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Year: 1869

LET US HELP ONE ANurHEn.--
This littlo sentence should be
written on every memory. 1t
should bo tho golden rule prac-
ticcd not only in every household,
but throughout the world. BY
helping ono another, we not only
remove thorns from the pathway,
md anxiety from tho mind, but
we feel n sense Of pleasure in our
own hearts, knowing wp arc doing
duty to fellow.creature. 4
helping hand or an encouraging
word is no loss to us, yet it is Il
benefit to others. Who has not
felt the power, Of this little sen =.
tenco.2 Who has not needed tho
encouragement and aid of a kind
friond How soothing when per-
pleXed with some task that is
mysterious and burdensomo, to
feel gentle hand on the shoulder
and hear o, kind voice whispering :
"Do not feel .discouraged-I SEQ
your trouble let me help you. :"
What strength is inspirod--what
hope created-what sweet graft
tude is felt, and tho great difficulity
is dissolved as dew beneath the
sunshine. Yes, let us help ono
another by endeavoring to
strengthen and encourage tho
weak and lifting tho burden of
care from tho weary and oppressed,
that life may glide smoothly on
and tho fount Of bitterness Yield
sweet waters, and he whose willing
hand is ever ready to aid us, will
reward our humble endeavors,
and every good decd will be as
"bread oast upon tho waters, to
return after many days." if not to
us, to those we love.
Year: 1869

We MAY NEVER KNow.-We may
never know of the anguish hidden be-
meath smiling eyes. 1ra ra


We may never know of the weary
hearts beside us, day by day, whose
only prayer is for strength to wait till
God shall say "Well Done" We may
sit down by the same fire side, clasp
hands at the same social band, look
into each others faces-yet none can
see the heart; and who may tell of the
strivings after good and the many sad
failures-the soul sick, pining for a
Fathers hand to lead beside still waters
of peace and rest,


All! never till we soar beyond the
stars, and all the tears are wiped from
our eyes, shall we understand that in
scrutable mystery, the human heart.
All! despair not when life seems hard
and dreary; for by-and-by the shadows
will fall apart-the letters that bind us
be dissevered-the burden be removed
the tired hands be folded, and sleep
with her healing wings shall hover over
us, and rest be won.


The flowers of spring shall blossom
over the restless heart. The birds Of
summer warble plaintive lay, the
stars smile down in pale calm beauty,
on thousands of aching hearts when
yours is at rest forever-on thousands
of throbbing brains when yours no
longer is busy--on thousands ofweary
feet when yours have completed their
journey


Thank God for the rest of the quiet
grave. Thank God for the home be-
yond it; and be sure t'when We awake
in his likeness ye shall be satisfied
then ,fsy 7
Year: 1869

S A Irishman who was troubled
with the toothache determined to have
an old offender extracted; but there
being no dentist near, he resolved to do
the job himself; whereupon be filed the
excavation with powder, but, being
afraid to touch it of, he put a slow
match to it and then ran to get out OF
the way.
Year: 1869

TA A countryman, walking along
the streets of New York, found his
progress stopped by close barricade
of lumber. "What is that for?" said
he to a person in the street. 30 that's
to stop the cholera" .'Ah, have of
ten heard of the board of health but I
never saw one before" ~
Year: 1869

From the Louisville Express, of the 2Sth.l


By private letter from Mr.. L. n.
Mitchell, we are informed of most
terrible and fatal accident which Oc-
cured near Princeton on the Goth. A
man by the name of Boot Crow was
hauling upon his wagon two immense
millstones, one of which weighed 1850
pounds. While passing along the side
of q hill the heaviest stone rolled from
the wagon and sped down the decliv-
ity with fearful velocity, crushing
small trees and shrubberY III its course.
The house of a farmer named Danell
was situated at the foot of the hill.
The milestone went crushing through
a fence, and into the yard of the farm
er's house, where were a number of
beehives. In the yard were playing
a bevy of children. The beehives
were all upset. The bees, in confu-
sion, lighted upon the children, sting
ing every one of them in a frightful
manner. The progress of the great
stone was not impeded in the least by
its collision with the hives, and went
bounding into a stock pasture beyond
the house. 1t dashed through herd
of calves and horses, killing two of the
former and one of the latter almost
instantly. The children in the yard
had been completely covered with
bees, and each one was stung by them
until their persons We're entirely COW
cred with white swellings. One of
them died a short time after the terri
BILE occurrence, and the Others are en-
tirely speechless and blind. They can
hardly recover. The bounding mill
stone finally struck against large
limestone cliff near the house, and
was broken into atoms by the col
lision.
Year: 1869

