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Year: 1872

AMNESTY PRocLAMATIoN--The
Presidents proclamation just issued in
accordance with the amnesty act dismiss
es all penal prosecutions against those
persons coming under its provisions who
it is alleged hold Office in violation OF
the Fourteenth amendment of the con-
siitution OF. the United States. There is
no record in the department of justice
showing the number Of such cases. but
it is known they are few in number, the
principal part of them being in Ten
nessee.
Year: 1872




There is a peculiar fascination about
the buried treasures Cd sea robbers, and
it requires but little persuasion at any
time to fit out an expedition to 60 IN
search of such imaginary stories of fa-
buIous riches. Plenty of young men,
aud some older heads that ought to have
better sense, are always willing to joIn
in such an enterprise upon the slightest
prdvocation. The hard ex experience Of all
former sea gold hunters is not sufficient
to deter any new scheme Of getting sud-
denly rich off the wealth of others, pro-
yided it can be had without the risk of
direct robbery.


Some time ago, an expedition was fit
ted out in California to 20 to COcos
islands after the buried treasure Of last
generation S buccaneers.


A certain Capt. Weleh started the
project, aud to get means Of outfttiug be
had told the story that had seen the
treasury buried there with his own eyes.
The bait was sufficient, a good number
Of dupes bit, and now are bitten. A
stock company was formed, and the
means speedily raised. The stock was
considered good, even for California, aud
there was evidently strong credence in
the scheme. 1t has collapsed, and the
expedition came very near tragical
! termination on the island.


4 treasure digger writes home to his
family to sell all the stock they have,
unless the news Of failure has already
reached California and spoiled the
market. That is rather cool.
Year: 1872

In Scotland man is responsible for
the support of all his descendants. A
coal merchant in Tar5ot was lately COM
pelled to reimburse the parish for relief
advanced to his granddaughter Ga widow
and her FIVE young children.
Year: 1872

CURIOUS FAcr-It is mentioned as
curious fact by old woodsmen that the
beech and sycamore trees are never
struck by lightning, though found in
close proximity to oak, hickory, and
trees Of other species that have been
scanned or torn 10 pieces by the subtle
fluid.
Year: 1872

Our fellow towilsman, DR.. G. rrOup Max


well, is gaining quite reputation as surgeon,
and well merrted one, too. He has been
practicing in this neighborhood for a little
more than year, during which time he has
performed some difficult operations, The lat
est one, Is that Of correcting club foot, on
the son of MIR. Thomas BrOckson, living in
Sassafras Neck. The afflicted boy is about
three years old, and until his foot was opera
ted upOn got about with great difficulty, walk
ing almost on the top of his foot, it being so
twisted. DR. Maxwell, assisted by DR.. Barr,
cut the tendens on the inside of the foot aud
had an apparatus made for holding the leg and
foot in its correct position. The deformity Is
perfectly corrected, as far as the operation is
concerned, and it only remains for his parents
to do the balance by keeping the stralghten-
ing apparatus upon the leg and foot. The
little boy is now able to 90 about at will, and
In year or so the limb will be restored to its
pro per position. Aftddleto,on 7'ranserspt
Year: 1872

Nor word was said by Senator Conkling in
biz Cooper Institute speech in defence Of the effort


ot President Grant to force through Congress the
hill authorizing him to suspend the habeas corpus
during the Presidential campaign and arrest with
|out charge and imprison without trial all who
might venture to vote or even speak against his
reelection. Has the Senator, since he returned
from Washington, become disgustsd with that


act, and does he pass it over in silence for fear
|that be will condemn his own acts it he opens his
mouth on the subjsctY
Year: 1872

famous Baptist preacher. the Rev. Hugh
Stowell Brown, who is said to dispute the palm OF
pulpit eloquence with the renowned Spurgeon, is
coming from England to America early next au-
tumn.


The reverend pastor OF a coored congregation in
Philadelphia IS taking his rural vacation as a
hotel waiter at Cape May.


The corn and other grain crops Of Illinois are re-
ported to promise fully average yis this season
Year: 1872

On last Thursday the remains OF
seven hundred and eight Confederate
soldiers collected from the Gettysburg
battle field were taken to Hollywood
Cemetery at Richmond for re-interment.
The removal was conducted under the
auspices OF the Ladies Memorial Asso-
citation, who raised the money for the
purpose. An imposing cortege followed
the remains through Richmond to their
final resting place.


