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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01

lfrssys Editors We have becn lool,in.
with deep interest to the Legislature during
the pending Of those hills which were al
such great moment TO the masses hut nov
thu fate Of two of them is sealed we NAV
easily predict what probably Will beGlil
the others.
But this battle is not without IFS gnod
results, though they may not be gntherrJ
till some distant dav. Never was Inc wide
difference between New Castle county and
the otner two counties more apparent than
is evidenced in this battle for humanity ON
the one hand, and the stern resistance To
reform on the other. The momhor, from
New Castle county have nobly stooI nm IA
their trust. and those who gave thsir .iJ
to send them there may feal nrnnd nl
them. No shlrling-nD ." blncf shrc,,''
among them. but every one NJ bis n,,st an
firm to his pledge; and thnt tlt dwe ON the
side of progress and humanity pli,cps NW,
Castle county as far bryond In moral
grandeur as she is In population and
wealth
think we NAV be iustly proud of Tins,
who 30 ably and faithfully represent on,
interests and though they fniled 10 ,r,,
for us what they so nohlv strove for az,
NAV well extend 10 them Inc vveN.ca,pe,
plaudit: "Well done-pood ana faitbrt
servants"
As your DDver corresponlent anti,
remarks, "the names of Inc noble NM
should be en.balmed - saw n,,nn ,,,'N
thauk him for those word. th INV mr." ,'' sg
apt. But the "ignohlc clevenH-wbol
shall we 10 Win thcm3 Nyc q" ,i,a, T.
the question - As thew bav,. ,iu,, thoi,
own political graves. can onlv say in ,hi
language OF ono of ia. "I,t ,I,n,n aIo,,e
they are Joined tp their lids 5 ''''"'
But this contest rr.sents In , suii
stronger light. the messing de,,a,.t ~ r',.
reservation ACCORDING 10 ponnintion - IVY
Perhaps il may wake tip some of thos,
sleepy ones who appeared IN me so verv
dull upon that subject, Had This conn,y,
had just proportion of Representotivcs
the two very excellent bills tbat have in IS,
been defeated, would now mnst nrob36i,
| been laws of the St.te TLc s.,'i S','' -.
labor been duly projected from n5ius,
taxation, and helpless women and g!hi'
dren shielded from being thrown prnnilcs.
upon the world to be supported ont Of m.
! public revenue-nrI ttit 80 -
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01


NfasrS. Editors knowing that the
STATE JoU RNAL reaches almost every
family In this city, send You the following
Facts for publication On Tuesday night
last word came to me that Johu Thomas,
a POOR man who had been working for The
Harlan * Holliag-worth Co., was dead,
ana he ihdd no friends but a widowed
mother and two sisters NJ New Markell
Md / accordingly went to his boarding
mousse kept by one Samuel A. Bonnfii
ordered collin aud made arrangements to
send his body to his mother, and saw that
all the expenses relating TO the affair were
| now understand that the aforesaid
samuel A. Bonner who lives 10 Orange
street between Fourth and Fifth is repre-
sentlng to our citizens that have been a.
great expense in the matter, and he Is col
Letting money ostensibly to pay me, but
Is really pocketing the money for his own
use. ! hereby warn all persons that the
SAID Bonner is swindler and he has no
authority from me to collect funds, ana
further warn him that If he does not re,
iund every cent he has collected Will
prosecute him for swindling.
THOMAS Johnson.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01
A Savage Bird.


