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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-03-21

The fate of the Chinese railway will
not befall those in Japan. The latter are
three in number, built by English capital
lists and engineers, with English material,
and equipped with English rolling stock.
and so veil are they liked that the
pioneer road-the one from Yokohama to
Toxic, eighteen miles long-is forthwith
to be prolonged from Toxic to Nagasaki
This road is of narrow gauge; the other
of ordinary gauge.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-03-21

1t is thought that two innocent negroes
are under sentence of death in New Cas-
tie, DEL They were convicted, after a
hasty trial, Of the kind oil assault on a
woman that is punishable in that State
by hanging. The woman and the manwho
pretended to be her husband were the
witnesses for the prosecution. They turn
out to be wandering criminals, and have
both confessed that their testimony was
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-03-21

The English strikes of 1877 numbered
aofewer than 191. They are grouped under
thirteen classes Of occupations-building,
coal mining, iron, engineering, railways,
shipbuilding, ceramics and glass, wood
and stone work, clothing, textiles, print.
ing and carriage building, besides a mis-
cellaneous class including cab drivers,
bakers, and tanners. sixty-two subdi-
visions ale enumerated in this list,for ex-
ample 10 building trades and 10 differ
ent guilds in iron working. Among the
striking trades were the lath-renders and
the deal portcrs. Among the joiners and
carpenters there were ~ strikes; among
the masons, 20; among the GOLFERS, 49,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-03-21

Judges should avoid equivoeal Ian
guage in charging juries, especially when
human life is at stake. Daniel G. Sny-
der was tri'd in Indiana on an accusation
OF having poisoned his wife with strych-
nine. In inst,ucting the jury the Court
said: We now direct your attention to
the question whether the defendant gave
Hannah E. Snyder strychnine with a
criminal intent" Snyder was convicted
OF murder in the first degree, and appeal
ed. The higher court held that the jury
might well have understood the language
Of the Judge to assume that Snyder gave
the, woman strychnine-a disputed point
upon the trial-and that the question of
intent alone was left for them to pass up
on. The judgement was therefore re-
versed, and new trial granted.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-03-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes met in San Fran
cisco after separation of twelve years.
He had been seeking fortune, with very
moderate success, on the Pacific coast
She had been living in Pennsylvania.
Did they rapturously embrace at sight of
each other2 No. She drew a revolver and
fred three times at him, and he. knocked
her down with cane. It seems that he
had deserted her, and she had found him
after long search. X =
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLEl

During the ten years beginning with 1859,
and including 1878, the collections from
internal revenue alone aggregated in round
numbers the enormous sum of thirteen
hundred millions of dollars, or largely more
than half gtbe national debt. These and
other taxeS, which In the end fall on the
consuming population and continue to be
exacted despite the PROSTATE condition Of
all forms of industry, result directly from
extravagant expenditures, corruption in the
administration of public affairs, loose &C.
countability, and an utter disregard Of the
sufferings and prlyations of the people,
who have to bear the burden Of o ruinous
and rotten system. H tAr&. E.E %
Add to the internal revenue the taxes on
imports, and the Federal taxation in these
ten years exceeds four thousand millions of
dollars, to be supplemented BY more than
two thousand millions Of local taxes, under
the different heads OF State, county and
municipal. These figures are rather under
than above the estimates Of csreful ststtstL
clans, and they tell the story Of the present
widespread Ediatress and almost univetsa]
stsgnation in business.
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
WHO rs 70 WINS
"Party, is the nadaess Of the many
For the gain of the fcw."

