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New-York tribune., 1876-08-22
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

TnoMAsToN Me-, Aug. PA fine ship of 600
tons today launched frvm j. A. Creighton rhpyar
LAWRENCE. Mass, Aug. 21.-The Atlantic Mills
will start up Sept H. giving employment TO 100 operatives
CHICAGO Aug 2l.-Ihe second annual convention
OF the United States Railway Mail Service Mutual Benefit
Association viii meet IN 81 Louis On Oct IL.
PORTSMOUTH, \. H., Aug.2l.-The Ten Cents Saw
ngs bank OF ts city hes been paech In the hands Of
srnets deposits having been reduced BY bad In
va
New-York tribune., 1876-08-22
DEMOCRATIC NEGOTIATIONS ENDED.

MEETING or TAMhANf AND ANlTIAMhAHh 'o''
MITTEEs on ORGANIZATION - EffohlS ~"
RECoNCIIIArIoS ABANDONED-EACH PARTY TO
SEND DELEGATES 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on
THE RESULT or THE CONFERENCES.
Meetings of the conference committees ol
the Tammany and Antl-Tammany organizations were
id Yesterday afternoon pursuant TO adjournment NO
iont session OF the committees was held, the sun-co
mttees appointed for the purpose having failed 10 agree
upon basis Of representation Of the two factions IN Tue
STATE Convention After brief session, the iammahy
Hall Committee on Conference adjourned TO meet the
Iammany Hall Committee on orgahNauoh' AZ "hieh
Alderman Parroy presented the ioii0"hs report iro
H. oonfcreuce Comnlittec signed by all the members
New-York tribune., 1876-08-22
TIE IRISH RIFLE TEAM.

DUBLIN, Monday, Aug q, 1875.
The Irish Rife Team for America has been
completed by the addition Of Mr.. Ward, gentleman
who reported to be fine shot Gen. sl.lcrs offer Of
hospitality been made public, and Ia thoroughly
preciatcd.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15

pressed and resolution was adopted offer
ing reward Of 81 900 for the arrest and
conviction of the parties instrumental in
sending the dispatches.
ARE OUR THEATRES SAFE?
The Building Inspectors have now fn-
ished their rounds in our amusement re-
sorts, AMI with but few alterations all have
been pronounced entirely safe against fire.
This is just exactly what the Building In.
spectors of Brooklyn would have announc-
ed If they had visited the Brooklyn theatre
the day before the calamity, and their are
thousands of people in this city who will
be afraid to venture into theatre until
after all recollections Of the Brookly cal
amity shall have been obliterated from
their minds. However, "you pay your
money and you take your choice"
/ supposed it may be considered proper
to add here, that the benefits for the
Brooklyn sufferers are largely attended,and
prove quite remunerative, at the matinee
at the Chesnut street Theatre yesterday af-
ternoon, over $1,000 was secured, all of
which will be promptly forwarded to the
Mayor of Brooklyn.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15
BE KIND TO nc NIB ANIMALS.

The time is now upon us when the con-
dition Of the streets, and roads are soch, as
horses, unless roughed are liable to strain,
fall, and suffer pain from slipping. A
good Christian man is kind to his horse.
have his feet fixed up so as to help him
over the bad weather. Dogs, cats, chickens,
pigeons, and birds of all kinds, suffer in
frosty weather. most intense agonies for
want Of water. The frost king holds every
drop of surface water in bondage. not a
drop to drink. In midsummer there is
always about house waste water from
pumps, hydrants, &c.--animals can there
slake their thirst. In winter every drop Of
water is CONCEALED. Do good people think
Of the torments of thirst, which your dumb
anilnals have to endure in periods of hard
frost. See that little tepid water is fur
nished them, and that they are called to
your presence to drink, they will after
wards come unlimited.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15

IT appears that one of the causes Of the
present commercial and financial depres-
sion throughout the world, is the opening
of the Suez Canal, which, as shown by sta
tistics, has diverted from employment some
two million sailing tonnage and established
steam tonnage, shortened the time for
operations in India produce in Europe to
the eqtert of five-sixths, and obviated the
necessity of accommodating and carrying
large stock in Europe, thus rendering un-
necessary large and costly amount of
the old machinery of an important branch
of the worlds trade warehouses, sailing
vessels, capital, six months bills and the
merchant himself with his large retinue Of
employees and causing immense looses,
mischief and confusion. All these i'm
proveme.,ts will of course be benefit te
mankind in the end, after society has ac-
commodated itself for such changes, ant
the past few years have heen that perioe
transition and readjustment.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15
Native Simplicity.
From the Courier.Journal.

