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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-26
TROTfING 70 SLEIGHS.

A match for 500, to sleghs, was commenced at
the Fleetwood PARK on Saturday afternoon, but
after TWO heats the race was postponed until
yesterday afternoon when 1t was finished. The
horses engaged were G. Walkers brown marc
Lady Annie ana John Hasletvs bay mare Young
Thorn. The betting on saturday, before the race
began was two to one on Lady Annie. She won
the lrst heat, but was beaten the second, and the
honors were easy at tue time OF pOstponement.
When the horses were brought on the track
yesterday Young Thorn was tile avorite at ten to
eight, and after the third heat five to one. she
won the race quite easily by taking the third and
fourth heats. Lady Annie was entirely out OF fix,
times during the race The following iSa
FLEETWOOD PARK, JAN. 70 AND 25--TRuTrING
MATCH TO SLEIGBs.-SlO0; mile meats. best three
In FIVE.
G. walkers br. N. Lady Annie. ........ l 2
Quarter. HaI Mite.
FIRST neat .............. az l:22 LADY,
Second neat... AZ l:2l 1864
IlllTd neat-. ~ LIS 2:4S
Fourth neat............ 40 lI7 2:3S
TuE SECOND RACE.
match followed between Mr.. Louden's gray
gclding Jerry Qrotter) and j. OlcOtts sorrel Id
ing Frank ipacer). mile heats, for $50. Jerry won
the race in snort rubber quito easily IN q Jog.
The following sa
SAME DAY-Match for $50; mile heats.
Mr.. Louden's &. x. Jerry ttr0tter) ............
MT, UlcVtrs ., g. Frank (paccr) .............ss
Tine 3:2oJs-3:3l.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22
The Orange street SMALL Pox Gas

HOW THE DISEASE WAS Observation-Disclosures
COTTON TBRowN INTO THE YARD OF MR. Hro-
GINS.
The manner in which the smallpox was COM
municated to the family Of Mr.. Luke +. Higgins.
Orange street above 9Th, WAS not satisfactorily
explained until a few days ago. 1t was thought
to be . singular occurrence that the disease
should break out among the children when they
had been nowhere to obtain it, and the unwil-
lingness of.the mother 10 believe thather dsugll-
ter was thus afflicted even when death WAS star
ing her in the face, was no greater than the
mystery OF the source of contAgion.
The baker in the employ of Mr.. Higgins, some
days after the death Of the little girl, happened
TO think that he had seen the child playing with
a roll OF cotton in the back yard with dog, tear
ing and pulling it to pieces. His attention was
AZ the time attracted to the dirty looking charac-
ter Of the cotton but still he thought nothing OF
it, But when the remains Of the piece were
brought to DR.. West, the physician in tile case, Z
few days ago. he made . careful examination OF
it and pronounces it thoroughly infected with
the small pox. Great quantities Of phlegm and
pure virus were found all through it, ~ II cough
ed up by some patient. DR.. West now ascribes
the communication Of the disease to the chill
dren to this source, and supposes that the poi
sonous particles were inhaled while the cotton
was being torn in pieces by the children in their
play.
This is a remarkable case, and one which,
could the guilty party be found out, ought to
bring upon him or her the severest penalty.
One death has already resulted two other chill
dren fingered on the verge Of the grave for
some time but are now slowly recovering while
to Mr.. Higgins business the occurrence has
been one OF great pecuniary loss. No matter,
how much Mr. Higgins and his house
may be avoided, he will still have the public
sympathy
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22
Milk AdnlterAalop, A ,

