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Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21
The win Of Oakes Ames.

BosToN, May l9.-The will of Oakes Ames was
admitted to probate on Saturday. The requests
arc as follows; To his wife, EVeliDa o. Ames,
SlOO 900, all the household iurnitnr0, horses ana
carriages and the use Of his dwelling house dur
ing her life; to his daughter, Susan L. French
s., 900 year during her life; to each graOdsOn,
now OF hereafter TO bs born, 81, 900; To each
grandaU ghter, $4,000; 10 his son, Frank w
Ames, all his interest in the Kinsley Iron and Ma.
chine Company, and in the houses, lands and
buildings bought or received from the estate OF
Lyman Kinsley, in Canton, TO hls sons, Oakes A,
and Oliver Amss, all his real estate in Easton
Canton, Braintree, and West Bridgewater, with
all the machinery, tools, and fixtures pertainil lg
to, or in any way connected with the shovel bust
ness; an income Of $4,000 from seven per cent
railroad bonds TO be used for the support Of the
schools in District No. in North Easton, and oil
the remainder to be divided among has sons, Oakes
A, Oliver, and Frank NJ. Ames.
Oakes A. and Oliver Ames, his sons, are ap
pointed executors.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21
ofIcIai IntFusIon-unauthoFIxed 4
Unnecessary IEIQuests.

AT the inquest held over the body OF James
Price, on Monday, DR.. l.. +. Bush stated the
cause OF the death Of Mr.. Price, and then read
the following, which we believe meets the spPrO-
baton Of nearly every intelligent citizen The
law authorizing inqussts has been abused TO such
an extent for the fees which the county required
to pay, that these officers now force themselves
into the grief stricken family circle, when there
is not the remoiest cause for their presence. DR.
Bush deserves the thanks of the community for
thus calling attention to what IL becoming very
serious matter
wish to Justify myself before this jary, for re-
fuslng to testify voluntarily, on the summons OF
the Coroner in person. The only part of the law,
as read il, which seems TO apply to this case, is
as follows: "lf the dead body of person be
found, and the circumstances of the death be un-
known" the Coroner shall summon, &c. As l
understand 1t, the whole tenor and intent OF the
Law, it is TO make inquisitiOn whenever a death
occurs, in regard to which there Is reasonable
ground for suspicion that the person came 10 his
end by intentional violence%and the object of the
law is to secure the community against the danger
of death by violence.
Where any ground of suspicion Of violence eX-
ists the inquest should be made; but otherwise an
inquest is an imposition upon the community in
its private and public capacity. As said before,
am satisfied that no ground for suspicion OF Vio-
lence exists in the case; and therefore retus ed
10 obey the summons OF the Coroner. And
ehall always do the same, under like crcumstan-
ces. The community has right TO be protected
against what / conceive to be a violation of Its
Just rights and privilege, especially under the
affective circumstances OF q sudden death in q
family"
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21
prussia sin at Her Guns.

The late artillery trials in Prussia have shown
marked improvement in the Prussian guns
since 1868. In that year the iron targets could
only be penetrated when their thickness was an
inch less than the calibre of the guns which were
fired at them that is, q nIne-lDch gun could only
pierce an eiRht-inch plate. Now, however, the
eleven-inch gun sends q shot through n twelve-
inch plate and it is thought that by slightly in
creaSing the charge q ten-inch gun could do the
same thing. AtWelve-inch gun is in course Of
construction which it is believed will penstrate
plates Of fourteen and fifteen inches The in
creased power is attributed to the improved sys-
tenn of manufacturing guns with coils, which ona-
bles a greater charge to be used without any dan.
ger Of bursting the barrel. The new infantry
weapon has also proved most serviceable. 1t tirel
from seven 70 ten shots minute, and surpasSes in
rapidty Of fire both the ChaSsepot and the new
needle gun. Its initial velocity, range and preci-
SION are said TO be extraordinary. 1t is not cor
gun, and has not the great weight which is dis
advantage Of coil guns. 1t is cOnstFuctSd ON an
other system, but enc by which the barrel is made
equally a. strong a. that of the coil method.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21

