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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29
FOR CORONER

The candidates Of the two parties for
Coroner have both been before the pcople
for some months. The office Is a moderately
remunerative one, and the candidates are,
we believe, both poor men, and also both
cripples.
The democratic candidate is Lawrence
Pendegrass, man of Irish birth, and, for
aught we know to the contrary, capable of
performing the duties of the office, though
we have heard this denied. He was crip-
pied by an accident while working on the
I. W. y j. r. r., ana sympathy for him in
his misfortune procured his nomination. He
is violent partizan of Seymour aud Blair.
John Curry, the Republican candidate, is
SO well known that we scarcely need tell
anybody, at least, anybody in Wilmington.
VINO he Is. He held the office once, has
been Deputy Coroner, and was nominated
at the Republican nomination election by an
overwhelming majority. That he is thor
oughly competent to perform the duties of
the office, we know, having been pre-
sent at many inquests held by him, and
we have also found him careful not to un-
necessarily wound the feelings of surviving
relatives of suddenly deceased persons but
invariably courteous and and kind d-hcarted
Many can testify that this is no slight ouali-
fication.
MIR. Curry is also a cripple, and unable to
support himself by manual labor He was
not young man when the war broke out.
put ne nevertheless responded to his coun-
try's call and for over two years did faithful
service in the noble old First Delaware
regiment AT the mention of whose name
every PATRIOTS heart swels with pride. and
on whose iattered banner was inscribed as
many victories Us ever graced the flag Of any
American regiment. Al Antietam MIR. Curry
was Shot in the hand and thigh, receiving
wounds which render him cripple for life.
People of New Castle county, We have
given you the record of the two candidates.
and in doing so have " set down naugbt In
malice. Loyal men, choose We between
them, and say which has the strongest claim
upon your gratitude and to your sympathy.
We do not doubt your choice.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29
delaware Tribn,,e
Thursdsy, October 40, 1865.
OUR CIRCULATION.

The first number of the DELRwARE TRr
hume the weekly edition of the COMMERCIAL
saw the light on January Sd, 1868, so ut the
present writing the paper is two months lesi
than two years old. Few names were or
our subscription list at the start but soor
they came pouring in upon us at the rate o.
dozen week, then two dozen, then three
and then by fifties and hundreds, until al
this writing, not knowing the exact circula.
ton of any other paper upon the Peninsula,
yet we honestly claim that none of them
has larger circulation, and none can claim
rivalry in this respect except the Repub-
ticon. OF course, VIC may err In Judgment
and underestimate the circulation of the
other papers, yet we stand to-day ready to
make good our claim by any test that may
be applied to us. Last spring the Gazette
sneered at our claim as preposterous evident
ly not knowing that we had swept Delaware
from one end to the other and at that time
had in the neighborhood of two thousand
names upon our subscription books, and
that the intelligent, reading masses through
out the entire State accepted 1t as their
organ and their favorite; nor that it
was eagerly sought after, and read by
hundreds of Democrats who were hunger
ing for its wealth of local and pener,J ;ntoI.
ligence as well as for the political truths it
advanced. paper but few months old
having risen to circulation surpassed by
Da' -" Guilty ue"spapets III .ne ohited
''a.es was 'ac' 'he uee<eeee couid not COM
p'0.enu' a.o :. ,So'y ~ .''aou itohi ahy com
iu pu''s'A ~, W.. '''"' ine .'u'h 10 ~ was oiu'
p'uu' e.up'u anu WEAK porn Two or three
s.'e.a'o.' '. Au a"o :" u. uo'asc' i's cir-
'"'a''o" aooonus "ice III lor'y years IL
eo''iu mol unuerslahu now taoe paper could
aeooihPiish 'hc sa'he thihg III SIX months.
"a'n'as ii'y new supscriDcrs year and
iuslhs ioi'-h'he now coulo IL appreciate the
'"'' '"a' o'e'y he" SUBSCRIBER 10 VIDE
'm"N' p''s'ess'se newspaper Drought hye
o'"''s' ana' sa''iinsa Thousand year. iost
"o.o " eo"''o ~ oou'u iioe
~ "ounes'iy inc COMMERCIAL contained
'"e lo"'"'"s statements
The Jou'not Gazette and Middetown
vii, ~ ,vich thao .h ,l, uee,i ueDa1ing question
i.e. which of them has tbe GREATEST h, nu,nhnr,
Of subscribers at Middletown. Our list at
tnat place probably equals that OF the Jour
"ato circula,;nn no uoei' da,.,' anu our aggree
all three of the naners named
Tho c,o,e,,e th;s no,r;,
!, ro,har d;aoonr,.a,,,, s.'. ~ ~,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

