Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-08-27

The colored vote, however, 1t Is thought, will
DO cast pretty solidIy for the Constitution as 1t
s." as will probably that of the great body OF
white Union men, while ailsunion men, both
white and colorcd, will give hearty support to
whoever is named as the Republican candidates.
The Republican party here iabors unoer great
disadvantage In NOT having any county newspa-
per devoted 10 It's interests, while lis opponents
have two, one of which, tho WashtHgtontdn. pub
lished at Leesburg, Is conducted with q iair de-
gree of ability. A paper called the (" Loudoan
ceased publication, the Republicans here think,
from the fact that sufficient energy was not IN
fused into its management. Tho copies OF II
have examined show great paucity OF county and
local news, and fear our friends here are mol
altogether mistaken as to the cause Of Its failure
The material is still ut Leesburg, and any enter
prising Young journalist can obtain possession of
Il Tor the purpose of publishing Republican
paper, on very reasonable terms The gentleman
who recently had control OF u is not /" newspa-
per man" and to this probably as much as to
want of energy, is due his failure to succeed.
Slowly as drags on the process of political re-
construction and the rehabilitation oil the "Old
Dominion" with her once Wanted but now ior-
feitcd estate rights" MATERIAL reconstruction
has progressed much more rapidly. In the
Quaker neighborhoods about Goose Greek Gin
coin r. OF and Waterford, things begin to
assume their wonted appearance, and tne pnttie
SCARED and shot plowed fields are again sup!ected
to tho peaceful domuatlon OF the nusoandman.
The traces of disaster and ruin are rapidly dsap-
pearing. Many of the burned barns are already
rebuilt and qgite number Of others are In pro-
cess of rebuilding. The burned fences have
been generally replaced. Many good horses have
taken the place Of those Mostly and other rebels
stole and the carriages and farm wagons are OF
much better class than those saw here 10 the
spring of $50. The necessaries of life are found
In abundance amongst all, but there Is some cur
tament of such lnxuries as are not raised mere,
owing to the grert scarcity OF money. AS an
evidence of this comparative prosperity, may
state thai at the recent Friends Quarterly Meet
| ing In answer to the regular query concerning
| the care extended to poor members oil the society
there came from Monthly Meeting after Monthly
| Meeting, the response, " there are no poor fe
/ quiring aid amongst us.
| of other portions Of the county however, parts
/ more completely under rebel control during thu
| war and subjected TO the eneryating and blisnt'
ening effects of slavery before the war cnnno
give so pleasant Il report. Much discomfort
not actual Distress exists there, and labor beins
disorganized, and new relations of material con
fldenee between employer and employed no
having been formed, things remain mnch as the,
| WERE :,
The former shareholders feel with peculia
force the changes the war has brought about
especially in their domestic arrangements. Her
no loss or gain of servants could thoroughly, o
even in any great measure disorganize the regn
lar working of these quiet homes. Incl
wives and daughters are as thoroughly educate
aud as highly. cultivated any ladies In our land
and,-I had as well say It here, since in justice
truth / must say it somewhere,-as beautiful
but they are not educated to lol in lazy languol
Sinking those household cares on which so muc
of home happiness depends, and hence one neve
sits down at their tables without finding aDuf
dance of good cheer.
With those who were wont before the war
shift the whole of their household managemeI
to slaves, the case Is far different, and now th'
these slaves are free aud have in many instance
Quilted household service for homes of their Owl
their former mistresses are In a sore strait Il
deed Their meals are frequently miserah
cooked and badly served and have even heal
, of instances where the more incompetent OF the
household dolls, when completely deserted !
, servants, were compelled to borrow cooke
| meals of neighbor until the. services Of coo
/ tcould be somewhere obtained.
The crops here for this year, am sorry to fin
are far from realizing the farmers anticipation
! Wheat has turned out much the same as 1t did
, Delaware, "a heavy yield of straw with the hea,
but poorly filled. Fruit is almost total failui
and the ladies here, who are great on preserve
: look at the trees in blank despair and wond
: what on earth they shall 'put up" Blackbe
: ries were luckily plenty, and have been made
do double duty. Corn is badly damaged by
J. severe drought which has prevailed nearly
u summer, parching even the medows to a brow
r ish tinge, and shrinking the mil-streams 10
significant proportions, preventing many OF !
9 mills from running regularly. This drought
d proved great evil, us this years crops We
g looked forward to to bring into the county Sol
/ of the money so badly needed.
!, The locusts do not seem to have injured
8 smaller branches of the trees here SO much
g they have in the country around Wimingtt
It but new insect, (ncw here, at leasD appears
y be waging uncompromising, unrelenting war I
I. on the locust trees, and by its attack sturned
d their foliage TO n rusty brown. The trees {
much valued, making the best of fence rosts, a
ID the apparent danger of their complete destrl
y ton is viewed with considerable alarm. I
re march Of the armies made fencing material va
ID able here. W. 7. c