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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08
An Electric Man.

The New Orleans Times gives an ac-
count of a most extraordinary case of
paralysis which recently occurred in
that city, and the remarkable symp-
toms which attended the patients i'll
ness. The sufferer is Major Edward
Gotthiel, a prominent citizen of New
Orleans. The Times says ga short
time after Major Gotthiels affections
commenced there were developed in
him symptoms which, it is stated, have
but enc parallel in the history of meGi.
cal science. One evening he was lying
asleep, almost as profound and peace
full as when in health. The faithful
watchers sat just within the adjoining
room, ready to answer his slightest call.
Suddenly he cried out in frightful
screams of agony, and although par
alyzed, and incapable, ordinarily, of
moving without aid, he sprsng up in
his bed. The paroxysms of pain did
not In the least affect the clear concep-
ton of his intellect; ON the contrary,
they were rather strengthened than
otherwise. Aroused in this manner
from sound slumber, his first conceit
was that some one had applied to him a
galvanic battery heavily charged. Be-
coming assured that such had not been
the case, he then thought that some one
had stolen into his room and done
something-what,h he knew not. This
IN turn gave way to the positive assn
RANGES of his wife and friends; but it
was plain that something had happened
of an extraordinary physical character,
and the Major with his usual scientific
turn of mind set about its investigation.
Lifting up his paralyzed arm he dis
covered that it was covered with what
appeared to be a phosphoric light.
Holding the stricken limb still higher
electric lights dripped from the fingers
like drops of liquid fire, whilst the
whole arm and the corresponding sides
of the face and neck were illumined in !
like manner. The phenomenon was
wonderful to behold. 1t was plain the |
patient was mysteriously and wonder |
fully overcharged with electricity.
Feeling a mysterious influence in his |
left eye, he called upon his friends to
examine it. They found it to be per-
fectly natural in appearance, except |
that it emitted bright illumination,
which cast light on the wal, sufficient
ly strong in darkened room to enable
him to see the figures on the wall pa
per. In word the eye shone ont like
Q lamp. 1t was ut this stage, but after
these wonderful physical indications
had abated, that DIR. Nicholson was
called in, and it will crafty the many
old and cherished friends of Major
to be informed that the symp-
toms of his painful illness have taken
favorable turn. Already he has meas
1rably recovered the use of his lower
limb, and with steadily increasing
strength the strongest hopes are enter
;ained of his speedy recovery"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08
Hints for the Housewife.

If you have been picking or handling
acid fruit and have stained your hands.
wash them in clear water, wipe them
lightly, and while they are yet moist
strike a match and shut your hands
around it so as to catch smoke, and the
stain will disappear.
JUMBLEs. pound butter.
one-haf pound sugar, three fourths
pound flour, three eggs; flavor with
rose-water and nutmeg. After the in
gradients are mixed take out little on
well-sugared board and cover with
sugar. Cut in small strips, and cross
on well-buttered tin.
EGG CAKE.-Two cups of sugar, one
egg, piece of butter the size of large
egg, one cup of sour milk, one tea
spoonful Of soda, a little salt and nut
meg, one teaspoonful OF lemon, three
cups of flour beat the white of an egg
separately, the sugar and yelk and
butter together bake in thoroughly
heated oven.
CANNING SWEET CoRN-A lady gives
through the Rural NeV Yorker nice
recipe Tor canning sweet corn. She adds
to every two quarts of corn one tea
spoonful OF tartaric acid and boils it
fifteen minutes. She puts it up the
same as other fruit. On opening add
the same Quantity of bicarbonate of
soda that you did of the acid.
COTTAGE CHEESE. thick, lop.
pered milk on the stove, and let it heat
thoroughly, not to cook, or it will be
hard. Pour into hot cloth, and let it
drain until dry; season with salt and
butter. Should it be rather dry, mois-
ten with milk or cream, and make into
balls. Some prefer what is called
"smear-kase." Prepare the milk as
stated above, but instead of making in
to balls, thin with cream and add
little pepper.-COu,atry Gentleman.
Corn PUDDING quart of corn
cut off the cob one quart of
milk !; one quart of meal one teaspoon
full of melted butter salt and pepper
according to taste. Stir we'll and put
In two eggs well beaten, just before You
put the pudding into the oven. If your
fire is good the pudding will be done in
half an hour. Let it brown slightly on
the top, and send it to the table in the
same dish in which you bake it. 1 pre-
fer dish OF white earthenware. This |
can also be made of canned COM
Country Gentleman.
How To Mold BOTTLED JFLL1Es.-l
Uncork the bottle; place 1T in a sauce
pan of hot water until the Jelly is re.
duced to liquid state; taste it, to as
certain whether it is sufficiently fla
vored, and if not, add a little wine.
Pour the jelly into molds which have
been soaked In. water, let it set, and
turn it out, by placing the mold in hot
water for minute; then wipe the out
side, put dish on the top, and turn it
over quickly. The jelly should then
slip easily away from the mold, and be
quite firm. 1t may be garnished as
taste dictates.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08
ZWEI LAGER.

