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, 1876-01-08
LLaw-Way quoted 1t B1f9eo.


| ,,rx nH1apS orF9.
| FLouh-Nsa rather uiors active. the local demand
be!ug better wbsls few loa were taken Oh direct or
der Shippers did very tss, mud most dealers quoted
tae tFaas au! win no change In priees. ssea wero
reported al 40 bsls wtntors at s8'k @7ho 1875 brls
:rtna s1,s's n.s:,, sss9o 81, 90 10 bt "a
Tnta / MS hr,s Thc m.,p.t r1o.ca ,'onln.~ ~ ~
.s,s u.'a' ns e,oscu hoota.J a. INC
@7so; eomuon 10 good do. A.7asa4,o; rprsug e..
sras sieo@4.3 good do, 3ua 473: cboloe do Is 90
,Ss.,'; ~: pa'sn.s No. s'.vS - a'nneaea, ssoos
VIZ; spring eaTefAnos' toosS3o; EYa nour, $t2oia
4.y; and euetwl,eat do. s'.soss:7s.
a ond ',.es ,sas little 'ns'sa s4'f' "'F' 10 tons at
hl,ppIrsus-aa!es ners 20 tons At sls.asa14.oo.
suonrs-ssc. wore 10 ton. At .ll.oo. frss on board
cons.ue41-w4s nominal Il ;ioso, On traet, for m
coaIsc:
"isEAT-Wis nors active, aud drm al about ths
aotci % ia AIr hr,on Ne" 19rx VA tsapaeaaeny
ae ws, eI ~ !" ~ an s1 % ths asns
the hrrhF iuc tn lin nav. n,n.ct.1x ~ ~ n. ~
receipts va ssther sms ia i i 0gsbt n.osbie n
tant advanc. IN Wiz. Tt 1ns - t. 10 M an ,por
ynry isros norhars ss ~. aao Gn. apH ~
tns imncnsS roms ~ ,,h!i,, " wn1en
sma.i ons. rcnnn w .otd shn.t hssvne @ ~. ~.
situation woaa !n.exe dIoe = i !ea.t ref b.
u the % ID a ~ se * sa
ne,s now wash every opreftun.;y to Eli md Huy
w5f u,cvo ~ H. In, 'snnnes "nirn tne5 @alat
any fssr Of - lamedtsts ad.snos, !. tho Cir, IT.
consuming .rkots Se'ns 4.i he.V; " ons s .na s /,
were not tor uo ;hotsss here: oaf .rket soul
VIII et ~ shs .appy eIa Il Nj
e tho speculative gsade IL % large premium over
.T:.n..t ~, 'ss ~, - sGs.esusJs H'a tf1ectea
, 1876-01-08

