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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-02-18
The Burden Estate Prey to the Lawyers.

The estate of the late DIR. Burdell, of New
Y ork, is likely to prove of little benefit to
any one but the lawyers. On the 18th of
December last the Surrogate granted an
order allowing to George Il. Bulen and s.
T. Tilden. some $4,000 counsel fees, for
services rendered in the settlement of the
Burdell estate, and further sum Of about
SLIGO, charged for making short hand re-
port of the proceedings before the Surrogate.
Messrs Bulen and Thden now allege that
large sums have been paid out to the other
counsel employed, and that there is now
not enough personal property to pay the
above allowances. They have therefore
moved for new order by the the Surro-
gate, authorizing the payment of these sums
to be made from the moneys derived from
sales which have been made of real estate.
The motion is resisted by the administrator
aud seVera! of the heirs, on the grounds that
the Surrogate had no jurisdiction to make
the order in the first instance; that the coun-
sci fees and charges allowed were exhor-
btani, and also bring forward several lega
objections The matter has not yet beer
decided.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-02-18
Pioneer New Beginning In Ohio.

Atthe recent Golden Wedding, at War
ren, al the request of the visitors, Mr.. Id
dings gave brief history of his marriage
and early welded iife He said:
| came first to Warren in September,
1905, and remained here until the fall OF
1908, when returned to Berks county, my
native place. | married Miss Justna Lewis,
at Reading Pa, On the evening of the 18th
of January, 1909. at eight O'Clock, just fifty
years ago. On the 9Th of February, we
started for Ohio, in a two horse sleigh, with
our household furniture, for which there was
plenty of room. When we reached the
top OF the Allegheny mountains, the snow
was four feet deep; but we learned there
was no snow at the foot of the mountains,
nor westward to Ohio. We turned here,
and went TO the house OF an uncle of my
wife, who resided in Fayette county, some
I2 miles from Brownsville. Leaving her.
the sleigh and one horse, ] proceeded to
this place on horseback. Here [ hired a
canoe, and engaged Mr.. Henry Harsh to
assist me. went down the Mahoning and
Beaver rivers to Beavertown, and up the
Ohio and Monongahela to Brownville. Ia
king my wife and a few household ixings
on board, we fioated down to Pittsburgh,
where purchased a barrel of -four, and
went on to Warren. The weather was
quite cold, and the settlers few and scatter
ing. Some nights we lodged in houses near
The river, and sometimes on its bank, with
out shelter. Sometimes we had plenty
to eat, and at others we went without for
the whole day. We were two days getting
over the falls of the Beaver river, Mr.. Harsh
and mysslf most of the time in the water.
Frequently up to our waists,) pulling UP the
empty canoe, while my wife sat on shore
watching The goods, which we had landed.
At the mill dams on the Mahoning, the
same process was repeated.
We reached Warren on the 2Oth Of April.
having been twenty-one days coming from
BROW nville.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-02-18

Tut, good heavens, conceive the astonish-
ment OF all, when a man was discovered
seated in an arm chair, who was very
fac simiIe of Mr.. Brown in form, feature,
and every other respect!
'Gracious! exclaimed the lady; (which is
my husband!'
An explanation was given. the mystery
cleared up; and Mr.. Browns pardon sought
for the embarrassing mistake. 1t was freely
accorded by Mr.. Brown, who was quite de-
lighted TO think that after all he was not
Mr.. Jones, with wife and child to boot.
Mr.. Brown has not since visited the place
where this Comedy Of Errors happened.
He is afraid of losing his identity.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-02-18
Orisin Of Slavery.

