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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-27

John M. Houston, trustee of the school
fund, gives notice to the school commit
tee Of New Castle county, that the school
fund has been distributed and placed TO
the credit Of each district IN the Farmers
Bank Of New Castle.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-27

Only five marriages reported outside of
the city of Wilmington in New Castle
county in three months. Our negligent
ministers need an introduction TO n
Justice of the peace, and in n day or hour
when they think they are all safe they
will be called upon to appear and answer
for their negligence. e. B. FRAZER.
WILMINGTON, August Dist. 1885.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-27
First Lond OF Freight,

A car load of manure, shipped Thurs
! day from this city to John S. Beeson's
farm, near claymont, by the Kennebec
Ice and Coal Company, was the first
load of paid freight to pass over the
b, 4 P, railroad.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-27

Pierce and Frank Dilworth of Kennett
Square, Pa, who were arrested for the
alleged robbery of Milton Nichols of
Unionville, We're given a hearing before
Squire yandegrift Friday afternoon
and dismissed. The testimony of the
prosecution was to the effect that the de-
PENDANTS, while riding along the road
near the Blue Ball Inn with Nichols,
threw the latter from his vehicle, beat
him and took $50 and silver watch
from his pockets. The defense showed
by witnesses that Nichols got out of his
wagon a mile away from the Blue Ball
and engaged in dicker with another
horse trader, during which the presump-
ton was that the money, if the defendant
had any in the first place, was taken out
of his pocket
The testimony went to prove that the
party had been drinking freely, and that
the prosecutor and one of the prisoners
were in an advanced stage of intoxication
and had a trihing disagreement at the
place where the alleged robbery was
committed. As there was no evidence to
connect the young men with the alleged
robbery the squire dismissed them, after
volunteering some fatherly advice and
a few words of caution upon the evil of
beer drinking.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-27

The Rev. W. L. s. Murray of Asbury
NJ. e. Church has expressed his willing
ness to accept the pastorate of st. Paui's
NJ. e. Church next year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-27
The Bridge Builder.


Not only has Mr.. Hickman contracted
to spend over one-half of the appropria-
tion made by the levy court, for the
maintenance of bridges and highways in
the county, for 'repairs" to the Third
street bridge, but he has also secured
plans for IN iron bridge to cost 500, 900
and to be erected at some future day. He
evidently does not believe in trifing with
public improvements when they are
needed, and acting upon the suppositicn
that the levy court members are his SER
wants he blazes away with the county's
dollars in places where they will do the
most good. Everybody admits that there
should be new bridge over the Chris
tiana Mt or near Third street, but no
one except the Hickman committee,
thinks that one man should decide a
very important question that the en-
tire community has been unable to
solve for over three years. Mr.. Hickman
last spring informed the levy court
that he was the member of the body
from Wilmington and as such he pro-
posed to have full swing in all matters
pertaining to the courts patronage
and the disbursing of money in this
city. The chair at that time ''sat upon"
MIR. Hickman, who stroked his beard,
it is said, and kept on thinking. He
has now demonstrated that he intends to
have his own way-unless the levy
court should veto the high-handed course
of the Hickman committee. With the
trustees of the poor to look after and Mr..
Hiclman's very doubtful assumption of
authority, the levy court will no doubt
have plenty to occupy its attention for
some time. The ex-trustee of the poor
and the present member of the levy court
is business like politician who knows
what he wants and goes for it. There is
little jingle, which, slightly altered, will
fit the case of the new bridge builder. 1t
runs thus:
The June bug has gaudy wing,
The lightning bug has flame;
Hickman hasn't any wings,
But he gets there nil the snme
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-27

The committee on arrangements of the
Odd Fellows excursion to Baltimore on
September 22d, to participate in the un.
yelling of the Ridgley monument exer.
cises held meeting Inst night week, and
decided that the Wilmington delegation
would leave here on the Gas q. IN. train,
and return leave Baltimore at 8 p. m.
Arrangements have been made with the
railroad company to furnish round trir
tickets good to return any time until
Saturday following for $3.50. BY the
early start on the 22d prox. time will be
given to visit Druid Hill and Harlem
parks and other points of interest before
the ceremonies commence. The head.
quarters of the Delaware contingent
will be the Rose House, Nos. "a and %
North Gay street, close by tho Odd
Fellows Hall, where meals can be secured
for 40 cents each. The excursion train
will stop at Newark both going and re.
turning. Citizens from the lower
part of the State who cannot reach
here in time to take the excursion
train, can go by the 1906 a. m. train, and
on the return trip they can take the Old
Point Comfort express, which will stop
at any station where five or more passen-
gers desire to get off. Nearly all the
members of the order in the state will
participate, with their respective lodges,
in the ceremonies and large number of
citizens not connected with the order will
also attend. The excursion tickets will
shortly be placed on sale at places here
after to be announced.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-27

