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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30

On Friday week a man named WIN. I. Farmer
was arrested In Richmond, Va, In whom ut least
one of our citizens feels strong interest, and
whose story as told by the Richmond papers ind
the police of this city, entities him to thigh niche
in any rogues' gallery in the country, while his
address and cunning entitle him TO be considered
aprofessor of roguery as fine art.
1t seems that for some former crimes he was
committ& to the Virginia Pcnitentary, but this
proving too restricted field for the exercise Of
his peculiar abilities he made his escape on the Sd
Of April, 1865. A few months subsequently he
turned up in Richmond. and by aplcasing address
and false representations secured pl &C MS one of
the police force of that city.
Matters progressed smoothly with him ior II
while, and meeting young lady of most estna-
bic qualities and unblemished reputation, he pro-
posed marriage and was accepted 1t was soon
ascertaned, however, that he had been in the
pententiary, and this fact no sooner came to the
knowledge of the Chief of Police than he was dis
missed. Farmer framed an excuse 10 reconcile
his wife to his removal from Richmond, and Inn
medately left for the North.
He next turned up in Philadelphia, where TN ee
or four months ago he married young lady, a
Miss White, sister of Thomas White, n carrage
maker, residing at All Tatnal street, Of this city.
About six weeks ago Farmer got out of work aud
his brother-in-law, Thomas White. gave him Il
check for 1926 on Philadelphia Bank to help him
along. White had an account in n bank there
and left his bank and check book In Philadelphia.
short time ago he received telegram stating
| that Farmer had stolen his bank book settled up
his account in the bank and by a forged check
drawn all his money, some $780, and dccamped.
White Immediately went to Chief of Police
Dougherty who advised him to call on the Phil,-
delphia police. This he accordingly did, and after
| considerable telegraphing he was informed that
no tidings of the fugitive could be obtained.
| He again came to Mr.. Dougherty and the latter
| telegnphed to Washington and Richmond, and
| in accordance with his telegram Farmer was ar
| rested on Friday week, White Immediately going
to Philadelphia to notify the police there oi liP
| fact. Farmer had hearing before the Mayer OF
| Richmond, but no one up pearing as his accn-cl
| he was discharged before the Philadelphia police,
who had TO await the slow process ofa requisition
could arrive, the following Tuesday, Farmer had
left for parts unknown and has not since been
heard of. Possibly he has wives besides those ID
Richmond and Philadelphia and has gone to see
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30

The Deidwdrean says THE committee Of the
Legislature, appointed to settle with the State
Treasurer and receive the report of the Auditor of
Accounts, to wit ;-Messrs. Bcwley'and Paynter
on the part of the Senate, and Davis and Reed on
the part of the House, (Mr. Allderdiec, the other
member, being deceased met at the State House
last Tuesday. The first day was spent in an at
tempt to elect clerk, the contestants being Jas.
L. Walcott and Beniah Watson, Esqs., and the
members Of the committee standing two to two
on the choice. The second day, failing still to
agree on clerk, Mr. Reed was appointed clerk
pro. tens, and the committee proceeded to BUSH
ness. On Thursday the committee adjourned
sine die, having fulfilled the duties for which they
were appointed. From the statement, published
in another column, 1t appears that there Is in the
hands of the State Treasurer and Trustee of the
School Fund, the sum Of SOL 1920. of which
$780, 7S6 90 is due to the State, and 500 $3.50 be-
longs to the school fund.- $10,02095 of the
amount due the State was derived from the tax on
railroad passengers, and is pledged IL the pay
ment Of the interest and principal of the State
bonds Issued to relieve the people of the State
from draft during the war. The following table
shows the amount of money realized from The tax
on passengers from December 1866 To November
1867, oil paid by the Philadelphia Wilmington aud
Baltimore Railroad Company, except $3.50 from
the Maryland and Delaware 70; d, for business OF
| the vear 1S6t,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30

FlnE.-on the 18th Instant the brick dwelling
and storehouse on the corner of High and Queen
streets ut Chestertown, Md, and owned by VIM.
Bacchus, Esq, and occupied'by Washington Hud-
gins, took fire from q stove-pipe, and the greater
portion of the roof was burned before the ilaues
were arrested. Mr.. Bacchus loss Is about six
hundred dollars, on which there is no insurance.
MIR. Hudglns's stock and furpiture were damaged
to the amount of two hundred dollars
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30