The funeral ceremonies were brief.
The Rev. DR.. Hoge, from a carriage
placed in front of the remains Of the
dead and facing the line, offered the
following


PRAYER:


80 God, who liveth and reigneth
evermore, and with whom do live and
reign in glory the spirits Of all those
who have departed in the faith-in the
midst of the grief which oppresses US,
we bless Thee that we are permitted 10
perform the tender and solemn offices
of this hour.


1--WE thank Thee that we have been
permitted to bring back from their
graves among strangers all that is
mortal OF our sons and brothers, and
that we have now laid them down on
the bosom OF their Mother, to be en-
folded in her embrace, and there to
find their desired rest.


1--WE thank Thee that, surrounded by
their former comrades 10 arms, they
nov sleep where those who loved them
while living, aud who will cherish their
memories evermore, can come to weep
over their graves, and to scatter the
flowers which speak Of the resurrection
OF the just, and of the land where
eternal summer reigns.


20 God merciful and gracious in the
plentitude of Thy pity remember and
comfort those whose grief is awakened
afresh by this sad scene, and may
mourning parents and bereaved wives
and sorrowing sisters and children made
orphans all find in Tnee their strength,
support and consolation. Ia this con.
secrated place may Memory come to
embalm the names Of the departed, and
Love to bedew the turf which wraps
their clay with'her fondest tears and may
Hope, animated by noble example, here





liberty and right, and be enabled to an
ticipate the day when freedom founded
on justice, and when religion pure and
undefle'l, shall make our own land
happy, and fill the world with peace!


Bless, We beseech Thee, the officers
and men who survived the conflicts in
which their comrades fell, and deeply
engrsve upon the hearts OF these young
soldiers, and Of all the young men of
our Commonwealth, the remembrance
of the patriotic valor, the Loyalty to
truth, to duty and to God which char
acterized the heroes around whose re-
mains we weep, and who surrendered
only to the last enemy-Death


Almighty and Everlasting God
giver Of all good, grant us. we entreat
Thee, Thy benediction to the great
multitude assembled here; and may all
who now throng this silent and shadowy
cemetery, where SO many OF onr loved
ones already repose, be prepared, by
Thy grace, for the time when they shall
pass over the river OF death to rest
under the shade OF the trees which
fringe the banks of the river Of life
immortal in the Paradise OF God; and
unto Father, Son, and Holy Ghost will
we give honor and glory forever.
AmenV
Year: 1872

A Western. lawyer who tried to collect
bill wrote to his client thus


Gents You will never get any money
from Bill johnson. The undersigned called
on him yesterday, and found him with nary
tile. his feet upon the naked earth, and
not clothes enough on him to wad gun"
Year: 1872

PLAIN TRUTHs.-The Vallejo Daily
Recorder, paper which has done much
tor the interests of that city, in giving
notice of its temporary suspensions, remarks
as follows:


"There is no trade that is 80 greatly
undervalued or SO illiberally rewarded as
that of the printer. The publisher of
newspaper has to do great deal of work
for absolutely nothing and be receives no
thanks for it. He is expected to magnify
the village in which he lives to a city of
immense importance, and he is required to
preach the doctrines of his political party
In season and out of season, and when the
election is over. the very men whom he has
assisted in election to office, often forget to
pay tor their Individual subscription
Public institutions call on the generous aid
of the prlnter-and churches, schools,
libraries and socities regard him as use-
full tool whom they can use without money
and without price. There is class Of
Cheap Johns ia the newspaper business
who, knowing that their wares are not as
good as their neighbors, bring down the
prices to starvation rates and hope in con-
sequence to sell the spurious for the
genuine article. They have one price for
one man and ore for another and like
quack doctors they pursue their bogus
calling at the expense of the legitimate
profession"


