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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
DO Fish Reason and Teclc
{ From the Richmond Ivhie. |

That inimitAble book, the Arabian Nights,
which traverses the whole realm OF fancy, Tells oil
an individual who understood all tue languages
ol the vdfions animals oi earth, air and water.
This may be n poetic license in The charming au.
thor-but nevertheless it mny he TACT, VINO
knows? Who can say II is not so? for all things
are possible with AN Onnpotent Creator. lhere
were philosophers among the Greeks VINO heiu
the doctrine Of the transnigration OF souls mat
human souls when they take their departure from
their ,rodlke tenement took up tllcir abode in the
b.,sons III beasts. One of tho liveiest produc-
lions oil the later ages OF Greek intellect recOunts
the adventures OF young man who had been
TRANSMITTED into donkey, and appropriately
wsund up his assinine career IN the luxurious
city OF Coiinth. II does not bapren to everybody,
according TO Horace, tn be able to 70 to Cornth
but Apulcius's hero scaled tho rampa,ts oil the
double-sepd city.
Reasol, and analogy, therefore, warrant us in
aupposnig it possible that fish mny know thing
OF two, and may be somewhat wiser than we are
disposed 10 admit. There is no doubt OF this
fact as ID the fish OF the Euphrates, and those
that hoated around The island OF Samos when the
tyisnt Poycrstes Ieigned there lie mad been
aimonishsd by his friend, the King of Egypt that
some seribus peril impended, which could only be
lveited ~ his sacrificing tho something which
was most esteemed by him lie accordingly threw
his ring, which he deemed invaluable, INTO the
Sea, and two days thereafter u fisherman present
cd him with large aud beautiful fish, which, on
heinp uiseinuONtltu was lounu 10 contain the
csstaway ring. The hsh, II would seein, had de-
termiRed that such sroundrel S he was should
not bak the fatss and escape the punishment
due 10 his cliuies, aud had deliberately swallowed
The ring aud betaken himself TO The fshernan's
net. 1he retnrn OF the ring revived the omnipo-
tence oil the Fales, aud tue scoundiri iyrant was
soon after entrapped by hls enemies and ciucihed.
We are reminded oil ihls incident by "A statement
IN Northern paper, that recently seth Green,
the friend of all hsb, and the beloved OF the whole
funny tribe, las received 4 manifest token Of their
regard lie lost his watch-key some time ago,
and lately he received 1rcm u friend An eight
pound shaj, caught IN the Hudson, ami who owed
hls youth, manhood and old age 10 Green, and on
preparing the aforesaid hsh Tor masucatiun, the
lost watch-key was found IN his entrAiis. heart
less mathematician would have sci about puzgling
his brain with the calculous OF PROBABILITIES; but
Seth regarded the incident IN Its true hghi-he
saw that 1t was token ot Kindly regard-his
gratitude was turbished and refreshed and he VOW
ed tnst the remnant OF his life should be devoted
e. the propagation aud protection OF fish
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09

FINU THE PUBLIC.
Il The Wilmington and Reading Railroad Com
pany have completed arTang ements 10 carry Money
Packages and Express Matter to and from all points
On the line oi their road and Weet Chester.
Also, TO all points on the Philadelphia and Read
lng and Catawissa Railroads. including Reading.
Allentown, Columbia, iisrrisburg. Lancaster. Down
pOttsvile, &c.
For further information apply at the Depot, cor
ner of Front and Madison streets. Wilmington.
Express matter sent To Franklin Telegraph ulR o.,
No, West Third street or to their Depot Front
and Madison, or orders left with Mem ullen Il Seal,
delivering agents will receive prompt attention.
Z. SIOLZ, VI
au,-tf Gan'l Sup't W A X n ~
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
9PIsEIN DID
ga S TER m ICE
FOR. 1874.
80 pounds and over at the rate VI Il % per 100 To-

40 pounds and at The rate u Il % per 100 IbsI
Although the above price sare low as
good Eastern Ice can be sold in this market at "a
profit, we do not intend 10 be untersold upon any
consideration.
These prices TO take effect and after Monday.
AIrhl3
PUSFY RICE,
0FFIEcs-406 Shipley 4th ana Poplar. and 1916
Walnut SITS. apiIu
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
Philadelphia, Wilmington an.
Baltimore Railroad,

