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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
The Court OF Appeals
ruRrHKu RkpUc TIoN OF A;sEssN aNr

rURTHEH RKDUcFioN OF AssEssh aNrS
The Cty Council, las. night, continued IN
sion as the Court OF Appel',. .he following re-
ductiuns were made
Wm. Murphy's ptorc:,y, ~ Miket street.
from 40 900 To IS utp
q Woreirs pIope,ty Nc. SlS West street, from
$40 900 TO 5000
Property Of Same Ne eoe l'nait street, IRON
a, 900 TO I 3 'FUO,
Property ot W Jones, li03 Deiawne Avenue,
TO $1,000.
Property oi n. Il. Springer, lio3 Jefferson st,
from sS 900 to $4,000.
Property oil John F. Mullen, llOl Jefferson ST,
from &, ,tNO to 81 900
McCiuskey ~ McMenanen's lhree houses. Nos
40j, 401 aud iuy 1aylor street, ON $500 10
1000 each
Robert Parne lot, nj Head aud Is streets,
from 5000 to slS0,
l Daniel Collin property, n. w. corner Fourth
aud Monroe streets, ~ 500 to 80 800
Thomas McCafieriy's properly, III Poriers Al
ley, from - 900 TO $1,000
Ii. Pretzchner's property, Fourtb ana " aInut
streets, from 81 O0U to s2u,OUO.
Lewis McCall's captat,on tax, from $500 10
s4V0.
II. Pre,zeLue,s property, No By f. Fourth st ,
| from 5000 TO $1,000,
| John r. Mcte,nus property, No 80 L. 9Th
| street, from sl.o0 10 $1,000
| John Wood, clpitat,on tax, Il ON |, 80 to sl,
| 0u0
| ). 4. Causes lot at SIKH and Franklin reduced
| from S2l0O to sl41O.
Henry Bleyers properly. No 80 W Font ST.
| from $500 10 $500
| The lots belonging to Mr.. Forrest ia the
Ninth Ward, assessed al S't335, weie reduced ~
1880
+. Bueher property No Coz Shipiey street
from $1,000 to $500.
Patrck kelleys capitatiou tax was redacej
from $500 10 S40O while his house No. 4Oe Loin'
bird street, was reduced from $1,000 10 5000.
"a utin fay
to $500
Nathaniel Melchoir's property, IA King street
from $l2, 900 to 81, 900
A lot belonging to Otto suber was reduced from
800 to $3.50.
Patrick Magarity S house and coal yard proper
ty, on Maryland avenue, from $1,000 to $4,000.
Michsel Duunlng's 3 house on Peach street, be
tween Head aud Claynont, from $3.50 TO $1,000
L. McAteer's property, tl3 Tstnsil street, iron
$500 10 $500.
Mary II. Brooks property, 1923 Market street
from $500 to 5000
Daniel Hanl,ns property, LOG Loeuu street
from $1400 to 5000.
Mrs. Sarah Pierce's carpenter shop 305 Wes
Fourth street, from 1920 to $500.
Same house No. 309 West Fourth street. from
| $1,000 to $500.
Alfred Rumiord, 1903 west street, from $1,000 t
$1,000
Edward Bellnh's properly on Wes; street, iron
Sli 900 10 $l2 900.
Joseph Bribgbursls lot IN West street, from
$500 10 $4,000
Henry bleye,s property ] 10 West street, frcu
MIS-. Ferns Bring hurst lropeuy reduced iron
S9uUU to $500.
samuel Johuson's propsrty, el2 Walnut stree
J | from 5000 TO $500
= During the evening large number OF uau'
! fers were made
The Council a. 10 o'clock adjourned until III
evening.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
Congress Testerda ay.

In the U S. Senate, Mr. Scrtt, from the Fin
ance COMMITTEE reported a substitute for the
House bill 10 author ze I've striking of the Cen
tennial medals aod II was psssed. Bills were
also passed regulating proceedings in cases OF
mandamus.
A number OF bills we're reported and placed
on The calendar. The bin to repeal moieli,
was considered. A committee OF Conference
was appointed on Deficiency bill. The House
bill to provide for the publication Of the revised
statistics wss passed Adjourned
In the House, bills were introduced under the
call of States, among them one by Mr.. Stark
weather imposing tax of one-twentielh OF one
per cent. on all sales OF stocks. bonds, pold ETC.
and another by Mr. Packer for the beiier organ.
ization Of the registered letter sy stem. Mr. But
Ter moved to suspend the rules and take from
| the Speakers table the Senate Civil Rights bill
| and report 1t to the Judiciary Committee with
leave 10 report at any time. Lost--yeas 1856
nays S6--less than two thirds in ibe affirmative
The rules were suspended snd The bill for tbt
admi sion Of Color ado as a State was passed by
a vote of 10 to C5 The Lou eiana co1tested
case Of Sheridan aud Pinchback was discus ed
A conference report on the bill 10 reyiae th,
PeDeion laws WIS agreed 10. Adjourned.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
N 6 W GAS