Mr.. Bancroft in yhe first volume of hj
History of the United States, gives an ae
count ef.the early traffic of the Europeans
in. Slaves.s Ta the middle ages the Vene.
tiahs purchased white men. Christians and
/ others, and sold then. to the Saracens in
Sicily and Spain. Fn England the Anglo
Saxon nobility sold their servants as slaves
to foreigners The Portuguese FIRST imported
negro slaves. from Western africa, into
Europe in l44s. Soon Spain engaged in
the trafie, and negro slaves abounded in
some of the places of that kingdom. after
America was discovered, the Indians of His
PAMELA were imported into Spain, and made
slaves. The SpaDiards visited the coast of
North America and kidnapped thousands of
the Indians, whom they transported into
slavery in Europe and the West Indies
Columbus himself kidnapped five hundred
native Americans, and sent them into Spain,
that they might be publicly sold at Seville.
The practice of selling North American In
dams into foreign bondage continued for two
centuries. Negro slavery was first intro
duced into America by Spanish Shareholders.
who emigrated with their negroes. A royal
edict of Spain authorized negro slavery in
America in 1908. King Ferdinand himself
sent from Seville fifty slaves to labor in the
mines. In 1911 the direct traffic in slaves
between Africa and Hispaniola was enjoined
by the royal. ordnance. Las Casas, who
saw the Indians vanish away before the
cruelties of the SPaniards, suggested that
the negroes, who alone could endure severe
tolls, might be further employed. This was
in 1913.
Sir John Hawkins was the first Englishs
man that engaged in the slave trade. In
1915 he transported large cargo of Africans
to Hispaaiola. In 1867 another expedition
was prepared, and Queen Elizabeth protect
ed it and shared in the traffic. Hawkins in
one of his expeditions, set fire to an African
city, and out of three hundred inhabitants
succeeded in seizing two hundred and sixty
James Smith, of Boston, and Thomas Key
ser, first brought the colonies to participate
in slavery. In 1854 they imported cargo
of negroes. Throughout Massachusetts,,
the cry of justice was raised against them !
as malefactors and murderers; the guilty |
men were committed for the offense, and the |
of the people ordered the |
negroes to be restored to their native country |
at the public expense. At a later period, |
there were both Indian and Negro slaves in
In 1870 Dutch ship en-
tered James River, and landed twenty ne
groes for sale. This was the epoch of the
of slavery in Virginia. For
many years the Dutch were principally con-
cerned in the slave trade in the market of |
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-02-18

SAVED BY NEWSPAPER. "A few days
since MIR. r. H. Martin, who is in the EN-
ployment of John II. White, Esq, as one
of the superintendents of the laborers at
wark at the new Washington Spring, Sara
toga, being engaged near the steam pump,
by some means slipped so that the skirt OF
his coat caught in the cogs of the pump,
One bite OF the cogs on the coat. and it COM
menced drawing him in pretty fast. He
had no time to give any alarm before he
was brought up with prospect of being
manned by the cogs, but fortunately he had
copy of a newspaper folded tightly toge-
ther in his pocket, and when the cogs came
to that they stopped, throwing the band off
the pullies.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-02-18

The Rev. Mr.. Bangs, of a Methodist
churdh in New York, was recently present.
ed with cane worth $4,000. The sinner
who holds up his hands in holy horror at such
waste of money, will drop them when in
formed that in the bowels of the cane were
four hundred five dollar gold pieces.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-02-18

We see by the Chillicothe Advef-
tiser, that Judge Thurman was un-
succ essiul in his efforts TO get Wal
lace the murderer, admitted to bail.
How any one can attempt to con-
strue the unprovoked, horrible MUIR
der committed by Wallace into a
bailable case, is beyond our com
nrehension.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-02-18

The most valuable span OF horses in the
United States are said to be owned by
Commodore Vanderbilt of New York. They
are matched horses, and cost him $1,000,
and he has been offered $1,000 for them.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-02-18

Flat irons, if rough or smoky, will
not stick to starched surface il they
are rubbed over a fat surface OF Salt
laid on board OIL table.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-02-18
For he Delaware Gazette.
LENA R.YLE.

