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Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-24
Local Politics.


PAIRING FOR THE FINAL MEASURE OF
STRENGTH
A large and enthusiastic meeting of Re-
publicans was held last night at the Repub
lican headquarters, Sixth and Market Sts.,
John 6. Baker acting as President and
Washington Hastings, Secretary. After
the President had stated the object of the
meeting and urged active work from now
until the election, motion to organize a
citizens club in each ward, of those who
belonged to no other club, was adopted,
and committee from each ward was ap-
pointed to call upon Republican citizens
and request them to become members ;also
to report the names of such at an adjourned
meeting to be held on Wednesday evening
The following were the names of the COM
mittees appointed
First Ward.-Thomas j. Bennett, Henry
NJ. Mullen, John l. Stroud, Thomas John
son, John Wentz, Charles D. Agness.
Second Ward. - Joseph Hyde, James
Crosby, George Mccall. William L. Ooun.
tiss, Holton Yarnall, John Dolan.
Third Ward.-G. W. Sawyer. 7. W. john
son. David Fl. Coyle, Hiram W. Moore, W.
F. Robinson, Jacob 2. Webb.
Fourth Ward. = Thomas Fox, David
Stevenson, Allen Smith, A. d. Vandever,
A. Anderson.
Fifth Ward.-Alfred GaWthrop, Thomas
W. Saville, Hayes Chandler, s. A. Maca-
lister, B. T. Bye, John Dillaha, John Pur-
nell
sixth Ward.-Francls Vincent, Isaac J..
Jenkins, Henry Longbothana, ". E. Stin-
nell, s. Lloyd Boldly, Joseph G. Walker.
Alfred Bayard.
Seventh Washington Hastings,
H. q. Mahaffy, Frank A. Taylor, Frank
Stout, ". G. Leibrsndt d. P. Hamilton.
Eighth Ward.-G. B. Underwood, Ed
mund Provost, G. H. Gallagher, Henry a.,
Hawkins, Lewis Zebley.
Ninth Ward. Joseph @. File, Henry p.
Grubb, F. E. Gallagher, John Bullock,
Tenth Ward.-AIson Mills, J. T. Hanson,
Edward Dougherty, George ". Lukens,
George W. Roberts.
1t is expected that the clubs thus formed
will take part in citizens dress in the Re-
publican demonstration to come off proba-
oily on the Thursday or Friday night before
the election.
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
A general meeting of Republicans will be
held this evening at the head quarters OF
/ the Boys in Blue, Seventh and Walnut Sts.,
| for business.
The Third Ward Republicans will meet
this evening at the headquarters Sixth and
Market Streets at 715 o'clock.
YOUNG MEMS CITIZENS CLUB.
During the Republican Meeting last ev-
| ening, a large number of young men retired
to a separate room, and there organized a
Young Mems Republican Club, and elected
Daniel W. Taylor, Captain. The club al
ready numbers over 80 members many of
| whom were members of the old Republican
Invincibles. The club will meet again this
evening in the Bird Guards room, Masonic
Temple, to perfect their organization and to
receive new members. They will parade
when the time comes, in a uniform dress.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-24

Y. M. @. A. PRAYER MEETING. The reg
ular weekly prayer-meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association will be held
this evening, at their rooms, 897 Market
Street. A general attendance of the mem
bers is requested.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-24

DIsoRuERLY.- Deacon let her
temper get so much beyond her control,
that she violently abused Sarah Fisher, for
which Esq Hagany fined her costs and held
her to keep the peace.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-24
HAYES. WHEELER AND VICTORY.

Meetings have been arranged for as fol-
lows:
KirkwoOd Station. Monday Oct. 3Oth,
TO be addressed by Levi @. Bird, Esd.,
and Gen. III. III. Bingham, of Philada.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-24
imp ORTANT! INVENTORS

who have adpatents rejected by the Patent Ofiee,
address LOUIS BAGGER Co, Patent Attorneys,
Washington. D. O. dec9-
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-24
REPUBLICAN MEETING.

A general meeting of Republicans will be
held this evening at the head quarters OF
the Boys in Blue, Seventh and Walnut Sts.,
for business.
The Third Ward Republicans will meet
this evening at the headquarters Sixth and
Market Streets at u O'Clock.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-24

TNRIEDERICASHALL BITTER WATER
sold wholesale and retail, by
Il. BRINGHURST 4 Co,
Corner Sixth ana Market streats.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-24
SECOND EDITION.
The EIIentOn Riots.

