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Year: 1879

.THR UNFORTUNATE accident on the
narrow gauge Camden and Atlantic
railroad will, it is feared, create pub
lie sentiment against narrow gauge
roads in general and against the Camden
and Atlantic in particular. Had the
accident resulted from q warped rail-,
. misplaced switch, or an undermined
embs Dkment, .fsults which could have
bseu seen and corrected beforehand, it
ooull have been no more excusable
than the gross oarelessness Of somebody
in SLOWING two trains to run together
which could be seen when they were a
miles or mere apart. Amongst the
killed are the conductor and three
braksm.n Of the passenger express who
died nobly and bravely at their post Of
duty but who cannot testify in regard
10 this unfortunate affair. That acci-
dents will occur sometimes is unavoid,
able, but that such an accident should
OCCUR as that of Thursday is inexcusa-
bic, and the officers Of the Camden Il
Atlantic marrow gauge road will reap
their reward by diminished travel and
. less number of excursions, for the
employment Of incompetent or careless
officials. No doubt the Narrow Gauge
road is just as safe Is any other road,
but it will be hard to make the public
believe it unless Thursdays accident is
thoroughly and truthfully investigated
and change made in those who have
charge of running the train on schedule
ume.
Year: 1879

minority Of about 10000 when they


were united it is hard to see what they


can gain by dividing and running two
teams. However it is none Of our busi-
ness anyhow, but il the late Democratic
plan adopted in Mississippi was adopt
ed there might be just little danger
in running an independent Democratic
ticket in Philadelphia. ....-ss,
Year: 1879

THE four cadets dismissed from West


Point for "hazing" are to be permitted


to return, but their punishment will
not end with this action, for the offend
ing cadets are to te degraded to the
lower class and will thus be compelled
to associate with those on whom they
practiced their cruelties. The idea il
a good ene and the plan might be
adopted with profit by many colleges
Year: 1879

The coming election in Ohio is regard
cd BY this citizens OF the entire coun'
try as one Of the most important thai
has ever taken place, as 1t will have a
great influence upon the election OF the
next President Of the United States.
The candidates, Msssrs. Foster and Ew-
ing, are very popular with their re-
spsctive parties, being Of more than or
dinary ability, and possessing in a
high degree all the qualifications ne
cessary to discharge the duties OF the
Office of Governor. In fact they are
what is called strong men and attract
the people to them by their mental aud
social abilities. They are both good
speakers, and are making an active
canvass of the entire State. The vote
will therefore be an exceedingly large
one, and yet OIL account of the Green
back heresies Of Ewing and the sympa'
thy of his party with the Southern
bulldozers, we believe that he will be
defeated, and Ohio will head the col
umn Of Republican States in the COM
ing contest between the friends and
enemies of true liberty. In conversing
with an intelligent and observant gen.
tlsman of Dayton short time since, We
were assured that the Republican ma
jority might safely be put down At
10, 900, and II might possibly reach
81, 900.


This opinion was based on the ground
Of the earnestness manifested by the
Republicans generally, every man
seeming to realize the importance OF
the contest, and the majority having
their fists doubled up as though ready
to fight. This fact is significant Of a
full vote, and full vote in Ohio al
| ways ensures Republican triumph
Year: 1879

ZACH. CHANDLER was just the man to
enthuse the stalwart Republicans Of
Maine. Sherman had just been down
there and set them straight on the Il
nances and the sturdy old Michigandel
following in his footsteps told the peo'
ple about their duties as loyal citizens
Between the two Maine will be VOL
back from the heresy Of Greenbackisn
which carried her away from her old
political moorings year ago.
Year: 1879

