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The daily gazette., 1880-07-15
The Ne,o London Docks.

The Victoria Dock Extensions at
London have been completed, and the
works as they stand deserve to be
ranked among the wonders of the world.
Three thousand workmen, 900 or TOO
wagons, II or 18 locomotive engines, 3
steam "navvies" and great quantity of
minor machinery of various kinds, have
been engaged since 1875 at the southeast
end of London in wo.k compared
with which the building of the pyramids
with m. dern appliances-would have
been no very signal feat. Hitherto the
one entrance to the Victoria Docks from
.he Thames had been at Blackwell
Point, but now there is dock capable
of receiving all vessels, no matter what
they may be. Three and a half miles
Of walls have been built, ,iuclosing ninety
acres of water. These "walls" are 40
feet high, 5 feet thick at the top, aud 1S
feet to 10 feet flick at the bottom, the
whole of this enormous mass being
composed of solid concrete, for which
$4,000 tons of Portland cement have
been used. Some 100000 cubic of
earth have been dug out. 1t may assist
the Imagination somewhat to state tina,
If this earth were filled into ordinary
carts the vehicles would form an un-
broken line 7,1C0 miles long. The
excavations have gone through sub
merged forest, and among other curl
osities dug out have been a reindeer's
horn, a Roman vase, and what is sup
posed TO be an ancient British Canoe
carved out of solid oak. The latter is
now in the British Museum. The new
entrance below Woodwich will save
about 81 miles of river navigation,
which, in the case OF vessels of heavy
draught, is of course a matter of very
great Importance. The London and
st. Katharine's and Victoria Docks
Company are now prepared for vessels
of ali kinds, not excluding the largest
ironclads of the British navy. The
cost has been estimated roundly at S5,-
100000. All was in readiness for the
admission of the water at the end OF
May. The decks required about three
weeks to fill, and the opening was cele-
brated on the 25th of June. How great
the influence of this improvement will
be upon the trade of London time alone
can prove; but it ID healthy sign in
these days of depressed commerce that
the courage necessary for carrying out a
work of such magnitude has not been
wanting.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-15
'PHE ARTlzANs SAVINGS BANK.

TNHE ARTlzANs SAVINGS BANK.
500 MARKET STREET,
INCORPORATED JANUARY Ath, 1851.
M, until p. M, and on Tuesday and Hal
urday evenings from 7 to O'Clock.
SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND,
regularly madein April and October.
they are accounted as deposits. Thus per
manent deposits compound their interea
twice in each year; ysH. oups
ohaa f smysn sorsss Ssorss y " oaps
Nathanr r. Benson, NJ. L. Liohensteln,
Henry f. Dure, Edward Darlington
W. Hastings, Job H. jackson,
Edward Pusey, VIM. Il. Swift,
AaHaonS aEo. ". W,iaSHsfl BuHsH. President
EO. 8. CAPELLE, Vice President.
feb2l-ly E. T. TAYLOR Treasurer.
FIRsT NATIONAL 6F BENA WA1MrNeroN
REPOSITORY OF THE PUBLIC MONEY
FINANCIAL AGENTS OF THE UNI
TED STATES.
EDWARD BETS, PRESIDENT.
GEO. b. ARMSTRONG, CASHIER
Paid up Capital, $ooO.oOO.
Philadelphia. New York and Boston e,
change furnished to regular Depositors
without change.
D!sso.nt days. Mondays and ursda''
DIRECTORS.
GIs%9Ht GoSn r. Rasms B asmsth sHUGgs $ aslr.. vi su'h
% Henry 4 !: MsoonD. ssn,i mai bancroft, ,Ir.
Edward Bets. ian1-ly
The daily gazette., 1880-07-15
Camden's (N. J) Population

The population of the city of
Camden is 1857; the total valua-
ton of assessments, real and per-
sonal s1l ,4O6.85, thus giving 1913
as the per capita average wealth.
In the county the population num-
bers 62,O0O, while the real and per-
sonal value foots up $19,2l6,7ll,
thus making the average wealth of
every man, woman and child s3O9.94.
The demands of the State and county
and the city appropriations aggre-
gate 1926, 1876. A tax rate of
$500 on the 800 would therefore be
required.
hundred less population than Will
mington, the latter city has assessed
PROPERTY Of the value of $2l 900, 900,
or Of nearly twice as great as that of
Camden; and nearly $2,000,00O
greater than that of Camden county.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-15
MEAL-TIMEIN SUMMER.

