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Middletown transcript., 1874-09-05

1000 yards PRINTS, fast colors, only 10 cents
per yard.
1000 yards COTTON TLANNELs, at l29 Is, ls,
20, 70 and 25 cents per yard.
1000 yards Black ALPACAS at 80, 50, 40 and
so cents per yard.
1000 yards MUSLIN, at g, 10, l22, IA, l6, Is aud
20 cents per yard.
1000 yards GINGHAMS, at 10, l23 and l5 cents
per yard
500 yards WoOLEN FLANNELS, at 25, 80, 35,
40, as and so cents per yard.
100 Mems Cashmere COATS, at 81 so, SIS 90
and Sc 90.
100 Mems Cashmere PANTS, at So and 81 so.
100 MEMS Cashmere VESTS, at 81 and 50 so.
500 " Gents " HALF-HOSE, at 10 cts.
and l24 cts. per pair.
500 pairs women's SHOES, at 81 so to 50 SO
per pair.
1000 pairs Misses and Children's SHOES, at SOC.
to So so per pair.
1000 pairs Mems Heavy BOOTS, at SO, So so,
S4, S4 so and S5 per pair.
500 Boys BOOTS, at 81 so, 81 rs, So, So 25,
So 30 and SO per pair.
Our Boots and Shoes are all made to order, and
every pair warranted.
1000 pounds WHITE SUGAR, at IL and l24 cts
per pound
1000 pounds BROWN and YELLOW SUGAR
+. at 10 and II cts per pound.
1000 gallons COAL OIL, at 20 cts per gallon.
| A full assortment of
SELF-SEALING GLASS FRUIT JARS, TIN
FRUIT CANS PORCELAIN LINED
KETTLES, &c.
Gs5s" We still adhere to the custom inaugural
ed by us of deducting 10 per cent. on Dry Good
and per cent. on Grocies for CASH.
Middletown transcript., 1874-09-05
SIX CENTS REWARD.

PANAWAY from the subscriber, on the lst
II inst, George Wilson, an indentu1d color
ed boy, eighteen years old. All personfare for
hidden 10 harbor or trust him on my account, as
will pay no bills of his contracting.
MARY B. HANSON,
Aug $751; Middlstown, Del
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The Fish-Polo Protocol.

The Attorney General having de-
cided-upon the sole testimony Of
the Spaniards thcmselves-tlat the
Virginius had no right to carry the
American flag /; the salute TO the flag,
which was to have come off on
Christmas day, was dispensed with.
The next thing in order will be for
the Spanish Government to demand
that the Virginius, and those cap
tured in her who were turned over
to this Government, DE returned as
pirates, and we advise the persons in
't'is category to be speedily "huating
cir holes, and making tracks for the
lids of Arkansas' Or some other
a n,hAre the Government can't
lay its hand upon them. HSNly the
Fish-Polo affair has shown that
the latter is the long poe which
gathers the fruit and the former is
but a very small sardine.
We recommend the perusal of the
article on our outside from the St.
Lonis Republican.
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Our Tonnage.

We were anxious in this issue to
publish the lumber business of this
place for the past year. We prepar-
ed circulars, with questions to be an
swered, and sent them to every mill.
The Importance Of furnishing such
correct information should be appar-
ent to every citizen, for upon such
data should we base our claims and
demands upon the General Govern
ment. But our millmen, generally
have not responded and we are unable
to furnish it.
Our obligine Deputy Collector, and
Inspector of Customs, Mr.. w. II.
Gillespie afforded us access to his ex-
ceedingly well-kept books, from
which we could soon gather the inFor-
nation desired. if all the vessels leav-
ing this port cleared at the Custom
House, but the Texas and New Or.
leans traders do not so clear and
therefore q statement from these
books would not include more than
one-third of our business.
But, from Mr.. Gillespie's Office VIC
learn the amount of tonnage that en-
tered and cleared the past year ; re,
marking that this does not include
the vessels which regularly ply be-
tween Texas and New Orleans, and
this port which is fully 2-3rds of the
business done at the place.
