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Year: 1875

The Cxowen Turbine Wheel.-MR. ED 1ToR-The invention of the turbine wheel

 was long stride toward perfection in utili- zing water as motive power; but the va rious Improvements that have been made in these wheels within few years, have rendered them as much superior to those

 first manufactured ss the steam engine of the present day is to those of half century ago. Among those who have spent much time, labor and money in improving the turbine wheel is Mir. Wm. A. Crowell, one of the proprietors of the Barnard Hardware Manufacturing establishment at Lime Rock, Conn, and believe he has been

 pre-eminently successful in having pro- duced wheel which will afford greater power from given quantity of water than any other turbine wheel manufactured.

 The evidence upon which my belief rests is not based upon theoretical distractions or upon knowledge alone of the mechan- cal devices which he has employed in per fecting the wheel, but almost entirely upon it's practical workings. Several months ago the Malleable Iron company of this town resolved to put in a new turbine wheel in place of the old one, which failed to do the work required, and after consult ing with various manufacturers of turbine wheels, and examining the claims of the superior merits which each made for his own manufacture, they contracted with Mir. Crowell to put in one of his own, and recently while in conversation with Mir.

 Prayer, the superintendent and manager of the above works, questioned him in re- gard to the workings of the new turbine wheel, and he replied substantially as fol- lows: Itworks splendidly; it does more work than the manufacturers of other
Year: 1875

Those Truant Scholars-ED. NEws.- You undoubtedly remember that at our last annual town meeting there was a com mittee on truancy elected, consisting of the first selectman, the sheriff and the sec retary of the board of school visitors. Now those above-named gentlemen must know what their duties are, and they must know that they are not performing the same.- The law is very plain and cannot be misun- stood. In some of the school districts it is actually unsafe for people to travel on ac- count of the large number of boys that are running wild. As two of the above-men- toned committee are members of the board of school visitors, why do they not instruct the teachers in the different districts to re port to them any of their scholars that are not regular in their attendance at school. AS our schools are entirely in the hands of the school visitors, it would appear natural that they would have the law carried out.

 Salisbury, July 18th, 1875. |"
Year: 1875

"a Stranger" sends us one dollar with the
request that it be added To the fund which it WAS
proposed to raise for the procurement of break
fast for the tramps who find lodgment in the
City Hall cells. As this effort has fallen through,
or at least has never yet assumed definite shape,
we will transfer the amount sent to the Union
Aid Society to be expended for the relief of the
poor and in doing 30, we hereby express a readi-
ness, in compliance with request, to open dol
lar subscription list in our business Office for the
pame purpose. Such fund WAS opened in
New York and other cities, few weeks ago, for
the benefit of the grasshopper sufferers in Kansas
and Nebraska, and 1t has already reached to
thousands of dollars. May we not hope that the
Gberality of Wilmingtonians is sufficient to rsse
a respectable amount in this small way for the
relief of the poor of our own city? The list is
open and dollar subscriptions will be thankfully
received in this behalf.
Year: 1875

There was humorous side to the re-
cent mining stock fever in the Pacific
States which resulted so destroyingly
to hundreds of victims. 1t is said that
the promoters of the speculative cx-
citement adopted the plan not unknown
in Washington of securing influence
by carrying stock for persons who were
supposed to be capable of welding the
influence desired. But these sharp
spectators so adroitly managed their
transactions that in many instances
the persons for whom they so gener-
ously carried stocks gained nothing but
delusive hopes therefrom. 1t is said
some newspaper men were induced to
publish articles calculated to increase
the prevailing excitement by having
stock carried for them-that is, held at
their disposal without their having paid
any money for it-with the stipulation,
however, that they were not to sell
until certain figures were reached,
which, unfortunately for them, were
never attained at all. The San Fran
cisco Bulletin says that one newspaper
man in the city was permitted to dream
of a million for short time; but he
was only carried, and never had the
power tU realize. Another is said to
have had 100000 dangled before his
eyes for weeks, but he could never
touch the tempting prize, because stocks
had not been worked up to the figure
agreed upon. Another San Francisco
journal tells curious story about
Sharon and the Nevada Legislature.
1t says that Sharon refused to pay for
votes while running for Senator, but
that he or his friends carried Ophir
stock for members who saw their way
clear to send him to the Senate. When
the election took place Ophir was up,
and the Legislature settled, having a
handsome profit in hand. And then
the willy spectators persuaded them
that the best use they could make of
their money would be to re.inyest in
Ohphir which was sure to go up to 500,
and the honest members took the bait,
and put not only their gains in Ophir,
but likewise all the money they could
rake or scrape from any source into
the same shares, and waited for the
rise to 500. 1t never came; but in.
stead, sudden break and a panic,
which cleaned out the credulous Nevada
statesmen, and made them wish that
Sharon had been buried in the deepest
depths Of Ophir before they ever heard
of him.
Year: 1875

