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Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-09

Henry Howard, Esq, late agent Of the Bri-
ish Government under the Mixed Commission,
will disburse the money awarded by it to Brit
ish claimants. The amount-a little less than
$1,000, 0O0-wil be paid by the United States
TENDER next, and will he then paid by Mr..
Howard to the claimants or their legal iepie.
Aentatives.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-09
THE MISOGYNIST,
an stas,un jeune honms aun bten beau pa,

~ etdst Vn Jeune honsfae d'un oten beau pssse
When arstbe sought uf hAupts, he wore
His locks In Hamlet style, ia -
His brow with thought was "slcklisd o'er,"-
We rarely Jaw him smile;
Aud een when none were looking on
his air was always woe-begone.
II.
He kept, know, his bosom bare
To initiate Jean Paul;
His almost only topics were
ksthstics, Fate and soul -
Although At times, but not for long,
He bowed his Intellect to song.
He served, he said, Muse of Tears;
know his We ses breathed
a f1ne funereA air Of biers,
And objects cypress- wreatbed -
Indeed bis tried acquaintance ned
An ode he named she ''Shssted Dead"
81 ".
In these light moods call to mind.
He darkly would Allude
10 some dread sorrow undefined,-
Some passion unsubdued:
Then break In CHASTITY laugh,
And talk Of Keats his epitaph.
He rallied at Womsn's faith a. cant;
We thought HIM grandest when
Ne named them "Syreu shades that chant
On bleaching bones of Men !"
Alas, not cen the great 60 free
From insidious minstrelsy
His lot, he oft had used to urge,
Lay on q lone rock where
Around time beaten bases surge
The Waters of Despair.
We knew 1t true. We never knew
What gentler ears he to ID 1t to-.
We, bound with hun as brethren were,
One-minded celibate,
Resolved to Thought and Diet spare
Our lives 10 dedicate -
We, truly, In no common sense
DessIysd his closer confluence.
But soon, and yet, though soon. too late.
We, sorrowing. sighed to find
gradual sofinsss enervats
That once superior mind,
Until-in full assembly met,
He never mentioned Etiquette.
AS FStsS $500 w ScNoic nhu huOWu,
Assumed a wanton air.
A fond efeminate monotone
OF eyebrows, eyes, and hair
Not--stirred him now o.
He read "The Angel in the Housed"
And worse. He, once sublime to chat,
Grew whimsically sors
II we but named Photograph
We found him simpering DER;
Or told how In his chambers lurksd
A waistcoat curiously worked.
Then worse again. He tried to dress
He trimmed bis tragic name,
Announced at last-to our distress
He had not "lived in vain;"
Thenceforth his one prevailing mood
Became base beatitude.
XII.
Aud o Jean Paul, and Fate and Soul.
We met him next grown stout,
His throat with wedlock . triple roll
"Al WOOL" enwound about;
His very hat had changed its brm!
Our CO urse was clear. We banished him.
AUSTIN DoBsoN
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-09

A letter from Havana says the informa-
ton obtained about the recent battle of Qua.
simas shows that it was ons of the hardest
fights which have taken place between the
insurgents and Spanlards. The Spanish
force was 5000, and the Spaniards lost forty
officers killed aud wounded. Most of the
cavalry was cut down, only few escaping
to Puerto Principe. A column Of 1000,
which lett Puerto Principe, was attacked by
the Cubans, but after severe struggle sue.
ceeded in joining the other Spanish force.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-09

The Association OF Mexican Veterans held 4
meeeting in Washington, On Saturday night,
aud agreed to distribute u circular throughout
the country for the purpose Of enrolling all sur
viyors 1.-THE Mexican war and all widows OF
Mexican veterans, with view Of laying before
the Pension Committee the exact number of
persons claiming pensions on account of that
war, and the amount OF money that will be re-
qured to place their names on the pension rolls.
The number Of survivors is estimated by the
Commissioner Of pensions at $4,000, but the
association do not think this estimate correct.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-09