From indications at the Treasury De
partment, il is believed that the next
hubble debt statement will show another
large reduction of Indebtedness, though
not near so large as exhibited on the
prent month. The receipts from customs
and internal revenue are considered good
for the dull season. Estimating the re
ceipts and expenditures of the Govern
ment for the remainder of July on the
basis of what they have been up TO the
present date, the etatemert on the lst Of
August will show reduction of upwards
Of 5000, 900,
Year: 1869

We give below the names OF the candidates
of the two parties, for municipal office. The
names Of good men will be recognized upon
each Of the tickets, but the representatives.
Of IN odious, extravagant local government
will be found especially and entirely upon
the Republican ticket. The Democratic
tlcketis the only really Conservative Reform
Ticket in tie field, and the friends OF low
taxes and liberal laws Will generally vote
il1.t Nrl.ni
Year: 1869

ANY FARMER in this county who may
have an ereellently porthless farm, shonld,-
especially if it be in clay,-lose no time in
selling it to the city at fair price per ton I;
it having recently been discovered that farm
clay a good distance from Wilmington is
capital thing TO line lealSy basins with. The
price of the clay is not a consideration. The
committee will pay well for it landed on the
wharf, and as much more TO have it hauled
nH apnin
Year: 1869

TIE COMMITTEE ON REVISION were quite
lucky lately. They hurried up to the city
tax collectors desk, and secured some OF
the highest and cheapest tax receipts on hand
and got per cent. knocked off besides.
Year: 1869

On THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER, four years
years ago, DR.. Jones removed from Dover
and made his appearance IN our city as n
resident, for the first time, almost unknown,
and of course without any practice as ply
sician in this locality. He opened his office
in the lower story of what is now the jour
NAL BUILDING. BY the influence of his
own efforts, strengthened by his reputation
as safe and reliable physician, ana the
force of pleasing and genIlemanly de-
meanor, he has won position in the front
rank of lis profession in this city. We are
pleased to record this fact as another eyi.
dence of the certain success Of merit.
Year: 1869

NOVEL SUBJECT OF FELINE AFFEC-
TION.-A remarkable instance of feline
affection has been brought 10 our no
tice. A family residing on Pine street
own large Maltese cat which is a great
favorite. 1t was observed some time
since that sho was particularly taken
with small animal to which she was
devOting much attention. On examin-
alton 1t was found to be q young rat!
How long she had been taking care of 1t
could not be ascertained, but that she
had formed a strong affection for it was
evident. In order to ascertain the ex-
tent OF her strange fancy, the rat was
secretly placed out of her reach in a
box on post several feet from the
ground, and carefully concealed in some
way. In the morning pussy was dis
covered on tho ground close to the post,
with her novel pet affectionately en-
braced In her paws, having by some
means obtained possession of it during
the night She was permitted to retain
it, and subsequently added two more to
her adopted family, all of which she
continued to nurture with care and af-
fiction, till some strange cats made Il
raid one night and devoured all of them.


1t is rather singular circumstance
that a cat should form such an attach
ment for family of young rats.-Ly-
coming Gazette.
Year: 1869

