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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

DIphtheria.

has become truly alarming. A
letter in the Springfield, Mass,
Republican, from Conway, N.
H., has an account of its great
fatality in that town, in which,
out of a population of l,500,
there had been nineteen deaths
up to the 7th inst. As some of
the incidents connected with It's
progress in this place may serve
as a caution in regard to the dam
ger of communicating the disease,
We copy the following paragraph;
"The disease first made It's ap-
pearance at Conway, ou the 2lst
of October, in the family of
Gilman P. Hassell, whose little
daughter, . remarkably bright
and amiable child of 10. died af-
ter a short sickness. The next
death was en- October 29th, when
William Dement'S wife and two
children died within a space Of
twenty.four hours, the mother
and one child being buried at
the same hour, while the other
child died as the funeral services
were in progress. The death of
Mrs. Bement, and the attending
results, were peculiarly sad. She
was greatly distressed at the
sufferings of her little ones, and
in trying to remove with her fin
ger the substance which seemed
to obstruct the throat of one of
them, her hand was inoculated
with the poisonous matter, her
arm soon became mortified, and
death resulted in a few hours.
A sister of Mrs. Bement, living
in aneighboring town, arrived soon
after, TO lend her assistance to the
family, and in washing some
clothing worn by Que of the dead
children, both her hands also be-
came affected, and death resulted
after a short season of intense
suffering. The third victim from
incubation was Mrs. Pomeloy of
Easthampton, a sister of Mr.. Be-
ment, who intended to remain in
the far:ily several weeks, but was
attacked in a similar manner to
the others after washing some IN
fected clothing. As soon as the
disease appeared she FASTENED to
her home, hoping that change OF
air would restore her health, but
she gradually failed and died III a
few weeks" .auf0 4r
Wherever the disease appears,
precautions should be used 10
prevent its communication to 9TH
Board OF Health, appointed to In
vestigate the disease, report that
it is contagious. 1t may be dli-
fused by breathing the exhals'
tions of patients; by kissing them;
by being present during coughing
and expectoration, or by handling
the hankerchiefs and bed linen
used by the patient, or even the
furniture of the sick room. The
point on which the committee lay
stressis the importance Of clean
illness about the house, inside and
out and under, and on thorough
ventilation of the sick room.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

A most touching scene of grief
is described by tie EcdaSUiUe
Journal as taking place at Clover
port. on the Ohio Rivi r, half way
between Evan willie and Louisville,
4 Mr. Price and his wife went to
Louisville i'll good part for the pur.
pose Of purchasing Christmas pres
ents for their children. While in
louisville, Mrs. Price took sud-
denly iii and died. There was
no telegraph or means ok cotnmu-
nicalion by which to sendswerd
to the family at home of tie ter
riblr HfilieIion. Ga Thursday the
river steamers Morning Star.
brtmght down flse gobfzed father
With lhg3 dead ssbody of his wife.
The cldidEtn, "a OF joyful ex-
pecta,ions, We're assembled at the
DICK 10 meet their parentss The
distress OF Mr. Price en- seeing
them Was so leat .liatzse feli ia
tosa weop. TIE scsne when the
teffIJle truth vas made known to
tue ehiidfen was lefgiMe 10 he
spectaidis. Sc sudden was the
transilijil from gladoess t9utter
desoIatien that nature could hard
ly. endure the strain. 1t will
be a sad Christmas to that family.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

There. is said to be a negro boy
living IN Newport, Va, who will
drink kerosene oil by the quaint.
ty whenever he can GET it. lie
Graves it to such an extent that
the family are compelled TO hide
not only the can which contains
ii, bu even the lamps lie has
been known TO drink hall pint
at atime. It produces a wild in
tONication, and makes hin act
"like frantic baboon.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07
Shooting a Stuffed Squir-
rel.