CHICKEN HAWK FIGHTS A WOMAN.
The West Chester Record says On
Wednesday Of last week, Mrs. Reese. wife
of Ezekiel Reese, on the farm of John
Noble, near West Chester, Ghile sitting up
stairs heard II great commotion among
the chickens in the yard. Ilurrying down
stairs she found the chickens had left the
yard and were Jumping around In the eel
lar, and upon entering that department
she saw what was the matter--a very
large chicken-hawk was after the chickens.
As soon rs Mrs. Reese entered the cellar
the hawk flew upon the cellar window,
and as she approached II turned over on
Its side. Mrs. Reese feared il was getting
ready to fly into her face, and to protect
herself reached out her arm, When the
hawk caught her hand with both feet sink
Ing lis sharp claws into the flesh, lacerat-
Ing the hand badly aud retaining It's hold.
she had great difficulty In getting 1t loose,
and when she did so, she seized u small
bar OF iron and struck the hawk on the
head, which knocked out one of It's eyes,
and so stunned 1t that before II recovered
Mrs. Reese picked il mp and threw it iuto
feed room, where she left il until shs
could attend to her injured hand which
was painng her very much and swelling
rapidly. As soon rs she had II properly
dressed she went to see after the hawk
and found il in the feed chest, clawing the
sides Of the box and appearing as savage
and wicked us ever. As ii attempted to
claw her again, she cut oil one Of its fec I
and soon afterwards the other shared a
! similar fate which robbed him of his fight
ing weapons, and being left alone he soon
died. Mrs. Reese suffered considerably
from the wounds she received, aud was
obliged to call upon DR.. K. c. Smedlcy, of
West Chester, for medical attendance.
When we saw her last Wednesday The
wounds were nearly healed up, hut the
marks showed very plainly with what
desperation the hawk bad fought her.
We think Mcssrs. Strobe & Hopes, who
offer reward Of 20 cents for every hawk >
head brought to them, should more than
double the amount for the head of thi,
one.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01

BY direction Of the President, the Sccre-
tary of State has issued an order explain
ing the application Of the Executive order
OF Jan. 18th, forbidding the holding OF
State or municipal Offices by persons mold
ing Offices under the Federal Government.
The order of January l7lh forbids a
Federal officer from holding the Office OF
Alderman Or Councilman, or any appoint
meut under municipal or village govern
ment. Federal officer may hold posi.
tiun in boards of education, school COM
mitlees, public LIBRARIES, religious or ele
mosynary institutions, Incorporated or sus-
talncd by State or local authority, or u
college profcssorship, provided such ser
vice does not interfere with the discharge
Of his duty to the General Government.
Federal officers may also he officers OF
the state or Territorial militia, or mem
tiers OF fire departments, unpaid service In
the latter not being regarded as an IN,
fringement Of the rule. The order does
not upply to mechanics or laborlng mel
employed by the day IN Government arse
mails, navy yards, &c.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01

TIE MEETING AT MIDDLETowN-No DIVE
SION ASKED FOR.

THE MEETING AT MGDDLETOwN-No DIVE
SION ASKED FOR.
In response to the call for meeting at
MiddletoWn Thursday, to consider the
subject Of county division, about $50 or
200 people met and organized. This is a
pretty good sized meeting for Middleton.
Thrte hundreds were not represented.
Geo. g. Gray, ESQ, Of New Castle, in
trodueed resolution proposing the diyi-
sion Of the county into two counties, and
Samuel Townsend, Esq, offered an amend.
ment making White Clay Creek aud the
Christlana River the dividing llne between
the two counties.
This was discussed at great length.
lguallus G.. Grub, Esq Of this city,
offered substitute retaining the county
us II Whole, but dividing tue county i.to
two election districts, one 10 consist Of the
city Of Wilmington, and the other, Of the
remainder of the county, each OF said dis
tricts to elect It's own delegation to the
Legislature. This was also discussed at
great length, the meeting dwiudling greatly
in size dining the discussion, but il was
finally adopted, aud lgnatius G. GrHbb
and Geo. c. Gray appointed committee
to present the matter to the Legislature.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01

