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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

A MYSTERIOUS MURDER.--A box, con- I
tanning the mulilated body of man, was
found few days since near Omaha, Ne |
braska. The head was severed from the
body and packed in one corner of the box;
both legs had been chopped from the body,
and afterward hacked off at the knee and
ankle joints; the arms had been taken off at
the shoulder, and packed closely alonside
the body, while the other discovered men,
bers had been placed in position with great
ingenuity. The head had been sawed and
chopped across the front portion of the skull
and from the forehead toward the back part
of the head, the top Of which had been lifted
of. On the chest was placed fine linen
shirt, supposed TO be Of German manufac-
ture. The flesh of the face was entirely de-
composed, thus preventing recognition of
the features. The lid of the box was direc-
ted in plain black letters 10 I'D. B. Sargent,
Omaha, Neb." Nothing else was found
which would in any way throw light upon
the mystery. The box Is supposed to have
been either bought or stolen from Mr.. Sar-
gent for the purpose for which 1t was used.
The coroner's jury rendered verdict of
''death at the hands of some person or per-
sons unknown" The body is supposed to
be that of man aged about "a years, and
had been dead three or four months.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
lioHlihunlthtuusl
ST. PnuI's NJ. +. Church.

This Friday evening, September 10Th,
was spent IN tits church as a prayer and ex,
pelience meeting. 1t will be borne il mind
that this church, at the Brandywine Sum-
nit Camp Meeting, last month, did noble
and good work in the way of conversions,
and since the closing of the camp nightly
meetings have been held in the church, and
the spiritual work is rapidly on tic increase.
Every look that beamcd from every face
seemed 10 say, II want TO be better and
boiler; have come TO this meeting TO get
more reigion.n Aud must say, it was one
of the most lively spiritual meetings that it
has been my good fortune to witness for
number of years. 1t brought to mind the
good old days of Methodsm of Billy Barnes,
James A. Brindle, Robert Geary, and G..
Mass and their respective churches, iu their
protracted meeting season, whose houses
nightly wonld be filed to overhOwing, when
the bye-word among our people was, "Go
early, il you want to get seat" There
were about three hundred persons present
on this occasion. The spirit of God reigned
uppermost in every heart. AT half past
O'Clock the good pastor requested those who
desired the prayers of the church 10 come
forward, and in five minutes the circle des-
ignn;ed for them, was filed 10 replelon by
the peniients, whom we should Judge had
weighed well beforehand what they had
done; who showed in their hearts that they
were in search OF that sweet, tranquil and
peaceful rest in Christ. In closing the ser
vices the pastor requested the congregation
to be seated, as business of Importance would
come before the church. He said he wanted
all the church members and prebaiioners
and Sunday school scholars TO stay, as he
wished all 10 have voice in the affairs Of
the church, and expressed his desire that all
bis flock should Join in and consult together
THIS was the electric spark that unravelct
the mystery of how it was that his flock an(
himself were so strongly united, and worked
together in Christian love and union so haI
moniously as they do G.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

The PREsIDENT's Pave republish
from the Cincinnati Enquirer, OF yesterday,
an interview between an enterprising news
paper reporter and Father Grant. 1t con-
tains many items of interest. The amiable
old gentleman is delightfully."- garrulous.
Doubtless lie desires TO show the world that
the Grants can talk as well as give offices
and take presents; and so he goes for the
situation -tacal, personal, political, abstract
and testhetical-with perfect looseness.
We are tempted 10 contribute 10 this very
full and complete sketch an incident which
recently occurred IN Covlngton.
A gentleman-a stranger of course--mel
old Jesse in the street, and, desiring 10 break
len dollar bill, stopped him and asked him
to change II. Old Jesse said he thought he
could do so, opened his pocket book, and
began II tumble over its contents. As he
did so he cast q side glance at the stranger
and muttered, in quick, jerky, gutera
tone of voice, "Do you know who am silf'
NO." replied tue stranger, 81 do not
who are you?"
"sir," said old jesse, Strengthening him
self, ~ am the father of tue greatest soldier
who ever lived.
"Then," said the stranger, "your namt
must be jackson, and thought Stonewal
Jacks0n's father was dead.h
That ended the interview CoarierJour
adl.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