No. vessels entered SO; cleared,
1876; total tonnage, 41,294.5 "a; and we
will add that on the las. day of De-
cember after we had obtained this in.
formation we saw four land under
stand there were fve) large vessels
come in, which are to be added to
the above.
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A Custom House

TwssfY sfggf lafgs sossels Z ont
sldeff not ooasung lho river ofafy
compose tho fleet now lyina In oaf
Bsy, taking w lombof. a view
from our beach, seward. looks like
"bih On tho Stat, with Dodsons
hne Elass va counted four coming In
from son under fall sail with a good
breeze, api understood chat dvo or
rived on that day Undoubtedly, II
This woro made q Port Of Entry,
srd wo had a Custom House here,
nysDy Of these vessels would have
come loaded with the products Of
other climcs, instead Of sand ballast.
Tic special Agent Of the Treas.
ury Department for Custom Houses,
recommended, last year, that a Gus
tom House DO established here, and
our Congressional delegation should
consider 1t o duty they owe tho State
that The necessary legislation be cars
ried out.
Give us q Custom House and
Mississippi will possess q seaport
which she has sc long desired.
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gsihed IN hsr Ne h,s ssd g~~sa N
her eempre ises smohs vts~ vsvs
ihe aowef NJ I'VE yeath saa t~s~sy N
Oeerals ssd Clsn~ssls,
HsaFylag me- lsci itsi shs zee /.
q position ffom wbieb "A we lrp<~s.
Ne n eslfiesis hesssh. and es~ylay
ho hsisfsi Instincts NJ bvsly ~.
man wto possesseJ ne acc.mplisl-
mehi N masio snd q solos ~ gree,
sweetness, sbs participated IN "a.
swssemtpts NJ her fIIov prisoners
and endangered io excel them.
Upon ode OCCASION when she va
singing anil accompanying borsslf a,
dc harp Tie sultan, wbo Ind ns,.,
before cen Or hoard n her, happened
70 pass near Tie apartment spywcy~l.
ated 10 music Ills silention Va,
arrested by a sweet. plainiive, c%pliiss-
ted voice, entirely new 10 HIM, sing
Ing melodiously q solo from an ope,s
With which he was familiar. lie "a,
deeply Interested, and on seeking on,
tho owner Of tho voice 10 was a,
amazed and eniranccd with her mod.
csly aud beauty that no tenderIy In
qulred into her history. Her rcplje,
affected him TO such a degree tina, no
determined TO make her bis 5ultana.
and after several interviews comm.
nicated to her his intention. Tho
oenileness and reserve with which be
approached her and his great per-
sonal beauty worked on her heart.
and she o came to entertain feel.
ings of love for him. She was in n
short time proclaimed Sultana Valid.
On the death Of Selim III. her son.
Mahmoud H., was proclaimed the
reigning sovereign of the Turkish
Empire. The blood of his mother
which coursed through his veins, and
tho instruction which she had %instiil~
ed into his mind, contributed in a
great degree to produce the amelio-
ration and Improvement of the people
his reign.
= From "Rambles in Martinique" in
January Harper's.
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tas r#fNss.ssEf - sfh tgss
A nesting N NE sliifsas Tss holi
VI Jsas > heataafsal NJ Ne iisfpt ~
ihs xgh iast N Which ~ w. orr
Nv W. wlltd h Ne ehsis a6d cd.
Nsishedoa Smith feqaesled n act "a
seefaf2fys
The shaifmah explained the slI6et
" the Meeting ~ Ne 10 faiao We
amount N 5000 fho rom required 10
be subscribed Wy fbo oiiileos N de
souBg W tto biI appfopIaiiag
$4,000 ~ do State. 10 deepening The
pass NJ NO n oath 6f orr ngsfj sod
called apon Geo Wood Esqg 10 es'
\ plain more ~ length
hr Wood explained tho legal stat
~ u the private canal now existing,
aad stated that jadgmoat against fhis
canal had been obtained IN tho Cir
cult Court; and In showing The impor
porta6oo Of freeing our river craft
from The toll 10 passing through the
canal. which Is now exaoled Of them,
IL was illustrated by tic statement Of
on owner Of a vessel that no bad
puid 1912 toll dues in twelve months.
