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Year: 1879

HAYES is slated for several political
speeches while out examining big pumpkins
and eating free lunches. Some one ought
to ask him just how many villains he has
appointed to Office for helping to swindle
him into the White House.
Year: 1879

THE four returning board whelps of
Louisiana, who helped to swindle Hayes into
office ought to be with him while he swings
around the circle. Will the Journal state
whether or not these four scamps are now
NTH Havas2
Year: 1879

1t will be seen from reading the follow


ing clipping from tho Raymond Gazette


that the Directory of the Natchez jackson


Columbus Railroad are not asleep as


some suppose, but are making an honest
ehort to push the work on the road ahead.


We hope they will be successful in securing
the cheap transportation spoken of, and that
ere long Natchez and Jackson will be cons
nected by rail:


We are informed upon good authority
that an effort will be made by the Directory
at an early day to complete the Natchez and
Jackson Railroad through Kinds county,
and that work will be commenced at Jack.
son, provided low rates of freight can be
secured upon the New Orleans road on the
transportation of the iron to be used. If
no other arrangement can be made, it has
been suggested that Col. Jones s. Hami.
ton could bring it from New Orleans IN his
boat, the 'Oliver Clifton" which he
launched onlya few days since. We only
nope our informatn is corr ect In what he
tells us, and we have every reason to
believe that he is.
Year: 1879

A friend assures us that he has seen, and


that any one who may take the trouble,


can see the second crop of pears this year,


now growing on tree in the garden OF


Mr.. Harrison Taylor, of this city. We


have seen specimens of the second crop of
plums this year grown on a tree in Mr.. H.
H. Smythes orchard. We have eaten from
the second crop of Irish potatos. grown this
year. and from an article in another coll
unn of this paper, it will be seen that
gentleman down the road is shipping his
second crop of Strawberries, of this years
growth All of which leads us to exclaim
that we are living in the greatest country
under the sun.
Year: 1879

We announce i'll the proper place Col. G..
A. Brougher as candidate for Clerk of the
House of Representatives. Col Brougher
was Clerk of the House in 1857, and again
reelected in 1863. During one of these
sessions the members presented him with
fine gold-headed walking cane. so we'll
pleased were they with his readiness and
splendid capacity to read and keep up the
difficult work of that office. In 1860, Col.
Brougher was nominated and elected Secre-
tary of State, and in this Office received
additional training for accuracy and COM
potency in all the details of clerical State
work. As to his eminent fitness for the
duties of the Office, none will entertain a
misgiving, and if he be elected he can
bring safe guarantee that the trust will
be discharged like master workman turns
off job.
Year: 1879

We give publicity to the following circu-
lar for the purpose of assisting an anxious
father to find an erring son. This city is
overrun with tramps, and it would be we'll
for our citizens to be on their guard, as the
genuine tramp is not particular as to what
he confscates, be he boy or a mule:
Year: 1879

a procession of the performers in costume and
paint, the band occupying the gaudy circus
carriage, the airs being, "In some far sultry
clime," and as the grave was filled his brother
clowns turned somersault over it.


A $4,000 monument is to be erected over
the grave of Major General Wool at the Troy
cemetery. 1t is to be of Maine granite, rs
feet high, the shaft being single stone 60 feet
high, weighing 100 tons. 1t is said to be the
largest stone shaft of the kind cut in the world
in 5000 years. Cleopatras Needle is only nine
feet longer.


The reported command of the King of
Burmah to put several females of the royal
family in chains and leave them to starve to
death is q fresh example of common form of
native cruelty. When the English were pre-
pairing to lombard Rangoon, the Burmese
Governor ordered several native Christians to
be hung up by the wrists and left to perish of
thirst and hunger A similar fate awaited the
English and American missionaries, who were
only saved by timely capture of the town.
Among the victims of this horrible practice
was lion which had been presented to the
King by the British government, and which
the native priest declared must die if Rangoon
should be saved. Accordingly the poor beast
was actually starved to death in his cage.
Year: 1879

