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Year: 1879

There are now two bills in the Legislature
providing for promoting immigration. The
first places all the duties of the business in
the hands of the secretary, who, if the bill
passes, will be the alpha and omega of the
matter. The second provides board COM
posed of the Governor, secretary of State,
treasurer, and Sam Fl. Nichols, who shall do
divers and sundry things and have $4,000
to do it with.


The true plan of conducting this immi-
grafton business was outlined in the GLOBE
q year ago. The Commissioner of Statistics
should be as competent man as the State
affords, and he should be er cffcio, Immi-
grafton Commissioner or Secretary. He
should be selected entirely independent of
politics and for his fitness simply. It would
be we'll to have an immigration Board to
serve without compensation. The sugges-
ton which has been made for Board COM
posed of Bishop Ireland and the Land Com
missioners of the various land grant rail-
roads in tie State, is most excellent. Bishop
Ireland has not only given evidence of his
<ASe%A LII olAo AIooo0A3 Out LIZ Atto SlfOA tuo
practical demonstrations of his qualifoa-
tions. The land grant railroads are all
directly interested in securing immigration
to this State, and their land commissioners
are men of experience who are all immigra-
tion agents and abundantly competent to
select and direct State Secretary.
If these gentlemen could be ap-
pointed a Board of Immi-
grafton and given the authority to appoint
the Commissioner of Statistics, it would be
a wise arrangement. The appointment
could be made subject to confirmation by the
Senate, if thought best, but that is the near
est approach to politics which should be
allowed. 1t is hardly likely that any CON
tingency would arise where the Senate would
treat such an appointment as political.


It is all important that the legislature
should act both wisely and literally in this
matter, as no question more vital will be
under consideration this session.
Year: 1879

The industry displayed by the legislature,
yesterday, was highly commendable. A few
more days of such work will decrease the
mass of business in the hands of the clerk.
The reputation of the legislature will be
made during the next three weeks.
Year: 1879

The battle in Ohio Is in the preparatory
stage, but the activities on both sidss indicate
that it will be severe and desperate. The
middle OF August, and then the fur and h1se
will fly Those 0hioans are never at the1T
best save when they ara fighting each otneE.~
Year: 1879

CHICAGO, July 25-There Is considerable
interest in this city over the fight between
the Interstate Industrial Exposition. The
former have determined that the exposition
people shall pay rental for the use Of the
lake front, which belongs to the city, or else
remove their building The proposition is
hack rental.
Year: 1879

Nothing adds more TO the happiness
OF home life than true politeness shone
at all times among the different members
of the family toward each other.


1t is singular fact that most people
treat those they love best with the leasi
respect; and this is probably the great
cause of inharmony in many homes.


Husbands, do you not remember in
your courting days how particular You
were IN your action, conversation and
personal appearance?


And wives, have you forgotten how
you always took care to appear TO the
best advantage when your lover was
present?


All! surely many of you, husbands and
wives. have forgotten one thing, and that
is, to cultivate politeness In your homes;
and consequently your children seem
ingiy have no respect for father, mother,
sister nor brother.


Some may argue that an adherence to
| the rules OF politeness brings about too
| much formality in the home circle. Bet
| ter a little formallty that too much
familiarity in expression or action.
Should son treat another lady with
more marked respect than his mother ;
| Should daughter treat another's father
with more veneration than her own?
Is there q place IN the universe where
the gem CT loving hearts should shine
more brightly than in the home?
Then cultivate politeness; it is tina
which will keep inharmony from You
| door and bind the household together II
the dissoluble bonds of love.
Year: 1879

EUROPEAN Perry One
of the chief bless ings of being q citizen
of the United States is that freedom from
a host of minute and distressing regula-
tions which weigh with almost crushing
force upon the inhabitants of France
and Germany. In England, too, the
petty rules and laws are almost suffoca-
ting. It is their uselessness against
which the American rebels, but when he
ventures to demonstrate In Europe, he
encounters only cold indifference or
open hostility. He is looked upon as
more or less inimical to order because
he does not believe in being ordered all
the time. 81 have bought and sold
houses in my time" said charming


