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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17
Female Jack Sheppard.

The Columbus Fact gives the particulars o.
the escape of a female convict from the Peni
tertiary, that in GOODNESS and daring rivals the
boldest achievements of Jack Sheppard
The girl made her escape from the fifth story
of the prison by passing out of her window
and passing along the side of the building up
On a cornice or water-table about eighteen
inches broad. Passing along the front of the
building, at the immense height of fifty OIL
sixty feet from the ground, with nothing tc
hold on to, and upon the projection scarcely
visible from the ground, she reached, at the
distance of about forty feet from her room
window. a place where it was necessary foi
her to jump about twelve feet to the roof OF
the west wing. The leap was taken-proved
q safe oae-and the dauntless woman next fas
tened to the center of the roof a rope which
she manufactured out of her own bedding
grasped it in her hands. and swinging from
the roof, passed down on the outside of the
wall, over windows where other convicts were
sleeping, and down to terra frma, a distance
Of forty-fve feet below the roof.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17
nRopERrcK oasnou1zs.

The death of Broderick was officially an
bounced in both branches of Congress on
Tuesday. In the Senate Mcssrs. Haun, Crit
tenden, Seward, Foster, Foote and Toombs,
delivered brief eulogies-after which the usual
resolutions were adopted and the Senate ad
journed. Douglas and Pugh, by whom he SO
nobly stood during the ~Lecompton controver-
sy, were both present, but had not the manli-
ness to utter a word in behalf of their friend.
Mr.. Foster (of Connecticut condemned the
act in which the deceased lost his life as "being
in violation of the laws of God and man, y and
Notwithstanding his admiration for the charac-
ter of Mr.. B.. could not vote for the resolu-
lions of respect. Mr.. Toombs (of Georgia.,
on the other hand, said "He fell in honorable
combat in defense of his honor he could not
have died more nobly. He gave his hearty
concurrence to the resolutions"
In the House the eulogies were delivered by
Messrs, Burch (of California; Burnett, Has
kin, Hickman, Stout, B~urlingame, Sickles,
and Morris, (of Illinois,. The last named
gentleman spoke of Mr.. Broderick as raising
himself to eminence by his own energy of
character. What had he done that he should
die by the hand of violence If he had been
less independent he would have been a living
man to-day. He was a moral hero, and alike
scorned the smiles of corruption and power,
calling things by their right names. Nc SEN
ator in so short a time ever acquired so wide
spread fame. When the roll of California
Statesmen shall be called on the Judgment
day and Broderick is inquired for. more than
one voice will reach the ear of Jehovah say
ing, Am my brothers keeper? :"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17
Delaware. Feb. II, 1860.
Republican Convention.

The Republican voters of Della
ware County + requested to meet in
Comfy Convention at Templar Hall,
in Delaware, at l o'clock P. N. on
Saturday, 2sth inst,
for the purpose of selecting Delegates
to represent this county in the State
Convention to be held at Columbus on
the 1st of March next-and take such
action as may be deemed advisable in
reference to a Distict Convention to
select delegates to represent this Con-
gressional District in the Chicago
Convention.
By order of the Republican Central
Committee of Delaware County.
A. THOMSON, Chairman.
l. RAxNEY, Secretary,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17
ANOTHER KANSAS SHR1EKER.-Gorernor

ANOTHER KANSAS SHRIEKER.-Governor
Medary, the exile is experiencing the uneasi-
ness that proverbially attends the head crown
ed with authority. The Kansas legislature
have been acting popular sovereignty, and
have passed a law abolishing slavery. If Gov
ernor Medary don't veto it, his official jugular
is in danger and if he does, his political pros
poets before the people are lone for; and if he
does, the Legislature will pass it over his veto,
and the Supreme Court, will have to interfere
against popular sovereignty, aud there will be
the evil one to pay generally in the democratic
party, and no hot pitch provided.
Governor Medary is bordering the matter.
What q salubrious climate for Governors !
Initiating a whole tribe of Minnesota wild In
dians into democratic civilized voters, all with
one pair of pantaloons, must have beena pleas
ant duty to Governor Medary, compared with
this Kansas business. Why was Governor
Medary exiled to that dangerous wilderness !!
All! MIR. Samcox, you have much to an
swer for State JournaA
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17

