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Year: 1878

EDITOR START notice In your is
sue ofthe llth, under the head of"Com-
municated," an article by J. Q. Patter-
son, I'm which he professed to give q
correct statement of the Browne assault
aud battery matter.


Now, without entering into detail,
as my worthy opponent has done In
the summing up Of the little unpleas-
antness which grew out of that "dark
transactionu on which he lays so much
stress, will say 1t Is as near the truth
as he usually gets.


Now, Mr.. Editor, am not surprised
at that article, for n man that will try
to blacken the character of q young and
innocent girl Is capable of any mean
ness. And I'm regard to that "dark
transaction which weighs so heavily
on that massive brain Of his. would
say it's not no very OPAQUE to those who
understand the whole Transaction; and
there are those In this community that
could enlighten him on the subject were
he deemed worthy of their confidence.


Now, John, you know you did, on or
about the 18th Of March, circulate q re-
port damaging I'm Its nature to the rep
utation Of an orphan girl, whose only
dowry was a thorough education and
an unblemished character, and know
ing as we all do, that were she deprived
Of the latter, the former would avail
her nothing MS a means of support.


Knowing her TO be innocent of the
charge laid against her, deemed 1t my
duty to enquire into the matter, and
for that purpose Iwent into Mr.. Pat
terson's Office with the best Of motives;
and TO all Of my enquiries received
nothing but abuse. And II I did as be
affirmed under oath, "pound, bent,
bruIse and maltreatv him, IL was what
he deserved. lam ready TO do the same
again and even more 70 protect the I'M
ilocent- BRowNh
Year: 1878

SWIMMING TIE MISSOURI ON HORSEBACK
Ooe Of the most remarkable escapadeS recorded


is that of Henry johnson Of Clay county, kaD'
sas, who made swim over the Missouri river
from Kansas City to Harlem. The Missouri
river opposite Kansas City is about halt mills
in width and it whirls rapidly against the
rocky bluffs. 1t is one Of the worst curves 1t
the river, aud one of the last places whlc"
would be selected to ferry the river Oh morse
back. It was about midnight when the Stranger
rode down to the river bank near the Diiuge.-
He was druok and quite loud 10 his eXclama
toDs Of disappointment when ne was lnlornsc
that the ferryboat was not running. nc foa,' t
from the bridge to point on the river JUST
above the first pier, and plugged into the our
rent L twas not dark, for the moon was Vsl
BILE, and the shouts of the reckless horsaman'as
be urged on his horse, attracted tho police and
the night watchman.


The current was so rapid that the horse and
rider made little progress until alter the ctlo
of the swinging bridge had been passed: mere
was nothing to be seen except the head OF the
horse and the head and shoulders OF the reckless
rider The horse and rider disappeared from
the Missouri side long before any notice was re-
ceiyed that either had reached the clay county
shore. But blood will tel'' and the mettie
of Johnson's horse saved its druuken master >
life. About one o'clock Harlem was aroused
by cries for help on tho river bank, nearly op
posite the school house. A man and horse were
found mired in the mud on the river bapk, and
help was wanted. The river at that po'ot
is slough Of mud just now, and the tired
horse and its sobcred rider were helpless anu
waiting for assistance. Horses and ropes were
brought, and with an united effort OF the GU
zens of Harem the reckless horsemann and MS
brave animal were taken from tho river. 1t
was the worst case of mental alteration on
record johnson is at home, under care oil his
friends but he will live 10 history as the man
who swan the Missouri river 10 mldWnter on
horsnhack
Year: 1878

The May term OF the New Castle
County Courts will commence at New
Castle, on Monday next. Ther..eare the
usual number of petty cases on the
criminal calander. but nothing of any
particular interest except the case Of
Thomas, the wife murderer. This and
the liquor cases, are the only really in.
teresting items connected with this term


The civil list is of the usual dimensions
Year: 1878

Our DAILY BREAD-We claim that there Is
greater certainty and uniformity in the production
of good bread biscuits, cake, etc., in the use Of
DooLEY's YEAST POWDER, and that the articles
made wI,hlt are more wholesome aud dfgestibie
than If made with any other kind Of yeast or baking
powder. Test It by the only reliable and trnshful
test, trial by the We claim also that 1t Is
lust as represented and Just what the public expect
# TO be by the name under which 1t Is sold. .t i;
Year: 1878

