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The daily gazette., 1880-09-09
A SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR.

The members of the Delaware Fire
Company, may well fell proud over the
successful opening of their new engine
house last evening. The building has
ilready been described in the GAZETTE
and it is suffice to say that it is one of
the handsomest, and most convenient
in this city.
Although the company have occu.
pied the building for some time past,
and it has been visited by hundreds of
our citizens, they determined to have
a general house warming. Accord
ingly they extended an invitation to
their friends and the public generally
to meet them last evening.
At Z o'clock the doors of the house
were thrown open and almost immedi-
ately people began to walk in. At u
o'clock the Millard Military Band ar
rived, and proceeded to the third story
where it discoursed excellent music
during the evening.
Mr.. John #. Kelly, chairman of the
Building Committee, welcomed the
visitors on behalf of the company
When the handsome parlor was filled
with guests, ex-City Treasurer Vim
cent was introduced, and made an ad
dress in which he traced the origin of
the company from its beginning up to
the present time.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Vincent's
remarks, Harry Sharpley, Esq, pre-
sented the company picture of the
old house in Sixth street. The pict-
ure is worked entirely of hair of the
members of the company. 1t is sur
mounted by three chimneys, worked
with the hair of the Chief of the De-
partment and his two assistants. The
picture was received IN behalf of the
company by s. A. Macallister, Esq, in
few appropriate remarks. The work
of the picture was done by Mrs. John
Mccoy.
After the speech making thorough
examination of the house was made by
those present, who were loud in their
praise of its beauty.
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U. S. COURT JURORS.

Yesterday morning Jury Com
missioner Ii. r. DUPONT and Clerk
5. II. Smith drew the following
Jurors for the September term Of
the u. $. District Court, which meets
on Tuesday next: George G. Ar
rold, Kenton hundred; Wilson T..
Cavender, Duck Creek; Samuel
Bancroft, Jr., Christiana Joshua S.
Burton, Lewes and Rehoboth; Isaac
J. Wootten, Little Creek; Jesse
Alexander, Red Lion; Armon D..
Chaytor, Wilmington Howard H..
Jourdan, Mill Creek; Joseph Nc
Daniel, East Dover; Stephen M.
Morgan, Nanticoke; VIM. G. Postles,
East Dover; James L. Smith, East
Dover; George Cleland, Whining
ton; John Van Gasken, Duck
Creek; Andrew j. Brown, New
Castle; George d. Medell, Mill
Creek Frank Richards, Milford ;
Albert S. Nones, Wilmington John
2. Dulaney, Seaford; Edmund II.
Anderson, Wilmington Alexander
Jackson, North Murderkill Will
liam Brinkley, North Murderkill ;
George w. Stone, Wilmington.
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HIS Last Moments At Home.

Before General Torbert left upon his
fatal voyage, he gave little sociable at
his home in Milford. At the close of the
evenings entertainment, he to the sur
prise of all present, proposed the singing
of religious hymns, and finally asked that
the gathering be dismissed with prayer.
From the fact of his baving no church
connections, this was unusual. He had
been troubled with forbodines of some
terrible calamity, and felt that the trip
would probably be his last. His wife is
suffering deeply from her bereavement.
A telegram states that the General was
buried III the sand in a barrel, this being
the only thing upon the shore that would
serve the purpose OF coffin. The body
has been taken from this hastily made
grave and placed upon United States
war vessel aud is now on its way to this
city. The remains are expected TO take
place at Milford on Sunday.-Neocs.
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SECOND EDITION
HANCOCK SAVED PHILADELPHIA
From the Press, Sept. 8.
COL. FoRNEY SPEAKS AGAIN.

