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Year: 1879

Shy, reserved, accustomed to stand
much upon his dignity, except to the
very few friends who possessed his conf
dence, as Prince of Wales Charles had
never come prominently before the ma
ton. The grasp of his mind was linn
tied, he had many prejudices and few
ideas, the flow of his thoughts was slow
and labored, and he was by nature reti-
cent and reserved Conscious that his
gifts did not tend to shed q lustre upon
his fathers court, he had held himself
aloof from its more boisterous festivities,
and fromthe homage of the vulgar The
loquacity, the pedantry, the vanity OF
his coarse self-asserting sire Jared upon
the sensitiveness of the young Prince,
and caused him to withdraw from the
society Of those who, by their servile
batteries, had wormed themselves into
the intimacies of the throne. The select
and limited few, however, who had been
afforded the opportunities of judging the
character Of Charles were strongly
impressed in his favor. Fe wes
not "a ready talker, but when he
spoke he showed that he was able to
bring to bear upon the subject under dis
cussion, if not much original thought, at
least much reading He had keen ap-
probation If the fine arts, and in his
travels on the continent had struck
those who surrounded him by the depth
and Judgment of the criticisms he passed
upon the different paintings that met his
view. In an age of much license he
had worn the hite flower of blameless
life, and had been sneered Mt by the
wits of Versailles rs being as virgin as
his sword. So lar al eXternals went, ma
ture had been most kind to him. His
face was expressive, and the features
marked by that purity and refinement
which are termed afistocratic, his figure
was graceful, his manners though some
what naughty, were eminently courtly
aud winning. As it was said Of his un-
happy descendant the Young Pretender
On his first entrance into Edinburgh, 10
IL could b. said Of Charles, he mot only
looked like a king, but like a gentleman
The Westminster Review.
Year: 1879

Why can't woman sharpen lead
pencil?


Why can't woman throw q stone
without lifting one foot?


Why is every baby the pretsiest one
in town?


Why does a woman say she doesn't
stare when she does?


Why does young man think every
girl is in love with him who 10 only
agreeable?


Why does girl imagine all the
boys are dead in love with her?


Why ls it that editors who are,right
are always poor?


Why does every paragrspher feel
prouder over joke credited to him
that is not his than he does over one
of his own? -
Why are babies taken to church to
squall?


Why must home talent be fattered
Why is the last dance the event oi
the season.
Why is 1T that young ladies are al
ways beautiful when away from home !


Why is it that both men always get
the best of fight?


Why do summer roses fade and q
good many other why's We can't
thlnk Of Just ct prssentf
Year: 1879

SCOT something frisky?" he asked.
as he walked into livery stable and
called for saddle horse s'something
that will prance about lively and wake
a fellow out of his lethargy? i used
to ride the trick mule in circus, an
I recken 1 csn back anything that
wears hair"


They brought him out calico coli
ored beast, with vicious eye, and he
mounted it and dashed of. Before
he had gone two blocks the animal
bucked, crashed through q high board
fence and plunged into . cellar,
tossing his rider over the top OF an
adjacent voodshed and landed MINI
on the ragged edge Of lawn mower.
They bore him home, Strengthened
him out, and three surgeons came In
and reduced his dislocations and
ulastered him up with raw beet A
few weeks later be called at the stable
and said If they had gentle saw
horse with an afiectionate disposition,
bride with curb bit and martini
gales, and saddle with t-o horns
and q crupper to it, he believed ne
would go up in the haymow and gaiioP
around little where it wns soft ana
+ it wouldn't hurt him If he went 20
sleep and fell of as hs did the 0theE
dau
Year: 1879

party to the suit to protect its iner-
ests and have leave to file cross-bill.
The Court thought the State was al
ready party to the suit, and
that exceptions would be allowed to
be fled. The Masters report, wEich
was recommitted at the last term Of
the court for further information,
was again submitted, and was dis
cusse The court then took a recess
until I D. N.
Year: 1879

NASHVILLE, 1ENN's o@u. 1o.
specIal 10 the Chronicle.


In the House a resolution was
adopted that in the event of a set
tlement of the State debt coupons
should not be made receivable in
payment for taxes. Also a resolu-
ton appointing committee to in
yestigate the amount Of bonds out
standing, the amount illegally
issued, and what settlement Of the
State debt it would be equitable to
pay.


