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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

A new steamboat has Just been completed In
this city, and Saturday she made her trial trip
having some of her ow'.ers and number of in-
vlted guests on board. The hull Il the boat Is of
wood and wae built by f. & Z. Mo"re; the ma
chHcry was built by puscy, Jones & Co.. the
Joiner work was done by Jackson & Sharp; her
out-ftting was by Homer Barry; the painting
and gliding were done by James Bradford, and
the upholsering by Nobleti, Brown, Nobett &
Co., the latter firm of Philadelphia, the others oil
Of Wilmington. The boat is built for PSsey,
Jones & Co., jackson & Sharp, Z. Il c. Moore,
James Bradford, and Francis Barry. the managing
owner
She is 1ss feet long, "A feet beam, or 3s feet
over all she has feet depth Of hold, is 2 feet
between main deck and saloon deck, and the ea-
loon Is feet high. Her capacity by Government
measurement is 264 tons. She has beam engine
with rs inehes cylinder and feet stroke, and
return tubular boiler 10 feet long and feet front
with double furnace, The wheels are Of iron 10
feet in diameter. The main deck is principally
intended for freight, but hns neal clerks Office
and Captains Office on II. together with a small
cabin aft exclusively for iadl's, furnished with
lew comfortable berths, wash room aud other
convcniences. The dining loon itch,n, pan
try and officers quarters occupy the hold aft Of
the machinery, and arc all neatly arranged and
comfortably furnished.
The main saloon Is on the upper deck, Is GU
feet long elegantly and comfortably furnished
and Is In oil respects equal to any, aud superior
to many Of the saloons on the Delaware river
boats.
Tho boat was commenced at the suggestion of
the Board of Trade, the original design being
for her to ply between this city md points In
New Jersey aud Delaware, on or near the river,
but the project was not earnestly taken hold Of
by our merchants, and the parties who had COM
menccd her, completed her on their own account
for sale. She is admirably adapted for The
purpose for which she was originally intended,
and since the trial trip on Saturday, some of our
merchants have announced their intention to
make another attempt to organize company TO
purchase her, and put her on a ronte between
here and Salem, N. j., and intermediate points.
We learn that her present owners will take stock
in such an enterprise, and most heartily wish 1t
success as calculated to be Of immense advan-
tage to our city, by putting It In daily and easy
communication with rich and prosperous sec
tion Of country, with which Wilmington ought
by all means t. establish trade relations.
The boat worked beautifully at the trial trip on
Saturday, Notwithstanding the stormy weather,
and the engines gave perfect satisfaction. She
will. probably make another trip some day this
week
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06


"A suit is set down for early trial in q
Tennessee court to test the right of magls-
trate solemnizing marriage TO kiss the
bride.
Rosa Bonheur has received by the will
of an enthusiastic Russian admirer legacy
of twenty thousand francs and some valua-
BILE oil paintings.
"A rich and pious old citizen of Geneva,
Switzerland, fears flood, and has begun the
construction OF an ark in which to save him
self and his house.
--Pfau is in Cincinnati, where the papers
speak of him as that AERIAL gymnast, that
child of the air, that incarnate defying OF
gravitation, that mid-air turner"
When complaint against certain quack
doctors was lodged with Mayor Hall of New
York, the latter professed his unwillngness
10 proceed against "the pliers OF the con-
stitution."
The Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia
| lately met with railroad accident. The
only injury done was to the Minister of
Public Works, who lost his place for allow
| ing the accident to occur.
| "A paper in Texas says that more rain
| has fallen in the last six months than in the
preceding three years. The streets Of San
Antonio have not been dry since last Octo-
Der.
| Judge S. w. Brockway, a prominent
California jurist. died at San Mateo, IN that
State, March 80. He was native of Co
lumbia county, New York, and graduate
of Union College.
The Illinois State Asylum, at Jackson
vile, which was lately burned, will be i'm
mediately rebuilt, and Bloomington is using
strenuous exertions to secure its Location
within her limits.
DIR. Brown Sequard reports curious
case of dog which had Just died, having
fresh blood passed into the carotid. Th'
dead animal was revived, stood on his feet
wagged his tail and lived over twelve hours
hwhsn he died Egsin.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

