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The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
Barking Up the Wrong Tree.

They had been to the match and had bet
all their ten cent notes on the Quicksteps.
They were disguised, not seven cents in the
crowd for street car ride. There were eight
and half of them, AMI had reached Tenth
and Madison, when venerable Quaker cou-
pie, the old lady with an umbrella and the
patriarch had hatchet. 1t was fine op-
portunity for fun and the eight and half
jostled the old lady's umbrella. It was
soon over, for the last seen of the gallant
eight was at Ninth and Jefferson, and the
umbrella in full possession of the field, with
the half in custody, who was allowed to join
his discomfted companion upon promise
not to bet Oh the Quicksteps again, until the
Sth inning has been played.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
A Grand German Festival.

New YORK, Sep. 5.--The coming week
will be made memorable to thousands of the
sons of German Fatherland in our midst, by
the Inauguration of Festivals similar to
those common in Northern Germany, in the
fall of the year. The festival which it is
proposed to hold p Union Hill, Schutzen
Park, will probably be the grandest in the
country. 1t wiz commence tomorrow
morning and bo continued until Friday
evening. Many thousand persons are ex-
pected to visit the grounds from Bal
timore, Philadelphia, ard numerous
cities of the West. A number of persons
have already arrived at Hoboken for the
purpose of witnessing the first grand Platt-
deutsches Volks, the first ever held in the
United States. Immense tents have been
erected, and model farm house construct
ed. All kinds of games will be in order
The musical arrangements will be in charge
of Mr.. Theodore Weber. At night fire.
works will be displayed. The formal open
ing of the festival will take place with a
proce ssion of about five thousand men from
New York, ..
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
LIVELY TIME ON WATER STREET.

The Water street loafer feels sad and
care-worn as Saturday fades away, and the
stiffness of Sunday takes the place of the
hustle and excitement of the preceding day.
He still has some consolation left, for he
can go up the alley and procure his accus-
toned drains, an unregenerate son of Erin,
felt this morning that he was getting over
powered with ennui, and meeting an Afri-
can citizen on Water street between Orange
and Shipley, commenced to demonstrate
with the dusky haired gent, on the impro-
priety of his action in occupying space on
the pavement in that locality. The darky
gave him some back talk, and then they
commenced to argue with their fists. A
crowd soon collected, and the white portion
of the crowd cheered on the Caucasian,
while the colored portion did the same for
their brother African.
The'white man got the other against the
fence and pummeled him with such vigor
that victory seemed to rest on his shoulders;
but the darkey, making desperate effort,
hauled the other out In the street, and gave
him hit which sent him. reeling to the
ground, and caused his head to make close
connection with the P. w. & B. railroad
track. The darkey then, thinking of the
proverb "He who lives to run away &C.,"
put up Orange street, pursued by the hoot-
ing crowd. The white man got up and ex-
pressed desire to Immediately whip any
black niger in existence. He appeared to
be provided with an extensive repertoire of
very original oaths, from which he called
many choice extracts. The last seen of
him he was endeavoring to get some enc to
give him five cents to invest in benzine of
the noted Water street brand.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
The Western Crops.

ST. PAUL. Sept. Sit is yet too early to
give really reliable estimate of the damage
of wheat throughout Minnesota. Drying
Weather 10 very favorable aud it has genera
lily prevailed to-day and part of yesterday.
The wet season is probably over and the
farmers hereabouts are opening the stacks
and shocks, but report wildly different re-
suits from almost entire rottening of the
berry, to mere declaration of the straw. VIVA"
ProthAeld thirty miles South reports the
wheat not more than one-haf stacked, and
that partly damaged. '- t'j .'',
Menkato seventy miles southwest says no
No. wheat and little No. 2 will be mar
keted. Most of it will 60 No.s, Or be re-
jected. ,,., ilM
Norris one hundred and sixty miles South
west by north,s says the reports from all
around are that wheat is growing in the
shocks in good condition here, and the Wa
pasha river countries are producing one
tenth of the total crop Of the State. =
Two-thirds to three-fourths of the crop
was exposed in shocks to week Of rain land
instances of wet stacks are reported. Other
small grain in stacka were injured some
what.
Corn and root crops have and rather been
grined than lost by their heavy wetting.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-It'is reported that the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. Railroad
Company have borrowed seven hundred and
fifty cars, and the Northwestern. FIVE hund-
red cars from eastern companies, to enable
them to meet the great demand for freight
accommodations. Other lines will also be
taxed to their full capacity to bring the pfo--
duce Of the West to Chicago on its way
East.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
ON THE ROAD.

