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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-23

WORD OF CAUTION Quantities ana
candidates viii be all the present week preparing theu
tickets for the approaching election. The nsS ar
rar gemept a. the Adermsnic Districts crested by The
Charter of 1867, ard the change 10 the ms:dod OF
selecting Coui cmen, makes it necessary thai saoss
charged with the printing of the tickets should exercise
extra caution that they be gotten up correctly. on
the "Cbsrter" ticket, especially, mistakes are i'os
TO be made since the names Of the candidates fh Al
dermen, Coupci,men and C,pstables are al 70 De 90
ore ticket Some of the wards be'oW Fourteenth
srve ara psrceled out among three or f'us Acef
manic Districts that three four sets OF t'cse'
alike, except as regards the Alde5men's names esi
have to be voted in the severs portions Of .ucn saf
The CouDcilmen AID Constabes are voted Tor 10 ."
the election districts of each ward a. are the
and School OHcer-so no difficulty Is likely 70 occur
With regard 10 them-but the Aldermen belcg on nc
rams ticket 9th the CounclmeD, msy esd 70 'eroN'
eror in the result, unless the Ward Printing Com'
uttees are especially careful in prePai'g 'os u'N'N
RrruBLIcAs ELECTION CoMMIrrEE'-be osr'a
that the indorremsnt or your tickets are corset h.'
eecto. the whole Judi,ia ticket which the Amefc ,n'
bad printed had TO be reprinted and folded o''u'a
Sunday and Monday right, because the nia eaa,on
sss itdoreed, Judiciary, No. S. insrssa "
didsy, Eo. g."
HARD TlxIs SocIrrr.-A eocety OF thls nAne
opsra,ioa a Tie Eenboys' Lodging .hss's. ~
objects sre 70 keep any unSortunsts BOY non s0asns
by hunger, snA b taks care q thsr so1. svoJ
d, -irxo> en0k U eDfat00 ~ ne
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PrRnY,s NATIONAL THEATER -Thls fay0rlte

Mac. ~ 10 Dow be oty for Dramatic PERFORM
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whom Ere ument vii be viz:
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pTsyss Who cor.d wish for . pleasing programmed
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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-23

PROTESTANT H,Lr-ORPHAs ASYLUM. We are
requested 70 cay that the NEE ing advertised to take
place neIt Wednesday evening at this insti luton is
postponed on account Of sickness, until further notice.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-23


3. Contributions OF visitors
Az the circumstances and charac 'srs of the boys
are pretty well known to each other there is little
chsnoe Ct imposition.
Why would not this general plan, on a more extern
ded but cautious scale be used to oilers than ne vs.
boys
PROTESTANT H,Lr-ORPHAs AsrLus. We are
requested 70 cay that the NEE ing advertised to take
psce next Wednesday evening at this insti ution is
postponed on account Of sickness, until further notice.
very compact AID complete Business Directory
for Canada 500 pages octave, is issued by r. How
ard, agent, No. % Cedar stree.
Alderman Clancy has assumed the entire editorial
management Of The Nac- York Leader, Jadge Welsh
having retired altogether.
CRY MoRrALrY.-From the report Of the City
Inspector we learn that there 800 deaths in the
city last weeks decrease Of 81 compared with the
mortality Of the week previous. The following table
hbts the number Of deaths during the past two weeks
among adults and children, distinguishing the seIss
Men Women. ssys etr' roti
Wei Wei : :nsin. Nov Nov IT,: 5 g 70 m
Among the principal causes of death were the follow.
ing: Consumption So; commissions Gnfsutie), 81 in
hsmmation of The lungs, l6; inflammation Of BRAN,
8: .culet fever, To- marssmus (nfsntiel, Isl dropsy
in the head Is; measles, 4 Group 10; bronchitis,
There were al,o deaths of apopleIy, Of con-
ges.ion Of the brain, 10 OF debility (nfautlel, 10
of diaIrhea Of dysentery, Of inflammation Of the
bowels, of whooping cough, Of small pox, Of
r.l,v O6 stilIhoyn And 10 from violent causes.
Not case of premature birth is recorded u the report
"a very unusual circumstance. The following is a
classification Of the desses and the number Of deaths
in each csss Of disease during the week: Bones,
Joints, &c, 81 brain and nerves, II; generaivs Or
gans, g. heart and blood.vessels, 6; Lungs throat,
Sc, lOl; old age /; akin, &C., and sruphve fevers,
90 still born ard premature births &c; stomach, bowels
and other digestive organs, s.; uncertain sess and
general fevers, 90 unknown, l; urinary organs, 81
total, $40. The number Of deaths compared with
ths corresponding weeks in 1855 and 1856 was a.
follow:
Week ending Nov q isS .........'...''.''.'''".ssS
Week ending Nov. ~ lss1. ...".............'''''s3
Week ending Nov. 3, 1857. ................".."S1o
The nativity table gives 227 natives Of the United
States IS Of Ireland, 20 of Germany, Of England,
4of Frsrcs, of Scotland, of Italy, ssoA Of British
America Ard thswsst Indies, and unkno W.
MoDksr.-Tickets in the shape Of cards are tackled
up on the wooden post, and other available places
around the city, bearing the following:
MAINTAIN rHr PrIcE,
andp,11rs the purity Of the ballot boI'
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN REGULAR NOMINATION.
: yrRs ssi s5' %o,D. (:
Etactfo Dec. IL
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-23

