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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14
An "In-nne'' Murderer on the Rampage.


ASSAULTS AND THREATS TO KILL, AT NEW CASTLE
Constable Fletcher on Friday arrested James
Booth, of New Castle, OH warrant issued by
Esq. Silver, of this city, for threatening to kill
Jane Smith, and Lucretia Maxtield, two colorod
women living at New Castle. The complainants
testimony was that Booth had publicly declared
that he had killed Jane Smiths father, and he
would kill her or some other of the family. He
made similar threats against Lucrcta Maxfield.
He was held in $500. hail in each case, for ap-
pcaraiice at Court, and was committed to Jail in
default of surety.
Booth lad previously had hearing before
Esq. Vandever, of New Castle, for assaulting
Jane Smith, i'll a violent manner, knocking her
down, &c, and was fined by that astute and just
magistrate .ffiy cents and costs, which he rca-
sonably considered was very moderate charge
for his enjoyment.
1t is proper to add, here that this man Booth
is the same, who in August 1867, shot an old
colored man named William Smith, in the latter's
own house, at New Castle. Booth come up close
to the window, with gun and shot Smith
through the head, his only possible excuse being
| that the latter's grandson had "plagued' him.
| He was tried for the crime in December of that
| year, and after an ingenious defence on the
| ground of insanity the homicide being admitted,
| was acquitted. 1t was to this murder that he
referred in his threats to kill Jane Smith, who
| is, as we understand il. daughter of the victim
| of the shooting.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

An Ottawa despatch says, the Dominion Gov
ernment has no information that American YES
sells have been stopped in the Straits of Canzo,
as stated by General Butler in Congress and a
Halifax despatch declares the report of the cap
turc of American fishing vessels to be a hoax.
Major Clinton, Superintendent Of Indian 4 fairs
in New Mexico reports that there IL no prospect
of doing anything with tho Ute and Apache
Indians. They say openly that they will not
work, and consequently the Government has
the choice of either feeding or lighting them
The Society of tho Army and Navy of the Gull
is to hold its second annual Reunion in Boston
on August 9Th. Admiral FarraSi is TO preside
and General Banks deliver the uration large
assemLlage is expected,
At Boston, ON Tuesday night. Neitie Nelson
| aged eighteen, committed suicide in her moth
er's house, by shooting herself The cause il
said to be betrayal by a young man, named Geo
Jones, who is under arrest.
| The fire at Gold Hill, Nevada, destroyed tn,
| principal buildings along Main street on botl
sides. At North San Juan, California, on thu
4th, the Chinese quarter was destroyed by fire
and one Chinaman was killed
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

lilo sudden death of Mr. Dickens has natur-
ally awakened a new degree of interest in the
man, himself. His works have long been IA
mar TO the world, but at this time, personal
fecqllcctons of him, and details of his life and
experiences will he most acceptable to the reading
public I. b. Peterson 4 Bros, of Philadelphia
make the following announcement -
!. i. Peterson x Brothers. No. 3O6 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, have in press, for imme'
salelullication, 1.-THE Life of Charles Dickens.
Y vii contain, beside full history of his Life
iils lncnllected Pieces, in Prose and Worse.
PERSONAL Recollections and Anecdotes, as wei
y Letters from Mr.. Dickens to various persons
never before published and will trace the en-
NIgtareer of the great Novelist from the tint
" his birth and first connection with journalism
~ a reporter, to its unexpected and lamente,
,efhlnatlnn on the 9th of June, 1870. By DIR.
suction Mackenzie. 1t will also contain ne'
engraved likeness of Charles Dickens, takei
nom photograph for which he sat few day
liioi to his death. The whole will be issued j
atafge dnodecimo volume, bound in Green, Red
W " l'lue Morocco cloth, gilt side and bach
rice two dollars. Agents wanted everywher
. engage i'll its sale. Advance copies will b
f''f' 10 any one. postpaid, on receipt of price.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

Delaware College, at Newark, the institution
which received this States share of tho Agricul-
tural College land grant, is being organized and
put into working order, preparatory to the operv
ing in September. On Wednesday, meeting of
the Board of Trustees was held, and the Presi-
dent and Professors elected some weeks ago,
were duly installed. The prospect for q large
number of students is quite encouraging.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

