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PETER COOPER.

Peter Cooper is conspicuous contra
dicti0n of the current idea that success
depends ON the steady pursuit of one call
ing, or longevity on robust health. Few
men who have attained fortune have
been engaged in more varieties of bust
ness. His father, who had been Lieu
tenant in the war of the Revolution (his
maternal grandfather also took part in
the struggle and exhausted his property
in its sustainment) set up hat manu-
factory, after the independence of the
colonies had been gained, and failed in
the enterprise. Peter, a small boy, rem
dered such assistance as he could, which
was not much,as he was punny and ailng
| from his birth.
Anxious as he was for instruction, his
| fathers means We're SO Strengthened that
he could not attend school more than
half of each day for single year and Le-
yond this he has never had any regular
| education. AT seventeen he served an
apprenticeship at coach making, and ac-
| quilted himself 80 well that his employ
ed wished to start him in business which
Peter declined. He followed the trade
for awhile, however, and then made pat
ent machines for shearing cloth, which
was profitable until the close'of fhe war
Oh lolZ destroyed the demand. Next he
made cabiEet ware; then became a gro.
Ger and did several other things, turning
his attention at last to the manufacture
of glue and isinglass, to which naturally
enough, he has stuck to this day.
He has also been a manufacturer o
iron, having erected extensive works neal
Baltimore, and afterward an immens,
rolling and wire mill in New York, sub
sequently removed to Trenton, New .Jer
sey. He constructed, near fifty yea-
i, ago. after his own designs, the first rail
a way engine made on this continent; wa
= the first man to apply anthracite to til
pudding OF iron, and also to roll wrouqh
d iron beams for fireproof buildings Ill
has always taken great interest in til
extension OF the telegraph, in allinternf
improvements and enterprises for til
public good.
The plagutcent charity of the Coope
Institute. a noble and permanent monl
ment to his name and philanthrsph,
v is the result of a promise to himsel
when poor youth, that if he should eve
r grow rich he would establish in his II;
" tive New York an institution where Ii
=, working classes could secure the mstrn
l. tion for which he had longed and labo
cd in vain. Peter Cooper Is one of I'll
lii most venerable Gin D double sense, of o,
public men, having completed his eight
seventh year the 18th of last Februar
He distinctly remembers standing
front of st Paul's and seeing pass Il
CT funeral of George Washington. 1t is n
often that an invalid from the Grad
reaches such an age.
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FIFTH EDITION.
For the DAuY GAzErTE.

- VI WV DAbLA ~ A6n Ie
Mr. EDIroR:-on Saturday, last.7th Of
September, the Democratic Party, held
| the first election under the new rules, &c
county In the Legislature OF this State
our Levy Court Commissioner for this
county, one Inspector, one Assessor, and
two Road Commissioners, for the Hun
/ dred. The election was held at the usual
place in the town of Newark, and the
| polls were opened at l and closed at Z
| p. m. Soon after the opening of the
polls some very decided Republicans
came up to vote. This was anticipated
by Mr.. Vim. II. Robinson, the opponent
of VIM. Dean. The votes'were refused,
by the election officer, which in my
judgment was right, as no Republican
pledge or no pledge ought to be allow d
to vote at such nominations. The voting
proceeded in the usual way each candi-
date using his best exertions to get all
the votes he could; but, sir, about fifteen
minutes before the closing of the polls,
Mr.. VIM. Dean, came in the room anu
said in loud tone, "Smith, addressing
VIM. II. Smith, Esq, the Inspector, or
judge do you want to pledge man
after he is dead, to vote" "Hold on"
said Smith, "what do you mean" Dean
again In loud tone, said, lyon refu-ed
to take Woodrow's vote when he was
willing to pledge himself, to vote for the
successful nominee" (Mr. Dean wanted
bis vote.) Smith replied, "He would not
take the pledge" Dean replied. "Its not
so,he is willing 10 doit." "Bring him up"
said Smith. Up he came, and there
pledged himself, and voted
This war test on the part of MIR. Dean
and his friends, and as If by a well ma
tured plan, (which in my mind was the
La 81 Al
window was alive with Republicans and
they voted, and voted, until the hour of
Z, which put an end to such scene, and
the votes, scarce doz-n or more, were
read OF by the Judge; Drau, Dean, Dean,
and the whole Granger Ticket except two
votes, for Dean, Dean, was the result,
Senator Ray sat near the window and
bitterly denounced the whole thing a
fraud, and protested and protested against
the taking of these votes. Now, Mr..
Editor, will the County Executive Com
mittee tolerate such an outrage, and give
MIR. Dean the nomination over Mr.. Rob
inson, when the vote is SO close, Mr..
Dean ouly having a plurality of six
votes, if they do, Mr.. Dean will be the
nominee of the Democracy, by Repubii-
can voters, who are not to blame, for they
are at this time laughing, and some OF
them have said we done 1t, lyes done
what, you who langh,l given the Demo,
cratic party, a man, that they know H,et
can beat in u,,s county. Blu. / am of the
opinion, Mr.. Editor, if l mistake not the
material and gentlemen composing the
Democratic Executive Committee, Mh
abortion, will be corrected but if sanction
ed by them, you may bid good bye to the
success of our ticket if the Republicans
make a strong one.
A CoRKEsPoNDENT.
White Clay Creek Hid.
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ssI Me. Lost I'm . Welsh Celliery


