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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-02

IMPLICATED IN THBFT.-Elizabeth Brown
was arrested yesterday for completely with one
Deborah Mack in the theft of 5000 from O coun-
tryman who found his way into the house OF
the latter Elizabeth was committed in default
Of $1,000 ball by Alderman Carpenter.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-02

CIGAR STORE RoBBERY.-Last night the
below Chestnut was entered by thieves who
had packed up lot of cigars and tobacco ready
for removal. They must have been frightened
of, as they left the property behind.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-02

Found 0PRN.-Last night nine houses In the
Ninth Police District were found open.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-02
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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28
Warrington GOSSIP.

The consultation OF the Judges Of tile su-
premc Court on the subject Of the constitutions
atty OF the legal-tenser act excites general
discussion here,al classe. sharing in the interest
There Is little doubt among those who have closely
watched the argument in court, and who have
given the subject the most earnest attention, that
the final decision will affirm the constitulionality
OF the act.
The Philadelphia Pres, has story that It is
generally believed that Attorney General Evarts
will be retained in the Cabinet by General Grant
which disposes Of the claim of New York for a
prominent position in the coming administration
Hon. Dennis Mccarthy, Representative from
the Syracuse, New York, district, gave dinner
party 10 General Grant on Saturday evening, at
the residence of the former, on Vermont avenue,
which was q grand affair. There were present
Gen. Grant, Senator Chandler, of Mich. Judge
Cartier, Chief Justice of the District Supreme
Court; Hon. j. A. Ringham,of o.. Hon. Samuel
shellabargcr, of Ohio Hon. g. s. Orth, OF Ind;
Hon Henry L. Dawes, of Mass. Hon. Burton
c. Cook, Of Illinois Hon. G. Delano, Of Ohio .
Hon. r. P. spalding, Of Ohio, and Non. 8. N.
Cullom, of Illinois.
Hon. Daniel d. Pratt, the newly elected Re.
publican Senator from Indiana, is man of weight,
bringing down the scales at something over three
hundred pounds.
"A dispatch from Omaha on Thursday states
that Hon. T. W. Upton was reelected United
States Senator from Nebraska on the goth.
"A circular has been largely signed by the Re-
publican members OF the House urging the Senate
| not to confirm airy more nominations until after
| the 4th OF March
Colonel Foruey has been taking trip to
Norfolk.
--Mensrd, the colored Congressman from Loui.
siaHa, did NOT especially please the National Con.
| veutiOn of Colored Men, by his speech to them
They thought it pompous and paironizng
1t is understood that Ex-Governor Hartman.
Of New Hampshire, Is a candidate under the next
administration for the consulshp Mt London, and
that his papers are favorubly endorsed by many
citizens Of New England in and out of bis owI
State.
The leave Of absence to Major General Kill
patrick has been extended until March The re
port that he has been drawing pay from the Gov
ernment while absent from bis post ls withon
foundation.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28
New York Gossip.


!Spe,aai Correspondence OF the Commercial.
NEW YORK, January 25, 1868.
We are now enjoying almost the first real win
Ter weather that we have had this year. The
cool, bracing air, tie faintest murmur of gentle
wind, and the bright and chcelful rays of the
sun, render outdoor life delightful, and when to
these you add the almost unheard-of charm of
streets that arc neither muddy nor covered with
snow, you have SUN total Of pleasant surround
ings, which are as agreeable as they are, alas ,
short lived.
The Rogers murder still remains envsloped in
mystery. True the police make periodical raids
IN search If 'piry by the name o. Logan"
or for the mysterious Tom, but strange to say,
the very thing which tho uniuitiated think should
be the main induceiHClt flr the speedy unrayel-
rncnt Of the mystery, is tue great lever which
prevents it.. | allude tl the large reward offered
and speak knowingly, 1t Is 4 fact and one which
does not rebound to the credit of our police
force, that the reward has caused so much lost
ling and pushlng-so much pickering and jcal-
ousy, that members of the force, forgetting tho
axiom sin union there is strength" have been
striving to accomplish individually what they
should have attempted collectively, and as q
natural consequence, have failed. When an
officer became POSSESSED Of Information regard
ing suspected party, he boarded 1t up as miser
hoards his gold, and having awaited his opportu-
nifty, made rush TO capture him and found that
the bird had flown" and that the reward still
gltered far in the distance "a jewel lending light
to DIM perspective.
The election Of Ex-Governor Fenton to the
Senate few days ago, made more sore heads In
| the Custom House than have been seen for many
o year. They feel. as well they may, that the
Is AZ ri ssnaeS s saa n Z {, y
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

