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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

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MIR. Townsend entirely misapprehends
our comments on his recent letter com
planning of the unfair and partial char
acter of the special Legislation in this
State. We entirely agree with him that
it ought to be stopped altogether, but so
long as ii is not stopped, We called bis
attention to the fact that the lower cOun
ties reaped all the benefit and this county
stood good for the possible losses. This
We pointed ont as one of the practical re-
suits Of the miquitouslN, unjust system of
representation in this State. The reason
that the all powerful minority Expresses
the majority in this State is not that they
are different from our people, but simply
because they have and hold am irrespon-
sible power over us which no act of ours
can overthrow. Mr.. Townsend knows
how unjust this Is as well as we do, only
he has not the honesty and fairness To
come out and admit it. His course in
this matter is by no means consistent with
his general habit.
Our correspondents ideas of Especial
sand sectional Legislation" are rather
mixed, We fear, when he considers an
appropriation in aid of State college
educating considerable number of State
pupils, without charge for tuition, as on
a par with lending the credit OF the Stat
to short local railroad. Neither do WI
think he makes out a very severe cas-
against Mr.. Silver. If the whole Stat
WAS to be called on to help build a loca
railroad in Kent, we cannot severely
blame New Castle county membe
from lacking ON AN amendment which
should make the bill if ,pa;Ssi .ofnp6f
county. OF course, both schemes ough
TO be- killed, but If the one must pass til,
other had az well have passed with it.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

HF Is sATD TO HE sFIIOUtTY M.
LoNDON, June cha special dispatch
from Berlin says the Emperor " liam Ia
in serious condition and the Physicians
advises him not to undertake visit Ia
Vienna
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

n won dertul Photographic Feat.
The San FraniscO Rrdmiisr saws: Some
time ago Governor Stanford, the owner
Of the horse 0ccldent, which was made
famous from having been beaten in
race with the Goldsmith Maid desired To
have photograph of the animal taken
while said animal was going at full speed
Mr.. Muybridge, the artist, was applied 10,
but he expressed his doubts that il could
be done. He began experimenting, how
ever, aud after a while was able TO catch
objects on the wing with great success.
few days ago he announced to the
owner Of Oecident that he believed he
could take tho picture. He procured all
the table sheets TO be had IN the stable.
and with these made a rejecting back
ground. Over this Occident was trained
to trot, aud everything was then in readi.
ness for the trial. The great difficulty
was to tTansflx an impression while the
horse was moving ut the rate Of thirty.
eight feet to the second. The first expert
ment Of opening ard closing the Gamers
on the first day left no result the second
day, with increased velocity in opening
and closing, a shadow was caught. on
tue third day, the artist, having studied
the matter thoroughly, contrived to have
two boards slip past each other by touch.
Ing a spring, and in so doing 10 leave an
eighth Of an inch opening for the five.
hundredth part of a second, as the horse
passed, RHd by an arrangement of double
lenses, crossed. secured a negative that
shows Occident In full motion-a perfect
likeness Of the horse. The space of time
was 30 small that the spokes Of the
wheels Of the sulkv were caught as II
they were not in motion. This Is proba.
bly, the most wonderful success in photo.
graphing ever yet achieved; and tn,
artist is as proud Of his discovery as tn,
Governor is Of the picture taken.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

AN ON BuRRAU.-A bureau 1870 wears
Old was sold ut the sale Of the househnld
goods of the late Mary Wilson. in q yforJ
on wednesday. Il is walnut. with m,
Initials of the first owner aud dale" T.
h., l7'i4"-inlaid in maple on the front
OF one OF the drawers. II is still sound
and in good condition.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

Gle fell down dead and expired 10
two Minutes, says Georgia paper Of the
death of q Degro.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

