Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-08-06

FRIDAY MORNING, Aueobt y, -S sul
WILMINGTON, DGL. an.
lnt
VIZ ARE SOON 10 have an entirely new p veS
Itch of greenback currency, this time WIN
4 the likeness of any living human neing
ION them.
IT IS PROPOSED by the present exlraVa.
mi Council, 10 add twenly-iour thousand Eli
,lars more 10 the city taxes, by opening a,
l,oi ,bev call a road 10 the Delaware u
JouN Breur, the Quaker Statesman, In
avs that the longer he lives the more he is :,
isposed 10 seek some point where progress =
not necessary, cl
In IA ulNTEp that Gen. Grant bathcs Of
.onp Branch very much as the boys do on :"
he Brandywine. lie piles his pants, draw i,
RS, and shirt on arock, and dives in "hull-
rog fashion, "wilhout fear" in presence Il
II an admiring audience.
THE New York Herald publishes an on
cial table, showing the gross receipts from
sales OF subscription Of the various newspa'
ners published in New York. II exhibits an
increase of patronage very gratifying 10
publishers, and indicates growing desire
on the part of the public for free and indie
pendent press.
Tu1ETY gunboats, the property OF the
Spanish government, were seized Tuesday,
nv The United States authorities. Fifteen OF
these vessels were at Mystic, Conn, and nj
teen in New York. They were in different
stages of construction, but some were nearly
complete, and one was to have sailed from
New York last Thursday.
AN occasional correspondent" oil the N.
Y. Tribune, who has been the guest of John
Bright, in London, speaking oil Ills ninety
modulaied voice and attractive conversatoh'
saws that he never heard more sweet and har-
monious tones from flute OF organ, and that ms
words flowed like oil, sparkling with golden
yiands, and often tempered by VEN OF
spicy humor.
VINO BRIBED THE LEGISLATURE we
have asked this question in every possible
is silent as the grave. No answer comes =
We are therefore forced 10 acquiesce in Tue
prevailing opinion that neither The Legls'a'
lure nor any member Of il has been blbed,
and that the charge Of corruption is LIE,
manufactured by some hungry politician or
lireling lickspitle for mercenary ends
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THE SPAsMoD1c jump in the price oil coal
last week, has been attended with a cores
poudine reaction, and on Wednesday con-
fell from eleven dollars 10 nine per ton. This
fact alone proves that the market is control
led by heariless spectators, 10 cure whos'
rapacily coal will have to be treated as hou
was in New York some years ago, when
was taken from the store houses Of The mo
nopolists, and distributed II TO the poor gratis
in The streets
A MEMBER of the Philadelphia Societ
for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Animals l'n
written a letter 10 prominent Government
Official, suggesting the organization OF M
tional Society Tor the Prevention OF Cruelty
Soldiers and Sailors. He intends presen
ing TO Congress two years record of cast
of cruelty in The army and navy, perpetrale
by officers in both branches Of tile servic
Three cases of the kind are now on trial.
Let the punishment of the inhuman miscr
be -swjjtana cure.
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THE REV. Mr.. S. p LINN, arraigned b
fore the OHIO Presbytery in Pltsburg, {
numerous charges, including some TWEEN
specifications, and as many items under eat
specification, for alleged lewdness and col
duct with ladies uubecoming Il cleIgyma
has come off VICTORIOUS. The most serio
things proved against him were thai he ke
certain "doclor's books" in his room, al
occasionally INDUCED himself in kissil
young ladies'. As the ladies did not obie
we see no reason why the Presbyiery shou
The Elections.
The election in Kentucky this week W
complete triumph for the Democracy i
returns still coming in corroboraic the STA
ment that Tate, the Democratic candid
for State Treasurer, will have majority
over 40, 600. The Legislature will hay
large Democratic majority.
The election news from Alabama Is III
gre. In Baldwin County negro mob II
possession Of the polls, beat one white n
badly, and prevented any Democratic ne
from voting Everything so far indicN
large Democratic maiorities.
KILLED BY A BULL.-The Bucks county
telliqeneer OF this week publishes the foll'
ing particulars of a very sad occurrence.
Sunday evening" the 18th, Benjamin llamp
Burgess. highly esteemed citizen and iari
of L. Wakefield, was so gored by his own b
that lie died from the effect of the wounds
four o'clock on the afternoon of the follow
day. The bull was three years old, raised
Mr. Burgess, had heavy horns, taperng
straight 10 sharp points, and in Just the di
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