England IL now passing through an
era of accidents of the most dreaniul Ia,
ture, The excitement an anguish caused
bv the sinking OF the excursion boat
Princess Alice on the Thames has not
subsidized to any appreciable degree
when close upon IL COMES, tonight, the
news of terrible colliery accident in
Wales. To the horrors of this new Ca
lamity England will awake In Few
hours. The disaster occurred yesterday
afternoon at Ebbw Vale colliery, Aber-
earn, near Newport, in Monmouthsblre.
There were 81 men in the pit when the
explosion of coal gas occurred, ana nv
the latest accounts, dated nine o'clock
last evening, only hinety miners hau
been rescued. IL is feared there are no
other survivors.
OVER SIX HUNDRED.
Revertipg to the first of the recent
calamti.s, was informed tonight that
628 bodies bad been recovered from the
Princess Alice and from the river. Cat
non were fired over the Thames at Wool
wich, yesterday afternoon, to bring up
corpses Several bodies were reco vered
in that way. From the above 1t will be
seen that England has her griefs and her
burden. of woe to carry as well as the
United States.
GOOD WORK IN PARIS.
The Hsraid's Paris correspondent tele-
graphs that subscriptions were opened In
the French capital among the American
colony In aid of the yellow fever sufferers
In the South. There was one anonymous
of lS,000f. $1,000. Money
was coming in rapidly up to late hour
last night.
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A FATAL CASE OF YELLOW
FEVER IN NEW JERSEY.

A case of real yellow fever in Closter,
y. j., ended fatally at about 5i o'clock
Yesterday morning. Closter is small
village lying about nineteen miles out on
The Northern Railroad of New Jersey.
on last Saturday morning, at about 10
o'clock, Mr.. Clarence o. Valentine aud
lis family of a wife and tive children ar
rived in Closter, from Memphis, Tenn.
On quitting Memphis, Mr.. Valentine
was not feeling well. The train on which
he came, moreover, was very much
crowded, and he and his family got al
most no rest at all. For long distances
he was unable to obtain seat, and stood
ND in the close and crowded cars. Dur
ing the four days consumed by the jour
ney, he ate nothing, or at the most only
Il morsel. He was large man, weight ul
over 300 pounds, and OF bilious tenn
permanent.
on reaching Closter Mr.. Valentine wa
not positively sick, but four hours afte
his arrival he was taken down with ;
strong fever.
He was seized with that obstinate
vomiting that marks the last and fata
stage of the disease, and speedy became
so prostrat9d that he could not throw
off the masses of disintegrated bloot
that accumulated constantly in the stom
ach His death occurred shortly before
O'Clock yesterday morning, and seeme
TO be Immediately lused by stimulation
although the system, of course, was a
most utterly exhausted.
The daily gazette., 1878-09-12
Comfy TONIGHT

