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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24
CLOTHING! !.

II yoa by ready-mzds
tor Men, Youths. B9ys
OF Children you should
see the great assortment
At Nullin 4 son. 5ih
and Market, Wilmington
They have their counters
loaded with suits and
OTercoatz d various
styles. snaps and c9lorz
They employ their whole
tailoring force in dull
seasons making up ior
Ready-mAds Department,
which enables them 70
offer better fitting and
more stylish gzrInenst-
They also claim better
trimmed made goods
being thoroughly spong-
ed before being cut,
which inzures much
more serTiceable cloth.
ing Then their prices
are certainly a consider
alton to close buyers.
They will found to be
away below the general
average for the kind Of
clothing they Offer. Every
suit and oyercoat have
the price marked IN plain
fgures on them. 50 you
can gee at q glance what
they can be bought for
without any dickering
You will find gentleman
ly clerks ready TO show
you, whether you buy 0.
not, No one expected t,
purchase unless they ar,
fully satisfied it il t,
a
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

Is TIE Pos-of5ss Department Al
Washington there i aid 70 bs over
sz0ODDJD Ehieh hare been taken
frDEa Registered lettsrz AZ various
tiuoes, and which awaits OHnerz. In
the Treasury Department there are
untold nilli0ns. they say. awaiting
% b called s9F by citi1szss % HhOn
i belOnzs- and % whom It sill BE-
paid US, a. soon a. they oJEne fgr-
5zrd and pore theiT claims This
il terrible state q affair, and re
are almost bod enough 70 put IN .
clzim for O1rselves. We are III need
II sonae d ihis cash, AID II zood
CDcls sam would only open his
hsart. and send u . chsck iOf .
TeTy small portion o. the amount
t0tal We would fgel thoroughly
happy. But alas the boo5le vii.
stiu remain there, We are afraid.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

PErrY thirying il alarrningIy on
the increase in country towng.
Depreciation. are committed night
81. and IA yet no pnr ha- been ar.
rost1i, and still worsr. no direct
.aIUcs onn be- found. Some say il II
IN orgmf ilId gang, who hold meet
ings and Rye nut what thieves term
Iayr,' which aoom 70 be- most sue
cassiully worked, The robbcrics
have become 10 frequent and gen
eral that families are providing
Themselves with means 81 dcfcng,
in the way u firearms, and ere
long some pIIiercr will be- rewarded
by receiving d"sc ~ lead
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

CEcIL county, the fed u many :
hzrd-iD1ght political b4ttle, i again
On the verge u struggle that Il
promising, interesting and strange.
Faction will b. aTayed against hzc-
tim, and splitting will he INDUCED
10 To . considerable extent The
oontest take. pLace in Ceril On Tues
day, November 3rd, and while the
byys On either eide will swing
around the cDner, it Il hoped they
will do It gracefully, thereby pre-
venting the en2gnderinZ 0! bad feel
ings.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

-rnEEr car conductors in Phila-
deipIia are said 10 b. the victims Of
pick pockct. There il only one
way to get even let the conductors
make the companies bear the losses
~ they should ConductDrs work
TOO many weary hours " be piIfcrcd
by Iight.Gugcrcd gomtry, and then
be made n make good the Ios- II
thclr emDInYnc..
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

TEE FRS nErnher q an Azrieol-
t1rzl pap@r- called TIE Delaware
Fzrra and HONE, edited By PrgE
Wesley Wsbb- Lzte d Delaware C0l-
Iszs. va rsaeiTei tbs Eeek- We
uisb tas Pr1seas1E great sg1sess IN
he sDterprzs@-
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24
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GEO ". WILLIAMS.
NEwAEE, DEL4EtzE
agent f9f the Kent county Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.. Il Dover. Delaware. In
s1re- against .l-s II Fire i--1in. Mutual
POlicie- only under which Payments are
made annually in a6TzuGe during mem
berh.p ami On casing % - members
Whatever remains uneIp=nded after pay
iDg .Jssz- expense. and dividends are re-
turned. thereby furnishing Insurance Al
cot Dividends returned after the
second annual payment AggZ2tf
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

SoNE people can 80 10 god II
anything TheF hoWn uben they
- oae lszzh, and zroEl OreT half
uzy trDzhles II sgeh psypls ne
have distinct elzsz 0f crznks-
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

L n M z0Ezt tune n call more
meetings % eo1sideE The question II
eItel.5iLz tie Ellits o. thu t0En ?
TIE yr9sec4O-. y The zt-gTs scheEns
vii please sand Up.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

