Delaware County Daily Times from Chester, Pennsylvania • Page 1

CHESTER DAILY TIMES. VOL. 6, NO. 80S CHESTER, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1879. PRICE ONE CENT P.

BOYI B2MAMnCT STREET. Chester. WAI CEMAKEh AX1 A fcindi RICE, I Attomej and Ootuuwllor-at-Law, 1a9 No. S34 Market Street, Chester. D.CBALFANT8 MEDIA AND CHESTER ATTORHCY-HT-LAW AM CWVEYAMCER.

Offlce-Northwert Comer of Market Square, au24-ly CHESTER, PA. m3 fsuwenmto J.H.Allen,) plain and Ornamental Plasterer, NO 121 EAST FIFTH CHESTER- On and aOer September 14th, 1878, stages will run as Leave Charter Hope, Media, 7.30, 9JO A. Leave Cheater Railroad Depot, 9JK, 1LOO A. 2.30,SJO P. M.

FARE EACH WAY, 25 CENTS. ParoelB delivered promptly at reasonable rates. aep MEDIA AND UPLAND PIO- NEER STAGE LINE--The Stage will ran oti aud after Monday, Feb. llth, 18T8, as follows; Leave Chester Depot at 7.40 A. 3.11 P.

M. Leave Media at 10 A. and P. M. Oaring Court leave Media at 1 P.

instead of id A.M. SUNDAY TRIPS. Leave Chester A. and 3 P. M.

Leave Media at 19 A. and 4 P. M. FARE, 25 CENTS. A stage runs from Chester to Upland nearly every hoar.

Fare, 10 cents. BOX, 405. JOHN STETSER, Express Messenger. Philadelphia Office--Supple, Lloyd Wal- lort and D.PT Palate's hardware stores, and -i cigar store, intersection of Edgmont OETER CUNNINGHAM, --Everybody liked a crack with Jamie, tbe half wit of G---. He was always ready wiiii ibis answers.

One day the ister met and In speaking asked him, "Now, James, which to you think the most useful "What dae ye thiakyer- seP na, Mr. "Well, I think tbe sheep, for they both feed and clothe." "Na, faith, no; 1 think it's the bone," said James; "for if it wasaa for the horse, tbe gentry wad ride on tbe tap o' pair folk." In the IT. S. Senate yesterday, the Vice President being summoned home by sickness in bis family, A. 6.

Thnrman, of Ohio, was elected President pro tonpore, and it was ordered that tbe Secretary of tbe Senate notify tbe President of the United States and the House of Representatives of the fact. Several bills were introduced and re ferred. Messrs. Logan, of Illinois, and Beck, of Kentucky, spoke on the sixth section of EW LUMBER AHD Many of the striking English miners who have sufficient meant are arranging to emigrate to the United States and British America. A coBtrect for Rreek Joan of francs has been signed between the Greek Minister ihe Cemptoir d'Bjeompte and others.

It is officially announced that American boata witt not be allowed to ran in the Canada water of the Bed River, but American barges may be towed by Canadian steamers. The French, Germans and- Italians are preparing grand displays for the Mexican Exposition, with the object of outdoing the Americana and preventing an increase ef American trade. At a meeting of the Durham masters at Newcastle, England, yesterday, it was resolved to again offer a reduction of 10 per cent, on under-ground and per cent, on Messenger. ages depet; Jtt- AI wit and I BSSS A A The nndersigned, having leased the yard formerly occupied by D. S.

Banting, respectfully calls attention to his Superior Prepared Goal, For family use, which be has just received, and is now ready to sell at prices usually paid for an inferior article. A large and well selected lot of the FINEST SEASONED LUMBER Is now being unloaded at his yard, anl parties In need of anything In his line would do well to call and examine before purchasing elsewhere. WU1 shortly have a full assortment of Lime, Said, Cement, Hair, And other articles usually (band In a Lumber Yard. pEMOVAL. JOSEPH COBNO Ha- removed Ms Tin, Sheet-Iron, Mill Work Establishment from NO.

311 MARKET STBEET, TO SO. 609 XDQMONT ANENUE, above Oeorge Bottomley's mill finding store. Tbanfcfal for past patronage, I would ask a continuance of the 9 fH CORN OQ, feT-dAw-tf 609 Edgmont Avenue. TTT H. GRAHAM, Corner of Third and Concord Avenue, CHESTER, PA.

Fre-sft Jfeaf, Corned Beef ami Pickled Tongues, Ce'mstantly on hand. ay Family orders punctually attended to. 9-13-iy my 2 Frank K. MoOoIhuH BAKERY. LOUIS WATRIN.