The Virginia State Convention for the pur-
pose of appointing delegates to the Charles
ton Convention was held at Richmond yester-
terday. As this State yields an important in
fuence in Democratic National Conventions,
the proceedings possess at this time an unusu-
al degree of interest. There was a warm con-
test in the primary meetings in the counties
between Wise and Hunter, the former being
ahead so far as appearances indicate the result.
Should Wise secure the united delegation of
his own State, he may become a formidable
candidate at Charleston, and should the con-
test narrow down to Douglas and himself, it
would not be at all surprising if the talented,
though ultra, wild and cratic Ex-Governor,
who immortalized himself by the parade he
got up on the John Brown raid, should Sc
cure the nomination 1t would be an inter
esting spectacle to see the Northern Democ-
racy fall into his support.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17
Arrest of Abolitionists in nRississippi.


From the Enterprise News of
Thursday last we extract the follow.
ing:
On Monday last Marshal Mcdonald
assisted by XII Murphy brought before
the Vigilance Committee two men
named Manchester and Bishop. About
the 1st of December last the Vigilance
Committe examined two young men
who were procuring subseI iptions to
the American Encyclopedia. 1t was
charged then that they had been tam.
pering with slaves. The Committee
not decming the evidence against them
sufficient to authorize summary pun
ishment, they were discharged with
the injunction to leave the State and
abandon their agency, ard to inform
the publishers or their agents that tho
book should not be delivered in this
county. THE Committee that time
thinking they were age nts for Apple
tons Cyclopedia, which has been con-
demned by Mr.. Pryor, and which was
regarded by the Committee as being
incendiary in its tenddncy.] -soF
The two men, Manchester and Bish-
OPP, Notwithstanding the warning Civ
en- to Smith and Tilden, undertook to
fill the subscriptions obtained by them,
wereupon they I'm. and B.. were ar
rested, and upon examination was
found in their possession a book en-
titled "Cotton is King" which after
careful perusal by. DR.. w. S. Price,
r. S. Weir and o%urself, who were APP
pointed a committee for that purpose,
reported the book as being incendiary
and of a dangerous character. 1t
was further shown in evidence against
them, that they had sold and ~circulat-
ed said book in this county and New
ton. After much discussion as to
what action the committee should take
in the premises, the vote was taken,
when six present voted to tuln them
over to the civil authorities, and five
voted to treat them to a coat of tar
and feathers. The majority ruling.
the prisoners were then turned over
to r. L. Kennedy, Esq, who commit
ted them to the county Jail, to answer
at the Spring Term Of our Circuit
Court. HN
A strong feeling ON the part of our
citizens to tar and feather them was
manifested. And, as for our part, we
think that the proper way to deal
with such men. -.s.v
The books were burned on tho
street. ar+
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17
THE "vIsrREz ADmzxruREv

The old constitution conferred the right of
citizenship on achite male citizens over twenty
one years of age. Under that provision a
Democratic Supreme Court decided that the
P~rependerence of white over eelored blood in
a person rendered him a white citizen under
the constitution, and entitled to exercise the
elective franchise. The new constitution
adopted the same provision found in the old
one on that subject, which continued the
right of this class of persons to vote. The
last Democratic Legislature passed a law dis
franehising them, which law has, by a unont-
nous decis;on of the Supreme Court, been in
effect declared unconstitutional. We give a
synopsis of the decision, as delivered by Judge
Gholson
COLUMBUS, Feb. II, 1860.
Alfred J.. Anderson u. Thomas Milliken ct.
al. Error to Common Pleas of Butler coun-
ty.
Gholson J.. delivered the opinion of the
Court. Held
L. Persons having mixture of African
blood. but a preponderance of white blood, or
being more white than black, and being 9th
erwise qualified, were by the settled construc-
ton of the section of the Constitution of
1902, regulating the exercise of the elective
franchise, entitled to enjoy the right of an
elector.
No change was made in this respect by the
corresponding section of the Constitution of
1851. The same persons, being otherwise of
qualified, are not to be excluded on account
of color, but are entitled under the present
constitution to vote at all elections.
2. The plaintiff being one of the description
of persons so entitled to vote, having only
one-eighth of African blood, aad his vote hav-
ing been refused for that season only, at the
election in 1856 for electors of President and
Vice President of the United States. by the
judge of the election, against whom he
brought it an actionfor such refusal.
Held, That he was entitled to recover for
the violation of a right conferred DO the Con-
stitution.
The decision was unanimous
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17

