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The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
.sThe Fifth'' at Ocean city.

The Fifth Regiment of the Maryland
National Guards, Baltimore's crack mills
itary organization, will go into camp at
Ocean City Md, on Thursday next, and
continue nine days.
1t is expected to carry three hundred
muskets, which with the commissioned,
non>commissioned officers, band and
drum corps, viii probably aggregate
about 400 in camp. The soldiers are ex-
pected to cook their own rations and the
encampment Will be strictly military.
When OFF duty the command will be en-
abled to enjoy themselves to their hearts
content A committee Of three fro I'm
each Company will be appointed to cons
fer as to the feasibility of having grand
ball while the Regiment remains at
Ocean Oitv. Among the visitors during
the encampment will be Adjutant Gem
eral Bond, Gov. Carroll, Gen. James r
Herbert and his staff. Gen. Herbert will
leave Baltimore on the Goth, and during
his stay will review the regiment. The
Rev. Joseph Reynolds, Jr., rector OF
St. Andrews Protestant Epis scopal
Church, has been chosen chaplain OF
the regiment.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
The Retirement Of Army Onicers

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Ths promi-
nence which has been given for some
time past to the fact that General Town
send, Adjutant-General Of the Army,
will reach the age Of retirement about
the middle of August, has revived the
periodical speculations upon the retire.
ment of the chiefs of other staff depart
ments of the army. The friends of Off
GERS eligible to the position are cons =
quently actively at work in hope Of Sc
curing their promotion.
A list of the officers who had reached
the age of retirement was given in these
dispatches some weeks ago, and the
early addition of General Townsend, who
was then mentioned, to the list increases
the pressure. There are as yet, however,
no indications of change in the Presi-
dents mind from what was then stated.
General Drum, who is now Acting Ad-
jutant-General of the Army, still has the
preference, bnt Whipple and Vincent are
being brought forward, and both are ca
pable officers.
1t was intimated at the department
yesterday that age was no disqualifica-
ton where the officers were in full men-
tai and bodily vigor. Meigs, QuaIter-
master-General, is at least year over
age Barnes, Surgeon-General has just
rounded sixty-two; Marcy, Inspector
General, is just sixty-eight; Alvord, Pay
master-General, is even beyond that age;
while Judge Advocate General Dunn is
about sixty-two. There are no pros
poets that the President will soon take
this matter up, though the pressure be-
comes stronger every day. He intimated
only few days ago that he saw no pre-
sent reason to make any changes in the
staff departments of the army. 1t is
known, however, that the friends of
General ingalls, have been at work for
several years in hopes of displacing
Meigs, but have not succeeded. General
Grant even sent Meigs abroad that Ingalls,
might serve during his absence. Should
the changes come sooner or later, the Sc
lections will be made by fitness and not
seniority, as in the case of President
Grants appointment of McFeeley to be
Commissary- General; Benet, Chief of
Ordinance Myer of the Signal Bureau.
1t is doubtful if the President can long
Withstand the urgency Of the friends Of
the eligible candidates.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
A S2,OOO,OOO Erie suit.

In London, Sir George Jessel, the
master of the Rolls, has rendered de-
cision in favor of the Erie railway COM
pany in suit against James McHenry
and others f400,0O0 (about $4,000, ,OOO).
The Erie sued McHenry on the charge
that he had misapplied the proceeds Of
the sale Of Erie consolidated mortgage
bonds given to him for sale, amounting
to about $2,O0O,000. McHenry has long
been fighting for the control Of the Erie
road, and at one time had the placing
of sic, 100000 of its bonds on the Lon
don market. Since he lost the manage
ment, he vainly endeavored to. prevent
its sale and reorganization, and of late
has tried to prevent the Erie from OBJ
tanning control of the Atlantic & Great
Western, in which he Is largely inter-
ested. .....-.....
The decision had a depressing eff
ect upon Atlantic h Great Western
bonds.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
Cleaning Out Democratic ORicfals.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The president
in conversation to-day, said that the ques-
ton of the removal of Democrats or un-
certain Republicans, or any one else in
the departments he takes no part. That
their respective chiefs must be RESPONSE
BILE for the character of the employees
and this must apply to Custom House
and all other Federal establishments
throughout the country. That efficiency
of the service is paramount to politics,
but that it would be natural to fill offices
with friends rather than with enemies.
That the experiment of appointments
irrespective OF politics, has been tried and
has not always been satisfactory, as those
who have been favored have not unfre-
euently caused much trouble by the mis-
representation of the afiasrs of the Gov
ernment. 1t is evident that the secreta-
ries are beginning to realize the folly of
appointing Democrats and expecting from
them the same tealty as from RepLbli-
cans, and accordingly are disposed to
clean them out as the Democrats did in
Congress when they secured possession.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
..send None But The Rest. -