The Dover Dclawarean, of the LIST inst, says that
the prospect for large crops wasnever finer in this
State than at this season. The weather has been
unusually propitious and great area OF land
has been planted. In Sussex the farmers have
not had for many years such fine chance to
prepare the ground and plant corn, and they are
putting In the seed wherever there is place to
rase an ear of their great staple. We trust Prov
idcnce will favor them throughout the season,
that they may be able to repair the losses they
have suffered the past two years. The prospect
for peaches in Sussex is not as good as In Kent
but there will be a moderate crop. In Kent
there will doubtless be a superabundance Of
psachet. Wheat is looking very fine and the
ground Is in prime order for corn.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

The New York Independent says: 1.-The
Springfield Republican, and many other
papers, in commenting upon the failure OF
journalists to get office under the new Ad-
ministration, have not scrupled to rank MIR.
Greeley among those who have expected
and sought preferment as the reward of po-
litical service. But this, We ycnture 10 say,
is purely gratutous assumption. What
MIR. Greeley, in his private heart. may have
wished or hoped for at the hands tf Gen:
Grant we do not know, and surely it would
be impertnent in us to inquire but we do
not hesitate to express our conviction that
there is not single human being to whom
he has ever even indicated desire to be
appointed to any office In the gift of the Ad.
ministration, or to whom he has expressed
any feeling of disappointment that he has
not been so appointed. We submit, there
fore that it is an impertinence, pure and
simple, to rank HIM among office-seekers,
and to lecture him as II, in this matter, he
had forgopten the dignity Of the editorial
rprofesst6n.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

At recent meeting of the Cecil county (Md.)
School Board a scene occurred which shows the
growing influence of women in public matters.
The Commissioner from the Second District
stated that one OF the assistant teachers from his
district, Miss McKinsey had been absent from
her school for three weeks but claimed pay for
the full term. Miss Martha Biddle, principal of
the school, backed Miss McKinsey's claim and
had counsel to plead her case before the Board
She claimed that during her assistants absence
to attend to her mother during her illness, she,
the principal had by extra labor performed her
duties SO that the school had lost nothing. Ihe
Board heard the case and confirmed the District
Commissioners decision that the young lady's
salary should not be paid for the time she was
absent. Subsequently Miss Biddle demanded
hearing, took the floor in behalf OF her assistant
and by her vigorous presentation of her clients
case, In tho course of which she made soms
severe thrusts at the District Commissioner, sht
| procured reversal of the decision nud ths oil
! Towancs Of full psy for her assistant.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06


THE EXODUS OF FAsHioN.-The exorbitant
charges at the various summer resorts Of
this country last season have led large
rumber of wealthy citizens to make prepa-
rations to visit the principal cities of Europe
this summer, because a tour in the latter
will involve less expense than few trips to
our local springs and watering places. 1t Is
estimated that the cost of brief tour in
Europe, from this port, will be about five or
six hundred dollars, while the amount ne
cessary to enjoy life In the cool retreats of
this and other States would be necessarily
greater The gambling fraternity, too, have
become the bane of some of the principal
summer resorts Of this country, and 1t is said
that at some of these watering places the
games are meaner than those of the Man
haitian Club. All these damaging circum-
stances have had precisely the effect which
might have been anticipated, for the numer
Gus class who were swindled last year by
poker, hops, and hotel bills, and robbed
by ubiquitous pickpockets, are now procur-
ing passports to be used in Europe, for
which they will sail in May and June
Among the tourists are hundreds of the late
Andrew Johnson's office holders. The
number of passports already issued in Mr..
Willmart's office, and by other agents, is
over one thousand; and the applicants are
becoming more numerous daily.-N Y.
Sun.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

