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Sfe* f Ia S ton S etaIb - a II« St®-' "■assr « Mr«. R. H. McCONAUGHY, EDITRESS AND PROPRIETRESS. fMYWH, DELAWARE, Saturday Morning,* Ap.il 3, 1869. The Civil Tenure Bill.—T his bill stiil hangs fire in Congress. The House seem determined to have the bill entire ly repealed, or els') let it stand. General Grant wishes its repeal» but the Senate are very wary about placing so much power in the hands of one man, know ing that human nature is very uncertain, late "Aceidental" proved. We do not l:now but what they are about right. as TAX BILLS . We are assured, from a reliable source, that there are but thirteen tax bills row pending in the Delaware Legislature, in stead of twenty-one, as at first reported, but Dean and the Delawarean newspa per are still "a sett in ." and will doubt leas hatch a few more before the session doses. Dean appeared to be the big duck of the puddle among the tax bills, and we reverently thank God that the sin of tarnishing him as a legislator rests not upon the shoulders of Kent Countv. We think he don't umount to much, but he is red hot on taxation, sure. " Man, proud man." Ac. SABBATH BREAKING. Sheriff Lysle, of Philadelphia, accom panied by a few of his cronies, visited Smyrna on Saturday last and returned on the early mail train Monday morn ing. It is said they brought fishing tack le with them, and spent the Sabbath fishing in Denny's pond, at Duck Creek. This speaks bad for the morals of Pliila. delphia officials, who are expected to be conservators of the peace, and beside, was a gross violation of one of our stat utes. The next time they "try it we shall endeavor t > hand them over to the tender mercies of Sheriff Wilds, who curries the keys of the repository for of fenders of the peace and dignity of the State of the " Post and Pillory." BEECHER SLAPS POMERO Y. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, in a late article for Bonner's Ledger , denying the report he once rose to a sermon and without warning or prefix, began, is d— d hot," concludes as follows: "No, Mr. Bonner, I never swear J Profane It it ZL — HE * not even of an August day, many of which I have seen of a temperature that might suggest the expression quoted. If unybo ly lias said it, lately, I think it must be your red hot neighbor over tie way, Mr. Pomeroy. If lie denies it, 1 can only say that unless he amends his course he may yet bo left to say it- under circumstancos in which there will bo exaggeration." The Legislature.—T he all absorb ing theme, both in and out of this body, is tlie tax bill. From present appear ances it looks very much as though they were legislating to destroy the State and cripple business of ail kinds, instead of saving it. If this bill passes it is thought it will drive business well as set tlers out of the State. Under the present bill, the tax of the city of Wilmington will be #100,000, and that on the Railroad about #40,000. Of course, let tliem pass whatever kind cf bill they may, there will be found some that will be dissatis fied with it. Their aim should he justice to all, and equal taxation be regulated, except on rum Reliera, who should bo taxed extra. it near UNMARRIED AND MARRIED. During tlie session of this Legislature, a Dr. Bailey, formerly of Wilmington, bnt f>r some time a resident of Fort Warren, applied for a divorce from his considerably younger than himself, because he thought she smiled too sweetly on some of his broth or officers. A divorce was granted.— Mrs, Bailey, on learning the fact, hasten ed to Dover and laid her side of the story bofere the Legislature, when a bill was introduced repealing the act, making Dr. Baile)' and wife both unmarried p.nd married again the same month. These Legislators remind ns verj' much of the man in the fable, that blew both hot and cold with the same breath. We wiah for them a better fate than this man re ceived-having been " kicked out." ife, who w REVENUE. The commission appointed by the Sec ret'iry of the Treasury, in accordance with the provisions of section 19 of tho Congressional Amendatory Act, of March 3d, 1865, "To provide Interna] Revenue," said, among other things, in their report : "It may be stated, however, as the unanimous opinion of the Commis sion, that of all taxes, tlie most just and tho leust obnoxious are those laid equal ly upon accumulations of capital, and the most unjustand most obnoxious are those which trammel and burden the process of production, or tend to increase to the poorer classes the expense of living."— And Delaware Legislators may sit in committee of the whole until their clothes become threadbare or their threats raw from strychnine iMitatioiis, before they will l>e able successfuMy to controvert the truthfulness of tho above sentence. OUR MODE OF PAYING THE STATE DEBT. Inasmuch as rum is curse to all who drink it, as well all who do not, in one shape or another, and apt tlie Legislature will r.ot give us a Prohibitory enactment, we suggest the passage of a law taxing »11 r urn seller* nuisance and a to three (3) cents per glass on their sales. In view of the fact of the reduction Of tnx on whiskey, and the consequent de cline in price, and the additional fact of the continued maximum ilgures of a dime per "nip" at the bars of dealers lu the accursed article, those engaged in the traffic can well afford to pay the tax and make a handsome profit in the bar gain. If the Legislature will pass such u law, we confidentially predict that in less than two years, the entire State debt will be cancelled and a good bal ance remain in the Treasurer's hands. Will some well informed friend esti your case I him. mate the probable revenue such an act would produce? Let us hear from t/ov, , i „ .. ... . „ friend Dean, or, will our Kenton Hun dred Representative raise a "Commit- to tee of Inquiry" on the subject? We as make no suggestion as to ivhoshall com- lh .. . 