1 A. ulggHtlU U.l N E0 ilHi1 YhB Ia
To-day, In the .sweltering hest, crowds
will gather about the polling places to nomi-
nate . candidate for the msyoralty. The
importance Of nominating man, cannot be
over-rsted. The candidates for nomination,
are, as q rule excellent men and We hope
fairplay win govern the electionand thst
low personal motives wfll not warp. or bias,
mems judgement in their choice. The
Democratic Association, on Monday last,
went beyond the limits Of 10 functions end
powers when 1t passed o aresolution Of re-
striction to the judges, who bold the
election to-day, about refusing Gel tain
votes. The rules Of the party settles the
question and fixes the qualification of the
person who offers his vote for any cAndi-
date. If democrat was ''eussed,'7 enough
to vote at the Republican election II was
wrong, but surely It. does not operate to
dlsquslify him, or deprive him Of bis fran
chise as democrat. In the way pointed
out by the rules Of the party, a law may be
enacted by the Democracy, to visit With the
penalty of disqualification aud democrat
who will, hereafter, vote at Republican
nomination election: until such rule is .
law, the judges Of lection, to-day are not
bound by the resolution we refer To-, IS the
Association had no power to make such q
rulA TIA enfnrcama,t II thare ha a cloae
vote, would lead 10 trouble. 1t Is tobe
hopel that the man will be nominated who
will, not only, gather about him the greatest
strength upon election; but the one who, Il
subsequently, eleci ed, will not permit the
police to be active political partIzans at
delegate elections, ss the present police un'
questi0nsbly are. Such interference should
be frowned down. ""' ''' '' 't''''
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
THE NOMINATION ELECTION.

THE ELfcTIoN, FOR DEMoCRATIc cANDI-
ii -0' DATE FOR MAYOR TO-DAY.
The five Democratic candidates for Mayor
will await the. result Of the nomination
election oday with based breath. Ths
struggle promises to be very exciting and
clese all through the city, and no one can
didate appears to have the lead % far to .
certainty. With five candidates In the fe1d
all. of whom seem to be very nearly equally
in favor, 1t is likely that the vote win bs
very much divided. Unprecedented inter
est 'is being taken in the election by both
parties, and in sll Likelihood . large vote
will be cast. At present speculation y IN
able TO arrive at any definite opinion, and
nothing definite can be known until the
ballots are counted to-morrow evening The
judges have been instructed to bring the re-
ports to the Friendship Engine House a
isooutas The polls close. 1.-THE Excessive
Committee will be there 70 tannounee the
result. ms; -. 81.
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
ONE CENT.
NEW CAsTEE'LETTER
NEW Castle, AUG. ., 1871

n adiol bsNEwa CAsTLs, AUG. ., 1878,
The colored school ofsthis town hsld
picnic at the Battery yesterday. Were the
lovers Of the Tepsicoresns art'triptths light
fantastic until the sun had gone behind the
|hills, they adjourned to meet in tho City
Han where, there was Panoramic exhibit.
tion for their benefit. .-.a.ssss=a,zsasssssv@.
o The III. ID. Chnrch Of GhristiSns, i've an
excursion to Sea Breex0 on =tle steamer.
John A. Warner yesterday II, was very
well patronized:. A number 81 our Meth
odist friends of this city went alonkyo1q
Fort Grubb has, ss prisoners tnesrcsrsted
inside of its walls, and the cry b, still they
cOmo.T5l1 Cn sCo1@ JEW 5L4 TiDf HJ3EI
Mr.. David Lewis will break ground in q
few days for new house on Union, street
above Delaware. The house, we understand
is to besbuilt for Lewis Burke, and the price
for house and lot is 81 200 psgT aHT
Triton Cotton Mill has mot resumed
work, yet things look rather blue, but, We
understand they are closed for repairs
The Bending mill Of the Delaware Iron
works began operations this morning, and
the Vending mill will start up next Mon
QaV. s.tA yff. l. Eti kfEst ffaIEs
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
THE BED OF The cHRIsrrANA.

