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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29
Thc UmbreIln Chnmpivnship.

In last Saturdays Ledger it was stated that the
" Champion Old Umbrella" of the country be-
longcd 10 n gentleman in Rhode Island, who has
one !orly-two years old. We have since been
informed OF umbrellas of even more venerable
age and are glad to say that the "Old Umbrella
Championship" of right belongs to Philadelphia,
n gentleman here now having one that has done
service for forty-fvo years. during that period
having escaped all lending perils and being now
in such good condition that il will probably out
last the ccntury.-P philadelphia Ledger.
This won't do. Forty-two is fair age for
an umbrella, aud forty-Gve begins to be yenera
bic, but as for a respectable, dignifed old UNI
brclla, Wilmington has it, surviving in good con-
dition, at the advanced age of fifty-two. A gen.
teman Of our city, in 1917, went to learn trade
aud his mother, among other articles OF use, gave
him an umbrella 1t has remained in use ever
since, and is still good. We claim the champion
ship. Rhode Island and Philadelphia must 60
down with the little boys.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29
a COMING DO JYN" ON THE STA TIE
ia ~

The Journals Democratic paper publish
ed AT Georgetown, Sussex Co., in answer TO
correspondent, says " the reason why we
"do not 'come down on the system of tax
"a,ion of this State is that at this time it
would not do good.-That it IS wrong we
earnestly and really believe from beginning
"to end, but as the legislature has adjourn
led, we have no ideathatthe Governor would
"call an extra session to crafty us. The
"proper mode we believe of taxation, is to
assess all the property of every man oi
"every kind by uniform system Of taxa
"tion, then take the aggregate,see how
"much money you want, and assess the pei
"cent. Then each man pays his just share
no one has any reason to complain, ant
"cvery species of property will aid in pay
ing the debt"
That the tax system is wrong from begin
ming to end, the Democratic organ of Sus
sex earnestly and really believes. This i
very goodand candid statement. 1t is pre-
cisely what we have already shown to tn
people We have explained That the burJc
has been laid upon the peoples arms, not o
their backs, and that it is an incumberanc
upon business, not an assessment levied ur
on wealth. The Journal subsequently add
sour ownopinion is that Sussex County, III
"no reason to complain of that tax bill
We should think not. 1t is designed to reac
Newcastle County, and the city of Whining
ton, especially. 1t is asserted to be ligl
tax; then why not spread ii a little mo
svenlyi
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

1t APPEARS that among the convicts in the
Eastern Penitcntiary of Pennsylvania, at
Philadelphia, there are one hundred and
eighty-tIree natives Of Delaware. Besides
the State in which the prison is situated, only
three Others, all bordering on it,scnd SO many.
These are New York which has 4s5; New
Jersey, 2s4; and Maryland 293. Consider
ing that New Jersey is more than five times
as populous as Delaware, and that it adjoins
Pennsylvania far more closely, and on long
line,it seems to us that the number from this
State is immensely dlsproportionate-ce
tainly three times as great, all things consid-
cred, of that from New Jersey. 1t is reas-
enable TO conclude that this is simply one Of
the results produced by our convict jacket,
''badge of crime" system, which is designed
to, (and works admirably quarter our Grim
inals upon neighboring communities.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

