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The Delaware farmer., 1883-11-16
AT MECHANICsvILLE.

When Mcclellan, in his change O
base, took position at Mechanicsyille
his left rested near Ellison's mill. Fol
three hundred yards in front the ground
was open, a part of it being plowed
field. Two hundred feet in front of the
Federal lines ran the mill-race, which
then had perpendicular banks and con.
tanned four feet of water. Thirty feet
back from the race the Federals had
made an abattis of rails, tree tops. limbs
and sharpened stakes. Then came more
than thirty field-pieces in line, and be-
hind them on the slopes were infantry
supports three lines deep.
Pendar's brigade, of D. H. Hills COM
mand, advanced alone to assault this
position, intending it as flank move
ment to turn the Federal left. They
had no sooner moved out into the open
ground than the artillery had full
sweep at them. Grape, canister and
short-fused shell were hurled at them
almost by the ton, and IN five minutes
the four regiments which had left cover
in beautiful order were little better than
a mob. However, instead of retreating
in a panic, the men dropped to the
ground, and began sharp musketry
fire. This was answered by volleys
from beyond the mill-race, which liter
ally plowed the ground.
Pender hung until the assault became
a butehery, and then the order was given
to retire. Pender's brigade numbered
less than g, 1000 men, and yet in twenty
five minutes its loss was nearly one-sixth
Of its strength. 1t was an exception to find
4 man who could not show bullet holes
through his clothing, and some of the
were hit three and four times.
Those who buried the dead said that of
he 200 or more killed by the artillery /
ire at least 175 were so torn and mutt !
ated as to be little better than bloody |
mass.
As Pender was driven back he met
aipley's brigade, Of the same command. !
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Mitchell, the mauler, wants to fight
Slade in Mexico, and Harry Hill, the stake
holder, has been requested to order the mill
to take place over the border
The Chicago Tribune reviews the
prospects of the fall trade. It thinks sthe
indications are al satisfactory. the crops
having in nearly every instance fulfilled
every reasonable expectation Chicago will
do q colossal fall trade If the outlook is not
wicked business mirage"
Notwithstanding the late strike,
Western Union has declared quarterly div
idend of Ia per cent
A passenger-rate war is being waged
between St Louis and Chattanooga The
fare from St Louis TO Louisville is 81.
Thomas Hughes, the founder of
Rugby Colony, in Tennessee, arrived at New
York from London the other day.
Business, according to the reports Of
the mercantile agencies. is considered good
throughout the country. The failures last
week numbered but 157, and few of them
were of a nature to startle the commercial
world The volume of trade is stated to be
larger than ever before in over half the
centers outside of New York City.
The schooner yacht Explorer, from
Goderich, Canada to Cove Island, was lost
with all hands, in Lake Huron The names
of the lost are: Capt Charles Woods. John
Mcdonald, M Heale, Walter Crane, son Of
Albert Crane, of Chicago, who was on o
pleasure trip.
The cotton mills in Canada have re-
solved to run only forty hours each week,
in order to check production
Hanlan,Y the oarsman, expresses a
willingness to row Laycock, the Australian
sculler, On the Thames course in England
for 50, 600 side.
Yellow fever has broken out at
Guaymas, Mexico.
Near Las Vegas, New Mexico, two
cowboys got into an alteration with a
Greaser about a steer, and all three were
killed
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The Memphis cotton district reports
a probable decrease of 20 per cent in the
yield, owing to recent hot days and cool
nights
A couple of Mormon Elders attempted
TO hold a meeting in Coweta county, Ga,
but were rotten-egged and chased several
miles by the indignant audience
Samuel Bulger, negro, was hanged
at Maysville, KY, for a criminal Us
sault upon young white girl When lying
in Jail he was protected by the Emmett Rifles
from being lynched
j. Proctor Knott was inaugurated
Governor of Kentucky at Frankfort, in the
presence of a large assemblage. Black
burn, the retiring executive, made excuses
for his numerous pardons of criminals; but
Mr.. Knott promised his hearers that no
clemency would be shown offenders unless
he was satisfied that they had been unjustly
convicted,
At Edwards, Miss, two negroe, ac-
cused and proven guilty by their own con-
fession of robbing the grave of Mrs Howell,
were attacked by mob One of the
negroes was riddled with bullets. The
Sheriff was finally overpowered and the
other negro was hanged The prisoners
claimed that they needed an arm-bone of a
human being in their business as conjurors.
Incendiaries have so exhausted the
patience of the people of Lynchburg, Va.
that vigilance committee is now trying To
catch somebody for an exemplary hanging.
reign Of terror exists
Henry Dickinson, colored, was
hanged at Plaquemine, La, for the murder
of Henry Steele. Frank Shelton, negro,
was executed at Greensboro, Ala, for kill
ing his wife.
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avenue, St Louis, and large tenement ad-
sons were cremated-
In the st. Louis Court of Criminal
Correction over 800 cases against saloon
keepers for selling beer on Sunday were
nolle pressed on the suggestion of the
Court This ends for the present the fight
against the saloon keepers. and is q triumph
for them
The Cincinnati Exposition was opened
on the 5th inst by procession which came
up the Ohio river on ten decorated steamers,
marching to the building amidst salutes by
artillery, whistles and bells The Chicago
show quietly opened it's doors on the same
day to tens Of thousands in q manner be-
coming an American city.
Near Waldron's station, on the Gin
cinnati. Indianapolis, St Louis and Chicago
railroad, one freight train ran into another
and also broke through bridge brake
man already wounded and brakeman on
duty were killed
At Riverton, near Springfield, ILL.,.
Mrs Hoyland, aged IS, and two grand.
children, 8 years and months old, respect
lively, were burned to death In frame cot
tage.
Two chums in San Francisco had q
prolonged spree last week. One of them
named Thomas Mullen, put the muzzle of Q
revolver in his mouth and urged his friend
to pull the trigger The drunken fellow
did as requested, and his partner went of
to join his ancestors
Frank James was acquitted at Gal
latin, Mo, of the murder of Frank McMil.
Ian and participation in the Winston train
robbery. Yells and cheers greeted the
verdict of the jury, and the entire town
shouted itself hoarse for IN hour afterward
The Toledo Produce Exchange has
Endorsed the project for the construction by
the Government of postal telegraph lines
on the basis of the proposed bill of Senator
Edmunds
Rev. II. III. Oakley, delivery clerk
in the Cleveland postofflce, has been arrested
for selling stamps which he had removed
from packages delivered, and has confessed
his crime He is 20 years of age, and pleads
poverty, as he received only 500 year,
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NEWS CONDENSED
Telegraphic Summary.


