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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03

& PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The Union
Pacific Railroad is being built more
rapidly this. year than ever. The word.
is, sIo Salt Lake bgC hrist tn1as Six
hundred and forty miles are now in
running order, and a hundred miles
more are nearly ready-for the track.
Brigham Young has five thousand
men at work in Utah, and says he is
not afraid of the Gentiles. It is prob
able that the locomotive will go
through to the Pacific in 1869 instead
Of 1870, and will carry along with it
an immense train of passengers and
freight, now awaiting at happy event.
The sheds which have been built
over the track in order to- protect it
from the snow slides, seem to be doing
more harm than good, as, when the
snow aceumulates in heavy masses, on
the mountain side and slides down, it
mashes these sheds like an egg shell,
and i'll Is the cut, no matter how desp,
with broker tim Der and packed snow.
1t is now proposed to build solid walls
of stone, at some distance from the
track, to catch these avalanches of
snow, and, when these barricades are
filed, to let the overflow slide off on a
steep roof covering the. track. The
expedient VIII prove costly enc
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03
FARM ANp EoUsEHoLD.

The Illinois Legislature has passed
a law providing that any person bring
ing into the State seed of the Canadian
thistle, in the packing of goods, grain
OF grass seeds, OF otherwise, and per-
mittirg the same to be disseminated
and Yegetate, shall be liable to a fine
Of 800; and any person allowing this
thistle 60 mature and disseminate its
seed upon his lands shall be subject to
a fine of SO.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03

STATUE TO MARTIN LUTHER,-An
Atlantic cable dispatch from Worms,
Germany, dated J June -25th SAYS +. gs
The statue of Martin Luther was
inaugurated to-day, in the presence
Of a vast concourse of people from all
parts of Europe and, America. The
King of Prussia and the Grown
Prince witnessed the scene. When
the statue was unveiled, salVos of ar
tilIery we're fred, and as soon as the
applause subsided, a hymn was sung
BY several thousand voices, with i'm
.mense effect.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03
A Story with a Moral

Some time since lady called upon
a celebrated oculist, III order to con-
suit him IN regard TO her eyes, com
planning that their power of vision had
Of late considerably diminished. At
a glance the doctor saw that she was a
lady of rank and wealth. He looked
at her eyes, shook his head, and
thought the treatment WoU4d=Fe9Gire
much time, as there were. reasons to.
fear saIaauFoSis In. her case. He must
advise her, first of all, that, as she had
informed him she was residing a con-
siderable distance Ia the country, she
must move into the city at once, and
thus enable him to see her frequently,
if possible. daily. E
The lady then rented an elegant
mansion, moved into the city, and the
physician was punotual in his attend
ance.. He prescribed this and that,
and thus days ran into weeks, and
weeks into months. The cure, how
ever Wess5stI coming This physician
tried to console her. @
One DAY the patient hit upon acu-8
rious sel1ams. and she waited net along
to carry it into effect.
She procured for herself a very old
and poor attire, puta hood of tremen-
dous size upon her head, took an old
umbrella and market basket in her
hand, and in these habiliments she
visited her physician, selecting for the
purpose very rainy day. She had so
well succeeded IN -distoPting and diss
guising herself that the eye even Of a
lover could scarcely have recognized
her. She was obliged to wait for a
long time in the ante-room of the ply
sician, with many others who, like her,
were seeking relief. At last her turn
well, my goodsWoman, what have
you got to complain OPP
VERY bad eyes, DOCTOR she replied.
He'toOk Herlto the light, lookedinto
her eyes, but failed to recognize his
PSI sSrugeibg ! his shoulders he 5id
Your eyes are well enough. - ~
sWell?', she said. ,--, ~-.~
Yes; I know what I am Saying.
But have been told that dA was
getting the a-a-fofget how It is call
eosi z,o,,yos;;5 1m $3.50 oT rH8HoaE Ezgx
T'sYes, thatis It ,Id6ctoT." @ Wo p
Don 4 YoU LET them make you be-
lieYe any Such u8nseuse. Your ewes
are little weak, but that is all. Your
ph7Es5isiaEE1g 75 EE9s an OEGINI
Yes, an asst Tell him boldly that
said GOT .kE4tE8 w II ID .4 e
The ladyan9E prose, and in heracuss
tomary voice said . Sir You are my
physieian; don YOU know me ?''
The face the sage eoUnsellor made
is easier to Imagine than to describe.
"rsPioqs nadaHA 'ehs9 eap1HasBced
to stammEeE ana olagys but the. lady
indignantiyg hV "a YeE saw. the doc
tor any more. : aaAa@
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03
SWIMMING.
W tIS aa @ @sa9Z /, has I a + b9g9 s. sgi4R4in q @

