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CAUGHT In THE ACT.
A COlOred Youth Attempts to Rob the
Residence of John W. Todd.

Residence of John W. Todd.
About O'Clock this morning, while the
family of John w. Todd, living at 303 West
Eleventh street, were at breakfast, a young
colored man named Benjamin Morris en-
tered the house through the front door, and
made his way to the room of Mr.. and Mrs.
Todd, with the intention of robbery, and
had succeeded in finding pocket book con-
tanning $50, besides pair of bracelets, watch
and chain and pair of earrings valued at
$3.50, all of which he had on his person.
Mrs. Todd, after finishing her meal, went
up stairs to prepare for market and
upon entering her room saw Morris pass
through door into the hall way. She i'm
mediately started for the thief and caught
him as he was going down the stairs, at the
same time giving the alarm to her husband,
who came to her rescue.
The prisoner struggled to get away and
at last drew knife which he slashed around
quite lively i'll the hope of getting away from,
his captors. In this he was successful aud
rushing through the kitchen sprang over
the rear fence and would have made mis-
escape but for man named David Ford,
who, hearing the screams of Mrs
Todd, as Morris leaped over the fence, hit
the thief over the head with a curry cont
and ended the chase.
The pocket-bool was taken away from
him ard he was turned over to two officers
who happened along and taken to the hall,
where the other articles were found upoI
| him.
The prisoner was given hearing by thu
| Mayor this morning and held for court il
the sum of $500 bail.
Mr.. Todd is of the opinion that the yes
tibule door had been left open aud tina
Morris got into the house in that way.
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CURLEY's EXECUTION.
He BraveIy Meets His rate aud Goes to
Ills DeRLh i.Iko a Mnri II.


DUBLIN, MAY 1s -- Daniel Curiey paid the
penalty for his conn -'ioa with the PnGnix
Park murders in the court ward Of Kilnain-
ham Jail this morntg. 1,r lG,lcr of the
| lnvncible Society met his death unlnch
ingly, and was, app rcntly, resigned 10 his
fate. He declined to say anything with re-
gard to his participation Ia The murders, aud
made no statement on the galows.
AS the black flag was slowly run up over
the Jail AZ O'Clock. there was a pitiiul
scene outside the prison walls. At Brady ;
execution the majority of those who sur
rounded the Jail were men; but to-day there
seemed to be more women, and as the grim
| symbol of deaOh touched the top OF tue flag
staff they gave vent to their grief in loud
walls and lamentations, and the" Hail Marys"
were repeated with greater rapidity. Men, ,wo-
men and children were on their knees, with
heads uncovered and tears in their eyes. A
sad scene occurred iu field near the jail
where Curley's father and father-in law
were walking up and down, bareheaded,
| and praying aloud for their lost son. Their
cries attracted the attention of the crowd,
and rush was made to the field, but the
police interfered and soon dispersed them.
THE WORK OF DEATH.
Before Curley retired last night he wrote
long letter to his wife and children, and
when be awoke this morning he was appar-
entity greatly refreshed. Shortly after seven
O'Clock Canon Kennedy and the Rev. Mr..
Flndlater arrived and accompanied him TO
the chapel, where they spent fully
an hour in administering the last sacrament
to him. This through with, the procession
to the gallows was formed, the priests fol-
lowing closely behind Curley and reciting
the Litany for the Dying, to which the con-
demned man made the responses in u clear
and firm tone. When they arrived at the
gallows Curley thanked Governor Gill
dea for his kindness and, after shak-
ing hands with him, allowed his arms to be
pinioned. AS the white cap was slowly
pulled over his head he took a last lingering
look at the people present, and adjusted til {
moose around his head. Death was instanta-
neous and apparently without pain, for
when the body was cut down the features
were quite placid
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
BRO.
TRoTTING AT LINCOLN.
sussex County Flyers on the TracE-A
Horse Purchased.