XsEH esE BrLoSE STAR.
Ass1A Sweet Lena Lyle
H i, Was free fromEguile,
& - Ever kind and true
"a A fairy form,
q tN~v heart warm,
zs ef And eyes of deepest blue.
She has gone from earth.
With her voice of mirth,
And gentle. winning way,
To heaven above,
fe The place of love
The realm of endless day
f.iz The bright sunbeam,
~ That giids the stream,
Falls on her iowlY grave;
BY the rivers side,
Where rolling tide,
- The weeping willows lave
- Sweet Lena's gomez
muse alone,
Beneath the stars of even,-
When Efe is done,
Above the sun,
Tllmeet my love in Heaven
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-26
THE IVES AND HAZARD CASE.

A somewhat new aspect has been given to the
famous Ives and Hazard case, by which the State
Of Rhode Island has been of Late 80 much agtated.
Certain depositions which hare been lately taken,
and Of which We find synopsis in The Providence
Journal reflect very strongly upon the character of
Hazard for truth and fair dealing, and would seen
o put Ives, after all, in the position Of the party
who had the actual right TO complain.
This suit, it will b. recolected rotated to the
purchase of piece Of hDd at Newport. Ives had
authorized Hazard 10 offer for this land on bis ac-
count as high as $4,000. Hazard, however, took
deed Of it to himself for $lO5s0, at she same
ime writing to Ives that not having been able to
ny it at the price Ives had authorized, he bad con-
ludsd to buy il on his own account at an advance.
Ii now appears, however, that he did actually buy
it for the $4,000, and took deed for it, paying
$1,000 in cash. and giving a mortgage for the bal
ance; but that, day or two after, he induced the
seller to substitute another deed stating tbs consid
Grafton at $40 800, upon verbal Prou'se Of bis to
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-26

A considerable ado has been made over an OBJ.
seryation ascribed to Count Sirtiges, the French
Minister, that, as one consequence of the pending
war in Europe, the fright of search is to be re-
yived. This is put forward in the shape of sig
nfcant hint, or even threat, on the part of the
French Minister of the revival of claims which our
Government would be obliged to resist. 1t is true
that our Government has complained loudly of the
practice Of search as exercised by armed vessels
al sea- and of its abuse for purposes not justified by
the law of nations. But we have never denied its
existence as a belligerent tight. 1t did not need
a French Embassador nor any other diplomatic
authority, to inform us that, according to the ac-
cepted practice of nations, admitted to have the
force Of international law the existence OF state
of warfare Just as much confers on the belgerent
nations the right to stop and search neutral vessels
as it does the right to capture the vessels and seize
upon the floating property OF each other. This
is one of the Inconvenience of war which unfortu
nately involves, and often very seriously, the in
terest of those who have no share in the quarrel
1t is an admitted principle of the law of nations,
never yet, we believe called in question by any
one of the beGgerents with munitions OF war is
taking sides in the contest which usties the other
belligerent in sezing and coniscatiDg the vessels
engaged in furnishing these supplies. And in
order to make this right efectual, the vessels Of
both begerents have the right to stop all neutral
vessels they may meet with, to ascertain to what
ports they are bound, and to examine if they have
on board articles contraband Of war. As to the
extent of this list of contrabsnd articles, there have
been great disputes; and though the exercise on
the part of beligerents Of the right of search and
in certain cases the right of seizure also, is un
doubted the revival of this practice would hardly
fail to be attended with many questions and con-
troversies. II was mainly out of the abuse OF this
right. as exercised during the wars of the French
Revolution, that originated that long list of claims
on our part against almost every maritime State OF
Europe, for which we finally received pecuniary
indemnities, as we'll as that much longer list OF
claims against Great Britain which we wiped out
by war.
Another purpose for which the right OF search
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-26

The New-YOrk Historical Society are making an
effort to raise S34 900, the sum necessary to COM
pete the purchase of Abbotts Egyptian collection
We earnestly hope they may be successful in this
endeayor The collection is invaluable, and, in
many respects, without rival in the world. Hcost
DR.. Abbott hundred thousand dollars, and could
not be replaced as it is for any sam; and tho
amount Of money required to render it the property
of the Historical Society, and thus of the public Of
New.York, is so small, in proportion to the end to
be gained, that cannot doubt that it will be fur
nsbed. We learn that the Committee OF the So
ciety has been divided into sub-committees, who
propose to wait upon prominent citzrns in person
TO solicit subscriptions.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-26
THE LOWBER MARKET JOB.

