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Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-28
A Fersy.Aers and Mule ossry.s

A Fovty.Aovo and Mule osesy..
A Virginia corrsanoedsnt of the New yprk
Commercial Aivel(VSss tan the following
ztahS4lc>s Of w ID G,the was ss Isl
inpressien A(hungthe ns1ps shat the q hte!
OF fther inastles were to be caat mp and di Ned
among the es-slaves; every african mo,heks sad
10 have forty acres Of land and mule. The
story IA told in neighboring county that on one
occasion Yankee ont At elbows. strolling along
in search Of a supper. met negro 10 whom he
stated that be Vas sent BY the 0osernntept 10
"measure OF the allotments" Delighted TO hear
The good news,the darkey said, "You n do gem.
man sal, dat wes been Iookin' for dis long time"
The Yankee reminded the %hiegef' that the
government fec was $40, and having got all the
lgreenbacks the poor fellow had, ''on' sccN'ntsp
he promised 10 call again for the balance. Al
the nigRer's request he wrote a receipt and
the following is a copy Of the document:
Gas Moses lifted up the Serpent In the viii
derness, 80 have lified five dollars and ten
cents from Uncle Tom.
JACK SrRAw."
! MIR. Straw never paid another vis't to the
Ineighborhood.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-28
The Dem ocrasIc Tax Collectors

the Dem 0C1aVoC Ak Soul0CIoTSs
The tax.coilectors Of this city have been harsh
" trsatsd and assailsd in the most false and DIS
respectful manner by the Radical press. They
have been accused Of cheating and returning im-
nsnss error hsts without other cause than to benz
eat the party and deprive their political opponents
Of votes At the election. These chargee have all
bssn proved to be false by the records. and the
collsctop havs fairly turned the tables upon their
adversaries. The facts prove that Messrs. Ward
and Given have not returned large an error list
for 1872. ths 6,t year OF their appointment, as
thAir Radical predscesaon did IN 1871, by 223
names. although they have collected tax from about
sixteen hundred more peEsons, aud the aggregate
amount of their collections in dollars will exceed
that Of their pesdeceason fully Que third.
The Commercia! and Republican have lost bad
y BY thsir attacks upon the collectors, and ex-
posed also The fact that the Democrats were bad
" used in this very matter in 1871 and previous
year., during which thousands Of voters were re-
turned - errors, and hundreds Of Democrats left
u ths assssnsnt lists to deprive them OF their
votss.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-28

Why hNopdAy the bet day In the week ?
DoG1SeA - 5sst ass weak days,
Wln1 - Ads0 and Eve do when they vers
oxpo1Isd fSoo &aeof They raised Cain.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-28

NEW CASTLE co. DEMOCRATIC TlChEi'
lE. Senator.
JOHN POULSON CHANDLER. Christiana hd'
Representatives
BENJAMIN Rraim. Bran6ywine Hundred.
Thomas L. ]. Baldwin. Mill Creek
Eowell &. Biggs. Pencader :,
Albert 0. Newton, Red Lion
Urjsh 8. Wier. White Clay Creek
WilliaR b. McCuulley. Wilmington
Richard Ferguson. Alpoquinimink
Levy Court Commissioner,
Isaac N. Lodge, Brandywine Hundred.
Adelphus Husbands, Christiaua
Gardner L. JemisOn. New Castle
joseph ". Co0ch, Peucader
Thomas H. Sharpe, Wilmington.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-28
Another Speech from Grant.


General Grant visited Philadelphia on Thurs
day. He arrived there at noon, and was waited
upon by q number Of his personal friends and pol
iticians. We are also informed by telegram
that he gave q reception, and took by the hand all
who we're introduced. In the evening. the mer-
chauts who had held mass meeting, serenaded
him, and in reply to repeated calls he responded
- follows:
"0entlemsn and merchants of Philadelphia. you
have heard much better speeches tonight than
could make il were 90 inclined. l am very glad
to zee you, and Am pleased to hear that you have
been to hear such fine speeches. and how you have
bssu engaged tonight"
MesarS. Cameron and Swope made addresses,
and the serenade was brought to close.
Il 10 rather against the intelligence Of the peo-
pis who mass themselves into great parties, and
calmly med, consider and resolve that there is no
man moro suited for the Presidency than Gen
Nrant, when 1t 10 20 generally understood that he
nsvsr writes letter or makes speech that sur
passes the effort of smart school boy who has not
passed out Of his teens. That he should have
bean carried to the Presidency Immediately after
the close Of war In which he had been engaged
u not unreasonable in grateful people; but that
thsy should be willing to entrust the management
OF the Government q second time to person
shown to BE- 10 utterly lacking must be surprising
to al Europeans Certainly the Democratic par
ty Is net liable to the charge of naming. through
sny Of it, conventions, a man tor the Presidency
whose ds6ciencies were shown on all occasions
and IN every effort. whether in the use Of the
pan or Tie tongue.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-28

