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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09


Among the best things in the Presidents
message is his straightforward definition,
in commenting on the Cutting case, of
the attitude of the government towards
American citizens soiourning in foreign
lands. They must abide by the laws of
the land into which they have voluntarily
gone and i they offend against those laws
they must abide by the consequences,
"but watchful care and interest over its
citizens are not relinquished lby this
goyenment) because they have gone
abroad and if charged with crime com
mitted in the foreign land fair ana open
trial conducted with daceut regard for
justice md humanity will 6e demanded
for them With less timl th.t This gov
orument will not be coutsyt wh5n the lift
Or liberty Of its citizens is at stake, .
That's the talk fair plag for Americans
all over the world, @ill the assurance il
few manly words beRind Sic declaration
that tlds government iu7s rot as!; 70
more and Will not submit % less
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
.LnIrNsoN srNrENorn.
Judge Clayton Pronouncos ths
nnnIn Of The ahnrnIeaM NEmrdcrer.


Doom Of the ~harpless Murderer.
CHESTER, Pa, Dec. GA special IRON
Media to the Daily Times says:
Samuel johnson, the eolored man CON
vlcted OF the murder of John Sharpless,
the Quaker farmer, was this morning sen-
fenced to be hung.
Az expected his honor gave bis decision
to-day Gu the motion for new trial, and a
nupbpr OF people were present to hear It.
After reviewing tho arguments, Judge
Clayton stated that he had decided to re-
fuse q new trial, deaining the first one fair
and impartial.
BY the direction Of the court the prisoner
was placed before him, and when District
Attorney Baker had moved that sentence
be passed, Ills Honor in solemn manner
pronounced JOhnson's doOm--that he bt
hung by the neck until he was dead.
While the court was addressing ht
prisoner, johnson sat apparently unlnoyed
In fact lie appeared to be far less hifsete,
| than lid Judge Clayton himself. Heiooltsn M
though he might have simply been a pef'
| spectator OF the dramatic scene, instead .
/ the principal IN a tragic event.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

usually settles in the back or limbs, and
often 50 conpletelyoyerpowersit its victims
that all business or labor hus to be abau-
loned Our readers should remember
that Hoods SGrsaperilla is not recon-
mended as positive specific for rheuma-
tisrn its proprietors doubt if there is, or
can ba, such remedy. But many people
who ware most severely afflicted, state
thst they htye been positively cured by
H9oti'a Sarsaparilla. Tho disease ia often
tb4 resHlt ~ impure blood-hence tue
power af THE great medicine over it, Its
suecfs9 in many severe cases ilstiies us
III recommending ita use to all sutf .rera
from rheumatism. 100 doses 81.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

A lew Snort weeks ago That Young girl
was the personiilcation Of health, vigor and
beauty. The blush upon her checks rivaled
that of the rose; her step was light and
buoyant, her every movement was n revsla-
ton of perfect physical health Yet now
she Is pallid and haggard, and her super
abundant vitality has given place to a
strange dullness and lassitude. What has
caused this charge? Functional irregular.
tiles, which can be cured by DR.. Pierce's
'FayoritG Prescription, remedy to which
thousands of women to-day owe their lives
All druggists
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

John Wanamaker has purchased for
$75, 900 mansion at the north-we COR
ner of Broad and Brown streets Phila-
delphia, which will be used as board
ing-house for young women in his en-
ploy who are homeless. The house in a
brown stone mansion, finished within
with mahogany and walnut. Those young
women in Mr.. wanamaker's employ who
desire will be given home where com.
fort and refinement will be thrown about
them.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

WAsHSGToN, Dec. When Mr.. Cox,
Of New York, took the cath of Office to-
day, b. found himself in the embarrass.
ing position Of having to tccupy seat on
the outer row upon the Republican side,
but was relieved by the courtesy of Rep.
resentative 5 D. Sayers, of Texas, who
congratulated him, his party and the
country upon his return to legislative
labor Mi Sayers then in spirit Of
courtesy rendered HIS seat to MIR. Cox.
This seat is prominent one on the Demo
cratic side, and was occupied during
several Congresses. Mr. Cox, though
!oath 10 dislodge Nh. Sayers, was final
iaiRctd 70 accept the courtesy: and tax
~ frdiu his scarf pearl pin Of this
| design star and crescent, presented il
:" ~ Sgers as a maMento of the occa
sion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
MlImlrrtOr. Thursdav. Dsc 9, l986.


