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Year: 1877

stoves-the use of which is impracticable IN
New York-has been shown by evidence be-
fore the committee Neither the.Aldermen
nor any other persons have the right to say
what plan shall be adopted. That is mat
ter belonging wholly to the railroad compa-
MES and is for them to decide. All the peo-
pie want is proper warmth in the cars. and
any plan that will give them that will be
acceptable, whether it be side heaters, with
registers, hot wnter pans, steam pipes or
anything else. The companies can suit
themselves as to the method they adopt. but
they certainly ought to be compelled to give
relief to the passengers before the winter IS
over
Year: 1877

The SITE FOR THE New OPERA House has
been selected in the locality recommended by the
HERALD. Now let Mr.. Strakosch follow our ad-
vice about the organization of his lyric company,
and the people will hear more about the
nppra beinu uurcmuncratiye
Year: 1877

The Evils OF THE TENEMENT House were
never more effectively presented than in the cold
figures of the mortality report of the Board Of
Health More than bali the deaths in 1876 were
in these houses. though not tenth portion of
tho pOpnlace live in them.
Year: 1877

How HANDY it is to have - neighbor to blame
for ones own troubles The Dominion Board OF
Trade used the United States for this purpose
yesterday, but they are not likely to find any
proft in IT,
Year: 1877

Yesterday afternoon word was sent to
the police station by DR.. Grimshaw, for
aid to take In charge woman named
Mrs. Cannon, residing on Eighth street
between Orange and Tatnall, who had
become suddenly demented. Officers
Springer and Redden, repaired to the
house, and secured the woman, but had
great difficulty in taking her to the city
cells.


The woman Is Of prepossessing ap-
pearance, and although demented beyond
doubt she makes no noise or violent
demonstrations. She walks up and down
the cell in which she is confined, gesti-
culating wildly with her hands and arms
aud continually talking to herself in an
undertone, and at times dropping down
upon her knees and passionalely kissed
the floor several times and then arising
continued talking and gest.culating From
what can be heard of her convers alton
it appears that she has been deeply in
love and the one on whom she had cast
her affections proving false, proved too
much for her mind, and under the severe
strain it overturned.


She will be sent to the insane asylum
this afternoon.
Year: 1877

A war correspondent of the London
Times writes: Then came a new dance,
and when it was over we had out some
horses of different breeds to look at
ugly little beasts, some of them, but
showing good points-evidently animals
that endure much work. On speaking
of the riding of the men and the training
of the horses, our host offered to show
what the Cossacks and their horses can
do. In about a minute a straight run
was cleared, fur cap thrown down, and
instantly string of horsemen charged at
full gallop. AS they neared The cap each
in turn swung himself round in his sad
die so as to reach the ground with his
hand and snatch at the cap. There
were many misses, as there are at tent
pegging, and some tremendous falls;
but whenever the rider fell, though he
roll. d over like ball, he kept hold of
the bride and his little horse stopped
short in full career. threw down lit
tie forage cap that | was wearin and
offered piece Of money to the man who
should pick it up. 1t was missed once
but seized by the second rider and held
up in triumph.


Then we sat down outside the colonel's
tent to drink wine and tea, apparently
without any reason for one or the other
except that the evening was warm ard
that the tea and wine correct each other.
There were not many of us, but somehow
or other we succeeded in finding the
bottom of two small casks of wine amid
a good deal of excited talks and healths.
Always the men danced and sung out
side. A Cossack officer attached to the
headquarters of the grand duke arrived.
We drank his health, and the men pick
ed him up bodily and threw him into
the air several times, always catching
him again. He was big and burly, but
the arms beneath him were strong, and
he rose and fell like shuttlecock, till,
at word from the colonel, they set him
down again.
Year: 1877

To deliberate on useful things is pru-
dent delay


He who speedily gives to the needy
gives twice.


A suspicious man would search pin
cushion for treason, and see daggers in a
needle case.


Whatever be your outward lot in life,
your condition is truly pitiable if you are
guilty of neglecting moments.


Silence never shows itself to SO great
an advantage as when it is made the re-
ply to calumny and defamation.


One should be careful not to carry any
of the follies of youth into old age; for
old age has follies enough of its own.


Brains and muscles should share
equally all laborious occupations. But
the brain should direct the muscle and
utilize and economize it's powers.


