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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-06
For the Ladies'.

"A French author has discovered that Eve was
a blonde. We wonder If she used lemon-julce
and salcrotus.'
"A New York girl sold her diamond engage
ment ring to buy velvet suit.
"A Yankee editor says that the girls complain
that tie times ore so hard that the young men
can't pay their addresses.
Cousins 10 New Hampshire are marrying up
ahead, in view of the approaching day when it
will be wicked and Illegal.
Three things that never agce-two cats over
one mouse, two wives 10 one house, and two
lovers over one young lady.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-06

FrRE IN DELAWARE CouNTY.-The large barn
of Eli d. Pierce, in Neither Providence, was en-
tirely consumed by fire, on Tuesday week, The
Gre was discovered about two o'clock, 2. NJ, by
lad, who cav the smoke coming from the rooi,
and gave the alarm. There were nearly thirty
tons Of hay, quantity of straw, and several
agricultural implements in the building, all oi
which we're destroyed. 1t is supposed to have
been set on fire. Loss $4,000, with bat a small
insurance. Two hundred dollats reward is offered
for the inccndiary.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-06

SyMRsA GAS woRKs.-Of all troublesome pro-
perty our gas works are the worst Recently
Douglas and DIR. Gootee and so every one
thought. But it seems that Mr.. spruance iosisted
upon being the Secretary and Trsssarsr o, me ne
eIenfad b;mss,r AZ the last annual election. He
ele;sied this, we understand. from the fact that
he owned majority Of the stock Of the company
and could control the chartered privileges, which
could not be and were not sold by the sheriff.
The bargain was therefore annulled by the gen.
,emen nS,s;,e sscye they not caring to have any
dead weight to carry with ne estao,isnment % ,a
Mr.. Treadwe who wns to run the ms0s..no ie,t I,
in disgust. Another sale has been pegotinteu,i
however. The last purchasers are Messrs. Jos,
Smthcrs and Patrick Mcguire. In addition I'd
the real estate, they also purchase $40 shares Of
Mr. Spruance's stock, leaving him 20 shares, and
allowing him to hold his offices nominally until
May, to satisfy some point Of law, but really the
purchasers have absolute ownership and control
Of the works. They expect to furnish gas next
week -SByfud Times !
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-06

DIR. AsKEw's Observation-Disclosures Lodge, No.
A, /. o. o. f., recently invited DIR. H. f. Askew
tn deliver on address before II on the subject OF
his trip 10 California, and the Doctor having con-
sented. The lecture will be delivered In the main
saloon of the Odd Fellows Hall, on Monday
evening, the 10th instant.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-06

WE OBSERVE disposition to concludeithat
there is not going to be much of Chinese
shower, after all-that no great number OF
the Celeslials are disposed to immigrate.
3his imppssion seems to be altogether based
,pon the statement made by the person who
passed through st. Louis, last week in charge
Iof the drove employed for labor on Texas
(railroad. OF course, it is to his interest to
discourage other parties from following his
3plaa of getting cheap workmen, and he
lwould naturally be disposed to aggravate
1.-THE difficulty of procuring them. But the
truth is that the passage from China to San
francisco, takes only about thirty days, and
costs only forty dollars, and that, on their
arrival, these men may be contracteted for,
: in any number,at from twenty-five othirty-
five dollars per month, according to the mar
ket. 1t is folly to think that only few will,
under such circumstances, be imported
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-06

Stolen BEEr.-A fellow named Pritchett. hail
ing, SO VIC learn, from everywhere, drove into
town on Friday fine steer and sold him TO Mr..
ance Mr.. Sewcll butchered it, and shortly after
this was done Two gentlemen from Dover, Del.
appeared In town, and claimed the steer. Sheriff
Temple sent off deputy 10 search of Pritehe;t,
but after tracking him TO the Delaware line the
deputy returned. Prltchett is said to have served
n term in the penitentiary once before.-Cehtfe-
riNe Obserrer, Dec. 23d
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-06

At Maplevile, r. l., on Saturday, Charles
Murray killed his own son by cutting bis
throat.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-06