Another attempt at a Brooks and Sumner
affair came eff at Washington u few days since
Mr.. Edmundson of Va, (who accompanied
Brooks when he attacked Sumner) made an
assault upon MIR. Hickman, of Pa, while pas
sing through the Capital grounds. Messrs.
kcitt and Fice-President Breckenridge inter-
fercd and separated them before any serious
harm was done. Hickman was armed, and is
considerably censured for not using his wea-
pom. The cause of the attack is the blowing
language used by Mr.. IT. the night of Forney-s
election, when he and others were serenaded
a remark of mine i'll the House of Repre-
sentatives, VIII oh | assure you was not prelned-
itated at the time, but which upon mature re-
Election | would not substract a single word or
syllable from, l repeat to-night-"T That if at
any time hereafter any portion of the people
in the South shall attempt to sever the Union
which now exists, and which is conservative
and Preservative of the right and liberties of
the whole people, there are eighteen millions
of people in the Northern free States that are
determined to preserve it. [Cheers, and cries
of " Every time | say to you tonight, my
fellow-citszens, that if it will require the State
of Virginia i'll arms to take Old John Brown,
seventeen men and one cow-[cries of 'Good1
1t will at least require more than fifteen
feeble States of the South to successfully COM
pete with the eighteen mighty States of the
North. [Cheers] \
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17

transfer a part of the Miami Canal to the city
of Cincinnati To amend the laws regulating
the settlement of estates To prevent conspi-
racy, and to enable the Educational Board of
Morefeld in Clarke to build certain school
houses. All memorials relating to a pro rata
railroad freight tariff were refeared to a select
committee-Messrs. Voris, Herrick, Baldwin,
Andrews, Robinson, Flag and Blakeslee. A
bill to amend the laws relating to roads and
their supervision, and one for the relief of
Mount Pleasant Boarding school was passed.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17

DEATH FROM A BROKEN HEART.-A
young lady died in Salem, Va, a few
weeks past, under singular circum-
stances. 1t appears hat she was en-
gagged to be married to a student, at
school in that town, who, after gain
ing her affections and completing his
studies left, chose preaching for his
profession, and wrote to her, stating
that he could not marry her. Upon
the reception of this unwelcome news
she became serious and melancholy,
and in a very short time died-the
victim of a broken heart.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17
0hiyalrv.

The Chester county (va) Times says of
Pryor's brutal insult to Hickman:
1--WE have the best of reasons for saying
that this whole affair was a preconcerted plan
to get Mr.. Hickman into a fight with a view
to sacrifice him. AVirginian, in Philadelphia
asked o friend of Mr.. Hickman, on Tuesday
morning-the Oerg day Of the occSrrenee--if
Mr.. Hickman would fight a duel. On being
answered in the negative, he replied :-"He
will have to fight or back down very soon-"-
Ihiss bear in mind, was in the morning. That
very day the attempt to involve Hickman in a
Eight was made. The plot ,pas known to SOath-
Nn Dsneerats before tie occurrence took place.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17

The trial of Hazlett has been concluded, the
jury returning O verdict of guilty. Sentence
had not at last advices been passed either upon
himself or Stephens-but they will doubtless
be executed together. The grand jury has al
SO indicted Owen Brown, Anderson and Mer-
riam, who are still at large Barclay Coppic
bad previously been indicted.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17

At q general caucus of the Republican
members of the Legislature, held on the even
ing of the 10th inst, a resolution was adopted
to adjourn on the 18th of March to meet OH
first Monday of February, 1861. The Senate
had previously passed a resolution for a sine
die adjournment on the 18th March, which has
not been acted on in the House
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17

