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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

PoTATo PLANTING IN JfRsHK.-MaDy
farmers In salem county, N. j., says tho
Salem Standard. has not ~ yet deter
mined whether or not to plant any potA-
toes this spring, fearing visitation OF the
potato bug in still more devastating num-
beB than last year. We hear Of instances
where farmers IN digging post holes lately
have unearthed handfuls Of these bugs d
0 depth Of from two 70 three feet
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

IENrxN SxRvIoEs AT TRINI1Y CBAPEL-
Special Lenten services will 10 held In
Trinity Chapel ON Tuesday and Thursday
mornings, ut o. O'Clock on Wednesday
and Friday mornings q 1ON O'Clock and
daily prayers at ~ p. II. On Saturday,
the 18th inst, festival services will be held
ak 1OlS A n
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

TaR CENTENNIAL BUILDING CoNrnAcf
HraNbD. -Estrange Gould, the oontracs0
for building the State Centennial building,
and tho state Commissioners have come 70
ts'ms satisfactory to III, and the contrast
was duly signed by al the pegtiss on Tues
day. Yesterday Mr.. 0euA conmenced
work on the building, m Va "
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

SUDDEN DEATH At NxwAnx.-On Thurs-
dag evening, Miss Caroline 0,berson, aged
70, being unwell, took some medicine from
the wrong bottle. Fearing 1t was poison
She became frightened. and an smetic was
given her, This, with the fright. 20 weak
ened her that she died in two hours. She
will be buried, tomorrow Sunday after
noon, ut the Head Of Christians Church.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23
An Orsssnaa Reaney Letter.
c1sAR's RKPoRr OF THH VOTE ON THE DEcI4A-
RATION OF IADK4HNDKNcE-

II tAs Edttsr Of ~ CoHs1ssrotai:
Cesar A. Rodney, Esq., Of this city, has
in his possession the original of the letter
given below, written by tho Cesar Rodney
Of Revolutionary fame, to his brother,
Thomas Rodney, Esq. of Dover, on the
4th day Of July, A. D., 1776, after the sign
ing Of the Declaration Of Independence was
6nlshsd. E'f
Thv present Mr.. Rodney IL 4 great grand
son of the Thomas Rodney To whom the
letter is addressed, and . great grand
nephew Of the writer.
bers Of the Assembly, it may be necessary
to say that Mr.. Rodney was the Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives for the ooun-
ties Of New Castle, Kent and Sussex upon
Delaware. W.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

REoArTuaa OF An EsoAPxp OoNvrcr.
Dobson, one Of the escaped prisoners from
Ohea&ertown Jail, was captured on Friday
BY T. ". Brown and John Ruth, about
three miles east Of Church Hill, and return
" his old quarters At Ohestertown. Riley,
who escaped at the same time, was with
Dobeon, but escaped rscapture bv running
into q branch after bang nrod At
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23
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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23
ANOTHER BASE BALL CluB PossisLE-

ANOTHER BASE BALL CLuB PossiBLs.-
The formation OF another base ball club IL
ono of the possibilities of the coming sea.
sop. Already one meeting hos boom held.
and anosher will take place In fow weeks.
It 10 proposed to form An association much
Ika that which dissolved, some weeks ago,
and In fact, several Of the members OF that
association are prominent In new one.
Several Of the old Quickstep nine are also
accessible to these gentlemen, and the prob
abilities are the coming season will wit
ness two good Wilmington clubs in the
field
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

And now the st. Georges hens have
been At 1t, too. A correspondent thers
says Al egg, laid by heu belonging TO 3.
u. Sutton, has been on exhibition ~ Z. ".
inches, and weighing 4 ounces, J~l ".
Georges therefore proudly deAss Odessa
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23
TEE SUGAR BEET ExPKRIAzNTs. Lea 2,

