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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET. April A.
$50 Cattle up 2OS sold. rs shipped East Best
sold ut 6E,a6ia; good Oasis fair 54a5al me-
dunn 4"4a5 4; ordinary :3a4tb. $50 Sheep and
Lambs up; old Sheep sold-wool, 4laa8L4 clip.
ped 4a5 b per ID; Lambs 6loa1Oc per ID. Cattle
market good. Sheep and Lambs dull. Mich
Cows sold Mt S3Oa65 each
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

DEED OATS! SEED OATS!-A lot of No
~ White Seed Oats, just received and for sale by
CHARLES s. TAYLOR, Jr,
feb13 81 King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

T AIDES BREAST PINS, something new and
IL very pretty, at 25c at
HENRY WILDTS,
mh22 No. 10 north Royal street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

I AM SELLING MY ENTIRE STOCK AT
l. greatly reduced prices, preparatory to NOV
ing into my new store
mh25 A. p. SLAYMAKER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

ON OUR COUNTRYSIDE pairs of Ladies
~ Kid Pebble Button Boots, they are manufsr'
turer's samples S5 cents pair are worth grest
deal more money. [mh2O] r. KAUFMAN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15
DIED.

IL Ground Hominy Chop always on hand For
sale by CHAS. c. TAYLOR Jr,
mh26 d King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

regularity. For sale By al Druggist and Dealers
generally.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

T LIQUOR MINERS AND SHAKERS-A full
IL line of the above also the new patent Shay
er and Strainer combined.
feb29 MCLEAN & UHLER 80 King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

I IQUORS-A fine assortment Of old WhisKia
IL and Brandies for sale at
BAYNE & BROS,
my17 Fisher Bros old stand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

CRESH LOT OF BUFFALO LITHIA WATER,
Received from the Springs to-day, at
feb2 id. Fl. LUNTS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

TUST RECEIEED-A handsome assortment 0,
y FANCY HAIR PINS, in rubber and nicse
plate, at HENRY WILDTS,
mh22 No. 10 north Royal street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

New YORK, April 10 11:15 a. m.-Stocks b.r.
been firm except for the Southwestern share.
Prices advanced ls to Is per cent, Missouri p.
cifc declined to S3lA. Texas Pacific to Ia, ".
bash to II and do preferred to 1914.
Eoon.-Stocks are more active and stronger ON
the rumored settlement of the railway troubles
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

IIOMINY CHOP! HOMINY CHOP!-1O toD'
IL Hominy Chop to arrive and for sale by
CHAS. 8. TAYLOR, Jrp
jan12 81 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-15

ENASTER EGG DYES, in liquid and dry iorin'
IL perfectly harmless.
SUMMERS & ALLEN,
mh2O W. cor. King and Royal sta
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
Stolen Goods Secured.

George Little, alias Rotten Wilson, the
champion swimmer of last season, has
turned ont to be thief. James Derry
living on Third street between West
and Tatnall, lost $50 suit of clothes on
December 9th, and recently Chief Of
Police Hawkins learned that they were
on pawn in Philadelphia. He went to
Philadelphia yesterday week and got the
clothes and learned that Little was the
man who pawped them. The chief also
found an overccat teat had been pswned
by Little. In the evening Sergeant McCon-
nell and Officer Mcbride arrested Little
and companion, and brought them to
the police station, where they wers
locked up. Some pawn tickets which
they tried to chew up were taken from
their mouths apd kept by the police,
Little is supposed to have been the mau
who attempted to rob the tailor shop OF
Leonard Heiss.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
YEIGHBuRINa COUNTIES.

Several stores in Petersburg, Lancaster
county, were robbed on Thursday night.
Henry G. Fall, "a brakeman on the West
Chester railroad, was killed near Glen
Riddle on Thursday.
E.O Immel has been arrested In Read
ing and held to bail for selling goods con-
trary to the mercantile law.
Mrs. Margsred Schseter, aged 100
years, 9 months and 10 days, died at
virginsville, Berks county, Tuesday week.
DR.. John L. Atlee, a venerable surgeon
of Lancaster is suffering from severe
attack of facial paralysis, and his SOD,
DR.. Walter Atlee Of Philadelphia is at
tending him.
The post office at Birdsboro WAS robbed
Of a large quantity Of stamps and sts'
tionery on Wednesday night week.
John Pinkerton Of Media, charged with
perjury in making false afiidavits to sup
port his pension claim, was Thursday
held in $500 bail for trial.
Henry Bsohtold, at Lancaster, "recog
nizing the popular demand for the reten
tion Of Postmaster Marshall' has with
drawn from the contest for the post
| mastership.
George W. Richards, oolored horst
thief, committed suicide in the Medi'
iail By hanging himself with sheet from
the grating Of his cell window.
An unknown disease ia prevailing will
considerable fatality among the hogs II
the vicinity Of Hatboro, Montgomer,
county. The disease is believed to hsv
been spread BY western hogs recently
brought into the county.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
THE sTEEL STEAM YACH rs.
Mr.. AstOr's Vessel Nearly Plated
and Mr.. Gerry's su Hand.