The New Hampshire State Elec.
ton takes place on the 18th of next
month. Both parties i engaged in
active cam paign, as the result will
show what may be expected from New
Hampshire at the Presidential Eleo.
ton in the Fall.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17

y MASTER KILLED AND BURNED b
HIS SLAvEs.-On Monday last. DR..
VIM. CroXton, a highly intelligent
citizen of Essex county, Va, had &C.
casion to correct a servant woman for
some ~offense, but did so in a mild and
gentle manner This fact enragcd a
negro man, who vowed to have re-
venge, but at the same time gave his
master no intimation of his intention.
On Wednesday last, whilst one of the
servants was engaged in grinding a
knife: DIR. Croxton walked to where
he was, and whilst looking on, with
out expecting danger, another servant
stepped behind him, gave him a vio-
lent blow urOn the back of the head,
which felled him to the ground, and
they then dispatched him. The two
then dragged him behind the barn, and
klndllng a fire, placed his body on it
and burned it. They next cut the
the skirts of the saddle upon his rid
ing horse and then turned the horse
loose, expecting to create the impress
sion that he had been attacked on the
road and murdered, When the doc
tor was missing, his friends instituted
a search for him, and in the ashes near
tie barn discovered two or three of
his fingers and a portion of one of
his feet. The murder has caused great
excitement in the ncighborhood in
which it was committed Richmond
Dispatch,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17

Mr.. HENRY D.. Cook, Editor of the State
hosts who flocked to Washington at the open
ing of Congress in quest of spoils. The
Standing Committee on Printing, which has
charge of the matter, have awarded him in
connection with Mr.. Alexander of New York,
the contract to bind the House documents
1t is, i'll printing Office pariance, "a fat take, >
and will, like all other work performed Cor the
government, pay well.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17

The NEGRO TROUBLES IN CANADA.
The Chatham Planet, the principal
paper published where the negro afro
cities reported by the Detroit Free
Press were said TO have occurred, de-
mics the whole story in every p~articu-
lar, and with emphatic emphasis, 1t
pronounces the whole article, $50 ex-
tensively republished from the Free
Press, " base, malicious and wicked
lie from beginning to end" ems
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17
Bal. of earnings over ex~pcnd'rs.. . .S5,93s 80.

The Oldest member of the present General
| Assembly is Gen. House of Gallia County
He is s~eventy-eight years of age. was a member
of the general Assembly in 1925, and has rep
resented Gallia county several sessions since
then. He has seen remarkable changes since
he first entered the Legislature in 1885,
From a few theusand pioneers then in habit
ing Ohio, its population has swelled into mil
lions
BADLY MIsTAKEN.-The editor of the Har-
din county Democrat, who publishes a weekly
newspaper, comes out twenty-four hours after
Gov. Chases election with the prophesv that
no election of Senator would take place, this
winter.
VIM. T.. Bascom, Esq, has accepted the DO
sition of private secretary to Governor Denni-
son, and will enter upon the duties of his Office
to-day.
Mr.. Gangewer, the gentleman who so eff
GENTLY occupied the position during the last
term of Gov. Chase, has been rendered the
Clerkship of the Public Works department in
the State Auditors ofice.-Stafe Journal
18th.
H.. WINTER DAVIS EDucArEp IN OH1o-
Henry Winter Davis, the member of Congress
from Baltimore who cast his vote for Penning-
ton. was. once q student, and, we believe, a grad
uate of Kenyon College in this State.
SOMETHING FOR THE NEW YORK BuTcHERs.
Our citizens were somewhat surprised YES
terday noon at the appearance of four mon
strous beeves, driven through the streets and
a magnificent drove of about forty CATTLE
The cattle are the property of Henry Bryant,
of Fayette county, near New Holland, Pieka-
wav county, and were fed by him. The two
largest oxen are full blooded Durhams, and
weigh ffty-eight hundred pounds. The other
two are the same blood, and weigh ffty-three
hundred pounds. The big oxen and the drove
will be shipped over the c. G. & C. R. R.. to
New York-&ats Journal 14th
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17

The Administration seems to have decidedly
backed down from the position it assmed in
the Leclere and IIofcr letters relative to the
rights of natulalized citizens when visiting the
land of their birth. From recent decisions
of the Department of State. it seems natural
lied citizens have rights which foreign govern
ments are bound to respect, and that our gov
ernment has finally come to the conclusion to
see that heir rights are respected.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17
WEDNESDAY, Feb. Is.

