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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

HAPPY RECEPTION. Cowgirl, Sr., and
bis wife, two venerable citizens of Dover returned
home Monday week from Florida, where they
had spent the winter with their son, DR.. G. A.
Cowgirl. That evening, while they were at a
mansion and spread the table with luxuries On
returning homo they were entirely surprised, but
were welcomed in the heartiest manner by the
citizens who had assembled to receive them.
Cornet Band played Home, Sweet Home" and
other popular airs. The Deiaioaredn says it was
o happy scene.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

A daughter of the Hon. Marshall o.
Roberts of New York was married the other
evening to Mr.. Amcs Van Wart, the sculptor.
Mr. Roberts is reported to have made the
bride a present Of check ior one hundred
thousand dollars
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22
Wy TVHi tClIUlIyi yUHT % ScrVHHI,
L. s, PARKER,

BrrVct Brig. Gen., U. 5. A, and A. ID. o..
BrnJimin llallowell, 10 whom the letter was
addressed, is a wcll-known gentleman, formerly
principal OF u furnishing school for young men at
ALEXANDRIA, n prominent member of his Society,
and greatly Interested in the Indian matter. Upon
the receipt of the letter, its contents were COIN
muhlcntcd L, HE Representative Committee of
Baltimore Yearly Meeting and Of Philadelphia,
New YORK, ,tientsee, aud The West. Theattcntion of
members Of The Suciety invited to the matter.
aud those "who may fr, their minds drawn to
engage in The service, as Agents, were desired
to forward their names for consideration, with
"sllch rrompintss as Is compatible with the Sc
"riunSnrss the subject dcmands.'
conference was also Informally held with
some Of the "Orthndox " Friends in Philadc-
phin, to ascertain whether harmonious union of
action could be arranged hut the conference de-
vclnpcd nothing drfnte
The result however, of The matter Is, that BEN
jainln Hallowcl, and Samuel VI. J,nnry, (of Vir-
glnii wcl-known as an historical and Geographic
cll author, as well as preachrr,) visited the Pres
ilrnt on Monday, the 9TH inst, in company with
General Parker, and Secretary Cox, oi the Inte-
rior Department. They propos to the President
a.speciiic plln of"pcrltions, as fo'lnws:-
though notd'rlining to nattemptsonep plan which
silonld embrace M the Indians, they proposed to
take the entire responsibility of one Suptrntpn-
dency" only, to be such district as the President
might designate ~ place Of . superintendent
the various Yearly Meetings 10 mite In scirctng
IN Executive Committee who should have general
supervision OF the Agents and act directly under
the Government at Washington The Commit
tee TO visit tn Agents, two or three times year; /;
to receive no compensation whatever, hut their
necessary travelling expenses. Tho Agents under
them to reside with their families, (if any) among
the Indians and TO bc paid the usual salaries.
These Agents to be selected by the Yearly Meet
ings and TO be only such AS they could recon-
mend as worthy Of confidence.
In this proposition, the President signifcd his
probable acquiesccnce, and Indicated his purpose
al
Friends what Sup rntendcncy should be
thus placed under their charge.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

Th; President has directed the registra-
tion in Texas to be continued, with a view
TO an early election. Similar directions will
probably he issued in regard to Virginia and
Missssippi
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

:. Among the acts passed by the South Caro-
lima Legislature was one appropriating
5000 600 for the purchase of waste lands, and
tbeir snle TO settlers. ON Eve Years' credit.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

Phillip r. Haggeriy, for fourteen years
clerk in the Post office, at Lowell, Mass,
has heen arrested on a charge of stealing
from the mails.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

The customs receipts at New York, Boston
Philadelphia, Baltimore and San Francisco
for the week ending April l0,aggregated $5,-
l2l 400
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

The Methodist Conference of the Ellenyile
District, New York, has given credentials to
preach to widow lady named Van Colt.
The Sing Sing Conference has referred the
subject to a special committee.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

The Hartford Courant believes that " on the
whole and in the long run, it is the wisest thing,
even for politician, to have conscience, and q
great blunder not to have ii"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