Thursday at noon, Col. J. W. McComb,
United States Engineers, opened propcsals
at the 1928 Chestnut street, fordrsdging the
schuylkill river and improying the hsrbor.
at Wilmington. The hids for The latter
contract were as follows: o,.:4o,,oaai -
Thomas F. Baynor, dredging 11N cent.
per cubic yard removing rock. 1850 per
cubic yard: American DfedeinRl Company,
dredging 10 and Is cts, !; removing rock,
$Ss 50 per cubic yard; Thomas Cummings,
removing rock, $35 per cubiciyard; Frsnk-
lin B. Bolton, dredging, 9k cts. per cubic
yard removing rock, $50 per cubic yard.
= An abstract Of the proposals viii be sent
to- Washington, and the contracts WIN be
awarded bv the authorities there. .eo
The rock mentioned In the proposals. 10
situated in the Christians, just shove Third
street bridge, and the Government hsdtde-
cided that 1t would be . much better and
safer plan to get It out Of the way.
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
WASHlNGTON LETTER.
From ourspecial dorrespondept.'
WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 9, 1878

trIUm ouF 6pecidl tWlcsUUuucpI
~ WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 9, 1S7s.1
People who can read will lose faith 10
Kesrney, who has just spoken in Boston, #,
when he can purchase fresh grammatical
speeches for two dollars and q half, as he
says he can, he prefers to steal them, The
parts Of his Boston speech which read best
are taken bodily from Tom Fitch, Bob In
gersoll, and the = Fourth Reader" of q
generation ago. They appear in his speech
like shining jewels, 10 mud volcano. But
Kearney. and Kearneyisms appeal just now
to an nenofmous-number of hungry and dis
contented men of Massachusetts,. II he
can add to that discontent, and But Ter with
Ills larger and more cultivated br&in and
his experience among men can suggest i n
plausible theory Of relief, ihthey two can
perhaps capture the State, So ,disreputable
\ pair could hardly extend their conquest
further, however, and their rule would be
necessarily be brief. A period of Butler
ard Kearne8 might be beneficial to the ar
stoGFscy ,s yysadeep ridden people of tPs Common
I
Hon. Matt Carpenter oes not conceal
his anxiety for re- election to the Us.
Senate from Wisconsin HI khasCs very
large and lucrative Law h1actic6i aIe, which
would be broken up by bis return topolitics
Senator Howe, of course, desire q re -elecr
tfori Also. One would expect the Adminis-
tration, SO bitterly assailed by Howe, would
assist Carpenter, who has not taken either
side in the fight against Hayes. But the
reverse seems to be the fact Inooti Sen
ate speech last spring Howe was particu-
larly abusive Of Secretary schurz, yet Sec~
retary Schurz sends his only Wisconsin Bu-
reau Officer, Bently, of the Pension Office,
to that State to work In the interest of
Howe and against Carpenter. The latter
said yesterday "you could sometimes tell
what any other Administration would be
likely to do, but not this one" yH
The manner 10 which the rain and light
ming and thunder follow up the annual
Schuetzenfests of our German fellow citi-
zens is very gratifying to those who do not
believe In dancing, in atheletic exercises
and In drinking beer. This year the adver-
tised five days festival has grown to eight
and 30 far but one fair night has been had.
The industrious and pc, e,serving Germans,
however, will have their five unclouded
nights of outdoor enjoyment If it takes all
summer. By the way the drinking of beer
has Increased wonderfully In Washington,
10 the last few years. 1t is so far at least q
benefit that It has reduced the consumption
of whiskey and other distilled liquors. Il
MCKAY.
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
TIE MORAL OF EXEMPTION.

