Daily Republican., 1880-03-05
,ecially Reported for the Republican.

Specially Reported for the Republican.
/. New CASTLE, March 4th. 1880.
The Lazy Court met at one a hal
O 'clock, p. M. At the request OF Presi
dent Bright, Bailif Smith had tn
witness box removed around to the op
posite side OF the court room, blocking
up the passage way to prevent tn
crowd in waiting to be assessed from
orouching into the space inside the ba
railing occupied by the members o
the Levy court. The next act In tn
Ipresrranged programme was for Lev!
C0urtman Wier to take the floor at {
nod from Mr.. Silver and commenc
reading the transfers Of property in th'
southern assessment district Of vii
mingt0n.
A merry twinkle Of Mr.. Wier's eye
was noticed as he stalled that he thought
it was good time now to read thu
transfers SO that the assessors need no
remain at New Castle longer at an ex
pense to the county. This remark drew
half concealed smiles from the members
of the Levy Court and other Democratic
lights in the court room, the evident OBJ
jsct of the reading Of the report being
to keep a hundred or more Republicans
in waiting from getting assessed. The
reading of the report occupied hal
hour after which motion by Mr.. Weli
to make the transfers was passed and
Mr.. Hughes, the assessor Of the South
ern District, was discharged from fur
ther attendance at the Court.
At this point in the proceedings Pur.
nell J. Lynch had no trouble in getting
the attention of the Court as a voucher
for Lambert B. Armstrong of Pencader
Hundred, whom he wished placed upon
the assessment. Mr.. Armstrong; name
was placed upon the assessment though
form Of questioning was gone through
with to avoid charge of paritiality.-
James L. Hawkins being on the watch
succeeded in getting the name Of
Edward Barney, Second Ward, placed
upon the assessment, after running a
rafting fire of cross questions.
Mr.. Ward, Assessor for the Northern
District of Wilmington watching his
opportunity got his list of property
transfers into the hands of Mr.. Wier
that it might be read. Mr.. Wier get
ting the floor was about to commeucs
reading the transfers, when Mr.. Silver
who sat Just in front Of him Was about
making motion to assess a colored
man who had handed him his voucher.
Mr.. Silver who with an injured air OF
innocence inquired ofPresident Bright
who had the floor, who Immediately
decided in favor of Mr.. Wier. Again
Mr.. w. thought it proper and right
that the tausters should be read as eMr.
Ward had already been in attendance
two days at the Court at great incon-
venience to himself and expense to the
county. Another smile passed around
amongst the members Of the court and
the Democratic luminaries. Mr.. Wier
commenced at 2. 10 p. M. to read the
transfers and finished at 3 P. M, when
the transfers were ordered to be made
and Mr.. Ward was discharged from
further attendance at the court.
The following assessments were then
made Isaac P. Carty, Fourth Ward;
Charles L. Smith, Fifth Ward; Frank
A. Mitchell, Fourth Ward; Henry 5.
Jenkins, Fifth Ward; Ahram R. Jen-
kins, Fifth; Charles Butcher, Second
George Harris, Second; Francis w.
Hawkins, Sixth; Lewis Il. Cox, First;
John w. schockley, Fifth; Levi Ander-
son, Second, John Macy, Second; Sam
uel McClintock, Second; William II.
Spearman, Fourth; John W. Jackson,
Sixth; George Shockley, Fourth; James
H. Jefferis, Seventh; James Singer, Sec
ond. Two colored persons applied for
sessment whose names were found 10
be already on the lists and of course
we're refused. Though no action was
taken during the day on the request of
Mr.. Bush through the committee of
business men from Wilmington the
matter was the subjsct of considerable
talk amongst the members of the court
and leaders of the Democratic party.
States Attorney General, Gray, who
is also attorney for the Levy Court is
in favor of the plan recommended by |
Mr.. Bush, of setting aside specific days |
u pom which citizens Of certain wards or |
Hundreds may appear and have their
names placed upon the assessment. 1t
Is also said that the plan is gaining |
favor with the members of the Court
who now begin to see that though they
may by certain Must fable actions to
preve t the assessment of large num-
bers of Republicans who are daily ap-
plying, the Republicans on the other
and crowd in such force that the mem
bers are constantly annoyed and the
business of the Court retarded. Besides
his there Is prevailing idea amongst
The members that, however, much they
nay despise the United States laws there
nay after all bs something in them
hat might make matters very un-
pleasant.
It is due to the court to say that in
40 instance have they yet positivelyre-
used to assess any persons entitled che
ew they do assess are divided between
vEite and black, the latter predomi-
lating, and yet the tactics pursued if
verse yered in and carried out must
in the disfranchisement of
arge numbers Of citizens who are los Il
ng time and none in the effort to
ave their names placed upon the as
essment lists. !