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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-31

ROsEwooD.-It has puzzled many to
decide why the dark wood so highly valued
for pianos, aad in these times SO cleverly
initiated, should be called rosewood Its
color, certainly, does not look like that of
a rose, but when the tree is first cut, the
fresh wood possesses a strong, rose-like
fragrance; hence the name. There are
half dozen or more kinds of rosewood
trees found in South America and in the
East Indies and neighboring islands.
Sometimes the trees grow so large that
planks four feet broad and ten feet in
length can be cut from them. These
broad planks arc principally used to make
tops for pianofortes. When growing, the
rosewood tree is remarkable for its beanty:
but such is its value in manufactures as
an ornamental wood, that some of the for
ests where it once grew abundantly, now
have scarcely single specimen. In Mad
ras the government has prudently had
great plantations Of this tree set out in
order to keep up the supply.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-31
For the Democrntic Adrnnnte.

SIZE OF THE EARTH.-"A Around the
world in eighty days. as the excursionists
phrase it, seems to our comprehension, To
reduce the size of the little hickory-nut
on which we dwell even below that Of the
figure of an orange, with which teachers
used to illustrate the figure of our globe,
hattened at the poles. Well, the world is
not so very big, after all, or don't seem so
big, in these days of railroads, fast ocean
steamers and telegraphs. Only $4,000
miles in circumference, and we can spin
round that distance in eighty days. When
we get the @rostat in perfect working or
der, we shall start from any part of this
continent to-day, dine in London or Paris
next day, and the third day sup in China
or Japan.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-31

The largest farmer in California is DR..
Glenn, of Colusa county. He farms 2O,-
600 acres. lie sold last years wheat crop
for more than 100000. His farms are
constantly being improved.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-31

That writer does the most who gives
his readers the most knowledge, and takes
from them the least tine.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-31
Ghe Graueller.
IIUHt tHt LIugtFsFOIEH 41utt.
LETTERS FROM D. Il. WILES.

Germany and Fnnce-French and German Agricul-
ture-Arrival in Paris-A Visit to Versailles-Its
Splendid Garden an d Works Of Art.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-31

Pumpkin seed is most excellent rem
edy for worms in children. They will eat
the seed as readily as they will eat al
monds, and won't think of them as medi-
cine, at all. Whereas, if prepared as
medicine, some children would NOT take it
willingly. Try it; the remedy has proved
effectual in numberless instances.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-31

Kerosene la mps which are trimmed
daily, rarely explode.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-31

A WORD IN SEAsoN.-Don't Let chill
dren crack peach seed and eat the kernels.
One ounce of these kernels contain about
one grain of pure prussic acid, and this
quantity is sufficient to kill an adult. A
fatal case of poisoning from this cause re-
Gently occurred in Paris. Cake favored
with peach kernels is not wholesome, and
should be used with caution, or not at all.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-31

The constitutional provisions above refer
red TO are as follows:
SEC. ?. No person above the age of twenty
one years, convicted of larceny, or other in.
famous crime, unless pardoned by the Gov
ernor, shall ever thereafter be entitled to vote
at any election in this State, and no person
under guardianship, as lunatic, or as per-
son non compos meatis, shall be entitled to
vote.
SEC: 3. lf any person shall give, or offer to
give, directly or indirectly, any bribe, pres
ent or reward, or any promise, or any seeu-
riiy for the payment, or the delivery of money,
or any other thing, to induce any voter to re-
train from casting his vote, or to prevent him,
IN any way, from voting, or to procure a vote
Tor any candidate, or person proposed, or
voted for, as Elector of President and Vice
President Of the United States, or Represen-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-31

A Trip AcrOss Ireland-A Ride in a Jaunting Car
The Giants Causeway-The Rich Appearance Of
the Country-Belfast and Dublin-The Beautiful
Lakes of Killarney-Arrival at Queenstown-Em-
barking fox Home-Views OF European Farming
Productions, &e-The Advantages America Has
Over EurOpe
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
General News.

