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New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

Mr.. N. Sargent, Commissioner of Customs,
writes us long letter to correct remark of
ours last month to the effect that in his report
to the Secretary of the Treasury he declared
that "the collection of the duties was never
"more honestly done than now.p Mr.. Sargent
reminds us that what he really did say was
this "There has been no time within the past
"thirty or forty years when the duties devolving
"on Collectors, Naval Officers, Surveyors, Depu-
"ty Collectors, &c, have been more faithfully
"and efficiently performed than they are now"
Mr. Sargent is welcome TO whatever comfort
he can get out of this correction. We do not
see that he has weakened our objections to his
statement in the slightest degree.
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

The Directors of the Cooper Union have
done a good deed in establishing school for
the practical instruction of women in telegra-
ply. The art in question is one in which the
gentler sex has been proved by experience far
superior to men, and we hope to see the time
when at least in all offices where severe night
work is not required, woman will have a mono
poly of the business. There are so few pur-
suits for which the majority of men acknow
ledge her to be fitted by nature that the least
we can do is to let her fill the places in which
her capacity is unquestioned.
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

The feature of the proceedings in the House
Yesterday was the speech of Mr.. Washburne
on the appropriations required at this seS-
sion 1t was an earnest appeal Tor
the most rigid retrenchment i'll every pos
sible direction Mr.. Washburne does not
desire to appear as the spokesman Of the in
coming Administration, but his personal rela-
tons are such that it may be considered certain
that he is not in conflict with Gen. Grants
wishes, and his speech may be regarded as one
of the most cheering signs of new policy.
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07
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New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

and void, and conferred on the President no
power which he did not possess without them,
or the Presidents proclamation lacks the law
full sanction essential to its validity. We hope
Congress, having settled the question as pre-
cedent, will enact law authorizing the Presi-
dent to proclaim universal amnesty, OF giving
the sanction of law to the proclamation already
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07
,IBUNE. THURSDAY. JANUARY 7. 1869.
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE.

tanning of our horse Cruiser, we must first con-
quer him, or he will conquer us. Kindness Is
excellent, but even in the Rarey plan the OBJ
iects of the kindness must first be taught that
it is backed by irresistible power. Suffrage for
the Indians, railroad building, Constitution
amending, may come in time; the work now
in hand is to enforce peace with vigorously
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

No elections for the Constituent Assembly Of
Spain have yet taken place. All the recent
cable dispatches, announcing the results OF
elections for the Constituent Assembly, referred
to municipal elections. The elections for the
Constituent Assembly. according to our latest
adyices from Spain, had been fixed for the
Dresent month
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07
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New-York tribune., 1869-01-07
GOV GEARY DECLINES TO BE CANDIDATE FOR
THE UNITED STATES SENATE.

HANKIsblkG Pa,, NOV g. 1863. !
To he Editor Of The Eric Republican.
DEAR SIR: In your paper of Friday Oct 80,
In the leader uudcr the caption OF who is Sena
tor r. observe you have brought forward connection
with the Of several honorable gentlemen my namo
"a candidate for position United states Senator
beg leave o return my sincere thanks for the ardent
md, may say nattering manner In which you have
referred to But In the spirit Of frankness desire 10
say, that having already given my friends permission 70
mo as candidate FOR reelection 10 tho Office OF
ernor cannot permit the farther OF my name as
candidate for office for which have not been am not
now, and viii not be an nspiraDt.
lours. very truly. JQuA w, GEARY,
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

The monthly statement of the public debt
presents two suggestive facts. The increase is
due wholly to the Pacific Railroad, and there
are nearly ninety millions of coin lying
idle in the Treasury.
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

The chronic question Of monopoly of rail-
roads to the Capitol and how to break it
excited more attention than anything else
yesterday in the Senate
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

Whoever wants to know what a nice plum
IS to be disposed of next March, in the shape
of CustOmH House patronage, should read the
article on tho subject on our second page.
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

