Daily Republican., 1880-01-28
"rhe CIoua OF Dust."
TOT thu HepubIIcAn,
TOWNSEND. DEL, Jan, 20, 1880.

For the Republican, ....
TowssEsD, DEL, Jan. 20, 1880.
MRssRs RbIroRs:-I notice In your ID
sue Of the 23d, copy Of an aiticl
published In the " Every Evening
being an interview with J. Henry Han
son. As ]. Henry is citizen of Appo
quinimink, l think II my duty as fel
low citizen to place him right befor'
the readers Of the Wilmington papers
All due allow ance should be made fo
J. Henry's exaggerated story from thu
fact that ]. Henry has been suffering
some time with q bad lot Of teeth anC
had to have few extracted every weel
or tive.
This causes excessive pain in the
Jaw, and although J. Henry Is Murphy
the only relief he can get Is trying II
hold whiskey In his mouth, and | an
afraid he has sccidently swallowed
some and thereby got excited in giving
the "Eysry Evening" his report Of 2O(
niggers making cloud of dust in Ap
poquinimink. After telling the Every
Evening no doubt ]. Henry's jaw ach.
cd sorely, and there was another at
tempt at the remedy, he may have had
to apply the medicine several times,
for BY the time he finds a reporter oil
the Gazette he has 300 nigRers max
ing q cloud Of dust, making J. Henry,
assessor, at ten cents name, In an OF
year, $50. J. Henry should be glad Of
such clouds Of dust but II J. Henry
will get over his jaw aches and settle
back to what he was, he may remem-
Der that he was very anxious TO get all
he could at the regular price for assess
ing, for 1t don't make d-n bit Of
difference, they will all be returned as
errors as IT is an off year,
Now as J. Henry no doubt called TO
see Col. Whitley, he should have kept
as still as mouse, for the Colonel be-
ing q very careful man might 60 to
New Castle and examine J. Henry's
wonderful assessment and that might
be bad for J. Henry. because outside Of
J. Henry's kindness In assessing 300
nigesrs, it ia not considered anything
of an assessment except copy Of his
predecessor list, hess 10 per cent. on
real estate and an increase of the poll
tax on some persons. His friend, the
Levy Court Com. of Appoquinimink
Hd., worked the matter through for
him easy.
1t Is doubtful ifany perGons asking
for Supervisors ever thought Of Apo
a uinimink Hundred and II 6hey did
they didn't know J. Henry until
he forced himself into public no.
tice and there Is no doubt many per-
sous are now puSzling their brains to
Der when j. Henry was q can
didats for member of Congress, and it is
a burning shame that these 300 niggers
did not 90 to the assessor, ]. Henry, and
pay him their tax.
As for the man who Ia going to move
away J. Henry has made another mis-
take for the person he refers to is not
going te move away but on the con-
trary has distinctly stated that he is
going on business and wifi leave his
wife and household at Townsend. He
expects to return in few months and
says publicly he is and intends to re-
main q citizen of Delaware, no matter
how long he may be delayed in the
business he Is undertaking. The ver-
iict OF the Democrats here who have
read J. Hsnry's interview is that he
has made geese of himself and thereby
will lose all chance of getting the ap-
pointment from Col. Whiteley.
will say for the Assessors and Col
ectors of Appoquipminkthat they have
always given every opportunity to have
nsn assessed and given both parties
he privilege of paying any amount of
axes they had the cash to do 1t with.
have myselfsat down with the collec.
or in my own home and paid the taxes
# every colored man in the hundred
md got their receipts without an un-
pleasant word or a particle Of trouble,
md our only trouble about our taxa
,les here is cash. Yours &c.,
AFPoQUIEININK.