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Year: 1876

The result Of the election yesterday fol
Sheriff and Coroner Of this county, shows
that the successful candidates are 1saat
Grubb, of White Clay Creek hundred, ant
David G. Rose, of Townsend, the former
for Sheriff and the latter for Coroner;
ticket we may safely state, that will cha!
lenge all criticism, and well sustain the
high confidence that the Democratic party
has reposed in the candidates by giving
theda.a majority of the votes cast in a can
vanvass where there was so much compe-
tition.
Mr.. Grubb was born in Brandywine
Hundred in 1919. and received but a linn
tied education, consisting of the best that
the county schools of that day afforded.
When not quite twenty-one years of age
he removed with his father to New Castle,
the latter having been elected Sheriff OF
the county. His father having died before
his term of office expired, an uncle of the
subject of this sketch was appointed to
serve out the unexpired term, and the
present nominee gave him valuable aid
in the work. He served as deputy under
several sheriffs of the county, and there
fore will be competent to enter upon the
duties of the office with thorough knowl-
edge of their requirements. OF Mr.Grubhs
position in the Democratic party of the
county, it is useless for us to say anything
in this hasty sketch, he is too we'll known
as an honest, hard working friend of the
party.


The nomination for Coroner has been
bestowed upon Mr.. David c. Rose, of
Townsend, Delaware He is fifty-three
years of age, and is brick layer by trade,
although, he has not followed it regularly
for sometime, but has given his attention
to storekeeping. For two years he held
the position of county tax collector, and
filled the position acceptably. He is in
telligent, active and reliable, and will un-
doubtedly make good Coroner.


The only Hundred we had not heard
from up to the time of going to press, was
that of Red Lion, but it is deemed almost
as certain,t that it has given Messrs. Grubb
and Rose majority. The ticket is one
that will prove extremely formidable, and
be the winning horse in the genera
election.
Year: 1876

THE cable dispatches state that the grand
daughter Of Josephine lies dead in Sweden
The lady whom we knew as the Queen dow
arer of Sweden and whose death was no.
ticcd the other day was the daughter of
Eugene, the son of Josephine and adopted
son of the great Napoleon. She was born
in the splendor of imperial days, and be-
came the bride of Bcrnadottes son. Two of
her sons became kings. One of them is
now on the throne. 1t is strange, as show
ing how time avenges everything, that while
the blood of Napoleon is on no throne in
Europe the blood of Josephcne, who was
divorced because she could not bear Ma
poleon children, has become royal strains
and.will probably continue. 1t was the
dream of the great conqueror's life to found
a royal line. His descendants are outside
of the royal circle, while the descendants OF
his discarded wife reign still and bid fair tc
reign for generations.
Year: 1876

Through the center of the town, each way,
are laid out avenues one hundred feet wide,
at the intersection of which. in the cen nter OF
the town, is block set apart for the erection
OF the hotel. On either side of the town
are avenues of the same width. All SIX ave-
nues will be graded by the Association, and
set out to shade trees, making a six mile
drive without leaving the town.
Year: 1876

In existence as Bangs Dros. In consequence Of
the persistency Of the parties occupying the old
stand in keeping that FIRMS name on the building
and wagon, this is to notify the public that the
senior partner Of the late firm il to be found selling
the Crowned Belle Range, Golden Nugget Cook
Stove, and the superior new patent A1gand Parlor
Stove at No. 2l5 State street. near Adams
Year: 1876

A murder case awaiting trial in India
was, according to the India papers, ex-
pected to give rise to much legal discus
sion as to whether the circumstances
justified the charge. A juggler who al
legged that he possessed some power
which rendered him "bullet proof" in
vited the prisoner in the case to aim at
him with loaded mu ,ket, assuring him
that he might do SO without the slightest
fear of producing any painful results.
The prisoner accepted the kind invita-
tion, and with a loaded musket present
ed to him by the juggler Immediately
sent bullet through his head. 1t is
urged that as there was no intention on
the part of the prisoner to kill the de-
ceased, the charge of murder cannot be
maintained. The juggler was thorough
ly confident of his own invulnerability,
and several of his relations who were to
be called as witnesses for the defence
were prepared to prove that, although
several times shot at before, he was
never hurt. Some few years ago in
England a "wizard" at one of the
theaters begged one of the audience. as
favor to fire gun at him. The spec
tator thus invited loaded the gun with
charge of shot he had brought with
him for the express purpose of testing
the alleged invulnerability of the wiz
ard. The result was painful in the ex-
treme. The wizards face was peppered
with the shot, and the spectator who
fred the gun was given into the custody
of the police. Both narrowly escaped
death-one by the gun, the other by the
palloWs.
Year: 1876

