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The Van Buren press., 1869-04-20
Cox's Broom Story Exploded.

AS no more than an act of justice and
with a great deal of pleasure, We give
place to the following note from Justice
SWIFT, of Fort Smith, touching our state
rnent last week in regard to ining J, II.
Cox, of Fayetteville, for offering brooms
for sale in that city. We had no con.
yersa,on with Mr. Cox ourselves, but he
made substantially the statement We pub
lished, to one Of our merchants aud
gentleman whom we have the utmost con-
iidence in, and one who would not mis-.
state the conversation had We look up
on this man Cox, as the situation now
stands, rs more knaye than fool II
he carried his brooms to an Improbable
market and could not dispose of them.
there was no satisfactory reason for his
bclieing the authorities of the city:
.. -- OFr.cE OF POLICE JUDGE0
.... CRY OF FoRT SMITH, ARK. y
.......... April 14th, 1869
EDITOR VAN BuREN PREss- @ f.
Sir In your last issue there is an ar
ticle rejecting upon me as Police Judge
of this City, which l desire to correct
through your columns in reference to a
person who was arrested in this City
charged with Pcddlng without license
so to do. The man arrested had brooms
for sale The Police arrested him, and
brought him before me, for trial. Upon
examination of the man, learned that
he was Manufacturer of Brooms at Fay
etteville, and was here trying to get or
ders from merchants for his brooms, and
had brought those in his possession as
samples. | examined the City Ordinance
bearing on the subject, and being salts
fed that it did cover his case, discharg-
cd him, n,--without fine or cost | did not
go into trial of the case, and the man
Ind not one cent to pay, either as cost or
fine n. f J 9f
Please give this place in your col
umns next issue, rs an act OF justiccto
J --. Your nhedient servant-
o.'. City OF Fort Smith, Ark.
The Van Buren press., 1869-04-20

H W. A.. ,.KRsrros, has been nominal
sdky theqPfssidcst Tor U. S. Marshal for
the Western District OF Arksnsss a'mo
The Van Buren press., 1869-04-20

E6I :" see through it, as the old
woman said when the bottom of her tub
fell out.
The Van Buren press., 1869-04-20

Poy yov your paper,
The New York herald., 1869-06-20
mATRINONIAL

A PHYSICIAN. 2s YEARS OLD, WITH RxCYJLEsr
p tiucstiOp, lively dpysIps dosres the ec1uantan nee
dress Dr. C., norsld saos.
The New York herald., 1869-06-20

A DyERIIsLNRNTs ron THE HERALD
n RECEIvKD IN BRUOKLYN At DIR
BRANCH OFFICE. ttB ~ LION srREEr
The New York herald., 1869-06-20

PAVILION HOTEL tLArE BLANcARD'sh NEW
Bri1hton staten isand, only thirty mnu,es By boat,
sery hour from foot Dey his elegant abshment
n0r opcn fer the reception Of guests sat water bsihs
billiard fvous siabling &c. sc attached TO the house
tsrs moderate AprT at the hotel o., Nc. Howard s
The New York herald., 1869-06-20

CoUTH ORANGE MOUNTAIN HousESfORTY;FlvtE
- minutes from Hoboken by Morris and Essex Railroad
Montrose station, twelve minutes from
South Orange The house has been thoroughly renovated
rernshed throughout water and baths each noor
also Attached to the honse hne lawns and large
ground; accommodation for horses and carriages Apply
70 or address HITZELBERdER PALMER, South Orange
The New York herald., 1869-06-20

CT. JAMES HOTEL, MARION CwEsr END, N. j., or
- fers unequaled Inducements 10 merchants, business
and families, being only minutes from Jersey CIV
ferry Corandt Desbroses street, ~ trains daily VIA
New Jersey Railroads also three lines horse cars; new
class table, elegantly furnished suite or snsy
all modern BATH hot and cold water &C
Sa75 day: Apply the pmises, or to GILES WALES
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Things GenernIIy.