THE LAW OF BETTING ON ELEC-
TIoNs.-In the Supreme Court of Cali
fornia, in the case of Johuson VS. Russell,
an interesting decision has been made
on betting on elections. johnson made
several bets on the result of the Presi-
dental election, and Russell was the
stakeholder; but the plaintiff allowed
the stakes to rest without any demand,
until the 23d Of November, when it be-
came certain that he had lost his money.
Then he sent the stakeholder, Russell "a
written notice not TO pay the money or
any part of it over to the winner, and
that if he did plaintiff would hold the
stakeholder responsible for his part of
the stakes. Russell did pay the money
to the winner, and hence this suit. The
Court decide-Sanderson writing the
opinlOn-first, that gambling on pOpu-
lar elections is against public pOlicy,and
therefore illegal; second, that money
wagered may be recovered at law, If
the party who stakcd it makes n de-
mand for the same before the event on
which he wagered has been decided {:
third, that If the better allows his stakes
to remain in the Shareholders hands
without any demand for its return un-
til the event has been decided, he cam
not then come into court and sue for its
recovery. This was what the plaintiff
did Ia the case decided. He waited and
stood upon the laws of honor till ho
found he had lost, and then he appealed
from the laws OF honor to the laws of the
land. The court was unanimously OF
the opinion that to allow him this ap.
peal would be to encourage fraud. The
conclusion OF the opinion is: "After the
money has been lost and won neither
party ought 10 bo heard in n court of
justice.
Year: 1869

To tie Voters of L,izeyne County.


For the purpose of showing you what
you will have to do this fall in order to
vote, we have had tho following cXposi-
ton of the new election law, Tor as 1T is
called the Registry Law,) prepared for
your use. We call the special attention
of naturalized voters to the provisions
concerning them. They are picked out
to be specially worried before they can
vote and finally, when they are allowed
to be marked on the back, like a store
due bill, every time it is traded on, with
the word "voted" and the date The
same party that passed this law, passed
one similar last year, (lSGG) which the
Supreme Court declared unconstitu-
tional. The law is in spirit unconstitu-
tional no doubt, too, inasmuch as it
necessarily obstructs the freedom of vO-
ting and worries the voter in yielding
up his franchise, particularly in this
county, where separate ticket for every
candidate for all the township, county
and State officers must now be voted.
Will itprevent and Obstruct the exercise
of the right of suffrage guaranteed by
our constitution? But read the expo
sition Of the law for yourselves:
/. On the first Monday of June the
assessOrs are to begin II revision of the
transcripts of names furnished them by
the county commissioners. This duty
consists Of the several particulars follow
ing:


/. Strike out the name of every per-
son whom the assessor knows, personal
ly or by reliable information, to have
died, or removed from the district since
the last previous assessment.


2. Add the name of any qualified voter
whom the eassessorshall know personally
or by reliable information, to have re-
moved into the district since the last pre-
viOus assessment.


Q. Add the names of all persons who
shall claim to be qualified voters in your
district; assess them with tax, and as
certain by inquiry upon what ground
the person 80 assessed claims to be vo-
ter. This duty involves no discretion
upon the part of the assessor. He is not
to decide upon the claimants right to
vote, but only to report his name and
the grounds of his claim.


4. The assessor is next to visit every
dwelling. house in his district, and make
careful inquiry If any person whose
name is on his list has died, or removed
from the district, and, if so, to take his
name from the list or whether any
qualified voter resides therein whose
name is not on his list, and, If so, to add
the same thereto, and assess him with a
tax. In this instance the assessor Is to
Judge OF the claimants right TO vote, for
he is only to add "qualifed voters"
whom he discovers by visiting each
dwelling.


8. Upon the completion OF this work
the assessor Is to make out list, in
alphabetical order, OF the white freemen
above twenty-one years OF age claiming
to be qualified voters in the ward,
borough, or district of which he isasses-
sor, and opposite each OF said names
state the following particulars;


n. Housekeeper or not housekeeper.


b. If n housekeeper, the number of his
residence, with the street, alley, lane OF
court, If in II town where houses are
numbered; If not, then the street, alley,
lane or court on which the house fronts.
! C. The occupation of the person, and,
Year: 1869

To keep up the fertility of our pas
lures it is evident that we must do our
best to check the growth of such vege-
tation as Is rejected by stock as well as
that which would injure stock, if it
were eaten. But it is not enough to de-
stroy the useless and injurious plants;
we must encourage the growth of the
valuable ones. How shall these objects
be accomplished
Year: 1869

WHILB an ignorant lecturer was de-
scribing the nature of gas, a blue stock
ing lady inquired of gentleman near
her what was the difference between
oxygen and hydrogen? "Very little,
madame" said he "by oxygin we mean
pure gin, and by hydrogen, gin and
water"
Year: 1869