HFhITa IoI5'
Trains will leave Wilmington as follows for
PhliadelpLia aud Intermediate StationsG 80, s 10.
9 50, 10 " a m; .. 4 ~, T Il, 10 "a y. IN.
Philadelphia and New ork. q u. m; l2l7. 3 AZ
J.
Baltimore and intermediate Stations II 50, 10 o.,
d. IN, ; ~ y.
Baltimore and Washington. IL 81 0} 10 90 a, m;
80 - ~ y. N.
Trans ior Delaware Division. leave for
New Castle, Il IS, 10 lU a m -, d Is, 60 p IN.
Seatord and Intern ediate stations. II s., 10 IL
IL s. ,, IL.
Delmar and intermediate Stations Il 50. 1910
4. III.
SUNDAY TRAIss
Philadelphia and intermediate Stations 45. 9 81
y m.
Philadelphia and New York. 81 a. m.
Baltimore and Washington. Il 81, = U5 a. IN.
For further Information passenger are referred
70 the time tables posted at the depot.
II, +. KENNEY,
m0fll-lydkw Superintendent.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
Steamer S. M. FELTON,,
FOR PHILADELPHIA,

The "Felton" leaves French Street - .Sl-A
Wharf at Z. A. M. and returning.
jeaYes Chestnut street, Philadelphia. at 3, +. N.
Fare to Philadelphia 20 Cents
Return trip tickets ....,. 30 -
Freight takefYat usual rates.
As-PaTties shipping carriages are notified that
the hue will not be ponsible tor any damage
alter landing on the wharf at PHILADELPHIA.
Mr. IasgaTt will forward them at shippers ris X
# Tequested To- do so. m--lin
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
UeehIU Family Newspaper,
The Christian Union
Henry Ward -Beecher,
rDEVgR

In religious matters this psrer Is Evangelical
and unseciaIlan IN political AFFAIR.". independent
and oct speken. II c0aains the best aItieles, and
both short aud SERIAL stories, iT0m the foremost
writers 1t aims 10 maiAsi tho hig hest standard
IN Religion. Literature, Poetry. Art Music, Science
N News, Politics Household and Family AhliIswith
Stones, Hnynies, Puzzles 1Jr the ChiitreG. etc
Nothing IS spared to make 1t "a COMPLETE Neits-
poper tpr a. ihp'3p pure, attractive. wiie-awake
and up with the tlmes-a Journal Intere ting 10
every one IN the household young or old, 1t T.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
( ,ONDENSED MILK

is made by carefully evaporating the watery nor
uon VI fresh Mik. adding To il a small portion of
white sugar and sealing it up hermetfcaliy. In
Tins way II Will keep for years and can again be
brought very nearly TO its naturally liquid state by
the addition oi pure water. 1t is very largely us sel
IN the preparation OF food for infants, and is
especially adapt ed TO the use Of vellers on nc
count O its portability and answering all the nar
" ia OF fresh mix The best brands are so Id bV.
K. BklNaHu RST a Co,
Corner Sixth and Mark ct str reefs
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
4 MARVEL or cnEAHMEss,

GfFor less than one cent a day, IL gives cuery
t0tk readiag matter snough To Lil an Ordinary
volumes. I, e.. siuA-fce doihu worth u matter !
To each Is thus annually
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
whining ton ana western u, X.
TIME TABLE,.

FALL AMI WTNTRsEARRANGEME
3C Commenc cling Oct. lst. 1874. trains will
"k run as follows
Leave Wilmington 10 SU a. u. and So p.
Leave Landenberg 45, N. and 10 y. II,
Arrive at Wilmington s. III. and $50 p m.
Arrive at Landenberg L. 80 a In. and 90 pm.
CUNNEClI0NS-1rains leaving Wilmi ing ton al
10 3Oa Ii with Tram leaving Phiiadelphis at 5 30
Train leaving Wilmington CT s % . N, connects
with train leaving Philaiell mia at 01pm,
IRAN arriving ut Wilmington at IS M, with
train Tor Philadeiphi at l0a I'm.
Tram arriving at IllningtOn at 81 With train
for Philadelphia at 1 , Ia.
sunday trains Will We Withdrawn after Oct. lst
DAVID CoNNELL, Supt.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29
Another Of THEM.