THE Republican newspapers escape
some of the animosities that disturb the
rank and file of their own party by con
tinually looking up candidates for the
Presidency for The Democrats and dis
cussing their fitness to be nominated by
the Democratic National Convention.
If the Democratic candidate was cert ain
to be elected our opponents could not
evince more anxiety about our choice.
Perhaps this is The case but if so Demo
cratic newspapers don't seem to know
1t. AT all events we think it would be
as well if the Independents and Re-
publicans who do not mean to support
the choice of the Democratic party in
any event would attend little more TO
their own affairs. Whether Blaine
or Sherman should be pushed off to
make way for third term for Grant,
might be discussed by our radical friends
with more advantage to their readers
The Democrats desire to make their OWL
selection without quite so much outside
interference.
Year: 1879

hotels, redundant in every pleasure Of
life and pastime, to be reached from


town at any kour of the day, families
not under social bondage to places like
Saratoga or Newport are in no hurry TO
decide whittier their ultimate Summers
out-of-townings shall tend. Hence il
behooves the whilom uusOlieitous land
lords of the formerly over-crowded
hostelries of the Catskill Mountains,


West Point, and so on, to join the less
ostentatious class Of hotel men in timely
newspaper advertisements of their es-
Establishments, while the innumerable
purveyors of "delightful country board,
with boating and fishiDg," are under
bidding each other for patronage at q
rate promising unusually economical
rustication for the modest customers of
farmhouse fare. 1t is too early yet to
see what effect the Long Branch ocean
pier may have in rendering that breezy
resort a rival of Coney Island for the
favor Of the short-trip public; but
all signs point to very full city until
late in the season and q consequent
great multitude of casual jaunters to be
competed for by all such near-at-hand
refugees from the midday heats of the
next six weeks. AUGUST.
Year: 1879

This department OF the NEW NORTHWEST is
TO be devoted to the household, lawn and gar
den. Correspondents having new and tried
recipes for any department Of domestic Occu-
patton will confer public favor by contribu-
ing to this column


A few handfuls of gypsum or plaster,
if sprinkled around where slOps are
thrown, will absorb all the bad odOrs,
and materially lessen the size Of DOCTORS
bills.


BARLEY SOUP.-TwO pounds Of shin
Of beef, quarter Of pound of pearl bar
ley, a large bunch Of parsley, four
onions, six potatoes, salt and pepper,
four quarts of water. Put in all the in
gradients, and simmer gently for three
hours.


SAvORY TOAsTs.-Cut some slices OF
bread free from crusts about half an
inch thick, and two inches and half
square; butter the tops thickly, spread a
little mustard on them, and then cover
them with deep layer Of grated cheese
and ham seasoned rather highly with
cayenne; fry them in butter, but do not
turn them in the pan; lift them out,
and place them in a Dutch oven for
four minutes, to dissolve the cheese;
serve them very hot.


RAISED BIsCUIT.-One quart milk,
three fourths cup lard or butter (half
and half is good, three-fOurths cup
yeast, two tablespOOnfuls white sugar,
one teaspOOnful salt, flour to make a
soft dough; mix over night, warming
the milk slightly aud melting the but
ter; in the morning roll out into sheet
three-quarters of an inch thick; cut
into round cakes; set these closely to-
gether in a pan; let them rise twenty
minutes; bake twenty minutes.


GINGERBREAD. The following rec
ipe produces superior thin gingerbread;
Flour, one pound; carbonate Of magne-
sia, quarter of an ounce; mix add mo-
lasses, half a pound; moist sugar, quar-
ter of pound; melted butter, two ounces;
tartaric acid dissolved in little water,
one drachm. Make a stiff dough, then
add powdered ginger and cinnamon
(cassia), Of each, one drachm; grated
nutmeg, one ounce; set it aside for half
an hour, and put it in the oven. It
should not be kept longer than two or
three hours, at the utmost, before being
baked.


BUTTERNILK GRAHAM CAKES
Take three cups of rich buttermilk;
add to it one teaspOOnful of soda, dis
solved in hot water; mix with it one
large handful of boiled flour, and enough
Graham flour TO make it as stiff as
griddle cakes; put in a pinch of salt,
and one egg thoroughly beaten. Put
gem pan on the stove and heat it very
hot; butter the apertures and turn in
the batter. Let it stand on the stove
until the bubbles rise in the batter; then
bake in hot oven for twenty minutes.
These are more delicious than cakes
raised with yeast.
Year: 1879

little GOODNESS. for it could be nothing
more. She couldn't oppose US always.
She has only tried to frighten you by
talking as she has done. | know IL; |
am sure Of 1t; but you will not believe
me, and insist upon all this because in a
moment of excitement you gave fool
ish promise. / say it is better to break
than TO keep such a promise. Once
more ask you to be my wife, and trust
to me to manage this business with my
mother. Will you?" And the young
man stopped before her once more and
waited in breathless suspense, while the
fair face before him was bowed in dis
tress. and the slender white hands were
nervously clasping each other.


