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The Grange advance., 1876-04-05

~ worked as a stone mason; together
they succeeded in making breach in
the wall of their cell, thence following
ditch connected with the sewerage
OF the prison they broke into the cellar
OF neighboring house. Here howev-
er, fortune ceased to befriend them.
Cartouche was rearrested while en-
deayoring' to leave the house and
placed in closer custody than before.
HIS trial went forward with unex-
ampled rapiditv, and on Nov. %, 1921,
Cartouche and four of his companions
were ordered to be broken on the
wheel, after having been previously
submitted to the question ordinary and
extraordinary, with the view of ex-
tOrtlng confession. The records relat.
ing to Cartouche reports the applica.
tlon OF the question in the form Of the
brodequinS or boots. These were
wooden frames fitted to the legs, into
which wedges of increasing size were
forcibly driven until the legs of the
sufferer were reduced to a pulp. s.On
the application of the first, second, and
third wedge, he answered that he was
innocent. At the fourth he answered
that he knew not what they were
speaking Of. At the fifth that he was
innocent; was dying. At the sixth
that ne had done all that was required
OF him; had done no wrong; was
dying. At the seventh, was innocent:
no accomplices. At the eighth and
last, was innocent.''
Although he thus refused to confess
under torture, he became communica-
tive enough w hen he reached the scaf-
fold, protesting, however, much to his
credit, that he had never robbed
church, although often melted so to do
by Duchatelet. He absolved his own
family with especial earnestness from
any share in his misdoings. He re-
trained from denunciations, even of
those who had deserted or BETRAYED
him, excepting only Duchatelet, to-
wards who he evinced intense scorn
and hatred. But in revenge he was
unsparing in respect to the spies and
receivers Of the gang, whom he de-
nounced by the score. He avowed him.
self the head and chief of the numer.
GUS band, so long the terror of the can.
ltal, an assertion amply confirmed by
the confusion and indiscipline, which
on his decease became suddenly per-
ceptlble in the ranks of crime. TO
the last two questions addressed to
him, whether any person of condition
belonged to his band, and whether he
had ever accepted bribes to murder,
he replied emphatically in the neg
ative.
Cartouche's was the first of a long
series of executions. For several
months the Place de Greve saw some
unfortunate wretch hanged or broken.
His name and memory seemed to ell
gender robbers, and it was long time
before the effects of that powerful i'm
pulse which. by carefully organizing
it, he had given to crime had passed
away.
The Grange advance., 1876-04-05
QUEER SUPERSTITIONS.
From the Cornhill Magazine.

from the C0rnh1ll Magazine.
aThe belief in spirits affords the best
explanation for set of customs no less
curious than disagreeable and ridicu-
lous. We allude to the worldwide su-
perstitions connected with splitting
and sneezing. Many Englishmen spit
it they meet white horse, a squint-
ing man. OF a single magpie, or if, in
advertently, they step under a ladder,
or wash their hands in the same basin
with friend. In Lancashire, boys
spit over their fingers before begin
ming to fight; travellers on leaving
home spit on a stone and throw it
away; market people spit on the first
money they receive in the day.
Swedish peasants spit thrice if they
cross water after dark, and even the
esthetic Athenian used to spit if he
met madman. So the savage New
Zealand priest spits on the two sticks
which, according as one Of them falls
uppermost. are to foreshow the re-
suit of coming battle. Indeed, this
unpleasant habit seems universal
charm for bringing good luck or avert
ing bad; but for what conceivable rea.
son than that the mouth was once re-
garded as the portal by which evil spir-
It's got into man, and by which alone
they could be forced to make their
exit! The Messalians used to make
| splitting and nose-bloWing a part of
I their religion, for they hoped thereby
to free themselves from the demons
with which they fancied the air to be
full.
This single case contains, probably,
the key to all the others. But why
should sneezing be SO generally re-
garded as a bad omen, and one to be
averted, if possible, by Fluctuations
and blessings! One explanation is, that
as 1t was the sign Of returning conva-
lescence during the plague at Athens,
congratulations were offered when the
crisis was passed; another, that during
great plague that ragged in Germany
in the sixth century, and began it's ia
tai course with fit of sneezing, it was
usual to exclaim,' "May God help you
now, as soon as the sad death-signal
was heard. But the custom is of far
wider extent and older lineage than
such exclamations imply, and the only
possible hypothesis is one that adapts
itself to all races and all times. In
New Zealand mother repeats charm
when her child sneezes, lest any evil
result in consequence, and English
nurses do just the same. In the Meth
erlands, sneeze gives witch power
over person, unless some one invoke
blessing from heaven, and in these
facts, probably, lies the real explana.
tion. For, taking into account that
every bodily arrangement is regarded
by savages as possession by evil spirits,
and that sneezing is always the precur-
sor of those temporary bodily derange.
ments' often very severe, which we
know as :'colds, may it not be that in
those early times, when to precede is
The Grange advance., 1876-04-05
THE FIRESIDE.
MARCH MEASURE.

