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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-13

FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY
-ELECTIoN.-Tbe annual election Of etockhold-
ers Of the above named company took place at
It's Office, No. 1877 Market street. Monday. There
were two tickets In the field and quite an exciting
contest. Last year there was quite On exciting
election there, and which resulted in several
changes In the Board Of Directors, and the cleo
ton of s. Rodman Smith as Secretary, IN place Of
DR.. McCabe. The contest this year was simply a
renewal of last years, the party then defeated
making an effort to obtain control. The two
tickets were us follows:-
For Managers-Jesse Sharp, Il. q. Stotsenburg,
Joseph Bringhurst, Vim. g Gibbons Samuel Nc
Claty, Jr., Samuel N. Pussy, Charles Warner, G.
B. Ellison, Charles t. Fleming, Samuel Bancroft,
Jr., Thomas Murphey, George e.. Tybout, WIN.
Cummins, N. D., benjamin Burton, Joseph p.
Comegys, John f. williamson, Chas. Tunnel.
For Managers. Isaac s. Elliott, James
Riddle, jesse Sharp, George g; .Lobdell Bauduy
Simmons, Thomas Walter, William Ferris. Jos.
J. Taggart john Miller, sewell G. Bogss, VIM
j. Robinson. George W. Karsner John A. Cav
cnder, DR.. Isaac Jump, Charles I. Fleming,
Charles Tunnel, Benjamin Burton.
The first named ticket. representing the present
management, inauguraied a year ago. was sue
cesslul.
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THE DELAWARE TRIBUNE, WILMINGTON, DEL

AppoIsTMENr.-M. Pennington, of West Grove
formerly Of West Chester, has been appointed
Paymas,er and Auditor Of the Wilmington and
Reading Railroad
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-13

THE S.ENGERBuSD CoSc. Rr.--The Whining
ton smugerbund is already preparing Tor its
concert on the 10Th of February. 1t is to be
gwen al Institute Hall and the proceeds are to go
10 the "Home for Friendless and Destitute Chill
dreD.' The S;cDgcrbund intends that this shall
he one of the grandest vocal concerts ever given
In this city. Distinguished artists from other
cities have received und accepted invitations TO
represented The public awaits with interest the
announcement Of the programme
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A G r. L, A II r E S u l. L
A q r. E A II r. E S U L Il
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Du CHAILLu's LEcruRE.-Both young and old
will be delighted TO hear that Paul b. Du Chaillu
will lecture In Wilmington next week. Ii there
he spark of adventure and romance left In the
heart. his name alone kindles 1t to flame. How
thrilling then must be his recital OF adventures in
the regions Of equatorial Africa, and of his bat
ties with the g0rillas and other savage beasts
that ihropg its jungles. The man OF science, the
listener for pleasure, and the child eager for en-
teraining knowledge can here meet on common
ground, and AL be equally instructed and enter
lniup1 A.
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. MILES IN PHILADELPHIA.
. MILES IN PHILADELPHIA.
. MILES IN PHILADELPHIA.
o MILES IN PHILADELPHIA.
. MILES IN PHILADELPHIA.
D MILES IN PHILADELPHIA.
o MILES IN PHILADELPHIA.
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No. 7a7 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


Furnished to us by JomN VI CLEAR II Son, Bankers
6OT Market, Wilmington, Del.
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The congregation Of Red Clay Creek Presbyts-
rian Church presented their pastor, Rev. A A.
.lunkiu, with purse OF S11i.5G on the occasion
al the celebration OF the tenth anniversary of Ills
marriage.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-13

women usually kneel in prayer, and sway
back and forth as if in intense agony. II
is the custom before the meeting closes to
test the state of each one present. AL
who are sanctified are requested to rise
then all who are not; then all who desire
the blessing of holiness, as it is called.
