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Middletown transcript., 1869-09-25
A SINGULAR VERDICT AND A REMARKA.

A SINGULAR VERDICT AND A REMARKA-
BILE JURY VIM. j. Abrams, brother of
Mrs. Glen, who has been on trial at In
dianopolis for the murder of Mr.. and Mrs.
Young, at Cold Spring, near that city,
some time last year, was found guilty of
murder in the first degree, but the jury
say in their verdict; Believing that the
crime committed by him was the result of
wicked influences surrounding him, and
not the result of bad heart, we would re-
spectfully ask the Governor to commute
his sentence to ten years imprisonment.
A motion was made for new trial, but it
is not believed it will be granted. A spe-
cial Of the 18th to the Cincinnati Gazette
says: at is a remarkable fact that the
jury held prayer meetings every night for
light and guidance, each member leading
by appointment, and they were thus en-
gagged at ten o'clock last night" 1t is
wonder they had not brought in verdict
to hang the jury and acquit the culprit
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A NEGRO FIGHT.-On Saturday night
last fight took place on the suburbs Of
this town between two parties of negroes,
commencing about eleven o'clock and con-
tlnuing nearly an hour. The scene of the
conflict was along the road from the col
ored peoples meeting house to Ratclifre
creek bridge. Pistols, knives, stones.
fence rails, &c, were freely used. and a
number of the combatants were more or
less injured. 1t appears that the fight
was a sort of "made up" affair between a
lot of peach-pickers on one side and some
town negroes on the other, and was ar
ranged to take place about the time and
place aforesaid. There were some TWENTY
five or thirty engaged on either side, and
the battle was hotly contested, first one
party having the advantage and then the
other. 1t seems that no effort was made
to quell the disturbance, and no arrests
were made. There is some talk of repe-
tition of the conflict, in which case third
party will become the victor. Kent Ncws.
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JouRNAI1sM.-The Washington D. q.

JoURNALIsM.-The Washington D. G.
Express, an evening journal, has been
consolidated with the National Intellgen-
GER, and is now issued as morning news
paper under the management of the Intel
ligencer and Express Publishing Associa-
ton. The first number of this journal,
entitled the Daily National Intelligencer
and Washington Express, made its ap-
pearancc September Goth. 1t is printed
on fine white paper and in clear type, and
will be the central Democratic political
organ.
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A LARGE PACKING Housn.-We con-
dense from Baltimore weekly paper, the
'Saturday Night, the following account
OF the Fruit and Oyster canning and pack
ing establishment of Thomas Kenset & Co.
baltimore. said to be the largest estab-
hshment of the kind in the world:
Capital employed 81 900, 900 per an.
In the busy season 1000 hands are en-
pioyed, principally females Five hun
dred women are employed in the peach
pairing department alone. An expert
hand will pare twenty pecks per day.
Number of cans of peaches put up yearly,
l.2O0, 900; number of cans of miseellane-
Gus fruit, 100000. Thirty thousand cans
are put up per day. Cans of peaches now
sell for $500 per dozen. which formerly
Brought 800. Two-pound cans of to-
matoes sell for $1.50 per dozen. $780,
OoO cans of oysters arc put up each sea-
son. There are forty similar establish
ments in the city, doing an aggregate bu-
siness of about $50, 200, 900 per year, Civ
ing employment to about 10, 900 persons
exclusive of those who gather the fruit
and catch the oysters. Shipments are
made to London, South America, Germa.
ny, China, along the Pacific coast, and
large quantities to California and through.
out the Western States.
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Primary meetings of the Democrats and
Conservatives of Kent county, Md. take
place in their respective districts at 2
o'clock, this afternoon The county con-
vention will meet next Tuesday at Chcs-
tertown, at IL, A. NJ. to nominate a
county ticket and to select three delegates
to the State Convention which meets in
Baltimore on the 7th of October, to nomi-
nate candidate for Comptroller of the
Treasury.
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A Cn1LD Po1soNEp by HER PARENTS

