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Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
From the Mobile Register.
a Pair Of Numbugs.

The Chicago "Times" falls to admire two nrst-
class hunlbugs. The first is the fellow Spencer,
who was caught sneaking up in the Senate to be
sworn In, and was caught in the act by Senator
Bayard, and who, as New York correspondent
said, ''slunk back as il he had been a detected
Theft OF him II says
The action of the Senate, OH yesterday, In ad-
hitting the carpet-bagger Spencer to his seat in
she Senate, cannot be characterized too severely
The simple fact that he was admitted, not because
he had any right to the scat but because the Rad.
leals want his vote aud his plant services in the
Senate The body that pretended to elect him to
tue Senate was a trump" which Is not even claim
ed now to be the Legislature of Alabama. But II
Is none the less certain that this contemplate
pet-oagger will represent that State In the Senate
for the next six years
The other is John C. Fremont, who strikes us
as par excellence the Jeremy Diddler of ftheAge.-
The "Times" sends its good wishes after him ia
this style:
Tie French Government has demanded of ia,
State Department at Washington the extradltioI
ofJohn e. Fremont, who Is under indictment il
that country for dealing In bogus bonds. By al
means let the State department surrender Mr.
= Fremont without q moments delay, aud thii
country will have occasion to congratulate itsel
IT the career of the most fragrant humbug incar
nate Of the present century shall terminate in
French prlsion.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
A Conaolentloua ConRreaa. .

To Nc. Wm. r. Roberts, Congressman from the
Fifh New York district, belongs the honor Of be-
ing the first to return to the Treasury the 5000
Wrongfully taken from 1t and paid to him by
majority vote. That gentleman vOted against the
iniquitOus bill under which this was done, aud
he holds himself In conscience bound MOTTO profit
BY the misdeeds Of others. Casuists, with s., 600
IN their pockets, may eontrive to reconcile Its re-
tentiOn with their own conscience, although they
opposed the act under which Il was appropriated
They may satisfy themselves that their duty ended
with voting nay 20 the bill; and that now It is a
law with no cOnnivance of theirs, they entitled
to keep e money to which they know they have
no equitable right. We will not enter into the
discussion of the nceties OF the question involved
But this much we are sure of--those Congressman
like Mr.. Roberts, who nObly refuse " receive
moaey which they have In no sense earned, and
the payment of which they originally opposed,
will be pleasantly cherished In the remembrance
OF the people. Honest men are not oFer-plentlful
anyWhere; and in Congrcss and other legislative
bodies they are far from being numerous. Now
when Q man like Nc. Roberts sacrifices 5000 to
principle, out Of hand, we take that to be sub
Stantial proof that he Is honest The voters of his
district will bear the fact In mind and we will
not forget 1t. What his views are on any or all
other subjects and they are sound so far as We
kRoW-is q matter Of no great importance 50
long he giVeS clear token OF that rarest Of quail
tiles in the present breed Of public lnen-simPle
honesty. Who will follow the good example =
Gentlemen, make your records now The people
are watching yOu!-JoUrHaI Of Commerce
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
Ths LatsaG swGnAls.

Hrs. Balla Thomson, yonng, beantlfll and
stylish, has been stopping q the Newark no
vi. Newark, fer Heee ~ 'Cs1 S1S s.Sts.i
me- fOF frieaAS ffom that State. On Friday ahe
Moved the CLERK and several ladiea 500 OF
SlaHOnds. saylna that they cost her 5000: In
The presence q enc Of the ladies' she put them
n her trunk. Oh Saturday ahe cnatseo tnas
her tFnnlE hmd haen broken aud the diamonds
1hslsn. She demanded that the proprietor pay
for them. SnspielOn Was directed towards
nnest az the house, and ho was about 20 pe az.
rested, Whona letter Waa received Ht the MOTEL,
addFeSeed % the woman. The deteetlVe open
"a t aDa read, ''Dear Bella, can't you send
ne the $40; 4 am d. mp" The arrest Was
delayed, and e was found that the woman
Id 0htalned the diamonda fr0mo Bread street
jsWGsT, exhibited them, and sent them back
fellinR th0 toweleP, che did not want t0buy
hsm. 0ha GaknoWIodae4 the sWlndle, and
after paying her bin, gut the house Nsu
1efk 6iff. @HH
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
The Matthews Murder Avenged.

