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The Sight Of Deep-sea Crustacca.
The English surveying ship Challenger appears
bottom Of tie Atlantic. It has dredged up crca-
lures almost entirely composed Of eyes, in which
the body is mere appendage to the eyes, and
another, crustncea, in which the eyes
It there ever Nere any-hayo taken leave Of
but furnished With the delicate claws
by which the animal feels its way
about. It Seems not surprising that in the deep
sea depths there should either BE- a very highly
developed apparatus Of vision, OF none at all.
Inc Light must be exceedingly small in amount,
and therefore, il the creature is to use it, it must
have the finest possible sense Of vision. There
would be no natural advantage in common eyes
IN such mIedium=probably natural disadvan-
them. And that may be the reason why these
extremes OF eyelesansss and eyeful1ness meet.
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London Society Gossip by an Amer
ican Lady.

=. From the 5eso FORK 7F75une. =
The recent defeat and re-appointnent OF the
Mr. Gladstone; but how few know anything
about the brilliant statesmans wife. Mrs. Glad
stone is EN- estimable church woman, but sadly
lacks the social tact necessary to person Of her
position. Distrait at all times, abe is the cause
Of creator ofIenses against etiquette than any
oae in London. Mrs. Grundy Is fond Of telling
how on one OCCASION, in order to rofre6h her hus-
bands memory, Mrs. Gladstone wrote on a card
which abe placed in the franc Of O conspicuous
mirror, "Don't forget to invite those horrid
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with this medicine; and it is very probable that
the druggists will, during week or so, be sur
prised at the increased demand upon them for
eelsenlin, to be used invariably Tor sore eyes.
Then we ahau have fewer instances OF delicate
women driven to hanging or drowning them-
selves, and Of nervous md shrinking mon COM
PEELED to draw a razor across their throats.
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I have said enough; why further tell
The bloody tale Of that horrible fray2 !.

have said enough; why further tell
The bloody tale Of that horrible fray7
How the lust Of vengeance, the nre Of Hell,
Burned IN our hearts aud hands that d3J7
When night closed over the scene once noro
Five thousand Greasers lay in gore.
A remnant had Cwam the stream and fed,
And the river was choked with the floating dea'
As 1t often hape On the mimic stage
That q comedy follows the tragic play,
So farce here ended the battles rage,
And screaming laughter closed the day.
For, just at sunset, Texan spied
Up In Hve-oak's LEAKAGE wide,
A figure 1ashed where branches c1oss,
And wound Like ailkwoTu in 6pania1 mo6Sy
(Though not, like the chief Of Later tale,
In petticoata and won1an's yeilD
It is Santa Anna, the mighty Donl
Take him, with all his wrnppIugs On,
(We have blood enough y ~ present meet
To lay ct cur glorious Houston'a feesl
On the morrow morn once moro began
The Ba1ou march to the Western Sea-
Well our tarEihle taak was done;
That d3y's battle made Tex.a freeI
It opened the path Of 4 glorious fate
From the Rocky Range to tha Golden Gate.
And though for q time It seemed to win
New 1ease of life for tho CruWning Sin,
Yet 1t struck spark from Plymouth Rock,
Which spread abroad to mighty fire,
And Ia wild cor1motion aud battle-ahock
Kindled slayery's funeral py1el
"a. o. foT&o1A in tbs KansGs Adqazt1's.
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The Dons were al uncommonly gay
In the camps BY the riverside that DAY.
In Banta Anna's grand marquee
Vas mighty glitter Of green and Eoh:-
The Aztec Eagle WAS floating free
On the silken banners gorgeous fold.
And the Generals sat at their MONDAY meal
With the htgh-born grace Of old Castillo
Smiles Werp be2ultng on every face
Twas the ttiumph-hour Of tho Latin Race-
1t the Alamo by the Gaudaloupe
They had broken the northern bulldogs tsx
They had marked his flying banners droop,
Torn BY tho Mexican Eag1e's c1sw;
Ills fugitive army tho scouts had seem
Foraing the ahoals II the broad sabinc,
And though 1t had cost them blood aud tod,
Not Yankee WAS left On their sacred soil
And the Great Republic OF the North
OF her own dirk dealings may well bewaros
She sent these cursed bandits forth: :
Let her sustsin them. i now ahe dara!
Let her but raise hostile hand,
And tho Mississippi Rha1 Sec again
Tho van Of our victorious band,
And the conquartng flag of the sons Of Spain I
But hsrkI what means that thunderous shout9
The Northern rifles deadly crack,
The answering yolleys pea1in8 out,
Tell OF sudden. fierce ett.ck.
Me11cunB, upa To your posts nWayf
Tho Yankee devils hare turned ut bsyi
But sht what leader's word or might
Could check that crazed and maddaned GIght7
On frantic front and flying fanka
Came rushing onr tatterdemalian ranks.
Desperate, famiBhed, our souls could feel
No more than atatuea Of stone OF steel
We heard the crush-hal -mufled-dun-
OF rifle dubbed On shattering skull;
We heard the quivering 1brca part
As the bowie cut through the Greaser,A heaz$;
But our spirits felt not ruth OF pain,
And every eye WAS fierce and cold,
And nought but corpses strewed the p1ain,:
As southwark the terrible Norther rolled.
And thu air gapYnei ful3 of FarifkA RhD8t9.
Hawkins, Drake, aud the g1o7ious crGW
Who sent the G7eat Ar1nada'a hoata
Down to death in the bottomless blue,
And horrible, hoarse, biood-huugry yell
Came with every deathlY blow,
Ever seeming to rise and SWELL
REMAINDER THE ALAa1os"
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

