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DIR. A. JENKINS, Great F Ills, N. A., saws:
II ca, testify t, its seemingly almost specific
virtues in cases of dyspepsia. nervousness and
morbid vigilance or wakefulness."
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
FOURTH EDITION
ManOue's Advice.

PETERSBURG, Va, Sept. i0.-The
contest In the Fourth Congressional
District between the two opposing Re
publican candidates for Congress- Is be-
coming exciting. The candidates are
Colonel James d. Brady and colored
man named Joseph p. Evans. Brady
is warm personal friend of Malone,
and to-day the latter issued the follow
ing address to the Republicans OF the
district:
SIN view of the attempt TO confound,
confuse and divide the Republican vote
of this district and make the election Of
aBourbou possible, and to lessen the vote
for Blaine and Logan, 1t 10 my duty 70
say to you, with full knowledge Of ell
the facts, that Colonel James d. Brady
lie the nom inee of the regularly consti-
tuted and fairly organized and fairly
conducted Republican Convention OF
this district, held at Petersburg, Friday
the 10Th day of August. Republicans
any ballot you cast for another candidate
10 as shot fired In the air. Stand Y
your party and vote the regular Repub
iican ticket If you would defeat Bour
bonism, save your freedom, your righ
to vote, your school houses and conform
your political conduct to the earnest de
sire of the Republican party of the ma
ton. Vote no ticket that does not bea
on its face the names of James g. Balm
John A. Logan and james ID. Brady.
CIVILIAN MALONE,
"Chairman State Central Committee.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
Before the lndKe

Last evening James McAntaggart
was before Judge Cummins charged
with being drunk and disordeTly and
committing an assault and battery on
officer Tibbitt. The prisoner, who is
an Iriuhman, has only been in this
country about three months, and the
evidence showed that he was drunk
and diso,derly III the King street mar.
ket yesterday, and that when the officer
undertook 10 arrest him he resisted.
He was held in 800 bail tor further
hearing this morning, when the officer
testified that when he put the prisoner
In the cell he reached out Of the wicket
and struck him in the mouth, and that
after he had finally succeeded in lock
ing him up, he made 80 much noise
and was SO unruly that he was obliged
to turn the hose on him. The Judg,
imposed fine of So and cosrs for being
drunk and disorderly, and 81 and cost
for the assault on the officer.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
FIF III EO|7|0.
IlOla.

Inc Rev. l. NJ. Haldeman ma.
1T, war Avenue Baptist Cbnr"S
Mrs. DIR. Lewis Schultz o,-o-o
street, Philadelphia, is visitin 100 o s.,'
n this city. ''''he TRY
y. Il. Smith offers a reward % a.,
tne recovery of large setter doc S !,
s'rayed away some days ago. !"
An entertainment and sv,
VIII DE given inInstitute hall ,bia ]
ing oy the colored Knights Temp S
Gouley's excursion to Mauch NJ
and the Switchback this mornia o9
the "; q N. Railroad, consisted j
A horse belonging to Jamas W.
MS, the rag dealer, dropped dsa1
Water and King streets tbis m "aa
IL WAS suffering with the bolts,
Freight engine No. SO. of tina u
& b. Railroad broke an axle at II
vile yesterday, which caused a dal|
several trains. WI
The will Of Lydia A. Russell y
White Clay Greek Hundred wa
mitted to probate yesterday. ~
w. Williams ia named az execute
| Quarterly meeting will be held }
James chapel next Sunday. Thai
Of rebuilding the old church vii
begun on the following Monday,
| Two handsome Woodruff sls
cars, named respectively CHICAGO
Evansville, are being completed
works of the jackson 10 Sharp "a
my.
i As the schooner l.. A. DapnenI
was passing up ,heChristiana yests
q man on the boat fell overheard
site French street, but was re-
without much difficulty.
The first and second eleyeps a
Delaware field club had \ scrub q
match yesterday, which resulted
Victory for the former by a score
to GO. A supper in the club h9asI
) lowed.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
EXCELSIOR ELASTIC KooE