Hungry after bones-Thc bow-wows.
Cool weather every evening until further
notice.
Peaches are coming into market larger
than before. So are the prices OF them.
1t is foregone conclusion that Joshua is
10 be the next Mayor of Wilmington.
Council has opened Ninth street by block
ing ii up with rubbish.
Bull-Frog Avenue is vocal with praises of
the Council
Are the Ninth Ward Democrats acting
wisely ?
The Gazette is enthusiastic in its praises of
the cemetery's new wall.
Wednesday was clustering, cold day for
the excursion of the Salem folks.
The Eighth Ward Republicans will nomi-
nalo tomorrow.
The Salem girls are not so good-looking as
they used TO be.
The Hannah More Academy will COM
mence its Fall session ON the 18Th OF Sep
tember, inst
| 1t is understood that when q dog can't
"bay the moon" he is privileged 10 bark
at the bridge.
Council has given the Alderman's room,
in the market house, three months to Mr.
Vincent for nothing. Who wants the PIC
pound on the same termsP
The City Council has given away the use
of public building TO a private citizen, and
refused TO make small donation to mum
ber of orphans.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03
tTor the journal and Statesman
MIR. bright.

In an editorial in the Commercial of Sat
nrday last, an uncalled for as well as dis
paragng comparison is made between the
rival candidates of the Democratic and Re
publican parties for President Of the City
Council The editor commences by giving
Mr.. Blight the credit of what every body
knows TO he the fact That is, of being one
Of our substantial citizens, whose interests
are the interests of the city, and who will
be benefited by ills growth and prosperity.
So far so good. Mark, however what lol
lows: "Rut, in other respects, there is
wide difference. Mr.. Candy is a man OF
education and requirements. II is his COM
pttitor's misfortune that he Ia in those quail
fications deficient" This | consider an in
direct thrust at every man in the community,
whose misfortune il has been to have come
of pnor pnrenlagc. And just at this point
the writer should have remembered that it is
the pride Of our people 10 elevate men to
Office who have been the architects Of their
own fortunes. Look, for instance, ut the
present members of our City Council, There
il not one amongst the number comprising
that body, who was put there directly by the
votes o the people, but has, by his
own dxertion, without family prestige or
influence, made himself what he is. This
being the case, Mr. Bright is eminently en-
titled to the support of the same appreciative
people tor, coming into our city as lie did
some twenty or more years ago, compare
lively poor man, he has by his own in.
herent business capacity aud ndomitable
perseverance accumulated handsome for
tune, and at the same time contributed largely
10 the growth and prosperity of our city. Can
this he said Of lis competitors Has he evei
caused a single brick 10 be laid on top ol
another OF paid out of his well filled purse
n solitary dollar for improvements within
the city limits? While we have nothing tC
say against him as a gentleman and maj
ol education, we do at the same time say
that we want live, active business mcn at The
head If our municipal afgaiTs-men who viii
not quail when duty calls them TO act. Ii
Mr.. Blight we have just such a man
Fam u. ~
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03
Total expense for one day, ss4.5
The EducatIonaI Convention.


II the representatives OF the educational
interests OF the American Normal Associa-
tion, which met at Trenton some time ago,
had not been the veriest nincompoops in the
country, they would have known before
hand that the manner In which they treated
Prof Hardness, Of this city, during the de-
livery OF his address before that body, would
have the effect of eiciting for him wide
spread sympathy, and a more extended field
for the propagation Of his peculiar-and 10
them cfFensive--views, than he could ever
have hoped to obtain by any other available
method.
Independent Of amy practical or scientific
view OF the questions he was then present.
ing, we hold that those by whose efforts
and bullying threat, he WAS stifled down,
were not only moi gentlemen, but gave the
best evidences, by their conduct, that they
lacked the very first principles OF common,
decent education. Ii The propositions and
views of Prof Halkness were dlstasteful,
falacious or impraclicnble, they nevertheless
ought to have borne patiently with bis enun-
ciation of Them until he mad finished, and
then, like well bred scholarly gentlemen,
representatives Of the educational classes
whose interests and prosperity called them
together, they should have proceeded 10
combat or rtbut themin the same temperate,
ORDERLY method OF discussion in which he
endcavored 10 enforce them.
1t may be that the shouting, noisy,
rowdy, vulgar fellows who interrupted him
with Kisses and groans, were conscious that
Mr.. Harkness knew too much for them, and
that, to save their own shallow, superficial
skulls from exposure, they found it necessary
TO pursue the course they did. But be
that as ii may, they certainly made
asses ef themselves, and lionized their
victim, whose theories whether logical
or illogical, sound or unsound-are now
in the hands of all classes OF oul
people in every section of our country,
and are being read and pondered as no othel
remarks before that convention eau OF will
be. The address las been populaiized by
the wild and senseess persecution its
author met with during its delivery
and which has given an uncnyiable noioricty
= to those who sought 10 drive it from thu
public mind. The victory of Prof. Hark
+ ness is the victory which wisdom wiring
' from folly his triumph is the triumph Q
educational superiority over pedantic inf4t
uotion md ignorance,
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03