The President and party, including
Mrs. Hayes, Secretary Evarts, General
Sherman aud others, left Washington
yesterday morning for New York. They
arrived III the afternoon, and at night at
tended the Bryant commemoration at
the Academy of Music.
Revenue Agent G. W. Atkinson, has
recently captured 81 xteen distilleries in a
raid along the Tennessee and Kentucky
line, with 10 copper stills and worms,
2G6 mash tubs, 1860 gallons of mash
and 263 gallons OF whisky. The work
was accomplished without bloodshed.
Owing to the enormous surplus of sill
yer coin lying idle in the National and
First National Banks, of Port Jervis, n .
Y, the officers of those institutions have
gwen notice that after January 6 no
trade dollars or subsidiary coins will be
received by them, excep: at discount Of
= per cent.
The first narrow-gauge train ever run
over the Erie railway left Buffalo, n. Y.
last night, for New York. 1t was com
posed of 20 new freight cars, driven by a
5O-ton consolidation engine OF the stand
ard gauge. To-day a similar train will
leave Jersey City for the West.
Washington Rumler, farmer stopped
at the house of John Seeman, near Gus
tar, Ohio, Saturday night, and asked ad-
mittance, saying he was cold. Seeman
refused. Rumler broke in the window,
and Seeman blew his brains out with a
shot gun. Rumler is supposed to have
been intoxi Gated.
The United States commissioners at
Sau Francisco yesterday completed the
inquiry into the loss OF the steamer
Georgia, by taking the testimony of ii
u. Howord, the captain. He said he had
been deceived by the action OF the cur
rents, and repelled the charges of drunk
enness and inattenuon to duty.
Chas. j. Shckney was arragned al
Fall River, Mass. yesterday, and pleadet
guilty to an Indictment charging bin
with the embezZlement If S2U, 900 from
| the Manufacturers Gas Company, O
| that city. Sentence was reserved, an,
| Snckney returned to his residence VIII /,
he Is permitted to abide for the present
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
FIFTH EDITION.
The Teller Com mittee.
A SUBCOMMITTEE APPOINTED
TO VISIT NEW ORLEANS.

NO DIsPosITIoN MANIFEST TO INvEsTI-
GATE ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUDS IN
NORTHERN STATES.
WAsHINaToN, Dec. 30.
The Teller Committee held meeting
this morning and voted that sub-com-
mit'ee, consisting of the chairman,
Messrs. Kirkwood Republican, of Iowa.,
Bailey, democrat, of Tennessee), Cam
eron Republican, Of Wise onsin), and
Garland democrat, of Arkansas), start
for New Orleans on Thursday. The
other sub-committees will he appointed
hereafter. On motion OF Mr.. Garland a
resolution was adopted, calling on the
President and Attorney General for all
evidence in iheir possession relating to
outrage and fraud In the South. and the
committee adjourned. The action of the
Republican members of the committee
indicates very decidedly that they have no
intention OF permitting an Investigation
of Northern election frauds in Pennsy i
vania, New York and Massachusetts.
The Democratic members to-day urged
that the comm ttee decide on an order of
proceeding, that II specify the order
in which IL would visitit different sec
tions, but the Republicans steadily de-
cliued to do anything of the kind. ave
are undertaking job sufficient to last US
the rest of our Senatorial lives, but we
shall only get As far as the issuance of q
campaign document next fall" said a
| Democratic member of the committee to
yopr correspondent to-day. There is nc
reason to bel eve that Chairman Tellsr's
anxiety TO get to New Orleans isinspired
by Kellogg, who has fresh murder oI
two TO be Investigated and wants the
/ Potter Committee watched. Neither
Garland nor Bailey expect 10 get back
to Washington much before tho expira
| tlnn OF CnnRrrns
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
Brandywine Water.
For the Gazette.

For the Gazette.
| see by your paper that there is an ex-
traordinary amount of sickness in the
city, and the cause is attributed to the
water which is pdmped from the Bran
Gywlne into the reservoir, where we get
our supply for drinking and other pur-
poses. Now, Mr. Editor, let us reason
ou this subject. There are persons now
living in the city, who recollect when it
was the healthiest place found on the
Delaware river between New Castle and
Marcus Hook, especially in the matter
oftyphoid and bilious .fevers, which ap.
pear to be the prevailing diseases at this
time. Well may the people begin to
think and talk on this subject to each
other, and | say how is it that our once
healthy city has become so afflicted with
this terrible malady? And while | am
penning this piece there are families who
are mourning over their dead, who have
fallen victims to this almost fatal disease.
Well may the citizens say it COMES from
the impure condition of the Brandyw wine
water. Why dc some, if not all, of our
doctors say they don't use il and have
Deentold by the apothecaries that they
DO not use in their mixtures. A very
prominent person said TO me the other
day, what are we going to do about the
water for can taste calling the name
of some mineral which | forgeD at my
hydrant )" and another person said that
hr could not use the water in his bath
Jlb because ii smelled so bad. These are
common complaints amongst us.
The sanitary cond ton OF the city is
better lhan II was years ago when iJ wa,
the healthiest place to he found in the
state. Our street, are clean we had al
extra force on few months back, when
tue fever was In the Soutn, for frar of il
And a this time here Is no refuse mat
tel 10 I've found in the city or around the
suburbs.
One more question, Mr.. Editor. VIZ
gives il to the factory men lGe privilege
To Let this stuff into the Hraniwine once
week? 1t is time for the people to fnt
out who VAS this extraordinary power I,
grant privileges Of thus kind to poison
the water, which the citizens think /
the cause Of the typhoid fever which
Ile will press this matter on the Cit
Council, for it is high time they shoul
take some action on this subject of on
diIuklng water. IL Is terrible to thin
about to be poisoned by drinking tn
water that has cost us so much time an,
money to procure.
Tue parties on the north side of tn
creek have made pio f'ision to carr
away their refuse matter, and they did
voluntarily. And the ones on this sid
il they don't do it that way, ought to t
made to do 1t. 1t is no matter what ii
cost may he ,asiit is no time to talk abou
dollars and cents if the people are mad
sick anu die from the drinking of u
water. BRANDYwINE.
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
NOW $4,000 MISSING.