Every now aud then come boy goes
cherry hunting, skating or swimming,
| (according TO the season. on Sunday and
accidentally loses his life, aud certain
good people piously raise their eyes and
speak Of II asa d" judgment," or an "awful
"warnlug." We do not doubt the pious In
tention which dictates such expressions,
but we warn those indnlging them that
they are dangerous, for they may be used
the other way. Mrs. Susan Darrow, while
attending church in Peeksklll, N. Y, the
other day, bowed her head as the benedic-
ton was pronounced, and Immediately
sank down and died. We surely should
not conclude from thia, that Heaven
frowus on benedlctlons.
There is no knowing how things will
strike people. The Pennsylvania Republl.
can Asst citation met at Washington re-
Gently and solemnly resolved that Senator
Simon Cameron Is "wise in counsel,
"prudent in action, high-minded and
"nobe." Now II we had sat down and
thought FIR a month for something to say
about Simon 1t would never have occurred
to us to say that of him.
The New York Herald has a special dis
patch from London, which indicates that
there is possibility Of the differences be-
tween England aud Russia, growing out
Of the latter powers military operations in
Asia, assuming threatening character.
SO far as we can remember, this Is the
stormiest weather we have had iu this part
Of the country for thousand years.
Our friend Williams, OF the Norristown
Herald, expresses the characteristic opinion
that the man who has invented an india
rubber baby which adds to it's other ac-
complishments that of weeping, is ga
''boss idiot"
The Nautical Gasstts eriticlses severely
recent recommendation of Mr.. Nimmo for
an increase in the power of assistant
inspectors, and shows rather q disposition
to crlticise Mr.. N.'s acts generally. The
Gdzetts should be careful or II may prove
lacking In respect for the cloth, this
inspector of steamboats, being by profess
sion clergyman, we are told.
We are glad TO receive the favors Of our
correspondents, but the obligation would
be increased somewhat If they would, as
rule, curtail the length of their letters
somewhat.
Stanley, We are mallclously Informed,
pronounces fertile with a long 81" This
merely indicates that he has struck lie in
the word, and it would be ~ for him to
pronounce it otherwise. This explanation
will doubtless fail to satisfy some carping
critics, though, who will insist from this
little eeecntTieity that S. Afriesnus Is sin
rr't" If "ile" isnti
Our ipqulring friend is Informed that
similar is not contraction for smiler
Colfax, but is the name of genius o
climbing shrubs to which the sarsaparllla
plant belongs.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01

The Mayor Of 81. Louis has received the
following letter from distressed mother /:
LONDON, December eth, lS72-SIR
must anOlogize for thus troubling you, but
the distressing circumstances force me to
do 50. Three years ago my husband
Robert John Bullen, left England for
America, taking with him our youngest
child, then just turned seven years of age.
On the 2od of last month he returned,
bringing with him little boy, tender,
delicate, loving child, but not ours. He
is, fear, stolen from some Institution. !
learn from him something of the "darmi.
tory No. 1872" l think he had been in
very good hands. He reads tolerably, and
says the Lords Prayer correctly. NV
husband came as he went, without telling
me of his intention, and the guardians OF
the parish have called It desertion. am
most anxious TO know what has become
Of my own child. My husband says
nothing more than that Is Walter" when
| ask him.
The child he has brought is not more
than eight years Of age, light curly hair,
dark eyes, light brow but dark lashes. He
has many little moles about him, and
some scars on the fingers. as If cuts one
long one on the instep and one on the
] l1WNl ann III SURE Autl Will DC hoTIN Ll
| lose him, he Is such lively little one, but
| with my husband he will be taught much
that Ia evil, and moreover he Is very crne
and tyrannical. They came over In TIT
/ Erin, am told, but am not sure II thai
! Is true. will do my best to keep watch
over him, but my husband has separate
apartments, and he may, at any day Of
hour, go away from the huuse he now
inhablts. have acquainted the police II
my district, and have been before a mag
lstrate. The result at present. don't know
/ went because feared violence to the chile
and myself. lie has spoken (the child o
a Peter and John. He readily replies I,
my own child's name Of Walter. VIII yol
kindly make inquiries for me II any sucl
child as Walter Bullen or Boleyne ha
died In your establishment The chill
answers 10 the description Of the little ON
have, but mine Is ten and a half year
old and taller. You're, respectfully,
MRS. r. ]. BuLIEH.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01

