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Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

The first Rail Road experience in Tai
bot county Md, was not very pleasant.
We find it thus recorded in the Easton
Star:
The first freight train on the railroad
arrived on Tuesday last When the loco
motive blew the whistle on Mr.. VIM. T.
Kemp's farm, his horses, six in number,
raised their heads and tails, gave a snort,
and started off at railroad speed over ditch
es, fences, and all other distractions, and
never stopped until they reached his Chap
ell farm, on Tuckahoe creek, ten miles off,
from which place he brought them five
years ago. There was double smash up
of locomotives on the railroad on Wednes-
day; the " General Tilghman" busted up
while com ing down, and the General
Goldsborough' broke down while going
up. No lives were lost, but how many
SS2xes of peaches were spoiled depd6ent
sayeth n9t. The Easton came down OF
Wednesday nigh: and took the peach trair
up on Thursday morning.
The Jou urnal intimates that the above
accidents we're not quite so bad as repre-
sented, both locomotives being fitted up
and running next day; neither were there
any baskets of peaches spoiled.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

The Wilmington city election on Tues
day was warmly contested, and resulted in
an equal division of the candidates voted
for, eleven to each party, the Republicans
electing the Mayor by 50 majority, and
ten members of Council; the Democrats
electing the President of the Council, the
Treasurer, Assessor, and eight members
of the Council, securing a majority of the
popular vote. The organs of both parties
are jubilant and happy, but tie RepuUi-
can annou noes, with great JUNCTION, that
its party will have the distribution of the
PATRONAGE
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11
The Hurricane In NIassachusetts

BosToN, Sept. 9.-The hurricane last
night extended over most of Eastern Mas
sachusetts. At Nahant large dwelling
and stable were blown down, and the de-
pot on the steamboat wharf was blown
into the sea. At Hull every boat at an
chor in the harbor was driven ashore or
sunk. The windows of the Mansion House
were blown in, and the outbuildings un-
rooted.
At bingham the streets were blocked
with trees and barns and chimneys. Ag-
ricultural Hall, in Marshfeld, was leveled
with the ground. In Abingdon three
church steeples fell, and large nail and
tack factory in South Arlington was un-
rooted. At Braintree the steeple of the
Congregational Church was carried off
level with the roof
AT Newburyport and towns further east
the gale was less violent. The damage
to fruit trees, shrubbery and corn is i'm
mense in all directions. The Coliseum
organ is ruined. 1t had just been sold to
parties in Chicago for $4,000 The big
drum was also ruined.
Nearly every vessel in Boston harbor
dragged its anchors, and many collided,
sustaining damage. At Marblehead, Frank
Barrett, of Nashua, N. H. was killed.
The Sycamore House, on Nantucket beach
was swept from its foundation. The in
mates escaped injury, having just left the
house for safer quarters. The gale along
the eastern coast was the most terrific ex-
perienced for years.
The Marine Hospital had one-third Of
the roof blown off. The fog-bell at Port
land Headlight was blown over the bank
into the sea. The gale ragged fearfully on
the coast. Every description of vessel
dragged anchors and drifted hopelessly.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

MARRYING HER DIVORCED HUSBAND
On Friday afternoon John Vanderlin of
Oregon, Mo. with woman and child ar
rived at the Everett House, St Louis and
registered as "John Vanderlin, wife and
child" Shortly after they were shown to
a room the gentleman returned to the office
and expressed desire that clergyman
should be sent to unite them in marriage
The clerks were surprised at the request,
inasmuch as the couple were registered as
husband and wife, whereupon an explana-
ton was volunteered. Seven years ago
they were lawfully married, the only isue
of their union being bright eyed and
pretty little girl of FIVE summers, who was
then with them. For few years their
welded life glided pleasantly along when
differences of opinion on trifling matters
arose, and of such frequent occurrence that
to love estrangement succeeded, and sep
aration ensued. Ill advised the wife ap-
piled for and secured divorce, the hus-
band entering no defence, allowing the
suit to 60 by default. Nearly four years
had passed since the divorce was secured
but neither had remarked. The trifing
differences softcned by the lapse of time
they met again, and feeling that they owed
a duty to their child paramount to all other
considerations, proposal for reunion
was made by the wife, and, after a little
reflection. acceded to by the former hus-
band. The Rev. j. Wesley johnson
married them the second time st. Louis
Times.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11
NEGRO RIor.-A riot occurred at Drum

