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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-09-08
LITERATURE AND JOURNALISM

The September Atiiae Press is fully as hand
some as any that have preceded ii. II opens
with one of Iore'H cuts. " Tie Grass-hopper and
tile Ant, from La Fontaine's Fables and there
il a full page picture of Deer and Fawls, one
OF Karl Bo1mers pleasing etcliines, very finely
printed a copy of that capital picture, Single
Blessedness" il given also portrait of John
Leach, and scene Of Roman ruins. The literary
matter is furnished, mainly, by members Of the
New York press DR. Fuller Walker, D.O'C.Town-
ley Jas. X Medbury, Chas. Carroll Samuel Wright,
and others. We are pleased to learn that it is
the intention of the publishers to reduce the
size Of the page, with the coming volume, thus
making il more convenient for handling and
binding Sutton, Brown & Co., publishers.
The September parts of The Sunday Maya
zine, Good Words and :. Good Words for
the Young have just been issued by J. B. Lip
pincott Il CO., Philadelphia. This number of
the Sunday Magazine being the last Of the sixth
volume, several serials are concluded. There
arc number IL excellent contributions in this
liari and eleven fine wood engravings In the
new ,'uliimc, beginning with October, there will
be serials by Thomas Guthrie. d. H., George
Macdonald, i. j.. D., Rev. Anthony W. Thorold,
Edward Garrett. and several others. The arti-
e.es BY ". g. Blaikie are on :" America and the
Americans, being the impressions OF three
months visit in 1870. Good Words has eleven
artcle4-.he continuation of two popular stories,
poem by Jean lngelow papers from the pens
Of Samuel Smiles, Rev. Charles Kingsby, and
Others, with many good illustrations. Goods
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CORRESPONDENCE.
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Who Is Responsible !


The Gazette Expresses surprise at seeing col
ored votes in such large numbers at the polls,
and not only INDUCES in disgusting slang, at
the expense of the innocent negro, but berates
the Republican party as though they were res
ponsible for the existence Of this body of voters,
who very reasonable give their support to the
party that sympathizes with them in their
wrongs
Least the editor should forget, or lead others
to forget, the circumstances that led to the sud-
den emancipation of race, and made of them
men and citizeus, we briefly recall the facts. A
formidable southern rebellion upheld with q
few noble exceptions,) by the Democratic party,
made war against our just and peaceable gov,
eminent ostensibly, to maintain constitutional
rights, in reality to establish confederacy based
upon the continuation OF human slavery, and to
degrade still more an unhappy race or feiiow
creatures. The revolt was crushed by the strong
arm of the government, but in the CONNECT the
shackels of the negro were stricken of, and the
constitution now gives to him the right to ex-
press preference as to who shall be his rulers;
The Democratic party were the indirect ana
unwilling agents in creating this increase ,,. o.
voters and to hide this chagrin, at their inapiiity
| to control for party purposes, this element q
power, express surprise that these voters should
be so eager to exercise their rightful privilege
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SHORT CROPS AND POOR PRICES.
NIEssRs. EDllons THE wheat crop of this
county is generally threshed, and the threshers
give a bad account of it, Some few-but very
few--have fair crops. In no case that we have
heard of is there n full crop, but many miserable
failures. One of our acquaintances sowed ten
,shels of wheat and half a ton of phosphate
nd got thirty-eight bushcls another sowed
thirty-e'ght bushels of prime wheat and got fifty
bushels. Some have done even worse than this.
There will be some wheat sold and shipped, hut
there will have to be brought into the county a
barrel of flour for every bushel of wheat
exported.
Corn is short on the best farms, and on the
low lands total failure and it is no wonder that
it is 80, for the spring was so wet that the low
lands could not be planted until late in the
season, and it continued for weeks 30 wet that
it could not be worked, and about the time rains
was most needed we had drought Of twcnty-six
days continuance. Then genial showers for a
week OF so, which revived dropping and parched
vegetation and made corn all it is. but since then
we have had another drought Of twenty-one days
up to this time, and from present appearance it
may continue for twenty-one more. There is,
however, some good in the present dry spell il
has given the farmers ali opportunity for secur-
| ing their fodder in fine condition. which will be
| equivalent to many bushels of corn. The corn
OH UP ldluh Is HUGH JULIET We tAptGt
under the circumstances, for it seemed that the
excessive heat, with the drought, would have
| parched the life out of it,
| Many fallow fields remain unfinished or un
touched. Those who did not pillow immediatel,
after the rains cannot do SO now, and many were
engaged at that time moving their peaches. Tho
gathering and shipping OF this crop is now nearl.
over. 1t was much larger than it was general,
supposed it would be, but according to the lie
ports in the COMMERCIAL considerably short o
last years CROP and yet prices were no better, /
so good, which may in part be accounted for b,
the abundance of other fruits apples, pearr
berries, ETC. Grapes are now being shipped AM
they will be the last fruit of the season.
We have great cause to be thankful for til
abundance Of good things, which, though the
have paid the producer but poorly, have by thei
abundance been 80 cheapened thit the poorea
families have been able to procure and enjoy
luxury that they could not have had with a shoi
crop Of everything of the kind. kent.
KENT County, September 9th.
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BUSINESS MArrERs-'riE cENsus-suDDfN nEAlh.
DEAR COMMERCIAL I'm these weeks OF silence
your correspondent! has been away from the city,
and ills il The reason you have not heard from
him.
Chester is very qiiet-little news, little bust
ness Our Iron Bridge Company is about the
only firm doing much. Reauey& Co. have some
small Jobs on hand, hut are looking in expecta-
ton of large ones. With their usual enterprise
they are turning, as we hear, their attention to
the manufacture of steel. having secured in their
interests, in person, the inventor OF the new
process. This will give them an advantage,
should they go extensively into its manufacture.
Our city contains, according to the census,
about ten Thousand inhabitants, and is growing,
if the erection q new houses is an indication OF
growth. And this is just about our real popu-
iation, for the census was taken at time.whe
business being dull, the floating population OF
laborers was away.
Another very sudden death occurred here last
Saturday-a young German lady. Well III the
forenoon, in the afternoon corpse. fit was
the cause.
| We hear there are several cases of yellow fever
| still at the Lazzaretto. The authorities there
have been very easy, letting people go and "a
too much as they pieasn. Hence, perhaps, its
| continuance. Z.
| CsrsrEn, pa, August 3lst.
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THE SITUATION IN FRANCE.

