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Year: 1876

The patriotism Of century ago must
have been made of sterner stuff than that
which fires the American heart of to-day,
or the experience Of a Cincinnati military
company at the Centennial may be taken
as no reason of contrast. The Cincinnati
Light Guard left that city Of hog-meat and
disastrous conventions with colors flying,
plumage bright, and wallets we'll stuffed
with that which answers as collateral
for grub. They marched eight weeks and
arrived at the Centennial grounds the mil
itary heroes of the day. The Colonel,
with the sanity name of St. Martin,
flashed his brilliant weapon in the sun
light, and there was never a happier set Of
soldiers. But recent developments have
proved that they we're rejoicing while woe
was in their household. The gallant
Colonel soon after abandoned them to the
unpleasant situation Of being without funds
and far away from home. Patriotism
oozed out and gave way to the demand Of
hungry stomachs, pleasure gave way tc
business, and they began to look around
for food and drink, which was furnished
them by the Centennial Fire Department
and they were secured free transportation
home. But what a difference between
patriotism one hundred years ago and now
If the soldiers Of that day had gone arounc
begging for ride home, or have laid dowr
and rolled in despair because they hae
nothing to put in their stomachs, there
would have been no Centennial, but gentl'
Johnny Bull would have reminded you .


what set Of milk-and- water old fool, you


fore-fathers were every time he applied th'
screws and made you pony up your shar'


for the Prince Of Wales trip to the East OF
an elephants snout.
Year: 1876

A well,6xed plan for the escape Of con-
vict from Auburn prison was foiled Friday
afternoon. While one of the keepers was at
a grocery, boy who was driving team Of
the prison tool-shop informed the keeper
that he had Just come out Of the prison
yard, and thought there was convict stow
ed away in large box on his wagon. Be-
fore the keeper could get to the wagon he
saw a convict running, and ordered him to
halt, and fired three shots at him, one going
through his bootleg, and another grazing
his side. He was only winged, and darted
on. The officers pursued, intereepting the
fugitive. The escaper proved to be Michael
Hurley, transfer from Sing Sing, sent for
twenty years for burglary in the first degree
and larceny in October, 1874. He had dis.
guised himself in overalls, overshirt, and
hat, and slowed himself into the box before
II had been placed on the wagon. He attemp-
ted to escape through sewer some two
months ago, and was locked up for his want
of success.
Year: 1876

Mrs. Amanda Smith, the colored Evange
list, who has been in Wilmington for three
weeks, laboring in the cause of religion, has
wonderful powers of exhortation. Her
language is plain, but delivered with force
that is at once effective. She stated to .
representative of The HERALD yesterday,
that she never chooses text, but she judges
her audience and its needs by the pulse OF
feeling manifest among them, what she
said came with spontanisty, land the remarks
applied directly to them. See preached
the gospel in its plainest form, so that the
most ignorant could comprehend of what
she was speaking, and she had always
found it the most successful way.


Mrs. Smith in appearance is tall, and
straight as an Indian Queen, with an angu-
lar form, and an eye that is searching in its
glance and full of expression. The features
are regular, and her color is shade be-
tween black and the color known as the
dark brown ginger thread. In conversation
she is easy and atfable, tinged with quick
ness in expression of ideas that embraces q
great deal in terse language and in very
short short time. She dresses plainly,
wearing that costume adopted by Quaker
esses, and arranged with precisely the same
simplicity.


she was born in Hartford county, Mary
land, near Long Green, but removed to
Philadelphia with her parents when very
Young. She had the advantages Of very
limited education, but improved all she
could her small opportunities. She has ex
horted for sometime but has only been In
the work of evangelism for five years during
which time she has met with considerable
success, and that her manner of speaking Is
effective, is shown by the number OF CONVEX
sions that have been made under her preach
ing in Wilmington, which has been ninety
ty-fve. She remains in Wilmington one
week longer, when she will visit Harlem,
New York.
Year: 1876

