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The Morning herald., 1877-01-17
QUE DOVER LETTER.

From our special correspondent.
a. DOVER, Jan. 16, 1877.
Mr.. Cochran, this afternoon, reported to
the House the Senate Joint Resolution d.
recting the Adjutant General to proceed to
Washington and communicate with the
authorities in relation to the money to; the
credit of the State for Delaware quota Of
arms, with an amendment directing him to
report by the Gath inst, whether the money
could be procured therefor. The resolution
gave rise to spirited debate, and quite :
Lrotracted parlsme entary fight participated
Ia By Messrs. Cochran, Messtck and Robin
son In favor of the resolution and Messrs.
" right, Holcomb, Brown and Morris in
opposition. Resolution was finally y.coneufred
in, but not until the yeas and nays were
called on sundry dilitory motions and It
goes back to the Senate unless the vote oy
which 1t was concurred in is reconsidered,
with the amendments OF tho House tacked
10 It, There are quite Q number OF the
members working to get the vote by which
it was concuyred In reconsidered. The
House bill TO repeal chapter 557 of Volume
Il. Delaware Laws, has been hurried
throuvh both houses for some unaccount-
able reason. It certainly 10 very important
bin and should have been carefully considered
however, 1t but awaits the signature OF the
two speakers 10 become law.
Mr.. Holcomb, this afternoon, cave notice
that on tomorrow he would introduce .
bill to amend chapter 81 of the Revised
Code. regard this as the most import.
ant bill O. vet brought to the attention OF
the General Assembly. This bill proposes
to change the time for holding sll the
courts of this State. The bill blots out
section Q of said chapter 01 entire, ana
provides that the Court of Chsncery and
Orphans Court, shall be held In the
several counties as follows In New Castle
county, on the last Monday in August, anq
second Monday in February In Kent
conniy: on the second Monday in Septem-
bsr and secoud Monday In March IN Sussex
county: On the third Monday IN September
and third Monday in March.
L. also proposes to hold the Court OF Gen
eral Sessions Of the peace and Jail delivery,
&c.. I'm New Castle, ON the last Monday In
Sspiember. and last Monday in April. In
Kent county on the first Monday III Novem-
har and the first Monday In June. In Sus-'
Az. the third Monday in NOyenlJer and The
third Monday in June, and changes the time
for holding the Court Of Errors and Appeals
TO the second Monday in January.
This aet interests every citizen OF the
Sta, q. and should receive the careful con-
siderstion of every member Of the Assembly
before he votes for % important DILL.
Mr.. Burnite to day gave notice OF An act
to make the law for the protection OF game,
uniform 10 all the counties. This act gives
two months for eportsmen to kill partr'dges
&c in the several counties.
Peter l.. Cooper, late sheriff, sold several
pieces OF real estate, here to-day, the
prices realised were very email.
Hon. Eli salisbury was uDaDin0usIy re~
elected United States Senator TO- day, for
the term of six years, commencing AarcR
4th 1S77 and ending March 4th 1SSl,
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OssrselVes.

One Of the most influential men in the
Councils of the Pennsylvania Democracy,
thus writes:
Messrs. O'BYRNE Bros, WILMINGTON, Del.
Gentlemen You will find enclosed 81 so
as psy ment for six months service of the
MORNING HERALD. It is spirited sheet,
and calculated to do good service in the
Democratic cause.
Yours very truly,
THos. j. MILES.
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by Norman l. Munro 4 Co, ~
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bis that reach O rOff1ce. Every
kimful of choice reading mat.
hail d taany address m the re-
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his year offer gre atind cemen,s
: 9, 4 asp.endidly pr nted illuslra.
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| lDkPAkTM ENy, !
kOO Mark ct street. ?
Wilmington, Del.
BIZ TO WATER RENTERS.

