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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

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If the Washington correspondent Of the
N. Y. Times is correct, Mr.. Senator Pugh
was quite as variable in his recommendations
Of gentlemen for appointments Marshal of
the. Northern District of Ohio, as he was on
the Kansas question. Hejwas at FIRST warm
for a Mr.. Dteksoa, then signed a secemmen-
dation for a Mr.. Gill. then supported Mr..
Johnsans3theR abandoned Johnson and re-
nofninated.te the Presidents DIR. Gill. BY
this time the President had decided to ap-
point johnson. land sage the the N. Y.
Times writer:fsa58 saH Il 3aa a4nai rs
ssMr. Pagh hearing of this determination
Of the Presidents went to the White House
and distinctly preferred his claim, in con-
nection with the two ID MEMORIALS represents
ing the Judicial District, Burns and Hall, of
debating the nomination. The President
modesty~ suggested his own right and duty
under the Constitution. High words ensued,
MIR. Pagh shook off the dust of his boots a
gainst the Executive Mansion, and the Pres
ident used the mildest oath to be found in
the language to dttest the severity OF his
pledge that no person should thereafter be
appointed with Mr.. Pugh's recommends.
tion.'sa# s1sh19s2 ts 592 d1zz I'm
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

ADJOURNMENT OF sCoEeREss--Congress
talks Of adjourning on the 7th of June,
though the business of the session is yet
scarcely touched, the whole time of the pre-
sent session having been wasted upon an in
significant question upon an insignificant
Territory 1. is a little curious that when
the per diem arrangement existed Congress
never got through the business of the ses-
sion till SeptembcF or October, as long as
they could decenIly hold together; but since
they have adopted the salaried system Of SO
much a year, they are desirous now Of shor-
teniBg the session as much as possible. No
body will obiectte their fadjouraing as soon as
~theapublic business is all transacted; butthey
t Ike pay FOR the year. and they have n2right to
shuttle off six months upon the public for q
year, and leave the public work neglected.
They are bound in honor to finish their work
and flush it well.-tPhiladelphia Ledger.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

1t is stated that between the first of
January and the middle of February,
nineteen women were burnt to death
in Great Britain, whose clothes took
fire in consequence of expansion by
hoops. This is an awful warning and
ought TO convince any reasonable
woman of the danger OF wearing
these unseemly aaticles of Dress
But Notwithstanding these many
warnings of the danger Of wearing
them, they go on expanding and to
expand, until they have acquired a
circumference alarming to the purse
of those who foot the bill for the ma
%terial, and 10 the poor women who
have 10 make the dresses al the stip-
ulated price at which the old style
we're made.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

FIEKDrsH MURDRR.-The Sandusky Reg
lister of yesterday, 10th, is furnished with
the following account of a murder perPetra-
ted in Townsend. The account says
I1seems that enc James James, a cousin
of IsaaeqJune, harbored an old grudge against
the latter, and having prepared himself for
revenge by Constructing aninfernal machine
with pewdcr, and some other materiai, and
armed nimseifgwith q revolver and5knife, be
called at June's house Tuesday morning al
an eariy hour, saying as be came Ins June
am in time to take breakfast with yous'-
Heawas invited 10 de so, and sat down to the
table as coolly as If on a friendly visit. AT
ter the meal was doneoand 5uBe's workman
had left, be- rose; locked the door, putting the
key in his pocket; and drawing his revolver,
said s.June, Mauee came here to commit a muir
der, and I'm gong to do it, AS ne said this
he presented and snapped his revolver which
missed Ere. June then seized him, and a
tremendous s%cufIlIe ensued between June,
aided by bis wife, and the miscreant, the
latter by this time cutting right and left with
a sharp knife Mrs. T., perceiving that her
husband was being cut p~iece1meal, quit her
bold, burst through q panel Of The door, and
shouted murder. Ont he aTrtvai Oh netsh-
bors aroused b. her cries, it was found that
The murderer had succeed in disemboweling
June, and had only failed to completing his
diabolical purpose by his knife breaking off
at The. handle. James was secured, and on
his examination before q Justice confessed
his purpose freely, and said he ssonly wanted
June to die, and then he would die happy
expressing no contrliion Whatever. He is
nowsin jail at Fremont, awaiting his trial.
r. S.--since the aboyeswas put n type,
June has died. - A
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT, a talented
and highly educated Englishman, author OF
several works on Field Sports. and q we'll
known writer for Magazines and literary
newspapers, over the signature of Frank
Forester" committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart, at his hotel in
New York, on the 18th inst. It seemsahe
was a man OF ~dissipated and reckless habits
and ungovernable temper, and the immediate
cause of his self-destruction was the sepa-
ration of himself and his wife, to whom he
had been married b ut a few months-she
having left him, an refused to return or
even grant and interview or receive a COM
municatioH from him.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28
The General Conference of the Method