Especial Despatch to the Press


RocKLAND, June 12.-It will be remember
ed that Sam Haines and a man named Shin
ners were arrested on the Point on suspicion of
being concerned in the recent burglaries in
this city. Both men were placed in the lock-
up. They were not closely confined, however,
and Haines was allowed to remain in an outer
room of the station with the keeper, Mr.. John
Robbins. Here he had access to various weap-
ons and last night he used one of them with
deadly effect. Between II and IL o'clock Rob
bins fell into doze. Seeing his opportunity
Haines seized an iron stove shaker and struck
the sleeping turnkey terrible blow over the
head, crushing in his skull and knocking him
to the floor He then rushed out of the sta
tion and made his escape. One of the prison.
ers gave the alarm and when the police ar
rived Robbins was found weltering in his blood
and nearly dead. The wound was dressed by
physicians and the victim was taken home
Late this evening he was alive, but recovery is
impossible.


AS soon as the facts were known men started
in various directions to look for the murderer.
The woods were secured all day, but without
capturing him. Rumors were afoat that he
had been seen several times, but none of them
are confirmed. A reward of 5000 is offered for
his capture. He is very desperate man and
it is believed will not be taken except after a
severe struggle.
Year: 1879

Wade Hampton Claims He Correctly


Represented it in His Recent Speech.


New YORK. June 12.-Wade Hampton, in
an interview with a Tribune reporter, saws the
sentiments he uttered in his recent speech in
the Senate are the sentiments of the whole
South. He denies that the South dictates the
the policy of the Democratic party. The
the Southern people, They do not wish to in
lure the Union. This is the only country they
have and they wish to make it great and
prosperous. The South ought to be credited
with averting war in 1876, when the whole
country was in fever heat over the Presi-
Dental election He said the impression that
the colored man was bonnd to be Republican
was incorrect He knows personally many
colored men who have always been consistent
Democrats ' ~.
Year: 1879

BANGOR, June 12.-The Whig tomorrow will
publish a letter from Judge John A. Peters
positively declining to consent to his name
being presented as a candidate for Governor at
the coming Republican convention. From the
first mention of his name he has constantly
stated this decision, to which he .adheres
with regret that personal considerations pre-
vent him from acceding to the wishes of his
friends
Year: 1879

Having a large stock OF Dress
Goods and WOOlenS on hand, and
being desirOuS OF reducing the
same have marked down every
piece of Dress Goods and my en-
tire stock of WOOlenS for Mems
and Boys Wear TO prices which
will insure a speedy sale.


L have an extra bargain to offer
in a job lot of five MarSeifleS
Quilts, bought from the assignee
Of a Bankrupt Importer, and will
retail the same at fully 2j per cent
less than wholesale prices.


A full line of Housekeeping
Goods at Low Prices.


White PiQueS at l2 1-2 cents,
worth 25 cents.


The best line of Table Linen
and Napkins to be found i'm the
city.


All our Prints and COttOns at old
prices.


IS cent COrsets marked down to
so cents, making it the best Cor
set for the money to be found i'm
the city.


Remember the place. Call and
examine before buying, and save
money. -
Year: 1879

Having gone into other business, I now offer for sale first class we'll boring and rock drilling machine. The machine is almost new. It can be seen at the Ice factory. Good live stock or other first class property will be taken Tn exchange for it. Call on or address George Lount, Phpnix.
Year: 1879

THE WILMINGTON City Directory has
just been published by the Ferris Bros.
and is now being delivered to subscri-
bers from the Office of publication, No.
10 East Third street, at $500 per copy
to subscribers and $3.50 to persons de-
string copy who have not subscribed
in advance. A glance through the copy
with which we have been favored salts
fies US that the directory is the best
that has yet been published for Will
mington. OF couse there are errors as
these vexatious things cannot be avoid
cd in the best of directories, but we are
satisfied that there are very few of
them. 1t is a complete record of the
names and business occupations of all
the prominent residents of the city. If
there are any omission it can scarcely
be said TO be the fault of the canvassers,
as there are many persons who in a
canvass would rather withhold names
than to aid in making complete direc.
tory. The book should be in the hands
of every business man or woman in
Wilmington, and it is published just in
time to be valuable auxiliary in send
ing out July bills. The directory is
printed on thick tinted paper, and the
advertisements on dark pink paper
making very pretty combination of
colors. The typography is commenda-
Bile and the binding neat and service
able.
Year: 1879

On FRIDAY we announced that Mrs
J. D. Watson had left in our possession
an aflidavits of her relation to the
Dntcher-W -Watson-S case, and that
any person interested who called to see
them could have them read over but
not to take them from the Office. The
same day Mr.. butcher called, and
claimed that as he wrote the attidavits
he had right to them and took them
away with him, but promising that CO.
py OF them should be left on Saturday
morning. Neither the original nor the
copy has yet been left and this will
explain why SO many calling cannot
see them.
Year: 1879

OWoro0.


