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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-28
The Josie Lag maid N ) s,ery,

LIGHT BRrAKISa IN UPON THE DARKNEss-soAs
TERRIBLE STORIES ABOUT THE SUSPECTED MUIR
DERER NOW UNDER AHREsr-ANoTHER ATTLMP1
TO BREAK JAIL
CONCORD, N. H., Oct. 2i.-LaPsye, the sus-
pected murderer OF the schoolgirl. Josie Lang.
maid, made another desperate attempt to ss.
cape from the Jail Ut this plAce, last night, and
was placed in irons. The conviction Of his
guilt is deepening and it is desirable to hold
lin.
Terrible stories are told OF tho past life of La.
Page. Three young girls have stated that they
were chased by LsPage previous to the Penn
broke murder His wife, who ia described ~
woman rt-broken and worn out by grief, says
that about five years ago he knocked down, 49,
vereiy beat, rayished and left for dead his sister
IN law. Previous To this he WAS arrested for
desperate fighting aud escaped while his legs
were being tied. About two years ago he IN said
to have gone fifty miles aud outraged cousin
and fled with = horse.
Strong evidence has been gathered to connect
LsPage with the murder of the Ball girl. and
birch withes, such as lie il an expert at making,
were found beside her body and also that Of Jo-
sic Langmaid. LaPage has been known to chase
girls in St.Albsns, and his wife SAYS that he has
made attempts to ravish his daughter, fifteen
years old, since living in Suncook, but WAS pre-.
vented by her interference. She states that they
have all been afraid Of their lives.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-28
Bushes. FaiIurc. barring 1875.

The report Of Messrs. Dun, Barlow, Il Co, Of
New York, states the number Of failures in the
United States, up to October lat, at 1884, with
liabilities amounting to $lsl, 172, $685. Their cir.
cular says: In New York city. the failures OF
tho past nine months number SIG, with liabili-
ties amounting to sal 900, OO0 lettering to the
same number Of months in previous years We
ind the failures in 1874 we're 4s3, with liabilities
Of s24, OOO, 900 in 1878 the failures in tho nine
months were 1885, with liabilities Of go 900, 900 I;
and III 1872 the number WAS Sl5, with liabilities
OF 5000, 600. Taking the average of the nine
months in four years the result is AGO failures,
with average liabilities Of s35, 200, 0OO SO that
though the above tignres for New York look
somewhat startling, their comparison with the
average Of years indicates that they are not very
excessive"
The report also argues that the failures re-
ported are largely the result Of previous misfor-
tunes, with which the trade OF the past three
months In not chargeabie The effects OF the
panic OF 1873, or rather the excuses Of which
that WAS the climax, are seen in the great num-
ber OF Casualties included IN the foregoing fig
ures Departure from legitimate business prln-
cples, perhaps in former years. or even of more
recent occurrence, is the cause to which not II
few OF the failures OF the last quarter can be
traced, and these results are more properly
chargesble to the indiscretions of individuals or
their want Of Judgment, than to disorgani zed
or rnsafe condition Of trade.
There are now many indications OF returning
health and vigor. Chief among the hopeful
signs OF the times il the disposition to rapidly
realize upon tie abundant crops wlnch have
been 80 successfully harvested. and which must
greatly increase the purchasing aud debt paving
power Of large class Of the community. In
anticipation OF this movement in crops and cur
rency, very fair trade has been done ut almost
all jobbing centres, and AS compared with the
condition OF things at this date last year, there
III certainly an improved prospect. Notwitll-
standing the figures presented above, the year
has been by no means one Of disaster, and,
though the process seams slow one which
Il ads TO prosperity it is none the Less sure
Thing
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-28
The Yankee Far~er ana Nj. WIFE.

