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Middletown transcript., 1870-04-30

ing report of the proceedings of the Philadelphia
Produce Association, on the subject of baskets,
crates, &c. containing fruits sold by them. Here
tofore great loss has accrued to the growers from
the loss of their baskets, &c. for which no remu-
neration was provided or made If the half for
feture had been fixed at three days instead of
week, the system adopted would be all that could
be desired:
"At stated meeting of the Philadelphia Pro-
duce Association, held at their rooms, 234 South
Delaware Avenue, on February 23d, 1870, the
following resolution was unanimously adopted {:
'ReSoiped, That the members of the association
toned do pledge themselves that no
packages of any kind shall leave their places of
business without deposit being left on the same
"The following list was adopted, viz: Barrels,
bags buckets and peach baskets, 25 cents each.
Truck baskets, so cents each. Berry chests (un-
der As quarts 50. 90 each from As to go quarts
81. so each. Half of the amount deposited on
packages not returned within one week to be
forfeited The above to take effect on and after
April LIST, 1870"
A. B. DETwILER President.
HARRY CARR, Secretary.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL TOWNSEND,
Ii. N. WILLIS, Committee.
CHARLES BRowN,
During the discussion of this report, Mr.. Nix,
of Coombes & Co. N. Y. being called upon, made
a statement in regard to the Accent carriage be-
tween Jersey City and New York, giving it as
his opinion that this charge should be abolished
in all cases except where the fruit was sold at
stands in the cities of New York and Brooklyn.
lie also advised that all shippers should insist
upon this in order that the practice might be-
come uniform.
Mr., Townsend moved that Mr.. John Nix, OF
New York, with four other commission men o
his selection be commite to see that proper
facilities be afforded the fruit trade at Jersey CITY
in accordance with the promise and agreement
of the railroad companies. Adopted.
| Mr.. G. W. Cummins moved that when the as
sociation adjourn, it adjourn to meet in the Town
Hall, at Middletown, on the third Wednesday
| (ls) of May next, at % o'clock, p. NJ. Adopted.
| The Secretary presented the bill of Wm. Town
send for expenses incurred in visiting New York
last year, as a member of the committee on water
transportation, amounting to $25.70.
Mr. Samuel Townsend moved the same bo in
definitely postponed. Pending which the asso-
citation adjourned.
JOHN p COCHRAN, President.
]. ALEXANDER FULTON, Secretary.
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BRAINARD's MUSICAL MoNTmLY.-We
would call the attention of our readers,
and especially those who are interested in
music, to this valuable musical monthly.
Each number contains a large amount of
beautiful new music and interesting orig
anal reading matter. The terms are only
81 per appum. Specimen copies can be
obtained by enclosing ten cents to the
publishers, s. Brainard g. Sons, Cleve-
3and. Ohio. We advise all our readers to
send for sample copies and examine for
th~n,selEaa
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PRICE OF CoAL.-The prospect is that
during the next winter the price of an
thracite coal is to be kept fully up to the
mark at which it was held during the win
ter through which we have just passed
Whether this is to be through conspira-
cy between the coal operators and the mi
ners, or by concert of action among the
miners themselves, is question of no spe-
cal moment, in view of the fact that
"strikes' benefit the mining corporations,
whether the latter promote them or not.
At this time, throughout the whole of the
Schuylkill region, which furnishes annual
ly from four to five millions of tons of coal
the miners, to the number of eight thous-
and men and boys, have suspended work.
There is, of course, the usual quarrel be-
tween them and the companies. The con-
sequence is that the works are all idle and
the supply of coal on hand is gradually
lessening. When the winter demand sets
in, the plea, as usual. will be that the
strikes have kept down the supply so low
that the total amount of coal that can be
mined later in the season at high rates OF
wages will be inadequate to meet the wants
of consumers, and extra prices must be
charged accordingly.
The alleged cause of the existing strike
in the Schuylkill region is that the coal
operators there have combined to reduce
the summer wages of the miners thirty
per cent. below what they were few
months ago.
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OUTRAGE IN FREDERICK, MD.-The
Frederick Union states that on Saturday
last negro man by the name of John
Martin, who served a term several years
ago in the Maryland penitentiary, was
committed to Jail in Frederick city to an
swer the charge of committing all outrage
upon Mrs. Mary Bucher, aged eighty-two
years. The hellish act was committed by
the side of her palsied husband, whose
great age and bodily Affections prevented
him from rendering her any assistance.
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A police officer in Philadelphia arrested
man for disorderly conduct on Wednes-
day. A friend of the man arrested at
tempted to rescue him, when the officer
fired upon the parties. killing both men,
Hugh Murthrough and james Welsh.
Blossom Rock, the chief obstruction in
Sap Francisco harbor, was blown up on
Saturday afternoon. Twenty tons
of powder were used, and the explosion
lifted huge mass of stones and water to
the height of about one hundred feet.
There was little concussion.
There is n report that the Mormons
north of Great Salt Lake city are buying
all the arms and ammunition they can OBJ
tain ostensibly for protection against the
Indians. 1t is stated that the Indians
have never been unfriendly to the Nor
mons.
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II

