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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31

We announce with feelings of
regret the alteration which took
place between two highly respecta-
BILE citizens near Cecilton, Cecil
county, Md, recently, ending in the
death of one ofthe assailants, named
Oldham. The quarrel started over
the word ''liar," and Oldham, so
reported, advanced on one Captain
Mitchell with an AK helve. Mitchell
held in his hand a cane, and in the
melee, struck Oldham on the head.
From the effect of the cane wound
Oldham died. That wicked, I'M
guarded, little word "liar" has been
the means of many sudden and
violent deaths. Men who have ever
held the kindliest relations toward
each other, in a fit of passion that
word-liar-has turned them into
deadliest enemies. A useful and
profitable lesson may be learned
from the above tragedy. Let passion
be so governed that the tongue may
be spared the bitterness of uttering
epithets that leads to the taking of
life, To say the least, the word
'liar" is too frequently used by the
average American. Whenever and
wherever dispute arises the lie is
given by the disputants, regardless
of the terrible consequences that SC
often follow. Men should remember
that in calling one liar he himself
is but ordering his burial clothes.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31

about him being the man. Ifnomi-
mated, he will surely be elected, as
he is very popular and thorough
gentleman.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31
DIED,

Mll4LER.-At Minneapolis, Minnesota,
on the eth inst, Mr.. John Miller, late
Of Newark, in the s0th year Of his age.
His friends and the public are invited
to attend his funeral from the Presby.
terrain Church in Newark, on Tuesday,
June 3rd, at 1890 O'Clock A, NJ In.
.eTment at Glasgow.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31

YESTERDAY the graves of the sol
diers who fell in the late civil war
were strewn with flowers, tokens of
remembrance. No distinction was
made, and the graves of both Con-
federate and Union received alike a
wreath of beautiful flowers.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31

DEMOCRATS of Maryland are for
Tilden. We wonder if they know
that S. J. T. is old enough to sit in
a high chair.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31
WANTED.-a fortune for Grant.

The appeal" says there are but
three papers in Elkton. Which are
the three?
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31

THE party that has access to the
Treasury vaults is the one that gem
orally wins.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31

"All right" said Representative
HOrr to his brother; you go outside
and I'll come out and talk to you"
As the twin passed out the Door
keeper took sort of mental photo
graph Of him with his eyes and said
to his chum'
IN be blowed if he comes that
game on me again
In a moment or two Mr.. Horn left
the floor and joined his brother in
the corridor.
After they had finished their chat
the Representative said to his
brother
you go in now and take my seat
again
As he passed the portal the Door
keeper smiled confidently and said &.
IAN right, sir, | know which is
which now
When Citizen Horr was again in
his brothers seat, Mr.. Reed again
beckoned to the Doorkeeper and
said:
Great heavens! you've let the
wrong man III again" and then
pointed to Representative Hor, who
was coming in from another door.
The bewildered Doorkeepcr look,
ed at the two Horrs, and then, as The
cold sweat gathered on his brow. h,
stammcred out
For heavens sake! mark EN-
some way, or I'm likely to turn thu
other fellow in caucus any night.
Washington Republican.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31

SUICIDES are alarmingly on the
increase. Daily papers are full of
sad occurrences of this character.
What leads one to end life in SO
tragic manner is a mystery. Per-
haps it will never be solved Nav.
it cannot be fully explained, though
theory exists in profusion. On Mon
day of this week. George Emerson
Lowell, son of a Massachusetts
Judge, and graduate of Harvard
College, committed suicide by shoot
himself in the head. No cause can
be given.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31
CLOTHING,
READY MADE.

We have a great variety Of
Kinds and Sizes for MEN, BOYS,
YOUTHS, CHILDREN, and while
we are not trying to make you
believe we can sell you Good
Goods at half prices, we will
prove to you by fair trial we
can sell you Clothing for
yourself or boys at the most
reasonable prices, and on the
most satisfactory terms.
We know the ready Cash is
the gr, at lever to make prices
low, and we use it.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31

Trains marked with run daily.
A New York and Washington Express
train leaves Philadelphia daily at 10 pm.
and reaches Newark at II BE z NJ. This
train stops to take on or let Of pas
sengers on giving notice to Conductor or
Agent.
An Adams Express and Emigraut
train also leaves Gray's Ferry daily at
l2lO An. reaching Newark at 1.31 AN
A New York and Washington Express
also leaves Philadelphia at 400 p. NJ,
arriving at Newark at SEQ p. NJ, which
stops to take or leave passengers on
giving notice to the conductor or agent.
j. r. Wood General Passenger Agent
}. G. Shivlcr Agent at Newark.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31
As Like as Two Peas,

