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Daily Republican., 1881-02-21

Cur COiOred Population.
We have already made reference TO
the more rapid increase of the oolcret
population when compared with thu
whites, bat since then we are enable'
through bulletins issued from the cen
sus department to arrive at a more &C
curate computation of this wonderful
increase. 1t is interesting to thos
who are DESTROYS of knowing whether
the colered men will increase as fast IL
a state of freedom as in a state o
slavery, when thrown into direct com
petition with the white races, o.
whether like the aborigines they are
bound to become extinct. The figures
furnished show that the colored men
Increase faster than the whites under
any and all circumstances. The census
of 1870 counting in the four years
of ths war could not be considered a
fair test, but the last census the
growth often years of peace could TAX
ing the census Of fifteen of the old slave
States that Of Texas not being compile
ted and we find that the total number
OF blacks in these States was 4, 242 ,003
in 1870 and 5,643, Ssl in 1880. This
shows during these ten years the enor-
NOUS increase 4ol ,Sa6, or more
than thirtv-three per cent.
During the preceding decade the col
Ored population of this group of States
increased only 223, Ga, or about Ave
and q halt pei cent. The total was
4,Ol6,3 in 1850, aud 4,242,o03 in
1870. There can be no doubt but that
the war put decided check on the null
tiplicatien Of these people and their N.
crease would naturally be very much |
greater during the past than the pre-
Geding decade. But the war alone
WIKI hardly account for the extraordi- |
nary difference in the rate of increase
that is shown by a comparison of the
two Periods. Doubtless the actual diff |
ference Is materially less than that
sho En by the above comparison. and
the explanation ia to be found in the
fact that the census of 1870 was very
dsfectiye in the Southern States. The
actual loss was greater than the emu
merated population and this fact makes
the increase of the preceding decade
appear less and that of the following
greater than it really was.
Going back beyond the war We find
that the negro population in the South,
srn group Of States under oonsidera-
ton increased from 2,6S7,736 in 1910
TO 1850, 934 in 1850 and 4,0ls, 889 in
1850, this increase was at the rate Of
twenty-five per cent during the former
decade and nineteen per cent. during
shs latte, or an average Of twenty-five
per cent. for the last twenty years of
slavery. Comparing this with the
the thirty-three per cent. Of the past
decade, the rate of inc'eass is shown
to be very much greater in freedom and
peace than 1t was in slavery and |
peace.
The whole population in the fifteen
Southern States has increased from g.
8l3, 1857 in 1870 to II, 250,7l3 in 1880,
or less than twenty eight per cent.
None OF this increase is due to immi-
grafton. In fact the number of foreign
ers in these States is more than six een |
thousand less than it was in 1870. |
Hence daring the past ten years the
solorei population in the South it will
be seen has increased considerably, |
faster than the whites, and about
eleven per cent. faster during the last
decade than the whites.
Daily Republican., 1881-02-21

Sacket Powders, Cologne and Extracts
OF the latest odors and at very reason
able prices at the West End Pharmacy,
Seventh and Jefferson streets.
Daily Republican., 1881-02-21
NOTlOE TO WATER RENTERS

CRPIcB or THR WATEp DXrAFrMRsr ,
Wilmington, Del, Dec. /, ls@,
The bills for 1851 are now ready and M,,.
bio at the REGISTRARS Office, at the 5. " NV
OF sixth and King streets. The law ropI,s
that all bills paid on or before January an
1881, the lace Of the bill those paid duipf
the month Of February, per cant adIt
tiouAl; those paid during the nonA %
March, Is per cent. additional, and anv
an cunt remaining unpaid alter Alril lG
1881. the Registrar Is required 10 have thu
ferrules Withdrawn and suit Instituted IN
the recovery OF the amount due; and the VA
ter will not be lot into such premises uDdl
such arrears. with assessments and q iI
craving ierrules, are paid.
Office hours from a, m, to 4p. m.
WILLIAM J. MORROW,
Jansed'ieD'cod Registrar.
Daily Republican., 1881-02-21

'No1loE,-THE MUTUAL I01S
an ISOLATION is now lssujny LIAM As,
OF shares. per cent. alloges new sers,
heoaie allowed on premium hid u, ueposts.
are made and when re .urnel u "n'n loanI
sYenihR on GEO. U. MAHIS. Soc,n. ea or
SIMPLIFY ~ I ttice hours-s a, m nv ~ y,No, OIL
lanlalm "' F" 1.Sp. m
Daily Republican., 1881-02-21
Our Questions.