Mr.. Wilson, United States Consul at
Hamburg, ia a despatch to the Depart
ment of State relating to conHscated
call the attention of our merchants and
business men engaged in exporting pro-
duce and meats to Europe to. the impor-
tance and neccessity of sending none but
he best, and to be certain, espe. lily in
meats, that no infection exists. A more
thorough inspection of meats, hams, etc,
sent abroad would increase our trade
and do away with the general distrust
now prevailing in Europe. A ridgid
now made In Germany by Government
inspectors of all pork, hams and meats
coming from the United States.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
WILMINGTON. DEL. THURSDAY, JULY 10. 1879.
The Form.tion OF Coal.

While vegetable palaeontolOgy (the
science which treats of fossil p.snts) has
made great progress in recent years, the
chemistry of our fossil fuels remains in
mach obscIfrity. Little Is known of
those influences under which the organi-
cation Of plants have been destroyed so
as to produce that hard bitqminous mass
which constitutes coal. A French savant
M. Frenzy, has recently tried to elucidate
this subject. In q series of careful re-
searches he has sought to know exactly
the elements which form the tissue Of
plants, then the chemical characters by
which wood, peat, lignites, coal and
Anthracite can be distinguished from
each other. Next he attempted, and
with success, to initiate the natural coaly
transformation, employing the agencies
Of heat and pressure. Various interest
ing facts are brought to light in these
researches, which have been described to
the Paris Academy. M. Fremy's conclu-
sions are, briefly, as follows :-(D Coal
is not an organized substance. {2) The
plant Impressions 1t presents $50 well
studied by BrOngniart and his, successors)
have been produced in it, as in schists
was Bituminous and ptastic matter, on
which the exterior parta of vegetables
readily left their form. (3) When a
piece of coal shows such prints, the sub
jacent pats may not be the result Of al
teration of tissues which were covered
by the external membranes of form of
which has been preserved. (4) The
principal substances found in plant cells,
acted on by heat and pressure, give pro-
ducts which have great likeness to coal
(5) 1t is the same with ulmie acids
which exis's in peat and these prepared
art ficially. (6) The cOloring resinous,
and fatty matters which can be extracted
from leaves are changed by action of
heat and pressure into bodies similar to
bitumens. % 1t may be inferred from
the experiments that the plants which
have become coal have first undergone
a peaty fermentation, which has destroy
ed all vegetable organization, and that
it is by secondary action-viz., by heat
and pressure-that coal has been formed
at the expense of the peat.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
Personal.

Herr Israel Posnauski, Jowish mer-
chant, has erected jewish Hospital at
Lodz, at his own expense. The cost
amounts to go 900 roubles.
Among the passengers IN the White
Star steamer Republic which sails to-day
are Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Delafeld, Mr.. ID.
X. Bandmannl and Judge J. g. Putnam.
The death is announced at Hot Springs
Ark, of George Senn0tt the well-knOwn
Boston lawyer weo volunteered to de-
fend Captain John Brown, when he VAS
tried for his. Harper's Ferry raid.
The last English papers say that Mr..
Whistler's creditors have resolved to
liquidste his estate by arrangement
The fully secured debts amount to e.,
439; those unsecured to "A GAL, and the
assets to Fl 1924.
Captain James F. williams, an Anne RI
can citizen, now In command of the
Venezuelan steamer El ProgresO, has
built for the Venezuelan, Government a
lighthouse on Los Roques, latitude II
deg. % min. north, longitude 66 deg. 43t
min. west.
Mr.. Pimseil. who has recently under
gone IN operation for removing one of
hfs 0, es, has reappeared In the House OF
Commons looking remarkably well. The
pain from whiol he suffered so long and
SO acutely II completely gore.
Chief Justice Waite and Senator Thur
man have just received from the OHIO
State University the degree of doctor
Of laws.
The twenty-five-pOund salmon caught
by the Princess Louise WAS shipped to
Queen Victoria by the mail steamer On
Saturday.
Gen. Morton, who was badly injured
by he upsetting of stage, at st. Louis,
Sunday is out Of danger.
Hon. S. b. Chittenden, member of
Congress from Brooklyn, was thrown
from a carriage in Connecticut list week
and severely injured.
Jas. r. Carton, who had acquired some
reputation as performer in variety aud
minstrel sketches, died in New York
Sunday last.
Mr. Sullivan, the author of the music
of Pinatore, WAS made doctor of ID uai c
by Oxford at the last cOmmemoration.
The London Standards Madrid dis :
patch says the marriage of King AL
phOnso with the arch-duchess OF Austria
is again talked of.
Richard A. Proctor, the astronomer,
onco made chart including 324 600 stars.
Mr. Beverly Tucker and wife, of Vlr-
gina, are in San Francisco.
Lord L!stow vel has reduced the rent of
his tenants in the county Kerry by 30 per
cent.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
The Eruption OF Mount Etn..