BY LUCY LARCOM.
March! March March! They are coming
In troops, to the tune of the wind;
ed-headed woodpeckers drumming,
Gold-crested thrushes behind;
Sparrows in brown jackets hopping
Past every gateway door;
Finches with crimson caps stopping
Just where they stopped years before.
March March Marchl They are slipping
Into their places at last
Little white ily-buds, dripping
Under the showers that fall fast;
Buttercups, violets, roses,
Snow-drop, and blue-b bell, and pink,
Throng upon throng of sweet posies,
Bending the dewdrops to drink.
March March March! They will hurry
Forth at the wild bugle sound
Blossoms and birds in a furry,
Fluttering all over the ground.
Hang out your flags, birch and willow!
Shake out your red tassels, larch!
Glass-blades, up from your earth-pillow!
Hear who is calling you-March!
The Grange advance., 1876-04-05
His mistress had not forgotten her

His mistress had not forgotten her
faithful companion. As soon as she
reached the fishing-smack where the
sick woman was she begged the sailor
I to go back and see to Bronze. He
went, and as he neared the rock le
saw the brave dog awaiting death.
just as the sailor, straining his weary
arms to reach the shore, came in sight
of it, a great wave surged over the dog,
breaking upon him and sweeping him
away. He rose, grasping in his teeth
the basket of weeds and shells. He
had waited until the last. Driven
from the post which he would not for
sake, the love of life awoke in him,
and of his own will he struggled
against death.
Three times he sank, three times he
The sea was now strong, and deep
and swift Of pace, rushing madly in:
and he was numbered with shells and
the weighty basket with it's sea-weeds.
which yet he had never yielded be-
cause it had been entrusted to him by
his mistress. The sailor. weary
though he was, bent to the oar, while
he shouted words of cheer to the
brave dog battling with the waves.
And to his joy, before faithful Bronze
was sucked down by the hungry waves,
he grasped his collar aud pulled him.
spent and painting, into the skiff, grasp
ing still the basket in his teeth. And
then the sailor rowed wearily and
slowly through the gathering nj ght to
the fishing-smack, where Miss Gladys.
as ministering angel, was tending his
alllng wife. With joy she welcomed
the companion of her solitary wander.
lngs, and when she heard the story of
his faithfulness, even unto death, she
threw her arms around his neck and
caressed him, resolving never again to
put his fidelity and obedience to 50
terrible test.
The Grange advance., 1876-04-05
ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.

The Liverpool Mercury, of March 4.
says: 1.-THE denOuement of an extra
ordinary elopement case took place on
board the Allan steamer Moravian OIL
Thursday last. In the afternoon the
steamer was leaving the Mersey with Il
full compliment of passengers for
Portland. just as she got under way
a river gig was seen approaching in all
haste. In the bow of the boat was seen
an aged man, who gesticulated frantic
ally to those on board to stop. The
boat got alongside the steamer, and in
a short time two of it's occupants
man about sixty years of age and Il
young man of about ttWenty-tWo-cla
bered on board the Moravian. The Of
ficers were naturally surprised at see
ing the steamer boarded in that FASH
ion; but noticing that the old man was
in trouble, they received him court
eously, and listened to his tale, which
was to the effect that his wife
"a woman of forty-eight, and the
mother OF grown-up children-had elop-
ed with young man of twenty-five;
that they were on board the Moravian.
en- route for America; and the deserted
husband and his son demanded that the
Captain should send the runaways on
shore. While the Captain was
explaining that the law gave
him no such power, the
runaway wife happened to pass along
the deck where the group were dis
cussing the point. She recognized her
husband. A fit of repentance seized
her. She at once forgot her new love.
and now only thought of the old. Ex-
claiming, 'Oh, John are you here 2 she
embraced her husband and kissed him.
Her son, too, she saluted in most af-
fectionate way. But while these pre-
iminaries to a reconciliation were 60
| ing on, the faithless Wife's companion
made his appearance on the scene, and
| placidly asked what 8 it was all about!'
The deserted husband implored his
tickle spouse to return to her home on
Wednesday. This she consented to do.
but made it sine qua non that the COM
panion Of her flight should be allowed
to return with her. The husband ac-
cepted the terms thus dictated. The
master of the Moravian, seeing that an
arrangement had been come to, facilita-
ted the return to the shore of the
troublesome party who had, for time.
disturbed the decorum observed OH
board his steamer. When the party
arrived at the stage they were jeered
by a crowd who had heard of the
strange elopement and the wonderful
reconciliation. Wife and husband
walked arm in arm lovingly along the
stage, and the 'lover,' as, if to make
atonement for his wrong doing, walked
meekly behind, carrying the luggage
The Grange advance., 1876-04-05
IN HEAVEN.