A Practical Bread, Cake Pic Baker, Has always hand delivers wnere In Chester and vicinity, rreso BREAD, PIES, CAKES CONFECTIONS- Store and Bakery AT COS. THIRD A1TD HOWJtLLSTA ---JOHN GRUNDY, LIVERY, SALE AMD EXCHAM8E STABLES, Fifth between Market and Welsh Horses Terms esMh. T. HANNUM, DEALER IS CONFECTIONERY, FRUIT and ICE CREAM, Ao. 702 JMgmont Avenue, CHESTER, PAT H- LADOMUS, Practical Watchmaker, A large of American Watches OB hand THIRD STREET, Next to the bridge, Chester.

LARGE LOT OF CHOICE Clover, Timothy and Garden FLOUR OF THE BEST QTJALITY. Superior quality of A. Xi AT THE LOWEST PRICES. AT Sixth and Pine Streets. Mill Feed, Grain and Hay, In any quantity, and at that defy competition.

L. L. LTTKENS SIXTH AND PINE STREETS, THE GREAT FLOUR DEPOT, SIXTH AND PINE STREETS. mh21 PENNSYLVANIA Military Academy, CHESTER, nmni September 12th. Location healthful, Col.

THEO. HYATT. President. JOHN YOUNtt Carpenter and Builder, No. 530 East EIGHTH Street, Chester.

Contracts for new bnlldiags, repairing, al- the Army bill. Pending Mr. Beck's remarks, the Senate adjourned. Nearly all tbe House Committees are now organized and ready for business. A list of eleven members of the present House of Representatives whose seats are contested was referred yesterday to tbe Committee on Elections, who will hold their first formal meeting to-day.

Among the contests is that of Curtin vs. Yocum, from the Twentieth District of Pennsylvania. The Select Committee of the House on Epidemic Diseases yesterday agreed to report the bill of Mr. Young, of Tennessee, to prevent the recurrence of yellow fever and other epidemics. It also gives the National Board of Health power to investigate the cattle disease.

The House Committee ou Agriculture yesterday heard Dr. Cravens, a representative of cattle dealers, on tbe subject of pleu- ro-pnenmonia. Tbe matter was referred to a sub-committee, with instructions to ascertain all the facts in connection with tbe disease and report on Thursday, if possible. In tbe New York Assembly, yesterday, during debate on a bill to regulate tbe sale I of cotton, Mr. Brooks said he had a remonstrance against the bill signed by 00 per cent 1 of those engaged in tbe cotton trade.

The Arkansas Colored Emigration Convention has been in session at Little Rock since Saturday. It has adopted resolutions declaring that tbe colored people are denied their rights in Arkansas and are desirous of emigrating to some other State or Territory, where they can enjoy tbeirtrights, and has also resolved itself into an auxiliary State Emigration Aid Society, and appointed an executive committee. A mass meeting of colored people was held in Cincinnati, on Monday night, at which measures were adopted in aid of the suffering negroes in St. Louis. A committee was appointed to canvass tbe city for snbscrip- tioBS.

John Brown, son of "Ossawatomie" Brown, has published a letter in Cincinnati declaring that, in his opinion, "the time has come for another grand rescue of the colored surface labor, and to refer the remainder of their demands to arbitration. This offer had been previously rejected by the men. The Mexican Congress opened on the 1st instant. President Diaz in his message calls attention to the conclusion of a contract for 11 Tebuantepec the Pacific coast. He refers to the order of General Ord for tbe pursuit of raiders across the border, and hopes that it will be revoked in tbe interest of commerce and industry.

EDISON AS A NEWSBOY. Not lone after the glorious downfall of tbe short-lived paper there occurred an incident in the train life of young Edison that even to-day is recalled with smiles by tbe old train hands. Among the passengers one summer afternoon, on tbe train from Jfon Huron to Detroit, were four young men, apparently the sons of wealthy farmers, traveling for pleasure. They laughed and toW stories and enjoyed themselves at beat they could. Evidently they had plenty of loose cash, for on one or two occasions in their hilarity they exhibited a large roH of bills.

Daring one of their boisterous paroxysms young Edison happened to be passing through the train with a basket of on his arm. "Here, bub," shouted one of tbe yoanc men, "what are you selling the oranges for?" "Three cents readily responded tbe boy. Let's see what they an good for," tinned tbe first speaker, taking the basket in his lap and scrutinising tbe oranges at though about to pick out one. Edison at once began to expatiate on the TuKiousoeas of tbe oranges and their remarkable cheapness. The boisterous young man, however, cut him short by saying, What will you take for the whole lot?" Tbe train boy Dealer In the best brands of Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco and Snuff.