Yesterday afternoon, prominent Justice
of the Peace of this city was violently
assaulted on Fourth street while going to his
home, by drunken rough, who struck him
violently in the face and otherwise abused
him. The Justice Immediately stepped into
ESQ. Brady's office, which was only few
Yards from the scene of the assault, and his
assailant was arrested and in default Of bail
was committed to the city cells.
Year: 1876

The work Of the Temperance Brotherhood in trying
to the liquor dealers ID still progressing
IN Brooklyn. Twenty-scv OF violation OF the
Sunday law will be tried on Friday next before tho
Excise Board and twenty will BIO brought before tho
Grand Jury at tho January term.
Year: 1876

The above is the name of a simple device
invented by the cattle yard men at West
Albany, New York, to induce hogs to move
from the cars in which they are transported
into the yard. Pigs, as a rule, are not of
accommodating dispositions and when it
comes TO prevailing upon q carload of them
to move along upon narrow gangway, the
first ones that start upon the plank are apt
to decline to proceed further and so block
the egress of the rest. This necessitates
an astonishing amount of patience and
beating, besides unlimited strong language,
and of course often delays cattle train for
some time. The new invention for per-
suading the animal to pass on is the hog
bouncer, made by bringing one end of the
GO say plank to finn support; then
under the other end, two double car springs
are placed A powerful lever and a spring
catch complete the device. Before the car
door is opened the platform is carried down
SO as to compress the springs by the lever,
and the catch is hooked. The hogs are
then allowed to pass along the platform,
and. 50 long as they move along the pro-
perly the plank is undisturbed but as soon
as a crowd congregates and vociferouslyo OBJ
jects to going further, the catch is sprung.
One end of the platform flies about three
feet upward, and the result is shower OF
living porkers shot over the heads and upon
the soft bodies of the drove. They are
seldom injured, but vastly astonished.; and
| it is needless to add that the blockade is a.
once dispelled-Scientifc AnaeraRGn.
Year: 1876

we'll remember the infantile days Of
Sitting Bull, the guileless innocence of his
childhood, and how we used to give him a
truthful little hatchet and butcher knife
and the old yellow cat all for to play with.
I should Judge that he must have scalped
that old cat as much as sixteen or seven-
teen hundred times before he was three
years old. 1t was beautifully touching to
observe what an interest that child took in
dumb animals-partieularl that cat. And
then to see him draw rations and blankets
and things just in play! Why, have seen
him walk around the tepee hour after hour
and every time he world come up and an
swer to different name and draw aeorns
for rations and burdock leaves for blankets
and fisl, bones for scalping-knives. You
see he would always set up a rotten bass
wood stick, with two elamshells for eyes
looking straight up to the sky, for an agent.
It used to bring tears to my eyes to see him
sometimes. 1t reminded me of his dear
papa, who went out sealping once in fun,
and had something happen to him SO that
he didn't come back again. We named
him Sitting Bull when he was only two years
old, but when he grew up little and be-


gun to develop the peculiar traits of his
great great grandfather and greater an
cestor, John Smith, we were sorry we had
not called him Lying Bull instead. .-A


Sehoolaaate in the Minneapolis Tribune.
Year: 1876

J. Any one who takes paper regularly from the Pos
oH,ce-whether directed to his name or another's or
whether he has subscribed MOTIFS responsible for the
payment.


q If person orders his paper discontinued he must
pay all arrearages the pubsher Will continue to send
II until payment made and collect tho whole amount
whether the paper Is taken from the office or not


s. The courts have decided that refusing te take the
newspapers periodicals from the Postoce or remoy
ing and leaving them uncalled for ra acd evidence
of Intentional fraud.


Papers ordered to any address be changed to anot
er address at tho option of the subscriber.