KNOXVILLE, Ill, March 14.-JOhn w. o.
borne, the murde. er Of Mrs Adelia Matthews.
was hanged here to-day. Previous TO the exc
cuiiOn he wrote out full confession of his crime.
GALEsBUEG, Ill, March 14-The murderer
Osborne. in his confession, insisted that he was
hired TO do the deed. and gives the following &C
count Of the manueF in which Il Was done. Mrs.
Matthews was engaged getting him something
to eat. She went down into the cellar for but.
ter, and, he says II went down, talked with her
a little while; and az she stopped l picked up 4
brick and struck her on the head, when she
started to run, and | caught her by her dress
pulled her back and struck her again, when she
fell; then picked up small board and struck
her on the side of the head. She groaned and |
thought it was done. / then went up stairs, and
TO make false motives, / rummaged the drawers
and found the money, and thought must, take
It TO prevent the true motive being discovered
] put part Of the money in each ofIhe pockets o
my pahtsloons. and then thought / would &c
down and see If she was dead saw her eyet
looking at me; vent up 10 her, and bending
over her said, "Adelia." She raised her eyes
and looked up. l said, "DO you know me?
She made no reply. ask her again aud al;
said, do" | asked her who | was, and sh,
said: "Mr Osborne, " and reached her hand t
me and said; Why did you do thia drop
ped her hand and turned away, and looked a
her again q moment later aud felt that woulC
give worlds to have her we'll again. theu
took out my knife and cut her throat. She neV
sr moved or shuddered. then went up stair
and left.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17

NARnOw EscAPR.-DuFiRg the cold aaaP last
week, sailor who was skating about the braak-
wataF broke thFongh the ice. The tide iulinodi-
ately carried him nndoE; his eOmradoas tu0 in
nn1boF were unable 70 render the alightest assiE~
Ennee. Juat az the tiis when they had given up
Sll hope Of ever seeing him again, he arose to the
SnriAes, e = di.tanee e mora than my yards
tnna would have q there was an air hole in which
he camo up, faint from sxhAnatiOa. After being
aIhed out 81 hia comrades, be at once proceeded
on board Of ths vessel 70 which he belonged. The
name OF the person thus miraenlously preserved.
Was Thos. E8oolL, Of Portland, Maine. and belong
iaR 70 the schooner Ajas Of the SANE Post--LeeOs'
Light.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
new CanaIaaues for the Prise RInG,

Dispatches from Warrington represent that the
feeling among the Kansas politicians who are
there TO be Of the most bitter personal character
Oi source L is taa result Of the recent Senatorial
election IN that State, and the investigation Of
Calduolps case. On Saturday it came near cul-
minatnR in dsgFaesful tight at the National
HOtsl, bstwesn Senator Ingalls, who succeeds the
Virtuous POmsroy, and lawyer from Kansas by
the name Of MeBratnsy. The latter is frlsad Of
PomoFoy, and represents certain parties in Kansas
Who havs mamOfiaiissd Ne SSnSts 70 investigAts
Ingalls on the ground that be was party TO G
oonspiEAoy to dsfsAt PomaTOy iOr the Senate
Nesting ID the Oies Of the hotal, the Senator and
The lawyer bsraasd each other rounaly, and IRON
words Wars about TO proceed to blows, when the
byslandors intorisrod and separated them. There
= a0mO talk of q challenge. but thoso Who know
the parties we'll say there s no danger Of AsSti'
msating. ~.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
FOREIGN.
The cabinet Madeleine Earn Of Derby
and DlsFall BOth Decline once