Farmers will be pleased should Henry
Olewa prove ttus prophet For several
days past he has been sending out circu-
lars booming this staple and insisting that
II was good stock to buy, was steadily ad-
yanciug and bound to go higher. In his
Thursdays circular he touched, with
much confidence, on the important show
ing OF current large exports that America
has not lost the European market for her
product and is not likely to lose itso long
as American wheat can be laid down in
London at reasonable advance over
India wheat, because the superior
quality Of the former will tnrn
the scale. ''India wheat" he says sis
hard and lacka fAvor, and is only made
available for most uses by mixing with
the English or American product. II
suoh wheat rs India sends TO the London
market should be sent to this country fol
sale, there would be no buyers for it al
any price" In his circular of Friday
he goes on to say The American eEoE
of this year was excellent in qualify and
quite satisfactory in quantity, but il
Europe 1t was the reverse, and our presen
large exports are evidence Of the relia
bility of this statement. England ant
France will take all the wheat We cal
spare between now and the next crol
yield, thus showing its great demand, AM
,yhatever product or article Of trade has
demand equal to tine supply must soone
or later enhance in value We suspeC
Mr.. Clews Of being long" on wheat, bu
If his promises are sound Delawar
farmers who have not sold their Gro
may come in for n little taste of the boon
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
w spasssaseE s.


PHILADELPHIA, December i, 1855.
December.
H Holiday month. Christmas !
The vision broadens until
the great day comes, then
narrows to the quiet New.
}, Yiear-day, living at length in
the worry and work Of the
New Year only as a pleasant
memory of a past Joy.
Christmas joys are born of
cares. Parent, child, brother,
sister, friend, dependent are
cares, each and all, until the
Christmas tokens are bro
vided. Take these cares easilv
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
arlsIleId,. Wv unI,nc,or.

Mr.. southey T. Miles, the newly ap-
PORTED collector Of tho port of Girls
tielt, Md, 10 succeed lance Lawson, sus-
pended, assumed control of the office
Tuesday, The collectors salary isIlimited
to SO 900 to be paid out of the fees Of
the office. There 10 but one deputy col.
lector, who receives salary of Si,1O0.
The present deputy is Col. Baldwin
Hnfty, Of Somerset county.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
ESTIMATES or EXPENDITURE.
Proposed APPROXIMATION Submitted
IN alnnRrnsn Ynhtarhnr

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 Among the esti-
mates submitted to Congress to-day by
the Secretery Of the Treasury were the
following: Navy Yard, League Island,
Pa. -Store.bouse for ordnance $75, 900 |;
store-bouse for provisions aud clothing,
S75, 900; store.house for equipment and
recruiting, $75 900; office building for
commandant, $4,000; dwellings, b and
O, $4,000; dwellings ID aud L, SlS, 900;
landing wharf, foot of Fifteenth street,
rs feet by 400 feet, $26,4l6; dredging
and filling, $155, 900; one timber dry
dock, 5000, 1000. For federal building at
Pittsburg, $2OO,OOOi at Williamsport,
$125,00O; ct Reading, 100000; i'm
proving Delaware river in PENNSYLVANIA
and New Jersey, $500, 600; Sc6uylkill
river $5S, 900; Allegheny river, SAC, 900 ;
harbor Mt Delaware Breakwater, 5000 900,
harbor at Erie, Pa, SAG, $40; ice harbor
at Marcus Hook, $35, 900; harbor at vii.
mington, $75, 600; ice harbor OF New
Castle, SIS, 900.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

SALISBURY, MD, Dec. 5.-The work of
rebuilding is about closed for the season
on account of the cold weather. Already
there have been 80 temporary buildings
erected at cost of about 81, 200 each,
and two brick buildings at cost of
S5, 900.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