WAsHINGToN, July 9.--Mr. Owen,
United States Consul at Messina, sends
TO the Department of State an account
of the recent eruption of Mount Etna.
1t broke out on the 26th of May, and
CEASED the 18th of June. In NJ essina
the pavements and balconies were GOV.
cred with black dust. The villages near
the mountain were shrouded in darkness,
and their inhabitants fed In terror.
towards which the Italian Parliament
has contributed a large sum. The King
gave personally $1,000, the city of Canta-
MIA, 81 AGO., and the Archbishop $500.
On the 18th of June there was a serious
earthquake. The earth opened and
swallowed up houses and human beings
The cause Is attributed to the undermin.
ing following The discharge of lava in
large quantities. i4. - ..
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
Sha0 I'm Arkansas

Seven years ago lot of little shad
were placed in the Ouachite river, which
rises in Arkansas, flows into Louisiana,
and emp'ies into the Red river in the
latter State. Nothing was seen of them
for long while, and most people had
forgotten the experiment, when two
years ago two or three stray shad, the
first that had ever been known in that
region, were caught. Last year between
thirty and forty were taken, and this
Spring they have been caught in immense
quantities in Arkansas, in the vicinity of
Hot Springs. This shows that there is
no reason why the fish should not be do
mesticated in the far South, and the
New Orleans papers call upon the peo-
pie along the rivers and lake region to
stock them with young shad.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
The LIONS OF London.
From the New York World.

We really cannot guarantee the all-
thenticity of a cable which reaches us,
announcing that Mr.. Talmage had
agreed to an exchange of pulpits In Lon
don with Mile. Sarah Bernhardt, who
will address the Presbyterians of Isling-
ton on the principles of Calvinism, dress
ed in morning jacket of pink silk trim
med with turquoise ribbons and white
silk combinations, while Mr.. Talmage
declaims the part of Phedra in a white
flannel nightgown. But there is really
nothing improbable in it, and it would
doubtless "pay" in both cases. The
Comedie Franchise might object to it in
the name of art and the American pres
byteries in the name of religion. But
as neither Mile. Bernhardt nor Mr.. Tai
mage is amenable to such paltry consid-
Grafton that need make no difference.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
THE following pertinent extract foom

The following pertinent extract foom
Grace Creenwood's London letter to tile
New York Times is well worthy Of
thought: At first there was great anxiety
felt for the Empress, to whom it was
feared this loss would prove deathblow
or worse. l think the expressions Of
sympathy are little overdone. 1t Is
held that no grief is, has ever been, can
ever be, like unto that of this "illus-
trious lady" Her misfortune is pro-
nounced unparalleled, her sorrow un-
equalled. Not one word has yet been
said of the mothers Of the two brave
English troopers who fell with the
French Prince. No one has even asked
if they had mothers, yet some heart
broken women may be weeping for each
of these faithful fellows, or perhaps reso-
lutely keeping back the tears lest they
should hidder needle and thread.
Mr.. Worth, Of New Harrison, Wis,
was q remarkably handsome young
man. He was engaged to marry Miss
DakiU, a wealthy woman. She pointed
what she thought an empty pistol at him
and shot him in the face disiigurlnR him
terribly. She now refuses to keep the
engagement.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
The End Of = Long Suit.
A DECISION IN A CASE BETWEEN 4
RICH MANS KIN AND HIS FORMER
SLAVES. "t

