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The Morning herald., 1875-10-30

IT is wonderful with what tenacity peo-
pie living under Republican form of gov
ernment, with its broad Democratic prin-
cpals, observe the rules and customs Of an
aristocratic society. One Of the most sus-
gestive instances of this is paragraph
that we constantly see in the papers that
Mrs. So and So will introduce her daugh-
ter to Washington Society upon certain
day. If the President were to advertise in
this way that he weuld upon certain day
show all the mules, gold watches, bull pups
and brown stone fronts presented to him,
we should think nothing Of it, but for a
doling mamma to advertise that her daugh-
ter will he trotted out upon certain day
for society's inspection is too much like the
ways of our snobbish cousins across the
waters for us to fancy in Democratic
people.
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30

A CORRESPONDENCE Of The Cincinnati
Commercial writing from Mississippi about
the election there next Tuesday, says he
thinks the Democrats will secure the
Legislature, and adds: II am convinced
that more negroes will vote with the
whites than ever before. There are sew.
eral counties where from 200 to 400 are
enrolled in Democratic clubs. At the
large Democratic demonstration at Holly
Splings, Thursdsy, there were over 500
colored men in the procession. They were
received with larger volume of yells and
applause than any other feature Of the
procession called cut. When a darksy
once crosses the Rubicon and lands in the
Democratic camp the warmth of his re.
seeption exceeds the descriptive power of
language. .
This is precisely as we statep in an
editorial this week. The colored people
of the South after having been robbed Of
work and money by the carpet-bagger have
become convinced that the only way to
secure prosperity is to drive this danger
ous element from among them, and defeat
in the national election the head Of the
party that has given them encouragement
and life in their nefarious schemes.
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30

THERE never was more complete
fiasco in the history Of any party than that
which has attended the Reforners move
ment in Baltimore. 1t had been hoped by
the apostates that this new departure
would cause detection in the Democratic
ranks, that with the aid Of the Republi-
cans, to whom they had allied themselves,
would place the Democracy irretrievably
in the minority. But the trick was the
most stupid piece Of political jugglery that
any set Of men could have been guilty Of.
1t was started in the name Of REFORM"
which is certainly = very magical word,
and one that will carry great weight in the
Democratic fight in Pennsylvania. But
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LARGE FIRES.

The terrible fire which has Just visited
Virginia City, and laid the most valuable
portions Of it in ashes, s,calls most vividly to
mind the conAagrations which laid in
waste millions Of dollars worth of
property in Chicago and Boston. A fire
Of this kind in Virginia City, was not TO
he wondered at, as it is constructed chiefly
Of wooden buildings situated in dangerous
proximity to the element Of fire. Virginia
City is place that has sprung up mush
room-like upon the richness Of its mineral
resources. 1t is the very heart and centre
Of the silver mining districts, and being
literally built over mines, 'he buildings
are mostly constructed Of wood, wherein
the operatives live, and tho machinery for
the working Of the mines below are loca-
ted in numbers Of them. It is when this
is taken into consideration that no. great
surprise can be expressed a. the condagra-
tion. The place virtually had 20 pretec-,
ton against fire, while the elements Of the
heavens combinedto render thepeople pow
erless in defense against the angry Aames.
The light wooden structures made the
city vulnerable to such attacks, while a
heavy wind gave the flames ventilation,
that sent them seething and crashing
through the tinder.like houses, with ye
locity that threatened greater loss than
that which occurred, which is estimated at
nearly eight million dollars. In addition
to this large loss Of property, Thousands o.
human beings haye been rendered home.
less, but fortunately In this great chapter
Of suffering and ,impoverishment, there
were comparatively but few scenes Of loss
Of life. '.i,' '.,', , .'
This co.Aagration and the visitation d
these similar in disaster To other places in
the United States, suggests the danger thai
all our cities are open to an attack from
frs Chicago was viaited twice, in 4 'es
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30
SUBSJ DIZING THE. PHILADEL-
RHIA PRESS. ....3

