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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06
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The Importation Of corrosive snbiimals, Wit
riol aud similar dangerous compounds has here
toioTe been carried on to small extent, says
the jersey City Journal. owieg 10 the damasss
ensuing to the ships used in their transportation
as The leakage and draining from the different
named substances, when mixed in the bilge
water Of the vessels, has in most moet inftances
eaten the bottoms out Of The vessels.
A company in England running to the East
Ind;es FIRST thought Of using copper in the con-
strucion of their vessels as preventive against
the bugs that infest that locality, the said bugs
being considered death to all wooden vessels.
and instances have been shown Of the successful
depredations Of the insects even on iron clad
ships. 10 obviate these draw backs to COM
msrce, q sh ip was built completely encased in
copper.
The framework is Of Iron, which, however.
Is not exposed in the least The outside Is Gov
same manner as the iron vessels. The whole
interior Of lhe ship il also made Of copper, the
inside copper being galvanized, the beams and,
| in fact, every exposed part being completely
protected by copper, the masts are Of wood, but
sheathed In copper from top to stem. The
name Of this copper monster Is the Adiron-
dack; she is a screw steamer, and is capable ol
carrying 1000 tons Custom House measure
ment, and Is about 5l5 feet in length, being
some seventy ieet longer than any OF the Oce
anic Company's ships.
The White Star Line have purchased thi
steamship for ahe purpose Of carrying such
freight as mentioned. Her upper deck has beer
fitted up with large tank for carrying oil o
vitriol 10 bulk. lunar caustic, potash, sal soda
and in fact all similar kinds of freight will b.
Imported in large quantities now, should tn
trial trip succeed, which there is every prospec
of its doing. The Adirondack Is now beiri
got ready for her trip, and will arrive in thi
port in the course Of a fornishni She is Goa
ssd on her outside with preparation Of fat an
copai sarnish; toprotect her from, the effects c
. sea water, and it is said that the reflection {
the ship upon the ocean on bright sunny da
, is like the rejection ofihe sun at sunset on
. large building containing many windows, onl
on larger scale. 1t is claimed that she ca
! be seen at sea on such days a distance Of abor
se7epteen miles.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06
rAIET GlkzETIE.
'Ijt INDIA-RUBBER CHlEF-JuSTICe
10 Great American Jumper and Legal
Acrobat. and What the press
4A Thinks of Him.,
ftFhe NOmiuatlon n as start1 sd:Ghe GOan l.
ary: IL HIas AhOc e ed the BsnOh; IL
MI Will Demaoralize the BRS''
THE agRAr r AMKnIcKN JUMPER.