TEE SUGAR BEET ExPKRIAsNTs. Lea Pm
sey, ESQ, of this city, ID now sending out
the sugar-beet seed to those who applied
for it. He remarks the fact that while there
are many applications from the lower coun-
ties Of this State, and also from New Jer-
pey, there are few or none from New Cas-
tie county. Mr.. Pnssy ha. rcceived threa
'<eirefent supplies Of seed Of tho beat kinds
known 10 European culturists, there being
about eleven different varieties In the three
lots. Ono Of these, "a lbs was sent by Con-
sul-generai Torbert, from Paris, free Of cost.
and clear OF freight charges. This Ia French
seed. The other lots are German seed,
each about 80 pounds, ono obtained through
Peter Wright h Sons, OF Philadelphia, aud
the other from the Landreth seed firm.
Mr.. Pussy has an abundance Of seed for all
who will make use OF it in tho manner
heretofore suggested. He has sent ont
some in packages containing about 400
seeds. This quantity will plant, in the
manner usual in Europe, space 10 feet by
20, or 600 square feet.
BASE BALL NorEs.-West Chester seems
disposed to put its thum1eto its nose and
uiggle its~fngers at Wilmington, because
Busheng has decided to catch for the
Brandywines and not for the Qutcksteps.
All We have TO say ia that We are sorry for
Bushong he deserves to be with club
that can win.
-Lovett, the pitcher Of the Active Club,
Of Reading, has recently fallen heir to q
large amount, his father having died In
Philadelphia, leaving au estate worth over
sixty Thousand dollars.
Harry Wright, the noted base ball play
or, and Captain Of the Boston Club, il
said to be hopelesAly i'll Of consumption, d
Savannah, Georgia.
Tho friends of the Active Club, Of
Reading, are raising subscription for the
purpose Of purchasing new uniforms fol
the players.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

TnK TENTH WARD ON Bio Eaer.-A. 7.
Pc erson has common barn yard hen that
ias laid Ian egg weighing . quarter Of
pound And measuring 81 by e)s inches In
circumference. This hen. It seems. made
sakes notion to lay eggs OF that size.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

MAIL CoNrnAoT.-Thomas Melvin has
been awarded the contract for carrying the
mails between Denton and Ridgsly daily,
(Sundays excepted, )And three times week
from Denton to Burrsville. Also the mail
contract from Denton TO Eederalsburg and
Denton 10 Andersontown, weekly three
times,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

ARRESTED FOR INcENDIARIsM.-Thebu burn
ing OF the large barn belonging to Edwin
HAines, near Rising Sun, Cecil county, on
Saturday night the llth inst, having A.
case las been investigated. Last Wedncs-
day Clinton Mccullough Esq.. States A.
torney for Cecil county, ana William l. Ev-
aus, Esq. counsel for MIR. Haines, went to
the Rising Sun, where charges were preferred
against . man named White and his wiis,
aud youth named Jesse Sheer. After
taking considerable testimony. the acoused
were held in $500 each for their appearance
at Court Mr.. HAines having refused 70 re-
rent his farm to the Whites 10 supposed 20
have incurred their displeasure, and this il
the ground Of suspicion against them.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

0ssNaaa vuR Law ASSOCIATION. Tho
CA@l law Association OF pittsburg for
the ed6ectoa Of debts and the general
transaction Of civil buslnesH, has appointed
II. y. Frazer Jsseins, and ". Q. Hpsuancs
Ed, attorney fDr New OaAtle Comfy.
Similar officers have been appointed in all
other counties In the United Btateu.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

