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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16
GOV. BISHOPS
SECOND ANNUAL MESSAGE.

In his address to the Legislature On its
organization for this session, Governor
Bishop says The following is summary ex-
hibit of the finances of the State for the lis
cal year 1878, the condition Of the same at
the close of the year, and the estimates TOR
the current year ending November 10, 1873:
There is a baance in the Treasury esti-
mated at 1862 ,41764. Taxes levied in 1878,
collectible in 1879
County and other local %
Delinquencies and forfeiturss....... 2,2s5 800 Sc
Total for 1879 ..................s2s,s $50 7e5 Sc
The aggregate of public deb.s in the State
is S51, ,943 500 20.
The Adjutant Generals report exhibits
marke d Improvement in the tone and con.
dition of the military service of the State.
The report shows the present aggregate
active force, incomplete'y uniformed,
armed and equipped, to be s,503 men,
against the grand aggregate, shown by the
report of 1877, to be S,737.
In calling the attention of the General
Assembly to the subject of the Public
Works of the State, it will be only neccs.
sary to say, on the 1st of December 1877,
the late lessees abandoned their contract of
lease, and for eleven days the works were
without responsible supervision. By an
arraneemen. between the lessees and the
Board of Public Works, suit was CON-
gor,ery County land Just now decided ad.
versely to the State) to determine certain
legal questions connected wi the aban-
donment of the lease. Under this arrange.
ment the Public Works were taken charge
of by Receivers, appointed by said Court.
and remained in their charge, awaiting the
result OF said stiit, until the 18th of May
last, at which time the General Assembly
passed joint resolution requiring the
Board of Public Words to take charge of
them in behalf of the State; under which
resolution they now are. being managed.
The management Of the works, both UNI
der the Receivers and Board of Public
Works, has been satisfactory, and the
works properly cared for, showing them to
be in Fair average condition.
The moneys collected by receivers from
December 1917, to May l. 1878 were... $50 765 SO
| Collected by Board Of Public Works, .
from May 10 November Is, lS7s....... 1l2, $50 q
J. T . --------
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16

If" every man is the architect of his
own fortune" the most of them had
better abandon architecture and 60 10
saving wood.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16

THE book of Job is superior to all of
the sacred writings; as a composition it
is sublime, beautiful and scientific, full
of sentiment, and abounding in grand
metaphorical description. The writer
may be said not to describe, but to rem
der visible, whatever he treats of. In
the last act, where. Jehovah interposes
and addresses Job out of whirlwind,
to decide the controversy between him
and Elihu, is an idea as grand as poet
ical imagination can conceive. The book
of Job bears undoubted marks of an
tiquity, as the following astronomical al.
lusion will show. 1t says, where God is
made to say to Job in the style of repre-
mand, Canst thou bind the sweet influ-
ences of PleaidesP' In the book of
Isaiah there is sweetness in the poetical
composition of his sentences. As many
people believe in dreams we shall con-
clude this article with the first two
verses of the thirty fourth chapter of
Ecclesiasticns; The hopes of a man
void Of understanding are vain and
false, and dreams lift up fools. Who SO
regardeth the dreams is like him that
catcheth at shadow and followeth afae,
the wind" There are many passages in
the Bible which we hope the Bible re
vision committee will omit. -, Tro,
Times EssksE
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16

"IS whatever we do" says Pref.
Roberts, of the Missouri State Normal
School, "let US teach our pupils to
think! Get them of those miserable
crutches called rules, gently raise their
faces from between the covers of the
textbook and show them that there is a
power in the mind stronger than the
printed page"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The Emily B. Souder, which foun-
dered of Kingston, with all on board
save two Of her crew, is the same ILL
starred vessel, which, on the 2Sd Of May
last, conveyed to New Orleans from
Havana the first two cases of yellow
fever, from which sprang the whole
rlaZne.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16

THE editor of the New York Under
ioritcr Says that life insurance COM
panies in the United States hold over
four hundred miIlionsof dollars in trust,
and pay for deaths thirty millions Of
dollars annually, and that their obliga-
tions to pay over sixteen hundred mil
lions of dollars are held by more than
seven hundred thousand families, the
most of whom have no other security
against future pecuniary want; and that
fire insurance companies pay more than
fifty millions of dollars annually for
properly burned by ordinary fires. And
this, not including marine and the vari-
ous minor branches of insurance"
THE predictions of the Canadian
weather prophet Vennor have been
singularly verified. In his calculation,
he said heavy belt of wintry weather,
with heavy snow-falls. would probably
occur towards the latter part of Decem-
Der, and that this would take in large
portion Of New York and bordering
States. So far the facts have proven
this TO be the case. Since the fulfillment
therefore of this part of his prophecies
he may be entitled to consideration re
gardiDg the rest. Concerning the re
mainder of the season he writes:
think the winter will be exceedingly &C
centric, with great and abrupt rises ant
falls Of temperature. Consequently w
may look forward to being frozen ant
thawed out again at the shortest notice
The spring OF 1879 is likely to be back
ward and wet, ushering in cool an
likewise rainy summer"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16
Piutes Shopping.

