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Year: 1876

DANBURY NEWS A Danbury wO-
mains fourth husband was seriously
ill few years ago. Watchers from
among the neighbors stayed with him
at night. There came a hight which
bid fair to be his last on earth. The
watchers took thier place in the sick
room. The bereaved wife said to
them:


81 don't think he'll last till morning.
If he drops OF in the night you need
not disturb me, for l am going to
sleep and want 10 have the rest, and
every thing is arranged. You can
take the cellar-6oor to lay him out
on" af


Seeing him drive by on load OF
cornstalks just now reminded us OF
the incident. The unhappy woman
spoke too loud.
Year: 1876

AN Australian has taught canary
bird to sing alone Sweet Home" by
suspending it before looking-glass
near a music-boX which performed
that melody. Supposing the bird in
the glass was making the music, the
bird finally caught the notes, and now
MARBLES the whole tune.
Year: 1876

There is touch OF pathos about do
ing even the simplest thing for tho
last time. 1t is not alone kissing the
dead that gives you this strange pain.
You feel it when you have looked
your last time upon some scene you
have loved-when you stand in some
quiet city street where you know that
you will never stand again. The actor
playing his part for the last time, the
singer whose voice. is hopelessly
cracked, and who after this once will
never stand before the sea Of upturncd
f,ces dispnting the plaudits with
fresEer voices aud fairer forms, the
minister who has preached his last
sermon--thesc all know the hidden
bitterness of the two words, ''nevcr
again." How they come to us Oh our
birthdays as we grow older! Never
again young always nearer aud near
er to the very last--the end which is
universal, the last thing which shall
follow all last things, and turn then,
let us hope, from pains to joys. We
put away our boyish toys with an odd
heartache We were too old to walk
On our stilts--too tall to play marbles
Oh the sidewalk. Yet there was
pang when we thought we had play ed
with our merry thoughts for the last
time, and life's serions, grown-up
work was waiting for us. Now we
don't want our toys back. Lite has )
other and other and larger play thing


for us. May it not he that these too
shall seem in the light of some iar-oif
d,y as the boyish games seem to our
death is but the opening of the gate
into the new land of promise?
Year: 1876

A PRETTY school-marm of Wiscon.
sin county, to prevent scholars from
being tardy, promised to kiss the first
scholar who made his appearance at
the school-house. All went well for
a few days. and the nineteen-year-old
boys, anxious to participate iu the fun,
actually got to roosting on the fence
all night in order to be at school the
first in the morning. This became
monotonous, and the teacher gave the
idea up.
Year: 1876

conducted the late campaign. In addition, ne mas as
piratons for the succession four years hence ana aoe
not like the idea of entering upon caInpga a. and
time with the cry of Change" still unsatlsueu anu
the additional burden Of apparent stigma ol a
possible fraud In the attainment OF the
an argument against the reception OF the votes OF ne
three Southern States that the senate may % %
GOOD record and restore peace. The statement tha MT
Conklipg is preparing very strong speech upon the at
ter comes from 90 direct a that its truth cannot
ha
Year: 1876

A member of club objected to the publi-
cation OF the list Of meeting nights OF the club
"because" he said, II it's published. married
will have to for the on nights" The motion TO
publish was lost


A countryman bargained with California
for halflenEth picture OF himself at half
priee and when the artist delivered fine view OF the
subject from the waisband down. the vctimzed sitter
indulged IN REMARKS moro fOrcible than polite
Year: 1876




awe are about getting ready to close up
and 20 into Winter quarters" said Dr. Berry, who has
charge of the stock at Barnums HppodrOme yesterday
10 TRIBUNE reporter who examining the stables
ave have only so horses here but they are all good
ones and next year we will show the finest stud OF
horses in the world. You ask me why we don't allow
the public TO visit stables they do at the Champ
Flys6es we do when we travelling in the provinces
od thav are as nerestng as the circus itself but
have never made practice OF 1t in NewYork although
we may perhaps In the future We take the .
a time at the Rink before then. You notice how plump
and hearty these horses all look II Is because teS aS
snlendidv groomed and well fed and when on the roau
they never do any heavy work but are led by ho halter
OuT exDenses for the entire show average S2OOO uay
and when ON the road about $3 800 We pay some large
salaries too; anywhere from Sl2 TO 500 week MI
mating Unusual preparations for the coming season
The nenagerie to be largely increased, ana t4s ring
drome viii not be altogether vacant during the WINTER