FAST HORSES AND HANDSOME TURNOUT
THE TEAMS OF WHO
HOLD THE RIBBONS.
Invited to take drive on Saturday after
noon, HERALD reporter might have beer
seen, bowling along the causeway, behind q
pair of handsome mahogany bays. The
road was lively with gay equipages, and as
we met team after team, we saw that we
were riding along the favorite boulevard
for the handsome turnout of this city.
The peculiar situation of our "City on the
Hillside" makes good driving roads scarce
the highways leading from it,. being always
more or less billy. The road to New Castle
is more free from these objections than any
other avenue, and so it is justly the favorite
with the driving people. We glide swiftly
bat easily along, and note with admiration
the fine dwellings which thickly dot TIE
surroundings, and the river, within easy
sight, affording picturesque and evel
changing panorama. .a..., rt
Past the brick school-house weglide, and
reac hing the level stretch beyond, we heal
rush of wheels and the tramp Of nimble
feet behind us. 1t is q friendly race, and
we turn aside to see the trotters go by. A
beautiful brown mare and a dark chestnut
are the racers, attached to light, no top
wagons, and the driver, carriage nlanufac-
turer and one Of our fancy butchers, handle
the ribbons as If they liked It. We watch
them until the road turns, and then other
attractions meet our gase.E A double team
and an open barouch contains the
family of another carriage. man. Next
comes along stylish English drag, with a
prominent lawyer and his friends, followed
by two retired, merchants with substantial
and tasteful turnouts. But what do we
meet now A housekeeping gray to a
richly appointed phaeton, and with smile
and nod Wilmington's "fairest Of the fair"
glided by. II don't want you to forget
t." that Is glory enough for one day.
The wheels rattle over the cebtie stones
of Orange -street,ss we enter the little town,
(beg pardon, CITY, we mean Of New Cas-
tie, and turning sast Delaware street, we are
on the road to Hare q csyqF. IA little dis
tance down the river we catch view of the
tall stacks Of the Tasher works, which have
recently awakened the town from it's quiet
slumber.t After short stop at the Hare's
corner .hQstelrie, famous for Hospitality, we
are homeward bound. Many other hand
some teams are seen, which we will reserve
for future description, and we. record -one
of the red-letter days Of our life.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
JOITINGS ABOUT TOWN.

DR.. j. Jay Villers, the American Humor
ist, will deliver his very popular lecture
entitled Funny People We Meet" at the
Opera House, on Friday Evening, October
the 1st s !v0 @,".f'' l@~ iH'N
A sociable will be held in the s. 6. room
OF Calvary Church on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of this week.
There will meeting of the members OF
the city encampmfnts of I. O. O. F., this
evening at Odd Fellows Hall,
Saturday was pension day.
There is sll ZIG, ,551 % owing this cour-
ty for the year 1874. -
| A bush meeting has been arranged for
Sunday Sep. 22th, to be held under the aus
pices Of Bethel A. NJ. E. Church.
The new curtain at the Opera House to
be used for the first time tonight, was fin
ished on Saturday. The work was done by
Mr. Hawthorne, of Philadelphia, who has
wrought upon the curtain some of the deli
.cacy and taste sof his celebrated namesake.
The representation is the famous old city of
Vera Cruz, Mexico, and in accuracy of de-
tail it is unsurpassed by any drop curtain
scenery in the country. ..D-
The Brandywine and Wilmington B. B.
Clubs will play this afternoon at 3 O'Clock,
on the Quichstep grounds.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia Sum-
day Mercury, who made piscatorial excur-
sion down the Peninsula the other day says
Everything went along as usual until we
reached Delaware. No sooner had we eros
sed the line than everybody began to talk,
peaches and peaches, nothing but peaches.
If any one were sick the disease was called
peach fever, or peach cold, or peach come
thing'-and so on la Geo. Alfred Town
sand veracity.
The Kenney Investigating Committee
concluded it's labors on Friday last, having
been in session since Tuesday. On the 7th
inst they will meet at the Madison street.M.
E. Church, Chester, to agree upon report
The Grace Church Morning Sunday
School resumed yesterday at 9 a. M, with
fine attendance of teachers and scholars.
J. G. shaefner, the unfortunate cadet, is
still at Elkton; but he is expected to be
sufficiently recovered in few days to reach
West Point
The September term of the Orphans
Court and Court of Chancery for New
Castle county commences on Monday
next.
The 63rd annual meeting of the Bible So
ciety of this State will be held at Grace
Church next Thursday evening. Rev. Geo.
r. Kramer. of Asbury, Rev. DR.. Otis of
West Presbyterian, and DR.. Geo. Shildon,
Superintendent of the American Bible So
C ETY. for New Jersey and Delaware, will
make addresses. The number of bibles dis
tributed in this State for the year is 1143 !;
the receipts from Delaware $1515.94.
All members of encampments should at
tend the meeting of the uniformed battalion
of Patriarchs, I.O.O.F. this evening and see
the Uniform as adopted by the Grand Lodge of
ten U. S. at it's last session. The combination
of black, purple, violet and yellow metal,
give it a very rich appearance, and it has
been adopted by number of encampments
in Philadelphia and elsewhere.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
R Dad Accident.