W tFrnm the New orleans Plcayune.l
ne great legal acrobat OF the day Is Attorney
(}on6rat williams In his re markable act OF jump
M 81 conclusions he is unapproached ana unpa..
rrlled. Be can leap further and vault higher and
co6sxioHn a at greater distance from his point Of
dsbarfnre than any other living man. Let his oh.
t6e be as far removed rs possible 1t be scpar-
ated from him by seemingly insuperabls chasms OF
v6y these obstacles with compliment smile ana an
s5s Of mild contempt take flying leap into the
se&ions of rhetorlct and assertion, and aiisht IN
saisty ON his conclusion 90 the wonder tt notthe
approval, OF the world.
70 such performer why suggest sn adverse
fact o. faliaey in his methodS detected failacy
or an established fact Is OF not the smallest mo-
ment to this marvellous legal gymnast He can
surmount either, or both, and jump to an ininile-
iy distant conclusion with the ease with which an
Ordinary tambler turns a somerset from spring
board, or a one horse circus rider smashes through
paper balloon. ..
One of the most remarkable of Williams feats
!. vas his celebrated performance in the Lousiana
e6{a when he succeeded in clearing 10 single
bo1nd mass of farts which would have appalled,
nnY other living being. 1t is supposed that he &C
colpIishsd this feat by simply shutting hiseyel
su6d refusing to look at anything before him, anC
then making that amazing jump, which landed hin
a. bis xtraordinafy conclusion, without giving th'
I k1fhtest thought OF even passing glance, TO th'
1ct1olacles in his way In the matter OF tue Nir
Rinius it seems that he hos sacceedsd In anothe
rsmarkable effort of simiiaT kind His objec
Nasto be conyinded, on The parl OF the CnitsI
a1at&s, that the Vtginius was not an 'Anertcai
vessel ami he accomplished this by the very shor
and easy process W. admiiting all the testimony Of
sons side snd not asking for any testnnony on tn
otoer. And this Is the man whom The Presdsn
has nominated to be the successor OF Chase, an
whose name he refuses to Withdraw, even in fac
Of the indignant protests OF an outraged publ
ouiuion
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06
TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue of an Order Of the Chancsllor Of
the State Of Delaware made at New casxie the l7th
day OF octobsr, A. D.. 1S5. will be expcssto sale
at public auction. at the Auction Room Of 0Tls 4
Miller. Corusr OF fourth anc kins streets. in the
City Of Wilmington. on ~ssHss s-Asss-A-ssasassa
WEDNESDAY, the 9Th day of JANUARY. "A. D.,
ls74. at Ii o'clock. A. NJ, II
The following lsnds and tspsneats. heinx ths real
estate Of tho late Sapusl w lace dycsaAed; All
that certain lot OF land With FfAme -
in the Ctr Of Wilmington. New Castle III
County, state Of Deia s.res en the east eriy ~
side Of French street, 1t tue edistance OF about y
feet from the snuthrriy ride pf kourthtreet, with
front Of about ~ tset on Efsnch srd run;
by iana Of Riicabsth N alisce pnthe anrth. aai b,
land formerly Of - aues1tmkn aR the soeth.
Attendance will be given asd teEmsof sale mad'
fi vI6r0h DnP0Nr Trustee.
N.B-The above described reai estate 10 in
very desirable situation. and the attention Of pur
ehasers 10 ssp eciAily called 70 H. fazi8
decl5eodl0d. dts. ei.tsLh-s-za - a1Hs u b
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06
Tn o news In Brief.

President Grant has sent q message to Congress,
accompsnled ~ an accurate tsxt Of the cores
pondence relating to the Virginius sHsir. 1t d
now said that General Howard, charged with mis-
hppropriatiug money, cannot be proceeded against
The Govefnment has determined 10 take sdvan-
tage of the opportunity afforded at Key West for
grand dispiay of naval manguvres. The nomi-
. nation OF Caleb cushing as Minister to Spain has
been sent 10 The Senate. The corn crop Of 1875
In illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Ais.
souri, Ohio aud Tennessee is 24l, 100000 bushsll
below that OF 1872, while the potato crop In the
sams States show loss of over IL 900 900 bushels
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06

TEX VIReINIUs.--United States Distries
Attorney Bliss Of New York, reports tothe
attorney general that he has exsnined about
sixty Of the yirsinius survivors, and that
they all tell the same story, viz: lhat they
had no idea the vessel was on silibnsering
sxpeditiou. Tbs authorities of New York
have decided 10 take no further steps against
those charged with violating the neutrality laws
/ 10 conn eciion with the Virginius.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06

Unsrrr ts sr,Ix :. Mr. ghh sacrificed the cause
cf Cuba to The the cause q Cssteiar. But where
now Is gssselass whsrs = the Republic In spaini
Where Is Mr.. Fishp What now 10 to be the pro-
srsrnms for hr Cushings Who can tsllY Orwho
can restpre to Mr.. Fish his beautiful castles In
spainy -HSuld.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06