Peter A. Fagan has sold his noted
trotting mare Sallie D., to New York
parties for 9675,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-27
HIGHWAYMEN DIsMIssED.
The DiIwOrth Boys Given a Hearing
No Testimony Against Them.

Pierce and Frank Dilworth were ar
rested at Kannett Square, Pa, Thursday
by Chief of Police Dougherty and Harvey
Is. Vandegrift on the charge of robbing
Milton Nichols of Unionyille on Tuesday
evcning week. The prisoners were
brought to this city and given hearing
before Squire Yandegrift.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24

Eisenbahnwesen contains some inter-
esting statistics concerning the recent
growth and present extent OF the
railroads of the world. The total
length of railroads in operation at
the close of the year 1883 is given at
H. kilometres, or about 10000
miles. OF these, ll4,000 were in
Europe, 10000 in America, IL 800 in
Asia, $500 in Africa, $500 in Austria
liza, New Zealand, etc. The increase
in the four years, 1SS0-lSS3, has been
$1,000 miles-an increase of 26 per
cent. over the mileage in operation at
the close of the year 1879, The most
rapid percentage of growth is shown
in Mexico, which in 1879 had less than
7O0 miles in operation, and in 1881
more than 5000 miles-an addition
of 1886 per cent. The increase in
America as a whole has been Al per
cent. that of Australia has been 90,
that of Asia and Africa each 26, that
of Europe only IL. OF the countries
of Europe, Germany now has 23,4OC
miles ofrailroad-an increase in foul
years of s per cent. Great Britain and
Ireland, 1890, increase ) per cent.
France, 1860, inc ease Is per cent.
Russia, l5,700, increase ~ per cent.
Austria, l2,9OO, increase II per cent
The United States has mileage oI
nearly 1900 Cor decidedly more than
the whole ofEurope), having increas.
ed AZ per cent. in four years. In 1879
our mileage was 5000 less than that
of the European railroads, but we
drew rapidly near them in 1881, and
pa sed them in the autumn of 1882
From Demorest's Monthly for April.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24
Is it an 1nourable Diseased

In the City of New York there is
being erected on the west side of the
Central Park hospital for the treat
.ment of what have heretofore been
supposed to be incurable diseases,
with the hope of ameliorating the lot
of those afflicted, and perhaps of find
ing means Of restoring them to entire
health. 1t is one of the problems of
this complicated life of ours why
some innocent persons are afflicted
with diseases that are painful and Of
ten fatal. Nature treats good people
worse sometimes than she does the
vilest Of the race. The murderer can
take our life, but he is usually merci-
full enough to make quick work of it,
but nature often precedes the killing
by years of torture. One of the dis
eases so far deemed lncurable is can
Ger. 1t is morbid growth that fas-
tens itself upon some sensitive part
of the system. 1t makes life a tor
ment while it lasts, and has so far al
ways ended in a terrible death.
Medical science has afforded no re-
lief, though numberless remedies
have been tested. 1t is now stated
that Brazilian plant called alveloz
has alternating ifnot curative prop
critics in the treatment of this painful
disorder. 1t is resinous herb, and
causes the patient exquisite pain.
Consul Atherton, of Pernambuco,
called the attention of our State de-
partment to the virtues, of this plant,
and il has been tested by DR.. Smith
Townshend, health office OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, with alleged good
results. lit should prove of value,
it would he great boon to a very
afflicted class Of sufferers. From
Demorest's Monthly for April.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24
Boards.

