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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30
Delaware, July 80 1858.
Republican Primary Elections
To The Republicans Voters Of D4la,nqre coup

"
To the Repubiica. Voters Of Dszarare Coun
to-
The last County Convention having passed
! resolution directing that nominations shall, un-
til otherwise directed, be made by means OF ths
Primary Election system, notice Is herebyfgiveI
TO the Republican Electors OF said county thai
an election for the purpose of designating can
didales for tho various Offices to be filled thi:
fall will be held in the several townships of this
county, IT the usual place of holding eleetions
On Saturday l4GA OF 4ugast nsrt.
And for the purpose OF eond ueting said election
the following gentlemen are appointed-t&o ei
whom will act as Judges, the third as Clerk;
BEkksuIRE-Amcs Utloy, G. a. Hopkins, ]
slatla.4I:obert Faris, Georges y. Thrall
GIL. kyaat.
BEoWs--Dr-J- C#fnlhers, George Atkinson.
j.. q. Porter.
cosooHD-FreeboTn Webster, Alvin Rose, E.
/ iealcy. r-@-
DLLAwAEE-Raymond Burr, James Eaton, s.
N. Littefl.
GEaoA-George Williams, Warren H. Allen.
HAnLAn-Dr. G B. Hubbell, John Cook, C.
q. Paul.
k~iNes1eN-John H~aslett. Daniel Maxwell %.
d, iIough.
Hiram Carpenter, Joseph Mccoy
Cellar, solomon hardin.
MAgLBoRolsH-Jas II. Winternute, Henry
Smith, H. Giilet-
oEANeE-ii. j. Jarvis, C. P. Elsbreo, viii
OxroHD-Jamcs P. Clark, Ezra Odds, E. Ri
ley.
PoR tER-Salmon Lott, DR.. II. Bessie, Joel 2.
Mendenhall-
RADSoK-Robert Mckinney DIR. Il. Black,
ScloTc--Jyhn Mccullough, Charles Arthur,
DE- Houtz.
-TKsr-John Cunningham, sa5eers Aain,J
TnENrox--C. S. Rose, John Armstrong. e
| II. CoEdit-
THoMpsos-Thomas Lavender, James Field,
Militant Rhodes.
In case of inability or refusal to act on the
part of ANY one appointed, the voters present
viii fill the vacancy. SD
Polls to be kept open from 2 to 6 O'Clock %.
M. The sot s of Republicans only to be recei-
we'd, and WHO Will abide by the nominations
The person receiving the largest number of
votes for cash office 10 be the uoninee--and in
case Of d tie, the matter to be decided by those
constituting tie convention, by ballot.
The judges Of each township will designate
one Of their u umiber VINO shall attend with the
retu; ~ Of such township at Delaware, at ] o.
c. ock l. III on the succeeding Monday Aug 16 |
aud the judges so assembled, with the chair
man of the Central Committee, shall constitute
a County Convcntiou, by whom the returns
will be opened the result announced, a Con-
trail Committee appointed, and such other du.
tics performed Us usually deyolye upon such
bodies,
t.sO, AZ the same Time nd III i8s4-E9 GD0aG
stated, will be selected delegates To- represent
this Unity IA a CoNaREssioSAG Go~NvEsTles,
te~be held III Springfield
1Autsldg 1911 Of august nett.
The basis of electing delegates will be one Tor
each 400 votes given fer Coy. Chase last fall,
and an additional one for q fraction of so OF
more-no township to have less than one. This
will give Delaware 5 delegates. Berkshire 2.
and each OF the other townships /.
+. AVERY,
WI. DAVIS,
NJ. GERHARD,
II. .J0Y,s
/. HARDIN,
III. EATON,
A. THOMSON.
Republican Central Committee.
DELAWARE July IS, SO.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

The Railroad convention which convened
at Cleveland last week, for the purpose Of
taking action in reference 10 the recent re-
duction of fare by the n. Y. & Erie road,
resolved to reduce the prices on all routes
leading to that city to the same rates thai
are now or may hereafter be charged by the
Erie road, to reduce the rates on freight 81
per ton below those charged by that road,
and to cease affording it buiness facilities of
any kind. All the roads forming the com
bination are to bear a pro rata share of the
loss involved by the reduction.
While the warfare thus inaugurated
will but slightly affect the insolvent roads
that are not paying their debts and are run
for the benefit of the officers, the effect
will probably be very different On the sol
vent roads, and may seriously in terfere with
the payment of dividends.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

