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The Morning herald., 1877-02-07

The Gorge at Havre.de.Grace.
HARvE-DE-GRAoE, Nd, Feb. 6.-There
is no change In the ice here. Very little
current. The ice is quite rotten, and mov-
ing out about mile below here. No danger
is apprehended.
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NOTICE TO WATER RENTERS.
PROTECTION TAX.

The attention Of residents ofthe SECOND
and NINTH Wards and .others whose prop
erty il located within three squares or
blocks Of = firs plug, 10 called to the fact
that they are liable to o tax Of ono dollar
on each building SO located. The absve tax
is now due, aud II not paid on or before the
8lst day Of January per cent. will be add.
cd; and If payment be further delay cd until
March, 10 per cent. will be added to the bill.
j24tn WILLIAM 8. HAY Els, Registrar.
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Philadelphia Pike.

A petition, signed by many farmers IN
Brandywine Hundred, Is to be presented to
the Levy Court to purchase the interest OF
the owners of tho Wilmington and Phila-
delphia Turn Pike Company, In order to
make 1t country road.
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WASHINGTON
THE ELKOToRAL TRIBUNAL.

The Louisiana 1gati0n-eaover.
nor Wells EX0mlhAtlOn-HtsR Re-
fuOal to Answer = Tho House
Commlttee's Report On Ad-
1OuRmmont nt-..Leglslat1ve
BunlnObD-Rl0O In the
6usQuoh0nna-Th0
Gorge at AavF0
de era C0s
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Rsnsovisn the I'aU on 80Nds.

Petitions are in circulation, requesting
the Legislature to remove the tax on bonds.
If this petition is granted, 1t will not only be
a saving to individuals but also to the city,
which now pays about $4,000 to the State
ior tax upon her bonds.
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Sale Of E0rssss,

Many persons attended the sale of farms
at New Castle, yesterday afternoon, at l
O'Clock. Many farms being up for sale.
business was brisk.
Mr.. H. McCombs, Of this city, bought
three farms.
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The Situation at Wllllamsport.
WlLL1AMsPoRT, Feb. 6.-The Susquehan'
ma river is ten feet above low water marx
on q stand. Tho Ice has moved below but
not above here.
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Police Noses.

Annie Wilmer was arrsigned, last night,
for assault and battery, but proved to be
insane, was discharged.
No cases! What will happens The church
revival and temperance meeting have had
good effect.
The Morning herald., 1877-02-07

The Washington Fire Co., will give
grand ball on Washington's Birthday at
Webster's Dancing Academy Masonic lem
pie.
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EDUCATIONAL.

EDUCATIONAL.
CT. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY,
CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA,
Under tho care of the Sisters OF st. Joseph
The course of instruction includes all tne
branches OF useful and Christian educa'
ton. r,.
Annual pension for Board and Tuition
32O0, For further particulars. address,
sepl.ly MOTHER MARY JOHN.
V7ILLANOVA COLLEGE, DELAWARE
Y COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
This institution, chartered with Univer-
sity Privileges is under the charge OF the
Augastinia1 Fathers, and offers superior
advantages to students, who desire to make
q thorough Classical, scientific or CONNER
cial course. 1t Is situated on tho pennsyl.
yapia Cent? oil Railroad, eleven miles from
Philadelphia. Railroad station and fost
Offico on tho College grounds. H.
Terms: Per session Of five months' IN
advance,) $50. ..,
For fuii particulars, send for catalogue
Rev. +. A. MIDDLETON, ID. d.,
a.o,.,vr President.
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BOARDING..

DOARDING.-Ifyou want good bed and
D board for a rs per week, 60 to So5
Shipley street.
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The Council will pass all their bills for
the month Of January ia. morrow evening.
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nor RENT.-The mansion house, farm
III and out-buildings Of John O'Byrne,
ESQ. situated on the Philadelphia turnpike
about four hundred yards from the city
limits. The farm contains about 70 acres,
and is in . high state Of cultivation. The
stabling, shedding and sheep folds. Water
Of the fne st quality, and superabundant in
quantity in the driest seasons. There is q
large and beautiful lawn full Of shade trees.
The house contaiss six large rooms on the
first floor, six lne bed rooms on the second
floor, and six attics. There is q porch
In front of 1t about seventy feet long with
q full view Of tho Delaware river. Private
stables for flve horses. To thrifty and
respectable farmer 1t would in addition to
his farm business one Of the best places for
a summer boarding house in the State.
Fruit in abundance, of all kinds, and there
is absut one-third Of an acre in choice
asparagus. twill not be rented on shares
For q country residence 1t cannot be sur
passed. Apply at THIS OFFICE.
feb2 tt
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EHB LE0 IOLATUR1.
By cur special Correspondent.
&enOtC.

