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Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26
the snip canal.

THE PROPOSED MARYLAND AND DEL.AwARE
SHIP CANAL.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York journal OF Commerce makes the annax-
ed reference to the projected thlp canal across
the peninsula from the Delaware to the Ches-
apeake bay, from which It will be seen that It
Is proposed TO depart from the minimum depth
Of the Maryland charter. Of IS feet, and the
feet. and make the canal the necessary depth
Of 25 feet, to accommodate the Baltimore har-
Dor. The correspondent says:
Mr.. Horace B. Tibbetts aud United States
Senator George Vickars, Of Maryland, have
organized, under a charter from the State Of
Maryland apd right Of way fIom the State OF
Delaware, an association to construct . ship
canal between Chesapeake and Delaware bay.
They propose to take the mouth Of SassafraS
river as the entering point on the west side,
and the mouth of the BlackbiFd creek as the
outlet on the Delaware bay side. The distance
across Is sthiFty-two miles. Ofthis twelve miles
Of Sassafras river Is navlgable, and the re
naming twenty miles must be cutauN dredged
The depth proposed Is twenty-five feet wide
in the deep cuts, and wider at the dredged
points, 20 as to allow vessels Of the larges
class 70 60 through, and, at certain points, tC
pass cash other.
THE company propose to accomplish the worh
without single lock. This locality has beer
surveyed and pronounced feasible, but Othel
surveys will be made before final location /
QlNSAMluGus AuG khCSAy hE0A WANu b1N ~
nal Is 20 BE- made useful b commerce an
profitable to the owners is Baltimore being 8
much nearer the West and Southwest will gal
through this shorter and cheaper outlet 70
large vessels to New York . much grerte
trade than she has, and be able TO furnis
Cumberland coal at New York nearly u pc
ton cheaper.
Baltimore Is nearer ty rail than New YOr
to Chicago 153 miles; Cincinnati 2 40 miles
Louisville, 6l6 miles and st. Louis ,2lO mile.
Coal now costs from baltimore to New YOrl
by rail- 81 per ton by sea 81. 10 per ton. Th
canal, they say, viii save 200 miles diStanC
around the dangerous Cape Charles, and en-,
BILE them 10 send coal from Baltimore tO Ne
York for $l.25 per ton. Last year 1,200. OF
tons of coal were sent from Baleimore 70 Ne
York. Though IL is expected that priVa
company Will manage the scheme. It has bee
laid before the Senate committee on transpO
tatlon 10 the seaboard, and will be examtnt
and reported upon with the others at the col
ing session Of Congress
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26
LIa 23-sf.
PEREMPToRY SALE.

10 close the estate Of scATTERGooD ALLEN. de-
VIII be sold ct PUBLIC SALE. By orders Of tbs
Executor, at
NO. glA WEST STREET. WILMINeT0N. DEL.
ON TUESDAY, JULY Ist,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26

DEFs.,W..4R9 AVENUH 1oE 5Ss sAE :
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26
Rnblif saIss.

ais MARKET STREET,
aDA Wilmington. Del.
PUBLIC SALE.
9 BUILDING LOTS
TO BE SOLD, ON
SATURDAY, Juns Ssts, 1879,
At ~. p. m, on the premises
Situated between Sixth aud Seventh aud HaWlsy
e1d Webb streets. opposite the sehutzsn Park
size Of lots ~ feet front and LIS feet deep.
Ierms made known on day 0f sale.
I. W. STIDHAH 4 SON, Auetioneers is25-3t
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26


