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Year: 1879

These two statesmen are doing their
best to bring order out of chaos, and their
endeavers bid fair to be crowned with
success so far as the appropriation bills
are concerned. Both are opposed to
adjourning without passing the two
bills, and both have the confidence of
tbs party, the one in the Senate and
the other in the House. 1t is believed
that Thurman has given such men as
Beck and Ben Hill quiet and fatherly
talk, while Randall has calmly consid-
cred the matter with such men as
Blackburn and Chalmers. Kitchin and
such like are not considered of enough
account to be thus dealt with, as they
generally get settled by both sides
when they start up private show
Besides, the newspapers aid in S4uelch-
ing such ranting and Conveyed patri-
OTIS. Tom. Ewing is also ably sArond-
ing the wily-Speaker in his efforts at
calming the elements, and yesterday
he and Chalmers had long and ami
mated talk on the situation. Randall
keeps Clymer out of mischief by every
now and then tickling his vanity and
letting him play Speaker. Meantime
the country need not be alarmed at the
cavortings of the rag-tag and bodtail Of
the Democracy in Congress with such
leaders as Randall and Thurman at the
ha1m
Year: 1879

He would have you believe. that the
stencil came from Bickta's factory when
he knew it came from the. slaughter
house, and IL was not until We
had forced it from him that VIE discov
cred that the fat had been burning in
that place all the tine; Mr.. Dure is in
the combination, he is one of them. l
am sorry to speak of my neighbors
that way, bat the truth must be told
though the Heavens fall. J say Mr..
Dure's testimony was most unfair.


Now we come to the butcher with a
good nose. have very little doubt but
this contributes to his good health.
[ Laughter don't think any OF the
farmers from down the State, when
they come to town, and seeing Mr..
VIM. Miller at the Second street mar
ket, and knowing the peculiar calibre
of his nosalaorgan, would doubt the
fact that an acute nose contributes to
good health. He is one who can smell.
| wonder that man should engage in
business that should take Oft his sense
of smell. All the rest of them are not
to be believed because they cannot
smell, while he is to be believed be.
cause he has got good nose. That ap-
pears to be the only way We can recon-
cile it. He with Mr.. Caleb Miller seems
to think the smell worse than other
confirmed nuisances. We leave you to
put Mr.. Miller against the community.


By this analysis we have reduced the
number of real witnesses down to three,
one Of whom in his official capacity has
done everything in his power to bring
this case before jury. You know him
and you doubtless saw how | had to call
the attention of the Court to his inter
ference. mean Mr.. Springer, the clerk
of this Court. He didn't live in the
neigh borhood but it appears through
some occult purpose ne came down that
way two or three times week; and had
experienced the smell that had offended
him so much, and that upon one time
in particular lie goes to Mr.. Bickta and
reads the riot act to him Laughter
and informs him that the question
whether the smell shall or shall not be
abated must be taken to the Courts
From his evidence supposed him, con.
trary to external Appearances, affected
with weak stomach, but afterwards
learned that although not cursed with
delicate stomach he was blessed with
delicate nose.


Mr.. Springer has become like that
fellow so extensively sung about al
present upon our streets who


"Polished up the handle of the big front door
Polished it up so careiulee,


That now he is ruler OF the Queens naVee."
Great laughter] who not only rules
the Queens navee but thinks he can
run nuisances, this court, jury, witness
es and all [Great laughter and conster.
nation on the part OF Mr.. Springer. ]


Mr.. Higgins continued in his sting
ingly sarcastic manner bis review O
the balance of the States witnesses aftel
which he took up the testimony on the
part of the defence and committed
favorably upon it. He closed about
o'clock, and pending the rebutting ar
gument of Henry r. Pennington, Esq
Court adjourned until 10 O'Clock to
morrow morning.
Year: 1879

Barker, Stradley & Co., house and sign
painters of this city have established a
branch Office at Chester at No. ia W.
Third street. This firm have, of late,
been doing a large trade in Ches-
ter and it was thought best to establish
a branch office there. They are fitting
the new store up and will move on
Monday. Of course the business in
this city will still be carried on as
usual,
Year: 1879