of Ridgewood an old gentleman
who was once a Nimrod among
the hunters. He could shoot
out squirrels eye from the top
of the tallest hickory, nine
shoots out Of ten. Indeed there
was no limit to his skill. He
has been renewing the sports of
his youth for the past few
weeks, but as sqirrels are scarce,
and the eyesight was dim, his
game bag was not we'll filled on
his return home. He has a
mischievous rascal of grand
son, who would ever play
pranks on him, and as he was
meandering through the wood
one day, the youngster got in
to the path before him and
perched a stuffed quirrel on the
limb of tree, tying it fast.
AS the old man came near, the
youngster showed himself and
called attention to the squirrel.
The old man looked. "Sure e.
nough there is a squirrel, he re-
marked. ''Be still, I'll fetch
him." And taking careful aim
he drew the trigger. When
the smoke blew away there sat
the squirrel with his tail over his
back, not in the least disturbed.
The old man loaded his gun
with great care and blazed
away again. The squirrel
stood this fire with as much
equanimity as the first, only
his tail seemed to be broken
and had fallen over his side
The old man was nonplussed.
He did not, however, see his
grandson, who was rolling in
convulsions of laughter behind
a convenient log. He had be-
come warmed up to the sport
and thought of nothing else but
fetching that squirrel. The
third shot cut the cord that
bound the squirrel to the tree
and he fell, not with the usual
heavy thud so well known to
sportsmen, but bouncing several
feet in the air. This aroused
the old mans suspicious, and,
going up,to 1.-THE found the true
nature of the sell. His change
of position brought him in full
view of his affectionate grand
son, who was tearing up the
ground in his effort to laugh
without making a noise. A re-
alizing sense of the situation
crept over the mind of the VEN
cradle man. He cast bis eyes
on the ground; they fell on a
piece of shingle, which he pick
ed up and approaching the con-
vulsive boy unawares, he affec-
tionately famed him a couple
Of times on the seat of his
breeches. This brought the
youngster to a perpendicular
and he took to his heels, there
by escaping more loving dem
onstrations. The old gentle
man could not help relishing
the joke and tells the circum-
stance with greater good will
than one would suppose. The
boy is just ten years old, and
and his grandfather declares
that he will some day be Presi-
dent of the United States. He
now has most -unbounded faith
in the abilities of that boy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

Reading the great Spurgeon's 5
declaration that ga cigar is
a thing TO thank God for" a
school boy in Rome bought a
cigar. He was afterwards seen
hanging over fence, but he
was not giving thanks.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

In England clergyman had
had the smallpox but was $50
as to be about" and invited a
friend to breakfast. His friend
caught the malady and COM
municated it to his wife, who
died. Thereupon the friend
sued the parson for inviting
him to breakfast, and recovered
damages in one pound and the
amount of the wife's funeral ex-
penses.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

Ladies should remember 10
keep their mouths shut when
going out of a warm room into
the cool air. In fact, it wouldn t
hurt any thing to keep them
shut most of the tine.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

A California farmer received by
mail, three years ago, about a
spoonful of oats, which he planted
and the next year he planted the
produce of it. This year he
reaped the proceeds, and has just
harvested from an acre and a half
of land 200 bushels Of oats.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

The San Francisco Board of
Brokers consists Of but eighty
members, and the number can
not be increased. A seat was
recently sold for twenty thor
sard dollars.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07
Bursting of a Balance
Wheel.

The New York Evening Post Of
Friday has the following: Clark 5
thread works in Newark, n. J ,
in which upward Of 1000 men
aud women are employ ed, was the
scene yesterday morning Of re-
markable accident. At about
7:30 o'clock the couplings o.. the
main shaft broke, relieving the
engine from 900 horse power re.
sistance "t the machinery, and III
creasing its momentum 10 such
degree that it was in lew min
utes torn into atoms. Tie large
fy wheel III the engine house,
which weighed about twenty tons,
parted IN innumerable fragments.
The flying pieces of the broken ma
chinery tore down the walls of the
engine room, completely demolish-
ing that part of the works.
A two ton fragment of the cog
wheel shot up fifty feet into the
air 1t crushed through u foot
bridge connecting two sections Of
the buildings one hundred feet
distant, and then im5edded itself
in the earth. Other pieces of the
wheel struck the wall of the
main building, making large holes
in two places. The loss, which
viii have to be borne by the CON-
pany. is estimated at upward Of
800, 600. Wonderful to say, no
one was hurt, but many narrow
escapes are reported.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

A Georgia man started an egg
farm. and has eight hundred hens.
His last season was hard one,
but with a yield of q 600 eggs he
was enabled TO pullet through.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

\ father at Dubuque makes
his children address him is fol-
lows, for instancc:-''Alost res
pected and deserved father, rs
take anO, her tatc:.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07
..yUho a.l-.d. ''faid. Emerson

"Wbon | asked, "faid Emerson,
-. ron master about the Stag
"a ci1der in railroad iron, Oh
b. , said, there is always good iron
10 be bad; if there is cihder in the
iron, us because there's cinder in
tue pay. %
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