Der night vas dark as anything.
Ven at mine door two vellers ring
Und say, ven ask who vas dere,
" Git oop und git "-und den dey schvesr-
"Zwei lager"
says, "'tis late, schust leaf mine house
Ind ton't pc making sooch a towseiv
Dey only laughft me in der face
Und say, "Pring oudt, Old Schweizerkase,
"Zwei lager"
dold dem dat der bier vas oudt
But dose two snaps set oop a shout
Und said no matter if twas late,
Dat dey moost haf " put on der schlate
Zwei lager.
Oh, 90 away, dat is goot poys!p
Mine moder says, und schtop der noise;'
But still dem vellers yellt away;
Und dis vas all dat dey would say
"Zwei lager"
50 Vot makes you GONE mime laughter said.
Ven bepies all vas in DER ped:
Schust gone tomorrow, ven you're dhryv
But dem two plsckguards sdill did cry,
"Zwei lager"
" Vot means you by sooch dings as desc.
go und calls for der boleese'
Says Schneigefritz, who Ifs next door,
Dey only ysllt more pefore,
"Zwei lager"
You schust holdt on a fiddle vhile,r
Says mine Katrina, NIT schmile;
l viz dose snaps, you pet my life
So dey tont ask of Pfeiffer's wife
Zwei lager"
Den righdt away she got peese
or goot und schtrong old Limbourg cheese;
Und put it schust outside der door,
Und den We didn't hear no more
Boston transcript
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08

THE THAMES GETTING DRY.-Tbe
Londoners are getting scared over re-
ports that the Thames is drying up.
and there appear to be grounds for
apprehension. The river is exceedingly
low, and the embankment seems TO
have drained the upper part of the
stream Unless a weir, or some other
means OF prevention is constructed, the
days OF boating on the upper part of
the stream are near their close. The
embankment, which has been regarded
as so grand an achievement, is thus
proving to be more costly and more
troublesome affair than was at first ex-
pected, but the resources of engineer
ing art are almost boundless, and q way
to cure the difficulty will ere long be
found.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08
Infantile Misunderstanding.

The Britisf Medical Journal pub
fishes an article by DIR. Horace Dobells,
in which that distinguished physician
states that he has observed that a Pc
culiar and rather common deformity of
the chest is calsed by the habit of
sucking the thumb in infancy and early
childhood. He says that the weight of
the arm on the thorax of the child, dur
ing sleep, produces depression of the
ribs in the line occupied by the arm
vixen the thumbs placed in the mouth.
The doctor thinks this is very impor-
tant effect of the habit of thumb-sucking
-one which has never before been
pointed out-and he regards it of suffi-
cient consequence to be put on record
for the benefit of other observers.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08
Republican Opinions of the Kellogg
UsurpatiOn.
OUGHT TO BE LEFT To THE vENGEANC
OF THE PEOPLE,"


