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Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12

A New York paper says application will be
made to the Legislature OF New Jersey, at lis
next session for an act to incorporate rail-
road company, with authority to lay out and
Jersey. from point on the Delaware river at
or near the City of Trenton to point on the
Hudson river or New York Bay, at or between
Jersey City and Bergen Point, with the privi-
lege to construct branch from the main line
to the Delaware river, to point at or near
the City OF Camden, with capital of five
millions of dollars, with power to increase the
same to ten millions of dollars
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12
Alabama-Tho ShevIfT and tho SOL
0j0rS.

MONTGOMERY, Disc. ll.-About o'clock TO day,
while the capital Legislature was i'll session, Sher-
id Srobach appeared in the Senate and said he had
= warrant from Gov. Lewis to take possession OF
the capitol. whereupon the Senate ordered the
geant.at-arms to arrest the sheriff for contempt,
and tBuad MN IN custody Nrty-eight hours, dating
from noon. The sheriff did not resist the arrest,
but explained that he was merely acting under
orders, on \ op apoIogziny to the Senate, was re.
leased. For faw moments the excitement was
intense, and the federal troops stationed the
capitol got under arms but.no necessit7 appearing,
dispersed to their quarters.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12

HER HEAD WAS LEvsL-During the late
canvass the following liule item has cropped
out: "A strong minded woman in the Twelfth
ward made the following gentle reply 10 poll
tician who had called q her house to get her
husband to 20 TO the polls snd vote mo, sir,
he can't 60 Hes washing now, and he's got to
irou tomorrow, and ifhs wasn't doing ANYTHING;
If any one votes i'll be this same Mary Jane"
Scranton, Pa, Times.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12

Robeat Z. Beakley, who killed "Maud Mer-
rill" in a house OF i'll repute, in New York, on
Thursday night, gave himself Into custody
yesterday. He says that when he heard of
his niece's whereabouts, lie went to the place
to imploIe her to return to vrtuous life but
she laughed at HIM She also made % move
ment towards her pocket and he, supposing
she was about to draw pistol, shot her dead
in his frenzy. Dleakiey is about 40 years of
age, and represented to be a " fairly educated
and intelligent man." He Isl a native of Ireland
and has been in this country about % years.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12

New CAsTLE.-An effort Is being made at
New Castle to Induce Mr.. Tasker t. purchase
the Old Locomotive works, and tit them up for
the manufhctuse of machinery. He has made
an offer for them and other property, and the
owners declining to sell Is the price named.
an effort has been made among the citizens
to raise q, 900 In order to ensure the compile.
ton Of the sale. The employment of q large
number Of men in manufacturing will lead to
an advance In the prizes Of houses and lots,
and property holders can well afford to con-
tribute 70 such an enterprise. With the
establishment Of shops and factories all kinds
q b0isnes win improve, and then, with the
railroad 10 this city, New Castle will sool,
become 1 thriving clty.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12

The PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS on WE'D
NEsDAY.-The Senate, on Wednesday adopted
the House resolution for recess from Decem.
ber 2oth to January 9th, and passsd number
of bills, though none are important. The
House passed the Indian appropriation bill,
and discussed the soldiers and sailors bounty
land bill
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12
A World Of Than k9 In Due

To the botanist who first discovered he virtues
Of tn, QCILLAYA SAPoNARIA, or Soap Tree Of
Chill. The wonderful cleansing and purifying
property of its Bark gives to the fragrant Sozo.
DON'T much Of its unrivalled efficacy as presel.
vative of the teeth
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12
Mun,clpa, Elections

BOsToN. December 10. 0.--Mayor CASTOR was
reelected to-day, over II. l.. Pierce, by vote
Of 9, 294 to S.8l3. Castor was supported by
the Democrats and Citizens party, and Pierce
by the Peoples and Labor Reform party. The
Common Council stands 40 Republicans and
"a Democrats.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12