Democratic Meeting To-MIght'
Dsmocrats should attend the meeting To- night
1t the corner Of Sixth and King streets Some
truths may be expected from the able and eloquent
spsaksn who are advertis ed to be present
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-28


FOR PRESIDENT. ,44faa
H0R ACE GREELEY,
40 oV Maw YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
B.IGRATZ lBROWN,
OF niosoURI.
ELECTORS
WILLIAM q. WHITLEY,
AL0G0r WMlTEl.EH.
GEORGE ". WlIl1N.
REPRHSENTATIyEI IN CONGRESS.
CUoTH0 w. WIGHT.
OF SUSSEX COUNTY.
FOR SHERIFF,
ISAAC GkUBB.
FOR CORONER,
DANIEL B. WOODWARD.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-28

Phs lNisois Sxoee Journal (Administration) says
Of tAs demonstration on the occasion Of Hon.
Casi sahun to Watsrtown, Wis. 1t was the largest
popular eathssiDe ever held in the State Tho
Mayor and large body Of citixsns met the dis
tngaishsd orator forty miles away on his journey
to ths town. and his reception was in all respects
aa ovation. Schurz 10 truly power in the West.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-28

While M. Grssleys presence At the Industrial
Exhibitiea In Cincinnati il ceusursd in some
qsastses - slsctionssring under false pretences.
~ pesssncs q ths rival candidate for Posidsn-
6al Aeaoss at similar exhibition in New jersey
h sspesssatsd BY the same organs ~ praise
worthy naniisstation Of interest in the domestic
psegD - psoapsrity OF industrial interests.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-28

AN INSTITUTION PECULIAR TO SIBERtA.-ln .
portion of Siberia, where the inhabitants live
chiefly on Salmon. which every third or fourth
year fail to appear, the Government has established
saving bank, with capital OF 30O, 900 dried FISH,
Into this bank every male inhabitant is compelled
to pay annually onetenth Of slithe fish he catches
as long As the season remains good, but when
there is failure Of tho salmon. and starvation im'
perds every depositor is entitled 70 borrow troe.
the bank enough for his regular supplies. ON con-
dition of a repayment the next year.
The man that possesses health is always rich
Query-Does dumb man always keep his
word?
II am getting fat" as the theft said when
he was stealing lard.
When is card player shabby individual
When he shuffles
What kind of rice is easily cultivated in any
country or earth Ava-ricc.
Why is the road of transgressors SO hard
Because it is so much travelled.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-28

n nnse extEaordinary instance of patience ON
sosose = ~ q - Anseisan Judge, who listened
a1sa1y II eWe aays Wills eoupls Of wordy law
~ 0ea1a1od al6ut TIE constfuction of an act
e - LagAteps aaA thsn ended ths eoutro-
ysm4 y QS..e!y ssnazking -'4isntIsmen, the
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A Nondescript.

The Portland (Me. Monitor" which
claimed, though we never understood why,
to be the organ Of the National Labor Re
form Party in that State hoists the names
Of Greeley and Brown, in place OF Davis
and Parker, the Columbus nominees, Con-
sidering the fact that Mr.. Hall declined to
endorse the Labor Reform nominees for
some time because they had not formally
endorsed the platform Of the Labor Reform
Party, his conduct is decidedly refreshing.
Greeley and Brown, We understand, run
on q specie basis platform, and if our friend
can reconcile his action with his supposed
endorsement of the principles ratified at
Columbus, India rubber must be for once
at premium. However, we can well spare
all such daylight humbugs. Who's next
There are two or three in the same box,
atom "IISI sney ra.A AL IrrnUiP u l..rA -s~.rS%
ity. But the present in the best time for
them to show their hands. They have been
in the market for several weeks. Who's
the purchaser For sale cheap.
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at once took him to his ro "a. Mr.. In
coin, the superintendent, va titled, nd
sent for DR. Murdoch, the lhyaiei 81 u he
institution, but before his arriv,i the by
died, having lived until about 9 o'cick.
Justice Lehman, Of Baltimore county, ras
notified and held an inquest. A post mortm
was made BY DIR. Murdoch and Prof. Ht-
Ter, who found that the stone had fracturd
the skull over the right ear, and abnt
half pint Of blood was found in the CIV
ity Of the brain, which caused death Tie
jury Of inquest rendered verdict in C.
cordance with these facts, and Keys vas
afterwards committed for the action Of he
Baltimore county authorities by Justre
Lehman, and has been lodged in the jail at
Towsontown
Divine was about eighteen years Of are,
and has been in the Refuge altogether from
five to nix years, having been released once
and recommitted. He has no parents
living Keys, who is about sixteen year
Of age, was surprised at the result Of hi
action, and was considerably affected, de
claring that his intention was only to retail
late for the blow he had received. The re
mains Of Divine we're buried ON THURSDAY
in the Refuge burial ground.
VFRJT1s
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Words Of Cheer.