France is the latest Contributor to
the Enlcb Arden class of stories, ard
the cSse, which has just turned up in
the Saoue et.Toire, Is vohchod for in
every PARTICULAR: a souHg man
named Marmior, who hp d been, mar
lied ouly few months when the war
u oke out, joined the Mobiles of the
Vosses, aud, and was takon prisoner.
Ou arriving iu ptissia he was sem
tenced to several years impri onment
Tor striking bis guard. During his
captivity he wrote Often to his wife,
but receiving no reply concluded that
bis lett r. were not Forwarded or that
his wife was dead. When be was
taken prisoner he threw away hias
kuaps .ck, which was picked up and
worn by comrade, who managed to
escape, bnt who was subseo eoueutly
KILLED in another engagement. The
knapsack .cohtaincd The papers OF
Mariner, which were forwarded to
his wife rs the last remaiDs Of her hus.
band; The young widow, after a
few months Of grief took u second
husband. Since then, Mariner hav-
lug obtained pardon, was allowed
to retnrn to France, ard on reaching
his na,iys cottqge, found il occupied
~ another, and child ofs.Yhich lie
wAo hot the father. Here Mo drama
ends for the present.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29
The Turn OF the Tide.

The New York World gives facts
and figures to show that tho i'm.
mense majority given to President
Grant in 1872, as the champion of the
Republican Ra.ty, has been steadily
declining. We quote:
"lnslde of two years in evory State
that has held, legislative elections
Except two States in which tho
Democratic majori,ies arc v,rwhclm.
ing) thcrc has been aM opposition
gain of from one to sixty-six votes
Oh joint ballot. Six States which
had Republican Legislatures iu
1923 now havo opposition Legis-
laturos, aud the eight States in the
list in viii Oh the opposition now
controls the Legislature. ARG at preso
ent ,leprefen,ed in Washington by
ten ADMINISTRATION Senators. These
figures demonstrate more than words
can do it ,hut President Grant aud
the Republican party have lost the
con6dcpce Of the country, aud State
utter State will cnlniinato in tho
Autumn Of 1876 in.tho restoration Of
the Demaoratic party to pc ycr in tho
Central Government"
There can bc no doubt that great
revolution is. now taking rl &C in
party politics, hut whether aitrituta-
bio to President Grant, Congress or
the ipevitublc tendency Of all orguni-
zatlons to rise mud perish, is mat
ter Of cor, jec,u,o. The Dcmoc, ats
have II n;splcndid chance for regaiuing
power but the RadicpIs count upon
their blupderins ,irrctricvub!y rs they
peer tho Land Of PROMISE. What will
be. the future conditivn Of parties,
two years hence, it is imposslble to
soy, but that they are in transition
state, for good or evil, is manifest
even to. the wayIaror and tho fvol.-
AUGUSTA Constthtionuiist.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29
Tho Great Mistake.

Hon. A. II. Stephens is not alone
in considering the conscript law as
the greatest mistaki Of. the Coufol-
eracy. ,.The New York Day Book
sorrowful'y decllro' that it was "thc
one dark, indeliblc crimo, not Of Mr..
Davis, hut of tic Southern Congress
-mep bred in ,ha school Of jefferson,
and therefore m"rally :vnstly more
Hhilty than ilirn like Chase. Sewurd,
Lincoln, &c., bred in the semi mon
urchical school of Hamilton und
Adams. True, they were pressed
upon by great dangers, Invaded in
every quarter by overwhelming
forces /; but this, aftor all, cannot
justify them to po,terity. Nor did
1t help them indeed, it burdcucd
and embarrassed them to carry it out
and it took from them that odor
Of patriotism which, in l776, so
carried American Democrats through
u seven years. war;"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29
- Q - Q -
Stalt Ne&iis.

A cotton factory is to be establish
ed at High Shoals, Anderson county,
S. &. Fifty thousand dollars have
been subscribed, and q much larger
subscription is expected. A meeting
Of tile stock k!holders wi II take place at
High Shoals, on the 25th lust.
A colored woman of Clarendo on
county was loading gun to shoot
ha wk few days ago, When It was &C. .
ciicntIy discharged, inficting fatal
wound On one of hor children, aged
ABOUT six years.
There was no Slot in the gun at
the time of the discharge, aid death
is supposed to have resulted from con.
cussion, produced on the head Of the
child by tile force of tho powder
alone.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29
Necessity The Mother of Invention.