Remitances by draft check money order or registered
letter may be sent at our risk All Postnasters are n
quired to register letters on application.
Year: 1876

was in Florence, stopping at the
Hotel d'Europe, when | one morning
walked out to visit the Church OF San.
ia Croce. 1t wasn't because Twas in are.
ligious mood that | whent thither, but
every one visiting Florence made it a
point to look upon the tombs ofMichael
Angelo and Raphael, so | considered
it in order to do as other tourists did.
| suppose | spent half hour to gazing
about the edifice, and observing all
that was worthy to be seen, when ]
Roticed handsome young man saun-
tering down one of the aisles, whom
had the day previous seen at ny hotel
We arrived at the main door about tho
same moment, when we stopped, and
bowing to me introduced himself as
Edward Walpole of Mississippi.


One is, or ought to be, glad to meet
a fellow countryman abroad, especi.
ally if he be sociable. Mr.. Waipole
was extremely pleasant and well in
formed, and his society was desirable
in many respects. He was thoroughly
familiar with Italy, very obliging
when any information was required
and was finished gentlemen.


We took mutual fancy to each
other, and, during my stay of three
weeks In Florence, we were constant,
ly associated. Hewas o painter, poet and
musician, and made creditable name
in all these vocations. When we par
ted, he made me promise that l would
visit him at his home the following
year.


Circumstances prevented my fulfill.
ing my word, and eighteen months had
passed when met him one day on the
streets in st. Louis. When l parted
from him he possessed handsome,
athletic forh, eyes flashing with ami.
nation, and countenance whereon
the hues of health and manly beauty
had been mellowed by the influence
of a southern sun. He now appeared
thin and pale, while shadow of deep
melancholy enshrouded his features.
His gaze, which used to make me feel
glad, now forced me to participate in
the wretchedness it expressed. he
was evidently suffering very deeply.


"Good heavensI" l exclaimed as l
grasped his hand, "what has caused
this fearful changer Have you been
ills"


He seemed pleased at meeting me,
and sought to evade my question with
a forced laugh, and when repeated it
he replied that he was as well as usual
He then changed the subject, and be
gan to talk of old times, and took me
with him to the boarding house where
he was stopping. A glance served to
make me sensible that be was not lIv.
ing in the style he did in Europe
About his room were many half finish
ed pictures, second hand piano and
a few books thrown into a corner IN
disorder.


His conversation generally ran upon
the days we passed abroad. He gave
me long and detailed account of the
places he had visited after we separa-
Ted, but whea his narrative brought
him to his home, he stopped. Certainly
Year: 1876

To-day let every heart lay by


It's cares and join in the good cheer
That moves the world with glad acclaim


To hail the coming Of the year.
The New YEAR with its golden hopes,


Its promises of goods untold,
Its pleasures, all without the pains


That marred the beauty of the Old.
The past shall teach us now to shun


The errors that beset our way,
And where the past was dark and sad


The future shall be bright as day.
And we shall tread the upward path


OF progress without stop or turn,
If from the eventful by-gone years


We may our lessons rightly learn.
To-day, one hundred years ago,


In this vast Western Continent,
few brave souls in freedom name


Outlined model government.
This year our nation celebrates


The first Centennial Of its birth,
And priceless tributes honor it


From every nation on the earth.
Then, but few sparse settled States;


A nation Of an hour-or age,
As might be-but now limitless


And boundless in its wealth and power
There yet remains a destiny
That leads us with the march Of Time
Achievements nobler, prouder aims,
And heights beyond still more sublime
And we, proud Of our State that gave
Its fealty the first of all
To the grand contract that unites
And binds us as an iron wall;
Enjoy, in this Centennial year
The rich rewards that from it flow;
We live to taste the golden fruits
That in so fair garden grow.
We live to see the mantles fall
On worthy sons from noble sires,
As BAYARD, whose genius, phenix like
Is only frightened by deaths fires.
A name that is synonym
For all that's truly good and great;
A statesman whom we soon shall call
To grace tho nations chair of State.
Tho dark the present outlook seems,


