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Daily Republican., 1885-12-11
vANDERBILT's MARRIAGE.
the MfIlfOnRfre's Widows F1rst
Meeting with Her Husband

Mrs. w. II. Vanderbilt, the widow
of the late millionaire, is now about 55
or go years old, and is in excellent
health. She was married when about
10 and was considered very lovely as al
girl. Her maiden name was Miss
Martha Nissan, and she was the daugn
ter ola clergyman of modest means,
but of an old and aristocratic family.
The wife of her brother, Mrs. Benja-
min p. Kissam, is now resident OIL
First Place, Brooklyn. AS girl Mrs.
Vanderbilt was oted for her pretty
face, graceful and sim pie manners and
charitable acts, and these traits she
has retained throughout her married
life.
Her marriage came about in quite a
romantic way. On bright moon
light night at about 10 O'Clock Miss
Kissam was walking through the
quiet and deserted streets of Albany.
Suddenly she was startled by the clat-
ter of horses hoofs. Soon she saw
coming up the street at breackneck
pace bay horse, on which was seated
young Vanderbilt, handling his horse
VIII CdoC anu El dOO. w hSh tuC uOl DC
and rider had reached the corner where
the young lady stood, she being of a
modest, retiring nature, withdrew in the
shadowsof doorway, The horse saw
the movement, and being a spirited
animal, SHE'D and threw its rider, W he
fell heavily on a pile of stones, striking
the left side of his face. Miss Kissam
screamed and sprang forward, suppos-
ing that Vanderbilt was either dead ol
very badly hurt. Hardly had she
reached his side when he jumped up
shook himself and brushed the dus
from his face,
| care are you badly hurt?" timidly
Inquired the young lady.
Il "Not at all, Miss s-Miss-a-"stam
mered the youth.
| Miss Kissam," whispered tn,
lyoung lady, while many bushes suf
fused her pretty face.
i "Well, I'm not hurt, Miss Kissam,
said William H. Vanderbilt, as he in
troduced himself, but Impretty badly
shaken up"
,l Miss Kissam appeared embarrassed
and insisted upon young Vanderbilt
lgoing to her home, as he suddenly ap
lIpeared very faint. 1t did not tart
t much persuasion to induce him to es
lcort her home. Here he was intro
duced to Miss Kissam's father.
| pleasant evening was spent, and Will
liam proved such an excellent conver
sationalist that when he took his de
parture that evening he was invited t,
call again, which he did repeatedly
> until they were married.
Mrs. Vanderbilt has been most faith
full and loving wife. She has neve
been fond of " society,"" as it is known
in New York, and it was only for tn,
!, benefit of her three daughters that she
gave the balls and parties necessary t.
launch them into social life. Her tast,
in dress is both quiet and plain, bu
\ she has worn many beautiful gown
land diamonds of priceless value t,
B please her husband and children. Ii
!. appearance Mrs. Vanderbilt is still
very pleasing. She is of medium
4 height and has plump but not stou
s form. Her face is fair and kindly an
: lit by large grey eyes framed i
grayish brown hair. She is devou
2 church woman, and for years has bee
, a member of st. Bartholomew's, O
!; Madison avenue.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

at Mrs. M. A. Fitzpatrick's, 306 King
street, of trimmed and untr immed hats.
Felts from 20 cents up, also tho latest in
novelty feathers at great bargains.
Ladies are invited TO call and examine
goods.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

Pyle g. Lichtenstein, 226 Marke,
street. Dickens ,Bulwer's, Black, Swift
Goethe, Carlyle, George Eliot, Waverly,
and oil standard works at one-half
publishers' prices.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

Ladies and gentlemen wanting shoes
and slippers cannot do better than come
during our great sale OF old stock which
we are selling below cost, as we want to
make room for rubber goods. Mills &
Co., East Fourth street. N. B.-By
calling you will find we mean what we
say.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

II there's anything in the survival
OF the fittest" DR.. Bull's Baltimore
Pills must be " counted In.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

Books, bibles, albums, children's q
books, etc., for short time only. No.
OIL Market street, Wilmington, Del.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

Send to Pyle g. Liohtenstein for
catalogue OF books, They cut publish
ers' prices from 25.to 60 per cent.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11
Kfd Gloves.

Crauor & Co.'S 4 button undressed kid
gloves, with embroidered backs Tor
ladies. Sizes from to z.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

We again call your special atten tiop
to our hne large stock of ladies' gold
watches. We can suit you in styles,
quality and prices. Millard f. Davis.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

Pyle & Lichtenstein's great sale Of
books. Red line poets only 80 cents !;
Caxton edition only 20 cents.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11
Handkerchief
At the Rink.

