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Year: 1876

Col. L. RUGGLEs, Register Ofthe land office at Florence, left Us on Wednesday last for his home. During the time he was here. all the claimants ofthe valley lands

 west Of town appeared before him and proved up on their claims. Everything lcame out straight and we understand there is not a case Of contest. In accordance

 with the special Act in the matter, the

 Register will perfect his examination in the several cases, at his office, and in due lime report to the United States Surveyor General their correctness and validity when regular survey will be ordered, and patent thereon eventually be issued.
Year: 1876

WE have been enjoying some Of that new san Diego honey, from Lord & Will Hams, every morning for the week past on hot cakes, and it is a great treat and al most too sweet for anything.
Year: 1876

TO the Patriotic Citizens of Delaware.


The question is constantly asked Of
the State Commissioners, SIS Deldware
like other States, to haze a building upon
the Centennial grounds, or n0t!" and
then follows the remark, 'It will be
great shame, to say the least of it, If
there should be no place there for Della
wareans, when there will be tor the
people of other States" We feel this
to be more serious matter than many
suppose it to be. The Centennial
Exhibition will be the largest and most
complete the world has ever seen. To
say nothing Of the countless throngs
of our own people who will be ever
present from opining to close, more
foreigners of distinction and substance
will be there, from time to time, than
now come to the whole of America
in any ten years. Is there to be no
place upon the grounds which shall be
known as Delaware's house? Is the
State, the little sister of the old thirteen
with oil her splendid revolutionary
fame, and bright record upon the
pages of the country's civil history, to
be without some place of her own
WhClC ACk OWh ogh6 anu
can meet and exchange greetings
at the arrival of her Centennial
Year, as we'll as that of the great
Nation she was the first to lead into
Public Society 1t must not be! There
must be an ample roof tree at Fair
mount, under which you may sit, and
in pleasant converse account the past
Of your state and country, and ex-
change sentiments of encouragement
with respect to their future. 1t must
not be said that the patriotism of the
people of Delaware is controlled by
the passion of avarice-for all know
that your means are ample to accom-
plish anything you really wish, and


that, on many occasions, far less


worthy they are brought forth without
stint or murmer. Come forward then


fellow citizens, do each one his part,


and help US, as the patriotic firemen OF


Wilmington are doing, to erect upon


the Centennial grounds a buildiag


that will be worthy of you as Della


wareans and save our people from the


modification that surely will await US


all if our State should not keep hous.


there as well as her sisters.


BY order of the State Commission


ers, j. p. COMEGYs, President.
| LEANDER +. RIDDLE, Secretary.
Year: 1876

From the ST. Louis Republican.


MesSrs. George B. Clark, OF
Kochtitzky and two sons Of the
latter, attached to the engineer
ing force Of the Little River
Valley and Arkansas Railroad
Company, while at New Mad
rid a few days ago, measured
the depth Of the channel Of the
river at that place, They found
the depth Of water in front Of
MorriSon's Landing to be eigh-
sty feet. From there down the
channel decpcns uniformly to
St. Johns Bayou, where it is
one hundred and four feet deep.
The greatest depth found was
opposite Main street in New
Madrid, one hundred and eight
feet; from that point itdecreased
to a uniform depth Of eighty
feet as far down as measurement
was extended. All the meas
urements were from high water
mark.
Year: 1876

A man had undressed him
self in a bathing house at
Woodbridge, England, when ho
heard a cry for assistance. He
ran out, jumped in the surf, and
swan to u log that had been
mistaken for a drowning per-
son. A woman who had seen
him nude had him arrested, and
a magistrate imposed q fine.
He refused to pay, and is not
likely to suffer the alternative of
imprisonment, so strong is the
public sentiment in his favor.
Year: 1876

The in1Cence of the London
Times was well illustrated re-
Gently by the striking from the
polling lists in Gotham the
name Of man whose funeral
notice hadappeared inthe Times,
though a gentleman positively
testified that the item was a
mistake and the gentleman was
alive on the Continenta zoe
Year: 1876

