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Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04

FROM THB PLATNs.-Mosr DEpLoRABLE coSDt.
slos OF THE PIXIES PEAK EMIGRANTs-C
isN.--St. Louis, May A.-The regular cores
pondent OF the Democrat, writing from Den
yer City, on the 9th inst, recounts the most
deploSable condition Of affairs on the Plains.
Many Of the emigrants are dying from star
Walton, while the others are subsistiup ON
priokly pears and wild onions found along the
road. The State agent reports picking up a
man, named Blue who was reduced to a skel-
eton from starvation. On recovering, he rave
most lsmentable account of his adventures.
de started in company with two of his broth
ers Tor the mines; one Of them died on the
road, and the remaining two were so far bor-
dering on state of starvation that they ate
his body
Another died, and in turn was nearly de-
youred by the survivors.
man named Gibbs had reached the mines
In starving condition, and expressed the
opinion that his party, nine in number, had
all persisted.
Many graves were seen along the route.
much property has been destroyed and
abandoned en- the road.
The writer Of the letter before referred to.
says the number of departures from the mines
In about squal to the arrivals.
About i've hundred of the returning emf.
grants reached st. Joseph on Saturday. all of
whom confirm the previous accounts of the
unering and privations on the Plains.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04
Agricultural.
THE FARMER.
HOE OUT YOUR ROW.

One day lazy farmers boy
Was hoeing out the corn,
And moodily had listened long
To hear the dinner horn.
The welcome blast was heard at last,
And down he dropped his hoe;
But the good man shouted in his ear
"My boy, hoe out your row ''
Although hard onen was the row,
To use plowman's phrase,
The lad, as sailors have it,
Beginning well to " haze ...
81 can" said he, and manfully
He seized again his hoe;
And the good man smiled to see
The boy hoe out his row.
The lad the text remembered,
And proved the moral well,
That perseverance to the end
At last will nobly tell
Take courage, man resolve you can,
And strike a vigorous blow;
In life's great field Of varied toll
Always hoe out your row.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04

FLooD IN TExAs.-Loss OF LIpR.-The Dal-
las CFexas) Herald says that on the 5th ult.
there was most terrible rain storm, which
continued for three days. A gentleman re-
siding near West York, finding the waters
rapidly rising and surrounding his house, Al.
tempted to move his family to a place of safe
ty. He had wife and seven children. so.
taking two of the little ones he placed them
upon shed at some distance, and was about
to return forthe rest, when he found the shed
was knowing, and considerable time elapsed
before he succeeded in placing them in secu-
rity. On returning to where his house had
stood, he found no vestige remaining of IT,
nor of his wife and the other FIVE children
The coming OH of night prevented further
search then; the next morning, however, i
was renewed, but no tract of the missing fam
lily was found.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04
CULTURE OF CORN.

A correspondent of the Ohio CultiuatOr says:
The grand axioms in corn raising are--Good
ground well prepared, early and careful plant
ing, early cultivation and hoeing, and destruc-
tion of all weeds the summer through. II
prompt and energetic action is necessary any
where, it is most emphatically so in corn
field. But go into any department of labor,
and who wins The easy, the indolent, the
careless MOI The Micawbers who are al
ways waiting for ''something to turn up''-
some God-send or another-never accomplish
any, but die before their visions are realized.
II is certainly not these, but the man of ener-
gy, of method-the man of steady work and
close calculation who succeeds, in all posi-
itiOns,
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04

FROM sHINGToE-THE PRESIDENT NOT SEEK
ING RE-soMlNATIoN.-W Washington, May 81
1t is stated as remarkable fact, that although
it was long ago known that Postmaster West
colt of Philadelphia would be removnd, there
were no applicants for the office. The names
of at least ten gentlemen had, however, been
mentioned in that connection to the President
who, when he appointed Mr.. N. B. Browne,
was not certain Of his Christian name, but
afterwards ascertained it through political
friend.
The President recently in abiding, to the
charge that his visit to North Carolina, was
with view to a nomination for a second
term, said that nothing was further from his
intention than this, and he would avail him
self of the FIRST opportunity publicly to disa-
buse the minds of those who suspected him
of the design again to become a candidate fol-
the Presidency.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04

Rufus Brown, Of Chelsea, Orange Co., VT,
says, that in an experiment tried by him, the
gain in the crop of potatoes by the use OF
ashes at the rate of a teacupful to the hill,
was about bushel and half of potatoes fol
each bushel of ashes used. The kind of po-
tatoes was the Pink Eye, and yield 200 bush
els per acre. The ground was planted May
7th, with ashes in the holes, and little dirt
over them. TWAS plowed and hoed June 18th,
the rows being four feet apart, and hills three
feet. The ashes cost 123 cents bushel, and
potatoes sold at 80 cents, returning full sc
cents bushel for the ashes employed.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04
A WATER SPOUT ON THE PRAIRIR-fER-
RIBLE DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AND PROP
ERTY.