Prohibition in Atlanta has led to the
discovery of queer tipple that masquer-
AIDES under the name of domestic wine.
The Constitution man doesn't take kindly
to the new beverage. He says it is a
deiusion and snare, In the old days,
when he could get 10 whisky regularly
he knew just what to do, but domestic
wine is too subtle and uncertain in its
idiosyncracies for him. He hoe Forna
out that L he INDUCES in literal draughts
OF il lie III get 1rurg wtt1ln week
afterwards, but there is too much vague
ness about the when. If he puts himself
on the outside of bottle OF this wine on
Saturday, he is compelled to absent him.
self from church on Sunday, for he
knoweth not what hour tie inconsiderate
beverage will select to get in its work.
The same consideration will keep him
away from tho reunion Of the total ab.
stainers on Monday and restrain hia from
taking his best girl to the clIrysantlemum
show on Tuesday night or to the "Ten
Nights in Bar Room matinee on We'd
nesday in fact he dselares that the only
safe plan is to cancel all engagements fol-
the whole ensuing week, aud await the
inevitable in suspense and rs much O.
privacy as possible.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

Captsin Mitchell, Of the bark Antoine S4la,
Nav York and Havana irade. came home vi
Nay, entirely helpless with rleunahtn lie
went to the mouUtaips, but receiyipHno bNu III,
at his wife's request began % take Huof's
SarsHpnrilla. He inmeti .tely began To I'm
prove In two months his rheumatism vas al
gone, and lie sailed in C mulaUa o. lila VIZ Vi u
veil man. Hooi's Ssrsapsria Tlll hnp you.
Sod BY all druggists
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

Treasurer Jordan report indicates that
the surplus revenue for the current year,
to close next June, promises to exceed one
hundred millions of dollars. Here are
two unnecessary dollars drawn from every
man, woman and child in the United
States-ten unnecessary dollars taken out
of the pocket Of every head of family of
five persons, and for what To protect
American labor? Nonsense. 1t is simply
to make comparatively small number of
rich men still richer. If every head of a
family had to step up to collectors
Office and plank down $40 in ready cash
once year, what general kick there
would be. But when that sum is spread
over the 1866 days of the year and
split up into two or three cents on
one article and a cent or two on another
the average citizen forks over and says
nothing. This was all we'll enough when
the government needed the money, but
now that the dollars are pouring in by
the hundred millions above the Legitimate
expenditures of the nation, it is certaiui!
high time to call halt. We're there n,
other reason for this course, We have q
witnessed, within the past two or thre
years, to our aggrayation and nauseatior
what wild and extravaeant schemes
swelling treasury is sure to beget anon
the thousands OF SPECTATORS or pecul
tors-who are constantly itching to g
their hands up to their elbows into IL
peoples money. Will Randall and h
followers dare again to stand in the We
of rsmedying this wrong?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
CROUCH ON UAFARRH,,

Enough on Itchn cures akin humora, erup.
TINS, ring worm, letter, salt rheum, frosted
feet, chilblains, Itch, ivy poison, barbers itch.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

cerrects offensive odors at once. Complete cure
Of worst chronic Cases; also uueQuRlod Re
gargle for dtphtheriA, sore throat, foul breath.
b0n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
..RnItGMnN Rars,,


Clears out rats, mice, roanhes, fiies, ants, be,
bugs, beetles, Insects, skunks, Jack rabbit
sparroWs, gophers, l5s. at druggists
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

Two ffnme buildings on Eutaw street,
Bslumnre, were burned early Tuesday
morning aud Mrs Ann Peck, aged 30
years persisted in Que of them.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

ASK for Wells "Rough on Corns" Quick re-
lief, complete cure Corns, warts, bunionB. l5c,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

Buy early. Soon you will be
jostled on the sidewalk,
crowded in the store; shortly
the overworked days will
come. We can do better Tor
you now than then.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

