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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-27

ktGl Ecfa'ns claims credit lJT para ~raph in
cur local columns "concerning the formation by
eoiored citizens OF an Equal Rights Leagnc'" We
"a" the report in the Commercial, copied it and
gave that paper the credit AS that paper claims
to bo the special poltica! organ OF the negroes We
presumed II had made an extra effort 10 have one
OF Tia staff present at the meeting, and what eman-
ssed from it would be regarded as fair toward the
colored voters We did not see tho report in Er-
cry Eren!ag OF we would doubtless have copied it
and given II dus credit. Our reporter is not very
we'll acquainted with the localities in which the
colored Radicals assemble and as he is never inYi
led does not intrude himseu upon Their private po-
iiticll busiueas meeting
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-27

THK DAILY GAzErrE is published every afternoon
xespt Sunday at AID Market street. and served by
Arrirrs to subscribers in all parts Of WilmnSio on
a 4 the surrounding towns ant villages. for s'X
cuts h week. payable weehiy. teary subscribers
III sIvaucs.
,TsS ONLY pY~ocEAIIc DAILY IN TlE SrATc'
los DELAWARE GAZETTE. established asa,
istae largest and most h0urishinE weekly II the
-tsts, ana mas larger circulation than any other
en- th Peninsular. Published every Friday morn
nv at 81 a wear. in advance.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-27

NJoTICE.-Hal alton 4 james will serve o pounds
IN Of ICE daily to any Of their customers for *
cents Per week.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-27
The Salary Grab.

Viii ,sIne one be kind enough to tell us Why il
was criminal for Congress to pass retroactive law
Tor the increase of their wages" and right Tor the
President 70 approve the bill! retroactive As to hs:
Or, why tie "COnscience money should in the
one case be returned 10 the National treasury but
retained in the other by the President? IL it be-
cause the President, like the King, can do nc
wroDgf II ID for the people to consider the code
OF political morals which strains at the Congres.
sional gnat but swallows the Pre-. dental camel
PhH.atlphia Mai.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-27

RRHoFoTu- BEACH LoT7.-A writer - tas
DsL1scdreaa objects 10 'ihs form of lease proposed
t. be given by the Rehohoth Beach Camp Meet.
ing Association 10 the lot holders Ilrst. the
Leases are not transferable without the consent OF
tie Association, and therefore the lot holders can
have DO bona cde right or title to lots. Second
The Association would have a right to mortgage
vi the lots for debts the Association would please
TO contract, without the consent OF the majority
Of lot-holders. j hope therefore that every lot
haldsr will refuse 10 take the lease in it, presen,
torn"
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-27

1he trial Of W. Page Mccarthy, at Richmond,
for killing John q. Mordecaj, in q duel, was
tropght to close on Saturday The Jury brought
~ verdict Of involuntary mansiaue htsr, and
fined Mccarthy Eve hundred dollars. His coun-
sci moved to set the verdict aside,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-27

The ice harvest has begun at Bath, Ne, md ice
Airteen inches thick Is being cut. A Schooner
tailed from BATH Yesterday Tor Philadelphia with,
lac at 81 p per ton and another schooner +, load
ing at Bath with ice al the same rate
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28
COWARDS REAL AND SH4M

Among other odd specimens We had in our
battery the most ingenious malingerer ever
heard of. He was in service four years, drew
his pay regularly, was of robust frame and in
perfect health always, and yet during the whole
time he was never off the sick-list for a single
day. His capacity to endure contempt was
wholly unlimited, else he would have been
shamed by the gibes of the men, the sneers of
the surgeons and the denunciations of the Off
GERS into some show, at least, of disposition
to do duty. He spent the greater part of his
time in hospital, never staying in camp mo-
ment longer than he was obliged to do. When
he would start towards his command, and
continue in that direction till he came to an
other infirmary, when he would have a relapse
at once, and gain admission there.
Discharged again he would repeat the pro-
cess at the next hospital, and Que day near the
end of the war he counted up something like a
hundred different post and general hospitals of
which he had been an inmate, while he had
been admitted to some Of them more than
half dozen times each. The surgeons re-
sorted to variety of expedients by which to
get rid of him. They burned his back with
hot coppers; gave him the most nauseous mix
lures; put him on the lowest possible diet;
treated him to cold shower-baths four or five
times daily, and did everything else they could
think of to drive him from the hospitals, but
all to no purpose. In camp it was much the
same. On the morning after his arrival from
hospital he would wake up with some totally
new ache, and report himselfupOn the sick-list.
There was no way by which to conquer his OBJ
stiDacy, and, as 1 have said, he escaped duty
to the last.-FrOrn EggtestOH'S "a Rebe's Re
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28
CO-OPERATTVE PURCHASING

