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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
Tho Levy Court.
OPENING of THE FEBRUARY TERM-ArPoINTaENr
OF CoMAITTkEs-LEaAL QUEsTIoHs RAISED.
Fep r.ed Specially for the Commercial.
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OPENING OF THE FEBRUARY TERM-APPoINTMENT
OF coMMITTkEs-LEoALo QUESTIONS RAISED.
Fep rsed Specially for the Commercial.
New CAsrLr, Feb. /.
The Levy Court met at 10.45 this morning,
with full attendance.
On motion Of o. Febiger, George Jackson waa
elected temporary chairman, aud on the motion
OF the same gentleman William H. Bright was
elected chairman for the ensuing year.
The assessors Of the various Hundreds having
answered to their names, Daniel Whey and
Thomas Q. Morrison presented their ASSESS
ments TO the Court
The chairman then named the following
Standing Committees on Assessors Returns
Brsndvwine Hd.-Samuel Derrick, George D.
Medill, William Polk.
=, Wilmington Hd.-Christian Febiger. ". L.
Weir, q. D. Medlll
Christians Hd-Amos sharpless, Jr., James
O. Wilson, William Polk.
New Castle Hd,--George Jackson, James G,
Wilson, W. II. Bright
Mill Creek I'D George D. Medill, A. Sharp
less, Jr., William L. Wler.
White Clay Greek Hd.-W, L. Weir, F. jan
vier, =. Roberts.
Pencader Hd.--F. Janvier, W. L. Weir, s.
Roberts.
Red Lion Hd.-w. R. Bright, s. Derrick,
Vim. Polk.
1t. Georges Ha. VIM. Polk, Christian Febi.
ger, W. r. Bright.
AppOqulnInlnk ana BLACK B.rd HOS. ,-JAmee
@. Wilson, Samuel Roberts, George Jackson.
Other committees were appointed ~ follows
To settle with County Tressurer-Wm. Polk,
@. Febger, ". L. Weir.
To settle with the Treasurer Of tho Poor-G.
D. Medill. F. Janvier, u. Roberts.
The following questions were drafted by mr..
Febiger, and on his motion were given TO the
County Solicitor, George Gray, Erq.,) for his
decision
Has the Levy Court any power to strike out
q name from the assessment list after the 49,
sessment list has been returned to the clerk of
said court2
Has the Levy Court the power to alter the
spelling Of any name on assessment list a. re-
turned by the Assessor?
Has the Assessor any power to alter any
name OIL assessment list after the same has been
handed tn clerk of the Levy Court2
Has the Assessor any power to strike on any
name from the Assessment list after lie has
returned said list to the Clerk Of the Levy
Court?
Pending answers to the above questions, on
the motion OF Ar. Febigsr, the Court adjourned
at o'clock, p. m, until 0.30 tomorrow.
Z. A. NJ
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03