The expose of criminal brutality in the
HERALD Of yesterday, furnished us bv our
Philadelphia correspondent, while indica.
tive of blackness Of the human heart,
almsst unparalleled in this age of advanced
civilization, is parent to more startling
reflection even than the inhumanity Of the
criminal. GARDENERS offence, in beating
well nigh to confused mass, the helpless
child Of eight years., who, in spirit OF
playfulness, had jostled against his servant
in the street, will, if the law Of Pennsylva-
via is enforced with one 1.-THE Of proper
vigor, be expiated in the cell Of hardened
felon, where in his isolation from the
wsrld, some of the fiendish atmosphere
which he infused into the nostrils of decent
men may also escape.
But what shall be said of the newspapers
Of Philadelphia those guardians Of the
people who are supposed to be ever on tn.
alert to detect and punish, by widespread
publication, the attacks of williams and har-
dened wretches, such as Gardiner, upon the
peace and sanctity of society. Did tn sse
valiant defenders Of the people 30 keen Of
scent and powerful in denunciation, when
the victim of their vituperation, is some
unfortunate wretch, whose offence has been
induced sy starvation or the bounding Of
prosecutors, rally to the denuneiation Of
this act of cruelty land hurl explosives upon
the head Of the offender Or did they lis
ten to the oily tongue Of the man, who
has thus outraged public decency, and sub
nit to the paralysis Of their strong arms,
in consideration Of the paltry patronage It
the wealthy outlaw? w. pa';o4 g1ut
Were it not for the incorruptible editor
Of the Inquirer, it is doubtful whether any
information whatever, concerning this
fiendishness would have found its way into
public print. ..,.'..0..,.. .''. -',
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30
SHOTS FROM POLITICAL PENS.

senator Morton should put brake on his
new organ. The Presidential nomination
won't be made for some time yet, and the
organs single tune, Morton" will be-
come very monotsnous if kept up till then.
The Lebanon (Tennessee) Herald has
been there and knows how it is. 1t says: !:
More than once, during = period of four
years, not now necessary to particularize,
We paid 500 or $3.50 for pair of boots.
You see, "the volume Of currency was
equal to the necessities of trade"
As the campaign closes, that windy
functionary, the Chairman of the State
Committee, is flooding the papers with
his "bugle bla't.,' 1t has about as much
effect upon the average voter as a paper
bullet would have on pier of the Brock
lyn bridge. 1t is very doubtful if any on,
except the author ever reads the produc-
tion 1t ALL r.,, .f .. ,.r,.. ~
-Four Clergymsn of Rochester have
made themselves ridiculous by demand
ing from each Legislative candidate in
Msnroe .osnty his views as to the repeal
of the law incorporating the "Sisterhood
Of Gray nuns" 0Asle Republican authori-
'ty has already shown the absurdity Of any
panic ever this law. 1t does not lid to or
take anything from any existing law, and
its repeal wsuld effect nothing vt, ali. It
would do no harm to repeal It, but it is
mere demagogy to endeavor to. make an
issue Of an act which is holy saperAuoous. |
They have dubbed Sam Bowels, "the
great American nomina,or," and Tie Chi. |
cago Times publishes romantic episode Of
his career: The other day Sam Bowels
wentcto church in Springfield, Mass, and,
feeling the effects Of bis severe, editorial la
bors through the week, went to mapping.
By and by he was awakened bv til,
preacher, who struck his desk and shouted
"Who shall be able to stand pp in the
presence Of the Lord on that awful day?"
And Sam Bowels, rising in his p,ew, re-
marked: "Chales Francis Adams is the |
only man that can DO it, and ! nominate
him for the positioDe' ~ '''''.,
Gov. Hendricks is likely to have " hill |
work in his chase for the Presidency. The
Cincinnati Commercial pours this bucket of
very cold water over him Just az he ID Ia
boriously and quietly climbing upon the
fence again: "Gov. Hendricks is of the
opinion that Morton did not make much |
impression in the Ohio campaign The
same may be said Of Gsv. Hendricks hin-
self. aud yet no violence done to the truth.
We wonder whether it will be comfort
Hendricks to know that since he tunbled
his new coat in the dirt of Ohio for moth
ing, there is talk ia Democratic circles that
after all the coming man in Indiana is Sem
ator Mcdonald" - ~. .'', ','...
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when it sa.sd \ .Ha,lo.A trick ind
senses Of fsst t{.ly f.%lvs it'll