a CnILD POISONED by HER PARENTS. -
In Philadelphia, July -, Georgiana
McCready, aged twelve years, residing
with her parents, East Dauphiu street,
was bitten by a rabid dog, which was
owned by man living in the vicinity
named IIelmuth. Within few days past
she showed symptoms of hydrophobia. A
physician was called in, but she grew
gradually worse until Wednesday night
last, when the paroxysms ware so violent
that her parents administered poison in
order to end her suferings IIelmuth,
the owner of the dog. is charged with
knowing he was mad, and has been sent
to Jail. 1t is horrible case.
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The English papers are discussing the
Stowe-Byrcn scandal There is no differ
cnce of opinion as to the disgusting char
actcr of the publication. Mrs. Stowe is
now discovered in England to be no long
er the angel she was considered in the
days of "Uucle Toms Cabin" 1t is a
righteous retribution, this loathsome reve-
lation of her treaehery and shamclcssness
by her own hands.
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Hon PRICE OF FRuIr.-Mr. Richard
Il. May writes to neighborfng journal
from Helena. Montana Territory. that He
lena is well supplied with fruit brought
from California. Peaches so cts. to 81
each; pears so cts. to 81 each; apples 25
cts; to 81 each watermelons So to S.
tRes go cts. per pound. Mel
are grown within five
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SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER IS, 1860
LInrnIA. mentioned some weeLs

LIBERIA.-We mentioned some weeks
ago the report that Rev. John Seyes, the
agent of the Colonization Society, had ex-
pressed the opinion that the colony plant
cd on the shores of Africa with so much
care and at so much expense, with the
hope that It might become a great nation,
the fature home and refuge of the colored
people of this country. who going out
to shat bcnightcd land might bear with
them the light of civilization and christi
anity and dispel the cymmerian darkness
from that continent where the white man
cannot dwell, would not be able to sustain
itself, if the support of the Society should
fail OF be withheld. This opinion receives
support from Liberia itself. An African
newspaper, of July %, called Tile People
Of Grand Bassa, has communication
from correspondent in which it is stated,
as the result of close investigation, that
the America Liberian population is on the
decline ...
The opinion is expressed, that unless
vigorous efforts are put forth, scarcely a
century will elapse before Liberian ma
tionality is thing of the past. The wri-
ter thinks this evil is not likely to be rem
edied by emigration from the u. States, as
: there is strong feeling among our bre-
thren in America of Identification with the
white race" and the home feeling &c has
been strengthened in remarkable degree
by the more recent efforts towards politi-
cal and social equality which have been
put forth by the United States Congress. !"
The only remedy which he perceives, and
this ne considers entirely practicable, and
urges earnestly, is the incorporation of
the native element" in regard to which
ne says that so little have the colonists
felt their responsibility in this direction,
. that forty years have failed to produce a
dozen civilized and evangelized native
gentlemen" He urges the colonists to
civilize and christianizc the natives as the
best instrumentality for advancing the
work for which Liberia was founded.
By the writer's own admission, forty
years have failed to evangelize dozen of
She natives, how little hope then there is
that the continent will ever be redeemed
through such instrumentality. 1t is much
more probable that the Liberians them
selves will relapse into barbarism. The
hypothesis of negro elevation and advance
ment here. upon which Congress has at
tempted to advance the race to the privi-
leges and immunities Of citizenship, in
yesting them with the franchise and max
ing them the equals of the white race be-
fore the law, receives its sufficient refuta-
tlon and overthrow by this forty years
failure of African amelioration in Liberia.
A blind and unreasoning party feeling,
however, will refuse to recognize the fact,
though established by the concurrent tes-
timony Of history and of living witnesses.
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Mrs. Harriet Becchcr Stowe, is referred
by some of her'eontemporaries to the 1lth
chapter and 18Th verse Of Proverbs "a
tale-bearer reyealeth secrets but he that
is of faithful spirit concealeth the mat
ter"
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A dwelling in Yarmouth, New Bruns-
wick, was struck by lightning Wednesday
and man and his wife were killed. A
bed in the house was also set on fire, and
their sick daughter was burned to death.
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Isaac Fowler, the defaulting New York
postmaster, has arrived at San Francisco
He has been an exile from his country
nearly twelve years.
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MARRIED..

At the residence of the brides father on the
22nd instant, by Rev. DR.. McCabe, Il. Ceilings,
of Chicago, and Mis- Rebecca G. Fenimore, daugh-
ter of ]. b. Fenmore of Middletown.
Del Republican copy.
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DIED.