A looking glass is kinder to us than
the wine glass, because it reveals our
defects to ourselves only, while the
latter reveals them to our friends.


Perseverance is one of the primitive
impulses of the human heart-one of the
indivisible primary faculties or senti-
ments which gives direction to the char
acter of man.


Manners are the root, laws only the
trunk and branches. Manners are the
archetypes of laws. Manners are laws
in their infancy; laws are manners full
grown-or, manners are children, which,
when they spring up, become laws.


Friendship, love and piety ought to
be handled with sort of mysterious
secrecy they ought to be spoken of
only in the rare moments of perfect con-
fdence, to be mutually understood in
silence. Many things are too delicate
to be thought, many more to be spoken.


Perhaps the summary of good breed
ing may be reduced to this rule: "Be-
have unto all men as you would they
would behave unto you" This will
most certainly oblige us to treat all man
kind with the most civility and respect,
there being nothing that we desire more
than to be treated SO by them.
Year: 1877

The prospect for better times grows
brighter every day; but those who hope
for larger business and larger profits
from higher rates, will no doubt hope in
vain for realization of their wishes for
a considerable period to come. We shall
have to conduct our trade on low prices
and live accordingly as we did before the
imitation of the currency by paper issues.
Those therefore, who can secure trade at
low rates of profit, or work at low wages,
would be prudent at least to accept of
such offers. The newspapers from the
large cities that carefully note the state
of the markets, have said many encour-
aging things; but all of them in their re-
ports speak of slightly increased trade
and of hopes for larger one as the sea-
son advances. The early crops have
enabled the farmers to pay some of their
debts and they are putting some money
in circulation by doing so. The country
merchants however are buying very
sparingly; as there is also wise aud pru-
dent feeling all over the country among
the working people to save as much as
they can of their earnings.
Year: 1877

A GREAT many of the Republican
papers are saying in whining way that
the four or five carpet-bag Senators will
hold the balance Of lower in the Senate;
and they express fears that they will
trade off their votes with the Democrats
for few offices. 1t is strange that the
Republicans should be so fearful now of
acts of this kind after trading with and
accommodating the carpet-baggers SO
long. We are opposed to political hucks-
tering; but we recognize the fact that the
Democratic party is conservative party,
and is bound to do the best it can for the
public interest. 1t is the Radical party.
that rejects all compromises and lets the
devil work his will where that party can
not get its objects fully accomplished
We hope to see the Democrats and the
few friends of the Presidents southern
policy controlling this Congress, in such
way as to reduce the expenses very
largely.
Year: 1877

FEW WORDS TO THE GAzETTE.-The
GAZETTE hes no higher esteem for Messrs
Grubb and Pennington than the Herald. The
arncie referred 70 wasnot intended as other
the Indictment in the GAZETTE, but saw II
in the Philadelphia LEDGER, and was care
ful 70 say II 1t was as set forth In the news
papers; What would the GAZETTE think
II tne HeTdtd were to parade before its read
ers list of the cases lost by every member
of the New Castle Bar In their time The
case spoken of was non-suited because Mr..
O'Byrne was trusting enough to take the
word OF member of the bar as to matter
OF proof SO marked was the faith OF the
lawyer broken, that If our memory serves
US right, Mr.. John Rodney or Mr.. George
gray spoke up and said they heard the
promise as 70 evidence made in open court,
ouLJuoge Gllptn curtly said it should have
been reduced to writing. Legal learning
or the want of it, had nothing to do with
the case.


The Gazette has nothing to do with
personal affairs. If its friends and sub-
scribers are attacked or misrepresented 1t
will defend them; if the actions of the
Democratic State Administration are
abused and wilfully distorted, the Ga
zete will defend 1t also. If we had not
found the Herald in both these positions
dealing blows about as harshly, all things
considered, as the Republican papers, we
should have held our peace. Now, the
Herald may ''parade before its readers a
list of all the cases lost by every member
of the New Castle Bar, in their time" as
soon as it pleases. That is no concern of
ours. But if in that list there should
not appear the name of an eloquent coun-
selor who had "ost" e1e,y case he had,
why then our people would be quite as
much astenished as they would. be if
they found some morning that Cleopat-
ras needle was visibly standing up in
Wilmington without previous notice.
Year: 1877

