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Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-13

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STRAMERs are appointed TO sail as follows:
CITY OF WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, Jane 18TH,
at 10, A NJ.
CITY OF BROOKLYN SATURDAY, June 18th, at
IAN.
CITY OF BRISTOL, THURSDAY June goth, OF g.
Pm.
CITY OF BRUSSELS SATURDAY, June 70d at ?.
j. NJ.
And each succeeding saturday and Thursday fT0Hs
Pier -, North hiDer, NetD York.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
Payable in Gold. Payable in Currency.
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Londonderry be bought az moderate rates " par
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Drafts fir 81 aud uplodrd, at current rate, payable
in any part Of Great Britain and ireland
Fbr FURTHER Information apply az tAs c0wPaRys
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Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-13

HORACE GREELEY

or RecoIections Of Busy Life, Illustrated. The
Ii and Times OF so great PhllRnthropist and he
To- mer, cannot fail To Interest every true American
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Trains leave Depot Thirty-second and Market
streets.
Trains arrive at Depot, Tnirty-nrst and Market
'"' MAIN LINE WESTWARD,
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
German DISCIPLINE.

My sister writes from Stuttgardr
this military on dit to-day:
''I might tell you a good thine
which is going the rounds of the Ba'
varian court circle. The new PrussiaI
General for the Wurtemburg troops j:
here in Stuttgardt, and he is putting
our that's funny talk for a Cincin.
natian) officers through a severe train
ing. These Uhlans are pet regiment
and you can imagine the consterna.
ton when the Colonel was called up
for inspection by the General. He was
first ordered to make bed. Prussian
discipline did not admit of refufal,
and he made poor hand of it. The
General then showed him how.
Turning around, and fixing his eyes
on the Lieutenant Colonel, he said,
SADDLE a horse, sir?"
"My servant always saddles my
horse" replied the officer.
"You shall be court-martialed," re-
piled the General, with savage Ger
man grunt.
Now the General turned TO a lieu
tenant, and asked fiercely, "Can yOt
make a bed and saddle q horse, sir ~
"I can," replied the Lieutenant, tri-
umphantly.
"Do it then % ordered the General.
1t was done so nicely that no fault
could be found with him.
All the Officers were about %
smile, when the General said: CAL
right; let me see your needle-case." y.
There it is sir" said the Lieutenant
with an air of satisfaction.
The General took it, examined II
with his eye-glass, and handed it bach
with terrible frOwn.
''There is no eye to the needle sir, ,
he exclaimed, and then before all the
reviewing officers, the poor Lieuten
ant was sharply reprimanded.
This explains how the German
troops overran France in ninety days
Eli Perkins of the ". Y Advertiser
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
VOLUME 24-NUMBER I6.
4 Blind Canarr.

One Of the most remarkable instan-
ees Of endurance and sagacity in the
ornithOlOgical line, is at present to be
seen on South Halsted street, Chica-
60 IN the shape Of an elderly canary.
that has now reached the age OF
twelve years, and is still as spirited a
sOngster as he was ten wears aro-
WnaG IS more surprising in regard To
this wee bit of melody. is me fact
that It has been stone blind for two
years past, and "IooksD down with con-
tempt on its younger mates at their
dearth Of music, and still MARBLES his
delicious music from his own "song-
oook' with volume enough to COM
Pensate for their shortcomings.
When darkness first came upon the
little fellow he experienced much dif-
neulty in lOeOmOtiOn, and was con-
stantly coming in contact with the
wires of the cage, or with the perehes
thereof By degrees his birdship was
taught caution, and now he is perfect
~ sure-fOoted. He moves about with
q method wonderful to observe. On
going from perch TO perch, ne climbs
along by the wires, at each stem put-
ting outpthe foot as carefully as the
blind man does his cane, and when
he has reached the desired position,
he tunes up with great volubilitv, as
II IN self-eongratulatiOn Of his superb
or accomplishment. In walking on
the floor Of his cage he uses the same
precautions, and in his daily ablutiOns
ne observes all the forms and customs
IN vogue among his more fortunate
companions. Ia his performance it
IS noticeable, however, that he never
forgets his inhrmity, for he washes
his head with the utmost care, always
avoiding contact between his claws
and any portion of his feathers in the
vicinity Of his sightless-eyes. Such
sagaeity in 8 bird 50 fragile is really as
tonishing, and this little blind musi-
clan IL the pride Of its owner, and the
wonder Of the neighborhoOd, and, we
suppose, the envy Of his feathered
brethren.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
Representative UDsOn's Plan.