There are about one thousand i've hundred
daily laborers out Of work in Cincinnati. AT
recent meeting there it was resolved TO refuse
one dollar and twenty Ave cents as a days wa
ges, whereupon correspondent Of the Onci-
nnati Gazette goes into soma calculations that
are valuable
/. Fifteen years ago lin this report oil 1859
the Commissioners OF Statistics gave the price Of
labor and the prices of leading products. They
were ascertsined by many Inquiries and by the
eports Of the Chamber Of Commerce. The re-
suits were:
Common day laborers in guld) 5 80
Wheat, per busbel O3
HOGS, per cwt. 6S5
Mess pork, per unl II 90
Sugsr Il
Cofee IL
These were taken Tor December l. 1S5 and
they show clearly what were the relations
between labor and subsis encs on that day.
Now, let US take it for December, 1873. and as
| sumo common labor to be what the workmen
who recently met and refused to take, because
bread and meat Of the best kind as the standard
of living. The present condition Of labor is
this:
Common labor, per day ST. 20
Wheat per bushel so
Hoss per cwt. 5 90
| These prices being reduced to The gold stand
ard, which was that Of 1883, with gold at 10 per
can't, give this result
Present value oflabor. in gold per day 81 Is
Wheat per bushel 80
Hogs per cwt 4 6O
Then the changes from 1883 ia 1878 are pre-
| cisely as follows, viz;
| s4Ff Pr. Ct
The price Of labor has advanced %
The price of wheat has advanced 81
The price sfpork has decreased 81
Taking ibe largest ration for an able.bodied
RAN at pound Of meat and a pound Of bread
lthe laborer can. buy them to-day for exactly
what he did in 1858. But The wages have ad
vaneed twenty FIVE per cent. The clear and ab
solute result is that estimated by the true stand
ard, the value in subsistence, wages have ad
vanced considerably.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06
the chief Jus.sosship.

WAsHrssros, January oil is stated to night
most positively that after listening 70 the opinions
Of senators al the capitol to-day the Prssident
has determined to withdraw the nomiaation OF
Mr. Williams Hst r-f f.t b fet
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06
NOTICES..

NOTICE-A meeting Of the Shareholders Of the
IN City Building and Loan Association of this
city, will he held on TUESDAY Evening" 18th inst,
at the cid Fame Hose House. betw cen Shipley and
Orange street. at o'clock for the purpose Of taking
into eensde ration the rropre,y sf issuing (ann
lyla new series Of stock
BY order Of the Board.
WESLEY TALLEY, Secy.
Wilmaa atou Del. Jan n tS74-6f -
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06

Brigham Young has ordered his missionaries
In Ecrops to send over no more old rnaids, a.
thsy are unpfoftable converts. s-3, {e
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06

r you WANT A FINE IhPoRgsp GERMAN
i Singing Canary Bird, 70 TO w. N. -
one Just ip. direct from Europe. krge 1xz
invoice OF Sicily Canary. Hemp and RapsIN
Seed. iriwesre selling yysry foT ,nrrn 4.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06
DIED.

DIED. sin
MORROW. In this city, January sth. IsIi. Sarah
Elizabeth. wife Of Hugh s. Morrow Of Baltimore,
Maryland. ~ ~. "a
Funeral from the residence of her father in law.
George Morrow, Nineteenth an Mark Ut Streets to-
morrow Wednesday afternoon. at o'clock.
HACkETT-In Baltimore. on the 4th inst. Isa-
bella NJ. beloved wife Of Frederick Haekstt. aged
~ years. y " ~ W u tgHnS p
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06
.VOL. uKXXIIL--NO.a 23S. WILMINGTON,
snAnu>anm - g i..s

oS RsT " XosIsssn No. rs g sssh ssa To- Yss,;s z
street PhilsA.llhis: AZ: Dayid ssssse. e rhIi...
becca j. Hinson. formerly Of Smyrna. Del.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06

IL ffaST NATIONAL BANK, /
wilminston, Del, Dec. To- 1875.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting
of the Stockholders of this Bank wiibe hed at the
nary, Is,l between the hours of two and four
O'clock, P. NJ, for tho purpose of electinx nine
l&askholders 70 serve as Directors the ensuing
Ssasts GEO. D. ARMSTRONG. cashf.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06