On the 26th, storm passed over Iowa City
which was attended with the approach of q
large water spout.
The water spout remained in sight nearly
fifteen minutes, when, the sky becoming OBJ
scured, it was lost sight of. The storm soon
passed over, and all awaited anxiously for
news from the prairie, distant about six miles
from this city, over which the water-spout
passed. Scarcely an hour elapsed before news
was brought that jesse Berry, member OF
our Common Council, had been killed in a
barn which wasthrown down by the violence
of the wind and water. The next express
from the country brought us information that
family, by the name of Morgan, three in
number, had been struck, two of its members
killed instantly, and the mother so seriously
injured that it is thought impossible for her
to recover. Mr.. John Frick who was in a
brick house. which was entirely demolished
by some providential circumstance, escaped
with but slight injury. Two men whose
names | could not learn, were killed instantly
Many have had their legs or arms broken,
and others have suffered from COMMISSIONS and
fractures, occasioned by the fall of houses
which had been blown down upon them. The
water spout seems to have been from thirty
to forty feet in diameter and to have destroy
ed large amount OF property. Its extent
was from seven to ten miles, and it is said to
have travelled with great rapidity. In one
instance, barn of Mr.. Berry's lately built at
a cost of $1,000, was taken from its foundation
and carried some three hundred yards, thrown
down and crushed into thousand fragments.
A child of Mr.. Walsh was taken up and
carried nearly 500 yards, thrown into slough
but strange to say, escaped with its life. The
spout appeared like an immense funnel, and
it seemed very near, for the whirl and sparkle
OF the water conld be plainly seen. But the
mail is already being made up, and you will
probably learn from other sources more con-
corning this great phenomenon.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04
TO TRAVELLERS.
SPRING ARRANGEMENTS


-
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad.
ON and after Monday, April 18th, 1859, Passenger
Trains
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA
For Baltimore at 10 a. NJ, u m Rxpress) and II D. In
Chester at $40 m, IL m, 4S0 and ii p. IN.
wilmington at 10 q. M, IL m, 4.30, and IL D. N
New Castle at $40 a. M, and 4 50 D. N.
Mddletown at $40 a. M, aud $50 d. M
Dover Al $40 a. m, and $50 p. IN.
seaford at ST. A. m, and 80 D. m
TRAINS FOR PHILADELPHIA
Leave baltimore $50 g. m (Explessl 80 IN o5 n m
Wilmington at 6.o5 and 20 T. m ~ " d 20 u
New Castle at 5. IS a. m, aud 2. 40 D. M
Middetown at 760 q. m, and {. 94 D. m
Dover AZ 900 a. m and 25 D. M
SeafOrd at o. 10 n. M, and As n m
Chester At 744 $50 a. m, !. so and l. IA,
Leave baltimore for seaford aud Delaware Railroad At
$50 and $50 u. IN. -
TRAINS FOR BALTIMORE
Leave Chester at 40 a. m, ~ rs and II 80 d. IN
Leave wilmington at 10 a. m. 1905 d. M ~ rs a M
sundays only at II pm from Philadelphia to Baltimore
005 p. m, from Baltimore 10 Phila
follows: va" ~
Leave Philadelphia for Peryvllls and intermediate
Wilmington for Perryylle 7.26 pm
HavredeGrace for Baltimore U 10 D. m
Baltimore for Hayre-deGrace b.a5
Wilmington for Philadelphia $40
s. N. FELTON,. President.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04

TRIAL OF SPEED BETWEEN FLORA TEMPLE AMI
ETHAN ALLEs.-1New York, Nay ia trial OF
speed took place this afternoon, on the Fash.
ion Course, L. l., between Flora Temple and
Ethan Allen, best three in five, to wagon, fol
a purse fof $4,000. Flora Temple won the
purse in three straight heats. First heat
time min. rs sec. Second heat-tine min
27t sec. Third heat-time 2 min. 27t sec
There were 5000 persons in attendance.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04

TEE U. s. MISUNDERSTANDING Cobb an
ticipates a surplus of ten millions of dollars
on the LIST Of July, when the new fiscal year
will commence. The Treasury has redeemed
"a, 500, 900 Of its notes, which has the power
to reissue, and the balance Of cash on hand
by the last return, was near $4,000, 000.--
Uncle Sam, therefore, is over his financial DIFF
dculties for the present. Would that we
could say the same OF all mankind.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04