And sad misfortunes on US crowd,
Why should we ser forget there is


A silver lining to each cloud?
Oh! there are happier days to come,


And brighter fortunes for us yet;
With patience let US wait and work,


Dear patrons of our OLD GAzgTTE.
Year: 1876

The people of South Carolina are
demanding the Organization of the
Democratic party. The state commit
tee and the county committees are at
work, and on every hand Democratic
clubs, composed of young men, are Ia
process Of formation. Says the Co
lumbia Register: The elimination OF
outrage and wrong, in the Judicial
election, and the terrible prospect
which it opens to the view of all, have
intensified the public feeling. At last
men realize that the State is both dis
grsced and ruined, and that honeyed
words of conciliation and compromise
are NO longer fit 10 be taken on their
lips. At last they see that all Is lost
unless they bestir themselves and put
down the corruption which is gnawing
at the vitals of the State. Thank
Heaven!
Year: 1876

the people are quiet, and disinclined
to follow the lead Of pseudo reform
ers and selfish agitators, is no sign
that they are not terribly in earnest
in demanding true reform and wide
awake to the intrigues Of political
schemers, who seek only to promote
their own interests at the public ex-
penSe.
Year: 1876

IL was very pleasant to see by the long
report in our local columns q few days
ago that certain of our earnest and capable
business men were seriously thinking of
inaugurating some measures for the i'm
provement OF our harbor. For years, now,
We have been so accustomed to find long
disquisitions in our city papers about the
advantages of the Norfolk harbor, or the
navigability of the James and divers others
Of the noble rivers of Virginia, or the i'm
portance of the James River and kanawha
canal, or the value of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, that We had almost come to
think that some way our city lad no claims
to commerce, and no occasion or right.
perhaps, to consider, even for little space,
whether or no we had any chance in CON-
petition with such magnificent possibilities
We do not doubt, however, that all the
plans above named are very proper and
very important in their several ways. We
have only wondered that they have had
apparently so large space in our thoughts
as TO have diverted, as it were, frequent
and thoughtful consideration of our own
needs and advantages.


So that under these circumstances, or from
our standpoint, the meeting in question
seemed to foreshadow the beginning of a
more locally loyal and healthtul public
sentiment here, and gave, indeed, assur
ances that this feeling was not eugendcrcd
of speculation or desire for notoriety, but
that ii came from the sober and solid C m
clusions of business men based on the
practical necessities of the case.


We do not intend in the above to indorsc
the plan or the particular measures which
came before that meeting. for any method
which looks at less than the whole question
at issue appears to us to be temporary, and.
of ITSELF ultimately useless. The gentle
men present at that meeting. and those
very many others not present, but interest,"
ed in its doings, want, 10 fnct. our harbor
to be permanently improved. Now that
certainly cannot be done 10 any way that
shall have real value unless upon plan
that shall be founded on full understand
ing of all the conditions Of the case. A
little dredging here, or few piles there, or
bulkbead at one or another spot amounts
merely to details and temporary expedients,
and really not generally important ones at
that.


But we hail this meeting, because We
desire that as soon as may be fair and
thorough discussion Of all the aspects and
facts in the case may be had. We have no
doubt but that il viii be speedily found
there is SIS much to lie said about the
commercial advantages of this point AS Of
those of any point in Virginia or Maryland.
and of the national importance of develop
ing our resources and natural capabilities
Year: 1876

as of those of any point or portion of our
neighbor States.


1t may sound strange to our readers, if
notrhapsodical when we say say that. SO
far as mere natural advantages, there are
few cities in all this land that surpass our
own in opportunities for material growth.
Nor do we by any means assume any pecu-
liar wisdom or originality in making such
an assertion, for we simply repeat what
has been said again and again in legislative
reports, in Congressional debates and count
less newspaper articles. beginning in those
days, more than one hundred years ago,
when the great Washington commenced
his advocacy of harbor hereabouts, which
should make an outlet port for the western
commerce by its shortest and best course to
the sea.


