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The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-09
FFaIiy 10 the Dover Green Speech" In.
sures Favor With the Depart
ment of State.
Cincinnati ,htnuirer.

The administration of the State Depart
mcnt, when seriously considered, is augha-
ble. Its Secretary has dragged out of po-
litical obscurity scores of decayed hulks,
who are sent abroad, doubtless, to expose
to foleign gaze crop of old men, More
than half thus honored are men who do not
believe in the common unity of their own
Government,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-09
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or DEIA-
WARE,
WARE,
RAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
Wilmington, Del, May |, 1885,

RAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
Wilmington, Del, May l, 1885
GENERAL ORDER,
No 4.
|. In accordance with the Rules and
Regulations of our Order, our established
custom, and in compliance with General
Order No. Is, from National Headquarters.
Saturday, May Goth, will be observed as
Memorial Day.
II is truly fitting, that the Nation redeem
cd, should pause for day, and participate
with us in our services for those who freely
gave their lives that Nation might live
Our noble dead will not be
comrades, for the lapse of time makes them
still more beloved; but the veterans are
themselves gradually passing away, (even
our noble old chieftln, the hero of Appoma-
tox, is nearing his last musJer-out, to he
mustered into the grand a my above,) and
the patriotic duty of tending the graves of
those who fell in defence Of the Nation must
at no distant day be transferred Co the sons
veterans and other than comrades of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Therefore let the children, especially, be
encouraged to participate, that the lesson of
loyalty may be SO impressed upon their
minds, that when We are mustered out, the
good seed sown may bring forth rich
harvest of patriotism that they Will never
forget.
Comrades, the services of Memorial Day
are not for vain display, but have higher
and nobler purpose in reminding us of the
priceless ransom paid for the integrity OF
our Republic and its institutions.
Therefore diligently seek out every com
rade's grave in our little State, however
humble, however secluded; lay upon it the
laurel and rose; plant above it the flag rol
whose homo: he died, now the standard of
nation united and prosperous. 1t is but a
simple act, but the spirit that prompts it is
significant
While these memorial exercises are unde
the auspices of the Grand Army of thc
Republic, it is no less the duty of all to unit,
in the observance OF the day, all organized
bodies, military and civic, are invited to JOIN
in making the observance national.
II. The Clergy of all denominations ar
respectfully requested to set apart on,
service of Sunday, May Gath, as memoria
service. ..#
Ill. Each Post in this Department i
requested to attend divine service on Sunda,
May Gath marching in body from Pos
Room to Church. Each Comrade will wea
his appropriate badge, and so far as possibl
appear in uniform.
I'LL. Post Chap!ains are charged wit
t he duty of transmitting to the Department
Chaplain, Comrade Absalom Cary, Wyom
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The NatatOrinnl.

The natatorium, at the Citizens Rink is
expected to be ready fof the public by the
first of next month. That will be just u
the right time, Swimming races for anna
teurs will then be in order.
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of conscience sacrifice tao Indian Empire TO
its local princes The lack of the solidarity
in the midst Of the various racial aud religi-
Gus conditions that exist in India to-day,
which might possibly leave that rich coun-.
try prey to an aggressive power like Rus
sa, is possibly the only reason that calls
halt in Mr. Gladstone's mind, as to the re-
linquishment Of India to entire home rule,
and perhaps even to the suggestion of that
idea in Parliament as platform of his for
eign policy. The class of politicians exist in
England to-day who would advocate this
plea, and they are only restrained by the
fact that the country is hardly sufficiently
developed ut this date, or politically solidi-
fed to stand as a unity among the nations of
the world.
Under these circumstances, the readiness
with which G ladstone falls in with the idea
Of arbitration of the Afghan trouble may
readily be appreciated England will hold
India's commerce whether she holds politi-
cal suzeranity Of that country or not. Other
nations are not hindered by restrictive COM
mercal egisiation with IIindostau, and are
as free to trade with her as England is.
The right of autonomy in Canada and also
in Australia exists in somewhat similar con-
ditions.
Both countries are now out of their swad-
ding clothes. Whatever Of imperial taxa
tion exists is devoted to local needs. There
is DO transfer ofa cash balance as tribute to
imperial Golfers. What the mother country
gains is the trade and commerce incidental
to the development of a new country. The
wise government Of England's recent pre-
miels, reveals thorough appreciation of
the greater gains made by vigorous CONNER
cial intercourse than by any system of ty-
fannical taxation.
The Australians are aware that they conld
gain no practical benefit by asking for indie
penderce. 1t would on request probably be
readily granted them. Undoubtedly Eng
land would not attempt to coerce them into
an unwilling political alliance with her.
This understanding that exists at present
between the mother country and her colo
nies constitutes one of the strong hidden
links of friendship. Trus loyalty is quite
possible and exists under these conditions.
The newly introduced legislation upon the
subject of imperial federation will not meet
with such insuperable difficulties when these
facts are borne in mind.
The idea of federation is mooted not SO
much for the glortication or more close
knitting together of the distant colonies of
the empire as for the assurance Of political
assertion among the nations of the world as
an Anglo-Saxon community with all the ira
ditious and customs that are identified with
that race, that Australia can never become
either German or French, OF Russian, in
case that tho mother country found herself
entanged in European affairs,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-09
Dedicated TO Its Pa, ent It. s. Bayard.