Roast pork, plum-pudding and mince-
pie are now out of season. To think Of
these things in July gives most people a
temporary thrill of discomfort. For
winter dinners, especially at Thanksgiv-
ing and Christmas, they seem TO have
especial adaptation, Tradition sanctions
them and custom brings them smoking
hot upon our tables. Now that the heat S
of summer are testing our patience we
want something as different as possible.
All that is heavy and fat and gross is
banished ffom the tables of those who
best understood the art of living. The
human body needs nourishment in July
as it does in January, but that which In
midwinter would comfortably feed il
proves in the dog-days glievous load.
The people who in summer eat winter
dinners are those who 90 about with n
dismal feeling of oppression and con
slant complaint that the weather is a
great burden to them. Putting too great
a strain upon their digestive apparatus,
they find that it groaI.s and creaks under
a burden which on Christmas or New
Years it might dispose of with reasona-
BILE safety.
1t is a happy provision of Providence
that in summer we are not driven for
sustenance to heavy joints of meat or to
solid rations of sausage or smoked and
sailed fish. We have fresh fish In abund-
ance, and though brook trout are costly
we can buy bass and catfish and bluefish
at prices within the reach of almost ev-
erybody. The lettuce family in all its
varieties offers us light lunch with easy
digestion. Though the oyster is in re-
tirement the toothsome and appetizinR
clam patiently awaits his fate. A list
of constantly changing vegetables be-
wIlders us as it invites us to make selec-
ton. AS we begin to exhaust the wealth
of Its attractiyeness new products of farm
and truck garden are added to it for our
and our delight.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-15
A STUMP-PICKER'S REVENGE

A day or two ago, as colorcd
boot-black was passing a down town
bar room and fruit store, he picked
up the stump of a cigar from the gut
ter and went into the store and ask
ed for a match. He was met with
the reply, eve don't keep matches
to give away" The boy started
out, but stopped at the door, turned
back, and asked the proprietor, "Do
you sell 'sm?" He purchased a
box, paid his two cents, and lit his
stump, after which he closed the
box and asked the proprietor to put
it on the shelf, and hnext time a
gemman asks you for a match just
give 'em one out'n my box" There
were several merchants in the store
at the time who have since given
the proprietor little rest.-Richmond
Dispatch.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-15
Pers01tE and Political.

Gustav Richter, the famous General
painter, is seriously i'll.
Hon. Fernando Wood is slowly con
valescing. He is still confined to his
residence in New York.
General B. F. Butler is to take the
stump for the Fusionists in Main before
the September election.
The Duchess of Newcastle, since her
marriage with Mr.. Hohler, the tenor, is
delighting London with concerts.
The London World says it is rumored
that the Prince of Walnes will make "A
tour of Austria, visiting the Melbourne
Exhibition.
Of the official personages who took
part in the ceremony of Queen Victo-
rias coronation, forty-two years ago, all
are now dead.
Mr.. Ruskin has permitted himself 10
be nominated for the Lord Rectorsh;p
of Glasgow University by the Conserve
tive Independent clubs.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-15
RBGLSTERS ORDERS.
D EGIsTER's ORDER.
REGIsTER's OFFICE,


New Castle Co., June "a.
upon the application of William Talley
Auministrator of Esther Brown, late OF
Brandywine Hundred, in said county,
deceased, 1t is ordered and directed by the
register that the Administrator aforesaid
give notice Of granting of Letters OF Ad-
Inlnlstration, upon the estate of the de-
ceased, with the date OF granting thereof,
by causing advertisements to be posted
within forty days from the date OF such
Letters in SIX of the most public places OF
the county of New Castle requiring all
persons having demands against the es-
tate to present the same, or abide by an
Act OF Assembly In such case made and
provided; and also cause the same TO be
inserted within the same period in the
WILMINGToN GAZETTE, q newspaper pub
lished In Wilmington. and to be contin-
ued therein three weeks, (e. o. d.)
fN, Given under the hand and seal
( l.. 8. I of Office OF the Register aforesaid
t~0c|' at New Castle, In New Castle
County aforesaid, the day and year above
written. s. @. B1GGS, Register.
NOTICE,
All persons having claims against the
estate or the deceased. must present the
same, duly attested TO the Administrator,
on or before June 70, 1881. or abide the Act
OF Assembly in such case made and pro-
vided. WILLIAM TAI LEY,
administrator.
Address-Wilmington Del.
jy24-3weod.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-15
AN ELEPHANTS GRIEF.

