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Year: 1877

A strange caution this and ye
not needless. A humiliating trutl
it is. that there is necessity for ou
being on our guard against our fellow
men, our brethren Of tho human
family.-those who ought ever to b.
ready to befriend us. What volume.
do these words speak to our shame
So depraved, 80 sinful, so devilist
even has man become, that his bro
ther man must beware Of him. He
must even be vigilapt, lest he be
wronged by him in some way and by
some means.


Let it be said, indeed, that this
caution is not needful with respect
to all. There are those in whom
We may confide. There are those
who would no sooner wrong Us than
they would wrong themselves. But
such are the exceptions, not the rule.
The caution, to beware OF men, is OF
general, though not Of universal ap-
plication. O, what On untold amount
OF wrong Is perpetrated by the race
one upon another How true those
oft-quoted words OF Burns:


"4sa's inhpmsnity to msa


Makes countless thousands mourp."


To specify all the methods Of abuse
and unkindness would be an almost
endless task. In inAicting these,
every commandment of the second
table Of the decalogue is violated in
a thousand forms. Every newspa-
per that we read contains long, sad
chapter ofman's misdoings towards
ibis fellow man. And then the thou.
sandth part is not told. When all
shall be revealed in the judgment OF
the great day, what q disclosure
there will be /! Alas that it should
be thus. Alas that every man
should not be the friend OF his bro
ther man. Alas ! that instead Of
going about doing harm. each and
all, like the Saviour, should not 60
about doing good.


Blessed be God, better times are
coming to our sinful, sorrowing
world. The glorious gospel is to be
preached to every creature. It's be-
nevolent principles are to gain as
tendency in human hearts the world
over. There is to DO . universal
prevalence Of this holy religion |;
and blessed times those will be.
Universal peace and love will reign.
They shall sit every man under bis
vine and undeS his fig tree and
none shall make them afraid" ;,
rThey shall not hurt, nor destroy in
q! Gods holy mouptain.-M r.
0blerver,
Year: 1877

NOTICE Il, William SwccDy, DO here


~ by give notice that ! shall apply to
The Judges of the Court Of General Sessions
of The Peace and Jail Delivery of the State
of Delawar in and for the County of New
Castle, on Monday the 7th day Of May next


being the first day of the May Term, 1877,
for q license to keep an inn or tavern at
No. 10 Market street; In the Ninth ward, of
The city of Wilmington, to sell intoxicating
liquors in quantities less than hgallon, to
be drunk on tho premises and he following
freehold,rs re commend the said application
Year: 1877

Senator Levi Albeit yesterday filed in the Supreme
Court tho demurrer of tho new Commissi Boards
OF Jersey City the information OF the old commits
soners. Tho issue OF law is now made, and tho case
goes To the court tor argument.
Year: 1877

The following record Will show the changes In tho
temperature for tho past twenty tour hours In CON-
parison with Tho corresponding date OF last year. as
iudca cd by the thermometer ut Hudnut's pharmacy
Year: 1877

Robbing fruit trees this year cannot be very
profitable employment, on account of the absence
of fruit genealy. An occasional pear tree, how
ever, in some favored locality, in order to demon
strate the possibilities of an unfruitfu season, may
be found loaded with luscious fruit. which the pro
Prictor will of course value greatly above the in
trinsic worth. A gentleman residing on Winthrop
street in this city informs that he cherished one
OF these fruitful trees this season with much care.
aud antici ipated great satisfaction in eating of the
product thereof; but on Sunday evening last three
youngsters entered his premises and gobbled up
all his pears with the exception of a few scatter
ing ones on the extlemlties of the highest limbs
and out of reach of the invaders. However Sc
cretely these robbing expeditions may be planned
there Is always a liability of discovery; aud the
gentleman above referred to proposed to gather the
few remaining pears and carry them personally to
these iru thieves and either dems nd restitution
or present the balance of tbs lot TO be distributed
among them. An carly visit may be expected, at
any rate so preparation for the worst had better
be made.


