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wILMINGTON. DEL. MAY Il. 1879
Il Third Term Leader.

The New York Sua gives the following
history of one Of Grants party leaders:
We have had occasion to refer several
times to the doings of one Of the most
active leaders of the Grant party in
Louisiana, Mr.. VIM. s. Calhoun of Grant
Parish, a man who was mainly RESPONSE
BILE for the troubles which terminated in
the Coifax massacre. Recent proceed
ings in the courts OF that State have
again brought the name of this politician
to the surface, and brief description of
his career may be of interest as an illus
tration OF the men who have represented
Grants Administration in the South.
VIM. 3. Calhoun is the son of Meredith
Calhoun, formerly rich planter. The
latter owned about ten square miles CT
land fronting on Red River, and likewise
several hundred slaves, who, in conse-
quence Of their bad character, were the
terror of the surrounding country. Be-
fore and during the war VIM. S. Calhoun
as agent for his father, was the s,lperin-
tendsnt Of this large property.
Deformed in person and infamous in
character, he was ostracised by respecta-
Die white families on account of his per-
sonal vices, and excluded from white
society he became the boon companion
ofnegro slaves. The sights he had re-
celved from respectable whites ranked
IN his breast, and when reconstruction
came he saw the opportunity for re-.
venge. He Joined the Grant party and
secured the creation OF q new county
composed OF his estates and other lands
winch were separated from Rapides and
Natchltoehes parishes. As an evidence
OF his loyalty to the Administration he
mad the new parish named Grant, and
the county seat, Colfax. Here he
relgned supreme. By the votes of his
former slaves he was elected member
OF the House Of Representatives. and
was conspicuous there in allthe schemes
py which the people were robbed for the
cement OF the carpet -baggers and their
associates. Under his protection the
worst negroes In his parish opened war
upon the white residents Of the region,
drove some Of them from their homes
and were guilty of outrages too terrible
10 name. These lawless proceedings cul. /,
minated In the taking of the town of |
Colfax BY an armed force of blacks. who |
were afterward defeated with great |
slaughter by white volunteers, acting |
under the authority Of the sheriff of the |
county, an event represented BY the |
ofant newspapers as a shocking outrage |
upon peaceable negroes. Since the mas.
sacre Calhoun has been comparatively |
quiet until within few weeks; hut he |
cas been unwillingly brought once mcrs
INTO notorlety. Some time ago eolored
woman obtained Judgment against
nm for $4,000 for breach of promise
OF marriage, and in order to settle eco
nomiically, he forged a document pur.
porting to be satisfaction Of this
Judgment. For this he was arrested.
tried, and convicted, and he will now
do the State some service in the peni-
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FRIDAY
THE LIST DAY OF MAY. a. b., 1875,
AT ~ o'clock. A., NJ.
nc l0TIOWIAs descTloed person Il Property

viz; Pi'pei'S
Lnglne and boiler, Roller, shears, punches,
grlndstonc, bolt machines, 6 cast iron tnnk 4
spiral machine, fan blower, shifting puileys.
beitlhg, Nc; emery grinder, old engine and
boiler, lot Gt tools. furnaces, manafactured
horse, wagon aud harness, .Sc,, bpinp ihr on,
premises. u
seized and taken into execution as the pro.
perry OF William Il. Schoen, and to be sold by
s,..,, , WM. IL. JAMESON sheriff.
sheriHs Olllce, New Castle,
AtrIl -li y. D.i ISIj. aDr5J .1t1WtS
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The Beecher-Tilton trial, for plain
tiff as well as defendant has been ar.
raigned, is nearing the end. Yester
day the taking OF evidence was finish ed
and the court took a needed rest until
next week. Mr.. Evarts declared thai
he and his associate, Judge Porter
would not consume more than six days
in their closing arguments, and as MIR.
Beach is known TO have resolved to be
brief in his summing up, there is a
prospect that ten days hence we may
be waiting for the verdict.
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There is not in the Union finer
specimen of the carpet-bagger than
Spencer of Alabama. A camp follow.
er, sutler, thief, ballot-box suffer.
piotege Of Williams, favorite of Grant
he Is precisely that kind of human vul.
ture we imagine the perfect carpet-bag-
Sc, to be. In the Senate he has stead
ny enhanced the infamy acquired by
his previous career, until, like the low
est type of the night-walker, he is
shonned by those who naturally seek
the shelter of the same shadows. and
er side,
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ihl itSl'A /,
18TH DAY OF MAY, 1873,


