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Year: 1876

When the Republican Olympus of the House
poured forth his thunderbolts on Cox it was
the first time in the history of nature that
lightning ever struck A sunset with any visi-
bic effect
Year: 1876

Messrs. John and William Cochrane,
have purchased the Bridgeton Daily, and
are now its sole proprietors. These young
gentlemen have been thoroughly schooled
in the cart preservative," and learned the
first principles of the business in the PIoN-
EER Office, severalyears since. Under their
management, we look for live, vigorous
daily, believing that they have both the tai
ent and ability to make it such. The PIoN-
EER extends to them the right hand of fel-
lowship, and wishes them abundant success
in their new field Of labor.


Early Monday morning the watch
man at the East Lake Wooden Mills dis
covered girl of about twelve years standing
alone in the street. On questioning the girl
he found that her name was Gertrude Had
den, and that she had walked from Ply
mouth, Pa. The watchman gave her some
thing to eat, when she further stated that
her father had perished in a mining disaster
some three years ago, since which time she
had been taking care of herself. The girl
was of comely appearance, and looked as
though she had ran away from home, not
witbstanding her statements. She left
about six O'Clock for Milville 1t has since
been ascertained that the girl was in reality
runaway from her home in this city on
East Avenue. Her name is Annie Speacht.
She has propensity for lying and running
away that makes her very troublesome.
Year: 1876

Generous premiums are offered throughout the
whole list of articles exhibited.


Substantial pens will be provided for those exhib
iting Stock of what ever hind.


The track for the trial of speed is in thorough
repair.


Covered buildings will be furnished for the dis
play OF Carriages Musical Instruments, Sewing
Machines, and articles liable to be damaged by sun
or rain.
ial attention at the hands of the Committees.
The Executive Committee and friends of the So
ciety are doing all in their power to make this
equal to any Exhibition yet given.


Persons Expecting to Exhibit Stock are re.
quested to notify the Society Previous to the
day Of Exhibition
Year: 1876

While we announce a reduction in the
price of our RAW BONE SUPER PHOS-


PHATE, we would respectfully represent
to dealers and farmers that it's standard of
! quality has been strictly maintained. The


proportions of soluble and precipitated Phos-
phoric Acid and Ammonia have never been
higher than they are in the article we are


now selling our customers. This statement


we make as binding guarantee.
Year: 1876

Imposition Hated, Opposition Courted, comps-


tition Defed


In clothing of the finest and best make in the
District. Our stock of clothing is all of this
seasons manufacture. The piece goods
bought direct from manufacturers, and made
for US exclusively. Every article warranted
shrunk. Fit and satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded. Bear in mind that we have
no old stock that has accumulated tor years
past, like some other houses in this city which
have tremendous stocks of goods, the major
ity of which has been carried over from year
to year, repressed and placed among goods of
this seasons manufacture.


Below we enumerate some few of our goods
Year: 1876

SHOULD THERE BK ANY GROUNDS OF SUSPICION OF
FRAUDULENT COUNTING on EITHER SIDE 1T SHOULD
REPORTED AND DENOUNCED AT ONCE


No MAN WORTHY OFFICE OF PRESIDENT SHOULD
DE WILLING TO HOLD If COUNTED IN" OR PLACED
THERE ny ANY FRAUD. EITHER PARTY CAN AFFORD TO
BE DISAPPOINTED THE RESULT, But THE COUNTRY
CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE RESULT TAINTED BY THE
SUSPICION ILLEGAL Oh FALSE RETURNS


u. S. GRANT
Year: 1876

New YORK, Nov 0, 1870.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD


The intense excitement OF the past orty-sight hours
is making such havoc the pockets and health OF
our great commerc and social community that, as
merchant and the head Of family, beg TO suggest
some stringent measures be takon in order 10 quics
the nerves Of the people. Tho discussion OF politics
should be absaincd from in all families and places Of
business The Presidential result will take care Of
ITSELF regardless of all fears and II an injustice is
done either candidate the result will only be posi-
tive step toward abolition of both democratic and
republican parties To the former the ignorant whites
are attached to tho latter the ignorant blacks II
both parties dc-and they ought to die as they carry
the sectional hatred which prevailed during the war
We will be able the future to have, possibly, iair
elections; mt any rate parties who do not divide the
North and South Away with politics, say. Attend
wealth and country are jcopardized Yours respect
fully ANTl-POLITlCS.
Year: 1876

SHOULD ANY GROUNDS OF SUSPICION or
FRAUDULENT COUNTING on EITHER srpx l. SHOULD BE
REPORTED AND DENOUNCED ONCE.


