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Middletown transcript., 1872-12-14
Enoch Arden 0ut-Ardened.

A writer in the Toledo Blade in giving
anecdotes connected with the rebellion.
relates an incident of n solder he calls
jim, that beats Enoch Arden all N rjssse
Jim was made cripple =, the hal,le Of.
Stone River. After The war a comrsdr
met him sitting in front Of provi.ias
store in Columbus Tie wns still Grip
pie. byt his face had the old quistncss and
content 10 IT, lie said:
Yes. I'm doing pretty we'll: not E.s.
ing much, but doing pretty we'll. Have
just been up to see my wife. She ,nar-
ried another man you know. Didn't
you know itf''
NO. is that so:"
Yes, shs married another fullow be.
fore got home-jus married him and
threw me overheard, you know. II made
inc little mad, tell you. Bet she
married good man. aud there's the rub.
you see. Hes got farm and good koare
and he took my wife aud children right
in, sir, and treated them like gcntls,n~n.
|, Gu, me little to have the woman throw
me off, bu, look at the question from
her standpoint, and lis all right Then
got worked up little. aud ,houeAt [
had better steal the children FROM thrit
s,ep-fathcr So l went up to see them
again. Would you believe il? They
said they didn't want to live with me. II
they lad TO leave their mother. So I
said 'all right" and came away ssnin.
You see my girl is smart. She knew thsS
with my lame leg and arm I couldn', sup
por, her right, and the little duck told mo
so with her arms around my neck. That
finished me, you know
"Bu, the woman il legally your wife. :"
Il know it," said Jim. but il yay
stubborn and claimed her. you seq sLs
would have to take in washing To ,uppurs
the family. Legality isu't the thing 7
can, do anything much. and il wouldn's
be comfortable you knew. TO hnye her
working for me. l coulin't .taud tGss
half as we'll as can tho way il 10 nov.
No. sir, legality don. help the matter.
will never be comfortable any say She'd
marry after ! was dead, so what's the u~r
Of whimpcring now"
Poor Jim, he Was constitntionally co.,l
to the last. He accepted misfortuse. de.
feat. wounds. ic;a Of wife, and all. IN trs
same .Piri. With which ks went into ,h'
battle.
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Three months after he was summoned
for trial before a military commission,
composed OF distinguished mnrshals and
generals. many Of whom had served un.
der Napoleon. Unfortunately, Marshal
Ncy declined to be tried by this tribunal
and asserted his right, as a peer Of France.
to be tried by the House Of Peers. There
is no question that the military court
would have deal, with him most lcnien,ly /;
probably would have deprived him Of his
commission, and sentenced him to some
traing, formal punishment The peers
we're Of different temper, and he had
already giv,n them offence By bis dcmcan-
or after Waterloo. The trial lasted 6f-
teen days; at the end Of whck. in the
absence Of the accused, one hundred and
twenty eight members voted for the pen
atty Of death. seventeen for Punishment.
and FIVE refused to vote at all. The pris-
oner vas brought in and the President Of
the House pronounced the sentence. which
condemned him to die on the morrow and
to pay the costs Of the trial. Upon his
return to prison that night he slcp, sound
ly until FIVE o'clock in the morning, when
his wife entered, aud they he'd an inter
view Of the mos, touching character. Soon
after nine o'clock he rode with two officers
and prizes. to the place Of execution. HI
was executed in the usual military man
ncr. To the las, moment the wife Of the
unfortunate soldier continued her effort.
to save his life. The officers Of the cour,
put her of under various pretex,s unit
they knew that the execution had taker
place. Then one Of them approached hel
and said
" Madame. the aulicnce which you asl
Of the King would row be without OBJ
jcct.
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Registers Order.
DEGlsTER 5 OFFICE,

