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Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
Letter from hilton. Del.

MILTON, Del, Feb. 1.-THE weather
here has been horrible. Yesterday the
sun came out, and made the day very
| pleasant.
The health of our town Is good. The
doctors find very little to do.
The corn that was sunk on board the
Clara NAPLES" is being unloaded
and spread in buildings to dry. Ex-
Governor POnder's loss will be about
&, 900. e
The Lank boys, in command of tho
schooner j. Satherttwaite, are given up
as lost. The grief. stricken parents anx- :
iously watch every mail for tidings
of their missing sons.
Ralph Bingham, the "boy elocu-
tionist," will entertain the people of
Milton on Tuesday evening, the 18th
inst, at the NJ. 4. church.
Worthless ours may be often seen on
our streets with tin cans tied to their
caudal app"ndage"
II. Heald, Esq, of Kennett Square,
is stopping at the Ponder House. He
is here for the purpose of buying fat
cattle.
Miss Jennie Marvel is teaching school
In North Milton.
Prof. j. H. Crabb has resumed teach
ing here again, his health having i'm
proved.
Work will be brisk in our ship
yards as soon as spring commences.
Mr.. Thomas B. Ingram, clerk of the
Ponder House, by his courteous and
pleasant manner, has made many fast
friends. PINE KNOTS,
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12

at s. r. Blackiston's, s. w. cor. Ninth
and Orange streets. All first class goods.
3 cans tomatoes, 25c.; cans corn, 25c
3 cans peas, 25c.; 3 cans string beans,
25c.: cans Lima beans, 25c.; cans
black berries, 25c.; 3 cans pie peaches
25c, at Blackiston's, Ninth and
Orange streets. 4 lbs. prunes for 25c. ;
3 lbs. rice for 26c; Bakers corn, l0c. ;
Messina lemons, l5c per dozen ; oranges
of all kinds /; evaporated fruit, pared
peaches, 25c n lb.; impaired. 1Sc !;
Herker's self.raising buckwheat, 2Oc. !;
sefraising -four, 2oc,; Akron oatmeal,
&C. per pound, at Blackston's, Ninth
and Orauge streets.
Coffee, best oli Government Java, 2S
cents; Maracibo, PC; Rio, 1856, Best
granulated sugar. SIC, and would call
your attention to our teas, whlcn are
the best in the city for the money.
S. +. BLACKIsTON,
Ninth and Orange streets.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
Notes frsm Tho Century Co.

The Hon. Wayne MacVeagh contri.
butss TO the March Century . paper on
The Next Presidency" In which the
ideal President Is pictured and the au.
thor ventures tho opinion that the poll.
tical party nominating tbs man who
approaches nearest that ideal will be
successful In the coming election.
Another important essay In this forth
coming number of The Century dis
cusses methods for "The Suppression Of
Pauperism."
"The New Washington" both In its
material and society aspects, is the sub.
ject Of richly illustrated paper In the
March Century, written by one who 10
intimately scQ aainted with Washington
life.
DR.. Charles Waldstein, whose recent
study Of 1.-THE Frieze of the Parthe-
nOn," In the Century, attracted 50 much
attention, will soon publish In that
magazine an essay on The Metopes Of
the Partbenon," In which he will give
an account OF his recent discovery In
the Louvre Of marble head by PhidiaH,
which forms . part Of one of the me.
tOpes.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12

After patient has been dosed with
corrosive sublimate until his teeth are
loose, his mouth sore, his hair all gone,
his limbs all drawn with rheumatism,
he Is put on Iodide Of Potash. one of
the strongest mineral preparations in
the whole list. This soon takes away
the little appetite left HIM by the mer-
cury--disorders his stomach, causes
pain in the bowels, nausea, dries up the
gastric juices, and food is rejected,
wastes him away to skeleton, and he
is soon subject for the undertaken. To
all such Swift's Specific is boon
worth more than Its weight in dia-
monds. 1t builds up the waste, roots
out these mineral poisons, and brings
health and happiness. Send for copy
of Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases,
free THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12