From the Press, Sept. s.
COL. FoRNEY SPEAKS AGAIN.
A well-attended meeting of the Dem
ocrats of the twonty-eighth Ward was
held last evening at the corner of Broad
street and Susquehanna Avenue. The
place of meeting was brightly arrayed in
campaign colors, and the piazza, which
served as a speakers stand, was covered
with an illuminated arch bearing por-
traits of Hancock and English. Joseph
A. Reed presided and Thomas M. Peirce,
Daniel Hickey, Thomas Delahunty, ia
cob X, Thompson, Hon. George l.. Pal
lett and Theodore ii. Bechtel acted as
Vice Presidents of the meeting. Mr..
Reed opened the meeting with an appeal
in favor of the Democratic candidates.
He argued that all Union soldiers and
Republicans should support Hancock
from sense of gratitude. At the con-
clusion of his remarks he introduced
John w. Forney as 'the shield of Penn
sylvania.' When the applause which
greeted his appearance had ceased Mr..
Forney said
FELLOW DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLI-
CANS: l say this because l feel that
am addressing men of both parties, a
meeting which includes the representa-
| tive men of both sides. l am happy to
cooperate once more with the party in
which | was born and which never left
| except for conscientious reasons the
| party to which l return with thousands
Of others; the party which embraces
within it all the noble principles of JEFF
ferson and Jackson. No personal mo-
tives prompted me TO leave il and no
personal reasons prompt me TO return to
it. l come now to apologize for my di-
version and to return with sincere emo
tion. THE speaker here proceeded to
review General Hancock's record in de-
tail, and then argued that every voter
should remember him for his services
on the field and for his uneuestionable
ability to govern the nation.] Are we
less mindful, said he, of him wbo saved
us than the French who followed Ma
poleon to victory, than the Italians who
saw Garibaldi give two S!cilies to Italy,
than the English who were with Well
ington at Waterloo, than tie Germans
who fought under Won Moltxe, are we
less mindful than all of these Are we
so ungrateful as to forget the hero, this
suplrb soldier, this beautiful creature,
who saved you in the hour of peril ?''
Colonel Forney argued that General
Hancock saved Philadelphia in 1868,
"and having done that" said he, "many
Republicans cannot avoid the obligation
of voting for him. Hancock's position" "
he continued, ''is strikingly similar to
that of General Jackson,the hero of New
Orleans, when he was before the people
as a candidate for the Presidency, and,
like jackson, he will be elected. The
only objection the opposition can ad-
vance against him is that he is a Demo
crat. Why, if there had been no Dem
ocrats in the Union army there woult
be no country now. The only part,
opposed to him is that composed o
place-seekers and plunderers. predic
General Hancock's election in Novem
Der next by apopular vote Of the people,
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The Nonsense About southern
Claims.
From the Baltimore Sun.

The New York Tribune is credited
with the ingenious device of reviving
the stale old "rohrbach," which was
campaigns of 1967-6S, to the effect that
if Hancock is elected the Southern peo-
pie will claim and make the United
States pay them the value of their eman-
cipated slaves. Besides overlooking tile
fouith section Of the fourteenth amend
meDt to the Constitution, which says,
"But neither the United States nor any
state shall assume or pay any debt or
obligation incurred in aid of insurrection
or rebellion against the United States, or
any claim for the loss or emancipation
of any slave, but all such debts, obliga-
tions and claims shall be held illegal
and. void" the Tribune seems to have
overlooked also the statistics of the case.
The value OF the slaves emancipated, at
$500 head, would be 81, zoe, ,000, ,O00.-
This money would have to be rised by
taxatloc and q loan, and to take the
first steps in the matter the assent of
two-thirds the voters in Congressional
elections and Of throe-fourths the states
would have to be obtained. But only
one-tbird of the States had any slave
property, so the proposition is that
three-fourths will tax themselves to re-
coup to one-third debt, the va idity of
which three-fourLhs have denied, and
the immortality Of which they have
vehemently proclaimed.
More than this, the voters at tbe next
presidential election will be hard upon
10000 900, of whom two-thirds or 5000 :
900 will be required to assent to the pro-
position before Congress will give the
people a chance to act upon it, But the
Tribune has established, time and again,
that there were only $4,000 slavehol-
ders IN the United States in 1860, 50
that when the Tribune's prediction
comes to pass we will witness the re-
freshing spectacle of 6,600, 900 men vot-
ing TO open up settled question of a
debt which never existed, and 7,500, 900
men voting to pay 1,200, ,000, ,O00. which
they never owed and had no occasion to
reimburse, to 100000 persons who neil
ther ask nor expect it. Campaign fig
ures are sometimes more startling than
campaign stories. '..-..i
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The New Council.