The New York Herald OF Thursday says:
The COZ strnotion of the Rteel steam ya9ht
for Mr.. William Astor, and the steel aud
iron steam yacht for Mr.. Elbridee T.
Gerry, at the works of the Harlan x Hol
lingsworth Company, Wilmington, Del, I,
is exciting good deal OF attention among
the yaohtsmen and shipbuilders of the
country. The former look forward to the
com 5letion OF these boats with great
interest, as they are expected to be mag
nifosnt vessels, while the latter give
them much consideration on account of
the improved methods adopted in working
and preparing the materials. Every pre-
oautien is bsing taken to insure results in
keeping with the magnitude of the work,
and there is no doubt but that both
yachts will be oreditable to all concerned.
Bad weather has done much to retard
the work on Mr.. Astor's boat, but salts
factory progress is now being made. She
is fully three quarters plated, has all
beams in and the bilge keelsons are going
in place, while the rivetiDg and oalking
are being done with oommendable dis
patch. Her machinery is getting on
nicely. The bed plates, cylinders and
connections have been fitted and will
soon be ready to set up in the shop. The
boilers are in hand and are being pushed
along rapidly by a body of thorough
workmen. Mr.. G.. Hillmsn, the de.
signer Of the yacht aud super
intendent Of her construction, con-
siders that everything is up to
the mark. The steel used is very good
and the workmanship throughout fully
up 10 all requirements. 1t will BIZ re-
membered that the yacht will be the
largest in the world-iu fact, the queen
of yachts, and is being constructed under
the rules of both the British and American
Lloyds, and will be capable of any Sea
service Her dimensions are equal to
many ocean going steamers, and speed
must be shown.
The yacht for Mr.. Gerry is not so far
advanced. The builders we're required
to wait for the keel and steel angles.
The former has been received and laid
and the latter are coming in rapidly, so
in few days the work in the yard will
be going on in good earnest. The frames
for the boat are being bent, and from this
time on to completion there will be no
delays of consequence. The machinery
and boilers will be started shortly, as
the patterns have been made for the
former and the material for the latter
received at the works. Mr.. Hillman is
also the designer OF this vessel ami will |
superinteIt her construction.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
Kearney,s Town Demoi1sned.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Jan. 81 On the
opening OF the cable road to Ocean Beach
a number of whisky, hot coffee and
dougbnut sellers, headed by Denis
Ksarney, settled upon the strip OF land
lying between the oopfues OF Golden
Gate Park and highwater mark. They
built shanties thereon, and began plying
their trades to the annoyance Of respecta
BILE visitors. Quiet efforts TO ev @. them
failed. the squatters claiming they were
on Unitei states land beyond city or
state authority. At an early hour this
morning the park commissioners, with 25
men and six policemen, all armed, pro
ceeded to Hoodlumville and quietly laid
the settlement low. Boards and other
property were laid into heaps awaiting
the arrival of the owners, who on the
alarm being given, rushed to the spot,
but too late to prevent demolition. Blood
shed was expected, but no resis aroe was
oRaraI
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
Ii. a. o. Contracts.
Newark Ledger.

newark Ledger,
The B. & o., contractors are meeting
with lots of trouble, and giving number
OF people trouble to get even with them.
Tho general complaint Of parties inter-
ested or working on the road, is to get
what is due them. Some OF the contrac-
tors say the railroad company are trying
to cheat them, but there is evidently an
error about this. We believe the B. & o.
company will do what they have promised
to do. A great deal OF the trouble lies in
the fact that the contractors have taken
the job at price too low fer the work to
be done. This is no. fsult of the railroad
company, and no blame should be at
tached to them. The parties who have
trusted the contractors or worked for
them are keeping sharp lookout that
they play no sharp game on them. We
understand that in the spring the B. &
o. will take the work in hand and push
1t to completion.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
BUTCHER VERSUS FARM ER
MIR. BfRD'S REMA iKs. BEF0RE TIL
MUNICIPAL COURT.
The Business OutloOk-The Spring
Trade Prospects Reviewed by Car
riage Manufacturers, Iron Men
and ship and Car Builders.