At last accounts all was outlet ak FoEt LA
matl. The troops lately engaged against the
Nodes, sx:ept Capt. Mendonhall's command.
were ct the fort. The tW0 NAKED men who
murdered the MOdoc prisoners, have not yet
been discovered, and GoEern0r Grover, ,o9 Ore
gen. has ordered - searching tnvtatlga gation oe
the matter" aTwEw
A letter from Little Rock Ark, dated the
10th, says rains have fallen necessarily for
foEty-slx days, flooding the lOWlAnds and pgAl-
FIes, and runnlng the cotton erop9 along the
Memphis and Little Rock road. fe st4~a
BrS,EARcK's eldest son has bssa dseaEilai
with the order Of lhe "san apd LlePi hE ~
Shah Of Persia. .~
Gov. Davis. ol Texas. haa vstoad bA Proyid
ing for pFlntng an the lasaof the seate IN Ger
@An tne cn4Al4n.f re aHcFaoil az ogE
The pah tnla ef ths va 5hihataa Cqptai Asl!
the truth Is d pdgt tha 81 O0nn P.aa Aai sols
his intFest q t1 iaoFlpl
80 afs4lsf p GffA -st
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26
MARRIED.
DIE D.

LODGE On the q inst. ct his rssidenos. Sunny
65ta year Of his age.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26

INoR RENT -Ths larse l ara and Wharf pFspsl
G ". foot ct oFanga street.
Applyt q J. A HARRIS.
lanais2AWtf n. n Ssasl RReat Sla asilAllaaA
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26

N0TICR.-A.P A. M.-Tha Sfrtv-s~v.n1L a..
~ nuai eommunleation Of the ~. ". Grind 1870
q ~. A. y. Of the Stats of DslaISrS. win -
held N ths asonie Hall. In the city 81 Wilmiur-
ton; on FRIDAY. the 9Th dAy Of JGns, ls7s. e. N
. 0ios1. =. u. ]. p. ALMOND.
mayzS-StaFtm Secretary Grand Lsa9o.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26

NoTICE-Wslton James will sssvo S pounds
1CE daily to any Of their eustomsFs fer 8 soats
per week. fao-H
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26

E Xs1ah 1oSulaR a,sam Hollef, eAoAt tAroo
keFsa poWoP. saitlA 81 dFlyinR mall onaino o.
. hsaaing paERaoNe Elle9 80. ApplS e a. 81
rs "a a8sf las fsz. ar eN4t@-A
asffzEsia Iissia 1l 4a rHs
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26

hRUG6ISTS And Storoksspors will nAvansa
~ their own Interest," b. sslIlnR HayoS Opi9Inai
ZINE ara Cigarl. III imports his oGn CahS To-
eSeeo. and can therefore self good article foR
" per esnt; less than the imported sock.
mAJS-Ihsm ID and RFunah Stroats.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26

VNOR RRNr-Nsw M9dsi. .He.. tk1i uaE- -
y rison street, elsvea roeuAz. ell moaeFn
P6sssssiaa . eas6 U dasflS4. lac lalls &
illl HaFFi8oa street iak4-W
, 1873-03-02
educational Bias---The Equal
ity of the Sexes.
Electricity and Government
?elegraphy~-Newspapers
and Editors.
Tie RiTer Elbe--Constitutona1 Iimita.
tions--E Education at Home and
Abroad


THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.
Whittier dedicates his Miriam" to President
Barnard, Of Columbia Co11ege,-ono of tho most
e1nct and most profound scientific thinkers OF
the day,-in the following beautiful lines, to
which the editor Of the Popular Science Monthly
seeks to give wider circulation than they have
-o.a;ro1.
, 1873-03-02

Tint was noble youth who, on being urgoo
to take wine 1t the table OF statesruan In Wash
ington, had the moral courage to refuse. He
was poor young man, just beginning the strus
gle Of life. He brought letters to the etatea-
man, who kindly invited him homo to dinnar-
Not take glass OF wine ?" nsid the statea~
mot one eimple glass OF ?' echoed tho
statesman's beautiful aud fascinating vife, rs
rho arose, glass in hand, and With grace TIA.
would have charmed an anchorite, sndeavored
dNo," said the heroic youth, resolutely, gently
repe1ing the profrered glass. -
What picture Of moral grandeur waa that
poor, nendleas youth refusing wine ats the
pronered By the fair hands Of = Beautiful lsdy!
s'No," eaid the young man, and his voice trsan.
bled . little and his cheek flushed, ~ never
drink wine; but" {Lero he raightened himself
a aaa eood s e6skv slav sG
Huifter,h
, 1873-03-02

State street, for advance copies OF Hdrper's
Magazine, Our Young Folz.ss, fippinooHs Raga-
zine: the Atlantic Monthly, Old and Ne,o the
Overland 4fon1hly, and the Popular Science
Monthly, for March.
, 1873-03-02
THE OLD GREER MOUND.