DRUCES EXCELSIOR ELASTIC ROOF
Dpaint. BEWARE OF W oRTHL Ess INVITATIONS
For number OF years the above paint has
been applied to the roofs Of buildings in VIII.
minton and vicinity, to the entire satisfac-
tion OF my many patrons. But within the
last few months ind there has been unprin-
cipled parties circulating reports calculated
TO iniure the we'll earned reputation Of the
above paint. But finding that this recoiled
upon their heads, they Immediately changed
| ABOUT AND REPRESENT THAT THEY ARB U.s.
ING THE SAME PAINT; THAT THBY GET THEIR
paint FROM ME; THAT THBY ARB AGENTS, OR
THAT THEY HAVE BOUGHT THE RIGHT
FOR THIS PLACE, ETC. Now
take this means Of informing the public that
such statements are false, and are calculated
to deceive. bav no agent up to this date
authorized 10 represent me In business here
Z nor ever had, except my brother, who did
, some years ago. Jealous Of the successful
2 reputation ofthe above paint, they seek +,
supplant 1t by false Representations, or b!
palming OF an inferior article on the publi
In Its stead. When shall have appointed
Ian agent the public will be duly notif1e,
Through the papers. Now / say to the bust
ness men and property owners Of this city,
!, there is q single individual dissatisfied wit
4 the work have done for them, and will In
! form me will re-paint his roof free Of charge
7, All work guaranteed for five years at Nc pc
= square foot. X. Z. BRUCE, so3 Poplar st
WI, Del, ie2teod-lm
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11

For the REPUBLICAE.
Mothers may have been and have
been justly angry, but, in reality. more
hurt than angry, knowing that they
have always con sidered the welfare and
happiness of their children before they
did their own comfort. We need NOT
say that some elder children think
their mothers should make themselves
look older than they are that 10 mis-.
take. Every wife and mother should
make her toilet AZ neat and becoming
as she possibly can when she has nc
other object than to please those who
labor through heat and cold to make
them comfortable and happy. A true
and loving faith in God and the tender
mercies OF a forgiving Saviour, with q
true knowledge of having done nc
harm TO any one, will keep her youth.
full, through many trials, and If moth
er and child, especially if n mother II
a christian. she can, and will love hel
child and forgive everything. But true
mothers and children will NOS, unless
| there be no other way, dischss thefl
affairs through the papers. We ar
never too young or too old to miss GU
mother A PARENT.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
A Marrow Eacnna.

Yesterday afternoon while "a boy
about Z years old was playing ON a
plank which projected from the wharf
Of the P, W. & b. Railroad Company
at French street, he fell into the water.
Bridge tender Forsythe was on
Market street bridge at the time, and
seeing ths child's peril shouted for
some one 10 help him, when George r.
Carpenter, of No. 204 Tatnall street,
who was n the vicinity, hurried down
to the whaIf and leaped overboa0d.
He succeeded in reaching the boy At
he was Striking for Che last time, and
landed him on the shore. The little
fellow seemed badly frightened, but
Nevertheless was composed enough u
make his way to Tatnall's lumbei
yard, where he stripped off his we
clothes, AID after wringin them as dry
as possible, lay them in the sun to fin
ISL drying.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
Tn sOurage In Europe.

PARIS, Sept 10.-Advices from the
Pyrenees report seven deaths from
cholera.
MARsEILLEs, Sept. 10.-Tnere were
two deaths from cholera here to-day.
ROME, Sept. 10 Several physicians
in this city who have refused to attend
upon cholera cases will be prosec uted
by the authorities.
The Mayor of Grottaminarda Otrico(i,
Aregnano and Formir have been order
ed to be suspended for not attending TO
their legal duties in regard to the pub
lic health.
NAPLES, Sept. TO- The situation il
| this city is growing worse. In the las
twenty. -four houIs, ending at nint
O'Clock this evening, there have been
931 fresh cases of cholera aud 36i
deaths.
| All the Ministers have earnestly ur
god King Hnmbert to leave the city
but the King refused their importuni
ties. On Thursday the King will visi
the populous quarters of the city.
While visiting the sick 4. day, til
King met the Archbishop, who wa
upon the same errand Of mercy, an
| the interview between the King and tn
prelate is described as very interestin
and touching.
The panic which has prevailed il
| this city has extended 10 the prisons
The criminals confined in the Carnin
Jail combined to effect their escape, an
great uproar ensued.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
Operations Of q Horse Thi