NEGRO RIoT.-A riot occurred at Drum
mondtown, Accomac county, Va, on Mon
day last. A difficulty occurred between
some young white men and negroes, which
resulted in general fight. One man was
killed and several seriously wounded At
night the town was set on free, and but
for the change of wind and the heroic eff
forts of the citizens the whole place would
have "4en destroyed. The court house
was soveu, and only four buildings were
consumed. The riot was oecasioncd by
the too free use of whiskey, anl all good
citizens deplnred it and condemned the
course pursued. - SuSseD Joarnul, Of SIT
urciay last.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

A special despatch from Havana was
received by the Spanish paper in New
York on Thursday, stating that Cespedes
and Quesada, with 5000 insurgents, had
been defeated in an attack on Las Tunas
with a loss Of 500 men, Letters from Gu
ba, received in Washington city on Thurs
day, also mention an engagement between
Quesada and the forces of Valmeseda,
which had moved out from Las Tunas
Dates are not given in either case. Th,
report from Washington says the Span.
iards, 1000 strong, under Valmeseda, are
represented as being the attacking party
and it is stated they were defeated will
severe loss, but the insurgents could no
follow up the advantage for lack of artil
lery.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

A lady at the South End of Boston lost
a child few days since, and after sending
to ten different clergymen, all of whom
were absent from the city, lawyer ofici-
ated at the funeral.
Judge Jeremiah s. Black, of Penusvl-
vania, has brought suit in the sum of S25
600 against the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company for injuries sustained
this summer.
Mrs. Park, who celebrated her one hun
dred and fifty birthday, lately in Cleve-
land, has cancer in her stomach of fifth
years standing.
The Tennessee Legislature meets Oct
4, when the Senatorial question will be
decided. Andy is ahead.
The Postmaster at Ravensnest Scott
county, Va, has been arrested for rob
bing the mail.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

The fine showers of Wednesday laid the dust,
cooled the atmosphere, and started the fallow-
plows in the fields. Thousands of baskets Of
peaches were also beaten down by the rain. In
some orchards the ground was literally covered
W it'll them.
magnificent aurora boreais illumined the
heavens, on Thursday night last presenting a
gorgeous spectacle to the eye of the beholder.
PREACHERS AssocIATIoN.-The Wilmington
District Preachers Association will meet at New
ark, Del. on the 27th 28th and 29th inst.
The Building Loan fund, at the monthly meet
ing, last week, sold at "a per cent premium.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

The disquieting apprehensions concern
ing the fate of the Emperor Napoleon
are not entirely allayed. His age is not
so advanced that every transient illness
should be seriously regarded, but his life
is the hair by which the sword of revolu-
ton is suspended over France, and it is
alleged that exhausting passions have made
him much older than his years. He was
born in 1903, and is therefore only sixty
one, being but one year older than Glad
stone, and three years younger than DIS
raeli, both of whom are looked upon in
England as active and vigorous. The son
of Napoleon is but thirteen, so that the
Nopoleonic dynasty is likely to disappear
at least for the present, after the death Of
the Emperor.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11
Terrible Mining Disaster.-TwO Hundred Il
Persons SuffOcated.

PLYMOUTH, Pa. Sept. GA fire broke
out this morning in a fue in the bottom of
the Steuben shaft, owned by the Della
ware, Lackawana and Western Railroad
Company, in this place, and in short
time the whole breaker and buildings
were in flames, and the hoisting apparatus,
the only avenue of escape for the miners,
destroyed. All efforts to stay the flames
were in vain, and the whole structure fell,
partly filling up the shaft. Over two
hundred men are in the shaft, and have NO
communication out, with no chance of aid
as the only way for getting air into the
shaft was through the main opening, and
that was filed with burning timbers and
debris. The whole number were suffocat.
ed or perished for want of air.
Seventy-two bodies had been recovered
on Wednesday. The scene is appalling
and the wailing of the widows, orphans
and friends of the deceased, is heartrend
ing. A more fearful disaster has never
occurred in the history of mining in thi,
country.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