O., The exemption law, as an outgr Dwth OF
modern legislation, and is founded upon
public policy Of . preservAtive character.
In the olden time, among the Greeks and
Romans, debtor became the slave of his
creditor. After Christianity had softened
paganism, and put . conscience into the
body polite, the debtor was relieved from
death. or slavery, but imprisonment for
debt Was permitted. Al mercy more in6l-
trated. juresprudence, imprisonment wss
abolished, but the debtor was stript of the
last article of value, and pauperised BY his
creditor. The leaven Of Christian mercy
ceased, not to operate upon the mind o..
lawgivers. Another step forward. A
debtor who was unfortunate, was still .
citizen, very often with family dependant
upon him; upon the high grounds of public
policy, his implements of trade we're oct
beyond the grasp of an execution, or dis
tress. The exemption ofpersonal property !,
to an, amount varying in different states
from execution upon judgements founded
upon contracts, and distress for rent. The
latter Is not yet the law, In Delaware. as
the Landlord mayssll the bed and frying
pan Of . widow for rent, and we regret to
say It sometimes take place. There 10 no
more sanctity about rent, than any other
debt, It 10 not entitled to any more protec-
ton; indeed We think less. -
Ifa mechanic sues for wages, or . stove
keeper for bill, is It just or equitable to
give the debtor In such cases the benefit of
an exemption law, and refuse TITO the same
mechanic, or storekeeper against land
lord. We are upon the threshold Of nom
nation for members of the legislature, the
people have the choice in their own hands,
and let them see to 1t.
A candidate should be instructed to vote.
l. For an exemption of q: least $500
upon all exemptions arising from contracts.
" 2. The same as to distress for rent. r'
8. To render any waver Of exemption
void.
4. Workmen's wages TO be . lieu upon
any fund, arising from judicial sale Of
property; the existing rule as to priority to
govern. sgI4ilftr-. =
These are matters which ought to interes'
Lne people. NJ -s.gt9s .y.' H. TyttG -
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10

rHx RExDED,j KIND j..

MEN Of nerve, says the sun Of New York,
should be selected ss candidates for the
next Congress, that cowardice was the rock
on which the Democratic party split after
having elected their candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice. President The men called
leaders in Congress got frightened aoat Of
their property before there was theIffrst
sign Of real danger. Why such men should
Ibe called leadersr-sny o more than every
turntail in flock of scared sheep, should be
called lesder--itis not easy to understand.
h The occurrence Of the electoral event de-
nonstrated that the Democratic party had
altogether too many moral towards in the
Senate and in the House. Whether any are
useful we do not undertake to say. But it
Lis certain that there were too many, even
placing the most exaggerated estimate upon
the value Of that kind Of men. a-q q -.
There 10 now Q chance to diminish the
number In the House, and to supply their
places with men Of nerve. This should be
done IN every Congressional district where
1t 10 practicable, and whern It Is not! y -
The men who voted for the Electoral bill
and the men who voted Hsyea's title sacred
may be useful at home; they are worse than
useless in Congress. Leave the proven
towards at home, Al and elect men Of
nerve In their places--men who will take
their stand by the Constitution, and on the
precedents and usages of the fathers, and
stand unmoved by false and silly cries OF
danger.
\ II the constituencies who are to vote this
fall for members Of Congress Will hold the
candidates to strict account, and require
the strongest pledge to vote for . reduc.
tion of the army to the lowest point, and
for thorough reform and retrenchment in
every nook and corner of the public service,
they will 60 far to protect themselves
against corrupt legislation at Washington
This 10 the first and surest step to insure
economy In administration and recovery
from the depression which now sits like Q
nightmare on the back of enterprise and Ia
hnr
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
FROM THE LAND OF TPE ALPS.

Mr.. John Merrick, writing, from Brone,
Switzerland where he ID. at present stopping,
says: That ip London he was In receipt of
much attention from the Hon. Thomas
benjamin Potter. Secretary Of the London
Golden Club. In Switzerland, where Mr..
lMsrrick is now stopping withshis daughter,
It takes two hours to eat dinner .There)are
eleven different dishes of meat, and the
meal runs through several courses. The
letter from which we learn this, % written
to, Mr.. Francis Vincint,l our worthy City
Treasurer, who is . member Of the Golden
Club mentioned above. Mr.. Potter IL very
desirous to have MIR. iVinclnt visit England.
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
POLITICAL EDDIES.

The greenbackers now have candidates
for Congress in all the districts Of Maine. %
Ex- Secretary Of tho Treasury Boutwell, Is
trying to step into Buffers Congressional
shoes.
Oliver Hoyt. of Stamford, is mentioned
as the republican candidate for Governor OF
Connecticut. JsE GO
Atlanta "Constitution'' - 9 Grant will
.prebaly want to ride Rarns IN the next
President campaien."
Montgomery Blair thinks the rationale Of
Maryland withdraw more from the republic
cans than from thu democrats. "a
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL NOTES.

