Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-24
Our city wcekries.


Is Mortified ut our puff of Forncy's Press. We
concerning the Press, but will even go further
md state that it does not publish low jokes
and Religious Intelligence side by side in ts col
umns.
Speaking of the editors of the CoMMERciAi. It
says:-
"Ah, these newly arrived young people can
teach us the metaphors.
just so, George.
The Republican has again got ahead OF the I'o-
lice Gazette in finding another cease Of Iniatua-
ton, MS 1t calls IL.
1t "embalms' the Governors inaugural.
The Jou,aoi, of Friday, publishes the Cover
nor's inaugural address, II the .Journm enter
tanned the Reputlicdns idea OF embalming''
things in Its columns it could not have chosen 4,
more appropriate mummy
It's Dover correspondent states that petition
was recently before the House in which the petit
toner asked for II divorce, among other grounds
because " his wife was very disagrccable wo-
man.
The GdzeHe finds great deal 10 admire in the
Governors inaugural. We can readily imagine
that any Democrat could find plenty to agree
with in the address, but all Its ideas are so old
that we should think they would have rot over
admiring them.
Two burglars named Butcher and Harris, who
were arrested In this city, attempted to escape
from the Jail at New Castle on Sunday evening
last by picking hole through the will They
were discovered by the Waterman, Mr.. vining,
when they had but an inch or so more to pick
through to reach the outer surface. The hole
they made was about as large around as n flour
barrel. They were ironcd and removed TO anotli-
err cell.
Its second page is mainly taken up with those
twin monuments Of a Bourbonic inability to learn
or forget, -Governor Sa,ilsbury's message and the
decision of the Supreme Court, concerning the
"Test Oath" We will give the Governor the
credit OF having produced quite ms logical doc
unlent as the Supreme Court has done.
The Republican publishes a note from Prof b..
Clemson, of Claymont, denying the statement
that Mr.. Washington has purchased his school.
Neither is Mr.. w. deccndcnt of Lawrence Wash
ington, but from Col. Samuel Washington, the
brother next in age to the General.
The office of Esq. Stunts has been fitted up and
opened again They Ind quite pleasant time
there OH Saturday evening, and welcomed the
Squire back to health and lis Office with fine
supper.
William Bratton has just completed the cree
tion Of fine brick store house in Christana vii
age, for Benjamin and John Peters. 1t is forty
by thiry-thrce feet, and two stories high the up
per one Of which will be used MS II hall by the
Good Templars.
valued Mt 800, fell down the other day and was
considerably injured. 1t will be repaired
The Jou,nars Dover correspondent gives a
very fair abstract of the various bills pending be-
fore the Legislature. He thinks the bill to incor-
poratc the CrGslls Gold and Silver Mining Co"
will be tloored.
Speaking Of probable Legislative action relating
to the removal of the County seat the Journal
editorially says: =
+" II Is n simple question connected with the
business convenience of the inhabitants Of New
Castle Comfy, and we ask of the Legislature a
frank and fair consideration Of the matter upon
Its merits only, and disconnected from prejudices
lngged in by interested parties.
1t has the following singular statements
:" An HONORARY MEMBER.--It is stated that
Senator salisbury, of Delaware, was elected IN
honorary member of the Convention of the
Equal Rights League (colored) lately held in
Washington.
Mr.. Owen Tmynor was thrown from u sleigh,
on King Street, Oh Saturday evening last while
the horse was running ut rapid rate. Fortu.
natcy he alightcd IN pile Of snow and was
not hurt
The Gazette, like the RepuJiicun, attempts tt
be iacetious but is only dull and ridiculous, II,
ponderous wit smacks rs usual of vulgarity alt
the line of criticism chosen simply illustrates thu
old aphorlsm which seems particularly applicable
in this case -
keep clear of low joking remember It's said
That people will talk Of what runs in their head
A correspondent of the Guzeae who is opposed
to the division of this county and yet acknow
leges the justice of representation according te
population makes the following suggestion =
81 propose as remedy that each Hundred
shall have one representative and the city of VIII
mington five, or one TO each Ward. This vii
give sixteen representatives to the two lowel
counties and fourteen to New Castle. 1t woult
not be in exact proportion to population, but il
would do what should be the object of represen
tation, it would reflect the sentiments of the peo
pie Of each district"
The gazette gets off IL cruel joke ut the expense
of one of Its own party when IL suggests that Mr..
John II. Moore has been appointed I'M aid to Coy
clnor salisbury ON account of his military
training.' What has Mr.. Moore done that III
should be thus treated Why should his drill
between two files Of U. S. Soldiers and the dis
cipline acquired ut Fort Delaware, be thus til,
| subject Of The Gazene's illusions?