She tried TO speak calmly, but her
voice seemed choking her, and she could
only whisper;


"I cannot"


The young man grasped his hat, and
turning away, said, in a hoarse voice:


81 see have been mistaken. You do
not love me. / have been a miserable
fool. But 1 will not trouble you any
more. If you ever need help, for the
sake Of our old friendship, let me know
it,"


He could not trust himself to clasp her
hand in parting, so he moved slowly to
the door, feeling as if youth, hope and
happiness were all left behind. He laid
bis hand on the door, and turned for one
last look and goodbye, but started at
though he could scarcely believe his
eyes. There, almost touching him,
stood Elinor, her hands clasped, her
eyes, full OF unshed tears, timidly raised
to his with look of tender reproach,
mingled with unutterable affection. He
gazed like one in dream for a moment;
but that look was not to be misunder-
stood, and, almost overcome with sud
den excess Of joy, he clasped her close in
his arms, feeling that earth could offer
him no greater bliss. He did not think;
he only felt, and wished dreamily that
they were alone on some fair South Sea
isle, out OF the cruel world, with only
the soft plash OF the Summer waves in
their ears, only the evergreen foliage
aud the blue arch above them, and the
faithful sea guarding them ever from in
trusion.


They stood thus, 'fn silence too deep
for words" a few moments, aud then
Elinor's voice, low and sweet, reused
her lover from his dreams.


ITO be continued
Year: 1879

ter. And now the overworked and ex-
ceedingly enterprising Washington
Monument Commission have taken a
rest Tor the Summer. Nobody can dis
cover anything they have done for
months but they came together the
other cay and soIemnly resolved to sus-
pend during the hot weather. When
these poor fellows are put under the sod.
perhaps somebody will suggest that the
old rusty shaft, now under their pro-
lection, be dedicated to their memories


DON PEDRO.
Year: 1879

This department OF the NEW NORTHWEST is
to be devoted to the household, lawn and gar
den. Correspondents having new and tried
recipes for any department Of domestic Occu-
patton will confer public favor by contribu-
ing TO this columnI
Year: 1879

Cecil Wing 1t is estimated that II
the bill reducing taxation on tobacco shall


become . law, the revenue will suffer q
loss OF Sl5, 10000 year. Yet even the
Independent Bayard so far forgot himself
In contemplating the Kentucky vote that
he supported the measure.


MiddletowD Transcript :-"County d.


vision," subject that was considerably


agitated At about the time OF convenin I


of the Legislature, AMI which was rec
ommended by Gov. Cochran in his sec
ond biennial message, seems to have al


most dropp d out Of notice now. Per
haps the Legislature is absorbed with
more important matters.


CecH Democrat Hayes proposes 10


avail himself Of the last opportunity and
have all the appointments he can con-
tirned by the Senate before the majority


becomes Democratic This is very wise
in Rutherford. After the fourth of March


he will not only have to trust to Demo.
cratic Senate to confirm his nominations
but he may lose the invaluable advice
and support of his dear Kellogg.


Milford Ne,cs:-The Legislature ought
TO make provision for the publication Of
the laws, or at least the most important


ones In all the leading ne wspapers of the
State, so that the people can know what
they are. No State in the Union gives 80
little publicity tn its statutes as our own.
Important bills, under consideration
ought also to be published in order that


the people may write approvingly or


otehrwise to their representatives in rsla-
ton to them. Such publication would


give the people that intelligent supervision


over the doings of their representatives


which they ought to have.


