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WILMINGTON, AUGUST 30,187®.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
FOB VICE PREBIDENT,
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS
FOB SHERIFF,
ISAAC GRUBB.
FOR CORONER,
DAVID C. ROSE.
FAUMFYIEO THEIB PROFESSIONS
The Republican press and the Republi
can leaden and orators, have always pro
fessed undying devotion to the soldiers
and sailors. They never weary of their
praise of the "Boys in Blue." They are
now in the opening of the Presidential
campaign fulsome in their admiration and
praise of the Union'soldiers, in fact, the
Jacobin presses and orators grind and
prattle so much about the "Boys in Blue"
that the very epithet is becoming nausea
ting to the soldiers and sailors ef the late
war. The people have been treated to
such a vast amount of this sentimental
stuff by partizan journals, that they are
becoming disgusted with it, and especially
is it disgusting at this time, when Secreta
ry Robeson has furloughed nearly four
hundred officers of the active list. In this
the Republican party falsifies all its pro
fessions of love for the soldier and sailor.
It is worse than idle to endeavor to throw
the blame of this iniquity on Congress as
the Secretary in his order speciously seeks
to do. His Geneneral Order No. 216
furlough nearly four hundred officers on
the active list, including Biich men as
Admirals Sevov, Rowan and Porter, and
Commodores Fairfax, Bryson and Guest.
If Secretary Robeson had any real desire
to comply with the wishes of the represen
tatives of the people, be would at once
commence intelligently to reduce the ex
penses of the Naval service to a jieace
basis, as far as lay in his power, by abol
ishing the numerous useless^ officers and
sinecures in the Navy Department and the
numerous Navy Yards and other places
now held by the favorites, dependents
political friends of the Government. Con
gress never meant that the morally lame,
halt and blind of the navy should be pre
ferred to posts of duty, and in some
to positions of power and influence within
even the sacred walls of the Navy Depart
ment itself while the healthy strong and
vigorous are laid aside in disgrace.
If Secretary Robeson was compelled to
furlough officers, he , should have com
menced by furloughing the least merito
rious of the two thousand men on the list,
and not strike at to many of the very best
men and officers in the service, because
they had the candor and manhood to de
clare the condition of service as it exists,
and not as he would like to make it appear
to the country. Why don't the Secretary
put out of commission such worthless and
expensive play things as the Michigan,
Powhatan, Despatch and Tallapoosa?
Why don't he cease making appointments
to the Naval Academy and to the grades
of Assistant Surgeon, Assistant Construc
tor, Assistant Engineer, Chaplain, Civil
Engineer and Second Lieutenant of Ma
rines, and recommend a gradual reduction
of the number of navy officers to the wants
of the service, until Congress meets.
Mr. Robeson after delivering himself of
his General Order No. 216, has gone off to
Rye Beach to enjoy himself for the bal
cnoe of the season. The Republican
gans in passing over in silence and with
out a word of reproach, this last outrage
of a high official, are falsifying all their
professions of love and veneration for the
soldiers and sailors. By virtue of Secre
tary Robeson's General Order No. 216,
some huudreds of genuine "Boys in Blue,"
not bogus boys' but the heroes of fights
have been placed upon furlough and star
vation pay, while the genial and rubicund
Secretary goes off on a pleasure trip in his
naval steam yacht, the Despatch, laughing
in his sleeve at the subordination of hi
or
cases
or
navy chaps and the gullibility of the Amer
ican people. It would be far better for
our "Boys in Blue" to trust to the chira
lous and brave men who they met and
oooquered in the late rebellion, than to
tha tender mercies and sham/ economies of
the praa rnt jovial head of,
Navy De
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tion do to these mVn than Secretary Kobe.
has already done. Such is the sham
economy of the Navy Department, and
such the sbam professions of Jacobin re
spect for the "Boys in Blue." In the
coming campaign are we to be treated
more of this disgusting nonsense.
son
to
tweed comae to tjhe front.