Only tress of gold brown hair,
Saved from the sod;
Only tress of gold-brown hair,-
The rest with God.
Only some withered daisies white,
Under the snow;
Only some withered daisies white,
That breathe of woe.
The Grange advance., 1876-04-05
What Shall Be Expected Of Wives?

From the Boston Journal
Some husbands do not make their
financial affairs topic at home, and
some better-halves know less of their
own husbands business than they do
of ftheir neighbors'. Some weeks since
a lady was informed of her husbands
suspension by reading the announce
ment in a paper which she accidentally
took up ina store while waiting to
have an order filled. Whether it was
pride or fear that prompted the secrecy
can not be stated, but what can be ex-
.pected from wives in the way of true
economy if they are only silent part
ners in the matrimonial copartnership ?
In 1857, large jewelry firm sold a cost.
ly set of: jewelry to a lady. The firm
knew that her husband was i'm failing
condition, for the lady had been a long
and profitable customer. When the
partner told his clerk not to charge the
set which had been delivered, but to
make a memorandum on the blotter.
he paid the lady's integrity a high com.
pliment. When her husband failed the
jewelry came back with note couched
in such terms that the dealer only re-
GREETED that gift of the set would be
construed as an insult.
Richmond, Ind, has a home club Of
(colored) jubilee singers.
The Grange advance., 1876-04-05

Richmond, Ind, has home club Of
(colored) jubilee singers.
The Morning herald., 1876-05-22
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Il POuder Mill BlO,Us up at Dupont's
Particulars of the affair.

II Poude Mill BIO,vs up at Dupont's-
Particulars Of the affair.
About eight o'clock on Saturday morn
ing, powder mill of Dupont's, known as
the Hagerly yard, about four Eiles from
the city, blew up with terrific force. Th
shock was felt for several miles around in
the country, and several buildings in the
city were quite perceptioly shaken. -Four
men. Frederick and Patrick Dongherty,
Amos Garter and Patrick McKenney, were
working in the mill at the time of the ec-
currence. All were instantly killed, and
three of them blown to pieces. Patrick
Dougberty was in the act of changing his
grinding from one mill to the other, when
the accident happened, and was short
distance IRON the building. He was blown
about SO feet, but was not mutiiated or
mangled.
Dougherty was married and leaves wife
and two children. Carter was also mar
ried man and leaves large family. The
other victims were young men, aged II and
single. John Dougherty, one OF the work
men, was approaching the place at the
time, and had it occurred little later, he
too would not have remained witness to
the catastrophc. One Of the boys employed
about the mill was at work in the key
house, and was struck with flying bolt.
The mill was entirely blown down. There
was, it is supposed, nerly 1000 pounds Of
powder in the place at the time, and,
although the loss is heavy, nothing definite
could be ascertained about it.
How the explosion took place is mystery.
Some think it was frem a loose copper plate
in the mill; some that it was caused by grit
on the workmen's shoes; but the general
opinion which prevailed at the banks on
Saturday, and with majority of the for
mer as well as the present workmen, that
it was caused by the knives used in crush.
ing the cakes Of powder, striking fire
| This mill was used for the final process
which the powder underwent. before ship
ping it for market, hence the larger quan
tity on hand.
The hands were diligently searching fol-
the remains of their friends during Satur-
I day, and up to one o'clock they had sue
eeeded in finding blackened and swollen
arm, leg, the head it is supposed of one OF
the D,ugher!ics, headless trunk, and
some pieces Of flesh, bones, clothes, etc
OF course recognition is impossible. The
widows and orphans Of the deceased ones
will be cared for at the expense of the
Duponts. Men are already at work clear
ing away the debris of the disaster prepara.
tory to resuminy work as soon as possible,
which it is thought will begin to-day.
The Morning herald., 1876-05-22
v QUICK STEP rs. CAMPBELL,
SatMrday's Ga.ne-Jt Is Declared a Drasv
other Bail Notes,


