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Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-20
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McKINI-LAYToN--A Georgetown, on the Eth
inst by Rev John Rodney. of Philadelphia Rev
John Linn McKim 70 Miss Penelope Rodney,
daughter of the Hon. O. S. Layton, of the former
place.
brides parents, uuPont's Mills, Delaware on the
18th inst, by Rev. G. l.. Moore, John Taylor, of
Wilmington, Del, to Martha q. Stirling.
HANBY-w Y-wORRILOw-on Thursday, October
18th, 1876, by kev r. B. Cook, Mr.. Jesse X. Handy
and Miss Idn h. Worrilow
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-20
Qdilp Commercial.
THE COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY
The Temperature, To-da.

W-For Terms, etc.. see Second Page.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-20
weather Probabilities.
Aasociated Preas 1eEearnn, .

WAsHINGToN. Oct. 90. - Probabilities
For the Middle States, falling barometer,
rising temperature and rainy weather, grad
ually extending Northeastward, with in
creasing Southeast to Northeast winds.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-20

The Republicans of Sussex county nomi
mated ticket on Tuesday that is conceded
to be an excellent one. 1t deserves the sup
port of every good citizen.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-20
THE UNION ENDED.

Thus ended formally the Union between
the Province of Pennsylvania and the three
lower counties on Delaware. Having thus
become a separate Province, our fathers
went Immediately into independent legisla-
ton. Their first laws, as is natural in new
ly settled countries, related principally to
the mode of acquisition and descent Of
lands. They also at once provided for the
[Contin,ed on Third Pdge.]
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-20
QUOTATIONS AT THE RRANDYwINE MILLS FOR
FLOUR AND aRAIN--ooRREoTEp DAILY.

Gouert overcoats made promptly to order by
Gouert & Co., the well known 4th street Mer-
chant Tailors. Prices very reasonable.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-20
miscellaneous.

NEo. BUSH son HAVE REDUCED THE
" PRICE OF THEIR UNEQUALLED SHEN-
ANDOAH COAL, ONE DOLLAR PER TON.
GEO W. BUSH Il SON,
French Streat Wharf
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
Keep up the Feed.

The National Live Stock journal gives
sensible advice to sheep farmers about
spring feeding and management This is
the season for good feeding and care. and
on no account should the grain or proven
der ted be withheld through the spring
months. As the new grass Lccomes nutli-
tlouS and plentiful, the supply OF grain
can be dminished-bu it should not be
lesSened until the animals fiji themselves
and find time for resting few hours
Where sheep are found niDb!ng away all
day long, it is pretty good evidence that
the grass supply is not such as ought to
be depended upon for inducing the high
est thrift, 1t may do in the EXTREMIST
cases, for dry hocks, but not for ewes
compelled to work, hot emily Tor their own
maintenance, but the life and thrift of
their lambs as well
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
Agricultural items.

The Springfield Union says lis faith in
EoNbury russetts as a good keeping apple
is confirmed by q couple received lately
from W. $. Parker, OF South Ashfield
which, though picked in 1874, are stiL
sound and nice,
y machine for shcaring sheep is a recent
Californian invention. 1t facilitates the
work immensely: makes the operation
less disagreeable for the animals. and will
probably be u great helper in the large
sheep raising districts.
The commissioners Of the Centennial as
sumo that 700 head of cattle will cover all
desirable entries, and apportion the stalls
upon that basis-.70 to shOrthorns, 40 to
Channel Islands, 20 to Devons, 40 to Hol-
stems, 20 to Ayrshires and 70 to other
pure breeds. Draught and fat cattle to be
admitted irrespective Of breed.
The value OF rabbits artiticially bred in
France as food, is reported to be $50 900, :
600 annually. Besides this their skins,
which are employed for great variety OF
uses, either with or without the fur, rep
resent large sum- the value of the expor-
taton to Italy alone reaching s. ,O00, 900
in single year. The flesh of these rab-
bits is used principally by the poorer class
es whom it supplies with a cheap and nu-
trious diet which if it could only be sup
piled from beet, mutton, and pork. they
could not afford
A correspondent of The Indiana Farm
er says: eli you want good, sweet mutton
kill your sheep without worrying ard ia
tigue; the less exercise the better Hang
up at once; now change ends; hang him
by the head, and skin down to the tail =;
the job is done in half the time, and neat
ly. 1t is not the wool that gives the NUT
ton the sheep taste and smell it is the
food during exercise, and after beng
killed, hence the necessity of speedy work
until cleaned
a Mr., Mills of Tynesboro', is not friend
ly to English sparrows. He states that in
the west ofEngland bounty was offered
for their destruction during his residence
there, and that they destroyed the buds of
trees and other vegetation instead of sub
ssting on the insects that worked injury
to it. He thinks that the sparrows now
so numerous in this country are cross
with the real English sparrows. but that
their habits none the less work injury to
growing vegetation.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
NUMBER 80.