There is general feeling among
manufacturers in this city that with the
opening Ut spring there will be decided
improvement In trade circles, especially
in branches which have been ouil
through the winter. GAZETTE & JOURNAL
representatives called on several leadi, z
men engaged in industrial pursuits to
learn their opinions Of the trade outlook
for the coming season, and their views
are given below:
Henry c MoLear of the firm of McLsar
& Kendall, carriage manufacturers, states
that while the trade is dull just at pre-
sent, there is every indication of an
active season ahead, which will begin
with the opening Of spring. This feel
ing Mr.. McLssr states is general among
carriage builders and an active season
Ia anticipated quite as good as for some
years past. Tue carriage builder 1t is
claimed Is among the most sensitive in
dustries 20 q depression and about the
last to recover from its effects hence this
feeling of recovery of the trade is re
garded as tlfttering index to rally Of
business generally.
Washington Hastings OF the firm of
5eidel, Hastings & Co., sums up his views
upon the iron business in the statement
that manufacturers are hopeful and ex
peotant of an improvement in the trade
and moderately active season.
At present the Pusey & Jones Com
pany is very busy and there is no prob
ability of this condition OF business
changing for soms time to come.
Andrew G.. Wilson of the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Company, says his COM
pany is fairly busy, both in the car de-
partment and shipyard, and will, he
thinks, continue so during the summer.
William W. Lobdell of the Lobdsli Car
Wheel Company says business is rather
fiat just now and thinks it is too early to
predict how it will be in the spring, but
is hopeful.
Job II. Jackson, president of the
Jackson & Sharp Company, ia very hope
ful OF busy season. The company is at
present quite busy in some departments,
and has number OF ordera on hand with
more in prospect.
There is but little II any change In the
morocco trade which has been dull all
winter. Owing to the high price of raw
material and light demand for morocco
there has been but little manufacture.
The tradesmen here are, however, hopeful.
In several other branches of trade there
is feeling of improvemei and manu-
facturers generally are considerably en-
couraged.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
STU.P-0FF TICKbIs.
What a Passenger Must do to Insure
His Right TO Their Use.

His Right TO Their Use.
Thursday mornings Plilsdslphia
Iimes, says: The rigorous duty imposed by
the the law upon passengers who purchase
'stop. off" tickets was laid down by
Judge Ludlow yesterday In the trial OF a
suit by Eugene Dewey against the Phila-
delphis, Wilmington Il Baltimore Rail
road Company to recover damages for his
alleged illegal ejsotment from car. He
got on train at Wilmington. He in
tended to get off at an intervening station
aud had paid Is cents extra for the privi-
lsgs. When the train arrived at the sts-
tion he stepped of without having the
conductor stamp his ticket. Subse-
quently, when he took second train to
complete his journey, he was told by the
conductor that ss his ticket showed no
evidence OF his right to stop off he would
have to pay his fare or get off He re-
fused to pay, and was put off at Chester.
He got en- another train and was about to
be elected again, when he paid his fare
under protest and came Oh to this city.
Counsel for the railroad company con-
tended that it was the duty OF the plain
tiff to notify the first conductor that he
had stop.of ticket, and have it go
marked, and that having failed to do 80
the company was not responsible. The
court sustained the proposition and said
that under recent decision OF the
Supreme Court a passenger is obliged to
inquire as to the mode OF procedure neoes.
sary to the enjoyment OF a particular
privilege, and that the plaintiff in this
case having failed to do so was responsible
for the consequences Of his own neglect.
A non suit was entered.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
HE FELL AMONG THIEVEs.
The Experience Oi d Middletown Man
IN Florida,