A meeting Of the Cooperative Purchasing As
ISOLATION was held in the lecture room of the
Young Mems Christian Association last evening"
Judge Durant, the president, being absent, Prof
T. Taylor was elected chairman pro TEN. After
the usual order of business, Prof. Taylor stated
that the money handed him by members for the
purchase Of butter in Wisconsin had been safely
transmitted, and the butter was expected In
day or two. He also read q statement that tur-
keys could be obtained there for twelve cents per
pound, and cheese at about the same price, and
number subscribed for some at once. It was an
nolneed that Mr.. ClOughly, the secretary, would
receive the orders Of others for them for few
days. The secretary stated that sixty members
hSS joined during the last month, and others
were added last night. 1t was resolved to hold
the regular meetings hereafter on the last Tues
day in each month. This association is becoming
very popular with the housekeepers, as they find
the tTifing semi-snnual fee Of fifty cents is saved
every week in their purchases. Quite q number
Of ladies have Joined, and as its advantages be-
come known, It will undoubtedly be largely in
creased. Tickets have been furnished members
in each Of the Departments. For sale to all who
wish
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28
AUTHORS, OATRS.


To authors oaths, as well as TO those OF
lovers, Joye, it is to be hoped, is particularly
indulgent; for, assuredly, whatever amount OF
affirmative perjury may be incurred by the
latter, it is to the full paralleled by the ample
negations put forth by he former. Southey
distinctly denied the authorship Of 1.-THE
Doctor" But, perhaps, greater degree Of
"nerye" was exhibited by Sydney Smith, who,
positively disOwning all connection with the
''Plymley Letters in one edition, actually
published them in collection of his own
acknowledged works some few months after.
The mystery that hung so long around the
Wizard Of the North is yet more notorious; the
anecdote which follows may serve to show the
anxiety Of the "Great Unknown" to preserve
his iHeogRito: Murray told me that Sir Walter
Scott, on being taxed by him as the author of
"0ld Mortality" not only denied having writ
ten It, but added: ain order to convince YOU
that l am not the author, will review the
book for you in the Quarterly" which he
actually did, and Murray still has the manu-
script in his handwriting.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28
BOARD OF HEALTH.


TRANSACTION OF ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The regular meeting Of the Board Of Health
was held last night. Present, Drs. Bliss and
Verdi, and Messrs. Marbury and Langston.
Mr.. Marbury submitted several bills, which
were ordered to be paid. Among the number was
one from DR.. Craig, chemist, amounting to s6O7.5o
Mr.. LangstOn, from the committee on ordi-
nances, to whom was referred the matter OF sewer
connections, asked further time to report.
Granted.
The health officer recommended that the fol-
lowing premises be declared nuisances injurious
to health, and that they be abated according TO
law: The frame shanty in an alley between
TWenty-hrst and Twenty second and L and M
streets northwest, the property OF MRS. Murray,
and the frame buildings Nos. 1l47 and ll49 TWen-
tieIh street northwest. So ordered.
The health ofhcer reported action taken on COM
plants q nuisances, which was approved.
A communication was read from AS. W. Suter,
OF Baltimore, addressed to the Mayor Of WASH
ingtOn, which was referred by the District Com
missioners to the Board Of Health, recommending
the use Of their machine for cleaning priVies.
The communication was ordered to be aeknoWl-
edged and filed.
Communications were read from several pro-
perty holders, asking that an Investigation be
made Of the sanitary condition Of the locality adj
jacent to H and Ninth streets and extending
north Of Boundary, and If found necessary to
have the nuisance condemned and abated. Re-
ferTed to the health officer.
Another communication Of the same nature was
read from residents of the west side Of Twelfth
that an alley Immediately in the rear OF their
premises was in Q condition deplorably filthy.
Referred to the health officer.
The Board then went into executive session.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28
SALES OR Rel ESTA TIE