About 200 people assembled
at the Alabama Street Presby-
terian Church last night to wit
ness the marriage of a young
gentleman connected with the
lumber business to a young la
dy of German extraction. The
audience was assembled and
the buzz Of gay voices filled
the edifice. Time. wore on.
Eight O'clock, the hour appoin-
ted for the ceremony, passed,
and still the bridal pair did not
arrive. A half hour more G.
lapscd and still there appeared
no bride cor bridegroom, and
suspicious remarks were ex-
changed. Finally, grown wea-
ry with waiting, the assembly
dispersed, filled : to the brim
with wonder at the non-appear-
ance of the couple. Some Of
the young mans friends looked
into the matter and found out
that at13 0 clock ia the after
noon the bride had received a
note from her affianced laconic-
ally stating that by the time
she received the note he would
be dead. Search throughout the
city was at once instituted, but
the missing gentleman could
not be found. His friends were
around making inquiries until a
very late hour. Some one re-
ported having seen him at s
P. NJ, but This led to no clew Of
his whereabouts. Up to twelve
O'clock last night no news had
been received concerning him.
His friends are at o loss to ac-
count for his action, and arc in
a state Of great nneasiness "a
bout him.
Year: 1876

ATLANTA, Feb. 15.-The folio wing resolu.
ton was introduced by Mr. Bacon, of Bibb
county, and was unanimously agreed to by
the House of representatives:


Whereas, it has been charged on the floor
of the United States Senate and by portion
of the public press. Of the Northern States, it
is the design Of the Legislature of Georgia to
abrogate or sbridge the privileges or rights
now employed equally by all citizens of the
States under the Constitution of the United
States; therefore, be it


Resolued, As the sense of this General As
sembly, that the equal political rights of all
citizens of this State regardless of race or
previous condition, are permently fixed and
secured by the Constitution of the United
States, which is recognized by this body as
the supreme law of this land, and that no
abridgement or interference with these rights
is proposed, or ontemplated, or desired in
any action of the General Assembly, or by
the people whom We represent and that any
and all legislation in contravention thereof,
either by the Legislature or by convention
of the people would be null and void; and


ResoIued further. That the political relations
of all classes in this State have been harmon
iously adjusted upon = basis of the present
provisions Of the Constitution Of the United
Year: 1876

GALVESTON, Feb. 15.-The election in this
city passed off quietly. A full vote was
polled. The Democratic State ticket was car
ried by large majority. The county ticket
is divided, and it is thought the Independent
the interior are not sufficient for any decision,
though it is expected the entire Democratic
State ticket will be elected. Full returns can
not be had before tomorrow.
Year: 1876

3l97. 800, and $20O,OOO Of TINS Sum coulu
probably be expended during the season OF
1876.


Mr. Eads denies the truth Of the report
tsleeraphed hence, that he had come 10
Warrington to ask Congress to change the
terms Of his grant for deepening the mouth
of the Mississippi, because Of his financial
inability to continue the work until 20 feet of
water shall be secured.


The latest dispatches from the work he says
continue TO be Of the most cheering character,
and his grant will scarcely be one year old
before the channel over South Pass bar will
be the deepest outlet of the Mississippi. al
though it was only half the depth of the best
ono when he received permission from the
government to deepen it at the sole risk OF
himself and associates.
Year: 1876

\ man in Michigan snapped bis horse
for wife An old bachelor acquaint-
auce SAID he'd bet there was something
wrong with the horse. or its owner
would not have fooled it away in that
reckless manner.
Year: 1876

The New York Times makes the
frank admission that corruption and
mismanagement exist in the affairs of
the Brooklyn navy yard. The charges
of democratic journals in reference to
this evil have hitherto been met only
with denial. Says the Times;


"The Brooklyn navy yard has been
made refuge for political workers
who were not believed to be very fas-
tidious about the methods they en-
ployed to make their positions pay
From provisions and clothing TO live
oak, from fabricating oil to hospital
management, the business of the
Brooklyn navy yard seems to be pretty
well honeycombed with fraud. 1t is
said that the testimony obtained
directly duplicates Secretary Robesen
The fat remains of course, that straw
bidding and the payment of liberal
sums for the obtaining of contracts are
no: practices which eau flourish on
large scale in any department of the
government without rejecting on the
capacity if not on the honesty, of the
responsible head of that department.
Year: 1876