Col. Smith urged the necessity Of
raising the fund at orce, in order TO
secure the State appropriation and
furthermore, the Congressional appro-
priaiion recommended,
And Mr.. Wright recitcd what lie
had learned In regard TO the U. S.
Engineers Report, ased upon the
survey last summer. The Report is
most favorable and should urge US to
increased exertiop to secure the funds
without delay.
The subscription list was then
opened and a majority Of those pres
ent literally responded.
Mr.. Moseley, Of the firm of Moseley
e. WbecIwright of Boston, feared that
not being a citizen of our county that
a subscription from him would not
come withir the letter Of the law re-
curing the amount to he raised by
"citizcns of Jackson county," but his
doubts in this matter toHa,ag removed,
he ye<g--5rously subscribed 5000.
NoTE-We make mention OF this,
particularly, for the benefit of any
who may feel inclined 10 help us with
this fund and are not citizens of the
county.
Mr. Moscley moved that a commit,
tee oftwo be appointed to solicit and
procure subscriptions to the fund, and
that If more than the necessary q
mount be raised, that the committee
be empowered to reduce each sub
pro rata. And the chair ap-
pointed as this committee Messrs. j.
NJ. McInnis and Miguel Pol, when
upon motion, the meeting adjourned
sine die. Z. i. GRIFFIN,
MELANCTHoN SMITH, Chairman.
Secretary.
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RAsCAIs RoUNDABoUT.-On Mon.
day night, some rascal, not having a
fear of the devil before his eyes, broke
into the back room of Drs. McInnis
and McLcod's office and went
through" a trunk there, belonging to
Mr.. H. I. Taylor, but the antici>
pated contents (it being Chris mas
Tines being Oh the back oil the
owner, the burglar was fooled. Not
so, however with the chaps, who cut
the ropes and removed Mr.. Causes
trunk from behind the hack in which
he was riding from the depot on
Christmas Eve night. For Mr..
Cause had just arrived from New
Orleans, and like all dutiful and af-
fectionate husband should do, had
brought his wife some presents. And
when the trunk was found in the
woods a day or two after, the jewelry
and dresses were gone.
On Christmas day Mr.. Albert
Delmas, found himself. minus some
clothing and boots which had been
taken from his store, but found all
in the woods afterwards, excepting
a pair of pants.
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THE SUN.
WEEKLY SEMI-WEFKLY DAILY.

THE WEELY Sun Is too widely known to re
quire any extended recommendation; butt SIRE, 9
0ns which have already given it fifty thousand
subscribers, and which viii, ave hope, give it
many thousands more, are briefly AS follows
1t is a 6rst.rate newspaper. All the news ofthe
dry VIII he Il nnd in il. condensed when unim-
pOrtint, mt a full length when of nc ment, aud
alwAys presented in "a clear. ineligible, and in.
tercsliug manner.
II i, - ~irst-fate family paper, full of entertain
ing ana instructive ren'ing of every kind. but
containing norhirg that IN YlIend tha most deli
cate and serupnlona taste
1t is u first rIte st"ry paper. the ba'st tales and
romancrs of current lite azure are carefully So
lrrtsd aud legibiy printed IN it, pagrs
ltisa ~iiist.rat' agrieultnr;,l paper. This most
tlrsh and instructive %artiei-s on agricultural top
les regularly apfrar IN this department.
l. is an inHeyritfeni political parer belonging
10 ~ parry and wearing no cellar. II iyhts for
principle, and frr the ~eleeti,n of the bet mon 10
iiic". 1t { !" cialiy devnfes its energies 10 tho
exposure ct he great cpI mp ions that now weak.
"a AMI diSgracr "nr crnnlrv, and threaten to uu-
drrnine rernhli,aiI institutions altogether. IL
has no fear of kBaves. and asks no tavors from
their supporters
1t reinrts the fashions far the adde's and the
markets for the men. especially the rattle mar
kcts, 10 whlrh 1t pays particular attention:
Finally. il Is the ~cheapest paper pnh'ished.