DOVER, Feb. D.
The Senate met st 10 JAM. All the mem-
bers present.
On motion Of Mr.. Davis the House joint
resolution inviting Rev. ]. H. Caldwell to
preach sermon before the Legislature, was
read and concurred in.
Mr.. Sharpley introduced bill to incor-
porate the Centreville Hall Company.
Mr.. Nddeman from COMMITTEES, reported
the bill to provide for the annual payment
by Sussex county sum equivalent to the
interest on $4,000, which Was taken up,
read third time and passed.
Mr.. Harrington, from COMMITTEES on
Reads and Highways, reported tho Act to
repeal Chapter 64, Volume 4, Delaware
Laws, which was taken up, read third
Mr.. Fiddemsn, from Committee on FL
nance reported An Act for tho redemption
of State bonds, which was read.
Mr. Ray from the committee on Revised
Statutes reported the LII authorizing the
appointment of an additional notary public
in Sussex county, which was taken up read
third time and passed.
On motion of Sharpley, the bill for the
relief of John NJ. Cordeza and others, was
taken up, read third time and passed.
Mr.. Davis from the Committee on Cor
poratiens, reported the bill to incorporate
the Odessa Hall Company, which was taken
up, amended, read third time and passed.
he also reported the bill to amend the
| act to amend and renew the charter Of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
| of Mill Creek Hundred, which was taken
up read third time and passed.
Adjourned.
Tho House met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Mr.. Bird presented q petition of Susan
Waltz for divorce, read and referred.
The following bills were INTRODUCED and
read.
Iy Mr.. Wright An Act in relation to the
liability of principle and surety.
By Mr.. Mustard An Act to promote the
education of Colored people and for other
purporses, and An Act to amend the Chap
ter 159 current volumn Delaware Laws,
(this act gives power to issue 80 additional
bonds of the Town of Lewis).
By Mr.. Cochran, supplement to the
Act to incorporate the Peninsulsr Agricul-
turai and Pathological Society.
The following bills were given notice OF /
Dy Mr.. Ware, An Act to incorporate the
Immaculate Beneficial Society of the city Of
Wilmington.
By Mr.. Speaker, An Act to amend the
Act consolidating School Districts Nos: 70,
7011, 102 and 1921, Sussex county. Also
An Act to provide for the appointment OF a
Board of Fishery Commissioners, and for
the protection and propagation Of fish, and
appropriating money for the same.
On motion of Mr.. Wright, 200 copies Of
an act to render parties to the record In
civil suits for the use of thesHouse.
Mr.. Wright gave notice Of an act in rela-
on to the purchase Of real estate purchased
un dor an order of the Orphans Court.
The joint resolution paying the Adjutant
General $400 was taken up for considera-
ton. House resolved itself into committee
of the whole, reported progress to the
House and the resolution went over.
Mr.. Ware presented petition of l4e citl-
zens of Wilmington for the abolition Of the
Board of Revision Of City Council. Read.
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jsnlelm
NOTICE.
Old DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM
PANY.

The Annual Meeting Of the Stookholders
ofthis company for the election OfDirectors
and for the tran sactien Of such other busi-
ness @ Of tho Company rs may be necessary
Or proper, will bs held at the principal Of
ice Of the Company, No. lN Greenwich
street in the city OF New York on TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 18th, 1877. between the hours
I2tfls W. II. STAMFORD, Secretary.
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EOR SALE.-The best Hand. made Brick
Il all kinds guaranteed full SIZE Paw.
ing Brick as low as 81 90. Address
jan25-lm NJ. T. PAGE, p. o. Box 16, City.
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NOR sALE.-The good will, stock and
il fixtures Of the Sorrsl Horse Hotel, No.
1N West Front street; apply to
HENRY BRADLEY,
jAtf orrel Horse Hotel.
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NOR RENT.-A CHANCE SELDOM
stands in the city known as the Fountain
Hotel and Museum, and tho only leo
Cream and Beer Garden in the city. I will
rent tho whole, or part, to some reliable
person on reasonable terms. Apply to
WIN. H. CHADWICK,
Nos. z07 and zoe W. Fourth street,
jan30-tf Wilmington, Del.
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TOR SALE.-One hundred loads Of mon.
Philadelphia pike. jan3O-lw
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ADJUSTMENTS.

