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Middletown transcript., 1872-08-03

7 and 9 feet square. lighted vAh s lamps
and can be seen in the sight 30 milss q
sca. One of the party remained behind
snd prepared us dslieious supper Of Cape
May goodies, asb ibewn 10 sona q
crccus. TO which ve oil did ample justice.
Sunday morning. We weighed ssshes
and stood up the Bay. At one o'slosk
wc breasted Fortescuc, dropped anchor.
went ashore. and psrtook Of very cx-
cellent dinner Of 6sh aud oysters, tho
kind and gentlcmanly landlord. Col. Lee.
making us feel ns though We had got back
home. Al Q =. NJ. We resumed our
homewsrd track. under fresh breese. ~
much as the vessel could bear. which
made our little schooner carccn 90 % to
bring her larboard side nearly to the
waters edge. the spray dsshing upon the
deck kiudling n feeling within us that
there is charm in sailor's life unlike
all other About 8 p. NJ. VIC glidcd into
the mouth Of old Appoquinimink Creek.
discmbarked, and soon were welcomed
home BY our friends. each and everyone
delighted with bis trip. Yours, =.
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The English in West Virginia.

There seems prospec. Of Virginia be-
ing settled over again by the English.
The White Sulphur Springs correspondent
Of the New York World says:
Mr. George Grant, an English capital
ist. who has passed the last ten months or
n year in this country. has just purchased
ia Greenbricr county, West Virginia, A.
bout thirty miles from the springs, a tract
Of land 5000 acres 10 extent, 9, 900 Of
which are under cultivation. There arc
three houses on the estate, but no very
good ones. SO Mr.. Grant intends building.
lie will devote portion Of the land to
stock-rnising. and Mr. Carr, well known
among agriculturists as breeder Of shcr,.
horns in the north Of England. viii live
on the farm and devote his attention 10
the raising Of stock. But NJ. Grant iu-
tends converting the greater portion Of
his property into park and hunting.
grounds after the English style. Mr..
Grant is one Of the four men who have
projected picnic on large scale to tho
West in the fall. A grand buffalo hun,
is included in the programme The four
gentlemen VIII charter q railroad train,
and each will invite certain number of
personal friends as guests. The party will
probably number sixty. A half.doxcn la
dies and gentlemen, friends OF Mr. Grant.
will come from England 10 join the party.
and the ladies will assist in the bufn.
10 hunt, being Of the English ladic. who
enjoy hunting. The eScurtianists will
stop at various points en- route to San
francisco, and will probably prolong their
pic mic. 10 begin in September, into tho
winter Another English gentleman, who
ha. lately made large purchase Of land
in Virginia. is Mr. X Can,ly, who has
| purchased tract of land about seventy
miles from this place The land is chief
ly valuable for coal to be found therein, but
it is also a good grazing country, and
Mr.. Can'ly intends raising upon this farm
the finest breeds Of sheep,
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Some two ar three weeks since we call
ed attention to the fact iha, this town was
without an uihcor or constable To attend to
offending persons. and suggested the pro-
prie'y Of the Governor appointing ono.
Nothing has been done, and We nre still
left to the mercy Of evil disposed persons.
Peach season is now upon us. and tramps
or peach-plucks are gathering thick and
fast The peach crop below is very light,
and consequently these miserable creatures
will centre here. We always have full
supply Of them, but the probabilities are
that this year, we shall be overruu by
them. They are now coming in droves,
the miserable scum of the city populations.
who have come. not to work, but to plum.
der and annoy our citizens.
On Wednesday three Of these creatures
"A man, bis wife aud daughtcr-got Of
the train here. and indulgcd in fs,icuff.
Then they went and sat down along the
street, the husband aud wife, during u war
Of words, ,rivalling each other in the use Of
oa,hs. They then went down the railroad
and again engaged in fisticuA, when n
number Of our citizens went and separated
them, locking the man up in the "Toomb'
until he was sober. he being intoxica,ed.
This was done without any warrant Of
the law, but it was a necessary proce.
dure. II We have no authorized persons
to qucll disturbances. and take charge Of
these drunken wretches who swarm upon
Us every year, these unwarrantcd arrests
will continue to be made, and in some Gu.
scs serious consequences may ensue. II
people are not protected BY proper author-
tiles, they will protect themselves. and
cannot be censured for il. The whole
town is troubled by them, to a more or
less extent, aud they mako night hideous
BY oa,hs and yells. Last year there we're
two or three tights every day among these
sramps. aud frequss.Iy they would attack
our citiseus. The vomeu and children
are a. bad ~ the mcs. aad blacksd eyes
and cut heads are of 10 uneommou oceur-
renee with them.
We again call spoa tho Governor Tor
prosestiou. and ssssess stat shs Town
Cemnissiosses sppropsiats . sslBcisnt
sun, ID addition to the regular cossssble's
tn, y ssenrs lie services u - easisss
Saeer.
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What Does the Nation Owe General
Grant