milk dealer with more frankness than hon
esty writes to the New York Sun, Dragging Of
his success in adulterating milk. He says that
the milk-freisht and carriage included-costs
him g. GO per can of thirty quarts, and that hs
sells milk for eight cents per quart, or a. 40 per
can, and pays rent, supports his family, and
keeps . horse and wagon,
Some Of his neighbors, he says, are doing still
better, selling At the rate Of 81 10 and 80
per can. As an explanation of how that can be,
he says that when he received the milk it, regis
ters about 1l0 by the lactometer used by the in
spectors. He adds So per cent. Of water, which
reduces the milk To 10. As he would be Liable to
arrest il discovered selling such milk, he puts
something" besides water into the milk, and
Jespun called on him last month and tested the
milk 1t registered lis by the lactometsT, and he
told the dealer that he had "very good milk"
What that ''something" is winch enabled him
80 successfully to cheat his customers, the wri.
ter, who signs himself 'Success to Poor Mix"
does not state. But President Chandler says,
As the result Of long experience in dealing With
lust such persons as "Success to Poor Milk, !"
that he rarely found anything bnt water used In
Adulterating milk. Numerous analyses Of sus-
pected milk have failed to reveal only slght
traces Of other foreign substances than wseee.
sometimes . little salt is found, but shA4 eaa-
not be used in any conniderAble quantity with
out revealing its presence by ito tAste. Chalk 10
generally supposed to be extensively used, but
analysis OF 297 specimens Of New York milk re-
vexled no trace of chalk.
As Inspector Gardner said, ut doesn't pay to
adultsrato milk with anything but water, for the
dsAlse 70 almost csst.sn to be found out Any
chalky substance leaves . sediment in the milk
that is easily detected Calves aud Sleeps
brains are sometimes used to thicken the milk,
but their presence is revealed the moment the
milk turns sour, for instead Of the wheyey OF
cheesy smell Of pure sour milk, the odor ia like
that Of any decaying animal matter.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22

RKsiaNATToN OF PRECEDENT sToCKLEY-sKETCH OF
H'H. TEE IXaTITUTI0N. ON

.xa,an Ar,or ov ,...1nrNr r.rocx,xv-sxrrcuoy oy
r1r 11.TTTurTnN "
Ayres otooAey Esq., mas resigned tne ffesl-
dency Of the Bank Of Smyrna, and David ].
Cummips. Esa.. has been elected pro tenn. To
A.. ~ o...,,.L 49,
Wv '.oeAoy' ~A' ''0'A's5 - oo0n ~ o'noo'
Of the institution for nearly nfty years. 10 was
elected Director In lS2S Cashier n 1888, and
President IN 1885. In all these capacities he
served with honor and won the reputation Of
being an able hnanctsr.
Ihe smyIna Times prints the following sketch
OF the institution, which was chartered In 1921,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22
wIlmingson ana Reading.
THE SECOND MORTGAGE BOND HOLDERS HOLD A
MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA.

THE SECOND MORTGAGE BOND HOLDERS HOLD
MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA.
The second mortgage bondholders Of the Will
mington and Reading Railroad Company met ct
Assembly Buildings in Philadelphia, Wednesday.
Mr.. John shouse, Of Easton, presided, and Mr..
Hugh De Haven acted - secretary. g F. Baer,
the Affairs Of the road have been growing worse.
On the LIST Of November, 1917, the total funded
debt of the road was o., 440, ,9l0.4S. In 1873 1t
wAs increased from that amount TO ~ 500, 900.
In 1874 it was increased TO e4, ,606, ,0T. Is. They
have created ted, arst % mortgage on their bra branch i,
their directors = Judgment bond OF t7s. 276 II.
Take the interest not paid on the second mort
gage and interest past due on the the first mort
gage, and you will 6ud that since default was
debtedness Of the road has been increased about
&70O, 200.
John G. Bullitt Esq, then read document,
promising that the second mortgage bondhold-
ers believed it to be to their interest to procure
sale Of the road, its property and franchises,
already been taken to accomplish this end. 1t
thon proc eds to bind those Of the bondholders
who may sign it in an agreement authorizing
Henry Bushong. Hugh De Haven. George N.
Troutmsn: Charles .. Snyder, and D. II. Reech-
or, to buy the road advertised to be
and also 70 institute other proceedins OF foreclo-
sure, and SALE and to buy the road In behalf Of
the signers to tho agreement, they agreeing to
deposit with trust company their bonds, sub
ject to the order OF the committee named. to be
used In payment Of the purchase Of the road, II
made. The bondholders also agree to pay 4
per cent on their bonds into the hands Of the
Messrs. Bushong, to meet expenses Should
the purchase be made anew corporation is oon-
tsmplated. The committee were also ''request-
cd aud directed to inquire into tile past man
agement Of the company"
A number Of tho largest holders Of the second
mortgage came forward and signed tile agree.
ment.
The PhilAdA. Ledger says When 1t 10 re-.
membered that the first mortgage bonds are
now selling in tho market 1t about 50 per cent
Of their face, and the second at 10, there would
urs Of the second mortgage bonds"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22
Fer she spelling bees.

