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The Morning herald., 1876-09-30
A Race ON CrQtcnee.
From the Baltimore Sun.

A walking match on crutches, between
Thomas Lambert and John Siegel, both lame
in the right leg, for $50 side, came of at
Bishops trotting course yesterday afternoon.
Both the competitors proved themselves
excellent pedestrians, whose one-legged
efforts will stand competition with more
than the average human biped. Lambert is
a canmaker, thirty five years of age, and
weighs ia pounds. His right leg is dis
abled by contraction, being considerably
shorter than the other leg. Seigel is almost
twenty seven years of age, foreman of an
oyster packing establishment, and in conse-
quence of railroad accident had the right
leg amputated at the thigh. The race was
four mile heat, In steady walk, both
using one crutch, no hopping or skipping
allowed. To avoid interruption they walked
in opposite directions around the course,
which is a mile in circumference. A few
hundred persons were present, and great
deal of interest was manifested, several
sums of money changing hands on the result
The start was made at at quarter past
four o'clock. Siegel was the taller man by
several inches, and accordingly had the ad-
vantage of being enabled to take longer
strides, but Lambert made up in tleetness
whatever he lacked in other respects. The
contestants were occasionally cheered as
they hebbled past the judges stand. Siegel
won the match, making the four miles in
5SH minutes, and minute quarter
| ahead of his opponent. The time
made in each mile was as follows
Seigel-14H, AK, 14sl, 14A, Az; 5SH
minutes. Lambert-15, 15A, 14A, 14H
59H minutes. John W. Sutter and Captain
s. White were the judges. The stakes were
handed over to Siegel by Henry Bewig,
stakeholder.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-30
A Philadelphia Widower.
(From the Baltimore SUM-

The wife of Andrew James, colored man,
who is in Jail under three months SEN
tence for larceny, died Tuesday night, and
the next day female relative obtained
through the clerk of the Criminal Court
permission for the bereaved husband to
leave the Jail In charge ofa deputy warder
to take a last look at the features of his late
consort. When James was Informed by the
warden of the privilege proffered him he re.
fused It, to the utter surprise of his sympa-
thetic relative, saying "What for I wan
to see her; she done gone dead now. ]
doesn't want to see the ole woman cam
do her NO good now.""
The Morning herald., 1876-09-30
Figuring On Indiana.

Mr.. Rufus Magee, the secretary of the
Indiana Democratic State Central Commit
tee, in private letter to a friend in New
York, says :s"l can only say things never
looked better for us. We are making a
gallant fight, and the State is red hot aud
no mistake. After the most careful poll
ing OF each district I put the majority at
from 5000 to $4,000. Some think it will be
10000, but can't figure it out that way"
The New York "World indorses Mr.. Magee
as being thoroughly posted In regard to
Indiana politics, and as one inclined to un-
derate rather than to overstate the pros.
poets of his party.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-30

| ity Of 100000 in 1868 had dwindled sway
| to nothin , Inexperienced only tenn
porary reaction last year init downward
career, or was that reaction new depart
ure onlthe road to success after two year.
I of prostrstion and defeat.
Unless all appearances deceive the Re
publican success Of last yearwas one Of the
spurts Of vigor which nations as well as
individuals give before their final defeat
Cold Harbor was one Of the greatest Of
Confederate victories everything consid-
cred, but it was only the dying furry ofan
already doomed pswer.
1t is true that an attempt has been to
placate the Germans in the large cities,
but from best information in our posses
sion, all believe without avail, and the
repellent agencies which drove numbers Of
the Teutons back to Hayes last year, no
longer exist, as irrantants. Last year the
contest between Catholicity and Bismark
whom the majority of Germans look upon
as demigod, was furious, at the same
time Cardinal Manning and Gladstone
were combating each other in England
upon the same topic. These contests
served to fever and irratate the public
mind as we'll in Ohio as elsewhere.
The Republicans opportunely in
jected the school question, and the
Geghan Bill into this seething
cauldron of hate. The German Luther
ans, and the free thinking Reds of 184S,
were alike hostile to anything which ia
vored Catholicity, and they arrayed them
selves with the party which declared hos
tility to the old creed. This was the true
cause of the victory for Hayes. The news
from Europe no longer inAames the mind
of tie foreign born citizen with hate to a
particular religion. 1t is the Turk who is
now the object Of popular scorn, the school
question is settled, the Constitution Of
Ohio ensures everything granted by the
repealed Geghan Bill, and the free people
Of Ohio, have square issue presented to
them of reform and Constitutional free.
dom championed by the Democracy on
one side, and corruption, contempt OF law,
and bayonet rule, sustained and prac:ised
| by the other. In such contest with the
| minds Of the oscillating voters at rest nc
man need fear the result. Ohio in oul
mind is certain for Liberty and Reform ir
October, if 80 God help the vile junts
which has fattened upon the plunder O.
the Republic, and laughed at the Consti'
tutional guarantees of the people.
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+ or 1rs,sss,s,s j Rssssr

