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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-11
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The statement here given Is rot presented entirely
accurate hut IL is closer approximation TO the actual
amount local Indebtedness than any that has been
pu shed heretofore II is safe to assume that under the
present rates of local taxation II Mnst be rapidly re
aucCd and THAT with Ae exception of tue funded dt0i
of cities, It VIII he Hc4ily II not wholly cNtls"sAod
within the next years That portion ~ u which has
been incurred for the payment OF bOUnieS VIII II most
Of the counties "a paid much sooner
The Controller gives detailed exhibit Of our
revenues which are raised chiefly by taxation.
auctions, and salt duties hut the last two
sources yield very little. not much over 100000
for 1867. Returning to the main source OF rev.
enue-taXatiOu--the report says:
The total amount received for tho fiscal year ending
September 81, SG7 SS54C4 S. distributed rs follows;
General u mills S1biYo3I 80
Schools sms.... 1,145422 %
Canals 1916 mills. ABS 527 70
bounty debt sinking fund.-. a mills. 3,Lj3o2 ~
Total ........ 3 9-1G mills 1851 .iG4 IS
The amount that viii be produced by the rates imposed
for the fiscal year ending Sept 80, loGe, Will be sl29
2ls n, distributed as follows:
General fund ....... 24To1 90 mills. 1904 fG5 NJ
Schools IA mills. 2,0s0 "a C5
Canals Ga mills. l,0inO6T %
Bounty debt sinking fund. mills. s,|y2523 IL
Railroads. ............. 5J-2os mills. AO023 ~
Total.................. 7 So MILLS tl2Gs7,2l5 ii
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-11

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Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
| Death Of VIVA. M. SWAIN.

VIM. NJ. Swain, one Of the founders Of
the Philadelphia Public Ledger, died on
Sunday morning last, after long illness;
aged SO years. He was one of the propri.
etors Of. the Baltimore San. Mr.. Swain
was native of Onondagua county, New
York. He was one Of the most thorough
masters of the printing business and sue.
cessful newspaper publishers in this coun.
try, being the first to recognize the great
value Of Hoes rotary printing machine
and the first press of that kind was used by
him and his partners in the Philadelphia
Ledger Office. For eighteen years he was
President ofthe Magnetic Telegraph Com
pany, and for many years director in the
American Telegraph Company, He was
largely instrumental in organizing, perfect.
ing, and increasing the telegraph system
of the United States; and was man oi
great intellectual ability and force Of char.
acter. -
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

THE UNITED STATES AT THE PARIS Exu1-
BIrIoN.-The Secretary of State has lust
received from Commissioner Beckwith a
table which has been carefully calculated
and verified from official data, at Paris.
and which shows that, with all the draw
backs and obstacles which the. United States
representation labored under, they are
number one in grand prizes, and exceeded
every nation except France in the general
proportions of awards to exhibitors, and in
the proportion Of gold and silver medals
and honorable MENTOR . Austria, Prussia
and North Germany slightly exceed, us in
their proportion Of bronze. medals to their
number of exhibitors. In the general
averagewe are just double the ratepf Great
Britain and her colonies. Taking all
things into consideration, this is consider
ed, perhaps, the most narSelloiis tFiumph
at competitive trial of the results. of the
inventive and industrial energies of Abe.
American people; yet we we're far from be-.
ing fully and fairly represented. Taking
these as criterion, however, the national
pride may well be fattered by the evidence
OF our capacity to compete with the world.
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

AEorHRR REyoLurroN.-The New York
journal Of Commerce. which has all along
been hopeful that the troubles which now
beset the country, as the fruit of radical
policy. would blow over, begins now to
take the alarm, So We infer from the fol-
lowing note Of warning which It places
conspicuously at the head of its leading
editorial column: ie.a "a
:. 1t looks as if the xeals of those who
care more for party supremacy than for the
most vital interests of the country, and who
would rather ruin the land We love than
resign their rule over it. was about to
plunge headlong into course that must
end in revolution. Those who have hither-
70 eheen the most hopeful are now gloomy
and respondent, for madness seems to rule
the hour, and the folly of our Legislators
appears to be without restraint. II, the
country must pass through the fire before
peace and unity can be restored, perhaps
it may as well come nov as ever.n
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
Origin and II,.tory 3, or an. . IR,.,..