APPOINTMENT OF AN ESGINEER.-G James
Iilton, of this city, has been appointed Division
Engineer upon the Western or Pacific end of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, and left New York ON
the Both of June for Portland, Oregon, and Puget
Sound. 1t is understood the North Pacific is
pushing its work with great vigor having two
hundred and thirty miles of road in Minnesota
under contract, to be finished by July, 1871, and
eight full parties are in charge of experienced
engineers, e,, route for, or now exploring and
surveying the line in Montana, IDAHO Oregon
and Washington Territories
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

The colorcd people in the South are about to
petition Congress, very strongly IN opposition
to Coolie importation, and the Washington Star
remarks that it would be rather singular change
of situations if Senator Sumner in his advanced
stand in behalf of the yellow man, should FIND
himself arrayed against the black man.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

An unknown man, while in drunken stn-
por, was run over by a railroad train, near
Dayton, Ohio, on Monday
The Cincinnati Chronicle believes it likely
that constitution similar to that adopted by
Illinois, will be adopted by Ohio next year.
George G. Thomas, an old newspaper cor
respondent, accidentally choked himself to death
at the American HOTEL Philadelphia. while eat
ing supper.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

Iii the Fourth Ohio district several compete
tors for the Republican nomination for Com
gress, appear against the present incumbent,
Hon Vim. Lawrence. They are, doubtless ex-
cellent and worthy men, and yet we feel sure
that the people of the district will gain by re-
tanning the services of no excellent represena-
tive as Judge Lawrence. The completion of his
present term will make six years of his service
in the House, and he has proved himself to be a
sanch, earnest, enthusiastic Republican; faith
ful and vgant economists and a most aborious
member. lie is one of those who originate ac-
ceptablc legislation, and very few men in the
House have prepared greater number of valua-
BILE and satisfactory bills, OH questions needing
nttautiol,.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

The Governor of Vermont is content toreceiye
$1,000 salary. He has probably twice as much
duties as the Governor of Democratic Delaware,
who has compelled his Legislature to vote linn
$4,000 year, and then draws it in gold So
the ratio of this item of expenses is four to one
against Delaware's pockets.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

from the lower part of Somerset county, have
already passed over the Delaware Railroad, and
in about week shipments will actively commence
from Kingston, Marion, Westover and other sta
tions at the extreme southern end of the road
and they will steadily come further north and
increase in quantity until the hight of the season
liz reached
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

Some of the newspapers have made a most
excessive and unwarranted outcry over the re-
enactment of the Income Tax for two years more,
at q per cent. The fact is it touches only a
very small class of the community, and does not
rest upon the bulk of the people, at all. Those
who make good income have tax top pay; those
who have none do not. The clamor about its be-
ing :" odious, I" oppressive, and all that, is TO-
mcnted chiefly by men with full pocket-books,
who want to escape even this light burden. On
the other hand nine out of ten of the people at
large are not called upon to pay a cent, and the
tax, though it should not be continued day be-
yond the necessities of the Government, is by no
means so bad as some are trying to make ii out.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