la:, Sept. The mail train
kago and Rock Island Rail-
pmmerce station, ten. miles
yesterday, was ditched. The
BON liver had washed the
r the track, and the high
damage. The engine and
over the baggage car, drop.
turned bottom up. John
eman, who was standing on
hs pitched to the ground
/ to death under. the
k Miller, a baggage man
ed by trunks falling on him
fhed on its side, but no pas.
injured, except by slight
20 other coaches kept the
vas sent out at once, and the
the baggage were brougk,
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
\ Massach ttSetts.

kAAss., Sept. 5.-A large
South Dorfield, Mass, last
soyed the greater portion Of
are broke out at 1890 A.
With great rapidity. Owing
~ of water it was impos-
be flames as there was no
town. - d.,
telegraphed to this city
d a special train with an
upon receipt Of the dis
hing the distance, 10 miles
\ arrived too late "t0 be Of
plildings including the two
e were entirely destroyed
buildings were badly burn.
with great difficulty. The
Ut s5o,OOO. The insurance
b about half that amount.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
WASHINGTON.
NEWS FROM THE CAlITAL

Expenses Of the District GOvernment
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The following
exhibit shows the amounts paid by the gov
ernment during the fiscal year ending june
80, 1875, on account of the District govern
ment. and, e.. al. t.,.....-.,. .r..,...,.,..
Expenses of valuation Of Government de.
posits, 81, 800 900.
Expenses Of Fire Department, s59, ,291 .66
Payment of Indebtedness of the Board Of
Public Works, $13, 100000 u ."tD :.
Expenses of the Board of Health,
$32, $4,000. 4 r.
Expenses of the Board of Health, salaries,
Sc, 9,16S.5o.
Interest on 3.65-bonds $15, ,554.64. :.
Refunding expenses on account of salaries
and 3.65-bonds $40, ,2O2.7O. tu,
General expenses of the District Of Colum-
bia, sss2, ,s65.S6, f.,
Pay of the Metropolitan Police, $20S $685. .69
Total, $2,0A, ,299.9S.
The amount SO paid for the year, 1873,
was ~, 1854 ,ss99S, and for 1874 81 ,O79, ,614.76,
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
Heather TO-DNN.

4 States and the loscer take regions
\ barometer; NORTH ,cest to south
VI temperature, clear and partial
i; and occasional light rains IN
region Of the northern paat Of
Sss0 the Middle States.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
York State Convention.

! Sept, ,5.-A Saratoga spe,
Republican, State Convention
Yet there on Wednesday will
ltgely attended, Judging from
10 have already arrived.
3 will most likely be the
aopted 5. Mr.. Seward, Sec
Gen'l Merritt, Controller
State Engineer ; W. T.
sioner, and s. s., Hallen,
WCSVIs A.. ~
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
AIRY OF THE NEWS
|as been restored in Bornia.

|as been restored in Bornia.
kaphic special, which has been
By the, police Of Philadelphia
!. Cummings, states that Charlie
een found in Arkansas, in charge
Z man and woman. q ~ Y
I Massachusetts,, was visited on
Dit by a fire which destroyed a
tion Of the place. ''
mans, will hold, at Hoboken,
bne of the largest festivals ever
j the United States. B..
publican State Convention Of
Twill be held at Saratoga on
From the number who have
Ged II is Judged. that it will be
attended. The ticket that will
DE adopted appears in our tele-
prts. .H
hiller was working upon the
hooner in New York, on Sat-
)st his balance, but was saved
ndous fall by being caught in
descent.
United States cable between
and London was completed
ses of the Government Of the
olumbia for the past year has
244.9S, against $1,074,el4.76
reports reach us as to the
the crops in the North and
is evident from what can be
I they will be unusually large,
bring us news of the serious
the negroes at Edward, Miss.
nticipated, and a general riot
Ompanies have been organized
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06

