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Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-03

The LECTURE To-NIGHT.--Who has not
read about The Crusades: wLo has not bee n
spell-bound by the recital of the tales of mil.
lions OF men banding together, rushing from
far and near, marching over mountains, cross.
ing broad rivers, cmbarking on stormy seas.
ana all foi one purpose-tO secure from the
Heathen the tomu of Christ The essayist.
the historian, the novel writer, all have found
material for interesting aud learned writing,
Societies still in existence, boastng their an
tiquity and honorableness, haze spruny from
the Crusades. When our eyes are pleased and
our curiosity excited by parade of the
knights Templars with their crosses and
ehapeaux, we should not forget that these
are the descendants of those yalient Knights
who, generation after generation, laid down
their lives on the burning sands OF Egypt.
MI John OByrne, the eloquent Speaker
will lecture on this romantic theme in The
Masonic Temple, this evening Opinions diff
1ef as to the usefulness or benefit of the Cru
sades. 1t is certain that during the many
centuries when thousands of brave and en-
thusiastic men were vainly attempting to re-
cover the tomb of Christ from the Infidel
Jerusalem was only captured once. but some
writers believe that while the main object
was not accomplished, much good was done to
the nations of Europe Let us hear what the
gifted lecturer has to say. Give Mr.. O'Byrn6
hearty welcome and full house
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-03
SlleFfn's Nale.

SuCF1IlB S0ICe
BY virtue of . writ of Fl. Fs., to me
directed will BE- exposed to Public Sale,
Ut the house Of Robert Mitchell, in Mil
.Creek Hundred. near Milford x Roads,
in New Castle County. Delaware.
On MONDAY. 18th day Of October. AID. 1872
at 10 o'clock. A. NJ.
the following described Personal Property, viz,
ODs pair Of mules. ! hefss. I eows,4 sboats ess-
cultivstcfs. lot Of harness. soa II Ground lot Of
Seized and taken In execution a ths property OF
Robert Mitchell. and TO be sold b.
JAMES ARMSTRONG. SherG.
Shsrlf's O6ice. New Castle. Sept. 30th, lS72...
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-03

The Late William PRESCOTT smith.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2.-There Is to be meet
ing of prominent citizens tonight to take
action regarding William Prescott Smith fu-
nere tomorrow afternoon, and to indicate
public sympathy aud respect for his memory.
Though not wealthy, Mr.. Smith left an lnsnr-
ance Of forty thousand dollars on his life in
different companies in Maryland and Verginia.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20

We reproduce the following from the St

We reproduce the following from the st.
Louis Democrat:
Last fall and winter we were enjoying a
good trade with the East in corn by rail.
This fall and winter, if the present high rail
rates are persisted in, we shall have none of
that trade. What are our commission mer-
chants to do for living then for the next
twelve months We have large corn crop
which can be drawn to this city, if we can
establish lively and good market for it,
10 do this we must export corn to Liver
pool. Liverpool wants the corn, and at
present prices there is a first rate margin
for shipment. We could send from 7, 000, 600
to 5000, 600 bushels down the Mississippi to
Liverpool, and find a good and remunera-
tive market for it if we were sure of sufi-
cent ocean tonnage. There is full supply
of river bulk tonnage to do this, for in addi-
ton to the barges of the regular line and
the Kountz steamers, large feet of
White Collar and Northern line barges
and towboats could be brought down
from above before the freeze up
and used TOR the purpose of carrying
corn to New Orleans. Missouri is full of
corn, Kansas is full Of corn, Nebraska is
full OF corn, Iowa is full Of corn, so are
Illinois and Wisconsin. There would be
no trouble about increasing our receipts if
we had the outlet needed. Give us alum
dant ocean tonnage during the next six
months and our commission merchants need
not be idle. But how is this tonnage to be
gained We firmly believe the commits
sion merchants can bring it about them.
selves But there is no time to be lost
They should call a meeting forthwith of all
the grain men, and subscribe fund OF,
say, $1,000, to send some representative
business man to England. aud then pay
him $1,000 per month TO stay there for three
Y 4{,9t yka trr|
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20
manufacturing capacity is almost entirely