-. o,r,;,uad no 20 the inc OF hi
which ec sssns svsut took psce on the evening o
destn, - a. on uakiig post moIeni, sa;s,.J hv a
EcvsnvSss W, found that one wounu wss ~ I'D ,bsn
~, bal which hsd passed u Zone ias above toe
fstteped Use ,he, wound Vas caused oy sinuus
left eye hs .v,srea the middle Of the leh tempe au
ball. rn .sS directly backward throqeh tue so,lIv
then ,Ss eit hemisphere oil the orsln' sui
bCns be posterior part OF iae ss "n. VA, sms
yey siooS and along the whole course OF Tue Iaa
eso evidences Of recent ip6amatoo 10 my vp''''
ye' s ,smed injuries were the ca1se OF des'a'
0S IT, o.ss was then given to the jury wno' a'''
s,ijberaiion, rendered the following
10000 came TO his desth by a pistol
IND received on the morning OF .he I'D If
s.mheY 1856, stNo. 1888 Canal street. o. '"' -
John Moroney. IN. .hovs verdict Coroner
op.f, Is follow: ,,,.oxrp
~, Noyopey being duly examined before tue un-
,.r.igued according TO law, on the anneteu cuaso'
ard Being informed that be wa az h1e ~ a =. s
- .st al or any questions put to him, STAKES a. 'o'
Va VIA. your name A. John Moroney.
| \ How "a are you A. Twenty-Five yesrs.
| X Where were you born A In Oswego:
3. Where do you live A. Corner Of west 'na
% O. What is your occupation A. BOSNIAN; -,
O. Hayeyou anything to ssyJana y -, you A
s ~. aSs se.'' JOHN MoRoYIy.
Afssr bis examination, Mronsy, the accused, was
cou,igped to the City Prison to await his trial should
Me Grand Inquest find an Indictment for murder
m. missioner IA, been arrested several times by the
sch Precipct Police for various ofenses and sent to
Phsen
occurred in Church street near Duane, between Ma
,osy and Others, be coolly drew revolver aud fired
Gree or four shots a. one OF his sdvsrsaries but fortu
,s,', for bO'h parties no injury was done. Marc
,,y WAS wall known in the Fifth Ward as dangerous
ran.
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Alderman Clancy has assumed the entire edi oda
management Of The Nac- York Leader, Jadge Welsh
having retired altogether.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-23

A very compact AID complete Business Director
for Canada, 500 pages octave is Issued by r. How
ard, agent, No ~ Cedar stree.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

CHRIST THE WAY.
AfTectionately dedicated to Mrs. G. W. Vernon,
M HER YRIEND, ENoLA.
81 am the way, and the Life, no man cometh
unto the Father, but by me,'-1on n' if'n
chap.6th verse.
How oft doth memory retracethe hours
When l sat smiling in the worlds Jar po"ers'
Turning each rosy garland DER ana Q er,
SCREENING for fairy Pleasures gilded store;
And having turned them DER and Ger again,
Finding upon each Leaf a spreading stain,
While something in my own heartseemed 10 say,
Twas not the way
Turning mingled with the festive crowd,
: Where mirthwith trumpet tongue, laughed ions
and loud
Where beauty reigned supreme, and youthful
lips
Were wreathed with smiles to hide the souls
eclipse
Deep in my heart still something seemed to say,
Twas not the wayl
And then streye to climb the tabled mount
Where wells up Heconas sparkling fount;
All, many there, still in life's dewy morn,
Sat by the wayside, sad and weary worn,
And YainIy weeping, with life's bitterest tears
O'er broken hopes and many misspent years;
And in my heart deep voice seemed to say
Twas not the way
Thus all had failed save love-frail human love
Type Of the blest reality above
Awhile deemed that love was pure and true
But, an ! the serpent's trail had been there toe
Whilst sadly sweet the same voiceseemed to sa
Twas not the way
With fearful eyes turned TO Calvsry'sheigh
And saw, with chastened heart, the mournfi
sight,
The High, the Mighty, bound with Deaths dai
chain,
That mems repentance might not be in vain !
With heart all broken, bowed mo at the eros
And humbly own'd that all else was but droi
With gentle voice heard my Savior say,
81 am the Way 20
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