No MAN WORTHY orrIcE or President SHOULD
BE WILLING TO HOLD IT IF 'coUNTED IN" OR PLACED
THERE ny ANY FRAUD. EITHER PARTY CAN AFFORD TO
DE DISAPPOINTED THE RESULT BUT THE COUNTRY
CANNOT AFFORD TIE RESULT TAINTED THE
SUSPICION OF ILLEGAL FALSE RETURNS.


GRANT
Year: 1876

SHOULD THERE m ANY GROUNDS SUSPICION OF
FRAUDULENT COUNTING oS EITHER SIDE SHOULD BE
REPORTED AND DENOUNCED AT


No MAN WORTHY THE .orYIcE OF PRESIDENT SHOULD
BE WILLING TO HOLD IT s'coUyrED IN" OR PLACED
THERE ny ANY FRAUD. EITHER PAurY CAN AFFORD TO
DISAPPOINTED THE RESULT, BUT THE COUNTRY
CANNOT APyoaD RESULT TAINTED BY THE
ILLEGAL yALsE RETURNS


u S. GRANT.
Year: 1876

SHOULD THERE GROUNDS SUSPICION OF
FRAUDULENT COUNTING SHOULD DE
REPORTED AND DENOUNCED AT ONCE


No MAN WORTHY OFFICE OF PRESIDENT SHOULD
BE WILLING TO HOLD IT II COUNTED M OR PLACED
THERE BY ASr FRAUD. EITHER AFFORD TO
DISAPPOINTED IN THE RESULT, COUNTRY
CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE RESULT TAINTED By THE
SUSPICION OF n.LEcAL OR FALSE RETURNS.


u. S. GRANT
Year: 1876

The subjoined communications show that there are
stll few i'll advised newsdcaers who are dong their
bos. to hurt themselves Why cannot these good peo-
ME try and see their own real INTEREST," 1t is iaent
cal with that OF the HERALD, they will eventually
discover


WE WILL TRY.


To EDITOR HERALD


The young man in charge OF the news stand In the
Fifth Avenue Hotel still continues TO charge Ave cents
tor single copy OF the HERALD Can you not correct
this cxtortion, and oblge a READER!


sHoRTsIGHrEDNEss.


BRoSxvLLK, n. Y. Nov. 8. 1875
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-


Can you INFORM why the boy on the Harlom Rail-
road charges ton cents Tor the HERALD on Sum
days?- He could sell more at five and
willing to pay Sat sum Tor them II we could get them,
but cents is little too st. VIII you try and see
II you have power to make him come down to de-
cont pricey Yours truly, n. VAIL


YES, THERE IS A WAY.
To THE EDITOR HgRALD--


Is there way OF stopping the imposition practised
upon the community by charging four copy for
your paper, as was done this morning at the
stand a, southeast OF Wooster and Becckcr
streets, also northwest corner OF South FiitE avenue
and Bleecker strccty Several parties refused TO pay
the extra charge and took other papers instead.
should think Tor the benefit OF your readers there
should be some plan adopted to stop the cxtortlon
Yours respectfully, b. WHITEHEAD


ONE OF THE sTIFF-NEcKED.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


| am compelled to write you regarding our news
dealer up here who will not with the HERALD
nncss we pay him four cents copy


He has no opposition and knows we cannot get tho
paper without going to Harlem ior it. would
80 without my breakfast as without the HKgALD, but
do not wish TO submit to extorton Is there no way
you can relieve us2 We will have to purchase the
Sun (Which he recommends highly) by and by, as he
declares Il the people do not stop growling no will
not carry the HERALD at all. While you may have in
creased your circulation in some places, IL ceraiuly
las your great deal OF Inconvenience
reducing the wholesale price sufficiently TO satisfy
those avarcious gents, the newsdealers Try send
,ne OF your boys up this In the morning there
n large field, from Ninety second street 10 l25th
street, Eighth avenue and Hudson River, and your
readers will be very thankful f. j. NJ
Year: 1876

The Bresklyn Fansral.