A LErrER FROM THE LOWER pRsINsuLA-ExPE-
RIENcE WITH BEET GROWING, AID SUGGESTIONS
TO THoaE WHO WILL Thy IT.
LSvrsspondesee Of the commsrciai.
OoPKvIILr, NORTHAMPTON Co., Va,
January, 1876
have read with good deal OF pleasure your
articles recommending beet sugar culture for
this Peninsula. Having read all the Govern
ment reports on the subject for several years.
in 1872 procured pound Of the White SilesiAn
sugar beet seed and distributed it freely among
my neighbors, aud myself planted about QUE
eighth Of an acre in drills, two feet Six inches
apart. and th,nned out the seed till the beets
stood 8 TO inches apart in the drill. They wer
cultivated - usual, aud I had . good crop
The stock was very fond of them. My neigh
b0rs, ~ well - my own family, used them freely
~ = vegetable. The only 0bjec' ion heard was
TO their color. they being Of pale cream tint
rarely exceeding four inches in diameter, and
wholly below the surface Of the ground.
The kind raised in New Castle county, when
lived there, are not sugar beets Ut ALL but mall
gel-wurtzels, only it for stock, and wholly
unsuitable for sugAr-making. Large beets are
Of small ones will yield more sugar than the
same Of large ones. In planting for = crop, the
drills should be Is to IL inches apart and the
seed to 8 inches apart in the drill. Any good
land that will grow corn will grow bsets. My
crop grow far better on clay than on sandy loan.
No manure should DO applied directly, but the
ground should have been heavily manured the
previous year, and thoroughly titled. Under
these conditions, eight " twelve tons Of beets
can be raised per aero. They are ready. here,
for pulling BY. July LIST, and i'll your latitude
about month later.
From the authorities to which refer you be.
low, you will zee that stiH soil, tolersbly cool
summer, aud pure water are requisite to pro-
duce good beets and make good sugar. q
doubt il the filthy decoction that comes down
the Brandywine will do at alL) All who think
Of trying the experiment should carefully read
the printed reports on the subject. and those
who do not had better leave the experiment
alone. good plan would be to reprint the
Patent Office articles on the subject in oul
pamphlet. refer you to the Agricultural Re
ports for 1856, and every year thereafter dow
to 1873 inclusive. There IL In these volumes ,
very full statement Of the whole subject.
l. TOWNSEND.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03

ReUsrtiy Johnsoh's Letter TO 4r. Randali.
Under the clause referred Ia, which authorizes
the levyng Of taxes 1t will be seen to DO the OBJ.
ject to pay the debts Of the United States, and
also to provide for the common defense and
general welfare. These latter terms are not to
be fulfilled without the means afforded by the
taxing power. But, ~ will be seen, the power
to tax, to provide for the common defense and
general welfare, il given In the same words ~
the power to provide for the payment Of the
debts Whatever, therefore, Congress may think
will promote the common defense and general
welfare, and which money can accomplish, may
be done with the money supplied by the taxing
power. Aud upon this point the decision OF
Congress must be conclusive Independent of
this, however, can it be questioned that to cele-
brats appropriately the birth Of . nation will
tend to promote its reputation with the other ma.
| tions of the world in showing that the present
generation Of Amsroana are not f"rgstful OF the
debts they owe to the mon who declared and
made US to be nation, but on the contrary, re-
member them with grateful reverence
There are some, 1 know. though l suppose
there are now but few, who apply to the consti.
tuition . strictly literal construction. These
deny that the United States 10 nation, and ~ It
10 certain that the States are not nation. the
| consequence would be that . people Of forty
three millions. and ~ many more ~ may come
into being under the present constitution, are
| living under \ government which has no ma
tonA character. II ID true, relative To all con-
Germs with foreign nations, the United States 10
invested with ample powers. Congress can
alone regulate commerce with them, and the
President, with the advice and consent Of the
Senate, can make treaties with, and appoint
representatives to, other countries. But say
the strict constructionints, the constitution no.
where declares that the United States 10 Q na-
ton, and no implication is admissible to prove
| 1t to be one II such All Interpretation Of our
organic law was to prevail, the United States
would be without powers essential to its pros.
perity, aud be- reduced 70 the mere Dimensions
of petty municipality. 1t il not to be sup.
posed, therefore, that Congress, in acting upon
the matter Of the Centennial, will bs governed
by 30 narrow and ruinous construction.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
"rHR POLICY OF SILENCE,