The political significance of this victory
can hardly be over-estmated 1t produced
an immediate and marked effect upon our
diplomatic relations with England and
Europe, whose rulers, restored to their
senses by this ''last Yankee notion be-
gan now to look upon the United States as
q formidable naval power.
What the wounds Of the Merrimac real
ly We're we shall never know; but that
they We're serious none can doubt For
Lieutenant Catesby Jones was an officer
OF acknowledged capacity, bravery and
experience, who must have well under
stood that tealty to the cause which he had
espoused required him to retain the Oh
tensive as long as it was possible TO do so.
He would. therefore, never have retired
from the fight while hope remained to
him for winning it.
AS the little Monitor. very properly,
gave up the pursuit OF the toe-ior, with
the vast interests depending upon her safe
ty, her role was purely deiensiye-anG
with the proud banner OF freedom flying
from her flagstaff, once more took her
place alongside the Minnesota. all hearts
We're raised in thanktulness to God tor his
manifold and great mercies. And all over
the land for many, many months The story
was told OF how Ericsson planned and
how Worden and his gallan. men fought
the famous Monitor
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
The Use and Value of Fish Guano.

We are frequently asked with reference
TO the value OF fish guano and its use as a
fertilizer 1t is extensively used in some
portions OF the State, and where il is
honestly made and iudiciously applied, it
gives satisfactory results. We believe with
Prof. Goessmann that a well-prepared fish
guano is one OF our most valuable home
made fertilizers, being fully equal to the
best animal dust, and that is one of the
very best substitutes for Peruvian guano
Our resources are apparently but Slightly
taxed, for the main bulk of fish refuse
turned to account is still derived from one
branch Of fisheries, the menhaden fish
rendering works. The refuse of the cod
fisheries ana whale fisheries of Northern
Europe sends tens Of thousands of tons of
superior fish guano into the markets of
Central Europe. Why are our resources
OF similar character permitted to 90 to
waste? With us it is prepared mainly as
Il business incidental to some other, in
large rendering establishments. The soil
is extracted and the fish cake ground up
and manipulated for use as fertilizer
We see no reason why the business should
not be greatly extended. Massachusetts
PlOughman
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
VOLUME 46.
Farming in Maine.

am satisfied that farming in Maine
caunot be successfully carried on in the
absence OF harnyard manure and the mix
inc of soils and pasturin@ of our ploughed
land. | believe that the mixing Of soils
and pasturing of sheep ON our mown fields
are equal to the manure heaps, and with
out the three combined. we cannot sue
cesstnlly keep up our fields have had
great results from spreading sand upon
stiff clay. Plough the clay land in the
fall and cart on sand Su that YOU can see
that it almost covers the clay The action
Of the trosts open the soil and the sand
falls into the clay. and in the spring ii
will be rs soft as an ash bed, and the et-
feet will be seen for many Years in the hay
crop. have treated land for several
years, In this manner. with the best results
so that ! can safely say, from experience.
that mixing soils, pasturing sheep on i'm
proved land, and The outstanding of the
manure piles are three indispensable re-
quisites tor keeping up the fertility OF the
soil in the State OF Maine, II. e., Abbott,
in New England Farmer
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
Yankee Beef in England.
[From N. Y. Sunday World.