PoLIT1CAL,- Conservative District
Committee is expected to meet here to-day.
It will probably adopt plan to secure uni
formity in the election Of delegates by the


cities and counties OF the district to the
Convention to meet in this city August


9th to nominate q candidate for Congress.
Year: 1878

In a camp of one of the Alabama
regiments, during the late war, the
tent of the chaplain was near the reg
mental psst-office, and the good man
was frequently disturbed by soldiers
thrusting their heads in and inquiring
if the mail had arrived. To rid him
self of this annoyance, he one day put
up large plscard bearing the legend,
"The chaplain does not know wheth.
er the mail has arrived or not" On
glsncing at the announcement the mex
morning, imagine the chaplain's sur
prise on reading this addition to it, ev-
identity made by some disappointed
seeker after letters from home -"and
doesn't care damn"
Year: 1878

Never wash mirrors with a cloth,


but after removing all dust from mir.


ror and frame with an old silk hand
kerchief or feather duster, dampen an
old newspaper, and rub the surface of
the mirror till perfectly clear and free
from spots; then wipe off all the mois.
ture with dry paper, and the mirror
will be as clear as glass can be--with.
out notes or streaks, as is the case
when il is washed and polished with a
cloth. r..
Year: 1878

A few drops Of hartshorn put into
a little water will clean a hair-brush
better than any thing else, and does
the brush no harm. II very dirty,
rub little soap ON the brush. After
cleaning. rinse in clear water and
hang the brush up by the window to
dry. DO not let the bristles rest ON
any hard substance while wet. II is
better to tie a string round the handle
and hang up.
Year: 1878




A Paris correspondent relates the
story Of a sal wedding party in that
city. The whole party came out of
church weeping. The bride wept. the
mother wept, the company wept, and
the groom wept more copiously than
all combined. The only persons who
did not weep we're four men and
child. The child was horn out Of
wedlock, and to give il name, its pa
rents had married before they parted
forever, The groom was young
clerk sentenced TO transportation for
forgery. and he was 10 leave the iol-
lowing morning, The four men who
accompanied him were police agents,
ordered 10 80 with him to the church
and to the Mayors Office. and to bring
him sale hack TO prison. after the
marriage was celebrated. q,
Year: 1878

IRON nails driven into fruit trees as
near the ground as possible. are said
to have the effect of making trees mere
healthy and vigorous. and at the same
time excellent fruit bearers. The
philosophy Of this is that the worm
will not attack the tire because the
oxydatinn or rusiing Of the iron BY
the sap involves ammonia, which. MS
the sap arises. will inpregnata every
part OF the foliage and prove offensive
to insects through the salt of iron
affoded by the nails, while it is not
only harmless but beneficial to the
foiisge ard fruit Of the tree.
Year: 1878

NEW YORK. Nov 11.-sensational rumors cir
9ulated blythe police this morning to The effect
that the Whereabouts OF the remains Of the late
A. T. Stewart had been discovered by the police,
and that the body was being watched by detec-
hers Ia ac dRg v Tha s9 s9ce ron
to-day abroad there is no doubt but both Judge
Hilton aud Superintendent Walling deny oil
are. however. quite q number OF officials around
the police headquarters who notwithstanding
these contradictory rurors, sill brleve that
the whereabouts Of the body is definitely k known
and that it will be taken pos ession of before
many hours. Superintendent Walling and In
snectOr NJ urray were to- day at the Central office
at o very curly hour. These ofT1caIs, when
spoken to. were exceedingly reicent, but they
afterward stated that they had not been official
ly notified of the finding of clue to the where
abouts of The body
Year: 1878

THE Democratic Campaign Committee at
Washington has begun to feel around In the
pockets of Its friends and every Democratic
Congressman who unluckily visits the Federal
Capital is called upon for a f(ty-dollar contri.
button. Somebody must have stuck pin IN
the committee and walked 1t up.-Phiiddelphid
Times