GEN. WALKER In New YoRK.-New York,
May 31.-General Walker, who was generally
supposed TO be on his way to Sonora, arrived
here on Saturday in the, steamer Northern
Light, accompanied by Col. Matzmer. A col
lision occurred hast night at the 81. Nicholas
Hotel, among the hllibustsrs, and Col. Titus
was badly beaten by Capt. Anderson, Gen.
Wheat and others.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04


---.s-. -.--------------- 49,
FOR sALR--A two sOrisd Brick House, situate in Sc.
cond street, between Washington and West
This Ia = suitable property for Butcher. The house
stands back from the street twenty feehe front yard
beautiful grass plot with pangs along the sreet II has
and new and threestors high The lot runs BACK nun
dred and thirty 1--WE feet, to Lafayette Street street TWEEN.
,,s. w wv On ,sc Street there mont Of
This property has fountain Of good spring water running
continually upon it, The property contains ave thousand
seven hundred, and twelve square feet, two inches
To Butcher Daryman this is one of the most dI
For further particulars apply to
JAMES MONTGOMERY,
Apr. 2s-h No % shipley Street. Wilmington,
FOR sALE-sx Three storied Brick Houses sItuute ON
Madison Street These are new buildings Just finished
and are built In the most substantial considera
BILE amount ofths purchase money may remain on the
JAMES MONTGOMERY.
Apr 2s-u No. 90 shipley Street, Wilmington
FOR sALE.--A three storied Brick House. situated at
me corner Of spruce and Seventh Streets This IL one Of
the best houses q It's class In this city and will DO sold
JAMES MONTGOMERY.
App. 2s'h No. % shipisy Street. Wilmington.
FOR sALR.--A Farm containing ninely-nine aerea Of
good arabic land This rm Is situated about eight miles
nett Pike to the old Road leading 70 Kennett sounre
The land in good srder divided into convenient aeds
all Of which watered. '
houses are in complete order and In fact the farm Is ali
good farmer could desire. Apply to
JAMRs MONTGOMERY,
Apr 2s-tf No 50 shiplsy Street. Wilmington.
FOR sALR.-A three atoried BRICK HOUSE. situated
In Lombard Street. west side This Is an excellent pro.
perry, with back building. Private Alley DC. &c
Six hundred dollars eau remain on the property PricA
$3.50. Applyto JAMES MoNTGohERY.
Apr. zs-u No 70 shipley Street, Wilmington.
FOR SALR.-A Hundred Building Lots for sale in the
Western part OF the City Prices moderate and terms
JANIS MONTGOMERY.
Apr. 2S-tf No. IS shipley Street, Wilmington.
FOR sALE-A three storied Brick House. situate ON
Madison Street. between Seventh and ghth Streets This
Is very neat property, and which would suit work.
ing man with u ANAL capital.
Part Of the money eau remain the premises
For further particulars apply to
JAMES MONTGOMERY
Apr zs-h No. % shipley Street, Wilmington.
FOR SALE.-A very pretty Building Lot situated on
West Second Street. between Orange and Tatnai This il
good situation and would do for almost any klnd on
chanca business II has front OF twenty three fee four
inches Oh Second Street and runs back hundred and
thirty-two feos For further particulars apply to
JAMES MONTGOMERY
Apr. 2s-u No. % Shipley Street, Wilmington.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04
TO THE PUBLIC.

NE public Is hereby notified that have on The etb
day ofhAy A. D. 1889 caused the certificate Of the pr.
yate mark on my bottles to be ned In the office Of the Sec.
Rotary Of State In order to claim the benefit OF the act OF
the General Assembly In such case made and provided
This to notify the public that the mark on my bottles
Is to paint the bottoms white Persons buying or
ing In them without my consent will be dealt with accord
Ing TO law Any one having bottles my establishment
with their names them will come forward and bring
plain ones, and exchange them
May 2l-6t JAMES CoN0HAN, Agent,
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04
S. FOR PHILADELPHIA,

ON and amer Monday, Apr. 49, the Steamboats, ARIEL
ton at 9 80 A: M, and +. NJ Philadelphia at 8 40
NJ, and 80 M. stopping at Chester and Marcus Hook
each way Fare between Philadelphia and wimIngtol
rs cents. Return trip tickets 90 cents
dated - S' 50
"a Freight taken at usual low rates
Breakfast provided board H- shppers ara re.p.ct
FULLY notified to send receipts with each load Of goods
All goods not reeeipted for Will be at the owners
and Philadelphia. Anr "a
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04
NOTICE.