~ Scientific Lecture-P PhilOSophyoftAe Oren,
The SpOiis Of Office, aud General Notes mdy be
found on The second page; The Money Article
and The Markets on The hird; The Hydroge-
Plum on the siTth; and Real Estate, Shipping
aepenth
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

One Of the results of the last Amnesty Proc
lamatiOn is the refusal of the Grand Jury to
find another bill against John Surratt.
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

Our new Embassador to Paraguay Gen. Nc
Mahon, has had an audience with President
Lopez, and the latter is reported TO be willing
to guarantee full atonement for tho recent
outrages to the American flag
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

The difficulty about place for the Inaugura-
G9q Ball il tY ss sotYed BY h9lgPg il ~ tho
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

Tho porona. Rosa troupe give their only con-
Govt i YrE ror the present, TO morrow nlgAi We
have no donbt their success will be as brilliant as "
been MI through tagE Wesisgl asa eastern sVu"
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

Rotunda and the old Hall of the House at
the Capitol, the two finest rooms in any public
buildings in this country.
New-York tribune., 1869-01-07
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Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23
Letter from Dover.
For the Middletotrn Transcript.
Dover, DEL. Jan. 21st, 1869.

DOVER, DEL. Jan. 21st, 1869.
No business of special Importance has
yet been brought before the Legislature.
If we except numerods divorce bills and
bills of Corporations for large number
of Benevolent and Loan Associations,
Mr.. Vandegrift has had charge of the bill
to amend and renew the chartcr Of the
" Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of st. Georges and Appoquinimink
Hundred in New Castle County, which
has passed a-third, reading in the House
and been sent to the Senate for concur
renee ~ ~ - p ~ HN'is''t 81 T.
80 amongst the-importaut interpretations
which have passed both Houses and be-
come laws is the g Edge Moor Iron Com
pany," for the manufacture of steel and
iron, to be located on the Harlan Farm
on the Delaware River, short distance
above the mouth of tile Christiana river.
Also the, Incorporation of the River Front
r. II. Co. oirun Rail Road from the
Edge Moor Iron Works to connect with
the 2. W. q B. r. n, at Egnor station.
The bills for Incorporating the Union
Loan Association and the Franklin Loan
Association of Wilmington, having passed
three several readings in the Senate and
two in the House have been referred back
to the Committee on Corporations for
amendment
On Tuesday the first business in order
being the election of u. s. Senators, Mr.
Dean nominated Thomas F. Bayard for
the full term; and Mr. Robson Hon.
James A. Bayard for the unexpired term
of the Hon., George Read Riddle, deceas-
ed. Each of the candidates received twen-
ty-one votes respectively. In the Senate
seven votes were cast for each of the can
didates. Mr.. Ellison being absent and
Mr.. jackson voting -. There is like
ly to be check upon the Wholesale grant
ing of divorces which has been urged
upon the Legislature. 'o Yesterday the bills
to divorce Geo?W. Walling and Cathar-
inc Walling !; Nathaniel Bailey and Han
nah Bailey from the bonds Of matrimoy,
after having passed three several readings
in the House and two in the Senate were
| defeated on the third and final passage of
the bill in the Senate. '''' -. -
Mr.. Mitchell yesterday introduced a
bill to amend section l, chapter 63 of the
Revised Code, leaving the ratio OF interest
remain at six per cent, and repeating the
penalty for usury. After an Intellectual
attempt to indefinitely postpone the sub
ject, lit was referred to a committee of
three consisting of Messrs. Mitchell, Hous-
ton and Deakyne with instructions to re-
port by bill or otherwise, '' s.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23
3 Items OF News.


