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Year: 1876

GENERAL MCCONNELL's resolutions


which we publish in another column
are drawing the fire of Republican
journals throughout the State. The
new fledged Republican organ of this
city pronounces the resolutions Quix-
Otic, and thinks the zeal with which
the Administration is prosecuting the
viii sky frauds ought to be accepted as
q sort of atonement for the sins and
follies lof the Republican party. We
shall be obliged to the Euening Re-
publican if it will point us the evil
dence of two things: First, that there
is anything in General MCCONNELL S
resolutions to which an unsectional
man can object? And second, that
the Administration is really and in
earnest prosecuting the whisky ring?
Year: 1876

This is the total fall for the season
up to date. These figures are from
gauge carefully attended and from
which the dew was .emptied every
morning. The total fall as given above
is perhaps as near correct as it is pos
sible to get it.
Year: 1876

THE Sacramento Herald thinks the
Texas Pacific railroad ought to be
built if for no other purpose than to
reward the perseverance of the San
Diego Union, which has labored so
hard for the enterprise.
Year: 1876

The Gold Hill hoodlums celebrated
the birth of the Centennial year by
assaulting one Chinaman, and putting
out one of his eyes with brick, and
so badly beating another that his life
was for some time despaired of.
Year: 1876

THE DAILY and WEEKLY HER
AID has more than double the cir
culation of any other paper published
In Southern California. Business men
recognize IL accordingly as the best
advertising medium South of San
Francisco.
Year: 1876

With as much water as there is in the vi
cinity of Wilmington, it seems almost won~
deriul that there is not better provision
made for the accommodation Of those who
are fond of bathing. If persons bathe in
the Christianna during the day, they are IL


able to fine. If they bathe in the Brandy
wine they are compelled to do so half
dressed, otherwise be subject to arrest.
This would not be so unpleasant if decent
place was provided; but as it now is the
bathers have but little pleasure. The place
allowed for all the boys and men in the
city consists of mill race, ten feet wide,
and about fifty yards long that is about
the limit of the swimming ground. This
should be avoided, and place set apart in
the creek itself, andif necessary let it be
fenced about with boards, and then impose
fine If the fence is in any way mutilated.
Year: 1876

Every Sunday party of boys and young
men assemble on the vacant lots in Browns
town, West Wilmington, and engage in a
game of base ball, While there can be no
objections to the game, there is much to the
time when it suits the young people to play
by the people in the neighborhood. They
report it as exceedingly annoying to them.
and say that the cursing and shouting kept
up during the entire day is particularly dis
agreeable. They think that something
should be done to prevent it, and ask that a
policeman be on hand and break it up.
Year: 1876

From private letter written by Col
onel E. M. Brown to Hon T.. p. Wal
ton of Montpelier, from Bismarck, Da-
kota Territory, under date of June 18th.
the following is an extract:


You of course have seen before this
a much better or fuller account Of the
recent slaughter by the Indians of Gen.
eral Custer and his men, than the one
contained in our little local paper, which
| send you, and | write more particular
ly to say that Kellogg, who went out as
correspondent of the Tribune, was a
Vermonter, and has often told us that
he was a cousin to you Gin remote de-
gree.) He was at one time telegraph
operator and train-dispatcher on the
Northern Pacific, and was a very good
newspaper correspondent, and since /
have known him, his habits have been
unexceptionable. / know that he had
the confidence of General Mead, super
intendent of the railroad, up to last fall.
think there never was an instance
of such complete annihilation of
force as this, and it comes very near
home to us here. The fourteen officers
killed were all gentlemen that | have
been meeting occasionally and associat-
ing with for the past two years, and no
regiment ever had better or more gall
liant set of officers than the Seventh cav
airy. There could be nothing more sad
than the condition Of the poor women
over at the fort ON the reception of the
news. Twenty-nine in all, / believe,
were widowed by the disaster, and
while it is hard to criticise an officer
who shared the fate of his followers, the
feeling is general that had orders been
obeyed, and the precaution of good gem
eralship in an Indian country observed,
the sad results would not have happen
ed


OF course the Bismarck people, es-
pecially the ladies, feel little timid and
nervous, but | do not think there is any
| danger this side of the river. There
seems to be but one course for the gov
ernment to pursue now, and that is to
have their last Indian war. 1t is time
that the policy of feeding two armies
should end. Oldm and squaws stay
at home and draw rations at all the
agencies, while their young bucks are
out fighting and scalping white men,
We are having considerable Black
Hills excitement, and large per cent
of our laboring population has gone
there, Every train brings in quanti-
ty of the yellow dust, and though there
are millions in it, as Col. Sellers would
say, there is not doubt that all who go
there will not strike it."
Year: 1876

HOW PLANTERS BODY WAS BURNED.