Since Gen. Grant and his friends de-
maud second term Of the Presidency
this is fair question for discussion
Many men became rich out o! the war
contracts, and Of the millions they were
paid out Of the Government Treasury
presents have been made 10 Grant, il is
said. amounting to $3.50. 900 or $500, 600
The Boston Times discusses the question
more fully, aud says:--
Look upon it in n business point oi
view. and what does the nation owe to
Gen Grant? He served in the war; SC
did several millions other citizens. lie
had the advantage Of being an officer from
the start nineteen twenticths Of the sold.
icrs had not. Now. did he make any
sacrifice for the country Did he lose AT
arm. leg. or an eye? Was he eve,
touched by a bullet? Did hc suffer on,
atom in health, No. Did he sacri6c,
anything pccuniarily for the country
No. for be did not possess dollar whcr
the war began. They say " Republic,
are ungra,eful" Well. has this Rcpubli,
treated him shabbily? No; il educated
him at it's own expense to start with. II
the war he was promoted rapidly. Final
ly the highest military office was givei
him-that of Lieutenant General. Ther
a higher Office s,ill-higher than any mil
itary man Of this country had ever enjoy
ed before him-uas created for him; j
was that Of /" General" That was not G
nough. Next. the highest civil Office il
the gift Of the nation was conferred o.
him; he was chosen President Of the Uni
ted States. with ell its honors and cmolu
mcnts. for four years. Meantime he va
made the recipient Of valuable presents b!
individuals, groups Of bis admirers ant
corporations. All these favors have beef
bestowed on one who eleven years o.,
was . thriftlces. pennilcss and obscur,
man. Sacrifice! Hc has gained hund
red thousand field by tho war! Squar'
accounts. What does the nation ow,
General Grant?
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Registers Order.
REGIsrERs OFFICE,

REGISfERS OFFICE,
IL Sew ias,lc County, July ?sth, 1872.
Upon the application Of Thomas J. Craven,
Administrator c. 7. A OF Samuel Jefferson, late
OF sais' Georges Hundred, in said county, de-
ceased i Is ordered aRi directed by the Regis
ter thai the Administrator, e. 7. A., aforesaid,
give notice of the granting Of Letters OF Admin.
is,raiioa apoa ihs estate az the deceased, with
the date OF granting thereof, by causing Mdver-
lsemen's 10 be posted within furty days from
the granting q such Letters, In siy af the most
public places Of the county OF New Castle, re-
curing all perspRs having demaghs against The
Estate TO present the same, or abide by an Act
OF Assembly In such Gaze made and provided,
And also cause the same TO he inserted within
the same period In the MippLKrowx TaAxscairr,
newspaper published In Mddieiown, and to be
continued therein two months.
4 q Given under the hand aud Seal Of Oiics
nBof the Register aforesaii, At New Castle,
In New Castle county aforesaid, the day and year
above written. D. GIBBS, Register.
NOTicE.-Ali persons having claims against
the Estate Of The deceased must present tbs sam~,
duly atiested. to the Administrator, on or before
July 25th, 1873, or abide the Act Of Assembly Ia
such case made and provided.
THOMAS J. CRAvxS, Adm. C. T. A,
aug 2-2m Addrcss-St. Georges, Del.
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The Least Of Two Evils.

