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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-30
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II NTEAT1TE a n ID No a lsSTONE. Fire-Proof
Roofing Material PULVERIZED SrEATITE aud
SOAPSIONE, FIRE CLAY and LUTING, by the
ton or barrel. Orders for ROOFING and FEL1ING
Boilers and steam Pipe promptly attended to.
Mandatory, No. 3D4 Tow nsend street. San
Francisco. /. l.. MERRELL, Agent
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$50 Firsa Premiums Received for
SMITH AMERICAN ORGANS !

TINHESE Organs are used and preferred to all Otn.
i ers by such eminent Musicians as Philip Phillips.
the Hutchinson Family, Prof. Baker Of Boston, Nor.
gan, of New York, Mr.. Sankey, the World Renown
ed Evangelist, and thousands Of others equally good
Terms reasonable. Organs sent on trial to any res
ronsible party. and satisfaction guaranteed. Crcu
lars sent free NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. wanted Ad
dress A. NJ. Goodnoigh, Vallejo, Cal, or II. MARSH
4 Co., sole Agents for San Francisco, 62s Market
street. under Palace Hotel.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-30

THE idea of making flour by crushing
the grain with innumerable small trip
hammers. has been carried out III Eng
land so successfully that pounding
mill, costing $1,000, will produce as
much flour rs grinding mill worth
$4,000.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-30

you're nuisance. I'll commit
you," said an offended Judge to a noisy
person III court. You have no right
to commit nuisance" said the offender.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-30

LNOR COLLAR CALLS, HAsNESS GA LIS Old
~ and Recent Wounds, Bruises, Brittle Hoofs.
Cracks. Scratches, sprains: Swellings, Contracted
Ho0fs, Mud Fever. COrns. Thrush. etc. For sale by
all Traders. Druggists and Harness Makers. and BY
MAIN WINCHESTER PA and PIG Battery ST.
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Will be taken for YOU at reason able rates by
calling on Taylor Co., Ais Montgomery street,
San Francisco. All work guaranteed.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-30

A HEARTY man will grow round on
square meals.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-30
A Turkish Joe Miller.

The Turks, grave and majestic as
they are supposed to be, have tradi-
tional Joe Miller, one Nasr- Eddin, who
lived in the days of Timour, the Tartar,
or Tamerlane "A. ID. 1335-1405) him
of the one eye and the game leg-and
who dared to jest with the terrible sol
der, even to his face.
The best known story of Nasr- Eddin
is often found in collections of anec-
dotes. 1t is that of his thrice fooling
the assembly of true believers out of
sermon by three successive jocular re-
plies. The first time he assembled the
pulpit, he said, g Oh, true believers! do
you know what l am going to say?"
They replied, NO" Whereupon he
asked, "Of what use to preach to such
ignorumuses ?" and came down from
the pulpit.
The next time, when he asked the
same question, they answered, Yes,
we know" Whereupon he said, "Then
it is useless for me to tell you;" and
came down.
The third time, having taken counsel
together, the congregation prepared an
answer which they thought would COR
ner their joker-preacher, and said,
Some of us know, and some don't"
Whereupon he promptly replied, Let
those who know tell those who DON'T"
and once more came down.
This is an easier way to save sermon
writing than exchange.
There is also an odd similarity in some
of these stories to the Irish sort Of Jokes
called /" bulls"
Thus the Hodja dreamed one night
that he was offered + inc aspers for some
thing, but demanded ten; and, upon
this being allowed, he demanded nine
teen, but woke up just at that point,
and, perceiving that there was neither
cash nor customer, he turned over and
shut up his eyes, saying, "Oh, we'll.
my friend give me nine, then. -
D'urer," ia Ha'per's far September.
SEEING GHOSTS. is curious
case related of man who was we'll
known character and a man of sense,
where it was said he used to see num-
Der of people in the room with him.
Now he himself has described the whole
OF the phenomenon, and all the ad1uncts
to 1t. He said that after taking cup of
tea or coffee, or so On, they came into
his room in great numbers, and as he
got better and less nervous, he has only
seen the arms or legs of the persons,
without seeing any other part of them.
Now this is an irregular action of the
retina of the eye. A gentleman, sitting
in his library one day, reading or writ
ing, on turning round his head, saw sit
ting in chair, woman in red cloak.
And he said, How came you IN here,
good woman?" The woman said moth
ing What is the meaning of your
being here, woman ?" No answer was
made. "You have no right to he here;
60 out of the room" She took no no.
tice OF him. He got up and rang the
bell for the servant. The servant came
in. Turn this woman out" "What
woman, sir? 2" why, the woman in
the red cloak" "There's no woman,
nor any red cloak, sir" Well, go and
fetch the doctor for me. Tell him am
ill, and wish to speak with him." The
man, however, was not to be frightened
by this, because he knew it was delu-
sion of his sight.
BAD luck is man with hands
I he ,,onIyotr ~, L.,
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TREATMENT FOR SMALL FRUITs.-The
Gardeners Chronicle says: Where
water can be obtained, there is nothing
so profitable as to well soak the soil
about the small fruits just about the
time they have set their fruit. Much of
the value of this operation, however,
will depend on the nature OF the soil.
The advantages are least in tenacious,
and greatest in a porous soil. 1t is said
that an animal derives most benefit
from food when it is hungry before it
begins. 1t is certainly SO with plants.
Water applied to soil already wet. is an
injury; and water never has so telling
an advantage on vegetation as when ev-
cry leaf is about to wither up for want
of it. A plant that never seems to want
water, is in very doubtful condition
in regard to its health"
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Boots and Shoes.