A resolution to confer with the
holders of bonds as to the most
liberal concession equitable in favor
of the people in the adjustment of
the State debt was rejected.
Year: 1879

TIE following, from the Memphis
Appeal is sensible and to the point:
go Let the school system alone says
Governor Porter. And so says every
voter i'm the State. The man ought TO
be politically damned who tampers
with ifT
Year: 1879

Coiored Odd Fellows Demonstration.


Yesterday was a red letter day with
the colored Odd Fellows fraternity of
this city, and was celebrated Ey them,
first by a march and street parade,
closing up ct night with a supper and
festival at their rooms on Gay street,
which attracted large attendance by
the colored population, and it was
rare season Of enjoyment.
Year: 1879

POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY was
called upon by some Democratic Con-
gressmen from North Carolina few
days ago, who desired to know if he
would appoint = Democrat as POST
master az Greensboro. He Informed
them that a Republican would receive
the anp0intment.
Year: 1879

A good deal of scandal attaches 10
the composition of messages by the
President Of the United States. Par
ties are alleged TO have a considerable
hand in writing them who never had
anything to do with the productions.
Some OF the earliest Presidents did not
conceal the fact that members of the
Cabinet sometimes furnished large DOR
tions OF their official communication
to Congress. Gen. Jackson enioyed
the reputation of having his important
messages written for him. Abraham
Lincoln was said to occasionally avail
himself of the finishing touches of
Secretary Seward, but il was always
easy to tell Mr.. Lincoln's original style
like the uncovered granite Of noun
tain-from that of anybody else. II is
said Of President Graut, and it shows
how slight things sometimes mold i'm
portant issues, that he intended to
sign the imitation bill, the veto of which
ingratiated him into the favor of hard
money menSat the time. As the story
goes, 1t was a rainy Sunday when he
took up the bill to examine il, with his
mind almost decided to sign il. But
he was led into a more thorough scru-
tiny OF its provisions than he proposed
at the outset and the enormities of the
measure stood out to view before him.
He then sat down and wrote the veto
message, which is one of the most
praisworthy acts OF his presidential
career.
Year: 1879

was one OF the bulwarks OF American
liberty. He also advised the audience
that the mule did not comprehend
within the criticism any order-loying
and law-abiding citizens, OF either for
eign or native birth, and not exempt
from caustic denunciation any idle
good-foi- nothing. worthless human ass.
whether native or foreign born; that
his mule. having retired from politics,
did not desire their votes, nor require
any OF their small advertisements for
his support.
Year: 1879

At the conclusion Of this address the
owner OF the animal came forward and
apologized for the rude manner and
harsh expressions used by his mule
toward the very large and respectable
audience OF adopted fellow-citizens--
both ladies and gentlemen. He thank
ed them on behalf OF his long-eared
property. for their indulgence OF his
property, reminding that freedom Of
speech within tho bounds OF license
Year: 1879

Plan for an Elevated Railway.


The publication of City Engineer Sewalrs
letter in yesterdays GLOBE was the first inti-
nation the public had of the short line hitch
in crossing Fort street. sewall's scheme for
an elevated railroad was regarded as ridiculous
or worse. He proposes to compel the railroad
company to build mile Of trestle work, rang
ing from fifteen to thirty-fve feet in height,
arguing that this will make an excellent cross
ing, as teams can pass under 1T. IN New aorh
thew enioy the dangers and the luxurles OF an
elevated railroad because they cannot
afford tho valuable space on the ground, put
there is still u sufficient amount OF country
living out DOORS between st. Paul and Mime
apolis, to lay a railroad upon. 80 ial as rs
frightening teams is concerned, nothing IS
worse than driving under trains OF cars, and
SO far as public travel is concerned, no one
would want to ride thirty-tive foot trestle.
Consequently Mr.. Sewells sword is two edged.
He would destroy both the railroad and the
highway.