is the style commonly adopted all over
the world. Beginners commence on
the breast, and in nine instances out of
ten, they continue to move through
the water on theirbreastsall through
their lives. It is IN the water what
walking is on land. To the beginner
it has the advantage of being the cas-
iestato learn, and to the adeptit has
the attraction of having lasth about
it. Long distances-are mostly per-
formed in this style, as being more
steady, and consequently less fatigu-
ing s0tha& Here the breast fr6qHently
conquers its more dashing rival, the
side.el Also, when swimming for pleas
ure,. rather than for glory, we instinc-
lively take to the breast. The Chief
rules are: .f5 safeas.b -at las -sea fea asas
I. Spread out your hands Fingers
clesed0 widely, So as to describe as
large circle as you possibly can. IF
you watch good, breast swimmers, you
will all hrst be csurpriseds to observe
what broad sweep they thus make.
3 The same,rule holds good fertile
feet you can not describe too large a
circle; therefore, send out your legs
to their utmost length and breadth.
h 3. After you have described this
ClIC4S3 II OIOO4- " sSO44 yipbS SuG stIOA6s
bring the heels together sharply, and
vigorously. sRemembers It Is this Jerk
and quick meeting of the heels which
sends you forward.
Itis in. this particular that Gurr.es>
pecially exoelss so that he can propel
himself Eve or six feet each stroke
a long stroke could not be made in
any otheE WaEsgs The secret af themat-
ter is TINS, that after the sharp contact
of the heels, your body instantly floats
along, or rather cuts through the wa
ter those five feet, without any other
efeFt. on your part. 81 The stroke made
with hands OF arms really yisa0f small
service, except to maintain your bal :
ance on the water. 55rsnsgT- .Tfs-s
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03

The Ku-Klux Rlan, as we learn from
the New Orleans Republican, has been
committing outrages in Ouachita Par
ish, La. On the 5th a gang went mask
ed TO Fseynolds mill, tlEes miles fr0nl
the river, where several families Of coli
ored people lived, and also Northern
white woman. They called tAe negro
men out of their houses, and eonsmenc-
ed shooting at them with shot guns and
pistols One of them received three
shots, one in the back of his head and
two in his back, seriously wounding
him. Another is supposed to be dead.
The assaiiants then put the torch to
the DWELLINGS,, Including that of the
white woman, and burnt them all, five
in number. This outrage was commit
ted without provocation and at mid
night
In Morehouse parish, white man
asked a coIoTedgman if he voted the Re
publicai1 tfoket. He laIisWefed in sthe
Affirmative, and the white man shot
kim dead. The same thing has just oc-
cured in Jackson parish, and similar
outrages are of alnaost daily. occurrence
in that vicinity.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03

The Memphis Post says that the
Ku-Klux Klan continues its outrages
IN Obion and Weakley counties, Tenn.
On the night Of june 6th, three color
ed men were murdered near Pierce s
Sta ton, and no effort has been. made
to bring the perpetrators to. Justice.
The crime was. unproveked in an
other case, five cents was extoFted
from a sick man, who died an hour af-
ter. Near Fulton Station, four or five
of the Ku- -Klux called upon a respect
able and industrious colored man,
named Tony Smith, and demanded
his money, and in order to force him
head and twisted It, producing the
agony of crushing the head and wiring
ing theneeh. Is swugwrW aET zv
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03