1The cabinet MuddIe-The EaFa Of Derby
and DlsrRll Beth Decline once
LONDON, March 15-Evening-Since the
announcement this afternoon that Disrali and
Earl Derby had declined to accept Office, moth
ing Of definite character in relation to the
Cabinet crisis has trahspired.
A rumor is current this evening that Earl
Granville will be Premier, and Right Hon.
Edward Cardwell C.aneelor OfthS Exchequer
GLADSTONE IN TIE COUNTRY.
Gladstone left London to. day for the Coun.
try. He will probably return to the city OF
Monday.
Il il expected that Parliament will fuTthe
adjourn from Monday until Thursday next.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.
The JOHN BULL newspaper says q marriAg
Is projected between the Duke Of Edinburgh an
daughter Of the Gar of Russia.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17

y large ice gorge formed at Columbia, Pa, on
saturday night, and Yesterday morning the
Pennsy ylvania Railroad track al that poiRt was
flooded to the dePlhof1s inches. Freight trains
crossed In the afternoon, and at P. NJ, how
ever. the tracks were again covered TO the dspah
OF 10 inches The Henry Clay Furnace vas
compelled to suspend operations The Penn
sylvania Canal is badly damaged It was be-
lieved that the current would force passage
before morning through channel on the west
shore. A man Who was walking on the towpaih
when the gorge formed is supposed to have been
swept away by the current and drowned.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17

rHK 0RRAF BARHUS'a LATEaT,-Mr. =. T.
Raradm hm lust received from the Geological
Gaxasn ln Hamburg an enormous Rhinoeeros. IL
& noEo than dx tsst In height and nearly twelve
80 IoaR. It's present weight IL 800 pounds but
aa tha eouFaa ef few weeks, Whan it becomes &C.
elimakSd, it WiI weigh ct least three tons.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17

FIVE BLuR BIRDA-T. EllWGod Pyle,
ThOrnlon, Dsladess county, has had Eve blue
birds In his house during all the cold weather.
On ThuEsday he turned them out, but As soon
as they begin to feel the cold they come to the
door and ssk admitianes By making chipping
noisa. Mr.. Pyle opans the door, lets them in and
fhaz 81 waFua aud m onf annln
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17

PILL OF A GYMNAsT. Friday evening
TIA famous gymnast, MlaeO, while performing
on0 Of his perilous feats on the nying 6ape1e
~ thO National Theatre, HAETlsbuEg, fell =
mOnR the benches, distance OF ten OF twelve
- nananh IN fhA hiaaking Ol a lona.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17

SoMwHAT HEAvY.-Ths castings for H. A.
Beale's Rolling Mill, at ParkesburE are some
what heavy: the tilt hammer weighs 1886
pounds, anvil 5000. and the biz and pedestal
$500. They we're made by c. RidgeWay Coates
willie.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
DAILY GAZETTE.

AHcHBpRoP PURCELL, of Cincinnati, warns any
Catholic who connects himself with trade union
OF kindred society that makes uss Of an oath in is
initiation. that he thereby cuts himself of from
the body Of the church.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17

A neat. clean, fresh-aired, SGesl, cheerful,
we'll arranged house exeFts q moral influence
over its inmates, and makes the members Of a
family peaceable and Considerate OF each others
feeliDgs and happiness.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
DIED.