RHihlA PUN III htub touulNs
The ice houses Of Lewes are not full.
A masquerade ball at Lewes last week
Seaiord wants temperance organiga
ton.
Chicken cholera still prevails abou
Lewes.
wrecking is source of revenue Il
Lewes.
Circle"
Delaware City Ia to have a tin war,
mandatory.
Small pox is prevalent in the lower PER-
Of Kent County.
Middletown Is soon to have a "free OK
press delivery"
The smyrna Eats1igsdesr wants Farmer
Clubs organized.
The Masons Of Laurel, and their friends
recently enjoyed feast.
A new Building and Loan Association
for Middlotown Is talked Of.
Milford il to have a steam grist mill
and now Graves National bank.
SMYRNA library is open every Tuesday
and Friday afternoon aud evening.
The ST. Georges Marsh Company hai
been selling land for taxes overdue.
Rev. Samuel McElwee has resigned IN,
r,etorship Of Doyer's Episcopal Church.
The VI. +. Sunday School Jubilee at
Odessa, last week, was u very pleasant
affair.
The dairy on the Van Worst farm, near
MifOr, produced $500 pounds of buttel
last year.
The Erickson boats have resumed theli
trips through the Delaware and Chesa
peake Canal.
Reports that irlequ'artlcs exist In the
Seaford National Bank are pronounced
unfounded.
Pete Downing, colored, of Smyrna, has
been lodged In Dover jail for threatening
to kill May Polk.
S65 were cleared at the entertainment
given in Delaware City last week, for the
benefit Of Christ Episcopal Church.
Rev. DR.. McCahe was severely injured
az his home IN Midlletown, on Wednesday
of last week, by falling accidentally.
Isaac NJ. Fisher has resigned the oiHcC
of Cashier OF the Seaford National Bank
NJ. j. Morgan has been elected to succeed
ullil III Oluces
The annual meeting Of the Kent County
Insurance Company was held on the Goth
inst. The Treasurer's report was reat
and officers We're elected.
The largest vessel ever bHilt ut FREDERICK
was launched there last week. The vesse
Is owned by John W. Hall Il Son, and
was built by Lang Il Lank.
An adjourned meeting of tho fruit
growers was held at MiddletOwn on I'll,
18th inst. The meeting complained o
the 81 5Utax on each car Of peaches shippe,
and asked for an act incorporating tn,
Pennnsrlar Fruit Growers' Association.
William Anderson and Shadrack Block
som, Jr., both colored, recently broke int,
Donoho < Cos. oyster packing establish
ment at Seaford and stole six hundred
oyster opening checks, equivalent to 800
Anderson was arrested and required I,
give bail, but Blocksom escaped.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01
Railroads.
MAINLAND 4 PENNSYLVANIA.

MANI LAND q PENNSYLVANIA
Tie Towsontown (Md) Journal says'
Ihescontractors, Messrs. Gilliece q Co..
are busily engaged at work upon the grad
ing OF the Maryland & Pennsylvania rail,
road, and have been since they commenced
operations. During the late cold weather
there were but one or two days the men
did not work. The engineers have now
crossed the Ganpowder, and thus far the
road i finally located. The digging towards
the Gunpowder is much more vigorous
than u is towards this town. Al first there
was considerable trouble in reference 70
right Of way through some of the property
IN the town, but we understand that amer
a conference with interested parties, II 10
now believed that an amicable arrange
ment VIII finally be arrived at. II is hard,
indeed. to accommodate all according 70
their wishes. The company manifest an
anxious desire to interfere as little as pos
slole with valuable property through me
town. We hope and trust no obstsel,
may be thrown in the way of the hnsl
consnmation of this much desired enter
prise and we do not believe there will DO
when once fair conference Is held between
Of property.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01

Mcs@s, Editors The case Of appeal O
Jch rson Council, No. 10 rs. State Council
of Delaware has just been decided in favor
of the latter, by a committee of the Ma
tona Councilappointed to try said appeal
and the case is now eXrec cd TO 90 before
our Civil Courts for adjudication.
The most important question to be de-
cldcd is whether nm Incorporated body Is
projected 10y the civil laws or not. This
ease has now been under investigation for
over nine months, AMI is likely 10 contlnue
for at least four months longer, when vi
trust it Will be eilectually settled, unless
the parties compromise the matter before
the case is called for trial, which / would
nope might he the ease, as any Order sp-
plNing to civil law for adjustment Of Their
alitrs, is liable TO affect and weaken Il by
lis acts being brought before the public.
\ WELL wIsHER OF THE o. u. A. NJ.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01

RHect of RepeaiIr~ the Attachment
Law.