IL is always conceded 10y disinterested
parties that kuow) that the Stewart Cook
iug Stove is decidedly the best Cooking
Stoves ia the world, THOMAS EVANS
JF, is the sole agent for Delaware Comfy
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03

Henry Clay Dean, the Iowa apostla
of Democracy, made his appearance
in OttumWa last week. The C0lsFIer
has this to say of his visit III g.
Dean is in the city; was here LAST night,
a corner on Main street, vas spouting
to a knot of his proselytes-the faith
full Democracy, e He vas overheard
to say that these one-armed soldiers
who are thEust under our noses as OBJ
iects Of charity are fit carcasses for the
galloEs, "'7~fg10a Paper
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03

GOOD morning, Mr. Henpeck, said
a printer Fl eeareh offemal6 compesi-
tori ''ha9e YOU got any daughters
thatwould make good type setters2''
No, but I have got wife that would
make avery fine devil
A Young Lady's Sentimenls.-If it
was not goo9 for, Adam Cd live single
when there vas nota woman on earth,
how criminally guilty are the old BACH
elors, with the world full Of pretty
girls ,GaeG s7om97 .s7oo C
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03

A De4hoSrtk 5,ags SAYS in
the ethics Of Radicalism, consistency
Is azzie81 LHstllf ethies iisa laels
- 80 { 80, cos n 49,.
fully aSs hg'thataPsFty DssFSit
POST.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03
e catch up these straws as they

We catch up these straws as they
float:
lime 16.-ssT,his morning Senator Ross
had an interview with the Executive
lime I7.-"AmOng the distinguished
visitors TO the President were SEN
~ -. s7srsafs AhTFbn# asnd aeFTuTFgas
beT1of Re fsepfesen8ativea." n 8N#e#
June 1S.-stSenator Fessenden had an
interview with Mr.. johnson this morn
ing" see -.,-.--
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-03

= TVAI. II. cox & CO., lw II -
WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALERS IN PAINTS,
OILS, WINDOW GLASS PAINTERS MATERIAI.p
173 Race Street.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

OLD MAN GRANT SouSps HIS Boy
..'ULyss. THE Generals father came to
town the other day, and stopped with
uUlyas," as ho calls his boy, whom no
found aented at his frcside, smoking, Of
course, sud surrounded by members Of his
private and military family. About the
T first thing tho Did gentleman did aftersbed-
ding bis over coat, waste come ut his rin.'
pdnpablc offspring with t'Uiyss, are you
in favor Of ngSer suffragef" No response,
only vigorous puffs.] ~ say. ulyss are
you in fayoy Of Niger suffrageq" HWhat
tlo you think Of II o. inquired tl,e General,
with Yankee shrewdness. The old ono
states his position-ho's for on intelligence
qualification, and 90 on. ,"'Wcll, now,
tlyss, I've answered your Auostion, want
you to anaYor mine Are you in favor Of
nigger suffrage? If You are, you'll get
lat all .sollow, WITH oil your popularity,
.snr 81 oh,o ~ep, sty Thousand against II, and
if she was to vo,o sgain'en l.to;mofrom.
she'd go hundred '1onsnne me me ~ I"Sp fop
way" II haven't talked 'o''''Ss ts 'nu. of Of
the last five or six years." was 'he repiy
Ulysses, "tho Silent" A. last 'Se'o"us u
the old gentleman was in doubt to soe
v,osition Of "Ulyss" oy negro suffrage
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15
mo. 80
e-Assembling of Congress.