The Utica, New York, Herald says:
Mr.. Upson, Of Ohio, who offered in
the House, q short time ago, 3 reso-
luton designed to effect & distribu-
ton Of the civil offices Of the govern
ment among the different States Of
the Union according to their relative
population, has written . letter to
Mr.. Curtis explaining his views upon
the question involved in the res0lu-
ton, and giving his reasons FOR offer
ing it. Mr.. Upson Is not hostile TO
the civil service scheme, in itself, bat
thinks any system would be vicious
which would have tendency to give
the District Of Columbia, and the
States near it, an advantage over
States further away in securing gov
eminent positions. Mr.. Curtis replied
to Mr.. Upson's letter in substance
that the subject Of his resolution was
one which the commission discussed. |.
The force Of the proposition bad been
felt by it, and il was designed when
the new rules were carried into COM
plete effect to distribute the depart
ment positions more equitably, with
regard to the different portions Of the
country, than had ever been done be
fore.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
RemInlseenee o. Henry ClsE.

Formerly q very large, well known
and somewhat noted billy goat roam
ed the streets Of Washington, and the
newsboys, bootblaek, anc the street
imps generally made common cause
against him. Clay never liked to see
dumb animals abused or worried, and
on one occasion, while passing down
the avenue q large crowd OF those
miseheiVoas urchins were at their
usual sport. Mr.. Clay with bis walk
ing-stick, drove them away, giving
them a sound lecture In the mean
while. AS they seampered and scat
tered in every direction, Billy, seeing
no one but Mr.. Clay within reach,
made a charge on him. Clay drop
ped his cane and caught his goatshiI
I by the horns. The goat would rear
up, being nearly as high as the tai
/ Reutuekian himself, and the Latter
would pull him down again. Thil
sort Of sport soon became tiresome
/ and he could conceive Of no way by
which he could free himself from The
two-hOrned dilemma, 90 in his des
peration he sang out 10 the boys L
know what to do. One Of the small
est in the crowd shouted back: 'Lei
go and run you id. fool pi Clay al
ways maintained that though he sign,
ed the treaty Of peace at Gbent, yel
that ragged boy knew more than ID
did.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
Death.

1t is death alone that can suddenly
make q man to know himself He
tells the proud and insolent that they
are mere affects, and humbles them
at the instant, makes them cry, COM
plain, repent, yea, even to hate their
fore-passed happiness. He takes an
account Of the rich and proves him
beggar, a naked beggar, which hath
interest in nothing but in the gravel
that fills his mouth. BE holds glass
before the eyes Of the most beautiful,
and makes them ses their deformity
and rOtteness, and they acknOwl-
edge it. o, eloquent, justand mighty
death! whom none could advise thou
hast persuaded what none hath dared,
thou hast done; and whom all the
world hath fiattered, thou only hast
cast out Of the world and desplsed ;
thou hast drawn together all the far
stretched greatness, all the pride, cru
city and ambition Of man, and cover
ed it with these two narrow words
''Here lies"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
GlIIott, the Pen-Maker.

A cable telegram has announced
the decease Of Joseph elliott, the eel
ebrated English manufacturer Of steel
pens. The early history Of the man
Is obscure. He was born. probably,
In Birmingham, about 70 years ago.
He commenced business there In a
garret, his wife aiding him in the
manufacture Of his pens. They made
black "barrep pens and sold them TO
small stOrskespers about town. The
business increased, and in . few years
elliott was enabled to build large fac
tory in Birmingham. He sent his
goods TO foreign markets, and soon
his pens were sold all over the world.
Mr.. elliott, it is said, was q man Of
fine character, with noble aspirations.
He possessed a taste for the fine arts,
and was q large collector Of splendid
works. His gallery Of pSintings at
his country residence near Edgebar-
ton, Birmingham, is the admiration
Of connolsseurs. It has always been
understood that IL was Mr.. GillOtt's
intention to present 1t to his native
town st his death
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
Done Enough for bis Country.