Tho caucus of Democratic Senators, Thurs
day. decided on general policy Of holding their
party tongue in Congress. They will not offer
any opposition to Senator Morton's resolution to
investigate the Mississippi outrages, and more
wonderful even than this, they expect to
avoid debate on the series Of resolutions
introduced by Mr.. Morton, rsciting that
the people of the United States are = nation,
and in general combating the heresies Of States
Rights. We incline 10 believe that this attempt
to ahut OF discussion will strain OF the caucus
machine it cannot be possible, surely, that the
challenge Of MIR. Morton's resolutions will 60
without response by the Senator from the Tenth
Ward Of this city. II Mr.. BAyard consents to be
choked OF on that subject then certainly the na-
ture Of man is changed, aud the exigencies Of
party have triumphed over all the impulses and
characteristics Of the human organism.
The feeling in the caucus appears to have
been that the episodes in the House, in which
Hill and Ran. Tucker mot DAN, played VIC
prominent part, had been infinitely damaging
70 their associates in the North, aud once NOR,
the gentlemen in gray were advised that the,
must be more quiet, until after the Presidentia
election. They are admonished by this solemn
caucus that the people Of the North are singular
iy wide awake, and full Of nervous watchfuIness
and that for the present, the wild tirs-eaters o
the sunny climes must place . curb on thei
high tempers, or they will put all the fat in tn
fire. Doughfaceism in the North is very fsebl
plant, about these times, and needs to be noun
ished and attended with great care to insure it
surviving it is, therefore, no time for Messrs
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
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newark, Jan. 81.
Edward McPike. concluding that it WAS not
good for man to be alone. joined his fortunes
with those Of Miss Jane Roberts, on Thursday
evening, and the serenade which the 7
friends gave thep surprised the town.
Ths ceremony was performed at the II. E.
parsonage by Rev. G. r. shepperd, aud when
they returned to their home they there found .
pleasant company awaiting their return. Con.
Rratula&ions followed and tho visitors withdrew
after pleasant evening.
The funeral OF Martha Lewis took place, on
Friday last. from Kamensi. The procession
came into Newark 1t 12k O'Clock, followed by .
large number Of oazrisgeA A large number Of
peOpis we're in attendance 1t the II. E. church,
where the sermon was delivered by Mr.. Sheppard.
In part Of the service there was hardly . dry
eye In ths iuaneuse congregation present. Mrs.
LAWS was beloved BY al who knew her.
On Friday evening, Hiram Lodge, A. f. A. NJ,
donated ten dollsrs towards the fremen's fund
Of the city Of Wilmington for building the Della.
ware 6tats building on the Centennial grounds.
Hhould eli the societies in the State follow suit.
94eY9ses State building would not long be- il,
1sv. David 4. Ghielas, formerly Of Newark,
but now reading Il Aorrlsvilis. n. L 10 on !
=. - , ., =, BS II,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
THE ANTI-NATIoNALIsTs.

Eevordy johnson, in letter to Congressman
Randall. expresses the unressrved opinion that
Congress has the power, by the Constitution, to
make an appropriation to the Centennial. He
adds, also, some views upon the form of our
government, controverting and rebuking the
mischievous secession-breeding tendencies Of
the dootrindire constructionists who want to
oonstrue all national character out Of the Re-
public. The venerable and eminent statesman
sensibly says that il their views were TO prevail,
the United States would "be reduced to the
mere dimensions OF petty municipality" and
that 1t cannot DO supposed that Congress, in
dealing with the Centennial, twill be governed
by no narrow and ruinous construction"
Expressions like these are in order, when such
warmed-up Calhounists ~ Mr.. Ran. Tucker Of
Virginia come TO the front to sir the same old
notions that animated the secession movement,
and when even Senator from Delaware 3ontin-
ually seeks to drag the Constitution across the
path Of ali progress. Such men would recon-
struct the patriotic song that Maryland's the
gallant Key, gave to bis country, for they GER
tAinly cannot invoke praise 70
49, the Power that has made and preserved US .
Autos !"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
sale 81 Fast 'rrolScrs
RoBLRT B0NNKR's LATEsr PURoHAsE-NEw YoRI
PARrlEs BUYING HORSES An KENTUCKY.