GREAT FtRE.-The Snow Hill, (Wor-
cester county, Md Messenger, of Satur-
day the 4th says "A fire broke out in
the forest, in the nothern part of this coun-
ty, near the Delaware line, on last Mon.
day, and in consequence of dry weather,
spread very rapidly, burning through the
swamp and IN its progress destroying sew
eral fields OF corn. All efforts to stay its
course were fruitless, and up to our last
advices it was still burning, and no pros
pect of its being extinguished unless this
section is blessed with rain. Since tha
above was in type, we have received the
following from Berlin, 1.-THE extensive
tract of land, known as the Burnt Swamp,
few miles north of here, has been on fire
for two weeks. Every thing that can
burn, is being consumed, dense clouds OF
smoke are waited into town, filling the
dwellings and making it very unpleasant.
particularly at night. Col. Jocobs and
others are eaVy sufferers by the loss of cy-
press timber. Nothing short of a moder.
ate food, will be likely to arrest its pro.
gress."
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11
A REMARKABLE FENCE.-Th

"A REMARKABLE FENCE.-The fencing
around the site of the new postofiice build
ing at New York, opposite the Astor
House, was leased few days since for two
years advertising purposes. The bids,
over two hundred IN number, ranged from
$500 to $15, 900. The successful compe-
ti'or was regarded as having paid a price
entirly too high to save him from loss. That
this idea was a mistaken one is evidenced
by the fact that on Thursday last Mr.
Bonner paid $500 for the privilege of its
exclusive use single day.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

The total quantity of land devoted to
the growth of cotton throughout the whole
of India does not exceed $500, 900 acres.
If this quantity of land was as productive
in India as it is in the United States, it
would yield something like four million
bales, or half bale per acre. But the
yield is SO much less than this that the ex-
tent of the imports from India in an aver
age yield is not more than million and a
half bales of 394 pounds each.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

A new penny morning daily, to be cal
led the Morning Neos, will commence
publication next week in Washington city.
Mr.. Michael G. Hart, late Of the Wash
ington Chronicle and Philadelphia Press,
is to be the proprietor He announces
that it will be conducted as purely in
dependent sheet, and will not NEEDLE in
political affairs.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

Mrs. Catherine Washington died in
Delhi township, Ohio, on Saturday morn
ing, aged eighty years. 1t is claimed that
she was relative of President Washing
ton. She was born and married on the
Washington estate, in Culpepper county,
Va.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

DE Stansbarg, who is now the Prussian
railway king, owning nearly half the rail-
way lines in the kingdom, and being worth
at least fifty million thalers, it is said, lived
in London garret seven or eight years
ago, penniless.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

The National Executive Committee of
the colored laborers and mechanics have
issued call for convention, to be held
in Washington, on the first Monday in De-
cember, The call is general, and no one
will be excluded.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

DR.. Stiles Kennedy, of Marydel, has
issued prospectus for new paper to be
called the DELAWARE DEMOCRAT, to be
devoted to news, democracy and tempe
rance. Rumor locates the new enterprise
at New Castle, and it is to make its ap-
pearance about the middle of November.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

FRosr.-The upper sections of Alle-
gany county, Maryland, were visited by
heavy frost on Wednesday of last week,
and the late buckwheat and vegetables
were injured severely.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

re" We wonder if our terms are ever
read. Let all our readers turn to that in
teresting part of our paper, and mark its
peculiarities.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

APPoINTED.-John H. Paynter, Esq Of
Georgetown, has been appointed States
Attorney General, by Gov. Salisbury.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

The new cotton-spool postage stamp pic
lures are to g i've place to the old styles a.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11

"A eolored citizen is under arrest at
Nashville, Tenn. for having nine wives,
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THE DAY BOOK.
MONDAY MORNING, July s, 1869.
LContinued from First paee.7


refinement and mental culture.
Many of the most elegant, &C
compliShed women 1 have
known, have looked we'll to their
household duties and have hon
ored themselves and their hus-
bands by so doing.
Economy, taste, skill in cook
ing, and neatness of the kitch-
en-, have a great deal to do in
making life happy and prosper
Gus. The charm Of good house
keeping is in order, economy
and taste displayed in attention
to little things;and these things
have a wonderful influence. A
dirty kitchen and bad cooking
have driven many a one from
home to seek comfort and hap
plness somewhere else. None
of our excellent girls are fit to
be married until they are thor
oughly educated in the deep and
profound mysteries of the kitch-
en-. Presbyterian,
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Such insolence Good not not
NV course be tolerated. We
had stated the case to him
calmly and dispassionately. 4
We had informed him NV the
laws we had made and this
wretch deliberately defed us
by insisting that he shoold go
on with his work! Thar wuz
but one course to- take and we
took it. We snaked the plat
form out from under him, and
tore up his mortar bed, we
broke his trowel and other
tools, and notified him offishel-
ly that an attempt at resoomin
would result in lynchin him.
The victim after trying to
work as a blacksmith s assistant
and as a laborer on the roads,
and being driven off by the
union, found himself and his
family in danger Of starvation,
and to relieve their hunger was
guilty of some petty theft.
Whereupon, Nasty says;
There could be but one endin
to such a succession NV crimes.
The citizens were too much in
censed to await the uncertain
akshen by the law and they
hung him at site. The corners
will never tolerate a niger
theef in their midst, no how.
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no alle conservative Voters
of Virginia,

