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CARD.

The undersigned successor to and a part
ner in The late firm of E. B'inghurst d Co.,
MI iS hoiesale Il, and Retail Druggists, will con-
t;nna the business at the old stand, and
While returning his sincere thanks that the
,orauions efforts of the firm have met with
such gratifying appreciation. win With the
S,Ii asSistants. who have had q practical
ipaining trai % in this establishment in their ex-
nerience respectively, of from five to ten
Years each, and three Of whom are GradA-'
on%esv1r osoS ~ by faithful and careful attention
eniulh u the highly responsible duties of the
Apothecary in his manifold dealings with
aad health to merit and dtSs S
ei"i " LANES BELT, Apothecary,
cE-tf Cor. Sixth and Market Streets.
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RAILROADS.
BAIThEihdPnHIA, WILMINGTON q
AAMoRE RAIL ROAD.

|BAfnTpEEiLPHIA, WILMINGTON d
AhoRE RAIL ROAD,
balm, N, NOVEMBER 9th, 1876.
Will leave Wilmington as followa
iss11SSelphia s1S HI and intermediate Stations.
p m. ''oO' 9.62, 1o.45 a. m. $50, 4.so, 4 20,
a p ml and New York, 2.o2a. m. 12.14, ,2.4o,
sssU sssUae at "a and intermediate Stations,
aaGEe a. M, }S and 1 Washington, 1852, 1.55,
Pains for oyS9, y, i.26, 6.l9 p. m.
h, e' 900, 6.2e. s.35, a. m. 1.3o, $50
J. sGg N. eIss and Intermediate Stations, 500
BAN and Intermediate Stations, 500
SUNDAY TRAINS. ..I
am. 5na 5oo . and Intermediate Stations
ealtimora la q y and New York, 2.O2 a. m.
Tor fupt6edand fe and Washington. i2. ia. I 'b5 4 q m
Fired tueT to H. Information passengers are
poi, " lne time tables posted at tbt
II. f. KENNEY, =
Superintendent.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS.
MARKETS.
WEDNESDAY, April as p. M

MEDNLoDAA > ~APAh - . ~f@'
nrR AND MEAL.-The urgent demand
ilour heretofore noted has In a measure
&ded. but the market Is firm. Sales of
barrels Minnesota extra family, low
at Sc 75a7 25; do, do. do. good, at
|do. do do, choice, at 81 4Oa1 So; do. do.
batent. at 50 25al0; Pennsylvania do.
a, good at 81 25; do. do. do, choice at
do do do, fancy, at 81 62k; Ohio do
Killarney at IS; st. Louis do do do at
and other high grades at s8 60a1O 30.
h0ur Is improving; sales of 100 bbls. at
kA5. Corn meal is dull; Pennsyl-
is quoted at 81 10 and Brandywine
Na3.
AIy-The Wheat market is active and
b. sales of 5000 bushels, Pennsylvania
sood, at 81 10; Pennsylvania amber at
4 Southern do at 81 10, and few lots of
at the same figures. Rye is quiet;
Hsylyania on the track, worth TIC; and
a o. b. Corn-Supplies are liberal and
rs are purchasing freels. Transactions
prise 5000 bushels; Southern, Penn
hnla and Western yellow and mixed,
Be track and from the grain depot, at
.Southern yellow. afloat, at &C.; sail at
!. o, b., and white on the track at 54c
+ are dull and prices weaker; sales OF
bushels; Pennsylvania and Western,
'pnd good white at 12Ha45c.; do, choice
a46Ac. and mixed at 39a40c,
'HIsKY,-50 barrels of Western Iron
ld sold at 81 0S per gallon.
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Weather. Report.

By Telegraph to the GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, April 5, 1877. g,
Indications for the Middle States cloudy
weather, and rain, with Easterly to South
erly winds, and falling barometer, during
day, followed during the night by South
to West winds rising barometer and fair
wheather.
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Stray Waits.
No port news to day.