Thomas Bowling, auctioneer, has sold the fol-
lowing property: Part Of lot 43, in old George
town, improved by three-story brick dwelling,
to VIM. Fleming, for s., 800; part of lot No. 1l6,
Beatty & Hawkins addition to Georgetown, to
A. H. Herr, for 81 200; part of lot rs, same add
ton, improved by three-stOry brick dwelling to
A; H; Herr, for 800; two parts of lot u.s. same
addition, unimproved to A H. Herr, for $3.50; lots
l and on south side Of Dunbarton street, be-
tween Washington and Congress streets, to Jno.
H. Smoot, $43 per front foot; lot No. 8, to John
TTtmble ir, at S4l50 per front foot, and lot No.
to VIM. Tyler, at ~ per front foot; west part of
lot No. 2 in square 80 fronting 2S feet four inches
on street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
with depth Of IS feet inches, to John Miller,
for $40 per square foot; also, lot 49, in square
No. 454, south side Of H street, between Sixth
and Seventh streets, improved by q threestory
brick dwelling house, to A. Z. Merritt, for g. 100
Messrs. Latimer Cleary have soldlpart Of lot
5, in square S43 situated Fifth street southeast
improved by frame dwelling, to VIM. Grim
Minis, for g. $50; also, part of lot in square 403
improved by a frame dwelling, and situated on
Ninth street, between and K, to J. F. Russell,
for SOO also, part Of lot u.s. in square 34s front
ing feet 81 inches and 90 feet deep, situated on
Tenth street, between D and E streets, to Mr..
kibDey. for Al 500
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


For Fe0 EEs!aHd and the Middle States partly
cloudy tcedther IN the interior and Jog near te
coast, i0ith SoaiS or isest SineS, Sgas ShGHgs' III
temperature HHd continued higH oG'Oa1e'eT'
The following was the range OF the Thermometer
at Hempler's yesterday: 8 a. m, 4Zoi III g. m-i
$50; u m, $50; p. NJ, sec; p. m, 5SOi p n,
coo; p. m. 500.
See advertisement Of fur cape lost.
Read the star Course" advertisement.
C,atouba CRANES MALAGA Pruit On AOs Ninth
s+rset -
me S9iIeetSI VI ' - "a; on H. anu 81.
ny, I'll nm rr ~ hills nun ''''
On ali unpAlu e@A-oLlsi
lhoS, L 51S IL &c &C. e, 90. IL ~
naS SrI SUS u, IT y W :. ~ 90, - 49,
anSlio' % loL ~ 80 Pc 49, " - :,
The reeelpts Of nour ana gram IN Geo[getoMn
yesteTaay were ~ pSIreis OF houi, ~ Susae,s
oil wheat.
|. Messrs. Louis Boyer and Rudolph Heunsch, Of
TINS city, we're awarded elIver meaal AZ the re-
cent new AofA IalF loE P@'en' "a" sAL PeheE
ana setter.
The Contractors association held . meeting
last night with full attendance, and transacted
considerable business which was not Of interest
to the / olie.
A cockfght took place Thursday at Burch's,
about three miles from Washington. in Prince
Georges county, Nd, in which the Washington
cocks were Yictors over their opponents from
Georgetown.
The usual services Of the Reformed Episcopal
church will be conducted in Lincoln hall to-mor-
row evening. Previous to the sermon q brief ad-
dress explanatory Of the distinctive principles"
Of the Reformed church will be made by the pas
tor, Rev. VIM. Mcclure.
Anew police station has been established ut
BTiphtUood and Iieut lanes Tobnson assi1ned
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28
RIPARIAN RIGHTS.
FREE ACCESS TO THE RIVER VIM
GATED BY THE COURTS.

