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Year: 1876

United States Commissioner John A. Osborn de-
spatched officer yesterday with a warrant for the
arrest Of military sentry John L. Rot helm who few
evenings since shot the hack driver Putnam at West
Point Some difficulty was at first anticipated to the
execution OF the the part OF the Sheriff OF
Orange county, who claims the right to the custody Ol
the soldier on warrant issued by justice of the
county, the shooting being done, as claimed, within the
Jurisdiction OF the county Comm Osborn says
that all disulty that head has been removed that
the shooting having occurred at u military post tho
prisoner will be surrendered to the United States
judicial authorities TO be dealt with according to law
The sheriff of Orange county made demand on the
West Point Superintendent for the custody OF Rothcln
yesterday afternoon. The superintendent informed
HIM that the prisoner, at ten O'Clock in the morning,
surrendered to United States marshal from New York
city. The county authorities there talk OF referring
the case TO Governor Tilden.
Year: 1876

The River commenced rising. Friday noon.
and up to yesterday morning had risen over
20 feet and was still rising at tire rate OF one
half inch an hour; this is the highest rise
since 1857. A good many low plains are in
undated by back water. And considerable
damage to crops will ensue. The banks in
many places are caving. We hope the river
Will come to stand to-day.


The Hughes broke her shaft, above Little
Rock, and turned back to that point.


The Maumelle is due here and will e
Gown, To- morrnw.
Year: 1876

Mr. Tilden is gaining strength every
day. Even RepubGcans-and the best
informed of them too --eoncede this.


The prospect now is that in this state
bis majority will be very large.


Indeed this state is now so safe that the
speakers in the campaign can well be
spared for quarters where they are needed.


There seems to be 10 reasonable doubt
that Samuel j. Tilden will be our next
president.
Year: 1876

Ben Butler may be knave but nobody
ever accused him of being a fool, or of not
being first class judge of the political sit
uation, This is what Butler said in a
speech the day before the Indiana elec-
ton:


lyon may wake in the morning and
hear that Indiana has gone Democratic;
then, if Tilden carries New York, he will
gain the election, though the Republican
party carry every vote in every other state
except in the south"


Precisely so-and it is just here that the
Democratic laugh comes in.
Year: 1876

From the above it will seen that DIR.
S. P. Wright can not under the law of
the State perform the slightest act as a
physician for compensation. How then
could Governor Brogden appoint him
to SO responsible a post as that of
medical quarantine officer for the
largest city in the State at compen.
sation of six hundred dollars a year :?
VIII Governor Brogden answer?
Year: 1876

NOTICE. Persons residing In South
Wilmington, can pro cure the DAILY
REPUBLICAN, by calling at the grocery
and provision store Of j. H. Trexler,
corner Of Head and B streets, who will
act as our agent in that section Of our
city.
Year: 1876

MIR. Moody says man is a failure
Probably Mr.. Moody never saw
young man play base ball all day, and
billiards half the night, and get up
aud jaw around an hour because his
mother didn't pat more stiffening in
his shirt bosom. Man a failure, In.
deed!
Year: 1876

HUNDREDS of thousands of dollars
are worse than wasted in the use Of
lard made into pie crust annually. To
be sure a white f1aky crust looks nice
and tastes better, but it lays the foun-
dation for dyspepsia. rheumatism,gout
and palsy. For years haye been ex-
perimenting to find out how to make
palatable piecrust without lard, and
this is the way: Take good, rich but
termilk, soda and a little salt, and mix
just as soft as can be mixed and hold
together; have plenty of -four on the
molding board aud rolling pin; roll
very thin; then make and bake as
other pies, or rather in slower oven.
and when the pie is taken from the
oven do not cover it up.-COuats5
Gentleman.
Year: 1876

FLoATING.-Men are drowned by
raising their arms above water, the un-
buoyed weight of which depresses the
head. Other animals have neither mo-
tion nor ability TO act In similar man
ner, and therefore swim naturally.
When man falls iu,o deep water he
will rise 10 the surface and continue
there If lie does not elevate his hands.
If he moves his hand under water any
way he pleases. his head will rise SO
high as 10 give him full liberty To
breathe; and if he will use his legs as
in the act of walking. (or rather walk
ing upstairs) his shoulders will rise
above the water, SO that he may use the
less exertions with his hands. or apply
them 10 other purposes. These plain
directions are recommended to the rec
collection Of those who have not learned
to swim in their youth. as they may be
found highly advantageous in some
cases.
Year: 1876

|" \ bashful young clergyman,
recently rising TO preach for the first
time, made IA terrible mix Of it, an
nouncing his text in this wise And
immediately the cock wept. and Peter
went out and crew bitterly"
Year: 1876

Wales.