The General Conference Of the Iethod-
list Episcopal Church South, in session at
Nashville, Tenn, has ezpuuged from the
book Of Discipline, by a vote of 40 TO s..
The rule forbiddiag "the buying and selling
of men, women and children, with an in
tention to %enslave them Il is highly prob
able that the eight members who had the
courage to vote in the negative will speedi-
ly be compelled to migrate north-as even a
suspicion of the slightest opposition to slav-
cry, especially on the part of a clergyman, is
not tolerated in that region; and a few who
~~had in one ofthe local conferences given a
similar vote, were last fall published in the
ultra pro-slavery papers of the South gener-
ally as dangerous "Abo!itionists,' 81 "%traitors
to the South,'' &c.
The same body, at last advices, were dis
cuEssing a resolution proposing to expunge
the rule on Dress, prohibiting 'tbe putting
on of gold and costly apparel" -
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

The motion for a new trial in the case of
Wm.M. Connolly. convicted before the U,
s.. Court in Cincinnati for having harbered
fugitive slaves and aided them in making
their escape, has been denied by Judge Lea
witt, and Mr.. C. has been sentenced TO paw
a fine Of $40 and be imprisoned for the Pc
Rod of twenty days in the county Jail. The
highest penalty allowed by the law is a fine
of $1,000 and imprisonment for six months.
This, we believe, is the first conviction of
the Bind that has occurred since the passage
of the infamous law. s.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

1t begins TO be more than manifest
that scarcely anybody can be elected
to Congress from this corner Of the
continent who voted for Lecompton.
The brand is now upon the brow Of
every one who did the deed, and like
the 'scarlet letter." it cannot be OBJ
liberated, while. unlike the "scarlet
letter. it is seer by all men, Now,
it may be a pleasing thing 10 power,
To see tive L.ecomptenites re-nomina-
ted; but it is a much more important
thing to the Democrats to put nobody
forward who will kill other candidates
by the contact. II The Lecompton
Congressman want ~vindication, they
should go to the Treasury for it,
There are not votes enough for them
in the North, and that's the long and
short Of it.IPhil. Press.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

WASHINGTON, Monday, May II, 1895
The Repubiicansof this city held a meet
ing on S saturday evening and formed them
selves into an association, with a view % ac-
ton at the appEoaching municipal election.
aud fer the distribution Of Embellishments
during the coming year. They adopted the
following declaration of principles 5a
daThe federaLgoyerument has no power
over she system of slavery within the States
but within its own exclusive jurisdiction At
has the power and ought to exert II, to Sc
cure life. liberty and TIE pursuit Of happiness
to all men, 81. - fss =
= O.. There should be neither slavery nor in
voIuntary ~servbude, except for the punish
meat Of crime, in any Of the Territories OF
the United States.
e3s The people are the rigbtful source Of
ali political power; and ell officers should, SO
far as. practicable, be chosen by the direct
vote Of the people
4 Candidates for political Offices should be
men of undoubted integrity and sobriety,
and pledg edgt o, support the principles, of this
platform by ali lawful and constitutional
meaDs. 20 , f is H Aa
Dir. Seward was present, and made an e.
laborate aptislavery speech, which was very
well received by the association, many OF
whom are soathern mes. uafs8
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

The late action of the American Tract
Society, in refusing to permit the publication
ofsa tract op3the moral ssdoties of masters,
after having issued one on the obligations of
slaves to their masters, attracts much Gtten-
.tien on the parta the press and eeclesiasti-'
cal hoaies in the North and is generally COM
dernned. The ensralC Congregational Associ-
atop, of Michigan, in session at Adrian, has
protested against the regent action of the
Society. Two negative votes emily cast.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