THE New CASTLE County AGRICULTURAL FAIR
GRouNDs.-A meeting of the Stockholders OF
these grounds was held in the Board of Trade
Room, in this city, on Wednesday morning, when
resolution to sell the buildings and grounds at
public sale was passed. Those voting for 1t rep
resented 11S shares of stock, and those voting
against il representing IA shares.
A committee of five gentlemen from the city
and five from the country was appointed TO as
certain whether enough shares at $50 each can
be sold to pay the floating debt against the
grounds, about $4,000. A number of shares were
taken by those present
resolution was also carried, directing the
Secretary to open a correspondence with the
absent stockholders, and ascertain whether they
would vote for the resolution to sell the grounds,
or subscribe additional shares. The meeting
then adjourned to Wednesday the 18th Of Janua,
ry, when the Secretary and the Committee will
report The meeting will then determine whether
to dispose OF the grounds or retain them. The
whole Pumber of shares of stock is 3l5; and the
law requires that majority of the stock shall be
voted Tor the resolution before the grounds can be
sold
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-06

SrApptsc ArFRAy AT PHoENIxvILLE.-Michael
O'Donnel, Jr, of Phenixville, was committed to
Chester county Jail on Monday week, by T. g.
Cary, Esq, on the charge of having violently
assaulted Thomas Daliugty on the street, severely
about Two dollars. Tho prisoner is a young man
about 81 years Of age. and 1t is alleged was at one
time In the House of Refuge.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-06

THE FRENCH CABLE COMPANY and Napo-
Icons officials attempt to deny that the
telegrams sent by their line, are supervised
by the Government. Their denial, however,
has simply confirmed the belief to that effect,
and 1t becomes evident that under the pres
ent Infamous system of espionage, every
telegram passing through France Is exam
ined by some bf the innumerable spies and
agents of the present detestable Empire. II
is quite time that some such international
code, in regard to ocean cables, AS is proposed
by our Government, were adopted, bu'
whether France would respect it after adop-
lion. would be new question.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-06

WE CAN SEE no Justification for the abuse
SO ayishly leveled at Mrs. Stowe, by a ma
iority of the newspapers. The charges
against Lord Byron, were not hers, but those
of Lady Byron, who may have been mista'
ken, but who, no doubt, was perfectly sin
cere In her belief. Nor did Mrs. Stowe
communicate anything more to the public,
than had already been done, for the charge,
it appears, has been repeatedly made in 9TH
er quarters, by other persons, at other times.
Neither has any serious injustice been done
to the character of Lord Byron, even suppo-
sing the whole of his wife's ideas to be a
,lelusion, for there is no crime against virtue
which either his own actions or his poetry,
and often both, do not incite and justify.
Finally, Mrs. Stowe says she will justi fy
her position, by proof. Then why not wait
for the proof, and give her fair hearingf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01
The Heart and its Diseases.

Death from heart disease is of alarming
frequency. Almost daily we hear that
friends, or acquaintanoes, or public men
have suddenly died. and on inquiry it is
found that the heart was at fault. This
fact has not unirequently given rise to the
remark that it is strange the heart should
so often be the seat of mortal disease.
But the truth is we attach tar too little
importance to this organ and it's functions.
1t performs its great Office so quietly and
uninterruptedly that We even forget its ex-
istence. From period anterior to birth
until death, during sleeping rs we'll as wax
ing hours, ceaselessly and noiselessly, with
steady and measured rythm, it circulates
the vital fluid through every tissue of the
body.
Seventy-fve times it pulsates in min
ute, or los, 600 times in the day, without
exhaustion or apparent need of repose.
The heart is hollow muscular organ,
weighing but ten ounces, and is suspended
in he cavity of the chest by delicate liga-
meuts. And yet it performs quietly and
noiselessly, with but the slightest jar, an
incredible amount of labor. In twenty
four hours it is estimated that the heart
accomplishes more than three times as
much work as common laborer in ten
hours.
Three old women sitting by the fire, p"
says recent scientific writer alternately
spinning and sleeping, do more work by
the constant beating of the hearts than can
b. done III day by the youngest aud
strongest iaborer." He adds:
mo labor that We can undertake is re-
garded az more severe than that of the
muscle employed during boat-race; and
yet this LABOR severe as 1t is, is only three
iourths OF that exerted day and night, dur
ing life, by each OF our hearts.
II the entire force OF the heart were ex
pended IN lifting its own weight vertically,
1t would be raised 10 75i feet In one hour
Compare this with the exertions OF an ac-
tive pele.tIinn, who can raise his own
weight but L. 600 feet per hour, and we find
the heart exerts itself about twenty times
as much force; or with the best locomotive
which can raise its Own weight 2, 700 feet
in one hour, which is about one-eighth the
energy OF the human heart.
To reflective mind il cannot be mat
Ten OF surprise ,hat this aeieatelg cos.
truc;ed organ. laboring so vigorous &
Fi.lcu. moments rest day or nigh,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01
ing for unity. SO. even while xi,hholding

