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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

Well-iisposed people generally will
sympathze with the gentleman who has
encountered such difficulty il bis Efforts
to establish a Methodist Protestant
Church in Wilmington, but disiuterested
people will not greatly regret the evident
failure of tho effort i.self There are
entirely too many sects, and one kind of
Methodiots is enough. the Methodist
Prolestants differ only from the Episcopal
Methodists in thu form of church govern
ment, aud since lay repres, uiation has
been established in the Methodist
Episcopal Church tlne can he
no prctext that the authority
of the bishops and c'ergy j.. opprassiye,so
the reason for the existence Of the two
divisions is merely enc q decimal stus-
borncss concerning nou-esaential-. To IFS
it appears that ihe division between the
Methodist Episcopal Churches, North and
the preachers would only understand that
differences Of opinion concerning questions
of government are not merely unavoidable
but proper ana wholesome, au6 that one
of the most MS tut worlg christianity can
do in a republic is to soften the asperities
caused by political difference, there would
Cease TO ba Northern and South. IN
wing OF tho sumo ''rt outiLntion il cur
reunited republic,
This may appear mater v bach does
not concern tbs secular prcsr, but it is
one in which il nevertheless takes an
interest, for no man, however indifferent
he may be to religion for huisolf, Can
shut his eyes 10 the importance Of the
| influence it exercises On socitty, wish the
welfare OF which toe secular press is con.
cerned. II wuuli DO better If all the
EpiscopaliAns wsrp Of The same com.
munion, all Tho Pftsb! ri!ns und,r the
same government, and TIT Methodists
all united, without regaId tc
divisions OF opinion concerning civil
or church government. Thi:
would make fewer churches perhaps, bu
moro church. goers, end ministers woult
preach to larger congregations and ge
better support for themst Ives aud families
while society in general would fnd thu
church an influence for "Peace on cart
land good will among men, instead of
cause of bitterness and strife az it to,
often becomes.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22
THE EGPPTI4N OBELISK.
It's Arrival i'm New York Euarbor
Last Night-A Brief History of the
Famous Relic,

New YohK, July 80 The steamer
Desspoh under command of Lieutenant
Commander Henry Ii. Gorring- u s N,
came into this harbor ,ato last night She
was iirat sighted of Fire leland at TIE
o'clock aud reached Quarauti1. some Il
hours later. She has brought 10 N York
the now famous Obelisk that il IN be
etecied probably in Central Park, and for
the immediate acquisition of which the
city is indebted to the generosity of Mr..
William h. Vanderbilt
IL il one of the two needles of Cleo
patra that stood for centuries on the
shores of the Levant near the city of
Alexandria and that for centuries before
guarded the doors of the Temple of the
Setting Sun at Heliopolis. It's mate which
had fallen from its pedestal in Alexandria.
was granted to England in 1919, and only
received there in 1873, through the efforts
and personal sacrifices of Professor
Erasmus Wilson.
The present obelisk, 30 say the Greek
and Latin inscriptions on its base, was
built by Engineer Pontia, at the order of
Barbarus, Project of Egypt, in the eighth
year of Augustus Caesars reign, or 90
years before the beginning of the Christian
era. II was removed from Heliopolis to
Alexandria during the reign of Tiberius,
but was enormously believed to have been
removed In the time of Cleopatra, and
hence it was called Cleopatra's Needle.
This relic is by far the most peerless
treasure of the kind that ever came to the
New World from the Old. The remark
able emblems found engraved upon the
stones at the base of the monolith have
stirred the Masonic fraternity all over the
world, and are likely to excite the atten-
ton of the Masons of America for many
days to come.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22
with faitbfolness that ia positively won

