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The daily gazette., 1876-05-20
MILLIONS OF PLUMBER.
Boat~elps Treasury Bookkeepino

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Early in
January, Senator Davis, of West Vir-
ginia, started an inquiry into the Trea.
sury Department bookkeeping. He
charged that millions of money could
not be accounted for. Four months
have passed, and the only explanation
is that given by MIR. Boutwell,, who
succeeded in showing that he was
lacking in honesty or Intelligence. He
has not accounted for the millions
which appear on the books and cannot
be found in the Treasury. There have
been alterations in the items for annu-
al expenditures which Mr.. Boutwell,
must explain or rest under very
grave charge. In very much of the
service there are changed figures. This
will serve for an example:
In the War Department expenses the
finance report of 1871 shows that for
the year 1868 there is difference of
81, 4,O15, zoo 80 as compared with the
statement for the same year in the f.
nance report of 1869. Between the
figures of the report of 1870 and that
of 1865 there is difference in the In
dian expenses for 1868 only $2,075,-
706 35!
1t does not explain the matter to say
that it is all the result of loose book
keeping. There is too much method
in it. The process by which in eight
years, from 1862, the public debt was
increased ten millions, Is more than
irregular. 1t looks like robbery. Here
is plenty Of work fer the Finance Com
mittee of the Senate.
The daily gazette., 1876-05-20

rmnHD l.. RICE, Jr., ARCHITECT,
M, u"n :, !. Engineer and Surveyor. Makes
tlors iands, rents houses and makes col
M ras ,s:. Also, draws deeds and mortgages
tEbsnsah p and dispatch. Office, No. 4
Nnss;sse building. Architectural work and
H"s u specially. decT75-ly
The daily gazette., 1876-05-20
RUBBER And CAPCINE.

There is scarcely branch OF human indr !.
Try IN which India Rubber has not in come
form fould its way. Although widely know
and rsed, but few are aware Of its medicinal
virtues and great curative prope. lies. Trac.
Tic experiment has proven that it is natur-
al reservoir OF electricity, contain ng more
than rny known substance or compound
owlng 10 TINS TACT 1t has been used with su"-
cess In curllS Nervous complaints and Rheu-
matlsm that were invuln rable to drugs.
IL mas also been discover that India Rub
bef possesses all the properties valuable as
aspeciHc tor pulmonary complaints and cures
many forms OF Consumption and Lung dis
eases. Combined with Capcfne 1t is unparal-
e'ed as Pain Reliever, whether external
or internal. Nearly all the Surgeons have
adopted 1t on accouuS OF its great healing
properties.
The most efIectual way OF using re article
| Is In the form OF perforated plaster. The
| extensive uGe OF ordinary PerfoI ated or Por-
GUS Plasters, is testimony to its merit.
| Ihe only objection ever found with tho Or
dinary Rubber Porous Plaster is that it acts
| too slowly-requiring days and continuous
wear to relieve pam or TO effect cure.
A celebrated Physician Of New York who
has long made the medical properties Oh Rub
| Der a study has succeeded in making grea
| improvement in Porous Plaster by intr oduc
| ing Capcinc, which overcomes all the former
| objections, causing the Plaster to do in q
few moments or hours, that which Ii former
| ly required days or weeks.
| Capcine Is the most valuable ingredient
| ever used as an externaremedy. Itoporates
| with astonishing vigorand relieves pain inn
mediately. Its curative properties have be-
come so famous that anenterprising firm in
| New York took it in hand. and by bringing
| Capclne FIaster to the attention OF Physi-
| clans, have met with unprecedented success.
| The article is known as BENSON'S CAP
| CINE PLASTER. The price ls the same as
| the ordinaryPorous Pla ster, % cents. Every
\ Druggist ha them.
! SEABURY q JOHNSON,
| Pharmaceutical Chemists, N. Y.
HsFor sale III Wilmington by f. Brin +
| hurst x Co., 9Th and Market and L. Mclnar
| I'd and Market janl9eod&we3dm-ly
The daily gazette., 1876-05-20

Canada as we'll as the United States
has large Indian population to deal
with. In recent report the Minister
of the Interior Of the Dominion Goys
ernment says there are 81, ,910 Indians
in Canada, of whom quite large
number are without the regulation of
treaties. There are quite number Of
Indians who are civilized, the property
belonging to whom is valued at over
eight millions of dollars, whilst they
have nearly three millions of invested
capital. ..
The daily gazette., 1876-05-20