The Delawsrean is very much
mistaken If It thinks We are anyway
elated by the dignity Of having its
mighty self as an opponent. A skunk
Is very disagreeable animal to have
around, and yet it is no little amuse-
ment to stir the animal up with long
pole. On the same principle it is anus
ing to see the squirmings Of the "Dela-
warean" as he answers our question
and confssses that he vas down on the
Eastern shore of Maryland during the
war. We knew that he was down
there during the war, and perhaps the
sub knowing this, concluded that it was
best to tell the truth for once. We
hope however that he will not refuse to
answer another question for the bene-
fit of the public, as it has much to do
with establishing his loyalty during
the war. What were you doing down
upon the Eastern Shore Of Maryland
during the war! We know what you
were doing, but great many other
persons do not, and it is tor their bene
fit we press the question.


We will now proceed to answer the
questions propounded by the "Dela-
warean" in regular order:


First.-Did or did not the editor of
the REPUBLICAN, or his chief of staff,
take the money offered by the State
and buy a substitute for the purpose of
keeping out of the war
Answer.-Most enphatically neither
of them did.


Second.-Does not your paper circu-
late chiefly among negroes ?


Answer.-Probably about 200 papers,
not more, out of daily average Of
5000 are taken by colored people.


Third.-Do you not study to please
the depraved tastes otthes1 negroes !


Answer.-We give the local and gen.
eral news of the day, and in doing 50 4s00
white people and 200 colored sustain
us.


Fourth.-Do you not feel that by
pursuing such course of study that
your literary tastes have been cores
pondiLgly degraded


Answer.-Our large circulation
amongst the working men, as well as
the business men of the community,
answers the question.


Fifth-Are not your associations chief
ly among negroes !


| Answer-Th-y are not, but if they
were they would be far preferable to
association with very low white people
like the sub of the "Delawarean.'


Sixth-Are or are not one or both of
YOU lunatics or idiots
Answer-The "Delawarean" and the
Every Evening" say yes, but sensible
people say no, and our daily circulation
of over 5000 backs us up. If there are
any more questions, PROFOUND them,
but don't forget to tell lis what you
were doing down Oh the Eastern Shore
during the war.
Year: 1879

The facilities OF the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed In California outside OF San
francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates.
Year: 1879

One fact our people are beginning to
appreciate, that when, by the investment Of
81, they can get all the local and current
news weekly for year, it is foolish to be
without iti hence, they subscribe for the
CARBoS ADVOCATE,
Year: 1879




1t is hoped that while an effort is 60
ing to be made to punish the offenders
who 50 grossly, defantly and wilfully
violated the election laws at the city
election, held last week, that those who
are making the investigation will go
dowL to the rost Of the whole matter,
that the real responsible rogues may he
punished. 1t is bad enough when low
despicable wretches go about from pol
to poll repeating, but the case assumes
much more serious aspect when We
consider that somebody must have been
at the head of the movement who does
not belong to the lower strata Of So
ciety. There were bundles of tax re.
ceipts in use for the convenience Of vo.
ters that were either issued by the tax
collectors or by somebody who was an
expert in counterfeiting. We saw some
ourselves that were banded around
with the name Of Joseph L. Carpenter
upon them, with the official stamp upon
them, but the name Of the voter was
left blank that it might suit anybody
who wished to use them.


