover such cases as Maj. Nicker-
sons.
The president has designated Col. David
l.. Huntington to act as surgeon general
and to take charge OF the office until an ap-
pointment shall be made.
The sentence of Col. I!ses to be dismissed
from the army has been APPROX we'd by the
president.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-20
The New French War Minister.

When the Fallieres cabinet was on its
last legs, the Both of January, 1888, it was
officially announced that Caalpenon had
accepted the war Office, but succeeding
events falsifed the statement. The retire
ment of the rich, royal, anil %aristocratic
Orleanist Officers, Was a job rather hard to let
out, and Only Thibaudia, who was gener.
ally detestei for surrendering at Metz with
Bazaine, was found willing to accent the
task. Thibaudin has now served the pur-
pose for which he was needed by the anti
Orleanists. Gen. Campenon is believed to
be a staunch republican; When Napoleon
Ill. strangled the republic, Canlpenon WAS
arrested and exiled, he then being a staff
officer. He betook himself to Tunis and
devoted his attention to the reorganization
of the boys little army. But
he soon returned 10 France, r%ejoined the
army, and served in Algeria, in Italy aud
In China. In 1870 Campenon was chief Of
Gen; Legrande's staff, taking parl in the
celebrated charge in which that officer was
killed He was wounded and made prison.
er, and spent some time at Aix-la. Chapelle,
In 1875 Campenon was promoted to the
rank OF brigadier general, and four years
later to that of general of division, with
the command OF the Fifth division ofau in.
tantry, garrisoned in PARIS. The 14,h o,
November, 1881, he became minister of war
in Gambetta's cabinet, but resigned with
dambetta in January, 1882. He became Q
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-20
General News GOSSIP.

A special telegram from Chicago say
that the PAGER Johnston wss sold the 12;h
to Commodore Littson OF 81. Paul for $685..
He' has unsd driven 4 the horse to the quarfsr-p pole
on several occasions in 80 seconds, and
once went there in 80. He thinks that,
with a good day and a good track, the
horse will beat 2:1O.
The new Guion line steamer, Oregon, ar
lived at New YORK from Iiverncol IN the
14th, making the trip in seven days eight
hours and thirty-three minutes.
At the Jersey cattle sales a few days ago
the cow saragossa sold for 81, 800, and the
COW Withersea for 50, 500.
Work began at once upon the Cape Cod
Canal. Five hundred men will soon he en-
ployed.
Ohio cast 100000 votes in 1876. Tn s
year it will be close to 700, 600.
1t is believed Plunger Walton lost $500.
600 by the defeat of Girohe.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-20

The devil rode away, but the follow
ing nieht the old man died. The same
man who related this story was a soldier
OF the union army, and in the DAYS of
the rebellion had an experience with a
man who was afterward shot for a de-
serter, which he was fond of relating.
He said that he used to sleep beside
this man, and always felt convinced that
he a a cloven foot. 1t is quite proba-
nails.
oughly countritied than New England
%seaports, used to be great resort for
all kinds of queer tramps.
The modern tramp IS a prosaic one
enough, but in those days the fraterni-
ty included Polish refugees, Irish exiles.
queerer old men, as strange in in their eiir
bearing and manners as the mad tink-
er mentioned by Dickens in David Cop
perfeld.' In these days the temper
ance reform has swept away q good
many old New England customs, and
the habit of treating these tramps to
run cider. or other drinkables has
been abandoned. The stage.coach has
been suppressed by the railroad and the
whole life of the New England town
mas, to some extent chan ged . The
ramps We're great source OF supersti-
ton. especially to young people.
"These things show how much a peo-
pie who can believe in such things cling
to the past. The horrors of Tewksbury
are worse than any that could belong to
a supposed haunted house, but the peo-
pie are much slower to believe in reali-
ties thar in quaint stories Of ghosts and
COLLINS. A change, however, is coming
to awaken to the necessity of real re-
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-20
Floating.

The human body weighs a pound in
the water, and a chair will carry two
grown persons; that is, it will keep the
head above water, which is all that is
necessary when it is a question of life
or death. One finger placed upon a
chair or stool, a small box, or a piece of
board, will easily keep the head above
water, while the two feet and other
hand may be used as paddles to propel
toward the shore. 1t is not at all necas-
sary to know how to. swim. to be able to
keep from drowning in this way. "A lit
tie experience with the buoyant power
Of water, and faith in it, are all that is
required. When pleasure boats capsize,
everyone struggles to get on top Of the
the overturned Or half-ffled boat, and
all are drowned, except those whom the
wrecked craft would wholly bear up. If
they would simply trust the water to
sustain ninety-nine hundredths of the
weight of their bodies, and the disabled
boat the other hundredth, they might
all be saved, under most circumstances.
An overturned or water-flled wooden
boat will sustain more people in this
way than it will carry. 1t would keep
the heads above water of as many peo-
pie as could get their hands on the gun
vale. These are simple facts, easily
learned, and may some day save your
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-20

walk brought 8 to him, but the
scene around the tree battles
description. With bark after
bark the dogs circled around,
now shifting, and trying in vain to climb
up the. sap]ing. A few blows from the
ak brought the tree down, and the next
moment the possum was in the jaws of
the dogs forty feet away. He had start
ed to run as soon as tie tree fell, but
the dogs ran too quickly. AS soon as
they had a taste of IN they were salts
fed. It is remarkable, but a possum
dog will never eat a possum or the
bones of one. The same scene was re-
peated twice more, varied by long
tramps through swamps, cotton and
corn fields. The small hours of the
morning hal arrived when we vent to
bed, but we consoled ourselves with the
thought o the feast we would have the
next day, and such a feast it was!
On a big dish in the center of the
table, brown and fat, the possum looked
like it was good, but it was better than
it looked. 1t was a meal fit for kings,
but which anybody could have for the
trouble of the hunt. 1t was the first pos
sum we ever ate but if our legs hold out
will not be the last.
Joe Roney was right. There is Moth
ing that will beat the possum.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-20
Railroad and River News.

The earnings o. sixty-nine railroads for
the past month were 1927, ss2. Os2.. against
1926 $780, s7 for september, 1882 Since Jan.
1, sixty-fve roads have earned S20S 633. 1913,
against $3.50 S61, 637 for the same PERIOD nt
last y.ar, al iAcrsase of S17, 772, 191.
This was earned on 81. $50 miles OF road
this year against Al, $50 miles in 1882. The
statement includes The OPERATIONS of the
South westerns, Changers No rthern Pacific,
Manitoba, Grand Trunk and other leading
companies.
The Railroad Conductors Life Insurance
ASSOCIATION holds its next annual meeting
in Toronto. The officers elected were:
President, Ward Nichols, New Haven &
Hartford road; vice presidents, Joseph H.
Redmond. Missouri Pacific, II j. Null
ligan, Grand Trunk; secretary and treas
urer, H. d. Fellow; executive committee.
full tern, Rufus J. Saivley; vacancy, William
Sense, Columbus.
The trial of ex-treasurer Haven, OF tn.
Rutland railroad company, charged with is
suing false certificates OF st. ok OF that COM
papy, has ended in a verdict of acquittal on
technical grounds, This legalizss the issue
OF alleged fraudulent stock amounting to
$50. 600. issued to Glermont Low, president
of the road.