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Year: 1870

l. hereby given by the President and Commissioners of the village Of Port D"poa there is ,ue for Tax assessed to Andrew b. Cross for expense paving that of the eastern side Main street in the said VILLAGE in front of Lots No 80, 63 and 65, the Of Two Hum bred and One Dollars and Sixty Cents aud also for the regular corporation tax upon lots and Quarry in the northrrn part of said village for the year 1860 the further of SI 40, making in all tie of $1,000; and that unless the taxes due sail lands as aforesaid shall he paid the Ba Of the said village Of Port Deposit within the space of thirty days after ninth day of July next the land charged, much thereof as may he will be sold to the highest bidder for the payment of the same By order of the President and Commissioners of the village of Port Deposit. SAMUEL NJ c. NESBITT I
Year: 1860

REFUSED TO TAKE PorsoN.-We are inform. ed, says the Stockton Argus that few hours prior to the execution, Friday, Jacob Elyea delivered to the Rev. Mr.. HILL quantity Of poison which he had accumulated in the form of phosphorus, taken from the matches which had been handed him to light his pipe Elyel had been upwards Of year aceumulatinq the poison by this means with a view of com hitting suicide, and ha d secured a sufficient quantity for that purpose; but he refused tc use it through conscientious scruples against taking his own life.
Year: 1850

We learn that this Institution is rapidly gain. ing the confidence of the public in this and 9th er States. and that its business and affairs are in a highly prosperous condition. Indeed, the sue cess of the Company, thus far, has greatly ex. ceeded the anticipatuns of its friends. At last meeting of the Trustees, an order was passed, requiring 800, ono oflhe Guaranty Capital to be taken, which has been subscribed
Year: 1860

d. virtue of decretal order made and entered ID in the Circuit Court of the Uuited States for the District of Michigan, i'm the cause wherein Amos NJ Sackett and others are Complaiuauts and Rollin G. Denison, Caroline c. Denison and Lawrence Brewer Defendants. shall sell al public auction on the premises hereinafter des. cribed, situated in the village of Dowagac County of Cass and State of Michigan, on the 22d day OF November, 1860 at four o'clock in the afternoon, all that certain piece parcel of land lying and being in said village, County and State known and described as follows: Commencing at the east corner of village lot number one hundred and seventy-eight Q7S), in said village of Dowagiac, thence southwesterly along the line of Front Street 81 feet and two inches, thence northwesterly parallel with Commercial Street six rods, thence northeasterIy along the line of alley twenty oue feet and two inches to the north of said lot thence seutheasterly along the line Of said lot to the place of beginning, being strip of land twenty one feet and two inches in width from the north east side of said lot 49, GEORGE G. BULL, Master in Chancery of said Court ID. MOORE, Complainants Solicitor. Dated, October 3D. 1860 oct4-24w6 The above Sale is postponed until the goth day Of December, 1860, at nine O'Clock in the forenoon at the place above named. GEO. G. BULL, Master in Chancery of said Court Dated, November 90, 1860. The above Sale is further postponed until the 22d day of January, 1861, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, at the place above named. GEO. G. BULL, Master in Chancery of said Court. Dated, December 20, 1860.
Year: 1880

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, May n, 1885, Upon the application OF Daniel Farra. Aumlnis rator OF Osborn Belt late OF Wilmington Hundred, IN said couu- W, deceased, IL Is ordered AID directed by the Register that the Administrator afore. SAID give notice of the granting OF letters OF Adminislfation upon the estate OF the deceaHed, with the date Of granting there OF, Dy causing advertisements TO be posted Wlthlu iorty days from the date OF such letters, in six OF The musi public places OF the county Of New Caste, recurring ali persons having demands against The es- tate 70 present. The same or abide by An act OF assembly in such case made and provided. And also cause the same to he inserted within the same period Ia the WiLMINGIoN GAZETTE, anewspaper pub lished IN Wilmington, anu 10 be continued therein three we Ks. (e. o. d. 49, Given under the hand and seal L. >. oi Office Of the Register aforesalI - 1t New Castle, IN New Castle county Aforesaid, the day ana ear q boye "ip'en' >. Z. BIG IS, Register,
Year: 1870