Mr.. Gitin had his new gas machine in full OPP
Grafton at the "Washington Hotel' last night 1t
is q beautiful apparatus most complete IN all lis
parts, and gentleman in The rural parts OF the
county, ior about twenty dollars, may obtain one
that is Of sufficient clpao ~ to illuminate his
whole house as completely as our city dwellings
are lighted through pipes and brackets at an au-
nual cost Of about half what We are required TO
pay. On this machine one loot burner produc-
ed US large light as one of the four-eet burners
at the hotel; and twofeet burner made as
great hight as two OF our common six feet
burners. man in fifteen minutes at a cost OF
less than dollar IN make enough gas 10 lieL
his house for a month.
The machines are in the front room of the no
tel and gentlemen inv ted to call and examine
them MI Gifhn is a gentleman Of education
polite and afable, and will be pleased to demon
strate the workings OF the apparatus fully. lie
is here Tor that purpose and Invites gentlemen tC
call and witness the operations Of the machine
lu q lew days he proposes TO make. an attachment
to the pipes and hight the whole house with III,
new gas through the old tubes
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
The Negro Women Wanted 10 out
Vote the MhItes.

The Wilmington 1drerttse, joins The ContHe,-
cid. in the advocacy ot woman suffrage and the
deuuucialion OF Senator Bayard's speech i'll oppo-
sition to this last dodge OF the negro worshippers
Tie Adteftsssr ana the Commercial have both
been advocates Of negro suffrage in Delaware they
are now both advocates Of woman suffrage, aud
of course, negro womans sufrsge They thus
hope to see the fair daughters OF Delaware hustl.
ed about at the.polls by the negroes as the poor
white people have been at the South How would
the Delaware boys like to see their sweet hearts
'hedged up" in crowd OF negroes OF both sexes,
waiting TO put III their ballotr II these advocates
Of negro suffrage ana woman suffrage succeed this
must be the case.
Nor can it stop there. 1t is nonsense 10 sup
pose the negroes Of either sex, would continus to
vote much longer without demanding place on
the party ticket. No truly honest man. who be
heyes in the equality OF the races. can ash a ne
gros vote for lis party with the hope or expect
ton ofgetting it, without expec. NJ to be asket
By the negroes to vote for them.
We hold, therefore, that those who advocat,
negro suffrage mean to cote for he negroes, ant
those who advocate woman suffrage 0,ea. 10 rot
il, negro seomen,
The Democratic Party Of Delaware is oppose,
t. this prostralon OF suffrage 1t as The inten:ioI
oftle Radicals tosore duce our political institution
nation oil The best ct.zent; and ihus " III the va!
pe paved 10 ther now hidden design of chang
log g)7, lnm ent into centralized despotisLi
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
NEGROES IN SCHOOL NO. q.

"The Deiatuarean honoiabiy correcis the Ga.
seftes cauard about coiored children being placed
III No public schoui OF this cit 1t 'omolefe'ai
The Commercial is fully aware Of The fact that
one Of its own attaches circulated the report !
and told it TO several persons and then mentioned
It to the GAZETTE reporter. We ac1uit him OF
any intention TO deceive any one IN the matter
But The Commercial is very anxious to ind fault
with the GAZETTE. and cannot let tue orpoItuni-
tY slip That paper would have mentioned the
circumstance the same day that we did had II
not have feared the injury the fact that the ne
Eroes had gone iuto tue schools would have done
ITS party. Had it been something Well calcuii-
ted 10 iujure the Democratic patty that paper
would mol have paused moment to give pubici-
~ 10 the matter. We were told the Iumor by a
Republican, who stated 1t 10 us iu such plausi-
Die way that we believed 1t to be a fact. lie said
his children came home aud in the most iDdig-
nant mood related 10 their mother the story thai
sone eight OIL ten negroes weIe in the school
The mother joined her denuuciations of The
"outrsgeh with those of the children, and the
poor man felt that LIE was in dsnger oil being
"trounced," We tLink that his word, by hi'
own family (all Republicans) simply because hi
own party Lad followed out the logical conolu
siou OF its doctrines ot equality, which had re
ceived his hearty assent.
The Commercial had always favored the Ciyi
Rights bill, and putting negroes IN the whit
schools. Bat this affair rather surprised it, an'
Its own reporter revolted At tbs consummatol
OF the doctrine.
Sill this has been dcue. 1t has been done, WI
sre informed, in Christiana Hundred, under tn
very uose OF the Radical candidate Tor Sheriff
In one of the school districts Of that hundred til
school was nearly broken up by putting negroe
into, it and the folly had TO stop,
The members OF the United States Senate iron
Massachusetts,, who most admired by tn
Commercial announce themselves being favor
able to both coors occupying one school, an
voted for the Civil Rights bill, hoping to hav
this odious feature of ii iully secured.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
,rhe Moje,v and spv Svten.