king care of the house during mamma's ab-
sence," and she disappeared, closing the
door after her.
Blanche, with out looking around, seated
herself by small buhl-table, laden with
heliotropes and tuberoses, and bent over to
inhale their sweetness. At slight noise
she glanced up, and Frank stood before her.
Startled and confused, she tried to murmur
some commonplace words of greeting; but
when her eyes met his, the words died upon
her lips.
Blanche" he cried, impetuously. "scorn
me and reject me, but l still dare to love
you. Do what will, your face haunts me
at all times the mere sight of you is enough
to overcome all my pride, and set me to
dreaming mad, impossible. heavenly dreams
-"
Frank !" interrupted beseeching voice,
and little hand was stretched toward him.
do not know what he read in her face, but
in moment he was by her side. Catching
her hand, he whispered,
"Blanche, dear Blanche can it be that
my earnest love is not in vain ?"
The little hand was not withdrawn and
kneeling by her, he heard the words so
sweet and dear to him.
So much there was of explanations, and
murmured repetitions of the old, old story,
that Lilian's very deliberate opening of the
drawing-room door, was sudden shock.
sob, Lilian!" cried Blanche, springing
up, "what have you been doing this long
timer"
Merely entertaining jack" replied the
young lady, composedly. Jack, thought
he heard you and Mr.. Stuyvesant quarreling
and was afraid to enter-so took him into
the library. But see very plainly that l
have not been much missed Mr.. Stuyves-
ant looks as though he might spare me lit
tie longer"
Blanche laughed shyly, and strove to keep
back the tel-tale color that overspread her
cheek.
"Nevcr mind, Blanche, dear." said
Lillian, consolingly; "dont you suppose
l ana truly glad to be rid of the task Of con-
soling dcspairing lover? On the strength
of being cousin, was supposed to know the
secret and hidden motive of every word you
spoke; and, after all, my painstaking inter
pretations were sure not to suit him."
"Hush, Lillian !" crird Blanche, laughing;
"Yes; you may laugh, but it's quite true
and one day, when Jack brought me in a
bunch of violets, somebody else fell into
such gloomy meditation over them
"That you were forced to enter into q
whispered conversation with your cousin to
avoid disturbing it, interrupted Frankfurt
Lillian was gone.
"What happy pair walked home be-
meath the gaslight that evening; 90 absorbed
in one another, that, as Jack afterward re-
marked, they would not have stopped short
of the Battery if he had not been near to
suggest more moderate exercise.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29


'InE PHILADELPHIA LEDGER, commenting
Upon the remarkable decrease shown in the
bubble expenses, under President Grant, and
l he laws passed by the last session of Con-
srcss, says B" 1t is very credtable to the
fntrc Administration, only one quarter of
which has been supervised by existing au.
thoities, that the years expenses have been
brought, as now believed. within three hun
|drcd and thiry-five millions. Very much
parger outgoes were looked for even after
Congress had met and made some advances
IN the work of rctrenchmcnt. 1t now ap-
pears as if the surplus in the year would
peach forty million dollars, result which
fhould be gratifying to the whole nation as
10 the particular adhercnts of the party in
power"
This is true; hut il is nothing more than
jllslice. Congtcss made a rcsoute cllor, to
feonomizc in Its appropriations, and the Ad-
has faithfully carried out the
nurposc
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

A ten dollar grcenback has been sent TO
the Treasury Department asa counterfeit, by
a New York bank. On examining the note,
the experts of the Department differ, some
holding it to be genuine and others counter
felt.
The abstract of the condition Of all the
National Banks of the country on June IL
shows resources and liabilities aggregating
1864, ,l15,0oo. The specie amounted to
$is,455,O00.
Several men were injured, one fatally, by
the caving of sand bank on the New York
Central Railroad near Ilion, on Saturday
morning.
Four persons, two of them young ladies,
were drowned by the sinking of boat at
Auburn, Me-, on Saturday.
Two men were killed and several wound
ed in political fight in the Barnwell dis
trict of South Carolina, recently. The COM
batants were all whites.
Two passengers were dangerously injured
by collision on the Erie Railroad, near the
Jersey City depot, on Wednesday evening.
Owing to efforts to conceal the fact, the par
ticulaTs have only just been published.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29
THE WRONG SORT FOR COUN-
CLLMEN.