The COlOred Voters and their Enemies. The enthusiasm among the colored peo- pie increases daily, and their determination to prove themselves worthy of the position to which the Fifteenth Amendment has raised them, is manifest in all their works. Ratification meetings Of that grand article in the charter of their freedom, are being held in all parts of the country, and the enthusiasm seems to rise with every dem onstration. We give accounts this week of two of those meetings held in this county,-one at Cecilton and the other at Port Deposit, both largely attended and got up in 4 manner that would have re- Elected credit on the white people who have many more and superior advantages for such displays. Preparations are in progress by the col Ored people of Elkton for celebrating the 4th of July, by demonstration similar to the above and in view Of what they have accomplished, we may expect a turnout ON that day which will eclipse any Fourth of July celebration ever witnessed in this town. One of the most praiseworthy features which have distinguished those ratification meetings, is the decorum and strict order which has attended them. No drunk men, no noisy brawls are seen or heard among the colored people at these meetings. They f,al t1,,H ~, ii I,ra lynx-eyed world, ready to condemn the slightest irregularity or unbecoming act OH their part, although the whites set myriads of examples at their public gatherings. 1t is this pride of character, this self-respect, which so enrages that class of Cepperheads who have prophesied all manner of evil things against the colored man in state of freedom. But from every honest man and lover of good morals and good behavior, the department of the colored people elicits words of praise and encouragement. This commendable conduct on their part, i'll place of allaying, only serves to increase the envy and hatred Of the party which has it in its power to do them incalculable injury. The business of registration is entirely in the hand
Year: 1860

Mr. EpIfoR On my arrival here this morning, about IL o'clock, | found the main building on the premises burned to the ground The burning occurred OF the night of the 18th inst. between II and one O'Clock. and is almost universally believed to have been the work of an incendiary. The fire originated in the rear of the main building, at point tle most unfavorable fox being arrested. The fire was soon discov~ cred by those in the building. and the most strenuous efforts put forth to arrest the pro- gress of the flames, but ali in vain. By great exertlon and unusual presence of mind on the part of the inmates of the building, much of the furniture was saved; but far the greater part being in rooms, difficult for ac- cess, was lost AT one time it was thoughs impossible to save any part of the building on the premises, but the noble little band stood up manfully, and by great efforts judi ciously directed, succeeded ia saving all the cabins and one of the wings of the main building. Among the gentlemen who put forth such noble exertions, (besides those who we're connected with the Institution) were Elk Gov. Lubbock, of Texas; Mr.. W. J. Robson, of New Orleans; Mr.. Lee. of Washington, D. c., DIR. Martin and Mr.. Charles Taylor, of Richmond. No clue as yet to the base perpetrator of so foul deed but facts are being developed leading to strong suspicious. The individual losses of Prof. Morrissett, Mr. James Cooke and myself were heavy. Though our losses are extensive and dis appointments great, yet amid all this, we are not discouraged. The school will go on Notwithstanding the accident. Already hands are engaged ma king preparations for the accommodation Of students. By the kind assistance of several gentle men owning property in the immediate VII cinity, we will be able to accommodate from $50 to IT'S students this session. The Board of Trustees will convene at this place on Friday next. the 21st inst. Yours, &c, VIM E. DUNCAN All papers friendly to the Allegheny Col lege
Year: 1890

