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The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
Our NesS Cdssls Letter.

New Castle, April 18th, 1877.
The New City Council met for organizass
tion on last Friday evening, present, Messls
Herbert, Keegan, Holconb and Jamisop,
On motion Of MIR. Jamison Mr.. Holcomb
was elected chairman or temporary orgsni-
zstion, after which council held sn executive
session for few minutes, when II was over
the doors were thrown open to tbspublic.
Messrs. Keegan, Herbert and Jamisop,
wore elected for two year term, on motion
Mr.. Herbert was elected president for the
ensuing year; ap order was drawn IN favor
Of the Secretary Of State for $3.50 for copy
of the amendment ofthe city charter, after
which council adjourned to meet on next
Tuesday evening.
The brick work of tie Star Hotel Il COM
pleted. and the building presents . very fine
sp. . rance P. J. Dufy, did the brick
work and XcCauley q Gaskill are doing
the carpenter work II isaeo be completed
by the 10Th Of Nay. 4 'aa'aae Begged 'g.
We understaad that Mr.. Sinister intends
erecting . large brick house on his lot on
Vine street, and thai work will be COM
menced In few days. ...'.s.. ...,.
I The new. house ofMr. Lewis is up 10 tho
first floor, and we presume It viii be under
roof in few days. 7'F" '' ~''''
The Rev. Mr.. Brister, pastor Of the N. e.
Church of this city, delivered fine lecture
on last Thureday evening In the above
named church to . large congregation, his
subject was cred or Blue" We understand
he intends lecturing every Thursday ever
ing. .r 4.t. -.t.9rr s.
Rev. B. j. Kelly, pastor Of 81. Peters R.
G.. Church, will give lecture in the said
church on Monday evening May 7th, on the
"PIlgramsge Of Lourdes," no doubt It Will
be very interesting, % the Rev. gentleman
was ono Of the pilgrims and knows all
about 1.-The proceeds are TO be devoted to .
charitable institution, and We think tho
church will be crowded on that evening. 's
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
Asjeln,Dg Counsles.

'la Acjo1n1Dg C00nS1eo. HN'e ~
A new disease has made its appearance
among the cattle In Chester and Montgom.
cry counties, which, thus far, has bafled
the skill of the veterinary surgeons, either
to cure or alleviate. The symptoms are
described as similar to distemper in horses.
The animals that have died from it, swelled
to an usual size,, and one foaIaed st tho
meuth, as If affected BY rabies. .a.,
There has just been completed At the car
shops in York the arst bullet proof car ever
manufactured In tho United States. The
car Is 81 feet long, 8 feet high and furnished
with all the latest improvements in ventila-
ton. 'n,'''.'5'' ~
Before the Centennial Kxhibitioa orders
from foreign citiss for prints wers@rarely
received at the Eddystone Print Works but
now they arc literally pouring in. as<N ,as,
Anumber ofthe citisens Of, Chester have
signed an agreement to support . proposed
new gas company, recently chartered BY
this Court. Il guarantees not to charge
over $2Oo per 1000 cubic feet-the gas to
have an illuminating power Of sixteen cand-
les. ..,, I...t.., ,
Barney sweepy, while attempting to cross
tho Pcnnsylvania Railroad, % the Downing
town Accommodation train was approach,
Ing Eagle Station, Chester county,, was
struck by the engine and almost instantly
killed. ar @''e. '' '' >'' '''''7' '''7
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
FOltco Nosvs'

Charles ormsby was = little obstreperout
Saturday night, causing deal Of annoyance
to friends and foes irrespectively. For hia
misbehavior, he was kindly introduced to
the Mayor yesterday morning, who looking
upon Charles with q sympathic and indulg-
ent eye, dismissed him with areprimand.
James Hannah unprovocatingly assaulted
Michael Connell, who exhibited q vissge
that gave unmistakable signs Of James
handiwork. Michael objected to such
treatment, and thinking that law was the
true vindicator of wrong, had the pugilistic
propensities Of his castigator brought to the
attention Of tho Mayor yesterday morning,
who fined Harmon IS and costs with the
privilege of going to Jail. .s' 3"
John saville and Hugh Kelley were be-
fore the Mayor, yesterday morning, for dis
orderly conduct. Tho officer who arrested
them says lie knows his business. and the
prisoners aver that he was mistaken and
they can produce witnesses to prove their
good char cter. To give them q chance the
Mayor postponed the trial for this morning.
James Rowe, William Austin and William
sweepy, are peregrinators Of this city, and
are what one may call "old rounders," /" and
as our police are ordered to arrest such
characters where ever found, they were
brought before the Mayor yesterday morn
log and sent for 60 days to Fort Grubb, to
become more useful members Of society.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
Temperance IGeeti.s.