TIE ABLE and intelligent London cores
pondent of the New York Tribune in re-
cent letters exposes the. inisrepresentati
Of American affairs current in England.
He says:
Here is rather good specimen-lie out of
what is called American news in the Eng
lish papers: ,e.5a s5e 81 13e
Ali the pest Offices between Lftle Ro TX AID Wash.
lngton Ark .nsas have been closed for the purpose
isopping the circulation o; Conservative lie srpa-
This item, under the heading Pope, Rec,
y McLean's Telegrams. Per steamer Rus.
sia. II appears in The Scotsman, N9aOcus-
tte Chronicle, and other leading papers in
the provinces. The Scotsman comments
on 1t as "a new way of carrying an election,
that must be placed at the credit of the Re-
publican party 1t ought rather to be plac-
ed to the credit of the ingenious New York
agent of Messrs. Pope. Rec, & Mclean"
After citing numerous other instances of
similar lying he concludes his last letter
as follows:-
'The other and much more effective sort of
Misrepresentation continues to be supplied
once OF twice week by the New York cor
respondent of The Doih NeaOs. / suppose
s''sS 5ShtiCiuul WOutu ucstliDG nllllSGli us Dc-
longing to the reserve forces of the Republi-
can party. His position gives him the very
peculiar advantage of being able to shoot his
comrades from behind The only-or almost
The only-Republican leaders whom he ever
praised We're they who betrayed thier party
on impeachment. Next to them the coun-
SCI OF the President attract his appreciation.
A,letter of August 20 says ''There is still
taik OF September session, owing to doubts
oi Mr. johnson; but Mr.. Euart8 inspires
80 much confidence that doubt whetheril
y will be considered necessary by the lead
ing Republican members!" His opinions Of
lhe general election fear have omitted tc
observe, but he announces that "Ncw- Y orl
Is given up by the Republicans That is al
opinion well calculated to discourage Eug
nsh Liberals, few of whom will be aware
mat genuine Republicans, who know some
tlilng about politics, expect to carry tina
smte; Nor will they be able always to de
tect the diffrrence between genuine and
sham Republican. How should they know
mat the genuine sort are hard at work can
sassing Ncw-York and confidently hopin
lor successP They see mainly the sham sam
pc, a kind of person who anu ses himself b
euiting The Nation in New York, discoul
a.g,ng all jealous work, and writing to th
me Daily Netus in London that the Stat
gone to the devil"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29
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SATISFACTORY PROGRESS BEING MADE.
From recent official report Of the progress OF
The work on the Wilmington Il Reading Railr1ad
we gather the following information:
The most important work is the bridge OH the
Schuylkiil river. ihe masonry OF the bridge
comprising five piers and two abutments, is thus
lar completed, two of the piers fully, and two
about three-iourths iiui>hed, and the other pier
cannot be commenced until the canal closes. OF
the abutments, one is quite finished, and the
other about up to the bridge seat. The work o
graduation of sections to 10 Inclusive, Is pro
gressing, the eartll-work quite far advanced. and
the rock-woik is being pushed on as rapidly as II
be with the force now on that part OF the line.
From section 10 to Springfield the work is pro-
crossing satisfactorily. From Springfield to the
Waynesburg II. r., the line is almost finished,
except at two popts-one on section III and one
on section 10. where there ere heavy cuts. From
section 10 to lltcruia, (see 26, tho work is lap
idly approaching completion, only requiring
some masonry aud trimming. Section 26 is only
just commecced and, being . light section, will
not require much time. From lllbernia TO
Coatcsyille, which Is quite heavy work, the line
is almost closed, except The embankment and the
rock-cut near the Pennoek Bros. lion Works.
From Coatesville southwark, tue line is graded
and the masonry flushed to the rock-cut at Nor
toave, which will be through by the 18th of
Nosember. From thence the work is nearly
ready for trimming to the 'Imbreeville cut,
which has all the earth taken from off the rock,
leaving it in condition to be worked during the
winter. This is the heaviest piece OF work re-
manning to be done, which / am confident will
be completed bv March, 1863. The line from
thence down the Brandywine Greek is SO far for
ward as to leave very little more to be done than
u lew small eats aud establishments, with the
tria ming. tSc. THIS is the state of the work un-
ill we reach rwsSddcll's Bend, where the heavy
work again begins. The rock cutting from this
point has been difficllt, and although great
deal of work has been done, there still remains
much to do. Swaync's Sammit and excavations
tha ra in -
aud the work at DuPonts SHpnmit still tequires 9
\ distance of three hundred feet excavation to be
made.
| Section SO has. not been commenced; section 81
Is in hand section 81 has not been worked Will,
| sections 5S and 80 are nearly three-fourths com
pleted, and section 60 at Wilmington is being
graded. These latter sections are light and cal
be finished this fall. If the whole Of the line nov
graded were continuous, fifty miles would b
ready for the track within short time. Consid
ering the disturbed state of labor and other dis
| turbiug influences encountered, think that tn
progress has been quite satisfactory
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29