FREE ACCESS TO THE RIVER VlNDI-
GATED BY THE COURTS.
The especial interest which has attached to the
proceedings in the Criminal Court for month
past has drawn attention from the fall term Of
the Circuit Court, Chief Justice Cartier, before
which a number Of important cases have been
tried one OF Which-that of MilleT's executors vs..
The Corporation of Westinghouse said to be not
only most holly contested but to be also the most
important civil case ever tried in this District.
The case before the court involved Immediately
the title to valuable wharf property, but the
issue joined in that case affected the title to the
whole river front.
The case in brief is substantially this: In 1887
johnson & Co. obtained from the United States
license to hold wharf extending into the river
from that side Of Water street 1.-THE street extend
ing across the whole river side Of the city, oppO
site square 500 The corporation Of Washington,
about the same time, also passed an ordinance
authorizing this wharf as a hsh-Wharf for the
city, and here the main business in shad and her
ring has been done for several years past, In
1870, however, the heirs Of Miller, the owner OF
the lot in square 800 on the north side Of Water
street, opposite the wharf property occupied by
the johnson wharf, made claim that all the lots
on the south side Of square 800 Oyerleaped Water
street, and became water lots, with riparian
rights on the other side. The District govern
ment denied this claim, and its attOr-
Dey, Hon. VIM. Birney, with whom was associated
Hon. L. D. Hine, attorney for johnson Bros,
was entrusted with the for the United States.
On the other side appeared some Of the best legal
talent Of the District-young but Well-read law
yers-Nessrs. Robinson and Selden, Of this city,
and Kent, OF Virginia.
Mr.. Birney argued his case with rare skill and
ability, that soon gave assurance Of a success,
which, however, was won only after contest Of
ten days duration. Nearly all the law points
which he made were decided in his favor, and
the verdict sustained his view Of the facts. The
thus Won, If it is sustained there seems to
be no doubt it will, by the appellate tribunals,
makes Washington free port; gives its future
monopoly or control, of the whole Potomac and
AnacOstia fronts. The present, compared with
the future, value Of these riparian rights is in
considerable, but even now their value Is several
millions Of dollars. The commerce Of Washing
ton could never have grown if all access to the
river was cramped by whatever charges or re-
The success of Mr.. Birney and his associate, Mr.
Hine, makes a great commerce still possible.
The public will Join Mr.. Birney's friends in con-
grat1lating him on the success he so deserVedly
Won,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28
NEW ApHERTIsENENFs.

Furnished bedroom for rent.
A frst-elass dress-maker is wanted.
See notice Of Coreoran Art Gallery.
A large fur (minkI cape has been lost.
Evangeline Tremende's poem for sale.
Reformed Episcopal services tomorrow.
See the notice Of the Collector Of the District OF
Columbia
Services in st. PauI's English Lutheran church
tomorrow.
Latimer & ClsaryW will sell to-day lot Of house.
hold goods.
See notice of the United States Inspector of gas
and meters.
Univsrsalst services tomorrow. Rev. G. H.
Fay will preach.
Young & Middleton, agents for the French In
suranee Corporation
Wash. B. Williams will sell to-day an excellent
collection Of furniture.
Wash. B. Williams will sell, Tuesday, Deem
Der ], . collection OF furniture.
WI. Wall Co. will sell, on Monday, NoTem-
Der 90, large consignment Of carpets.
Latimer 4 Cleary will sell, on Tuesday morn
ing, December !, I'VE hundred Overeoats, dress
coats, sc.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28

AN ADDITION TO THE MARRIAGE
CONTRACT IN THE SHAPE OF 4
PROTEST.
Ever since the existence of the common law
parties about to be married have not unfre-
quently made private arrangements to protect
the wife from the wholesale wrong and loss
which the law inficts. Occasionally the sense
of injustice of the legal position of the wife
has been too great to be borne in silence, and
a public protest has been made. Such a case
occurred the other day at a wedding ceremony
performed by James Freeman Clarke. The
bride-eleet, an unusually gentle woman, saw
no way to assume legal marriage, and also
to keep her self-respect, except by publicly ex-
pressing her total disapproTal and rejection of
the inequality which the common law imposes
upon a wife. The bridegroom, a true aud
worthy man, cordially united with her in the
same feeling and in its expression. Accord
ingly, before the solemn ceremony which bound
each by the same solemn promises was said
the following protest was read: "We, the under
signed, desiring to unite our lives in marriage,
but believing this relation, as usually consid-
cred and legally defined, to be unequal and
therefore unjust, in the conditions imposed
upon the wife, do therefore agree to have Our
marriage sanctioned in the customary form,
but with the following protest against this in
equality. Our marriage implies no approval
of the unequal conditions imposed upon wives,
concerning the ownership of property and its
disposal. We regard marriage as a perma-
nent partnership of equals with reciprocal
rights and duties, and we dc denounce the ac-
cepted opinion which holds the wife to be an
appendage to the husband. We believe that
the custom which demands that the wife shall
give up her own name and assume that of her
husband is but an embodiment of the idea Of
subsection, and we hereby express our hearty
disaprroyal thereof, and our determination to
conform TO no such usage WoRGH's Journal.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28
4 SANDER oY RARBERS.

