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Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-01
CHAPTER III.
A GREAT POLITICAL SPEECH.


A number of years ago large concourse of
people were assembled in the yard of the City
Hall. The eager crowd were gathered around
the Easterly window of this building listen
ing to rabid fire-eater descanting upon the
moral character Of tie candidate for the Pres
idency, Henry Clay. Ever and anon loud
cheers rent the air, and plaudits of every de-
scription were vociferated from the strong
lungs Of the 'elion-hearted Democracy. ~
This was one of the great events that marks
political epoch in our country's history. New
cr did the people of Wilmington respond
more willingly to the sentiments thrown out
by the speaker than they did on this occasion.
The old and the young, the great and the
small, did all that lay in their power to make
night hideous, to prove their loyalty to the
great party leaders. After the first speaker
had finished, a stout, thick set man Of middle
stature stepped forth on the stand and pro-
eeeded:
"Fellow Citizens Although come n
stranger among you, think that the most
OF you have heard OF me before. Without
egotism, without pretensions, without any
thing but patriotism and the good OF my
country at heart, have left the foul party
that voted for Tippecanoe and planted my
standard upon the immutable rock of Democ-
Sacy. 1t is true that have battled in the
ranks of the enemy against the good old De-
mocratc phalanxes; but change has come
over the spirit OF my dreams have seen
the error of my ways, and like the prodigal l
have returned to my fathers house again, a
wiser and more reasonable man. /. come to
the support of the great principles of the De-
mocratic party because they are calculated to
spread blessings over the land and make the
masses happy and prosperous. (Applause.)
Although have done battle in the ranks OF
the enemy, Demo cracy was my first love and
my last love. (Applausc.) And return to
it to battle against tyranny and oppression
with an ardor that Inever experienced before.
In regard to the great national questions that
agtate the country at this time, we Delawa-
rians have but little to say to be sure, it is
OF the utmost Importance to us to lay forever
upon the shelf that many headed hydra, the
United States Bank, and settle the question of
the tariff; butthese principles sinkinto insig-
nihcance when compared with the issue in De-
laware. tremendous cheers.) With the
Democracy rests the great labor of regenera-
ting and discriminating our glorious little
State. 1t is with you, Democrats, that in
tend laboring in the future to establish UNITY
and equality. That the strong arm OF labor
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-01

VOLUME I.---No. %.

graced in the eyes of the country and the
world, (applause) and you know it. II high
Heaven should send down curses upon COM
munity to punish the evil doings of the ru-
lers, Delaware would have been sunk thirty
years ago lower than Tartarus. Why, fellow
citizens, is this so Does not the cries of a
dying man continually haunt you in your
midnight dreams and demand vengeance of
your troubled conscienceY l allude to the
disgraceful conduct of the opposition candi-
date for Governor. Years have passed away,
but still the voice of a murdered man cries
aloud for vengeance. allude to the individ-
ual who was cobbed to death on Dover Green
during the year 1872. Nodoubt many of you
look upon that tragedy as hoax and do not
appreciate the murder of human being, but
|, for one, feel the Importance of reprobatng
the bad actions Of men, no matter if the hand
of Time has partly obliterated them. SOL
dier of the war of 1912 had displeased the
commander drum-head Court Martial was
convened and he was tried and sentenced to
be cobbed with n thousand strokes. Fellow
citizens, do you know what the dreadful in
strument was with which this punishment
was inflicted? | will tell you. 1t is pad
die, with holes in it ; the culprit is partially
stripped and then his body is bent over a
drum, and the blows are inflicted by some
fellow who has ho mercy in him. Fellow-cit-
liens, what do you think of man who would
have such punishment inflicted upon human
being. Would you support him for the high
est office in your gift (Cries of ''no no'D
knew you wouldn't. l know you will show
by your votes that you are true. and consis-
tent men who are incapable of supporting a
candidate who would do such cruel deeds.
Fellow citizens, the man died, and was buri-
ed by the road side. / disentombed his bones,
and am a living witness of the truth of this
murder (true, true.) The author of this
atrocious deed is now a candida te, asking your
suffrages-will you support him (no, no.) !
knew you wouldn't. There is too much of
for man who would commit deliberate
murder. What kind of Governor would he
make The very thought makes me ashame d
of my native State, and the party once be-
longed to. But, fellow citizens, feel one con-
ISOLATION in the coming contest, and that is,
that you rally around me and show to the
world, that |, one Of the greatest patriots of
the age, am bearing aloft the flag of humanity,
which we will plant triumphantly next No
vember on the grave of the brave soldier who
was cobbed to death on Dover green"
Bravo, so it bones; that's the talk ; three
cheers for the old soldier: hurrah hurrah! I
hurrah j" rang loudly upon the midnight
air. What effect this tremendous speech had
upon the voting public will be seen in the
sequel-the cobbing candidate was elected by
an overwhelming majority. If the foregoing
is not literally true in word, sentiment and
effect, the present generation is falsiier of
facts and not capable of judging between
right and wrong.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-01
CHAPTER ~.
THE PROGRESS OF EVENTS.