We want Council that will attend to the
interests of the people; not one that dis
|nibutes contracts, or work without contracts
10 party pets.-Gazette.
No doubt we do. And how shall we get
it; Certainly not by electing one of the
Gd:ette's soil. The reason Why not is
easy to givc-we have tried the Gd=ettes
friends at Dover, and have found them 10
be Just those who " distribute contracts, or
work without contracts, to party pets.
The public printing of the State of Della
ware is oil done at Dover, in the Office of
the Delawarean," journal iuu by the
salisbury family to secure their own advan-
tagc through the success of the Democratic
party. This printing is given to ii, without
regard TO price, and in cases where the law
of the State requires it to go to the lowest
bidder, the requirement is either evadcd or
lisrcgardcd. The printing of the journals
Of the late session of the Legislature
was advertised to be awarded to the
lowest bidder. When the bids were
opened it was found that the manager Of
vi lht DttutouTeuW ohcicu W w +" i"'
sl,3s per page jenkins & Atkinson, o
Wilmington, for $I.lo, and George Chance
Democratic workingman, and printer, o
Wilmington, for cent or two less.
Now, who do you suppose printed th'
journals of the last Legislature Was il
Jenkins s. Atkinson? Was it Georg,
Chance2 Not exactly; the "party pets
Of the Democratic Legislature-the owners
Of the DelaWorean do the work. They
were paid for the session of 1866 nearly t,o'
doliars per page. How much they will re
cciye for that of this year remains TO b
seen, but if they don't get well paid unle
one item ofthe States expense book, it vii
be dexterously /" fixed" in another.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

One of our Democratic" Maryland exchanges
published at Cambridge, Dorchester county
says:-
"On Thursday last we were visited by crowd
OF dark-skius, frem Annapolis en- ercnrsione
They all behaved very well, therefore we have
no cause to complain; but if they had asked ouI
consent beforehand to their coming, we would
have politely told them to stay at home.'
1t will want them to stay at home some cleo
lion day and find to its sorrow that they will moi
do IL. Neither will they ask to be let come
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

FRED. DOUGLASS wrote to the Educational
Convention Of Colored Men, which was in
ession at Louisville, Kentucky, last week,
hat when slavery existed their race could
bAist without education, but to-day ignor-
bsncc means for them destitution, degrada-
|ion, death, destruction. Nothing could be
bore true.
The Convention was attended by two hun
fred and fifty delegates, and represented
pcarly every county in the State. The scs-
ions were harmonious, and the business
ransacted Of character tending to educate
lad elevate the colored race.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29
Koopmanschap-and what he proposes
to do.

Cornelius Keopmanschap, who is now en-
gagged in transporting coolies to this country,
is native of Holland, and has resided fif-
teen years in San Francisco, where, under
the name of Koopmanschap & Co., he first
engaged in importing flour and other provi-
siOns.
He commenced the business of importing
Chinese laborers in small way in 1861.
Within the eight years ensuing he has land
ed over 10000 Chinese immigrants in San
Francisco and inquiries reach him from al
parts of the South and West in regard to the
feasibility of employing Chinaman, and the
cost of their transportation. The object o.
his present vistit to New York is to ascertain
the lowest prices, and make arrangements
for the transportation of Cinnamon to tina
city, and thence to the Atlantic coast Of th,
Carolinas and Georgia. He will, while a
the South make similar arrangements will
railroad officials there. 1t is the importation
of these Coolies in the past, and the propos
ed transportation Immediately Of hundred
of thousands more, that have made the nam
of Koopmanschap famous in this country.
Mr.. Koopmanschap says that he does no
bring over Chinese women. They folloy
wherever the men go. Tho women in Chi
. ma arc not generally taught to labor. The
will not become good domestics. Almost III
only employment in which they engage .
home is children's nurse. He talks of in
! porting 100, 600 of these men during the con
+, ing year, wbom he will hire out at from
to $i2 per month and their keep. The Soui
i Sea Islands will, 1t is thought, through Il
: abundant and thrifty labor Of Cinnamon, soc
|, yield long cotton and rice to an immen
value This Chinese importer will contra
for the delivery OF laborers in the South
time for operations next winter.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