The following described real estate, viz
All that certain lot OF land and three story
brlck dwelling house thereon, situate in tho
as follows, to wit:
BcglnninS at point on the westerly sIdr
OF JeiIerson street distant sevcnty-seyen feet
from the northerly side of Delaware Avenue
at It's intersection with said Jefferson street
thence northwardly along SAID side of JET.
Ierson street twehty-ninc feet and six inches
10 point, thence westwm'dly and parallel
WIN Weifth street one hundred feet to a
point, thence soutlwardy and parallel with
Jefferson street twenty-nine icet aud six
inches to point, and thence eastwardly and
parallel with Twelfth street one hundred
tents thereof what they may.
seized and taken into execution as the pro.
perty OF Edmund &. Springer and Kate
springer" his WIiep and t. t., and to be cold by
.e,..r, ,, VIM. II. JAMESON, Sheriff.
Sheri MS Office, New Castle,
AtrIl =. a. d. 1878. J r24-atawts
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SATURDAY,
THE I'd DAY OF MAY, ls75,
at O'Clock, +. NJ,
The following described real estate, viz:

at 2o'clock, T. NJ,
The following described real estate, viz:
| Al those two tracts Of land situate In Mil
! Greek Hundred, which are particularly
! bounded and described as follows, na,nciy:
No. |, beginning at an old stone in thc new
! road, corner of LANDS Of Phiiip e. Wilson.
| thence up the mndlc OF SAID road north ono
! degree'and 21minulcs west 10 chains and -
/ links to the middle OF the turnpike thence
along the middle OF Said turnpike north 5y
I degrees and minutes, west 10 chains and 81
/ links To the middle OF the cross road, thence
| along said cross road south ~ degrees and Il
4 minutes west CHAINS and ~ links To II cor.
ner ir the middle OF said road thence bv
/ iauds of Thomas jackson, these two next
courses, to wit: north iJt degrees west -
chaihs ana 40 links to stone, and south 81
degrees anu 20 minutes west s chains and %
links TO stone in an old line of land formerly
of Jonathan " IlsOn, thence down said old
line partly by lands OF Jasher II. Dixon.
south three degrees citst u chains and %
INKS 10 corner on the southeast side of the
Valley road, adjacent TO lands now OF George
Springer, thence By the last named lands
these next following nine courses, namely:
North Si'l degrees, east one cham and S5
INKS 10 stone, south 30 degrees and -
minutes, east 10 chains to "A corner, south A.
degrees ana 40 minutes, east seven chaitr; and
.. INKS tph corner. south l3 degrees east one
chain aud 33 links to the corner OF a dam
north ~ degrees east two cbuins and s. links
10 stake, rurth IS degrees and 20 minutes
east ilve chains and two links to "A stake
north % degrees apd ~ minutes east three
chains and jj INK, 10 an Old stone north Al
degrees and I'VE minutes east chains and
INKS 10 q stake, and north e6 degrees and
hNc minutes, east live chains and 2S links 10
Il corner III lhe middle OF the new road afOre.
salu, ih"nce up the same north one degree
ana - minutes west uhc chain a ID 81 links TO
tiit piice OF beginning, containing eiyhty-
SIN ACi Es ahd rlNtt-lNo perches of land be
tnr 5a;he mOlc uE,less. 3. -....
NJ. :, tract OF woodland beginning At AN |
old corner stone adjoining lands of James
DiAon and otherlands OF said John g. Jack. |
son, thence bv The last named lands south Gg |
degrees anu 10 minutes east Is chains and S |
Ilhhs TOR corner, thence by lands of said |
ihonlaS Jhck son these next three courses |
south 2i degrees a. minutes. west |
clihihs aud ~ iinks to stake south 10 de. |
Sftes and A. minutes west > CHAINS and 5G
INKS 10 stake, and north 80 degrees and u
minutes west II chains and 5 links TO q cor
ncr IN a line of james DiNon's land aforesaii
thence by sad Inc north two degrees west
IL chalhJ ami = inks To the place OF begin.
hihS, conlAlninG thirteen acres and seven
pclchcs Ol Iuhd, more or tess.
SeHcd and taken IN execution a, the uro
pcrty OF 'iohhtn Jck7O and Elizabeth His
wife, and to be sold BY
~, .. Wst.. II. LAMB SON, Sheriff.
SheTiil Dlhrt, New Castle.
Mn' 4. i ". is'5. may -2tawts.
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nSTH DIVlDEND-The Directors of
1\ysy this Institution have this day de.
clared "a Dividend of three per cent. for ihe
last six months, payable to the STOCKHOLDERS
or thelI legal representatives, on and after
the Goth inst, clear OF all taxes. BY order
w. d. BELL, Cashier.
Bank Of Smyrna, May 6. ls7s. swift
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WEATHER REPORT.
WASHINGTON, May IA, l A. NJ.
PROBABILITIES

