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Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

As the Atlantic express train was passing
between New Buffalo and Niles, Mich, on
Saturday night, two robbers forced the door
Of the express ear and knocked down Heath,
the messenger, who was sorting money
packages for the different stations. One Of
them seized package of S270O and jumped
from the car, leaving the other struggling
with the messenger. The latter finally drew
pistol, shot his assailant in the head and
fell inSensibe As the train neared Niles he
revived sufficiently TO call for help The
wounded robber lived only few minutes at
ter being taken from the car
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

GoREp TO DEATH.--On The 18th lost, Capt.
jesse Ludlam Of Brdgehamplon, l.. l., was
killed by a mad bull. He was returning home
from a neigh Dor S and had arrived within a
short distance home when the bull attacked
him. The horse in trying to escape overturn
ed the carriage, and, becoming entang led in the
| harness, was at the mercy OF the Infatuated
beast, who rushed upon and gored him ina ter
rible manner. Mr. i4udam could not extrica,t
himself, aud Was nyXt attacked by Tie hull he
first Famplrd upn' Ina. and then, with a stt'
| g- ttrl.t VI his hains, i'leiord Ia {" the heat
! cA.IsI < 1t. tui Oath
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04
Aerifnlt1lral.

PROLIFIC QUALITIES OF WHEAT AND CORN.
AIR. Conrad Wilson, of Morrisania, New
York, who offered art premiums for wheat aud
corn, under the conditions set forth 10 the
Weekly Times Of last week, was introduced by
the Chairman, and read the following paper:
The average yield Of wheat in our country Is es-
timated at twelve to fifteen bushels per acre and
the average fer Indian corn at thirty To thirty
Eve bushels. When these figures are compared
with the products usually obtained by success
full farmers the contrast Is remarkable, and de
serves attention. 1t Is stated in the Country
Gentleman that John Johnston has averaged
over thirty bushels Of wheat per acre for many
years, and that he occasionally gets between
forty and fifty bushels. From Nebraska, Mr..
}. Sterling Morton has reported product Of
forty-six bushels per acre. Messrs. Clark q
Son, of Massachusetts,, have raised very nearly
| fifty bushels Of white wheat per acre from seed
obtained ofjoseph Harris. In the Rural Neac-
| Yorker we find the Tappahanock wheat re-
ported al fifty-seven and q half bushels per
acre, and this result has been surpassed in
Maine by a product OF sixty-four bushels per
acre credited TO Luke Twain. These products,
| and countless others that might be named some
of them as high as seventy and eighty bushels
per acre, are sufficient to show the possibility
of vi ed that belongs to this cereal. For lndi
an corn the record 10 still more remarkable
One humid ed bushels per acre for this g ain j.
has ceased to be matter of surprise. Tho
Bristol Comfy Agricultural Society of Massachu
sets records IA bushels per acre, IA ised by
Mr.. Eddy, aud 1872 bushels by Mr.. Reed. J
!. W. Murray, Of Carol County, Maryland, re
ports l52 bushels per acre, and j. W.Dickey
If Pennsylvania, has lately won the applause
OF the whole country by his famous crop of i6
bushels. These results and the still large
yield of 200 bushels, reported to this club few
, years ago by DR.. Baker, Of South Carolina
leave no room to doubt the extraordinary pro
: life quality of this grain. Considering then to
T mary eous possibilit les of yield that belong :
S these cereals, 1t is pertinent 10 inquire hoy
s long American farmers intend to remain sltii
e fed with the present general average. Whe
s We find that many practical men are able neail
= always to double, aud often TO quatruple, til
\ ratio Of this average when We see man lik
$ John Johnston taking farm with capaCiy
v twelve bushels per acre, and bringing it up I
e thirty bushels and over, and keeping 1t up
that level OF production for whole generation
while other intelligent farmers not urfrequen
" ly obtain still higher results, it seems incred
II BILE that the great body of our farmers shou
ST be content TO repose upon their laurels at
=, average yield of !welve or fifteen bushels
i wheat from all acre, or thirty bushels Of cora
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

Three men and two boys lately ilpst-i for
thirty-two days in the Indian Ocean in a small
boat before they were rescued. For the las,
eleven days they had neither food nor water,
except that the mate shot bird which CHANGED
to f1y over them. They chewsd lead to inois-
ten their throats, tried TO eat tier boots and
je lly fish, and ia delirium sought to kill one
Misunderstanding death. Blood from wounds
| in fray was eagerly drunk bat when the
frenzy passed the men would shake hands and
kiss each other Lots were cast, and a boy ia
the boat was doomed to be killed. but this thu
mate, who acted throughout most resolutely
prevented.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04


