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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

Elisha Griffith, prominent farmer and
Republican politician of Montgomery
county, Nd, died Tuesday, in the seth
! year Of his age
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

Ann d. Hayes, wife Of Benjamin Haye
of West Chester, Pa, and mother of the
late DIR. Isaac Hayes, Arctic explorer,
died ON Sunday in the Seth year of her
age. She was a lifelong member of tue
Society of Friends,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Among the
fourth-class postmasters appointed to-day
were the following At Harrington, Del,
Thomas j. Smith; at Mt. Vernon, Nd,
Willie b. Renshaw.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

NKw YoBK. Sept l8.-Flour, quiet; prices
without further change
Wheat, opened weak and tsa5sc. lower, after
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

Letters of administration on the estate
of William Pyle, deceased, Christiana
hundred, were Tuesday granted Bowen
PYLE.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
NEY CASTLE.
A Gas Test-CowardIy AssauIt-J.
III. fseorRa Ill.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal.
New CASTLE, Sept. 10.-On Tuesday
another test of General Newell's process
of heating by gas manufactured from
crude petroleum, was made at the Della
ware iron works. The experiment was
Witnessed by number of gentlemen,
among whom WERE 4. Tasker, ST.,
Stephen P. NJ Tasker, Thomas Menden-
hall, M. D., DIR. McFadden of the Aineli-
can Meter Company, and son, all of
Philadelphia, james b. Lancaster, super
intendent and William H. Clark, secretary
and treasurer of the New Castle Gus Co.
The test proved far more satisfactory
thnn any of those previously made, the
gas producing heat sufficient in all par
ticulars for the proper welding of the
iron pipe. Another test will be made in
few days after which the gas producing
apparatus will be removed to the works
Of the New Castle Gas Company, where
furnaces, &C., will be built for the pur-
pose of testing the practicability of
utilizing this gas as an illumination.
Squire Janvier's court was the scene on
Tuesday last of lively and interesting
referee trial The case was that of Mar.
tin f. Powell OF Dover VS.. John w.
Burris of Red Lion, Powell entering suit
for bill for goods amounting to $500,
the goods having been purchased at a
sale held by Powell. The defendant
endeavored TO make q set off, claiming
that money was due him from Powell for
clsrking at sale, and for various articles
purchased. The trial occupied over four
hours. John H. Rodney, ESD, was coun-
sci for the prosecution, and Andrew d.
Sanborn, ESQ.,, for the defense. The case
was decided against Burris, he having TO
pay the full amount of the claim made by
Powell, and the costs of the prosecution.
Last evening about $50 o'clock a most
dastardly assault was made by party of
three or four ruffians upon james Macanis.
Mr.. Macanis had just left the jewelry
store of William +. Rudolph on Delaware
street and was passing Dalby's alley,
above Water street, when the party sud
denly and without the least warning
sprang upon him, knocking him down
and kicking him about the head and body
in most vicious manner. They then made
off and escaped. Mr.. Macanis was taken
to the jefferson House, where the blood
was washed from his face. He then pro-
ceeded to the mayors office where he
made a statement of the facts of the case,
but withholding the name of one of the
party, saying that he would probably
swear out warrant to-day. One witness
who had stated that he knew the party
making the attack, upon being placed on
the stand would make no definite answers.
The case was laid over until this evening.
The pny station of the telephone COM
pnny at this place was removed yesterday
from fine drup Store of JOhn Fl Chamber
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

order to attain this position you must
first convince the people that your
editorial statements are correct and
that you really desire to promote the
interests of the people. Don't attempt
to cover over all sorts of inuendoes
under the general assertion that 1--WE
are reliably informed" The people
have already discovered that what
you are pleased to call reliable infor-
nation is the naerest 6oSh. We VEN
ture the assertion that the masses of
the people are better informed upon
the subjects of which our neighbor
has been writing than he, and there
fore he had better go to the records
and state the facts and not depend
upon "reliable information" Cast
the beam ont of your own eye and
then you will see clearly to cast the
mote out of your neighbours eye.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07
Portland, Oregon, special of