Among the ingenious devices proposed for
testing the capacity Of the most gifted" spell
ers is the following clsverly arranged narrative
presenting in q small space % many difficult
words ~ possible-to be written from dictation.
The writer must be unusually gifted who gets
through IL without blundering.
The most skilful gAuger ever knew was .
mAligned cobbler, armed with . pOniard, who
drove peddlsrs wagon, using = MULLEN stalk
his pony shod with calks. He was 3 0alilean
Sadduoee, and he had phthiHicky catarrh, diph-
thera, and the bilious Intermittent eryaipelas.
A certain sibyl, with the sobriquet Of "Gypsy,"
went into ecstasies Of cschinn&tion at seeing him
measure bushel Of peas, and separate sacoha-
rine tomatoes from heap Of peeled POTATOES,
without dyeing or singeing tho ignitible queue
which he wore, or becoming paralyEed with hem
orrhsge. Lifting her eyes to the ceiling Of the
cupola Of the capitol to conceal her unparalleled
embarrassment making rough courtesy, and
not harassing him with mystifying, rArefying
and stupefying innuendoes, she gave him Z
couch, . bouquet OF lilies, m,gnonette and fuchs
las, . treatise on mnemonics and copy OF the
Apocrypha in hieroglyphics, dsguerreotypes Of
Mendelssohn aud Kosciusko, . kaleidoscope, q
full Of naphtha for deleble purposes,
ferrule, clarionet, some licorice
| . surcingle, . carnelian Of symmetzica
proportions, = chronometer with . NOV.
able balance wheel, box OF dominoes and I
catechism. The gauger, who was also traf
ticking rectifier and y parishioner Of mine, pre-
ferring . woolen surtout (this choice was re
ferable to vacllsting, occasionally occurring id
osyncrasy), wofully uttered this apothegm
- Life is cheokered heresy and villainy shAl
be punished" The sibyl spologizingly answer
ed. There is ratably an allegeable differences
between . comfortable ellipsis and trisyllAb,
diGresia." We replied in trochees, not impugn
| ing her suspicion.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22
TIVE oRTH0oRApHIc WAVE.
Tao Spelling Bse.

A FINE AUDIENCE AT THa OPERA KousK-A THous-
AND WORDS BRlNo DOWN A CLASS OF SIXTY
caEsrKR COUNTY BRARs OFF TEE FIRsr PnIxK
AND THRKE OF TIE slx.
A fine audience gathered At tho Opera House,
Thursday to witness the spelling bee in aid
Of Delawares quota to the Centennial. AL the
orchestra chairs all tha seats in the circle except
afew Of tho most remote rows, and large num-
Der Of seats In the gallery were occupied. Or,
to put it another way-a standard by which
many persons estimate size and importance
tho audience was large enough to create fund
Of about two hundred dollars over and above
expenses for the benefit of the interest In
which the Bee was gotten up.
Tho contest was . spirited one throughout
end at times evoked round after round Of ap-
plause from the audience, who listened with .
pleasant satisfaction. Tho time occupied by the
spelling ~as about one-and three. .quAztsr hours,
termtnating at Is, at which time the audience
showed lie1le or no signs Of weariness tho latter
part Of the contest being so we'll maintained
with dittleult words. In fact, regret was mani
Tested when the lady who took the third prize
went down.
The class entered on the list at tho store Of
Boughman, Thomas d Co. numbered sixty, but
when the contestants gathered on the stage sew.
eral Of these were not present. Their places,
however, were filed by others who presented
themselves At the Opera House, the ladies %.
pecially coming out strong, 30 that the original
entry Of names vas increased from seventeen to
between twenty and thirty. This divided the
classes more evenly, and increased the interest.
We are not able to give all tile names OF the
spoilers, but tho following Ia - full and accurate
o list ~ could we'll be made
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22