TIVE undersigned hereby gives notice. TO all person,
having guns locks pistols rhes or any other articles
at his shop for repairing thatf the owners do not cal
day Of June 1850 they will be sold for the charges aeans
them; ROBERT WAGNER
Wilmington May sth 1859. may ii-st,
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04

Above Dover neither Of these will be Freight Trains As
heretofore. 'e'' A'"'A' an
ny the above arrangement morning Passeng ora from
AZ points on Deoware Railroad can spend Nm hnurs in
pnlladephio or nine hours in Wilmington and return
Eastern Shore passengers will notice that the morninu
tram nom Seaord makes close connection AT Wiimnp
uwth trains for Baltimore, and the morning Express
Sta. Denton Easou Salisbury Snow Nm and Princess
duced to eight hours Ns
Both trains going North from Delaware Railroad
meet directly with trains for New York ~
L. O. sBwALL, Jr., supt. Del RR
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04
JOHN NH. STIDHAM,
e. & o G SOB 3

Corner Of Second and Walnut Srects
WILMINGTON DEL.
IL EEPS constantly hand \ complete assortment Of
IN Oils Sugars, Coees Teas Spices Molasses Tobacco
Bacon, Hams Lard, Cheese Rice Fish, ground and nns
Salts extra and superior Flour, Corn Meal Starch Soap
&c. &c His. is select stock Of family Groceries and
Provisions Together with all articles usually kept in
Grocery Store, which will DO sold cheap.
mayl4-ly.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04

81 ,396 Prizes amounting to axeo -
Whole Tickets sl0-HAlyss s5-ouarters 40 s0 Wv
Certificates Of Packages In the above seheme vii,
sold At the following rates. which IL the risk w
Certificates Of Package Of 20 Whole tickets si.o
II Hall Y
70 Quarter /" ~ .
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04
MONEY WANTED.

The subscriber invest Thirty Thousand Dollars In
New Castle County In sums varying from 800 to 100000
In good secure Mortgages for which bonus Of from ave
to ten per cent will be given.
Persons having money to will do we'll to call at
No. % Shipey Street before going further.
Apr. 23.tf JAMES MONTGOMERY
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04

Inc draWn numbers Of the above Lotteries are published
OF Warrington, D. G.
~ Orders for tickets and shares aud certificates Of
IN the above SPLENDID lotteries will receive the
most prompt attention. and an official account Of ssoh
drawing sent Immediately amer II is over 10 ali who ord
from the subscriber. The drawings superntonded by
'sree COMMISSIONER, appointed by the Governor,
Address, G. c. wRLDIk,
n H. Persons ordering Tickets from distances Wiz
please bear in mind the fact that checks 10 nv ordes %
any solvent Hank In the Union, and marked good" BY
NY Vsshisf and the letter containing them be Register
ed At the Post oce will DO responsible for the ios
the same thus giving inducements offered By no other arp
IN the ey @. G. W.
Rpr23
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04
MILLINERY STORE.
EDWARD McINALL,
Practical Chemist & Apothecarv

No, AZ Market Street, (new No. 1907 beiOp I'd.
Keeps constantly on hand good assortment of DRUGS
MEDICINES, PATENT MEDICINES &c. &c, all Of which
lie will sell at very reasonable prices His large
kept for Is sufficient guarantee that his customers
have been satisfied. EDW. McINALL
| Apr. -. No. ~ Market street
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04

hsPERxNGa AExRANGRnnEr EMIT.
DELAWARE, FRENcHTowN and NEW CAS-
TIE & WILMINGTON RAILROADS.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04
DELAWARE LOTTERIES
FOR JUN, 1859.

FRANCE, BRoADBENTs & CO., MANAGERS.
To be Drawn In Wilmington, DEL at quarter before II
o'clock, A. M "
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-04

On aud after MONDAY, April IL, 1852 Trains for the
accommodation Of Passengers will run as follows:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-29