Are you a buyer of
Mems or Boys Cloth
ing at retail !? DO you
need clothing for the
farm, the office, the
workshop, the court.
room, or the pulpit ?
DO you want boys
clothing for the school,
room, or for dress9 Do
you prefer to buy cloth
ing ready-made or to
order ? Are you in
need Of shirts ?
If yes, to any or all
of these queries, state
your needs to us, that
we may send you SAM
pies and prices.
Daily Republican., 1881-02-21

NOTICE.
~ lPfIcR OF THE FARaRRs' MIR.
TuAL Finn lEs. 90. or Tuv
STATE OF DELAWARE
January "a, 1881,
The Treasurer Of the Compsuv ho,a,.
gives notice that on and after Fsh,1ornUe 'Sol
1881, he will pay in each, 10 the ttrties' al. Wy
tied to receive 1t, all halance6 stand,eep guy y.
the crei Of members 90 The books n, ~
Company on policies that hare Ian cd W. W.
will also pay all amounts due on snrin Il. nv
uneatss Issued in 1855 which have no, h Yer
collected, WA. LAMtyIsrrvo eea
lan2a.&weod 4tw Treasr..
Daily Republican., 1881-02-21

WE'RE YOU GLAD to see the snow, the
beautiful snow this morning sgsinf
Daily Republican., 1881-02-21

nHAAWARE WESTERN RAILROAD.
~ --On and after February rs, 1880, trsins
Will run rs follows:
Leave Wilmington OF 7.lb, 1880, q. m, hSo,p.
Arrive at Lsndenberg 900, q. n, 1900 neon,
go. p. m
leave Landenberg, M, l2.60, p. m.
arrive st Wilmington, soc. o. H.. 2.1b, D. IA
Ex80 u. OONNEI.L, Supt.
Daily Republican., 1881-02-21
NOTICE.

~ oe easnsn,.a N.Y. PERSON wANTS-
Johnson, No llO9 Reed stry'ng to Thos
word at the REPUBLICAN, otbcs' Or Leaving
Daily Republican., 1881-02-21
no4 REGISTRY NOTICE..

Az persons owning or having do, a.,
tnel premises are requested Ia ~, about
registered between the frst and a ni'1 them
sa nusry. Afer the latter data m ua!s Of
nance IN regard to nnieeis cred Dos by .S Utdi.
s'fiSsy enforced. VIM. J. MAXWLITnubs
AA"H Chief Il PAL,
Daily Republican., 1881-02-21
NeTloE

r. LAuk IA. + ROxBURG, Iiv,,. .
iatnail street, cures all kinds Of nss At IA
Hasss 'ntouah the power OF elcctrci,UU nlc do,
janlStlm speeialt,
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Eugenie,s Hand in Two Wars.

That the Empress Eugene was large
ly responsible for the decision taken by
her husband when, in 1870, he ordered
that march to Berlin which terminated
at Sedan, is one of the undisputed facts
of recent history. It is, however, much
less generally known that this unhappy
woman had also no small share in the
declaration of another war. According
to Count Kisselef, who acted as Russian
Ambassador at Paris after the Crimean
war, it was the Empress who decided
the irresolute Napoleon to make war
against Russia. The story, as told by
Count Kisselef, is given on the authority
o. the Empress herself, who told him on
the 10Th or 18th of May, 1857, that it
declaration of war. When the Cars
letter arrived, the curtness of which
notoriously embittered Napoleon, the
latter handed it to his wife with the
remark that it was cold. "No," said
she, after reading it, "it is more than
cold, 'elle est grossiere. The Emper-
or read the letter again, and said ::
"C'est vria, je me'en occuperai. !"
From that moment, said the Empress,
war was decided on. Count Kisselef
replied: "Then it is your Majesty
who has been the cause of the death Of
200, 900 men, and of the loss of seven or
eight milliards of francs ?" eyes, :"
she answered, Indirectly, and
I do not repent of it. Such perturba-
tions are sometimes necessary in the
existence of peoples. 1t was necessary
for France to take her rightful place
in Europe. She has done this by means
of the alliance with England, and by
that alliance she will maintain her in
huence at home and abroad. Pal
Mall Gazette.
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EYneraldS.

