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The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Penins.sla News.

On Wednesday night Of last week tho
depot buildiag at Newton terminus Of the
Somerset and Worcester railroad was entsr~
ed by burglars and robbed ofa large ircn
safe and contents. The safe has not ys'
been found, and is presumed that the thieves
after opening and removing the contents.
deposited IL atthe bottom Of the Poeomoke
river. The perpetrators of the daring deest
made good their escape. The booty se@
cured, we learn, amounts to only $l2.oO.
Schooner R. s. Graham, Captain Smith,
from Cuba for Philadelphia, came ashors
seven miles from Berlin, on the sand beach,
on the night Of 25th ult., with 400 or 500
tons of sugar. The New England Wreck
ing Company took change Immediately,
and now have the cargo on the beach;
which is badly.damaged and about half viii
b, lost. They expect to ship the cargo to
Philadelphia BY rail. @ .ei.sa
The American Basket Company, Of Ail~
ford, has made this season 1,120,0Oo email
fruit baskets, and is still at II. ,Its orders
from the South are very large, and parties
expecting to get . supply must order ahead.
The Custom House. building on the beach
at Lewes, was burned on Tuesday morning
last, at Q o'clock. It was . wooden two
story structure for the accomodationof on
GERS Watching the harbor. Two boats were
burned up in It. The loss to Uncle Sam
about $1,000. The origin Of the Are d mot
accounted for. i2aasF 'P7''As'A '.Ae
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Local Affairs.
lrplses Ns,rs.

Rebecca Montgomery lady of uncertain
age, and artidcally frescoed. was up before
the mayor charged with various mi~demean.
ors to- Wit, the fair Martha Smith charged
Rebecca with having assaulted her. Oh
Beccy why did you do 1t, don't you know
am your dear Mattie' "she hit me your
Honor" said Martha changing her whole
names and ! want The Law on her-the law
is mighty and must be enforced, $500 and
costs Rebecca will satiate Ito insulted MAJ
jesty. She keeps q tippling house passed
out another witness. What . uppling
house said his Honor, go and costs will
hardly suffice, to atone for this Offence.
Again! selling liquor without lisspse
Rebecca. Have you determined to violate
all the laws Of the State. The temperance
sentiment must be satisfied, your offence is
clear; $500 to ensure your attendance at
New Castle, when shad and May may COM
pensate you for tripulatien. Well your
Honor It's hard, but ! suppose l can't do no
better then. s.g- " n. r
William DENLY knight of the order Of
women besters, was next arraigned for as
saulting Martha Boyer. Thee IL indignant
of the poetic thought-"that he that lays
~. hand upon woman, &C. !" said Martha
o~ 1oAe ~ - * M
and costs for raising your hands to q
woman. IS xse ~ 5. .4~ s9
Edward Brondallw Was dismissed from du-
rance-he was charged with throwing
stones.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Minor locals.

m ~ Minor Locale:
Sun rose at Ssh, sets at 1901.
For good shave hair cut, shampoo, or .
flrst-class dye call At s. 8. Wickersham's,
No. 1l9 East Front street.
Wickersham is the boss shavist, 1l9 E.
Front street.
Ill meet you at Hampton's to- night, cor.
Third and French streets. want some Of
bis Boston Baked Beans. r
Cool beer At Hampton's Third and French
streets. .is stl., sisa.s.
It will be . source Of qualification to
many of our unemployed mech anics to
learn that work will be commenced on
the new steel works at Lamokin on Mon
day next. 1t is also said that Joel Lane has
taken the contract for the work on the steel
works and ten dwelling houses. The
contract for the addition to the Ward build
ing on Market street and Edgemont avenue
has also been given to Mr.. Lane.
The regular shad season on the Della
ware opened yesterday At all the seiue fish
cries. Quite number Of shad shave al
ready been caught. .1t@'
The MORNING HERALD has a larger
local circulation than any other paper.
Advertisers, who study their own interests,
will do well to remember this.
No better way of making money can be
pevised than by visiting the great clothing
Si oafF s'3 Market street, and purchase
most 81 ylish spring suits 10 the city. See
advertisement In another column.
1t is q proverbial fact that those who
seek will find that there is not an emporium
Of fashion in the city that is so replete with
the latest and most elegant styles Of hats and
caps as can be obtained of G. E. Dubelps, 2
E. Third street, Wilmington, Del. Examine
for yourselves. i..
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Shume board.