Many most valuable documents
were burnt by the Paris. Communists.
1t is stated by the Petit journal
that the coutcnts Of about 10000
deeds, burnt quite black and appar-
emily ilIegiblc, will be recovered.
The registers found among the ruins
Of the Palace Of Justice proved to
have preserved their original shape,
but they were burnt intQ nppArtntly
Homogeneous blocks, from which u
single leaf could pot bc detached
withott instantly falling into
dust. The means Of making these
nnproWising remains deliver up their
secrets are these : The back Of the
register is cut off, SO that it becomes
a heap of separate leaves welded to-
gether by the flames. This heap is
then dipped into water, and, while
damp, PLACED before the mouth of a
stove. Then water eyaporating raises
the sheets so that they can be sepafa.
ted, though, of course, requiring
great care in handling. The writing
now stunds out in shining black,
upon dull black, like tho .silken flow.
ers on velvet brocade. 1t is easily
dccipnered and copied, with u note
ttatiug that it is reproduced from the
carboni zed original.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29
Fish in i jIot SPRING.

a dSrrespondeut writing fro NJ
Eiko, Nevada, says that there are
hot springs there in which numbers
Of fish Gun be seen swimming about
thrGgh the wa.er is SO hot that eggs
arc cookeg in Gloss than three sec
onds." The e&plauation of this phe-
nonenon lies in the fact chat these
hot springs rise in the bouks Of
6treahs, the water Of which is ,nten. .
ly cold. The cold water, On account
Of its greater spec fc. gravity, runs
on the bottom without mixing much
" With, the water y "bov0, aud tie nsh
hbDve the springs showed moan
tempefature of foTty.two degrees,
aud .bysmeans Of a thermometer fas.
tened TO the end Of a pole aud kept
rs oloso TO the bottom as possible,
sth'e temperature of the bottom water
'sPrQh above the springs to a point
belO* them WAS found to be very
low. This stream is one OF the many
that foi m the head waters Of the Co.
]umbia River, and to this point, l,
300 miles from its mouth, the sail
water salmon come id Hundreds in
Tho spring md fall to spawn.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29
Words Of Cheer.

Gen. Kershaw, "h" was member Of
The committee dppointcd to lay befor e
Congress the memorial Of the Tax.
payers Con"eutlonj has given tie
Camden journal an Interesting ac.
count Of his mission. That paper
says: "ln his Judgment much good
has been accom- pishcd. Though Con.
grcss may rot utf,d Il. relief for
which we pray, lie is confident that IL
committee of investigation, will be sp-
pointed, whose duty it will be to iu-
7cSt'gate the cause, Of our complaint
aud thus lay open to prosecution iu
our Courts Of justice many State and
County oflirers &ho have used tbcir
Offices for the fur,herLncc If their
own CORRUPT purposes. Aud even
should Congress not do this, nothing
has been lost. On tho other hand,
much has been gained. The moral
effect which this agitation of tho sun.
ject will have upon the public mind
will be seen aud felt in the coming
elections, throughout the North aud
West. There is as Gen. Kershaw
spys, good cause TO- hope that the
judiciary Committee will recomm nd
tho "ppointm ent Of committee Of
investigation ; but, whether this be
done or not, the Taxpayers have the
comforting assurance that their posi-
tion is understood at last, and til 4,
tho sober second thought Of the
American people will not allow the
white citizens of d State of tho Old
Thirteen to be stripped Of their pro.
rerty and kept IN a condition of po.
tical serfdom. The emancipation Of
the slaves was nevor intended to ao
complish the teuslavement Of tn,
whlle citizens Of the Republic.
has done it in South Carolina
| News & Courier.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29
PcndOlis.

Georgia is the first of the States
lately III rebellion 70 pass law Civ
ing public money to persons who be-
came helpless in the Co;.federate SER
vice. The bill made h donation Of
$l0o t" those WHO had lost both eyes
by reason Of service rendered to tho
Confsdcrates States. It Was disa D..
proved hy the Goveriior on a teohui-
e"l'ty, there being 10 entry on the
Journal to show that the act passed
by tw"~,hiIds vote, as is reduired
by the Constitution, though iu fact
it did pass.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29
Wit and IIumOr.