OF THE PEOPLE,"
From the New York Evening Post, Rep]
We believe, as we have SO often said.
that President Grants interference in
the domestic affairs of the Southern
States has been wholly miscellaneous.
Through his aid Kellogg has fortified
mis- position on every side by legal bar
riers. Men do not seek redress with
musket in hand when they have fair
chance to obtain redress at the ballot
box. Kellogg's hand now covers every
ballot-box In Louisiana. Like the late
Louis Napoleon, he can obtain for his
most illegal acts the apparent sanction
of the people. Even the ballot, the
peaceful weapon of free men, has be-
come under his management the in
strument of political tyranny, social
discord, and financial ruin. He ought
TO be left to the vengeance of the peo-
pie whose necks are under his heel.
NEW ORLEANS PHOSPHATE.
From the New York 1imesl
The government of William Pitt
Kellogg in Louisiana is one which we
have never been able to defend. The
Durell decision which aided in estab-
fishing 1t was an outrage. The con6u ct
of the Returning Board which declared
it elected was dishonest. The taxation
since 1872 has been arbitrary and op-
pressive. Legislation has in hundreds
OF cases been a shameful farce. Dis
tricts have been represented by men
who never saw them. The small
revenue cleaned from the impoverished
people has been diverted to improper
uses. New Orleans is PROSTATE. The
city administration is penniless. Real
estate in the metropolis is worth moth
ing in the present condition of affairs !;
no one will buy it. The prominent
local banks have recently failed. La
borers and salaried employees alike are
paid In scrip worth 80 cents Oh the dol
lar. Many streets are desolate. Whole
pages of all the newspapers are filled
with the names of delinquent tax
payers. Negroes and whites in some
sections of the State are in danger of
starvation.
ga HEAVY LOAD"
From the st. Louis Democrat, Rep.1
The government of Louisiana has been
heavy load for Republicanism to carry.
OOLuc u tuc dOieSI auO DeSb hepuD-
licans have believed and declared that
it did not represent the majority of the
people of that State. It has been ac-
cused of corruption and oppression,
nor has it been possible to deny that
under it the taxes have become so
heavy as to amount almost to confsca-
ton of property, and the debt and ex-
penses of the State have swelled to
alarming proportions. A Congressional
Investigation Committee has, in fact,
reported that gross frauds were perpe-
trated in the election. and it is fair to
say that the conduct of Kellogg him.
self, and others who have obtained
power under the name of Republican
ism, have been such as to discredit the
Republican party.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08
NIGHT WoRK.-The standard a

NIGHT WoRK.-The standard au-
thority in sanitary and medical matters,
the London Lancet, declares that work
by night need be no more injurious
than work by day, if kept within hours
not curtailing the requisite period of
sleep, and pursued by steady, white,
and properly powerful light. Faint,
Pickering, or too diffused light pro-
duces irritation of the brain through
the eye, and is one of the chief sources
of injury to the health in night work.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08

TaE total number of immigrants ar
irving in this country dur ng the fiscal
year ending J me 80, 1874, is, acs ord
ing to the statement of the Bureau of
Statistics, just published, 312,9J6.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08
To CORRESPONDENTS.

corpanied By the name of the author: NOT neces.
sariiy Ior publieatior, but as evidence of good
nee OF the paper. De particularly CAREFUL in Civ.
ing names and dates to have the letters and figures
plain and distinct
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08

One of the best preserved men of his
time is Commodore Vanderbilt. He
attributes his condition to wearing
wooden socks the whole year round, and
SAYS they prevent the escape of cleo
ricity.-Brooklyn Argus.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08
Cotton Crop of the Past Year.

The New York Commercial and FL
ndnciat Chronicle publishes a state
ment of the cotton crop for the year
ending Sept. /, 1874; by which it is
shown that the total crop this year
reaches 4, 1s5. 534 bales, while the ex-
ports are 2, $40, 981 bales, and the SPIN
ners' taking 1921, O29 bales, leaving a
stock on hand at the close of the year of
los, 152 bales. The total receipts
at the Atlantic and Gulf shipping ports
this year have been 1919. 1876 bales.
against 3, 651 ,346 bales last year. If we
BOW add the shipments from Tenne, see
and elsewhere direct to manufacturers,
we have the following as the crop state
ment for the two years:
Year ending Sept. l..
1874. ls72-73.
Bales Bales
Receipts at the shipping ports 1919 4s6 365I.ss6
Add shipments from rennes-
see, etc direct to manufac-
turers. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 237,572 al 500
Total. 1890: .4os7,oos $780,, $40
Manufactured South not in
cludedi above. 12s52s 1s7.es2
Total cotton crop for the
year. .4,l0o,oJ4 $50. 308
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08

BAzAINE entered the French army as
a private in 1881.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08

An elderly gentleman sat;
On the top OF his head was wig,
And atop of his wig was his hat.
The wind 1t blew high and blew strong,
As the elderly gentleman sat;
And il tore from his head in a trice,
And plunged in the river his hat
The gentleman then took his cane,
Which lay by his side as he sat;
And he dropped in the river his wig,
In attempting to get out his hat.
His breast 1t grew cold with despair,
And full in his eyes sadness sat;
So he flung in the river his cane,
To swim with his wig and his hat.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-07