"a The Republican primary elections In Ian
caster county, Pa, took place On Saturday,
amid much excitement. It .is stated that
S&iHg TO the abundance of candidates Bren-
nan, the choice of, the '!Fing' fprv sherif,
was successful, but that the anti-ringers
secured their men for prothonotafy and
treasurer.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06

Branywine but four innings were played,
consequently 1t is no game, and that with
Creager, of Camden, at Gloucester, q draw
game the score standing q to 9. .
The games with the College Nine; two with
the Active, and one with the Brandywine,
and those between the Milford, Dover, Crea-
ger and Smyrna mines were played out of the
city; all the rest being played in Wilmington.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
|1nding Of I harlfe Ross

Il, Sept. 5.-A Philadelphia
he police have received infor-
Ea Mr.. Cummings regarding
6ts of the lost child, Charlie
0ry goes that the missing boy
in charge of a strange man
hose names or residence are
.''-4-
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
rs1N4 ULANACCIDENE.

"a Woman living cover Eleventh. street
Bridge severedan artery in the bend'of her
arm on Friday last, and is now in . critical
condition. She was washing q window
when her hand went through the glass
which made the incisiOn.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
The Negroes Uprising I'm Mississippi


V1oKsBURe, Sept. 5-A courier from
Edward, who has just arrived here reports
the negroes arming and threatening the
Edward depot, on the Vicksburg & Meridian
Railroad, 1S miles from here. A hastily
organized company has gone to the assis-
tance Of the whites.
The excitement here is at fever heat. In
the fight at Clinton yesterday, three white
men, Martin Shelley, Frank Thompson, of
Raymond, AMI G. N. Chiffon, of Clinton,
were killed and six whites were wounded.
There were four negroes killed and many
wounded. The negeoes robbed and mutt
lated the bodies of the whites killed. The
steamer Vicksburg reports that trouble is
feared on Deer Creek. The negroes were
assembling with drums and flies armed and
drilling in the neighborhood, where the
whites with few parties went up on boat
this afternoon to endeavor to qucll them.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
Restored i'm BOrneO.

ept. 6.-Order has been re.
oughout Borneo.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06

!gphic Dispatches are FURNISHED to
Herald, By the american Press
fpver the atlantic and Pacific
eO's acires.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
ktal Accident.

y, Fla, Sept. 5.-Yesterday
pf Captain Douglass, named
owned off the James Toy; in
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06

The Athletic, with the help of Knight
and Coons, defeated the Boston at Phila-
delphia on Saturday 8 6to3.
The following is correct list of games
won and lost by the Quickstep base ball club
of this city up to Saturday last.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-04-21

A I| 81.
the horse |! I was afraid there
would be trouble then but, bless
your soul she got all over that
"And the money is mine r cried
Gerald.
"Of course it's yours and the
lawyer went down stair, chuckling
at his incredulity. sF
Then Gerald held out his hands
to Luane. r.e
81 was going to be magnanimous
enough to marry you despite your
money" be said "now there is no
obstacle to our happiness. Come,
my sweet Luane, and bless the life
you have given me =
Luane became his wife. Mrs.
said that he married her
to spite Emily Thorpe. The law
yer chuckled still more, and
of the codicil. But we
know that it was for love, and for
love alone.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-04-21
.Junlbics.