The Republican Convention of New
York placed at the head [of its eleetoral
ticket, the most intimate agent of William
M. Tweed, Atraham H. Parker, who was
a Republican member of the Senate, and
was Treed's right-hand man. There was
not a member of the Senate on whom
Tweed placed so much reliance aa in Par
ker. No one is more responsible for all
of Tweed's villianies than this first candi
date for elector-at-large upon the New
York Republican ticket. It would have
been jnst as decent and aa honorable to
have nominated Wm. M. Tweed. Besides
Mr. John Francis Adams, the President of
the convocated wisdom and patriotism of
the Republican party at Saratoga last
week, is reported by the "New V ora Sun"
as having been an affectionate correspon
dent of Boss Tweed two years ago, when lie
needed liniment and embrocation for his
wounded honor. The "Sun" lurther Bays:
"Without recurring to his antecedents, we
must give Francis the applaud of waving
his scarlet "manta" in the faces of his
auditory in a manner that would have
won the encores of the spectators of a Span
ish bull light. By placing Parker at the
head of the electorial ticket, and making
Adams President of their Convention, the
Republicans have virtually brought Tweed
to the fron t again.
If J udge Duffy's action in a recent case
in New York, is a good legal precedent,
almost any man is subject to arrest and
confinement for insanity. A gentleman
in that city was arrested last week by a
policeman, because he was eccentric ; and
although the man argued lucidly before
the magistrate that his eccentricities was
his own affair, the judge sentenced him to
the tombs to await the city Physicians
opinion. New York police justices exert
a singular authority in cases where eccen
tricity is cliargech^^^^^^^
Cuba has a Belknap in the person of the
present Captain General of that ever faith
ful Isle. He has been trying his hand in
a line of business similar to that which the
late Secretary of War io Washington
found so profitable. It must be very hu
miliating to the pride of the Spanish Gran
dees for one of their class to come down
the level of an American post trader,
The New York "Tribuoe" thinks that
contempt is the most prevalent sentiment
that Grant's administration has awakened,
and says: "Generally speaking, the late
war order of the President has won the
decided approbation of nobody, and has
rather aroused the decided disappro
bation of many who iiave long been de
fenders of the administration."
Secretary Cameron removed an em
ployee of the War Department because he
talked too loud of Tilden and Hendricks.
It is said that every employee who cannot
stand the jest of loyalty to the Republican
parly is to be decapitated. None but
loyal Republicans are to be lefton duty.
For the first time since the opening of
the Centennial Exhibition, on Saturday,
the attendence exeeded one hundred thous
and. After the triumphant success of Sat
urday, there can he no excuse for not
tinning the half-price days at the Exhibi
tion.
con
German residents of Boston, who have
heretofore voted the Republican ticket)
have formed Tilden and Hendricks Clubs,
and have denounced Carl h'churz
litical renagade. So it seems thatSchurz's
German friends in Boston are not with the
party of "addition, division and silence."
as apo
MAnton Marble says ;
The Demo
cratic Platform shows a distinct progress,
successively high tone, a clear perception
and a pure purpose," and that the Demo
cratic party can best effect substantial re
form."
a
The news from the frontier would im
ply that Sitting Bull has no idea of risk
ing a general engagement with the army
against him, and that the army was look
ing out for winter quarters, believing that
would be unsafe to follow the old Bull
England and France are likely to be
connected by a submarine tunnel. The
soundings of the great undertaking
nearly completed, and the engineers are
satisfied about the feasibility of the under
taking.
It is time for men to pause and ask
themselves, what is to be the future of
administration thrust upon the country by
the train band and the trooper?
In pleasure they will not be divided.
President Grant has with him at Long
Branch his boson friend, Gen. Babcock.
are
an
Ta» pining hunger of thtHooeiitfaia
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Items or lntereaL
Baltimore receives peaches st the rate
six thousand boxes per day .
The Baltimore 8
Church meets at
October.
The oyster season opens on Friday,
the caning establishments are making
loos for it.
John Robinson, a hawker and peddler
Baltimore, has just died leaving a deposit
$15,000 in bank.
Cape May is said to be almost deserted,
node of the hotels, notwithstanding
redaction in prices are half full.
