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Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07
REGISTERS NOTICE,

DEGISTER'S OFFICE.
Ii NEW CGsri.E CoUNTY, September 10, 1868,
Upon the application OF Rachel Mflin, Admins
istratrix of Jacob B. Mfiin late of Saint Georges
Hundred, in said County deceased tits ordered
,snd directed by the REGISTER that the Admins
tratrix aforesaid, give notice of the granting of
Letters of Administration upon the Estate of the
deceased, with the date of granting thereof, by
causing advertisements to be posted within forty
days from the date Of such Letters, in Fix of The
most public places Of the County of New Castle
requiring all persons having demands against
the Estate, to present the same or abide by IN
Act of Assembly IN sucb case made and provided.
And also cause the same to be inserted within
the same period in the DELAWARE GAzEETB 4
newspaper published in Wilmington, and the
MIDDLETowN TRANSCRIPT, published ia Middle.
town, and to be continued therein two months
-, Given under the hand and Seal Of 4)f.
I L. s. fee of the Register aforesaid, at New
~ Castle, in New Castle County af .fesaid,
the day and year above written.
RTO. FRAnd, Register.
NOTlCE.-All persons having claims against
the Estate of the deceased mpst present the same
duly attested to the Administrative on or before
September 18th, 1869, or abide the Act Of Asse,l,r
bly, in such case made and provided
RACHEL MIFFLIN,
Administratrix.
Sept; 28-2m Address7Mc Donough, Del.
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DIRECTORS.


This Company offers UNUSUAL advantages to
those who desire to avail themselves of the bene-
fits Of Life Insurance. Examipe the following
reasons:
lst.-t is Home Company, and has adopted
every plan of Life Insurance that is safe and jpst
2d-It's risks are SELECTED with the utmost care
and skill,
rd.-Tt is purely mutpal CeHlnany.
4th.--lt offers new features of Loans, original
TO itself St, 5
5th.-zIt is the most economically managed
Company represented in the Peninsula.
9Th. Its excess Of funds will be loaned out only
to the members ofthe Company, thus giving them
the use-of the money at once.
7th.--It will loan its members money for q
short time. @t
hits rates are from 25 to. 30 per ct. logper
than aay Mutual Company in ,E1fstence.
,v-lts policies are pontforfsitaele afteF the
loth-It will issue risks from $25 te $40, ,0o9.
llth.--It insures railroad Employees and haz-
aFdous pceppaions without extra addition 70 the
premiums.
;, l2th.--It combines Reliability, Low Rates,
Economy, Safety, and all advantages THAT are 70
he derived from Life Insurance.
13th.--It has no notes hanging over the pellz
ces, and demands no interest money in advahcei
nor does it ask extortional Cash premium.
14th.-It is within the power of the poorest man
well as the millionaire to protect his wife and
family from want, by taking a policy in this
Company.
First Glass Reliable men are wanted in every
locality to act as agents for the Company. Ap-
plicants will address the subscriber, with refer
ences. j. THOMAS BUDD.
Mddetown, Delawarc,
Agent for Delaware and Eastern Shore Md.
Send for Circulars setting forth fully the plan
and operations Of the Company:
Approved, GEO: W SF0NB,
Vice President
Sept l2--R it
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Ghe sstliddletolun dJranstript
PunLlsHzp xvERrsArURDxg,
nY HENRY vANDEHFORD.

~ Nzs> Office corner Main and Scott streets over
d, L. Dunnings Book and Variety Store, $50
TERns. 90 per annum, paydbiein adgdnce
Single copies FIVE cents.
ApvrRrisfNs RATks One square Of ten lines
81 for the first insertion and rs cents for each
subsequent insertion. One square one year $40
six months Sc. For quarter of a column three
months $s; six months Silb; one year, with the
privilege of four changes $25 for halfa column
1 $50. Fractions Of square to be counted as a
square. When the number Of Insertions is not
marked, advertisements will be continued until
forbid, and charged accordingly Obituaries
published at advertising rates; Marriages and
Deaths inserted free. Yearly advertisers must
confine their advertisements to their own business.
Gs- All letters should be address ed to THE
MIpDLETows TRANscRIpr, Middletown Del.
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I NOTICE.