'T1s htuock green by the waya1de Seen,
4 type Of the G1ys OF old, =.
Where with hopEfuf heart 1t cve, Heen,
A1oTer his t1lb oft told. - s.-'
With prtmrokc banE close By:
Our poets would ccl 1t - fairy rath ~ .-.-
Ts scene for the painters eye.
-
At that old green mound, In long bv-gono d-J9,
We equandersd many IN hour;
We sat in the sunlighis dying rays,
Meath the tTy-corercd tower;
yYe fonke1 thru d4nthH nf each others
, 1873-03-02

sworn Is that Of their NUMBER in the fourteenth
century, rsas impered BY curiosity strengthened by
gnomes on the waipurgs-night- He clambered up the
Liliensciu before drsk, secured favorable point
Of view ere the unearthly riot began. The gnon,es
were puncual = have always suspected punetuahty to
be supernatural vice-a5sembling in due season,
With hcapa Of etlvcr and gold, and commencing In
e.sIal T.n m5ses their Goblin carnival. The mortal
strike the rock from which rudy wine flowed
n I'LL and H. ibis they drank n such
drunkenness. They capered, screamed, and fought,
turning tho Walpurs ss-uight into ST. fat1ics,s Day
erns, which at once grew on again. After they had
disruenberc another twenty or thirty times ali
round moved by spirit Of forgiveness and generosity
thoroughly Mlesian, they embraced, and increased
Then stole the mortal fortht1adtion has given lin
tbs name Of Hans 3lercherzuannvtth the intent Of
carrying oil Of the pure gold and silrer lying In
profnse tngots all the cavern. He seized huge
lump Of gotd put it his shoulder, and hurried on
Ere ho Iad gone dfty ellis be heard the gob-
Inns shouting after him that he should keep his treas
srs g Tgssaed 1T ~ BE- 1ss 3ss;. ass
particulars Of his ascent tnd deaceut>, and the next
day reached his humble l1ome delighted with his ad-
venture, and made thereby tic Btroug ncgnet to the
iron Of Ill his fellow-v villagers.
When Hans woke the following morning, the
heayy bar Of gold was On bis shoulder: bearing 1t
to the Elite ho et1k 1t in the middle Of the stream,
but within twcnty-fou hours 1t camc back to him,
md from TINT time he sought TO get lid Of It in vain.
he eooa grew 10 be considered one Gccursod. Men
md women avoided md children fed from him. The
vision Of the gold bar was nl omen. Hans Merch-
ernaun became . solitary, and life luathsome to
him He wandered from place to place. but the story
OF his doom followed him. Neither rest hope
Longer possible, and one morning he discovered
deau IN the principal street at Bauzen, having cut his
threat in despair When the night previous, tho
bar OF gold was on his shoulder, but the corpse WAS
without IT, and everybody believed the bar had ze-
turned to tho gnomes, who had allowed Hans to take
1t as ma1ediction for his curjosity and arazlce.
In the paper on
CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS"
which describes the main parts Of our civic ma
chinery, and their relations to each other, the
author, Franklin 3. uough, tabulates some facts
which are OF much more value than anything
else in his article, although he does not appa-
rently grnsp their real Significance. He is speak
ing Of tho increase Legislative business, which ia
following the incrense Of wealth and population,
and it may be seen in these facts OF the legiala-
ton Of New York
Tho number Of laws passed in the ninety-dre see-
s1ons since the formation OF the State in 1777 Is
So no. and the number o. printed pages which they
occupy Ioxcluaive Of t1e-pages, Indexes, etc., is
5l6 OF which the first 5H are largo folio, and the
remainder octave.
Grouping these laws into periods Of ten years, we
Ant fl,af fn1 siuu n pr1Yr
, 1873-03-02

