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Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11
POLITICAL.


Efforts are being made to have Mr.. Trvon
Lewis, Democratic candidate for Senator in the
delaware and Chester district, withdraw and
give the field to an independent Republican
against Mr. Cooper. The prOposiIaon is FOR
the Democrats to support an independent
hepuDllcan for Senator, and the bOltinR q Re
puDlicans to support Mr.. Tally, DemOcratIc
candidate for Assembly. 1t don't look IKE q
winning programme.
A call for an independent Republican con-
yentlon In Delaware Co, 70 meet on the 18th
inst, has been issued, signed By James p.
SerrllL DR.. Z. Harvey, Charles johnson VIM.
khodes, and Townsend Speakman. 1t Is in
tended to oppose the regular candidates for
Senator Mr. Cooper and Assembly (Mr. Bal
lard) with Independent candidates. It is an
nounced that Hon. II. Jones Brooke declines
70 run Tor Senator, and will support Mr.. Coo
per, the regular nOminee.4 - +, w 7
The legislative and county elections in Col
oradO were held on Tuesday. Two ticket.
were in the f1eld-RepubIican and Citizens'-
but the voters ignored party ana voted accord
Ing to personal preference There was such
general scratching that It Is dinicuIt TO as
certain the result, but it is believed in Denver
that the Legislature is evenly divided, and
that majority of the Citizens candidates an
elected to the county offices. This is consid.
cred "a defeat Of the Republican ring.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11

MIXED SCHOoL CONTROVERSY IN RROoKLYx.
--Yasterday the clerk Of the Brooklyn Board Of
Education read petition signed by one hundred
aud seventy thfoa persons white and cOlOFsd,
praying thatlcOlored schools as such be abolished
and thAt cOl0Ted children be admitted 70 scholar
shdns D apy public school. The paper .aeefeFth
that that distinction was contrary 10 the law Of
the State and OF the United States as expressed In
AoiCibi hEhtsbilI as WalfAa 0np0Be1 ia the
spirit OF progress eharacterizing tho times. Mr..
Libby supported the petition, and moved that
the prayer Of the petitOuers Be granted, and that
hereafter the colOred schools be known a. gran.
mar and primary schools, and shall receive the
appropriate number. Mr.. Bergen cOncuErsd, and
urged immediate adoption. NJ. Hunter sAid that
while he favored the motion, be wished 70 zee the
business done in order. He moved that the QuOa-
ton be referred to joi0t committeo 0f tha con-
uiitase on teachsTs and AltPnllanee, Mr.. Rhodes
said that there WpS No issne IL ths question. Ne
member OF any local COMMITTEES can exclude q Cpl-
Ored child from ihe noh0o, nndsT his charge. A
motion By Mr.. Carroll 70 AbOtIsh coloUsd schools
and close tho sehOol-hOuseA wa Lost. NE. Hen
tsr's motion 70 refer Waa carried, % to l5.-NftI
~~s - 'SN'Nf w. .NHFaN rrt~sH.s .I.f
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11
Case Of .5ss:i 5:sr.s ssRESlss'11s:ssor RESSlss,s a.. from

NEW YoRx, Sept. 1.-THE Tribune has letter
rom Judge J. Holt, who was judge advocate gem
SrAl in the SuETatt trial, in which b FeplIes 70
statements made By recent correspondent Of that
paper, said correspondent having been partially
endorsed by the Tribune. Judge Holt denies the
statement that Mrs. SuTratt was manaclod during
ner tF1aL and refers 10 letter Of J. +. HaEtranft
VINO vas uarshal Of the court, and in whose Gus
tody Mrs. SurraIt was, in which HaTtranft states
that she was not manacled while In his charge and
no Thought Of manacling her was ever entertained
by any one IN authority; and further, HartEanIt
receivSd a letter from the daughter OF Mrs. Sur
I, ntt, VINO was with her mother during her trial
thanking him for kind treatment to her mother
herself and friends. Judge Holt also asserts the
alalty OF the correspondents assertion that Rever
~ JohnSOR was driven from the defense Of Mrs.
Surratt' showing that johnson voluntarily with.
areW. Judge Holt also denies several other Accu
sations Of similar nature.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11
COaxlnT Cuba 60 Make pence