There was an elephant that had been
trained to play the piano with its trunk
in show. One day new piano was
bought for it, but no sooner had the
elephant touched the keys than it burst
into flood of tears. "What ails you,
Kiouni ?" asked its keep. The poor
beast could only point to the ivory
keys. Alas they were made of the
tusks of his mother.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-15

The "Battle Of the Boyne" was q
very peaceful affair on this Twelfth Of
July. "Nobody was hurt" and that is
more than can be said of our Fourth of
July. Pic-nics are far better than pis-
tolls, and b nquets than bullets. IL the
Old World anniversaries are to be kept
up in this country, it is the better plan
to make them festive, without fighting.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-15
Accounts from the west give us tie

Accounts from the west give us the
pleasant intelligence that all the crops
are good, and much in excess of what
they have been in previous years, great
as they were. There is nothing that will
res ore prosperity and keep 1t ever pre-
sent like fruitful crops. They start the
wheels of other business and find en-
ployment for thousands of hands that
would be idle were it not for bountiful
haryests.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-15
Roots and shoes.

Daniel McCusker, ZIG W. I'd street. has
0ot in q large stock OF boots and shoes for
the spring trade, and is determined to
sell them Cheaper than any house in the
city. Give him q call and save money.
apr26- -eOd3m.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-15

'sPeace in the family" You can enjoy
a good nights rest and retain peace in
the family by keeping DR.. Bulls Baby
syrup In the house.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-04-22
Thawing Out q Frozen Alligator.

Alligators which have been brought
from the mild climate of Florida to the
more rigorous climate of the North gen.
orally die soon, no matter how good
care is given them. A remarkable ex-
ception to this rule is an alligator now
in the possession of a young physician
of this city. This one was captured six
years ago in Florida and has lived ever
since without growing more than an
inch and q half. 1t is now something
less than three feet in length. Many
times during its captivity it has gone
without food for two or three months
without apparent harm. When fed it
ate voraciously small fish and pieces of
raw beef. One very cold night last
month the alligator was left as usual in
a basement room. When the doctor
went down to the room the following
morning he was very indignant at find
ing that a window had been left open
ali night, and as the fire had gone cut,
the water in which his alliga-
tor lay was frozen. The ami
NAL was "as stiff as n POKER"
to use his own words, Z" and to all ap-
~pearances dead" The doctor placed it
in warm water, and afterward rubbed
it with alcohol. The creature was then
wrapped in a cloth and left by the stove
and after an hour or two . further At
tempt at resuscitation was made. The
mouth was forced open and liquor in
small quantities poured down. The
rubbing and chatting were resumed, and
in three hours and a half from the dis
covery of the alligator's condition the
doctor was rewarded by noticing that
its heart again was in action. In q few
hours more the alligator had entirely
recovered.--N. York Tribune, March 8.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-04-22
Safety Of Nihilists In the Great Cities
Of Russia.

"It is by no means necessary" writes
a correspondent of the Cologne Gazette,
"that q Nihilist should bury himself in
the interior of the country to evade de-
lection, for he can reside with much
greater safety to himself in st. Peters
burg or Moscow than in any Obscure VII
lage of some remote province. In the
new Capital, for instance, many thou
sands of persons OF both sexes are resi-
dent who possess no permit or pass, -
prescribed by law, and get on perfectly
well without any justificatory document
whatsoever. There are people in this
town who have lived here for dozens Of
years without permits, although every
body is required upon changing his or
her lodgings to produce an Official pass
port at the district police Office, and to
have it stamped BY the competent M
thority, and although house-owners,
dvorniks (porterss and police officers
expose themselves to heavy penalties Il
any one for whom they can be head No
sponsible be found not to possess apaas.
Do YOU wish to know how this i. mani
agedf 1t is simple enough. All you
have to do Il to make the acquaintance
Of the police officer in whose beat Jour
domicile - situated, to ask him to lunch,
and slip . bAnk-n0te Of from tn to
twenty-five rubles under his napkin
That piece of paper win serve you In ev-
cry respect as efficiently q IN Imperial
passport"
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-04-22

