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THE HERALD,
WILMINGTON DECEMBER 30, 1875.
Hox. IIiester Clvmep. ia mentioned
jprominently as a candidate upon the Dent
osratic ticket for the Vice-Presidency.
: We expect that he would make as good a
1 Clymer of the Presidential pole as auy ol
them. __
The movement first advocated by the
Morning Herald to make the welcom
ing in of the New Year, recognized by
suitable demonstrations, as the Centennial
anniversary of the Nation's birth, has been
taken up by ths press of this city and
'State, and we hope may be carried into an
earnest operation. Every one can contri
bute some share of support to the under
taking at a comparatively small cost. Tht
ordinary illumination that is used nightly
by opening the shutters and giving some
evidences of life about the house, will con
tribute considerably to the success of thi.
! exhibition of patriotism.
We publish in another column a letter
, from Hon. B. T. Biggs, of Summit Bridge.
> In which he defines his position. This is
j lone to correct a malicious misrepreseutu
tion made of him by the Milford Newt e.nri
K.-l dmiiscr, in which he was charged with
■being an office seeker at Washington. At
Ihe time that this appeared The Herald
Contradicted it, and stated that it was
lirompted through impure motives, and
iiow Mr. Biggs writes us to state that
remarks were justly administered, and that
Inis opposition to the erroneous principle.
id Republicanism is the reason that he is
led to expect nothing but unkindness from
■hat source.
..
to
to
ness
sure.
our
To-night at the solicitation of the pas
pr of the African Union Church, the mem.
)ers of the City Council will betake them
tlves from the Council chamber to the
flail below where the ladies of the church
■nd holding a fair. The object of the vis
t is to discuss turkey and cranberry
ogether with numerous other cuisine
pAf>—<f ceuera —that will make up what
' known in common parlance as a first
lass "feed.
sauce
Council will hold a meeting
arlv in the evening and the dry debate
ill no doubt prove excellent
nd when the aroma of the turkey gets
Lrong for the eager appetites an adjourn
lent will be made, the band will begin tc
lay, and the animals walk around.
appetizers,
too
Tiie action of Mayor Whiteley i
t>ing admittance to professional loafers
| flgings in the Hall, meets squarely a
j iesiion that has long been prominently
ifore the people and the officials of the
tv. Men who have become shameless bv
instant bumming, art- disposed to regard
e shelter that the city offers them in
; dgings, as no more than a charitable of
jring, that they are the proper ones to be
| me lit led by. The encouragement giv
|em in this way had a tendency to swell
je ranks of this unsightly class, and
jmbtedly did so. But now that they arc
jected, work is the only alternative left;
j n °i, then the law must be rigidly
reed and they be made of profit to the
ty in some way. There is not the least
mbt that Wilmington is infested with a
rge class of these men, who are here for
- good, and the order of Mayor Whiteley
-petting them, is the first step towards
caking them up, which is greatly to be
sired for the safely of the city and the
otection of its people, against the impo
fions of these worthies 8 , undeserving
jggars.
in re
en
un
cn
A FISH STORY,
iLThe National Government i
subled.
is again
There is an enemy in the
II 11 1' of the administration. Tiie whole
ng smells unquestionably fishy, but
"-'ther this is because there is a Fish at
I|f bottom of it, has nut yet been made
,own. For some time there have been
;ong .suspicion! upon the part of the
csident's friends, pointing to Secretary
di, as the instrument of a number of
ong emanations from that source which
n. Butler described as "the forty jack;
wer, ' rather tending to prejudice the
>ple against the President's Cuban
icy. It has become the matter of dis
I sion, but the President has as yet done
I hing. He is too much horrified to
I ok that there should be a Buckingham
I lii= own vamp, and he reflects- for re
the stones may be ,al=e and created j
,ply through iil feeling towards Mr.,
|h, as there are but few men in public |
pe wha have not many enemies,and Mr. |
Ii is certainlv no exception to the rule I
f ' o ts mcIMrIjt contain phueibili-.
P the vi awn vfflfown and Fish upon
>4^v iisaimi
the Cuban quertion ar
lar as are the political opinion* of paftle*.
Mr. Fish is nassive;!\e believes thatthere is
great danger of preoi yifetion ht^iidoawn v,
especially where the causes arc aggravating
and for that reasou he is calm and delibc
rate. The President is tricky, and from
his message there is nothing more tn he
■ . j . ,,, „
bargamed for on the subjeot than that we
should be prepared to meet the issues of
war with a well organized army and navy.
This means that we must be prepared (o
accept war whenever it shall oiler. Judg
ing by his determination to make the thin!