A Portland, Oregon, special of
Wednesday says: "Dwring the past
six weeks heavy storms have pre-.
vailed throughout Eastern Oregon
and Washington territory, and the
loss of livestock is reported very
heavy. A number of persons during
the continuance of the storm are
known to have wandered off and per-
ished. Most of the bodies of such
persons have been recovered since the
snow disappeared. Very recent in
quiries among relatives and friends
disclose the fact that many persons
are still missing. and their where.
abouts are unknown. There can be
no doubt as to the fate of these miss
ing persons. The precise number Of
persons perishing will probably never
be known, but it is large"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07
Some characteristics of Arthur and
Cleveland.

Arthur is good dinner-giver or
diner-out. Cleveland is like Gen.
Sherman or Gen. Grant in his tastes.
Neither of the three cares very much
what he eats so it is plain and well
cooked. AS for the artistic cuisine
of the French school, Cleveland
knows nothing about it and cares
less. He is fairly good drinker so
the table menage will not be ice-wa-
ter one, but his drinking is mainly
beer, though he reIishes a cock tail
now and then. He is very regular
in his sleeping, and cannot sit up all
night, as Gen. Arthur used to do, and
does still, believe, and not feel it.
/ never saw such a..man as Arthur
is in this respect. He becomes
brighter after midnight, and about
in the morning, after he has a good
supper and bottle or two of cham
payne, he is positively brilliant.
We used to call him the owl of AL
bany, for he seemed never to sleep.
/ believe he is the same still.
Cleveland's capacity for hard work
is wonderful, and he has not had a
day of illness worth speaking of since
he was boy. AS for intimate friends
he never had any. Then he has an
other unusual quality, and that is IN
susceptibility. No woman could ever
influence him whit. 1t has often
been tried, especially of late years,
but never succeeded, He is absolutely
free of that weakness that often per-
tains to so many otherwise strong
men. Courier Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

upon the tracks of another DIVISION
The great importance of these facil-
ties may be appreciated from the
fact that all the trains that enter the
National Capital, upon other lines
than the B. & O., come together In a.
single depot, and packing and jam
ming will be something terrific to be-
hold. let alone getting in and about
them. The great number of trains
from the Southern lines alone would
completely fill depot double the ca
pacity of the one in question, and
when to them are added those from
other sections, the chances are that a.
good many passengers will have to-
walk into town or spend the day or
night abroad in vain regrets that
tickets were not bought by the B. %
o.
Another item of no ordinary inter-
est to Western people is that by any
other line to Washington than the
B. & o. all trains from the East and
North, and all use one South-bound'
track for forty odd miles. That is to-
say. that no other line but the B. g.
o. has two different divisisns into
Washington, one for its trains from
the West and the other for its trains
from the North and East. All this
may prove more or less confusing or
perplexing to those who contemplate
attending the Inauguration, and the
best way to settle all doubt is to de-
eide to 60 by the B. & o. and thus
avoid all danger Of going wrong.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

active. indeed. larger than for nine
previous weeks. Since the first of
the year the sales foot up 1900, 900
pounds more than a year ago. A
boom, however, burst upon the mar
ket in February last year, and sales
were very large, bat repetition is
not desired, even if it could be en-
gineered, for the 'after effects" of
such are always bad. The increase
in the sales has been due to larger
demand from manufacturers, who
want to secure wool for the orders
they may have on hand. They buy
very cautiously. and it is difficult to
obtain any advance even upon woods
that are VIGOROUSLY in short supply.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