The details since or kilograms of Tuesday
afternoon are not OF vital interest. They
are confined chiefly TO statements as to the
progress made in organizing the Republic.
Its establishment has been enthusiastically
proclaimed at Havre, Marseilles. Lille, Pere-
geaux, and Montpelier, and it is asserted that
the people everywhere joyfully accept the
change. Declarations have reached Paris
from foreign committees OF several States of
Europe congratulating France on the peaceful
and successful formation Of republic, and the
governments Of Great Britain and Austria have
directed their ambassadors TO continue their re-
lations with the Republic Entire liberty of the
press has been decreed.
As for the movements toward peace, the ri-
mors given yesterday that the new government
had already made overtures to Prussia in order
to consider terms, seem to be confirmed. II
Paris it is believed that Jules Favre has gone tt
meet King William, with this object, and hi
absence from the Council Of Ministers is re
marked. The International Workingmens So
ciety, at Paris, have issued an address to tn
working people and .Social Democracy o
Germany in which they say
Prussia made war against the Emperor an
not against France, who now asks the withdraw
of your armies. Otherwise it will be the uniyer
sal duty of Frenchmen to resist and re-enact tn
scenes of 1893 Frenchmen make no peace wit
an enemy on their sol-but they are friends an
allies of all free peoples We protest agains
the Intervention of the Powers. and implore til
prussian forces to recross the Rhine. Let u
with grasped hands forget the crimes prompte
or perpetrated by despots. Let us form til
United States Of Europe. Long live the Univel
sal Republic.
Meanwhile, the Prussian armies are undoub
odly commencing their march on Paris, thong
the information from them is very indefinite
The disposition in France still seems to be
fight, preparations are going forward, au
one report says the total French force now und,
arms is 100000 men.
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PRUSSIA AT THE HEAD OF EUROPE.