TA11ADEcA MoSUMENT-Early in the spring the
Z. Meehanics' Association Of TalIadega County
Alabama, conceived the idea of erecting a monn-
ment to the memory Of the aoldiers who fell at the
Battle Of Talladega, on the 9th day Of November,
1913 and committee was appointed to solicit do
nations for that object In the Taadega Hatchtolse'
of the 10th inst, the committee say
From various sources considerable amount has
been obtained in cash and pledges-but not enough
A costly rnausoleum is not intended nor are we
willing to content ourselves with one that may
cause strangers 10 blush at the evidence Of our
nars;,nony We desire TO erect monument which
while it preserves and honors the memory of the
gallant dead, will also attest the correct taste lbe
iality and patriotism Of their eountrymen now pos
sessing the soil purchased by their blood.
sIhe soldiers graves are the battle field near
Talladega town. frail wooden tenement, all that
now marks u.er final resingplace, is fast going to
decay and if not displaced for more lasting
structure in few short years the all corrodng tooth
of time viii leave not a yestige Of il,
But surely generous community viii not suffer
this-f republics are ungratefu ct Zens of Fepub-
lies not II is for you, the present citizens OF
Alabama, to erect this monument You are the inn
mediate recipients of the benefits Of the war OF
1873 Some of you bore a part IN the struggle,
others are descendants of those who did. Iou
have learned from living actors in the scenes OF
those days the traditions of tie times-your eyes
have dimmed with tears at the recital Of Indian
cruelties, told, perchanee, by some suaerer-yOur
b0soms have heaved with patriotic pride, while
some grey-haired veteran has shown his sears,
and told how his companion in arms died at bus
post.
We feel confident that address generous and
patriotic people and although they have given lib
orally Of their substances recently, TO public enter
prises to wit railroads &C. yet solicit your and
IN behalf of an object which concerning there can be
no difference Of opinion.
ttgu.b graves as these. in every cline,
Are hallowei ground. o n i creed confined,
The Delphian vase, the pilgrims shrine,
The Meccas Of the nina.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-29
Arrival of the OverIand Mail.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26-The Overland Mail of the
fourth arrived last night. Business dull Prices
unchanged. Money in demand. The steamer OF the
9th would not take very heavy shipments The
rainy seSssn had fairly commenced.
Three thousand passengers arrived at San Fran
cisco from Panama and the North during the three
days previous to the departure of the mail.
The telegraph in operation l65 miles east Oh San
Francisco, on the Buttereld route and would reach
Nizalia, $50 miles east on the first of January
There are more improvements at San Francisco
than any period since 1854. The city generally Is
more prosperous than since the revulsion of 1880
During October million three hundred and Tor
tyeght Thousand dollars worth of gold was deposit
ted at the mint for coinage, among which there was
considerable of Frazier river dust Total shipment
of gold in October was S3,620,000.
The sale by c. X Garrison to Vanderbilt of his en-
tire interest in the mail steamers of the Pacific side,
is regarded as an indication that the competition
would continue long time.
The public administrator is pressing suit in the
probate court to get control of the estate of Brode
lex The application is resisted by Miss Lucy Brown,
who claims the estate as Broderick's cousin
The case Of the MERGED mining company VS.. J. C..
Fremont, is under argument before the Supreme
Court. The points at issue are of the highest inn
pOrtance legal questions, independent of the i'm
mense pecuniary interests are involved. They will
doubtless go before the Supreme Court the United
States.
Accounts from the Washoe Valley gold and silver
mines continued favorable. New discoveries are
constantly being made Another large amount of
ore reached San Francisco which assayed from ST.
600 TO $4,000 per ton. The Comstock vein is rogar-
ded as the richest silver mine in the world.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-29
Details of Loss OF the Indian

SlCEvHlE; n. B.. Nov. 28-The schooner Gladi-
atOr has returned to Halifax with the remaining
survivors of the steamer Indian The steamer was
broken to pieces and very little of the cargo was
saved. The passengers complain of being plumber
ed by the inhabitants. TIE mails were saved and
forwarded The Indian had eight cabin and thirty
Storage passengers mostly Germans and Huuga-
rans and . crew of seYenty-seven.
When the vessel struck the sea ledge she was run
ming egat knots hour, with fine weather, but
slightly hazy. The Captain, by sounding supposed
she was off Sable Island. Wien the vessel stpgok
the bottom was torn off, and she filled instantly.
The Engineer opened the valves to prevent an OK
pIosion. He then lowered three boats, when, with
steerage passengers rushing in, sunk two of the
boats, drowning the engineers and several of the
crew and passengers, including two women and two
children. One boat under the command of second
officer Smith. was blown off thirty miles. The boat
under command Of fourth officer Smith, rescued the
shore. The boat in charge of third officer Biggan,
broke adrift, leaking and is supposed to be lost
A boal containing SO ladies' with their husbands,
landed safely after knocking about for nouns III
the high sea; q are dead None of the ladies have
been recovered, and it Is impossible to give a CON-
plete list of the names, but the following are known
to have been lost, viz: Lemon J. Moses, wife and
swo children; Mrs. Eckman and infant; JAS Dickson;
VIM Ross, Sd engineer; Robt. Richie, 4th engineer;
John Mullen, fireman. James Standwell steward;
Alfred Walsh, boy; Thomas Lloyd. chief cook;
James Long, joineri JohH HERON and Henry Gag
roll seamen.