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, 1876-07-08

LAPLAND mothers are not in the
habit of staying at home with their
babies. The Laps are very relig-
ious people, and take only journeys
to hear their pastors. As soon as
the family arrive at the wooden
church, and the reindeer are Sc
cured, the father shovels a snug lit
tie bed in the snow, and the mother
wraps the baby in skins and depos-
its it therein. Then the father piles
the snow around it, and the dog is
set on guard, while the parents go
decorously into the church. Often
as many as thirty babies may be
seen laid away in the snow about
the church.
, 1876-07-08
precisely what l have heretofore
done in a private capacity-to
labor for the public veal.
BERIAH Brown.
BERNARD CROSSEN, VAL.
WILDMAN AND GIDEON A..
" ned

The above named gentlemen have
been together good portion of the
time for the past two days, canvass
ing the "lava beds" for votes for the
later, solely upon the ground that
Beriah Brown denounced lottery
gambling; the corrolary of which is.
that Weed is in favor of what not
only the moral, but the business
sentiment of this community re-
garded as the greatest public nui-
sance ever tolerated in any decent
community. That is the element
depended on by Weed for success.
, 1876-07-08
REMARKABLE

| a. ahAhDAE llNEoo"
most remarkable case has just taker
place in New York, in which {
powerful microscope, revealing the
uniformity of natures laws, was
made conclusive witness in case
OF alleged forgery. A suit was
brought to recover on q check, q
Ia. ge sum of money, from q bank,
whish the plaintiff had alleged had
certified the document. In defense,
the bank claimed that the certifica-
ton was forgery, and that the ink
was not the same as that employ cd
ON checks certified by the same per-
son. DR.. Van der Weyd was called
as a witness, and appeared in court
with a powerful microscope, having
a spectroscopic 9 Je piece.
The doctor had no intention of ex-
amining the ink on the checks sub
mitted to him. By careful obser-
vation and patient study he had dis
covered that all inks absorb certain
parts of the solar spectrum, so that
consequently it is certain and easy
way of recognizing the identity of
two inks to note the fact that both
produced an absorption of, and so
blotted out exactly similar parts of
the solar spectrum.
On the witness stand DR.. Van der
Weyde examined number of checks
among which had been placed the
alleged forged one. The micro
scopic part of the instrument mag
nified the writing so highly that the
dot of an would have been suf
ficient for his purpose. The alleged
certificate was Immediately pro-
nounced genuine.
MADE A CHRISTIAN OF HIM.
There can be no doubt that the ex-
hortations of Moody and Sankey are |
extremely powerful, and that the
means used by them for the CONVEX
sion of sinners are effectual, for they |
have actually converted a bull |
whacker. The convert is a man |
who drove an OK team in this section
for many years, and who has Just
returned from a visit to his friends
in the East, having left this place
last fall for that purpose. We
met him in the street this morning.
and, among other sights which he
related having seen, he mentioned
Moody and Sankey. Did they con-
vert you?" we asked joking, not
for moment supposing that bull
whacker could be converted. "Yor
bet your life they did," he replied.
When first l went to hear them, |
went for the fun of the thing; but
wien l heard the preaching and
it made an impression on me.
[ began to consider that had soul
to save. I went every day to near
them, and before three days mad
passed, l wish 1 may be d-to h
in a minute if they hadn't made me
. christian.
The Colorado beetle has found its
way eastward in the New England
States and the inhabitants do not
make half as much fun about him
IS they did when he was regarded as
, Western myth invented to enhance
the price of potatoes. On the con-
'rary, they regard him as a very ac-
i've nuisance, and invest in Paris
green as their brethren near the sit
ing sun have to do.
Potatoes, like the fat of meat, are
he heat producers for the body;
hey are therefore especially good to
,at along with lean meat, which
supplies the flesh. Meat and pota-
oes give about the same nourish-
nent as bread.
Your disposition will be- suitable
o that which you most frequently
hink on: for the soul is, as it were.
inged with the color and COM
election of his own thoughts.
, 1876-07-08
The man who will distance hi

The man who will distance his
competitors is he who matters his
business, who reserves his integrity
who lives clearly and purely, who
devotes his leasure to the acquisition
Of knowledge, who never gets in,
debt, who gains friends by deserv-
ing them, and who saves his money.
, 1876-07-08
THE MAYORALTY.