A little girl who had just re-
covered from a severe attack of
the Group, on being asked by
her Sunday-school teacher what
she should "do to be saved" re-
piled, "I should take syrup and
alum"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07
Its beautiful 10 behold at a

wedding, says cheerful old bach.
elor, the sorrow stricken air of
the parent as be "gives the bride
away" when you know that for
the past ten years he has been
trying his best to get her off his
hands.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

Worcester has the intelligent
dog, and his pencbant is for baby
tending; he is Newfoundland,
and his charge and playmate a
six months-old youngster. Baby
was up stairs the other day, when
its mother going away, little fel-
low set up apitiful cry, to the
great distress of the dog, who
barked and whined. No relief
appearing, doggy took the matter
into his own charge, and picking
up the baby, carried it down two
fights of itairs into the kitchen,
where he deposited it safely at
the feet of It's terrified mother.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07
The late DIR. Joel Hawps used

The late DR.. Joel Hawes used
to say thlt this style of preach
ing was moulded by the criticisms.
DR.. Hawes read paper to his
tutor exubergnt with rhetoric,
"Joel," said the sage, Il kept
school once. When | punished
the boys, | always stripped the
leaves off the rod," drawing his
imaginary rod through the fingers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07
TERMS.

39- Two Dollars for one year, tnU0-
,rdbly ga ddodRce; Two DOIIis.-S aud
Fifty Cents if payment be deferred three
moIlths. All papers going out of the county
to be paid for IN ddvdnce.
g9- Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

The fog was SO thick in Troy
early the other morning that
the Times solemnly AYERS one
could not distinguish a police
man from a hitching post a
cross the street, if he didn't
know that hitching posts never
snUrc.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

They don't bury colored peo-
pie in Georgia. They forms
de fun'ral obs'quies, sab.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07

Popped corn finds ready sale
in the South Carolina Legislature
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-07
December 25. 1874.

BY JESSIE FERGUSON BROWNE.
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30
GENER IL NEWS.

At Chicago, yesterday, Frank vii.
liams and Charles Smith pleaded guilty
to the charge of repeating at the last
election, and were sentenced each TO
pay $1,000 fine and be imprisoned on 9
year.
A little boy, who "answers to the
description of Charlie Ross almost cx-
actly," has been found in Des Moines,
and the discovery has been telegraphed
to the father of Charlie Ross, in Phila.
delphia.
Charles Atkinson, colored, aged 2C
years, committed felonious assault
on girl five years of age at Franklyn
Louisiana, on Friday last. He was
arrested yesterday and was subse
quently taken from Jail by mob and
| lynchcd.
Charles O'Conor, ESD, the great
lawyer OF New York has been seriously
i'll for several days, and his death wa
reported yesterday afternoon, He wa
still living at late hour last night
but his physicians had no hope of hi
recovery.
At the signal station on the SUNNI
of Mount Washington, yesterday after
noon, the wind attained speed of 15l
miles per hour-the greatest Yelocit,
recorded since the establishment O
the station; and the thermomete
marked twenty-four degrees below
zero.
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30
Grant, Bd6cocE and .N'UOnuId


Hoo the PreSids nj, under "G redt Pressure"
interfered to sdrc The Chief OF the Hhis.
teu Ring.
ST. LOUIS, November 29.-In the
Avery trial to-day a. c. Rogers, ,at one
time Deputy Commissioner Of Inter
nal Revenue, testified as to various
matters concerning the working of the
internal Revenue office at Washing
ton; among other things as follows:
once organized raid without Av-
ery's knowledge; Avery complained
OF it, and said he regarded it as an i'm
pntatlon against him; Douglass said
the secrets leaked out some way, and
he intended TO contine them 10 as few
as possible; that was the New Orleans
expedition, and it was successful.
John M. Douglass testified that he
was Commissioner of Internal Revenue
from 1871 to May last; in the fall of
1874, l concluded to change the super
vlsors, and talked with the President
and Secretary Bristow about it: as
soon as the elections were over and
out OF the way, | recommended the
changes; sent Mcdonald and Joyce
20 Philadelphia; there was great
pressure brought to bear upon the
President, and Mcdonald and joyce
were not transferred, as | recommend.
ed.
In reference to the question as to
whether Babcock came 10 see witness
about retaining Mcdonald and joyce
IN their district, counsel for Avery OBJ
jected. General Henderson said he
inteGded to prove that General Bah.
cock was in the ring, and with this
view W.D.W. Barnard was called and
asked to compare telegram handed
TO him with letter from Babcock
written to Barnard. The latter thought
the telegram was not written by Bah
cock.
E. r, Chapman was then called, and
said he was u judge of handwriting
and had no hesitation in saying the
telegram and letter were written by
the same person.
Mr.. Giltillan, cashier in the United
States Treasury at Washington, who
said he was an expert in handwriting,
testified that the letter and telegram
were written by the same hand.
John Il. Donahue, clerk in the West.
ern Union Telegraph office, was then
called and identified various kilograms
as having been received and sent from
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30
WILMINGTON. DEL. NOV. 80. 1879