DEGlSTERS OFFICE,
II New Castle County, October 18th, lsIs.
Upon the application Of Eliza bcsercux Ad-
ministratrix OF James DcvrreuS. late Of Saint
Georges Hundred, in said County, deceased II
10 ordered and directed by the Register that the
Administrative aforesaid. give notice of the cran-
ting of Letters OF Administration upon the Is
,aic of the deceased, with the date Of granting
thereof. by causing advertisements to be posted
within fofiy days from the daic of such Letters
In six of the most public places OF the County of
New Castle, requiring all persons having de-
mands ayains, the Estate TO present the same
or abide By an Acf .9f Assembly in such case
made and provided. And also cause the sa.a
70 be inserted within the same period ia tie
Niddciown Transcript newspaper published
in Middlctown, and 10 be continued therein two
months.
- Given under the hand and Seal Of Office
of the Register aforcsaii, at New Castle
Ia New Castle county aforesaid, the day and year
above written. B. GIBBS, Register.
NoTiCE--All persons having claims against
the Es,a,e of the deceased must present this same,
duly a,ies,ed TO the Administrative, on or before
October 18th, 1879, or abide the Ae, OF Assembly
In such case made and provided.
ELIZA DEVEREUX, Admr
Addrcss-Mt. Pleasant, Del.
Oct. l9-2mos.
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There are great many people who talk
too much. Their conversation is like old
rags-wcrth very little, even BY the ID.
The art Of keeping your mouth shut, j. .
high art. Those who have not acquired
it. arc numerous. Their talk, II zee viii
notice Il. 10 apt to run In circle; per-
haps the same circle every day; repeating
itself. sxpandisg itself. dilusing iisslf. and
stretching itsen back to the little point
from which u started.
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NOTICE!

A1OT hevins suflcient time 70 await the lei
IN s.,s 81 rs, lsbfors of the late hfm OF J.
<. ps,rolds 9 Sons, and needing the money to
Ssilie = - busiaass, ~ psrsous who have not
~ ~ fhelr Hills nd no,ss are requested 70 90
q af~@a. A0er ths l6>h Of Dscember. shall
.S,.s ~ seesnsn n The hards Of An Attorney
81 ceiisesiss 81 isu. PaAisrs &c hss osased TO be
]. RsYNoLDs,
Atty. ibr J. A. RsrsoLDs Sous,
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TO FARMERS.

VT7E call your attention 10 the following
w statement ma,le hy two ol hc mas, prom
iment farmers in this locality. We hopc that
the whca, rasers 10 ,h. section viii study thct
interest and give this Guaaua trial The tiunnu
rnn he obtained ON the most reasonable cunii-
iions from j. Il FUARu.
nhl't'ann.
ami L. Watalus,
Udcssa.
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NOTICE
TO .PoULTRERs!

vv,HE highest ,,ash prices paii for Turkeys,
Eeese Ducks, Chickens, Eggs, Dried Fruit,
aud ali kinda OF Furs, by ,,
.,,..,.,,. peupiugton's Machine Shops, or a,
vsJrck 4 Cochran's Store, Middletown, Del.
Oct 26--6mos.
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The Psducah Meas tells this stuy. TT
the truth Of which it vouches: /" A prcs...
slonal gentleman we'll known in this sisy ;,
had not seen his son far long period Il
time. owing to the fact that the latter ry-
tired to bed ere the formsr returned td.as..
and in the morning the hihsr slesyj lslf
before the son got opt Of bed. pas.is~ra.
ing the lady Of the house Aassjs1 = w
the father and son toesthss, at iks hqNks
fast table,. and b, vsI q JOKE ssIsas II
er." How do yos a., iistS q -
,bs bopsssl; II dsa'l sseea1l ~ ~
u. speak of yos." ai'o rai,iis-
Middletown transcript., 1872-12-14

A poor young man remarks that the
only advice be gets from capitalists is to
7" live within his income" whereas the
dificlty he experiences is to live without
an income. ee- = -.'i
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Patience is virtue that ono often has
great occasion to use. apd be yho expects
to get along comfortably through the world
would do we'll to lay in aarly large stock.
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England. with al lie wealth. does not
know the luxury Of slespisg.ear.
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Ths yosae sllsw ~ su6rn5i Sr60e
70 haM doses ySiag 49, B $50
edly bsss u pseni6o. 4 asis - a
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MrpoLrrowS, pel. July i5,i, ls,e