WILMINGToN AND READING RAILROAD Steam
was used upon this road for the first time on
Tuesday last Engine No. / was brought into
use to convey the rails to the workmen engaged
in laying the track. Our citizens thronged to
witness its working in great numbers. Every
thing passed off very satisfactory, and in the
evening eight cars loaded with iron were placed
upon the track near Hustea & Penrose's mill.
The Superintendent, Mr.. Jos. l.. Suydam, acted
conductor Tne engine was under the control
1t is intended to haul freight upon this road as
| II Is completed. The track between the iron
works of this nelghborhood will be In running
order shortly. Mcssrs. Steele g. Worth and Hus-
| ton & Penrose will commence putting down their
sidrg very soon. Messrs. G. E. Pennock II Co.,
are now at work upon their siding. The stficc OF
| the Superintendent will be in Steele q Worths
| new office until the buildings OF the Company are
erected. We are informed by good authority,
that the road when completed, will be taxed to
It's almost to accommodate the traffic over It
The Company has purchased three acres of land
| from the Baker estate, laying South OF our Bor-
ough line, and between the Railroad and the
| Brandywinc, on which they will shortly conf
mencc the erection of their shops. They will be
under the charge of Abraham Brandt, who enjoys
the reputation of being one of the best Mechanics
In out country, and who has had considerable ea-
perieuce in the work he Is about to undertake.
Engine No. will be completed by the first Of
August. 1t will take the place Of No. at this
place, and No. ! will be sent to Wilmington to
assist in laying the track from that place. En-
gines No. 8, 4. 3. and 6 have been contracted for,
and arc being built.
Although we have tho road in operation In our
immediate vicinity, there is yet much TO be done
beioro 1t ia completed. 1t is satisfaction, how
evei, to those interested to know that tho work
is being pushed forward as rapidly as possible.
1t is expected that the road will be in running
order to Wilmington not later than the first of
Oetober, and through Its entire length before the
close Of the year.-CoatesriRs Union, Juy2A
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

By WHATEVER MEANS the result has been
cached, we are gratifed by the assurance that
all danger of any general trouble among
the Indians, during the summer, has
\ passed" Commissioner Parker of the Bu-
Icau at Washington says the new agents are
buving at their posts, and, so far as heard
from, the Quakers are making most salts
factory progress. The military and civil
bgcnis Of the government throughlut the
Indian country are now working in perfect
harmony, and for the first time in many
years. To this, in a great measure, the
avoidance of an extensive war this summer
kay be attributed. Here is success number
Two for Grants Administration with
khc Indians added to economy and reduction
La
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

SETTLED AT LAsr.-The dispute between DR..
Hamilton and Mr.. Foster, of Odessa, has been
settled. The Middletown Transcript says In
the matter of the interference with Fosters
Phosphate Attachment In the Supreme Court of
the United States, the patent has been awarded
to DR.. Hamilton OF Odessa. Several weeks ago
the Commissioner of Patents decided In favor Of
Mr.. Foster. DR.. Hamilton then appealed to the
stated. This Is the final settlement of the case.-
Smyrna Times.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

TnR ELKToN DEMooRAT's ADMISSION that
in Cecil county ''taxes are enormously high,
Ind great deal of money is wasted" is
echoed from oil over Maryland, every county
of which is Democratic. Yet to such a
east as this, some people have the audacity
o invite Wilmington. o! No, not for Joe.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

DRowNED.-William. son of John and Eliza
beth Edwards of this city, who resided with Joel
Thompson, in the upper part Of Mill Greek Hd.,
was drowned in White Clay Creek, last Saturday
afternoon. He had gone to bathe with several
small boys, when he got into q hole about fifteen
feet deep, and drowned before any assistance
ts t oe Wnrdov n5 u bs
ial grounds of the Old Swcde's Church on Tues
day afternoon. He was about fourteen years of
age, and was bright and promising boy.-Rc-
slubfic1n
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29
Bachelors, Attention!
hachcIOrss Attdhtfoht
The attentions of bachelors is invited tc
tho fnllnuinu ttwail -

The attentions of bachelors is invited to
the following ''wail :"
''There are some sad sights in this world I;
city sacked and burnt-a battlefield after
great slaughter-a Lsndon in the midst of
plague-a ship burning at sea-a family
pining in starvation--a jug ofmolasses wreck
ed upon the pavement. All bad, it is true;
But to us the saddest sight of all is an old
bachelor wearing towards the end of his
journey OF life, his great duties undone.
Miserable creature Just look at him his
shirt buttons off-his stockings out at toes
not son or daughter, nor relative to drop
tear. close his eyes in death, or to leave
his money to-nobody, in fact, to care for
him-'s Stunned by saint and sinner ="
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