principles prevail over cunning and such
defeat as the political Judas rec.ived j..
Baltimore, Tuesday, is sure, ~ pccdr.
That there WAS no detection in tbs Demo-
cratic ranks in. the election j. shown by the
following from the. Baltimore Sun Of yss-
terday: "At the Presidential election
Greeley received 24,694 votes and Grant
1884. On Wednesday Mr.. Latrobe had
2s,236 vote. and Mr.. Warfeld 25,47l,
showing a gain by the Democrats Of S,541
votes over their poll in 1872, and gain
by the opposition Of 5,947 votes, thus
leaving balance Of gain in favor Of the
opposition Of but 2,505 votes. The total
number Of newly registered voters at til.
recent registration is 1888, leaving mar
gin of but l ,127 votes of increase over the
poll Of 1872 to be accounted for. The fact
that it was we'll known in advance that
there was to be considerable Democratic
detection of course gave encouragement to
he old enemies Of the party and led to
their gathering up, in fullest force, 4 all
possible elements Of opposition for, regis
tration a. we'll as the final vote."a ,,;,,,
Like I'll parties that have been defeated
in some cherished object there is considera-
bic talk Of cont.sting seats, but it will
avail nothing As the Democratic candidates
were elected by pspul i vote Of the
Democratic party in Baltimors. ''i'|"s
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30
~ SPECIAL NOTICES.
W-Items will be inserted under TINS

RB-Items will be inserted under THIS n'"'
for twelve cents line. ,.,,Ysp, Il
HBlaylock 4 Co., under the ooh.,a I.,er
tai, Phila., first-class hatters and lu'''''
Delawareans should visit them. )
MMegargee Bros, North Sixth s"'''
Phila., have ON hand all kinds ofpapef
As-Menamin, Of Philadelphia, bes' '0'
composition in the country. a,
1870 to Buxbaum for clothins" " =
kinds. Patronize home trade.
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suicide y . poor Yeans M'lan,
Y. Y, Herald Of Yssterdav. ''''' u

Shortly aher seven O'Clock yesterday
morning the attention Of some people who
were passing the vacant lots in Monroe
street, between Reid and Patchen avenues,
Brooklyn, was arrested by man groaning,
and on closer inspection poorly dressed in
divi lual was found Tying On the ground.
The man, who was about twenty-five years
old, was insenNble. He wits removed to the
Ninth aub-precinct station houss, where two
medical men were summoned. They found
him to be under the influence of laudanum,
and they succeeded IN restoring the unfortu-
nate man to semi-contciougness, when he
stated that he had taken Iaudanum, and
that his nane was William =. Hantpn. He
had, he said, no home and: no employ oymeht,
ana did not wish to i've Soon, after he re-
ten o'clock. '-"' ''''S ',' ~ o}b" Lni
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30
It was vounu and ;,ott1 n,oott 1.t Il, ,ood -, ~, j.