The announcement that the Campbells,
professionals, of Philadelphia, would play
the professional Quickstep club drew only =
small audience at the Adams street grounds
on Saturday.
| At $3.50 p. m. the game was called, the
Campbells at the bat. Lomas, their
pitcher, led off, going to first Gilmore fol-
lowed, taking his first, Lomas having stole
I'D his second ; Dalmire out Stephens out
Mullan then took the bat, went to first and
| afterwards to second. Deasly and More
followed at the bat, each making their first
and seconds and bringing the Others in.
Three runs by Lomas, Gilmore and Mullan
were scored.
The Quicksteps were blanked on the first
also on the second. Fillmore made q run
ON the third. The Campbells, although
they worked hard to get in run, were
banked every inning after the first. One
of their men made as far as his third, three
different times, but was not fortunate
enough to get in.
The home club, too, made every effort
possible to scors runs, but made but two
others, both by Stidham, on the 9th and
Sth innings. The playing now was rather
exciting, and every play of note was re-
ceived with loud applause. The batting on
either side could not be called heavy, yet it
was fair. At the 9th inning, the score was
8 to3 The 10th inning was begun with
energy by both clubs, and closed amid the
applause of the audience, without run.
The Campbells came in for the 1lth in
ming, and had batted for few minutes,
when Householder was so disabled by
foul ball, as to be unable to proceed. Hol-
bert was in the ground, and stePped out in
answ er to the shouts of the crowd, when
the umpire declared the game draw.
This makes the secohd game of the season
between these two clubs, and on the former
the Qucksteps were victorious, but 1t re-
quired eleven innings to decide the contest
Whatever opinion may have been formed
of the home club, for good, could.not but be
materially heightened by their fielding and
playing, indeed all around, of Saturday.
spaine did well in his position, taking one
or two very difficult flies. Anderson dis
incuishcd himself at second base and
Householder added new trophies to hiscon-
quests. All the members of the club did
well, yet perhaps only exceeded their oppo-
nents in their fielding. Curry's manner of
managing his men was particularly noted
and admired
The following is the score by innings:
innings 1 2 8 5 6 z 8 8 10
The Morning herald., 1876-05-22
JOHN W. WHITEMAN.

(Subjcct to thv Rulss Of tho Democratic Pa'ty)
The subject of this sketch is Mr.. John
w. Whteman. He is native of Christi
ana Village, White Clay Creek Hundred
living in the same house in which he was
born. On his fathers side he is sprig
from the Knickerbocker Dutch, and on his
mothers side fr3m an English and French
ancestry, all of whom were contempora-
neous with the settlement of the country
and the early days of the Republic, and pa
trots and defenders of the Republic from
It's inception. His claims are that he is the
regular Democratic candidate for the nomi-
nation to the Sherifalty. He is confident
that he can perform the duties of the office
of Sheriff to the satisfaction of whoever it
may concern, can give the proper surety
for sush performance, and is true Demo-
Rrat and lover of his country right or
wrong His character, abilities, 'and anti
cedents are open to the investigation of the
people of New Castle county.
The Morning herald., 1876-05-22
RAILROAD CATASTROPHES.
Horrible Acciaents-Ttco Hen Killed bv
the Cars

Horrible Accidents-7tc0 Men Killed bv
the Cars,
About ~ o'clock on Friday night the
body of man, in horribly mangled con-
iition, was found lying upon the railroad
track at the foot of Justison street. The
Delaware Way Freight had just gone by
few moments before and it was at once con-
jectured that the man was struck by the
engine. His head was split open, and his
features so muti!ated as to be almost be-
yond recognition. .tt
where Coroner Groves held an inquest over
them,a al 9ll O'Clock Saturday mo mig. The
Jury rendered verdict that the deceased
met his death by being struck with the en-
yinc No. 80, attached to the II o'clock way
freight.
The body was afterwards taken to under
takcr Palmer's, where it was identified as
that of Anthony Cannon, who resided with
his mother, in Ifcd-cville, on Logan street.
Cannon Left the Black Horse hotel about
5 O'Clock in the evening, in question, but
vas seen ut 10 O'clock by officer Bouzart.
Cannon was under the influence of liquor
ut the time. He was taken to bis home
yesterday afternoon. He was about 26
years of age.
On Saturday night just as the 11;1O
train from Philadelphia came up to the
depot, James Frazier, a passenger, at
tempted 10 jump off at Walnut street be-
fore the cars had stopped, in doing so it is
supposed that the step struck him, throw
ing him back in such q position that
he fell under the car
from which he had just alighted, which
passed ever him, crushing of his left leg
below the knee and his right one at the
thigh. The limbs were literally mashed off
and only were kept from dropping of by
pieces of unscversd skin. Drs. Draper,
Kane and West were sent for, but could
10 nothing to relieve his suferings.
lie was taken to his uncle's residence,
Mr.. Watts No. 1909 Market street, where
ne fingered until eight minutes to three
o'clock yesterday morning.
Frazier was resident of Philadelphia,
but had lived in this city for some time, and
aid business here for number of years.
He was about n years of age.
The Morning herald., 1876-05-22
Sale of Stocks AIT Real Estate.