OFFICIAL REPORT OF CAPTAIN LLoYD-"JUsT
IN TIME TO PREVENT MAssAoRE"-A PLAIN
SOLDIERS ACCOUNT OF KU KLUX sLAUGH
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-24
The Temperature, TO-dn

EE-For Terms. etc., see Second Page.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-24
aykap advertisements.

DATENT BEAMS FOR SALE By
VIM. H. BILLANY,
Marlrat Gtraaf
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25
A Wonderful Wheat Country.

We have been in the habit of sup
posing that the Wallamet Valley was the
greatest wheat-growing country on the
inhabitable globe, and have felt like in-
dulging i'll an indefinite amount of vain
glorious Boosting over the record of
fields producing 80 bushels or more to
the acre, and whole farms averaging 30
or 40 bushels. But our beautiful valley
and our farmers must look TO their
laurels henceforth. From gentleman
of undoubted veracity, carefulness and
accuracy, we receive some information
concerning wheat raising in Eastern
Washington Territory which surpasses
the best showing we remember to have
seen in this part of the country.
G. Mailer, living near the base of the
Blue Mountains, i'll Walla Walla Valley,
in 1873, raised on 60acre field, 1920
bushels of wheat, an average of 81 bush
els to the acre and in 1875 from 60.
acre tract 3, 400 bushels, or 81 bushels to
the acre.
Mr.. Masterson, residing four miles
south of Walla Walla, raised on 10 acres
$50 bushels, So bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Kennedy, whose farm is on Dry
Creek, six miles from Walla Walla, har-
vested 5,252 bushels from $50 acres, 35
bushels average, and this was q volun.
teer crop-that is, the second crop from
one sowing.
These crops, says our informant, were
produced on ordinary wheat land land
that is considered good, /" but no better
than hundreds of thousands of acres now
lying vacant in Walla Walla and Whit
man Counties especially north of Snake
River, where there is country vast
enough to produce more than 5000, O0C
bushels per annum, and where failure
has never been known. Portland ore
gO1ljan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25

The Postmaster-G General has sent t.
Congress for the use of the Appropria-
ton Committee a communication CON
tanning the plan of scheme for the
adjustment OF the compensation OF Post
masters. The purpose of this scheme
is to remedy some of the irregularities
III the present postal law, and to effect
n saving to the revenue. This is al out
line of the plan. The Postmasters are
divided into four classes substantially
the same as at present. FIRST, $3, 0OO
and upward second, from $1,000 to
$1,000 third, from 81, 900 to 81, 200
fourth, less than 81, 1000. Exclusive OF
commission, the basis for this ascertain
ment of the salaries is found in the box
rents and i'll the general business at Of
fees where the boxes are owned by the
Postmaster. The limit of income from
box rent is $4,000. At other offices,
where the boxes are not owned by the
Postmasters, the limit from this source to
the Postmaster is 81 900, provided that
where there are letter carriers, box-rents
shall not be estimated ut less than 81 900
annually. In all letter carrier cities the
salaries of Postmaster shall be equivalent
to $1,000. The commission on all other
revenues of the office is limited to 3 800.
The.percentage on the total revenues of
the Office, where they are less than
$4,000, is graded according to a rising
scale.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25
The Baby's Death.

How tenderly Louise Chandler Moul-
ton touches upon that sharpest grief a
mothers heart can know-the death of
the little blossom which unfolded so
gently beneath her love, but which the
wise Father has gathered to Himself
There came n morningat last when the
baby's eyes did not open. DR.. Erskine
felt the heart throb family under his
fingers, but he knew it was beating its
last. He trembled for Elizabeth, and
dared not tell her. She anticipated him.
doctor" she said-and her voice
was so passionless that it might almost
have belonged to disembodied spirit
81 know that my darling is dying"
He bowed his head mutely. Her very
calmness awed him.
SIS there anything you can do to ease
herr"
Nothing. 1 do not think she SUI
fers.''
"Then will you please to go away
She is mine-nobody's but mine, in her
life and in her death, and l want her
quite to myself at the last.
Sorrowful enough he left her.
Elizabeth held the child closely, but
gently. She thought in that hour she
never loved anything else-never in the
world should love anything else.
She wanted to cry, but her eyes were dry
and burning, and not tear fell on the
little upturned face, changing SO fast to
marble. She bent over and whispered
something in babys cara wild, passion
ate prayer that it would remember her
again in the infinite spaces. A look
seemed to answer her-a radiant, loving
look, which she thought must be born of
the near heaven. She pressed her lips
in last despairing agony of love to the
little face, from which already, as she
kissed it, the soul had fled. Her white
wonder had gone home. This which lay
upon her hungry heart was stone.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25
The Cost OF War.