ANOTHER CoLoRED CApET.-Hou. j. II. Platt,
of the Norfolk, Va, congressional district, made
his appointment of a cadet for West Point, sub
joct to a competitive examination before an i'm
provised board, consisting of Major w. ii. Spear,
United States civil engineer, Judge Dorman, OF
Norfolk, r. &. L. Page, a colOred member of the
State Senate, from Norfolk county, and Martin
McDeVtt, OF Hampton. Three candidates com
peted, viz: a son OF w. II. Lyons, machinist, in
Gosport navy yard son OF Il. &. Staples, Esq.
of Portsmouth, and John w. Williams, bright
mulattO, II years of age, formerly slave and al
present student in the Hanpton Normal School
which he has been attending for five years. vii
liams answered correctly sixty.tive questions, oul
OF sixty-six; Lyons sixty-three, and staples less
than flty. The cadetship was awarded TO vii
liams. .'.. aa 4
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21

WHAT Is IT?-We find the following para
graph in one Of our Republican exchanges. 1t
would be great satisfaction TO many doubtless
10 know more Of the particulars of this tremcnd-
Ous affair. The people have been expressing their
dread of the power of great corporations for
several years, but Notwithstanding the corpora
tiOns have been growing more rapidly than ever,
and even now the tendency toward consolidation
is increasing. We would therefore wish the pub
lie TO know what the scheme alluded to below is
aft is said that a gigantic scheme has been
nearly matured at Washington, by which heavy
corporation with an immense capital, proposes
10 get possession Of the entire transportation
system of the United States. The game has been
adrOitly played and includes an attempt 10 secure
the cooperation of various prominent Congress
men, so as TO prevent adverse legislation. The
organization has been worked quietly, until the
managers, a few days since, tackled the wrong
man (sad 10 be General John A. LogaD) who on
being offered stock at par, flew the track, and
proposes to expose the whole thing. This scheme
possesses more than ordinary significance at this
Time. If, indeed, this new Trojan hoT4e can he
built up amid the ruins Of the Credit MObilier,
there is good reason Tor alarm at The potency Of
public condemnation.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21

THE BACK PAT.-A letter from Washington
says prominent member of Congress and a
good lawyer declines TO touch his back pay
claiming that a refusal to avail himself of it en-
sures its being covered into the Treasury. The
Treasury Department holds differently, and the
Second Comptroller is Of the opinion that this
money, being credited 10 the salary account OF
the House is as such debt due and can at any
time be drawn by the member or his heirs. Ser
geantatAms Ordway is authority for the state
ment that about fifty members have turned thsiI
back pay into the Treasury, and some five or si1
members have not drawn it, nor signifed what
disposition shall be made of il. Many of The
members who drew their pay with the intention
OF devoting it to school purposes, &c, finding
that the objects of their generosity refuse TO ac
cept such contributions, are in a quandarl
whether to keep it or put it back into tn
Treasury.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21

LIPPrNcoTT FOR JUNE.-The opening article
of the june number of LippincOffs Magazine is
in happy accord with the feelings incident TO the
season. Under the title Of "a new Atlantis" IL
describes, in a lively and agreeable manner, the
scenery and society Of Atlantic CITY and lis char
acteFistics as a WatsrinR-place. The illustrations
which accompany the article numerous and
appropriate In this issue "The Roumi in Ka-
bylia," which has proved a most attractive record
Of travel in a comparatively unknown region, Is
brought TO a close. "Our Home in the Tyrol, "
by Margaret HOWitt, is continued. This series Of
sketches is invested with an unusual charm. Its
graceful style, fresh ami entertaining narrative,
and beautiful engraVings combine 70 make 1t one
of the leading attrActions Of the Magazine. The
Lady Blanche Murphy, whose knowledge Of aris-
tOeratie life in Great Britain coupled with an en-
Raging facility IN the uSe Of her pen, rsndeTs her
articles both Trustworthy and attractive, fuInses
a history and description Of that ancient, peculiar.
and romantic reaideaca, Slams Castle, the family
seat Of the Earis Of ErrolL Dr. A. O. Hamlin
contributes . paper upon one OF the most beauti-
full Of gems, the emerald, treating his subject IN
its FeaOaS TO science, history aesthetics. and con-
msFcs The article is popular In its style and fall
OF information. "BOWery England" by WtFt
Skies, is . picture OF rural England in the sum
mer-timA "A "Reminiscences sf the Exposition OF
1867" by Ita Anisl Proksps is q simple, but very
naive and pleasing account Of what betell two
young ladies Who, without escort, attempted TO
visit Paris for the purpose OF oesahg NE EEPosi-
numbsr Of LiBpbseOtfS Magazine are the c0ntin-
uatlons Of Mr.. Blacks aPnncesa Of Thule,' and
Mrs RebeccA Harding Davis "BeTEytoWn." Both
stories well maintain the reputation Of their re-
gDectiVe authors. The number contains two
poems, sSaint Romualdo," By Emma LazArus,
and aDay-D -DIoam," by Kate Putnam OsgoOd.
Our Monthly Gossip" presents among variety
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21
From the N. y. Sua
Gen. Garfield and the Back-Pal
NH