A reporter called upon Mr.. Alfred
Rix, the attorney of the Atlantic giant
powder company, to ascertain something
regarding the nature of the powerful
agent which exploded with such terri
BILE force at the Bergen tunnel in New
Jersey.


Mr.. Rix said: "We never sold the
contractor of the Bergen tunnel an
ounce of giant powder, and they had none
to use. The firm represent and an
other in San Francisco are the only ones
in America that make dynamite, as it is
called in Europe, or giant powder, as we
name it here"


What was the nature of the explo-
sive used, then2"


&C. 1t was either vulcan powder or rend
rock powder, or both; think they used
both"


care these powders similar to dy-
namite2"


"They are somewhat similar; they
are ignited in the same way as dyna-
mite"


How are those powders exploded 2'


"By the explosion of percussion
cap within a charge or cartridge of the
powder. Each cap is coated inside with
as much illuminate of mercury as is con-
tanned in twenty ordinary percussion
caps. A fuse is attached to the cap and
ignited when it is desired to explode the
charge. Tons of the powder can be
set on fire and will burn without explod-
ing, while the explosion of one charge
by the capped fuse will set off others,
even few feet away, with which they
are totally unconnected.


"Will an ordinary concussion explode
those blasting powders ?"


"Not such as are properly made.
There are some sorts, however, that are
exceedingly dangerous to handle. When
the nitro glycerine is mixed with poor
absorbent, from which, in course of
time, it leaks, there is great danger at
tending its use. Fire will set off nitro
glycerine at times; friction, or a sudden
collision with any hard substance, will
also cause it to explode"


1t is claimed that the explosion was
caused by strikers. Although no lives
were lost, vast amount of damage was
done.
Year: 1876

We once heard a man utter remark, :,
which he called "the maxim for car
vers, and which ran thus: $50 serve
the meat that each one at the table will
imagine he is getting the. choicest piece,
while yet you reserve it for yourself. "
But such maxim is base and deceitful,
unworthy of gentleman, a man of
honor, or a genuine Christian. Further
more, it is founded on fallacy, and,
moreover, it is ont of accord with
science, taste, and human nature. In a
roast of beef, for example, there are
many choice pieces, and even epicures
often differ with each other as to the
choicest piece. The tenderloin is the
most tender and succulent part, but
there are people who dislike it, and pre-
fer cut from the other side of the
bone. Some like the portion which is
rare; other that which is we'll done; and
still others the outside cut. Some like
a piece from the fatter parts of the
roast, and others detest fat. The same
principles apply to roast goose, turkey,
broiled chicken, or any other kind of
meat, however cooked or prepared, and,
in fact, to all the dishes in the various
courses of a dinner. The true way for a
gentleman whose duty it is to carve, OF
who may be called upon to carve at a
table other than his own, is to consult
with the parties for whom he operates
in regard to their preferences. He will
be very particular to find out the tastes
of the ladies whom he serves, and not
less particular to cater to the desires of
old people of both sexes. II he be a
man of true delicacy and cultivation,
and an artistic carver, he will be able to
do this without any unnecessary dis
play, noise, or fanfaronade. When he
happens to be familiar with the prefer
ence of each one at table, he will take
great enjoyment in the service, which
would be denied him if the work OF
carving were performed, as it often is in
fashionable life, by professional hands.
When young people are at table, they
should not be served with those parts of
the meat that are unfit to be eaten. OF
course the gentleman who carves will
not leave himself unattended to, or re-
serve the refuse or the bones for his own
plate. That is not necessary to good
manners. He will, in short, SO perform
his duties that every one, including him.
self, will rejoice over the result.
Year: 1876