The Miners' Trust Company Bank
Pottsville, Pa., which suspended payment
recently with liabilities at $1,200,000, has
found Itself unable to pay more than thirty
cents on the dollar.
The earnings of the Western Union Tele
graph Company during the last quarter
were $300,000 over the last dividend of
per cent., which to also above the estimate
for that quarter.
Baltimore bad twelve deaths of scarlet
fever last week.
old fashioned Presbyterian meeting
announced to come off at Aberdeen, Har
ford county, Maryland, to-morrow and last
three days.
The Common Council of Williamsport,
Pa., had some important buslness'to trans
act last Monday,their regular meeting night,
but held no session, having all accepted
free tickets to a circus.
Five more Mollie Maguire murderers
have been sentenced to be banged at Potts
ville, Pa.
id of the Presbyterian
lsbury, Maryland,
tensive
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Without Baggage.
[From the Norwalk Bulletin.]
A middle-aged lady from a neighboring
county, came to the city on oDe of the hot
days of last week to visit an old acquaint
ance on the West side. She looked robust
and her oheeks assumed even a ruddier hue
than in her palmiest days, and it was evi
dently something more than rouge, for the
perspiration which rolled down her cheek
failed to make the least impression upon it.
She brought no baggage with her although
she was goiDg to stay a fortnight or more.
She said she didn't want to be bothered
with it. Yet during her sojourn she dis
played a bountiful wardrobe. She received
the attentions of an anxious widower in a
beautiful mourning silk, and played croquet
with more youthful gentlemen In one of
those chaste, elegant dresses, made a cen
tury ago of cambric, elaborately figured
with beautiful peacocks. And when wash
ing day came round, her accomplishments
didn't hinder her being useful, and she
helped her hostess at the washtub in a cali
co as plain as a Quakeress. After she re
turned home it came to light that she wore
all the clothing on her person when she
came to the city, which explains the mys
tery of her ruby complexion, and a mons
trous bustle which attracted universal at
tention.
A Beer Gurgling Bullfrog.
At Joseph Winter's restaurant is a bull
frog that measures thirteen inches in length,
croak6 loud, deep and hoarse, and can leap
six feet. It has been a constant habitue of
tlie place during the past two years. It was
brought there to be broiled, jumped out of
the water at night and hid under the large
refrigerator behind the bar, where it had its
headquarters ever since. When there
indications of rain his bullfrogship croaks
loudly "more rum," and comes out of his
hiding place, but keeps out of harm's way
and from under the feet of the customers
attendants. At night it hops around the
room, but as soon as the restaurant is open
ed in the morning it hops back to its head
quarters under the refrigerator. Its food
consists of the crumbs it gathers off the
floor and the flies It catches, and its drink
consists of waste beer that drops from the
beer spigot in a pot on the floor at the
refrigerator. The frog often stands up
against the pot, and leans over the edges
with its mouth in the beer, and when the
pot is not very full it jumps into the beer
and remains there awhile.—" Readimr
Eagle."
are
Profound Sleepers.
[From the TroyAress.|
Two French girls of Cohoes, stoters and
mill operatives, aged eighteen and twenty
years respectively, who reside on Harmony
Hill, are afflicted in a singular manner. In
the early part of last week they were much
overcome with the heat and suffered in con
sequence severely. Last Thursday evening
they retired as usual, but in the morning
they did not awaken to take their breakfast.
They were called, but did not respond, and
on visiting their chamber it was discovered
that botti were in a dead lethargic sleep,
from which It was impossible to arouse
them. In this condition they have remain
ed with scarcely an interval. They have,
Is true, been awakened t.o sufficient extent
force food upon them several times, and
on Sunday the eldest of the girls awakened
sufficient to dress herself, but on sitting
down immediately fell asleep again. At
the present writing the condition of the
girls remains unchanged. The physicians
that have been called are puzzled to
count lor the continued somnolent, condi
tion of the patients.
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A Brave Girl.
I From the Springfield Republican.]
