Daily Republican., 1885-12-24

NJ pOOsUV, cUmu1u9AnH oo'u1y @uu oAN
ing January 10 h, to every purchaser
20 the amount Of 81 .25 and upwards
may be seen in the window at Mont
gomery's chesn and reliable shoe store. |
Holiday slippe . aspaoialty, All gqods
warranted as ..rAeeented at 50S King |
street, city.
N. B.-The lucky number will be
made known the day after drawn
through the REPUBLICAN.
Note This.
Get your Sx1O photographs framed at.
get your cabinet photographs framed at, |
get your card photographs framed at,
get your crayon pictures framed at, |
get your paintings framed at. get your
|engravings framed at, get everything
framed at Yerger's picture frame depot,
400 Shipley street,e where prices are
low and goods ar good.
Republicans ana Democrats,
hush your growing about hard times;
tariff or no tariff, keep your money inl
circulation by buying your wife, or
daughter, or some poor widow lady q
sewing machine for christmas present
Crossley at 1923 ShipIey street will guar
antee to do his part by selling you the
machine at very little above manufac
turer's prices.
Avoid the gush.
The earlier you come and make your
purchases the better the selection and
you will save worry. Fancy slippers
for big and little folks. Full and com.
plese stock. Prices the lowest. Our ad-
vice is come now and have first choice.
VIM, III. Babcock, 206 Market street.
The Family Shoe Honse.
Merchant Tailor.
l James Harding, 816 French street, is
Acknowledged to be one of the best
merchant tailors in the city. His cutting
u and fitting cannot be excslled. Nobody
Hooks we'll without neat fitting suit,
and this Harding guarantees every
!, time He has q large stock of goods
and the latest fashions.
Open All the Year Round.
, The most healthy Christmas present
you can receive or give your friends. is
t to have your carpets and feather beds
= thoroughly cleaned and renovated at
the W ilmineton Carpet Cleaning Works.
II. Ferry, Eleventh and jackson streets
Furs Altered.
Mrs. Joseph Lowbsr, of 200 Poplar
street, has again started the manufac-
ture of furs In all its branches. Repair
ling and altering old furs into the --latest
? styles a speciality.
Il Coal and Wood.
i A. Sergeant. LOG Maryland avenue
sells the best clean coal, 2,240 pound
to the ton. Also pine, oak and hickory
q wood. Yard foot of Monroe street.
,. Make mo- Mistakel
Ifyou wish the best and cheapes
lmillinery go to Mrs. Alice w. Hayes
No. 206 King street.
Ell w. p. vOshelH
sells nothing but the best coal, wei
s' prepared for family use. Office, II
Market street, where all orders will IT
q ceive prompt attention.
T., An Old Friend.
Don't forget the old friend that cure
Iyour cold last winter. It is just th
~ same to-day. The most reliable OF al
ie Canada Pine Syrup. 25 cents.
Onristmas Books.
ii The best place to buy books in Wi
~ ~ mington is at No. 900 Market stree
Auction sales every night this week.
Robes and HARNESS.
The place to III, eaeohe,s, trunk
l. robes and harness at headquarter
u. Hiram Yerger, 407 Shipley street.
Tn0 SnafpAebe muf0er.
TO The Philadelphis Record of to df
''' says:
ayt The negro johnson, who is charge
IRE with the murder ofJohn Sharpless,w WI
ys on Wednesday taken to Media by Lie
" tenant Roche and special officer Ale
ander and was turned over to the Med
75lauthorities TO await the action OF d
me Grand Jury of Dels ware County. ~
yer prisoner was removed from the Thi
15ldistrict station house at 3 O'Clock I
Wednesday afternoon and taken 10 &
,tb Broad street station in the poll
ar patrol wagon. johnson was an obje
of much attention on the way dov
to Media. He sat quietly in his Sc
and had nothing to say except VIII
h;s spoken to.
DIS johnson was placed in strong ce
and extra precautions will be taken
see that he does not escape. 1t is I
md known whether or not he will be Civ
and a hearing before q Delaware cour
Der. j ustice OF the Peace. District Attorn
ad. Baker has not yet returned to Med
the but is expected home in a few da
THE prisoner cannot be tried beft
xes. March next.
1O1i The two women, Mollie johnson
Stevens and Carrie Lane, who are h
ado | rs Wlbnesb6s, WILL 10 bShoh iAoh
sa. sa country prison and conveyed to Me-
'o' to-day.
Il Miss Pratt, sister of Mrs. Sharple
and SAYS that she does not know WI
the johnson may be brought before
sister. The latter, she saye, is still "
eat weak, but is growing stronger.
ison Sunday last DIR. Rowland, the atte
ling physician, said that he thou
Q. At Mrs. Sharpless would suffi ciently
.eet, lcover In three weeks time to sac peoI
, n Miss Pratt said on Tuesday, in spe
,ats ling of the counsel for the Sharpl
10 family: "Judge Broomall Is quoted
ane' saying that Sister Susan and 1 kn
johnson we'll by sight We never t
for Judge Broomall that, because 1t Is
80, The Judge was here last Seve
list, | day, but he didn't mention johnson
think it quite likely that John Shs
the less did not know johnson. If he
he had only seen him few times,
lit would have been possible for 10
NS' son to come to the porch on that nj
and not be recognized.
An anonymous letter, dated Chez
and addressed Mr.. Justers of Pc
Porlece Central Station, Philadelpl
robn Pa" was received at the Central
: ~ tition yesterday. 1t was badly writ
" !. "a. in red ink, ungrammatical and po;
Ha Ispelled. On the top of the first p
-oo a akateh of n akull and orOaa bOI