KA> = " W - = A1AV AoA1A~ = AAASt~s
for 1877 are how ready, and pay
kegiAtrar's Office, 200 Marke.
glaw requires that all bills paid
b the y, st day Of January 1877,
fhe bill; those pal duting Il =
February, flve per cent. addition.
be paiu during the month o.
per cent. additional, and all
lDing unpaid on the first day OF
4. the Registrar 10 required to
rrules Withdrawn and suit In
i the rec very Ofthe amount due
eter Will not be let into sucn
IN I'll such trrears with assess-
two dollars, for drawing ferrules
hours from IA. M.,tn 4P. N. ,
4 & WILLIAM s. HAYES,
Drl n'- ,."-- Registrar.
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-The annual cleo Ion Of the
nre Society for the Prevention
b Animals, will be held at tn
Socitty, No. ! West sixth street,
o'clock, On Tuesday afternoon,
hst , t., elect q President, hfA
|ents, Secretary, T easurer, and
nagers, to serve the ensulnk
g. W. NIELDS, Secretary.
bse of the election at 8 O'Clock.
b q meeting of the newly elected
Or organ,za Ion. j9-twam
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HEALD1
Ill FlFIEENTH PUBLIC SALE OF
STOCKS, BONDS. LOANn and REAL
ESTATE,
At the Clayton Heuse Building, Whining
ton, DEL,
Saturday, January 20, 1877.
at II q. m. sharp.
shsres stock Wilmington 4 Lancaster r
. . ares stock Brandywine Loan 9l pay
mehts.
/ lot on Adams street, between Gilpin
and ShRllc Q, avenues.
81. ts on Union st. bet. eth and Tenth.
2.story frame dwelling, Orange between
9Th and 18th.
s-stsry brck dwelling, Frer ch between
llth aud 18th.
Lot on llth street between French and
Walnut, with houses thereon.
2 lots corner 9Th and Harrison street.
lots Harrison and Oak stree 3.
2-story flame dwelling, 7th, near Duncan
avenue.
8-stOry brick dwelling, 705 Tatnall street.
Terms of sale and particulars on posters
J.T. HEALD,
Real Estate and Mortgage Exchauge.
i1ka902k
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HBOUkD VOLUMES or THE
Berry" TT ESQ now form q
venile library. The Magazine
In 1857, and ali volumes from that
supplied.
4 volumes, elegant
fcloth, 81 %
q rs
I've books will be sent postpaid,
pf price, by the publisher.
JOHN L. SHUkEY,
romfeld street, Boston, Mass
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LISTER NOTIOE-ALL PER
Swntng or having dogs abou
les, are required to have theD
glstered, between the 1et and
kry, After the latter date the
Mi be strictly enforced against
, dogs. JAM rs O'IOOLE,
I Chiefof Olice.
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LIST OF PRIZES:

6O2S Prizes. .:.amountiningte NAsns
Write for Circulars or send orders to
CHAS T. HOWARD,
New Orleans, In.
or WILLIAMSON d CO..
ian8tf 8I Broadway, N. X
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w y, DOwNING'S
RESTAURANT AND SAMPLE ROOMS
COR. SIXTH AND MARKET SIS.
Best wines and liquors always on hand. =
Good billiard tables and shuttle board at.
tached to the saloon. Largest and finest
y ters in he city served up In every style.
Neals at all hours. Gail and see me.
jlO3m w. b. DOWNING.
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NYOTICE.-CITY AGENCY OF THE
AMERICAN AND RED STAR STEAM.
~ SHIP LINES.
Tickets sold to ALL ports Of Europe at the
LOVES RATES, on the best and qutckest
>tSamers. -
CRAFTS "n all parts Of Europe, In
amounts to suit.
HNALD 4 CO., Bankers,
jan3.wAs.8w Clayton House Building.
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R.l,a L. correspondents n 9
viiiase in the state. 70 write ,s
M ssyings or the peoym - sno I,
PtTSe TSee Schools, the churches.
I,ations. the character o. =. tae e
od antaRes po .se sed. 70 pe
Hr their 9 mmunica'lons.
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Ia meeting Of the Trustees O.
q of New Castle County will
AIMS House. on Wednesday.
Eof January. 1877 at 10 O'Clock
hsving bills gainst the tnyti.
please hand them to the Com
their hundred or hetreasurers
4 J.W. EVANS, Cle, K.
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BOARDING.

Ed you want good bed and .1
br 81 rs per week, 60 to @o
Il.
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tHE conn ECTlCUI Ca hU-
hblished every saturday at
~ CAPITAL AVBN NUE
Hartford Conn.
liable In advance. single sub
yvear 1l.5Q, ~ decl2-tf
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The House met at O'Clock, p. m.
Mr.. Cochran on behalf Of the Special Com
mi,,ee to whom was referred the Senate
Joint resolu ion, IN relation to the Adjutant
Generals report, reported the same TO the
House with M amendment, which was read
and adop ed, and the resolution 40 amended
was cOncurred In. ....-.....,
The following bills were given notice Of:
By Mr. Holcomb, An act to incorporate
Newark Grange store company, and IN act
to amend Chapter 81, Revised Statutes.
(This act proposes TO change the time Of
holdiux he Courts of this Ststs.)
By Mr. Cochran, An act to amend IN act
to Incorporate the town of Middletown.
Mr.. Brown Introduced an act 10 incorp0-
rate the st. Johns Reform Church Of Wy.
oming, read.
Mr.. Taylor, Clerk Of the Senate, inform:
ed the House that the Senate had non-con-
Cured In the House act to repeal the act Tor
the protection of i1shermen, also that the
ssnave had passed the House bills -
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WANTS