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Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

Dover 8, 765 tons. These figures are given
in round numbers leaving off the decimal
part of . ton in each case. OF this freight
there were Of grain from Middletown &c.,
O7O bushels; from Smyrna 2S7 ,704 bush
els; from Dover rs ,424 bushels; showing
that Middletown exceeded Smyrna in ship
ment Of grain So, 1866 bushels and Dover
BAT ,646 bushels.
notwithstanding these facts the present
accommodations at this. station are con.
temptible yea, horrible. They consist
simply Of building noticeable for its size,
erected as il to serve the requirements Of
q granary~ y~aboves and for the storage Of
freight below. 4.5 yas5g WIS
The customary arrangements for the
comfort Of passengers are in this skeleton
Of building entirely neglected. Two
dirty, cold, comfortless rooms, perfumed
with guano and phosphates, destitute Of
furniture, except few rickety settees,
constitute the waiting rooms; to reach
these passengers have to cross two Rail
Road tracks and ascend dozen steps, in
order to obtain tickets; recross to the
platform at the imminent risk of being
crushed between the cars Of the freight
train, that with its unmeaning changes is
one Of the standard arrangements for pas
senger train time frequently in an agony
Of fear while the long freight train passes
before being able to cross and catch the
morning passenger train by mere merit of
limb. Such is the present state of affairs
at our Rail Road station; but we hope
fully look for " something to turn up for
the time to arrive, when the spirit Of inn
provement may penetrate the inmost re-
cesses of :" the powers that be-" when
building suitable to the comforts Of pas
sengers and worthy of our patronage,
shall find itself among the things that are.
MIcAwBER.
Mddletoaom, February, 19th. 1868.
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
TKs rxs 9 ;is..sy. v

Hon. Jeremiah 8. Black, of Pennsyl-
vania, is mentioned as the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency. Judge
Black Is very able man, and we should
net be surprised, i. whsa tka Conventio5
meets. The friends Of Mr.. Pendleton, Of
Ohio, and Of Mr. Seymour, Of Connecti-
cut. should find him ) vary fornidable
rival. They are al three worthy men,
and either Of them would make Chief
Magistrate Who would hold the honor and
prosperity Of this nation, and the liberties
of its people, as dear as the apple II his
eye. assW We believe that the utmost harmos
ny and enthusiasm will pervade that Com
vention, and that its candidate will unite
the friends Of constitutional liberty in one
great and mighty effort to rescue our be-
loved country from impending ruin. New
er did SO deep feeling pervade the bos-
oms of the democratic masses. Never
were they 50 terribly in earnest. Never
did the country pass through so fearful a
crisis, and never were its liberties in such
imminent peril. 1t is no time to differ
abous men. Nor win they differ. Having
presented their standard bearer and unfurl-
ed their banner to the breeze. they will
march forward, shoulder to shoulder, pre-
senting an aabsekeA front 10 the enemy,
TO certain and assured victory 1t cannot
be otherwise. unless as people we are
given over to judicial blindness, and
doomed TO utter and irretrievable ruin. p
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
starsliag Facts.