lhn anring !onktng favotnblc7 England dnesnt al
uron herself, Just for Tho fun of tha Thing. aho
aorsnt huy whrAt as no do. Bho doesn't Try 10 see
" 81. ys os inc
.,aat'on before Enslsad. v!lI soe s.nsans Ball ~
during the present winter or dur1ns tho coming
rrrtng-csop prospects promising An abundant bar-
ion, -hsh a % sis se ill., a. qas.son q vsus %
tns @ recurrence ot warm weather. Ih's ! dots not
rises a. soon a. ho hot I'll months srrroaeh IL. lin.
1lr fact Of tsn Ii this: We havc got too mnuh
s VI 2"9y ~ :
1n-.nd b9 cror. md poor 1aslity arc not favorable
August loading up apon Tim theory TINT there ia big
,hott crop md tig deficiency somewhere md tho
rru bssinR calculations upon Agricultural IT,.
Eorh. ~ wnrshleas as tia1 unrelIhblo and h&ve
ii .ae ] cro o is7s wss ens of II III Z
ls7s when al facts and al indications 40 show that
thrIa never ~as more w'est in this country nor moro
cnhbcr last; e'sc what mean such actia everywhere
-suct arauar!es all ovcr the world gso,nins under
:. ills ,ne Of Inc ye.r va ha1. been itee,vins our
eclves and tbs heat way for lis n to etVs ourselves
and sioW II Just ~ 1t ia. T.r,
PROVISIONS.
HOG rRoDuoTS-weso auiet, and unusually
nutneroub ~as expected. being barely sufficient 70
keep onotnlrd Of tho packing capacity sp}oye1, and
holders OF product wttd not anxious 10 se for that
reason, while huyerb inclined 10 hold of In tho
expectation that ths colder Hea&sf, daily locked
for, will put the country roads In pasalbe condition,
nnl enable deovers to market their hoGb rapidly
than heretofore. Those who wanted CASH property
could only obtain It by paying full pscps whlD fow
speculative OPERATOR willing to acii short fer
future, In hopes that larger supply Of hogs would
reduce tho prices Of product.
MESS FonE-Was aulet, md i shade fr1nes. Thcso
WAS lille demand, and that chieay local. but tho ocs-
Tugs were itgh anil buyers obffgoa 10 pay making
ftt.9o $40 trta seer January Mt sl9. 7u s0O
bris seller February It $io55a 037k 3o bss seller
March 4 ti01hai9.5: and 7so btls ssllcr April At
hrn at s926 cash Or SELLER JAau.ry; sloaIX sslles
February; 1!9.S4E@ls.ea ae'ler March; and sio.ss
psims mess posk xa' quoted At sl7.oosl12', and
LAnu-xaa nitt, And shade eastos, tcng quoted
weak 1n New York. ftcre WAS ouly moderate do.
aurna.ions. Bales we're reported Of 800 tcs cash 1t
sl?2ix&i23o: 1,2s1 tcs seller the month It L17k
@lssU 5o0 Acllcr February 1t tl23i II. 20 md
$500 tea seller March It $l2soai2. Total s7,U ter.
Tue market coscd rtn at cash Of seller
January; Il .37 .s @ltto aocr fsoru4ry: 3l2.s2X 3
r. IS seileE Mtrch md April Wsa nominal at 3ll7I
hixhev. oono descrpions being adsaneed !sc per ID.
Liverpool Wa quoted stronger, Aul the st, X hero
hta reduced the outward movement hAy!n2 been good
during the paat shEes week. willie packing has pro
cecled but snwly. Sa1es reroete Of 20 U0l ihA
sroen shoulders ut no. ooo as parity curod Do at
6,i7c; ~ b>1es % At 7s74c 20e,o liz long clears
tec; lso boxes do At loe: 'Uo nx aroan bhort Hbs
at lQtc lao boxes long and shor cltnra At 104 ~
boxes bellta ut llc 60 01I tn gtcon hama "a th1 at
l1s: sn ..o re- % tlss2o n, !. sio. Tia market
, 1876-01-08
OCEAN NAVIGATION.
STAR BALL LINE.

UNITED STATES Il uHAz1L MAIL BTEAAfsuua
&.ilfng regularly eyery montu from WAtson1 Whalt
Brook in, N. r. ''
For Para, reEnanhneo, Dlhiat and Rio Jauerio, osns
A. st. 1nEaR, Porto Nico, -
NELI.IE MARTIN, a,uIo tons, Jan. u, 1t .. M.
JOHN HEtAMAIL, 2,alh) tons, Feb. -. At n. n.
J. u. WALKER, {, ,fo1 tans, March ~, Ut .. N,
When the liz Of the Inohlh falls on sunday, ste.t
ers sail tho day previous. These steamers Ard po1eci
" new+ With al!tho Latest improvements, having IRA.
caAh passenger accommodations.
For freight anu paasaGe at reduced rates. apply b
]. Il. TUCKER i CO., Agrnis
81 Fine at, Now YORK.
, 1876-01-08

IIOQS-Wero In brink dnnanu during tho foro-
noon 1t 81 'o bns became very dull auba quen ty,
anil cloasd heavy at faiiy 1dc dectno from Thursdays
of the previous days Of tho week. but Tho number fell
far short Of tho aggregate Packing demand. and ths
tol!'1 Of npportonlns tho hogs Atnong ths different
Ths rangs Of sales tue Bafne tie day letosc,
VIZ: $0NG97. So but tho aysrage. viii b0 by
reference to tue sales given below. Was 'cidelly
lower. Packing hogs closed weak ut ts.75ys7,10 for
royr tn ri.
, 1876-01-08