Sharp frosts are reported in Alabama and
Georgia, and the cotton will have to be re-
planted in many places.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

A CALL.-Rey. John Wright, formerly of our
Episcopal Church in Bay City, Michigan, at a
salary of II 800 per annum Bay City is about
sixty miles above Detroit, and has population
of ubout 10 600
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

The plan for the Delaware County Mon
ument to her soldiers and sailors looks to the
expenditure of about thirty thousand dollars
the chief cost being in large blocks of mar
BILE.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

The residence of Robert III. Sayre, at
Bethlehem, Pa was robbed on Thursday
night of gold and silver ware and stock
securities.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

1t is understood that the resident will
soon order an election in Virginia, to be held
in the latter part Of May.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

The progress of our steamship enterprises
has continued very satisfactory. The North
German Lloyd have found that such are the
comparative economies and advantages of
this port-espeeally in the cheapness of coal
that, without demanding aid from Balti-
more or American interests, beyond what
might be agreeable to those interests TO con-
tribute, that company has already doubled
the number of ships upon the line. At this
moment not only is a full cargo awaiting the
steamer, but we have the satisfaction to state
that sufficient cargo is offered to load at once
two instead of one of the steamers. 1t is
therefore reasonable to anticipate that this
line, which was inaugurated with two ships,
and which in one yenr increased TO four.
will, in less than two years, have not less
than eight first.class steamers plying between
Baltimore and Bremen The economy in
the price of coal Of $3.50 per ton, as COM
pared with New York, aids largely in the
success of this enterprise
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

A monitor Is fitting out for Cuban waters
at the Washington Navy Yard.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22
DISTANT CONNECTIONS.

The policy generally pursued by this COM
pany has been to strike for ne,O and distant
regions and additional sources of bust
ness. By this policy great regions are ac-
commodated and supplied with avenues of
the highest necessity and advantage, and i'm
mense amounts of traffic necessarily flow
through such channels, and aid enormously
in building up the terminal points, and thus
insure legitimate and natural increase of
business, which causes every interest con-
nected with commercial community to ad-
vance and prosper.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

Our engineers and officers, in conjunction
with the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore Company, have unanimously decided
that the true route will be upon the peninsula
of Locust Point, where the population is
relatively limited, and where the construc-
tion and facilities of the railroad will ad-
vance the value of property and promote
the convenience of the people,
Between this site and Canton the passen-
ger trains from and to Washington can be
readily and rapidly transferred in barges by
the use of steamtugs, as has been so success
fully done for two years past by the COM
pany over the Ohio river at Belaire and
Park ershIIrr
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

New York has ratified the new Amend
ment, the Senate having concurred with the
House, in approving it, on Wednesday.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

The Princess Anne Marylaade, of the 18th.
says .-"About II O'Clock Saturday night, il
began to snow, and showed hard until Sunday
evening about dark. strange snow storm for
this latitude; but we can safely say, that 1t takes
the peaches, and the pears too for that matter.
II Is no use TO c,y over split milk, or frozen
peachesh
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

The Cambridge Democrat of the 18th, has the
following:-" We are glad to hear that the re-
cent cold weather has not materially injured
those peach orchards situated on the rivers
banks, nor those with a northern exposure
However, there is a diversity of opinion on the
subject. STILL let as hope for a good crop.
p. S.-Sincc the above was In type, we have
had considerable enow and slight freeze, and we
lear that the peach prospect Is rather pour.
A few fields of wheat, we have lately seen.
present healthy and promising appearance.
The plants look vigorous and green and there is,
thus far every prospect Of good crop"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