The Credit Nobilier Committee meets in
Washington to-day. Colonel II. s. Macomb,
Hon. John b. Alley and j. NJ S. Williams, of
Massachusetts,, have been summoned as the
first witnesses. The investigation will be kept
secret.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12

dSNsRAL AxNEsrY.-T The New York Joumaiof
cow"seres 'sses sign OF progress in the vote
OF 'ne House OF Representatives on Monday, when
It cane withing % votes Of doing long delayed
act OF Justice and good policy. 1t needed but
that number of votes to pass n general amnesty
Dill through the lower branch. The question arose
unexpectedly as it appears, on Mr.. Ackers motion
to suspend tho rules and pass such q bill There
VA little opportunity for and we may
suppose that the enemies Of the measure acted
without due reaection.and from old party instincts
which should have ceased to exist A two-thirds
vote was required to suspend the rules, The We a.
stool l02 and nays 81. This result though missing
tAsGSsat snd sought. proves upon analysis to be
encouraging to the friends of general amnesty
For the Republican affirmative vote was larger
tnan ever before given for such an object. Nearly
all the Southern Republicans united with the
Democrats IN supporting the motion; and the "a
nays were chiefly those of Northern men. This
fsct conclusively establishes tho narrow minded
prejudice which prompts the refusal of complete
smDe.ty to the South. Ii southern Republicans
themselves the most intense of partisans-can
see no ground Of danger or difficult in restoring
any ex-Confederate to his forfeited civil position,
what business haye Northern men to be ohjecting
'oHS s
and Vice President is urged. The Philadelphia
Pre", Springfield Republican, and many other
papers favor proposition to elect them by direct
vote Of the people for six years. The fact that
the Electoral College of Louisiana failed to cast
its vote for President and Vice President on
"Wednesday is urged as an additional reason fol
the abolition Of the Electoral College SYSTEM
The vote of the Electoral College would be II null
hty il cast upon any other day The conscqucn
ces would have been serious if the result ci til,
election had depended upon the vote of thai
State. 1t is said that there is no law providing
fOH the removal of President in the event of hi,
becoming insane, and in case of insanity in
President the country would be in the same con
dition as England was in the time of George III
Remedies arc needed for these defects in our po
liteal system; and it is also urged that thcr,
should be some lawful means found for TESTING
the validity Of a Presidential election.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12
WATER RENTERS TAKE NOTICE.

The bills for the year 1873 are now readv ,rJ ,o,-
apse ut the REGISTRAR Office. lOtU Market street
me law requires that all bills paid on or before
January 3lst. 1878. the face of the bill and on Mi
Pan during tho month of February per cent adj
10 xsr ana on al paid during the month March
unpaid utter April lst 1873 the Registrar !. rna,r
70 nave the Ferrules withdrawn and suit Instituted
ior tue recovery ot the amounts due and water will
~. asan oe let INTO such premises until all arrear,
win assessments and two dollars for drawing Fer
r"ivs W are paid. FRANK. A. TAYLOR,
Cm P"i'"'eh. Dec. D. ie'.. Registrar.
Office hours to l2 II. m and to SD. m. ,icc,,f
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12

Tho Godoo 1ndlanajn Oregon, who have
bAon o. the war path, have been forced TO re-
treat 70 vass caYe, where they have fortified
themselves.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12

Senator elect Patterson, Of South Carolina,
arrested on charge Of bribery, has been re-
chorRe OF bribery was based upon aiIidavits
made by eleven members Of the Legislature.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12

HoN. Asa PACKER, while going from his
renidence,at Mauch Chunk, fell and broke
his arm.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12
.slIiP,rRN1s.

142l2 pounds Of paper, 3451 pounds ofrags
20 tons Of machinery, 100 tons Of blooms i
tons Of car wheels, three new railroad cars, A
tons Of merchant Iron. 100 barrels OF -four, tw'
two Pallnaa Palace card, three passenger cars
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12

NOTlCE-!he fourth annual meeting of the
stockholders Of the Masonic Hall Co.. Of
R%oft1n: Roo% ., Or: RRsi Ti be hello D the Directors
DAY Of Decsmbsr isSa ~ on a.n1d. the 2.th
purpose Of s!ecting one person ior President, one
person Tor vice President. one person FIR Treasu
TO serve the ensuing year. ). P. ALMOND.
utcooou SecrAtarv
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12
VOL. LXXXII.--NO. 2lS. WILM]
DAILY GAZETTE.
Death Of Edwin Forrest.

EDWIN Forrest. the eminent tragedian, died
suddenly this morning, at his residence, on North
broad Street. Philadelphia. His death will be
deeply regretted by oil admirers Of the professions
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12
d e D..