After which the assembly kneel for COM
mitment, singing as they kneel, "'Tis
done, the great transactions .done," or
"Take this poor heart"
Mrs. Palmer is evidently the popular
element of the meeting. She is wo.
man above fifty, in shape and appearance
resembling Mrs. Lincoln. She has an en-
thusiastic manner, full, resonant voice,
is intensely in earnest, and evidently sim
cere, and raises the enthusiasm of the au-
dience to the highest pitch. The meeting
is held at No. % st. Marks place, and is
open to all who wish to attend. A meet
ing purely devotional, carried, on for thirty
years, is something of marvel.
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Dedication of thS Rooms of the
Young Hens Christian Assoc
citation.

The announcement that the new rooms
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, in the National Bank Building
would be dedicated last evening called
together a large eoncourse of our citizens
to witness and participate in them. The
exercises opene2 with the singing of the
hymn commencing "Blest be the tie that
binds" after which Z. w. Horner led in
prayer The President of the Association,
o. l.. S'ader, then read chapter of the
Scriptures, when the hymn 'Hol ye that
thirst, approach the spring" was sung, all
present joining with the members of the
Association. A general report of the As
sociation, and the work performed by it
since its organization in June, 1867, was
read by Rev. I. C. Potter, and another
hymn sung, when an able discourse was
listened to from Prof Edward Hunger
ford, President of the Burlington Young
Mems Christian Association. The text
was chosen from the 18th verse of the 9th
chapter of Paurs Epistle to the Ephe-
slams, "Stand, therefore" and was an ex-
haustiye argument in favor of Young
Mems Christian Associations, recounting
plished by them, if their members, who
sought to teach others, were themselves
imbued with a proper christian spirit.
At the conclusion of Prof. Hungerford's
discourse, the hymn "Come, gracious
Spirit, heavenly Dove" was sung, when a
poem of considerable length and much
spirit, written for the occasion by Rev. A.
f. Bailey, was read by the author. Mr..
Bailey was followed by Rev. E. Mills, who
spoke words of cheer to the Association,
counselling its members to go on in the
good work which they had begun, to act
in unison with the Christian church and
not endeavor to supplant it. Short re-
marks from Rev. Messrs. Aiken and Cyr,
were then listened to, and also from the
President, who expressed his qualification
at seeing 50 many present, and rendered
the public an invitation to their religious
meetings and the free privileges of their
reading room. Prayer was offered by Rev.
T. @. Potter, the hymn beginning "Jesus |
where'er thy people meet sung, and BEN
ediction pronounced by Prof. Hungerford,
which ended the exercises and the audi.
ence dispersed. The exercises were
Of an extremely interesting
and impressive character, the addresses
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across the space, in the amens, or now and
then to support the halleluiahs n that
sublime chorus, The most oonsumatg
skilt seemed to guide the organist; for be
sent forth the noble masters tones just
whero they were needed, AID then at
times would be silent, for the little chan-
eel organ, and the shrill treUle singers,
to take up their part. But | am Keeping
you too long and you have more import.
ant things to print. Il there was any
Remanism or departure from the strietest
conformity to the true teaching Of the
PRAYER book, with the help Of twenty
rsars most careful and honest study of
the whole matter, failed to see it in the
service of last evening. And in the preach
er's strong denunciation of Papal doctrine
as we'll as ritualism, think the most ul.
ira Protestant would have been satisfied
The entire service in the minutest par.
ticular differed not, save only the choral
ending, from the ordinary Sunday service
at Trinity in Rutland. And if it be q
sin to sing in the Lords presence, then
woe to us that are born with passionate
| love for the Divine art of music.
st. Clements Church is gem of archi'
tectural beauty, and contains the finest
and largest organ in Philadelphia, hav.
ing four banks of keys, and sixty eight
registers. To see such church packed
with thousand people on weekday
night, and to join in that imposing wor'
ship we shall always count one OF our
happiest privileges.
Truly yours, b.
| PHILADELPHIA, 7th JAN, 1870.