A valuable horse belonging to DR.. j. d. Nutting
OF this city was recently found dead in a pasture
where he had been placed for few weeks during
the warm weather. 1t appears that the horse had
fentured upon mry spot in the pasture and had
sunk down SO as to be unable to extricate himself,
and thus lgnobly peiished by stsrvation-a most
cruel and painful death. The horse will be re-
membered by our citizens as a noble and high
spirited animal. His loss to the DIR. is severe
one, as he was his favorite and well tried servant


Improvements in the way of new houses and
general sticking up of buildings and grounds at
the north end of Second street in this city are ap-
parent 10 satisfactory degree. As the new thor
oughisie to Augusta is considered fixed
fact, owners of property on the line rival each
other in promoting external improvements gener-
ally.


September gave us a touch of its quality on
Monday foreman nv xhi If tndx
clouds, with chilly westerly squall, and u parting
clap of thunder.
Year: 1877

THE popular subscription to the new four
pr cent. loan closes Monday. At tie
Treasury Department in Washington the
sales Of these bonds up to Thursday night
were reported to exceed eighteen and half
millions, and it is expected that twenty five
millions Will he sold before the popular sub
scription closes
Year: 1877

An encouraging indication is the meeting
of white and black citizens Of the region
known a the scene of the EllentOn riot las.
Fall in South Carolina, the other day. with
the view to restore peace and harmony.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted look
ing to the cessation of race trouble and to
the dropping of the pending prosecutions in
the State AMI Federal Courts. The pro-
motcrs OF the LiJerian emigration scheme
claim to have enrolled the names Of . 500
colorcd persons in the city of Charleston, and
10000 in the State, who consent to emigrate-
Year: 1877

A CONFEDERATE soldier, in one of the
battles of the late civil war, who was
struck on the head by a mimic ball
which passed through the skull, and the
surgeons, afraid to probe the wound in
search of it, left the man to die. In
the course of time he recovered, but
had lost his reason, and was sent to the
insane asylum at Staunton, Virginia,
where he remained for eleven years. At
length DIR. Fauntleroy obtained permis-
sion from the asylum authorities and
friends of the insane man to make a
surgical examination of the head with
the hope of finding the ball. He was
successful, and found the ball imbedded
on the inside of the skull and pushing
against the brain. Unable to extract it
with any instrument at hand, he took a
chisel and mortised it out. AS soon as
the ball was removed, reason resumed
its control, and the deranged one was in
his right mind. He says he is not con-
scious of anything that occurred during
the interval of eleven years-from the
time he was stuck on the battlefield to
the moment the pressure was removed
from the brain, all was blank to him.
Another case in the same county of
Augusta was that of boy whose gun
bursted while shooting, and drove the
lock into the brain. The piece was
taken out by skillful surgeon without
injury to the patient.


But the most remarkable case in the
same neighborhood was that of woman
subject to fits of mental arrangement,
and while in spell of lunacy drove an
eight penny nail into the top of her
head, penetrating down into the brain
the nail having been driven up to its
head. The nail was drawn out, and the
woman has been in sound mental condi-
tion ever since.
Year: 1877

The Constantinople correspondent of
the Political Correspondence relates that
many of the Bulgarians taken red
handed in acts of violence and con-
demned to death, when they see that
there is no longer any hope or chance
of escape, produce from hidden pockets
in their clothing large sums of money,
which they present to one or other of
the zaptiehs who may perhaps have
treated them with kindness. Lately,
ve,Bulgarians were sentenced to death
in Mustapha. When it came to the
turn of one of them to be led forth, he
requested the non-commissioned officer
commanding the party in charge of him
to wait moment. With some trouble
he then extracted from the folds of his
garments handful of gold liras, and
these he presented to the sergeant. The
latter, moved by the generosity of his
prisoner, tapped the latter on the
shoulder, exclaiming, "As you are such
good fellow, you shall be hanged in the
shade;" and keeping his promise, he
selected a shady and pleasant spot where
the Bulgarian was executed.
Year: 1877

"PoNGo," the gorilla that has Just
given up the ghost-if it had ghost to
give up-in a European Geological
Garden, was a great favorite with the
Darwinians and other people who are
anxious to trace their descent from
animals of this nature, and much hope
was entertained that he would prove his
relationship with us. 1t has been cited,
in proof of his human intelligence, that
when he was sick he would welcome the
arrival of the doctor and would gladly
permit his tongue and pulse to be ex-
amined by that functionary The
argument is not avery strong one, for a
dog will readily permit medical treat
ment of a wound. If it could be proved
that Pongo, upon his recovery, regarded
the doctor with scorn and refused to pay
his bill, then the most skeptical might
be compelled to admit his claim to kin
ship with our race.
Year: 1877