Hugh F. Summers, of Pike county,
Mo one of the jurors in the Mckee
trial, who was charged with having
prejudiced the case, has filed suit
against the st. Louis Globe Democrat
for various articles defaming his char
acter, for which he claims $50, ,00s
damages,
The daily gazette., 1876-05-20

The committee investigating the af-
fairs of the Freedman's Bank have
made their report. 1t sets forth at
length the evil doings OF those who
in effect robbed the bank, and recon.
mend that they be indicted, tried ana
punished to the full extent OF the law .
The daily gazette., 1876-05-20

To SUFFERNe LADIEs.-"Dr. Rogerssn's
Female Hydrastin Powders,.' for ali female
omplaints. By mail, 81. Address, Or
Rogerson 2. q. Box, 256S n. 7. City.
The daily gazette., 1876-05-20

TINICK EkBOCk EKS.-We have now In
IN stock a complete assortment OF these
fashionable goods. comprising all the newest
olorings .and styles in plain. plaids and
rines W. b. SHARP,
oct26 Fourth and Market streets
NHATTINGS-Weh have now In stock white
WI and check canton mattings, by the piece
'"' ~ w. b. SHA RIP,
Fourth and Market SITS
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
Immoral Exhibitions.

Henry Ward Beecher has lately re-
turned from successful lecturing tour
through Canada. Theodore Tilton is
making a pecuniary success of his
lecturing tour in the United States.
Crowds go to see them as they would go
20 see monstrosities of the human or
brute creation. 1t is true that these
two men are worth hearing, but their
audiences go to see them rather than to
hear them. They have something to
say, and are able to say it well, and their
ability would attract listeners, outside
of their notoriety, although the lectur-
ing humbug is by no means so sue
cessful as it has been. But it is neither
their matter nor their manner that att
tracts their audiences, and they know
it. They both claim to be teachers of
morality; one of them is clergyman,
and the other doubtless considers him>
self fully as good as any clergyman;
yet they both make merchandise OF a
most disgraceful notoriety, gained by
acts of their own which have lowered
them in the estimation of decent peo-
pie. No question of guilt or innocence
need be considered; it is certain that a
disgraceful notoriety attaches to those
men, and that it is because of that
notoriety that people pay money to see
them, rather than to hear them.-St.
Louis Times.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
4 Startling Theory Concerning HYDE
nhohla

Hydrophobia in the dog, an salts
fed, is the result of the animal having
been inoculated by some person suffer.
ing from the disease of intoxication.
Startling as this theory may appear,
there is not the least question but that
the facts will bear it out. First, hy-
ticai ii hiDst physical coniitions-sub-
jects dead of either disease presenting
nearly the same autopsy. Second, the
saliva Of man dying from delirium tre-
mems. and that of dog suffering from
rabies, bear the same chemical analy>
sis. Third, the entire system of the
patient suffering from alcoholic mad
ness is SO poisoned that rapid inocula
tion will follow any contact with the
virus of the blood. Fourth, the bite of
man in an alchoholic fit has been
known to result in hydrophobia. AS to
the application of these facts:
l. With the canine race hydrophobia
is never spontaneous; with man the dis
ease is known to be.
g. There is not case on record of q
dog having died with hydrophobia that
will not admit of proof, if the facts can
be ascertained, that the dog had previ-
ously bitten an intoxicated person, or
had been attacked by some other ami
NAL suffering from like incubation.
GEO. WILL JOHNSON,
Superintendent Brooklyn Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02