Cranor g. Co.'S ladies' hemstitched
handkerchiefs, with fancy border.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11
Haudkerch1efs.
Fatal Accident.

Cranor & Co.'S white and colored silk
handkerchiefs.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

Thousands of Chistmas cards from
one cent upwards. Pyle g. Lichteu-
stein, 226 Market street.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

Call and see the Cdnqu ,st Heater
Pickels' steve store, 9 Hast Fourth st.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

Gentlemen's gold wat ches at Millard
E. Davis, 9 East Second street.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

Elsie Finley books, elegantly bound,
at Pyle u Lichtensteln's q, ,226 Market at.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

Table and gift books at Pyle & Lich-
tenetein's great sale of books.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11
acott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver
OIL. with HypOphOsph3tes

very valuable and eff cacious In WAS ting
diseases. DIR. @. T. Bromser, Rochester,
N. Y says y" After having used scott's
Emulsion with decided benefit upon
myself, 1 have taken great pleasure
in recommending 1t since in the various
conditions of wasting in which 1t if
indicated"
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

WilmingtOu wins.

Cranor & Cos silk pongee handker
chiefs for children at 1910.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11
Making Room for Manufacturing

We are Offering at greatly reduced
prices all our stock of hollow ware,
house furnishing goods, offioe and par.
lor stoves, cooking stoves and ranges,
as we intend giving Que entire attention
to the manufacturing trade. Schoen
Heater and Stove Co, 4l5 Market and
Ala Shipley street, Wilmington, Del.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

,lace to buy your coal,
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

A quarter of a century's constant use
proves the value of Days Horse Pow.
der. Twenty.fv cent?.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

Folly.-Babies are allowed to suffer
and scream with pain from colo, when
one dose OF DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup will
remove ths c-uss. 25 cents.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

Call and try the Indian nickel cleaner
and polisher. Pickels' stove store.
Daily Republican., 1885-12-11

For cuts, bruises, sprains, burns,
scalds. frostbites and chilblains nothing
equals Salvation Oil. 1t annihilates
pain. Prize 25 cents bottle.
, 1885-07-18
Supplement b ST. Cuin AVIS No. ST. JlJ 18Th 1885.

Mall Gazette" charges. The Home
Secretary stated in the House of
Commons, that the government would
not pros ecute.
The French National Fete was
celebrated yesterday in Paris and
New York.
The accumulation of American sill
yer is causing grave fears of a demon
etization of gold. The New York
Banks owe the Government twenty
millions of dollars, gold, pending the
meeting of Congress.
1t is reported that the British
Commission has lett the Afghan from
tier, and is marching to Herat.
London, July 15th.-Sugar in
stock on the 18th. inst. was SIG, 900
tons. Last 295, 900 tons.
New York, July 10Th.
Flour, per bril-, st, Lawrence brand S5.1 10.
Meal, best brandywine, per bril-, 1926 to
1886.
Heavy Mess Pork, per bril-, Sl5a.
New Seasons Pork, per bril-, $11 to $119.
s,cor Crystals, per h., 81.
sugar F. to G r., per h., s 5.16ths to ].
English Islands Molasses per GAL, 2Octs
Exchange New York and London, $4.83.
London, July 10Th.
Demerara Crystals per cwt G1o
0s. Cd.
Sugar. Muscovado per cwt., go las Sd
Clayed Havana, No. II, afoat
go 16s Cd.
Demerara Rum per gallon, Is. Cd.
Trinidad Cocoa per cwt. "a So Cd.
Consols, 1904.
Bank of England Rate of Discount, 2 p. ct.
Liverpool Cotton Middling upland per TO-,
s..
Three per cent Rentes in Paris, Fcs., 81.25.
, 1885-07-18

The Government has put in force
at once the ordinance for furnishing
for injury to the telegraph lines. This
was necessary from the occurrence
of some suspicious cases of entangle-
ment of the wires. 1t is worth while
mentioning, however, that similar en-
tanglements have from time TO time
appeared in the West India and
Pacific Company's wires between
Bassin and New Fort, and those
cases have been attributed to the pc
Ilcans flying against the wires. There
are no birds 10 the central part of the
island so heavy as the pelican, but it
is a question whether the large heron
(grey gawlin), which is . night-fying
bird, is not large enough to do the
mischief in question.
, 1885-07-18