The next day after Frank Baker had told
his first lie to hide his shame, he went to his
business, what he thought to be, a much wi
ser and better man. To believe his determi-
nation, he had been at his last political carou-
sal and drank his last drink of any kind of
beverage that would intoxicate. He was the
first to enter his place of business, and he soon
employed himself in placing everything to
rights. His employers were highly pleased
to find him at his daily avocation hearty and
we'll and the men, as they came in, congrat-
ulated him on his recovery, and appeared
highly pleased to find him once more at his
post. Time passed on, and Frank attended to
his business as faithfully as any man could
do. He was met at the door, as he returned
from his work, by his wife, all radiant with
smiles. Joy and happiness reigned once
more in that quiet household. Frank but
seldom went out at nights and then his stay
was very short one. His happy wife was
ever at his side, making the tolls of life as
pleasant as possible. What pleasing sensa-
tion would steal over his imagination when
he thought of the narrow escape he had had
from the wies of the ofice-seeker, and what
a lesson he had been taught by one single
nights adventure.
Would he ever be led astray by the designing
again, or would he fall on the good advice OF
the partner of his joys the one whose whole
soul was wrapped up in his welfare and hap
piness The seductive influence of the tc''i y
ter is often too strong for the strongest, AM 80
subtle as to deceive the most cunning. Frank
had not made up his mind to abstain alto
gether from the use of stmulants; he could
take an occasional drink, and let it alone
whenever he pleased. There was no necessity
of taking pledge; for his part, he could take
one drink and not take any more. Oh dan
gerous rock, in the stream of time, how many
bright hopes and brilliant prospects have been
wrecked upon your hidden and deceptive sur
facet One night he had been to the Lodge,
and as he was hurying home at RAPID gai'
he fell in with his tall companion of the night
that had been the cause of so much unhappi-
ness to him.
The tall man congratulated him with the IA
miliarity of the office seeker, and asked him
where he had been the few days past; how
Helen was, and great number of questions tc
ingratiate. himself, once more, into that con-
fidence which he feared he had forfeited by
his conduct the night of the debauch. Above
all things, he wondered to himself if he had
offended Helen. While they were walking
along, the City Hall bell rang forth its polti
cal clamor or cali for meeting Frank in
quired the cause of the ringing of the bell
and was informed by the tall man that a gen
tleman from Kerlt County was going to make
one of the greatest speeches of the campaign
he was going to unravel the secrets of thu
grave and develope its hidden mysteries HI
had, with several other men, went to thu
solitary grav and dug sufficiently to discove
the bones of the dead soldier, and on this
night he was to explain it all to the people
Franks curiosity was aroused; If thsre wer'
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-01
Poetry.
MY GOAT e E.
BY JAMES MONTGOMERY.

The dandy loves his comely face
His whiskers trim and neat
His polished air and manly grace,
And handsome turn'd-out feet;
But /, who envy none their pride,
Could ever dare agree
To shave my chin and lay aside
My beautiful goatee.
With mantle on, strut the street,
To take the ladies eye,
But es'ry one chance to meet
Smiles as she passes by;
Can any one tell what it is
Fills the fair ones with gleet
1t cannot be my handsome phiz,
Or beautiful goatee.
Oh, la feel abashed to night,
The ladies' act so queer
It shakes my nerves with very fright,
Although it is leap year;
The Misses Il, they look so sad,
WndJ Gull lhe lhdtttT Do
Unless the girls are running mad
After my nice goatee.
My fortunes made I.have no doubt,
Let ooquettes do their best,
Were it not for waggish coat,
Who always proves my pest;
And as turn each corner round,
From all incumbrance free,
hear but one incessant sound:
"That ugly mans goateel"
The other day went to church,
The weather being fine,
Leaving pretenders in the lurch,
cut a decent shine;
The people who were gathered there
Seem'd all to notice me,
And men and boys arose to stare
Right at my nice goatee.
The people have so foolish grown,
know not what they mean,
Although they laugh at me | own,
1t din't because Pm green:
For ev'ry day look so nice
That nabobs envy me,
And fain would offer any price
To get'my nice goatee.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-01
An Origiaal gtarg.
Written for The Delaware Inquirer.
THE POLITICIAN.