HuUMCoAH-Was In contltiutd good demand
u.se ~. mos'an', "san s0ou n'eoum ntusp; ns.e
Is aso a,.a nn0 e'''S' s' 'n'es'o'' 'S"'''
purTEl.--pr.ce, woru unchanged. Aside from
choice grades tho market do,s mt suow INV ares.
strength bu: tho fact that sto.t@ uot greatly u
cess nf tbs dsmand is regarded IA fasosAbe for =
N ss asssr. ra . s @ .ee.ss ns wf
moaer.te. wo auoto; c1,olca 10 f.ney yellow, a2a
medium to aooi grades, lss DC: lat.r!ot to common.
lasl7o common tn chusco roll. 1avtasc.
DAoa1So-rhI. market wa v'.hou. apprtetaho
ca.uHe' n'''ea atno"a1 VI oFuefs "eso iees1sed'
and were mled 1t tho annexed Quotations: STARK 4.
o ~, 1sa1xo .ann,. s .,na,s o
do ons,. ~ G ''''' snhn'' ''ns''' '''''
10 oo sen'ug to higher prices. Stock. ors o.
moderate ainen;!ona md hs!A with confidence At
ov or.f ,9r e0oa 10 fancy anu At o1io Tor
II GoTss h,a s ,, sea n9;.nge " soptnas
ma MI s@it; o coa KIN. ssnnoi t1"gs
III: E.;e II i'd I,}otss,,,rS ~ aSa.11. Ii~k
I'm, x pi',r, lnent MoGk' *ao o1umors
GtnipEfttf.E|W.n H. Nv 4 ct \, yor ,,,o. t.-,
'enees msss &C. Sge fos G5S ortscr
t.rg and ia hotter cou,itioa, the we.thsr Lstn9
s s.n af0S e. aa
gstahts ~ .Snas io s1as .,. esnes J,l1s' no,uy
.ssoas!s: S9f, + .m.l! mi.sl u, I'D Il s7a5s
to1el n,ics,. N'-4 OIL" ~ ''' "o''' 'ne'''
Eaas.wefo dull md weak under liberal offering.
Iss @ nd p.esea s % It s. &C. 1'e'n E''' ''''' At
ng 5sist 1 ~ w. s asy ne d
other nmes n toeefun {rufts Snd| IN ,,o@ss, tha
%.nt'p~-
, 1876-01-08

: LonF all abort clears quoted At i0l(c caAh,
anl lo1{c aellrr February, boxed: green hams, ~
loac; sweot-eickled do. 104,allc; Ouiuoeziands,
IGHc cash or eellRr January; long cut hsns, 1Dkt3
ike. boxed bacon hams, 13E9l3I{o.
GnEAsE--Waa nntninnl at lie -.
BEEF pilODUOT8-Nero Aseajy aud quiet II $3.50
aluoO for nlesa, 9l0.5oslLou for extra meas, snd
f20.'1a2 .ou for hsIns.
TALLoW-MaY quoted It b{<A2o.
, 1876-01-08
CQMME

Tho following were tho receipts and ehtpmanta OF
tho lendng articles OF produce in this city during tho
t1cnty-foar hours ending ut I o'clock on Frtlay
morning aud for the corresponding date yc.r ago
, 1876-01-08

Meas pork va. arttve and IN higher. clo,lne At
eto27H cash, $1p.+5 Sn1tr February. snsl 4l1. .79S
enl.er March. SALES: 5000 brls, 1t t,.1s alJ.liH
caah. &lott aciler February. NhG7Kt<l9.i!H sellet
March, slop'.y SELLER Apst, and tN.11H for Nay. !,
Lat w,s fairly active AMI stronger. closing At
fl9.1k for February saleas 7.too Ia. 1t t1a 50 for
January una ~ Az for February.
tea wtrn 0rr1er, With s,les o! 30 900 IA short ribs
Hs1er March i 1oHe: bn,HoI lbs 10 seller April At
5000 100000 h4 ahouilers roller March II 7tc.
, 1876-01-08