Mayor Dawson, Engineer Sewall, City Attor-
ney Murray, John G. Gault, assistant general
manager of the Milwaukee u St. Paul road, and
G. H, Prior, superintendent of the same, met
yesterday morning to consider the question OF
the Fort street crossing. The railroad men
have surveyed their line, which brings them
two feet below the grade on the street and they
wish to cross on that grade. They claim that
the plan proposed by Sewan would be an i'm
possibility, besides being enormously expensive
It would compel them to 60 within fifteen feet
Of the city hospital and run right through a
brewery, besides being forever unsafe for
twenty minute trains, which they propose to
run between the cities. In the afternoon the
parties named drove out to look the ground
over in person. and will meet again to-day to
consider the matter further.


It does not seem necessary to throw any OBJ
stacle in the way of this crossing proposed by
the company. They propose to make a station
at that point and halt all but
through passenger and freight trains.
They are also willing to station hag
man there to warn people of approaching trains.
They argue that the crossing is not on anything
like such thoroughfare as Euclid avenue at
Cleveland Ohio which is crossed by the Cleve-
land & Pittsburgh track on grade, without any
one thinking of objectirg. 1t is the same with
the Grand Trunk crossing of Woodward avenue,
Detroit, Mich. The railroad men regard it
strange that St. Paul should be sensitive,
while larger cities welcome the railroads.


Matters we're in fair way of being adjusted
last night, and we hope in the next issue of the
GLOBE to announce that all is satisfactory, anC
that the work has been resumed.
Year: 1879

Matters are waxing warm in the Sixth
ward. A gang of ruf6ans led by a couple of
bummers from the Pioneer Press are en-
devoring to disturb the peace and threaten
ing to break up the ballot-box on election
day if they cannot carry their ticket. Gen.
Terry's attention is also called to the fact
that this disreputable gang have one of the
department. employees as a striker, who
leaves his government duties to electioneer
in this ward. These fellows are endeavor-
ing to defeat Alderman Mccarthy,
and as they know they cannot
hope to elect any of their own gang they
have taken up a Democrat. This diversion
should not secure single Democratic vote,
and is not likely to. Knowing this they
hope by riotous conduct to break up the
election. One of the bummers, named Rich
ard Bradley, was hoisted out of the registry
room last night, as peace measure. The
people Of that ward propose to have Free
fair election, and these bummers will gel
into serious difficulty if they don't behave
themselves.
Year: 1879

The Number of Names on the Poll Lists
in the Several Precincts at the Close of


Registration Last Night.


The registration of voters, continued from
last Tuesday, engaged the judges of election
at all the precincts yesterday. The poll-lists
have been subjected to very few changes
since last fall.


The new voters registered, yesterday, show
up in respectable numbers, but not nearly in
as great numbers had there been any excite
ment or anticipation of contest at the ap-
preaching election. However, even with the
drawback, the registration, as an index,
shows very creditable increase in the city s
population. The full registration is given
herewith
Year: 1879

As am unable to call upon my friends in
person, desire to announce that am candi-
date for justice of the peace for the Third,
Fourth and Sixth wards at the coming election.
E.. BURNAND,
Year: 1879

People in these days who get married must have
a lively idea Of the generosity of human nature
when the gifts come in to them in such costly and
beautiful proiuson. Lately it has become quite
the fashion publish in the newspapers an lnyen-
tory OF the donations with the names of the donors


nor do we see any harm in the custom. II gratites
all parties to the transactions it satisfies the curl
osity OF outsiders; and it affords valuable hints 10
those who while they are perfectly willing to give
Year: 1879

Governor Mcclellan is working like a beaver at
his annual message TO the New-Jcrscy Legislature.
and Democrats whose preferences for Presidential
candidate have not vet solidltcd INTO an unaltcr-
able choice, would do well to postpone the
consideration of this subject until they read
that portion of the coming document which relates
TO National affairs" Last year the Governor
read some sound financial doctrine, which
his party needed more than they needed.
None the less the Governor made his record,
and it was clean and straight. And now that
Thurman has paltered and faltcred, and I,ldcn has
been ruined by his absolute trust III the moral
forces employed by his depraved Nephew and his
Nephew's deDrayed coparceners, and Bayard IL a
trifle too far South. and Hendricks is nowhere in
particular, and not much Of anybody at that, who
knOWsi
Year: 1879