The working classes have become 90 ee-
customed to the misrepresentation Of their
aims by the pulpit and religious press, that
a kindly or even truthful recognition from
this source is As gratifying as an oasis to a
Sahara tourist but that the noblest
Roman Of them all should publicly give
utterance to the folloNing expressions
can only be accounted for on the hypoths-
sis that the millennium is a little nearer
than we anticipated. Mr.. Beecher says.
d" In this unanimous rising Of the labor
ing classes Of New York, recognize one
Of the most promising signs of the times.
Capital has ruled too long and too severely
am no partisan OF revolution, but / am,
thank God, for any power tooverthrow the
power of the union of capital which has
produced competition and intolerance
My heart is with the poor man who has
forever been trodden under foot and des-
pissed because he was compelled to earn his
bread Ey manual labor. l consider the
demands that have been made as perfectly
Just and reasonable. The movement has
my entire sympathy, and | heartily wish il
GOd-sDeed
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Important to Plasterers.

We direct the special attention of jour
neymen plasterers throughout the United
States to a card under the head of Nation
81 Organizations, to be found in the Trades
Directory in another column Of the ADvo-
CATE. 1t is certainly high time action look
ing to the reorganization of the National
Union, and the calling Of National Con
vention was taken by some party, and the
names of Messrs Walsh and Ennis will
give tone and character to the movement,
while they furnish, beyond a peradventure,
a guarantee of its success. There is GER
tainly no class of mechanics who know, or
at least who ought to know, the necessity
for, or the benefits accruing from, united &C
ton than the plssterer-while it must be
evident toevery intelligent man that they can
accomplish but little in their, at present,
comparatively isolated condition.
In private letter recently received from
Mr. Ennis, he says
We desire to propagate the order in all
sections of the country wherever there can
be found a sufficient number of men to
keep an organization. The order is Sc
cret one, and all persons desiring informa-
ton will correspond with me Immediately.
His address is 1892, Third Avenue, New
York
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the MINER.
Brazil, May 20, 1872

BRAZIL, May 20, 1872.
70 thA Editor Of the WoRKHeMAEs ADVOCATE
Please allow the following small space
in the columns of your most valuable pa
per, that the public may see that the mi
ners OF Clay county are not great deal
worse than their bosses The miners Of
District No. 1, Of Indiana, and the bosses
drew up and signed articles of agreement
showing that the grievances that might &C.
cur between the miners and their employ
err should be settlsd by board of arbitra-
ton, chosen for that purpose by the miners.
. second by the boss, and o third by those
two already chosen, in order to prevent
strikes but no sooner did they get achAnce
than they went back on their own words,
and not only their own words, but THAR
ewn hand writing. A wdays sincs there
was slight grievance arose between the
miners and their bosses, in Q work best
known % Andrews Slope The boss under
took to tell the men how they must fill
their cars. Some Of the men in said slope
were filing their chunk coal into the bed Of
the car, and the small coal upon the top Of
the car. The boss told them that they
must put the small coal into the bed of the
car and the larger lump coal on top 30 the
men told him that they thought that it was
their own business how they filed their
cars. Then the boss, to show his authori-
TO, told the men 70 take out their tools,
which some Of them did, and got en-
ploymsnt in other places. But a. soon as
the bosses found where they came from,
they were victimized again, which caused
In some places days strike, when the men
were told to resume their work, which they
did. Now We nee that the bosses are not
altogether Trustworthy, any more than the
men. They were the first to violate their
promise In this case, % well N MANY Others
that We might refer to.
Il appears that they cannot trust one
another but fsllow minen, we zee the err
rOr Of their ways. Let ua net them better
example, BY showing them that We arr
worthy OF trust, by sticking to any agree
ment that We might make, whether with
our bosses or among ourselves.
l hope that we viii not forget our first
great privilege that which the laborinQ
class has ever had-but win rive Davis and
Parker rousing majority that the citizens
Of the old Hoosier State may BE- proud Of.
Youn in union for Davis and Parker.
MUM.
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FROM ILLINOIS.
BEAIDwooD, Ill, May 8, 1872.

