Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1868-04-25

s..s..A Paris reporter, describing inc en-
trance of the imperial party at court
in our days really ought to be punished. |
A door or window must have been left
open, for a cold wind greeted the court
group as they reached the first landing
of the staircase. The Empress sneezed
twice."
......Virginia an active capaign has been
commenced on the question of ratifying
the proposed Constitution, able spea-
kers are canvessing the state. On the
Republican side are such men as Alex
ander Rives and John Minor Bolts, and
among their opponents are r. M. 7.
Hunter, A. H. III. Stuart, and other
members of the late Rebel Congress.
......Samuel Shaw, who died at Newbu-
ryport, last Saturday, was well known
as an old driver of the Eastern stage. He
commenced stage driving when boy
of thirteen years, and retired some seven
years ago. He was on the box cracking
his whip for more than sixty-years,
which is believed to be longer period
than any other man ever drove a stage
In America.
1.-THE Paddle-Wheel Steamers have
been for some time supplanting the sail
vessels on the ocean, and the screw
propellers are now in turn taking the
places of the paddles. It is found by the
Cunards and others in England that the
power of the screw is asgreat as that
of the wheels, while the expense of
working them is fifty per cent, less. On
the English steam lines they are begin
ming to employ the propellers; and the
four old mnil-runners-the Asia, the
Niagara, the America and the Arabic
have been sold to the naval karckers of
Glasgow.
......A Correspondent of the Detroit .T1i-
6une, writes from Galesburg, Michigan,
the following: " A somewhat laugha-
BILE incident occurred at the polls in this
village on the day of the election. A
Democrat, who was evidently q good
deal the worse for liquor, rolled up to
temperance man, and holding up bal
lot on which was printed, Prohibition,
said, That's for Prohibition, amt it p
Yes, lit prohibits the id niger from
voting, don't it p Again receiving an
affirmative answer, he staggered away
swearing and cuIsing the niger, and
deposited his ballot with the comforta-
BILE conviction that the 'nigger' was not
to be his equal"
1--WE understand that work will be
resumed on the new bridge at Niagara
Falls next week, and it is expected that
the floor will be down about the first of
June. Visitors at the Falls during the
base ball tourney will thus have an
opportunity of crossing on it and obtain
ing q full Wow of tho grvot euter0ot-
Three new and handsome bridges have
been built from the main land to the
Three Sisters Islands, and SPLENDID
view can be had of cascades in the vicini-
ty. Other bridges, leading to the several
small islands above the Falls, are in
course of construction, and will be COM
pleted in IA short time. Various other
Improvements are being made at the
Falls, and it will be more attractive re-
sort than ever the coming season.-BatJ-
Jdto Commercial Advertiser.
1.-THE escape of Colonel Grenfel from
the Dry Tortugas took place in the night
between the 9th and 7th of March. The
Colonel managed to take along with him
three other prisoners and one of the
soldiers who was on guard at the time,
being the one who was the sentinel in
charge of the boats connected with the
post whilst he was on guard. 1t is sup
posed that the Colonel in some way man
aged to bride the guard to desert, and to
aid him and the other three prisoners to
escape. AS soon as the escape was dis
covered the United States steamer Bibb
was sent out, in search of the fugitives,
but she failed to find any trace of them.
On the night of the escape it was blow
ing gale, and as the boat which they
took, was but small and in had condition
it is probable that they all perished.-
Baltimore american.
......A Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial has the following
pen and ink porrait of Judge Curtis now
acting as one of the counsel for President
johnson:
"Mr. Curtis is a man without smile
or a trifie. Sombre is his vesture, pur-
ple1s- LIS calar. j. xsgz 4ittp
Daniel Webster in stature, face and
manner. He seldom walks in nybody's
company-but with a slow deliberate
stride, leaning on cane, he comes alone
to the Capitol, ponderously mounts the
steps, wipes his forehead in the ante
room, and, entering the Senate, sits in
condition of vigilant retirement. He
exchanges no words with his legal breth-
rem. II be is introduced to anybody,
he shakes hands with that gravity that
Webster used to revel in. He weighs
about 100 pounds, perhaps more. Ma
ture gave him good, large Websterian
head, and his face is fine old liver col
or"
The Democratic Legislature of Cali
lorna have been guilty Of another at
tempt to shut Oft the conduits to general
information, by repeating the law estab-
fishing the geological survey of that
State. Hard as this blow may fall upon
the future scientific development of the
State, its absurdity becomes more appa-
rent when we consider that it renders
imperative the labor of seven years by
an able and persevering corps. A little
band of men, under Professor Whitney,
have since 1860 been contending with the
disadvantages and hurdships of frontier
travel, have been threading the noun
tain passes, and camping in the SHOWS,
for the purpose of completing their ex-
plorations. Valuable material has been
collected, choice statistics arranged, in
fact all the data necessary to consuma-
ton of their labors have been secured,
but the action of the Legislature causes
loss of all this labor and material to
the public. Science is thus deprived of
one OF It's most valuable and interest
ing contributions.-Press.