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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-12-23
AttaChment

Joseph ". Lindsey and William f. Before R. B. Smith,
Lindsey partners, trading under J. P. of Delaware
firm name of J. W. Lidsey l. Co. Township, Della
plaintiffs, ware County, o.
against
Henry Wldridg. defendant. ~
NN the 18th day of December, A. D. 1859, said
" Justice issued an order of attachment in the above
action for the sum of Two dollars and Seventy five cents.
Dec %, '59-*3t J.. W. LINDSEY l. co.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-12-23

MO more ACCEPTABLE Present for the amount
" of its cost can be made to your wife, than one of
the PARAGON GAS HAND LAMBS.
Examine them before Christmas and select. Prices
81 20, 81 10, SO %, and IS rs. All warranted.
A1- The best light for paror or sitting room.
Sold by GEO. D. CLAFIIS, at r. Burr's Jewery Store,
Delaware. Dec 23-1t
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Estate of John Rogers.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
have boen appointed and qualified as Administrators
Of the Estate of John Rogers, deed, Int of Delaware
county, o. All persons Interested will govern themselves
.l.-s T. G. MILLER,
Dec %, '59-s3t. JAMES MOORE.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-12-23
Axes Axes

TUST received 20 dozen Chopping Axes of the
81 best patterns and makers, which are offered by the
box or single to suit purchasers. Also, Broad Axes,
Carpenters ADJ, Hand Axes, and Smuggling Hatchets.
For sale at the Upper Hardware Store by
Dec 2 ,'59-*tf C, c. CHAMBERLAIN
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Silver snan.

a NEW and Excellent Article fer cleaning Sill
L. yer and Plated Ware just receivec at
Dec l6, so No. & WILLIAMS BLOCK.
A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF JEWELRY,
n NEW STYIkS. SILVER FRUIT KNIVES, CARL
CASES, and other Fancy G DDS, selected expressly for
Holiday sales, just received by
Dec ii, SO c. rLATT.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-12-23
Eav and straw Cutters.

JUST received, a good assortment Of the above
u among WHICH may be found tho Hide Roller straw
Cutter the Sanford, or 40 Knife, Straw Cutter, and the
Clipper Straw and Corn-stalk Cutter-ali. OF which are
offered at manufacturers prices. I'D ..... ... .-... %
Sept. s,S59-*tf ~ C. c. CHAMBERLAIN
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-12-23
Sheriff Sale.

IP, Weaver Try virtue Of an n, execution
Davidson Il Bowman OF Common Pleas for Delaware
county, Ohio, I shall offer at public sale at tho door of
the Court House in Delaware, on
Tuesday, the Sd day Of January, 1850,
between the hours of 10 o'clock a. IN. and 4 O'Clock p. m.
the following described real estate, to-wit Situate In
the county of Delaware, and State of Ohio, and in Berlin
township, and bounded and described as follows Being
inlot No "a in the town of Cheshire, rs described in tho
plat of said town, and known as the T" Steam Mill prop.
ty." Appraised at 81 ASS.
CHARLES SHERMAN Sheriff.
Dec. 2 1s6e.-%ts T$2,50.1
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REMOVAL.
DR.. N. S. sAMPsELL,