BRAIDwooD, III, May 8, 1872.
To the Editor u the wORkEGNAvs ADVOCATE
In your issue Of April goth, [
notice a letter from Mr.. King
horn, Of St Clair county. men
tioning the name Of the Hon. John Hinch-
clife as a suitable candidate for Cover
nor Of this State next term. think it is
in excellent taste, the putting Of this gen
tlemans name forward in connection with
the first Office in the gift Of the people of
Illinois. Few men in the State, believe.
are better fitted to fill this position than
he. His enlarged knowledge of the laws
of our State; his broad views and compre-
hensive understanding Of the wants
OF the general people are eminent
qualifications to recommend him; also.
his profound judgment on every question
Of importance to the general veal Of the
commonwealth, and his fine administrative
abilities are essentials Of the utmost con
Slderation in presenting his name u the
people as suitable and proper one. An
other feature in the make up Of the man,
upon which we cannot lay too much stress,
n his broad sOuled liberality towards the
Worklngman-the producer, the bone and
and sinew Of the State (as politicians call
them when they want their vote, and which
they nevertheless are) in all his dealings.
Than he, the workingman has no better
friend in all the State, as his whole life's
pleadings for them and in their behalf
amply attest. His eounsels to them under
all circumstances have been wise, prudent
and judicious, and based upon the profound
est foundation. His genial good nature
makes him an especial favorite with all
whom he may chance to come in contact
with and his steady, staunch adherence
10 principle makes him ever respected and
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Important to Labor Organisations.

We are authorized to announce that
President Treveiick viii pay visit to hi
nois, commencing on the 18th Of June.
Unions DESTROYS of obtaining his services.
can address the editor of the ADVOCATE.
who viii promptly answer all inquiries.
Our Bloomington, Joliet, Springfield, PeO-
ria and Chicago friends can govern them
selves accordingly. His visit will probably
terminate about the LIST of July.
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Amen!


The San Francisco Enterprise Of May IL,
contains the following, which we cordially
endorse
"Now that Davis has been rejected at
Cincinnati what viii the Labor Reformers
do about it T. asks the Bulletin. We
answer that the Labor Reformers will
stand by their colors. Nothing could be
more suicidal than for workingmei. to re-
fuse support to their nominees simply be-
cause the Cincinnati Convention failed to
nominate Judge Davis. In no other way
will the Labor RefOrmers ever reach the
dignity Of powerful party, than by firm
and unyielding support to their own can
didates, under any and all circumstances,
let the consequences be what they may, and
even though Inevitable defeat may for the
time being, Kfare them in the face Judge
Davis was not nominated at Columbus
under any Promise that the Labor Reform
ers were to secure his endorsement Ut Gin
cinnati. I'VE are unable to see any reason
why the4result at Cincinnati should effect
the vote of q single true friend Of Labor
Reform and we do not believe that it will.
Show US the pretended Labor Refor1ner
who win not support Judge Davis because
the Liberal Republicans failed to nominate
him, and we will show you an arrant hum
bug, an impostor and . fraud. II the
Labor Reform party has such men in their
ranks, they add nothing to its realstrength
and it will be no loss TO have them depart
We say to Labor Reformers, stand by your
nominees
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Postponement of the State Labor Re
form Convention.