Once more this extraordinary case is before the
public OF its history for the last three years, our
readers are well informed. The latest active de-
yelopment was the sale under execution OF an
immense quantity Of real estate belonging to the
City to satisfy Mr. Lowber's judgment This took
place last December. One year Is allowed the City
to redeem this property; and as it is worth twenty
times as much as the claim, it must not be lost.
Accordingly sufficient sum was put in the tax
levy to meet the demand if no other remedy should
be practicable. The late Controller had steadily
fought the matter to the last reasonable resort.
When Mr. Haws took the Office, this was among
the earliest demands upon him. To satisfy himself
in all particulars he by consent of the claimant as
we understand, referred the whole matter to
John McKeoD, esq.,, for investigation and advice.
Elsewhere We print the result of Mr.. McKeOn's
labors lie gives succinct history of the case,
from the beginning, detailing the successive steps
by which it has reached its present Importance;
and finally informs the Controller that there are
sufficient legal irregularities to demand reopeniDg
of the case, and advises him, the trustee of the
taxpayers, to take measures to revise and readu-
dicate the whole affair. This the Controller is
willing to do; but Mr.. Busteed, Counsel to
the Corporation, fatly refuses to assist;
and as he is the only officer under the
Charter who can undertake this duty, the
prospect of deyerance is remote indeed.
Mr. Busted makes long excuse, or rather plea,
for hs course i'll which he tries tO be sarcastic upon
Mr. McKeOn, and winds up with the old flourish
about honesty virtue, integrity, ct catera. But
the people will not soon forget the extraordinary
spectacle Of their chief legal adviser figuring con-
spicuously as the attorney Of their chief opponent
ard, instead of heartily endeavOrng to subserve the
Citys interests, taking arms openly on the ether
side: urging purchase in violation of the spirit OF
the Charter; accepting title which the Superior
Court had prone unced defective; refusing to hear
any appeal in behalf of the people; battling the
Controller by the tricks Of his Office, and
sneerDg at legal opinions from lawyer
u hose shoe.latchets he is not worthy to
unloose. As we have again and again
stated we believe with the public gener-
ally that the case is of iniquity from its very
commencement-a palpabe and deliberate attempt
to force upon the people property which they do
not want at a price most exorbitant even for
good title; case in which the Common Council
and their legal adviser have been uniformly against
the real interests of the public. Any tolerably
respectable lawyer, who could have reduced his
conscience to the work done by Mr.. Busteed in
this matter ought to have had fee Of at least
S25 900; and yet the law officer of the Corpora
ton not only does it all for no pay whatever, but
throws in the additional gratuity of honestly be-
lieving that he is doing his duty a public
Ofical
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-26

exists is the stopping neutral vessels to examine II
they have enenys property on board, which in that
case is lawful prize though the vessel and the rest
of the cargo are entitled to go free. During the
wars of the French Revolution We contended siren
uousy for the principle that free ships should ina e
free goods and that the flag ought to cover the car
20; but however we might have reason on our side
unquestionably the law Of nations was against u.s.
and it is only by treaty provisions that this right
can be claimed This principle that free ships
should make free goods was one of the objects EN-
brsced in the European Convention for the aboi-
ton of priyateering, TO which we declined to be-
come party, and of which, therefore. we can OF
course take no advantage.
Connected with this Inconvenience OF being
stopped and searched is another and still more Sc
rous one, of being seized upon suspicion and sent
in for adjudication to some begerent port, where,
though the Seizure may have been quite ground
less, release can only be procured after long de-
lays and serious expenses. While calculating the
benefits which they may hope to derive from war
in Europe, our shipowners must at the same time
take into account the inconvenience and losses to
which they may be exposed.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-26
THE ILLUsTRIOUs BOwLIN.