We do not say that Mr.. Carpenter is
sued these receipts though they were
apparently genuine with blank space
left for the name. But if he did not is
sue them himself, some one must have
had access to his official stamp. That
these kind of receipts were used in
abundance admits Of no doubt what
ever. Policemen had them by the doz.
en-, bummsrs, FOUNDERS and repeaters
had them. Such a reckless use of
fraudulent tax receipts was never be-
fore known in this city, and such al
example should be made of those who
issued and used them, that it will be
many a year before they are used again.
1t is no use whatever holding elections
if such things are going to be allowed,
and if they are allowed to be carried on
any longer as they were at Cur last
election we might as well quietly sub
nit to mob rule and fraud of the
blackest kind. These bummers
and repeaters are but the tools of some
others more cute and sharp than them
selves, and whoever is prosecuting
these frauds, should not rest satisfied
until solid bottom is reached and the
right man bo made to suffer, even if it
should be MI enterprising tax collector.
The following is Section 8, of the law
governing elections and prescribes the
punishment for collectors and others
who would commit or even connivs
Year: 1879

GENERALLY WHAT is known as the of
year in politics, and this is it, is bad
year for Republican success, but this
year they have commenced with won
derful and unexpected vigor. Already
California and Maine have led off in the
Republican column, and New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa and other
States will take position in our pyra.
mid. II such great result can be 80
cured in the off year when Democrats
are usually in the ascendancy, what
greater results may we not look for in the
regular year when nearly every body
votes. The victory next year will! be
overwhelming indeed.
Year: 1879

The Democrats of New York, at thei


State Convention at Syracuse,on Thurs


day, found no difficulty Oh agreeing Il


a platform Of principles, for to then


that meant nothing any how, but the,


had some difficulty in agreeing upon


candidate as a figure head for such .


queer craft as the Democrats OF Ne"
York havs become. Governor Robinson


who was renominatsd was no doubt the
choice of large majority of the con-
vention but he was Objectionable to the
|Tammany wing Of the party because he


was in favor of Tilden for another run


for the Preside -, ~ =
have been swallowed, but Tilden was


too heavy dose for Tammapy and SC


Tsmmany walked out ofthe convention
and nominated their chief John Kelly


Tor Governor. 1t now remains to b.
seen whether Tilden can elect Robinson
without the aid Of Tammany, and II he
can his chances for the Presidential
nomination will only he improved by
the Tammany bolt, but il he fails then
his political career will have come to
an end and this is just what Tamlnavy
wants. Tammauy has not yet forgot
ten that Tildsn after fattening at the
Tammany crib under the Tweed re
gime," turned around and the New York
Times exposed Tweed when coward like
Joined her prosecutors. The secession OF
Tammany cannot be defended upon
any Just conceptions Of justice and fair
dealing yet It contributes to the pros
poets Of = great Republican victory in
1880. It seems necessary that at the
present time there should be perfect
union and harmony Of northern senti-
ment against the encroacbments Of
Southern arrogance and oppression, and
after all it looks Providential that New
York should be placed in such .
condition Of local politics as will com
pei her to join the solid North. II is
hard to tell 80 soon in the canvass what
influence the bolt Of Tammany will have
upon the election. Kelly, the pominee
for Governor, boasted that Tammany
would carry the city OF New York and
elect every official. No doubt Mr.. Kel-
ly will try TO do so but his prediction
from the present standpoint not only is,
but sounds very ridiculous. The great
danger Of Republican defeat lies in the
fact of presuming on an easy victory,
which in all probability will never come,
but with proper effort, with a thorough
and candid presentation Of the iss1es
involved, we believe the Republicans
can carry the State and by that victory
can go long way toward victory next
year when the Presidential contest is
upon us.
Year: 1879

REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF FINANCE


The matters treated of in the Report of the State Board
best be presented by the incorporation of that
Report part of Message especially the Governor is
eroo, member of the Board concurrng its and
statements


OFFICE STATE BOARD OF FINANCE
LITTLE Rock. December q. 1873
Year: 1879

the system of issuing warrants and thus bring about
further and constantly increasing depreciation of such
The result of that depreciation would be- that public in
stutions of charity would perish for of support official
would reduced low that good of fair abilities
would be compelled decline the public service and the State
would have pay enhanced prices for everything purchased
by it, In the end the State would have adopt under
augmented difficulties, the policy which is now being
cessfuly acted upon otherwise the State Government
would become cogged with rredeemabe and uncurren
paper render all its operations difficult if not hopeess
mpracticable


The Board has again perform the painful duty OF anounc
ing the death of of its members.