We seem once more to have a kind
of epidemic of robberies, many cases
having occurred in Chrstiansted dur
ing the past two or three weeks.
Mostly small articles have been TAX
en-, fowls, single articles of clothing,
food &C.; but two robberies at least
have been on a more ambitious scale.
IN one case a quantity of goods from
a store, in another silver articles from
a dwelling having been taken. The
cause is not far to seek. With the
stoppage Of the Factory the earnings
OF a large number of people cease,
and it is to be feared that some of them
resort to improper ways of supplying
their wants. By this we do not mean
to lnsinuate that the people who
work at the factory are as a class
worse than any similarly placed body
Of people, the illdoers are of course
exceptions; but experience all ove
the world shows that a slackening of
employment means an increase in the
number of thefts. When in this case
one or two of the culprits are caught
and punished, the epidemic will die
out like all its predecessors, and in
the mean time it will be necessary TO
be extra watchful in regard to the
ordinary precautions for protecting
, 1885-07-18
T E L E G r A NJ s.
ST. THOMAS A

ST.. THOMAS STATION.
New York, July 13th.-Mr. John
Bright writing to The papers declares
that the time has arrived tor an equi-
table reform of the Land Laws, ad-
ding that he is not proposing any
wild scheme.
1t is stated that Mr.. Gladstone
insists on proceeding with the Crofters
Bill.
The Paris paper the "Intransige-
ant" in IN editorial charges England
with having refused to pay five thou
sand pounds for the release of Major
General Gordon.
General Brackenbury in a despatch
from the Soudan, reports that The
Mahdi is dead.
New York July 14th.-A Dublin
dispatch reports that some Welsh
soldiers, quartercd at Waterford,
stabbed a citizen, thereby causing
a riot. The mob attacked the barracks
and the regiment was removed from
the city under a fusillade of stones.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, speak
ing in the House of Commons, stated
that the Government would erect a
monument in honour of Major-Gene
raj Gordon.
In reply 10 u question the Home
Secretary stated that the fullest in
quiries would be made into the "Pall
Mall Gazette" charges.
The Right Hon. w. H. Smith,
Secretary for War, stated that war
prepare ions would be continued IN
til definite arrangements with Russia
should be made.
Lord WolseIey has returned to
England. lie still persists in main-
tanning the necessity for an Autumn
campaign in the Soudan, and the con
t%inuance of preparations.
1t is reported that Cholera has ap-
peared in the department of the
Basses Pyrenees, but the rumour is
not confirmed.
st. Thomas 18th. July.-Th w.
|. & P. Tel. Coy's. S. $. "Duchess of
Marlborough" arrived at London on
Saturday the 18th. inst.
New York July 18th. Her Males
ty the Queen has been pleased to
confer a Baronetcy on Mr.. Thomas
Thornhill, Nj. p. for West Suffolk.
A Dublin telegram announces that
the Munster Bank has suspended pay
ment, owing to a heavy withdrawal
of deposits consequent on legal expo
sures. the liabilities are estimated at
one million six hundred thousand
pounds, the assets when realized will
be ample.
1t is now stated that the Archbishop
of Canterbury, tae Bishop of London,
Cardinal Manning and MIR. Samuel
Morley will investigate the "Pall
, 1885-07-18
TE]E s' AVIS, +"
gtristianstsa, u. Sruiz.
Saturday, 18th July, 1885,

Any matter which affects the moral
condition of our labouring population
must be of great interest to us all,
and we have therefore no hesitation
in calling public attention TO some
facts which have lately come to our
knowledge fiom u reliable source. 1t
appears that on Sundays one or more
persons are in the habit of leaving
Christiansted with a cart or carts
containing provisions and other neces-
saries required by the estates Iabour-
ers. The cart is driven to an estate
village, and the goods are there dis
played, then an article, say a salt fish,
is put up to be drawn for by means
of cards, the onlookers pay a few
cents each, and when the trader has
collected sufficient money the draw
ing takes place and the winner walksoff
with his fish. The proceeding is then
repeated over and over again till the
contents of the cart are disposed OF,
when the trader drives off, leaving
the village in a ferment, which gene
rally ends in a fight. 1hus the
transaction which opened with a
comic aspect ends with a very serious
one. 1t appears that this business is
known among the lahourers as "keep-
ing a bazaar" and is initiated by them
in their small local transactions, so
thatifa villager kills a pig, for instance,
he Immediately proceeds to open a
"bazaar't to dispose ofhispork. We are
assured that the effect is very bad,
and that in the more decent families.
which unfortunately are all too few,
quarrels are not unfrequent between
the man and his wife as to the formers
waste Of money at "bazaars''. The
whole question of gambling is a very
difficult one to deal with both CON
t%emplatively and in action, but we
presume that the sale of goods from
carts driven about the country is
illegal and can be stopped. Some
managers it is said treat the matter
with Indifference, while others are well
aware of the evil results of the prac-
tice, and it is to be hoped that these
latter will not fail to give such infor.
nation to the police as will put an end
to it.
We coono 0ooo 4 Lo. LII
, 1885-07-18

property such as closing doors and
windows at night with proper fasten-
ing &c.
, 1885-07-18