s IN s xpected that racing contests will be given
Year: 1876

lffoih te Nlck-bufg herald


The boats don't pretend TO 90 any
other way now except through the cut
oil. 1t will soon be As great Il novelty to
see steamboat go around The bend as il
was few days ago to see one go across
the point. The cutoff i, widening grad
ually. and the curren, strikes the Missis.
sippi shore below the Cotton Compress,
much further down than it was expected
to do. 1t is believed by some that the
Fair Grounds and the lowlands there
about will be washed away by the eur
rent, and Others seem 10 think that land
will make near there. II is impossible to
say as yet, what the river will do.
Year: 1876

At the Iron works Of Messrs Morris &
Tasker, there has been manufactured fol
exhibition at the Centennial, by work
man, whose name, we are sorry we do not
possess, chain made of cast iron. It con.
sists of thirty eight links, to represent the
thirty eight states. Upon the top of each
link is the name of the state tits intended
to represent, and the name of the
Governor of that state. In the whole
history of mechanics this is the first time
that ever the ingenuity of the ironworker
was so cultured as to enable him to make
q cast iron chain.


The boat made at New Castle for exhibi
tion at the Centennial a full description
of which has appeared In these columns
was taken to Philadelphia yesterday, by
Messrs Rogers 4 Challenger, and placed il
prominent position in Machinery Hall ir
the Centennial grounds. We were, inform
ed hy one of the gentlemen that mere
cursory glance at the New Castle boat, and
those from Canada and the Eastern states
would determine the vast superiority of the
Delaware vessel over the others.
Year: 1876

Yesterday morning about half past 6
o'clock fire was discovered in the dancing
room in the third story of the Institute
Hall, Eighth and Market streets. The
alarm was Immediately sounded and the
firemen were promptly on the ground. In
the space Of half an hour, during which con-
siderable water was used, the flames were
subdued, having done but little damage,
that Of burning two of the joists in the centre
of the room, for distance of about twenty
four feet, also the plastering and lath be-
tween them. The water perhaps caused
more trouble and damage than did the fire.
The paper on the walls below was wet so
that it will be necessary to have new put
on. The water poured through the floor in
little streams, and coming down into Shoe
makers drug store, and the so cent store,
did some little injury as well as making it
uncomfortable and disagreeable for the
store keepers.


The origin of the fire is not definitely
known One story for it is that owing to a
defect in one of the gas pipes which passed
up through the room, the space between the
joists became filled with gas, and IL became
ignited by the heat from fine in one side OF
the apartment. Had this been the case, ii
is probable that the flames would have
caused more trouble than they did. An
other superstition of the occurrence is that
one of the wooden spittoons which was ia the
room, and filled with saw dust, became ig
nited by some one throwing into it a lighted
match or the end of cigar. Before the


fire there were three spittoons in the room
and after it there but two and the relics o
the third; it having been nearly consumed
This is thought by those doing business il
the building, to have been the true origin O.
the fire.


The loss is not very great, and can posi-
bly, be covered by 5000.
Year: 1876

HOSPITALITY In TExAs.-In no city
in tho United States, says the San
Antonio Herald, is the travel-stained ,
weary traveller taken as good care of
as he is in San Antonio hotel. The
manners and customs Of the guests
arc carefully studied. A young man
from the frontier, stopping at ono Of
our hotels, told the clerk the other
evening that he was going to be out
late. "Just wait o minute" replied
the accommodating clerk, and he rush
ed out but soon reappeared with q
large envelope, which he placed in
the guests breast pocket, with the
remark: "That is a bond for your
appearance before the Recorder, prop
erly signed. As soon as you are or.
rested for being drunk and disorderly'
just give the bond to the policeman
mention my name to him, and he
will bring you home in q hack. Good
night! God bless your
Year: 1876

Mrs. McGill sat in the parlor
talking to the minister. "What I do
love-, said abe, sis to see the children
ENJOY themselves" And yet when o
moment after q baseball came sing
ing into the room scattering the re-
mains of a fifty-cent glass, do you sup
pose she leaned out of the window
and cried" Here's your ball, darling,
never mind the old glass" Not
much. She sailed out Of the front
aoor like q cyclone, and banged the
mead OF the boy who owned the
Dail against the railroad until he
.nough the fourth of July had arrived
TWO months ahead Of time.
Year: 1876