The Jacksonville, Fla, Times Union OF
Wednesday week says: "Lsst Saturday
morning young man by the name of R.
C. Hayes Of Middletown, Del, arrived in
this city and registered at the Jackson
vile Hotel. Two other men purporting
to be D. G. Walker and N. B. Weeks Of
Savannah, were also at the hotel, and
soon after his arrival the tive latter
formed the acquaintance Of Mr.. Hayes,
and walked down the street with him.
A couple Of hours afterwards the little
bell boy of the house reported to Mr..
Shad, the proprietor, that the two men
had taken Mr.. Hayes up to his room in
an insensib,e condition, and in peeping
through the key hole he had seen them
putting something over his nose. Mr..
Shad ran up to the room and suddenly
threw the door open, when he saw both
men in the act of going through Mr..
Hayes coat pockets, but as soon as they
saw him enter, they commenced rying to
unbutton his collar, remarking that he
WAS intoxicated and that they were try
lug to prevent his strangling. Mr.. Shad
notified them to leave the house at once,
and without any ceremony they pro-
ceeded to leave. When Mr.. Hayes re-
gained consciousness he reported that he
had lost $192.
Walker and Weeks were arrested and,
after the testimony Of Witnesses for the
prosecution had been heard, were COM
mitted to Jail in default Of $500 bail each.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
CAPTAIN SANDS 4ED HIS GHOST.
Five Men Claim That They Saw a
SnaaL nu a Nnrfh Rlxar EInaI.


spoOk on North River Float.
Nothing will convince Captain william
Sa1ds of the Pennsylvania tug gboat
America that he did not See a
ghost on float in the North river
ON Friday night week. The members
of his crew are Of the same mind,
The tug was towing string of floats
across the river from Pier 80 to Jersey
City. Looking back, the captain says,
he saw the figure of man on one of the
floats. He called out "Lubdell |" "Soottl"
Bradley ~ "Stokes!' These are the
names Of the crew. and the captain
thought that it was one OF them on the
float. There was no response from the
figure, but the tour men were soon
gathered around the captain. They all
aver that they saw the figure. Scott was
directed to go over on the float and learn
who the man was. AS he drew near,
however, the appsration vanished. One
day last week man fell from the same
| float and WAS drowned. The tugmen
| maintained that it was his ghost they
saw.
az will swear saw the figure from the
deck of the tug," said Lobdell, land
when the captain sent Scott over on the
float, | saw it vanish like mist. Tine
float was not more than 81 yards behind
the ting"
~ never believed in ghosts" saio
Scott, shut what saw saw. kept my
eyes on that figure right straight along
and while l WAS going up to 1t, it Just
kind of melte1 away"
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
A Fall In MILK.

The horse attached to the milk wagon
Of Alfred Mousley of Brandywine hun
dred, became frightened at Third and
Poplar streets Thursday and ran away.
Ali of the milk was thrown into the
street, and the runaway beast was not
caught until after it had oollided with a
tree on Kighth street near Poplar.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
WHITE CLAY CEERK.
Converting a Private Road Into a
Public One-Church News.

Public One-Church News.
special correspondence of Every Ev Mug
NEWARK, Feb. 4.-Newarkers and
others attending worship in the Head OF
Christiana Presbyterian Church will be
glad that the private road they have been
using ON the south side Of this church,
will probably be declared public road
and be open to improvement as such. For
court William Dean, George Medill,
and John +. Williamson were appointed
commissioners to view and consider the
necessity and propriety of declaring the
private road public road that leads
from the Nottingham road to the west
and south of the Head of Christiana
Presby terisn Church and running In an
easterly direction over the Christiana
! creek and interBeoting with the road rum
| ming from the Nottingham road southerly
and easterly past the Casho Machine
Co. q shops on to the Newark and Elkton
road 1t is said that the private road
was originally part of the road from
Newark to Nottingham, that wound
around or avoided the steep hill west Of
McLsughlin's grist mill, but many years
ago straight road WAS made up
the hill, and the winding road declared
by law abandoned or vacated as public
road. But this road WAS continued open
and used as private and public road,
to such an extent that the levy court
commissioners of this county soms Is or
20 years ago did not know but that 1t
was public road, and, therefore, had a
bridge built on the line OF the road over
Christiana creek at the county q expense.
The commissioners went over the road
last Friday, and met agsin last Saturday,
and have agreed to recommend to The
next term of court that said private road
be declared public road.
Sacrament was administered on Sunday
evening in the Presbyterian church. The
pastor was assisted by DR.. Mackey and
the elders of White Clay Creek Church
and DR.. Vallapdigham and the elders O.
the Head of Christiana Church. Ter
members were added to the church.
DR.. Henry who has given up practice
in this town, will be succeeded by DR..
| Evans.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
Suicide Near DeImar.