oYTAS removed his Office to that formerly oc-
&2 Z cfIried by pr R. Hills, a short 4istLnct north
TH of the public Offices. Residence in Brick Building
"a on same lot, recently occupied BY Geo, ". Little.
Nturday of each week is devoted to r11ce business
At all other times calls to attend acute or chronic cases
will be promptly responded To. .,..-.. .. =.
Delaware, Nov. II 1e59.-*tf.
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fact, the very business for which the Supernten-
dent was himself paid by Congress- Wendell
himself, the printer, was appointed the agent and
ne charged the paper contractors -one-half per
cent, which amounted TO $4,000, while he paid
clerk for doing the work 81 200 per auuum.
1t was his business to find fault with the paper If
1t was not Of good quality. But tbs $4,000
were well calculated to make him keep close
mouth. From the photographers and engravers
be received $27 900. OfoOurse he was highly
pleased with their work.
One cannot fail to perceive how loose is the
Congressional mode Of doing business, and how
they permit the country to be fecced, though
they are the paid and sworn guardians Of the
public treasury. Another point is very obvious,
and that Is that corruption in reference to the
paper engraving aud lithographing, as well as
every other department Of the government, ap-
pears to be the settled, established rule aud that
man who seeks contract is soon made to feel
that unless he pays somebody for it, in some
shape or form, he cannot get it; and that any
thing like fair competition is out of the question
We wait to see what the action of Congress will
be on this important report and how it will deal
with the two contumaciOus witnesses who re-
fused to testify what they knew about these cor
ruptions.
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The New York REHABILITATION for Europe.
The Cunard mail steamship Africa Captain Shannon, will
leave this port to-day for Liverpool
The European mails will close in this city at quarter
pest ten clock this morning
The European edition of the Herald will be published at
ten O'Clock in the morning Single copies, in Wrappers
six cents.
Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition Of the
New YORK HERALD will be received at the following places
In Europe -
LONDON . Sampson Low. Son Co., Al Ludgate HILL
Lars ne, Starr & Co., "a King william street.
PARIS Lansing, Bald WIN Co.. place de la Bourse.
IIvRRpooL Lansing, Starr Co., No. Chapel street
r. Stuat, 10 Exchange street, East.
HAvRK.. Lansing, Baldwin 4 Co., q Rue Cornele.
HAMBURG :. De Chapeaunge Co.
The Of the European edition Of the HERALD viii
combine the received by mail and telegraph at the
Office during the previous week and up to the hour OK
publication.
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CORRUPTION In THE PUBLIC PRINTING Con-
TRACTs.-ln anoth9 page we publish the report
of the Select Committee of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, appointed to investigate the accounts
of the late Superintendent of Public Printing
1t discloses an amount of loosencss corruption
and fraud which proves that the government
would be less cheated if there was no Superin.
tendent at all, and the whole business left to
chance. The committee arrive at the unanimous
conclusion that ga combination existed for the
purpose of compelling the paper contractors,
and the photographers and engravers, to pay,
either in the character Of loans or commissions
or directly in money, for the contracts awarded
to them. The contractors, Of course, raised
their bids in proportion-sometime nearly fifty
per cent-in order to indemnify themselves for this
corruption money and it appears from the testi-
mony Of one witness that the engraving could be
done for onefourth Of the price paid, and that
charts which cost 1857 so each in the year 1856,
were executed in 1857 for $40 81 each. Some
times the bride was paid to agents. and some
times directly to the Superintendent himself
Another mode by which the contractors accom-
plished their ends was by lending the Superin-
tendent large sums of money without security,
and which they never expected to be re-
paid. In one instance loan of this description
amounted TO $3.50, in another nearly $4,000,
and in third $l2,2s2 He received altogether
In loans $4,000, without security. In addition
to this it appears from the evidence that he con-
tracted with one firm Of paper merchants to re-
ceive salary Of $1,000 per annum on condition
OF giving them all the contracts for paper which
they were able to supply. His power over the
contractors was acquired in this way:-The bids
for paper were TO be opened in the presence of
the President Of the Senate and Of the Speaker
Of the House Of Representatives. But the hum
bug was, that the Superintendent had the privi-
lege of selecting the paper which he deemed
nearest to the sample and in the exercise Of this
discretion it appears that in one case he rejected
paper offered for 10 cents per pound "because 1t
was too well finished" and accepted inferior pa
per from another party at Is 90 cents per
pound. Then when there was no time 10 adver-
tise for paper, be was permitted 10 purchase it
according TO bis own Judgment For the man.
ner in which he kept his accounts, we must refer
to the report itself With this portion of it the
mercantile reader will be highly amused.
But the most ludcrous part of the whole bust.
ness is, that Wendell, for doing nothing at all
except keeping still, pocketed the sum of
$4,000 from the paper makers, cngavers and
photographers An arrangement was made by
which an agent was appointed TO receive the pa
per, eugravings and lithograpbs, which was, in
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are deprived Of the advantages Of religious instruc
ton in the faith OF their fathers and asking that
means be provided for remedying the defect.
Whereupon resolutions designed to accord with the
prayer of the petitioners were offered and ordered
TO lie on the table and be printed. resolution
providing that the children in the charge of the
Cove nors be placed in such Of the city institutions
as W Il receive them until the Founding Hospital
is com leted instead Of being put out to nurse, was
adopted The resignation Of DR.. Charles d. Smith,
visiting surgeon of Bellevue Hospital, was received
and accepted The weekly return showed s,273
inmates II the various institutions to the 26th of
February, being decrease of five on last return.
The Hamburg mail steamship Saxonia, Captain
Ehlers, sailed yesterday for Hamburg, via South
ampton, W tn the mails for Germany and ninety
three assengers. During the winter the 8. has
been in port, and was thoroughly overhauled and
had her damaged propeller replaced by new one
from the Fulton Iron Works.
Under the influence of the European by the City
Of Baltimore and advices from the South giving accounts
of some decline in the receipts the cotton market advanced
yesterday about 10. per h. with sales OF about 1000
ales, the basis Of about 12c per h. for mddng up
lands. Flour rmer and more active, especially for
medium and better class Of brands Southern flour was
also hrmer and in good demand. Wheat was firm, with
toerabe free sales Corn rather better, and more
RELY dealt in Pork heavy and lower, with sales at
rices given in another column The sugar market was
drm with sales of $50 hhds New Orleans by auction aud
$50 do Cuba 10 the trade at rates given elsewhere The
prices established by Messrs. R. L. A. Stuart will be
found in another place. The public sale Of coffee yester
day embraced about bags Santos at average Of
lsSc., and 300 bags afterwards sold at Ike
llAc Fregbs steady about 100 bales Of cotton
taken at SD l6d. to Liverpool with other
ticles noticed In another column
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Suicide OF a New Yorker.

