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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03

Some of the opponents of the amend
ment to the charter Of the Delaware
Western railroad use this argument" A
new competing line will decrease the
profits of the Philadelphia. Wilmington d
Baltimore railroad and to remedy this fall
ing off that company will squeeze a large
enough additional amount out of the
people along the line of the Delaware rail-
road to make good she deficiency. The
inference they expect to have drawn from
this threat ia that it will be wiser to keep
every portion Of the State within the grasp
of single monopoly which dare thus
threaten its peoplo In case their Lsgsis-
ture exercises its unqaestioned right to
permit competing company to enter our
State.
We cannot believe that any one..sotually
conducting the fight on bensif of the P. +,
W. d B. Company has been so foolish as
to attempt 80 insolens q piece of threat
ening as this. 1t must emsnate from Il g
superserviceable hangers-on who take a
hand in all such controversies for the
mere purpose of making themselves
| appear of some account. Surely no self
respecting Dslawaresn would permit any
authorized representative OF corporation
to address him in a manner so insulting
to himself and to his State If any one is
making such threats by authority, il is
manifestly the duty Of the State to
promptly assert its own rights and dignity
against an attempt to dictate to it 10 such
high.hsnded fashion by one of it's OWE
creatures.
We prefer, however, as we have said, IL
bslieve that this talk does not come from
those authorized to represent the Phila
deiphis, Wilmington d Baltimore com
pany, for We do not wish to see nee dies
sntagnnism to it stirred up We do no
wonder that its officers prefer to hav'
Delaware exempted from the influence o.
the competition which, whatever they ma,
say, they know they are soon to have, bu
We cannot see nor even imagine any reason
why Delaware people should join them il
that desire There is no uss in growin
bitterly angry against men 70
making a strenuous effort to maintain
prof :abla monopoly, and the natural an
wise thing for Delawarsans to do is t
watch these ,fforls with Amusement. bu
! to take care for their own sskes that the
: do not succeed II, however, the rsilroa
5 officials in their zsal should presume I
I threaten to be revensed by an abuse {
3 such monopoly as is still left them, tb
e time for anger viii have arrived and the
! should bs informed in unmistaksb
9 language that the Legislature of this Stat
t does not propose to be- bnllied in its di
t charge OF its duties aud that it is N
g without the means to protect its peop
(, from persecution or oppression by al
It corporation Of its own creation.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03
See the Conquering Hero, &c

Among the most wonderful articles of
the period ia st. Jao1 Oil. Hon. Leonard
SWEET, of Chicago, provinces it the most
thorough conqueror of pain that he has
ever known,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03

MIR. William E. Chandler. who is
familiarity referred to as "Blli" in a Gin
cinnati Enquirer dispatch, foreshadows
quite on astonishing Cabinet for Mr.. Gar
field. We suppose there Is no escape from
the putting of Mr.. Blaine at the head of
the Cabinet, though Gu the testimony OF
Republicans, without any aid from d mo
Gratis, liz can be shown to be au unacru
pulous jobber, without any regard for the
truth.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03
%-~ -

The general laws of Massachusetts, in
relation TO railroads are very liberal and
under them last year nine new roads were
chartered in the State with an aggregate
capital of 81 sil 497, There were also
incorporated two s:feet railways, one with
a capital of 500 600, and the other with a
capital Of $4,000. Since the enactments
of the first general railway law in 1872 in
Massachusetts there have been legally con-
stituted twenty. five railway companies
having an average capital, each of
1920, 900.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03

The Philadelphia merchants general!
express the belief that the proposed new
line of fruit steamers between that city
and Belize, British Honduras, will meet
with success.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03
CuRhENr LIrEKApURR.

