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Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06
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Literary Notices.

commencing with the July number the
Penn Monthly will hereafter be published
for the Penn Monthly Association, by JOS.
"a. Coates q Go. The editorship and
ownership remain unchanged.
j. R. Osgood & Co. have just issued
Centennial edition of Longfellow's Poems.
1t is uniform in style with the Centennial
editions of Whittier and Tennyson, recently
published. 1t contains The Voices of the
Night, The Spanish Student, The Belfry of
Bruges, Evangeline, The Seaside and the
Fireside. The Song of Hiawatha, The Court
ship of Miles Standish, Birds of Passage,
Tales of Wayside Inn, Flower-de- Luce,
Judas Maccab@us, and the Maeque of
Pandora, the several volumes which have
made Mr.. Longfellow's name familiar as
household words wherever the English
language is known. This edition is large
octave, handsomely printed and fully
illustrated. It's price ls only one dollar.
We receive it from the publishers through
Boughman, Thomas q Co.. of this city.
SOutherners i'm the Union Army.
In a notice of the address of Gen. d. FL.
Hill, before the Mecklenburg On. @ } His
torical Society, the Baltimore Sun attributes
to him the following curious statements
about the number of Southern soldiers in
the Union Army during the war of the re-
bellion " Even in the late civil war the
President of the United States was South
ern-born man, and the first Commander in
Chief, whose plan for the subsequent con-
duct of the war was probably chat which
WAS finally successfully acted on, was a
Virginian. Next to Grant and Sherman,
whose leading military conceptions were,
perhaps, derived from Gen. Scott the most
successful Union Generals were Southern
men, viz Thomas, Candy, Blair, Sykes,
Ord, Getty, Anderson, Alexander, Nelson,
&c. Gen. Hill declares that the stubborn
resistance of Gen. Thomas at Chickamauga
and the refusal of Andrew johnson to give
up Nashville, as Buell. directed, dug the
grave of the Confederacy. Faragut,
of Tennessee, rose to the highest
rank in the Navy. The naval forces
at Hatteras were under command of
Goldsborough, of Maryland Gen Hill is
of opinion that the South furnished as
many troops to the Union Army az did the
populous North. At any rate there were
no better troops in the Union service. Mis-
souri, gave 109,T73 soldisrs to the United
States, Kentucky $4,000, and Maryland 49,
730. Other Southern States contributed in
greater or less degree. In all there 400, 900
native-born Southerners in the Union ser.
vice. This does not include the $50, COO ne
gro troops"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06
Spefial alutiees.
TO PHYSICIANS.
"CAOHETS DE PAIN"

FOR RENDERING THE MOST BITTER MEDI.
OINES TASTFLESS.
These Cachets are made of simple flour paste and
adapted to substances in powder form they dissolve
very readily in the stomach, thereby allowing the
contents to act at once. They are prepared as the
physician requires them, therefore the contents are
fresh material The most nauseous and bitter medi-
cines, as Qunine, Aoes, etc. we'll those of un-
pleasant odor, like Assafoetida, can be taken with
perfect comfort by the most sensitive patient, the
taste and smell being perfectly and completely dis
times and the demands of our customers we have
supplied ourselves with the requisite apparatus for
neatly and expeditously filling and preparing Ga
Acan and patient
&c. BRINGHURST d CO.,
APoTHEcARIEs.
N. W. Cor. Sixth and Market Sts, Wilmington
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06