As the 9.20 train for New Castle, was
crossing West st. this morning, the
engine No. 40 blew out her oil tube
connecting with the steam chest. The
engineer drove a wooden plug in the
large hole through which the steam
was fast escaping, and after delay of
some ten minutes started on again.
Year: 1879

Powell has just received a consign-
ment of clans which are the best and
sweetest ever offered for sale in the
Third street market. He has also a
fine lot of shad and a good supply of
other fresh fish.
Year: 1879

The Harlan g. Hollingsworth Com
pany are very busy and they have a
full complement OF men employed. The
"Samuel NJ. FELTON," has been in the
dry dock undergoing a coat of paint,
and she will be taken out this after
noon, the "Thomas Clyde" is to be put
in her place in the dock. They are
bending the keel of another new ferry
for the East River. The "OIegon" fer
ry boat is all sheeted up and will be
sent away by the first Of June. The
yacht they are building for party in
New York will be finished in few
days.


Yesterday afternoon a party from
Philadelphia visited the works for the
purpose of seeing the yacht, and they
stated "that she was a perfect little
gen." The yacht will probably take
part in the races, which take place in
June, and they think she will exper
ience no difficulty in passing other
yachts. In the boiler shop they are
also busy; in this department all the
old hands are employed and number
of new ones taken on.


They are engaged in building four
boilers for the Miners and Merchants
Company of Baltimore, and besides
this they are constructing boiler for
the East River Ferry boat and are about
finishing the boiler for the Oregon Fer
nv boat. In the machine shop the men
are working day and night. In this
department they are building the en-
gines for the different boats.
Year: 1879

Editors Ez hange:


We regret to see that some Of our
old city officers were feeling little
unpleasant towards the ExCHANGEon
account of the recent article bearing
on the "doings" on election day. If
any one is to be censured, let it rest
upon the author Of the communica~
ton, who alone should be regarded as
the responsible party. But we assure
those gentleman that we meant no un-
kindness towards them, though our
criticism may seem little severe.
What we wrote was prompted by q
desire to see law and order prevail on
election days, as well as any other
day. And viii they give any reason
why il should not be so? We do not
believe that any CT those gentlemen
endorse such indecent conduct; but
it seems 10 have become allowable in
these latter days of generalization in
public elections, to permit men and
boys to set at defiance those lawful
restraints which have provided for our
protection, thereby defeating the OBJ
ject for which we elect our officers.
We hope. our friends, for we know
they are suoh. will not feel aggrieved
any further. ut the EXCHANGE, as it
was the only medium through which
to give publicity to our feelings in the
matter. We do feel that as citizen
who has contributed some little to-
wards the building up of our thrifty
little city, and who Is small taxpay-
er, that We have right to offer some
complaint at what We consider is
against our best interests as COM
munity. And now az the old year is
nearing its close, let us prepare to
meet the new, forgetting that We ever
cherished an unkind feeling or har-
bored an unkind thought toward our
neighbors. Let us hold in sweet re-
membrance our lamented dead who
one year ago were as buoyant OF hope
as We are tonight. Let us thank our
God that He has preserved our lives
through one of the. most fatal seasons
of pestilence that ever visited the hu-
man race.


A few more feeting moments of
time and the year 1878, with all its
pleasures and its pains will be laid
away in the cold grave of the dead
past. Indeed she has laid a heavy
hand upon many a southern home,
and blighted forever the fondest an
ticipations OF many a family circle,
and now "'tis midnight hour" and
the old year is forever gone. A few
more bitter contests with the storms
and adversities OF life and we, too, will
be called to meet the same sad fate.


But here we are to greet the first
dawn of the new year. with charity
toward all and malice toward none"
let Us enter upon our duties with
grateful hearts and q fresh determin-
alton to accomplish some good object,
rs we'll for ourselves as those living
around US.


As a town and as community
there is much to do. Our schools, our
churches, our benevolent associations,
our importance as commercial point,
should arouse Us to more fully appre-
ciate the good fortune that We live so
near the greatest railroad centre in
the south. And a Happy New Year
to the EXCHANGE. Respectfully,


CITIZEN.