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27.-The weather for
the past few days has been so mild, COM
parativeIy speaking, that the opening of
the river here is locked forward to as some
thing in the near future, and measures are
being taken to preserve aud protect as far
as possible all crafts aud steamboat prop
erty in the harbor. With view to this
the harbor boat 4. S. Smith was set to
work this afternoon, breaking ice below
Chestnut street, and ploughed her way
down through the gorge and disappeared
round the bend in the course of two
or three hours. The river is pretty
well blocked between here and Carondolet,
but the Smith will cut her way to that
point If possible, and then, together with
the transfer boat Bogy and several tugs,
will break up the entire gorge below here
to open the water at Carondolet This will
enable steamers, barges and other crafts to
obtain safer positions than they now oc
cupy, and will give the very thick and dan
gerOus ice OF the gorge above the bridge q
free aud rapid movement ia and through
the harbor when it breaks, and thereby
greatly lessen the risk and danger to prop.


erty along shore. The river has risen
about eight inches the past two days, and
should this weather continue a few days
longer the Usage. Gasconade, and other
streams having their rise in the OZARK


mountains, will swell, burst theirice bonds
pour their foods into the Missouri, and
open that river with rush. This of course


will sweep ont the gorge above here, and
opeu the Mississippi 10 Cairo.
Year: 1879

Deacon Wilder, want you to tell me
how you kept yourself and family so we'll
the past season, when all the rest of US
have been sick so much, aud nave had the
doctors running to US so long"


BRO. Taylor, the answer is very easy.
l used Hop Bitters in time and kept my
family well and saved large doctor bills.
Three dollars worth of it kept US all we'll
and able to work all the time. and will
warrant it has cost you and most Of the
neighbors one to two hundred dolIas apiece
to keep sick the same time. guess you'll
take my medicine hereafter. See other
column.


Frank Miller's Harness Oil and Blacking
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade of
these goods is always standard aud their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in its line in the
country. dwtf
Year: 1879

TEE New York Times, OF Sunday got
ahead Of all its city contemporaries by
giving the full text of the stolen Presi-
dents Message. And now the New
York Star furnishes the country with
the suppressed report of the Real Estate
Pool Committee, Of which Hon. Jas. N. /.
Glover was chairman, and which was
appointed by virture Of resolution Of
the House January "a, 1915. Some
months ago the Star laid before the pub
lie the long squelched Glover report ex-
posing the startling fraud and corruption
practised in the Treasury Department.
The present disclosure is continuance
Of what, taken together, constitutes a
record of outrageous official misconduct
and wholesale organized robbery which
has hardly a parallel in the history Of
any civilized Government. The report
embodies detailed and voluminous ex-
position Of the transact ions of the / nfa-
nous District Of Columbia ring, which
20 mercilessly oppressed and plundered
the people under the Territorial Gov
eminent of which Boss Shepherd wa.
the last dictator. The main facts stated
in the report, now first fully published
have been genera ally known for seyera
years.
Year: 1879

Do you know what it is to suffer with
Piles2 If you do,you know what is one of the
worst torments of the human frame. The
most perfect cure ever known is kidn-.
Wort, Il cures constipation, and then its
tonic action restores health to the diseased
bowels, and prevents recurrence of the
disease. Try ii without delay.
Year: 1879

Gail at our Drug Store and get a'tria
bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovery
free of charge, if you are suffering with
o Cough. Gold. Asthma, Bronchitis.
Hay Fever, Consumption, loss of voice
tickling in the throat or Lungs. This
is the great remedy that is causing SO
much excitement by its many wonder
full cures, curing thousands of hopeless
cases. Over one million bottles of DR..
Kings New Discovery have been used
within tbs last year, and have given
perfect satisfaction III every instance.
We can unhesitatingly say that this Is
Is really the only sure cure for throat
and lung affections. and can cheerfully
recommend it to all, Call and get a
trial bottle free Of charge, or q regular
size for 81. 90.
Year: 1879

Each of Warmers Safe Remedies-the
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, Safe Pills,
Safe Nervine. and Safe Bitters, is assert
ed to be the best of its class, and the in
tention is to keep it so, If any medical
expert can add an ingredient which will
improve any one of them, he will be paid a
high price for the Improvement
Year: 1879

No use of having the cbils, no use Of
headache or any of the ills that come from
a disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel ike
q new person Try it aud be satisfied.
Year: 1879

is abominable, and there is no excuse for
it. SOZODONT will always eradicate this
evil from whatever cause. But there are
thousands who utterly neglect any care oil
their teeth, and sputter their gossip into the
faces of their listeners regardless of the
annoyance they infict.
Year: 1879

Wash. Correspondence OF the Phila Times.