A dyspeptic wag, who shaves on Heneracker
street (three tickets for a quarter), describes
his barber as follows:
He is always in a state Of perspiration and
is greasy; he wears paper collar; his fingers
are pudgy and his nails are in mourning, evil
IDENTIFY for some near relation; he ships and
snips away, pinehing your ears, nipping your
eyelashes and your jaw until you think he
must have cut of enough hair 10 I'LL a mat
tress. He always says, "Shampoo, sir7'' to
which you say, ''Nop and he says, "En, siri'
10 watch you reply, ''No?' Two octayes
higher, ''Head's very dirty, sab, to which, If
you have experience, you respond: Il always
have It so, and cut of further debate. But
he has his revenge. He draws his fingers IN .
pot of axle grease, scented with musk and age,
and before you can divine his fearful intent,
smears Il all over your head and rubs It IN un-
til you look Ike an animated gun swab. Then
he showers weak bay rum down your back and
over your shirt, ingeniously oranges your
locks IN q way that would make Socrates look
like q thunder. hlastel idiot, and collects his
stipend with an air Of Virtuovs eondeseension.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28
METROPOLITAN CLUR.

A regular meeting of the Metropolitan Club
was held at Trades Union hall last night, with q
full attendance; Mr.Wm. Dickson, the president,
in the chair, and P. VI. Pearson secretary.
The committee appointed to prepare consti-
tuition submitted their report, and the document
was unanimously adopted.
The following gentlemen were proposed for
membership: John F. Ennis, Frank Holdings
head, J. P. Willett, L. C. Talmadge, H. H. Tai.
merYille.
The following were appointed as a committee
on elections: Thomas B. Kalfbus, John Hayes,
John Kelley, F. H. Finley and W. H. Hutchins.
Mr.. Charles T. Tyler was elected financial sec
rotary, and John G. Anderson assistant recording
secretary.
On motion, the executive committee were d.
rected to secure suitable rooms for permanent
quarters for the club. 1t was announced that at
the next meeting DR.. e. P. Culver would deliver
an address on the finances of the country, and the
club adjourned, to meet again on Friday even
ing,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28
PLEA FOR WOMAN.
DIR. RANKIN REVIEWED AND CRITL
CISED.

DIR. RANKIN REVIEWED AND CRlTL
CISED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. q, 1874.
To the Editor Of the National Republican:
SIR: In listening to the able discourse of Rev.
DR.. Rankin yesterday, Of which sPJh an excellent
report appears in your COLUMNS this morning,
while we found much to commend, we also felt to
regret that, while he disclaimed so earnestly
against the inconsistency Of those whs would have
denied the negro the ballot, he seemed to be
guilty Of one himself, in stopping where he did.
When, after leaving the negro, he went on to say
land there is another class OF our population that
stand in need OF precisely the same recognition"
we thought, now, surely, he is going to speak a
noble word for the poor women, so many of whom
are singing the Song OF the Shirt" and were
forced into something worse, for want of that
same protection from oppression and robbery
which the ballot was TO afford the freedman.
But when it appeared that he referred to "LO,
the poor Indian, -" we could but eXelalm, What q
lame and impotent conclusion! Not but what his
arguments for the Indian are true enough, but If
it is important and desirable that q few Thousand
ignorant and nOmadic saVages should have q
voice in making our laws and electing our rulers,
is it not far more so tkat the millions of women,
the educators Of our children, constituting nearly
one half Of our population, some OF them large
taxpayers, and large proportion of them intel
Dgent and refined, should have 1t also2 If DR..
Rankin does not think so, las would appear from
his so entirely ignoring them,) please let him
tell us why. SYLVIA.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-28
DEATH OF Mr.. JACOB HINES.


The funeral Of Mr.. Jacob Hines, one Of the old
est citizens Of the District who died Thursday at
the residence Of Mr.. James W. Barker No. IlOe
street, will take place to-day. The deceased
was born in Frederick county, Nd, IN l777, and
came to the District about ten years AFTER before
there had been any attempt at founding city on
the present site Of Washington. The family set
tied in Georgetown, where the deceased learned
the trade Of timer, and he carried business in
that town for many years. In the last year Of
the last century he was converted and joined the
Methodist Church, Of which he remained men,
Der up to the day OF his death. When the plans
were adopted for the city Of Washington and SET
Elements were commenced, he, with his brothers,
removed to the First ward in this city, and re-
sided there until within q few years past. Dur
ing the war OF 1872 he was in the army. He was
one Of the fathers Of the Foundry n. E. church,
which was built soon alter the war of 1872, and
for q long series Of years he was q class leader
there. For some time past he had been partially
paralyzed but he was conscious until few min
utes before he died. His brother, Christian, who
Is three years younger, has been lying very low
for come time, afflicted with paralysis.