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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-01

William Winter Jefferson, the
infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Jefferson, was christened in the
church at Stafford -on-Avon,
where the hallowed grave of
Shakespeare is, and probably
from the font famous in history.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-01
Danbury has the champion pa

Danbury has The champion pa
tent boy. He comes from a
chronically borrowing family.
The other day he went to a neigh
boris for a cup Of sour milk. II
haven't got anything but sweet
milk" said the woman, pettishly.
"I'll wait till it sonrs, said the
obliging youth, sinking into a
chair.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06

-Appletons Journal stArts out for the year
with much spirit. 1t has engaged Julian Haw-
thoEne, exclusively, during 1870, and he begins
. serial entitled "A Journey 70 the Unknown"
Mrs. Katharine 3. Maoquoid begins her new
story Of 1.-THE Mil Of st. Herbos;" Mr. James
E Freeman has the first Of his series, ''0ather-
ings from IN Artists Portfolio, which gives his
"reminiscences and experiences ~ N American
artist In Rome; and there In description Of Mr..
Bsyant's home ct Roslyn, with . view Of his
house. A paper on the national flag opens some
Centennial Sketches" Iu the next number .
new serial BY Mr.. James Payn will 10 begun.
Ths names Of other contributors for the year
include many Of those most noted for graceful,
Light writing.
-vioe President Wilson had finished his work
on the Rise and Fall Of the Slave Power" with
the exception OF three or four chapters. The
material for these was left In the hands Of the
Rev Samuel Hunt Of Natick, Mr.. Wilson'S pri-
vete secretary, who assisted largely in tile prep
aration Of the two volumes already issued, and
10 very fully acquainted with Mr.. " ilsons views
and wishes. Mr.. Hunt will immediately CON-
plets the concluding chApters, and .superintend
the passage Of the volume through the press.
Mas Louise Chandler Moulton, who dishes
up the BOSTON literary matter for the N. Y. Tr,.
bune, will sail for Europe early this month, to
ranged to correspond with the Tribune. Nellie
Hutchinson, OF the same paper, will probably
accompany her.
Professor Colt Tyler Of Michigan University
has recently finished . work on American litsra-
ture which will be published some time next Sea-
son. It will give = complete account Of the orr.
gin and growth Of our literature.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06
A NAVY HAS BEEN CREATED


The Ohio House Of Repres sntatives Tuesday
condemned the action Of Congress in dismissing
Union soldiers to give place to ex.Confederatsp
aud commencing the declaration of President
Grant that he would ilnd places for all such dis.
charged men.
Governor Ames, in his message TO the Miss.
sissipp Legislature, charged fraud and terror
ism in the election, and thereby gave great Of.
fence to the Democratic majority. II was very
evidently one Of those cases IN which Truth hurt.
1t is thought that Governor Cheney will be re.
nominated by the New Hampshire Republican
Convention, which meets to. day.
The Bucks County pa Lalslligencer, discuss.
ing the Presidential prospect says Blaine and
BriBtow are still far away in the load for the
next Presidential nomination. Bristow, for his
part, IL winning the admiration and applause Of
the whole country by his vigorous and unrelent-
ing prosecution OF the men--many Of them
prominent and active politicians-who have for
years systematically defrauded the public rove
nue.. brist0w IL no respecter Of persons in this
proceeding. and must necessarily tread UPON the
toes OF influential people, But for every enemy
made he gains = hundred friends, a. lie ought
II he Keeps on he may be our foremost man by
midsummer Of 1876.
Coming political conventions 4: January e
New Hampshire Republican State Convention,
Concord January 5-TexAs Democratic state
Convention, Galveston January 12-Texas Re-
publican State Convention, Houston January
l3-Republicsn National Committee, Washing.
ton, to select time and place for holding the Ma.
tional Convention February 22-Indisna Dem.
ocratic Mate Convention. indianapolis.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06
NOT TO BIZ CHARGED TO AMERICA.