T1XrRA NEW BUcKwHRAT. MEAL. THE
u celebrated Silver MountAia Buckw WHEAT Meal
". N. OnANDLEk'S
ats al harkss stree
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06

NOI1CE.A The annual meeting of the Stock
IN holders and election OF Directors OF the Viii
minston and Reading Railroad Company. will be
hold at the Office OF the Company. in Coatesyilie.
Pa. Oh TU ESDAf. January 18Th lslt. st Il NJ.
dsc.xto jalS M,S HILl.ES. Secretary.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06

L,oR RENT-A tine secani-story front room in
Il tha Gazette building. Il Is cerxal in one o.
the best business squares in the CITY, sni would
make an excelen. shop for merchant tailcror any
other light trade. Entrance pleasant and easy.
ses povll.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-06

ToTICE.-The annual meeting OF the Farmers
N Mutpal firs Insursnee Company Of the state
Of Delaware. tformerfy of Mil Creek HundredJ
Marss, Nan ss hs,n s,S.s. e, iISissss & On aoN6Af
January 18th. 1s74. at 10 o'clock. A. NJ at which
for the ensuing yssr, will be held, and years
interest On ali deposit notes will be payable The
agents. ofths Company are snthorized to receive the
dues OF members.
W.A.LlMoTrR.s .seey.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-08
The Champion Telescope.

James Lick. who has recently de-
lighted tho scientists Of this State with
his notion OF erecting a model obsery-
atory In the highest Sierra, has now
set those gentlemen fairly beside them
selves with JOY by promising n million
dollars to furnish II with the cham
pion telescope Of the world. The new
Clark telescope At Washington, which
ha, been the theme Of so much dcscrip-
tive writing Of late. cost only n mat
ter Of $50, 000. and will compare with
this proposed monster rs the pocket
spygiass OF the tourist with the man.
moth instrument OF tile observatory.
just hsw large the new telescope 4
be made, It Il impossible 1t present to
say. Experiments must be made with
glass, and the most careful investigation
will DO needed In order to determine the
feasibility Of constructing a lens OF the
extraordinary diameter and focal
length required. The Sientlic An'eri.
ca, points out the capability Of ala
foot objective with q focal depth Of 100
feet /; which with an eye-pleco OF LEO
focus, would give n magnliylng power
OF %, 900 times the linear dimensions,
or over 80 600, 900 times the surface Of
the body. This would bring Mars, so
to speak, within 1000 miles of us, aud
make 1t appear 100 times larger than
the noon. AS for the moon, let the
reader serisusly think Of having that
satellite within eight miles Of him ; 80
near that II inhabitants there be, hc
can see them. Even II no more aston
ishing discoveries be made, the effects
Of volcanic action upon the surface
will form n prolific field Of study
Truclee Repubiicdn IprH7 ..
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-08

Nor Fon SUrno.-Among the latest
kilograms to thesSan Francisco ALtd Is
the following:
The Sutro Tunnel amendment Will
not be concurred In. The Senate
on Mines aud Mining will
not meet till next week.
1t will DO numerous weeks before
the people OF this section will concur
In that amendment, and numerous
weeks more before Shylock Sutro Will
be allowed to grasp his pound Of flesh,
or lay n finger upon that coveted
royalty" Would he takc all and
give nothing In return? Would no
monopollze all that Is worth taking In
or about the Comstock? Would he
become the proprietary monarch, the
autocrat, the supreme dictator Of the
people aud property OF this section ?
Would he take anything ho could not
get hold OF, aud moro too? There IL
no royalty In the Coms,oek for Sutro.
"Milllons for defense, but not ono
cent for tribute"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-08