do not know of n single case OK genuine reformation among profess sional criminals. Pretended reforms may frequently be observed, but should the penitent get chance to steal any thing worth taking. the temptation is too much for him. ! have in my mind now five or six cases OF men who had been professional criminals, who tried 70 convey the impression to me that they had undergone a change OF heart, and would in the future live honest lives. These fellows set up business with money they had stolen, but their business was only blind. They were still as crooked as ever, not taking part in robberies themselves, but planning them and getting other thieves to exc cute their plans, and give them a per- centage of the proceeds. Thus they es- cape the risk Of jail, but they are more wicked and dangerous than the ordi- nary thief. man who has just completed his first term OF Imprisonment almost in variably resolves that it shall be bis ,ast lie goes back TO the city and struggles along for a short time. trying TO make an honest living. but il Is very hard. Everything is against him. En- ployers viii not give him work He falls in with his old associates; they tempt him; ne is without mesns-he takes TO stealing again IS naturally as duck takes 70 water Criminals are cruel 70 each other. Let one Of them get employment and be living honestly. and another finds him out II the one who Is working does not submit to bIsckmail. the employer will receive a letter telling him what kind Of nan he has working for him. I got employment for nun 1er % pro fessiOnsls who were trying 20 give up their Old lives. IN every case old ssso- ciates who found them. tried 70 bleed them. and failing in shat exposed them and bad them turned sdrift again. A thief on the public highway is ike case OF smallpox in = tenement house. he i menace % a. about hin, and should bs put where be could do 10 damage Many Ssstes Of this country have what is called . Profess OF Al Criminal kck~ and re need ore During TIE
Year: 1880

juno 80, 1880. Our town is quiet, very quiet, and as a natural consequence notes are scarce. One or two weeks ago, could have written something newsy, as we'll as interesting. Could have told you something of pcnics, parties and excursions, and ever so much more; but now all is quiet. Our city clerks and bummers busy | themselves talking about the Piiis and poll tics, and about U. G. Slant, B lin jaime, and ",hem other Tiers" taking back seat as it were, while James A. Garfield came to the | front, and many other things. Business is very quiet, and no doubt wi remain SO until our neighboring farmers are through with all their hard work. The farmers are becoming uneasy about their crops. They complain of too much rain. They can't pIow their corn. Hay making season is here and wheat is begin ming to rust. We are having some very warm weather too, too warm for comfort, but Mr.. Druen says, in his poetical style, This weather will do For day or two" whenever you are short of rhymes, Mr. Editor, just call on Mr.. Druen. Many from here and vicinity have visit ed the "booming Mississippi" during the past week, and 'tis we'll worth the trip for those who never before saw the "Father of Waters" on tear. The 4th of July will not be celebrated here. Delegations from this place will visit other places that will celebrate, though. Mail arrivals at our office are irregu lar now, owing to the high water. Among our personals are the names of Mr.. G. T. Foster, of New Lisbon, and Mr.. Geo. Bishop, of Beetown. The latter is one of Grant county's thrifty farmer boys, and knows where he can get genuine harness,too He comes here every time, and sticks to our harness maker like good 'un. Mrs, s. Jeffries, of Helena, Montana, is here to spend the summer months with rela- tives and friends in this vicinity. Though many years have glided by, and many changes have been wrought, since she left here for the far West, the Beautiful home where her childhood was speut. Beautiful skies where the r
Year: 1890

BUTTE, March o. Special Deputy State Mining Inspector Jacob Oliver Te- turned from trip TO the Alta mine az Wickes. where he went to investigate the accident reported from that mine. The particulars Of The accident are as follows: Ole Olind was working in the eighth slope of the Alta mine on Monday afternoon About O'Clock in the afternoon he let of several holes. After supper he returned 10 the same place 10 work and had been to work but few minutes when rock weigh ing about ld0 pounds fell on him from 4 height of about ten feet. Olind WAS quickly taken from the mine and removed TO his boarding place, but he bad sustained severe internal injuries which resulted in his death on Tuesday morning. lie was a Swede about ~ years of age and leaves Il wife and five children in the old country. A coroner's inquest was held on Tuesda y and the jury eXonerated the mining COM pany from all blame for the accident.
Year: 1880

AN old physician. retired from prac- tice, having had placed in bis hands BY an East India missionary the formuls Of simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure for Con- sumption. Bronch' tis, Catarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung Affections. also . positive and radical cure for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints, af ter having tested its wonderful curative powers in thousands Of cases, has felt it his duty to make in known to his suffering fellows Actuated BY this motive and desire to relieve human suffering. ] will send free Of charge to all who desire it, this recipe, in German, French, or English, with full directions for preparing and using, Sent by mail by addressing with stamp. naming this paper, WV. SHERAR,l4 Powes' Block, Rochester, N. 2. now, '8etl 3eow.
Year: 1850

