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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06
CITY NOTICE 8.

The best recommendation of the Bismarck Gaiter
comes from those who have worn them They IN.
yarably advise their friends to drop in and try II
on, at BAbCOCh bhO.,
206 Market street
"A good ARTICLE advertses itself" and the Bis-
pidrck Cater for Genhenea is universdIv recon
mended by those who have worn il as the Cater
tor comfort aud convenience. For sale only BY
BABC0CK BRO.
206 Market street
Mens' Haiters. 81 and up,
Mems Boots. 81 and up.
ladies Shoes, 81 A and up,
At tho old cheap Store of
BABCOCk BRO,
.1si Mark ct street
LADIES.
Te hev- a large stock OF Chldren's SHOES
bat IN ast be sold call aud examine, they are very
cheap. WI. IA. BABCOCk Co..
J3 Market ST.. doors below Fourth.
RESUMPTION OF SPkCIs PAYhEsT -Wm. Bah
Geek d Co., Sl3 Market street. doors below 4th
a limited extent they don't want too much OF 1t,
however
luUon runouA>INA
Boots and Shoes at 3l} Market street. 4doors be-
iow Fourth. have the advantage uf selecting from
. lsrge and varied stock at low prices
WM. u. BABCOCk CO
iIkSr fdcts are Fdc's Tell the truth and shame
Id SATAN" there Is no getting around 1t: what we
ave said is said. and the public bear us out in
oncusion that Tor first class boot shoe gaiter
Is Harket street. four doors below 4th. Is the place
get it, WM. Ii. BABC0Ck co
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

FATALLY SHoT-On Saturday morning while
John T. Graham. OF Salisbury, Nd, was nnohainr
ing his dogs preparing to 20 hunting, his gun as
discharged by the chain catching in the hammer,
the load entering his arm, side and shoulder Drs.
Dennis aud Slemons rendering medical aid Gra-
ham fingered antiI o'clock, P. NJ. Monday, when.
he exnIed W.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

In 1862 the total Southern and uthwestern
States had an aggregate of $7l 09S, ,40S bank cir
culation, and in 1873 only $38, l60, ,30s. The lat
ter amount, too, includes over two millions and
half in the District of Columbia and In States
which are set down in the ComptroIler's report
as having had no circulation in 1862. =
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

the teachers of St. Pauis NJ. E. Sunday Schools,
in conjunction with the pastor and s1perintend-
ents. are now considering the proprcty Of dis
pensiug with the Sunday School library. IL is
proposed to use papers and tracts instead Of books
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

IMrRovENENTs,- A project is now being con-
templsted, to iurnish Union M. Z. Church, corner
Faith aud Washington streets, with a new roof
also to furnish large new organ for the church,
and a new one OF smaller size. fos the Sunday
School. Ii is more than probable that tnese CON
templated improvements " Ill be perfected
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

SUNDAY SCHOOL lHsTiTUTE.-Tho lnsttnta
held al tho wieoInico fresby tciian Church last
week was very interesting aud well attended Ber-
lin, Snow Hn', Newtown, Princess Anue, FEEDER
albburg, Chesapeake City. Laurel and Philadelphia
were severally represented. The next session of
the Institute viii be held at Princess Anne.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS There was only
one case OF drunkenness tried at the police had
quarters, this morning fined city ccnts and
costs
Last night. 81 dodgers registered at the hall and
remained till this morning.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

INoRRAsINa FRkIGHTs.-Freights are iucress-
ing on the Wilmington 4 Western railroad. Yes
terday fifty-six barrels of snuff from Falkland,
several car loads OF kaolin from Kaolin and a
quantity OF -four from Ashland, made freight
train of unusual length.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

SUDDEN DEATH On Tuesday, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hamilton, who lived at No. 20, Mechanic street,
died very suddenly while at the dinner table,
She Was buried yesterday. As the Coroaor was
not notified at the time Of her death, no inquest
Was held
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

PUBLIC SALE-At the public sale OF Mr.. j. E.
Niblock, residing two miles from Brick Meeting
House. Md, held OH Tuesday, Feb Sd, three horses
were sold at prices which averaged e174 each. Six
cows brought prices ranging from S63 TO $50.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