A larae assortment of smokers' articles always on hand at low prices, BROAD ST. EDGMONT AVE. aa IS OTICE TO TAXPAYERS. 'The State, County Tax South ward are payable to GEORGE BAKER, JB-, Collector, at J--BV3T 3 Z5HTTO STORE, Corner Third and Penn Streets. GEORGE BAKER, JB-, A A No.

16 West Third Street, frA. moM-ljr ijijmsB 4V1 -race, and, although he is fifty-eight years old, he is ready to devote his remaining energies to the cause which was so dear to his father." Every alternate life-saving station on the New Jersey coast was closed yesterday and the crews disbanded for six months. The other stations will be closed on the first of May. The Southwestern pool being broken, freight rates to and frem St. Louis and Missouri river have been reduced by tbe at.

Louis railroads from 15 to 5 cento per 100 pounds, cattle for the west from $60 to 580 per car, and wheat and corn from 20 and 15 cents to 8 cents per 100 pounds. It is now supposed in San Francisco that Josiah Bacon, agent of the Goedyear Dental Vulcanite Company of Boston, who was found dead in his room at the Baldwin House on Sunday, was murdered by Dr. Samuel P. Cbalfant, a dentist, with whom be bad a dispute on tbe subject of paying royalty to the Company. A man answering to the description of Cbalfant called at tbe hotel in search of Bacon, and has not been seen since.

Chalfaat's friends believe that he killed Bacon in a fit of anger, and has since committed suicide. Charles Wright and Charles Delacole, witnesses in the case of Captain Peabody, Tbe following characteristic sketches of the early days ot Edison are from the advance sheets of his biography, nowi being written by Counsellor Edwin M. Fox, of New York, for several years past has been an intimate friend of the great inventor: About this time young Edison conceived the idea of starting a newspaper for circulation among tbe train hands and paMengers generally. A spicy sheet, tailing tbe daily life of conductors, brakesmen and ees, giving the latest news from the scenes of war, as clipped from tbe Detroit papers, and serving up th-" general gossip of the stations along the read, was bis conception of what the paper ought to be. His service of ten months on the train as a newsboy was experience, and a dozen pounds of old type was his capital stock.

Soon tbe new paper made its appearance. It bore the distinguished title, in large, black letters, "The Grand Trunk Herald." Its salutatory told of its fearlessness in polities and its fairness in everything. Tbe editor welcomed all contributions, literary or otherwise, particularly otherwise. According to the hopes held oufjtbe fledgling was to be the long felt want in the world of journalism. It was to so overflow with important news that even the least curious ot passengers would feel compelled to disgorge tbe penny necessary for its purchase.

In time its circulation was to extend far beyond tbe limits of tbe State of Michigan, and thousands of eager citizens would daily wait its appearance with feverish impatience. For the first few weeks the foundling fell rather tame on the unappreciative community. The largest of type seemed no inducement to purchase. People looked disdainfully at the diminutive sheet. In vain the editor and sole proprietor yelled its merits through the cars.

Tbe passengers were not to be cajoled or deceived. After a few weeks, however, there came a change. Edison hit upon some railroad topic of general interest, and tbe demand for tbe new paper began to increase. People talked about it and tbe coppers flowed fast into the bands of the ambitions young journalist. Some exciting war news also at the same time transpired, and tbe Grand Trunk Herald" came in for its share of the enhanced circulation of papers generally.

But, alas! there came a day when the paper was forced to suspend. It was not because of financial troubles, for the expense attending its publication was only nominal, as young Edison wrote everything and set up all tbe type himself, doing tbe work at odd hours which he snatched from bis regular duty as train boy. The disaster was rather inglorious in its character. It came about through a man named Bockus. Mr.

Beckns kept a store in Port Hu- and was pretty well known in tbe wuueaoca iu ---r jon, and was pretty -who is charged with murder on toe High fa UBguJirded mom ent young seas, arrived at Boston, yesterday, fropfan Qne in is Francisco, in charge of a detective, and were committed in default of $500 bail paper, that touched tbe dignity of Mr. Bockus, and Mr. Bockus vowed vengeance against A son of Louis C. Wilson, furniture deal- the offender. er ofFredericksburg, died on Saturday, I Edison little suspected the impending andiWiSraccusedhis wife's step-motherof danger.

Tbe ire of theangry Mr. Bockus poisoning the young man. He now denies that he made tbe accusation; but the coro- aer has sent the stomach to the State Chemist, at Eichmond, for analysis. Thirty boys ran away from South Boston to scbool, and was'nnknovn to him. He pursued the even course of bis way in apparent safety, chuckling at the bit be had made.

