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Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
FIT TIL tOI7I
Dots

The Rev. Charles Hin and -,
70 ocean Grove shls morning. VI
Miss Agnes SCOTT. osGroon,.,,
Jersey, is visiting relatives IN ,
Colonel Albert 8. Nones Of ;,
mas gone to Nebraska. " y
The heavy shower ,his morn,
tne dust aud PARTED The
IL Is thought tina. tina n,,n
M. Il. church will be ready \
pancy next Sunday, !
During the campaign the /
Democratic club will hold N
meetings. Y
Twenty-Five mauage4 If \
mington Savings Fund soci.,l
elected next Monday morning
Joseph S. Featherstone, Of n
Pro-Cathedral choir, ia soiorl
Cape May.
Joseph z. wilkins, of md
Evening staff, left ihis lnor1
Ocean Grove.
An election for inc directed
held at the Office Of the Wi1
Coal Gas Company next Monil
ing.
The Olivet Presbyterian
school gave an excursion a
grove to-day on the steamer s.
Call.
A night-bloomiDg cerens. cd
tion in the window Of p. g. 4
No. ll3 West Eighth street, VI
bloom last night.
The tent at st. james Chspl
blew down on Saturday, nasal
placed in position and the "a
sun ed.
James II. Beggs & Compan}
q handsome ornamental
front for a three story hul
Reading, yesterday.
Miss Alice Vance, of pitj
visiting Miss X EFT on West
street. She leaves tor New Yo}
urday next.
A company, First Regimd
NJ. are making active prepaj
the celebration Of their tenth
sary, which occurs on JanuaI
The Washington Light Inf
strong, passed through mi
evening, on "a special train,
to Washington from Long BH
Da eid Caldwell, Of B-i
Hund9.i, caught a black 0l
Brandywine yesterday, above
dam, which measured ~
length and weighed over TIM
The Rev. II. Greenfield Sci
OF Grace p. +. church on ID
turnpike, has resigned and
call to st, Stephens chcr
Keesport, Pa.
The Sheriff Of a large coan'
gan came TO Delaware yes1
| proceeded 20 Dover, where II
| man named Williams, who
| ped" from that state whl.e
| for bigamy and bastorly. A
the necessary papers can -
will 20 taken back.
Miss Mamie. Meehau.
Mr.. =. Meehan, proprietor Q
American, Of New York,and
| gle Dougherty, of Lancaster
OF the millionaire, BeFnar
are now visiting Miss Cora,
Philip plunkett, Of Prosper
Lefty.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
Jack FROST ON his Travels.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Despatches re-
ceived from points East, West sndNorth
report heavy frosts last night, The
crops are damaged in many places
through New Hampshire, Vermont and
Connecticut. At Norfolk, Conn.,, the
thermometer registered 4So at $40 this
10. M, and 1t was equally low at other
points along the Housatonic and Manga
tuck valleys.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
DEATHS,

the residence of his sou-in-
law, Robert q. Turner, on Franklin street
and Shallcross avenue on I'D inst.
stephen Woodrow, in the sbth year OF his
age.
burial at Friends burial grounds. corner
Fourth and West street, on the Attn day
wednesday, afternoon, To meet at the house
at z, and Friends meeting house ats.
Dear, good father, how miss thee,
From thy loved arm chair to-day
But my weeping heart wou,h have thee
No longer from the Saviour stay.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

Ex-GovernOr St. John and Mt. Daniel,
the Prohibition candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice Presiden, of the United
States, arrived in Cuba, New York,
yesterday morning. In the afternoon
they were formally notified OF their
nomination by the committee appointed
for the purpose by tho Prohibition
National Convention, aud made
speeches accepting the honor.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
An Cnexpeeted Fall

Of thirty-fve or forty degrees in tenn
perature. And the question naturally
arises, can do better than call on T.
w. Steward, No. 713 West Front street,
and lay in nay stock of winter coal? In
quality his coal cannot be excelled. In
preparation it is excellent. Then his
scales are so nicely adjusted that it is
no trouble TO give full weight, and
guaraD Tee ., $40 Tbs. to the ton put in the
cellar. All things considered, think
/ shall give him trial.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
kherln,h hal on,

At the Court House yesterday after
noon Sheriff Martin sold the properties
OF William p. Amber, No. 20 Adams
street James w. O'Neill, 207 Adams
street, and William g. Lsi0randt, on
Tatnall street between Eleventh aud
Twelfth, TO j. Il. Smith, attorney, for
$500, $500 and 81, 400 respectively.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
sale OF Lots.