A revolutionary soldier was running
for Congress, and his opponent was 3
young man who had "never been to
the wars" and it was the custom OF
the old soldier TO tell the hardships he
had endured. BE said:
''FeIlow citizens, I have fought and
bled for my country. have helped
to whip the British and the Indians.
have slept on the field Of battle with
no other covering than the canopy OF
heaven. I have walked over the froz-
en- ground till every footstep was mark
ed with blood"
Just about this time one Of the
''sOvereigns" who had become greatly
interested IN his tale Of suiierings,
walked ur in front Of the speaker, ,wip-
ed the tears from his eyes with the ex-
tremity Of his coat tail and interrupt
ed him with:
ibid you say you had fought the
British and Injuns ?"
'fYes, sir"
HDid you say you had slept on the
ground, while serving your country
without any kiver ,"
81 did"
ibid you say your feet covered the
ground you walked over with blood ?''
"Yes,n replied the speaker, ,exulting-
ly.
"WeIl, then" said the fearful eiti-
zen, as he gave sigh Of pent-up emo
ton, 81 guess pll vote for t'Other fel-
low, for I'll be darned If you hain't
done enough for your country"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
Our Calendar.

It's history is briefly this. ROmulus,
King Of Rome, 733 years B. C., divid-
ed the year into ten months Of 3O4
days. This period was not year,
though called 50. A year is the time
required for one revolution Of the
earth around the sun, which Is 355
days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 48 sec
onds. The year OF ROmulus was,
therefore, a mere arbitrary division OF
time, not corresponding with the mo-
tions Of the seasons, nor with the mo
tions Of the sun and earth. Numa
Pompilius, 7l3 years B. c., added two
months to the year, which was an
approach to correctness. Julius CR-
sar, As years B. c., made the year con-
sist Of 365 days and six hours, and or
dained that every fourth year should
be leap year. This arrangement,
which made the year little too long,
lasted until the lime Of Pope Gregory
XII, when the difference between the
technical year and the solar or actual
year, amounted to 10 days. To cor
rect this error, Gregory, A. D., 1882
ordered that the ten days between
I March Ilth and 21st should be omit
ted, SO that in that year, March 2lsl
was the next day after March the
llth. To prevent further irregulari-
ty, It was provided that the first yeal
Of q century should be made q Leap
year, with the exception Of the frs
year Of every fourth century. Thul
the years 100 and 800 were not lear
years, nor will the year 1900 be such
bat the year 200 will be.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
More Reasonable Utteranees BY Ju-
bal Early.

Friday last was the anniversary OF
the birth of Robert E. Lee, and the
occasion was "improvedp by Jubal
Early, who delivered q violent address
before the students in the chapel OF
Washington and Lee University, at
Lexington, Virginia. From the re-
port of the address in the Richmond
Dispatch, we quote the following
paragraph: -
''They tell US to forget dead issues.
Can true issues ever be dead We do
believe that people who forget their
traditions are unworthy Of the name
of freemen. Ladies, I have faith in
you to instill into the rising genera
ton the memories Of the past. Upon
you, young friends, who are here in
these walls preparing for life, rests the
hope Of your country. You have the
example Of Lee and Jackson more
Immediately before you: profit by
them. Comrades, who on many fields
have followed the great captain, I need
not tell you to be true. II any be re-
negades, let them go with the brand
Of infamy upon them. We have a
sacred duty to perform; the tomb Of
Lee must be cared for; q monument to
to him must be erected at the Con-
federate capital. We will do it, and
show to the world that as we loved
and honored him in life, we are true
in death, and not unworthy to have
been the followers Of Robert Z. Lee. "
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01

To.any producing any Medicine ablsto snow
half as many living, permanent cures a. DR..
Fitler's Vegetable Bheumatle; and further
reward OF 500 Tor any case OF Neuralgia or
Rheumatism it viii not cure. This Rheu-
matte syrup is used znWardly only, pleas
ant 70 the taste, and guaranteed nee nom
hilarious Drugs. It Is not Quack Medi-
cine, but the sclentidc prescrip ption Of Jos. P.
Filter, N. D., Professor OF Toxicology and
Chemistry, graduate of the ceIsorated Uni
verify OF Peensylyania, A. d., lSs3. whose
entire professional lif8 has been devoted
specially 70 this disease, and his practice
confined strictly thereto. This preparation
Il believed, consctent4ously, under solemn
oath, 70 be the only positive, reliable, in1al-
lIbls specific ever discovered. As an evil
dence OF conddence In iEs Wonderful merit,
q Iegal-signed contract VIII Be forwarded,
without charge, 70 any Eudsrer sending By
letter q description OF afdiction; The con-
tract setting forth the number OF bottles
warranted to cure, and In ease OF failure,
amount paid for Medicine cheerfuily refund
ed. This fair and generous onsE aecursly
protects sufferers from Quack. impOstttOn1
and useless expenditure Of money. Medi-
cal advice, with certificates from prominent
Pay tcfans, Clergy men, etc, who have been
cured after all other trsatnnentB failed, sent
BY letter, gratis- Afflicted cordially invited
70 WriGe for advice % the pricipal once, -
South st., Philadelphia, Pa
n2i-ly. J. 2. hARQUARDr, Agent.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
A LaEyer-LIke Answer.

