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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30
SAVAGE OR CIVILIZED.

The fashionable scientific doctrine, that the
whole human race was once IN Il state OF barbar-
ism Is ably combated in the opening address be-
fore the Literary and Philosophical Society of
Liverpool, by the President, Albert J. Mott. Mr.
Mott maintains that "our most distant gllmpses
are still OF a world peopled as now with men both
civilized and savage" His argument is OF interest
tn us because he appeals for evidence to the mound
builders of North America. "The great mounds"
he reasons "whch are scattered all over the con-
tinent, aud which are of unknown antiquity, fur
nish two kinds oil evidence that they were the
production OF d civilized race. In the first place,
they contain numerous works OF art, chiefly sculp-
tured pipe-bowls but thcseare of so high an order,
and very far superior TO the works of al the ex-
isting Indian races, that they alone proofs OF
considerable degree OF civilization. In thesecond
placc-and this seems much the most important
pont-the mounds themselves are often III exact
gcometIlcal iorms, although of enormous size.
Ono is an exact square, though nclosing all area
of twenty seven acrcs another an exact circle con
taning forty acres; others octagons and ovals.
These lave been carefully surveyed, and no error
OF figure can be found III them. Few who have
not tried know how difficult thing it is 20 lay
down anything like an exact square ON a modcr.
atey largo scale; and when the sides are over
thousand feet long, as in OF the mounds, il
cannot be done without accurate measures and i'll
stlu luments. and a considerable knowledge of geo
| mctrlcal rules. This implies culture altogether
different from that OF any existing savages, or evel
of any people not highly civilized
This reasoning ls tavoIaby noticed by the cele
| brated naturalist, Alfred II. Wallace, from who's
| summary of it we quote. II will not be at all cx
traordinary, and yet gratifying il the view of til
primary condition Of our race held by crthodo:
theologians should Mt last be fully confirmed b.
the explorations of science. 1t has been lonl
clear to us that the speculatons in relation to tn
caye-dwelcrs are enormous superstructures o
| conjecture feared upon ycIy slender foundation
| oifact. - Tie Meth. WORTH
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30
Starting Tomato PLANTS.

AS some persons may be in the same plight
the coming spring that | was last, as regards
knowing how they are to grow n few early
tomato plants and have them stocky and first
class plants in every respect, will give the
detaiis of how managed to grow few hun
dred to my entire satisfaction. took small
box, lixao inches, inches deep and filled
with a good garden soil, and put it on the
kitchen stove-drum, and let it stay there till
the dirt was thoroughly warmed through;
hen took stick and made marks an inch
apart, "a inches deep in the dir, cross ways
OF the box; then scattered tomato seeds quite
thick along the rows and covered them about
!. OF an inch deep; then took newspaper and
wet it and covered the box to prevent tie dirt
from getting dry Oh top. The box was set on
stove drum for The purpose of keeping up the
heat IN the soil, being careful not to let it get
teo hot. In forty eight hours from the time
the seeds were sown, they had sprouted, and
many had broken the ground; a few were
near one half inch high.-t'0r. Rura, -Nst0
Yorker.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30
RIoting in Bombay.

A letter from India says that more excitement
prevails in the streets OF Bombay now than has
been seen since the meeting of 1857. Some of the
lower classes OF Arak and African Mussulmen
made an attack on the parsees. entering their
houses, and committing every kind Of depreda-
tion. In the attacks many on both sides are e.
ported to have been killed. The city authori
ties seem scarcely equal to the emergency, aud
the.troops in and around the city are not in suf
ficent numbers to preserve order. The cause o
the Nussulmen's hostility to the Pr1sees is tha
one of the latter wrote book on the various re
ligions, In which something was thought 10 b,
said against the character of a Mohammedan.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30
CON INJECTIONS.

