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Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
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The Episcopal General Convention
held its sixteenth days session on
Saturday in Philadelphia. Nearly all
the Bishops were out of town. The
House was formally opened, but no
business was transacted, In the House
of Deputies number of committee
reports were made, among them being
one from the Joint Committee on
Church Interpretations and Tenure of
Church Property. 1t was recommended
that each Diocese obtain the necessary
Legislation for protection of church
property, and that all real estats held
in any Diocese should have the use for
which it is held impressed on the title,
aud that form of conveyance should
be provided. The report of the Com
mittee of the Whole on the amend
ments to the Prayer Book was made
the order Of the day for Monday at II
O'Clock.
Saturdays session of the Presby.
terian Synod at Pittsburg was almost
entirely occupied with discussion of
the Committee on Temperance. The
resolutions, which were finally adopted,
are strongly in favor of prohibition,
and declare the sale and manufacture
of alcoholic liquors as a beverage to be
criminal The Committee on Bills and
Overtrres reported in favor of allowing
the Philadelphia Central Presbytery to
make an order for the installation of
the Rev. Mr.. Mangasarian ~ pastor of
the Spring Garden Church. A report in
the case of DR.. White, who was
on a charge of heresy and
suspended by Presbytery, was RECON-
mitted.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
Taylor Bry ants Doom.

ATLANTA, Ga, October 19-Taylol
Bryant, colored, was hanged to-day at
Monroe He outraged white woman
and attempted to outrage another ir
Walton County six weeks ago, and wa.
caught the same night. He would
have been lynched, but the Court was
sitting and he was tried nton CO, convic
ted, and sentenced the next day and
brought here for safety. He was taken
to Monroe. He said his body might
die, but he would go to heaven. The
drop was but two and half feet, and
he struggled twenty one minutes before
expiring. His wife refused to receive
his body, believing him guilty, aud he
was buried by the Coroner.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
An EMciNnt POl1c EN- An,

Amongst the best of Mayor Wales
policemen stands William II. Marques,
Of the first police district. During the
hours Of duty he is ubiquitous, fitting
about here, there and everywhere. Very
little occurs that escapes his eagle eye If
he is any Ehere within sight or hearing
Officer Marquess is not only active and
always on the go, but he is gentlemanly
and affabe In his condnct in hrnness
he is not lacking and in agility and
strength he is equal to any ordinary
emergency. The people of the first dis
trict feel that they are highly favored
by having officer Marques as their
faithful watchman and guardian.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
"These sayings or Mine."

marx l2th. 24th. And Jesus answerin,
said unto them, do 80 not therefore err, be
power of God" Matthew 18th. 10Th. "WheI
any one hearetn the word Of the Kingdom
and understandeth 1t not, then cometh thu
wicked one and caststh away tn / which
was sown in his heart" We are chided for
being a foolish people and without un
oerstandlng, and We are reprimanded for
our errors, e because we know not the scrip-
lures, neither the power Of God"
We are enjOined to reason. " Come and let
us reason t0gsther, saith the Lord" This
Is an age Of reason In all matters pertaining
70 the wants Of the body, and there is 4
development Of the intellect truly wonder
iIi. What is now wanted ts the application
q this intellect to the wants OF the soul.
We must learn to worship God with he rea.
son and understanding and when we do
thls, we Will soon comprehend what is meant
by :" The new moons and Sabbath the call.
Ing CT assemblies l cannot do away with il
is iniquity, even the solemn IN seting yea,
wheny ye make many prayers, | " ii not
hear "
= Wash ye, make ye clean put away the
evil Of your dong from before mine ewes
coase TO do evil learn TO do well II YOU be
willing and obcdien', ye shall eat the good
OF the lani, but, If ye refuse and rebel, We
shall be devoured with the sword for the
mouth OF the Lord hath spoken ofit.'
What is needed in this day is the driving |
home OF the fact that true religion is practi. |
,al, and that we cannot grew and thrive on |
'r'Si'tssent and feeling alone. When we use our |
's&;o % and understanding we discover how |
wicked and sinful this generation is. Under
hsse circumstances. by the use of our reason
ND understanding, we also discover that
rue re gion Is no fowery bed of ease, and
hat It requires hard things VI US while In
'ur sinful state
Mark 9th Attn. "And If thine eye often
hee, pluck II out; 1t is better for thee to en-
or into the Kingdom Of God with one eye,
han having two eyes to be cast into hell.h
by these words Of Christ we can nderstan nd
hat we cannot shit around our besetting
ins nor can we cover them up by the gloss
I profession or outward demonstration. 1t
aust be literal plucking out, even though
he pain and hardship were so great as that
xperie0ced by plucking out the eyes. We
lust PLUCK out the eye OF our national sin Of
lm licensing, which Is truly covenant
18th death and an agreement with hell.
And your covenant with death shall be dis
nnulled. and your agreement with hell
nall not stand" When the Overilowing 1
,ourge shall pass through, then ye shall be t
'odden down by it. This quotation from
salah You will II nd to be In full accord with r
hese Sayings Of Mine.' W. '
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22