Governor Brownlow, of Tennessee, has
issued proclamation calling on the peo-
pie of the State to, enroll themselves in
the militia for the purpose of protecting
themselves from the Ku-Klux.. He also
announces that as soon as the militia is
organized, under the new law just passed
by, the Legislature, he shall declare mar
tial law in those counties of Western Ten
nessee wherein the marauders are operat-
ing. and take measures to put an end to
their work at once. +, ,1.i........,.....
The New Orleans Crescent of Thursday
14th inst, says:--The steamer Glide, Cap
tain j. f. Muse, which left here last
Tuesday evening for Grand Ecore, cxplo-
ded her larboard boiler, about midnight,
near Valcour Alme Crossing. Shortly af-
ter the explosion the boat took fire, and
was totally destroyed. 1t is supposed that
some eight or ten of the passengers and
crew were killed, and some twenty or
thirty more severely injured by being
scalded.
The Grand Jury of st. Louis county,
Missouri, have found bill of Indictment
against r. a, Watts, former Comptroller II
u ~. Louis, chareing him wiz. embez-
cling and converting to his own use $15-
600 in bonds, and coupons amounting to
$50, 400. Also, bill against Jos. Deg
genderf, charging him with embezzlipg
$29, ,183 belonging to the city.
Henry Clay's son, Theodore, is an in
mate of the lunatic asylum at Lexington.
He is of small stature, thin, with gray
hair and whiskers. He is partly bald,
and keeps his face smoothly shaved. He
seldom speaks, recognising those who ad-
dress him by returning the salute politely
and with dignity. .S-~ ''''"' '
Saturday nightono hundred armed men,
! from Plum Creek, Fremont county, Iowa,
broke into the Jail at Sydney, took out
jackson and Norton, who murdered Hal
loway, at dance in his hotel, Thursday
and hanged them to trep over a mile dis
'tant from the town. . -H
The ice-boat race January 10, over the
Poughkeepsie. N. Y. eighteen mile course
resulted in victory for the Haze. Nine
boats entered, the time not given. The
wind was quite light, and the race was
not satisfactory to the association.
A firm in the city of New York, who
have lost recently some. $1,000 through
the dishonesty of their bookkeeper, hay,
sued party who recommended to then
the bookkeeper as man of good characte,
for the recovery of the money.
| Two young women, named Mary Ann
Kelly and Mary Esther. were burned tc
death at New. Orleans last Sunday, by
their clothes taking fire from an explosion
that occurred while one of them was filling
a lighted lamp with petroleum.
Some .workmen excavating a cellar il
Peoria, last week unearthed crock con.
tanning over 81, 1000 in large gold coins
1t is supposed to have been deposited ther,
by deceased miser who owned the prop,
erty. rf
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23
cupA.-Data. the Washington corres-

CuBA.-Dsas the Washington cores
pondent of the Baltimore Sun says =
Negotiations are pendiag between our
government and Spain for the transfer of
the Island to the United States, the only
material difference to overcome being ap-
parently the price to be paid to the Span
ish government. 1t may be also added
that agents of the Cuban insurgents are
here for the purpose of inducing our gov
ernment to recognize them as belligerents. +"
It is affirmed that Spain cannot keep
possession Of the Island, and that the inser-
eepts now hold more than half Of it. Mr..
i Seward will probably seek to throw it into
tas scale with the Southern States as a
counterpoise to Alaska. 1t would make
Avery fine State in case of annexation.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