Col B. F. Daney elected the last session of the Genera
Assembly, served only few months the Board, when he
called away by that final which awaits all
He all the qualities of capacity and integrity whicl
requisite the place which he elected fill and
his life had been spared may be confidently assumed tha
his would have been of lasting value the State fo
whose welfare he entertained patriotic and unwearied regard
By his death the State lost useful and serviceabe official
the other members of the Board deprived Of stwoh
colleague, and personal friend.


1t only remains for add that by the Of the
creating the Board legal existence with the close
the present day. Respectfully,


w. r. Miller
Year: 1879

my son." said Mr.. X. kindly to his youth
full heir, "accustom yourself to be polite to
the porter, the servant girl, the coachman, to
all the servants; thus you will come in time
to be courteous to all people, even to your
parents"


Little Billy was told, 'Never ask for any
thing at the table Little boys should wait
until they are served" The other day little
Billy was forgotten in the distribution, and
was not served at all. What could he dor
Presently, after rejecting seriously, he asked,
'Mamma, when little boys starve TO death do
they go to HeavenT


There is a story told of two Scotch lads
who knew little of gunnery and natural his
tory. but were familiar with King James Bi-
BILE and with the winged heads that pass for
cherubs in painting and sculpture. Going
out a-gunning together, one of them shot
bird and the other ran TO secure the trophy.
Coming near where it had fallen, he found
white owl so sprawled in the grass as to pre-
sent to his view only head with staring eyes
and pair of wings attached. Instantly he
shouted in dismay "We're in for 1t now,
Jock; we've shot q cherubim"
Year: 1879

whereby enough incident was given to knock
ing il about to make the sport fit for few
players, or even single pair Playing the
ball into holes serves much the same pur-
pose as sending il through rings, and thus
came in the particular kind OF handy called
golf, from the clubs used to drive the ball.
The stool-ball so popular in medieval mer-
rymakings, wns played with II stool, which
one protected by striking away with his
hands the ball which another Lowl,d at it
the nn-player was out il the stool was hit,
or he might be caught out so that here is cv-
identity part of the origin Of cricket, in which
the present stumps seem to represent the
stool In cub-ball ball was bowlcd and hit
with club and n game called cat aud-dOg
was played in Scotland two centuries ago,
where players protected not wicktts but holes
from the wooden cat pitched at them, getting
runs when they Lit it. We have here the
simple clements from which the complex
modern cricket was developed. Lastly, among
the obscure accounts of ancient ball-play it
is not easy TO make out that the ball was ever
sent against an opposite wall for the other
player to take it at the bound and return it.
Such a game, particularly suited to soldiers
shut up in cestle-yartls became popular
about the fourteenth century under the name
of pila pdl,aarfd jeu de pauline, which name
indicates its original mode of striking with
the palm of the hand, as in fves II was an
improvement to protect the hand with n
glove such as may still be seen in the ball
play of Basque cities as nt Bayonne. Some
times battledoor faced with parchment was
used as witness the story of the man who de-
clared he had played with battledoor that
had on it fragments of the lost decades of
Livy. But it was the racket that made pos
sible the cutting" and "boasting' of the
medieval tennis court, with its elaborate scor-
ing by "chascs" No doubt il was the real
courtyard of the chateau, with its penthouses,
galleries, and grated windows, that furnished
the tennis court with the models for its quaint
ly artificial grilles and lunes so eruditely dis
cussed in Mr. Julian Marshalrs Annals of
Tennis"


The use of lots or dice for gambling arose
out of an earlier serious use of such instru-
ments for magical divination. The magician
draws lots to learn the future, and the gam
bier to decide the future, so that the differ
ence between them is that between will
aud "shall" But the two-faced lot that can
only fall head or tail can only give simple
yes or no. which is often too simple for ell
ther the diviner or the gambler. So we find
African negroes divining with a number of
cowries thrown together to see how many
fall up and how many down and, this, too,
is the Chinese method of solemn lot-casting
in the temple when the falling of the spoon
like wooden lots, SO many up and so many
down. furnishes an intricate result which il
to be interpreted by means of the book oi
! mystic diagrams. Edrdrd B. Taylor.