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Year: 1873

A Kentucky horse drover, by the
name of B. F. Barnett, says the PnROld
Star, reports that he was shot at,
wounded and robbed, near our town, on
Saturday night last, about dark. There
is some mystery connected with the
affair, and doubts are entertained as to
whether the party did not shoot himself,
and report that he was robbed for some
unknown sinister cause. The facts are
these, so far as known: About two
weeks since, B. E. Barnett, from Rock
field, Warren county, Kentucky, came
to this place with six or seven fine
horses, in company with a hired man,
and as he had been previously in
this section with stock, he was known by
Messrs. Locke d Rice, livery-stablemen
and he quartered his horses in their
stable. He effected a sale of all of the
horses to parties here, selling the last
horse on Saturday evening, but reserv-
ing the right to ride the horse out in the
country that evening. Having made
all of his arrangements for leaving next
morning at daylight on the train, and
having sent his hired man home on
Wednesday, he left town about one
o'clock, stating that he was going out to
see a certain party by the name of j.
Wright, who lived about fifteen
miles northeast of this place, and
who owed him three hundred
dollars. He was goneuutil nine o'clock
in the morning, when he returned and
stated that he had been shot and robbed
of twelve hundred dollars, by two men,
about six miles from town; that he had
gone within four miles of Wright's
house, and had met Wright, and had
received the three hundred dollars, and
that he returned to town, and when
within six or seven miles of this place
two men sprang out from the roadside
and demanded his money. He said he
had none, and they fired upon him,
and that he fell from the horse
wounded in the left arm, and that be
was robbed and made to get ON the
horse and start toward town, the rob
bers disappearing In the woods. He was
greatly excited and confused, and could
not tell where and how he was shot and
robbed, other than the above statement.
A surgeon was summoned, and it was
found that he was shot by pistol ball
through the fieshy part of the left arm,
and that a ball had been shot into the
left breast of his coat, the ball striking
a memorandum book and glancing off.
He left on the train next morning, re-
fusing to stay here and take any steps
toward arresting or giving any informa-
ton of the affair.
Year: 1873

One of the rarest opportunities for limo
cent recreation and pleasure that will be Of
fered the city this season is looked for on thai
day. Every precautiOn has been taken to in
sure safety on the part OF the steamer and
those who command her.


The refreshments will be served by that
master of the profession, A. Berton, aided by
a corps of handsome walters, who know how
and delight to please. The best brass band, in
connection with other musical instruments,
have been procured for the day and evening
Tho handsome gfpqmaF
Year: 1873

The agent in charge of the barracoon,
says an African correspondent writing
of the slave trade, has his signal station
on the top of high tree, or, where pos
sible, on ssme bluff, looking seaward, so
as to keep up communication with the
slave ship whenever heheaves in sight.
She can thus be warned of danger, and
told in which direction to steer to avoid
it; what cruisers have been in sight and
the direction inwhich they disappeared;
the number of slaves he has on hand
in short, ON all matters of mutual inter-
est. Some afternoon, the SLAYER, stand
ing in, makes out the signal, all ready,
coast clear" and as soon as it is dark
enough, he makes his furtive run right
up to the factory, and, without loss of
time, all hands go to work with will,
to make ready for the run out again in a
few hours. The sand ballast is imme-
diately leveled and covered with plank
ing; as soon as this fsoringis laid, some
get sn board the large "coppers used
for boiling rice, others carry the rice on
board; another gang secure and fill the
water casks, and the barracoon men
hurry the slaves on board in manage
able groups, force them to sit on the
flooring with their legs wide apart
ironed to long rods running fore and
aft, placing the next batch to sit between
the legs of the first, and so on till the
floor is covered from the sides to the
keelson with living, reeking human
bodies literally packed trunk to back,
within q few inches of each other. Be-
fore daybreak, all is ready, and with the
favoring land-breeze off they go to
we'll, it is hard to say where, beyond the
confluence.