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Spanish Arsa,sA

nj a news from Spain ia oIiiineus q
go, or coynpptiou 4d bloodahed among
~ eontending parties in that distracted
ann ry aud we know not why any man
soonainted with the past history and pres
enf condition Of the spanigh people,
shonld dare to hope that anything less
than miracle viii give honesty aud sta-
bilitv to Spanish institutions. The world
conHaius many records that sadden and
ain ones belief in the future Of his race
buk surely, human annals show nothing
thst approaches the bloodthiratipes, fhe
trsa cherry, the meanness, the falsep''s' ana
tho hitter and impious diere5ara OF all
oousid erstions that are opposed to gov
ern mortal beings snat are contained in
the history Of spain. The revolution not
vet resolved into stable government on
a liberal basis, has for its Inheritance q
condition Of things tenfold worse than
that which obtained when the French
rose against their rulers in 1889, and made
all Enrope smoke with their glorious
sacrifices TO liberty and equality; hence,
though since the guillotine was first ap.
piled TO the neclrs of the lordly oppressora
OF their kind, the times have become more
propitious for the spread and enjoyment
OF freedom, the task before the Spanish
leaders is one worthy to be called super
human, and if they0shalI accomplish it
and give their country even a monarchy
not based r9n murder, and royal family
that dares not emulate the most relent-
less and hardened of criminals in its deal
ings with the people, they will deserve
the highest honors ever won by men We
trust the American people and govern
,ment will not lay straw in the way of
~the advance that Prim and his associates
are endeavoring to make, for they have
enough to contend against in the inherit
cd bigotry, ignorance and brutality OF
their countrymen, without the appearance
OF American piracy in the field ?
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9. IL. Billiards. Lecture at Brandon.

BRANDON, Jan. Sth, 1879.
Editor Of Rutland Herald A CORES
pendent wrote you long ago that the peo-
pie of Brandon had been treated to re-
haaraal of poem by Mr.. Ballard of Cas-
tleton. In the praises which heajustly be-
slowed he simply recorded the unanimous
verdict of the audience. I am not quite
certain that I do the author good service
by again calling thu attention of the pub
lie to fact of which they are already
eognizant. Still l am prompted to say
that of the course of lectures announced
for the winter by the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, we have already haa
several of decided merit conspicuous
among whichSis the poem of Mr.. Ballard
for being almost too fine for criticism. II
bears evidence of being production en-
anating from scholar who has ripened
his experience in the world by Gsitical
attention TO minutiga, and as literaryepro-
duction is artistic, and shows that the
author is by no means strange in &c
field or novice at his work. =
The happy choice of meter il which the
poem is clothed adds pleasure to the
attraction which the reading exacts.
With little more practice ii epublic
reading, which appreciative people will
be sure to demand, the delivery, (Which
was not perfecbin consequence of slight
embarrassment innate to the speaker, Will
become faultless, and it may Be said in
candor that at the time we listened TO it
few, if any, found nything to eriticise.
With a Prologue, or the Signs #
Olden Times" times 50 distant that judg-
ing from his paneygrics, wee.oncluded the
poet experienced an enehantment, though
some more than an hour was consumed in
presenting graphic picturss of the signs OF
the present times. q
AS ] recall the lecture, we were pre-
sented with laughable description or
"Mr. High Diddle Diddle's" college x2urse
,and how heeinally was GRADUATED; and
his sister, Miss Pay-in Advance, was gra-
ciously favored by Prof soft-Sospum.
How the minister, lawyer doctor, mer-
chant, postmaster, farn2r and everybody
else are now figuring" to get rich without
work. %
Progression, as seen in the iros, horse
railway, steamship, telegraph and woman
suffrage, was a very conspicuous and i'm
portant sign.
''Signs of the Times No g." so it seems, 1
as the tendency strong to indulge in OK
tremes." Witness extremes in possessions,
expressions, fashion and Andy johnson. :.
"Signs of the Spirit Pervading the Popu
lar Mind" come troubled Mexico, Spain,
Old China, and the best of all, our own
Yankee land, where signs of high prices,
lectures, poems, drummers, equality, mad
ness and spring water, point to the reign
of "Young Ameriaca"
Such is the brief of very pleasant and
lecture from which we got
much that nourished and an abundance
to tickle the palate. BRANDON.