Milford Chronicle just now there is


quarrel in Congress over an amendment


TO the main appropriation bill which is
intended to repeal the test oath in re-
gard TO jurors, and II looks probable that
this senseless disylav of Democratic grit
and Republican obstinacy may result in


the holding of an extra session of Con
gress, which is not a thing to be desired
by the taxpayers Of the country.
Dover Sentinel The Kent County
Agricultural Association has been con-
verted into State Agricultural Society.
viii the citizens of New Castle and Sus-
sex join in the effort to have frst-class
State Association 4? We are all equally
iitArestad
Year: 1879

This morning there was a fine setter
dog IN the dog cell, at the City Hall,
aw waiting an owner. The dog is orange
and white, and the Chief has no desire to
Kill it, as the owner no doubt values him
very highly.
Year: 1879

fore the Social Science Association.


"Two or three hours mental work


daily throughout the year would be
far better than the present system.
Poor parents cannot afford to give
the whole time of their children to
the schools, and it is better for the
ehilds moral and future usefulness
that they cannot. Some kind Of
handieraft should be begun in the
primary school and should follow
pupils all the way through, as it
would greatly benefit both their
moral and physical culture, and
make them more useful and health
full. The time under twelve years
should be divided thus, to insure fu-
ture health and usefulness. Twelve
hours in bed three at mental, three
at manual work, and six in open air
exercise of some kind OF other, cul-
tivating 5he soil the most heaIthful
and invigOrating. CrOwding into
the cities Of all, and especially the
poor, should be discouraged. Each
family should have its own plot Of
ground for the exercise and work of
the children"
Year: 1879

The teachers of Highland county,
so far as we have observed, are very
anxious to know who Turner is.
Having never heard of him, we were
not able to reply to their inquiries.
We will give an item or two this
week. He is a kind of an itinerant
teacher; is said to have taught in
Ross and Adams counties; came
to Highland, attended the Union
School and received a certificate for
twelve months. "Go thou and do



We have a better feeling toward
Turner now. We thought his ar
ticles were malicious, but now we
think that he knew no better.
Year: 1879

There seems to be a general re
joicing and -clapping of hands all
over the State over the final adjourn
ment of the Ohio Legislature. It
was the first and only body of the
kind that the people were sending
in petitions demanding its adjourn
ment.-T EEcbaRgs.
Year: 1879

Colonel T. NJ. Anderson writes to
the Columbus Democrat, on the
Army Bill: "YOu have here in Co
lumbus one of the largest garrisons
east of the Mississippi. Do you
suppose the people of Ohio fear its
interference at the polls? There is
not a precinct in the State at which
the people could not destroy it.
What nonsense! What an insult
to the courage and independence of
the voters Of this country An
army Of 100000 could not Overawe
them, and more than that, an army
Of 100000 could not be found that
would attempt it.
Year: 1879

A few days ago q man died near
San Fernando, and his friends &C.
cided to hold an Irish wake. The
corpse was stretched on q bench
and covered with cloth. After
the parties had sat around the body
for couple of hours, it occurred to
them that q bucket of beer would
not be amiss, and one of the boys
went out to get the cheering bever-
age.


AS soon as he was gone, his
friends removed the body to an.
other room, and one of the walkers,
with awful levity, stretched him
self on the bench and, assuming
the rigidity of u dead man, allowed
himself to be covered with the
cloth.


AT this iuncture an old lady and
an old man entered the room for
the purpose of helping to watch the
body and probably also to help
drink the beer.


On returning, the messenger
placed the foaming stuff on the ia
BILE and proceeded to dip it out to
the crowd. Suddenly the supposed
corpse raised himself stitfiy on the
bench, and said: "Ow! ow! but l
want some o. that meself." This
was sufficient to set off the poor
uninitiated fellow, who jumped
through the window with an un-
earthly yell, carrying away with
him sash and glass in his hurry.
The old man made for the window
at 1:25 gait and got clear away.
The old lady bolted for the same
place of exit but tainted near the
window-sll, while the cold sweat
broke out over her wrinkled brow.
The old man and his wife have
since recovered, but they cannot be
prevailed upon to attend another


wake. AS for the beer carrier he
has not been heard from since and


is believed to have gone to Arizona
Year: 1879

away. The two men were thrown
out of tho buggy and slightly in.
jured. After running several
blocks the runaway collided in
front of Messrs. Lips 81 Craigue's g
store, on Los Angeles street, with
another buggy driven by a Mexi-
can and both vehicles were utterly
wrecked, and Lucas's horse was
hurt in the shoulder.