Louisa County, June %.
AS I was prevented by indis-
position from attending the
meeting at our court house on
the 26th, in honor of Colonel
Walker, | shall not undertake
to give you a report of the pro-
ceedings on that occasion, but
feel it proper to send forth
through the length and breadth
of the land a suggestion made
on that day by Mr.. j. W.
Hunnicutt. The suggestion is
this (what | had limited to some
OF my friends before); That
Wells would, near the close of
the canvass, if he became con-
WINGED that the Walker ticket
would be elected, issue orders
to his sablefollowers, and his
carpet-bag and scalawag sup
porters, to vote to a man
against the Underwood Con-
stitution, preferring its defeat
to the installation of Walker,
with a Conservative Legisla-
lure to back him. AS such an
effort may be made, does it not
be come every Conservative,
not only to vote for expurga-
ton, but in every case to vote
for the Constitution. A small
Conservative vote against it
may defeat the Constitution,
and with it's defeat we should
lose the fruits of victory and
in all probability have Wells
saddled on us for an unknown
period. Vote, then, Conserva-
tives, for the Constitution and
expurgation, thereby enabling
Governor Walker to give Wells
a free ticket to his own place.
Verbum Sat.
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MIN II E R SCHEDULE. -RICH-
W MOND AND PETERSBURG RAIL-
Road On and after FRIDAY, the 9th
instant, the trains over this road will be
run as follows:
Leave Richmond at A. M. and 235 P. M.
sLeavs Petersburg at 1875 A N. and $50
Pm.
Accommodation Tram, 3 ith passenger
car attached, will teave richmond daily
Sundays excepted) at 4.l0 P, NJ,
NJ. Train will not leave Rich
SUNDAYS, and the $50 p. NJ.
not leave Petersburg ON SUN.
Passengers for Norfolk will take the 2.35
p. NJ. Train, running through daily.
Fare to Norfolk "a. Baggage checked
through.
Passengers for Glover Hill will take the
A.. NJ. Train on WEDNESDAYS and
FRIDAYS, connecting at Chester with
Coal train, returning 10 Richmond same
days at 10 P. NJ.
e. e. GILL,
oc2l Engineer and Superintendent.
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THE TRADES UNION AT
Confederate X Roads.