JOHN SULLIVAN. n +. cor. Bat
terry and Jackson Sts., san Francisco.
offers to make to order the best French
Calf Leather BOOTS at from IS to o.:
California Leather Boots S6; French
CalfOxfOrd Ties, "a 90; California, 90 So
Boys and Childrens' Boots and Shoes
made to order Persons In the country ordering
Boots and shoes TO the amount OF si2 or more will
be allowed reduction OF four per cent, to make
the express charges light self Boots and shoes OF
MY OWN MANUFACTURE ONLY. Boots End
ShOestept G. .. d. Positively Gle price.
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Shall we Scrape our Trees!

There appears to be difference in
Judgment as regards the propriety of
this operation, and many of our prom
inent fruit men at the East cannot see
alike as to its utility. Some claim that
the rough, scnly bark should remain on
the trunk and main branches as par
tial shade for the inner and live bark
In combating an assertion that the re-
moval of this old rough surface would
have tendency to cure the cracking of
the fruit in many varieties, as. for in
stance, the White Doyenne, it has been
proved that young thrifty trees will
produce perfectly worthless fruit in
many instances, while old, scaly- barked
trees will bear perfect specimens. 1t
still remains to be proved that this old
dead covering is of any use to the tree,
and all must acknowledge that it is very
unsightly; but much worse fault than
has been stated is the harbor it affords
for all manner of injurious insects and
their eggs. This is amply sufficient to
induce every owner of an orchard to
clean his trees thoroughly and wash
them with some suitable preparation
that will not only cause the young bark
to expand and grow healthily, but it
will mostly induce the foliage to assume
6 richer hue, and the fruit to become
more perfect The New York Tribune
related some time back. the history of
an orchard composed of the Newtown
Pippin-old, apparently worn out trees,
that for the past twenty years had pro-
duced nothing but wormy, knotty fruit
The owner had the trees all carefully
scrapcd, and washed with preparation
of lime and sulphur, the ground COW
cred over with lime and manure, and
the result was the next season heavy
crop of as perfect specimens rs ever
graced the tables of our ancestors, when
Newtown Pippins were the browning
glory of every Pennsylvania table. The
heavy manuring may have done it, but
the scraping certainly contributed to
the result, and is entitled to portion OF
the praise.
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REASON WHY THE FLORENCE

SEWING M n Gil - IL
WINS Awarded the silver Medal In 1879.
Because Eugene Moreau, one Of the Committee
for years in the employ Of samuel Hili, Agent
for the Florence. How Mr.. Moreau received MS
appon TIM ent the public are mt liberty to judge
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02
NOVEMBER TERM. 1870.