SIR:-YOu are right in saying that while Tres
pay bill, tAen. Garfield Of Ohio, might have pre-
vented its paRsage and defeated the fraud.
The truth is that Gen. Garfield desired 70 klil
this rascally bill, and would have done 20 could he
have followed his own wish, Bat hO was told that
II he did not lot the bill pass he would bo taken
up for hiS Credit Moblier operations, and crushed
forever
Under this menace be yielded, aud the back
pay robbery was contaminated with his tscit CO.
operation. Your obedient servant
REVENUE RRFoRAEER.
WAsttNnTpN Nav II lS-3
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21
Ex-Secretary WeIIes' Defense Of Ar
Ilnnoln

NKw YoRz, Nav 20.-lt is announced That sx-
Secretary OF the Navy Gideon Welles, who kept
diary Of all that was done IN the Cabinet, will
reply TO Charles Francis Adams. Among other
things he will be able to prove that Mr.. Lincoln
desired to appoint Mr.. Daycon Minister to Great
Britain, and was only induced to change his mind
and appoint Mar. Adams by the urgent appeal OF
Mr.. Seward.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21

Of short ami Pithy srticle1 sketch Of the family
OF Mr.. Gladstone, the British prime minister, ani
"a fugitive piece from the pen of Prentice MulioTd'
ential6d "lho Raw Ametiean." With the forth
coming issuo LiplRHcott's Magd-Ae will entof
upon its twelfth volume.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21

Washington weekly says "Ihe death Of
Chief Justice Chase has caused a depression in
the minds of all lovers Of good government here,
as it is feared that the Supreme Court will here
after expOund the law according 10 the will OF
the Autocratn
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21

As Binding Associations pay their own mem
bers ten per cent, on their investment, and give
them a house each, the Washington Capital wants
to know why the National debt is not handed
over TO one Of eIprohtable,insiitutons.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21

WASHINGTON, May II, 1873.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-24
Glevy's Resignation.

The incident which led to NJ. Grevy's
resignation Of the Presidency of the
French Corps Legislatif was significant.
The government is greatly troubled to
know what to do with the city of Lyons,
which is and has been focus of insurrec-
tiOnary sentiment ever since the first Rev.
OlutiOn. 1t has revOlted against all gov
ernments in turn; during the German
war, it virtually established its indePend-
ence, proposed to put itself at the head of
new confederation, to be called the
"Ligue du Midi" and amused itself by
Overturning the rulers of its own choice
about once week. Moreover, it is pro-
fOundly COmmunistic. The swarm of
workingmen who compose the bulk of its
population are opposed to both labor and
capital, to riches and poverty, and in fact
to nearly every social arrangement yet
tried by man, and have never yet succeed
ed in making clear statement of what
they want. Keeping Lyons quiet is there
fore one of the most puzZling tasks Of
every French administration. A commit
tee of the Assembly containing majority
of members of the Right has, therefore,
reported strongly in favor of govern
ment scheme for electing the Municipal
Council by districts instead of on gen.
eral ticket, so as to divide or weaken the
socialistic element, and one of the repre-
sentatives Of the city stigmatized their
report as "bagage," or bOsh, which the
Marquis de Gramont, on behalf OF the
Right, denounced as an ''impertinence."
for which he was called to order by NJ.
Grevy, whereupon the Right, instead of
submitting, rose at NJ. Grevy with shouts
and gesticulation, and he left the chair in
disgust, and refused to come back.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-24
Curling Hair.