TO the Democratic Hoters Of Neo Castle Co.
FELLOW CITIZENS At the earnest solicitation
OF my friends again offer myself as candidate
for the nomination of Coroner of New Castle Ca.
and am thankful TO my friends for the support
they gave me at the last nomination election. and
pieage myself to abide the decision of the party,
RICHARD GROVES,
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We are indebted to both our Senators
and our Representative in Congress, for
copies of the Congressional Globe, con-
tanning reports of important debates in
Congress.
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ORONER!!

10 The Democratic Voters Of Ncw Castle coun,v.
EELLow-CITIzEN Sat the earnest solicitation
o. my friends, | offer myself as candidate for
the nomination of Coroner of New Castle Conntv
and hereby pledge myself to support the success,
iul nominee of the Democratic Party.
JOSEPH EARNEST.
st. Georges lid. March 26, ls7O-tn.
Middletown transcript., 1870-04-30

Hon. Willard Salisbury will address
the citizens of White Clay Creek Hun
dred, at Newark, this evening, on the is
sues before the country. A band of mu-
sic will be present.
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&so- DEAFNESS, BLINDNESS and CA
TARRH treated with the utmost success, by ]
lsAAos. NJ, ID. and Professor of Diseases of he
rye ca ard Far (his speciality in The Medical C0ileqe
o rmndGePmta m ~ years experience, formerly of
LLeyoen, Holland, No. s05 Arch street, Phila.
testimonials can be seen at his office. The med-
zeal faculty are invited to accompany their pa
nienis, as he has no secrets in his practice. Ar
ahclal eyes inserted without pain No charge
~ N''"n"'oh' apr l5-ly.
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INGRAM & GIBBS SONS PRICE CURRENT

Fhe above prices will be paid in cash for pro-
ducc delivered in good order; and we wish to
say that We keep constantly on hand n good as
sartmept Of Groceries and Provisions which we
will sell reasonably for cash, at the Corner Of
Broad and Anderson Streets, Middletown, Del,
March 2o-n INGRAM & GIBSON.
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la @ HE zE.ss.. -
Kent Count ty Rail Road.

VIE Kent County Rail Road being; completed
l. to Konnedyville, trains will run daily Ism
DAYS excepted, for freight and passengers, be-
tween henncdyvllle dnd Townsend, where close
connection will be made with trains of The DsIo.
ware r. Il. commencing on
MONDAY, MA Y I'd, 1870,
And will run as follows until fnrtbor ro,;oo.
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passengers from Kennedyville, and all stations
on tne hent county Rail Road, will reach Will
mlnglHn nt TO- 10, A. NJ. Philadelphia at / AS, A,
M ana baltimore at LOS, Pm.
lassnehsers Tor the Kent County Railroad, Will
le"ve Dni!lrlore President Street Depot) at 7.25
Washington Avenucl at s.3o. and W;,
mington at 1910 Am, a.
A Stage will run between Cbestor,o,vn ora
kennedyyille, making close connectons ,";,,, amh
trains East and West II will leave chos,o,,'',, ",
Il. 10y, A. N. ana returning, leave Kennedyville
on m arrival oil Tram, and reach Chcstertown about
apr Soft Chief Eng'r MA Snn,.
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HERIFFALTY.
To the Electors of Mem Castle Cou,,y

FELLOW CITIZENS
sideration for the O
tie County, subject
ocratic party.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-07-22
Tell Your Wife.