manufacturing capacity is almost entirely
| undeveIoped."
"There is in Belfast quite good trade
| in linen manufacture; but suppose what
you mean is that the rivers are not used tt
advantage, 1t is true that the water power
of the country might be developed more
| than it has been, but not to anything like
what some persons represent. You can not
have large manufacturing interest when
| there is no coal in the country"
How about Ireland as a sheep walk /"
"Ah you mean that SO many small
farmers have been dispossessed. l am sure
| that is all for the best interests OF tH6
| country. Not near so many small farms IL
| Ireland have been united under some one
owner as there have been IN Engiahu an
Scotland, and ireland is essentially cattle-
producing country. / must say, too, that
the land L not fairly treated The farmers
are unwilling to expend money IN draining
Il or in making improvements that would
eventually be remunerative."
at is said that landlords are even more
Indifferent about the land than are the
tenants g
HThere is something Of fallacy in that
The best estates in Ireland are those whose
owners are what they call absentee land
lords. / should prefer that there should be
no such thing as absentee Landlords. 1t
seems to be an anomalous condition of So
ciety in a country when the owners of es-
tates run away from them. Yet these es-
tates are the best managed in Ireland, for
the reason that the 'absentee' landlord is
always sure to place some man in charge
of his estate upon whose prudence and
ability he can rely, and who is experienced
in the kind Of work he has TO do"
''On the whole, sir, infer that you think
there are two sides to this Irish question,
and that Irishmen should have faith in the
British Parliament ?"
'Ireland, for her population, has a larger
in the British Parliament
than either England or Scotland"
In the course Of the conversation, which
of course has not been given in the words
used by Mr.. Foude, several incidental re-
marks were made by him which show that
he is thoTou ghly convinced of the sound
ness Of his views in regard to Ireland, and
Of his personal interest in tho welfare of
that country. Whether he be right or
wrong, he has not come hurriedly before
the American public to advance his theories.
For four or five years past he has, every
summer, resided in Ireland and travelled
freely among the people to see for himself
the operation Of existing laws and their in
dustries The opinion Of SO eminent an his
tOrian, and one who is universally admitted
to possess rare faculties of observation,
must have weight in the lecture room.
or not he defended England
merely upon pure historical anal0gies,
there can be no doubt that he will be lis
tened to by thousands, who will be charmed
by his eloquence. His first lecture in this
city will be given on Wednesday evening
next
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20

with the necessary drawings of said bridge.
shall be submitted to the Secretary of War
for his approval, and until he approve tie
plan and location OF said bridge it shall NOT
be built or commenced; and should any
change be made in the plan of said bridge
during the progress of the work thereon,
such changes shall be subject to the APP
prevail of the Secretary Of War; and all
that may be directed by Congress shall be
made at the cost and expense OF the owners
thereof.
SEC. 6. That the right to alter or amend
this act, SO as to prevent or remove all ma.
terial distractions to the navigation OF SAID
river by the construction of bridges, Is
hereby expressly reserved.
Approved June 10, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20
ST. Louis Commission Merchants.
TYrnu, Tim ~ p1,jo naunpn-n+