ANO pOio hOWo w uoJ
The City Council meets tonight.
O'Brien's circus will visit this city on
Tuesday April 18th.
Two drunks with the usual fine before
the Mayor this morning.
S. Fl. Stats is improving his house on
Shipley street above Fourth.
The Citizens Loan will meet this even
ing at Sixth and Shipley streets.
The temperance meetings will be con-
tinued at the City Hall this evening.
VIM. M. Francis & Son are improving
their store at the corner eff Fourth and
Lombard streets.
Favour is decsitful, and beauty is
VAN,
But Kings Cough Syrup is sure to
reign. -.u
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According to st. Louis despatch
to the New York Herald, General
Grant has expressed himself in favor
of the recognition of both the Hampton
and Nichols Governments, and in
commendation of the Presidents order
directing the withdrawal of the troops
from the South Carolina State House
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KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.

BY Telegraph to the GAZETTE. .r-
. New YORK, April 5.
Shortly before noon to-day an explo-
sion occurred in John Jewett & Sons,
lead store i'll Burling Slip, caused by the
explosion Of barrel of saltpetre, it is
supposed they were experimenting. Mr..
Jewettt, head of the firm, and two EN-
ployees were instantly killed.
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.

HILLsDALE, Mich, Oct. Y, 1877.
r. V, PIERCE, NJ. D.: +
Ihad o serious disease of the lungs and
was for time confined to my bed and
under the care of q physician. His pre-
scription did not help me. I grew worse
coughing very severely. commenced
taking your Medical Discovery, which
helped me greatly. haSetaken several
bottles and am restored to good health.
Yours, respectfully.
-..-4 ...I.r- JUDETH BURNETT.
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Personal J. L. Forwood, May
or Of Chester Pa, was in Wilmington
last night, and called upon Mayor
Whiteley. He returned to Chester on a
late train.
Fouser who has been elected a member
of the QuicksJep B. B. c., was in the
city yesterday, and accepted the position
rendered him in the club.
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HELD TO ANSWER.

By Telegraph to the GAZETTE.
JERSEY CITY, April 8.
Franz Scharagle has been held by the
Coroner ON the charge of causing the
death, several days ago, of Joseph Stale,
at the Gutlenburg brewery, by pouring
kerosene oil on stake, then setting HIM
on fire.
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HOPE LoAN.--At the 122d. monthly
meeting of Hope Loan Association, last
evening, $500 sold at 81 per cent. premi-
um for the purpose Of paying off certifi-
Gates, $500 sold at at got per cent preml-
to the amount of $500 were paid off.
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River OVERLOOKED.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aprll5.
By Telegraph to the GAZETTE,
The river has overfowed it's bands and
a number of bridges northwest of Fort
Wayne have been carried away, Further
damage is threatened.
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RAILROAD AocIDENT.-Ye Yesterday the
engine attached to passenger train on
the Kent County railroad jumped the
track and the engineer, A. Richardso3
was very badly scalded. The amount OF
damage done, and how the accident oc-'
CURED we are unable to learn.
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Notice.

PROPOSALS. will be received by the
undersigned for printing three hun
dred copies of the Journal of the Senate of
the State of Delaware, Tor the session COM
siye of the 23d day of March, 1877, includ
ing an index to said Journal.
The journal is to be printed in octave
form, on long primer type, SO as to contain
at least forty five lines on q page, with the
yeas and nays in line in compact form, as
provided in Section 4, Chapter 4, of the Re-
yised Statutes of this State.
All proposals must be made In writing,
directed to me at No. 4l6 Market street, in
the CITY of Wilmington, Delaware, on or
before the 10th day Of April next, stating
the price per page, including ell items OF
charge for completing and delivering the
WORK MERRIS TAYLOR,
Clerk of the Senate.
wilmington, March %, 1s77-d3w.
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NOTICES..

Mt Office. e. Il .-4.
IN WILMINGTON, DEL, March "a, 1877.
A general meeting of the stockholders of
will be held at the office of the said Com
pany, No. COS Market street, on Friday
evening, 9th proximo, at 7:30 O'Clock. Call
ed for the purpose of adopting amendments
to the charter passed by the Legislature on
January 23d, 1877.
MARIA 14t.
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he iS. C., 0C,A,sHMEREs.-p,rect from.
eres at 75 5,'3sTTter, sT a full line of Black CASH
IA. Tbese Il, 81. 90, S1.12k. S1.2S, Al ~
ices than 1a desirable fabrics are Al iownar, e ,
fecom mend @e nave offered for years and
hem for color and dura bin I
W. B. SHARP.
Nourth and Market Sts,
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To LEAvE.-The Ferry boat Flushing
will leave the Harlan 81 Hollingsworth
Co.'S yard to-day for her destination on
the North river at New York.
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NOTICE. CEREMONIAL.
N Joshua Maris, Attorney at Law.
George g. Maris, Conveyancer.
Joseph A. Bond, Real Estate and lnsur
ance Agent. To the N. w. corner of Sixti
and Shipley streets. mar3l-u
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Work CoMMENcED.--The work of
the Quickstep b. B. grounds
yesterday. A greater part of
the fence which has bean carried away
will be replaced.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-05

