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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-06-05

AaWisconsin paper relates that a
marriage recently took place in which
both the parties were above so years
of age. They became engaged ut
their FIRST rneetiHgs apdk were to be
married that day week But not be-
ing able to wait so long, they hasten
ed the happy occasion by four days.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-06-05
RANkEpus MoTHENv.HQl nrley, hoy

do YOU iike your new governess 2" -
(Six-year oldl-"O, like her first
rate, and / think pa does too; for
whenever you are out, he is always
kissing her, and he tells her that her
lips are sweet as honey
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-06-05
Dubuque & Sioux City R. R.
Time Table
TO TAKE EFFECT WEDNESDAY. NAY s, 1867 9

Connection at Farley JnntBion win trains on ID,
=. w. Road to Monticello. Anamosa. Marion and
ut Cedar Rapids with trains an G. a.. NV. Road.
to Chicago, Council Bluffs. Omaha. &c. = ss1a
g 4sItGJ. PaEARLEY, Superintendent.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-06-05

Baptist Brother-I don't like your
church government. 1t isn't simple
enough, There's too much machine
ry about it. tgh
= Methodist Brother-It is true we
have more machinery than you but
then, you see, 1t don't take near so
much Mater,t to run 1t. -, -. -,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-06-05
seed Department
is NOW COMPLETE.

', All our seeds are warranted True TO Name
mid.of the Growth of lSe7.. We get them
dlrect nom the Gardens and put them up in QIan-
YOU are sure 10 get good article.
Grass Seeds I'VE have clever Timothy.
blue Grass, Bed Top. Hungarian. Grass and MIL
lett. early Goodrich Potatoes. Early June, Early
frsacker, Early YORK. Garnet Chilli Sc We shall
haye tnll assortment OF Hot House Plants as soon
az weather will permit. Tomatoes, Cabbage.
Sweer foiatocs, etc. etc We give special attan.
tion to this branch OF our trade and Invite a rail
from al. Cali and sec us. VIZ
kllMT a ANlSya A Nn
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
POLITICAL.

Elk Governor Dennispn, of Ohio, con
tradicts the report that he had expressed
himself in favor of Judge Chase for the
Presidency.
The Ohio Democrats have nominated
the following State ticket: Secretary Of
State, Thomas Hubbard; Supreme Judge,
VIM. f. Finck; School Commissioner, j.
s. Kirkwood; Board of Public Works,
Arthur Hughes; Clerk of Supreme Court,
John NJ Webb. Mr. Finck will be remem-
bered as the late representative in Congress
from the 18th District and his nomination
may be regarded as good one, but the
ticket us whole cannot be considered as
very strong.
The Republican State Central Committee
Of New York, have issued a call for State
Convention to elect delegates TO the Nation
al Presidential Convention. The Conven-
tion is called to meet in Syracuse on the 9Th
of February, to be composed of three delega-
ties from each Assembly District.
The Republican Convention of Connec.
ticut, to nominate State officers and choose
delegates to the Presidential Convention in
Chicago, will be held at Hartford on We'd
nesday, January L.
AT the Indiana Democratic Convention
held on the Stb, the following nominations
were made: For Governor, Hon. T. A.
Hendricks, by reclamation; Lieutenant
Governor A. p. Edgeriou; Secretary of
State, General Reuben Kise; Auditor Of
State, James v. Bemusdatfer; Treasurer Of
State, James b. Ryan; Clerk of Supreme
Court, Noah s. Larose; Reporter of Su-
preme Court, M. o. Packard. They NOM
mated PsAdletsA fer Prssiasat.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
News Items.

The Governor of Minnesota sent in his
message to the Legislature on Friday. The
funded debt of the otate is $325,00
The Republican Convention of Marion
county, Indiana, in session at indianapolis
on Saturday, instructed It's delegates to the
State Convention to vote for platform adj
yocating greenbs ok payment of the National
debt.
Charles Mackay, Democratic, has been
elected to the California Senate in place of
Mr. Knox, deceased.
The ship Liberty arrived at New York,
from Hamburg, on Saturday, with 35 cases
OF cholera on board. There had been l05
deaths from cholera during the voyage.
There were 22l deaths in Philadelphia last
week,u decrease of 20 as compared with the
preceding week.
The wages Of the employees in the Pacific
mill. ut Lawrence, Mass, will be reduced ID
per cent. after the 18th instant.
The Virginia Convention has rejected
franchise ordinances similar to those adop-
ted by the Alabama Convention. 1t has al
so rejected an ordinance laying tax of r.
an acre on land.
The statement of correspondent in q
Boston paper that disbursing clerk in the
office oithe Secretary of the Senate is u dc
faulier In the sum OF 100000, has not the
slightest foundation in fact, as the closes
scrutiny of the financial affairs of Col. For
ney's Office has failed to discover any irreg
| ulariiy whatever.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
FREE RAILROADS IN PENNSYLVANIA

