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Year: 1877

No one can object to the matter or man.
ner Of the remarks addressed to the large
audience at the Capitol last night. Both
speakers counselled moderation and good
order, and total abstinence from any
thing like violence. This is the part not
only Of wisdom, in the highest and best
sense, but likewise Ofthat other species Of
wisdOm known as enlightened self.inter-
est. ltis not the interest Of any man in
the community, save he be plunderer Of
some kind, to DO aught that sOws the seeds
Of dissension among citizens or gets
up any spirit OF violence. No possible
good can come 10 any citizen worthy Of
the name from any species Of inccndiar'
ism. Therefore it is the duty OF all good
men 10 stand up firmly for the prescrva
tiOn Of law and order.


An adjourned meeting is called to-
night, the object OF which, as announced,
ITO appoint committee Of conference
to visit Mr.. Garret, OF the Baltimore &
Ohio road, and sec what can be done
looking to an adjustment of the existing
troubles. There can be no objection to
such course Of procedure. Its the lie.
gitimate manner Of arriving at better un.
derstRnding, not only for the present bN:
the future. We trust that the meeting to.
night will be characterized by the same
good feeling that prevailed last night.
Let everything be done decently and in
order. In our opinion there will be this
week more than one such conference be.
tween the railroads Of the country and
their employees, and we hope to see good
resnlts grow ont OF them.
Year: 1877

The Wilmington Herald, which felt it neces-
sary TO curtail its size somewhat some time
ago, has gone back to its original size, thus
showing that times are improving with it,
and its oft predicted collapse seems further
than ever postponed. We are heartily glad
of this and wish it abundant "good luck"
Year: 1877

Yesterday little three year old son Of
William Anderson, residing on French street
above Fifth, was severely if not fatally
burned. The burning was the result Of the
carelessness on the part Of the mother, as she
went out and left the child alone, and during
her absence, it crawled into the open fire.
place, where there had been FIRE during the
day, the smouldering embers set FIRE to its
clothes The screams Of the little unfortunate
fellow attracted the attention Of the lady next
door, who ran in and found the child's cloth
ing in flames, and before she could subdue
them be was burned around the face, arms
and body. A physician was sent for, and
upon arriving did all in bis power to allevi-
ate the sufferings of the poor child Kednes-
days Gazette.
Year: 1877

Frank Leauby, Of this place, was arrested
last Sunday, on the charge Of having out
ragged a little girl, named Emma Walker,
about IA years old, living with Mrs. E. L.
Ryan. He was given hearing BY Esquire
Naudain and committed to New Castle jail to
await trial at the approaching term of court.
He was carried up by Constable James O..
Townsend Sunday afternoon. Frank is not
very valuable citizen nor much Of a credit
to the town, and has probably been guilty OF
some offences for which little punishment
would not hurt him, but for all that we are
rather incliHsd to the opinion, that in this
case his offense is not so great as it is made to
appear.


Something HlOre About the Peaches.


The Milford Ne,os says the peaches in that
neighborhoOd have been greatly injured by
the cold weather


A gentleman from Seaford says: The peach
crop is again entirely blasted throughout this
entire neighborhood. Not a single bud Of
any variety escaped the frost of Monday
morning week


The peach crop for this year, according to
the reports coming AAF=tss= Al paste eE DELE
ware, promises large yield. With favor
able weather, it is thought there must be as
large crop of good peaches as we have had
for many ysars.-EastOn Ledger.


A gentleman from Kent county informs rs
that the prospect for heavy yield of peaches
was never better than at the present time
The prospect for smaller fruits is also encour-
aging, although many of the raspberries were
killed the past winter.-Dd. Republican.
Year: 1877

To retain or recover health, persons
sheuld be relieved from anxiety concern
ing disease. The mind has power over
the body-for person to think he has a
disease will often produce that disease.
This we see effected when the mind is in
tensely concentrated upon the disease OF
another. We have seen person seasick
in anticipation of a voyage, before reach
ing the vessel. We have known people
to die of cancer in the stomach whtn they
had no cancer in the stomach or anv
other mortal disease. A blind-iolded
man, slightly pierced in the arm, has
tainted and died from believing he was
bleeding to death. Therefore persons
should have their minds diverted as much
as possible from themselves. 1t is by
their faith that men are saved, and ii is
by their faith that they die. Asa man
tbinketh, so is he. II he wills not to die,
he can often live in spite of disease and
if he has little or no attachement 10 life,
he will slip away as easily as child will
fall asleep. Men live by their minds ss
well as by their bodies. Their bodies
have no lie OF themselves; they are only
receptacles of life-tenements for their
minds, and the viii has much to do in
continuing the physical occupancy or
giving it up.
Year: 1877