dive after it, ciutched N IN MS ano heio IL neFo
and fast.
Then they won't on quite . distance, he still
holding her hand In his and wondering what
they should do when he got 10 6reon's and
she wondering why he did not esy something
nice to her a we'll - squeeze her hand, and why
warm evening, aud what made his hat and face
30 dirty, until they were going down . little hill
and one Of the traces came unhitehsd aud they
had to stop.
"Oh, murder !" exclaimed Bill "whas next ?"
"What is the matter, Mr.. Smiley p said the
widow, with start which came near jerking
the robe Oh his knees.
Zone Of the traces 10 off, answered he.
well, why don't You get out and put u on ?"
~ can't said Bill; "Tve got-that 10 !
h.ss3'. ! Se % so'-0h' DEAR I'm so 'i'f What shall
"Why, Willie," said she tsndsrly, "whas Ia
the matter do tell me-" ehe gave his hand
little squeeze, and looking into his pale face she
thought, he wa going to faint, % shs get out
.ng the stopper out with her teeth, she stuck 1t
% his nose.
Bill vas Just taking in breath for . mighty
sigh. and the pungent odor made him throw back
his head no far that he lost his balance and went
gavo little scream - his bare feet new past her
head; knd covering her face with her hands gave
way to tears or smiles-it Is hsrd to tall which.
Bill was :" right side up" In . moment, and was
loAulHK over Inc DECK Oh tuo b9AtNuuWuAy 8pOls
ogixing and explaining when Ed Wilbur and his
wife and baby drove up behind and stopped.
Poor Bill felt that he would rather have beeu
shot than have Ed Wilbur catch him In
such . scrape, but there was NO help for
it..now, 80 he called Ed. to HIM and whispered IL
in mis- ear. Ed. was like to burst with suppress
edlaughtsr, but he beokoned to his wife to draw
up, and. after saying something to her, hs help-
cd the widow out Of Bills buggy and into his,
and the women went on, leaving the men BE-
we'll as he could, and then with great
persuasion Ed. got him to 60 home with him,
and limiting up slippers and socks, and getting
him washed and combed, had him quite present.
able when the ladies' arrived need not toll
how tine story was all wormsd ont Of the bash
full Bill, and how they al laughed - they sat
around the tea-table that night, but will con-
clude by saying that they wont to the show to-
gether, and Bill has no fear Of Gus. Bokrdsr
now.
This is the story about Bill and the widow
just rs had II from Ed Wilbur, and II there 10
anything unsatisfactory about 1t, ask him
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22