RoBLRT BoNNER's LATEsr PURoHAsE-NEw YORK
PARTIES BUYING HORSES an KENTuoKY.
Special Eispatch 70 the New York Time.
NxwBuAa, Jan. N.-Mr. Robert Bonner has
added another fast trotter 10 his stable Of COLE
brated horses. Not content with Dexter, the
famous King Of the Turf s. or with Grafton
bis recent purchase, whose private show Of ais
1t Cleveland last June brought his owner In No
less than ga, 900, and numerous other speedy
trottera, Mr.. Bonner to-day bought the mare
Music from Mr.. William o. Trimble, anAluhss
added her to his unequallsd lot, The pricS bald
for Music has not been made public, but 1t 10 BE-.
leved to be not less than 9l8, 900, Mr.. Trimble
having last fall refused e16.00O for the mare,
Music has record Of aux, and was aired by
the well-known horse Middleton. She was
shipped this afternoon to her new home In New
York City.
LEXINGTON, Jan. 27.-R J. Trsacy sold, last
Tuesday, fo1r dne troeters to New York parties,
to wit: Ashland Maid, who trotted ct Cynthiana
Last fall fourth heat In 2 ST. . two year old, BY
Allie West who, with . few wseks' handling,
made Last fall. 8.0A; hve-yoar old mare, Snow
Bell, who trots under $40, and two year old
Amont stallion, Of nns form and likely to be
fast and stylish.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
Explosion OF . Powder Factory,
A TERRIBLE JOLT IN BALTIhoRE-rHE "TRIUMpI
sAFETy PowDkR"

a TERRIBLE JOLT IN BALTIMoRE-THE TRIUMPH
sAFErY PowDkR"
On Friday fire broke out in the works of the
Triumph Safety Powder Co.," Of Baltimore,
which destroyed the building, two. story brick
structure. The fire occurred in the basement
and burned 10 aercsly that its hsadway could
not be checked.
During the fire, and while the iremen were
playing upon the building, . terrific explosion
ensued, which WAS followed by others 1t fire.
quent intervals during the next half
hour. The explosions were supposed
to come from about hundred tin packages of
compound manufactured on the premises for
blasting purposes, which was regarded by the
manufacturers TO possess qualities of absolute
safety against accidents. The building was blown
to stoms. At one time wall fell, and beneath
1t eleven dremen were buried, but all were
rescued without loss Of life.
Two hundred cans Of the powder we're stored
in the connecting warehouse, but these were re.
moved without damage.
The chief merits Of this new blasting powder
ore thus vet forth 3: It IL free from all mixture
Of nitro-glyoerine. 1t IL non-exploAive In the
Apen air, or from friction or percussion but
when confined in the chamber OF . mine its
dynamical or explosive power is 30 per cent.
greater than common black powder. Although
the cost to the consumer will be the same ~ the
common powder, he will be . gamer of 80 per
cent, ~ 100 pounds of this compound will per-
form - much work ~ $50 pounds Of the ordi-
nary powd Z.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
A DaseAsry narAsr,

DIsoovR1I OF nuAAu HnAD At eaa1uRorur
L8ADSho 10 TEE D11nof1oa o. NInqopR onalg1
-1a1 xUAo8A OF AuuHAnIC ~ nm yellow
WORKMAN.
On Saturday u Green Pslnt, Long Islana, The
head Of . murdered man wa found ssorsesd h.
hind pile Of lumbar. BY some boys as play.
Terror .sezioksa u he hidsous sight, they m
into The sessst. whsrs they atazasesA
The attention Of . police oaosr. who led The way
back into the lumber yard. followed BY large
csowd Of people.
TH1 n1AD Vas FOUND 10 ~
that Of . man apparently AbouA Is o. 10 ysass Of
age. From the frssh appearance Of The wound.
and the small amount Of coagulatsd blood Il was
apparent that il bad been severed from tho body
Of tho murdered man within . day OF two. Il
was ultauately nsns0sd - that Of ". ". Elm
mons. resident Of Dsrby. Conn. who worried
3onss, Henry 4 o.. Of Brooklyn.
N FAD ssxz xfsAIxa
from his boarding house In Brooklyn, since
Thursday night, vhen he went out sAying hs
w0ald return In . few minutes.
The police bad under examination Victor
Fucha, who worked with Simmons, but there
not Appearing any evidences to ostm,nats him. be
wss allowed 70 60. Subsequently, watohman,
who was ON duty near whore the bead waa found.
described man be saw near the dock ON 6atur.
day morning. Fuchs wAs asain arrested, and
the wa&chmAn Identified him ~ the man be saw.
While on tho way 70 the station house Fuchs
purposely cut his hand and rubbed tho blood
flowing from the cut On bis pantaloons. Seeing
this led 70 ~ examination, and the o6icsrs
found
PAfon OF DAIID BLOOD
on his pantaloons. The ofhcsrs visited his house
md found there trunk locked and nailed TO-
gsthss. 1t was opened with difficulty, and dis
~ AZ = - A.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
" Cavsl Service Reform ~