Milan, Jan. 1st, 1879.
Year: 1879

E<titors Exchange:


Looking over your valuable paper,
! saw thrust at the old board. He
said they passed IN ordinance pretend.
ing to provide for the election of a
city recorder. He said the amendment
had to be accepted by the people.
Our silence is an acceptance of what
the old board did. Our representa-
tives passed the act. He tries to inn
press the people that he has -aore law
sense than the board. He said the
great body of the voters must accept
it. The old board passed on it; that
was an acceptance on their part.
And if the new board elects the
recorder, that is an acceptance
on their part. Furthermore,
he said he was 10 lawyer. We
are aware he is no LAWYER, but social
ed, for thy speech betrayeth thee.
He said We do not need a recorder.
He said the town was not of sufficient
size TO demand it. We. did demand
It through the board. Furthermore,
he misrepresented the city of Huns
boldt. He said that Humboldt has
tried the experiment for several years
and the people of that town are now
satisfied they do not need recorder,
and are going to abolish, if they have
not already abolished it. He knew
Mr. Allison was elected by the people,
and the city issatisfed with its choice.
/ say, unless we have better order,
we would be glad to surrender the
charter. can say with sad heart,
on Gods holy Sabbath, there are more
drunken men than On any other day,
considering the number of people in
town. Tel me, you Office holders, is
it the best youcan do? We have been
goaded with taxation for sometime.
/ ask the aldermen, &c, to remain
down in town one Sabbath day and
night; l think they will become dis
gusted and cry "peace be still"
Our brother is grumbling about the
salary; that is in keeping with what
the devil said, "Touch that that he
hath and he will curse thee to thy
face" If we can have better order
by more or less off ,ers, either, please
cry aloud. The main reason claimed
against the election of recorder is the
division of salary; that has been
curse to the town already. The love
of money is the root of all evil and
if the officers are a lot blood suckers,
we had better have none in the town.
He said: Il believe 1 speak the sem
timent Of four>ifths of the citizens"
So it was with the devils. The devils
believed aud trembled, and still they
were not relieved. So it is with you,
who said in your piece, ''no recorder


NIDl,
Year: 1879

This Is the most recently discovered,
and perhaps the most remarkable, of
all the coal tar or analine group of
coloring substances, now so EXTENSIVELY
used for the ad0rnment of the finest
fabrics. Uranine is said, by chemists,
to be the most highly fuorescent body
known to science. It's coloring power
Is astonishing; single grain wall I'M
part marked color to nearly five
hundred gallons of water. A most
interesting experiment, which any
body may try, consists in sprinklinga
few atoms of Uranine on the surface
of water in glass tumbler. Each
atom Immediately sends down through
the water what appears to be bright
green rootlet; and the tumbler soon
looks as if it were crowded full of
beautiful plants. The rootlets now
begin to enlarge, spread and combine,
until we have a mass of soft green
colofed liquid. Viewed by transmits
ted light, the color changes to bright
golden or amber hue; while combi-
nation of green and gold will be real
lied, according to the position in
which the glass is held. For day or
evening experiment nothing can be
pret:ier than these trials of Uranine,
which are especially entertaining for
the young folks. We are indebted
for examples of the color to the edit
ors of the Scientific American, who
are sending out specimens, free of
charge, to ali their readers. The
subscription to the paper is $500 for
a year, or s1.60 half year; and bet
ter investment for the money could
hardly be named.
Year: 1879

A young man by the name of Crock.
er stole q coat at the Banner Store
one day last week, and was caught
with it in his possession few minutes
afterwapd, He was carried before
Esq. Hale, when he admitted that he
stole it. In default of bond, he was


sent to the Trenton jail to await trial.
Year: 1879

Petitions are circulating in and
around Milan, and receiving many
signatures, asking the Legislature to
pass local option law. We hope the
Legislature viii enact a Law Of this
kind; then, if a majority of the people
in any civil district wished whisky
sold, they could have it. If opposed
to it, they could put a stop to it. Let
the majority rule.
Year: 1879

We learn that an atfray occurred in
Humboldt one gay last week between
Mr. John Lewis and a negro WHOSE
name we eould~notlearu.. The negro
was shot in the back quite seriously.
The negro had been working for Lew
is, but had left him, and we suppose
the trouble grew out of that chcum-
stance. "a
Year: 1879

WANTED Everybody, to know
that ingham & Burrow are offering
a large and well selected stock of
Clothing at prime cost. Now is your
time to call and get you suit. Call
and examine for yourself.
Year: 1879

