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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07
WILMINGTON CONFERENCE.



On Thursday, of next week the Will
mington Conference goes into their
annual session at Snow Hill, Md, on the
Virginia and Pocomoke Railroad, which
promises at present to be lengthy one,
as it is said there is to be great deal of
business transacted This Conference
comprises the entire State of Delaware
and the Eastern Shores of Maryland and
Virginia, in which sections one hundred
and twenty-eight ministers are labor ing.
When these are all gathered together
with their friends and visitors from ont
side fields, they comprise and audience,
that requires firm man TO preside
over The late Bishop Simpson was one
that was equal to the task, and in many
instances when requests were mad e, he
gave them most respective hearing, but
done us he pleased afterwards in fixing
things" All men have opinions and
desires. Ministers as well as other peo-
pie, and when they go to Conference
they carry their peculiarities with them
and oft times express their views freely.
This often causes prolonged discussions
and frequently results in righteous indig-
nations being aroused. 1t has been So
and will be so? It is said several of the
divines will be tried at the coming term
During this ordeal it will require Bishop
Wiley, the new presiding tlicer, to
show his metal in keeping ord er, and
considerable tact in making the appoint
ments. Over fifty of the ministers are
to be sent to new fields, and no doubt
much depends on where they want to 20
and where their Presiding Elders think
best they should be sent. The past year
has been one of success throughout the
entire Conference. Hundreds of sinners
have been brought into the light; new
churches erected; old one repaired and
the good cause advanced in every partic-
ular. Men who went to the annual ses
sion one year ago, with heavy hearts on
account of the littleness of the work
they had been able to accomplish, can
hpM ~ iNJOiNiilSt III hllphiiB litg hdNt
been the means of bringing unto repent
ence scores of erroring souls, which.
have protested to have found Him to the
cleansing of all sin. This is the work
that is to be wrought, and these are the
called men" who are to preach Him
crucifed, and to labor for humanity's
redemption. May the blessing of God
rest on this assembly, and may each pas
tor go to the old or new appointment
with this thought uppermost in his
mind, 81 am to do the works of Him
that hath sent me-"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07
LEVY COURT.

Daring the session of the Levy Court
the following appointments were made {;
On error lists of collectors and to the
bonds of collectors and Constables-
Brandywine hundred G5rubb and Hannah;
Wilmington Hickman and NIackey,
Christiana, Toy and Rothel; Mill Creek
Hannah and Fry; White Clay Creek,
Mackey and Grubb Pencader, McCracken
and Taylor New Castle Morrison and
Cheairs Red Lion, Cheairs and Toylor
st. Georges, Shallcross and McCracken /;
Appotoquinimink, Taylor and Toy
Blackdird, Rothwell and Morrison.
Accounts of County Oflicers-Cheairx
and Grub.
Jail Commissioners Accounts-Mor-
rison and Hannah,
Magistrates and NIackey
and McCracken.
Members Experimentation, Tay lor
and Toy.
Allowances to Members-Shallcross
and Grubb.
Inspectors and Mackey and
Grubb.~
Coroners, Physician and Undertaken
Rothwell and Toy.
Overpaid Taxes-Shallcross and Me-
Cracken.
Printing and stat ionery--Taylor and
Hickman.
Miscellaneous Accounts-Hickman and
Rothwell.
Sunday Schools-llickman and Roth
well.
Settle with Treasurer of poor-Morri-
SON Mackey and Hickman.
Settle with County Treasurer-Mc-
Cracker. Cheairs and Hannah
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07
Cleveland's Cabinet.

The following is an official list of the
members of President Cleveland's Cabi-
net:
For Secretary of State, Thomas F. Bay
ard of Delaware.
For Secretary of the Treasury, Daniel
Manning of New York.
For Secretary of the Interior, Lucius
q. G. Lamar of Mississippi
For Secretary of War, William c. Endi-
colt of Massachuse It's.
For Secretary of the Navy, William c.
Whitney of New York.
For Postmaster General, William f.
Villas of Wisconsin.
For Attorney General-Augustus II.
Garland of Arkansas.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07

Jas. Hossinger will have II public sale
on March 9th.
Persons going to housekeeping, Or
want to furnish rooms, should attend the
sale of VIM. f. Griffith, administrator, in
this town, ON Tuesday, March 10th.
Mr.. joel Thompson, living at Thorn
pson's station will have public sale on
or about March ~ tn.
Public sale-T. jeff. Scott Cowan-
town, Md. March 18th.
Mr., James 4. Wilson proprietor of
the Washington House will have sale
of horses and carriages on Monday 10th
March.
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HOLD THY TONGUE.