A Graphic correspondent says: / was
curious enough to watch q party Of Utes
go shopping few days ago. They had
been to photographers, and each one
carried tin type of villainous-look-
ing Indian, at which he. proudly gazed
and grunted, "that me-" When the
purchases had been made, the braves
majestically gave orders to their squaws
to go to packing; SO, tugging away at
the bags of -four, the women got their
ponies laden, either by their own efforts
alone, or with an occasional lift from
some good-natured Dystander. When
everything was ready for departure, the
loving wife would get down on her
hands and knees, and the brave would
step upon her back into his saddle, give
his pony lash with a gaily decorated
raw hide, and ride of, leaving the SO uaw
to follow as best she could. One of
these squaws handled her bags with
such superior display of muscle and
vim that burly miner standing by was
struck with admiration, and offered to
purchase her. "Yes, sell, good aquaw
sixteen dollar" was the reply Of hel
lord. "No. Pll give you eight dollars, u
said the miner. "Too much little
grunted the Ute, giving good squaw and
good pony alike a cut with the whip
and, without further parley, gallop
ing off. s ai a.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16

%ic
To which add amount reported as col
lecied by lessees from Nov, Is to Dec.
l477 -. - 1,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16

The frequency OF shocking accounts
of brutality towards patients in asylums
for'the insane, calls for the enactment
Of some laws by the different State Leg
islatures which will exert a protective
influence on the inmates of these insti-
tutions. The he1plessness of these poor
afflicted creatures and their utter de-
Pendence on those who have them in
charge, should call forth universal sym
pathy, but it is one of those painful con-
ditions oklife which can only be realized
by those who have had personal ex-
perience of cts horrors through its
afiiiction of s. end or relative.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16

THE last number of the British Med
zeal Journal states that in vii
lage in Russian Poland lives a
Jewish widow one hundred years
old; she resides with her daugh-
ter who is aged eighty-four, and is her
self the Observation-Disclosures of
a girl thirteen. Notwithstanding her
advanced age the widow is strong, goes
out alone, hears and sees perfectly well,
and has retained all her mental powers.
She is about to marry again; the bride.
groom is much younger than the bride,
having only reached the age of eighty
eight. He belongs also to the Jewish
: ce. ....-..s H.....
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16

Tot expenditures for fiscal year.. S147, 1858 81
Balance credit of works for fiscal year. S5s 269 46
70 which NAV be added for water rents
due on November 1 1873, but uncOl- etts4
lect at that 5709. IL
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16

Total expenses by Board of Public Works
and receivefs from December /, 1878.
to No*embet 10, 1873 .sA
To which add amount reported rs ex- q.
pended by lessees, from NOV. Is 10 Dec.
1 1877 ,-----. -. ---.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16

Shows total collected for fiscal year 500
, The expenditures for all purpose
revent1es have beef
Under receivers. from December 1. 1877,
to May is, 1873. -
Under direction of Board of Public
Works, from May 15, 1878, to Novem-
bsr Ik. 8 Observation-Disclosures. 8
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
NOTICEa.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAuATIO
STATE OF DELAWARE,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
As the year IN approaching It's close, 1t Is
highly proper that We should devontly
express our gratitude and thanks to AL
mighty God, he author of all good, for
the man fold blessings which he mas o
graciOusty bestowed upon us Hs people.
The abundant crops with which the
laborer has been rewarded; the o. eserva-
ton OF peacr within our borders; the
gradual revival OF prosperity In all the
departments OF Industry and trade. and
the exemption Of our homes nom tine
pestilenco that walketh In dark hess" are
but the manifestations OF the goodness
and mercy OF God.
In the midst OF these blessings-health
peace and pienty-we sb, uid earnestly en-
deavor TO avoid the sins OF pride ana self
reliance, and 10 cultivate "A spirit OF meek
ness as one OF the fundamental conditions
| " continued prosperity and ppiness.
Therefore, /, JOHN W. HALL. Governor
OF the state OF Delaware. recognizing our
entire dependence upon the supreme ku-
Ier Of the Universe, do hereby set apart
IL ukspAd, THE TWENTY, SEVENTH
served rs day. OF public Thanksgiving 4
and praise. And do hereby request all
persons TO abstain from their secular oc-
equations on that day, aud TO repair 10
the respective places OF worship 10 rem
der thanks to God for past blessings, and
To invoke His guidance and protection In
the future.
In testimony whereof have
have hereunto set my hand, and
caused the Great Seal OF the
state to be afii Y ed, at Dover, this
f"->, tenth day of November, in the
}sEAL. the year Of our Lord one thous-
'-r-' and eight hundred and seventy
nine aud OF the independence OF
theunited States the one hum
dred and fourth.
By the Governor, JOHN w. HALL.
|. JAMES l.. WoLCoTT,
Secretary OF State.
noyl2 Ia Is TX 2lwlt
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