MipnLErowS pcl July l5th, l;'2.
M,,rs. Ioka s. No. 4. g. PiHtklpiu.
Gentlemen - purchased from YOUR
Agent, Mr. J. u. foari Of ih:s in"u. several
IONS Of your Pacific Guano last spr'ns, and ap-
rlied II TO iny corn NJ the rtie Of ore hirIa5l To-
three hills | have hccn farming rom three 10
six hundred acres Of hnd Tar the rasi fourteen
years, and during that time have f.rd great
deal Of Phosphate and Guann Of various kinds,
hat yog,s has done !. 80 -eHl up 10 the present
than any ever tried lett On. sagi. Lands
without auy Guhuo, aud n1r they d0a look as
though they would make much Wa1e than hall
~ u,lsh corn rs shefe | applied the Gunno II
you will only keep up the standard q sourfetii'
iixcr. am sure you can sell ynsi amount here.
Yours truly +. Il. totliRaH.
M,... J.in s Rfrs, i c., Pidtidph,a.
Dn, SIgs i have heen iniuvcd ht your Agent
at Middsiown. M. j. u. tsari, io Try the ner-
its Of your PsrIFie 6i 40 on corn his spring,
and lhecrially testify that the results have far
exceeded ms expectations.
I con slider that your Guano is the ties, Ferii-
lizer | have used and my experience has not
hcen In any way limited. | shall make liberal
use Of II on future crops, aud shall use Il this
fall on wheat. J. u. lkAlNohFt
Aug. 2l-tf Miii'eioN-i Del.
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Prospectus for l873.---SiXth Year.
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An Illustrated Monthly Journal, universally sd-
mi,,ed TO be the ilsndsom-st Periodical in
the World. A representative and Cham
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Middletown transcript., 1872-12-14

Neckties OF very gay colors are once
more fashionable
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The last thing out in newspaper obit-
uary notices is whore the parents OF .
three-year old boy lament that

s'All within his homo is lonely,
Every one Is sad to-day,
For our darling little tosdy
Has forever passed away
, 1872-12-09

In the debate in the House Of Representatives
upon the bill admitting building materials to be
used in the burnt district Of Boston free Of duty,
Mr. Dawes explained that it differed from the
Chicago bill in that it included lumber among
the free articles. Mr.. Peters, Of Maine, said
that, though he represented lumber district, he
would not oppose the bill, and Mr.. Conger, OF
Michigan, also said that he would not, IN the ln~
terest of the lumber States, object, though he
added Ct that, with the zane propriety, manu- .c-
tured goods, such as are produced IN MasBachu-
sets. might bo admitted free Of duty in Mich
igan." Mr. Conger is right, though, perhaps, the
occasion for uttering his opinion was not timely.
Lumber is made of the logs Of fel1ea trees; the
latter are passed through mill and come out
lumber, q manufactured article. In the same
way wool is clipped, and after passing through
the dye-pot and the mill comes out manufac-
tured cloth, blankets, hannels, and bunting.
There WAS the same reason for refusing to let
lumber come into Chicago free Of duty that
there vas for refusing to let blankets, and fan
nels, and Woollen goods generally. Mr.. Conger
and his associates from Michigan refused to lot
| us have free lumber, and the Massachusetts
people refused to let rs have blankets; 1fr.
Congor now comedies free lumber to Boston, and
| intimates pretty strongly that his constituents
oucht to have free blankets Much as We believe
the tax on lumber ought to be repealed as q
cruel tax upon those who have to purchase it
, 1872-12-09

should pay the fiddler, and this neglect of one
who has sung 80 concientiously for his native
land and Senator Oglesby is simply cruel. We
urge Mr.. Lumbard, therefore, to prosecute his
suit to the bitter end. Let him produce experts
to fix the value Of song as applied to the saliva
ton Of the country. Let him sing to the jury
all the songs which he sang during the CAM
paign, provided it is patient and
robust panel. Let him practically show
that music hath charms to soothe
the savage, to rend an oak and split a cabbage.
Let him show that the man who hath no music
in his soul is fit for treason, stratssen1s, and
Bpoi1s. Let him bring in the doctors and pro-
fessors Of music to explain the subtle powers
of their fa7orite art, and tho mysterious connec-
tion between dotted sixteenths and political con-
yictions, and show how cadenza may influence
q canvass, or slight halt at bar determine
the position Of candidate. Should he make
such a vigorous appeal and lose his case, there
by securing the banishment Of this tuneful
Troubadour from politics, it would be mourn
full result. Should he win it, it would be sig
nifcant, as showing that there is still taste for
high art among us, and would open new fields
Of enterprise for political warblers and patriotic
screamers.
, 1872-12-09