Don't gossip. Never speak harshly of
thy neighbor Never lend thine ear to
passing reports, because they may be
false. Never repeat what you have heard
about your neighbor, unless it be words
of praise. Never listen to the tales told
by menials. Don't tell anything in conf
dence. Don't think that thy neighbor
needs a guardian. If report reaches you
about thy neighbor go directly and in
quire of them Of its truthfulness. If so
give them friendly advice. Never tell a
a thing that will injure the character of
II friend. BE honest. BE friendly. Never
have secret to tell. Be above reproach
and lower not thyself to gossip. Be
straight forward and "lovc thy neighbor
rs thysplfn
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07
DROPPED FLAT,

The article on opening cross streets
dropped without sound. We expected
it. But there is nothing like keeping the
matter before the people. We venture to
suggest that almost all of our citizens
think that the opening of cross streets
right move. Perhaps the new board of
Town Commissioners, when elected,
which is quite probable some day may
take the idea into their heals the ADVISE
bility Of opening more streets This
matter, at least, ought to be discussed.
Find out what expense the town would
be under if these needed changes were
made. II is also good time now to take
u view of the streets just to see where
the water lays in beautiful pools. Would
it be u bad idea to give certain portion
of the streets thorough repair each
year instead of scraping over them us
done annually. We do not care to find
fault with any one, but think that the
changes spoken of would benefit and
beautify our town. But we suppose that
"let well enough alone" will do for
majority Of our citizens, but those who
have energy and ambition ask more.
The town needs better facility for light
ing it, and we hope that when the con-
tract for the gasoline runs out, some
action may be suggested for better light.
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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07

Mn. JAMES You've proprietor and pub
Usher of Tie Telegram, has just completed
the purchase of the valuable and well
known property No. ia West Baltimore
Street, Baltimore, Md, at cost of$55.0OO
and will erect one of the finest and most
thoroughly equipped newspaper offices
in the country. In addition TO the pub
LEGATION of The Telegram, he will continue
the general printing business. We trust
Mr.. Young will receive hearty support
in his undertaking
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07

On Thursday quiet wedding took
place ut the residence of T. jefferson
Scott, of Cowantown. His daughter Lucy
and Willard 5. Fox, of Owego, New
York, were married by the Rev VIM
Kershaw. The happy couple took an
evening train at the Newark depot for
their future home in New York State.
The LEDGER sends congratulations to the
newly made couple.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07
They Are Coming | THEY ARE COMING!
THE ELLIS FAMILY.

The following interesting and entirely
new programme, will be carried out by
the Ellis family, at Exchange Hall, this
town, ON THURSDAY EVENING, March
18TH.
lntroductory-Table Bells-"America."
BALLAD-"The Old Wooden Rocker"
RECIrATIOS-Selectcd.
Musical STEEIs-DUET-"Lover anG the
Bird"
HAND BELL DUETS, Using but one octave
STAMMERING SoNG.
This il but q third of the program, and
one that cannot fail to lease ALL Go and
hear them.
Three pounds new rice for % cents.
Grocery department ut Armstrong;
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07
THE PEOPLES COLUMN.
This column Is open to all. All articles must be
brief and cOuched In respectful language.l
rssRs. EDIroRs From observation

MESsRs EDITORS From observation |
have noticed that some of our store
keepers here in town, does not seem to
heed that Bible command: "Six days
thou shalt labor and do all thy work /:
But the seventh day is the Sabbath of
the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do
any work" This does not exclude sell
ing on the Sabbath and our townsmen
who have practiced this unlawful act
should mend their ways" and cease to
sell or have sold any goods on that
day. 1t is said IAN ounce of prevention
is worth pound of cure" The under
signed sincerely hopes it may prove so in
this case and there shall be no cause to
allude to this matter again. OBSERVER.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07

--Jno. Wanamaker.
Horse for sale.
Engine and thresher.
Fresh COW for sale by Jno O'Donnell.
r. &. Lewis, house and sign painter.
"A. G. Yates & Co.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07
Never Give Up.

Ifyou are suffering with low and de-
press spirits, loss of appetite, general de-
bility, disordered blood, weak constitu-
ton, headache, or any disease of bilious
nature, by all means procure bottle of
Electric Bitters. You will be surprised to
see the rapid improvement that will fol-
low you will be inspired with new life
strength and activity will return; pain
and misery will cease, and henceforth
you will rejoice in the praise of Electric
Bitters. Sold at fifty cents bottle by
\. q. jay druggist, Newark, Delaware.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07
MARRIED.