The troubled state of the relations be-
tween China and Japan gives interest to
an estimate OF the strength OF the land
forces Of the former country, contributed
to German paper by well-informed
writer. He estimates the total strength OF
the army at 662, 900 of all ranks. Ofthese,
$1,000, in round numbers, are cavalry
105, 200 form the field infantry aud artil-
lery, while the remaining 100000 consti-
tute the garrison troops Of the two latter
arms Of the service. Although, however
the Chinese army may have this strength
on paper, its actual numbers are much
fewer. In making any calculation, also
of The armed strength of China, it mus
be remembered that such troops as reall,
exist are dispersed ov er an immense are;
embracing some 100000 of Englisl
square miles, which is traversed by very
few good roads, while there are no rail
ways to facilitate the concentration o
large masses of men.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
HOW India Rubber is Obtained

A corre- -pondcnt fIom the Amazon
RIVER, Braz., gives the following ac-
count OF the method of gathering rub
ber:
"At last we arrived at the encamp-
ment, which seemed to be on an island
ia vast archipelago. There were
abundant groves Of rubber trees in all
directions, aud men, omen and chill
dren engaged in Collecting the rubber,
with more method in their laburs than
shou d have expected among such rude
and savage people. Each one had a
certain number Of trees allotted to him,
which he bored " niLh all augur. He then
IN erted in the hole piece of hollow
cane. To the back of the tree he fasteu-
ed, with mud, shell of the terrapin, or
of large clam, TO catch the liquid.
When ii drips from the cane ii is white
as mix, but thicker, or with more bod,
\ trough, dug out Of a log, is stationed
IN central point, aud when the trees
are a ! tapped, the man goes his rounds,
watching the $ ellis and pouring The con-
tent, when full, into TIE trough.
Toward evening tire Is made of
leaves and twigs, upon which is thrown
tie fl uit OF GER ain kind Of palm, which
gives forth dense smoke. A small,
round handled pad lie, like those used II
the canue, is dipped into the milk and
turned over once or twice. IL is then
drawn ouT, covered with coatin. OF the
liquid gum, and held at once in the
sunuke # tue fire, which hardens and also
| dark ms the coating. 1t /, again plunged
into the milk, and again smoked, and
! This pi iOcess is keut uD until the blade OF
the paddle is covered au incE to an Inch
and falf i'll thickness. A kniie1. pass
ed along one edge of the blade and the
mass renewed. 1t appears in shape like
a shoemaker's lapstone, with sort of
nozzle on one side. In this state il 1.
shipped. From one Of these Jumps Of
commercial gum the different coating
may Ie readily detached"
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

GEN. GIANT, In spite Of all that Was
said to the contrary, still keeps showing
around" seeking the plaudits OF men
from place to place - II he would never
tire of being fattered and isastsd. A II
not satisfied with the position assigned
him by the stalwarts he seems to wish
to get even with the national tone OF
Senator Bayard; and we should not be
surprised that he whould attempt to oc
cupy the whole Delaware Democratic
platform, including the Bland dollar,
before he gets all over the South. The
Uther day, while In Chicago, he appro-
priatod Senator Baysrd's sentiments as
calmly IS he takes drink. 1t was done
in this wise he said:
"You may tell the Courier-Jour
and through it the people Of the South,
that in whatever position he may be
placed, that while always determined 10
support the National Union, AIN for
those anu only those things which will
allay all bitterness Of the past-all sec
tional animosil ies--and those which Will
make us uuited, great people, such as
We are No. really believed " be by the
great nations OF the Old World"
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

