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Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
Democratic County Convention.

The Democratic County Convention will be
held at New Castle on SATURDAY, Septem-
Der Cd, 1876, at one o'clock, P. NJ, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for the Leg
islature and Levy Court. Delegates selected
by the different Hundreds to said Convention
are requested to promptly attend. A County
MASS MEETING
of the Democratic citizens of New Castle
County will be held at the close of the Con-
vention to ratify the ticket nominated on that
day. A cordial invitation is extended to the
Democratic and Conservative citizens of Del
aware to meet with US. Senators Bayard and
Salisbury, Congressman Williams, Governor
Cochran and Mayor Whiteley are expected to
be present WIN. REYNOLDS,
Chairman of County Meetings.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
! Political i. Notes. $.

tits not thought safe to try Babcock
for taking part in the safe burglary af-
fair before election. y
The Democrats of the eighth Illinois
district nominated CIV. Parker, the
independent nominee. s ase..s iss
The Tribune thinks that if Fitzpatrick
did not write that letter the fact should
be made apparent, and if be did write
it, 6 be had better sheathe his sword
and give mp speechsmakings'
Capt Louden, Of Mscon, is announc-
ed as an Independent (greenback) can
didate for Congress from the twelfth
Missouri district, in opposition to. Col.
Glover, Democrat, nominated on Wed
nesday week. Hs an
The Democrats Of the third Kansas
district nominated r. L. Davis for
Congress. S. j. Crawford, who was
nominated by the greenback party. has
withdrawn and supports the Democratic
6 There Is one charge that should be
made against Tilden without further
delay, and before there are so many
made that there will not be- room for
any more, and that is that " be stole
Charlie Ross He should be sent
where Westervelt is until be confesses.
Ex-Chief Justice Calvin, of Illinois,
writes that. from frequent interviews
with Governor Tilden during the war,
be believes 'sthere would be ss much
propriety in. saying that Abraham Lin
coin was an anti-war Republican as that
Tilden was anti-war Democrat.
The counties Of the .Black Belt, )"
in the late Alabama election, sre said
to have voted against the Freedman's
Bank. At any rate they turned the
majority Of 2, 500 against Houston, two
years ago, into q majority of 750 for
him now. Grantism is getting to be
known among the Alabama blacks.
The Public refers to the scandals
circulated about Mr. Phelps, the De-
mocratic candidate for Governor in
Missouri, who has always borne an ex-
cellent reputation. and reminds Repub-
lican journals making the assault that
the Republicon party have too many
prominent leaders in the penitentiary
to claim the monopoly Of the virtues
The Hartford (Md Democratic
county convention met at Belair, Wed
nesday, and elected W. s. Forwood,
VIM. Young. George F.. Walker and
j. w. McNabb delegates to the second
district congressional convention. and
VIM. g. Scott. John r. Street,, Robt.
R. Vandiver and R L. McCsnn dele
gates to the State electoral convention.
A resolution indorsing Hon. Charles
B. Roberts and urging his renomina-
tion was unanimously passed.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
THE DRUNKEN COUP DsETAT.

XnA O1AVNkAAN OOVH = 1AA n
snafspors shss m mighty Logan
s6id, m speaking Of Grants war procla-
nation against the Sopth. '.'The ISSUE
of III 9sdesis the woss damued thing
that could happen to the Republican
party.ss Tie diction Of this 1tterance
has SO fully the favor Of great Logan,
it is, SO clumsily phrased. SO bad ten-
pered, and SO profane. that it is impos-
sible to doubt its genuincness. We do
not believe, however, that it is the
"worss damned J thipg,n for Logan
damned the crooked whiskey investiga-
lions Of Chicago, far worse He did Sc
with an energy that taxed even his
blasphemy to the uttermost. Never
theless Logan. is not far from right.
The proclamation is very severely CON
demned BY the best republican papers
in the country.
For the least apprehensive people see
in the military Cesarism of that pro-
clamation grave cause for alarm. just
now it is directed against the South ;
but it may soon be directed. against
New England or the Great West =
Everybody sees that there is no need
for troops in the South. The Hamburg
massacre, if the accounts of the worst
enemies of the South be taken for true,
demonstrated that the civil authority is
abundautiy able to protect the negroes
and uphold the majesty Of the law
The coroner's jury that sat on the
murdered men accused the authors Of
the crime, and some fifty of them were
arrested and will be tried by the civil
authority. before juries composed in
part Of negroes. If federal troops were
not needed in this case, it's plain that
they cannot be needed in any case
The true object Of sending the troops
south is to dragoon the. states and bully
the whites, and Aatter and wheedle and
tsrrify the blacks into support Of the
republican ticket. Tie ballot boxes
will be stuffed, the same negroes voted
over and over again. fraudulent returns
made and the losing. side declared the
winner. The republicans, backed up
with Grants troops, will carry several
Of the southern states peacea5ly in this
way. If any resistance is made by
the unhappy whites to these most
shameful frauds, "outrages" will be
gotten up, and the elections will be
carried by force. Louis Napoleon did
not venture on any preliminary to his
coup Tetat so audacious as this. It is
even worse than ordering troops into
the state legislature of Louisiana, and
trampling down civil liberty under the
spurred heel Of the soldier. That act
called forth q shrek Of Indignation
throughout the North. The only rea-
son why similar shrek does not ring
forth now is that the country is not
It expected just such work,
only, perhaps, less openly and brazenly
done; and it has made up its mind
fully. that this thing must stop, and
that. the party that resorts to such
measures must be hurled from power
into the disgrace and ignominy that it
deserves. Wrath is sometimes all the
more deadly because it is silent; and
Logan, thick-headed as be is
upon most subjects, was quite right
when he. said that s.the issue Of that
order is, the worst damned thing that
could happen 70 the Republican party"
. Baltinsore Sun. aes9
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
Communicated