20 National Bank Wilmington and
Brandywine, par $50 6I1&
IL :, Del. Fire 1ns. Co., par s15 Is
10 =" 1875
ao' - Delaware X. r., par 1926 u
81 Wilmington and Lancaster Turnpike
Co., par 500 5L
~ pianters Bank, Tenn, par 800 81
slooo Del. K. R. Bond, 1856 92l
According to the above prices our local stocks
seem to be appreciated though Delaware Rail-
road stock sold at 81, which is certainly very low,
Tor this Road must be one of the best paying
Roads in the country. The sale was largely at
tended, and everything went off very quick.
Fifty shares more of National Bank of Whining
ton aud Brandywinc were offered, but only 62lS
being bid 1t was Withdrawn.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30

AFFAIRS IN TALBOT CouHTy.-Thc ladies of
Talbot county, Nd, are about to reorganize their
Southern Relief Association" In view of the suf-
iering at the South. Among the improvements
contemplated In Easton is the erection of new
market house. The ladies and gentlemen of East
on have had a gay time for week or two In ska
ting, but the Star notes the following narrow es
capes and incidents:-
While skating on the Ice on Sunday, near Mr..
Joseph R. Prices, James Warner, sou of james
NJ. Warner, broke through in twenty feet water.
Young Cooper, who lives with Mr.. Warner, was
near by and went to his relief, md also broke
through. Their condition was then pcrilous in
the extreme. A small boy succeeded In pushing
them pole, with which they succeeded 10 extrl-
eating themselves. From fifty to hundred per-
SONS were on the Ice on Saturday afternoon. The
young ladies appeared to enjoy the exercise amaz-
lngly and some os them skate admirably, max
Ing a most graceful display on the ice in their
"boomer" costumes. Mr.. Charles Ii. Gibson
left the party and went down the river on IN ex :
ploring expedition, and when off Mr.. r. G. Holly
days. he broke through in deep water, and came
very near being drowned.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30


for 1856 per Dozen, warranted to fit, at
WYATT q GARRETT'S,
Gents Furnishing Store,
noyI-1yw No. 821 Market st., Wilmington, Del.
SONG OF IRON.
am mighty I'm the saber,
Fiercely welded by the brave.
Glorious In the stalwart steamer,
Laughing at the storm and wave. 'n
Beauteous in the palace pillars,
Saving in the pointed rod,
AS it brings the deadly lightning.
Quelled and harmless to the sod.
But there is n glorious essence,
if Where take my grandest power,
Giving to the RACE my surest,
Sweetest aid in dangers hour.
See before me fly diseases
See the darkest hydras bow!
See the rose of health and beauty
TAX the palest cheek and brow.
Fly, dyspepsia! Fly consumption
Yes all ills are crushed at length,
5. For give what human nature
Only ever needed-STRENGTn.
Shall l tell In whst great essence
can thus your spirits cheer ups
Paid, trembling, diving Sufferer,
TITS the famed "PERuvIAN SYRUP."
The PERUVIAN SYRUP is a perfected solution of
the Protoxde of Iron, new dis covery In medicine
that strikes at the root of disease by supplying the
blood with Its vital principle or life element-IrOn.
The genuine has "PEnuvIAS SyRUp" blown 10 the
glass. Pamphlets sent free.
j. P. DINSMoRE, Proprietor,
No So Dey St., New York.
Sold by all Druggists.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30

After giving brief description OF Grace church,
in this city, the Philadelphia Bulletin says:--
Such building as this possesses public inter-
est not only as illustrating the astonishing i'd
vance of American Methodism, in wealth, enter
plse taste and llbcrality, but nlso Us indicating
the rapid growth and substantial prosperity of
Wilmington. Almost the only spot in Delaware
where the liberal institutions Of the republic have
had any substantial foothold, II has thriven be-
You'd all other parts Of that State. Tint single
colony from Methodist congregation in COM
muniiy which only numbered about 20, 900 at the
last census, should be able to build and pay $780,
mo for one of the handsomest churches in the
United States, is fact full of significant SUCCESS
tons. We congratulate our enterprising neigh
bors on the successful completion of their work.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30
DELAWARE COUNTY.