Er-Gorernor GrOrer Accused Of Dis
honesty and Vtoidtion Of His oath.
PORTLAND, Oregon Dec. 30.-For
about two months the Commission ap-
pointed by the Legislature Of Oregon has
been iuvestiga ing books and papers con-
necied with the State Depar ment. Its
report, now submitted, shows that fands
to the amount of x97 600 have either been
unaccounted for or paid out without su-
therity Of law. Among these amounts
the following items 4: Swamp lend fund
unaccOunted for, 1876.
Illegal fees paid for conveying convicts
and insane persons TO places Of conflne-
ment, S37 1882; quartermaster stores in
the Aodoc war accounted for. $13,200 ;
overpad to Secretary of State Chadwick,
So 900, and to his assistant, 7. ii. Cam,
81, 800; school and school land funds,
about $1,000 deficiency. Since the close
of the late State administration L. ii.
Cam has paid TO the Treasurer 200
belonging to the various State funds, and
declares his ability and willingness to pay
all that is due the State from official
transactions tia, came within his super.
vision.
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
FOURTH EDITION
Obituary
SUDDEN DEATH OF WIN. 8. M'cAULLEY
ESQ,

SUDDEN DEATH OF WIN. q. MsCAULLEY,
ESQ.
The announcement this IN orning, of
the sudden death OF WIN. s. McCaulley,
Esq, took tn. community by surprise,
and il was som -time before his frie nds
could realize the fact. Mr.. McCaulley
had not been particularly unwell, with
the exception Of bad cold, and retired
TO bed last night with the intention OF
going to New Castle in the morning.
Some time after retiring he was seized
with a violent attack of illness, and DIR.
Draper was summoned, but all remedies
proved Intellectual and Mr.. McCaulley
died between IL and ~ o'clock. DIR.
Draper stated tnat The cause of his death
was "heart clot," or the clotting of the
blood iu the heart.
wm. s. McCaulley was a son of Wm.
MoCaulley, Esq, a highly esteemed re-
sident Of Wilmington, and was born
Brandywine Village, in 1923. He receiv-
ed bis education in this city, principally
at st. Mary's College, where he was a
classmate of Edward Ridgeley, ESQ and
the late Edward McCabe. For awhile
be held clrrkship in Wilson & Heald's
(now q. +. Thomas 81 Co, 's) book store,
but afterwards entered the law office of
| the late Chief ustice Edward w Gilpin
| He read law during the prescribed term,
| and was admitted TO the New Castle
| County bar shortly after he attained
his majority. He soon became possessed
of an extensive prac ice, and took a po-
sitIon as one of the leading members OF
the bar.
During States Attorney Alfred Woot-
tens term Mr.. McCaulleS act. d as Depu.
ty Attorney General, and he was also ap-
pointed Chancellor al iitem for the adju.
dication of several important cases. I'm
der President johnson, In 1866, he was
member from Delaware OF the officia
board of visitors at West Point, and IN
the spring of 1875, on the dec ase oi
William Reynolds, be was appointed
Adjutant General ofthe State, which pc
sition lie held until his death.
MI. McCaulley was always actively
identified with the Democratic party
and was its candidate for Mayor in 1867
for the Legislature in 1872, and for Presi
dent of City Council IN 1873. Then
however, the Republican party was il
the ascendency, aud he suffered defea
on each occasion. Last summer he wa
a candidate for the Democratic Mayor
/ atty nomination, but was unsucces ful.
, Mr.. McCaulley was a man of genia
: nature and kindly traits, upright anC
honest in all his traCsactIons He en-
' joyed large circle of acquaintance, q
a | whom his sudden death will be "A pal nfu
shock. He leaves wife and one chill
> a daughter aged seventeen years.
. His funeral will take place on Thur
g day, at II o'clock, a. M, from his lat
residence, No 923 NJ arket street.
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
10, 900 shares sofRaiuroad Stock

