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Year: 1879

A correspondent tells a story about
Judge Kent that is interesting. A case
of burglary was being tried before him.
The prisoners name was Cowdry, and
the evidence showed that lie had cut a
hole through a rubber tent in which sew
eral persons were sleeping, large enough
10 admit his arm and head, and had alb
stracted several articles of value. His
counsel toek the ground that the prisoner,
having only reached into the tent, had
not "entered it, and that on this tech
nicality the defendant should be dis
charged. In his charge to the jury,
Judge Kent, with grim smile, alluded
to the plea OF the prisoners counsel, and
instructed them that, if they were in
doubt as to the guilt Of the whole man,
they might bring him in guilty as far as
they judged the evidence would warrant,
and the jury, after brief period of con.
sultation, brought in verdict against
Thomas Cowdry, the prisoner at the bar,
of guilty to the full letter of the indict-
ment as to his right arm, his right
shoulder, and his head. The Judge sen.
fenced the arm, the shoulder, and the
head of said Thomas Cowdry to impris


onment at hard labor in state prison fol
the term of two years. The prisoner
might do with the remainder of his body
what he pleased.-Bangor { Me- Wing.
Year: 1879

The amount of luxuriousness bestowed
upon pet dogs in New York is something
almost incredible. Says the New York
Home Jonnnl: "It is not at all uncom.
mon to see carriage, with two liveried
men upon the box, driving through
Central park on a pleasant morning, with
only dog, or perhaps pair of them,
inside, taking sniff of fresh air. They
have had their bath, their locks have
been dressed, and fresh ribbons adorn
their necks, while short haired dog is
carefully blanketed,
Year: 1879

The Colorado beetle or potato-bug has
always been terror to British agricul-
turists, who have been apprehensive
that it might be imported from America
and do the mischief it has done here.
English entomologists have, therefore
been examining the subject, and have
come to the conclusion that it is very
doubtful if the beetle can be acclimated
on British soil. They say that the in
sect does not thrive west of the Rocky
mountains, where the climate is more
ike that of England than it is in the
eastern states, and that while the
Ameri can fora hourishes in England
thelAmerican fauna does not. Another
reason for belief in entomic immunity
IL that there is much larger number Of
insectivorous birds in Britain than here.
The beetles would certainly play sad
havoc in the tight little ialand should
they get over there; for it ID 10 very
small that such an army Of them As has


invaded the west might ravage 1t from
cornwall 10 northumberland in single
night.
Year: 1879

Henry Painter, an old gentleman
about 70 years Of age, residing in War,
wick township, Chester county, Pa, died
suddenly on Thursday last. Deceased
was apparently in his usual health,
and on entering the house in the even
ing end.avored to pull off his boots, but
found that his feet had swollen so Iuuch
that he could not do so. His house
keeper volunteered her services 10 as
sist him, h. sitting on 'lie floor while
she was at work. After tugging for
some time she succeeded in getting one
of, and while engaged in pulling at
the other the old gentleman fell over
on the floor and suddenly expired.
Year: 1879

The reading Coal and Iron Company
are experimenting with the electric
light SO as to enable them to unload
their coal vessels by night. Monday
night two lights were used at pier IS.
Port Richmond. and the stevedores
worked until nine o'clock. One light
was IN each rigging below the mast
head.


The power of the light produced was
equal to the hundred candles and CON-
pleteiy lighted up the wharf and ship.
The company is also arranging to use
the electric light as headlight for
their ships at sea. An experiment was
made Monday night, and the light pro-
duced was very brilliant. The entire
river in front Of the vessel was illun-
mated SO that paper could b- read on
a vessel in the centre of the stream by
the light thrown from the bow of ves-
sci close to the wharf.
Year: 1879

George Hey, butcher, who was tried
at session Of the New Castle Court,
under an indictment of an attempt to
kill, condemned and pilloried, was up
again before His Honor, Mayor Almond
last night for maltreating his wife.
Henry Pennington, Esq, appeared as
his counsel, and during the argument
raised the point that as there had been
no proof given of a wilful assault the
only charge was drunkenness, and as
that commission of drunkenness took
place in Mr.. Hey's own home he could
not be amendable to the law. His
Honor thought otherwise and sentenced
him to pay IS and cost and give bail in
the sum Of 800 to keep the peace.
Year: 1879

For some time back the weavers, both
male and female, ,at the Arlington mills,
have been dissatisfied at the decrease in
their pay that has been going on from
time to time. Yesterday afternoon this
dissatisfaction eliminated in manifest
disposition on their part to bring the
firm to a sense of alleged duty, and 50
two of the strikers went to the Office and
notified their employers of their inten.
tions, and informed them that If some
amicahle arrangements were not consu.
mated they would quit at once.


