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Year: 1875

SOME one who probably knew little
of lawyers and less of the Changers,
started the report that the Grange had
declared war on the legal fraternity.
OF course every intelligent person
knew there was no truth in the report
and to finally and effectually settle the
matter the Colusa Sun, which is rec
ognized Grange organ, says PROPOSE
tion of that kind introduced into the
County Grange there would be uncer-
enormously kicked out and the mover
receive lesson which would in all
probability quench his thirst for alb
surd sensations. The California Gran
gers, says the same authority, are not
given to crudities of this character,
though like all other organizations
there are Anticipated individuals ever
ready to seek notoriety at the risk of
their own folly. OF this class is the
lawyer fee bill so much talked of
lately.
Year: 1875

All men are fallible, and those pos
sessing the greatest wisdom are most
ready to acknowledge their weakness,


and look with more leniency upon the
mistakes of others than upon their
own. Hence their willingness to cor
rect and make restitution. Our legis-
lators as body are generally men of
consideration and a good degree of in
telligence, yet they have been guilty
of many egregious blunders, which
we have no doubt they will make
haste to correct when again assembled
in legislative capacity. The Act by
which the Governor was made men,
ber of the State Board of Education
and the Secretary of State a member
of the State Prison Commission is un-
wise. These are important positions
and can only be judiciously filled by
men possessing talents peculiarly
suited to the position. 1t is true we
always expect to have men of talent
to fill the offices of Governor and Sec
retary of State. But if they are faith
full servants in the office to which they
are elected they will have no time to
attend to anything else. Besides, they
may possess all the talent requisite to
fill the Office to which they were
elected and be totally unqualified to
control the educational interest of the
State or manage a penitentiary. None
but men who are experienced in such
things are competent to control them.
Year: 1875

1t was certainly great oversight in
the Legislature to suppose the Gov
ernor and Secretary would be suitable
men to place in charge of such inter
ests. THOMAS JEFFERSON had the
talent to make one of the best Presi-
dents the United States ever had, but
he would have been very poor cap
tain of steamboat. Yet we have no
doubt THOMAS JEFFERSON would
have guided steamboat quite
as successfully as our rpenitentiary has
been conducted. Under proper man
agement this Institution would pay
its own expenses and contribute u
large amount to the treasury of the
State annually, but under its present
management it draws large amount
from the treasury each year, and thus
it will always be until it is placed un-
der the control of some one compe-
tent to manage it. Our educational
interest is suffering in the same way.
We must have men of experience in
these postions-men capable of de-
tecting any errors in the system, and
able to suggest the needed changes.
The people are being taxed heavily by
the blunders and mistakes of incom-
petent men. We do not attach any
blame to our former Legislators for
these mistakes, no doubt they did the
best they could under the circumstan-
ces, but now that the mistakes are
seen the next Legislature will be Sc
verely censured if they fail to correct
them
Year: 1875

We are willing to admit that the
Democrats will find an opportunity to re-
form good many bad habits that have
grown up in congress under the auspices
Of that class of Republicans who were re
pudiated at the last general election. 1t
remains to be seen whether they have the
requisite intelligence and dignity to instl-
tute these reform. = Chicago Tribune I
Year: 1875

THE CONSTITUTION IT FORMED AND THE REsoLu-


TIoHB IT ADoPTKD.


The late State Temperance Convention while
in session in this city adopted the following
constitution


PREAAIBLK.-The name Of the organization
shall be the Women's Christian temperance
Union of Delaware auxiliary to the National
Women's Christian Temperance Union.


The object Of this union shall be to advance
temperance sentiment, to secure pledges to to-
tai abstinence, and to use all possible means to-
wards suppressing the manufacture of and traf-
fic in sprituous liquors, and what ever else will
promote the cause of temperance.


End. The officers of this Union shall consist Of
President, one Vice President from each auxi-
ary, Recording and Corresponding Secretary
and Treasurer, who shall, with eight others,
constitute executive committee, with power
to fill vacancies said committee to be a board
OF managers, to control and dprovIde for the gen.
eral interests OF the work.