FREE RAILROADS IN PENNSYLVANIA
The following paragraph from The mes
sage of Governor Geary to the Pennsylvania
Legislature is not only interesting, but I'M
portant, to our readers, for reasons which
may be explained hereafter. Whether the
Legislature, however, will pass free law,
worth the paper on which it is written, or
be bought up by the present roads, as usual,
remains to be Scent
The subject of general railroad law has
long been agitated, and although 1t has found
opponents, but few objections have been
urged against it, whilst arguments accumu-
late in its favor. 1t seems impossible that
any person can receive injury from its adopt.
ton, whilst its benefits may be felt by all
classes of citizens. Even the chartered com
panes have no reasonable grounds for OPP
position. The intention of the proposed law
Is not to deprive them of any vested rights
or franchises; but to secure to others the
same privileges and opportunities for com
petition. II will open new avenues to dis
tant markets; improve the value of proper
ty; give new impulse to immigration; put
| additional lands under cultivation stimulate
trade, agriculture, manufactures, and me-
chanic arts to increased energy; furnish
greater inducements and facilities for travel
and add to our general prosperity. Qthel
States have tried experiment with satistacto'
nv results, and there is no reason why Penn
sylyana should be laggard in the grand
march of progress and Improvement.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
Dickens In PhiIndcIphin.

Charles Dickens read Monday evening, IN Coz
cert Hall, Philadelphia, hs"Christmas Carol, and
tho Trial Scene from Pickwick. He was verita-
bly, there, in the ilesh,-hc the Identical indiyid-
ua who in the language of The young lady,
g wrote Dickens
There were occupants for all the seal, In the
Hall, Of course, though they did not come in aud
be seated "len minutes before the commence
mcnt of the reading" as requested, but the
contrary were hardly settled WHEN Mr.. ID. entered
ut ten minutes past eight. Charles came in very
much as Commodore Mutt does, though with per-
haps more spling and vivacity. Like the CON-
modorc he was III tlessly dressed, had the newt
able rosebud in his button hole, and double gold
chain across hi. vest. lie reads well, of COURSE
Nobody, we presume, ever read better. Fanny
Kemble, or MIR. Murdoch certainly knows No
more about reading than does Mr.. Dickens. And
yet, whether it Was the distance ut which we sat
from the platform, suinc other asou We Ii al
not that increase in the degree Of enjoyment, hr-
You'd that we experienced WHEN We read froin the
printed pages, the passages he gave us, that W.
had anticipated. We are disposed To think that
such is his intimate sympathy with humanity,
that we know us much Of him, and can US well
display his pictures us he can for himself. 1t
seemed to us his manner Of reading threw he
new light upon them, and exhibited in them n"
new beauties. lie did not make Sergeant Buziuz
any greater, though perhaps he added something
to " the little judge" but WI thought he abs''-
lutely changed the character sf Sam Weller, aud
left us a creation Of less vivacity and force.
SO we conclude that we know MS much abont
Dickens, after he displays his creations IN word,
as he does hims IT, This Is probably because he
keeps nothing back.
But everybody should hear him. Nonr rio ID
miss such an opportunity, even II they have q
wait three hours on cold pavement 10 yet tick
ats. Like the century plant, ne blasnas sut ONCE
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16