The ATLANTIC always carries worthy serial
by an American author. The February in |
stalment PORTRAIT Of a Lady brings clearer
conviction that It is so much Of favorltu |
with James as to command his miuutest care
1t i, superior to washington square, To
Miss Stackpole, however, it IL hard to accord
even so much esteem as her creator probably
Intended for her. Henrietta is not Delicate
emphaticaly not. She hardly. therefore, in.
vitea to the post of Newspaper Woman for
1t seems to be subver4iye Of all that old
fashioned people like TO regard az essentially
feminine. Miss Phelps "Frlends' progresses
in tue serious. metaphysics style, which Is her
delight and excellence
Mr.. Hale Informs the necessity for shipping
which we may call our own. Mr. Ely gives i
synopsis Of German credit-nnlons. Prof.
Fiske asserts hOmogenelty of language. but
doubts that Of race among the primitive
Aryaus. The poetry seems rather an echo Of
distant footsteps that echo and for many
day We trust shall make new echoes i'll the
atlantic. .-.-
Sarah Bernhard must be sobered by the
estimate OF the Contributors Club, if, Us is
likely with one SO wide of comment. She
reads it. The same mentor suggests an
excellent plan for womaus CLUB gives
round scolding for accenting the last syllable
in family names hides its face at Purnell, and
would probably think Cornell Il great i'm
proyenent,
The Mdwinter ScKrpyrR opens n rev upyeI
Nv Mrs Rurnett ,yb,1ig ycrt. pi,t.rfai..ite, M,
i ,iS ~
mafes ne. o.
prnf t',,t,,. ,,to; ,.o,.;,4io al, +,,. ia
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nc diaiiia - rltcthttS' lihe%l'e coilsclen-
tioi7is aotc ~ ''cttpi"f' WHICH inc Present
T. L;, ioiclst tAe'GIa Oh the American
ntase tschlpllI's' ~ = ply however,
lial = mi !" e'trl WHO mas 80 lately
"H stS " y, ptl'iu I'M "puHiaht laureis.
Nu a. t''its t'p'it ihASNelnE' however read
s9!e can scareeil 4ise pleasure t9 "Ay sincere
au pi.i'...- ., IN 6Is1t' n9Ne!ist;
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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03

Notwithstanding the extremely cold
weather of this winter The ice crop in the
vicinity Of Philadelphia, according to the
Times Of that city has been complete
failure. Not more than one fourth the
amount that was cut At this time last year
has been obtained, white all along the
Schuylkill and Delaware rivers within a
radius of twenty miles, the ice houses con-
tain nothing but few thousand tons Of
snow ice gathered in for the exclusive
benefit of the brewers. All the clear and
cold days have been followed b. snow
storms which practically rendered useless
the planipgs aud preparations for emitting
the ice ieids. This very best clear ice that
has been secured il not of greater thick
ness than six inches, the average being
about four inches thick
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03

The House Committee on Revised
Statutes for come reason or other sal
down upon Senator Conaway's INDECENT
insane bill this afternoon. A member of
the committee explained that this was be-
cause of representations made to the com.
mittee that the bill was designed to meet
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03

The fast IGeil from New York due here
at ! 81 owing to another of the frequent
aud iuexeussble delays on the Fennsyl-
vania railroad, did not arrive here S saturday
morning till after 9 50 The result was
not merely that oil Neg York matter for
this city and points south OF it on the p.
w. & b. railroad was several hours late,
but the morning nail from Philadelphia
was similarly delayed, aud the carriers in
this city had to be held back from their
regular delivery tor more than two hours.
But inconvenient as this is for Whining
ton. it is far worse for the people down
the peninsula, TIE Philadelphia and Nsw
York nail for all points OF the Delaware
railroad and its numerous connections
arrived here too late for the 30 morn
lug mail, and about one-hfth Of it
will have to 60 to its destination nine
hours late bg the evening train while The
remaining fur Gftbs is held oUer for .torty-
eight hJurs. There is no excuse for such
shameful incompe.ency on the part of a
railway management making contract for
carrying the mails and we either
must have e well managed competing lint
or advocate the Government taking hold
with strong hand Of such obstructors Of
puolic convenience, az the Pennsylvania
RaiIroad Company
The delay is merely worse than usua
this morning. The fist mail very rarel!
arrives at Gray's Ferry on time.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03