Wherein a newly married couple do net
appear to be happy; the lady strives to
make her husband Jealous, and prevails
upon her uncle to assist her; she carries
out her plans, but how she succeeds in
the end is shown with fullness and
striking lfelike personi6cation This
will be entirely in German, for the
benefit of those of our German friends
who prefer listening to their native
language. Next in order will be the


great American Farce, entitled The
Year: 1875

ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE


OF CALIFORNIA.


The State Central Committee oI
the Republican party OF California
assembled for the purpose of calling
State Convention, deem the occa.
sion an appropriate one for inviting
attention to the political situation.


So far as State affairs are concern
ed, it may be safely assumed that
the masses Of the Republican voters
will, in the selection of delegates to
represent them in the State Conven
ton, choose from among themselves
men of such character as will, ensure
the nomination of candidates for
State Offices whose names will be a
guaranty of honesty and capability
in the State administration. Unless
tho Repablfcans 'cT the State are less
honest or less intelligent than their
political opponents, they can elect
from their ranks in the usual man
ner, at primary elections we'll guard
ed by law as fair and discriminating
a body Of men as can be assembled
in California, who shall, in an or.
derly manner, name such candidates
for State Offices, as will deserve and
receive the support of all true re.
publicans. Our call is addressed
to all who have decent regard for
republican institutions, and are will
ing tovote intelligently
for their preservation. We urge
upon all who are with US, to take
an earnest part in the election Of
delegates, to the end that the State
Convention may truly represent
them. In vain will be all profess
sions Of a desire for honest and
economical government, if the can
didates are not trustworthy men.
To doubt that such candidates can
be selected by the united efforts Of
all good Republicans, is equivalent
to saying that all who entertain cor
rect political views are unworthy
and that to ensure good men we
must support those of bad political
principles, or of none at all. Hon
esty and capability IN our candi-
dates will be the best, platform we
can present to the people on State
affairs. Those who really have the
best interests Of the state at heart,
cannot easily 60 astray in dealing
with public questions as they arise.


The Republican party is National
The aim of our ancient enemy is to
cripple and paralize it, under
false pretence of superior regard for
home affairs in each State, in order
that democratic success in the nation
may be thereby assured in 1876.
1t is to this scheme the committee
desire to call special attention.


The Democratic party of the
country has not forgiven the sup
preston of the rebellion, and eman-
cipation of the slaves, the extension
Of equal rights, or the establishment
of manhood citizen suffrage.


AT the south a guerilla war has
been remorsely waged by desper-
class, against law, order and govern
ment, ever since they recovered
from the stunning shock given them
by the overthrow Of the Southern
Confcderacy, and the capture Of the
armies Of johnson and Lee.


The sworn testimony Of hundreds
Of witnesses,-among them Unionists
and Confederates of the high posi-
ton, and national reputation-fill-
ing more than twenty columns of
large size with closely printed mat
Year: 1875

oi scandal has fallen; second, woman
whose virtues eXtort even the admiration
OF her enemies; third, wife whose un-
failing faith in the integrity OF her
husband vii, be a theme of praise
through future generations; and fourth.
family whose love aud sympathy only
increase as the storm darkens. On the
other side are arrayed-bnt We will let
others I'LL up the picture; the contrast is
too vivid to escape observation


Even the groupings in the count room
are suggestive. Here is The defendant
with his own individual family about
him. and with the members of his church
closely gathered about him. There is
the plaintir, the apostle of easy divorce,
supported by those who hold like views.
Having destroyed his own family he ap.
pears without the tender support which
such surroundings would give him.
The enemy OF the family and OF the
church cauno, hope for help from the
institutions which he attacks. There is
no cohesive quality in Ialsehood, and
those who make it their trust will gener.
ally find themselves deserted even 10y
those who Tor \ time make common
cause with them. Thus the adherents ol
the plaintiff diminish as the trial pro-
ceeds.