Horse Purchased.
Especial correspondence of the Gazette.l
MILFORD, May 17.-The Gentlemen's
Driving Association of Milford met at Lin
coin track this afternoon. There were
about 400 persons present, among them
Governor Stockley, DR.. Charles Richards
from Georgetown, and also Albert Currey
and son of Greenwood. The races COM
menced at 3 o'clock The two first horses
that started were Colonel Mark Fl. Davis
grey gelding, Gray Eagle, and Frank
Reedy's g. g., Ben. They are both young
hors The flrst heat was won by Gray Eagle
in 9.58 and the second by the same borse in
2.5324.
The next race was between Senator R.
Williams and Hon. Frank Richards horses.
There was but one heat trotted and Will
liam,s horse won that in 3.06, and refused
to trot any more, seeing that Rickard's horse
was gaining. 1t was conceded that Richards
let up on him to get him to trot more.
Mr. L. NJ. johnson will have his horse
Boston ON the track at the next meeting and
this is said to be one of the fastest horses In
the associate
DR.. j. G. Dawson has sold his bay horse
| to s. G. Evans. His record is 23S.
L. NJ. johnson has bought of q. w. David
son his black Yielding Noble, for Mr.. Brown
the manager of the Domestic Sewing
Machine Company of Wilmington. Th'
| price paid was $500.
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
LOCAL LAOONICs.

DIR. II. 7. Pershing OF Pottsville, gradu-
ate of the University of Pennsylvania, has
located in this city at 305 West Eleventh
street.
The pavement on Seventh between Adams
and Monroe streets, is in a terrible condi-
tion, Notwithstanding the TACT that Street
Commissioner Zebley has been notified, ON
several occasions, to have the pavement
fixed
Young Jolls, who passed such creditable
examination for the vacant cadetship in the
United States Naval Academy, at the COM
petltive examination in this city, passed his
mental examination yesterday. He will
have to be examined physically before he
will be admitted.
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
Is the ORrHANs' CouRr,

Nv ,t, 'LM tAsTLE COUNTY.
tp' ste ,,r'ae 2'nn order of the Orphans Court Of
of M Nh y una @Ha,r ai The February term A, D., 1888
thz lour " vii! be exposed t. pubic sale, at
SAT- IN, ,,lWvNs, IN lhe city OF Whining on, on
0;rio,tH tHpAl, lhr second day Of june. isSi. at
ba n n, PAN the following described real estate.
t0gii ",' =, 'pt T. of John Maloney, deceased,
Ofnni.,ip, Il al mat certain lot, piece or parcel
st, o' al l'flek dwelling hons III, ~ ON crrcIed
ctsrfib.u "a guy ,ht CitY OF ilmn ytUn, bounded and
p0ul on III, IL, .,s, !t2Ms 3, to wit Beginning at
tween II Tf l, westerly ide of Shipley street. be-
cfor, iE.si IN ant Ninth streets. atthe distance
0rle,. "ahllg,l rllg and forty fet nine inches. more
corner w M lt,3. IN norlhGrly side of Eighth street,
EgIIt" , ,inp ol sid land westerly parailel with
OF an Ill ligGl one hundred feet to the east, rIy side
along iiesi sir,a in"t lSgt nine inches wide thence
srctt Gifr.n' suIlherly parallel with Shipley
land of fM"en H. lget three Inches to a stake in Other
parallel Win 9fihn9rge sheets; thence etsterly
Middle Of t,c III, dt,iu,n ~ street, and through the
Sheet ad,tn 'tA lSlnn wall be twct this and said
alUrr,,id d,i'Ii'lE house one hundred feet to the
ihc amr " hlry street, and thence along
10TH par nfi' ni,e~n feet and three inches
0twhlt tIrvnttoo Elhnimg, he the contents there.
rgh Usr ,tllay. Win the Tree uninterrupted
iQlr lcet uin' r iIlleg Of th- aforementioned
al"y with wbi5 " H,es Wide alley and the four feet
lrept lGa,' y u g hnects leading into Orange
PERSON. yia9' ~ common forever with other
ihatcerlan ~ H., l ltgal right thereto. No, q all
NJ thereon "s errr q" piece Of land with the build.
nm al ib, ',tglti, situate In said city begin
Vanuure,'' l'tFrClton OF tne westerly sIIe of
nut 'trtt: WIN the sou thery side of Chest
soal crly TyGa,lgrly sky feet to n stake thence
T. ttOllia Ii, p'raliel to VanBuren street twenty
lRoal1s lat: line between this and the al
alstret ond i nee Gasterly and parallel to Chest
glyhion Wa i, ,piassing through The middle Of the
lngU thr 'a . nytween this and the house adloin-
@e 9f yon B' nBn.n ,Nty feet to the said westerly
hOl hery t,ipru rh street, and thence thereby
eihr fant ti,%ynly feet to The place of beeinninG
haorlerH by vi Ii ,s,hertorwhat they may. And Ii
Ssasers .cca,f ~ coarl that the purchaser or pur-
paans Cart Corr c, De and app ar at the next Or
iSaa %Saaytnay assi,n NGw NGw castle county, that the
s@lagen ,lrcIy p,l o 10 him, her, she or they with
AMI entering im,a Suretles TO be approved by the
R9al Ea sum 10 " An IN said court TO the State, in
wv! Wy! condtio,p ~ t determined by the said court,
saly on lpr 10 10 pa, to the parties entitled sew
SSfhs rtspe nITeAl rs administr ,tOrs or as
itoe te sh rs of ~, their Just and pr portion
%res from snr% ,e i, i3d purchase money, with in
teno Iogg manner and ,l as me court may determine
e terS condition. be- prescribed and appointed
said by Niu"Wn a, the time and nlare afore
"Althi SHARPLkY, trustee,
-, ". llOUyI,,,, ~, or by his attorney.
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A Money Making business.