In the Senate, FIVE memorials were received
and referred. Twelve bills were read a second
time and referred. A bill for locating bitches
and water-cources was read a third time and
then referred to Mr.. Jones. Bills were intro
duced to amend Sec. 427 of the Civil Code :;
allowing execution for the body on fines for
petty offences to require security for costs of
non-residents {; relating to the competency Of
jurors; allowing Commissioner of Hamilton
county to work a chain-gang at a quarry on
the Licking river, and to provide for a geolog-
ical survey of the State. Sundry reports Of
committees were read, among which was a bill
to license peddlers.
Several bills were considered in committee
of the Whole till the time of adj ournment.
The law bill introduced in the Senate, is
No. l20-in the House, No. lea.
In the House there were nineteen memorials
presented and referred. one of which was for a
law TO prevent the running at large of CATS
Among the second readings, were bills For
the prompt collection of claims against the
State; For the relief of the Cleveland, Me-
dina and Tuscnrawas Railroad Company To
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-17

A MEMBER OF CONGRESS AssAILED.
The New York Tribune's Washing
ton correspondence of the 10th says :
"a personal difficulty happened af-
ter the adjournment of the House to-
day. AS Mr.. Hickman was returning
home through the Capitol Grounds. he
was overtaken by Mr.. Edmundson,
OF Va, who upon approaching him
called ont and drew back his hand to
strike. Mr., Clingman, who was ac-
c%identally passing, stepped up and
seized his arm, when Mr., Edmundson
struck at Mr.. Hickman with his left
hand, knocking off his hat but doing
him no injury. The whole. affair was
instantaneous, and seemed to surprise
Mr.. Hickman. Mr.. Breckenridge,
who came up. took him away, and the
scene ended. The alleged provoca-
ton for the attack was an insulting
reflection on Virginia, contained in
a recent speech of Mr.. Hickman, in
which he charged that seventeen men
and a COW had frightened the State"
CATFISH IN HORIZON LAKE.-Two
thousand bushels of catfish were tax
en- from Horizon Lake, Wisconsin. re-
Gently, in one day. The Milwaukee
News thus relates the mode. of their
capture
Horizon Lake froze over very
rapidly during the present winter,
and this species of fish being, in a
manner amphibious, must have open
water in order to exist. The closing
of the ice drove them to the foot of
the lake, where men are engaged in
cutting ice for summer use. They
collected together so thick that the
eye could not penetrate the water to
the depth of six inches, a basket is
crowded down into their midst and
Immediately withdrawn completely
filled. They + purchased by far
mer at twenty-five cents per load, who
feed them to their hogs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-29
MEDICINES.
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IN HuUFLAnDs GERMAN BiTTEAs
M. pOOFLAND'S BALSAMIC CORDIAL,
~. nrsnt standard 1uedtcines Of Inc present dgs,
~. ncsuiyet their great pCpn.d7aty only thr01sh
s."rs of trinI. UnboEmdsd satisfaction as rendered
~ hem in all cases, cxd tbs people harsr'o"onnc'<
t I'SwE II CUMPLAINT. DYSPEPSIA, JAUN-
OA00 SYSTEM, DISEASES OF
THE KIDNEYS,
ss, all diseases arising from dsSordereG stce. o1
80 knSss Of the stomach and dtgeSttre organs, dr
sps' dily ard psYv1aBsxi!y cured ty shs LEHMAN
o; ~ RALSAMIC CORDIAL has required reps
tnt nm sxypa Ssink taat Of any similar pTspdTdt1oN
srttmt II ,vtH cure, WITHOUT FAIL. nc most S.
~ ~ u III C C0LD, or HOARSENESS, BRQN-
w CHITIS, INFL UENZA, CROD rNEQ-
MONA, INCIPIENTCONS UMPTION'
sn. las ps,|oYnsd tic mos: astonishing ewyss ssss
S"' v" Z CONFIRMED CONSUMPTION:
r..p dosss ,uaU also at once cheek and cNrs ths
an ssrsys DIARRHEA proceeding from COLD IN
TIL BOWELS. 1D ~ Al I.c~
scN & Co., No. 4l8 arch street, Phttadetpatd ta',
a. are sold by drnsgstS GNd dealsrS IN nledfesnss
soc, vlrheye Is cents bottle me stEad8hfe o.
C. H. JACKSON wal BE- Oh tAs outside vsdlpsT o.
| each bottle. ,, l.,
In ths Almanac published annually ~ 'Asp
py1..o-s called EvERTBUDY's ALMANAC, yah t'lu
Ind testimony and c0DiysHdefOTy n"taceS JT0M a..
.arss Of The country. Iasss A!manaes are s'ps"
s""S " Wv PURCELL, LADD Il Co, Agents,