Bat the issue being such rs We have
described let no one tear the liual result.
Whatever may be the decision OF the
twelve men who form the jury, the ulti
mate verdict must be acquittal, and not
only aoqiillal, but triumph. This as
sault upon the Church and the Family,
and upon Woman as The representative OF
beth can only end in failure. IF0mm|
JoWUat
Year: 1875

A plain-spoken preacher delivered
the following from his desk u would
announce to the congregation that prob
ably by mistake. there was LETT al the
meeting g-house this morning small cot
ton umbrella. much damaged by time
and wear, and OF an exceeding pale blue
color. in place whereof was taken very
large, black, silk umbrella OF great
beauty. BIunderS OF this sort, my
brethren, are getting little too common"


do you want to kill the ehildP" ex-
claimed Il gentleman, as he saw Detroit
boy tip the baby out OF the carriage on
the walk. mo. not quite replied the
boy; .but if l can got him TO bawiing,
mother will take care OF hin while 90
and wade in the ditch with Johnny
Bruce ~
Year: 1875

Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLE.
MEN: Mankind, in all ages of the world,
have looked upon labor as menial and de.
grading. and the claims of the industrial
classes to respectability and position in
society, have always been met, by the
snobbish and aristocratic, with ridicule
and scorn.


But the world is moving. Ideas
drawn from a higher plain Of thought,
from a broader, deeper intelligence, are
taking possession of the minds of men.
Il has at last been discovered that the
working classes are not necessarily de-
graded by their toll that such snobbish
ideas of labor do not belong to, or indi-
cate high degree of civilization that
they more properly belong to a semi.civ.
ilized state than to that higher civiiza.
tion which New England society repre-.
sents 1t has also been discovered that
the naughty airs and the snobbish mien
which characterize those who despise la.
Dor and true worth, and elevate Incidence
and gaudy show. better beft the retainers
of the Sultan of Turkey, or, even of some
third rate African Prince, than the true
nobility of the present age The newt
BILE tendency of all true civilization is tC
elevate true worth and TO degrade iti
opposite to honor those who are laboring
in the great cause of human progress
whether intellectual or material to dis
grace and remove that human rubbish
which would sneer at the means by whiol
this great work of human progress is be
ing pressed forward.


There is no place for snobbery an(
pretention in highly civilized society. ant
where it is seen at all, only gives evidenc'
of silly pride and of the lingering trace
of barbarism. The nobility of a tru
civilization, is the nobility OF true worth
and the ladder by which we should striv
to climb to position, to honor, should b
planted upon this great fundamental idea


If any class have reason to be prou'
of their position. it is surely that elias
which places society under the creates
obligation to themselves. If l am righ
in this position, who are our true nobility
the working class of the drones in society


Let us first consider this question fror
financial standpoint. Did you eve
recognize the fact that all capital, except
ing that which emanated from that pei
feet example of industry-the Create
himself-is the work of the class to whic
we belong. and which | am invited t
address 2 That class which. under neai
ly all other skies than those which over
spead New Engladd and those state
where New England ideas prevail,
Year: 1875

"Como into the garden, Maud,


With brckbat and s.ous


Here's the biggest cat You ever sawed,


Gnawing a chicken bone;


Run like the mischief, Maud,


I'm with the beast aloneV


When the postmaster at Buffalo had
the toothace the other day, he hoped
around on one foot and got of the same
string of words which every toothacher
has used for the last four hundred years
Year: 1875