|Four large ltie.likSs est: stssi e. Moi t;ai
! rsdii1s ~ sel rapidly. eeiad
|i{,r circular. n. 4 En9axcv,tt19s
|treet. M BOX $685. N. Y. susSlu
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-10
An Amusing Incident.

A rather amusing incident is told as
having occurred recently at church i'll
Connecticut not many miles from Fair
field. The clergyman, it would appear,
desired to call the attention of his con-
gregation to the fact that it being the last
Sunday of the month he would admins
ter the rite of baptism to children. Pre-
vious to his having entered the pulpit he
had received from one of his elders, who
by the way was quite deaf, notice to
the effect that as the children would be
present that p NJ. and he had the new
Sunday school books ready for distribu-
tion, he would have them there to sell to
all who desired them. After the sermon
the clergyman began the notice of bap-
tismal service, thus: "All of those hay
ing children and desiring to have them
baptized will bring them this afternoon.
At this point the deaf elder, hearing the
mention of children, supposed it was
something iii reference to his books, and
rising, said "All of those having none,
and desiring them, will be supplied y
me for the sum of twenty-five cents
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-10
An Old Saying.

Celia Logan explains the origin of the
phrase "Wake me up when Kirby
dies" Kirby was the leading man of
the old Chatham Street Theater, New
York, and although a good actor of his
type and favorite with the boys, he
made no especial fame until melodrama
was produced entitled "Mike Martin"
in which he played the character of
Thunderbolt." 1t fell to his lot to be
shot on the roof of house. When he
received his death wound he leaped from
the roof to the stage. In order to make
realistic effect, he concealed in his
sleeve small sponge soaked with red
paint. When the shot was fred he in
stantly clapped this sponge to his fore
head, and the red drops running over
his face gave the appearance of a CHASTITY
wound, and that, coupled with his bold
leap and well-acted death, made great
sensation. He was nightly encored and
compelled to die over again. The boys
would often drop to sleep in the early
part of the play with a request to COM
panion to wake them up when Kirby
died.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-10
BrOwbeating a Witness.

Some time ago the Legislature of
Massachusetts, had under consideration
the question of enjoining certain chemi-
cal works as nuisance; an eminent
chemist was brought forward as witness
on the side to which Benz. F. Butler was
opposed. The lawyer by turns abused,
insulted and browbeat the professor, and,
at last, asked him if he had not, on
certain day, and in a certain place, ac-
cepted certain sum of money for his
professional opinion? The assemblage
was simply Mortified The witness was
gentleman of high social standing, I'M
blemished life, and worldwide renown.
A white haired senator ventured to in
terpose that the witness was Professor
So-and-so of Harvard University. "Pro-
fessor of Harvard |" thundered Butler;
with cruel disdain. eyes; we hanged
one of those men the other day." Prof.
Webster had lately been executed for
the murder of DIR. Parkman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-10
The Bee that Saved a Kingdom.