Bayard Taylor has an unfortunate facility of
becoming the apologst for things that are bad.
Already he il the champion of Tobacco, and the
counsel for at least a moderate indulgence in
wine. And now having spent two or three days
in Salt Lake City he is inclined to believe Nor
monism not 30 black as it is painted A para
graph from one of his recent letters says that
city is lone Of tho most quiet orderly, and NOR
'al places in the world" The Mormons arc ''the
"most temperate of Americans !" s'they are
'.chaste, laborious and generally cheerful; and
"what they have accomplished in twenty-three
''years, under every circumstance Of discourage
''ment, will always form one of the most remark
cable chapters of our history The Territory
'.does not owe a dollar" NC, &c.
Now, it is notorious that until the United
States troops were sent to Camp Douglass,
where they overlook and watch the city,
no GENTLE was ever safe, there, and no
punishment could be enforced against Mormon
criminals Mr.. Taylor has surely heard of the
murder of DIR. Robinson, and the many similar
cases. AS to their being chaste, Polygamy is
hardly that, nor yet incest; and furthermore it
is strongly testified to that there is a sad
absence of chastity, even with the presence of
those unholy features, and under the terrible
penalties of the "blood atonement" As to
what they have accomplished, it is less than the
same number of people have done, in tho same
time, under the same average of circumstances,
in the other Western territories. This fact has been
ridiculously misapprehended. And as to their
freedom from debt, they have nothing in the
world for which debt ought to have been
incurred. There is no public school system no
public improvements, no nothing, except what
has gone into the hands of Brigham Young, and
for that they are titled and taxed till only the
astute leaders find it possible to rise from
poverty.
Mr. Taylor of course docs not mean to coun-
tenance Mormonism, any more than he does
drunkenness, but, as we said in the outset, he
has a very unfortunate facility for seeming to be
OH the wrong side of important moral and social
questions. The poet, sage, and traveller, of Ken
nett Square is a light in the great world, and he
ought to bear the good banner of Chester County
i'm tho fore front of Reform.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

A communication in the Gazetie warmly urges
Andrew q. Gray, Esq, of Now Castle, as an
available Democratic candidate for Governor
Yet MIR. Gray, by signing II petition, some week'
ago, asking Executive clemency for coloret
man, received, in company with a number o
others the most violent abuse from this sam
ga4eae, as a sympathizer with mrrder-''an'
:,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

BASE BALL.--A match game of base ball was
played on the 4th, between the Relay Club of
Stanton, and the North East (Md.,) Club, result
ing in favor of the former, 49, to 81.
The Secretary Of the Atlantic Club at New
Castle sends us the scores of three games played
there on the 4th, as follyws:
Independent os. Atlantic won by the former,
As to 81.
Atlantic cs. Mohawk won by the former
29 to Is.
Good Will cs. Atlantic won by the latter
81 to is.
We cannot print the full scores of any but
important games.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

We have received the July number of the
Adcocade of Pcace, the official organ of the
amiable gentlemen constituting the American
Peace Society We agree with its editors that
war is terrible evil, demoralizing to society,
destructive of life, and ruinous to material
prosperity. We may perhaps differ with them
in believing that there are some things worse
even than war, such, for instance, as the dis
membernent of a free government in the in
terest of slavery; the perpetuation of unjust
and tyranncal rule; or persecution for religious
belief So far as there is left amongst civilized
men any admiration for war as sucll,--any
thirst for its blood-bouglt glorics, we join the
ddrocate in protesting against it as unadulte-
rated barbarism, and if the American Peace So
ciety can bring any influence to bear against
such spirit we bid it God speed.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14
NUMBER 1856.
LOCAL NEWS.

CONFERENCE NIEETING.-The Delaware Annual
Conference of the NJ. L. Church, composed en-
trely of colored churches we believe. will hold
its next session at Waugh's Chapel, in Cambridge.
Nd, on the 21st inst. Bishop Levi Scott will
preside
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

The strike of the iron founders at Paris,
France, has lasted for over two months, and
refuse to fill trade orders sent from Paris.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14
4. +. A. NJ.
CONSIDERATION AND INSTALLATION or HIRAM LODGE,
AT NEWARK.