A DECISION IN A CASE BETWEEN A
RICH MANS KIN AND HIS FoBMEB
SLAVES.
RICHMOND, Va, July S.-The long
contested "George case" which has
been In litigation in the courts Of this
city since 1869, was brought to close
to-day by a compromise and decree In
the Chancery Court. William L. George,
a wealthy citizen of Richmond, died in
1879, intestate. Soon after, Lee George,
a mulatto living in Philadelphia, came to
Richmond and put in claim for the
property on behalf of his mother, sister
and himself, former slaves Of the deceas-
ed, who were sent North before the war.
The claim to the property was based up
on an application that William T.
George had been married to the mother
In Philadelphia short time before his
death. The Richmond Georges, the
brother, sister, nephews and nieces of the
dead man, claiming to be the heirs-at-
law, proceeding to contest the matter,
denying the existence Of any marriage.
The first trial of the case resulted in a
verdict for the Richmond heirs, but the
decision of the lower court was reversed
by the Supreme Court. In the second
and third trials the jury both times fail
ed to agree, and the fourth contest was
fixed for the first of October next. 1t
having been decided to compromise the
matter, Judge Fitzhugh, Of tho Chan
Gerry Court, to-day, after hearing the ar
gunent on the papers formerly read, ex-
pressed an opinion that after three trials
without result the Court could now, in
its discretion, set aside the issue and pro-
ceed to decide the case without the aid
ola jury. This the Court did, and there
upon, in adjudication of the question, Or
dered and decreed that there had never
been any marriage solemnized between
the deceased and Caroline George, the
former slave, and that the Richmond
claimants as the lawful heirs were enti-
ted to the estate. But by the consent OF
those heirs it was further ordered that
the Philadelphia claimants, the former
slaves, should receive one-tourth of the
net proceeds of the sale Of the property
of the estate, and one-fourth of the funds
in banks and in the hands of the receiv-
er to the credit of the cause.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10

"Don't be an editor !" shrieks the
Boston Transcript. It's all very well to
say ssDon't be an editor" but when a
man is too honest for preacher or a
member of Congress, what is he to do F?
San joe Mercury. That Is the poser
of the period. But seriously, the only
strictly veracious profession must not be
eyercrowded. Chicago Commercial Ad-
vertiser. No, that is true but in order
that IL be not overcrowded, we would
suggest that when the journalistic pro-.
fession is filled, the remaining honest
men start society for the suppression
of Ell Perkins.-Ou city Derrick.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
Family Reseipss.

CHEESE CAKE-Line I acakex fAfs
with dough Tor bllle fSk6 tT8 g. u
ofpot cheese, one pound 6f r0Mete4 :.
sugar, the rind and juice ,ofope Amoasr
hve eggs, q quarter pound Of cdrfAnts
al mixed welltogeth r, oil your nninQ ana
and bsxe in good oxen. TO make iAsnaf
richer pint of sweet cream may he -. y
ded. -
~ PUMPKIN MARMALADE.-Taks ripe,
yellow pumpkins, pare and cut thsm 1a.sD
10 large pieces and scrape out The se9ds isbsor
allow one pound of whits ,siuh6biif suif 1880
and . small orange or lemon s0t1n1 oa~
the pieces Of pumpkinsl on -, noafness1df
crater and put it into--the preserving
kettle with the sugar and the ;rintf - a
the orange grated and the juice serninrsssa,
cd. let all boil slowly, stirring \ a% esd
= smooth thick marmalade. Put " I'D
warm into small glass jars or tumblevsssiI TT
lay q double round Of tissue paper, with
q bladder or waxed paper. QlsbalatT INT
PATCHING AWHIxEwAeHEDWAL iHs
Frs scrsps Oft any Of 3 the lime NhisA, ,sssy
may be loose or inclined 70 fall; then
sweep or rub Of the dust t1eh Win DssD
a whi'ewash brush give TIE wsilh c56ans9's
of glue water-about half, alspohndLl lof,s9W
que to three gallons Of, watsr this thsgc u II
pdpcI-uaHStTS Gail n4Zluk.J kAIboT tQlo
dries put on the paper !: the glue stickS NJ =
tothe lime, and the paper sticks TO- tl1ed v Z
glue. .q',i..a ilos s1sV hnidV ,si1nsno
CREAsEs OUT OF VELvEr.--Taies ~ sssi
moderately hot iron, wind around n. 9,so,,
wet cloth, run the velvet quickly across
the steam which is created by the Wet =
cloth being around the hot iron. Al uas1
To CLEAN BLACK LAcz-A, ,reat ,,,s,
way to clean black lace is 10 waah Ii In =.
SKINNED milk, not rubbing but simply ~
squeezing IL. When 1t seems clean, take bias
il out and put it into little clean milk :.iJ
and then put it out directly on sheets QE y. n
stout paper. Touch it here and there
with the fingers to draw out the scoil0pS u %
and edges, lay sheets of paper over IL % bni
a. and q heavy weight over al till dryj!J 30
KIILING CoCKBoAoBEs.-.Ano oinnoA,osd
cent method Of destroying cockroachee -,
is to place bowl Or basin containing Z
little molasses on the floor at night. err .
bit of wood resting one end ON the 1oteessl
and the other on the edge of the yepstsy,isi1
serves as bridge to conduct the inpec3s
to the sweet deposit Once In the trStb W
Its slippery sides prevent retreat, ana fiSI
thus aeoekroaches may be, caught byaaoi
thousands. .-f ...-, 20, 81 -,,-,,T ri ,,;.o,
FoR RHEuMArIsM.-Four ounces Of -
saltpeter in sne pint Of alcohol, snake .o'
web aud bathe parts affected, weseing ~ 10
red flannel with it, lay 1t On. Itodoes NOT sid
cure, but takes away The redniss, reduce s,.y
the swelling and relieves the torment ia
and agony. so
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
The Lobss Deposits OF Guans.

