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Poor 8ambo!

Pinchback, in an interview with a New
York newspaper correspondent, few days
ago, deplOred the fact, that through the ras
cality of the northern carpet baggers in Lou
isiana, the whites Of that state have been
| squarey arrayed against the blacks, and tina,
hereafter, he fears the lamentable condition
OF that state will be one of a perpetual conflict
of races. until one or the other is crushed out
In South Carolina, the Hon. Robert Brown
Elliot, colored member Of congress and the
candidate for the United States Senate who
was defeated by John ]. Patterson, whom
Cameron had sent to South Carolina with
$4,000 tor that purpose, also depIOres a SINH.
lar conflict of races forced upon the state by
the carpet-baggers from the north, and fur
Their and more bitterly still, that these north
ern harpies have utterly corrupted his colored
brethren and rooted out of them every grain
of moral or political honesty. This is his Ian
gage, in a late speech at Columbia:
Now, understand me. am not saying this
out OF personal feeling. Twas candidate be-
fore the legislature and was defeated | can
bear defeat, but the humiliation the thing has
brought upon our co.ored race-thats what
hurts me- Our race is now on trial before the
world as to its fitness to govern. What will
be said after such wholesale buying up a.
this! The colored men, as you know, are in
large majority in the Legislature, and then for
them to deliberately sell out by wholesale is
blow that we can't get over for years 1t is a
blow at our integrity, our honesty, our man
hood. The report has gone to the world that
the colored Legislators, making laws for South
Carolina, have been b.bed by wholesale, and
the report is, unfortunately, true. What will
the world think Of iti
Greeley was never more truthful, however
offensive it proved to his own party at the
tine when, two years ago, he gave it as the
result of his travels and investigations in the
South, that the worst enemies the negro had
there were the carpet.baggers, those who
smiled to his face while with one hand they
stabbed him in the back and with the other
picked his pockets. 1t is deporabIe that
when both whites and blacks at the south
realize this truth, the iron rule Of the carpet
baggers should still be forced upon them By
the strong arm Of the federal government
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onent occurrence
He has no matinee with sundry humbuy
projects Of leral refo,m, such as the abolish
rent nf the Grand or petit iury in criminal
trials. or the removal of the technical prctec-
tion thrown around criminals ON trial. by the
common law: or the proposed change o, the
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King kamehamcha, OF che Sandwich Is.
lands, is dead. He died of excessive use of
fire water and of obesity, his body weighing
over 300, and the entire ayoirdupols of his
body and coffin being over 600 dead weight.
His legal successor is named William HunaIlo,
an ncorrigibe drunkard, and the probability
Is, that whether he is crowned King or not,
the real King hereafter will be the present
Chief Justice, an American; which probably
accounts for the credit that Is given IN London
to Il rumor that the Sand wich Islands are
about to he illbustered into the United States.
They seem 10 know more about it IN London
;hsn at Washington. That the L. 5. can have
the Sandwich Islands any time by peaceabie
auneXation, and without the aid of illbustcrs
or any other illcgltmate meas, has long been
thoroughly understood; but after the popular
expression in regard to the annexation of San
Domingo, and our brief experience OF deml-
savage rule ia South Carolina, Florida and
Louisiana, it Is presumablc that Uncle Sam
will naturally go slow in the business of adj
hitting to Che privileges of American ireemen
any half civilized denizens Of the islands OF
the sea-
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Conviction of Stokes.