A Kentucky backwoodsman recently
saw wagon for the first time, and he
watched it closely, supposirg that inevita-
bly, the hind wheels would over,ake the
smaller fore-wheels and "smash up the
whole darned riggin." This puts one in
mind of the old darkey out in sole Vir-
ginny," on the intro Iuction Of steam cars
in that State Old Pomp stood in mute
amazement on the centre Of the track as
the train slowly began to leave the station,
and rapidly approached to where he stood.
When the train, still moving slowly,
though, was within few feet of him, the
old man bent his body double, gave loud
bIood-curlipg yell, and butted headfore-
most against the engine. There WAS a
loud crack, the boiler head split in two,
and old Pomp rolled completely de-
moralized over the embapkment into the
roadway. Some Of the plantation hands
ran to help him up, but the old boy
struggled to his feet, cast withering look
of contempt upon his fellows, and with
his voice full of scorn wanted to know if
they believed that ar thing on wheels was
agoin' to hurt his head"
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15
THE PROHIBITED BRJ Dee Al
WAS HIN6TON 6TREEFs

Two years ago there was strong effort
made to build a Bridge across the Brandy
wine at Washington street, it is to be re-
GREETED that the project was not carried
out, as it would have opened up for build
ing purposes confessedly the best sites in il,
the city. 1t was probably we'll it fel'
through in one respect as it could now be
built for very much less money, than ever
before. 1t is one of the necessities Of the
city, if by food or fire the Market Street
Bridge was to be destroyed, it would put
the residents Of the Ninth Ward, to very
serious loss and disadvantage. With the
present price Of labor and materials, a fine
bridge could be built for one-fourth less
than twoyears ago. The certain increase in
buildings on the north side Of the Brandy
wine, would repay the city and county in
taxation, in a shert tine-the instant
increase when opened for travel would at
once be an equivalent, to the interest upon
the cost of the structure.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15
GIVE WORK NOT AIMS.

We beg of the comfortable, well-to-do
people to look around their premises, and
hunt up some necessary jobs, for the idle
and deserving heads Of families who are
now needy. A kind hearted man or
woman, would feel better it they gave a
chance to earn dollar to poor man,
than if they had bestowed one.half the
amount in aims. Go down into your
cellars and see if you could not afford to
have them whitewashed, lime is cosdu-
eive to health. Look around and see
where you spend the dollar, your kind
heart prompts to give for charity--it is far
better used as the wages Of some labor
performed. The giver receives some
equivalent, the recipient loses not his self
respect, aud feels that money earned can
be sweetly spent. Giveemployment where
.possible-and not aims.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15
NEW BOOKS.

"THE ARUNDEL MorTo," novel, by
Mary Cecil Hay, author of "Victor and
Vanquished,:. Hidden Perils," and many
other tales. For sale by Boughman,
Thomas & Co.
Messrs. Boughman, Thomas & Co. have
sent to our sanctum this very sweet novel
From such rapid and partial reading as
we were able to give it, we feel safe ir
recommending it as an excellent book Il
treats tof the home virtues, and the GUS
toms and religious duties Of Christina
times. 1t is cheap and will be an agreeable
companion for many Of the long holida.
evenings.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15
The Olden Time.

A quaint proceeding was gone through
in London on the 1st, when certain civil
disnitares had to appear before the
Queens Remernbrancer, and proclamation
was made for tenants and occupiers Of GER
tain ground in the county of Salap to com e
forward and do service. Whereupon the
City Solicitor cut one fagot with hatchet
and one with bill hook. The same call
having been made for the parish Of st:
Clement Davis, the City Solicitor counted
six horse shoes and sixty-one nails, and
the Remembrance replied, "Good num-
ber.W
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15
THE HERALD.

TIE MonMINo HERALD Is published
very morning, (Sunoays excepted,) and
delivered in the city Of Wilmington and
surrounding plases for six cents per week,
psyable TO the carriers. NAH subscriptions.
postage nee, three dollars per annum in
'VBYHNE Bros, Publisher,
No. 500 shipley Street,
,.-.,.-- Wilmington. Del.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15

THE FORGED Stuck TEIEGKAMS.
At meeting Of the Board OF Brokers
this morning, the attention Of the members
was called to the recent developments con-
cerning the transmission Of bogus tele-
grams from this City to N. Y, for the pur.
pose Of Ybearing" the Central Railroad Of
NsjeJ hey. Much indignation was a.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15
II 1T A FALSE ALARM.