On Thursday the 10th inst in Middle Neck.
Cecil county, Md. Benjamin Redmiles, ia the 27th
year of his age,
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Senator sprague, who employs 5000
people, recently raised their wages Is per
cent.
Elihu Burrett proposes to send out from
England to America shiploads of good SER
wants.
President Grant and family returned to
Washington Wednesday.
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we take the following articles from the
Crumptonian:
QUEEN ANNE RAILRoAD.-The work Of
k-laying ,on this road has been discon-
tinued temporarily, on account of the iron
purchased being all used up, and differ
ence of opinion between the contractor and
directors as to the mode of procuring an
additional supply. Resolutions of boards
of directors and promises of contractors
seem to be of little account-so far as
Eastern Shore railroads are concerned.
The track is now laid to point about half
way between Millington and Sudlersville.
HORSE RAoE.-A horse race took place
near Millington on Thursday, between the
well known mare 'tCrazy Jane" owned
by Mr.. Temple, of Delaware, and horse
owned by Colonel L. Roberts, for 5000.
Distance, 600 yards. The mare was the
favorite among the betting crowd from
Delaware, who came to grief, as the race
was won by the Colonel's horse.
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FINE READY MADE CLOTHING.

22s MARKET STREET, 2nd Door below THIRD
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
T'IlE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF
Ready Made Clothing in Delaware,
Our Own Make now on hand, and will be sold
at less than Philadelphia Prices.
All our Clothing is made in Superior manner by
PRACTICAL TAILORS.
The Proprietor having an experience of oven
thirty years in this Business will guarantee salts.
faction to any purchaser.
A fill line of
FINE CLOTHS,
CASSlMERE5, aud
VEsTINGs,
Constantly on hand for
ORDER WORK,
which will be made in the
9isr LATEST STYLE AND BEST MANNER,
At No. 22S Market Street,
lsJ- The Oldest Established Clothing Emporium
in Delaware.
March 10y Edward MnnpA
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Beans $500.
The above prices will be paid in cash for pros
duce delivered in good order; and we wish to
say that we keep constantly ON hand good as-
sortment of Groceries and Provisions which VIC
will sell reasonably for cash, at the Corner Of
Broad and Anderson Streets, Middletown, Del.
M" Fresh Meat every day.
March 20--tf INGRAM & GIBSON
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-18

The CIRcUs.-The circus on Council
Chamber Hill is a superb affair. 1t was
cutie grand attraction before the combi-
nation with Nixon, CASTILLO & Co.'s i'm
mense establishment. With that it is the
greatest entertainment Of the kind ever
seen in this city. In several departments
the performances are superior to any that
have gone before them, especially those on
the traleze. The balancing and riding are
unsurpassed. The spirited little gray Shet-
land and his intrepid little rider make a
charming feature of the entertainment.
Mr.. Merryman quite maintains his import
ant part, and is very decided artist.
We very much regret to see the falling
off in the attendance of the colored popula-
ton. We know it is not owing to any falling
off in taste; it is but sad sign of impecu-
mostly and the restricted line of discounts
of the national bank of Bootblack, Shoe
shine s. Co. Suffering from want is bad
enough, but to be deprived Of the circus is
a grief that is inconsolable. And such q
circus 1t is public calamity. In po,
litical sense the amusement is important
for the negroes, and Congress should OF
once relieve them from the disability to 60
to the circus.
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LOCAL MATTERS.

MILITARY CHANG Es.-The Eleventh in
fantry, at this post, is consolidated, under
General Orders No.-16, from the War De-
partment, with the -Thirty-fourth infantry,
now in Mississippi, and will soon leave for
that State. Is - ,2 = #
The pest band at Camp Grant, celebrated
for its fine music, has been mustered out of
service and disbanded. 1t will probably be
paid off to-day by Colonel Stanton.
General o. B. Wilcox becomes Colonel of
the Twelfth infantry, and goes to California.
Colonel Mallory, on duty at headquarters
of this district, goes with the First infantry
to the Department of the Lakes.
The First and Forty-third regiments,
consolidated, will be commanded by Lieu
tenant Colonel Kaiddoo.
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both ten years ago.
70 of Pin nkett vas excellent.