The shuttle board match at Ryan'f
at his shuttle board rooms, No 104
Market street, last night, was played be-
tween Ryan and Stroud and johnson and
Rbenshaw. and resulted in victory.for the
former, they having won 8 games out o.
s. Another game will be played tonight
between four of the best players IN thu
city. $50 u..,..' ..rI,tg' g.. sH..N.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Stockholders Aee1lpg.

A general meeting of the stockholders Of
the Delaware Fire Insurance Co., Will be
held at the Office Of the company, No. COZ
Market street, on Saturday evening, April
7.h, at 7 80, for the purpose of adopting
amendments to the charter passed by the
Legislature January 23d, 1877.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Liberal League.

A liberal League will be organized in
McClary's building, third floor, Market
street above Sixth. on Sunduy morning,
April 8tb, at 1917 o'clock. All ladies and
gentlemen who either favor or oppose free
platform for all subjects interestingto hu-
manity are invited to assist. .-l .--t
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Loss Of Tessels.

The estate Of the late Joseph Miller Of this
city, has lost within little over six months
81, 500 BY wrecked vessels. Ono vessel In
which 1t had 81 500 invested was wrecked
on st. Patrick's Day, the 18th Of March.
Mr.. Miller was the father of our esteemed
citizens Benjamin, Joseph and Ferdinand
Miller.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Religious.

Trinity choir class will meet on Sunday
afternoon the Sth inst, at 4 O'Clock. The
Sunday schools of Trinity church will be
publicly examined in Trinity Chapel or
next Sunday afternoon, the Old Swedes' and
Trinity schools will meet at 2.45 o'clock.
Service and examination at 8 o'clock.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Our Rhtssdeipht0 Letter.
PHILADELPHIA, April 6,

Our RhStode!pht0 1stesr. i
PH1LADsLrH1A, April 9.
The old Independence bell hai been re-
moved from its original timbsrs, taken out
of tho National Museum, and hung in tha
centre of the hallway of the State Hccs..
1t hangs by stout chain Of thk.een bronxed
links, abou. 8 feet from the ceiling. Tho
inscription on the bell can only be read from
the upper landing Of the stairway, opposite
the entrance to the Council chambers.
The citizens Of this city have petitioncd
the President and memben Of Select and
Common Councils to cease work On the
new school house, now being erected in the
immediate neighborhood Of tho printing
factory. Known Is the Gray's Ferry SRrint-
ing Ink works, on account ofthe unsanitary
condition of the neighborhood.
Lewis Manouver, . policeman Of the
Third District, aged So yean, and residing
at No. 104S South Fourth street, WAS run
over and severely injured, At Swanson and
Almond streets by hook and ladder truck
D, which wsy returning from the fire.
Germantown avenue, Or Main street,
Twenty-second ward. has bssn declared BY
the Board Of Hsalth.a public nuisance, ,preju-
diclal to health, and In ~ present condition
danGJus as . public thoroughfare.
Mat Rev. James r, Wood, DID,, Arch
bishop Of Philadelphia, sails for Rome on
Thursday, April ~, to be present q the
celebration ofthe flftieth anniversary Of the
Pope's Episcopal Conservation. Vi ANIL
The National Convention Of ths sAnstsnt
Order Of Hibernians, which has juss sndsd
its session in this city, have unslinotnly
adopted IN address to the people of the
United States. 4 dsfsnding ,ll ths orde' ton
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
On q Visit.

Rt. Rev. DR.. Becker, Of this city,, will
preach at the Catholic church, 10 Chesa-
peake City, on tomorrow Sunday morn
ing, at 10 o'clock, and at the church In Elk
ton, in the evening at ~ o'clock.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Notice..

A number of Liquor License advertise
ments were unavoidably omitted on ac-
count of the pressure on our space. How
ever, they will receive attention in Mon.
days issue. W q I W. - ~
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Temperance Meeting. /.

The temperance meeting at the City Hall
last evening was largely attended and ad-
dresses were delivered by N any. The pledge
books were signed by many and now con.
tain over 800 names.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Tho EN- Dc asisnt IGystsry.