Lore q Emmons, trustees, will sell at
puSlic sale, on Thursday, the 18th inst,
at Newark, the Albert Lewis farm,
adjoining that town, in building lots.
This property is valuable and should
sell well. For particulars see adver-
fisarnant.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

The unprecedented success
attending the opening of the
Wilmington Bazaar at No.
1T Market street, four doors
below Second street, is entire
ly due to the bargains offered
to the public. We propose
to offer weekly new bargains.
Times are hard, wages are
low, andpeople demand and
should have lower prices.
We purchase nothing except
what we can get at very low
prices. This week we open
so dozen Gents Balbrig-
gan Gauze Shirts at so cents.
Just one-half they sold before.
80 dozen Linen Collars at
|$l.00 and Sl.25 a dozen;
worth $3.50 and $l.75.
5 dozen Gents Fine Mus.
lin Night Shirts at 80 cents,
the price OF the muslin only,
no charge for making.
43 dozen Gents Drawers
lat %, 33 and 80 cents a pair.
80 dozen Ladies' Corsets,
various makes, at a reduction
| of 33 per cent.
2 cases OF Calico at a cents
per yard.
1900 Misses and Ladies
Jerseys, black and colored,
all-wool (not cotton LAT Sl.25.
The greatest bargains ever
Offered.
500 yards of good Table
Linen at 40 and 80 cents per
yard.
Guinet Black Dress Silk
at SI.oo; former price S1.35.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

stephen Woodrow, the old toll-gate
keeper ON the Newport turnpike, died
ON Saturday, at the residence Of his
daughter, Mrs. Robert q. Turner, al
Shailcross avenue and Franklin street.
He was In his both year.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
EGISTER'S ORDER.
III EGisTER'SOFFICF,
NEW CAsrLK COUNTY, DEL,

August } tn, lisa.
Upon the application OF Martha 4. Maris
Wilmington Humid ed, In said count. deceased,
10 Is ordered and directed by the Register that
tire clecutrix aforesaid give notice Of
granting OF letters testamentary npon the
estate Of the deceased, with the date of grant.
ing thereof, by caueing Advertisements to tr
posted within forty da, from the date OF euoh
letters in six OF the most public places In The
county Of New Cattle. requiring a persons
having demands against the estate to present
the same. or A. Idle by an set OF Ass mbly in
such case mad" and provided and also cause
the sam TO be inserted within TIL same period
In tn. Daily kEftBLiCAS, newspaper pub
lisheiin Wilmington, am to be continued
therein three weeks.
{ -~>>l Given under the hand and Seal Of
u. 5. SnfHec Of the Register aforesaid, At
g. Wilmington, In New Castle County
aforesaid, ihe day and year ab We written.
:. q RIGGS, Register
NofIcS- All persons having claims against
the estate Of the deceased must presen the
same, duly aitested to the cxccutriN, on
or befor August 21th. ISIS. or ahirc the Act OF
Assembly in such cast made and pro idcd
MARTHA a. MARIS,
ENecutriN.
Address, Wilmington, Del. auRei
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

Samuel n. Smeltz, No. 10 +, Fourth
street, keeps up-top watermelons for
sale, and one sent 10 the REPUBLICAN,
office excited kindly feeling for Mr..
Smeltz's timely rernem branCe.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

For the REPUBLICAN

FOR The KBPU BLICAN
What is the use ofcrying about it when
I've got % cents more than had al
last years Volksfest Had theroabeen
o few Confed crate officers about, !
would have been better off.
WE TIE PEOPLE.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

A wagon loaded with lumber upset
yesterday near one of the shutes CROSS
ing the South Long race. The driver
cut deep cash in his face by striking
on sharp stone.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
For Sale or Rent.

The three story brick house No. 415
Jefferson street, with all the latest i'm
provements, con tanning ten rooms, side
porch, and bay window. On easy
terms. Apply to Howard e. Vernon,
REPUBLICAN, Office.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
Passed Through This City.