This fifty-dollar business was commenced
last December by the Democratic organ
and the habit of going down" for that sum
must have become familiar with every
Democratic Senator and Representative in
Congress. There is nothing like getting
used to thing. II comes easier.
Year: 1878

THE promptness with which the cities of
the North respond 10 the cry of distress
from the yellow fever districts in the South
will do more to cement the ties between the
two sections than century of experiment.
ing with Cancellation policies.
Year: 1878

THE New York Tribune credits Colonel
MosBY with being the original Third.
Termer," and insinuates that the Admins
tration has been induced to give him a for
eign appointment to get rid of him. Doe
the Tribune believe the Administration il
engaged in debating who shall or shall no
be the Republican nominee in 1850?
Year: 1878

The idea that voting the Greenback


pockets of the people, is the craziest non
sense ever advanced for public delusion.
Suppose the Government should issue q
hundred dollars or thousand dollars Of
greenbacks per cdpitd tomorrow, who would


be benefited thereby2 II Is certain that
unless the people earned them or stole them
from the Government vaults they would re-
main in the Treasury, the same as they do
now, except to the extent of legal disburse-
ments for current expenses and interest on
the public debt. The Contractionists, it
should be understood, in this connection are
confined to small numbers of non-partisan
Wall street speculators, and large number
of old-f,shioned hard-money Democrats


The latter believe in hard-money as against
rags" while the former believe in anything
that will increase the value of any kind Of
money, coin or paper, they may have on
hand None of these classes, either the
Greeubackers or COntractionists, can put
money in the pockets Of the people or take
it out Of them by the increase or decrease
of the circulating medium. Money comes
and goes rs the result of labor, traffic, aud
speculation. If there Is an abundance Of it
the laborer, the traliicker, aud the speculator
each handles his share the same rs when II
is scarce, and the amount each one handles
is determined by the extent Of his activity,
ability, and, sometimes, his good fortune in
his especial walk Of life. The idea that il
could become drug on the market by
over-issue is palpably as foolish as that its
abundance would enrich the drones who do
nothing to earn 1t, unless, indeed, the over
issue should be 80 extravasant as to exceed
the limit of the power Of the issuing.
agency to redeem. And the scarcity which
follows from contraction is compensated fol
to some extent by the enhanced value or
purchasing power Of the amount in circula-
ton. The great difficulty or injustice il
this enhancement of value by contrac.
ton is the oppression of debtors who
may have contracted obligations be-
fore tho enhancement began. But
the creditor class must also be recognized II
the interests of equal justice, and they hav'
q right to complain when they are paid in I
currency of less value than the rates exist
ing at the time they made their loans o


credit sales. The only way to adjust thes


difficulties fairly and honestly is to find tn
mean between the two extremes, and retail
the volume of circulation, be 1t coin or pa


per, at that fixed and equable amount


Then honest and industrious men will ge


along according to their individual deserts


The demagogues alone maintain that FIRE


"money, and plenty of it," meaning an un
limited issue of irrcdeemable currency, vii
improve the condition Of individuals. Ear
your money, and you will get it, if you ar
honestly dealt with; but the Government


cannot give it to you whenever you want Il


or because you happen to be idle, either fror
preference, disability, or force of circum
stances, without robbing your neighbors.
Year: 1878

AND now they are mixing DoN CAMERON


up in the " bargain business. They insist
that he insisted that the Republicans should


insist upon the election OF Republican
Senator from Louisiana when Major BURKE
was insisting that Governor NICHOLS
should be recognized. How Grightfully
criminal, that any man, and especially
GRANTS Secretary of War" should try to
save something from the wreck of matter
then going on through Democratic agencies.
Year: 1878

This is a very funny table. It's COM
ical character can be illustrated TO the
dullest reader by supposing that some
democrat should claim for his party a
voting strength Of 425, 900 in this state,
and should attempt to prove it by TAX
ing the last four elections when state
tickets were in the field, and adding up
the whole democratic vote cast at those
elections, as follows:
Year: 1878

The Detroit Post and Tribune says
that ''in Michigan a male dog is taxed
81 and a female dog s.. Ten cents
will pay for er ough powder to kill
them both. Economy is wealth. and
word TO the wise q not always heedsi
by long shot. = Lansing Rep.
Year: 1878