New York Sun (Dem)
Civil Service Reform, deceitfu device
invented and practced to the simple end of
keeping Republicans in Office and keeping
Democrats out.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-09
Municipal Matters.

The Republican mayoralty nomination
will be he held in the respective wards this
afternoon between the hours of and
0 clock.
Henry G, Conrad, Esq, President Of the
City Council, and Mr.. John Hare arc the
contestants.
Mr.. Conrad, as President Of the City
Council, has discharged has duties fearless
ly aud faithfully and is held in high esteem,
generally, by his fellow citizens. Courteous,
affable of recognized ability and Of com
manding presence, he would adJru and
magnify the mayoralty.
Mr.. John Hare, the riv al Republican can
ddate, is well and favorably known to the
business men Of this city, but his business
training has been Of that nature as to isolate
him somewhat from the masses, and consc-
quently he is not as strong with the people
as his sterling worth merits
With either Conrad or Hare the Rcpubli-
"a &
it will serve as timely warning to the
Democratic patty to make no misft mayor
ally nomination.
The only possible hope for Democratic
success is to name candidate who will poll
the full party vote. The candidate must
not only have the confidence of the commu-
nifty, but must also be exceptionally free
from the odor of Clique surrouudings-aD
in designating man Of this typB the mind
instinctively turns to Prof G. B. Rhoads.
Whatever direction has been given to the
Democratic canvass by Prof. Rhoads, has
been given to the end that no personal ami
mosities shall have been engendered. The
mayoraity canvass, to the extent participa-
ted in by Prof Rhoads, has been dignihed
and honorable.
He wss hidden to the political field by
those of his fellow citizens who felt that his
leadership would give promise of success,
and the general response which has been
given to his candidacy may be considered a
halbinger of final triumph.
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by Fictitious Influences. II there is any vir-
tue, life, vigor in them that fact will natur-
ally assert itself.
For instance, in the recent municipal leg
islation in regard to the new Madison Street
Market, no law can develop it into mar
keting resort for the citizens, if the cit'zrns
wish to come to King street.
When City Council says, or proclams
Madison street to be a market, is it then and
there market? 1t might be expected that
formed not to attempt the ''filt theory" in
domestic city laws They might equally
well proclaim the Delaware liver front as
the wharfage location for Wilmington!
Would that proclamation be followed by
the "Wilmmgto toni and other boats dump
ing their Philadelphia cargoes out there!
Such municipal legislation as the citizens of
Wilmington have experienced during the
last three weeks is a great mistake. Amy
attempt at guiding, restricting or altering
free commerce and busines is equally
wrong.
The more proper province of Council is to
nourish and foster any indication of business
expansion, to follow it up with wise meas
ures of aid, not with those of prohibition
and restriction!
The natural law Of supply and demand
will properly take the place of this munich
pal iuterGerence. If tie demand legitimate
/ ly exists for market on Madison street
surely clientele of 1900 citizens is sufficient
to command the supply.
There must be either gross misrepresenta
ton somewhere on the business capacity anC
foresight of the native Deawalean has beer
sadly litclcd
The reprehensiple meddlesomeness of mu
neipal interference may be seen in the fac
that if Council does order a certain numbe
of our citizens TO stop doing their market
ing at King street, and by that mandate
force them to Madison street, those yer,
citizens will be coerced by their own inter
ests, Wis. that of needed contiguty to a mar
ket, to give up their residence in pant o
the city where marketing facilities are de
MED them, numbers of houses will be ct
Let, and some Of the very people who hav
been the blind instigators of the RESTRICTIVE
market ordinance will be heard crying loud
ly pcccari by the time next 25th of Marcl
comes around.
Thus Council will have set two importan
branches of our citizens at ears, the real es
tate and property owners Of the east sid
against the real estate and property owner
of the west side. So it will be ''pul devil
pull baker, aud between them and the citi
zens and farmers who have been unnecessal
lily disturbed in their time honorcd bi-week
ly relations of buyer and seller, it is no
matter Of much speculation but that ou
City Fathers, their aids aud abettors, will b
roundly blessed,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-09
MEMORIAL DAY.
TRIBUTE TO THE NATIONS
PATRIOTS
who G@ge Their Lives That
The Nation Might
Live.