Tho Ell Ut0tIo0 0ybtOEy.
A rather, singular feet IN regard ~ the
body Of the man found murdered at Elm
station, is that the remAins are stnl in =
remarkable state Of preservation. notwith
standing the fact that II has nearly been
six weeks since they were found. The
tns tae. hea.h heen- brought 70 the attention Of
clothing and general appearance o. the fss
mains settling his nationality almost beyend
doubt, AID It is the intentionof the PARTIES
in charge Of tho case TO kefp the matter
in It's present Shape, If poasibls, until some
thing is, heard from theyyisMm's supposed
home. aich u In Dresden, or Biehlefeld,
L., cIa9norv aas assR .A&Egf4s
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Paul Brown, who has been engaged
with the Garrett's, we are informed will
commence the photograph business. We
have not yet heard where his gallery Is 10
be. ...E .,s.... b.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
TemperanleA.

The temperance meeting will not b he'd
In the McClary building tosmorrsw after"
noon, but there will be . grand Temperance
revival in the Opera House It $50 O'Clock.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
> $ 8 s 5 s 8 : I

10 9. ;. RrWELi4 d co New
IEanlphlet ofICO pages, contain.
newsraperr. and esijlla les
Ql aayeTltsi NJ. aiI.,-T1d
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Orssev for Cars.

1t Is asserted that Bowers 4 Durc have an
order for eighty cars, and that they will 500,
commence operations.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
washington Ball.

The Washington Assembly ball tast eve
ming was an exceedingly plearant affair, and
reflected much credit upon the managers.
Forty couples were on the promenade.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Nearly Choked,

The cashier Of one Of our banks we art
informed came near being chokcd 10 death
yesterday. He swallowed too large piece
Of qs,' spd threw II up With great difil-
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07

VTILLANOvA COLLEGE. DELAWARE
Y COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
This institution, chartered with Univer-
sity Privileges 1s under the charge OF the
Augastinian Fathers. AMI offers superior
advantages 10 students, who desire to make
q thorough Classical .1cientific or CONNER
cial course, 1t is situated ON the Pennsyl.
vapia Genital Railroad. eleven miles rom
Pliladelphia;, ,slI Hailroad ,Sds Stat'on ana fost
Terms: Per session of five months. IN
ADVANCE $50.
For full particulars, send for catalogue.
Rev, r.. A. .MIDDLETON,D D.,
decl-1yr ~ il4: President.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07

bING coy, by the name of VIM.
Inthyin, from the house Of Miss
at MoClellan1sville, Del. ten
THE 9Th of December, with short
kir. dark eyes. with scar ON his
b. Information of him will he
b received by his adopted moth
|ison street, below Front. A lib
Pd will also be paid.
SARAH =. HYATT.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
Death Of a Dcla,cavo l..

n N Dt"WV Oet"tOUvC 1s"uV,
Mrs. Margaret Catterson, daughter Of
the late John Gardner, Of this city, died In
Phil adeiphiAs vAafarlau . 4 {, = IL
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
NOTICES.

.-Paris M. Mitchell. Carpenter +
Buiide has REMOVED frDm 6l7
Fest; tosh4n Ne. us Shipley St..
bn, Dei.gs jOObtng IN tfio csts,sor
fonptly attended to,"at moderate
~ lW JEFFERsoNsr.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07

Ovs JOSEfn'S AOADGAAB
CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA,
Under the care Of the Sisters OF Ht, Joseph
The course OF tnstructton includes all the
branches Of useful and Christian educa'
tiOn.
Annual pension for Board and Tuition
500. For further particulars, address,
sepl.1y MOTHER MANY JOhN.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-07
How to !! Make Money.