The firm refused, so the workmen
say, and the meu left. This action on
the part OF these two was the begin
ming, and 1t was followed by some
twenty 1.-TWO others, who stopped their
looms and joined their companions.
The demand Oh the part of the work.
men Is for an increase of from twelve to
fifteen and twenty dollars month en-
two looms. They allege that the "cut-
ting down" has been going on for some
time and that when the first movement
was made, the wages ranged as high as
thirty five dollars a month.


When the complaint was first made
to the company, the firm promised
compliance and gave the dissatisfied
ones to understand that their griev-
ances would be satisfactorily arranged;
as the company is under no financial
embarrassment and this promise has not
as yet been made good, the strikers
took the aggressive measure to expe
dite matters. Whether 1t will have the
desired effect is not stated. The weav-
ers still hold out and the mill is put
to a great Inconvenience through the
stoppage Of the looms.


There are two hundred others EN-.
ployed in the works, and there is con-
siderable feeling existing. The sym
pathy is with the strikers and the
restlessness on the part of those who
remain is such as to cause the gravest
on the part of the super
and bosses that the move
ment will become general.
Year: 1879

A couple of white boys last evening
at the corner of Eighth and Lombard
streets, between eight and nine o'clock
threw stones at a lady, and not satisfied
with throwing at her, had the au-
dacity to run after her, pelting her
with them, while she was passing
peaceably to her home. 1t is thought
their names can be ascertained and
given to the Mayoa, who is the only
one that can cure them of the abomi-
nable practice, and hehas publicly as
serted that this is his intention.


CITIZEN,
Year: 1879

In yesterdays REPUBLICAN there was
a report that clerk in one of our stores
had been arrested for not paying his
taxes by tax collector. Tile young
man called upon us to-day and says
that the reason he refused to pay was
because the bill which the collector
presented, bore an entirely different
name than that of the young man, and
he only paid the bill to save himself
from trouble. Happening to know the
young man in question, We can attest
to his honesty and prolnptness in pay
ing any honest bill, but we do not
wonder that he refuses to pay that tax
bill, the name upon it being no more
like his than James Smith is like John
Brown.
Year: 1879

About a o'clock yesterday afternoon
a rag merchant fell out with a boy, and
chased him for several squares. A large
crowd had gathered to witness the fun,
but were disappointed by the boy run
ming into store. The rag man got
into more trouble short time after
wards, by his wagon breaking down,
and letting his load of rags in the gut
Year: 1879

People who cry out against the ex-
pense of the al of the Court House
to Wilmington seem to forget that in
the event of such removal the County
will be a saver at the hands Of the City
of Wilmington of the real estate upon
which such building is to be erected.
Year: 1879

Have the courage to discharge . debt while you have the money ID your pocket,

 Have the courage to do without that you do not need, however much 70 UT eyes may covet it.

 Have the courage to speak your mind when it is necessary you should do 80, and to hold your tongue when it is prudent you should do so.

 Have the courage to speak to a friend in q seedy coat, even though you are in company with rich one and richly attired.

 Have the courage to make a will and just one.

 Have the courage to tell a man why you will not lend him your money,

 Have the courage to "cut" the most agreeable acquaintance you have when your you are convinced that he lacks principle. GA friend should bear with a friends infrm- itles, but not with hls vices.

 Have the courage to show your respect for honesty, in whatever guise it appears, and your contempt forl dishonest duplicity by whom socver exhibitid.

 Have the courage to wear your old clothes until you can pay for your new ones.

 Have the courage to obey your Maker at the risk of being ridicul ed by man.

 Have the courage to prefer com fort and prosperity to fashion in all things.

 Have the courage to acknowledge your ignorance, rather than seek credit for knowledge under false pretences.