Tho Yankee Farmer ana Hrs WIFE.
But If they are silent they are not surly give
them time and they are amisbls enough, and
shey are first and Last honest. They do no.
AK too much for board. and they show some
slow willingness 70 act upon bsArler's susgss.
tons for his grsassr comfort. Bat otisrwiss they
remain unaffected BY the contact. They learn
no greater glibness Of tongue or Mvsliness of
mind, or grace Of manner; II their oity russts
bring with them the vices Of wine or beer at
dinner I'd tobacco after 1t. farmers kssp them.
selves uncontaminats. The only pipe you
smell Is that Of the nsishborius Irish
ox-teAm |; the sypsyinx French Csnsdi.u.. I W.
they wander southward. dpsy by whole families,
N the,r Iokety open busgias. lend the sole bsS-
These are Of = race whose indomitabls light
heaiteuhess no rigor Of climate has an
pA'led, whereas our Anglo-baxon stock
- many country neighborhoods Of New
Eng!eLa seems weashsr-bssten 10 mind
- In face and this may account for the greater
quick .wlttetness OF the women, whose indoor
life IL more protected from the ipclemency Of
our skies 1t III certain that they are far reader
than the meu, more Intelligent. gracious, aud
graceful, and with their able oonnivSpcs tic farm
stays the adversely creeping upon his GLASS, II
he DOES not retrieve its old prosperity. Iu the
winter his daughters teach school, aud IN tho
summer they help their mother through her en-
terpr'se OF taking boarderu. The farm feeds
them oil, but from the womens labor comes
thrice the ready money that the land ever yields,
and 1t In they who keep alive the sense Of ali
higher and finer things. Heaven knows with
What heroic patience and devoted endeavor.
Inc house shines, through them, with fresh pa.
per and paint year by year they add to those
comforts aud meek aspirations towards luxury
which the summer guest accepts 20 lightly when
he comes, smiling sskance Of the parlor organ in
the corner, aud the black-walnut-framsd chro-
mo.iithosraphs on the walls.-W. D. Ho,ce2s,
in A1caaber Atlantic,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-28
Frona saIisbury.
rRADn AND BusINEaa-eAIIsBU1ys OPINION OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dosaIP-sP8ACH or NA-
nAnHl1.

kE0A U0118UO4ys
rRApH AND BugIxEsa-sAIIsBUAy's OPINION OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dosaIP-sPRACH or Nh
nAARIs.
Correspondence artAe cb~,asrotal.
SALISBURY, Nd, OCT II.
1t il rare sight for our citizens 70 ses vessels
1t our wharvsa, and some Of them recognize the
appropriation by which the river was deepensd
a. the one good thing that has come out Of
President 0rant's administration.
Owing 10 the tumble in the price Of corn, the
Fall trade u not over brick with our merchants
They have, however, laid in largely, and will no
doubt run Oh their stocks.
The directors Of the Agricultural Society have
decided tO have y Fair souetims IN November,
and are having their grounds fenced aud . track
made. but 1t IL very doubtful whether they can
be ready, or nearly SO, before the weather gr0ws
too severe for their enterprise: We are having
perfect weather now, aud the doctors report
that 1t ia dlstreaHingly healthy.
SAlisburians look upon Wilmington ~ that
other metropolis Of the Peninsula, and ooLsid.
er that 1t Ii not very far behind Salisbury In
Importance sud progress aud from this stand
point they were very sarcastic in their iDdiGu4-
ton over the way Perdue's Salisbury mare Wa
treated in the twenty-inile race. They sAddled
the city with the moral turpitude Of the man
who refused to hand over tho forfeit But be-
hold i'll fow days it transpired that Balls
burian who had money bot on tile time to he
made, lost and refused to hand over the money.
Nothing has been said about Wilmington since.
Politics. are very quiet The candidate for
Governor on the Reform ticket, accompanied by
Francis Miller, Esq. delivered y speech here,
last Monday. A few only from the country
| attended, aud his audience was chiefly compos-
| ed Of the citizens Of the town. Mr.. Harris 10 q
very fine speaker but he could not awaken en-
thusiasm in that audience-nost Of them take
their whiskey and politics straight. The reform OF
independent element, here. having gained all 1t
asked for on tho county ticket has subsidized
| and supports the State ticket. There
il, however, open and frequent expression oil
sympathy with the municipal reform movement
in Baltimore /; and Mr.. Woolford, regular csndi
date for Comptroller, will be quietly erased by
are qniescent and drifting peaceably .sione
waiting for something to "turn up"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-28
The St0neSgaj jackson asuiOKy,

HIS PRINCIPLES MUST PRLvAtL-sSEERs AT GRANT
Al C.EsAR"--THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE Mu.T
NOT LOVE THE PRESENT UNION.
Tho following is the conclusion Of DR.. Hoge's
address, at Richmond, Tuesday. Its tone and
expressions characterized by intense States
Rights feeling, and bitterness against tho re-
constructed Union:
Though the Confederacy has failed, and tile
form Of our Government has been changed, and
though no one is more ready to obey the behests
OF the National Government than the true Con-
federste soldier, yet tie day will come when, in
some form, the principles for winch Jackson
fought will triumph. and this great nation become
once more the Union Of constitutional freedom
which our fathers formed, ruled over not by Car
sar, hut by the Constitution in its old supremacy
We must have Union OF equal States, bound
together by cords OF love. Bnt IL that cannot
be. then trust the Southern people will never
add degradation to defeat and hypocrisy to sub
jugation by protesting q love for the Union
which denies to one Of their States single right
accorded to Massachusetts or New York. To
such Union We will never be heartily loyal
while that bronze hand grssps it's sword. while
yonder river chants the requiem Of the sixteen
thousand Confederate dead, with Stuart among
them, who sleep on the hills Of Hollywood But
will not indulge In such forebodnga believe
in the perpetuity Of our republican institutions
and in the voices Of the mighty dead whose
bronze forms stand around us-W asliinston
Henry, Jefferson.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-28
The baltimore City Hail,
ITS DEDICATION, MosDAY-A PROCESSION or
WU--ADpREssEA by DIFFERENT PupIIc MEN