The first act the captain of SLAYER
performs when he finds he is chased, is
to throw overheard the signal-book; this
book is always kept enclosed in box,
loaded on the bottom and punctured
with holes to insure its sinking.
Year: 1873

A correspondent of the Richmond
Whiq, writing of Christmas pastimes in
Virginia, gives the following account of
turkey hunt:


The second day after tlss was set
apart for hunting wild turkeys, of which
several gangs were known to exist in
the neighborhood. The mode of hunt
ing these wary birds is worth some de-
scription. 1t is preferable to use dog
trained to that business exclusively, an
English setter being, perhaps, the best
Our huntsman were all mounted. The
first object being to find q covey, line
was formed so as to beat the woods
along breadth Of more than half a
mile. Dickory's Roscoe" an Irish
setter, under his masters eye and bid
ding, hunted along one flank, and his
nose being good for more than q quar-
ter, we covered nearly the breadth of a
mile as we moved through the woods.
Roscoe" presently struck a hot scent,
and, head erect, darted like the wind
along the trail In five minutes he had
the covey up, and his warning bark
called all the horsemen to the spot.
The splendid birds rose over the tree
tops, as if foralong fight Now began
busy preparations for slaughter The
habit of these birds, which the hunter
takes advantage of, is tomove gradually
back to the spot where they took wing,
and there the scattered gang gets to-
gether again. The hunters tied their
horses at q safe distance, and then each
chose his spot and built his blind so rs
to intercept the turkeys when they re-
turned.


The blinds completed, everything for
the space of half an hour was still as
death, and then you might have heard
our more experienced hunters cautious
ly begin to yelp the turkeys up. This
mode of decoying the birds is univer-
sally practiced among the old hunters.
The yelper is commonly made of a large
and small bone of the turkey, jointed
together. With this simple little instru-
ment any person, by a little practice,
can mock the peculiar call of wild tur-
keys with sufficient accuracy to deceive
the cunning birds themselves. If the
gang is large one, the woods about the
blinds are m a little while alive with
turkeys, running at their race-horse
speed hither and thither, and yelping to
each other anxiously. The hunter bides
his time, snugly hid in his blind, till
some unfortunate bird, attracted by his
call, comes running up to the muzzle of
his gun to join his supposed mate.
Year: 1873

A melancholy argument against the
undesirability of marriage is demon
strated by the many unhappy couples
who are yoked together for life, and
have not the tact, or kindliness, to con-
ceal from the world how that yoke gals.
The truth is that the greater proportion
of the so-called incompatibilities and
uncongenialities of domestic life which
are so often made the ground for the
disruption Of the matrimonial bond, are
inadmissible as a justifying ground for
any such dissolution, and could be
readily overcome and blotted out of ex-
istence if the parties most concerned
had only the will to do it. A couple are
no sooner married than they find that
differences Of opinion and mutual jars
ensue, and all is not gold that glistened;
and then one or both straightway
imagine that there is no remedy but in
ruthlessly breaking the solemn, sacred
tie that binds them. A vague, restless
feeling seizes upon one or both, pfoduc-
ing discomfort, engendering q certain
thought of present Bondage which exists
only in fancy, and creating q feverish
desire for other associations and spheres
which are supposed to be more fitted
and providentially designed forthe mind
and heart. No escape, it is said, but in
cutting the knot. 1t is delusion. The
marriage relation, in all its history, was
never expected, perhaps, to be entirely
free from misunderstanding and dis
cords. Foolish to think that the whole
mutual life can flow on, like the early
stream, without ripple or eddy. Home
is school discipline whereby husband
and wife are to grow into each other,
getting rid of their angularities, har-
monizing their peculiar characteristics,
and more becoming one in thought,
sympathy and life. The true blessed
ness of welded souls is not insured by
simple exchange of plighted faith. It
comes through and after many self
denial, many crucifction of the will,
many a scourging of the resentment,
anger, pride, vanity, and passions of the
heart. 1t is true here, as in other rela-
tions, that he who saveth his life shall
lose it, and he that loseth his life shall
save it.
Year: 1873

A Georgia scene: Mr.. Thomas Gibbs,
substantial citizen of Wilcox, went
into the woods few days ago to feed
some of his hogs. While going along
he saw black fox squirrel moving very
slowly through the grass, and his curl
osity being excited, he went up to it,
when to his astonishment he beheld o
small highland terrapin holding fast to
the squirrel by one of it's hind legs
The squirrel used all it's strength to es-
cape by actually dragging the terrapin
several yards through the weeds, and
finally reaching q small sapling, it climb
ing up that in the hope of releasing the
terrapin. But the terrapin held to the
squirrels foot with a death grip, and
Mr.. Gibbs went to the sapling and
shook them out. The terrapin still kept
his hold, and was dragged by the squir-
rel to a gopher hole near by, and was
carried into it. This was the last seen
of the terrapin and its victim.
Year: 1873