3rd. Any Women's Temperance Society Of
the State may become auxiliary to the State
Union by endorsing its Constitution.


4th. Each auxiliary society shall make to the
corresponding secretary an annual report OF the
work done by such society and shall call an an
nual meeting for the election of one delegate to
the Union and for the transaction of any other
business that may be presented.


9th. The annual meeting of the Union shall
be held in October, at such time and place as
shall be designated by the executive committee.


9th. Each auxiliary to the Uuion shall pay
annually sum equal to twenty-five cents per
member.


7th. This constitution may be altered or
amended at any annual meeting Of the Union by
a vote of two-thirds of the delegates present


The following are the resolutions adopted


WHEREAS, the cause of Temperance has great
prosperity i'll this State, and our convention
meets under circumstances of great encourage
ment in our work, We desire to express, this far,
our gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His fa-
vor, and trusting in His continued help we look to
the extirpation of this great evil, as a consum-
nation We may hope to see not long hence
therefore,


Resolued, That We recognize the Divine call
upon U.S. women, and feel that without Him
we can do nothing. but through God strengthiug
lis, we can do all things required Of us, in this
work.


Resolued, That we recognize none as members
of this convention who arc not personally clear
in the cause of temperance, az to the private use
OF liqnor in families, or the rent of property for
the sale of liquors. or who permit their agents
to rent property, for the sale of liquors.


Resolued, That this convention recommends
the formation OF juvenile temperance societies,
and we will give all possible encouragement to
the work OF temperance among children.


Resolred, That we ask ministers of the gospel
to preach OH the subject, and afford us the NOR
al support OF their high office, and thus meet
the great responsibility which We recognize a.
upon them.
Year: 1875

BY MARY 2. TYLER.
This is a simple song. tits true


Ny songs are never over NICE
And yet IN try and scatter through
A little pinch OF good advice.
Then listen, pOmpOus friend, and learn
To never boast OF much renown,
For fortunes wheel is on the turn,
And some go up and some come down
know q vast amount OF stocks,
A vast amount OF pride iRsures
But fate has picked so many locks
wouldn't like 20 warrant yours.
Remember, then, and never spurn
The one whose hand is hard and brown,
For he Is likely 10 go up,


And you are likely TO come down
Anotherthing you will agree


lTne truth may be as well confessed
That Goldfish Asristocracy"


Is but a scaly thing at best.
And Madame IN her robe of lace,


And Bridget in her faded gown,
Both represent goodly race,


From father Adam handed down.
Life Is uncertain-full Of change
Little we have that will endure;
And tWere q doctrine new and strange
That places high are most secure
And n the fickle goddess smile,


Yielding the sceptre and the crown
It's only for a little wolfe


Then b. goes up and A. comes down.
This world, for all OF Ms, my friend,
Hath something more than pounds ant


pence:
Then let me humbiy recommend
A little use Of common sense.
Thus lay all pride and place aside.
And have a care on whom you frOwn,
For fear you'll see him going up,
When you are only coming down.
Year: 1875

LARCENY FROM THE PERSONA PLEA OF GUILTY.


After Recorder Hackett had delivered his charge to
the Grand Jury published elsewhere, and tho latter
had retired, petit jury empaneled and the work
OF the term at once entered upon


Terence Reilly, of No. 317 Thirty street, was
tried the charge Of having robbed Patrick F. Dom
nelly of No. 253 West Thirty seventh street. Of money
and jewery the value Of S45 while the latter
lying in drunken stupor the floor of a drinking
saloon Thirty ninth street Reilly shortly after
the commission OF the crime jointly indicted with John
Dunn Tho latter pleaded guilty and was sent to State
Prison several weeks ago. while Reilly pleaded mot
guilty. and remanded for trial in this term The
jury absent half hour when they returned and
stated that they could agree His Honor instructed
them further and, after celebrating another hour
they pronounced verdict Of guilty. The prisoner
sentenced TO hard labor in State Prison for iour
years.