A druggist says tnat he has heard the
very highest praise given to DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup in very many instances
some of Group. Only 25 cents a bottle.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-05

.NEIss M. FITZPATRICK, has opened
M the store No. 224 w, Second street,
and has on hand fine stock OF Dry Goods,
Notions, Millinery Goods, &c. d6t
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'ed, until the condition of the mschi-
merry is ascertained. They are very
heavy, however. and will reach be-
tween $500, ,00Oand $3.50, 600. / III
THk INsURANcKs.
The following is q list of Insurance
companies covering the Augustine Pa
Per MIL belonging to Jessup & Moore,
EEnrough M essrs, Wooley and Van Trump
Insurance agents, Of this city:
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.,o, and Conewer~'"''

,,v,SeroN, Del, April 8, isI1; IL !, !,
test STOCK CLAYTON House Building,
II 4 Co.. o',nel At i2 M. to-tay; ,- n
STOCK Quoi Tf Bid.
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fine Nail Scissor

gbSs' 'aa W. Straight, Nail Brushes, Hand
Inv NAL r lies, Nail Brushes, ETC., for
r.. Z. BRlNGHURST q CO.,
turner Sixth and Market SITS.
For:the Bath.
Bsih 1ihlSSsnes, Bath Towels, Bath sponges,
n b soaps In extensive variety. Also
| 6rVV ~ straps, Brushes, &C. of horse
lles y, =, rlctlon Gloves, and many other
Fi'S Oh The same classes ''eA
u. BRINGHURST d CO.,
corner Sixth and Market SITS.
kna,,, "iraculOus Cuxe for Corns
|ovinV' oi'n cnr remedy OF great popularity fol
H. bRlNGHURST d CO.,
Cor Apothecaries.
corner Sixth and Market Sts.
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BY Telegraph to the GAZETTE.
LONDON, April o.
Bradlaugh Annie Besant has been ar
rested for selling a book called tn
"Fruits of Philosophy" which the police
allege to be immoral.
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NO EXTRA SESSION UNTIL JUNE.
By Telegraph to the GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 5.

The rumor that the extra session was
to be called for May, instead of June was
unfounded. The time remains unchanged.
The following < batteries hare. been
relieved from duty at Washingtou and
ordered to their posts Battery A, First
ARTILLERY, to Fort Warren. Massachu-
setts; Battery G, First IA ttsllerFsto, Fort
Truni5iilI, GonneetiEnt sB Fl and F.
First Artillery, TO Fort Adams, r. l.,
and Battery Z. Second ARTILLERY, 70 Fort
McHsnry, Nd. q sg ...-s,
The whole fest Of lnonitors recently
at Port RoyEi is now anchored id the
Savannah river. Z y
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DROPPED DEAD.
By Telegraph to the GAZETTE. :

RooHEsrER, N. T., April ..
Major w. G. Baker the pool seller
dropped dead in train between this
city, and Syrucuse this morning.
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SECOND EDITION
BY TELEGRAPH.
FATAL LRAnLRoAO ACCIDENT
Telegraph to the GAZETTE.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 5.
While the 4 o'clock train this morning,
from Baltimore, was approaching Chest
nut street, near the Pennsylvania depot,
the sleeping car was detached from the
train. A gentleman, Charles Ward, of
Baltimore, thinking that the train had
passed, attempted to. cross Chestnut
street, and was struck by the sleeping car,
and both legs were badly crushed. He
died at the hospital at G o'clock.
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FisatRs MAsHED.- Peter Cooper
and wife Of Bucks County, Pa, being
homeless aud almost ragged. Upon
arriving within short distance of this
city they stopped at farm house in
Brandywine hundred, and asked If
they might stay over night being in
formed that they might, they repaired
to the barn. After getting inside
Cooper espied a hay cutter, and com
menced to operate it, during which
time his hand was caught in some Of
the machinery and three fingers badly
mashed. He was brought to this city,
and taken TO the city hall where DIR.
Ogle, dressed the wound, work being
sent to Thomas johnson Chairman of
the Hospital committee, he issued a
permit for the man to be taken 10 the
city Hospital.
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From over the Gable.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-11-03
SLAM-BANG.