W AsHINaroN, Jan. 6.--In the House
variety ofbills and resolutions were
introduced, among them one to author.
ize Clerks of Record Courts to admins.
ter oa,hs in bankruptcy. Upson, of
Michigan, introduced. resolution, di-.
rccting the Committee on Reconstruc.
tIon to inquire into the expediency of
authorizing the several Constitutional
Conventions elected under the Recon-
sruction Acts, in the States lately in.
rebellion, to appoint all civilj officers.
whether State or County, in said States ;:
to act temporarily aud iinii, State Con.
.st'!utions shall be adopted therein. and
officers shall be chosen and qualified to
MI said Offices; and that for this pur-
pose, SAID Conventions may remove al
clvll officers now acting in said States.
Nc Boutwell,, Of Massachusetts, NOV.
ca to amend the resolution, by add.
lng-to instruct the Reconstruction Com.
imttee to inquire into the expcdicncy of
authorizing the General OF tie army to
detail officers for service in said States.
also to inquire into the cxpcdicncv of
constituting said States each separate
Military District, under the command
Ola General OF the army; and also ns
to the cxpcdiencv Of providing addition.
al legislation to secure the elective fran
chlsc to all and also to declare by Act
OF Congress-. that tho Provisional Gov
ernments set up in SAID States BY order
OF The acting President, are not Rcpub
lican forms of Government Upson
accepted the amendment. Chandler,
OF New York, moved to lay the whole
subject on the table. which was not
agreed so-yeas %; nays G6. Tho
resolutions were then adopted. Eldridce
offered resolution Of thanks to Gen.
Hancock, in accordance with the prcsi-
dents message: Tabled S5 t., %.
Washbune, Of Wisconsin, offered a
resolution, declaring TINT The House
utterly condemns the conduct of AM
drew johnson. acting President Of the
United States, for his action in rcmov.
ing the gallant soldier, Gen. Sheridan,
IRON the command Of the Fitch Military
District; and that the thanks Of the
House are due to Gen. Grant, for h,s
letter Of August last, condemning the
act of said acting President, for hls re-.
removal of Secretary Stanton, as we'll
as tor the endorsement of Gen. Sheridan.
III regard to affairs in the State of Tex.
as adopted--yeas 80, nays 23. A b,1r
eight hours days work, pass.
ed.
In the Senate, memorial was pre-
sentnd, favoring steamship line hence
for Liberia. One by Sumner, from the
freedmen of Elizabeth City. N. c.,
stating that landowners are driving
them from the land their industry hal
purchased, and asking redress Norton.
OF Indiana, introduced bill compelling
It'll prosecution for violation Of revenue
laws. and forbidd'ng compromises. The
cotton tax came up, aud was postponed
until Monday.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

How TO SEE TIE WIND. = Take polished
metal surface of two feet or more, with q
straight cdgc-a large hand saw will answer
the purpose. Take windy day, whether
hot or cold, clear or cloudy, only let itnot
rain rthe mir be mnrky;: in other words.
Let the air be dry and clear. but this is not
cssentiai Hold your metallic surface at
right angles to the direction of tho wind
c. ~ if the wind IL north hold your surface
cast and wesi, but instead of holding iRe
surface vertical, Incline il about forty. five
degrees to the horizon, Tint the wind, strik-
ing glances and flows over the e2go (keep-
ing it straighD as tho water flows over
dam. Now sight carefully over lie straight
edge ut some minute mud sharply defined Oh
jcct, and YOU will see tho mir flow over as
winter flows over dam. Make your oBser.
yationa carcfully, and you will hardly ever
fnil to to see the air, nj matter how Cald; :,
tho result is even better when the suU, is
obscurcd.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15