Frank Comfy will appear in his 'Mer-
ry Moments" in the Opera House. this
evening. This is Mr.. C.'s newest bag OF
fun, which was never opened here be.
fore. His entertainment promises 10 be
an infallible cure for the blues in even
the last stage of melancholy.
The daily gazette., 1878-09-12
MONTHLY MEETING

A monthly meeting of the Board OF
Managers and the. general membership
of the Y oung Mems Christian Assoeia
tion, will be held this evening at 7:30 o.
clock at their rooms. The members of
both bodies are requested to be- present.
The daily gazette., 1878-09-12
FOOD AF LAST .,sr
A Substitute For D R UG S

FOOD is made q curative agent by con-
centration and artificial digestion, and IL
is so simple in It's application that The ad-
vice OF Physicians IL not required.
Thousands of recoveries from chronic
diseases are reported, where the best IN eJi-
cal skill has failed.l
Many OF the best Physicians throughout
the country are DISCARDING DRUGS
and using the BLANCHARD b T. . o D
AND NERVE FOOD with the most graf
flying results, permanently relieving all
forms of Physical and Mental Debility.
NThe Dyspeptic and Consumptive Patient,
sufferers from Malarial or Blooi Poison
! ing, together with the entire list Of COM
| plants peculiar to the Female Sex find III
| tte use OF this Food sure and speedy re-
| lief,
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NEW YoRK. November 2s.

NEW YORK, November %, 1877.
DIR. V. W. BLANCHARD: During the
past year have prescribed your various
preparations of Food cure, end feel happy
TO say they have met my most sanguine
expectations, giving 10 patients long en-
feebled by blood poison, chronic disease,
or over drug dosihs the needed nutrition
and nerue force.
PRoF. CLEMENCE s. LoZIER, M. d,
Dean OF HON Med. College and Hospital
for Women, New York City.
The daily gazette., 1878-09-12

ID NJ OV AL The undersigned begs
LII leave to inform his numerous custo-
mers that he has removed from the 8. w
corner of Sixth and Market Sts., 10 the
shop under d. II. Kent & Co.'S store On
Second near Shipley. Saloon fitted up in
good stvle. Hot and cold bath attached.
sep5- -eod-tf b. VALENcINE
The daily gazette., 1878-09-12

The above speaks for its flf, butww
add that this is the pure Jul te Of the ga
neither dyEgged. hqaoysd mol 'eatordi hi
has been ripened and melld WED by ags
for medicinal or sacrament al purposes
UNSURPASSED 1t can be oh aimed from u
81 the leading Druggists throughOa
United States, and at wh olesale from Y
undersigned. who will fof ward de'nN
pamphlet, free of charge, o j applicatt
Respectfully ETC.,
II, K. G. F. B. THURBER dW|
West B,uadaUay. Re1de an 7 HHii'T w
NEw.YuRG.
The daily gazette., 1878-09-12

Hundreds OF cases of BRIGHT'S DIS
EASE OF the Kidneys have been reported
cured. For Neuralgia and Rheumatic
Diseases II Is al most specific PHYSICAL
and Mental Debility from the use of Alco-
h0l, Opium and Tob acco or from any un-
namable cause. find In this Food a natu-
raj and potent remedy.
The daily gazette., 1878-09-12
Z!I11]||

