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THIRD EDITION.
NEW CASTLE LETTER.
What His Honor Sent Home-Bose Bill
X. of p. Visit, Personal, &c.

What His Honor Sent Home-Bose Ball
X. of p. Visit, Personal, &c.
Regular Correspondence OF the Gazette.
NRw CASTLE, August 81, 1876.
City Council meets this evening. As
the members spent most of their wind
at the last meeting We shall probably
see some business done at this one.
his Honor sent home q very pecu>
'iar and convenient fishing rod from
Ashland, Pa, it combines utility and
ueatness and as fishing parties are pop
ular we would advise our sporting
fraternity to copy it.
The steamship "IndiaAa" passed up
yesterday morning from Liverpool.
The sails of two skifls were blown
of them yesterday morning. They
came into the wharf and after rcpai1-
ing, resumed their journey.
Active Jr., vs. Fernan of Whining.
ton, Saturday: Active Is, Fernan z.
A company of X. of p, of Cam
bridge, Md, on their way to Philadel.
phia to attend the grand parade, stop,
ped here yesterday.
The Hoodlums were in force on Sat
urday in the classic regions of tho Hill.
l Ohioh ottccs WAS tuc SCcuc Ol d tracaa
last evening; gate-post suffered the
most.
Mr. John Burnham, City Treasurer
returned Saturday evening. His Hon
or came with him. Our townsman G,
f. David returned from Oakland, Cal,
Saturday noon. Mr. David looks we'll
after his absence of year. This morn
ing he came out with fis elbow joint
well creased to be able to stand the
usual haed shaking given to returned
Californians.
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STRAY WAIF.S.

Camp Meeting at Brandywine Sum.
mitt opens to-day
DR.. J. A. Draper is recovering from
his recent injury.
Next Sunday "Big Quarterly" will
be observed by the coiored people OF
this city.
The sunsets in this vicinity have
been unusually brilliant and eeauti-
full of late.
Delaware Avenue and the Brandy
wine were thronged with promenadel
yesterday afternoon.
The watermelon and peach dealers
made Fourth and King streets a lively
corner, Saturday night.
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Roisferous Tramps.

Middletown was alive with excite.
ment on Thursday evening. The tramps
Numbering upwards of hundred,
were scattered, in different sized bands
all over the town. At six o'clock ono
party in the neighborhood of White.
locks drinking saloon became toonoisy
and were pounced upon by some of
our citizens and pretty roughly han
died, This had the effect of driving
many from the town.-At night drum
ken crowds got in front of some otfhe
houses on Main street and held a car
nival of swearing, etc. Yesterday
morning a fight occurred very early
on said street between Two tramps aut
one was SCARED about the countensnce
-I'Ydnsc1 ipt.
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Retrenchnent at the CAPITAL.