In o speech at Mansfield, Ohio, Hon.
A. G.. Thurman, United States Senator
elect, stated some facts which are well cal
culated 70 impress the North with the di-
rect interest which they have in restoring
the peace and prosperity Of the South.
Speaking of the taxes derived from inter-
nal revenue alone, Mr.. Thurman says that
the amount paid by the whole ten Of the
Southern States for the last fiscal year was
$l9, ,693, 749; in the same year Ohio paid
$25, ,081 400, SO that the Southern States,
wich formerly paid their fnll share, if not
more, of the taxation of the country are
now so reduced that, in the last fiscal wear.
Ohio paid $5,3S7 900 moretlian them all
Senator Thurman then undertakes to de!
monstrate,t that the taxation of the people of
this country is far greater than ever was
imposed upon any people. In the last fis4
cal year, five hundred millions were col
lected in taxes by the general government
alone, The taxes collected by the States
amount to not quite two hundred millions
more, making the entire taxation, in round
numbers, seven hundred millions of dol
lars. The gross annual production of the
industry of the United States, according to
the census of 1860, was two thousand mil
lions Of dollars. Allowing for the dimin-
ished production of the South, and for in
creased prices, it is not supposed to be
greater now. Thus more than one-third
of the whole annual product of the indus
try Of the country is absorbed by taxation.
Mr.. Thurman then proceeds to inquire
what is the net profit Of the production Of
this country. and taking as standard the
average rate at which money isApaned and
borrowed, that being a rule laid down by
every writer on political economy to obtain
an approximate idea of the net profits of
the production Of a country, and assuming
ten per cent. as the average rate of inter-
est in the United States, which is certain
ly high enough, the net profits of the in
dustry of the United States, as the produce
tions of agriculture and manufactures of all
kinds, would be two hundred millions Of
dollars. Thus taxation draws from the
people five hundred millions year more
than the net profits of all the producing
industry of the United States great por-
tion of the non-productive employments,
those engaged in buying commodities and
selling them again, who, though securing
large individual gains, do not increase the
wealth of the country particle, Yet the
startling fact remains that one-third of the
gross annual product of the industry of the
country is absorbed by taxation. Such
is the price which the people must continue
to pay SO long as policy is pursued which
renders necessary large military establish
ments and freedmen's bureaus, and which
hands over one of the largest and formerly
most productive sections Of the country to
increasing iinpoverishment and the pros
pect of ultimate ruin. baltimore Sun. /;
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
For. ats Mddsao,pn Trsaseript.

MEssRs. EDIroRs From present ap-
pearances there can scarcely be doubt
but that Hall viii be erected in Middle
town this year, which we expect to be an
ornament to our town., and will doubtless
reflect credit upon the originators and
movers in the enterprise. While we con-
gratulate ourselves upon this improvement
we turn our eyes in another direction and
wonder why it is that the Rail Road Com
pany has not provided us with better and
more comfortable accommodations at its
passenger depot here. That Improvement,
radical improvement is necessary in that
quarter, no one will doubt; but why it
has not been made we presume no one out
side Of the Company can satisfactorily ex-
plain, and we doubt if any one inside can.
We observe in travelling up and down
the road that buildings suitable to the COM
fort and convenience Of passengers have
been erected at other Stations not any
more important in point Of revenue to the
Company, and which in fact contribute less
in number of passengers and tons Of
freight than Middletown does. r
This fact can be psoven by extracts
from the Company's report for the year
1857, BY referring to which we fad there
were transported to and from Middletown
1850 passengers; TO and from Smyrna
II, 1906, and to and from Dover II ,450.
By these figures il win be seen. that Mid
dletown Is m excess Of Smyrna 2,764 pas
sengers; and IN excess 81 Dover 8, ,T20
passengers. Daring the sanae period there
were transported 70, and from Middletown
:, III tons offssigkt; 70 and from Smyrna
7,26l tons; TO and from Dover 2,,946
tons; showing Middletowh To be in excess
. Of Smyrna 245o tons. and in excess Of
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
rn.,.as,pA,., wl.s..ns.sn and s.l.. At. a. /,