, ' ...I i *,«
term,no matter at what hazard, a war with
Cuba, as another tide for him to ride uj-ot
to popularity as statesman and soldier,
may be sprung spoil us at any time and
when we least expect it.
If Mr. Fish has taken such sroag
grounds of opposition to the President
upon the Cuba question, this is what has
brought out the Buckingham in the ad
ministration camp. But we da not believe
that there is any more danger of a war
with Spain than there is with Europe, and
there is none for that, unless Grant should,
as we have said before, spring it upon us
by some designed action, to work in his
own personal interests for political gain.
The people would condemn it, and we are
glad to see that Congress are to take the
initiatory steps against it, which is shown
by cutting down the regular army, which
is a useless expense and a menace of war
... . ... , .
that our amicable relations with foreign
powers does not warrant
But if it does transpire, that the stories
circulated of the Secretary are true, we
feel confident that it will be from the
causes we have uamed-widely dissimilar "
J
view?
wi
view? -
authority to sec that the inconvenience j
, , , , ..... I
caused therefrom is redressed, and it it is
n?glect then those who are guilty of the
neglect should be punished. Many of the
streets of Wilmington are in a condition
.. ' a . j * i * si
that reflects no credit whatever upon the
efficiency of those who are their custodians,
They lack proper drainage and are cover
el with mud several inches in thick
Rreen.l,- „ fcj. in receipt oi
several communications which complain
bitterly of the apparent neglect of the city
in the matter of keeping the streets in a
proper condition, but owing to their length
have been compelled to refraim from pub
lishing them.
One of the streets complained of in
particular, is Delaware Avenue, which,
with the appliance of the necessary ma
chinery, would bt, iu its present condition,
navigable for boats. Numerous petitions
have been presented to Council upon the
subject of having it graded, but it appears
to have been time and paper wasted as far
as notice lias been taken of them. This is
not the only instance that could be cited
wiiere the aid of city legislation has hetn
sought to relieve these troubles, but they
are numerous, and all share the same dis
posal. Two cases have been brought to
our notice where repairs were ordered to
be made to certain streets, and fully a year
afterwards the work was commenced,
cases ot this kind there must be a willful
neglect upon the part of the Street Com
missioner. If this is the notice that is to
be taken of the demands of the people
then they arc robbed of all their sovereign
ty of right, and Council and the city offi
cials are in office to cater to their own con
veniences and pleasures.
But it is the right of every citizen as a
taxpayer to make complaint where he
thinks the people are to be benefited, and
it is the right of Council to take proper
action upon these complaints and the of
ficials whose duty it is to attend to these
matters, to do so faithfully. That tlrsre
are many of the streets of Willmington in
a neglected condition, all will admit, and
that they should be attended at the earliest
opportunity is self-evident. We
aware that the City Treasury is at present
in no condition to incur any additional
expense, but these matters which we dis
cuss now, are imperative and should re
ceive that share of notice which they
demand. The sooner the work is under
taken, the mure easily will it be accom
plished, and at a smaller expense than if
delayed for some time,
gentlemen of power let the good work
commence.
WORK FOR THE OFFICIALS.
It is a difficult matter we are well aware
to keep a city iu that state of order and
cleanliness which would give satisfaction
to all, but there are instances of careless
ness or willful neglect, we hardly know
which to call it, that is deserving of cen
sure.
should be measures taken by tho?e in
If it is carelessness then there
a
a
the
out
In
on
and
and
will
are
ter
By all means
to
Wit on paper seems to be something in
widely different from that play of word- in
.' „ .. . . ' ,, -
tom creation, hich, n bile it sparkles, dies; j
for Charles II., the wittiest of monarehs, !
wa6 so charmed with the humor ot "Hudi. - illl
u-as," that he caused himself to be intro
duced in the character of a private gentle- in
man to Butler, Its author.
found the author a very dull companion,
so 8 r U p[<j a fellow could never have written
so clever a book.
The witty king
that
PIUOXAL
^ootGlatry Bristow's aon studies at Princa
t on . |£| s daughter studies in Paris,
Mrs. General Sherman will go to Texas
with her aon for the benefit of Eia health,
Victor
, , ... .
Olive Logan think* she will not lec
ture ou « But ter," because she dees set
consider it pat.
Mr. Gladstone does not want English
convents inspected for the discovery of
unwilling inmates.
A sportsman seems to think that bc
cause lie hooked a trout three times within
alwlfhoul . , liat fi(th |, M no feeling in the
j is engaged writing a new
loeai to play this winter in
jaw.
A lone English woman fell dead of
heart disease, and her three little children
remained alone in the room with her body
for lour dava One died of starvation.