s1..,..j ~. Turtuiors, in Me OHasaIuh nasIh oT n
o and Europe, al reduced rd,sy' tten drgcty g,sI
Hpited States Patent 0tce., ~, ,npia,sdnsssu
Patent Business r'9 dt5,r g,el paleili aiio'ss ssg s
di, d;sasce nc. from Udshiag,,onI ,euss G"s We raS
70 employ assGe,'S ,,;ons and Graish 9ptGr etO art
caCiiity, free Of ehaTgFs ,1 gFsatn'sdre iaT,sIars
in ne'0 inpe'nionSs S,jde u for dbtaialng gijSstom
is sent free TO any osinjn ddu.P Ptlats, aaaj@a aai,j@a
M matter. We reer 10 ne =: e: he R4gal,s%irSS] %
Bank, Washing,1Iij a, inngg'Isi L IIcgdilons a : con@d
Joseph Casey, lac Ch,y Patent 0gcs,sg 0gnsrs Sd
to Tie 0qcilts, 9, nG of 60ongrts from '.a, ro
''.a address: sfs Louis i,.,'', nas ! Law nD
of Patents and Attorneys j
w,ashinston. ID. =. ]
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oIIs1l!! AIs1ll!!9l!!IIllIyYVI!I I!II' ;Iil''
Opposite Patent once, II'GsIlS1a,1sl
TOTAL ABSTINENCE SiyTsC VlIF MIN
GIPESS,

There Is a curious story an dut sor,o a.
wines which are extensively advertised ra.0 Daa1
days, and have only recenty been mn, I ~.s
tLe market. DR.. UnderhiI, ,the welI.lnis. mi w.
s1sPe-eIeower sP s: 4l oroton Pom died in lh1l
views of such extreme kinR that nv =.
unwilling TO allow the stock of wines H..
hand to be sold or any more 10 be M
The grapes have sometime been ~ I
market, and sometimes left to decay M,
the vines. ltis onlynow II AZ the othstIr,|
have succeeded in arrlnringfor a set.,r,.'I
Of the estate ard The sale df III, vhs n
hand. Among these Is vile Of he MI
Of 1864. described as sac et Union lT
but suggesting TIC lmperh hl Toky ma,
than any other European i ire, snd k,1
wholly unlike any ether v! :e Of Amea|
growth. Its purity. age and mellowuea n
remarkable. and boih ply ciyas and M
fanciers have a special int -e,t in il ntI
oldest native wine now aocrs ) Die in arymI
siderable quantity, The whple stockAhaj
hands Of the well-lSaown " holesaie gNr|
house Of the ThurbeIs.- ". Y. TTxl
NoU. y, 1911.
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Stop coughing at once by the imme-
dats use of DR.. Bulls cough syrup; %
,nfs bottle.
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THIRD EDITION
The Coed Work.
FURTHER contributions MADE I
TIE YELLOW FEVER sUF-
F.E mrs.

Mr.. r. II. Eubanks, has received the
following additional contributions in aid
OF the yellow f:ver sufferers since the
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-
following additional contributions in aid
of the yellow f.ver sufferers since the
report Of yesterday.
Previously acknowledged, $i,655,30
Cash. 100
G 100
r. T. Mckay 500
Louisa Corbit, st. Geerges. 1O,0V
Edward T.Gillis, Seaford, 1o,U
Cash, M. b. l,Uu
Mr.. Waterman, 5th Ward, l,W
Edward Gilpin, 7th Ward, 200
Total th,,s far S1,6S6
OF the above amount there was PAID to
r. H. Ewbanks, Treasurer OF cinzens
committee, S502, and to the ladies' OF
Wilmington for materials for sheets ior
the sufferers SIS, making total oil SolI-
90. Charles Candy, No. 81 West street
will be pleased TO receive further SUD-
scriptions in aid of the cause.
Tie different Catholic societies have
made the following contributions:
ST. Mary's Beneficial Society, S1OO 90
st. Peters congregation and
ST. Vincent DePaurs Society, 135 90
Shields Library Association, '',' % 0O
Knights of st. Lawrence, ... o. O0
st. Peters, o0 w
st. MichaelS, - w
st. Mary's I. A. b., -......... 70 W
Total, Sloo w
Yesterday the Treasurer forwarded
Sl00 to Vicksburg. 800 TO Memphis,
and al-o like ameunt TO New Orleans.
He also sent $40 to Bishop Fehan at
Nashville, deposited by Bishop
Becker of this diocese. $40 oi
which was contributed by the Shields
Library, and S35 b. st. Peters cong Q "a
ton Fifty dollars was al,o sent 10 the
st. Vincent Infant Asylum, New Or cans
which was contributed by the knights OF
st. Lawrence.
The following additional contributions
have been collected, by the Society Of
Eriapds ut Fourth and West streets
The daily gazette., 1878-09-12