with faithfalness that is positively won
derful It is incomprehensible how such
fine art eau enter into the comprehension
of these wild, uncultivated pessantry.
Viewed artistically, the play as u whole
though it has its weak points-is most
emphatic success. Its weakest point Is
the female characters. They are none of
them good. The Virgin Mary is shipper
ing woman with dimples in her cheeks and
corksorow riDglets showing under the
beautiful blue of her head mantle. She
has not the slightest power of depicting
grief The Mary Mavdalen is phenomo'
pally ugly--I oan't tell you how ugly !
and with a SHARP. shriek,ng voice. Only
the bouss-wifely Martha in Mt all fair TO
see, aud she says nothing Que oan only
eaIa any pleasure from the play by leaving
them altogether out, aud this can easily be
done, for they are minor characters
1t is impossible for me 10 tell you how
Joseph Maiei's representation of the
Savior affected inc. II may sound wrong
1T unny be wrong-but, surely, my idea
of tho Goldman who once lived here on
the Earth Tor II lrint suffering time has
been 50 enlarged aud upliftei, Though
the presentation which | saw yesterday
Tint I -l"l, always he thankful Tor the
htlp thai | received Nor ciln believe
that 4ncb n presentation could be given by
Mni,r, ar any Other man, Without help
from above 1 believe he is An earnest,
sMGri", pr,Nerfnl man, rs they say he IL.
or the other characters, Judas it the
best given, though most Of the male parts
are we'll taken.
Tie costumes ARE Surprisingly correct
and haudaOiut.
A small proportion OF the audience were
sbelt.r,d--uf whom | was happily one !;
but the others were entirely exposed la
the rain and no umbrellas were allowed
II always rains hero in the mountains.
The aun was out for half an hour yester-
day aud al hour Of two to-day, showers
aud clouds iilliug the intervening time
Tonight We return to Munich ana thence
to Vienna. RonIN.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22


Talbot County has la,OS3 inhabitants;
an increase since 1870 Of 3,9iG.
A ii-year. old boy named Brownley was
drowned at Colchester, Tuesday week.
William Thomas, of Chesteriown, was
found decd in bid fhmsiay morning He
had, it is said, been drinking hard.
The body OF Captain Clayton, of the
Schooner Osprey, who was drowned in the
Chester river last week, WAS recovered ard
buried Saturday week.
The steamboat AaSs0edueth has been
purchased BY Hines. ruSl a. %, who
intend running her regularly between
Crumptou and Baltimore.
The editor of the Worcester county
ShieM notifies ANY one who hns any diff
Guilty to settle with him that he is "little
but loud, - 'all wool aud yard wide "
MIR. Walter s Manu-, of Sharptown, in
Wicomico county, shot aud killed q peicrn
on Tuesday last in the Nanticoke river
measuring ACROSS tho wings over 8
'eet, and from bleak 10 tail 81 feet
Richard Holiday, of Queen Anne Coun.
ty, placed ~ young Germsn carp in
small pond, last December The carp
were then from TO . inches Ione, Last
week he drew off thc water and fouud
that some of tha carp bad grown to Il
length of IL inches.
The catholic church II CLrs'ert0wn has
just been adorned with two handsome al
tars, the Rifl Of lady, srd the vcrk of a
home mechanic. Mr.. L O. Reich,r. They
are of gothic design unr hei' z sur
mounted 10y siaIuette of the Virgin mud
the other by Statuette of st. Joseph.
j. II. Emerson, of the Denton UniOR
and lately contested with the N0Ining
Ne|s, says that his a'snciations with The
DRty Ne,os were both pleasant aud agree
able" but he is . satisfied from actual e1-
perience that one newspaper is rs many az
one man can run at time, and do it sue,
cessfully."
The pier which is being built on Chin
colleague bay, u miles from HOMETOWN,
will be ready for use next week The pier
is 36 by 40 feet the approach ia ~ feet
wide, and the whole length of pier $40
feet. The Old Dominica steamer WidgeOn
is expected to make daily trips, connecting
with Franklin. -Susser Journal.
For some time past the tax payers and
Board OF School Commissioners of Caro-
line county, have been in quite snsrl.
A large number of taxpayers have brought
serious charges against the School Board,
claiming that larger amount of money
has been expended than was bestowed
upon the schools, and at recent meeting
of tax payers both the County Commis-
sioners and School Commissioners were
centured. The School Board refuse to let
their books be examined by the tax payers
which gives them more room for suspicion
that there is something rotten. EaSton
Gazette.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22
Garfiesd's Bid for the support OF the
ROssess.

