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Year: 1874

"Ii tue citizens are satisfied to take the risk
they may go on for years using The water as 1t Is


pumped from ths Brandywine, and escape any
great incon venience; but in the case OF great
ire and the breaking OF pump, they may lose
more property than twice the cost OF the propos


ed basin II is for them to consider which Is the
wiser course p Republican.


The people do not petition tor an expenditure
OF $4,000 to build an additional basin, and are
ready to "Iake the risk" They know that we
have three pumps, one OF which can supply wa
ter faster than it can possibly be consumed. 1t
can sp gain on the consumption as 10 fill all four
basins in five hours; il it broke it could be re-
paired in less than day. But it was selected
because Of lis reliability and durability by those
who lave now become SO dubious of it's qualities
They want 10 spend 100000. In addition we
have the Cornish pump. which is capable of sup
plying the city if run all day; added 10 this we
have he water pump, the old and faithful wheel
upon which the city depended for twenty or thir.
ty years, which, if run day aud night can keep
the basins filled.


For many years The city depended on one
pump alone; but then the water department was
not made 10 subserye the interests of party.
The sum expended WAS SO small that it would
not effect much. The estimate for basin now is
100000. If these estimates are like former est.
mates and the work managed the same way, the
basin may COS, the city double the estimate, be
lore i is finished. Such was the case with the
last one built The building Of il loo is 10 be
run through three city election campaigns. This
Ii all very nice for the party that has the work TO
g've cut TO Its hvoriies. 1t now appears that
there are many more men employed in some de-
lartmtnts OF The city government than there
should be-


But the logic OF the Rrpabl,cda is SO weak that
Il might seem unnecessary for us tn lake all The
room We have TO upset it when it is so apparent
that The "risk' that the people are asked TO run
night be avoided so much more cheaply and
certainly by increasing the pumping power at q |
cost OF only $4,000 or $4,000 by putting in |
smother pump. But that would not aid the Rad |
Gals to hold the Council and keep all their men |
Oh high salaries. oh, no; they want basin |
costing from nfte 10 fee hundred thousand dol |
lars regardless OF all risk of its bursting and |
destroying an immense portion sf the adjoining |
property, for which the taxpayers would be
made 10 pay.
Year: 1874

Now that the farmers have cul aud saved the
many years, and been governed by practical
economy for at least year, We may hope to wit.
ness u mofe active trade in our retail marts OF
business; and Of course from these must flow in
the demands upon the heavier dealers. So that
lie prospect for better times is certainly brighter
and mpre encouraging 10 the towns people.


The ability Of communities 10 do without any
great increase 10 the houses is wonderful when a
feeling OF contraction takes place. Three fami-
ies have often been known to live very comfort.
ably in one house that Lad formerly only accom-.
nodat4d one. 80 that in this line OF trade the
start may not be anticipated for some time after
lie great work shops have again got under way
and the supply OF steady employment become
Lluch mole reisbe Than at present


II Is hoped that this change may take place
this fall, and that by the lime the spring opens
ell our factories may he running on full time and
with a the !orce they can accommodate There
Is consolation III this thai If there is work 10 be
done IN the country Wilmington is almos. certain
to get her share in all trades wherein she has un.
dfrtaktn to compete


II our farmers only had an open aud free mar
ket for all they could produce there would be
lively times now, and songs OF rejoicing would
be heafd Instead Of the dull croaking of hundreds
who express the fear that "tle hard times will
never pass away
Year: 1874

LAVE PROVED, FROM THE MOST AMPLE
II experience, an entire success Simple, prompt t,
efficient and reliable. They are the only medicines
perfectly adapted to popular use-so smple that
mistakes cannot be made In using them; so harm
less as to be free from danger; and efficient as
TO be always reliable. They have the highest com
mendation from ALL and will always render salts
faction.
Year: 1874

dent johnson. The fact that Mr.. Waite
broke over party lines and consented
to be a candidate against Ashley,
speaks volumes for the conservatism Of
his views.


