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Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26
Friday Afternoon, February 26. 1856.
DEsPICABLE BUSINESS.

The report is being circulated that
Postmaster Dunning, of Middletown,
has placed drop letters in the post Of
fee boxes without the one cent stamp
thereon, and that the money to pay for
said stamps was given him, and it is
further said that envelopes, minus the
postage stamps, are now in existence
that have come through the postofice.
We refer the matter to the TRANSCRIPT
and Era, and ask them if it is true, if
they cannot find it consistent to come
out and advocate some good Democrat
for the position Smyrna Record.
The Record has applied to the wrong
Office when it calls upon THE TRANS
cRIPT to for an instant believe such a
charge against Mr.. Dunning as it now
makes, which amounts to very little
else than that of direct dishonesty.
The Record has simply printed an old
story and added little to it and would
make it appear that Mr.. Dunning has ac-
tually been dishonest in the discharge Of
his duties to the government. We un-
derstand the case thoroughly and the
worst that can be said of the whole
matter is that in one or two instances
drop letters were sent out without
stamps for the accommodation of pa
irons of the Office, in the absence of a |
supply of one cent stamps, and that
stamps to the proper amount were can
celled when the supply was received.
In view of the statement made in our
contemporary it is but proper that Mr..
Danning should have the benefit of
this much explanation. AS honest
men we are at all times ready to give
our columns to the defense of honest
men Of any party from such dishonest
attacks.
We have thus far refrained from any
extended controversy with the Record
and do not now propose to enter upon
Itseems to have taken upon it.
oo Ehe regulation Of all the post offices
Dederal appointments in Delaware
tsKefs not slow to attack the sincerity |
Of every Democratic paper that is not
as rabid as itself in the demand for Of
fees and federal pap. We have before
stated our position as to the disposition
of the federal offices, both in these col
umns and elsewhere, and reiterate that ,
we are in favor of removing Republican
officials as fast as equally efficient dem
ocrats are found to fill their places,
because Of their politics, sohich is sufic-
lent cause. But as long as the sun
shines we are opposed to the miserable
policy that would seek to be-
smirch mans character with false
charge for the sake of removing him :
from the position which somebody else 2
covets. We hope the Record is an
5wered and we further wish to say .
that the people of Middletown appre- 6
,iate at its exact value this very foolish =
and uncalled for attack upon one of Il
Dur best citizens.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26

MISS CLEVELAND has adopted fol
use in her correspondence a crest which
lisa copy of the new seal recently provid.
ed for the President and shows the
bald-headed eagle, not with wings out
stretched as formerly, but with his
wearied pinions at rest upon the
breast of the eagle rests the familiar
shield, with its thirteen stripes and
thirteen stars. The crest is printed in
dead gold and below it appears the
words, "The Presidents House,.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26

THE Ne,uark Ledger says: The
steady increase of students at the
Academy in this town gives substan-
tial evidences of the good workings
of the institution under the able man
agement Of DR.. A. N. Raub. The
different departments are presided over
by througoly practical and able instruc.
tors. We sincerely trust the efforts OF
DR.. Raub to provide just such a place
of learning will be rewarded by sue
cess which he so richly deserves,
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26
WHY