The largest temperance meeting ever held
In this city took place yesterday afternoon
10 the Opera House, about 1900 persons boz
Ing present. ~,. t
Mr.. Wells, chairman, stated that enough
had been done to show that they were able
to succeed, and that in short time victory
would crown their efforts.
The Rev. Mr.. Killiam was then intro~
duced who spoke as follows: l have been
In favor Of temperance for 40 years and /
feel much interest in this present temper
ance movement, that think IT is my duty
to do all in my power for the cause. The
members Of the different churches are not
diligent enough in regard 10 this matter,
but don't mean to say that there are not
any who take part 10 it.
1n regard to politics, think their relie~
ious sentiments should govern their politics,
the law with your consent and mine, allows
the granting Of license, which think every
man should vote against.
u. N. butcher OF Mass, followed, who
gave his experience as reformed drunkard
which occupied sometime, after which he
said that If the sale Of wine would be
stopped, thit in two years our nation and
VIC would be able to build canal from the
Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean which would
enable US to bring the western produce to
the poor mechanics of the east. He con-
cluded by giving an account Of how many
great men filed the drunkards grave.
The meeting closed with benediction BY
Rev Mr.. Houseman.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
Gyy aANottos.l

The members Of the Water Witch Fire
Com panyT are requested 10 meet this Mon
day evening, at 7;so o'clock, to take, &c =
tion iu regard 10 the funeral Of their late
fellow member, John Thomas, which will
take place Tomorrow At $50 O'Clock. A
full attendance 10 requested. era" ~
4 Jo1x GINDl1, eecrsta1y.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
NoGaco,

aG N0eaO0, g.' 'y.H1HH
The members of Champion Lodge No. 6
K. of p, are requested to meet o. the
Castle Hall, on Tuesday sfternoon, attwo
O'Clock, to attend the funeral Of our late
brother, John D. Thomas.
By order of the G. G.
spr16sN B.F. BARrRAM, K. ofR. as.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
Alarm Of Fire.

Alarm Of Fire. 4
The alarm of fire on Saturday evening
about IN o'clock was caused by the burns
log Of . brush-pile in the direction Of Third
street bridge. q Nil
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
Ayrsssss - sAs Cyavssm Ho,sse.

lhe following are tho arrivals at th
Clayton House up to midnight: '
A E Crow, city. ~
John L. Hull, Pittsburg, Pa.
R. A. Pearson, N. 7. #Hi '''' ''.''
E. Rsmpsou,Y. fFN @ ''''''
Chas. Lslauo, Phila' ''i''e0 ~"
John @. Wise, U. g. A. - hre -rn.|h."
9. N. Bolan, Newark, N. J. t'aesl ."7
E. WslkeEs RAila.- q ip si.ie@ goi 60
Gao. R. Richardson, Phila. aogoi q
John Brear, Phila.
Capt. J.J.P. d Kraat, y. s.N.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
The COrtiSsos Children.

PROVIDED WITH NOME BY AN UNCLE II
DELAWARE.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
Minor Locals.

Sun rose At $40; sets at $40.
Reliance ball on the 2Oth of April. Go and
enjoy yourselves. BOZ q" '" =
No police cases last night W.. a l.
We have received the London Weekly
Times from Hindle on Market street. I.
has . large correspondence from oil parts
Of The world, and d equally well stocked
with domestic Intelligence. Hindle keeps 1
full line Of newspapers and magasinss.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16

A Reuter- telegram from Constantinople
says: Intelligence from Erzeroum, an
nounces that Turkish war preparations are
being pushed forward as vigorously as the
state of the weather permits. The strength
ofthc Turkish forces is estimat ed at 81, 600.
The Kurds and Circassians arc to be called
out, and 1t is believed that they will readily
respond. 1t is not expected that the Rus
slams will be able to advance before the 10th
of Nav. ......
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
AWNINGS.

r w. Birnie, Sail Maker, No. IL Fast
Water street Wilmington, Della ware, is now
prepared to replace all those awnings
blown Gown in the last September gale,
as well as those gone since,will be replaced
with q mildew- proof awning that has
stood the test Of years. Prices 10 CORES.
pond with the times. T. @r
Apl0.lm ..... ......
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
NOTICES.