What is the outlook for the commission
business this winter from the present St
Louis standpoint? Bad enough, isn't it
There is but a limited quantity of wheat to
come forward; there is no market for corn,
and oats and hay are going to be slow and
low priced. What are you to d0g Are you
going to sit down with your fingers in your
mouths like sullen children and do nothing
or are you, like dauntless men, determined
to grapple with and overcome the difficult
ties of the situation What are those diff
culties? Want of transportation from New
Orleans to Liverpool for 100000 to
Is, 900 600 bushels Of corn III bulk
between now and the first day of July
1873 This corn can be diverted to St.
Louis, handled by ST. Louis merchants
and Liverpool would take it of US eagerly
Corn is worth in this city thirty-six and q
half cents to thirty-Seyen and a half cents
for No. 2 mixed. 1t can be delivered in
New Orleans at profit for fifty cents free
on board Of any vessel. In New York it is
worth sixty-tive cents on the wharf and On
board Of a vessel. Suppose ocean tonnage
can be induced to come to New Orleans
for this c0rn-sailiug vessels. Suppose they
ask five cents per bHshel more than is asked
to carry it from New York city, there is
still twelve cents per bushel 10 favor Of st.
Louie corn as against New York corn.
Who wants a better thing than this Still
DGJLSE LHlnS IMAM IIiS IL sure TO occur
during the winter, when the lakes
freeze up and Liverpool can not get corn
from New York city except with the rail
freight from Chicago tackled on. England
must and will have from ten to fifteen mil
lion bushels Of American corn this coming
winter; therefore, II st. Louis merchants
are alive they may strike telling blow for
the establishment Of the through grain
movement via New Orleans This can be
nnnn nv Eargltprr unaR h1tciuaCs
this city at once to Liverpool, to represent
this great matter properly to Liverpool
vessel owners. If Nathan Cole, Z. 0. Stan
ard, George II. Rea, R. r. Tansey, Lee Il.
Shryock$ Cbauncey l. Filley, or some such
representative member of the Merchants
Exchange could be persuaded to go to Liy-
erpooL upon such mission, we have faith
to believe that vessels enough to float a
million bushels per week could be secured
BY them. Merchants Of st. Louis, look into
this matter little, for you have great need
to depend upon it.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20

out. Shortly after they came into the room
and took Mr. Van Hovenburg out. One OF
/ them asked me for q revolver. | tod MN
/ didn't know where it was. He said You
| did not get a chance to use It, did you
After they got through ritilng the BANK,
| they came up to the men IN the hall ana az
went ont, They had not been gone mo-
| rnent or two before heard Mr.. Van HOyen-
! burg irving to get out of bed in the next
room. / called to him the best | could to
be still, or they would murder him. soon
| heard him go down stairs to alarm the
neighbors. My daughter Sarah cut the
| strings which bound my feet. The hand
cuffs had to be fled off.
MISS SARAH VAN HovENBURG's STATEMENT.
sleep in a room alone. The first heard
was loud noise. | thought | was dream
ing. When | come to my senses there were
two men in the room beside my bed. One
Of them placed his hand over my mouth.
The other placed the steel handouts on
my hands after ne put my hands behind
me. They let me remain where | was as
first; and finally took me into my mothers
room and placed me in the bed with her.
| then remained quiet and they did not
harm me. After the man placed the gag in
my mouth, having first placed it i'll the
pitcher Of water on the table, he patted me
gently on the cheek and told me not to be
frightened. My ma said : "She is sick"
and he said: THAT is too thin" He took
one Of the cuffs off her hand and made her
lie down. She had been sitting up in bed
before. When they left the room I slipped
my hand out Of one OF the cuffs and got a
knife and cut the ropes which were on my
feet, and all the ropes from the feet Of all
the others in the house.
The burglars treated the other daughter in
the same way. While the men were in the
house no name was mentioned. One was
heard to ask for No. 8. This is supposed to
be the number Of men in the house, bat
there were probably some in the yard and
outside, who kept watch and did not come
in The yard is surrounded by high
brick wall. All the doors in the house were
locked and bolted. When they got ready
to 60 out they compelled Mr.. Van Hoveu-
burg to unfastcn the front door and let
them out in the street. He did not see
which direction they went. Some Of
the neighb0rs say they heard wagon
the morning. A man who was getting
his horses ready to go out drawing sand
about 3:45 A. NJ, said he saw q team with
wagon load of men go lip the street in taU
direction Of Cohoes. Another man said he
saw several men dressed in dark clothes 90
over the Waterford bridge 1t is supposed
that when they left the house they sepa-
rated, and went in different directions
When the burglars left the bank they took
with them everything that would lead to
their detection. They all wore masks, of
various kinds, until after they left the
bank. All that was found were the two
dark lanterns and lot of new steel hand
cuffs, which were taken possession of by the
Troy officer who went up to work up the
case. The bank vault was completely gut
ted. Books, papers and everything they
did not want to take off they scattered over
the bank floor.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20
GENERAL NAruRE-No. 1888. /