44 ... , , pose the committee. Speaker Hickman "knows who's who." in OUR BOOK TABLE. it S The Little Corporal.— The April num ber opens with a very interesting article ror the young, entitled The First Step. Then comes Evangel a,'s Prayer, Dakota Life, On the Track, Basie's Trials. The Old Fashioned Boy, A Year at Riverside Farm, Naming the Baby, Gems, or Precious Stones, Praise, To bacco, Hide and Scrap Stories, How Bovs may Keep Hens with Profit, Editorials, Puz zle«, Riddles, Ac. o Arthur's Magazine.— The illustrations In the April number are ''Telling the Old Story, Birds at the Window, Designs for Fashions. The literary department contains The Grahams anil the Armstrongs, Intellec tual Progress of Husband and Wife, A Bache lor's Story, Washington and Warner, Run ning Away. Why, Ifow the Five Dollars were Invested, A lost Genius, The Deerlngs of Medbury, Magdalen, In Blossom Time, Boys and Girls Treasury, Receipts, Work Table, Ac. Harper's Magazine.— The April number with a very interesting article on "The Freak s of Lightning," then comes An Artist in Alask, The Great South American Earth quake, Catharine II of Russia, My Chum's Story. Song of the Wind, About Cold, False d True. The Romance of the Maidens, Wo g en's Work and Wages^ To Majorca, Mv neiny's Daughter, Not Enough Money, The Secretary with a Secret, Homeward, Ac. The Children's Hour.— The contents of The FirstHnowStorm, Hope Darrow, Sugar Making. Rosy's Secret, Susie, A Real Ch ftrm * Easter Eggs, The Snow Drop. Pictures of Hope, Tom's Lesson, The Shepherd's Dog, The Listener who heard f ood of herself. The Bud of Promise, The Wei fill Birth Day, Bertie's Mistake. Dis content, The Hard Task. ■ □ a a the April mber to Demorest's Young America.— This in teresting juvenile looks bright, quaint, and saucy ns ever, in a new colored cover, that will set all the children wild with delight.— Among its features are a kite, a puzzle pic ture, and lots of stories and charades. A " Resolve Club" Is the latest editorial novel ty, and each subscriber who loins it receives a badge. No wonder the children like Young America, Published at 838 Broadway, N, Y., $1.50 per year. Send 10 cts. for a speci men. LOCAL AND STATE NEWS, Sussex Co.—This county, we nre in formed by a private letter, is partially overflowed, caused by the recent heavy rains. This will doubtless tend to the scarcity of produce in that section of country. Loan Association.—A t the monthly meeting of the Smyrna Building and Loan Association, on Tuesday night last, the sales were #800 at 39 per cent, premium, and #600 at 40& per cent, prem ium. It — mb lie the bad condition of the roads, especial ly the road leading from this town to Smyrna. We think the county road commissioners should attend to this mut ter immediately. If it 1 Stolen.— A very valuable horse was stolen from Centreville, Md., on last Monday night. The thief stayed in Ken ton witn it on Tuesday night. It is sup posed "lie has taken it to Philadelphia Some gentlemen are on his track and hope to cutch him before the week closes. A Brig.—M r. R. F. Hastings, Ship builder, has under way at Smyrna land ing, a large brig, also a schooner nearing completion. Mr. H. contemplates build ing two dwellings and a Blacksmith shop, at the landing. This sounds like the note of enterprise. of Accident.— Mr. Samuel Reynolds, re siding at Smyrna landing, fell from his wagon one flay last week, which passed over his light arm, bruising the flesh considerably, but fortunately no bones were broken. Mr. R., at the time, was distributing rails along one of his fences preparatory to repairing it. Wheat, Ac .— 1 Tho prospect for a large yield ot wheat in Delawure this season is good. Mr. James Truax, in Thorough fare Neck, has a splendid field of wheat about four and six inches high already. We are also informed by our funning friends that the peaches are not as yet injure J. it Mr. Goorge Mackey, tlie superinten dent of the well known nurseryman, of Newark, Mr. Randolph Peters, is en gaged in extracting pouch trees from ins nursery at this place. Fitteen thousand have beon removed witiiin tlie past few days. Mr. Peters is one of the most re liable nurserymen in these parts. Purchased.— Mr. Horace Rprunnce, residing near this town, has purchased from tuo t'asnerson estate all that piece of land adjoining his farm on the east sido of the railroad, containing about 50 acres. He is making quite an ini provement in its appearance by the re moval of the decayed and worn out peach trees. Run Over by Cars.—O n Saturday af ternoon last, the train run ing between Clayton and .Smyrna, run over a splen did yearling, completely severing three legs from the body. We have not learn ed the naine of the owner, who it is said, suffered a loss of about #40 by tho acci dent. of in in New Constable.— We are pleased to learn that Lewis Graham of Kenton, has been appointed Constable. He is a very worthy and deserving man, and has done more towards building up Kenton than any other man. His business is very brisk, he having done more within the eleven days of holding tho office, than he did in many nnonths whin lio formerly held the office. Barely Escaped.