If you are in any trouble or quandary,
tell your wife-that is, if you have one
all about it at once. Ten TO one her
invention Will solve your difficulty
sooner than all your logic. The witof wo
man has been praised, but her instincts
are quicker and keener than her reason.
Counsel with your wife,or your mother
or sister, and be assured that light will
flash upon your darkness. Women are
too commonly adjudged as verdant in
all but pure womanjsh affairs. No
philosophical student of the sex thus
judges them. Their intuitions, or in
sight, are the most subtle, and if they
cannot see cat in the meal there is no
cat there. In counselling one to tell his
troubles to his wife, we would go fur
ther and advise him to keep none of his
affairs secretfrom her. Many a home
has been happily saved, and many a
fortune retrieved by mans full conf
dencc in his better half. Woman is far
more a seer and prophet than man, if
she be given fair chance. AS a gen.
eral rule, wives confide the minutest of
their plans and thoughts to their hus.
bands, having no oinvolvements to screen
from HIM. Why not reciprocate, if but
for the pleasure OF meeting conffienc
with confidence? We are certain tina
no man succeeds so well in the world as
he who, taking partner for life, makes
her the partner of all her purposes and
hopes. What is wrong in his impulses
or Judgment, she will check and set
right with her almost universally right
instincts. "1elp meet" was no insig-
nifcant title, as applied to mans COM
panion. She is meet help to him in
every darkness, difficulty and sorrow
of life. And what she most Graves and
deserves, is confidence without which
love is never free from shadow.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-07-22
A Clerical Corpse.

In one of those fat places in Ohio, the
pastor Of the -- church concluded
to accept call to another field oflabor
and resigned his pastorate. Deacon
L was very sorry 10 lose his good
shepherd, but with an eye to the spirit
ual interests of the church, began, with
others, to cast about for a successor. An
eligible man having been found, he
paid visit to the city, and whilst there
the Deacon was anxious that he should
have an opportunity Of exhibiting his
powers to the congregation. But there
was this difficulty in the way ; the late
PASTORS resignation had been set for
several weeks in the future, and he was
still occupying the pulpit. The Deacon
having doubts as to the delicacy and
propriety of thrusting a new candidate
in before the old one had taken his de-
pariure, took the only proper course
went directly to the pastor and stated
the case.
"Well, | don't know about this"
said the latter, 81 don't altogether like
IL. It's too much like getting ON with
the new love before you're of with the
old It's not usual for a man TO com
mence counting new wife before his
old one is buried, is it?"
"No," replied the deacon, 81 don't
know as IT'S; and II amt refy usual JCr
a corpse TO be lying around in this Wog
si9 iceeks oher death.-HGrper's Mosu-
zi.le.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-07-22
DO xou Want to Buy a Dog 2

Jones was very anxious to buy black
and-tan dog. He wanted genuine
"ratter," on whom there was no dis.
count.
He had gazed with feelings of envy
upon numbers of his associates leading
or carrying diminutive specimens of
the canine race, of whom it was said
they were "death on rats"
He desired to have some of ii himself.
He pined for little dog that was death
on rats, one that be could put a little
silver collar on bearing his name, and
encase in a neatly embroidered blanket
when the weather was cold and he
wasn't engaged in the task of carrying
death aud destruction into the rat FAM
lily.
After considerable inquiry he heard
of such dog, pure as to breed and un-
daunted as to courage. When he saw
the dog he was entirely pleased with
his appearance, which betokened a rat
ter of the most sanguinary and success
full type.
But Jones was cautious. lie was not
man to do anything rashly, not even
in the purchase of a dog,so as he hadn't
the fullest confidence in his own judg-
ment on CANNES, he sought his friend
! Smith, who knew all about ratters, to
pass his Judgment upon the beast.
"Best way to test ratter," said
Smith, sis to turn him among rats"
So together went Jones and Smith
with the raj ter to n rat-pit in order to
test his capacity in getting away with
n rodent. The dog trembled greatly it
was observed, when they put him into
the pit, but Jones thought it was be-
cause he was so eager to have the rats
dumped in, though he observed leer-
ing smile on the intellectual face of the
rat owner.
Cow many rats will you 'ave?" in.
quired the latter.
"Throw 'em all in; let him have all
you've got," said Jones, eagerly; "he'l
finish 'em."
But Smith suggested that they had
better try him on a single rat first and
see how he got along with him. The
suggestion was acted upon.
When big rat was brought in cage
the ratter tore around the pit, barking
furiously.
"Seems to me he wants to get out"
says Smith.
"Oh, no." said the rat man, "that's
the way they always hact. 1t shows
heagerness. .E's heager for the fray"
The cage was opened and the rat
, dumped into the pit, when it immedi-
ately darted for the dog, who turned
and run as if he had the hydrophobia,
f yelping for dear life. Round and round
t the pit they went. the rat gaining every
: ro und, until finally he caught Mr.. Rat.
t ter by the jaws and held on like death.
d Jones was a picture of disappoint
f. and dismay.
d "What had l better do?" he said tc
:, Smith as he saw the dog was getting
, the worst of it.
G "Do? ?" said Smith, "why, you'd bet.
ter let the dog go, and buy the rat"
: Jones didn't buy black-and-tan then
}, and he hasn't been looking any up
r since. He considers them humbug.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-07-22
Humorous.