1t is UNSURPASSED, if not UNEQUALED for the
Amount and Variety of the Practical INFoRMA-


TON it contains, and for the Ability and Extent of
its CoRREsPoNDENCE-int the Three Chief Directions
Year: 1879

Hugh White returned last evening from Mineral Park where he has been to look after the starting of his daily mail service, which is nov runing like clock work, bar ring the wretchcd condition of part of tho road He caa't understand why the authorl ties of the two counties can't see the neces sity of keeping it in better repair. He re ports coplous rains and splendid grass al the way to the Park. He wants to buy twenty or thirty more good mules rish away.
Year: 1879

Paper napkins are in increased de-
mand. A Boston firm have sold some
250,000 Of them since they were intro
duced year ago. The place Of manu-
facture OF paper napkins is not divuIged.
They are said to be all imported from
Japan, but a suspicion prevails that some
OF them are produced by ingenious Yam
kee paper makers, who are we'll content
to monopolize their manufac ure for the
present. The napkins are wholesaled at
from Sc to $40 per thousand, and are re-
tailed at a dollar to dollar and a-half
hundred. A party of two or three hum
dred can be supplied with them at less
expense than would be requisite to wash
and iron similar number of napkins.
BY their use, also, the host or hostess is
relieved of all fear Of having his table
lineu stolen; and if an absent-minded
guest does happen to put his napkin
in his pocket after he has finished eating,
he need not suffer any more remorse than
if he had pocketed ali apple core or nut
she'll
Year: 1879

1t is the plain duty Of THE TIMFs to give the
public and particularly our advertising pa
irons the facts concerning Its circulation in
order that they may fully appreciate its
value and importance as an advertising
medium.


The surest way TO obtain the exact circuls-
ton of the papers of the State outside Of tn
counties in which they are published, IS from
the amount OF postage paid by them TO the
Postoffice Department.


Below we give the amount paid by The
TINES, taken from the Postofiice receipts Of
t. -sdate.


f.ie amount paid by other papers In the State
Is taken from the Atchison Champion which
claims to have the amount from ofiicia!
sources, and being published in its columns
is evidence that 1t accepts it az correct so
far as it Is concerned. The following figures
show the amount Of postage paid for one
year:
Year: 1879

TuB "Gazette need not trouble it.
self about the opinion entertained b.
Republicans Of Mr.. Bayard as to how
he will vote on the appropriation bills
with their political riders. The Re.
publicans do rot expect Mr.. Bsyard to
vote tor their repeal. If loft alone to fol-
low out his conceptions Of what is right,
he would vote against the bill with its
rider, but being loyal man to hi,
party he had to submit to the caucus
dictation of the rebel brigadiers. Oh
no the Republicans expect nothing
from Bayard.
Year: 1879

And now Wilmington has its psriodi-
,al excitsnent originating IN thai
fruitful source Of crime, the intoxicat-
ing cup, and ending in brutal muir
der. About two years ago Jim Temple
was murdered on the cAussway near
the place where Perry DENNY was as
brutally murdered on Saturday night;
about = year ago came the Thomas mur--,
der, the thought Of which yet causes
public shuddsr, and now comes the
Perry Dsmby murder to excite the pub
lie mind. When Te.aple was murdered
there were but be and the murderer,
Rhoads engaged, with Temple as the
victim. In the stiffness Of the mid
night hour, Thomas cut his wife's
throat, and then cut his own in an un-
successful attempt to take his life, and
not even the watchful little Nellie
knew Of it until after the dreadful deed
had been committed. But in the mur-
der Of the inoffensive, quiet colored man,
Perry Demby, a whole community is
concerned. A more wanton wilful nur-
der is but seldom committed. The per-
petrators are all young men, a type Of
that large class Of young men Of our
city, who receive their education in
Just such low pestilential plsgue spots
as exist on the causeway over Market
street bridge, the doors Of which are
the entrances, and the rooms inside the
vestibules which open into hell
Though the community may shudder
at the recital given in to-day's RspuB-
LrcAk Of the murder Of Denby, tho won
der is that there are not more Of the
same kind, when every Saturday night
the excitable youths Of our city cosgre-
gate in these breathing hells Of vice to
have a good time, and about the hour
OF midnight they go out upon the
streets so infuriated and craEed with
whiskey that they bring the blush of
shame to demon.