We have been creditably in
formed that the railroad authori-
ties at Wilmington have made ar
rangements to vigorously prosecute
the dredging of the harbor, and
they seem confident that they will
be able to increase the depth of
water at the wharf to such an ex-
tent that vessels drawing twenty
feet will have no difficulty in com.
ing up alongside of it. This will
be a vast improvement and Is
bound to increase the shipping at
Wilmington.


A lively runaway took place yes
terday morning on Main street. AS
the proprietor of the wagon
was getting on the seat his
foot slipped and he fell down be-
meath the hind feet of the horses,
hurting his thumb and the back of
his head in the fall. The horses
became frightened and started off
at at tremendous gait. Considering
the number of carriages and people
who were on the street at the time,
1t is marvellous that no one got
killed. The horses continued their
mad career until they reached the
Plaza, where they ran against a
tree and got stopped, with hardly
any damage to themselves or to the
wagon. Ex-City Clerk Caswell had
a narrow escape from being crushed
by the runaway team, and II 1t had
not been for Officer Thorpe's pres
ence of mind, who, being oD horse
back, made them change their d.
rection by riding against them.
Mr.. Caswell would undoubtedly
have been run oyer and injured.


A woman was murdered at Will
mington some time on Wednesday
night. She was a Mexican who
lead bad life and was known by
the name of Adela. On the night OF
the killing she and another wom-
an, accompanied by a man named
Isidoro Mendez, went into several
saloons aud drank quantity of
liquor. What happened afterwards
has not yet been clearly establish
ed, but the unfortunate Adela was
discovered this morning shot dead
with bullet through the eye.
Mendez, who is believed to have
committed the murder, has fled
and, so far, has evaded the officers.
The other woman was arrested yes
terday morning and taken before
Justice Savage. She denies all
completely in the commission of
the crime and says that she saw
Mendez do the shooting. Details
regarding the murder are scarce
and up to late hour last night
Coroner Harmon had not been no.
titled. AT the Sheriff IS office no
information had been received.
Year: 1879

The coroner who put out in small boat and chased a body five miles down the Miss issippi river only to find it was Paul Boyton, says such nonsense ought to be stopped. He thinks Boyten has no right to fool with the best interests of this country
Year: 1879

hphhDuEys

 The lecture at tho Opera House on Tuesday evening by Rev. T. Dewitt Tal. mage was brilliant affair. The rov- crened gentleman should spell his name with double l.. One who saw him for the first time Is immediately impressed with the fact of his high standing Next with that wonderful mouth of his. Good ness, what a mouthl We see now in d new light the utility of side whiskers if they did not put Il bar to further spread ing his mouth would spread from car to ear. It is genuine Henry Clay month, as any one familiar with the portrait of of that distinguished statesman could not fail to notice. only it out-clays Clay--a talking mouth--a truly eloquent mouth. And such facial expression was never vouchsafed to any other mortal! His subject was Bright and Happy Homes" /" He built up an ideal house and moved in and took his audience with him and showed them all about it from kitchen to bedroom, and kept talking all the while, throwing out some most brilliant senten- ccs, and telling all manner of stories. His humor is irresistible. and his elo- quence equals his humor. He tells q story as no man without his mouth and face can. In describing his house and household and the accessories of a hap | py home, he finds occasion to give some unmeYciful thrustS at Shams and throws out hot shot that go whizzing through the | house like shells from d mortar, but tenn | pers it with a bit of droll humor that con- vulses the audience with laughter. The audience was not large. It was not a profitable venture for the firemen, ir whose interest the lecture was given

 They arc considerably out of pocket, ano the property owners and business mer propose to make it up to them. Some inferior entertainments arc better at

 tended, but even they are not up to the wishes and expectations of the managers

 and when they fall short in q place likt this you may be sure there Is surfeit O.

 entertainments, The fact Is we Dan

 burians are entertained too much. w, are played to and sung to and all sorts o

 stories are told us to amuSe, and al

 sorts of information ilnparted to us. WI

 are amused. laugh, and are greatly prof

 ted, but we are lndulged to death. Ant l the expense crowds hard upon our ciga bills and saloon tux and other necessarie

 of life. HORACE.