BOWMAN-EMERY.--At Reading, Pa,
on Feb. 2Sth, 1885, by the Rev. j. Fry.
d. D., II. Eugene Bowman to Laura l..
Emery, both of Wilmington. Del.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07

Pour pounds best coffee and pounds
granulated sugar, 81. Grocery depart
mcnt at Armstrong;.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07

~ q NIONk M 7IIaIP
parlor suit in hair cloth. marble top center table.
hat rack, extension table, " feet; 2 walnut bed
room suits, ash suits, wardrobe, single bedstead
mattress and springs, iron bedstcHl. cots and
wristbands, 20 yds body Brussels carpet, ~ yds
ingram. 10 yds rag. OF stair carpet, 70 yds Of
mating and hall oil cloth, sewing machine, din
ing room office and rocking chairs, pat mt spring
window shades, . fireplace heaters, coal stoves
small wood stove, No. Victor cook, improved;
1T OF dishes, glassware. lamps and library lamp,
glass jars, tchen table, tubs. door and window
screens and other articles
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07
A. P. shookley and Peter Legates
BY AUCTI0NEERING,
SATURDAY, March 18th, 1885,
COwantown, Cecil county, Md. the following
ersOnal Property. without reserve:
z HEAD OLE HORSES

SATURDAY, March 18th, 1885,
at Cowantown, Cecil county, Nd. the following
Personal Property. without reserve:
HEAD OF HORSES.
No. /, Benny black horse, years old, sound and
gentle In all kinls Of harness safe for lady to
drive, and tip-top driver. No. 2, Tony, black
horse u years old, perfect ladys horse but suit
able for anything. No. 3, Frank, gray horse, Is
mare, L years old, good worker and driver. No,
8, Sally, Sorrel mare, IL years old, good worker
No Q. Sam, sorrel horse, years old, has been
worked and driven single and double; is a very
At same place good work horses; also a wagons
HEAD OF MICH cows,
four Of them in profit; extra grade heifer; 1
Poland China Boar, and one brood SOW.
IMP LEMENTS.-0n nearly new 2-horse Web
ster wagon, one 2-horse farm wagon, one 2-horse
wagon with trucks suitable for hauling cleaner
one one horse farm wagon with pole and shafts
market wagon, good dugout, nOtop buggy. horse
cart, one extra grain and phospha drill, hay
rake roller plows, harrows cultivatOrs, corn COW
erer, hay bed, grindstone, wheelbarrow, shOvels
forks rakes, double and single-trces, shelter
extra large grindstone. IN wing scythes, grain
cradles, work benches. an extra cabinet makers
bench, turning lathe new cross-cut saw, maui and
wedges, post auger, post spade, COW chains, log
chains, boxes and barrels p seam ess grain bags
corn dropper, large lot Of old iron, WO0s' Mower
broad axe, half bushel and peck measures 9 barn
shOyels, corner cupboard set drawers and bins for
kitchen set of stage harness single and double
lines double and single harness, collars brides
pillow harness, 2saddles and riding brides
Co aud oats by the bushel, l5Opushels Of good
red wheat. Clover and timothy hay by the ton,
About 70 head OF chickens by the pound. Cabbage
by the head and apples by the bushel.
Ons well-bred hound dog, Fleet by name, very
quiet and peaceful, could bear deal OF rest. One
thoroughbred setter dog, Toby, thoroughly broken
for etler hunting, house or trick dog, and not
partial To strangers.
TERMS-We are not sOpartcular about the cash,
but all paper must positively be good, and pay
able at the National Bank of Newark, Delaware
for which we will give a credit OF Six Months on
all sums above ONE DOLLAR
should any one wish an ything not advertised,
II they will send me word It shall be there and
of red on day Of sale. I. J. SCOTT.
feb2Sts
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07

The mothers that always disagree about
the beauty of their respective babies, al
ways agree on the fact that for the Group,
and colds of their babies nothing can
equal that delightful and pleasant remedy
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07

Three pounds best mince meat for
% cents, ut Armstrong;.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS


FOR SALE fresh Attorney
Cow with calf by side; calved February
22nd. Apply to JOHN O'DoNNELL,
m7lt'' on telegraph road, Newark, Del.
FOR SALE.-A 4-horse Engine,
Wood, Tabor d Morse) and a Peerless
Thresher, in good condition Will be sold
together or separately
m72w* Address, TINS OFFICE.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07

Administrators Sale
----OF-
Personal Property!
TUESDAY, MARCH 10th, 1885,

LETill be sold Mt Public Sale at the residence of
Wv the late Mrs. NJ. f. Grffth, on Main street,
Newark, Del, on
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07

Salvation Oil, the celebrated Ameri-
can remedy, is guaranteed to cure rheu-
matism, sore throat, swellings, bruises,
burns, and POSSIBILITIES. Price only 25 cts
II bottle.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07
NOTE.