" l!ningtoG and Baltimore X. H.; ut Chadi's
Ford with trains on Philadelphia and altimoro
CeRtral X. r.; at Coatesviile with trains en- Penn
sylyania X. r.. and at Reading with trains on
Philadeiphia and Repding. Lebanon Valley. East
Penn. and keading and Columbia Railroads.
Jan, -. lS74-tf q. SrOLZ
General Superint endent.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30

CREMATioN.-Austrla is the rst country
to-adopt measures for the introduction of
cremation as a mode of disposing Of the
bodies of the dead. Sir Henry Thompson's
paper on cremation has been translated
twice into German. once at Cologne and
once at Gratz, a. city In Austria, containinc
a population OF 100, 900. The Austrian pub
lication was pretixed by All introduction
written by DR.. KopI, formerly physician TO
the King of Belgium. Influenced, 1t is said,
hy this spaper, the communal council OF
Vienna has adopted. by large majority, a
proposal to establish Ia the cemetry the me-
cessary apparatus for burning the bodies,
the use of which will be optional and open
to all. The council Of Gratz has passed o
similar resolution.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30
aines uf Sr,a,ryst.
Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad.

DECEMBER 25, 1873.
Trains will leave Wilmington as follows for
Philadelphia and Intermediate Stations, I, 8 10,
9 80, TO % u. m; 2. 4 4h. 7 Is. 10 "a p. IN.
Philadelphia and New \ lork, 20 a. m II -. AZ
=. III.
Baltimore and intermediate Stations. l2 81. 10 o..
q. M, ~ D. IN.
baltimore and Washington. Il 50. 2 Is a. m.; l %.
7 10 D. IN.
Trains for Delaware Division, ieave for
New Castle. u IS. 10 10 m. IS, q 81, TO D. m.
m 8 3; y, M
Delmar and intermediate Stations, IL 81. 10 10
"a. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Philadelphia and intermediate Stations. 4 a. 30
1924 y. IN.
Philadelphia and New York, / 90 IN,
baltimore md Washington, II 81, ID 4. IN.
For further reformation passengers are referr ed
to tho time tables posted at the depot.
II. +. KENEEY.
marli-lyd&w Superintendent.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30
THE GREENBACK AS A TRANSPARENT
FRAUD.
/ From tie SuA. |

The greenback as it stands is II transparent
and inexcusable fraud. 1t is sometimes said
to rest on the property of the nation and the
good faith of the nation. This is all chimera.
1t rests on nothing. 1t has nothing behind it,
and there is nothing pledged to redeem it either
now or in the future. LISA lying, fraudulent
promise. The government promises to pay on
It's face, but the government does not pay and
will not pay. The greenbaek is nothing.
therefore but a Haunting lie. 1t is paper token
merely made u tender for the payment OF
debts But no paper can stand none has ever
stood the shock of great national calamity.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30
whining tom and western 70. R.
TIME TABLE.
FALLANr OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

FALL AMI Observation-Disclosures
El.sffs5sl Commencing Oct. lst.. 1874. trsins ill
g|1x run as follows:
Leave Wilmington 10 80 q. IN. aud 35 .. IN.
loave landenberg 45, a In. and 50 p. Ii.
Arrive at wilmington So m. and S30,p IN.
Arrtve AZ l.andenberg II 80 IN. and 20 N.
CONNECTIONS Trains leaving Whining ton 1t
10 50 IN with train leaving Philadelphia at s 20
III.
Train leaving WilminRton ct S5 p IN, conn ects
with train leaving Philadelphia at 0J p ~,
Train arriving ut Wilmington att So II M. with
train tor Philadelphia at 10 Il IN.
Train arriving at Wilmington ut 80 with train
for Philadelphia at IN.
Sunday trains will be withd rawn after Oct lst
DAVID CUNNELL, Supt.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30

from the above It will be seen that in Ireland
the proportion Of voters to population ia very
low, only one voter 10 every Ill Inhabitants
while in Scotland the proportion ID increased 10
one in "a, in England to one in TO- and in Wales
to one in 10. Another strange fact shown by
the returns of the recent election is that although
the Conservatives were successful in mOst Of the
districts and have msjority or over % in Par
lament, the popular vote was largely in favor OF
the Liberals, who s!led 15G, 600 y.tes to their
opponents G9l 900 This proportion WAS ob-
observed in each branch Of the United Kingdom.
Therefore, although practically as far as the
mere spois of Office Is concerned, the late elec-
ton was Liberal defeat aud a Conservative
triumph, tho vote polled shows plainly that q
majority of the English people are in favor OF
the Liberal party and Liberal principlc4.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30
THE LATE ENGLISH ELECTION.