Reception, beautiful cake tenderin
the thanks of the Committee to the Sis
ter for her efforts in making The recep
ton grand success.
She replied in her usual style, thank
ing the committee, assuring them sh,
did nothing but her duty, and thanked
operation with the Grand Council in
making 1t q grand ovation for tba Su-
preme officers. Brother =. |. Nealy,
President of Washington Council, waa
presented by Grand President Myers, on
behalf of Washington Council, with an
elegant cake a. memento Of his SER
vices in the order. Another cake, and
brother r. Heritage, President of Har-
mony Council, was the happy possessor.
Another cake, and DR.. Peter Cooper,
President of Laurel Council, the victim,
presented by sister A. N. Beatty,P. G.,
President Of Laurel Council. The
Brothers each responded, bore away the
cakes, and again was equality VIC.
lated.
Brother r. l.. Morling not yet tired
or weary, presented Brother G. II.
Coombs, Grand Councillor, beautiful
cake as a token Of appreciation of his
services in the order. He responded
and bore away the cake. A rising vote
of thanks of the Supreme and GsT.,
officers were rendered the Reception |
Committee for the very efficient manner
they had finished their WORK for the |
Of the Supreme Officers.
The thanks of the Grand Council of
Delaware was rendered to the Inein-
bers of Harmony, Laurel and Washing.
ton Councils for assisting the Grand
Council Committee In furnishing re-
freshments, by rising VOTE
The hour of twelve having arrived,
,he exercises closed with an ode sung In
} spirited manner by all present, and the
Reception Committee, after much hand
shaking aud farewells, proceeded tol
,scort Supreme President Simpson and
supreme Secretary Morling to the depot
II the p, w. Il B. X. r. They left on
he 1.O5 train, leaving their cakes to be
'oxed and shipped next day. The re-
nainder of the officers remained, and $
we're escorted during the day to view
he city, and departed for their homes
lnder escort of the Grand Committee.
Thursday ended one Of the most de-
ightfal occasions ever witnessed in
Wilmington in the history Of orders. p,
feast OF reason and flow OF soul, @
he spontaneous outburst of grateful j
nd happy hearts in welcoming to our !
ity and our homes our Supreme
'ficers of the Order Of United Friends I.
America. Long live the order.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
A Deserving Family.

In a basement room of small house
in the First Ward, there resides hard
working woman and her three children
who are deserving of aid from the char
liable people Of the city. The oldest
child is ten years Of age, the next Ave,
and the youngest only three months
old, all Of whom are almost des itute of
clothing, and ut times have scarcely
enough food to satisfy their hunger
The mother, in her endeavors to pro-
vide bread for her offspring, rises every
morning at an early hour, and leaving
the two younger children in charge Of
he Oldest daughter, goes to work In a
factory in the Ninth Ward. She does
not return until nearly Z o'clock at
night, and the children remain at home
all day, sometimes with insufficient food.
The father left home some months ago
and has not since been heard of.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
Fatal Accident.

'S'"O Il. Barton was struck with a
i"VoA'o'lve in California, on the Sth
i" iin',, ani injured 80 badly that he died
NJ, a. Two days afterwards. Mr.. Barton
c'N. CaS oorn at Newark, Del, and went to
S' S@'.''Fhla some IA years ago !; he had
,,,n ,,'a employed as conductor On the
Loa'l riJ some ten years. He leaves a
,.%9, n%1", but no children. His mother
Mlnuts NJ, :, IN this city with her daughter,
Ms, ,s' H. A. Mote, and the news OF her
h., h., Geath was like a stunning blow to
I I,'; ms remains were inferred at Oak
sui california, on the 18th inst.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
NTY COUNCU. :,
Special Meeting Last Saturday
Afternoon.