The NEW NAVY YAID.-GOvernor Jewell am,
others from Connecticut were here here yester-
day, and had an interview with the Secretary of
the Navy in reference to the location of the
Navy-larda at New London, which they urge Sec
rotary RObeson to recommend to Congress.
The Secretary, however, stated that he favored
League Island as better locality, and would
accordingly recommend Congress to establish
NAVY ard there.
Year: 1869

- THE PACIFIC RAILRoADs.-At the last session
Of the Cabinet it was decided, SO it is reported,
that for that portion of tine Union Pacific rail-
road sold to the Central Pacific Company the
Government bond and land subsidy should issue
to the Central Pacific railroad
Year: 1869

The BOARD charged with the duty Of fixing
rank OF naval officers, now i'm session at the
Navy Department, can do nothing more than
advised and suggest. 1t can fix no rank, as that
is a prerogative OF Congress alone, but it is not
doubted that the suggestions of the board will
have weight with the Congressional Naval
Committees.
Year: 1869

SENSATION IN CoURT-A Woman YA,y,-s ,S,y-
ph"'ie Artd AeOut Reckless Mdnaey.-TIe
courtroom on Monday afternoon last MAS rhe
scene of an unusual and exciting occurrence a
young lady who had been cruelty wronped and
who had sought redress through the strong arm
OF the Law. and finding that process a rather
tedious one according To her notions, undertook
10 take the case out Of the hands of the ,,ourt
and jury, by nfiieting sudden and terrible pun
ishment on me young man who had robbed her
OF vlrtuous name. Several hours before the
tragic scene in the courtroom the Young lady i'm
question had procured at one OF our drug stores
a quantity Of sulphuric acid, which she put into
a common tin-cnp, and carefully concealed the
same under her shawl. She took a chair iuside
me par with her attorneys, and when her betray-
er came into her presence, she m0tioned him 10
cislne To her. and when he had reached the
proper distance She threw the contents OF the
cup al him. intending % strike him I'm the face.
but, a. ne lodged the greater portion ofthe Acid
was received on his head. This scene created
quite buzz in the court room. LAWYER, in fI,e
vicinity Of the affair had their broadcloth ruined
for Wherever the acid torced brilliant scarlet
was produced. The Young lady WAS immediate-
ly arrested and sent to jail, while the Injured
youth Was placed under medical treatment, and
Us now doing well. Subsequently the woman
was taken out of Jail, and held i'm SlOiO hail for
her appearance at the Quarter Sessions-Bed-
togd {d.l trdxeffe.
Year: 1869

A LARGE NUMBER OF orders for tobacco
stamps, amounting in the aggregate to q greater
sum than has been received at the Revenue
Once in any one day, were recorded in the
Revenue Department yesterday.
Year: 1869

The exeretory organs safety-vaves Of the system
through the bowels the pores and the kidneys dis
charged the refuse of the materials which sustain.
strengthen and that wonderful piece Of animated
mechanism, the human body 1t is therefore obvious
that if the bowels do perform their allotted task.
efficiently, the system which is
important As Its snstentaton must be imperfectly
The ntesthes are the waste-ppes of the animal
ure and you might well expect city be healthy
with its sewers clogged up in ruins, hope fol
strength and ygor in the human physique when its main
discharging organs are ih unnatural condition.


Constipation bilious colic cholera morbus dysentery
inflammation Of the bowels and indeed all intestinal dis
however different in their types and symptoms
have their primary in tone In the men,
brane which lines the almenary xcretory passages
The irritation which produces a ux is just much the
result of weakness the which cosvencs
Darrhea is the direct consequence of loss of retenyt
power, and constipation loss Of expulsve power
the effect of violent purgatiyes in either contingency
t. lower instead Of renewing the tone of the already
weakened organs.


HoSTETTERS BITTERS has been administered with
marked success in constipation and for this
SO To speak, an APPARENT TONIC; in other words il
gently dslodGes and removes the fetal distractions
ana al the same time lmarts healthy stimulous to the
mucuous integumens which line the dscharging chan
mel This double action restores regularity and il
may be safely asserted that chronic costiveness
cured by course of this preparation when all the
prescriptions have been tried in In diarrhea collie
and all choeraic malaes unless the nammatory symp
are too violent to render the Of ANY tonic advs
able II Will be found exceedingly useful in sustaining the
strength of the patient and aevating pain. As rem
edy for chronic bowel complaints of every type rec
commended in many earnest testimonials which have beer
published at various times in the public journals.