M. r. CoNYERxNoE APpo!NrnfhT;;-ine
N. p, Conference has made the following
.npo;ptments for its churches on the
I Peninsula Laurel, Del. s. q: vallian. !;
E.ston, J; 7. L.sssll csn ,cn,iS !; p p
Berryman Cambridge, q. J. Smith Cecil,
jas. Thompson, A. j. Walter Chesapeake,
q. McF. Thompson Concord, ". +. iv-
ingston; Dorchester. W; II. Lame, h; C.stsrn
Kent, J. b. Jones, J. W. Trout Kent Lar
and, J. L Kiligore +; Leipsic, W, A. Grouse
Milton, H. Bruner Preston, to be sup
piled Pooomose, D; n; oil = ; sS@ss'
talbot, J. E. Reed Union, W. g. Holmes
Ouantioo, W. j. D. Lucas Warwick, y. W
B1tes Queen Anne. T. 7. Little snos
Hill. W. II. Graham Danes Quarter =: =; .
sullivan Newtown, D. r. Benson; Wha
leyviiie, W. O. Ames Sussex. J. H; Ellie
good Salisbury, +. T. Tagg; Chinoc
league, L I. Atkins. The suger1nnua! e
arc d. r. Ewsll, D. T. Reese. T. Lee. u
J. Day. T. n Bryan, }. W. Evsrist, a.
Eversole, and ]. A. AcFaden.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

A BADGE FOB LArrERTY.-A handsome
present in the shape Of a gold badge has
been given to Frank Laffsity. pitcher OF
the Qnickstep Base Bali Club. The badge
IL formed OF gold belt encircllng black
enameled ground on which rests crossed
bats, = base ball, and tho letter ''2' In
Wilmington Del, 1875" The reverse Of
the badge contains this inscription "Pre-
scented by II. W. Sherwin to his friend
Frank LaiYerty for best average Of base hits
lS75." The badge in design and workman.
ship is one OF the finest that we have seen,
and was well earned by Mr.. LafSerty.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23
Hen AAverfiSesaexts.

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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23

Tnu New q. y. BUILDING At DOWN
Proposals for furnishing and doing the
ssono and brick work FOR the new post Of
lice building wsro opened by superinten-
dent Smith, on the 18Th inst. These
ranged from $l7,36S for sandstone, 70
S22,lI1, for marble, there being two sets
OF bids put in, ono by Messrs. Cannon q
Alloway, and the other by Fisher u BOOK
smith sent them to Supervising Architect
Potter, at Washington, who returned them
70 bs ell rejected, AZ they very considerably
exceeded tie estimates for the building and
would outrun the appropriation. The mat
ter, therefore, awaits further steps, and the
building is not going forward.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-04-01

As SOME of their aspirants for the Pres
iierey have been prematurely shelvcd-
OF Iseen caught Bel-knapping-the New
York Herald presents new candidate as
follows: McClellan-the brilliant, brave
and high-mind ed McClellan-would, a
a Democratic candidate for the Presiden-
cy, represent the noblest elements of the
war. The soldiers of the Army of the
Potomac would support their old COM
mander With military steadiness and
Mcclellan, once SO admired
and loved by the Army of the Potomac
forfeited that respect and confidence
when he accepted the Democratic nomi-
nation for the Presidency which declared
the war failure. and has since by the
soldiers and the people generally been
placed on an equal footing with Buc-
hanan after he declared-while ,Presi.
dent-that the Government had no pow
er to coerce State, or in other words
had no power to prevent secession. Pc
litically, Mcclellan has been buried be-
yond the hope of resurrection.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-04-01
& NOTES AND EXTRACTS.

That the Democrats in National Con-
vention assembled will plant themselves
squarels on hard-rnoney platform we
do not for a moment permit ourselves to
doubt Utica Observer (Dem.)
1t is matter of national regret that
Horatio Seymour declines to be candi-
date in the approaching presidential
contest. We believe that Horatio Sey-
mour is the man for the occasion.-Cdn-
andaigua ~ W Messenger (Dcm.)
"Mr. Bristow is nota Democrat, but a
Republican on principle, and an extreme
Republican. He is not a brawler like
Morton, nor a bigot like Conk!ing; but
he is governed by better. temper and
furnished with more courteous bearing
Just as ultra and obdurate in his politics
as they are, and more dangerous, because
better informed."-Louisrille Courier
Journal Dem.)
Belknap never represented anything
in the Republican party. He was an
accident and non-entity. Pendleton,
on the other hand, has long been a con-
spicuous and influential Democratic
leader. He was the candidate for Vice
President in '64 and an aspirant for the
Presidency in rs" IF parties are to be
held responsible, then Pendleton's really
representative character involves the
Democratic party more than Belknap's
accidental position involves the Repub-
Champion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-04-01

