Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-02-19

Ladies will save money by purchasing furs
now. Humphrey & Sandt, have few more
fine selts which will he sold at great bargain
if bought soon. They never carry any over 10
The next season 2lG Maiket street Is In
place.
RoJbery.-It is reported that two negroes,
nam4d Benjamin Richardson aud JoseP
Gould. robbed a pedar near ST., Georges, last
Monday evening OF t55, and made their escape.
A reward Of no /, offered fJr the arrest OF the
scoiludreis.
Sair.--L. W. SIidha,n & 5 IN. sold n, ,ba
lIlh Inst for Egbert Heisler, near Newsrk
hrfets coming two years cid from 70 10 40 Adj ;
lars, Is months old hefer 500 one bull S48. one
woke OF twin oxen not two wears till AnriI lao
dollars, horses from $50 TO s235, clover hay
, SlI.2U, wheat, oats and straw Sl450 per ion.
farming utensils brought good prices, ali being
nearly new and In good order.
| RAILROAD FREIGHrs FOR Wu,nvarnN
/ The Penna. Central r. r. Co. Is making arran
gements tor the Transmission of all freight for
wilmington over the Penna. & Delaware and
i the Wlltnugton 4 Western railroads. via POM
eioy and Landenberg, instead OF over the
WILMINGTON " Reading read, AZ at present
/ This will add considerably tu the business of
! tbs two former 10 IDS ami 10. CORE pond in O
| disadvantage 10 the latter.
| The Pension Otce.-It Is whispered that A n
eff''r is being naie 10 have the Pension Office
removed from this city to MIllsborough. S,s-
sex county. We trust that the proposition will
not meet with any favor in official Quarters
| Three fourths Of the pensioners reside in or
near our citv, AMI their interests as well as the
interests If the Government, will nor be nro-
! NOTED by change In the location OF the office
| A few years ago the offiee was removed from
Dover TO this city for the convenience of tbe
pensioners, aud this reason will apply with
| equally greater force to this suggested oh anoa
4 of agu1
should give the proposition its quietus. We
nresume that Mr. Burton will take pos session
of the office In few days, as II is time that the
proper vouchers were being prepared for the
March payment. Delay in the matter W Ill be a
serious appointment 10 many, and COM
| plants would follow that would moi be Meas
! ant.
| FOR the Delaware Republican.
WHY THE 6UBERNAToRIAJ CANDIDATE
SHOULD CONE FROM KENT.-WhIle we de-
| precate the discussion so far in advance of
| the State Convention ofihe different candidates.
still when 1t is forced upon us, we can do no less
than meet II. The burden of the Commer-
| Gals communications and they are numerous.
IS hrst thal New Castle County bls not had her
share OF Office. We always know that the Com
mercjaI man was modest but did not suppose
that he was verdant Let him turn to the rec
ords Of this State for The last "a years and ne will
| find that New Castle Go. has not only Ina her
share, but that she has almost monopolzed the
United State ScnatoIship from this State And
| what is she enjoying to-day? Has she not got
all the Federal Offices with one or two excep
| tons? The Chief Justice? The Attorney
| GeneraiP What more would you like 10 have?
Secondly, Representation according to popuia.
ton. This is already answered by The fact that
the party Is committed,a las admitted by your own
ptper,to that very thing and that too by reso-
| luton introduced into the State Convention bv
member from Kent, Mr.. Smthers, voted for
by the members from Kent County, including
| Or. Isaac Jump, who was a member of the Stat,l
| Central COMMITTEES ard went to Wilmington to
help make the apportionment. You say th at the
people OF New Castle County can hardly believe
that Kent will press for the Gubarnatorial candi.
date That is just what she will do, and that
too with unaniinity never before witnessed Ia
| this State; and why? Tho gentleman thai we
| propose has been urged for the last IL years-by
his friends to accept the Nomination. In 1862
be p.remptoriy declined the use of his name.
In 1868 he was again urged by his friends
but sense of justice to New Castle County
impalled to again decline, though there were
two gentlemen from New Castle Co. whose
names we're before the Convention, he refused
To be put in no nnation, yet upon the first bal
lot it was found that Riddle had al, Tybout 81
| and DR.. Jump "A, without his name being
before the Convention. His name was then
Withdrawn, and Kent County without anv con
c'rt of action divided her vote between the two
rival candidates. But Sussex, upon consulta
tion. through her Chairman cast solid vote for
MIR. Riddle. and nominated him. 1t was then
understood that Kent was entitled to the mex
nomination and she was entitled to her choice
but before the next convention perfect furol
was raised in New Cast lie Co. over the nomina-
ton. And while DR.. lamp had declared open.
lyto gentlemen of New Castle and Kent that he
had allowed the use Of his name still II he was
nor supported by aiority OF The Delegates of
| ia n hat wan IL Al,
nation upon any consideration. He had two.
thirds OF the delegates OF his own County ia
Conventions vet New Castle forced upon us
another nomination., though that nomination Sc
far as the gentleman himself was concerned
man could say aught against him personally
still he was moi the man Kent County wanted
in fact It was New Castle Nomination in ever,
sense of the term. How the nomination was
brought about soiue OF your friends In VIII
mington know better than we. But this we d,
know that aspersions We're heaped upon IT,,
character OF DIR. jump. 1t is t. be hoped that
no such course Will he pursued in The present
campaign. INT we are apprehenstve that II may
be from some facts that have come to our know
ledge A gentleman OF high standing In one o
| the lower Counties was In Wilmington q few
DAYS ago, ami meeting young man there he
, asked him what the feeling was In the city II
re-ari to the Gubernatoral nominee The
. young man stated that Mr.. Lewis Thompson
b
that lie Thompson was 50 very popular in tn
two lower Counties of tha State He aske
a him fine knew Dr. Jump and If he was &C
: quainted in the lower Counties? lie did not
1 but thought that he Jump would be the mos
= unpopular candidate especially In the lowe
Counties. Whsreupon the gentleman ieplie
/ that he knew Mr.. Thompson very well, that h
I Thompson was gentleman and he had moth
=, ing to say against him, and If nominated h
8 would get the strength of his party In the lowe
e Counties, but nothing more. He also told hir
i that he knew Dr. Jump aud that Jumr woui
carry more votes than any man that could b
u named especially In the two lower Counties. =
J. AS for Kent Countv being hopelessly IN Il
a minority since the Polly McKnatt campaign
r. we can say that Ken, County in that campaiQ
o reduced the Demacr tic majority more in pr
e woulu have done better IT 1t had not been IL
l. your action in the Stale Convention. La
} campaign Won saw the difference when We wei
into the fight with light weights, we reduce
= their aiDrity from 200 to 500, and II you wi
a but do 70 lr whole duty from this time ont (w
a will say nothing about what You have done
e the pasi,l We will show you the boot on Il
Is other leg 50 tar as Kent County is s,ncerned.
d QuIETrs.
II Gen. Moltke, in The course of q speech in Il
a German Rcichstag Feb. 18th. said: "What v
< acquired In six months, We shall have to pr
10 tect by force of arms for half century to com
: France, Notwithstanding a majority of her pc
Ir.n Al.