DUELLING IN DELAwARF.-Th laws OF
our State do not permit of duelling, and
i is the duty of those in authority to call
upon the Governors of other States for
The surrender of all who come here to kill.
It is hardly reasonable TO suppose that
any of these people so to be killed. 1t
must therefore be concluded that those
who come upon Delaware soil to fight
dueIs. come to kill. As our people have
placed themselves on record as opposed
20 such premeditatcd violence, it is the
iuty OF officers who have sworn to en-
.orce tho laws, to search after such
guilty persons, and when found, secure
warrants for their arrest and acquisitions
% bring them to punishment. 1t will be
seen from an article in another colAmn,
;hat our State was made the scene of a
duel on Monday morning, and that both
parties have escaped TO other States.
These gentlemen should be made an cx-
ample of. 1t is time this violence was
topped and the present is good op-
portunity for making an effort in this
direction, that others may know the con.
sequences OF setting our laws AT de
Sauce
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30

DETECTIVES COMPROMISE CKIMK.-lt
mas been frequently charged that detec-
lives use their Office and authority to fill
their pockets. That this has been done
10y the United States detective officers
has been known for a long time, and the
worst of such characters have wholly
escaped punishment; i'll some instances
through their ill-gotten wealth, and in
others through partizan influence. 1t is
said that the detectives of New York
and Philadelphia abuse the trusts con-
tded to them also; and there is enough
presunptive evidence TO make this
charge worthy Of credcnce.
1t is currently reported tina. detec-
tive from Philadelphia was in this city
come months since for several days on
the hunt of a Delaware man charged with
8. great crime; no less than the robbery
oi large sum. 1t is further said the
party was found but was never brought
20 trial. How much, if any money, il
.ook to make restitution is not known
zor is 1t known how much "hush money
was pocSeted by the detective, nor what
we're the fees of attorneys. All of whici
I is currently reported We're heavy; tn,
sum total reaching many thousands anl
n fact covering pretty we'll all that tn,
ran who was hunted down possessed.
1t matters not whether the above i,
uased on fiction or fac.. 1t serves ouI
purpose and shows that the famous de
,octIve system is merely an improved
mode to facilitate compromise Will
erime 1t gives the rich, bold vlolator
of the law an open door to escape. l
opens wide distinction between crimi
nails. The petty thief does lot fear tn,
detective; he knows such officers as j,
not look after small game while an
other class it Is even asserted are the co
partners Of thieves and often share thei
oooty. If all these charges are true,
would be well TO dispense with the de
tective system altogether, unless it coul
be cleared of all who are suspiciened Q
compromising with crime
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30
THE BLUE AND THE GREl
FIGHT IT OUT AGAIN.

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov, 25.-A
so.callcd affair of honor occurred ut
half-past II o'clock this forenoon,
about mile and Il half from Edge
moor, in this State. 1t was between
r. W. Baylor, of Norfolk, Virginia,
one of Mosby's men during the late
war, and Colonel James F. kecgan,
formerly an otticerin the United States
Army.
The quarrel originated on last Sat
urday evening. in Philadelphia. Dur
ing a dispute, blows were exchanged,
resulting in challenge from keegan.
At the first fire, Baylor received a
flesh wound il the left side, when the
friends of both of the combatants in
terfered and prevented any further
blcodshed.
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30
DUBLIC SALE
OF
Personal Property
RE AL ES 7 A T f.