Most of the fathers of the Church
wore and approved the beard. Clement
of Alexandria, saws: Mature alornet
man, like lion, with beard, as tn
mark of strength and power" Lactan
thus, Theodoret. st. Augustine and ST
Cyprian are all eloquent in praise 0
this characteristic feature, about wh.cI
many discussions were raised in tn
early days of the Church, when mater
of discipline engaged much of the at
tention of its leaders. To settle Ties
disputes. at the Fourth Council of Car
thage-A. d. 252, Can. fit was en-
acted "that cler.c shall not cherisl
his hair nor shave his beard B'ng
ham quotes an early letter in which it !
said OF one who from u laymau had be
come a Clergyman: HIS hab t, gal
and modest countenance and scours
were all religious; and agreeably t,
these. his hair was short and his beart
long" A source of dispute between
the Roman and Greek Churches ha
been the subject of wearing and no
wearing the beard. The Greek ChurcI
has adhered to the decision of the earl
Church, and refused to admit any shaver
saint into its calendar, and thereby con
demning the Romish Church for tn
opposite conduct. - Detroit Post.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Col. ]. w. Tate gives Mr.. Il. Hen
sley as his authority for saying there
are lust one million five hundred and
ninety-one thousand nine hundred
and twenty railroad ties between this
city and Washington,-Yeoman.
The venerable Gen. William Pres
ton would like TO represent Uncle
Sam at Madrid once more, Also the
venerable Gen. Cassius Clay would
like to do likewise at st. Petersburg.
There are several venerable politi-
cans who are not seeking Office, but
unfortunately they are dead.-Lou,,
Times.
Immediately after Col. Villas had
taken the oath of office last Saturday
as Postmaster-Genera he turned and
kissed his wife. This was a graceful
way of indicating that all the mails
in the United States could not divert
his devotion from the female who
claims his allegiance.-New York
World.
As the time is near at hand for the
sprouting ofturnipgreens and spring
poetry, we shall be obliged to any of
our friends who are growing those
necessaries of life, if they will write
their poetry only on one side of the
paper, and keep that side and send us
salad instead.-Capitol.
The telegraph from Louisiana, a
town in Missouri, announces that the
Salt river has risen until it has over
flown its banks, and is four miles
wide at some points, Evidently
Providence has not deserted the Re-
publican party. They may continue
To travel the familiar broad road
even in going up Salt river-Owens'
boro Messenger.
Gen. Grant seems TO be getting bet
ter. 1t would be a fine joke on the
American people, and especially those
Congressman who, in voting tir the
bill restoring him to the rank and pay
of a General Of the Army, acted Oh
sentiment and against their Judgment
if Grant should be alive and kicking
at three score and ten'-Evansvil'C
Courier.
The Gen" Nicholas Bell, of Mis-
souri,, who is having himself sys
tematically doomed for First Assis'
ant Postmaster General, is The voci
dude so conspicuous at the Demo
cratic conventions as Reading Score
tary. His solicitations for vote
make him general muisance-henc'
his title. lie will not be Assistan
Postmaster General.-Lou., Times.
There is very sharp and appro
pirate point in this Renaissance, a
told 10y the Hon. Harvey Watterson
lie says about the year 1912 he ant
DR. SOutherland, of Philadelphia, VIII,
had been many years member o
Congress from that city, and was ;
personal friend OF President Taylor
made the President a friendly visit
Mr.. Taylor remarked, during the COZ
versation, that "he was annoyed Il
death by office-seekers." DR.. Southel
land came back at him in this wise
Il am perfectly astoundedw "Wha
arc you astounded att" asked IT,
President. II am a>tounded,' sail
he, "to hear a big office-holder com
planning that little fellows are tryini
to get in.'-Louisvillc Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24
Scrofula.

have had hereditary scrofulo
broken out on me for eight years
Ny mother and one sister died with
it, and |, supposing that | would 60
as other members of the family had,
had despaireh Of life. The treatment
of mercury and potash seemed to ag-
gravate instead of curing the disea, 81.
In this condition was pressed to use
Swift's Specific. After taking sin
bottles the fearful ulcers on my neck
and arms disappeared and the scars
only remain to remind me Of my suf-
ferings. Had | taken S. S. S. at first
would have been well man long
ago. FRANK GLcHER, Danville, Ky.
Oct. Is, 1881.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24
BILL NYE TO GROVER.
he Turns Over the White House
RKsy and Imparts Some valua-
BILE Suggestions.