WASHINGTON, August 19.-The Con-
missioners of the District of Columbia
TO day discharged forty-one clerks and
employees of the District government.
Their salaries will be paid to the first
of September. They also revoked the
order setting apart five hundred dol
lars per month for the Board of Health
for furnishing medicines and physi
clans to the poor. The board will be
compelled to make provision for this
service out of their own funds.
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SHERIPF's SALE.-Saturday afternoon
Sheriff Lambson sold the ST Johns Ho-
tel property of James McLanan, No. 405
Market street, to S. H. St4ats, for $3.50.
Subject to mortgage OF $4,000, interest
and costs, which will run up the cost OF
purchase to about $l0'500.
The Sheriff also sold three story
brick house dot 27x102 feet) on Heald
street, near Lobdell. Southside to Eli
The house belonged to Passmo,e II. Nit
chell.
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Cry. FINANcEs.-The payments
made by the City Treasurer last week,
for the month of July, have been un-
usually heavy, aud include note for
$40, ,0O0, gas bill of $7,213,75, and
the usual pay rolls. Notes amounting
to $8O,O00 will have to be met next
month.
City Treasurer Vincent says he has
nothing in his official business to con
ceal, and that any citizen Is free to
come into the Office and examine the
City's financial affairs at any time.
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FATAL ACcIDENT.-SaturGa after
noon, 80 O'Clock, robert sullivan,
brakeman on the 2. w. 81 b. II. II.
was coupling cars, he slipped upon the
track. and before he could recover him
self the wheels OF one Car truck passed
ND his leg. The ankle was broken and
the flesh of the leg, nearly to the thigh
was bruised and crushed in terrible
manner. He was carri ed to his home
No. 215 Pine street, where Drs Kane
and Bullock amputated the injured
limb, about two O'clock, the shock OF
the injury. hoveyeEwas too much Tor
the unfortunate man, and he dice
about 8 o'clock Saturday evening
Yesterday morning Coroner Groves
held an inquest, and verdict in acco,l
dance with the facts was rendered
Deceased was about SO years of age
and leaves wife but no children.
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PERSONAL Marion Emerson,
and VIM III. Kramer, late of the CONNER
ciaI, left on the 2;03 express train, this
morning, to take posse ssion of their re.
cent purchase the Naugatuck Valley Senti
mel, at Ansonia, Conn. Saturday night
Mr.. Emerson was visited at his home
by several members of the newspaper
fraternity, and presented, through Mr..
Hersey, with handsome gold pen and
pencil. The gift was entirely unexpect-
cd, but was appropl lately acknowledged
and very pleasant evening was spent
by those present.
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FIRST EDITION.
EsqsstSe Isshl's Court.

Sergeant Legg charged with threaten
ting Ex-POstceman Bacon with n
pistol. lff.If Ag!attts-I
Before Esquire Publ, Saturday af-
ternoon, Sergeant Legg, of the police
force, had hearing on q charge Of
drawing revolver, on ex-policc man
VIM! Fl. Bacon, and threatening to
shot him, Mayor Whiteley was at the
hearing, to represent the defendant.
Bacons sworn statement was sub
stantiaily as follows. That sbout 8
o'clock on Tuesday morning. 9Th inst,
he was reclining on bench at Fourth
and King streets (he being q private
mark ct watchmen) when Sergeant Legg
came along and asked him a question
as TO what he (Bacon) claimed to
have done for him Uegg), and said. "If
l was half as bigas I'd lick you," Bacon
made reply, when hard words ensued,
and Legg struck at him. They
clinched and fell, when officers
Nickerson and Lee came up and par
ted the combatants. Then Sergeant
Legg drew his pistol, and said "Bill
Bacon, yous-of alb, I'll shoot you."
at the same time either cooking or
swapping the weapon. Officer Dono-
van then took Legg away, and after
they had walked around ON Market
street, Bacon alleges he heard the dis.
charge of pistol, which he believed
to be Sergeant Legg's.
Officer Thomas Nickerson testified
that it was dark under the awning
where the affray took place, and he
could not see who struck first. Saw no
pistol and hean! Legg make no threat
of shooting. Officer Donovan took
Legg away
Officer John Lee next testified that
he thought, Bacon struck the first
blow. fiL't Il 'l
Mayor-Didn't Bacon first call Legg
a liari
| Answer-I am not positive; but l
think Bacon struck first. ] saw no res
volver or pistol, and heard no click or
snap of weapon. Bacon was much
excited. tnN t'f9lssS ti'fii '9E.t ~ ti9G
Officer Michael Cannon testified he
was not at the spot when the affray
commenced. When he arrived Bacon
and Legg were down on the pavement,
and he helped Legg up. Saw no pistol,
although he was In position to see the
weapon il Legg had held one in his
hand.
Daniel O'Neill. testified was stand :
ing at Fourth and Market streets. and
heard commotion down on the King
streets corner; saw two men running
down there heard Legg's voice saying
"Bill Bacon's bit my finger" ] went
down and met lLegg; and tied up his
finger, after which we stood on the
corner of Fourth and Market for half
an hour, during which time heard NO
shot or noise. a.. ''i| y -tA
| Bacon--Was there no shot fired
during that timer
| O'Neill-No; / heard no shot.
Bacon, TO Cannon-Didn't you heal
q shot? r.... ,..rU
| Cannon-The shot was fred over on
Shipley street.
O'Neil then corrected himself by
stating that he had heard pistol shot
but it was before he arrived at Fourth
and Market streets, and at least ter
minutes before the fuss occurred. /
was occasioned by Thos. E. RHsel
shooting at dog on Shipley street.
4 No further testimony was received
officer Donovan being out of town
and as the charge was not sustained b,
the evidence Esquire Publ dismissed
| the case
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augl- l0teoC
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
~ Notice is hereby given to the School
Committees Of the respective School Dls-
tricts within this State that in conformity
with an act Of the General Assembly of this
State, have apportiOned among the several
Counties Of ;he State the clear income for
the present year OF the fund for establishing
Free Schools and have div ded and distris u
tel the share thus apportioned TO each
County among the several Districts as fol-
lows:
To each OF the Districts in the City OF Will
mington, New Castle Co.. one hundred four
teen dollars and thirty cents. ts1l4 3O)- to
each OF the o her Districts, eighty-sev dol.
lars and slxty.iour cents (ss764)
To each OF the Districts in Kent County,
sizty.niLe dollars and iifty-onc cents,
1850 SD
To each Of the Districts in Sussex County,
fity-four dollars (8s4tO)
The dividends due the Districts in New
Castle county are payable at the Farmers
Bank, New Castle; to the Districts Of Kent
county at the Farmers Bank. Dover; TO the
districts OF Sussex county, at the Farmers
Bank, Georgetown.
THOS, b. GILES,
Trus ee school Fund.
Laurel, Aug. l. lS70-detW3t
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ASsnse Of Wesriness