An emerald of vivid luster, of rich
color, devoid of blemishes, and of brill
fancy akin to that of diamond, is val
ued at from 800 carat up to almost
anything it's owner chooses to name,
Good emeralds, meaning good color and
quite free from flaws, are very rare. and
have very nearly as much value as the
ruby. An emerald of twenty-four grains,
and good color, was sold at the auction
of the Marquis de Dree, for 2, 400 francs.
The Sultan of Dude, in the East Indies,
is said to have given to the King Of En-
gland, among other presents. an emerald
Of the size of hens egg. The treasury
of Viepna is said to contain an emerald
of 1905 carats, valued at 400, 600 crowns.
An emerald belonging to the crown OF
Russia is noticed in Russian journal as
being Of the size of hens egg. Among
the large emeralds stands foremost the
magnificent crystal belonging to the
Duke of Devonshire. 1t is regular
ix-sided prism, perfeetly-well formed;
two of the parallel faces are more devel-
oped than the others, SO that the hexag-
onal base of the crystal has one eide
larger than the rest; the dimensions oil
the base are 2.36 inches, by 1.97 in d.
ameter, and it weighs eight ounces and
eighteen pennyweights it is of fine
green color and perfectly clear in the
upper part, and it was found in vein
of dolomite, which traverses horn
blende rock at Muse, near Santa Fe de
Bocota in New Granada.
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Athens Jail, but threats of lynching him were
SO loud that for safety be was removed to
Chillicothe. Subsequently, when it was felt
that the indignation had partially subsided, he
was returned to Athens to be arraigned before
the Grand Jury. No outward manifestation
WAS made by the citizens Of Albany,
and no thought of violence was enter
tanned by the Athens authorities, On the
night of November 21, however, a number of
masked men hailing from Albany rode into
Athens, and after stationing guards at the resi-
dences of the Deputy Sheriff and the Town
Marshal, marched on to the jail Three of them
applied to Sheriff Warden for admission, one
of the number assuming the role of a captured
horse-thief, and the Sheriff, in his ignorance,
opened the door. No sooner was the door
opened than these three determined men downed
the unsuspecting jailor and secured him.
However, they failed to find any keys on him,
and getting sledge hammer, they proceeded
to break the lock of the cell in which Davis
was confined. Only few moments was occu-
pied in this, and with a rope thrown about the
culprit's neck, he was led trembling from the
Jail. Every avenue of approach to the Jail had
been well guarded, so as to prevent any outside
interference that might be attempted, but the
work was SO quietly and quickly done that no
trouble was encountered. Davis was led
distance of four blocks, to the bridge of the
Hooking Valley River, and while one end of
the rope was being tied to the bridge and
others were engaged pinioning his arms and
legs, he was commanded to confess his guilt.
He begged for his life, and asked
them if they would spare him if he
confessed. He was t Id that if he con-
fessed he yould be returned to the iail and
given fair trial. He then confessed the hor-
rible crime. Immediately shout went up,
"Hang the dog Hang him ~ "we give you
three minutes to say your prayers" said the
leader, but the frightened fellow did not try
to pray. At the end Of the three minutes he
was pitched headlong from the bridge,
falling distance of nine feet, the fall break
ing his neck. The mob then dispersed.
number of them were recognized, and it is
stated that arrests will follow.
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The HnuEmnn.

Joe Harris (colored), aged twenty-six years,
was hanged at Rogervii Q, Hawkins County,
Tennessee, on the 25th of November, for one
Of the most atrocious crimes ever committed.
On the 21st of November, one year ago, he
murdered Charles Brown and boy seventeen
years old named Andy Heck in bed, and then
ret fire to the bed. Brown, in whose employ
Harris was, had sold a lot of hogs and realized
$500. Harris was arrested the day following
the tragedy and had in his possession Browns
overcoat and S253 in money. When brought
upon the scaffold he WAS drunk. and about five
minutes before death, confessed the crime
He invited all present to meet him in heaven,
and said he felt safe. His last words were /:
80, Lord Jesus, save my soul in heaven p'
Sheriff Blevins remarked as he pushed Harris
off the end of the wagon, and drove the horses
from under the gallows "If that isn't gilt
edged job you may have my hat" Harris was
dead is twenty-five minutes, but hanged thirty
five.
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Some Memorable Dark Days.