THE REPUBLICAN AND WM. I1ovn
GAHRIsoN.-lf the Delaware Republican
viii publish the recent letter of the old
fanatic, VIM. Lloyd Garrison, its readers
will have very little difficulty in perceiy-
ing that the recent editorials of that pa
per agree very nearly precisely with Gar
rison's ideas as to the course which the
Administration should pursue toward the
southern people. Both are in favor of
keeping the white people down and the
negroes in power by force without regard
to the ballot or that love of liberty which
all freemen should cherish for their own
race.
Year: 1877

TILDEN WAS ELECTED, AND THAT HE,


JUDGE STRONG, Is STILL A DEMOCRAT


The following we take from the New York
Sun of to-day. AS Judge Strong lived and
practiced his profession for many years in
this city, was sent to Congress by the Dem
ocrats of this county and elected to the su-
preme Bench of this State by the same par
ty, his declaration that he is still a States
Rights Democrat will be cheering informa-
tion to many of his old friends in this dis
trict who believed that he had deserted the
party which gave him his position and
prominence,
Year: 1877

Six men start to go from Fort Griffin
to San Antonio. Two Of them own the
wagon. The other four are passengers.
A days journey from Fort Concho the
L;lrty encamp. Two OF the passengers
persuade the owners OF the team to go
out, hunting with them, and they go,
leaving the other two men in charge of
the camp. The two passengers who
went hunting come back without the
owners of the wagon, and tell the camp
watchers that they have killed the own.
ers in order to have the wagon to them
selves. The two innocent men take
their choice Of being killed on the spot
or keeping quiet and sharing the pro-
ceeds. They acquiesce in the latter al
tentative, and the four drive on to
Concho. Here one of the innocent men
interviews the Sheriff, and the two muir
derers, snuffing danger in the air. hastily
gear mp and rapidly drive off. The
Sheriff summons a posse and follows in
pursuit. The SherifTs force overtakes
the wagon at Kickapoo Springs, and
captures one Of the two murderers be-
fore he can use bis arms. The other
runs to q thicket of blackberry bushes,
where he lies down fiat on the ground
and opens FIRE upon the Sheriff and his
posse. The Sheriff and his men fire
upon the hackberry grove from the
open prairie, and fight the rufiian in
this yHy from 10 in the morning until 3
in the 6iternoon. One OF the Sheriff g
Iparty is shot, and he wildly turns upon
the prisoner, shoots and kills him in his
tracks, and then lies down and dies.
The man in the blackberry grove finally
ceases firing, and then the Sheriff and
several wounded men move upon the
thicket. They find the murderer pierced
nv aeveral halls and dead
Year: 1877

people to warrant Congress in admit
ting it into the Union. Inquiry devel-
ops the probability that the proposition
to admit Utah viii be strongly opposed
in both houses. 1t is scheme that
gives promise of bringing the entire
Mormon question into prominence, and
it is the opinion of many members that
this question will have to be settled one
way or other by Congress before Utah
can become G State"
Year: 1877

No SENTENCE Of death has been exc
cuted in Belgium since 1853. Commu-
tation to penal servitude for life, OF
which part may subsequently be remit
ted, has been the course invariably fol-
lowed. A recent great increase in crimes
of violence of the worst kind has given
occasion for bringing the subject again
before the Chamber. The Minister OF
Justice, however, made the declaration
that he would rather resign his once
than permit single sentence Of death
to be executed. Murderers in Belgium
have therefore still good tine before
them,
Year: 1877

4hlo ba1O uuO DSCh 4OuBS1l


The Alliance Review wants to take the
Court House to that place, it would seeml
They want the Auditor, Sheriff, and
Prosecuting Attorney all there Great
Cesar, this Republican party, especially
of Stark county, and especially this year,
is the most ridiculously, unreasonable
and miserable arrangement out. What
do they mean2 They have a Republican
county Commissioner there now, Joshua
Wood, and yet they have three Alliance
men on their ticket for county Offices, in
addition, Ramsey for Auditor, Simon
johnson for Sheriff, and Judd Lewis for
Prosecutor Is the Republican machine
of Stark county run for Alliance alone
Are the Republicans elsewhere over the
county to dance constantly to that ultra
Alliance radical musicP We suppose
next time Alliance will gobble the whole
thing, and, if they can elect, remove the
Court House Such radical, spiritual
istic, free love set as there is there Let
the Alliance Review. tell us next week
what they do mean. In the meantime,
let the steady-going, solid Stark county
farmers and working people just VOTE
NEXT TUESDAY, and lay out those
three Alliance fellows and all the rest on
the same ticket. = 1t is too heavily load
ed. It must sink.
Year: 1877