Having no bed h. slept that nisht in
front % the Fireplace, With hi4 froz ~ Feet
Iuried in warm ashes The following da,
he was hardly able to walk aud from thai
time forward he suffered intensely. Taylol
pG,a 10 attention 10 the lit lie fellows test
for about three weeks, but then the toes
began to drop off, and he went il search
~ IA physician and came back with 4
simple prescription for ordinary cases of
'rost-bitf. This was Bli that was dom
until the boy was discovered by johnson,
Tom gays be never bad enough to ent
Turing the two years be lived with TAYLOR
aud said that The mans own boys often
cried of hunger He says Taylor beat and
abused him frequently and on one
occasion Knocked him senselese by strik
ing him OF the head with the b 1T of an
ox-whip.
The ehild's head bears two large scars
in proof of this story and his back is
covered with lash scars, from one to three
inches long Tbs boys mind is slightly
affected aud many Georgetown people
| oplne that this mental weakness ia due
entirely to his i'll treatment TAYLOR seems
to be an impartial sort of fellow in deal
| ing out Justice, for Tom says he often
took his own boys out in the woods for
trivial offeuses and dashed them with an
OK whip until they BLEED Mary Kitchen
comes from Philadelphia, and was sent
there by the Society for the prevention of
Cruelty to Children. She said TAYLOR
often whipped Tom, but treated her very
we'll, only he didn't furnish her with
enough clothing to keep her warm. She
broke down under cross-sxsminstion and
admitted that Taylor had instructed her
how to testify. Neither she nor Tom were
sent TO school
Taylor was fined $40 and S12 81 costs,
for the payment of which he gave security.
The maximum one in Delaware for cruelty
to children is 300 and the minimum BIO.
Tom was removed to the county aims.
house and cared for by Superintendent
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-01

William J. COughlin, of %Someryille,
Mass. saws; an the fall Of 1876 was
taken with a violent bleeding Of the
lungs, followed by severe cough. |
was SO weak at one time that l could
not leave my bed. In the summer Of
1877 | was admitted to the city hospi,
tai. While there the doctors said
had a hole in my left lung as big as
half dollar. l was so far gone at one
time a report went around that l wal
dead. l gave up hope, but a trienc
told me Of DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam tol
the Lungs. l got a bottle, when to ny
surprise and qualification | commenced
to feel better, and to-day l feel in bet
ter spirits than | have in the pas
three years.
II write this hoping every on
afflicted with diseased lungs will b
induced to take DR.. Halls Balsam 70
the lungs, and be convinced that con
sumption can be cured" Sold b
druggists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-01
Thought the War sim Going On

Brownsville Democrat, ISL
During the dress parade Of the Ten
nessee Rifles on the square some time
since, rather an amusing incident
occurred. An old white haired
farmer, wearing a suit Of copperas-
dyed jeans, sticking to which was
something like a quarter Of a pound Of
lint Che had brought his cotton to
market) hobbled up to a b%ystanderi
and cycling the blue uniforms closely,
with surprise expressed in each
lineament Of his withered coun-
tenance, in a piping voice declared.
swell l declare hain't them DIN
Yankees gone home YETI" The by
stander, Of course, explained to the
decrepit and halt-deaf old Jackson
man how it was, which seemed greatly
to relieve him. Upon inquiry, it wal
found that this was the first time hi
had been to town in twenty years.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-01

brothers, there Is only one place
where you can get all the Joneses
together"
Where 2" they asked him eagerly
"where2'
IN the directory" he said.
And it was so.
Aud it continued so until they built
the Wolfeville skating rink. which is
somewhat larger than the circus max
linus at Rome in its palmiest days,and
there, in the storied shadows Of Evan
gelinO's land, with every breeze laden
with the perfume Of the meadows Of
Grand Pre-. the Jones family held its
reunion,
The rest Of his speech was lost in Q
wild hurst OF enthusiastic, universal
and indefinitely continued applause
that shook che rink TO its foundations,
The hallOting for secretary, after q
few score ties, resulted in the election
N John Jones Of Evans county. He
Thanked the family. His early life
he said, WAS passed among the glass
works 81 Pennsylvania.
A rear Of applause like the dash o.
a meaatalG s0yrent drowned the res
q bis WttegaaeeS and the Pennsyl
wanna JQReSes rose to their feet ant
sang tAe aReieat Weleh battle song o
the elan,
'NQAaaa lgaaiss' p1iy Tvs lasldy ynn thO
tyaap4J,
TAeye was a decided contest for tn,
WeaSGwhN but loAR Jones, OF Greer
wesW, VAS Rpally elected He said
~lRlgO-
Aa1 tae whole mighty mass o
lOReSeS ssOoa ap on the he0eAes an,
chairs aud tables 60 applaud aud sing
leha leAeS Was thea elected GORE
spoaalas secretary, after which tn
following gentlemen were appointe,
an executive committee;
u leha Jones, John Jones, JOhl
Jones, John Jones, John Jones.
The baud PLAYED the family anthem
"Rn ChnR0ba, hapPyn,
Awn w lNnezks. hVNgn hrrn hnnQ.f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-01