And what will Prussia nos say to Europe.
Time was when the first Napoleon declared war
for all the Continent, and, at ms own pleasure,
dictated the terms Of Peace. King William and
Bismarck may do that, hereafter, and the question
is, what do they desire of Europe: France has
claimed, and although the title to the claim
began to be doubtful has enjoyed the precedence
of all tho Continental powers. But France is
beaten Prussia has switched her as a teacher
would switch an obstreperous sclool-boy, and
The ease and success OF the operation prove that
she could as readily perform it on any other
nation of the Continent, unless we except
Russia. What next, then; Will Bismarck cry
now, "Mv Continent of Europe-Iet US have
:. Peace and proceed to break up all the
mltrailleuses into old iron for Krupp's foundry
to work into plow-shares, instead Of cannon
win KONG Wilhelm hang up his sword and
devote himself to reading works on agriculture:
For Europe has now now leader, looked at
with interest since Salowa, but now looked up
10. with respect, If Bismarck saya to Francis
Joseph. "upln Franz will hop up Will agility
aud il he says to Victor Emmanuel Down =
the good Victor will bend his supple Italian
knee, promptly, while as to Spain there viii no
longer be hesitancy about Hohenzollern, il the
Count gives direct order. lie will say to Prm
. Wiggle wagglc ~ and the Spanish threne viii
be filed
Prussia isads and directs Europe, in This next
sra q history What will she de-
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Salisbury.

GOSSIP FROM THE wlcoMico MErRopoLis-whis-
rERs ABOUT ora REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
THE wILEs OF MUSIC AND cRoQuET.
SALISBURY, Nh, Sept. I.
Your correspondent of this place being caught
in the 'Wiles and guiles that women weave,
has placed himself within the providence OF the
Deity whose especial care is married people, and
il too much occupied in becoming master OF the
situation to contribute to your interesting col
innis his usual supply of news from this place.
Under these distressing circumstances attempt
to fill his place.
The only thing new in town. for several days,
is tho new moon, We continue to have a spell
Of weather usual thing at this time of the
year only MS time its unusually dry. One pc
cnliarity of the season here is dog days embrace
the whole year differing again by every dog
having his day in the night, night being made
lideons thereby. That there is a fondness for
dogs existing in this community is dog-gone
| conclusion.
| Patent medicine vendors and vendors of pat
| ented washing machines aillict lis terribly. We,
| however, cling to quinilc and cholagoSue as
remedies for Our clills, and preserve partiality
| for washing machines "what wears calico"
Trade is dull farmers have long faces in con-
| sequence of short crops.
The Democrats held their district meetings to
select delegates to attend the County Conven-
ton, to he held on the Bird instant to elect dele
gates to nominate their candidate for Congress-
This countys delegation will be for Hambleton
Tho Republicans have also gone through tins
stage of The proceeding. Hon Thomas A
Spencer is their choice in this county for Con
gress Mr.. Iorbert being their second choice IL
case spencers prospect is hopeless.
This is all about politics. Watermelons ant
chills abound: other fruits and ailments scarce
The exercises of the brass band, of evenings, a
the park, and croquet, receive the patronage o
the Young folk, both of which contribute to- th
above named weaving process which deprived
you, for a time, Of the services of your cores
poudent, and which is getting others beside
him, into the same kind OF trouble.
Yours, Bob. WILSON.
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Gdessn, Del.

IMPROVEMENTS NEW BRIDGE PEACHES GENERAL
NEWS.
ODESSA Del, September Ill am happy to say
the spirit of improvement has firm hold on our
citizens. J. c. Crowley has purchased lot of
Mr. Beasten OH High street and intends building
neat dwelling this year. Jacob Gremminger,
and George Holman have each purchased lots
of j. NJ. Woods Esq, and are going to erect
dwellings this season. Mordecai Doushten ESQ.,,
contemplates putting up a neat dwelling this
season adjoining his present residence on Broad
street, Mr.. y. W. Corbit is having the Briscoe
property greatly improved, when completed it
will be one of the most desirable residences in
town.
Charles r, Stratton ESQ.,, ia having hay scales
erected at his coal yard at the wharf.
The bridge at this place is completed and has
been accepted by the Levy Court. 1t il first
class pivot bridge, and reflects great credit upon
Mr. John Shaw of Wilmington the contractor
and builder, ii Inns been well painted by John
King Of this town.
There il about hall crop Of peaches from
this neighborhood, the prices have not been
quite mp to the expectations of the most of our
peach growers.
The corn crop in this vicinity is good.
From some unknown cause the New York cir
Gus will not he here on the 18th of this month as
advertised on the bills. / hear it will return to
Pennsylvania, quite disappointment to the
Young folks.
band of gypses passed through this tayn
last week they are welcome to keep going,
Tbs rsseh TTtlbFs hft's conruenrsd u rsviys
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ieip.ir.