ce of Plu nkett was excellent,
and so too with his Lord Allcash, though
he acted the latter badly.
Of Martha, as whole, we may say it was
done well. The air and duet "solo pro-
fugo" was done very we'll, and would have
been mnch better if Weinlich had taken
just shade Of weight off his voice. No.
thing can be prettier than the movement in
the bass solo, but it cannot be done by
making every note heavy-the singing
must be adapted to the spirit Of the other
part. The concerted piece at the spin
ming wheel was we'll done, and the "Good
Night" "quartette fairly. r
In Fra Diavolo there Is not much be-
sides concerted pieces to admire but these
our German singers seemed to have the
spirit of, and also to infuse little spirit of
their own. There was 8 pleasant little
spice of deYiltry put into the piece that
showed the troupe to be 6rst-class actors as
we'll as good singers.
IF this were not frst-rate troupe we
should feel called on in its behalf to apollo
gize for the chorus and orchestra but,
stating the question fairly, we may say
that the merits Of the singers far over
luc Ocucllo Va thC ShoA oo 1ho
orchestra. The chorus it would hardly be
any use to criticise, it is go irredeemably
bad; but the orchestra has good material
in it, and deserves good word. The leader
has trouble enough to put a thorough musi-
clan land he is one) out of humor; but his
trouble is mostly in the fact that half of
his performers never played before with
the other half and besides that, haven't
rendered the score entire of either of the
operas named for two or three years-a
drawback that the best leader in the world
could not overcome. Before the week is
out the orchestra will be fifty per cent.
better. We have faith in them. m
Tonight we have Faust and it will be
musical treat to see Weinlich as Mephis-
topoles and Himmer as Faust. Madam
Frederici has every requisite for a good
Marguerite certainly the three chief
ones-a sweet voice, great personal beauty,
and youth. One can hardly ask for more
in Marguerite.
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COURT ORDERS.

TE.uE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
4 To THE SHERIFF OF TIE CITY OF
RICHMOND, GREETING: We command you TO
eurcnon &. 3. STEPHENS to appear before the
Judge OF our Circuit Court OF Louisa county, at
the courthouse thereof, on the first day OF the
A prll term next, to show cause, II any ne can
Of land made to him on tic 30th Of January 1855
under the decree OF the 26th Of September 1850, In
style of Thompson against Mitchell. q c., should
not be re,cinded. and the cash payment made by
him forfeited IS compensation to some extent Tor
the loss occasi oned BY his failure TO comply with
tue terms or SALE The land resold at his loss,
any. as 10 the Court shall seem best. And M, he
shall in no wise omit under the penalty Of floo .
and have then there this writ.
Witness. JOHN g. CsMMAcK clerk OF our said
court ut the courthouse, the 2sd day OF January,
1859, in the piuety.th third year OF our toundatlon
s. II. PARSONS, ID. T.,
NH s-Thiw for j. q. CAMMACK.
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PARDoNs GRANTED AND REFUsED.-The
Governor has granted pardons upon appli-
cations in the following cases:
Edmund Edmonds (negro), convicted in
Campbell county of house-breaking, and
sentenced for two years.
Martha Digges (negro), convicted in the
Hastings Court of Staunton. Term and
offence not stated.
The following were refused:
Sarah Jackson, convicted in Prince George
county, and sentenced for three years for
grand larceny. ......-. .......
CLANCY Edmunds (negro), convicted in
Halifax county of unlawful shooting, and
sentenced for one year.
Dennis Williams, convicted in the Hus-
tings Court Of Richmond Of house-breaklng
and larceny, and sentenced for FIVE years.
James seely, convicted in Augusta county
of horSe-stealing, and sentenced for three
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SENTENCED TO DEATH-THE sCHURMAN
oUTRAGE.-Yesterday morning the county
court of Henrico disposed of the last of the
negroes indicted for participation in the
outrageous assault upon Mr.. and Mrs.
schurman. The jury, after careful delibe-
ration upon the case of Charles Taylor,
brought in a verdict Of "guilty," and the
accused was thereupon sentenced to be
hung on the 7th of May next. Pleasant
Richardson, another negro convicted of as
sault with intent TO kill, as our readers will
remember, will be executed on the same
day. Frank Taylor was also found guilty,
but in view of the fact that he is quite an
old man, his punishment was fixed at twenty
years. confinement in the penitentiary.
The circumstances attending the crime
we're SO aggravated, it being shown that the
victims we're left for dead, that it cannot be
aaid that the punishment in either case is
too severe. m.. ...... ...... .r. r... .-.'..
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Suicides i'm San francisco.

