Daily Republican., 1886-05-27
THIRD EDITION.
Dots.


STA reward will be paid for the return
OF mastiff pup to COL Frank lin street.
The Rainbow festival at Olivet Pres
byteriAn Church will be repeated this
evening.
VIM. r. Beatty, 800 West Twelfth
street, advertises to sell or rent four SIX
room houses on DUPONT street.
Mrs. Fl. e. Burton, with her twol
soma, Of Georgetown, Delaware, Is visit
ing her parents In this city.
IL fine cabinet photographs and one
large frame size free for $500 at Hol-
lands photograph gallery, 307 Market.
Rebecca w. Oakford, wife of Edwin
M. Ware, died at Port Norris, N. j., on
the goth inst.
The managers OF the strawberry festi-
val ut Green Hill Presbyter ian church
will be pleased to see o large gathering
of young folks this evening.
The African M. e Conference, which
met in Harrisburg, Pa, appointed Rev
j. @. Brown as pastor OF the A. M. e.
Church of this city.
Our old friend Lewis Walter, of
Kennett Square, Pa, has left at the
office Of the Kenneth News a stalk of rye
seven feet four inches in length.
The gas company of Media, Pa,
has reduced the price of gas to 50 per
1000 feet to all consumers irrespective
of the amount used.
The steam yacht Lagonda, which has
been overhauled by The Pussy and
Jones Company, was given satisfac-
tory trial trip on Wednesday afternoon
A basket, table cloth, two pair of
drawers and number of other articles
were identified as goods taken from the
house. Pyle was held iF $500 ball for
court.
Department Commander job M
Dunn and his staff will go to Odess to-
morrow evening, in order to institute s
new Post of the Grand Army in that
town.
1t Is reported that Samuel G. Warner,
of the Warner Axle Co., Third and
Orange streets, has rented shop att
st. Paul, Minnesota, and will remove
to that place about the lst of August.
The joint memorial committee of
Smyth and Grant posts, with Chief
Marshal Dunn and the marshals Of the
various organizations to participate in
the memorial parade of Monday, will
meet in Ssenger Hall this evening.
Parker has secured a Il ret class assist.
ant, and all who wish to get their
boards or hair taken off promptly
should call at No. 1903 East Second
street. Ladies should send children
and have their superhuous locks clipped
OFF.
Mr.. A. L, Hudson, who resides near
Smyrna, Kent County, has purchased
farm of 300 acres from john Benson,
on the road from Millineton TO Sudlers-
Vile, Maryland for $4,000, and pro-
poses to plant 400 acres of it with
peach trees.
Peter Taylor, colored man employ
ed by the Walton & Whann Co., wac
struck by the south-bound train on fine
p. w. & b. Railroad ON Wedpesday
norning, near the West Yard, When hi,
was knocked down and conslderably
injured about the head and face.
A Great Event In tho Railroad World
Some $4,000 miles 81 railroad track in
the South will be Changed on the first
OF June next froh the five foot TO the
tour teet nlnel inches gauge, so as to
make the tracks of railroads through
out the UHited States OF uniform gauge.
Within few days after the date
namN the change will have been ac'
coNplished in 1000 more miles of road.
SJ1ch an event is of the first Importance
from a business and political point of
view, az it implies an increasing com
munity of interests between the North
and South.
The cost of narrowing the gauge three
inches will average from SIS to 500 per
mile, and the additional cost of chang
ing the tread of locomotives, passenger
and freight csrs will be very consider
able. But the cost will be recouped in
the diminished expenses, which, in
turn, will lead to lower rates.
After the first of the coming month II
will be practicable to send car from
Tallahassee to Portland, Oregon, or
from San Antonio, Texas, to Boston, a
circumstance that must facilitate inter.
course,