SOME FAcrs AND STATISTICS just published
bring freshly to the public eye the crowded
condition Of New ork S buildings and popu-
la,ion, and Illustrate anew the advantages of
cities like Philadelphia and Wilmington.
To the one, go all manner of crime and vice,
to tester in liz close pent aggregate; to the
others arc attracted the industrious skilled
laborer, the intelligent mechanic, and hi.
family. In one the family live, if at all, in
spite of bad air and close quarters in the
others they have all the advantage Of pure
air, wholesome and flesh food, cheap markets,
abundant water. Here are the statistics -
In New York city there are li5, 1856 fami-
lies, and only 81, 1852 buildings used as dwell
llngs The average nunber of families to a
house is about three, and of persons fifteen.
But this statement does not by any means
show the crowded condition of the CITY.
Sixteen thousand families occupy a whole
house each, and seven thousand other dwell
lings have but two families each, leaving
about sixteen thousand houses to accommo-
date upwards OF eighty five thousand fami.
lies--an average Of more than five families
and twenty six persons to each house. In
some quarters this density of population be-
comes absolutely sickening to contemplate
the extreme being twenty-nine houses Will
an aggregate population OF 5448 souls, or Isl
TO each house. Though only half the build
Ing lots In the city are yen covered, the In.
crease OF population far exceeds the rapidity
oil construction, and consequently the over
crowding grows worse and worse ever,
day.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

The only female in BOISE City, Idaho, is
Il ply sician.
Water sells for ten cents gall on in the
White Pine country.
Chicago pickpokcts attend church pro-
REASONABLY.
An Oregon paper calls Brick Pomeroy
the noted oOscenist"
--Boucicault has written "a piece for Drury
Lane, and has bought piece OF land at Passy,
near Paris, to build upon it n residence.
Mobile is considering the propriety OF
mounting its firemen on velOcipedes so that
they may arrive early at fires.
A Kentucky farmer is exhibiting an egg
in the shape ola dumb-bel, Ibid by one Of
his eccentric hens.
Under his own vine AMI iis tree The Hon.
William Munsen, NJ. g., Of Ohio, is known
as Fiddler Jim.'
Miss Reno did not swear vengeance
against her brothers murdercrs. A report
er invented the story.
Governor Wise has published his fourth
letter on the Virginia movement, and more
a coming yet
No stone or mark of any kind is placed
by the grave OF William Penn in little vii
lage church yard few miles from London.
Why was Mahonet like manin church
with - bad cold? Because his coughin' had
to be suspended.
London is 10 have new weekly called
the Asiatic, to b. devoted of course to the
interst OF Great Britains oriental posses
sions.
One ofthe conductors on the Providence
horse-cars has property TO the amount OF
nearly one hundred thousand dollars. Poor
uVturknY
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

WE ARE by no means ready to bllieve that
the building of one railroad line /, the Pa
cific is sufficient, nor that the Government
should not extend sufficient aid to insure at
least one other road. The present one il is
now alleged, has been helped too literally,
with public lands, and credit. This NAV be
true, but it could not have been anticipated
when the grants were made, and it now sim
ply serves to caution us against over liberali-
ty in future. Certainly, one road to the Pa.
ellie is likely to be great and Injurious mo
nopoly. The competition Of another seems
necessary.
Anew road should extend Westward from
St'Louis. The present is enimentIy Chi
cage line, and lies well to the Northward.
The great central States and their cities need
the st. Louis connection, and are entitled to
4 ~ much as ohicsgo and the lvt.h.wsyt
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

The ApiuTAyT- GENERAL OF MARYLASp,un
der Governor Bowie's orders, tclcgraphcd
General Grant that he would parade a mill
tia regiment, Thursday, upon his arrival in
Baltimore, whereupon the great TANKER turn
ed the position and declined the unaccepta-
bic parade, thus neatly
81 am much obliged to the Governor fol
his kind offer to order an escort to conduct
NE from the depot to- morrow, but "a will
be accompanied by several other of the
''Trustees Of the Peabody Fund.- and as ar.
rangemsnts are probably already made to
conduct us to our respective stopping places,
think 1t best to decline. Thank the Gov.
ernor for ME for lis kindness
~. s. GRANT"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