The second trial of Edward Stokes for the
murder of James Fisk, jr., at the Grand Ho-
tel, in New York City, last winter, termlna-
ted last Saturday, the jury returning verdict
OF guilty OF murder in the first degree. The
former trial, it will be remembered, resulted
in the jury failing to agree. Stokes was very
ably defended, Lyman Tremain, one of the
finest criminal lawyers IN the country, bearing
the leading part, with very able assistance,
and Stokes was very confident, up to the last
moment, that either the jury would disagree
or he would be acquitted At the worst, he
anticipated no harder verdict than for murder
in the third degree. During the trial, Stokes
was constantly surrounded by his parents
brother and sister The jury was out but two
hours after the judge had delivered his
charge, and when their verdict was announced
there arose in the court terrible, piercing
vail from one Of the young ladies, dressed in
deep mourning, that seemed to curdle the
blood Of every man and woman in the court"
The young lady fell forward with her face
prone upon the shoulder of the prisoner
Horace Stokes, the brother, also wept bitterly.
Stokes himself was apparently least affected
OF any OF them. He seemed to be angercd by
the verdict spoke harshly to Mr.. Beach, the
prnclphl prosecutor, aud declared vehement
~ that "a verdict given on perjured testi-
mony Is villany that no one should counter.
he Ia
stands r
The usual motions for new trial, &c, were
made and ovcrruled and on Monday Stokes
was sentenced to be hung on the 2Sth OF
February.
The conviction of Stokes, under the circum.
stan 5, Is an event of Importance in the his.
tory OF the criminal jurisprudence of this
country. We are unable to recall case in at
least dozen of years where q man equally
surrounded with the appliances of wealth,
" respectable" connections, and the like,
placed III Stokes position, has been equally
"untortunate,' though the cases are plenty
enough. Il looks very like an intima,ion TO
Mesaieugs the murtlerers, that the rule, to
ac4uit every notable murderer, no matter how
g!arlng his guilt, on the ground of respecta.
biilty Of connections "self defense" or "moral
insanity" is played out, and that the old rule
mat " blood alone can atone for blood" is to
be re-estabshed. There may Toe some truth
IL The claim of Stokes counsel that their
ctieh' mas been convicted to satisfy the de.
m'"d' OF changed public opinion and the
camor o: the press; bur ESQ, the country has
as least occasion to rejoice, however uniortu-
nate 1t may be for Stokes, that sucn a change
IN public sentiment has at last been brought
ABOUT by the efforts OF the press, that the cold
b'oodcd deliberate murderer can no longer
rely on Lis wealth or responsibility Of con-
nections for an acqulttal.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-01-11

The case Of the Tcton-Sioux Indians is
again Icing unpleasantly ventilated in con.
gress. Ihe matter was overhauled pretty
roughly last sprlng in connection with the
sudden conversion of John A. Logan from
liberal proclivities to Grantlsm, but led to no
reform of the abuse. The case Is this. in a
nutshell: The tribe of Teton Sioux, who live
UP towards the head waters of the Missouri.
docs not embrace over half dozen of families
certainly less than so souls. TO this tribe.
on the recommendation of the plous Harlan.
100000 were vo.edss a bounty for two years,
enough to board the whole tribe for five Years
at the Astor House and clo.he them IN purple
and tine linen. Where the steal comes in was
in the appointment of the agent to disburse
this money, and Logan's nibb!c was to come
IN By his furnishing the man for the appoint.
menl, who was to divide with him. So, at
least, said the malicious Bohemians. though it
was intimated, after the adjournment of con.
gress, that Logan had been cheated, and that
brother" Harlan bore off the swag The
matter came up again in congress the other
day on q report from Brother Harlan beng
read, showing the extraordinary fact that in.
| stead Of stealing the entire 100000. ther,
were still $3.50, 900 OF the sum left. Why this
sum wa, not also divided" is apparently a
more pulling conundrum with congress than
with the poor Tetons.
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John p. Hale, of New Hampshire, is not
only confirmed paralytic, but has softening
oF the brain, so that he is unable to leave HI.
room or sustain. for any length, rational con.
versation. He will not probably live great
whie.--E,t.
Hale, in his prime, was some such man as
John 4, Logan. lie had such stenatorian
lungs that he could stand on tie top of White
Mountain and harr0ngue the whole state ut
once. As in the case OF Logan, except his
enormous lung power and sort Of vulgar
quicEness of rcpartec in debate, there never
was anything OF him. Both owe their success
IN politics TO the above accidental qualities
aud an inordinate amount of brass
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proceed in it, old grooves the same as If the
lamp Of the meanest of his former subjects
mad been snuffed out.
Napoleon was born in the Palace of the
Tuileries IN Paris April Goth, 1908, aud was
therefore about G5 years of age.
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Hin OILS Finances.