An analysis of the returns of the recent cleo
ton in Great Britain presents some very inter
esting figures with regard to the relative vote
in that country as compared with that in our
own. The United States has. in round num-
bers, population Of 100000 At the last
Presidential election the vote cast aggregated
q, 457 $40. or one in six of the total population
In Great Britain the total population is set down
at 81, ,97l 900, and atthe last election there were
polled Al ,14S votes, vote OF one in twenty
two of the aggregate population. The vote aud
population in Great Britain is divided as fol.
lows:
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30

CEEDs AND PLANTs-W. r. TnURDER
- * CO., Brooklyn Windham Co., Conn. offer a
full ssortment. at moderate prices. Twelve as
sorted plants sent free by mail tor 81 y. - papers
Flower Seeds sent for 81. Catalogues sent free on
anpliaaiiou
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30
HACHTEL'S
AMMONIAfED SUPER -PHOSPHATES,

For Corn. Oats. Potatoes. Grass. &c. Pure BIS
around Bono Dust. Bone Meal, Genuine Leopold-
shall X ianit. The celebrated dcrman Potash Salts
for top dressing Tobacco. Potatoes, Corn. Oats
Wheat. Fruit Trees snd all the Root Crops. Or
ders SO licted in large or small quantities.
JN0. Q. lIACllTEL.
II Dowley's Wharf, Baltimore.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30
Total,

OF this amount $l,059.9i was derived from
the sale Of produce OF the farm, leaving s., T,SI9-
SO as net public outlay for the support of the
entire poor OF the county for the year The en-
tire products of the farm most Of which were
consumed on the place, we're valued at 81 49,. 10.
$9l0.5S were paid to relieve necessitous people
outside OF the almshouse, and for burials.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-30

Hon. r. NJ. T. Hunter is spoken of for Con.
gress from the Fredrieksbprg, (Va) district.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-10
The Cornell Investigation.

The Times says it is understood that in the
forthcoming report of the committee investi-
eating the charges against Ezra Cornell,
some slight irregularities on the part of certain
State officials will be disclosed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-10

The Montgomery Guards Melted $40 from
their ball.
Twenty-one years ago yesterday the Atlantic
and st. Lawrence was opened to Island Pond
On the 23d of July following it was opened to
Montreal. E
The morning train from Augusta met with a
slight accident at Oak Hill yesterday morning,
two passenger cars jumping the track. But
little damage resulted, though trains were de-
layed
The Aldermen will begin correcting the vot-
ing lists on the Goth inst.
The valentine fever is upon us.
Yesterday was sample of what old proba-
blities can do when he feels in pleasant
mood.
An extended synopsis of the Rev.Mr. Hincks'
sermon, delivered at State street church, Sun
day, will be found on our first page.
The great subject of conversation is the
Blues masquerade. for which elaborate prep
aratons are making.
The Cadets begin another of their popular
assemblies Wednesday week.
Arcana Lodge, l. o. of G. T., had pleasant
little time at their hall last evening.
Checker playing is looming up,consequent on
the games now being played at Lancaster
Hall.
Petitions are in circulation in the city against
the petition presented in the Legislature for
the repeal of the law requiring innholders and
victualers to give a bond not to violate any of
the provisions of the pr ohibitory law.
All members of the Montgomery Guards are
requested to attend the meeting of the Com
pany to night
The horses attached the to team FROM the Fort
became frightened yesterday noon in front Of
City Hall, and ran up Congress street to Mum
Joy Hill, where, becoming wearyi they stopped
without doing any injury.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-10
Indians ON the War Pa,h.