HAVANA, Sept 1O.--A telegram has been re-
ceived from the Colonial Ministry orSpain, cor
daily salnting the authorities and people of
Cuba, and sayiug the principal mission Of the
new government is 10 eKtirpate the ideas OF
Intolerance sustained by the Carlist leaders, and
give the country that peace which is required
for the advancement of our new Institutions.
Our colonial brethern will, without doubt, aid M
in our patriotic mission for the paciRcaliou Of
the peninsula and Ouba-. iias4 .s,..5
A telegram fEom-Santisge de Cuba says that
a party OF insurgents attacked a coffee pIanta-
lion at GuadafchpO, bat were repuIsed with the
loss OF a lieutenant and seven men. There has
Oefn fAOP%s' fAOP%s eklTn '95iPg near Sibar9- H!l
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11
How de Yea FoeIY

The feryid heats Of summer are now over. In
what condition have they left you Is your liver
torpid or disoTdered your appetite feeble your di-
gesIlon imperfect or painful, your nervous system
which the autumn finds tens of thousands Of u.s. and
in this state We are ripe for the maariouS feVers
and bowel complaints, and bilious diseases which
the heavy deWs. the vODOrs, and the vast difference
between the temperature Of night aud day are apt
20 engendor. Rouse yourself from this condition
with HOstettOr's Stomach BittOrS. Wake up the
latent vitality OF the body, which only requires the
Stimulating strengthening and regulating agency
Of this mighty vegetable restorative TO enable it
resume Its activity and potency Indigestion. bli-
business, miasmatic feVeFs, and disorders Of the
bow els are the usual sequences Of Q long heated
torn. Prevent or cure them with the Bitters. You
can do either. but prevention Is best.
aeDtlOtol7
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11
SeOGa's VActorv.

A Washington special to the Cincinnati
CO'nnssTctdt says: Tom Scott has achieved
another triumph over Garrett. Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, by contracting with
the management of the Philadelphia. WIZ
mlngton andRaltimOre railrOad, by which the
baltimore and Potomac road, the new branch
elusive light to run their trains over that
road. This gives the Pennsylvania Central
control OF the only direct line between here
and New York, they having control of the
Now Jersey roads, and will compel the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad to seek out new out
let to New York, part Of tls way by water. -
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11

A LUnden journal records the death of
Elizabeth Mary, DOWager Lady Byron, an
event which occurred at her sons rectOry.
Kirby, MallOy, Leicestershlrc. Her Iadyship,
was In her eightieth year
j, South Carolina papers continue TO discuss
the advisability Of holding q special session az
the Legislature, to he called about the 2Ist of
october, to take intO consideration the cOndi
ton OF the State debt.
COTTON planting is reported to be extend
ing In the northern counties of Georgia. with
satisfactory results. The fact leads,Atlanta to
hope that 1t will become an important cotton
port. ~.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11
From CaIIfornIa.

RESULTS OF TIE ELEcuoN-TuE MKT LKoIsLA-
TURR. a.
SAN FRANcIscO, Sept. 1o.-The Bulletin gives
the following summary of the composition of the
next Legislature, viz.:-Republicans, a; Inde-
psndents, 80; Democrats, 40 total, 10; necessary
to elect n United States Senator, 6l. Many Of
the Republicans recently elected are antiFailroad,
and in favor Of Booth for Senator. Assuming
that the latter will be supported by part Of tks
hold-OVer Senators, his friends claim confidently
that his strength from the start will be much
greater than can possibly be combined for any
other candidate.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11

sa TAT. ONO gAMRAIaN.--Both parties In ohio
have actively set out ON the hard work of the
campaign, and already many political meetiAgs
have been held In various portions OF the State
Among ths RsPubHeAA speallen On th0alump are
Governor Edward y. NOyes, Senator Sherman,
Mi Ia 4 f5Si v o5t9 IN n HSA i1DRi 1aS
Senator MOIto6, 6e 1hdiada, u AuAoudeea %
aHeef y RSEtOs !odrX., rAs Pemosrats have q
their candidate for Governor, Gen. Saml +. Gary,
and Qhqa T..gIIls pIu-1asfq
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11
Further Returns from maIne.