The New York Times is one Of those
journals which take sensible view of the
Fourth of July question. 1t says:
I'VE suggest for the consideration OF all
Sensible people, the advissbility of forbid
ding by law the use of all kinds of merely
exp asive fire. works within the limits Of
any city. TIC c2.rrloyn.a..5 Of firearms is
clearly prohibited, but the law is to great
extent a dead letter. There is absolutely
nothing to be said in favor of the bursting
OF gunpowder as means of celebration,
and there is great deal to be said against
it 1t is dangerous, especially to children
whose parents have not the sense
or frmess to protect them. 1t
imposes an incalculable amount of suffer
ing upon persons who, from ill-health or
o,aer causes, are unable to escape from it,
and every physician knows that it shortens
many an iuyalid's life by the utterly use
less and unnecessary shock and strain
which it inficts. Under these circum-
stances, since We have numberless pleasing
and beautiful forms of fireworks, why
should not explosives be placed under the
ban OF tine law. and our national holiday be
freed from the one source of danger and
discomfort which now renders it an un-
qualified nuisance to SO large part Of the
public?'
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06

The war between Servia and Montenegro,
on one hand, and Turkey on the other
which has been threatened, has begun, and
there has been fighting near the border for
several days. We recommend our readers
to get down their maps ard to study up the
relative position Of 5ervia and Montenegro
TO Turkey, as the war may involve other
nations before long. Thus far the tighting
has been confined to the frontiers between
servia and Turkey and both sides claim
sweeping victories. 1t may be SGT down,
however, as certain that it is quite impospl-
BILE for the servians to lie as systematically
and roundly as the Turks habituaIly do.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06
DajlD Goms'tetfiaE.
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Thursday, July g. 1875.

pUBLIsHED EVERY AFTERNOON, (Sun-
says srcspted,) at the COMMERCIAL BUILD
INC, btk and Market StS., and sold at ONE CENT
A COPY. Subscribers serUed IN Wilmington
a1d osO,,s throughout the State at cents tUeek.
yEe COMMERCIAL spill be matted to stsbscTibers,
pOSTA pE PREPAID, at So a gear.
DELAWARE TRIBUNE, (Reekly,) the Pe,li's-
ssla organ Of Farmer and FTuit-gTOaUers; a
great Family NeVspape published eUery Thurs
Say morning, at Too Dollars gear, PoSTA GB
PREPAID by the Publishers
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06

nov8.tf
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06

1t will be : { action 70 the eouut,y
thay Sea tJr y decides to accent the
Treasury pc H vii ill the position
with ability ndelty.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06

Governor rilden's speech has gained him
friends and made enthusiasm for him in
his own party. The Democratic Journals
a'e delighted with his evident determina
ticn 70 'aad t.. !s~htin perhun, and to make
il as hot as possible for the enemy.-N. y.
Tribune.
The propriety Of candidate for Presi-
dent, "leading the fight in person, " in this
year chat begins the new century, will
probably be questioned Have we not
heard that the office should seek the man =?
Sammy may manipulate the Conventions OF
his party, and spend his barrels of money
to control its nominations, but when he
comes to The open field tolead his followers
in contest before the people. he will find
new job on hand. We especially want to
hear Roscoe Conkling give ehim an overhaul,
ing.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06

Colorado comes IN az number 80. She
will cAll herself the Centennial State, of
course.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06

T.lden is lawyer, an old bachelor, rail-
road p.ALipulatof. and never had sign Of
beard or lis face Can such man be
elected President - II ento1lpia year
What nonsense 10 think ~ t.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06
William +. ROBINSON

Has opened new STOVE and HEATER STORH
at the northeast Of Second and King streets
fronting on Sc ond street. Constantly en- hand all
the latest improved STOVES, HEATERS, AND
RANGES. Patrons supplied at the shortest notice.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06

BlanGon Duncan repudlates Tilden and
Hendricks, and goes for the greenback
movement.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-06
nELAwARE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE
Union Mutual
Life Insurance Company
OF MAINE.
OFFICE, gil SHIPLEY STREET,
WILMINGTON, DEL

OFFICERS.
JOSHUA MARIS, President
.,,,,,,, e. +. THOMAS, Vice President.
j. A. BOND, Manager.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Capt. N. r. Benson, Il. Y DeNormandie
j. r. Finn.
DR. JOHN p WALES Medical Examiner.
This company offers entire exemption from forfeit
ure by .paid-up policies, cash surrender value OF
Massachusetts law, as may be preferred and issues
every desirable form of policies incorporating all the
liberal features that experience and solvency will
permit. Also endowment policies at ordinary life
rates.
All moneys collected in this State are to remain
rst-class real estate securities and thus make thif
practically home company.
IL is to the interest of those wishing insurance to
patronize this company, and keep their money at
nome. feb211y
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-12-28
SUBSCRIBE FOR "0UR UNION. :