During the last hundred years there
have been an unusually large number OF
dark days recorded. As has been sug-
gested by several writer's, this may have
been the result of the careful scientific
observations of modern times, as we'll as
of the frequency of these phenomena.
The dark day in the beginning of this
century about which so much has been
said and written occurred October 21,
1916. The first day of the same month
and year is also represented as "a close
dark day." Mr.. Thomas Robie, who
took observations at Cambridge, Mass,
has this to offer in regard to the
phenomenon "On October 81 the day
was SO dark that people were forced to
light candles to eat their dinners by;
which could not be from an eclipse, the
solar eclipse being the fourth of that
month" The day is referred to by an
other writer as ga remarkable dark day
in New England and New York, " and it
is noted, quantity by c third that "ln
October, 1916, dark day occurred after
a severe winter in New England.
November 26, 1916, was dark day in
London, and is described "in the neigh
borhood of Walworth and Camberwell
50 COupiebeIy uaIh oildo oouo VI WY
coachmen driving stages We're obliged to
get down and lead their horses with a
lantern" The famous dark day in
America was May 10, 1850. The
phenomenon began about 10 o'clock IN
the forenoon. The darkness increased
rapidly, and "in many places it was i'm
possible to read ordinary print. There
was widespread fear. Many thought
that the Day of Judgment was at hand.
At that time the Legislature OF Cor
necticut was in session at Hartford.
The House of Representatives, being
unable to transact their business, ad-
journed A proposal to adjourn the
council was under consideration. When
the opinion of Colonel Davenport was
asked, he answered: "I am against an
adjournment. The day of Judgment is
approaching or it is not. If it is not,
there is no cause for adjournment If 1t
is, choose to be found doing my duty.
I wish, therefore, that candles may be
brought" In Whittier's "Tent on the
Beach" is given beautiful poetical YER
sion of this anecdote. 1t is suggested
by several authorities that the cause of
the dark day in 1850 should be attributed
simply to the presence of ordinary clouds
of very unusual volume and density.
These instances are, of course, grouped
with phenomena of which not great
deal is known, and can in no way be
classed with those occurrences occasioned
by the smoke from extensive forest fires,
volcanic eruptions, or fogs.
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LATER NEWS.

JAMES BRADY, Lumber merchant of Louis
vile, has failed. Liabilities S15O,OOO
Mr.. VANDERBILT and Mr.. Jewett have AMIGA
bly, adjusted their difference and the Ohio
Railway is an accepted fact, the New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio receiving in return the
right to work its business over the Dayton
Short Line.
EIGHT suits have been entered in the United
States Court at st. Louis, against as many
milling firms of that city, by Lemuel w. Big
nail, of Syracuse, New York, for alledged in
fringement of the Deuchtield patent for cooling
and drying meal.
JAMES B. JENKrNsoN has been appointed
Receiver of the factory and property of G. Nu-
gent & Co., of NewIrk, N. j., who will con-
tinue to operate the works for the benefit
of creditors, under Nugent's superintendent,
- ding legal proceedings.
THE elections in Brazil resulted, 72 Liberals,
SO Conservatives. The Minister of Foreign At
fairs and Minister of the Interior are among
the defeated candidates. Both resigned their
portfolios, which have been temporarily allot-
ted to the other Ministers until the Chamber
of Deputies meets.
GU1TEAU explains his insanity in the follow
ing language: '.Iu certain sense 1 was in
sane when fired the shot, because I was not
a free agent, and did not commit the act of my
own volition. l was compelled TO it by a
power over which had no control, and there
fore was irresponsible for it. In that sense
was insane"
In THE Guiteau trial, the cross-examination
of Thomas North was resumed. Senator John
A. Logan detailed the extent of his acquaint-
ance with the prisoner. Edmund E. Smith
gave it as his opinion the prisoner was some
what fiighty. John A. Morse, a colored at
torney, met Guiteau at the White House during
March aud April, and took him to be crazy
man. Mrs. Scoville took the stand, and gave
biographical sketch of Guiteau's life, com.
meEcing with carly child hood. While direct
xanination of Mrs. Scoville was in progress,
the Court adjourned.
LONDON dispatch says: The Committee
of Confederate Bondholders state that then
programme is primarily, by steady and perse.
vering appeals, first to the public and then te
the Legislature of the United States, to bring
about an opinion that the time has come
when the restriction imposed by the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution should be re
moved, SO far as it prohibits the Southern
States from effecting just and equitable set
tlement of their debts legally contracted. Tn
committee repudiates the idea Of embarkint
IN litigation to recover Confederate property in
Europe
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Sang Armor (colored) was hanged at Craw
fordsvile, Taliafcrro County, Georgia, for the
murder Of Amos Ellington, an old man, in
April last. He talked on religious matters
sole Y, sang, and die of strangulaiion. Henry
Johnson was hanged at Sumter, South Caro-
linz. for tho murder of John Davis. He had
made full confession during tho trial saying
AGO ju-er had given him charms 10 shoot Davis
and win his wife and avoid the penalty. He
only snccceded in winning the wife. The other
charms failed him. Richard James (colored)
was han t1 at Marion Court House, South
Carolina. for the murder of James Harrall, a
prominent citizen. q year ago. A brother of
Richard james, who participated in the crime,
was hanged last June. Richard denied he was
guilty of the crime for which he was hanged,
and in a wild harangue to the crowd in front of
the jail, he announced he was going to heaven,
where he would meet them all.
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A Genuine Swedish Dinner.