A Instalment, of one Dollar per Share upon
IA the Capital Stock of the Middletown Hall
Company will be due, and payable to John r.
Hall, Esq. on Thursday, Dec. 10th, 1868. AS the
work is now rapidly progressing, prompt pay
ments will be required to meet coming liabilities
By order of the Board
WIN. H. BARR,
Nov. T--4w Secretary.
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Es u
Delaware Rail Road Line.
FAN Advancement.
am Arrangement.

nN and after MONDAY, October 9Th, 1868,
~ Passenger Trains will run as follows, until
further notice:
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WILCOX & GIBBS
Family Sewing Machines.
80
From the Superintendent Of the Penn.
sylvania Central Railroad.

ALTOONA, Pa. Sept IA, 1855
One of your Sewing Machines has been used in
my family for several years. For simplicity and
mechanical accuracy of construction, have seen
no Sewing Machine equal to it. The speed and
correctness with which it does its work admira-
BILE. 1t has given and continues to give us entire
satisfaction. s EN0CH LEWIS.
DOVER, Sept 18th, 1885,
lessrs Wilco1 4 Gibbs Gentlemen :--Hav-
ing had eighteen months experience with your
Family Sewing Machine, | take pleasure in say
ing that it has given perfect satisfaction. 1t has
been the means of selling several in this locality
d. F. BURTON.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. Jan. goth 1852
''The simplicity and accuracy of its mechanism
prevent its dropping stitches, to which many oth-
cr machines are liable, and which has hitherto
nr,,, .ht the 'chain stitch into disrepute. One
cannot but admire the beauty and accuracy of its
movements, and the entre absence OF all NOISE,
even when running at the rate Cf 1000 's,'tcnes
and upward per minute. This alone must prove
great recommendation to it, Another merit is
the good workmanship. The parts are made in
terchangeable so that in the event of accident to
the machine, any part can be replaced, at tri-
fling cost. 1t is, indeed, mechanical wonder
Ia household necessity P'
PHILADELPHIA PRESS, 1867" The un-
paraIleled success which has attended the intro
ducton of the Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine
is q sure guarantee of its meritsn ere
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BOOT & SHOE MAKING

H AbiES II. COLLINS, respectfully informs the
y public that he has taken the Shop at the cor
ner of Broad and Lake streets, nearly opposite
the Academy in MIDDLErows, and is prepared
to manufacture Boots and Shoes TO order. SIe-
cial attention given to repairing, and all work
finished with neatness and despatch. He re-
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Cedar Shingles, Siding, aud Rails,
e Of prime quality, for sale, near Tayior's )
Bridge, Appropriateness Hundred, New Castle
county, Del. Apply to
Aug. Ism. ROBERT JOHNSON.
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SDecie PAYMENT.

Some of the abIcst men in the country,
(among them Senator Morton, of Iudi-
ana,) have expressed themselves fayorably
as to the Importance and practicability of
a resumption of specie payment. Senator
Morton thinks the change can be easily
and safely effected but that it should not
be too sudden. He proposes that day
be fixed, say the first Of January or the
first of July, 1870, so that the govern
ment may have time to accumulate what
cola it can, and the people be prepared
for the new order ofthings. In the mean
time greenbacks will rapidly appreciate in
value, and Of course, finally be worth as
much as gold The greater convenience
Of the paper currency for most of the pur-
poses of business will insure its continued
circulation to large extent, and the
government would be easily able to make
such rodemptions as might be called for
By proper line of policy it will be easy
to keep the products of our rich mines
within the country. Under the present
arrangement the bulk of our gold finds
its way, from year to year, to foreign
countries. Senator Morton does not, in
the mean time, favor any contraction of
the currency, but favors the cancellation
ofall redeemed paper. The successful
adoption of this plan will settle all discus
sions on the bond question.
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Tennessee Finances.

From Comptroller Blackburn's recent
report it seems that the income of the
State will fall nearly million of dollars
below the expense of the State Govern
mcnt and the interest on the outstanding
debt for the current year. OF course
such thing as reduced taxation is not to
be thought of, and the Comptroller does
not think that an increased burden on the
people would be at this time justifable.
What would be best to do does not ap-
pear to have been suggested by anybody.
Such a thing as -curtailing the extrava-
CANT public expenditures has probably
never been thought of.
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Proposed Amendment.