Cut of your cucumbers with sharp
kni|e, and avoid bruising them as much
q possible. The pickle; To ene gallon
Of Alcohol put seven gallons OF water, and
70 one barrel Of pickles put two table
spoonfuls Of pulverized alum; place your
pSckle in the barrel and then wash your
cucumbare clean and drop them in; then
cover them with cloth, being careful to
have the cloth cover them all up. As
fast a the cloth collects the slime from
them, wash it and replace it over the GU
cumben. The cloth must be washed al
least once a week a long as any scum OF
slime rises. The vinegar made in thin
way can be used for table use, or any
other use that vinegar is for after the
pickles are used out.
Year: 1877

People generally will be glad 70 know no '
that cbarcoal has been discovered to be a
SURE cure for burns. BY laying small
niece of cold charcoal on the burn the
nain mdsides Immediately. BY leaving
the charcoal ON for an hour the wound is
hcsIed, y has been demonstrated on
several occasions.
Year: 1877

per cent. say that cotton can be raised at
q profit at present prices on supplies
made at home. This is readily under


stood. in view OF the fact, that bought
corn and oats cost from two TO three
times as much as homemade; that, as
reported by correspondents, only forty


seven per cent, Of home supply OF pork
is raised in the state, and that while II
costs an average of sixty dollars per head
TO raise mule or horse on the farm,
Z 100000 were expended last season in
their purchase from droyes, at an aver
age cost per head Of more than twice the
cost of raising them. Notwithstanding
this enormous outlay in horses and mules,
and the fact that it costs only sixty
dollars TO raise them to three year old,
only six thousand and thirty-three art
reported annually foaled in the state.
Year: 1877

JAMES RIDDLE. SON, d cos STABLE


BURNED-oNE HORSE PERIsHEs IN


THE FLAMES.


Last night about IL o'clock, an alarm
of fire sounded from the City Hall, and
the different engine houses. The alarm
was occasioned by bright light in the
northern part OF the city. The light was
occasioned by the burning of the large
stone and frame stable belonging to James
Riddle, Son 81 Co., situated on Riddles
Road just this side of their cotton mills.
AT the time the fire broke out there was
in the stable three mules, two horses and
enc pony.


All of the live stock were rescued from
the building with the exception of the
pony which perished in the flames. The
building was entirely consumed, together
with all the hay, carriages, sleighs and
a great many other articles. The ire
was first discovered by Leander f. Rid
die, who was on his way home from this
city. He Immediately had the alarm
whistle on their mills sounded which
notified the fire department in this city.


Although the Fire Department were
soon on the ground Notwithstanding they
had to drive through mud nearly hub
deep. After arriving they were unable
to get water and so had to abandon all
efforts to subdue the flames. The origin
of the fire is supposed to be from an IN
eendiary. The loss will probably be be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000.
Year: 1877

RuNAwAYs--Two boys aged about
sixteen and giving their names, as Will
liam Post and Joseph Carr, ran away
from their homes in Salisbury, Md, yes
terday. They came up on the Delaware
train North arriving here at 4;30 p. m,
and upon arriving in this city got off OF
the train, and were taken in charge by a
man and taken to the residence of officer
Cannon, who sent them to officer Dono-
van, who gave them lodging i'll the City
Hall, promising to send them home this
morning.


They stated this morning to the chief
Of police that they wanted to go home
and had enough money to pay their way
back if they could get halftickets.