Feb. 12th-W. q. Powell. Pencader Hid.
" l4th-J. +. J. W. Peters, White Clay
Greek.
" leth-Sam'I. Gregg, Christians Hd.
e l6th-R. T. Rankin, Mill Creek
" 2Oth-R. Montgomery. Pencader Hid
2Oth-John A. Wilson, city.
2lst-Evan W. Lewis, White Clay
Crock HID
2ist-Alex Campbell, Christiana HID
22d-E,ranklyn Pennock, Mill Creek
" 23d-Heald.& x Co.. city.
2Hh-A. Il. Ruth. White Clay Greek
2'th-Jonathan Groves. White Clay
Creek HID.
2eth-Donnell b Wakefield, W. q. G.
Hid.
" 26th-.Iona Groves, White Clay Greer
" 27th-Ferdinard Janvier, Pencadel
Hid.
" 2sth-I. N. Finn. ChrIstiana Hid.
Mar. lst-.I..J. Pierce, city.
3d-C. M Jordan, New Castle.
" 4th-T. Enos Walter, Chrstiana HID.
" 6th--GoO. J. Chandler, NJ III Greek.
eth-A. q. Brooks, White Clay
Creek Hid.
7th-Gest Il Mousley, B. II.
7.-B. Guest and H. W. Meusley,
Brandvwine Hundred.
1lth-Wm. Neale, brandywine HID.
" l2th-PrIce Il Vroman, 9th ward.
" l3th-John Banning, Ohristiana HID
l4th-Mrs: Edward Beeson, Brandy .
wine Hid.
l5th-Peoples and Hicks, Christlana
l7th-Wm. Thompson, ,Chrl stiana Hd.
lsth-Latimer X Zebley, Christiana
HID
l9th-Wm. W. Ring, Christiana Hid.
&" l0th-Wilmer ralley, Brandywine.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12

II. H. Warner, of Rochester, N. Y,
has offered the following prizes torl8Si:
Two hundred dollars for each and
every discovery Of a new comet made
during the year, subject to the follow.
ing conditions The comet must bedis-
covered in the United States orCanada
either with the naked eye or tele.
scope, and must be unexpected. The
discoverer must Immediately telegraph
to DR.. Lewis Swift, director of the
Warner Observatory, Rochester, N. Y,
giving the exact time Of the discovery
Of the comet, with its position and the
direction motion of its and sufficient
exactness, If possible, to enable at least
one other observer to find 1t. This INTEL :
gence must not be communicated to
any other party or parties, either by
letter or telegraph or otherwise, until
such time as telegraphic acknowledge
ment has been received by the discov-
erer from DR.. Swift, Three disinter.
ested astronomers will be selected to
settle disputed questions.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
A Lottery Prize.

Nile. Daire, a domestic servant who
is the happy winner of a so, 900 prize in
q "French Arts Decoratifs lottery,
arrived in Paris the other day accom-.
panied by an old friend, and received
the amount. She invested the whole
sum excepting $500 in The funds. Since
her good fortune became known she has
been besieged with offers of marr age.
She intends to give dOwry to her ell
dest sister, and is spoken OF as we'll
conducted girl.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
Ru n nuW ay.

About II o'clock yesterday a passing
engine frightened horse attached to a
wagon belonging to William II. Pier
son, OF 4l9 and AL West Front street,
that was left standing at the freight
house of the Wilmington Il Northern
Railroad Company. He ran up Madi.
son street to Front, and along that street
to West, part of the time on the pave
ment, but fortunately without running
into anything. Just as he reached West
street he colliied with an empty car
riage and overturned it, bnt he continu-
ed to run out West street until he was
in front of Stroubs stable, where he
was captured
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
.COugress. Ms

In the U. 8. Senate on Monday. Mr.
Miller, Of California, from the Naval
Committee, reported the bill for the re
lief Of the survivors of the Jsannett<
expedition and Mr.. Hoar, from th.
Committee on the Judiciary, reported
favorably bill to fx the salaries o.
Judges Of the U. q. District Courts.
Mr.. Sherman presented q telegram
from Richard Smith, of Cincinnati,
saying that Congress- should make an
Immediate Appropriation Of $500, 900 to
relieve the suffers by the floods In town,
between Pittsburg and Cairo-adding
that Cincinnati needs nothing, but thai
other places are almost helpless. The
telegram was referred to await action BY
the House.
A message was received from the
House announcing Its continued dis
agreement with the Senate on the
Greedy Relief bill. Mr.. Hale moved
that the Senate do now rscede from its
amendment. The only question at issue
between the two Houses was on the
amendment of the Senate providing
that the expedition should be composed
exclusively Of volunteers. The Senate
refused by vote of 20 to % to recede
from its amendment. After an Execu-
tive session . message was received
from the House, announcing the pas
sage by that body OF . joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary Of War to
issue ratiOns for the relief Of destitute
persons In the district Overtiowed by
the Ohio river and its tributaries, and
making an appropriation Of $500, 600 to
relieve the sufferers by such overflow.
The joint resolution was passed, and
the Senate then ad djourned.
In the House, the Military Academy
bill was reported and referred to the
COMMITTEE of the Whole. Mr.. Follett,
OF Ohio, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported resolution appropia-
ting $500, 900 for the relief ofthe sufferers
from the overflow of the Ohio river aud
its tributaries. After considerable dis
cussion of the constitutionality Of and
necessity Of the measure, the joint
resolution was passed-yeas 233, nays
IL. The nays were Messrs. Beach, Ben
nett, Cox of North Carolina, Hewitt of
Alabama, Laham, McMillin, Oates,
Ranney, Tucker, g. d. Wise, Wood
ward and York. The House then ad.
journed.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
A wealthy Lady.