Joseph T. Nahtine.
cstharue s p,ne AS fibel asms fsr siGr; Divorce
NEW CASTLE COUNTY IS
The State of ID, laware.
To the Sheriff OF New Gas le County. greeting;
Whereas, Joseph Il. Vantine by his petition
to the Judges OF our Supt ior Court lied in
the office Of the PrOthonotary of the said
Court, IN and Tor New Castle county, for the
cause OF complaint therein alleged, has made
application to our sad Judges tina, q decree
may be pronounced dlss living the marriage
cx sting between the sal petitioner and his
wife, one Catharine Vantine.
We therefore comm and you, as ou have
been heretofore commanded, that you sum
mon Catharine Vantine SO that bhe be and
appear before the Judges OF our SAID 'Supe-
riOr Court ut the next term thereof to he held
at New Caslie on Monday, the TWEEN ty sew
nth day Of November next. to answ er the
allegations OF the Id petition and a so to
show ,use, II any she has, why q decree Of
the said Court shouldnot be made dissoiving
the marriage existing between her and the
SAID petitioner according o the act of AS
sembiy IN such eases made and provided; /;
and also to do and receive what the sa Il
Court shall then al, d here consider concern.
Jog her IN this behalf as the Court shall seem
meet and consi tent " ith the provisions OF the
said a. OF Assembly, and have you then and
there this writ
<> Witness the Honorable Joseph
(SEcat Up. tom,gye Esq. at New Castle,
80. the thirty. hrst day of May, A. D.
" ~ eighteen hundred and seventy. .sx.
CHAS BkASTEN,
Issued August IA, 1876. Pr thunotary.
The above is true copy Of AIS Summon
No. 49, to Nov. T. 1916, 10 above stated.
WM. IL LAMBSON, Sheriff
August % ls76r3md
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SECOND EDITION,
NEW CASTLE LETTER.
NRw CASTLE, SEPT. 2. 1876.
A sLcoP SUNK -sTEAMsHlPs-CoUR


sLcoP SUNK -sTEAMsHlPs-coUaT
OF CHANCERY, &c.
The sloop Marian" owned in this
city, sprung leak and sank near Du.
Points powder wharf. The marian"
was bringing load of building stone
to this city for p ID. Duffy Another
vessel was sent TO her yesterday and
both vessel and cargo will be saved.
The Spanish Steamship. Nayagues,
from Porto Rica passed up and the
Steamships, Nederland, from Philadel
phia for Antwerp passed down yester
day.
One Finnegan was found yesterday,
at the corner of Front and Harmony St
to all appearances nearly dead; he was
put into hand barrow and taken to
the prison where good washing re-
vealed the fact the man was drunk
and only very slightly injured by cut
on the neck which bleeding freely
made him the ghos ly object he was.
The Court Of Chancery meets in this
city on Monday next.
While backing up to load yesterday
one of the teams employed in hauling
dirt from a cellar on Union street fell
into the cellar and for q time horseand
cart and men and stone were miscel
laneous compound; no damage wa'
done, however.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02
Religious.