A LApY7s TRoussEAU.-T The New York
Sun thus comments upon an advertisement
which ii discovered in one of the papers of
that city:
A dry goods house of this city Is adverus-
ing what il calls "Lady's Trousseau for
S150." Here is list of the articles offered
for the money:
n Muslin Cbemises 3 Muslin Night Dresses
a Linen Chemises 8 Embroidered Cambria
. Pairs Muslin Drawers Dresses.
. Pairs Linen Drawers. Flannel sklfts'
Plain Cotton skirts. Corset Covers.
o Tucked Cotton Skirts 2 Dressing sncques. -,
Q Tucked Cambria Night Deaine Robe de Sham-
Dresses. hrc.
The compiler of tins list would seem to
have but q narrow idea of femenine require
ments in the way OF dress. Three muslin
chemises and three of linen would, we
should suppose, be scanty supply for any
woman who could afford TO spend $50 ON a
trousseau. Why, too, should nine night
dresses. three of them tucked and three ol
them embroidered, be provided Is there
not also on the list a surprising deficiency o
warm garments suitable for cold weather.
The San man has made great fuss abou'
nothing. Can't the old codger see that thii
"lroussean" is only part QSaawedding outti
tel a.. - = n decorate til
walls Of some H0tef 6fldd cnAmber, Gurln
the honey moon WARM garments for coll
weather." iorsootb. Why, man, this ''trous
seau ia for the love season, when everythin
is supposed 10 be tolerably warm.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
HItn I.rnni dinIn.

On last Wednesday evening storm of
almost unexampled violence devastated q
belt of country stretching from Connecticut
10 Maine. In Providence n great number of
buildings were thrown down or seriously
damaged, and rising OF the river flooded
the houses in the lower part of the city, so
that the inmates were removed from win
dows in boats Seven or eight persons are
repnried killed, and the losses are at least
S2. 900, 600. In Boston one person was xii
led, though the newspapers speak of men
being blown out of stable-lolts, and whirled
about the streets like so many dead leaves
Church steepes were tOnpled over, houses
unr0oled, trees torn up by the roots, cars
lifted from the track, a Methodist church de-
molished, a school building destroyed, and
tile vessels in the harhor driven from their
moorings and dashed against each others
sides. The Common was shOckngly dis
figured, many of the finest trees being utterly
ruined. The worst disaster was the Coli
scum. The east end gave way, tho west end
followed, and the monster roof was lifted ofi
and blown into fragments. The festival
decorations were destroyed, the famous iu-
lnlee organ is n total loss, and the hig drum
is no more The coast Of Maine IS Uttered
with wrecks, and there .las been terrible
loss OF life. In Portland, the sire oI the
new Catholic cathedral, dedicated that very
day, was blown down, crushing a house, and
the tents of the State Agricultural Fair,
which Ind Just opened, were swept away.
The crops have suffered severely, and all the
telegraph wires were prostrated.
uuMoRs OF THE STORM.
A man entering the Boston and Maine
depot, in Haymarket-square, suddenly had
his coat tails lifted by the wind, and a
pocket book containing $36 slipped out, was
taken up by Eolus, and whisked out OF sight,
to the great gilef Of the owner.
While the gale was at its greatest fury, a
gentleman had occasion to pass across
Washington street, near Blackstone square,
when lie met a Youngsier on horseback
Leading another horse. The horses were
frightened at the fury of the elements, hui
the youngster, undismayed, shouted ont 10
the gentleman: "Misterl will you just kicf
that horse, and make him start up?" Tho
request was not complied with under The
circumstances.
| AS Chief Engineer George b. Eaton, o
the Cambridge Fire Department, was fol
| lowing in the wake Of an engine on his way
to answer an alarm of fire, the vehicle il
which he was seated with a friend, wa
blown from the street, turned completed!
over and landed upon the sidewalk, withou
material injury to either party or to ih
horse
A suit for libel with damages laid at SO,
900, was entered on Tuesday, and SUNNI on
served on Col, Mann, the proprietor of I'll
Mobile Register, for alleged defamation c
the character OF Putnam, the Superintendent
of Public Schools in that city The oflens
charged is the publication Of communl
cation IRON "A distinguished citizen chars
ing Putnam with having been indicted fo
' embeZ2lemenl. Like suits have been in
slituted against Col. Forsyth, of the Register
and the author of the communication.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

FALL OF BUILDING AND Loss OF LIFE
The partition wall OF a large new brick
building, al tile southeast corner of Charles
and Chase streets, Baltimore, gave way this
morning, wrecking lhe building which was
almost completed. Several bricklayers and
hodcarriers were at work in the upper story,
and four of them were buried in the ruins
Three OF the men have been rescued; they
are severely cut and otherwise injured, The
fourth man, named Benjamin Locks, color
the ruins
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
NEARRIEn.