Posts father Is a farmer, and Can's a
clerk in grocery store.
Year: 1877

The DIFFERENCE.-Tho who have
left Trinity for Southern California in
search of that terrestrial paradise it is so
vauntingly claimed to be. will be apt to
regret their choice of II home. Like the
other parts of the State, much of it, pros
Perity depends upon the season, but there
is this difference, that seasons north of
San Francisco are far more reliable than
south from that line. The amount Of
rainfall in the lower counties has been
next to nothing compared with what We
Fave had here, and that rs we all know
has been little enough. There has been
rain enough to insure good crops in the
Sacramento Valley this year, but south
from :here vegetation of all kinds is II To
tai failure. The losses in stock which
will either die or be "killed to save its
llfe" will be enormous.
Year: 1877

It is stated that the only difficulty now
in the way Of Tweed's release is his un-
willingness to divulge the names Of the
legislators and others who receive
bribes from him in connection with the
city charter bills,
Year: 1877

Boston lawyer was called on some time
ago by boy, who inquired if he had any
waste paper to sell. The lawyer had a keen,
crisp way of asking questions, and is, more
over, methodical man. So, pulling out
large drawer, he exhibited his stock Of waste
paper.


''Wi)l you give me two shillings for that ?"


The boy looked at the paper doubtingly
moment, and offered fifteen pence


''Done" said the lawyer, and the paper
was quickly transferred to the bag of the
boy, whose eyes spark]ed as he lifted the
weighty mass.


Not till he had stoed 1t safely away did he
announce that he had no money


mo money! How do you expect to buy
paper without money p


Not prepared to state exactly his plan of
operations, the boy made no reply


do you consider your note good? ?" asked
the lawyer.


"Yes, sir"


Very well; if you say your notes good,
I'd just as soon have it as the money but if
it isn't good, don't want it..


The boy atfirmedthat he considered it good,
Whereupon the lawyer wrote note for fifteen
pence, which the boy signed legibly, and lift
ing the bag OF papers, trudged off.


Soon after dinner the little fellow returned,
and, -*,ducjng the money, announced that
he had come to pay his note.


''Well," said the lawyer, ''this is the first
time l ever knew note to be taken up the
day it was given. A boy that will do that is
entitled to note and money, too;'' and giving
him both, sent him on his way way with a
smiling face and happy heart


The boys note represented his honor. A
boy who thus keeps his honor bright, how
ever poor he may be in worldly things is an
heir to an inheritance which no riches can
buy-the choice promises OF God.-Interior.
Year: 1877

[From the Philadelphia Chronicle.l


A terrible case of destitution and suffering
has come to light in this city. Ermina Ven
turolli, an Italian girl, who was brought to
this country with the original Black Crook
combination, and who performed at Niblo
Garden, New York, as one Of the leading
dancers, at 5000 week, when that brilliant
spectacle was in its glory, has just been found
lying in hovel, dying of starvation and
cold Immediate relief has been afforded
her, but it is feared she will die. She has
been living in penury for long time past,
completely paralyzed and sick. A brother,
once well-known singer at the theater here,
has been earning precarious living and try
ing to support her by selling brushes on the
streets, but he disappeared week ago, and is
supposed to have died at one Of the public
hospitals and been buried in q potters field.
Year: 1877

ICharles ". Stodard in San Francisco Chreuicle.l


From high cliff that overhangs the
plains of Thebes, looked down upon the
temples sweeping eastward toward the Nile.


We were surrounded by girdle of glorious
hills softened with the subdued light of the
declining sun. The beauty OF the scene was
beyond description, and strove to conjure
up the shades of the great past, but out of
the silence came no responsive echo, and
within the sacred chamber OF the temples
the spell was broken and all the gods were
dumb. l lay on the deep grass at sunset
under the feet of the Colossi A we'll has
been sunk between the thrones of these
solemn watchers. A naked Nuban toiled at
the ''shadoof," disappearing from sight as
he stopped to fill his goatskin bucket, and
turning his curious eyes towards me as he
rose erect and swung the dripping burden
over his shoulder into q small canal, the
thirsty throat Of the meadow. There /
dreamed of the dromos with its double row
of sphynxes, down which the Colossi stared
night and day and Of the great temple that
stood behind them, no fragment of which
remains, and over the site of which the corn
the voice hailed the morning with audible
utterance-but no! The wind hissed in the
grass; the flies buzzcd about me the sun sank
into the desert, and the twilight paled before
the rising moon. and in the mellow twilight
returned to the shore thinking that ''Nilus
hearcth strange voices" and may hear
stranger yet in the hereafter; but to us the
=" Memnan resounded no more forever"
Year: 1877

the Republican senate and would not serve
with it,


Pinchback was granted permission to
make a personal explanation. He said
that the action of himself and these sena-
tors was only decided npon mature delb-
GRAFTON. They intended to stand the
hazard Of the die. They had come there
as Republicans because they believed in
the interest of the state above the party.
He denounced the Republican party of
Louisiana IL unmeasured terms, and said
that Hayes, if inaugurated, could not
afford to soil his administration with this
blight upon the prosperity of the people.
He accused Ex-Governor Kellogg of Sc
curing his election as senator by corrupt
means.