About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the Wash ington Light Infantry, 300
strong, who have been encamped at
Long Branch for the last two weeks,
passed through this city on a special
train Of seven cars, bound for Washing
ton
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
TIL RSDAY, SEPTEMBER II lse4.
at ten o'clock, q. ~,

1OTICE-AN ASSESSMENT OF ~ 80
~ on tho tho usand dollars has been made
On tho taxable basis" Of tho members oil
the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany Of Mill Greek Hundred. Zach member
may have their percentage TOR collecting DC
lector within thirty days after August 70.
Collectors Brandywine Aundrsd-.Ionn
W. Day Ohristiana. howard L. Finn Mill
Creek, Abner Mitchell, John Bal; Wnite
tJlay Greek, Alfred I. Brooks.
su2s-ltd.3tw I. l.. J. BALDWIN ,Secy.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
MAR RE q.

= ASS-KLAIR-Au 2lst, 1854, at the
parsonage OF the Brandywino Baptist
church ,Ohadd's Ford, del. Co, Pennsylya-
mia, BY Rev. J. Wesley sullivan, Mr.. George
w. Pass of Wallingford Pa, to Miss Emira
A. Klair, Of Fairyilla, Pa.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
Ned Cassidy Az

Very little has been heS1
Cassidy for some time, ana
given up the sale Of liGcoE,
aged to keep out of trouo'd
been living az Riddles ban
on the new railroad, and Us
conducting himself in q p;oI
but the parade yesterday W
10 leave his work. come TO u
as usual, get drunk. Il
He then went to Edward
qua store, No. pa King sl!e1
chased a revolver for y..''
the proprietor To load taen
cha,nb beers. From there 10
town, and acted in a disofal
I'm Sweeney's saloon, a.
| Church streets, when the
dered him our, and Ipou IL
go, pushed him out .,,..rI
Ned then became fa'le
when advised by a man na'.
| to keep quiet, drew his
Ithrestentd - shoos him.
| sent TO officer Andrew NV
! searching for so'ue time %
| him nnButtonwood stree
| ana took him To the hall
This morning he was n
| fore j udge Cummins on ~
li lea" a eoucealel deadly "a
i hasped hard to be let q. o.
lJnire called his attention N
that when lie had oee w.
selling liquor illegally
ago, be had forfeited l''
ped. ovo,,iped
as he was always pun Inh
| velely by the Court our, "a col
capped, he was alr:a - n The
Judge JUDI, i,aposed a line . Of Il
cd os' HIM ~ TO furnish s4OV, 80 !.
tn the sec second charge at e.ul
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
Comfy Assessor Third district,

Wilmington Hundred, Thomas Robin
sou, subjsct to the decision of the Re
publican party.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
.AY.EEVER

NOTIOE-I AM NOW READY TO REG
IN ulate the weights and measures in and
for New Castle County, for the year 1884,
or to consult ms aDou. anything pertaining
thereto, can ind me at my residence, 113S
Poplar street, where prompt attention win
be given TO sill work left to be2done, or all In
quiries cheerfnlly answered.
JACOB DEAKYNE,
Regulator of Weights and Measures.
Wilmington, Del. April 2lst s8l. 22-eod3m
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
Fresh Ro.xted Coffee

Every day at the Union Pacific Tea
store, 5l7 Market street, opposite City
Hall.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

cHERtFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE uF A
= writ OF Y enditioni Exponas. TO me III.
rected, wiz be exposed to public sale at the
no tel at Middletown, now occupied by Alex
Maxwell, In 81. Georges Hundred, New Cas-
tic County, Del, on
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER II, lssi,
at ten o'clock, a. m,
the following described real estate, via;
All that piece or tract OF land, situated In
Appoquinlmink Hundred New Gaelic Coun.
ty, bel, bounded and described as foliows,to
wit Beginning at stone standing on the
southeast side OF the public road leading
from Townsend Station, on the Delaware
Railroad, TO the place formerly known as
Webster's School HOUSE. being also u corner
Of land formerly belonging 20 William r. XII
ley, now william Lambert, and running
with said Lambert line and others % dtgreor
and 70 minutes ebst about 7b perches TO
marked gum standing in tiilpins run, thenGe
up said run with the line OF land 10 meriy
belonging To John u. Noshell 30 degrees,
vest 81 perches to stone In said run, thence
~ degrees wet 5g-lO Ierohes to stake, thence
with said run south 81 deg rees wost perchos
| 20 u stare In said run, thence ~ degrees west
| 50 perches 10 An Old poplar stump corner VI
land formerly bel.nxinY to Auley Lore.
| thence north t7l4 degrees west 70 perches 10
| the public road Aforesaid, thence thereby IN o
| northeasterly direction 20 the place Of beg To-
. ing cont ininU about IS acres uf land ezeiu-
Give ofryads, he the same more or less
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
| ety OF James v. Moore, and TO be sold ~
| JAMES MARTIN, Sheriff.
| Sher.ti's Office, Wilmington, Del, August
| rs. lisa. aux26-eod.ts
SHERlFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
ISwrit OF V endi iOni Expupas, TO NE directed,
| Will be exposed TO public sale at The hotel
at NJ l6dletown, now occupied by Alex MaA
well, In st. Georges Hundred, New Castls
lCouuty, Del, ca
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER Il, lisa.
at ten O'Clock, a. ~,
the following described real estate. 1fz
! A lot OF land situated in hppoguinimilk
huAd.ed, ROW Castle CountJ, Delaware
lbounded and described as follows, 10 VII n,
lands Of Iohn q Patterson on the Dsrtn o,
the delaware Railroad IN tho souih.by lanai
of Mrs. Iimm.n!, etc. containing I'VE acres
Hand, more or less, with an Old lo& Loas'
thereon erected.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop,
erty OF William / Rasn, deceased, Miles 1
lJpnes. administrator Of William |. kssnr de
Iceased), and to be sold by 800,
JAMES MARTIN, Sheriff.
Sherin's Once, Wilmington, Del, Angus
las, 1854. auzp-eoo-S
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
ynree Rsliabi, ~

SARATOGA, Aug. VI u
vas Discussing politics II n
Grand Unior fo'day's ew /
, a li;.on, Of iowa, and S.l sia|
Of Of c Chicago lIH, MI. kf !: esp
outlook for Repast ! J asIai}
wa,a better l tb1 9n,t 81
VIII carry New 20, ,o.@A Aid
mat. Of COURSE low los' A
her electoral vo,s anTI sD
candidate BY q l ,,u" vote
from M ' toe Republicans
asked Mr.. Rpser tso, cd
"No& tho s.is h,ss' COOL
! altogether TOO I in,,'I on au
this answered a A. .,,rns'id
"The light will De S RStra,
| .he Democrats aI@ 49,
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

Don't forget the place to get your jew.
elry repaired, wh.ch " at Baynard's.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
(HtiCura
lnfantile Blood Purifiers
and Skin 1eautiHers.


ZNFANTILE and Birth Humors, Milk Crust,
y Scaled Head, Eczemas. and every form Of Itch
ing. Scsly. Pimply. Scrofulous and Inherited Dis
eases Of the Blood, Skin and Scalp, with loss Of
Hair from Infancy to Age, cured by the CUrIcuRA
and CUTIcrIA and CUT1cURA Soar. the great skin
cures. externally. Absolutely pure and s,s, and may
be .sei fronl u. n0N<,l Of hirfh.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

T>spR SALE-oHEAP, AND IN Easy
II terms, one az story cottage on hlHh-
lanas, nearly new: 9 rooms with all copteni,
enoss. Lot sOAl42 10 -Four lots on Scott
|no2r MIDDLE Depot, with small pu-t9,ns
pin and Snslioross avenues. Call onor au-
dress PEiRUE Il LOBDELL, No. Z W. IN
street. auZo tu-s1eh"
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

. n oNUse Cuticura soap, an ex-
DAD j qu'sitely perfumed skin
Beautifier, and Toilet, Brth and Nursery
Sanatlvs-
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
" OUR LITTLE Boy"

Mr.. and Mrs Everett Stebbins, Belchertowu,
Mass. write: "Our little boy was terribly afflicted
with Scrofula, Salt Rheum and Erysipelas ever
since he was born, and nothing could give him
helped him until We tried CUTIcURA REMEDIES.
which gradually cured him, until he is now as fair
as ANY child -
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