MEETING AND ORGANIZATION
CLERK FRAZER AND BAILIFF
DALEY RE-ELECTED-THE TRoU-
BLEA CARELESS ELECTION CLERK
CAUSED.
The holding over members of CITY
Council met at 7:30 O'Clock, last
evening, President Sharpley in the
chair, for the purpose of organizing.
On motion of Mr.. Rodney a COM
mitee of three-Messrs. Rodney.
Paynter and Merris Taylor-was
appointed to examine and report
upon the election.
The committee retired and after
an hours absence reported the re-
ported the result of Tuesdays cleo
ton, the figures being exactly in ac-
cordance with those published in
Yesterdays GAZETTE, with the ex-
ception of the vote for Assessor and
Collector in the Northern District,
which was as follows:
Edmund Provost, 1897
James Kennedy, 1897
Provost's majority, 700
The committee reported that in
the Eastern precinct of the Fifth
Ward, the tally list showed 202
votes for Abram 2. Beecher, while
the tally list for the Western pre-
cinct returned 243 votes for abraham
2. Beecher. They recommended
that the ballot-box of the Western
precinct be opened, in order to de-
termine whether or not it was a
mere clerical error that caused the
apparent discrepancy.
On motion of Mr.. Rodney, the re-
port was adopted, excepting the por-
ton referring to the Fifth Ward,
after which the members-elect were
sworn in, by the Mayor, as follows
First Ward--James McKenna.
Second Ward-B. Frank Town
send.
Third Ward-Wm. F. Robinson.
Fourth Ward-George Adele.
Sixth Ward-Edwin G. Moore.
Seventh Ward-Charles w. Tai
ley.
Eighth Ward--Abner p. Bailey.
Ninth Ward-David r. Smith.
Tenth Ward--Robert G. Shaw.
Council then, on Mr.. Paynter's
motion, proceeded to elect a clerk
when Edmund b. Frazer, the pres.
ent incumbent, was chosen, receiv.
ing ii votes to 7 blanks. President
Sharpley was temporarily absent
from the Council chamber when the
vote was taken, and Mr.. Mention
another Democratic member, was
absent from the city, which accounts
for the fact of only eleven votes
being cast for the clerk. James L
Daley was reelected Bailiff, also re
ceiving IL votes to 7 blanks.
The Clerk and Bailiff were ther
qualified by Mayor Almond.
On motion of Mr.. Rodney, the re
port of the committee on creden
tials in relation to the Fifth Ware
was adopted and then the box of thu
Eighth Election District was open
/! ed. The tally list in the box con
tanned the name of Abram p
Beccher, and as the tickets appeared
to agree with this tally list, the com
mittee reported this fact to Council
and Mr.. Beecher was sworn in.
Council then adjourned, to NEE
in regular session this evening.
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From the Lancaster Intelligencer.
HOW HANCOCK FIGHTS.