A prominent lawyer was hailed
while passing a jewelry store, BY the
proprietor, with: General, come in
here'a moment, we have something for
you to solve. II a man brings his
watch to be fixed, and it cost me ten
cents 10 do it, and 1 keep 1t q week,
and charge him six dollars, what per
cent, do I make? We have been
figuring and make it 900 per cent, and
have only got up to one collsr.n "HOw
much do you say it would be at six
dollars ?" replied the general, HI do
not wonder at your perplexity, for it
is well known, and the celebrated
Baggage calculating machine has de-
monstTated, that at certain points in
progressive numbers the law govern
ing them changes. In this case the
law would change, and long before Il
would reach the six dollars Il would
run out of per cent and into what Il
known as larceny"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01

In Union League Club, the other
evening, listened to q ''gOOd one"
on Thurlow Weed. 1 don't believe
even Greeley ever had it. To-wit:
Weed had about as much system in
keeping his accounts land his money!
as Micawber. He was a little great
man, though, and had that grain fgoOd
sense which suggested to him the
propriety Of placing any specific sum
of money which he did not want spent
at random in the hands of some fl
nanciering friend. In 1856 at. w"
came to New York and received S25,-
900 from his Republican friends-S10,- :
600 for the use of the Republicans in
Albany, and 5000 for the Evening
Journal. For safe keeping, he gave
the Albany Central Committee S10,-
600, placed 5000 to the Journals s
credit, and requested his partner (Mr.
Sinclair, I believe) to place the secret
| $4,000 Ito be used against his old
friend Fillmore) to his, Sinelair's
credit in bank, which could be drawn
as required. He did so. One fine
morning, Sinclair dropped dead from
neaTL OlSedSes Inc SlU,UlU bJOOu 70
his personal credit without a word of
explanation. In vain ThurloW Weed
sought the ear Of the bank officers.
They could do nothing. The executors
Of the estate found the SO, 900 to Mr..
Sinclair's credit. They could not,
without proof, hand it over to Mr..
VeeG or his political friends. Thus
it was swept into the dead mans
estate and into the hands OF his fasei-
mating widow. Not dollar was used
to defeat the placid Millard Fillmore.
A year thereafter, the honorable ex-
President from Buffalo and the charm
ing widow of Mr.. Weeds partner
were attracted by that mysterious in
fiuence presided over by Venus. A
few months later they were united by
the hymeneal knot; and poor Weed
saw his darling ten thousand dollars,
raised to defeat Mr.. Fillmore, in 1855
diverted from its original purpose into
the unsuccessful candidates "mar.
riage portion % 1t is said that Thur.
low Weed tells this good Joke on him,
self with q relish, and joins as hearti.
~ in the guffaw it never fails TO in
spire as he used to in those "halcyou
days of yore," when he told stories or
the stage-cosches between this city
; and the capital of the Excelsior State
l-OOT. Gin. Gdz.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01

What an obituary is this which we
find into to-day's Sun; Daniel
O,Connell, Is to be buried ct three
O'Clock to-day from the Morgue." ("
From the Morguel A man who in
his day had written many thought
to tickle the popular fancy, who had
contributed to supply the daily food
Of that great rayenous monster, the
Reading Public, who had plagued bis
brain and wearied his energies in the
calling OF journalism, buried from the
Morgue It is brief, sad obituary
but it IL not the first OfitB kind, and
saddef still, there Is that IN the life Of
the Bohemian Of New York which
forblds Us TO think that it wiz be the
Iast.-M Y Com. AdU.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
ALL is WE'LL,
BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.