Media has a gas company, and probably will
soon have gus works. We pity it.
Mrs Minor, IN aged lady of Media, fell down
stairs last week and broke three ribs. She is re-
covering
A County Temperance Convention will he
held at Media on january 10Th.
On Thursday evening, January Both, the Up
per Providence and Ridley Lyceurns meet at Oak
dale Hall, in Springfield twp, aud discuss the
question Of Negro Suffrage, the former fnvoiiug
and the lattrr opposing it.
The Indies participate In the Delaware county
Lyceulns, giving readings, &c.
John West formerly undcr-steward, has been
appointed steward of the Delaware county Aims
house, rice Stephen Sager resigned.
A mulatto boy, aged nine years, is confined
In the Media prison for attempting to kill the
infant child of Edwin Palmer. The boy had been
taken from the Chester county Poor House, and,
b Ing dc.rous of being sent back, on Wednesday
last he struck the child twice TN The head with a
stick. The boy confrsses his intention 10 kill,
and thought that h act would recommit him to
the pnnr house.
General Powell Clayton, unanimously nomi-
mated for Governor by the Republican State Con-
vrniiun of Arkansas, is a native of Delaware
county. He l. the son of John Clayton, Esq, of
Bethel.
"A CASE almost equal In its apparently perpet-
ia character To the celebrated one OF Jarndyce
against Jarndyce, is dragging its slow length
through the Delaware county courts. 1t con-
Germs the will of Hon. John Freedley, who died
over eighteen years ago. When We state that it is
claimed that Jacob Freedley, as trustee, holds
many nf whom have gone to their graves, and
| others become insolvcnt, before receiving any
brn Ii ,ial interest," the parallel between this and
the cast mentioned becomes oil the greater.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30
RUPTURES CURED

SLOAT SEWING MACHINE.-A second hand
Sloat Sewing Machine for sale low at
]. A. ROBINSON & cos, cd and Market SITS.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30

1aLBOl tOtNl1s
Two Baltimore tug boats on Saturday week
broke through the ice in st. Michaes river and
brought several people home who belonged at
st. Mirlrels, but had been caught in Baltimore
by the FREE ~.
The fourth quarterly meeting of the NJ. E.
Church, of Talbot circuit was held In the Church
vt st. Michacls, on Saturday and Sunday last.
Joseph BSrth and Richard H. Goldsborongh,
Esqs,, counsel for james Steuart, of Talbot coun-
~, ON Friday last filed in the United States Dis
trict Court a libel against w. d. Wallach, as
owner # the steamer wilson Sinai, to recover
thu, vnu of certain goods lost by the sinking of
said Steamer on the morning of the 9th of August
hast off Poplar Island, in collision with the steam
er May dugusfa. There are other cases dcpend-
I'M ON the decision III this case.
= Great improvements are being made ut he
thriving village Of Royal Oak. The NJ. L. church
uilding. IN the neighborhood, has been moved
1.-The village. Capt. Thos. j. Valiant Is build
III. iiuc store hise,and several other buildings
are shortly to he erected.
The E;,ston Journal proposes the conundrum
"whillier are we drifting? 2" and devotes II col
uinn To m attempt to answer 1t, which satisfies
us that il had better have "givcn 1t up" In the
| first place.
CECIL COUNTY.
Mr. Washington B. Highland, of ELK Neck,
died suddenly of heart disease, In Ekton, on
Saturday week.
Tho Grand Jury and the County Commits
sioners have concluded to petition the Legislature
| for authority to borrow money to erect a new
Jail and Court House at Elkton.
| Court will continue in session at ElktOn all
this week and PROBABLY part of next.
The County Commissioners have passed an
| order In favor Of Stearns & Qnigley, of Whining
ton, for $108.25, for work done on a road in the
| 7th District.
On Monday week, a tenant house in Elkton,
l.I.x..
considerably damaged by fire. Elkton has two
fire engines, but no hose.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
a not very successful protected meeting is III
| progress at Denton.
The stockholders ofthe Queenstown and Har.
rington Railroad met at Ridgelcy on the 21sl
inst. and amused themselves by subscribing $685.
| 400, elcctng Directors, &c. That's right: WI
like TO see social intercourse. We hope they en-
joyed themselves
The Circuit Court Of Caroline county ha.
been adjourned to Monday, February Sd.
The Denton Union speaking Of Gov. Swami
says a." Die he must and that ignominiously
His race is nearly run, and on the LIST of Jan
uary next he will sink so deepin oblivion's murk,
waters that not even ripple will be left on II
surface to mark the tpot where he went down."
SOMERSET COUNTY.
-James Anderson, of this county, has beer
election Assistant Postmaster OF the Maryland
Senate.
The Oyster Trade is looking up. The 7ru
Ma,ylnnder say this Is The only source through
which any greenbacks can be got into the county
DIR. C. H. Hyland State Senator from Som
crset, has drawn the long, or four years term
JAS. Fields, young man who lived at Sha
Point, while skating on Dashiell's pond, on tn
: 18th Inst, broke through and was drowned. Ill
| hrf,t l,..rx IL dra mil
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30
Spsfial Nntifes.
S HI | S