A special meeting Of City Council wa
held at 4,3O o'clock last Saturday after
noon, at Front and Clayton streets, Il
view the grade In the vicinity, petition
ed to have changed. At the last statel
meeting Of Council, the Street Commit
tee reported In favor of the change, Eu
upon circumstances being read from
Thomas SAmworth and John Elliott, tn.
matter was postponed for one week, Il
give the members an opportunity Of in.
specting the streets.
The present grade was established BY
ordinance at least one year ago, and
Thomas Samworth has six houses
almost completed at Front and Clayton
streets, which have been built in ac-
cordance with this grade, and he claims
that II 1t should be altered it will not
only depreciate the value Of this proper
ty, but prevent his selling 1t. Mr..
Elliott has also notified Council that II
the grade Is changed 1t will damage his
property to such an extent that he will
be compelled to seek redress. Mr.. Bush
and others who had signed the petition
for the change, also appeared before
Council and made statements, but no
definite action was taken and the
further consideration was postponed
until Thursday night.
Council then adjourned to Fourteenth
and Scott streets, to view the changes
proposed by the ordinance presented
by Mr.. Garrett, and read a second time
at the last meeting. The grades at this
place were fixed some time ago, and
the changes are now asked for by<VAe
Delaware Western Railroad Company,
who also request that Fourteenth
street from Scott to Lincoln street shall
be vacated.
Col. Douglass. Chief Engineer of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company,
was present, and briefly stated the oh.
jects for which the Company desired the
change. He said that If the grades, AZ
established on Twelfth, Thir-
teenth and Lincoln streets, where they
are intersected by the road, are adhered
10, 1t would bring the tracks three feet
below the top of the sewer on Fourteenth
street. They wish Fourteenth street
to enable them to construct
hat vicinity, and make the crossings
trouble.
Council viewed all the points where
'hanges are asked for, but adjourned
Without taking any definite action. 1t
= probable, however, that the matter will |
NJ fully discussed when the ordinance Is |
AIKEN up for third reading.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
SPECIAL MEHIlUN
RhAlOHrnllns

PhOtOx r3DNs
Reduced in prices. Fiac touched c9binet
reduced from $500 per dozen to $500 pei
dozen. Gard photographs finely re-touched
reduced from 81 30 per dozen to 81 so per doz
en-. I. q. Holland, photographer, gallery
3O7 Market street
Good News.
coo tons OF reliable Family Coal for sale
All In need OF good coal, can get the follow
ing we'll known brands at Stewards Goal
Yards, No. GA West Front street: Shenan.
doth, Ellengowan, Enterprise, Genuine
l.ehigh, Hard Enough, and LeoFreeBurnlngs
All Kinds Of Furnace or Heater
work attended 70 promptly None but ex.
perienced and reliable workmen employed.
Schoen's heater, range and stove house 20g
to 2i3 Shipley street. Telephone No. ia.
Canada Pine syrup.
PROMPT, reliable and perfectly harmless.
No other preparation can compare with II for
q cough or cold. Twenty-Five cents ut all
drug stores.
Family FavOrite
Improved Roller Flour hest In the market
wa ralted good. Our ID flour is good
flour for the money can't be beat. W. J.
X imble, Front and Madison streets.
Painting.
Illshman Danneris now ready for all kinds
Of jobblng and painting. Jobbing o speciality.
No. blO Market street.
Ladies'
fine pebble button, worked button holt
for $l.6O, at Rabcock's, 2O6 Mar ke
street.
Freligh's Remedy.
Sure cure for rheumatism, neuralgia,
,out and gravel. Sold by Taylor q
Fullerton, 3O2 King street.
Careful lCOmpOunding.
Take your physcan's prescriptions to
Har:man's drug store, fifth and Poplar, and
iave them carefully compounded.
Attention.
100000 cigars Just received from first-class
hctOries. Call at the delaware Tobacco
Agency, los East Second street.
Lex. barney makes frames cheaper than
'thers. Fall styles In ebony, velvet and
,lush goods. No. Z. Seventh street.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
CheaD hisses.

