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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

Tho case OF Emmanuel S9mch-. who is
charged With having iu his possc-siou
1000 uuslampeG cigars. was cal.rl up 10.
day for examination >. '7rc Comm --;ouet
Shields. AZ The hour appointed fnr tnc cX-
animation IN officer Of The Board oi
Health made his appearance and read au
monymous letter, Teciting that 2 Seaman
answering TO the description orthc pr-nn-
or had ESCAPED from The Spanish ram Nu-
nancin, which had yellow few. ou heard,
and lie was anxious to find if Sa'ct" WIS
the man. At This anuOuu,Car there
WAS general stampcde. thoN illnesses and
others jumping over he tah,'s ard chairs
oavoil The prisoner and cscare frnm thc
contlgiOn. When order was restored Com
missioner Shields, who remained 10 his
post, concluded thai Sanchr Wa- smug-
gler, not q yellow fever ra'ltut. and he
committed him TO await the action Of the
Grand Jury. The hail is fixed 1T 81 1,OUO.-
A. Y. Express Of last crci,ing.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

There was always something irtcsistibly
comic IN a story they used To tell about u
foppish passenger Ou a Mississippi boat,
who, just for a little fun" jumped ashore
at landing, and drawing n hOwie-kuife
rushed up to a gawky looking fellow at II
wood pile, exclalming, "I've found you
at ust-you're the man I've been looking
for" The gaNky looked at him for n
half second, then Strengthened out his
arm like jib. boom and knocked the fell
low overheard into ten feet water. Resum-
ing his position against the woOd-pile, he
dra~lcd out, " Is there anybody else on
the boat looking for me
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

One day recently about fifteen or twenty
persons from East Bradford and the vlcn-
ity Of West Chester, arrived at Hugh 4.
Steele's dam, on Buck Run, with the in.
tcntion Of spending the day In grand style.
They had with them a boat and fishing
apparatus, and we suppose the time was
put in in fishing and boating About dinner
time an uninhabited house was discovered
along the shores; explorations were made
and Il was found that there was furniture
in the house. II seemed TO appear prefer
able and more civilized II the contents of
their baskets could be spread upon a table
instead of on the ground, so the building
was entered in some manner, table
brought forth and sufficient number of
chairs TO seat the crowd. After dinner
the furniture was replaced. On returning
to their homes, some of them, on relating
the incident of the clone house," were
Informed by one who know all about II
that tho dwelling had been closed ever
since the smallpox had been in il. They
communicated the news TO the rest, and
there was CONSERVATION among all. There
followed a fearful waiting for u breaking
out, but rs every one OF the adventures
had dutiiully stood up and heen vaccinated
some time since nothing serious occurred
-C0atssgiNs Union,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24
REDUCED TO THE RANKS.
The Inventor and Proprietor Of the Once
Famous Red Jacket Bitter" Enlists
asa Private Soldier In the United States
Army,

From 1858 TO 1867, says the Chicago
1tibMne, the name of Bennett Pieters, was
very well known In that city. Ii was con-
neeted with the Red Jacket Bitters, which
were then avery popular beverage, adyer-
tlsed largely In the papers, and posted on
fences and blank walls. Pieters himself
was popular man among his set; he
kept good saddle and carriage horses;
had rooms at the Sherman House; gave
excellentHsuppers, where the guests were
not called on to drink his bitlers, but
were RECALLED with champagne, which
was perhaps no better, but was certainly
much more expensive, and did not openly
offend any of the proprieties. His income
was large one, but he spent ii easily, and
did not, like good Chieagoan, put II in
real estate. He failed to lay up treasures
in this orthodox quarter, and hence when
calamity came upon him, he had nothing
to fall back upon. In 1867 some individ-
ual, thinking that he also might make a
little 10y going into the bitter business, be-
gan the manufacture of the Red Cloud
Bitters. Pieters represented this as an in
frlngemcnt of his rights, and brought suit
to have bis rival enjOined. The matter
was tried In the United States Court. An
expert chemist analyzed Pieters produce
lions, aud found they consisted of poor
whiskey lavored with tansy, dogfcnncl,
jimson weed, or some other substance
which possessed no special medicinal vir-
tues Ultimately, the court decided that
his rights had not been invaded, and that
led Cloud aud Red Jacket might have
separately and independently originated
bitters. This hurt Pietcrs, but not half as
much as the analysis. People had sup
posed that his bitters owed their rare vir-
tues to samples unknown to the white
man, gathered at midnight In primeval
forests, by grim Indian chiefs, or dusky
Indian girls, dark, hut comely, ike the
the tents Of Kedar, or the curtains of King
solomon, the secret having been secretly
communicated To Pieters under circun-
stances ~ so private nature that they
never became public. When the illusion
was disprlled, the sale OF Red Jacket
stopped, and Peters income diminished.
The less money he had the noi" be- drank.
lie got involved In trouble with his part
ner, and finally, in lsdp, after the defeat
of General Salomnn, aud his departure
for Washington Territory, he aroompa-
uled him along with O'Brion, Hayden,
Church, &c. llo returned from there n
few months ago, aud after lettering around
the city doing nothing, last Monday hr
enlisted as cavalry recruit In the rcgu-
lar army, and embraced this desperate re-
sort OF reduced gentleman.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