NEW YeRK, December 80. - Judge
Speir, of the Superior Court, gave a de-
cision in the suit of Peter Marie and
Others vs.. q. II. Gorrisen. The plaintiffs
say that they held thirtv-six thousand
shares Of the Pacific Railroad Company
of Mississippi. The third mortgage
bondhnlders began foreclosure and the
defendant, as holder Of the majority of
the bonds, agreed, if the plaintiffs with
drew their opposition TO the foreclo ,ure
10 establish new company and give
them th.rty-siX thousand shares thereof
They sued for a breach of that agree
ment. Defendant demugred, and the
Court ovrrrnles the demurrer and gives
I judgment for plaintiffs.
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31

Sarah Stalker, malpractitioner, of
Owego, n. Y, was arrested in Mirhigai,
and sent back to that place by raj. On
the way she made desperate efforts to
escape, at one time trying to jump into
the Detroit river, and at another actually
jumping from train going forty-five
miles an hour. She landed in snow
bank, was retaken, but slightly injured
aud is now in Jail awaiting trial for per
forming an operation on Miss Lottie A,
Richardson an Owego school teacher
aged twenty three, causing her death.
George-ketchLm, who 10 concered in the
case, has fed.
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
THIRD EDITION
The Freedm.n's Bank.

The Operations of the Commissioners |
Something Must BE Done.
The Washington correspondent OF the
New York Times says
Recent reports, ,sho wing the operations
of the commissioners appointed to wind
up the affairs of the Freedman's Bank,
demand the immediate attention OF Con-
gress, and unless something Is promptly
done in the interest of the poor people
who were swindled by the directors of
that institution, the management OF the
commissioners will prove quite as disas-
trous as the Investments made by the old
Board of Directors. The bank failed in
the fall of 1873, and shortly thereafter
was placed in charge of commissioners
authorized to wind up its affairs and dis
tribute the assets pro rata among Its de-
positors. Several small dividends have
been declared and distributed, but there
is no prospect of final settlement.
Since the commissioners have been in
charge they have paid themselves out of
the assets of the bank salaries amounting
TO nearly $40, 900, and during the same
period there has been paid for the sala-
ries of agents over sta 900, and for at
torneys' fees over s3l 900. These three
items amount 70 sum nearly equal to
one.half the dividends distri buted TO the
depositors.
The losers by the failbre of the Freed
mans Bank are, for the most part, poor
colored people, who were induced to de-
posit their savings with the bank upon
representations made by the officers that
the institution was under Government
Supervision, and that their deposits
would be "a secure in the Freedman,
Bank as il placed in the vaults OF tn,
Treasury. Upon such assurances mil
lions of dollars were deposited in smal
sums, by the freedmen of the Southern
states, the money thus deposited beinl
the first fruits of their personal freedom
The bold and reckless manner in whicl
these contidlng people were swindle,
entities them now TO the protection o
the Government, in whose name the,
were robbed, and Congress should TAX
immediate steps 10 save from the wreck
for their benefit, whatever can be saved
rhe settlement of the affairs OF tn
bank is being made by authority of Cor
gress, and a decent regard for the homo
of the Government, as well as justice Z
the people who were duped, demand
that measures should be adopted to pre-
cure au early settlement of the bank
affairs, and an Investigation into tb
large expenditures already made by tn
comm Ssioners.
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
PENINSULA ITEMS.