American lady to an agent of the Paris


ian Gas Company, with much less
trouble than you have made me pass


through simply for introducing gas pipes
into my apartment. There were ever SO


many papers to sign; there were men


who came to watch other men, and other


men who came to watch and inspect them:
and the fuss became intolerable. One
day an Englishman living in quiet
street in Paris, took fancy he would
like to keep a pig in his back yard. What


was his amazement on discovering that
permission must be had from certain
! municipal authorities before the animal


could be maintained on the premises.
OFF he went grumbling, like the true
Englishman he was. He was sent to one
Office where he had to sign little paper


and pay q few sous; then to another,


where he had to get some ones signature


and disburse more SOUS Then he was


directed to yet another administration
| where stamp was placed on the docu-
| ment, which now began to look as i'm
portant as commission from the Presi-
| dent of the United States. By this time
the Englishman was wild with rage.
| Look here" he said at the fourth and
last official bureau to which he was sent,
do You think this paper viii be valid
| unless we have the pigs signature on


it?' ssoh, perfectly. sir" answered the


employee, who was too polite to allow


that he understood the joke, but who
could scarcely repress smile. It took


more paper and stamps to house and pro-
tect that pig than il did to write the


Declaration of Independence Edscard
King i,a Boston Journal.
Year: 1879

The PASTORS Bible Glass of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church extend cordial
welcome to the members of the various
congregations and the general public to
the opening of their new room this
evening. There will be an excellent
programme of music and speeches by
ministers of the various denominations
appropriate to the occasion.
Year: 1879

or the diseases incident to humanity
none is more appalling than CHAMBERS.
A dreadful case occurred in London
last month. Aphysician reported that
he saw the girl in hospital. A portion
of her head was eaten away and the
bone exposed in two places. The mag
istrats who examined the case said that
he knew an engineer who died, from
glanders in three days, in consequence
Of the horse attached to cab in which
he was conveyed throwing off some
matter which fell upon her. Twenty
years ago a lady Of high rank in Paris
was caressing her beautiful carriAgs
horses. She had tiny wound in her
hand and a little glaadsroi matter from
the horses nostril got upon it. She
died in dreadfsl commissions. 1t is
much better to put = piscs OF plaster
over broken skin, however small.
Year: 1879

Yesterdays REPUBLICAN contained a
report of an interview by reporter Of
that paper with Mrs. J. D. Watson in
in reference to report OF an
arrest of Mrs. Watson on Saturday
night at the United States Hotel, on a
warrant for debt of sl9.03, issued at
the instance of Mrs. NJ. L. Riley pro-
prietress of variety store at 22S King
street. Though the interview was
correctly reported by our reporter Mrs
Riley desires US TO say that tn gr It \
part OF the conversation alleged BY Mrs.
Watson to have taken place did not
occur at all. Mrs. Riley states that the
whole affair was mistake, that Mrs.
| Watson was not the woman who got the
goods, and this she told her as soon as
she saw her.


Afterwards fearing that she had not
done Mrs. Watson full justice for the
annoying mistake that had been made,
she went to see Mrs. Watson and made
a personal apology with which Mrs.
Watson seemed perfectly satisfied and
voluntarily promised that the affair
would not b. made public in the papers
so far as she was concerned. In refer
ence to the manner in which she was
deceived, Mrs. Riley says that some is
months ago, woman came into her
store, giving her name as Mrs. Judge
Watson of Philadelphia, and stated
that she was going to Dover and that
she wanted pair of thread gloves, but
at she had not money sufficient to pay
for them.


Mrs. Riley thinking that a pair of
thread gloves wonld be small 10
anyhow, referred her to one of her
clerks to be waited upon. The wo-
man stated to the clerk that Mrs. Riley
had given her permission to get few
things on credit and she did not stop
until she had rolled up bill Of sl9.O3
and then took her departure.


1t will easily be seen frop the fore
going how Mrs. Riley made mistake
for which she is. really not to blame,
and we regret very much that anything
which appeared IN the REPUBLICAN
should appear to reflect on Mrs. Riley's
conduct.
Year: 1879

THE ANNUAL REPORT of the Postmaster Gen.
eral will show the condition of the department
and service to be excellent The deficit for the
fiscal year is S3,0OOOO0; for the last year it was
s.. 900 900.
Year: 1879

THERE WILL BE NO REGULAR PENSION FUND
this month. Up to date about nine hundred
thousand pension arrears claims have been paid.
1t is not expected that the total amount of arrears
claims paid during the present month will
amount to much over one million. In conSe-
quence handsome reduction. fully six millions,
in the public debt will be made.
Year: 1879

MADRID, October 24.-Among the
members OF the parliamentary majority
it is believed that the bill for the gradual
abolition OF slavery, drawn up by the
Committee on Cuban Reforms will be
rejected by the the minority or will have
TO undergo important notifications, s
it would he impossible to postpone the
complete abolition of slavery for tan
wears.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Gregg Replies 70 Ar. Dean.
For the Daily Republican.