We hear the remark ohen about these
days" OF two evils, choose the least !"
aud this proverb is quoted to jussify vo.
ting for Grant or Greeley. according to
the voters idea Of which is the least evil.
Those who are satisfied with one or the
other. are not obliged to discuss the qucs-
ton; they have their man aud will vote
for him. But there are many who do not
like either Of these candidates. and are
ready 10 decide their course Of action by the
answer to the question, =" which is the bet
ter Of the two?"
We think it unfortunate for the country
that the people are required to vote for 9.
lcc,ors. instead Of being allowed to vote
directly for the man Of their choice. In
that ease il would be much easier for the
voter to keep n good conscience and cx.
press his individual preferences. than il is
now. Ills vote might not tell upon the
result, but il would be his declaration. and
a full discharge Of his duty us citizen.
And il is also unfortunate that the prac.
tice Of nominating by conventions has be-
come the political law. so that in reality
only the managers Of party, not the mass
es Of the people. have much to do with Sc
lcc,ing candidates for Office. So wide.
spread and deep is the dissatisfaction with
the manner in which several recent con.
vcntions have been constituted and manip
ulatcd. we might hope that their day il
over. But it is hard to break up old us.
ages, and We shall probably go on as be.
fore. being led to the polls by those who
ought to follow.
1t is not our duty to vote for one mar
because he is less objectianobc than an
other candidate. II he is not. in oul
judgment, a suitable man for the Office i
j is not right for us to vote for him. Thil
is no rule that We lay down for other peo
pie. Every man must judge for himself
having the same means If making hi'
judgment that We have. But as there il
no law to require us to vote at all, aud i
we do vote VIC may vote for any person.
whom VT may select, VIC cannot be requir
ed to vote for man whom We regard un
Gt for the Office he seeks. If we regar,
his election an "evil," VIC will not hav,
a portion Of the responsibility Of inaictinl
The evil upon the country. But so help
lcssly arc the people in the hands Of polit
ical managers, it is very harG for one VIII
does not surrender his conscience to party
to be independent and honest in the ex
preston Of his political preferences. Th
only way open is to select the candidut
whom We are willing to trust with the Of
fec. aud vote for him regardless Of party
or else vote for one not 10 nomination, o
abstain from voting altogether As 4
voting for one whom We regard unfit, be
cause he is the candidate Of n party, W
cannot do it. though others can -Ne'
York Obscrter.
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/, is reported The Geneva Board Of Ar.
bltraiors have adopted the following meth.
cd Of disp,sing Of the business before it !.
The case Of ench ship is examined separ-.
a'ely. The arbi'ra,ors mex, decide wha.
principle Is applicable to the case, by
which il stands or falls. No definite a.
mount OF damage j. then fixed npon. but
when the examinations Of NIL the eases 10
completed. the tribunal win review its
separate conclusions aud agree upon to-
tal sum of damages.
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lsttsrs Rsassasag n nsaaissswn ?. o.
Miss T. W. Bcssey, Mrs. Rachel Boone, Thorn
a. A. Cannon, Isabella Emory, Rachel Ann EN-
bcrs, Henry Horner, Robert =. Orcm, Ans l..
Pine, Lydia River, Phillip Simmons, John W.
Sawsos, Samuel Thomas, Miss Mary Thoupsou,
". r. Vaughn, James Watson, John 9. Wat.
kius, Jr., Lissie Ann Young. Pcrsoas calling
for these letters will please say they are adver.
tised.
saint Ann's Chareh, Msddletevvn.
Divine servirc tomorrow, (Sunday, tho 4th
iuslant), at the usual hours, morning and eve
ming. The Rector Of the Church will ohiciate on
both occasions.
Improve msnls.
Mr.. George W. Ingram Is erecting = double
framc dwelling house, on Lock wood Street.
Nathan Simmons, Jr. contractor. The building
10 2Ax22 feet.
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Dissolution Of CO. Partnership,