 Have the courage to provide en- tertainment for your friends within your means--not beyond.-Ex.
Year: 1879

In comparison with our American
contfivances for mending and extracting
teeth the French methods seem rude
and unscientifc. Thus we read of q
Partisan who had long been suffering
from toothache, but obstinately refused
to 70 to dentist, and at length, finding
the pain uncomfortable, took the following
uncommon method of extracting: To
the tooth he attached long string and
to the string heavy stone; thus armed
he proceeded to the t0pmost story of the
house he occupied, opened the window
and hurled the stone into the air. The
weight OF the stone and the length of
the string produced 80 violent shock
that not only was the tooth pulled out,
but with it q portion of the jaw, his
neck being 20 painfully twisted that he
tainted. Hours ensued ere conscious
ness returned. and when he recovered his
senses it was only to find himself de-
prived of the faculty of speech. It may
be proper to add that this gentleman Is
styled "half. witted" by the newspaper
recording his adventure, bat we have
always heard that they knew nothing of
the art of dentistry in France, and have
little doubt that "they all do it" in
something like this primitive manner.
Sometimes they reverse the operation,
We understand, by fastening the loose
end of the cord to rsfter and jumping
out of the window themselves far
better arrangement, as the strain on the
tooth il then upwards and there is very
go0d chance Of the tooth's coming out
instead of the Jaw. There il one rather
serious drawback to this latter expedi-
ent, however, which prevents its moro
general employment, which is that the
patient is apt to lose his life in the oper.
alton. On the whole the American sys.
tenn Of dentistry, though expensive,
must BE- pronounced BY upprejudiced
persons far superior TO the French.
Year: 1879

The PaN MaN Gazette says: "A Ger
man physician has started new theory
with regard to food. He maintains that
both the vegetarians and meat-eaters are
on the wrong tack. Vegetables are not
vegetables, and nothing is gained by con-
suming compound Of both. Whatever
nutritive qualities they may possess, he
says, are destroyed in great measur s
and often entirely by the process of cook
ing. All food should be eaten raw.
If this practice were adopted, there
would be little or no illness among human
beings. They would live their appor-
toned time and simply fade away, like
animals in a wild state, from old age.
Let those afflicted with gout, rhematism
and indigestion try for time the effect
of simple uncooked diet, such as oys-
ters and fruit for instance, and they will
find all medicines unnecessary, and such
q rapid improvement of their health that
they will forswear all cooked articles of
food at once and forever. Intemperance
would also, it is urged, no longer be the
curse of civilized communities. The
yearning for drink is caused by the un-
natural abstraction from what are term
ed solids of the aqueous elements they
contain-uncooked beef, for example,
containing from seventy to eighty per
cent. and some vegetables even larger
proportion of water. There would be
less thirst, and consequently less desire
to drink. if our food were consumed in
its natural state, without first being sub.
jected to the action of fire. Clothing,
our adviser also thinks, is q mistake, but
he admits that the world is not yet fal
enough advanced in civilization to &c
about undressed. Whatever differences
of opinion may exist a. to this antiscook'
ing theory, there cannot be doubt that
in getting rid of the kichen with all it,
abuses, including the cook, housekeeperl
would be spared vast amount of worry
and probably on this account alone
would live to greater age than al
present"
Year: 1879

NEAR Ashland, Oregon, early one
morning recently, forest of pine trees
was seen bending down as though bowed
by terrific gale Of wind. At the same
time not a breath Of air was in motion.


During the previous night a furious
storm had passed over the forest accom-
panied by rain and snow, and the steady
force of the wind had bent the trees and
held them in that position until the fall
ing snow and freezing rain had fastened
them in unyielding bonds of ice, and 80
they remained until the sun set them
free
Year: 1879

A TEMPERANCE law has been so rigid
ly enforced in the vicinity of Toronto,
that the tavern keepers of Newmarket
have closed their houses and agreed not
to reopen them till the act is repealed.
Year: 1879

The Pail Mall Gazette says private letter
from a high Indian official states that the
people of Cashmere are dying of famine
like flies, and at the present rate of mortality
the province will be nearly depopulated by
the end of the year.
Year: 1879

A famine is raging in the most fertile sec.
ton of Bolivia, district of Cochabsmba. In
different localities of the department from
eight to ten persons die daily of starvation.
In a SIN Ill town 2o0 persons died from want
Of fool in twenty days.
Year: 1879