Here Is something i,g.Ss Woi Farmers, y aD
and Livery stable keepey1Es, py1Es;,dow 2 : q tCsana
2 a. Wagon s a or "ssnea ssrsat Sprinkler, I',s n"
Pump, a Stock Pnmp' OF ,Fbpows ,pr IS aa1
stream 30 feet through h. h os1 ose' of 1 orjer
a Well less liable TO gett hn .'o' any pump /
less and last longer til u, c,lon III M and ssdI
use. Simple In cohs.ru cs, uWell. Vail Cistefl
saxen snrine. o The cylinder is ,ssSs st9nvss Or ss
rust, no friction, no nu,II' ,ualI put together Y
Everything Is SOLID, d sn,esk @s'i highly Of them
cheap, durable and iast1nsd d si60O; Bo||
Force Pumps S1sigy nsiIy f Pumps, sa 4
Pumps, NJ. .0o, r FIa Irastaufant Keeper. MI
in' .., ;;RMli;mninstOn, n; n y 3!
NO; no, soe eti ne rer and n ropristoSls;, ls;,asT'
promptly attended 10. -
The daily gazette., 1878-09-12
Nervous Debility

which Il uaderlies all forms q. Chronic Dis
ease, is speedily overcome by the use OF
this Food.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-17
WAR ON BULL.FIGHTING.
The Episcopal Bishop OF San Antonio
Wages a War.

San Antonio Express: Bishop Elliott, of
this Episcopal diocese, after his annual ad-
dress to the convocation Thursday morning,
in a supplementary manner, offered some
very pertinent remarks condemnatory of bull
fighting, and for the purpose of obtaining the
repeal OF the law which disgraces the statutes
of Texas, by licensing the practice. Upon
the bishops suggestion, committee, consist
ing of E. r. Starr, w. M. Rust, anyb e mat
~ eileeffsEr rgd to, and report upon the same
We submit the action of the committee, to-
wit: The attention of this convocstion having
been called to the occurrence, within few
miles of San Antonio, Of what is Familiarity
known as 'bull fight" and deeming exhi-
bitlons of that character as a relic of the bar
barism of a past age, as derogatory to the
good character of this State, as highly de-
moralizing in their tendency and effect, and
as a practice that should be discountenanced
by ali good people of whatever creed finding
also that bull fight, between men and bulls,
or dogs and bulls" are taxed, and therefore
licensed by the laws of this State this convo-
cation has therefore
ReSolred, That the next session of the
Texas legislature be, and it is hereby respect
fully and earnestly requested to repeal that
portion of the tax law of 1873 which imposes
a tax upon the exhibition OF bull fights"
ReSolred, That we call upon the Episcopal
diocese of Texas, and the convocation of
northern Texas, shortly to assemble at Gal
weston and Dallas. to take simple action in
these premises; and we also request the good
people of other denominations and creeds to
signify in such manner as they may deem ap-
propriate, their disapprobation of the dis
graceful practice, and to assist in securing the
repeal of the obnoxious law.
ResOlUed, That the newspapers of this and
other cities and towns in the State be request
ed to publish these resolutions, and that the
secretary of the convocation transmit a copy
thereof to each house of the next Legislature.
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vasion is sheer nonsense, and the fact that
the names of General O'Niel and "Col
onel" Mulligan, two men who served With
credit in the Union army during the late
war, but who are both now dead, are paraded
as leaders of the movement shows that
whatever is in it is fraud. If there be any
PERSON foolish enough to give heed TO tie
wild scheme of an invasion Of Canada from
the United States, we advise him TO take
counsel of the experience of those who par
ticipated in the invasion" few years ago,
when the United States marshal lodged Gem
eral O'Niel and his followers in Jail, and the
United States courts let them off leniently,
and to take our word for it that another
faSco of the kind will be more serious mat
ter for those who participate in it. If the
United States government were to keep
hands off, failure would be just as certain;
but it has obligations to Great Britain to per-
form, and it will perform them if occasion
should arise.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-17
REMARKABLE EXPERIMENTS.
Startling Effects or Scientific Diet
Upon Family of Children