~JE urder>igncd. executor of Jno. Tweed,
decea-ed, will sell the following PEI SON
al property on the premises known as the
..stG n EARN on
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30
REGISTER'S ORDERS.
REGHsT ER'S ORDER.
New Castle County, Novemner j. ~,
RHGisrgR's 0YPEB

New Castle County. N0vemner i. ~.
Upon tho application of Margaret Keelc !
Administrative c. J o II n KEELYl
late of Pencader Hundred. in said County
deceased. it s ordered and directed BY til d
Register that Administratr aforesaid give
notice of the granting of Letters OF Admin.t |
tration upon the Estate OF the deceased, witi
the date of granting thereof, By causing adj
vertisements to be posted within forty da7.
from the date of such Letters, in six Of III
most public places Of the County o New
Castle, requiring all persons having demand.
against the Estate, to present the same, Il
abide by an Act ofAssembly in such case ma d,
and provided. And also cause the same TO h,
inserted within the same period in the lsuI
Gazette, a newspaper published IN VIII
mington and to ba continued therein three
weeks. (E. Q. d
-, Given underthe hand and Seal d
Ills. Once of the Register aforesaid, Al
t--' New Castle. in New Castle Count!
aforesaid tho day and yea, above written.
s. C. BiGGS. Register
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30
TUILCES.
r, AN PAYERS TAKE NOTICE,

The undersigned, recelvers NJ c,,.
school Taxes for the city OF Wllminn,y aal
1919, give notice TO persons who hss.h, !O
paid their city and School Tax for te.es nOI
nave had their bills presented. thai ~, and
iequired by law, to call and settlo tbo lucy az
D days from delivery of fthe bill Tho rnSaine same 1
request all such persons to call at /, oo,ceiver
No 10 East Sixth street. and settle ~, ofic
delay; they having given bonds To Nv bmthsl
the money is due them and they aro ne CITY
sible for 1t, and they hspe those that nes oe l0l
VIII be prompt, while, pcrhaps e",', S"h "a
cannot pay at once, will cali and mahae ae tha
arrangements to pay when they car som
most respectfully ask you to , ai,a and "
your attention so RS to avoid troubIo tal
'r unplcasantness, The city neeJs' cost
and requires us to cole ct it or no,' mone
what we propose to do IS to colI,ci 10y "y IL, on
The receivers also give notice ~, pay \
ber OF lots in the I'd, Sd, 9Th. 7th sth huu
10th wards that they cannot find thn thn Nh AM
OF. o. Al smch persons owning said 10y oGtSne9 AZ
please call and settle or we will s"I' yS ". Wy
for taxes and costs. wal sell the I
Onice No. 10 East Sixth stroo,
Market and King. Hours from ~ oesee
every evening, and on market moyu W. ecioGl
EDMUND PROV0sT'
Receiver Northern District nnc,,'1l.
north of 9th street) V"O'"ulhs n
EDWARD FARNAp
Receiver Southern District fina,I,AL
south of 9th street) N"e'uulng q
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30

here from 1873 to 1876. General Hen
dersou wished to read the kilograms,
but Judge Krum objected, and stig-
matized the proceeding as one simply
to bolster up this case and involve the
Jury in muddle rs to who was being
tried. The kilograms were Babeock' S
and not Avery's. He said they were
introduced, also, "to make n drive at
the White House.
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30

Roco,vor sor,,o EDWARD FARMAR
south of 9th street, \"o'uulng
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30
ITO COUNTY TAX PAYERss

Delinquent county tax payers are bereb.
nolhed that 1t Is necessary for them 10 csl
at " va
No. ca WEST FOURTH srnEE1,
and pay their tax Immediately It they wcult
sa7o costs
THOs. D. GIBSON,
Collector,
Offlce, No. e. West Fourth s.
Jan. % .Is75-u
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30
The Daily Gazette
Z. p. JOHNSON. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

TEE DAILY GAZETTE is puEnshed every al.
peTnoon, (Sunday excepted.) at 4l6 Market
Street, and served by carriers TO subscribers
in all parts of the city and surrounding towns
and villages, for six cents q week, payable
weekly. Yearly subscribers. 50 in advance.
KEoE' Y DRMoCRAT1C DAILY IN THE STATE.
THE DELAwARB GAZETTE, established IN
,7s4, Is the largest and most nourishing week
v in the state, and has larger circulation.
than any other on the Peninsula Published
every Thursday afternoon, at s. Il year, in
advance.
The daily gazette., 1875-11-30
NOTICE,

All persons having claims against the Is
tate OF the deceased must present the SAM
duly attested t. the hdministatrix. on O
before November hth. lh16. orabide the AZ
of Assembly in such case made and proytded
MARGARET KEELY,
AdministratriI.
Address sl4 Schuykill Southern, Avenue
Philadelphia noylV-eod5w