The Detroit Free Press says that
a young lady in Texas sued her
"fellar" for kissing her against her
will. Frank says he ought to be
fined for not kissing her on the
cheek.
What kind OF grammar is it that
will allow you to speak ola young
lady as "frank girl but will not
allow you to call her "tom girl p
Sealed proposals for building a
buttment for an English peer will
be received at this Office. None
but .Le aristocracy need apply.
Woods Household magazine says
their is a devil in every grape.
Good gracious ! what a trt OF devils
we have swallowed, and probebly
will swallow before old limo rakes
us in.
A musical chap not long ago,
says the Song Journal, played
"Home, sweet Home" with varia-
tons, that initiated very success
fully a storm at sea, Don't see
anything remarkable about tive
have seen lots of alone, sweet
Homes and storms in them, but
we did not think it much Of sight.
Tobacco men are beginning to trot
ont their injun figures. One Of
them THE figure. not the propri-
etoi) appears to have got a heap
too much fire-water, for it stands,
a monument Of misfortune, minus
one arm, and a rather bilious pros
pect for pension.
If you look in the window Of one
of our drug stores, you will see a
very pretty deer, but If You would
see half dozen dears much sweet
er, just you peep into q millinery
shop.
The Song Journal says: "Bemus
thought band rehearsal might be
called q teachers convention be-
cause it is gathering of tooters.'
The same journal also intimates
that "the audience at a comedy
performance have All insight into
the future. They are far(ce) see
ing inai;vidua,,- . ,
We wonder if DR.. Lewis is fool
enough to expect ANYBODY is 60
ing to give him $50 to Learn how
to live on 81 cents per week. |
"Smile on me my DEAR" said a
newly married man to his wife just
after little family squabble. 81
shan't" replied his rufled and high
ly ince ised better half, "unless
you'll buy me new spring bonnet
and take me to the opera"
Did any body ever see reserved
seat smilel
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-25
HON. R. L. GIBSON.

We were gratifed Wednesday with call
from Gen. r. L. Gibson, Representative to
the Forty Fourth Congress from the First
Congressional District, which consists OF New
Orleans below Canal street, and the parishes
of Jefferson, Lafourche, ST. Charles St. John,
st. James and Terrebonne. During our too
brief interview the General informed us that
he expects to be in Washington before the
opening of the session. That he will faith
fully watch over the interests Of louisiana
as they come before Congress, that he will at
all proper times champion and defend
the rights and the fame of Louisiana and the
South, that he will reflect credit upon his
constituents in exchange for the honor be-
slowed by them, may be predicted with the
utmost safety. His chivalric and manly
character, his talents, his learning. his expe-
rience, his eloquence, and his polished yet
sincere and cordial manners, will combine to
give him great and well-deserved influence IN
body like our House of Representatives.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-25
SPIES IN CAMP.

The tactics of the Republican party on the
currency question are bold and INSCRIPTIONS.
The passage of the Sherman joint resolution
was bold, because the party never intended to
carry out the programme indicated; unscrup-
ulous, because from that standpoint the Ne
publican leaders intended to SOW discussions
in the Democratic party, if possible, and they
hesitated at no means to accomplish their OBJ
iect. They designated two very noted mem
beers of their party, Butler, Of Massachusetts,
and Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, as unscrupuious
"a thew are noted, to revolt against specie re-
sumption in 1879 and come out boldly Tor
greenback expansion.
The conspiracy was we'll conceived, and
executed with skill. Butler and Kelley were
kicked and cuff I'd by their own people and
driven out of the Republican camp Thus
abused for opinions sake, they presented
themselves to the Democrats and begged fof
an abiding place where they could unfold the
benefits of the policy they advocated.
In the Northern States they were too we'll
known to be trusted, but they succeeded bet
ter in the West and South. Kelley was espe-
cially active, and by hook or by crook got q
footing in the Southern States, and Southern
audiences to listen to him. At great fair IN
Georgia, before large assemblage OF people,
he boldly declared that the true policy OF the
people of the South was to favor paper money
EXPANSION, which, he said, would inevitably
lead to the reputation of the national debt;
that as the people of the North, their con-
querors, had, by means OF this paper cur
rency, achieved success in the civil war, and,
as victors, had repudiated the Confederate
national debt, now the South, by united actor
on this question, could avenge itself on 1T
conquerors by causing the repudiatior
of the very debt whose creation caused the
downfall of the South. Since the arch enem!
of mankind tempted our Savior on thf
Mount no such evil purpose was concealed
under such tempting disguise. The South
ruined and conquered, to have the power tt
ruin and disgrace its conquerors and return
the poisoned chalice, which it had been com
PEELED to drain to the dregs, 10 the lips OF it
enemies What q dabolical temptation
Fortunately that able statesman and tru'
friend of the South, Senator B.yard, was ar
invited guest aud present at the same fair
He applied the antidote to this fatal poison
and made it harmless.
But now for the treason. This same Kelle.
went back to Pennsylvania and voted the Re
publican ticket from top to bottom. This sp.
the Republicans had sent into their oppo
nents camp, in the disguise of friend, re
turned to his post Of duty in his own part.
4 haf,ad but not subdued. Butler would hav