"An old friend from Montgomery county
dropped into our office fow days since whom
we know to be = strict " Lutheran" and always
swears by the "uplifted hand" We called his
attention TO the action Of Mr.. Beecher and ex-
pressed some surprise thercat He rejoined
that it did not surprise him, for he also enter
tained Conscientious scruples against swearing
upon the Bible. We asked him to explain what
they were. His answer was i'll effect that
the Bible was simply book composed of paper
upon which letters were printed representing
the word OF God that simply ~ Book, he
attached no more Importance to il than
he did to any other piece Of mans
mechanism that swearing upon it, and
kissing it, was giving to it . superstitious
importance which he was conscientiously
opposed to !; upon the same principle he would
be conscientiously opposed to making oath upon
. crucihx made Of wood or other material repre-
sentins Christ upon the cross that his religion
was opposed to anything like superstition, and
hence declined to give tho Bible any supersti.
tious importance BY kissing il; that God wss q
| spirit that when men raise their hands heaven.
| ward, and solemny swear by and 10 the name OF
that great spirit to tell the TRUTH &C.. II was In
fnitely more solemn aud impressive than kiss
ing an inAnimAte bundle Of paper and ink. VI
at once confessed the correctness Of tho distinc
ton, and likewise realized Its full weight Ant
| Importance, but which had not previously 90
ourred to us."-WeH Chester Am Republican.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22
unde. 10 she Prosho = osary's Records.
AN EXTENSIVE UNDERTAKINa-wHArT THE COST Is
LIKELY TO BE,

AN ExrENsIvE UNDERTAKINa-wHATT THE COST Is
LIKELY TO BE,
At the session Of the Legislature, held in 1854
bill was passed authorizing the re-indexing Of the
Prothonotary's records At New Castle on the
Campbell system The Prothonotary, r. G
Cooper, Esq, was authorized to transcribe the
index, and W. 8. McCaulley. Samuel n. Har-
rington, and Henry X Dupont, Esqs., were nam
cd In the bill to supervise the work, the Levy
Court being required to give them reasonable
Tho Prothonotary has now completed his part
of tho labor, for which the Levy Court has al
lowed him the sum Of $1,000. which is not con-
sidered an unreasonable compensation for the
amount Of work performed. The Commission.
arrangements for performing their portion Of
the duties, by an examination Of the record, and
upon calculation, found that il each Of
them would examine one entry every
minute, 1t would take about Ill days to examine
the whole record. This calculation was made
upon the supposition that all would be correct,
but where there were such vast number, there
would doubtless be some upon which = couSulta-
ton would have to be held which would prolong
the time to probably 500 daya. The Commission.
estimated their services at el5 per day Of {
hous which in 200 days would have amounted
to $4,000 each, and including the umount paid tc
the Prothonotary would make the cost Of index
| ing el2, ,000 Their proposition Was laid befort
| the Levy Court, and owing to TIE cost beine
more than had been contemplated by the Legis
latare, the subject wae, on motion OF Mr.. Febi
ger, laid over for future consideration, in which
condition 1t still remains.
The index, however, las been transcribed
and will be used BY the Prothonotazy and thu
lawyers, instead Of the old one, but whether
they would stand test in court, until having
been examined by the Commissioner in accord
ancs with the law, 10 . question not decided.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22
Robbery ~ Elks0n.
A pEIAwAArAN BLINDED AND MS MONEY STOLEN
-AkRKsT ON BUsPlcIoN.

A young man named Frank Clements from
who was selling soap recipes and 9TH
er valuelsss notions Of that character, was
robbed, says the Elkton Rhtg, on the night Of
tho 18th, about O'Clock, BY three mon. OF his
pocket book containing eighty three dollars in
cash and note for atty dollars The robbery
took place In the rear Of Pnces hotel. Clemsnts
was approached BY the thieves Atealthily from
behind, who Glled his face Ind eyes with horse
dung, rided his pockets and made their escape
without detection. Tho pocket-book wa found
the next day by Asbury Aoke minus the money,
but containing the note for atty dollars. Three
idle young men Of the town arc suspected,
and one Of them was arrested and lodged
in iail, charged with being oonesrned in
the robbery, and with having beaten and
abused Capt Himpers, from Cherry Hill. while
intoxicated on the Saturday night previous
There appears 70 be no evidence other than
slightly circumstantL and suspicion, against
him. however. Il Vas told our reporter that the
party arrested had questioned Mr.. Jamee r.
Price, Jr, . day or two previous IN regards to
Clements whether ho carried lre arms or not.
Clemsnts was on his way to California, but since
his unfortunate loss has boon obliged to return
to his home near Dover, Del
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22