An old man, who carried with him pla-
card on which was the announcement that
the within owner was deaf and dumb, took
a trip on the Morrisiana, on Thursday, and
did rushing business until some one no.
ticed that the old fossil was busily talking
He was arrested by the boat authorities,
and the money he had collected was re-
turned to the owners 1t was the intention
of the captain to bring the old fraud to this
city, but in this he was disappointed, for
the old man made his escape while the boat
was laying at The wharf in Philadelphia.
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
The HunchbnoIS.

The New York Tribune of recent date
In speaking of Helen Bancroft, who will
appear here on Wednesday next, as Julia
In the Hunchback, says; Miss Bancroft's
qualifications for the part of Julia were
found to be personal beauty, sweetness OF
temperament and considerable force oi
character, combined with good measure OF
professional skill. Her ideal of Julia was
seen 10 be correct and her execution of II
was marked by directness and spirit and by
delicate by-play. The performance showed
her to be woman of talent. She was often
and literally applauded,
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
rha nnvn.tnil Drive sorau.

A new wood screw has lately been
patented by William Hughes, well-known
in this city. The screw is made with the
threads cut In an angular form, counter
sunk in the upper face and can be driven in
as a nail. The new patent is known as the
Campbell & Hughes dove-tail drive screw,
and will be manufactured In this city. 1t is
claimed that it has holding capacity q
third greater than the ordinary screw.
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
Cut His Log.

Thomas Cloward, an apprentice In the
machine shops of the p, W. IL B. Railroad
Company, ut mis- leg yesterday by putting
his foot through sky light. He had gone
to the roof of the Round House to see the
Shady Side 60 out the river, aud in walking
around slipped upon sky light and cut a
cash in his leg about three inches in length.
He was removed to his home where he is
now under the care of a physician.
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
A Case of blood Poisoning,

While changing the water upon an ana
tomical specimen on Tuesday, DR.. j. Paul
Lukens, accidentally scratched his thumb
with piece of glass, but thought nothing
of it until next day when Inflammation sci
in. He is now lying at his residence, 61C
West street, in a very critical condition and
is not expected to recover. The hand and
arm are terribly swollen and the suffering
of the patient is intense.
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
PoIice Hearings,