THE OPINION HIS BOYS HAD OF HIM.
One day in the early part of the sum-
mer of 1864, the writer, a private in
the rebel army, was on picket, on the
Boynton road, near Petersburg. He
had been in the army of Tennessee and
knew very little of the "Virginia
Yanks," who formed the army of the
Potomac.
The reb picket had heen changing
away at nothing for nearly half the
day. When chap in the opposite
hole rose up and said
81 say, Johnny, stop that shooting
and let's have truce" Johnny was
glad enough to do this, and very soon
each had put up white rag, and the
blue and the gray met under tree for
truce, trade and talk. After swap
ping papers, tobacco, coffee and can
teens, passing the drinks quite AMIGA
bly,, the following conversation occur
currrd.
Johnny-"Whose corps do you be-
long to, Yank P''
Yank-"say, first whod do you belong
to, Johnny P'
Johnny-'I don't care who knows.
l am a new conner here. Ours was the
crack brigade at the West. We storm
ed the hill at Gordon's mill at Chicka-
mauga. l belong to Gracer's brigade,
Preston's division, Buckner's corps.
HoY is that for high? We have OILY
been here few weeks, and you had
better keep your eyes open. Now who
do you belong to ?''
va k-"You needn't blow hard. l te
long 10 Birney's corps. We are not go
ing to say here long. We will be re.
lieved soon, and then You'll catch it
Because Hancock Is. coming he'll NOV,
YOU"
Johnny-"Who the devils Hancock
and why will he m we us?"
Yank-"I just tell you Hancock is a
fighter. His corps fights like Billy
Mahone's boys. Look out Johnny-goot
bye"
A staff officer came riding forward
Johnny and Yank scrampered back t.
their respective posts, and doubtless eacl
was ready to prove he had been stlckin,
on duty all the time.
But "Hancock is fighter; his corp,
flights like Billy Mahone's boys" wa
not forgotten by the reb. After 16 year
he remembers it. 1t was high compli
ment to M ,hone-the gamecock of The
reble army. 1t was compliment also t,
| Hancock, for he deserved TO be opposed
by the very best.
The reb of 1864 sends his greeting t.
| federal ofBirney's corps, hopes he is wei
and that under all everlasting truce the
may live to see Hancock president. Thel
the Blue and the Gray can sit down sid
by side beneath the shade of the tree
| aud not be afraid of the staff.
A FACT.
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LOCAL POLITICS.
ORG RGANIZATIoN OF A STRONG HAM
COCK VETERAN CORPS.

ORG ANIMATION OF A STRONG HAM
COCK VETERAN CORPS.
Forty seven ex-soldiers met at the Of
flee of Esquire Brady, Third aud Market
streets, last evening, for the purpose OF
arganizlng veteran club in the Interests
OF General Winfield s. Hancock. L =
quiie Brady stated the object of the
meeting, aud temporary CrlanizatIon
was effected by the calling him to the
chair and appointing Vim. Ii. Quinn,
Secretary.
A Committee on permanent organiZa-
tion was appointed cons sing of CAPT.
j. Ii Richards, VIM. &. Robelen and
Frank Schweppenhizer. After consulta-
Lion they reported the follOwing
President-Wm. Ii. Brady.
-President-Jostph Ii. Richards.
Secretary-Wm. ii. Quinn.
Treasurer-SamuelJ j. Wood.
The report was adopted.
Alter full discussion of the subject
it was decided 10 name the organization
"The Hancock Veteran Corr 81
On motion it was resolved to have q
committee of oue from each Ward to
constitute an Executive Comm ttee.
The President was authorized to appoint
the committee at his leisure.
The usual constitution used by simi-
lar organic zstlons was adopted, and the
meeting adjourned until Monday even
ing next, when another meeting will be
held in the Capelle Building, No. 2l9
King street.
The organization starts out with forty
seven members, with every Prospect OF
numbering between four aud five hun
dred members in a few weeks. The
Garfield Veterans which have been thor.
oughly organized for more than month
were able to turn out only thirty-fve
members in their parsde last week.
The Marshals of the different march.
ing clubs are requested to meet at Els.
qulre Brady's Office, Third and Market
slreets,on Saturday evening,at o'clock,
for tie purpose of selecting a Grand
Marshal and the other officers necess ,ry
for conducting the large parades thai
will be made during the campaign.
The Republican clubs will have gen
eral turnout and par lde on Friday
night.
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General NetOS