—O n Tuesday after noon last, a Brick mason named Millcr who has long been in the habit of drink, ing to beastly intoxication, became very drunk, and laid down across the Rail road track between Clayton and Jim town, where he was discovered by some parties and dragged off just in time to save him from being crushed to death by the afternoon freight, going up. Train Divided. —On Saturday even ing, tho six o'clock freigilt up—through train—was very heavy. This train al ways carries a passenger car in the rear, for the accommodation of straggling tra velers. Hhe stopped at Clayton, us is her duty, to take on several persons, amongst whom was a supposed bride eloct ; and when the Engine started up, a coupling broke, leaving tho passenger ana one freight car behind. Any other bride elect, placed ijj the same predicament, can better describe her feelings than us. us a to Philadelphia , March ZSth , 1867. Mr. S 7HEBTZ—Dear 8ir I have used your B tiers, and seen them used by others with good effect, and in no case ithout producing good results. In one a follow-work man was taken with case vomiting and purgi: g, and was so re duced that he was scarcely able to walk. I got your Bittern and gave him throe doses iu one hour, which entirely cured him. THOS. SHOWN, 1504 Otis St., 18th Ward. Head SCH E ET & 8 standing advertise ment in another column . Side Walks.—T he side walks of our town are undergoing a thorough r* ing. Messrs. Randall Garmanand Mitchell are improving the Washington Avenue. These gentlemen deserve a great deal of credit. We hope they wiil extend their improvement, iu to Duck Creek Hundred, at least as far as the Herald office. It'they complete lh ! <' i , r improvements a. suited, we will recommend Mr. Garman to General Grant for a more important office than street commissioner, and will speak a good word for Mr. Mitchell, who is still in the market, to those he delights to honor. ipai r Wm. ,-alks of "An Ounce ok Prevention is Bet ter than a Pound ok Cure."—T his is the most sickly period of the year, but there is a remedy whicli is a const nt protection against the it enters swiftly into the circulation of the blood, expels the morbific substance collected therein during the winter ; cor rects all morbid changes in the blood: regulates the supply and quality, and equalizes the circulation of the blood; promotes the operations of the digestive organs ; acts as a mild ami efficacious stomachic; strengthens the nei vous fibres and the nervous system; promotes buoy ancy of spirits aiid feeling; revives the physical energies, and imparts vitality and elasticity to every organ of the hu mun body. It is S reparation than MISHLER'S HERB UTTERS. Use it now—use it regularly every day—and preparo your system for the change in the season, and fortify it against the dangers of disease. causes of disease; less celebrated a Printer's Tour.—^T wo of the Herald primers, accompanied witli two Phila delphia printers who were visiting them, went on a pleasure trip down the Dela ware river, on Sunday morning. They started from the Landing at 8 o'clock, in a small sail boat the tide running against them, but the wind favorable, and went as far ns Fort Delaware, arriving at said place nt 12i o'clock, after meeting with a little difficulty in getting at the creek's mouth, from the many windings it has. This creek is about fifteen miles long, and after passing out into the bay went along smoothly. They went well pre pared with edibles. They state the na tives of the fort were somewhat astonish ed at the manner in which their visitors came, and treated them very cordially dtiring their sojourn. It will be remem bered that the day mentioned was very windy and another passenger would have been too heavy a burthen for the faithful boat, owing to lier size. They remained at the Fort until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when they started "home ward bound," with a hearty invitation from their new friends to again visit them. "Neptune" favored them with a south east wind, on returning, which drove them along at a very rapid rate, arriving at the starting point at 8:5 iu the evening. Tlio distance from the Landing to the Fort is alnmt H5 miles, making there and return 70 miles. Wo pronounce this very swift sailing, in deed. Written for the "Clayton fierai V* Our Captain's Birth-Day. Soon I returned to the Captain's tent for tlie canteens, which I found where I had left them. I gathered them up and hastened off in the direction of the Com missary tont; soon I came to where Jack, according to my instruction, had taken his position upon a stump. As I passed by lie handed his canteen—soon I was at the Commissary's door, where I was detained about an hour in waiting my turn ; for I would Imvo the reader understand that the First Delaware Regiment did not drink all tho liquor that wus drank in tho Brigade. Every regiment in this respect was noted for its proporlional valor. When my turn came the liquor was soon procured, and campward I moved. Jack was still up on tlie stump. As I approached him I saw his countenance change, and with an oath common to military life, he de clared in a tongue corrupted by tlie Irish brogue, thut he intended to hold the stump at all hazards. I handed him a canteen, and told him that any position was easy to hold when there was no rebels near. I also told him that he had better take a circuitous route to get to camp, in order that no one might de tect us. A moment more and I was at tlie Captain's tent where I left his five. He told me to take the romainingsix to those who had signed for them, and then return to him. I did so, mid when I re turned to his tont, ho invited mo in and requested me to close tho door, Ils then took up one of the canteens, and after taking what I thought a pretty good drink, he handed it to me; but I kindly thanked him, at the same time telling him that I had resolved to drink no li quors while a soldier. Just at this mo ment, two officers