A STORY FOUNDED ON THE POLITICAL
HISTORY OF DELAWARE-UNFoLD-
ING THE REAL CHARACTER OF
THE POLITICIAN, AND SHOW
ING THE BANEFUL INFLU-
ENCE THAT THE POT
HoUSEPoLITICIAN
HAS UPON THE
RISING GEN
GRAFTON.
by JAMES MONTGOMERY.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-01
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-08-06
BALTIMORE MARKET.

Flour,-The prices of Flour are OF
Gather an improving tendency to-day
there was LILLE more inquiry Tor The
best brands. We note sales Of 400 bbls.
of Ho yard street super at So, 30, and 500
bbls. Cily Mills super at 1926. Hold
ers of God brands Of Howard street aud
Ohio super are firm at $3.50, and City
Mills super a. s5,25. There is no
change in Family and Extra. Rye Flour
and Corn Meal unchanged. i.
Grain.-The grain market to-day was
steady for Wheat, but prices. remained
the same as on yesterday. The offerings
amount to abopt 10000 bushels. We
quote choice white al l35al4O els. I; fair
to prime DO. l25sl35 els ordinary DO. at
lIOaI2O cts. and red II0al22 els for
fair TO prime. There were 5000 bush.
els Corn offered, and the market was a
shade firmer. We quote white and vel
low al 1918 CTS. Oals are unchanged.
We quote new Maryland and Virginia at
27s3l cents and Pennsylvania at 1895
cents for old. Rye may still be quoted al
70s72 cents for Maryland, aud 1880
cents for Pennsylvania.
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M ID lyO 35cc11So

A couple of females at Cayuga, Canada
West, went into the forest TO cut material
Tor hoops, being resolved TO keep up with
the prevailing fashion. They selected
the stem of The poisoning" and alter
wearing the hoops few days, were so
dangerously affected as to require medl-
Cal treatment.
The commissioners Of the general land
office has directed the sale OF conslde'
rable quantity Of the public domain IN
Minnesota during the coming autumn.
These lands are said to be very valuable
and large number of bidders will doubt
less be attracted TO the sales.
The Purdy (Tenu.) Wing Banner says
that during the session OF the circuit court
Judge Walker fined certain pous IndI-
vidual, once IN good standing, $50 Tor
kissing a respectable lady against her
wish and consent.
A man who resides in Fulton, Ohio,re'
turned las, week from the funeral OF his
wife, and going into his solitary home'sa'
down upon a chair and died within an
hcur. |, is said the poor fellow "dIed Of
grisf,"
Cassius NJ. Clay. Esq, calculats iha
the birds visiting his 80 acres OF fruit AND
pleasure grounds destroy no less than
"25, 459, 200, 900 carerpillars and various
insects i'll one yeaf."
Com. Stewarl.,he veteran of the United
States navy, was 81 years Of age, on the
2slh of July.
The Kansas Convention for framing
Stale Constitution, adjourned on the'29'f
ult. The new constitution was adopted
by vote Of 81 TO l3. all the Democrat:
voting agains, and refusing TO sign 1t.
A PRAYER meeting was recently held II
Belfast, Ireland, in which. il is said, forty
thousand people participated.
During The present season about 200, OO(
packages Of vegetables have been shipped
from Norfolk, Va, the actual value o
which was about 100000. About SO,
600 packages were sent to Baltimore.
The recent marriage Of Mr.. Day ant
Miss Field presents this singular anomaly
that although he won the field, she gsine'
the day.
A GREAT CITY OF THE DEAD.-Green
wood Cemetery, near New York city
was founded in June 1910, and from tina
month up to the 22d ull., 5000 bodie
took M their residence in the silent city
Greenwood will. in ihe end, ouisirlP Nev
! York, and ere many years. will count /!
dead by millions.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-08-06

SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ONE
Day Much has been said Tor and
against the Lotteries authorized for va
rioas purposes by the Legislature OF Geof'
gia, and many have been Inc cautions
thrown OH to the credulous public aeala>t
the Georgia State Lottery. MchINNEY
IL Co., Managers, whose headquarters are
in this city. An ancient maxim requires
US TO give the devil, even, his due :
and, without compromiIling ourselves IN
The matter at all, we are free 10 record
(what is known to everybody, slpost, in
savannah that in The Lottery advertised
by us TO be drawn in Masonic Hill build.
ings, last Saturday noon. II was ascer-
tanned. that The numbers "i6.724;' enn-
lied to the capital prize of sixty thousand
dollars, were upon tw" half Iickets-one
of which was in the Office here, and one
was sent to H. +. PETERs, Charleston,
S. C.-SaUalnah NelCS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-08-06


MARYLAND CLA'sis.--Aia meeiin: of
.,ba MARYLAND Chassis ht Id al Keedys,r.le,
MI an the 26ih inst. the pastoral r,l,-
,;ooex,>,ing between Rev. Mr.. knolr z
.rd,se S. Johns German Reform Chu'"a.
a, Frederick. vas by mutual consent d.
solved in order tina, lie al ht accep'
caIi extended TO him from the 4lh ReioI'n'
ed Congregation of BsiimOre City. Ihe
coll being found in oder. was confirmed
and committee appointed To install hIm
in. his new charge. The case OF the heY.
NJ. Hertzberger. for an alleged violation
Of constitutional laws, and certain lmpf"-
prienes involving his moral and mlnls'e-
rial character, claimed the consideration
{ The Chassis; but after some discussion II
was resolved TO postpone the full consId'
Grafton of the case until the l6'h OF Au-
Gust. when The classls concluded 10 hold
an adjourned meeting in the 3fd Reform
ed Church Of Baltimore. TO fully adludI-
rata the case.-Bo0nSbOrO' odd Ftlfow.
The market town of Twer, on the Vol
"a. near Moscow, was recently almost TO-
Ially destroyed by fire, which burnt iot
.wo DAYS, al the expiration OF which time
he grain magazines were still IN flames
md corn TO the value OF million silver
onhles had been consumed.
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AT the residence of his parents in this
Mace, on the Isl inst. Frank Washing-
ion, son OF G. NJ. and Mary A. BasI, aged
2 wears, 6 months and 10 days.
AT The residence Of her son-n-Iaw, JOHN
E. Smith, April lsI 1859. Mrs. Narga-
ret CrisweH, consort of Joseph CrIsweiI
decd, aged 70 years, month and 10
days. Springfield, OHIO, and Indiana
papers please copy.
OfAppopIsxy, on the 3OIh ul,. al the
residence of her son. James i. Griggs,
Esq. Mrs. Eliza NJ Gciggs, widow OF
d.. Lee Griggs, in the 65'h year OF her
age.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-08-06
3iPAHEPAG8 eo

In this place, on the Sd inst, by Rev.
II. Matthew'S, Mr. I'm. Fletcher KerHey
and Miss Elisabeth Kernfy, both Of this
County.
In Boonsboro'. Md. on Sunday even.
ing last, 3lsi Of JuIy,by Rev. l.. A. Brun-
ner. FonroSe H. IrWin, foreman in the
"Odd Fellow" Office, Boonsboro', for
merIv Of Shepherdstown, Va, TO Miss
Elisabeth Richard, daughter OF Mr.. J.
p. Ricksrd, of the former place.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-08-06

ARREsTED.-Deuerick, the Irshman
who dangerously wounded german by
striking lam with pick, al the quarry
above Dam No. 4, on the Goth ult. for
not aeceGing TO the reques, TO strike for
higher wages, under The employ of Mr..
SnouaI, was arrested in the streets of Ha.
eerstown, on the 9th w.t., and committed
to The Jail OF that town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-08-06

Death has been busy in the royal FAM.
lies Of Europe, during the present year.
The King Of Naples. the King OF Sweden
an Austrian Archduke, a princess
Of Wurlemburg, the Prince Of Leichter-
stain, Tuscan Archduchess, and some
others royal blood, have died within a
few months, and now we have lnIelil.
gence Of the death Of Queen SIephanie, o!
Portugal.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-08-06

The DRoUGHT.-The Corn and vege-
tslion generally are suffering very severe
ly from The long spell of dry weather
which is prevailing in this vicinity.
There has been no servlceabe rain here
since the Isl Of July, and the corn crop,
which looked so well short time ago,
has already been very seriously injured in
many localities of The County.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-08-06