A pleasant re e. tfe:hsI
bury MURRAY RI " I East Fro
S Martas' Murray ;y|,,.o nj,
Front 81 stt b,. son lame, Ed
d tIeman a. reside "a. At A ID
WI, wne 9ss a' week reel OF 50 I be p
Att ci. y,, anu when hen b
hi. return i anrnntenr pai tsnd
are an His sons ,rsi a"l
gsther with within. ma social Il
and nd - a bi @snts were s,.g sy :,
a a,,, ~n'! Mr.. Murray .,
evening tsas uins for his hol..s
Boy RH" y
willie Lang, tn, me ii
IJohn Lang te and cracker
G gSon r By a lumber = ? p S'fSs
S Ss5ssi' at. s s 'i;s r. Il isi 5,
BADLY IssI : + + IL a,'s sds S5' We were
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
FOR PALE, lANCUlD,

Emaciated children. with pimply, sallow skin,
the CUTICUIA REMEDIES will prove perfect
blessing. cleansing the blood and skin of inherit
ted Impurities and expeling the germs of scrof-
diseases
Sold everywhere. Price; Cr-rIcURA, 50 cents;
REsOLvEST, Sl0p; soar, 3 cents. POTTER DRUG
AND CHEMICAL Co, Boston, Mass,
Send for q" How 10 Cure Skin Diseases -
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
A Big Cut in
Boys Suits

We have just gone over
our stock of boys suits,
and have remarked and
reduced prices to such fig
ures as we know must con-
vince you.When we sayRE-
DUcTIoNs we mean it. In
boys first long pants suits
we have reduced t b G
prices in some cases more
than so per cent, as we are
determined to reduce our
stock of clothing 30 make
room for manufacturing
our fall stock. We have
one of the largest assert
ments of light clothing o
all kinds for summer weal
at the lowest cash prices
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

l,HERtFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
, writ OF Nenditioni Exponas. to me di.
rected, Will be exposed to public sale 1T the
h tel at Middletown, now occupied by Alex.
Maxwell, In 81. Georges Hundred, New Cas-
tie County, Del, on
.I,II IL u MA Y Z LIE nI,R Ii l.sa
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
HAY FEVER

My brother My
ron and 10 yself
we're both cured,
TO all appearance
81 Catsrrh and
Hay Fever last
July and August
Up TO this date,
Dec. rs, neither
have had any re-
turn Of these
troubles. Lly's
Cream Balm was
the medicine
used. GABRIEL
Ferris, Spencer,
Tioga Co, N. Y,
Apply into the
nostrils.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
WORKS TO A CHARM"

j. S. Weeks, ESQ.,. Town Treasurer. st. Adams.
VI, says IN lettef dated May - II WORKS 70 a
head entirely, and has nearly cleaned the face Of
PLANT has ordarnd IL for than
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
"A TERRIBLE CASE"