Here is fable that has never been
told in print, though it is very popular
i'll the Bee country:
Once upon a time, there was bad
king, and the people wished him to make
certain good law. "No," said he,
81 will not make that law-it is too
good. 1t will make peace. Here is the
law / wish to make. Then all my peo-
pie will go to war. y
TIE two documents lay in front of
him on the table all written out, and
which ever one he signed would he the
law of the land. He took up big quill
pen, drew the bad law nearer to him,
and dipped the pen in the ink.
Just then a bee began to buzz. 1t
was wise bee.
"Z-z-z-zz No zuch zlnw zhall pazz y
buzzed the bee, over and over again
but no one noticed him. "Zign re
ozzer-Ze ozzer-Ze ozzer ~
The king would not listen so the wise
bee Lit on his nose and stung him Just a
little, still buzzing "Zign re ozzer-
zign re ozzer-ze ozzsr-ze ozzer-ze
ozzer -
"Open the window" roared the king,
"and drive ont this bee, or kill him !"
They opened the window. Out flew
the bee, and in rushed the wind. 1t
blew in very hard. The papers tapped
and flew across the table. The bad
king was so mad that he stamped his
foot, seized one of the papers, and
signed it in rage. There was his name
-" King Rlunderbuss "-and nothino
could alter it. Then he saw that in his
haste and rage he had signed the
good law. But he was too proud to own
his mistake.
The bee hurried to the garden and
whispered to the honeysuckles
"Zome of your bezt-zome of you
beet The good law is hinged, and al
zhall be peaze and happinezz
SO the honeysuckles gave him all theil
best honey, and the people outside of the
kings palace built great bonfres ant
shouted with Joy:
"Long live the king Long live thu
| good king Blunderbuss |"
"Oho! !" said the king to himself
"that is the best sound I have heard fo
many year."
And after that, he was afraid to Civ,
way to anger, for fear that he NIGH
sign bad law, by mistake The be,
did not have to light ON his nose again
The king made only good laws, and t.
the end of his days his people shouted
Long live the king T-" "Jack-in-the
Pulpit" 81. Nicholas for Feb.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-10
An Absent Minded Senator.

United States Senator Goldthwaite,
says an exchange, has long been afflicted
with absent mindedness. He has great
difficulty in keeping track of his wearing
apparel. He constantly loses his coat or
hat, One or two pages are kept running
q good deal of the time to supply the
gentleman lack of intellect If he goes
to the House, he will take his hat and cloak
there, and be sure to leave one or both
of them on a sofa or on some members
desk. He has often had to wait for
hours while pages and messengers were
hunting up stray garments. He ever
has the habit of taking other peoples
coats by mistake, particularly if they
happen to hang near his own peg. One
day a senator missed his coat, containing
about $500 in money. The disap-
pearance was attended by such pecu-
liar circumstances that the detectives
called at Senator's Goldthwaites house,
and asked him if he had his own coat.
After searching his closet for time they
returned his lost coat, saying "This
does quite look like my coat" The lost
money was found safe in the pocket.
This story told was by an officer of the
Senate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-10
How the Indians Climb Trees.

In South America even the weakest
woman may be not uncommonly seen
plucking the fruit at the tree tops. If
the bark is so smooth and slippery that
they cannot go up by climbing, they use
other means. They make hoop of
wild vines, and putting their feet inside
they use it as a support in climbing.
The negro of the west coast of Africa
makes a larger hoop around the tree,
and gets inside it, and jerks it up the
tree with his hands, a little at time,
drawing his legs up after it. The Tahi-
tian boys tie their feet together, four or
five inches apart, with piece of palm
bark, and with the aid of this fetter go
up the cocoa palms to gather nuts. The
native women of Australia climb the gum
trees after opposums; where the bark is
rough they chop holes with hatchet,
then one throws about the tree a rope
twice as long as will go around it, puts
her hatchet on her cropped head, and,
placing her feet against the tree and
grasping the rope with her hands, she
bitches it up by jerks, and pulls herself
up the enormous trunk almost as fast as
o man will climb a ladder.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-10
Law and Equity.

In 1870 Charles Fox, of New York,
died, leaving about fifty thousand dollars
in real estate and ten thousand in per-
sonal property. His will was found to
give the whole, after payment of his
debts, to the government of the United
States for the purpose of assisting to pay
the war debt The deceased left no
children; but a niece and two nephews,
infants, his brothers children and his
next of kin, contested the singular will.
The heirs were living in comparative
poverty in Brooklyn. The surrogate de-
cided the will invalid and void as de-
wise of real estate. The United States
appealed first to the supreme court and
next to the court of appeals, and the sur
rogate's decision was unanimously sus-
tanned in both courts. BY writ of error
the cause was then removed to the su-
preme court of the United States for re-
view, and was argued at Washington, the
decision being reserved. Meanwhile,
the personal property has been swallowed
up and neither the United States gov
ernment nor the heirs have received a
dollar. The general opinion will be that
the man who could so dispose of his
property and leave three infant children,
his near relatives, in poverty, could not
have been of thoroughly sound mind.
At allevents it seems like very small
business for the United States authori-
ties to carry the case beyond the court
of appeals of the State of New York,
and it is to be hoped the State decisions
will be sustained by the United States
supreme court. If it should not be,
Congress should at once pass an act re,
storing the property to the infant heirs
before it is all swallowed up by the legal
advisers of the general government
NeaU York Herald
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-10
Hot Water for Injuries and Bruises.