4 - #
All In want of boots and shoes that svesl
: very long time, 60 to Hsll's, King stree
above 9th, under the Clayton House.
An exchange says Wild animals er'
getting thick 10 New England" and adds
"a bear seven feet long was shot near tn
Twin Mountain House the other day." w
are left to imagine how thick 1t was.
Yerger, Shipley above Fourth, makes
good harness. They are of cheice material
Come early II you want any lunch q
Babcock's, for 1t soon goes. Corner Flftf
and Orange.
A widow of my acquaintance Of tn,
Ocean was emphatic on the horrible figure
that the loveliest woman must cut while
bathing. l remarked that the Queen o.
Love and Beauty was tabled to have sprung
from the foam Of the sea, and that she mus
have been charming. "Oh, yes but she
had nothing on. should look charming
-" Here her speech came to sudden
halt, and observing roses blooming al
over her face, said, II have no doubt
of it," and walked away.
Yerger sells cheap harness at 4O5 Shipley
street.
A visitor at the Exposition, dining at a
French restaurant, meekly intimated when
his bill was presented that his boiled egg
contained chicken. The polite waiter
said that he would have the bill corrected,
and soon returned with new bill, upon
which the charge Of 30 cents for eggs had
given place to an item of 60 cents for
chicken.
The best lunch in town tonight will be
found at Babcock's, corner Of Fifth and
Orange.
Bush's freight line is prompt and relia-
BILE.
Elegant mock turtle soup at the Barnum
tonight at nine O'Clock. Corner 5th and
Orange. P. j. Babcock, proprietor.
Milne sells the best fried oysters. Roast
dinners, 25 cents, try them. Remepber the
place, Sixth and Market streets.
"Speaking of bathing," said Mrs. Par
tington, from behind the steam that arose
from her tea as veil to her bushes when
touching upon so delicate subject, "some
can bathe with perfect imPurity in water as
cold as Greenland's icy mountains and In
dia's coral strands, but for my part prefer
to have the water little turpid."
Owing to the breaking Of the Coal Com
bination, Mills & Combs are offering coal
at very low prices.
refreshed by his vacation, aud the first Sun
day he preached he knocked the stuffing out
of the cushion and pounded the bare pulpit
until the people outside came in to see who
was playing the bass drum.
The boss oysterman and the boss oyster
mans boss have just arrived from the Black
Hills, and will be found at 405 Market
street, where they will be pleased to see al
their old friends and as many new ones as
possible.
81 guess dad wishes we'd all die and &c
to heaven" said miners son to his ma
ternal parent. "Why so!" she asked ,upor
recovering from her astonishment. "Oh
cause Heavens such q cheap place to live
in."
Fulmcr's oyster stews are extra cheap
only rs cents,
Fulmer's fried oysters cannot be equalled
at sos Market street, remember the place.
Merchants desiring printing of any kline
done, should learn the prices at the HERAL1
office.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-30
OHIO FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOC
RACY