The Democratic ticket in this county
is composed Of some of the very best men
in the county, and ought to receive a
hearty and cordial support from every
Democrat and liberal Republican in the
county. There should be no strife or
contention except that noble contention,
or rather emulation, Of who can best
work and do most. Labor for the sue
cess Of the ticket, the whole ticket and
nothing but the ticket.
Year: 1877

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SHIELDS for the
best interests of the county should be
retained in the responsible position
which he has filed so Capably, and the
duties of which he has 80 faithfully dis
charged. It is not a position of trust and
responsibility in the same sense as the
positions of Sheriff and Treasurer, for
the law requires not such ample and full
security in the way of a heavy bond, the
pecuniary responsibility being little or
nothing. Nevertheless, the prosecutor
ship involves other responsibilities, no
less important to the public, such as per-
sonal honor and proper legal knowledge
and experience to I'll Creditably the re.
quirements pertaining to the position.
Besides these qualifications necessary to
a proper discharge Of the duties of the
Office, 80 important to the public peace
and welfare, besides these, we say, there
is a moral responsibility that should
not be lost sight of-Correct. habits Of
life, for example, are indispensable in
our Judgment in selecting man for the
Office of Prosecuting Attorney. In this
regard we are confident Mr.. Shields will
receive the votes of many Repub'
lican citizens who are fully satisfied that
he is the right man in the right place,
and that the public good demands he
should be continued. :.as Prosecuting
Attorney for Stark county.


We say then VOTE FOR SHIELDS
ON TUESDAY NEXT.
Year: 1877

Be not deceived. The party in power is
the party of fraud and force. The lead
ers now contemplate large standing
army to keep down and keep quiet the
starving laborers of the country. This is
to be done in accordance with the wish
of the monied and monopoly lords and
railroad kings of the country, with whom
the Republican leaders herd and belong.
These lords and kings are the direct re-
suit of the radical policy, and control the
party. Cannot workingmen see2
Year: 1877

R.R. PoRTER's six years as Commits
sioner Of Stark county gave him a
hsnkering for Office, it was so profitable
in Credit Mobilier sense. PORTER is
now laboring to fool Democrats to vote
for him; but we opine no Democrat will
be fool enough to vote for such a Muir
phyite fraud.
Year: 1877

The Democratic party has always been
the friend of the laborer and the poor
man, but having. been out Of power for
the last sixteen years, it has been unable
to care for their interests, and hence their
distress. The poor man and lsborer
should know enough to vote for his own
intaraat
Year: 1877

The colored men who intend to vote
at the coming election wip take notice
that schurz has chopped off the head Of
Pension Agent Isabel, of New Orleans.
By voting right they can do little chop
ming too,
Year: 1877

SHERIFF RAUCH, it is admitted on all
hands, is too noble a fellow to treat
badly. The people Of Stark county there
fore are determined to continue him as
Sheriff another term, and THEY WILL
ahow It handsomely NEXT TUESDAY. Re-
menber to VOTE FOR RAUCH.
Year: 1877

Especial to The DemocratJ


VERSAILLES, June 19.-Jules Ferry, reply
ing to the arguments of the government
said that the President is bound to have a
policy of his own pointed out, and that the
constitution provides for the trial of the
President If he commit high treason
Year: 1877

Yesterday afternoon an exhibition
was given at the corner Of Howard aud
Ninth streets Of a new and very sim.
pie method Of tanning vicious horses,
which is claimed to be superior to any
10 use. The fist trial was with !
kicking or bucking mare which, her
owner says, has allowed no rider on
her back for five years. She became
tame and gentle in as many minutes,
and allowed herself to be ridden about
without sign of her former wildness.
The means by which this result was
accomplished consists Of a piece Of
light rope, which is passed around the
front jaw of the mare, just above the
upper teeth, crossed in her mouth, and
then secured back of her neck. It is
claimed that no horse will kick or jump
when thus secured, and that buck.
ing horse after receiving this treat
mcnt a few times will abandon his
vicious ways forever. A very simple
method was also shown by which
kicking horse can be shod. It con.
sists in connecting the animals head
and tail by means Of a rope fastened
to the tail and then to the bit, and
drawn tightly enough to incline tho
horses head to one side. It is claimed
that it is absolutely impossible for the
horse to kick on the side of the rope.
At the trial yesterday horse which
Tor years had to be bound on the
ground to be shod. suffered the black.
smith to operate upon him without
attempting to kick while secured in
the manner dcscribed.-[San Francis
co Chronicle.
Year: 1877