bAIIIhUHk, MHrcu i, IbDV.
young man, named Orlando o. Parsons, formerly a
clerk M the New York Post O0ce committed suicide At
nus ocfdog mouse IN this city 10 day by shooting himself
through the head lie had been disappointed IN effort
10 secure clerkshp 10 the State Department Washing
ton as letter from General Cass 10 his poke, aho we'd
ana ~ss out OF means when Ia Of Of despair he CON
uit.ed the rash act,
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House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON March l, 1859.
On motion Of Mr. FKToN, the House took up and passed
the Senate bill authorizing the enrolment register and
licensing of the vessels owned by the Buffalo and Lake
Huron Railroad Company.
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATION BILL
The House proceeded TO act the amendments re-
ported from the Committee Of the Whole the State of
the Union the Miscellaneous Appropriation bill
Among the most important amendments concurred In
the following -Reducng the item Of $3.50 900 for
the 500 for the Charleston c. and the $3.50 for
the New Orleans custom houses and adopting the provso
that no part Of the amount appropriated for the Patent
Office be paid 10 those persons recently assembled here
invitation Of the Interior Department for consultation
agriculture.
coast survey lighthouse establishment survey Of the pub
lie lands, &c.
THE OCEAN MAIL SERVICE APPROPRIATION BILL
The Ocean Mail Appropriation bill was taken up in Com
mittee Of the Whole on the State Of the Union.
An incidental discussion ensued involving the questions
that bountes should be withheld and that the hostages
should pay for the Service that American steamers are
ready carry the mails under it, provided that tho postal
treaties which afford protection 70 foreign steamers and
Cypress American steamers be abrogaed and the Post
master General be directed TO send the mails by American
steamers only, and 80 give them tho entire service
During the debate Mr. HAsKIN, (opp Of N Y said that
contracts corupng, and that the hostages should
pay for the
M. CLARK, opp Of N Y, remarked that the bounties
had fArmed the ocean, and excluded all competition
and BY this means the federal treasury has parayzed pr
vate enterprise
Mr.. DAVIS, (adm) MISS. desired defeat the BILL
that may be passed securing independent system
Of our own, without the aid Of subsidies.
The committee rose.
On motion Of Mr.. JONES (adm) Of Tenn the bill was
tabled by eleven majority
INDIAN TREATY srIpuIAnoNs
The bill making appropriations for fulfilling the treaty
spuatons with the Yankt0n aud Tonawanda Indians was
passed.
1m WASHINGTON WATER
The bill providing for the and preservation Of the
Washington Aqueduct and for the distribution Of
the cities Of Washington and Georgetown passed.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION
The Senates amendments to the Army bill were then
taken up In Committee Of the Whole and the appropria
ton Of 1927 co., the balance due Massachusetts,
count Of the Of 1872 was after debate, agreed
Mr. SHORTER, (adm.) Of Ala, offered an amendment,
which was ruled out providing that Massachusetts, pay
the expenses Of the enforcement Of the Fugitive Slave
in that State.
The twenty eight amendments acted on will come up for
final vote to morrow.
Mr. PmIIs, Of Mo-, introduced resolution approprat-
ing To defray the expenses of the Investigating
Committee Adopted.
Adjourned.
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Assembly.