During Friday in the South ant
Middle Atlantic and Gulf States, Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley, northeas
tD southeast winds, stationary or fall
ling barometer, warmer,p partly clond,
and clear weather.
What the public will next want 10
know, will be the Hon. Henry Will
sons opinion of the southren people.
He is down there now, and has been
treated with the greatest possible cour-
tesy and hospitality, and thus far, we
have not heard of single insult being
offered him. sour Henry" having
been the recipient of such princcly
Treatment, he would be more than in
crate, not to, reciprocotc by giving a
truthful and kindly report. Bat when
he remembers the sad fate of Judge
Kelley, who is just now paying the
penalty of his candor, Mr.. Wilson
may conclude that silence will best be-
fiji him. However, "we shall see," as
tue blind man remarked.-NHadc'phio
Chronicle.
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NOTICE-Is hereby slvcn 10 all persons
~ whose business or occupation requires
State license for the present year, (ls15) that
the same is due and payable on the ist OF
June, ut the Office of the Clerk of the Peace
for New Castle county.
JOHN L. SPRINGER, Clerk,
At New Castle.
NJ. 4. j. SPRINGER, Deputy,
mayU-1m 3o9 w. Second St., Wilmington.
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NOTICE.-Th undersigned would respect.
~ fully inform their friends and the pub.
lie generally that they have formed a co-part-
nership under the firm name OF Wise & Wei
din, for the transaction of the Wholesale and
Retail Lumber Business. Having taken the
Old stand formerly occupied by us, at tho
pose keeping constantly on hand a full assort-
ment of Seasoned Lumber, to which We in
vite your attention, and solicit YOUR patron
age. JOHN WISE,
apr2l.lm c. WESLEY WELDIN.
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VOUNG MEMS LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
Il Shares In the Third Series, first pay.
ment Juno 10th, may be had by applying IL
Thos. Y. de Normandie, President, No. 3O2
Market street, or to
apr2stf T. L. YOUNG Ses'y.
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hEs{i.saTti. So. 2,

y virtue Of "a writ q Levafi Facias to
= Inc directed, will dc cxposod to Public
Sale at the
DELAWARE HOUSE. No ~ MARKET ST.
kept by Geo. ". 0rtlip in the City of VIII
'alhStop, New Castle County. Delaware, on
The daily gazette., 1875-05-14

TNAkE NOTICE-The Collectors of city
j and school taxes have removed their
ofiice from Fourth street market house to No.
50 East 9th street, over the Treasurers OH se.
Those who have not settled their city taxes
must attend to it soon, as our term is out and
We are going to close out the business.
ALEX. CHANDLER,
WIN. STlLLEY,
aprl0 I'm Collectors.
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40 TO MULLINS for your SMOKING To.
NJ BACCo. Cor. Front 81 Jefferson SITS.
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NEW CASTLE 4 FRENCnTowN TURN,
PIKE d RAILROAD COMPANY,
April 27th, 1878.
The annual meeting of the Stockholders OF
this Company and an election of Directors,
viii take place at the office OF the Companv'
in New Castle, on THURSDAY, the 18TH day
Of May next, ut IL O'Clock, A. nj.
apr. .-tawtm A. HORNFR, Sec'y
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SHERIF'FvS SALES.
sKs EaEFF,s SALE,

Ky virtue Of writ OF Ais. Ievari Facias to
me directed, will be exposed TO Public Sale.
at the
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Ssia:itfrE,., SALE

Hy virtue ola wit Of Ii. Ia. to Inc direct.
, ed, " h9 exposed 10 Puhli. Sale. on The
nrImiSc' \. W. Garner Of East Eighth etroei
i.n Il. IA IN W lininston. New Castle Corlmty
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HOTEL OF JACOB HYATT,
IN Newport in Chrisiiana Ilun,bea Scw
Castle county, Delaware, on
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NOTICES..