belonging to another regiment came in, w'hereupon I return ed to my tent. By this time it was night. Shortly after I got my Are revived, I heard some one who appeared to be quite morry out in tlie avenue, and as I look ed out at the door I soon discovered Jack, who was pretty well drunk. I called him in, for he was my tent mate, and I again charged him not to tell where ho got his liquor. Thero was a very kind old soldier in our company, named John Elliott. Ho was about forty years old, the oldest man in tho company ; therefore, he re ceived the name of "Dad." lie was greatly beloved by ull who know him ; but lie was a lover of strong drink, and was very wild when drunk. Jack was very desirous of sharing with "Dad/ in order to keep him in tho tent, I went over to " Dad's " tent and inform- ed him thut Jnek had a canteen full of -, and desired him to come over, which ho did not hesitate to do. By this time the officers were having quits a jubilee in the Colonel's tent, singing, Addling and dancing. The birth day was beginning to be celebrated. The drums now began to beat tat-too, for it wns eight o'clock. Roll call was soon over, and tbo most of us returned to our quarters and prepared for sleep. I now found that several of the boys in our company were drunk, although I never was an enemy to any person, I found tn examination, that the greatest enemies I lmd in this world, were among tho drun ken. A little longer and sleeping wus adun gcrous undertaking for me, for they were going from tout to tent, and pulling out of bed those who were trying to sleep, and often repeating bitter threats. On noticing this I left my tent with a strong determination to put it to an end; but to find a sober officer in the First Delaware Regiment that night, wus a fruitless undertaking, and it was a sub ject requiring much logic to determine between the officers and soldiers, in re gard to noise. I now began to be some what intimidated, for It began to look very evident that my stratagem would be made known. Morning now broke forth, and the celebration was over; but the drunkenness and noise in Co. B. was just in its rage. It was now made known that during the night the Cap tain's valise^wlüeh had threy of his can teens of liquor md in it, was taken from his tent and carried down in a ravine, which was on fire, and- there robbed of the canteens and many valuable papers belonging to the company,.were destroy ed. The valise was left by the side of the burning fire. Jack, .JtDad," and three others were now tied to the trees which were standing in our camp, with the promise that they were to beletloose soon as they would telf where they got their liquor; but every one of them declared with bitter oaths, that they would sooner die than tell. This decla tion was a little consolation to me, for I greatly feared the consequences of the revelation. I will close by adding that the boys were all let loose-after several hours, and the fact was never made known. But Capt. J. W. Barney's birth day was soon known throughout the corps, and for months remembered and used as a by-word. I heard him even express his sorrow, tiiat he had a birth day. er THE END. Our Washington Letter. Washington, D. C., March 30,1869. PRESIDENT GRANT SURRENDERS. On Monday,JJie Preÿdent wfw so se verely afflicted wftlineiiralgia in the face—an ailment ho had been suffering witli from Saturday—as to refuse to re ceive any visitors whatever. TENURE OF-OFFICE ACT. The Senate refusing to recede from its Amendments ol tlie Civil Tenure Bill, ask for a committee of conference. I SENSIBLE. A bill has been introduced into the Senate to make the penalty in the Dis trict of Columbia for charging more than the legal interest, six per cent., the for feiture of the excess of interest only.— Money will bo cosier In the District when that law is passed. In some respects the legislation for the District is the most advanced in the country, because the District lias no constituents to make S 'iiuiors or Repiesentati vos afraid of fol io* ing their convictions. WHY WOMEN ARE GIVEN PLACES. An article, originally appearing in the N. Y. Independent, which is extensive ly taken horc, and copied into the Star of this city last Friday, purporting to be written by a wonnn clerk. In tlie Trea sury Department, over her own name, charging that numbers of young women are thrust upon^Jhe Departments by QW " have scarcely education enough $o tell the day of tlie week by a counting house calendar," fias created a really painful sensation u&ong>unj of Um more deli cate and sensitive of the lady clerks in particular, and arouied the indignation of the whole sisterhood in general. 1 know of one widow lady who, talking with a friend, another clerk, wished, in tears of anguish, that there was anything else in tlie world sho could d > to ma ko a living for herself and child, and she would not enduro these repeated insults, these humiliating associations, another day. Another lady similarly situated, who lost her husband in the war, and who constitutionally and by misfortuno, is perhaps morbidly sensitive, even do plorod that her life was prolougo 1 to bring her to the necessity of getting lier support in this manner. These are ex treme cases. But wo may very well bo remindod by them that the ladies em ployed in these Deapartments are, for the most part, away from their families and friends upon whom they have beon accustomod to depend, to stand between thorn and the indifferent world. This flippant, indiscriminate accusation, therefore—whlBIT, ifSftfftrtio, they could afford to let pass unnoticed—is hero a very serious matter, and as eruol as it is unjust. While I am not prepared to do ny that there aro some instances of wo men getting Into the Departments through the recommendations of per sons actuated by improper motires ; on the other hand, I speak what I do know when I say that there is no other city in the Union in which the same number of women will presont as high an average of elementary education, real culture, and elevation of character, as tlies« same descried female Government clerks.