THE curling nature of the hair is attrib-
uted to large proportion of oily sub
stance, which prevents the absorption OF
water. The effect of dampness in de-
stroying the curl of the hair is well known,
but it is not so well known that the state
of the hair participates in the state of the
general health. In many instances strong
curly hair becomes straight if the posses
sors be out of health, and the condition
of the hair with them is as great a test as
the condition of the tongue. The state
of the hair depends much on that of the
general health. In perfect health, the
hair is full, glossy. and rich in its hues,
in consequence of the absorption from
the blood, of a nutritive juice, containing
its proper proportion of oily and albu-
minOus elements. In persons out of
health, it may lose its brilliancy of hue,
and iecOme lank and straight, from the
presence of imperfect juices. In others.
again, there may be total absence of
such nutritive elements. and their hair
consequently looks faded and dead.
Climate exercises great influence on the
curliness of the hair, as may be illustrated
i'm the difference in this respect between
the natives of the north and of the south,
the long lanky hair of the former, as
compared with the frizZly curls of the
natives of Africa. Even Europeans,
whose boards were soft and silken at
home, on reaching Africa, found them to
grow temporarily crisp, strong, and
coarse, resembling hOrse-hair. This eff
feet, which could only be ascribed to the
extreme dryness of the climate, ceased
on the travellers returning to their own
country. No doubt this is the cause
which, operating through thousands of
years, has changed the negro's hair into
a coarse wOOl.-Unirersity Magazine.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-24
American HumOriStS.

bn%ERE is at present a glut of American
of comyts which is becoming as flight
inc mower Gusts in number and devastat-
cially objection. Bret Harte is not spe-
has helSed to swtp be sure, though he
misery BY the imitatoiAe sum Of human
whom the world would willin9 umorists
but who obstinately refuse to die yet die,
buried, or even to abstain from puhpe
their humor into print. Perhaps some
foreign potentate will take the trouble t.
be incensed at something they may write
If any such sensitive pOtentate there VII
be. we really hope he will not have any
scruples about making his grievance
known. and that our own Government
will not sickle to surrender him ihi
Richland beacon., 1873-05-24
Curing Rennet.

Cheese consists of the caseine of milk,
separated and condensed" To effect
this separation, coagulation or ''curdling'
must take place, and nothing has hitherto
been found to accomplish this so perfect
" IS the prepared stomach OF the calf.
The several steps are as follows: The
stomachs, fresh from the hands OF the
butcher, are cleaned and saited, and then
closely packed in deep earthen vessel;
In this state they should lie for several
months. A few weeks previous to use
thew are taken out and drained OF an
brine. then spread out, sprinkled with
salt, and dried. A couple Of pieces, say
four or five square inches of these are
STEPPED In pint of warm water, in winch
has been dissolved half tablespoonful
Of SALT. Let this st4nd over night, anu the
Richland beacon., 1873-05-24
Raising Corn.

After several years of trial, | have
found the following to be, if not the best,
a good method for the management of
this crop:
Turfland may be plowed early, and III
any condition as regards moisture for the
great number of small roots of the turf
prevents the soil from baking or running
together; this. on heavy clay soils, is of
no small Importance. On old land, we
must be careful to have the land in good
condition {; for. in case it, is IL heavy clay.
and We plow it when weeAit is ruined for
that season, if not two Ofsfhem. Wemay
pillow it any time after the frost is out,
providing the conditions named are pres
ent. If too early for planting, it should
be left in the condition that the pillow
placed it. The weeds will spring up; for
many of these terminate at low tenn
perature. Before planting, it has been
customary to destroy these weeds by har-
rowing; but this is not essential, and we
can proceed with the planting, provided
that the land is sufficiently level and pull
verified. After the corn has fairly sprOut-
ed, and is nearly ready to come to the sur
face, is the proper time to dispose of the
first crop of weeds. This is done by the
use of the harrow, by giving it thor
Ough working. By this means the first
crop of weeds is destroyed, and the soil
opened to the influence of the sun, air and
moisture. On a finely-cOmminuted sur
face. the falling rain sinks into the appa-
rently thirsty soil. and at once parts with
its plant-fOOd, and the young plant is
wonderfully stimulated in its growth.
This is, in fact, the first culture of the
plant for it at once appears through the
surface, with its blades of deep green.
and J., in few days the plants will have
their blades in line of march for the Gull
tivatOr, before the second crop of weeds
more than make their appearance. The
corn stands of so stiff, with its vigorous
growth, that the tinely-pulveriZed earth
may be sifted in among the plants. and
thus smother the young weeds; and this
is the second working OF the crop. After
this the way is easy. and the workings
should be weekly. as nearly as possible.
until the tassels begin to appear, when
the cultivatOr no longeris used. We often
cultivate too late in the season. and de-
strOy the roots that run near the surface.
and thus check the growth of the plant.
have seen. on sultry day, the leaves of
the corn roll together. as the cultivator
passed through IL, row after row. and the
crop seriously damaged. Many of our
farmers understand this, and aim to push
the crop into vigorous growth in the fore
part of the season. 10 has often proved
an advantage to the crop when the farmer
has been so long busy that it was impos-
sible to cultivate his corn the last"
We can plant much earlier than it is
generally supposed to be safe from frost.
The spring frosts seldom do more than
check the growth of the young corn.
But. if we plant early, we must be care
ful and plant shallow. or the seed may
rot in the ground. As general rule,
the early planted corn produces the best
CROP. R,erqr' an CHICAGO Tribune.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-24