3 IS = % R e
DEPOSITS s. WITHDRAWALS
AT THE
NEWST. CROIXS AVINCSBANk
M Saturday the l1M July 1885.
Receivers.
IN CHRfSTIANSTED,
B. Dendtler Esqr. Trustee.
j. Shaw Esqr. Member.
IN FREDERIKsTED,
L. Richter Esqr. Trustee.
Balance Of deposits to
18th July 8,409.81
81 Deposits, of which
81 in Christiansted,
g new) $107.4O
80 in Frederiksted,
Is new) $3.50
$195.9O
$18,6O5.71
13 Withdrawals. -. 49,. 1888
Balance ofdeposits to date 81 ,559.83
Total amount of deposits
to Observation-Disclosures $42,627.66
Receivers for Saturday 18th July 1885.
IN CHRIsTIANsTED,
J. T. Quin. Esqr. Trustee.
J. Shaw ESqr. Member.
In FREDERIKsTED,
Rev. A. c.. Moorish Trustee.
p. M. LESCHLY,
Pres: s. B.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-07
Rlrat Bap.lst chu.e aaatsrsaam.n..


The 18th anniversary of the Young
Peoples Association of the First Baptist
Church was held Tuesday evening in the
body of the church and scored an immense
success. AS the talent was SO able it could
not fail to be successful. The pastor, the
Rev. Dr. Parmley, opened the entertain
ment with prayer and short address; then
Miss Birdsall followed with well selected
piano solo, entitled "Nearer My God to
Thee;" then Mr. Laws expatiated on the
society and its proceedings, for the past
year, and then followed the Rev. DIR. Nc
Arthur, from Fifth Avenue, New York,
who delivered an extremely interesting adj
dress. The Paulus Hook Quartette, Messrs.
Dealing, Noltemeyer, Dickson and Fackert,
under the direction Of Mr.. John McGown,
sang several glees in a manner showing
careful training. Miss Birdsall again fav-
ored, and then came Miss Susie e. Baker,
the popular elocutionist of this city, who
was the star of the evening. With the
most critical and fastidious of audiences
this lady always pleases. There is an orr
glnal charm and fascination about her,
unlike anyone else, which always carries
an audience by storm. Tuesday evening
Miss Baker succeeded beyond the commit
tees most sanguine expectations She is
gifted with talent of an uncommon order.
In appearance the lady is strikingly hand
some, he voice is peculiarly beautiful, and
every movement, both on and off the stage,
is the very personifcation of grace Per-
haps this is one of the secrets Of Miss
Bakers great success, for an elocutionist
to please an audience must be graceful to
he imnroaoivo and fhiG rarifv rnr1ot ha 90
corded TO this lady, for she is gifted with a
natural grace in remarkable degree. The
committee and congregation were unani-
nous in their compliments and thanks to
Miss Baker for her Rotations, and wish to
take this means of more openly expressing
their admiration. After the literary feast
the people were invited to feast of ice
cream ana other good things, to which they
did ample justice. We Congratulate the
First Baptist Church on their successful
entertainment.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-07
FIRE ITEMS.