An amusing experience, which recently
befel q special agent Of the Post-otfice
Department, illustrates the ideas which
post masters in the far West entertain
regarding the dignity and importance of
their position. The agent, commonly
c allied MAC" while officially visiting
various offices in Montana Territory, for
the purpose of correcting any Irregular
ties of postmasters, stopped at Iron Rod.
Going into the post-office, he found the
room divided into three sectiOns-trst
saloon, next the post office, and the last
faro bank. The mail bag was brought
lni a rough looking customer opened 1t
and emptied the contents 90 the floor.
The entire crowd got down on their hands
and knees, and commenced overhaullng
the letters, among which several were
registered, and selected such as they
wanted. After they were through, the
remaining letters were shovelled iuto a
candle-box and placed on the bar. The
special agent, thinking the office needed
a little regulating, asked the bartender,
who had received and distributed the
mail, if he was the Postmaster. He an.
swered, ono" care you the Assist.
ant Postmaster 2" ono" "Where Is
the Postmaster % "Uut mining ~
"Where's the Assistant Postmaster %
"Gone to HELPS Canyon, and by thunder
Bill Jones has got to run this office next
week; its bis turn" The Government
insanided t6e keys Of the office The bar.
tender coolly took the candle-box from
the bar, put 1t on the floor. and gave It q
kick, sending It out of the door, saying
"There's your post office, and now git ~
The agent says; KNOWING the customi
Of the country, lost no time in following
this advice, and got" That office was
discontinued.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

ARMSTRONG LODGE AT NEWPORT
This Lodge held lis annual meeting on
Thursday evening, when the following
officers were elected
W. M.-Thomas Brackin.
3. W.-Alexander Jones, NJ. ID.
j. W.-John ". X. Killgore.
Secretary Robert G. Justice.
Treasurer-Joseph w. II. Watson.
AMER the installation of the officers,
the Lodge was called from labor 10 Ie-
freshments, which consisted OF a bounti-
full supply Of ice cream, strawberries,
cake aud lemonade Of excellent quality,
which held the members until near the
"witchlng hours" og night.
THAT BRIDOB.-At the session Of the
Levy Court, at Dover, yesterday, the
question of the construction of the pivot
bridge across Smyrna Greek was taken
up, and after discussion, was postponed
until October. 1t was agreed, however,
To appropriate $1,000 for the making OF
the cau-rway across the marsh. A nun.
her OF interested parties were present,
aud the failure Of the court to make the
Al pr priation for the cons .ruction of the
br dye ad to threats of litigation. 1t is
unde slupd that the Bombay Hook X. r..
Co ale Interested in the matter, aud in
sist that the law should be complied with.
On the other hand, ii ia stated that the
Levy Court decline to act even so far as
the causeway appropriation is concerned,
" their course is made subject of litiga-
tion.-Smyrna Times, an inst.
A HANDSOME COMPLIMENT. Mr.. G. T.
Buchanan, has been conductor on the 2.
W. II b. X. r., between this city and
Philadelphia for IL years. lie has re-
Gently resigned aud accepted situation
on the indianapolis, Bloomington n
Western Railroad aud leaves for there
about July LIST. He was highly esteemed
by all who have travelled over the roat
on the accommodation trains for hi
politeDess aud attention to passengers
and as a mark Of esteem, his friend,
Thursday morning at the flee Of Mr.
Diehl, in PhilHdrlpliia, ee,.' 81 hun. viii
a. sttsunt silver set, comprising waiter
ice pitcher and two goblets, aud at tn,
same time a purse of 800 was handed
him, contributed by ladies, gentlemen
and children with whom he had come IL
contact while attending to his duties.
Such compliment is seldom received
but mons more richly deserved.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

"A New Orleans dentist is prepared to
"exerute drawings from life at the shortest
notice."
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07
4 War Dance in place of Religious
services

We are afraid that if the Warm Spring
Indians lived about here they would be
TUNED out Of meeting. They are chris
tanned, and that is one of the reasons,
possibly why they are so friendly to the
whites. They certainly did render most
loyal, brave and elective services in the
campaign against the MOdocs, hut their
ina success was loo much rtheir chris
tian decorum. The latest despatch from
Tnle Lake says
The usual Sunday evening services OF the
Warm Spriup Indians were dispensed with.
Instead thtt htd a Elofiuus war dance until
midnight They lrtpci aud hnwird about
their tine. And iudulsrd ia other frantic de-
mnusiratiuns ui drught
We do not feed disposed to criticise
;heir method of expressing their joy.
Anything tanner than war lance would
doubtless have proved inadequate, but
the perfectly mailer-of COURSE way in
which the dispatch speaks Of their sub
stinton Of savage war dance ilr the
"u-unl sunday evening services, " though
apparently not iuuuded to he humorous,
Is actually worthy of Mark Train.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