In his conference with a correspon-
dent of the New York Herald at Fort
Walsh, Sitting Bull made the charge
against Major Reno, that he stayed on
bluff near the fight where Custer was
killed, held at bay by squaws and chill
dren, while Custer awaited his aid. If
Sitting Bull is not the biggest liar in
the world, what is Major Reno?
Year: 1877

MAJOR RENO having been interviewed
by a correspondent of the New York
Herald, denies the accusation of Sitting
Bull that he was prevented by old men,
squaws and papooses from making a
junction with Custer at the battle of Big
Horn. Just as we thought. And now
old Sitting Bull, as soon as the law
will allow him, may change his name to
Living RuII
Year: 1877

THIS mundane sphere is mighty un-
certain sort of place. The bitter and
the sweet 60 hand in hand, and you all
ways strike an upgrade when you're in
the biggest hurry. Wealth and happi-
ness seldom work together in double
harness. A contented mind is better
than money in savings bank. The rat
can do carpenter work in the place of a
king, and the jaws of the virago may
vibrate in castles of granite. A couch
of the lightest down may support heart
heavy as homemade bread. So young
Dorfenberger thought the other day
when he read the marriage notice of the
girl he had intended to propose to this
winter
Year: 1877

THE other day train on one of the
English railways missed a connection
late in the afternoon and the passengers
were obliged to stop in the town all
night. One Of them wrote to the man.
ager of the road with whose train the
passengers had failed to catch, complain
ing of having been left and compelled
TO pay hotel bill. He receivedin reply
a courteous letter of apology and post
Office order for the amount of his hotel
bill.
Year: 1877

CHRONIC drunkards are put to an ex-
cellent use in Ohio under the new liquor
law. The wife or other relative who
suffers most at the hands-and feet of
the chronic induces him TO fill himself
with Intoxicating fluid and then kill
himself Suit is thereupon brought
against the last man who,had the mis-
fortune to sell liquor TO the drunkard,
and the jury compels him to pay what
is considered fair price for the de-
parted. A very inferior article of
drunken husband can be made in this
wav to net to his widow from five to
eight thousand dollars.
Year: 1877

A STRANGE story comes from San
Francisco which rather discounts the
Phantom Ship. A year ago the British
vessel Ada Iredale, loaded with coal,
took fire in the South Pacific. The
captain and the crew deserted the burn
ing vessel, and after twenty-three days
in an open boat they were picked up
by vessel from Tahiti and brought to
San Francisco. 1t is now announced
the the iron hull of the Jredale had been
sighted by French war vessel and towed
to Tahiti, after rslling on the Pacific
pillows for a year and drifting during
that time 1000 miles. Strange to say
the coal in the iron shell was still burn
ing, although, of course, every vestige
of wood had disappeared from the ship,
the iron hull must have had aqueer time
of it between fire inside and water out
side, drifting around rudderlessand crew.
less for year.
Year: 1877

A TRAVELLER in Denmark, recently,
says he did not succeed in having a
glimpse of the king and queen of that
country, though they are often to be
seen in public, and are very simple and
sensible in their manner and style of
living. The present crown prince was
taught trade in his younger days, and
his young son is now learning trade
either that of bookbinding or printing
that ne may have some real, practical
knowledge of manual labor.
Year: 1877

"LUCINDA's not stylish woman,
said Creagle, of Barr-street, describing
his wife to a long absent friend; she's
as plain as the handle of jug, and there
amt fat enough about her TO grease a
watch, but she can make biscuits that
taste like inspiration, and has steaming
breakfast ready every morning before
l tell you she's woman that knows how
to make man happy and comfortable,
if she wouldn't look like turtle dove
in a chromo."
Year: 1877

THE LIQUOR BELL PUNCH-It is now
aoGeTtanSd , tai no further step toward dis
Hughes raining the state from putting
the Moffett punch law into operation will be
taken until the case comes up before the
United States Circuit Court in this city on
the 4th OF September next. The friends of
this Jaw are quite despondent and fear that
the federal court will sustain the liquor men
In this matter and the law become a nullity


MUD AND WATER.-The water now fur
nisbed by the water company is thick with
mud and other filth, and unless a remedy is
applied soon the health of the people will be
endangered. The water drawn from the fire.
plug is so thick with mud that it is difficult
TO work the engines, and the water thrown
from the hose leaves whatever it touches in
the condition of a hog that has been wallow-
ing in mud hole.