JAMES D. CLAY.-Mr. Foruey, in his
Westchester address Is, stated that Dir. Bu-
chanan himself prepared a portion of the
speech which James B. Clay delivered, on
several occasions in Pennsyivania, in the
late Presidential campaign. This places
the unworthy son of q gallant SIRE in a
still more degraded position. Il was bad e.
nough in him to oppose his fathers polite
al friends, without becoming a mere mouth
piece of his fathers personal enemy. How
James Buchanan must have d~espised this
degenerate son, even when he was availing
himself of his uugracious services! -LCin.
Times.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

James Alexander, living near Ca
rysville, Champaign county, shot him
sell through The heart on Saturday
last. The facts as related to us are
these: MIR. Alexander is a respectable
farmer, his grain being ripe he had
gathered a number of hands for the
purpose OF saving as much as he could
on that day. 1t also appears that his
wife was nOt in favor OF harvesting
or in other words, would not provide
food Tor the hands but preferred going
to some Celebration-St. Paris, we
think. She started and her husband
followed her a short distance, plead
ing that she would return and as
sist Iim-he returned TO his house
went up stairs-prayed-and then
shot himself through the heart with
a pistol.-[Piqu Register.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

TIE PREsIDEEcY.-The Wheeling Times
contains the following letter. And as we
consider ourselves .iriendly to the United
States," we insert McGill's advertisement.
b ut will not ask any lucrative office for pub
fishing it:
Peasants COUNTY, Va. July IL, IS.
s Mr.JAMEs B. BINGHAM-Dear Str-You
are hereby notified TO insert in your paper
that / am a candidate of the United States
for President uf the next general election,
and that | am in favor OF a National Bank;
and that without d National Bank the Uni
ted States viii be u ruined and depressed
nation. I am no party man; | am a true
lover OF my country, ard will never surren-
der my sword to any one who is opposed TO
the interests of the American Union.
Other papers. friendly 10 the United
States. will insert the above advertisement;
and when am elected President, they will
apply to me Immediately FOR lucrative offices
under the Government of the United States.
am respectfully your friend,
PHILLIP McGlLL.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

On the 9th instant, ]. /. Robert. Wilson,
who resided four miles from Chester. S. c..
met his death at the hands Of his step-son,
John .. Darby. y letter says:
1t is reported that Wilson was essaying
to hand-cuf his wifes DarbY's mother. and
take her up stairs for the purpose Of eewhi-
ding her, when Darby, who is a young man
of about 10 years old and lived in The family.
interfered and was attacked by Wilson with
a drawn bowie knife. Darby retreated from
the house and round it, Wilson following
him closely, with fell intent, when Darby a.
gain entered the house, ierked up a loaded
shot gun and discharged The contents into
the breast Of Wilson, killing him instantly.
or course liquor had Il large share in this
most deplorable business. Darby surren-
Gered himself to the proper authorities.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30


SHOOTING AFFRAY.-At half.past
seven O'Clock this morning, as j.. ii.
Cook, proprietor Of the Wiler House.
in this city, was standing in the pub
lie room Of his house, about ten feet
from the street door, with his back
towards it, conversing with A. T.
Bates Samuel Balliett, a daguerrean
artist, stepped into the doorway, un.
perceived, and discharged a revolver
at MIR. Cook, the shot taking effect in
the right side. just below the hip, max
ing a severe but not dangerous wound.
The revolver was snapped twics be-
fore Baltiett was seized and disarm-
ed.
Mr.. Balliett is under arrest and will
have his examination on Monday
next. Mr.. Cook is n eff our most
respectable aud enterprising citizens.
The cause of the outrage is NOT fully
known, but is supposed TO DO some
misunderstanding about money mat
tiers.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

As illustrating the magnitude of expen-
ditures for trains to cross the plains, we have
the report of Io, 900 oxen to draw 900 wag-
ons--the oxen costing six cents per pound
on the hoof at Fort Leavenworth. We
then have some 2 900 horses at $l6o each,
and 1000 beef cattle 10 60 along with the
troops. Then there are 5000 mules al
$l20 a head, and 600 mule wagons. The
drivers of the OK trains, mule trains. anc
drovers of cattle and horses. will number at
least 2.50o. The cattle may be put out to
Craze mex spring. but what is to be done
with drivers, the horses and mules! IBalti-
more SUM-.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