DBLMAR, Jan 31.-r. Barton Ffeeny,
a young man, living about six miles from
this town, who had been suffering for
several days with pneumonia, met with
his death in sad manner yesterday
morning, at about IL O'Clock.
1t appears while suffering from a
high fever he went to the gsrret OF his
house and threw himself headforsmost to
the ground, distance of about rs feet,
causing instant death, his neck bsipg
broken by the fall
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
Celebration OF Emmet's birthday.

The one hundredth and sixth anniver-
sary of the birth of Robert K. Emmet,
the Irish patriot, will be celebrated at
the Opera House on Tuesday evening,
March 4th, by the Irish Nationalists and
the Enmet Association. The Hon.
Charles B. Lore will preside, and
speeches will be made by the Hon. NJ
A. Foran of Ohio aud the Hon. John K.
Lamb of Indiana. Music will be fur
nished by the First Regiment Band. The
admission will be free, aud seats will be
reserved for ladies.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
OYER THE RIVER.

Frenoh's Hotel, =. Pennsgrove, has
been licensed for another year.
The Salem Standard reports the death
OF William B. Fennimore Of South Penns-
grove, who had been working in Will
mington but was taken i'll some three
weeks sgo and obliged to 60 home. After
his arrival there he grew rapidly worse.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
A DAYLIGHT Robbery.

Oscar o. Gouert, discount clerk in the
First National Bank, had s31 stolen
from his residence, No. 624 West Fourth
street. Friday morning. The thief
WAS evidently frightened away as he
did not take with him a quantity
o. silverware, two gold watches, several
finger rings and other jewelry, which he
had tied up into bundle. A man who
was selling shawls in the neighborhood
yesterday has been arrested on suspicion
OF being the thief.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
Water Department Recetpts.

Registrar Bond of the water depart.
ment has paid over to the City Treasurer
$65, ,206. IA, the amount OF water rent for
1884 received during the month of Jan.
usry, up to o'clock Thursday. For the
corresponding period Of last yeai
$50 ,497 80 were received by the regis
trar and s61, ,o50,49 in January, 1882. Or
Wednesday last Registrar Bond took il
$s,145 in rents, and yesterday he re-
oeiyed 1904. "a.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
A Snake In the SNOW.

The Wtat Chester Record always sees
the first snakes OF the season, and leads
off the new year with the following
While P. Miles Frame, of Elan. Delaware
county, was returning from church last
Sunday he saw the head of black snake
sticking out of the snow. He pulled the
snake out and took it home, where after
being placed alongside OF the stove it
soon showed signs of life. 1t measured
four feet two inches long.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
Massing the Legal Fraternity.

The new law building st the southwest
corner OF Ninth and Market streets will
be completed and ready for occupancy by
March 25th. Ite interior appointments
have been made with reference to meet
ing the wants of the legal fraternity Of
which the following have engaged offices
in the new building: Victor Dupont,
Henry A. DUPONT, Waiter Cummins,
Henry R. Pennington, Hoffeoker & Hof-
fecker, Alex snder B. Cooper, Charles G.
Rumford, Walter Bacon, and Lore &
Emmons. The other offices in the build.
ing will probably be tenanted by the 25th
of March. =
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
Death of the Rev. pennen coor

DCnth VI tho nSbs Soohio-
The Rev. Penhell Coomb was found
dead in his study at his residence, at
Fernwood, Delaware county, Pa, Fri
day morning. Death WAS caused by the
rupture of blood vessel. Deceased was
born in Smyrns, August 18th, 1911, was
converted June oath, 1929, and was made
pastor of the NJ. E. church at Eikton in
1884. The year following he WAS ad
mitted to the Philadelphia annual
conference and in 1855 he
was elected member of the
general conference, and returned
again in 1850 He was pastor of st.
Paul's Church, this city, in lS49 30. For
% years he was pastor, 9 years confer.
ence secretary, A years presiding elder,
one year agent for Dickinson College and
10 years general temperance agent. Dur
ing his ministry he made many friends
His widow is daughter of tae late
William McCaulley OF this city, and his
only daughter, by his first marriage, is
the wife o. the Rev. 4. l.. Poulson o.
Alexandria.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
An Aged Clergyman Dead

The Rev. Thomas W. 4. Shippers,
formerly member Of the Wilmington NJ,
K. conference and pastor of Mt. Salem,
Newport and Middletown churches, died
at his home in Chestnut Hill, Pa, on
Wednesday week. The deceased WAS born
In Cecil county, Md, and WAS In his 10th
year.