Mary Bale admitted that she had on the night OF Sep
tenber % stabbed Timothy Driscol twice IN the side
with knife She was sent 70 the Penitentary for
three months
Year: 1875

The heart ofthe patriot must rejoice
at the echoings of the grand victory of
the Democracy which come back to us
from the remotest confines of the Re
public. The champions of truth and
justice all over the country send hear
ty cheers to the great people beside
this Western sea that have risen up
in their might to proclaim the true
principles of the Republican govern
ment. From down-trodden Louisiana
comes a sad, yet tous sweetresponse.
The inhabitants of that unfortunate
State, struggling for ten years under
despotism that would have crushed
any people ofless mnurcurial tempera-
ment. From the richest lands in
America laid waste and desolate by
the scourge of war and the more blight
ing rapacity of the tax gatherers of a
government, corrupt beyond parallel
on this side the Atlantic from the
great metropolis of the South, the type


of the New World, whose commerce


covered every sea and whose wealth


was the wonder of the age, now strick-
Year: 1875

There is much truth in the Ameri-
can maxim che is smart fsllow but
he can't run Il hotel Theeriginators
Of the American first class hotel sys-
tenn formed u mrieFtirat others findit
difficult to abandon and follyto accept.
The American away from: his domicil-
is regarded as a sojourning sovereign,
entitled to the hospitalitiesofs palace
and the attentions of a prince of the
royal blood. For him the artist must
weave the most gorgeous tapestry, the
painter exhaust his skill, the architect
dazzle with magnificent decoration.
The world must be ravaged for costly
viands to soothe his palate, and his
bodily comfort assured by. the most
luxurious accommodations. Hosts Of
servants that would put to shame the
swarming household of NERO, must
watch over him with tender care and
vigilent sentinels guard his repose.


Ofcourse this has to be paid for and it
is with reckless prodigality the soyer-
eign counts out the t'filthy ;lucre" to
satisfy the frightful bill. It may be
that he is going back home without a
cent, and it always is the case that he
goes to palmer abode and less elab-
crate cuisine. The "snob,, or the
"shoddypmust. necessarily be disgust
ed with the "miserable faren and
"wretched accommodations" he will
even go out of his way to inform a
casual acquaintance that he gets much
better at home. But the average citi-
zen wonders how such extravaganza
can be supported, and wishes he could
reach some less expensive yet neat
and comfortable place where he could
spend his days and nights. The truth
is, bis vague suspicions-of the hesunprof-
itableness of such lily are correct. The
"GeneraIn or the "Colonep who run
the institution are the pleasantest fell
lows in the world, their beatific, smile
would make the angels weep, they
would apologize to INSTRUMENTATION
for not treating him even more prince
ly, they are certainly the happiest
creatures on earth, but they are bank
rupt nevertheless. They retire after
a brilliant and short career, only tc
be followed by others equally certain
of achieving poverty by their hypo.
critical bowling and scraping. The
more guests they have the more mon
ey they lose, but some one always
rushes in 10 supply the place upon til,
assumption that his predecessors wine
bill ate up all the profits, and so it is
the American first class hotel is
Year: 1875

GOOD EFFEcrs ACCOMPLISHED BY IT IN CARO-


LINE COUNTY.


[From the renton Unionl
The local option law is working admirably in
this county, the statements OF the advocates Of
the license system to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. We now have as sober and as moral COM
munity as can be found anywhere on this PENN
sula. This was not always 80. Not long since
it WAS no strange sight to see young men and
old men too, reeling and staggering on our
streets from the effects of rum. 1t is now a
very rare occurance to see man under its in
fuence. We have no broils and little
or no strife or contention. Good order and
the amenities of social life are observed, and
good feeling and harmony seem to pervade
society generally. We have been intimately ao-
Year: 1875

HE jury LLsT.-iesterday, the last OF the
bers of the Levy Court, and one day next week
the list of jurors for the approaching term of
the Court will be drawn by the clerk Of the
Peace and Sheriff.
Year: 1875

H'HE CENTENNIAL BUREAU


OF


Revenue state that stock is issued in shares of
TEN DOLLARS EACH, drawing six per cent. interest.
Every subscribing. is entitled to large steel
engraved certificate prepared at the United states
reasury department, In Washington. This certi-
cate conveys to the holder, ownership in the build
ings in all the receipts of the Exhibition, and all
other property OF the Board of Finance, with his
proportion In the final dividend, 1t gives him part
In the election of managers Of the financial affairs of
the Centennial.