That sTUrENDous specimen Of naval
arehilecture-the Third Street Bridge-has
already cost the public, the Gazette says,
S32, 1888, and it is notfinished, Mr.. Barrett,
we are told, offered TO do the work entire
for $4,000, but was refused the job some
body else wanted little pocket OF sporting
money, and that somebody else was awarded
the work, at more than double the amount
asked by Iir. Barrett. Is not ours an honest
city government We all know it is very
liberal, with its hand in the peoples pocket
but isn't it exceedingly honests
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03

The large freight depot of The Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad at Quincy,
H., together with all tie offices attached,
and between 90 and 80 frci 3ht cars, mostly
laden, was burned Monday night The loss
is estimated at about 500, 1000. A number
Of the cars belonged to the hannibal and ST.
Joseph Railroad. Several hundred kegs of
gunpowder in the depot of the latter road
were thrown into the river
About II O'Clock Tuesday night fire dc.
stroyed a private club stable on Broad street
below Coates, Philadelphia, containing near.
ly forty valuable horses. Only one was
saved, and lie was badly scorcled Several
carriages were saved, but large number
were destroyed. The loss is $4,000.
Advices from the lower counties of Ken.
tueky, state that 35 men of the State Guard
were mounted, Monday, at Lebal on, and
stated, with guides, for the mountains, in
search OF the Regulators.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03

GEN. GRANT succeeded in getting lew
of his constitutional advisers together at
Washington, last Tuesday, and held Cab
met meeting. Nothing important was done
The whole party breakfasted on Fish, OF the
Hamilton species, and then in twinkling'
like Paddy's flea, they were all off again to
parts unknown, before the politicians-couid
put their fingers on Them.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03
rELEeRAPHIc SUMMARY.
Michael Manning was drowned at Wool
socket, r. l., on Monday.

Michael Manning was drowned at Woon-
socket, r. l., on Monday.
The Kentucky State Sabbath School Con
venlion met in CoNingion, KY, Tuesday.
Indian difficulties still prevail in New
Mexico. Trains are frequt ntly attacked and
much stock run off
A nmor is current ut ST. Joseph that the
Eric Company have purchased n majority
OF the stock of the Hannibal and ST. Joseph
Railroad.
Thomas D. Hines, who recently robbed
Messrs. Loiing e. Searles, of Braintree,
Mass., and escaped, has been arrested in
Derby, Vt.
W. J. Saville, the apothecarY's clerk who
sold laudanum lnr rhubWb, causing the death
Of Mrs. Norton, in Boston, has been admitted
to bail in $4,000, to answer The charge of
manslaughlcr.
John Fields, who has been on trial. in Will
Transport, Pa, for FIVE days and who has
twice attempted suicide, aud once broke
from the Sheriff in the street, was on Mon
day found guilty oil murder in the first de-
gree.
The cotton mill at Baiberville, in the town
Of Hopkinlon, r. l., owned by John IT..
oleluUn " oohi Wus puIhtu Mohuhy NOM
ing The fire originated in the pickers'
room Loss, $40, 600; insured lor $50, ,0O0-
So 500 in the United States of Baltimore, and
The rest in Providence companies.
The gas IN an empty oil tank, on freight
train oil the Boston and Albany Railroad, al
Newton, exploded Monday night, causing
the death of Samuel Preston, the conductor,
by burning, A brakeman was slightly
burned. The Car was set on fire, but the
fumes were extuguished by The Newton
fire engines.
-~-sa@f
}. NJ. BARR, Attornev.at-LaU, Journal
Building, No. $40 Market Street, Wilmington,
Del.
LooKi LOOK Window Shades only S2.2t
per pair, including fixtures, ut ], R. Holl's, No
1s Marke street.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03
The Two Tickets.

We give below the names OF the candidates
of the two parties, for municipal office. The
names Of good men will be recognized upon
each Of the tickets, but the representatives.
Of IN odious, extravagant local government
will be found especially and entirely upon
the Republican ticket. The Democratic
tlcketis the only really Conservative Reform
Ticket in tie field, and the friends OF low
taxes and liberal laws Will generally vote
il1.t Nrl.ni
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03
REPTRLICAN TICKET.