Dr. RusselI's Letter to the LONDON Times.


One day at Parell his royal highnes
had an hour of quiet amusement il
camp, watching the tricks of some In
dian jugglers and snake charmers, whicl
have been described a hundred times over
and which never lose their interest fo
the spectator After breakfast ragged
train of fellows leading apes and carry
ing bags were seen coming up the maiI
street of the camp to one of the tents
These were followed by seven or eight
ugly, shapeless elderly women in bright
| drapery, carrying what are considered
here musical instruments. They all squat
ted under the shade OF the trees in front
of oneof the tents apart-conjurors, ape
leaders, singing women.


The jugglers and snake charmers were
the first to show off. They were only
two-old chatty fellows, whose skip hung
on their bones as if it were cracked
brown paper They did some clever
"passes,'' swallowed and spat out fire,
and produced an enchanted inexhausti-
BILE water vessel, walked on wooden pat
tens held on by the action of the feet
making a vacuum-in fact the withered



confederate performed all the orthodox
tricks of their confraternity. Where
did he get the cobras which he produced
suddenly out of two baskets which had
been turned over, inside out, in our pres
ence 1t was not the drumming of his
friend or the playing on the dry gourd
which drew the reptiles out of the cover.


Meanwhile a mango under the dirty
al xEyoc and in an interval Ot
snake work the old fellow dashed at the
latter and exposed fresh, bright mango
tree, some eighteen inches high in the
ground, where he had apparently only
put in a mango seed. Expressions of
wonder followed; then the cloth was
thrown over the tree, and another of the
famous legendary legerdemain feats was
executed. A shallow basket, about
eighteen inches high and three feet long,
with a cover, was placed before the
prince. 1t was plain there was no de-
ceit. At call there came out from the
group of natives near at hand lad OF
twelve, or 80, slight of figure and pleas
ant of face, with not an article of dress
save his loin cloth and a dirty turban.
Him the old man, chattering awhile,
bound hand and foot Ia Brothers Any
one III IWlDc. lI6H n SdCk, vi
strong netting, was produced and the old
fellow slipped it over the lad, whom he
squeezed down on his launches, so that
he could tie the cords securely over his
head and lifted him from the ground to
prove how secure he was. He seemed to
use great force to put the lad into the
basket and to have much difficulty in
fitting the lid on the top of him. When
that was done the music was renewed by
one, and the other juggler began. to talk
to his basket. Presently the lid was
agitated, and the cord and net were jerked
out and fell on the ground. Then the
juggler ran at the basket in fury,
jumped on the top, crushed in the lid,
stamped on it, took stick and drove it
with force through the wicker work.
The basket was empty. Then there
came a voice as of the lad who had been
inside, and 10, there was just such a
youth upon one of the trees. The
mango tree, when next uncovered, ap-
peared hung with tiny fruit.
Year: 1876

The water of the Thames is full of
impurities, and the Pollution of Rivers
Commissioners have recommended that
as early as possible the river be abandoned
"as source of water supply for domestic
use" and that the sanction of the British
government be in future withheld from
all schemes involving the expendituretof
more capital for the supply Of Thames
water to London 1t is proposed to sup
pIy the city with water from deep wells.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON ladies evidently do not
allow the hard times tointerfere with their
desire for dress, for the Star says of them:
1t is universally the subject of remark
that the dressing this season is more mag
nlhcent than has ever been the case
before in Washington"
Year: 1876

VICTOR HUGO has issued an address to
the senatorial delegation for Paris and
France, in which he asks them to found
a democracy which shall end foreign war
by arbitration, civil war by amnesty
and distress by education. Sound sense,
but little in advance of the times.
Year: 1876

The report of the Royal Commission
on Vivisection has been completed, and
Englishmen who are disposed to cut up
alive are on the pins and needles of
anxiety. As soon as it has been presented
TO the Queen and laid upon the table of
Parliament it Will be given TO the public.
Year: 1876