There appeared last week, ia the obituary
columns Of the Public Ledger, notices Of the
deaths oil nine persons-ilIree men and six wo-
men-who had lived to or beyond the advsnc d
age Of eighty years, to wit Abraham House,
ageo ~; Mary JARVIS, 81 Susanna Hess, 81
Henry Stoy, % Hannah Spiegle, s4 Sarah
, mn,la'ns, riaiS LuAens, ~ EuHaDt'h
oHi'"' 90 anu ''o'iA' / ''nerooiie' w.
The American Historical X, cord for June
contains an account OF William Hutchlngs, tie
last but one On the rolls OF the Revolutionary
pensioners; lie was a native and resident OF
biaihe, anu died ~ l9'd, at the age Of over l0l
$50, ,,''r ian VI We" t"h' u'e sur
d.y. - '..h I.. ~ w" n e's"''e''
:,
congress isporteu anu passed IiI on Thurs
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

severe gust accompanied by hail, passed
over 81. Louis between two and three O'Clock
on Thursday afternoon. Several houses were
unroofed and signs and awning were blown
down. Several steamers on the river lost their
snokestacks and were otherwise damaged
The damage to shipping is estimated at Sl5,
600.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

An insurance case was recently tried in the
Court of Queens Bench, England, wherein
payment was disputed Of policy upon the lif,.
oi a woman, on The plea that the man to whom
it was made payable had no insurable interest
in ller life. The claimant averred that the de-
ceased was his belrothed wife, aud this fact be-
ing established, the court held that the claim
ant had an nsurahle interest in her life and
that the policy must be paid
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

The Chicago Times publishes crop reports
from various points in0lllinois, Indiana
Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota and
Kansas. showing that on an average acreage
the amount of wheat sown is much larger
than last year, and that the yield OF wheat,
corn, barley and oats, promises to be up &c
the average, Fruits fall kinds never look
ed better. Grasshoppers and chincopet
bugs, however, have appeared in severa
counties in Iowa, Kansas and Minnesota
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

MAKING Up WITH HHR.5--We old fellows
have been there, and we can rmember all
about it. We loved her-guess we did land
we knew she loved in return. But one day
she gave Sam Tomklns a smile, or let Tom
Watkins walk home with her under an umbrel-
la, or she did some other simple thing and we
got hufiy. We loved her all the time, but we
sat down and wrote her a letter, dating 1t at
midnight, saying that we wanted all those let
tiers and that ring and photogi aph back. We
hoped she wouldn't return 'em, but we felt
malicious pleasure in Furnishing her. The let
ter was sent, or handed to her personally, and
we met her with cold good morning, as she
came to school, but bestowed our best smile on
Lavinia Wedge, the homliest girl In town. Our
heart ached when we looked across the desk
and saw her slyly reading the letter and trying
10 keep back the tears, but we went over TO the
third girl in front to borrow a grammar, and we
we're entirely unconscious Of the presence of
the girl we loved. We stood beside her In the
class as staight as pole, never letting on that
we saw uer, and the mutual agreement that II
one missed the other should do the same, in Or
dor to keep together, was broken. We tried 10
, feel maliciously glad when We went to the head
, and LEFT her near the foot, but we couldn't dc
IL. 1t went on This way for three or four days
Once in a while we caught her looking at us
r with a sad, sweet smile, as ii she were somt
g poor orphan W it'll no friend in the world, and
a her note said that she couldn't part with thu
y letters and the keepsakes.
! We held out bravely until 1t began to hurt III
the most, and then We got to make up 1
s. couldn't be done suddenly, that would be &C
l. knowledgipg our wrong. We waited nnti
noon time, aud then as she ate her dinner w
began looking for lost book. We thought
I was under the seat next to hers, and while w
n were locking for it she spoke. We heard, bu
a. we pretended not to, and she spoke again =
1t Then We colby replied, but sat down near b
aud asked if 'she had those letters with her,
D. She said no, aud we moved nearer She said
j, wasn't her fault, and we SAID 1t wasn't our!
il and somehow our fingers touched. No OF
If knew what burden of anxiety was rolled ava
c. in i've minutes, and how much clearer the a
ternoon sun shone fol- it. she seemed dear
" than ever before, and when the brown ey,
IS, cleared tie teaIs away, and the merry dinp'
an came back, we wondered how we could ha'
w been such an unfeelng w"ech; and yet it ";
an the same thing over In les than five weeks
A All, Inc Those lovers who have had a smont
path and married without having had quirre
An and make ups and jealouses will never kno
what true love is.-M. Quad inlour Firesi
,ss Friend,
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