Suicides I'm San francisco.
A letter from san Francisco dated the
23d Of February gives the following account
Of two very deliberate suicides:
Lieutenant John F. Small, of the regular
army, committed suicide yesterday. His
friends found his body in bed dressed in
full uniform, and completely coverd by the
clothing Of the Bed. On the stsnd near the
head of the couch was q large vial which
had contained chloroform. He left several
letters, which were found on the stand, and
their contents proved that he had deliber-
ately committed suicide. The one to his
brother was exceedingly singular, and reads
as follows: ...-..... u.
"SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l9, 1869. /
" NV Dear. Brother, Il cannot endure life
longer Go to the fort and get everything
there that belongs to me. Should any one
ever speak of me in your presence in terms
that reflect upon my honor as gentleman
or my integrity as man, shoot him on the
spot. Goodbye, dear brother; live and be
happy, if possible, and when you die, die
game. Your brother, JOHN
A part of the counterpane had been satu-
rated with chloroform. He had also covered
his face with it, and thus passed off into
the sleep of death. He had plenty of means
and held an honorable position, and no
reason is known why he should have de-
stroyed his own life. The night after the
suicide woman went to the office Of the
coroner and anxiously inquired whether the
deceased had left any letters for her, and
seemed to be very much affected to find that
there we're none for her.
ANOTHER SUICIDE. s...
The coroner found the body Of Lieuten-
cnt- Colonel John G.. Scott lying on his bed,
with both his wrists cut on both sides, COM
pletely severing the arteries, the blood from
which haG flowed into washing bowl at
one side and into the water-pitcher on the
other. Everything went to show that after
cutting his wrists he must have held them
over the two vessels until life became al
most extinct, and it must have required
wonderful coolness, considering his terri
BILE position. An empty bottle, marked
laudanum and poison, and half bottle of
chloroform, were found in the room, but
there was no evidence that he had taken
poison. -......
He for long time was member of GEN
eral Hooker's staff. He was highly con-
nected, and leaves an interesting wife and
child. His wife is niece of Chief Justice
Chase's. Eversinc he has been in Califor
MIA he has been connected with the custom
house. About fortnight ago he COM
menced drinking very hard, and it is said
since that time has had two or three at
tacks Of delirium tremens. f.
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SALES OF REAL EsrATE.-Messrs. Grubb5
s. Williams have recently sold the follow
ing property:
Lot on south side Main between Twenty
first and Twenty second streets, 22@ by 90
feet, at s3l per foot, $697 SO; Ravenswood,
with 1917 acres, near Camp Lee, 1000 !;
brick dwelling on Seventh north Of Leigh
street, S., 800 cash; lot on north side Cary
between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets,
20 5-l2 by so feet, at $50 per foot, 81 ,6S3 !;
small framed house on Maddox Hill, $3.50 !;
brick house corner Dover and Laurel
streets, $3.50; brick house corner Clay
and Munford streets, 1880; farm of 300
acres, in Chesterfield county, on the Clover
Hill railroad, at 81 per acre, 200.
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SENT ON FOR FELoNY.-The continued
case of G. NJ. Manson united States col
dier), charged with stealing three pairs OF
pants from Colonel Higbee, on Monday
Three negro barber boys testified that Man
son had offered to sell them the pants al
their shop on certain afternoon last week
and Manson had the case continued until
he could get his witnesses. On yesterday
morning several of them testified that on
the afternoon referred to Manson was with
them, and did not go near the bsrber-shop.
Notwithstanding this, Manson was sent On
to answer Indictment.
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HORTICULTURAL AND PoMOLoGICAL So
CIETY.-The Executive Committee Of this
Society will hold meeting at their rooms
over the office of the Arlington Life lnsu-
rance Company, at71a o'clock this evening.
As various committees appointed at the
last meeting will report at this, and the
chairmen of other committees will an
nounce their associates, and much other
business of considerable importance will
be transacted, it is hoped that all the mem
bers of the committee will attend.
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HoNoRs TO RICHMOND YoUNG MEN,
On the list of graduates of the Baltimore
College of Dental Surgery we notice the
names of Messrs. George F. Keesee and
Judson 3. Wood, of Richmond. These
young men came off With the highest honors,
MIR. Keesee being the valedictorian and Mr..
Wood the president of the graduating class.
Their many friends in this city will be
pleased to hear of their success.