GHAsD OPERA HOUSE.
CHAS. II. DUPREZ, MANAaER
WEDNESDAY EVE, FEBRUARY 7,
Still on the March Of Triumph.
DupREZ & BENEDlCTS
GIGANTIC FAMOUS MINISTRIES,
Burles4ue Opera Troupe and Brass Band.
On their twenty.flfth Annual Tour
Our Centennial Brilliant Organization.
Composed Of only popular Distinguished
Artists, Of various specialties, forming
. strong Corps Of Vocalists,
Comedians, solo Musi.
clans, Ethiopian
Delineators, Artistic Dancers and Female
Impers0nators, introducing Con-
certs Of Merit 4 Brilllancy,
Reserved seats for sale at Boughman,
Thomas Cos Bood Store, feb5-3t
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FOR SALE AND RENT.

TOR sALE-at stockley's Saloon, King
+ street below Third street, . lot Of fine
mocking birds, at $500 piece. fsb6-lt
New-York tribune., 1877-11-24

electro-magnetic machines, and some of it is
ouite recent Among others invented in this cOun-
try are the Wallace and the Brush machines,
of which perhaps the least that can be sald Is
that they are fully equal to the Gramme
machine, which was itself vast improve
mcnt on its predecessors. a series OF expert
ments, for lighthouse purposes, has just been
made by Professor Tynda, to decide between
the merits of different machines; and the
Holmes, Alliance, Gramme, and large and small
Siemcns were thoroughly tested. The Holmes
machine is the one that has been used at
Dungeness it and the Alliance are old con-
trvances; doubtless the adverse verdict of our
Lighthouse Board was based on the working
of those machines; they were certainly clumsy.
The horsepower of the engine for driving the
Gramme machine had to be about fifty per
cent more than that of the rest but the weight
of the machine was only half that Of the
Holmes. The large Semens machine was, how
ever only half the weight of the Gramme. But
the great reduction is in cost the price of the
Siemens machine being only 1915, which is
about one e-tenth of the price Of the earlier in
vcntiOns
The enormous amount of light that IS placed
at disposal by these new cOntrivances, should
settle the question of their usefulness, even II
their cost had not been so greatly reduced.
The Gramme and the small Siemens machine
each gave four times as much hght as the
older one in use at Dungeness, and the large
Siemens gave nine times as much, equallng
in technical terms the light Of over l4,OOO
candles. Consequently two of the Siemen5
machines have been ordered for the Lizard
lighthouse. When these are in play they will
give the most brilliant light in the world. IL
does not appear, however, that the most re-
cent improvements in electric burners are
to be adopted. When we try these things
here. let MS have the best. both OF ma
chimes and burners. The probability is
that they will cost us less than oil; but
whether less or more would make little differ
ence in view OF the immensely greater service
to our shipping. Perhaps, too. this would be
il good time for te sting what seems capital
invention of Sir William Thomson: TO make
each lighthouse fash, with long and short
pauses, a light which would spell out part
OF the distinctive name Of the light
house itself III letters of the Morse
alphabet. Chief among the causes Of ship
wreck, is mstakIng the lights. This new de-
vice should certainly prove more distinctive
than the present system, and its practical use
In signalling Is already well known in our
army. We want the light of our lighthouses
to be in every respect fully up to the standard
of the most recent advances in science and
invention.
New-York tribune., 1877-11-24
AMONG THE BREAKEPC

In the game of Force, the Republican party
prevailed long, but can prevail no longer.
Let the Presidents motives be fully ap-
precated but it is still true that his course
toward the Southern States was mere recOg-
milton of the fact that he had no power to
take different course. What the Republican
party ought to have done in the plcntitude of
umdisputed power in 1872, it does in 1877,
not merely because the President has wisdom
and patriotism, but because it could not eff
fectually do anything else If it tried. Does
anybody imagine that the Republican suprem-
acy in the Senate could have been maintained
by a different course1 Mr.. Patterson Is under
Indictment, and Mr.. COnOver Is reported to
have knowledge that leading Democrats pos
sess very strong evidence against him.
Could the Republican party have prevented
the prosecutions of these persons for alleged
oiicnses We do not ask if ii was possible by
such means TO maintain a majority in the SEN
ate without increasing the disgust which had
already cost many Northern States to that
party; we ask whether it was possible at any
cost. The House was Democratic. 1t would
have been impossible to pay the army if it
had been employed to uphold in South Caro-
ma anu IioIlud INC BoN'IhhicHts vi WHICH
COnOyer and Patterson are representatives..
Without that force, those governments could
not have been maintained at all. At an early
day, a struggle exceedingly disgusting to right
thinking citizens at the North must have
ended in defeat Messrs. Patterson and COnover
must have been brought within the range of
State tribunals not organized to acquit and
the power which is now held, or supposed TO
be held, over their action would inevitably
have been exercised.
"Take away the sword" said Richelieu
New-York tribune., 1877-11-24