CONSIDERATION AND INSTALLATION OF HIRAM LODGE,
AT NEWARK.
Hiram Lodge, No. %, A.F.A.M., at Newark, in
this State, which has been working heretofore
under dispensation from the Grand Master, was
consecrated, "Wednesday evening. Ameetng of the
Grand Lodge of Delaware. Rev. DR. McCabe of
Middletowi, q. NJ, was held i'll the basement Of
the NJ. T. Church at Newark. while Hiram Lodge
was i'll session in their room in the building adj
joining.
The Subordinate Lodge sent request to the
Grand Lodge that they be formerly conseerated,
and the officers installed. The Grand Lodge, in
company with Hiram Lodge, and headed by a
brass band, marched in procession to the oratory
Of Delaware College. which they found we'll
filled with ladies and gentlemen, assembled to
witness the beautiful and impressive ceremonies.
An excellent choir was in attendance and
opened the proceedings with singing, after which
a prayer was offered by the Grand Chaplain.
Rev. DIR. McCabe. of Middletown, delivered an
able and eloquent oration on Free Masonry pre-
senting in plain terms and forcible manner the
objects and work of the Order.
After the address was finished the installation
of officers, by the Grand Lodge. took place.
They are /: W. NJ. Rev. John France s. W.,
- Turner: j. W., Prof. Edward d. Porter.
The two lodges then returned to their re-
spective lodge rooms were closed in due form,
and upon invitation marched back to the College,
where a snmptuous repast was served up by the
ladies of Newark, of which about one hundred
ladies' and gentlemen partook.
a large cake was presented to DIR. NlcCabe,
who received it i'll a neat speach, thanking the
ladies' and gentlemen of Newark for the hospi-
table manner in which they were received.
Quite number of Wilmingtonians were
present, and assisted in the ceremonies.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

Tho Lyman gun, made at Reading Pa, for
the French Government, and which is to throw
n ball ten miles, has been satisfactorily tested,
and will now be taken to England and tried there.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

A despatch from Laramie City reports a gen
eral massacre by the Ute Indians of the white
miners at North Park. 1t appears that the Utes
wanted the miners to assist them i'll fighting a
party of Cheyennes, but were refused. A fight
then followed between the Indians, and the
Cheyennes fled after which the Utes killed all
they could find Of the miners. The dead bodies
were mutilated in shocking manner.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

" now appears, as was stated at that time, that
,'e expectation of the Maine Democrats that
n'Nerhor Chamberlain would desert the Repub-
nVa'i party and become their nominee, was url-
founded,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

Tho anti-Chinese feeling in North Adams,
Massachusetts, is so strong that All American
employed to teach the newly arrived Chinese the
language has been attacked with volleys of
stones
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

New CARs.-The Harlan d Hollingsworth
Company sent away on Friday, a fine sleeping
car, for the Southern Transportation Company,
and will send it two more in about two weeks.
All these are designed to run between Baltimore
and the White Sulphur Springs, Virginia. They
have just built six fine passenger cars for the
Continental Improvement Company, the cars
being intended to run from Fort Wayne to
Traverse Bridge, Mich, and next week they will
send away ten very handsome cars for the Le-
high Valley Railroad, and ten more for the lake
Superior and Minnesota Railroad, and for the
last named road they are building three others.
other roads, but they are not nearly finished.
We never saw their car shops buster.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

A MUTE TAUGHT TO SpEAK.-The son of Mr..
Samuel $. Downing, of this city. who has been
deaf mute from birth, was, about six months
ago,placed under the tuitionof Zerah c. Whipple,
of Mystic, Connecticut, and has already been
taught how to talk and to understand what is
said to him by watching the motion of the
speakers lips. Mr.. Whipple has only few
private pupils and is young man under twenty,
All previous attempts to teach the deaf and
dumb to talk or to understand the words spoken,
by watching the motions of the lips, were based
on previous knowledge of the alphabet. This
gentleman proceeds to teach them directly how
to speak. He places the pupils hand upon his
own throat, so that its motions can be perceived
then holding up an object, pronounces its
name. The teachers hand is then placed on the
pupils throat, the object held up, and the pupil
pronounces it. This must, of course be very
slow and tedious process, but the results are
truly wonderful.
We have recently seen published letter
written by Mr.. Downing, in which he expresses
his delight and astonishment at the rapid pro-
gress made by his son, and his joy at first hearing
from Willie's lips the word father. The child
can already talk considerably, and his success in
catching words by sight from the lips of others
is wonderfu
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

A DEspERADo.-The Milford Mutual Friend,
of last Saturday, says =" On Saturday evening
last, fracas occurred which created quite an ex-
element. fellow by the name of Benjamin
Belts requested some liquor at the Milford hotel,
and, on being refused, he raised box of segars
and attempted to make off with them. The bar
tender, Mr.. Prettyman, snatched the box from
his hand, when Belts drew knife and made a
lunge at him, threatening to kill him, but was
suddenly brought to bay by we-drected blow
from small wooden ice mallet, with which Mr..
Prettyman defended himself. After recovering
himself Belts rushed into the street with large
knife in his hand, threatening all who opposed
him." He was arrested, after some resistance,
by the Bailiif, and committed by Squire Phelps.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