In June, 1881, Mary Ann M Her
brought suit in Easton, Pa, against
Stephen Beck for breach of promise of
marriage, and the case terminated in
the lower court on Friday. Miss Miller
is a tall, slender woman of forty wears,
Reck is somewhat older, and is married
He promised, so the plaintiff and a
travelling tailor proved to the jury's
satisfaction, to marry Miss Miller, who
was his housekeeper, but after five
months deserted her. She said he had
kissed h "a little more than 100, 900
tines" and the jury gave her cent
for a kiss, or a total verdict of 81, ,OO8. 80.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
NEWS SUMMARY,
A HEBREW CREMATED-A LOe
OF BIDDERS BITTEN - A
MINl0TER'S LAST Ride.

Marcus Kronberg, Hebrew, died in
Chicago, in August last. His dying
wish was that he should be cremated,
but the corpse was embalmed and buried
by the family. Two or three weeks
since in thinking the matter over tho
I family came to the conclusion that the
/ wishes of the deceased should have bsen
respected, and after considerable cores
pondence the body was incinerated at
Washington. Penna., on Saturday.
/ At a sale of old material at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, last month, there
were large number of bidders present,
but the buying was confined to few
persons, who bid excessive prices for
the materials The Commandant at the
yard was informed of the fact by the
auctioneer, and resulted in the buyers
losing quite large sums of money. 1t
was discovered that the quantity of
material exceeded that catalogued by q
large amount.
Rev. NJ. 7. Rogers, colored Baptist
clergyman at New Orleans, having oc-
casion to perform some ministerial
function at The upper end of his parish.
boarded a freight train on Saturday
morning, to tax a free ride. He made
himself fast to the end of the car with .
rope, but he lost his grip and was drag
ged long distance before his dead
body was found.
Intense excitement prevails at Lis
bon, Dakota, over the discovery of gold.
n. W. Griswold, of Chicago, made the
discovery on his place about two months
ago He had 13O samples assayed, and
the result showed $40 to $3.50 per ton.
The matter was kept quiet until he se-
cured all the land in the vicinity.
The brig Ellen II. Monroe, which
was reported ashore on the West End
Je tiles, near New Orleans, has gone on
the beach, and the sea is breaking over
her. She will probably prove a total
loss. She is owned in Philadelphia.
A...Hunter Wood, 26 years of age, WAS
killed by railroad train at Consho-
hocken, Penna., on Saturday. He
was member of the iron firm Of Alan,
Wood u Co., and was engaged to bs
married.
The death of Hannah NJ. jackson, a
colored woman, alleged to have been
III years and months old, was report
cd to thei Health Department, New York,
on Saturday.
The fishing fleet off Provincetown,
Massachusetts, was struck by heavy
squa!l on Saturday night. One schoon
sr lost seine boat, dory and eigh
men.
William A. Kyrmer was killed, and
wo other men were injured by tbs
of an emory kwheel at
'hillipsburg, New Jersey, on Saturday
The steamer Far West was sunk few
niles above st. Louis on Saturday. The
'oat will be a total loss, but the cargo
will be saved.
The body of well-dressed young
woman was found yesterday in the
Niagara river ar Buffalo. 1t was not
identified.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
ho",s and Shoes ut Low Prices.

Daniel MrCusker is still at the old
Sta' ZIG West Second street. He is
h'l'hs IN his fall and winter stock of
T'lis and shoes of different kinds.
ls ASiIrs iiEe kid button boots and stout
FgG,e morocco button misses and
,lNaren's Of all kinds always on hand !;
Iell calf and kip boots the best can
~lonnd of different makes. Boys and
.vIihs wi boots and shoes kept on hand,
~9 Sa1 'i The latest styles; all of them he
H. w.. sell at the very lowest prices. Those
.an % want Of such goods will do we'll to
@'I and save money.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
Pretended X nOWleslge.

Great injury and mi us ice is often done
by those who know u very little, impos-
ing their creduItes and blunders upon
those VIII know less, and passing them
Oft for true coin. Cases of this kind are
constantly occurring, and many false
conclusions are thus promulgated and
accepted by those who can neither test
nor retute them. Probably We can never
estimate how great II damage is thus
done to the cause of truth, nor how
many such lessons are Learned, only to
be unlearned before any real progress
can be made
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
Another Chance for Investment,

TIE Home Loan ASS citation has had
sixteen years Of successful history.
Two series have been matured, making
handsome profit for the stockholders.
Friday, September 28, new series
begins. One dollar per share, payable
monthly. Each share entities the
owner to borrow 5000. Annual meet.
ing Friday, September %. Further
information may be had of George w.
Bush, President John Green, Vice
President; John W. Lawson, Treasurer;
f. 7. Taylor, Secretary, No. 5O2 Market
street, or any of the directors.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
Increased Facilities.