In London, recently, o man who had for some
time fallen into tn habits Ct intempeiancp
uidered the whole OF his family. consisting
Of his wife and four children, and then cut his
own iDoa'. I he murders were committed
while the family were sleeping, and no sound
v as heard to alarm the neighbors. The man
had no special reason for committing the act,
but had been savage and noruse since he took
to drinking.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

A slight lire occurred i'll the fan house If the
State Lnnatc Asylum at Harrisburg, on Salur-
day night, and the smoke filled the mai build.
ing, causing general alarm. At last the doors
were thrown open, and about four hundred in
mates were let out, but only twelve of them
left the asylum grounds. Among the missing
is Gen. j Sidney Jones, of Philadelphia.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

The following story, the truth OF which is
vouched for by Californian, would seem to
show that the noble traits attributed
to Indians by novelists and paywrights have
some foundation of fact to rest upon.
Six weeks ago seven male Indians and young
Indian woman started to cross Clear Lake, near
the northern end, in small boat, which was
capsized three miles from land. They righted
it. but as the lake was rough they could not
bail it out, and while full OF water it could
not support more than one person. The men
put the girl in and held on the edges of the boat
| supported themselves By swimming till exhaust
ed and chilled through by the cold water, and
then dropping of, sank one by one. They
showed no thought Of disputing The young wo-
man's exclusive right TO the boat. She was
saved by their noble self-sacritice showing
plainly that the better feelings Of mankind have
not entirely Gas alleged they haye) died on in
| their bosons.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

Abraham Hall was arrested near Lima, Ohio
oa Saturday, and VIM. Rathburn was arrested
at Fort Wayne, Ind, on Monday, for counter.
feiting. There was captured with them large
lead, and ten dollar notes on the First Nation,
al Bank of Delphi, Ind, altered from ones.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

Robert Douglass, an old citizen of King VII
liam county, Va, had dispute on Saturday
with colored man named Fredsrcks, regar I'd,
ing negroes tresspassing upon his premises.-
Fredercks, being enraged, struck Mr.. Douglass
| ON the head with heavy stick, infiic,ing iniu.
| rics of which he soon died.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

The President OH Monday, nominated Ben
Janiin Ii. Brlstow, Of Kentucky, to be Scct =
tary OF the Treasury, and VIM. Z. Richardson
to be Judge OF the Court of Claims. He also
nominated John Mason to be Surveyor-G-n-r.
al for Arizona: Peter Negley, Assistant Trea-
surer at Baltimore Daniel Mann, Surveyor OF
Customs at Gaena, Ill. and George T. Swank
Postmaster at Johnstown, Pennsy lvania.
Solicitor Banheld of the Treasury depart.
ment, has offered his resignation to the Pris
dent
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

Particulars OF the wreck of the British steam
ship NiObe OH Miquelon Island, show that she
went ashore during fog. One Of her crew
was lost. The Niobe was the vessel under
the command Of Sir L. Lorraine, that stop
ped the Nhgnins massacre at Santiago de
(uba
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04
REiSoLOs 4 Cos
S32 MARKET STREET,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
CATALOGUE Gf IAlM ICtsls, &c,
FOR SALE.