We may congratulate the people of
the United States upon the accident
which secures in the seat of Chase an
educated gentleman and able lawyer,
whose only political contest for seat
in the National Legislature was against
the man and the radical faction who
villitied the late Chief Justice for his
conduct Of the Impeachment trial.
Year: 1874

A few evenings ago colorcd
preacher aud doctor in Memphis, Tenn,
was approached by darky of the com
moner sort. The fellow asked the doe
tor TO go with him and he would show
him where he could get trunk-full of
money. The doctor went and near the
orphan asylum his guide halted and ex-
plained that the reverend gentleman
was to take off his boots and stockings
and 90 barefooted TO the point named.
while his new-found friend carried the
boots around to the place bv a crcuitous
route. The doctor has given up the
search for the trunk and is looking for
his boots.
Year: 1874

A boatman on the Mississippi ri ver
tells the following: A poor chap was
going down the river i'm dug-out. and
had been informed of certain locality
called liich's Bend, which was Is miles
around. and in one place about one
hundred yards across He was advised
TO land at the narrow point and drag
over his craft. but he passed the spot go
ing down without observing it, and,
padding on eighteen miles around. he
struck il on the other side. Landing.
he dragged his boat across. and went
gliding along down with light heart
till he came along within few PAGES of
the spot where he had dragged across
before. Thinking il was new cutoff.
he went ashore aud tugged his boat over
again. When he got back to the river a
second time, lie sauntered around little
to stretch himself, and soon discovered
an old newspaper. out of which he had
taken his breakfast that morning. Ii
was now about sundown, and he had
padded thirty-six miles without any
fiatiering progress. lie scuttled his boat,
built camp. and waited till next day
for steamboat.
Year: 1874

from the Portsmouth Enterprise, 11th.l


In the House Of Representatives, Wednes-
day, Ben. Butler became eloquent in defence
OF the colored troops and the civilrights bill


The telegraphic report Of his speech says:


"He described with great pathos charge
made by three thousand colored troops un-
der his command on a rebel fertilization on
the James river, and said that when he rode
among the dead after the fight and saw their


bronze faces turned up to the morning sun
he swore an oath ever to defend the rights
and interests Of that race which had given
Goa helping him, he would keep that oath.
The prejudiees which he had had against the
negro up to that time all departed then."


How touching! how pathetic! and what
pity it is not true! We remember the


assault to which he refers, for there was
but one such assault made. 1t was in the
summer of 1864, upon an earthwork


named Fort Gilmer, and we write know
ingly, for ne saw it. The fortifcation was


manned by a company of artillery from
Louisiana and two companies of Virginia
infantry reserves, and upon these three CON-


panies Buffers thousand colored troops made
their charge. There was plainly visible from
the Confederate works a line OF white troops


behind the negroes, and the supposition was


that they were placed there to keep the ne
groes from running away. Neither did the


colored troops fight very nobly. AS soon
| as the Confederate shots began to tell among
them they scattered like sheep. Hun
dreds prostrated themselves Oh the


ground as if they would burrow in, afraid
either to advance or retreat, while all over
ali fhau ba IN 10 ok tC
of their fright dodging behind corn-stalks


standing from the previous years crop, in the


vain hope that they would shelter them
from the fire of the Confederates. About a
hundred and fifty reached the trench in
front of the earthWorks and covered down
close under the edge of the works. These
were captured after the rest had retreated.
The dead were left on the field where
they fell in front of the Confederate works
and in full range, and Butler did not ride
among them after the fight, nor during
the fight either. Neither did he go near
enough to them to see "their bronze faces
turned upward to the morning sum-" for If
he had he would have been seen from the
Confederate lines. Thus, stripping Buffers
rhetoric of its fiction and substituting facts,
We find that his three thousand; colored
troops were defeated by two companies of
Virginia infantry and one OF Louisiana artil-
lery, numbering in all net more than one
hundred and fifty men; and Butler was not
in the field before, during, or after the light.
That valiant three thousand deserve well OF
their country. They ought t. be handed
down to posterity side by side with the "Six
Hundred" at Balaklava. We are not sur
prised at Butler eulogizing them, for they
were men "after his own heart"
Year: 1874

rybody is wondering why the BAZAAR
il selling their goods so cheap. The reason is
they must clear out their Spring and Sum-
mer goods to make room for the immense
stock of Fall and Winter goods which they
will soon receive.
Year: 1874