A strange event has recently occurred


in this county, which carries the mind


back to those ancient days when the re-


mains of the dead were disposed of by
cineration. The object of this remarka-


Bile funeral ceremony was MI, Henry


Berry, an aged and a highly respectable


citizen of this county, whose rare TACT,


industry and economy, honestly exercis-


ed, enabled him to amass very large


property. He owned about twenty thou
sand acres of land, and had in the bank


between fifteen and twenty thousand dol
lars. About fifteen years ago he had
occasion to take up the dead bodies of
two children, and seeing their condition,
vowed that when he died his body should
be burned instead of buried. He ac-
cordingly made his will, dividing his
property among his children, but insert
ing proviso that his body after death
should be burned, and in case it was not
that the whole of his estate should 90 to
a church near by, at which be worshiped.


Some time ago he took member of
MS family into a piece of woods near the
house and pointed out to him the exact
place where he desired to be burned, and
also the trees which he desired cut down
and used for the purpose. Last Monday
he died, at the age of eighty years, and
his body was put in plain box Gas he
had directed and the size of which he
had given) and hauled in cart drawn
by a mule to this place. He had pro-
vlded that $500 be given to William
Hureling, mulatto, to whom he was
much attached, for experimenting the
burning. Six logs of pitch pine were
put on the ground, and on these, forming
two tiers, were laid FIVE other logs.
Light wood was piled about on the logs.
and at the head, foot and sides of the
box containing the body The whole
hight of the funeral pyre was ten or
twelve feet. Several male members of
the old mans family were present, and
a number of negroes, but considering the
occasion the crowd was small. Torches
were applied simultaneously, and with
good deal of agitation, to the four corn
ers of the pyre, and the fat wood was
soon burning and cracking 1t was the
old gentleman's express desire that his
ashes should disappear amid the fame
and smoke, or be mingled with the soil
underneath the pyre, and SO no precau-
tions were taken to preserve them. The
burning began at s o'clock in the morn
ng, and was finished in six hours
Charleston, S. c. Netcs, july 10.
Year: 1876

and Canadian buildings, the grass fac
tory, the Chilian building for amalga-
mating machinery, the Campbell press
building, &c.


Sixth Day.-Explore the Photograph
Building and the Carriage-house; cross
the high bridge over Landsdown Ravine
to Horticultural Hail. Get lunch close
by Lauber's restaurant or at the Dairy.
The whole afternoon can be profitably
spent in the Government Building. To-
wards evening visit the Brazilian Cafe,
Rowell's Newspaper Pavilion, the model
OF Paris, and the outdoor exhibits OF
guns, ambulanees, postal cars, &c, and
the Lighthouse.


Seventh Day.-Agricultural Hall with
its appendages the Brewers Hall, the
Cheese Factory and the Wagon annex
will furnish abundant material for the
day. The midday meal can be taken at
the American Restaurant or at one OF
the cafes in the hall. On the way out OF
the grounds ride across the Belmont
Glen on the elevated one track railway.


Eighth Day.-Look through the two
mineral annexes to the Main Building
tlrst, then walk through the building
and up Belmont avenue to the Woman's
Pavilion and the Kindergarten School.
where the rest of the forenoon can be
spent. If you wish to make the rounds
OF the restaurants, lunch at the Grand
Southern, close by, visit the Kansas.
Colorado Building and the New Eng
land Ivy Cottage Devote the rest OF
the afternoon to the music in the glen or
to the organ and piano concerts in the
Main Building, and to seeing such parts
OF the grounds as have not yet been sat
isfactorily explored


Ninth Day. The last day should al
ways be devoted to a more thorough ex-
animation of such objects or depart
ments as the visitors tastes NAV lead





him to desire to give more time to than
he was able to do during his systematic
survey of the fair. His duty done and
the whole exhibition gone through,
chastity it is true,) the visitor may now
give rein to his inclinations. An as
cent of one of the towers in the Main
Building, by the elevator, could we'll be
made on this day.