STEALING AHoTHER's CREDIT.-Mary
Perkins, a little pickaninpy, was before the
mayor this morning on a charge of entering
the house of Nelson Shepherd and stealing
bis pass book, with which she obtained va
rious small articles, including three cents
woi IN of LIQUOR. from the store of Edward
quinn, on OronokO street. She was held for
a further hearing.


AN OBSTRUCTION.-Al log was discovered
this morning chained and locked across the
railroad track at the junction of the Wash
Ington and Ohio and Virginia Midland rail-
roads at the corner of Oroneko and Union
streets. our reporter diligently enquired
how 1t came there but failed to discover the
cause. /. is supposed, however, that some
STRIKER on mischief bent, did the deed
Pres lSH.


RETURNED HoME-Several persons from
this city and neighborhOOd, who went TO
Texas, within the past year or two, viewing
II as their Land of Promise" where ali
their aspirations for wealth and happiness
were TO he realized, have returned TO Vir-
ginia, and others are only staying there to
accumulate funds to bring them back to the
land of their fathers.


ACCIDENT AT 0LYMoNT.-On Thursday
evening last negro man called jeff, whose
surname could not be sscertained, while en-
gagged in oiling threshing machine on the
home farm at Glymont, had his right arm
caught in the machinery, and the hand and
all the flesh and muscles up TO the elbow torn
entirely from IL.


DEPARTURE OF THE PLYMoUrH-The
L. s. steamship Plymouth, Captain Barret.
sailed from this port, at two O'Clock this
Year: 1877

EUHW ISU:-We approach The garbage
man gently through your columns, and ask
him if he should contemplate visiting the
alley back of 18th street, between w and
boundary, TO herald his advent as mildly as
possible, for there are some nervous persons
residing there who might be so shocked at
the sigiu and sound of one as 10 cause serious
results. The garbage man is as scarce in
our vicinity as paper or silver dollars.
Year: 1877

Editor StGr.-I desire to form you and the
District Commissioners that the schedule of
personal property is null and void as the
law was not signed by the President of the
United States until twelve days after it was
submitted to him by the Congress OF the
United States. FACT
Year: 1877

ePECIAL ASSESSMENTS. The Distrtcf
Commissioners are engaged in reyieTino IN a
special assessments on street improyements
going over the whole of them back as far :
The formation of the Territorial government
Tor the District with the view OF determIning
upon some general and equitable plan fnI
settlement OF those which remain uppaid
In Inelr review OF the various classes and
systems they find some wrongs which thaT,
propose 10 set right so far as they can.
Year: 1877

Yesterday, hardly in the prime Of life,
ST. Clair Johns died of consumption. He
had been very feeble for more than a year,
bat always hopeful. Till within few
months he entertained strong hopes that
he would master his malady, as be had
before recovered from wounds that would
have destroyed one of less vitality. He
insisted on being made aware of his exact
condition by his physician, and even
when he knew death was inevitable, lost
none of his cheerful temper.


He was born in Concordia parish in
1s43, but resided nearly all his life in New
Orleans. He received collegiate educa-
tion at Emmettsburg. Frederick county,
Maryland. When only seventeen years
old he entered the Confederate army,
and served with great credit throughout
the war, rising to the rank of captain.
He was severely wounded at Ohancellors-
vile, and supposed to be killed, but was
rescued by his comrades. During the
days of the Crescent he was valued mem
Der of its staff, and for few years of that
of the REPUBLICAN.