go ~A4se3$NAs~ AAA0&s4vAs
We have not had, Is yet, any full reports OF
the expressions of the German newspapers on
tho Aosa explosion, but it appears from the
kilograms that they have been commenting with
great severity on the character Of the American
people, conceiving that 1t is precisely exempli-
fed in the person Of Thomassen, or Thompson.
II 1t be true, Is ia last reported, that he was
German by birth, it IL hard to see whore the
press Of the Fstherland can get any hold on rs,
which we have not on their own nation, but, in
any event, the action OF the meeting Of Ameri-
cans, at Berlin. last evening. which we report
elsewhere, was eminently proper, and their de-
claration that the act Of Thomssssn Affects the
honor, not Of any one nation, but Of the whole
race, il entirely true.
Thomsssen Appears, indeed, to have been
citizen Of the world. He had drifted about in
many countries, and engaged in various enter.
prises. He WAS born in Germany, reared in
America, and had lived on both sides of the At
lantic at different times. During the war he en-
gAsod in an oocupntlon quite natural to that
character which his latest and most atrocious act
displayed, being then commander Of vessel
running the blockade on our Southern coast.
The danger Of the service, the enormous profit
II it Was successful. its unlawful and desperate
character, were all in accord with the
features Of the dynamite plot, and il
he il to be charged to any particular sec.
ton OF the planet, or considered the pro-
duct of any special sort of " civilization" he
may properly be placed to the account Of the
slAveholders' Rebellion and those who symps-
thized with it. Captain Wirz, who committed
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06
THE QUEBEC ASSAULT CENTENNIAL-MAL
OR MACPHERSON, OF DELAWARE.

A CentcunisI ohservanco that a. NJ ir,oros, .,
Delaware peonle ia that which tool, nl,co a.
onebcc on FRIDAY commemorative ,,,o ,on,,,.a
Of Montpomerv and Arno,d's oaIlsr, o,.aa,. -,
the CITY, nm the n,orppc ~ necor,,or ., ,-5r
In that attack, side bv aiaa mil, Nor,,,ar,a.,.
and killed at the somo mon,o,, ~, ,,,o aa,,.,
,earfpl DISCHARGE Of ,,r,nesbot wa. M.inr IT.,
Nacpherson, Who rona,red IN tho uor r., ST.
s,oto ,,boro bo u,,, a,,o =, ,,,o w .''''
bsr NJ Nav Castle co,,nt,, sra ,,he ,.a - Wv
,o;,,.d N. ior IN, Tho nv, r,,a.aua n'>'y ~
His share in the heroic effort IN can,nro ,lo
Canada, coni,.I and III. ,,,.n,,,,. ,,,.
Gko fate make hi. c.roor =, ;,,o.as, 80, ~"
his connect,or with ,rr s.ota Ni''' ''0N'
Major Macpho,.,n r,s Tho moi,
.oo cs,,,o;, ,,,,o o,,o. 49,. - " "'0'''''
:, which I,Is n,i,.a,o.,i,,,, ,1 .n' oo"'
wo,ras ;rc1ir,. an o,,,, r''l' '''',o
a. Isroc f,r,,,no no., aa,,Ia, ~ a., "1 "e,'
nhio ora ura1 -, Co. 49, ",'"',
nj the scbpvr,iu nm on - ,,'
Job, .ao,rs il, 1--t oo,,sI,o,,, '''
yont sea,,in perpsvIyou,. y r,oso,,
ed i, hi. rot;, oit,. a,,1 o,' ~
then stu1ioI ,,v in phuoIoIrI,ia ,,,i,,, 6', "''0
Dickirso, sf,c, v,Ic,, Lo o,,,a -. -, ooi'
and settled at Nav Castle. In nrsctco Io, H.;
IDENTITY. tlouph = youn, man. bo tool, -.
able position at tho lar. for nncr IN o,,e;aa,
docket in the Parliamentary office corsrI,oa H..
the late VIM. t. Read, his name ,npoar, ,rc'
auently as counsel. and when GEORGE Rood ".
-igned his position ar Attorney GeneroI foy p,I
aware, in October. liza, MACPHERSON v,. o,, az,
pcant, though unsucccssfully. for the mace
The war however NOW l,rnl,o n,, a,,, un,
son threw himself srdeutly into the colonial
cause. lie had made acquaintance in philaae,.
pha, with General Richard Montgomery, who
having married daughter of Robert Il. Iivinps-
ton, came to the Centennial Congress of I'VE as
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06