This city boasts of a ten-year-old girl who
is competent to gather up her carpet
bag and travel to Japan and back without
an escort, and free irora fear of swindling
backmen. She came to Boston the other
day with naught to protect her but
umbrella and a serene self-confidence,liought
her coffee and sandwiches at Worcester
though it were the customary thing, and,as
a grinning brakesman handed her down at
the Springfield depot, she said she'd have
none of his imprudence, bnt wished a hack
called without delay. When the hackman,
taking a flfty-cent piece for a forty-cent
fare, observed: "This'll be all right,"
young Minerva replied, "Well,it won't; you
just give me back ten cents"—and he d)d.
Five seconds after, pulling the door-bell out
of gear, she was .congratulating the house
hold on their general good health and
ordering iced-tea for the crowd.
an
as
Black Bread and White.
Bread Is the staff of life,hut there are vari
ous kinds of bread ; some of them, Indeed,
scarcely deserve the name, for bread like
other things, may be so Improved upon as
to leave out altogether many essentials of
the original. The finest wheaten bread is
deficient Id those phosphatlc and purgative
constituents which are an essential of the
food as an article of diet, and so ceases to be
as healthy or even as nourishing as the
article which nature provides. We prefer
rathor the dingy-colored loaf, which Is com
posed of good seconds, to it« more refined
competitor, and we believe that tha
f
of Garfield to expected to help Blaine carry
through the Presidential canvass In Maine.
General Roger A. Pryor, one of the coun
sel for Moulton In Near York, was one
the most eloquent speakers in Congress
from Virginia in 18117, and gained bis mili
tary title In the Confederate army.
Senator Bayard Is at Narragansett Pier,
and Is expected home the latter part of this
week.
The magnificent majority of Mr. McMen
amln, in the Sixth ward for the nomination
Is sufficient guarantee of his popularity.
Philadelphia "Times'' thinks that
any one who peruses the editorials of the
"Press," will not fall to discover that Col.
Forney is a humorist, and that his name
should not be omitted from the list of Amer
lean humorists.
Two of General Sherman's nephews are
brakemen.
Mrs. Sally Birch, of Brookfield, Conn.,
celebrated her own centennial a few days
ago, with five generations of her children
and some 500 friends.
When Don Carlos bathes at Newport be
always takes off his wedding ring and hands
it to an attendant. He must have been list
ening to some American shark story.
An American named Myers, is the Dan
Rice of Paris. Liabilities, $50,000.
Mark Twain calls Delano, Belknap and
Babcock buzzards. He must mean politi
cally speaking.
PsimmI Political.
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How an Editor Figured.
A loquacious agent with a grecian nose,
long hair, and a diamond pin, called at the
office with a patent fastener, by which a
clothes line would be set In order in two
minutes instead of twelve. "This saves
you," said the agent, "ten minutes every
week, five hundred and twenty minutes
every year, and just eighteen days lu fifty
years. At. three dollars a day you have
fifty-four dollars that this fastener is actu
ally worth to any man wbo expects to live
his time out, and I only charge you four
dollars, leavingyou fifty dollars clear gain."
This mathematical demonstration turned
the scale. The editor decided to purchase
the clothes-line fastener. "Just consider
that one fastener," he remarked to the
ag^nt. "Its worth fifty-four dollars, he
continued, blandly , "but seeing its you,
take it along for forty. We owe you four
dollars, and that leaves thirty-six coming
to us. If you haven't got the money with
you, you can send it by dralt or postoffice
order, or pay It in circus tickets—we are
not going to be hard on you,
dler was somewhat dazed.
The ped
Eight Days Without Food.
Two men—Charles K. Ober, of Severly,
and John Dolan, of Salem, in a Gloucester
fishiDg vessel in a dory, without food
water, for the purpose of drawing trawls,
but before they reached the buoys a dense
fog set in so that they were unable to return
to the vessel, which they vainly tried to do.