DANBi.-on Tuesday morning. December 10th, in
this city, Frank Butler. son of Henry Dandy in
the 18th year of his age.
Srot ,on the 9th inst. kezia lIollowe Stout, in
the 18th year of her age
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12
Board Of Trade:

DAILY MEETINGS ON CHANGE.
Twenty.one members were present a, the
meeting to-day. The following receipts and
RECEIPTS.
Twenty .ssven barrels of -four, 900 pounds of
lead, 1915 pounds Of merchants iron, 26l
pounds Of steel, 139 bags Of sumac, 100 bags Of
soda, 26O tons of coal, 30 tons Of pig iron, l2
tons Of plate iron, 10000 feet Of lumber, one car
Of slaves and headings, 10 bales Of cotton, AZ
bales Of goat skins, 436 bales frags, 1000 bush.
els Of corn. 5''
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12

NOTICE-A Special Meeting of the ST. Georues
~ Society will be held at their room. on FRIDAY
eve evening, December 18th. on important business. K
full attendance is particularly requested "
By order of the President,
JOHN WILSON. Sec'ry. jrclI.3,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12
NOTICE.

~ H9ving sold my interest in the Coal business TO
IA hethier; who will continue the business at tho
oid stand, 5. L. corner Water and West streets /
cheerfuy recommend him to my customers and The
puo!lc generally as worthy of their patronage
patronage in the past. ''' '"'"
lam very respectfully JOSEPH FOCT.
PS.-l will remain at Mr.. Keithler Office t,r tho
purpose of settling up my business. ''' '"'
decj-lw IOS roY-r
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-12
4otifes.

NOTICE DELAWARE LOAN ASSOCIATION.
~ Ameetine ofthe Stock holders Of the Delaware
next. December i. at o'clock. in the office Of the
secretary, No. 5s Market street, to act on Amend
ries. GEO q MSRIS Sao, So
dec12-5t Se' -.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-06-08
The Fecundity of Fish,

Fish are so enormously prolific, that
If any considerable portion of the spawn
could be protected, and grow up to adult
life, the sea would be full of them. and the
rivers would hardly be navigable for
their multitude This fecundity is not a
matter of speculation, but has been ac.
curately determined by naturalists who
have given their attention to the subject
The female salmon gives about thous-
aud eggs for every pouad in weight, aud
the specklrd trout about the same pro-
portion. The Schoodlc saline n, found in
the great lakes at the bead waters of
tie st. CroiX River in Maine. Yields
about a thousan eggs for a five pound
hsh and this is the least prolific of all
;he samonide with which we are ac-
quainled. y tive-pound shad will give
100000 eggs. The alewives are quite
as prolific ia proportion to their size.
Perch, both white aud yellow, are very
prolific, and pickercl are still more so.
1t is quite Impossible 10 extermina,e
them from any water where they once
gain possession, except by turning off
the water and draining the pond and
drying the bottom. This fish has the pc
cuiiarty of producing very much larger
proportion OF female than males. The
sea fish are still more prolific. One sea
fish which frcquents our rivers has been
known to yield two hundred pounds
weight OF roe, making 100000 eggs.
A single Goldfish has produced 3 400 900
founder l,200,0 900; sole I,O0O, 900:
mackerel 100000; herring 32, 900; smelt
$4,000; blue fish, striped bass, weak-fsh,
Spanish mackerel, bonetas, lnenhaden, are
known to be enormously prolific. Tne
menhaden, known also as wEite fish
bony fish, and nossbuaker, is almost the
only fish that has not been diminished
by the ceaseless war made upon them.
This fish has been captured Tor manure
ever since the first settlement of the
country. For twenty years or more i;
has been taken for its oil, and only the
refuse used Tor a fertilizer 1t is taken all
along the coast, from the Virginia cape;
to Maine, with seines and purse nets
and the most iugenioJs de ices of the
fisher man's art. The Long Island and
Connecticut shores swarm with fish fac
tories and the pretume of their industry
is never wanting from the summer breeze.
Not far from 100000 tons of this fer.
lilizer are made every year, and l,4OO,
100000 fish are captured to keep these
running Notwithstanding this
terrible drain upon the menhaden, it is
not perceived that they have diminished
in numbers. Hauls of n hundred thous-
and at single tishing-place in day are
not uncommon, and The rewards OF this
industry are still abundant.
From PUenoioyit a. Journal
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-06-08
Come"