FOi Mdy0r-IOSHI A s, VALENTINE.
For President ot City Council i-WILLlAM CANB'
For 1redsufer-JusEPH l.. KII.LGORE
For AsSfSSor-wAsHINGTON MASON
lst -Council-Philip rlunkett, q years)
Thomas johnson. Il year,
lnsprctpr-lh0mns j. Bennett
Assstant-James Fletcher.
ii d-Council-Nieholas Jenney, e years.
Norris wede, q year.l
lnspeetot-W W. Hopes
Assistant Frederick Huber.
"a Wurd-Couieil-E. >. McMunus. q ycars.l
n. H. BENSON, u yeafl
lnspectol- solomon HerHey.
AssiStant-GsfmAn ID. Lincoln.
ltl. Wdid--Cuuncil-Jamps Conner fl years.l
Isaac q saXtpn Il year,
nspect0r-Geurge Blzine.
sistht-lames h. Spenkniali
1tli Wurd-Cuuncil-lienry +. Pickles, q years)
William 5. Hayes, q yrnr.)
Inspector--John W. Grihth-
Assistant -Beniamin Il. bye.
9Th Ward Counil-George II. Walter, q ycnrs.l
William H. fnnlk, n Year,
hsrcctnt William +. licges.
William u. Cot.
~ Ward -tu'nci-lohm jones, {. ycars)
n, l., Lehtensttin, q yenr9
lnspcctor-Ihomas Harvey.
Assistant Alexander H. Mason
sth Wnrd-Cnuucl--
Inspector
Assistant
9Th warl-Council'-Iys Tatilnll, e yeuis)
Christian Fehiger, q yearl
lnspector-loseph G. File
Assisiant-loseph HgGy.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03

ANY FARMER in this county who may
have an ereellently porthless farm, shonld,-
especially if it be in clay,-lose no time in
selling it to the city at fair price per ton I;
it having recently been discovered that farm
clay a good distance from Wilmington is
capital thing TO line lealSy basins with. The
price of the clay is not a consideration. The
committee will pay well for it landed on the
wharf, and as much more TO have it hauled
nH apnin
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03

A New York jenkins declares that Gen.
Grant violates the Fifteenth Amendment by
patronizing the White Mountains, contrary
10 that clause which iorbids dissemination
IN a.ctuut of color.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03

TIE COMMITTEE ON REVISION were quite
lucky lately. They hurried up to the city
tax collectors desk, and secured some OF
the highest and cheapest tax receipts on hand
and got per cent. knocked off besides.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03
The QualiGcaiion OF voters.

We publish again, and for the last time,
the law IN relation TO the qualification of
voters at the city election. Ii is very plain,
and may lie easily understood by all who
will carefully read II. There is no pre-
payment of the city tax required nor, III
deed, is amy city tax at all necessary 10
constitute voter at our municipal elections.
The payment of county lax within two
years and residence OF thirty days In the
ward are tile only legal requirements of a
citizen who desires to vote.
Heretofore large sums oil money were an
nually raised by both parties 10 pay the taxes
of voters, and very often false and duplicate
receipts were resortcd To in order TO get a
ballot in the box and help swell the parli-
zan majority. The nine wards bill has dis
pensed with all this invitation to fraud and
rascality, and makes the voling qualification
more nearly what it should be, accessible to
every legally entitled citizen TO exercise his
unbought, uninhuenced and sovereign right
to choose, without fear, let or hindMucc, the
persons who are 10 rule over him and ad-
minister The laws in The interest Of the
people, earlessly, honorably and honestly.
limo other good were accomplished by The
new bill, the advantages of tins alone arc
invaluable 10 The pool but independent citi
zen who, at the ballot-box, is, in the eye o
the law, the peer of every other man, how
rich or eminent soeyer they may be. ...-..-a 49, q
fExtraet from tie Nne Words Bill
SECTION Sat all City Elections, all free white lid
citizens Of the age OF tweuty-one years nh- upwards
having resided within said city for three months mex
previous election, and Otherwise qualified TO vot
al an state elections, and others, shall he ntitlC
to VOTE lfany person who may have had Ills donicil
with the intention OF remaining there indefinite tim
ASA place o donide, he shall thereby lose bis qialif
cation Of residence Notwithstanding he may oertai
a floating intention to otetufn nt some future day.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03

On THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER, four years
years ago, DR.. Jones removed from Dover
and made his appearance IN our city as n
resident, for the first time, almost unknown,
and of course without any practice as ply
sician in this locality. He opened his office
in the lower story of what is now the jour
NAL BUILDING. BY the influence of his
own efforts, strengthened by his reputation
as safe and reliable physician, ana the
force of pleasing and genIlemanly de-
meanor, he has won position in the front
rank of lis profession in this city. We are
pleased to record this fact as another eyi.
dence of the certain success Of merit.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03
DIED

the 9Th nit, JoSAruAa RtMgoRp, in
iu tue list year OF his age.
GRAY Near Delaware City the 9Th MI EII1ADEril
GRAY, in the lQth year Of her age,
this city, August 2fth, JASE IHoNP-
sos, in the T4th year Of her age.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03
ERnnRs DE Ynrtnu