Ever since old Father Adam SO fool
ishly went into the investigation busi-
ness with Mother Eve and took bite Of
the apple which she had plucked con-
trary to orders, all humanity has been,
more or less, one great big walking,
wondering, prying interrogation point.
But happy is it that this well-known
propensity Of man does not always lead
to such dire results. Investigation
committees as rule stir up an uncom-
mon amount of wrong doing and cor
ruption and while they may in the long
run be of benefit to the public, thefacts
they bring out are of no credit to hu-
manity and are not calculated to in
spire confidence among men. But in
vestigation committees seem to have
been the fashion every since the haley
on Eden days when at the suggestion
of the opposition Adam and Eve so
foolishly went into a committee of the
whole to investigate the tree Of knowl-
edge of good and evil. They found out
q whoffe tot Tot mort than than they expected or
intended to, and established forever
in the human breast desire for store
clothes, and all their consequent hor-
rors, and the tribulations of fashion ::
tailors, dressmakers, shoemakers, mil
liners and the like followed. True,
the first committee did not push their
investigations to any very great length
in this particular, owing perhaps, to
the fact that their labors on the farm
were too arduous to permit of much
elegance in dress but, nevertheless,
way back in their time fashion plates
began to take form and the dry goods
trade had its inception. However, we
are not now inclined to blame the first
man and woman for the establishment
OF custom that has proved itself to
be very beneficial and comfortable and
which we could now scarcely under
take to get along without, although in
developing the system they brought
also train of evils which no man can
number.
This is long consideration of the
first why ?" that was investigated
by human kind, but the Importance of
the result, and the many consequent
influences makes any further excuse
for such discussion unnecessary.
While we know full well what the |
first /" Whyp ?" was about, and all the
results, who can tell what the sec
ond was, or the third, or who
could undertake to count the inin-
ity of their numbers thereafter. |
AT the eating of the fruit-meta-
phorically speaking bars were let
down to all sorts Of investigating COM
mittees and men in crowds, by doz-
ems, by twos and threes and in
dividually, have ever since been
going about predding into the
: Why's P'' of life with sharp
stick, and with very various results.
In some respects they are like the first
Of their kind, they find out things to
their detriment, but the grand aggre-
gate Of the inquiries of all the great
minds the world has produced speaks
With no uncertainty of the infinite ]
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26

To Show how the Chinese question
influences all political matters on the
Pacific coast, it is gravely stated that
Justice Field, of the United States
Supreme Court, lost his chance for a
Presidential candidacy from California
by his famous decision concerning the
Chinese queues. He decreed that it
could not be made part of the lawful
punishment of a Chinese offender, in
jail, to have his queue cut off, and, as
to maintain that appendage was a re-
ligous rite connected with his hopes of
Heaven, no jailer should be permitted
to shear off the pigtail from the Chi
nese otherwise neatly shaven head.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26

THERE was a large attendance a
the funeral of John B. Cough which
took place at Worchester, Mass. or
Wednesday. The Rev. D. o. Meers
D. D. of Piedmont church, Worches
ter, and the Rev. w. M. Taylor, D. D,
of New York, eulogized the character,
work and abilities of the deceased.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26

Mr.. TALMAGE says that the most
disgusting thing on earth is women
who never combs her hair. This
proves that Mr.. Talmage has an occa-
sional thought worthy Of being fully
considered.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26
Catarrh Cured

Catarrh is very prevalent disease, with
distressing and offensive symptoms. Hoods
Sarsaparilla gives ready relief and speedy
cure, from the fact it acts through the blood,
and thus reaches every part of the system.
Il suffered with eatarrh fifteen years. Took
Hoods Sarsaparilla and am not troubled any
with catarrh, and my general health is much
better" L w. LILLIs, Postal Clerk Chicago
& st. Louis Railroad.
Il suffered with catarrh or years; tried
many wonderful cures, inhalers, etc., spend.
ingnearly one hundred dollars without benefit,
i tried Hoods Sarsaparilla, and was greatly
improved" M. A. ABBEY, Worcester, Mass,
Hoods Sarsaparilla is characterized by
three peculiarities: !: 1st, the combination Of
remedial agents; I'd, the proportion; Sd, the
process OF securing the active medicinal
qualities. The result is medicine Of unusual
strength, efecting cures hitherto unknown.
Send for book containing additional evidence.
"Hood's Sarsaparilla tones up my system,
purihes my blood, sharpenS my appetite, and
Register Of Deeds, Lowell, Mass.
Hoods Sarsaparilla beats all others, and
is worth its weight in gold.n I. BARRMGToN,
13O Bank Street, New York City.
Hoods : SarsapariIla
Sold by all druggists. 81 /; six for $5. Made
only by g. ]. HOOD 8 CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses4 One Dollar.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26