ITS DEDICATION, MoSDAY-A PROCESSION or 49,
OOO-ADpREssEs by DIFFERENT PUBLIC MEN.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 25.-rhe new City Hall, q
beautiful marble structure, covering the square
bounded by Fayette. Calvert, Lexington, and
Holiday Sts., was formerly dedicated to-day.
The day was very pleasant, and great numbers
OF people were present. The great feature WAS
the procession in which 10000 men joined. The
dedication services took place 1t the east front
Of the City Hall. His Excslency Gov. Groome,
the Judges Of the Court Of Appeals and the City
Courts, and all the municipal authorities we're
present Judge Giles OF the United States
Court, Reverdy johnson, Thomas Swami, and
other representatives in Congress were on the
stand. Mayor Vansant, Chairman OF the Build
ing Committee Of the new City Hall, gave sn &C
count Of the Committees work He reported
that the bHilding had been completed and fur
nlshed inside the original appropriation Of 81
COG, 000
The ceremonies attending the dedication were
continued until late hour this evening" The
dedicatory address was delivery by the Hon. j T..
u. b. Latrobe. The building was Illuminated at
night, and many thousands inspected the various
departments. During the procession to. day a
number Of accidents occurred, but none Of sori-
ous character.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-28
AsOlaoWADl jackson,
UNWILLING OF TIE sTAruK SENT OVER BY BIRTHS
sYkPATHlzkRs-A GALA DAY IN RICHMOND.

UNWILLING OF TIE sTAruE sENT OVER BY british
sYAPATHIzkRs-A GALA DAY IN RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 26.-The formal inan-
guration OF the statue by Foley, presented to
Virginia by number Of English gentlemen, took
place to-day, the imposing pageant aud interest
ing ceremonies combining to make the grsndest
demonstration ever witnessed in this citv. The
attractions Of the State Fair and this sxlraordi-
nary event brought together immense numbers
OF people. There was = procession, which
occupied an hour and q half in passing
composed Of all the city military, infantry and
artillery. visiting companies from Norfolk,
Petersburg, Chsrlottesvilie staunton, Williams
burg, and North Carolina the corps Of cadets
Of the Virginia Military Institute with their bat
terry the cadets OF the Agricultural and
Mechanical College At Blscksburg, Va; the sur
wing members Of msny Of the commands
Of the late war, including those
Richmond; tho students Of Richmond College,
singing societies, 60, besides = long cortege OF
carriages and other vehicles, containing many
distinguished individuals. Gen. Joseph +. John
aton was chief msrshal, and General Harvey
Heth his principal aid. Notwithstanding Gem
cided not 70 turn out, although it was believed
they would up 10 the last moment.
The procession moved to the Capitol, where
the statue stood yelled. Here, Bishop Doggett,
Of the III. T.. church South, made prayer, and
Governor kemper, after an Introductory address
presented Rev. DR.. Hoge, Of the Presbyterian
church of Richmond, M the orator Of the day.
He spoke At length, and ~ he closed the cover
ing Of the statue WAS suddenly withdrawn, amid
cheers and firing of cannon.
As the veil was lifted, Mrs. Jackson, the Gem
erals widow, and his child, julia, girl of 13,
went forward and placed garlsnds on the pedes-
tai. The statue In doclared'to be poor likeness
Of Jackson, but fine work OF art.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-28
Bnlll more Yearly Meeting.
rue INDIAN REPoRr-ADDREssEa ny cOAIMissr1
Err SMITH AND OTHERS.