NOTE.
The above goods are now, having been pur-
eh's by the deceased last June, and mu he
sold to close the estate.
CONDITIoNS.-AlI sums under $40, cash: Of
500 and over, u credit Of months will be given,
with bankable note with approved endorser.
VIM. F. GRIFFITH,
A. p. SHocKLEY, Auct. Administrator.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-07
Sales to Take Place.

Three pounds new rice for % cents.
irocery department ut Armstrong;.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07
WASHINGTON NOTES.

fGleaned from the Washington dispatched
The President has been annoyed by the
reports that he is overworked. leading
Albany physician who called upon him
says: There are no signs of President
Cleveland breaking down, notwithstanding
all the stories of that kind that are being
so freely circulated. He is as light on his
feet as he ever was. / have seen him al
most every day from the first time he came
to Albany as Governor of New York, and
have no hesitation in saying that he is rs
we'll day in every respect as he has ever
been since have known him. There is no
evidence of biliousness or malarial fever Of
any form about him, and he told me that
he had no cause of complaint in regard to
his health"
The heads Of the various departments
have had under consideration the PROPOSE
ton to curfail the thirty days annual leave
allowed the clerks. The Treasury Com
mission have paid special attention TO this
subject, and have come to the conclusion
that the thirty days leave is not excessive.
Henry Watterson has been to see the
President. A local writer has discovered
that the interview was entirely satisfactory
to Mr.. Watterson, and that he left the
White House deeply impressed with the
Democratic ideas of the President.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07
BURIED ALIVE.
Frightful Result of ~ Snow Slide In Col
oradO.

Frightful Result of Snow-Slide I'm Col
OrRdO.
Denver special.l
telegram from Tennessee Pass says
news reached there at midnight of snow
slide near that place il which eleven miners
are supposed to have perished. The men
had been working in the Homestake Mine,
and nothing having been heard Of them
for a fortnight, Frank Sanderson started
out to ascertain if any harm had come to
them. On arriving at the fat where
two cabins had stood, in which the men
lived, Sanderson found everyh hing buried
by deep snow slide, that evidently came
down in the dead of night. Not a sign Of
life was 10 be seen in any direction.
A special train from Leadville carried O
re ief party. Arriving at the point nearest
the mine the party was met by q crowd of
excited miners, who informed them that it
was useless TO attempt to reach the mine
through the wilderness OF soft snow, even
with snowshoes, at that time of day. The
next day the searching party begin work.
and found ten bodies in tue cabin. They
had been crushed to death by the snow
slide. The victims are Martin Borden md
bro her Sylvester, of Nova Scotia; Horace
w. Matthews and brother Jesse, Of Iowa;
John Lock and John Burns, Of England;
Charles Richards, of Nova Scotia; Chris
Harvey. of Leadville; Robert Campbell of
Red Cliff, and John Burns, of San Fran
cisco.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07

Admiral James Il. Jouett, commanding
the United States steamer Tennessee, who
was recently dispatched to Panama with
instructions to protect American interests
there and keep the route across the Isthmus
open to traffic, entered the navy as a mid
shipman in 1871, and served as such on the
Decatur, under Commodore M. G.. Perry.
He afterward served ON the John Adams,
and during the Mexican war commanded a
company of rihemen for the relief and sup
port of Gen. Taylor. In 1856 he was pro-
NOTED to Master, and commissioned as
Lieutenant the same year. He took part in
the Paraguay expedition of 1858, and in
1859-60 was engaged in the suppression Of
the slave trade off the Cuban coast. He
took an active part in the naval operations
during the war of the rebellion, and
achieved a reputation for bravery and ef-
fciency. At the fight in Mobile Bay he was
selected by Admiral Farngut, with his ves-
sci, as the consort to accompany the flag
ship Hartford through the engagement, the
DaSue, Deihg iashed together. He was
highly commended by Farngut, in his Off
cial report, for brave and efficient conduct
in that affair.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07
Gen. Grants Family.