ii Sn nMAsoNic % TEMPLE.
ENGLISH COMIC oPERAi
Friday Evening, NOvensber FL,
Ford's English Opera Company with
its GRAND CHORUS and the
new Prima Donnas
MISS LIZZIE ANNANDALE,
Late OF the Strakosh Grand Opera and
Miss BLANCHE CHAPMAN
Together with
Miss MARIE BocHEL.
Miss BEDs.F MACKENZIE,
Mlss&MkA PkEssf.
Miss BLANCHE THOMPSON,
MR.. GEORGE DESHAM,
Mr.. ANGELIC ToKRIANI,
tiate Of the Italian OPERA
Mr.. GREEssFELDER,
Mr.. HoFF.
AND A CHORUS OF NEARLY 30,
In PIanchettes' beautiful opera OF
"The Chimes Of Norm a ndy."
Which Will be given complete In every
feature. New costumes. New scenery.
repeated Ave times In Washington during
the past week.
MATINEE. SATURDAY, Nov. I'D.
CHIMES OF NORMANDY
For the last time.
Admission to Matinee, 25 cents, no ex-
ira charge for reserved seats.
SATURDAY EVENING, NOV. I'D.
Gilbert 4 Sullivan's Charming Opera
1.-THE SORCICRE Il tS, -
Admission IS and 80 cents. Reserved
seats rs cents. The sale of seats will com
mence at Thomas n Co.'S store, ON Mon
day morning and continue daily.
novlS-5t.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
rRIDAY, NOVEMBER "a. 1879.
AT WILMINGTON POSI
OFFICE
An SECOND CLASS MATTER
THE CRY HospITAL.-We hope the

THE CITY HosPITAL.-We hope The
physicians will have nothing to do with
the City Ho .pital. The expression OF
opipion adverse TO the continuance OF
the institution is overwhelming, and
eyery movement made is simply in delay
and defiance of public sentiment. What
the people demand is that the expense
of the maintenance Of the institution
shall cease, they do not wish that ex-
pense merely transferred, as 1t will be II
II goes into other hands. The chairman
Of the committee seems to care nothing
for public opinion, having run the street
committee in the most extravagant ihaN-
ner, and opposed the Democratic prop'-
sition to put the work out by contract, he
now seems determined to waste the pub
Lie money on the hospital. II would
seem that there is TO use in laborng Tor
economy il such opinions are to pre-
vail and the public voice stified by ad-
verse action. When men cease 10 be-
come representatives of public senti-
ment they cease to do that for which the
honors and powers were conferred, and
should vacate the positions they cease to
oil satisfactorily. 1t would seem that
some men who get into Office imagine
that 1t is only necessary to tax the peo-
pie and they will humbly bear all the
burdens that may be placed upon them.
The Republicans ran the City Hos
pital; made it disgusting institution
. mere place for political bummers, and
the secret could not be kept from their
own people, and it became one oil the
causes that led to the election OF Demo
cratic Councilmen and giving the Demo
Gratis q majority OF that body. 1t eau
not be expected that the Democrat C
people will be less obsersant. They
will just as certainly vote to destroy that
institution as the Republicans did. We
desire to maintain the ascendency Of the
Democrats, because that party is locked
TO for q reduction of the city expenses
but it will be simply impossible to main-
tain this majority in the face OF oppo-
silion to the opinions Of the people and
the pubic press of all parties, aud in
defiance of petition the just resort of the
people, and TO which the Democrats
were driven only few years ago to saV'
eur splendid fire department. from benl
destroyed by the Republican party. Th'
GAzETTE's opinions have been know
on this subject they cannot be stihed, ant
must be consistently sustained aud ad
vanced.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

CHKKRINa.-Ths Washington cores
pondent of the Baltimore Sun mentions
the arrival of Senator Eaton, and re-
marks -
"Ihe Senator is sturdy old Jack
sonian Democla., whom defeat cannot
dismay. He says the democracy OF Con
necticut are all right; that the reason
why the Republicans did so well at the
recent election in that State was because
thousands Of Democrats, for reasons sat
isfac.ory to themselves, stayed at home.
He entertains no misgiyings As to Demo
cratic success next year, if the party
management is judicious. With a proper
candidate the Democrats, he believes,
can easily carry New York, New jersey,
lndi ma and Connecticut. The Demo-
Gratis, lie thinks, will have the majority
in the Legislature next year, and thus
will retain the United States Senator"
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