LITERATURE AND PEANUTS. The
Hartford C0urant remarks: "There
is still a popular belief that it is less
extravaeant to epend ten dollars for
a dinner than one dollar for book.
A festive person out on holiday will
spend twenty-five cents for q quart
of peanuts, which he does not need,
and which he eats in an hour or two
Ito his inward damage,) who would
never think of buying, for the same
money, some cheap edition of
standard book, which would furnish
him solid enjoyment for many days,
and add materially to the value of his
life. Such a reluctance is there to
buy books that o whole neighborhood,
eager, perhaps, to read u new work
by popular author (hungry for it,
will wait for months to borrow it,
and snatch the reading Of it, rather
than spend half dollar to own it,
and satisfy the intellectual appetite
at once. every day, in every city,
people spend five and ten dollars for
elaborate lunches, which they do not
need, when the money would buy
some fine edition of work that would
entertain them for q month or two,
and enrich their minds forever. They
are prodigal about eating and drink
ing. spending literally for dyspepsia,
but trust to chance and borrowing
for what the mind wants. The
sample-Ioom is more attractive to
them than the news-room, and they
pass by the bookstore for the restau-
roOfn
Year: 1876

CuR1osrrEs-A fence made from the
railing of q scolding wife. A plate
of butter from the cream of . joke.
The small coins in s'the change Of the
moon" The original brush used
in painting the signs OF the times.
The hammer which broke up the
meeting. A buckle to fasten laugh
ing-stock. The animal that drew the
inference. An egg from . nest Of
thieves. A bucket of water from
Ais Well"
Year: 1876

Down at Escuminac, which is on the


southeast side of the Mirimichi, there is


an oyster bed known only to one Har-


rington, locally known as Stormy, on


account of dirty weather invariably fol-


lowing his visits, with oysters to sell, to


Chatham. He had gained great repu-


tation on account of the superiority OF


his oysters, but during the past two
years those he has brought to market
have not been quite up to the mark.
Last season, however, he save his theory
of the cause of the deterioration. He
says that not far from the oyster bed
there is gravel knoll formed by an
eddy ON the edge of the channel of the
Mirimichi. Happening to scan the bot
tom of this knoll with his water glass,


he observed several large Holsters. Two
of them were just leaving it, each hav-
ing in one claw pebble about the size
of small hen egg. He directed the
lad who was with him to scull the boat
along in the direction taken by the lob
ster, and one he was particularly watch
ing crawled directly to and upon the
oyster bed. It approached large oyster,
which, on feeling the water stirred, i'm
closed its shell. The lobster
lay, however, with the pebble poised in
its claw, and within half an inch of the
thin end of the oyster shell, and in two
or three minutes the latter begun to open
again. AS soon as it had opened suffi-
ciently, the lobster, with quick move
ment, darted the pebble into the open
shell, rendering the oyster powerless to
close it. The animals feelers were then
used to extract the contents of the shell,
which IL ate unite deliberafelv and them
lay on the spot as if digesting the sweet
morsel and contemplating similar
operation on the next oyster. Mr.. Har-
rington says that nearly all the largest
oysters are destroyed in this way, but
the smaller ones cannot open far enough
to permit the pebble to be inserted.
Year: 1876

Horace Shipley, of Berlin township,
had an exciting encounter with snake.
He saw the snake in the field where ie
was at work, and attempted to kill it
with fence stake. AS he raised the
stake the snake darted at him, and coil
ed itself around his legs. He reached
in his pocket for his knife; it wss not
there, and no stick or stone was within
his reach, while the snake was coiled 30
tightly around his legs that he could not
walk. He threw himself upon the
ground and rolled over and over until
he reached some stones, when he smash
ed it's head with one blow. 1t was .
blacksnake, and measured six feet eight
inches in length.
Year: 1876

My true love hath my heart, and have HE,
BY just exchange one to the other was given
hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss,
There never was q better bargain driven


My true love hath my heart, and Ihave his
His heart in me keeps him and me In one,
My heart In him his thoughts and senses guide;
He loves my heart, for once IL was his own,
cherish his because in me 1t bides


My true love hath my heart, and have his.
Year: 1876

The undersigned begs leave to inform
the public that he has now added to his
Ground a large Bowery Dance Floor,
which will be open On the Fourth and
the best of music employed. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be steamboat
to make two or three trips from Red
Wing to the grounds and back and one
trip to Bay City and back, accommo-
dating those coming from Wisconsin.
The times Of departure of boat will be
made known hereafter. All are invited
to attend.