When the thermometer ascends above ninety and the dust in the streets rises in faces, and the eye grows weary of the dull brick walls, and the school boys wish for the coming holidays, and Legislators begin to make short speeches, and even editors become unintercsng, and the "sole organ grows querulous, oh how refreshing TO the senses is even the thought of cool summer rctreat-a shady dell gurgling fountain, the beautiful expanse of old ocean We have famed ourselves with palm leaves, we have quaffed ice water from Cortlan's refrigerator, and soda water from Pater- sons fountain, and we have eaten ice creams from Miller's "Creamery," and bathed at Cops, and tried every means of proffered relief short of the fragrant julep itself-but all TO purpose. Wea riness, languor, suffocation, will come over us, and in our sleep we dream of the springs at Bed ford and Warrenton, and Of the invigorating de- lights of Piney Point and Old Point Comfort These pleasing visions, and when awake we would that dream had still continued. But since it will not abide with us, we must arise and seek the still more delightful reality Old Point Comfort. Even her dread engines of death cannot terrify us We would seek her plea SAINT shades, her marine deicacies, her lux urious baths, men seek fame, cen in the cannon's mouth" To be enveloped in the plant surf of the Atlantic at this place is greater luxury than the three hour manipuIations in Turkish bath, of which Urquhart gives 80 circumstantial an ac- count. And then this place is of such easy ac. cess! If you at Norfolk you have but to step u Washington Baltimore boat if you are at Washington or Baltimore, you have but to step ON Norfolk boat, and go TO slecp-and when you wake up, there you are And with what a hearty welcome will Mr.. French greet you Why, dish Of soft crabs is even improved by the open smile with which he introduces you TO them and that delicious fish vilely libeed by its nane-the hog fsh!-beyond all praise it is, ascends in
Year: 1870

Agent for Patents, Pensions, Bounties and al oaosc claims against TIA Government. PATENIS-Domestic ald Foreign, obtained at us IA. rates. Reissues prepared; Patent Law BUSH ness, Interferencss, etc, attended to. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS furnished, and claims promptly prosecuted receipt of application and proof Pension Arrears, payable in this city, duly collected. Bounty Land. Indian Depreciation, soldiere' Bounty and Arrears, and Internal Revenue Claims faithfully prosecuted. OFF iCERs ACCOUNTS speedily adjusted. an Arrears secured. QUARTERMASTER AND COMMISSARY CLAIM and all other cisifns. whether against the Var, Navy, Treasury Postotice, or Interior Depart. ment, to be presented to Congress-. before the court Of Claims, carefully attended to. MAIL CONTRACTORS AND POSTMASTERS- will find it for their interest 10 his seryiCes In this connection he may be excused for remark. ing that he held the Office of First Assistant Post master General for several years, retiring az Post. master General, March, l86l-sinoe which he has been constantly engaged in the practice Of his present business, and consequently is familiar with the mode OF proceedings in all the Departlp ents the Government. BUSINESS EMEETS--ente-ed into with Attorneys for Claims Patents throughout the country on mutually satisfactory terms my27
Year: 1870

A Great Book for Farmers.--Messrs. 4. b. TREAT & Co., Publishers, 654 Broadway, New York, have sent US copy Of their NeW Ag- riculiarai Work, entitled "TuE HANDY BOOK OF HUSH lNDRY'': guide for farmers young and old, by GEORGE E. WARISG, Jr., Of Ogden Farm, formerly Agricultural Engineer Of Central Park, N. Y, author Of "Elcments of Agriculture" "Drainng for Profit and for Health !" Earth Closets aud Earth Sewage ;" and Agricultural Editor of the Net0 Yo,k EeeniMg POH This is a hand some volume, of 600 octave pages, fully illustrated, and covers = wide range Of topics Mr.. w AIRING is one Of our most thorough going practical farmers, and is widely known as such by his previous writings, and in this work lie has handled bis various subjects in clear com mon sense style. We know Of no similar work that approaches it. It is sold through agents (either travelling or locaD, and we bespeak for it a ready sale in this community. We clsss our review of this most excellent work by copying the following from late number Of The Albany Eesning Journal: A GREAT Book FOR FARMERS. We have Lad just experience enough in farming to know that "a little learning is a dangerous thing" Better know nothing than to think you know enough. Half the failures result from a con- ceted idea that there is nothing more to learn Tens Of thousands are poor to-day who might have been rich If they had kept up with the times. II isn't enough To initiate the industry and economy Of our fathers, although that is we'll. The farmer Of to-day must know more, and plough and SOW and reap differently, from the farmer OF twenty years ago, or he will speed iy find himself in the rear rank OF the great ag- ricultural army. The Hundy Book Of HaSbaHd | ~, by George E. Waring, Jr., contains just the | information needed by those who are already on farms or who think OF becoming farmers, which ! II properly applied, viii be worth more To them ! than the best farm In Am.rica without this knowledge. Mr.. Waring is a pr
Year: 1880