market. md tho ~ sdva,ea established ths day b.
fors wiz firmly nstntdne4 Tbs movement in other
dss; tes!, 's9lh; 10 1.l!nos !oa.l so.,. 10 deg,
lid 70 e hs+sa .os,1 Il ~ 'i;s. ao
:. 1sesS c; A.ssed 81 raw. ~; boiled eio; whas
snssf e!f;Ps pss 1s :st: H. ds Ss'o' sa
:s%sa H.. 9ss.s d s, i
III fassa y w.. IT. a;a. tas
end ahil ping denlana for choice stock. Cana wa4
stronger under good dsm,ud foe shipment and 70
turkeys. drcsaed l!A1l du-ks, dresred. va 1lc;
gseset dressed .sl e; gs'ine m chietens 3i'N}i7e
d. aa. ie1i tsa,sn s.aa as:
sna atet rsest1ed .oas a.sasioa to!I sytns 4 oc.
Aad IN Eeqneat Ut sl.:o al.4s.
onondssa anu sanu.x. nns. sl.sa: cin.a. d. it,
osanSy a,,Ey Sss! eo.s's !o d,y w!;aua. bug: ~ d
1EAa-Me quota th >natknt rte 'ly AnA hsu ~ fol-
a.ss; msaiun'. 4sssso; Rood d; ssessee; do.
sasssa; fancy: st.l"91 20. lArtatAl- Comuon. i;
Ys4e; good DO ~; medium. aasatso; Rood DO,
sss; caoIss. AJst, s cs'unou. aa1s' IS
a1c good common, aafa3sc medium. ~ $50: gool
eGsS9 sh?s s
aoi good eomsaon. astasc; medium, 4ots &c; goo.i
Nt494c; oaoacaAt% t0t3aac.
MooD.Qaot4siuns wete $3.50 for maple, $3.50 for
beech. sad 45s9 for es4ha-d.4tered,
Wo0L-coHtanues very 1uiat. This stock Of medium
and coarse wools II smal but theEs good deal Of
4n5 ths kss. Ths Rastsrn msEtets reported
.u0 ~ usual during tho woska Immediately following
lhs noda,a; Tulsashs.l. prime. As95lu do, poor 70
S1< Washed sosi.s nd nsa.as,, IT, DO. % tas ia
unwsahtd. tane henry To Light p Ma2so; do, eo4rse
and medium. 3Na3l,; pniltd. 3a933o,
NAILROAu FHEft3llTH-Wers moderately Active
and 6ru. ~ tds rates NtEsa below:
Flour DRAIN Fourth BHlk
ChiesRo TO- pr b1l. in bulk class. 1us4t4.
asr Yotk......-.-...fo.90 90 $1.ts t0.6D 1855
Bostoa..~.,..s.."1 LOO 70 " "a
, 1876-01-08

CaH.,... :, t6J{a2 Kip. l00al.lS
LuAnEh-EIs lust and steady. Tns uuisvofatls
creme tle1 fosce workcss and e1est themselves to
e utmost 10 osrr to get GU. full quaa of logs. In
ta extreme northern districts there little snow n
While In Tho Masxgoa dlstrcts, according IL report,
thp toads In aucll q wrtlched condition that the
haulu8 Of logs Ia almost IN impoaslu.Nt, Following
, 1876-01-08

p,TTsRuRo PETROLEUM MARKET.
FrrhHuEo, jan. 7.-pctro!eun quiet and steAdy
ernds, $ls71 ut parkerA; refined, 15{c, pntladslpia
dndYsrY.
, 1876-01-08

CLEVELAND PETROLEUM M aRKET.
CLEVELAND. Jsa.1.-'s: oieum very Arm advanced
NJ all around; wo ! u: standard while. ITO test
1eHc; primo whte,..' tcst, 1lEc; Michigan test,
1879 In CARLOAD lots for rash.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-06
Street Market.