It was I young and noot at ali good look.
Ing Ing lsdy : y, who r. Yesterday stepped out Of .
Third lis. avenue N e. a and nd disappeared into
store t''i in the he ;Bovery, after spolosising to
the conductor qfNp for asking him to wait while
she purchased eight yards Of muslin and
materials for a winter dress.p 7 wss bauk
in Lew than ten minutes" ahe subsequently,
complained to an astonished psIceman,
but the car was gone" o. ,r,.,aA l} II
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30
philadelphia Produce Market.
WILMINGTON MARKETS

i ..JhF
At the Third Street Market House y's,' Y,
day afternoon produce was sold at the W
lowing prices: .-. .n,.,....,.-. "a, a.
Sweet potatoes, halfpeck, 10@9oc;;. Nals WY,
do, 12@l5c.; apples, l5@S0c per hall '',, Ms'
tomatoes, 15@2Oc; turnips, 5glOc; ES,' sSs
e003Oc; cabbage, 1@6c per head uHS' 's'S
per bunch, 3@5; carrots, h9lOc per paa,s lasI
parsnips, 4@5; horse radish, 3(g5 per .,, sur
celery, SOLO do; leeks, Sc apiece; PePFsI, a.
SOLO per dozen; lemons, s694: y. "
chestnuts, ,15c per quart; cranberrles' ~ ~
do; butter, roll, 38c per pound; prlnl, Y, N
45c.; eggs, Soc per doz.; apple butteI butte. s,r S
per pound; ounce do, 15c per pouinu, ,,rau ,su
sage sold for l4@l6. per pound, ana ''''F
PIE, ~ lOc 90. H 'r- Hl'N..
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John Bulls Latest Acquisition.

John Bulls Latest Acquisition. az
From, the Pail MoN Gazette. - 49,. g..-
8 All the latest reports from Fiji confirm
the serious view which we haye always
taken Of the calamity that has befallen the
unhappy natives. Anything more distress.
ing than the account in the Syndey Morn
ing Herald it would be difficult toimog;ne
ltsppears but too probable that nearly if
not quite one-half of the FUisns have per-
ished frsm disease alone. The writer of
the account above referred to states that
there are not now more than one.third of
the Inhabitants there were when he first
settled in the islands, twenty-five years ago.
That uncivilized natives should disappear
before Europeans seems inevitable, but
rarely have they been swept off at such 4
rate as in the present case. II Is scarcely
creditable to us that such a number Of
helpless people should have fallen victims
to'a plague introduced by the carelessness
sf British officials without any organized
effort being made On their behalf. If as
We We fear. famine follow. pestilenoe,, the
Fijians will soon become extinct. :"
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be than FIVE yefrs by @ each ~
nv occurred in frame bull s, and sr
result Of carele ess. NJ w
Mhs first by the &ing fer JNa Goa
oil lamp by COW said to belong to Ger
tain Mrs. OLesry,to which iidy,this even
lin soqhtlaos WIN the Yuhihd p tb'
giant city Of the Northwest he. given con
siderable publicity. The second occurre'
in cabinet making establishment, wher'
a workman placed fire near . lot Of com
bustible ma a'erial, and the frame buildini
in which itsriginated was soon envelopec
in flames. The fire in Virginia City srigi
mated among frame buildings, and record
Kept BY the Fire Insurance usderwriter'
shows that the majority Of fires ia thia
country have originated in buildings d
this material and such fires have caused the
most serious results. This suggests the
necessity of some means to prevent fires
from frequency in these combustible buiid-
ings. As step ip that direction there il
an ordinance in most cities preventing the
erection of frame buildings. Such an o.
dinancs prevails here, in onr own city, but
at,the same time. We are very vulnerable to
attack from fire. No one can pass along
the very heart Of the city and view the old
wooden structures that hedge the sidewalks
without some fear of alarm. In many in
stances they are adjoining ve.y valuable
properties and should they take fire upon
a windy night. Wilmington would be
visited BY disaster, which only great
deal Of effort could prevent from being as
serious az that which has just visited Yir-
ginia City. y, o., ,r45 t;r .....t
Itwould be a terrible expense, and one
that could lily be afforded At this time, to
these buildings and pay the valu-
atioa of them. The only way therefore to
guard against such materials for fire is to
strictly enforce the ordinance relating to
their erection. In time they must give way
to the advance Of improvement. and .be
supplanted by brick buildings. Until that
time the only hope against fire is for those
them to use the greatest care.
If not, we are constantly at the mercy Of
the flames. ......
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30
CT. STEPHENS HOTEL, .
CHESTNUT ABOVE TENTH STREET,
philadelphia.