Tbe day of disaster came at last. Edison was standing near the depot waiting for tbe locomotive to steam up. He did not see a stout and iuirvj steam up. nc on Monday, to escape going to school, ana wnrtMal looking man stealthily walking up applied at the Hyde Park police station ior bebiod hinu He di not kuow at first lodgings for tbe night. They were until yesterday for reclamation by parents.

whose was the heavy band that alighted on his shoulder, and whose tbe voice of thunder thai sfcouied in bis ear, sfA yoa now. young rascal!" He had no time to ITO A SMI wa ware lar." The words were scarcely uttered before tbe customer bad pitched basket and oranges out of tbe open window. Young Edison stared at him iu astonishment, then his indignation began to boil at he contemplated his loss, but before he could speak his eccentric customer bad slipped a bill into his bands with tbe words There's two dollars for you--one dollar for the oranges and one dollar for tbe basket." Then, looking at the still astonished traia boy, be said, "Aren't you satisfied?" Satisfied 1 Lord, yes," said the boy, bis eyes glistening as be again looked at tbe bill and saw to a certainty that it was genuine. Tbe incident over, the young men resumed their hilarity and tbe train boy wended his way back to tbe baggage car, evidently in deep thought. A few later young Edison was again in the car that contained the eccentric customer.

This time he had on his arm a basket of apples. They were not tbe largest apples in the market, neither were they altogether free from defects. What are your applet worth, young fel- ler?" shouted the old customer. "Seven cents apiece," replied Edison, proceeding to dilate on tbe superiority of those particular apples above all ethers in tbe market. "How many have you got?" continued the customer, taking the basket in his hand and balancing it.

"Sixty-two," said Edison, just as the basket and apples sped through the window into an open field, Here's your money," said tbe prodigal, handing tbe train boy a five dollar note. Edison again returned to tbe baggage car and once more the hilarious quartette resumed their chaffing. Five minutes later tbe train boy again appeared. This time his stock consisted of newspapers. Both arms were filled.

To ap pearances they were the papers of tbe day, but tbe young news agent knew that seven- eighths of them were old discarded papers which had been lying in bis box for months. "How much for your papers, bub?" shouted tbe young man. "Six dollars for tbe lot," said Edison somewhat timidly, however, at though fearful that tbe bonanza might be drained. "Here they go!" shouted tbe customer, snatching them from bis and sending them, like their predcessor, through tbe open window. "Here's your money," and the train boy pocketed six dollars additional.

Once more be left tbe car. By this time the passengers were wrought up to a high pitch of interest at tbe unusual departure of political economy which they had witnessed. Tbe lavish young men laughed atondat their coarse, and one of them was beard to say, "Well, I guess we've bought him out at last." Tbe prediction seemed to be true. Fifteen minutes passed away and tbe train boy did not make his appearance. But tbe prodigals did not know tbe boy with whom they were dealing.

At tbe end of a quarter of an hoar they looked up to see coming down the aisle of tbe car Edison and another boy, bearing between them a large box, at which they tugged and panted in their efforts to get it to the seats ef the young men. "What in tbe thunder have you got here said they, rising to look at the curiosity. Young Edison wiped tbe perspiration from his brow as be said, "Well, you bought out all my stock, and now I've brought my store and fixtures along. Give me twenty dollars more and you can chuck them all out of the window." Tbis was too much for tbe capitalists. They felt that they bad met their match.

They declined to make any further York Herald. At T. I. FINEGAN'S, fLOUR AST) MKD STORK, iniT-daw-Sm 533 Market Street. JOSEPH ROBI3T80N, THIBD STREET Senor Romero.

Secretary of the Mexican has resigned. The rope has sent congratulations to! tbe Csar on his escape from assaseina-' i first reading of the German Tariff KotMay. occurred on Sunday Tbeis. and ask questions. Tbe river flowed near the spot, and toward it Mr.

Bockus ruthlessly dragged tbe frightened editor. A shout, a short, sharp struggle, a splash, and tbe editor and sole proprietor of the Grand Trunk Herald" was floundering in the water. Fortunately for science tbe lad was a good swimmer, and daabering ap the pier a wetter boy. Tbe Grand Trunk Her- ald'' never again appeared. From that day BrvUwr KalMb.

Tbe Independent thus throws a ray or two of light on tbe voice of tbe two thousand telegraphed to the aid of the anti- Cbipese bill: thousand Christian says their telegram to President Hayes, Hnet for their Sunday evening ser- San Francisco, petition the President aod tte journal- chosen ooMstt for and the next of ligion ef that church. 7.