Omnibus and other drivers must be
careful with their long whip lashes.
One of them in London had to pay
So 25 to gentleman whose eye be had
injured with his lash in effechng a
flourish.
Year: 1873

Mr.. Senator Morton and nearly every other Sal
ary Grabber, is careful TO assert, and with espec
iaemphass is that the money they had put in theil
pockets by the Salary Steal is theirs They were
certain of it-just as lawfully thsirs as anything
Perhaps it wss-they made it thers; but those who
employed the Grabbers did not look at the matter
in that light If they had voted themselves $50 oOC
q year, they could and doubtless would have said ii
was theirs; but would It have been theirs in facti
Certainty not. Congress is supreme under the
Constitution, and it may 60 on and assess take
and thns take money out Of the pockets Of tn,
people. But so long as suffrage remains under tue
control Of the States, the TOR p,opah will have 6
means Of escape If not redress, through the ballot
every .wo ysarf andlere We Lave the great PRIV
I4ge which our fathers taught US to value SC
highly, State rights, coming at to our relief
aud showing how invaluable it might become uu
der q more corrupt and demanding Congress and
as all Of our legislative bodies appear 10 be grow
iug WorSe, the time may not be long distant wher
the people will have to determine that decision
Of the National Legislature is not law, and henc'
not binding
Year: 1873

ENGLISH MANUFACTURERS MOVING To THE UNITED


STATES.


II is stated in the Iron Age that "a large steel
manufacturing establishment, now located at
Sheffield, England, is about to be removed to this
country The concern has been using ores i'm
ported rom Spain but the making Of steel in
Eagland at the present high rate of wages, and
with fuel advancing in price, is becoming unpro-
Htabie, especially where the product has 10 be eX-
ported for sale"


Should the information Of the Tsn Age be true
we do not believe better selection could be made
for the building up of a steel mandatory in the
Middle States than Wilmington affords. II is one
of the most central cities in the Union, and has
perhaps the most complete and easy access to all
the great centres of trade both by land and water
And as the transportation is a heavy item in the
cost of such a business as the manufacture OF
STEEL OF course the site for the conducting OF such
an Industry should be carefully chosen, and in
that event Wilmington and its inducements are
only to he examined aud understood to secure it
the preference.


There s Que great TACT in reference to our fiuely
located little city, that should be carefully consid
cred by all those who are about 20 enter upon .
great manufacturing business, and that is that
every species of manufacturing that has been star
ted here by competent men has been successful
and bids fair to become as permanent as the great
establishments in some of the towns of England.


1t would be well for Wlmingtonians who desire
ta see their city advance in population and grow
in It's power to produce the useful arts, TO keep
these facts in mind, aud to have no hesitancy in
advancing them in conversation whenever oPpor-
tunity affords Our city has unriVallsd advan-
tsges, aud it is our duty 10 make them known.
Year: 1873

By vote of 5O4 to 25, Henry Ward Beech
er's church notify sister bodies that it is per-
fctly competent to take care of its own at
fairs. The decision grew out of letter from
other churches requesting the Plymouth
church to call council to see if the latter
had done just right in dropping the name of
Theodore Tilton from its rolls without cen
Aura
Year: 1873

CHEsTER IIEIGHTs.-It is said that the picnic
grounds known as Chester Heights are engaged
for nearly every day OF the coming season.
Many Improvements have bcen made on the
grounds since last summer, and at present work
men are engaged in completing the fencing
around the grounds, and Otherwise getting the
place In perfect order.
Year: 1873

THE ISSUE OF THE STATES New
ARMS. The Springfield breech-loading
rifles recently received here as portion Of
the states quota Of arms, will be issued
to the volunteer companies of the state
in place of the arms of an inferior sort
now held by them. The Richmond Light
Infantry Blues made this exchange last
night IN anticipation of their excursion to
West Point next Monday.
Year: 1873

CoLORED BAPTIST FAIR.-There is
now in operation a fair at the Fifth Baptist
church, on Main street, in Sidney, under
the auspices Of the ladies connected with
the church. The object is to raise funds
for the completion Of the church. It will
be kept up all the week and we hope it
will be literally patronized.
Year: 1873

It is wrong to eat without an appetite,
for it shows there is no gastric Juice in
the stomach, and that nature does not
need food, and not needing it, there be-
ing no fluid to receive and act upon it,
it remains there only to putrify. the
very thought of which should be sufi-
cient to deter any man from eating
without an appetite for the remainder
of his life. II O tonic is taken to whet
the appetite it is mistaken course, for
its only result is to cause enc to eat
more, when already an amount has
been eaten beyond what the gastric
juice is able to prepare.