rue INDIAN REPoRr-ADDREasEs ny COMMISSION
Err SMITH AND OTHERS.
The Baltimore Yearly Meeting OF Friends,
(Hickaite,) ID in session in that city. william
Wood md Levi X. Brown are clerks in the mon,
meeting, and Mary Carter snd Lydia @. Stabel
In the women's meeting. On Tuesday evening
meeting WAS held in regard to Indians. The
report OF the general executive committees upou
che condition OF the various tribes in the North
ern Superintendency was read, aud also the re-
port Of Borclay White, the Superintendent. Ed.
ward z. Smith, U. s. Comm issiolsr for Indian
Affairs, addressed the meeting.
The tribes under the care Of the several Year
y Meetngs Of this branch OF Friends are the
Wlnnebagoes, Santee Sioux, O,nahas, Otoe-,
Missourias, Iowas, Sacs and Foxes, and the Paw
nees, the latter being the largest and under the
care OF the Baltimore Yearly Meeting. The
tribe consists Of 2,2G0 population. They have q
boarding and day school, with 1876 pupils, lao
OF the tribe speak English, they have 600 acres
under cultivation, producing 8 600 bushels of
wheat, 1000 bushels Of corn, 400 tons of hay,
ewn 600 horses and have built steven houses.
Commissioner Smith said no class succeeded
20 well with tile Indians ~ Friends. The In
dians can be qualified for citizenship, and the
way to do it Is by making them work for all the
government gives them give them their land in
severAlty, and when they have raised crops on it
they will look upon it NJ their home. This il
the first step in civiizing them. Perpetual re.
movalA retara civilization. He warmly defended
the late Secretary OF the Interio Delano, and
SAID he was driven out Of office by SANDERS
hush Roberts said no Friend WAS ever killed by
an INDIAN nor had any Of their agents proven
dishOnest. There are six agents aud g. 900 lu-
dians under their charge.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-28

Republican meeting At Landenberc on Sat.
nrday evening, was addressed by Col Geo r.
smith, and Thos. W. Pierce, Esq. Dr. BENZ. Thomp-
son presided.
DIR. Sumner Stebbins, Of Unonville, Cheste,
county, well-known physician, AZ well a tenn
perance advocate, il about quitting practice. DR.,
Perdue succeeds him.
The West Chester l. philada. Il. 4, will not
build the proposed new station ut Swarthmore
until next Spring. They are getting five new
passenger cars and heavy new locoInotive-tAe
latter from the Baldwin works.
Dingee, Conard 4 Co., nurserymen, At West
Grove, shipped box of trees to Nevada 4 few
days since, by Adams Express COMPANY the pre-
also shipped q boxes by freight, the CHARGE
upon which were $50 each.
The $4,000 recently reported missing from
the Treasury Department has not yet been re-
covered, and there il now no DOUBT that il was
Abhtracted from one OF the desks In the redsmp-
ton division.
Advices from Portland, Oregon, say the cleo
ton for Congressman brought ont . very light
vote. Mr.. Lane, Democrat, Is probably elected
by ! 200 majority. There were four candidates
in the field, and it was mere scrub race.
The latest official news in connection with the
Guibord matter at Montreal, Conada, 10 that ho
is to be buried OH the 18th Of November next
Having died on that dsy six years ago the mem.
bers Of the Institute CanAdien have chosen Ina
anniversary OF his death for the day of burial,
A despatch from the United States consul NJ
Christlana, Norway, informs the State DEPART
ment that . royal mandate was issued in Al.
gust prohibiting tho importation Of potatoes
from North America either a. merchandise or A
ships provisions without having been preyious.
" carefully examined and cleansed,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-28