MR. B. -. Have you ever visited the
GGhEAT nm! CLOTHING EMPORIUM Of our
MEfJ,-"whlch DO you mean, =
Nh. b. why my dear good. fellow there
Is ONLY ONE WORTH MENTIONING
and that Is
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-31

THE champion recollector is Deberry, of
the railroad hotel in Tallahassee, Fla. He
remembers every telegram that has passed
through his Office for the last six months, and
can repeat them off uer6atim ct literatm ct
ctackatim, from beginning to end, without
the least confusion or hesitation, for the ben
eht OF the House Committee. He has no
copies to show for them-what need of docu-
mentary evidence with such memory
And. besides the kilograms were in cipher
which he did not understand; but it is all
one to Deberry. He appears to be a mind
reader, and anxious to please his employers
so as long as he is questioned by the confid-
ing, trustful committee, we may expect him
to trot out kilograms, troops and money with
the profuse prodigality of man who has
plenty more of the same sort.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-31
News and Other Items

Homeopathy is said to be gaining steadily in
France, where there are nearly 400 practition-
ers of that school.
The New jersey peach growers have already
sent forth their annual doleful prediction of the
total destruction of the crop in that state.
Cornell has challenged the winning crew in
the coming Yale-Harvard eight-oared rowing
match, but the challenge will probably be de-
clined by both participants.
TIE Mayor of Boston has petitioned the Leg
tion of portions of the public streets of Boston
for the sale of papers, fruit, Sc.
The faculty of the University of Georgia at
Athens, in that state, have invited Mr.. Martin
Farquhar Upper to deliver lecture before the
students.
The London customs officers seized q gills of
nicotine the other day, the product of 2500
pounds of tobacco, which virulent fluid was to
be used in transforming cabbage leaves into the
finest Havana cigars.
The ice in the Potomac above Washington Is
| from II to 16 inches thick, and at the Long
B,idge broken fragments are piled up in such
large heaps it is feared sudden thaw would
| carry away at least part of the structure.
The Austrian government intends to compel
all railway passengers to insure their lives, in
order to indemnify itself for past losses and to
avoid losses in the future, the government itself
which owns the railways, taking the fees and
| doing the insuring.
The other day St. Louis lawyer stated that
he had "a verbal communication in his pock
ct, and subsequently adjourned case "sine
die until next Thursday" while member of
the counsel at that body's last meeting, spoke
of "verbal diagram"
| The Brooklyn Argus says: "Sealskin sacques
for poodles are coming into fashion. lady
carrying canine pet thus attired called yester-
day to comfort poor woman who had lost tive
children by starvation. The sacque was cut
pompadour."
The Baptist ministers Of New York propose
to buy an elephant for the use of Baptist mis-
sionaries in India. The expense will be four
or five hundred dollars. The object is to pre-
vent extortions to which the missionaries are
subjected in making tours through the country
The annual number of deaths from snake
bites in India is reported at H. 416, though this
estimate is believed to be far below the actual
number, and DIR. Fayrer, who has compiled
statistics on the subject. expresses his pelief
that 10000 people die annually in India from
this cause.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-31

Misunderstanding bill which originated in the
House and was sent to him last week. 1t
well illustrates Democratic sincerity in regard
to paying war claims. 1t was bill authoriz-
ing claimant named Waring, of Savannah,
who had not fled his claim within the time
prescribed by law to put his case before the
court. The bill came from the Democratic
side, and the report accompanying it was not
OF character to make its bearin gs very clear
and it passed both Houses. On reaching the
President he had the matter examined, when
it soon appeared that it would be precedent
for sending claims to the amount Of twenty
five or thirty Million dollars before the court
of claims.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-31

A VETERAN Arctic explorer, James La
mont, writes to the London Times on the
subject of an open Polar sea. He ridicules
the idea of avast, illimitable open ocean reach
ing to the Pole, and says: snow, surely, it is
time that all this nonsense about an open
Polar sea was knocked on the head. I have
been deceived twenty times myself by what
looked like an open sea when in reality it was
only pond of water a few miles broad. We
are all liable to be deluded in like manner,
because, in our eagerness to see what we
wish to see, we are apt to lose sight of three
very simple facts: First, that ice lies very
low in the water; secondly, that it is only a
very small horizon that one sees from the
masthead of a vessel; and thirdly, that only
half mile beyond our horizon may lie not "a
vast, illimitable ocean, but vast illimitable
ice-field reaching to the Pole"
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-31

In Tuesdays issue the argus published a
despatch concerning the Louisiana investiga-
ton. The despatch was Washington
special from Democratic source and was
entitled to the credit which belongs to such
gossip. But the Argus led its readers to
infer that the despatch was non-partIsan
one sent to the associated press. The prac-
tice Of printing Democratic specials as asso-
ciated press dispatches is a common one with
the Argus, and it has thus rendered its tele-
graphic columns utterly untrustworth,. In
it as in all journals which thus deceive their
readers the intelligent citizen no longer looks
for the news but only for a partisan version
of the news
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-31