Made of New York Mills Muslin and Linen Fronts
for 1856 per Dozen, warranted to fit, at
WYATT q GARRETT'S,
Gents Furnishing Store,
noyI.lyw No. 621 Market st., Wilmington Del,
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-11
General Veatch,s Reply.

We ask for General VEATcH's let
ter, which we publish this morning,
the careful perusal of the public. He
might we'll have pursued silence, and
let the officers and men of the regi-
ment, who were participants in the
battle of Fort Donelson, to be his vim
dicators, but his reply to the letter of
Lieut.. Col. MORGAN so completely
exposes the malignity and falsehood
Of the vile SANDERS, that his friends
will thank him for his manly reply.
Will the Indianapolis Sentinel, and
other Democratic papers, who have
been calling for his reply, now that he
has made it, have the kindness to
publish it? Ifthey do not, it will be
a public confession Of the slanderous
character of the charges.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-11
Card from Major John W. Postor

In the letter of Lieut.. Col. VIM Fl
Morgan, published In the Iudiananol;s
Sentinel and to which Gen. James @.
Veatch has made the foregoing reply,
my name is used several times, and
am appealed to to substantiate or
deny the statements made by Col.
Morgan.
L can only reiterate the statement
already made by me in the Evansville
JOURNAL, that Colonel James G..
Veateh was present and in immediate
personal command of his regiment
durl3g every moment of the three
gays lighting that it was under the
hre OF the enemy have no infor-
natlon that any orders we're received
Irom brigade or division commanders
except through Colonel Veatch. and
Lam sure that all the movements of
the regiment during the fighting
were under his immed;sta ' s,T9
pervislon and by his ordarS ri
Neatch was present with the reo;roo,,t
IN Its advanced position in front of
the enemy's works on the I3tb &c ~
February, commanded in person
the charge on the 10Th, and did NOT
leave the regiment until the last hos
tile shot had been fred. He read his
official report of the battle to Lieut
Col. Morgan and myself before for
warding it to the brigade commander.
and no correction or objection was
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-11

liz the Funding Bill should pass, as
Senator Sherman, of the Finance
Committee, declares it will, it will
cost the people of the United States
over $4,000, 100000 to pay the
81 DOC, 000, 900 they borrowed botweeA-
1861 and 1S65-or, in other words,
nine dollars to liquidate an indebted
ness of ORe.-COUrjer.
If funding a Government debt bear
ing six per cent. interest into bonds
bearing only four per cent. interest,
will require nearly nine dollars to
liquidate an indebtedness of one, how
many dollars will the citizens Of
Evansville have to pay for every dol
lar of their city indebtedness, hereto
fore bearing three per cent. interest,
after it is changed into bonds bearing
eleven per cent? Will the Courier
editor, who presides over the figure
department, solve US this little prob
lem in the rule of three? We await
his answer with interest. If he is
not equal to the emergency. we re-
sPectfully suggest the propriety of Sc
curing the services of DIR. MORGAN,
who is fearful on figures.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-11

ed a quantity Of warm water, ard, by
great exertion, succeeded in removing
the tar, though the poor woman came
near dying during the night.
Medical aid was promptly summon
ed, and, with good care, she soon re-
covered sufficiently to relate the de.
tails of her misfortune.
Yesterday she was brought to this
city, and her story was laid before the
Chief Of Police. She is said to be a
young woman of good appearance,
and is about twenty-five years of age.
Her face is almost raw from the
effects Of the tar, and her hair was
shorn close to her head, in order to
relieve her from the surplus of her
involuntary toilet.
The only cause, thus far assigned,
for the gross outrage perpetrated
upon her is, that she had repeated
some neighborhood scandal In regard
to somebody's wife.
We shall, doubtless, be able to as
certain more satisfactory particulars,
at an early day.
None of the parties engaged in this
atrocious affair have yet been ar
rested.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-11
RENTUCKY.
A REIGN OF TERROR.
The Town of Versailles Sacked.
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE ON A WOMAN.