An enterprising weekly has oom..
mcnced the publication, rs a serial,
Of "Rasselas, story by the late
Samuel Johnson, i l.. D."
"Gracious me - exclaimed lady
in tho witness box, how should +
know anything about anything T
don't know anything about 7"
g. A Danbury man, whosc wife re-,
Gently died, subsequently confessed
to friend that "nobody could pull
down All undercoat as neatly n, Jane
did"
What is the difference between a..
farmer aud a bottle of whiskey Z
One husbands tho corn, and tho other
corns tho husband.
An exchange says that Michigan
man dreamed recently that his aunt
was dcad. IIe tried tho same dream.
on his mothcr-in.law, but it didn't
work.
When q Maryland doctor spells it
"accufortus," is it any wondcr that,
pa,icats die on bis hands Another,
doctor spells corrosive sublimate
"coros Of sublimatc."
60! why should tho spirit Of NOR.
tai be sad = exclaims tho Milwau.
kee Sentinel, "whon New Orleans
NJ Glasses sells at fourteen cents per
quart, and buckwbeat is thrown at
a man in fifty pound packages"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29
YMORuNG APPm9

unless was made .ecure he could
no longer look for my support.
Frank then begged mo to got into
his carriage with him aud 20 around
to see tho ,oll man tho Chief Jus.
ice, before whose court tho "sorip"
case wns then pending, on Il sui,
brought by tho Chamber of Com.
merce Of ,Charlestop), who wouli
give me- every assurance that the
case would be DECIDED in my favor.
Well. we went around, and the OLD
nan, IN the presence Of Noagle, und
W"'t tbing,on, offered me q surittcn
pledge to decide tho case in our fa.
v"r, it wouli only consent to con
tnue supporting Frank. stating thu,
tho amb,ti"n;of is lifo was to see
him elected Goyernor. I neglected.
to. take tho pledge, but took hi,
'Vo'd, when, 10 and behold, tho sold
>oamp' dec,ded tho case against me-"
rnink Of p, Chief, Justice thus SELL
lug Ills deci; ions {Woplb not tha,
have been a good poiut !or tho tax
p'yers to have presented Could
uot Patterson himself havs been
used ss witness against tho Moses
administration y
Patterson thus being made eooure
as he thought, stood by Moses, who
was nominated OIL the first ballot.
The oampnigu then beSap III good
earnest. Monty, was begged and
borrowed from all Quarters. Your
Blodge,t was "mulcted' to the tune
Of $1,000, which he lent expecting
in return n Trensurership for "Ed,"
who now is numbered amongst the
"Molencrs." Moses defeated Tom
lihson by heavy majority, and has
Siuco been conducting himsolf in tho
most reckless and licentious mauncr
pSt not forget to udl that, tue
~ liYe Ridge awindle," the "Agri-
cultural Laud Scrip, the "Couverslon
Bond Swindle," and the net repeal
ing the act requiring the Governors
endorsement Of Treasury orders,
we're each championcd by Moses,
and from which he roAliS.d over IL
million Of dollars b,mself, all Of
which he spent III in "liotous lying"
and in. buying up his shbtlo follow
ers. Seeing that he has no more
money, and that Cardozo, unlike
Parker, will not allow him pcrs9nal
access to the Treasury. his followers
havo dropped him "like hot potato,"
mid curse him ronndIy on ali aoccAs
ions. Report says that Fhis Grocer
has had to "ehut down on him." aud
he is driven to the necessity of pawn
luz his watch for cigars. HIS dia.
monds went long si.ce to pay his
"champagne bills," and othor un.
spcakablc obligations. None but
the lowest aud "lou>icst' KadicaIs
now support him, aud they only do
50 for appearances, alleging tha,
Radicalism will. suffer unless lie j.
some what respected. But sickcn
in the filthy recital, and must close.
Samuel W. Melton. r, X, Scott and
Chamberlain, are all candidates for
Governor. SCOTT thus far holds the
winning cards, but says he will not
accept the office unless a desent Leg.
islature is elected. 4 Governor is
powerless for good with q venal and
corrupt crew in tho Legislative Do
tartmcnt.
Tho weather Is very bad: Corn
is up aud being cultivated. Cotton
hat is up looks sorry, and but little
being planted. TRAVELLER.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29

The Prodigal son was the subj cot
of II sermon in Bclchertown, Mass,
recently, aud was discussed, ip n
graphic aud hovel manner. The rev.
or.nd SPEAKER represented him as
leaving home nrrayyed iu silk hat.
broadcloth coat, kerseymeres, glove,
and boots in the height Of pn,isian
fashion. A'se: IA life Of unparalleled
sin and cxtra9pGanct, lie was dcsoricd
one cold morning "out in the middle
OF lot on rock, his silk hat kno *
Cd 10, hruaicioih out ut The elbow,
Freuch calI boots OUT at the toes, kid
gloves miiSsiug, ioga all around Gim, ,
and he Chewing the husks."