NOTICE.-KEMOVAL,--toshua Maris,
Attorney at Law. Geo q. Maris, Con-
yeyaucer; Joseih A. Bond. Real Estate and
Insu ance agent, to N. w, corner of Sixth
and Shipley Streets. apr5tf
EyOTICE.-Go to Wilson s. Hsll's new
" Store, No. 5N Market street, and buy
your Dry Goods, Trimmings, Fancy Goods
Notionst Boots and Shoes. Our motto is
quick sales and low profits.
m3O.8m WILSON 4 HALL.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-16

NOTICE,-Paris M. Mitchell. Carpenter
N and Builder, has REMOVED from 5l7
Orange street, to shop No. 7i6 ehipley St.,
Wilmington, Del. Jobbing in the city or
country promptly attended to. at moderate
rates. Residence,
ma.lm 406 JEFFERSON ST.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01

WHEN supreme danger threatened
the peace of the country, and bad men,
like Morton, were becoming omnipo-
tent in parties and more and more re-
sistless as the danger of violence grew
great-in such crisis the Congress is
surely the department of the govern
ment to which the country should look
for peace and security. To this body
is delegated by the Constitution the
duty of so legislating, to use the phrase
of the Constitution, ''as to form moro
perfect union, establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general
welfare, and secure the blessings of
liberty to ourselves and our posterity."
II Congress, in the present terrible ex-
lgencv, had failed to provide perfect
remedy, it would have failed in exc
cutting the purposes OF its existence. II
could have escaped the grave response
bility in no other manner than in this
provided by the electoral adjustment
bill. and they who dissent Uuly love
party and power and spoIls more than
they love their country, aud prefer
confusion and robbery and violence
and war to public prosperity and
Deace
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01


A TREASURY warrant has been issued
to Capt. Eads for the first installment
of the five hundred Thousand dollars
for the work done on the jetties. This
sum, says the New Orleans Democrat,
Twill enable Capt. Eads to make rapid
progress hereafter in completing the
work at South Pass. In few weeks,
with the flood now coming down the
river, the channel, as now prepared,
will be rapidly secured out, and soon
twenty-five and twenty-four feet will
be attained as the permanent depth on
the bar. The first payment is an
advertisement and assurance to the
world that vessels of twenty feet draft
may now confidently enter the port Of
New Orleans. This assurance is worth
millions to our commerce" The i'm
mediate result of this accessibility of
New Orleans from the sea will be the
renewal of the trade and commerce of
that city. Cities along the shores of
the Mississippi have been mere deposi-
tories for cotton and grain going TO
New York, and therefore the trade of
those citIea, following the grain and
cotton bales, was appropriated by
New York. and railways only served
to take trade from cities and towns
along the river. The opening of the
rivers mouth Ieverses these processes,
and railways will bring cotton and
grain to the river to be transferred by
this new route of commerce to Brazil,
the Indies and to Europe and Mexico.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01
SENATOR TERRELL,s PROPHE-
SIZES.