The steamers Labrador, Lessing,
Bothnia and Wyoming arrived at New
York yesterday with $1,S70, 900 in
gold coin.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has declared it's usual quarterly
dividend of II per cent. Its quarterly
statement shows a surplus of $332, 726.
The charter election was held yes
terday in San Francisco. Over 23, 900
votes were polled, and it is believed
the charter is defeated by large ma
jority.
The Prohibition State Convention
of Massachusetts, met yesterday in
Worcester. About 200 delegates were
present, half of them women. A State
ticket was nominated, with Charles
Almy, of New Bedford, for Governor,
and two Electors at large were also
nominated.
The Democrats of the Fourth Dis
trict of New Jersey yesterday nomina-
ted Henry s. Harris, of Belvidere, for
Congress by acclamation.
The Republicans of the Sixth New
Jersey District yesterday nominated
Phineas Jones for Congress, to succeed
John l.. Blake.
Forty thousand people gathered on
the race course at Minneapolis, on
Tuesday, to witness race between a
Mrs. Cook, of California, and Miss
Jewett, of Minnesota, twenty miles on
horseback, for purse of $4,000. The
contest ended with the seventh mile,
the girth of Miss Jewett's saddle slip
ping and dashing her to the ground.
She was severely, but not fatally in
jured.
The Democrats made the following
Congressional nominations on Tues
day: First Minnesota District, GEN
eral Sibley; Fourth Louisiana, Newton
G. Blanchard; Sixth Wisconsin, G.
Banck.
Two hundred lambs from Canada
were confiscated by American customs
officers, at Rouse's Point, ON Tuesday
for undervaluation.
r. @. Adams, the defaulting post
master of Deadwood, Dakotah, who
recently escaped from the custody of
a U. S. Marshal after being convicted
of embezzlement, has been captured at
Fort Sully.
A fire in st. Louis, on Tuesday
evening, destroyed six ice houses on
the river front and burned about
one-third of the Excelsior Com
pany's stove works, causing loss of
about $l35 900. Two firemen, Pat
rick Lynch and Edward Sanders,
were killed by falling roof, and
five others were injured, one per-
haps fatally.
Manhattan Market, covering the
block extending. from Eleventh
Avenue to the North River, and
from 34th to 35th streets, New
York, was destroyed by fire early
this morning. The loss is estimated
at considerably more than one mil
lion dollars. The hay store of T. b.
Clarke and the Haymarket Hotel,
rn the south side of Thirty-fourth
street, caught fire and were burning
at two O'Clock.
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AmIIsenlents.

|HRFORMASCE SATURDAY EVEN
ING.
n theatre goers should bear in
/ that the second performance of
4 hon the Pacific" will take place
b Opera House on Saturday even
The play is one that can be en-
kby every one who has a taste for
h sparkling music, ..and good sing
The scenery with which the
IS mounted is very handsome, and
[aced a pleasing effect to the eye.
company that presents the play is
| the best now on the road, and
td them are fayolites in this city.
|rlsr that ladies and children who
bot attend at the evening perform
"A matinee will be given during
afternoon for their benefit at re-
|bd rates of admission.
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SENATOR WALLACE CONFIDENT.

WASHINGTON, September Ex-senator
Wallace said to-day: ~ am not at all
surprised at the result in Vermont. /
should have been surprised were it 9TH
erwise; but Vermont is only slight fac
tor in the great problem. / do no FEEL"
continued the Senator, "at all apprehen-
sive about Indiana. Republicans claim
ing don't count on election day, and 1
feel quite confident that the Democrats
will render it vapid boasting by carrying
the State for their nominee. l think
that in week or two the Republicans
will find that they have more cause for
alarm in Ohio than have the Democrats
in Indiana" ...t.l -.tl.
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.,,s.. aud many times eNces-
a'Son.lye 'a discharge from The nose,
,',aOn,ne M" Of The nose at u mes,
%TF .apt cilse sense Of smell ana
.s,stiup or weak eyes, lh'paire'i
!, irrtrrar appetite, pressure ana
" aver the eyes and At times IN
y oftlr head, cod fret, and a
|sSIa.studeau eauidrbillly'Hrey.ymP'
ss,ch are common 10 calasrh, yei
%.'o ARE not present in every case.
WI WI Calarrh Rrmrdy cures cdtarrh
sor,t form anil stages. ltis pleas
NJ, and CONTAINS NJ POISONOUS or
Etdug. SO sure a cure is IT that
|rr,r proprietor oil red for year, IN
\ mi sDanCipaI newspapers of the land
rlno reward Of 500 for n ease "
|lUI cure. Sold by druggi 'ts At 90
sept. S-2w
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FALL OF A WALL.

