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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28
A three montb's experience in publishing

A three months experience in publishing
a semi-1Oeekly paper has satisfied our neigh
Dor of the Standard that the enterprise is
Sin advance OF the age, in these parts''---it
neither 'paying COR the trouble" nor
proving satisfactory to n lsrge PARTON of his
'sreaders, who secure it through the mails,'
land ~deeming "a surrender under the cir
cumstances, the better part of the ~valor," an
nounces in his last issue that on Thursday
next he will resume the issue of his paper
as a weekiy.
The opportunity is a favorable one, and
the circumstances would fully justify Us, in
INDUCING in some remarks that mt orally
which occurred in this connection within
the last three months--but We forbear,
for the reason that we have never enter
tanned other than friendly feelings toward
our neighbor, both personally and in q bust
ness point or vie W, and it would be decidedly
unkind to taunt him at this time with his late
sayings, when he SO candidly acknowledges
his error of judgment and surrenders at dis
erection. We will only say, the move is a
sensible one--that we hope the weekly
Standard may long successfully wave--and
if The time comes during our day when the
business aud population of the place will
warrant the issue of u semi-weekly or even
a daily. we will not be slow to follow or
lend in such an undertaking.
But we must first be satisfied the enter
prise will be seIf-sustaining-working for glo-
~ is attractive in theory, but will not benr the
test of practice. A long experience has
taught US that paper and other printing Office
bills can be paid with cash only, and glory
thus acquired is but a poor capital to fall
back upon when that article is called for.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28
THr Bvsss FAMILY pkov1prp Fon.-I

The Burns FAMILY PROVIDED FoR.-It
will be recollected that Gen. Joseph Burns,
of the Coshocton District, started for Wash
ington at the opening of the last session of
Congress, u fierce anti-Lecompton Demo-
crat, but before the vote was taken he was
manipulated into one of the most reliable
supporters OF the Presidents pet measure.
For this the people of his district cast him
out at the ballot-boxes last fall, and for
some season his family Of sons has been
officially provided for, as we learn from the
Coshocton Age. VIM. If. Burns is Quar-
termaster in the United States Army; John
C. Burns is Clerk in the United States
District Court in Iowa; Joseph Burns, Jr.,
is Clerk in Quariermaster's Department,
United States Army, ut Fort Smith, Arkan-
sas; Alexander l.. Burns is Postmaster at
Roscoe; and San. Burns is Deputy Sher-
if of Coshocton county. Gen. Joseph.
father of the family of Office holders, is still
drawing his Congressional salary and mir
Wooster Republican
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

-WHAr IF IT GOES TO THE HoU sE!-The
chance that three candidates may be in the
neld, in 1860, and that neither may have q
majority causes some inquiry as to the COM
pIexion of he next House II the election
goes to the House he vote will go by States
and not BY members. That is TO say, each
State will give one vote for its favorite can
didate, and the large Northern States will
count no more than the small Southern ones.
The prospect is that no party will have a
clear majority of the States; and that ii
the election should 20 to the House it would
have to be settled by a compromise. There
are now exclusive of Kansas and Oregon,
81 States; and il will require II to make a
majority. There are Is Slave States and
II Free States. II, therefore, the Repub-
licans lose a single Free State they fail the
In the requisite majority. OF the Free
States Connecticut, Minnesota and Calisor-
MIA are still in doubt, not having held thei:
elections. But e all of them elect a ma
jority OF Republicans Illinois would still
be wanting. In that state Mr.. Douglas
holds the cards. The majority of the Con-
gressmen chosen are in his interest, and
should he be one of the contestants he
would hold the balance of power. 1t may
be, however, that Maryland may elect a
majority of Americans which would still
further complicafe the question. as the
Americans are rather disposed to vote with
she Republicans.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