A meeting Of Methodist clergymen was
held in New York on Monday last, the
speeches of some of those present
were both strange, suggestive, and signi6-
cant. In this State where the Methodist
denomination outranks all others, in
wealth, political influence, and numbers, it
will of coursebe interesting to inquire, and
have examination made, ifthe same causes
which are undermining Methodism in
New York, exists here. There were
present at the meeting we mention, men OF
eminent fame in the Methodist Church,
and their views are very plainly expressed.
The Rev. DR.. Curry seemed to have
reached the depths Of despair respecting
the denomination which he has IS long
upheld. Referring to the present state of
the Methodist body, he cried out:
"We are coming to shipwreck. Many
Of our churches have been abandoned the
old people die out, and the young go else
where. We are in a terrible crisis, in
death agony for the want of money. The
terrible taxes of the church weigh on
Methodism like a nightmare. Where !
sleep, in the upper part of the city, there
are six churches of ours within ten min
utes' reach each has less than hundred
members, and all are badly in debt. This
is a very serious and most alarming
matter. see no hope"
The Rev. DR.. Kettell took very SAD
view of his church broadly declaring that
as Church it no longer had vital power,
its quickening force was spent "There is no
vital power-no influence on society by Me-
thodism now,as there was twenty-five years
ago." What is the meaning of this ? l.
her light blotted out, her spiritual func-
tions dried up at the source. Is it not
worth inquiring whether costly edi6ces,
largely paid choirs, richly compensated
ministers, has not much to do with the
decay Of Methodism in New York. 1t is
essentially religion simple and emotional
and can lily wear the costly accessories O.
more highly organized churches. A lay
man named Graves at the meeting declared
it would be blessing Of many of the Metho
dist churches in New York, where th'
Gospel is e1pounded to empty benche
were closed. We presume concentration
Of religious force, will be in the end pro
ftable.
Will not some of our Methodist readers
give some information Of the inner work
ing hereaway. Our columns are open 70
that purpose, and it were wise for tn
watchman upon Zion, to see that tn
desease which threatens death to denomi
nation, does not lurk here. We ventur
to suggest, that practical assault upol
the Paganism, which stares us in the tac
at every turn of our lives, would do mucl
to give vitality to all denominations. Th
essential weakness Of the pulpit is cowar
dice, it fears to attack many Of the mos
horrid vices, because plain speaking woul'
be necessity, and offence to respectabl
well-dressed church going people certai
to be given.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15

1t is not generally known that an efec-
tive remedy for neuralgia is horse radish.
Crate and mix it in vinegar, the same as
for table purposes, and apply to the TEN
ple when the face or head is effected, on
the wrist when the pain is in the arm or
aboulder.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15

The Winchester arms factory is run
ming night and day on an order from Tur-
key for 100000 cartridges. Attention
il also given 70 new gun to carry 1000
yards with seventy grains Of powder.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-15
W1Imington, December Is, 1875.

wanted -reliable correspondents in every
village in the State, to write the doings and
sayings Of the people and the business pros
poets and attractions Of their locality. The
schools, the churches, the farm operations,
the character Of the soil, and the advan-
tages possessed, 10 be the themes for their
communications.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-06-20

York, wich Of they kin depend onto
hevin their expensis paid and their
whack in the offices, and In contrax
after the cleckshuns, kin be dependid
on to do the work jist en- good OF ever
they did. Let the platform be heavy
and solid for purity and reform"
Oakley Hall wants reform and purity,
and in such q coz he is willin 10 give q
fourth Of the forchoon he made when
he was the astoot rite hover Of Tweed.
L hev heerd from en- all. The dimoc-
risy of the sixth ward OF Moo York,
wher wunst run small grocery, are
to a man for reform. Pendleton wants
reform, and every man wich wuz turn
ed out OF offs when johnson went out
is clamoring for it.
Tho southern dimocrisy wants re-
form. They say in their letters TO me,
'Give us q reform platform, and we'll
put away our shot-guns and keep our
hads off the niggers till after the cleo
tions, shoor. We won't insist on our
rites TO kill niggers, and keep 'em from
hevin anything 10 do with matters, till
the elechshun nv a dimocratic presi-
dent gives us rita TO do OF we please. "
Their constant remark is ''go in heavy
for reform, and make that the one
ishoo."
The dooty NV the party is clear.
Give us q platform based entirely onto
reform. We kin carry it. 1t is a great
many yeers seuce we wuz in power,
and by this time the people hev forgot
ten us and they will take us eezy. FL
we do this we kin succeed beyond q
question. The millennium amt cum
| yit, nor hez there bin any special
change in things. We hev the dogger'
les, the Catholic church, and all the
lower elements. They are alluz ours
and they are or strong ez ever. Unit
sin goes out nv the world there will be
dimocratic party. Humanity in the
United States is divided into 2 classes
them ez wear clean shirts and sox
and dimocrats. Aud so long ez thi,
division is observed we are sound.
1t is o good time for US. Everything
is in our favor. 1t haz bin q colo
spring-the farmers are all behind will
their work. Their hez been frosts il
places, which hez destroyed the froot
and ther joyful prospect nv o shor
crop uv everything. The people Il
dissatisfied about it, aud NV oours'
they will charge everything to the ad
ministration. A failyoor Of the pota
to-crop is worth thousands OF votes 4
the dimocrisy, any time. II is onl.
when things ez just ez bad ez ever the.
can that anybody ever thinks OF going
to the dimocrisy for O change.
What we want is n good mouth-hllil
pJatform--a platform which looks well
and wicb the people will be satisfied
with. Troo, wat is promised afor
clecshum and wat happens afterward i
2 things, bat let tomorrow take car
NV itself. Wat We want now is sue
cess, PETROLEUM v. NAsBY.
(Which hopes to be postmaster
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-06-20
Recent Law Decisions.