Especial Telegram to the Commercial
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 8.-From gen.
tlemen who came down by the Frank
fort train, yesterday, we learn that a
desperate fight took place at Versail-
les, on Sunday night, at about Z
O'Clock. "A company Of fifteen or
twenty mounted men entered the
town. firing, as they came, upon a
number of negroes. In short time
the whole town was up In arms, and
the citizens were out IN the street.
under the belief that very large
marau ling party had attacked the
place, and organized as quickly as
possible, while the daring freebooters
were galloplng about and firing ram
dom shots. They returned the fire.
and sharp conflict ensued.
A considerable number of negroes
are said to have been engaged he
lieving themselves the special object
of the attack, and whites and blacks
fought together against the common
enemy. BY persevering efforts the
citizens succeeded in driving off the
assailants, capturing two of them, and
probably woundiDg several others. a
number of both whites and blacks
who defended the town are reported
wounded, but none seriously. The
people of Versailles were greatly ex-
asperated, and it was with the utmost
difhculty that the prisoners were
saved from lynching as they were be-
Ing taken to the jail. Who the
mauradlng party were or where they
came from Is not known. They are
supposed to have been from the Ken
lucky River region, and their object
seems to have been plumber.
A body of ten men went to a house
In the neighborhood, where a servant
girl named Nellie Conner was en-
ployed, and, dragging her out, con-
veyed her to a piece of wood several
hundred yards distant. Here they
had a bucket of tar in readiness, and,
stripping the unfortunate woman of
every particle of her clothing, in
spite of her cries and struggles, they
bedaubed her from head to foot,
leaving not an inch of her body or
limbs free from the tenacious COM
pound. Having finished their horrid
work. they left her to stagger alone to
the nearest house, where she was
kindly taken in and cared for. The
man Of the house Immediately order
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-11
ELECTION

state of Indiana, vanderburgh County
BLYTHE HYNEs. CLERK OF
4a the Vanderburgh Circuit Court, do
hereby certify 10 the Sheriff OF said
county, what officers are to be elected at
the next general election, to be held on
the second Tuesday in October, 1868, at the
different places of holding elections in
A Governor of the state of Indiana.
A Lieutenant Governor.
A Secretary of State
An Auditor OF State.
A Treasurer of State. fas
+. a GEEK OF supreme Court.
A Reporter of Supreme Court.
A Superintendent OF Public instruction.
An Attorney General of State.
A Member of Congress for the First Con-
gressional District OF Indiana.
A Common Pleas judge for the District
com pOsed OF the counties OF Po8ey, War
rick, Gibson, and Vanderburgh.
One District Attorney for said District.
A Senator from Marlborough County;
two Representatives from sa1d county.
A Clerk OF the 2 Vanderburgh Circuit
a treasurer of Marlborough County.
A Recorder Of Deeds OF Marlborough
An Appraiser Of Real Estate of said
A County Commissioner for the Third
A Coroner of vanderburgh County, ard
one Township Assessor for each of the
several Townships in said county.
And the Sheriff OF said county IS hereby
ordered and directed to give due add legal
notice or such election according to law.
Witness my hand and the seal Of said
Court at Evansville, this 18th day of
August, 1862
BLYTHE HYNES, Clerk V. c. G.
per III. w. BIPPUs, Deputy Clerk.
I, Jacob H. Miller, Sheriff OF Wander
burgh County, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing notice Of election Is 2
true and com pletS copy OF the original.
on hle IN my ONCE, this the z'Ih oaS VI
August, AID. 1868.
aug29 I'd
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-11

VANDERBURGH RADICAL TICKET.
The Abolitionists held a Convention
at Evansville on Friday. and nomi.
mated Judge Iglehart for State Sena-
tor, Gus. Lemcke for Representative
). Sorenson for Treasurer. There's
nary soldier in that crowd. What's
the matter? Are the loiP' RAIDS
letting up on their soldier friends {?
VinceRRes San.
The Republican candidates for
Treasurer and Recorder have been
sOldiers-one Of them lost an arm
in the service of his country. The
Sun knows this, but conceals the fact
from its readers. But is it not a
pretty sheet to be manifesting any in
terest in soldiers? Heretofore SOL
dlers have Len its greatest dread and
abOmination.