We published yesterday morning a
notice from our Smithville correspon-
dent of the launch of a pilot boat at
that place this week, in which he says
" this is the first pilot boat built in
this place." or words to that effect
We think our correspondent is mis-
taken. There have been other pilot
boats built in Smithville, or our re-
collection fails. In the year 1S49 or
thereabouts, we were in Smithville
during the Summer, and fine pilot
boat was launched from the yard
where she was built, just north of
Mrs. Stuart's hotel. We had the plea
sure of sailing in her in competition
with several others from Charleston,
whose pilots were mott busy, and spend
ing short time in Snithville. Her
sailing qualities were said to be good
by those who were judges of such
things, but being landsman, we can
not venture our opinion. One thing
we do know, that with a pretty young
lady at our side with a guitar, with a
gentle breeze on moonshiny night


we thought she was the finest sailer in
the world. Now ye Smithvillians, let
us make few suggestive questions
Cannot You build more of these pilot
boats ? Cannot you build up the ship
building business at Smithville Is
Smithville not well situated for the
business Cannot timber be had of
all kinds cheap Wake up and make
another ''Kitteny o. your splendidly To-
Gated place. Boats are wanted, schoon-
ers are wanted, pilot boats, ships,
steamers, why can't you build them
down there?
Year: 1875

We learn of rather good one, says
the Raleigh -Ne'cs, upon one of the
Republican Senators from an Eastern
county, not remote from Bladen.-
While en- ro'tte to Raleigh in Novem-
Der upon the Assem- bling of the Legis-
lature, he espied quite a crowd at
Magnolia, depot on the line of the
Wilmington & Weldon Railroad. The
venerable Senator gathering up his
carpet-bag and vending his way into
the crowd, with a faint enquiry sis
this the place the Legislature meet 2"
He learned his error just in time to
get on the rear platform of the train
as it was moving off
Year: 1875

That is right-take good care of
vour hands. They ale like any other
machine, and it no more improves
them to plunge them into hot water,


knock the skin from your knuckles,
and make them hard and bony by
garden work, than it improves new
hat to hang it about. Keep them well
gloved when YOU go abroad. Gloves
are expensive ? To be sure, but your
old "b!ack kids can be renovated


with little trouble, according to
Cousin Eleanor" who was type of


a frugal age, now almost out of date


She never thought of buying anything,


when she had already on haud some
thing that could be made to answer
the purpose, with little foretbought
aud labor. She sewed the seams of
the old gloves with the Creates care
aGd neatness, and then proceeded to
mix little bottle of ink and one of
sweet oil. To this Sue tied bit of
sponge, aud then proceeded to touch
the seams Of the black gloves with the
mixture. just keep the bottle handy


and you will tird it an excellent thing
to rub over your kid gloves when they
begin TO glow rusty" The next III
order was pair OF light KIDS very
much soiled These were laid on a
folded towel, and rubbed with bit OF
flannel which had been dipped first III
milk, and then rubbed on a cake of
white soap. The gloves were thor
oughly cleaned from the wrist to the
tips, and then stretched cross wires
and laid on the towel to dry. They


we're a thorough success aud looked
almost as good as new" These hints
are for economical ladies'
Year: 1875

WE would call attention to the International
Steamship Co. advertisement by which it will
be seen that they will have two steamers on the
route for the winter and make two trips per
week. The New Brunswick will run to st.
John via Eastport, making the usual connec-
tions, and the Chase to S.. John direct.
Year: 1875

Blu. it will remain true that in this year
1875, ten years since the war closed, our peo-
pie will not tolerate much longer continu-
ance of military rule in the South; that the
situation in Louisiana is disgrace and a
peril, and that it is the first duty of Congress
to follow the path of true craftsmanship in
which Senator Carpenter bravely took the
lead, two years ago, and last year.-N Y.
Mail.


We hope the Louisiana Investigating
Committee will be able to get at the bed
rock oftruth about the Returning Board
how it was organized and how it acted.
Here all the mischief lies, If there be any.
1t is reported that the committee have come
into possession of facts discreditable to the
board, but this may be untrue. The A meri-
can people are in state of supreme disgust
over this whole Louisiana muddle, and they
are anxious to have the blame properly fixed,
whether upon friend or foe. They will stand
any amount of good, wholesome truth on the
subject.-St. Louis Globe.


"The country is as 100 to one against US in
this matter, and unless some prompt meas
ures are taken to correct the mistake that has
been made in the Louisiana question, the
Republican party will suffer irreparable in
jury.''-Vice President Wilson.