General McClellan, rumor says, will
shortly be appointed to a position in the
service ot the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, with the title of General
Superintendent or manager.
The Chicago 'Tribune'' thinks that the
North will soon find a new large trade
with the negroes of the South, with the
Chinese on the Pacific slope and with our
Mexican and Cuban neighbors.
4!
Herr Wagner was "otjee scandalized to
a jdgh degree ' by a Prussian Ambassador
advising him to arrange his "Tanhatiscr"
for thePn.«uan King's favorite military
band, so as to interest His Majesty in
Wagnerian music,
Russian Admiral Possiet says that the
system of transporting convicts to Siberia
" a *"•» because the punishment
too to work moral
Georgia papers, among them the Augus
ta ".Sentinel," insist that Tweed was in
Savannah, and sailed in the City of Dallas
for Nassau. Two New York detectives
have been investigating the case in 8avan
uuh.
physically, is too severe to work moral re
form; and second, because ths presence of
criminals tends to degrade the Siberians.
The coldest winters on record in the
United States within the past 100 years
were those of 1780,1836 and 1856. In
1780 the Delaware River, bay of New
York and Long Island Sound were so com
pletely ice bound as to be crossed with
lorses and sleighs. The coldest year was
that of 1816, in which there was ice in ev
ery month of the year.
Mr. Kerr's friends say that his best
j " ork co " , P 08it > n of committees
I has escaped general notice, and that it is
i„ the arrangement of the committees on
expenditures in the various departments,
,he ru,e of the House creating them,
'|>ev are given the power to examine into
the payment of ail accounts, and as to the
sufficiency of vouchers, to see if moneys
are expended strictly according to appro
priations. They are also charged with re
Poking all abuses in the departments to
j* ^
the efficiency of the service,
Forrest's Old House.
The stories that the estate of the late Ed
win Forrest, Including the mansion, art gal
lery, theatre, conservatory and extensive
grounds had been purchasdjforthe purposes
of a club house by a Western party, is de
nied by the Philadelphia afternoon papers.
They state that it was purchased for a gen
tleman who proposes converting the
sion into a fashionable hotel and restaurant,
a la carte, similar to Delmonico's, on Fifth
Avenue, New York. The large garden,
covering an area of over 30,000 square feet,
will be handsomely laid out in gravelled
walks, decorated with vases, flowers and
fountains, and an orchestra of over forty
performers, led by an eminent musician,
will give most excellent music,
A Speech In the Bight Dlreettesa.
There is one thing done against Roman
ism that cannot be charged upon the fools,
and which is likely to spike all our Protest
ant guns unless it is immediately stopped.
We refer to the organization of a secret
political society to overthrow political Ro
manism. Such an order, we have reason to
know, exists, aud is befog extended in sev
erael States—possibly in all. Only an evil to
a good cause can come from such a society.
Persons at its head may secure private ad
vantage, temporary successes may attend
the first years, but the reaction is sure to
come, and Romanism is sure to gain by
such an order. The settled policy of this
country is toleration of all sects. Keep
out of this political secret society— The
Methodist.
m»n
Hon. Rr. Wimthorne on the Navy.
Yobk, Dec. 37.—Representative
Whitthorne, Chairman of ths Committee
on Naval Affairs is known to be in favor of
strengthening the Navy by all proper
meaQB. His idea is to sell off all the old
and worthless war vessels, including iron
clads that are in a state of chronic repair,
and building a new class of iron-clads for
defense. He also favors the abolition of
several of our navy yards, concentrating the
work and stripping the management of the
navy yards of every class of politics. He
favors the total abolition of the marine
corps, and a reduction of ths army. He
will take an early opportunity to express his
views on the naval questions before bis
committee.
Inperlrat to Ship
tera.
[From the Nab OrUant Bulletin, Dee. 23 ]
We are Indeb ed to E. P. Champlln the
Deputy Collector of this port, for the fol
lowing information, which will prove of In
terest to shipmasters The French Minis
ter at Wash burton has addressed a communl
cation to Seer 'ary Fish, stating that his
government h- 8 found It necessary, in order
to preveat a c - inerted attempt to rescue Its
prisoners in the penal colonies of New Cal
edonia, to establish very strict regulations
in reference to foreign vessels visiting the
i:0Mt of the French penal colonies. At the
approach of any vessel toward the northeast
eoast of the Isle of Pines, a gunboat will
advance toj meet it, and prevent its going
illl ° P orL uul8f8 11 Is especially authorized to
' £
in the seizure of the visiting vessel. rt * U 1
Converted Hindoo widows no longer
threw themselves on the iUnersl pyres of
their husband. They obey the injunction
that it is better to marry than to bura.
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