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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-04

IT is the general and no doubt correct
impression, says the Graphic, that a
life sentence TO an American prison
means generally incarceration for not
more than seven years. Many convicts
do not serve that long, while few serve
twice or thrice as long, and here and
there an isolated case is met with where
the man has been kept for quarter of a
century or more One of these most
unhappy men is Ferdinand Seitz, in the
Ohio penitentiary at Columbus, who
has been there for over thirty-three
years for killing the father Of the girl he
was counting. He was then about 20
years of age, and he has not been out
side of the walls since. A petition is
now being circulated for his pardon, but
it is safe to say that the world into
which he would be thrown would be
stranger to him than was the old inn to
Rip Van Wrinkle after his long sleep.
To turn him out now to shift for himself
would probably be the unkindest thing
that could be done to him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-04

A BURGLAR entered miser's residence
Mt Corpus Christi, Texas, stole trunk
supposed to contain money, carried it a
mile away, opened it, and found nothing
of value. Then he returned to the
house in anger, demanded the miser's
money or life, and received a bullet.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-04
THEnE is a sort of impulsiveness which

THERE is sort of impulsiveness which
often gets people into serious trouble.
We are fretted and vexed by the acts OF
somebody else, and we do not wait to
think, but say out our irritation, and
deeply wound some sensitive spirit. We
are angry, and we let passion instead of
calm reflection rule us. The impulsive
person who cannot control his temper is
like one who carries fire near gun
powder
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-04

THE Texas Legislature has got after
the baggage-smashers with law that
fines them for the results of their care.
iessness
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-04

Two SENATORS and six Congressman
we're found by the police in gambling
house raided ut Washington.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-04

Ii Is very mean to ask q man whose
wife is shrew il it's hot enough for
him or if it's scold enough for him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-04

MINNIE, who is 8 years old, was play
ing excepting house" on the floor of the
sitting room, when Pet, who is years
old, came in crying. All at once Min
ME said: "Oh, goody-me there's the
funniest thing in the looking-glass you
ever saw" Pet looked, and saw herself
crying. She made such an ugly face
that she had to laugh, and then both
Minnie and Pet laughed for ten minutes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-04

FrrzNooDLE says in Puck L seems
to me little short Of cwuelty to invite
a wegiment of people to spend the even
ing Mt your house until considerably
past midnight, and give them nothing
but n glass of cold watah and some ice.
cream Fitz, old boy, you've forgotten
the aw toothpicks.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
M. RRIsr0R's TR0rBLES.


Rev, Or. Georse 4 Bristor, pastor of
Amos NJ H. church IN New Orleans, was
removed rom ms charge IN that city dur
lhs 'h% last conference, through the intu-
sice "l ln' fresidllg Elder OF The district
lN% ~, conference was presided over by
Dlslol ross, one al the new members of
ti4e Episcopal Board who was elected at
ths ,1, general II conference s last spring
me boards "l trustees and stewards
ol tl'e church adopted resolutions reeitinS
the good that Mr. bristor had done IN the
Two years OF ms past"rate there and pre-
sti'tFd them to the bishop with the
request mat 'f. bflstor he allowed to re-
mann, nlt the bishop answered that he
could not reaPPomt the gentleman. lie
WIS 'hefenpoh transferred to the viii
ihlmgt'n Conference
Mr. hfl'tof was sent TO New orleans
Two years ago thfoush the recommended
tlol ot Dishop SIMPSON, lof Inc purpose
l.t Et.tt .4..l,f 4 i.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
A Singular Story.

