Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-23

bOO, Freder1cka SlO,OO0, FELTON, SSOUO, tellon
Circuit $1,000, Milford $14,5oO, Harrington S12,-
500. ......
In Sussex County Seaford 5000, Laurel
1000, Georgetown S6500, Lincoln 5000,
Milton 81 200, 1ewes 81 SOC, Millsboro $4,000, |
Marydel - 500, Delmar S4,2lS.
At Pennington, Connecticut, on Thursday |
morning, white woman, wife of colored man |
named James Freeman, murdered her sister
aged Is, by splitting her head with an axe. She
was jealous of her sister.
A detective who was killed by brothers nam
ed Younger, In 81. Clair county, Mo-, on Tues
'lay, is stated to have been one of party who
lett st. Louis privately to capture the Iron
Mountain Railroad robbers.
Robert e. l.. Patton of Philadelphia Ven,
| to Cape Mary on Thursday morning, and, on
his arrival there, went to the beach, pulled of
his hat and coat and drowned himself in tae
breakers. He left note with the Information
that he was tired Of life.
| ConaREss.-In the United States Senate OH
Thursday, the House bill appropriaLiug $4,000
to improve the mouth Of the M ississippi was
| reported, and It's consideration asked, but Mr..
Salisbury object and it went over. number
OF bills were passed, among them the supple
ment to the act TO prevent the exterminallon OF
fur seals In Alaska, aud the bill authorizing the
The Committee on Commere. were directed to
consider the expediency ofa survey OF the
Colorado desert' with view to its possible
submergehce &c. The bill appropriating $4,000
for the expenses Of the Committee invest eating
tile affairs of tine District Of Columbia was pas.
sed. The Currency bill was laid aside, and
the Army Appropriation bill was considered.
J After an Executive session the Senate adj
journed.
In the House, the bill supplemental to tue
act for the development of the mining resoul.
, ees OF the United States was discussed uutn
the expiration Of the morning hour, when IL
{ went over until Tuesday next. Mr. Albright
Introduced bill regarding the emolulneit and
. licensing OF fishing aud coaslwIse vessels. The
Legislative Appropriation bill was considered
3 pending which the House adjourned.
3 The Senate Commerce Committee agreed to
Z report bill appropriating 10000 for the con.
tlnuanee of the photographic service Of the
Q Navy Department.
The Committee oil Civil Service Reform
Y agreed to report, with amendments, Mr. Wood
iord's bill providing for commission ito reor-
. ganlze the customs revenue service Of the
r United States. -...
d iu the United States .Seuals, on Friday, Mr.
Legislature asaissl ra any rf6 ecr sui s
say 10 the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
+ ana Joint resolution from that body asking a
= modification Of the treaty with China, SO as "a
discourage the further immigration Of Chinese
| ne then onered q resolution directing the For.
d eign COMMITTEE to advise the President to ne.
r gotiate Tor such modification but Mr.. Ham.
I'm ooleclirg. 1t went over. MIR. Scott presented
IS petition from citizens of Philadelphia and
II New Jersey for tie right OF way across League
island, TO Afford farmers quick transit to The
Il city u Philadelphia. The Public Lands Com
4 mittee reported adversely on the bill in aid o
e the Atlantic and Great Western Canal, ant
n We're discharged froIn its further consideration
Y tion was made the special order for Monda,
81 next. Inc Army Appropriation bill was pas
eeu' Inc Fortifcation Appropriation bill wa
1t also passed. After an executive session, TN
Senate adjourned
n In the House, Mr.. Dawes gave notice tina
on Monday he would call up the bill fixing In
FL currency issue at four hundred millions, an
Df would offer an amendment making the issi
three hundred and fifty-six millions Tn
OF Georgia contested case of Sloan vs.. ROWS wa
discussed, and the rest OF the session, until ad
Of lournmont, occupied by District OF Culumhi
o business.
The Senate confirmed General Thomas Il
y van Bnren to be Consul at Kanal gawa; III
ward +. Dunno, chief Justice for Arizona; an
In Clas: +. Ramsdel, U. =. Marshal for Easter
Ill Virginia.
The President nominated David Reed to b
he ~ niIed States District Attorney for Wester
pennsylvania: Frederick Boggs Internal RI
a venue Collector for Southern indiana; Ere,
a TICK Il. Schenck, of Indiana, to be Consul
Barcelona; and John j. futile, of Delaware, /
n he Consul at Marsnham, in Brazil.
~ The murder Lowensten attempted TO e.
~ cape from jail, at Albany, on Wednesday might
ry He picked lock which secured bar on IL
shutters OF window, and had opened the shu
ters, when he was discovered. On being Ia
~ ken back to the cell he threatened 10 set fire
u, u the iail.
Samuel ulm, Of st. Joseph county, was sen
he 10 the Michigan state prison in 1850 on a Iii
~ sentence, for the murder of one Eastbrook, an
1t has Just been discovered that he is nnocen
No MIR. Ulm is now seventy years old. The Ia
has done Its worst as far as he is concerned al
ks reparation for such great wrong is Of cour,
us impossible, for what could the State now do
n. compensate him for the weary twenty years
M has compelled him TO occupy fclons cell
10 ana the inquiry very naturally arises, can II,
Sc such bunders of the law be avoided
M. Private advices from Havana to the 18th 4,
ry slant, state that the Commission eugagad IN e,
Al ! aiming the affairs of the Spanish Bank ha,
a. ascertalned that II has issued Sl0I 200, 900
a, paper currency, instead of $50 900 900, as a.
:" knowledged by the bank in Its published stat
,ra ment, and that this enormous calculation
''' based on a capital of only $4,000, 900 I'll
-, basis OF this over-ssue Is stated to have been
M loan to the Captain-General of less than Sc
a. $50 900 in paper currency, without specie
H. PACK up the notes. AS fthis were not ba
enough, large quantity of counterfeit not
,, have been discovered, and the result Is fina
~, cial panic In Havana.
~, The steamship Great Republic arrived at Sa
Francisco OH Thursday, with advlces fro
nn Hong Kong to the 18th and from Yokohan
rn- to the oath of February. On January 29th, u
wives and families Of the American Britt.
, and Belgian Ministers were received by Il
~ Empress. The Emperor has decreed that Il
~ Income should be taxed like the incomes of
,eh subjecs--a piece of equity that will put abo
w. $2b, 900 annually into the imperial treasury.
'"' When the government forces Were sent again
A. the SamouIi rebels, many OF tho troops thre
down their AIMS and refused TO fight again
~, their countrymen. The Japan Gazette sa
ei people reed have.ho fear for the safety of the
l., friends In Japan, nor for the financial conditi,
~ OF the country. lwaktra has neatly recover,
s,s from bis wounds. The revision of the treatl
I makes little progress. scheme has been pr
iai posed for the improvement of the harborof y
s, k0hama by the construction OF piers TO Shelf
49, the anchorage from prevailing winds. II
news from China is mostly unimportant II
'p currency was depressed, and trade at Ho
,,,o Kong was la All unsatisfactory condition.
'ne was supposed that the coois dispute betw 81
40 China and Peru would be referred to Rusl
a. for arbitration. $50 -
CdstOrtd Is more than a substitute Ion Cast
Oil. 1t Is the only safe article in ex
In cence which Is certain 10 assimilate the fot
ent ture wind collie, and produce natural Sleep
70 contains neither minerals, morphine or alcoh
ar and Is pleasant TO take. Children need not q
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