At the hearings before the Mayor last
evening, eight small boys, for playinI ball
IN the streets were fined, amounting in each
case to S2.77. Jesse Jones was fined 81 and
costs at the hearings this morning, for dis
orderly conduct. Two cases OF ordinary
drunkenness were also settled.
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
Notice. ...
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Relief to the Famishing Public

'Charlien Kyle is a by ord in every house
hold. A generation remembers him gratefu lily,
for during many years hp has ministered 10 suf-
lerlng humanity, scorched and famshed by sum-
mer III rst, giving with u generous hand the most
deliclously refreshing Ice Cream yearniHg
palate could wish.
with the coming sumntr he proposes to do rs
he has done In the past ON u Rrander scale. His
already large manufart0ry at the N. E. Corner
ofSlATH and ORANGE STREETS, has been ex-
tended, improved and new facilities for cream
manufacture Introduce J.. Ice Cream unadulter-
ated is now being made In many varieties and of
or picnic parties. by mail or otherwise will be
filled with accuracy and dispatch. His three
stllls In Second treet market will be open as of
y0re, and Ice Cream will be dispensed with his
old time liberal tv mylS-3m26
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
u,,,n,aat ON Monday

The Democrats failed to organize in the
Ninth ward last evening, owing to the small
number in attendance. Adjournment was
taken until Monday evening. The meeting
will be held In the Old Academy Building
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
RliRht E1ra

The alarm of fire from box "a, at $40
o'clock, last evening was caused by slight
fire in the upper portion of two and half
story frame house, 53S Lafayette sire t,
which was seon extinguished. The princi-
pal damage was by water. The house was
occupIe DN colored people.
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buglcns.
NOTICE
NOTICE
100000 Wanted by New
Castle County.

In accordance with act pass at IN er
March g. !ss3 authorizing the Levy Court Of
New 'sstle county 10 fund the floating debt OF
said county, sealed pr posals or bids Will be re-
ceived by WI! lam Herbert q unity Ir asurer, at
W Csstle Delaware, on or before June II, 1881
for two hundred thousand dollars In bonds to he
Issued upon tie credit Of New Ms lie county, aud
TO be redeemed In amounts OF ten thousan dollars
In each successive year after they Issued until
th Who'll amount is paid. No roposal will be
entertained sma Ter amount than $500 or at
iRher rate OF interest than s per cent Tn
morey will be waited July /, and the bonds Will
bear inte est from that date, pa able semi
annually. WILLIAM BEKBFRT
myl6-2lt County Treafu er.
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
The Finest in the City,

are the Malta House dining rooms, on the
second floor, No. 103 East Water street.
Cool, airy and clean.
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
NOTICE,
NOTICE.

NOTICE
have for sale Glover, Timothy, Hungarian
Orchard Ora $, Millet-Lawn Or IS, etc. haze
fuil lfnc OF Ga den Seeds have the age Z
for The sale of GLOBE GUArO designed b.
pee ally for spring cr us. II lair ed that u
fair application of this GuanO wi uble your
crops. eed Pot toes,.. Rock, Liverpool a
Ashton Sa ts Nice We tern Oats, Crackc
Corn, etc, Mill Feed ly the ton or car load
nave some fine brand of Western Flour: ", 1t
once, you will have no other.
JOHN PYLE,
m3O-f Second and Orange streets.
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
FOR SALE.
pUBLIC SALES.
pUBLlC SALE
L OF
- Building Lots
u lrslalIm nts, on the premises, on
SATURDAY, NAY 26, AT 4 O'CLOCK.