Several weeks since, l was re
quested by a number of citizens
of such character and position
as to entitle their opinions to re
spect, to allow myself to be
named as candidate for Mayor
at the approaching city election
Those who havepersonally made
this request greatly Outnumbel
all of those who have signed
calls upon others upon the sole
itations of canvassers specially y
employed for that purpose, and
embrace a very large portion
of the most enterprising, active
and public-spirited men who
have contributed most to the
present prosperity of our city,
including a majority of those
engaged in productive industry.
The request was based upon the
ground that no man in this COM
munity had labored more earn
estly and, apparently, unselfishly
to promote the growth of the
town, and none had more cour-
ageously defended the right and
opposed wrong, regardless of
personal considerations. They
said they wanted IA live man, ;"
whose commercial or profes-
sional relations would not bias
his judgment or intimidate his
action; one who was devoted to
progress and opposed to all pri-
vate jobs and ring combinations
for diverting public funds to
private uses. l gratefully ac-
cepted these repeated express
sions of confidence. and very re-
luctantly consented to stand the
canvass; not because l feared to
pass the ordeal of public cen
sure, but simply because | did
not want the office.
There was no secret in this
movement; it was Immediately
known upon the streets, and has
been a matter of public discus
sion ever since. 1t presented
the issue fairly and squarcly to
the obstructionists. of a candi-
date in favor of every measure
which would promote the mate
rial interests of the town, and
would dare to see that the pub
lie funds should be faithfully ap-
piled, the laws duly enforced,
and taxation equitably appor-
toned.
1t is well known that the chief
obstructionists of the town are
among its largest property hold
ers; persons welding power
solely by virtue OF their accu-
mutations, derived almost ex-
clusively from the labor and en-
terprise of others, which have
reflected value upon their pos
sessions they would never other
wise have had. These men have
prevented our commycial me-
tropolis from ever having a pub
lie building beyond a disgrace
full pen for temporary confine-
ment of offenders. They have |
uniformly opposed every public
expense for the health, conven-
ience or comfort Of the citizens. |
They have driven away from us
large enterprises in the way of
manufactures and ship building,
by refusing them any place for
their business upon reasonable
terms. They have purs ed the
dog-in-the-manger policy Of nei-
ther using or permitting others
to do SO for the common i'm
provement.
AS might reasonably be ex-
pected, and as l had no reason
to doubt, l find all that class of
men bitterly arrayed against
ne. That is their right, as they
50 often claim-"the right to do
rs l please with my own" But
deny the right of any member
, 1876-07-08

OF wax, who has been D stand
ing candidate for some minol
office in every opposition con
vention held in this city for the
past five years, and was never
yet known to publicly express
an opinion upon any question Of
public concernment upon which
there was difference of opin
ion, and only hope to elect him
by forming an alliance with the
lottery gamblers and the "Iava
beds" a business in which Their
candidate is now personally en-
gagged, representing me as their
most vindictive enemy, and him
self as their physician and sym
pathizing friend.
They say that | would in
volve the city in oppressive tax
alton and a load Of debt. Every
intelligent man knows that the
Mayor has no voice in levying
taxes and only a veto power to
restrain oppressive or inconsid-
crate acts, and that the city
charter limits taXation to very
moderate rates. The veto pow
er in the hands Of the man who
has contract for keeping pau
pers, would be a dead letter in
defending the public treasury
from personal jobs.
They charge that l am the
candidate. and would be the
instrument, of company desir-
ing a franchise from the city
which might prove an oppressive
monopoly. | cannot believe
that any man who has been
familiar with my course in this
city, credits that charge. If |
have made Il personal enemy in
this town it has been done by
denouncing all jobs which have
for their purpose depredations
upon the public treasury, spar
ing neither friend nor foe in my
criticisms When a party hold
ing mortgage upon my office,
seized upon and applied to his
own use an alley leading to the
main entrance of the University;
when other influential parties
formed a conspiracy to rob the
county of it's farm, and succeed
ed in taking nearly two thou
sand dollars out OF the pockets
of the taxpayers without rem
dering any consideration for the
same; l denounced both. at my
own cost, and came very near
being closed out for my tcmerity.
| have constantly and persist
emily demanded economy in the
public service and a strict ac-
countability for every dollar ex-
pended, and that no more taxes
be levied than the best interests
required, and have denounced
unsparingly that system hereto
fore prevailing Of levying and
collecting large taxes without
having any adequate results to
show forit. The appropriations
to q private hospital kept by Dr.
Weed may account for some Of
these extravagant expenditures
as well as for the elegant private
residence being built by the pro-
eeeds. But the croakers against
high taxes have never taken any
measures to bring to justice their
friends who have misapplied the
public moneys. There is not
nan who has profited by high
axes who is not now opposing
ne, ostensibly on that ground,
,ut whose chief cause of com
'laint is that my exposures have
nterfered with their plans. The
nan who inveighs most against
high taxes is one who makes 30
'er cent. a year upon depreci-
ted county orders, which is so
nuch additional tax upon the
'eople.
, 1876-07-08