good engineer either. He examined sil
the parts carefully. just as the other
vatchmakers had done, and then deliv-
cred his verdict with. the same conn,
dence of manner.
He said, "She makes too much steam
You want to hang the monkey wrench
on the rafety valve?' -
Drained him on the spot and had
him buried at my own expense.
My Uncle William (now deceased,
alasD used to say that good horse was
n good horse until it had run away once,
and that a good watch was a good
watch until the repairer got chance at
it. And he used to wonder what be-
came of all the unsuccessful thinkers,
and eunsmiths, and shoemakers, and
blacksmiths, but nobody could ever tell
- Nnrl. I'mnin
Washington's BoyhOOd.
It(Stratford House) is only mile
from the birthplace of Washington
and stood in the midst of highly-cuti
waited country, dotted with the man
sions of people who formed very refined
society. There Washington and Rich
ard Henry Lee undoubtedly often play.
ed together, and within that mile be-
tween the dwellings was the scene Of
the following correspondence when
they were boys only nine years old
there being only few weeks difference
between theil ages. Little Lee wrote:
Pa brought me two pretty books full
of pictures he got them in Alexandria
they have pictures of dogs and cats and
tigers and elefants and ever SO many
pretty things cousin bids me send you
one of them it has a picture of an ele>
FAINT and little indian boy on his back
like uncle JOS sam pa says if l learn
my tasks good he will let uncle 10 bring
me to see you will you ask your ma to
let you come to see me
RICHARD HENRY LEE.
To this note little Washington re.
piled:
Dear Dicky-I tank you very much
for the pretty picture book you gave
me. Sam asked me to show him the
pictures and / showed him all the
pictures in it; and read to him how
the tame Elephant took care of the
masters little boy, and put him on his
back and would not let anybt fy touch
his masters son. can read three or
four pages sometimes without missing
word. Ma says may go to see you
and stay all day with you next week if
it be not rainy. She says | may ride
my pony Hero if Uncle Ben will go
with me and lead Hero. have a little
piece of poetry about the picture book
You gave me but 1 mustn't tell you who
wrote the poetry.
And & " Ike i aGE;ib,iSaEs3fsiit Els BOOK 3fsaii weil, ii
Henceforth will count him his friend,
And hopes many happy day he may
spend. Your good friend,
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
The poetry was written, it is said, by
MIR. Howard, a gentlemen who used to
visit at the house of Mrs. Washington.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
Successful Bee Keeping.

1t requires but small capital TO
start with ee-keeping on a small scale,
and as skill and knowledge increase
numbers increase. The fear of being
stung deters many from keeping bees
who would otherwise gladly engage in
:. IT. NySs SiOscd up Tor q
day or two, aud perhaps suffer with a
so~oro hesdschs the while, is by no
means pleasant. This, however, can
be easily avoided by providing ones
self with veil and gloves. A cheap and
easy way to make bee veil is as fol-
lows: Procure piece of plain, coarse
black bobinet, sew it up as sack, run
a drawstring in the end, which tie
around the crown of the hat; put q
string in the lower end also, which tie
around the neck, or simply tuck it in
around the neck, which will answer
just as we'll. Should bee strike the
veil with the intention of stinging
the brim of the hat will hold it q suffi>
cient distance from the face to render
it impossible for it to reach one. Gloves
can be rubber or coarse, thick, home
knit woolen gloves, wet in cold water
previous to using. The best thing I
ever tried for bee-sting, to neutralize
the poison and relieve the pain, is lye
soap or common soda-either will do.
Gentleness and the iudicious use of
little smoke are the best bee charms.
No one should attempt to keep bees in
any but q moveable frame hive. The
time to make bee-keeping successful in
the old log or box gum is gone. They
hold too many hiding places for the
moth and its progeny Of worms, and
make it too difficult, indeed next to an
impossibility, to extricate them. A
good, plain, moveable frame hive, well
painted, will last life time. There is
no such thing as q moth proof hive.
Common sense will teach any one that
where bee can enter O moth can enter.
The secret of success in keeping out
moths. is to keep your colonies full
and strong, in close, well-made hive,
and they will attend to that part of the
business themselves. If you wish bees
to do well, by all means look to the
strength of your hives.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
THE MISTAKE OF A LIFETIME