The people Of this State will prsla
bic have an opportunity to vote on an
Amendment to the Constitution allow.
ing women to vote on the question Of
granting license for the sale Of intoxi.
eating liquors Tue bill proposing it
has passed the House aud will not, it
is stated, receive much opposition in
the senate. The adoption Of tha,
amendment will practically settle the
license question.
Year: 1877

The report of the Committee on Temper
ance was presented and read, and the gist
of the resolutions is as follows:


Resolved That inasmuch as many of the politicians
of the day profess not to care how we talk, write,
preach or pray but do care how we vote therefore
we think the hour has come for Christian men to
make prohibition an issue at the polls.


Resolved That we recommend the use Of none but
thepure unermented juice of the grape on Sacramen
tai occasions.


Revs. VanBurkalow, Hutchin and DIR.
Cooper opposed the resolution for the
reason that it had political aspect. 1t was
adopted by large majority.


The event of Saturday was the squabble
about Bishop Ames. That our readers may
have full understanding of this matter,
we sum it all up in this shape:


On Thursday Bishop Ames created a
most decided sensation, in brief address
upon thei Book Concern report. Speaking
of tho AdUOcate of New York, he referred to
the present editor DR.. Fowler in terms of
the warmest commentator. az am salts
fed now," said he, "that we have paper
which contains no attack upon Methodism," !"
referring to DIR. Curry, the late editor of
that journal who was displaced by the last
General Conference, and placed in charge
of the Repository. The Bishop, at lenghth,
severely reflected upon DR.. Curry, but
though other parts of his remarks upon the
prosperity, etc., of the AdUocate were greeted
with applause, this portion of the address
was received in dead silence, except that a
most decided hiss was heard from the left
of the pulpit.


On Friday the following communication
appeared in the Ne,os and AdvertiSer


From his manner yesterday, one would be led to
suppose that our honored Bishop was troubled with q


t Of indigestion, that he did not say his prayers
| good In the morning,


Whether this the case not certainly his stric
lures the former editor of the Christian Adpoca,
were not only uncaed for, but unjust and in exceed
ing bad taste. And this was all the more apparent In
vieg of the absence of the party assailed. Had DR.
Curry been present the Bishop would no more have
made the reflection upon him that he did, than he
would have taken lion by the name. lis never
Year: 1877

Two YEARS ago law was enacted that it
was hoped would act as a bar to the Legis-
lative divorce business in this State, but
the present General Assembly has let down
the bars again, and interfered with the
domestic affairs of thirteen families to the
extent of severing the marriage tie. Thir-
teen divorces in nine weeks. What graft
fication or necessity is there for the legisla-
tors to thus convert the Legislature into a
divorce court? How is it that this business,
so disgusting to past legislative bodies as to
induce the passage of law to rid their
successors of the job, should prove so desir-
able feature to the present body as to in
duce them to ignore the law for the sake of
getting into the job? 1t is divorcing made
easy. The Randall case shows that. Ran
dali and his ex-wife are Philadelphians,
and he, to get his case before the Legisla-
sure, moved down to Wilmington and
claimed Delaware as his residence, as we
understand. His motive must have been
as apparent to the members of the Legisla-
ture as it was to other people. He claimed
that his reason for applying to the Della
ware Legislature rather than Philadel-
phia court to grant his petition was that he
wished to avoid notoriety "a pretext too
thin to even excite ridicule. And yet the
Legislature, knowing that his residence in
the State was for purpose and merely
nominal, granted his petition, after satisfy
ing themselves, according to published
statements, that he was as much the
paramour of another woman as his wife wa
the mistress of another man. Had Mr.
Randall's social and political status any
thing to do with the stupendous preceden
his case has established?


Some of the members, we understand
refuse to vote on these divorce bills
believing that it is beyond their duties a
lawmakers. They think it does not com,
within the scope of their Legislative
functions, now that the law intends tn
court to regulate such matters.