IcE CREAM, Strawberries and cream
and soda water at Reinigs.
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12

Jno. W. Garrett, Esq, president of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.,
will leave in his pravate car MARY
land" on Monday next, for California.
He will be accompanied by his wife
and daughter, and will make the entire
through trip in the "Maryland."
Mrs. Marther, of Mirzapore, India,
who has spent 30 years among the
Hindoos, has issued Gin clear and terse
Urdu" Bible dictionary, containing
1 ,676 articles and filling 57S super roy.
al octave pages, illustrated with 157
wood cuts.
Ex-President Roberts, of Liberia,
lately deceased, administered the af-
fairs OF the republic for eighteen years
with fidelity and success. He emil
grated to Liberia from Petersburg, Va.
about forty years age.
The late Countess Danner, widow of
Frederick vi, of Denmark, left her
propeety, valued at nearly 50, ,000, 600,
for the maintenance of an institution
for orphans and deserted girls of Den
mark.
President elect Prado, of Peru, United
States Minister Gibies and Judge o.
Sullivan a promoter of the Niccaragu.
an ship canal, sailed from Havana on
Thursday, for New Y ork.
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12
WASHINGTON
The Safe = Burglary Conspiracy Case.
ExPECTEDNINDlCTMEN OF HARRINGTON.
BABCoCK AND OTHERS.

ExrEcTEDINDlcTMENT OF HARRINGTON,
BABCoCK AND OTHERS.
Special despath to the World.
WASHINGTON, April 11.-No additi-
onal evidence was taken to day in the
investigation into the safe burglary
conspiracy. Many of the witnesses
were before the Grand Jury, however,
and the indictment of Harrington.
Babcock and others will doubtless be
found at an early day. A. G. Riddle,
the special counsel for the Government
IN prosecuting the conspirators two
years ago, will next testify before the
committee. 1t has been published that
he has already testified and what pur-
ports to be his evidence is given; but
both are a mistake. Mr.. Riddle will
testify that ho received the impression
from the Attorney General, then Will
liams; that the suits were dismissed
and his services for counsel dispensed
with at the suggestion of the White
House, neither the President nor Bah.
cock being mentioned by name. 1t is
the current rumor that Harrington has
fled to Europe to escape certain pun
ishment. He was in Washington yes
terday.
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12

1t is Blaine's turn now. He has thus
far escaped remarkably well, but that
his good look should continue till mid
summer was too much to expect. He
is now charged with some sort of un-
defined crookcdness in connection with
the Union Pacific, whereby he obtain
ed unnumbered thousands that did not
belong to him. 1t is all very lazy,
and the discerning public will not fail
to observe that the charge comes to
us from Mr.. Morton's bailiwick. 1t
was time for Morton to be doing some
thing. At all events we shall have all
our Presidential candidates pretty
well tested If this thing keeps on.
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12

ANECDOTES OF THE ORIGIN OF
WoRDs.-The word tantaZsze, has a
very remarkable origin. An ancient
parsonage. named Tantalus, had. by
the commission of an enormous crime.
offended the gods exceedingly, and
these divine personages (say the pocts)
condemned him to eternal thirst, max
ing his punishment at the same time
extend to the utmost limits of severity
by placing him up to his chin in water,
which fled from his lips the moment
he stopped to drink it. From his name
we need scarcely say, came the word
tdntatise; and certainly a more perfect
case of tantalization than this could
not have been invented,
8-Rldge's Food for Infants Inyalids and
see auVtrtl5emel I. teb2l 9m
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12
Enforcement Act Declared Unconstitu-
tionRI.