ing for unity, so, even while Withholding
his sympathy FROM the North in our late
civil war, as to its purpose, / have often
h. ard him pay a tribute to its love for the
Union. Tie determination of the Ameri-
cans to defend that Union did not fail to
excite is admiration, and in his address
in Edinburg he named America as
among the greatest nations" His kuowl-
edge about America is also for beyond that
even of the most educated Americans.
have often been amazed at the exceeding
minuteness of his acquaintance with the
whole history Of America, from the date of
its discovery-its settlement, progress, the
rise of its cities, its pioneers. soldiers, lit
erary men. ] have known him entertain e
room full of educated Americans with facts
and anecdotes about their own country,
which one and all aiterward confessed had
been utterly unknown to them de speaks
IN touching terms of the way in which
America first took him up, and of the fact
that the first book of his own that he ever
saw-was sent him from America with II
good sum of money for writing it. And he
still speaks of Emerson as 'the clearest
intellect now on the planet. Cor. Gin
cinnati Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01
The Earth's Internal Fires,
From Mature

Through the kindness Of DIR. j. d.
Hooker we have received the following
important and interesting account OF the
eruption of the volcano Tongariro:
Dr. Hector announced at the meeting OF
the Wellington Philosophical Society CT
New Zealand, held Jaly 18th, that Tonga
rho, the only active volcano in the colony,
which is situated in the interior of the
North Island, had burst into active erup-
ton in the month of April last, and for the
first time within the knowledge of the col
onists, or even the traditions of the Mao
ries, lava streams have been emitted. On
the occasion of previous eruptions, the
outbursts have consisted only of ashes and
gaseous matters, the former having been
spread over district extending Tor up
wards of thirty miles round the mountain.
The volcano is 5000 feet high,
and consists of a group of irregular broken
cones, and one very perfect cone, known
to the natives as Ngauruhoe. Jets of boil
ing water and steam continually issue
from the north side of the mountain. AT
an altitude of 3, GOO feet, and on the top Of
Tongariro proper, Is lake 300 yards
across, the water of which is of intense
green color. Ten miles to the south is the
ancient trachyte cone of Raupehu, which
| is the loftiest mountain in the North ISL
and, having an altitude of 9, 600 feet. 1t is
notable circumstance, that on the fifth of
April last, when electrical disturbances
we're 30 marked in Europe, and the
brilliant displays of the Aurora Borealis
were generally observed, the cores
bonding phenomena Of the Aurora Aus
trails were extremely well marked in the
southern hemisphere, attended also by
electrical disturbances Of unusual charac-
ter: and o. the same evening we'll mark
ed earthquake shock WAS experienced in
the volcanic district OF New Zealand, and
shortly after the above eruption was re-
portei. The country is very inaccessible
| at this season, but fiom the north end Of
! Taupo Lake, where there is now a tale
praph station, a distant view is obtained.
! On the 10th of July, the immense volumes
of dense black smoke which are being
! emitted from Tongariro were plainly visi-
/ be from the hills at Napier, as well as
| from parts Of the surrounding plains.
Loud reports we're distinctly heard for the
previous fortnight, Ike the boom
/ of heavy artillery, or rather
the noise caused by the falling Of
an immense body of matter, at intervals Of
! five minutes or thereabout These reports
(which are very loud in the vicinity are
sometimes accompanied by culver of the
earth, and in each case by great up.burst
Of flame and red-hot masses like molten
rock A broad stream of red-hot lava is
! distinctly visible flowing down the side of
the mountain in wavy irregular mass;
ard in the night the flames issuing from
the crater are described as forming high
! L. ;,tarastirg and beautiful spectacle,
On the 18Th surveyor reports that he
observed about lis p. m, sudden col
umn Of smoke come ou5oi Iong4nro just
( AS if q steamer ives firing up and soon
i after il seemed 10 change to white steam
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01
Iar,yie on America.