There is grave-stone in truthful New Jersey
which says Julia Adams-died of thin shoes. y
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

Mr.. J. Alexander Fulton, of Dover, writes us
to say that he did not join in the petition to the
Governor for the reprieve of Darnell, though
many excellent citizens" did Mr.. Fulton
thinks when criminal has been fairly tried and
convicted, it is best, in vast majority of cases,
to carry out the penalty. In this, he plainly
joins issue with Governor Salisbury, who inter
ferred 80 promptly to save Register from whip
ping, and soon pardoned him, entirely, and who,
in a case very similar where a young man in
Milford maliciously fired a colored boy,
interposed an early pardon. By such actions as
these he forbids the possibility-to use Mr.. Full
toms words-of having g tho good to respect
and the bad to fear the law"
Our charge against Governor Salisbury is
that he pardons according to the color of the
culprit, and that white criminals notoriously
guilty have been set at liberty while colored
men, for whose respite :" many excellent citi-
zens' asked, were promptly hung. This is
neither justice nor Christianity, and of course
Mr.. Fulton agrees with us.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14
The Colorcd Celebrations.
| THE MEETING At poyER--sPEEcH OF MR. HEALD--
AN UNPRECEDENTED GATHERING.
L liz, I,,l.. III


[From the Smyrna Times, July 6th.l
Never before was there similar gathering
within the limits of Kent county. The new
voters, together with their wives aud children,
acquitted themselves as became citizens of the
great and noble country which gave the men the
women as worthy the occasion they met to cele-
brate. About three thousand composed the
meeting earnest. attentive and wholly bent
upon the business which brought them together.
About five hundred went from this town on the
cars and otherwise. The meeting was opened
with the reading chapter of Scripture, and
prayer by coored men, The address of welcome
was very becomingly and earnestly made by DIR.
Il. Dawson. Daniel b. Anderson (colored) fol-
lowed in short speech, in which some capital
hits were made. Joshua L. Head, Esq, made
few mpromptu remarks, in which he clearly
stated his reasons why the colored man should,
of right, have the ballot. Mr.. II. was loudly
cheered. The meeting was then ably and with
great eloquence addressed by Professor William
Howard Day.
A FINE MEETING AT CAMBRIDGE, MAINLAND oN
TIE FOURTH.
From the Cambridge Herald tDcm) July 5tll
III Cambridge the great colorcd celebration
came off with ccidt The town was filled with
sable visitors of both sexes, and to their credit
A boat came from Baltimore, and some speaking
was had OIL the Court House green. A procession
marched through the streets, good many
gingcr-cakes were eaten and the voters" with
their wives and children, wended their wa,
homewards, 10 doubt many of them with sore
feet.
Throwing all joking aside, the celebration was
very creditable indeed the speeches moderate i'll
tone and well delivered.
Those who participated in the celebration
deserve praise for their quiet and orderly con
duct and as Democratic editor, we take pleasure
in awarding il to them.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

Melon vines in the lower counties promise an
alb indant yie.d.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

The new doctrine of Infallibility was not pro-
miilgated as was expected June 29th, but the
discussion is said to be nearly closed. An im-
mense majority OF the Bishops are IN favor oi Il
few weeks at most will settle this vexed question
the result of its announcement will be extensive
secessions from the Church in all quarters. The
oriental churches, which are at present in COM
munion with tho Pope are said to be almost
unanimously determined to leave in the
doctrine is declared
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

PHILADELPHIA.

ONE OF THE PLAGUE SPOTS OF THE cITY-I.ANDIs's
CHURCH AND coILEGE-A REPRoAcH TO THE Au-
THoRITIEs-THE HEATED TERM-suNMER BOARD
ING-THE FUTURE OF wILsrINdToN-JuLY "AMusE-
MENTs IN THE CITY.