Representative Horrs twin broth
er strolled into the House the other
day and took the chair of the mem
Der from the Eight Michigan Dis
trict Reed, one of the few persons
who can tell the brothers apart,
whispered to the Doorkeeper and
that officer requested young Horn to
retire.
But" said the occupant of the
chair, my name is Horr; I'm from
Michigan"
The door-slammer looked hard at
the intruder and would have weak
ened had not Mr.. Reed made signs
for him to go ahead, that it was all
right.
"But you're not Representative
Horr," said the guardian of the
House, land you must come out
side"
Just then the real Representative
of the Eight Michigan District came
in and the Doorkeeper glared at the
two in evident dismay.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31
SPRING

has come and with it the hand
soonest Stock of FINE GOODS
for Gentlemeu's wear ever Of
fered at such prices. Our
Counters are filled with all the
newest fabrics for making FINE
SUITS for Gents. To attempt
to describe our Stock TO you
without seeing it would be
foolish. Suffice is to say we
have made our greatest effort,
and can show you such Goods
and at prices that will astonish
you. We buy for the ready
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31
L A T r n rs

OIloin.l -. n ~ 7 n
ngi nsa, aud an other business in tho 4. patton,
'.,Co attended 10 i0r MODERATE EisES "''"eht
our Office Is opposite The n 81 Patent 0a,,,
mote from WASHINGTON '''S 'hah lhOse re-
send MODEL. or DRAWING W. alb.
n4lcniahility free of charge. ,ub uuElsG as 70
Iv niW,E = Miss WE OBTAIN PATENT ~
ti pgH parent Is granted drawing of yopr ;,yo,,-
,uL' Nll claims, your name and address III H.
nslcI ~ the United States Patent 0,86o w 1e
y I,l"r 81 Immense circulation ma nv NJ" HaNut.e
TINT publishes this FREE "'" 'he only ono
we felcr here Ia the ppstruastrr A. g.
Money Order Div, aud to officials ri ng SuPl; OF
plngt, IGr circular advice terms md rst,r ars
"''"aI clients in your own STATE ar ~arni
Opposite paGTg'n 4; SNOW 8 CO..
"''"'o Ihrr, Washington d G.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31
REGISTERS ORDER.


New Castle County. Del Arm ron 30,
pon the Application Of George O. Kerr. Exec.
u ,I,r o. Andrew Kerr, late Of White CLAY Creek
,tuiI i, w shlI county deceased II is ordered
"iOle,liu give notice Of granting Of Lettors res
tnhm9htarE upon the estate Of the deceased. with
.hcuAte OF granting thereof by causing njvcr
usements to be posted within forty dnys fro,n the
u1nte oi such Letters IN six Of the most public
piaecs o. the county of New Castle. re0uirInp nil
persons having demands against the estnts 10
present the same. or abide by an Act Of AssembIy
u, ~ sugn case made and provided: and also cause
he Ii li 70 DC e,ted within the same Period In
tuo JElA WARE LEnGEH, u newspaper publIsheI
u, ~, newark, and to be continued therein Two
- Given under the hand and Semi or
SEAL ounce OF the Register aforesaid al vii.
SAID the day and year above written, '''N y
3. y. BlGGS. Rnriatnr
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31

\ shocking tragedy is reported to
have taken place near Georgetown,
Del, this week, over a piece of land.
The murderer employed fierce bull
dog and pitchfork to carry out his
hendish designs. The murdered
man was terribly lacerated by the
fierce dog, and his face was pierced
in several places by the sharp tines
of the fork. The crime is said to be
most shocking that has ever occurred
in that county.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31

The Appeal says, Mr.. Blaine is
far in advance of any other candi-
date" Yes, very true. He passed
to the front some time ago, and by
the time the Convention convenes,
he will be so far advanced that there
will be no such thing as finding him.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31
NORTH.

Passengers leaving Newark at 7ll a. m. on Now.
ark and Pcrryylle Accommodation may take tho
Fast Mail at Perryvllc for Baltimore 1t sal ar
irving at Union station ut g:il D. M
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31

NOTICE
a. AZ persons having claims against the estnte Al
lne ueceascd must present the same dniv nttost
ea 70 ne Executor on or before April Ia lsst az
provided. '"'e"inue ana
Address, Newark, lei - t3Icru,or
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31