Hon. A. w. Terrell, who represented
this and Williamson county in the
State Senate, became, while member
of that body, prophetic. He made a
speech affecting the Texas and Pacific
road, which, if prophecy be worth
anything, should be immortal. The
very results now Gontcm plated, as the
action o: Congress, were anticipated
and defined most accurately. Texas
was stripped of her domain to build
one road, and it is appropriated to the
construction of quite another road.
The names and maps of Noble and
Thompson and Newman are retained.
All else is wholly changed, and the
Texas land grant is wholly lost. A
northern tier of counties have a branch
road from the Panhandle to Shreve-
port and Texarkana, and st. Louis,
controlling the road from Texarkana
east, Northern Texas is turned over to
the absolute domination of St. Louis.
When the cession of land was made
there was not a citizen of Texas who
did not bless the wisdom of our law
givers who had aggrandized the COM
monwealth and the South as statesmen
and laweivers had never done before,
by giving Texas and the South a
Southern Pacific railway. But no
sooner was the grant secured than the
road assumed a new shape and new
direction and new purpose, except on
Tom Scolt's and Thompson's maps.
When Scott secured our land he went
instantly before Congress with his base
of credit and operations in Texas, and
he and Congress transferred the whole to
the use and aggrandizement of St.
Louis, city holding already the only
route TO Texas and to the Pacific
coast from the East. Judge Terrell
predicted this very conduct of Scott
and St. Louis, and with him Senator
Grace concurred, and despite natural
local selfshness that shaped the con-
duet OF many CT his constituents, Grace
never faltered in hostility to the propo-
si.ions OF Scoit's agents. Net only
did Senator Terrell foresee the change
to be made in the route of the rosd,
but the violation Of the contract be-
tween Scott and the State. Texas had
ever reserved the right to define rates
on the road, and now Congress claims,
and in the pending bill exercises, the
right of fixing these rates. The con-
tract with Texas is thus aEnulled, and
the contract IN all its parts is surely
void. The road Scott builds is not
the road that Texas endowed, and the
rights of Texas reserved in the con-
tract are violated by the proposed con-
gressional enactment These events
were anticipated in the speech of the
distinguished Senator from Travis and
Williamson, and their occurrence was
pronounced by Scott's representatives
impossible. Should not the then sup
porters Of Scptt demand the restora-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01

THE greatness of Georgia and rela-
tive weakness of Texas consists IN the
fact that Georgia diYersifes the avocG-
tons of the people, and the diverse
products of popular industry ase null
tIplied, while Texas produces the sim
plest crops. In Georgia, every body
finds means of employment; even the
poorest, weakest women and children
have a profitable resource in the cot
ton mills. Here, the whole industry
of this class of our population Is lost.
They are even an incumbrance here
and most profitable in Georgia. Here,
women and children are taught depend.
ence; there, they are instructed in in
dependence. Here, they become beg
gars or outcasts; there, useful and &C
tive members of society. We are told
that there are forty FIVE cotton mills in
Georgia, ell, even now, when North
ern mills are idle, in active operation
and paying dividends, either in money
Or stock. They consume about so, 900
to 60, 900 bales of cotton annually,
about one-third of which is manufac-
tured in Columbus. Next year the ca
pacity of Columbus will be largely in-
creased, and the takings comprise be-
tween fifty and sixty bales per day and
support directly some two thousand
operatives. Georgia has one-third of
all the manufacturing enterprises in
the Southern country, and Columbus
is the principal manufacturing city in
the entire eX-Confederacy. She may
yet become the Lowell of the country,
if not the Manchester of the world. In
ten years, with Southern capital, she
has built nine-.one now being erected
large cotton and wooden factories, be-
sides several iron and other industries.
That is dong remarkably we'll for a
town of 10000 inhabitants; but it has
a William II. Young among its inhab-
tants, and immense mills are his monu-
mentS.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01

ST. LoUIs's purpose to monopolize
the trade and travel of the Texas and
Pacific road is shown by the fact that
ST. Louis is not content with the Allen
Texsrkana, Little Rock and St. Louis
extension of the Texas and Pacific,
but must hive the road, as it comes
from California, dIverge northwardiy
from Texas, even in the Panhandle.
And then, too, st. Louis, fearing that
Texas might not be wholly throttled
and robbed, opposes the construction
OF branch from Shreveport to Mem
phis, by means of which the cost to q
traveller or bale of goods from Nor
folk or Louisville or Memphis will be
lessened fifty per cent. But after rob-
bipg Texas of her domain, St. Louis
demands, and will secure, everything,
snd Texas has not even a branch road
to the seacoast. And yet the congress
men of Texas who have gone into this
st. Louis ring are silent, and Texas is
mercilessly plundered, and st. Louis
enriched aud aggrandized beyond all
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01

EVERY good citizen, it occurs to US,
would prefer the loosening of the pres
idential deadlock by a commission
constituted of fifteen statesmen and ju-
rists sworn to do right and acting un-
der responsibility that history will
always recognize. Such a question
should not be determined by the office
holding, oficeseeking bligades, who
are ready to fight for the spolls in
fighting for preferred candidate. If
Hayes were the choice of the people,
this august tribunal will so declare; if
TildeR, this fact will be as certainly
asserted, and the people will be con-
tent. The conservatism ard modera-
ton of either man as president must
be assured by the manner of his acces-
sion to office, and since Morton and
his sooty crew have opposed the
scheme OF adjustment, like their coun
terparts among Democrats, we cannot
doubt the coming of a conservative and
wise and just administration.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01