MRssRs. EDIroRs Your correspon
dent, VIM. Dean, makes some absurt
infersncss and whimsical assertions IL
his communication on Wednesday
October lst, in regard to the case b.
has on hand "that may be Of much in
terest to the farmers generally" The
killing Of sheep by dogs. Mr.. Deans
farm adjoins the town Of Newark and
his fighting qualities with the citizens
Of the village on roads, streets or any
improvement that will be a benefit "a
the place Is we'll known in the Hun
dred which he lives in. Now that his
revengeful wrath is upon the dogs he
is coming nearer his equals, but l ask
him not to blame the dog, when they
are not guilty Of killing his sheep.


President Purnell, Of Delaware Col
lege, had dog that did run some Of his
sheep and broke the the leg Of one of
them, but Mr.. Dean sent him q note to
shut his dog up or he would destroy it..
l do not know whether this was "one
Of the half starved worthless dogs
owned by person worth even less than
his dog" he alludes to or not. He asks
the question, shave farmers any pro-
lection for their sheep from dogs ?" Is
our Representative SO ignorant Of the
laws Of Delaware that he does not know
that there is dog tax collected in the
State, and all sheep destroyed by dogs
the owner gets full value for them, and
many Of them are appraised above val.
ue! If am correctly informed one Of
the collectors collected four hundred
and one dollars in ona year in White
Clay Creek Hundred in dog tax, and
might safely state that there have not
been twenty sheep killed in the hun
dred for the last twoyears. My garden
is separated from VIM. Deans field by
hedge.


l pay my dog tax. Is there no pro.
lection for me Is the law so one sid
ed that he can destroy my property
without any redress. Am / to be annoy
ed with rifle bullets whistling around
my ears, and do not know the moment
that some of my family will be shot,
and then to be subjected to having
poison sprinkled all around the foot Of
my garden ? keep no ours. The
dogs keep are Of the fox hound breed
and are Of high stock and am willing
to pay any damage and hold myself
responsible for any depredations that
my dogs commit. Tam quite willing
to put up with the annoyance of half
starved lambs and sheep, and shall
give the turkey -buzzards all the har.
Dor they can find on my premises as
long as they keep the air pure from
the stencil Of dead sheep.


May his appeal to the moral cour-
age Of the legislators to pass law that
will give protection to sheep, at the
same time induce them to insert a
clause in it that will give the same
protection to dogs. As workingmen
we want some privileges in this great
and free Republic Of ours. The time
has not arrived yet for foreigners to
come over and monopolize our land and
make it worse than the greatest despotic
power in Europe. 1t is my intention
to try this case in our courts if he ap-
peals from the decision of Esquire
Springer. Respectfully, RoBTRT GREGG,
NEWARK, Del.
Year: 1879

Last evening as "Budd' Gnmoy,
colored, was going up stairs at his
Walnut street above Eighth,
he saw a figure of white man in his
wife's bed chamber. He didn't object to
his wife receiving white gentlemen as
visitors as custom AID propriety war
ranted but he objected most seriously
to them disturbing the sanctity OF his
household by wandering around with
his wife through his bed chamber. IL
went for that man and that white ipdi-
vidual went out Of the window with the
air of man deeply intent on business.
Gumby went down stairs pell NELL and
rushed into the yard. The white man
in jumping from the window lit upon
the edge of fence and as he rolled
over the ground Budd came up witha log
of wood a chair or some similar weapon
and dealt the man blow. The white
man jumped to his feet but as he got
we'll under way for the back fence
another well directed whack from Gum
by laid him out. Before the blow
could be repeated the man recovered
and mounting the back fence sped
along in the direction Of Walnut street
along which he was rapidly pursued by
the irate Gumby. Hearing the disturb
ance Officer Kane put in an appearance
and arrested the white man and brought
him to the hall. After hearing the
facts in the case the prisoner was re-
leased. The man is resid mt OF THU
city.
Year: 1879