An act to prevent and punish the obstruo-
ton of the administration OF justice IN
the courts of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That II
any person or persons shall corruptly, or by
threats or force or by threatening letters,
or any threatening communications, en-
deavOr to influence, intimidate, or impede
any grand orpetit jury or juror of any court
of the United States, in the discharge Of his
or their duty, or shall corruptly, or by
threats or force, or by Threatening letters;
or any threatening communications, inftu-
ence, Obstruct or impede, or endeaVof to IN
fuence, obstrEct, or impede the due admin
istration of justice therein, such person or
persons so offending shall be iiaoi6 TO
prosecution therefor by Indictment. and
shall, on conviction thereof, be pun
ished by fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars, or by imprisonment net
exceeding one year, or by both, according
to the aggravation Of the oftense. And ifany
person or persons shall attempt TO influence
the action or decision Of any grand or petit
Juror uron any issue or matter pending be-
fore such Juror, Or before the jury OF which
he is member, or pertaining to his or
their duties, by writing or sending to him
any letter or letters. or any communication
in print or writing in relation to such issue
or matter, without tie order. previously
obtained Of the court before which the said
juror is summoned, such person or persons
so offending shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall be liable to prose
cution therefor by Indictment or informa-
ton, and shall, on conviction thereof, be
punished by line not exceeding one thou
sand dollars, or by imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six months, or by both such fine
and imprisonment, according to the aggra-
walton of the offense.
AnnrnEaG June 10. IS12.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20
Important 10 Covernmenf Clajmamts.

WASHINGTON, October Is. = Secretary
Boutwell, addressed the following letter to
the Third Auditor of the Treasury:
SIR-I0u are requested to suspend action
upon claims for stores and supplies fur
nished ostensibly for the use of the army,
in all cases where the required returns have
not been made by the officers. This course
is made necessary by the fact that ex-
officers Of the army have, in some in
stances, given their official certificates and
reports for forage and other supplies.
dating three years before the time when
they were actually made, in order to bring
them within the scope Of official authority,
thus leaving open the door for fraud, IN
the absence Of so important a guard as
the official returns.
GEORGE S. BOUTWELL,.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20
GENERAL NArURE-No. AL
An act to authorize the sale of certain pp
lie property

An act to authorize the sale of certain pFto"
lie property.
Be it enacted by the Senate and HOuse
of Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of War be, and he is hereby aG-
th0rized and directed to sell, in whole or in
such subdivisions as shall, III his opinion
secure the greatest amount of money, either
by public auction or by inviting proposals
for the purchase thereof, and in either case
to the highest bidder, all the lands and
tenements belonging to the United States,
at Rome, NeWSYork; Vergennes, Vermont;
Fayetteville, North Carolina; Mount Yer
non, Alabama, and Chattahoochee, Florida,
now or heretofore used for arsenal purposes,
and known, respectively, as Rome arsenal,
Champlain arsenal, North Carolina arsenaig
Mount Vernon arsenal, and Apalachicola
arsenal; also the captured lands and
tenemenbs belonging to the United States
at Shreveport Louisiana; Marshall and
Jefferson, Texas: and in Ma1ion and
Davis counties, Texas; and a tract of forty
acres of land, more or less, situated about two
and one-half miles from the present United
States arsenal at Augusta, Georgia, which
comprises the site of the old United States
arsenal and any adjoining land purchased
by the s0-called Confederate States"
which fell to the United States as captured
property, and which has not hitherto been
solo. and all the material and buildings OF
the powder-works erected by the so-caIlaa
Confederate" government thereon; pro-
Yided, that no sale shall be made under this
act until the time, terms, place, and mode
thereof shall have been published in one OF
the principal newspapers in thA city OF
Washington, in two Of the principal papers
printed at the capital of the State, and one
paper printed in the county IN which the
arsenal or lands to be sold are situated, for
the space of sixty days prior to tine sale. If
no newspaper is printed in the county
where the property to be sold is situated
then the notice shall be published in
newspaper printed in any adjoining county.
SEC. 2. That the terms Of payment for the
property above directed to be sold shall pc
in all cases not less than one-fourth casn
and the remainder on credit of one, two
and three years, with interest at six per
centum per apnum, secured by land and
surety from the purchaser or purchasers
and the SECRETARY of War is empowered
and required, Oh receiving the purchase
money in full, to execute all necessa TF
deeds of said property to the purchaser or
purchasers thereof on behalf of the United
States.
SEC. s. That the proceeds of said sales,
after paying the necessary expenses thereof,
shall, upon receipt of the same, be paid NJ
the Secretary Of War into the treasury.
Approved June 10, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20
The Corpus Christi alley says:

Mr.. Sawyer arrived here this week and
has gone over the mail line to Brownsville
with view to locating stations for relays
OF animals in transporting mails and pas
sengers on this route by coach. The con
tractors find the mail too heavy to carry on
mule or horseback, aud consequently have
decided to run a tri-weekly mail by coach
through in forty hours. This is a most de-
sirable end obtained, besides most passen-
gers for Monterey and other places in
Mexico, or coming from there, will PASS
over this route in preference to being de-
tanned waiting for the Morgan steamers.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20
Railroad Connections of Houston.
The Houston Union says:

lie houston CNtOtt says
The Texas Pacific railroad has put 800
miles Of its line under contract in Texas, to
be completed in a year. The Trans C0nti-
mental, for 300 miles, is to be built in the
same time. The New Orleans and Texas
railroad will be opened for travel and trade
between Houston and New Orleans, over
800 miles, within less than year. The
Texas Central railroad viii be completed
from Dallas to Red river, near 100 miles, by
January next. The International railroad
is to be constructed from Hearne, on the
Central, over $50 miles, to San Antonio,
within one year. The International is also
to be completed from Palestine to Jefferson,
over 100 miles, in less than year. the
Great Northern will be completed from
Crockett to Palestine, fifty miles, within a
few months. The Narrow Gauge railway
will be built from Houston to New Braun
tels, 100 miles, within a year. The Harris
burg road will be completed from Column
bus to San Antonio, ever 100 miles in year.
The Braz0tia railroad from Hous ton to
Wharton, 100 miles, will be repaired in a
year.
Thus, within year, about 1900 miles of
new railroad communication will be opened,
all converging at Houston. Houston now
has about 700 miles of completed railroad
terminating within her limits. This is nearly
all within the State of Texas. This, added
to the 1900 miles to be completed during
1929, will give her the advantage Of 200
miles of railroad communication.
But it We take the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad, and its Texas pointing con-
nectiOns; the Vieksburg, Shreveport and
Texas railroad and its Texas pointing con
nectiOns; the Cairo aud Fulton railroad and
its Texas pointing connections, all of which
connections will be completed before Janu-
airy, 1874, we can safely assume that during
the wear 1873 Houston will have coInmunica-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20
Texas Immigrants
The Houston Telegraph of the sixteenth

The Houston 1e!eg'0pA Of the sixteenth
says:
A portion of the immigrants who arrived
at Galveston Monday of the Hanover,
passed up the Central yesterday. The i'm
migrants numbered some $40 or more, a
large portion being women and children,
apparently drawn from the more intelligent
and thrifty class of European peasantry.
They had along with them an immense
amount Of baggage, such quantity OF lug
gage, in fact, that they must have dreamed
of Texas as q wilderness wherein no civil
lied appliances could be obtained. The
train from Galveston, on which the immi
grants came up, due in Houston at eight
o'clock, did not arrive until ten, owing to
some mishap to the machinery of the loco
motive. A special train, with the new
corners on board, was therefore dispatched
shortly after their ARR wal; their points of
destination being Brennan, Giddings, Aus
tin, and various other places along the line
of the western extension. This, the first
batch of foreign immigrants Of the season,
consisted of Germans, with number of
Poles, who viii all doubtless make, in time,
good cititizens.
A secondinstallmen of these new settlers
arrived last evening, and took the same
route as their predecessors of the morning.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20
The papers generally are disposed to

The papers generally are disposed to
deal qngenerously, if not unjustIy, with
strongly that she is guilty of indicate
ana unwomanly conduct in going for tbe
long haired poet in the way that he can moi
but despise. We are free to confess that
our sympathies are with the woman, and
we hope she will raise his hair in every citv
in the United States. Itwould doubtless be
more 'womanly" for her tostarye in silence
but it is vastly more comfortable to sell her
knowledge OF the poets assinine foibles for
gold that will make her and the lives of her
children happier than when she was living
over the Chinese wash house in Portland.