saturday, May Both has been appointed
IL general order, by Department Comman-
der j. s. Litzenberg of the Grand Army of
the Republic, as the day for the commemor-
alton of those patriotic and affectionate re-
membranes of the noble men who gave
their lives that the nation might live.
"The keeping of their graves green is
entrusted to their surviving comrades of the
GAR Let us all aid this CRATE ful memo
ry by appropriate offerings Of flowers. 1t is
but trihe for us to do.
Those patriots sacrificed their lives for
the preservation Of the Union, and for the
integrity of the United States, The most
beautiful and appropriate testimony that We
can give to that grandest of earthly deeds,
the laying down of ones life for the honor
Of the country, is the laying on our dead pa
triots' graves Natures most beautiful Offer
ings, her delicate sweet-smelling flowers, an
emblem of the sweet odor in which the
deeds of these dead heroes will each new
Memorial Day, arise in sweet incense before
us.
On Monday last, delegation from the
Delaware Grand Army of the Republic
went to Gettysburg. They had in charge
the task of marking with appropriate mon
uments, the positions on the battlefield oc
cupied by the First and Second Delaware
Regiments, both of the Second Corps. The
delegation will purchase the land occupied
by the Second Delaware, which is not yet
owned by the Gettysburg Memorial Associa-
tion, and will mark the spots upon which
the monuments will be erected.
On Saturday, the Both Of May next, as
there will be more or less of expense attend
ing the memorial exercises in this city, it il
suggested that our citizens give such aid
towards fitting commemoration, embrae
ing all the various localities requiring the
attention of the Grand Army, on that day
that the duties and demands upon thei
time fall as lightly as possible upon th'
shoulders of the surviving comrades.
Flowers, and whatever else may be con
sidered necessary to defray expenses arr
what are specially needed for that occa
sion.
The following is the official general order
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-09
Boyton and the War Ship Garnet

The feat achieved by Captain Paul Boyton
in attaching blind torpedo to the British
man-of-war Garnet is OF more significance
as an exploit than as complementary to the
present stock Of cxper rimental knowledge in
marine warfare.
What Captain Boyton actually did was to
swim down stream, at midnight, clad in his
wonderful rubber suit, and cautiously ap-
proaching the GaInet, which was lying in
the Narrows, attached torpedo to her side,
amidships, before an alarm was heard from
the crew. As he swan of, however, lie
was detected and arrested by the ships
launch.
Had this incident occurred in real war.
fare, the. chances are that Captain Boyton
would have accomplished the deed at the
risk of his life. Aud this not through the
exertions of the ships crew, but probably by
the explosion of the torpedo, involving his
own life with the destruction of the ship
.Ihs question is could she eaLta..l as M, =
of-war detail, under the emergency, ary Of
the seamen under his command to The al
most certain death attendant upon such an
undertaking.
In the case cf the Gmnet, it was easy
enough to apply the totpedo, as the proba-
bility is, though Captain Handy had his tor.
pedo shield slung out at the PROV, he natur-
ally did not consider that he was in an enc
my's country, when anchored in the Mar
rows, and therefore was not on the qui vive
for such an experiment as Captain Coy
tons.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-09
ARBITRATION.
THE RESULT OF COMMERCIAL
REQUIREMENTS.
Colonial Prestige not "a Part of
Eugiand's Mercantile
Policy.

