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Smyrna times., 1874-07-08

so named out of compliment to its discoverer,
VI. Coggia, Of Marseles, France, who first
announced it on the 18th Of April last This
is a new member of the comet tribe, never be-
fore seen, the astronomers say, and will make
another to be added to the 1000 discovered
from the earliest times to the present, but of
which only 200, so far, have their courses
fixed and defined in the heavens. All the
scientific star gazers are therefore training
their telescopes upon it to determine its path
or orbit and calculate its coming and its going
how long it has been since it was here be.
fore aud how many hundred years it will be
before it visits us again. And all this they
may be able to do, as they have the other two
hundred above mentioned that come from the
reals of space to flash upon US and go back
again beyond the penetration of telescopes
and science, to the secusion of years and GEN.
turies. Already the astute astronomers have
calculated the rate of motion Of this stranger,
and can tell when it will be brightest and when
it will leave our gaze. To give comprehen-
sive idea about it we will publish this extract
from the New York Tribune of Saturday last,
the 4th, as follows:
This evening, though we see it SO clearly,
it is ffty-fve million miles away. Of such
distances we can form 70 conception. A can
non ball starting with an initial velocity Oi
500 feet per second, and never Stacking it,
speed would not traverse this space in siz
years. On this very day the particles Of mat
ter flowing from the comet tits tail) which are
likely to surround the earth within fortnight
have just started on their backward flight from
the sun Anything on this earth travelling a
similar speed, would complete the dstanc
from New ork to Chicago in seven minutes
an! i. .lI the world three times in twenty
four hours.
While every fresh observation adds to th
probability that it will be one of the mos
magnificent comets the world has ever seen
and enlarges the possibility that the earth ma,
pass through some portion of the matter en-
anatIng from its tail, the facts are also acct
mulatlng to prove its effect upon the cart
will be almost if not utterly impreceptibe.
is now known that after Bela's comet spl
itself in twain, the earth in November, yea
before last, passed through one of the disse'
cred portions. In that case we penetrated tt
head of the comet, which is unquestionably Fl
more dense than tho tail, as is shown both
its obedience to the law of gravity in continir
its course around the sun while the tail is fl
ing away from it, aud by the evidence affordt
by spectrum analysis. Yet in that case Il
only consequence noted was shower of 10
teors that only professionally astronomers o
served. OF whatever impalpable substan
the tail Of Coggia's comet may consist, we m
rest assured that IL cannot have the slightt
inhence on our earth or our fortunes and
shall never know whether it enwraps the ear
or not, except from the calculations of
trOnomy." -
1t will be brightest about the Goth inst. Z
ter which its head will get behind the eal
and VIC can see only its tail until it disappe
altogether. So say the knowing ones.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-08

From OHIo.-The women temperance war
now raging in different parts Of the country,
particularly in the west, with such unparalleled
success, recommends for persons who claim
whiskey necessity for medicinal purposes, to
use Green's August Flower which contains No
Intoxicating spirit. and is gentle laxilive
and certain cure for Dyspepsia, Liver Com.
plaint, Indigestion, CostiVeness, Sour Stomach
Sick Headache, coming up of the food after
eating, purfes the Blood and System. Just
what is needed in the Spring of the year BY
everybody. Try it. Sold by j. p. Hoffecker
Druggist, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-08

DEATH OF Dr.. ENERsON.-Dr Gouvorneur
Emerson, Of Philadelphia, died at his residence
in that city on Thursday. He was found
sitting in his chair, dead, on the morning OF
that date. His age was 70.
The Doctor was we'll known in Delaware,
where he had extensive real estate possessions
and many relatives. A sister and half sister re.
side in this city, and ManlOve Hayes, Esq, OF
Dover is a half brother. He was, we believe,
a native of Delaware, and was always deeply
interested in its welfare A few years ago he
undertook the labor of awaking public atten-
ton to the very important subject of Drainage,
and delivered an interesting address upon 1t,
proposing general plan, by which the State
should undertake the work. His address was
published and forms a valuable contribution
which may be consulted hereafter, when thl:
matter comes into general consderatlon-as at
some time it must DR.. Emerson was grad
uate of the University of Pennsy lvania, and q
very skilful physician. He had travelled
extensively, visiting the East Indies in early
| life. He was q fine French scholer, and trans
lated, within year or two, the work of Le
Play upon THE Organization of Labor add
ing to it an introduction. He devoted large
portion of his time to the Academy of Natura
Sciences, the Philadelphia Agricultural Society
and other associations of scientific character
He retired from the active duties of his pro
fession over fifteen years ago, being possessed
of an ample fortune to crafty his tastes ant
afford him means of doing good Commercial
Smyrna times., 1874-07-08