Charles Eayre Hinkle Jersey City Heights. y. j..
writes: My son, lad of twelve years, was COM
pletely cured OF terrible of Eczema by the
CUrICURA REMEDIES. From the top OF his lead
to the coles Of his feet mass Of -cAbs. .
Every other remedy and physicians had boon
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, Oct. 29.-The Duke OF
Connaught will return from India
next March. He will come by way
of San Francisco.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-The Truth says:
Germany has offered the Brunswick
succession to the Duke OF Cambridge
and he has refused it.
CAIRO. Oct. 29.-Wolseley arrived
TODAY at Ambigol on bis progress up
the Nile. The Canadian boatmen
succeeded in getting 12O boats over
the second cataract.
PARIS, Oct. ON. Carreybeen
has been appointed French consul at
San Francisco. M. Vawert ID eMean.
whose place he takes, retires with the
rank of officer of the Legion OF
Honor.
Carlo. Oct. 29.-It is learned that
fftv Rashl Bazouks, who were dis
nafched from Massowahi in pursuit
IF marauders have deserted in body
to a band of Abysslnian brlgands.
Two Europeans ale held prisoners oy
them in the hopes of securing a ran
some.
LONDON. Oct. 29.-Intelligence
reached here that the man-Of-war,
Se,vnelav has hoisted the French
fiag at Tajurah, Sagalo and..Rodailon,
in The Bay of Alden. 1t IL reported
France will annex them.
DUBLIN, Oct. 29.-The trial OF
con vii and Klrwan, for unnatural
offenses resulted In an acqui'tal OF
the prisoners.
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BERLIN, Oct. 29.-Election returns
come in slow. Reports from various
suburban districts indicate the elec-
ton of eight members of the party of
the center, three conservatives, three
national liberals, three new German
liberals and six socialists. In three
other districts the votes are scatter
ing. New ballots will be required.
BERLIN, Oct. 29.-The result of the
parliamentary elections in seventy
four districts is now known. In
twenty mine districts there was no
choice, and a second ballot will be
taken. In thirteen Of these twenty
nine districts Socialist candidates
will contest with candidates of other
parties. The successful candidates
include thirteen of the Centre, seven
Socialists, six German Liberals, six
National Liberals, five ImIerialists.
four Conservatives, two Peoples
party, one Guelph and one Alsatian.
Two Socialists are elected in Ham
burg, four in Saxony and one each In
Berlin, Altoona and Grietz. Eleven
more will probably be elected at the
second ballot.
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Young Foley, the lad who was in
jured several days ago by beng run
over by two empty fats At point
near where the railroad crosses Dub
lin Gulch, is getting along nicely.
John Rooney, for petty larceny.
was yesterday sentenced to three
months imprisonment in the county
Jail. Rooney will be remembered 40
one of the parties who figured in the
cigar robbery at A. Speckart's some
time ago.
Five days more and the "agOny"
will be over; then voters can settle
down to the cold fact that they are
liable to be partly forgotten for at
least six months, or until the next
election when 'gentle spring"
shivers ON her way into the district.
Yesterday afternoon on East Gran
lite street one Of the horses attached
to the Eagle bakery delivery wagon
became frightened at something or
other and started in to see how quick
he could make wreck of the wagon.
He soon succeeded in breaking the
singletree, and on starting to run fell
over wood wagon that was
stationed near, breaking the reach.
He Law here for several y,7in.,fea nntil
embarrassed, when he started off on
q run down Main street, but was
headed off before doing any further
damage.
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Political Pointers.

Cleveland will "get there" Re-
publicans concede New York to the
Democrats and Hendricks has In
diana in the hollow Of his hand.
Those two States will settle the whole
business.
Democrats camp by your party
ticket. A Democratic President will
te elected next Tuesday. Democratic
federal officials will take the place Of
Republicans. A revolution will be
worked in the politics of the whole
country. Democrats will be thicker
than grasshoppers. This county and
Territory will be overwhelmingly
Democratic, and those Democrats
who now leave the party and wander
after strange gods, or as ''Independ-
snts" playing second fiddle to the
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Coffee IN ths West indies.
[ GAth's" Enquirer Letter.

Gath's" Enquirer Letter.I
rs coffee native to the West India
islaDds2'' ,
"Oh, no. It was taken there. and
the frat coffee was grown in Mart
Unique. The coffee Of Martinique is
still very fne, and the whole of 1t
goes to France. The coffee plsnte are
raised from seeds, and are trans-
planted in q year and q half from
nurseries into the fields, and set six
feet apart. It takes three years for
them to bear any, and they continue
to- bear better and better, till at the
age Of 20 years they are In full
strength. It blossoms between Feb-
ruary and May, and bears between
August and January, and they pick
the coffee off carefully, leaving the
green berries, and taking only the
ripe. The moment the b rries are
removed the tree commences tn hlOs-
som again. The fruit is red, 10 Ks
like . cherry apd has two kernels.
A machine Is used to divide the
red skins from the kernel. Then
the gummY kernel is washed in cold
water, dried in the sun, and to &c:
the remaindiug portion of the rind
OF the grain is beaten in pes,le
like hominy; then q tanning mill
takes the chatt of, and the product
is spread on large tables and the i'm
perfect grains taken out to make the
best coffee"
SIS coffee expensive there?"
f'Yes; it formerly sold at about Is
cehts q pound bought from the
planters. The government gave q
premium of $40 for every two acres
planted in coffee when looked into
the question. The coffee estates are
on the mountains, while the sugar
estates are down near the sea shore.
There are about one thousand
coffee estates in Guadalupe alone.
Within q few years past however
coffee has come down very much on
account of the enormous increase of
production from Brazil, Mexico and
almost every warm country