FREEDOM OF DEBATE IN FRANcE.-Thc
bold assaults of NJ. Thiers on the imperial
despoiism in France, of which we have had
mention by telegraph, do not afford the
only demonstration we have of the increas-
ing uneasiness of the French people. The
late speeches of NJ. Jules Favre, If less ir-
ritating to the imperialists than The enven-
omed thrusts of M. Thiers, are equally forci-
bic and significant. In one of them which
has come to hand he pointedly reviews the
issues raised between Theirs and ROuhcr as
to the state of the country, and fully corro-
borates the charges OF the former. He
shows that individual liberty is repressed,
and he is very severe upon the Governments
interference with the freedom of elections.
How, he asks, can the Emperor get at the
will of the nation as expressed in the Legis-
lative Body when his agents designate who
shall be chosen. He proceeds
Let us now look at the liberty of the
press. In thirteen months you have insti-
tuted one hundred and eighteen prosecu-
tiOns, and what have been the results for
the writers of the incriminated articles
Nine years, one month and twcnty-three
DAYS Imprisonment, nine months of in
terdiction of civil rights and $4,000 francs
fine2 And do you think you have dis.
armed your critics by such rigorr One
may affirm as general rule that those
who persecute the press only dig for them
selves the grave into which they must ont
day fall.
When such language is used in the chic
representative branch of the French Govern
ment, we may be sure that public opinion Il
rising in force and will yet vindcate itsel
| in some manner.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06
THE Ga USES OF LNTEMPER-
HNTE


''rhe Sanatarium" is an institution at Me-
dia, Pennsylvania, under the care Of DIR.
Joseph Parrish, designed to treat and cure
persons addicted to the abuse of stimu,ants
''and narcotics" DIR. Parrish publishes in
the May number Of a small periodical called
"The Probe" most interesting statement
of seventy-five cases treated at the institution,
at the close of which he deduces four con-
clusions, as follows -
l.. That the cause of inebricty is fairly
traceable to the customs of social and con-
vivial companies in about one-third the
whole number; and that in the other two
thirds, the causes arc found to exist in in
herent constitutional tcndencies-s ten
dencies MS induce insanity in some men,
melancholy in others, and reckless disre-
gard of obligations in others.
9. That of the thirty cured, twenty-five
are from the class OF cases dependent upon
constitutional causes, and eight from the
other class.
thirds) have had the advantage of family
training, under Christian and temperance
auspices, while only twenty-three have been
deprived of such early influence.
A. That the restraints of temperance or
ganizations, with all the solemnity of secret
orders and pledges, have been thrown around
many, without avail.
or the seventy-five cases, thirtythree are
reported recovered, nineteen improved, four
died, eight not known, two become insane,
four were not improved, and five were
doubtful. Tbirty-on were single, and forty
five were married. Among them were clerks,
mechanics, merchants; lawyers, students,
physicians, builders, engravers, iron mas
tcrs, bricklayers, druggists, manufacturers,
millers, bankers, shoe-dealers, one clergy
man, and several of other trades and pro-
fessions, including eight who had no busi-
ness. Their ages varied from eighteen to
seyeniy-thrce, though many were quite
young. Fifty-two had had such domestic
cxampls and religious training in early life,
as We are accustomed to rely on, as safe
guards against excess, and twenty-thrcc
have reached the sphere of manhood, with
out the special checks OF family discipline
in this regard.
A number have been identified with the
various temperance orders, and of course
were pledged to abstain from the use of al
cohoiic beverages, under the solemn and i'm
prcssive circumstances that are usual in such
organizations.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

A MAN Torn TO PIECES BY LIoNs.-A
Brussels letter mentions fearful occurrence
at Bailleul. The lion tanner of menageiie
was taken suddenly i'll, and in order not to
dsappoint the public, the director, NJ. Bren-
nett, Notwithstanding the opposition Of his
friends, was rash enough to undertake his
part. M. Brennett entered the cage, and
succeeded for time in making the lions go
through their performances but when 1t
came to the close, which consists of giving
the animals raw meat, the director lost
courage, and. instead of keeping firm eye
on the animals, as tanners are wont to do,
he trembed aud made for the door of the
door of the cage. This sealed his doom.
A large lioness was the first to pounce on
him, and in few minutes the unfortunate
man was torn to pieces. The excitement OF
the audience was intense.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