i
At recent meeting of the Board of Di
rectors Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, President John W. Garrett mad,
an extended address upon the policy, pres
ent condition, and future prospects Of the
company. He said -
The Pennsylvania road has deemed it pro.
per to make an agreement with single as
sociation OF financially weak roads west oi
Columbus by which it agrees to pay annual
ly the sum of seven per cent. on $40, ,000, ,000
of debt, viz; 81, 400, 900 year; and the sup
position has been INDUCED that the Baltimore
and Ohio Company might be cut off by such
arrangement but the power of the Balti-
more and Ohio road having SO strengthened
and enlarged the business Of the city of Bal
timore enables 1t to command such bust
ness for the West that upon the principle of
reciprocity, on which it acts, it is in a posi-
tion to coaialnnd bnsissees from tho West
by sufficient number of satisfactory and
desirable routes.
PITTsBURG AND coNNRLLsvILLE ROAD.
The work upon the Pittsburg and Con-
nellsville road is progressing satisfactorily,
and 1t is proposed to place, at an early day,
all the remaining sections under contract.
No effort will be spared to open this invalu-
able and powerful line at the earliest practi-
cable period. That company continues to
dispose OF its seven per cent. first mortgage
bonds at ninety per cent. 1t is hoped that
capitalists will continue to invest largely in
this desirable security.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The New Policy or Grants Administrs-
on---The Quakcrs.

Inc purpose of the new administration to de-
Velop change of policy in regard to the treat
ment of the Indians, was distinctly stated by the
President in his inaugural, and the subsequent
several interviews of various delegations OF
Quakers, and Others, have developed more fully
the nature Of his expectations.
Concerning some Of the propositions that have
been made to him, aud their present situation we
are enabled 10 state soinc further facts Commit
tees of the various yearly engs Of that branch
OF the Friends. known rs " iIicksiles," called 1t
different times upon President Johnaon, and
urged upon him. the policy of attempting to civ
ilize the Indians. He gave them, however, no
encouragement, whatever, and showed little sym
pathy with their Efforts. soon aft,r tllrelpclinn
last fall, committee from Baltimore y,,,ry
meeting vl'icd Gen"rii Grant, aud pressed upon
him tho san ,iuws. lie seemed rather incrcau.
lons as IL lhn possibility Of controlling ilr
Indians, In any way but by bullets, hut Of course
gave very respectful hearing to the committee.
Thus the mater Remained, ill IL February, one
of the committee received tho fpllewug letter; =
HEADouARrEns ARMY uf rtIr Uxirnp srarEs.
WAsniSurnS, d. e., February l5ih, 1860.
Benjamin UdilopeR,
Sandy Springs. Muyl.nd,
Sir: General Grant, the President elect, de-
sirous Of iuaugurating some policy to protect the
Indians in their rights, md enforce integrity 10
the administration of their affairs MS well US to
improve their general condition and apprcci-
ating fully the friendship and Interest which
your Society has ever maintained in their behalf
directs me to request that you will send him a
list of names, members of your Society, whom
your Society will endorse as suitable persons for
Indian Agents.
Also to assure you that any attempt which may
Or can he made by your Society, for the improve
ment education, and Chiistiinizaton of The ln-
ians under such agencies will receive from him,
rs President, all the encouragement and protec-
lion which the laws of the United States will
warrant him IN giving.
Very RES ecIiully, your ob't servant,
q
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22

The Centreville Observer, of the 18th, says -
Snow fell here nearly oil day on Sunday last,
but melted about as fast as it fell. At night some
sleet was observable which 1t is feared will affect
ne fruit prospect to some degree. Some Of our
irult growers however, contend that the fruit
crop is already much injured"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-27
A Careful Paper.

The Chicago Tribune which suffered
so heavily few days ago for an unfat.
tering police item, before preJudlced
and very silly jury, now has the word
alleged" electrot!ped, and uses it be-
fore every other word in lite reports.
Here is one of its new model reports:
1T is alleged that one Frederick Mey.
er, alleged to be doing business in this
city, was arraigned before one Hoyne,
who is alleged to be commissioner OF
the United States, on yesterday. 1t is
alleged that the alleged party charged
with an alleged fraud upon an alleged
Government, assisted in some way in
smuggling some alleged drugs, which
are alleged to be of considerable value,
1t is alleged that the alleged case was
postponed until Monday, alleged to
be the llth day of January. 1t
is further alleged that the al
legged defendant was held to bail. 1t is
alleged that the alleged Mr.. Meyer,
whom it is alleged kept an alleged drng
store, being before an alleged commits
sioRer whose name is alleged to be
Hoyne, who was required to give q
bond, which, it is alleged, requires the
alleged Mr.. Meyer to furnish for pay
ment of any sum of money which some
enlightened, but yet not alleged jury,
may allege against him, as damages
sustained by the alleged government.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-27