Ii is quite probable that one of the strong
underlying motives that allows the present
English government to SO readily submit
the Afghan grievance to arbitration is one
borne of business more than a purely pa
triotc motive.
opposition to the generally accepted
lea, England receives into her treasury no
cash balance from her great Indian depend
ency of O,OoO, 900 people. That is to say
in the sense that one of our merchants on
Market street, in striking the balance of
profit and loss at the close of the year would
say 81 have cleared so much in CASH. from
any given source.
The same is true of Canada Australia,
ETC., in fact of all England's colonies. But
England is a strictly commercial, business
like nation, markedly so in its political care
of commerce
Gladstone's policy is rather to maintain
commercial ties with the colonies than to
Insist upon any identity of political rela-
ton.
In that fact he has gone long stride
ahead in civilized administration. To en-
rich England he has first enriched India.
Roads, railways, canals, universities, popu-
lar government, all have been freely accord
ed the swarming millions of Hindostan.
| And now India rivals China in the tea Grade,
this country in wheat and the most marked
strides Of progress are everywhere to be
seen in the great southern peninsula of
Asia
But, as in Canada and Australia, autono-
my at this moment would not interfere or
hinder a continuance of England's monopoly
Of colonial trade. The British policy of
Free Trade disarms any probability of com
nercal disturbance in the presence of po-
ltical change such as the one referred
to.
The modern English policy seems to move
IL the direction Of commercial as opposed
to political suzerainty. 1t is probable that
at this moment did he not fear what might
follow the maledctions of the jingo party,
- 4 j
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-09
InMiSe LAWS.

The recurring instances of Municipal
Council passing ordinances that are of
doubtful constitutional legality, is at length
come to be looked upon by the average citi-
zen as a serious annoyance.
The business of this city is nterfercd
with by laundering legislation as uneallcd
foras it is unwise in its bearing.
Preyousto this recent free market restrc-
tive enactment other municipal legislation
has been placed upon the books whose con
stitutonalily it was necessary to confirm
and test by the expensive process of paying
between two and three thousand dollars out
Of the city treasury as law fees.
Meanwhile store keepers and real estate
men have just reason to complain of the dis
turbing effect of the new market ordinance,
limiting the farmers to Sixth street. At the
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-09

ing, Del, full reports relative to memorial
services in their respective localities.
By COMMAND OF
j. S. LITZENBERG,
Dept Commander.
Us. WHEELER,
Asst Adjutant General.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-09
PLAIN FACTS.
THE RESCINDING OF THE
NAVIGATION LAWS.
An Inadequate Grasp of the Policy
Ascribed to the New
York Herald.

The New York Herald breaches and
teaches what it calls plain facts to the New
York Tribune 1t says:-"Several facts
stare the American people in the face and
are plainly recognized by them.'
Condensing them they are as follows:-
First-that in case of war between Eng
land aud Russia the merchant marine of
England would be seriously mperlled, that
England's navy would be insufficient for its
protection.
Second--that English goods must, there
fore, be transferred to vessels bearing neu-
tral flag.
Third-that it is entirely out of the ques-
tion for us to recover any important proper
tion of the carrying trade which we lost
during the rebellion while those old naviga-
tion laws remain. If, however, those laws
shall be annul.cd by act of Congress, sum-
moned in extra session, we shall at once be-
come powerful competitors with the nations
of Europe for this trade, which England
will be compelled to give up.
By the foregoing it is clearly seen that the
Herald takes but a very limited view Of the
occasion That it grasps but small share
of what is offered in an opportunity such as
the present may develop for this coun-
try.
In reply, for We suppose the Herald in.
tends its precepts for other journals that
fail to agree with its preachings, we ask
First-does it take for granted that sup.
posing there were two or three years wal
between Russia and England, that aftel
buying all the idle ships lying at Englisl
wharfs and trafficking with them, flying the
American flag at the peak, and taking il
from $50, 100000 to $1OO, 100000 annually
for ocean freights for two or three years
that the ocean carrying trade, or tina
amount that we may have received during
that term would remain with us. We fea
not. Conditions are different. So, differ
ent results might ensue.
Our war was an intcrnecne one. England
will be foreign war. Her ship building
plant and dock-yards will remain intact
(Indeed it is question whether she will no
continue building merchantmen right alonI
= Through theSsaS) Our shipyards and th
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-05-09
CITY GROWTH,
NEED OF GREATER ACCOMMO-
DATION FOR BUSINESS.
be Devoted 10 Busi-
ness Pursuits