Though we entirely disagree with the
arguments advanced in the communica-
ton we published yesterday opposing the
repeal of the attachment law, we agre'
with the writer that the effect Of such re
peal would be to secure the conducting Of
business much more largely than at pres
ent on a cash basis. Our belief that thl'
is true, Is one reason amongst many why
We favor this repeal. The "passbook"
system so mnch In vogue, (though to
some extent necessary is evil in Its ten
deney as 1t promotes extrayagance. No
a single one of the small dealers
now petitionlng the Legislature for
the retention of this law upon thu
statute books but knows that the peo
pie who have a running account do not
buy with the same care ard prudence as
those buying for cash, and this considera-
ton doubtless leads them to desire the
continuance Of a law which makes this
perniclous credit system safer for them.
In the end, however, We believe the ready
cash system will prove far better than the
pas-book plan for the merchant as well as
the buying class. Though the sales
would be tribe less than the aggregate,
there would be much less percentage OF
bad debts which even attachment process
cannot collect, and the merchant, enabled
TO make his own purchases for cash, can
save discount which will add to his profits
while allowing him to sell his goods a
tribe cheaper.
So much for the general effect Of the re-
peal Of the law. Il would not sensibly
diminish the volume of business, since
men must have food and clothing, it would
merely change the mode Of payment, and
change it for the better.
Our correspondent further alleges, how
ever, that the law has practically ceased
to cause distress, since it operates as 8
moral force to compel the payment Of
debts without actual recourse to its pro
eesses Why then should the squires and
eonstables show such strong desire fol
Its continuance Does any one suppose
these gentry to be actuated by a pure re
gard for abstract justice, without regard
20 fees The man who thinks so must be
eharmingly yerdant. The fact Is this at
taehment law arms a crowd Of constable'
of the Bill Doran sort with the most vexa.
tious aud annoying power over hundreds
of unfortunate debtors, and they exercise
this power with remorseless cruelty. The
mere fact that they are so eager is sufiicienI
evidence that the law has not hecom,
practically imperative, while their impu
dence in asking lis continuance, for tn,
sake of the fees they can make out of it,,
simply astounding.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01


Under the existing system OF assess
ments of real estate in this State there is
great inequality Of valuations, not only as
between the property OF individuals but
as between the several hundreds of each
county, and the several counties. The
bill now before the Legislature will 60 far
toward remedying this, so far as any
single county is concerned, at least, and
hence will be a very decided step in the
right direction. The errors under the er-
listing system arise not from design, but
from the inability Of any one person in
any hundred TO come to Just valuation
OF all kinds Of property. It is too impor-
tant matter to be left TO the judgment Of
u single individual.
The whole body Of assessors sitting to-
gether would make the very best Board Of
Revision possible, as the thing most desir-
able in assessments lie uniformity in vaiua-
tion. If this Is attained ii would matter
little whether the valuation ia high or low.
II AS property is really worth $40, COO and
d MoAAh a Alht rNAus ~ ldl M lAli luAu'
tion is concerned il matters little if they
should be assessed at $4,000 each If al
other property is assessed in like proper
tion below It's real value.
The percentage would simply be higher
aud the tax would be the same. Bat II A.,
is assessed at Its full value and B's al
$1,000, A will hove to Tay an undue pro
portion Of the whole tax levied, and II il
the same II the property Of one Hundred
is assessed at "A higher rate proporiouatell
than that Of another. Yet this will AWAY,
happen So lopg as each Assessor is indie
pendent OF all the others, and the Lew
Court, not having takeH part in tie assess
ment cannot makes rs intelligent revision
Of the whols work as could The whole bod,
Of Assessors. We should be glad If tn
new law went further and made the a.
sembled assessors and assistant assesso or
the county beard Of revision
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01


The February number Of the Herald Of
HtaM contains most able and instructive
paper, translated from the French, on the
Hygiene aud Physiology OF NJ arriage, which
every peison, old nr young should read. 1t
is high toned, and will do great good. Also
Tobacco Its Effects on the Human Consti-
tuition, Physical, Intellectual and Moral. 90
by J. G. Layord, NJ. D.; California as a
Resort for lnvalids;" Care Of Fretfu
Babiea y the story Of " Franklin's Whistle, I
as told By himself and some forty or hfty
other articles
The SeieAtG6c Amerioah says, "this journal
contains more sensible articles than any
monthly that comes to our sancium" II
certainly is erammed full OF the best matter
on many topics Of daily interest to every
person. Send also and take It a year on trial
Wood n liolbrook, publishers, 10 Laight
street, New York
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01

We are Hooded with letters from our
correspondents this evening, and three Of
them discuss the attachment law, a bill
Tor the repeal OF which has passed the
House and Is now pending In the Senate.
Two OF the letters arc from hard working
Wilmington mechanics, who have seen the
iniquilous workings Of this law amongst
their less fortunate fellow workmen. The
other letter is from a professional gentle
man 10 the lower part OF the county, and
he Is slmost equally severe In his con-
domination Of the law.
Thus experience and reason alike pro-
test against It's continuance, and only such
luslics as is DISPENSED By tie 'squircs by