ALREADY complaint is being made
about the high rates agreed upon by the
railroads for the Centennial travel, and
it is the opinion of some men in railroad
circles that the said rates will be reduced
and the combination broken up. With
only 25 per cent. reduction from the
regular fare, a poor man-especially
when he considers the amount that will
be wanted by hotel keepers and showmen
is apt to have his patriotic enthusiasm
dampened when he toots up the cost of
the round trip. Although there was a
time when everybody thought OF going
to the Centennial, we believe there is
now a growing disposition to get up
celebrations at home. 1t is going to be
tiresome work to do the Centennial, any
Way.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-04-01
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

A delegate convention of the Republicans of the
State of Kansas will be held in Representative
Hall in the city of Topeka, on Wednesday the
eth day of May, A. ID. 1876, at the hour of two
O'Clock r. NJ for the purpose OF choosing two
DELEGATES and ten alternates to represent the Re
publican party of Kansas in the Union Republic
can National Convention to be held in Cincinnati
Ohio, on the 18th day of June, for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States. Each Represen-
tatiye district entitled to representation in the
Legislature of 1877 shall be entitled to two dele
gates.
1t is recommended that the district conventions
for the purpose of electng delegates to the stste
Convention herein:called he held on Saturday, the
18th day of May, ls76, at such hour as may lie
designated by the central committee of each rep
resentatiye district or in the event that there be
be no such committee, by the central committee
of the county. 1t is also recommended that in
addition to the delegates herein provided for, one
alternate be elected for each delegate.
No person will be entitled to u seat or vote in
the Convention by virtue of holding the proxy Of
any of the delegates.
By order the committee
JOHN GUTHRIE, Chairman.
j. JAY BCcK, Secretary
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-04-01

On the 10Th inst. the Republicans OF
Pennsylvania met in State conventio n
for The purpose of choosing delegates to
attend the National Convention at Gin :
cinnati. They present the name of Gov.
Hartranft as candidate for the Presi.
dency. On the same day the Republi-
cans of Vermont and Ohio held similar
conventions. The Vermont conven ton
did not instruct its delegates, but they
demanded that the national candidates
shall be men of tried integrity who will
carry out the policy of reform and pre-
serve inviolate the great results of the
war;" The Ohio convention presents the
name of Gov. Hays to the. consideration
of the Cincinnati convention and instruc-
ted its delegates to use their earnest
efforts to secure his nomination.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-04-01
SENATOR INGALLS,.


The Press published at Homer, Ills,
favors Senator Ingalls, Of this State as
the Republican nominee FOR the Vice
Presidency. In an article urging his
nomination it says:
But more particularly we wish to speak
of the Western Ssnatof-Ingalls of Kan
sas We urge bis name as the man for
the second place on the Republican tick
ct, because he comes from section of
country that was first baptized in blood,
in. the stakeholder rebellion. He is
from q representative State, and is a
representative man. And being thus
situated, he becomes d man eminently
fitted to lead the masses, this year, that
shall recount the deeds of the past as no
other year has done. He is full of SYM
patty with the people, who have to earn
their bread by the sweat of their brow.
Being champion of these rights, an en-
thusiasm could. be aroused soyer his
name that would elect him triumphantly,
and the whole ticket he was upon. He
is q man of ripe attainments.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-04-01
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-04-01

The work or retrenchment went on
rapidly in Congress while the salaries of
army and navy officers, clerks in the
various departments, and Others in the
employ of the Government, were being
cut down; but when it came. to cutting
down their own pay the good work was
stopped at once. Congressman think the
salary of the President as fixed in the
days of Washington is about the right
thing, but they think the pay of Con-
gresham should be twice what it was
then. 1t makes all the difference in the
world whose OK is being gored.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-04-01