HUGE jokes are gotten off daily
by leading papers on New York
bank presidents. They always have
something to say about big Fishes
and dangerous Weeds. Would itnot
be well enough to put in a word now
and then about the Grant-Ward
blind pool, which once Granted
was not so easily Ward-cd off.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-08
SARGENT n 90.
AN ARKANSAS LETTER,
BUT WRITTEN AT ST. LOUIS.
The Arkansas Display Beats that at st.
Louis-Splendid Grain and Fruits
Missouri Pacific Railways
Space Gov. Berry,

ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 5,--iCorrespondence.l
Well I'm not sorry stayed over, and
fyou want an Arkansas letter can
write it from here just as well as not, for
went into st. Louis Exposition and
Music Hall to-day, and tell you the
Arkansaw display just lays over every
thing else.
The largest and finest fruits, the pref
test grain and grasses Why, Arkan-
SaS has one-half the space allotted to the
Missouri Pacific Railway system and
she fills 1t too, with credit to herself and
to MIR, w. S. Thomas, of tho land de-
department of the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain II Southern railway. Mr.,
Thomas is Il we'll known Little Rocker
and gentleman of great executive
ability.
st. Louis is lively now; filled with Wis
itors and will be fora month to come,
until after her grand fair.
| OF Little Rock, she mourns the death
of Chief Justice English, who was one of
| Arkansas most valued public men. The
| Gazette put heavy mourning lines above
and below his obituary notice. Thus
are the noble dead hOnored in public.
| told you Democracy would win the
day in Arkansas, and now tits glory
hallelujah by the press and people.
Elections are little demonstrative IN
our State. In his letter of regret mt mo-
accepting an invitation to attend the ded
ication of the Exposition hall here, oui
Governor, James ii. Berry, said: At al
most any other date, lcould come, but on
State election will take place on the frs
of September. This usually produce
more or less excitement, and / do no
feel that | would be justified in being ali
sent from the State.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-08
MORE POCKET GUN.
A WOMAN lNSTlGATES A FIGHT
saloon Keeper Severely Wounded
and Dallas County Constable
Landed in Jail After Re
ceiVimg Mauling.
Last night about II 20 o'clock. ashock-

Last night about II 20 o'clock, ashock-
ing scrape occurred at the Red Light,
den of i'll fame ON Soute Austin street, in
which Arthur Cain, better known as
"Frenchy' the proprietor was shot
twice and severely wounded.
one of the shots took effect
in the left side Of the head and the other
in the right thigh, the ball burrying
itself among the muscles of the leg.
When HERALD reporter arrived on the
scene he found a large crowd present.
The two men who gave their names
as \. Y. Grow and G. Y. Bullock
were arrested by Maddox, of Fort Worth
and lodged in jail.
Cain stated that he was assaulted on
the street as he was returning home, by
two unknown men who shot him with
out word OF warning, or any proVOca-
ton whatever.
The reporter visited the Jail, where he
| found Crow and Bullock. Grow, who is
q small, why man with n red head, said
! he had no objection to talking. He
was deputy constable of Precinct No. S
arrest of one Haligau, charged with
aggravated assault, and had
| asked Bullock TO accompany him 10 the
! Red Light in search of his man. They
went into the dance hall and after look
ing around for few minutes, started to
leave when woman, whom he took Ia
be the madam, said some
thing to them, but that he did
not catch what she said. She then
called TO heavy-set man and said
something in allow tone to him, which
did not hear. The heavy man advanced
to where | was on the sidewalk, and
thinking it was Bill Graham
whom knew said, "IIello, Bill" wher
he struck me blow overIthe left eye
which you can plainly SEQ, and knocked
me down and began to kcl
and beat me- There We're Others
assisting him; so many, in fact
that | could not see my wavsout. helC
4 on to my pistol and in thefight il wa
discharged. Just at this time Bullocl
4 came to my assistance. They kept OF
humping and kicking, me.
told them to hold up that [ wa
$ named Maddox, who said he was al
o officer, came up and arrested MS.
4 Bullock corroborated what Grow sale
: and stated that the woman whom the
took to be the madam of tn
house fired shot at Grow. Turning I
Crow,he said eXcitedly, "you remembe
10 AID, when you called TO me to shoot hin
: and could not get my pistol cooked
- the woman ran up and fired at yol
. and then ran back into the house?
Grow looked mt Bullock, who sale
"Nou bet ! meant to shoot, but the pi
tol would not cock; my intentions wei
At good"
N They both stated emphatically tn
~ they had done nothing or Sa
" nothing to provoke a tigh
M which was a mystery
~ them. Crow who appeared to |
8 slightly drinking, said he felt outrage
~ and he would have done some damal
nm perhaps had he gotten fair shown
~ bullock is from Grapevine prair
~ Gains pistol, which was Colts fort
five, had three chambers empty, al
Bullocll's had not been discharged al
o. could not be cooked, as he had state
Nv Gains wounds are not regarded
y, serious.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-08