A WONDERFUL FIsn.-A singular fish was
caught near Eastport, Me- few weeks ago
A picture ofitappears in Haaper's Weeklg,
and the following description is publish by
the Bangor Wig:
"'Ibe strang animal recently captured near
Eastport, ,meagrc reports of which had each
ed us, arrived in this city a few days ago,
and has been on exhibition, during which it
has been visited by our citizens, all of whom
have expressed their wonder IS well at the
remarkable size of the monster rs at its
anomalous character This anmal--part
beast and part tish-is over thirty feet in
length. and girts twenty-one feet. 1t has
one enormous dorsal fin, two side belly fins,
and q broad, sharl-lke tail. About one
third ofits length from its tail, in connection
with small fins, il has two huge legs, termi-
mating in web feet. It's mouth makes Il line
five OF six feet in length, the whole extent OF
which is set with innumerable small teeth,
very much resembling in size and shape the
kernel Of a species Of sharp-pointed pop
corn. 1t has a series of gills which overlap
each other like the flouuces once the style in
ladies' dresses. Its immense body, which
was estimated to have weighed when cap
tured about eleven tons, had no framework
OF bones, IFS most solid portion consisting of
cartilage incapable of preservation. It's skin
is dark and tough, like that Of the elephant
and rlinoceros.
'slhere is no record of his species, and TO
none is 1t II greater wonder than the natur-
aisis, whose attention is being drawn to il.
Among others who has had the opportunity
of seeing it is Professor Baird. of the Smith
sonlan Institution 1T Washington, who is as
yet unable to place 1t IN the known lists of
the animal kingdom. 1t is indeed verita-
bic WONDER calculated TO excite popular
curiosity, and 10 invite the researches of
the scientific.
SAT various time during the past fifteen
years a strange monster, believed to be q
huge serpent, has been reported seen in Lake
Utopia, New Brunswick. just across the
State line: but as these reports in each in
stance rested upon the testimony of but one
or two individuals, they were generally dis
credited. Latterly, however, the reports and
the number of witnesses had so increased as
10 take the story out of the realms of fiction.
On Saturday, August ,, the monster was
| discovered nhar the shore on the west side
of Eastport Island, where Passamaquoddy
bay is connected with Lake Utopia by a
marsh quarter of mile long.
s'Being attacked by musketry, IT struck
for the marsh, and probably fo, the lake,
which was undoubtedly its home; and be-
fore being rendered incapable of locomotion,
it had worked its way with its fins and legs
Il number of rods. The report of its pres
cnce at once spread TO the town, attracting
a large number to the spot to aid in its des-
truction. 1t received some seventy musket
balls, and although attacked in the forenoon,
it exhibited signs of life the following day. y
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

PRESIDENT JOHNSON has just paidoned the
rebel General Preston. of Kentucky, on the
recommendation Of Montgomery Blair AID
others. It was General Preston who nomi.
mated Frank Blair In the New York Conven-
iian, aud his pardon ut ibis time calls at.en-
ton to the fact that at the time lie took SO
leading part in that Convention he was not
only an unrepentant but an unpardoned re-
bel. What makes General Preston's treason
worse is that he left State which did not
sccele TO join the rebels, and had not the
excuse of 'going with his State which car
rled away so many thoughtless hot-hcads. =
Tie was deliberate wilful traitor, and was
d lit man to nominate the second man on n
ticket, on which the tried and convicted
Northern traitor, Clement l.. Vallandigham,
nominated the man for the first place.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