Captain Jesse Ward, Of the brig Windrdrd,
writes to us under date of April 26th, from New
Orleans He wishes Us to publish his letter for
the Information of the family of Capt Henry
Jones, of Wilmington, the latter having desired
him to write us, when Captain Ward left Havana,
some three weeks ago.
Captain Jones. it appears, took command of a
three-nasted schooner, at Mobile, "bound for
the West indies" He was overhauled by a
Spanish Man-of-war, off the coast of Cuba, and
some arms being found on board, the Spanish
authorities decided they were intended to aid the
rcvolutionists, and took theschooner into Havana.
Capt. Jones was put In very close confinement,
and his crew were imprisoned in Moro Castle.
Capt. Ward concludes his letter to the effect
that: "I think they run mighty poor chance.
"Capt. Jones seems to suffer great deal from
"the effects of his Imprisonment, although he
"secms to have great many friends, there"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06
TILE INDIdN EXPERLAE.NT.

We presume that great majority of tho
people warmly endorse President Grants
new Indian policy, and earnestly desire its
success. But il must not be expected by |
anybody that tho effort is certain to succeed. |
To control the Western Indians at all, in view
Of the past injustice and frasd, and outrage,
which have been put upon them, would be
no easy matter, if every attendant circum-
stance at present aided the work But the
new Superintendens and their Agents will
have to encounter not only the legitimate
difficulties OF their duty, but all the obstacles
which INSCRIPTIONS white men, familiar
with fraud, can throw in their way. The
Indian Ring, from the United States SEN
ate Chamber down to the lowest hanger-o on
of the suffers whisky shops, are utterly
opposed to the new effort, made by our
good President to humanize and Chrisianize
the Indians. They make most money out of
him while he is un-Christian, and inhuman.
They are not going to give up their prey
until they arc forced to do SO, and nobody
knows, except those who have been in such
Il fight, how resolutely II dishonest man will
struggle to retain his power. Corruption
may be cowardly, but il is wonderfully persc-
vering, and when driven TO the wall, it be-
comes bold and desperate. A great combi-
nation of suck men, is what the new Indian
policy has to encounter.
But, besides this, there IS possibility that
the Indiaa appointees, themselves, are not
the proper men for their places. Some are,
we feel very confident, bus as to others we
are not>s so sure. We know of at least one
Agent who was appointed against his own
choice, almost against his protest. This
ought not to be done; no man can succeed
in this work, who does not conscientiously
feel that he is summoned to engage in it, and
who does not entertain SO strong and earnest
desire to perform share, as to have fair
hope of success. And, again, it remains to
be seen, as Western paper remarks,
whether the new men will purify the Indian
service, or whether the Indian service will
corrupt the new men. They are but human
Senator Harlan, of Iowa, whose father wal
of tho same faith as the new Agents, declares
that: ''the greatest scoundrels ever knew
'were Quakers." He may be wrong. Blu
if his experience should be truly stated,
would be most unfortunate, If those yer.
fellows had been sent to the West, on thi
important work.
We have great hopes of success. Th
new policy is humane, just and noble. 1t
an attempt to do right, and Heaven smile
on such. With practical, earnest, Christia
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06
Mark Twniu ON the Pacific Railroad.