A lovers quarrel! A few hasty words
"a formal parting between two hearts
that neither time nor. distance could
ever disunite-then, a lifetime of mis-
cry.
Edith May stood before me IN hei
bridal dress. The whole world was to
be made belive she was happy and
heart whole. 1 knew better. | knew
that no woman who had once loved
Gilbert Ainslie could ever forget him
least of all, such heart as Edith's.
She was pale as a snow wreath, and
bent her head gracefully as water lily
in recognition of her numerous friends
and admirers.
"What a sacrificed" the latter MUIR
INJURED.
"What q sacrificed" my heart echoed.
Mr. Jefferson Jones was au ossifid old
bachelor He had but one idea in his
head, and that was to make money.
There was only one thing he understood
equally well-and that was to keep it
He was angular, prime, cold and
precise: mean. groveling, contemptilbe
and cunning.
And Edith our peerless Edith whose
lovers wore ''legion" Edith, with her
passionate heart, her beauty, grace,
taste and refnment-Edith to VOW "love
and honor to such soulless block!
1t made me shudder to thirk of it. !
felt as though his very gaze were profa
nation.
Well the wedding was over, and she
was duly installed mistress of Jefferson
House.
She had fine dresses, fine furniture,
a fine equipage, and the most stupid
incumbrance in the shape of an old hus-
band.
But Mr.. Jefferson Jones was very
proud of his bride, firstly, because she
added to his Importance; secondly. be-
cause he plumed himself not little in
bearing of so dainty a prize. 1t gave
him malicious pleasure to meet her
old admirers, with the graceful Edith
on his arm. Of course she perferred
him to them all-else why did she mar
ry him?
Then how deferential she was in her
manner since their marriage; how very
polite, and how careful to perform her
duty to the letter! Mr. Jones decided,
with his usual acumen, that there was
no room to doubt on that point.
He noticed, indeed, that her girlish
gayety was gone; but that was decid-
ed Improvement, according to his view
She was Mrs. Jones now, ard meant to
keep all whiskered popinjays at re-
spectful distance.
He liked it!
And SO, through those interminable
evenings, Edith sat, playing long games
of chess with him or listening to his
gains or losses in the way Of trade; of
reading political articles of which the
words conveyed no idea to her absent
mind.
She walked through the busy streets,
leaning on his arm with an unseen form
every at her side, and slept next his
heart, when hers was far away!
But when she was alone-no human
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
Bows, Isuorance and Mems Abuse.

The care OF farm stock is often placed
in the hands OF thoughtless boys, whose
ambition is to have 4 whip, and that
being obtained, the next move is to
find an object upon which to use it. A
COW is to bs driven to water, or from
one field to another; a boy with whip IN
hand is delighted with the task. and
whenever he can get near enough the
whip is applied; the animal becomes
wild and fretfui, and this treatment
will show at the next milking by dis
minlshed quantity. 1t may be Sail
that the boy doesn't know any better
but it is very poor excuse. =
As general rule boys should not be
employed to drive stock on a farm un
less they have been trained and edu-
Gated to the duty. They are often en-
rlpyed for this purpose because their
i"""- -s--,-----,- - "a = - - Isa to1,
costly when the abuse of stock is taken
into account. have seen men go into
their own stables and the horses would
crowd away from them as far as they
could get. They know and fear them;
they know their voice and even their
step, and they do not look upon them
as friends, but as enemies; all these
things testify that they have been cru
ely treated by their owner. If other
wise he had not been in the habit OF
treating them kindly, they would have
manifested their pleasure in his pres
ence. l have sometimes seen men
driving teams of horses or mules, whip
ping the poor dumb animals because
they do not understand his order.
Many time the leader is numerically
beaten for no other reason than this.
If the driver in such case would speak
kindly to the dumb brute, pat him on
the neck few times to re-assure him
OF his friendship, take hold of the bri>
die and lead him few steps in the di-
rection lie wished him to go, and all
this without any excitement or anger on
his part, the animal would always do
the best to please him.
Want of proper care in gearing is of
ten the cause of severe pain TO horses.
Sore shoulders are too common, and
may be avoided il the driver will use
proper care. The collar should be
kept clean; it should fit the shoulders;
neither too large or too small. A good
horse is worth the owners attention.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
Misplaced Fear.

All languages have literature of ter
ror of death. But living is far more
terrible in reality than dying. It is life
that foments pride, that inflames vani.
ty, that excites passion, that leeds the
appetite, that POUNDS and builds habits,
establishes character, and, binding uI
the separate straws of action into one
sheaf, hands into the future. saying,
"As you have sowed, SO shall ye reap;'
and again, "As ye reap, SO shall ye sow!'
Yet life, which is the mischief maker,
is not at all feared. Death, that does
no harm, aud is only the revealer oi
life's work, is feared.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02

YEARS ago, as a gentleman from New
London was passing through Fulton
Market, New York, he saw ragged
little fellow sitting on fish box. Att
tracted by the boys bright eyes, the
gentleman opened conversation with
him. He liked the boy SO we'll that
he took him to New London, educated
him and drought him up" and the
the result of that experiment gives to
New London to dsy its Mayor in
Thomas M. Waller, and gave to the
last House of Representatives of Con-
necticut its Speaker, and now the
Democratic party in the Third District
of Connecticut are running the "boy"
for Congress.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
Men and Women Cooks Compared.