BRADFORD -GRoVEs.--At the parsonage OF the NJ. E.
Church, in Chester, July Z, by Rev james Cunning
ham, JonH W. BRADFORD nnd sUsIEJ. GROVES, both Of
Wilmington. -
22, at the parsonage of the
NJ L. Church, in Chester, by the Rev. james Cunning.
ham, ADAM PIEROE and HANNAH A. CRAWL, both of
Chester. -
RED DGRAvEs-CUMM1Ns.-A August 20, at the parsonage
Of the NJ II. Church, in Chester, by Rev James Gun
ningham, JAMES REDGRAvEs and MARY A. CuMMfNs
both OF wilmington.
CANNoN-sHELroN.-A the residence of the brides
mother in Dover, on the sth ns by the Rev. Henry
Sutton, wN w. CANNON and Miss JuLtA A. SHELTON,
both of Dover.
HARRIs-LIvERToN.-In Dover on the 9th inst, by
Rev Henry Sutton, Mr.. sLIGnTRR HARRIS and Mrs. j.
A. LURRToS, both Of Kent county.
DIED.
wALMsLEY-on the 5th inst. near Fredericktown,
Cecil county, Md, Mr.. RoRERT WALusLEY.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

TnE Loss OF LIFE by the vondale dis
aster is happily less than at first reported,
one hundred and ten being the full number
of the dead. That includes all who were at
work inside when the fire broke out, and the
two who sacrificed themselves in the effort
to save their comrades. But this leaves
6lty-nine widows and one hundred and nine
orphans in the most piiiable destitution. A
correspondent OF the N. T. Tribune, writing
from the scene OF the disaster September g.
says;
This afternoon the collins began to arrive by the car
Iond and a puard was stationed across the rpnd halt n
mile north o the depot md only vehicles carrying wutef
trovsions or cotiins were allowed to ptss Never in
he history Of this valley was there such OCCASION
little bows swore and old men wiped their eyes young
adiea airted and aged females rode home with their
dead husbands Nearly every house has lost IN in
mate and many lost buth father and son. The houses
in lie vicinity the breaker packed with widows
and orphans The shelves and tables ae loaded with
as this can never be forgotten All along the side OF the
mountan the people have cungregated until there ap
nenrs 10 be but one great OF humanity and below
Il is the snme Now and then the police attempt to force
passage for the miners, but with poor success. Abou
50 bodies have thus far been removed, and most OF then
have been recognized. In the dead house a victim ~
brought in every five minutes Some ot tue bodies ar
dse cured and in many modification has set in
The once beautiful face il bluckenrd. boated mass"
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

IogN BE1I, of Tennessee, died at Nash
vile on last Friday, at the age oil ~ years
I1o ,ras buried on Sunday.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

Acr,No UNDER DuREss.- Newport
Ernress saws the Cincinnati Gazette, the lead
ing Radical paper OF Ohio, some time ago
EXPRESSED the opinion that none OF The rau-
aca,iops by the Southern States, while un-
dor duress, as it phrased it, would hold
water in a court of law. The virginia Le-
C,sloturo will be convened October 9th, with
nerm,ssion TO railfy the 18th Amendment
All else is TO be set aside, by Instructions OF
the Federal Attorney General and by mill
tarv order of the Federal Gen. Candy. what
ia this but duressf What, indeed, was the
Act of Congress, prescribing certain CON
ditions repugnant TO the people, as the price
of admission, but an act of duress The
same terms apply to Mississippi and Iexas.
They are not permitted 10 be considered
even embryo States, unless they do wha'
the people do not want TO do, and which,
when done, is done under duress. Sell
government, in TACT, 10 these people becomes
coerc,ye Government. They nrc permitted
to be States, if they will perform certain OBJ
noxious acts, and yet they are only sla'ei
when they perform the dirty work OF th'
Federal Government Free men and fret
States have never held a more degrading po
sitiOu
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

PATENT INK sTANp.-A gentleman has
sent us what he calls patent improved nm. INK
stand and asks US to try it, and say wv what a.
vyo thipl of its merits. We have tried H.
and unbesitatiugly pronounce it nuisance
We would hardly pick it up in the street.
knowing its qualities as well as we now 40; ;
I,a chief merit, the patentee claims, is thai
by means of gutta rercha cork, the ink i. Is
raised or lowered at will, so that evaporation
unnecessarily is avoided. The "gum cork
would be well enough, were it not that TIT
nasty, dirty thing soils the fingers and ne
cessitales the washing OF ones hand ever!
time the "raising" or "lowering" process
nerlormed. We can only recommend til
"patent gum cork ink stand as being a
ahominable bore. The owner can have oui
again, without the necessity OF "proVln
propcrty,' . if he will only take it away
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
THE MONEY mAnKET.
COM EnoIAL RECORD.