MIR. Zimmerman, proprietor Of Diamond
Cottage, in Camden, New Jersey, and also
of u public house ut Atlantic City called
the Diamond Cottage, had a difficulty on
Saturday with another man ut the latter
place, during which blows were exchanged.
On his return TO Philadelphia he labored
under the halluclnatlon that he had killed
the man with whom he quarT0l0d, and
gave himself into the custody of officers
Ayrcs and JOhntry. Sunday morning,
while confined in one of the cells ut the
station house, some oysters We're brought
him on a plate, and during the absence OF
others he broke the plate in half and cut
his throat with il in horrible manner,
though not severing the wlndplpe. Drs
Armstrong and Pratt were called In aud
sewed mp the wound, which hled profusely.
Al the last accounts he was lying in very
critical condition.-Ihlla. Record,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24
Cover Your Coal,

DIR. Varreutrapp finds that some spcci-
mems of coal lose as much rs one-third OF
their weight by exposure TO the weather
and the deterioration in quality for warm.
ing, cooking or gas-making Is still greater
The gas-yielding quality decreased in one
instance 40 per cent, and the heating
power a. per cent, while the same sample
under cover lost in the same time "a per
cent, for gas purposes, and l2 per cent fol
fuel. The inieriority Of outcropping coal
is well known, but the amount of deieror.
alton under comparatively hrief exposure
is surprising.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24
BIG BILL


IMITATION oF BKBr HARTE.
There's them that eats till they're buetin'
And them thzt drinks till they're bllhu,
And them that's stutin and spnoney,
Hut the best OF all, TO my mtnd'
fAnd I've been around in my time, boys.
And cavorted with any you like.
Was Rig Bill, that lived IN the slashes,
We called him big Bill o'Pike.
Ifhe nut his hand to his howie
Or scratched the acruif OF his meek,
You could only tell by waitin
iro see II YOU bled n peck
And the way he iired Y was lovely
Nobody knowed which WAS dead,
Till Big Bill grinned, and the sim uh
Tumbled over onto his head
AT ,chool he killed his master;
Courtin' he killed seven more
And the hearse was always waitin'
A little Ways from his door
There wasn't much growth In the country
As the census returns will show,
hut we had Big Bill we WAS proud Of
And that was enough to grow.
And now Rig Bill is an angel
Damn me, II makes me cry
list when he was rampiu' the roughest.
The poor fellow had to die.
A theievin' and snrakin Yankee
dot the start on our blessed Bill,
And there's no one Ia do our KILN
And nobody left 10 kill.
-AHdHiic Monthly.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

Indiana il making progress, slowly hut
surely, toward desirable status on the
divorce question. The Supreme Court on
Monday decided that there Is no authority
tO decree divorce To a husband on the
sole ground that his wife has become
hopclessly insane, at least where such in
sanity has not been supcrinduced by a
vicious or reckless course of conduct on
her part. A few sensible decisions on the
outlying tissues ofthis great social problem
will help materially in tho solution 0t the
main difficulty, which is located on the
pages Of the statute books,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24
More BOYS than Girls.

From the census statistics which have
just been completed it appears that the
number of children in the United States
under live years old is 5,5l3,3i3, of which
2,79G,sS7 are male, 1876 female. The
male children from five to nine, inclusive
are 3,437 ,442 and female 2,377 ,27l total
4,SlI,7l The number of male inhaht-
ants Of all ages under tweuty-one is lO,'
Oj0, 1858; female, 9,9SG, 307 total, O,026,-
$50,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

James 0'Neill, ox-membor of the New
York Assembly from the ninth ward and
chief clerk OF the excise board, came to
his death In a manner as singular as II
was painful. The doctors in making Il
post-mortem examination found every or
gan Of the body In the healthlest condition
but discovered, while making close ex-
animation of the stomach, that the intes-
tines had hcen out by a small bit of oyster
shell, and thoir contents allowed to escape
through the opening. The shell had evil
IDENTIFY heen In the stomach but a short
short time, aud had no doubt heen swal.
lowed by Mr.u'Neill while taking his eve.
ming lunch,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