THE MEDAL
Comes to the relief of those who are not able to
subscribe to the Stock. Prepared from an orgi-
nal and elaborate design, 1t will afford to every
one the opportunity of securing lasting memorial
of this, the first hundredth anniversary of our
National Independence, and to bear testimony to
bis devotion to the original principle Of our free
government


BOUGHMAN, THOMAS g. CO.,


GENERAL AGENTS


For Sale of
CENTENNIAL STOCK AND MEDALS FOR


DELAWARE.
Year: 1875

THAT SPELLING BqE.-A good many of the
friends in this city, of those who took part in
the Spelling Bse at Brown street Church in
Philadelphia, last week, would like to know
" how about it." How about the preparations
for long nights contest when only a half
hour suilieed to spell down the whole party.
Year: 1875

RESTORATION OF LIFE AFTER FREEz-
ING.-A friend residing in Baltimore
had in his possession small alligator,


which had been sent him from Florida.
Its habitation was tub partially filed
with water, kept out doors. During one


of the cold snaps of the past winter, in
the night the water became completely
frozen, imprisoning the reptile in the
ice, with but a small portion of his body
protruding therefrom. To all appear
ances the animal was as dead as one of
the stuffed specimens seen in q museum
collection. The want of time preclud-
ing an effort for its extrication in the
morning, it was allowed to remain frozen
and was soon forgotten in the maze of
the cares of the day. For forty eight
hours the reptile thus remained frozen
and lifeless, at the end of which time,
being thawed out, vitality became visible
and in short time it was as animated
as ever, with no evidence of having in
the least suffered by the prolonged frig-
orific confinement. Here Is an instance
in which the vital spark seems not to
have been extinguished by the freezing;
nor the animals organism to have been
mutilated, but that vitality merely re-
manned torpid or dormant during the
freezing, and ready to respond to the
functions whenever the animals organ
Year: 1875

FUNERALS OF THE TWO DROWNED MEN.


The account in yesterdays HERALD OF the distressing
disaster at Iona Island Thursday in which two men
drowned and lady was stated TO have been
crushed to DEATH has been partially denied Captain
Brooks, of the steamer Long Branch, in letter 10 the
HERALD dated yesterday, says:-s


The report published in the HERALD Of this morn
ing OF casualty at Iona Island on the 10Th IS entirely
incorrect There drowned or injured IN the
least on board Of the steamer Long Branch OF the
baTges with her and heard Of no being drowned
at the island after my boats left until the next day


Tho story as published in the HERALD yesterday was
supplied by our regular correspondent In answer TO
inquiry yesterday, he makes the following state
ment:--


to me by ewitnosses The captain OF the little
steamer plying between PeekSkill and Iona Island
saw the two drown, and ] saw the bodies
afterward The wife Of Mr. BUSHNELL proprietor OF the
island, told her husband told her the woman was
crushed death between the boat and DOCK and one
mans arm crushed trying to save her. ques-
toned her closely and she adhered her statement
The statement about the second upset is also from An
authentic source.


No further confirmation is needed OF the drowning
than the lac that the body OF John Edward Mathews,
aged hlty years, and OF the Victims has been re
ceNcd by his friends and his funeral, with Masonic
rites. Will take place to-day, at two O'Clock, from his
late residence. No. $40 West Fourth street


The other drowned man was George W. L. Spry, OF
Keystone Lodge, i. and A. NJ whose funeral VIII be
attended from tho lodge room, Bleecker street
and BOwery at one y. NJ.


In reference TO the lady, HERALD reporter was most
positively assured by Of the party the barge that
she was very badly injured though not actually killed.
and that she tainted when taken on the barge
Year: 1875

PLEASANT DAY AT PROSPECT PARK.