Come 10 me when the earth is fair
With all the freshness of the Spring.
When lie fills all the liquid air,
And when the woods with music ring;
When all the Weakening flowers rejoice,
And birds remind me of your voice.
Come to me when the Summers heat
Is strong the breeze of Spring to kill;
When gardens perfume are sweet.
And when the lnnguid noon is STILL
Come when the opened buds disclose
The glory of the lull-blown rose.
Come TO me when the Summer fades,
When all the roses sweets are dead,
When Autumn robes the saddening glades,
When purple heather turns to red;
Come 10 me when the wrinkled leaf
Falls like the tear of constant grief,
Come chiefly when all warmth is lost,
When Autumn to stern Winter yields;
Come when the bitter edge of frost
Shrouds all the verdure of the fields
Come when all else is dark and drear,
Thy presence then is doubly dear.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-06-08
How to get the Best Place.

saw Young man i'll the offices Of q
Western railway superintendent Ht
was occupying Il position that four hun
dred boys in that city would have wish
ed to get. 1t was honorable and ''il
paid WELL" besides being in the line OF
promotion. How did he get it? Not
10y having a rich father, for he was the
son of laborer. The secret was, his
beautiful accuracy. lie began as an
errant boy, and did his work accurately.
Ills leisure time he used IN pertecting his
writing and arithmetic. After a while
he learned TO telegraph. At each step
his employer commended his accuracy,
and relied on what he did because he
was sure it was just right. Aud it is
thus with every occupation. The accu-
rate boy is the favored one. Those who
employ men do not wish to be on the
constant lookout as though they were
rogues or fools. If carpenter must
stand at his journeyman's elbow to be
sure his work is right, or if cshier must
run over his bookeeper's columns, he
might as well do the work himself as to
employ another to do it in that way and
it is very certain that the employer will
get rid Of such an inaccurate workman
as soon az possible.
| knew such a young man. He had a
good chance to do well, but he was so
inaccurate aud unreliable that people
were afraid To trust him. If he wrote a
deed, or mortgage, or a contract, he was
sure either to leave out something or put
in something to make it an imperfect pa
per. He was lawyer without bnisness,
because he lacked the noble quality of
accuracy. just across the street IRON
him was another young l.wyer who was
proverbial for accuracy. He was famous
for searching titles, and when he wrote
out the history of title to a piece of
property, il was taken for granted as
Just so. His aim was absolute accuracy
in everything. 1t he copied convey
ance, or cited legal authority, or made
a statement, he aimed to do 1t exactly.
The consequence is, he is having a valu-
able practice at the bar, and is univer-
sally esteemed.
"But," says some boy, "when l be-
come man, that is the way | shall do.
| mean to be very accurate"
Perhaps so. could tell better if l
knew Just how you do your work now.
There are several ways of getting a les
son. One is, to get it tolerably welI,"
which does not cost much labor, the 9TH
err way is, to get it faultlcssly which
costs great deal of labor. A boy can
get a general idea of his lesson sin a
jiffy," but to get it with accuracy is very
hard, and requires both time aud indus
Try. IT you, my boy, to-day are getting
your lesson IN slipshod way, you viii
grow up slipshod man but IL to-day
your habit is TO ge, every lesson with
perfect accuracy, | will warrant you Will
do that way when you become a man.
How is it President Iattte.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-06-08

THINNING FRUIT.-The Southern
papers say that there never were as fine
oranges in Florida as there are this year,
and that it is owing to severe gale
which blew of nearly three.fillhs of the
young fruit, just afer they were fairly
formed. The Germantown 7eiegrnph
urge lesson from this, to be needed bv
fruit grwers Ct every class. 1--WE take
up. the fruit.growers' societies in any
part Of the community and note the
great differences of opinion which pre-
walls as to the quality of any one fruit.
One speaker, perhaps, characterizcs it as
food for the gods, while another would
not give it to his pigs! No doubt, if
the facts could he ascertained, it would
be found that one had an over crop, aud
the other but few on his trees.
In the grapes, we know how forci-
ply all writers warn ms against the evil
of over cropping. The best vineya' dists
cut away large proportion of the bum
chcs, and assert not only that it aids
the size but the quality Of those which
are left and, in the pear itself, we all
know how the large, fat jaicy fellow is
far superior 10 the lean scrub from the
same tree.
"The good effi'ct of fruit thinning is
not halt enough insisted upon; but
such facts as this of the orange crop
may help to do it,"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-06-08