The Hon. James Yates ian Englishman).
after protracted inquiry and Investigations
in the schools among tho%e beat able to
Judge of the matter. reported that the com.
plete adoption Of the decimal, in p'sce Of
the present English weights and measured,
would save two full years in the school-iife
of every child educated. In our country the
saving would be something less. because Of
our adoption Of the decimal currencyi but
the most conservative teachers acknowledge
that something like this amount Of time
would he saved each child If our present
confusion of measures were entirely replaced
by the International or Metric SystSD
Regardless Of the much greater commereAl
and International claims of the new system
il is certainly one Of the most, prominent
educational questions now before the people
and there WAS a pie room for the association
recently ipcorI Dated in Boston a. the
American Metric Bureau.
Year: 1876

struck the steamer a short distance


below Annapolis. James Gary, aged


twenty years, one Of the deck hands,


was blown, overheard. The unfortu-
nate man was not missed until some
time after he was lost Search was made
for him. and it soon became evident
that Carey had been blown overheard.
1t is supposed that he was standing on
the upper deck near the rail when the
squall struck, and before be could re,
cover himself he was blown over the
rail and into tie water, where his cries
for help were drowned in the raging
storm. The sad occurrence cast a
gloom over the entire party. The
excursionists were very much charmed
during the storm. and several of the
ladies were taken ill from fright. The
steamer was not injured, except a por-
tion of the wheelhouse being blown
away. and the excursionists reached
the wharf in safety at u late hour last
night. -.....
Year: 1876

The Late w. A. Memory, Esq.


1t Was with feelings of the most pro-
found sorrow that we note the death
Whiteville, M
more than mere passing notice, for
in all respects he was model man and
every young man in our State might
study his life with advantage. Pos
sessed of q noble form, with q pleas
ant, agreeable face, with polite man~
ners, kind, affectionate. loving, rever-
encing his seniors. polite to those in a
lower station, intelligent, educated,
frank, gathering the children around
him with an almost magnetic influence
and distributing kindness and bless
ings to all, ke has gone suddenly down
to the grave, and we feel as it the
darkuess of earth was made still
darker by his loss. There was no
good work that he was not ready to
help in, and those who have been
associated with him bear witness to
his constant watchfulness and his un-
firing energy in promoting the obj ects
of the bodies to which he belonged.
As q companion he was ever social,
ever seeking to add to thu pleasure of
others, temperate in word thought and
action, with calm disposition which
enabled him to control himself like the
high and noble gentleman he always
proved to be- d.. ....r.., .....


For his young wife. but few short
months married, our heart almost
bleeds as we pen these lines: MAY the
God who "doeth all things well" bring
her cOnsolatiQn-no human hand or
human tongne, can.


The loss of his example in White
Vile will be severely feH. Who of the
young men of the place will try to ex-
ercise the same influence he had :?
Surely there are some who will try.
They can at worst but fail aad even
failure whilst trying to initiate so
glorious an example would be better
than SUCCESS in less righteous cause.


EXAMPLE.
Year: 1876

-.' CaptalnCY. t-4 -..5.


An old comrade, Major Deane, thus
describes it in tho Chicago Tribune:


He was then, lieutenant on McClel-
lan's staff. At the time they we're
lying ON the Chickahominy, and could
not find any ford to cross the river.
He went out with the chief engineer on
McClellan's staff en- reconnaissance.
The got up in corn field where look
ing across the river, Custer said, 'I
do not want to do this unless have sn
order. But you give me an order to go
to that ditch which runs through the
corn field, and I believe can go clear
down to the river" They knew that
the rebel pickets we're on the other
side of the stream. The General hes


itated. and finally said, go, if you
want to-" Custer lodged INTO the
ditch and started. Ihe next thing the
General saw he was half way across
the Cftickah6niiny. He found that
water had run down this ditch and
washed the sand along and made a
bar out into the stream. Custer was
up to his armpits, with his revolver in
his hand. wading across the river.
The General dared not make any noise,
but tried to catch his eye to beckon
him back. Custer went across the
river to the edge of the wood, nearly
to the line of pickets and in sight of
their camp. He took some paper,
made diagram of all he could see,
and then waded back with his sketch,
and handed it to the chief engineer,
who said he would put. him under ar
rest, or rather would haYe Mcclellan
About two days after that. I think. he
was ordered to the Generals presence
and presented with a captains COM
mission That is the way he got it.
Year: 1876