ny NOTICE-CENTRAL LOAN ASSOCIA-
: TlON.-Fifth Series, 800 shares for sale
'at 81 each. First payment on Wednesday,
May 10Th. Books ready, Apply to
ID. 4. HAWKINS, Scc'y,
mayl3-Gt 404 Market Street.
, 1875-11-27

who fell to the ground, dragging Harrison
with him, and gave Rampaul a blow on
the shoulder with a stick and a thump
on the chest. Harrison, who had got up
again by this time, came forward and,
without anything else transporting between
them, thrust his knife into Rampaul's
breast, so that he fell to the ground with
out uttering a single word. When Harri-
son saw Rampaul fall he was seized with
terror and threw himself over his body with
the exclamation "Coolie, get up Nothing
is the matter with youn' But as Ram
paul remained immovable while the blood
flowed from his body, Harrison and
Charles Henry went home to the village,
taking Taylor along. Harrison, who has
acknowledged that Rampaul did not in
any way give occasion for the assault, has
pleaded that his conduct must be
attributed to the enjoyment of rum bat,
from the calculations obtained, he
was not SO drunk that he did not know
what he was doing, so that at the time
the crime was committed he could be con-
sidered unaccountable. AS the circum-
stances of the case did not admit Of attri-
butlng to Harrison the intention Of mur-
dering the man, whilst the deceased
was completely innocent, he was sentenced,
6y the Westindia Upper Court on the 18th
July Iast-jn conformity with Ord. 4 Oc-
tober 1888 ) 6, according to 10, 1st
clause-to capital punishment, as pre-
scrlbed in Danish Code 6-6-I. This sen
tence has now been confirmed by the
High Court.
, 1875-11-27
HIGH COURT SENTENCE.

The High Court of Copenhagen has
confirmed the judgment of the Westindia
Upper Court in the murder case of the Coo
lie Rampaul, otthe estate Diamond & Ruby,
Of which the Avis had a brief notice at
tho time Of the occurrence, in the month
Of March last. The following we o p
from "Dagbladet" "On Sunday after
noon the 14th March last, the corpse of a
Coolie labourer, Rampaul, was found on
the high road in the vicinity of the estate
Barren Spot. The corpse was still warm
when the police came to the spot. In the
left side of the breast there was a wound
like that of a knife, but no other injury,
and on the ground near the corpse blood
was seen. At the post norton examination
the subsequent day, it was found that the
wound which was about an inch in breadth,
and evidently made with a sharp instru-
ment, had penetrated between the 9th and
9TH rib, SO that the lower part of the heart
itself had been cut through, and the
wound was declared to be absolutely
mortal. During the subsequent investiga-
tons it was proved that Rampaul had been
stabbed by a labourer from Barren Spot,
by the name of Henry Harrison. He
(Harrison) had been, in company with 2
other labourers, Charles Henry and Charles
Taylor, on the estate Diamond & Ruby,
where they had been drinking freely, and
both Harrison and Henry were somewhat
intoxicated, while Taylor had got so drunk
that he could neither stand on his legs nor
walk. He was therefore taken home by
the two others, who supported him be-
tween them, each holding one arm. While
they were yet at Diamond & Ruby, Harri-
son had picked a quarrel with a woman, and
threatened her with a knife. When they
came to the road leading from Diamond &
Ruby, be again commenced a quarrel with
another woman, without, however, any
other result, and the three continued their
way, until, near the entrance to Bar
rem Spot, they met Rampaul, whom
Charles Henry,asked where he came from.
Rampaul 2n~Plying, Charles Henry turn
ed rouns Nthe sametime letting goTaylor,
, 1875-11-27
PROC 3 B D | N G S
OF THB
COLONIAL COUNCIL FOR ST. CROLX.
- -