|
| For the crop year ending November /,
| 1876, there were shipped from this port
to Great Britain, of pork, 46 ,947 barrels;
| OF packed beef 60,SS3 barrels and tierces
more than one-halt of which went to
Liverpool. During the same year the to-
tai foreign exports of pork from New
ork amounted in pounds of $500, 100
against 81 ,632 800 pounds of beet While
most of the beef is shipped from the cen
ter-the total exports from all other Unit
ed States ports footing up only 4,374 ,237
a very considerable amount of the pork
sent abroad goes from other ports. name
ly, 24,542, 44S pounds. Meantime new
branch of the foreign provision trade has
quietly sprung into existence and taken
firm root in this city. We mean the ex-
portation Of fresh beef which has already
produced the most satisfactory results to
those who first started the movement by
way OF experiment, and have now regu-
larly embarked in the business with abun-
dant capital and first-class connections
both here and abroad So tar four Eng
lish steamers have been fitted with what
may be called a refrigerator ice-house,
where the beef is preserved in a uniform
low temperature during the passage. The
meat arrives in the English market as
sweet, as fresh, and, as is claimed, even
more tender than when it was put on
board in this harbor. A recent lot was
sold at the rate of about twelve cents of
our money per pound. If fresh American
beef can be sold in England at this price.
and be made to pay, this industry must
very soon swell to vast proportions. mas
much as we can compete successfully
with English-bred beef at even higher
prices. The movement first originated
with one of our oldest. largest, and
shrewdest cattle-dealers. for many years
one of the bOldest and most successful op-
orators in this market, who is understood
to be interested in and connected with the
management of the Sixticth street cattle
yards. France has already taken practi-
cal steps to profit by this new industry.
having built ard fitted up a steamship eN-
pressly for this trade. We may rest as
surcd that il the trade is as profitable as
represented, French, English and Ameri
can capitalists will combine together to
carry il on with the aid of ships fitted up
tor this business OH 4 scale of
at present not thought Of Dur
ing many years we nave furnished the peO-
pie Of England with more or less wheat
and corn. In future they can confidently
look To Us for both bread and meat
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
The Weight of MilL.

In regard to the weight of a quart Of
milk. the Country Gentleman says that
DR.. +. Lewis Sturtevant from many care
fully conducted experiments found that
the specific gravity Of milk corresponded
very exactly with the figures given in the
Encyclopedia Britannica, which are 1880
water being 1000. Playlair makes the
specific gravity OF milk vary from 1890 to
1854; the Lancet Of September 1851,
gives the extreme at 1913 and 1881. Dr.
Sturtevant's trials made it vary between
1892 and 1888 The unit of weight at
Waushakum Farm is 2 II lbs. TO / quart
OF milk; fixed after repeated weighings
OF two gallons at a time. a specific gravi-
ty of 1880, would make a quart OF milk
weigh 2l5142 lbs. water at 1000 weigh
ing 2,06S7G lbs. per quart Eastburn Reed
er's paper at the late meeting Of the Ameri-
can Dairymen, at Rome. makes the weight
of quart of milk 2l5G lbs DR.. Sturte-
want thinks it safe to call the specific gray
ity of milk 1890 which makes quart of
milk weigh 2.l5 lbs His experiments
were made with very delicate instru-
ments, and are probably as near correct
AS is possible, where so many factors enter
into the calculations.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23

COLLISION WITH A SWORDFIsII Brig
p. NJ. Tinker, of Boston, Capt. Charles
Barnard, sailed from Rio Janeiro, Dec. 8,
for Richmond, Va, with a cargo of 5000
bags coffee. Nothing unusual occurred
till the morning of Dec. 23, when the
pumps We're tried and it was found she
had sprung leak and had II inches of
water in the well. From this time until
her arrival at Richmond (37 days) she
continued to leak at the rate of 5 inches
per hour. Her cargo was discharged in
fine order, only Is bags in the ground tier
being slightly stained After being dis
charged the leak still continued, and as
there were no facilities at Richmond to
take her ont she was towed to Norfolk
and put upon the railway, when it was
found that she had been struck by sword
fish on her starboard bow, about feet be-
low copper line, breaking off the sword
even with the copper and leaving inches
of it in the plank and timber, splitting the
plank badly each side of the sword. which
but for the pressure of the lelt under the
metal, 1t would have been very serious
leak, and if it had gone between the tim
bers might have sunk the vessel While
on the ways the vessel was visited by hum
dreds of people to see the wound
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
A. Dream Not Realized.