A Warrington dispatch, dated Wednesday,
says: Quite . commotion was made to-day in
tine House by the removal of Assistant Journal
Clerk Clayton and Chief Reading Clerk. Mehaf-
fey. aud BY the consequent resignation Of John
Barclay, Journal Clerk and author Of " Barclays
Digest" He has been In this position for thiity
years. He has. for many years, been the reoog-
nized umpire In all casos Of dispute about
the rules Of the House, which are very compli-
Gated, and during his whole term Of office the
House has never overruled his deciaions, He
found that there were hungry applicants for his
place, and with his old assistants removed with
out consulting him, he chose to resign before
he was summArilv removed. and he would not be
responsible for an assistant journal clerk with
out knowledge Of the business. This leaves the
Speaker without single expert to lean on, and
there will be no doubt confusion before the
novices can be taught their business.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
The ABrOokIya hatchery

Yesterday morning Andreas Fuchs alias Vic
tor Kretz, who murdered william W. Simmons
And cut up his body, was taken with his wife
and child, to Police Headquarters In Brooklyn.
and after being questioned in regard to the muir
der, he was conveyed to photographers, where
his picture was taken. A large aud excited
crowd followed him, and observed his every
movement The inquest began yesterday, the
ooroner's jury viewing the remains 1t the Brook.
Ign Morgue. In . candle-box half Allied with
straw the head OF the murdered man was dis
posed. The other remains were in the trunk and
boiler ~ they had been originally found, with
the exception OF . number Of scattered pieces
that had been collected in pail and the con-
tents Of little tin can which the Jury were in
formed, WAS " the liver. that the murderer had
put in saucepan and partially boiled" After
viewing the body, the inquest was adjourned till
next Thursday afternoon.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
Col. Scott Nos Esank rups.

In = statement before the Pacific Railroad
Committee. on January 10Th, Col. Thomas 4.
Scott took occasion to contradict the assertion
Of lobbyist named Givin that ho was . bank
rupt, and said {: ~ am not in any sense bank
rupt- certainly not IN means, and trust not in
energy. beg to state that every dollar Of the
paper Of the Texas and Pacific road, or the old
Construction Company that attempted TO build
it, now no longer in existence, that bad my
aame upon it - endorser has been paid. prinoi-
pal and interest," In full, and paid in cash-not
thereto do not owe single dollar TO any bank,
individual. or party Of any kind whAtever in this
broad land, and that am to-day FREQ and clear
from debt Of every description. II that position
makes man bankrupt then may BIO classed
~ such, but not otherwise"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
Raudail,. salary GRAB RECORD

The Republicans are preparing to make it
very uncomfortable for MI. Randall, when the
bill reducing the salaries OF members shall be-
reported from his Committee Mr.. Randall
made very earnest speech for the salary grab,
and one equally earnest in Justification Of it,
pending the debate on the repeal. Among 9th,
or things lie said that = man who il not worth
500 yearly to his constituents docs not deserve
seat in the House. Tidbits like this from his
speech will be thrown at him, when he appears
to muster the Democracy for . reduction nj
salaries. Washington Correspondence ~. Y.
T,-il,uuA
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
THE HIlENHN0 NOvxHxuT FOR 4 STATE
CEETEuQIAL BUILDING.