UNUSUAL LONGEVITY. Says the Denton
Union Mrs. Hester Authors, who resides
about four miles from TeDpleville, just over
the Delaware side of the line, is said to be ll2
years of age. She was present at the signing
of the Declaration Of Independence, at Inde-
pendance Hall, Philadelphia, in l776, and was
then IA years of age. She has daughter
with whom she is now living, the third child
after marriage, who is 76 years old. The old
the cars, unattended once or twice year, to
see her grand children.
Phillip Money, a resident of Glassborough,
New Jersey, died at the residence of his son,
at Harrington, Delaware, on Friday last, aged
l06 years. He had recently visited his son,
saying he had come home to die, and while
there was taken i'll his illness resulting in hi:
death. His son living at Harrington is 7;
years Of age.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-08

A MAN KILLED ON THE RAILROAD AT MID
DLETOwN.-Saturday morning on the south
bound train on the Delaware Railroad, was a
man named T. Il. s. Peters of Philadelphia
who accompanied by little son was going to
visit his mother down the State. When the
train arrived at Middletown, Mr.. Peters got
off and remained off until the train started.
He then ran from the hotel and attempted to
get on as the cars, in good motion, were eros.
sing the public road, but his foot slipped and
he was thrown under the train, which passed
over him, cutting off both legs and otherwise
mangling him horribly. He was removed tc
the hotel, where he died about l3O o'clock
Superintendent Mills of the Delaware R. r..
gave the body in charge of G. W. Wilson, un
dertaker, to be dressed, put in ice, and sent t
Philadelphia on the evening train. Deput!
Coroner Stephens held an inquest, when YER
dict was rendered in accordance with tn,
above facts. Peters was about forty five year
of age, and leaves wife and four children
He formerly lived in Milford, where he wa
engaged in the sewing machine business.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-02-05
Death of DIR. David Livingstone.

A cable dispatch from London, January 26,
announces the death in Africa of the great
Scottish explorer of that Continent DR.. David
Livingstone This celebrated traveller and
author vas born near Glasgow, in 1915. son
of poor parents, he was placed in a cotton fac
tory at ten years of age and in the intervals
of his daily labor pursued an extended course
of selfcinstruction. In his nineteenth year, he
conceived the idea Of going to China as med
ical missionary, with which object he attended
lectures on medicine and divinity st the Uni
yersity of Glasgow, and was admitted licen-
tiate of the faculty of physicians of that city.
The breaking out of war between Great Britain
and China frustrated his intentions, and he
turned his attention to Southern Africa, en-
barking in 1S4O for Cape Town. From thence
he proceeded to the interior, learning languages
and customs and performing missionary duty.
He started on his first exploring expedition in
June lS49 He returned to England in 1856,
having travelled over not less than II 900 miles
of African territory, and by his astronomical
observations, had determined the sites of places,
hills, rivers and lakes, nearly all of which had
been till then unknown as we'll as described
the physical features, clinatology and geOlOgi-
cal structure of the countries he had explored,
and pointed out many new sources OF COM
merce. He also propounded his views on the
question of African civilization by recommend
ing the growth of cotton upon all extensive
scale in the interior of that continent, and the
opening up of commercial relations between
England and theSouth African tribes as likelyt to
put an end to the slave trade. In March, 1858,
he returned TO Africa again visited England
in July, 1864, and Quilted it finally in April,
1865 In consequence of rumors of his being
killed, expeditions have been at various times
sent from England in search of him. 1t is
fresh in the public mind that Mr. Stanley, a
New York Herald correspondent, who had
Joined one of those expeditions, became impa-
tient of its slow movements, separated from
the expedition, and in the summer of 1872,
found him at UjUi, in the African interior.
When Stanley left him. he was determined to
proceed with his explorations, and not to return
1home till he had completed the great work of
ascertaining the source of the Nile. His vast
abors, combining all the researches and results
of his fellow-explorers into a harmonious
whole, have won brilliant and lasting reputa-
ton for his name. So many reports, how.
ever, have been received of the death of
this traveller, that there would be some incre-
dulity in regard to the present despatch, but
for the fact that the details now given seem to
warrant the conclusion that the sad story re-
peated so many times heretofore is at last true,
and that the great explorer has finally met his
fate.-BaHimore Sun.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-02-05
The New Orleans Carnival.

