Middletown transcript., 1876-05-20

Townsend, short time ago, was found gniit
and sentenced to fine and a whipping, a
were also VIM. F. Cooper and John B. Wor
rail-, convicted of petty larcenies.
SATURDAY Samuel Bush and Thos. Davi
were put on trial on the charge of havinI
robbed the house Of Enoch Spruance, a
Spruance's Beach, in January. Bush turne'
| States evidence and told story Of the rob
berry that implicated a man named Jacl
Groves and his wife, who were present in tn
court. His testimony created quite sensa
tion. Davis was convicted.
MONDAY. l5th.-Peter, Thomas and Eugen
Gooseberry (cr Goldsborough, as they cal
them at New Castle) were arraigned for put
ting distractions on the Delap are Railroad
near Beasten's crossing in December last, ant
trying TO throw the train from the track. "a
full account of the attempt was published il
the TRANscRIPr at the time.) They were al
convicted and sentenced to pay. each, fin'
of $500 and costs, and stay in Jail year.
The grand jury was discharged at 4.3o p
m. they having no further business to attend
to-.
TuEsDAY.-State vs. Robert Harris, negro
assault and battery, with intent to kill, upor
Thomas Empson. The evidence for the STATE
showed that about I o'clock on the night o
March 18th, 1876, near Maxwell's Hotel al
Middletown, Harris unprovokedly drew
pistol on Empson, and fred two shots at him,
one Of which went through his clothes and
the powder of the other burnt his face. The
shooting was done in the open street and in
the direction of number of people. One ol
the bullets went through the hotel window
and passed through the sitting room and on
till it struck the billiard room wall. Eight
or ten persons were in these rooms at the
time, and some of them had a narrow escape
from being struck. The defense showed that
on that evening some one had struck Harris
Just previous to the shooting, but failed to
connect Empson as the man. The jury found
him guilty, and he was sentenced to fine Of
81, 900 and costs, and two years and six
months imprisonment.
The court adjourned till Monday next, the
State business being finished.
Republican State Convention.
The Republican Convention assembled in
Dover on Thursday. The usual county eau
cuses were held, after which Henry F. Pickles,
Chairman of the State Executive Committee,
called the Convention to order in short
speech and named James Woolley, of Will
mington, as temporary chairman. This was
acceded to and Mr.. Woolley took the chair.
Four Secretaries, two from New Castle and
one each from Kent and Sussex were then
appointed. COMMITTEES on Credentials, Or
ganization and Resolutions were selected,
after which a recess of thirty minutes was
taken to await the reports of these Com
mittees.
On reassembling permanent organization
was formed, as follows: President-Manlove
Hayes, Of Kent county; vice-Presidents-John
W. Day, New Castle; John T. Jakes, Kent,
and John D. Rodney, Sussex; Secretaries
T. F. Moreland, New Castle; James F. An
derson, Kent, and D. J. Layton, Sussex.
Mr.. Hayes, in assuming the chair, thanked
the Convention for the honor, and expressed
a hope that the deliberations would be har-
George v. Massey, from the Committee on
offered the following:
The Republicans of Delaware in State Con-
vention assembled, pledging their unalterable
devotion to the cardinal principles upon which
their party is founded, and desiring that the
integrity of the Government shall be main
tanned, that its obligations shall be honestly
and fully paid in coin, or obligations convert
ible into coin, at the pleasure of the holder,
its administration shall be honestly and faith
fully conducted in all the various branches
and departments thereof, and that home in
dustries shall be properly protected, SO that
the skill and resources of our common coun-
try shall be rendered remunerative and pro-
ductive; do declare that in our opinion the
National Standard Bearers in the Centennial
must be exponents of the princi-
Piles herein set forth; and believing that by a
long continued and active public life and en-
larged experience as a national legislator and
otherwise, and an Incorporating integrity,
preserved despite the most persistent and ma
lignant attacks, the Hon. James G. Blaine, of
Maine, meets these requirements therefore
ResolUed, That our preference be and the
same is hereby expressed in his favor as an
eminently proper person to become our Pres
idential candidate, and our delegates to Gin
cinnati are hereby Instructed to observe this
preference, SO long as in their Judgment and
discretion it may be considered possible to
secure bis nomination.
Resolved, That in the judgment of this con-
vention the delegates from this State to the
National Convention to be held at Cincinnati
should be representatives of the people dis
connected from official position under the
Government of the United States.
In reporting the last resolution Mr.. Massey
said it was agreed to by all of the committee
save one.
As soon as Mr.. NJ. was through reading,
Dr.. J. s. Prettyman Immediately jumped up
to make motion. He said be was sorry that
the gentleman offering that resolution had
not the manliness 10 mention his name, as it
was apparent to all that be was he person
the resolution aimed at. He said it was the
most outrageous attempt on the part of two
counties to over-rule another that had been
tried for the last twenty-five years. During
that time each county was allowed to meet in
caucus and nominate the delegates, and to
attempt to violate SO sacred a rule, was an
outrage that would be resented by the people
Of Sussex county.
Mr.. Massey said that it was not his inten-
ton to do anything that wonld initiate
against the gentleman. and be had offered the
resolution because be believed that in this
year the people had determined
that they should be represented by man of
the people and not an officeholder of the
United States.
Mr.. W. G.. Caulk hoped that Sussex county
would be allowed the right to name her own
delegates.