SAYS correspondent of the San Fran
cisco Post:
"Now, no one who has lived all his
days beyond the borders Of Sweden
knows precisely what peculiarly formal,
and at the same time what peculiarly
free-and-easy, feast the genuine Swedish
dinner is Sui !generis as it is, the fol-
lowing description may do partly what
only participation can wholly do: The
company is standing in little groups, and
as the preparations for lunch are COM
pleted the buzz of conversation gradu-
ally ceases. Var sa god (pleasel, says
the genial hostess, bowling to the chief
guest, and she walks up to the side-table,
spreads piece of bread with butter,
and walks away eating it, standing
meanwhile and entering again into con-
versation, while the others ladies first,
then gentlemen) follow in turn. At the
outset, too, the gentlemen feel the need
of wine glass of brandy as an appe-
tizer, and some drink two or three, but
most of the ladies desist. One or two
pieces of homemade biscuit, or of the
particularly thin, hard-baked barley
bread, with slices of cold meats or boiled
eggs inlaid follow; and the lunch
ended, the company sits down to dinner.
A roa It and boiled potatoes are brought
steaming from the porter's lodge. The
same rules of etiquette are observed a.
before. Each helps himself and begins
eating at once. If he wishes more bread
it is not passed. but he leaves his place
at the tatle for it. All eat heartily OF
the first course of the dinner, rs, prop
erly speaking, it is-wisely, the doctors
will say-the last. Then pudding for
desert is eaten; and the busy hum Of
conversati bright and remarkably in
telligent conversation, too, it is-contin-
ues for half.hour, when fruit is eaten,
and a cup of coffee with toasted bread
finishes the Swedish dinner"
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Youthful Train RObber.

Alightuing express was booming along
nt the rate Of sixty miles an hour. Every
car was full, many standing in the aisle
with that meekness and patience only
seen on IN American railroad, to accom-
modnte the fellow who wants four seats
all TO himself.
The lamps blazed fitfully over the pas
sengers' busters, which seemed to fit
fully as well as travelling busters usually
do.
Tho conductor had passed through
(Which was more than he could allow
anyone else to do without the requisite
pass, punching people into wakefulness
in order to that he might punch their
tickets.
The train boy had filed the passengers
laps with books, to keep them from
bouncing in their seats while going over
rough places.
The brakeman had put his head in and
shouted: "The next stopping place is
II the name Of the station being lost
in the slamming of the door.
The boy who is always dry had made
his fifty-second pilgrimage to the water
tank.
And the woman who wants air had Just
torn off her last remaining fing r nail in
trying to get her window up.
This was on a railroad in the State Of
Arkansas.
Suddenly the car door opens.
A youthful figure appears, holding
something in his hand upon which the
light glitters. He present it in a signifi
cant manner and cries.:
Now, gentlemen, your money"
Fifty men turn pale and cry Don't
shoot"
Twenty females scream with one voice
and some faint.
There is hasty thrusting of watches
and pocketbooks beneath cushions and
into boots.
Strong men fight for place under
the seats where they can secret them
selves.
Gentlemen" again cries the boyish
voice, rising high aud clear above the
screams Of the women and din of the
train (gasps for mercy from some of the
men, "let me sell You some of this ex.
cellent tropical fruit" and he extends in
his dexter hand--a banana!
IL was the train boy. pursuing his use
ful and harmless vocation. Cincinnati
Saturday Night.
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Women and FalsehOnd.

1t is one of the worst misfortunes of
women that falsehood is not, as rule,
considered dishonor among them. To
call man liar is like calling him a
coward-an offense to the very soul and
heart of his manhood, the very integrity
of his being. To call n woman deceit
full, romancer, or falsifier, is not to
honor her, certainly, but not to dishonor
her as it would dishonor her husband or
brother. She is privileged to wear two
faces under one hood, because nothing
better is expected from her, and society
condemns her sin as the sin of weakness,
which she is expected to commit, just as
you expect frayed rope to break.-Er-
change.