Twenty horses were recently burn
ed to death in stables. destroyed by
fire at Davenport. Iowa. u is de-
scribed as n ofthe most awful scenes
ever witnessed. aThey plunged and
shrieked, and, breaking their tasten-
ings, gathered in a mass in the centre
OF the stable. and persisted with with.
ipgs and noises OF agony that seemed
almost human voices in dlspair and
horrible agony"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

BURNING OF THE Loo CABGN'' OF "OEn
TiPPEcANoE.-rhe "old North pend Man.
sion House," the "log cubia" of 'Oid Tip
rich with "reminiscences, historic. almost class
ic, of world wide celebrity, famous in song
and story, was burned To the ground Satur-
day night. 1t was occupied by the family of
Col. Wm. II. II. Taylor, son-in.law of Pres
ident Harrison. who barely cscuped with
their lives, saping only their night clothes
The Colonel saye that be has lost every thing
but feels truly thankful that his family is
saved.-Cix. Com.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

The last steamer from Europe brought in
telIigence of the arrival at Queenstown, ire
land, of the British portion of the Telegraph
feet, and the vessels still having on board
enough cable to span The ocean, were to
leave on the 18th inst. for a new trial to
Jay it down. Mr. FIELD, who has charge OF
the enterprise, still seems Sanguine of sue
cess; bat others we'll posted in such matters
think differently, ~inclsding Prof. MoRsE, the
inventor of the Telegraph. From a paper
he communicates to the n. Y. Evening Post
it appears that gentleman objects 10 the
management of the recent expedition in three
important particulars. He says:
"a cable coiIed cannot be dncoiled with
out kinks: therefore the cable must be reeled
10 be laid. The necessity for two vessels
10 lay the cable, quadruples (and nore) the
risk of accidents; therefore the cable must
be land from one ship. The voyage TO Eng
land is easier, shorter and safer, than the
voyage. from England: therefore the vessel
with the cable should start from this side
There is one vessel, aud only one, of tondge
and rooin sufficient to carry the whole cable,
to wit, the Laviathan: therefore the cable if
ever laid at all, must be slowed on a succes-
sion of reels in the Leviathan, and the lie
yiathan must sail from our own shores"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

A CENTURY AGo.-The Boston (Mass.)
Gazette and Country journal, of July 18th,
I75s. contained the following: sJust i'm
ported from Africa. and to be sold on board
the brig lonney, VIM. Ellery, N ander,
now lying at New Boston, a number of likely
Negro Boys and girls, from u to Ia years
of age. Inquire of said Ellery. on board
said brig, where constant attendance is given.
Note-The above slaves have all had the
small pox. Treasprer's notes aud New,
England rum will be taken as pay"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

CoL. STEPToE TO BE REINFoRcEB-
500 ARMY RECRUITS ORDERED TO OR-
ECON. = The Quartern8asteF vi this
department yesterday received dis
patches from the War Department a.
Washington, conveying the partic0-
lars Of the retreat OF Col. Steptoe be-
lore an uveTpowering lorce Vi various
tribes OF Indians in Oregon, and di-
recting arrangements 10 be made
forthwith Tor dispatching six compan-
les oi recruits to the Pacific. In o.
bedience to the order the officer wait
ed upon the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company to consult with them as 10
the safest and most expedient mode
OF sending OUT this large body OF SOL
dierS. IL was found impracticable, in
view OF the probable large increase
III the California emigration, growing
out OF the new gold discoveries ON
FraZler's river, 10 take them by the
regular steamer OF the both inst. 1t
was accordingly determined to char
ter a special steamer, and the teamer
st. Louis was selected for thai pur-
pose She will accordingly oe put
in order and provisioned immediately
and will sail on the same day with
he Star OF the West, viz: ON the 20th
inst, and they will proceed up from
Panama ON the fine large steamer So
nora. Id
The ST. Louis viii have her old and
experienced Commander Captain
Hudson.-[N. Y. Times.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

Five young women, named Asiaval Van
Glider. aged IL years; Hannah H. Bryan, Is
Ellen Smitb, Is; Margaret Flynn. Is; and
Louisa Ever, aged 10 years, all inmates OF
the House of mercy, under the care OF Miss
Richmond, in 86th street. New York, near
the North River. proceeded to the river Sat
urday night for the purpose of bathing
They joined hands and entered the water,
but being unacquainted with the existence
of a deep hole in the river at that place,
plunged into it and were all dfowned togeth-
err Their bodies had not been found at last
accounts.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