West Presbyterian Church. Rev.
J. M. P. OTIS, ID. D., pastor. preaching
to morrow by the pastor at 10a a. ln.,
subject: "God's love for the sinner, and
his hatred of sin." At u p. M. praise
meeting, subject, "Resting at the
Cross" All are invited,
To morrow morning after an absence
of three months. Rev. l, M. Haldeman
renews his labors as pastor of Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church. The
subject for the morning discourse will
be "The Secret of Victory" After
the sermon the right hand of fellow.
ship will be extended to the new men,
bers, followed by the breaking of
bregd as communion service, In the
evening the subject will he '.Eneas,
Jesus Christ Maketh thee Whole"
First Presbyterian Church Market
street above 9th, the pastor, Rev. F.
b. DuVal. having returned from a
three weeks absence will conduct res
gular services to morrow at 1880 a.
m. and 7.30 p, m. All are most CO. =
daily welcomed. Sunday school will
be opened at 2O'clock in the afternoon
Teachers and scholars and ali interes>
ted are kindly invited and urged to be
present.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02
Milford Notes.

From the News.
Some Republicans are disgasted at
Judge Fishers recent Milford speech.
Some mean thieves stole portion
Of the fruit saved from the burning
Alden Factory.
Arrangements are being made for a
six or ten days excursion to the Cen-
tennial on the 18th inst.
One of the most promising troiters
in the State is a mare owned by Juss
tus Lowery, of Milford,
The horse and wagon stolen from
Joseph Nj. Davis, at Reynolds Woods
camp meeting some ten days ago, has
been found in Philadelphia,
Several sets of harness have been
stolen recently in this vicinity besides
the horses and carriages that are some.
times carried off with them.
John W. Radcliff, at South Milford,
broke the small bone of his leg by
jumping from carriage on We'd
nesday last while the horse was rum
ming.
On Wednesday night the Jewelry
store of s. c. Evans. on Walnut street
South Milford. was broken open and
plundered Of about $500 worth of
goods.
Mr.. Clement l.. Sharp living about
three miles west Of Milford, lost a
valuable driving mare, on Monday of
last week, Inflammation of the
stomach it is supposed caused her
death.
Some hard hearted unscrupulous
thief last week stole nearly all the
chickens belonging to Mrs. Elizabeth
Paisley, wife of Frederick Paisley.
deceased, who lives short distance
from Milford.
The large barn, stables and COW
houses on the farm of DR.. III Ridgley,
four miles north of Milford on the
Dover road, were all consumed by fire
on the afternoon of Wednesday last.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02
A Ez0tsytsJain0 Institution.
The Diamond sLa'e Normal Univer
sIty

The Diamond SLRIe Normal Univer-
shy.
The thirty first term of the Diamond
States Normal University of Prof.
John q. Harkness. will open on Mon
day, Sept. 4th, in the handsome new
school building just completed at the
N. w. corner OF Tenth and Market
streets.
This building is four stories high.
and in its construction is peculiarly
adapted TO school purposes. The first
floor comprises two large stores. The
second and third floors convenient
school and class rooms; and the fourth
floor large room 3lx40 feet with ante.
room a tached, suitable for q lodge or
Society room. The roof is high and
we'll. ventilated, rendering the room
below delightfully."- cool at all times.
The school rooms are fitted up in the
most approved manner, and are fur
nished with all the latest mechanical
Appliances. They contain 675 square
feet of blackboard surface, as in this
institution, the blackboard is made the
medium for imparting instruction in
nearly all the branches-in spelling,
grammar, clocution, the languages, AN
music, as well as in mathematics and
drawing. All the rooms are well
lighted and ventilated, and the high
| windowrs ares provided with dout lie
shades, so that the light can be regula-
ted in any manner desired. On each
floor are convenient cloak rooms and
closets, and nothing that can enhance
the comfort of the pupils or increase
the facilities for imparting instruction
has been left undone.
The institution has now had an exis
tence of ten years in this city, and has
been popular and successful from the
first. All the improved methods of in
truction have been adopted by the fa>
Guilty. and many new methods inven-
ted. as their need or usefulness was
No persons of bad character are re-
ceiy ed in the school. aud while perfect
discipline is maintained, pupils are
treated with all due respect, ,and taught
by appeals to their noDler natures, to
be studious, decorous in conduct and
to cultivate those traits which Will
make them noble men and women.
: special attention is given to physical
!. training, by means OF calisthencis
. marches, and other methods, and in al
other departments the course OF instruc
ton is thorough and complete. The
aim of the faculty is TO make their pu
pills free and independent man ant
women, capable of earning their owl
living, and to this end the pIactica
branches of instruction are taught iirst
and the ornamental branches after
wards. The institution points will
n,il.- to MANY o. its graduates I Das
years, who are now adjoining variou
= lproiessions and stations in life, an
The faculty Look forward t, a career O
Increased usefulness and success in til
future.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02
FIRST EDITION
THE DEAD FIGHTER.