Royalty Hunter Comes to Grief.
In the peach cutler suit Of Edward
W. Lockwood VS.. John A. Jones,
which terminated in the U. S. Court at
Wilmington. Aug. II, the prosecutor,
after hearing the testimony Of but t,co
Of eight honorable witnesses for the de-
fense. who gave the Gerry ancient his
tory Of a slat rounded on top (of which
he claimed to be the original inventory,
seeing the utter hopelessness Of laying
an injunction upon them by obtaining
a crumb out of the leaf-screen of Jones
machine, ingzoriously abandoned the
case, and ignonaimiously fled from the
court room. poorer ifnot wiser man.
JOHN A. JONES.
Mr.. Prosecutor, when you again at
tempt to frighten a man into paying
you for that which is not your own,
select fool, or one
"Who was born in the woods,
To be scared by the screech of an OWL"
T A. r.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02

The MEETING To-DAY.-All who
conveniently can should make an effort
to attend the county ratification meet
ing at New Castle to-day. Senators
Bayard and Saulsbury are both ex-
pected to be present and address the
meeting on the questions and issues Of
the present campaign. f'iE
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02

Nature is the true idealist When
she serves Us best, when. on rare days.
she speaks to the imagination, We feel
that the huge heayen and earth are but
. web drawn around us thst the light,
skies and mountains are but the painted
Eicissitudes Of the soul.-En,erson.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02

The NEW Town HALL AT AYER.-This ele-
CANT structure is now complete. In beauty of
design it surpasses anything of its kind in the
State. CONSTRUCTED Of brick and dark marble
it is as permanent as II. is charming. The
English architects have adorned it. in sub
dued colors, which please without firing the
eye. DR.. ]. G. Aver built and gave it to the
town in acknowledgment of the distinction
they conferred upon him in taking bis name,
Although ii Is generous gift, still the hearty
good wishes Of whole people are of greater
value, and the generous donor has doubtless
secured them.-G Groton Mass. Journal.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02

During the week ending August 26.
twenty seven papers were established
and thirteen suspended. Of the for
mer there vero two dailiss. twenty four
weeklies. and one monthly; Of the lat
ter three dailies, nine weeklies and one
monthly.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02

A resident Of Brighton. near Cleve.
land, Ohio, whilst boring in his yard q
short time ago. struck, at depth Of
47O feet. vein Of gas, which is now
flowing in sufficient quantity as to light
the whole city Of Cleveland.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02

The Office Of the Baltimore County
Union, in Towsontown. Baltimore
county, Md. was totally destroyed BY Ere
last Saturday morning. Loss. $6,0 900.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
32l ACRES OF LAND,

More or Less, and is improved by Large
TwO-StOry Brick Dwelling,
With excellent dry Cellar, Barn, Stable and
other out-buildiugs, all in good repair and
condition. s,s4-san
The soil Is Of fine quality, highly improved,
and the situation all that could be desired for
q country seat.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
TRUSTEES SALE
OF VALUABLE ns
REAL ESTATE.
I'M KENT rOTTNTy Mn