A dentleman VINO suffered for years from Netvons n
by, Premature Decay, and all the effects Of vou,hg,
indlsereon will for the sake Of suffering humany ssnd
Zee 70 a who need IT, the recipe and directions for NAV
ing tne simple remedy by which he was cured suTsrsrs
Wishing to profit by the aivariisers experienced ~
80 BY addressing, in perfect confidence, - "u
JOHN B. OGDEN
H5'u-lyW ~ Cedar street, Nav York
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

EOi MdyOr-JOSHUA l.. SIMMS
For President Of City C0uncH-WIILIAM RRIGfl
For Chy Tredslrer-JAMEs McCaBE.
For Assessor--IEWIS MCCALL.
LIST Warl-couu Ill Patrick Dillon, t2 years.
George Simmons, u yeai.l
mspect1r-Thonas H. Sharpe.
Assislant-philip G. Plunkett
- Nsrl-- -Ceuncil-William II. Quinn, q ycarsJ
Winm stilley, Il year,
lnspeetnr-Edmund B. Frazer.
Assisiaut-Michael Boil.
~ Wald-Comcil-Ilenry f. Fmnegan, t2 yearaA
james France, q yonr)
luspector-John T.. Dever,
Assistaut-Johu g, Glatts.
Al Ward Edward McIntire, e yenrsJ
Charles McCloskey, Il yparj
Inspector-WilIiam p. Karr.I
Assataut-Wesley Hickman.
an Nlnl-Comcil-W William A, Murphy, z years.
Charles Moore, Il yesr,l
msWctur-Duvii Lemon.
Assisit-Chulles H. Bedford.
GI. Ward -Cnuueil-JHmes Elliott, Il yenrA)
Edward II. Singles, n yrarl
lnsp0ctor-Geurge G. Ward
Assistant-RiclHrl Burton, ,ir.
Iui Nud-Cunucil--Geofg Warner, u yeaisl
William w Torberi Il year,
lslector-Jesse Sharpe,
Asssiant-George s, Bradford.
stI Nald-C COuncil-Dayid Chandler, q years
William G. Pierce, n yearl
Inspeet1r-Rolert B Morrow.
AsssiNnt-smnuel b. Springer.
ttI -Council-EdWard e johnson, u years.
Richard Rowe, q year!
Mspeotot-WIllam T.. Miller
Assstut-Ml.ialu Hyatt
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03

AN EASTERN PAPER says that Gen. Grant
reoen,ly climbed up to the top OF Mount
washington, 10 see the extent OF the terri
tory over which he presides.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03

RADICAL ExTRAvAeANoE.-A few weeks
ago the work of grading our streets was
changed by the City Council from contract
to day work on the pretence that fifty per
cent. would thus be saved to the city. This
pretty little plot for robbing the city is ex-
ploded by gentleman who has furnished US
with the following figures, which he obtained
by personal examination
The expenses for grading 10 Monroe street
above Second, by the Deputy Street Com
missioner, are for one days work
Pay OF Superintendent Lewis, $500
-" eleven men, "a $1,50, 1880
" horses and carts, "a $3.50, : 1900
Total expense for one day, sS45O
In one day these industrious pets sue
ceeded in excavatIng forty cubic yards, thus
making the city pay over sisty cents per ell
bic yard for what can be done by contract
for tOeatg.eigM cents. Honest and reliable
contractors stand ready and would gladly do
the same work for fftg-eigt cents per ydrd
LESS than it is now done for, thus saving TO
tho oyertaxed people every day twenty
three dollars and twenty cents on this little
job alone. And this is called saving oi
fifty per cent to the city. Heaven preserve
US from such economy. The election of 9
Democratic Council next Tuesday can alone
cure such wastelul, criminal extravaganza.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03

yor1No WOULD HAVE BEEN an enor-
mously expensive business in this city had
not the Legislature cut down the price OF a
bollot TO the low rate of county tax receipt
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-03

THERE Is SAID TO BE "a small cash balance
in the treasury yet, 10 the credit of the city.
So Council has concluded to meet night and
day. until, we suppose, it Is all spent.