MACK says: And now comes General
Grant, with his promise of peace" be-
lied in advance by his means of estab-
fishing it,
Peace through Congressional recon-
struction is as impossible as virtue
through bagnio or salvation through
sin. The means are diametrically op-
posed to the end. "Attrition" was the
favorite mode cf warfare which Grant
looked to as the surest road to success.
1t reduced the whole struggle to a
question in arithmetic, and finally wore
the opposing forces into an enforced
surrender. Perhaps General Grant
when he conquered peace" in
his letter of acceptance, had still
the policy of "attrition" in his mind
He may have thought to wear cut the
spirit of "disloyalty" by legislative and
executive "attrition.' But he has be
fore him the solemn warning of Burke
and the greatest men who have evel
written or spoken on the subject, thai
this task is impossible, and he will yet
find that "disloyalty," will not yield tc
"artritiop," and that loyalty is not
plant of forced growth.
LET US have peace" by all means; bu
if YOU reason of the future by the past
don't expect it through Radical legisla
tion. That only, in the language o
Shakespeare, "rubs the wound when i
should bring the plaster
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-27
West Virginia Legislature.
TUESDAY, January 70.
SENATE.
Prayer by Rev. John Moffstt.

PRAYER By Rev. John MOfatt.
! message from the House by the
Clerk announced the passage OF the
House Bill relating to cemeteries. Read
/ first time.
Mr.. PRICE, from the committee on
Internal improvements, reported sn D.
stitute for the Joint Resolution asking
Congress to make donation TO the west
Virginia Central Railway. The SUD-
stitute was adopted.
Mr.. GATHER presented the petition
of Harmon Sinsel and % Others, cltlzens
of TAYLOR county, praying that j; D.
Solomon may be relieved from taxing
the teachers test cath. Referred 10 tne
committee on Education.
The Senate bill for the relief OF John
T. Sarrett, of Raleigh county, was or
dered to engrOssment.
The following resolutions we're adopt
ed:
Bv Mr.. DRUMMOND: That the COM
mittee on Finance inquire into the ex-
pedjency of allowing the Board of Pub
lie Works further time to audit claims
against the State of Virginia.
By Mr.. HOKE: That the committee
on the Judiciary inquire into the expo
diency of so amending the general law
for the formation of corporations as to
allow companies formed for the purpos-
es of mining, manufacturing, wool
growing and stock-raising to hold larger
quantities of land than prescribed by
said act.
Bv Mr.. BURLEY: That the commit
tee on the Judiciary inquire into the
expedlcncy of reporting bill allowing
L. II. Knight, of Marion county, fur
ther time 80 give bobd as County Sur
veyOr.
By Mr.. DAVIS: That so much of the
Governors message as relates to free
schools be referred 10 the committee on
By Mr.. HOKE: That the Judiciary
committee inquire into the expediency
of transferring Hamdshire county from
the sixth to the fifth Judicial Circuit.
By Mr.. LEONARD: That so much of
the Governors message as relates TO the
Improvement of rivers in Northwestern
States, be referred to the committee on
Internal Improvements.
4 message from the House by Mr..
MAHON, announced the passage of
bill 10 refund certain taxes.
A message from the House by Mr.
SMITH, of Kanawha, announced the
adostion of a joint resolution fixing IL
o'clock A. II. for counting the votes for
State officers.
The resolution was adopted.
The hour of IL O'Clock A. VI. having
arrived, the Senate proceeded in body
10 the House of Delegates, where the
votes were counted, and the result was
ascertained and declared.
The Senate subsequently, returned to
its chamber.
Adjourned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-27
Negro Burglars GRrrOIe n Indy IN
her bed Room