The eolorod people are to have a camp meet
ing at Marydel, commencing Aug. 18th.
Mrs Wilson, mother Of Mrs. Eliza Wiley,
at Ogletown, near Wilmington, is almost one
hundred years old, but still enjoys good health,
and is quite active and sprightly. In addition
Mrs. Wilson enjoys the remarkable, and
seldom obtained distinction OF being a great.
great-grandmother.
! Parties have entered into a contract with the
Taskers for the erection of $50 dwellings for
the accommodation of their employees at New
Castle. The houses will be two-and a half
stories high, with six rooms each, situated on
20 feet lots. The firm are also erecting build
ings to be used as foundries, three in number,
600 feet long and $50 feet wide, each.
The Hygenia House, Collins Beach, opened
on Monday. and was visited by the largest
party ever present on an opening day. A very
large run is promised, this season. Mr..
Collins the proprietor, has made large arrange
ments to accommodate the transient as we'll as
the permanent boarders Good music has
been secured.
A car with patent spring seats made a tria
trip from Wilmington to Philadelphia one day
last week. 1t is the invention of Philadel
phla hrm, and seems to be success. Th(
cushion Is so arranged upon strong springs
that the most vicious jolt, or the most pro
nounced tilt of the cars manifests itself by
gentle rocking motion of the body, doing ava!
utterly with the constant jarring.
Some time ago it was published that Henr!
NJ. Nichols, of the Internal Revenue Office, in
Elkton had become defaplter to the govern
ment in a clever sum. He sought an investi
CATION, which has been made and the Crane
Jury have entirely exhonOrated him. He ha
been appointed Mail Route Agent on tn
Delaware road, from Philadelphia to Crisield
at salary of $l080 per annum.
, The water works of New Castle are hardl
used enough to keep the water sweet
, There are two many old pumps aroun
the town yet for the people to pa
! water rents, so the water in the basin get
stale. The other day, at the suggestion of tn
Taskers (the town hangs on them nOwl tn
fire plugs were pulled, and the stencil of tn
|, escaping water was SO terrible that it coul
hardly be endured
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

THE FOURTH IN SMYRNA.-The arrange
ments for the celebration of the Fourth in this
town are nearly consummated. The children
aud citizens will form in procession at the
Seminary grounds, and be headed by the
Diamond State Band, of Middletown In the
procession is to be the Goddess of Liberty, in
gay equipments {; girls to represent the "old
thrteen;" the Little German Band" which
is to take an amusing part in the exercises
the youth Of the town and country, mounted !;
the fire engines, manned, or rather, boyed,
&C., &c. The Odd Fellows are to hold special
meeting tonight to see if arrangements can be
made for their organization to also join the
procession. The procession will form at g
| o'clock.
After parading the principal streets the pro.
cessiOn will halt at School yard No. 5, where
the exercises of the day will be given. The
programme will be as follows: Singing by the
children of the town-choruses, quartets solos
comics, &c reading of the Declaration by
E. Morris Cloak; speeches by w. f. G. Coll
and K. S. Culbreth, two of our young college
students, and recitatons by A. Lee Cummins,
Sanford Griffith, Gilbert Taylor and Alfred
Fowler. The brass and string band named
above is to supply the instrumental music, in
addition to the organ accompaniments to be
performed by Miss Lou Sturqes. The object
is to make gala day for the children.
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