Judge Robert W. Hughes, Of Virginia, has
written long letter on the financial question, In
which he says "Unul lately had supposed
that both the Bouth and North had had enough
Of imitation to make them avoid II for many gem
srations. At the south 1t overthrow all our
banks. insurance companies and moneyed cor
porasons, and destroyed all our stocks OF every
kind. In this aud other ways IL cost NJ the
loss OF more capital than the abolition OF slavery
ITSELF"
The prohibition vote does not appear to be
very important factor III iowa The returns
thus far from the recent election show that the
candidate Of that party polled only one bundled
and twelve votes.
After careful review OF the sitiation the
New York Herald expresses the opinion that tho
rsal choice for Speaker Of the next Huuse lies
between Mr.. Kerr and MIR. Randall, with ctAnces
in favor Of the former. Mr.. Wood and Mr.. COX
weaken each other by both coming from New
York.
There are now Independents county tickets IN
SIX ont OF tile nine counties OF the Eastern
Shore Kent, Queen Annos, Talbot. Caroline,
Dorchester, and Worcester. Republican tickets
have been nomiuHted IN Cecil aud Somerset and
in WicOmlco there has been no opposition to
the Democratic candidates. yet named The ma
]orities In most Of those counties are small and
II the Independent Candidates obtain . fair
Democratic vote. their chances Of success ought
certainly to be good.
In Kent county, Nd, on Tuesday Of last week,
the Independent county meeting nominated the
following ticket Senator, II. 7. Turner; House
Of Delegates, A. J. Rees, VIM. Hspbron; Orphans
Court, George T. Moore, A. W. Melvin, r. A.
Jacobs; County Commissioners, J. p. Anderson,
Isaac Parsons. u. NJ. Thomas; Sherir, II. M
Rolhnssn. No nominations were made for
States Attorney or for County Surveyor.
or all three candidates on the Maryland re-
form ticket, the Snow Hill Messenger dom
declares Mr.. Wilkins "tle DO man by long
shot" Then, judging by the eulogeu pro-
nouncsd on his colleague Mr.. Wallis. in news
papers Of the Messengers party, Mr.. Wilkins
must be very good man indeed.
Appealing earnestly to Democrats to ISLAND
BY the psrty," right or wrong, the MARYLAND
Democratic papers quote that old humbug and
blatherskite John randolph e Of Roanoke rs \
great statesman " who valued his party above
oil other' considerations. The fact ia that
John didn't, but il he had there are few public
men OF tho past whose example is entitled to
less respect.
The Centrevillo. (,ld } Ojse,pe, claims that
with fair election aud honest count tho Re
form State ticket will be- elected by 10000 to
5000 majority.
In Dorchester county, Md, the contest ovor
the county ticket is hot, .and the Democrats sle
seriously alarmed. They carried the county by
only 3a majority, last year.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-28

At Avondale, last week, little daughter Of
Jacob Logan WAS playing with q band OF rubber
thoughtlessly put one end OF the rubber in he,
mouth and stretched it and then suddenly re-
leased 1t when the elastic few back and drove
the pin into the ball Of her eye up to its head
The pin was drawn out, but her pain has been
intense, and the doctor fears the loss Of the
eyes sight
William H. Slinglun, Esq, of Norristown, Pa,
who Las been for fifty years an officer OF the
Montgomery National Bank, formerly the bank
Of Montgomery county, twas visited on Saturday
by large number Of gentlemen. belonging to
the Associated Banks OF Esston PennsylvRnia, in
honor Of the completion of his half century Of
service.
The AlabAms State Grange fair opened at
SslmA yesterday, with line display and stten.
dance.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-28

Unprcj JUDGED observers, who have no interest !
In depressing prices OF real estate, agree that 1t
holds its own very we'll in this city, aud that the
actual decline ssmnl 1t Ia true that property
forced to sale uuder the sherif's hammer, or
by the hands Of an Assignee, sells At rAtes much
lower than could have been had two years and
half ago, but the explanation Of this
simply Ii tl,st the number Of buyers 10
smali-thsre il not u market, Just Ut this time.
70 sustain large amount of sales. It is found
on the other hand, th.s except in uuch cases,
whore the sale Ia compulsory, holders maintain
firm yiows N to prices and there ia little or
none thrown in the market 70 DO sacrificed
PARTIES Wishing to buv, and pelec:ins sich prop
critics ~ suit their purposes, are paving well up
to tho rates thas prss.ied before the Panic.
There ia one very good reason why this should
be- 20. Rea, estate IA Wilmington never took on
| inaAted prioas. Store. and dwell,nus have beeu
bought and cold at fair yaluo reots hayo new.
| or risen above moderate return on the actual
investment and even in uuimproyea property
tho building lots in the subutbs-the freedom
| with which they hays been continually disposed
OF at public sale prevented their rising to excess
-iys and speculatiye quotations. Wa venture To
say that in no city has res, est. had loss fancy
And more actual yalue in the pr;cos got upou IL
than was the rule in Wilmington, even in the
| hush times before tho Panic. BnildipV lotu
force to public sale. now. rule low. it ia true.
| for there are few houses being bniit. but with
busines. rayivine. and more hopsas oontinu,llv
being needed. thu 40 lots will quote As high two
wears hence as they did two wears ago, For the
present the demand ia ,laht, bu, it i. not going
to remain 80
ANY obseryspt person may fortify these sss.r
! 'tious with evidence for himse. and not the
least ya,uab,e facts hearing IN the opestion viii,
be those to be obtained in other ei,ies. such Al
New York. where the valuation of real estate
rose to most preposterous heights on the wave
of spccula,ion A arpe mart a, Nav york's nm.
town proper,v NAV ba sten as an sx.mp,e. and
We observe n reccn, rofare,ce tn Ksp.s. CITY
where tbs visitor .see. y,nr.storv brict
buildings STANDING vscs,, with ths srass