Ore dollar u wear will secure il for any subscriber
II Is IUt necessary t get mp u club III order 10
have THE WEEKLY sun NJ this rate. ANY
one who sends a single dollar will get Tho paper
for Il year.
We have no travelling agents.
The Weekly SHn.--Eight pages, hfy-six
columns. Only Sl.0O year. No discounts from
from this rate.
The semi weekly sun.-Same size as the
DAILY Sun. So 90 a year. A discount Of % per
cent. 10 clnbsof 10 or over.
-. The Daily san "A large fonr page news
paper of twenty. eight columns. Daily circnln-
lion over , ,000. All the news for . cents. Sub
scription price so cents a month, or 3 o a year.
To clubs of 10 or over, a discount Of 20 per cent.
Address, ''rhe SAM New York CnV
nov23 ct
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The Romantic Story of Aimee
Dubuc de Rivery.

Josephine was not tie only woman
of Martinique who left that island
to share a throne. Even more ro-
mantle than her story is that of Aimee
Dubuc de Rivery. We can give il
only in outline. On q gentle slope of
a high mountain zeal Fort de France
France, the summit of which is more
than four thousand feet above the lev
ell of tie sea, was in former years a
very valuable sugar estate, the prop
erty of M. Dubuc de Rivery. He
was the possessor of considerable
wealth. and had formerly been an
officer of distinction in the French
army. In the year 1766 his daughter
Aimee was born. At an early age
she was sent to the convent of the
Ladies of the Visitation. at Nantes
France. At this establishment she
received a finished education, and was
considered one OF the most beautiful
and accomplished ladies of her time.
At the age of eighteen she was sent
for by her parent. Under the care of
her governess, a lady of mature age
and capabilities, she embarked, in
1884, on board a French ship for her
native land. When they had procee-
ded US far as the island Of Maiorca.
the vessel was attacked and captured
by a pirate, and Aimee Dubuc de
Rivery and her governess were taken
prisoners and conveyed to Algiers.
Here she was separated from her gov
erness, and sold as a slave to the
Dey, who had become enamored Of
her beautiful person. Although she
was surrounded at this time with all
the Injuries Of a magnificent Eastern
establishment, she refused to be attir.
cd in the costume of the harem, and
sue cessfully resisted all the advances
and opportunities which the Dey prac-
ticed to obtain a return Of his love.
In order to CRAFTY a feeling of re-
venge, and to ingratiate himself into
the good graces Of his sovereign, the
Dey Of Algiers sent our young hero
inc as a present to Selim I'LL, Sultan
of Turkey. AT The seraglio her mod
esly, beauty, and accomplishments
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Our TIMBER BUsINEss.-Mr. Shoot
bred has for a short time been en-
ployed, in connection With Mr..
Durel of this place and the house oil
Bercier and DeSmet of New Orleans,
in getting out hewn timber and spars
for the Englich market. He has
charge Of the getting out" of this
timber, and informs US, that since
Jnne he has cotton out 1900 sticks
averaging IS cubic, or so lineal feet
and Is heavy spars. The business
is just in its incipiency, and will
doubtless be largely increased by the
plan of letting it out by contract,
which has been adopted.
Mr.. Durel informs US that the
English merchants are inquiring if
they cannon ship cargoes direct to
this port, in the vessels they send for
the timber. A wharf at the rail-,
road bridge-which no doubt the
Company would sooD build-could
receive the cargoes, and thence they
could be transported to lew Orleans
or Mobile, if we had a Custom
House. with appraisers &C.; but now
these, and all other vessels bringing
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PKornor Y DUN Bu1LD,rc.,
WHICH MAY BE DONE WITH ONE FOURTH
THE USUAL EXPENSE BY USING.
GIipes, Patent Slate footing Paint.
AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY TOWN

AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY TOWN.