A telegram received in New York On
Monday from Callao states "that $50
tons of guano is being shipped daily
from the Peruvian deposits in LobDs
Islands, and that forty vessels have clear
ed from Callao for that port" The
Lobos deposits are in Northern Peru,
out of the war district, and though
heretofore they have not been largely
worked, because of the nearer and more
convenient deposits in the South, yet
now they afford these vessels means
of fulfilling their charters and of escap-
ing the necessity of leaving for other
ports in search of business, the war hay
ing destroyed the loading appliances in
CallaO.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
Mobile Register. Dem. July 8.

The Cincinnati Enquirer continues to
make filings at Senator Bayard every
time an opportunity offers. The Enqli-
rer has perfect right to ride its own
hobby, but there is no excuse for its hos
iility to one of the purest statesmen Of
the land simply because he claims to
have right to follow his o wn convic-
tions of what is best for the country L
Such narrow-mindcd partisanship as the
Enquirer has shown in this matter is un-
worthy of great Democratic news
naper,
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
WTAKING A DRINK"

One of the quiet benevolences of the
city that gives great deal of comfort to
the wayfarer is the ice water fountain in
Independence Square, under the pro-
lection and mostly at the expense of the
Sons of Temperance. Ten to twelve
thousand people stop there daily to
stake q drink" many of whom might
90 further and do worse. 1t requires
one to two tons of zee daily to keep it
running cool.-Ledgr.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
Distr assing Aecidems.

AT New Brighton, Allegheny county.
Pa, Mr.. James Risinger was cutting hSy
with a mower in a field near his house. Z
when he heard the cry of child close to
him. He looked and saw his own son.
about three years old, with both his lt1ks.
cut OH midway between the ankles and
chime. 1t had &c me into the high Rrass
in some way unknown to itsparents.and
was cut down. The grief of the parents
Is very great. The child will probab "
die. 5lFiTlf+ ..4.'' - i--'>y
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
A LADY SBOT ON THE MORNING
OF HER MARRIAGE. af'-4 4f.,f

CHICAGO, Jnly 9.--An Inter-O Ocean
Rock Island, ILL.,, special says /, s.At.
Ede nton, Ill.,, this morning, Lee Rob
bins shot and instantly killed his sister.
aged ~, and then shot himself inflictin8
wounds from which he will not recover.
Miss Robbins was engaged to man,
named Richards, and was to have been
married to-day. Her brother had been
trying to prevent the marriage but shS
refused to break her prOmise.",I nr ,a
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10

Apropos the recent tragic death Of
Prince Louis, Mrs. Lucy Hamilton
Hooper writes "Few of us there are
who realize or remember what MOURN
full inheritance Fate for a century and :
half has held in reserve for those born
to wear the crown of France. Sirc0
Louis XIV assembled the th,one, no -
of French sovereign bas succeeded hie
father. The oldest son Of Le, Grande
Monarque, the great Dauphin, died Of
small pox. The Oldest son Of Louis XIV
died long before lis disreT utablo father.
We all known the story OF the hspless
child Of LOUIS XVI, the shadow-kine
Louis XVII, the one blameles BourboS
Of that fated line. Next on the pare
of history comes that spectre Of an en-
peror, Napoleon II, he whose mighty
sire -...,.f..,-,-
Found In all imperiall Rome no space
Save for the cradle OF his infant eons
Then comes the Duke de Berri, asssssi.
mated at the opera house on the Rue d
Richelieu, the duke d'Orleans, killed bv
his own runaway horses, and now finally
the heir of Napoleon III, stabbed Is
death BY savsges beneath the burning
sky of Africa. Truly, destiny V has
strange and cruel caprices." -,..'.4 80,
The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
Rine shooting In England.

TORONTO, July ga special cable des>,
patch from London to The Globe says the
Canadian rifle team are practising at Att
car. They shot match yesterday with
the 10th Lancashire, twenty men side.
being bad and the wind strong. The
Canadians were victorious by 12O points.
The Lancashire team was q strong one.
including the Queens prize man Of two
years ago.