iIttSHtlu tAiass sun,
The paragraph going the rounds of the
papers stating that the old pirate who
made Aaron Burr's daughter Theodosia
walk the plank has died again, recalls
a story told some rs years ago by ven
cradle gentlemen, now deceased, who
passed his youth in Southern Berkshier,
1t was to the effect that in one of the
earlier years of the century a fine looking,
middle aged woman came to one of the
towns near Stock bridge and purchased a
small. cottage. She appeared worn with
distress of some kind, and although
seeming to have abundant means. she
neither sought nol accepted any society,
save that of the poor and Nulortunatr,
with whom she mingled as q rule, only to
relieve their distress. There was one
exception, however, in an unfortunate
woman who had been betrayed in her
youth. This outcast she took to her home,
where she was her companion and finally
her nurse, until the benefactress died,
leaving her poor friend what remained of
her property. This woman, in order to
make good her claim to the gift which
was not in q formal bequest, stated in
confidence to magistrate that the giver
was no oother than Theodosia Burr A llston,
and that she had revealed to her under
strict injunction of secresy that her
melancholy and singular seclusion was due
to the fact that she had been compelled to
live for two or three years with the pirate
captain and that when she was at last
released, with some money in her posses
sion she was so overwhelmed with shame
that she determined never to let the
world in which she once moved
know of her existence, but to spend the
remainder of her life in deeds of charity.
She had selected Stockbridge at first as a
place Of residence, from family tradition
of its seclusion-her grandfather, Rev.
Jonathan Edwards, having been an early
pastor there-but she found intercourse
between that town and New York had
become altogether too frequent for her
purpose, and she retired to smaller
town.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
DOVER. March 4.-senate met at $50.

DOVER, March 4.-Scnate met at $50.
The following bills We're passed: An
act to lay out new public road in North
Murderkill hundred, Kent county the
act to incorporate the Penn Loan Associa-
ton; the act to incorporate the Whining
ton Real Estate Company; the amenda-
tory bill to the act i'll relation To tile
INDECENT insane. This bill makes it
incumbent upon the Governor in place OF
the Chancellor, to make report touching
upon the condition, number and location
of the insane placed in asylums out of the
State.
The special committee TO look after the
State Library reported a joint resolution
authorizing r. X. Kenney to collect two
complete sets of the old journals and have
them bound; to have erected all necessary
shelving for books to compile catalogue,
have it printed and distribute it as is
usual with such documents to draw on
the State Treasurer for $500 for its publi-
cation.
The Cochran Divorce bill was met on its
first reading.
Mr.. McWhorter gave notice of bill to
reduce the number of the justices of the
peace Of the city of Wilmington.
The House joint resolution in relation
to the Irish was adopted.
The Local Option bill was read second
time and 300 copies ordered 10 be printed
The act i'll relation to the Indians o
Sussex county was read.
Mr.. Rust introduced his bills in relation
to the compensation of the members of tn,
(Continuedon second page.l
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
Mills Burned at baltimore.

BALTIMORE, March 4.-The Pearl HON.
my Mills, belonging to the Pearl Hominy
Company, at North and John streets,
Were entirely destroyed by fire this morn
ing, with all their stock and machinery
The damage is estimated at about $40, 600,
upon which there was $55, ATS insurance,
as follows; On building, So, ,S03.75 each
in Continental, NY, Williamsburg City,
German American, London, North Ameri.
can, Etna of Hartford, Lancaster and
Citizens on stock and machinery, 50, ,4sC
each in the Germania, Royal, Howard Of
Baltimore, Fire Association of Philadel.
phia, Associated of Baltimore, Firemens
of Newark, Hartford, and Niagara, and
$1,000 i'll the North America. The fire
originated on the second floor, and the
mill was in flames before the iremer
reached it.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
LA COnete.r

Does any one, asks London Truth, re-
member a beautiful girl who went by the
nickname of LA Comete," and flashed
through the Parisian world during the
last year of the Second Empirei She
was called "Comet" on account of the ex-
ceeding length and loveliness of her
golden hair. Theophile Gautiei wrote
sonnet to her, Cabanal painted her por-
trait, Worth dressed her, and Leon Cugnot
took her as the model of his pretty statue.
LA Baigneuse." Her real name was
Adele Terchout, and just before the
Franco-ierman war broke out she declined
an offer of marriage from all elderly duke,
with very ancient escutcheon. AT that
time she owned one of the finest mansions
i'll the Champs Elysees, had II horses in
her stable and bushel of diamonds in
her dressing case. Last week this dazzl-
ing creature died in Partisan hospital
absolutely destitute, and the disease
which carried her off was the most hide
ous that could befall pretty woman-a
lupus r0rdT, or cancer in the face, which
totally disfgured her. Like zola's Mana,
the only vestage left of her beauty when
she died was her matchless hair, which
measured nearly five feet
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
!SETERaL BILLS PASSED IN THE
SENATE.
The State Library Committee-The
Local option Bill 10 be Printed
Divorce BllIs-The Fraud ResoIu-
tiDus,
Specially Reported for STATE JOURNAL.