CkNTEUNlAL BUILDING.
The arsmeu deserve credit for undertaking
70 raise the funds 10 erect Delaware building
u the Centennial. The effort, when they took
hold, appeared to bs totally abandoned, and Il
they succeed in raising the needed amount Of
money and thus securing . headquarters for
Delaware visitors to the Exposition, they Will
mart the public thanks. A. the matter stands
between Thorn and the State Commission. 1t
cannot DO said to be entirely comfortable and
satisfactory. The Commission II . laxne CON-
Germ. Excepting its two executive ofnosrs, Mr..
Oomegys, the President, and Mr.. Riddle, the
Secretary, the member have given substantially
no attention to their duties. One, Mr.. Lesley,
10 out Of the country, aud has been during most
Of the time since he WAS appointed, and ousht
TO have resigned his place ON the Commission
Other members have seldom or never attended
the meetings called by tho President, an. II We
are not m,sinformed, there has not besn quo.
rum 1t any meeting, until yesterday, in . long
time.
Bssilss this languid attention to their duties,
little or nothing has boon subscribed by the
cepted, to aid the Centennial. What they can
do, or will do. We are not informed, but the fAci
ia that 70 far they have done nothing. Abou,
seven thousand dollan Of private subscriptions
have boon made by persons in this State, but
tho iihole Of this has come from this city and Ia
Immediate neighborhood, Notwithstanding Viii
mington has made corporation subscription Of
5000, aud must pay in taxation . large part Of
the $4,000 subscribed by the State.
Tho firemen tbarefors desarye the more cred
it for undertaking the proper work Of the Stat@
Commission work which the latter ought ei
thor to do themselves, or resign In favor Of sone
b,ty that can do 1t. When the fremen have
raised the necessary t2.50O., and have seen ths
building put up. they will then see the Commits
sivners "keep house" in it. However, We dc
not see that anything better can be done. The
present plan 10 the only one that promises sue.
cess, and without it We shall have no State
building 1t the Centennial
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
Brla ging. tho Great Rivers.

The Missouri river has again been bridgsd
within few weeks. at Atchinson, making seven
iron bridges over = river that had none before
the war. The Mississippi 10 bridged twelve
Times or more, and the Ohio seven nmes, both
yawning seas few years ago, without thread
across them. - were the Susquehanns, Hudson
crossings. The Pennsylvanis railroad has Just
finished . magnificent iron bridge 1t Trenton,
on the site of the old wooden one which stood
there two generations The Boston railway In
tereat has made . contract With Q Western
Bridge Company-strange ~ 1t may seem for
. gigantic bridge ACROSS tho middle Hudson, At
P0up hk eepsio.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03
Resremch nsaas I'm the Postal Depart.
m0ml.
GEN. JEWELL paoPosEs A HEAVY REDUCTION IN
pOSTAI, aAfARIEa.

GEN. JEWELL paoposKs A HEAVY REDUCTION IN
POSTAL sALARIEA.
A New York Tribune special from Washington
says that Mr.. MarhAll the First Assistant Post
master General, wss before the House Commit
tee on Post Offices yesterday, and explained the
principle by which the Department proposes to
revise the salaries Of postmasters and reduce ex-
penses. 1t is proposed to reduce the oiiioera now
receiving w. 600 TO %, 900 to DO paid half In sal-
airy and half in the sale Of boxes, ~here furnished
BY the postmaster from his own means, but only
the Government. In eight Of the principal 81.
ties, postmasters will receive secording 70 the
scale, prepared ~ follows New York, %, 600 |;
Philadelphia, %, 400 Boston, u, 800 Chicago,
%, 100 ; and the same amount to Baltimore, st.
Louis, Cincinnati, and San Francisco. These
sions.