OMAHA, Feb. 9-Oficial letters from the
commanding officer at Sidney barracks report
that Pawnee Killer and Two Lances, accom-
panied by SO lodges of Whistlers band of
Sioux and two or three of Brule's band have
left the reservation aud are moving to the hunt
ing grounds south Of the Platte, by way of the
Lewis CanDou They claimed that they had the
verbal permission of the agent to do so. Two
Lances reported that two other bands near
Lewis Canon, one of twenty-five lodges of Ar
rapahoes and another of some fifteen warriors
are after the Utes, who had a few days previous
stolen a large number of horses from there.
There is no question but that the Indians are
highly incensed at their treatment.
oo On the night of the 4th inst, party of about
toV Obeyennes, under Little Arrow, attempted
, ~ pieak into houses at Antelope station, but
VIII rt uriven off by the employees.
infse Indians are reported on the war path
aSalnst the Utes Jno. S. King. a trapper,
wniie cooking his supper in a camn on Pnnp.
KIN creek on the night of the 9th inst was az
tackled by band of 30 Sioux. and shot ;n ,ha
knee and ankle. He killed one ind:an and VIZ. ns
capped with the loss of his horses and n -,
and $500 worth of furs. This was a war 49,.
finely mounted. King dragged himse,fp
rancho II miles from where the fight occurreS
and is now at Sidney.
On the 9TH a band of Indians ran off seven
horses from the Reddington Rancho. Gen.
Ord has sent party IN persuit Evidence is
daily accumulating that the Indians are being
ill treated on their reservations and coatemp-
late rising in the spring and are even now
swarmlng the prairies prepared for war.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-10
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

The schooner Membrina Chief, of Boston,
from Brazil to New York, with rubber and
nuts, went ashore on the Maryland coast Sat
urday and will be total loss. The crew were
saved, and most of the cargo will be recover
ed.
Monday on the charge Of stealing five English
sovereigns and $3.50 in greenbacks from the
man he boarded with in Worcester, Mass, last
December, Nearly all the gold was found up
on him.
Many Erie railroad employees have been dis
charged for swindling the company in many
petty ways.
Lancaster, Ohio, despatch states that the
wOmenS' prayer meeting raid against the rum
shops continues in that State and they meet
with continued success.
The workirgmens' associations continue to
food Congressman with letters against the
reduction of the appropriations for public
buildings.
The steamship inspectors, in their report just
made, consider it essential that all foreign
steamers shall be subject to our laws.
An Ottawa despatch says that the Catholic
Bishop Guigues died Sunday night.
A Berlin telegram says that David Frederick
Strauss, the German theologian, is dead
A nitro glycerne factory exploded at Ticon-
deroga, N. Y, yesterday, killing ten men.
One-fourth Of all customs duties in Cuba
must be paid in gold after April LIST.
Hamilton, the defaulting Treasurer of Jersey
City, is at Corpus Christi, Texas.
Charles S. Gray, late candidate for Receiver
of Taxes of Philadelphia, has brouget a suit
against Q. w. Green, publisher of the Sunday
Transcript, for libel, in having charged him
with being thief and a swndler.
A bill appropliatng 100000 for centennial
celebration passed the New Jersey Senate Mon
day.
The President of Venezuela has issued a
proclan alton offering facilities and aid to i'm
migrants.
1t is said that three brothers of ex President
Baez of San Domingo are in prison in Hayti.
The u S. squadron is now drilling in new
naval tactics about thirty miles north of Key
West. 1t consists of 10 ships.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-10
The Woman. Temverance Movement,

CINCINNATI, Feb. ga despatch t. the Ga
zette from Ripley says the woman's temperance
movement is At fever heat in tn at town, and Is
out OF % saloon keepers have signed the pledge
and abandoned business. 1t is taking a pro-
found religious turn. The men hold daily
prayer meetings for nine hours while the
women visit the saloons. The meetings are
crowded and deep religious interest is mani
tested. Ladies visit steamboats, at the landing
and call upon the bar-keepers not to sell to citi-
zens. They have been met kindly by captains
and bar-keepers of the boats. Ripley is one of
the largest towns in which the work has gone
on
Preparations are beginning in Dayton, and
Dio Lewis is here and will make an effort to
start the movement here. In all the Southern
half OF the State the excitement on the sub
ject is great and is spreading southwark. In
diana is affected considerably by it.
John c. Van Celt, the converted saloon keep
er OF Vienna, is travelling and lecturing.
e Washington and Hillsboro are the the only
instances where the vendors have enjoined the
women through the courts from visiting them.
A despatch from Evansville says that last
Saturday the women of Hazleton, Gobson
county, organized for the movement and visited
the saloons and drug stores In body and held
services, and besought the liquor dealers to give
up the traffic, but none have stopped the bust
ness. The ladies are determined tJcarry their
point and will continue the work tomorrow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-10
4 . X h / G N.
MIR. Gladstone Desires to Resign Immedi-
ately.