See advertisement of grounds in an
other column. E.. Brown.
Year: 1876

The gathering Of social, literary and
art celebrities at Mary Spencers studio
on Saturday last was one of the events
of the season, and inaugurated, we hope,
a new era in the history OF art in this
city. Many people who delight in pic
tuies would be glad to visit the dteliers
of the leading artists apd look over their
collections of art treasures, but feel
delicacy at what they fear might be
deemed an intrusion in calling without
special invitation. Miss Spencer, by in


defatigable industry and zeal In her pre-


fession, has achieved foremost posi-
ton among the artists Of this country,
and indeed in certain branches is the
peer OF artists in any country. 1t is,
therefore, the more fitting that she in
augurate the pleasant custom of throw
ing open the doors and admitting to the
hitherto tantalizing seclusion of the
studio such portion Of the cultivated
public as will feel genuine delight in pic
lures. Miss Spencer's rooms were
thronged from until o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon.


Among those present we observed a
number OF persons Of literary and social
distinction and most Of the leading
artists: Mr.. Weber, Mr.. Quick, Mr..


Grafton, MIR. Lindsay, Mr.. Baumgartner,


Mr.. Sharples, and possibly others whose


names do not recur at this moment. We


heard the hope SO frequently expressed
by those present that MISS spencer
would set apart one or two days each
month for her friends to drop in uncere-
moniously to discuss art and enjoy her
pictures. that we are inclined TO join
our request to those and urge her to do
so. we sincerely hope that the other


artists OF Cincinnati will follow suit,
and we can assure them that the general
public will enjoy the agreeable innova-
ton.


We intended to speak in detail OF Miss
Spencer's pictures, but must deter until
another day for more full consideration
OF their various excellences. One flower
piece, the leading feature OF which is
begonias, would not remain unsold iif-


teen minutes ifexhibited in any city on
the globe except Cincinnati, or else our
Judgment is very much at fault. We
shall claim the pleasure Of another after


noon at Miss Spencer's rooms and a more
careful study and NOTICE Of her pictures.
Year: 1876

EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-In your paper
of the 16tn inst. your Dover correspondent,
in speaking of the action of the State Con-
vention, says: "The number of delegates
having been increased, 1t is hoped Dover
Hundred will get somewhat near her share
of representation, having one-fourth the
population Of the county and only one-ffth
of the delegates, having only eleven, when
she ought to have at least fourteen, If not
fifteen, under new apportionment." Now,
is not the above refreshing, coming from
among wseacres of the State capitol ?
When did they begin to learn that their
rights were not respected by the balance OF
the county? How different they pretend to
think and do act when New Castle county
asks that some of the Justice may be done
them which the correspondent claims is due
to the Hundred of Dover. Are not the out
RACES committed against the people of New
Castle county by the people OF Kent u Sus-
sex counties ten fold more oppressive than
those complained of by Dover Hundred
Are we not twice the population, and do we
not pay four-ffths of all the expenses! and,
yet, have only the same representatives as
Kent or Sussex counties of the State gov
ernment. And yet can any of the wiseacres
of Dover ever recollect the time when any
one of them ever advocated New Castle
county having her just rightss Is 1t
possible that the people of Kent
county look upon the wiseacres
of Dover in the same light as some of these
same wiseacres have expressed themselves
SO freely, in regard to New Castle county
that we were not honest enough to be allow.
ed to manage our own affairs without theil
supervision! Come llow-citizens, of Kent
and Sussex counties, do that which is right
both as regards Dover Hundred and New
Castle county, if you are what you pro-
fess to be christian community. There Ii
our principle laid down in your chart, which
it appears to me you often forget, which is
"That you do unto others as you would have
others do unto yon, 'give every person thei
just rights, ii not, then at once throw OF
the garb you are using to cover your man.
wrongs, which you are acting toward th'
people of New Castle county Never do al
act of injustice under cover Of any kind
or never attempt to stab personin the bacl
when you would be afraid to meet the SAM
person face to face. Respectfully,


WILLIAM DEAN.