IMPROVEMENT OF THE WATER WoRKs-In the
City Council last evening, che Clerk was instruct
cd 10 ask for q commission 10 condemn that por-
tion of the new basin lot belonging to the Cieland
estate. The lot in which the new reservoir will
be constructed is situated between Tenth and
Twelfth and Jackson and Franklin streets, but q
small portion OF 1t Is not yet owned by the city,
aud still belongs to the Csland estate. This por-
Ii will soon be condemned, and work on the
new reservoir probably commenced next Summer
This Improvement will be a most extensive and
important one, involving the outlay OF large sum
OF money, and requiring the employment Of be-
tween one and two hundred workmen
FRIENDLY VIsIT.-On last Tuesday evening
the people OF Head Of Christiana Church paid
friendly visit To their pastor, the Rev. j. L. VAL
ian1ingLam. They brought with them sundry
presents, among them very handsome carriage
The presentation was made 10y Prot. Aackey In a
few very appropriate remarks, which were res
ponded to by the pastor President Purnsil also
made a brei but interesting address. Prominent
among those present were John w. Evans, James
ii. Ray and james Springer, Esqs., Hev. IL Ham.
mill, ID. d., John L. Evans, Esq, of Michigan,
md large number of The substantial farmers of
Head OF Uhristiana with their wives and children
Alter partaking of the refreshments which they
had brought with them, and spending two or
three hours IN social intercourse, they returned to
their homes highly delighted with the evenings
entertainment, and feeling that the tie between
pastor aud people had been strengthened by the
pleasant and friendly visit.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

Captain Barry has just received . large lot
OF splendid Cherry Stone oysters at 4l6 Market
street.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

TIE MIDDLKTowS JUBIIEE.-The town hall
al ID lddletown, last night, was crowded and JAM
lned with the large audience, Numbering nearly
l.OUO persons. which assembled 10 witness the ju-
biee, given under the direction of Prof. James N.
Cienmer, OF this city. The jubilee passed of an q
highly successful manner, and was undoubtedly
the nusst entertainment ever given in the town
The grand choI IL consisted Of about 800 voices
The programme, excellent In its arrangement,
was executed ia bi .iiiant and iaultless manner.
Limited space prevents US trsm particr arizing,
but We cannot refrain from mentioning the sxqui-
site manner ia which Miss Mary Pennington, by
request, sang the sparkling and popular solo
"dood bye at the door" As she concluded, the
hsli fairly rang with appliance. All concerned la
The affair acquitted themselves credilabiy and the
audience, without q single exception. st the close
gave vent 10 hearty expressions OF delight and
admiration. Prot. Clemmer deserves great credit
for his successful management Of Biddlstown's
frat Jubilee. .t4
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06
LOCAL iNREttfaENcG.

The Chiistana is pretty well covcr.d with i,e.i
j, Another Of the popular praise meetings Will he
held In the West Presbyterian Church,on sundsy
night.
at The GAzKTrE job printing rooms. No. 4l6 Mar
ket street
The approach of 81. Valentines day Is heIaded
by the display of all kinds OF valentines in the
store windows.
Undoubtedly the best of the Peninsular week
lies Is the DELAWARE GAZETTE; it was issued
from this Office this morning.
The "Fame Hose Boys" are 10 indulge in
social hop this evening at their engine house on
Second street, betweca Orange and Shirley.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

The IcK.-The ice has formed considerably
the last few days, and yesterday there WAS skst-
ing in tic Brandywine, below Market st. bridge
The Christians is filled WITH large cake Of floating
lee.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06
f!yAxcrIL AND,,COxMERCiAt.

..,. & WILMINGTON. Bet, Feb, 8. 1874.
Latest Stotk quotations furnished by Merrick
johnson 4 Co. y. n Cor. 9th and Market street
WiIminyton Del AZ p. m. to day.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-06

Thos. Hawkins. $36 49, Wm W, Priichett
81 Sc 81; Pay roll Street Department. SSS SO
Pay roll Water Department sl70; w. W
Pritchett, $33 IS; Chae Alexander. 81; Edw
Bringhurst, $24; Cashier Union Bank, $2.-
224 95.
o motion Council adjourned
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-14
A Narrow EscaDe.