There is evidence all around us that Will
mington is growing, that it seeks additional
accommodation for its needs as a business
centre.
And these manifestations are not the re-
suit of sudden or artificial cause, but ap
pear to spring from natural sources.
There is undeniable evidence, that, fol-
lowing the lead ofShipley street, King street
must for the future be looked upon as a bus.
mess avenue. Already some of the finest
edifices above Sixth street are doomed to
transformation into stores and business
houses. The mandate has gone forth. OPP
position is useless. Dwelling houses and
residences must no longer remain an incu-
bus, dead weight upon the growth of Will
mington. Where the quiet and retirement
of domestic life hitherto regned, the confu-
sion and din of barter and exchange is clam
oring to establish itself.
modatlon than the limits of Sixth street af-
ford. Expansion is the order Of the day.
Rents on Market street, our main business
avenue, are excessive, and our young bnsin,
ess men find the only relief upon streets run
ming parallel to Market street, King and
Shipley.
Wilmington is increasing in population
and concurrently in its domestic imports ant
exports. There is yearly a marked increas,
in the demand of food products upon tht
surrounding neighbohood, and an extcn
the result. In the presence of this fact, tina
is in the demand for additional accommoda
ton needed by buyers and sellers, it is ex
pected that an Intelligent recognition Of TIN
requirements of the moment will be showI
both by the citizens as body aud their rep
rcsentatiyes in the municipal council.
There is one law, as important as any ol
our statute books, though an unwritten one
it is that the natural growth Of the city, il
business enterprise OF commercial extension
should not he nterfered with BY restrictiv
legislation 1t is "A well known fact that ac
tion of that nature has uniformly resulted i
retardation instead of progress. The eb
and flow OF business and commerce is a con
tlition that should never be inteffeled wit
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-03-27
Work for Rainy DAYS.

There are certain thugs to be done
in connection with general farm work
that may be performed to advantage
when the weather compels staying with
in doors "A rainy day rightly employed
is often worth moro in an economical
sense than week Of fine weather. II
is worth more II spent in putting things
in order. and il attending b those re-
pairs that are apt to be neglected on
other days. There are so many little
things that needs to be donc, that are
overlooked in hurrying times when the
weather is fair. There is spoke loose
here and d bolt out thore, the harness
needs little monding, stable demands
slight repairs, leak in the granary floor
wants stopping up, the wagon-rigging
needs u little reconstruction, tools are in
want Of now handles, aud other things to
be done more than can DO thought Of now
II would be we'll TO heed the suggestion
Of an exchange. that if farmers would 90
to their barns on WEI days and spend their
time in making eave-troughs for the
barn or stable and thereby carry away
the drip which would otherwise fall on
the manure pile, causing a waste of the
elements Of plant food-containcd therein,
they would mako moro money that day
than they could any fine day in tho field.
The farmer who understands the use Of
tools can make for himself many things
besides eave-troughs that would be
positive saving to his pocket. Farm i'm
plomonts that are ready to be put away
may be cleaned and put in proper shape.
Remove tho dirt from both woodwork
aud ironwork. Give tho former coat
Of boiled linsced oil or paint Mineral
paint is very cheap and answers the pur-
pose we'll for protecting the woodwork Of
implements and machines. II is sur
prising how an annual coat of cheap paint
or oil will make implements last. Rot and
rust cat faster than wear. The oil fills
the pores Of tho wood and excludes the
moisture. All steel parts should be
given q coat OF tallow or coal oil. Al
lowing tho moldboard Of plough, or
the blade Of spade, shovel or hoe, to
rust, not only shortens tho period of
usefulness OF tho implement. but lossens
tbs capability for good, easy work