We would earnestly call the attention OF
all temperance women, and all who are
not, to oar Union, the Organ of the Wom-
ans National aud International Christian
Temperance Uuions. IL ia published
monthly, at Brooklyn. y. Y. at 30 cents n
year
Thi, little paper has all the zeal of the
crusade OF three year, ago. only the work
here manifested Is the steady and persis-
tent workings OF Christian Temperance
Unions which have sprung up from east to
west. and are extending as fast A. the way
may be cleared to the south.
Twenty-thTee states we're represented at
the annual convention last November. at
Newark. yet We feel that the work has al.
ready begun Let no woman say she can
do nothing. She can think right" upon
the subject Of temperance il no more IL
Is said that the households are the strong
holds OF our nation-homcs the foundation
institutions of our land, and IL seems emi-
nently fitting for ~, whose sphere Is
home. 10 labor In this cause. Not alto
ge;her content that our o,ca homes may be
blessed, but IL We have strength. or faith,
imparting ii To the weak. Freely We
have received. freely give"
Ira the last number OF Our Uai0n is
Home Temperance Lesson, - Scientific
Temperance. also q Juvenile Bible Tenn
perance Lesson, both interesting and In.
struciive.
The paper is full % words OF faith and
love Of those who walk with the living
spirit OF the Master who went about doing
good. 10 learn OF Him, humbly sitting at
His feet.
We would again earnestly invite all TO
subscribe for the paper. Subscriptions
will be taken at our meetings at the High
School room. on Monday evenings, or at
Mrs. a. +. Greelys, who is agent. at any
time during the week. +. NJ. A.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-12-28
Business of the Legislature.

According to Toby Candor, our legisla-
tors at the coming session after organiza-
ton, choice Of state officers and election of
United States Senators, will occupy their
time principally with the following mat.
tiers. The business will be considerably
contracted by the constitutional amendment
forbidding special legislation:
The State College will ask for an sppropris-
ton, snd also the friends of the Name General
Homeopathic Hospital. An attempt will be
made 10 have native wine and cider included
among the intoxicants and heavy penalties i'm
posed upon those who deal in them. There
will be an effort made TO tax church property
The friends OF female suffrage will again de-
mand the ballot. The Maine Pharmaceutical
society will attempt to have u law passed -
prevent incompetent persons conducting the
business OF druggists. A change in our divorce
lsws VIII be attempted. A law will be asked
for Furnishing gambling at fairs. change in
the standard OF weigh Is will be attempted. An
effort VIII be made to limit municipal. indebted
ness. The sanltarians will again ask for a state
board of health. The attempt to abolish i'm
prisonment for debt will be renewed. The ef-
fort to repeal the free high school law will be
renewed, together with the fight for another
State Normal School at either North Bridyton
or Lincoln. The Legislature will also be called
upon TO provide uniformity ofiext books and
10 distribute the mill tax on the basis of atten-
dance Of pupils. The savings bank law will
probably be revised in accordance with the re-
commentators OF the commission appointed
under resolve passed last winter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-12-28
THE DRUNkARD's BABY.