An engineer on the Hudson River
Railroad told the writer of q narrow
escape he experienced only short time
ago. After twenty-four hours continu-
GUS service, he was ordered out with a
"through freight " from New York to
Albany. He protested against the as
signment, as both the fireman and him
self had already done double duty, and
were in danger of falling asleep. The
foreman of the yard, however, had no
one else to send, and insisted that the
engineer should run the train. So he
started. After run of two hours he
yielded to his overpowering exhaustion
and-as his fireman had done some mo-
ments before-fell asleep He knew
no more until awakened by the conduc-
tor, who had come forward to discover
what had caused the stoppage of the
train, and had found both men curled
up and asleep on either side of the cab.
The throttle was wide open, the reverse
lever was "notched down" we'll for
ward, but the steam-gauge registered
only eighty pounds pressure some
pounds less than was necessary to haul
the heavy train. The engineer was not
awakened minute too soon, for it
was then half-past one A. NJ, and at two
o'clock they were due at Poughkeepsie
switch to make way for the express
which left New York at eleven o'clock
and overlook the freight at Poughkeep-
sic. The blower was put on, and in five
minutes the guage showed pressure
of ninety pounds, and the train covered
the eight miles between it and Pough-
keepsie in about two-thirds of the time
that is usually consumed. Fortunately,
the conductor was staunch friend of
the engineers, and that terribly danger
GUS nap remained a secret as far as the
management was concerned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-14
The Centennial,

The President of the United States
sent the following message to Congress
relative to the Centennial
To the Senate and House of Represent
dtiUeS:
I have the honor herewith to submit
the report of the Centennial Commits
sioners, and to add word in the way
of recommendation.
There have now been International
Expositions held by three of the great
Powers of Europe. 1t seems fitting
that the one hundredth anniversary of
our independence should be marked by
an event that will display to the world
the growth and progress of nation de-
voted to freedom and to the pursuit of
fame, fortune, and honors by the lowest
citizen as well as the highest. A failure
in this enterprise would be deplorable.
Success can be assured by arousing
public opinion to the Importance of the
occasion. To secure this end, in my
Judgment, Congressional legislation is
necessary to make the Exposition both
national and international. The bene-
fits to be derived from q successful in
ternational exposition are manifold. 1t
will necessarily be accompanied by ex-
penses beyond the receipts from the
Exposition itself, but they will be COM
pensated for many fold by the COM
mingling of people from all sections of
our country, by bringing together the
people of different nationalities, by
bringing into juxtaposition for ready
examination our own and foreign skill
and progress in manufactures, agricul-
ture, art, science, and civilization.
The selection of the site for the Ex-
position seems to me appropriate, from
the fact that 100 years before the date
fixed for the Exposition, the Declara-
ton of Independence, which launched
us into the galaxy of nations as an in
dependent people, emanated from the
same spot. We have much in our
varied climate, soil, universal products,
and skill of which advantage can be
taken by other nationalities to their
profit. In return, they will bring to
our shores works of their skill and
familiarize our people with them to the
mutual advantage of all parties. Let
us have a complete success of our Cen
tennial Exposition, or suppress it in its
infancy, acknowledge our inability to
give it the international character to
which our self-esteem aspires.
U. S. GRANT.
Executive Mansion, Feb. 25, 1878.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-14
Saved from Disgrace.

David Van Buskirk, who is now the
Master Mechanic of the New York, Bos-
ton and Montreal Railway, tells of an
interesting incident that occurred while
he was an engineer on Western rail
road. He had collided with q passen-
ger train, through mismanagement on
the part of the engineer of the passen-
ger train, and one or two coaches we're
smashed and his own engine was injured
to great extent. He feared the dis
pleasure of his superintendent, and was
brooding over his misfortune as he
neared the end of his trip, when sin
gular opportunity to retrieve his repu-
tation presented itself. The Ground
house" in Wlnona, Mimi, whittier he
was bound, took fire in the roof, and
when Van Buskirk arrived with his en-
gine he found that the efforts which had
been exerted towards quenching the
flames had been of but little avail, and
the fire bade fair to burn down the
building and destroy number of new
engines which were nearly ready for
service. Without second thought Van
Buskirk ran his engine into the burning
house, and, pulling down the escape
valve with all his strength, let the
steam, at one hundred pounds pressure,
escape in rushing, screaming volume,
whose force carried it up to the burning
roof. The effect was instantaneous and
wonderful, for in less than five minutes
the fire was extinguished. Van Bus.
kirk was carried out of his cab in an al.
most suffocated condition, but he mac
the satisfaction of gaining not only ap
proval but immediate promotion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-14
Sad Suffering.