To President Grover Cleveland:
DEAR SIR: The painful duty OF
turning over the administration OF
these United States and the key t"
the front door OF the white hou'c
has been assigned to me. You will
find the key hanging inside the storm
door aud the cistern-pOle upstairs IN
the haymow of the barn.
have made great many susges-
tions To the Outgoing administration
relative to the transfer of the Indian
bureau from the department of the
interior to that of the sweet by and
by. The Indian, | may say, has been
a great source of annoyance to me,
several of their number having
Jumped on one of my most valuable
mining claims on White river. Still.
don't complain of that. This mine,
however, am convinced would be a
good paying property if properly
worked, and should YOU at any time
wish TO take the regular army and
such other help as you may need and
ro-capture it from our red brothers
would he glad to give you CONTROL
ing interest in il.
You wi find all papers in then
appropriate pigeon holes, and small
jar OF cucumber pickles down cellar,
which We're left over and TO which
YOU will be perfectly welcome. The
asperities and heart burnings thai
were the immediate result OF hot
and unusually bitter campaign are
now all buried. Take thee pickles
and use them as though they were
your own. They are none too good
for YOU. You deserve them. We
may differ politically, but that need
not interfere with our warm persona
friendship.
You will observe, on taking posses
sion of the administration, that thu
navy is a little bit weather beatel
and worIny. | would suggest that i
be newly painted in the spring. If
had been my good fortune To receive
a majority of tie sutftages of Thu
people for the Office which you nov
hold, | should have painted the navy
red. Still, that need not Influence
you in the course which you may Sc,
fit to adopt.
hope you will receive the fOrego
ing in friendly spirit, and whateve
your convictions may be upon grea
que t Gus ,f national interest, eithe
foreign or domestic, that you will no
undertake to blow out the gas on re
firing, and that you will in Othe
ways realize the fond anticipation
which are now cherished in your be
half by mighty people whose aggre
gated eye is now OH you.
BILL NYE.
P.S.-You will be a little surpris
ed, no doubt, TO find no soap in til
laundry or bathrooms. 1t prObab'
got into the campaign in some wa.
and was absorbed.
B. n.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24
COMPROMISED.
$22o,423,47 Ct Muhlenberg's Rail.
road Debt Funded.
Central City Argus.l

Yesterday quite a number of citi-
zens from various portions Of the
county assembled in Greenville to
learn what the Commissioners had
done in reference to the railroad
debt. About one o'clock they as
sembled in the courthouse and le-
quested that the proceedings of the
Commissioners be made knoWn.
This was done and Judge Morton
read the minutes of their various
meetings. AS shown from menu
orandum of the bonds in bank at
Greenville they have compromised
1920, 423.47 of the debt, including
interest. This amount is divided as
follows:
Bonds, face value, $ll4,0O0.00.
Interest, 10y, 423.47.
Total. 1920, 423.47.
Besides this amount, the old board
funded about 5000 of the bonds,
making in all little above $225,00J
of the tax which has been compro-
missed. The compromise was OH a
basis of 30 cents OH principal and in
terest, or 90 cents on the principal as
the debt has doubled itself. This
will make about 1851, 900 in new bonds
that will have to be issued. They
are six per cent. bonds payable in
twenty years. The taxable property
of the county is about 81, 100000, and
if the whole debt is settled on the
same basis it would amount to about
$2l0000, the interest of which
would be $l4,400 every year, and
added to this about $1,000 for collec-
ton would be over 10000. This
would be close onto 81 tax on the
hundred dollars worth of property in
the county. The meeting yesterday
was one of inquiry, and there was a
vigorous kick against the action oil
the board. No doubt the board
thought they were acting for the
best, but as to how that is time will
tell. The people, knowing they are
bound by the act of the Commits
sioners, can do nothing else but accept
the compromise. We believe it is
larger than they were willing to pay,
but is is useless to try to avoid il
now. The Commissioners have
fastened them. 1t is useless to abuse
anybody about, the matter now. 1t is
settled.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24
The Railroads Of the World.

In 1882 we built over 1900 miles
of railroad, but in 1884 less than A.
900 miles were completed. Last year
probably marks the period of least
construction, for during the coming
year it is believed that 5000 miles Of
track will he added TO our railroad
system. This is understood to be
the normal rate of railway building
in this country, as they require re-
nuals and extensions TO keep pace
with the growth of the country, The
current number of the Archiv fur
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24
THE Dyspeptic' s Refuge.