The UNION Pacific RAILROAD, il is said
has secured enormous and unreasonable as
sistance from the people, and therefore let
Us stop instantly all aid to other roads. Is
not this barren attcmptat logic; Ii seems
to us that one ine to the Pacific Is not
enough that If TOO much has been donated
in one instance, i i no reason why enough
should not be aiycn in another, and that
10 stop now, is simply to show enormous
favor to singh corporation. Economy.
gentleman, is necessary, but there are meth.
DDS Of skinning flint whicbare not ccono
tnipnI
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28
TIVE Many COMMERCIAL "a

THE DAILY COMMERCIAL "a
issusd every afternoon, erccpt Sundoy.
n is the only Daily Paper IN Whining
ION, and the State Of De,asoare. Terms,
Sic dollars per onnuna, or Ticetpe cents
q week. Single copies Three cents.
THE DELLA WARE 1RIB UN-E is
issued from The COMMERCIAL Office,
svery Thursday -,orning, and contains
principally reading matter published in
the Daily. n is the largest paper, d''s
contains By far the mrst reading matter
d those published on The Peninsula.-
Terms. Tioo dollars per aanum.
THE COMMERCIAL JOB OFFICE
iss&mpty provided NTH printing mater
ioi Of the latest styles, and our toors "a
done equal to Philadelphia offices, o''d
at no higher rates.
THE OFFTCEof the COMMERCIAL
and TRLB UNE is at $40 Market Street
Wilmington, Dela,0are. Eatroice ad
jsining the City Hail.
JENKINS & ATKINSON
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

sGhArom FINkAEN WHITE, OF Maryland;
spoke in the Senate, on Wednesday, against
Sherman's Railroad bills. His chief argument
was that they were unconstitutional, but he
urged, also, that a second and competing
line OF railroad, called the Baltimore and
Potomac, is in process reconstruction from
Baltimore and Washington that ii would
be completed in year, and thus furnish two
flrst-class lines between those cities. He
opposed the captaton tax on passenge.'
now imposed on the Baltimore & Ohio DAD
by the State OF Maryland, and said the Leg
stature would no doubt repeal ii.at the mex
session
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28
Telegraphic News.
CONGRESS-.


H1 SENATE.
wAsuiSGroS, Jan. 27.--Considerable amusc-
meul was created by the presentation of memo
rial praying for the chronological examination OF
all candidates for Internal Revenue appoint
ments.
By vote of % to 20 Sherman's financial bill
was taken up, and Mr.. Sherman is now speaking
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
The House resumed the consideration OF Mr.
Lynch's bill providing for tho resumption o.
specie payments
MIR. Washburue called attention to the fact tina
only 81 working days remained of this Congress
aud six most important appropriation bills wer
enacted upon.
An evening session for debate was ordered 70
| Tonight
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28
Private Act.---Note from senator Jack
son.

HOhs
DOVER, Jan. 2eth 1863
EpnORs COMMERCIALS: Observing that you
have IN your isslics Of the 22d and Esd, called
public attention To the suatioliof cerlain private
acts aud acts incorporating Building and Loan
Associations il occurs to me that 4 concise state.
inenl Of the whole matter will be beneficial.
Sec. of chapter !, Revised Code contains a
provision that Private Statutes, such as are not
| published shall he recorded IN tic county Re-
cofdei's Office within twelve months after thtit
passage or otherwise he void.
| February 18th 1866 nm act was passed requiring
the Secretary of State to exclude from publication
| all acts of Incorporation of private character
| and requiring the payment 10 the State tee OF
ten dollars, ON receiving from the Secretary OF
State II certified copy of any private act or act
of Incorporation whose capital stock was limited
to fifty thousand dollars, aud fee Of twenty dol.
lars from private corporations whose capital stock
exceed fifty thousand dollars. | fad upon refer
enco TO the proper documents that At the adjourn
ed session Of SO there were passed eight divorce
bills, ten private a.,- of miscellaneous character
and thirteen acts OF INCORPORATION, all Of which
were left unpublished and subject 10 the enact
ments above stated.
| AT the Legislative session OF lsbi lnci, were ii
| like manner twenty four divorce BILL, inoiuei
| miscellaneous private acts, and siNiyunpuhll>hrt
acts OF Incorporation, thirteen Of which were iOi
| Building and Loan Associations.
| To my personal knowledge several Of tlesu.nrC
| void on account of noncompliance with the laws
aforesaid and Il Is presumed many more are in
| the same situation.
| For these reasons il nrJcars prupci 20 pr0curt
| the passage Of general act TO revive aud extend
| the time for recording such enactmrnts, IN til,
hope that parties who neglected through want o
knowledge 10 comply with the provisions rcces
sary FIR their validity, may be relieved iron
probable embarrossments resulting from the ne
| glect
Your allusien to the matter will probably $,
awaken public attention that further necessity fO
like extension in the future will be avoided.
| Yours Truly,
john q, JA,kspS,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