The glance backward to the year when our in
dependence was declared will be of value. The
lapse Of time has let the impurities which made
turbid. the public Affairs Of that time, settle out Of
view, Aad to our sight. to-day, is presented only
that which is clear and pure. The inspiration
We may draw from 177G is therefore good, and
full Of patriotic impulse. We may hope to find
it helping us on our way toward the full real
izstion OF the principles Of government which
the Fathers declared, and which. after the lapse
OF century, are still honored and maintained.
Republic free from internal blemish benof-
cent in its results, just to all the family of man.
kind-this is what the Revolutionary patriots, in
their best moments and highest motives intend
cd 1t is for. IN to work out the design which
= Higher Wisdom than their own pu. in their
minds to originate.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06
she centennial Main Building.
UNIQUE MATERIALS FURNIsHED FOR 1T BY II
kDlHNOOR IRON WORKS

UNIQUE MATERIALS FURNIsHED FOR 1T BY THE
EDaFxooR IRON WORKS.
The main exhibition building, on the Centen
NAL grounds, is now no far advanced that there
seems 10 be no reason why it may not be COM
pleted easily by the lat of February, and, in.
deed, 1t il now IN such . condition that goods
from the Custom House may be received in il
inside Of week.
The roof over the central pavilion is much
larger than wonld be supposed by the casual OBJ
server. 1t il large enough to cover the square
formed by the intersection Of Broad and Market
streets, Philadelphia, and simply rests upon four
corner columns. These columns are the largest.
of the kind, ever built, being 70 feet long They
were constructed 1t the Edgemoor Iron Works.
near this city. The various parts were riyetted
together by hydraulic rivetters, and the col.
umns, when completed, did OF vary half an inch
from straight line to the axis. One column
weighs AZ tone.
In order to obtain an open effect in the in
terror Of this roof the tis-rods have been made.
BY an entirely novel arrangement never before
to form = square in tile centre, in.
stead Of running disxonslly across ~ usual.
To accomplish this 1t was necessary to obtain
ruled wrought iron bars with 10 square inch
sections and G5 feet long. These bars were
rolled at the Union Iron Mills. Pittsburgh, and
we're manufactured at the Edgemoor Iron
Works, in hydraulic upsettine machines.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06
A CROP FOR PENINSULAR GROWING-THE
SUGAR BEET

The reports OF the Bureau Of Statistics show
that onr country is now consuming of imported
sugars. syrups, molassea, nc more than $780,
900, 600 worth annually, (bong about three ,imes
the amount used before the War; 1t is nearly
one-iifth in valuo Of the total imports, and has
contributed more than any one article to drain
the gold from tile country, and thereby produce
the present financial exhaustion and industrial
prostraton Our own small state pays ont her
proportion Of this vast sum, say about $780,
900 per annum. Such startling facts impel
self interest, as well as patriotism, to examine
into the means OF home supply, Or to check this
immense drain on our resources.
On the continent Of Europe, especially IN
France aud Germany the valuable improve
mehts within tho last 10 or 10 years, in the
Beet sugar industry, have enabled those nations
TO snpplant entirely the cane sugar, and
1t has now become All article OF
export. The enormous growth in the Euro
pean production is shown by statistics from au-
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06