— Every community from which these la dles come, is Interested in their fair fame. Many of .them, too, being de prived of their special providers and protectors, have become specially the daughters of the Republic, in whom ail her sons are specially interested. Let them not suffer unjustly. r tfi< cot I a I I ; I of a it I GOV. WELLS' REMOVAL, AC. Of course tho odious charge made against Governor Wells, of Vt., and Mr. Dudley, Chairman of tin Republican State Committee, of unlawfully obtain ing a letter, their arrest therefor, and tiie removal of the former by Gen. Stone man, in cons oqu ence. has excited a pain ful interest among Republicans here.— From the degree of dependence I place upon the source of my information in the promises, I will venture to nay that the following will be found, on the hearing to be had to-day in Richmond, the true state of facts in the case : The facts about tiie iettor are these:— Gov. Wells was shown, by a respectable man, an already opened letter which contained a scheme planned by a man who pretended to be a friend of tho Governor's at that time, for preventing t'.ie otherwise confidently expected nomination of the Governor for the po sition then hehl by him. He took a copy of it, uni bunded the crlginai back.— Tlie person for whom the letter was in tended, assorts that ho nevor received it, and that tho letter was stolen aou ewhere before it reached him. On the other side, the "theory" ia t as lawyers say, that he did ie eive it, and dropped it in a certain office where Le was known to have been, and where a pocket-knife blade found broken in a desk draw lid, believed to have been broken off in an unlawful attempt by him to get into the desk of another party to get ac cess to letters which he had no business with. Mr. Dudley's connection with the al leged crime has no other ground than the fact that on some one day near the time when the letter must have been mailed, a colored boy, a messenger un der the direction of Ml*. Dudloy, was go ing to the Post Office with some mail matter, when, Mr. Dudley, meetinghim, asked him what he was taking to the of fice, and looked at the various letters, and handed them back, every one, so far as the boy knows. The animus of the charge, then, is all that remains to speculation. It is at tributed entirely to the desire to render Governor Wells and the Republicans— the reconstructed party—of Virginia odious in the Slate, and before Congress and the country. And to this purpose they say Gen. Stoneman lias willingly lent himself, being at heart bitterly op posed to them, and being surrounded and influenced by their enemies, with inly S 3 r mpathizes. They say that the military government is, and has been, a hindrance to Reconstruc tion, and to the control of the State by loyalists. Anri in proof of this they state that Gen. Stoneman, among his recont supercedures, forced upon him, by the lays of Congress, has appointed to a con siderable proportion of the vacated offi ces, persons who cannot take the oath.— All they ask is the liberty to fight the battle of Reconstruction out by them selves. Under the laws of Congress, and with their present trust in the disposi tion of Congress and the President re garding the State, they do not eutertain the slightest fear for the issue. er horn ho A White Parisian Poodle. There are dogs who aie almost public characters. Toto, for instance, a white poodle of the purest breed, belonged to a Parisian cale keeper. As neat in per son as lively in temper, he was the fa vorite not only of his master and his men, but of all the customers who fre quented the establishment, but besides his mere external gruces the poodle ren dered important service by perform ing errands intrusted to him. Every morning, carrying the basket in his mouth, he went to fetch the roils at the baker's. He would make five or six journeys, if nocessary, not only without the slightest complaint, but also with the strictest integrity. True, Toto fared sumptously every day, but the rolls he carried were very tempting. One morning, us usual, Toto delivered the basket of rolls to his mistress. She Tlie never ber 1 in a to bo a is in of counted them; one was missing, idea of suspecting Toto's honest y i once entered her head. Sho said to self, "The baker has made a mistake," A waiter was sent to mention the cir cumstance. "It is possible," said the baker, giving the man a up the one deficient. "J them myself; but you may tell your mistress that we will see that all is right to morrow." Tue next day there was a roll too few. Again they went to the baker's to com plain. "1 counted the rolls into tlie basket myself," ho su id, rather angrily; "so I am sure they wore right, if your poo dje is a glutton it is not m y fault/j. thelt; aiid appearances, unfortunately^ were much against him. Nevertheless his mistress persisted in expensing her doubts, so convinced did she tcel of .Toto's innocence. She decided, liowev er, to havo him secretly followed, in or der to cutch him iu the act, if really guilty. The next dav a wait -r. placed in buscade, saw him go the baker's, leave it with ids basket full. r stead of taking the direct road home, lie turned off by u side street. The wai ter, curious to learn the meaning of this manœuvre, watched hitn into