INAUGURATION or ! oTATOEs "A pamphlet
has been published in Scotland, by f.rme
named Craig, on the potato disease and its
cure. BY planting three different kinds toge-
ther, last year, very favorable results were
achieved. Two out of the three varieties
planting had been, on previous occasions af-
iected by the disease; all were found to be
perfectly healthy and sound when dug, and
experience has shown that they kept well dur
ing the winter. Ile believes that the potato
disease may be safely attributed to tho viola
ton OF one of the laws of nature, and that the
generation of the maudy is Occasioncd by the
plants being too closely bred, or in other words
by ''sub-breeding,' i. Q. breeding in and in
The lesson We derive from this is, that two
or more varieties Of seed potatoes should be
planted In each hill.
What say ourpotato philosophers to this p
III the argument or objection applies to pota-
toes, why not to turnips and all other plants,
and why not to grain, grass, fruits, &c. What
say our farmers, shall the seed be mixed
Here is an important principle mooted-who
shall solve il.
1t is probable that some plants may dwndle
away, degenerate, and finally ''run out" and
that they require crossing-but why not cross
them on fresh seed of their own sort or variety
as among pure blooded horses or cattle. In
this way the sans quality may be kept up for
ever. Plant potatoes on rich new dry ground,
upon drained land, where they shall not suffer
from wet or drouth, and we believe they will
be free from disease. Plant them IN old, low,
wet, clay soil, with no matter how much man
ure, and you may count on poor, diseased,
watery tubers.--TenneSsee Farmer and NE
chGnic.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28
Agrioultural.

The MICHIGAN PLow.-Of all implements we
have ever tried fol preparing green sward for
corn, this is the best. 1t is double pillow,
that can be gagged to cut tho two burrows, OF
any desired depth, from three to twenty inches.
The first pillow, attached to the beam, turns over
the sod merely, and the other follows, bringing
up the remainder Of the surface soil, and u
portion of the sub-soil, and completely buries
the sod, making the newly-plowed field almost
as mellow as an old stubble. The sod thus
buried rots, and imparts its nutriment to the
corn tho first season. The tilage of the field
is very much facilitated by this deep plowing
and disintegrltion of the soil, This sod and
subsoil pillow is one of the best implements
which science has given to husbandry in mod
ern times.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

NEW CAsTLE CNrNTy, MAncll 25th, lElT
TpON the application of SAMUEL BlDpLE, Admins
y traitor Of 6EORGE w. TATMAN, intc Of ~
UNITED STATES NAVY, deeeused,n In ORnEkEI
aud directed hy the Register that the Administrator
oresaid give NOTICE oiihe granting Of Letters #
granting thereof by caushg Rdvertlaemens be posted
within forty day he date ofsch Letters six of
the public places oil the County of New CASTLE
curing all persons having demands Estate 10
thu same, ABIDE by Act If Assembly in I'll II
case made and provided. Andgso cause tho sumo to h0
inserted wthnihe same period in the Delaware X epuh-
llcan, newspaper published Wilmington, aud to be
continued therein two mouths
~ GIVEN under the hand nd Seal Of Office of tho
L.S} Register aforesaid, at New Castle, in New Cas-
49, tle County nG!reslid. the day and year aDov0
written. PETER b. YANnriNEH Rogiater.
NOPiCE.-All persons having claims ngaihst the lis.
tate of the deceased must present The duV
the AdminisnloT before the 2ith day OF aaroh
1855 abide tho Act Of Assembly sugh enFe naJe and
,ruvidud, SAM Eli RIDDLE, Admir-, Is
To f-Sul
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