A ROOT NAV Be- Covered Win 4 very cheap
shingle, and by application of this slate be made
to last from 20 TO 25 years. Old roofs can oe
and coated, lokiig much better ana
listing longer than new shingles without 'n'
Slate, for
The expense Of stating new Shingles Is only
about the cost Of sinply laying them. ino
slate is FIRE Poor agaif 1t sparks OF nYInS
embers, as may DO easily tested to any one; anu
appears from the fact that lDsaranes 1s's
make the
For tin and iron it has no equal, rs e..
pands by heat. contracts by cold. aud nerer erdess
or scales. For Cemetery fences u y paIa.
iy adapted, as il will not coirode IN me woss 80
posed places. Roofs covered with La, onss, n.s
Felt can he made watcr-tight AT u smah eAPoA
The Slate Paint is
Extremely Chsap!
two gallons will cover a hundred square Iee, ..
Single roof, or over four hundred OF Ill.,.
Iron. Price ready for use 10 ~ cents pes sasn;;.hb
pith a liberal discount TO the trade. we Iurnls"
and apply the material for $3.50 per loo square
feet in New York and in vicinity. .
No Tar il uscd in this Conpo-ste.;
therefore IL does not affect the water ron !
roof. If turued cif from ths ciftern ior u "s'
one or two rains. "a. h,t Il
easily applied with a 4 or g inch paste orusn.
On decayed shingles it fills up the hoies snu
pores, hardens them and gives a new sucssa =.
iial roof that will last for years. IuIea y
warped shingles. it brings to tnelr p'HSTT 49,.
keeps Them there. 1t fill up all holes "a w.
Felt .oofs, and stops the leaks, one coas JOINS
equal to five of ordinary paint. -a 4.
Tie color of the State when hfs' app' ~ !
dark purple, changing in about o mons" " "
light uni form slate color and is
To NIL uten - and purpose, m...
Although a slow dryer, rain win n"s my
il the least one hour after applying. ,..,,v nv
Packages sent to any part OF the oousa'
Exyress, c.. O d.. at the following Pfcss
If less than S gallons. or if ordered 70 = : asas
as freight the money MUST accompany = !, o.
10 Lbs. Cement for large holes or e'aehs' a "a
/ Gal. and Can, $50 10 Gal. and heg. s "a
S " {" $50 20 " q bsafei''' i''S
BARREL. Ss,"v -a.c
Roofs examined, estimates given, an. ~.
required. will be thoroughly repaired M
ranted. Orders respectfully solicited from
For fun information, recon,ineuaauSS 49, M
Insurance Co.'s, and other hditeI'a,si sasasd
L. adiug Newspapers, or a sample oh'ns's
with Slate,
Address, w,
Geo. E Gunrr PROPRIETOR;
No. s Ceder st. New hofk ivy
Or C BrARDSLEE, uc. M,.s
Decl4-im Aoss PVint. Jaekaeav 70
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safssss bsss N a. ~ hs slsss
atlss N ~alsshssga
The Mississippi tgrpfss keal ~
agafss shealf sao ~ " ibs' Mss'
kawi h pr Isigs seadifoo n Wv
port
fOarpVNFNrNT Fosfft one
Concert NJ robiio iltTssy n kso,
faeky@A Gard N NE Pebble The
Trustees u The Pobiio Library ~
n nleeky nod ne management N ihe
gH COMFORT snboabce ne postpone.
meht ~ Ne F8Bfth Gh Concert
odii Tuesday, tbo Size d March
nest
The public will feody understand
the causes which have made This
necessary
The financial panic, which hos for
Tie last two months paralJzod The
business Of every section Of this
couatfy and Europe, has prevented
thousands from Investing 10 tickets
The opidemics prevailing almost the
entire South have cut oil a large and
ava liable market. Aud, too, the
public judging from the effect Of
these causes have expected q post
ponement and have declined TO invest
without a more positive assurance OF
the drawing taking place OF q fixed
day.
All interested desire o full draw
ing, but for the reasons just stated
this could not be had on tile Sd Of
December, but the short postpone
ment new announced will secure il.
The management have met with
unprecedented success. The sales of
tickets, the proceeds of which have
already been received, amount TO
over a million dollars, with a number
of agencies in this country yet to
hear from, and all those in Europe.