Sometime during last night a
thief entered the stables Of BI
wine Hundred farmer, near CLAY
and stole therefrom a horse and i
After leaving the stable the thief
to the Methodist church, where ht
oil an entrance and took the orgal
the church. with the evident int
of carting 1t off, but the wagon
100 small the organ was dropped,
broken and left lying in iroLt
church a shapeless mass, AS 50
the robbery was discovered wort
telegraphed TO various places by
G.. Forwood, president OF the a;
ton tor the protection of "a
against horse thieves. offering |
of Sl75 for the arrest and convict
the thief, and SO for the recov,
the stolen property. The animal
scribed az a sorrel horse, ~
high, white blazed face. white N
white hind foot. 1t is supposed
the thief started toward Wilmi
and the officers are on the .ook
him.
Since the above was written "
has been arrested by the Chester
given a hearing before Squire
grift, and sent to Jail at New Cas-
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11

About o'clock this morning a young
man named Barker, residing at Sixth
and Poplar streets, who is i'll with
some kind Of fever, get up out of bed
while the attendants back was turned
for noment and j,.nped out the sec.
ona story window ON the awning, and
made his escape to the street. The at.
tendant saw him going down the avn.
ing in his night clothes, and falling tc
catch. him, gave the alarm, and the
police were notified. After searching
for some time he was finally found in 8
car At the p, w. \ b. station, with 9
pair of overalls, on, and as he is AN EN-
ployee of the Company, 1t is probable
he was trying to get to his work.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
EEre AfCh ester.

At an early hour yesterday morning
the Roberts cotton mill at The foot of
jeffrey street, South Chester, was dis
covered to be on fire. The FELTON, Fire
Company was soon on the ground, but
all they coIld do was 10 assist others in
trying to remove the looms and other
machinery from the room on the frs,
floor. The Chester firemen who were
notified alsO hurried to the scene, and
worked hard to extinguish the flames
but labore1 under the disadvantage Of
not hav!sR any water, except wha'
they could obtain from the river. Tb,
main building was destroyed, ant
nothing but the walls are left standing
The fuli loss is not known, but it II
partly covered by insurance Mr.
Roberts is we'll known IN this city
having lived for some time up tn
BraDaywine.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
No DefecsiOn In Indiana.

WAsHINGToS, Sept. 10.-Secretary
Mcpherson has received the following
better from j. +. Dezendorf, who is
now making speeches in Indiana:
| have now been in Southern Indiana
a week, speaking every day and some
times twice a day. l am glad to report
that after the moot careful inquiry
made in each of the counties / have
visited that there is positively no de-
lection among Republicans; That there is
no truth in the reported detection am ng
the Germans. On the contrary we are
gaining from among the Germans who
have heretofore voted the Democratic
ticket, and also among the Irish.
This county Washington was " aere
| the knights Of the Golden Circle oTigi-
mated, Their 'adquarte"s being in this
city (Sslem). / am informed by our
friends that we are making substa 3tial
gains here. Cne of the County Com mis-
sioners, who was an original Democrat
has come out for Blaine and Logan, anu
quite nun Der of theex. Union soldiers
who have heretofore voted the Demo
cratic ticket, have declared for Blain,
and Logan.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11

ID PUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
III A State Convention Of the Republican
Party Of the state of Delaware will he held ct
Dover on Tuesday, September 80, A. ID ,lss4,
at IL O'Clock. 4. M, for the purpose OF rorni-
mating three candidates for Presidential
Electors. and a candidate FOR Representative
In Congress.
The Convention will consist Of one hun
bred and sixty (l5) delegates. which, accord
ing to the ordna nee OF til . last StateConyen'
tion. are appOrtio Aed among the several DIS
ricts, as follows
For v (40) delegates TO be chosen from the
First District, Thirty-eiRht 1881 delegates u
be cho'en rom tbs Second District, Forty
| (40) delegates to be chosen from the Third
| district, Forty-two t42l delegates TO he cho'
sen from the Fourth district.
| And 1t appearing that no change has been
| made in amy District either in the mode oil
| electing such delegates, or in the apportion
| ment thereof among the several subdivisions
| Of the respective Districts. II Is ordered and
directed pursuant to the ordinance above re
ferfed to that the several and respective SUB
divisions Of the several districts shall each %
represented by the same umbsr OF deles ate'
as represented such sub division In the Las
STATE Convention
/ And further IN "a ssAn,e Of said ordi
| nance II is ord re that tie .rCdt OF election
| shall be as fol- ws:
rhe Republican W ters stall Jsembfe a.
the usual voting places Ia n raj sub-dl
visions Of raid districts Oh saturday. Seltem
Der 10Th, 1884, and organic by Gle sting three
Judges to conduct the election, who sinai
forthwith open the polls and receive the bal
lots. In the First and Second Districts IN,
lpolis shall be opened ut 4 O'Clock, p. In. anC
| ept open until O'Clock, p. m, and In tn
Third and Fourth Districts the polls shall b.
lopened at 2 o'clock, y. IN. ana KEEP open un
It'll o'clock, y. ~; subject 10 the power o
the District Committees Of the several Dis
tricts to alter the apportionnnent among tn
several Subdivisions OF the district In whicl
they are located or to chang the mode o
oh osing such delegates. Upon closing tn
polls the judges shall publicly count tn
Votes and maze out certificates Of election Il
duplicate, one whereof shall be delivered {
IShe Delegates elected, and the other shall b
forthwith mailed to the chairman OF IN
Estate Central Committee.
AT the said election Republicans, or thos
lpledgin themselves to vote the hepubliea
ticket. only shall be allowed TO vote, and tn
said electi' n shall be by ballot.
Il by order OF the State Central Committee.
JAMES PENNEWILL, Chairman
Dover, Del, Sept. 8, 1884, sepll-tc
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11