CATALOGUE q Ia ! MS, Ct II :, &C.
FOR SALE.
hundred acres IN New Castle Co., near Newark.
Fifty acres, do
Eghty-rye acres 10.
Forty five acres, do
One hundred and TWENTY-FIVE acres, do.
one hundred and slxty-nvs acres, do.
Forty acres New Castle county, near stan,on
one hundred and si1ty-three acres New Castle
Seventy acres in same county, near cisymont.
one hundred and two and halt acres same coun-
Hundred and thirty-six in same county near
Glasgow.
sixteen acres in same county, near Glasgow.
FIity acres In same county, near Wilmington.
Ihifty-ope acres in Chester county, near Tough
Hundred and sixty acres In Chester county. near
Louisville.
hundred and eighty-iive acres Cecil county, near
hundred and eighty tour acres Cecil county, near
Eiktun.
Two hundred and seventeen acres in Kent county,
near Galena.
Three hundred acres In Worcester county, nsar
Berlin
Iwo hundred acres summit Bridge.
Forty acres mkent county, Del, near Milford.
HOUSES.
III French street.
Corner house Sixteenth and Walnut.
2hOuscs Fifteenth and Walnut.
huuso on Maryland avenue and Ada MS street
NV French street, house and stable.
Nv ShOuses, Washington between Front and Sc
cund
| Tw houses, West wilmington, near engine house
of W Il IL. IL. X.
| NJ 40 East Fifth street, ten rools.
i 12igWest Fourth street. rooms,
| l?7 West Fourth street, rooms
72l West Fourth street, rooms
! l20pWest Twelfth street, rooms.
III French street, rooms,
| 3ls l:ast Tenth street, rooms
sos West Front street, rooms
Clio West Front, rooms.
Gl2 ". Front, rooms
| l20I W. Second, d rooms.
| I2O6 W. Second. rooms.
| l2U2 Chestnut street, Q rooms.
| 1904 Chestnut, @ rooms
| 1206 Chestnut, 8 rooms.
| 100 VChestnut, rooIus and store resm
sli Market, il rooms.
| sl2 Market, II rooms.
| lll9 Market, 10 rooms.
| 900 Shallcross Avenue, rooms.
| 900 Shacross Avenue, 8 rooms.
Two houses corner Ninth and Wilson str ssts,
rooms.
Corner of Shalcross and Scott. rOYms.
Three houses near Madley chapel, rooms.
Seven houses on street, rooms.
| -Four houses on A street, roo1ns.
| One house on Townsend, 4 rooms.
Two houses or Lincoln, rooms
One house on Lamotts, Z rooms.
one house on Eighteenth, sIoons
l16 Lombard street.
Foul houses In the Ninth Ward
one houss at Twelfth aud Pine.
One house Ia Elliott street.
| lll3 Harrison street, 10 rooRs
! 1il5 Harrison street, ~ Iooins.
| l+lI Harrison street, 70 iooms.
MorGAGES
On city Property LIST hen, 100
| zoo
" rev Castle county farm, 500
$50
! " country seat 900
1000
" City Property 1900
| Several sums from ri 100 to $500.
The above Mortgages will be sold at &c ayeraa,
discount of ten per cent.
maj u 3m REYNOLDS & 90
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

The steamship Trent, Of the Allan Line,
from Liverpool to Baltimore, is % days out and
there are fears concerning her safety. She is
an iron vessel of 1861 tons register. She brings
| no passengers, having been built for carrying
| freight only.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

Lewis Transell and three boys-wile Har,
den, Charlie Pitt and Robert Gould-all Of New
Albany, were drowned near Louisville, on Sat,
urday night. They were out in skiif, which
was drawn under a coal barge.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

A despatch from st. Raymond, Canada, re-
ports the drowning of five men while trying To
run rafJs down the rapids of Point Anne river
Their names are l.. Morosse, Francis Gilbert,
Camille Gilbert, Joseph Cou and q. Aerneau
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

MEN WHOM THE GIRLS ARE ADVISED NOT
TO MARRY The American Register prints the
views Of a correspondence lady-as To whom
girls ought not to marry. The list is so long
: that We fear no men will be lef for those wh3
I follow her advice:
! Don't marry a man over forty he bristles
! with habits English young ladies do with ALL
! gels.
| Don't marry lively man.
| DON'T marry man who stops your mouth
with complaints, makes desperate love to yon
the first time he sees you, aud talks about kiss
/ luz. That man thinks women are fools, but
he is mistaken.
| Don't marry q man who tells wonderful sto-
ries, Of which lie is always the hero, and in which
he always distinguishes himself by extraordi-
nary wit or sagacity, or courage, or presence OF
mind, the qualities not being. as rule, conspic-
uuus in him.
Don't marry a man who has q great many
sisters Such man is always spoiled; besides,
which, it Is not pleasant to be engaged TO man
: who knows all about your false hair and how
much your dress cost yard. No woman can
: ever be an ideal divinity TO a man who has a
whole squadron of sisters.
Don't marry man who says every woman
ought 10 know how to cook.
! Don't marry a III an who wears an eye glass
or tight boots with high heels who curls his han
| or his moustache, who puts scent in his whls-
e kers or bleaches his eyeids, who lisps, who ha:
e his niger nals long ana pointed Carefully GU
in an almond shape, who wears four buttonet
is gloves, takes six and three quarters and tell
" you so; who If he be dark, wears red cravat
if he be fair, sky blue one-lhere is no sur
- or indication Of mans character than his neck
y tie; always look at that 6rst-who has enan
III ellrd visiting cards and brilliant monogram
and who always wears a rosebud ia his butlo
)r, hole.
D. Don 7 marry man who keeps BULLDOGS. II
is sure TO be like them.
Don't marry man who gets up early
ed Nothing makes person so insufrrabls COZ
ceted
ng Don't mary man whom nobody eve
he says auy evil Of. Be sure that he is a poor Gre
md ture.
Don't marry man who doesn't smoke al
Ing who prides himself upon it.
ou Don't marry man who has great admir-
ton for Doctor johnson. He is sure 10 be
bear.
yes Don't marry man who nvents things. |
ventlon is the offspring Of necessity
Don't marry gJod-mattired man. Good II
tire Is TO a mil villa tine gilt leai ntu Ii
ute buysl sometimes adofn \ sparrow "nh,
to that unhappy mrd. All o,her spirrows g
around him and pick at him.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-10-22
A CANARD.