Her window opens to the bay,
On glistenIng light or misty gray,
j And there, at dawn and set OF day,
In prayer she kneels.
Dear Lord - she saith, ''TO many home
From wind and waves the wanderers come;
only see the tossing foam-
OF stranger keels-
/ blown out and in by summer gales,
The stately ships, with crowded sails.
Aud sailors leaning Ger their rails,
I Before me glide;
They come, they go, but nevermOre,
Spiee-laden from the Indian shore,
l see his swtft-wing'd IsfdOre,
The waves divide -.
''Oh, Thou with whom the nights day,
And one the near and far away,
Look out on you great waste, and say,
Where fingers he.
Alive perohanee, oD sonic lone beach.
Or thirsty isle beyond the reach
OF man, he hears the mOcking speech
OF wind and sea.
30 dead and cruel deep, reveal
The secret which thy waves conceal:
And ye wild sea-birds, hither wheel
And tell your tale.
Let winds that tossed his raven hair,
A message from my lost one bear
Some thought OF me, a last fond prayer,
Or.dying wall!
'Come with your dreariest truth shut OUT
The fears that haunt me round about.
o, GOdl cannot bear the doubt
That stiles breath.
The worst is better than the dread.
Give me but leave to mourn my dead.
Asleep in trust and hope instead
or life in death"
It might have been the evening breeze
That whispered in the garden trees;
II might have been the sound OF seas
That rose and fell;
But with her heart, II not her her ear.
The old loved voice she seems 20 hear:
81 want to meet thee; be OF cheer,
For all Is we'll"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
A Brave Deed.

The Bangor (Me.,) Wing states that
on Tuesday evening, as the down
train on the Bangor and Piscataqua
Railroad was being made up at Old
town for connection with the Z. & n.
A., train, while a locomotive Of the
former line, was moving quite swiftly
at a short distance from the depot, a
lad of about seven years of age walked
into the centre of the track, uneon-
scious Of the approaching engine
The locomotive came rushing along,
and the bystanders, Mortified at the
peril of the boy, shouted wildly to
him to run; but the discovery of his
peril seemed to paralyze his limbs, and
he stood apparently rooted to the spot
by his terror. But Just as the engine
had almost reached him a young man
rushed from the crowd to the rescue,
seized the boy as the pilot Of the en-
CINE was within q few feet Of thespOt,
threw him by main force to the plat
form beside the rails, and by mighty
effort sprang, almost at the same
time, clear the the track, apparently
grazing front of the engine as it thun-
dered by. The brave fellow who per-
formed this noble act is a young man
named Luther SOaper, Of OldtOwn,
about eighteen years of age. The
hearty cheers which greeted his hu-
name achievement were well deserv-
ed.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01

A gentleman travelling in Tennes-
see, overheard the following conver-
sation between two women Of that
country, who had been to town and
were returning home on the cars
No. 1-"What has you in that ar pa
per?n No. 2-"SOda." No. 1-"SOda
what's soda ?'' No 2-"Why, don't
you know what soda is? that are stuff
what you puts in biskits that makes
them git up and hump tharselves ?'
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01

The following by an enumerator
employed at the recent demonstrating
in Glasgow, Scotland. 'In the per-
formance of my duties was frequent
ly interrogated as to the meaning and
purpose of the census-paper, and TO
one decent-looking woman explain
ed that the schedule was to be filled
for the purpose of finding out. the pop
ulation of the city. 'POculatiOn !! Oh,
ay, oh! We medina leave ane here,
we've a. been populated already"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-02-01
For the Tribune.
A MOTHERS GRAVE.
BY DAVE J. sTALTER.

BY DAVE J. STALTER.
Go stand beside mothers grave,
And think Of what lies buried there,
VIII not the tender tear-drops lave
The paIlid cheek OF lone despair?
This is the place for silent thought
To weave its thread around the soul,
And give the heart the hope II sought,
The hope 20 reach pure Heavens goal.
The mould'rlng clay within the tomb,
Though still, speaks softly TO the heart,
And drives away the dismal gloom
That goads the soul with poisoned dart
A purer sense pervades the mind,
Recalling loves neglected voice
That spoke to US, yet failed 10 bind
Our hearts more close 10 Heavens choice
Rejecting on neglected love
From her who unrequited gave,
Calls forth prayer 20 God above
A tear-drop for the mothers grave.
Before the silent dart of Death
Shall call your mother 70 her rest,
Go speak your love in softesL breath,
And calmly ease her tender breast.
Then Death may strike his eager dart,
And GOO may claim the soul he gave,
Yet you, without a broken heart,
Can kneel beside your mothers grave.