There is much truth in the above
remarks, and successful publishers have
learned by experience that all forms of
gratuitous advertising and putting must
be dispensed with If society, OF
association of any description, receives a
positive feneft from advertising, it is
worth paying for, aud is then a benefit all
round. A printers capital is his columns
and it would be just as fair and as sensible
for society or church to ask merchant
to furnish goods, or a mechanic to contri
butte his work and stock, for nothing, as
to ask printer to advertise or puff gratui-
tously. No one thinks Of going to merchant
and asking him to contribute bill of goody
to this or that organization, or to a
mechanic and asking him to donate his
labor, stock, and use of tools, for the
benefit of the public but some shallow
Drained aud mean souled people have the
cheek to ask and expect a printer to donate
his labor and capital to forward every public
or private scheme.
Year: 1872

1t is very apparent that many of the
leaders of the Demoratc party have become
fully satisfied that their party is dead, and
there is no alternative left but that of a
total abandonment of the organization and
the adoption of Of new name aud new
principles. The party has made a protract
fight against those doctrines which have
formed the platform of every National and
State Republican Convention FIR the last
eight years, yet they have been continuously
defeated. They will now probably give up
the struggle and unite with the Liberal
Republicans and acknowledge that their
whole political course for the last twelve
years has been wrong. GStockton Independ-
ent.
Year: 1872




SLEEP ON Your CARRs.-Men Of bust.
ness, believe me there is now and then a
profitable venture In doing nothing at all.
In the power to put business aside, and
abiding now and then in perfect quiet,
things sometimes solve th hemselves, when
we give them that advantage, which re.
Iuse to come clear for all our trying. We
all know how by simply taking some per.
plexity into the deepest silence this side
death-a good nights sleep-we can do
better sometimes than II we sat up and
wrought at a desk all night. When Mat
thew Murry, Of Leeds, wanted to see his
way through some perplexity In his
inventions, and all effort was Of no use,
he rested day and night from all noise, and
all effort except tho effort an active man
has TO keep himself quiet; and then the
thing he wanted would steal in and look
at him, aud light on him, and stay as
birds used TO light on the old hermits, no
more afraid oi them than OF tho trees un.
der which they sat. And, mothers, you
may care and toll necessarily for your lit.
tie ones, never resting moment In your
devotion; and then because you never do
be quit, but enter into your very closet
with little irock to mend, you shall nev.
er be quite able 10 take the whole sunlight
and sum Of your motherhood into your
heart. You will be so full Of care about
the bread that cometh down from heaven.
No person in the world needs so much
now AMI then TO be still and open her soul
only to the silence, as an earnest. energet.
ic, whole.hearted mother. This eternal
activity Is almost sure to run at last into
shadows.
Year: 1872

THE BROKEN BOAT,


from which, after the quarter boat was bailed ont
they went on board her again.


Ater the four boats had left the ship the last boat
was brought alongside and the persons remaining
were still BUSY on the deck. the heat had become
intense and before we showed on the whole for.
ward deck began to burn


THE FLAMES BURST FORTH
Just as we stepped from the gangway, and the
upper portion OF the vessel blazed with
great fury. As l entered the boat took out my
watch which when first entered my room in the
morning had placed in my pocket through habit,
and found that 1t .w96 half-past seven O'Clock.
Just three and haF hours elapsed since the
persons on board AS we pulled away from the Bien.
VILE she looked grand In the burning magnidcence
OF her fate. Our boat at first had o mast and
made n almost impossible to ship all with It aboard
so we threw It away. We did not think after that
that we could make very great speed. gave my
1nal orders to the other boats before we got fully
nnder way and ours took the lead. ] had saved q
part of a canvass awning from the ship, and this
we hoisted on an oar. 1t filed with the breeze and
we then began to sail quite rapidly.


THE NIGHT HAD PASSED


and 1t was quite light but the gray twilight
had not entirely disappeared. We seemed to out.
s d had
been rolling good deal when we embarked, put
not enough to cause any real danger, ana wnen we
away from the up an
made a SO rough that we soop LOST slgns OF any
thing else on the ocean except


THE BURNING SHIP.