is often felt by persons who cannot To-
cate any particular disease. If they
work. lit becomes labor; il they rest,
burden, and even joys are dimmed by
the shadow OF this weakness which il
cast over their lives. Recourse is had
sometimes of stimulants of a dangerous
churaacter. The advice of physicians to
refrain from active labor produces no
happy results. WhyP The system is
debilitated and needs TO lie built up
properly. Peruvian Syrup will do this
very :hing. Like the electrical current,
it permeates the entire system, and har-
inonizing with the corporeal function, it
raises up the enfeebled and brings the
color to the cheek again, and hope TO the
despondent. II does its work promptly
and well. Sold by all druggists.
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T'AX PAYERS. TAKE NOTIcEl
CITY AND SCHOOL TAX FOR 1875.

CITY AND SCHOOL TAX P0k 1875.
The und ersigned Receivers of Taxes for the
city Of v imit gtou. will be q:
NO. 10 EAST SIXTH STREET.
between Market and X ing streets. on and af-
ter the first lay of July, 1876 between the
hours OF and II 10 the morning and from
to 10 the afternoon, for the purpose of re-
ceiving taxes.
On all taxes paid during the month Of July
there will be deduction of i've cents on eve
first day Of August including the 6rst Tues.
day of September, shall be payable without
q deduction or addition as aforesaid, and al
taxes unpaid on the day next after the frs
Tuesday of september shall be increased By
tho addition oil five per centum on the amount
thereof EDMUND PROVOST. !.
Receiver Northern District. [inciuding al
''' y EDWARD FARMAR,
Reeeiyer Southern District [including al
south OF Sixth street. iiHI. .le.l 5y6-f
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A UDITOR'S SALE.

nv virtue of a warrant of the Mayor Of the
City Of Williamson to n me directed will .e
exp' THURSDAY, AUGUST 81. 1876.
at the Auditors Office. No. 81 second story,
East Sixth street. in the city of Wilmington,
New Castle County, State Of Del l4wsre.
All that lot, piece or parcel OF land situated
at the s. Il corner of Third and Adams sts.
All that lot. piece or parcel OF land with
houses thereon erec, ed situated at the north
west corr er OF Eleventh and French Streets
Sci zea and taken in execution as the rro-
petty Of Henry McComb. and to be sold by
J. l.. BEG6S, City Auditor.
v. B.-The above named property is to be
Of street, water pipe and sidewalks. augl9ts
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PUBLIC SALES.