The cost of the war of 1870, accord
ing TO an article in the ALgemeine lei
ting, was comparatively small. On the
part Of France it amounted to 81, S55,-
900, 900, to which the sum of 1865, 0O0,-
600, may be added as the value of the
coded territory. The amount spent by
Germany was, of course, less, the troops
operating in the enemy's country, no
towns having to be victualed, and the
commissariat being much better man
aged than with the French. The cost of
the North German ConfederationIhas been
officially stated as 1896, 100000 When
the truce was concluded the German
Treasury was empty, and but for the con-
tribution levied on Paris, and the first
instalment of the indemnity, a new loan
would have been necessary. The $780,
600, 900 of the German war-chest and the
1920, 900, 600 of the war loan must have
been exhausted. Contemporary wars
have been, proportionately far more
costly. Brazil expended SCI, 900, 900 in
its war against Paraguay F; the American
civil war cost 81, 800, 100000 f; the Cri-
mean war cost England $500, 900, 900
the Abyssinian Expedition, $40, 000,.
600 and the Ashantee war, 81, 200, 900.
The cost of the Franco. German war is
all the more moderate, inasmuch rs pri-
vate compensation is included--S35, 000,.
600 on the German, and $120, 900, 900 on
the French side.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25
HYGIENE suggestions.


The winter has been disastrouSy pro-
life in its crops of diphtheria, pneu-
monia, all kinds of lung and throat dis
eases, and low fevers, especially in the
cities and large towns. The summers
deposit of decaylng matter still satu-
rates the uncovered ground and fills the
warIa moist air with malaria. The damp
fog that has filed the streets of most of
our large towns this winter, instead of
clear, frosty air, has been heavily laden
with poison. Very few persons make
use OF proper preventives of cold in
change OF clothing, etc. The servants
to whom we usually give the sole COLI
troll of the air We breathe never heard of
a thermometer, and have no very def
mite ideas OF hygiene. Winter is winter
to their notion, and the only safety lies
i'll keeping warm. In consequence they
heap up the furnace fires and bring our
houses and places of public assemblage
to the condition of their own sleeping
rooms or garrets in tenement houses.
What they are, and what an antipathy
the least intelligent classes of Americans,
Irish, and Germans have to pure air, we
all know.
Railway conductors are men of better
education than the janitors or kitchen
maids who regulate the atmosphere of
our houses and places of assemblage
and which of us (who has a preference
for inhaling air and not poison) has not
waged lifelong battle with them for a
chance 10 breathe in their cars at all /!
All talk of wholesome air, oxygen or nj
trogen, is regarded by them as it was by
Franklin's bedfellow when the philos-
opher insisted on opening the window,
as new-fangled tomfoolery." They
shut the ventilators, pull the windows
close, heap on the coal in the red-hot
stove, and sit down content while the
car fills with fetid poison, and the patient
American public drinks it in without q
word.
Another common mistake, and one
which has been most pernicious in its
effects this winter, is the putting Oh
of heavy underclothing and wearing il
whether the thermometer mark sixty-tive
degrees above zero or six degrees below
The thick winter clothing which we have
carried as burden through these warm
muggy months opens every pore by per
spiratlon, relaxes the system and makes
it liable to attacks of cold and fever
There is much talk of hygiene, of this
mode OF practice or of that the weather
and his health are the two subjects which
the average American never wearies oi
discussing. But they are the two con
corning which he acts with the least
pra ctical sense and tho blindest reliance
on fate and luck.-NetO York Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25
A Mound Story from Florida.

The Palatka (Fla.) Herald gives the
following statement concerning the
opening of an Indian mound, but it
must be considered as among those sto-
ries which require corroboration: eve
learn that the Indian mound on Muir
phys Island was opened, or rather en-
tered, by party on Wednesday last.
This mound is one of the largest on the
river, and has excited more than ordi-
nary interest among our scientific visi-
tors. But Col. Hart, proprietor of the
island upon which the mound stands,
heretofore persisted in his refusal TO
have this relic OF past ages disturbed.
On "Wednesday, however, party from
the Putnam, with others, took a steamer
for the island. 1t was agi eed to open
the mound at It's base. After making a
breach of thirty-fve feet, they discov-
cred hard wall made of coquina or
shell rock. This wall was cemented, and
was ornnmented with various figures Of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25
PROSECUTED STATESMEN.
Who would be United states senator 2.
Badgered by ONCE Hunters.

