Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-30
THE PENINSULA PRESS,

Most of the down-State papers of Sat-
urday criticise editorially the $25, 200
school appropriation act OF the last Legis
lAture and the Attorney Generals con-
struotion Of the same, under misappre
hension of that construction. The Della
tcdrs Democrat Ia the only one amongst
them which takes in the full scope Of the
Attorney Generals opinion, and 1t does
30, In its local columns, in a way 80 clear
and terse that, although EVERY EVENING
has already lin an editorial of
Wednesday last) presented this
question fully, we reproduce the
Democrats article, which Is as follows
"Attorney. General Gray has given an
opinion in reference TO the effect Of the
last school law upon the Sussex county
districts, that no district which has not
by taxation levied $75 is entitled to any
part Of the $26, 900 appropriation. But
that such districts are entitled to their
part OF the old school fund, the second
section of the act of 1883 applying only
to the appropriation made by that act
aud having no relation to pre-existins
laws. Under this decision all the dis
| triots in the county are entitled to
| their shares Of the old school fund
| az heretofore, and those which
raised $75 also to their proportional parts
Of the $500 appropriated to Sussex
under the provisions OF the last law. The
funds to pay the dividends have been
| placed In the Farmers Bank at this place,
and school commissioners can now obtain
the money upon presentation of the
proper vouchers; me peopie Oh we
WHO'S county WIN iee. reiieteu, .hs' snif
matter Wnicn a. one 'lhe thIea.eneo ~
iea'e sieAs many Vi our uis'fioss WIN
ous sohoois uutins aiuos. sne Wnoie ear
nas peeh sa''siao'oii'y Atrahseo'
Tie Eastern shore Herald, (Democratic)
has 10 scruoies about soliciting the negro
ycte. 1t warns the colored men agains
me evils Oh the Manoheites, VINO seek u
ehsusre snem lulo seofei otuos an'
socle'les' anu GALS On then 70 come GU
J and 10 rota "a rn, ,lssaa n,au,,,d ~,
nnawaysd Nv any dav;oa whatavar
Wi,hont vonr ass;stonc,, Mahona non,
stand alona d bonrs and he tnows i,
hanna ,ha daotb s,rna,Ia ~ oant,,ra ror
, asiiliner ~ ,,nw;l,ino U;ii ~, aiio5. 4,
W. sball saa ),
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ino "Ao.oh ouSe'te tnhoe lno oPpoitu
MY OF saying, IN tones Oh unmistakspi
3 autnority,that a. L: Inarpl Is canoloa'
: lor o.ale attorney ior iaipot' ana that,
, nominated ny tne hepuo noah party, L
VIII most certainly not decline also tns
mr. mllilKln ls not candidate, and
earnestly advocating Mr. rharps nomln'
tion'
The Cecil Wing makes "a final appeal
(upon the eve OF Saturdays delega
1t election to I'll kepubticsns to attend u
n primarles' Inc only chance OF hepu
D lloan success, 1t says, Is based upon u
IN nomination oil better ticket than u
= democrats nave placed IN nomlnatlo
% II Is the duty OF every Republican to tai
10 his part in the selection OF this ticket.
- The Smyrna Record (Democratic) stan
~ by "a tariff for revenue, judioiously a
t. justed."
es Tha Mi3alatovn y,,n.cr,,, wants
ct know WIN ninaty.n,pa man ont NJ avs
=. hundred who have a weekly nawsnar
Ia sall ont claim IN ba in fai,ino Nal,
h, nIf we wanted tn sail The J,an,cr,n,
lg savs the editor. 1--WE wonld meyer saw