The PRIMARY ELEcTIoNs.-By references
to the official notification by the Central
Committee, it will be seen that the Repubii.
can primary elections, for The purpose OF des-
ignating candidates to be supported al the
approaching contest, will be held in the sew
eral townships Of the county on Saturday
18th August next. Although it has long
been practiced in other counties, the system
is d new aud untried one with US. and wheth-
ef it will work satisfactorily remains 10 be
tested by experience. Those who proposed
comparatively free from the objections which
attach to the delegate convention system
objections which it is not necessary to re-
capitulate. as they are familiar to all. If
such should prove to be the case, the change
will be a desirable one-but in the e~stifaa-
tion Of the advocates of the old system, the
new one is equally liable to abuse and per-
version. Where there is a full turn out of
the voters, the delegates selected truly re-
fleet the sentiments Of those by whom they
are chosen, and act independently and hon
orably when assembled in convention, there
certa inly can be no we'll founded objection
70 that system of nominating candidates.
But the same advantages may be claimed
for primary elections when fully attended,
with the additional one that by it the trading
ana log-rolling which often prevails in con-
ventions, and is a prolific source of i'll feeling
and dissatisfaction, is effectualiy prevented
by designating all the candidates by means
of a vote OF the people The principal OBJ
lection urged against the plan is that ad-
vantage is given to towns and the ~neighbor-
hoods in which the voting takes place-but
this objection we think applies with equal
force to the delegate system; a populous
township has a proportfonate larger number
of delegates, and in their selection, which is
usually by ballot, The same advantages are
enjoyed by the citizens of towns and those
er case. II is also objected that candidates
will drum up their own particular friends and
induce them to vote, while mary differently
inclined will fail 10 do so--but it may be re-
piled that candidates can operate with equal
facility and success in the same way when
delegates are to be elected. The only eff
fectnal remedy in either case is a full turn
out of tn voters from every part af the town
ship-in which event either system is fair and
will prove satisfactory; and if the remedy is
not applied it vii! be the fault of those who
do not rather than of those who do act in
the premises, though it is almost invariably
the case that complaints come from the for
mer class. a
Longer notice would have bee n desirable,
bat this was impraetlcabie in consequence
of the necessity of providing for delegaf es
TO the Congressional Convention, which
comes off on the 10th August, and a desire
to ccoform to the prevalent custom of select
ing Saturday as the time in the week for
holding the elections. In additional to the
ordinary notice, bills have been issued, and
by this means general notice will doubtless
insure a general notification throughout the
country.
The. Demo cratic State Convention, for
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

Samuel Duke. the keeper of a low dog
gerry, as we learn from the Indiana Journal.
shot John G. White, the postmaster at Col
fax, Clinton county. He was arrested after
the death of Mr. White, and taken TO Frank
fort for an examination. The excitement
against Duke was intense, and it was fear
ed the GROVE would execute summary veng-
eance on him.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY NEAR RocuEsTEK.-
In the o@n of Rush, near Rocheter, n.
r, occurred last week u tragedy. of which
the following are the main facts:
Stephen Webb, more or less under The in
Huence vi liquor, made himself SO offensive,
that his wife and son rem led a farm, and
drew of to i've by themselves. They~dr
tcrwards consented TO his joining them under
promise of good behsyis-. He soon broke
forth again. #hch his wife started Tor neigh
bors. in company with another lady TO get
oat OF danger. Webb followed, and crowd
ing between the two women, struck lis wife
when the sons seized him and throwing him
down, sat on him ill he was secured. II
was then discovered that when he gave his
wife the blow he stabbed her. the knife en-
lering the lungs,and as soon as he was releas-
ed, il was bound that he Also had four stabs
which proved fatal Immediately. Mrs.
Webb ia still living in a critical condition.
Whether Webb stabbed himself, or was
stabbed by the sons Is not known. He
charged it upon the sons as he was dying.
and they are in custody. but deny it. 1t was
no doubt done with the sumo knife which
was found or the spot.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

Among the members OF Congress from
Pennsylvania, who lung fire on Lecompton
was the getleman from the Cumberland Dis
trict, in relation TO whom the following ex-
PLANTATION appears:
The brother of Hon. J. A. ALL, member
of Congress for the Cumberland, York and
Perry District, had a contract TO supply for
the army 300 mules, at $I75 each, making
$25; 800; also an order for 200 from Russels
& Majors, Government contractors, at the
same price, amounting in all to $87 ,ooo.--
The kind OF mules delivered could be bought
readily at $l2o each, 1t is unnecessary to
add that Mr.. ALL voted for LscomPton, and is
ii candidate for reelection.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