The report OF Gen. Bates, State Treasurer,
to the Governor, has been printed and gives
gratifying accoun, Of our State finances.
Daring his term of Office he has paid OFF ST.
sol, 1876 so of the state debt, besides sos co.,.
81 interest on the same, leaving the entire
1873, 81, 7Sl, 1850, composed of the following
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years, paid out S ,S6i, 43S IS interest on local
railroad bonds issued under what is kno"n AS
the grab law" Of 1869, an Indebtedness for
which the state is in no way responsible, yet
for which it undertakes to levy and collect the
interest.
The treasurer relWts balance in the
treasury, Dec. /. 1872, of S2,0j0, 17G.2S, APP
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the state, We know of no way in which these
desirable ends can be more surely promoted
than 10y retaining in their place the present
Board of commissioners, and we are not
ashamed or afraid to sayso
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DROWNED An la SALLE.-lIenry Smith,
for s or years past driver of n beer wagon
for Ecl 81 CO., the La Sale brewers, was
drowned Inst Friday while attempting to ford
the Little Vcrmlllion with his team just be-
low the acqueduct, Mr.. Smith was we'll
known in ,his city, wa, about so years Of age
and good citizen. leaving wife and five
children.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-01-11

The Georgetown, Colorado, Miner, of Dec
2Sth, boasts that while at the east all the talk
is abou. cold. and ice and snow, in Colorado;
in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, ut an
elevation of 1900 f. above The sea level, "our
days are mild, and we have not had snow
enough to furnish sleighng."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-01-11

The receipts from the Illinois Central rail
road are now nearly 100000 a year, a sum
which, now that the state is virtually out Of
debt, ought to be nearly sufficient to run the
state government, without any other taxation.
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ihree OF the Chicago daily papers of Mon-
day contain Geographic REPORTS of the dec;s-
Ion OF Judge Leland, in the Bureau Circuit
court on Saturday, in the case OF the Taxpav-
ers OF Walnut and Ohio VS.. The Prophe,stown
Railroad, but none of them stated the case
correctly. The Court did not dec;de that tho
coupons were not collectable In a suit for that
purpose by bona tide holder, but RETAINED
from deciding that point, granting the IN
junction against the collection of the 20, m
pay the interest on the bonds in the Casa rs
the town OF Ohio, on the ground that the COW
oi'ion precedent to the registration of the
oohuS mad not been complied with, inasmuch
as the road had not been completed iron. one
VI the termini in the charter to the town Of
ONO; and In the case of the town of Walnut
y" tue ground that another condition prece-
oent 10 The registration of the bonds had not
been complied with, TO wit that maiori,v
OF the legal voters of the town had not voted
II FAVOR OF the issue Of the bonds. There is
a seeming Inconsistency between the IeoisIo.
ture and our Supreme court in regard to these
town bonds-in this, that whereas the law Of
the legislature requires that before any town
bonds can be registered a majority OF all the
legal voters of the town shall have voted in
favor OF their being issued, while the supreme
court has decided that if majority of the
voters who attend the election vo,e IN favor
OF the Issue OF the bonds, they are legal.
There Ia now an action pending in the L. s.
District Court at Chicago, on some coupons of
these same Town of Ohio bonds, in which
many interesting questions are raised affecting
the validity Of the bonds IN the hands OF J9la
.fde holders.
The cases in the Bureau county court were
ably conducted by Peters and Heron for the
towns, and Ide for the Tax collector. Rail.
road company, or bondholders.
ANOTHER CASE.--On an application by nu.
merous taxpayers of the town Of Eagle IN this
county, TO Judge Leland on Wednesiav.a tenn
poary injunction was granted restraining the
collector OF taxes Of that town from collecting
the tax to pay interest on the bonds issued by
that town to the Plymouth, Kankakee and
Pacific Railroad founded on vote for stock in
the kankakee asd Illinois River Railroad Com
panv, which was afterwards and before the
bonds were issued, merged in the former rail
road company By consolidation.
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The following shows the amount of State in
deb,edness paid with Illinois Central Railroad
Fund, from Dec. l, 1870, to Nov, 80, 1872:
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-04
Serious Charge Against the LeGIs-
IAfura.