Badgered by ONCE Hunters.
When the doors of the Senate were
closed on Thursday in executive bust.
ness lively and interesting discussion,
which was entirely unanticipated,
sprung up.
MIR. Hamlin, who has been in the Sen
ate on and off for full generation, is a
great stlckler for traditionary customs.
He complained that custom was grow
ing up by which unprivilegod persons
were constantly gaining access to the
floor OF the Senate, crowding the sofas
and chairs and the retiring rooms, and
interfering with the comfort of Senators,
until, he said, "we are getting rs bad
as that mob ut the other end of the Cap
itol." He lectured the youthful Presi-
dent pro tenn, Mr.. Ferry, very severely,
and said he was responsible in admitting
people to the floor who had no right
there that he should not be assuming
prerogatives which did not attach to
him.
Mr.. Ferry demurely responded that
ne had only followed the precedent set
MIN by former occupants OF the chair.
Other Senators followed, and said they
were prosecuted to the verge OF distrac-
ton by bummers and otiice-hunters,
male and female /; that many OF these
people pursued them even into the Sen
ate Chamber, and if they desired to put
their noses outside they were surround
Pc ana badgered SO that they did not
know where to turn.
Mr.. Conkling said that recently he
had taken account one day of the num-
he, H,.a,,,,ht tN him onH ha1 G.
certained that If he responded 1t would
have given him just about five minutes
of the whole days session.
Gen. Ransom, whose seat Is near one
of the doors, said that he was made
messenger of that men and women
poked their heads in at the door and
asked him to call this or that Senator.
Mr.. Conkling referred to the fact that
the late Senator Sumner made 1t an I'M
perative rule to refuse to see visitors
while he was engaged in official duties.
When a card WAS brought TO him, no
matter whose name was Oh 1t, his lnvarla-
BILE reply was, "tell him Tor herr the
Senate is i'll session..
Senator Cameron remarked that he
was much less annoyed by the visitors
and the cards than he was by the blather-
skite speeches of Senators.
Finally, on motion OF Mr.. Merrimon,
the Committee on Rules were instructed
to prepare Il rule which will prohibit the
annoyance to Senators, occasioned by
the sending of visiting cards while the
Senate is in session. The reception
room of the Senate is crowded during
the who'd day with persons waiting to
interview Senators, most of them after
place, and the persistence which they
show, especially the females, would
scarcely be credited by those who are
not Witnesses baltimore San.
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warriors with bows and arrows, and
various reptiles. After much difficulty
n breach was made in the wall, and, by
the light of the torch, several of the
party entered. Much surprised, they
found themselves within vault eight
feet high, with room twelve by fifteen
feet long, with armed warriors encased
in inches, all in a state Of petrifactlon.
This is certainly most wonderful dis,
covery, and has produced profound
sensation. In view of this important
discovery Col. Hart has stationed a
guard to prevent parties making way
witt these wonderful objects. Murphy's
Island will, no doubt, become the Mecca
of the st. Johns River.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25
A Busy Woman.

AS an illustration of how busy every
one is now in Washington, Miss Grundy
tells of lady who recently went into
one of the largest dry goods emporiums
and asked for gloves. 81 want, she
said, ga pair of white kids and pair OF
black kids, and 1 want them quick.
am going to wedding at II, funeral
at 3, and reception tonight"
A WASH that would usually take all day
with ordinary soap, can be done in three
hours, with Dobbins' Electric soap (made
by Cragin Il Co., Philadelphia), and il
cannot injure the finest fabric. Try it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25

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disease originates in the blood and no medi-
cine that does not act directly upon it, to
purify and renovate, has any just claim upon
public attention.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-25

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smooth, by using Jumper Tar Soap BE care
full to get only that made by Caswell Hazard
q Co., New York, AZ there are many limitations
made with common tar, all of which are worth
IeSs.
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Nursed by a Cat.

Judge Howard, of Prescott, Arizona,
who has been recently sick, was attend
ed all through his illness by his favorite
cat, Jennie, and one day when his at
PENDANTS were later than usual in bringing
him his food, she became very uneasy,
and went out and caught a snow bird,
which she laid on the bed beside HIM,
and went out to look for another, but
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Consumptiy.s. Take Notice.

CHEAPEST, best family paper in the
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In bankrupt case mt Charleston, the
United States District Court has decided
that a bachelor, though he keeps house
with an adopted son and servants, is not
the head of a family, so az TO be entitled
to the homestead exemption.
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corner Sixth and Arch Sts Philadelphia every Monday
where all letters for advice must be addressed.