In order to effect more thorough organiza-
ton Of the industrial classes, and to secure
the attendance Of their representatives, the
State Convention of the Labor Reform Party
Of Illinos, advertised to be held at Springfield,
on the 22d inst. is hereby postponed till
Monday, July 18th.
A. c. CAMERON,
Chairman State Executive Committee.
ALu CAMPBELL, Corresponding Secretary.
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THE State Convention of the Labor Reform
party Of Illinois, which was to have been held
at Springfield ON May ~, has been postponed
TO July Is, TO give the traitors who are At-
tempting to bamboozls the workinamen Of
that State q chance to hoist Davis upon the
Democratic National Convention Ut Baltimore,
July Q. The failure to nominate Davis ut
Cincinnati has upset all the plans Of these
tricksters, and they viii meet the same fate
at Baltimore NJ they did ut Cincinnati. -Nesc
Haven Union.
Friend Troup, our first and most nat
ural impulse on reading the above was to
answer it In the same spirit in which it was
conceived. Our second and doubtless bet
ter impulse was to act on the principle that
truth viii always bear investigation, and
that soft answer turns away wrath. We
could not hArbor the idea that you would
willfully pen deliberate talsehOOd, no mat
ter how NAL the influence which guided
your pen. II there are traitors in this
State we would be very apt TO know, but
fortunately we haven the pleasure Of their
acquaintance. The reason why tbs State
Convention was postponed was because the
Republican Convention had subsequently,
been called 10 meet az the same date, and
it was deemed s1Pedient to avoid even the
appearance Of eollusion. Another reason
was that several Of the truest and staunch-
est friends Of the Labor Movement, whose
names are ut your diapoaal, had written us
10 the effect that postponement would
secure larger attendance, and give time
IOr . more thorough organization IN The
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agricultural and mining districts. Such
insinuations as thrown out in the Union
are both unkind and untrue, and we be-
lieve viii be honOrably retracted when you
know the facts in the case.
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EIGHT HOURS.
Successful Adoption or the system In New
York.

Successful Adoption or the system I'm New
York.
Tuesdays kilograms from New York
contain the following important announce
ments
The eight-hour movement in this city
may be said to be practically successful, and
to have resulted in giving the workingmen
two hours leisure day without material
reduction Of wages. The boss brick layers
agreed tonight to pay "a for eight hours
work, and the men go to work tomorrow
The master plumbers yielded to-day, and
after protracted meetings tonight, the boss
carpenters and stonemasons also acceded TO
the demands Of their men This viii prob
ably include the laborers who assist the me-
chanics in the matter of time. The inside
workers, such as painters, varnishers, plas-
terers, cabinetmakers, upholsterers, carvers
and gilderS, have partially succeeded, most
Of the employers acceding to their demands.
Those who still hold out will probably yield
tomorrow. The strike has been unattend-
ed br violence, the workmen having chosen
time when contracts were already made,
and the employers had no alternative but
to concede.
The woodcarvers, last night, resolved TO
strike for the eight-hour system, and the
cabinetmakers and upholsterers took simi-
lar action.
The mAster-masons to-day, by a vote of
10 to Is, vote to concede that eight hours
il days work on and after tomorrow.
The voted was subsequently made unAni-
nous. The brieklsyers, stonemasons and
laborers probably all return TO work TO-
morrow. The German cabinetmakers and
plumbers joined the eight-hour movement
to-day, and large number Of employers
have already granted the demanded conces-
sion. The carpenters are so confident of
success that al journeymena are at work who
can get employment at eight hours.
The strikes of the various trade orpAni-
cations for the enforcement OF the eight
hour law is virtually over, and has met
with complste success. The bricklayers re-
sumo work tomorrow. The boss carpen-
tiers, ut . meeting tonight, endeavored TO
compromise on nine hours, but the men
held out, and finally eight hours were con-
coded. The boss cabinetmakers have given
in, IS have also the brickmakers and stone
masOns. The grinders and polishers and
some other minor organizations intend 10
strike tomorrow.
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TIE wOrkingmea Of London, Canada,
have organised . Workingmen's Progress
Sive Political Party.
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A FRKNCEMAN named Wdbaux has taken
out patent TO use an elastic type for print
ing on glass, with fuor spar rendered adhe-
sive by some such material ~ printing ink.
Sulphuric acid of suitable temperaturs il
then allowed TO act on that portion Of the
glass. The hydro-fuoric acid generated in
.his way would etch the glass on the places
printed on. When completed the whole il
washed of with warm water or lye.
TIE design Of the Chicago Post-ofiee
has not yet beun submitted to the Cabinet
officers, who are to decide upon it. 1t il
remarked at the architects Office a. one of
the finest ever produced.
AN old gentleman in Pennsylvania walk
ed forty miles to pay his subscription to q
We know some people in this
country who would walk forty miles out Of
their way, over rough roads, to keep from
paying. This ID setting good example. ]
In Pere In Chaiss cemetery there il Z
in-the form Of 'Ttear, (" erected
BY husband to his wife, wish the inscrip-
tion Judge by that how loved her"