The object to be obtained is larger
supply Of gastric juice, not q large
supply Of food /; and whatever fails to
have any efficiency towards the cure OF
dyspeptic diseases. The formation OF
gastric juice is directly proportioned
to the wear and tear Of the system,
which it is to be the means of supply.
ing, and this wear and tear can only be
the result OF exercise. The efficient
remedy tor dyspepsia is workout
door work-benefcial and successful in
direct proportion as it is agreeable, in.
teresting and proftable.-HalTs Jour.
nal of Health.
Year: 1873

Opium smoking is stealing away the
physical and moral life in China, and
the horrible sin of forcing the trade
upon the Chinesel Government, even at
the cannon's mouth, lies at the door of
the great English nation-a Christian
nation whose missionaries are laboring
in every open port of China to bring
this heather people to knowledge Of
Christ's truth. According to the last
quarterly report, the revenue from
opium alone nearly equals that derived
from all other imported articles; and
this enormous amountof poison is near
~ oil produced and brought into the
empire by British subjects and on Brit
ish ships. All careful observers can
see that heather China is being slowly
but surely dragged down to the depths
of wretchedness by this rapidly increas-
ing evil, and all the world know that,
to very large extent, the responsible
ty rests with Christian England. No
traveller in China can fail to be pro-
foundly stirred by this subject, or to
realize the solemn duty of all Christian
nations to strengthen the feeble hands
of the Government against this terrible
ain
Year: 1873

The way to make easy times is as
clear as daylight.


Let every man or woman who owes
money pay it at once, if it is possible.


Be willing to make a sacrifice in order
to meet promptly all your engagements.


Stop grumbling at the faults or mis-
takes of others, and attend faithfully to
your own affairs.


Deal fairly, leniently and cheerfull!y
with all persons who owe you or are In
pecuniary trouble.


If You are out Of debt, thank the
Lord and then go round among your
friends, and enemies, too, if you have
them, and render them all the assistance
in your power.


Don't hoard your money but loan
it, or use it to relieve the needy, on the
same principle that you would give
bread to the needy in day Of famine.


Do what you can in every way to re-
Geve pecuniary distress, to check the
current of financial embarrassments
and restore public confidence.


II you are o bank officer or director,
don't be cross o minute. Smile, as q
Christian duty, from morning till night.
Give an encouraging word, if possible,
to all, and by oil means strain every
nerve to help all who need it.
Year: 1873

Andrew Hill, the fagman at the
Broad street crossing Of the Morris and
Essex Railroad, will ever be gratefully
remembered by young lady, who was
rescued by him from imminent death.
The young lady, who is the daughter of
wealthy gentleman residing in Bloom
field, had been in the city during the
afternoon, and was on her way to the
depot to take the next train to return
homo. A train from New York had
Just passed, and the Morristown train
down, due at six o'clock, came thunder
ing down the grade as the girl ap.
preached the crossing. In her haste to
get across, she fell directly in front of
the train. The headlight threw its
fearful glare upon her PROSTATE form,
and stout men, who had been accus-
toned to witnessing mutilated bodies
of the victims of railroad accidents, too
far off to render assistance in time,
sickened and shuddered at tho thought
of the inevitable crushing Of the fair
girls beautiful form. The nearest man
was Andrew Hill. He threw away his
lantern, dashed between the PROSTATE
girl and the train that now was within
twelve feet of her, seized her in his
arms, and with all his strength threw
himself backward. He fell The din
of the wheels drowned the cry Of the
doomed victims, and the misty outline
OF the train for moment hid them
from view. Mr.. Conklin had made q
rush to save the girl, but Hill was near.
er to her, and Mr.. Conklin, trembling
in every joint, saw them PROSTATE, close
by the track, as the train passed by,
the girl held firmly in Hills arms. AT.
ter the danger was over the brave flag.
man rose to his feet and assisted his
fair charge, who was entirely unscathed,
to reach the depot, where she took the
next train for home. It is stated that
the father of the young lady was in.
quiring for her rescuer next morning.