Among the numerous cases of suf-
fering which have recently been
brought to public notice in New York
is that of poor Hungarian woman liv-
ing in Second avenue. Once-as was
gathered from her almost unintelligible
English-she lad owned some real
estate, and being unfamiliar with our
language and laws, she had committed
her business to the care of pretended
lawyer, who had cheated the poor wo-
man out of the results of her hard earn
ings. She had been living for weeks
past upon fragments of bread obtained
from neighbors.
"You look SICK" said q visitor, "and
have cough have you no fire in your
room ?"
This question seemed to puzzle the
poor woman at first. The idea seemed
preposterous. She had not had fire
in her room, she said, for eleven weeks.
Then holding out her right foot, the
answer to the first part of the query
was given.
81 have tried" she said, " to borrow
two dollars to get pair of shoes for
my feet, but no one would lend or give
tome. And, pointing her finger toward
her lungs, she added the cold of the
streets and of the snow comes up here,
and feel sick and faint"
In answer to a further inquiry wheth-
er she had had anything to eat OIL
drink that day, she answered in the
negative-nothing only few ends Of
loaves. When her immediate neces.
sites were relieved, her JOY and gi att
tude seemed boundless.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-14
Wool and Silk Suits.

How to make spring costumes for
church, visiting, aud brides travelling
suits is the query of correspondents.
Pretty shades of gray, either the clear
hue, or the slate gray with blue tinges,
or the greenish sage gray, are selected
for these; the skirt and sleeves are silk,
the over dress and founces are CASH
mere or vigonia. A tasteful French de-
sign for these has a sage gray silk
skirt, trimmed with straight vigcnia
founce three fingers deep in front, and
much deeper behind. The lower edge
has bias green velvet band two inches
wide, while the upper part is sewed
down twice in revers pleats that form
puff. The long apron over-skirt of
vigogne, corded on the edge with vel
vet, has the front breadth buttoned
down each seam by laIge buttons in
velvet-bound button-holes /; it has two
narrow side cores and a full back
breadth, is draped high by q green
velvet bow on the left, and hangs long
on the left. The English basque of
cashmere, corded with green velvet,
has silk sleeves with velvet cuffs, and q
velvet Medicis collar. An extra gar
ment worn over this is a sleeveless
loose jacket, quite long, with a pointed
velvet hood, side pockets, and breast
pocket,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-14
A Cat EmbrOgliO.

A very serious affair, says the Pal
Mall Gazette, has just taken place on
Mount Lebanon, caused by some cats.
1t appears that his Excellency Halet
Pasha lately sent a present of cats to
the SHltan, and received snuff.box in
return. The Commander-in- Chief there
upon set his officers to catch any long
haired cats they could find in order also
to send a similar present to the Sui
tan. Sufficient cats having been cap
tured, Ressa Bey, the son of his Excel
lency IZzet Pasha, started for Constan-
tinople with his precious cargo. The
snow, however, fell deeply on the
mountain, and the wagons conveying
the cats could no longer proceed. The
cats were then transferred to mules,
but the mules also being unable to get
through the snow, the cats were in
trusted to six men. At about thirty
miles from Beyrout, Ressa Bey and his
cats met fifty soldiers under the COM
mand of Yusaef of Agha. The officer
saluted Ressa Bey and passed on but
when the cat-bearers were at distance
of $50 yards from the soldiers, the lat
ter turned round and deliberately fred
on them. The cats were for the mo-
ment in great danger, as one bullet
passed through box in which several
of them were contained. Fortunately
they all escaped untouched, but one OF
the men was killed on the spot, one
died the next day, and three others
were dangerously wounded. About 20C
cartridge cases which had been used
were picked out of the snow on the fol,
lowing day, and the affair is now under
investigation. AS the cats were not in.
jured, it is improbable that any serious
notice will be taken of the contretemps,
unless to risk the life of cat intended
for the Sultan is considered as heinous
an offense as in the days of Howell the
Good, A. D. 938, when by Welsh law,
quoted by Pennant, it was enacted that
if any one stole or killed the cat that
guarded the Princes granary he was
to forfeit milk eve, it's fleece, anG
lamb, or as much wheat as, when pour
ed on the cat suspended by its tail, the
head touching the floor, would form {
heap high enough to cover the tip of itf
| tail
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-14
Titles in Great Britain.