They remained in the boat eight days, row
ing in the fog, during which time they
tasted not a morsel, and only succeeded iii
catching a little water iu their oil clothes
during a short rain, becoming, of course
weak and emaciated, their sufferings from,
thirst and hunger being beyond description,
when t he fog lifted, and they discovered a
schooner about five rnileB distant lying al
anchor. Inspired with new hope, weak as
they were, they bent to the oars, and finally
succeeded in reaching the vessel, which
'roved to belong to St. Pierre, manned bv a
French crew. Unable to climb
or
,, - over the
vessel s side, they were hauled on board
where they were treated with the utmost
kindness.
Oscillatory Bargain.
[From the Iowa State Register 1
In the north part of the city, as a vera
cious reporter reports, a young lady and a
young man get on the steps on a Sunday
evening and enter Into a contract. For each
shooting star ho 1 b to receive a kiss. On one
ot these interesting occasions a hall hour
passed away and not a solitary star shot
across the sky. But after awhile the cherry
lips of the young lady parted,and she called
her young man's attention to the flying
meteors that were about to escape his ob
servation; then she got to calling his atten
tion to the llgtning bugs, and flnagy got
him down to steady work on the light of a
lantern a man was carrying about the depot
where the trains were switching. Artless
Rirl.
CENTENNIAL DOTS,
Pine Apples,
Lemons,
BAR ANAS AND LIMES
SARDINES, LOBSTER,
SALMON, CANNED (cooked) BEEF
HAM, TONGUE, etc., etc '
AT
ALLMOND'S,
anggt-ly Eighth aim Market Street#
A DECIDED ADVANCE.
Judges Report , A mer. Ins. Fhir.
Irade
'Mark.
[UtoUlllon In bane
of every maohlnn.] «
NEW
WILCOX & G1B3S
AUTOMATIC
SILENT SEWING MACHINE.
Awarded the grand "Gold Medal of Pro
gress" of the American Institute, Novem
ber, 1875, and the "Scott Legacy Medal," of
the Frankl)n Institute, October, 1»75.
No other Sewing Machine in the world
has an
"AUTOMATIC TENSION,"
or any other of the characteristic features
of this machine.
Correspondence and Investigation in
vited,
WILCOX 4 GIBBS S. M. CO.,
TEAS! TEAS! TEAS'
AT
No. 3 W. Third St., Wilmim
The Great Canton and Japan Tea Go.
(BED TEA 8TOBE.)
At No. 3 West Third street, Wilmington, to now selling a good ground rnea.
per pound, and good roosted Coffee at 22 cents, extra 26,28 and 8u eents
roosted or unroasted, as desired, the best assortment of Coffee and Tei in po
sell the cheapest. A very B-ack, Japan and Green Tea at 50 cents per doiiii.i 1
35 cents. Teas and Coffees cheaper than ever. eui u,
Also, a fine line of Japanese goods, such as Trays, Cabinets, Glove
Teapots, and a fine line of new styles of glassware given with tea.
anglS-eodly JAMES CRIPPEN, Superlnt e -
th
McIntyie&VaiiArsdale
PRODUCE
Commission Merchants,
155 West Street.
NEW YORK.
Fruit caroiully handled, and returns
promptly made.
References :—Bishop Scott, Odessa, Del.
./ukemai H. Dlkemau, Bond ClefK, Fi
nauco Department, Ne.v York City.; Kge
Otis, 8 and 10 Merchants Row, West Wash
ington Market, and T. C. Kimball, 108 West
jel3-3m
W
street.
HENRI COMBES.
(Established 1845.) •
COMMISSION DEALER in all kinds of
FRUIT, POULTRY, GAME, VEGE
TABLES, *C.,
In their respective season,
No. 148 West Street, New York.
(Bet. Barclay and Vesey Sts.)
Consignments solicited. Shipments and
returns promptly made. Refer to Grocer's
Bank. New York. Jel3-2meod
J. H. BllUIi
Commission Dealer In all-ADmls of
COUNTRY PRODUCE,
Fruits, Vegetables, Ac.,
103 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK.
References.-:T. L. Raymond, President
Produce Rank, N. Y„ Samuel B. White,
President Grocers' Bank, W. J. Cooper,
Adams Kxuress Co., Jel3-2meod
MISHLER & FRAME,
READING, PA.
WANTED - PEACHES TO HAN
DLE ON COMMISSION TO RE
TAILERS IN READING.