measure, the Republican State Central
Committee are alarmed and have sum
moned Blaine and many of the Indiana
orators to that State as there is manifest
danger there.
Political parties have fuctuated and
vacillated in Ohio to greater extent per-
haps than elsewhere in the Union. For
instance, Vallandigham was beaten 100000
votes in 1862, and yet his party carried the
State in 1874 by nearly 10000 majority.
Here was most radical change Of opinion
on the part of 10000 voters in eleven
wears, and when it is remembered that the
average vote during these eleven years has
been hardly more than $50, 900 the proper
tion of change amounts to over thirty-three
per cent. Again, while parties have been
so widely disproportionad as when the Re
publicans carried the State against VAL
landigham by the famous 100000 majority
they have been SO evenly balanced on other
occasions that in 1873 William Allen was
elected Governor by majority Of only ST.;
out Of total vote of about 425,00O.
Ohio is measurably symbolical of the
Union, in political geography. If line
be drawn from Pittsburgh to Fort Wayne
across the state of Ohio, the region north
of that line will contain the strongholds of
Republicanism in that State. Natives Of,
and descendants of New England in
this region, and embraced Republicanisms
from it's inception.
A conservative clement Of population
made its way across to the eastern and Gen.
traf portion of the State from New York
and Pennsylvania; but the southwestern
and western portion, which is the strong
hold of the Democracy, was settled by en-
igrants from Maryland, Virginia and Ken
tncky. It is the struggle between the north
west and southwest sections that makes the
political issue so exciting every year in
Ohio. While Ohio has gone Democratic
twice in something like twenty years, the
the State before the birth Of the Republi-
can party was essentially democratic. 1t
took Henry Clay canvass Or some equal
ly popular excitement to carry 1t tor the
Wings. But it fell in love with Republic
cauism from the-start. In 1856 it went for
Fremont by $1,000 plurality, and in 1860
for Lincoln by about 10000 majority over
the eomoined forces 70 Douglass, Brecken-
ridge, aud Bell. In 1864 it gave Lincoln
10000 majority over Mcclellan. 1t gave
Grant Al 900 majority over Seymour in
1868 and 81 900 over Greeley in 1872.
With the incoming Of reflection, and
reason assuming its right to rule passion,
we find Governor Allen carrying it in 1873
BY S17 over his Republican opponent
which victory so fired the Democratic
heart that next year they increased this
trife Of S17 to 1900 and elected thirteen
out of twenty Congressman from ONO
Last year the Republicans bent every efior
10 '.redeem" the State, and, as we all re
member, Gov. Hayes was elected by abou
$500 majority. Strictly speaking this fig
ure is plurality. but as the remaining
vote was only about $500, which was cas-
for the Temperance candidate, it may b
regarded as majority. The question nov
IA, ,ean the Democrats cut down and revers
this majcrity of 5,50W
DM ths Repsbii~n party, whose major
n Isla
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HE, HERALD.

TMB MoRNIra HERALD II published
sreey morning, (sunaays excepted) and
delivered in the city OF Wilmington and
surrounding places for six cents per week
pay,ble TO the carriers. Mail subscriptions
postags free, three dollars per annum In
advance.
O'BYRNE BHos., Publishers,
No. 500 shipley Street,
Wilmington, Del.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-30

Doctor-"I'm pleased to say, Mrs. Fitz.
brown, that shall be able to vaccinate your
baby from very healthy child of your
neighbor, Mrs. JONES'" Mrs. Fitzbrown-
"Oh, dear doctor, could not permit that
We do not care to be mixed up with tho
Joneses in any way"
The Morning herald., 1876-09-30

WE are glad to know that when Mr..
Conrad makes his famous political speeches
that he is out side of the pale of religion,
and that he is not in religion except when
leading in the Young Mems Christian
Association. This is where his religious
proclivities are exercised alone
The Morning herald., 1876-09-30
FOR LEVY COURT.

WILLIAM z. LODGE, Brandywine
JAMES CARS WELL, Wilmington.
ADOLPHUS HUSBANDS, Christ1ana.
ALBERT III. SILVER, New Castle.
ALEX XANDER WILSON, Pencader.
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PRICES FOR 1875;

at the rate of 70 cents per 100 pounds; 100 TO
200 pounds at 6D cents per 100 pounds; ton
to tons at $40 per ton !, over that amount,
special rates.
All accounts to be cash daily or weekly,
unless otherwise agreed upon.
Having secured large stock Of excellent
quality OF Ice, we are now prepared to furn-
ish onr friends at the above rates, and will
guarantee all WHO may favor us with their
orders entire satisfaction. Careful drivers,
regular delivery. m27-6m
The Morning herald., 1876-09-30
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES.

Board for the collegiate year of 80 weeks.
at g per week, STA; tuition, $50; room rent
Students are required to provide their own
books, and fuel for their private rooms will
be furnished AT COST. Students who receive
scholarship hipappointments are relieved from
the charge for tuition. and the above esli-
mate Is thereby reduced from $l84 to $l34,
Sch olarships may be obtained by applying
to members OF the Delaware Legislature.
Both sexes are admitted to the class rooms.
The timetable of the r. W. d B. Railroad
and its connections is now such that stu
dents residing within convenient distance
may attend the daily sessions of the College
and return home at night. Week ly car fare
from Wilmington to Newark SI,O8
Catalogues and further Information may be
had by addressing the President.
WILLIAM H. PURNELL, LII. d.
NEWARK, DEL, Aug. 10, 1876. aul2.lm
The Morning herald., 1876-09-30
EDUCATIONAL,
OPENING OF THE SECOND YEAR
#. BECHER'S MUSIC SCHOOL.