CHARGE THAT wEEDEN' s HANDS WE'RE
POISONED WHEN lie FOUGHT WALKER
THE POST MoRrEM-TuG boat CAP.
TAINs ARRESTED.
From the Philadelphia Times.
IL seems now TO be settled TACT that
Weeden's hands were poisoned prior
to the fight. An examination OF the
eyes of the dead pugilist revealed ex.
iensivc Inflammation under the lids
and a decay of the iris, results which
could scarcely have been superinduc~
ed from blows or fails. The Coroner's
physician. accompanied by the Como
ncr himself, visited the residence of
Walkers parents yesterday afternoon
and made post mortem examination
of the body of Walker. Beneath the
di,coloration of the skin on the chest
and ribs there was no evidence of in
ternal injury, but the left side of the
brain was terribly confused. All over
the brain were pools of coagulated
blood, and the mans death was for
merly pronounced to be the result of
confusion. An examination of the
left band brought forth the same ver-
dict which Coroner Goddard rendered
on the night of the killing. Since
Collyer's escape from Reed street
wharf he has not been heard of or
seen.
WHERE Is THE MURDBRERy
No one seems to be able to solve the
problem which is involved by his mys
terious departure. Some declare that
Weeden is on his way to EHrope. 1t
is probable, under the desperate cir
cumstances of the case. that any one
of the rumors is true. and that Weeden
will not be apprehendcd. The inquest
will not be held before next week and
in the meantime those who have not
been arrested who were interested in
the.mattcr will probably change their
abodes. johnny" Clark, s'Pat" Car
roll and ten or twelve known witness
ses of the fight were taken to Moya-
mencing prison yesterday. where they
will await the verdict of the Coroner's
Jury. 1t is understood that general
powers of arrest have been given po-
licemen who know any Of the specta-
tors of the combat,
UNPRoFEssIoNAL DOCTORS,
Coroner Goddard is much incensed
at the doctors who were present at the
fight and who disgraced their profess
sion by leaving "Walker' to die. He
Is determined to bring these fellows,
to justice, though everyone else
should escape. The reports which
have gained currency and appeared in
some afternoon papers yesterday, to
the effect that Walker died in the ring
and was deserted by Sam Uollyer. his
backer and second are grossly Incor-
rect. 1t is the opinion of physicians
that had "Walker" received proper
medical care he would now be alive.
The Salem county Sheriff and all those
who were present with him as his
assistants in enforcing Jersey justice
are to be subpen9cd to day and will
be present at the Ccroner's inquest
which will be held probably nexl
Monday morning.
Yesterday afternoon, Lieutenant
Mears of the harbor police, arrested ]
z. Stetson, ,captain of the tag Lawrence
George Wharton. of the tug Thomas /
York, Michael McGolderick, Of III,
tug Sally, and Patrick w. Cartney, o
the tug Rebecca and Crcedmoor cut
ter ON the charge of being accessory
to the death of Phillip Kosti, ALA
Walker, they having conveyed to thu
scene of the fight the participants
therein. The captains were locked NJ
for hearing to day,
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02
STRAY WAIFS.