The country is being flooded with
pamphlets opposed to the Tom Scott
subsidy for the Southern Pacific rail
road. These bear no imprint of the
oihce of publication, but the stockholders
OF the Union Pacific will probably find
big printing bill in their next treasurer's
report.
Year: 1876

IT is asserted that the Sultan of
Turkey is much more intent on building


a grand mosque that is to perpetuate his


name than defending his empire from
the attacks made on it. Although


menaced with the greatest dangers, he
can scarcely be induced to attend to any
thing but dancing girls and professions


to the mosques. He was originally a
man of fair capacity, but is now 50 far
gone in dissipation, it is said, as to be
seemingly incapable of striking a blow
for his honor and kingdom.
Year: 1876

A RECENT visitor to the Dismal Swamp
describes il, in Forest and Stream, as
having lost none of the characteristics
which gave it its name. Bears are not
80 plenty there as when the region was
rarely penetrated by man, yet they still
afford sport for hunters. Lake Drum
mond, once believed by the ignorant to
he bottomless is really not in any place
more than fifteen feet deep. It's water,
impregnated with the juices of juniper
and gum leaves, is of the color of wine,
and is drunk as a remedy by consump-
Year: 1876

IT IS surprising that so few of the revi-
valists who are prominent at present be-
long to the clerical order or have had
theological training. Brother Moody, the
most renowned Of them all, is not cler-
gyman. Peter Dwyer is not Widow
Van Cott, Mrs. Lowery and the other
three female revivalist preachers are not
ordained ministers. One of the revival
lists now carrying on operations is a con-
verted pugilist; another is converted
actress another is a converted minstrel
Year: 1876

The Grand Jury which failcd to return m
Indictment ngainst tho murderer RoNE1 is
engaged in finding out why it failed to in
dict him. Not much progress WIS mado at
yesterdays session, md tho most was done
WAS to develop tho fact that fow of tho Jurors
knew what they wero about when the voto
VIM taken On the indictment, which appears
to havo been considered and disposed of with
Extraordinary hasto. 1t is to bo hoped, how
svcr, TINT tho Grand Jury will be successful
In finding reason for their action in the
n,nttnr
Year: 1876

This must not only have amused you but dispose
of of the pleasant weather have enjoyed until with
in the last few days. There time he Bible says) for all
things and better time could been furnished for such
than the past few weeks taking the weather con-
sideration.


But that it is cod and the weather liable to remain
so would like to call your attention few facts that
we desire for your consideration


We would ask you Would you believe man. even if he
your father he should tell you that he paid his rent
clerks hire taxes and other bills yet sold goods
less than cost?


"'h'' Too n' ''i Won't @ A'''i.'
But WE do claim to sell out COMPLETE STOCK


account of iLhealth,
Year: 1876

In some of the northern districts of
Victoria troops of wild horses greatly
infest some of the runs. The produce of
some escaped animals, they have multi
piled to such an extent as to become a
serious nuisance, and all attemps to cap
ture them have been in vain, They not
only consume the best pasture, but
entice the horses Of the squatter to
partake oftheir wild freedom, At the
approach of mounted horseman they
are of like the wind, and nothing but 8
South American corral and the Quacko


with his lasso, would suffice to bring
Year: 1876

A man recently died in Zurich, who
for thirty years made remarkably big
fool Of himself. When young, he fell in
love, and then became jealous. While
in this condition he offended his sweet
heart, who, to punish him, made
him swear that ne would not speak
for twelve months, He swore; but she
died before the twelve months elapsed,
and the lover concluded to remain dumb
until he reiOined her in the next world.
He kept his word, and for thirty years
was never heard to speak except when
he stepped on a banana-peeling,
Year: 1876