These are unlicensed dens Of vice,
and are we'll known to the police au-
thorities; and yet they are allowed to
exist and belch forth destruction to
the young men Ct our city at every
breath, and though there can be no
doubt that Perry DENNY was murdered
by the young men who were at those
dens Of vice on Saturday mig ht, it might
bs well for the public to pause mo
ment and ask, who are morally respon-
sible for this murder! Without the
sanction of public opinion, such places
Of moral pestilence would not exist and
without them these young men would
not have been reduced to the level OF de.
mons, and Perry DENLY, black though
he be, poor and humble though he be,
would have still been living to-day to
pursue his humble avecation.


The court in May will try this ease;
but as the victim is a poor black man
and his murderers white, it will no
doubt end differently from the Temple


murder, but like Thomas there will be


no trouble in proving that the murder
ers were momentarily insane through


the use Of bad whiskey at the tims OF
the commission Of the deed, and they


will be turned loose upon the commu-
nifty as Thomas was. Let the public
mind wake up and ask Itself where We
are drifting.
Year: 1879

Mary Melinda says it doesn't make any
difference to her how late her fellow sits
up with her of nights, because he is the
gas collector and knows how to make
the metre show general average for the
month. Steubenville Herald
Year: 1879

might have been a minister of some
sort Just then the doe turned heI
head and looked at him with ber great
appealing eyes.


81 cant do it. My soul, | can't dc
it," and he dropped the paddle. lob
let her gol"


Let your granny go !" was the
only response of the guide, as be
slung the deer round, whipped out
bis hunting knife, and made a pass
that severed her jugulsr.


And the gentleman ate that night
of the venison.


The buck returned about the mid
die Of the afternoon. The fawn was
bleating piteously, hungry and lone
some. The buck was surprised. He
looked about in the forest. He took
q circuit aud came back. His doe
was nowhere to be SEEN He looked
down at the fawn in helpless sort
of way


The fawn appealed for bis supper
The buck had nothing whatever to
give his child, nothing but his SYM
pathy. If he said anything, this is
what he said: "I'm the head of this
family; but really this is novel case.
I've nothing whatever for you. |
don't know what to do I've the
feelings of d father; but you can't live
on them Let Us travel"


The buck walked away; the little
one toddled after him; they disap-
peared in the forest-Atidntic Month
u,
Year: 1879

The merry birds are singing,


And from the fragrant sol
The spirits Of thousand flowers


Go sweetly up to God;
While in his holy temple


We meet to praise and pray
With cheerful voice and grateful lay,
This Summer sabbath Day,
We thank thee, Lord, for one dag


To lcok heaven in the face
The poor have only Sunday;


The sweeter is the grace.
'Tis then they make the music
That sings Their week away.
oh, there's a sweetness infinite


In the poor mans Sabbath Day:
'Tis as burst of sunshine


A tender tall Of rain,
That set the barest life a-bloom,
Makes old hearts young again.
The dry and dusty roadside


With smiling flowers is gay:
IT'S open heaven one day in seven,
The poor mans Sabbath Day,
lis mere tne weary pilgrim,


Doth reach his house of case;
That blessed house, called beautiful"
And that soit chamber, ''peace."
The River Of Life runs through his dream,
And the Leaves of heaven are al play.
he sees the golden city CLEAN,
This shining Sabbath Day!
Take heart, ye faint and fearful,
Your cross with courage bear;
So rany a face row fearful
Shall shine in glory there;
Where all the sorrow is bansshed.
The tears are wiped away;
And AL eternity shall be


An endless sabbath Day
All. there are empty places,
Since last we mingled here:
There will be missing faces
When we meet another year.
Bat heart to heart, before we part,
Now altogether pray
That we may meet in heaven TO spend
The eterna, Sabbath Day!
Year: 1879

A pickpocket taken with bis hand
in some one else's pocket endeavor-
ing to invent sill manner of impossible
explanations of the phenomenon.
What's the use of trying to lie about
it so clumsily ?" said the Magistrate.
benevolen,ly; haven't you law
yer ?n