1t is proposed to hold in Baltimore
on the 23d day of February a conven-
ton of farmers to consider the state
of agriculture in Maryland end to
discuss such topics of general con-
Germ to the agricultural community
as may be brought up. This assem-.
blage is the outgrowth of a meeting
which toe. ctsrn in Baltimore Oh the
22d of February of last year, which
was styled the Farmers Convention
of Central Maryland, and which.
composed of citizens of Baltimore,
Hartford, Carroll, Howard and Anne
Arundel counties, made up one of
the largest meetings of farmers for
counsel which ever gathered in this
State. The proceedings were so in
teresting and profitable that it was
resolved when the convention ad-
journed it should be to meet again at
the date named this month. and the
county societies of Hartford and Bal
timore were called upon to enlarge
the basis of the meeting so as to make
it comprise the whole State. These
organizations have accepted the duty
confided to them, and will invite
every association of farmers in the
State, clubs, oranges and county So
cieties to send representatives.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

Among exploded ideas is the notion
that cold beds and cold rooms are
conductive to health. The old.time'
farmer who sits by the fire RECALLING
small audience with stories illustrat-.
ing the endurance of a past genera
ton, and assumes that he is the last
of harder race than that which
takes his place. through ignorance, or
lack of systematic observations is I'M
able to recall the frightful death roll
that attested the practices he refers
10. 1t is true, a Highlander may
sleep on mountain side, with boar
frost marking his bed, but that sort
Of ruggedness is attained with penal
ties as certain as those which follow
the man who swallows an active
poison. The difference is. they are
longer deferred. The people who
place so much stress upon the prac-
tees and habits of fifty years ago. as
Stunning that what was regarded as
hardening" processes were healthy
compared with the practices and
habits INDUCED in to-day, are apt to
forget that one great factor in the
favor ola past generation was the en-
forced sobriety and simple living.
There is much less danger from the
system than is sometimes termed
''coddling" of children--the care and
forethought that provides warm or
weII-aired sleeping apartments, warm
beds, with every means to retire and
dress without experiencing a chill,
than the Indifference to personal COM
fort and health, which in times past
permitted, or drove boys and girls to
to comfortless, fireless rooms, under
the pretense Of making tlpem health
Ter and harder. Experience and care.
full observation teaches US a greater
fallacy never misled the world than
this hardening" process.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07
How to Get in, and How to Get Out

How to Get in, and How to Get Out.
There is going to be an enormous
gathering of people at Washington
next month, and while every provis-
ion is being made in advance to avoid
confusion and insure the comfort of
all, still "tNe gods help those who
help theV Yes." To look out for
number but the natural course
a sensible m would follow. The
railroad situation in Washington is
easily to be understood. There are
but two deDots in the city, Into one
will come an aggregation of travel
from the South. the North, the East
and the West-train after train,
thousands upon thousands OF people.
until "paeked like sardines in box"
would be bat feeble way to put it.
Into the other depot will only
come the trains of the Balti-
more and Ohio, that Company own
ing and using it exclusively for its
own business-eyerything in the
hands of its own officials, and details
so arranged that there can be no mix
ing up nor getting on or off trains at
wrong times and wrong places. In.
deed, it would not take much thought
on the part Of those who have had
anyexperience whatever as to crowds
to appreciate the advantage the B. &
o. possesses in Washington. Then,
too, there are the facilities the lines
have in regard to track room and I'M
restricted means Of getting trains d.
rectly into depots. For instance, the
B. & o. is the only road into Wash
ington which can and does separate
its passenger business so that trains
from the West come into Washing
ton on the tracks of one division and
the trains from the East and North
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

General George B. Mcclellan, Of
New Jersey, was asked several weeks
ago to act as chief marshal of the in.
auguration parade. but as yet he has
signified neither acceptance nor dec.
lination of the honor. Mr.. McClel.
lan's hesitancy in this matter is to be
accounted for in only one of two
ways. He may be in doubt as IL
whether he could act as marshal with.
out transgressing the Constitution,
or he may be waiting for a pledge
that no guns shall be carried in the
procession.-PhiLG. Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