/ One of the most curious phases of civilized
social life upon this continent is presented by
the beautiful Crescent City Of the South. 1t
is not so strange that the dull pageant of a
Lord Mayors show in London should exhibit
such dissimiarity to the frequent sights of, gay
and gittering Paris when the temperament of
the two nations is taken into consideration;
but here, in this country, it is strange that
where the population is generally made up Of
such varying constituents, while all around the
tide of toll and relaxation preserve an almost
unvarying course, relieved occasionally. it is
true, by Thanksgiving or a patriots birthday
the lively population of New Orleans should
throw themselves into all the phantasy OF semi
religious festivals with the vim and energy of
the middle ages. Thus, Twelfth Night has
seen wonderful display this year, and Mardi
Gras, on Feb. 18th, is, we are assured, expected
to outdo all its predecessors. We could not
occupy our space with even the enumeration
of what is to take place, though the precise
form of the fantastic show we're not as is the
case kept strictly secret The revel takes the
form of gigantic masquerade, in which all
available knowledge of distinguished precedent,
and every added resource of modern times is
laid under contribution. This kind of thing
originating in New Orleans, is extending in the
South, and Mobile, Galveston, Memphis, Selma
and Atlanta are taking it up. Of course, the
celebration is literally made up of folly, but
then the cap and bells, as we know, is about as
old an institution as the plow or the sword, an
unmistakable indication of a paramount hu-
man want The fable of the unbent bow is
not of Yesterday, and the harassment, of our
modern life demands an interval. Again, we
would not set any but moral limits to recrca-
ton. Our foreiathers, who could give shrewd
blows and were equal to the most serious occa-
sons, we're great at revels, entering into them
with a hearty zcst and sheer abandon, which
perhaps force smile from us; but doubles
they were right. To take our cares with us
into the playground is unwise as wrong as to
engage half-hcartedly in our works.-The
South
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-02-05

THE New GOVERNOR OF TExAs.-Governor
Richard Coke, native of Virginia, and during
the last twenty years prominent member of
the Texas bar, is about 4S years of age, and re-
sides in Waco, McCennan county, Texas. He
was member of the Texas Secession Conven-
ton in 1861. He fought in the late war as
private in the Confederate army. After the
w war he was appointed District Judge by the
PROVISIONAL Governor of Texas, which position
was rendered him in 1866. He declined it. but
after an urgent appeal by the Governor, Jack
Hamilton, he accepted the position with the ;1 9
distinct understanding that in doing Sc ne did
not forego the principles he had previously ad-
vocated. He was subsequently one OF the tn Jus.
tices of the Supreme Court OF the ne state OF OF
Texas, which position he held until removed
by the military Governor, Gen. Reynolds. in
1868, since which time he has taken no active
part in politics, but has confined himself to a
large and extensive practice of his profession.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-02-05
The Professor of Natural Philosophy

-. The Professor of Natural Philosophy in
certain college recently gave the class prob
lem to think of during the night and answer
the next day. The question was this eff a
hole were bored through the center of the earth
from side to side, and ball dropped into it,
what motion would the ball pass through, and
where would it come to a state of rest?" The
next morning student was called up to solve
the problem. "What answer have you to give
to the problem?"' asked the Professor. "Wcll,
really" replied the student, 81 have not thought
of the main question, but of a preliminary one.
How are you going to get that hole bored
through 2"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-02-05

and its dangers, is endeavoring to set itself in
favorable position before the people. 1t can.
not afford meantime to- quarrel with General
Grant His administration is still the bond of
cohesion to the republican party: but as the
party, has fulfilled its appointed mission it
must be reconstructed or it will be superseded.
It's leaders may assume that for the time being
General Grant is but the instrument of the
party but nevertheless he holds the balance of
Powerin determining its destiny in the strug-
gle for the Presidential succcssion.-New York
Herald
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-02-05

The Boston Transcript says: Ut the
oates of heaven were suddenly to swing open,
and all mankind be asked on equal terms to
enter into the kingdom, don't you know some
people who would pause to see what some
other people were going to do about 1t, and
Sumo who would draw back for fear the celes-
tial M city was getting vulgar and some who
would refuse altogether, if they saw the so-and-
EOS about to enter!''
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-02-05