INFORMANT Caucus OF DoUGLAsITEs.-
The Philadelphia Pennsylvania, of rhe 2lsf
a:pies that a secret moyemeG. ID in progress
TO bring Judge Douglas on the course for tie
Presiden cy Immediately. This fact says
that journal, has just cotne 20 our knowledge,
and we feel it to be our duty TO tie Pablic
20 nounc it.
On Friday night last q private meeting
was called at the st. Lawrence Hotel in this
eitv. The persons who convened the meet
Ing were the chiefs and leaders of the late
reception given 10 Mr.. Douglas. After
those invited were assembled in d quiet and
private way, the object was made known
BY Forney, who acted as spokesman and
leader to them. HI made a proposal that
instant and prompt action should be had to
invite Douglas to accept of AN rSDEPENDENT
for the next Presidential cleo
zion, without regard to the selection of the
Charleston Consentien.
Attorney General Knox, also present, dis
sented from the proposals of Forrey. The
ground taken by him was, that it was mex
pedieni SO to act. The most prudent course
would be to submit the claims Of Douglas
10 the Charleston Convention, and make
every effort to secure the nomination for him.
but should that fail, he would willingly leave
The party. and with Douglas for his leader,
try their fortunes with the people.
Other persons who were presen, differed
from both, particularly McGinnis end Nc
Cormick. who were opposed to any action
that would be contradictory TO the usages
aud discipline Of the Democratic party.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

HORRIBLE MURDER NEAR DETRoIr.--On
Sunday Of last week, the wife of Jean Bap-
tiste Campau, who lives about six miles
from Detroit, was seen in an intoxicated
condition in the yard of the shaniy in which
she lived. AS beth she and her husband
were of exceedingly incorporate habits, lit
tie was thought OF the matter for several
days; but at last it was discovered that she
had disappeared. CamPau, OH being qies-
toned. gave contradictory and improbable
answers, which only confirmed suspicious
already excited. A search of the premises
was then instituted, and blood spots found
on the door, and on the end of logs in the
yard; an axe also was discovered which was
stained with blood, and in a pool of waite.
near the house, coagulated blood was observ-
ed to be floating. On approaching a corner
of the garden, the officers found that the
earth had been recently disturbed, and on
removing a few shovelsfull of earth the body
of the un Unfortunate woman was discovered.
She lay in a cavity hardly eighteen inches
deep, her hands being bound together by u
piece OF rag, and a calico sunbonnet spread
over her face. The left side of her head
was much bruised, and the>skull fractured in
one place. A party was Immediately dis
patched after Campau, who was found con-
cealed not far off, und committed to jail
Gin. Gar.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

The Ohio Editorial Association held It's
annual meeting at Dayton on Wednesday
of last week. some forty gentlemen of the
Press being in attendance The annual
address was delivered by Mr.. WEAVER,
of the GAINESVILLE Courier; Mr.. DUMARs,
of the Mahoning Register, read an original
Poem appropriate to the occassien; Nj.
BR]fNKERHoFF, OF the Mansfield Herald made
a lengthy report on the subject of Adverti-
sing---andin the evening a sumptous feast
prepared by the citizens of the city for their
guests, was served up at the Phillips House.
MIR. SAxToN, ofthe Urbana Citizen, was
elected President for the present year,
Messrs. J. S. HEREIcK and DAVID CLARK
Vice Presidents, w. B. FArRcHILD and C.
PARMENrER Secretaries. Dir. DENNEY, OF
ofthe Dayton Gazette, was selected as Or
ator, and Mr.. HowELLs, of the State Journal,
! as Poet, for the next annual meeting, which
is to be held ut Tifin the first Wednesday
after the 18th of January, 1860.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

SPANISH PovERrY.-Our latest foreign
papers have the following item uuder the
head of Spain:
THE budget was brought forward on the
18th. The expense amounted to l78,ooO,-
600 reals. The receipts are estimated at
$4,000. 900 reals
Here is a country living within its income,
which. as in the case Of an individual, is
generally supposed to be a respectable con-
ditioH England cannot show as good a
national account; and our budget is decid-
eddy inferior. And yet We are told c%ontin-
uaily about 'pauperized Spain The exac-
tions of her church and the crushing burden
ef her civil taxation. Our President seems
to suppose that it anything will induce her
10 part with Cuba, it will be the money in
this time Of her need. and he wishes a por-
ton of it put into his hasds at once. as if
the sight of 1t would be 3 temptation too
strong to resist. It would look much better
for the Administration TO put our own ma
tional accounts into as good q shape asihose
Of Spain, before We make any serious ejac-
nisiiSns upon the strength of her poverty.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