The Democrats are jubilant tonight
over the events of to-day. while the alb
sence of news of any recognition on the
part of the general government of the
Packard administration produces a wide
spread feeling of dependency in the Re
publican ranks


The Republican Printing Company this
evening, served notice on Gov Packard
that the publication of the Republican
would be suspended after tomorrow.
The evening papers assert that three
cases of small pox were taken from The
state house last night TO charity hospital
but the statement is denied at the state
house.


The six sergeant ct arms Of the Repub-
lican senate, who were arrested last night
| at Pinchback' 5 house. were sent TO the
parish prison in default of ST 200 bail
Two of the members of Packard's house
who went over to the Nichols legislature,
on taking their seats i'll the legal legisla-
ture, each made few remarks, Barrett
said


L was elected by a constituency of
whites aud blacks, and | have come here
because it is here that can represent my
people best. l see upon the floor gentle
men Of the house who represent the
property and intelligence of the lard.
| The other house is den of thieves pre-
sided over by four scoundrels who are
passing confscation laws, confscating the
property of the people, and by appropria-
tlon laws stealing everything that we have
cot L stayed there six days and saw my
property legislated from me which
acquired by honest industry | could not
stand it any longer. That is the reason |
am here"


Kennedy said:


Il suffered week to pass while | re.


maiued in Packard S legislature, waiting tC


see what events would turn up During


that time there were a number of bills


passed by that body which were never read


or referred to any committees. III {


enactment of laws by such body of men


abOishing courts and creating others, was


what | could not stand. so have come


unite myself with the good people O


Louisiana, with whom have lived for tn,
last quarter of a century"
These are certainly good and suficien


reasons for change of political base, anC
coming from such a source they throw al
needed light uren that carpet bag rul


which the Republican party is nov
t unitediy supporting.
Year: 1877

The moment southern state rids it.
self Of the Republican yoke, the outrage
mil! stops grinding. and white and black
dwell together in harmony. The worst
enemies of the negro are these friends
who are trying to make the social and poll
deal pyramid at the south stand on its
apex instead of its base.
Year: 1877

for want Of room. Overflow meetings are held
in several churches near BY. and every day
several noon prayer meetings are held in the
vicinity Of the business centre. Cor the benefit
OF all classes and trades, and these rooms also


are always tlled TO repletion aud the greatest
interest is manifested: those who take part
seem TO be in earnest and thoroughly con secra-
ted TO the work; great and good work Is GER
tainly being done with most encouraging re-
suits. The temperance meetings continue 10
be prominent feature and very many have
been converted; each Friday i, devoted to this
especial branch. AMI reformed druuksrd. bear
testimony TO what has been done for them. by
thrilling descriptions OF their past wrelchcd
lives. and what they are now through the grace
Of God r
Year: 1877

Many politicians represent MIR. Ran
dali chances for the next speakership a.
exceedingly doubtful. Members of his
own party in the South and West are said
10 be opposed to him. As the Democrats
cannot well combine on any other man, the
chance would seem to favor the election of
Randall.
Year: 1877

are constantly increasing in interest to re,
msrkabe degree; not even a driving rain
storm has the power to thin out the audiences
that daily assemble at the Tabernacle, and many
times, hundreds of persons are turned awsy
Year: 1877

Especial to N. o. Democrat


WASHINGTON, May At was decided
at meeting of the Cabinet to-day that
the extra session Of Congress should
not be called to meet in June but on
October is. This change from the origi-
nal programme was made upon care
full consideration OF the general inter.
ests Of the country, and also in compli
ance with the almost unanimous desire
of the business community as we'll as
members of Congress themselves, as
lar as they could be consulted, that
there should be no session OF Congress
this summer IL it could be avoided, and
upon mature inquiry into the circum'
stances OF the case II was ascertained
that, without any immediate appropria.
tion of money, the army can be clothed
Year: 1877