In whatever department of the Fair
the visitor may be-whether among pic
lures, machinery, manufactures or ag.
ricultural products-he should so ar
range his movements as to see the ex-
hlbit of one country before going to
that of another. The opposite method
OF sight seeing-that of wandering aim
lessly along the principal aisles and stop.
ping to look at such objects as are par
tlcularly novel or brilliant, without as
certaining what country they come from
lis utterly destructive of the invalu-
able educational influences of the Ex-
hlbltion and makes of it a mere rare
show"
Year: 1876

LEMONS WHoLEsomE.-When peonle


feel the need of an acid, if they would


let vinegar alone, and use lemons or an.


pies, they would feel as well satisfied and


receive no injury. A suggestion NAV
not come amiss as to good plan, when
lemons are cheap in the market, to make
good syrup. Press your hand on the
lemon, and roll it back and forth brisk.
ly on the table to make it squeeze more
easily; then press the juice into a bowl
or tumbler-never into tin; strain out
all the seeds, as they give bad taste
Remove all the pulp from the peels and
boil In water-a pint to dozen pulps
to extract the acid. A few minutes
boiling is enough then strain the water
with the juice of the lemon, put pound
Of white sugar to pint of juice boil
ten minutes, bottle it, and your lemon
ade is ready. Put tablespoonful or
two of this lemon syrup into a glass of
water, and you will have a cooling.
healthful drink.
Year: 1876

Inc poisonous nature of the dye used


in coloring stockings and undershirts has


been frequently demonstrated during the


hot weather. The Scientific American
says that red, brown, blue and yellow
may be poisonous, and tells of case as
follows The garments wore of a light
woolen material, and, having become
somewhat worn, were sent to an extern
slve dyeing and securing establishment
IN this city to be dyed dark blue. The
owner, after wearing the clothes for a
few days in hot weather, observed that
the blue color stained his undergarments
and in the localities of the stains he he.
came sensible of cataneous eruption.
Ihe latter soon extended ON large area,
which became excessively infamed, and
pustular state followed, resulting in
excruclatlng suffering and prostration.
The case was carefully examined bysey.
eral eminent physicians in this city. who
pronounced it one of the most severe at
tacks of poisoning that they had ever
and unhesitatingly ascribed
it to the dyeing of the fabric with ami
line blue. Had the sufferer been child
or an invalid, the opinion was that the
disease was sufficiently malignant to
prove fatal" A safe way is to discard
any garment the coloring of which stains
the skin.
Year: 1876

The prettiest Centennial fan We have yet seen
is now to be found in all the principal stores in
the city. The fan is round, with q neat black
handle, and the design is simply superb. Upon
the outer edge the faces Of all the Presidents
of the United States, neatly engraved, while in
the centre the old colonial flag and the Stars and
Stripes are gracefully unfurled over the heads Of
Washington and Grant. On the opposite side Of
the fan all of the flags Of the world neatly
displayed in circular form, In the centre of which
a fne cut of the signing of the Declaration Of In
dependence is placed. 1t is the neatest and most
interesting specimen of a fan that has ever been
produced, and It's sales are becoming immense all
over the country. All the book stores and news
stands are supplied with them.
Year: 1876

We are glad to geo the old City Park coming in
use again as pleasure ground II has beer
deserted LONG. turned over 70 cattle and horses
but. the other evening. we observed no less thar
ton people there. II created quite "A furore In
the neighborhood. and excited small boys gath
cred around and looked on with wide open eyes
nj the rush of Now Orleans people.


Why is not the Park moro patronized: 1t Offers
thousand advantages over every other pleas.
ure ground In the city. There Is no reason to
be afraid OF the cattle: they ARE quite tame and
will hook no one who does not hoot and below
ut them. Az for the allgators and snakes. the
danger from them has been greatly exaggerated
they are not to be feared II you only keep clear
Of the grass. And then look at its many advan-
tagcs. II is dark enough TO please the most ias.
tidious lover: milk In plenty. and natural milk
II you understand the art: no need OF brass
band. the frogs will provide that. What can any
picnic party ask for more2


There ought to be no difficulty in finding the
Park. just follow the cattle tracks. The city
also has lately stuck up a new sign City Park. :,
80 that no one can miss It.
Year: 1876




from the Boston Herald


An army officer in the Big Horn expe-
dition wrote letter to friend in this
city few days prior to the slaughter OF
Custer's command, from which we are
permitted to copy as follows:


"I think this will be a very long and
very tiresome campaign. doubt IL we
see our posts before fall, if then. The
scarcity Of water adds much to our diff
culties, and / think the country gener-
ally much worse than Arizona, the only
growth for miles being the irrepressible
cactus. The Indians are very strong in
numbers and splendidly armed, and
they boast that they can and will clean
out anything the United States can
send against them. Spotted Tail pre-
tends to be friendly, and on the strength
Of it he goes to Cheyenne, buys $4,000
rounds Of ammunition, and returns to
the agency with it. The following day
fresh party of Indians starts out fully
equipped. OF the wisdom Of allowing
this proceeding / say nothing. He was
in Cheyenne when we were there on our
march up. He picks up all the informa-
ton he can get concerning our move
ments and forwards it to his friends. If
this sort OF thing continues. you can
judge how successful we shall be.
Year: 1876

The medical value OF mustard plaster liz un-
derstood in every family. Much time is spent
in preparing q poultice, and often the mustard
is of poor quality and will not act. causing great
suffering. This trying Inconvenience is now
perfectly overcome by Benson's Prepared Mus
tard Plaster. 1t is a great Improvement on the
ordinary article. II is very clean and can be ap-
piled and removed without discoloring the cloth
ing or soiling the skin. 1t does not deteriorate
with age. 1t Is always reliable. as only the best
quality OF mustard is used in its preparation. 1t
Is ready for use at any moment, by simply dip
ping 1t in water. 1t Is sold In half yard pieces
at % cents per roll by all druggists. Sent by
mail on receipt Of price by -


SEABURY & JOHNSON.


Pharmaceutical Chemists New York
Year: 1876

A fellow on Cadiz street. up in the Sixth Dis
trict. with half mile of staring white fence
gives the warning to bill lposters. "Doante Poaste
Noe Bills Ere In penulte off Law" II Is q nice
question In law and ethics whether the owner
can recover damages from bill lposter for dis
regarding such an unortbographie warning.
The latter might easily plead ignorance Of the
meaning and intent of this sign.
Year: 1876

Brigham Young spoke few words OF
wisdom the other day to a youthful
Chicago enthusiast who called upon
him. He said: young man, be sure you
are through with your search for the
kind Of partner you want-be sure you
have got the pattern Of woman that suits
you, before leading her to the altar.
and then be obliged to keep on samp-
ling"
Year: 1876

A people who fail to condemn corrup-
ton. thereby invite and sanction its con-
tinuance. IVA a&


A people who make animosity, hatred
and narrow sectional feeling successful
step ing stones to place and power, IN
dermine at the same time their peace and
prosperity, and the perpetuity cf their
government, 5slI.as


With what face can tho people com
plain Of hard times, II year after year
they elect and re elect the very men
whose policy, legislation and rule have
c attributed so much to bring suffering
and dstress upon them? ~ e as -
1t Is undeniable that so far as 0ur dis
tress Ia the rosultlof either legislation OF
he want. lof legislation bad policy or
ths want of wise policy, tho rcaponstost-
icy res,s nfinn zonr radical rulers, VINO
have had unlimited control FOR the past
fourteen ycais. a S9hs s@a &
There Is not department Of govern.
ment whose expenditures do not exceed
any expenditures by It in time Of peace
before the radical party came into power.
1t 10 plain that there should BEL change
of administrations The men who have
contributed so largely TO bring about the
distress arc not the mon to remedy It.


fne same influence that made IN err
In their previous policy will continue to
make them err They are in q rut and
they cannot get out of 1t. 81
In this unwarranted use Of tue MILL
tary under attorney general Taft's In
struet,ons they are trying to use the
sword Of tho government to put down
the will Of the people That's alliit Is.
My friends, what poor soldier WAS
there who fell on that terrible day, when
Ccster led his headlong charge on the
Indians, and whose white bones are now
bleaching on the plains, who didn't con.
tribute to the wealth Of the secretary Of
war Belknap)2 Andyet thcre is no Of
6cial corruption, and yet senator Morton
says we have the finest civil government
the world ever saw,
For more than ifiy years the dcme-
cratic party ruled this country, and all
| the time |. ruled, there was peace and
prosperity everywhere In oil these fifty
years there was no man executed for trea. .
son. In all these fifty years there was
10 man punished for political offences,
and in those years we grew from a little
strip OF fifteen states ON tho Atlantic
coast to an empire reaching from ocean
to ocean. The party OF Jefferson, Mad
ison, Monroe. of Jackson, the men who
believe in them, the men OF their school,
these old fathers before me, who cast
their votes among them, their children
can be trusted with this grandrepublican
government
Year: 1876