The following is the bill offered by Mr..
Prosser, last week, proposing an Amend
ment to the Constitution of the State
That the following amendments be, and
the same are hereby proposed to the con-
stitution of this State:
Section |. Every male inhabitant of
the State, of the age of twentv-one years,
being citizen of the United States, and
citizen Of the county wherein he may Of
fer to vote, six months next preceding
the day of election, shall be entitled to
vote for members of the General Assembly
and other civil officers for the county or
district in which he resides Provided,
that this amendment shall not operate to
enfranchiso any person heretofore disquali-
fed from voting by the laws of this State
for crime, of which he may have been con-
victcd: And provided further, that this
amendment shall not disfrauchiso any per-
son who now has the right to vote under
the laws of this State as they now exist,
or who shall possess the right at the time
of the ratification of this amendment.
Sec. ,. No laws shall be passed exclud-
ing from the right of suffrage, or from the
right to hold office or sit on iuries, any
person because Of his race or color or pre-
yious condition, nor shall any property
qualification be established; but laws
may be passed excluding from the right of
suffrage, or from the right of HOLDING Office
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SALARIES.
The Genuine Article.

Secretary-Of-State Fletcher thus des-
cribes the genuine pet-baggor: "IIo
may be known by his iuquiring after posi-
tions and vacant Offices as soon. as he ar
rivcs; by his going into the colorcd
leagues and melting the colored race to
hatred of the white race; by his violent
and wholesale denunciation of Tennessee
ans as rebels and former Shareholders; BY
promising negroes conGscation, land and
mules in return for their votes. His fam
lily, if nc has onA either remains in the
North Or boards at hotel till he gets an
oil &C or job. If he Sails, he returns
North, breathing curses and improcations
upon the people of Tennessee, and giving
an account Of our social condition cucu-
lated to deter honest men from coming
among us. This class of men do not add
to the productive wealth of the State, nor
improve our social condition; on the con-
trary they corrupt our society, produce
discord and sometimes subtract from our
wealth when they leave. They are as
much detcstcd by the genuine settler from
the North, as by the native Tcnnesseean.
1t was against this class in Nashville that
[ directed some remarks in public speech
September, 1867, which they affected to
construc into an attack upon Northern
men generally"
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The new addition to a. Y. Stewards
dry goods store in Broadway, corner of
Tenth street, was thrown open to the pub
lie yesterday morning. Nowhere on the
globe can there be found another such es-
tabliSL.hcnt. The building is about 200
by 300 feet, and eight stories high, inclu-
ding the lowest floor. In the basement is
the oilcloth department.. The first floor
proper is devoted to general dry goods,
embracing the following departments
Furs, hanncls, blankets, linens, white and
dress goods, domestics and sheeting, rib
bons, Innings, calicoes, silks, gloves, vel
vets, embroderies, Yankee notions, laces,
wooons, gentlemen's furnishing goods and
hosiery. From the center Of this floor,
extending upward to the top of the build
ing, Is large rOtuuda, surmounted by
glass dome. The scene from the galleries
Of this rotunda is magnificent On every
side one sees six floors, supported by nine
ty-siS massive pillars, each bearing the
monogram ofStewart wreathed with beau
tiful designs in iron and plaster. There
are about sixty fnely-wrought chandeliers
on each of the lower floors. The gas
burners throughout the entire establish
nent are lighted by electricity. The Sec
ond floor is devoted to ladies' suits, uphol-
stery, and skirts of all descriptions. The
millinery department on this floor is very
extensive, one would think, from the large
number of young ladies engaged with their
customers. On the third floor one may
find all kinds of carpets known, from the
cheapest to the most costly The fourth
floor is to be occupied for manufacturing
purposes. Every variety of goods will be
made up here, employing more than one
thousand working girls. Each floor is
supplied with two dressing rooms, and four
flights of stairs run from the ground to the
roof. AT an early hour yesterday morn
ing visitors and customers began to flock
Ja-ey the different entrances, and during
the day thousands of people promenaded
up and down the floor and stairways of
this mercantile palace. A view of the ro-
tunda is worth going miles to see, and the
thoughts that arise in ones mind on seeing
such an endless display of riches call up
more than one dream of oriental spendor.
.NeW York Tribune Dec. LIST.
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Oh tfurtunntr.
sweetwater, Thursday, Dec. 10, 1858.
Congress.