The art Of horseback riding il noble
aud manly one, worthy ct all encourage
ment, aud we think that the kind Of
exercise w. see 81 " hat are called tourna-
ments, admirably calculated to create
fuster and cultivate equestrian skill, and
at the same time allord great pleasure to
spectator. Thrrr Is but one drawback
60 il, and ihlt j. the prep0strrou4 parade
Of tinscl uud show which ali,nntrs from
II the Interest of. most sensible people,
II those interested will drop the nonsense
about crowpine some one Queen, Put on
respectable clothes and cease to ca
themselves by tool names, the spot may
become very general and POPULAR, and
prove very beneficial in encouraging
riding.
The New York Herald calls DR.. West
now on trial at Dover for the murder Of
Cooch Turner, whom he afterwards
skinned and horribly muiilsted, and fin
ally tried to burn up, "The Delaware
"Moduc."
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Park Qusstion-A Lively Session
The Report Of the Committee In Favor
Of Purehssing the Lands Accepted.

The City Council met Thursday at the
usual hour, President Msris In the Chair.
AMER the reading OF the minutes, she
weekly report Of the Street Commissioner,
showing AZ men employed for the week,
was read.
The Water Committee, on petition of
Conrad Keller, asking for water pipes on
Monroe street, reported .favOrably. kstl.
mated cost. $3.50. Report adopted.
The weekly report of the Chief En-
gineer of the Water Department showed
10 men employed for the past week.
Committee on Printing reported bill Of
J. G. Patterson, for compiling ordl-
nances, $4,000. II was objected 10 as
being too high, to which Il was replied
that two men had been employed at all
spare intervals from their regular pusl
ness for two years on this work, and that
the bill was not exorbitsnt. The reading
Of resolution passed In 1879, was called
up, showing that the work was not TO b.
done by contract. The yeas aud nay.
were called, resulting In yeas Is, nays O.
Mr.. Pickles, Chairman Of Committee
on Park, submitted the.following report ;
WILMINGTON, June 9th, 1873.
TO he Guy Council Of Wilmington;
NC kuululAtte w Hhih otk l0hNG W
report that they have had the various
tracts OF land surveyed which IL Is pro-
posed to purchase for a public park, and
submit plot or map Of the same also
the following statement
In the tract of land owned by j. T.
Head and Philip Mcdowell, exclusive of
Lowering avenue, there is little over
tweRty acres, Price thirty thousand dol
L. q nj lrl
lars in cash Is needed to pay to Mr..
Heald as a first payment, the balance to
be paid In annual instruments to extend
over period Of eight to ten years with
six per cent interest. On Mr., McDowell's
land, six Thousand dollars eau remain for
a term Of years on bond and mortgage,
the balance 70 be paid in annual install
ments, as in the case of Mr.. Head.
On the east side Of the river, Mr.. Ed.
ward Tatnall has nineteen acres, and
eighteen perehes, at one thousand dollars
per acre, amounting TO nineteen Thousand
one hundred and twelve dollare. Five
thousand dollars in eaeh will be needed Il
make the first payment to Lin. the bal
Rnce TO be paid In annual installmenti
with interest as before mentioned.
Mr.. Joseph Tatuall has seventeen acres
three roods and twenty feur perches
Price fifteen thousand three hundred
dollars, payable in annual installments
with interest.
Mr.. J. Cloud Elliott has nineteen acres,
one rood and three perches. at nine hun
dred dollars per acre, making seventeen
Thousand three hundred aud forty-two
dollars, payable In annual installment
with interest, making IN the aggregate a
follows:
]. 7. Head & P. Mcdowell, sS0,00(
Edward Tatnall, 1911,
Joseph Tatnall, 1890
]. Cloud Elliot, 1874
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

Your committee would further report
that the City Solicitor has made a
thorough examination Of titles, leins,
&C., connected with the various tracts Of
land before mentioned, aud that every
thing is now In proper shape for settle
ment with the various parties. Whenever
Council authorizes that to be done, your
committee would therefore ask that they,
in conjunction with the City Solicitor, be
instructed to proceed with the matter OF
having the deeds drawn and settlements
made with the different parties named IN
this report, aud In accordance with the
terms as reported.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

ARMSTRONG LODGE At NEWPORT
This Lodge held It's annual meeting on
Thursday evening, when the following
officers were elected -
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