The dead lock in the Pcnnsy lvania Legis-
lature is ended and Davis was elected
Speaker of the House, after giving assur-
ances such as satisfied the boilers that he
was really free railroad man, and would
construct the committees in favor OF that
movement. Their published card says:
The candidate for the Speakership pre-
scented by the majority has not been with
drawn, as We had hoped he would be, but
he has given us such pledges and assurances
that we feel We have gained substantially
the object we aimed at, and that our course
will he fully justified by the prudent and
independent character of the legislation
that the party in power in this House will
enact during the present session.
In consistency with this, Mr.. Davis, on
assuming the Chair, as Speaker, said, among
other things:-
The great political party, which have
the honor to represent here. is firmly and
unquestionably pledged 10 certain measures
of State policy, all Of which cordially APP
prove. ! hold now, as ever, that Legislation
should be general. instead Of local or special.
We have general mining, banking, manu-
| featuring and corporation laws. We should
also have general railroad lava liberal,
practical and comprehensive one-undeI
whose operations capital would be invested
to develop the immense resources of This
great State. But that | may bt
properly understood, am in favor of-and
hope this House will speedily pass--tht
much agitated and greatly needed Free Rail
road Law. Any efforts to that end shall
receive my entire appreciation and earnes
60 operation.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
Grant and stanton.

wAsiiNaroN, Jan. 1i.-Certined copies of the
Senate resolution non-concurring In the Presi-
dents suspension OF Mr. Stanton from the Office
of Secretary of War, were last night furnished
severaly to the President, General Grant, and
MIR. Stanton, by the Secretary Of the Senate, Col.
Forney. W
The two last named gentlemen had conference
short time afterward, and they met this morn
Ing at the War Department. when General Grant
left the Department and Mr.. Stanton resumed his
office.
Mr. Stanton received the calls of the various
officers of the Department, but up to noon had
not formally commenced the transaction OF
business,
The President, at u O'Clock to-day, had moi
taken any action in the premises.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
THE DAILY COMMERCIAL is

THE DAILY COMMERCIAL Is
issued evsry afternoon, ercept Sttnaay.
II Is the only Daily Paper IN Wstns"'9-
ton, and the State of Delaware. Terms,
sic dollars per annuns, or 1toetve cent?
a soeek Single copies Three ce'ats.
THE DELLA WARE TRIBUNE %
Issued from the COMMERCIAL office,
every Thursday morning, and contains
principally reading matter published In
Daily. II is The largest paper, ana
contains by far the most reading matter
Of those published on the Peniasuta.-
1erms, Tago dollars per annttm.
THE COMMERCIAL JOB OFFICE
Is amply provided with printing moter-
Sal of the latest styles, and our soork Dc
done equa, to Philadelphia offices, ond
at no higher rates.
THE OFFTCEof the COMMERCIAL
nd 7RLBU NE is at $40 Market Street,
Wilmington, Delaware. Entrance ad-
Joining the City Hail.
JENKINS & ATKINSON.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
NEW .JERSEY RAILROADN.


The dissatisfaction caused by the recent
granting TO the Camden & Amboy r. Il.
Co. of an injunction to restrain the Raritan
and Delaware Bay Railroad Go. from OPP
Grating great part of their own road is by
no means subsiding.
The people feel that whether decree
which closes great section of the State
against all business enterprises is law or not,
ii certainly is not justice, and We are in
formed that even along the line of the great
monopolys own roads the people are ont
spoken in their denunciaion of the decision.
On the 22nl of this month grea. indig-
nation meeting Of people from all parts Of
the State will be held at Trenton, 10 Civ,
expression to the sentiments of the peorl,
of the State on this all engrossing topic.
This is right. 1t is very good thing fol
people to give expression to their sentiment.
on topics of interest and importance, bu
the only way to give such expression in al
etiectual manner is to give it through til,
| ballot box
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
TIE .PURLIC SOHoOLS.

Republics depend upon the intelligence of
the people, and it is useless to expect their
firm and enduring continuance, unless the
people be educated. This is fact whose
repetition is trite, and yet which many men
do not, after all, seem to believe. If they
do, they do not act consistently. To leave
the people in ignorance is TO gravitatc to-
ward despotism, and the man who votes, or
argues, or in any way acts, against making
education free, popular and plenty, is a
monarchist and an aristocrat, no matter
what he says. Nothing he can do will half
so clearly disprove all his pretcnsions to the
principles Of Democracy as his opposit on
to education.
On the other hand, our Republic can only
progress toward perfection and complete
ness in securing the safety and happiness Of
us all, in ratio equal to the degree of our
enlightenment. The wiser the people ara,
the wiser will be their government the
more liberal, the more just, the more mer.
ciful they become, so also will be their great
Republic.
Docs any one doubt this? 1t seems i'm
possible. and yet are there not many whs
are slow, or indifferent, or openly hostile
concerning the efforts which have beer
heretofore, and now are again being made
to improve the public schools? How man,
prominent men are earnest and energetic ii
the movement. How many are not?
We beg the people of Delaware to go int,
the work Of improving the public schools
heartily, earnestly, and presistcntly. 1t
not so great task to accomplish the reform
The changes needing to be made are nc
radical, but rather matters of detail. The
will involve at present, little if any create
expenditure of money, for in some respects
as in securing the uniformity ofbooks, thei
can be really money saved. The sums no
expended ia the schools can be made to PR
duce infinitely greater results than they d
now, if the method of applying them be b'
nationally improved.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
SHARP PRACTICE.