The different Manitoba railway pro.
jects are likely to be harmonized into
one scheme, or the whole of the bills in
the Dominion parliament withdrawn in
favor of a charter being granted for a
company to construct railroad west
ward from Winnipeg, north of the river
Assiniboine and southwark of Lake Man
itoba,, and second line running at the
outset south from the city of Winnipeg,
and then trending in a southwesterly
direction, tapping the Mennonite settle
ment. These lines will construct feeders
for the main line of the Canada Pacific
railroad when it shall be built. Another
portion of the scheme, depending first on
the construction of the whole of the
Thunder Bay branch, is to build road
on to the west side of Winnipeg river,
connecting Winnipeg and Selkirk. 1t is
understood that the companies interested
claiming that the roads are for coloniza-
ton purposes, will ask for land subsidies; /;
and as lands available for the purpose
are not to be found in Manitoba to any
. extent, the northwest territories must
he drawn m
Year: 1879

In the county of Augusta, Va, they
have assessed aud levied tax on
dogs, out OF which tag, when collected,
the county remuuerates parties who
have lost sheep throughout the county
during the year for which the tax is
collected There were 23O sheep kill
ed By dogs in the county during the
year ending the first of May, for which
the sum OF 1922 9S has been paid
Year: 1879

!


The splendor of General Grants re-
ception in California must recall to
some, who are now living in San Fran
cisco, the humble position which he
occupied there less than a quarter of
century ago.


Five years ago | was visiting the
family Of a retired army officer. They
had purchased farm near Quaker
town, Pa, not far from the farm owned
by Fechter, the actor. We frequently.
in our drives, caught a sight of the
actor and Lizzie Price, aud the neigh
borhoOd was full of stories in regard
to Fechter's eccentricities. After re-
turning from our drive and taking
supper we would gather around the
comfortable in the parlor and chat
about many things. Often the con.
versation would turn upon President
and Mrs. Grant The now retired
general had been Grants superior
officer, and his wife was one of Mrs
Grants bridesmaids. The frien lsbin
between the four had been of lone
standing. | was shown the Original
articles of copartnership between tbe
general and Grant when lhev opened a
billiard saloon in San Francisco; The
general held an inferior rank at that
time, and Grant, to avoid being cash
Tered for habitual intemporanoe, had
resigned his captaincy in the army
The general furnished the money 70
open the humble saloon, and Grant
kept the tally" But the pro6ts did
not Justify the keeping of Tie billiard
saloon, and the place was given nm
Grant falling back upon his father.ip,
laws farm, near st. Louis, where his
wife and son resided He made him
self useful to old Mr., Dent by driving
to town on the loads Of wood which he
took to town for sale. And now. be-
hold the spectacle of man who failed
to keep a successful billiard saloon re-
eeiying the honors Of a great poten.
tate, and the most celebrated hero of
the age
Year: 1879

The eminent DR.. Chopin, of New
Orleans, made few sensible remarks
at the New Orleans board of health a
few evenings since, when he declared
the National hoard had entirely mis-
understood its mission to distribute
the money appropriated by congress
where it was most needed but had
scattered unnecessary sanitary inspec-
tors all over the country, drawing
large salaries and assuming authority
over local and State boards, while the
act of congress gives them none
Blows like that count.
Year: 1879

Imagine the quarantine officers at
New York clothed with authority and
exercising that authority literally, Of
granting special permits to certain
vessels arriving from Havana to come
up to the wharves and discharge their
cargoes, and of OBTAINING other YES
sells from the same port indefinitely,
and also allowing the vessels from
other infected ports unrestricted in
tercourse with the shore, and you will
have faint idea of the ridiculous
farce around this city falsely called a
quarantine. When an impartial his
tory Of the epidemic of 1879 is writ
ten it will be the wonder of mankind
that a Tennessee judge was found who
knew so little as to what constitutes
a quarantine as not to set the whole
thing aside, and decree that authority
to establish a quarantine did not au-
thorize such farce.
Year: 1879

went up out of sight, and was seen
and heard of no more.