And here I may remark that Dir. Car
lyle has, to my personal knowledge, often
felt deeply annoyed by the FRI gmentary re-.
ports that have from time to time appeared
IN American papers Of his conversations
with American visitors on the political at
fairs of their country. He feels, as do
those who have been in the habltof listen
ing to his conversation through many
years, that no chance expressions during
an hour or two ought to be held up as rep
resen;ing his full Opinions or the great
subjects involved in the political and So
cial tendencies of America. lie Is, indeed,
opposed to democracy, and be looks upon
tae two leading Anglo-Saxon nations
America and England, as going, one
close after the other, upon the wrong
path. And that is about as much as oar-
lyle's casual American visitors get from
him. IT, however, they should be able to
hear all sides of the question within mis-
view, they would find that he regards ooth
countries as destined to pass through the
democratic or negative phase OF develop
mllt, to q condition of social order which
the most radical Republican or Democrat
HCUtt probably regard as a nooief Iorsl
Gal his opu. AZ no time has Carlyle {
Gtep Interest in all that concerns America
ned. As lie respects tie German long
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01
4 Russian on America.

Moscow Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press.
One afternoon we drove from the city to
the Sparrow Hills. The ride of an hour
and half is a beautiful one. Gradually
rising, the road at length comes out on
to the summit of the hill, and from the
poarch of little cafe you overlook the
city at a distance of about four miles. The
Moskova. sweeping through green fields,
wound around the hills at our feet. A
smiling country, green with nidsumer
verdure, rolled away east and west. Di-
rectly in front of us was Moscow. We stood
for time pointing out to each other the
most striking objects, TIE Tower of the
Simonoff, the Sukkref Tower, built by
Peter the Great to represent the deck and
mast of ship, the various churches when
suddenly the great bell on the kremlin
began to toll. 1t sounded so loud that |
thought the distance less than it was and
made some remark to that effect, when o
little man dressed in linen Jacket and
trousers came forward, and, addressing
me IN French, told me the correct distance.
Upon his asking me if were not French,
replied that was an American. Instant
ly he began to ask innuDerable questions
about America, touching on almost every
subject from politics to game. | am sorry
to say that his knowledge was not equal to
his curiosity. He knew that we had had a
great civil war; and that it was somehow
connected with the question of slavery
Was it not SO? Would I explain it He
had an idea that the war was between the
whites and the blacks. Upon this lee
tured him mildly, and tried to
give nim notion of the
question. He listened attentively,
throwing in, now and then such excla-
nation as denoted his dissatisfaction as 1
told the story. "Ah, Messieur," said he,
Gin our time progress marches with gigan-
tic strides. hate slavery" he added, "but
you have it still" Thereupon l told him
that slavery was dead Clasping his hands
with delight, he shouted, "C'est magnif-
que" He could not have been more agree
ably surprised had l told him that his
dearest foe had been called to heaven by 8
thunderbolt from clear sky. And so we
talked for half an hour, and always of
America. AS we entered our carriage, after
bidding our new acquaintance adieu, the
valet e-plsce who had accompanied us to
the side and whispered with an important
air, "Do you know that man, Messieurs
cest le Prince Dolgorouk." 1t was the
Governor General of Moscow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01

. TestlngeHer Innocence.