There is no political problem that
at the present time, occasions so


much just alarm, and is obtaining


more serious and anxious thought


than the government of cities, whose
administration in many sections of


the country is fraught with perils,


not only to the material prosperity


of cur people but to the welfare and


permanence OF the Republic. 1t is
not therefore incumbent upon those


who are charged with the conduct of
public affairs, as well as those who
are concerned for the good and honor
of the country, to carefully and dill
gently inquire into the causes of
these mischiefs that attend upon the
rule Of our cities, and see if thev
spring from or are the actual devel-
opment of any inherent defect in the
existing system of government, or
are the outcome of merely tran
silent tendency to extravaganza, that
by its abuse will work its own ef-
fectual cure. a glance at the enor-
nous debts and stupendous schemes
Tor public improvements undertaken
and in progress, or in contemplation
by the numerous cities of the coun-
try, is sufficient inducement to this
investigation, and will convince the
mos, skeptical that a speedy and rad
zeal remedy must be found to arrest
these extravagant expenditures or the /
credit Of our cities will be DESTROYED; !;
and reputation, to which resort
some have already been driven, will
be the only recourse from ruin. 1t
will not do to mock at the voice of
warning and entrench ourselves in the
belief that the natural growth of our
cities and the consequent accumula-
ton of wealth and appreciation of
property therein, will liauidate all the
bonds this generation can impose
upon the next, fer experience and his
tory alike teach that extravagauce
Year: 1876

Gentlemen Of the Senate and House


Of Representatives,:


We have assembled to dedicate
ourselves anew to the performance
of the duties of the responsible trusts
confded to our care. We cannot be
unmindfuI Of the magnitude of these
trusts and the wisdom and courage
necessary to administer them with
fidelity and justice, aud that we may
not be wanting in our conception OF,
or halt in our efforts to enforce what
is right, let US reverently ask for the
Divine assistance, that our conscien-
ces may be enlightened aud our hearts
strengthened for the task.


FINANCES


The condition of the finances of
the State, as exhibited in the subjoin.
ed statements. demonstrates clearly
the ability of our people to pay all
their Indebtedness as it accrues, and
is an interesting commentary upon
the simplicity and efficiency of our
tax system, but likewise as plainly
shows the necessity for some modif-
cation of existing laws for the distri-
button Of the revenues, if the difficult
ties that beset legislation at the last
session are to be avoided.


Debt redeemed during fiscal year
Year: 1876

The appended statement will show
the balance of the estimated receipts
of the Sinking Fund. at the expira-
tion of the fiscal year after the re-
quirements Of the Constitution will
have been comulied with:
Year: 1876

IMPORTANT NorICE.-The Mayor
gives notice elsewhere that he cannot
stop the discharge of cannons and
fireworks to morrow, but that tie
Street commissioner will, upon the
request of any parties block up squares
in which there are sick people. so as
to prevent travel and as far as possible
unnecessary noise upon such streets.
Year: 1876

A breeder says: Brood mares, hav-
ing been accustomed to, and in con-
stant association aud familiar with the
peculiar odor of the jack, and after
giving birth and suck continually to
mule colts, will in many cases refuse
union with horse; even sheuld he be
accepted, they will neglect colts of
their own race, declining to give them
that care and suck required for full
development, thus weakening and in
juring the off spring of the horse, max
ing them wild, vicious, unnatural and
ungovernable. The fountain of the
creation being stained, shame, dis
grace, and lie is given to the law by
the amalgamation of these two races Of
animals. This can only be accomp-
lished by force, or through circum-
stances when ungratified passion
makes the heated animal a wreck.


Mules are a non-productive breed;
they are net q race. BY the law stop
Is put upon an increase among them
selves. They are creatures brought
about by the bad management of those
who favor violation of "The Law of
Flesh" And it is fact that wher4
ever this vicious and unwarrantable
practice is most found among mankind
there is found the greatest number of
mules in the market. Mules were re-
ported in the wilderness of Edour,
along with vagabond named Anah
The new world garden of mules is in
the Argentine Confederation. Not
one mule is reported in the six New
England states. Old England and
Germany are free of this curse, while
revolutionary Spain is filled with this
plague of horses. Miscegenatlon is
wrong; it is forbidden; and when
practiced by either two of the three
races of mankind, even when sanction
ed by human government, it is an
objectionable crime.