The 1iat OF contested seats in the Forty-thjrd
Congress promises to be long one, and will
include, to begin with, the entire delegations Of
and, from Indiana, one; Georgia, two; Mary
land one; Virginia, one; West Virginia, two.
The West Virginia contest will be further mud
died if the Legislature Of that State should, as
is proposed, set aside both the August and Oc-
tober elections of congressman, and order new
election.
There will be q special election, the 24th
inst, in the Erie Pa.) District, for Congress-
man to serve out the short term, uice Mercur,
resigned.
The Commissioners to propose amend
menta to the Constitution of New York met at
Albany, 4th, and elected Robert 81. Pruyn,
President, and Hiram Calkins, Clerk; and have
since adjourned to the first Wednesday in jan
uary The Albany Journal says:
The Constitutional Commission enters upon its work
under many favorable circumstances. 1t is wen or
ganizcd and ofcered- is small body, and the pet
ter calculated this account for prompt and efficient
enced men familiar with principles Of government
and With the polity Of our State: It will have less
temptation than previous bodies to proi1 d1scne
sion, and, in its non-partsan character, VII hnd
something OF safeguard against mere political de-
signs.
The voice Of the public press Of Georgia Is
for General John B. Gordon for United STATES
Senator.
--Greeley's vote is II 1886 over Grant, in Ken
lucky, by the official proclamation
-The demand for the impeachment OF doV~
| ernor Davis, Of Texas, continues. His newspa-
| per organs are defiant.
Charles D. Jacob, brother Of the West qlr-
ginia Governor, and prime mover III tne
O'Conor Convention, WAS last week elee'ea
Mayor OF Louisville, KY, by 9,7H votes, aeans'
991 scattering. This unanimity is dno, ne pre-
| eune, to the fact that Jacob only, OF all Inc
available candidates. was eligible
in the United States Court OF Judge Dureii,
! at New Orleans. hIr. James r. Beckwlth, the
| United States District Attorney, arguing for
bench-order against Governor Warmoth, assert
| ed that, under the changes which haa been made
in our Constitution and in our frame Of Govern
ment, the States of this Union had been reduced
to nero municipalities, subject in all things to
| the power, control, and disposition OF the Fed
| eral Government.
Charles J. Jenkins, the recipient of two
votes in the Electoral College for President OF
the United States, was Governor OF Georgia
| under the johnson reconstruction OF 1860.
| Tho vote Of West Virginia for President, If
81, ,456, being &C, AT less than in August On the
| New Constitution.
The vote Of Kansas for President IN NO
yember Was 99, 1888, and for State officers lol, ooo
| AS several organs of the ADMINISTRATOR
| have taken occaaie n to cepsure hr. sutnne1
, 1872-12-09

In the General Synod Of the Reformed Church
now in session at Cincinnati, during the debate
On foreign missions, the Rev. II. Bausch
stated that Senator Simon Cameron had placed
at his disposal the appointment of Consul to
the Feejee Islands that the climate there was
delightful one, and at the proper time he
would propose man for the place. Candidates
for the Consulship at the Feejee Islands will
therefore take notice that Simon Cameron has
already disposed Of the place, and that it is to
be given to such candidate Of the Reformed
Church as 11r. Bausch may designate.
, 1872-12-09
reao1nton offered in the Senate, last week, tha