With respect to the ineigibility ono of the Republican electors chosen in Vermont, United States Attorney General Taft holds that where one elec- tor is ineligibly elected such circum- stance does not elect an opposing elec- tor, and he considers it rule that while a majority of the votes cast cannot make an ineligible man an elector, they were nevertheless cast, and are not so void as to give his opponent majority. Simi- lar cases in the elections of different States have been decided, and reference has been made to case in Pennsylvania that of the Commonwealth against Cluley, in which Judge Strong of the supreme court, who was then of the Pennsylvania court, delivered the opinion that new election for sheriff should be held. It is stated in Wash ington that the general rule in most States is that where there is vacancy in the electoral ticket the other electors shall fill the vacancy by ballot. It may be that some opinion may be asked from the attorney general upon this question, but it has not yet been presented, and the earnest attention that is given the matter results from an anxiety to obtain every fact of law touching it, and to be prepared for any emergency that might come from the situation.
Year: 1876

Polonaises that are to be worn both in the house and the street, Harroer's Basor says, are provided with an extra lining of flannel that may be pasted in for street wear. This lining is of white twilled flannel, made separately from the polonaise, but similarly shaped, and is long enough to reach down over the hips, where the drapery of the skirt be- gins. It is imply pinked on the edges, not hemmed, and is provided with sleeves. Ladies who have thin arms have flannel Things for all close sleeves, and others, to give greater roundness, have slight wadding in the sleeves. White silk silesia waist Things of twilled stripes are used by the best dress makers for handsome dresses. These twilled silks are softer than the gros grain Things formerly used, and are more pliable. The long seams of these Innings are pressed open, and each edge is bound with narrow white ribbon; even the dress protector of oil silk or of chamois placed under the arms is GOV cred with white silk and bound with ribbon. These long seams arc most usually sewed by machine even by French dressmakers, but iu most of tue well made imported dresses all other seams are sewed by hand.
Year: 1876

In Eastern lands, when the govern ment wants get rid of troublesome subject, he is invited to dine with the chief local official, and word Is sent to his family that "his dinner did not agree with him." after which he passes into history. H
Year: 1876

The New York correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune says: The old saying,
" he can't keep hotel" has more real
significance than most persons imagine.
Tba trials of hotel keepers at seaside
hotels this season are unusually great,
owing to the hard times and the necessity
of strict economy. One of the promi-
nent Saratoga hotels has changed stew
ards three times already, and good,
first-class persons in this capacity are in
demand. Lately one of the Long
Branch stewards took one drink toe
many, and all day Sunday (while it was
raining in torrents, and everybody was
cooped up in the house) kept the wait
ers, kitchen help and proprietor In an
uproar. The man became abusive, the
cooks refused to work, the walters were
panicky, and when he drew q pistol and
threatened to shoot tse proprietor, the
engineer and porter had to interfere and
disarm him.


Another hotel keeper, presiding over
q magnificent hotel on the sound, found
himself tho other morning minus cooks,
chambermaids and walters. The help
had been on spree the night before,
and it being pleasant, engaged the owner
of q sloop to take them across the sound.
Getting over was easy enough. When
they undertook to return the wind had
lulled into q dead calm, and they were
powerless to move. It was eight o'clock
in the morning before they returned,
and tho indignation of the landlord may
be imagined. Far from having an easy
time of it, the hotel proprietors out of
the city are so dependent upon their
help that it is source Of continual
xiety with them lest their walters or
cooks should fail them. Most of the
hotels have standing arrangements with
intelligence offices especially devoted to
hotel service to send them q force of
walters at few hours notice. Add TO
this the dread of bad luck in drawing
boarders and poor season, the summer
Boniface is to be pitied.
Year: 1876

Some of the most crushing dandies
who loaf in the parlor door at the fash
ionable hotels at Long Branch, Olive
Logan tells us, when the Saturday night
chop is on, faultless in attire and
killingly eyeglasscd and mustached.
might be traced to humble abodes in
tho bnck region behind the theatrical
scenes when they saunter homeward in
the hour approaching midnight. They
some times condescend to join the dan
GERS on the floor, and they bathe at the
fashionable hour with great assiduity,
but where they cat md sleep can only
be cnpjectured. They are just as we'll
bred, well hammered, and well appear
lug gentlemen as any Mt Long Branch,
aud arc just rs well received by what is
there called society.
Year: 1876