- There is one word of which four others
can be made, which alternate curiously be-
tween the genders: "Heroine" is perhaps as
peculiar word as any in our language. The
first two letters of it are male, the first three
female, the first four brave man, and the
whole brave woman.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-02-05
While the lamp holds out to burr
The yilest sinner may return

- Perhaps it is not generally known that
eating few grains of parched coffee af er
onions, will entirely remove the unpleasant
odor from the breath. As this disagreeable
effect is quite an objection to q popular vegc-
table it is we'll specific should be known.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-02-05

WANTED.-A copy of the new translation of
the Bible In delivering a lecture to one of
the prisoners arraigned for sentence last Friday,
Judge Cooke said, "God has sa'd:.
While the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return y"
We feel certain that such passage does not
occur in King James version. May be his
Honor has had special revelation, Biblical
scholars had best brush up.-Abbeville Me-
dunn.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-02-05

- Are blacksmiths who make living
forging, or carpenters who do little counter
fitting, any worse than men who sell iron and
steel Tor living?
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1874-11-26
OsObni Zpravy.
POS. 4 Pr

Nena Sahib, pov6stny ukrutnik indicky
dostal Sc po sedmnacti letech do rukou
Anglicand. Vlada anglicka liz ntkoli-
krat vypsala velke ceny na hlavu Sahibo-
vu, vsak bez vyoledku, az teprve q. tjna
zatkl jej byvaly jeho pfitel maharadza
Seindia V GewalioTu. Nena Sahib isa pfi-
iatym synem indckeho knzete, nebyl od
Anglicand uznan "a jeho nastupce. Ne
ma dovedl zakryti svuj vztek nenavist
k cizincum chovaje SO k Evropan1m
velmi pfivetive ziskal 81 1plnou ddveru
Angic md, kteri mu IA zacatku velke
revOluce ddvefovali; sotva vsak dom0rode
vojsko kanpuru sc v1boutlo, pOstavIl
e Nena Sahlb Y jeh, cello oblehal ge-
nera w Wheele v nedostatecnem leho
opevnen. Wheeler nelnaje nadeie z4 by
Sc mohl ndrzeti, pfijal navrh Sahibdv,
ably Evropane, vydavse poklad kanpur-
sky, svobodne mohli odejiti. Bylof iich
asi 900, mezi tim poloyice zen "A d6ti.
Sotya byli vsickni ma fece, pocali ma nG
povstalci stfileti pobivse a poranivse
iich velike mnozstyi, ostatek doprayli do
Kanpuru, kde muzi vesmes isou pobiti,
zeny deti pax uvezneny. Kdyz sc blizil
general Haselok, porutil Nena Sahib,
ably vsicknl zajatci byli povrazdeni. 10
havene mrtvoly nahazeny .isou pax do
studne. Pet katanI vyzonalo tuto ohav-
nou praci, ktera znama Jest pod imenen
nvrazdeni kanpurske."
ii ra be On dfej Zamoysk zem.
rel minulou sobotu krakoye. Pochazel
jedne pfednich slechtickych rodin pol
skych j byl ieden re sedmi synd hrabete
Stanislava Zamoyskeho. Narozen r. 1900
vychovan byl ma cisafskem lyceu Pafi-
III, odkudz po padn cisafstvi vratil Sc do
Polska. Pozdeji pokracoval Zeneve
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1874-11-26

y Edinburku dale studova. Byl iesie
.sellni mlad, kdyz mu otec ieho sv5fil RI
zeni yelikych statkd. Roku 1882 vstou-
pil do statni sluzhy stal so naGelnikem
spravy pro orbu a aprimysl, Narodni
vlada jmepoyala ho r 1888 ministrem
vnitra Sucastnil SO tehdeisich hoiich
zvlaste v bitv6 II Groehova. Byv poslan
We zvlastni zalezitcsti do Rakouska, vratil
Sc do Polska pray6 kdyz Paskjevic dobyl
Varsavy. Z6stal Polsku p1sobil V
ptisticb dvacitiletech hlavn6 K tomu. aby
povznesl prdmysl, obc hod a zivnosti. Iii
dill po mnohych pfokazk6ch spoleenost k
obnoycni paroplayby ma Yisle podporo-
val vsude verein6 prace. Pozdtji stall Sc
pfedsedou ,lstavu pro uvGr hypoteeni We
NarSavG. Roku 1852 zalozil ,,agronomic-
Ike annaly." nichz vyvinula SO hospodar
ska spoleGnost, iez brzy m6la 5000 Glend
a 100000 frankd jm6ni spojoyala vSecly
narodni zivly. Ruska vlada ctia Sc il z
znepokoiovdnu rozpustila il roku 1861
T6hoz roku jmenovan byl hrabe Zamoy-
ski pfedsedou stAtni rady polske slozil r.
1862, kdyz Wielopolski pfisel k yeslu,
sve misto co Glen municipalni rady var
savsk6 Pc posledni rovoluci musel Pol
sko opustiti.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1874-11-26