IT WOULD be an application of the
protection" principle, in one of its
forms, to put timber on the free list in
order to arrest the swift destruction
Of our American forests.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26

to the State legislature, granting
women the citizens right to vote.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26

WANTED.-Partner in wholesale Prod
w Com. Business with 81 900 to $5 600; trade
established; location the best. Address d. s.
r., 2l2 Union street, Phila.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26

ITO ADVERTIsERS.-Lowes Rates for al.
vertising in 9s1 Good newspapers sent
Iree. address GEO. p. ROWELL & CO., 10
Spruce St, n. 7. a6feb4w'r
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26

Corner Broad and Main Streets,
M1DDLETOWN, DELAWARE
Night Bell at Broad st. Entrance.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26
FINE CIGARS.
J. GAYLORD BRAGDON.

Agent for the ORIGINAL LUsTRA COL
ShS, manufactured by r. H. Bragdon, New
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26

70 CoRREsPoEDENTs-Com on
topics of local interest are always welcome,
but to insure insertion they must be brief and
to the point. We do not hold ourselves re-
sponsfble for the views of correspondents.
Anonymous articles will receive no atten-
ton. Address all communications to the pro-
prietOr.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26
QUALITY SHOULD BE THE
FIRST CONSIDERATION
I'm MEDICINE.

Artists Materials.
T1be OIL Colors, Prepared Artists Canvas
Oiled Sketching Paper, Transfer Paper
Water Coiors
Brushes, Materials for making Wax and
6Paper Flowers, Paper-mache and Brass
New-York tribune., 1886-08-01
DrotesslonaL.

A GENTLEMAN about forty years OF age, a,s q
~ranate Of the University Of the City OF nors'
and full course medical studies in the College
"ana and Surgeons engagement WIN act
snaner or magazine take charge OF the nxna
lng OF or ~" ddresss SURGEON Box 26 Tribune once
New-York tribune., 1886-08-01

State bonds wero dull and frm; Louisiana consoi As
sold al n La717s tennessee settlement IS up
10 and Virginia 6s deferred sold o. l2i2 and trust
crip;s Al I2 Of city bank stOcks Mechancs sold QOO
M iGi. and metropolitan t25) AT g.
Tho market for railway bonds comparatively
oui.t ana without special feature Eric second
c,o.rd 10 higher 90 and funded coupon % were up
AZ y3I. Chesapeake and OHIO, brrixs b. were of s ~
"a Ia but the currency Is were higher At 81 u Canada
nrss r0so L. 10 lO7 u seconds we're up EAT
olio West shore anteod is were dun and steady
AZ iO3l2alO3A. Cleveland Columbus, Cincinnati aud
Ono bs sold at 1872 East Tennessee. Virginia aud
Georgia conso 5s on L. at 0Gi4 and the incomes
wrro steady ut 25asd 264 Indians, Bloomington
and Western incomes rose Ia to 3li4. Column
hus Hooking Valley aud Toledo hrsts we're up
10 Ia ssi. Denver nj RIO Grande coDsol 7. on
a at l. and hIst Western a,rOug at 80 Texas
ana Pacific incomes wero stcady ut 4Jasd 1914 ani
rT.ts RIO Grande division, we're OF y 1T U4iA New
orleans Pacific hrsts declined 2 per cent to "a.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-01
DULL TIMES IN THE DOG TRADE.
THE PRESENT FASHIONS IN PETS.