The scarcity and high price of meat in
England is explained on the theory that
they cannot produce enough TO supply the
inhabitants, and that the Importation OF
foreign live cattle is prohibited through
fear of the introduction of disease. Irish
cattle, however, are imported without re.
striction, and they, ii is stated, spread
disease to such an extent that the deaths
Of the English cattle have alarmingly
Increased
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

A Chicago despatch states that rhlnce-
rOs escaped from circus tent at Monroe,
ILL.,, killed two men and injured several
persons, and was finally captured after
doing damage to the amount Of about
5000.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

few minutes more and the stranger
found herself seated In an easy chair by
bright fire.
She could not help looking her grateful
surprise at the unexpected kindness of the
old gentleman. She did not guess that
her face had become to him familiar az
something which had entered into his
daily life. He saw her glance at the
clock, and noted the anxious expression
of her pale face.
"Are you far from home " he asked.
"Yes," ," she faltered "but / shall not
be going home for hours. am engaged
every day teaching my pupils will be-
waiting now. ! must try to walk; it is
getting so late"
" Walk why, you cannot even stand
the thing Is impossible" She seemed sc
much distressed that he sald hastily
"Write note, relating what has occur
red, and one of my clerks shall take It,"
She thanked him timidly, but he saw
that she was unwilling to accept his offer
of you would rather 60 yourself ! will
send for cab"
"Thank you, sir; that will be mucl
better than writing, and should like Il
90 at once."
Her manner was full Of nervous excite
ment, and he saw her delicate face fusl
as she spoke. lie did not know that, il
the midst of her eagerness, she was anx
iously debating the question of the cal
fare, and wondering how much money
would take to pay ii. If the man of cap
ital could only have investigated the inte
rlor of the poor little purse lying at tn
! bottom of her satchel, so slenderly fur
, nished, yet, alas representing nearly al
the worldly wealth of its possessor, no,
sadly it would have confirmed the misgl,
. ings which had been excited by a glanC
c at the well woTu cloak, and the shoes oil
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

The failure of large coffee firm in
New York is reported.
Brigham Young is making n sort OF
triumphal tour through Utah.
A third yellow fever vessel has arrived
at New York-thc brig Sra Bird, from
Maracaibo.
The boil worm Is reported to he doing
great damage 10 the cotton in Northern
Mississippi.
Sheridan telcgraphs that tho late reports
of Indian difficulties have heeu greatly
exaggerated.
james McElroy, a gambler, was shot
dead by Paul Kern, at san Francisco, on
Thursday week.
Andy johnson made political speech
10 about three thousand people at Nash
vile on Saturday.
The Boston Base Ball Cluh beat the
Forest City, of Clcavcland, on saturday,
by score OF Is to Z.
The first invoice of new crop south
carolina rice was received in New York
Monday. 1t is the earliest ever received.
IL is now stated that Page, the artist,
was not struck with paralysis. but "nyer-
come by exhaustion" He has recovered.
- JNNNba NeAhhlAsllllltlL ul uOllNn
~ Co, at Hackensack, y. j., was robbed
OF $4,000 worth Of jewelry on Saturday
night.
The heavy rains have caused floods in
tho Merrlmae and Concord rivers. Thou
sands OF acres ofmeadow lands are over
flowed.
The police of Brooklyn made raid ON
the COney Island gamblers last Sunday,
and broke mp their operations, at least for
that day,
A man named lIyncs, was shot and
fatally wounded 10y another, named Hes
| lyn during a fight at Rorkaway, l.. l., on
Thursday week.
The International " tailors met in
New York yesterday and elected officers
and then adjourned to meet in NorfJlk.
Va, next August.
And now Grant has put his loot into il
again, having permitted the new Minister
from Nicaragua To present him with his
credentials, last Week.
| Mark Flanagan, rendered insane hy
sickness and therilects Of the heat. stabbed
his wife to dcatls in New York ON Thurs.
day week. She leaves eight children.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

The Court OF impeachment trying Judge
Barnard, of Now York, has anout CON
cluded its work. A vote had been taken
on Saturday on 81 of the articles, and, on
many Of them there was unanimous vote
Of guilty" and on nearly all a two-
Illrds Ynln the anmn ANnN.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

vlously unsulted for the hard service which
had been required from them. Five min
utes later a cab was rapidly bearing away
the scarlet cloak and its wearer, and the
benevolent old merchant was thoughtfully
warming his hands before the office fire.
She was gone, and he gained no addition
al knowledge of her, except that she was
somebody's daily governess. From that
day he watched in vain for glinps of the
red cloak he saw ii no more, and con-
cluded that the poor young teacher was
unable TO continue her daily jo1rneys. q.
She had given him the impression of one
who had to depend upon herself, but the
reality might be still worse; for anything
he knew, there might be others, even
more helpless, dependent upon her. In
spite of repeated disappointment-, Mr..
Hardman still took his post at the window g,
as though the habit yielded him certain
amount Of pleasurable excitement which
he was unable 10 reliHqnish.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24
II ERE AND THE R Z.