Congress met on Monday, As yet we
have no Washington news this week, but
hope before going to press to receive at
least synopsis Of the Presidents Mes
sage.
A great deal of interest is manifested
in reference to the legislation of Congress
during this session. The financial and
business affairs of the country are sadly
in need of reformation, and almost every
prominent man in Congress has some plan
of his own by which he expects this rofor-
nation to be accomplished.
Besides the questions of revenue and
finance the attention of Congress will no
doubt be directed to the consideration of
the laws which have been recently enact
ed for the purpose of circumscribng the
power of the Executive. If the domi-
nant party have that confidence in GEN
eral Grant which they profess, it is more
than probable that most of the restraints
by which President johnson has been
surrounded will be removed. But it is
doubtful whether they as yet fully trust
him, and between this and the fourth day
of March next the reticent General
may not afford them any safer lights by
which to be guided.
Almost all the knowing ones seem to
agree that the present Congress will cer-
tainly make an effort to have i uniform
plan of suffrage adopted for the whole
country. This can only be done by an
amendment to the Constitution, although
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, says
that he would be willing, under the re-
Gently adopted fourteenth article, to vote
fora direct act establishing impartial sui
frago in all the States.
Some misunderstanding seems to exist
as to the time the newly elected members
of Congress will take their seats, some
supPosing that they will not do 50 until
December, 1869. Under the law now in
force the session of Congress is perpetual,
and the Forty-First Congress will assem-
Bile Oh the fourth of March next Al
though the Radical party will then have
a large majority in both Houses, they
will, under certain circumstances, be
shorn Of much of their present strength.
The two-thirds majority will be a thing
of the past, and should rupture occur
between the ultra wing of the party and
President Grant the veto power can al
ways be successfully interposed.
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UnanSWerable.

The Richmond Wing says that it is not
on account OF the Suffrage, or from any
appreheusions that woman would make it
worse, that We object to female suffrage,
But is on woman's accouut-for our own
sake; for the sake of humanity-that we
would save her from this fatal coutamina-
ton. While she is pure, we have a rally
ing point. When she becomes dobauched
by politics, the last altar is profanod; our
last resource is exhausted; the last hope
of humanity is extinct.
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ADDOinted.

The Nashville Banner, of the Sd, says,
sit was reported in high official quarters
yesterday, that Governor Brownlow had
appointed George Andrews, the Knoxville
carpet-bagger, whose claims to the posi-
ton we noticed in recent issue, to be a
Judge of the Supreme Court, vice MILL
gan resigned. We suppose that Andrews
has at last filed the bill by completing
the three years residence required by law"
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Constitution of the United States, and
submitting the sameto the State for their
action.
Now, therefore, be it resolved By the
General Assembly of the State of Tennes-
see, That in order to make final settle
ment of this agitating question, Congress
is the proper body to take the same into
consideration and to submit propositions
for its final adjustment; and that this
General Assembly will not at its present
session take any further action upon the
question Of the elective franchise, unless
to consider any proposition upon said
question which may legitimatoly be sub
mittcd to it by the Congress of the Unit
ed States. Laid over under the rules.
On motion of Mr.. Nelson, House joint
resolution No. 2S3, appointing commit
tee to investigate the matter in regard to
the expanding of the bonds issued to rail-
roads last year under the bill known as
the omnibus bill. Unanimously adopted.
SALARIES.
On motion of Mr.. Kerchival, bill No.
j56, relating to salaries of Supreme
Judges, was taken up on its third reading.
The bill, with its amendments, makes the
annual salary of Supreme Judges, Cover
nor, Comptroller, Treasurer and Secretary
of State $4,000, without perquisites or
fees.
The vote was taken on the bill, and it
passed, 40 voting for and 81 against it,
Adjourned until 10 a. III. on Monday.
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Grants House.