BALTIMORE, April lin United
States Circuit Court, yesterday, Judge
Giles sustained the demurrer in all the
election cases under the Enforcement
ct.and ordered the acquittal of those
indicted. The demurrer was ON the
ground that the Enforcement act was
neither appropriate nor constitutional
legislation under the Con-
stitution and its amendments. Judge
Giles sustained the demurrer in pur
suance of the decision of the Supreme
Court OF the United States in the re.
Gently decided cases of Hiram Reese
and Matthew Foushee,
Fifty-six persons were indicted by
the Grand Jury In the United States
Circuit Court for violation of the En-
torcement act at the state election in
November last, and all were acquit-
ted.
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12

Congressman Haralson says that the
colored people look upon Conkling as
a Second Grant" That, says the Bos.
ton Herald, may help ConklIng, but
it's an error. Brother Orvil is the
second Grant" Conkling may be the
third-that is the very best we can do
for him."
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12

To SUFFERING LADIEs.-"Dr. Rogerson,s
Female Hydro tin Powders, for ali female
omplalnts. By mail, 81. Address.Y Dr..
Rogerson P. o. Box. 256s. N. Y. CITY,
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12
Bo'k Value of Stock. 2l5 per centum.
SUMMARY OF ASSETS.

.,
l. 5. Registered Bonds, market
value. - s359.96i 25
= property worth over s65O00i. 2,6.653 81
Cash in. First National Bank.
+ tile, Gien,s Falls, 1881 80
s,dd,c since ia! rJ!an'g LIST. 1905 65
Falls, market value, Is 600 ~
Real Estate, Office building, lO.'OO Il
Cash in Office, drafts not deposited. Abs IA
N. J. state Bounty Bonds, market
value. cr 3.lO5 90
Ao"nS on CoIateras, 1000 %
Aotai Available Assets. S7I5 .90i 92
Has paid over
ONE AND A HALE MILLION DOLLARS
to its lcy-holders
Homes. Losses promptly pa d. Fraud resist
ed always.
onc oi the most SUCCESSFUL and REPU-
TABLE Companies before the Public.
Apl. S-w3t.
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12
SIS to $40 per day at home. sam sam
a. Co., Portland, Maine.i
Look and Read .

No More Breaking Chimneys. Some
thing new it sells at sight. AGENTS
Wanted to sell G. NJ Bulls Patent Fire
Proof Mica or Isnglass Pyramid Lamp Chin
neys. This is one of the greatest money.
saving articles of the present age. They Will
can be used as a nurse lamp; they will heat
water in few minutes Samples sent post
paid, for 30 cents, TO any address; State
what territory you wish when sending for
samp,e. Large profits made. For terms. &c,
address, G. NJ. GULL. New Baltimore. N. Y.
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12
Benson's Capcine Porous Plasters

Relieve you instantly, and cure quicker than
any known plaster. linment or compound.
They are genuine pharmaceutical prepara-
tion and in no senee patent medicine.
Capcine Is recently developed powerful
vegetable principle.
Capcine Is superior to electricity.
1t is the most powerful medicine yet discov-
cred.
Bens0n's Capcine Porous Plasiers
Will cure your ailments in few hours.
They are great Improvement on other por-
Gus plasters.
They will positively cure Rheumatism, Neu.
ralgia, lame and weak back. shooting pains
IN the sides and back. spinal affections, gen.
cral soreness in any part of the back and Kid
ney Affections.
They cure where other plasters simply re.
lieve.
BensOn's Capcine Porous PIasters
Are purely vegetable.
They do not blister.
Are free from dangerous metalli, and miner
al pOisons.
BensOn's Capcins Porous Piasters
Possess true medicinal merits, their use en-
sure instant relief and certain cure; their
| ungucstionable superiority over all other
porous plasters is endorsed by over two thou
sand physicians and druggists whose names
| a one are sufficient guarantee of their mer-
its. Try them. Price 25 cents.
SEABURY Il JOHNSON,
Pharmaceutical Chemists, N. Y.
80 For sale In Wilmington by +. Bring
hurst Il Co., 9th and Market. and f. Mclnall,
I'd and Market. nl9eod&we3dm-ly
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12