The WRArHER.-The weather, which has
been so rainy for the past few days, seemed
to have reached its climax on Thursday
night, for about half-past II o'clock this city
was visited by very severe thunder and
raiu-storm. The flashes Of lightning were
unusually vivid for this season of the year,
aud were followed by sharp and startling
peals of thunder. During the thunderstorm
the rain fell very heavily, and altogether it
was almost as severe storm as any we had
during the hot weather last summer.


At a late hour last night there was pros
pect that we would to-day have sunshine
again.
Year: 1874

FAIR At TRINITY CHURCHILL consequence
of the inclemency of the weather during
the past week, the ladies of this church have


determined to continue the fair every nlght
during the coming week until Thursday
night next, when they will close with an
auction sale of all the fine articles remaining
on hand. The fair vii! not be opened To-
Year: 1874

LEs,sI Ar,yE.-The Senate yesterday passed
the bin providing for the payment OF tnte-
rest upon the public debt In the exact shape
in which it came from the House. IL now
goes to the Governor for his approval.


The Senate has adopted the provision In
the general tax bill relating to tax upon mel'
chants substantially as agreed upon oy tne
House, and as it was published in this paper
Yesterday morning. The senator's from tne
cities of the State voted against it.
Year: 1874




Bertholdi, French minister, and
Postmaster-Gereral Creswell have
agreed on the basis oS postal treat
between France and the United States
which establishes an international let
ter rate of nine cents for each half
ounce in this country or ten grammes
in France; each country to retain the
postage collected therein and to pay
for the transfer Of the mails to the
ether. Prepayment to be optional, but
the want of it to subject the letters to a
fine OF FIVE cents OF twenty-five
esentimes, to be retained by the country
collecting. There are to be no postal
sccounts between the two countries.


The formal ratification of the postal
resty with Japan has been exchanged.
The treaty provides for an internahon-
al letter rate of twelve cents, but is not
to 20 into effect until after six months
from the time the government Of Japan
shall notify the United States of its
rediness for the withdrawal OF our press
nt postal agents in that country.


WASHINGTON, April l9,-There is as
yet no official indications concerning
the Presidents action on the finance
bill, but the general impression is that
lie will spproveit. The friends Of the
measure are confident IN this belief and
some OF them give as a reason for it the
expression OF hope in the President's 8
last annual message that "the best
measure may be arrived at to secure
such an elasticity OF currency as will
keep employed all the industries Of the
country and prevent such an initiation
IS will put off indefinitely resumption
of specie payment" and the further
remark of the President that the decis-
ion of Congress on this subject will
have the hearty support OF the execu-
tive
Year: 1874