AUGUSTA, Sept.-The Kennebec Journal has
official returns from 343 towns, showing a totAl
vote of 9,O19, divided as follows Dingiey 80 541
Iltcomb, 2TSS1; and Williams, 1,545. Dineiey's
minority over ell, 10,Ol5 In the same towns
last year Perham had 62 ,O19 votes, and Kimbai
462O2 Perhams majority, 15,s17. There arr
las towns aud plantations yet to be heard from
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11
Probable Heavy susponsIOn .
NEW YoRK, Sept

3. NEW York, Sept. 10.
A meeting Of the creditors of the New York
Warehouse and Security Company will be held
tomorrow, and full statement Of the affairs
will be submitted by the officers The assets
OF the company are said to be about e., 500, 700
great part OF which Is in the form of unpaid
loans. Its liabilities ara 81 ,3O0, 600. It Is be-
lIeVed that the company will be obliged to sus-
pend, but the directors think the suspension
will be Only temporary.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11

That "hOneatY Is, the best policy may be
exenpt by the lf6llORlhs HS1ielln0l6ent:
q, NaN Al, ,Belm0pt Ne, sold % Q mill owner
q -saW1og wiiiei bF6Se q 10 - holIOai.a As he
back the ptice. and hauling &c 70 bis own
yard, chopped It up for freWoOd. In this
NOpaRatl0uAIe fOnRd ten S5 gold pieces which
s0ui study bad seeTeted theEas ,i.l t4Ntt
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11

Tie ahhuaf coakshlloh bf the Connecticut
Calhollc Tsmp peERncn q nloh met in Norwich,
total "a tinences substituted therefor, The
Rev Lawrence Walsh. Of HaftfoFd. was re-
elected president,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11

-Four ofthe msh snppostasO 'kate perishsd
il. the Linoolp Mine, in Amador OOunys Cali
ftirSaB have besp ped tlils, hller bspe In
de mine thifty-lix hobrs. No 0f lhe lnpri-
soned miners were drowned whllelFying 10 reach
'aIsshaiS aauhao Gl2 .0M -
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11
MARRIED.

STILLMAN-DIXON.-O Thursday, 4th inst, Al
st. Luke's Episcopal Church, Phila By the Rev q
u, Curry. assisted BY Rev. W. II. Grafe, Oscar B
StillmAn. Of Baltimore. to Mary, daughter OF the
late Thomas 3. Dixon. Of PhiladelphIa.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11

AND DRPoRTMRNT.
w. J. Duff respectfully intmates that he intends
resnming his private Glasses for the above accom-
go North 18th. ST., Phila.
septlO-d6t W. J. DUFF.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11
PUBLIC SALES.
PWBLIo SALE. :.
29 ALL GOOD LOTS,
ON WASHINGTON. EIGHTEENTH and NINE
TKBNTH STS.. NINTH WARD,
On Natarday, September 18Th, 1878,
at ~ O'Clock. p. n.
WITHOUT RESERVE OR UNDERBIDDING,

These lots are located on the beautiful hill on
me north side Of the Brsndyyine. partly on WASH
ington street and partly on Eighteenth and Nine
teonth streets, and all deITSble lots command
ing beautiful view of the BrAudyWine, of the
MZ OF WhmIngtOn and the Delaware River.
Eighteenth street Is now open TO its intersection
with onuH y i'll Lane, gtviag 4 very comma ndinR
view Oh tne faFk propOrtys and will soon be gradOA
% tt will bo 6ASOlable. -
Any person attending this sale We feel con ddent
WI h9vo an excellent opportunity Of securing
themsoiVes splendid home Tot and should they
deeire to hold without i'm pFOvement eOad areely
fail TO make large interest
TERMS OF SALh.-TWsutY per cent. cash, and
IAO balance in notes equally divided at and 8
months, bearing interest from the dAy Of sale.
Settlements in all to be made previous to the
tolloWinG Saturday. September 10Th. 1878 at II NJ
lotnerWise purchase may be declared void. at the
option OF the sSler) and parties who paythO whole
10 cash on or before that time will be entitled to
clear discount Of - per cent. Immediate posses
sion on settlement.
NJ. NJ. CHILD&Co.,
No. 4, ". Seventh Street.
sep4-S Wilmington. Delaware.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11