= ACk TAMlSE-we nave received direc
ID from the importer, a full line of these
elegant goods, to which we invite attention.
w. B. SHARP.
r'ourth aud Mark
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12

RS-Rldge's Food for Infants Invalids and
see auVertisemei I. teb2l 9m
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12

SID ".ay at home. Agents wanted. out
W fit and terms free, TRUE " CO. Angus
ta Maine.
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12
, ,,n,rter Perpetual. ! 1876.

TEMENl
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12
NEW ADVEhTISE EN- EMS.

AGENTS wANTEDl Medals and Diplomas
hoISAS's hofIdfd 'sF NEW PICTORIAL BIBLES.
The daily gazette., 1876-04-12

/ 800 illustrations. Address for new crcu-
lars. A. S. HOLMAN " co, 9j0 Arch street,
Philadelphia.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-10-21

Where in the above reply does Mr.,
Brown accept either the terms or cOndi-
tions of Mr.. Humphreys invitation
But, in a manner characteristic of the
lects to publish the challenge, but so
words his answer as to lead his readers
to suppose that Mr.. Humphrey was re-
sponsible for the garbleIl and distorted
extracts which he takes from the TRI-
BUNE's comments upon the affair, and ar
ranged i'm such manner as to entirely
reverse their meaning. Such is the habit
of the editor of the Free Press to garble
and misrepresent, to bolster up his cause
politically, that it would seem that he
could not answer a perfectly gentlemanly
challenge without Incorporating in it the
same disreputable tactics. His unfair
ness is also clearly shown in the condi-
tons he seeks to impose upon his COM
petitor. AS the challenged party, he
claims the choice of weapons. This is
all well enough, but when he takes both
the opening and closing of the debate, it
is good deal like choosing a pistol for
himself and sword for his adversary
Thus he took matters into his own hands,
when the challenge stated that the ar
Engagements should be mutually agreed
upon between the parties. But we for
bear further comments, leaving our
readers to make such as they think is de-
serving.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-10-21
A New Method of Clearing Land.

The New York Observer gives some
statements regarding new method OF
clearing lands, which we think may
prove Of much utility to our farmers.
Experiments at clearing lands, both in
removing stumps and large boulders,
with dynamite i'm Scotland has been a
success. The following account is given
OF late trial, i'm an Edinburgh paper: "A
spadeful of earth was removed from the
side vf stump and hole driven into the
stump with a crow-bar. Into this hole
q cartridge of dynamite was pressed by
means OF Il wooden ramrod, then de-
tonating percussion cap, with Black
ford's fuse attached was squeezed into a
small cartridge or primer of dynamite,
and inserted into the hole in the trunk
in contact with the charge. The hole
was filled up with loose earth, about a
foot-length of the fuse being left bare. A
match was next applied to the fuse, and
sufficient time was taken for the powder
to reach the percussion cap TO allow the
operatives to retire TO a safe distance.
When the explosion occurred the trunk
was literally blown out of the ground
some Of the fragments, weighing nearly
twenty pounds, being thrown to dis
lance of over one hundred yards. The
destruction was complete. In breaking
up big boulder stones, the dynamite was
simply placed ON top of the stone, cover
ed with wet sand, and fired with the fuse
in the ordinary way. The result was the
reduction of the bOulders to fragments
the size of walnut. 1t was effectually
proved by the experiments that land can
be speedily cleared of formidable obstruc-
lions to good cultivation by the use Of
dynamite, and the committee OF the soci-
ely who watched the operations express
sed themselves as highly satisfied with
the results"