A balloon ascent from San Francisco on
Saturday. came near having tragical ter
mination. There were four men and two wo.
men in the car. When the balloon reached
a height of 600 feet it collapsed and sauk
rapidly, striking the ground with much vio-
fence. All those in the car were injured, but
not seriously.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-09
DR.. S1MMS' PAIN SEARCIlFR
v
what II Will positively ~
1t frequently relieves instantly and never Ii
been known TO fall In any case 1t is used
'"'paraty and applied outDardiy. II the
orsatssh Fam Remedy seer D.s-
covered

PAIN SEARCHER cures Cramns and p,i,,. :,
the stomach and Bowels, Headache, TootncL. Man.
Iaisis, Diarrh9a, DysenteIy, Sudden colds Rlenm
htsin PAINTERS Cole, Bites and Stings Of luseots
Soreness, Sweilings, AsiAtic Cholera, Frost Lltss
sore htoht, Foul Stomach Sea Sickness AstLmr
neartburh Indigestion. Cholera Morbus Snrains
Pain In the Back, &c, and cles and Pains oF
character We have cured Hundreds of eases OF min,
anu cramps In the stomach and bowels I'm our ubre1
curing the past year with only one dose OF the Pan,
DANIEL X. Hl0NuT, residing at &l2 wes, Nae.
ohd street. Saysthe Pain Searcher com petelv
his son, q boy OF IL years, OF Rheumatism In %
holrs nsomuch he could put his foot on the floor
even Walk across the room, which he had NOT dous
two weeks previous. few doses inwardIv nj .nt
ting cotton and placing TO the affected mari rr.cteL
tbs wonderful result. r~''' s"ee'e"
, II. n BLACWELL, sign painter, was eptirelv re-
heyed Of Painters Collie In 80 minutes "
HENRY McCkEA was relieved of n yo,ent bead
acme IN ~ minutes After suffering terribly for two
weeks and trying hosts of remedies without relief
ram Searcher relieved as 1t ever will do JAMFS
STAFFORD, of Mill Creek Hundred was rrlisy
Of y violent pain In the stomach in minutes WM
WISER, Landenberg, says It Is a splendid Romedv
IN Aslatc Cholera II takes the lead of all other
edies. Our registry ct reference Is large ana tIa
number of names Increases every day. We guaran
zee 1t al we say u to be remedy of untold Value IN
The afflicted and just as Its name indic ates
pain searcher. Price 90 cents bottle with mi Ill
reetlons for Medical Treatment. ~ ~
Prepared and sold by
DIR, j. SIMMS & SON,
Fourth and King streets, Wilmington, bel PRna
aelphia Depot, COZ Arch street, philadelphia. Sold
~ eA"ss@" kehe'Ay jamie
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-09

Timothy Topping has been found guilty,
at Woodstock, Canada, Of the murder Of
his wife and four children,
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-09

EOR SALE.
N@., 100000 Strawberry Plants Of the "wilsonr
ENE and "fIench' Seeding. Also, q lot of tur-
IU5o nips by the bushei. Apply to 49,
mArio-st~ GEO. W. BRINToN
Near the toll gate on the Lancaster nike
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

BY authority of the liquor commission
bill, which the United States Senate passed
on Thursday Of last week, five persons are
to be appointed, at least one of whom shall
not be an advocate Of prohibitory legisla-
ton or total abstinence, who are to serve
without salary, but have their expenses
paid, as well as those OF their secretary,
who is to receive $4,000 salary. Their
duties are to be completed within one year,
and are as follows; To investigate the
traffic in and manufactures Of liquors,
Distinguishing as far as possible between
the effects Of distilled and fermented liquors,
in connection with crime, pauperism, the
public health and general welfare; to in.
quire what the effect of legislation has been,
and whether the supposed compelled absti-
nence from its use has encouraged that Of
opium to gather Information and to take
testimony as to whether drunken exists
to the same extent in other civilized coun.
tries, and whether those foreign nations
considered most tempererate in the use Of
stimulants are SO through prohibitory laws,
and to what degree prOhibitory legislation
has affected the consumption and manufac.
ture of malt and spirituous liquors in this
country. This is good years work for
any FIVE men.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18
Letter from Judge Spalding.