Yesterday afternoon the street market
was large and we'll attended. The following
were the ruling prices
Butter, 40@5O, roll 35@3sper lb.; eggs, 80
@32c per doz turkey, 14s16 per pound;
or 81 2592 Is each; geese, sl@l 50 each
ducks 1Oal2c, per pound or rs 81 rs pair
chickens, el@1 Is per pair: celery, 6@l0c,
per bunch; apples, 10@25c per half peck :
sweet potatoes, 15G25 do; white potatoes,
2s9so do. and 50t9sl IS per bu:. pork,
la9l5c per lb., or s7asS per hhd.; cheese
12914c per h.: lemons, 25@35c per doz.;
peppers, &c per doz.; apples, 20@3Oc per
basket; sweet potatoes, 45Gsoc per basket
pumpkins, 5G25c apiece: cider, l5@lsc per
gal; turnips, S@10c per hf. PIX; walnuts.
10@12c half PIX; sausage, lbs. Tor IS
cents; scrapple, 6@sc do: mines meat,
lbs. for 25c; rabbits, 25c apiece; parsridges
per bushel; oats, s5G4oc do;
beef steak, 12(920c per lb.: s;e~ine pieces,
s9l6c do: roast, 12@26c do; ham, 22c do.
mutton chops, 16@20c DO: legs, 15@2Oc do.
rscks, 10<G15c do: lard, 2 ID for 25c veal,
lo925c do: cat fish, 12@l5c do; rock, 15e
do; hsddock. Sc do; halibut, 2Oc do
mackeral, l2Gl5c per h.; lima beans, log
l5c per qt.; bologna sausage, 15c per 10.
ahellbarks, &c per qt.; squads, 30@35c per
pair; radishes, Sc per bunch; beets, Sc pei
bunch; cabbage, 3@15c per hd. pear.
8(9SOc hf. PIX; onions, l5c DO; honey
2@ds5c per h.; young pigs, s5gs per pair
The Morning herald., 1876-12-06
Lecture Of Prof. Seymour.

The Y. VI. G. A. Lecture room, also the
adjoining Beard of Managers room, was
crowded to excess last Light long before
Prof seymour's appointed hour to lecture
had arrived. The services wei commenced
as 10 usual with all the Association meet
inge, with singing and prayer. The talented
speaker held his large audience spell bound
for about an hour, when he illustrated his
lecture on mesmerism by putting several OF
his audience in the mesmerlc state, during
which they performed various antics that
caused shout after shout of laughter and
applause from the audience. After satisfy
Ing all that the science was . true one, and
that 1t should rank as such, the Professor
closed the hilarious occasion by thanking
his auditors for their kind attendance and
attention. The Association will have a Sc
ries of entertaining lectures each week
through the coming winter, aud they de.
serve the highest praise for their efforts to
nationally entertain our citizens. They If.
form us that they will give due notice Of
future lectures and entertainments. W.
find that their list periodicals and news
papers in their Reading Rooms has beer
recently greatly augmented by donations o.
regular copies mailed them from nearly
every State IN the Union They cordially
invite each and all of our citizens, alst
strangers in the city, to make free use o
their Reading rooms.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-06
A GRAVE ACCUSATION,
1As CAssvs Of Forgery Apatnst General
WooddN.