YATES.-At his residence in this city, ON the 18th
instant, Major J. ID. Yates in the 69th year Of his
age
The friends respectfully invited to attend his
funeral from his late residence. ll22 West street
Tuesday afternoon. At O'Clock.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
JOHN MERRICK & CO.,
BANKERS & BROKERS,
No. : Fifth Street.
Clayton HOuss)

Clayton HOusa)
WlLMIHGToN. DEL.
Particular attention given to inVsstments. Deal
srs In State and City Loans. Bank, Railroad Stoeka
and Bonds bought and sold on commission. Time
Paper and Collateral Loans Negotiated. Money
Loaned on Gall. Also.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
Real Estate Bought and Sold on Commission
MORTGAGES NegotiMtea. Houses Rented and Rents
COIioetod. All business intFastod 10 us viii be
thankfully received aAd promptly attended to-
Several hrst-class Mortgages and ether Loans for
sale. mArS-3m
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
BANKING HOUSE
OF
JOHN MCLEAR & SON;
No. aO9 Market street.

eRasit'Aceoants Of RaAka Individuals Aaa oth-
ers received. on which We allow interest. choohs
drawn on rs are payable without notice. the sam0
a. at National Bank
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
Ths lloaoe Muadls.

NO cZANoE IN NTMEsIEUATIoN- -cAPTAIN JACK
STILL IN THn LAVA BEDS
SAN RRAxCIsCO, March l6.-Gen. Candy
moved his headquarters to Van BremOris
Fancha on Saturday. Colonel Reddle, with
company y, 18th Cavalry, came upon party
Of Modoes and captured dve horses Tue
c0lonel would have killed the sayages but for
the pending peace negotiation. Sehonchin
and ChaylaF Hldala Ieiused 20 come Oh the 70,
aeFVatiOn, Can't IAek. u b said, wants Mea-
cham and Fairfield to come t0hlm again and
have another Talk. 81 fesS
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
REGISTERS OFdeF,

, hsGIsTKR's OFFTcR,
Upon the Application Of VICTOR DnPONT
executor Of CHARLES /. DnPONT, Jr late of
CarisiIAna hundred, in said county, doeeAs9d: n
IS ordered and directed By the Reristsr
thAt the Executor Aforesaid give notice of az
granting OF Letters Testamentary uDon the =
tate Ok the deceased. with the date Of RrNntips
ing taereOi' BY causing adVsrtisements 20 Be
posted within forty days rom the date Of such
Letters "a SIX Of the most public places Of the
Couny OF NeW Castle requ uiFinR all pers0ua haV.
ing demands against the Estate to present the
same OF aoide oy an Act Of Assembly in such
70 90 inserted within the same PsFlOd In the
OsIawaro 6a1ette, newsl aper publiahed n Wiz
min gt0n, and to beeOntinued therein tive month";
- 6iyen underline hand aad Seal fOfSee Of
LIS. the REGISTER afOresaid ATTN oW Castle in sW
- Castle County AfOFsaid, the day and year
ABOVE written. b. GIBBS, Register.
NOTICE.
AllpeFson haVin claims again st Ih Ih
deceased must present the duly attesled 10
executor on or before January zth, lsTl or abiJS
ded. VICSTJk In PONT R~".!SssSS.''
Wilmington. Del. Jan. ~ 2m
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
&0ttrfs.
PROPOaALa.

sealed Proposals. will be received By the Street
Con pl1ISe g th once Of the Street Commissioner
antll THURSDAY, March 10Th, 1873. 1T ave O'clock
StO1e, TO be delivered on Fourth street. Between
Market street and the Chrissiana Greek.
,AlSo, tor furnishing about $500 Cubic Yards or
about 5'l0 ksreheS Of Stone for the macadamiEing
the bed Of Fourth street.
Bids may be made for furnishing the slime to III q
breaker at or the QuaFry and from thS hrea
+" ne PEG oi the street. separately or together.
hIso ~ the sane time and place bids will be re =
seelvSa Ior TRADING the Bed Of Fourth street and
M AuliinG tnS SAND Tor putting down the PaVsmsnt
street Commissioner. ~
| spO1sible party.
The Committee reserve the right to reject any O.
All ol1s. - WILLIAM CANDY,
| marl4J Chairnan Of the street COmmities.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
REpRMpTIoN oP 90 noNns.