To THE CITIZENS OF DELAwARE.-At
meeting of the State Educational Conven-
ton, held in Dover, Dec. 2Sth, 1868, the
following named gentlemen were appoin-
ted committee to have printed the new
School Code approved by the Convention,
and to distribute the same throughout the
State; also to circulate blank memorials
for signatures. We therefore earnestly
solicit the friends of the measure to inter-
est themselves in distributing copies of the
proposed new School Code, and in secur-
ing names to the memorials. In order to
facilitate the measure we have furnished
each committeeman with his quota Of the
one thousand copies printed, and with
blank copies Of the memorial, which may
be obtained from either of them in their
respective localities. We have also fur
nished several copies of the memorial to
each postmaster, who is hereby solicited to
present them for your signatures. The
hearty cooperation Of School officers,
teachers and all friends of the measure is
earnestly requested. We do not present
the bill with the desire of restricting the
action of the Legislature, but simply as a
udSlS lOT tuclT COuSlucTubluu uc CUul-
mittee, postmasters, and all others are re-
quested to return the memorial to the un-
dersigned, at Dover, by the 1st day of
February, prox. Energetic and prompt
action is required. ,te
j. ALEX. FULroN, Chairman
Committee for New Castle co.--James
M. Johns, VIM. A. Reynolds, Isaac P.
Walker, Thos. Chandler, Thos. Dilworth
For Kent. A. Fulton, A. D. Davis,
G. NJ. Super, Elias Russell, J. Clawson.
For Sussex-George Russol, H. G. Jones.
Turpin Wright, j. I. Conwell, John
| Ward. -f,..
James NJ. Austin, Gen. G.. II. P. of
the Genl. Grand Chapter of the Royal
Arch Masons of the United States was in
Dover ON Wednesday the Goth inst for
the purpose of organizing a Grand Chap
ter for the State of Delaware. Represen-
tatives from all the subordinate chapters
were present, and the following officers
! were elected and installed:
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23
PUBLIC SALE
Of a Fine Fruit and Grain Farm.

WILL be sold by the subscriber at Public
w Sale, on Tuesday. February 9th, on the
premises, at 70 o'clock, NJ. n Farm of 3o6 acres
at Chesapeake City, Cecil county, Md. About
onc-half Of the farm is surrounded by navigablc
streams thus saving much costly fencing, and
the balance by Chesapeake City and lands of C.
W. Bennett. Every field well watcred The town,
as it extends, must be built on this land, The
sale OF lots is of frequent OCCURRENCE, PFioe from
S.to 50 per foot, Several miles of Usage for fem
cling, planted years ago, are DUNG well. There
is young Peach Orchard Of 1000 trees, three
fourths TO bear this year. Steamboats, enroutc to
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, stop dali
ly at the town, by which fruit and grain NAV .bo
cheaply shipped. The location is exceeding heal
thy and commanding. Two railroads within a
short drive. Society excellent churches, schools,
stores, machine shops, &c. near at hand. Ruild.
ings all good.
TEkMS.-Ten per cent. cash on day Of sale
hfteen per cent. in ninety days balance in l, q, 3
and years. ROBERT POIK
THOMAS N. 0GLE, Real Estate Agent and
Jan. 23-ts -.- Oh. = IT
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23

STEALING ON GRAND SCALE AcooR-
DING TO LAw.-The newspapers seem
only lately to have discovered the mag
nitude of the grants of public land to the
Pacific Rail Road, and the fleeing process
carried on by Congress in behalf of the
several companies engaged in the con-
struction OF that gigantic work, whereby
an g empire" or area as great as that Of
France has been granted to it. The for
tunes which will ultimately be realized by
the favored recipients of this princely mu-
ni6cence of Congress, will throw even
that of VIM. B. Astor into the shade. II
Congress should have free swing" for
six or eight years more, at the public
lands and the public treasury, there would
be neither money nor land left unclutched
by these expert loyal land-grabbers. An
interesting article appears on the 4th
page. on this subject. The public jour
nails are teeming with such, all over the
country; but it is too late to attempt to
lock the stable door after the steed is
stolen. Let this present radical Congress
now finish up the job by parcelling out
the remainder of the public lands to them
selves, their heirs and assigns, forever.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23

Ex-Governor r. E. Fenton has been
elected to the United States Senate from
New York; Lieutenant Governor Cum
back from Indiana; Hannibal Hamlin
from Maine; James A. Bayard from Del
aware, to serve until March 4th, 1869,
and his son for the full term of six years
from that date; General Schurz from Mis-
souri,; Charles Sumner from Massachu-
sets; John Scott from Pennsylvania
Zach. Chandler from Michigan; Alex.
Ramsay from Minnesota.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23