Lfon7on Co7Tcspo1lae17ce 1He10 FoTE 1i,NeJ
One OF the novelties Of the Queens apceec.,
was the prayer With which it concluded for 4
special blessing On the deliberations Of parI;a-
tnent at the present time. ST re-ecto tia:
prayer for Divine guidance" said Nr. Disracl
" for believe We never required it more "-.-s
much as to say that the Deity would have p1ert7
to do to save tha country from the conseqncace
of being governed by Mr.. Gladstone There: is
an old story Of tim,id passenger. asking t,,s
captain Of ship, in = storm. what hope the-o
tain. &c And has it come TO shat !? +" groa:,ca tho
poor fellow, in despair.
, 1873-03-02
A Consideration of It's Origin
and Elements.
Comfort First, Luxury a Later Con-
siaeration.
The Parlor Idea, and Its Peryer.
sions.
a Homo That is Homo Through
out.

Having furnished your entire house, dear
Madam. from top to bottom,-elegantly, il your
purse is long enough; simply, and yet charm
ingly, II your means are small and your taste
perfect; comfortlessly, whstever you may have
spent on it. II you lack the latter qualification
you mHy now turn your attention to your room
Of roosns-your parlor: that best-room, about
which every one writes who can get a chance, all
people criticise, and about which no two per-
Sons we're ever known to agree.
DArbarism introduces into tts tent, wigWAm,
hovel, or ehanty, not only all the human mem-
bers OF family, but also the favorite animals.
The Arab shelters his horse under the Same roof
that shields him from the elements; the Hlber-
nian peasant finds nothing offensive in the
presence Of mntronly SOW and her numerous
progeny; while the Teutonic bauer rejoices in
eaved Roma from being captured BY the Gauls-
The initiatory letters In the alphabet Of civi1i-
zation are learned aftor time, and the less ro-
mantle Of these people begin to grow
Naughty aud put On A1rs,
Because they are prospercd in worldly Affairs,
and 60 incontinently turn the Aforesaid p1ivi
legged animals out OF doors, cleanse the domicile
OF it's augeanic attributes, though not usually at
one fell, Hc1culeau sweep OF flood Of pu1ifca-
tion, but gradually, and behold the kitchen
proper, but also still combining all the other
apartments Of a domicile deemed necessary by
more advanced pupils. Next, curtain screens
portion Of it; and then partition divides the
space into sleeping and living rooms. Bedrooms
arc added after time, as knowledge increases,
and afterwards comes the owing glory Of al -
TEE rARLoB-
Therefore 1t would seem that naturally all por-
tions Of q house should be made comfortable be-
foro Thought IL bestowed upon that grand
climax OF each houaekeepers aspiration the
pazlor.
OF course there are people who are born in
q parlor,-hguratively, il not literally;
and to these it is only an apartment for special
purposes, fitting into their lives as easily Is
, 1873-03-02

r. The c1ergy1nen OF Lebanon, Ind, are indig-
naut because the girls OF .heir congregations
est peanuts in church. The cracking noise
often destroys the most beautifully-rounded
seuteuce5-
, 1873-03-02