RAILROAD MEN complain seriously, and no
doubt with cause, of the careessness with which
many passengers misuse the handsome cars, pro-
wood, walnut, and other polished panels, can i'll
bear tho scratching Of the heel nails in men s
boots. The effort to establish trains of luxurious
aud elegant cars should be encouraged by the
public, and nothing will go farther in that direc-
ton, than the utmost care on behalf Of passen.
gers not to delace or ujure them.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

The FRANKlsG PRIVILEGE to members Of
Congress is a proper and really very import
ant one, so long as il is not abused. To be
sure, the practice Of Mr. james Brooks, who
sent circulars selecting advertisements for
his paper, by his frank as IN. c., and Mr..
Demas Barnes. who forwarded his certificates
Of cures by the various medicines he .vends
IN the same manner, were rather steep. But
to this class of business no honorable Con-
gresham stoops, and the mere free forward
ing Of correspondence and documents,is Ger
uinly proper and Just.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

The COMMITTEE OF FRIENDS who are in
Washington urging a consistent pacific poll
cy in dealing with the Indians, had an inter
view with General Grant, yesterday. II Is
understood that he expressed strong con-
viction that the best certainty Of peace would
be obtained If the Indian Affairs were under
control of the War Department, and there
fore differed from the views Of the Friends
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

Is THE UNITED STATES SENATE, on Satur-
LAY, Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, called up his
resolution proposing an Amendment to the
National Constitution, for the protection of
suffrage, and had 1t made a special order for
Thursday. Il wus taken MP, by vote Of 81
to ., and made the special order bya7 10 II
MI. Conkling, Of New York lemarBing
that as there was no political canvass pend
ing, the resolution could hardly give risa ia
much debate, as it related to a subject upon
which every Senator had, doubtless. mad,
up his mind.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

GOVERNOR BOWIE, of Maryland, is duly
and sensibly polite to the President elect.
He ordered regiment Of militia oul, on
Thursday, TO escort the distinguished visitor
from the depot in Ballimore.t TO the residence
Of Mr.. Albert Whore he was visiting.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28
TIE q EGLSLA TURE

Both Houses Of the Legislature met Tues
day, in secret and Informal session, to
consider-so we hear-a communication aa-
dressed then on behalf of the P. w. & B.
Railroad Company, by MIR. Hinckley, its
President. Democratic members, after the
adjournment, declared that the proposition
made "were an insult to the State" but their
precise nature did not transpire. Soon after
the meeting of the House, Mr. Dean gave no
tice of bill to revoke the charter of the
Company,as stated in our report Of the days
proceedings.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28
RdLWMORE.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 27lh.-The steamship CUBA,
Captain John NJ. Dukchart from New Orleans,
via Ha"ana and Key West, having left the latter
port on the 21st instant arrived carly yeste, day
morning. She brought twenty-five cabin passen
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

TnK DgLAwAREAN, suggests to the Legls-
lature its views of What Should be Done"
This is, III substance, to levy general tax,
and TO show the p. w. & B. Railroad Com
pany, mo mercy" The Legislature,it hopes,
twill preserve the dignity Of the State, and
''adopt such action in the present case as
twill clIactually rt6uke and punish the in
'subordination manifested by this company.
! Well, let us have what we shall sec.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