From the New York Herald OF yesterday.
More than . hundred victims Of the


Brooklyn tradgedy were inferred in Green


wood Cemetery yesterday. Some OF thew


had been recognized and were followed to


their long home by sorrowing friends, but


the great majority were unknown to any
one who had viewed their remains, and as
the great funeral cortege passed through
the dense throng of citizens there was
scarcely q spectator who could not justly
tremble for fear that friend OF his own
might be represented by the unrecognisa-
bic contents of some one of the cofans. The
whole city::seemed to 60 into mourning;
even those who had lost no friends could not
rot be insensible to the great sorrow OF
those around them, and for once the nags
at half mast, the drsped buildings and the
bated voices expressed for the living even
more sorrow than for the dead. The SER
vices at the great grave, though simple,
were far from being perfunctory. The SER
mon, while acknowledging the wisdom
and goodness of. Providence, only echoed
the heart questionings of the thousands
who wondered for what purpose the terrible
calamity was allowed to occur. Brooklyn
never knew so solemn a day, and her citi-
zens may we'll pray to be forever delivered
from another like.
Year: 1876

ne 1VS60 u Z OSsSOSvo DOVBVs


Our people may have noticed upon the
streets of Wilmington, Saturday, wild and
distracted looking man, whosu appearance
Wa anything but that Of one accustomed
to the refining influences Of society. His
hair was unkempt, and hung in shaggy
masses over his face and down his shoul.
ders, his face was hard and tough as though
made 20 from long exposure. His clothing
was old and torn. OF shoes he had none,
and his feet were encased In rags and wrap
ped to thickness that had an extremely
awkward shape. He carried large staff,
and upon his breast . miniature American
dag served 40 An ornament. In thi. unusu
Il garb he appeared upon the streets here,
the object of comment that divided in
ridicule and pity, and gave children terri
BILE fright. He stated that he was wild
man, that the woods was his home, its sigh,
ltng trees we're his music, and its solitude


is greatest contentment. he had no
\friends" and no relatives that he knew of !;
he studied his own interests and those of
nobody else. A crust of bread and his
blanket were the only enjoymeuts he had
known for years, and communication with
his own thoughts was the only companion
ship he desired. He had been in business
once and was prosperous, but had loaned
money to those who never returned it ; he
was ruined, and thrown upon the world
penniless he appealed to those whom he
had befriended, but they were his friends
no longer, and he lost faith humanity, left
the world and has been leading wild life
ever since. He applies to houses for cold
pieces, and if they have none it is all right.
He thanks you as kindly as If you had
given him the best in the pantry. He is
thought by those with whom he conversed
that he is demented, but he has evidently
seen considerable of the world, and had the
qenedt Of good education.
Year: 1876

One OF our Professors having holiday on
Saturday, concluded to 90 skating, not
thinking the weather very cold, he donned
bis panama hat and made no addition to his
usual apparel, Thus clad he proceeded to
the pond to enjoy the sport. Result. He
came near freezing to death, and yesterday
was confined to his bed.
Year: 1876

As an English steam yacht was cruis.
ing in Spitzbergen waters one night in
1859, the watch on deck ob1erved three
bears going along the western shore of
the ford or narrow bay. The sportsmen
on board, who were fast asleep, were
quickly aroused and gave chase in a
boat. After rowing several miles up the
ford against strong ebb-tide the party
described the bears seated on a strip of
land old mother with her two cubs.
They did not observe the tOat until it
was within five hundred yards of them (;
the mother thon stood on her hind legs
to reconnoiter, and at once turned tail
and ran off at full speed with her young
ones after her. They ran 80 much faster
than the boat could follow along the
edge of the ice that il seemed ms if they
would get clear off. But they by-and-by
reached the end of the ice, and had then
to plunge into space CT soft mud, cut
up by the little channels Of water, and
with good deal of rotten ice scattered
about, as the tide had left it. Here the
progress of the bears was at once i'm
peded. The cubs were unable to jump
the channels, but had to scramble over
them as best they could ; and the old
bear, after taking her jump, invariably
waited tor them and helped them to
scramble up the steep places among the
ice. The poor young ones were much
distressed and were heard growing pite-
ously as they struggled on after their
dam. The delays enabled the boatmen to
come up with them and the chase became
exciting, when all at once the boat ran
aground in narrow channel about two
hundred yards from the bears. A long
shot from rifle stopped the running
powers of the mother the sportsmen
then scrambled through the mud and
dispatched her. Her cubs, covered with
mud and shivering with Geld, were lying
IN her body, growling savagely, and
were secured by nooses formed OF walrus
lines, which coupled them together like
brace of dogs, which in size they resem-
bled. The moment they found them
selves bound they attacked each other,
with great fury, rolling over and over in
the mud, biting, wrestling, and gr wiling
till they gave up the fight out of sheer
exhaustion. But for her instructive care
of her cubs the old bear might easily
have got away; she would not leave
them and she was lost. Their gratitude
if they had any, did not prevent them
from making hearty meal on part of
her remains, as the party from the yacht
were engaged in the operation of remov'
ing her skin. The young bears at length
found their way to the JaIdin des
Plantes in Paris: and there, it may he
said, Nemesis overlook them in revenge
for their unnatural apoetites During
the late siege of Paris the exigencies of
the times called for victims, and the
arctic bears became the food Of Partisan
citizens when the commoner kinds of an
imal diet were exhausted Thus the
four-footed cannibals became the prey of
the foreigner, and no doubt frequently
served at second hand, as food for Pari-
sian powder.
Year: 1876