The family of Fred d. Moore. re-
siding at No. 107 Market street, was
startled yesterday morning by hear
ing loud crash. Upon going to
ascertain the cause they were sur
prised TO find that the rear wall of
their house had fallen out. For
tunately no one was about that por-
ton of the building, and consequent
ly no one was hurt. The dust from
the fallen wall filled the house.
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Though the oldest Agricultural Fail

Though the Oldest Agricultural Fair
on the Peninsula, (wlth single excep-
tion,) the Peninsula A. & p. Association
has always been ready to extend the hand
of good fellowship to new fairs. They
have big fair at Middletown, Del, this
year, commencing Sept. 81, and they wish
all other Peninsula Associations full
share of success. The Peninsular Fair
charges no fee for exhibits and there will
be ample space for the accommodation
of all. Entry boocs are now open and
communications will receive prompt at
tention from the Secretary.
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-
FIGHTING CANDIDATES.

DANyILLE, Va, September In a
discussion at Rocky Mount, Franklin
county Monday, a personal difficulty oc-
Cured between Hon. Leo @. Cabe II, the
Democratic candidate for Congress in
this district, and Mr.. j. q. StovalI, his
Readjnsier opponent. The bystanders
took part in the fracas. Both gentlemen
we're injared; Colonel Cabell painfully,
but not seriously; Mr.. Stovall badly but
not fatally Blood flowed freely, but no
one was hurt except the two gentlemen
named.
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POLICE CASES.

Mayor Almond disposed of the fol
lowing cases this morning:
James Rogers, drunk and disorderly,
was required TO pay ccsts.
For like offence james Dooley was
required to pay ~ and costs.
John Armstrong was committed to
New Castle for thirty days as a vagrant.
Two drunks with the usual penalty OF
80 cents and costs completed the record.
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AT LARGE.

On Tuesday afternoon last, Mary
Davis, colored, who has been confined
in the Isane Department OF the Aims
House, cluded the watchful eyes of the
keepers and made her escape. Since
that time no information has been re-
ceived as to her whereabouts.
Her busba ID, who resides In the brick
row, McDowellville, is very much con
cerned about her. Any information as to
her uhereabout woHld be thankfully
received by him.
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BUSINESS MEN FOR HANCOCK.

TROY, September 7.-An association
known as the Jackson League, COM
posed of the representative Democratic
business men of this city, was organized
last evening. The members composing
this organization have hitherto kept aloof
from politics. Addresses were delivered
by Ex-Mayor Van Alstyne, Charles Pat
terson and number of other leading
citizens. The Jackson League will take
an active part in the campaign, and will
assist the Democratic county committee.
Capt. Cusick of the Citizens Corps will
act as commander.
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SOCIAL RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

All persons interested in the CONVEX
sion of sinners, or the further sanctifica-
Lion of believers, are cordially invited
to attend the meetings on Tuesdays and
Fridays, held under the direction of AL
ferd T. Scott, at the room on S. w. cor
ner of Ninth and Sbipley streets, (202
W, Ninth street,) second floor. Services
continue from $50 to p. m; come if
only for few minutes during the time
named.
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JUST LIKE THE "REBEL DEMO
CRACY,"

From the Newark IN. J.) Journal.
A movement in San Francisco to
nominate Gen. W. s. Rosecrans for
Congress is reported. Good 1t will
be just like the "rebel'' Democracy of
the Golden City to thus show their
hatred Of the Union and one Of its
bravest soldiers.