Among the nan testimonials in favor Of
the effects Of Earhaye's Holland Bitters, we
offer the Aaunes of tho following, many of
them ~weli.known in this city:
James Coivin, of South Pittsburgh, says:
1t 10 certainly valuable medicine; il cured
me of Dyspepsia
Captain Henry Eaton says: 1t cured my
wife of Neuralgia
J. a.. Won Bonnhorst says: Il never met
with 30 speedy q remedy tor acidi:y Of the
stomach
Heinrich Paulus say S: II cured me Of a
severe CHRONIC diarrhea in two days
Samuel Woodruff, of Athens, Ohio. says:
When I commenced using your medicine |
was so prostra,ed :hsi | could no, walk across
my farm; after using one bottle | can ca;
snything.'
HEADAcHE.-ffom an emintat Clergy
n.aa.-I take great pleasure in saying TO
you that made use of BGEHAvE's HoI-
LAND BIrrkRs, and found apparent relief of
a seycee headache, from which ] had long
suffered, and I believe they were of service
to INC in relieving my stomach and head.
SAINT E. BABcocK.
Hsadache asd Dcbiiity.--Mr. Silas Lis
combe, of Birmingham, says: Il have found
In Berhave's Holland Bitters. a remedy for
Headache and Debility. My wife has also
used it with the greatest benefit
Mr.. A. s. Nicholson, of Pittsburgh, also
remarks that he has experienced much re-
lief from its use for headache.
STRENGTH and Health reStored.--Mr. John
Davidson, living ten miles above Pittsburgh
on the Pennsylvania Canal, says: tWnen
commenced taking BGrhave's Holland Bit
ters. I could hardly walk. now enjoy ex-
selIent health
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.

"ASh4H6IOS8 JAM IS"
i The AyFAIR BETwEEk SENATORS DoUGLA
AND FIrcH.-The Washington correspond
ent OF The New York Times says, "the city
to-day has been full of rumors OF pending
hostilities between Douglas and Fitch"
This is erroneous: there are no grounds
| for a personal issue between these parties
Notes have pissed, however, betwe cen them,
with q view to explanations and refractory,
or hostile meeting, but the whole matter
is in The hands of mutual friends, and in q
fair way OF an amicable adjustment. The
frs, note was from NJ. Douglas to Dir.
Fitch, demanding retraction. The second
note is from Mr.. Fitch, which reiierates
them.
Mr.. Douglar replies with a detailed letter
explaining and modifying bis language. Civ
ing it a construction much less offensive
than ss originally understood.
Mr.. Fitch r%ejoins arnicably. and bis note
will probably settle the affair.
The correspondence makes no allu sion
whatever TO Fi,ch's declaration that Doug
las had Jailed to prove the charges against
Cook, TO which he had pledged his honor.
The transaction is looked upon by Douglass
wisest friends as Indicative of the fixed 2ur-
pose of the Administration men to force
him to take a back seat if he CONES into the
Democratic organization at all; and that
they prefer to push him off altogether.
II is stated that nm early opportunity will
be taken in open session TO make an Issue
with Mr.. Douglas In reference Ie his state
ments abou; individual Illinois appointments,
and TO present proof of their inaccuracy.
The war Of the Roses is evidec,ly just
beginning.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28
The Democracy of Kentucky, at Il

The Democracy of Kentucky, at their
late State Convention, did not follow the
example of their brethren in Ohio. Here
is is customary for the party to bestow near
ly all its eavors in the way of Office on the
new converts, and the newer they are the
more certain are their demands to be COM
Piled with--wEile in that State, where the
accessions from the ranks of the old Wing
party has placed them in power, they repudi>
ate their new allies, require them to occupy
a back seat, and deny their right TO a parti-
~cipati6n in the ~emoluments of Office. Such
at least W as the case ut the contention re-
ferred to--the old Wing element was strong
ly represented, and a number of them were
announced as candidates, but they made no
showing at all when the balloting took
place, the L%ecompton Democracy pure and
unadulterated carrying off all the prices
The success of the degenerate son of Henry
Clay, in the Lexington district. cannot be re-
garded as an exception, as his triumph was
in a local and not a State contest.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