He was 70 man of warm heart and fine
feelings, generous and true to his friends,
and would have been forgiying to his enc
mics if he had any. But his character
won all who knew him. Possessed OF
cultivated talents, he easily mastered any
subject that his attention was directed to,
and with favorable circumstances and
better health would have been distin-
guished. He was at one time an active
and prominent member of the Orleans
Dramatic Association. His death will
cause more regrets than can be expressed,
and all who knew him viii have tender
word for his memory. He leaves an es.
Unable wife and two lovely children e
mourn him.
Year: 1877

lists upen the same principle as the British
army, and that there is no law warranting
its existence except the annual Law of the
appropriation for its maintenance, and
hence the failure or refusal to pass the
appropriation bill is o constructive abol-
ishment of the army, for the time being
at least. He has intimated that he can
see no course open for him except to re-
sign at the end of the, present fiscal year,
in case the thirtieth day of June finds the
army establishment still unprovided for
by law His intention to present these
views to the Cabinet to-day is announced


The discussion in the Cabinet on the
subject of the extra session, to-day, was
somewhat less important than had been
anticipated. The objections of Secretary
McCrary to the October programme were
conceded to be of weights but without
giving any particular reason, or without
offering anything to overthrow the legal
and constitutional position taken by the
Secretary, the President and four meme
bers of the Cabinet quietly put stop to
the discussion by insisting that their de-
termination to adhere to the terms OF the
published proclamation was unalterable.


McCrary still holds that he can haye no
authority, and that the War Department
can nave no legal existence except as
nominal part of the administration after
the tenth of June, which is the close Of
the fiscal year. In this opinion, 10 wit:
that the failure to provide for its main
tenance is q negative abolition of the
army, McCrary is supported by four JUS
tices of the Supreme Court Miller, Field,
Clifford, and Bradley-and by the Attor-
ney General


One of these authorities goes so far as
to hold that the refusal of Congress to
provide for the maintenance of the army
is constructively a positive exhibition
against its remaining in organized exist
ence; but the President holds that if the
officers and men see ct to remain in the
service, and trust to the coming session
to make up the deficiency, there is no law
by which he can be restrained from ac-
cAptin0 their services
Year: 1877

Last Wednesday night a large portion
of Marengo levee caved off into the river,
and much apprehension is felt, should the
river rise, of the whole levee giving way.
Yesterday several of the leading planters
in this vicinity visited it, and report the
levee, for distance of 400 yards has gone
in to the crown. At the most dangerous
point there is but ten feet, and that is
momentarily caving of. There are from
six inches to two feet of bank along this
front, but the ridge upon which the levee
is built is very narrow. only about thirty
feet between the base and deep slough
which connects with the lake. After they
returned, meeting was held in the court
house to consider the subject. The meet
ing was addressed by Mr. Francis S.
Shield and General J. Floyd King. Both
gentlemen were of the opinion that it was
not necessary to go to any great expense
at present, bat that some one should be
hired to watch the levee, and report when
there is danger of it breaking. This
should be done by all means. twill cost
but little, and may be the means of pre-
venting great disaster. - Concordia Eagle.
Year: 1877

Monday morning at nine clock, as the
propeller Waloon, lower coast packet,
was endeavoring to push off from her
landing at the Delacroix planta ton, nine
miles from the city, her boilers exploded,
and she was almost totally destroyed and
sunk in about eight feet of water. Captain
De Bouchel was wounded in the knee, and
with others was blown into the river.
Engineer Barney DOnnelly and fireman
James McGiff were killed, their bodies
being found together. Henry Lee and
another deckhand were severely wounded.
She had fifteen passengers aboard. Five
were slightly injured and proceeded down
the river. Several are missing.


The tugboat Ella Wood was sent from
the city, but the steamboat Wild Gazelle
had rendered all the assistance possible
before she arrived. The people Of 2he
vicinity aided all that they had power to
help. Mr.. Dumas Delachez went from
the city Monday night to remove the
cabin from the wreck and recover any
bodies that may be in the wreck.


A passenger who was picked up in the
river says he heard strange sound, and
looking around for the boat found him
self in one place and the boat in'anothef.
His coat was torn off and be had lost two
bits OF the dollar he had As he foated
on the river he saw the captain on an.
other plank, who called him to save some
passengers, but he was too dazed to move.
Indeed he is looney yet. He saw a mar
save three passengers who were in the
water.