The Senate spent two or three hours on the
moiety hill Yesterday afternoon. The FL
Iisiire Committee was dsiested In its at
iSeipt to restore the clause pro, iling fof the
sAizure ut hooks AUD pspers, winch the
House had struck out of tho hill as re-
reported from the Committee OF Ways aud
Means. The most violent denouncer OF
the spy system yesterday was Senator Cam
eron. Tnis Action Otthe two houses Will. II
there is um6 to pass the bill, do away en-
tiroly with the setznre OF private books and
papers, except 80 far ss provided In tue
law OF lTSy, under which ths Governmen
ionnd no difiicultyiin collecting the revennt
dow IN TO lsC,.
Five member of the Volunteer Fire Depart.
ent Of, Wiiliamsport, Pa, have been arrested
and lodged in Jail for inceudia.ism. The
names sre Elijah Beale, James Parker, Robert
Ilnsmsn wv ilIiam Shuliz add Frank kelbhisch
they are said TO have confessed that they bur-
ned nearly all The properly-over 81 ,O00, ,O0(
worih-destroyed Ia Wifliamsport slrce the
great ire Of August, 1871.
Heavy rains dliring Sunday nigh, and yester-
day NOR ming have caused freshets in Connect
cut. The Mad river has flooded Winsted, do
Jog considerable damage TO the streets and prop
erty The dam Of the Lathrop cutlery works
and The dam of the Washiue mius. at Ssulsburv
have given away. The Nauga,uek aud Farm
ington rivers are very high.
An Indiana lecturer began by saying "Wive,
obey your husbands" when thirty EIGHT womel
got up aud leftthe room. After they had gon
he resumed;-"Wives, obey your husbands,
an old saying, which is only called up for th'
purpose etc
The new vest has deep pocket which com
pieiely hides cigar, SO that the man who ask
you FOR 'the mate to that" can never bring
blush TO your face by discovering it after yo
told him, II bavn't another, fellow just gov
meihis."
| The storm oil Sunday, at Syracuse, N. Y
unroUfed many houses and blew down nsmbe
Of chim2eys and sheds. Several small boats oil
Onondaga lake were capsized, but only one 20
is known 10 be drowned, and another missing
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09

COURT OF APPRALs.-Tbe City Council Is now
setting as a Court OF Appeals at The CITY Hall
We believe there was never more unfair assess.
ment OF property. The people are outraged in
his matter. The easements in many ases ar.
'sery unequal.
In one case In particular TO which our attention
was called the assessment was but $40, 600 and
yet the rents amounted to %, ,Is0. while many
others were assessed $, high that the owner.
could not realize per cent. of rents Gu the prc,
fixed. The Court meets again this evening
They made many reductions last night.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09

Before the war the II paIleaa repeatedly told
its readers that ii slavery abolished in Del
aware aud Maryland the farmers lands would
increase in value The theory is no. sustained
by practice. Slavery Is abolished but lhnd has
gone down so low that II the cost OF the buildings
are reekoued OF the sales, the hud does moi bring
any price.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09

Mrs. Frey, the widow OF the captain c4
Cuban steamer VirRInius, has established
wood yard in New Orleans, through means
provided by generous friends in st. Louis
and elsewhere,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-09
POLITICAL.