EDISONS LIFE. sketch Of the Routine Labor Of the Great InventOr-A Family Re. nOwned for Longevity. There are probably but few persons in the world outside the crowned heads whose proba pie length OF life Is canvaSSed by The public al large with more interest than that Of Thomas Ava Edison. And the interest Is not without only In his thirty second year he has made more inventions than any man living. In the Patent Office at Washington is department marked Edison" where his numerous inventions are placed side by side, forming not the least Of the curiositieS OF that institution. Nearly two hun. dred and fifty patents are placed to his credit | making exceedingly dpropOs the description given of him by late commissioner Of patents who styled him ''the young American who made the Patent Office hot with his steps" II is nc wonder, then, that the frequent exclamation Is made by those who reflect on the tremendous amount of labor involved In such record, .'Oh, Edison can't last much longer; he is working strengthened, too. by the inventors well known disregard OF many of natures requirements. Napoleon, it Is related, did not average -four | hours sleep out of the twenty-four. His energy was untiring and his perseverance unconquer- able. His rest was in the saddle and his recrea. ton in the battlefield. The same is true OF Edison In his sphere of life. His only pleasure | Is in his laboratory, where he can be found day | and night from one end of the year to the other, with scarcely an intermission. He seldom seeks | rest In bed. bench or cot among his chemicals | and machinery form his couch six nights out of the seven. Not that there Is any real necessity, | perhaps, for such self-inflicted hardship, but .'roughing it" Is his delight. Life in the Menlo | Park laboratory partakes more OF the character | OF camp pitched near the battlefield than of ! anything else. An average daily routine of the | great scientist, beginning at a time when he | has actually ceased work and
Year: 1850

1 The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, ot November 18th, lS4S, contains the follow ing extract from a private letter written from Albany by MT. Fillmore, then comp troler of the State of New York, immedi- ately after the result of the elections had shown that he was chosen Vice President The letter not being intended for publica, ton, the editor of the Advertiser prefaced it with the following remarks, which suffi- ciently explain our reasons for now repro ducing it; 1 "ln publishing the following extract from a letter received yesterday afternoon from the Vice President elect, we plead guilty to trenching somewhat upon the involabilty of private correspondence; but the senti- ments avowed by MT. Fillmore are so honorable and just, so truly patriotic and national, and will everywhere be read with so much pleasure, that we feel we are justi- | fled, and rendering service, in making them public.-Bufalo Com. Advertiser. "To me there is no manifestation of popular sentiment which calls up such deep feelings of gratitude as that generous vote of my old friends and early constitu- ents of the county of Erie. It is now twenty years since they first elected me to the Assembly, and from that day to this they have stood by me through good and through evil report, and sustained me under all circumstances with zeal and fidelity almost unknown in this country; and the last crowning act of their continued kind ness and confidence awakens the deepest emotions of grateful heart. 'l trust, too, that you will not blame me for expressing the qualification and pride which feel in receiving so fattering a vote in my native State. But these things are, in measure, personal to myself, and there fore of little importance. But the cordiaIi- ty and unanimity with which the Whig ticket has been sustained everywhere, North, South, East and West, is a just cause of national feIicitation. It proves that the great Whg party is truly a nation- al Party-that it occupies that safe and conservative gro