We welcome the bell It can tell
US of the love our Northern friends
bear for us /; it can only take back to
them the goodly wishes of the South
land. AS in the days gone by. the
days of its youth, it told tale of free
dom from foreign foes, so now, in its
age, though voiceless, it shall render
the softer melody of freedom from
family feuds.-NeW Orleans Picdy,t,ae.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07
General Grants Relics.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 3.-The
President to-day transmitted to the
House the following message:
To the House Of Representatives
1 take especial pleasure in laying
before Congress the generous cffer
made by Mrs. Grant to give to the
government in perpetual trust the
swords and military (and civiD tes-
timonials lately belonging to Gener-
MIGRANT. A copy of the deed of
trust and of a letter addressed to me
by Mr.. William H. Vanderbilt will
explain the nature and motive of
this offer. Appreciation of General
Grants achievements and recogni-
ton of his just fame have in part
taken the shape of numerous memen-
toes and gifts which, while dear to
him, possess for the nation an excep-
tional interest. These relics, of great
historical value, have passed into the
hands of another whose considerable
action restored the collection to Mrs.
Grant as life trust, on the condi-
ton that at the death of Gen. Grant,
or sooner at Mrs. Grants option, it
shall become the property of the
government, as set forth in the &C.
companying papers. In the exercise
of the option thus given her, Mrs.
Grant elects that the trust shall forth
with determine, and asks that the
government designate a suitable
place of deposit and responsible
custodian for the reception.
The nature of this gift and the val
ne of the relics which the generosity
of a private citizen, Joined to the
high sense of public regard which an
imates Mrs. Grant, have thus placed
at the disposal of the government,
demand full and signal recognition
on behalf of the nation at the hands
of its representatives. I, therefore,
ask Congress to take suitable action
to accept the trust and to provide for
its secure custody, at the same time
recording the appreciative gratitude
of the people of the United States to
the donors. In this CONNECTION
may pertinently advert to the pend
ing legislation in the Senate and
House of Representatives looking to
national recognition ofGen. Grants
eminent services by providing the
means for his restoration to the army
on the retired list. That Congress,
by taking such action, will give ex-
preston to the almost universal de-
sire of the people of this nation is ev-
ident. and l earnestly urge the pas
sage of an act similar to the Senate
bill No. 2530, which, while not inter-
fering with the constitutional prerog-
atiye of appointment, will enable the
President, in his discretion, to nomi-
nate Gen, Grant as general on the
retired list.
(Signed) CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
The accompanying papers referred
to are the deed of trust executed by
Mr.. Vanderbilt, and that gentleman's
letter TO the President informing him
of his action.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

An attempt was made to blow up
the dry goods establishment of Garry
Brothers, New York city, by dyna.
mite early Sunday morning. The
dynamite had been placed under a
window. Considerable damage was
done. Discharged employees and
members of the Dry Goods Clerks
Secret Union are suspected. Several
arrests have been made.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rosa. the
Irish agitator, was shot on Chambers
street, New York, Monday afternoon,
by young English woman named
Yseult Dudley. She made a desper.
ate attempt to kill him, firing five
shots at him, only one of which,
however, took effect. He is not
dangerously wounded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

Commenting on the high price OF
bread and the low price of -four, a
Cleyeland baker notes that mo one
finds fault with cigars; no one COM
plains aboutihis beer but at stated
intervals hue and cry about bread
is raised" 1t doesn't seem to have
occurred to this Cleveland baker that
we must have our cigars and beer
and that we haYe become accustom-
ed to take them as we find them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