To CoRREsPoNDENTs.- correspond
ents have again been quite liberal towards
us. We welcome to our columns our es-
teemcd contributor "Sinapis." His prac-
ticed pen has not forgot its cunning. We
hope to hear from him often. "Recollec-
tions of the Mother Country" will be
continued next week. These papers are
likely to be received with considerable fa-
vor. We are advised that reply will
be forthcoming, probably next week, to
the article by "a Stakeholder" pub
lished two weeks since, touching the man
agement of the Kent Rail Road. Our
columns are open to the fullest discussion
Of the subject, and we hope our CORES
pondents will give it complete airing.
I" The Rag Carpet" by our fair corres-
pondent at Port Penn, shall have place
next week. ...,-f.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23

We have seesiyed from the publishers,
Van Evrie. Horton 4 Co. 16a, Nassau
street, New York, the Democratic Al
manac, for 1869. contaiaiRg dc official
Election Returns, for 1868. Oassf4liy com
piled and compared with former elections /;
the Impeachment Trial; the Constitution
and Amendments /; Foreign Postage; States
of the Union, area, population, capitals,
governors. &c. and great variety of
other useful information. Single copies
20 cents six for 81; fifteen for $500 ;
412 per hundred. tsa
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23

In the English papers of the 5th instant
we find the following details of tho repor-
ted collision in the Gulf of Smyrna:
Yesterday confrmatory intelligence was
received in Liverpool of terrible collision
between two Turkish vessels, and the loss
of 220 lives. The news comes from Con-
stantinople by way of Havre, and is dated
from the latter port, December 81. The
following are the main facts, so far as can
at present be learned, of this catastrophe !:
About midnight on the 18th of December,
about forty-one miles from Smyrna, at q
place called Carabournon, two steamers
belonging to the Azizie Company, viz !:
the Gallioup and the Charkeich, came in
to collision. The force of the contact was
dreadful, and the Gallioup foundered al
most Immediately, only thirty passengers
out of $50 being saved The Charkeich
was so greatly damaged by the collision
that she had to be run ashore at Chesme,
two miles from Smyrna, to prevent her
from sinking. The Gallioup had o very
valuable cargo and large quantity of spe-
Gle on board when she foundered.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23
EDITOR TRANscRIpT :
SNAPS.

DEAR SIR Il have read with some in
terest the very graphic, and earnest ac-
count of the prosperity and prospects of
our i,t,ie town, by your correspondent,
"uo Ahead" Middletown, certainly,
possesses attractions which might and
should draw attention on the part of those
who are, or may be seeking pleasant place
of residence, and as your correspondent
doubtless, would most disintercstedlJ de-
sire to see our community increased by
a population which should give tone and
character to the place, l would suggest to
those who may be, or might be, influenced
by his very statistical recapitulation, that,
if among such, there should be any Epis-
copalians, that in addition, to the Chapel
referred to as being in the town, that there
is, just one short half mile from the cor
poration limits, the old Protestant Epis-
copal Church of St. AIMS, with its re-
gular Sunday services, with its congre-
CATION quite as large as any in the town,
and its spiritual and social status, quite
equal to that of any religious body in or
near the vicinity. Refined, educated, and
generally as well informed, to say the
least, as any other religious society in the
country, it might prove an induce,nent tc
those who might feel inclined to come
amongst us, (who have been reared in
the faith of their fathers to know that
here, in our midst, is, among other re.
ligious bodies, the church of their pref
erence, their faith and their affections
with 'I ~ f' .e' .t .-4s
"Her sweet communion, solemn vows, '
Her hymns of love and praise.t % u
EPIsCoPAL1AN.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23

SMALL-Pox.-The Detroit Post says
that the smallpox is now very prevalent
in the Western cities. A hundred deaths
day have been reported in Cineinnatti ::
it is declared to be an epidemic in Saint
Louis, it is scouraging Chicago, though
nothing is said about it in the newspapers:
and in Milwakie the public schools and the
rink have been closed in consequence, and
the shutting up of the theatres, concert sa-
looms and other places where people most
do congregate has been discussed.