Agricultural Chemistry, thus far, has
not proved, that we cannot compound a
soil to order, after analysis of product and
soil, and noting the needs of one and the
deficiencies OF the other This was the
dream of the early agricultural chemists,
Int it has not been fulfilled to any great
extent. The best guide, even to-day, Is
practice. though chemical experience jur-
nishes a few hints that help us in making
choice Of n fruit OF other soil Prairie
Farmer
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
Value of Poultry Manure.

Fifty fowls will make. in the roostng
house alone, one-half ton per annum of
the best manure in the world, on more
than enough to manure an acre of land,
400 lbs. Of guano being the usual quanti-
" applied per acre, and poultry manure
is known TO be still richer in ammonia
and tcrtilizing salts. No other stock will
give an equal return III this way and the
1igurc~ viii demand careful attention
from the farmer LIrailie Farmer.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
NJ aine State Pair.

Ihc New England Farmer in a notice
Of the late annual meeting OF the Maine
State Agricultural Society, and its pro-
posed exhibition the coming fall, says:
I'VE should consider the experiment of
lengthenin@ the time beyond the usual
tour days a hardly likely to prove sue
cessiuI, in n pecuniary point Of view.
Still, like all lis friends, we shall hope for
a prosperous show next tall, and bal
ance on the li"ht side Of the ireasurer's
boob
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
Grating Wax.

The agricultural editor OF the n y.
Tribune says There are several ex-
celent receipts for making grating wax
for outdoor work, but the following we
know to be good from experience: IL
pounds rosin, pound beeswax, l-2 pound
tallow. An ordinary glue-pot forms q
convenient vessel to melt the above, and
keep it in liquid state while the grating
operation is going on"
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
The Difference Blood Makes in Steers.

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Inn. , ne ,..I.s ao, ,. m nnrhasod i"t
nr lI,.la,a s,an,.s to ro,nd nm a 10, hc was
..al, T.. .Gin Or thnso innrtaen vero
oond fair n,Iffy4 steers thrre Years old
nh nq.t and f,yn wnra tI,rnn-on.,ter.- hrad
plIrbg,n fynlna,. old ~, one yc,r ,o1not'
,.r fbun MI. n.,,i-, Tona a. tla,,, ,,.,,7-,,
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
Not to be Eerpotten,

IN the strn@gI" which usually attends
the farmers life, he too often iorgetS the
great good he could confer by commmi-
eating more on less his experience, incud-
ing many years of close observation, to
the columns OF the leading agricultural
journals Kansas Farmer.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
Wouldn't You?

| net her at the garden gate,
The stars We're shining bright,
And told her of my hearts young love
Beneath their soft, pale light.
And then upon my heaving breast,
Where my heart beats warm and true
She gently laid her curly head,
And kissed her-wouldn't YOU;
| met her at the garden gate,
All! that was years ago:
The gentle head loved so well
Lies now beneath the snow.
And never more will gaze in mine
Those eyes of heavenly blue
But in my heart of hearts l keep
Her memory wouldn't you:
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23

The duchess of Edinburgh is going to
Russia to get away from the duke, and
the duke is going to the Mediterranean to
get away from the duchess For several
weeks past they have performed their alb
lutions in separate wash basins, and eaten
their meals at separate tables. The queen
mother looks on in quiet despair, merely
remarking: My dear children, you be-
gan wrong. You were too affectionate-
you shouldn't have used SO much kindling
wood at the start" Brooklyn Argus.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23

A man that will swear at the pig that
neglected to eat the acorns that grew the
tree from which came the refractory piece
of oak he is yainly trying to split. may be
said TO have COTTON down to the root of
the thing Alta-C California
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23

ACahiornia grizzly is on his travels lie
is a cub eighteen months old and weighs
700 pounds, and he is going to Europe
round the Horn He is the first grizzly
bear that ever made this trip, OF rather
started on it, with every prospect of see
ing Europe. He is civilized; at least he
has had excellent opportunities to learn,
and has taken on all the civilization that
a bear Of his breed will bear, He wit
messed the violent death of his mother in
Shasta county when he was very Young
and she very earnest in his defence. lie
was the object of the deadly assault upon
his parent, and when she was gone he
was taken to San Francisco and fed and
petted and pampered to keep the savage
in him from developing. He honored his
training, and became very pleasant tel-
low. His owner is a ship captain, and
now bruin has gone on long voyage
with his master 1t is uncertain in which
gay capital of Europe he will finally set
tie. The london Geological Gardens are
always open to such foreigners. st. Pc
tersburg has been endeavorng to get
California grizzly for its menagerle. and
the cost is no consideration. A Paris clr-
Gus company is in want OF such pets. The
captain has therefore several European
markets in view. This California cub
has long and luxurious life before him,
if he only behaves himself ''Bctter fifty
years of Europe than cycle of Cathay,"
or California either. When he becomes
the admired OF princes and potentates,
will he remember his mother? "Butch-
cred to make Roman holiday" He is
now tossing somewhere on the ocean, in
the good ship Vernon" and will first
get on his land legs in Liverpool
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23