At Dayton, Ohio yesterday, during celebra-
tion Of the annivefeary Of Perry's Victory eP
Lake. Erie, a eapnon vas premaiursly dischaEd-
I'd, Killing Y. Biahs 8aF, "a the e0lh Ohio Bat
teFy. and mortally wounding +. Henderson, ol
tAs 22q one Re's'Y.aW gec aV
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-11

DUBLIC SALE in West Wilmington, on Satur-
day, September q, of 3 renements. paying
II to 2 per cent, and % House Lots all in monthly
payments, Particulars in future - 7 ~
nug29-s&W2W. ]. A. BROWN.
New-York tribune., 1873-05-03
DIAMONDS.

IF Won ask ten persons at rand0m Whtthvr ,,
the Diamond IA a work Of nature or work pf afl ~ 'n
20 wager that nine the ten will answer YOU hat ~
work OF nature. And yet 10 wOad De ndfh 20 III -
object of "bigOtry and virtue" az MIS- ml!i ~
which ia more thoroughly WORK OF art tDan ths 10
mOnd, prize aud wear a. lhe e-taDI
Of Starr ~ Marcus p JOhn-st. (up sairslt hH- tc
reputation the artistic IN Ornamehln 'n.
jewelry; and AL the brilliant catalogue 81 Ie a
radiant objects there fashioned BY the skill OF man DS
Of the rude materials with WHICH nature ouPpiI7 ' n'
you may safely select pure and periect Daohp W s
first water that which owes the most lo nuu1,
thought and human manipulation. The anclehts gausI
the Diamond not 50 highly indeed az W. 90, Oul w
highly But they valued t on totally dfNent grOuhds
from ours. They could not cut H. and bore 10 ABOUT WIN
them 0f glory ODscured not for it- Deauy.
but because they believed 20 be the only uDa.i@raDie
fire could harm IT, They regarded u possessing
magical virtues. We know that The hammer viii Oreak
if and the cr1cihe burn d. LavOIsier burnt Diamond
i'm oxygen and obtained from 10 carbOnic acid Yet We
esteem 10 far than aid the ancients Early the
Middle ges no one knows exactly When. fhe Of cut
ting and polishing 70 with lts own dust-DiamOnd cut
DiamOnd''-was discovered. Van Berghens 1856. hLa
fhe credit NJ perfectng this art Bu half century be-
fore the Duke OF Burgundy away ten cut Diamonds
10 the French mobiles at banquet 10 Pans, ana the T. M
uerOr Charles Of Germany wore cut Diamonds IN ms
cIoakclasp i'm ly73 However Van Berghens doubtless
established the first diamoudcutter-gud IN the Low
Countres where the has hOurslcd best down 10 Our
own times which are seeing m gradually transferred 20
Iondon II Is this art and not nature when gives the
Diamond Of to-day rs transparency, lls daIl1 pE 81
HI ght It's Hster, aud cOnverts-One may say pfbDia
into a star (Harper's Weekly.
New-York tribune., 1873-05-03

THE INDIAN PEACE COMMISSION.