City Treasurer Vincent found himself
suffering from a severe cold. this
morning, and on account of the damp,
unhealthy weather he did not venture
out of the house. Visitors to the Treas
urel's office will miss his cheerful face
and courteous salutations, and all will
unite in wishing for his speedy restor-
alton to complete health.
Year: 1878

management of the ladies' of the First


Presbyterian Church, closed on Satur-


day evening. The affair was success
from the beginning, both socially and
financially. The number present on Sat


urday evening amounted to three or four
hundred
Year: 1878

Yesterday morning about Z O'Clock fine
sight could be seen from the hill on the
northwestern part of The city. All the low
land between the Delaware river and the
Christina, as far as the neighboring woods
would all ow the eye to see, was covered
with dense fog or vapor so thick that 1T
had all the appearances of water, the fog
rose only about II feet so shat all the
houses and trees appeared like boats of
every description sailing in the water. At
the Bone Mill there was schosner which
appeared half hidden as only about half It's
masts were visible.
Year: 1878

The Toll Gate, which has been for the
past three or four years at the junction ol
the Rising Sun lane with the Kennett Turn
pike, is being removed about quarter of q
mile farther up the pike, to Breck's lane.
The idea of this is to catch some teams, the
owners of which are too mean to pay their
toll, so they take the by roads into the city.
1t has already been removed short dis
tance, one of the occupants of the house ID
sick. ~
Year: 1878

Inquiry yesterday developed tho fact that Mr.
Dwight had applied for insurance at every Life Office
in the country. The knckerbocker Life the first
to reject him. not account OF his physi-
cal condition. but because he placing
do vast amount Of insurance. and insisted paying
company WINS discovered By the Globe Life. The Int
ter company had written policy for $4,000 his
The Mutual Life had narrow escape.
He applied 70 this company for $3000o of insurance
bu. the institution refused TO issue for more than
9lO.Dy0. This policy sent on to Bnghamton but
while It was In transit the company got wind OF the
Colonuis troubles and peculiar real estate
operations and tcleernphed it's agent to hold the
policy.
Year: 1878




During the past week Messrs. Harris
and Mckenzie with another gentleman,
have been pushing drift into ledge OF
shale. in order to develope a coal vein
which they supposed they had discovered.


Their efforts have been rewarded by the
discovery of vein of bituminous coal,
which is matter of surprise as the find
Of coal. prior to this last month, in Dakota
has been Ignite or brown coal. Another
vein of bituminous coal was discovered
near here month ago, but we have been
awaiting further developments, before
writing up the subject. Both of these
finds of coal are within four miles of
jamestown. In our next issue we will
give our readers an as full account Of this
momentous question to jamestown and
settlers on the N P. r. r., as we may be
able to find out, as the matter is being
kept in the dark.
Year: 1878

That widc.awake paper the Dakota
Herald, is troubled over two questions:
one the admission of Dakota as state,
and consequent withdrawal of the capital
from Yankton; and the cutting off of that
city by railroads, and the building up of
other centers Of trade in Southern Dakota.


We make extracts from the Herald on
both subjects:


"The Pioneer Press admits the Difficult
ties in the way of success OF such
scheme while the Democrats hold control
Of either house of Congress, and points to
the division of the Territory by an east
and west line as more likely to result from
the agitation of the subject. BY this
means the necessity of organic intercourse
between the two settled extremes of the
Territory, now so difficult, would be OBJ
waited, and. the result would De eventually
two States as large as Kansas and Nebras-
ka, one embracing the northern and the
other the southern half of the Territory
The condition of the Territory and its
population render this the most favorable
solution of the trouble now practicable.
We have three times the area of New York
State, nearly every acre of which is valu'
able land, and in time can add two noble
States to the galaxy.


In an old settled State our November
vote would indicate a population of nearly
100000, but in most regions of Dakots
the proportion of women and children t,
voters is very small. Three and hal
people to the voter is large estimate
This would give us 10000.