THE WEST VERDICT Two weeks ago, when
the iDelalcarean disclaimed any intention of
becoming the apologst of the West jury, it
evidently expected the Democratic press of the
State to stand by the verdict as true partisans
Ii had not taken in the situation at glance.
1t seemed to think that the rest Of the Demo.
cratic papers of the State would be under the
same control that it was--that because Sauls-
bury gained the verdict the Democratic press
like itself, must endorse it. 1t now finds that
iteounted With out its host. Of the five DEM
Ocratic papers in the State, it enjoys an unen-
viable monopoly in this endorsement. All the
rest have condemned the verdict in such terms
as it deserved, and as the ehtire press of the
country, outside of the State, condemned it.
Finding itself alone and in most untenable
position, it now proceeds in the most intem-
perate language to scold the whole Rad ieaP'
press of the country, as well as individual citi-
zens of the State, and then, in the most pat
ronizing superciliousness, tells the press of its
own party that it is ''sorry that some Demo-
cratic papers in the State have been so silly as
to. play. into the hands of Radical editors,
whose partisan feelings gave birth to their
slander upon the jury" As if it were the
censor OF the Democratic press of Delaware,
or as if the other journals OF that party were
not capable of mapping out their own line Of
duty.
The very bitterness and ill-temper displayed
in the leader of Saturdays issue shows that il
has determined to "cuss" its way through 9
haA e. AarA nf Sfata
pride, no citizen has this Spartan virtue but
those who approve this verdict and applaud
the jury for their intelligence and high char
aeter. To be true friend of the Common
wealth we must adopt the motto that "What
ever is, is right We must not question tn,
wisdom Of our laws the fitness of our institu
tions, or the verdict Of our juries. We mus
eat what is set before US and ask no question
for conscience sake" There is but one way t
look at the West verdict; it has pointed ou
that way.
To express a different view from the on
laid down by it ''shows vitiated taste -
shows lack of common sense and common
deceucy." If not these, then it's because tn,
patrons of such journals require such menta
food" or else it is the result of Ignorance an
depravity on the part of the conductors of th
papers"
There is one remarkable circumsta nee i
connection with this trial, and that is the una
nimity with which the verdict has been cor
demned.. The case, being a remarkable one
called for more than the usual interest from
the press of the country. 1t therefore cam
uader the widest criticism. And, ''as if wit
one voice." the press has condemned the vel
dict. Papers of all parties and all creeds hav
condemned it. Papers of the highest stand
ing and the keenest sense of propriety haV
condemned both the verdict and the jury tha
rendered it, and when one journal denounce
such widespread, unanimous criticism as "a
outrage, not only without excuse, but littl
short, in moral criminality, of the offenc
charged in the Indictment against West"
shows either presumption or biased Judgment
We think both.
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

The LEGISLATIVE REUNION.-A Failure -
just before the adjournment of the last Legis,
lature it was proposed to hold Legislative
Reunion" as it was termed, at Lewes or
Rehoboth, on the 25th Of June. The prOpO-
sitiOn, started by some Of the Sussex members,
Mr. Hickman, we think, was very popular and
it was acted upon with marked energy. 1t was
little in advance of " the season" at Reho-
both, but the passes of the members, given for
six months, expired on the 30th, and it was
found to be inexpedient to delay the trip to
later period. Accordingly, the 25th was fixed
upon, and the reunion took place On that
day-W ednesday last. 1t was rather a tame
affair, however; indeed, if we judge from the
reports OF some correspondents who were sent
down with the party, and who expected to
have big time dining and wining, the affair
was a grand failure. To begin with, only
about half the members "reuned." Their zeal
died out, from some cause. And instead of q
special train, or special car, as so heavy a
body had q right to expect, they had to take their
chances, like other passengers On arriving
at LeWes there were no professions and brass
bands to escort them into tOwn-nOt even a
committee with rosettes. The fatted calf had
not been killed, and the citizens of the quaint
old town looked as if they had nothing on
hand. Every Legislator had to shift tol
himself, aud take care of number one when the
gong sounded. So did the reporters. Hence
such gloomy reports There was no banquet
no fishing party, no free excursion tt
Rehoboth, no sailing party, no cunning trip
no nothing. Every thing was omitted, say.
one of the correspondents, but the hotel bill
and hack hire. And as if to make up for othe
omissions, these were attended to with doubt
pTomptness. The reporters, considering thei
disappointment. may not give an unbiased
account but take it all in all the affair mus
have been a rather dry one.
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