We do not wonder that Cameron and
Oonkling are disposed to go to the help of
Garfield on the strength OF the latter's
letter of acceptance. He deliberately sur
renders in advance the only fruits of al
the profession of Zeal for Civil Service re-
form protessed by Hayes. Little as the
latter has accomplished in this direo-
ton, he did do something in
determining that the Senatorial
syndicate for the distribution of
Federal patronage should be shorn of its
usurped powers, and he haltingly took
another step in the direction of reform in
attempting to restrain the political activity
of office holders But Mr.. Garfield openly
adopts the sneer of the GRANTEES against
the latter course by intimating that 1t is
an interference with the liberty of the
citizens, and he announces his willingness,
if he is elected, to accept the
advice of Congressman rs to all appoint
ments A holder bid for the support Of
the sulking boases it would be impossible
for any man to make, and We 10 not won
der that they accept it.
The bosses are wire in their generation,
and they are entirely logical in this, but
how about the professed independents
and reformers? Immediately after the
Chicago Convention these gentlemen
seized the almost rejected plank
in tho hodge.podge platform and
declared il to be greater than the
whole remainder of the unique structure
and, resolutely shutting their eyes to the
actual facts of recent political history,
they evolved new Garfield out of their
own inner consciousness and put him
on that plank. And now arises up
James A. Garfield, the practical politician
of Credit Mobilier and De Golyer fame
and in effect declares he is no such person
as these silly reformers have been repre-
senting him to be, and promptly kicks The
Boston annex 10 the Chicago platform
loose, and announces, in language which
Cameron and Conkling understand ant
respond to, that his election means resto
ration of the good old times of Grantisn
so far, at least, as the method
of distributing patronage ar
concerned, and, it appears to us, in ever.
| otber vxev so far as there il any iuferenc
to he drawn from the career of The candi
date in the past. We have no doubt tn
country can stand the election of Garfield
but the much talked-ot Civil Service reform
movement cannot stand the exhibition o
the gross Hypocrisy of its protested friend
through the further advocacy of Genera
Garfield as Civil Service rtformer afte
this. ..
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

1t may have been proper as well as
polite for the members Of the Democratic
National Committee to cali in body and
pay their respects 10 Mr.. Tilden. There
are many members Of that committee who
reject with seorn the various charges
against the former candidate of the party
ind even those whose faith in him has
been shaken by the cipher dispatch reve.
lations, admit that thus far he
appsare to be entitled to the Scotch
verdict Of "pot proven but for
all that, there was proper limit to
what these gentlemen should do IN their
representative capacity and we think Mr..
Stevenson, chairman of the committee,
overstepped that limit when, in presenting
the resolution concerning Mr.. Tilden
which was, with such bad taste incor-
porated in the platform adopted at Cincin-
natl he assured Mr.. rilden that " that
document expresses but the true senti-
"ments OF every single member Of the
Democracy of the whole country"
Governor Stevenson may think that
every Democrat ought to feel in that way
toward Mr. T!lIen, but if he is at all
familiar with the opinion of his fellow
Democrats outside of Kentucky, he must
know that great many thousands Of
them do not feel so and hence he over
stepped the Limitation of truth in making
his declaration, unless, indeed, he mean
to intimate that no one who has not faitl
in the wisdom, patriotism and integrity O
Mr.. Tilden is Democrat If such be hi
meaning, the Democrats are not any
thing like so numerous as we hav,
been in the habit of thinking
We are afraid that Governor Stevenson
speech is not the only act intended to cor
sole Mr.. Tilden for his ignominious defea
which is open to criticism. The presen
National Committee was chosen in til
earlier stegeR of the Cincinnati couven
ton, and does not entirely represent tn
spirit and opinion manifested BY the cor
vention after it really got to know its owl
mind and intention. 1t has several men
bers who would not have been member
had the state delegations made their choiC
, after the nominations were made.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22
lunar SVdYNE ON GdRFTELD.
General sinrficid's Acceptance al the
Fee Held 10 be '.a sale al official
rnfiIcucc which no Veil Can