The case of the colored prin-
ter Douglass appears not to be
the only one Of its kind in the
country. At the Confederate
crossroads in the State of Ken
lucky, the reverend Mr.. Nasty
has organized labor union,
composed of the five Caucasian
mechanics Of that village
None of them were plasterers,
but they were so DESTROYS of
getting rid of a negro plasterer,
that they made rules prohibit
ing anybody from doing any
work unless he belonged to the
union, and forbidding negroes
to join it. Headed by the in
dustrious Nasty, they then
went for the obnoxious Atrl-
can, and what took place is
thus described by Nasty
On reachin' the house We
halted, and there our eyes rest
ed on site which blarsted EN-
There wuz niger, a full
blooded niger, with a cap up
on him, and'overalls, plasterln
away, whistlin' and singin
sometimes one, sometimes an
other, and then agin both al
wunst) Methodist hymns. And
ever and anon the minimizing
man of interiority would stoE
and execoot a breakdown, anc
laff to hisself, SO that he COCO
be heard a mile. The digustir
wretch displayed his govelir
nacher by drinkin water out O
a bucket which he had handy
by him.
We made short work Nv it.
We informed him that the la
borers NV the corners had orga
nized a yoonun, and that no one
Good be permitted to work with
in its boundaries ceptin mem
bers thereof.
Berry WE'LL remarkt thu
Afrikin cuss, calmly putin on
dab of mortar and smoothin it
BERRY WELT I'll jine thu
yoonun.
But you kant. No nigge'
kin be admitted.
Den 7 speck I shell hev t.
go on and work without being
a member. De ole woman ane
de babies must hab dar brea'
you know
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A Grand Rush for Gold. -
Letters from Elko, Nevada, to
the California papers report a
grand rush to some gold mines
both quartz and placer, which
have have been discovered
eighty-three miles distant from
Carlin They are situated in
the northern part of Elko
county, on the north slope of
the divide between the waters
of the Owyhee and north fork
of the Humboldt river. The
specimens brought into Elko
are said to be the richest ever
found in the State. White
Piners declare that some of the
specimens are just like the
ores Of White Pine, and the
colorss Of gold PANIED ont in
the creeks of the new Elke
Dorado have set old California
placer miners, on the go.
Every man dn Elko who is
able to get a horse leaves for
the new diggings, and it is
thought the rush will equal
that to White Pine.
Wednesday morning, at
nine O'Clock, Greenwich time
the Great Eastern telegraphed:
'We are going to cut the cable
and bouy.' No signals have
been received since first sign.
Something wrong in the cleo
trio condition of the cable has
occurred, but nothing of definite
character. Electricians see no
reason for alarm. Delay is the
only inconvenience. aiaa
The Fare to California, it is
reported, has been reduced
Since June 10th, the rate of
through tickets from Omaha
to Sacramento or San Francis
CO has been fixed at $133--the
Union Pacific taking as it's
share $40, and the Central
Pacific $57. ,ra ..N..l ..a
Two hundred and sixty-six
ladies have petition the Con-
necticut Legislature, praying
that no amendment of the con-
stitution may be made which
shall grant the right OF suffrage
to women.
Ristori, it would appear, is
not DESTROYS of establishing a
branch of her family in Ameri-
ca, for we hear that a matrimo-
NAL engagement contracted by
her daughter while in this
country has been broken off,
New York, june 30.-A po-
liceman in Elizabeth street,
early this morning found a
trunk on the4sidewalk directed
to Captain Jourdon, of the
sixth precinct. The cover was
forced open, and was fonnd to
contain bonds and certificates
stolen from the Ocean National
Bank, to the amount of upwards
of 5000, 900, The affair is con
| sidered very mvSteriouS.
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Banks.
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OFFICE No, SO, fAYK &Tfb@.
President
WM. 7. HARRISON
Directors:
Jos. Il. 5PHArLET. D. d. s.Asuas
l., SALUsBURT, U, w UR.ED1
E. DELAY. JAZZ 7 4AEIaz
VIM Ii. WALES, Oaahser.
This Bank is is open for the resumption
OF business. Deposits received upon tht
usual terms, interest being allowed at tbf
rate OF SIX per cent on all amounts re
manning on deposit for 90days or upwards
FOUR per cent. for less period; inter-
com mencing 10 days after deposit, an
ceasing 10 days prior to the withdrawal.
The Institution keeping accounts OF III
New Depositors entirely separate iron
those of the Old Depositors, SO as to an
swer the demand OF the New Depesltors.
All indebted to our Institution vii.
please call. pay, curtail, or renew then
paper.
The Board of Directors will meet ever
Wednesday and Saturday morning al
O'Clock.
I>13-Iy
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r J. N e G 0 Q d $.
HUlLE PHlLOCOME
SOCIETE AYGEINIQUE.
(said to be the be.t Hair Oil in The world
Rimmel's lhlang and White Rose,-new
and popular perfumes.
Bay ley 8 Ess. Boquet and Spermacett alb
let,-the finest perfume and the
finest soap In the world
Condray's Boquet DIES Alpes.
Lubin's Lavender Water.
Santalina Indiana Boquet,-a new
perfume made by Chardin, Paris.)
Delatrez's V olet Extract.
Lubin's Genuine Extracts.
Condray's Lettuce Soap.
Rigaud,s Young Ladies Soap.
Lows Bar Soap.
Delelrezs Havana Soap.
Also HAIR Brushes, Combs, &c. All the
above sold only for cash, as they are Gold
articles. ~ so lFs1 a..
M. A. l. C. A. SANTOS,
jul ] IL Atlantic Block.
~ UAN % VA NO.
~ 81 a12# .am. O90 Gg
JUST RECEIVED supply OFF, 1-, gv
No. PERUVIAN GUANC.
This lot is in fine order, being directly
from the vessel in which it was inporte i,
For sale at lowest rates by fr4 "a. n
ielS 5no 81 CHAS. REID i SON.
NOR LEASE.-Sixty acres OF Good
II Land on the river, 81 miles from the
city. s...... .,-.--..,--
| je23 Real Estate Agent.