The death of Harry f. Parker, the
late President of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company, leaves his sister in
the enjoyment Of the largest income
possessed by any unmarried lady In
America. Miss Packers wealth con-
sists mainly in life interest In the
stock of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
held by the Packer estate. This now
amounts to 10000 shares, aud the ex-
ecutors have subscribed to 0,00O more
shares under the recent extra issue of
the stock The dividends Oh this stock
alone amount to $3.50, 900. 1t is doubt
ful If Mrs. A. T. Stewart receives q
greater income from her vast estate.
The richest single woman In the coun.
try is Miss Catharine l.. Wolfe, Of New
York, who owns property worth nearly
"a, 900, 600. The value OF the Packer es.
tate now reaches $4,000, 900, and
If 1t belonged TO Miss Packer abso.
lutely would make her the richest
woman in America. She has no
relatives nearer than cousins to
share In the enjoyment Of this vast
property.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
Snlyth Post.

Smyth Post, No. 1,G. A. R., still con.
tinues to grow and flourish, and the reg.
ular meeting last evening was well
attended. One Der was reinstated
and recruit mustered in. Scarcely q
Monday night passes but some honor
ably discharged soldier or sailor connect
himself with the Post, and this contrib
utes to swell the number. Next
Thursday night Smyth Post will visit
DUPONT Post, No. 2, at their headquar-
ters, and join with them in celebrating
their fourth anniversary.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
Fast Horse.

Robert Strain has purchased a fine
driving horse, known as John G., of W..
X. Stockley, of Philadelphia, and he is
doubtless preparing to lake down some
of the fast teams about our city, when
the roads shall become suitable for trials
of speed. 1t Is said that he can pace a
mile considerably under three minutes.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
At Cost.

Charles L. Parker is now offering his
entire stock of harness, brides, collars
and trunks at cost until March 25th,
No. 10 East Third street, Wilmington,
Delaware, (Odd Fellows Hall.) After
March 26th, Harry G. Parker will stock
the store and continue the same business
with full line of tirst-class goods.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
nting.

Walter Joseph has opened an office
at No. l22 Market street, and is pre-
pared 10 execute orders for printing,
sraining,etc. Estimates will be prompt.
ly furnished to all who may wish
work done, ,and satisfaction will invari
ably be given in all cases. He is a
young man, full of energy, and well
worthy OF encouragement.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12

or the many remedies before the pub
lie for Nervous Debility and weakness
Of Nerve Generatiye System, there is
none equal to Aliens Brain Food, which
promptly and permanently restores all
lost vigor; it never fails. 81 pkg, q for
S.. At druggists.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
Mr.. CrOakdaIe's Retirement {.

The Baltimore Day Of yesterday
morning announced that it would cease
the publication Of the morning edition.
on account f a lack OF support, and the
afternoon edition stated that William
T. CroAsdale had retired from the edi.
torial management, and would be sue
ceeded by G. W. Cruiksh nix. q
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
Emory,s LittIe Cathariic

is the best and only reliable Liver Pill
known; never fails with the most OBJ
stinale cases; purely vegetable, sugar
coated, tasteless, harmless, no gripping
ur unpleasant effects. Druggists sell
them. .-15 cents.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12

The reason why Solomon said, that
there was nothing new under the sun,
was that he could not buy a remedy to
cure his stubborn col DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup had not been compounded
then. II has long since proved itself to
be the great benefaction of the nine
teenth century.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
Sudden Cbauger OF weather

ara productive of Throat Diseases,
Coughs, Colds, etc. There is no more
etfectual relief in these to be found than
in the use of Browns BRONCHIAL
TROCHES. Price 20 cents.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12

We have the best 80 and 60 cent tt as
in the city try them. Also pure
pepper and spices. Crippen, No. . East
Second street.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12

Buy only Wilcox & White Organ.
f. A. NORTH Il Co., 713 Market street.
w. II. MULLEN, Manager.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
List OF Unclaimed Letters