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clumb out and got off about fifty Yards
and forgot and left Tom Quartz sound
asleep en- the gunny sack. In about q
minute we seen puff of smoke bust up
out of the hole, and then everything let
go with an awful crash, and about four
million tons of rouks and dirt and smoke
and splinters shot up about mile and a
half into the air, and by George, right IN
the midst Of it was old Tom Quartz going
end over end, and snorting and sneez.
ing, and clawing and reaching for
things like all possessed. But it warn't no
use, you know, it warn't no use. And
that was the last we see of him for about
two minutes and half and then all of a
sudden it begin to rain rocks and rubbage,
and directly he come down ker-whop
about ten foot off from where we stood.
Well, | reckon he was p'raps the or
nerist-looking beast you ever see. One
ear was sot back on his neck, and his tail
was stove up, and his eye-winkers was
swinged off, and he was all BACKED up
with powder and smoke, and all sloppy
with mud and slush from one end to the
other. Well, sir, it warn't no use to apollo
gize---we couldn't say a word. lie took
sort of disguised look at hisself and
then he looked at us---and it was just ex-
actly the same aslf he had said: Scents,
may be you think it's smart to take ad-
vantage of cat that amt had no ex-
perience OF quartz mining, but [ thluk
different and then he turned on his heel
and marched off home without ever say
ing another word.
That was jest his style. And maybe
you won't believe it. but after that you
never see a cat so prejudiced agin quartz
mining as what he was And by and by
whenShe did get to going down in the
shaft agin, you'd been astonished at his
segacity. The minute we'd touch off a
blast and the fused begin to si22le, he'd
give look as much as to say 'Well.
I'll have to get you to excuse me" and il
was surprising, the way he'd SHIN out OF
that hole and go for tree.
Sagacity? 1t amt no name for it. Twas
inspiration
/ said, "Well, Mr.. Baker, his prejudice
against quartz mining was remarkable
considering how he came by it. Couldn't
you ever cure him Of it2"
"Cure him No! When Tom Quartz
was sot once, he was always sot-and you
might blowed him up as much as three
million times and you'd never a broke
him of his cussed prejudice agin quart,
mining"
The affection aud the pride that lit ~
Bakers face when he delivered this trib-
ute to the frmness of his humble friend
of ether days, will always be vivid
memory with me
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A VERMONT GIRL IN LUCK.-The
Barton Standard says: That lucky girl
at Fort Edwsrd, mentioned by the papers
few months since, TO whom @ young
English nobleman left by will some ST.
100000, was born about seven miles from
this place in Glover and is the niece of
Dan Gray of that town, and the cousin
of the late deceased wife of our towns
man, General 0rout. The young lady's
friends in Glover, say that all attempts to
set aside the will have been abandoned,
aud that she is informed by her agent in
London that an installment of $5,000,000
of this snug little bequest will be for
warded the present month. She is re-
ported as being a quiet, sensible girl, and
not likely to be upset by this staggering
freak of fortune.
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MoNTPELIER.-At the festival of the
Good TemplaTs and Temple of Honor at
Montpelier on Monday evening, an ele-
CANT Bible was voted to one of the clergy
men of Montpelier, at ten cents vote.
The whole number of votes cast was 281,
of which Rev. Mr.. Wright (Unitarian) re-
ceived III, and the Bible was presented
to him by George Bradshaw, Esq, of New
York City, in behalf of the donors, in a
very appropriate speech, in which he re-
connted incidents of his earlier residence
in Montpelier, and his acquaintance with
Rev. Chester Wright, the grandfather of
the recipient of the Bible, and the early
interest he had taken in temperance re-
form in that town. 1t was pleasing
finale to more than pleasant evenings en-
tertainment-Mr. Bradshaw, when a
mere youth, having been the first person
in Montpelier to sign his name to total
abstinence pledge, and having ever kept
that pledge sacred during long and sue
cessful business residence in New York
city and Rev. Mr.. Wright now follow
ing in the footsteps of his illustrious
grandfather, and battling manfully
against the evils of the sale of intoxicat-
ing drinks, which his grandfather was
among the first in the place to denouuce.
