Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-11-27

LIE trREAT SENSATlON.-By Leon Oliver
1t is full and truthful history of the famous
BEECHER-TILTON-W OODHULL scan
DAL including comprehensive and entertain
ing biographical sketches of Henry Warl Beech
er, Theodore Titon, Victoria e. Woodruff,
Iennie c. Claiiin and Colonel Blood. Ilustra-
ted with life like portraits, and giving facts and
incidents in the lives of all of them never before
published.
The prominent position occupied by the par
ties involved in this greatest Social Drama oil
the age, has given to it an almost world wide
| notoricty, and the partial and fragmentary re-
ports of 1t which have been published, have Oh
ly served To whet the appetite of the reading
public with desire to have the whole story
| truthfuily aud impartally told. This the All
thor has done, hut in such manner as not TO
| do injustice to any of the dramats personae. or
| to shock or offend the most fastidious reader
The author claims, and we think Justly, to have
had peculiar facilities for his work, having been
| for years personally acquainted with those OF
whom he writes,
The sketch of Henry Ward Beecher Qhe adj
/ vance sheets have been submitted to several
of the leading journalists and authors In the
| West) IS unanimously declared to be the best
| clergyman of the age ever written, and all the
biographies are entivened by characteristic and
entertaining incidents and anecdotes never he
fore published, and are written in a free, racy
| and aah0ckneycd style.
| There are also included in the work, copious
extracts from the speeches and writings of,Ihe
Woodruff giving an epitome of her peculiar
views upon her tavorite topics OF free love, so.
cial utopia, which she hopes to establish.
| The book is printed from clear new type and
upon superior paper is one large octave volume
of about 400 pages, and its style is alike credI.
table TO the author, artist and publishers. 1t Is
bound in line English muslin, library style
with gilt back and sides. Price So 90.
II is sold only by Canvassing agents and can
noi be procured at the stores
We should think what the publishers assert
| is true that this is one Of the best seln g books
ever issued, and those who desire employment
for the winter should secure an outfit for this
work, which will be sent by the publishers upoI
receipt OF % cents. Address the Beverly Co
Wabash Ave, and 22d St., Chicago. See thei,
| advertisement in another column,
Tie feeling IN Washington. The Spanisl
question is everywhere discussed with more
calmness than last week, and the impression
seems to prevail to a greater extent than
heretofore that there will be no war between
the United States and Spain. 1t is not ex
pected in official and diplomatic circles that
the correspondence on the subject Of the cap
ture of the P,rginiuS and the proceedings
which follow will be of brief duration. II
this should be so it would be against all OK.
perience, for, among other things, the fact i
| revived than when the Lloyd Aspinwall u
| a legitimate merchant vessel was seized by
authority, more than three months elapsed
| before she was released and restored to her
owners, the proceedings to that end extend.
| ing through the Government of the United
States and Spain and the Cuban authorities.
Our government, it is known, has repeated.
| y protested against the treatment OF citizens
| oi the United States on the Island of Cuba,
4 and, owing to the earnest efforts of the See.
rotary Of State, convention was concluded
between this country and Spain, in Februa-
| ry, lSll, for the settlement of the claims Of
such citizens or their heirs, against Spain,
for wrongs and injuries committed against
their persons and property on the Island of
Cuba, or within its maritime Jurisdiction
| during the present instruction.
The commission was accordingly organized,
but has done little business in the way of de.
cisions, owing to continued disturbances pre-
venting the taking Of necessary proofs in re-
iation to some of the most important cases.
The tale, the scene of which is laid in Della
| ware, we made mention If a number or two
| ago, as being published in Scribner's monthly
| gives graphic description Of I,ewestoWn, II