Who Is this that enters my house?
Old slam Bang
Who never moves a still rs "A nou-es
Old slam Bang!
Right In with his heavy boots he'll stride.
-Clipi cIapi the doors must open widei
And he dances II zig en the p;trior fioor.
With ia whoop, and shrek, and a savage
roar.
While th. dishes rattle and shake with fear
And every one knows slam Bang is here,
Old Slam Bang
Where were you born, I'd like TO know?
Old slam Bengi
WHY need YOU hurry and skurry 80?
Old sam Bangi r
n ever yot monnt a lively steed,
lou think he must travel break neck
speed.
over the fences and over the ston.s,
with never a thought about broken bones
cor any thing else but to run and race,
And get your fun at a headlcng pace,
Old Slam Bangi
wish you wouldn't come into my house,
Old slam Bang
When every thing is as still as mouse.
oid slam-Bangi
For then the baby T. wide awake,
And then the doors and windows shake,
And they might imagine, who heard the
noise, IRA -
That, instead of one there were twenty boys.
or l.ay. the house and go into the street,
Old Slam Bangi
-Josephine Pollard. ia BuSaio Commercial.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-11-03

Secrets OF the Craft.
From the san Francisco CALI
snow, then, off We go!"
"Well, you needn't be so rough about
it. I'm going, amt II"
The first speaker was conductor of
the Central Pacific Railroad.
The second was a curious looking
specimen OF humanity He was tall and
slightly built, and his slender frame was
encompassed by suit which told I'M
mistakably that he was tramp, despite
his well defined features, which betok-
ened rather the gentleman of sentiment
and taste than vagrant wandering up
on the face of the earth. He wore q
blue wooden blouse and sailors OIL
cloth hat. His legs were incased in =
pair of overalls, which were so short
that they did not reach the top of his
heavy brogans, which were evidently
about four sizes too large for his small
feet, and disclosed to view q pair of old
fashioned blne wooden stockings, such
as grandmother used to make in the
good old days gone by.
This singular specimen of humanity
with an audisly mutterd curse on con-
ductors in general, and this special con-
dutor in particular, was thrown from
the overland train going East, at about
4 O'Clock in the morning, on the 9Th of
September, A. ID. 1877, at Clark's Sta
ton, fourteen miles west of Wadsworth.
He had been discovered in the smoking
car, quiely snoozing the happy hours
away, awakened. and found to be with
ont the usual strip of pasteboard eHti-
Ting him TO a ride. The ear was stop
ped for his especial benefit, which
placed him on level with kings and
-emperors and he was summarily elected.
A careful observer might have noticed
that the shove which sent him from the
car was not particularly energetic; but
there were no careful observers to watch
his movements He made quick
bound from the train, landed on all
tours, and found himself sprawling at
the foot of huge water tank.
There we're observers, though, al
though not careful. The moment the
tramp regained his feet, which he did
with great apparent difficulty, voice
came Kissing through the morning air !;
"Well, pavd, you're jolly 'un, you
isl"
The tramp. gathering himself togeth-
er, peered through the gloom of early
morning at four ragged, besmirched
creatures in the shape of men, who
were scrutinizing him closely. There
was nothing suggestive of evil in their
eyes, but they were not pleasant to look
upon.
"Why. what's the matter?"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-11-03
WHERE IS TIE NIGHT.