siDser.'
Special dispatch to the New York World
WASHINGTON July lS.-A decision rem.
dered in 1873 by Justice Swayno, If the
United States Supreme Court has been
called into prominence by the fact that ii
settles the question of General Garfield's
position in the De Golyer matter beyond
II doubt, and EXPOSES the weakness and
ahiurdlty of the arguments enploved by
his adherents IN the vain hope OF purify
ing his record upon the S., 900 fec matter.
The case in which this opinion Of Justice
Swayne was rendered was that Of Chiffon
den against Mcclellan and others. 1t was
tried in Cook county, ILL.,, in May, 1879,
and was decided on appeal in October,
1879, in the United States Supreme Court.
1t may be said that Justice Swayne ia a
thorough Republican and au OHIO man.
Tie Supreme Court opinion was delivered
in the case of Burke against Child, the
case of Ohiltenden against Mcclellan
being submitted Oh the arguments and
briefs flied in the former suit. Justice
Swayne says;
"The agreement irm Geprdl GGrfM. a
m"mbtF ~ Congress. IN pay him 55,UDO as a
contingent ttT for IrOflvjHJ q contract Wtich
WGs H@U mdde 10 Wpeit upon Il tti,ur
dpProprtdttOn By congress -trhich appropriate
ton could only come from a committee Of
lrhich he naS Chairman rdS a SAFE oJ0iicidi
intuFnce, mitich no ueit cail co0cr, against he
pidineSi princtpcS Of public p0iicy. No
tu"nSelior-dt-dc nhib hobiing high office has
q right 10 Pct himseif atd position Of tcn,pit-
ton, dnd mitT prttcnSe Of mating legal
argument erert htS Qhiciat inhupmm upon.
PuJtc officers depmtm upon his future
oGttoa. certainty hc cmUis Of iuSiiGe mdl
mrcr ttd themselves IL enforce contracts
ob'dined by sach dJlmuor."
The effect of this disclosure on the men
here who have endeavored in one form or
another to palliate General G4rtield's
ofense, cannot be oyerus,in'ated II is a
shock 80 severo that hey are rs yet unable
to meet 1t.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22
- PENNSYLVANIA PENCILINGs.

Joseph Collins, who attempted to drown
himself in Chester creek some time ago,
has been sent to the Delaware County
Insane Asylum, having exhibited signs OF
insanity.
Senator Bayard has been invited to
attend the Northampton county Demo.
cratic convention to deliver an address.
Two genteel and gentle-mannered men
are swindling in Berks county in the guise
Of Sisters of Mercy.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22
Anxiety About Peaches.

The lovers of peaches may now rest
assured that the crop of their favorite
fruit in Delaware is beyond the reach of
further casualties and will at the same
time be large and fine. Totally destroyed
three several times by frosts, twice by
severe drouth, several times by hail
storms, and irretrievably ruined often
besides, II is now officially announced that
the crop will reach the respectable amount
of 4,000,O00 baskets, an amount that is
likely to go around without putting the
cost up to famine prices,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

Among the names mentioned as gradu-
Rtes of DIR. Buchanans bogus medical
college is that of Mrs L. T.. l.. Forbes, of
this city. We are informed that Mrs.
Forbes, now deceased, became aware of
the poor reputation of the concern while
she was studying at it, and left it to take a
regular course of study at the women's
Medical College. 1t may be that others
who hold diplomas from Buchsnan's or
Paine's institutions have since secured
diplomas from respectable colleges, but
we hope they will promptly give the
public some evidence of the fact il they
propose continuing 10 practice in this
State.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