New York Times: 1t has been the belief
of many eminent scientific persons that the
various forms of religion now prevailing are
the direct results of different kinds of food.
There have hitherto been insuperable difficult
ties IN the way of demonstrating the truth of
this theory, but that mans reason depends
upon the kind of food that he uses, and is
modified to some extent by the climate in
which he lives, nearly all advanced thinkers
are convinced. 1t is pleasant to be able to
announce that at last all possibility of doubt
on this subject has been removed by series
OF successful experiments narrated by Prof.
Huxley in his contemplated book on Vegeta-
BILE and Alcoholic Religions. Some time ago
Prof. Huxley was so fortunate as to obtain
possession of large litter of young children,
the property OF Posltivist, who desired to
devote his whole time to the study of gin,
and who held that, inasmuch as there is no
hereafter, it was not worth while for him to
trouble himself about his children. The lat.
ter, who were to great extent twins,
age, were perfectly free from all
religious preJudlces, and although the
oldest swore with much fuency, he had
no thought or the possibility of the existence
of God. Placing them In strict confne-
ment, where no human being but himself
and deaf and dumb nurse could obtain ac-
cess to them, Prof. Huxley began series of
experiments with their food, which produced
the most satisfactory and valuable results.
The Oldest child was fed exclusively upon
Swiss cheese, and was allowed to drink
weak brandy and water. He was kept in a
room where the temperature was a little
above the freezing point, and was constantly
exercised in climbing artificial preciplces
made OF trunks and book cases. Like the
rest OF the children he was taught to read and
write, but received no other instruction. AT
the end of three months Prof. Huxley was
delighted to find him making preparations
for aibonfre, In which he proposed to burn
his nurse, on the ground that she did not be-
heye certain doctrines which he believed A
month later the boy constructed a rude pull
PIT, In which he constantly preached sermons
denounCing the flies and gnats, who were his
only hearers, for their fondness for sunshine
Before the end of the first year he had formu-
lated creed which Prof. Huxley found to
bear very close reseIi biauce to that of John
Calvin. 1t thus became clear that diet of
Swiss cheese, combined with brandy and
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-17
FENIAN FOLLY

II, with the communistic spirit that per-
vades the country. and the large number Of
men out of employment and ready to engage
IN any adventure, the Fenians fail IN ac-
complishing anything, it can truthfully be
said that they are not equal to their oppor-
tunities. In all parts of the country there are
thousands ready to flock to the Fenian BAN
ner, but that emblem may now be considered
as forever furled. The papers in some locali-
ties are giving great deal of space and con-
sequence to alleged preparations for Fenian
INVASION OF Canada. All talk Of such an in
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-17
LIVE FOR SOMETHING.

Live for something, be not idle,
Look about thee for employ;
Sit not down in useless dreaming
Labor is the sweetest Joy.
Folded hands are ever weary,
Selfish hearts are never gay,
Life for thee hath many duties
Active be, then, while you may.
Scatter blessings in the pathway;
Gentle words and cheering smiles
Better are than gold or silver
With their great creating wiles.
AS the pleasant sunshine falleth,
Ever on the grateful earth,
So let sympathy and kindness
GLADDEN. we'll the darkened hearth.
Hearts there are oppressed and weary;
Drop the tear of sympathy,
Whisper words of hope aid comfort,
Give, and thy reward shall be
Joy unto thy soul returning,
From this perfect fountain head;
Freely, az thou freely givest,
Shall the grateful light be shed.