Viewed from the standpoint of th'
people-of the struggling settlers who ar
already groaning under excessive taxation
through the prodigate management o
affairs in most counties, this dearth o
population and ia xable assets is an insur
mountable obstacle to State organization


But, aside from the question of taxation
there is another reason why, for the pres
eut at least, the people of southeastern
Dakota should be solid against Stat
organization. To make Dakota Stat
now, will be to send the Capital to BIZ
marck. That town IS not the geographi
cal center of the State, bnt is more nearl
50 than any other, and its situation woul
more nearly meet the ends of justice to al
sections at present. - .-...


Yankton cannot hope to be the Capits
Of the new State, and had better kee
what sha has until such time as she ca
better afford to do without it. With d
vision Of the Territory into north an
south halves We may at least begin t
think about controlling the Capital of th
southern half, but no more


On the other hand, if the Territory
to remain undivided, We may hold til
Territorial Capital until such time as th
Year: 1878

Marshal MacMahon's steward is
said to have made frightful mess
of the bill Of fare prepared for
banquet at which the Archduke
Albert of Austria was an honored
guest. On it were bombe olferino
and rocher Magenta! The blum
der was not discovered until it was
too late to remedy it, and every
body felt very awkward; but the
Archduke, showing no annoyance,
had his revenge by renarking ap-
preciatively to the Marshal, "Your
Sedan ice is deliciOus.n
Year: 1878

Tho Herald steam Printing House is
not surpassed by any Job Printing Office
on the Pacific Coast, outside of san Fran
cisco. in facilities for doing job work,
Low prices, good work and expedition
nay be relied upon at this office.
Year: 1878

The following wonderful and amusing
document was filed in the office of the
Clerk of the Common Pleas Court to-day:
Court of Common Pleas, Hamilton County,
'Ohio.-James 0. Brown VS., Richard
Jones. es.--Petition.


Now comes Richard Jones and says to the
Court that he is not indebted TO the defend
ant in this cause for the sum of $15, or no
other sum or amount whatever. The plaint-
iff further AYERS that this debt was claimed
for wages, such as hiring the defendant for
a given time for wages to the amount of $l5
The plaintiff further AYERS that he never
hired the defendant at any time whatever
The plaintiff further represents that he
clearly established before the Justice of the
Peace in this cause that he was not in debt
to the defendant, otwithstanding all the
facts set forth in this petition The Justice
of the Peace, in the plaintiffs absence, de-
cided the case in favor of the plaintitfin the
Court below.


Whereupon, the plaintiff in this Court
asks that the judgment of the Court below
be set aside on account of all the facts set
forth in this petition. VIM. TRAVIS


ttOrney for nlaintif
Year: 1878

James Gilmore, the United States EE-
press Company's Clerk, who decamped with
$4,000 belonging to the Company, is stin
at large, and it looks now as if he will bs
able to battle all the efforts for his arrest.


The detectives both those of the Express
Company and those of our city, are hunt
ing for him with a wonderful tenacity OF
spirit.


They will not say anything, however, o1
their plan of work, as they are afraid thaa
their doings will be published and thereby
give Gilmore an opportunity to foil them.
1t is thought that the defaulter occupied
himself but short time ago with the idea
of stealing the Company's money, as some
weeks ago he could have made q
better haul. This was in last November,
the day preceding Thanksgiving Day, when
there was $500, 900 belonging to the Sub
Treasury here in the Office of the United
States Express Company, and which was in
Gilmores charge.


He could have easily taken this half q
million and could have been in Canada long
enough to avoid arrest He does not soeIh
to have known that, after embezzling tia
above money, he could not have been ex-
tradited as he can in this case where he
broke open lock to get at the ST., 600
The detectives do not seem 80 confident
Just now as they did few days ago Of get
/ ting him, and they have come to the silent
conclusion that Gilmore has UP to this out
witted them. 1t is supposed that he ID
either in Canada or on his way across tas
| ocean,
Year: 1878

The Brussels Museum has acquired a
magnificent portrait by Rubens of a man
about forty years of age. with light chest
nut hair and reddish beard. 1t is not known
who is the person represented.
Year: 1878

HARD LABoR-Parish LAZY : We can
not give help unless we know more
about you. Where do you liver Girl
at home. mem. Parish Lady -
What is your father A workingman.
mem. Whore does he work. Girl
lie don't do no work, mem, please,
he's ON a strike.