Remaining in the Wilmington (Del. }
Post-ofii"e, Saturday, FEBRUARY 9th,
1884
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
Spring Goods,

we have concluded to make
this a GENUINE BAR
GAIN SALE for the next
80 days, and if you are not
already supplied it will pay
you to give us a call and ex-
anime. our stock Of
Daily Republican., 1884-02-12

'o"ards me. ! pulled my pittol, ,
ana all from my hip pocket. This
n"I sce'n to scare HIM. | then un-
h'd my pistol and pointed it
"f'h MN, but it was not until |
oack the trigger that he started
ran dowh the street. Then, iu.uri-
ncaten and bleeding a. | vas, /
81 or nm to scare him OF, ,Ird WHEN
he corner of Eleventh and kirk
Pn STREETS, | fired two shots into The
l"'''' laylor, who was then around
corner, stopped and picked up his
nHiaIl OF stones and rushed back
aFIS me. | could then and there
ehhot him dead had | wanted to do
f'oIn my boyhood up | was a
'Ic"d pistol shot AID could hit a
f'tr OF IA dollar every shot at ten
oS distance. Does anybody think
'o"ln ho' have Lit Taylor Ladl want
10 But ! did not want TO hit him.
'a''.d to get back in my own house,
efe J would not have to harm hin
where he could not harm me.
ror This purpose l started up the
'e', al d when | went into Mr.. Ford 4
iS', Two doors below my own, |
'"sl' IL was my own house and knew
"','tr until got as far as The vesti-
" ""or, and saw by the glasses Mrs.
wore that | was in the wrong
'S' Immediately afterw ards saw
TIDfIi Ii.ukn - L.. T..
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25
Labor and Longevity.

Ericsson, the veteran inventor, was 81
years old recently. Heis in excellent health,
aud works, it is said, sixteen hours q day,
proving an exception to the general rule,
like many others that are received without
question, is a fallacy. Perhaps it might be
fairly asserted that busy men live longer
than idle men; that work is, after all, the
true elixir of life. Many noteworthy in
stances where longevity comedies with re-
markable mental activity will easily occur
to the reader.
Was not Sophocles more than 80, when,
to prove that he was not in mis- dotage-as
his heirs claimed, in order to get his money
he wrote one of his greatest tragedies?
Did not Humboldt do more work at four
score than many bright men do at forty?
Goethe, as every one knows, died with pen
in hand at the age of 80. Won Ranke, the
foremost of living historians, has just pub
lished another volume of his Universal His
tory; he will be SO years old next Decem-
ber Carlyle and Emerson lost none of their
vigor until they reached three-score and ten
And to-day, who imagines that Oliver
Wendell Holmes, already on the verge of 70,
is old? Longfellow did some of his best
work shortly before his death, at 70, and
Whittier is now two years older than that.
The vast energies, whose sum in many di-
rections are known as Victor Hugo, show no
signs of decreptitude, although it is now
more than eighty-two years since Victor
Hugo was born. Historians, it may be re-
marked, have usually been long lived.
voltaire died at 81. Thierry and Michelet,
at 76; Mignet and Guizot, al 81. George
Bancroft is now 81. and George Ticknor
lived to be sO In public life we have had
several recent examples of great men whose
power for statesmanship did not diminish
through age. Gladstone is nearly Is, and
Palmerston was Prime Minister at the time
of his death, two days before he had COM
pleted 81 years Benjamin Franklin, in the
last century, lived to be "a.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25
Rural Love.Making.
Arkansaw Traveller.

The love affair, between the rural
Arkansaw boy and the girl Of his
choice, is almost pathetic. The
young lady has no ''parlur' where she
can receive the young man, and
where, safe from intrusion, make him
feel the power of her smile. The
"old folks" stay in the room, and
between the inquiries made by the
old man concerning the condition Of
the crops, and the solicitude of the
old lady with regard to many matters
Of poultry and household economy,
there is very little left for the girl to
say. Sometimes, by studied arrange
ment, she manages to place her chair
near the young man Then they
occasionally turn and regard each
other with looks of deepest affection.
Sometimes the girl catches up string
and waves it coquettishly at the
young man. He grabs at it, and
says:
"You'd better quit that, ur he, he.
"No, 1 won't" she replies, ''an' you
KANT make me"
"Don't you fool yourself, ur he, he.
"Have yer run aroun' yer con yit 7
asks the old man, who, although his
early experience was very much like
that Of the young man. seems not to
understand the situation.
"Sided it one way" replies the
young fellow.
"Cut-worms putty badT
"Only tolerable."
Then the old lady looks dp and
asks:
"Dld your mothers last sittin' Of
goose eggs hatch !"
II don't know"
81 lowed that the bad weather
mout've had suthin ter do with their
not hstchin'. A goose is sich q
plaguetaked thing ter not set when yer
want EN- ter, an sich fetched things
ter set when yer don't want ter,
that yer KANT put Lao confidence in
in iem."
The girl looks at the young fellow
and giggles.
~What are you laughin' att he
asks-
@What do you reckoni and at this
brilliant repartee they both laugh
In the meantime she takes up the
string again and waves it at him
IN take il away from you II you
don't quit
~You kant
Keep ona foolin an III show yOu-
She skeePs on . foolin and be
catches the string. says thar nOw.
and puts Il in his pocket
~Whstre you gong 70 do With that
cd stringf
~0as tsr keeP itas lO1g - live
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25
Harper's Weekly on the Situation.