CANT NETTING ESnrp-srEAM LlSE 10 LIVES
POLITICAL, ETC.
LEIpsIG, KENT Co, DEL, Sept 5.--Your paper
continues to be read with much interest by all
parties, and youshoull havestll more subscribers
in DIR town.
The Camp Meeting near kenton, is ended, and
our good citizens, after spending a sennight in
that beautiful grove, have returned to their
homes.
Chicken . cholera" is quite prevalent in this
neighhorhood and has been for many months.
The Delaware and New York Steamship
Company are now running the steamer R,tggies,
from Lepsic and Mallon's to the pier at Lewes,
connecting with their steamer tor New York,
taking freight and passengers /; and making tri-
weekly trips. Captain II. Fowler, who is an old
veteran in the marine service, and also an old
resident OF our town,is employed as pilot aboard
the RigJles.
presume you have learned ere this that Kent
county is full of democratic applicants for the
Sneriff's Office we have two in our own town,
one of whom comes up now for the third time,
and says he has the strongest claim. and expects
to get the nomination. The democrats are In sort
of scrape, about lin, not knowing how to get
rid of him short of his nomination politically
hesis very unpopular even among his own party,
guess he don't know how to pull on the wires.
The other is a Very popular man among all
parties, and, were | democrat lie would be my
choice. have copy Of the present platform
of our Delaware democracy, which, for safe
keeping, have pasted in my scrap-book, some
articles of which shall refer them too in the
future. ANON.
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AeclpIst CORNERSTONE LAYING - EXou RsioS--
fi,HISa, Ne.
LgwEs, DEL, Sept. 5--One day last week, as
two pilots we're heig run out to their :boat, the
little skin in which they were sailing suddenly
upset. and, but for aid at hand, all would have
been drowned. The pilots lost their clothing,
and one Of the boatmen had his shoulder blade
dislocatel
Last sabbath and Monday, 2Stli and 29tb
iiltimo, were days of unprecedented interest in
l4cwcs Mcthodism. On Sunday a financial effort
was male for the benefit Of the new church now
being erected Interesting sermons were dellv-
cred on tho occasion 10y Heys. $. Pancoast, of
Philadelphia Conference, aud i. IL. hilham, OF
Wilmington Conference. Monday the services
We're continued through the morning and eve
ming, When IL was ascertained the receipts footed
$3.50. They have already spent on the enter
prise near 0iit thousand dollars. The Sunday
School scholars gave near four hundred dollars.
The cornerstone was laid about 6 o'clock, Mon
day, J.. NJ. Among the deposits outside the
usual articles were brief history of Methodism
in Lewes; q list of Government and State
officials; all the State papers brief biographies
OF the oldest Methodist families of the church
in bygone list of town officials, and numerous
coins. On the evening of Monday Revs. i. j;
Thompson, D. d., and Vim. Merrill, participated
in the services. Also, the pastor was assisted
by Rev. MIR. GAYLORD, of Milford Presbyterian
church, young minister large-heartea and
promising.
Another excursion visited our beach on Thurs,
day. This was composed of tho Milford and
Georgetown Sunday Schools, and will be follow
ed by few more Getting cool here.
Fishing with hook and line from our pier has
become quite thing Of late. You may ilnd
among these fishermen dignifed ecclesiastics,
winaome ladies', spectacled grandparents, law
yers doctors, teachers, good, bad and III
different OCCASIONAL.
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rRr nAIY noMafERoIAL d issued eue,,

THE DAILY COMMERCIAL Is issued every
afternoon, eroept Sunday. II 10 The only DaiW
Paper in Wilmington, and The State Of De'a'oars
Terms, Sir Dollars per annum, or 1toelue Cents
a ,oeek. Single copies Tsco Gents.
THE DELAWARE TRIBUNE q issued
from tho COMMERCIAL office, ecay Thursday
morning, and contains principally reading mat
ter published in the Daily. lis The largest paper
and eontains By far the most reading matter Of
those published on The Peninsula. Terms, 1soo
dollars per dnnu'n.
THE COMMERCIAL JOB OFFICE Is am
ply provided 10Th printing material Of the latest
styles and our acork Is done equal TO Philadelphia
offices, and at no higher rates
THE OFFICE OF THE COMMERCIAL
and TRLBU NE is at The S. w. Corner Of Fyu
and Market Streets, Wilmington, Deld'oare.
JENKINS d ATKINSON
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WILMINGTON sHrp.BunpINa