ATcHIsoS, Kansas, March 0, 1874.
Messrs. Editors Enclosed find two dollars
to pay for the WArcHMAN for another year.
Mrs. s. says she must have her old Vermont
paper, and regard the money well expended.
1t snow going on sixteen years since we left
Montpelier. Vermont is my native State, and
two Of our children are buried in the Verd-
Mont cemetery. love old Vermont. and Mont.
pelier in particular.
Next to Vermont, regard Kansas as the best
State in the Union, every thing considered
We have some mean politicians, but the people
are fast thinning them out. Kansas has SPLEEN
did school system, and first class schools. Her
religious privileges are good, and her morals
constantly improving. Crops command good
price corn, sixty cents per bushel wheat,
Sl.e5. Other grains in proportion. l don't
think there is much corn burnt for fuel. Coal
is worth in this city eighteen cents per bushel.
II any one wishes to leave old Vermont, l
think they can find good homes In Kansas.
We have had a very mild winter. Winter
wheat looks promising. Please remember me
kindly to my old friends and neighbors.
Yours truly, AzSL SrALDlSo.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18
Forty-Thlrd Congress.

TUESDAY, March 10.
In the Senate, Mr.. Boutwell, presented the
Massachusetts, resolves resembling the legisla-
tive resolutions of censure of 1879. Mr.. Conk-
ling offered resolutions suitably noticing the
death Of ex-Prcsidcnt Fillmore, which, after
remarks by several Senator'S, were adopted.
In the House, though the Ways and Means
Committee still have under consideration the
Sanborn contracts, and have made no report,
Mr.. Butler had tilt with Mr.. Beck, of Ken
lucky, which was apparently meant as de-
fence Of the Sanborn contracts. Eugene Hale.
OF Maine, had to say that the results of the
Sanborn law had simply fulfilled his prophecy
and he remembered with perfect satisfaction
that at the time Of the passage Of this law be
bad opposed it with all his power, predicting
then the exact result now manifest.
"WEDNESDAY, March IL.
In the Senate. the announcement Of Senator
Summers approaching death was made after
prayer by the chaplain, and the Senate immedi-
ately adjourned.
In the House of Representatives, some mis-.
CONTINUOUS ouoihco' WIS tIuHHtcttu, una the
House went into Committee of the Whole on
the legislative appropriation bill. In the midst
OF the discussion the death OF Senator Sumner
was announced, and the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, March IL.
The sessions, in both Houses, were devoted
70 resolutions and remarks on the late Senator
sumner, and the appointment of committees
TO make arrangements for the funeral, and also
TO accompany the remains TO Boston. The SEN
ate adjourned over till Tuesday.
FRIDAY, March 10.
The funeral ceremonies of Senator Sumner
TOOK place In the Senate chamber to-day, and
no business was transacted In the House.
SATURDAY, March Ia.
The House devoted the day to discussion
Of the transportation question, and five speeches
were delivered on that subject.
MONDAY, March 10.
NO business Of importance was transacted
IN the House. The Senate was not ip session.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

The Portland Advertiser well says that
it is charitable to suppose that the people
who neglect to pay for their newspapers,
and expect gratuitous puffs for their bust.
ness, don't know any better. They suppose
that the newspaper, appearing regularly, is
like the sunrise, a natural phenomenon, aud
that the publisher, if he asks for money, is
like the sharp lad who persuaded all the
boys in his neighborhood to pay an admis.
sion fee to his fathers front yard to see an
eclipse. 1t does not occur to them that
paper and ink and presses are never found
growing on bushes, and that type never
blossoms spontaneously into paragraphs and
editorials. When they consume an editors
time unpro6tably, it is because they think
he has nothing to do. When they expect
publisher to advertise their business gra-
tuitously, or to give away his papers, it is
because they think it costs him nothing to
print the paper and issue the advertise
ment. And so thinking they are greatly
mistaken, aud often expose themselves to
severely uncomplimentary remarks.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