Thus a drawing Sealing the gifts
one.halI) could be had now, but the
management deem it best to have a
postponement and a full drawing.
This postposement assures the sale
Of all the tickets and A FULL
INA WING. That this determine.
ton viii meet nid'h afhe apprehension
of nearly every one interested is
made apparent by the very numcr-
Gus letters received from every Sec
ton of this country and the Canadas
asking for a postponcment.
This action of the management
will work no detrlment TO any but
will be for the good Of all. By it
the fortunate tickot,holders will re.
ceive their gifts in full while it will
not affect those who do not draw
gifts.
/. In making this announc ment the
management cmphatically state that
there shall be no further postpone
ment and to this end all agents will
be imperatively required TO close up
and transmit their accounts tC this
Office by the 2lst Of March.
THOS. E.. BRAMLETT,
Agent Public Library Ky.
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We call the attention of our Mer.
chants and families, to the card Of F.
Rickret, Wholesale Grocer of New
Orleans ; and again we say it is a
good rule to ~patronize those mer
chants in the cities who patronize
your home paper.
Mr.. Rickert has a full stock OF
every article iu his line and sells at
prices as low as can be obtained in
the City.
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a. k ~lh ths Hassfssi bieagsfs
aha gfsilfest NJ ihsl On Ws enabled
~ sseagBse fhss 40 ifiteomtaa
Report ~ NE u, a tagbesf bfse,l
sbon the safssy N spg ilsfbog asa
moafb NJ river, lsst sumner, IN &C.
eofdatee wHb Instructions from tbe
War department u vefy favorable
w ouf Place asa port
I've officer sh0 mads Ne survey,
recommend w bis report ibo dfcdg'
ing " q ehaohei, ono hundred iest
Wide and seven ftet In depth Al IOw
tide uhis will give NJ iea feet nj NJ.
diaary tideJ across The lar st tho
mouth Of oaf river. Tho sides of this
channel 10 10 reyetlcd 10 protect u
from fcflIing TIE cost 81 Tie WORK
il estimated NJ 1851 90. And Ne
the State has appropriated Tor this
work $4,000. conditioned on tho
citizens Of Pascagoda adding $4,000,
and advertisement for contract hay.
ing already been made, IL Is recon-
mcndcd that the u. $. Government
assist the work to the amount of
$40, 900, on condition that the plan
for Improvement, recommended by
the y. s. Engineer, DO adopted.
The $4,000 required Of our citizens
has been, it may be said, raised; the
subscriptions will DO pushed this
week and We have no Eesltancy in
declaring that this week the full
amount, will be subscribed to, and
W will publish in our next, the
names Of the subscribers, with their
amount of subse ription This secures
the State appropriation and we have
no fear but that our active and zeal.
Gus Representative in Congress, as
sisted by the whole Mississippi DEL
egation, will take immediate steps to
secure the appropriation from Con-
gress recommended by the U. s.
Engineer.
The BENEFICIAL result of such a chan
mel through tie bar at the mouth Of
our river will be immense. A much
larger class Of vessels will ha, Ghyle. to
enter our river and come up to the
mills. Many of them will be able to
take on their full cargocs at the mills
and thus save q heavy expense in
~lighterage. A larger class oflighlcrs
can be used, when necessary, and
thus be able to lighter for less; and
an impetus will be given to our lum-
Der trade which will cause it to i'm
~measurably increase.
P%ascagoula will then only need to
be made a Port Of Entry, to give US
an import trade; and Mississippi will
will have her long desired Seaport,
to which she will soon push her
railroads.
Hcwn timber is now being gotten
out here for the English market, and
merchants are now inquiring
# they cannot send Cargoes in their
iessels to this port. They here, can
Unload und transport their cargoes,
" rail to New Orleans or Mobile
than they can carry their
,argoes to these cities, and then come
lere for lnmber. But this not being
port of entry, with the proper Of
icers of the customs, this cannot now
Je done. Our trade demands the
ocation of the Custom House for
his District, at this point.