The romance is, however, taken out
Of this affair by the fact that Hill,
though young and handsome, is mar
ried.-Ne,Uark Courier.
Year: 1873

An extraordinary affair happened
about the year 1740. One Of the di-
rectors, a very rich man, had occasion
for 100000 OF the Bank Of England,
which he was t. pay as the price Of an
estate he had just bought. To facilitate
the matter, he carried the sum with him
to the bank, and obtained for it bank
note. On his return home he was sud-
denly called out upon particular busi-
ness he threw the note carelessly on
the chimney, but when he came back
O few minutes afterward to look it up,
it was nowhere to be found. No one
had entered the room he could not,
therefore, suspect any person. At last,
after much Intellectual search, he was
persuaded that it had fallen from the
chimney into the fire. The director
went to acquaint his colleagues with
the misfortune that had happened to
him; and as he was known to be a
perfectly honorable man he was readily
believed. It was only about twenty
four hours from the time that he had
deposited the money; they thought,
therefore, that it would be hard to re-
fuse his request for second bill. BE
received it upon gi, ing an obligation to
restore the first bill, if it should ever be
found, or to pay the money himself, If
it should be presented by any stranger.


About thirty years after (the director
having been found dead, and his heirs
in possession of his fortune), an un-
known person presented the lost bill at
the bank, and demanded payment. It
was in vain that they mentioned to this
person the transaction by which that
bill was annulled; he would not listen
to it. He maintained that it came to
him from abroad, and insisted upon i'm
mediate payment. The note was pay
able to bearer, and the e30,0 were
paid him. The heirs Of the director
would not listen to any demands of res
titution, and the bank was obliged to
sustain the loss. 1t was discovered
afterward that an architect, having pur-
chased the directors house, and taking
il down, in order to build another up
on the same spot, had found the note
in crevice of the chimney, and made
his discovery an engine for robbmg the
bank.
Year: 1873

The Memphis Register says: We
announce with grateful satisfaction the
decadenoe of the yellow fever in our
afflicted city. We have had a fearful
struggle with this dread monster for
more than six weeks past. It has slain
our people by the hundred; it has
parafyzed the business of our city, and
sent grief and desolation to thousands
of households throughout the country.
We have fought the fight as best we
could, ever and always trushing in
"Him from whom all blessings flow. )"
To us it has been long, weary night OF
ilimitable; trouble and underlined
misery. We have seen our best men
laid low and our bravest women cross
the river of death. The dread monster
has made no distinction. Old and
young, black and white, have all been
taken from us, and we could but say,
at is the will of the Lord, let it be
DONE" No tongue can describe, no
pen can picture the full extent OF our
suffering. Hence we rejoice. with an
exceeding great Joy" when we an
nounce that the pestilence is departing
from our midst. It has done its work.
The graves in the various burying-
ing. grounds around our city, the desc
lated homes of our corporation, and the
mourning widows and helpless orphans
on our streets, oil attest the extent OF
that work. The reports of our faithful,
untiring visitors, with the cold, bracing
atmosphere Of the past three days, tell
MS in plain and unmistakable language
that God in his mercy has stayed the
hand of the destroyer. We therefore
say, and our people join as in one united
voice, "Let God be praised"
Year: 1873

City RAILwAY.-Five new cars for the
street railroad will lie received from Balt-
more 10y steamer tomorrow and put on the
route rs soon as possible. These cars are
much lighter than those now in Use. and
Will be run only from Twenty.eighth street
10 Broad and Eighth-tlle portion of heavy
grades on the route--where passengers will
be transferred to the cars now in use. This
arrangement will make the work much easier
on the horses, and will. besides, by adding to
the number OF cars, enable them To pass
more frequently than is now the case
Year: 1873

THEY HAVE JUST RECEIVED AT THE DOLLAR
STORE Il large lot Of beautiful albums. which they
are selling f,r one dollar which will cost two do
lars AM fifty cents elsewhere.


DOLLAR STORE,


corner Ninth and Main streets.