THE Democratic County Convention is
in session this afternoon.
Wash jackson, tho hill poster, who re-
Gently broke his arm is now able to be
about and attend to his business.
All the Ward Democratic tickets are
now completed.
A sudden and pleasant change in the
weather took place, this merning, after 6
o'clock.
The regular ting of the Whining.
ton Biographical Union will be held this
evening, in the Rev meeting oom, third
story OF No. $40 Market street.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02

AN ERRoR. In mentioning thedeath
of the Weccacoe \. E, f. Company's
horse, it was accidentally stated that
the heart of the animal had become
t,ched - the lining of the iibs,
This was mistake,as it was the lungs
which had become so attached. They
were also much decayed by the disease
which occasioned the death of the ami,
NAL lung fever.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02

The steamship Colon, of the Pac III
on account of disabled machinery, by
the Ntna, of the Atlas line, has been
seizsd by United States marshal on :,
s,lyage claim by the Atlas Company for
$150,000.
The assumption by Queen Victoria OF
the title "Indie Imperatrx' will be pro-
claimed at Delhi on the 1st of January
next before an imperial assemblage of ali
the governors. lieutenant governors,
head of governments, princes, chiefs and
mobiles.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02
Local Politics.

The Seventh Ward Democrats, last
evening, nominated the following ticket
For Coanoil-E Edwin b. Pendleton.
For lnspecIor-'rhos. J. Mellon.
For Assistant-Albert Thatcher.
Thomas Donnelly, Jr., has been nemi-
mated for Inspector OF the Eighth Ward
In place of VIM. III. Hyatt, who declined
on account of having been elected, by
Council, Inspector for next Tuesday s
elections.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02

SALE OF REAL EsrATE.-Wm. q. Spru-
ance, Esq, as trustee, sold at public auc-
lion last week, at tho National Hotel.
Middletown, farm and two lots on the
road from Middletown to Odessa, belong
ing to the estate of Jacob Shallcross, de-
ceased, in all some IS acres to Jonathan
X. Williams, Esq, for $4,000. Mr..
Shallcross paid, only few cara ago, up
ward of S43, 900 for this property.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02

Y. NJ. G. A.-Two open air meetings
under the auspicous of the Young
Mems Ch ristian Association will be
held 10 morrow Sunday } afternoon as
follows.
Riddles chapel QRiddle's Banks)
p. m., Adams ana Jackson streets.
(West Wilmington) 6 P. NJ. The
meeting at Riddles chapel, will he "A
praise meeting.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02
Fourth DelasCGre Regiment.
PREPARING TO ORGANIZE REGIMENTAl
ASSOCIATION.

PREPARING TO ORGANIZE RKoIMENTAL
ASSOCIATION.
In response t. call a number OF the
members of the late Fourth Delaware
Volunteers met in the Hall Of the Della
ware Fire Co., last evening, for the pur''
pose of forming the Fourth Delaware
Regiment Association.
Col. A. ii. Grimshnw was called to the
chair, and ]. Harris Glatts, chosen Secre-
tary. pro tenn.
After the object of the meeting had
been stated by Col. Grimshaw, the fol-
lowing committee was appointed to nomi-
nate permenate officers and draft code
of laws for the government of the Asso-
citation.
Co. A-Daniel Stewart.
B-Joseph Z. Duffy
CD. Harris Glatts
D-J. s. Wheeler
ED, Buckingham
F-Edward Gregg
G-Daniel Green
H-Henry r Spencer
" I-Smlley ] King
K-Geo. W. johnson
The above Committee are to meet OF
next Tuesday evening, Sept. 5lh at the
office of Col. Grimshaw, corner Eighth
and Shipley streets. The meeting theI
adjourned to meet on next Thursda
evening, Sept. 7th at the Hall of tht
Delaware Fire Co. All members of th'
Regiment are requested to attend
The daily gazette., 1876-09-02

SALE OF REAL EsrATE.-The farm of
Aiban Ingram, containing III acres, near
Sconneltown, East Bradford, Chester
Co... Pa, was sold on Thursday, to David
Scull, OF Philadelphia. for $l05 per acre.