IN KENT COUNTY, ND.
By virtue of Decree of the Circuit Court
for Kent county, as a Court of Equity, the
undersigned as Trustee, will offer at Public
Sale, on
Tuesday, 10Th Day September, rs,
AT IL o'cLocK, A. NJ,
At the Voshell House in Chestertown, Mary
land, the Real Estate of the late VIM. Welch,
The Medders Farm,
Situated on the Public Road from Chester
vile to Harmony, adjoining the lands Of A.
G. Nowland and Others, containing
$40 Acres,
MORE OR LESS. Nearly the whole farm is
arabic, and is conveniently divided into Four
fields. The Kent CO. Railroad runs through
it and Blacks Station is only II miles distant.
1t is q miles from Kennedyvilie, miles from
Chesterville and convenient to churches, mills,
schools, &c. saA
The improvements are out-buildings, in
ordinary repair, and an
Orchard Of 1900 Peach Trees.
A stream of water runs through the farm.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
The Wallis Farm

Adjoining the lands of John Kennedy, G. W.
T. Perkins and others, half mile from Ken
nedyville, on the road to Turner's creek, con-
venient to schools, churches, mills, railroad
station and steamboat landing, contains
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The next collegiate year will commence on
Wednesday evening, September 9Th. There
are three courses of study: I. The Classical !;
II. The Scientific and Agricultural; III.
Literary. A selection Of studies, however,
may be made, but regular course is strongly
recommended.
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES.
Board for the collegiate year Of thirty-eight
weeks at So per week. eek....................-$ll4 90
Tuiti0n.... 60 90
Room rent and incidental expenses. 20 90
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
The Home. Farm,

On the public road from Kennedyville to
Chesterville, adjoining the lands of Gov. John
P. Cochran, Hon. J. B. Groore and others,
contains about
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02

w
Students are required to provide their own
books, and fuel for their private rooms will
be furnished at cost. Students who receive
scholarship appointments are relieved from
the charge for tuition, and the above estimate
is thereby reduced hom $l94 to $l34.-
Scholarships may be obtained by applying to
members of the Delaware Legislature. Both
sexes admitted to the class rooms. The time
table of the p. W. & B. Railroad and its con-
nections is now such that students residing
within convenient distance may attend the
daily sessions Of the College, and return home
at night. Daily car fare from Wilmington,
$l.O6 per week. Catalogues and further in
formation may be had BY addressing the Pre-
sident. asn WIN. H. PURNELL, LII. D.
NEWARK, DEL, Aug. 10, 1876.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
RICHARD HYNSON, Trustee.

NOTICE.-In accordance with the provi-
sions of the said Decree, the creditors Of tine
late William Welch are hereby notified to ile
their claims With the vouchers thereof, with
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Kent county,
within four months from the day of sale.
RICHARD HYNSON, Trustee.
Chestertown, Nd. Aug. 90, lsT6-ts.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
TERMS OF SALE

As prescribed by the Decree, are one-fourth
of the purchase money to be paid in Cash on
the day of Sale, or on the final ratification
thereof. at the Trustees option, the balance
in four equal instalments in six, twelve, eigh-
teen, and twenty-four months from the day of
salc-deferred payments to bear interest from
that day, and to be secured by the bond or
notes Of the purchaser with security to be ap-
proved by the Trustee.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
$50 ACRES OF LAND,
The Improvements are

With Two-SToRY FRAME ADDITION, making
large and comfortable rooms. The Barn,
Stable about 40 feet square, and other out
buildings are in good repair. Excellent water
in the yard; also, Peach Orchard of select
vor;of;ao in hoo r;nn M
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02

CEED WHEAT, pure Fultz; choice lot Of
- Chester County White PIGS, SULKY
nearly new Germantown CARRIAGE.
T. @. MURPHEY,
sep2-4t Near Middletown, Del.
Ellsworth American., 1876-11-16
When and Why Lamps Explode,