The Board of Indian Commissioners finished,
yesterday the awards for supplies and transportation
for the Indian Department There we're m all 2si bids
and each fully discussed before being decided upon
All the awards were made by unanimous vote.
Mr. Cree. Secretary Of the Board explained TO TRiB'
UsE reporter last evening. the bid made by o. g. Daw
son. concerning fate Of which the latter complained
in yesterdays TRIBUNE The Secretary said that bids
for two classes OF beef called forthe first. good
merchantabe cattle all steers from years DID, and
averaging at least pounds live weight; :" the other
what are known native American cattle
or cattle that have wintered north of Kansas'
the cattle 40 delivered meet ,he above requirements
regards age and condition aud TO glverage not less
than l.O5o uoundsi" biz Dawson put ~ oaIy 0ue bid
New-York tribune., 1873-05-03
BROOKLYN WATER BOARD PATENT

The system of charges eXacted by the Brook
yn Board Of City Works for water and patent
stopcocks was Investigated by special Committee Of
the Common Council last evening. James Armstrong
plumber OF No. 223 Fulton-st. testified that under
recent order OF the Board three sopocks required
he placed in each house under the curb and one
in the cellars One OF these patent which can only
he obtained at one place The plumbers obliged to
this patent stop-cock, Of which John II. Rhodes
Purveyor OF the Board OF City Works is the patentee
The patentee gets royalty Of each Of these
patent cocks. witness believed that any other stop
cock was Just good that ordered by the Board.
The witness then detailed the trouble experienced by
some plumbers in obtaining permits from tho Board.
New-York tribune., 1873-05-03
RAILR0AD ACCIDENT
Tlron1L ~ Hon. ". ". NILes.

THE PORTLAND EXPRESS TRAIN on THE GRAND
TRUNK RAILROAD FALLS OVER Az EMBANHMESr
-THIRTY-Tw PERSONS INJURED.
MONTREAL, Can, May 2-This morning, at
$50 O'CLOCK as the Portland express train the Grand
Trunk Railroad passing the 27th mhe-post' near
Soixante. the three last cars "a Pullman and
two others. left the track from the spreading
OF the rails, broke the coupling and rolled
down an embankment over thirty feet high.
Thrtytwo persons, less injured. were bEonght
10 Montreal by forward part OF the train The others
were eft at ST. Hyacnthe and Beloiel Several were
frehtfulv hurt Most Of the passengers were Ameri-
cans The following the names Of few Of the in
iured. George Thurber Of Upton. Quebec serious-
lv Injured internally and badly cut about
the head had to be left at St. Hilare the Very Rev
Dean Slack OF Bedford. Quebec face bruised and cut;
several ribs broken f. Parker OF Worcester, Mass,
and VIM. Taylor now at the Ottawa Hotel. slightly
bruised; Mrs E. Brooks and Geo Brooks OF sher-
brooke slightly injured unknown lady nov at the
Ottawa Hotel injured G. H. Oreeley Of Boston, badly
cut about the legs had narrow escape from burning
10 DEATH the stove having fallen upon him setting fire
IN hts clothes.
New-York tribune., 1873-05-03
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Pennsylvania Republican State Conven-
ton will be held at Harrisburg on Wednesday Aug l3
Connecticut newspapers ae busily engaged
finding a successor 70 Senator Buckingham, whose term
expires u 1875 Among the candidates mentioned are
Gen. Hawley. Augustus Bandagee. Gov. Jewell, Con-
gressman kellogg, and Senator buckingham himself.
That sagacious statesman, Alexander Cald-
well of Kansas refuses to say whether not he Is can
dat for reflection 10 the u e. Senate In response 70
recent inquiry he said 81 do not propose TO commit
myself 1 shall not rammel my future action by pres
emf declarations. Mr. Cofax learned the folly Of that
course when defeated for the nomination for the Vice
Presidency"
Concerning the proposed pardoning of the
notorious Indian chiefs santanta and Big Tree The Gal
reston Texas) Nercs says "The that Gov. Davis
is inclined 70 accede 20 the request Of President Grant
90 the effect OF extending pardon TO these Indian ma
rauders and murderers has excited natural and
general feeling OF disappointment not TO say disgust,
throughout the State
Senator Brownlow speaks thus frankly con-
cerning his attitude the salary grab II took the
increased compensation cheerfuly and without hesta-
tion not because Of poverty Though am not rch but
because the increase provided for just and right in
itself I could have lodged the vote. members of
both Houses OF Congress did, and more easily than
Others for it late night when II taken. and,
in the condition Of my health, not expected to be
IN nv seat but preferred being record in favor
It, though knew there were enough TO pass the bill
without my vote
Gifts of Congressional back pay are not being
received with enthusiastic expressions Of gratitude from
auy quarter Several counties in the West which had
been thus endowed have refused the Offering altogether
and now a OF a personal snub in Min
nesOta Congressman Dunnell Of that State sent his
extra pay, amounting 20 s5, 10 a Baptist church which
he attends and received 1t back with emphatic ref
touch stolen money. Congressman Will learn
that public sentiment VIII tolerate but dis sOsitOn OF
that mOneYlts 10 the only place where sht-
fully belongs. the United states Treasury.
"a ,+ fh.
The So. Louis Democrat says that Mr. Finley has
knowedged the truthuness Of the interview held with
him concerning Mr.. Harlan and the Kansas Pacific
Railroad and then adds the following consoatOry nfor
nation for the consideration Of the implicated gentle
"As 10 the fact that the Kansas Pacific Railroad
obliged 10 Mr.. Harlan $4,000 before he could
be prevailed upon the Company It's bonds justly
due, there four. perhaps five. IN tins country
who willing 10 testify To IL. II Mr Harlan ls
wise he will STIR up this matter although cannot
promise that IL will otherwise be permitted TO rest
New-York tribune., 1873-05-03
AN ARMY OFFICER KILLS HIMSELF