The little folk had decidedly pleasant time yesterday
at Prospect Park, Brooklyn. delicious breeze kept
everybody cool and kept the little yachts running at
rate of speed rather astonishing in such diminutve
craft The first between the schooner yachts
Mermaid Prancer and Quickstep The yachts were
fairly matched and made good start The Prancer
little the avore in the pools with the Mermaid
second The boats kept well together until the point
was reached, and here all three came nearly
to dead stand, but finally, by the aid of
the judges, they were sent their way again,
the Mermaid in the lead, advantage she maintained
until the close OF the The second was be-
tween the Eleanora and the Nettie and the best
contested of the day. The little vessels behaved
splendidy and made the fastest time that made
on the lake Not an accident happened to either of
them and they did full justice TO their builder Tho
Eeanora tho by about five lengths in I'm liza
The third race WAS between the Brooklyn Belle and the
Plover, and was very fairly contested run, though a
little difficulty was caused in getting them or Probably
there more excitement this than tho
others from the fact that both of the yachts have been
victorious in hard contested matches The Pover the
avorte from the start and she proved herself worthy
of the confidence placed in her by her admirers She
took the lead from the first and kept the end of the
race, winning in 9m 23s. by nearly dozen lengths.
Next Saturday there Is TO DO grand regatta the
lake
Year: 1875

The semi-monthly club of the Nassau Boat Club
took place yesterday afternoon, the Harlem River
and was attended by large number Of friends of tho
club many of whom unable to remain to see the
closing race, owing to the lateness of the hour 1t
wond be much to the interest of the club If they
tried to hold their races before nightfall.


The first the Nassaus six-oared gig against
their six Dared barge distance mile with the tide
The gig under control of William Robinson
coxswain and the barge in command of William
X. Foster. Lindsey Watson acted general superin-
tendent J. c. Babcock starter and referee 1t was
six O'Clock when the first got under way the
gig crew taking the lead and keeping it
for fully the first quarter Of mile 1t
apparent TO all that the gig crew
had matters all their way and could have dis
tanced their opponents fully quarter of mile; but
when th0 half mile stretch had been made Robinson
suddenly made dash toward the barge and made
one of the worst fouls that witnessed Both
boats ut to n sandstill for u second or two
when the barge again got away and started for the homo
stakeboat, winning the race in 6m IL sIs.


The second race between the heavy crew and
light crew, in four cared Shells distance two miles
with the tide. 1t quite dark when the two crews
got under way. The heavy weights won without q
struggle in 13m. 31as.


The third race for single sculls mle open to all
was postponed, owing to darkness having set in
Year: 1875

out and made good time They anxiously watched
by the Beaverwycks-a very natural anxiety The
Beaverwycks do not appear TO be rowing well as they
did last year The Mutuals of Albany the great rivals
Of the Beaverwycks doing some fast rowing There
is not much elegance about their stroke, but their
boat travels very rapidly Buffalo sends her
crew here so vastly improved last year that rowing
men are not quick about giving opinion when ques.
toned regarding the way the crew are rowing The
Aalanta crew are rowing much better than what they
did the Harlem but there is a something lacking in
the boat They catch well together. but somehow or
other there is apparent Stiffness and lack of unity in
the work evident TO the observer Still there is good
stuff in the boat the men all good and strong, and
there are some days practice yet before the


TURNING RACES


good deal Of dissatisfaction is expressed by many
OF the oarsmen about the turning course. II would
have been much more popular If all the rowed
straghtaway. The time is now almost too short TO
make any change yet the thing could all the
captains unanimous in asking that straight course
be substituted meeting Of the oarsmen will be held
this evening and possibly the subject may up for
discussion.


THE roToHAc's msuAr.


The Potomac lost both their boats in the
smash up' on the Saratoga and Rensselaer, Railroad on
Friday The express ear in which they were placed
was completely wrecked Messrs. Randall and Copeey
were In the car at the time with their boats and of
the gentlemen (Mr. RandaD had most escape
He was drenched with from the engine but fortu
nately, escaped without further injury


STARTING.


Tic races each day will promptly at IL in
the forenoon provided tho water is in good condition
Every arrangement is being made make the affair
pleasant and render the Grand International Regatta
1875 the most successful and brilliant rowed ovor
the waters Of Saratoga Lake.