Mr.. Joshua T. Heald's eighth regular
sale took place at the Clayton House, OF
Saturday morning at II O'Clock. l.. W
Stidram aud Son of1ieiaied as auctioneers,
the following sales were made:
Lots 1, 2, B, and on Read street, neal
HARRISON, 1GXS0 feet each, to Sophia j
Quinn. Gy$0.00, $576 90.
Lot 5, Adams street, near Gilpin Avenue
25xloo feet, to Mary d. Williscrait OS7
$i750O.
Lot 6, Union street above Ninth, 1Sl5x10t
feet to Elijah Green, @3.12, $500.
Lots and 8, adjoining, lSxlO0 ond II,
100 feet to Mary D. WilliScrait, 0 S2.5l
SS7 80.
Lot 9, adjoining 17xlO0 feet, to W. Beatty
q S2.2O, s@7 40.
Lots 10 and II, adjoining, each l7xl0C
feet, to e. Ainsworth, W3.3O $3.50.
Total amount Of sales, $l,Oll.l3.
The Morning herald., 1876-05-22
FOR SALE.
S,TATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

"A II AlAMOCAeIAAAo ~ SoA> IA>A ASA>'
By order of the Democratic Executive
Conmi tLee oi Delaware, a State Democratic
Convention, composed Of tiny-hye dele.
gates from zach county, will be held In Do
yer, Oh TUESDAY, June l3, 1879, at 20 clock
afternoon for the purpose OF appointing
six delegates, two from each county, to the
National Democratic Convention, to as
semble at st. Louis, on the 27th day of June,
1876.
That the Democratic voters of the several
hundreds throughout the State meet at the
regular places for holding such meetings,
on SATURDAY, the Sd day of June, 1915, at
2O'clock. afternoon, and according to the
rules of the Democratic party in each
county, appoint the number of delegates to
said State Convention to which they are
| entitled respectively.
And it is also requested and urged,
| That the best men in all cases be selected
| to said state Convention, that they in turn
| may select the best men to represent as in
| the National Convention, to the end that
| our candidates for President and Vice Pres.
| inent may not only be men of the highest
character, morally and politically but that
| they may be endorsed and presented to the
country by u convention composed OF sach
men
RORERT j. .REYNOLDS,C Chairman:
| Dover. May l6, 1875. mylS-22t
The Morning herald., 1876-05-22
Memorial AddrSSa

Tomorrow evening, in the Hanover
Church, Sixth and King, Hon. D. M. Bales,
will deliver his Memorial Address upon the
Life and Character of the late Willard Hall
The public is most cordially invited to at.
tend.
The Morning herald., 1876-05-22
Trains Wrecked.

Three trains on the Pennsylvania division
OF the Pennsylvania Railway, We're wrecked
by II collision at Coalsville on Friday. One
train of freight cars ran In the rear end of
another, and while the wreck was spread
over the track, hong line Of coal cars,
plunged into the debris aud was also de-
molshed. The engineer on one of the trains
was killed,
The Morning herald., 1876-05-22
Campbells @ 0 @ 0 0 O 0 O-3
QuickStepi @ @ l @ o o O-3

Base hits-Quickstep, ?; Campbells, 8.
Errors by the Campbells' catcher, IL;
errors by Householder, 8. Field errors by
Quicks,ep, Stone, 1; Fisher, l.; Stidham, I;
Campbell, Moore, /; Hefferman, l. Total
errors for The Campbell, IL; total for Quick
step,9. Time of game, 2:20. Umpire, Mr..
Mclean, Of Philadelphia.
The Amateurs play the Eureka club, of
Camden, to day, at the formers grounds.
In game OF base ball on Saturday, the
Atlas defeated the Wide-Awak club by
score of II to ID.
The Quickstep, Professionals, play the
Brandywine club this afternoon.
The Morning herald., 1876-05-22

The annual excursion to Rehoboth Beach
will be made on Thursday, May 25th. The
train will leave Wilmington at $50 q. M,
and returning leave Lewes at 8 p. m. Fare
for round trip from Wilmington to Lewes,
q eve s TsIusn y s sad y pssportioa ta 4!
The Morning herald., 1876-05-22
Branch Store.

Mr.. M. l.. Lichtenstein will open In
Elkton, Nd. . branch Of his popular store
In this city. Il 10 descIibed BY the people
ofthst place N hsing III 4 larss class M sysry