LEVY COURT OF SUSSEX Co.-Mr. S. NJ
Simpler is continued President, Jacob Nj. Col
lick elected Bailitf, A. p. Robinson, Attorney
Trustees OF the Poor, M Messick, Nanti
coke Hundred; VIM. Z. Burton, Dagsboro Hun
dred; Mathew G. Davis, Seaford Hundred; Gle
ment q. Hearn, Gumboro Hundred
Oyerseers Of Roads, Cedar Greek Hundred
j. w. Boyce, John Holsten, James 4. Watson
T. I. Davis, Purnell S. Rennett, A. j. Dicker.
son. James wilkins, Joseph Fisher, John
Warren, of B., Isaac j. Dawson.
County Treasurer-Warren Kinder
Collectors Isaac Cirwithen, Cedar Greek
Hundred; H. ii. White, Broadkiln Hundred
John Tatman, Nanticoke Hundred; w. Swain
North West Fork Hundred; George O'neil,
Broad Creek Hundred; Samuel Bacon, Little
Creek Hundred; Eli T. Short, Dagsboro Hun
dred Elisha G. Dukes, Baltimore Hundred
Peter Robinson, Indian River Hundred II. Z.
Fisher, Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred; George
+. Wilson. Georgetown Hundred; T. X. Harp
er, Seaford Hundred: Elijah Hudson, Gum
boro Hundred II.
Committee to Audit Accounts of County
Treasurer-T. W. Wilien, C.Tunnel, Thomas
Committee to settle with Treasurer of Poor
w, 4. Rogers, p. @. Matthews, William O
Short,
Samuel NJ. Simpler was appointed to confer
with the Levy Court of Kent County In regard
to the building OF new bridge at Milford.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-07
Natures CathartIc.

No medicine is needed to keep the bowels in
order long as natures cathartic. the bile flows
freely and regularly from its in the liver and
s Of the right strength and quality. But the great
hillary gland is easily disordered and the cOnse-
Guences of its irregularities are serious. To bring
il back its natural condition when thus Infected
Hostetters Stomach Bitters should be taken at
least twice day until the desired object is at
bile or to lack Of the stimulating element In that
fluid. In either case mere purgation is useless.
The liver must be compelled TO yield the supply CT
syste.n at least once in twentyfour hours before
radical cure of costiveness can be accomplished.
Hostetters Bitters produces this effect. Its action
upon the stomach and liver is direct and salutary.
and through these organs II regulates and invigo-
rates the whole frame. feb5tol2
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-07
STATE ITE ms.

Smyrna's famous soeiables are no more
The shipysrd at Seaford, has plenty OF work.
The Seaiori Citizen looks we'll, aud should sue
coed. fr-.
A new depot building is asked Tor by the puo
pie of Seatord.
The steam mill at FELTON, Is running day and
night on ship timber.
A new M. E. Chapel is to be burt In Nanti-
coke City, Sussex coauty.
The School house, at FELTON,, which was burned
last Monday, Is being repaired
The new draw of the Railroad bridge over the
Nantcoke at Seaford, has been painted
A new $500 Shoninger Orgsn has been pur.
chased by st. Lukes p. Z. Ssnday School, Of Sea-
ford. n't
Messrs. VIM. NJ Ross, Jr, and Alex Ball are
now erecting bone and phosphate mill near
Seaford
Joseph Masten, q workman in Lambs ship yard,
Seaford, had his ankle broken, one day last week,
by piece of heavy timber falling upon it.
Protracted meetings are now in progress at the
Dover M. L. Church, and good work is evideot-
ly being done, there being 25 penitents q. ihe
altar one evening.
Geo. Key, OF Seaforj, while playing with
matches, the other day. set tire to his mother 8
house. The flames were extinguished, but George
was almost suffocated.
Upon the arrival of the C.ts=si' new Job press, h,
some of the unsophisticated citizens OF Seaford
couldn't determine, whether it was a patient
cernshsl.ei, uA i'aproSed sewing machine, or q
cotton mill.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-07

THE LIQUOR Law IN SUssEx.-While our
Courts have been successful In their crusade
against the sale of spirituous liquors in the
hotels and stores, 1t Is obvious to us that its
sale has not diminished much in the dark cor
ners and underground spots about Seaford, If
the pint bottle and black jug Is any criterion.
We fear that the Introduction of its sale In
public has produced no salutary effect upon
the community, as there are doubtless many
places where it can be bought clandsstinely
for those who have been addicted TO Its use
will resort to every expedient that their minds
can suggest to obtain it, in spite of all laws to
the contrary Notwithstanding, and we think
1t will require something more potent than
the mere decision of judge to totally erad-
icate the evil.-Seaford Oitizsn.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-07
rAT SNOW.
ITS lExTESr AND rFrEcTs-rRAtSs DELAYED
ROADs FILLED.


