Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-15

ABOUT 20 anu vi " uiguit fte'uNtlt'v iet't.'
Benjamin. Phillips, once newspaper reporter
subsequently lawyer, recently committed sui
eide by hanging, In the Kings County, IN. W
Penitenlary, whittier he had been sent to serve
ont term of one year on charge Of swinding
Miss Ida Lewis, daughter of the keeper of the
Lime Rock Lighthouse in Newport (R. ID har-
Dor recently saved two wrecked soldiers by
feat as daring us that which rendered the name
OF Grace Darling immortal She has saved even
more lives than did the English heroine. She Is
small and quito good looking, and though q
years old does no, appc-r r.oro than 20.
Hon. John Jay, The new minister 10 Austria,
is q dcscendent OF the celebrated John jay If Rcr
oluionary fame.
Mr.. Moses H. Griunell In order to assume
the duties vi bis new Office as Collector Of thr
Port of New York has resigned the Presidency
of the Sun Mutual Insurance Company.
The fashionable color for gloves THE season
is called cetar-bprry II Is something like laven
der, bu, has buish east like The berries TN the
eycrgrecns.
We still hope iOr luts al peaches.
Tho Senate hopes Ia adjourn ON Saturday.
The Baltimore Councils are discussing, one
branch having passed ii, an ordiance iorbiddinr
minors to play billiards in that city
An adroit swlndier obtained s2Gu0O from a
New York bank on Monday, on a check purpot
Ing to have been drawn by lay Cook az Co. No
particulars given
The time between the tcfmini of the Union
and Central Pacific railroads Is now reduced To
| q hours.
Judge Marcus Morton has been confirmed a>
| Justice Of the Supreme Court OF Massachusetts
| in place of Judge Hoar.
The name Of Major Calhoun, lor the phiia-
delphia Pension Agency was again sent in to the
Senate. yesterday.
Illinois has 100 Masonic lodges, and about
| 10000 members
MIR. Biggs, OF this State, voted against he
Cuban sympathy resolutions. So alsu did Hon.
Wash. Townsend, oil Chester.
| The failure OF Congress to pass tie proposed
bill for the taking of the next Census throws ,ht
matter back on the old law of 1850. under which
the last tive Censuses were taken.
MIR. Evans, of the West Chester h.ccfri, il
his paper of this week says that Oeinrc ncx
Saturday he will be upon The briny io,p'
This is hard on the B. D.. hut We wish plC,,an
voyage to friend Evans.
= Flocks Of wild ducks and geese passed oye
The eastern par, Of Chester coun,y,ihc latter par
o last week, heading for colder climate.
1t was reported, yesterday, in Washington
that Judge Shclabarger 0aic member Of Con
gress), of Ohio was 10 be Minister 10 Portugal
Where is General Toibert; Is not stout it'll
Delaware " TO have this honor;
Hon. Z. N. Taylor is progressing with III
work Of taking testimony in his contest with Dt
Reading, for the scat in Congress from the Bnc,
county, (P.t.) district, and has uncarthed SON
extensive frauds in Bensalem. Durham, aud III
Philadelphia Wards lie will undoubtedly q
tho seat.
"A complimentary banquet was given to Charl
Dickens, At Liverpool, on Saturday. Aul.ior
: ,Grollope, in his speech, hintcd that w. Dlckc
u should BE- appointed Minister to the United Stat
"A Cuban sympathy meeting was held al y
i tional Hall, in Philadelphia, on Saturday uycain
i Miss Van Lew, the new custodian of I
p RichTond Post-ufiice, signs her adyrriisrme
y Of unclaimed letters, as " Postmastorn
r Prof. j. p. WickcrsAam has been ro-hll,1ii
N cd Superintendent of thu PENNSYLVANIA Pub
ie schools,
I. Philadelphia cannot gut over its witch
y. sensation, though thr topic is really quite lgo
y threadbare.
l. The chict objection to tile annexation
r Canada 10 the United State in Canada, Is said
IS be that it will compel Sir John ~ Mac DonI
Al and number Of other individuals to nnscrcw
handles from their names.
a salute of fifty guns was fred Friday eyt