The house in which Grant now resides,
on [ street, has been purchased by Mayor
Bowen for $4,000. The house is one of
those known as Douglas row avenue, the
other two being occupied by ex-mayor
Wallach and the Presbyterian Orphan
Asylum. They. wereorigidally built by
Senators Douglas, Rice and Breckenridge,
some ten wears ago.
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THE IRoT CLAD OATH.

House bill to compel Clerks and Masters
Of the Chaucery Court to take the oath
prescribed by the franchise law, was taken
up on its second reading.
Mr.. Wines moved to concur in the re-
port of the Judiciary Committee, recon-
mending the rejection of the bill. Lost
Mr.. Medlin moved to non-concur in the
report of the committee. Carried.
An amendment applying the provisions
of the bill to the deputies of Clerks and
Masters, was adopted.
Mr., Roach moved to amend by provid-
ing that the bill shall not apply to the
present incumbents. Lost.
Speaker Richards made an earnest ar
gumcnt against the bill This sort of leg
islation had gone on long enough. If
members expected to build up the Re-
publican party in Tennessee BY legislat>
ing men into Office and out of office, the
party would fail
Mr.. Roach also strongly opposed the
bill, on accout of the partisan and pro-
scriptiyo spirit by which it had evidently
been dictated 1t showed q disposition
never to bury the Ratchet, but to keep up
the war of hatred and bitterness indef-
nitely, without of hope bringing the peo-
pie together in that fraternal union which
the present condition of Tennessee so ur-
gently demands.
Mr.. Hacker contended that it would be
ridiculous to spread such law on the
statute book, as it would be er post facto
as far as the present incumbents were con-
cerncd, and therefore imperative.
MIR. Hamilton, of Shelby, favored the
bill.
Mr.. Mynatt thank God that he did
not possess the magnanimty which was
becoming so fashionable, of letting Rebels
take possession of all the Offices under the
State government.
\ number of amendments we're offered
and adopted, among which was one reQuir-
Jig all persons now married, and also those
entering the matrimonial state, to take
said oath.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, the bill with
its amendments was laid on the table by
vote of Al to IL.
Subsequently motion to reconsider the
vote was entered by Mr. Reeves.
Mr.. Wines moved to take up the mo-
ton to reconsider, which was adopted.
Mr. Wines then moved to lay the mo-
ton to reconsider on the table, which was
adopted by vote of IS to n, thus effect
ually killing the bill.
House resolution providing for joint
committee to investigate as to how the APP
preparations on certain railroads was ex-
pended was passed. l.:
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 4.-The Senate met
at 10 a. M, Speaker Senter in the chair,
and twenty members present.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
BY Mr.. Garner the following resolution:
Whereas, There are many propositions
pending before this General Assembly
looking to the extension of the elective
fFenchise; and
u Whereas, 1t is believed by many that
The Congress Of the United States will,
immediately after its assembling in this
month. take steps to regulate and make
uniform the elective franchise in all of the
States, by proposing amendments to the
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Call and Examine {!

1t is impossible, within thSlimlts of an adver-
tisement specify everything But those desri-
ing to purchase will will be apt to find any ar
ticle at my store usually kept in like establish
ments. Prices moderate and uniform. Any ar
ticle not on hand will be promptly ordered.
III Persons wishing my professional seryi-
ces will find me at the Drug Store.
R. F. SCRUGGS.
Swestwater, November 26, 1868. ly
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" The Presidents Message was sent
in on Wednesday yesterday at one
o'clock It will'be contained in to-day's
daily papers.
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While Horace Greeley and Charles A..
Dana were racing with velocipedes, Tues
day evening, over the Nicholson pavement,
in Nassau street, New York, the vehicles
came into collision, throwing the riders
violently to the ground. Fortunately
both escaped with very slight injuries. :
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An important whisky fraud case, in
which General Fry, revenue officer, is
one of the defendants, bass been on trial
in the United States Court at St. Louis,
for the past ten days. The counsel have
been speaking for three days. The charge
is the conveyance of seven hundred bar
relts of whisky through water pipe to a
distant building, the pipe being SO arrang-
ed that by turning valve upon the APP
proach of revenue officers, the water would
run through the pipe. Hagland, of Gin
cinati, is the principal witness.