Civil perturbatlons In the Samoan Islands
have during the past few years been a
source of considerable embarrassment to
the three governments, Germany, Great
Britain, and the United States, whose rela-
portant group are guaranteed by treaties.
The weakness Of the native administration
and the conflict Of opposing interests In
the Islands have led King MalletoR to seek
alliance or protection In some one quarter,
regardless of the distinct engagements
whereby no one Of the three treaty powers
may acquire any paramount or exclusive
interest. In May last Malietoa offered to
place Samoa under the protection Of the
United States, and the late consul, without
| authority, assumed to grant It. The pro.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09

given TO the more favored manufacturer.
recommend that, keeping in view all
| these considerations, tho increasing and
unnecessary surplus OF national income
annually accommodating, be released to the
| peoule, by an amendment TO our revenue
| laws which shall cheaper the price Of the
necessaries OF life and give freer entrance
| to such imported materials az by American
labor may DC manufactured into marketable
| commodities.
The director Of the mint reports that ut
the time of the passage OF the law OF 1878
directing this coinage, the intrinsic vaiue
Of the dollars thus coined was ntnety-fOur
and one-fourth cents each, and that on the
31st day OF July, 1886, the price Of silver
reached the lowest stage ever known, 50
that the intrinsic or bullion price Of ON
standard silver dollar at that date was less
than seventy-two cents. The price of sill.
yer on the Both day of November last was
such as to make these dollars intrinslcally
worth seventy-eight cents each.
These differences In value OF the coins
represent the fluctuations In the price OF
silver, and they certainly do not indicate
that compulsory coinage BY the govern
ment enhances the price Of that commodity
or secures uniformity In Its value.
have seen no reason to change the view
expressed in my last annual message on thu
subject Of this compulsory coinage; and
again urge Its suspension on all the grounds
contained In my former recommendation
reinforced by the significant increase o
our gold expectations during the last year
as appears by the comparative statemen
! herewith presented, and for the furthe
! reasons that the more this currency is dis
tributed among the people the create
: becomes our duty to protect II from dis
aster; that we now have abundance for al
our needs; and that there seems but littl
propriety In building vaults to store sucl
currency when the only pretence for II
! coinage is the necessity Of Its use by tn
q people as n circulating medium.
0 The conflicting views of our revenue law
{ are sources OF much complaint, but, pend
: ing amendments, the present litigatio
: should be relieved. There are now abou
/, $500 OF these suits, LOO OF which wer
d started within the past Is months, and man
4 have been at issue for 25 years. woul
/ urge the propriety Of passing a law pei
;, hitting the appointment Of an additions
S Federal judge in the district whore thes
s government suits have accumulated, SO this
Q by continuous sessions OF the courts devote
o TO the trial Of these cases, they may be d.
@ termined.
i The army, at the last return, consiste
y OF 2,l0S officers and ~, 948 enlisted mel
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-22
What Washington Writer Will Do.

Take shy, questionable, home
keeping woman, from some sweet little
country town." says the Washington
correspondent of the New Orleans
Picdytt1le, "and set her down, the wife
of member in Congress, with her
first Congressional winter all before
her. 1t is like her first baby, almost
too good to be true; far too grand and
wonderful to be realized in hurry.
She finds out by that mysterious mil
linery and social law of gravitation her
way to some good milliner and gets
herself half dozen silk and velvet
dresses. She is boarding, but has the
use of a parlor, and on Tuesday after
noon, arrayed in her best, takes her
seat In that parlor and receives in quite
a grand style. Oh, she is so sweet and
kind, and friendly in her manner, and
you, who are shy and set great store by
the doings of these official ladies, come
away entranced. You don't know your
self the conciliatingness, the gentle en-
treaty, the timid ambition, the lack of
self-confidence, the embarrassment that
come of the unconsciousness of pos
sessing power that makes this new
members wife so sweet, and lovely,
and kind to you. But only wait year.
In year the shy. conciliating little
lady becomes dignifieG, complaisant,
bland, patroniz.ng, elegant She may
be, and often is, Just as sweet and
kind hearted as ever before, but after a
year she has learned her own power.
She is no more shy. If she was a
dainty bud she blossoms into a perfect
rose. If she was an imperfect bud, the
gaslight and champagne of Washing
ton winter have opened the heart and
disclosed the velvety petals touched
and smlrched with the canker."
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Deserved Promotions.