The New York Sun Of Thursday says Mr.
Thomas ". Field, Sup ,rintsndent Of the Brook
Ign public schools, WAS unostsntatously married
last evening to Miss Alice Martin, late principal
Of school M. 9. The ceremony was at the resi-
denoe OF Mr.. Brewer, in Fourteenth street,
South Brooklyn. This IL Mr.. Fields fourth
marriage. aud all Of hia wives have been women
o. unusual personal beauty. His first wife, Miss
Charlotte Weir, was sister TO the artist, and her
fame ~ beautiful woman has been preserved
In the Vignette on the back Of the Is greenback
which WAS drawn by her brother. The second
Mrs. Field was Miss Anna Tuttie, school teach
or. the marriage WAS in Newburg, and immed-
lately after the marriage ceremony the pair took
the train for New York The train wss run
INTO BY another train, several cars were
telescoped, and the beautiful bride Of a
few hours WAS killed. 1t wxs one Of the
most disastrous railroad sccidents known in this
country, resulting in = terrible loss Of life. Mr..
Field escaped uniniured. He sued the company
for ~, 600 for the death of his wife, AID OBJ
tanned judgment in the lower courts, but on
appeal it Was set aside on the novel plea Of the
non contamination OF the marriage. Mr.. Fields
third wife WAS Miss Emeline Van Sicklen, whom
he welded when she was sixteen years old,
From her he was recently divorced. Misa Mar
tin, Who WAS last night made Mrs. Field, ID la
dy OF fine accomplishments and attractive beau
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06
TLe Erusa- l.ro vver.' Csnrsrs~ce.
THE PROPOARD SUIT AGAINST TER AMERICAN
STEAMSHIP GO. ON ACCOUNT or THE "oHIo'
PkAChnN.

TGe Fruit. arOwers' Conference.
STEAMSHIP co. ON ACCOUNT or THE oHIo"
PkAonnA.
cOrresponiescs Of tAs CbmweretaL
MrDDLnrowN, DEL, Dec 81.
The meeting called for to-day by BamL Town
suing the American 8. 8. 10. and finally trans
for al papers and correspondence in relation TO
tho agreement with the company TO an attorney,
was very Shiny attended A few representative
growers, including Il ". Cochran, Samuel
Townsend. E. X. Cochran, Jonathan X. Williams
and William Reynolds, were present.
Mr. Townsend on opening the meeting, spoke
to some extent OH the Acti0us Of Mr.. Hinckley
Of the p. W. Il b. II. Il. in refusing to pro rate
with two or three railroads ~, according to the
speaker he bad promised . committee he would
do last summer, and for not paying the e2.50
return money ~ has been customary heretofore.
He was At times very severe Oh Mr.. Hinckley,
and concluded his speech III order to allow Mr..
OByrne To gather the evidence against the
steamship company.
MIR. Townsend stated the main object Of the
meeting, and Mr.. O'Byrne examined the papers
relating to the shipment by the Ohio, and selec-
ted all that were necessary for arranging his
case, after which he said he thought there would
be no difficulty in conducting case where such
evidence can be addnced. He would undertake
the case, and make no charge for his services
unless he gains the suit; and all he asked
was that tho shippers advance $50. 90 with which
to commence suit, pay clerk hire, &c. He is to
prepare paper and the committee, r. W. Cocl,.
ran, h. Townsend and 8. +. Shallcross, will get
all the shippers to sign over to them their share
Of the cargo and centre in that committee the
whole claim.
How soon the suit will commence, l am not
informed, but it is probable that all arrange.
ments will be completed in month or more.
There wss no reference To tho charges against
Mr.. Hinckley except by Mr.. Townsend, aud OF
course no action was taken. Nevertheless,
some dissatisfaction prevails among the fruit
growers in regard TO the subject mentioned by
Mr.. Townsend
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06
The Republican National Co,