ENOR SHERIFF-JOHN W. WHITMAN, OF
Il White Clay Creek Hundred, subject to the
nomination of the Democratic Party. mar2Olm
CHERIFFALTY.-T0 THE ELECTORS OF
offer my selfto yout consideration as q candid ate
for the of sheriff subject to the decision OF
the nomination of -thes democratic Party. And
pledge myself to give the no minee cheerful and
hearty support. Respectf ully,
fcb3. 1879 tn. WILLIAM II. LAMBS0N.
INoR. CORONER.
SAM u Ell G. PIERCE.
Subject to the Nomination OF the Democratic
Party.
CBRIsrASA HuNpRED. Jan. 9th. 1874.
EOR CORONER. o..
Yielding to the solicitations Of many friends.
again offer myself as a candidate
FOR CORONER OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
pledge myself To abide the decision of the Demo
cratic partya give 10 the nomlnee my heart,
support JAMES l.. COX,
NlLMiSGToN. May 25.tn
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-07-11

my experience teaches me that the more
we encourage and foster the laborinQ
classes the better it in for all / have
found also that paying the highest price
for labor and then demanding and accept
ing only the best, is one of the secrets of
profitable business, and that the cheapest
labor is to get good, skillful, intelligent
men, and pay them liberal wages.
The laborlng men are the great dis
tributers of the money Of the country
They are not only the producers but
the consumers, and when they are thrown
out OF employment or their wages cut
down we may expect TO have hard times.
All classes Of trade are interested in their
prosperity.
We should remember that the true
strength and prosperity Of our government
rests not with the representatives of
wealth, but in the labOring glasses and
# we would keep alive the fires Of
patriotism we must do it by fostering and
caring for our workingmen.
The mechanics ask nothing Of us that
we are not in duty bound to give them.
Other countries have extended this same
protection to their skilled mechanics, and
why should not we If monarchies are
willing to honor labor, it i'll becomes the
representatives of republic - turn their
backs upon the soiled garments Of the me-
chanic.
The cry of communism and information
alism which some one has attempted to
raise against the adoption Of this measure,
Is unworthy of consideration. The con
duct Of our mechanics, and the sentiments
as expressed in the resolutions Of their
conventions, during the time when fool
harey lunatics were attempting to raise
the red flag Of the French commune in this
country, shows conclusively that our me-
chanlcs were not only not in sympathy
with any such movement, but bitterly and
positively opposed to it, and with reason,
tor Its success would be the death-blow to
everything which they could hope to gain
by their organization, and this was also
recognized by them.
| hope that the House will grant the
favorable consideration which this bill de-
serves, and give to these sons of toil-the
architects Of our prosperity in peace and
our defenders in wsr-the protection which
they ask at our hands, and | am sure that
it will be an act that will never be re-
gretted by any member who gives it his
vote
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Massachusetts Labor Reform Conven-
ton

In accordance with resolutions adopted
at meetings Of the Labor Reform State
Committee, on June 10th and June 18th,
a Labor Reform State Convention II here
by called 10 meet IN the grove az South
kramingham, on Wednesday. August 18th,
1874, at Ill y clock A. NJ, To take such ac-
tion as shall seem To the convention best
calculated to secure the success Of labor
measures At the above meetings of the
State Committee it was resolved that our
next demand should be for the eight-hour
system for all corporations and for all labor
employed at the pdblic expense. And that
that the State Committee deemed 1t expe-
dent for this convention herein called, to
make nominations Trades Unions Labor
Societies, Sovereigns Of Industry, and all
similar organizations factory operatives,
wOrkingmen. workingwOmen, and all in-
terested in their welfare, are invited To-
send delegates To this convention.
Meetings for the purpose % appointing
delegates may ~ called by any one. All
persons, whether delegates w not, will be
cordially welcomed to the grove There
are ample sheltered accommodations with
in the grounds, should the weather prove
unpleasant
Every one attending this meeting will
pay for admission To the grove fifteen cents
All delegates coming over the Boston.
Clinton A Fitchburg, Railroad, or its
branches, the Taunton a. birmingham
and Lowell a. Framingham Divisions, will
receive a. the Convention free return rail
road tickets 70 the places from whence they
came.
BosToS, July 4, 1874.
Edwin NJ. CHAMBERLIN,
Chairman Labor Reform State Com.
RICHARD HINCHCIFFE,
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FORE IGN TELEGRApHIC OOrS.