~ HE LATE AiLEh OREtbLhs
In the world to-day no prouder name
Is borne on any breeze,
And with Grant to steer the ship of State
Our flag shall rule the seas;
No "Dominion. shall be north ofus,
And south Of us no foe
Our Stars aud Stripes In the Canadas.
And likewise Mexico!
For with President Ulysses
VIII be few who caro- to fight
May he rule the country he has saved,
And God defend the right!
So. boysI a final bumper,
While we all In chorus chant
"For next President we nominate
Our own Ulysses Grantln
And II asked what State he halls from,
This our sole reply shall be,
"From near Appomattox Court House,
With It's famous apple trec."
For twas there to or Ulysses
That Lee gave up the fight
Now boys, "To Grant for President,
And Col defend the right !"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29
GENERAL .7ORBERT ON THE
,yTTyAfD

General Toracrt is stumping Sussex this
week and will doubtless do good service in
his native county.
His experience as public speaker is q
snort one, but the direct manner of bis at-
tacks on the rebel democracy showing how
they have by their Chinese policy of fexclu-
sion retarded Improvement and shut out
millions of capital from our State, reminds
the hearer of his dashing charges in the val
ley which made him one of gallant Phil.
Sheridans most trusted Leutenants.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

A prominent U. S. official ia New Yosl
received information Wednesday evena.
that 10000 fraudulent naturalization pni,,'
had been placed in certain house in II
Seventeenth Ward. Next morning he rf
ceeded to the premises, but the bogus pnpe
had disappeared just ten minutes before
arrival. The Republicans have secured
services OF Hon: James l.. Brady 10 pf"
cred. There is much feeling against Jnt
Barnard and McCunn, (Dem0crats). "
have been very persistent in granting ali ,
plications for papers. and it is said prorc'
ings will be instituted against them.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29
To
IL would be a pleasure to me to be al
ways by your Side.


In the calm, sweet, summer twilight,
Musingly sit alone,
And Of thee I'm softly thinking.
And Of days now past and gone.
Lightly these few words were spoken.
Yet within my heart they bide,
Iwsndcr now, if'tweuld be pleasure
To be always by my side
Years have fled. Am forgotten.
But think it may not be,
That th III dost no more remember
One who often thinks of thee;
Oft I've asked myself the question
And as often have sighed,
Ifit now ''would be a pleasure
To be always by your side."
All! the memories of the bygonc.
Llnger fondly round M yet,
Smiling still tArough time and distance
Rise the days can't forget,
Pleasant days we spent together,
Far too swiftly did they glide,
Days when thou saias't 1t was pleasure,
To be always by my side.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

The London correspondent of the New
York Tribune is terribly severe, in late let
tiers, on Mr.. johnson, our Minister to En-
gland, giving as grounds for his structures
the facts that Mr.. J. affiliates only with En-
glishmen who sympathized with or actively
aided the South during the rebellion, and
that he accepted an invitation to public
dinner at Liverpool recently, at which he
was to meet Mr.. Laird, the builder of the
pirate alabama, and others ofthat ilks
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

The latest illustration of the effect of the
elections is found in the fact reported in pri-
vate letters from New Orleans that General
Rosseau is showing some disgust at the out
rageous conduct of the rebels in his depart
ment. 1t is expected that wholesome results
to the administration of affairs in Louisiana
will follow from the acknowledged certainty
that Grant will be the next President.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

A JOINT STOCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Messrs. Casho g. Co.. of Newark, patentees and
manufacturers of the Diamond State Threshing
Machine which has recently acquired considera-
bic celebrity, have changed their firm TO joint
stock concern, with capital stock of S30,0f0, of
which the firm fake eli, 900 and the citizens OF
Newark the balance. The firm were on the eve
of going to Elkton, but The people of the former
town, alive to the interest of the State, for
ward and expressed their willingness to take the
required amount of stock and retain the works
where they are now established on branch Of
the Christiana
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

