Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-15


.vor of Judge Davis. III
The NEw YoRE Sun continues TO I'M
ar,h the ''mighty frauds" of Secretary Robe
on. Some very damaging disclosures are
made in connection with the management OF
he Navy Department
DEATH OF DR.. MINoR.-Dr. Lewis WINS
Minor died in Norfolk, Va, on the 9th inst.
he was born in the town OF Fredericksburg
on the Goth of January, 1908 WINS appointed
to the medical staff of the United States navy
in February 1882 resigned at the breaking |
out of the war, and was a fleet surgeon in the |
Confederate navy.
WE THANK OUR FRIEND NANDERFohD' Oh
the Westminster Adrocate, for his earnest ana
cordial good wishes for the success oil our
new paper. While we intend to make the
DAILY JOURNAL good, firm, reliable Demo-
cratic paper, we can hardly hope to make
it more acceptable to the people here than the
Adeocate is to the good people of Mary
land, who read Its vigorous, sparkling
columns
FOSTER, THE cAR-HooK MURDERER, has
slipped the moose again, some upright
Judge" in Gotham having granted him
another ''stay of proceedings II any one
is at all ambitious to become bloody
ferocious, relentless murderer, without having
to pay the just penalty Of the law for his
crime, he should at once repair to New York
and commit the decd lie will be perfectly
safe from all harm, as far as the demands
Justice in that city are concerned.
M
The TALENTED EDITOR of the German
Pioneer, of this city, will accept our thanks
for his very fsttering and complimentary
notice of our new DAILY. We can only
show him how fully we appreciate his kind
words by endeavoring TO deserve them.
Meanwhile we must congratulate the German
Democrats upon the ability displayed in the
columns of their fayorite Pioneer, which
battles so manfuly in the cause Of Democratic
constitutional liberty
Do THOSE YOUNG MEN who spend most OF
their sleeping hours, night after night, IN
drinking anl carousal until near daylight,
think that nobody sees them, or knows any
thing Of their bad habits If they do they
are much mistaken. Genteel, polite and cir
Gumspect withal as they may appear 10 day.
light, they are, nevertheless, often pointed
out BY quiet observers, on the streets, as
young men who, by reason Of "riotous lv-
ing" and 50 on, are fast moving prematurely
from the stage of action. Wilmington has
several such.
FRUlTs OF Nor LAw.-The Sheriff Of
Clarke county, Ind, has been sued for $25,
900 in the Federal Court on the charge Of not
using proper diligence when mob hung
Squire Taylor, negro who was suspected o.
completely in tho murder of tho Park family
The several candidates for the office Of
Sheriff Of New Castle county will please
make note Of this fact, and provide tor any
such contingency hcreabout, by keeping on
hand sundry greenbacks-of reasonably large
denomination
A FEW RICH POLITICIANS every now and
then get IN grand drunk to which they
invite Gen. Grant, who, as matter OF course,
accepts the invitation" and leaves his official
duties to he present on the interesting
occasion" They had better hurry up the
entertainments, for the next President OF the
Vnned states-like all those who have re-
tired from that office will have too much
self respect and dignity to forget his exalted
public position 10 become mere diinker anc
smoker at political free and easy gatherings
bipartisan dcmagogues.
HORACE GREELEY will speak out in meet
ing sometimes, and when he does it is gener
ally to some purpose Here is a little epistl'
which the Cincinnati Commercial gives to i'll
readers
NEW YORK, Fen 20 1872
DFAR SIR avn not for Grant Il there Is any help ioi
send a, Vol rti 10 Cincinnati Convention, aud CONT
yourself New York VII. be largely rspresen,9a mere
j. n roIp Esq Ctilieothe. Mo
Very good for New York, but very much
better for Mr.. Greeley.
MR. pLAsTERi CARNEY, the New IorI
tibet, appeared in court, a day or two ago, &c
give evidence against Mayor Hall, whos'
trial is now pending Carney has turne'
States evidence lie says he did not do so
however, because II any promise orimmunit.
Of the Attorney General, but because Ii
wished to be- win his wife. The scam
coolly says he Is ready 10 give back the thou
sands upon thousands Of dollars he stole from
the city. and VIII show repentance for tn
past We irus, his pcnitental meditation
may be permitted to exercise their inhuone
upon him in the only appropriate place, th
Penitentiary.
A coRREsPoSDENT wants 10 know VIII
the debates recently held in the Frendi
Lyceum, upon the Theatre question, weI
not reported in some Of the newspaper
Tweedle.dum - the financial view an
tweedle-dee-the moral yiew-became col
siderably mixed up in the remarks Of one {
the speakers, and Jed TO some sharp-sLoo,inl
hissaid. If any Of the orators who heppcne
to participate in tue discussion should be a
"editor OF one Of the city papers, perhnI
be can report his speech and the reply TIT
followed
NEW HANPsHIRE, after d most e1ciun
canvass and an unusually ful vote, has gon
for the Republicans by small majority
Straw, the Governor elect, will have nc
much over 1000 majority. The result wi
cement more firmly than ever the opposltio
elements 10 Gen. Grant, aud will have
wholesome effect upon the Democracy. tn
washington Patriot tDcmocratie), in noticin
the result says
Although this election brings no cissapPoilnl
ment. its instruction is not 10 be oesFised. !
make the Presidential electioh an assured su