In q case of divorce heard by the
Franklin county court, Vermont, divorce
was asked for on the ground of intoler-
able severity, and was refused. for the
time being. The st. Albans Messenger
gives the following account of the suit :
The evidence showed gross ill-treatment
of the wife, the petitioner, by the hus-
band when intoxicated, and that he was
frequently in that condition. At the
hearing the court asked the petitioner,
the wife, if she knew when she married
her husband that he was drinking man,
and she replied that she did. After the
evidence was in the court remarked that
they were not prepared to grant the di-
vorce at the present time, but wished to
consider the case, and that they were in
clined to think that, when woman
married drinking man with full knowl-
edge of his habit, she must stand by the
risk she had knowingly taken, and that a
divorce should not be granted on the
ground of abuse by the husband while
intoxicated, he at other times treating
her well. On the coming in of the court
few days subsequent they further COM
mented on the case and the rule that in
the minds of the court should apply in
such cases and said that in this case
the habit in the husband had become so
gross, having grown upon him during
the five years that the parties had been
married, and the wife had suffered 30
much from him that they would grant
the divorce in this case.
Year: 1876

E. d. Holton, one of the Centennial
commissioners now in Egypt, writes
home that he has visited the minister of
state, who takes deep interest in the
Centennial. Mr.. Holton says The
main point had in view in meeting the
secretary of state was this 4: Would the
khedive send Tuefk Pasha, his oldest
son and heir to the government, to
Americas The minister replied that the
khedive had announced his purpose to
do so, and in answer to my inquiry if
there was any objection in giving noto-
riety to that purpose, said there was not.
Therefore it is reasonable to expect that
this fine looking and accomplished
young Egyptian will be at Philadelphia.
Accompanied by our consul had an in
terview with this prince at his own
palace, and found him much interested
in his proposed journey. His father as
yet had not given him his orders, but he
had many inquiries to make about his
journey, which was happy at being
able to answer.
Year: 1876

DIAMONDS AT THE EXPOSITION. The
Brazilian commissioner says that among
other articles brought on from his coun-
try for the Centennial Exhibition was
a magnificent display of diamonds. The
collection is worth $4,000, 900; but as
the commissioner was informed at the
custom house that he would he required
to give his personal bond for twice this
sum before the valuables can be taken
from the custom house-to guarantee
against their sale-and as the commits
sioner could not conveniently do this,
the visitors to the Exhibition will be
deprived of the brilliant spectacle.
Year: 1876

Sometimes you see q sun Drowned
man with a slouch hat, and with the
ends of his fingers turned down as if he
imagined him olf about to strike the
keys of piano. He is not pianist,
hr is base ball player, and his fingers
will always stay that way.
Year: 1876

Shortly alter two O'Clock yesterday afternoon a
wooden bridge which crosses the Bronx River the
Harlem Railroad. about two miles south of White
Plans totally destroyed by fire. As a consequence
travel on the road was mpeded during the remainder
Of the day, In addition to the annoyance suffered by
the passengers gong north, who were compelled to
make a detour OF quarter Of mile through ad-
accut fields TO avail themselves OF loot bridge
the Bronx order TO reach trains winch were backed
down ON the White Plains side OF The burned structure
II the intention OF the company put pp n ten-
porary trestework last night that there might be
no impeachment traffic on the road to-day. iron
bridge TO take place OF the burned one viii be
structed speedily as practicable The fire Is sup
posed have been caused by sparks from passing
locomotive
Year: 1876

RS-NOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NlGHT.-The NEW YORK
HERALD has adopted distinguishing coon nighs signal for
board the HERALD steam yacht showing while burn
ing colors green red changing from the other
In succession and be several mlos distant Cap
tains of vessels upon seeing this signal will obge by
preparing any marine they may have for the Ship
News Department OF the HRRALn


uSPersons desrous Of communicating with vessels arrv
ing New York do by addressing such vessels
HERALD yacht pier No East River. New York
received from all OF the world and promptly de-
liyered. Duplicates required
Year: 1876

And who cast the fraudulent negro votes
in SUSSEX So long as these fraudulent
votes were cast against the Democratic
Party all was lovely. But as liberty be-
gins again to preside at the election
polls, this cheating cannot be done there,
and the machinery is used against the
Doctors interest, in his own party,
against the head of his official Depart
ment-against Bristow. So tn : chicken,


"come home to roost."