1t is a curious fact that the General and
his wife, formerly Miss Dent, never lost a
child. OF the four that bless their unioa
oil are alive, and have been with him
throughout his dangerous illness. They
are Col. Fred Dent Grant, aged 81; L. S.
Grant, Jr., commonly known as Buck"
Grant, 81; Nellie Mrs. Sartoris), %; and
Jesse Grant, youngest, who is but "a, All
nIsffEIost, anu an nave cult
dren. Col. Fred Grant M ,rried Miss Ida
Honore, of Chicago, in 1874 or 1875.
They have two lovely children. little
girl of 5, Julia, and a little boy, who
bears the name of his grandfather, U. s.
Grant. Ulysses S., Jr.. married, in 1881,
Miss Chaffee, daughter of the Senator.
They have two children, one boy aud the
other gir'. Jesse II. Grant married Miss
Chapman, of San Francisco. within three
months of the marriage of his brother, u.
s., Jr. to Miss Chaffee. Jesse has a
charming little daughter about 3 years Of
age. Mrs. Sartoris has three children-the
eldest, boy of 8, is named Algernon after
his father. The other children a:e little
girl of aud the "baby," a strong. healthy
child, years old. The vigorous blood of
the Grants asserted itself in the third gen.
Grafton, for they all have the marked physi-
cal attributes of the Generals family
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07
Three Score aud Three.

Three score and three!
Oh, God. to Thee
We render in our gratitude
Warm thanks, for truly Thou art good.
ThoHst swept the clouds from out our skies,
Thou'st wiped the tears from out our eyes;
Thou st 3, ared to us our Grant, the great,
The good, the ornament Of state.
Thlee score and threel
Happy are we.
The nation Is happy to-day;
The great God heard the nation pray
And answered. and has given us peace;
And given to his life a lease
Who went down to the gatrs Of death
And tasted eternity's breath.
III.
Three score and threel
Land of the free,
Thy banner floats high on the breezel
High DER all the land and the seas
Thy captain, thy savior doth live
Who gave thee all. Now thou dost give
Homage to the God who gave him
And hast heard our prayers to save him
".
Three score and threel
Behold, we see
All wounds healed, and all CULTS bridged o'er; (;
All united from shore TO shore;
For the stone has been rolled away
And the angel of love to-day
Presses her white feet on the sod
Redeemed by man and blessed of God.
C. W. CroJt, IN Chicago Inter Ocean.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07
ULYSSES s. GRANT.
Celebrating the Sixty-third Anniver-
sary Of the Great Commanders
Birth.

Gen. U. s. Grant was sixty-three years
old on Monday, the 9th of April, and the
anniversary Of his birth was celebrated in
many cities and informally observed
throughout the country. Flags were dis
played, and cannon doomed rs when the
people celebrated his great victories during
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07

Edward Parke Custis Lewis, who has
been selected as Minister to Portugal, was
born in Virginia in 1887. He was farming
in that State when the war broke out, and
served in the Confederate army, rising to
the rank of Colonel. After the war he re-
moved to New Jersey, and has since resided
in Hoboken. He is of old revolutionary
stock, his grandfather, Lawrence Lewis,
being a nephew of George Washington.
Mr.. Lewis has been member of the New
Jersey Legislature and of the Democratic
State Committee
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07
III

the war, or when they gathered in great
crowds TO welcome him on his return from
his trip around the world. Thousands of
congrAtulatory messages were sent to tae
old commander. and his name was on all
lips. The event was quietly observed by
the family of the stricken General at their
home in New York.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07

LIFE has its romance, and to this Il
owes much of its charm. It is not that
every women is heroine and every in
dividual history o novel, but there are
scenes and incidents in real life so
peculiar, and often so poetic, that we
need not be indebted to fiction for the
development of romance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07

@HE loved the good things Of earth, "
the new boarder said; but the old one
simply shook his head with sad. pity
ing look, and mused: ~Poor devil He
won't find any of them here"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07

PENNSYLVANIA has furnished eight
Ministers 10 the Russian Court: George
NJ. Dallas, Benjamin Rush. James
Buchanan, Albert Gallatin. - Welsh, of
York; William Wilkins, ex- Senator Cam
eron. and ex-Gov. Curtin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-07

Hon. Isaac Bell, Jr., appointed as Minis
ter to the Netherlands, was born at New
port, r. l., in 1910, and still resides there.
nett of the New York Herald. He was
recently the Democratic candidate for
United States Senator from Rhode Island.