and always should admire, the Gicssbach, the Reich
with him cascade that eclipsed any and al Of them
Familiar as am With the extzaE1gans bias OF the
German mind for everything German, - 1eGon panied M
several times before which Was really insignificant
could not have been more than forty fset high and
at once, and, pointing to the dtuinutve bubble oppo-
Etc, exclaimed, "Theze, sirl Tell nae Il you have
eTer seen anything that IN sw1tzeIsnai
this sublime cata1cct7"
st1ove to restrain myselt, but 7 could
Companion con- sroEned, p and s1: Declared that Amer.
tcan3 believed no country worth mentioning except
their Own; assured him be was naistaksn and that
any falls out Of Switzerland.
"But you intimate by yonr manner" he added.
tnah Niagara Is almost equal to this WONDERFUL cas-
u don't do anything Of the soEt" WIS ny reply:
nave no objection @ y to this fa s tos
m1l-dam At home no larger than this, ne WOULD Do
sent to prison for violating the Law Of internal III
Tho %agdeburger glovered on me, but spoKe no
away, and walked directly back to sehandau rsveang
The Swiss peesant has clothed the majestic
rocks OF the Konigstein and the Lliensteln With
many an etin and supernatural tribe. In q
dismal cave on the south side Of the Lilienstein
4 troop OF gnomes are wont to meet on the night
OF the 30th Of AprI-the famous Walpurg1s-
night-for the purpose Of reckoning up ne
treasures in their keeping, and holding mystic
zeFel- Tbs peasants in that region give the
most implicit credence to this myth, believing
that the gnomes then bring together all the
precious metals they aro appointed to watch
over, and dance around them in groWsome glee.
Some OF the Tushcs claim to have seen gnosty
fires on the rugged steep, and to have heard
weird 1sushter and hilarity therefrom ct the
hour OF midnight, and would make oath to this
on all the evangels.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-09-26
Eelecte0 Miscella
Jeems and Lie on their Wedding Tour

JeemS and Lie on tnelr W edd1ng -FOUR.
The train from Grafton, few days
since stopped at one of the way-sta-
tions, to take on couple newl ly-mar-
ried. Both were young and both were
verdant; having been raised in the
wilds of Western Virginia, neither of
them had ever been fifty miles from
home. They had heard of railways,
steamboats,, locomotives and hotels,
but had never experienced the com
forts of any of the aforementioned in
stitutions. Jeems and Lie had deter
mined ON this, the most important e.
vent of their lives, to visit the city and
see the world, particularly that por-
ton Of it known as Parkersburg. No
wonder that they were amused and de-
lighted when the locomotive, steamin g
and snorting, with the beautiful Grim
son cars following it, came in sight.
"Those your trunks?" said the bag
gage master.
The trunks "a spotted hair trunk
and a very old-fashioned yellow valise)
were soon in the baggage car, followed
by Lie and Jeems.
':I'll be darned if railroads aint a
fine thing" said Jeems, seating him
self on his baggage and carefully hold
ing up the tail of his tight-Waisted
blue, adorned with resplendent metal
buttons, out of the dust.
"Lize, sit by me-"
''Come out Of that" said the baggage
master, ''you are in the wrong car"
:.The devil I am! Dye 'spose [ don't
know what Pm bout? These is my
traps, and [ calculate to stay whar
they ar. Keep quiet, Lie; they say
we've got to fight our way through the
world, anyhow, and if that chap with
the cap on wants anything, why, I'm
his man. Don't want any yer foolin'
round me-"
Here the captain interposed and ex-
planned matters, insomuch, that Jeems
consented to leave his traps and fol-
lowed the captain. What was his de-
light when he surveyed the magnifi-
cence of the frst-class passenger car,
into which he was ushered. His imag-
ination had never, in its widest flight,
pictured anything so gorgeous. He
was aroused from the contemplation of
the splendor around him by the shrek
of the iron horse.
"Jewhillikens! What in the thun-
der's that?" exclaimed Jeems.
'That's the horse squeezing when
they punch him in the ribs with a
pitchfork to make him go along" said
a sleepy individual just behind him.
'sLook here, stranger" said Jeems,
81 know you think Pm darned fool; !;
maybe [ am; but there's one thing l
know, and that is, you'll get your
mouth broke, eff you don't keep it shut.
[ don't say much-just at that moment
they found themselves in Egyptian
darkness, and then was heard a scream,
almost equal to that Of the engine, from
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-09-26
Home Comfort,