A. The song rpsso on a grvws hedsr ssa
hcoder; The singers recsts>ss thsu-
selves. kiaing ths enus; ss@r<soas ~
erase fur too a. three mtnn;es. Asd Go
single voSce Eucs On N everlsser~nssne
strains a vsird ~recitafsue. ca . kixA
ksy add ~gaassfng vish icscrd aesssr
ton. Sooa ooe Afs<g ano<h~s ksscs
ihe roon, and yrr~enty rvturss divssssd
of ii e1cshing sass . tcoG vksse
robe. fks . night shin, ss~a -
The v.isL Tbeyoanrk Of the d~ryishes
passes 20 each . vhisr skaTleap. ssA
gathers In his hand AL the s,ssr~.
kissing each ~ he receives IL Thea Tho
scss. which has MOI cea.-d. hextns "a
grou ioeder and wilder; The dervshes
are standing mp. and. csssgr-sabis k-sk-
ing fellows ~ ;hcy we're ecfpre. th~y
nou look like . pressous boz ct fAnaisel
eu:-throafs. They then hend ,hesr
bodies over forwards, then backwards.
then mp with . JERK. thru from SIDE ~
side. the strange Wild recifa,ioa Eo~ing
looder and hoarser Ill IL hcomcs ayel.
Thus they 20 a. working themselves
up to . high pitch 81 excitement. In
creasing the SQUAD of their voices vish
that Of the drums and cymhsss- We
did not; remain to hear the latter. how
ever, being quite satisfied with an hour
duration Of the performance. We vers
told that frequently, bcforc they broke
up their meeting. they would cash and
wound themselves fcrocsously, and eyen
take the little children Who were looking
on. and placing them on the door. voslld
walk upon them and ineite the h,tls
ones 10 initiate their seif-gsshtng and
ior1ure.-Coi. ". n. Harris, 90 Epznssser
and thyvnieic.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-04-22

hand the youth removed his hat, and
. wealth 81 golden hair fell In luxuriant
beauty over the shapely shouldeu-
"Geutlemen. ! am Edna Forreaess
Il can not call myself by his ACQUIRED
name), and the man, the villAini The
Aend! ! Slew Was my murderous hus-
band, who has lived among you -
George Watson, and was boasfing and
gloasing over his damnablc work whan
sent his guilty soul into eternity
Nov, hang me-fam ready 70 diei"
"An' I'm ready TO blow the holy de-
lights outer the fust crooked son Of Q
gun thes lays . ham on herr" yelled the
Judge drawing his reyolvens- "Jiss
sift this matter down TO = bang-up visit
alton o. God an give u yer verdie'-
guilty or not guilty."
The crowd had long before decided
that matter, and "not guilty. came
forth in chorus, and then the d~eaicning
cheers made the old canyon ring again
and again.
Edna was escorted back 20 the camp
and placed in charge Of the landlords
wife, who soon clothed her in the proper
n3Oitu1enSS Oh ncf SEA uSpoIs v'Ss
any great excitement, whisky flowed
freely, and the health Of the lady va.
drunk again and again by the excited
crowd. One enthusiastic individual VA
loud in his suggestions that MaTstor
should be dug up and hanged with the
rope prepared for =. Handsome Harry
I" for," he asserted, "if ever q man de
| served hanyin' he doesi"
The lady disappeared as quietly q
Harry Forrest" had appeared, and
was never afterwards heard Of in thu
mines. lobe Allen went East 8 shor
time ago. but IS he has not yet returned
we will not credit the silly rumors tha
are aloat that "Handsome Harry
knows what took the worthy Judge 3
far from home.-.'Wyoming Ill.," q
Detroit Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-04-22
Extraordinary Persecution Of Clergy

The Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix has recently
been the victim Of q series OF malicious
hoaxes evidently devised by some
person who imagines himself TO have .
grievance, or by some q who loves
malice for its own sake. Last month
the propric;ors of different manufactur-
ing establishments in st. Louis, Chi
cago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus,
Louisville, Milwaukee, st. Panl and
elsewhere began to receive postal cards
purporting to come from the Rev. DIR.
Dix asking for samples. Other letters
p~urpoFting to be written by DIR. Dix
were sent to schools asking for particu-
lars as to the cost Of tuition, etc. Let
tiers were sent to distinguished clergy
men asking why they had not answered
letters from DIR. Dix, letters OF course
which had never been written, and the
owners Of bookstores received letters
asking for estimates, circulars, etc. II
is said the cowardly author Of these
silly and cruel hoaxes even went 50 far
as TO invite clergymen TO dine ! n Dr.
Dix's house, and on one occasion Dotl-
fed q number Of secondhand clothes
dealers that Mrs. Dix's wardrobe would
be sold 1t . certain time.
All these and q number OF other de-
vices Of q similar nature have been the
cause of very great annoyance to Dr.
Dix and his friends, and have necessa-
rily given rise to many annoying mis-
spprehensions. Detectives have been
At work, but have thus far failed 70 dis
cover the guilty person, DIR. Dix being
to give the slightest clew to his
identity.-N. 7. Post
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-04-22