A company has been formed IN Balti-
more hundred, for the purpose of fishing
along the Atlantic coast. The company
Is provided with seine 100 fathoms long
and 8 fathons deep. They have several
hauls in which they were very success
full.
A stubble field near Middletown caught
fire on Christmas eve, from the spark OF
a locomotive, and the ffre department OF
that place consisting ofseveral men, and
Babcock extingnisher turned out, and
soon subdued the flames.
An order for 100000 oiled wagon wheels
has been received from London by Mr.
Hanley of Harrington.
Over thirty private residences have
been erected in Dover during the past
Vpnr
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
THE FERTILIZER TAX IN NORTH
CAROLINA

A committee composed Of leading
North Carolina agriculturists having in
V stigated the matter, reported that the
law passed recently by the Legislature
fixing heavy tax on all brands OF fertili-
zers brought into that State for sale has
been productive of great benefit to the
agricultural classes In several particulars.
1t is claimed that the analysis TO which
the law suhjecis fertilizers has checked
frauds In their manufacture, aud i'm
proved the quality of those imported in
to the State at least 80 per cent, whilst
tho home manufacture of fertilizers has
been stimulated. II also said that the
opposition to the law on the part of the
fertilizer manufacturers has mostly died
out,
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
A YOUNG LADY,s SUICIDE

READING, Dec. 30.-Annie Scotten, a
young lady, seventeen years of age, resid-
i. 6 in this city, haB died from the effects
of dose Of corrosive sublimate, which
she took yesterday with the intention of
committing suicide. After taking the
poison She notified her father, but it was
too late to save her life. 1t is said that
the deed was caused by dependency, re-
suting fl ON a love affair.
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
Ice in the Mississippi.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 80. 1s7

oI IVUIS, MU., DEC. 3U, IoI6.
Tee no material change in the
cond.ti II Of the river at this point.
Ferry boats are running in the hapbor.
hut the shore ice is very thick, excepting
just at the ferry landings, where it has
been broken TO enable the boats TO land
The channel, which had baen opened
through the gorge to open water at Car
ondele is closed again. The water is
very low, and, even if the river was open
to Cairo, navigation could be resnned
by only steamers of the lighttsl draught
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
THE SWEDISH EXPEDITION.

ALARM IN SWEDEN AND GERMANY FOR
THE SAFETY OF THE SWEDISH ARCTIC
EXPEDITION.
BERLIN, Dec. 3O.-The despatch 10 the
Herald, dated San Francisco, Dec. 10,
published ..on the 11th, and worded as
follows :-i'Whalers lately arrived flom
the Arctic Ocean repors that ship be-
lieved TO be the larger of the vessels OF
the Swedish Polar Expedition is blocked
In the ice above the Eat Cape" has
caused great alarm among the German
and Swedish friends OF Professor Nor
denskjold, the distinguished leader OF
the expedition.
so NEAR SUCCESS.
As the East Cape is at the northern
entrance of the narrows OF Behriug
Strait, on the Asiatic side, and so near
the goal sought by the adventurous expe-
dtionists, the feeling here Is that II the
Herlard's despatch be true the tate OF
the party Is deplorabls and bitterly dis
appointing
ARELIEF EXPEDITION.
The friends and couutrymen of Pro-
fessor Nordenskjold intend fitung OUT
without delay, relief expedition, which
will proceed TO the point where he Is
reported to be beset AMI afford him and
his all possible assistance. Little ditfi-
Guilty will be met in accomplishing this
purpose, as the ocean currents setting
toward Behring Strait from the Pacific
favor an easy aud very direct approach
TO the East cape.
AN EARLY REL EASE HOPED FOR.
Those who are familiar with the move
meuts of the ice in this portion of Tia,
Arctic Ocean hope that the Nordenks
jold OF Swedish expedition will OBJECT 9
release in the early part of the summer
Winds and currents at present tend Il
keep the Ice against the northeast coa-
of Sihera. and therefore to lock tn,
Vegain the foes norhward of the East
Cape.
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
NJ. S. r.. A. ENTERTAINMENT.

The public will please not forget the
entertainment at the rooms of the NJ s.
II. A-this evening. The programme is a
very interesting and instructive one and
Will be varied so that all tastes may be
met. The demand on the club for money
are 40 constant and so numerous, that the
public may feel confident when they
spend their money in this way, that II
will go to meet these demands, and will
do good
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31
The Typhoid Fever.

AT the present time the typhoid fever
ls raging in this city to great extent
IL is estimated by some of the physicians
cases in the city at present, and It is
stated that one physician has thirty-eight
eases on West street. Considering the
number of cases the death rate is small,
showing that our physicians, as rule,
understand the dread disease. The few or
seems to confine itself mostly TO those
who are over twenty.
The daily gazette., 1878-12-31

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massa-
chuSetts decides that ii is not the duty of
mill owners, in a buildlng properly con-
strucled for business, to provide means
of escape or to insure the safety of EN-
ploves in case of fire. The issue was
raised in the ease of Ellen Jones against
the Granite Mills Company lat Fall river,
for injuries received at the great fire
there in September, 1874.