DRESS AS ABOVE.
AD
REFERENCES GIVEN IF DESIRED.
auglO.31
JIIESON BROS,
Commission Merchants,
FRUIT AND COUNTRY PRODUCE.;
43 AND 43 FULTON PIER,
West Washington Market, NEW TUBE.
Established for twenty years.
|el3-2mcod
y*HINNS' STARCH POLISH.
HOW DA SHINE)
s Vl
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l
A GREAT DISCOVERY.
n I 8 ? of vhloh every family may
give their Linen that brilliant polish pe
a tehn?fn i laU ? dry work ' Saving time
Hnw hS J 1 ronlng ' mor .® than Its entire
cost. Bold by Grocers,or will be sent postage
paid on receipt of 2b cents. posiage
DOBBINS, BRO. A CO.,
No. 13 N. Fourth 8t., Phila,
QHEAP! CHEAP!! CHEApTm
M. J. STANTON,
UKAI.BR in
DRY GOODS, AND TRIMMINGS,
ELEVENTH, ABOVE WALNUT ST.,
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
The attention of the Wilminotnn
Dec.l-ly.
augl t-3m
n
JJAIR EMPORIUM,
621 Market Street.
JN STORK
the Forxowml
WHISKIES:
HannlsvlUe Pare Rye, 1873 .
A. Overholt A Co.'s Pure Rv« u
SBVf.SS
.^f'Ving stored the above Whin]
to the increase of tax th«» .in
Without any advancin' S Wl1
FRANCIS KEi
No. 103
ang 28 -tf
O UR SELECTION'S
or
OLD RYE WHISKIES ARE
PASSED.
MOORE'S 1S«wUT iD S,0Cii I
SHERWOOD, m ' 86 t
DOUGHERTY. 1868]
HANNISVIl]
JOHNSON A BON, (BOUBB01
Champagnes, Sherries and
duoed prices.
p. plunki rr i
ItW Ztirlr
*ng2K.t.M
__hotels.
gT. STEPHEN'S Ht)TEL, ~
CHESTNUT ABOVE TEN:
Philadelphia.
Your attention Is respectfully J
this new and elegant hotel, centrd
ted, oonvententlo all publicothed
of amusement and Interest, |
Furnished throughout m the mol
rate manner. No pains will be s]
make this a model hotel, pleas!
agreeable to those who favor us
visit. Transient rates from j:! td
day. Special rates to famines
neut guests.
apl-ly.
am
THOS; ASHTON,
UMBKKLLAS.
G0US8EL,
FRENCH UlIDKEl.LA MAKE!
If in removed to No. 109 WOT S
STREET. The best quality of t
ways ou hand. New umbrellas ins
der. Mending promptly attended i
A.
IT - ING—PRACTICAL UMBRELlj
XV MAKER, Repairing a Speciall
Any one having a good frame I
mbrellacan have the same made!
good as new at half price, at I
at>25-tf 6*. W. Corner Fourth A Wl
HOWARD SIIP!
Merchant Tailo
No. 2 EAST THIRD STftE!
(Over Dubell's Hat Store.)
A splendid assortment of new d
fall and winter.
PANTALOON GOODS
in great variety.
None but the BEST WORKM
ployed.
BRING AND SUMMER 1878.
an
S
WM, O'CONNER.
Merchant Ta
No 2 WEST THIRD STRM1
(On# door from Market*) I
Has laid in a full line of
CLOTHS, CASSIMERE8, J
AND VE3
SPRING AND SUMMER;
Which he will make up to nr ' l fL ll |
to suit the times Goods aud
teed. Pants * Specialty.___j
JOHN Hi SCHAAF <*
MERCHANT TAILOBfj
No. 20 NORTH ELEVENTH Hy
Philadelphia, Pa.
A Splendid Assortment of
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES AND VE'
ALWAYS ON HAND.
Del-8m
JOHN H. ■tHtHAB* 8 *'
MERCHANT TAILOR,
NO. 418 KING STREfl
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WALT** CUMMINS.
JAW-