1T was Afterwards reported by one OF the after
boats that she exploded and then went down, we
saw only pun Of smoke 60 up from her suddenly
S her boilers became 80
4 could ond vent through tho safety valves, and
so that she quickly filed with water.
"Watnng's Island was the nearest land that we
could have made It being only about seventy miles
Year: 1872

The circulation of the Harper periodicals has
reached an Unprecedented figure. One hundred
and fifty thousand copies of each number of
the Weekly are printed, one hundred and
thirty thousand of the Nonthly, and ninety
thousand of the Bdldr.
Year: 1872

Give not thy tongue too great liberty, lest it
take thee prisoner. A word unspoken is, like
the sword in the scabbard, thine. If vented,
thy sword is in another's hand. If thou desire
to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy
tongue.-QMdrles
Year: 1872

pendent worldly goods he generally regarded as one
happest well best Of men, During his stay not
tanspired to his relations with his congregation
and the early Spring this he suddenly announ-
he would his with them at early


day, asOnshment filled their cOuntenances and they
looked another for explanation of his
pected and immediate departure He entreat
ed to reconsider his determination and remain but he refused
aud without then he began at
tons and after amid the proesta and
heartfelt desires his congregation he left for RandasOwn
Baltimore county where he became the pastor of small
gregaton With his charge at EktOn, he great
avorite and he becoming endeared them
supposed purity character well his general
ability. Everything in fact going well with
him his old home until Monday Of this week,
the startling fell like thunderbot among
his parshOners that he charged by his coored servant
girl with being the father of her babe and with hav
ing nadia intimacy with her ior At first
who kne@ him listened the with the belief that it
many Ocked to the g and child that they might
Judge the what she said The mother
ceved with great ddence, and in related the
story the cergyman intrigue with her There also
the evidence that its father white
many sorrowfu with confidence severely
in the clerical Rentemans purity Of character
Year: 1872

Sir Permit me, through the medium of
your paper, to present for the consideration OF
the County Convention Of the Republican
party to assemble at Dover on Thursday, the
2Gth inst. for the office of Coroner, the name
of Caleb Boggs He resides at MoOrton, in
Kenton hundred. He waited some two years
and a-halt after the commencement of the war
to get large enough to Serve his country. He
enlisted in the ID Delaware Regiment, in Feb,
1864, and was in the battle of the Wilderness,
and all the general engagements Of the Army
Of the Potomac from that time until the sur
render Of Gen. Lee at AppomattOx, at the close
of the war.


Soon after his discharge, in feeding wheat
machine, his right hand got caught in the
cylinder, and his right arm was taken off near
his body; after which he educated himself
and became a school teacher, and has followed
that occupation to the present time for living.
Gale, as he is commonly called, is thorough
Republican and assuredy popular, and is well
qualified, and would make a good officer, and
il nominated will stump the county. Gale is
trump. We hope the delegates will give
their votes for Gale, the one-armed Delaware
soldier, and Oblige many


VETERAN VOLUNTEERS.
Year: 1872

offered resolution 10 the effect that difference of
opinion on our National ticket should not influence
the State and C, unity ticket He went on to speak
and was called to order. The chair declared him
in order, but his resolution tabled. VIM. Dean
then offered resolution reafrming the platform of


the Democratic party of 1870, as the true exponent
of the principles Of the Democratic party in 1872


MIR. Dean attempted to make a speech in favor of
the resolution, but was interrupted with cries of
"put him out" and debate cut off by
motion TO lay the resolutions the table. Before
vote was taken, DR.. Worrell the chairman, face
tiously moved that the resolution lay over till the
next county meeting. two years hence, and amid
shouts Of laughter the motion carried by great
yell of"Aye' to only three mays" The Conven-
venton then adjourned with Mr.. Dean on a chair in
the centre of the Courtroom making passionate
speech protesting sgainst the way in which the
"Straight-outs" had been insuted, and declaring
they would make themselves felt in this campaign.
Year: 1872

The Republicans of this county nominate
their county ticket to morrow, when all the
tickets, of each party, will have been made
out The Republicans of Sussex nominated
their ticket yesterday, and may be found in
another column. The Straight-out Democrats
will nominate State ticket shortly, when the
campaign will be fully opened.
Year: 1872

On Saturday night Republican meeting in
Mobile was broken up by the firing of pistol
In the crowd by some unknown person. In
the stampede" that followed, two white men,
named Morris and Richards, were shot, the
former while standing a. his own door, and
another was knocked down and dubbed. 1t is
not stated whether any colored men were
injured
Year: 1872