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Smyrna times., 1873-12-03
WHOLE NO. go

AN ORGANIsT's JOKE-When HOPKINS
was Organist at st. Abednego's church. be
gave concert for the benefit of the Sunday
School. Hopkins would ib sometimes, and
ne had told some of his brother organists that
he had rOc hunldnG stop in his organ. As
several of .hem were coming around to the
concert, Hopkins determined to prevent their
detecting the deception; so he engaged friend
OF his, who sang tenor down at the negro min
strels, to come up and get into the organ case
and sing. 1t was arranged that hopkins was
to give certain signal, and that the minstrel
was to tune up and warble an air, while Hon.
klns went through the motions on the KEYS.
hen the concert came off, the scheme worked
splendidly. Everybody exclaimed, How
beautiful Elegant, isn't it 2'' Sounds ex-
actly like human voice." Then there was
an encore, and another air was sung. Right IN
the middle of it the COZ hunaaaa STONED sud-
denly. Then it was heard swearing and using
dreadful language inside the organ. HOPKINS
dashed around to the rear to ascertain what
was the matter. He found that his man had
been standing on the bellows, and that the
blower had objected to the extra weight. and
| finally began combat with Hopkins's friend
And the more the combat deepened the louder
the coz hunlGnG stop howled. They were sem
arated by the wardens and the concert nre.
ceeded in minor and melancholy kew. But
the next day they discharged Hopkins
Smyrna times., 1873-12-03

every reason to believe that though wine takes
the place of beer to considerable extent, and
that the saloons are rarely graced by the pres,
ence of gentry or nobility, the habit OF social
drinking is equally prevalent and here as IN
lower circles it is no shame to drink nor con
sidered in the least immoral. The report IS
current and generally believed that the sover.
eign herself is no exception to the rule LOT habl-
tual drinking of beer and it is well known
that the most popular of English Preachers,
and the one best known on this side the Allan
tic, is habitual drinker of "beer" (of course !;
our remarks apply almost entirely to this drink J
and grows corpulent, it is said, thereupOn.
The position of woman in relation to this habit
awakened as much astonishment in our minds
as did the universally thereof. No imputation
of lewdness is necessarily connected with the
presence of woman in these drinking places,
whether as buyer or seller. OF these latter,
the English ''bar maid, known to us as an
existent being by newspaper report, we saw an
astonishing number, they seeming to form a
part of the stock in trade of every well-ordered
establishment. Indeed, if we may trust our
own observation, the large portion of the
persons engaged in the sale OF liquor by the
dram, are females.
And of the vast number of customes patron
izing these places we should judge that at least
| two-fifths were women-of various ages from
the girl of IA to the aged woman-marred and
single, meeting in mirth and for an evening
enjoyment at the saloon We are led to
believe tha. the proportion of female tipplers
in the higher circles of life is very nearly as
great. 1t seems to our mind that there can be
little hope for the reformation of the nation
while its wives and mothers not only counte
nance, but grant the force of their example
and thus actually endorse this system o
universal tippling. And now as to its effects
Drunkenness-at least manifest british
drunkenness-is according to carefully prepared
statistics, less prevalent in proportion to the
population in London than New York. AnC
our own observation would lead us to affirm
that even in the worst parts of the United
Kingdoms liverpool, Glasgow and Southerr
Ireland) while the proportion of drunken me,
to the number of drinkers is less than in oul
own country, yet the number of drunkards visi
ole on the streets is far greater; and the pro
portion of drunken women to drunken men is
we believe, fully as one to three.
People in Britain drink and get drunk.
Smyrna times., 1873-12-03
Rev. Mr.. Ridgeway's Experience.