: Bright elousiet- .ieeked the EASTERN sky
Whose new born radiance filIed myroom.
While through the open vindoy crept
SCENTS ofun9ainerod clover bloom.
NY nesting woke; the rapturcd boy
Rubbed -lumbsi's glamour from his sight
Then questioned in a glad surprise,
..Ilesr nsIn1na, whsr- has gone the night!
And thus. when fades eartl's night of sin
Where restless dIeamers moan and toss,
Where weary eyes that fall on sleep,
Drop unwipel tears their lids across,
With darkness. weaTinass all past,
Waking In, Hssise a 8 effulgent light.
The ehild' - N sH Ne our rapturous cry,
"Dear Lord. and is 1t gone-thc nightT' 3
-HartSord Pot-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-11-03

"Wall.n said smother, ssif we're goin
to stay here. let's build a tie house. :
,in't 1oin' TO stan under this tank al
dav. Ell there was whisky in il t nigh
do. but DOM want the shadder of nc
water over me-,
The nronos;tion met with n eordia
.sson, IN tho other aide of tho roaf
w.s a bpoe nile 81 railroad ties. which
are alwavs KENT on hand At certain sta
tions along the line. To this bile thu
five tr,mns Immediately Proceeded. apt
made an assault upon il in approved
military style. A site house', il a nov
eltv in modern architecture TO the unin
;tia.ed. and vet beneath its PROTECTING
shelter many a weary tramp. who's.
waking bours are passed in concoctine
schemes of nlupder. has slept away hi,
WEAKNESS amid pictured scenes of home
and hanniness drawn by fairy fingers
n Is rerv simple Arrangement. The
ties are niaced IN end and close tooetb.
ar IN form three sides of the house
The fourth side i. left omen to serve nc
a door Then across the top more ties
are nlaced to serve as a roof. and the
..,ie bouse,, /, comnlete. a masion f,
for anv tramp that ever infested the
railroad In very biob wirds of course
II is NOT available for the occunan,
wonld be liable 10 he buried in ;ts rims
Rnt in a calm. pheasant dav Ike that ID
the stb Of .JnIv- II was a cosy and com.
portable retreat from the RAYS Of the
blazing snn
The ad;f;ca comn,.tad tho tr,mns
snr.a5 ,bomsa,vas Ont Soroa ON TIT,
bacEs some resting y, tLs;r elhows
Conyers.t;on in rho slang vern acniar 81
tha - va nor an;ms,.J anJ nov
aao1aj 10 ar ohserver thase u,;s.r..
~. oraa,,-as ,y;,ho,t hor,a and iii
on, Sod hrn.ad - h. soo;a,,, Ias
,hav Shon,d hey and scorneS ~ ths
bona, man bo earns an bon.s, Hing
worIJ Lawa annaarod a hannv fa,n;i,,
or q nast ~ hprna,s Tho IN aad frow
o;v;i;-a,;on go an;ov ,;to in ,ha;r o,.n
No. IN ,ha u,;ldarnsss II naaSaa hn,
w. a. ,hrse short-Jra.sad a;r,s 70 g;vs
~ 80 ,h W. hnnse al ,ha chsrse,er;S,;cs e. a
49, ov camnNaccord;n~ 70 Tho staoe no
S sap % avpsv osmn. ~, ora hr;ot
hour na SD in that tie house wonld
heve etfsc,,,a,lx d;Snelisd ali romancs
tror ,he mi ~ tHa ahsar,ar tn
oonnar a No. ,om - v,,,oar anS
nIen,;fnIIx ;n,.rlsrdsd w;,h me., b1as
pbamans maths They cur..d rs;lroad.
iha, curssJ co,auctoI, tbev cured the
newspapers which exposed them: thew
nrrsa 1922 80 ,h;nn H. tha. r,,,, a.
serving q, cursesHfhe;r own m;ser.bie
selves ~ - ''''
One nv ore tho ,-.mns aronnsd o,y 70
s,aen af;er nartat;ng frasiy ~ a fasl
81 wh;alv ph;ch hsd haay ,nrohasod
e., a dona,;nn ~ mana1- IA
nentl.man who had haen toycbsd tho
9ia;nt;ra ,.,a % on. ~ ,ba;r nnn,har o
p.I - a;.,oi;.;,.. - oI .In -
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-11-03
AMONG THE TRAMPS.

A Novel Experience-A Free Ride and a
Luxurious Repast-Lifs in a Tie-house-
Secrets OF the Craft.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06
The Rates of Postage.