BAD AIR.-Air, the breath of life, is
the first want Of the human being, and
it is also the last. At every pulsation
during life. we need this lite-sustaining
element. Yet, one would suppose, by
the bad ventilation of houses, churches
aud theatres, that man was made TO
live without air-at least, that it was
matter of indlfferece whether he had
much or little, or whether it was good
or bad. We read in The papers of the
death Of persons from sutfocation in
wells, mines, or by escaping gas, and we
are startled. wondering why people will
be so careless; yet thousands of people
die by inches, or only half live, in conse-
quence OF the impurity of the air they
breathe. II one is shut up in small
room without any admission oil fresh air,
the air contained within the room soon
becomes impure by having been breath
ed over and over, and very great lassi-
tude or depression of life and spirits is
the consequence. The blood requires to
be revitslized constantly within the
lungs, by coming in contact with atmos-
pheric air. Indeed that is the whole
Office of the lungs, to aerate or revital-
ize the bood-which is there met by the
atmospheric air-and change it from
dark venous blood to bright scarlet ar
terial blood, thus preparing it to carry
life to every part and tissue of the sys-
TEN. In the lungs the blood loses many
OF its impurities, and takes on the life
giving oxygen from the air; and In
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-06-08

THE New York EpeH'ng Post, in noticing the
course of the legislature and Mr. FERRY, has
the following language in justification of both,
and in meeting the charge made in some quar-
tiers OF treacherY, says;
"Treachery to what, pray? A traitor is one
who gives up something placed in his keeping
-one who violates an obligation-and involves
the idea of faiihlessness TO trust But what
trust did the Republican members Of the Con-
necticut legislature who voted for Mr.. Ferry
yiolateY Mr.. Ferry made no promises to any
one. He was an absolutely free man. He has
not changed one of his principles. He is the
same man, personally aud politically, that he
was when elected the first time. That he has
withstood the general drift in political affairs,
aud stands forth to-day as one who is still
faithful TO his original Republican principles, In
dcates, not that those who voted for him are
traitors, but that they faithful to their polit-
ical creed in a time of general political faith
lessness. The root of the matter is the caucus
system Politicians have come to look upon
the caucus as q supreme artiber in political
matters Personal belief and independence of
action are considered TO be not only antiQuated
but crminally dsgraceful. 1t is about time
that the authority of party should give way
before the power of individual Judgment. To
be citizen is greater than to be politician,
and to act upon ones own individual convic-
tons, in spite of the jibes OF party whippers-in.
is the highest patriotism. We hope that the
lesson in Connecticut will be read and needed
by every voter in this country, and that no one
will be heightened from obeying his own judg.
ment by q glib use Of hard nance"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-06-08
SELECT POETRY.
How Shall we Meet 2


How shall we meet In our future homer
As we parted here on earihg
Will the spirit carry its loves and hates
Into the heavenly birth p
Will the heart be moved in that world of bliss
BY the feelings that stirred its depths In this
When we meet with the lost ones, face TO face
In the light of that better shore,
Will the cankering cares of this changeful life
And its harrassing doubts be DER?
Then, Father above! speed on the day
When the mists of earth shall be cleared
away.
Year after year our round we tread,
In spirit of sad unrest,
Striving to hold, with clinging clasp,
The phantom joy to our breast;
Heaping dust DER hopes that have died,
And smiling above the graves we hide.
Father divine Oh. teach MS how
To patiently wait thy will;
To bear the burdens upon us laid,
And trust in thy goodness still:
Till death shall the pearly gates undo,
And swiHg them aside to let us through.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-06-08

SENATOR F,rry's letter to Mr. Ferris Of
Stamford, does not tickle the Tribune as much
as il does the Times. And yet it seems to us
the TribuRe has the best of it. Mr. Ferry
plants himself broadly upon the platform of
principles the Tribune has with great persist
ency and mastery ability sought to disseminate,
and only falters on Mr.. Greeley as a candidate.
Like the Senatorial contest at New Haven it is
question of choice between two Republicans
The Tribune commended the independence of
those Republicans who exercised their rights
of personal preference then, and we don't see
how it can consistently object now. Nor do
we think the Times is without "pangs" in its
exultation. The simple tact is Senator Ferry
is selfreliant, selfpOised man. One who
dares and does act at all times independently
and upon his own conscientious convictions OF
duty. 1t were better for the country had wa'
more such men.-NortcaLk Gazette.