MIR. Gladstone Desires to Resign Immedi-
ately.
LONDON, Feb-The Press Association of this
city state that Gladstone is at variance with his
cOlleages in the government on the question OF
its resignation. The Premier, it is said, wishes
the ministry to resign immediately, while the
others desire to wait until the new Parliament
assemblies. 1t is also stated that Disraeh has
already announced his Ministry.
The Times advises the government to resign
during the time intervening between the con-
clasion of tho eleetiou and the assembling of
Parliament.
The Parliamentary Elections.
So far in the PariamentaGyy elections 500
267 are Conservatives and 242 Liberals and
Home Rulers. One Home Ruler has been re-
turned from the city of Cork and two from the
county Of Kilkenny. 1t is probable that Card
well, Secretary of State for War, will be raised
to the peerage.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Disraei will address his
constituents at Buckingham Wednesday next.
The diplomatic representatives of Spain at
Brussels, Berlin and Lisbon have resigned.
French Affairs.
PARIS, Feb. 9.-An election for member of
the Assembly was held in the Department of
Pas de Calais to-day, and resulted in the choice
OF Conservative.
Japan and the Foreign Ministers.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9.-The China Trans
Pacific Company's steamer Vasco da Cana ar
rived last night from Yokohama 18th ult
The relations between the government of
Japan and the foreign ministers, excepting the
representatives of the United States are be-
coming more inharmonious. Japan still resists
the plans for opening the country, and requires
strict enforcement of treaties as they stand till
revision has been agreed upon Mr. Bing-
ham acquiesces and the other ENJOYS are vehe-
ment in opposition.
At the New Years reception by the Mikado
Mr.. Bingham was absent from illness. The
other members of the diplomatic corps present.
high quarters. 1t directly urged the removal of
all restrictions upon free intercourse and trade.
When first received the question was seriously
discussed whether it should not be returned as
unacceptable. This decisive step, however, was
not taken. The demeanor of certain ministers
has now become SO aggressive that it will be
necessary for the few moderate ENJOYS to cease
to act with them as hitherto in united body.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-10
MATTERS IN MAINE.


VcsScI9 SO10s
EAsTPoRT, Feb 9-The brgs Rover and
Willie Maud were sold at auction at Grand
Menan last Thursday. The Rover sold for
1856 to parties from Eastport and Lubec, who
afterwards sold out to Grand Menan parties
The Willie Maud was bought by Eaton Murch-
lie and others of st Stephens. The -four sold
for "a. so to S61O. The most of it was badly
damaged.
To be Sold.
The brig James E. Shaftener, before reported
ashore at Nash's Island, near Addison, is to be
sold at auction at 2 p M, "Wednesday next at
Split Harbor
Accident to n Railroad Employe.
BRUNSWICK, Feb. 0.-This morning brake
man named Berry, had his thigh dislocated
while descending between two freight cais to
shackle them. He belongs in Bath.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-10
City Affairs.

At special meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen yesterday afternoon at five
o'clock, an order was passed aushoriziDg the
issue of an additional $4,000 Of bonds to the
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad Co., in ac-
cordance with the act approved by the vote of
the city. The reports Of the Railroad show
that $51S.SS6 has been expended beyond North
Conway. The installment of bonds granted
makes the aggregate $55O,O0 Work is pro
crossing successfully the present winter $50
men being employed.
The petition of A. X. z. Leighton for per-
mission to build carpenters shop on Com.
mercial street, at the foot of Centre, was re-
ferred to the Committee on New Wooden
Buildings with power.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-10

SOLDIERS MONUMENT ASSOCIATION. - The
Soldiers Monument Association met at Recep-
ton Hall, City Building, last evening, for the
purpose of drafting an appeal to the citizens.
The draft was presented, approved and ordered
to be printed. The President of the Associa-
ton, w. S. Dana, Esq, rendered his resigna-
ton on account of pressing business engage
ments. The resignation was accepted and the
choice of a successor assigned for the next
regular meeting. After appointing a commit
tee to draft code of bylaws the meeting ad
iourned