Reports from Washington indicate that
the American agent sent abroad to per
suide the European powers ~ enter into
another silver cohte ence Is likely To ia |.
II is Low announced that no action rs
been taken by any European naIion with
. view to calling another conference,
and that the German Chancellor, Prince
Bismarck, does not intend going any fur
ther in his action than is necessary TO
maintain the value Of tie silver LOW
he'd BY Germany.-Ledger.
Bismarck has shown that he has 10
confidence in tue efforts TO destroy the
estaDlished Alues impaired to gold and
silver by the nations OF the earth alter
these values had been tried and fixed for
more than half a century. We have no
need to 80 to Europe ike beggars, with
cap in hand, petitloniLg to them to hx
the value c The silver dollar which the
Fathers established years ago, simply
that more metal money may be paid TO
oondholders than was promised them in
the acts Of Congress. Bismarck sees
that to diminish the value OF silver is
only to make the hundreds of millions
that Germany holds worth less, and
therefore, such action is to destroy the
purchasing power of his own govern
ment. The Bank Of France holds ) %,
100000 of gold and $3.50, 100000 Of sl.-
yer in her vaults, and yet she sends Us
gold and keeps her silver in The face OF
she fact that silver will buy just as
much wheat in the American market as
gold. In fact the West aud the Soutl
from which the great European supple.
are drawn prefer silver to gold. WheI
Congress meets it will be told by til,
Director Of the Mint that the rise in tn,
price OF yer since its reconciliation
will In bis opinion settle the equilibrium
Of the currency question. Nothing cal
more certainly prove the damaging &C
of John Sherman and his Radical ere,
who demonetized silver without eve
letting President Grant know that it wa
contemplated, if we believe the Ger
erals own words.
The Democracy of Delaware wi
now soon have the proud satisfaction
seeing the platform of gold and silye
adopted at Dover in 1873, the platforl
OF the whole country as it was befol
She rebellion.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
THAT TooMBs DISPATCH.

Chicago Dispatch to the N W. World
The editor of the News has verified
the correctness of the dispatch received
from General Robert Toom bs, of Allan.
ia. Ga, on the 18th INST. The dispatch
as received has been compared with the
original and is found to be correct in
ever y word; hence there was no garb-
ling in Transmission. The closing SEN
teuces are: "He General Grant, fought
for this country honorAbly and won.
fought for mine and lost. am ready &
try 1t over again Death to the Uuio al"
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

THEY KEEP OUR BONDS AND SEND
Us CAR LOADS OF GoLD.-lnstead of
sending home the United States bonds,
as the Ledger, Times, World and the anti
silver remonetization people predicted,
the Europeans are sending MS scar loads
OF gold" and keeping both bonds and
silver. This is proved by the non-re-
ceipt of bonds, and the receipt Of gold,
and the retention Of silver, as is shown
in The following editorial scrap from the
money article Of the Ledger 1.-THE
Bank of France has in its vaults, in
specie, $4l9, ,OOO, 900, of which Sill, ,000,-
900 are in gold 20 franc pieces, S5s, 900,
700 in " and franc pieces. and $3.50,
600, 900 in silver coin. The bank lost
$4,O0O,000 In gold in the last week VI
October"
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

IHH Secretary Of the Treasury esti-
mates the Government expens for the
next fiscal year at $136,347, ,129. The
hsures of the Congressional appropria.
.ohs ior the last four fiscal years are as
@ .o'io"': 1877, 1924, l22,0l0 92; 1878,
ealo'z9o lo S3@ 10; 1870, $142, PTS, ,270 50 ;
iooo, sio2'4o4,G47 rs. Included in the
..'o ''e.n = The extraordinary appropra-
tion OF s25,ooo,OOo for arrears of pen.
sioh'' 30 'hst the e,timate for the mex,
year lieaVins this item out) is about ST.,
W"'ooo less than for the curren. year.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
+UBLiC NdLES.
IDUBLICB SALE
OF
MA.CIIlN cry, 4 q.

MONDAY. NOVEMBER %. 1870.
at 10 o'clock "A. m, ut the auction rooms OF
l.. W. Stidham a son, No. Ill K. Fourth
street, Wilmington, Delaware. the follow
ing machinery, etc.:
steam engine, about % horse power, !
tubular boiler, | feed pump, power ham.
mer, | air pump anu receiver, heavy
punching machine. ! blower, I portable
forge, desk. and various small articles.
Terms cash. The machinery can be seen
upon application to the auctioneers.
l.. W. STlDHAM n SON, Auc.
nov17-6t. III II. Fourth street.