CHICAGO, Septt mber 10.-A few days
ago y Now Yorker authorized Nat
Jones, tho Board of Trade operator, to
bet any sum Of money up TO $25, 900
that Cleveland would receive . plural.
ity of the votes cast In the United
States at the coming Presidential cleo
ton. Yesterday Mr.. Jones WAS not &c
anxious to have anybody accept the
wager. 1t was remarked privately that
the bet had been withdrawn, owing t6
the Republican victory in Maine. On
Monday Mr.. Jones came near finding
q tsker for o., 800 OF $4,000, he leaving
it with the other party to name thu
sum,
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
THIRD EDITION,
Victimixcd BY Bunco Men.

BUFFALO, sept. l0.-John Greiner,
the wealthy Wholesale grocer, who has
twice refused a nomination for Mayor,
mario WY escaped being victimized by
New York sharpers when no landed
there on his return from Europe q few
days ago. Mr.. Greiner turned of
Broadway on his way TO Chatham
street, when an elegantly dressed young
man walked up to him and gushingly
greeted him by name. "You don't
seen TO recognize pe," he exclaimed.
"Well, must confess that cannot re
call your name, although your counte-
nance seems familiar" MIR. Greiner re-
piled.
Why, of course you know me.
am son of Myron P. Bush, of Buffalo
don't you know" urged the young man
sob! yes, I see," said Mr.. Greiner
ut once believing that he recognized
the man. al know your father we'll
and now recognize you. Well How
do you do, Mr.. Bush? What bring
you here 2" and other questions follow
ed in In quick succession.
An invitation was extended to 60 Il
q building where the young man hat
Won $500 on lottery ticket. The mo
ney was paid and Mr.. Greiner was in
vited to try his luck. He played unit
he lost $50 in cash, when he put up
check for 5000. This also passed int
the hands of the brnco" players
and in the excitement of the game MI
Greiner finally drew his check upo
the Third National Bank Of New Yor
for $1,000. When this was lost, MI
Greiner suddenly realized that he wa
in the hands of confidence sharks
He demanded the return of th
checks and money, but the bunco
men laughed, and told him that tn
checks were already on the way to th
bank to be cashed Mr.. Greiner b.
came enraged and threatened that III
less the funds we're Immediately return
ed he would call the police.
A proposition was made by the bunt
men to compromise with Mr.. Greiner
returning him one. half of the amour
realized on the checks but the victi
Of misplaced confidence made matte
80 intensely hot for the rascals that thu
requested him to wait until the messe
ger returned from the bank with q
proceeds of his checks.
During the following half hour t
Buffalo merchant sat at the open windC
of the bunco room, cooling himse o
The messenger returned with the fund
which were taken in charge by N
Greiner, and, glad to get out OF the de
he departed without thinking OF the
in cash lost by him.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
DEATH

JCNES-ln this city. Sept. 10th. William A.
Jones, in the 5sth ear OF his age.
Relatives and friends OF the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from the residence OF his daughter, no. 323
East Ninth street, on Friday morning at 10
o'clock
WIGGlNS-On the 9Th inst. John Virgins,
aged 20 years.
The relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend his funeral nom his late
residence, No. 9l4 Walnut street. on Friday
afternoon ut 3 O'Clock.
MA khOEEY-On the 18th inst, Nellie,
only daughter ofC, z and Mary = Mario
ney aged "A years, y months aud IL days
Funeral from the residence Of her parents,
| SIG Wes'9tn street, on Saturday. the 18th inst.
! Services a, 30 o'clock p. IN. Iaterment al
RiyerN lew cemetery.
lPATTON-On the 10th inst Eleanore wife
Of John Patton, aged 81 years.
| Relatives and friends are respectfully in
yited TO attend the funeral from tho resi- dane,
of her husband, NO. SOP West Sixth street
lon Sunday, the i4th inst, at2 O'Clock In
lterment AT Riverview cemetery
Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep,
| From which none ever wake to weep,
i calm and undist lrbed repose,
Untroken ty the last Of foes.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
Fetal Casualties.