A dog case, tried in the circuit court
at Saginaw, is fully reported in the
Michigan Larger. The plaintiff raised
berries for the market, and had little
dog that industriously drove away the
birds from the crop. The defendant
owned n big dog, and one day the little
dog chasing birds into the defendants
premises, was bitten by the big dog, and
mortally wounded. The plaintiff proved
tho uncommon value of his dog, and de-
manded damages. The defendant justi-
fed the conduct of his dog under q
statute which says that it is the duty of
every police officer or constable to kill
unlicensed dogs. The plaintiffs dog
was not licensed. The Judge, in his
charge to the jury, said {: cit does not
appear from the record, and the court
will not presume, that defendant g dog was
either de j,tre or de facto apolice officer or
q constable and that if he held neither
of thcsepositions ut the time, then clearly
it was not his duty to act in so summary
and severe o manner. 1t does not salts
factorily appear that defendants dog
had sufficient intelligence or discretion
to act in an official capacity in such
cases. AS an officer, if he claimed to act
in that capacity, he only had the right to
kill plaintiffs dog in case he found him
going at large not licensed; and whether
defendants dog had examined the re-
cords and ascertained thereby that plain
tiff dog was not licensed, does not ap-
pear. Even if the plaintiffs dog had no
collar on, and the defendants dog killed
him, not because in not wearing collar
he was violating the law, bat because of
some malice entertained toward him,
then it is clear that he could not after
ward come in and justify under this
statute"
Year: 1876

loyal soldier, would satisfy everybody
at the head of the War Department,
and from the rest of the list 1t would be
easy to pick out the remainder Of the
Cabinet, including one representative
of the Southern States.
Year: 1876

reasons for calling the meeting Alter some argument
General Pryor, counsel Tor Fowor. was accorded per-
answer, which Is very lengthy, denies shat tho re-
spoudent has refused 10 obey lawful order OF tho
C. Kingsley and Abncr C. Keeney (contructors Tor tho
reseryor to the injury OF the city, and denies each
and every charge and specification Of misconduct
alleged against him in the communication Of the
Mayor. II tho thing directed 10 be dono
by resolution OF the Common Council were
contrary TO law then the respondent was under
obligation to obey II, bat under obligation
sst Its execution. The act enOned upon respondent
by the Common Council, the partial complexion OF the
Hampstead Reservoir, was illegal The only
money or means accessible Tor the payment OF such
expense the water fund revenue, and that not
available for the execution Of the work directed by tho
Common Council Had tho respondent complied with
the resolution he would have dono Illegal net in
t~oold sense-6rst, as authorizing an Indebtedness
against the city without tho means 10 discharge II;
and. secondly us misappropriating fund set apart
by law for payment OF principal and interest o. inc
In alleging In his affidavit that tho water revenue und
all appropriated to other Objects and that nothing
OF said fund was on hand applicable to The work re.
CURED by the Common Council. v He denies that
hc has been guilty OF cuipable neglect OF duty,
or that he omitted 10 carry out the resolu-
advice of tho Corporation Counsel and despite
the decisions OF Justices Gilbert and Barnard IL Is
the legal duty OF Commissioner of Guy Works to
his own conviction OF Official proprety at the
dctation oi tho Corporation Counsel The decision Of
Juagc Gilbert imposed no obligation on respondent TO
carry out the resolution OF the Comnio Council He
claims tnat II was his avowcd purpose to obey the de-
csion o! Judge Barnard AS II was embodied
in definite obligatory ordor In consequence OF the
neglect Of the Corporation Counsel tho order proscrb
ing respondents duty was not served for nearly
month aitor the decision, and meanwhile the
respondent had been suspended IRON Office.


On motion OF Alderman Burnett xconmittcc OF three
= appointed, with power to require William A.
Fowler TO appear before them on the day before the
next meeting and there agroe upon the issues to DO
tried IN tho matter OF tho suspension and 10 determine
when the investigation shall commence The Corpora
tion Counsel Is 10 appear and represent tho people
the Investigation. Tho committee will report tho
suit OF their negotiations at tho next meeting, which
Is to bo held on Tuesday, OCTOBER j