ANOTHER LAND CLAIM.-A WiloW Lady
of this State Lays Claim to Farm IN
Caroline County, 4Wd.-Last week we men
toned in our Maryland items that Kentuckyan,
named Wilson, was trying to establish his
claim to about 1000 acres of land in Caroline
County, Md, basing his claim upon the right
by entailment.
Since then another claim has been raised,
and the claimant is said to be widow lady OF
this State, but the name is withheld. The
land claimed is near the same neighborhood
as the above-a farm OF one hundred and
thirty-six acres, of productive land, substantial
buildings, aud estimated to be worth at least
$4,000. We get our information from the
Denton Union, which says: The property is
located at Templevllle in this county and is
called Long Chance;" is now, and has been
for years past in the possession of Mr.. j. W.
Temple. This land came to Mr. Temple from
the estate of Emory Baily who came into pos
! session OF it from a Mr. KentOn who was
indebted to him in the sum of $400, and who
gave him possession Of the farm until that sum
was pad. MIR. Kenton died shortly after,
leaving an only daughter, a minor, who having
no friends to look after her interests, the
matter thus stood until she grew up and in
| 1919 was married to a gentleman in Delaware,
where she had taken up her residence from
childhood. Tho properly decendS to her from
| her father, and she has been aware of her
interest in this land from childhood to the pre-.
sent but her husband persisteDtly refused to
establish her right during his lifetime.
Recently her husband has deceased and now
she comes forward in her own person and claims
to be the rightful heir to the property 1t is
said her claim is good and that Mr. Temple
can show no legal claim as it's owner. Messrs
George NJ. Russum and }. W. Bryant, OF this
place, have been employed to institute ar
ejectment suit to recover the land and improve
ments.
And ShU Anotber.-The Delagarean o
Saturday says: Andrew Rash, resident o
IhOrntOwn, Boone county, Indiana, accom-
panied by an attorney, has been examining
the records Of this county with a view to re
covering an interest in about 1000 acres o
land in Dover West Election District tha
originally belonged to his grandfather, o
grandfather John Rash, who died in tn
year 1890. which, in several tracts, wa
bequeathed to three sons, Andrew, Martin ant
Joseph, during their natural lives, and M
longer, and after them to seven daughters
Sarah, Mary, Esther, Ann, Letitia, Ansle,
and Patience, and at their death to his heir
forever. IL is claimed we believe, that tn
title to the land is still in the lawful heirs o
John Rash. The question is one that vii
cause considerable futter among musty record
and papers, and may, possibly, like the Whar
tonby VS.. Tibbett affair at Clayton, result il
the discontinue of supposed owners
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

DESTRUCTION OF TIMBER.-Apprehens
have been expressed for some years that the
wasteful and rapid destruction of timber in the
United States would result both in a serious
want of the timber and damage to the arabic
lands on account of its effects in drying up the
water courses. The New York papers refer to
the forests of the Adirondack region as woods
that ought to be preserved. If their dcstruc-
ton goes on it is anticipated that the result
will be the drying up of the lakes and springs
of that region, and the conversion of the
Hudson river into shallow torrent. This is
not confined to New York, but wherever
timber is abundant people are apt to display a
reckless waste of it. Timber is rapidly
becoming scarce and dear, but still the deyas
tation goes on. And Increasing scarcity with
enhanced cost are not the only bad results. a:
the foregoing observations point out. Mil
streams dry up; springs fall local climates
bec9no changed, aud the character of vegeta
tion in sume instances is revolutionized.
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

A SWEDISH Prince COMING TO AMERICA.
"A letter from Sweden represents King Oscar
as saying that he had for many years been
desirous of visiting America, adding 81 should
have gone to America when was prince, and it
was always my intention, but many duties
devolved upon me, and in later years, when my
brothers health was improved, l could not
leave. Now am King, and the best place for
king to be is in his own country. l mean to
send my son, the prince, as soon as his studies
are far enough advanced to permit him to
travel, as did the Prince of Wales. The
Swedish people in the United States will be
glad know, to see him. All the accounts
we receive show that they are welcomed by
the Americans.
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