III hAID''
TsUelJth Public Sale Of
Stocks, Bonds. Loans, and Real Estate,
At the Clayton House building. Winning
ton, Del,
Saturday August 26th, 1875.
at II A. NJ, sharp.
; thares stock Masonic Ha leo.
20 shares stock Masonic Hail Co.
Frame dwelling, 18th street near Orange.
Terms Of sale and particulars on posters,
j. I. HEALD,
Real Estate ELd Mortgage kxchan ge
angle 90 20
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|pie's MIRACULOUS cure for Corns

pies Miraculous cure for C0rns
hgish remedy OF great popularity.
I. 'BRiRNaGURsT q CO.,
Apothecaries,
Corner sixth and Market street
ortne Rash. 4,...
"a brushes, Bath Towels, Bath sponges
Hath SOAPS in extensive variety. Also,
n 1oloves, Straps, Brushes, ETC., OF morse
u Dry friction Gloves, and many other
1Rs OF the same classat
T. BIlNGHURST q CO.,
IA Co-uer Sixth and Market streets
fine Nail Scissors
end syaignt, Nall Brushes, Hand
D. Nan FILES, Nai Polishers, etc, for
4. BRINGHURST Il CO.,
Corner Sixth and Market streets.
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ARREsTID-Jack Hill, John Pullman,
and Isaac Dayton. the murderers OF Geo.
Chisled, ofElwood. MI, were arrested
Saturday evening, near Muncy,- Pa, by
Lieut.. Everly and Detective Lyon, oil
the Philadelphia police. Their wEere;;
abouts were discovered by an intercept ID
lstt' r ~ which P Full@sn had sent to soh his
change of clothes. They had not beer
in Delaware at all.
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On Tuesday last. Jimmy, infant son of
Jas. l.. Wolcott, Esq, Of Dover, fell from
a child's carriage and broke his collar
bone. On Thursday, William, son of
VIM II. Sapp, had his arm broksn,
while unloading lum Der at the yard of
Hazel and Penwell, one of the pieces
having fallen on it.
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ON D1T.-It is stated that the rich
Senator Sharon, of Nevada, is about
to marry a wealthy California lady
who has frequently visited and is well
known in this city.
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NINTH WARD MEETlNs.-A Meeting
of the Democrats, of the 9th, Ward
will be held this Monday evening, at
8 o'clock, wbep the appointment OF
Delegate, and Alternates to the State
And County Convention will be made.
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HIVIDEND-oFFICE OF THE VIII
~ I-XISGT0N COAL GAS COMPANY.

- WILMINGTON. AUIust 7. IhIp.
The Directors Of the Wilmington Coal Gas
Company have this day declared n dividend
of three dollars per share f,r the past siy
months, payable On demand.
, +. ). LAWSON. Treasurer.
aueI. llteod
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New Cider Press.

Having erected new and complete Cider
Press am prepared to press cider for ~
cents per gallon, at my place in Mill Creek.
I n m a,so prepared to manufacture first class
snotes at abort notice Coach makers and
others should give me call.
augl0.w2t 'a"E@ "Asb.
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COUNCIL LNoMINATIoN.-Saturdaylnight
John ]. Davis was nominated for City
Council by the Republicans of the Ninth
Ward. His competitor was Frank Gal
lagher. Davis 30 votes and Gallagher
Gl.
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.INDERGARTEN.

KINDERGARTEN.
The Kinde -garten, on Delaware Avenue,
bet 1een West and Washington Sts /. conduct
ed by MISS Noyes. will reopen on Monday
Septenbt 18th.
For part culars apply at 500 West s.reet.
aug2l- cod sepl8
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NOTICES.

0ST -In the western part of the city. O
IL milk route account book belonging to Al.
thanks Of the owner BY ieaying,t at
aua1e-lt THIS OFFICE.
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ID EGIsTRY BvREAu NOTICE.

DEGIsTRY BUREAu NOTICE.
All property holders within the city who
have not had their property registered. are
respectfully requested 70 present 70 this Of
6ce correct description OF their property.
A copy Of the Registry Law and Dlank K
forms for the description Of prop.rty will be
furnished on application a. this ofice.
All deeds, convey ances, OF transfers OF Real
entssed aa1 IN ths @ once bs,ore they are sent {
New Castle to be recorded.
NJ. @. CONWELL.
Chief Engineer and surveyor,
mar2stf Tenth and King Streets.
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a UDITOR's SALE.