There may be seen at the house Of
Mr.. Z. j. LOOmis Of the Nautical A.
manac Office q curiosity and a mystery
in plant life which is attracting the
study of some eminent botanists. The
gentleman, himself an excellent botan-
lists, dug up a glass dish full Of a CON-
mon fern (Asplenium arichomanes),
while visiting the White Sulphur
Springs in Virginia last autumn, and
carried the plants home to ornament q
chamber. What was his assonishmeni
to observe after his return that several
frOnds of the ferns maintained q steady
movement through from twenty to forty
degrees, similar to that made by the
crOoking OF a finger or the swinging OF
a pendulum. This movement cOntinu-
ing, he became more and more inter.
ested, searched for information among
books and botanists, and finding no ex.
PLANTATION, wrote to Prof. Asa Gray OF
Harvard College for . solution of this
mystery. This eminent authority moi
| only had none to offer, but expressed
the greatest desire to study personally
| so extraordinary q phenomenon, and
| while in Washington recently in connec.
ton with the annual meeting Of the re.
gents of the Smithsonian Institution, he
passed much time in the close scientific
study of the ferns, and mentions the
facts in the March number of the Botan.
ical Gazette. The fronds have preserved
their curious movement all winter,
| showing greater energy in the sunligh,
| than when under the influence of gas
Jets, but nevertheless maintaining
steady swaying movement. The little
fernery is exciting attention in scientific
circles quite out Of proportion to its tiny
area, being constantly visited by person.
well known for the highest scholarly at
tainments. Perhaps, from my account
it seems no more wonderful than the
game of Fifteen; but once within its in
hnence, it holds the visitor as resistless
" as does that facinating puzzle or q!
did she glittering eye of the Ancient
Mariner Washington Cor. N. Y. Eren
| tnQ Post.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-04-22

No man need wall that he was mol
born in some other country. All lands
have their attractions, and every home.
however humble, has associated with
II some pleasant rccollectsons- The
matched stone cottage cf old England
OF ireland Is ever a picturesque object
10 the American eye; and II IL does M;
contain all the modern comforts of the
smart American house. IL IL. doubtless,
lust a. dear to those who were born be-
meath its roof. One fifth Of the Ameri-
can people are said 10 live in cities.
They are town birds acquainted with
smoky caves and tasting nature In the
parks. Most Of them come from the
country, and when spring time comes,
with its tender foliage, tranquil skies,
soft breezes, birds and flowers, they
must often turn "a the woods and fields
with longing hearts and aching bosoms,
We meet In the crowded streets, the III
ventilated theater or the billiard draw
ing-room, a thorough-worn face. The
time was, IL an English lad, when he
may have been leaning against a cottage
Intel in small corduroys, and hungrily
eating q bit of brown bread and bacon
Perhaps he wishes he had . chance Ia
do SO again. Another man, no longer
young. while wiping his brow and walk
ing the hot pavcments, thinks OF the
fair rounded hill, the blooming orchards,
the merry rivers bank, the field fiow-
ers, and the meadows tall and cool
grasses in his New England home. IL Is
the summer time Of life with him now
the burden of the day Is upon him, and
business cares give him little time for
dreaming. The many anxietics of mod
ern American life crush out much that
is sweet and beautiful, leaving room, LET
us hope, for the good and wise In
thought and action. Perhaps no country
has 80 man homes owned by the people
who occupy them rs our own. This
fact is a piece Of good fortune
% free America and its institutions
il solves many problems which e the
Governments of Europe, and which In
time will change their form. Man Is .
domestic animal, he wishes for n spot
Of earth which he can call his own, and
which, with the proper amount Of labor,
will yield him n support. Until he
reaches this state he is but a straw in
the wind. the child Of tickle fortune, the
creature OF every trivial circumstance. To
have a home is to be independent, cours-
geous, manly. With it comes n train OF
other blessings-home influences for the
family, q quiet haven for rest in the
storm and stress Of life, q castle for pro-
lection, a place to he made beautiful,
the center of art, music, poetry and all
the human affections, q place that should
be a f~oretaste Of and preparation for
that Heavenly bliss TO which we all as
pire.-PAiladelphia Record.