States can he saved WITHOUT II l"hc away
the sword, an intelligent Rcpuhhcanlsm de-
clares, for States cannot ne saved with it; the
use of it has cost much already, viii cost much
more. and in the near issue will be Of no avail.
And then, whati Must the Republican party
cease TO exist because il can 10 longer rely
upon course which it ought never TO have
| taLen2 Let those so answer who believe that
Republican ideas have no hold upon American
inteliects or consciences. The party would
| have been lmmeasurably stronger to-day, II IL
had never ceased to rely upon the power ol IFS
ideas and the Justice Of its cause. It's only
| hope for the future is 10 make itself, what II
was and should have ever renamed, the en-
bodimcnt of the most progressive ideas, the
broadest justice, and the most unilinchlng iidel-
ity TO national obligations Doing tins, the
Republican party can win votes, and then
strength IN either branch of Congress. Reius-
ing it courts sure defeat.
In the struggle of ideas, the Republican
party has not yet been beaten. Its practical
"politicians." its machine managers, its cor
ruptionists and jobbers look with contempt
upon the notion that a party can refuse to
capture votes by force, or to convey votes by
fraud, and can rely safely upon the justice OF
its aims and the public approval of its ideas.
Yet experience should have taught to prac-
tcal men IA lesson worth their learning. The
Republican party had been Overwhelmingly
beaten in 1S7A. 1t was not by any new trick,
or application Of force, that tie great tide OF
Democratic success was stopped and rolled
back in Ohio in 1875. The only advantage
which the Republican party then possessed
WAS its greater fidelity to public obligations
and TO those vast material interests which, as
all intelligent voters know, depend at last
upon National honesty. There the party was
strong; in every other respect, it was com
plctcly beaten. But for that element of
strength, it would have been utterly
overwhelmed before the Presidential contest
began. But for that, Democracy would not
have been divided and discordant But for
that, the Republican party would not have
been able, ut the last moment, to pull Ohio
out of the fire, to save Wisconsin by narrow
margin, 10 hold New Hampshire and Penn
sylyanil, or TO recover California and Oregon.
1t was utterly and hopelessly beaten, except
for one idea. With that, it gained new
lease of power.
For the last time, as far as human foresight
can measure, the Republican party has oppor-
tunity to represent and lead the opinions of
intelligent and conscientious men. If it fails
now, thus is its last trial. If ii wayers, divides
or palters, in respect to the national honor, it
will never win and may as well never fight
! another battle. Democracy represents and
will surely satisfy those who want any or
every form Of iniideiity to public obligations
The Republican party can prevail, indeed, II
can continue To exist, only by cmbOdying and
representing, with unlaltering steadiness and
knightiy courage, the intelligence and the
honor of the nation.
New-York tribune., 1877-11-24

Thought il might be well to try the experiment
of keeping gold and silver in circulation to-
gether In all the conversations on TINS SUD
iect mt the White House, we do not bclleye
however, that he has ever said word that
could be properly construed into an encour-
agement of any project for making less than
n dollars worth of silver legal tender for a
dollar. On the contrary, he has always in
sisted that if silver ia to be remonctzed,
new dollar must he coined. containing enough
silver to make it of equal value with the gold
dollar The two kinds of money, he has MAIN
tanned, must be started on a par. Otherwise
there could be no b-metallic experiment, for
n cheap silver dollar would inevitably drive
all the gold out of the country.
We have no reason for thinking that Presi-
dent Hayes has changed his opinions OF late.
The additional study he has given to the
question since the discussion began In Con-
eress. whatever effect it may have had upon
his views on the dcsirability of double
standard, cannot fail to have strengthened his
previous conviction that there is great peril to
the honor and interests Of the Government and
the country in the project for making 4l2i2
grains of silver a legal-tender for a dollar
There is not a repudating hair on Mr. Hayes's
head, or a drop of dishonest blood III his
veins His whole life has been that of an up
right, conscientious, right-thnklng man. we
await without apprehension his action upon
the Bland bill, in case the measure ever
reaches him. We have still good deal OF
faith that the Senate will kill the bill but if
il does not, we have entire confidence that
tbe President will.
New-York tribune., 1877-11-24
PERSONAL.