II am thirty-five years DID," write.
Mr. Charles II. Watts, of West Som.
ers, Putnam Co., N. Y, "and had suf.
fered from dyspepsia for fifteen years
The current treatment did me nc
good. Listlessly and without hope
] gave Parker's Tonic a trial. cal
give the result in three words: d
cured me-" 1t will cure you.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24
Malaria
Or
$500 Years Standing
CONQUERED AT LAST.
The Deadly Malaria Of the Roman
campania and the Pontiae
Marshesl

The Rev. W. C. VANMETER. So well known
In this country for his good work in rescuing
boys from the live points, New York CITY, and
finding them homes In the West. Is now Bible
missionary ut Rome, Italy, Agent ~ the Italian
bible aud sunday school Mission NJ New Work.
While visiting the United States this summer,
and in Louisville, he was suffering with Ma
larial Fever, contracted during tn perform
ancc of his missionary work IN and AFRO nd
Rome, the home OF malaria for teenty-hN,
hundred years. This Is what Mr.. Nanmct !
writes To friend IN Louisville:
cam using the remedy (WInterSmlth'~
Tonic or Chin Cure Mr.. Arthur Peter gave
me Tor malarial fever, instead Of quininr, and
find II Is GOODl Please call on MIR. Peter
and ask him as special favor 10 send me more
Of u. have used all had; IT mn MI
GREAT GOOD. 7 TTHf 10 Keep 10 WiM nif
all the time. for Im"sf HOrk.'
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24

There is Faith Home in Spring
field, Mass. Two women. who ar,
called Sisters Rosa and Orpha, opened
it five years ago. The Repubiica,
vouches for them as humble, earnes
believers in the miracles which thel
think they work. They are making NJ
money out of the enterprise, for the,
charge no fees and accept only sutlicien
contribut ons for comfortable susie
nance. Numerous families in the cit,
and neighborhood will employ no ply
sicians in cases of sickness, but trus
implicitly to the curative power o
prayer.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24

President Cleveland rises al 7 and
brtakfastatS 8. He forgets that it is
the early worm that:s run over by
the Democratic milR-wagon. Louis
vile Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24

With all her other troubles-in
Egypt, and Ireland, and Asia-old
England has also been passing
through serious agricultural crisis,
in which the ancient proverbial ex-
preston, '.as good as wheat" lost its
force, for the priceOfthat commodity
touched the lowest point it has
reached in the life of this generation.
What brought on the crisis, what
were its effects, and what remedies
have been proposed, are questions
that concern the American almost as
much as the Englishman, whether G
be a producer or consumer of wheat
and they are very ably and clearly
discussed in an article by William f..
Bare, editor ofthe Mark Lane Express
in the North American Review fol
April. In the same number, Charlie,
Dudley Warner presents an interest
ing "Study of Prison Management,
while Robt Buchanan, the English
poet, discusses "Free Thought in
America, 4. V. Powderly "The Army
OF the Disconnected" and Prof. Hunt
GLOW to Reform English Spelling
The other articles are: "rhe Law
Delay" by Chief-Justice Thomas f
IIargis," and characteristics Of
Poetry" by A. II. Spoflord. But
what will probably attract the most
immediate attention in this number
is the new department of Com
ments," consisting of brief criticisms
of articles that have appeared in the
Review. Murat lialstead's political
article in the March number is here
discussed by three writers-a Demo
Graf, straight Republican, and an
Independent Republican, Richard
II. Stoddard comments with a good
deal of feeling on Max Muller's 'Budd.
hist Charity and other correspond
ents take this pleasant opportunity tt
offer single thought were an cx'
tended article would perhaps, fine
neither room nor readers.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24

and the many throat affections Of children.
promptly, PLEASANTLY and safely relieved by
Rough un Coughs. Trochcs, lie. Balsam,
Is.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-24

A nRI7F Send SIX cents for postage
IL IIlJIIl and receive free, a costly box
III FnIIf OF goods which will help you
n TO more money right away
than anything else in this
world. All OF either sex, sue
coed from first hour. The broad road to for
tune opens before the workers, absolutely sure.
At once address. TRuE Co., Augusta, Maine