The term consists of ten months, begin.
ming with first Monday Of September, end
ing with the last day Of June.
Terms for beginners, 10 months, $50; five
months SIS. Advanced scholars (whcle
term) 10 months, $40; half term, months,
so. All the necessary music furnished
gratis by the school.
All scholars entering the school meet for
classification at the music room, McClary's
building. No. dO8 Ship!ey street on first and
second day Of September. from l to 4
O'Clock. augl6-lm
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FOR REPRESENTATIVES

FUR NEI INI~511N 1A11 V1A''
JAMES w. WARE, Wilmington.
JOHN w. r. KILLGORE, Christiana.
John E. BARTHOLOMEW Mill Creek.
THOMAS HOLCOMB, New Castle.
THOMAS BIRD, Red Lion.
JAMES NICHOLSON, Pencader.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-30
nELAWARE COLLEGE.

/ ILAA " ARE CVLLEREs
The next collegiate year will commence
on WEDNESDAY evening, September 9Th.
There are three courses of study
I, The Classical.
II. The Scientific and Agricultural.
III. The Literary.
A selection of studies, howeve er, may be
made, but regular course is strongly re-
commended.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-30
FOR SHERIFF,
ISAAC GRUBB.
FOR CORONER
DAVID G. ROSE.

FOR STATE SENATOR,
HARRY SHAKPLEY, Brandywine Hd.
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WILMINGTON, SEPTEMBER 80, 1875.
FOR PRESIDENT.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
THOMAS A, HENDRICKS

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
JOHN II. RODNEY, New Castle Co.
JOHN w. SHARP, Kent Co.
GEO. w. WILLEN, Sussex Co.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-30

nrrnSbslE <n IN CONGRESS.
HoN.JANzS WILLIAMS.
, 1876-10-28

ANOTHER PIONEER GONE Yesterday
morning Edwin T. Dodge, one Of the
foremost farmers of the Swinomish coun.
try, died at the Occidental Hotel in this
city of bronchitis, with which he had
long been ailing. The deceased was an
early pioneer on this coast, having come
to California in Col. Stevensons regi.
ment in the year ls46, in one company
OF which he was orderly sergeant, where
he gained for himself the respect OF his
comrades for his good conduct and brav,
cry. Subsequent to the discovery of
gold and the admission of California as
a State, he was for long time engaged
on the police force in Marysville, and
deputy.sheriff of Yuba county, and while
so engaged took conspicuous part in
the arrests of Tom Bells and Joaquin
Murratt's bands OF highwaymen, who for
long time were terror to the people
OF that State In 1868 he went from
California to British Columbia where he
was for several years engaged in large
and lucrative business. Leaving there IN
1864, he located in this Territory on the
Swinomish Flats, or rather on the flats
at the mouth of the skagit river, where
he opened up fine and extensive farm
on which his family, consisting of a
wife and two children, now are. Capt.
Dodge was kind husband and father
an upright business man and highly ,es
teemed by wide acqualntanceship
His remains will be taken to to his fam.
lily residence for burial on the place.-ln'
y ''''ncc.v.
, 1876-10-28

Territory in the Forty-Gllh
Congress of the United States,
A Prosecuting Attorney for
the First Judicial District.
A Prosecuting Attorney for
the Second judicial District.
A Prosecuting Attorney for
the Third Judicial District.
Members Of both branches Of
the Legislative Assembly.
And all County and Precinct
officers provided for by the
laws of said Territory.
The electors will also vote
For" Or Against" calling q
Convention to form II State
Constitution.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, [
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Great Seal of the
Territory to be affixed.
Done at Olympia, this ninth
day of September A. D. one
thousand eight hundred and
seventy-siX, and of the Inde-
pendence of the United States
the one hundredth.
By the Governor.
lL.S.] ELISHA P. FERRY.
HENRY G. STRUvE.
Secretary Of the Territory.
, 1876-10-28
Proclamation by the
Governor.

|, ELIsHA.P FERRY, Governor
of the Territoryof Washington,
do hereby declare that a Gen
eral Election will be held in
said Territory on Tuesday, the
seventh day of November, A.D.
one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-siX, at which the
following named officers WILDE
elected, viz:
! nciar1te to rorrcscnt said
, 1876-10-28

BRITISH COLUMBIA ITEMs.-An arrival
from Leech River last evening rcports
the prospects good. There are rumors
Of quartz ledge having been found
back OF Deception Gulch.
BY the arrival of the steamer Isabel
from Nanaimo we learn that the yelling
ton Coal Mine caught fire at 3 o'clock on
Saturday morning last, and has since
that time been burning fiercely. The
fire is supposed to have originated from
the carelesness of a Chinaman entering a
chamber full of foul sir with a naked
lamp. Strenuous efforts are being made
to smother the flames both by building
walls to confine them to the locality
where they broke out and by forcing
steam into the pit TO extinguish them.
The slope is said to have "caved" in sew
eral places and also to be burning, but it
is impossible to state to what extent.
Upwards of two hundred men are work.
ing night and day. 1t is expected that
the fire is now or will shortly be under
control. The loss however to the pro-
prietors will, we regret to learn, he
heavy. Fortunately no lives were lost
and no accidents have thus far occurred.
-Britsh COlonist.
, 1876-10-28
Republican Ticket.