La Chausse, Paris hackman, had a
pretty wife and wanted to keep her near
him. He used to drive her around in
his hack when passengers were scarce,
and took pleasure in often looking to see
if she was there. He may not have
made much money, but it paid him in
the satisfaction of knowing that while
his wife was sitting behind him in the
carriage she had not run away. He was
sure he had her and that was as good as
fare. She must have been constitution
ally tricky-came of tricky family
perhaps At any rate poor La
Chausse's anxiety about Nine. La
Chausse was not without cause. One
day he could not find her to take drive
with him, and was plunged into deep
gloom. He was told that his favorite
passenger had run away with a lover.
This news, received from sympethizing
neighbors, maddened him. He soon
heard that his wife was in London, and
he hastened there to hunt her up. He
looked high and low-in high places
and low places-but could not find her.
She was handsome woman and he
loved her, and could have almost felt her
anywhere within a mile of him. One
day, while feeling his way through Lon
don, he heard of the assassination OF a
woman, and felt that it was his wife. DE
went to see the corpse, and sure enough
it was she-with her face battered and
crushed, and eyeballs hanging out of
their sockets, and drenched with blood.
But it was the once beautiful face OF his
wife. Three could be no doubt about
that, for he both saw and felt it. de
turned away from the sckening sight,
and went back to Paris and mounted his
coach box with as good heart as he
could He began to drive furiously-so
fast and reckless that passengers were
afraid of him. He lashed his horses,
every minute turned and looked with
terror stricken stare in the carriage. His
colleagues fthe box wanted to know what
allied him2 He asked them if they saw
no battered face and bleeding eyes in his
carriage. They did not, and he only
plunged furiously again through Paris.
He always had a passenger now; he
felt her presence, and saw that she was
there. She never got out OF his car
riage. 1t was the form of the muir
dered woman he had seen in London.
He was trying to drive away from her
now-or dash her and himself to pieces
on the stones. She was his only passen-
ger, and he came to be sure she was
always there-the rem mainder OF his vile
and love and wrongs. So one day he
did not mount his box, but took a razor
and cut the cords which bound him to
his phantom passenger He and that
ghastly shadow forever pursuing him
peopled the world alone. To him there
was no one else. He felt only her. His
death was reported AMONG a number OF
late suicides, now SO prevalent in Paris
a grim procession marching slowly with
their wounds freshly bleeding toward
the land of shadows.
Year: 1874

Many who are suffering from the effects Of
the warm weather and are debilitated, are ad-
vised by physicians to take moderate amounts
of whisky two or three times day. In lit
tie while those who adopt this advice fire.
quently increase the number of drinks"
and in time become confirmed inebriates. A
beverage which will not create thirst for intox-
icating liquors, and which is intended especi


ally for the benefit of debilitated persons,
whether at home or abroad. is DR.. Schenck's
Sea Weed Tonic. Containing the juices of
many medicinal herbs, this preparation does
not create an appetite for the intoxicating
cup. The nourishing and the lite-supporting
properties of many valuable natural produc-
tions contained in it and well known to medi-
cal men have a most strengthening influence
single bottle of the Tonic will demonstrate
its valuable qualities. For debility arising
from sickness, over exertion or from any cause
whatever, a wine glassful of Sea Weed Tonic
taken after meals will strengthen the stomach
and create an appetite for wholesome food.
To all who are about leaving their homes, we
desire to say that the excellent effects of DR..
Schenck's seasonable remedies, Sea Weed
Tonic. and Mandrake Pills, are particularly
evident when taken by those who are injuri-
ously affected by change of water and diet.
No person should leave home without taking
a supply of these safeguards along. For sale
by all druggists. cod 49, los
Year: 1874

New York Sun.


A good example of muscular Chris
tianity is recorded of Father Lynch, an
Irish priest, formerly attached to the
Roman Catholic College below Niagara
Falls, and who was afterward Bishop of
Toronto. Returning home one dark
night on horseback, Father Lynch was
accosted by footpad with bludgeon,
who ordered him TO dismount and sur
render his horse and purse. The rev.
erned father did as he was ordered, and
in so dong sprang on his assailant and
laid him fat on his back. "Are you an
Irishman2" Il am, sir" "a Catholic?"
Sure that l am" well, am Father
Lynch and shall take your punishment
out of the hands of the law" saying
which he laid his riding whip upon the
back of the astonished offender with
such vigor that the latter probably regis
tered a vow that his next assault would
be on a layman.
Year: 1874

A San Francisco Snowman has been
fined for exhibiting an idiotic dwarf,
whom be had hired of his guardian for
that purpose for ten dollars a month.
An additional charge of cruelty was dis
missed upon the defendants showing
that the boy was treated as well as any
beast in the show, which satisfied the
technical requirements Of the law.
Year: 1874