Newark, Del, June rs, 1876.
Year: 1876

There were two alarms of fire yesterday
in the Centennial grounds, the first one Tor
time looking very serious. The alarm
came at 9 O'Clock from Agricultural Hall,
and the firemen rushing to the building
found that the Brazilian Cotton Pavilion IN
the main aisle was In flames. The origin
has not vet been ascertained. The tiremen
acted very judiciously, for instead of turning
on half a dozen streams of water, which
would have ruined thousands of dollars
worth of property, they pulled the cotton
from the roof and sides of the house and
threw It upon the floor, where water was
put upon it. The space on fire was aoout
80 by 30 feet. The loss will probably reach
about a Thousand dollars. There Is
theory that the visitors, who have been
pulling the cotton out and stealing IT as q
souvenir, have compelled the exhibitors 70
fill them up at night In order to preserve
symmetry, and match had dropped, which
being trodden upon set the material on flre


The coffee in sacks which was In the pa
yilion was also damaged by water.


About 4 O'Clock, there was q false alarm
came from Horticultural Hall, 1t arising
from mistake in pulling the alarm box fol


messenger boy.


About Z O'Clock, some scamp released the
brake on half q dozen cars of the narrow
gauge railway which had been left standing
On the curve near the Photograph Gallery
and as there is quite heavy grade, they
ran into each other, two Of them telescop'
ing and becoming perfect wreck. Th'
platforms of others were also badly dam


aged, but the accident will not interfer
with the running OF the trains.
Year: 1876

OAKEY HALL, Tammany Mayor Of
New York, at the time the great ring
was in its palmy days and Tweed sat up-
disturbed upon his throne, has been
delighting the curious of New York BY
taking the leading character in play Of
his own creation, entitled "Tho Crucible."
As . lawyer, a. p ,litician and an orator,
Mr.. Hall was able, and we might say bril-
liant, but as an actor he is only what
his ability in a higher profession made
him to the eyes If the people. This was
demonstrated to the pseudo actor: before
he had pranced the stage in buskin three
weeks, it was too evident that the audience
were applauding Oakley Hall, and not th'
character he assumed. So on last Satur
day night he bowed himself of the stag'
to take to the law again, and in the word
of Macbeth will die with the harness OF
his back. .......
Year: 1876

We say and without any display Of
egotism that the issue of THE HERALD
yesterday morning, was decidedly more
neat, attractive and readable than any pa
per that has ever before been gotten out in
this city. 1t contained thirteen columns
of reading matter, all of which were upon
live local topics and editorials upon cur
rent events, with the usual display Of tele-
graph and miscellany. As an evidence
that The HERALD in its enterprise is ap-
preciated every copy Of the large edition
issued was sold before noon and there were
many calls for it during the afternoon and
evening. The aim Of the paper is to give
the reader the worth OF his money in fresh
instructive reading matter. Thi, we have
done, and not only publish a good news
poper TO Wilmington but one in which thu
people of the whole State may justly TAXI
pride and interest. The city is now being
thoroughly canvassed for subscribers ane
it will not be great while before we shal
float the words Largest circulation" at thu
top of our columns.
Year: 1876




IT MAY be Of some interest to the curl
osity of our readers to know who E. G.
Billings is. He is a party that has besn
nominated as the United States Judge for
the District of Louisiana in place of Du-
rell, who resigned to avoid impeachment.
He is one of the most notorious rascals
that has figured in the soalawag Republican
politics Of that State and receives good
showing up from the New York Tribune.
That paper says: He was concerned in. the
famous midnight order which overturned
the State government. 1t was he who in
structed Kellogg to telegraph to Senator
Carpenter, The Republican interests re-
quire the immediate seating Of Pinchback." F"
In short the documents captured at the
New-Orleans State House during the con-
servative occupation Of the building in
1874 show that Billing was the confidential
agent and negotiator between Kellogg on
the one hand and Senator Morton and
Attorney General Williams on the other,
in Transaction which no good citizen of
either party can NOW reflect upon without
shame and resentment.