A claim for the modest sum oil six millions
of dollars. for suppress;ng Indian hostilities
in Oregon and Washington, was presented
to Congress- during the last session, and its
allowance recommended by the Secretary
of War and urged with great %pertinacity by
the Delegates from those territories. Du-
ring the present session the items making
up this enormous sum have been looked into
by the committee on Military Affairs of the
House, and il seems fraud on the most gi-
gantic scule has been Practiced, about one
million only being properly due where bills
and vouchers to the amount Of six millions
have been presented. Some OF the charges
are trageo Pistols are charged at fifty
FIVE dollars each, muskets at one hundred
and twenty 1--WE dollars, oats at FIVE dollars
per bushel, hay at one hundred and twenty
dollars per ton, and other things in proper
ton.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

The Cleveland National Democrat gives
the following list of aspirants for the honor
of a nomination for Governor by the Dem
ocratic State Convention. which assemblies
in May next: Tbos. w. Bartly, of Richland:
David Tod, of Trumball; T. J. Smith,
of Montgomery; Geo w. McCook, OF JEFF
ferson, Gen. Mcdowell, of Highland; D.
A. Starkweather, of Stark; Stanley Ma
thews, of Hamilton; R. P. Ranney,- of
Cuyahoga. 1t is not q very important mat
ter, so far as the Republicans are concerned,
which of the gentlemen named is successful
in the Convention. Let them trot out their
strongest nag, and we will beat him SO badly
that he will hardly know after election he
was q candidate.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

HEAR A PATRIOT ON H Ono SoLoNS!--
The Oaio Patriot is the Buchanan organ OF
the in domitable Democracy OF old Colum-
biana, and hourishes in the fiourisEing town
of New Lisbon. The EDITORS name is
Woods, q well seasoned specimen Democrat,
and in the last Patriot with beetle blows he
thus mauls his party friends in the General
Assembly:
ADJouRN! ADJouRN!-From present
indications, our sapient, but unfortunate law
makers at Columbus, will put in the winter
at their delightful occupation of spending
the peoples money. They are n setof as
arrant humbugs as ever got four dollars a
day. They could have finished all their
business in two weeks, and closed the extra
session before now, to the entire satisfaction
Of their constituents. We have no doubt
many things in the laws of the State could
be improved; but the people can get along
very we'll without any Of the proposed re-
visions-and tom the apparent want of
discretion in the legislative body, this win
ter, al Columbus, we doubt their ability TO
benefit the people if they would 1--we at the
| Capitol an entire year. Their refusal to
comply with the expressed wishes of the
masses that they should hold a short session
shows that they do not care much for the
interests of those they represent.
We propose that if the legislature have
not adjourned by the first of February, the
Democratic editors OF the State go down to
Columbus, and each one bring one or two
of our mis- representatives home--rip the
members legislative from the body legisla-
tive, and save The Democracy Of the State
at the expense of the holels and drinking
saloons of Columbus. We hope our breih-
rem oil the press will speak OUT, and speak
the sentiments of the people ugninst pro-
tracing the extra session.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

Several ofthe Columbus papers have sta
ted that the committee appointed by the
Legislature last winter to examine into the
Treasury defaication, had got possession of
a private memorandum or account book of
J. G. BREsLIS, by means of which they had
discovered the whereabouts of about $780,
600 of the missing money; and that the de-
~veiopments the committee are about to make
will seriously imPlicate prominent politicians
hitherto unsupported. Since the appear
ance of these paragraphs it has been posi-
lively denied, on the alleged authority Of
members of the committee, that any such
book is in their possessioa-while on the
other hand those who first made the state-
ment r~eiterute it, on What they claim to be
good authority. Meantime the committee
announce that they will be ready to report
in about a month, and when they do SO, we
shall doubtless know whether or not they
have made any discoveries throwing new
light on the s,upendous fraud.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