Rev. D. c. Ridgeway, NJ. f. Minister Of
Milford, who has just returned from Europe,
delegate to the International Good Tempars
Associotion) thus writes in the Milford NeUS
about the drinking habits Of the English:
And now as to the Bibative Habits of the
British.
The custom of drinking is almost universal
Not only the poor but the rich-the commoner
and aristOcrat-the ignorant and vile, as we'll
as the educated and upright-men and women,
and, in too many cases-people and priest,
drink habtually; many of-them it is true neuey
to manifest intOxication, but very large pro-
portion to evident sottshness.
1t seems never to have entered into the i'm.
aginatiOns OF the people that there is any thing
to be ashamed of in their custom of drinking
The drinking saloons occupy the most eligible
and prominent positions, and are made as at
tractive and gorgeous as paint and tinsel, gild
ing and glass can make them. There are NJ
frosted panes in the windows nor screens be
fore the doors to shut off the view of the in
terror from the street, but all is open to publ
view. The number, too, of these drinking
saloons, strikes q stranger with wonder, ant
the character of the proprietors of lessees o
these establishments is matter of astonish
ments. Almost every certainly every prom
tnent) depot in "the Kingdom" contains
saloon for the sale of liquors, and it is mue
easier at every one of these places and ia
more the custom to get drink of beer" Ia
they denominate ale and porter then glas
of water. The drink being SO convenient o
every hand, and being less concentrated tha
our favorite American intoxicants, it is rarel
D carried on the person. However, this geners
rule has its exceptions, for on more than on
;; occasion your correspondent has had the homo
done him of receiving the offer of drink iroI
the bottle of lady travelling companion VIII
was occupying the same railway carriage wit
8 him. Il may be judged from this that nc
s only are the imbibers unselfish, but they aI
eminently social in their habits.
This is evincod in the manner in which the
gather in the evenings at the saloons" an
J. palaces"
1t is not unusual to see the father, mothe
r and daughter of household standing or 81
o ting together slipping their drinks in social il
8 tercourss with other family parties, and u,
unfrequently young men and women (of IL
r low classes, il is true) mingling with the o
e dinary attentions and pleasure of cOurtship Il
L pleasure Of glass together in some beer
e saloon.
Z. In higher life, as might be imagined, thoua
l. the habit is not INDUCED so publicly, there
Smyrna times., 1873-12-03

John Varnum, Jr., is practical Joker A
few Sundays ago, in returning from church.
ne was conversing with his wife on the subject
of the sermon. and remarked that he couldn't +
believe saint and sinner ever dwelt SO near To-.
gether as the sermon represented. His wife
intlmated that they could, and instanced the
following case: 6 Haven't you and dwelt in
the same house for several years? This was
square hit on John, but be wormed out Of
of it, and closed the case with the following
argument g Yes, to be sure but did ever
call you Sinner2' Judgment for John. and
no appeal ~'~
Smyrna times., 1873-12-03

A recent writer on French manners observes:
at Is one Of the highest merits of the system
that tacitly lays down the principle that oil
persons meeting in the same house know each
other without the formality of an introduction.
Any man may ask q girl to dance, or may
speak to anybody at private party. Another
merit of French manners is the general absence
Of maMvaise honte. Ifa boy drops his book at
church, he picks it up without blushiinE. A
ges her hair before glass in railway waiting
room. without the thought of the prssecen OF
bystsnders. In her eyes all such things are SO
natural, so much matter Of course, that il
never occurs to her to make any fuss about
them.
Smyrna times., 1873-12-03

A mistake happened some time ago at f,,-
neral The clergyman had gone on with the
service, until he came to that part which saws.
" Our deceased brother or sister" without
knowing whether the deceased was male or
female; He turned to one of the mourners
ana asked whether it was brother or sister.
The man very innocently replied. "No TeIa.
tion at all Sir, only an ACQUAINTANCE
Smyrna times., 1873-12-03

They have some very smart business men in
New Jersey. Last week a young man was
struck by lightning in field near Trenton. and
when the people began to flock tothe spot IA
look at the victim, they found man standing
6y the corpse trying to sell lightning rods to
Smyrna times., 1873-12-03

A pious but uneducated judge closed sem
tenee with the following touching reproacb !.
" Prisoner at the bar, nature ha. endowed
you with good education and respectable
family connections, instead of which Won go
round the country stealing ducks
Smyrna times., 1873-12-03

!" Unless you give me aid," said besear to
benevolent lady, g | am afraid shall have
to resort to something which greatly dislike
to do" The lady handed him dollar. and
compashiOnately asked, "What is il, poor
man, that have saved you from?" "Work, {"
was the mournful answer.
Smyrna times., 1873-12-03

Thomas, " said father to his SON, "don't
let the girl make fool of you. Look sharp.
Remember the adage that love is blind. &" ID.
that adage won't wash" said Tom: tall
about love being blind Why, | see ten times
as much in that girl as you do"