Specially Reported for STATE JOURNAL.
DOVER, March 2.-Senate met at IL
a. IN.
The following House bills were read a
firsl time
The bill enabling the Diamond Match
Company to hold real estate.
The bill Incorporating the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of st.
Georges, and APPOINTMENTS hundreds.
The bill to incorporate the Penn Loan
Association.
The bill in relation to the public schools
of Selbyville.
The Senate resolved itself into a Com
mittee of the Whole on the Funding bill,
and when it arose it did so to meet again
at 4.30 this afternoon.
The joint resolution instructing Il. r.
Kenney, State Librarian, to insure the
State property, was adopted.
The bill relating to the registration of
births, deaths and marriages in the city
of Wilmington was taken up, amended
and passed. The first and second amend
ments change the term of the Registrar s
office from five years to three years.
Mr.. Cooch introduced a bill providing
no town in Red Lion hundred receive
more than half the road tax collected in
said town. [This is known as the John
II. Cleaver bill and its object is to take
from St.Georges the fixed amount granted
for repairing roads.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate reassembled at p. IN.
The Laurel Street bill was read by
title and referred to the Committee on
Corporations.
Mr.. Pennewill gave notice OF bill for
the improvement of the Dover public
schools.
The Farmers Bank bill was read a
second time.
The bill relating to the old Court House
of New Castle county was introduced.
This bill provides that tine building may
be used for public entertainments.
Mr.. Belts introduced the bill to incor-
porate the Wilmington Real Estate Com
pany.
The bill to straighten road in Mis-
pillion hundred was read u first time.
The House bill providing stock law in
school districts No. "A, %, 2j and 49,
New Castle county, was passed.
The bill increasing the salary of the
deputy attorney general from $500 to $500
was taken up and lost.
Mr.. Belts offered joint resolution pro-
viding that no new business be re-
ceived after the 18th and that both houses
adjourn sine die ON the 26th instant.
Adopted.
The Committee on Roads and Highways
reported a bill providing for a new road
in North Murderkill hundred, which was
read.
The House Joint resolution compen-
sating the fireman for extra services was
non-eoncurred in.
AT 4.30 the Senate resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole to discuss the
Funding bill. The amendments pro-
posed make the denomination of the
bonds $1,000, and leaves the amount Of
compensation for the Secretary of State,
Treasurer and Auditor with the com
mittee.
Adjourned.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
The Luck of a Chicago Broker.

In the hearing of one of our reporters,
the following was lately related by Lewis
Ii. O'Conor ESD, whose office is located at
93 Washington street, this city, as an evil
dence of special good fortune; have
been suffering, said Mr.. O'Conor, for a
number Of weeks with severe pain in
my back, believed to be form the effects
of a cold contracted while ON the lakes.
had been prescribed for by several of
our physicians and used various remedies.
Three days ago, abandoned them all,
and bought bottle of st. Jacobs Oil,
applied it at night before retiring, and
to-day feel like new man. Inexperienced
almost instant relief and now feel no pain
whatever. must express my thankful
ness for the invention and manufacture
of such a splendid medicine and shall
esteem it duty, privilege and pleasure
to recommend it in the future for similar
ailments.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10

A dispatch from New York graphically
describes the wreck of the Italian ship
.ijocc on the coast of Coney Island. About
s O'Clock Friday morning, single
sailor was discovered lashed to part of the
wreck that ioated three miles from shore.
He was rescued, and he told his story as
best he could by signs, being unable tC
speak English. The vessel struck at 4 a
M. and was soon torn to pieces by tht
waves. The crew numbered Is, and
the ono who told the tale was the sole
survivor. He drew his knife across his
throat to indicate to his rescuers that al
the others, in their despair, had com
mitted suicide
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10

NemnOr's Latest Prediction.

A Montreal dispatch gives the follow
ing Vennor's latest forecast of weathe,
is as follows: There will be rapid moder
alton on the 4th or 9Th to warmth, but
the temperature will again fall ON Sunday
night or Monday, and week of extremely
cold and stormy weather will likely ensue
with some hours of heavy snow fall. The
18th and 18th days and possibly the 16tl
come within another downward curve o
the weather line, as do also the oath and
9th
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
IN JERSEY.