Mr.. A. Tausig, OF the law dept OF
the University, has handed MS the fol-
lowing as having a local as well as
general importance
The United States Supreme Court
has recently decided in the case OF IL.
Ganple. appellant, vs.. Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company, the
following important points, viz:
/. That persons dealing with an
agent are entitled to the same protec-
ton rs il dealing with the principal, to
tho extent that the agent acts within
the scope OF his authority.
2. That where party to an nego-
table instrument intrusts il to another
for use as such, with blanks not filed
up. such instrument go delivered car
ries on his face an implied authority to
complete the same by filling up the
blanks; but the authority implied from
the existence of the blanks would not
authorize the person intrusted with
tho instrument to vary or altar the ma
terial terms OF the instrument by eras-
ing what is written or printed as part
of the same, by filling the blanks with
stipulations repugnant to what was
plainly and clearly expressed in the in
strument before it was delivered.
8. That when one intrusted with ne
eotiable securities for use by the parties
TO il. may, il il contains blanks, I'LL the
the same; but il he materially change
words which are printed or written, the
note by such change would be rendered
valid.
A. That where person takes a note
with such marks upon its face, he
must be presumed to have knowledge
Of what is imported.
| 8. That actual notice in such case
is not required, even in suits founded
upon negotiable securities, where the
evidence of its infrmity consists OF
matters apparent on its face; nor il
there any different or strieter rule ap
plicable in cases like present,it appear
ing that the printed words, though
erased 30 NJ to imperative, were still
entirely legible, even to the casua
readers. aud the words Current Funds
inserted before the erased word drafts
were plainly repugnant TO the erase.
words drafts to the order OF whicl
followed them in the same connection
G. That constructive notice in sucl
cases is held sufficient, upon tn
grounds that when a party is about &
perform an act which no has reason t
believe may effect the rights of thir'
! persons, an inquiry as 10 the facts is
moral duty, and diligence an act o
iustice. Whatever puts party upo
, inquiry in such case, is sufficient nc
! tice in equity, where the meaus 9
knowledge are at hand; and II the part
, under such circumstances omits to II
|, auiry, and proceeds 10 do the act, b
does SO at his peril, as he is the
chargeable with all the facts which. b
= a pergonal inquiry, he might have a
. certained. From Chicago Legal New
of May 9th, 1876, page 2sl.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-06-20
Ex-secrc,ary Thompson.

Jake Thompson, the last Democratic
Secretary of the Interior, under Bu-
chauan. in 1860. stole or had stolen
One Million dollars worth OF United
States bonds. Jake Thompson Joined
the Confederates. The Confederate
Goyernment made Jake Thompson one
of its financial agents, and he paid
avay a million dollars belonging to the
United States. Jake Thompson, pe-
ing sued By the United States to re-
cover this million dollars, with inter
est, says that the Confederate govern
ment ordered him to turn the million
dollars remaining in his hands when
the war ended over to the Confederate
agents in Europe; that he did SO; that
he afterwards had settlement with
the Confederate government, and nov
holds the receipt OF the Confederate
government in full for the money
Jake seems to think that the receipt o
the Confederate government viii, anC
ought TO, be accepted by the Unitet
States Government as n sufficient de
fense 10 that part of the suit sgains
him. He will, probably, learn that
Confederate receipt has no standing 4
a United States Court, and is not wort
the paper il was written on. III
proofs are said to be clear. II 30, yak
Thompson had better begin sortin
"his pile, preparatory TO paying owe
tbs value OF those stolen bonds, an
, Of that Confederate fund, with intel
est.
IA will be observed, in this CONNIE.
ton. that those Democratic journal
: which we're most shocked and horr.ne
) about Belknap's doings-though BE
. knap is not even charged with eve
: having cheated the government out
. 40 much as one per cent-haye not
: word Of scondemnaton or OF horr'
r over Jake Thompson's performance
: Detroit Post
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-06-20