IAs CAssvs Of Forgery Aoatnst General
WooddN.
We stated In TIE HERALD; Of yesterday
that there were ugly rumors upon the street
of q forgery committed by prominent
citizen of this State, by forging the name
Of George V. Massey. At the time that the
Information was given our representative 1t
was nothing more than rumor, and we did
not feel warranted in giving publicity to the
name of the person against whom the serious
charge is made. Yesterday it was positively
stated upon the streets that the person is
Gen. Daniel W. Woodall. The evening
papers contained full accounts of it, and
there is now no doubt of its truth, as Gen.
Woodall has fed from his home. 1t is i'm
possible to get q. anything like an accurate
statement of the matter as those best &C
quainted with It's history are the most re-
ticent. The secret has been known for
sometime blythe brother-in-law ofthe forger,
Mr.. George V. Massey, who, 1t is stated was
willing to give i've thousand dollars to have
the matter hushed up. 1t is stated that
the liabilities of the General will amount
to 81, 900. The whereabouts of the Gen.
eral are unknown, but be is certainly not
about Odessa his place of residence. He
has been carrying on the manufacture of
grain drills at Middletown. The forg cries
are mostly upon promisory notes, and the
name of his father. John Woodall, of Cam
den, this State, and George V. Massey have
been those most imposed upon in his trans
actions. He left home the day before
Thanksgiving.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-06
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Court opened yesterday morning at II
o'clock, Judges Conegys and Honston OF
the Bench.
The clerk called the list of jurors.
Rowbotham vs.. Pearce was then resumed
and testimony was heard on boths side until
II o'clock. Counsel then argued the case
and at ~ o'clock it was given to the jury
During the noon recess the jury came il
With verdict for plaintiff for $3.50 So and
costs.
The ease of James G. Knowles vs.. samu-
el c. Pierce. replevin, was then called. Geo
Gray, Esq, for plaintiff, and Charles B
Lore, ESQ.,, for defendant. The facts Of
this case are as follows:
In May, 1874, one Francis L. Uric, broth
erin law of plaintiff, rented the "Keg Nils
on the Brandywine, from E. I. Dupont &
Co., and commenced work. After 3 time
failing to pay, the goods in the mill were
attached by his hands under foreign at
tachment, and by Dupont under land
lords warrant. Knowles replevined the
goods, claiming property, and the evidence
showed that under contract between Uric
and Knowles, that Knowles furnished the
material to be worked up by Uric at 8
charge OF 30 much per yard. The defence
alleged fraud.
During the argument of the case by coun
sci, Court adjourned until to morrow morn
Ing at 10 O'Clock
During the afternoon David c. Rose, thu
new Coroner, bonded in the sum of $4,000
The Morning herald., 1876-12-06
Minor .LQeQk.

P. Mundy sold seventy.six tickets and
won the gold badge offered by the Shields
Library.
Yesterday had such bad cold that I
could not speak. used DR.. Bulls cough
syrup, and to-day am as well as ever. 1t
only cost me rs cents.
A man selling cement yesterday at the
corner of Fifth and Market streets, tested
and defed the strength of all who came
along to break any article merded by this
cement until colored man came along and
snapped things almost at will.
Many gentleman going home, compari-
lively sober has been confused at the north
west corner of Ninth and Orange streets,
as the lamp at that corner indicates as Or
ange street what we have always been
taught to consider as Ninth street, and
Ninth street as Orange street. Our educa
tion has probably been neglected.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-06
A Ee,rspdper Mar,

An extensive newspaper war is now pro-
gressing between W. Fisk Townsend of the
Georgetown journal and J F. Pennipe-
ton Of the seaford "Ci,izen' The cause
of this trouble is political difference upon
some local subject. As is universally the
case 10 newspaper wars the participants
forget their duty to readers, and enter into
personal abuse of one another. The last
number of the "Citizen" calls Mr.. Town.
send "That stink pot-that carpet bag par.
asite upon Delaware SOIL" Mr.. Townsend
uses equally harsh language, and how such
language tends to the elevation of morals
or newspaper instruction is beyond the in
depreciation of general newspaper purpo.
ses.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-06
Nresnen's Election,

Monday evening the Washington Fire
Company elected the following officers TO r
the ensuing year, commencing January lst:
President-Joseph q Greenman.
Vice President-Henry vandenbraak.
Secretary-Edward Singles.
Treaeurer-James E. Saville.
Trustees--John West, William H Bailey
Investigating Committee-James Craig,
Theodore Jones, W. s. Davis.
Directors-Thecdore Jones, James Craig,
W. 8. Davis, q. 8. 'Brien, John West Ed
ward Hasel, A. J. cClintock, James Mil
burn, Charles Vance, W. Hollirgsworth,
William Vsndenbrask, W. shepardson.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-06
Tho Fire Yesterddv

The alarm of fire yesterday afternoon
about two O'Clock, was caused by the burn
Ing of portion of the frame back building
OF house owned and occupied BY John
Shay, situated on Mechanics street below
Lombard. Atssthe time no fire was in the
stove, and the only way the fire can be ac-
counted for, is that spark from the stove,
whilst preparing dinner, must have lodged
in the partition between. the; main and back
buildings. The Fire Department was
promptly On the ground, and q plug stream
Of the Reliance soon quenchsd the flames.
The loss Is but triain9.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-06
Local Matters
sxxxxxNs ovER TEE Io8.
! ssIsssss ~ .lIs Arsess PeaAs.