BIcYcLE riding !. growing more
deseryedly popular day by day. II
il surprising u think that the ma
chine. can be driven 1t such a
speed Only:few days ago recprd a
was made II 2.2G fOr mile, and Of
cure in a short while even iast.r
time will be recDrdcd. There are
many associations Of many mem
bers each u what il termed wheel
men" and the organizations are
governed By rglcs and regulations
that admit II only fr.t-cla.4 fel
lpw.. It would not surprise VI very
much n hear, within the next year
Of some bicycIist throwing out :
challenge " race Maud <, " pthe
noted flyer On the turf
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

THEEE bas bsen . great deal aid
about Ohio going Republican, and
Clsveland the fault u il all Nov,
beca1se Ohio hag 5een carried By
the Republicans il she going 70 the
dDp? We think Republicans would
rejOice in the administration Of
Prssideut Gegelznd Democrats
care but little f0r the Civil Service
Reform, and Republicans are snx-
iDus, very anxious, " sse the law
carried out ~ the letter. How all
this trouble will end We are not pre-
pared u tel, but hope the country
will be .syed from destruction.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

The placing Of fire escapes on
Delaware College, makes escape an
casy matter in case Of a conhagra-
tion. It may be the means Of many
escapes on the night Of All Hallow
Enm.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24
Sl.OO

D0IJT send siN cents for postage, an
n UUlI receive free, a costly box OF goods
"A iii | which will help you 10 more
" i'iLIimOney right away than anything
else in this world. All Of either .cN
succeed from 6r hour. The broad road u ioF-
tune opens before tie workers absolutely sure.
Al once address True n Co, Augusta, Maine.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

THE recent railroad accident in
Sew Jersey, which resulted in the
lo.s " many liye., was caused by
negligence On the part Of a telegraph
operator, gnD has since acknOWlged
hi. fatal mistake and surrendered
himself ~ the State authorities.
This man had been faithful ger.
want " the railroad company for
| years, and wa looked a. Il most re-.
sponsible OPERATOR and his work
and actions confirmed the trust they
had imposed in him. But nov mark
the change At time when every
moment was N be- employed and
every action u BE- guarded, he erred.
That he could recall that forgotten
duty, would bring more joy and
comfort ~ hi. heart than ought elsc
But such thing cannot be done.
The time had slipped away, the
great crash had pccured, and poor
soul. had been hurried into eternity
through, biz fprgetfIllncss Whether
he be- tried and found guilty, u
acquitted, the rccDllectiDns Df the
occurrence cannot fail " have great
weight with operators employed u
railroads throughout the country
and teach them the very important
truth Of forgetting all else but then
duty. The average pay Of an oper
atpr il but ncayrc for the work h
! performs, yet TIL. does not excu2'
Or palate hi. nisdceds.
/, n IA pretty generally conceded
fact that what the town mort need
now il water supply-a regula
i rcscryoir-hydrant system. And tn
'' ncxt-Iight. We have light, hav
= enough in one particular, but no
il another. LIT IA have gas or cleo
u trio lights. Glorious thought. Tn
u contamination Of such seen
u would add ncauty and wealth +
Il our little town We need a littlr
' Of each.
T. The placing Of fire escapes o
Y Delaware College, makes escape a
% cay matter in case Of conhagri
re- tion. II may be the means Of man
ID escapes on the night Of All Halo
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

EsEwHEEE We give a sketch,
from the New York Mail and tx
pres, that for strangeness Is mar
yellogs, inasmuch that in several in
stance. men who have suddenly
been left vat fortunes, refused %
sign necessary paper- u gain con
troll If the same. It c1ncIusigely
proves that all crauks are no. dead.
Oh, TIA, We hal such chance held
out " ~. We are naturally back
ward but We sincerely believe We
could screw our courage up tn the
sticking point if the following was
cent Fortune awaiting you, come
at once and sign certain papers, etc. .
Maud Z. could not carry ~ fast
enough But ~ happiness il not in
riches, ne cgnsJie ourselves.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

WmNIsGTOs i sn!oying IL little
s+rike. II mus BE- the fault u Pfesi-
dent ClsYelznd- a. Eaoet everything
happening nov l. laid " him.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

POLITICIANS. in Philadelphia are
getting very active. Candidates are
giving the wDrker- q fen points, and
nesting. are being held Demo
craft have not much shoT Of elect
ing their ticket, but are making a.
much noise a the other parties.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