In 1862 General Mcclellan naked permission 70 m
scribe upon Of his army the names o. tne
battles It had Won: s and snoke IN oppo
son to the idea Of ebazouing victories ovef our o"
and ths aaz ot aone
Iicutepant General Winfield Scott, in his auto6'og-
raphy alluded to this patriotic stand Of Senator SUN.
ner, and approved Of it. General McCehan's feqness
vas not granted So it appears from the record TINT
genator Sumner from the first acted from prnci"
PIE Il this matter and his
The October elections will hereafter ba
shorn OF much Of their significance in Presiden-
tial years, and are likely to be abolished atogeth>
er, since the apportionment act Of Congress pro-
rides fer the uniform election Of Representa-
tiyes and Delegates, in alstates and Territories,
On the Tuesday after the first Monday in No.
yember Of every second year, beg inning in 1876
The total vote Of California, for President,
ia only o. 1873, against 12o, ,1o1 for Governor,
wear ago, and los, $50 for President in 1868. It
is estimated that in San Francisco alone not
less than 1000 voters remained away from the
polls.
The Iowa Legislature meets, Jan. Is, in ad-
fou1ned session for thirty days, to consider the
Code, and nothing else, unless BY unanimous
consent. Such, at least, was the order at the
last session; but one Of our Iowa exchanges
says:
This resolution We pronounced ut the time as mera
buncombe knowing full we'll that the power that made
It could unnake It, There IL already Indications that
the Legislature will rescna this resolution ana staFs
on q career Of legislation that may extend over
The papers are generally making record
that Alr. Greeley carried but SIX States he
| carried seven, viz: Maryland. Georgia, Louls!-
ana, Texas, Tennessee Kentucky, and Missouri:
| In Louisiana his majority was 9,157. The fact
that, ia order to defeat the Liberal State and
county ticket, the Custom House fiction 10 ren are
trying the swindle Of throwing the vote OF NeT
We think it viii not be: alter the fact The poo-
pie in seven States voted for him This the
truth Of history requires Us to state and it will
be so written down Cincinnati Enquirer
, 1872-12-09

The New York Senate is now Investigating the
condition Of the Marine Court Of New York
City. One Of the witnesses, Judge spalding,
testifes that Judge Curtis told him that this
Irish son Of b. Qmeaning Judge Shea, one
Of his associates on the Bonch), in rendering his
decisions says IT instead Of 'we.'" On
another occasion Judge Curtis, referring
to Judge Joachimsen, another Of his asso-
ciates, said, "I will put my knife into his
pork, which is construed to mean that Judge
Joachimsen is a hog. Judge Gross, another
member of the Court, testified that Judge Cur
tis tried to influence his decision in case in
which he (Curtis) Was personally interested. Al
together it is made to appear that Judge Curtis
i fit to keep company with Judge Barnard rs q
blackguard, if not as q corruptionist.
, 1872-12-09
CONTENTS OF To-DAY's TRIBUNE.

77rsr paGEWasbington, NoH York, and Misccla-
neous Teleg1alns
SECOND pAGE-saturday Nights Tolcgraphic News
afjndco Wood, of Karkakee-Pa2cz and Ink: How
IN Preserve Valuable Documents from Destruction
tv FYre-Geucral News ltotns-R:ilroad Time Tablc
Embellishments.
FOURTH PAGE-Edito1ia1s: The Loulsiana 1nbroElo;
Judge Blodgett on Scamnon: Senatox Oglesbr and
His Troubadour; Land Grants Current Ncws Items
Political Notes
FIFTH PAGE-C1uclnnad: It's Tradc In 16113-A1S-
kets by Telegraph Advertisements.
S1XTH PAGE-Monetary aud Comuerctal-hafane IL
tellige1ce.
SEVENTH PAGEAn Optical Illusion; Or tne
yoyare of Cimoz Across the Object Glass-Iho
Iaw Ccurts-Pcrsonal Itens-NoWs for Policy Hold
crs-H5de Park b1atte1s-Smau Advertisements:
Real Estate For Sale Wanted, To Rent; Boarding.
Lodging, Etc.
EIGHTH PAGE-Kausas City miscellaneous
:cws Matters b5 Mail and Telegraph-Auction Ad-
7a1tisements.
, 1872-12-09

The Reformed Church Of the United States is
holding General Synod in Cincinnati, and on
the eighth day made a decision upon long-con-
tested case Of discipline and morals. The Rev.
11r. Knepper WAS minister at Orangeburg,
Illinois, and was divorced from his wife for
cause other than adultery. Shortly afterward
he married a lady who had been divorced. Ho
was tried BY the Illinois Classis deposed, and ex-
communicated; but the President of the Ohio
Synod, in May, 1872, restored a1r. Kneppor. The
General Synod, by vote Of &c to 48, voted that
the reverend gent1oman was properly deposed
and e1communicated. So the doctrine Of the
Reformed Church upon this subject is now
authoritatiye1y declared.