10 Democrats pile (Pyle) in your votes. u
Lots of Philsdelphisns ware along the
Brandywine yesterday. -,ale ii .sIoda ''
The "Guards" are having high old time
at Rehoboth Beach these fine days. 81
Buy your coal Of Ponder & Townsened
delivered in any cellar Of the city. free of
charge. s-..'.,rsfI
s Theiwhole city WAS unusually quiet last
evening. Scarcely drunken man could be
seen on streets. isa
Mr.. Vincent, our city Treasurer, was
very busy raving of the monthly bills Of
the city yesterday. ....
Wilmington Fife and Drum Corps, WIN
give . picnic at Rosendale Park, on Thurs
day, Sept. 5th., Tickets, SO cents. i.a'
"Ihsve got all I want; yours, "DeIa-
ware," 10 what thief wrote on Q slate in
9 store at Laurel, which he had robbed OF
$oo, - bra .H.IE s.
A still tongue makes wise man.-(Pro-
verb, writer of the Republican And q
vivid lead pencil make round head, too,
we suppose. ..-,,.s .ln,g ,..,s)t 81
An excursion of perhaps 500 persons will
come down from Reading on the railroad
Ito day, and proceed thence to Cape May on
the Republic. -,
All the news All the news in the New
York and Philadelphia Sunday, papers, for
sale by G. A. Dayis, at 7th Il Market street,
tomorrow morning. p h'si"n -
The new Philadelphia Store, 1l6 Market
street, has just received q large lot Of Soft
Hats, Fall Style, which they are selling
very cheap. Call and see them. ",
If the new contractor fol removing. the
garbage would visit Market street, between
Front and Second streets, at least once Q
week, the residents there would be much
gratified. af.a Isl ....llar!aial 81
The Evans,' of the Weekly West Chester
Record, have got their daily edition started
and very bright and enterprising sheet II
is. Evans, what readable paper those
youngsters get outi Fg.Es .fEN- "
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
SHERIFF SALES.
OHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue Of a writ of Levari Foclas, to
me directed, will be exposed 10 public sale.
az az tne Gllpin House, kept by George Whit
helu, IN the city OF New Castle, New Castle
nuhofed, n1s and county ofNNew Castle Del,
MONDAY, the 10th day OF August, A. D.,
1878, AT o'clock, p, M.
me following described Real Estate viz:
Az the following described tract of land
vi larm situated 10 the hundred and coun-
@ TM New Castle, in the state Of Delaware,
%s9gne, corner ofland late Of the heirs of
Anafew Miller, deceased. thence by the
ssid land late OF the said heirs south de-
sdots 10Y east l52 8-19 perches to stone, and
tpuIa tspSusa Y degrees west SO perches to stone.
5aee 5hence by land of r. Cavender3 south ]9 II
Saiae Smence by land OF James Reso and the
nelrs ns OF Benz Reso, deceased. north 70 de-
ssSes soSes east a 76 $40 perches to stone, and
tutu 81 Id degrees east rs perches 10 y
Poass Pons On the sOuLherly side of Frenchtown
oraS oaa' Thence along the same north 76 de-
sess snrts east 60 72 percnes to a stone. thence
Nv SOtLn IN si degrees east 6 perch es TO q stone
Ha Ha we northerJy side OF said road thence
Us.. ~ me Aforesaid allotment north 38 degrees
Soats SSess u b.l0 perches to stone, south 70 LIZ
tstseS nostf S west 6l0 perches to a corner tree.
V,m s,n ~ liz degrees west IL 5-l0 perches TO
s,Wne, north 60 degrees east 10 perches to
ws0t wayne, and north 10 3-4 quarter degrees
lanS,i lTsS ioi 2.lO perches to stone. thence by
proea nus OF Francis L Cooch sonth 8l.l2 de-
stes west So perches to the beginning, cen
The 0a one hundred and twenty acres, be
tbsrSsso,na Ss,ae more or less, with frame house
iSSIeon erected
pest, Sstsed and taken In execution as the pro-
6is 81 samuel ii. Jenkins and Emma B.
ph,nMnn Mne. and Benjamin. Downey and Jose
Tue ~ Downey and g. F. Rust, and i. Rust
s,..,. ISAAC SS oRUBB. Sheriff,
A. ., 1873, wv es's ns"'' i'''
Gul>ts &t Z
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
SOCIETIES