Your attention is respectfully c',1 ,cs,!1]oo ]oes.
this new and elegant hctel, centra,yn ynlsces
ted, convenient to all public Offices
of amusement and Interest. .,. olabO.
7Furntshed thrsughout In the n0ss"red TO
rate manner. No pains will Pc svnt and
make tkis q model hotel, With q
agreeable to those who favor Y + ~ 70 100 per
day. Special rates to families ana -
n4nt guests. Hls . ..xo>, ptop'f.
G. H. CRAWFORD. Manager 1o- 1oaSous
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30
THE HERALD.
WILMINGTON, OCTOBER 80, 1875.

We have discovered the reason that the
pressure Of gas upon the burners is nat ~,
strong on Thursday nights as it is upon
others. 1t is because there is so much ex-
pended by the members Of Councils, that it
aeducts thatin other quarters Of the city !;
consequently the low pressure. ..V.
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30

Yesterday afternoon shout twenty young
ladies Of the Visitation Academy, went /
crestnuting and after two hours searching
f,und five chestnuts.1 .iH'' 'NH ~ 'fHl'N
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PHILADELPHIA MARKErs,
Stock Market.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. q. 1875

Ih1LADELFHlA, UcC. n, 1875
Gold ll6N@llsNPenn RR 5ONaSl
Silver 10y Clio Phila & Read
US 1881 13 @l8A RR, ex-div551I@55ssss
:" I" 1855 ia,A@l1I |Phila 4 Erie M Is isHgls al
"Juiy 1ss7 islK lN|Gehigh 4 Hai Nn q y sss gs
JulylS6S l2l 15@l2lN "Nav stock5)N9Na
:. lo-4Os M M7N 1l7M@ll7N catswisss Rl7Xgl7H l!2X
City s., new 1857 @l0sT lin Central 4 HX@%
UCo'sof NJl32 @ls2Z Jacksonville 83.@S1l
The flour market is without special
change. The demand from the home con.
sumers Is moderate, but shippers are not
operating to a-y extent. The sales EN-.
brace 5000 barrels Red stone, Quaker City,
Camden, Girnrd, Market street, and CIV
Mills on private terms, ana 800 barrels IN
lots at 5oa4 u 75 for superfine; $5aS % TO- fS'
s. i2I la7 Is for Pennsyivania, Ohio and indI
ana do. do. and " 55aS 50, for fancy brand
Rye flour is selling at $25@5 S713. In corr
Tie wheat market is steady witha tat
inquiry for the better descriptions, Sali
Of Pennsylvania red; at VI 33a w amber 81
81 4Oal Al; Western red at 81 O5@l 70 Tor damp
to prime, and white at 81 42al 80, Rye ran
limited request at 72@73c. for yellow and
mixed. Oats are selling at 3Sa46c foTmlx'
ed, and 4l94ac' for white as toquallty.
Whisky Is steady at 81 l6 for Western iron
bound. Il ir' ra !5 .'''' ~
Z Philadelphia Produce Market.
Butter ofirm; New York and Bradford
county extras, 33@34c.; do. do, tirsts, SKeM gs.
Western extras, 8@3Oc.: do. tirsts M s sas'S
Rolls, extras. 2993O.: do. firsts, 28a@ ,n.,
Z. Cheese firm. 8 New. York fancy, Mf, Ky
DO. prime, l2A@l3Ac. Western hne' Ew
Eggs firm. Pennsylvania, New jersey
and Delaware fresh, 2Sa29c, Western @
]s~fooS'p ia ,St,ab.yr rsNtAtF INjl
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30

EOR RENT.--Four rooraed house p,nnND, .
det tf5s iH Court E..fl R.fsts = 4Aa'fs'
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30
Aela and HhlakY.