President II. II. Cable, of the Chi
cago. Rock Island and Pacific Railway,
announces the appointment of T.. St.
that company. Some months ago Mr..
st. John received the appointment of
assistant to the General Manager, and
then assumed the duties which fall to
the position which he now takes. There
will be but one comment on the gentle
mans promotion, and that, that in
qualification, ability, and past devotion
to the interests of the corporation he
has served so long and we'll he fully de-
serves the place he has been chosen to
I'LL. In whatever capacity he has been
tested, from the lowest round of the
ladder up through the various
grades, he has demonstrated his
entire fitness for the duties and inter-
ests intrusted to his charge, and dis
charged them SO well that advancement
on merit was also a certainty of the fu-
ture. His record is one that he may
well be proud of, and those officials and
opponents who have crossed swords
with him in the numerous tilts that
have enlivened Western railway history
In the past will be the first to concede
his eminent fitness for any position
embraced in the railway world. A
close student of railway problems, an
acute observer of passing events, forci-
bic. and with touch of combativeness,
when the aggressive is the right
method, he has made his influence felt
at the right time and place. That he
will be universally congratulated is as
sured, and, better still, there will be
no touch of envy or jealousy in the
chorus.
Mr.. st. John entered the railway
service in 1862, as clerk in the general
ticket office of the Quincy and Toledo
Road. On July 4, 1863, he became
attached to the Rock Island General
Ticket Department, progressing
through various grades until on June
i, 1879, he was appointed General
Passenger and Ticket Agent, posi-
ton he has continued to hold to date.
The vacancy made by Mr.. st. Johns
advancement promotes Mr.. L. A. Hol-
brook to the position of General, and
Mr.. George Ii. Smith to that of AS
sistant General Passenger Agent. Both
gentlemen deserve the recognition thus
given, and will doubtless make equal
ly good records in the future as in the
past.-ChicdgO Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-22
Look Ont

For the advertiser who has good cleri-
cal position to offer, but wants you to
make "a deposit of $50 or more as a
guarantee of your reliability"
The lightning-rod agent who agrees
to incase farm building with light
ming rods for 50, and subsequently
presents bill for Sl05-Sl00 for the
rods and So for putting them up.
The party who sells rights for a
worthless patent process for curing
tobacco.
Worthless recipes for curing hog
cholera and other animal diseases.
Swindlers who claim ROYALTIES on
some patented article which they may
find in a farmers possession.
Quack travelling dentists who adver-
tise to furnish set of teeth fully as
good as the best for very small sum
of money.
Organizers of stock companies who
have just few more shares, and are
willing to let you i'll ION the ground
floor"
The experienced responsible law
yer," who says he stands high in his
profession, has record of winning
ninety per cent. of his cases." and will
do your having for you on shares.
The railroad scalpers who very fire.
quently palm off worthless tickets as
genuine upon the unsupported Er-
chdTQe.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-22
The Death OF General Wolfe.

General James Wolfe led the
English army sent in 1859 to take Can
ada from the French. The battle was
fought on the Heights of Abraham,
above Quebec, September ID, 1859.
On the night before, the British had
climbed the precipitous cliffs, and by
daybreak were marshaled for battle in
the rear of the French army. Hastily
the soldiers were drawn from the
trenches before the city, and sent to
check the advancing columns of the
enemy. The ground was uneven, and
the lines advanced brokenly. The
British reserved their fire till the col
umns were within forty yards, then
discharged their musketry. The close
fire threw the French into confusion.
Wolfe was leading his advance in per-
son, and now ordered charge. But
the French, who had gallant leader
also, rallied and pushed their enemies
back. Wolfe was wounded, and in urg-
ing q second charge was again struck.
Still pressing forward, third ball
wounded him in the breast, and he fell
just as his soldiers made another
charge and were victorious. AS the
dying commander was being carried
toward the rear, the shouts Of victory
fell upon his ear. "They feel" cried
one of the attendants who were bearing
him. "Who fee?" asked the dying
hero. "The French are running ev-
erywhere," said the officer. Then i
die happy" said the General, and ex-
pired - Inter Ocean