The New York 1fedical Journal re-
ports this case The patient was en-
gagged in machine shop, and while his
hand was upon the anvil of trip ham
mer, the hammer-weighing seven hun
dred pounds-fell. 1t so happened that
a file was on the anvil, and in this way
the force of the hammer was arrested
about half an inch before it reached its
bed. When the hand was examined it
was found that the whole palm was a
mass OF pulp. The metacarpel bones
were comminuted extensively, and there
was apparently but small chance of saw
ing the hand. 1t was, however, placed
in hot water, and kept there for two or
three weeks, and then taken out and
dressed.
In three months the patient was sufi-
GENTLY well to leave the hospital, and
now-nine months after the accident
he is able to move the fingers, and has
quite useful hand. Bruises and in
iuries do much better when treated with
hot than with cold water. The tempera-
ture should be about 103 degrees F. An
other case is reported of compound
fracture and dislocation of the ankle
joint, in which the proximal end of the
first metatarsal bone protruded from the
foot. The dislocation was reduced and
the foot placed in hot water. At the end
OF q week it was taken out and dressed
in the ordinary manner. The foot is
now doing well, and promises q good
result.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-10
An Old Story RetOld.

A woman, accompanied by three of
her children, were one day in sledge
on the steppes of Russia when they were
attacked by wolves. On this she put the
horse into gallop, and drove toward her
home with all possible speed. 1t would
not avail, however, for the ferocious ami
mails gained upon her, and at last We're
on the point of rushing into the sledge.
For the preservation of her own life and
those of her other children the poor
frantic creature took one. of her babes
and threw it to the bloodthirsty pur-
suers. They stopped their course for a
moment, but after devouring the little
innocent, they renewed the pursuit, and
a second time came up with the vehicle.
The mother, driven to desperation, re-
sorted to the same terrible expedient, and
threw her furious assailant another of
her offspring. To cut short the melan-
choly story, her third child was sacri-
feed in similar manner Soon after
this the wretched being, whose feelings
it would be impossible to describe.
reached her home in safety. Here she
related what had happened, and tried to
palliate her own conduct by describing
the dreadful alternative to which she had
been reduced. A peasant, however, who
was among the bystanders and heard the
recital, took up an ak, and with one blow
split her head in two, saying at the same
time that mother who could thus sacri-
fee her children for the preservation of
her own life was no longer fit to live.
The man was committed to prison, but
the emperor subsequently gave him a
pardon.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-10
The Composition of the Sun.

Ii we could approach the sun at the
moons distance from the earth, says
Professor Young, apparent jets of flame
would reach us. Could we reach its ap-
parent surface, we would find it com
posed of clouds of fine particles OF glob-
ules of molten metal, tossing and heav-
ing, rising and falling. Thousands of
flashes of lightning or of peals of thun-
der would be as nothing to the light and
noise. But the nearer the center should
be approached, the more quiet all would
become, and we would discover that the
main body of the sun was composed of
molten metal in a sort of gaseous state,
which, bursting out here and there into
eccentric action, produces the strange
appearances we so often observe. 1t is
estimated that the sun is contracting at
the rate of 125 feet per year. At this
rate, after the lapse of few million
years, it would be no longer a sun. But
God has made some law to regulate this
as well as all the other heavenly bodies
What it is, no man can say. We can fol-
low God little way in His works, but
after all it is only little way.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-10
Looking After their Families.

A very searching investigation was car
ried on q few years ago in the north of
England by two families who We're
searching up their respective ancestry.
The strife was great between them, each
one determining to look back into anti
quities further than the other. One OF
the families, whose name was Spencer,
employed an artist to paint an historic
scene, representing the building of the
ark and the loading up of the ship by
Noah and his sons with its multifarious
and various cargo. On the gangplank
leading to the deck of the ark two men
were seen rolling up large box, on one
side of which was painted in large let
ters "Relics, insignia and papers be-
longing to the Spencer family" This
was considered a coup d'etGt hard to
beat, but the other family, determined
not to be outdone in the antediluvian
pretenses of their name, prepared at a
great cost and research record of their
antiquity. In describing the exploits of
one of their ancestors, at very early
day, who was represented as a man Of
some authority, this remarkable passage
occurs During this year Adam and
Eve were driven out of Paradise,