NOTICE Is hereby given that the Co-psrtser.
! ship heretofore existing between the under
signed, under the name Of Wallace / GARY, ID
this day dissolved by mutual consent and thst
l. d. Wallace Is authorized 10 settle the busisess
Of the late firm. All persons indebted to Tie
hrm are hereby notified 10 settle their accounts
within 80 days, or they will bc placed IN the
hands OF an ofiicer for collection.
]. D. WALLACE,
JOSEPH GARY"
Middletpwn, July goth, ls12-i s-3ws
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The deaths in Philadelphia for the week
ending Saturday amounted to $50. a de-
crease Of 90. Only four we're Of small
pox, The number Of deaths in New York
for the same time was 79l. decrease Of
1T. There were three suicides on Fri.
day and two on Saturday.
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MA lllSlED.

At the residence Of the brides parents. July
alsi, by the Rev. Isaac iialdcmap VIM, NJ
kennard, Of Wilmington, Del. to Matte J. Wor.
rel, Of West Chester, Pa.
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Wanted.

Miss Ball Tippin desires 10 form . class Of
yoanf ladies ID learn the art Of making Wax and
Hat Fio.srs. Mis- rippin viii also meks var
and haiI fowers 70 order. Rooms ai''ths sssh
dletown, Del.
aug S.2w
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NoRrm CAnoLlsA ELECTION. y.--The Ia.
test returns from tho election 10 North
Carolina on Thursdsy. although very in
complste. indicate the triumph Of the
Conservative party. Last year tho Re-
publican party. In the vote on The new
constitution. had > majority Of 1900.
The slsstion on Thsrsdsy pssssd o6 quiet
y. and he vote from sll points hoard
from shows an iucresss of tho Cosssrsa-
tive msjorisies u 1870. when tbst pssty
carried TIE ssste by 5000 majcrity.
Middletown transcript., 1872-08-03
DIED.

:, In this town. on Wednesday, the aist instant,
Harry, son OF James u, and Ella II. Scowdrisk,
aged months and DAYS.
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Gen, n. p. Hsnts hss eo,ps OFT n .
letter favcriss 0rcslcy aud Bsosn.
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ainsr Tepses.

The foundation Of the nev match-stick factory
st Elkton was commenced last week. The fac
tory is to be located on the gorth bank Of Elk
creek. near the bridge shat spaus the creek ~
the foot OF Bridge street.
A camp meeting will Be held BY Smyrna Cir
cu,t and Smyrna 6tailoR, st the usual place just
bslow Blackbird, bpt ihc time hss not been
6xed. A meeting vac hsld on the ssouads On
Thursdsy 10 take further measures.
Red Lion camp commenced on Thursday.
Both shs Nsthodisl asd Presbytssian churches
Of Smyrna AZ rlth0nt now pastors. u 3 ex-
ihs pulpit Of the former to-0osroW, aad that
Rev. J.. v. emlsh, cf 6myssa, Will on ths Odsssa
vulplt. Rev. ~. kesne6y win preach 10 ~
l'tsslytesias Chsrcb.
, 1872-12-01