no sSePuOhC9h NATIONAL Com en ! lice.
A meeting Of the National Committee Of the
Republican party, at Washington, on the 18th
inst, will determine tile time and place Of h ID
ing the next National Convention. The Com.
mittee is composed Of one member from each
State, and the representative OF Delaware, an.
pointed Ut the Convention Of 1872, in Philade-
pha, was the late James Riddle, Of this county,
In consequence of his lAmented decease, there
has existed = vacancy in the Committee, which
will, we presume, be filled at once. Tie proper
appointing authority, in such case. is the State
Executive Committee, which, between the ses.
sions Of party Conventional in the representative
Of tho party in the State We do not learn that
the members Of THE COMMITTEES have been called
together, but presume that they will be, or at
least that their wishes will be distinctly ascertain.
cd. The State Committee is composed ~ fol-
lows:
Henry +. Pickles, (ChArmsn,) John PillinR,
II. L. Smith, Solomon Cooper, Washington
Hastings. New Castle county Dr. ". T. Collins,
d. P. Barnard, DR.. W. G. Davidson, Kent coun-
ty; Simeon PennewilI, Eli X. Sharp, WIN. p.
Orr, Sussex county.
The assembling Of the Nationa, Convention
in Philadelphia is again strongly urged, but re
ports from Washington indicate y disposition to
take it into the Mississippi Valley. A Washing
ton dispatch to yesterdays Press says: "As
represented by Republican and Democratic pol
ticians in conversation, the Republican conven
ton will go to Cincinnati or Cleveland, and the
Democratic to 1t. Louis. Tho PROPAGATION to
hold one or both Of these conventions ut pbils.
delphiA has mot heen aarionslv optart.;nod 80 4.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06
osnsss. fer i've osil4rs..
1nBH AAH DENIED 10 4 o1lLDL1ea uNcLu AxD ON
N 10 HAIy UNCLl wHo HAD srx oznB1 CELL


THBY Ana DENIED 10 oxuDr1ss uuoI,p AND arv.
NJ 10 HAIy uncLa vxo uAp an oTu1n cRIY,.
pAnN.
Yeakerdav. ton oalorsd ch,,ar., ,,.,,..a Io..uh
49, w.-v C-~ -. -N.'-.N
e''o Assy l. oaaiks aged respectively SAod IL
ysasa, wese beought TO the polics station, he
boy being CHARGED With the ,aroenv of a ANAL
.,,n, ~ -,..,.. =. .- ~. - n :.
epPs~ss W. Pssonts VI W.
cniSdren we're both dead, end they were left with
sn adepeed danGhtss now living In Greeley B.,
put WHO neglected 70 give thsm moral train
ing.
A me po!sco headquarters, this morning, John
bro.u,a half uncle, put In claim for the c''s-
tody Of sAs children, while at ~ sams u, 40
Aosaiom Osuik, . full uncle, put In . coun-
ter claim. the adopted daughter, 10
who.e care they bad been left, not ap'
psenng 70 urge hsr claim. The dsGision
OF the case having bean referred % Judge wales,
bearing was had IN the police ofhoe, TIL. morn
ing, Md the re.psotivs claimants examined ~
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06

Tho Lancaster Examiner describes in the fol-
lowing how much 1t cost an official to find twenty
cents ain walking along North Queen street
one day last week he discovered two ten-ceut
shinpiasters repoHng conspicuously on the side
walk. He 1t once picked them up and exultinQ
In his good fortune, showed them To some gen.
t!emen OF his acquaintance They suggested
that such good luck should be celebrated bv his
treating the crowd, and demonstrated to him
that the twenty cents would buy four glasses of
beer. The party at once adjourned 70 neigh
boring saloon. There the gentleman was a.
tonished to find 1t least fifty Of his cqusntanoes
apparently awaiting his appearance. The friends
who came in with him took occasion to tell of
his good fortune, and the acqusintsnces Iii
moved up to the bar with strange unanimity
Not man Of them took beer. The demand for
cocktails, smashes and straighls was certainly
marvellous. The bill for the entire treat was
&c 40. Tho gentleman has spent many DAYS IN
studying over the affair, and has finally come to
the conclusion that it was = put up Job. In 9TH
or words some Of his friends had hid the twenty
cents where he would find it. He now says il he
were to sec $40 bill lying on the sidewalk he
would not pick it up.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06
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The antira honsaI,o,l Snrcstu.. ana .w.... =,
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sns so"ssson nouse' istsy occupied ~ Sohn
Gray, wa sold yesterday, at SHERIFF. sale. It
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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06