Postal cards, one cent each, go without furthe
charge to all parts of the United States and Canada
with an additional onecent stamp they 90 to all part
Of Europe.
All letters, to all parts of the United States and
Canada, three cents per half-ounce.
Local, or "drop" letters, that is, for the city o
town where deposited 2 cents if delivered by car
riers and cent where there is no carrier system.
Newspapers, daily, semi weekly tri weekly and
weeklies regularly issued and sent to regular sub
scribers cents per pound payable at the office OF
pnbncat1oD, news papers and magazines published
less frequently than week. 8 cents per pound.
transient newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, books
ana handbiIs, cent ior each two ounces or fraction
unsealed circulars book manuscripts, proof sheets
photoeraphs &C., and also seeds, cuttings, bulbs and
roofs and merchandise NOT exceeding four pounds in
weight, cent for each ounce fraction thereof.
The following are the postal rates with Europe
The rates for letters for the halfounce frac
ton thereof and those for newspapers for four
unces or fraction thereof
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters cent
newspapers cents; France, letters cents news
cents; all parts of Germany, including Austria
letters cents, newspapers cents; Denmark
letters cents, newspapers cents; Switzerland,
letters o cents. newspapers cents Italy, letters
cents, newspapers cents; Russia, letters cents,
newspapers cents; Norway, letters cents, news
papers cents; Sweden letters cents newspapers
cents; Turkey. European and Asiatic. letters
CENTS newspapers 2 cents; Egypt, letters cents,
newspapers 2 cents.
For Asiatic countries, the half-ounce limit for
letters, and the four ounces for newspapers, still
holding good the rates are:-
To Australia, letters via San Francisco Except to
New South Wales) cents. via Souham pton Is cents,
via Brndisi 10 cents, newspapers via San Francisco
2cents, via Southampton cents,va Brindisi cents,
ampton Is cents, via Brindis 10 cents, newspapers
q, 4 and cents, by the respective routes; British
India, italian mail. letters, 10 cents, newspapers
cents; Japan letters, via San Francisco cents, via
England 10 cents, via Brindisi 81 CENTS newspapers
via San Francisco 2eents, via Southampton cents,
via Brindisi cents.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-06
uown side. and enabled us to get the distance

known side, and enabled us to get the distance
of the moon.
The sun and planets, with the exception of
Venus and Mars were too distant to observe
| their parallax. But when Venus came exact
ly between us and the Sun, a northern obseIva-
tory would see her cross the sun lower down
| than southern observatory; and the measure
ment of the angle between those apparent
| places of crossing would give the distance of
| the two bodies, as would be seen when he came
| to speak of Kepler's laws. When Mars was
nearer than usual to the Sun, and the earth
further than usual, at the moment when the
earth passed between the sun and the planet,
as this Autumn, then we could get his parallax
| as we did the moons, by measuring his DIS
tance from neighboring stars (which are so dis
tant as to have no perceptble parallax) This
gave us his distance at that moment. Then if
we had an accurate plan of the Universe, we
could by measuring this distance, on the plan,
determine on what scale the plan was drawn
aud SO get all the distances from the plan.
Such a plan had been accurately drawn for us
by two of Kepler's celebrated laws; that the
planets move in ellipses with the sum 10 one
focus; and that the squares OF the perloos OF
revolution are directly proportloned TO tne
cubes of the mean distance, /. e., OF the SEMI
axis-major. These laws Kepler had found by
innumerable guesses, the ineffably tedious
arithmetcal computation of the consequences
OF his guesses, and the comparison OF those
consequences with the positions of the plan
cts actually observed, by the indefatigable
Tycho Brahe and the long line of his predeces-
scrs. The laws wers guess work, but they had
been amply confirmed by uncouuted myriads
of observations, and also by their identity
with the law of gravitation. By these two
laws if any line in the solar system is known
for any moment of time, all lines are known
for all time, 1t was they that gave Mrs. Som
erville's comparison of Astronomical Formulas
to Foreknowledge and Omniscience, its power.
The lecture closed with some brief remarks
on the interest attaching to Mars from his SIM
larity in physical condition to our own planet.
The next lecture will be given by E. q. e.
well, Esq, to be followed the week after by A.
f. Lewis of Fryeburg and Rev. Mr. Cummings
a week later