CARRIED BY.-The North Pa
citic, for the second time in Il
week, carried by the down
Sound mail, and not only that
but failed to to take the mail
away from this place. The fault
in this instance seems to be di-
vided around. The steamer was
compelled by stress Of weather,
to lay in Port Townsend until 6
O'Clock yesterday morning, be
fore going over to Victoria. Con
sequently she did not get here
until 5 this morning instead of Z
or s last evening, her usual time
for arriving here. The Post
master went home, leaving word
with the watchman to call him
when the steamer got in, which
he failed to do and the mail was
carried by, there being no one
up to receive it.
Year: 1876

RETURNED. Captain Wright,
formerly in command of the
steamer Zephyr and who went
east with his two children some
time since, returned to this city
on the City of Panama on Sun
day night. We are pleased to
see the Captain back here and
hope he has returned to stay.
Year: 1876

70 The letter attributed to Thomas
Carlyle, tiinging disdain on American
colleges, has already been denounced as
a hoax. What he really wrote to Presi-
dent Elliot, under date of Nov. %, was
as follows: Some days ago received
your courteous and obliging letter and
along with it the University diploma
appointed for me on the 30th June last,
which now lies safely reposited here.
In return for all which I car only beg
you to express to the Governing Boards
of the University my lively sense of the
honor they have done me, and my cor


dial thanks for this proof of their
friendly regard, which naturally wish
may long continue on their part. To-
ward Harvard University I have long
had feeling of atfection-in some re-
speet. almost veneration-and to Har.
ward and to you. its distinguished Presi-
dent. I now cordially wish all manner
of prosperity and good esteem from
wise men on both sides of the ocean,"
Year: 1876

NEW ORLEANS. March Ex-Governor
Kellogg has addressed an order TO the Dis
trict Attorney of Baton Rouge TO take
prompt proceeding in the courts in rela-
ton TO the recent troubles there. He SAYS
L am definitely informed that Geo. p. La
Wis, Parish Judge, and h. L. Beauregard,
State and Parish tax collector, of East
Baton Rouge have been driven from the
parish In open violation OF law. The Par
ish Judge is a constitutional offcer-eected
by large and undisputel majority. Up
TO this time no charges have been substan-
tiated against him which would affect his
right to exercise his office. | he has been
guilty OF any such charge it L. your duty 10
institute proceedings against him before the
District Court now in session in East Baton
Rouge. The tax collector of the parish
was appointed by me some three years
since. He is a colored man, who. before |
had appointed him had served, j believe,
creditably as United States Collector OF In
ternal Revenue Ii he is a defaulter, or has
been dereilct in his duty, IL is also your
province To proceed against him before the
Grand Jury now in session in East
Baton Rouge. The Sheriff OF the Par
ish, constitutional officer, elected by
large majority, was some time since driv-
en- away and com PEELED TO resign-no of
tense being alleged against him, that | am
aware of, except that he was a colored man.
appointed In his place white man, ma
tive OF the parish, and perceive that com
mlttee, chosen at the meeting recently held
at Baton Rouge, while expressing dissatis-
faction with him on account of his political
associations, recommended that he be toll
Grated for the present, thus disclosing the
animuS of those who have thus taken the
law into their own hands TO be directed
against these appointees, because they are
Republicans; this. too, in parish admitted
TO be very largely Republican. | do not
intend to permit a resort To mob vi
olence in the parish OF Fast Baton
Rouge, or elsewhere in this State To
the end that | may exhaust all civil
remedies, l request you to Immediately
institute prosecutions before the District
Court, against all persons known TO have
been concerned in the recent unlawful dis
turbances in the city OF Baton Rouge; and
not only against these persons. but againse
any officers OF the parish who may have
been derelict in The discharge OF their
duties. Should the Sheriff be called upon
to execute any process OF the Court, you
Will csuse him 10 be Instructed to summon
posse cOnIB1itdtuS of good citizens to exc
cute this process, no matter by whom re-
sisted, and If met by force you will cause
me To bejnfoTmcd Immediately of the fact.
| request you further to .call the special al
tcntlon OF the District Judge to these points
and 10 move in open Court for instructions
to the Grand Jury touching these matters.