PUGs HAPPILY GOING OUT OF FAsIiloN-PRICEs OF
DIFFERENT BREEDS.
July and August are the dullcst Of months for the
dog fancier Though the dogst reiens brilliantly
IT is the very dead of the dog The shows in
ali the great cities are over. Town has long ago
become too hot for the fashionable women who
lay,shes her affections Oh an llltenpered pug or q
stupid poodle and the youth who affects dog
"a wcu "A an English accent stray dog may still
be seen here and there in the street, and itncrant
yenders stand Oh a few with pups for sale.
Rnt these are curs The real dogs with pedgrces,
sous Of them As long as the family record of member
of the House of Lords pugs, terriers. hunting dogs
md noodles have been scattered far and wide over
farms and watering places. The dog fanciers. In fact
take their own stock to country kennels ana nave
nothing left to do but st about in their shirt sleeves
aud mediate on the fashions for the coming winter
For there are fashions. which take queer turns often.
IN these priced pets. Women the dealers say,
buy net dogs much moro extensively than men, anu
no woman would be happy without something fresh,
even in pets every year or two. liigh-trcd doSs
ore few however and the changes must como slowly
Five years is average for one variety Settlers
and pointers of course, always in. So are hounds
IN fox hunting communities st, Bcrnards and few
rare dogs Of above the caprices OF fashion,
Pugs poodles terriers ami spaies are the ones That
have to take their ups and downs the oitenest" ~
Just the tide running strongly against smaii
oogs Their dainty, fawnng ways have tired their
mattresses at last aud a taste for big rough rnasths
or Newoundands has begun to show itseli decidedly
The slender chain which held the puny dog poodle
has been exchanged for the tough leash and heavy
leather collar The day for dandling puppies publicly
in the street i'll carriages has happily passed. ana
no one can any longer carry or drag about luckess
little net without running the risk of being called
shoddy. Few sensible people will be sorry to hear
Thai the mug is last going out OF fashion THIS petty
hack nosed tvrant had regncd long enough already.
His netulance aud bad nauners generally and his
.iwavs had made his presence burden 70 all but the
most indulgcnt OF mistresscs Nothing was too good
New-York tribune., 1886-08-01
Diul0en0 Notices.
COUPONS DUE AUGUST lst, 1856, from

~ the 1T Mortgage Bonds OF the - . -
PADICAII AND ELIZABErHTOWN r. r. co.
CHESAPEAKE. ONO ANDSOU UrilWES TERN r. X Co
will Ia. paid az the once OF the NEW PORT NEWS AMI
MISS SSIPPI VALLEY COMPANY, No. % Broad street
mills Building. Newlork CITY. .. -
N l. f.. GATES. Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-01

TINHE u. S. AND BRAZIL MAIL SIS. co.
i Am,r,an passrn.rr line ~. Thomas. Barbados,
Para Maranlam Pcrnambuco Bahia Rio de Janeiro amt
Santos connecting for Montcvideo and way ports.
AnV ANCE saturday Aug IA at noon. tr
FINANCE "Wednesday sept sf Roberts stores, brooklyn
From Newport News, Va, third day after at p M
PAUL GERHARD & co, General Agents, ~ Broad 81
New-York tribune., 1886-08-01
,L1sryG yRfOES Or PTiLtDELPHfI srOO2S
SATURDAY, July 3l-P. w.

SATURDAY, July 31-r. w.
In the sock speculation to-day Central aud Hudson
w.. .r,ll the special feaure aud ts continued upward
p.rhap, II IA fitting commentary upon
The ,pcculative situation that tho coal
.,ocks suould have frat followers OF
Central and iindson's movements. The prices Arc 23f
30 per cont higher than year ago, and coal for ak
onths has ruled fully 80 cents por ton less than hcn
,ud now Ia not much, II any, better Yst 1t WAS dull
d.v The total transactions amounted only TO $4,000
shares ayanst 400 shares yesterday. There
uc..bls absence OF ruinors or theories to account
v.loped but tho local traders have gained won
,l degree OF confidence In high figures IL beyond
and that itself, within certain limits, grcat
temporary support to prices. Central and Hudson
opened up la per cent AT llOi2 aud sold up TO
III AUor that tho stock Wa dun all day, as is wit
ues,ed by tho total saos OF shares and the closng
rxures wcro lO7s Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
early dragged al about 1904 but later to 1900
,29a. Among tho low.pricod stocks Missouri, Kansas
and conspicuous by sales 900 shares and
an advance 81 7s 10 324 30 o. but Texas aud Pa
c,ec closed "a lower than last evening Denver and RIO
Cr.nde s:ock became active at 29G30e294 tho OH
cia that tho recevership terminated
lay and the road turned to the company.
Tno dull but their prcos hotter and
Wesern Union and Pacific Mail were full sympgthy
with tho general market which closed
Government bonds quiet aud steady with tho
biz the Il, 10 per cont Annexed tho clos
Ing uuOtHtiOis
New-York tribune., 1886-08-01