"BRUDDER DICKSON. Mr.. Dickson
a colored barber in one ofour large New
England towns, was shaving one of his
customers, respectable citizen, one
morning, when conversation occurred
between them respecting Mr.Dickson's
former connection with colored church
in the place.
81 believe you are connected with the
church in Elm street, Mr.. Dickson"
said the customer.
"No, sab, not mt ALL"
"Why, are you not member of the
African church? ?"
"Not dis year, sah."
"Why did you leave their commun-
ion. Mr.. Dickson, if may be permit
ed to ask?'
"Why, l tell you, sah," said Mr..
Dickson, strapping Concave razor on
the palm of his hand, at was Jess like
dis-I jined dat church in good fait |
glib ten dollars toward de stated preach
in oh de gospel de fuss year, and de
people all call me Brudder Dickson.
DE second year my business not good,
and / only glib five dollars. Dat year
de church people call me Mister Dick
son. Dis razor hurt you sah?n
| mo, sir, goes lOlefdDle We'll
"Well, sab, dc tird year l feel berry
poor-sickness in my iamily--an' | glib
noflin for preachin.' Well, sab, artor
dat dey call me ole niger Dickson, and
| left 'em :"
SO saying Mr.. Dickson brushed his
Gu stomcr's hair and the gentleman de.
parted, we'll satisfied with the reason
why Mr.. Dickson left his church.
Once upon time, before the negro
had acquired another than pecuniary
value, an old colored divine was hold
ing forth to an audience of his own race
on the watchful care and goodness OF
the Almighty, and, endeavOring to i'm
press upon his hearers the value of q
christian darkey in the eyes of heaven
illustrated the point thus: "my bred
rem, though you can buy seven spar
rows for iarthing, de Almighty hab
book TO put down where cherry one O
dem falls. Now If the Almighty take
so much care of de sparrow dat COS
only one seventh of farthing, wha
you 'spose he do for you ihousanC
dollar niggers'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-07-22

JOHN QUILL, who is the wittiest of
the wits of the press, tells us of chap
who went to farming with about as
much knowledge of the art as Horace
Greeley has displayed and published.
The fellow planted potatoes and waited
for the flowers to ripen into fruit, until
the whole crop rotted in the ground.
He was told heshould have dug the po-
'tatoes soon after they howered. He
cherished this advice and tried it on
crop of tomatoes next year, roofing it
all up at the first sight of Il flower. OF
course he didn't make fortune in that
line. But we heard of a smart Dutch
man down east,-the story is old but
good as hew,-who bought farm and
hired Yankee to run it on shares. Af
ter a good deal of haggling they agreed
that they should divide profits thusly,
the Dutchman to receive the .'tops"
and the Yankee the "bottoms" for The
first year.
The Dutchman looked forward hope
fully for largo yield of wheat, rye,
oats, cabbage, salad, celery and other
good things that rise above the ground;
and he kind of chuckled in the thought
that he had taken in the Yankee. He
didn't laugh so much when he saw a
splendid crop of beets, onions and po-
tatoes, radishcs, turnips and all such
things, the "tops' of which didn't
amount TO much. The Yankee took to
his share naturally {. IA kindly without
complaint. The Dutchman insisted that
next year he would take the ''bottoms.'
can right" says Jonathan, "I'll take
the tops. )" callers recht," echoed the
other; but when he saw nothing but
cabbage, salad, celery, pumpkins,
squashes, wheat, rye, oats, coming up
he swore in High Dutch and dudgeon,
the next year he would have both stops
and bottoms" and "vool de Yankee yet
py tamn." Jonathan, however, was
too cute again, as he planted for the
third year, only Indian corn, peas,
beans, tomatoes, &C., of which he gave
the Dutchman the stops ard bottoms
and kept the "middles" for himself
The last we heard of the members Oi
that firm, after it was dissolved, was
that the Yankee was running the farm
on his own hook, and the Dutchmar
was keeping Lager Beer Saloon in the
next village.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-07-22
aistGllaneOus.
DOUGLAS AS A DUELLIST.