We take from the Scientific american 4
few hints that journal gives as 10 the dan
ger arising from using petroleum. lamps:
All explosions of petroleum lamps are
caused by the vapor or gas that collects in
the space above the oil,of course, lamp
contain. no gas, but Immediately on light
Ing the lamp consumption Of oil begins,
soon leaving space for gas, which COM
nences to form as the lamp warns up,
and after burning short time, sufficient
gas will accumulat 10 form an explosion.
The gas n the lamp will explode only
when lgnited. In this respect it is like
gunpowder. Cheap or Inferior oil is
always dangerous.
The flame is communicated to the gas
In the following manner. The wick tube
in all lamp burners is made larger than
the wick which il to pass through it. 1t
would not do to have the wick work tight
lv in the burner; on the contrary. il is es-
sentiaI that it move up aud down with
perfect ease. In this way it is unavod-
able that a space IN the tube is left along
the sides of the wick sufficient for the
flame from the burner to pass down into
the lamp and explode the gas.
MANY things occur to cause the flame 4"
pass down the wick and explode the Ian
|. A lamp may be standing on tab,e %
mantel. aud a slight pun of air from the
open door may cause an explosion. 2
A lamp NAV be taken up quickly from a
table or mantel, and instantly expoded
g. lamp is taken into an entry where
there is draught, or out OF doors. and
an explosion ensued. 1. A lighted lamp IS
taken up flight of stairs. or is raised
quickly to place itlon the mantel, resulting
is an explosion. In these cases the mis-
chief is don by the air movement-either
bv suddenly checking the draught, or fore
ing air down the chimney against the
flame. 5. Blowing down the chimney to
extinguish the light is a frequent cause OF
explosion. 6. Lamp explosions have
been caused by ssing a chimney broken of
at the top, or one that has piece broken
out, whereby the draught is variable and
the fame unsteady 7. Sometimes a
thougtless person puts small-slzed wick
In large burner. thus leaving consider
able space along the edges of tue wick.
S. An old burner with the air draughts
clogged up. which rightfully should be
thrown away, is sometimes continued In
us-, and the final result is an explosion,
Ellsworth American., 1876-11-16
,roach to quiet, SO that either party could

+, proach to quiet, SO that either party could
be heard.
DO not jest any more about 1t. 1 will
hurry, and send you the dress as soon as
possible
1 am not jesting. demand from the
representative Of the law my own property
dress said the officer raising his voice.
The judge, thus appealed to, decided
promptly.
The officer is right, madame. You are
obliged to hand him over the dress on the
spot.
Il can't undress myself here before all
these people and go home without any
dress on said the young woman, with an
ser and tears.
You should have thought of that sooner
Now you have no time to lose. Either
give up the dress OF your own accord or
A nod that could not be misinteIpreted
brought to the lady's side two officers of
justice. who seemed about to take upon
themselves the Office Of my lady's maid
Take your money back. and leave me
NY dress
oh, nc, madame; that dress Is now W orth
more than two hundred rubles to me
How much do you ask for ltr
Two thousand rubles,' said the oficer,
armly.
L will pay the sum- the weeping lady's
husband responded, promptly. Il have
here i've hundred rubles, Give me pen
and paper and will write an order upon
my banker, for the remaining iifteen hum
dred
After he had written the draft the worthy
pair withdrew, amidst Kisses from the au-
dience.
Query: Did the lady ever again let her
train sweep the street!-Harper's Bazaar.
Ellsworth American., 1876-11-16

You see this hoss don't your called out
a woman about forty years OF age as she
drove up to Grand River avenue black
smith shop yesterday.
The smith came out and replied that his
sight was good.
Il want shoe on that foot right to
once,' she continued, and she jumped down
and had the horse almost out OF the old
wagon before the smith reached the curb
stone. She led the beast into the shop. sat
down on the bench and prepared to take
smoke, and as the blacksmith took down
shoe she observed
No foolng, now. l want that shoe to
stick to that foot for whole year. You
can't impose on me cause I'm woman.
After the hoof had been prepared the
horse suddenly became restless, dancing
around and botnering the shoer so tina he
could not proceed.
You don't seem to have had any eIpe-
rience with horses remarked the woman
As she rose up and laid her pipe aside. Il
know this beast from Dan'l TO Besheba,
and you just git back a little
The smith retreated a few feet and the
woman caught the horse by the bit, gave
him two hundred pound kick in the ribs
and yelled;
.WOai Charles Henry git around there
stand over and take that--aDd this-anC
some morel Now come up and toe thu
mark!
Charles Henry kicked the anvil off the
block as she kicked his ribs, but she kickee
the hrdest. sud when the horse shoel
stuck Ms head into the shop the horse wa
half over q bench, but IS quiet as lamb
Nov purceed, said the woman, as sh'
picked up her pipe. when hoss goes e
fooling around me aching for row he
! laying up sorrow for his gray hairsP
Ellsworth American., 1876-11-16
Vol. xxi. Whole No. ll37. No. 46.
American Literature.