WAR IN PENSsYLvANA.--The Twentieth
Congressional District, comprising the coun-
ties of Fayettes Greene, and Washington, Is
likely to be the theater of a very pretty tri-
angular fight the coming fall. It opens out
handsomely, with Gen. Jesse Lazier, Of
Greene, Juggling for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Congress, as the Administrator
candidate, and the Hon. VIM. Montgomery
working for a denomination as the leader of
the And-Lecompton Democrats; and if de-
feated in that, viii probably run on his own
hook. The republicans will doubtless take
the 6elds with a leader of their own and
when the order of battle has been formed,
and the signal for a general engagement is
sounded, we may expect to hear some very
sharp firing from the Twentieth.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

we are under Obligations to our Repre-
sentative in Congress, Hon,.B STANTON, for
numerous recent faVors in the way Of public
doeuments-amdng others the first volume
of Muj. EMohy's "Repors on the United
States and Mexican Boundary Sdrvey,'' a
large quarto, got up in superior style. and
profpsely and beautifully illustrated, It is
a valuable and Interesting work but judging
from recent proceedings, Is probably one of
the last of such extensive and costly publica-
tons that viii be undertaken by the Goyern-
ment. =-
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

A PLUcKY AMERICAS CAPFAIE.-Cap-
tain Nichols, of the bark John Howe, arrived
at New York Saturday last, from Sagua Ia
Grande, the Cuban harbor where q squad
ron of American Vessels were the other
day searched by q British cruiser. Capt.
Nichols vessel was twice bearded aud
searched. The ship Clarendon, Capt. Bart
lett, loaded with sugar and bound for new
Yok, was in the haEhor Of Sagua la GrsAde
and was boarded by a boat fro@-the English
steamer Buzzard. The Captain of the boat
ordered the Captain of the Clarendon to hoist
his ensign. Captain refused to do so. The
officer inquired for the Clarendon's papers,
and was told they were at the CousuEs' and
that if he knew his business he would know
that much. The officer ofthe boat departed
! and reported to the commander of the Brit
asia steamer. Blank cartridges were fred by
| the steamer, to intimidate the Captain OF
the Clarendon, and cause him TO hoist his
ensign, but without effect. A boarding par
rg then, of near an hundred well armed men
| LEFT the steamer and approached the Clar-
] endon. Capt, Bartlett received the officers
commanding the party politely, but Protes-
ted agninst the whole proceedings, and
threatened to shoot the first one of of the
men of the steamer who should attempt TO
come on board. He was ordered to hois'
his ensign and refused to do SO saying:
sThere it lies upon the table. and if yoni
commission is worth enough hoist it your
SELF" The British officer, pistol in hand
commenced pacing the cabin, saying thai
he "would seize the vessel and take her IL
the port Of New York" to which Capt. B
replied, ssthat was exactly what he wanted
him 10 do" when. whether Intentionally OF
by accident, he could not say, Capt. B. wa'
struck on the breast by the hand of th'
British officer which held the pistol. Capt
Bartlett then presented his pistol and said
s.Sir, keep your hands off me or | will shoe
you" The officer replied, 81 did not lay ny
hands upon you" When Capt. B. r~ejoined
fYou did SIR"
The British officer then put several ques
tioas and receivedshort answers, and at las
according to the account given in the New
York Tribune:
The officer completely cowed, then wen
on deck, and in a perfect rage, beloved
forth. s-Lower away the gangway ladder,
when Capt. B. quietly said, ibid you orde
that ladder to be lowered, or did you reques
it to be lowered.' The officer replied
"Wil you please have ii lowered!' Capt
D. then gave orders for it to be let down
and the Britisher departed without accom-
plishing his purpose.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28
The murder Of Hugh Downie, m

The murder Of Hugh Downie, the
drover, in St. Louis, by three boys in
a barber shop, is one of the most exc
traordinary instances of crime on re-
cord. 1t will be remembered that a
few days ago, the body of Downio
was foundi in a cellar, bearing evidence
of murder and robbery. A train Of
circumstances after a few days inves-
tigation were developed which fas-
tened suspicion upon three boys,
Theodore De0old, Nicholas Traut-
vein, and Antoine Leite, all of Ger
mar parentage, and employed in a
barber shop near where the murdered
man was found. Theodore has been
taken and has confessed his crime
The others, are still at large. Theo-
dore is about seventeen years ofage,
and has the appearance of being
much younger. He says that Sunday
night a week at 9 O'Clock, Downie
was shaved in the shop. He then in
vited the boys out 10 take a drink
They drank with him and then in
duced him to re-enter the shop to be
shampooned. He did so, and Antoine
then drenched his hair in the fluid
used for cleaning the head, and pur-
poseIy let some drops fall into his eyes,
thereby binding him effectually;
while this was going on, Nicholas took
a halter which had previously been
prepared for the purpose, put the
moose around the neck of the victim,
and drew it so tight that the very
life was choked out Of him in q few
seconds. Theodore says he struggled
bur little, and gave but two short,
nervous kicks before life was extinct;
when the rope was put upon his neck
Antoine took hold of his hands and
kept them tight in his grasp. The
boys had been led by the talk of their
victim to think that he had much mo-
ney upon his person, but they only
, realized $50 and a watch.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