HARRISBURG, Jan. 80. The Dau.
phin county grand jury, in its pre-
sentiment to the Court, reports skat'
ing Kinks a nuisance, because they
are detrimental to the health of ouI
young people and in great measure
destructive of the morals of the
youths who frequent them" The
grand jury inquired into the moral
feature of skating Kinks at the sug-
gestion of Judge Slmonton In his
charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
From our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 2. 1885.
The theory Of a CIVIL Service re-
form is exceptionally admirable for
purposes, and it has un.
earthed many brilliant sermon on
the depravity of our politics that |
nothing short of our genuine and gen.
eral political Enendacity could have |
ELECTED. Yet the practical part of the
Civil Service business contemplates
that the experienced and long.tried
Government employe shall have the
preference over all others in the mat
ter of official tenure, and l will en-
deavor to show you how it works.
The very mach missed and very little
looked for Captain Howgate, who
escaped from the Washington Bastile
with $500, 900 of Government money
in his pockests, had had his accounts
audited by a man who had served
first and last in the Government de-
partments more than thirty years.
Yet Howgate was able to pull the
wool over the eyes Of this veteran &C.
countant, and actually compelled
him to force his balances to the pro-
digiOus amount named. How the
errors came to be discovered in the
accounts can only be eoniectured in
the adage that honest people get their
dues when rogues fall out, At this
moment a prominent druggist in
conjunction with gang Of confede-
rates are undergoing trial for the
commission of frauds!upon the Gov
eminent that never could have been
contaminated if the accounting off,
GERS had understood their duty, Here
in single instance are charges of
items amounting to the large sum of
$4,000, every item Of which had
been duplicated and paid twice by
the Government. Was there even a
private.individual. company or cor
poration, that could even be impos-
ed upon in this way? And there
were the Star.rOuters, who went on
from year to year until their pilfer-
ings went into the millions, with
more than a hundred experienced
Civil Service Government account
ants vainly attempting to get track
of them!
The recklessness of newspaper
scribblers who are DESTROYS of getting
in their spite work upon some public
man whom they are not able to use
has been manifested on more than
one occasion recently by the sense
less and altogether false attacks made
by the Washington correspondent of
the New York World upon Senator
Plumb. The last of these TRADES
upon that Senator accuses him, in
combustion with other prominent
men, of being largely interested in
the Indian leases of lands in the Okla
homa country. The fact of the busi-
ness is that not one acre of the Okla
homa country is, or ever has been,
leased to anybody, and so far from
Senator PIumb's completely in any
such leases, we have on the other
hand the record proofthat Mr.. Plumb
as the chairman of the Committee on
Public Lands in the Senate, has been
the first to demand the action of
Congress to punish the frauds that
are being committed against the
public land laws. However, these
puerile attacks upon public men are
habits that become formed by such
correspondents as this one, who go
off into deserved oblivion at the close
of every Congress, while their vic
Tins remain to admit and invite the
attacks of other newspaper vultures.
JUNIUs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

The Democratic party never was
more unsettled in it's purposes. 1t
has no views it cares or dares to ex.
press on living questions. 1t has no
we'll defined policy except its natural
aptitude for obstruction. 1t is merely
drifting. Not with public sentiment,
but against it. WASHINGTON Nat. Re
publican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

Harper & Brothers announce for
publication the' writings and speeches
of Samuel ]. Tilden." There will be-
some interest to know whether the
VOLUME will include a translation of
the cipher dispatches. Providence
Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07
SATURDAY, FEB. 7. 1885.

We are under obligations to Maj.
w. o. Ison. of the Treasury Depart
ment. for the public debt statement
of the United States for the month of
January, 1885.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

Correspondents must enclose full name and
address, not necessarily for publication, but
as a private guarantee Of good faith. Reject
ed communications will not be returned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 3.-The
President to-day transmitted to the
House the following message:
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-08
DRY GOODS.

PRINTs--Merrimack fancy. ~. Mapobss.
ter, 5IS;Arnold, 6; American, bII; Pacific, 5x;
Hamilton, 81; Gloucester, 81; GloucesIer,
mng., 5&; Gloucester silver grey, 81 |;
Allen, 51S; Lodi,4L; Simpson, 0: Eddy stone
q; Simpson mng., s; Allen, mini and
purple, 8; simpson silver grey, 6; Richmond,
pink and purple, O.; Dunneil, shirting, az:
Ragetta ahlrtlng AZ; Allen check, 81: Pes,
dale, Az '' -'''
BRoWE SREET1NGs--Crown, TX; Augusta,
g.; Ettrlch LII, S; Charter Oak, SIX: 1.-Two OaS,
4; international, 5IS; Laurence I'll. 6; Glen.