DELICATE TO CONGRESS.
ORANGE JACOBS.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
WN \. INMAN.
JoINT CoUNClLMAN.
L. {. FERGUSON.
REPRESENTATIVE.
o. B. INERSON.
SHERIFF.
BENZ STRETCH.
AUDITOR.
JOHN SWEET.
PROBATE JUDGE.
II. D. MORGAN.
TREASURER.
J. u. MORGAN.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
J. IRVINE.
J.. II. WITTER.
NJ. T. WIGHT.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
HUGH ROSS.
CORONER.
A. c. FOLSOM.
, 1876-10-28

FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
..,........... ........'. ..'.''....
FOR JOINT COUNCILMAN
L. G. FERGUSON.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
N. w. LAKEMAN.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
II. A. SMITH,
J. F.DWELLY,
S. CALHOUN.
FOR AUDITOR
r. G. WOLVERTON.
FOR SHERIFF
S. E. BRACKENS,
FOR TREASURER
CHAS. DONOVAN.
FOR PROBATE JUDGE
T.. D. WINSLOW.
FOR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
Mrs. ALsIINA GRIFFIN.
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR,
d. WILSON.
FOR coRoNoR,
DANIEL KILCUP.
FOR wRECKMAsTER
J. II. TAYLOR.
For calling Convention to frame Stat
Constitution.
, 1876-10-28
Democratic Ticket.

Democratic Ticket.
DELEG ATE To CONGRESS.
]. p. JUDSON.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
w. II. WHITE.
JOINT COUNCILMAN.
NJ. II. FROST.
REPRESENTATIVE.
II. w. LIGHT.
SHERIFF.
II. BLACKMAN.
AUDITOR.
J. SWEET.
PROBATE JUDGE.
J. N. LOW.
TREASURER.
T. +. MARKS.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
WM. WHITFIELD.
.CHAS. HARTMAN.
T. II. HANCOCK.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
J. TOWN.
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
J. Il. COTTON.
CORONER.
A. G. FOLSOM.
, 1876-10-28
The VyhatcOm County Ticket.

FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS.
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-27
LIFE INSURANCE ABUSES.
suit TO Wind Up an Insurance Company
Severe CHARGES of Praud.

In the suit OF James NJ. Quigley against
the Guardian Mutual Life Insurance Company
OF New York, a motion was made yesterday
before Judge Barrett In Supreme Court, Cham
bers, to strike out parts OF the complaint, aud
amend other parts.
The complaint is a long printed document,
which alleges TINT the insurance company was
loosely manaced; that excessive salaries were
paid to It's III ers that It ought to be dis
t1buting among It's policy holders large divi-
bends, but II not; that its profits are large. hut
are Inn roperly made away with that II 3
issued to its agents. officers. and others bogus
fraud OF it. real policy holders. paid upon tnt Sc
policies large sums u money for preten 4 ed
deaths that II nss been sqnanderinr ia assets
~ fraudulent commissions and expenses aud
hually, that iis mantser- are corspiring to ter
INMATE IT, existence aud divide Its property
among them.oiSe
The vi intin, A. one of the policy holders
prays for an injunction t. restrain the Illegal
acts Tor an accounting. and judgment for such
DIVIDENDS - may be found due To him for the
appointment OF a receiver Of the assets Of tho
company. distribution Of the same among the
policy holders, and the dissolution Of the cor
porltion.
Mr. sewell. for the defendant, said the com
rlaint In par'7 unintelirible and In parts
was az irrelevant essay on life insurance. aud
moved to strike out the Irrelevant matter and
make the rest more definite. Mr.. NcCaHery, for
the p "A ar IN. cfled thar II the compl mt WAS a
SINGULAR document, II was because the facts II
the case were singular. n d he drew n strong
picture - lfe-iu-ur nee abuses. Besides. he r.
Rued, the defendant had mistaken It's remedy (:
II should have moved fnT "A Oil Of partiCulAraa ,
The decision WIS Reserved.