Let the knowing ones be apprised OF the fact
and make tha most Of it, pools will be sod tals
evening at 71 o'clock at Hawkins for the grand
mule race to be run on Monday next at the Fa r
Grounds.
Year: 1877

The widow Van Cott entertained heI
hearers in the West Thirteenth Street
Methodist meeting house last evening by
telling them the following story: She
WAS announced to conduct a series of re-
vival meeting in one of the cities in the
interior of the empire state. A young
man who was at the club with party of
iovial fellows. said: "Widow Van COtt
Is coming TO town and ! am going to
attend her meetings." One of his com
rades responded: aft you go to hear the
widow III bet five dollars she will con-
vert you and make christian of you"
The Young man clinched the wager
Then another comrade wagered five dol
lars with the young man, and the exam
pie was followed until every member of
the company had deposited five dollars
against corresponding amount with the
stakeholder. The pools were made on
the condition that the young man should
attend the meetings every evening as
long as Mrs. Van COtt was in tewn.
"The young man went to the meeting"
said the widow, "and God touched his
heart. He would have gone to the
altar, but he didn't want to lose his
money. He told me that after had gone
away he would embrace religion, and
write and let me know the fact. I said
TO him: You will not do as you think
you will. You must come 20 the altar
now or never" MIS-. Van Cott CLOSED
her meetings in the place and went away.
She did not get the promised letter; but
she was told that the young man, after
winning his wagers, became more wicked
than ever. He had won few paltry dol
lars, but lost his soul.-4N T. StIs.
Year: 1877

1t is said of Philip Henry, that when
he had reached the age of three-scOre
and ten, he was accustomed to date his
letters, " The year of my death" And
| of both the older and the younger presi-
| dent Edwards, it is said that on the first
Sabbath of the years of their death each
preached on the text. This year thou
shalt de-" the text seeming almost a
! prediction of the departure OF each 20
that better land to which they were di
recting their hearers Death NAV not
come to us this year. And yet it may
come at any moment. But in view OF its
certainly coming soon, and in the posi-
bility that il may come al any moment
when we expect it not, dnes il not become
US to live in expectation and in rrepara-
ton for it? There are two words,
says another, "that may wei! TAX, up
much of our thoughts and cares, viz,
time and eternity: time becauee it is SO
fast passing away, and eternity because
it will soon begin; time because il will
soon be at an end, and eternity because
it will never enc"


1t was the new yOar's resolve of the
excellent Hannah More, "never TO pass
a day without thinking of the end OF
days, and never to pass an hour without
lifting up her heart to God, through
Christ, to aid her to live for him" And
an ancient sculptor, when asked why he
took such pains in part of beautiful
statue that would be concealed by the
wall of the temple, replied, The gods
will see IT," And as to every part of
our life, we should bear in mind that
God sees it, and should endeaVer so to
live as to be approved by him. On a
plain tablet in Westminster abbey is an
inscription over the remains of one who
was once eminent as a sculptor:
/" What / was, as sn artist, seemed Of soma im-


portence TO ma while I lived


But what vas, believer In Jesus Christ. is


the only thing Of importance to me nsv9"
And such will be the judgment of every
one of us as we look back from the
hour of death, or from the unseen world,
on our earthly life and state.


A departing or coming year is full OF
lessons to us-lessons we all should pom
der. The rules that some one has sug-
gested for the opening of every year and
FOR our guide through its days, if we are
spared to behold them, are full of wis
dom and safety: "Say nothing you
would not like God TO hear. Do nothing
you would not like God to see. Write
nothing you would not like Gsd TO read.
Go no where you would not like God to
60 with you. Read no book of which
you would not like God to say, show it
to me- Never spend your time in such
a way that you would not like God to
say, what art thou doing?'


50 endeavor to live, and life will be
continually preparing you fer death. and
death will neJer find you unprepared to
depart.


Dost thou ask, " When comes this hour "


Then. when II shall suit thee best


Trust HIS faithfulness and power,


Trust in Him, and quiet rest


Labor on and hope, and wait;


Jesus never comes too late


Suddenly though He may come.


IT'S TO bear thee to thy home.


N Y. O5serres.