The Richmond idrocdte tells touching
story OF little girl, just three years old.
and endowed with unusual sprightliness
and lovliness both of person and DISPOSE.
ton, who had been so terrified BY the
drunkenness OF her father, that she cried
out 20 friend who was taking leave OF
her mother. 20 p'ease take me home with
you. and hide me so papa can't find me -"
What n world Of woe j. contained in the
plant OF this poor babe. Aud what 4
tragedy In home life il reveals. The most
loving thing In all the world, the mos,
trusting. the most confding, and the most
Innocent In Its helplessness, Is made to
turn In agony of apprehension from the
one on whose bosom she should naturally
rest In perfect trustfu lness, sure OF his
protecting love. Rum had converte ed him
into an object of fear. almost OF aversion.
y Rum. who can tell the pitiful scenes for
which thou art espsnsible-the love thou
hast quenched, the hopes thou hast wreck
ed. the hearts thou hast broken, the homes
thou hast desolated, the graves thou hast
dug. Think of these baby haGds raised
in oiteous appeal, fathers who are drunk
ards, and they must strike like rods of
iron on your hearts. Think OF these auiv-
eriug baby lips and overlooking baby ewes,
ye who sell that which makes drunken IA
theirs and causes all this woe, and be
warned, lest in the last great day women
and little children shall say 10 you, I'VE
owe the untold wretchedness and agony
of our lives TO you; our blood be upon
your skirts. - Christian Iateiiiyencer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-12-28
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2s,,Is7s.
A Merry Christmas !
and
A Happy New Year

MIDWAY between Christmas and New
Years, it !, proper that the AMERICAN
should tender the compliments OF the
season to its patrons and readers at
home and abroad The closing and
opening wears are fitting times TO show
good VIII and kind regard TO all, and to
renew tor the future thc same sweet
couticeic> which make the joy OF lite.
Week alter week. the AMERICAN has
made H. regular visit 20 many a fire
eide within the County, and its aim has
been to inform. interest and improve all
who have read it, pages. How far il
has succeeded in this, we leave our gem
crous patrons to Judge. In the future
a. in The past. the same object will be
kept in view. and though partizan feel
WL NAV iun high, il j. not our purpose
to dcviale from fair and candid criti-
ci-m OF political men or measures
Oilers a, honest as ourselves differ from
u in opinion, and those opinions hon
eslly held are entitled to respect. Lit
tie can be gained to the cause OF Truth
or Justice. by misrepresentation, abuse
or calumnv.
On the recurrence Of this JOYFUL seas
on, laying aside all unfriendly or party
feeling, we heartily extend the wish TO
ali of "a Merry Christmas and sup
plement the same by the hope that all
may enjoy Happy New Year"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-12-28
Letter from Augusta.
AUGUSTA. Christmas Is,

AUGUSTA. Christmas 1876.
The Arctic wave" it must be long
one, has been rolling over US for two weeks
sending its spray of snow high over fences
driving the Mercury down among the
twenties, and obstructing the navigation.
not only of our rivers but of our roads.
The chief employment for the laborer
and exercise for the man of leisure is
shoyeing snow, SO that the disagreeable
weather serves the good purpose Of bring
ing one man a dinner for his appetite, to
the other an appetite for his dinner Veri-
ly, it is an i'll wind that blows nobody any
good.
The bad travelling has served to keep
the farmers at home and business on the
the streets seems dull. even for the dull
times but better roads will revive the
dropping trade and country and city will
again rejoice.
Though the cold will strengthen for
time. yet, as the sun has turned his back
towards the southern tropic we rejoice In
the lengthening day which indicates the
spring time is surely coming. These cold
nights which block our doors with snow
and paint our windows with frost. but
whose icy darkness is kept back from cur
firesides, should remind US that, The poor
ye have always with you and that this is
the time 10 which to do them good
The coming Christmas was sntici pated
yesterday by the pastor OF the Granite
Church in an eloquent and very interesting
sermon from the text. lying in a mahger'
This Church, which is the old South
with q new name. has been greatly blessed
through the illustrations of such men as
Tsppan, Webb and McKensie, and now
the young pastor, Rev. Y. II. Ecob seems
to be building wisely and we'll upon the
by his predecessors.
The hearts OF his large congregation
trust that he will continue to hear the
voice OF the Master saying. work In this
vineyard rather than the voice of the
great city churches saying. come up high
err
Ii was pleasant to meet In the door of
the Sanctuary, Senator Blaine, just return
ed to his home for Christmas vacation.
He seems ia the full vigor OF his remsrka-
BILE powers of body and mind. We pre-
sumo Secretary Morrill, was not in town,
as the pew which he and his family SO reg.
ularly occupy, when they are At home was
vacant.
In few days the Legislature will con-
vene and the streets of the Capital will
present q more lively appearance aud your
cor respondent will have more material for
more interesting letters. +.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-12-28