RoNE, July ~. Monsignor De Mer1de.
Archbishop Of Mytilene, aud private chap
lain Of the Pope, Is dead
The Mo1,ite,tr says ex-President Theirs,
rs decidedly opposed ~ the organization of
Mac Mahon's powers.
PARIS, July IL. The Committee of
Thirty has appointed a subcommittee to
draw up bills IN organization Of the execu-
tive power, and for the establishment Of a
senate.
LONDON, July l2.-The Figaro was sus-
pended by the Government for quoting
from President MacMahOn's message the
declaration that he would retain the power
conferred upon him, and then apostrJph
ing the Assembly as follows: I" BY your
order the Marshal became the supreme
head Of the state. The army honors only
him, follows but him, obeys him. The
army having a horror Of the factions in
Parliament, will defend the commander T.
whom you entrusted power. Ii any part,
or faction seeks To overthrow your ire
vocable decree, they must enforce "
| declsiOn OF the Assembly"
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IRON M0LDERS' UNION.
SPEECH
HON. ELISHA B. STANDlF0RD,
OF KFNTUCKY,
SPEECH


The House having under consideration
the bill to incorporate the National Iron
Molders Union, Mr.. Standiford said
Mr.. SPEAKER After a careful consid-
Grafton of this bill and the objects which
it is intended to accomplish, am COM
PEELED to say that in my opinion it is a
measure eminently just and proper, and
one which should become law.
This is not bill which proposes an ap-
preparation for the benefit of these work
ingmen, nor is there any remote possibility
that the United States will be asked to
give dollar out Of the Treasury, nor can
see in it any possible chance that the
rights of any citizen or citizens will be in
fringed by reason Of it.
The advantages which 1t proposes to the
iron-molders are simply that under its pro-
visions they may organize societies for the
Improvement of their craft, establish read
ing-rooms and libraries for the benefit Of
members, collect and keep together funds
for the benefit of sick and disabled mem.
bsrs of their order while living, aud the
relief of the widows and orphans Of de-
ceased members and to be able to compel
q strict account from the trustees Of such
funds. 1t will enable them to hold prop.
erty in the name of their association, to
collect their dues and make them respon.
sible az an association for their debts. II
will give them no more power over the
capitalists of the country than they hold
to-day through their present organizations
The bill will enable mOlders to establish
and maintain cooperative associations Ii
which the profits Of their labor are divided
among themselves instead of paying wages
If they desire to secure the benefit Of theil
labor in that way instead of wages, i 50
no objection to their doing 80. Othel
societies, other organizations, come her
and ask TO be incorporated, and are giver
charters. and in many instances these char
tez are accompanied by immense subsidie
and grants.
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The Coal TRADE.-The coal trade was
somewhat brisker last week, than for some
time past and the demand some what i'm
proved, probably owing to the prospective
reduction of 30 per cent. Of the output.
At the Auction Sale of Scranton coal in
New York last week an average advance Of
% cents per ton was realised The sur
plus at Port Richmond last week was 130, :
600 tons but if the present demand contin-
ues, this will be considerably reduced if
not altogether taken up puring the stop
page OF two weeks.-Ashland Bulletin.
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BACKBONE.

when YOU see fellow mortal
without nxed and fearit-s views,
Hanging on the skirts - otheFs,
Walking in their s~.st-od shoes,
Bowing Low to wealth or favor.
With abiect uncovered head,
Ready a. reafact or waVer.
Willing ~ be drove or led.
Walk ,ourself with hrmer bearing,
Tnrow your neral shoulders hack,
show ynur spine has nerve AMI marrow
just the thing which hts Rau>t lack.
A stronger ~ord
Wa never heart
Ia sense and tone.
Than this, backbone.
When YOU Sse n thealoxiAn
Hugxlng close some u,,iy creesi,
Fearing u reject or question
DogmAs with his priest may READ.
Holding hack all noble feeling,
Choking down each manly Vie~,
Caring more Tor forms and symbols
Than t. knoS the Good and True
Walk yourself with firmer bearing,
Throw vour moral shoulders back,
show your spine has nerve and marrow
Just the thing which his must lack.
A stronger word
Was never heard
la sense and tone,
Than this, backbone.
When YOU see politician
Crawling through contracted holes,
Begging for some tat position,
IN the ring OF at the polls,
With no sterling manhood ia him,
Nothing stable, broad ~ sound.
Destitute uf pluck or ballast,
Double >ided all around
Walk yourself with hrmer bearing,
Throw Your moral shoulders back,
Show your spine has nerve and uArro~
Just the th az which his must lack.
4 stronger gord
Was never heard
Ia sense anu tone,
Than this. backbone
A modest song and plainly told
The text j. worth mine pt gold
For many men most sadly lack
A noble stiffness Ia The back.
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A writer gives the following enumeration
Of the expression Of female eve THE
glare, the stare, the leer, the sneer, the in
vitation, the defiance, the denial, the con-
sent, the glance Of love, the fash Of rage,
the sparkling Of hope, the lAnguishment Of
softness, the squint Of suspicion, FIRE Of
Jealousy, and the lustre Of pleasure.