The reports from Kansas show a fight
vote at the recent election on the adoption
of the Lea7ebwetth Constitution, end for the
.fcket nominated BY its friends. The returns
Indicate the adoption of the constitution by
a majority of six to eight thousand; also the
election OF the Free State ticket. to which
there was no regular opposition.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

Wehaye. in the Cleveland Plafndealer an
accountofa homocide which occurred at the
town of Auburn, Geauga county. on Satur-
day, 1 5thk nst eft appears that a certain
Mrs. Abbey and her two daughters had been
keeping a house of bad rePute in the vicini-
ty of Mays Mills, in Auburn. Her estab-
lishment became a Nuisance. The neigh
bors resolved to abate it, and a number of
them operated without Difference to Claw
and order, Ito TINT end. Three friends of
the ewsm4rfD, named Abbey, Blood, and
Condit, armed themselves and prepared to
defendthe offensive premises. The attack
was made ON the House about IL O'Clock at
night. MrsCanfeld, a wealthy farmer, one
of the attacking party, was shot by one of
the inmates OF the house, and carried home,
where his wife was sleeping with her babe,
and died in a few minutes; his wife being a.
roused from her islanders to hear that her
husband was at the point Of death.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28
SHOCKING ArrA.lK IN Iow4.--Tbe Mug

SHOCKING AFFAIR IN fow4.--The Mug
%catlne, Iowa, Journal Of the. 18Th, gives an
account of o terrible affair in that city the
night before. The wholesale grocery OF
Mr. J. T.. Brown wns about II o'clock on
the night of the 18th found 10 be on FIRE.
Persons breaking ID and removing goods,
found Mr.. Brown on the floor of the store.
gagged with a handkerchief, and badly injur-
ed. He was insegsihle at the time, but e
covered. He had visited his store after re-
turning from church, and found within it Q
party of burglars, who oVerpowered him
thrust a hankerclief down his throat with q
knife, completed their robbery and set fire &c
the store, leaving him, as they supposed, tc
be consumedwith it,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

LA ~ ~
Our very worthy and economical Admin
is,ration. ANXIOUS to further the best interests
of the VIII ac people, and being Democratic in
its, Instincts. and, therefore, opposed to sad
ding future generations with debt, and having
thus far spent only twenty millions Of dol
lurs in addition TO the national income, as ks
Congress to grant authority TO contract a loan
of not more than fifteen millions of dollars
for q term not * exceeding ten years. This is
the apex of the Presidents pyramid Of poll
cy for the present session of Congress. AS
it was Democratic at the commencement OF
the present session of Congress, to issue a
rag currency, stamped with the faces of the
President and Secretary of the Treasury,
TO the extent of twenty millions of dollars.
of course it will be Democratic as the SEES
sion concludes, to borrow fifteen millions of
dollars. The twenty millions were wanted
to operate with during the session of Con.
gress. The fifteen millions is merely desi-
rable for pocket money during the Congress
sional recess which is at hand.--[Cincinna-
ii Commercial. 49,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

The Border Ruffians are bowling
feariully at certain derredations upon
them by a band of professed Free
State me in Kansas. They have not
the least doubt as to the authenticity
of these outrages. They are at no
loss about "the facts" Ii is their OK
getting gored this time, and they feel
it.. Why don't they have something
to say now about these abominable
s'Kansas liesP
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