shock had followed this summary way Of using
2 nobleman; but the Court waving all distinc-
tons OF BIRTH appeared merely desirous Of
ascertaining which Of the two men had acted
TIE t most % ike b1ackguard in order to apportion
TIE, TIE blame Justly. The other case was worse
stul. Her Majesty the Queen Of England wished
to open the roads in the drowsy little town Of
richmond on Thames, in order that water
pipe might be laid from the Grown conduit on
Richmond Common to the royal laundry at Few.
and the Town Vestry, as q matter Of form, was
requested to issue an authorization for The work
to be done. But it appears that there was an
apprehension that the water supply Of the
Richmond folks would suffer danger of being
injuIiously affected by the proposed work so
the Vestry peremptori1y refused to grant the re-
quired authorization. A request that this de-
cision should be rescinded received still less
favor, and Her Majesty WAS given distinctly to
understand that her Richmond subjects we're
determined to hold to their rights though Her
Majesty should never get her clothes washed.
So the Queens washerwomen must go elsewhere
for their water, and the Queen finds herself holp-
less to prevent it.
, 1872-12-01

A Remarkable Experience with q
Grizzly.
From the San francisco Bulletin.
A gentleman who arrived O few days ago from
the lower country, where grizzly bears help the
herders to take care Of the sheep, relates Curl
GUS bear adventure which occurred to an Indian
herdman in his employ. He sent the man to d
distant portion Of a large rancho to look after d
herd of sheep. The Indian at nightfan got un-
der shed with q roof Of branches, but open on
all sides, and lay down in his blankets. After q
few hours sleep, he was awakened by feeling
the hot breath Of some animal on his face. He
uation-a huge bear WAS snufing him. The man,
with great presence Of mind, determined to keep
perfectly still, for he knew if he moved or cried
out, one blow of those huge paws would break
his skull like walnut. Bruin scratched off the
blankets and seized tho Indian by the leg.
Though Ruf1erleg terribly, the brave fellow did
not allow groan or cry to escape him. The
bear dragged him from the hut for some dis
tance and then commenced to dig hole to lay
the Indian in aud cover him up from the coy
otes. After the grave had been dug deep enough
the bear [contenting himself with about pound
Of flesh from the victims thigh moved the body
to the hole and covered it up. The Indian man
aged to keep tho earth over his face loose
enough to allow him to breathe, and when the
bear retired: he crawlcd out toward the mustang,
hut. With great difficulty he mounted. and then
rode toward the rancho house. A doctor was
sent for, and pronounced the wounds, though
severe and painful, not likely to prove fatal.
The next day q hunt was organized, and the
grizzly was killed in the neighborhood of the
spot where he had slowed away his intended
meal.
, 1872-12-01

such as Eideboards, extension tables, chalrs etc.,
in all known styles. The fourth floor is where
the articles on exhibition are duplicated when
ordered. Here is the general workshop where
the upholstering and finishing is done. There
are forty-tiye persons employed on this floor.
The firm are large manufacturers Of their own
goods.
ed expressly for the business to which it is de-
voted and is frst-claEs in al its appointments.
4 broad stairway leads to the upper floors, or
tile visitor can travel upward on steam cleya-
tor. The building is heated by steam through
out. On the whole, this establishment is one
OF the finest Of its kind in the country. Pur-
chasers should visit it, and 80 should everyone
else.
MESSRB. BURLEY 4 TIRRELL,
established in 1888, and one Of the Oldest houses
in Chicago trade, and still the old association OF
4. G. Bur1ey and John Iyrren, instead Of
many times changed succession under the firm
name. We do not see that they are not as ZEAL
GUS, and earnest, and successful in holding the
front rank in their line as it they had not the
laurels Of so many years to rest
upon. They we're among the first after
the fire to reopen in permanent quarters,
on the corner Of Wabash avenue and
Van Buren street, and their opening Yesterday
was only the chosen occasion Of calling cloud
Of Witnesses to examine their preparations for
the holiday trade, comprising variety of
wares useful and ornamental for the table, the
mantel, and simply decorative and artistic, in
china, glass, Parian, marble, from all the sources
OF supply in the plastic art from Europe to ia
pan. This house has On its hands some Of the
largest contracts in it's line ever executed in the
United States, and they have, within the present
week, forwarded to French manufactures the
decorative designs for a home order of this kind
that will be 8 marvel in extent and beauty. The
multitude of old friends Of Messrs. Burley g.
1yrreu made g. good turnout yesterday, and,
with them, large and constant stream Of gen.
eral visitors and patrons attracted by tile fact
that Elk Of our great trade promises had selected
the game day for this display of the merchants
taste and iberaIty.
WEBSTER BROTHERS,
Nos. 270 and 272 Wabash avenue. opened at their
new store, yesterday, q new stock OF millinery,
laces, etc. The number Of visitors WAS large.
They had the opportunity to admire bonnets and
hats made in the latest style, and adorned with
trimmings remarkable for the exquisite taste e1-
ercised in producing q beautiful md harmonious
effect. The immense variety Of French hats,
just imported, we're enough to bewilder even the
feminine mind, and exclamations of '' lovely"
beautiful, !" and exquisite" wereheard all over
the store. The assortment of 1aces is very fine.
The establishment is under the direct superin-
tendance Of the members Of the firm, and CUE
toners will find it very much to their advantage
to examine this snperb stock, especially as they
are never allowed to exceed the minimum, and
are as reasonable as at any other place in the
city,
, 1872-12-01
Decline Of Reverence for Birth.