- NEW CASTLE County, MAY 18th, 1857.
PUN then nnlicntonUi Margaret WigglsswnTti, Ad-
nllnsiratfix Of Joseph NIggleswur. late of the city
rceted by the Register Laltr Administrators Afors-
sad, XIV nOticeofte granting Of letters AdnnIsta
TN pnn a. Estate Of the deed, with the date o. grant
In forty days from the date such Letters in six OTthe
most Punit places ofhe County Of Now Castle qUir-
ing Az persons having demand the Esrrtn
sent tho same, ut abide by Act Of Assembly in SUCH
case made and provided. And also cause the same
inserted within the Same period in tho Delaware Re-
publican, newspaper published IN Wilmington, and
to DO CONT nuei therein two months,
N--l Given under tue hahd amt Seal of Office n hR
SL.S3 Register aforesaid, ut New Castle in New Can
t~H~l tie County aforesaid, thehay md year ab0ye
written. PETER b. VANDEVER, III eglster
NOTICE, -All persons hav olNimH the Es-
tate OF the decensed must present the Is
en to tho Administrators before the 18th day of
May, 1855 abide the Act of Assembly il such cass
~, MARGAkEr WlqGhEswoRrn. Anin'rx.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE IN BORToS.-On
Wednesday night fire broke out In boarding
house in Silliman street, Boston, kept by Mrs.
Fitzpatrick, a widow woman. The Courier
says:
Mrs. Fitzpatrick was one of the first up.
Sho slept upon the first floor, and upon per-
ceiving the fire ran into the street and gave
the alarm. She then went into the second story
and alarmed the boarders there. She then went
into the basement to rouse those who slept
there The smoke was by that time so thick as
to sutfocate her. She fell, and when the fire.
men entered the house she was dead.
David Fisher, cork-maker, who resided In
the third story, was found lying on the landing
Of the second story burned to death.
When we entered the building with Coroner
Pratt, the body Of Fisher had been moved into
one of the rooms in the second story, and
placed upon a rough bed, and a sheet placed
over it. On moving this covering, the specta-
Gle was horrible in the extreme.
Just at the foot of the basement stairs lay
what was Mrs. Fitzpatrick. A mass of ashes,
burnt flesh and tallowy fat, marked the place
of her head; the trunk was visible, red and
blistered, and a small white foot stuck out
from the ashes. The arms looked as if the flesh
had been roasted, and then peeled from the
bones, and what little clothing was to be seen
was like the pieces of paper on a piece OF
roasted meat. 1t was q scene which battles
description; the low cellar reeking with wet,
the firemen in their waterproofs, the sickly cor.
oner and one or two spectators huddled round
a mass Of bones, flesh and ashes, that an hour
before was woman warning her boarderS
against the danger to which she herself fell 8
victim Fisher leaves widow and two chill.
dren. Mrs. Fitzpatrick leaves at least one
daughter married to q boarder in the house.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

SERIOUS ACCIDENT on the rENgsYLYAsIA
RArLRoAD.-Tpelrs Persons Injured, including
Ex-senator Benton. Harris6urg, nUy 2g.2
An accident occurred Oh the train from Phlia
delphia, duo here ct O'Clock this morning.
when about one mile west Of Harrisburg
caused by the breaking Of the a1ctree Of tie
fourth car. The car was upset, dragged d shJrt
distance, and much shattered. Ten Or twelve
persons were considerably cut aud bruised
and Mr.. Holmes Norton, of Trenton, n. j.,
was seriously injured.
The hand car was thrown of the track. bnf
was not much damaged. The wounded rer.
sons were brought back to Harrisburg AID ia
ken to Konaya's Hotel, where their wounds
were properly dressed.
/ Col. Benton, who was in the car, was some.
what bruised, but he proceeded on his iouruey.
The train from Pittsburg was detained c6i,.
| pie Of hours by the accident.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

r,r,,., NEW CAsf'E CnuETY, MAY lat, 1851
PON the application of Aaron kla and GanrEe KlHf,
Administr9t9rs Of Frederick air late y Greek
undreq IN Hald County. it IL ORDERED and
ulreeedby the stor hiatt Administrators aoresa3,
BNe ngtee O. the sTnnilng OF Letters OF Illustration
upon the Estate Of le dCCGsc W the dat of granting
thareo by causing advGrtisolerS 10 he posted withh
lotS uNyh from e date Of such rters in The
Pablo places oil ne county Of New Castle, requiring ali
nhyng INST Tho Estate, t. present tho
shle or abide by a Act OF Assembly slch case inBd0
and provided. Aud also the same 10 b. Inserted
Mltlnthe sane period IL tho Delaware Republican, a
cd therein two months. " ~
Il GIVEN under the hand and Sea of Office of the
5L.SS Register aforesaid, NJ Nsw Castle in New Cas-
wT Nlt'3ePiicp P i:i, p YANDEpER, LEICESTER,
tate Of the deeeasu must present the same div 5te
" The our before lilo day OF NAV 1851
Nlued. AARON IL air, /
-, GEORGE RLAIR, I Adm'Ts,
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