Yesterday morning, about halt past
Two o'clock. three neSUe men managed
10 effect an entrance into the residence
of Mr.. Samuel SlMOus, on South street,
above Eighth, hy foyCiag open the shut
ters of a window in the rear portion of
the building On the first floor is a
clothing store which was TansaCked,
after which 'Ar ScOuUdrels proceeded to
the sleeping apartment af Mrs. SlmonS,
when G:avrT> bureaus. closets, &c,
were searched While they were eu-
gagged la packing IN quantity of plum
der, Mrs. Slm1ns was awakened by 4
noise made, when she was immediately
threatened withiujury by the villains if
she made the least noise. After packing
what things up they intended TO carry
of. one of the negroes advanced TO.
ward Mrs. Simous, when she attempted
% rise. but one Of the fellows grabbed
her around the throat and choked her
While be was holding her throat, the
other barglarS examined the bedding II
= supposed for money.
They were interrupted III their worB
1y a noise On an upper noor, when was
ccca>ioucd hy son of Mrs. SImons
who had been aroused by the noise be
.1w. The scamps picked mp their bun
dies and made 90: refining the same way
IN which they had epteTed. Several
pieces Il clothing We're found suspended
on the rear fence over which they had
70 20. The alarm Was given by the boy
aad til: urighboIs were aroused, and
some of them sprung rattles, which had
the effect to bring policemen on the
groVud, but too late, for the burglars
had escaped. Mrs. Slmous has been in
Mysteries since the affair. Her husband
vas ont OF the city at the time, which
:aet, 1t Is supposed, was known to the
,-ouDdrel,.-F5ild. Igt, 10Th.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-27
Reuben II. Fenton Dnguerreetyl
by one Of his OWE Partisnns.

The following daguerreotype of Re-
ben E. Fenton, the newly elected Set
ator from the State of New York, draw
by the New York Commercial AdUertisf
a leading Republican Journal, mu4|
prove highly interesting to the peopl:
of that State who are to be representa-
by him for the next six years:
The great political fraud of the ag}
has triumphed. Reuben E. Fenton ha2
been nominated by the. Republica1
members of the Legislature Of this Stat
for United States Senator. This dis
graceful result was produced by mer
who had full knowledge of the true
character of the man and the scandal.
ous history of his administration. IL
is sad commentary on the cendI-
ton of public sentiment and public
virtue. That a man whose char
acter is black with vices thai
make him loathsome, who is without 9
merit or a virtue that should entitle
him to the eminent position occupied
and aspired to by the ablest statesman
of the country, achieves such triumph,
is a sorry indication Of the demoralizcd
state of political society. 1t is history
again repeating itself, that in the de-
lirium of fanaticism and venality, bad
mea rise to the surface. In the face OF
the charges publicly made against Fen
toms administration, and dehantly in
vited into court to afford an opportunity
to prove them, this man is selected TO
be the representative of this great State
for the next six years, to be the peer OF
Fessenden, Trumbull, Sumner, Sherman,
Conkling, Wilson, Morton. and other
statesmen, eminent for ability and
integrity. Lock at the history of this
man, who is to be the associate of
these gentlemen. Starting out in life
with the most shameful Irregularities,
suspected of arson and charged with
theft-the record of his crime will be
found on the docket of the Albany Po-
lice Court of February 3, 1888, we pass
over these youthful indiscretions and
remind the reader that "as the twig is
bent the tree is Inclined and "what is
bred in the flesh cannot be taken out of
the bone" He becomes a member Of
Congress by one of those revolutions liz
politics by which designing men take
advantage and fiud their way to high
places. With no reputation for states
msnship, and less for integrity, he plays
his card with the cunning of the
sharper. and wins the prize for the NOM
instion of Governor at time when no
prominent man in the Republican ranks
could be found to accept the nomination.
Successful before the people, and seated
in the Gubernatorial chair of the State,
he gathers about him the most venal
crew that ever disgraced the purlieus Of
the Capital at Albany.
We have already given a brief but
interesting history of his administra-
tion at the Capital. 1t is record scan
dalous and without parallel in the
history Of the State. We have nothing
TO take back. We reiterate the charges
and stand for the proof. His friends
and admirers may call this vituperation
and billingsgate. We call it truth and
are prepared to prove it.
LET us have peace"