A DISPATCH to tho Aha from Wash.
ington OH Sunday last, says: Con-
gratulations arc still pouring In upon
Senator Jones. His speech las been
fsverably commented upon by nearly
all the leading newspapers Of the coun-
try. lie has been interviewed by a
large number OF correspondents, and
incidents Of his personal history are
eagerly sought for. The effect OF his
speech Is felt everywhere, and there Is
now q strong effort TO make the finan-
cial question n National issue for tho
next Presidential campaign. A mum.
Der OF leading politicians met to-day
ut the residence Of Senator Jones, aud
discussed the chances Of defeating the
imitation bill. Leading Republicans
who met there arc anxious to ascertain
President Grants views on the subject,
and hopes are expressed by the Pacific
Coast Senators, as we'll rs many 9TH
ers. that hc will veto tho bill II 1t
passes the Senate, OIL the ground that
tho National Integrity must DO pre-
served.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-08
Phoebe Items.
From tho Record, April 8

From the Record, April 81
Great numbers Of our citizens arc
complaining Of hard times, but while
emitting a growl, aud 1t Is not In hu-
M nature not to do 50, they express
unbounded confidence In the future Of
the camp. We shall perhaps have to
walt a little longer, but all agree that
tho late strike In the Page IL Panaca
sets at rest the question Of the perma-
money and value Of the great vein
which In the Raymond Il Ely afforded
such immense sums. so all we have
to do IL TO keep n stiff upper lip and
do the best we can until tho advent Of
the prosperous times that ore long
await Phoebe.
The Raymond & Ely Company are
materially reducing the number OF
hands employed, aud probably will
not take any moro on until the devel.
opmsnts In the lower part OF the mine
will warrant tho change.
The bullion shipped by Wells, Far
20 Il Co. yesterday amounted to ST.
800 AZ,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-08
r,,v,rh,rd Assistant Pos, .mastorG Can.

TIE Third Assistant Pos master Gen.
eral issued to Postmasters during Feb
ruary ordinary postage stamps valued
at sl,27a,697; ordinary stamped Ell:
yelopes. s3ls.s 1913 81; postal cards,
S5l, 76O; official postage stamps and
stamped envelopes, s:j6,2l6 80; the
total value Of all the issues being sl.-
G52, 567 IL. IN Increase Of S225,5l 90,
or more than eighteen and a half per
cent. over February, 1873. Deductlng
the amount received for official stamps,
etc., and tho increase In tho ordinary
issues over the corresponding month
Of last year, the result shows al In
crease Of nearly sixteen per cent. The
unusual demand for postage stamps Is
largely attributed by officials In the
department to tho abolition Of tho
franking privilege. as the Increase
heretofore has averaged less than sew
en- per cent.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-08
TILE ,GAssrz MEMORIAL.

"
We have received the following cir
cular from Boston, with the request
that IL be inserted In our columns.
Tho respect duo to tho eminent
scientist renders its publication a
cheerful duty. The object Is noble
and should receive substantial ell
couragsment:
The Agassiz Memorial Teachers
and Pupils Fund, Boston, March ~,
1874. ..Louis Agassiz, Teacher" This
was the heading Of his simple will;
this WAS his chosen title ; and u Is
well known throughout this country,
and In other lands, how much he las
done to raise the dignity OF tho pro-
fsssion, and to improve It's methods.
His friends, the friends OF education,
propose to raise q memorial TO him.
by placing upon n strong and cndu-
ring basis the work to which no de-
voted his lie, tho Museum Of Compar-
alive Zoology, which Is at once a cell
lection Of natural objects, rivaling the
most celebrated collections OF the Old
World, aud a sch2ol open to all the
teachers OF tho land.
1t Is proposed that the teachers anu
pupils OF the whole country take part
In this memorial, and that on tue birth
day Of Agassiz, tho 2sth day OF May,
1874, they shall each contribute some.
thing. however small, to tho Teachers
aud Pupils' Memorial Fund, In homer
Of Louis Agassiz; the fund to DO Kept
separate. aud the income to DO applied
the expenses OF the Museum.
JouS EATON, Com'r Of Education,
Washington, ID. Q.
JosEpu HENRY. Sec'y Smithsonian
Institute, Washington, d.. u.
JcsEru wuiTs, Sec'y Of Board OF
Eduestlon Of Ms3., Boston.
n. Il. HARRIS, Superintendent
Public Schools, st. Louis, Mo.
EDWARD j.. LowKII- Boston.
.JouS ). BLATcnFoRp, Boston.
JAS. VI. BARSAnp. Trcas'r Teach
ers' and Pupils Fund Boston.
All communications and remittan.
c,s for the Teachers and Pupils
Fund" OF tho "Agassiz Memorial
may DO sent to the Treasurer,
JAS. NJ. BARNARD,
Room 4, No. - Exchange street,
BostOn,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-08