Memphians are beginning to collect
at points on the railroad, with view
to an early return to Memphis. This
seems quite out of the question for
some weeks to come. Those who have
moved nearer to Memphis, or any
place larger than where they spent
the summer, have generally found il
warmer and more expensive. Their
steps cannot be retraced, and they are
now at the mercy of landlords in
crowded hotels and boarding houses.
However, it is due to all to say that
there has been very little disposition
to practice extortion in this part Of
the country. Word reaches us from
st. Louis that the Memphians there
are generally dissatisfied and over
anxious to get back home. How it
happened that several thousand oi
our people ever stopped to huddle uI
in heated, expensive place like st
Louis, where they found neither bust
ness or sympathy, when they could
have found cheap board, pure air and
plenty of healthy exercise almost any
where in the country is something not
easily explained or understood. Judge
Sneed told an anecdote at Jonesboro
which will no doubt apply to some Of
our folks in more ways than one. A
handsome, mischievous boy was in the
habit Of swinging to a mules tail, and
was often admonished by his father Of
what would be the inevitable result.
Finally the mule kicked his counten-
ance all out of shape, and he was laid
up many weeks. AS he began to re-
cover and to sit up little he inquired
one day Father, will | ever he
pretty again?" mo, my son" the old
man replied, "You will never be as
pretty as you were, but you will have
a d-n sight more sense" We have
surely gone through enough to teach
us the value of practical sense ap-
piled to private and public affairs and
to make us a united, determined peo-
pie. | believe that the people of
Memphis from this time forth will
stand by each other as never before.
and that the city will rise superior to
misfOrtunes and a long line of mis-
management, full of strength and
crowned with lasting prosperity. Let
us all be animated with faith and cour-
age to make a direct, united fight for
Memphis. j. II. NJ.
Year: 1879

THE people are paying for an army
of $4,000 men, yet General Sherman
when called upon for few hundred
to relieve a soldier surrounded by In
dians, attempts to direct attention
from his junketing tour with the fraud
Hayes, instead Of attending to his
duty in Washington, by whining about
congress not increasing the army.
Year: 1879

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is s5 per aunum and
Soc per month forless than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free


Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC per
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing postofice.
Year: 1879

The sooner the money appropriated
by the last congress for National quar-.
antine purposes is used up the better
it will be for the public at large
Forrest City should by all means have
a thousand or more to establish a
picket line, and pay somebody to write
passes. 1t is earnestly to be hoped
that congress will never appropriate
another half million for such non
sense
Year: 1879

JOHN SHERMAN is still competing
with Divine Providence for the credit
ofthe business revival. Johns friends
claim all the glory for him. In this
they follow the example of a discip' c
Of Colonel Ingersoll who, when asked
by venerable clergyman if he didn't
feel grateful to Divine Providence for
his bountiful crop of corn, profauely
replied that all his gratitude was due
to the manure with which he had fer
tilted the soil.
Year: 1879

SUBSCRIBERS who wish 10 re-
new Will do MS n favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list Is very


large, and our force TO do the
work small. NO USE To SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Year: 1879

Miss Mary A. II. Gray, a Georgia
lady, complains that Mark Twain has
been making liberal use Of the con
tents Of a book published by herself
in 1858, under the title of Rose and
Poetry" in the preparation of his own
q" Tom Sawyer" To make good her
charge she is about to bring out new
edition Of her book,
Year: 1879

Governor Pitkiu, of Colorado, is
very warlike person. He recently for
warded this dispatch " Indians off
their reservation seeking to destroy
your settlement and game are to be
handled and exterminated like wild
beasts. Send this word to the settle
ments.'
Year: 1879

IT has hardly escaped the atten-
ton of any reader of the HERALD
that we have uniformly observed
an attitude of profound respect to
Gen. Volney L. Howard, of this
county. We not only regard him
with respect but feel towards him a
thorough personal cordiallty. He
Ia altogether the most estlmable
and respectable gentleman, as far
as our lights go, that has been
identified with the new Constitu-
tion party at any stage. 1t is a
matter of poignant regret to us that
we are not fighting under the lead
ership of Gen. Howard, on strict
party lines, whether the result be
victory or defeat. One blast upon
that bugle horn, were the note
Democratic and not new Constitu-
tional, would have been worth ten
thousand men to the Democracy.
AS it is, we feel like keeping in line
with our old, traditional party,
consoled by sentiment analogous
to that of Cambronne when he said
that the old Guard could die-it
could never surrender.