Perhaps the most false, wilul and serious
charge that has been made against the Democrats
In the Legislature is the following, having its
origin certainly in political malaee; and intended
for political effect
Threatening to take seltgovernment from our
people and put their affairs and money Into the
control of irresponsible commissions"
In those three lines our people are urged to be-
lieve what is in every sense untrue. There has
been no threatening TO take self.government
from our people and put their affairs and money
into the control of irresponsible commissions.
Nor has the Legislature been asked TO do so.
Iu order that our people may be saved from
extravagance and unnecessary expenditures by
the partisans in the City Council, the Democrats
of this city aud we believe some of the opposition
party, too, have addressed petition to the Legis-
ture, asking that law may be passed erecting
Board Of Commissioners, empowered TO make
the necessary Improvements 10 our city water
works. This bill we believe has been sent TO
the Legislature. We have not seen 1t, and arc
not acquainted with all OF its provisions, But We
have the authority of gentlemen who have seen
It,. for saying that it provides that the Com
missioners shall be substantial freeholders, resi-
dents in this city, and requires that they shall be
sworn 10 discharge faithfully the duties the act
empowers them TO perform; and before entering
upon such duties they shall each give good and
sufficient seeuriIyto tie amount OF about SS5,O
This docs not look like putting our "moncy in
the hands OF irresponsible commissions"
But the bill doe: not stop there. Ii empowers
the majority of the present City Council TO ap-
point one OF The Commissioners; the minority to
appoint another and the Mayor to appoint the
third. So that the gentlemen named would com
pose a commission Of our city taken from both
parties; and would not be SO liable TO the charge
of political influence and paNy corruption.
With reference 10 the men who would be ap-
pointed to compose the Commission we are en-
tirely In the dark. But certainly if they were
appointed by the Council aud the Mayor 'selt-
government would still remain Wial our people.
The Council and ths Mayor now appoint men TO
ofiec-the Mayor from the Democratic party aud
and the majority Of Council from the Republican
party. The Commission asked for by the Demo
crats would represent both parties and would
certainly not be so subject to the charges which
are generally made against partisans.
II any parties are liable TO tie charges made
against the Legislature with regard TO this bill i'll
would be the Democratic party OF this city, and
those who have urged It's passage. Bat Why abuse
any one : Why not rather prove by fair and open
criticism that the act is not necessary and would
be injurious. Is not the resort to abuse proof
that the Commission would be an improvement
and result In a saving 10 our peopleF
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-04
AAhfnAn LnurnAlIsnA,

The New York Herald Of Sunday printed
twenty-page paper, containing one hundred and
was the greatest feat of American journalism.
The Chicago Tribune, published in a city with
ons.third the population OF New York, ON the
same day printed a sixteen-page paper containing
one hundred and twelve columns OF matter, but
said nothing about It. The columns Of the Ire
buns are three-quarteTs Of an inch longer than
those of the Herald and BY an actual measure-
ment the Herald only printed three colanins more
than the Chicago journal. But the Herald
''leads" more profusely, uses larger type and
longer display h 7Rdings, and We think it safe to
say that the credit for the greatest feat Of Amer
ican journalism, in the matter OF size, belongs to
a provincial journal Both papers, however, de-
serve credit, aud are splendid examples OF the
Wonderful growth OF the American journal The
Tribune Of the day mentioned, IN all its features,
news editorial, literary, and local, was probably
the best paper ever issued from The American
press.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-04
SORROWS OF THE SEA.
The GREATEST WRECK OF THIS crvvvR1