Corrected by SMITH BREEN 4th and shpisy streets
Monday, September u, 1852.
Prices are the in our last.
RETAIL MAUKEr
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

TaE Republican OF yesterday has "slart-
ling admission" article in it, IN which the
editor makes several random remarks con-
oernlng certain alleged irregularities in the |
election at the First Ward poll. He gives
all the street reports he has heard concern
ing the Inspector, but entirely oyerooks one
fact-a plain, admitted fact, 10 wit, that
Philip Punkett, the candidate for Council
running against Mr.. Dillon, went into The
room where the ballot boxes were placed,
and during the progress OF the election aciu-
ally MANIPULATED and handled the ballots. II
is easy to see from this why the editor o.
the Republican charges fraud at the election
in that Ward, but his silence upon MIR.
PlunkelL's illegal interference with the bal
lots is astonishing.
) GEN. GRANT twas much Affected the
q papers tell us, over the demise of his life
. long fiirnd-Gen. Rawlins. Yet he did not
c leave lis pleasures at Saratoga until too late
= to see his friend alive notwithstanding Gen.
y Rawlins asked all the time If Grant hat
Is come, and seemed most anxious 10 see his ole
,e chief before dying. Grant finally reached
m the eotfin-not the bedsde-of his late mora
rs benefaclor, and after the funeral, attended
lg State supper, and hastily ran off again t
Saratoga 10 conclude his pleasures He
now on an eectoneering frolic thrcug
~ Pennsylvania. Truly Grant twas much a
d. Cected." When he returns TO Washingio
go 10 stay, the country will find that in I'll
IT, death OF Gen Rawlns, the Presidential FL
III, ure-head has lost its brains.
re. THE SABINE MuTINY.-A dispatch TO II
~ N. Y. Sun says that the cable Telegram
which reported the discovery of muliny
of tho Sabine at Cheibourg were true. III
n; statement that seven OF the muineors we
no, hanged was untrue. The fligate Sabine Ii
,ho been ordered home on account ol this mn
on- nous conspiracy among her crew. I
loo Sabine was on fancy cruise with The gra
r,, ualing class of miisl!ipmen, some sixty o.
an in number, Her commander is Capita
rod John G. Walker, nephew of Senator Jam
,at w. Crimes, of Iowa. Secretary Rorlc a
-, Admiral Porter seut her out to please Sci
az tor Chimes, though the midslirmen and IN
nas were very much wan'cd IN tue West Int
I'd SQUADRON, where vessels arc without su
ob- cient crews.
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stock Market December.Is.
RIVER INTELAIaaHcH.


htVor.
Weather cold and cloudy. The river here
continues to rise. At st. Louis the river il
rising slowly. The Ohio is falling at Cincin-
natl and Louisvill0. with 81 feet in the canal.
The Arkansas is declining slowly. with 611< feet
in the channel from Little Rock out to the
mouth. White river is fallins, with good
stage VI water from Jacksonport out.
RoATs IN PORT.
General Anderson, Geo. w. Cheek. st.
Ffancis. Des Arc, Alice Dean. Coldardo.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The local packets brought in fair lists Of cot
ton.
The Richmond passed up on Sunday for
Evansville. aud will turn back from that point
and be here to leave on Saturday next for New
Orleans and the bends. She added here soc
bales If cotton for Evansville.
The superb passenger steamer General Ander-
son, Captain James ee, ST.. is the regular
Monday Friar's Point and bends packet, loav-
ing to-day at four pm. Stack Lee, Q clever
gentleman, does the honors of the slsce.
The new Natchez aud Olive Branch will
leave the wharf tbla evening for New Orleans.
Tho Belle Memphis. Captain Crane, is the
Monday st. Louis packet. leaving at FIVE p. IN.
The Alice Dean came in from Cincinnati
with full cargo Of produce. and leaves to
morrow evening with return trip.
The new and elegant steamer Mary Boyd,
Captain Rube Halues, ia the regular Tuesday
Arkansas river United States mail packet.
Mr.. e, W. Arthur is her chief clerk.
Tbs Commercial. Captain John 3. Davis.
left DuVall's Bluff Sunday morning with a big
trip. she will arrive here this evening. and
leave on time tomorrow evening fer all points
on White river. Charley Sharpe presides in
the ofiao.
The Dss Arc and Geo. W. Cheek. are the
Tuesday Friar's Point packets. leaving at Eve
pm.
The Legal Tender, Captain John Elliott, is
the Tuesday White river packet.
The 81. Francis. Captain Bowman, is the
Tuesday St. Francis river packet
The Virginia passed US last night for Louis
vile. after adding here 800 bales Of estton.
The new steamer Natchez. Captain Tom
Lsathers. will be at the wharf this evening to
receive for New Orleans and the bends. and
will leave tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
Larry Harmstead will make engagements for
hr-
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candidate for Mayor. The call Is signed
by q large number Of influential citizens,
only a few Of whom are appended. With.
out disparsging the claims Of others, we
take pleasure in sayins that Mr.. Lynn is
one Of the most worthy business men OF
Memphis, and possesses in an eminent
degree the qualifications essential for the
position mentioned. He filed it for a
time while be was nm Alderman with
fidelity, marked Grmness and deci-
sion, and credit to himself.
Captain Felix W. Robinson il q can
didate for City Tax Collector. He is o
hard. working, high-toned gentleman, and
thoroughly fitted for the Office. For
many years he has filed aiaborious and
responsible. but not very lucrative, pssi'y
ton with the Charleston Railroad Com
pany, where he has the esteem and con
fdence of his employers. Daring the war
he was faithful adherent Of the Lost
Cause, and in its defense lost an arm.
He is as modest and worthy IS gallant
men usually are, and deserves well OF The
hands of the people.
1t is suggested that candidates should
wear some kind of badge, so tnat
minors and women and strangers can
know them sight. The most elegant
badge is a huge neck-tie A few hun
bred candidates have adopted this plou,
and say it works well. 1t saves answer
ing questions. Thus candidate in
favor Of negro suffrage, whether the
whites get in or not, can wear fiery red
sheaf Of neck-tice; man ia fer uni
versal suffrage can wear bolt of neck
tie, made up Of all colors, and those
candidates in favor Of straight white
suffrage should wear black cravats by
the dozen, while those who have no
principles, and intend to the ride fence,
should wear white, which is no color,
and have it well balanced, so as to fall
easily on the winning side.
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Avalanche and appeal copy.
Attorney General Criminal Court.