The weakly abatement OF bank In s Reported
loss OF 81 e6s 700 cash only partly reflects inc n sn
loss of S3.2OO.0OO through the operations VI landed
Treasprv The loans Ode.atey eAP",
fs523 400, and beyond that the changes are unlni-
portan. , a. ,
Tho following compares total statements OF July "a and
Juy
New-York tribune., 1886-08-01

WHITE STAR Line.
W UNITED STATES AND ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL.
ADRIATIC, Capt Parsell. Thursday Aug. g. $50 m.
0ERMANIC Capt Kennedy ..... Thursday Aug ~ 8 D. m
CELTIC Capt Gieadell Thursday. Aug TO-
BRITANNIA Capt Perry Thursday Aug 26 D. III.
Prom tho White star Dock, foot Of Wost 10Th sl
RATES-Ealoon S6O $40 and 500 Return tickets "a
vorabs terns Storage from TO tho Old Country $40 In
errnoiAe tAdriao and Celtic only $40 excursion sG5
For other Information apply
companys olices, No. 81 Broadway. New York.
r. }. CORTfS, Agent
Agents for Philadelphia STUART ToBEY. 400 Walnut
Hamburg American SO. Line for Hamburg.
sneviA Aug q $50 M % Hsmmons Aug ~ sa m
First Cabin, $50 $50 and SIS stoerase $40 Round trip
At reduced prices Send for Tourist 0s1otts"
KUNIIANDr 4 60, Y. H. RICHARD Co,
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
QUEER ECONOMY.
Horns Sawed On Cattle to Economi,e Car
Space.

Horns Sawed on Cattle To Economic Gar
Space.
GHNEsEE, Ill, Jan. GA case OF
interest alike to State Humane Societies
and cat.lemen throughout the country
afternoon. Colonel II. III. Haan. a we'll
known and wealthy stock raiser. Is charged
with cruelty 20 animals. the alleged cruelty
taking the form Of saving the horns from
the heads Of his cattle. Twenty head Of
his stock were recently received at the
Chicago Stock Yards. and the condition OF
their horns attracted the attention of certain
buyers, who declared the work a piece Of
barharisnl and called the attention of the
Humane Society officers tn the
an mails. Haaif. who was At one time
a lawyer in Chicago made a
speech before the State Veterinarian
Society last fall. In which he advocated
cutting of the cows horns. on the grounds
that IL would be both economical ana kind
IL, a. more cattle could be- crowded into
one car and the animals would be prevented
from gOring each other. This speech was
severely denounced by prominent veterln-
arians who declared tina; the operation was
more painful than cutting on n mans Lex.
Ilaatf. however. persisted that Ia. opera
ton was a painless one and advised all
shippers To do as he Vas dong. State Vet
erinariau Paaran. Health Oficer Wolf. Of
Chicago. Chief Dudley. Of the Humane So
Getty, and other, are here to push the case.
Haaff declares that III convicted lie Will
carry tie case To the highest courts.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
TO GEORGE G
british esa German 1rsss'aas Preparing
tn Cosree Greece Into rescr-