The N. Y. Times says Sin the port Of New
York, to-day, not single vessel Of any magni-
tude is in course Of construction. A steam barge
to carry market produce on the North riyer,is the
only craft in the hands Of the builders. "-Netos
lem.
That sounds badly for New York, but our
Wilmington ship-builders are at work. Nine
ships six of iron, and three Of wood, are now in
course Of construction here. One firm has two
iron steamers on the stocks, and one launched,
and nearly complete. The latter is the largest
iron merchant steamer ever built in America
Another firm have one iron steamer on the stocks
and are laying the keels of two others. The,
sent away another, a few days ago.
OF the wooden yards, one firm il building
large steam barge, another large barque, ant
| third another steam barge. making nine in all
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W l5qMhp a Al EDITORS fHOrhihr0hs
WILMINGTON, DEL,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1870.
From the Commercial of tuesday,
FRANCE A REPUBLIC,

The main part Of the news, this morning, is
from Paris, the statements as to field operations
being confined to single despatch, saying that
the Crown Princes Of Prussia andsaxony have di-
rected the march of their armies toward Paris
To reference to the events in the great capital
orr very complete kilograms, yesterday, gave the
nth Of the news. The Corps Legislatf declared
the Empire ended, and Republic has been de-
clared The announcement was made to the
public, in proclamation, as follows;
"The decheance has been pronounced IN the
Corps Legislatif. The Republic has been pro-
claimed in the Hotel de Vile. AGovernment OF
National Defence, composed OF eleven members
and ratified by poplar reclamation. Their names
are NM. Arago, Emanuel Cremienx, Jules favre'
Jules Ferry, Gambetta, GARNER Pages, Clos BIZ
zoin Eugene Pelletan, Picart, Rochefort, and
Jules Simon. -.
tinue in the exercise of the powers Of the Gov
ernor of Paris, and is appointed Minister oil war
in place Of General Palikao."
AS to the course to be taken by the new
government, the present temper seems to be
altogether unanimous in favor of continuing the
war, a purpose which will probably be dissipatet
when the sober secondvie shows how impossible
it is that any armies France can now levy cal
contend successfully against the veteran legion
of Germany. 1t is declared that ''orders for thu
immediate formation Of colossal armies hav'
been issued. Over 2OO,O 900 men are ready t
take the field" All the Paris journals urg
the nation to make an unyielding defence, an
declare the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of France to be i'm
possible. The King of Prussia, they say, pro
claimed that he was warning only agains
Napoleon. If it now becomes evident that he
warning against the French people, the 'struggl
must be one of determination, the fleet must
ordered to treat the great seaports of German
as the Prussian armies treat the towns OF Alsat
and Lorraine. The enemy must be made to fe
what the unitedrepublican France can accomplish
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THE HOME FARM OF GEORGE READ, IN KENT
COUNTY.

THE HOME FARM OF GEORGE READ, IN KENT
COUNTY.
MEssRs. EDITORS When the father Of George
Read, the signer of the Declaration, left Cecil
county, Maryland, he settled on farm, on the
State road, mile below Dover. A large brick
mansion, standing until within few years, at
tested the liberal mode Of life Of its owner. In
recent visit TO Dover your correspondent ac-
cepted the courteous invitation of its present
owner, Wesley Hirons, ESD, to ride out and
partake of its peaches. His modest description
OF q fair crop and rather nice farm brought us to
one of the finest fruit farms, naturally and by
improvement, in Kent county, without an idea
Of It's exceedingly attractive qualities.
Being "home farm" its old apple and pear
trees, immense, and still hale in youth, attest
the care for good cheer and plenty Of the earlier
DAYS. The pears standard, and OF o quality SIM
liar to the Bartlett The farm now contains 800
acres, 1870 OF which are in peaches, Q40O0 trees)
and Is acres in apples. The yield of peaches
| will be not less than eight or nine thousand
| baskets, and we think will be even greater. In
color and size they are the best we have seen
this year. Tie Indications OF an uncommon
adaptability for fruit of all kinds, and soil good
enough for anything beside, were to us unms-
| taxable.
Jones creek whereon lies Dover, as the goog-
raphys tell us, forms large part of its outei
| boundary.
| We have to thank Mr.. II. for his attention
and the enjoyment of pleasant morning among
| the peaches.
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The surprising and unanimous assent of physicians
IN favor Of il0FFS MALT EXTRACT In certain
forms OF diseases, Is owing to the rapdty of its ef-
iects, which has In certain measure given 1t the
IN cases OF chronic catarrhs diseases OF the stomach
and above all OF the lungs which act so mildly and
az the same time SO promptly as lIDfs Malt Extract
has from inconestible evidence been proved to act