No,,oa,, csn oh;.ct m the Pennsylvania
so,d;oro exnress;nq their preference for Vice
pre.;dent in addition 10 endorsing the pop
,,,ar ,on;no,;on NJ Genera, Grant for Pres,-
d.nt Nor can we dcnv that they have a
norsaot r;uh, ~ s,a,e that Governor Curtin
!, a., ,res.ronoo pnt w. do obiect 10 the
evident intention shown at the Horicultu
"a, Hall Convention ves,.r,,av M, on,v IN
ron;nots Curtin I'm, n s,ntf him down Tho
,hro.,s Of evervhodv also Tim, this is Tho
aood ~ ca,.r,o,.s ao.;,, r,;,.b ~. ,,.
i;,;oa, n.n.,s 1, ,,a canr,n,;on f,l,, 4,
t.nd !, carry M, NAV II. ;,ter,.a from me
e,l,ow;na resoln,;on oe;.r.1 i, G.,.r,,
ro,,;s .na Allowed w.. ,,,o cnrv,r,in,.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
REMOVAL OF GOV. JENKINS

A special dispatch to the N. Y. Tribune from
Atlanta, Georgia, says, .'To General Meade's call
upon the Governor and Treasurer Of Georgia, to
pay the expense of the Convention, Gov. jenkins
replies with refusal, which carefully avoids any
answer to the preccdents voted by Gen. Meade Of
the payment made by Mr. Jones, then as now
State Treasurer to the Rebel Convention Of 1861,
and to the johnson Convention of 1865.
Gen. Meade has issued an order removing
Gov. jenkins and Treasurer Jones from office,
and appointing Gen. Thomas II. Ruger, colonel
Of the 33d infantry, Governors and Capt. c. ii.
Rockwell of the ordinance department Treasurer.
at is reported here that the President has di.
rectcd Gen. Meade to suspend his order remov.
| iu,r Gov .Jenkius :.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
WASHINGTON.

ALL QUIET IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Nothlng new has
trunspired this morning in relation to the rein
statement of Secretary Stanton.
A very large number Of Senators and Repre-
sentaiivcs called on Mr.. Stanton during the fore
noon. =35@.,t -s, =3...s.l
No official or other communication has passed
between the President and the Secretary of war,
and no orders have been Issued by either.
At the executive mansion this morning there
was an unusual large attendance of visitors
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
Telegraphic News.
CONGRESS- TODAY
SENATE.

e SENATE. M
wAsHrxoros, Jan. 15-A memorial from the
members Of the Board of Repatriation 10 Missis-
sippi, asking for relief to the planters OF mas
State, was read and referred.
A petition from tho colored men OF Washing-
ton, asking relief from discrimination against
them by contractors on public works, and other
employers, was referred.
Z under the special order tho bill to prevent Inc
further contraction Of the currency was taken up
and Mr.. sprnguc resumed the foor.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
A bill was passed amending the homestead law
of 1862, allowing nm application for commute
tlon, when prevented from personal attendance
to make his afiadaylt before clerk Of tho Court.
A bill was passed authorizing closing Of land
offices where the public lands in any district are
disposed of and the transfer of the proceeds to
the general land Office
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16