SECRETARY BoUTwELL's MONTHLY REPORT
for July will show still further decrease of
Ihe debt, amounting it is said to ten millions.
Does anybody remember any such decrease
b the statements made prior to the Fourth
nr March
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

SENTENCED TO Prison FOR 150 YEARs.-Jerry
Storms, the horse thief recently arrested here and
becoming famous. His name has how appeared
in all tho papers, in one of them in connection
with remarkable attempt to ford the Delaware
at place where it is four miles wide and many
fathoms deep. 1t remained for the New York Sun
however to tell yarn about the fellow, which II
true, will make his name immortal. The Sun
says that Jerry has stolen fifteen horses and that
as Jersey law sentences man ten years for each
horse stolen, Jerry is to be sent to jail for $50
years. This is a most fitting end to bis stormy
career
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

The new railroad between Newark, N. j.,
and New York, was formerly opened on
July 23d. The travel between Newark and
New York is very great, this being the third
railroad in operation between the two points
The new road is seven and half miles long,
and has cost over s., 100000 1t has twen-
ty-seven bridges, solidly constructed of iron
and masonry, twenty Of which cross the
streets of Newark
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

AT the watering places these are the days
of firting-which is an amusement Of which
an experienced writer says:-'The only cau-
tion to be observed is, mot to go too far" The
Saturday Review makes flirting the theme Of
one of its recent vivacious essays, and, in at
tempting to define the matter, says :-'It is
more serious than talking nonsense, and not
SO serious as making love ; it is not chaff,
and il is not feeling it means something
mits no one, it only raises expectations in
the individual, and sets society on the look
out for the results it is plaything in the
hands of the experienced, but deadly weap-
on against the breast of the unwary and it
is a thing so vague, so portean, that the
most accurate measurcr of moral values
would be puzzled to say where it exactly
ends and where serious intentions begin"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29
pbaon ALBRIGHT we'll known citizen o

Phaon Albright, well known citizen of
Allentown, Pa, was recently caught in q
very unpleasant predicament. He visited
the Union Cemetery, at that place, for the
purpose Of inspecting his burial vault, and
blew the door shut, and being detained some
time he managed to attract the attention Of
some laborers, who were good deal startled
on hearing "a voice from the tombs" and
could not ascertain where he was for time.
Finally however, they found the place and
released him.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29
lelalrare Tribnlte
Thursday, July go, 1859.

PACKERS MONEY is all the theme of dis
russion, in Pennsylvania. The Democrats
alc delighted with their hopes of handling
h, and the Republicans at the certainty of
Id being spent for nothing.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

The New York correspondent of the New
Orleans Picayuue writes 81 know of one
bank here, about the largest in the city, the
President of which has allowed his son, who
has no account whatever in the bank, or is
in no way connected with it, to draw there
| from all the greenbacks he may see fit, for
the purpose of loaning them at enormous
rates of interest"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29
CraWA.

A writer in the Cambridge (Md.) Democrat
makes a plea for the crow as valuable insec-
tivorous bird, and states that be has tame one
which saved his potato vines when attacked by
bugs, and subsequently put to rout an army Of
poisonous worms which had threatened his to-
nlatups with destruction.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29

"Wbere RepubIicanism rules slate debts
decrease" The Republican state of Iowa
has lately paid off a large part of her state
debt, and has funds enough on hand to re-
deem the outstanding loans, as soon as the
holders are ready to receive them. Indiana
with debt five years ago amounting to S9,-
100000 under Republican rule has decreased
her debt to 81 100000. Delaware under
Democratic rule has not decreased her state
debt while her taxes have been greatly in
creased. Maryland too grcass under heavy
state debt and burdensome taxes. We see
no way to remedy the evils OF our own and
our neighbor state except by placing the 60
vernment of these states into the hands OF
good honest Republicans.-Ci Clayton Her
aid