"Did you ever hear Ct Tom Hawk
ms ?" said a man of politics to me yes
terday. "Tom Hawkins is the greatest
duellist in Kentucky. He is now Gov
ernor Stevenson's tobacco inspector at
Louisville-a handsome man with a
black mustache and large, glaring black
ewes, which seldom or never wink, but
look out like Il tigers, with ferocity.
He is, perhaps, fifty years of age now,
but still one of the best shots in Ken
lucky, and he has fixed up more quar-
rels. and been second on more fields,
than any man alive. Personally he is
gentle, truthful, faithful fellow, but
he is deadly when he has made up his
mind t % eat somebody. Tom Is one OF
the best of his class, the finished duelist
of the South, always nice upon points
of honor and prompt to advise anybody
to fight whom he thinks has been IN
jured.
"People who know him, send for
Tom in case of duel, just as you send
for the physician and the preacher when
YOU are sick. He was wounded at Bue-
ma Vista, and he was with Henderson,
Crittenden, Lopez, and the rest when
they invaded Cuba. During the war
he was on Breckinridge's staff, ana the
affairs of private blood in which he mas
been engaged are innumeraoie. for
instance, he was Ben Johnson's secohu
when he killed Tom White. Did you
ever hear Of that?'
"No? Oh! Tom Hawkins had to
leave the State for some years after that
duel Old man White was there when
Rem shot his son, and he went on awful
Iv. The papers raised a bowling row
about that duel. Tom White ana Ben
Johnson had fuss over cards, po'h
pretty full, and a challenge passeu'
| The women and families on both sldea
took big interest in it, ana beh
mother moulded the balls with her own
hands. She was all up and alive about
it. | reckon she'd shot Ben herself il
he hadn't gone to the field. Ben was
all crippled up with rheumatism and
they had to set him up and hand him
his gun. They fought with shot guns
, loaded with ball. There was old mar
White haggling in the field about
points of honor, the terms of apology
etceteree, etceteri, when pop went the
guus, and his son laid dead at the ole
mans feet, with hole right through
his forehead. They say it was dreadful
to hear him go on. don't know what
became of Ben Johnson.
"Oh yes, bless your soul ! Tom Haw
kins scared John Pope most dead once
They were at old Gen. WooPs table
when Pope impugned the courage o
Fl Gen. -, and Tom Hawkins jus
glanced at him and opened cut. JohI
). Pope had to take water.
: "Tom was Breckinridge's secont
e when the challenge passed betweel
b John and Cutting. There Tom showe'
the generalship of Alexander the Great
Cuttings second was old Presiden
Monroe's son, of the regular army, an
+ Tom turned him inside out. He pu
e him on the defensive, thundered q
10 him, aud got John Breckenridge o
with all the honors.
- "Tom Hawkins Is terrible fellow
If he looks at you with his wide, ope
J eye, full Of ferocity, you are half gon
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-07-22
The Ivy Green.
DY CHARLES DICKENS,

Oh. a dainty plant is the Ivy green,
That creepeth DER ruins old!
OF right choice food are his meals, ween,
In his cell so lone and cold.
The walls must be crumbled. the stone decayed
To pleasure his dainty whim:
And the smoulderng dust that years have made
Is q merry meal for him.
Creeping where no life is seen,
A rare old plant is the Ivy green.
Fast lie stealeth on though he wears no wings,
And q staunch old heart has he,
How closely he twineth, how tight he clings
To his friend the huge Oak Tree!
And silly he traicth along the around,
And his leaves he gently waves,
IS he joyously hugs and crawleth round
The rich mould of dead mems graves.
Creeping where grim death has been,
\ rare old plant is the Ivy green.
Whole ages have fed and their VI orks decayed,
And nations have scattered been;
But the stout old Ivy shall never fade,
From its hale and hearty green,
The brave old plant in its lonely days,
Shall fatten upon the past
For the statelist building man can raise,
Is the Ivy's food at last.
Creeping on, where time has been,
A rare old plant is the Ivy green,