The supporters of Mr.. Gilman are
circulating, in certain parts of the
District, the statement that the Hon.
N. F. Barnes, while a member of the
House of Representatives last winter,
voted against the Liberty of Con-
science Bill" so called. This is the
very reverse of the truth. Mr.. Barnes
was one of the staunchest supporters
of the bill in the House, as MIR. Bur-
bank was in the Senate both these
gentlemen believing the principles
embodied in the bill to be right and
Just.
This is fair sample Of the style Of
electioneering that the opponents Of
Mr.. Barnes are using to secure his
defeat and the election of Mr.. Gil
man. Not being able to attack his
record as a member of the Legisla-
ture on any valid grounds or to sus-
tain any charges against his personal
the kind mentioned above for the
purpose Of prejudicing certain voters
against him. But it will not win.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-10-22
THE RIGHT KIND OF MAN.

Mr.. Allen, the Republican nomi.
nee for Senator, has a business &C
quaintance extending over fully one
half of Minnesota. This acquaint.
ance includes many men of influence,
and quite q number who will very
probably be members of the next
Legislature. So, that while anothe,
person might require one-half Of the
session in "getting acquainted" Mr.
Allen would be ready to 60 to work
at once in behalf of his constituents
The importance of this is not easily
overestimated. An acquaintance Of
this kind adds very largely to the
influence of a Senator.
Nh. Allen is in every way qualified
for the position for which he has beer
placed in nomination, and he is adding
daily to his friends and supporters il
this county. Let every Republican
see to it not only that Mr.. Allen''
name is on his own ticket, but that i
is on the tickets of his Democrat,
neighbors.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-10-22
THE POPULAR CHOICE.

/ Mr.. w. P. Sergeant, the Republi-
can nominee for State Senator in
Freedom county, states in a publish
ed letter that he is in favor of the
election of Gov. G. K. Davis to the
United States Senate, as his own
choice and the choice of the people.
Mr.. R. Fitzgerald, who comes out as
an Independent candidate for Repre-
sentative, gives the following as the
first plank of his platform
&C. K. Davis for United States Senator -
The regular Republican nominees
for the House are instructed for Gov
Davis. As in Freedom county, the
whole State is full of Davis men
The time has fully come for breaking
up the old rings that have been main
tanned and fed and fattened by Alex.
ander Ramsey. The only way tc
bring about this reform is to elect
some other man to the Senate, anC
that man is Governor G.. K. Davis.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-10-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Duchess of Edinburgh re-
Gently gave birth to a son.
The noted DR.. j. G. Aver has
been nominated for Congress.
"A special states that the English
government will withdraw its diplo.
matte representatives from Rome.
"A. Emanuel & Co., the largest
importers of cigars in the Dominion,
have suspended. Their liabilities are
100000.
"A letter from Havana, dated
Oct. 5, says there is a report a1oat Of
a defalcation to the amount ola mil
lion dollars in the Havana custom
house.
of all strikes, the oldest is that
of 800 men employed in certain col
lieries at Durham, England, who con-
nectedly threw down their tools a few
weeks ago, and demanded of the own
ers water to drink and decent houses
to dwell in. They complained that
they were in dirtiness and their families
in sickness for the want Of water to
drink and cook with, and that, as acts
of Parliament had no effect, they
thought it high time to see what
could be done by absenting themselves
from work, and refusing to pay rent.
We do not yet learn the result.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-10-22

The New York Tribune gives the
official report of railway matters in
Pennsylvania searching analysis,
and thinks that of the $4,000 pei
mile charged for building and equip
ping the 512 miles of road construct,
ed in the State during the past year,
all above $4,000 per mile went into
the pockets of Directors. The 1ri.
baene has reached the conclusion that,
unless there is radical change Of
policy in the management Of railroads,
the companies will find "Grangers'
in the East as determined as in the
West, and "more to be feared,''