Nellie Grant was hardly pretty girl, except
with the loneliness Of fresh youth, but hsr Ads
face-she had retrousso nose and round chin
is charmingly piquant. Her chief beauty is her
arms and neck, which are psrfect in contour aud
white as alAbaster. This beauty Of form she in
herits from her mother, who has such pretty
stad used to compete for the honor Of helping
her In and out Of her carriage just to SEQ IT, The
only accomplishment Nellie ever boasted Of was
dancing. and that she did divinely. she WA NOT
literary or artistic, or conversational, and she
never pretended to be; but whom Charles Sum
ner, her fathers enemy, died, abe went out 10
the greenhouse and gathered with her own
hands flowers for tho cross she sent to his coffin.
80 1t IVES for such little acts-for sort Of sin-
cerity about hsr thst despised to assume wha,
she did not possess-that people here, oven With.
out any personal acquaintance, bad IN Affection
removed from Idle curiosity Washington Lss
| toy In ne World.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22

1t takes bat one letter TO make Mary marry.
--Whst holds I'll tho anu6 In the world? No
ono uoee.
in tbs bright lssisoa Of feminine fsshion
there 10 suah word - fAills.
-The Union League club, Philadalphla, will
give . reception IN 3sy 10 PTsstdspt Grant end
-1sorxe Wsaldngtoa may have bssn 0 very
smazt man. but any stupid boy can got bead Of
him by buyins thsss-osnt postage stamp.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22
The Pres.aons ona Gon. SPINNER.

Gsn. Grant honos himself in the generous
and graceful words with which he pays deserved
veterans retirement from the Treasury Depart
menG He says: "I wish to ray how much I,
in common with the great mass Of people OF this
country, appreciate your zeal and devotion to
the srduous duties you have been
called upon to pasform In the last
fourteen or fifteen years. In retiring from these
duties hops you will 6nd rest and restoration
to vigorous health 20 long denied you. You take
with you my best wishes for your welfare and
happiness, and my confidence in your patriotism,
zel and ability, But few men have performed
moro labor for the public than you. None have
retired from their fabors retaining . stronger
oonAdsnos In the public mind for constanoy, In.
taGrity, and unselAshnesa."
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22
Pears u smith, she Revivalsss.
4 PHrLApEiPHIAN CONDUCTING SUCCESSFUL ne.
LIaioUs MISSION IN 0IRMANy.

r. PeArsAll Smith, who is mentioned in the
cable kilograms from Berlin, Prussia, As corr
Quoting successful revival mission in that city,
and throughout entire Germany, is . Philadel-
phian by birth and residence. He is about for
ty-hve years Of age, is the son of Mr.. John Jay
smith, Of Germantown, and is = smember OF the
firm Of Whitall, Tatum 4 Co., glass mapufactnr-
ers At Millville, N. j.. whose office is at No. 4l0
Race street. Last year, in company with his
wife-Hannah WhitAll smith, = daughter Of John
N. Whitall, late President Of the Guardians
of the Poor herself . preacher aud Bible
reader" Of sminenoe among religious people he
went to England. where they both presched with
great sueceas, being we'll received by persons Of
rank and position. Mr.. Smith visited Germany
at the earnest request Of the chaplain Of the
Emperor. He breaches there in English aud
uses An interpreter.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were originally
members Of the Society Of Friends. but it is un-
derstood that they do not claim to belong to
that body IT present, nor indeed do they consid-
or themselves members Of any denomination.
They preach what Ia known - the doctrine Of
the dhigher life or "holiness." Immense
crowds attend the meetings led by Mr.. Smith in
Germany, and numbers Of the nobility occupy
seats on lbe platform The Empress Augusta
hiss lately granted him = private audience, and
expressed herself ss much pleased with his doc
trinss and seal for personal religion.
Mrs. Smith expects to join her husband in
| Germany some time next month.