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The thirtieth annual report of this
road for the year ending October 31st,
1867, gives the following exhibit Of re-
ceipts for the several stations on that road
as well as on the Delaware Rail Road. 1t
will be. seen that Middletown is the hS most
important station on the line of the Dela-
ware road. and pays more into the trea-
sury Of the company. tm ~ ia-
The statement of receipts Exclusive Of
Delaware State tax at each station shows
the following: Receipts at PHILADELPHIA.
1926, ,564 45; Chester, S32, 900 SO; Will
mington. s IL, ,606 IL; Elkton, S14, $780,
go; Havre de Grace, S18, III 10: Balti-
more. $182. .545 6S. This is ON the main
road The receipts from stations on the
Delaware road were as follows: New Castle,
10, ,166 60; St, Georges, $3.50 SO:
Mount Pleasant. $2,263 95; Middletown.
$15. .718 40; Townsend, 81, $40 so; Black
bird; 81 1860 95; Clayton, ne, ,237 10:
Smyrna, $13.642 40; Moorton, Al .464.
so; Dover, SIS, 1855; Camden, IS, 454 35.:
FELTON,, SO, ,835 go; Harrington, Al. .443:
"a; Milford, $l4,699 rs; Pennington,
$SSS, s5 Greenwood, $1,O46O5; Bridge
vile. 81 SOB 80; Seaford, 81, ,440 35;
Laurel, $6,822 Is; Salisbury, 81, ,799,-
40; Princess Anne, $14, 1882 Is; West
over, 81 ,046 80; Kingston, S774 10 :
Marion, $425,80: Chrisfeld, S5, ,691 20.
On the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad, the total number Of
LOCAL passengers carried from Philadelphia
to all stations was 267 1885,: to Philadel-
phia from all stations, -265, 900; from Cbes.
ter to other stations. 109,977, of whom
"a, ,991 went to. Philadelphia; to Chester
from other stations, 10z, ,561, of whom
%, ,254 came from Philadelphia; from
Wilmington to other stations, liz, ,77S. of
whom 81 1873 went to Philadelphia, s .095.
to Chester, 1,136 to Linwood, 1,181 10
Claymont, 1884 to Newport, 1 ,215 to
Stanton. 1864 to Newark, 2, 957 to Elk
ton, 2, ,2S7 to North East, a, ,306 TO Balti-
more, and the remainder to other stations
to Wilmington from other stations, 49,
322, Of which number 81 ,320 were from,
Philadelphia, SAT- from Chester. / ,O53
from Linwood, I, 131 from Claymont. Sl3
from Newport. 912 from Stanton, 4 ATS
from Newark, 2,775 from Elkton, 2. 1877
from North East, and 1854 from Balti-
more; from Baltimore to other stations.
86.211; to Baltimore from other stations,
81 ,999. ~ ~ 13'
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
Movsmsnss Of the Dsnssrasas p.rty.

In all parts Of the nation the Democratic
party is united, vigilant and full Of spirit,
The great issues II stake are fully appre-
hended By the masses, and they will battle in
behalf of the onion; the Constitution, and
the continuation ofsa republican form Of
government. Congress has prepared Do
htical platform for the Radical party which
has fairly aroused fhe Democracy. The
platform contemplated an entire change in
the vitalprinciples Of American nationality.
Under the-eystem$ as established by our
fathers, the. States. were free and .equal,
subject only to the restrictions Of the Con-
stitution. Maine was the peer Of Louisiana,
and Pennsylvania could claim no right
which did not belong to Georgia, or Flori-
da, or South Carolina. The Radicals have
broken down that system. They have de-
stroyed States. obliterated the authority of
officers elected by the people under State
laws, and now rule one portion of the
Union by the sword alone. Congress also
domineers over the other branches Of the
government with absolute sway. The, Ex-
ecutive is treated with disrespcct, and bills
are introduced for the purpose Of preven-
ting him from exercising those functions
conferred upon the President by the, Con-
stitution. and the Supreme Court is threat
ened with reconstruction if that body slarcs
to thwart the will of the men now in league
against the perpctuity of the Union, and
the rights, liberties, and franchises Of
white men. p, .derl s7aay fllba.aI \
In opposition to this conspiracy to found
military despotism upon the ruins, of this
Republic, stands the Democratic party.
They have announced their platform to be
a speedy restoration of the States to their
constitutional relations with the Federal
government, the supremacy of white men,
and the restriction of each branch of the
national government to its constitutional
rights and duties. This is the line marked
out upon which the Democratic party is to
move, and in all parts of the nation the
signs of activity are visible. Age.
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
THs DrLAwARr FIsurR,Es,.-At

The DELAWARE FIsHERIEs. the
meeting of the City Council of Philadel-
.phia, On the 18th, petition was received
from sixty-seven residents of Penn's Neck,
Nj, who are interested in gin fishing in
the Delaware, asking Councils TO adopt
some plan to protect the interests Of the
fishermen. The petitioners say that the
refuse matter from the Gas Works is de-
posted during the winter season in inn
mense quantities st the mouth of the
Schuylkill, where q lies until the spring
freshets wash It cut into the DelaFars.
The shad draw this substance into their
gills, causing their bodies to become I'M
pregnated, and unfit for use. 60
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