The peach crop for the coming season
promises to be unusually large, and with our
ample facilities for transportation the fruit
will undoubtedly be cheap in this section of
the country. At meeting of the Fruit
Growers association, held at Dover, Del,
recently, various reports were made, and
one upon improved transportation stated
that arrangements are practicable by which
whole train of cars with peaches can be
crossed from Jersey City to New York and
forwarded to Boston in eleven hours from
New York, and twenty.thrse hours from
Dover, the centre of the peach growing
district.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

1t appears that the customs appraiser
who wrote to his senators and told the Sec
rotary of the Treasury that his office was a
sinecure, and ought to be abolished, and was
removed therefor, whose letter Mr.. Dawes
read in his retrenchment speech, was A. l..
Robinson, of Evansville, Indiana, who has
since stated in a local paper that the re.
ceipts from customs at that port are s5 ,040..
40 for the year. compensation of employees,
s6,74SST; making the cost sl,70S.42
more than the receipts, Mr., Robinson will
stand in history solitary and alone, as the
man who recommended the abolition of a
$4,000 Office he held himself, because il
was useless, and the Cincinnati Gazette
adds that perhaps the government will
stand alone in its way of receiving this
recommendation.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18
Senator Summers term of office

Senator Summers term of office ex.
prcs March 3, 1875. Under the provis.
ions of an act passed by Congress and ap-
proved July %, 1866, it is provided that il
a vacancy shall happen in the United States
Senate during the session of the Legisla-
ture, the two Houses shall proceed to fill
the vacancy by an election which shall take
place on the second Tuesday after the Leg
stature shall have notice of such vacancy.
Each House openly, by RIGA roce vote,
makes its selection and if any one receives
a majority Of both branches, the record Of
both Houses is verified on the following
day in joint convention. If there is no
choice, the joint assembly then proceeds by
"a RIGA roce vote to choose, and at least one
vote must be taken at twelve O'Clock each
day until a Senator shall be elected
Among those prominently mentioned as
candidates for the Senatorship, are Mr..
Dawes, Ex-Governor Bullock, Judge Hoar,
Charles Francis Adams, and Edward l..
Pierce.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

-" The Pennsylvania Society for Pro-
noting the Abolition of Slavery" which
organized in l775, recently held au annual
election, at which president and other of.
hcers were chosen for the ensuing year. 1t
is our belief that DR.. Ben: franklin wos one
of the original members. However that
may have been, this society was the first to
send petition to congress CD the danger.
Gus" subject of emancipation, aud DR..
Franklin presented it. The petition called
upon congress to "go to the utmost verge
of their power" in carrying out the object
prayed for.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

TO read the speeches of the imitation
lists, both in the Senate and the House, one
would think that paper money was some
thing new in finance that it was filled
with glorious possibilities, was luminous
with brilliant prospects, and that it was to
be the proud distinction of the statesmen of
the Forty-third Congress to publish the
merits Of the new discovery to the nations
of the world. The native force and pene.
tration of the intellect of Daniel Webster
was, perhaps, superior to that Of any other
statesman this country has ever produced,
yet he did not venture to approach the sub
ject in the easy aud confident manner Of
Messrs. Ferry, Morton, or Logan, but de-
voted himself to the most careful study
upon it, having recourse to the books of the
4" theorists" whom Mr. Morton and his fol-
lowers hold in such contempt, as well as in
curing into the condition and circum-
stances of his own country.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

All branches of industry and business
are suffering while Congress is delaying the
settlement Of the financial questions. The
spring trade promised to open well tais
season, but merchants now hesitate to pur.
chase beyond the immediate necessities of
the hour, not knowing what effect future
legislation may have upon prices. Some
policy should be adopted speedily and es.
pecially should the limit Of the legal tender
circulation be fixed. As il Is, the uncer.
tainty affects the resources Of the govern.
ment as well as private business. Now is
the time to act. The petitions from the
leading merchants Of the country to Con-
gress show the great anxiety that is felt in
commercial circles concerning financial leg
islatiop.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

The United States takes the lead of all
other countries in the number of paper ma.
chimes running, as well as in the number Of
mills in operation. The amount of paper
consumed by each person in the country is
much higher than it is in Europe, as might
be expected from the higher average of in.
telligence of our people. Our thousands
OF newspapers consume the bulk of our
printing paper, which composes just one.
halfof the total product Wrapping papers
of all kinds rate second, being required in
almost every kind of industry, while CORES
pondence and account-keeping use up the
third largest portion of our product.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