YOSEMITE TRAvEI. BEGUS.-Tho Nor.
ced argus Of the 18th instant says: A
party passed this place In tho early
part OF the week bound for Yosemite
Valley, and another party, twelve In
number. will arrive here on Monday
for tho same destination. There Is not
n great deal Of snow In the valley. and
parties can reach there by the river
route without much Inconvenience, as
the road Is entirely clear Of snow to
within a few miles Of the valley,
though upon tho SUBMITS there Is q
heavy deposit. and we may look for
exceedingly high water In the rivers
this Spring and coming Summer. The
indications are in favor Of All immense
amount Of travel through this place
the coming season, facilities fer reach
Ing the valley being greatly improved
over those OF last year, rs the wagon
road down the hill will be completed
by the first OF May, the time when
travel Is supposed to begin.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-08

TmE ladies' do not seem to be meet
Ing with the general success which a
few weeks ago attended their efforts
In crusading against tho liquor deal
ers. In several Instances the women
encounter gross insults. and In other
THAR efforts, though receiving respect.
ful attention, arc firmly resisted. The
measures which at first won victories
seem now to DO losing thoir power, rs
the novelty OF the reformation wears
oil. The crusade Is spreading, never
thclcss, and, of course, with many
good results.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-08

THE Washington correspondents say
that the wedding of Miss Nellie Grant
|. set down for next month. Il Il to
take place at tho White House. There
has been but one wedding at the Pros
idcn,'s house. In March. ls2O, Maria
Monroe, daughter Of President Mon
roe, was married thcre-just about
lfty-.osr years ago. Who're inow arc
the happy bride and Bridegroom Of that
day? "Gonc out" with tho fashions
OF tho time, after "the old, old
iashlon-Death Speaking OF death,
miss Grundy" writes that two Pres
ldents have died mt the White House
Harrison aud Taylor-snd only one
baby has been born within Its wallis
James Madison Randolph, son OF
Thomas Jeiicrson's daughter. Sew
eral children, says the same authority,
have died there, but their parcntagc Is
not mentioned.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-08
Reno Items.


From the State Journal OF April 81
The Postmaster General has author.
lied additional mall service from Fort
Bldwcll to Reno.
The Consolidated Poe Mining Com
pany have declared n Hlbernian dlvi-
dcnd Of twenty-five cents per share.
Hoolo has leased the Reno planning
mill for three months to Courtway d
BOYD, of Truckee, who take possess
lon on the 2lst Inst. Hoolo needs rest
and a show to collect In accounts. 80
look out debtors.
Nelse Hammond has returned from
Steamboat Springs where lately lie has
been trying to find the fountain OF
youth. He looks better and weighs
$40 pounds. When no was q day old
he only weighed z pounds.
The telegraph informs US Of the ap.
poIntment Of j. ID. Holmes a. Post-
master at Franktown. We guess this
must DO n mistake. Nat. Holmes Is
probably the man. That will neces-
sltate the exit OF Fred. Eat. We have
always understood that Ent was o
faithful officer.