SEARCHING THE SEA FOR TRrxsuRr.
A company has bccn organized in Now
York to prosecute the search for
E96o,OO0, ou $b8O0,Oo0 in British
gold,. said to- have been sunk at He'll
Gate, in the British frigate Hussar,
during the revolution. The vessel
struck on the Goth of Nov, 1880, on
Port Rock, nearly opposite the upper
extremity Of Randall's Island, carry
ing down hcr 70 American prisoners,
and 100000 in gold. Parties have
been engaged in tho effort to recover
this sum, as often as circumstances
would permit, for the past seventeen
years, and arc yet sanguinc ofsucccss.
The decks of the frigato have been
blown off, and nothing but tie ribs
ard eottony Of the wreck now remain.
Operations have been carried on only
at intervals during the summer, the
strong current and the great depth
eighty fect--intorfering with the
movements of the divers. Ncgotia-
tions are pending with o diving cpm-.
pany to continue the work this vim
ter. A few sorereigns of tho reign Of
George III, and other ouriositics have,
been recovered from tho wreck. -
100000 was lost in the Hussar tho.
company have been assured by official
information obtained from the war Of.
fec in England, and they are gcncral-
ly confident Of tho ourlY roalization o6
their hopes.
Minister Diokinson, Minister to-
Nicaragua, transmits an elaborate
aeeoanS Of n recent volcanic action -
Ut lasred sixteen days, making itself ~
como two hundred feet high will. a
crater in the top, two hundred feet im
diameter. The sand ooYersd4 the
country from the volcano, to9thes Pa
cific, fifty miles. AS seen at night.
the rim Of tho crater was white, and
half way down was q red heat. Tho
height o8 tho famo and flying cindcrs
e@as five hundred feet. Mr.. Dickinson
thinks the volcano was smothersd by
its discharges.
BY recent experiments, ithas been
ascertained that q bullet passing
through glass at q very high We loci.
ty shatters tho pane as much as at a
iowvelocity. Between the two there
is aopointwhere tho !, bullet makes q
round hole Of tho same diameter as IT.
! self, ! ". =. 'aa R
tt 90 ~ - l<s - sss-e~4-4-5-~.
Anxiety to, solve, coHupdrums ID not
always q good thing. Judy knows
man who got o black eye because he
tried TO find ont lilo difference botwoen',
man and wonsanwho wore fghting.'
in the street. sbl
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15
Vesnivus.

fHE ERUPTIoNS "A SPECTACLE CRANE
BEYOND ALI. POWER OF DEsCRlp.
| TON"
Vesnvius, tho eruptions Of which have
been Hitherto n source of amuse-
ment, has this week awakened consider
able apprehension. Every day almost
it hos presented different appearance.
On Monday it was covered with man.
tic of snow, which was striped at inter.
walls with broad stripes Of lava, and the
explosive force Of the mountain began
to increase, throwing out smoke and
dark ooloredl sand, with slight detona-
lions. "rhe smoke holes" said Pro
lessor Palmicri, "wcre covered with sub.
Inmates OF Submarine and metallic chlo-
rnres; the smoke issued, too, not only
from The cone on the summit, but an.
other lateral hole which, from Tho great
deposit Of material around it, has grown
into the dignity ofa cone. On,Tuesday
night the spectacle was grand beyond all
power OF description. large masses Of
lava were shot up to a great height, one
OF which, even from the city, was seen
to fail like n mighty rock, and roll down
ohe sides OF the great cone. Streams Of
,red hot lava were flowing over the era.
ter, and bathing the whole OF the upper
part Of the mountain while fiery lava,
ashes and sand were sent up with an
immense impetus, irradintinG the sky
far and near. NJ intervals during the
lwtlolcnieht there was loud and con.
'tlnued cannonade rs Of artillery which
was heard in the most distant parts OF
Naples. Clouds and darkness lid the
mountain from us for two days and
what was going on undtr their n,ystc.
,rlons veil it was impossible to- say ;: but
ia. north wind swept them all away, and
then Vesuvius was again revealed in all
Its magnlicencc, aud one may almost
add in all its tcrrors "The eruption OF
Thursday" J" to quote Palm,cri:
WAS at its greatest intensity. Enor-
nous masses OF solid lava we're launched
ito fearful height, falling and rolling
down in every direction, thus rendering
the ascent Of the mownta!n yet more
dangerous. The drtonatons were very
freqnen, and so violent az TO cause tho
walls OF the Observatory to rock back.
;wards and forwards"
1T was necessary to detach the scien-
life instruments from the walls and
place th"mon the ground in order to
preserve them from the strong undulato.
~ shocks. Persons who wero present
at the time compare sensations with
those which they have felt on board a
vessel when rocked by the waves. On
the same day The Inhabitants of Torre
del Greco were again in so much appre-
henslon OF another disaster that Palmi-
eri went over to examine the extinct
holes which in 1861 spread devastation
over the city. He so far satisfied them
by reporting that 'thcrc was no immi-
;nent dsngo-," aud thus tranquilizing the
.popusu'ion, great proportion Of whom
were making arrangements to leave. AS
| write. tho eruption continues with
teGna? violence, and dense masses Of dark
smoke beaten down by bitter north
easter arc sweeping over the sea- Cor.
Lo'Hlop Times.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