John Plue, the daring young bandit
who, at the muzzle of a shotgun, robbed
Mr. John Snyder, merchant of Hutch
ins, and gave the officers the "laugh' IN
successfully evading them, has been
captured, and now lauguishes behind
the bars of the Waxahachie jail. Pluo
who is a more youth, is the son of re-
Specled citizen of Ellis, and for somt
unknown reason he changed his course
M life from that of an honest, hard
working young man to that of bandit
ponning his spurs and the regulation
paraphornalia of the highwayman, III
suuck out To play part that y no
countenanced by the good laws OF TeNa'
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-08

sessed of such power in a.
greater or less degree, we had enough
to tame little coon, So reading over
the rules for operating and practicing
upon some inanimate object to get our
mind in practice upon one thing to Oper-
ate with. Having done this for some
time, indeed, until we had it in persona
fed perfection. But the trouble is, we
never knew upon what it conferred, but
being armed with that most indispensi-
Bile point, we went around to the coon's
| quarters and began operations, first by
attracting his attention by crack in
the cage, and then by offering him
peach, which he took from our hand
! through the door. We next managed
| to get him by the tail, and he got us 10y
the thumb and then there was little
circus acting and Singing of
| hands and we think ind wa
conferred on one thing, and that was we
! thought he could eat MS up. We hal
lowed to Mrs p to come and get the
thing loose. Meanwhile we managed
to get him to the ground and put our
foot upon his neck, forgetting that there
was a hole in the shoe through which
our great toe protruded. No sooner had
we begun to mash his neck than he let
loose our thumb and fastened his teeth in
the toe that stood out so inviting. Then
we executed II series of !igs, but
Mr.. Coon held on like grim
death to dead negro, Now
Mrs. r., enters the arena, armed with
the kitchen tongs, but kept at safe dis.
lance, Just near enough to rip his tail
with the weapon, and we could see she
was laughing in spite herself. So We
told her to hit him ON the head with the
tongs and kill him and stop laughing
Wen, she blazed away, and as nigh
have been expected, she missed the
coon's head aud hit the other toe, theI
q we were obliged to hallow oh! and il
} the tumult of cavorting around Mr.
Coon managed to make his escape, car
, rying with him about an inch of skin
l from our toe, and now we have firmly
! resolved that the next time "a coon is L
| be mesmerized we will call in an expert
| In the future we will practice ON some
! thing that can't bite Marion (Ga
, Sentinel.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-08
Tho wheat surplu..

Interest in the "eNport surplus" Of the
erop of wheat for the current year has
been awakened by several estimates
Agricultural department, lS,OOO,OOO
bushels of wheat were carried over from
July |, lSS3 Tho crop of 1883 was short
in weight, and was officially stated, to
amount to 3gS,i3j,iSl bushels of
30 pounds each, or iO5,WO,OM
bushels, of an average of 80 pounds per
hushel, making total of lI3,WO,OOO
| bushels, to supply the needs of the past
wear. The department estimates the
! consumption per capita al "a bushels
and the consumption of 5j,jOO,ON people
at iss bushels, per capita, 2i9,W0,ON
bushels. The exports from July
Il, 1883, to july i, 1881
were III 100000 bushels. The acreage OF
tho crop just harvested was. 3s,jOO'Os
acres, which required for seed, accord
ing to average for the six years ending
! with 1851, l.i6 bushels per acre
or GOOD,OOO bushels. This may b,
large, as recent improvement In drill
for seeding have reduced the require
men Il per acre, and the amount used Il
1851 to SOW $780,, li1 acres was d2,OO,3l
bushels, or l.i2 per acre. II the latte
amount per aero Is taken as correct, am
, Il probably IL, the requirements for see
we're 53,B11,OOO bushels, making the dis
trihution for the year i2l6iO,OO bushel'
T, leaving u surplus In the country July
, 1881, OF wheat and wheat Hour of $3.50
q 900. The average estimate OF the Gro
I lust harvested Is s0l,O10,UOO, giving
}, Supply VI wheat for tue year lsSl6 {
SIl,9W .0M bushes. If the acreage for tl
o ming year Is taken at 30, 900, 900 acres, Y
A Increase of only j0,ON acres, the ncot
:. ior seed at l.i2 bushels per acre will
x 5,,lSO,O 900 bushels. If the population
/. taken at 5i.2i0,OOO, the consumption wi
10 he at 423 bushels per capita, 2i2,5OO,O
Il bushels. total of 3lS,1NO0O bushels I,
Il consumption and seed, leaving 2l3,6SC
h. ON bushels TO supply the export dcmai
4, and Tor surplus ueNt July. IL
Thought that owing to the low prices
wheat the consumption viii be larg
than last year or previous years. rl
10 export dumsnd since July lst has be-
n fair. The exports from tho Atlanl
rs coast from July lst TO August 2ld We
re- M. sol 900 bushels, aud from the Paci
X coast until August 18th u little q,
nc .AlInl bushels, n total Of upwards
li.NiO,OU bushels for less than q
months.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-08
Jake Run the Business.