Mr.. Schultz made a sensible suggestion
in his remarks before the Committee on
Ways and Means in regard to revenue
frauds. 1t was to the effect that where a
trifling loss only to the Treasury is shown
to result from inadvertence or undervalua-
ton, the government should show a motive
for fraud in the merchant before fnug him
to the extent of half his fortune. Keep
track Of the goods and the smuggers
make the one yield the right duty and the
other disgorge all. If the aim Of the Gus
tom House system is the collection of the
just revenues of the country, and not to
create fortunes for officials and informers,
the regular merchant, whose business assists
the government in paying its expenses,
should have at least half chance.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

In 1892 Timothy Pickering was post
master general, at a salary of 1900. with
a thousand dollar assistant and clerk to
match. He asked permission of Alexander
Hamilton, secretary of the treasury, to
hire two rooms, cellar and a servant, for
the department, at cost to the government
not to exceed three hundred dollars. Ham.
ilton thought the arrangement seemed con-
sistent with the interests of the United
States, though what that had to do with it
would puzzle modern statesman sorely.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18
"A letter is published showing ,b., HI,

"A letter is published showing that Hon.
N. t sPrague was in no wise responsible
for the decoration of the Howe Scales with
pictures of rebel generals at the Georgia
State fair last fall, as mentioned by cor.
respondent of the Springfield Union. The
scales were exhibited at Macon by the
agents of Mr.. sprague's New York agents,
and they alone were responsible for the
means used to advertise them.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

Even the New York Tribune, with all
its hatred for Grant, cannot make up its
mind to glorify much over the result in New
Hampshire. 1t says that =" it can hardly be
made the occasion for much rejoicing. as
the change from last year is not large
enough to indicate any popular reaction. 1"
1t is noticeable fact, moreover, that the
Republicans have decided gains to report
from the country towns-a very significant
sign of the failure Of the Democracy to make
much capital out Of the farmers movement.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

--Bismarck's pauacea for crushing out
religious dissent does not work we'll. 1t is
provoking riots and disturbances of various
kinds, the former Of such magnitude that
the aid of the military has to be required,
and considerable bloodshed follows. Such
has always been the result Of spreading the
gospel Of peace" by means Of the sword
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

Prince Frederick Charles, he of the
red beard, the man who won real glory in
the late Franco German war, is about to
make tour Of the world. Via Russia,
Siberia, japan aud the United States he is
to reach London. The Prince will find
friends by the way, aud nowhere more than
in this country. Our German fellow cit.
liens will give him a royal welcome.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

Dispatches from Northwestern Iowa
report the continued suffering among the
settlers on homesteads ia Osceola, Lyon
and other counties In the extreme north.
western portion of the State, caused by the
failure of the crops. Dr. Mccoy, of Iowa,
is now at Chicago soliciting aid for the suf.
ferers, and has already collected some
$4,000. The Board of Trade has appointed
committee to solicit donations from the
members Of the board and others.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

The National Council of the Sove-
reigns of Industry closed its three days
union in Springfield, on the Sth, having
perfected its organization aud framed its
constitution. They have elected full
board Of officers. The new constitution
provides for State Councils TO be made up
of ten representatives from each subordin-
ate Council, Of which there must be at least
ten in State before State Council can be
formed. Two delegates from each of the
State Councils will constitute the National
Council. The condition of eligibility to
membership is that the candidate must be
over sixteen years of age and engaged in
some industrial pursuit, and must have no
interest conflicting with the purposes of the
Order
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18
The New Hampshire people have failed

The New Hampshire people have failed
to elect Governor, but have chosen Leg.
islature which will no doubt prefer the Dem.
Ocratic candidate. The Concord Monitor
explains this defeat in single sentence
1--WE were too heavily handicapped with
Sanborn contracts, Jayne and Bingham
blackmailing, Western imitation schemes,
the hoiety system and the failure of Con.
gress to meet the wants of the masses by
legislation demanded by the hard times"