REDEMPTION OF S-aa BONDS.
The Secretary Of the Treasury Aas called il So
o0o0Q Y; 5, S-10,s Additional. upea wAisA BE in
teFest will cease June |.
II Il adVsahIs for holdsra az s-20 and these hav-
tng m0nay TO Invest 70 consider a0as the aaleetOn
Of more permanent iQyestmeNts.
We are recomm0ualag end selling 20 cur friends
and customers the olloWlng Securities in sxchanE0
for thsig 6-20s and ether high priced Bonds.
WILMINGTON AND WESTERN RAILROAD
z-a0 lat MoRFGAGE BONDS. at sJ and accrued
interest.
@ and
NORTHRAE PACIFIC z-s0 GOLD 0and Grant,
- BONDS. e. l0O-and inaaFest-
| Theas and other First-elass Bonds afO likely d
command advance prices dqFlnF the year. ewing %
the iaFge AMOUNT of capital being released b the
redemption Of fa-20a.
Il
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17

NOR RENIS-TWo targ0 eonaecling Rooms -
II In the third stoEy of the SAYfllo baila-
fAsturing. Apply % ALEA S1VILLk
febl-u 5l2 Market street.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17

nor RENT-PONSessioN gIVen lnaoltss sly-s
~ The spaciaus Hall az Aats-TOo3 n o. slIs's
M0rkingmens Institute" Tee premtsas 4 80
mirablg aaAptei 70 Saelstlas, NasicAl H. srary
AsSociatiaas. kag ,sal aud farther paFAr laFs.
apply 70 DIR, CURTIS. 1S FreacA alroSt, 81 10
Ok. CAMERON. 40 AaFkot sereet. a. lB-d
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
A Rare Chance for a rinsmith.

PEELED 10 Ofer ny Stock. TO0lS and FiKtnres fer
sale IL iS an old established and seed business
stcAtlon. thdoet Tor person Of moderate capital
one Of the best in the city.
IH99irs at No. liS Market strsss wilniAEtos.
leoLI Is. Z. DRAGON.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
and

NOREHE4aEo 4aosbg sbsgI!IG 5sS 81 qoD gAad arn
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17

NOR SAIk.
II small Tubular steam Boiler. = bout three
horse power. suitable Cor driViaR SHsli oneiae or
healing puFPossa. Prios So. ADnly a. this Of
eaplA-U
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17

NOTICE.-The Stockholders Of the Penn Loan
~ Association" will meet n room No. SO2 Max 81
street on Thursday evening. March 2Jth ensuinE AZ
"a o'clock. to consider the propristy Of amendipE
the By Laws with the view Of issaiaR 4 new Esriss
A full Attendance Is requested.
marl5-d5t WESLEY TALLY. sse'ry.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
RNR aALE.
FoR SAILS.

TWsaty-6Vs snAlI hoasos. from faar 70
~ SIX ro0@a. In different paFta of the ETY.
w Prices raHEinR trom 80 % Sleo0.
III Terms easy. ]. y. FRAZER,
Telegraph BaildiRg. 50 asar MARKET
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-17
wILMINaroN AND wRsrERN RAILRoAp

z-Sa lat MoRFGAGE BONDS. at sS ana accrued
interest
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05