"My DEAR" said a loving spouse to
her lord, 'do come home early in the
evening and [ can sit and read to you,
or listen to you read, and we can have
the incest possible time.' "Why, how
is that?" said the husband, "you used
to be too busy with your sewing to talk,
or read or listen" ooh, since you
bought me that labor-saving Howe Sew.
ing machine, | have no further trouble.
and have more time to spare than ]
know what to do with
What husband who values his Wife's
health, beauty or comfort, will deny
her the blessing Of Il Sewing Machine
How many gloomy evenings would be
passed in happinesswith such all San
gel Of relief in the house? BY paying
ten dollars and foe monthly, one the
World-renowned Howe Machines can
be obtained Of JOSEPH L. BAYLIs,
Port Tobacco.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-09-26

room. The clerk concluded to knock
at the door of the room.
"Who is there" came from the in.
side.
"Open the door; the gas is escaping
"Gas! what gas" said Jeems, open
ing the door.
"Why, here in the room. How did
you put the light out?"
'.Blew it out of course"
"You played h" Our amiable
clerk came very near sayinga bad word,
but remembering that there was la
dy in the case, or rather in the bed,
choked his rising temper, and having
lit the gas, proceeded to show Jeems
the mystery of the burner, as follows:
"You see this little thing here? well,
when you want to put it out, give it a
turn this way, and when you want to
make it lighter, you give it a turn this
way. Serious consequences might have
resulted if it had not been discovered.
It might have sufocated us all. Now,
be careful the next time"
''Much obliged. But how the devil
did [ know the burned stuff was Soap
ing?"
"Didn't you smell it?" asked the
clerk.
"Peers to me did smell sumthin," :"
said Jeems.
"Well, Jeems, thought it was you, :"
was the response of Lie, as she turn
ed over for a nap.
The red in the clerks face grew
smilingly redder, as it reflected the
light from the light from the burning
jet, and roguish twinkle lurked in
the corner Of his eye, as he turned off
the gas and all was dark, and our friends
were left in their glory. A sound of
suppressed mirth was heard in the
reading room for few minutes and
then all was still.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-09-26
190etrU
JOHN JANKIN's SERMON.

The minister said last night, says he,
"Don't be afraid of givin' !;
If your life aint nothin' to other folks,
Why what's the use O. liVin'?'
And that's what say to wife, says |,
There's Brown, the mis- rable sinner.
He'd sooner a beggar would starve than give
A cent toward buyin' dinner.
tell you our minister's prime he is,
But couldn't quite determine,
When heard him a-givin' it right and left,
Just who was hit by his sermon.
Of course, there couldn't be no mistake
When he talked of long-winded prayin',
For Peters and Johnson, they sot and scowled
At every word he was sayin'.
And the minister, he went on to say,
s'There's various kinds O. cheatin',
And religion as good for every day
AS it is to bring to meetin'.l
don't think much ofa man that gives
The Lord amens at my preechin',
And spends his time the folloYin' week
In cheatin' and overreachin'."
guess that dose was bitter enough
For a man like jones to swaller,
But noticed he didn't open his mouth,
Not once, after that, to holler,
Hurrah says l, for the minister
h OF course | said it quiet;
Give us some more of this open talk;
It's very refreshing diet.
The minister hit EN- every time;
And when he spoke of fashion,
And a-riggin' out in bows ana Things,
AS woman's rulin' passion,
And a-comin' to church to see the styles,
| couldn't help a-winkin'
And a-nudgin' my wife, and, says L, THAT
And guess sot her thinkin''.
Says to myself, That sermons pat;
But man is a queer creation;
And I'm much afraid that most O. the folks
Wont take the application.
Now if he had said word about
NV personal mode O. sinnin
I'd have gone to work to right myself,
And not set here a-grinnin.
Just then the minister says, says he,
"And now I've come to the fellers
Who've lost this shower by usin' their friends
AS sort O. moral umbrelers.
Go home," says he; ".and find your faults,
Instead of hutin your brothers,
Go home," says he, "and wear the coats
You've tried to fit for Others"
Ny wife, she nudged, and Brown, he winked,
And there was lots O. smilin',
And lots O. lookin' at our pew;
1t sot my blood a-bilin'.
Says to myself, Our minister
Is gittin' little bitter;
Pll tell him when meetin'S out that
Amt at all that kind of cFitter.
-HRrper's Bdzarr.