IzE hez1iiss u rzzt1Fs are Eazr-
Te4lo1s LItsTise ss1s.seribe-z. Who
sieslrDzs q assisting newspapeF
Ess1 Ia theiE eDdeav0EH. drop IN zad
sestls thslr aeeoznt- The k7rusr l.
hezutifzl AMI admired While tEse
LzsteT = charitable and n1ea
thgzZ5ls IL
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

TIE eo!d ware rszchsd here on
Wednesday, and The number u
blge F0sz. were in the nz,ority.
The very Wind that ehilIs many Il
ihoggh posessed u The ague, causes
the cD4l dezler " shruz biz sho1ld-
n and chuckle. Yes, their time
has arrived, and yDu may bet they
vii nzks you pay enough for their
dUsky dizm0Ddg.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

Dr. Bulls Baby Syrup is acknowledged
10 be the best preparation in the mar ket
for all disorders Of babyhOOd- and early
childhood. ~ cents bottle.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

TIE Z. and D. gallup their ogl-
styucti0a trzIns through this town
a. very lively gait Wonder L
tbeg are aware that they are liable
% sTest III trzTeliEz O7eE sizat
miles pr bO1r Bat who wants 70
taekle Al engine foI rnis1onducz.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-24

THE 1sgal nUrnherOf e5zrzsz and
eoEnter-ehzrzss are being indzIgsi
in DTer The Ess1lt u the Din der
tion- Frzud eEzrziaz f,zzd With
hzgds. Bali0t-ksJx stzfHnz o1ly
REPEATED TIE ZANE err 5.sges from
that 5.ats, a. wel A. several o4tssrs.
zfler every e5se1I1n- ETsn ziass hal
los DJEss are n91 = b2vrisr zZzirzsz
hs1ds and illegal vosinz, There
m1ss b a stain s0EasEbsre. eTeu
tLaazh II y N tie glzsz- A rspE-
tztlOn oEee gained l. nOt easily z0s-
Tn nd of-Ehetbes i " z00d Of
eTil, and wE0eTeE assgelzted The
latter With The modem heeleg.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
REPUBLICAN RE-ENROLMENT.

TO BEGIN To-DAY-wiO CAN BE rNROLLED-wHERE.
The re-enroment of the Republican voters
Of this city will begin to-day. The previous enrolment
held about months the first under the
regulations adopted by the Committee Of Eighteen who
had charge OF the OF the party in the city
At that time much interest manifested and large
proportion OF the Republican enrolled. The
present enrolment Is held under substantially the same
the previous As these rules have been ai
proved by the State Convention 10 was decided tnat the
County Committee had not tho power even II IL had the
desire, a AXE any important changes
The constitution off tue County Committee provlues
that the fundamental OF the right of any person
enrolled shall DO that he voted at the last eiee'
resident iiDs M Of the United states for the
electors OF the Republican party. II then
out the country not OF age, or not attached 10 ne
win he sufficient that his present general intention 10
act with the Republican party az the next general elec-
tion. lie state that he Will not during the year
attend take part In the primaries or cacuses OF thy
Republicans who voted for the Democratic electors but
would keep away Democrats who voted FOR Cleye-
land and have since changed thelr rotiSal DeLeis 49,
The days Of enrolment are. besides to-day the last Two
FRIDAYS OF the monthJanuary % aud January 30 Ine
places OF enrolment are III general the helpOllvah Pot
ical headquarters OF the various districts Ihey were
designated the last meeting or the county Cohltee
and their locations have been published.
IL hoped by the vigorous efforts that have been made
to secure "A large enrolment. The Young RepuDucan
Club has taken active steps To aid III securing tins result
and the time and place OF enrolment have Oee
sent out many the districts Young men re also at
WORK In OF the districts calling personally ON the
Republicans to secure their attendance at me pace o
enrolment The enrolling officers In most OF the districts
sit from 10 D. m but In the larger RepuDllcah ais
tricts more may be given. Only those VINO enroll
this month will be able to vote at the primary elections
for delegates the Republican state Convention that
viii nominate candidate for Governor next fail and to
the various conventions nominate for local Offices
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
THE FINANCES OF PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Jan. lO.-lne fTuSslan LaHutdg
opened to-day with the customary tormalit!es. The
speech Of Emperor William. King OF Prussia was the
important feature In the opening ceremonies The speech
delivered by the sovereign in person. but was read
by al officer II stated in the speech that the nan
cal condition Of Prussia satisfactory. The surplus
of expenditures for the year 1884 OF 2O-
marks has been devoted to the payment OF the
public railway debt Il estimated that tho surplus
for the year 1855 would not sufficient TO meet the
Increased contribution demanded Of Prussia for the En-
pire To meet the deficiency thus incurred loan would
necessary. The conditions OF trade. the speech de-
care improved but agricultural interests are de-
pressed The Government viii endesvor TO ascertain the
causes OF this depression and provide u remedy
The following bills introduced and their adoption
recommended by the Government To readJust all forms
Of peruonal taxation to tar all incomes derived from
capital and 10 purchase for the state all private
raii Aaya.
In the Lower House OF the LAEd'ag 10 stated that
the estimate o revenue aud expenditures for the ens
fiscal balanced 257 ZOO marks but that
owing 10 the Increase OF the marcuatory contribution
of Prussia t, Government OF the Empire there would
be "a deficit OF 22,U9i 900 marks.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
EGYPT AND THE POWERS.
GERMANY REJECTS THE ENGLISH PLAN.

RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA TO SIDE WITH GERMANY
THE FINANCIAL PLANS PUBLISHED.
LONDON JAM 15.-The Berlin correspondent of
The PdH Mall Gazette says that Germany has re-
Jected the proposals regarding Egyptian finances
which were recently submitted to the Powers by
England, aud has accepted the counter proposals
submitted by France The latter embOdy the
financial scheme which England distinctly rejected
OF the Egyptian Conference in London last spring.
1t is understood that the ambassadors Of Austria
and Russia have been instructed to present replies
similar to that OF Germany.
The British Foreign Office to-day made public
the texts OF both the English and French proposals
for the settlement of the Egyptian financial ques-
tion. A comparison of the proposals shows that
they were correctly anticipated by the Paris Temps.
(which on January.l2 published what. the editor
averred were official texts) witha single exception.
Inc Temps was entirely accurate respecting the
French proposals, but those of England contain an
additional clause. This provides for the payment
oy England ot an indemnity for the occupation or
Alexandra or II 100000 ln preference bonds bear
Ing per cent interest, the bonds 80 be issued at
tl0O Tor every fl10 nominal value.
THE TROOPS on THE NILE.
KoRTI. Jan. 15.-General Stewards forcc reached
the IIoweyatt Wells on Saturday, obtained sup
ply Of water, and resumed the march to Gakdul.
detachment of the Essex Regiment Will remain
pital have been erected. few natives In the.
vicinity Of lioweIyett and appear to be friendly.
Colonel Bnrnaby, with a convoy bearing gram,
joined General Stewards troops now at Gakdui on
January i3. and Will accompany the expedition TO
Metamneh.
PRIYATIONS OF THE MARCH.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-The Standards correspondent
sends the following dispatch from Howelyatt:
The difficulty of the desert march is immense. The
column starts at 2 a. M. and the march continues
the whole day. We are going to Gakdul via the
Abn Halfa wells, where we hope to find suf-
tcent water for the and camels.
small party left guard at Howeiyatt
fired into night, but otherwise we have not
been moested. Small parties Of Arabs wearing
the Mahdis uniform are roaming the desert yet
sell us sheep and assert that there are only
few rebels at Metamneh. The heat is very
trying The canels have been sixty
hours without water. The meu are allowed only
two pints day. The water Is in a condition re-
sembling pea soup. Soldiers freely offer a dollar
for a tumblerful II the Arabs IN active hostility
had rendered the desert route impossible IL would
have been necessary for to carry every ounce OF
food and water for both men and animals"
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
ODDS AND ENDS or POLITICS.
CAMERON TO SUCCEED HIMSELF.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