REV, Mn. TyNs's TaIAL.-The trial Of
Rev. Stephen II. Tying, Jr. was brought
to conclusion in New York on Tuesday.
Judge Fullerton made an argument for the
defense, and Mr.. s. P. Nash made the
closing argument for the presenters. The
court then recited the canon directing them
in the further proceedings, and adjourned.
This ends the case for the present. The
next step will be the report Of the courts
decision to the Bishop, who viii then be
called on to act upon it,
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

Maryland oratory is called into requisi-
ton in the spirited campaign which is go-
ing on in New Hampshire. Montgomery
Blair speaks on one side, and ex-senator
Creswell on the other. Both parties seem
to be exerting themselves to the utmost.
on account Of the bearing the result is ex-
pected to have on the Presidential elec-
ton. .ii3H' l eji aF a,i,
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

To-day is the anniversary of the birth
Of the Father Of his, Country. and If he
were living nows As'would be lse years
old. He was born in WestmoreInnd coun-
ty. Virginia, on tho 22d of February.
l732. ~
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
SPECIAL NOTICES

To increase agricultural produce, NO matter
what the crop intended to be raised may be- there
is no Fertilizer so sure as s tsBowEBs COMPLETE
MANURE" This valuable Fertilizer acts At once
IN the SOIL and furnishes II with the substantial
uourishment necessary for ali yeeetatio5i y WI.
have heard of wonderful results from its use upon
Corn and Potatoes, and upon Grass and Wheat
as top-dressing.
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

The National Democratic Executive
COmmities, Hon August Belmont. chair
man. win NEST IN Washington, to-day, to
select the time and place for holding the
next Natieaal Democrats gspsention.
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
Pross.s.as ohureAs. sn IN. un,..a s,.,,..
The report Of the state of relig;on i 4

The report Of the state of religion in the
United States, prepared by Rev. Henry b.
Smith, d. d. Of the Union Theological
Seminary, and presented to the Grand
Conference Of the Evangelical Alliance,
and recently in session in Amsterdam, is
a document of great interest and value,
containing within a small compass vast
amount of information in regard to the
state and progress of religion in this coun-
try. We condense from it the annexed
statistics which viii be found convenient
for resarence;
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

The Senate on Thursday, refused to ad-
init the Hon. p r. Thomas to his sea-. bv
a vets q 28 to 81 The Legislature q
MaEyland- now in session. ought to re-
elect him unanineusly, and refuse "a
elect any one else. nntii her choice . ne
spected.
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

Three State elections occur shortly - ~
In New Hampshire on the second Tues
day Of March; in Connecticut on the first
Monday of April; and in Rhode Island on
the first Wednesday Of April. p 'r7sl
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

The New Jersey Senate has passed the
resolutions Withdrawing the rati6cation Of
the fourteenth amendment Of the, Constitu-
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
MARRIED.

At the residence Of M. jesse Gooden. Februarv rv
18th, 1868, by Rev. Daniel George. me- Jobn
Calhoun and Mrs. Margaret David, both IF this
sa.tle ftf T7 ------- - Esasssrs
2, ~ ca DIED.i n ~ III 81 h,,s
In New Castle Hundred, on the 18th inst.,s
Jacob Brown, aged 81 years.
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

/ Hon. Cassius M. Clay il expected tore.
turn 70 his home in Kentucky IN May
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

g There are 5000 servant girls out Of em-
ployment IN New York city. tesf oag3
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

a boy fifteen and . girl Of fourteen have
been married in Cincinnati. .,r,a
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

unlted BFethren about 3, 600 Societies 1 Morayi-
ans about 1900 Commuaicants; Uniisr;ans
about g. 600 Churches UnivefsaIists include abors
600, 900 of the population; Quakers, Orthodox.
iabout 81, 600 Members; Hicksites about 4o, 900.