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The VERMONT BRIGADE IN THE SHEN-
ANDoAH VALLEY, by Hieut. COLI Aldace
L. Walker, is the title of small volume
which has just been very neatly and care
fully printed at the Office of the Burling-
ton Free Press. Books of this character
have peculiar value, and to the future
historian of the great war will be almost
indispensable. Lieut.. Col Walker served
through an important part of the Sixth
corps period of service in the Shenandoah,
commanding the Eleventh regiment of the
Vermont brigade during one of its severest
engagements, and sharing in the chief
movements of Sheridan's famous cam
paign against Early. The chapter of his
tory which this book covers lis therefore
an exciting one, and he writes it not on
ly with personal knowledge of the details,
but with conspicuous literary ability
His narrative is embeilished with some
good anecdotes and personal reminiscent
ces and enlivene1 now and then with
rather palmer expressions of opinion than
we are accustomed toaind i'll similar rem
iniseences of army life. The clearness of
the history is advanced by numerous maps
ard plans.-Neao Iorb Tribune.
This work is for sale at the HERAs4D
Bookstore. Price $3.50 per copy. Sent
postpaid on receipt of police. A liberal
discount from these figures made to the
trade
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-"You are COMPOUNDED mutton-head,"
said a man to his Ieighbor in Mystic,
Connecticut, and the court fined him one
dollar.
"A palatial residence Just completed p
Chicago, has thirty-nine kinds Of wcea
employed in its construction. :.
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DIR. PALMER's PRAYER MEETING
Next to Fulton street the weekly meet.
ing held at DIR. Palmer's house is one OF
the most extraordinary in the ciey. 1t
has been held for thirty y.ars, on the
afternoon of Tuesday. 1t is composed
mainly of those who have obtained what
is called the gift of qualification, or have
reached the condition of entire holiness,
or of such as are seeking that high plan
of Christian experience. DIR. Palmer and
his wife, at whose house the meeting is
held, are both preachers, and usually go
together and conduct service in some
church. On Tuesday afternoons they
throw their parlors open for the meeting,
and the rooms are usually crowded. DR..
Palmer and his wife are Methodists, but
the meeting is not confined to that sect.
Persons from all denominations unite, and
black and white men and women take
part in the exercises. DR.. Palmer usu-
ally presides. The meeting has much the
element Of a camp meeting. Much Of the
talk is experience-how people felt before
they were sanctifed-how they got the
blessing -how they now feel. The utmost
freedom of experience is allowed for every
emotion of joy and doubt, Of "Amens,n
groans, sglories," "Qh's," and "Ah's," and
other indications Of feeling. Men and
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LIBERAL.--It is rumored that man,
not thousands miles from Ripton Hol-
low, engaged a minister to come ten OF
twelve miles in hot day to attend his
wife's funeral, and after the
funeral was over, told him he
should have some money soon and would
pay hiHa-apd after some delay, asked il
he would accept OF load CT wood. Also
that the same man engaged another min
lister afterwards to marry him to another
woman, and proposed to pay at some flu
ture day; but that both debts have prob
ably been forgotten. Moral man who
forgets to pay his minister or printer,
must have poor memory.-MSddlebu'3
HeqiSt6T.
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came Charles A. Phelps,-and I am
Obliged to say that Grant, when he be-
slowed him upon US, as pension agent,
did not do anything to make us suppose
the presidential system of appointments
would be much better than the old one.
The rule was almost an iron Que. In q
few instances it WAS broken over 1 be-
lieye Mr.. Bird got a postmaster appointed
at Walpole, against the Recommendation
of Mr.. G. +. Adams, by making an appeal
to Blair. and pushing it in his energetic
way. From that day to the close of Lin
coins administration, the system was kept
up, and when johnson rated over to the
Democracy things were no better. So
that-not to put too fierce point on it.
vocation of Office broker has been super
added to that of Senator and Represents
tive. The scandalous way in which Mr..
Buffinton got nominated for Congress,
last fall, is we'll enough known To break
up this system is worth large degree of
sacrifice, and good deal Of a fight, and 1
hope Judge Hoar will persevere, and will
be supported by Grant. A change in the
programme ia as necessary for the success
of the Republican party as on any other
account.