A clcrgyman's widow gave this advice
to a young lady friend the other day J;
Jane, if ever you marry minister,
marry one who in an emergency has
enough of the grace of God in his heart
to go from the pulpit to the kitchen and
pare the potatoes tor dinner without
growing"
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23

At a collection made at charity fair q.
lady offered the plate to rich man who,
was well known for his stinginess IT
have nothing" was the curt reply. Then
take something, SIR said the lady; 'you
know am begging for the poor"
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
A Wonderful Escape.


vvafr r
" @''aPe
Mark Ty-ain contributes the f,llny in,r tn
or ,r1, I
I'm i'''" -Ni h1"''
Inc only meNI | clam loI the following mar
ratlNe Is that 1t l. rrue story. 1t has 4 moral
on the end OF II, bul cl'titn nothing Oh thnt
is it i merely thrown III t" curry favor With
the religious ellen ent.
After | had reported couple ol years on the
Nfglhta tllE (NeNaua) ldliy Enterprise they
promoted me to he edltor-n-chlef; and | lasted
just a week by the watch. l'ut made "n UNI
commonly lively paper While L did last, and
when retired | had duel on my hands and
three horse Whlppihss promised me.
The latter made no attempt to collect; how
ever. the history concerns only the lormer. 1t
was the old "fush tunes OF the silver excite
ment, when the population was wonderfully
wild and mixed; everybody Went armed to the
teeth, and all snghts ana insults had to De atom
ed for with the best article OF blood Your sys-
TEN could 1urnish. IN the course Of my edit
lH9 maze lfouble WIN WI IOfu, lhe cultoF
of 4 rival paper. lie flew up about some little
triile Of other that said about him-l do not
remember now what 1t Was suppose call
ed hum the1. or a body-snatcher, or an Idlot,
or >ometI.lnS like that; was Obliged to make
the paper readable, ana Couldn't fail III my
duty I" whole community ot subscribers
merely TO save tie exaggerated SeneltlVeneSs
OF nm individual, w Lord was offended and
replied vigorously IN ms paper Nlgorou.iy
means 4 great deal when 1t refers to personal
editorial IN a frontier newspaper. puelng was
all the fashion among the upper classes IN that
country, and very few gentlemen would throw
away the opportunity o1 1lghtn% one. 10 XIII
one man III Il duel caused Il man to be even
more looked up to Than To kl!l two men III the
ordinary way. Wei, out there II you abuse
man and that man did not like 1t, you had TO
call him out and Kill him, otherwise you would
he fIi iSorlrpI pllllpOutI Mr. Lord. and !
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23

The Khedive has always been preju-
diced in favor of American officers in his
service, and since the signal victory that
Egypt has won in Abysslnia he will be
more tavorably disposed than ever toward
them, The victory which compelled the
Abyssinian King to sue Tor peace was APP
parently brilliant one, and Gen. Loring,
the commander of the expedition that
gained it, is an American, active, coura-
geous, cautious, and an excellent officer
in all respects. He had to meet new con-
ditions in the campaign in which he has
been SO successful He commanded about
fifteen thousand troops, and he had but
three batteries of artillery; but with this
force he pushed his column into the enc
my's country and joined battle with eighty
thousand men in a region Of whose topog
raphy he knew comparatively little. The
result of the conflict which he precipitat-
ed has been told IN the press reports, and
Americans can feel not little pride in lit
since it reflects credit on the military rec
ord OF one Of their countyymen
The Republican journal., 1876-03-23

The Springfield Union says lis faith in
EoNbury russetts as a good keeping apple
is confirmed by q couple received lately
from W. 5. Parker, OF South Ashfield,
which, though picked in 1874, are still
sound and nice