ALBANY, March l, 1852
The entire morning was consumed in debating the bill
forming commission TO equalize the assessments in all
the counties Of the State.
The bill was resoIuely opposed at every point, but
finally perfected and ordered N q third reading
The bill 10 extend the exemption Ia 10 $500 taken
up and debated at great length. During the debate Mr.
IIrngonN reprehcnded the taking up tho time Of the
House In long speeches unimportant bills. Six hun
dred and twenty seven bills had been introduced three
hundred and eighty four had been reported In
mittccs two hundred and ninety nine had ordered
70 the Committee Of the Whole and only eighty four had
been taken OIL OF tho general orders to this tmo. Only
thirty three working days remain and II the House pass
on ten bills each day they will only just get through with
the general orders.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. MoRRE offered substitute for the whole bill, which
provides that In every where offence is commit
ted IN any county Of the State, when Indictment is
oo0d In that county within ak months the parties may
be indicted in any other county Of the State.
After debate progress reported, Ia order 10 give
lime 10 print the substitute.
The House also considered In committee tho bill 10
amend the Hell Gate pilot law.
An interesting debate was had on the bill by Messrs
Hutchinson, Tomlnson, O. s. Spencer and Scholsdcld
motion 10 strike out the enactng clause was lost by
SO 10 40.
Numerous motions were made to amcnd and after
lengthy opposition, progress was reported.
The House In committee took up the bill authorize the
indictment Of the Quarantine ncendares In the counties
Of Kings and New York
Mr.. CHRISTIE spoke at length against the bill.
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NAILS FOR EUROPE.

New York, wednesday, March 2, 1859.
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NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY MARCH 2. 1869,

Mr. buA r6sd had pre- eupuon CT land at cer.i'n
oois VIII would thereby he Increased 10 value; ALSO
N \. h, by IN ettenmg the route he might found claim
ue.o1 for M compensation, route, And
uett force TIE 20 establish military posts, OF
epoaDser ,le tzAsly Of the mails besides many Other
Sir rooAIs, (asn OF Ga, showed that in addition il
would cut Of five kaDdred miles of mail service, via
Memphis.
Mr. iyrrson, (adrp a. Ca saw In IL only attempt to
deprive the South of the poor privilege OF mail route
Tor the beDeat Of The NOAb and that was Intended "
irnuetce the route OF the Pacific Railroad.
Aessrs. kcE BRoDEEKx, PNIx BAYARD and others took
part in The DE- bate II ia the discussion that the
costs from thirty TO sixty dollars
Nc Wilson amendment was lost by ayes 10, nays 81
bs 60 4 se
vice, and the pay To be $45o,ooo instead of 100000
Mr. BspDEnicK, opp Of CAL. moved to amend, that
the weekly mail between ST. Joseph and Placsrville be
accelerated TO twenty days, and the pay $4,000
Mr. RICE iadm) moved TO amend, that g weekly mail
he established from St Paul MnnesotA to ruget Sound
the pay 10 be $4,000. Agreed to-ayes II, nays is
The Senate here took q recess, there being quorum
just previous to the recess Mr. Polk presented the Gre
denas OF Mr.. Salisbury as Senator from Delaware, in
After the recess, Mr. Rce's amendment was voted on
and carried-yeas 80, nays 4.
$50 COO tor monthly overland mail from Kansas City
Stockton, at the expiration Of tho present quarter
The bill was then reported 10 the Senate when most OF
the endments Of tho Comm ttee Of the Whole were
adopted voes beiog taken on those disputed.
The amendment reducing Butterfeld Co.'s contract
adopnd-32 against Is.
Ihe amendment for weekly mail from st. Joseph,
Mo to Paccrvile, Cal, adopted by 20 against o.
The amendment for q weekly mail from Kansas to
Stockton vas adopted.
The section raising the rates OF postage Aboshng the
lrankng privilege, and generally regulating the details,
&c, WAS adopted.
Mr. GwIN, (adm OF CAL, renewed his motion for the
establishment OF the weekly mail service from Salt Lake
TO Oregon at such compensation the committee may
determine Adopted.
Mr. CNoMAN, (adm) Of N. c., moved to give the Post.
MASTER General discretionary power to continue any over
Land route. Adopted
Some minor amendments were then adopted ard added
to the bill when passed by 20 against %, as follows:
AYES Messrs Allen, Benjamin. Brown. Chestnut Clay,
Clipgman Davis Douglas, Fitch Fitzpatrick Green, Gwin,
Houston Hunter, lveTson, Jons Lane. Mallory Mason,
fesyce, Polk Reid, hice Sebastian Stuart ToOmbs, Ward,
Wright, Yuee.
NAYs-Messrs Bger Brooerick Cameron Chandler Clark,
Cosmsr Dixon Ioolle Fessendeo, Foot, Foster. Hale,
smn Harlan, johnson, OF Tens, King Pugh Seward sim
mons, 1rumbull, Wade Wilson.
MIR. BRoDEMCK moved 70 reconsider, in bis opinion
Mr.. Cpgmsns smendmen placed the whole Pacific coast
at the mercy Of the Postmaster General.
The motion TO reconsider was lost by % to g.
Ten O'Clock.
On motion Of Mr.. HUNTER
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Was taken up.
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TIE GENERAL NEwsrAPKR DESPATCH.