Nothing can seem more perplexed
and complicated to aforeigner than the
arrangements of the English Peerage.
For example, most strangers are ac-
quainted with the general principle
that peer can only have a seat in the
House of Lords, and cannot have any
thing to do with the House of Com
mons. So far everything is clear. But
the first time foreigner listens to a
debate in the House of Commons, he
hears perhaps the Marquis of Harting-
ton is in fact no marquis at all, but
merely Mr.. Spencer Campton Cav en-
dish, eldest son of the Duke Of Devon
shire, having, according to English
usage, the title "by courtesy" of Mar
quis, a title without any legal effect,
and which will not serve as description
of it's possessori in any formal document.
If the son of the Duke of Devonshire
has to be described formally, he is spo-
ken of as "the Hon. Spencer Campton
Cavendish, commonly called Marquis
of Harrington" He therefore may be
elected to sit in the House of Commons,
which House in fact swarms with elder
and younger sons of the nobility, bear
ing courtesy titles.
This much, too, one foreigner easily
understands but he suddenly remem-
bers that Lord Palmerston was O mem
Der of the House of Commons mp to
his death, at the age of eighty-one, and
he asks in CONSERVATION, was his too
only courtesy title, and was Lord Pal
merston's father living at the time? 1t
has to be explained to him that Lord
Palmerston was Peer with o genuine
title of his own /; but then he was only
an Irish Peer, not entitled, unless
elected representative Peer, to sit in
the House of Lords, and therefore
qualified to be chosen member of the
House of Commons. Then perhaps he
is puzzled about Lord Russell, who he
knows sat in the House of Commons
for a long time, and now sits in the
House of Lords, and who has not sue
ceeded to any peerage in the meantime,
for the head of the house of Bedford is
alive and we'll, and Lord Russell is fal
out of the way of the succession in any
case. But here comes in a new condi.
tion of things. The Queen conferred
upon Lord John Russell in 1861 peer
age of his own, and he sits in the House
of Lords as Earl Russell.
In fact, we have at least five distinct
classes of mobiles who possess or are
courteously gifted with titles. There
are peers of England, peers of Ireland
peers of Scotland, peers of the United
Kingdom (created since the Legislative
union of the three countries), and the
sons of peers who bear titles of cour
tesy. The peers of England and those
of the United Kingdom sit in the House
of Lords by right, and cannot be elected
to the House of Commons. The Irisl
and Scotch peers sit in the House o
Lords only when they are elected a
representatives of their order there
and when not so elected they may b.
chosen to sit in the House of Common
if they can render themselves acceptable
to a constituency. The bearers o
courtesy titles may sit in the House o
Commons, but not in the House O
Lords.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-14
What is Spent for Liquor.

The amount of money spent for
liquors throughout the United States
during 1870 was 81, ,4s7, 10000 which,
if increased by $9O,OOO,OOO the estima-
ted criminal fruits of liquor drinking
would reach the astonishing sum of
81, ,577 100000. Even Massachusetts,
share of this was directly 1927, ,979, ,575,
though this did not include the worse
than useless prohibitory machinery and
the expensive and corrupt State Con-
stabulary, which make of the liquor
traffic an excuse for existing in default
of any other. New York spent $246, ,617,-
$40. On the other hand the country
spent In flour and meal, cotton goods,
boots and shoes, clothing, wooden
goods, newspapers and job printing
1906, 100000. II was estimated that the
amount of liquors consumed was sufIi-
cient to fill a canal feet deep, ID feet
wide and so miles long, and the num-
Der who drank the stream dry would, if
formed in procession five abreast,
make an army one hundred and thirty
miles long.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-14
Buying Mirrors.

The total disregard of many of our
people to the fitness of things is in no
respect so clearly manifested as in the
purchase of mirrors. One kind is true
in it's reflection, the two others are ex-
aggerative. OF the exaggerative one
unduly expands the figure, and the other
unduly elongates it. Hundreds of
mirrors are bought every day without
reference to this fact. You will find
short, squatty people with mirrors that
make them look still shorter and more
squatty and thin, gaunt people with
looking glasses that pare them down
fully one-half. And thus, through
carelessness and indifference the seeds
of dissatisfaction and distrust are sown,
and many happy homes are broken up,
to scatter their broken-he con-
tents upon the world. People with
square, expansive faces should select
elongating mirrors, and those who are
long and thin-faced should get those
which will expand them. Self-opinion
is stronger than anything else, and
when our own glass assures us that we
look well, it is nothing whatever what
other people may think. You knew
that yourself.