Is THE SENATE, at Washington, Monday,
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Committee on Re
trenchmcnt, reported a substitute tov the
House bill repeating the Tenure of Office act
The substitutes provides that members OF
the Cabinet may be removed during the re-
cess OF the Senate, and other officers may be
suspended at discretion of the President,
but should they demand that reasons be
sent to the Senate, such demand shall be
complied with. II is thought that The bill
will nsss both Houses. In His form.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

Mosr Acrs OF INCORPORATION, passed by
the Legislature, are placed under the des-
cription of 'Private Acts and require, in
order TO be of value, that a certified copy
shall be obtained Of the Secretary OF State,
and be recorded within one year, with the
Recorder of Deeds in the County where the
corporation is located This provision of
the law has been almost entirely overlooked
and forgotten, of late years, and the conse-
quence is that very many of our corporations
arc actually dead, and their charters null.
Among those in this fix, are several of the
older loan Associations OF this city.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

WAsHINeToS REPORTS are that the nego-
tlation of Mr.. Seward with the Republic Of
Columbia for the right OF way to the Darien
Canal, is a failure and that Caleb Gushing
will return home without havin. accomplish
al his mission Mt Borota
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

BoTH tho Philadelphia Press and Post,
our two Republican representatives are car
nest in urging the passage by Congress of
TIE Fifteenth Amendment. The Evening
Ieitgrolh, usually radical, has some weak
and lack lustre suggestions on the subject,
which amount @ nothing except to throw
cold water on this most excellent measure,
However, as the stream is a thin one, we
don't think il will cool the firm resolution
Of the whole Republican party.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

Iii tue senate, Mr. Stewards amendment
10 the Constitution, relating TO suffrage,
was taken up, and, on motion Of lis aaihor,
made the special order for Thursday alter
noon. The joint resolution for the removal
of officials under disability in Virginia, Tex
as, and Mississippi, was concurled in rs
passed by the House. Mr.. rrumhull, from
Tie Judiciary Committee, rcpUred nm amend
mrut to the Civil Rights ari, The Air l.inc
and Central Pacific Railroad bills were dis
cussed. Mr. Hendricks submitted Consti-
Iutional amendment requiring the ratification
of future amendments 10 he by Legislatures
portions Of whose members shall have been
chosen at general election after such
amendments have been proposed in Congress.
In The House, Mr.. Ketcl um, Of N 81, in
iroGuced IL bill 10 protect inventors of new
kinds of fruit. Mr. Boutwell, called up the
Universal Suffrage amendment, and it was
debated at length Mr.. Brooks, Of New
York, offered an amendment SO as to in
rludc cycryhody in the United States as va
tiers, and Mr.. Robinson also proposed III
amendment including all peasoiis resident il
the country.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28
WILMINGTON, DEL;
THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1869.


The description of Milford contains no infor-
nation with which our readers arc not already
familiar.
The friend at Canterbury who sends us story
clipped from an old paper has our thanks for the
attention.
"Dixie'' sends us n letter from down in Kent,
full of an amiabe little satire on some Of oui
great Dclawareans.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

SENATOR SHERNANs RAILROAD Bill was
postponed in the. Senate. on Saturday, Ia
order to takeup one relating TO the Kansas
Pacific Railroad, by vote of 80 TO Is.
This sufficiently foreshadows It's ultimate de
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

WE TRUST the Senate, at Washington. will
kindly receive the advice not 80 ipfes,al
President Grant. action, by filling up the
vacancies in Office with Johnsons nominees.
There is no hurry about the m.tter. Let
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

Ii has been we'll said that "he people
nevel have any lobby consequently the
people are III serious disadvantage in thell
contest before Congress with the powerful
and wcaiihy monopoly combination, whose
strikers swarm about the Capitol with peck
cts full Of money. But the people Away.
win in tic long run, and 1t will be so now.
Tins says the Washington Star Il
may probably refer, here, to some specia
case, but its remarks arc excellent, in gen
eral wey, and may well be applied to tht
case OF the Postal Telegraph System.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT, reported from
the Judiciary Committee of the House, at
Washington, was discussed on Saturday,
Mr. Boutwell, leading off in an admirable and
unanswer able speech Of two hours. Ed
ridge, Of Wisconsin; Niblack, 81 Indiana
Nicholson, e Delaware Knott ri Ken
lucky and other Democrats, opposed il.
There il, we have courage 70 beinyg, little
doubt Of its passage by the necessary two.
thirds vote. in both Houses