should not be surprised fthe settling
price for September would be 8 pence
q pound, although the spectators
could put it much higher. but
they want to be honorable
about it and not break the mills II
Oldham and Manchester. You know
the way these things are always set
tied here; we'll, the shorts on the
other side have either got to make the
delivery or pay the difference. As to
its being immoral, the mill owners
would be glad to get their cotton at
three pence q pound, but they would
not cheaper the goods, neither would
they give the operatives more pay.
Their moral sense has never struck in
that deep. The corner is unfortu-
nate for the operatives, as they have
been laid of, and they can't afford to
be out of work any length 0 ftime.
ut appears that in May and June
last the cotton market was in a very
depressed condition, the price having
run down to about sixpence q pound
generally regarded as the normal
unit of value for cotton as apart IRON
fluctuations caused by speculation
and other outside influences. A gem
eral impression prevailed that there
was a large American crop in, and
PROSPECTS of still larger ones; hence
an inclination to clear out stocks OF
declining values. The largest buyers,
including Mr.. Ranger, believed that a
rise would take place, and they
accordingly made purchases in all
directions of cotton to arrive In
England during August and Septem-
Def, and bought more cotton than was
actually in existence. In other
words, the market was overSOld.
August came, and the bears found
themselves in the position Of having
TO supply the cotton in which they
had sold in advance, and which was
not in the market. At the same time
reports we're current that the Ameri-
can crop would be a partial failure,
but the bears argued that cotton was
essentially a dry weather crop, and
exaggerated reports are always eireu-
lated at this season. Undoubtedly the
drought has affected the crop to
a considerable extent, but not enough
to warrant any great advance. The
consequence was an advance in price
to nearly.eight pence a pound, and as
the operators above referred to still
resist upon the delivery Of the cotton
bought and refuse to settle by resell,
ing the contracts TO the original sell
ers, the latter cannot escape except at
%great pecuniary loss. There being a
plentiful supply Of lower grades the
market is only 'cornered in low
middlirg' and higher grades. How
ever, no matter which way the matter
turns, it will all be over in three NOR
days, and this market viii not feel it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-01
Next Years v

The veteran and venerable editor Of
the Athens Post throws off the fol-
lowing speculations as to the coming
canvass in his last issue:
"a rumor is abroad that the Hon.
David l.. Snodgrass will contest for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor next year. He is a man Of fair
ability, and will probably receive the
support Of the Low Tax element in
the State convention. Mr.. Wilson, it
seems to be understood will not cult
vate any further Gubernatorial aspi-
r%ations. Colonel Tolley is said to be
looking toward the hall of the House
of Representatives at Washington.
Dayy Wallace, it is believed, has an
ambition to represent the McMinn-
vile district in the State Senate,
and Brother Haynes, of the Frank
lin Review, will probably seek a re-
election as Representative from Will
Hanson county. Colonel Savage
whose days, like our own, are in the
yellow leaf, is combining himself mainly
to the duties Of his profession, and
will hardly mingle in politics hereafter
unless it be accidentally. The canvass
next year will, no doubt, open early
and be prosecuted with much spirit,
if not bitterness. Not less than fifty
men in the State have their eyes fixed
upon the S~enatorship now filed by
Hon. Isham G. Harris, and this will
add largely to the interest of the legis-
lative elections. In respect to the
Governorship, whileit is too early by
several months to begin to salk about
it, there is a man in East Tennessee
whose name we intend to present and
urge for the nomination at the proper
time, as embodying, with unquestion d.
tionable ability and integrity, as
many of the elements of success as
any one in the State, and whose voice
and power would rally the scattered
le9ions of Democracy once more in
harmony and unity, and render them
impregnable to the assaults Of the
common enemy. We must have a
united, solid, compact Democracy in
Tennessee next year, or the Republi-
cans will elect the Governor, the Leg
islature and a successor to Senator
Harris, and carry a majority of Con-
gressional districts.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-01
HOGenstein's Night With a
GOrnaR.