Another method, on larger scale. is to
procure a large jar, the larger the better,
in the bottom of which carefully drill a
three-quarter or half inch hole. In this
hole fit stout wooden tap, to be used in
draining off the liquid. Next make a
brine strong enough to bear an egg. Boil
half an hour, and when quite cold pour
into the jar, adding for every two gallons
of the water six wells, or prepared stOm-
achs. sliced lemon, and an ounce of salt
peter; other well-favored spices may be
added ut pleasure. as they tend TO KEEP
the rennet i'm good condition. Thi:
should be prepared three or four months
before using. Great care should be taker
in all cases that the wells are sound ant
sweet. and that the salt used is of the frs
quality. Rehnet thus made will cOagu
late 800 times its weight in milk.-We
er7l Rlral.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-24
n ,rotect enemics of the human species.

to protect enemies of the human species,
such as pirates and bad humOrists. II
these persons were sent. like the ambaS-
sailors, to lie abroad for the good of their
country. how happy we might be. And
even if no violence were done them, their
humor would thenceforward be harmless
for mischief. For they mostly set it forth
in dialect of English which is as unin-
telligible TO fortunate foreigners as II It
were that language indebted. And II
they were debarred from making public
wretched they would pine away and de
without express measures To that emu.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-24
Blood SPAWN.

Bog or blood SPAWN has, not inaLtly,
been called windgalls of the hook, and
like old windgalls, when apparently re-
moved, will return upon the recurrence of
extra hard work. The joints are plenti-
fully supplied with reservoirs, to lubricate
the surrounding parts. Attached to the
extremities Of most of the tendons. and
between the tendOns and other parts, are
little sacs of mucus, which enable them
to move easily over each other, and the
neighboring parts. Through violent ex-
ertion these vessels are inflamed and be-
come enlarged; thOrOugh-pin and wind
gals are instances of this.
There is one of these sacs on the inside
of the hook. If from any cause this be-
comes considerably enlarged, it is calleda
bog SPAWN. A vein passes over this sac
or bag which IS pressed between the en-
largement and the skin, and the passage
of blood being impeded, the vein is dis
tended by the accumulation OF blood. and
the distentiOn reaches down to the next
valve below. This is called blood SPAWN,
and therefore blood SPAWN is result of
bog SPAWN. 1t occurs rarely and is
therefore often COMPOUNDED with bog
SPAWN.
2 These diseases like windgalls may be
alleviated by compression and cold water
bandages, and by friction, and also by firing
and blistering, but they cannot be cured,
for they will reappear upon the recurrence
of hard usage. 1t is decided unsOundness,
but in horse of slow draught, it does not
unfit him for work, but horse so affected
should not be used for fast driving, or
hard work, for, if apparently curel, the
liability of the enlargement to return is
almost certain. In relation to this disease,
YOuatt says:
"The cause of the disease-the enlarged
mucous sac or capsule, lies deep. and is
with difficulty operated upon. Uniform
pressure would sometimes cause the alb
sOrptiOn of the fluid contained i'm cysts or
bags like these, but in joint of such ex-
tensive motion as the hook, it is difficult,
or almost impossible, to confine the pres
sure on the precise spot at which it is re-
quired. Could it be made to bear on the
enlarged bag, it would likewise press on
the vein, and to greater degree hinder
the passage of the blood, and Increase the
swelling psaow the obstruction. The old
ana ABSURD lh1.ihoa, of passing ligature
the vein, and then dlsser.inS ont the I'm.
NOR, is not, in the advanced .sge of vet
Urinary science, practiced by any .urpeon
who regards his reputation. The Salv
method of relief which holds out am
promise even of temporary success, is ex-
citing considerable Inflammation on the
skin, and thus rOusing the deeper-seated
absorbents to carry away the fluid efused in
the enlarged bag. For this purpose, Bills
tiers or firing may be tried; but In the ma
jority of cases, the disease will bid def
ance to all appliances, or win return and
battle our hopes when we had seemed to
be accomplishing our object.