Two singular examples of the manner in which
reverence for high birth is decreasing in Great
Britain have recently been made public. In the
first case, at tho Warwick County Petty Sessions,
were occupied during nearly day in deciding
upon complaint made by Lord Conyers against
a Mr. Edward Tuckwcl tutor to 2Ir. Liebort, Of
Wellesbourne Hall, charging the defendant with
having violently assaulted his Lordship. The
evidence was contradictory and not particularly
interesting; but it appeared that the tutor,
having become involved in a quarrel with
the Lord, in which each Of the par
ties exhibited decidedly aggressive pro-
pensities, wound up the discussion by pummel-
ling his Lordship on the gravel1ed paths Of his
effectually that his Lordship was obliged to use
crutches in coming into court to tell his story:
An yet it did not appear that any great moral
, 1872-12-01

The just1y-celebrated Grover & Baker sewing ma
chimes have been special favoEtes for the last twenty
years, but the Company, not satisfied with their pres
ent enviable reputation, have produced, after long
aeries Of experiments and at great expense their new
improved shuttle ockstitch) machines to which they
would now invite special attention, believing them to
be superior to every other shuttle sewing machine in
the market They strong simple, substantial we'll
made and in short, masterpiece Of power and capa
other drst-casB 1nachine, and more attachments
are furnished free. Seeing is believing Salesrooms,
, 1872-12-01

To Our Friends and the Public.
Teare located permanently at quarters, Nos.
go and o94 State street, near VanBuren with large
and vared stock Of furniture that propose to sell
prices that cannot but satisfy any reasonable per-
son. Rather than carry a large stock through the
winter, propose 10 sell at prices that leave
nothing above actual cost. This mean, and we
spectfnlly solicit an examination of our goods and
prices, COLBY l. NIRrs.
, 1872-12-01

reached perfection in the invention. Even now
he sees his way to the automatic governing A.
rangement by which the services of tha atears-
man may be dispensed with, although be recon- recon-
men mends the employment Of : steersman in the
other brain than his may push on the 9ear1
he has initiated to higher point than be has n1
tanned. Lao Nv
, 1872-12-01
The Popular Verdict.

CHICAGO, Nov. q, 1s72.-We use the new Wheeler /
Wilson sewing machine exclusively for all kinds Of
work, making fine shirts; also the various goods used
by the Pullman Palace Car Company. We have tried
several shuttle machines the work, but find
that the new Wheeler T. Wilson e1csls them al.
E. JENNINGS l. Co.,
Oriental Steam Laundry and Shirt Mandatory, No.
40 West Randolph street.
Main Office and ea1esroom Of the "New" Wheeler &
Wilson, No. 1888 West Madison street branch, No. eC0
Wabash avenue. Burnham & F1annery, city agents.