The following touching scene recently
occurred IN a Partisan court of justice A
poor pale, Wan seamstress, was arrngued
Tor theft. She appeared at the bar with a
boy eleven or twelve month old in her
arms, her child. She went to get some
work, one day, and stole three CONS OF l0f
each. The money was missed soon after
she left her employer, and IL servant was
sent TO her room to claim it. The servant
tound her about to quit the rooms with the
three gold coins in her hand. She said to
the servant, II was going to carry them
back to YOU" Nevertheless, she was car
rled TO the Comm Toner of Police, and.he
ordered hes 70 BE I before tb . police for
trial
She IS too poly engage Il lawyer, and
yher >iied by the dye what she had to
say herself, aae lswered: The DAY I
Ne 20 my employ l carried ny child
sliu NE. Ii was l. .uy arms IA ii Is now.
| W ! not paying tention to it. There
wee several other ID coins on the man
tie piece, and unE vn to me IL stretched
on. it's little han and seized the three
pieces which di, lot observe until got
home. l at CAGE out on nv bonnet, and
was going back to -ay employer 10 return
them when | was arrested. This is the
hpltHn truth, H. L nope ios heaven
mercy
The Court could not believe this story.
They upbraided the mother for her impu-
dence IN endeavoring to palm off such q
manifest lie for the truth. They besought
her, for her own sake TO retract so absurd
a tale, for it could be OF no effect, but
oblige the Court to sentence her to much
severer punishment than they were dis
posed to iuflict upon one so young, evil
IDENTIFY stepped so deep in poverty.
These appeals had no effect, except in
strengthening the poor mothers pertina-
cious adherence to her original story. As
this irmnsss was sustained by that look of
innocence which the most adroit criminal
can never counterfeit, the courts were at
some loss to discover what decision justice
demanded. To relieve their embaarass.
ment, one of the Judges proposed to renew
the scene described by the mother. The
gold coins were placed on the CLERK table.
The mother was requested to assume the
position in which she said she stood at
her employers house There was then q
breathing in the court. The baby soon
discovered the bright coin, eyed it for a
moment, smiled, and then stretched forth
its tiny hands and clutched them In its
fingers with = miser's eaRernsss. The
mother was acquitted.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01
The Mackerel Catch for 1870.

The mackereling season for 1879 is fast
drawing to close, and by the middle OF
November the bay heet will have arrived
home and the business closed up for the
year. The shore feet have done nothing
for the past fortnight, and many of the yes.
sells have abandoned the business and
hauled up. The mackerel have struck of
much earlier this season than in former
years, consequently the hopes which were
entertained of good catch in October, to
wind up the years work successfully, have
been dissipated.
Still the catch of the season has been
much larger than that OF last, probably
double; and most of the feet have done a
fair years work. One schooner has been
lost in the business.
The bay fleet, AS general thing, have
done rather slim, the restrictions placed
upon the fisheries in these waters q eatly
EMBARRASSING the business. The number
of vessels employed has been much less
than that OF the previous year, and most
of them have made but one trip. few
good fares have been brought in, but the
fleet as whole will not average more than
one hundred and seventy five barrels.
The quality of the mackerel has not been
quite SO good as tnoee caught Oh TINS
shore, and the latter have been most in
demand but within the past week the bay
have advanced in price, and the market is
daily improving The seizure of four yes
sells engaged in the business, and the loss
OF one on her way hlther, has been q Sc
rious drawback to this branch OF the fish
cries and it will prove far from profitable
to many Of the firms engaged in it. To
sum up, the mackereiing season of 1870
will prove moderately remunerative, and
on the whole a little improvement on that
of last year. Gloucester Mas advertiser.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01

should frequently and often suddenly, give
over its labor and cease to act. On the
contrary, it is rather matter of stonish-
ment that the heart should maintain its
integrity, year after year, amid the scenes
of excitement through which the individ-
ual passes for threescore years and ten.
In severest sickness, when other organs
fail, the heart pursues the even tenor of
its way, continuing its pulsation TO the
last moment OF life. Like strong war;
rior in citadel, it yields only when every
resource has been exhausted
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01

THE largest raft ever fioated On the Mis-
sissippi river was landed recently at Mus
catine, Iowa. II contained 2,535,756 feet
Of Lumbar, with top lading OF ZOO, 600
feet Of hath and AZ QUO pickrts. covered b
spec Of four acres. and was w5rta S3Z
0G9, IL.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01

The foreign journals report the complete
destruction OF the picture gallery CT Straa-
burg. Among the most celebrated paint
iugs IL the collection were the Betrothal
Of st. Catharine to the Child Jesus" by
Memlng; a "Madonna, by Pictro Peru
.giuo aud several religious subjects by
PHILIPPE dc Champagne
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01

WOMEN are called ''sotter SEX" because
they are SO easily humbuggcd Out of
one hundred girls, ninety i've wonid pre-
fer ostentation 70 happiness; aud dandy
husband to q mechanic.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01

he stood on hill eighty miles distant, and
could see the top of Tongariro to the east
of the shoulders of Ruapehu.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01

You can. marry mss, II you marry
widow,