MRS. SPAIGHT, of Chicago, has come
to the front as a champion of her sex.
She has sent petition to Congress set
ting forth that having seen, in the news
papers, that Gen. Beauregard had made
application-whioh would likely be COM
piled with--that his political disabilities
be removed, she applies for the removal
of her political disabilities and to be
restored "to her rights of citizenship. of
which all the women of this country
have been unjustly deprived"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-04-01
In an article headed "Wanted for
the Chicago Tribune says:

"If there is a statesman in the Repub-
lican party, With the ability and learn
ing qualifying him for the Office, whose
nomination will of itself be a separation
from all the past that the country will
accept him upon his own character and
his own record at the beginning of new
era in political morality, and of a new
administration of national affairs, in
which the Executive and the party will
be public agents, free from the trials and
trammels of personal entanglements, and
burdened with the vindication or defense
Of no person or factions? Such is the
man who should be nominated at Gin
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-04-01
STATE NEWS.

Two thousand pensions paid this month
at Topeka.
One man has already paid his dog tax
in Brown eoanty.
The Hiawatha Herald favors w. w.
Guthrie for Congress.
Topeka pays sc, 900 per year for water
delivered ON wagons.
At Hutchinson they are digging a
canal for water power.
Dwight L. Moody. the evangelist,
preached in Garrett in 1868.
One man recently purchased 1900
dozen eggs in Ottawa county.
The Concordia Empire says that Cloud
county has twenty post offices.
Washington county is receiving, set
tiers from the Island of Cuba.
The father of Hon. John R. Goodiu
died recently in Hardin county, Ohio.
A correspondent of the Independence
Kansan, dominates Col. A. NJ. York for
Governor.
The Elk County Ledger is for Wilder
for Auditor, and Lowe for Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court.
The Arkansas City Traveller says COM
pany has been organized to build rail-
road from Chanute to Winfield.
Cowley county points with pride to a
pullet that Matched brood of chickens
at the age OF four months and fifteen
days.
Greenwood county has one public and
eleven private libraries in seven town.
ships, the number of volumes being
$500.
The Odd Fellows in the State are
preparing generally to celebrate the 57th
anniversary of the Independent Order.
on tie 18th of April.
The total appropriations, made by the
Legislature this year, amount to S445,-
1888. Last year, they amounted to
$5l4,45415. The saving this year is
SOS, 1917, or about IA per cent.
The Elk County Ledger says that the
Chatauqua people are greatly excited
over the railroad question. They are
going to vote lot of bonds whether any
one desires to build road or not.
Ice is ice. S. A. Cobb, of Wyandotte,
sold his ice to Thomas j. Bigger at an
advance of 81 500 over cost, and Bigger,
after holding it ten days, sold it to A. S.
Orbison, at a still further advance Of
$1,000.
A wealthy lady of Lawrence is thor
oughly represented in the Kansas State
Penitentiary, she having two sons, two
nephews, a grandson and son-in-law in
that institution. She has had relatives
in the Penitentiary ever since its organi-
zatiOn. One of them was discharged the
o.Ls- dog .-.Ec,tov....v.s ~ fsns,e.
For the encouragement of our girls
who set the type of the Blade and female
compositors generally, we take pleasure
in announcing the fact that Miss Lilly
lockwood, a type-setter, of whom we
have had occasion to speak before, has
married johnson, editor of the Beloit
Gazette. Think of that girls Topeka
Blade.
The Coffeyville Courier says: "About
6 o'clock last evening while the rain was
pouring down, we saw couple of Paw
nee Indians SHINING a dead dog in the
south part of town. We are informed
that they gather up all the dead animals
they find lying around loose, skin them,
eat the meat and save the hide. The
Board of Health shonld keep those In.
dams i'm town.