Young Mems Ch srity Assoc ctatiOn.
The ball Of the above association to be
given il Webster's Dancing Academy
on New Years Eve should not be for
gotten by those who wish to spend an
enjoyable evening, while at the same
time they NAV aid a worthy object.
Year: 1879

The excursion to Luray cave will
start tonight at 1855, in order to be
in Winchester at the unveiling OF the
Confederate monument at that place.
From there the excursionists proceed
to Luray cave. The tickets are low,
and the opportunity for our citizens to
epioy fine trip is good one.
Year: 1879

The CASE OF Col. W. FISK Town
SEND, now before the Legislature, is as
founding to most of our people. We had
not the remotest idea that that gentle
man had given way to the demon of in
TEMPERANCE. He holds one of the most
important county offices, and it is not
surprising that the sober, moral and re-
flecling men of Sussex should demand
his removal. Those who drank with him
and led him on may well reflect upon the
misery that now befalls him and his
family.
Year: 1879

stringent even to absolute non-inter-
course, this board has no power TO In
terfere. 1t is only when the State or
local authority refuses to take even the
precaution considered indispensable
by this board that we can take action
legally in the matter. In the next place
! would observe that this board is not
expected TO do all the work Of preyen-
ton nor TO pay for the doing OF
such work. The State and local
boards should first do what they can,
and then we can come in TO supplement
their efforts TO aid and cooperate. In
the term of the law it is, therefore, the
duty of the State and local authorities to
keep the National Board fully informed
on the following points, viz:


|. AS to what rules and regulations
they have adopted.


2. AS to how far they can carry out
the rules and regulations.


3. AS to what aid they think it neces-
sary that the National Board should fur
nish in order that the proper rules and
regulations may be enforced.


With regard to this request for aid, de-
tails should be given. This Board cannot
place money in the hands of the local
board to be expended at the discretion
of the latter. 1t must be known what
the money is TO be used for, whether for
hire of Inspectors or Police; for pur-
chase of disinfectants; for erection OF
sheds for purposes OF establishing local
quarantine, etc. Please make these
points clear to the members of the
Council and let us have no unnecessary
delay in the action by the health officers
represented in this Council. need
hardly saw to you that il is the desire
of this Board TO do everything in its
power to preuent the spread OF
the yellow fever, by aiding State and
municipal boards of health i'll their ef-
forts to discover the first cases, TO isolate
them and thus stamp out the disease, as
well as carry out the usual systems OF
quarantine, and am glad to be able to
assure you that the Secretary OF the
Treasury is in accord with these views,
and has promptly approved special es-
innate made by this Board for funds to
aid the health authorities of Memphis,
and of the State of Tennessee to pre-
vent the spread of the fever to adjoining
States, but the power of this besides is
very small as compared with that pos
sessed by local authorities. One more
observation and am done. Don't let
quarantine occupy the attention of yonr
Council to the exclusion of municipal
which last is the great OBJ
jcct to be secured. Keep us fully in
formed as to your operations, and be
sure your recommendations will receive
very prompt attention. Very truly
yours, JOHN 5. BILLINGS,


Vice-Prestdent Natl Board OF Health.
Year: 1879

"Thc old brute is in there, sure
enough - Wits said. How wish |
had bucket OF nitro-glycrrin" 10 tuck
in after her y


Finally, We concluded to SIT oar guns
the whole OF them -spring.Son fash
ion, pointing into the crevIce.


Ned went up to II house about half u
mile off, and got some hemp twine.
While he was cone the rest of us cut
crotchcd stakes to res. the guns Ill, and
set them in the ground round the hole.
Five guns were set pointing into the don.


When Ned came back with the twinc
perfect network of lines was laid across
the mouth of the den, and each OF these
cross-lines ran round sta ke to the trig-
gers Of all the guns.


1t was nice job to fix them, and q
rather cfitical one when it came to put.
ting the lines on the triggers. The guns
were then cooked. Each one had been
loaded as heavily as we dared to load it.