The current British Quarterly Review, in
An article on "Tne American Centennial
has the following civil paragraph:
But few words can be said here on
American literature. No one will ask now.
"Who reads an American boOk?" Rather
may it be asked, Who does not?r Amer
lea has given no supremely great genius
to the world. Her people have been en-
gagged In tanning the wild and shaggy con-
tinent, and so have had little time for the
construction of great literature. But
America has nearly, II not quite, kept pa ce
with England in literary production. In
poetry there are the names OF Bryant,
Emerson, Lowell, Lonsfellow and other
lesser celebrities; In fiction. Hawthorne
stands in the foremost rank of literary
artist; in history Bancroft, Prescott and
Motley are a trio Of whom any natio n
might be proud; In science, Asa Gray,
Dina Draper and others are men of 4 E.
served eminence; while In language and
philology Marsh and Whitney shed lus-
tire on American scholarship. Then we
have the rich, nation hunor of the Bigelow
Papers" the rare and subtle thoughts OF
Emerson's Essays and the genial laugh
ter and tender pathos of the 'Autocrat'
America has had many students of phil
osophv espe cially of the uanscendental
school Of Germany but she has yet pro-
duced no philosophers, excepting the
great New England theologian Jonathan
Edwards. In art, Power, Crawford and
Story are names Of deserved eminence as
sculptors, and the grand scenery of the
West Is beginning to inspire painters.
Ellsworth American., 1876-11-16

Mutual EMBAERASsMENT.-l small
town on the Schuylhill River there is u
church in which the singing had run down
II had been led many years by one OF the
dcacons whose voice and musical powers
had been gradually failing. One evening
The clergyman gave out the hymn, which
vas in an odd measure, rather harder than
usual, and the deacon led off. Upon its
conclusion the minister said; Brother b.
will please repeat the hymn, as | cannot
pray after such singing The deacon very
composedly pitched it in another tune, and
the clergyman proceeded with his prayer.
Having finished, he took mp the book to
give the second hymn, when he was inter
rupted by the deacon gravely getting up
and, in a voice audible to the whole con-
gregation saving; i'll Mr.--make an
other prayer? Ii would be impossible for
me to sing after such prayer as that
Ellsworth American., 1876-11-16
A SHAMEFUL WAsrK.-Forty.eiRh sew

A SHAMEFUL WAsTK.-Forty.eiRht sew
ing machines, many of almost new manu-
facture, and in good running order, were
broken up by the use of axes and sledges
at the Singer Sewing Machine agency in
Lawrence, last week. They were machines
Of other manufacturers which had come
into the possession OF the agency by ex-
change, and . wholesale destruction Of
them was ordered by the Singer company.
The destruction Of property seemed wick
ed and wasteful one, but all offers for the
machines were refused, and the employees
of the agency smashed machine after ma
chine, including the black walnut machine
tables, the polished steel and nickel-pIsted
work. One of the machines destroyed cost
ol20 three msnths ago. and the gross cost
TO the individual purchasers Of the various
machines must have been % 600 or $1,000.
The broken fragments are sold Is old junk
Ellsworth American., 1876-11-16
pottrp.
rhe Little Ones.

In idle mood love TO watch
The happy children at their play,
And from their sweet abandon catch
Some echo of that vanished day
When found life 90 strange, so sweet,
That morn and night were long TO meet.
And gayly passed the hours away.
But now they haste with quickening pace.
And well they may-ah, well they may:
For youth has fed, and with II hopes
Which had thought would last alwsy.
Some friends are dead and some grown cold,
And all nv loves trembling hold,
As treasure which may fee away.
And yet in chidhood's dainty grace
find renewal of my trust;
Aud all my cherished joys again.
Long hidden by the gathering rust
OF dissppoin,ments. woes, and fears,
Smile radiant a; me through the tears
Which have shed DER their loved dust.
And much prize the artless love
Which flows from fount so pure and free;
And friends ] court of these wee folk
Whose warmth is heart-sun unto me.
One little lover runs TO meet
Ny footstep in the crowded street,
And cries. My lsdye.' now ! see.
Iii, "ladyc,' oh. the stainless knight.
Nor GalAhad had surer charm
Than this sweet, wlDsome, loving sprte,
To keep the heat and soul from harm
Oh, blessing on thine eye OF blue,
That beam 80 fearless and 80 true
Long may their pureness sin alarm.
And children sre 30 funny, too.
And often wise beyond our thought;
| saw my neighbor's gallant boy
At play; a little maid he sought
For comrade: 20 leasing said.
"Wouldn'i YOU ike a boy better, Ned-'
No. girls are best They're nice - he taught.
Curious to fathom all the lore
That makes their childish speech so quaint,
| asked the same Of little Miss,
She downward glanced. from my RESTRAINT
Quick swept her hossv. dancing curls,
And said. why, boys are gooder'n girls
All. life is old-but life is Young
And natures true in spite Of art;
The equal rights and ballot box
VIII never ill Il woman's heart.
The olden story still l. new,
Fulfilled in beauty to few
OF every soul n needed part.
Mary Stand-h Robinson.
Westfeld. August, 1876.