HARRRIsBURG, Jan. 15.-The victory of Sen
ator Cameron in the Republican caucus this evening
was decisive. The was in session almost I'VE
hours and during that time 1t was a constant hot
and bitter light between the Cameron and anti
Cameron factions. Senator Lee who champoned Blaine
at Chicago led the ant-Cameron forces, and Senator
Cooper the forces Of Mr.. Cameron. The party
linen dragged and washed and charges made that
Cooper chairman last used the money contributed
for Blaine to make Cameron's election sure by flooding
the doubtful and close legislative districts where Cam
eron men were candidates This vigorously denied
telegram received from Major A. NJ. Brown, with
drawing his name from the contest.
Senator Lee raked up Cameron's record on seating
Butler OF South CalOna in the United States Senate
and his vote the Fitz John Porter Dill
and said that II Cameron were elected the party
would suffer- lie named General Beaver
Mr. sponsler said that the who were now clam0rlng
struck the old soldier down In 1882 and elected
Governor Pattison Letters OF declination were read
from General Beaver but the naCameron
men were determined 10 use Sc raiin, MN ,iao ao
forward as their candidate. Brown OF Ene came near
creating a rumpus by charging that Beaver was com
peed write letters OF decnatioD and Senator GoDl
an old soldier said that no man comla rL
make James A. Beaver do what he did not wish. Inc
9ht ally settled down TO Cameron ana Beaver ana
"a ballot resulted follows: Cameron llo Beaver 50;
Gausha A. Grow, 3: William D. Kelly, D; and George
shiras, j. The nomination OF Cameron was made
unanimous and the caucus adjourned
There will tperhaps be half dozen boilers, out tney
will remain away from the Joint convention on mex.
Tuesday Cameron was very much gartlned over
the third election and received the congratu-
latpns OF hls friends at the home OF his father Is
evening exactly he hadesfiinated IT, Inc
Democrats will nominate william A. Wallace In oppo-
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
nEAruRED CoNFEsSION or MURDER.

HoRNELLsvILLE, Jan. 15.-RObert Merchant,
OF Greece Monroe County has always insisted that In
his early years he pirate, and told stories which
made him the perpetrator Of many murders These
stories. however always treated IA idle fancies
Merchant returned TO IN 1865 after serving four
wear, I'm the Union army and with his wife lived ia
old tavern known as the Ridge Road Tavern
They lived there several years aud Mrs Merchant died
few weeks ago Merchant was taken sick and on sun
day last he told that he could not recover THIS
caused him great mental agony and on Monday last e
sent for Supervisor BftOn. saying that he had some
thing his mind that he must dVulge before ne ulru
He told Mr. BrttOn that one night In lSbo man VINO
had been peddling about the country came 10 tho Ola
tavern remain all night Merchant knew That ne han
good sum Of IN his possession ana IN the hltht
he crept 10 the peddler's bed and Killed him with
batche robbed him and buried his body IN the cellar
few hours after giving the Of thc murdered man
Merchant died II II said that undoubted evidence ot
human body having buried there have been iunnd
in the cellar NeghbUrs OF the old man are now Ol tue
opinion that stories Of crime committed while lac was
a pirate might have been true.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
THE FIRE RECORD.
EXCITEMENT AND ROBBERY UPTOWN.
A fro which caused much excitement nearly

A fire which caused much excitement nearly
destroyed fourstory brownstone house No. 90 West
Flf,y-thirdst yesterday The house belonged 10 the
Giles estate C. Van Vechten, an Insurance broker his
wife and her two sisters Florence and Margaret Giles
were the occupants shortly before III a. H. seamstress
Noticed smoke In the lower hallway and saw that the
elevator shaft, which ran from the cellar To the thrd
story was blazing along its entire length she raised al
alarm az once Mrs Van Vechten aud her sisters ran into
the street district messenger alarm was rung and
similar call was sent another house. Servants were
also sent I'm different directions the nremen,
but several minutes elapsed before they arrived Mean-
while number OF men, strangers 10 the IaDiily, "eht
into the parlofs anc carried OUT alces VI iu'' ""
bric-a-brac.
The nearest engine company found the two upper
stories abaze yonng chambermald had climbed from
window into window OF the ADJOINING
house Couparati quick time was made In putting
the flames Under control. but everything OF value
in the house above the second story was uestioyeu
and water damaged everything on the lower noors'
Mucn blame WAS beaped the hrcmen Tor tnelr appar
ent tardiness, but learned tat the hrst engine
company reached the house three minutes after the
alarm was given Another charge was made against the
nrenen To the effect that closet between the TWO par
iors had been broken open and from II had been taken
most OF the Jewelry belonging to the family.
Some OF the tewelry was found later on inc parior
floor but Van Vechen mourned the loss or her en-
gagement ring valued $780, aud her diamond earrings
worth 5000 A pOcket-b0oR, which contained anout @oo
hnl been stolen Tho closet was probably rheu oy sono
of tho strangers who assisted In moving the paror i
nitnre Mr. Van yechten estimated the damage ny the
flames at 0O0 although the police esunao vas lilly
81 600 The In the house iost MI cho cio.nins
which they were wearing 1T the time Two Grossns Sn
belonging 70 Mrs Van Vechten were valued AZ S4,ooo
One OF them was her wedding dress The losses are COW
cred by policy issued by the BROOKLYN fre Insurance.
Company No cause for the ffre was known.