A former United States Minister to
China, dying, left widow and two or
three children with a very small In.
come for their support. She was ad-
vised by friends to apply for clerk
ship in the Treasury, '~hich she obtain
ed and retained two or three years,
faithfully scharging her duties. She
was lady Of superior education and
intelligence, and more than ordinary
beauty. While = clerk She met hsre
q gentleman who thought her fitted for
more agreeable life than earning q
msagre support for herself and chill
dren in the confined air Of the Treasury.
He wrote to friend in Connecticut,
millionaire, described the lady and in
vited him to the city to meet her. He
came and was very grateful for the in
vitation, for he loved, II not at first at
second sight, and proposed marriage as
soon as he could. The wedding came
off in due time in Brooklyn, and my
record adds that it was affirmed at the
time the husband settled two hundred
Thousand dollars on his wife. They
have lived since very happy and in
great style.
Year: 1879

Through misapprehension Of our
informant we stated yesterday, that
the Levy Court would come over to-
day to Wilmington, but it seems now
they are not comTg until Wednesday,
The City Council Covnmitlee having
the affair on hand, met yesterday NOR
ming and made the necessary prepara-
tions to receive them.
Year: 1879

THE GREAT INVENTORS PGAN OF ELEC.


TRIO ILLUMINATION THROUGH HIS


PERFECTED CARBON LAMP.


For the benefit of the readers of the
GAZETTE, a brief condensation of Edi-
sons great achievement in electric il
Illumination, is made to day from very
extended article published in Sunday's
New York Herald. The great inventor
has lately completed his plan and will
make public exhibition of its wonders
Oh New Years Eve, at Mimic Park.


The light is produced by tiny strip
of paper, through which the electric cur
rent passes from the battery, and the re-
suit is powerful and steady light. This
paper is used instead of platinum wire,
which the inventor fl st utilized. He
speaks of his first light as follows:


"Electric lights have been produced
metal that requires high temperature
to melt, the electric current rendering
the same incandescent. In all such
lights there is danger of the metal melt
ing. My improvement is made for regtl-
lating the electric current automatically
passing through such incandescent con-
ductor, and preventing its temperature
rising to The melting point, thus produc-
ing reliable electric light.''


But the inventor could not prevent the
metal from melting after all, and by
mere chance he hit upon the idea Of pa
per. He was led to this by the use of a
little cotton filament. The paper used is
thin card board, cut in the shape of a
horse shoe. 1t is carbonized in an air.
tight mould, and after being taken out
with great care to prevent the charred
remains from falling to pieces,it is placed
in little globe and attached to wires
leading to the machine which generated
the electricity. The globe is then con-
nected with an air pump, and the latter
is al once set to work extracting the air.
After the air has been extract ed the globe
is sealed, and the lamp is ready for
use.


Edison finds that these electric lamps
can be supplied froIn central station,
as gas lamps in the city now are, and by
his system Of eXtinguishment the put
ting out of some of the lamps will not
affect the others. The entire cost of
constructing each lamp will be about rs
cents. The electricity can be supplied
much cheaper than gas, and the plan is
expected to revolutionize things in the
matter of illumination. The electric
wire will be run through the gas tubes
and lamp screwed on the gas bracket.
Year: 1879

II is reported that after careful ex-
animation of the records, that the Della
ware Fire Company have no legal title
to the ground that their house is erected
upon on Sixth street, linear King. 1t will
be remembered that the Law Commit
tee of City Council were instructed TO
ascertain upon what title they held the
grounds, and the result was that the
company had no legal title. The Pub
lie Building Committee reported to
Council some two or three weeks ago
that the company would sell the build
ing and lot 10 Council for the sum Of
$4,000. The city desire the ground for
the purpose of erecting building fol-
the Water and City Surveying Depart
ments, as the buildings now occupied
by the two departments have to be va
Gated in order to make room for the new
Court House improvement. The papers
warning the Delaware Fire Company tt
vacate March 25th have been prepared
and will be served upon it.