RETURN OF FUGlTIvEs.-A few days
ago sixteen fugitive slaves, who year or
two escaped from Kentucky and reached
Canada, passed through Cleveland, on
their way back 10 slavery. They bad
become disguised with Canadian freedom.
The Cleveland Democrat says:
"Old Aunly," venerable negress,
whose black and shining face stood out in
strong contrast with her hair-while as
the driven snow-took occasion to
"spress her mind" in regard TO Canada.
"Dey kin all talk about dar freedom over
dar," pointing with cane-brake finger
across The blpe water in the direction
marked By the Unions" wake,) "but
I'd a heep levyer stay with we dem down
in Old Kentuck." The enli1e party took
The train for Cincinnati, happy in the
thought that they were going home.
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The Chiriqui Gold Fields.


Intense Ereitemeni-Fresh Discoveries
II Geld Hut, and even a Gold No.
man Found-BdltimOreanS Interested
Great Rash Of Diggers.
The Northern Light, which arrived al
New York on Sunday night, brings further
accounts Of The Indian graves al ChlrIquI'
A spondent Of The New York
Times al Panama, says:
Our gold excitement is intenslIyIng.
On the goth The brig Josefa, commanded
by downeast Yankee, Capt. Paterson
sailed with cargo Of shovels, liquors
and provisions. and about fifty passengers,
for Chiriqui, the grave diggers' "El Do
RADIO" Among The passengers were halt
a-dozen Americans, few English, and
monte dealer. The accounts that conlln-
ne to reach US of The wealth Of these lndl-
an cemeteries or "huacas" in golden I'M
ages and rinkets are every day growing
more wonderful.
A hal has been found made Of exceed
Ing fine gold, and Of great weight. Also,
gold woman" but how large a woman
is not stated. Ii is ltlle curious, see
ing with what contempt the Indians gen.
orally treated females, that they should
have wasted the precious metal in fash
ionine one. Ii must have been a love-
sick Indian that made that figure.
Most Of The passengers who took pas
sage in the Josefa carried silver with
them 10 purchase the gold. It's said 1t
is sold by HE poorer class OF Tie people
who are turning up the graves, at If'm
three 10 four dollars per ounce. Iesier'
day another vessel arrived from Chlrlqul
with box of tie gold but of what value
cannot ascertain. Iii said one man
at the grave diggings" has taken out 70
pounds Of images, but this is probably an
exaggera'ion.
These lombs, it appears, are OF great
extent. some Of them having contained
many hundred bodies. The gold is sand
to be contained in earIhen vessels by The
side of the body. The ground where the
The "huscas" are is covered with trees.
and il was by the falling OF a large tree
growing out Of he top of mound that
The deposits we're discovered. The roots
of the Tree took with Il EN- the earth and
the mason work Of one Of the mounds,
leaving the gold exposed, which was acct
dentally seen by man when passing
close to it. Many persons who have
gone down are enthusiastic enough TO be-
Iieve they shall find the source from
whence all this wealth was obtained.
They may do so, BUTT does net follow
they will gel much gold from it.
The indians ouIy used the article tor
and il is more than hkeiy that
they were two or three hundred years In
ge,lrng together the quarter Of million
dollars worth that may have been buried
with their chiefs and great men in hIs
Chiriqui sepuIchre. Gold has never been
found in New Grenada IN sufficient guam
,ries 10 pay California digger ; and it's
only from the fact that Indians in Choco
and Anrirquia can be had for couple OF
dimes day that the people OF the Magda'
lena District are now able 10 eXpor! TWO
or three millions Of dollars year.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-08-06

&C. A meteor of unusual brilliancy, was
seen on Friday night, 29Ih ult., in Alex
andris, Va. A meteor of considerable
briliancy was also observed in This town
on the same night.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-08-06

EXAMINING Court. We learn that on
Wednesday last there was special term
of the County Court held in Mariinsburg
for The examination of the three BOYS,
John flanagan, James Brady and John
Shannon, charged with the Bomicide Of
Jacob Sig!er, in Berkeley County, last
week. The prisoners. through their
Counsel, John B. Hoge, Esq, waved an
examination and were remanded back 10
Jail 10 await their trial a, the next term Of
The Circuit Court which will be held in
September next. The prosecution was
conducted by Geo' gre II. Murphy, Esq.
Attorney for the Commonwealth, assisted
by Andre10 Hunter, Esq, of Jefferson.
We also learn that another Young fell
low by the name Of Shannon was ares
ted and committed to jail in the same
place, charged with being an accomplish
in the above Homicide.