"They that are whole need not
physician"
Year: 1876

Very few dairymen having any idea
how greatly the yield of cows may be
increased by better feed and care, We
think it great folly for men, who are
making only one hundred to one hun
dred and twenty five pounds of butter
per COW, to try, to increase this pro-
duct by the introduction of Ayrshire
or Jersey blood. There is no common
herd. selected with the ordinary skill
that every dairyman should possess.
that will not give one hundred and
fifty pounds Of butter and upwards to
a cow, if they are properly taken care
of The improved breeds and their
grades are no better, if as good, as
common stock, under neglect and
poor feeding. A correspondent in an
exchange says: II have made thou
sand pounds of good butter in season
from four cows, and not one of them
was registered or had a fashionable
pedigree, or was bought at a price to
exceed fifty dollars;" and adds. "In
my own experience, when l have
bought COW of stingy feeders, they
have nearly doubled their products;
and that too, without the aid of warm
or steamed food. Such has been the
experience of not a few. A man once
Dragged that he sold us the poorest
cow in his herd. She was small and
timid heifer, and was mastered by
nearly every other, in an i'll kept herd
that averaged very little if any over
one hundred pounds to the COW. That
hcifer now makes over three hundred
pounds year. A test OF her milk
few days ago, gave twenty five and a
half ounces of butter from days pro-
duct. How could that man tell whether
he cheats another when he sells him a
COW or not? His "strong bolt" is in
cheating himself"


VERMONT FARMER,
Year: 1876

We owe an apology to Judge Sc
lye, who edited our paper during
our absence at Port Gamble, for our
disavowal of the Sheridan article
to this extent He was under no in
structions, and wrote as he pleased.
Perhaps it would have been better
to have hampered him with some
restrictions; but we thought man
who could outrun such political CO.
lebrities as Judge Jacobs, Mr.. Jud-
son, and the irrepressible Bill
White, did not need any.
Year: 1876

Two colored gentlemen have just
deserted the Republican side of the
South Carolina Assembly and been
sworn in by the Democratic Speaker.
The poor darkies are beginning to
find ont that Ole Massa wasn't such
bad fellow, after all.
Year: 1876

Of ELIZA PlNhSlON.-


For the past three days, story of a
woman named Eliza Pinkston, has come
to us hashed and rehashed in the Asso-
,ciated Press dispatches of the Oregonian.
When this poor deluded woman first
told ber story before the Louisiana Re-
turning Board. it rightly caused the in
dignation of the northern visitors who
were witnessing the count. Gov. Pal
mer, (Dem. jumped from his seat and
said in wrath. "If this story be false
those that prepared it for this poor
woman should be hanged, but as
firmly believe it is true, the wretches
who can perpetrate such atrocities
should be executed without mercy.
will spend ten thousand dollars to ferret
out this case. 1t looks true; this poor
woman has certainly been cruelty
wronged. The question is broader now
than President making; it is one of hu-
manity. If she has told the truth,
Sheridan should come back at once and
hold with a grip of iro people who
can see such infamy without remon-
STRANGE even in their public prints"


The story of the woman was this ::
That at night some white men visited
her home, killed her husband, tore her
baby from her arms and cut its throat,
and after stabbing and shooting her,
ten of the white men proceeded to
ravish her. The latter part of her story
was SO improbable that the Democrats,
Notwithstanding her seemingly horrible
condition, proceeded to investigate the
case. They found that Immediately
after the affair she claimed that the de-
;solators of her home were colored men,
and upon cross-questioning her. she
admitted that fact. Also that she does
not know the color of the men who
committed the deed. No doubt, as this
woman has been kept under surveil-
lance since her arrival in New Orleans.
by the Republicans, that finding the
woman in the condition she was they
have attempted to adroitly turn the
affair to their own benefit. Or. this
may be another Francis Thompson af-
fair. Thompson, it will be remembered,
testified as woman. that she had been
ravished sixteen times in one night.
during the political canvass of IA, and to
various other shocking occurrences, be-
fore the Congressional Investigating
Committee sent South to unearth
Southern outrages. This Thompson.
as grimly as it may appear, turned ont
to be man, but was not found out for
nearly two years after, when he was
convicted of felony. and at the police
STATEN his sex was discovered. We
advise the Northern visitors to investi-
gate by close inspection the extent of
Mrs. Pinkston's wounds, before they
take much stock in her story, and let no
acting delude them.


If, however, upon thorough investi
cation, it should be proven that this
act was done or instigated by Louisiana
Democrats, we have no words to express
our loathing and detestation of the foul
deed. Hanging would be too good for
the perpetrators of the act. But this
story must be carefully weighed before
the people North will place any reliance
or faith in it. This is probably but al
incident in the farce that is now being
played at the South, by rhe Republicans
of that section.