DUPONT, de Nemours & Company are
erecting glazing mill, which will be
supplied with new and improved ma
chinery. The new building will be
near the Hagley yard, ami the fv
dwellings, in the vicinity will be torn
down, and the Henry Clay factory tit-
ted up as dwelling houses.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
Tho Smallest Locomotive.

The smallest locomotive engine ever
built in the United States for regular
work was turned out by NJ. NJ. Buck q
Co., of ST. Louis, recently, aud shipped
to the Edmee plantation, st. Charles
Parish, La. This little engine was de-
signed by and built under the supervi-
sion of Mr.. Jay Noble, and is az perfect
a piece of mechanism as one would wish
to see. Its diminutiveness may be un-
derstood from the following facts re-
specting it:Twenty-one and one half in
ches gauge; diameter OF cylinder, six
and one-quater inches; stroke, ten in
ches; four wheels, diameter of dri wing
wheels, twenty. flour inches; height of
engine to top of boiler, four feet seven
inches; weight, without water, 50, $50
pounds. The engine has link motion,
and is made of toe best materials.
Tie boiler is made of one.quarter
inch iron, and is thirty inches in diam
eter in the barrel. 1t is provided with
an Orm patent popvalve, has a steel fire
box, and is fed by two inspirators. The
tank is made Of No. 10 iron, has four
wheels Of a diameter of sixteen inches,
a capacity of $50 gallons, and weight,
without water, 400 pounds. In expert
menting with the engine before 1t was
shipped, it WAS found to act very obe-
diently under the hand OF the engineer
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
SertOuely I'll.

|pbjI,Inneh +. Whitman. the well known
9u.,y III phli, confectioner, 10 lying.seri.
,ders ,"a III with a complication of disor-
Vi Of ua h; very little hopes are entertain.
ben a" u's recovery. Mr.. Whitman has
hp LUs;' "e VI 'he most successful men in
hs frs, fr''',ess In this country, and one Of
ofGr.' ~ 10 engage in the manufacture
pdia irene lehcl confections In Philadel.
ssh,i.iine ne goods manufactured In his
sIde "'''heht c"'h have attained a world
as anrr'nraoIr''y,and thousands of pounds
"'ally exported TO Europe.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
A Country Veterinary

Elwood Green, farmer near Ash
land, Del, has built up for himself
quite reputation as skillful and ef-
fective veterinary surgeon. Many a
horse and COW owes q prolonged exis-
tence of their lives through the skillful
treatment of Mr.. Green, and the farmers
and stock owners in that vicinity would
not know how to get along withouthim
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22

When autumn leaves fail
From tress that are tall
When winter winds signing
And blossoms are dying,
Tho story they are telling
That Chapman Is sc'ling
Chcaper-MuCH cheap, han all.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
A UcGiOm.

neal al"s m's the blankets bought Of the
.. tba bnail llactnrer's sale by Ken nnardt&
AS :" n,s u"1ra large size ones at tive dol
y usu,, m pa are exceedingly cheap.
MI ''"i price of this blanket is seven
'' Don't miss them,
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
A Naval Post 20 be Formed.

For some time past number of ma
val survivors of the late war residing in
Philadelphia, have been contemplating
the formation of q Post of the Grand
Army to be composed exclusively of
honorably discharged sailors. A meet
Ing was held last Saturday night, at
l2O2 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, and
u preliminary organization formed with
some eighty sailors who have express
ed desire 10 join this new Post.
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
state OF the ThePmOmosor
, " .ae REPUBLICAN, Office In the shade,
'0ock 10 O'Clock II O'Clock
so0 500 800
The W0aanOP.

Rs.t Rsu.Ce OF the Ch,.f Signal Omcsr,
Eoa'ngton, October 22.-lO Q. m.
pa,i the Middle Atlantic States
.v;adsy cloudy weather and local rains,
nma.l mostly northeasterly, falling ba-
aurs stationary or rising temper
Daily Republican., 1883-10-22
Auction.

Among the blankets bought ut the
great manufacturer u sale by Kennard&
70. the extra large size ones at seven
dollars and forty cents are exceedingly
cheap The usual price of this blank.
cts IL ten dollars. DOn'G miss them.