The desperate war that has been waged
for the past two or three months by the
trunk lines OF railway TO the interior from
the Alantc seabord does not abate. The
New York and Erie, the New York Central,
the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore and Ohio
and the Grand Trunk: Canada railroads have
reduced their charges on some of the classes
down to ten cents per 100 pounds to Chica-
go, which is said to be the lowest point ever
reached What action the New YORK Cen.
trail will take is not yet known, but il is gen.
orally expected that they will make SINH.
lar reduction.


New York is getting its full share OF
centennial trade. The hotels are literally
crammed, the various places of public amuse
ment, night after night have every seat oc
cupied, the horse cars and cabmen are taxed
to the utmost of their ability, and the mer
chants, wholesale and retail, for once, admit
that they have as much business as they car
well attend to. Many Of them are obliged
TO keep open their stores until late in thu
evening to accommodate customers. Neve
since the war have the streets and avenue
presented so busy an appearance. Broad
way looks like the old times, and the boule
wards up town, as well as the parks, are no
less full of life and animation.
Year: 1876

An examination of the planet Saturn
at the Dearborn obser, atory. with a
rather high magnifying power, resulted
in the witnessing of very interesting
and somewhat rare phenomenon. On
the western limb of the planet. in lati-
tude 400 to 450 north from his equator,
there was an enormous protrusion, or
bulging out, from the generally elliptic
outline, and corresponding one, though
not 80 large, on the northern hemisphere
was very easily noted, even by an un-
practicod eye, when compared with the
contour of the southern half Of the
| planet.


The phenomenon is described in the
books as the quare-shouldered aspect
of Saturn. II appears TO have been first
noticed by Herschel in the early part OF
the present century; but that eminent
astronomer was so much puzzled by it
as almost to doubt the evidence of his
own senses. But it has been observed
on several occasions during the last
seventy years and astronomers, or some
CT them, now think they know what it
means.


Such change of form would be i'm
possible without a general disruption, il
what we see of the planet were solid
crustss like that of the earth. But we
have very good reason to believe that we
see only his atmosphere-very much
more dense or cloud-laden than our own.
Comparing his volume (70O) with his
power to disturb the other bodies of the
system (92.4), that Of the earth being
unity in each case, we find that his aver
age density is only about one eighth part
that of the earth, or three-fourths the
density of water. The difficulty of con-
ceiving how solid body so vast in size
could be composed of such light material
vanishes if we suppose that the planet
itself is very much smaller than the disc
we see, and is surrounded by very deep
atmosphere. This is the view now gen
orally adopted by those astronomers who
reason on the subject; and it furnishes a
sufficient explanation,of the phenomenon
known as the square -shouldcred aspect.
We do not find it necessary to believe
that these occasional changes in the shape
of Saturn, great enough to be visible at
distance of 100000, 900 miles, are
anything more than vast tidal move.
ments in his atmosphere, to which the
rise and fall of the waters in the tides of
our oceans furnishes faint parallel.
And truly very faint one. Our
ocean tides nowhere range more than a
few yards above the mean level while
the change in the outline of Saturn last
Tuesday night indicated an atmospheric
tide OF not less than six hundred miles.
The magnitude Of the forces at work on
that planet to produce such tremendous
results, even in his atmosphere, can
scarcely be imagined, much less de.
scribed.
Year: 1876

Chinese elopements are well managed.