S0osS0o ~ sNS Ascsss x""1ss
The skating season in Wilmington was
lAirly inaugurated on Monday at the pond
Of the Arctic Ice Company over TAird street
bridge. There had been but, Ii tie notice
Given that there would be skating on Mon
day, and consequently the attendance was
not very large. But yesterday it WAS more
generally known and the attendance was
great deal larger. The ice is three and q
half inches In thickness, and smooth as
glass. The grounds cover SIX acres, and
yesterday both ladies aud gentlemen were
skimming along at rate of speed threat
ening collision. Boys, girls, ladies and
gentlemen Ia one grand whirl of fuu and
excitement were enjoying this exhilerating
exerciss. There were muffs, wraps aud
rosy cheeks In plenty. There were excel,
lsnt exhibitions Of agility and skill, and the
skaters numbered several who were able to
cut the pigeons wing, and make . grape
vine on the ice. Last night the scene at
the Park was one of beauty. The two re
ceptiol rooms we're we'll heated, and there
was . goodly number on hand to take part
In the amusement. The ice WAS well tested
BY freight of humanity that was by no
means light, and under the glare of bril-
liant lights, sight OF amusement, exercise
and ridicule were combined. Luckless
heads were bumped, collisions were nu-
merous, arm In arm the lovers skinned
over the smooth ice, while the spectators
looked on In appreciation of the scene. A
hack viii be run to the grounds to day from
the corner Of Second and Market streets.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-06
Hslk Br Deasscsss.

EDITOR OF TEE H1RALD:-I feel little
discouraged to-day. We seem to have Z
mighty host to contend against; trouble In
the party; we could manage the Democrats,
If we could only stick together, but 1t looks
ss If we could not. There are some men
that want to be Independent or Liberal
They talk about high moral ground and ell
that. That high moral business will Dc
verv well for Zachariah Chandler or for
Zacharish Pickles, at . camp meeting, or at
Sunday school, bu. 1t will not keep thil
great National Republican party of ours to-
gether. We do not want q mans moral
ideas to interfere with his party fealty
Sumner, Greeley, Trumbull-They were
not good party men. We want more men
like Morton, Cameron and Kellogg. They
are never bothered with such stuff as "high
moral IDEAS" There should be at
the present time but one common
emotion in the hearts of all good Republi-
cans. But one thought and that should be
"Hold the Fort" loose that and where will
the Federal patronage be, and at this time
deprive us OF the adhesive power of public
plunder, and We could not carry State IN
the union. No without that we would loose
power. The State of the sanity Harlan and
the noted Belknsp, yes, Maine woulo 60
against US. This Independent press is a
great detriment to US, such papers as the
Springfield Republicans, the New York
Herald and Sun and worst of all the Times
ot Philadelphia. Their moral ideas are too
high, they have too much to say about such
as Bristow, Adams, Bayard anc Trumbull.
They think that civil law should be su-
preme, they oppose putting the army in the
State House at Columbia, which it secured
as necessary In order to keep the Democrats
from controlling the State.
They speak about fraud and force as
though 1t was not essential to the success
of our party, and the salvation OF the
country. The absurdity of all this is seen
and felt by Senator Morton and by that
humble soul, Gen. B. F. Butler. But all
these things are working against US. The
sky is not as clear to-day as 1t was week
ago. 1t looks as if there was good many
Republicans who have not the nerve to
stand the pressure.
But am going over to see my niger
voters at Buzzard's Glory tonight, and l
hope will feel better in the morning.
Boys, look out for red light and gather
at the river. DELAWARE.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-06
ront LeU@,

The Breakwater Light furnishes the fol.
lowing:
Turkeys in Lewee are fifteen cents pei
? upd.
Thanksgiving day In Lewes WAS one OF
the most disagreeable that could be i'm.
imagined.
Worn ont horses from the 81 rect car lines
of Philadelphia are carried to Lewes In
droves and offered for sale, bu. find but few
purchasers.
A boats crew made narrow escape from
drow ulng while boating. The plug came
ous o. the bottom of the boat, and she sunk
in twelve tees Of water. The crew wal
picked up by another boat in an exhausted
condition.