a yard, where ho stopped belt re a sluble door, which had a loophole at tlie bot tom, to allow cats to go in and out. The waiter then saw him set the basket down, gently take out a roll, and present it at the cat-hole, where another dog's mouth instantly received it, as if an animal im prisoned there were awa'ting its uccus tom d pittance. That done, Toto took his basket and trotted off home as fast us he could. Tlie waiter, on questioning the por , was informed that in the stable there was a bitch who had littered only three days ago; audit was exactly for the last three days that the number of rolls brought home was short by one. On returning he related to his mistress and the customers present what he had seen and what tlie portress had told him. "Capital!" exclaimed the lady. "Bra vo, Toto! Good dog ! Our hearts would be consul, rably harder than yours if we treated such conduct consequently ordered that Toto should have full liberty of action iu the dis posal of tlie roll. Toto, therefoie, using his discretion, continued for a certain time the allow ance to tlie lady in straw; and then, when she began to wean her pups, he honestly brought home, as heretofore, the exact number of rolls delivered to him by the baker .—London iSocietg. roll to make I did ne t count Then, in t ' She a . I A ROMANCE OF THE BORDER STRANGE HISTORY OF INDIAN CAPTIVES. On Wednesday last a rather strange looking party might have been perambulating in the streetsofour city; a certain peculiarity in their,dress|and gait would at first have couveyed the idea that they were Indians, but when their faces and persons were attentively aminod, one was convinced that, al though evidently fresh from an uncivi lized life, they belonged to race. The man had long hair flowing down his back in a tangle of ringlets, but nevertheless singularly lino glossy. He had an unkempt beard, almost con cealing a rather handsome face, andlook ed about thirty years of age. The woman was, p rhaps, a litte oldor, ami appear ed, lull of vigorous health, and had a roughish but rather prepossessing coun tenance. The boy was ubout six years of age, with black, sparkling eyes, and evidently possessed of no small intelli gence. The party visited the office of the Chief of Police, and during their stay the following particulars concerning their history were given, and in a man ner bo simple that no doubt of their truth oould be entertained. Tue man's name is Kimball, and bis companions were his wife and child. 1848 he was captured by tbe Indians, when on his way to California, and car ried into the interior. He was not trea ted cruelly, but his escape was careful ly prevented, and years elapsed and he remained still a captive. Gradually he became accustomed to Indian life and half reconciled to its wild freedom and savage accompaniments. After eight or ten years hud passed ho met among the Indians of an another tribe a young American woman, who, although not only resident but thoroughly domestica ted among the savages, retained the marks of her parentage. We need not desclbe the incident of their intimacy. Love vows are quickly consummated under suoh circumstan ces, and in due time Kimball became the husband of the Indian-Amerioan girl, and they couliuued to live among the seen a I the Saxon 3 iu in it, in to Indiana,enjoying a fair share of happi ness. Kimball learned that his wife ha 1 been captured on the frontier when a a child, but was so young at the time that she retained no remembrance of her parents or friends, or of the circum stance« under which she was carried off. Ill the course of time the husband, who bad learned the Indiun language, taught his wife to speak English, and an imaginative mind may picture the sit ting over the camp fire, and talking of the strange destiny which has shaped their lives. It is not surprising that they ultimately framed the aesign of regain ing civilization. The birth of their child mode the father more anxious to carry this into effect, and he has at last sue* ceeded, his wife accompanying him. full Jame* Harper. The hopes entertained that Mr. Har per would recover from the effects of Iho injuries received by him recently have not been realized, lie having died on Saturday night last, in the seventy fourth years of his age. Mr. James Harper was borne at New town, Long Island, in this Stute, during tlie year 1795, his father being a respec table farmer of that placo. lie recei ved such an education as the locality afforded, remaining at the parental homo until he had reached his sixteenth year, when he, together with his brother John, was sent to this city and apprenticed to a printer. The trade waslenrned with great rapidity, tiie lad not being engaged ma ny months in the buiuess before he had become an excellent compositor. Sober, steady, economical, and Imrd-working, he contrived during his approutioeship, by means principally of overwork, to save some few hundreds of dollars, as was also done by his brother John, who possessed all theexcellent qualifications so marked in the deceased, and whose life has been so bound up with that of his brother that we can scarcely write an obituary of the one without giving a biographical sketch of the other. At about the date their obligations as ap prentices ceased and they came free to select their future life. With the money saved, to which we have already made ference, they opened a print ing establish ment in New York. The enterprise was commenced on a very modest scale, their business being confined solely to books ordered by publishers and booksellers. Limited in means, and understanding fully the absolute noocessity of husband ing their small resources they performed the