lhgcl IS are Al finely located on high, dry
.ut'Altoh5 he %. 4 q, railroad have purchased
ErOunl ol and are about to erect car shops, round
hols, and depot In this ECighhOrhOod, and will
~ ~ itW iuo W. employ several hundred men.
iur fIphl and lHiln railroad are about to tN-
WT'l Ultil ilnc NJ Uni II street as soon as Coun-
.lep'lr The street from Front to sixth to the
pplo'l vi I'D Of ~ feet. The committee ap-
III El5l',' I"A'stss dainapes reported to Council o.
i,,g asgi,4lE t'enng, May 10, This month, and the
W. sutsl VIII NOW hc opened In u short time. IL IL
% I,e i'ph ti IT mn sixth to Front 10 feet and from
H Ht ANrnhe NJ frrt The water pipes are laid,
~ ~ ipI themselves the great improvements now
og .'uf, hlt{ houses Ow being In the course
T%Eerlloh u in tia locality Union street in n
T"lt s'i' y " he the maTNCt street of that sec
III" @ ", nv lppcrsons not wishing to build IL
~is"' s"' nance 10 save your money where IL
WI" altIRr interest, as there arc numerous
n.l''''s Nh'rt rs ms bought lot six or ei hit
es'' ~ A4o A4o ior y and $40 and realized 81, COO,
s, "', as NI4li 10 II 5Di o. III IA. The terms
oyssi sI'm ,hI any one can buy and / ha solr
Wt 3Nlpls, and not one persouhas lost thei p
O,iasrs rvrry ulytr being h's or her own
eruW' c,W elhrrt. IS uo danger of mortgage be ,ng
triggr'Tr'l or no es going 10 protest. Whore n
"uaV, 'l'rt riprC his or her lot is Daid for / re
w.. y,9ll. III hty paid n, less 10 per cent, for
'44EFIW','' s2lhcre is no risk whatever,
of w ca II ON each lOt as soon as knocked
m6n,r ,n u. " -1th nav OF June H. Xt, and S5 ner
iSrru u"t'l hclol Is paid for or per cent OF
,naS aaS' leave Fourth and Market stree is at 3. 30
GRAEp#s, lh MAS Al. OGLE.
o'' auction ers. m15-tf
TRUSTEC'S SALE
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D''%S nd travelling Bags
n.,,...I ). A. CONNER

R,lI.eIY IL "a y. G 0 n N + R,
rs, IS and Trunk Manu- iacturer. bas
M ,oVed to his new store, '''''
Where y.n EAST FOURTH STREET.
snnSFnp5s, Tipmil ~,il find the largest assortment n
6ay gtlemen,Ss6, biass etc. In the city. Ladies'
p1d To prices. Pronrf
'alH'l.itS.i4s trunks and travelling bags.
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
hrs. J. N. & J. B. HoBENsACK,

Those aflicted with the effects of SELF-ABUsE
and DECENTRALIZATION should not hesitate
to consult j. N. q j. d. HOBENSAOK OF 9O6 n.
second street. Philadelphia, either by mail or by
person, during the hours OFFS q. m to p. M, and
Advice free. Whosoever should know his con-
dition and the way to improve 1t should read
''WIsDOM IN A NUTSHELL"
"' ~ .sS0''' septi4-l-la
The daily gazette., 1883-05-19
REAL ESTATE ]!

TRUSTEE'S SALE
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-08
The Old National Pike

The opening of the Redstone branch
OF the Pittsburgh. Virginia Il Charles
ton Railroad marks a st II further de line
in the famous oil Nat ional turnpike
from Cumberland to Wheeling IAN
act TO regulate the laying out and max
ing a road from tumberland, Md, to
the State of Ohio" became law in
1906, and The. first stage-coaeh carrying
the United States mails over that route
made its first trip on August l, 1918.
The distance was one hundred and thir-
ty miles and the total cost of cons ruct-
ing this great highway across the Ale
CHAN es was 81, 100000. Its trattic
soon became enormous, and inns to
accommodate the travelling public
sprang up so thickly along its line that
they were said to average two to a mile.
The PIKE was admirably constructed,
but the heavy traffic which demon
strated its necessity put it in need of
frequent re- airs. and The Go crnmcnt
finally turned it over to The States
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ohio. and
the, established toll-gates 10 pay for its
maintenance. In 1892. with the op pn-
ing OF the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad to
Pittsburgh and the Baltimore & Chic 10
Wheeling. its decl ne began.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-08
NUMBER 8.
Boys and Tobacco.