There seems to be more natural diff
ficulty for the woman to learn than the
man. There is sweet tooth running
through her sex which affects her taste,
and renders her untrustworthy. She is
less exact, at least in the pursuit of this
vocation, and does not reason as the
man does. If he fails, he thinks and
tries to find out the cause of the failure,
which she is less apt to do. He gives
pounds and ounces as to quantity
where she gives approximate handfuls.
The man is more particular about the
food he consumes himself, which makes
him more careful about what he pre-
pares for others. Many women are
content, provided they have ice cream
and sweet cake, or something equiva-
lent thereto. Count de Nsjac, man
of some authority concerning the table
in Paris, AYERS that the interests and
traditions of the kitchen can only be
confided with safety to men, and that
if the women guests at the table were
not under the eye of the stern sex they
would begin dinner with dessert. As
may be conceived, this is q painful mis-
take for gallant Frenchman to make.
but sense OF duty doubtless rises
above all other considerations. Not
withstandirg. even if men be superior
to women in this calling. if any wide
spread movement is to come about, the
movement must come from them, for
the kitchen is virtually in their hands.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
Beautiful (srauim. r,,,,

/, "fandmamma sits in her quaint ar
chair;
Never was lady more sweet and fair.
} Her gray locks ripple like silver shells
And her own brow its story tells
VI gentle lite, and peaceful even.
A trust in God and hope in Heaven
Little girl Mary sits rocking away
In her own low seat, like some winsom
fay; sra
Two doll babies her kisses share,
And another one lies by the side of he
chair;
May Is as fair as the morning dew,
Cheeks of roses and ribbons of blue
Say, grandma" says the pretty elf,
Tell me story about yourself.
When you were little, what did YOU p,ay?
Was it hundreds and hundreds of years
ago?
And what makes your soft hair as white as
snow?
did you have mamma to hug ana kiss7
And a dolly like this, and this, and this?
Did you have pussy like my little Kate?
Did you go to bed when the clock struck
eighl?
Did you have long curls and beads like
mine?
And new silk apron, with ribbons 6ne?"
smiled at the little maid,
And, laying aside her knitting, she said:
$50 10 my desk and red box you'll see;
Carefully lift it, and bring it to me-"
So May put her dollies away, and ran,
Saying, "I'll be careful as ever | can"
The erandmamma opened the box, and 10!
A beautiful child, with throat like snow,
Lips just tinted like pink shells rare,
Eyes of hazel, and golden hair,
Hands all dimpled, and teeth like pearls,
Fairest and sweetest of little girls.
oh! who is it?" cried winsome Nav;
How | wish she were here to- day!
love her like every thing!
| with her frolic and sing!
Say, dear gramma, who can she be?'
Darling" said grandmamma, ."that child
was me-"
Nay looked at the dimple grace,
And then at the saint-like, fair old face.
How funny" she cried, with smile and
ki.s,
To have such dear little grandma as
this!
'lill," she added with smiling zest,
/ think, dear grandma, like you best"
- May climbed up on the silken knee,
md grandmamma told her history.
What plays she played; what toys she had,
low at times she was naughty, or good, or
sad
don't you see?
Vas to grow beautiful grandma for me-"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
TWeed,s Escape From Cuba.

1t has always been supposed that
Tweed sailed on the bark Carmen from
Cuba as passenger, but it is now re-
ported that when he found he was nc
longer safe on the Island he went
aboard the ship as a "landman" and
was compelled to serve as a deck-band
and, footed, bare.legged, and
bare armed" forced with "squilgee ant
swab to wash down the decks" In thi,
disguise he was discovered and takeI
into custody in Vigo Bay. The harsl
experience, it is added, did not seem {,
have in any way discouraged Tweed o
impaired his health.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02

ST CHARGE thee, Cromwell, put away
ambitionw says Shakspeare's. Wolsey,
and among all the sentences ever form
ed there is not one which embraces
more than this. Ambition does moi
necessarily, like pride, go before fall,
but it is surely productive of dissatis>
faction and unhappiness. Insatiate,
grasping, thirsting, its desires are only
augmented by being granted. We be,
lieve the boy who sees his FIRST produc
ton appear in print, OF the youth wher
he first dons his military habiliments
feels more of the satisfaction resulting
from gratified vanity than did Byron OIL
Napoleon when at the acme of theil
fame. hHf i3fg