The determination of the Republicans of
this county to put able men on their ticket for
Levy Court Commissioners, as well as for all
other offices, has alarmed the Democratic
ring at Dover, and the cry of "mad dog " is
sounded forth in the ears of the faithful. The
loss of this branch of the county service would
be the giving up of the strongest card the ring
holds. By it they keep their small-fry politi-
clans in check and expectancy, and manipulate
the assessment lists in such manner as to
prevent the cOlored vote from tanying too
strongly against them They know that the
management of County affairs is very unsatis
factory, even in their own party ranks, and
they dread the exposures that will be made
against them during the campaign, which they
arc already trying to cry down in advance
They begin to realize the situation, and the
expected nomination of men of integrity BY
the Republicans is harrassing their minds to
fearful extent. They fear not only the posi-
BILE triumph of such ticket, but also the Tam
many exposures that would necessarily follow
when the Court should come under the contro
of competent Commissioners.
Year: 1872

The difficulties under which county
newspaper labors is sscnrcoly appreciated
by most Of the reading public In the
first place such papers are usually week
lies, and whilst the expense CT Il weekly
is less than daily, still the expense Of
weekly is much more than most imagine.
The paying Of rents, the buying of ink
and paper paying Of compositors and
other incident expenses, amount in the
course of year TO no small amount


1t is well known that county newspa-
per8 are generally published by men
who have but little in the way of money.
They arc therefore in the main, if not
entirely 80, dependent Ion the prompt
ness with which their Subscribers and
patrons pay up their bills. Either not
knowing, or forgetting this fact, many
friends OF newspapers fail to do their
duty in this regard. Such failure upon
their parts drives the poor printer into
perp'c&itics which arc not only painful,
but at times almost impossible to get
through with, Eut with the patience of
an OK nnd the strength of a hon he will
20 ahead and do the best he can.


There is still another difficulty in the
path of al county weeElies. 1t is this
,lost OF the matter prepared for lis next
issue is written perhaps several days be-
fore press day Atthe time written tho
matter may be entirely appropriate, but
before "preas day" something may have
turned up, or new information received
which would render it altogether out o
place and decidedly Objectionable
What's the consequence in such q case
The matter must come down, the type
must be distributed and new matter sc
up and inserted in its place All this il
double work for the printer without pa,
or hope Of pay in a amonied sense. Never
thcloss it must be done, pay or no pay
so far as the printer is concerned.


All this is truth well known to pub
fishers OF country newspapers, as it is {,
the publishers of the largest dailies il
tie world Vow the tearing down an,
putting up Of matter involves 10 smal
expense Ii costs time. labor and mon
ey. And yet the printer asks 10 pa
,or it,


We might mention great many 9TH
difficulties in the way of a county pape
but we stop. All that q printer want
is a prompt payment of what is due bir
and to SO conduct his paper as to nee
with the appreciation of a discernin


public. We commend these thought
to our exchanges.
Year: 1872

Never repeat story unless you arc
certain it is correct, and not even then
unless something is to be gained, either
of interest to yourself or for the good Of
the person concerned. Tattling is a
mean and wicked practice, and be who
INDUCES in it grows more fond Of It in
proportion az he is successful.
Year: 1872

There is man in Darbay, Pa, who
purchased a bill dog, which he proposed
to turn loose III his store at night in or
der to scare away the burglars The first
evening after he obtained the dog he lock-
ed it in the store and went away hap
Ply man, The next morning early, he
went around to the store and unlocked
the door. The dog was vigiiant-the
man was surprised to see how very yigi-
lant that. dog was-For no sooner was the
door open than the dog seized its owner
by the leg, suddenly, and seemed to be
animated by an earnest and vigorous res
,elution not to, let go until it had remov-
ed at least one good mouthiul. Ind the
man pushed the dog back aud shut the
door on its ribs until the animal relaxed
its jaws land then the man kicked the
dog into the store and shut the door as ie
he was in a hurry to do something. Then
he suspended business for week, and
spent the vacation firing at that dog
through the windows, aud down the chin
ney, and up through the cellar ceiling,
with shet gun, trying to exterminate
him. And that mercantile establishments
did not open for trade until the man had
paid twice the first cost of the dog to its
former owner to come and take it home
and then when he got in he found that
during the bombardment holes had been
shot through maclleral barrels and molas-
ses cans and coal oil kegs, SO that there
was misery aud ruin everywhere re.-Nea5


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