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-Lsng Division -Sepaiai'Ou for iiic
"A costly hahit-Fashiorah,e dic-s.
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n,a,to Gnn.sano4ga ,'so.,., mosquitoes nave Alde-
The New yor,, Nan. rrorosos ,n,.o..
.,lns. w Wv iork Ne''S proposes lnvest@
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contains fowl i'm pieeas. 80
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n drunken man in i.sS Eon;S,' uieu "ller pitlhg
~ uHne" man III hehlucky'
car -, ~ 1870 uIeclvy nas neen done IN su-
~, Kansas eoiiieo''oher'
Inc fashionable color of England, is
shade oil light bull called Isabel
"A Georgia rooster was recently killed
with his crop full OF vest buttons
Some nurses appear to think that
babies are TO be well taken when shaken.
A Milwaukee cbild yvos rr;c,,o,,as -,
death the other dav at beinss ri,a1a''.n,IJ \"
-. '0'ns Pnolasrapheu-
plavin~' is a refrssbinSy si,ys nE,q qui'oes "ui'e
80 - N,,.-l.,s 'le9'.'ns sisn''
n, ,be ,,o,, 6. Sf.11 a'ino a. Urine reJolees
4" 'lo hau'e Nockumsllph."
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fob wanted IN mi, n ioao,,,., roioVV 4" "'9
a. ir,nar,iai -
ro,nod III. .;,s'a, ti,.;,,- h.'nsas PARROT mas
no 'ie "'uht anu "reeley'
some Llttleton, y. H., corn averaged
TWO lnches growth per day for two months.
"A convict in a South Carolina iail acts
as turnkey.
japanese BARRIERS oct the mos, custom
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

4 1. a
NE was unable To rellhqnish'
V.
Amor,h had ross.d +, w,sa, ,,u.r.lv
bright dov for January whom Mr. Hard.
man took his s,,, In bis comfortable
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WIG 'i''' WIN al aeciu'n' ABOUT " month
'so' SUE naS not peeh properly a'lehdeu
w, "n" 10 "ITo oh my h"hus.
nave tncy no means asked tue
merchant
lear not. AS long as she could the
wlle went out as daily governess."
An what was the nature ot the accl-
dent
A severely spraincd ankle, caused by
a fall"
Bless me | wonder IL il Il the young
lady WAS telling you about few days
ago"
The doctor looked inquiringly at his
friend"
All see you don't remember. DO
you know whether the patient wears red
cloak
$50 you think she may be your little
heroine of the red cloak. ! am notuwHre,
for ! have only seen her indoors" &"
"Of course not how absurd for me to
forget that. should like to see these pa-
tlcn's OF yours. Cant you take tue with
you they would think me another medi-
cal man."
The doctor smiled, considered moment,
and then said, " Yes, ! think we can man
age II.
As he spoke, the hrougham stopped al
the door oi large, dlngy-lookinS house,
suhlel from basement to attic. a fe"
minutes more, and the doctor had safely
plloted his friend up steep, dark stair
case TO the door ol close, blck room' on
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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24

a Worcester (Mnss. paper snraks Of
"i fatal death, by shooting.
Miss Charlotte Cushman, who made,
ii is said, $4,000 last year in thcntrir,i
pursuits is to appear again this winter
and will make her first appearance nj
Booths Theater,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14

Ihe assumption of the rebel debt and paynen
for slaves, says the World, are two bugbears with
which the Grant fusiemen are terrifying the rus
tic mind We have already dispo.ed Of the tor
ner BY stating that there is NO rebel debt to pay.
any evidences of such debt having so far periahed
that the late confedsracy might be gone over u
VAIN with search warrant to obtain half mil
lion dollars OF them. And now . word respect.
ing payment for slaves. What old slayeholoe,
Gould to-day make proof OF ownership and valu,
OF bis former chattsls2 A bill of sale was al,
tns whiting this kind Of property required. and
"hsre one bull of esle Of negro can bs nov
7oend South you can find twenty Confederate Sc.
eur,oss OF diamond-iike rarity as th.se them.
sslves Are. And even with the bill found, .whsr,s
ths nigeers"