snad take celia. Vystaveny jsou diva
exenplafe podivnych ndstroid tech, iez
pochazeii ok kmene Julu kafiris p naz1-
vaii Sc ,,guba." Vedle ,,carovnych ko-
stek' rozlicn6 tu pomalovanych zubd slo-
noyych nalezaii Sc zvlaStni okrasy peri
ktere 81 danny" africkych tllzemcd pfiva
zuii pri tanci ma cello Sandalv cd neipri
mitivnejsich kdze do uncle pletenych
ina spdsob sandald tinskych) travy,
klobouky jednoduche uncle travy pie
tene, nepromnokave pletene kose nado-
bi, sitky ma cezeni vody (museiit tuzemci
drive, nez neeistou tamejsi vodu pitt mo-
hou, podrobit j ddkladne destilaci), kovo
We okrasy, prstenky naramky (snad i'm
port0 vse to kazd6 samo sob6 zasluhu-
je zvlastni pozonosti Pc st6n6 ma levo
nal6za Sc bohata sbirka vydelanych kozi;
n6lter6 mich sesity jsou dosti uncle We
zpdsob pldstd, kterych zejmena tti, pla-
ste to pohlavari. vynikaii takovou iemno-
sti kozesin, ze by vGru mnoha nase moder
nj DANA d6dictvim pc kafersk6m pohla-
varu nepohrdla. Vetsi east kozesin po-
chazi ze sajek skdkavych, lisek africkych
q pardald, celkem naleza SO We sbirce pres
40 kusa.
Druha stranka vystavy - pfirodopis-
ma - vynika moznoli Ii este vets bohato-
sti. Pod kozesinami naleza sc velke
mnozstyi roha casteen6 i lebkami ze sa-
iek skakavych b6yolich, pakone (gnu)'
africke kravy (leest) til mohutne rohy
nosorozce. We sbirce koral1 nachazi
Sc u6kolik pfekrasnych exemplafd podob-
nych neijemneisimu tkanivu. TamteG
Jest podivnhodn6 kamenn6 hnizdo nfla-
k&ho bmyzu "a druhu vos0 obzvlast6
vsak pfirodozpytce zaiima ntkolik yelmi
vzacnych tropickych hub vodnich, ktere2
v6ru samy stoji "a to, ably intercssent W
stavu pavstivil. We zvlaSnich schrankach
Jest aflickc ptacto drav6 (krdsnd sova a
ostfizi) yodni, zptvavG atd. 4 Iptakd vi
dime ovsem ien sta2enou suchou k6zi;
skoda ze nej,ou vycpany Atrice same,
uebof zde bude Sotva moci nehdo, ienz
iich pfirod6 novidel, dodat jim pfirozene
postavy. We sbirce broukd, jich2 jest
pres dv6 ste kusd naleza Sc ntkolik ieste
nepopsanych eNempldfd; sbirku tn, .iakoz
sbirku kobylek sestavil sc zyldstni pill
dr.. Nickerle. Mezi p6knym skupenim
africl>ych plazd vynika obzvlastc terny
africky had Vaal River, znamy svoT
iedovatosti. We sbirce nerostd poutaii
krasne belostne krapniky, polodrahokamy
(chalcedony, topasy atd. diamantovych
poll a. !. V. ku konci zbyva nam uni
niti Sc o afrckem zitu Sorghum Cai.ro-
rum), nalych to 6ervenavych zrnkaeh ma
pohled nezazivnych, Zlutava hrubozrn
na mouka vsak, kterou lie tez videti, Jest
pry velmi skrobovita. Doddme-li, ze ma
zvlastnim stole nalezaji sc knihovny p.
Naprstka veskera dia .iednalici Africe
cetnymi vyobrazenimi, podali jsme as
pom strucny nastin vystavy, jez kazdem
ohledu zasluhuje navst6yy nejhQjn6jsi. O
dohled mad yystavenyni piedmety o
podani potrebneho vysyttleni staraly Sc 5
nznani hodnou ochotou danny byv. anne
rickeh0 klubu.
Pos. Pr"