BY the time we got our guns set it
was fairly dark, and we went off home
as fast as we could. Early next morn
ing, before either George or | was up, o
boy from the house where we got the
twine came in. The family had heard
the guns go off late in the evening. AS
soon rs it was light the boy had run
down and looked over the top of the
crag, and had seen the old wolf down on
the pebbles, Clicking" he said.


We were soon out of bed and down
by the crag; and sure enough the old
pest, that had done SO much mischief,
lay stretched out there, not kicking, but
stone dead.


She had gone some fifty fee1 Or more
from the mouth Of her den, though both
her fore.legs were broken by buck-shot,
and bullet had traversed the whole
length of her body. Three Of the guns
had been discharged when she tripped
the lines.


She was great bony, gal,nt, long
beast, the very embodiment Of rapacity
and tierceness. From muzzle to the tail
she measured but an inch short Of five
feet. We received a bounty of eight
dollars on her scalp.
Year: 1879

ing to himself, he spent Ill Friday night in
one Of the city parts thinking what courso
he should take. a policeman, who arrested
him on Twenty second street last evening up
on q warrant charging him with larceny as
bailec, was the only thing that prevented him
from spending just such another night
In the park. Like all such
victims Of their oWn 1nd1scret'on,
ne noor fellow tried to square hts accounts BY
irving bis notes for the amount, but he could
m LONGER be trusted, and his notes we're not
worth the raper moon which they we're written;
Last night be spent in wondering ho" he could
rnoney mon N such manner, but his wisdom nas
too late to be Of service.
Year: 1879

bv Lord Charles Bercsford that they are them
selves in favor Of retaining corporal punishment
We understand that steps are being taken to
contradict this assertion, which has been pub
licJy made bv an officer on full pay who has
assumed to speak Oh behalf Of the seamcn
and marines.
Year: 1879

Parties are daily arriving from Sono ra. About fifteen have reported here today. One party came from a small pueblo just below Magdalena; Gov Mariscal had them in prison; one night they overpowered the guard took possession of the arms and skip ped out for Arizona. All these people say there is no desire far war on the part of the masses. They have been involved in wars, and have fought for this man and that man untIl they are weary. Some bring their families with them, but the majority leave their families Tn Sonora hoping 10 return there as soon as peace Is restored.
Year: 1879

The n,ws that the President has ve toed the Anti-Chinese Bill fell like a thunder-bolt on the Pacific Coast, or al least that part of il in the neighbor hood of San Feanciscn, and the feel ings of the populace were wrought up accordingly. We should not be at all surprised to hear of riotous outbreaks consequent upon this denial of Cali fornias pet measure; it would be very much like human nature, If disap- pointed and indignant people should explode themselves after such fash ion, and murder few Chinese to em- phasiZe it. Snll it Is 10 be hoped that nothing of the kind may occur; and that better judgement may prevail to the extent of reviewing the matter proposed in the vetoed Jill. For cer tainly a calm review of lhe bill and the circumstances attending and the consequences to follow II, will place a man pretty nearly in the pgsilIon taken by the President, who saw in it an overbearing departure from the line of conduct hitherto followed by the United States in it's relation with treaty powers, and a contemptuous and unnecessary snub toward nation with whom we are at peace, and whose good will we ought to keep. The persistency with which the advocates of the bill refused to make any con- sessions for courtesy's sake, defeated their measure and they have them selves to thank for their dlsappoinI- ment
Year: 1879

SAID a good friend this morning: " Talk about Edison and his making an important invention every week Edison is nothing to the editor of THE CITIZEN, who has to invent for d daily paper every day but Sunday"
Year: 1879

JAY GOULD recently sold 10000 shares ol Union Pacific stock to New York syndicate. for $7,2OO.0O0. It is supposed that this sale will take Gould out of the Directory of the Union Pacific
Year: 1879

At the police court last evening there
was one prisoner arraigned on the
charge of being drunk. He was fined so
cents and cost.


This morning Alfred Trumbull, color
ed, was given hearing on the charge
of using abusive and threatening Ian
guage towards Mr.. M. M. Cleaver. Mr..
Cleaver testified to a colored woman
living at his house and prisoner going
there ON several occasions threatening
to take the woman's life. What the
witness desired was that the prisoner
be kept away from his house. Witness
said the woman had left his house, and
that the defendant had not called there
since.s


The prisoner was required to pay the
cost in the case.