THAT absurd old man, shoot him
on-the-spot Dix, is exasperated that
peace will probably be maintained.
He expresses by telegraph his sympa-
thy with Morton. Il is not a little
strange that the violent, even of the
two parties, whose lives and career
have been marked by passionate utter
auces and deeds, are they who oppose
the plan of adjustment now adopted,
while sound thinkers and great lawyers
and the mOderados of the Republican,
party, like Alcorn, and of the Demo
cratic, like Lamar, have co-operated in
perfecting the scheme of adjustment.
Our dispatches this morning will
doubtless announce the fact that the
President has signed the bill, and it
only remains for the grand commission
of fifteen to organize itself and act
under the country's laws. There will
be no resistance to the DEGREES of this
body. The people everywhere, save
those who follow Cortina in raids upon
government offices, will be content,
and in this country the majority must
govern. Happily Morton and Logan
and their counterparts of the Demo
cratic organization have few adherents,
and these are respectable neither in
numbers nor morals nor intelligence.
1t is well, therefore, that farmers and
business men of all classes, with
bankers and money-lenders, should
forget dangers and uncertainties that
have suspended industrial activity fer
months past. Money will soon be
abundant, railways be built, factories
and mills active, towns will prosper
and farms grow valuable. Very GER
tainly the country, in the presence of
facts like these, whether Hayes or
Tilden be president, can afford to con-
tenn the selfish, vindictive despetlc
Morton and the fanatical mouthings
of the superannuated Gen. Dix; and
we may be permitted to suggest the re-
mote possibility that the few decent
Democrats who opposed the adjust
ment scheme in the Senate and In the
House pursued this course that blind
partisans might not deem the bill u
party measure.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01

line from the main trunk to Galveston,
that 1t received no vote outside of
Texas Give away TO non-resident /
! spectators the twenty millions Of [
acres lying in that Pacific reservation,
| If you will, but do it with your ewes
! open to the fact that you are placing it
beyond your power to carry out the
provisions of your State Constitution
affecting more sacred interests, and
with no prospect that it will ever de-
velop a commercial city on our coast.
In no aspect Of this question am
able to see why Eastern Texas should
desire the passage of this bill. With
Marshall practically ignored as an
eastern terminus in Texas, that section
will derive no more advantage from
the construction of this Texas Pacific,
as now to be built, than will we in the
west. If Mr.. Scott still deslres to
straighten his road to St. Louis by
building the short line from Fort
Worth to Sherman, hoO OesnSl.pf tho
commerce of the Pacific W. -
10y way of Marshall through ttiez
Swamps of North Louisiana, and trav-
el by that route hundred miles out of
its way TO its eastern destination II
we must aid road to the Pacific, let
help be given to some route that will
benefit all Texas. 4 road to the Pa
cjtic through the centre of this great
State, and chartered by Texas alone,
would find Marshall on direct line,
and when constructed would be felt in
its developing influences like an cleo
trio shock to our remotest borders-w<
not road like the Texas Pa
chartered by Congress througl
State, which will scorn your efforts toS
control it when constructed, but a road
chartered by Texas alone through her
own territory, which may hereafter be
so controlled by State legislation as
not to destroy our hope of seaport
city or paralyze our grand trunk roads
already constructed to the coast. Am
l answered that legislation can never
control the interests of capital, or
force commerce out of the way it
chooses to travel 2 That may be so, il
we do nothing but lis.tn to the de.
mands of capital, and do Its bidding
without inquiry but it will not be true
when we rise to a conception of our
duty, and grant the State aid only on
terms that will benefit the State.
The most favored citizen in this
State. can purchase only 100 acres at
your Land Office, and that on condi-
tion of actual settlement; and yet we
are gravely considering whether for
feited gift of twenty millions of acres
shall be again bestowed without money
and without price on nonresident spec
ulators who own road which, if ever
finished, Is destined to tantalize you by
wheeling the commerce of the conti-
nent across your extreme borders, to
be emptied into the lap of rival States.