Senator Withers, of Virginia, has a daughter
called yirgnia s-cessa Wi,hers She was boru on TIE
dav Virginia seeded.
Miss Lillian Adelaide Nelson has lately had
an accident in Glasgow the fingers of her rgu' hAld
we're crushed in the door of her carriage.
Mr. Donald G.. Mitchell doesn't approve OF
straight streets in cities; no likes curying streets and
boucvars, which give views on more than one sct Vi
handsome houses and Ol0ohs
Large. dark-blue eyes, brown clustering hair,a
firm but smiling mouth. noble head. aud tan aha
stately presencc-thee are the goodv possessions OF
Miss Louisa Alcot;, as noted IN St Nichol1S
Mr.. Thomas Hardy is certainly most inge-
NOUS in his titles Hsnew story squainty called, Ie
Return Of the Native" The chiefly aid n ine
open air. and The leading characters are seconded
cLoru, oi rus les.
The Duke de Broglic, talking with poll-
tcian not long ago. is reported 10 have sail " 'h
ready TO descend INTO the Hons den, that The Masai
can the edge and bceye that in 'he ssa''"
interest 90 would Dee wrong 90 iook for ot'er Yic ms
Madame Rattazzi has finished her long
promised book. "Eattdzzi ami His limes.' ANA t '
10 appear NJ the same time as newspaper serial n
Rome Vienna, Paris, Lisbon and Madrid In Iars' ITO
Iscgrapke will prat n Vienna, the Aee ffe'e ffsSe
u is said t0 be- AN X,ecdinsA interesting emu
work, containing many unpublished p'iiuea o''u'"''
Mr.. G.. 4. Sala, in the highly hattenhg
succch he made To General Grant 90 the Brighton ''h
ourt said that they welcomed him i'm Englnd as Iea
nyson. Carlyle and D..rao would DE welcomed 10 Amer
i,a: and as Lon. fellow as Emerson, ANA as bfyaAt
would he welcomed n Enclan0' Unconscious Mt 7'l4.
lie diln't know General Grants feelings ~ rs'iS
LITERARY feilcrs.'
Poor Josephine Bonapartc's mansion OF hai-
malson has Just been sold h. Government 20 inc ae'
Of foreign parsonage for $4,000. Another oce'"eu
mansion, the u6el De Monaco In the Rae de Var hho,
built In the seventeenth century by Cortonne Tor NaI
Montmoreucy, ami occupied by Grmadi, Prince oi
N,uaco by Princess Adelaide OF Orleans and by Gcnel
C,yaisuac during mis- Presidency, is reported u" "to
Iust been presented by Tie Duchess OF uuhe'' W '
Connie dc Paris.
Can this affecting tale. told concerning Pro-
fes.or Everett In The Boston Advasr. Dc true II !"
New-York tribune., 1877-11-24
THE ". &. BVTLER CASE.

II was very shrewd in the Democratic SEN
ators to begin with the South Carolina case
General Buffers claim is not rs strong ms that
Of either of the other two Democrats claiming
seats Mr.. Eustis has virtually no competitor,
for Pinchbacil was rejected long ago. Judge
Spoford's credentials are the regular product
of n Legislature constituted by the efforts OF
President Hayes's Louisiana Commission, ana
he has therefore a right to expect some con
sidcraton at the hands of Republic ms who APP
prove the settlement which left the Nichols
Government in undlsputed possession. General
Butler was chosen 10y Legislature which had
2 House of questionable validity, and no Senate
at all. Nobody claimed that the Senate which
sustained Governor Chamberlain, ami voted Tor
DT. .Corbin for United States Senator, lacked ale-
cal dnorum nobody asserted that the fractional
senate acting with the Hampton Government,
when Butler was elected, was a legal BODY
The dispute was about the House. 1t does
not follow, therefore, that if Corbln was not
legally elected, Butler is entitled to the seat
There may have been no valid election what
ever. This view OF the matter was not over
looked i'm South Carolina, and when the lamp
ton LEGISLATURE got possession OF the State
House and took in such remnants of the rival
body as it chose to tolerate, there was good
deal of talk of holding new Senatorial cleo
ton. General Buffers friends managed to
prevent this They feared that if another
vote should be taken Butler would be beaten
by some man Of more conservative views, and
with a less Objectionable record, and they
knew he preferred to take his chances, with
his defective credentials and with the Ham
burg Massacre indictments hanging over him,
rather than to risk the chances OF a new cleo
ton.
II the Democrats succeed in seating Butler,
they ought to have ne trouble with Eustis.
Their lien on Patterson's vote will no doubt
hold good on all occasions, and if COnoyer Is
moved by no personal considerations he
will be able to allcge more honorable motives.
After Eustis gets IN, SpolTord will not have to
stand long ut the door.