The CkNkRAL NEwsPArE DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, March l, 1859.
The President, In replying to the call Of the House for
Information concerning the African slave trade says that
the instructions given to the commanders Of the
squadron such that seizures are not likely 10
be made, except under circumstances which would
at least insure 0 certificate Of probable cause
they did not authorize condemnation The object has
been TO avoid far practicable all vexAtious inter-
rurtons OF lawful commerce. The only instance at pre-
sent known to the department In which officer captur
Ing SLAYER or suspected SLAYER the coast Of Africa has
been sued or otherwise embarrassed by the owners off,
agents Of the captured vessels that OF Comman
der Simonds who captured the brig Casket In his case
no damages appear TO have been rendered against him.
and the expenses incurred by him were refunded him
under the act OF Congess Of 1854 The number of cap
lures made by the American squadron under the treaty
Washington previous TO September last twenty, Of
which six were condemned.
The War Department has received dispatches from
General Clarke, of California saying that change in the
military department has become necessary towards the
occupancy Of the crossing Of the Colorado at the 35,h
parallel and that necessity exists chasse the Indans
in that region Of country. understood the MohAves
will be joined by other tribes, and they muster joint
~ some fifteen hundred lighting men
Another letter from army ocer In California, dated
the I'd ult., says 1--WE have another quite big
as that in Oregon, and shall leave In
preparing my command for the field"
10 considered material 70 supply imperfection ia
yesterdays report Of the cooquy in the House between
Mcssrs Reagan and Bryan Mr.. Reagan asked Mr. Bryan
whether he intended to imputo dshouorablc motives
him. Mr.. Bryan replied that he did not say anything
which any imputaton upon the motives OF his
league, after which he proceeded 70 speak OF his
responsibility.
The former advices regarding the Cass Yrsarr treaty
confirmed by official dispatches. The treaty has not
been ratified by Nicaragua, and Mr. 0useley treaty In
o similar condition.
Tho net amount in the treasury subject TO drafts
100000.
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NEW YORK LEGISLATURES.


1enaues
ALBANY, March ], 1862
The bill to provide for the enlargement of the Clinton
prison was reported favoraby.
On motion of Mr.. MAmER, (dem) the bill TO repeal the
Metropolitan Police act made the special order for
Tuesday next.
Mr. BRASDRzm (dem) inquired whether auy results
have been attained by the Committees of Investigation on
the alleged corruption Of the Legislature.
Mr. WHEELER would not state that there had been any
results at present, but he had several witnesses
pnnaed and would prove that eight or ten members Of
the Legislature Of 1866 had received brides pass the
Albany Bridge bill.
Mr.. BRANpRnH said that he had learned that the ex
penses would be ut least SIS 600. The committee had
special messengers running all tho State TO subpoena
and yet not single word OF the testimony he had
seen worth dollar TO the State. He moved that
Whereas results have been attained by the committees
and the investigations attended with heavy expense
therefore,
Resolved, That the Committees Of Investigation be dis
charged the consideration Of the subjects entrusted
them.
After debate Mr. BRAsDREm consented to lay the
luton on the table for few days.
The act to the powers and duty Of public ad
minisa had progress reported upon IT, and IL
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate engaged at the evening session in con-
sdering the bills the general orders. The business
entirely of local character Several private bills
were ordered TO . third reading.