THE GREATEST WRECK OF THIS cESTVRY
The New York Tribune in editorial article
on the wrecking of the Atlantic. comments in con-
nection on similar disasters in the past. 1t says
This s not the great disaster Of the halteentury
not since the Brush fngates ST. George and De-
fence were wrecked OF ths coast Of Jutland, IN
1911 has any such frlghtful loss OF life been added
TO the sorroWs of the sea. In that wreck 1000
men were drowned The sinking Of the Royal
George of Spithesd, in 1882, when Admiral
Kempsnisldt went down with ms 600 men, was
long celsbrated IN song and story as the great
catastrophe by sea for many generations The
wrecking Of the Royal Charter, on the Anglesea
coast, in 1859, when 446 lives and much treasure
we're lost cent q thrill of horror throughout the
civilized world. That same year, the Pomona
was cast away on BlAckWater Bunk, and 1896 men
were drowned. The Austria, burned in mid
ocean the year before lost 45l persons. On the
Pacific, which disappeared in 1856, there were
1856 people; and on the City Of Glasgow, never
heard OF since 1854, there we're 4S0. Of the Arc
tic we in America have still sorrowful recollec-
tions; 300 men, women ana children were lost ol
that ship of the coast OF New Foundland, In 1854.
Ca the same dread line OF coast the Hungarian,
with 220 people. was cast away in 1886. The
sinking OF the Northheet in the English Channel,
lsst January, vas the latest great sea disaster
until that which We now record. By the wreck
Of the NorthAest 1926 persons were swept Out of
the world; bat the story Of the heorisn, chiValy,
and dauntlesS courage Of Knowles and those who
went down With him, will endure 80 long as men
love to talk OF bravery an the face OF death.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-04
Bowers HOOf Imminent,

After 50 years practical experience With horses.
horses have been crippled by inattention TO the
feet than all other diseases combined. After many
experiments have found the true remedy 20 PIX
VENT the disease Of the hoof or restore It after neg.
h2eneO. TO what nature ded ID ahOuld be-tks
great sppoTt ~ the nOIs aRiR0I, 1.-THE beef 10 in
famed aud diseased. the animal is comparatively
worthless. This nimsnt will SURELY pregeat this
wort of all diseaSes. Contraction COrns. Quarter
Cracks. Contraction Of the Back sin0w, gonoFally
sailed Knee-sPrung. &e.9 snd restore these that
have been crippled By the want Of such . remedy.
,e4TTy 1t. and II Will never fail II properly Hp-
piled viG:
Battle the horses foot once . week, or oftsasF II
necessary at the heel and frog and around the hO0t
close to the hair. d. G. BOYER,
EoFEist0Wn, Pc.
Ma. NJ. O. BoYER--Dear Ssrs This is 10 certify
that have used your Mniment In ny stable fOE
three months past, on mere than 0na hundred hOT
ses and find IL the best preparation have ever
used on horses. It is far better than you recon-
mend II. Send me Ave cases at once, by express.
G. o. ID. HARRY HAMILTON,
No. lao West alst street. New York CiRF,
E. pR4N9HpRsT 4 co. pruggistgs oQHnsT oA
and n MaFket streets Wilmingten. having keaA an
pointed agents for this valuable and pQpnlar Heal
Lipiment, are fully prepared 20 supply t Whplesals
and retail at the manufaeturerB prices.
seDl @dtaWkW
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-04

The DELAWARE GAZETTE. established l7s4.
is the largest and most fourishing weekly the
State, and has larger circulation than any other
on the Penlnsular.s published every kudaS morn
ing at az y year, in Havance.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-04

Recent proceedings in one of the EuElish courts
have brought to light singular story, while ex-
hlbiung in exceedingly unpleasant view the
practical effect of certain English laws. In the
year 1925 lawyers clerk, young man OF good
family and education. was tried on the charge OF
stealing two watches from his employers office.
The accused had become addicted to drink, and
from the evidence 1t seemed doubtful whether he
actually intended to steal the watches, or merely
pocketed them in a drunken freak. Under these
circumstance he was fined one shilling only for
the unlawful possession of the property, after
which he went to Australia. In the year 1851 he
disappeared and after a long time his next OF kin
took out letters OF administration under the sup
position that he was dead, whereupon the Grown
at once claimed forfeiture on the ground that he
had been convicted of felony. There were two
sums in dispute, one Of 100000, the other OF
$4,000. The Vice Chandler has declared the
claim of the Grown to the larger sum only made
out so that the representatives of the family are
permitted 10 retain the $1,000, while the Crown
sppropYiates the sum of 100000 because nearly
halt century ago the late owner OF the property
was convicted OF an offence which was then con
sidered sufficiently punished by fine OF one shii-