Harper's Weekly sets forth its reasons for
supporting Cleveland as follows:
Harper's Weekly has for many years
maintained the twofold character of an ac-
knowiedged leader of public opinion, and
of q family journal of the highest rank in
point of literary and artistic excellence.
Independent of partisan control, it is the
friend and advocate of all measures that
tend to the publication of politics, to the
establishment of Civil Service reforms, to
the spread of knowledge and intelligence
among the people, and to the general ad-
vancement of humanity. The Republican
Party, as the organized political exponent
of these principles, has received its cordial
sympathy and support; but Harpers Week
Iy has never surrendered into party keeping
the right of private judgment. nor viii 1t
hesitate to criticise or condemn whatever,
within or without party lines, may appear
10 be at variance with the fundamental
principles of right
Harper's Weekly believes the nomination
of James O. Blaine TO have been q grave
political mistake. and that his election
would, at this critical period Of the nations
history, endanger the influence Of RePub-
Hean principles. II believes that the cleo
ton Of Grover Cleveland, who. as the Gov
erDor Of the State Of New York. has evineed
The erscutive qualities Of sagaeious IN
partisan statesman. would promote tbe OBJ
jecss for Which the Republican Party has
ooutsndsd. and be uiIl therefore receive The
ss-Ds- and cordial support Of HNTPsrs
weekly.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-25

Wash Jones address to the voters
of Texas was telegraphed TO the papers
of the state yesterday morning. The
Galveston News condenses and COM
ments on it by saying that 'it is a
bid for all the crankisms and malcon-
tentisms. II is Butlerian in its
assumption and egotism, IN tone and
tendency, in dogmatio and sophisti-
cal argument. It arraigns the demo.
cracy Of the state upon its record and
policy, and nobody pretends that
these are without blemish, but with
studied care it avoids any reference
to republican mismanagement, corrup-
ton and rapacity. Mr.. Jones declares
for free grass, and denounces the
lease law as in effect identical with q
herd law, which, if true, speaks 30
much the better for the herd law
At any rate this is sop thrown out
to the cattle barons of the northwest
who are opposed to the lease system.
He denounces the present jury sys-
tenn. This is sop thrown out to
the negroes, who claim they have not
Just representation on juries. He
declares in favor of protective tariff.
This is q sop thrown out to the
republicans, He denounces the
national banking system, which is q
sop thrown out to the greenbackers.
He complains of the present organiza-
ton of society generally, which is a
sop thrown out to the cranks, COM
munists, frebrands, dynamiters,
tramps, agitators, and in fact, to
every variety of professional malcon-
tent and every species of distempered
humanity. Like Buffers late ad-
dress, Mr.. Jones NANTES to complains
of everything in general, yet offers
no practicable remedy for anything.
It is the essence of demagoism, dis
content and disappointment. Ofcourse
the ingenious but distempered author
of the manifesto aspires to be COVER
nor of the state. He stands substan-
TALLY on a communistic platform.
He advocates what is impracticable,
and what would be dangerous to pub
lie peace and prosperity even were it
practicable. His appeal is to the
ignorant and not to the Intelligent;
to the disaffected and reckless and
not to the thrifty and conservative;
to classes and not to the whole peo-
pie. If he is in earnest, he is unwise,
and whether in earnest or not he is
mischievous. 1t would be public
calamity if he should be elected
governor of the state. He offers
nothing that should endear him to
right-minded, industrious and public
spirited citizens. He should be
defeated, and by such a large majority
as to crush him politically with the
final and irrevocable condemnation
of the people. Communism must be
put down in Texas, and the present
is good opportunity"