MEETING THIS (sATURDAH) EVENING.
Y Lenape tribe No. 8, 1. o.. RIM, In Maris
Building. tp "a g. -ht1ri. on
Mechanics Lodge, No. Al 0aonF. ,at
Odd Fellows Hall.
L Lafayette, No. p, K. of P,iat iK.of P,
Hall. IN -.-....,.I ...ia1,.gf !
jefferson Council, No. TO-, o. u. A. M
mechanics Hall, 219 King street. ~,
Eden Division, No. 8, 8. of T., Nc 'Clary
Building,
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10

Reports having, within the last few days,
been circulated of my withdrawal, or In
tended withdrawal as . candidate for the
Mayoralty contest. Now, this Is to inform
my friends and the voters generally, that
such is not the case, but that | will be In the
field as a candidate untn the close Of the
polls on Saturday next. And, II defeated, I
viii cheerfuily support the successful nonL
nee, and my friends will do the same, 'a'
aa ,gs4ym ~ You're, &c., oDIa''f f'Dl' q,
ID Aug! eA.3t % i. JOSHUA Il. sIMMs.
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
NOT AN INQUEST.

The Coroner, we are informed, did not
hold an inquest at Delaware City on Thurs-
day, 90 was speculated upon in the HERALD.
Upon going TO- the place in question he
learned that the child died of breast Disease.
and deemed it unnecessary to hold AZ In
quest. The public were lead to believe that
the coroner was holding facts from them,
and we make thisa statement out of justice
and right. ..t .-,.,.,,-,. a, -; -s.I f,4
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
PENINSULA NEWS.

Over 500 people were at Ocean City on
Thursday Of last week. 1T
/ The Methodists at Cambridge, Nd, are
about to erect parsonage. 'sASSil 10
( A camp meeting will be held % Millsboro
circuit, near Dagsboro, on the 18th of Au-
gust. r,o7 .,f3ieluynyJ ai aig61
The Eastern Shore will bs wall represents
ed both ia exhibits and In horses at the fair
to be held at Dover the latter part ofSep-
tember.
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
CHESTER ITEMS.

Arrangements have been effected for the
holding of grand county meeting IN the
interest of temperance, at Glen Riddle, IN
the woods Of Samuel Riddley Esq, On Sat
urdsy. August 31st. " ...
Thursday afternoon about O'Clock, q
colored boy named Lorenzo Prior. years
old, SOD of John Prior, living on Edwards
street, South Chester, was drowned while
bathing IN the Delaware river ut the loot oi
Lamokin street. It is said he could swim,
but got into what is called q "suck hole. {
and disappeared before help could reach
him. , I'f -ItJylE hI'J& d
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
PERSONALS.

Tax Collector VIM. Kyne and Councilman
John Guthrie are at Cape May. . .,a
Mr.. Geo. G. Marris, yesterday commenced
to spend week at Ocean City. 4.
Mr.. Edward Provost, who was at Atlantic
City last week, is now at Rehoboth. 10
Cbas. B. Lore, Walter Cummings, W. H .
Parry registered at the Ocean City Hotels on
Thursday. al.., sgI!I III .ui f..7.
The Morning herald., 1878-08-10
AN ODD oCCURANCE.

willard g, Spencer Esq : Of this city,
who ID taking It easy at Cape May, while
rowing 10 the Lake, Tuesday, met with
very curious Incident. A black bass ieaped
from the water into his lap, and then flop
ped into the bottom of the boat. iIts weight
was two, pounds, aud Mr.. Spencer enjoyed
II highly for supper.