Says Mr.. Blaine 20 Mr.. Knott;
"You cannot me deceive,
You dare not. Knott, swear you did not
A telegram receive!
From Mr.. Caldwell did Il come,
Now do not. Knott, deny.
Oh, say not Knott you got II not,
For 'twould Knott, be q liel"
Say Knott, 81 viii not now confess,
Nor will ! not deny.
Some day VIII this knot unknot,
And win you notify"
The fiery Blaine broke out In wrath,
No chill Blaine, sure. was hel
Says he. Il will not, Knott, permit
such naughty trickeryl"
Say Knott: "You are before the board,
And bored we won't be here"
Says Blaine, II mean that board 10 plane,
And make knots disappear"
Then Knott OF pistols loud did talk,
And called the members fools,
And geese, and smokes; but kept within
The parliamentary rulesl
Then Blaine retired, with victory flushed,
For well he'd played his role.
But not so Knott. He felt that he
Could crawl through knot-hole.
New York Tribune
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-06-20

gational. j. The Rev. X. W. Childs OF.
hciated, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Cole, OF
the Methodist church. Mr.. Childs'
sermon was from I'd Corinthians, 4th
chapter, 16th and 18th verses, The
pall-bearers were: George O. Munro,
w. ]. Baxter, Jonathan b. Graham, Il.
ID. Green, Alfred Hopkins, John s.
Lewis, Harley j. Olds, John Hendryx.
1t was the largest and most impress
sive funeral which has ever taken liacs
in Jonesville, all classes OF people
taking deep interest in the last rites
to one who was SO well known and 30
greatly esteemed. Persons were pres
ent also from many other places. We
give below the names of nearly all who
went from this place: w. Il. Pattison
and family, Henry Gilbert, j. q. and
II. Burns, Chas. l.. Cobb. Thomas s.
Cobb, w. A. Wood, A. G. Wortley, X.
s. Babcock, ID. B. Merrill, Mr.. and
Mrs. McCourtie, Mrs. s. II. Ransom,
w. J. Bishopp. Henry BishopP, Lucien
Bishopp. I. ID. Bixby, Ed. Bixby, DR..
A. b. Cornell, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Stone, DIR. Stillwell aud daughter, O.
s. Dayton, Henry Isbell, q. Il. Dnn-
bar, DIR. and Mrs. Stone, Jas. II. Stone
j. j. Perrin aud wife, w. l.. Hunter,
f. o. Humphrey, Geo. Bruen and wife.
Ed. Parsons and Miss Stockton, Henry
Brees. Frank Underwood, B. Il. Smith
and family, Austin George and family,
Misses l.. a Frank Benson,O. B. Cros-
by. o. L. Jordan, ID. VIM. Mottram.
Those who went from Kalamazoo to
Jonesville, speak in terms of high
praise OF the efforts made by Superin-
tendent Amsden, of the Lake Shore *
Michigan Southern Railway, for the
comfort of the party. He went with
them and gave his personal attention
to details. Conductor M. v. Church
is also gratefully remembered for his
affability and the admirable manner in
which the train was run. The train
left Jonesville on its return at about
six O'Clock and arrived here at nine in
the evening.
The scenes on the railroad which Mr..
Gardner had recently completed, tes-
tilted tho love and regard his men had
for him. While the funeral train was
passing over the road last Friday, ev-
ery station was crowded with people
and employees, and even along the track
people came out to see the train, and,
II possible, catch one look at the face
which was SO familiar to them and Ia
nav the tribute Of tear to one whom
thew all loved. Indeed, at Wabash the
cortege was detained an hour, that the
late Mr.. Gardner's friends might have
an opportunity OF one more look and
TO show the sorrow they felt at his
death, and the sympathy with tho lam
ly. Mr.. Gardner was ono OF the kint
Of men who win the personal regart
and affection Of those associated will
him.