The interest taken by Sweden in the Centep.
MAI exhibition this year can be no better do
monstrated than by mention Of the fact that.
~ proportion to the population she has made
larger appropriation for the Exhibition than apy
other country. The sum voted by hor PsrIia,
ment was wss $685. 600 in gold. Mr. O. Juhiin
Dannfelt, the Chief Commissioner of sweden.
Philadelphia "'''
All the swetiish goods are now on their wav
hitner, and will arrive, it in expected about Tia
middle OF the present month";. Mr., Dsnnfelt
says tile exhibit Of the nation will he connider.
ABLY larger than that made ct tile yienps Expos,-
ton. 1t does not include articles from Norway.
when will form . separate department. under
tile charge OF Norwegian commissioner. whose
Arrivai from Buenos Ayrss, where he hold. the
post OF Consul IL looked for soon,
school-house built OF timber brought from
sweden il now being put up between tho Jury
favliion and the Art Hall. 1t will be fac si,nis
OF tne pest common school houses Of that conn
~. win this exception-the interior will not be
divided into two rooms, but will form only one.
IN ofder TO display 10 better advantage lie
schooi furniture. charts. and apparatus. The
swedish .chool-house At Vienna cost g. ON crowns
nhd MAS Tie admiration Of all who visited il, For
the Phiiadelphia building 25, 600 crowns are m.
to about $1,000 AoA'y
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06

Who carries the mail from Os-tra-gou. nosh,
away up on tho Minnesota line, to the nearest
frontier settlement in Dakota Why, Boss, q
mongrel kind Of dog,an apparent ultimate result
OF the mingl'ng Of every kind Of Cog found in
the Territory Boss master \ year ago was .
drunken half.hreed, who wAs paid % trip in
summer, and $5 in winter for taking the mails
distance Of some 60 miles, Bose master WA
honest, and never purloined letter, but he had
way OF drinking OH the road, and the mals
were often delayed. last January the mail car
rier never reached his destination hut WAS found
frozen stin in = snow bank miles beyond Job
lev's Hun. Boss WAS keeping guard over his
master and the mail. Now Boss runs the ma
chine in bal weather. All that has to be done
IL to take Boss and secure the letters around
his neck In an oi-skin wrap, and away goes Boss
to the end OF the mail route, on the biggest kind
OF lope There il no use Of starving Boss, like
people do pigeons to get him to work, though he
does expect feed at tho conclusion Of HE Jour-
ney. No one n yet is intriguing for Boss place.
sixty-two miles III the crow hes, carrying the
mail through the snow, il not position most
oflice-seekers care for-H Paul Pioneer Press.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-06

correspondent 1t Smyrna writes the Conner
oIAL that on Christmas Day, DR.. U. J. swain, Of
that town, performed delicate surgical opera
ton, BY introducing trooar into the right lung
half pint Of pus therefrom. The patient II DO
ing we'll.
A panic was caused in st. Mary's Catholic
church 1t Charlestown, Mass. on Sunday BY the
burning OF curtain IN the basement Hsnv
persons leaped from tho windows during az
panic, but fortunately there was no loss Of life,
The spelling bees have crossed to England
and the London Daily Ne,Ds Of December TO-
pretty much the same style ~ those We had
In Philadelphia, last week, Michael Kama and
his wife got drunk, and left their seven months
oid child starve 70 death. And who 10 respopsi-
bic for that2