The Woodbury. Improvement Associs-
tion has been formed.
A special committee Of Salem's City
Council reports in favor of water works
for the city and estimates the cost at
$4,000.
Salem is to have an opera house. Or
100 shares of stock at $50 each rs have
been taken, and within a short time tho
building will be begun.
1t is stated that so cottages have been
built and $S5, 900 worth of building lots
sold at Ocean City since last May. A
post office has recently been established
at the place.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
Neu CnthnIic Church

A lot at the corner OF Fifteenth and
King streets has lately been purchased by
private parties ON which ultimately a
Catholic church will be erected. William
&. Pierce has been given the contract for
the erection of house on the lot that
will, in case the scheme to build the
church should be carried out, be turned
into parochial residence.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
House of Representatives.

House met at 10 IL. III.
The Wilmington Marsh bill, being the
special order for the morning, was taken
up for consideration. The bill eXempts
from taxation for ten years such unim-
| proved land in the Second, Eighth and
Ninth wards as may be actually occupied
by new manufacturing or industrial
establishments; the exemption to become
operative only when the land shall he
actually occupied, and not more than five
acres exempted to any one establishment
or firm the metes and bounds within
which this exemption may be lvailtd of
comprise all the unimproved marsh land
in the above wards and considerable
| upland in the Ninth ward.
\ motion To postpone until Tuesday
afternoon was lost by a tie vote.
A motion to strike out the words ''two-
thirds Of each branch concurrimg therein
was carried by Il vote ur IA to 3.
After debate the bill was carried by the
following vote:
Ayes-Bradiord Eastburn, Eliason,
Burkalow.A. c. Williams r.. N.WilliamS,
Woodktcpcr--lU.
Nays--Cahall, tiraham, Jones, McNeal,
hhblllSbli, I'luN ION lbIllllllSbu.
Speaker Williams,
Absent -Natth.ws pilliur
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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
Grass is already growing in the streets
of Ain,,tr,. nlnsn

Ut IHUIIlUl' VIIIV'
Short courtship :-"Rachel, the Lord
has sent me to marry thee" said the
suitor. 'sThe Lords will be DONE" was
the submissive reply.
When FIJI Islander wants to commit
suicide and make no mistake about it, he
paints himself white and rises up and
begins to preach Christianity,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
319.
The Congressional AppOrtiOnment
Bill Passes the House.

After considerable discussion the Con
gressional Apportionment bill fixing the
number of representatives at 3l9 was
passed in the House Thursday by vote
of l4J to ll3. The bill is as follows
Sec. |. That from and after the Sd of
March, 1888 the House of Representatives
shall be composed of 319 members, to be
apportioned among the several states as fol
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
AFTERNOON SESSION.

House reassembled at 8 p. m.
The bill incorporating the George P.
Whitaker Company, unfinished business
of the morning, was passed.
The bill for the suppression of intem-
perance was then taken up for considera-
ton.
The first section of the bill was passed
by vote of II to I, Mr.. Matthews being
absent and Speaker Williams declining to
vote.
After protracted debate the second
section was adopted by the following vote
Ayes-Bradford, Eastburn, Eliason,
Pilling, Swayne, Tomlinson, Townsend
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10

An ice education can be had at freeze
school,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10

Senate met at 3 p. III.
The following bills We're read third
time and passed
An act supplementary to the charter of
the Front x Union Street Railway Com
pany. This bill in its present shape is
understood to be satisfactory to both of
the passenger railway companies of Will
mington. 1t provides for the laying of
tracks out Front street to Union, along
Fourth street from Monroe to Union, and
up Monroe or Van Buren, and Broome or
Clayton streets from Front to Fourth. The
tracks are to be laid with "tat'' rails.
The House bill supplementary to the
charter of Milton, with a slight clerical
amendment.
A bill to transfer certain real estate
school district No. ~ to school district
No. l22, Sussex county.
The House bill for the suppression of
intemperance was read u first time,
The House bill to continue in office a
constable OF Little Creek hundred, Kent
county, was read a first time.
Adiourupu.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10

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