ROADS FILLED.
At noon, yesterday, a genuine snow storm COM
menced, aud prevailed without intei imssion until
far into the night. This morning, though the
clouds had not cleared away the snow had ceased
TO fall, I'd AGROUND was covered with white
mantle to tue depth of about "A ioot while IN some
places it had drifted 10 a much greater depth.
The effects of the snow are varied, but not diin-
| aging. 10 any great extent. In the frat place, II
caused the extra labor Of clearing Tho p'vo!n.nt1
and sidewalks, whith has now been r'e ~ eeBd-
ally done, In Tho eta, The ta,ts ui the CITY
Passenger hallway w.!,.a- ''c.'. lni 1t rcquir-
cd the eNetiions oi Ltne.." ,!piers aud sew
cra trips "i 'he large swe, l.' nable cars to bo
run Win any degree OF regularity. As II was the
SIZE ot teams was doubled aud the regular trips
reduced in number.
On the L. w. Il b. X. Il. early tins morning,
the train due here al l23 did not arrive until iiO
aud II then came III two sections. The other
frsin were run with two locomotives EACH the
morning train from Philadelphia coming in this
manner as far as Ellerslie. The morning trains
all arrived and departed on time, with the eXofp-
ption OF the train from the Delaware railroad,
which was detained by ali accident as related else
where.
On the Wilmington IL Reading Railroad, this
morning, the north and south bound trains were
delayed about half an hour but made the trips
without accident. The snow along the line Of this
road is about foot in depth but NO serious delay
Is apprehended, unless high wind should pre-
vail, in which case the track would be speedily
be covered with the drifting snow, to great
depth.
On the Wilmington lS Western Railroad, trains
ace running regularly, though somewhat late on
account Of the snow
The public roads leading to this city are all fill
ed with snow, render .ng travelling in wagons very
slow and tedious. The sleighIug however, Is ex-
cellent, and the fortunate possessors of sleishs
have no difficulty in travelling between their homes
and this city.
The snow storm extended very generally, aud
caused delay In many sections. About Baltimore
railway travel was good deal Irnpsded AMI the
mails delayed, especially the soothsrn malIs,
which did not arrive TIL late ut night
Snow also tell during the day at BufIllo, Cape
May, Chicago, Cieaveland, Detroit, Dau'h, Es-
canada, Erie, Grand liayeH, La Croose, Lynch
burg, Milwaukee,, Philadelphia, st. Paul, Toledo
aud Washington 1t raiued at Charleston, Knox
vile, Norfolk, Savannah and Virginia City, Ma
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-07

GOING FOR TIE PUBLIC MoNEY-The land on
which is located the buildings used by the Central
Lunatic Asylum Of Virginia consists OF fifteen and
three quarter acrss, near Howards Grove, on the
Mcchanicsvllle turnpike, just outside of Rich
mond, for which the owners ask 81 900 per acre.
The Senate committee on asylun,s have resolved
view to the erection of permanent budngs-
The land says the journal, is probably worth
about $50 per acre, but the owners having, in
California phrase, 'the drop" on the State, mean
to demand and get thousand if they can. In
doing this they but pattern alter the most Of
those who deal with the State.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-07
THE OYSTER PACKERS.
now THEYiwoRK, AND now OYSTERS ARE PRE-
PARED FOR THE MARKET

now THEYIwoRE, AND now OYSTERS ARK PRE-
rARKD FOR THE MARKET
The desire and demand for oysters is almost uni.
yersal, particularly at this season OF the year
Therefore, the following description of the opera.
tions Of oyster packers, taken from the Ssaford
Ctsse', will be found interesting TO lovers of the
bivalves:
There are at present six houses In operation,
which employ, during the busiest part Of the sea-
son, an aggregate OF three hundred people-men,
women aud children. The hours for working are
regulated according TO the number of orders re-
celyed II they come In light, from a until IL
A. M Is all the work that Is required oI the em
ployee; but II the orders augment by telegraph
during these hours, the time Is oftsn extended 10
L. III. In cases where they come in from different
quarters rapidly work Commences as early as 4
A, H., and continues without intermission until
The orders are all Hlled wnch is usually complst-
ed by II A. III. The shucksrs," I. e. the persons
who open The oyslers. reesiys IS csnts psr gallon
averaging o and 10 gallons during working hoars
while some who dsxterously manipulate the knife
and hammer. have averaged from 10 70 20 gallons
per day. The most experienced "shuckers hare
Is said TO be Thomas Collins who has received his
checks for % gallons day; the next best is Ed
ward Elliott, coiored. who returns 25 gallons.