In Cragin' 5 japan works, in Brooklyn,
O Wednesday, a kettle of varnish
caught fire and exploded, scattering its
contents over five workmeD James
Hodgkins, aged 40 years, was burned to
to death, Sydney Myron, John Monahan,
John Conway and George Jeffries were
dangerously if not fatally burned.
Otto Praga, representing Pond y Co.,
of Boston, jumped from Lehigh al.
ley train, at White Haven, on Monday
and had one of his legs crushed. he
died yesterday of his injuries.
A freight tram on the Mexican Cen
trail Railroad was wrecked near Calasa
on Tuesday night. Nine men were
killed. Two of them, the engineer ant
fireman, were Americans.
The cookers of the Enterprise Dlstil
lery, at Pekin, Illinois. exploded oil
Wednesday, wrecking the building AM
killing three men-Andrew Dunn
l.. Dutfin, and f. WEIGH Miller. Fou
others were badly injured, and j. MuI
ply, the engineer, was fatally scaldeo
Mrs Rebecca Mclaughlin and he
young child were fatally burned
Kerr Hill, near Titusville, Penna., o
Wednesday evening, by the explosio
of kerosene, with which the wcma
was filing lighted oil stove.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11
And RtiiI Another.

Not more than two hundred persons
assem- bled at the base ball grounds yes
terday to witness the last game bet ween
the Wilmington and st. Louis clubs.
Murphy and Lynch, and Sweeney and
Dolan were the respective batteries and
both pitchers were very effective, only
five hits for total of eight bases being
made off Sweeney, while the visitors
made II singles with n total of it bases
eff Murphy. The visitors played fine
fielding game, and it seemed almost i'm.
possible TO get a ball past the infeld
until toward the last of the game. For
the home team Say and Scyder played
a strong game, but Bastian carried off
the fielding houors by as brilliant an
exhibition at second as has been seen
here for long time.
The score follows
st. Louis 01 0 0 3 0 0 c. :
Wilmington 900 90 o ! O.
SUMMARY.
Earned rups-St. Louis >. Two base. hits
Dolan, Whitehead, Lynch. Three base
hit-Say. Home run-Dunlap. Left on
Observation-Disclosures, 4 st. Louis 3.
Double plays--W hitehead, Dunlap and
Quinn. Struck out--on Sweeney, 4; on
Murphy, /. First base on balls-by
Sweeney /. Passed balls-Dolan, /
Lynch, 3. Time of game-one houl
and thirty.tve minutes. Umpire-Sew
ard.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
The following games were playes
yesterday
AT New York-New York. Is De
troit, 3.
AT Trenton-Trenton,9 Domestic, II
At Philadelphia-Phi Philadelphia,
Chicago, i6.
AT Washington National, Pitts
burg u, o.
At Boston-Boston T., 9; Kansa
City, /.
At Decentralization, 8; Buffalo 0.
AT acknowledgements, ! Nj
tropolitan, >.
At Columbus-Allegheny, . Colur
bus, 10.
At York, Penna.- York, s; Iro
sides, g.
At Indianapolis = indianapolis,
Athletic, 10.
At St. Louis-St. Louis, s.; Bal
more. 5.
At Observation-Disclosures, Cle'
land, 3.
NOTES.
Only eight more games will be play
in this city by the Wilmington clr
four with the Kansas City next we
and four with the Pittsburg the we
after.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-11

Mr.. Ruel Heisler and famil
have been at their cottage at II
during the summer, returned
yesterday looking very much i'm
in health.
Miss Emma NJ. Davidson, Of
delphia, is visiting friends 10
John W. Hawkins is a csldl1
the Republican nomination
Levy Court i
VIM. Pencil, the popular tl'h
on King street below Second, !
had shipped TO him from New
a ha .ibut Ash head, which Is 4
curiosity. He has been in the o
| ness for the past sixteen yea
never before saw the head Oh
these popular fish. 1t isa queer
| ohiact.