Far SALARiEs.-Rsv. Henry Ward
Beechsr, says a New York paper, has a
yearly salary Of $4,000, und a parsonage
rent free, aud that, with his literary earnings.
his income is $i2 900. e. H. Chaplin has
$4,000 per anlUln. ana makes as much more
BY lecturlng. DR.. Bethpue has 81 500. but
be Is the possessor of a fortune outside oi his
professional earnings. DIR. Adams, says eur
authority, has 3 $1,000 a year and a rich wife.
Dr.. Hawks has $4,000 a year and a house.
DIR. Taylor. of Grace Church, has SIC, zoos
year, aud the fine parsonage adjacent to the
church. Rev. Messrs. Tying, Bellows, 0s-
good. Chcevef. and otaer leading c~lergyuge n,
receive from $4,000 to So 900 per annum.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

A PRINTING OFFICE, A WHoLE
Town AND A County SusMERGnD.@
The editor of the Coahmo Citizen,
ESifss.,0 on the Both ult. issues the fol-
lowing card, 1t explains a very bad
state of affairs:
The Mississippi has taken possess
ion OF the office of the Coahomo CT
tizen, and am compelled to suspend
the Publication of it until we have a
fall in the waters. Nearly every
place and point in the county IS
subme rgcd. Here and there a
ridge Of uncommon height is left a.
bove the flood. The damage to the
country will reach an enormous sum.
At the present it is inealculable. Out
side of The destruction of the crops,
(Which were unusually pfonising)t the
drowning Of stock will oe immense;
all the STOCK running in She woods will
be host. Many of the planters have
erected platforms, and have a very
small portion of their stock upon these
A portion thus cared for, will die from
exposure and want of atteniica.-
Some have stock i'll their galleries, bed
rooms, and even their parlors. We
have met with several of the sufferers
who have had TO abandon their houses
-witls Others who are living in upper
stories OF their dwellings-and carr
assure you that cur condition is very
distressing and ~deplorabEe indeed.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

ENoRMoUs OuILAY FoR ADVERTISING
Townsend, the SIrsaparilla man, says his
books exhibit an outlay for advertising. in
the COURSE OF five years, in the various pa.
pers OF the United States, of $see,ooe.-
He says for sig months he cut off all his ad.
refreshments, to see it his medicines would
not go of on their merits just as well as by
advertising. He lost 100000 by it; sales
dwindied down to nothing; for his COMPETE
tors seeing him drop of, went on advertising
heavily and got the START Of him.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30
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CAUSE OF GEN. QUIrMAN's DEATn.-The
General was vue OF the victims OF the Ma
tioual Hotel poisoning, having dined there
on that fatal day which has COST thirty-one
persoIs their lives, and destroyed the he alth
IF sixty or seventy more. Since that day
General Quitnlan had not a we'll hour. Blu,
SO lung as he felt that duty to The South and
to the Republic demanded his presence in
Congress, be faithfully remained there; but
Tor the past few months painfully combating
with the rapid increase Of the disease. As
soon as Congress adjourned he FASTENED 10
his home, hoping tia: cessation from work
and repose in the bosom of his fainily would
restore him to health. The fatigue OF ,ray-
cling night and day exaggerated his disease
and when he reached Nalchez he was com
PEELED to take a, once to his bed. The mar
rage, a few days afterwards, of his daughter
to Captain Lovell, U. s. N, Of the Water
Witch, revived his sP~irits-greatiy depressed
by his disease-and be hospitality remained
up until after midnight, to do the DONORS To
the guests with that courtesy and affabiiity
which characterized him. The fatigue aud
excitement of this occasion were too much
for his eBfeebled constitution, and Increased
his malady SO maeh that afterw ards he was
unable 10 leave his room. A constant fever
hal been uPos him for many weeks.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30

Aueusr ELEcrroEs.-0n Monday next
an election Tor congressman. members OF
the Legislature, and county officers takes
place in Missouri. and on the same day the
people of Kansas vote on Gard will doubtless
reject by an immense majority the English
proposition.
On Thursday next North Carolina elects
a Governor and members of the Legislature
which latter will elect a u. S. Senator in
place Mr.. Diggs, resigned.
Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkau-
sas and Texas also hold elections during the
month, but none Of Them elect Congressman,
Court of Appeals in Kentucky, none of them
elect even State officers.