(Co"clHsion Of tie MEETING Of 18Th Nouem5er.)
LIST Member for Frederiksted's Country Dis
trlot { Fem1ng) agreed with the last speaker in
the view that 5 s should be omitted. He could
not sec why the public physician should charge
for revaocination but not for vaccination both
should be performed on the same principle and
under same terms.
The President: The honorable Member,
had objected to the whole of 8, but his
objections could only be to that part of the
paragraph referring to the fee for revaccination.
If the other parts of the 5 were to b. struck
out, there would be nothing left to promote
reyacoination on the part of the Authorities
when required for the public safety, and it
would only be done at such times as nav be
agreed on by the parties. On the other hand
if revaccinatiOn at all times is to be performed
without remuneration, there would be no limit
for the trouble and Inconvenience on the
physician. 1t is a public duty on the Kings
physician to perform vaccination at certain
stipulated times, but this obligation does not
extend to revaccination, particularly not when
desired at other times than at the public
vaccinations.
lst Member for Fradorikstel's Country
District ( Fleming thought that at least in re-
ference to the rural population revaccination
should be grajuitous, the same as ~vaooina.
ton. Then again, it appeared rather much
to charge l dollar for vaociaating those who
do not avail themselves Of the public gratis
vaccination, while for vaccination at a public
vaccination 25 Cts. only are charged at times
when no epidemic prev ills.
The President: In the latter casa the party
need only 60 to vaccination, when others are
going; IN the former case a special call and a
special operation may be required for one per.
son separately.
4th Member for Fraderiksted's Country Dis.
trict F@rrel1y] thought that 6 years was
rather too long for children to be without
vaccination. Now children are being vaoci-
mated at a much earlier age, when l2 months
old or even earlier. He would like to know
if it might not prove dangerous to allow it to
be postponed so long.
The President stated that if the public phv-
slclan comes on the estate to vaocinate. the
children may be vaccinated even if below 6
years. In fact there is legally nothing to pre-
vent children from being vaccinated any time
before that age; only in case children should
remain unvaccinated until they reach 6 years.
then the Public steps in and says it must be
done. He was at the moment unaware
whether hues are now imposed in cases of
neglect of estates to send children at the time
the Kings physician appoints for vaccination
but under the new Law it would be attended
with fines.
LIST Member for Frederiksted TSorauwI; In
, 1875-11-27
hriStianStel St. Croiz, 27th November, 1875
His Excellency, Vicogovernor Stake
mann, left here yesterday loon for St.
Thomas in the Schooner VigiIant.

The showery weather which began last
week, then confined principally to the
northern halt of the island, has been con-
tinued this week and chiefly on the South
side, so that, although there has yet been
no general rain, every part Of the island
has received q good portion of moisture,
though not as ct as much as we had for
the same period of last year. This rain
has considerably ameliorated the prospects
Of the growing crop, which, however, will
be late.
, 1875-11-27
ORDER OF THE DA Y.

ORDER OF THE UH =
fof the Colonial Councils Ertra0rdsaory
Meet;ng Monday 99M November 1879,
70 o'clock oon;-conesnea at the. request
of the President.
1st Discussion on Draft of Ordinance
concerning the p%rolongation of the
term within which the Government
is empowered to grant diverse facili-
ties to a Joint Stock Company Tor the
establishment of Central FACTORIES In
st. Croix. ,r.
o lat Discussion on Draft Of Additional
Money Bill to the Budget for l870-7o
for $50, 900 for Bureau Advances
for October this year to March
next year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-01-22
NO. 4.

the ceremony commenced. Luane's were
! tie only tears that were shed, and The most
Of the guests came from civility or curlosi-
| ty. Miss Erism had taken but little ac-
tive pIrt in the world for many year, and
the poor lady was very soon put away and
forgotten.
The most important part Of the proceed
ings was when they returned from the bur
ial TO hear the reading of the will.
Lusne trembled when the pompous law
yer unrolled the parchment, and began In
sonorous voics--"In the name of God,
amen r.
What would they think of her-whst
would they say of herr oh, how glad she
was that the only one she cared for in the
world knew all about IL how Innocent she
was, and how lgnoranti
But even while she thought thus she
heard the lawyer read, ITO my beloved
nephew, Gerald Erism, 1 give and bequealh
all my property, personal and otherwise"
Luane could scarcely believe her ears.
She listened 10 the end, and heard at last,
ITO Luane Williams, my faithful nurse, 1
give mourning ring and the sum Of fifty
dollars."
Then she went up sars TO Gerald.
"The king shall have his own !" she said.
"only on one condition." said Gerald;
"I'll take your money only on one condl-
ton"
You'll take my money y echoed Luane
Tiny poor little fifty dollars r. Luane's
face shone with profound Joy. "Your
aunt left her money where 1t belonged,
Mr. Erlsm. have just heard her doclar-
ed her sole surviving heir"
Gerald re NAMED stunned and bewilder-
ed.
"Where is the codicil3" he cried to tho
lawyer, who stood at the door, my aunt
left her money TO Miss Williams. She told
me so when she was dyingp
"Oh, that was when you bought that
horse! 1 was afraid that there would be
trouble then, but bless your soul! she got
all over that"
"And the money is mino?" cried Ger
aid.
"of course lis yours" and the lawyer
went down the s.airs chuckling al his in
credulity.
Then Gerald held out his hands to Lu.
ane.
II was going to be magnanimous enough
to marry you despite your money" he
said; now there is no obstacle TO our hap
piness. Come, my sweet Luane, and bless
the life you have given metz
Luane became his wife. Mrs. Grundy
said that he married her to spite Emily
Thorpe. The lawyer chuckled still more,
and thought Of The eodicil. But we know
that it was for love, and for lovo alone
Horper's Weekly.