PosrAoE STAMPS AND STAMPED EVE
LorEs. - PosImastcr.G General Randall has
issued tho following order: For the better
accommodation of tho public, pGstmasters
nrc authorized to designate agents Tor the
snlc Of postage stamps,and stamped enrol-
opes within the delivery o. their respective
Offices, and to supply such agents Will, sold
stamps, t&c., ofihe several denominations.
inyalae, not exceeding $50. allowing them
a discount Of two per cent. on tho amount
OF their purchases. q ~, ia a4s8t
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15


1t is no longer a secret OF the chemist 5
laboratory that clear, golden syrups can
DO made from starch and sulphuric acid
that delicious wines and brandlcs can he
made from beet root with others for fla.
vor that barrel Of peanuts can be
transformed into excellent coffee; that
lard can absorb an enormous quantity oI
water in certain conditions; that in fact
there seems no limit to the aduterations
that an intelligent and dishonest chemist
can practice upon his fellow. mon. All
these marvels Of chemical science have
m these latter days become degraded
into mere tricks Of trade. and heir clief
beauty is in their capacity to tighten the
pockets and destroy The stomachs Of the
con6aing and consuming public. Con-
cerh,ng the article of champagne, a wri.
ter III the Portland Sta tells us that it
IS now made from p thousand different
Substances, even refined petroleum. Yes,
from tho fiery bcnzoles a sparkling, bub-
bling, foanling champagne can be pro.
dncef which will delight the eye, tickle
the palate, gladlen the; heart momen'a-
rily---but qnickem onr PAGES toward the
graveyard. This is q new use for pctro
leum,. which those who have been ex.
perimentihg witt as MI agency for
generating steam have little dreamed Of
who cah' say that our Pennsylvania oil
territory. now considered mostly worth.
less, may not some dayabe rogencrated
into tho great .cha,npangc>producne
comtry of tie worll.-WIladcl,hia
S,Stay. 3a fe{@ Erass .., .4
a CONFESSION OF JuDGMENT.-rhe
rcering around and about Of tho Times
is one Of the most curious features, inst
row, of "Republican" politics. Tho
Times was n supporter Of the Military
Reconstruction Bills, 1.-The main objec,
of which waste bring, the black man
uppermost,-s-bpt the Times growing
wiser will, age, says now
Ea"N is utterly impossible; to, yinlicatc,
upon any sopaa and accepted theory oi
republican Governments, thc, policy 9oi
giving ,nniyessal Suffrage to four million
blacks j,st freed from slavery, while il
ls dehieu 10; TIE WINES VINO 1--we among
Them; and 70 opr minds it IS equally
cishrttha. such q policy 9ilEnot be sup
ported blythe pop'ilsr lyoto il tho com
ing casvass." tgff
could be truer. .1'he only
wonder.i is, our cotcmporary has been
SO long. in reaching that conclusion
Bdnner of Liberty.