when in bounces this dog. He hadn't got no name, only the ugly dog;' and he comes up to me and begins to beg and whine, and then he catches hold of me and tries to drag me along with him, and l felt sure something was to pay. So, having the tiger on my mind, I naturally thought of him first; and, as long as didn't know where to look for him; I was just as like to find him by following hedog as any other way; so we set out, and you never saw critter so tickled as that dog was. He led us along through the swamp, and by-and-by l was sure I heard the beast. So we kind of stole march on him, and when he jumped on the roof we'd got quite comfortably close to him; and he was so busy clawing the shutter he never suspected nothing; and threw the lariat, and it took him just as slick as awhistle. I'm awful glad of it, because I'd have hated to shoot him only for act ing according to his nature. Tain't as if ne was Christian, you know," concluded the snowman, excusing his pet.
 "But how could the dog know he would find you in Galoosa?' . -
 WeL, critters know more things than folks think they do. Maybe he remem- bered we were there last year, or likely enough, some of the other dogs told him"
 Il hope you'll let me keep him, Isaid, as the ugly dog pressed close to my side.
 "Oh, my, yes'm! I ain't the kind of man to take a dog away from lady," said the gallant snowman. five sent one of the boys.to Galoosa for the tigers and my buggy, and I'll see you home. | m awful sorry the beast has put you and the young lady to so much inconvenience: but he ain't bad fellow, now, really.i
 We reached home before any rumor of the runaway colts had come to Mays vile; but VIC found the village in great excitement about the tiger, and the cap- tain, In rather an anxious state of mind, preparing to go out and meet us. He looked rather grim when he heard of our tent confession; but nau NED;o1J---~.: do nothing more than to express the hope that 1t would ''be lesson to him." and, indeed, think 1t was.
 As for 'fhe ugly dog," he was the hero of the family. So long as he lived, his was the warm place on the rug in winter, the shady piazza in summer, and any quantity of affection and caresses. He lived to extreme old age, and, in spite of growing infrmity, preserved his loving and amiable temper to the end. His last act was to drag himself to my feet, and he died with his head on my arm, feebly trying to lick my hand. There were some tears shed over his grave, and we did not think it. necessary to enter into an argu- ment against the firm belief entertained by our children that "the ugly dog had gone to heaven. "-C16r0 Guernsey fn A0- 2)let0ras' Journal.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
Two Methods of Representation.

MT. Wait of Norwich has introduced Q bill relating to the method of electing mu- nicipal officers. This bill gives each bo- rough and city the right to provide for the representation of the minority in the election of certain borough officers. Of course, the bill does Mot apply to such offices as Mayor, City Clerk and Collector, but to the Boards of Selectmen, school visitors, and all others where several can- didates are to be elected. This is a sub ject which is interesting large and inhu- ential class of public men. The number of those who believe that, in 8 representa- | tive government, the minority have certain rights which ought to be respected, is rapidly increasing. The majority should rule, but the minority is entitled to a hearing. If the Boards of Selectmen were composed of both parties, giving the mi nority at least one representative on the board, there would be better management and greater care. Two parties are a ne- cessity, and we can see no valid objection to giving both the majority and the minor ! ity such fair and equal representation as | their members entitle them to. | But MT. Waits bill provides for such system of voting as to make minority rep resentation unpopular At least we fear that that would be the result. The plan which he has adopted is the following: Where several candidates are to be elected to fill offices of the same name, each voter IS permitted to cast single ballot. This ballot will have upon it the name of the voters favorite candidate, and also the voters second, third, and fourth choices. In counting, the first names will be count ed first, then regard will be had to the second choices Now we doubt whether this plan is within the comprehension of large class of voters. There is also an element of chance in this system, although we are not informed whether Mir. Wait proposes to follow this plan to this extent. I A quota has to be established, and all votes over the quota cost for any candr- date, are to be counted for the second candidate. This gives the counters the opportunity to select such ballots as they desire to have counted. They might have some preference in regard to the second choice.
 l Another objection to this plan is that there is a better and 8 simpler system. Of the various plans which nave been sug- gested, we regard the cumulative voting | plan as the least cumbersome and the easiest understood. According to this plan, each voter has as many votes as there are candidates to be elected. These votes are to be cast for one or any num- Der of candidates not exceeding the whole number to be elected. That is, if five candidates were to be elected, each voter would have five votes. His ticket would
 contain from one to five names. He could cast five votes for one man; one vote for each of five men; or he could divide his votes between two, three or four men, Tn such manner as Ire saw fit. If MT.
 Waits bill is to be pressed, we trust that it may be amended, by substituting the cumulative system of voting for that pro- posed by Mir. Wait.-N. 1T. Register.