why DRAIN YOUR LANDs.-Witl it not make
the land too dry IN Summer? No idea is moro
common among farmers than that drainage in
duces drouth. The great difficulty with them
IS, TO get moisture enough in our hot dry Sum
merS. III seems to them q logical conclusion
That, rs you take water out of land, it must. of
course, be drier, in 4 dry time than it yonld
be il LEFT in its natural state.
But this idea is not we'll founded. In the
matter ofdrainagc, the Scripture idea of striy-
ing without impoverishing" is literally fulfilled
Drainage improves the mechanical condition of
the soil tlr furnishing water to plants, and
greatly enlarges the pasture ground Of The
roots. Put an under-drain, three or four feet
deep, through piece Of wet, springy land, and
the whole soil, toUr rods each side Of the drain
becomes mora loose and friabla. The air is ad :
United down into the soil TO the point to which
the stagnant water recedes. Tho airalways car
ries moisture with it, and the cooler surfaces OF
the particles of soil with which it comes in
contact, compel it to deposit the moisture In
the driest time in Summer, a deop-drained soil
viii give moisture enough to the roots that
grow in it.
deep-dfained soil too, is warm enough for
planting much earlier in Spring than in its
natural state. Cropsniay be put in better sea-
son, and ottentimcs two crops may b2 taken in
stead Of one. The roots of plants can avail
themselve- Of all the richness of the subsoil as
well as of the surface. The grasses and root
crops, grains and fruits grow more luXuriantly
and give better results Drainage, we are glad
10 know, is attracting attention among our best
culivatora. Its general introduction will form
a new era in our husbandry.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

,,.,>,.,, New CASTLE, CouNJY, APRIL 9Th. la51.
HON the app cation al Jesse Higgins, AdmnistIa
~ Tor Of Samuel tiistna, late Of ~. GeGrges Hin
Irod in said CeuntS, licensed; 1t is uRnER en- nh
directed by the ResisteT hi the AitaGistruor afsie-
sa1 give notice q granting 81 Letters Of Admnia.
olgrating thereof by causing adv Ia he ps
el within forty days rom te date oil such Letters N si
o. t.'e most public places otle county Of Nav Cast "a
present he same nbida By Of assembly IN ~ iii
made and provided. Ana also cause tle same Ia
he inserted within tho same period IN tic Delaware Il a.
be continued therein I wa nnIths. - ~
Wi Given under the hand and Seal fOfc tka
81. S. Register aforesaid st New CAST in New Cas-
INV tie County aforesaid, the day and esr nnHa
written. PETER %. VANDEYER, eglstef,
NOTICE.-h persons tHy.nE cla inns Eairst tn e ia.
tate the deceased musI present the duly ed
to the Administrator Jfnei0re the 9th DAY oil
abide the Act OF Assembly SUCH made eui pro
vied JESSE HIGGINS Allnntr
ST, GEuR6Es HD, April Still, 1851, zap u 2nio, -
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

HORRIBLE ACcIDENT.---7 Young Lady M a
Shiagte Machine.-The Dundas 20. W. Ward
err records most heart-reuding accident which
occurred at Millgrove on Thursday last
A young woman, daughter OF Mr.. David
Cummings in attendance OF Single machine,
was through her uncautionness caught by ths
machine, thereby jerking the unfortunate girl
head-foremost towards the knife, and in the
twinkling Of an eye completely scalped her, cut
off both ears, and Immediately hurled its VIC
tim round in a manner not TO be accounted for
and cut off a portion of her foot; she was then
thrown to the ground senseless, but wonderful
to say, alive. Medical aid was Immediately
procured, but We learn that the poor young
woman is not likely to recover.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

Struck ny THE CoMBT.-The good people
down at Indianapolis, Ind, were terribly
frightened on Tuesday evening. They believe
F'down there's that the comet is going to knock
our little planet sail to smash" and have been
greatly exercised about it for some time.-
With this belief, and under this excitement,
they were thrown into state of alarm on Tues
daG evening that is described as 'perfect sw-
full" by seeing the moon rise from behind the
eastern hills, as red as blood, and looking like
the sreathead of fiery dragon. They thought
1t was the comet-that it was about to strike
that the end of all earthly things was at hand .,
and they sctthemselves to work, with prayers
and applications, to SNAKE their peace" and
to be ready to s'go up" So frightened were
! they, says the Lafayette Journal, that the
| alarm bell were rung, and the fire engines
brought out, and the excitement and confusion
for few moments were INDISPENSABLE. The
idea Of calling out the engines under such cir
ehmstances, was worthy of the genius of Dame
harrington. who undertook to repel an invasion
of the Atlantic with her mop. The appear
ance Of the full orb above the horizon soon
restored the people to their senses, and con.
verified their shrieks Of alright and irensied an.
peals to heaven into general gutfsw.