GOLD IN IowA.--We have been inclined
TO believe that the stories of finding gold in
Southern Iowa were inventions of specula-
tors inviting settlers, or that they were pre-
Dictated On the discovery of limited quanti-
ties of metal enormously said to be gold
But there seems no room to doubt that in the
counties of Warren, MGdison, Polk, Adair,
CLARK. Guthrie and Dallas. in the vicinity OF
Fort pes MONIES, more or less of gold is
daily found along the margins of the streams
by the hundreds. and perhaps. thousands Of
men engaged in the search. There is as
yet nothing to warrant the belief that the
deposits are large, or that gold washing in
that region will ever be q renumeratiye
branch of The States industry. The pres
eut effect Of the discovery is peruicious.---
Men who ought to be following the plough
have left that standing in the turrow, while
they, bare,footed and bare.legged. are wa
ding the creeks for wages which average as
bout the cost Of the salt for their pota,oes.---
Chicago Tribune.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28
The Philadelphia Press, Of Thurs.

The Philadelphia Press, Of Thurs
day, says that the day previous, intel
ligeuce from Col. Kane was received
by his family in that city, which leaves
no doubt of the general authenticity
OF the intelligence of the disposition
of the Mormons to allow the regular
exercise of Federal authority in their
midst. The Mormon warts consequent
tlys over, Col. Kane's mission to
Mormondom, is disowned by the Ad-
ministraiion. He seems to have made
peace on his own hook.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28
Jews PREPARING TO ACKNOWLEDGE

CuRIsT.-The Rev, Mr.. BUss, a con-
verted Jew, and Assistant Secretary
of the Society for AmeIioraiing the
condition of the Jews, has been lee
turing in Boston, A Jew nights since
he stated that in his official capacity,
he'had recently received a letter from
EGglcnd, giving a account of a meet
ing Of Rabbis In that country, to dis
cuss the question whether Christ was
the true Messiah. "They had agreed
if the Messiah did not come in ff.
teen years, to accept Christ as the
true Missiah."
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

EEGLIsH's KANSAS B1LL.-The St. Louis
Evening News regards English's scheme as
a cunningiy devised fraud whereby to bribe
the peopieof Kansas to assent to the imposi-
ton of a slavery Constitution upon that Ter
ritory. 1t says, ifthe people accept the Le-
compton Constitution, they are to have 49,
500 GOO. ~acFessof public land, worth $780,
500 ,Oo0 given them. If they reject it, they
are to have only 5,5oO,ooO acres. In other
words the people of Kansas are offered a
bribe of 20, 1000 900 acres of land to accept
a Constitution which they do not want.
In our view, the proposition is disgraceful
in the extreme. It is a positive attempt by
the Congress of the Republic to corrupt and
bribe a new State. 1t yields every inch of
the technical ground IN which the Southern
Leeomptonites have stood, while at the same
time, it grants nothing to the principle of
popular sovereignty. for which the auti-Le-
comptoui:es have been ~contendng. A5i
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

Senator SUMNER, OF Mass, has again
sailed for Europe. having been urged to DO
SO by his physicians. in the hope Of improv-
his heafh, which still continues SO feeble as
to preclude an active participation in Sena-
torial business.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

Mr.. Cox end edvors to justify his vote for
Lecompton by saying it was in a Gc~ordance
withs'adyioe apd connsefi from the Kansas
ex- Governors. Mr.. Pugh excuses his by
saying it was in accordance with the judg-
ment of s.party friends.''I Gen. Houston
lays the blame on his einstructiens." Dir.
Groesbeck finds IAN apology for his in his
G'personal friendship for the President. Pr
They all feelthe need ofsome excuses which.
is pretty good evidence they have been do
ing something to be ashamed Of. What
Congressman who veted GgaiPss the, swins
die thinksyit necessary togiVe any exenseI
toshis eonscienee or the country FOR doing
his dutya--Aseaag Joaf. s. taegeuaa .s-B
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

The Cincinnati Commercial of yesteday
estimates The damage in that county caused
by the rains of the past week and conse-
quent freshet, at 100000.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-28

Tbe Hon. William Montgomery, of
Pennsylvania author of the "Mont-
gomery Substitute" is among his con-
~stituents, working hard Tor a re-nom-
ination by the Democracy. He made
a three hours speech on Tuesday
night last, in Washington County
His speech was bold and BITTER
The "lie" passed between him and
some of the Buchaneers among his
hearers. The majority of the crowd
'rapturously aPplauded him." Among
other denunciations launched thick
and hot and heavy, be said that En-
gIish wasa "weak man." ready ali the
time Of the Lecompton fight to be-
tray the men with whom he at first
acted in opposition to the Presidents
policy.