The Eighteenth of May, in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and tifty-nine, and
of the Subugation of Paraguay ONE witnessed a
scene worthy of the canvass; for it was upon that
day that the great BOwlin stretched his legs under
the Presidential mahogany, and refreshed his sea-
worn frame by copous potations of the Presidential
whisky-ofwhich thrilling fact We We're instantly
informed by magnetic telegraph. The dinner
party, we believe was small and select. Mr.. and
Mrs. Commissioner Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Commits
sioner Bowln, Miss Lane, probably at the soup
His Excellency the President at the fish. That the
Telegrammatical gentlemen in Washington,
should have neglected to send us the bill Of
fare of a feast so extraordinary, proves,
We think, either that they were not invited, or
if they We're, that they We're too modest To at.
tend A private note from Mr.. Buchanan's butler
who has been engaged by us to furnish exclusive
information Of the prandial phenomena of the White
House-states that out of regard for Mr. Reeds
habits, confirmed by a prolonged residence in
China, chop-sticks We're placed at his plate, while
Mr. Bowln inhaled through silver tube the fumes
of the Paraguayan tea. The President offered to
Mr. Reed, after the banquet, an opium pipe, which,
mndfulof the morals of the country, he reluctantly,
with many thankful Hi-yahsr' declined, but Mr.
Bowlin smoked cigarettes fashioned after those
formerly consumed by the departed and much
lamented DR.. Francia. AS no phono or steno.
grapher was present, the conversation of
this brilliant company is forever lost; since
our butler only remembers that Mr. Reed made
remark about the length of the Chinese tsls or the
Chinese Walls-he cannot justly remember which
This is the more deeply to be regretted for if Mr..
Bowln only talks as well as he writes, he must be
an extraordinary talker indeed; and the next time
be dimes anywhere, we engage to have reporter
the best of our band-present, although We should
be forced TO hide him in the chimney. For not to
conceal cur opinion, we have come to the conclu-
sion-s grateful one in this degenerate age-thas
James B. Bowln is a very great man. Those of
the worlds heroes who have been able adequately
TO record their own achievements may be counted
upon FIVE fingers Xeuophon-Cesar--Napoleon
-Napier-Bowln OF these, if We simply con.
slider style, Bowlin is by far the most beautiful
writers and since we cannot have his chivalrous
pra:,le and sublime small talk, our readers will be
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-26

ada that amount 10 the sum to be psid-a promiss
which he afterward COMPROMISED by paying stoo.
This same land he afterw.yd sgrecd, By writtea
memorandum, to convey to Ives Tor sio'ooo but
declined to perform this agreement on the ground
that he bad been surprised into il, and that the II
sent of his wife, which she refused t' ei'e was, H
the time of the negotiation UNDERSTOOD 70 be con-
dition of the bargain; in consequence Of winch re-
fusal Ives brought the suit in equity .'ch has
been the occasion Of so much agitation.
II is row shown that, on his return to Newport,
Hazard mentioned to several persons, with evident
satisfaction, that he hsd sold the land for $l5 900.
but that some of them called him fool for hlying
sold at price which fell 50 far short Of the rate Of
500 an acre, for which Ives hsd at the same tiuae
authorized him to buy an adjoining tract-evi-
dence tending strongly to the conclusion that thu
only real ground Hazard had foe repudiating his
written bargain with Ives was the increase 10 tho
q, alue of the land between the time when the bar
gain was made and the time when it was TO BE- ex-
, cuted.
Though many other points were raised, sympa'
Thy for Hazard was after all, the basis OF the agi-
tation against the decision Of the Court ordering
Hazard 70 convey the land to Ives; and the show
ing up of Hazard as a tricky fellow mus, be rather
fatal to that sympathy.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-26
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