UDITOR's SALE.
By virtue of a warrant of the Nay or of the
City of Wilmington, to mo directed, will be
sold at public sale. at 10 O'clock u m. on
THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, 1876,
at the AUDITORS Oaice, No. 81 hass Sixth
street, second story, in City OF Wilmington,
New Castle county. State OF Delaware.
All that lot, piece or arcel OF land with
house thereon erected. situated at No. 1913 n,
Fourth street. between Walnut and Poplar
streets.
Seized and taken into execution as the pro-
pcrty of William p. Karr. and to be sold by
j. l. BkGG ,. City Auditor.
N. B.-The above named property is to to
sold to atisfy lien thereon for paving. etc.
augl9-ts
NJLLECroR'S SALE
viii os sold at Public Sale. on the pre- mi =
se5. No. 400 Market STREET., on
MONDAY, 25th DAY OF AUGUST 1876
at 10 o'clock. n m,
the foil Jwing Personal Prop erty, viz:
One dozen dining room chairs, dining ta'
BILE, card table. II atting, oil cloth, chars,
stands, carpets, beds, bedsteals. bedding
parlor iurnitute, kitch.n n furniture, bar room
furniture, &c. &c.
Levied upon ior the City and School Taxo
| for the year 1915, due by James McLanan, q &c
will be sold To pay said taxes.
Tax Collector Southern District,
algl5 Is
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N1-Ridge's Food tor Infants AMI inva ids
SeeH advertisement.
The daily gazette., 1876-08-21

WILMINGTON. Del. Aug. q. 1870.
,o,a,ions at the Brandywine Mills for
4 and 9rain-Correcte Daily:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-17
The Bad side of the Exhibition.

There has been one consequence of the
Centennial Exhibition which will cause It
to be- remembered long, but far from
pleasantly. That is its effect on the health
of the throngs of visitors who attended it.
The Philadclphians, during the contnu-
auce OF the Exhibition. pooh-pOohed all
assertions that the grounds were malarious,
and that the visitors suffered IN health
from the effects Of their tarrying there.
But their denial didn't alter the facts.
1t is within tho knowledge of almost every
physician of average practice in this city
that visitors to the Exhibition have re-
turned with the seeds of disease more or
less grave and often fatal. Every person
whose acquaintance is nj all extensive can
name instances of typho-malarial fever
contracted there, and the doctors are now
daily visiting patients suffering from the
malaria mDibed on the Exhibition
grounds, while the undertakers have had
their fun share of the harvest. What is
true of New York is true Of other parts of
the country. and it is not exaggerating TO
estimate that hundreds of those who went
to Philadelphia to see the wonders of the
Exhibition returned to die rs the price of
their curiosity, while thousands have suf-
| fered aud are stll suffering from the ma
| larlous disorders they contracted there.
A survey of the drainage Of tho EXhibi-
ton grounds has revealed the cause of this
| lamentable state of things. II was under
taken by the New York Public Health As
socation, ana its results cannot be dis
puted. 1t seems that while the Main Elk
| hbition Building aud Machinery Han were
drained properly and efficiently by the
| Girard avenue sewer, and freely supplied
| with the SchuylkIll water, the hundreds OF
| o her structures the State buildings, the
restaurants, and booths-have been draw
| ing their water from n source lmpregnated
with excremeutary substances, poisonous
| TO the users. These latter buildings, supply
| ing the wants OF hundreds of thousands of
| people, got their drainage through the
| narrow canal formed by the sand spit sepa-
| rating the current next the shore from the
main body OF the Schuylkill river. Two lit
| tie streams, running IN ravlnes and empty
ing into this canal, were used for draining
purposes Close to the outlets of these, III
the direction of the Main Building, was II
powerful pump that supplied the hun
dreds of structures with water. Toward
this pump was poured the vile current
from the draining streams, and it was dis
trbuted to the people for their drinking
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The Wheeler Compromise.