Tie Sunday Mirror improves with each
new number, and is really frst-class
newspaper, worthy to take rank with the
best Of its Sunday contemporaries Of
larger cities. It's copious and well pre-
pared Geographic news is feature that is
to be found in very few of the regular
Sunday papers of any place, while its
general and local news fresh and attrsc-
lively presented, supplies need that has
long been felt in Wilmington. EditofialIy
the Mirror is able and discriminating, and
altogether the. paper is deserving of the
highest SUCCESS
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

The principal editorials in this weeks
Nation were evidently written before
Gen. Gar6eld's letter had been printed.
The comments on the letter in the "Notes"
and the idea of Garfield set forth in the
editorials are in pretty broad contrast.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

The Ancient Mariner of the Wabash will
doubtless use the navy to see that there is
what he calls fair election down south
SO far as he can, but we imagine that the
number of polls within range of the guns
of the navy is small. Robson used the
2avy for political purposes in different
way, and his process left very little money
to be used tor any purpose.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

Some person unknown has declared
that the Indian Territory has been invaded
by white men. Now comes forward John
Pope, Brevet Major. General commanding,
and declares that the reports are false.
When John Pope contradicts an un-
known man the odds are that the unknown
man is entitled to be believed.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

If such family as that mentioned else
where discovered by Pennsylvania
enumerator were to be found down South
the Philadelphia newspapers would make
the discovery text for articles on
Southern illiteracy.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

-, An honest Quaker writes from Floy,'Ala. 'Dr.
Tutt, Respected Sir; Having taken thy pills ] find
they have done me good. | am iiduceJ tp write
this card to know how they can be obtained. 1
great blessing to the sick, and thou will surely have
thy reward" w, ii, EHBoD,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

IIChery orchards pay fairly in California
Can they not be added to the profitable
fruits of this region !?
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

We are glad that Chastine COX has been
hung, because the lady he brutally muir
dered had no chance to express sympathy
with burglary and murder and is therefore
entitled to the presumption that she was
sane enough not to think man who enters
q house for the purpose of robbery
and commits murder to enable him to
accomplish his first object is a proper
subject for sympathy aud affection. Such
being the case the brutal migrate who
murdered this old lady was properly hung
and there is no more to be said about it
by rational people. But hereafter if any
man shall murder some of the foolish
people who have been Safeguarding the
Governor of New York for permitting
Cox to be hung and making the latter a
hero, we hope the peculiar views of the
class may be given some weight
1t would not do to pardon the crime, for it
is Jan ofense against society and must
be punished; but the offense against the
person in such case would be very
slight, and the actual loss to society
nothing, so that there would be on the
whole such mitigation of the offense as
would Justify Governor in committing
the death sentence to one OF imprison
ment for life.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

We see it stated that Senator ConlLling
intends to open the campaign in Vermont
Why does he not do it in Rhode Island,
where he Is better known?
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

Senator M. O. Butler, of South Carolina,
though the victim of the most monstrous
Islander ever perpetrated, is really one of
the most modest, humane and humble
gentlemen in America, and his letter, else
where reprinted, to the Charleston NeDs
and Courier, is evidence of his disposition
to do all in his power to remove the re-
proach of dueiing from his native State.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

The quotations from the opinion Of
Justice Swayne of the Supreme Court
concerning General Garield's connection
with the psGolyer job, which we reprint
from q World special, is a terribly
damaging declaration and we are curious
to know how the advocates OF General
Garield's election will attempt to meet it.
They cannot denounce Judge Swayne as
Confederate brigadier nor even as a
Democrat. 1t really begins to appear that
the man who presided OYER the House
Committee on Appropriations, during the
evil days of Grantism was very much such
a man as we might have expected to find
in that position.