british ssa German Srs.s,aas rreparss0
so Cssree Greece Into Tsscr.
LoxpoS. Jan. ss.-The Greek Govern
mens in reply to the noe Of TIE Marquis o:
Salisbury says thai the representations OF
England infringe on international and
dip'oms:ic observance and declares thai
Greece reserves perfect Freedom OF action.
The answers further SAYS ilat Greece has
not declared war. no: has she Sivrn
cause Tor England 70 interfere r--
gard.nS her altitude. Bulgaria hav-
ing violated the Treaty OF Bertin
under ihr ~gis o: England, Grosos
Is justified In using eve1 means an
her row-., even 20 . resort OF arms. IL
necessary. 10 obtain the concessions TO
treaty OF Berlin gave her. Gr~ee- VII
maintain her cain 90 Tbesss!y sad kp'rus
no matter Whist the cost NAV be. and - pre-
pared to take the field ~ the ear.Aes: mo-
neni and fsh; 20 the bitter end In support
Of her rights. She IL confident OF sue
cess: the irsi movement OF IurKisn
troops against Greece will D. the signal 10:
a revolt n A!banis and Nac-tonia, And
Europe will not look p,acidly OIL.
Admiral. Lord John Hay. commanding
the Mediterranean squadron. consisting os
lLS a cAdtttfi. w
nauyh, Iris, Hrlicon. Carysford. Cocsa-
;ric-, Coaue.te. Cruiser. Hecla and Superb.
has received Instructions n 10 the course ne
shall pursue In the even; OF its becoming
necessary .or him TO take acton on Ing
lands demand OF Greece TO disarIn.
In the House Of Commons yrs'esfsy
afternoon Right Hon. Robert BouIkr. pol't-
IcaI Secretary of the Foreign Once. In an-
swer Ia inquiries regarding the ~arlike
news from Grrec-. said tina, az the instance
OF England the six great powers had mott
ned Greece that u naval attacs by 6terce
upon Turkey would not be permitted.
The Gfe-S Minister, in an interview to-
day respecting tie war.ike News published
this morning from Athens, said: The
Greek King, Government and peopl. Will
ryh, Ia the bitter end before they will al
low Bulgaria 10 absorb LOCO, 600 peop.r De-
longing 10 tile Greek race, which she Will
certainly do II the union of Bulgaria AMI
Eastern Rnumella should De- recognized.
Greece is fully entitled 20 the whoi" or
kprus. AIN confident that the Greeks
can whip the Turks al sea. As To the land
d-fencrs Of Greece, the moment wal IS de-
c,ared Macedonia ard Albania will BE- set
in flames, thus cutting OF the land cornmu-
nicaiion OF the TURKS, and ATTACKS Oil tho
sea ports will be made AZ once
GERMANY TAXES PART.
BERLIN, Jan. CA dispitch from vii.
hemShafen, one of the principal German
naval stations on the North SEA, says that
the ironclad Prinz Friedrich ksrl Is being
rapidly fitted out for sea. Her destination
is Pira.us. the por; OF Athens. The
Prinz Friedrich Kari carries sixteen guns
OF ten tons each. The North GsrmDn Ga
zetis says: THE attitude Of England with
regard to the wartike .yosi;ion assumed by
Greece to ward Turkey mus, be vigorously
supported. The Powers must not allow
that small firebrand state To ieopardiLc the
peace OF Europe"
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
BOLD ABDUCTION.
A Young Lady ChioEoform.d and Abducted
Her Reusrksh.~ Escape.

A Young Lady ChioToformed and Abducted
Her Remsrksi,.~ Escape.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 26.-Niss Ti:iis
Munkerman, aged twenty. who's: home is in
I:Oya,,nn. n small village near here. had
been visiting her sister in this city Cor q
short time. Last Thursday evening she
started on an Grand. but had Son. only .
few steps when. IN passing through the
shadow Of a building. sine was suddenly
seized by two men, one white and the other
culored. bound and gagged and placed III \
buggy near At hand. Tie horse was driven
rapidly away. and no sooner bad u star I'D
than she was chlorotormed. She soon lost
Consciousness and remained inssusib.c foi
some time. Finally she heard The men TAX
ing about going INTO a saloon before wh.ch
the horse had stopped. She remained
quiet and they. no, knowing tha. she had
recovered ON seriousness. entered the "a
loan. No sooner had they left the buggy
than the girl jumped ont and ran awav as
hes: she could. She was a mile away from
her sist rs house and was taken hone by :
gentleman from whom she asked protection.