| F!f = ma GoO rS'p f->
strspgest in the annals Of the country. The
facts il ths tragedy ars, n fellows: DR.. P
+. Sherman, proprietor Of the, Sherman
Prickly Ash .Rittera," ana ether medical
preparations, having business ct Bevier
urged Mr.. Parker to accompany him tc
that village. They left this city in !. buggy
about IL O'Clock Sunday morning, and ar.
sived at tkeir destination shortly aAe,
noon. Alter ordering their dinner It wa.
|'propossa chat they should g and tax. ,
drink. Bower Ieing a temperate town,
minus any licensed dram shops, the unfor-
tunats gentlemen proceeded to the dru:
rsre Of A.. w. ,Shanks and made the OBJ
ject Of their visit known to the proprietor,
who was,the only one present. That gen.
-leman il said to,have replied that he 4old
no whisky, but that he had = private ten.
perance drink which he INDUCED in him.
self and if they wanted some of that they
could have It. All then went in back
room, whom M. shanks produced a black
ale bottle, from which he drank, and then
handed it to the Others. While Parker
and Sherman were drinking Nj, Sh.nks
left for the front store to attend to eusts-
msr. Before he WAS through with the
customer DR.. Sherman and Mr.. Parker had
passed out, ard had not gone ten rods be-
fore both foil down and expired.a few me-
ments afterwards. They were carried into
the drug store and every means used to re-
stsrs consciousness, but without avail. Al
jury was impannelsd quickly as possible
and while tho inquest was being held it
was ascsrtained that the bottle from which
the trio had imbibed was missing. 1t
could not be found for some time, but was
finally discovered in rssm in the rear of
the one in which the drinks were taken
and was identified by Mr.. Shank.. The
contents Of the bottle were analyzed by
Drs. Shaw and Jackson, of Macon, and it
was found to consist of hydrocyanic acid
whiskey, the deadly poison being in such
proportion that sixty drops of the COM
pound was sufficient to produce death. AT
tho conclusion Of the investigation the tol-
lowing verdict was rendered
eve, the jury, after viewing the bodies
and hearing the evidence, find that the de.
ceased gentlemen came to their death by
drinking from bottle furnished them by
A. w. Shanks."
After the inquest had terminated the
bodies were placed in wagon and brought
to this city. Without further investiga-
tion; not even a post-mortem examine
tion being held, the remains Of DR.. Sher-
man were sent to Chillicothe for burial.
and those Of Samuel Parker were inferred
in Oakwoed Cemetery. Tie latter GEN
tlenan was we'll known throughout this
section Of the country, respected on all
sides, and highly connected. Dr.. Sher-
man had widespread reputation
throughout the State. ,g ..,.,.,,,s.,.,.
Great excitement prevails in the city at
the unsatisfactory termination Of the off,
cial investigation, and great indignation is
expressed at its not being more thorough.
No post. st.norten examination being held
is severely commented upon. Five or six
sudden deaths have occurred in the county
within the last six months. Il
The Morning herald., 1875-10-30
WILMINGTON oUorAr,ovs
eekA AND BOND ouorar,o,.

,,... "AhMANoIoN QUOTATIONS.,
Delaware State Bonds, 102H ,os
Wilmington City Bonds, 1NX iO1 1
Delaware r. r. first mtge,. 1MT 9; lOo;
,r" Z" extension &c" 1Hs ,0s
Wilmington s. Reading R.R.
LIST mortgage, As "a
Wilmington q Reading R.R.
End mortgage, s 4
Wilmington & Western R.R, '
lst mortgage, 20 Nl
Delaware R. R. Stock, 2sX 3
Wilmington Coal Gas Co., 81 %
National Bank of Delaware, 500 sos
4" vii. & B'dywina, 50 g.,
First National Bank, 142 lS'
Union National Bank, 40 u
Farmers Bank, - 42Hs A
Delaware Fire Insurance. rs q