As interesting chapter of local history
as can be written ofany place can be made
up from the records of the youthful enthu-
siasm of Washington upon this subject, Of
the devotion Of years of his mature life to
its accomplishment, and of the dying testi-
mony in favor of it in his last will and tes-
lament. He, in his turn, communicated
his faith in all this to his fellow citizens, as
the records of the Virginia and Maryland
Legislatures attest in their acts granting
subsidies or privileges to those engaged in
developing the grand and national plan.
And all this belief came down to their
successors when, in after years, the Chest
peake and Ohio canal engrossed so much
attention in Congress, in the Legislatures
of Virginia and Maryland, and called into
its treasury such vast sums, for those days,
of the public and private funds of these
whereabouts.


1t must be admitted that the suggestion
we make above cannot be called ours
of right, nor Can it be styled rhspsodical.
1t is rather an honored and sacred tradi-
ton here; 1t is a theory that our fathers
fully believed would. in time, become a
splendid fact. 1t is thus that we of this
city have inherited the tradition and fully
adopted it as our belief
Year: 1876

During the Centennial debate in the
House on Tuesday last Mr.. Waddell, of
North Carolina, an ex- Confederate general,
made a speech which attracted no little
attention on account of the true patriotism
of its sentiments and the earnestness with
which he acknowledged the maguanimity
of the Government. Speaking of and for
the Southern people who participated in the
rebellion, he said:


There is one subject upon which can speak
for them. 1t is a subject in regard to which
they have not always received justice, and
ask the House to listen to my words. This is
not the first time have uttered them either in
private or in public. They and l recognize
fully, we appreciate to its utmost extent, the
fact that in no other country but our own could
there be or has there ever been such a sight
possible as that of men who, within five years
of the time when they were arrayed in battle
against government, have been restored under
the benefcepce of free institutions not only to
the rights Of citizenship, but to equal repre-
sentation and participation in the control of
that government. They not only fully realize
that, they not only appreciate it to its utmost
extent, but they have an abiding sense Of the
sublimity Of such a spectacle, and they are
proud of their country for having presented
that spectacle to the astonished gaze of man
kind


This is, we believe, the first expression
of feeling of gratitude to the Government
by an ex- Confederate for his restoration to
the rights and privileges of citizenship that
has ever been heard on the floor Of the
House Mr. Waddell was Whig at the
breaking out of the war, and Union man
until he felt compelled to ego with his
State" When the war ended, however, he
returned TO peaceful pursuits with deter
mination to Danish all sectional feeling from
his breast. and succeeded in dong so so far
as TO make him an exceptional Southern
Democrat 1t is to be regretted that his
example has found very few imitators.
Year: 1876

The eloquent and truthful speech of
Senator Morton yesterday deserves the
careful consideration Of every true lover of
his country. 1t comprises very accurate
history of political events in the South
since the war. The statements 1t contains
are susceptible of the -ullest verifcAtion.
1t is to be expected that the Democrats and
the Detective Press will reply to them by
the exclamation of 'bloody Shirt" but
that will not refute them. The Southern
Democrats may deny them, but they will
at the same time acknowledge that they
have frightened the negroes and whites so
that they are leaving their country for that
lack Of protection TO person and property
which is their due, and that their cry for
foreign immigration meets no response.
They will say that they see themselves in
the near future without labor and their
lands going under the hammer for taxes.
Untitled soil will yield la returns adequate
TO the payment 0! taxes. The blood of
slaughtered laborcrs will curse the land
upon which it is shed, and that curse will
adhere to Southern lands until its present
owners shall have passed away. Southern
landowners may as well look this matter
in the face sqUarely now as later. NJ
Year: 1876

Morton will conclude his remarks to day.
1t will be well if Southern Senators will
heed them in time. If they are legislating
for the future, they will be wise to do some
thing which will effectually stay the bloody
hands of the mob and the assassin now.
If they are simply seeking temporary
power for personal or selfish qualification,
IL is a different matter.
Year: 1876

THE caucus of the Republican members
Of both Houses of Congress, to be held in
the Senate Chamber next Saturday night,
should receive general attention. No
member of the party who has its interest at
heaIt should tail to attend.