RAILROAD Law SUITs.-Smyrna Times says =
I'VE understand the directors of the Kent R. r.
have passed resolution to put ip suit all those
subscriptions 10 the stock obtained in the vicinity
of Middletown and Warwick, which are or may
be withheld These subscriptions. It is alleged,
were obtained under the belief that the road
would be constructed from Massey's via Sassafras
and Warwick to Mddletown. But, as Townsend
has been made the upper terminus Of that road,
the subscribers residing in Cecil and in this part
of New Castle county, if compelled by law to pay
said subscriptions, look upon the case as one OF
peculiar hardship"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

Work NEAR HoME.--The exhibit of the work
rood made In smother article, though very salts
factory does not show how close to our city the
work is being actively prosecuted. A large force
is now actively engaged in grading the bed of the
road within the city limits, and In very short
time the road will be graded from what was
formerly known as Hedgeville 10 within short
distance of the New Castle Junction. 1t seems
singular to see the two roads, the destination of
each being SO different, starting from our city
parallel with each other in Southerly direction.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

We HAVE been asked thequestion why are your
rates for advertising in the Delaware TRIBUNE
higher than those of the other weekly papers of
the city? Our reply is that. considering the
number Of readers, the true basis of advertising
rates, our prices lower than those of any other
paper in the State.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

The volunteer force of the United States
navy is being gradually and surely disband-
ed, and the rolls of the department now
show very few volunteer officers, nearly all
of whom have been honorably discharged
within the past three years, while quite a
number have received appointments in the
regular service.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

PATENT GRANTED. .-Messrs. Bullock and Ham
igan, wheelwrights, at 10th and Orange streets.
in this city. have just been granted patent for
an improved Dumping Wagon. This patent was
procured through the patent agency Of our friend
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

LILAcs.-The lilac trees in the garden of g.
White, in New Castle Hundred, were in bloom a
few days ago. He attributed the second putting
forth of blossoms to the fact that the worms strip
ped off all the leaves in the summer and the plea
SAINT weather of autumn induced second growth
of foliage. Instances of this kind are rare.-Re-
7lubT;cuu
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29
VIZ HAVE received the names of fifty new sub
scribers TO the Delaware TRIBUNE this week.

AT THE REQUEST of Major-General Torbert,
the Hon. Secretary OF the Treasury has ordered
Captain Frank Barr, of the U. 8. Revenue steam
er Miami, t., re-survey the harbor of the Della
ware Breakwater, with view to improvements
at that point. Capt. Barr has finished the field
work and surroundings and Is now preparing
plans and report.
The value of this harbor to general commerce
is incalcnlablc; vessels from every part of our
sea-coast take refuge there, and the value of the
vesnels and cargoes annually seeking safety at
that point, is estimated at the immense sum OF
$200000 000
In view Of this, we are glad to sec the Govern
ment taking action in the matter and we are
pleased that the Cutter on this station has been
selected for the duty, and That Delawareau is in
command of her
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29


"A distinguished authority on the subject says
that the country is full of men who have got rich
by advertising. In fact no man expects now to
keep his business running without Informing the
people what he is doing and where he can be
found. The people cannot afford To spend the
time 10 hunt up places for business and trade.
They have been SO long accustomed to gaining
that information from newspapers that they de-
pend uponthat sourcealtogether aud govern their
trade from what they learn and read at their
homes and by their own fresides. lively adver-
tisement is q friendly talk between business men
and their customers. 1t is a daily invitation to
come and trade, and every day the readers of a
local paper expects to see and hear what the mer-
chant, the manufacturers and the tradesmen have
to say. A local newspaper is travelling agent,
taking his daily round 10 the families of all their
customers. No matter whether times are good or
dull no matter whether trade is brisk or other
wiseno business man can afford TO take down his
sign nor withdraw the pleasing influence of dali
ly chat with his customers through the newspa-
per. For business man TO stop advertising
would be equivalent to his saying: II have stop
ped business, and ask no more favors of the pco.
pie.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.-It Is rumored that
magnificent Catholic Cathedral will be erected on
Delaware Avenue, in this city.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

CATTLE.-Large quantities of cattle continue t.
pass over the p. W. & B. Railroad and the Del.
Railroad, through this city to the Northern and
Eastern States
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29

THE OCTOBER TERM of the Superior Court
and Court of General Sessions of the Peace aud
jail Delivery for Kent County, commenced on
Mondov -