EDIToRs LEDGER: In response to the
many Asttering calls, public and private,
made upon me to become candidate for
the office of Attorney General Of the
Criminal Court, desire to return my
grateful thanks for the Partially so freely
expressed by my friends, and hereby an
nounce myself o candidate for that posi-
ton; and in doing so, ! can only promise
that if elected to this important station,
perhaps the most important and respon-
sible in the gift of the people Of Shelby
county, / will devote my entire time, and
whatever of ability and energy | mar
possess, to the discharge of itg arduous
duties. JOIN S KERR.
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MExpHrs, December 10. 1869


M. BURKE, ESQ, Dear Sir: We, the
undersigned Taxpayers and voters Of the
Seventh Ward, would be pleased to use
your name for the office Of Aldermen Of
said ward, at the ensuing municipal
election.
J. M. McCombe, Henry Wade,
J J. Murphy, ]. @ Nicely,
John B Leech, M. P. Jarnsgin,
w. Y. G. Humes, r. D. Ward,
w j. Ross, Geo. Robertson.
Mr.. Burke has held the position of
Master Mechanic on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad for the last four
years. His integrity aud business
capacity well qualify him for the posi-
ton.
Avalanche and Appeal copy.
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WoRsHAM HOUSE This old favorite
house has been thoroughly put in ORDER
and is under splendid management 1t
i, an excellent house in every respect,
and wortbyiof the increasing patronage
which it enjoys. re-
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Thu winning Machine.

Oae night last week we attended the
Hebrew Fair, at the Memphie Club Hall.
where there was large, animated crowd.
The interest Of all seemed centered ia
a contest Of sewing machines. A valu-
able gold uedalwas offered for the best
sewing machines by the Hebrews, who
are always noted alike for their enter
prise, liberslity and good taste. The
various machines we're faithfully repre-.
seniei, aod voting toward ten o'clock
grew spirited and fast Everybody ID
the hall sesmsd to be mutually inte-
rested, aud The dollars poured in nesry
as fast as could be counted. AT ten
o'clock the polls closed and the votes
were counlea ont, when il was announced
that the Wheeler h Wilson machine had
taken the gold medal by nearly two to
one ever all competitors. Il ia nothing
new for this machine to take medals, but
this is the first time we ever we're pres
ent on such an occasion. 80
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NINTH WARD NorIoE.-In obedience
to a cali of the County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Oommittee, there viii be 6 NEE
ing of the Ninth Ward Democratic Club,
on Tuesday evening, December Ia ct
u o'clock, at the Gresn Home, Hup-
pertstown, corner OF Poplar and Msnss.
sas streets, for the purpose of nominating
one Alderman, two Councilnen, aad
three delegates to the City Convention.
By order of j. D. DAEBURT,
D-aas1ant