William A. Cameron, age 81, committed sui
eide at No West Sixteenth-st yesterday afternoon by
firing pistol bullet into his brain. The deceased during
the war attained the rank Of LeutenantOOne Of the
5th T. s. Artillery He has since held a clerkshp in the
Custom house On Wednesday last he received letter
from the secretary OF the Collector informing him that
his services longer required. he had until that
day been boarding West Tenth-st Early on Thursday
morning he secured room NO6 West SIteenth-s and
in the afternoon brought his trunks to the house He
entered the house al u IN. yesterday, looking very
pale aud friend asked him II he was III.
He replied that he indeed unwell, and that he
intended 70 lie down and rest for several hours. He
then his At y. m. servant Knocked at
his door 10 arouse him for supper. No reply coming
from within the servant opened the door and Mr..
Cameron lying dead upon the bed. In his right hand
there sn lsy a small revolver. the bullet from which
had entered the right temple.
Coroner Young and Capt Burden OF the Twenty-ninth
Precinct Police entered the house last night and exam
med all the effects OF the deceased
New-York tribune., 1873-05-03
THE VERMONT CREDIT MoBIL1ER.

ST. ALBANs, May 2.-At the hearing to-day
before Legislative Committee or the charges pre-
ferred against the Trustees OF the Vermont Central Rail
road OF having used improper influences upon the Legs
lature and the Judiciary. Gov smith, Worthngton {.
smith, and Joseph Clark Trustees. were examined at
length. The Committee took wide range, and msde
full inquiries relative all their transaction as Trustees
Gov Smith explained full the lease Of the Sullivan
Railroad aud what had been received from II. lie
showed that IL had been OF great advantage TO the Cen
trail and produced letters from Lucius Peck and Andrew
Tracy eminent attorneys both now deceased, advising
the ezse OF the Sullivan road protection 10 the
He also explained all the facts relating 10 tne
Montreal Junction Railroad and 10 the fees pald mr'
Brown for his services in relation TO the Ogdensours
Lease. stating that the expense was borne by all the
roads the line, and that the fee paid, not al ms
instance but al the instance Of other officers IN the he
The relations between the propretors OF the 81 Adams
Foundery and the Managers and with ". C. Smith as an
individual. were also explained by W. G. smith, IoV
smith, J. w. Newton. and T. A. smith, tine last Two oelng
proprletOrH. 10 shown that while the prices palu
we're somewhat higher than those charged hI otner
fOunderes there other cOnsderAtlOpt IN Helsht
IN quality Of non, and IN cure-whlch ~ reahy
made thecOntact Of great advantage t0 the
These are hut a few OF the points taktnup tho Irus
tees manifested disposition 10 ala tue COumttet IN
every way. aud produced all the books paPete' AM
vouchers VI every description sha2 sailed ior'