Fortunately the Democrats in Della
ware will not tolerate negro association
our young yeomenry and mechanics
cannot endure the promiscuous presence,
nor tine vehement threats, grimaces and
s1or of the negro orators in the political
assemblies, and we re glad they are rid
of that vote. They are honest and declare
they will not vote nor associate with ne :
groes, and this being the case they will
not ask the negroes to vote with them.


Doctor Prettyman and the Ne'cs are
probably right, and it might cleanse the
the party very much, and it needs cleans
ing badly; if new convention was called.
Let it be done, it will show repentance
at least, and it is never too late even for
the most vile TO begin to forsake their
evil ways.
Year: 1876

The Democratic County Meeting on
Saturday, was well attended; and the
party was never organized with more
harmony or fairer prospects of success,
at any May meeting that we remember.
In a crowded hall where every man is
free to speak, and but few hours to ac-
complish the work in hand, it is difficult
to avoid confusion and there are so many
very excellent men, whose nervous tenn
permanent give their expressions the heat
and appearance of passion, that more or
less confusion is sure to prevail. This was
the case on Saturday; but there was nc
quarrel and should have been no offense
offered any one.


Objections have been made to the
rules of the party for twenty years, ant
two or three attempts have been mad,
to amend them, and two years ago thi
was accomplished but they were still
defective in several particulars. Oh
Saturday a very able and conservativ,
committee was appointed to effect thi
object. In this committee all opinion
seem to be represented by good and com
petent men, and it is hoped that the!
will group together such rules as will b,
applicable and be accepted by the Demo-
cracy of the whole county. As the rules
are to be adopted or rejected by ballot at
elections held in the several hundreds on
special day set apart therefore, OF
course all must acqaiesce in the result
Should the rules prove satisfactory and
be adopted by the party, it is hoped tina
thereafter 1t will be rid of this disturbiu
element, and our meetings will be con
Quoted with more decorum and les
haste, affording more time for deliber;
i've action
Year: 1876

The negro element is becoming more
disturbing and boisterous every year.
So long as the Old Abolitionists in that
party, controlled them by threatening
them with reinstatement as the result
OF Democratic success, some show of har-
mony prevailed; but as the negroes dis
cover this to be lying political trick
they feel annoyed that they have been SO
blind as to be led like sheep all in one
direction in their own party-a party
which could do nothing without their
votes and now when they revolted in
this county and refused to be led by
the Old Abolitionists that have enioyed
all the offices since the war; that wing of
the party represented by DIR. John Pret-
tyman-the worst element of American
politics revelts and goes so far as to de
clare its opposition, and call for a new
State convention. The proposition an.
peared in the last issue of the Peninsula
Ners, of which the Collector of Internal
Revenue is editor. That paper says:


Since it has become to be well known
that the recent Repu blican State Con.
vention was carried by bribery and fraud
and that in consequence the party is tc
be misrepresented at Cincinnati, it has
been suggested that another Convention
be called and that, while pledging it,
members to the support of the nomine,
OF the party, it appoint a Committee ot
BIZ gentlemen to present the true wishe,
OF the party in this State to that Con
vention." 'A


What were termed Old Line Wings
have never had fair show in the Re
publican party in the Border States
They were always held under suspicion
and many of them we're compelled +,
abstain from vo.irg or go with the Demo
cratic Party. And singular to say tbi
was the case with the judiciary of tbi
State, with perhaps one exception.