The Boston journal has made an In
Festigat'on concerning tho use OF to-
tacco by the school-boys of Boston,
with a result that is so astonishing that
doubtless the attention of parents
everywhere will be drawn 10 the figures.
The best-detailed inquiry. judic:ously
made in schools of all grades, leads to
the conclusion that the age at which
he non-users of tobacco come to be in
he minority is but few months over
zen years. Worse yet, it was incl
Sentally learned that among girls the
smoking of mild cigarettes is not by
any means unknown. On first INQUIRY
.mong the teachers of boys, the esti-
mates given about the extent of to-
bacco- ng ranged from ninety to ten
Der cent, according to the class and
ige of the pupils and the masters
knowledge of the subject. When in
tucei 10 make detailed investigation
he instructors were astonishcd at the
revelation,
The testimony as to the effect of the
narcotic upon the BOYS and the methods
Of dealin with the practice BY some OF
the masters are full of suggestive points
The head master OF the Latin school had
40 doubt that halt the boys, ranging
rom fourteen to eighteen years. used
tobacco 10 some extent but he did not
believe that the habit aaeeted the intel
ectual standing of the school as
whole. In some eases he had traced a
alling OFF in the health and scholar
ship directly TO the inordinate use Of
tobacco. Most of the boys did their
soi.
said they used tobacco openly at home,
with their parents consent. The use
Of tobacco in or near the school prem
ises is prohihited. The head master of
the English high school, wherein are
bout i've hundred boys. dida believe
many OF the bows smoked an
o2inion which greatly amused the
lads when questioned out of his hear
ing. In making individual remonstran-
ces with the smokers, the master of this
school had often learned that the boys
were encourage to smoke by their par
en;s. "lt' S "A difficult matter to deal
with he continue Many parents
reason as docs much h-esteemed Judge
| know. He was AFRAID his boy would
mo G whether forbid en- or not; SO he
prohibited the use OF cigarettes, but fur
nished him with money to buy good
e gars and told the boy to smoke. if at
all. openly at home, and not skulk be-
hind somebody's back fenee or at the
bottom o; some alley. Other fathers do
the same thing. because they prefer the
to the bad company it lea s to
if forbidden at home"
Among the grammar school masters
there was great difference of opinion
as to the extent OF the evil. and there
was found a corresponding difference
among the boys, according TO the place
in VIII ch the schools are situated.
Information from tobacco dealers
showed an immense trade among school
boys. "But 30 you know said
street dealer, "that nearly
nalf mv trade in cigarettes is directly or
N irectly among women and girls9
Girls, some of them in the high ani
normal schools. know are in the habit
Of taxing an occasional Whit, for the
sake of their nerves. as they say
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-08

Three orfour years ago the waters
OF Mono ] axe were the stampin =
ground of thousands of gulls curlews,
and other water birds, who made it
their home in summer and winter.
These birds laid their eggs an ihatched
their young on the islands in the lake.
and save for the occasional Indians 8
trip for plunder they were unmole ted.
But it became known that upon tho
islands millions of gull eggs were pro-
durable for small outlay OF trouble,
and some enterprising individuals be-
gan an opposition to the outside egg
shippers. These eggs. althou- b too
strong for the average egg-eaters straight.
were found to possess a iyantages over
all others in the culinary apartment.
and the hotel and private family's cooz
alike took kindly to the young e l 5 n
their native state. Bo ie became I've
market for the produce. and prices were
quoted as high as two bits o en-
But the bottom of the egg PLANT was
encountered one day and the old ulE
never attempted to replenish the de-
pleted stock. As result, the ianght r
of the innocent young birds has les
prived Mono AXE OF much II !. aafi
now the number of gulls is precep bl
diminishing. the oil birds ha IN no
place to deposit the r eggs and If thaF
are not allowed to breel upon the 81
ands again undisturbed. the gull iri q. n
q few years at the far hest w be-
come extinct. - Boelie (coi. f'fee Ptess.