Nobody acquainted with the facts dis
putes that KELLOGG was not elected Gov
ernor of Louisiana In 1872. but was fraudli-
lently counted in by the Returning Board,
TO the exclusion of McENERY, who had
really been chosen. The controversy on
this subject ragged in that State all through
1873 and well into 1874.
Congress sent n committee down there to
inquire into the facts, one member whereof
was WILLIAM A. WHEELER. loose sort
OF agreement was patched up between the
factions by WHEELER, which is usually
called "the WHEELER compromise One
of its cardinal points was that KELLOGG
was to be acknowledged on all sides as the
lawful Governor until Jan. l. 1877. McES-
cry and his supporters. who had been
swindled out of their rights, yielded re-
luctantly to this bargain. for they foresaw
the evil consequences that would ultimate
ly result from leaving the usurper KEEL
LOGO at the head of the State Government.
But they could not help themselves, for
GRANT, CASEY, SHERIDAN, and the Federal
bayonets were on the side of KELLOGG.
WHEELER has often boosted of his share
In carrying through this onc-sided COM
promise. He has always spoken OF IL as
the greatest achievement of his life. On
the other hand, KELLOGG regards WHEEL
Err rs the man who saved him from politi-
cal ruin when the Congressional commit
tee were in New Orleans, and made him
secnra u, .s -, scot h.. ~ 49,, wrested from
MCENERY by fraud and violence.
by virtue OF the WHEELER compromise
KELLOGG, rs Governor, now has unbound
ed control over the present Returning
Board OF Louisiana. They are his crea-
lures. and ready to do his bidding En-
lowed with autocratic powers, they will
canvass the ballots, hand the result of
their labors over 20 KELLOGG, and he will
then Commission the electors OF President
and VIce-President. who are to cast the
eight votes of the state, aud thus very
likely determine one of the most exciting
contests in the history OF the country.
If KELLOGG fails TO make his Board count
HAYES and WHEELER in. then WHEELER
will be pretty sure TO regard KELLOGG as
one OF the most ungrateful wretches that
tricksters ever boosted into a high place
under false pretences.
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| gravation. added TO his share OF the COM
mon injury, heavy indeed TO bear; where
as the HAYES man, though he would lose
his money IN tue event of T1LDENs de-
clared election, would yet partake Of the
blessings bestowed on the country by so
glorious an outcome of the present
anxiety.
Besides these bets, there are others diff
fereut III kind and very hard to pay. There
is the case of Mr.. CHARLES MAYHEM of
Edgartown. Mass, n gentleman vino was
so confident of TILDEN's election AS he
had full reason to be-that he agreed to
crawl on hls hands and knees from Edgar
town To Oak Bluffs. in case of IIAYEs's suo-
cess II is not improbable that Mr.. May
HEw now watches the kilograms from CO.
lunbia, Tallahassee and New Orleans with
Il very vivid interest. A man flushed with
the cxutntion OF victory, and iubilant at
the thought of the overthrow of Grantsm,
might stand that peculiar journey. but to
make II when his soul was cast down in
dependency at defeat would be bitter
trial The hills which before he nimbly
climbed on foot, glorying in the far pros
poet, would seem iutermlnable in their
ACTIVITY rs he painfully worked his way
up them on all fours. The dust, which had
been 10 more regarded by him than NOTES
In the sunbeam ut MONDAY. would now
stifle his labored breathing. The far
faces of the unlocking maidens would
take on the jeers of harpies to his be-
grimed eyes. The fact Is, Mr.. MAYHEM
was fool to make such bet, and we
should say he deserved to lose IL, IL his loss
didn't involve the loss to wiser men OF
THDEN's election. Such wagers are made at
every election. and the ninnies who make
them, we suppose, might rs well crawl on
their hands aud knees rs to walk on the
feet that have led them into such raths of
folly.
But everybody who bet on the election
of 11LDEN or HAYES must wait III patience.
in hope or i'll fear, on the will of the car
pet-bag canvassers, AMI perhaps on the
decision of Congress when it comes to
coun; the returns of the electors votes.