Tho California members Of Congress who
tho letting Of certain postal-contraots are not
likely to make out case. postmastor-Geu
CreBwell explains that the contracts were lot IN
accordance with the terms Of law that las
Department WIS taken after consultation with
the Attorney General, and upon his recon-
moudation. There is good reason for believing
that the present inquiry ia the outcome of a
California concerned in tho proceedings have
the reputation Of being noisy wat,h-dogs Ut tho
Treasury.
Year: 1874

THE KRIE RAILWAY COMPANY


propose to remove their offices to their former loca
ton at the foot Of Duane street. the building
can be prepared for their In the mean
while they offer iOr sale their valuable Property
Twentyth and twenty fourth streets and Eighth
particulars Of which will be furnished applica
OF Twenty third street and Eighth avenue, to


HENRY G. STEBBINS,


Chairman Of Finance Committee.


(San.e buiding)
Year: 1874

A FOUR STORY HIGH sTOOP BROWN STONE
n House to let on Thirty seventh street. near Fifth
avenue fully and elegantly furnished and In fine order


II. X DREW K CO.,
No 3 West Twenty third street. Filth Avenue Hotel
Year: 1874

were his. His passion for truth, for hor-
or, for justice; his devotion to human


freedom, sealed with his blood. command
ed their moral faculties. His Greek love
for beauty in its pnrest forms, his exquis-
ite tastes, his wonderful culture, which
had CLEANED in every field of human
knowledge, sufflced the aesthetic nature OF
the higher order of women; while the
marvellous sweetness OF his smile. the
gentleness of his courtesy, his reverence
for the finest womanhood made him ever
in their eyes, from first, to last. 1.-THE
blameless knight of the ideal man. Let
no woman fear to own a capacity for such
worship, lest it shall be mistaken and mis-
judged by the vulgar for weakling sent-
ment. Your god may not be god at all
nevertheless, hold fast to your ideal Of
him-by so much will you bring him near
er to 1t. If it were possible for woman to
cease to worship the sovereign in man or
for man to cease to revere the spiritual in
woman. we might deplore, indeed, the
speedy downfall of the race, which false
prophets now delight to prophesy.
Through all his public life Mr.. Sumner was
the recipient of far-off adoring letters Gin
no sense to be confounded with love letters
addressed to him by his countrywomen.
These letters, received from strangers
whom he never met, would have made
many volumes, He numbered among his
personal friends and private correspon-
dents ladies OF the highest rank and cul-
ture abroad and at home. Yet the woman
who walled aloud in the stormy street
while she watched the recedng train
which bore the lifeless form of her friend


to his final home was woman-bent and


old and poor-who keeps little stand of
traffic in a corridor of the Capitol
Year: 1874

A VERY stringent bill, providing for
compulsory education, has just passed the
New York Assembly, by a vote Of 6S to
IS. 1t provides that every child in the
State, between the ages oI 8 and Is, shall
attend school or be instructed at home at
least fourteen weeks in every year, and
that no child shall be employed to labor
in any business whatever during the
school hours Of any school,day, unless the
child has attended school fourteen weeks
out oil the fEty.two next preceding any
and every year in which such child ahall
be employed. The bill also empowers
School Trustees TO enforce these rules,
and TO furnish textbooks in all cases
where parents are unable to provide
them. Although the bill has passed the
Assembly, there is little expectation that
1t will become law, as all tho Demo-
Gratis and several of the Republicans in
the Senate will vote against 1t.
Year: 1874

Driven out of this city few days ago.
quito q number Of bunko gamblers made
their way to Monroe, and opened business.
They were promptly arrested. brought
before Judge Ray. who sentenced them
TO the parish Jail for from thirty to ninety
days. under the State vagrant act. We Of
New Orleans have several judges we
would like 10 trade off fos such a magistrate
Year: 1874

The seventh of March is the field day.


The seventh of March is the field day.


The seventh of March is the field day.


The seventh of March Is the field day.


The seventh of March is the field day.
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Year: 1874

The vote killing the tranking bill is to be
reconsidered. A motion to that effect was
made and is pending.


A large number of private bills passed.
The motion to reconsider the vote reject
ing the franking privilege was not called
up. The bill is still pending.