The main question to be tried there is, by
what authority or pretence of right the army
of the United States was used to break up
the organization of the Louisiana House of
Representatives by expeling certain members
claiming seats therein. This is not party
question, although vast political consequen-
ces hang upon its decision. 1t is question
of the supremacy of the law, and right de-
cision is of infinitely greater consequence
than any party triumph.-Boston Aduertis-
er.


The issue lies here: Shall the laws of the
nation be overridden by the President, and
the rights of the people be trampled upon by
the military in time of peace? The question
is one that must be met and decided, and
now.-BostOn Globe.


81 do not doubt the legal right of the
President to send troops into any state; but
I view with apprehension any armed inter-
ference by the Executive even of a state to
dsperse legislative body if it has not, by
violence toward other citizens, become a
mob. .'-POstnsoste Je,veU.
Year: 1875

A food of cant, whine, drivel and vitupera-
ton will be the inevitable consequence of the
excitement which has sprung up about the
Louisiana imbroglio. Some good worthy men
will pervert the lessons taught by great apos-
ties of free government in resistance to tyranny
by applying them to an act which is highly
meritorious because impelled by the wish to
repress turbulence and prevent massacre. A
far larger number of noisy declaimers will
grow hoarse in apostrophizing the Goddess of
Liberty in apparent unconsciousness of the abb
surdity of representing her as the patron Of
butchery.


The Tammany Hall people were indecoIously
rapid in trying to turn this incident TO practical
account. The very day Sberidan's first despatch
was published, subscription papers were passed
around all over town calling for an indignation
Meeting. 1t is creditable to the good sense of
our citizens that so many of the best of them
refused to abet any such proceeding. Most of
the signers are Democrats and not few Of
them were just s"indgnant'at the audacity of
Lincoln in resisting the demands of South
Carolina for the surrender of Fort Sumter, as
they are now at the usurpatioR by Grant of au-
thority to interpose to protect the lives of
Lousianans They revied Lincoln as an ape
Stanton as fend, Grant as a butcheri The
war was to their minds an Outrage" the eman-
cipation proclamation bare faced robbery, the
arming of negroes piece of refined savsgery
and the fifteenth amendment an indefensi5ie
invasion of the rights of the Southern people.
There never was measure in the interests of
justice and humanity which the Constitution
did not, according to their Interpretation of it,
prohibit, nor a measure of oppression aud
wrong which the same instrGment did not sane
tion. They applauded to the echo when els
of United States soldiers surrounded Boston
Custom House, mounting guard over fugitive
from The lash OF slavery-when judges stopped
beneath the chains within which they held
their defeDceless prisoner-and when the dis
NAL procession marched past FaDeuil Hall TO
the wharf at which lay the Georsia-bound ves-
sci which was to convey fellow man to hope


sss bondage. They have not changed during
these fifteen years Of revolution and progress. .
Nor have they forgiven any man who bore a
conspicuous part in suppressiDg the rebellion.
They don't like Grant, nor Sherman nor Sheri-
dan. They would be glad to embrace any OPP
portunity to impair the fame of either or all Of
these popular idols.


Very likely for while there will be some
misconception and error ia the public mind.
The newspapers of New York city are nearly
all wrong, some of them mistakenly but more
Of them Indignantly. However, newspapers
are Of small account now in shaping public
opinion. The sense of the people is superior to
such influences. / cannot be brought to believe
20 meanly of nv couutrymeu as to suppose
that when the word Of gallant, glorious Phil
Sheridan is to be weighed against any number
of White Lesguers. in Louisiana or elsewhere,
there is any doubt but that the rebel lot will
kick the beam. YARMOUTH.
Year: 1875

THE latest big story evidently meant for
the latitude of Washington, comes from an
Ohio paper. We are told that the bad lands
of the alkali district through which the Un-
ion Pacific passes, have, since the road was
built, become green with wholesome and
nutritious grasses upon which the herds of
the plains feed and grow fat. Truly the
power Of steam is stupendous! The inter-
ence sought to be drawn is that the sterile
plains of the Northern Pacific will blossom as
to prance through that region,
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous ette.s and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not Necessarily for publication
bat as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to retnrn or reserve CON-
nunications that are not useS,.