great er part of type-setting and press work with their own hands, only em ploying assistance when the business re qui rod it. The establishment was star ted in 1810. Soon alter, Wesley and Fletcher Harper, younger, brothers of the deceased, wore apprenticed to the firm, which was then and for some years alter known by the nameof J. tfc J. Har per. The business prospered exceeding ly, and in a short time the proprietors be gan publishing count. In 1822 in ( r T I 1 books on their own ac Wesley Harper was ad mitted to naitiiersliipaud from thencefor ward to the presont writing the firm has been known as tiiat of Harper A Bro therr. It is unnecesssary to go into the particulars of the high position which Mr. Janies Harper attained as the senior proprietor of one of the largest publish ing houses in the world. The wide spread reputation of the Harpers, the countless books they have published, and their great pecuniary woaltli are subjects of common knowledge to tlie reader. The deeoased gentleman at one time took an active part in politic*, and in 1844 was elected Mayor of tlie city of New York, but was defeated for the same position in the year following, llis administrat ion, though devoid of any re markable event*, was, nevertheless' suc cessful, and increased the respect and es timai ion in which he was held by the citizens generally. Alter 1845 he sought no office, his extensive und constantly increasing business requiring his undi pd atte ntio n. As a publish which lie endeavored to elevate t lie stun dard of American literature and tile cou ragen tent he ever gave to native ta lenk The fact, too, Unit his firm w the first in the United Stales F I vided e " 1 of to that pub lished a periodical composed almost en tirely of American comiiosition, and which has won a world wide reputation, is to no small extent attributable to his keen business sagacity and literary tal ent Although he had reached the ripe age of seventy-three, Mr. Harper remained in active business life until the day of the fatal ucc dent which has ended ids. urth ly career. It was remarked not long ago that notwithstanding his ago there was "no youth in the establishment more active tiiun he." He was always in I»« le, robust health, his montai faculties were as bright as those of a far younger man, and it was often observed Umt, if personal appearances were to be judged by, he was likely to outlive his brothers, who were all younger than he. Person ally, lie was a high-toned gentleman, generous und charitable, a Arm friend, and a warm hearted, sociable man. He delighted tho society of tlie vivacious and entertaining, loved a good story and »good joke, and was as clever at re lating as he was attentive in hearing. The doatli of no old citizen of Now York could be more regretted than tlie an nouncement of his. Whether as a pub lie character, as a friend patron of lite turc, or as a man of high social standing and domestic virtues, he was such a citi zen us would tiocGssacily and naturally gather around him the friendship and esteem of all.—JY. Y. Herald. ia Working-Women** Needs. The needs of the working-women may .med up in a very lew words, thorough and practical edu ticn ; u full recognition of her right to woik at any employment for which she has physical or mental capacity and com pensation according to the qnulity and quantity of the work—not according to tiie sex of the worker. Their Bill Rights, you see, is not so vory extensive or alarming. Only the right to work, and a fair day's wages for a fair day's work. They don't want any garments save those which befit their sex ; they don't want to he fed with turtle-soup mit of gold spoons; they don't expect to ^have alms housos built especially for them; tho greater number of them don't even care to vote. In short, they only want to help themselves; and once they get a chance to do this, I, for one, have faith to believe they will soon work out their own redemption. In conclusion, I would say to the working-women, if you wish to succeed be in earnest. This, after all has been said, is the lever with which you may and must move tho world. Fut your heart into your work. Make a business of it. Don't always look on it as some thing to be taken up for a few months, or at most, years, and then to be laid aside, never to be resumed, work you elect, whether hand-work or brain-work, take it up as if for life.— Don't be satisfied with a superficial knowledge of your craft, whatever it may be. Never stop till you are a skill ed work-woman. The working man in his craft puts forth all his powers in the effort to reach perfection, and works as if for an object. Let the work ing-wo men show to the world that they too have the courage, energy, peraeveranco, and endurance requisite to success.— Hettik M. Gammon, in Haiper's M >ga zinc. l.l They a a of or of of 3 Whatever ......The Mormons, it.is announced, are preparing for an immense influx ol trave lers ou the completion of the Pac fic Railway at Salt Luke. Brigham propo ses to take time by tbe forelock, and build an immense hotel to cost # 1 , 000 , 000 . —Georgia announces an oariy spring. The peach trees are in full bloom, ihe forests are blooming, the woods around Savannah are redolent of the porfume of the jasmine and honeysuckle, green peas are knee-high, hyacinths and other spring flowers are blooming, and early vegetables ar« abundant. V. (ßmttltt, &f. Announcement ! mHE subscriber having bought the store I at CLAYTON, recently occupied by WM. T. 00LLIN8. lakes this method of In forming his friends and the public generally that he now has and will continue to keep a full assortment of Dire - GOODS, GROCERIES, QUEENSWARE, CEDAR. & WILLOW WARE