Let it, however be always borne in mi nd by
are predsposed to constipation. collie, cholera morbus
darThea dysentery other diseases of the abdominal
vscera THAT they may easily protect their system from
those painful and dangerous ills by availing them
Of the preventive operation of the BITTERS. Keep tho
stomach and bowels in vigorous condition with h
OF and excreton will be so health
fully and regularly.
Year: 1869

Mere lack Of bodily strength Is not in itself disease
but simply disability. II ia sometimes natural defect
sometimes the result of secondary In either
HOSTETTERS STOMACH BITTERS.may be safely guar
anteed to it, Every day, and in every locality, in
valids may be met with who complain of nothing but
weakness. They have pain, but they incapable OF
much exertion. short walk fatigues them lcng
breaks them down.


This sort of disease is of the characteristics of dy
pepsia and hiliousness but less true that 1t fire.
quently exists independent of any specific disorder
when all internal appear to be performing their
functions with toerable regularity 1t is really painful
to see human beings moving aopg with slow, unsteady
steps, and evidently almost destitute of muscular
and nervous energy who might just well be treading
the earth firmly and fulfilling their daily duties without
suffering from exhaustion Are they that there
a medcated stimulant which would put life into
them Have they ever the effect of H0STETTER'S
BlTrERS upon the week and enervated II 1t in
credible that with this powerful vegetable invgorani
everywhere accessible sufferers from debility should
complain that they obtain relief, Whoever
cannOt have tried this commanding tonic Quinne
have failed common tinctures have failed all the
ordinary stmulants have failed, but this, let the
feeble be assured, will not fail.
Year: 1869

The following article from the Phila-
delphia Eveniag Tclegraph, Radical pa
per, will explain itself. 1t expresses
the sentiments Of the better class of Re
publicans all over the State, as regards
the corruption and profligacy which
have characterised the administration
OF John w. Geary. Coming from his
own friends the opinions are worthy of
being read:-


awe hold firmly to republican princi-
pies, because we believe that the safety,
honor and welfare of the country de-
pend upon their maintenance; but we
will not support the corrupt men who
may manage to get upon the republican
ticket for the sake of advancing their
own selfish ends and for the purpose of
plundering the public. The time has
now come when it is necessary for the
patriotic men Of the State and country
to make decided stand against corrupt
practices like those Of the late State leg
i7lature, which bring the party into dis
grace and contempt. II the party sup
ports such men it ought to fail, for,
whatever its pretended principles may
be, 1t has in reality fallen to the demo-
cratic level, and party fealty represents
a mere scramble for the loaves and fish
es. We have taken our position on this
subject, and we do not intend to be
frightened or silenced by the noise Of
the big war drums that are being sound
ed as the day Of election approaches
We have ample assurance that our
course meets with the appreciation of
the good men Of the republican party,
the men who have given and do give it
all its real influence, and that our only
opponents are those who make trade
of politics, who have no principles
whatever except to obtain Office at all
hazards, and few timorous, socalled
republicans, who have no opinions of
their own, who follow blindly the pro-
fessed party leaders, and who echo at
every election the old democratic war
cry of 'Vote the straight ticket"
There are Bourbons, who learn nothing
and who forget nothing, in the republi-
can as well as in the democratic party,
and it is the republican Bourbons that
give the most aid and comfort to the
enemy.


The most ci itical examination we can
give TO the pardon record of Governor
Geary only confirms our conviction that
the pardoning power ought to be taken
out Of the hands of the Executive. The
majority Of has pardoas teae granted for The
most JrtrotOus reasons, and at The instance of
class Of men uho had their otca ends 10
serre by recommending criminals to his elem
eacy- men icho, from the frequency pith
,ohich they appear upon Ae record, might not
uVustLy be entitled professional pardon Jrok-
erS, and the reward Of more than one
engaged in this disreputable business
may be seen in ohjectional nominations
made upon the republican ticket, and
which we have yet TO sec denounced by
the Bulletin, Perhaps our cotemporary
will give US its opinion on the black
sheep after the election. We prefer to
| denounco them before"