A few months since q notorious rowdy
named Gambrill was tried and convicted in
Baltimore for numbering a policeman while
engaged in the discharge of his official du-
ties. One of the chief witnesses for the
prosecution was a brother officer named
Rigdon. When the verdict was rendered
several of the comrades OF Gambrill threat
ened vengeance on Rigdon, and two of them'
named Marion Crops and Peter Corrie, fol-
lowed him home from the Court House, and
the former shot him dead through a back
window of his dwelling while the latter kept
guard in front. They were both arrested,
and notwithstanding similar threats to take
vengeance on the part of associates still at
large, were tried and convicted, and the
three will doubles be executed at the same
time. Baltimore has suffered terribly in
character from the doings of such ~ruffians
as these, and the example about to be made
of them will probably have a good effect.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

WORSE THAN LEAP YEAR.-The ladies of
Schuyler county, New York, have a way
peculiarly their own, of intimidating the men
into m~atrimony. The Rushville Times says
that one day last week, at Huntsville, a
young woman, who had, or pretended to
have some claims upon the hand and heart
o! Mr.. Thomas Watt, called at his store and
demanded that he should either marry her or
submit to the effects of the bullet. Mr.. w.
refused either horn of the dilemma, when
she banged away. The ball struck pretty
near his center, but hitting a rib, passed a.
round and out, doing no material damage.
The young lady was arrested and tried, but
Esquire Benson dismissed the charge aud
let her go.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28

Many of the more calm and dispassionate
citizens of the South ~disapproved of the re-
peal of the Missouri restriction, and did not
hesitate to characterize it at the time as a
per6dious outrage. Hosts of others, who
regarded il favora5ly merely because they
supposed it would prove beneficial to the
peculiar interests of their section, while adj
hitting or not denying the gross breach of
faith it involved, are now beginning to take
a different view of the matter. They plain
ly see what has been she effect in the North,
revolutionizing States previo usly Democrat
ic and pro-slavery in all contingencies, and
consigning to POLITICAL graves the dough-
faces who betrayed the trust reposed in them
by conf ding constituencies-and instead of
reaping the benefits they anticipated, they
ind it the Pandora's box from which moth
ing but evil has flown. Messrs. Bell, Crit
tendon, Houston. Hunt, and other Southern
men who voted against the measure, were
prescribed and superseded in consequence
of their vote; but it is not unlikely that they
will live to see that vote approved as heartily
by the great body of their constituents as it
was at the time bitterly denounced, Hon.
J. III. BORIS, of Virginia. was one of those
who from the start disapproved of the
repeal, and boldly expressed his abhor-
renee of the act. For this he was bitter
ly denounced throughout the South, aud by
no paper with more severity than by the
Richmond Wig, The editor of which had
previously been one of his warmest political
friends. But the influences alb owe refer
red to have wrought a change in the views
of the editor he now discovers that DIR.
Bolts did not sin so previously as he had i'm
agined-and in a late number of his paper
makes the following manly resraction:
at was for his resolute and irreconcila-
BILE opposition to the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise that we denounced John Minor
Bolts in terms of unmeaHured severity, about
three years age. We denounced him an
justly, and a public apology is due from US
to him, which we now accordingly tender.
We have no such false d~elicecy as forbids
us to make due PREPARATION where we have
inflicted an injury There has been no in
tercourse of any sort between Dir. Bolts and
ourselves for the last three years; nor are we
now even on speaking terms. We make but
proper atonement for the wrong we did him
in SO violently ~denouncing him for his oppo-
sition to the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise-which opposition, we ourselves, to-
gether with numbers of leading Southern
Democrats, now believe to have been wise
and right. All expressions of a harsh char
acter, therefore, which we applied to that
gentleman, during the memorable controver-
sy in which we participated three years ago,
are hereby publicly, frankly, and uncon di-
tionaly retracted."
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-28


A difficulty occurred in the Senate on
Saturday las, between Douglas and Fitch,
of Indiana, which ii was supposed would
lead to a duel; but the affair has been, &C
cording to custom, honorably adjusted ~
through the efforts of mutual friends. Very
severe language passed between the parties,
and jeff. Davis used insulting remarks in
reference to both of them, for which he af-
forwards a~pologized. Douglas is evidently
doomed to occupy a back seat in the Demo.
cratic synagogue and an insuhordinate
place in The ranks, to say nothing of tho
insults and Sights TO which he is constantly
subjected. Great is the contrast between
his brave and manly bearing a year ago and
his present cowed and humble demeanor.