BOOTS & SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, READY MADE CLOTHING ! Notions of every description. FISH, CHEESE, MEAT, FLOUR, Meal, and In fact everythin« usually kept in country stores. Country Produce taken at TIE MEET MSI HUES. in exchange for Goods. CHAS. F. MA CLARY. ap-8-tf. Clayton, Del. ( 1 F. MACLARY, Commission Merchant j* and dealer In all kinds of Merchandise, ami Country Produce, Clayton, Delaware. r ARGE assortment of hand sewed Collars I for Horses and Mules ut C. F. Maclary's Clayton, Deluwure. T 'HE stock of Bridles, Halters, Traces and Lines, full and complete at C. F. Muclu ry's Clayton. L ARGE quantity of Plow Castings at C. F Maclary's Cluyton. P RIME Labrador and Eastpoat Herring In quantities to suit, ut C. F. Maclary's Clayton. \Y and Shore No. 1 Mackerel by the bar small packuges at C. F. Maclary's B rel Clayton. I 3ARLY White Hprout and Goodrich Fota !i toes for seed at C. F. Maclary's, Clayton. 1 000 Dozen Eggs, 2000 pounds Bacon, 1000 Ihs Lard wanted at the highest, prices in ex change for goods at C. F. Maclary's Clayton CLAYTON PRICE CURRENT. March 20.1N09. Murphey A Parry's Family Flour y bbl. $11 29 Brandywine Flour y bbl...... 0 7.» Wheat, white, y bu . " red, new i 81 Corn, yellow y bu " white y bu., 7 7 ,ii Oats y bu. Flaxseed. Rye ft tin. Clover Seed y bu W1 11.00 Family Marketing. $10 00 Pork, y CWt. Potatoes, pouch-blow, y bu Eggs V aos. Butter y F mil Hams y " Hhuulut " Hides y lb Lard y lb. Mackeral, No. 3, y bol Herring, new, y bbl.... Shad, y bbl. 80 «I 29 lb. 13@15 16@18 y lb. 12 00 7 5. 12 0^ JE8TER—HAOUE.-On the lltli Inst., at Fretforlcklowu. by llev. J. E. Bryan, John A..Iester, of Delaware,and Mury E. Hague, of t'ocll nty: STEVENHON— NEWTON.—At the residence of tlie bride's mother, on Thursday, March 2')til, by thy Rev. John Philips, 1). D., Mr. '.John W. kit of |kyi*uh»grTl)e hir rare, I'Newton, of New 1 Castle, Pa. 8ENN—FARROW.—At Smyrna Circuit par sonage, March 30, by Rev. W. B, Gregg, Mr. Jacob HenI), of Kent Co., Del., to Miss lies, ter Jane Farrow, of Tulliol Co., Mil. ftatlH, COHTEN.—At the residence of her son. In the 17th of February, alt., Mrs. Mary Cos ten, aged 72 years, 2 months and 11 days. HTITEB.—Capt. Jonathan Htltes died at his late residence in Dover, on Saturday, eve ning, March 2i*t, aged 78 years. ( 'iim.l. n, D eafness, blindness andC-atabrh treated with the tumo: t success, by J. Isaacs, M. D., und Proïessor of DiMcue« of the Eye and Ear; ( his specialty) in the Medical Oolleye of Pennsylvania , twelve years expert care, (formerly of Leyden, Holland,) No. 805 Arch Street, Phllad'u. Testimonials can be ut ids office. The medical faculty accompany their patients, as ho has no secrets in his practice. Artificial eyes inserted without puln. No charge for ex amination. Feb-27-I-yr. Invited to .The editor of the Dubuquo Times,in response to tlie query of a l«(ty Who wishes to know the religious faith of the mombers of Grant's Cabinet, says : "At torney General Hoar is a Unitarian, Sec retary Cox is a Sweedenborgiiin, Secre tary of the Navy, Borie, is a Catholic, ex-Seeretary of State, Washburno. is a Universalist, Secretary of tho State, Fish, is a Dutch Reformer, *ex-Secretary Stew art is a Presbyterian, and Postoiiaster Genoral Creswell eschews churches al together. Tim religious faith of Bout well and Rawlins is not known yet to fame. Grant's family are Methodists, and tiiat is the church which he usually attends. From tlie above it will be that it would have been difficult to have obtained a greater variety of religious creeds in tlie Cabinet." Secretary Bout well is, wo believe, a Unitarian, while Mr. Creswell, when at home in Elkton, attended both tho Methodist and Presbyterian churches, to the latter of which, wo believe, his family belongs. This leaves Rawlins alone as the one whose faith is not known. .The Lynchburg Republican says that in Georgia there arc in process of erection seventy-two mills for the pro duction of cotton and woolen goods alone, and attention is turned iu tho direction of the production of cali coes and printed fabrics. This is a prising fact, but it is tho natural conse quence following on events of tlie last year 6,410,000 yards of cloth, and has a capital of #200,800. .A conductor's duty on the Pacific Railroad Involves certain personal risks peculiar to the far West. A gentleman who has recently pnssed over tlie road relates a scene ho witnessed on the train. The conductor told a rough-look ing traveler that he wanted his fare. "Tbo h— 1 you do," was the only answer. The conductor persisted. "Well here's my pass, said the traveler, presenting a hea vy revolver at the official's head. Ano ther huge fellow interposed at this point, presenting a pistol to his fellow passen ger's temple. None of that, stranger ; fair play, shell out. This settled the mat ter, and the fair was pnid. .A floating hotel is to bo opendod on tho Hudson river. A steamboat is to l>o towed to Poilipeli's Island, in Newburg bay near Corr well, where she will he permanently anchored. She will be thoroughly overhauled and repaired, refurnished and repainted, and so al tered as to convert her into a first class summer boarding-house. .The Suez Canal, it is stated, even if successfully completed, cannot be kept in a proper condition without great dffi culty, from the following causes ; First —The Nile deposit choking up Port Said. Second—The sand of the desert drifting into the canal. Third—The destructive action on the banks ot the canal likely to be caused by the from passing vessels, enormous evaporation i place in the summer months over the surface known as the Suit or Bitter Lakes. waves Fourtli—The hieb will take