An acquaintance asked him how the
saloon business was, and he fairly
hoped on the sidewalk as he replied;
81 lose more aSh$lO yesterday
"lIow?"
"Nhy my wife Ike to 80 COP to Belle
Isle, uud leave my son Shake to run
der saloon. tells him ofcrythings to
do, and Shake he says, he runs dot
blaze in yhay to astonish me all
oatcr'
"And how did he come out?"
"Noll, pooty queek after vhas gone u
man comes in und says my blaze vhas
chosen headquarters for Cleatland
Club, He like to see If my peer vhas all
right, and Shake filled him schooner
twice oop und vhas tickled all oafer."
"Man was fraud"
"Of course he vhas! lie vhas gone
maybe half an hour when No. comes
| in. He tells Shake my blaze Vhas
picked oudt for headquarters for q
| Blaine Club. Dot makes Shake grin
| like "a monkey. He fills Oup some schOon
ers for der stranger, und vhas free nit
cigars.
Another fraud"
"Of course, but my son Shake he
nealer travels except to Toledo unC
pack. lie WAS ShuSt rs uckled ash
u paby, und When No. 3 comes in mi
about twenty-five pig vellors pehinC
, him, und says my blaze vhas selected
ash headquarters fora Butler Club, do
} greenhorn of Shake sets oop der bee
+ und cigar for eaierybodyF No. | h
} come pack init n crowd, und No. . h
comes pack nit feetty, und dot Shall
, empty three kegs of beer und two boxc
, OF cigars"
. "Well, well,n
D "Vhen comes home dot poy meet
Y me like sweet oil, und he says "
!, hat der bulge ON all der saloons in d,
I troit. We was headquarters all oafe
0 und he like to go into partnership. Nhe
i | discovers how he vhas fooled | via
Z SO madt preak my own window un
J, walk der floor all night. After dis
q vhns home all der time, und if son
\ stranger vhalks i'm ind says ahem-h'
p Your place has peen selected for
n head--. Shust at dot point he Viii
= feel cyclones und earthquakes und wi
" cats lind CLUBS und fists him all at Won
Il all oafer his sacred pody. | vhas rig
a oop on all der games, While Shake VII
y so green you pellet some cows pastu
$, ON him all summer Detroit FIR
I nrngg
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-08
PERSONAL.

: c. +. Tucker has returned from a trip
to Wichita Falls, whittier he went on
legal business.
Mrs. Margaret Bryan, the respected
wife of the departed John Nicely Byan
the founder OF Dallas, and her son John
n. Byan, .ir., of Bosque, are in the city,
the guests of Mrs. s. II. Cockrell.
Master John Cole Reisner, son ofG. G
Reisner, left last night for st. Franci.
college at Usage Mission, Kansas, t.
pursue his studies for the priesthood
under the guidance of the Jesuit fathers
connected with the college.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-08

Nearly FOUR HUNDRED young ladies,
Texas's choicest daughters, who have
gone to Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky
and the East to school, are willing to
testify to the fact that for COURTEOUS
AND GENTLEMANLY TREATMENT, SMOOTH
TRACK, NO DUST AND CLOSE CoNNEC
TONS THE MEMPHIS AND LITTLE
Rock RAILROAD STANDS without A
RIVAL. For information, ETC., address
or call on A. l.. SMITH,
5l2 Main street, Dallas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-08

Ben Johnson, the night watchman at
the Houston Il Texas Central down
town depot, had row with Thurston
Davis and Dick Burdaus 40 the 80 T''
saloon, on Elm street, last night about
II o'clock, and fired three shots ut them.
All the parties save ThrustOn Davis,
who was arrested and lodged in the sta
ton house, escaped. There is n woman
in the case, and one of the shots is said
to have been aimed at her.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-08

1t is about time now for the Republi
can politician to get In his campaign
work by breaking out a postOflce
window and doing some damage t0
Government buildings, In order Ia
charge It to the Democracy of Texas,
and hurrah it throughout the north rs
another southern outrage. II will bC
forthcoming sooner or later, for il never
fails during Presidential campaign.