The letter carriers are TO have fire key.
West Hoboken elected Chief and held
its fire inspection last week.
Elizabeth is talking of having fire
parade.
Dillon has started 'sstudio' at Three
engine house. He is great onIpictures.
Five hundred feet of new ,se is to be
purchased.
Costigan, of One truck, sold his warrant,
and he will answer to the Bo .rd for so
doing.
There were thirteen alarms of fire during
the month of May, and the loss by fire was
$7,085.
The "boys" did great work at the Elev-
enth street FIRE.
Hank Ross, of Tires engine, was nearly
drowned at the Eleventh street fire.
Since Mulligan went back to Four engine
he has never laughed.
The department has located a new fire.
box at the Adams Express Company's sta
bles, Montgomery and Henderson streets.
The Mayor and Board of Finance will
make an inspection of the department
quarters tomorrow.
Inc Exempt Flremen'S Association held
meeting in Franklin Hall Thursday night
The veteran fireman, MFR. John Skidmore,
has received q fire hat and handsome fire
front from the members of Engine Co. 3,
to whom he returns his thanks.
Engineer Dingler, of Three engine, has
received two handsome pictures from the
La Erase ERgine Works, of Elmira. N. Y,
and the Clapp Il Jones Works, of Hudson,
N. Y.
Officer Reen found button belonging to
fireman in his area-way last Monday.
Who lost it Give it up.
The new sliding pole at One truck house
is beauty. Rooney and Quinn spend an
hour every day doing the slide act.
Some one left a large can of ice-cream at
Three engine for the boys, but Dillon and
Dan Oman took it behind the ''stalls" and
ate it. Next to putting out fire, they take
the bun, as the can contained twelve quarts.
Jim McKenna, of One engine, was one of
the hardest workers at the Eleventh street
fire. He was all over. Where the fire was
the hottest he could be found 1t would be
well for the department if all the s'huffa-
loes" were like him. Men like him should
be promoted. He is a credit to his COM
pany.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-07

A peculiar case of female duplicity was
revealed in Newark the other day. Two
or three years ago couple lived in that
city under the name of Brown. One
day Brown sslit out" taking with him a little
girl who lad always been known as their
daughter, but who, Mrs. Brown then al
legged, was the natural child of Norris
town physician, and she and her husband
had been paid for taking the little one off
her parents hands. The police could not
find Brown, and Mrs. Brown consoled her
self by marrying German saloon keeper.
He died about a week ago, and the day af-
ter the funeral Brown came upon the scene
as mysteriously as he had disappeared.
His ex-wife received him rapturously, gave
him his old place in her affections and her
late brevst husbands place in the saloon
made him proprietor, in fact In the
meantime she busted herself collecting
$4,000 insurance on the dead mans life.
Then Crown proposed to sell the saloon,
pool all the funds and go West. Mrs.
Brown thought that would be just too de-
lightful for utterance, SO the plan was car
ried out Ito limited extent. The saloon
was sold and Brown, Mrs. Brown, the lit
tie girl, the 81, 900 insurance and the saloon
money all went to the depot together for
the purpose of embarking on train for
Philadelphia where they proposed stop
ping for day or two. While they waited,
Mrs. Brown suggested that Brown should
run over to saloon opposite and get a
bottle of whiskey. Brown did-to his sor-
row-for when he returned he found that
his wife, child money and all had gone off
on a train in the opposite direction.
Brown went to New York as soon as he
could get there, and laid the matter before
the police of that city, but they were of as
little service as their Newark brethren
were three years ago and the situation was
reversed and Brown was hunting Mrs.
Brown to very little purpose. When last
heard from Brown felt very much like
man who had ordered up the trump,
played lone hand, and got euchered. But
he needn't have any fears about his wife.
She seems a pretty smart woman, fertile
in resources and abundantly able to take
care of herself and the ssboodle."
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-07

The story published in the World on
Wedn esday, beying the good name of
several females and holding them up to the
public as having been mistresses of the for
ger Ackron, was disgrace to journalism
and should promptly lead to libel suit
in each case. 1t may possibly be true that
some of the girls or women in question did
ego out riding with Ackron, but there is
no intrinsic harm in that, and woman
might associate with Ackron for years with
out knowing that he was a disreputable
character. But even with the greater faci-
lities that men have for knowing man of
character, it seems that Aekron was not
+" found out" as she saying goes, by even
his male associates until after he had fed.
If he had been known as we'll week be-
fore his fight as he was week after, he
probably would have left fewer fraudulent
checks behind him. 1t is due to the females
involved to say that they have promptly
denied the World stories. but that is hardly
sufficient. They should make their vindi-
cation more complete and at the same time
give the paper in question an opportunity
to show what justification it had for SO out
rageous publication.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-07

The idea of erecting monument to
Dean Abercrombie should be cordially en-
dorsed and aided by every one to whom
that gentleman was known. He was man
to whom the community was largely in
debted, and Christ Church Hospital, whose
managers have set the project afoot, are
under particular obligations to him. There
should be no difficulty in raising the funds;
the trouble should be, rather, to so limit
the subscriptions that all may bear share
in the work. Dean Abercrombie's best
monument is his life and his works. but in
this practical age it is perhaps as well they
should have can outward and visible sign,
Human memory is treacherons, and man
once removed from his active daily sphere,
whether by death or otherwise, is speedily
forgotten.