"Misder Hoffenstein. said Herman,
excitQdly, as he rushed into the store,
II shust heard de news dat Leon
Bogenheim, Vot keeps de shoe sdore
up town, vas dead, und l dinks may
be you wants to 20 NIT de funeral.
Il am sorry Herman, dat Leon
Bogenheim vas dead" replied Hoffen-
stein. "butI don't dink dot / will go
NIT de funeral. De most derrible ex-
berience vat l hat in my life vas ven
l sdays up Won night nit a corpse.
Old Moses Kleinberg vot lif at Vicks-
burg dies ven ! vas dere, und me und
Levi Cohen, und Jacob Holdings
feeder und some more vent oud
TO his house to sit up INIT de
corpse. Veil de corpse vas in dc
front room, und all uf US dake
seats on de gallery by a window
we're We can see in de room. Away in
de nighd We dalks to keep awake, und
Levi Cohen says: "Dere a no
money in selling callicos, because de
remnants eads up all de brofts,' and
Jacob Heidingsfelder says, | wants to
dell you poys uf q speculation vot /
makes dc oder day. HWl know dot
noding but a bal namo will last longer
den an old army %oVercoat. A frient
NV mine vas delling me dot if l want
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-01

Philadelphia Inquirer (Rep): II
has been given out that if the Demo
Gratis organize the Senate they will do
SO by electing Senator Bayard Presi-
dent. Should they do so wise a thing
as that it is doubtful ifthe country
would greatly regret the political
change, for Senator Bayard in a
statesman who does not abuse that
name, and who is SO wise. honest and
patriotic as to command the universal
respect and confidence. OF all those
in the Senate, Of either side, he is the
least a partisan, and can most be
relied upon not to serve bis party al
the cost Of his country. Ifthe Repub-
licans are, unfortunately, te lose the
control of the Senate, and that seems
most probable, they will least feel
their loss with SO moderate a Democrat
as Senator Bayard in the chair. The
country would prefer a fit Republican
there; but, lacking such a Republi
can. il would regard with satisfaction
the election ola fit Democrat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-01
THE OTHER HALF
OF the Capital Prize in the louis
lana Lottery,
Msmphi. Aralanoho, sept. qO.l

Memphis Avalanche, Sept. 9O.l
A day or two after the last drawing
Of the Louisiana Lottery, it was re-
ported that Mr.. John Corners, an en-
gineer on the l.. 4 N. road, had drawn
balfofthe capital priEe-Slo,000 Yes.
terday an Avalanche reporter heard
that Mr.. Corners was in town, and
hunted him up. He was found at mis-
boarding house, aad readily answered
the questions put TO him.
IL understand, Mr.. Conners,' said
the reporter, that you held half OF
ticket No. 1918. which drew the
capital prize in the Louisiana Lot
terry"
Eyes, sir, l did. On "Wednesday
before last (the It'll inStl l hOaghi
three half tickets Of Mr.. Gillespie Tx
agent here. | didn't think mNSl
about it, and never knew | had wei
until | saw the drawing in the papel
at Milan, on my run up there the mex.
morning after il came OF.
Did you have any trouble or delN
in getting your money!
Not a bit On my return 10 Mem,
phis | took the ticket around % Nh
Gillespie, and he went with rue to tAl
Bank Of Commerce. which e0lleete,
the money for me. l gOt every eee
Of it"
"Wel, l suppose you viii ~ in az,
buy an interest in a railroad new
SUGGESTED the reporter,
mo, sir Intend TO 90 on aadwNyl
as l have always done, and keen th,
$4,000 to fall back on in case OF Aa,
luck, was the reply.
Mr.. Corners is a hne specimen Q
the American mechanic, broad shOal
dered, well made and intelligent
There is no doubt hut that he vii
nut his Winnings 70 good use
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-01
The Cotton Corner Again.

The New York Tribune of Wed.
nesday last has the following about
the Liverpool cotton corner:
"The corner in the liverpool
market will not have any effect, except
locally, and the New York market
will not be Influenced in the least.
The denunoiation Of the scheme by
English papers as "a most immoral
and unprincipled device, borrowed
from another country Chat means
this country. is absurd the price of
September cotton in Liverpool to.isy
was l9-i2 psnce a pound, ahile
October was only G. a pound. l