THE newly-discovered science of telephony
or talking by telegraph which has created so
much interest among scientists and practical
electricians has made rapid strides within the
last few weeks in the hands of the inventor.
Professor A. Graham Bell, and his assistant,
Mr.. I. A. Watson. The latest improve
ments enable them to dispense with batteries
altogether and use permanent magnets, the
electric wave used in transmitting the sounds
being generated by the voice itself. The i'm
portance of this advance is evident to any
one with even slight knowledge of tele
graphy, as the trouble and expense of keeping
batteries in order has been the great draw
back to the employment of the wire for pri-
vate purposes. By the latest discovery only
the first cost of constructing the line and put
ting in the instrument is necessary, and once
established the apparatus is virtually per-
manency. In recent series of experiments
with this invention an artificial resistance
much greater than an equivalent of the length
OF the transatlantic cable was introduced and
the articulation of every word was perfectly
transmitted, so that the inventors hope to
soon be able to actually talk through the ca
BILE. The Boston Globe says that at the ex-
perimental rooms in that city, Isaiva and
Mori, a couple of Japanese students, recently
conversed with each other over the wire in
their native tongue, to the great enjoyment
of the experimenters and themselves.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-31

SLAVERY is diminishing every year in
Brazil. By the law of 1871 all the children
of negroes are born free. In the Province Of
San Paulo the number of slaves in three years
declined from 147,746 TO less than 10000.
In Ill of the Isl parishes of that Province,
1916 children of slaves. happier than their
parents, were born free beings. In the Prov
ince of Pernambuco the number of slaves
has been reduced from 106,2O1 to 100000,
and 1882 slave children were born into
freedom. The same ratio of decrease is visi-
BILE in other Provinces throughout the En-
mir
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-31
The Presidents Message.

President Grants special messages, accom-
panying vetoes or approvals, have been docu-
ments which have commanded the approval
of thinking men. They have all been pro-
voked by some act of Congress, judicious or
iDiudcious; and in commenting upon the
act the President has invariably reflected the
best judgment of the country. His veto of
the imitation bill saved US from financial ruin,
and on several other occasions he has cor
rected hasty legislation. When the action of
Congress called for it he has been warm in
commendation. The message of approval of
the electoral bill is now to be added to the
excellent State papers which distinguish his
administration. He occupies the same ground
which he took at the beginning of the contest
that no man can afford to accept the Presi.
dency under clouded title, and that it is oil
the highest Importance that the right of the
successful candidate shall be recognized and
cheerfully agreed in by all the people of the
republic. Those who applauded his words in
November cannot consistently object to them
now. Nor is it probable that they will so
stultify themselves. The general disposition
will be to join in the Presidents expression
of satisfaction at the adoption of measure
that affords an orderly means of decision of a
gravely exciting question.
There will be general commentator too OF
the Presidents suggestion that the electoral
bill while calculated to meet the present con-
dition of the question and of the country is
not the best applicable to all future occasions,
and that the fact that such controversies can
arise demonstrates the necessity of perma-
nent general legislation to meet the cases of a
disputed succession, the decision of which
has not been contemplated in the constitu-
tion and laws of the country. That such leg
islation should be speedy is the well-nigh
unanimous opinion of the country, and Con-
gress can in no other way so rroftsbly spend
its time after the present grave controversy
comes to settlement, as in framing and
submitting to the States a constitutional
amendment which shall put beyond all doubt
the powers and nature of the tribunal to
which all cases of a disputed Presidential
succession shall be referred.
The opinion held of the action of the Presi-
dent By the opponents of the bill will be
awaited with interest. 1t will be curious
if, following the line of former denun-
citation. they talk of "bull-dozing" Pres
ident Grant, and of "the dark shadow of
intimidation which hangs over the' White
House.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-31

BY the census, just terminated in France,
the population of Paris amounts to 1885, ,73S,
being an increase in five years of s4,956 over
the population in 1872, which was 1851, 1882.
The population of Marseiles is 3O3,596, pre-
senting an increase of 1902 since 1873. The
recent census, according to the official moni-
teur, shows population of A. 727, $40 in the
German Empire.