Now,we have no doubt that much tina
the Milford Ne.cs says is true. We hay
no doubt that the late Republican Stat
Convention was Carried by bribery an
fraud" and that there were as it pr
viously stated 400 fraudulent negro yot,
were polled in this city. But then VIII
introduced this fraudulent negro VOTING
Year: 1876

ANOTHER EXPLANATION NECESSARY
FROM Mr.. BLAINE.-The last charge
made against lMr. Blaine is worse than
the first, and the Maine Statesman will
have much trouble to get away from it.
His own letters are produced in proof of
his Offering to sell to his friends Nothern
Pacific certificates that are supposed to
be the consideration for bribes.
Year: 1876

MONUMENTAL CHURCH CoNCERT.-The sale
OF reserved seats for the brilliant concert to
be given for the benefit Of Monumental
church on Tuesday next, December 18th,
will begin next Thursday morning at
WAITS music-store. As no extra charge
is made for reserved seats, all who desire
to enjoy a rich treat will no doubt secure
their seats early, as large number OF tick
cts have already been sold by the friends OF
this charitable and praiseworthy object.
Year: 1876

WEEK OF PRAYER.-In harmony with
suggestion made by the General Christian


Missionary Convention during its recent
session in this city, the Seventh-Street Chris.
tiaa church is observing this as week OF
prayer. There will be meeting IN the iec-
ture-room every evening during the week.
Year: 1876

availed themselves of Mr.. Belmont's cour.
tesy. In the eight days his gallery
remained open three thousand five hundred
dollars were received for the benefit OF the
general fund. 1t is hoped that other large
collectors will follow Mr.. Belmonts example.
The total number of admissions reach sixty
thousand in the Academy of Design and
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Most of these
were visitors from the other States, our own
citizens apparently waiting for the rush to
be over. In this they are likely to be disap-
pointed, as the attendance continues daily to
increase, SO that those who wish to see the art
wonders had better make their visits with
out delay. The organizers Of the loan col
lection have every reason to feel proud of
the great success which has attended their
undertaking. They have conferred great
good on our art institutions and done not .
little to elevate the art taste of our people
as well as raise us in the opinion of our
foreign visitors.
Year: 1876

The Surrogate of this city is an officer
charged with the probate Of wills and the
settlement of estates. He should be an
office lawyer of great experience and
sound learning and he ought not, of course,
to be politician. 1t is one of the most
that the office is elective. The Surrogate
ought to be appointed and ought to hold
Office during life or good behaviour. The
place is one of extreme and peculiar impor-
tance. The Surrogate exercises powers al
most unlimited and almost without appeal
over the rights of minors, orphans and
widows. In the ordinary course of his
duties he may. if he is an ignorant, n care
hardships on defenceless people; may
cause ruinous losses, or, by dilatori-
ness, bring unmerited suffering. on wo-
men and children. Everybody knows that
the Office has not always been well managed.
There was time in the city when it was
commonly said by lawyers that, though New
York was costly place to live in, it was the
most dangerous place in the world to die in.
But that meant that widows and orphans
were subject to injustice and robbery by
mismanagement in the Surrogate's Office.


AS we are all talking about reform we ask
the politicians OF both parties to nominate
for the Surrogate's Office men eminently and
conspicuously tit. There are plentv of Law
Year: 1876

The Political Plunder OF Now York.


A successful politician must necessarily
be good arithmetician. Not only must he
be well versed in the rules Of addition. di-
vision, subtraction and SILENCE" quoting
the words of our able and sprightly con-
temporary, the Sus. but he must possess
the ability of q lightning calculator, SO as to
be competent to arrive at totals and per-
centages with promptness and accuracy.
Take the plunder to be scrambled for in the
political pool in this city in the present
election, for instance, and it will be seen
that the capacity of an expert accountant is
needed to grapple with the figures involved.
We have to elect Mayor, q Sheriff,
County Clerk, Surrogate, Judge of the
Superior Court. a Judge of the Marine
Court, six Aldermen-at-Large sixteen dis
trict Aldermen, three Coroners, seven Con-
gressmen and twenty-one Assemblymen.
Here are fifty Eight offices to be divided up
among hungry crowd of applicants num-
bering nearly as many hundreds, and the
labor is of course increased when the dlvis-
ion is to include the members of rival
political organization. The first thing
necessary is to ascertain the net value of the
offices, after deducting the political per-
centages claimed by the successful party,
and the result of this primary calculation
shows as follows -