Come listen awhile TO me, my lad,
Come listen TO me for . spell!
Let that terrible drum
For a moment be dumb,
For your uncle Is going 10 tell
What befeli
A youth who loved liquor too well.
A clever young man was he, my lad.
And with beatty uncommonly blessed,
Ere with brandy and wine
He began to decline,
And behaved like person possessed;
protest
The temperance plan Is the best.
one evening he went to tavern, my lad,
lie went 10 tavern one night,
And drinking too much
Rum, brandy and such,
The chap got exceedingly tight"
And was quite
What your aunt would entitle n fright
The fellow fell into a snooze, my lad:
It's horrible slumbcr he takes
He trembles with fear.
And acts very queer;
Ny eyes! how he shivers and shakes
When he wakes.
And raves about horrid great snakes.
lis a warning TO you and TO me, my iad,
A particular caution TO all
Though no one can see
The viper but he
To hear the poor lunatic bawl.
''lIow they crawl.
All over the floor and the wall, -
Next morning he took 10 his bed. my lad.
Next morning he took to his bed;
And he never got up,
To dine or to sup.
Though properly physicked and bled
And read
Next day the poor fellow was dead
Y ou've heard OF the snake in the grass. my lad
OF the viper concealed In the grass;
But now YOU must know.
Mans deadliest foe
Is snake Of a different class:
Alas
It's the viper that turks in the glass
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-12-28
A Recount in Florida.

A recent dispatch states that the su-
Ircmc Count has ordered the Canvass
Ing Board ut t.at STATE to make a re-
count ot Lac le..rA, OF the recent cleo
ton.
The Court hold, that tie duties Of the
Board are simply ministerial, and that
Hey have no judicial power, ana have
40 right to reject votes for fraud. OF
course, the Democrats are again jubi-
LIANT. and assert that the State will vote
Tor Tildcn and Hendricks. However
this order and a recount NAV affect
State officers, il is difficult TO perceive
how a vote once thrown for HAYES and
Wheeler, and now in the hands of the
President OF the Senate, can be recalled.
\ mandamus was issued and the Board
peremptorily ordered to recanyass the
vote 10y the 21ih inst.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-12-28
Special A 9



VIII be found to possess those qualities neces-
sary to the tn,al eradication OF all bilious at
tack-, prompt to start the secretions OF the liver
and give 4 healthy tone to the entire system.
Indeed, II Is no ordinary discovery in medic Al
science TO have Invented n remedy for these
stubborn complaints, which develop all the re-
sults produced by 4 heretofore free use Of Gallo
mel, mineral Justly dreaded BY mankind, and
acknowledged TO be destructive Ia the extreme
10 the human system. That the properties Of
certain vegetables comprise all the virtues Of
ealomel without is Injurious tendencies, is now
an admitted fact, rendered. indi.putsble by
scientific researches; and those who csc the
Mandrake Pills will be fully satisfied that the
best medicines are those provided by nature in
the common herb and roots OF the fields.
These pills open the bowel, and correct ali
bilious arrangements " iihout salvation or
any Of the injuriou, effect, Of caloElel or other
poisons. The secretion Of bile Is promoted by
these pills. as will be seen by the altered color
OF the stools, AID disappearing Of the sallow
complexion and cleansing Of the tongue.
Ample directions for use, accompany each
box Of pills.
Prepared only by J. ii. Schenck & son, at
their principal office, corner Sixth and Arch
Streets, Philadelphia, and for sale by all drug
gists and dealers. Price - cents per box.