Mark Twain says A singular practice has
been introduced ON the Pacific road-that Of
ringing bell at the conclusion instead of the
commencement of repast. As the hotels
are unprovided with bells. those on the loco
motive engines are made to answer the .pur-
pose. There was sign on the tavern door,
which read ''Bare Stake and Dera Meet for
Dinner" swallowed share stake" point
foremost, and have been as stiff and as
straight as lightning rod ever since. l had
no time for the ''dear meat" though the
0bare" was a little on thit order. The en-
glue uttered war whoop, and we,plunging
into the mountains, found ourselves sur
rounded on all sides by craggy peaks, i'm,
penetrable ravines. untutored savages, and
beasts OF prey. There is a vast difference
between IN American wilderness, and an
African wilderness besides the mere
consideration of geographical miles,
In one you are continually surrounded
by black bears in the other by bare blacks.
| The woods and mountains and hollows
we're lined with Indians. They must have
been, for there were none visible on the out
side.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT, issued Satur-
day, shows decrease of about three mil
lions of dollars. The interest on the May
Fiye-twenties-nearly twenty-four millions,
is not charged up until after the lst instant,
nor is this interest, which now appears in
the aggregate of the debt every month, de-
Quoted from the total until the next state
ment at which time the public may look for
a large decrease in the debt, not only from
this cause, but from largely increased re-
CENTS of internal revenue.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

General Early's return to Virginia has
given the papers an opportunity to express
anew their admiration for him. One cor
respondent, who saw him at Lexington, re-
grctted that he had laid aside his confederate
uniform for plain suit of black, but was
pleased to find that he was "thc same in
flexible Virginian he has ever proven him
SELF" We learn, also, that he en,criuins an
unmitigated contempt for those who are
willing 10 betray the State for the sake OF
place, whereupon the same writer exclaims,
IAN honor to the unflinching patriotism OF
the old hero" General Early's prolonged
absence from the country through fear Of an
Indictment for treason does not indicate
s'unflinching patriotism."
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

GENERAL RoBERr e. LEE late commander
in Chief of the Rebel Armies, was SO much
Virginian that he forgot honor and patriot
ism, betrayed the confidence of General
Scott, and deserted from the United States
army to that of its enemies because he must
''go with his State when she seeded. A
very different contest is now in progress in
Virginia, the question at issue being wheth-
er the railroad system of that State shall
centre at and build up the Virginia city of
Norfolk or go to swell the trade and power
of Baltimore, and in this contest, the SYM
pathes of this fine old Virginia gentleman
are openly and avowedly with the Mary
land City. II Norfolk is satisfied we are
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

OsE-Founru of the members of one of the
loan associations of this city arc women, and
both women and colored men arc members of
several, if not all, these associations. All can
and do vote, and though men of oil parties be-
long, no objection has ever been made to this
practical exercise of universal suffrage. The
truth of the matter is that under really free
government, such as ours is becoming since the
extinction of slavery, universal suffrage is as
natural as the tendency of matter towards the
centre of gravity, SO natural and reasonable in
fact that in this people fall into 1t without
knowing 1t, and accommodate themselves to il
without surprise or Inconvenience.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

The devillsh character of the war being
waged against the patriot Cubans by the
Spanish troops is illustrated by the recent
proclamation of Count Valmassda, the COM
mander of the Spanish forces in the Eastern
Department, whereof the following are the
chief features
First. Every native male over fifteen years
of age found away from his residence with
out sufficient cause, will be executed.
Second. Every unnhabied dwelling aud
every inhabited dwelling where white flag
IS undisplayed, will be reduced to ashes.
Third. All women away from their houses
will come to Bayamo or Jiguani, or they will
he brought by force. The proclamation is
dated at Bayamo, April 4.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06
Human Sympathy.

The degree to which people sympathize with
each other, and the kindness which they will er-
tend to the sick and suffering, need only an
opportunity to be displayed. The account Of the
supposed rabid dog in the Sixth Ward of this
city having been widely copied, we have been
receiving letters, daily ever since, from all Sec
tons of the country, urging different remedies as
sure to prevent fatal results In oul mall to-day.
we have one from physician in Isle of Wight
county, Virginia, written on Thursday last He
suggests q prescription found 10 Reese's Cyclo-
pedia, to which he refers us
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06

SENATOR SUMMERS SPEECH, upon being
received in full, in England, has very natu-
rally produced what is commonly known as
a profound sensation, but it would appear
that it has rather excited expectations of
peace, than apprehensions of war. Lord
Clarendon declares the English Government
to be eager for lasting continuance of
friendly relations with America.