IhEEE HrNDREp THOUSAND SHAREHOLDERS
used 10 rule the country, hold lie Offices
spend the money, shape the policy. make
the history. The interests Of everybody
else were sacrificed for their exclusive benc
fiji. The other people of the United States
had an object in their continuing to exist
only because they were Of service 10 the Sc
lect three hundred thousand, So ii was till
1854. Stephen A. Douglas thought II would
be always so. IIe-and others of that think
ing-passed the Nebraska Bill, punctured
the balloon, and the grand gas bag of folly,
wrong, and treachery, fell to the earth,
smashed, The downfall of the slave coterie
dated from that time. The little clique of
aristocratic scoundrels made a more despe
rate effort than ever, and used more brutally
and nnjustifiably the people of the South,
than they had succeeded in doing previous
ly, il is true but after all the thousands of
MANNED and killed whom they sacrificed
on the altar of their lust for power, the Re
bellion failed.
Once more they are attempting to ust
the people of the country for their exclu
siye benefit They want to stop the resto
ration of the Union. Their policy, say
Bowie, is one of mastery inactivity.
Their effort is to keep open the wound
AND Tor whats Why for the single purpos,
OF Keeping out of power the loyal aeopi,
oil the South, and getting themselves re
instated in their old control
Is the country ever again to be the tool o
three hundred thousand-say now ON,
hundred thousand-man-whipping traitors
We hope net.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
Proceedings In Bankruptcy.

An important change in the character of the
proceedings under the Bankruptcy Law will take
place at the first of March. On and after that
date parties applying to take the benefit of the
law, must pay fifty per cent. on the dollar tn
their creditors, or they cannot obtain final dis
charge. At present they obtain full release,
after due course of proceeding, regardless Of the
ratio Of their assets to their obligations. All petit
tons filed with the Register up to March lst will
have the benefit of his after that date the change
will take plncc as stated
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16

The BUILDING STATEMENT, for 1867, which
we publish elsewhere, shows the gratifying
growth of our city. Three hundred bull
dings, and their cost nearly million ofdol-
lars, are larger figures than have ever been
shown by any one year. Yet we confident
" hope that un -css some serious business
collapse takes place in the country, the pres
ent year will exceed the number Of bull
dings, if not their cost
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16

GOVERNOR SWAMI has made new move
in the canvass for U. s. Senator. The Den
ton Union reports It thus:-
Petitions are In circulation In this county,
for the signatures Of our citizens, asking or
instructing our Delegates and Senators TO
vote for Governor Swami for United States
Senator. A petition OF this character was
handed around amongst our citizens on
Tuesday last, and although public day
and quite large number from the country
were in town, only tho names were ap-
pended to the petition up to late hour IN
the afternoon. As men Of all parties refused
to sign it, we do not believe the Governor
will be able to raise acorporals guard In the
whole comfy
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16

MARYLAND, through Mr.. BoNic, tells the
South to preserve policy Of mastery
inactivity on Reconstruct n--that is,
''Stop the Work of Reconstruction Stop
the Reunion of the States /. prevent, il you
can, the healing OF the republic
What say you, patriots, is that right ?
How say You business men, is that good adj
vice for the industry and mercantile welfare
of thc corntry2
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16

THE EXPORT OF SPECIE from this country,
in 1857, was over fifteen millions OF dollars,
being twenty millions more than all our Cal
ifornia mines produced, and foreign coun-
tries sent MS. What does this show: Does
it not show the balance OF trade terribly
against us. If so how is hat balance to be
restored and preserved, SO that we may sell
as much as we buy, and keep our gold at
home: No nation can spend every year
more than lis income, aud VET prosper.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16

TIE CONFIDENCE everywhere telt In Gen.
Grant is about to be signally shown. In
order that the Union may be restored, and
restored In the hands Of loyal men, the de-
tails of the whole proceeding are about
being SO arranged by the House Committee
on Reconstruction, that 1t shall be under
the direct control of the General.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16

TnE ALABAMA REPUBLICANS are csnfi-
dent that Notwithstanding the bitter and
violent opposition Of the rebels, they will
certainly carry the State in the coming cleo
tions, by clecting the whole Republican
ticket, and ratifying the new constitution.
There is also good news from North Caro-
lima, Georgia and Mississippi,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16

The TRIBUNE seems once more 10 have
Topped over concerning Resumption. IL
Mondays issue, referring 10 an aIs't'ni -
in favor OF paying the National Dyin III
greenbacks, it says
"As we favor immediate Resumption,
and the equation Of Greenbacks with Gold,
we are not touched by 1t.
so! Immediate Resumption has
come back again, it appears.