None but the lazy deserve the fair /;
there is neither ladder nor trelIis TO be
scaled and the old gentleman is easily
persuaded tina. whatever is, is right.
There was Ho, the LATEST wight of Hang.
chow, who lived by odd jobs, and never
could get regular employment. One
night, while he was drinking tea at a
wayside inn, he boasted that he would


never do another days work, unless he
could find a rich employer with pretty
daughters. An old screw named Tsiang,
who overheard the remark, was so en-
ragged by it that he engaged all the labor
ers who were present except Ho, and 70
Year: 1876

The yellow fever appears to be in
creasing at Brunswick, Ga, and the
destitution is becoming terrible. At
Savannah the disease holds its own, and
few cases are reported at New Orleans,
! but there is always little yellow fever
at New Orleans at this season of the
year Other southern cities are taking
the necessary sanitary precautions, and


II we should have good frost, not an
improbable thing at this season, the
ravages of the scourge would be arrested.
Year: 1876

The burning of the Chinese theatre
in San Francisco, and the Brooklyn
theatre is causing the public to look
around them before entering any more
fre-traps as places of amusement. 1t
has become II serio Us question, this one
of escape from pnblic halls and theaters
in times of fire or sudden falling of q
gallery. The people must have their
amusement, and while they pay dearly
for every entertainment in the East or
West, they are entitled to place of
safety. An iron curtain might be low
cred. or an iron door might be closed
across the stage, as in nine cases out OF
ten fires break out behind the footlights,
among the flies, below the stage. or
somewhere about the wings. The stage
being kept apart from the auditorium
by the sudden closing of the iron doors.
and all about the proscenium being
built of iron, there would at least be
permitted the terrified beings some little
time to collect their thoughts and ex>
hibit some presence of mind. The
Brooklyn fire seems to have been an
affair of minutes. yet sudden shutting
off of the flames and smoke would have
given the poor wretched beings some
hope Of escape. perhaps confidence: and
at such a moment life. self preservation,
mounts with brute force above all other
considerations. There have been cases
where one mans voice has Gained
human tempest. But this voice was not
heard at this fire. In view Of these fear
full calamities, let the people of this
Territory demand at the outset protec-
ton at the hands of their law-makers
in the construction of all public halls,
churches, hotels and theatres.
Year: 1876




Twenty-Five years have nearly rolled
around since the first settlers landed
with their families on the present site
of Seattle. Then it was a "howling
wilderness" SO to speak. Here they
found the Indian to welcome them to
''hospitable graves, and yet the most
of them are still above the sods Of the
valley.


Behold what q change hath been
wrought by the hand of man in the
quarter of a century now drawing to a
close. Those settlers have lived to see
the city grow to its present proportions.
from q few Lighthouses. with their in
mates, to a city containing four thous-
and souls all told; with its churches;
its public schools; its university; its
public library. (Which should be more
heartily supported), with its houses Of
merchandise, factories and mills. From
one cabin. it has grown to be one of
the largest rnd most important ship
ping ports north of San Francisco, and
destined in the not far distant future to
rival that eister city of the Pacific Coast.
Let the stranger but read of the won-
dsrful resources of this city; that which
made it; that which has sustained it to
this hour and he will find that in her
resources tho city is founded upon q
rock, and will continue to grow in
commercial importance as the years
come and 60. But while this is true
our real estate owners must understand
that the present stagnation in business;
the complete standstill to which every
thing has come is greatly due to their
short-sighted policy in holding their
lands so high that the poor man cannot
secure himself home at once on his
arrival. For as it now exists if he Sc
cures lot at your figures ION time"
that terrible Shylock interest, that usur-
GUS interest of 1S per cent. per arpum
faces him like the ghost of Hamlet.
Your lands are too high. gentlemen.
Give the stranger chance for his life
when he lands on your shore and sell
him home at q reasonable profit to
yourselves, and not pursue any longer
your present policy of 'the dog in the
manger." If You expect to see this be-
come city of fifty thousand people in
the next fifteen years you must let up,
gentlemen, on your high prices. In
stance In 1870 Ben Holiday, in the
city of Portland, paid off his railroad
hands and told them to live as best they
could during that winter, and in the
coming spring he would assist them to
something else. This created de-
mand for houses, and many were erected
in consequence, and rents went up be.
yond all reason, as they are here to- dag
in Seattle. This increase Of rents aug
mentea values and mad speculation
ruled the hour. and property to-day
will not average Except in choice local
ities) GU per cent. of what it did then in
1870. Seattle should be warned by this
example. To be forewarned is to be
forearmed. There is no ldck of deep
acdter at other places on the Sound.
Year: 1876

As the month of April is almost here,
we would suggest to the old settlers
that they hold q grand reunion on the
day that marks the first quarter of
century of their residence in Seattle.
Let them call in their old friends and
all rejoice together, in the good old
fashioned way.