DELAWARE CoLLEGE.-But twochanges are
to be made in the Faculty of Delaware College
this summer. A professor of military tactics
and modern languages is to be elected to take
the place of the separate professorships of
French and German, and an adjunct professor
of ancient languages rs to be elected The
committee, consisting OF President Purnell,
Hon. B. T. Bggs, ex Governor Salisbury, DR..
Il. +. Askew and DR.. Bush, will meet at the
Clayton House, in Wilmington, Oh Saturday
July 18th, to elect the new professors. -Erers
EIenip0
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

TffE BACK PAY GRAB.-A Western paper
states that out of three hundred and seventeen
members Of Congress about two hundred and
seventy five have gone into the FIVE thousand
dollar funeral business, and that there is No
use for partial friends and newspapers that
bask in their smiles TO Try TO save them. This
isspretty much the sentiment throughout the
West, and all that Senator Carpenter OF
General Butler may say cannot save the back
pay grabbers from their due measure of popu
lar, odium. t..,....1..
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

A TYPOGRAPHICAL IMPossIBnITY.-The
California people are wondering how they shall
vote. The new election law is very particular
in requiring that the tickets shall be twelve
inches long, and that the printed matter shall
De single loaded, and in long primer type.
Now, In San Francisco, sixty-twO officers are to
be voted for, and their names and those of the
Offices which they seek can not possibly be
printed on a twelve-inch ticket in legal form.
1t is simply typographoal impossibility.
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

PEAR RIPENINa HOUsE.-The Pear is a
fruit that does not ripen properly on the tree,
but requires to be detached and put away for a
time to mature and acquire the proper color
to make it attractive and palatable. In order
to ripen them properly, some nicely is re-
quired in the regulation of light, heat, ventila-
tion, &c. Col. II. B. Fiddeman has erected
on his farm, adjoining Milford, building ex-
pressly for ripening the pears from his hand
into bearing. The building is of wood. l4xlS
feet, with three rows of sat shelves extending
along the four sides. These shelves are q
feet wide, aud so constructed as to admit of q
free circulation of air through the fruit. 1t is
constructed on a plan conceived by the Col
himself, and will doubtless be found to be Of
practical eficiency.-Ne,os and Aduertiser.
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

SHOCKING CRUELTY Sunday evening
last two young negro men of this town. Isaac
Jackson and Wesley Croker, who had hired
team from the livery of Mr.. A. H. Wilson,
passed through Dover cruelty beating the
jaded horse An officer started in pursuit and
arrested the former and took charge of the
team. Croker made his escape He was
arrested in this town on Monday morning,
however, aud after hearing before Esquire
Mariner was committed to jail in default Of
$500 bail for cruelty to the animal Itappears
that Croker was the guilty party, and Mr.. w.
had Jackson discharged from custody.
The horse was terribly beaten, large whelks
being produced, and his flesh was even pierced
with the point of stick. which had been
broken too short to longer fail him with. II
was feared he would die, but he is rapidly
improving. The sight is described by those
who saw the inhumanity as q most distressing
one. This is one of the first offences under the
new law passed by the last Legislature for the
prevention of cruelty to animals. Perhaps
others will have to pay heavy tuition to earr
the lesson contained in this law.
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02

TAKrvo IItu To TAsK-It is alleged that
Alb la1d, Prince Of Wales, has gone
bacA to tue Wild life which was interrupted by
his late sickness, and has made himself
especially Offeosive by late round of dissipa-
ton 10 Europe. Although only the heir
apparent, aud not the ruling monarch, his
couhtrymen expect and think they have right
to demand better things of one of the royal
family who may be their future king, and who
ought by this time to have come to years Of
Discretion The English are staid and
practical people, and exact sobriety oi
deIheafor and attention to business on the par
of their public agents, and do not seem dis
rulers tn 90 junketing about and misbehavihe
themselves, without knowing the reason why
Smyrna times., 1873-07-02
THE SMART YOUNG MAN.

The smartest young fellow in town
Will instantly know who mean,
Tho by some he is called country ,cight,"
They will find him long way from green.
In his business he prospers apace,
Is courteous and civil to all,
And proves bis fine sense aud good taste,
By dreSSingm an Clothes from Tower HALL.
Where the best and cheapest Clothing in the
country is to be found. BENNETT & Co, No.
5l8 Market Street, halfway between Fifth and
Sixth streets, Philadelphia.