Lucas & Merritt, coal-dealers in
New York, transferred assets Of s22 so to an
assignee, to discharge liabilities Of $67, 0o0
A boat modelled after the Maid of the
Mist, with no one on board, was sent
through the rapids of Niagara river and
reached Lewiston in safety. The expert
ment was witnessed by 10000 persons on
the banks
Flames broke out in rag and paper
warehouse on Walnut street, Cincinnati,
and spread with such speed as to cut of
the escape of the employees, several of
whom lost their lives The composing
room of the TSnos-Star was destroyed
The total loss is $1,000
John Swinton, of New York, appeared
as a witness before the Senate Sub Com
mittee on Labor and Education, sitting in
that CITY, He recommended the revival of
the income tax; as originally in force the
establishment of National Board Of Indus
try empowered to collect labor statistics of
every description, and including power to
enforce the Eight-Ho law; the establish
ment Of effectual Boards of Health, Educa-
ton and Public Works industrial schools and
colleges on the French system; the Belgium
system of freedom from patents; postal
banks under the British system; land laws
which will prevent the holding by private
individuals of great tracts Of land; public
ownership of coal iron, gold and other
mines, and all oil wells Every one of these
measures has been put in practice In one
country or another, and they were oil capa-
bic OF enforcement by legislation, and
have in every instance proved successful
Witness maintained that industrial schools,
such as exist in nearly all European
countries, should be instituted here
and be under the control of the Gov
eminent Working railroads and telegraph
lines by the Government in Berlin showed
conclusvely it should be adopted in this
country. He thought the Legislature had
the power to do this He was also OF the
opinion that the Government should insti-
tute postal banks, where the poorer classes
could make deposits Ex-President John
Jarrett, of the Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel Workers was also before the
committee. He favored the establishment
of Bureau of Labor Statistics,
the enforcement of the Eight-Hour law,
and prevention of strikes by arbitration.
There should be national law, he thought
Incorporating trades unions He believed
in the organization of capitalists as we'll as
workngmen. The witness said there was a
tendency to lower wages by the employ
ment of Bohemians to do unskilled labor,
and this tendency Is encouraged by the con-
slant introduction of labor saving machines
Steel manufacturers have imported work
men for the purpose of lowering wages
Mrs. Julia p. Smith, the well-known
novelist, was killed at her summer residence
Mt New Hartford, CT She was driving with
her husband when the horse ran away.
G.. f. Batchelder, a hotel-keepcr at
Nahant, Mass, while out after macke-el,
claims to have seen on top of the water a
serpent nearly 200 feet long, with head as
large as barrel
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What the Governor of Misso uri Saws.

Gov Crittenden was asked bya reporter
at Jefferson City if he had anything to say
regarding the acquittal OF the noted bandit
He replied that he had not cit is the ver-
dict of Jury" he said 1T would be i'm
proper for me TO comment on it 4"
what do you think of the manner in
which the case has been prosecuted!"
ut has been prosecuted with great ability
by Mr. Wallace, whom regard as one OF the
best Prosecuting Attorneys in the State"
You think, then, that an honest effort
has been made TO convict Frank james,"
managed and pushed with great energy"
You think the case has been ably defend
ed, do you noty"
cuted and defended with great ability.
Perhaps no criminal case in the history OF
the State has had engaged upon IL more
legal ability. 1t is not only one OF the most
remarkable criminal cases in the State s his
tory, but will take its place as one of the
leading criminal cases of the country.
What effect does this acquittal have upon
Frank James in regard to a requisition from
Minnesota There are other indictments
against him, are there not"
Yes, believe so. There is one for the
murder of Westphall aud for the Blue Cut
robbery; and, think, but / am not eltain
OF it, one for the murder OF Sheets. r"
"He would still be regarded as in the Gus
tody of the State, so far as acquisitions from
other States are concerned:"
"Yes; but cannot say what course will
be pursued toward him in the counties
where the indictm were found"
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st. Louis Press Comment.
THE Republican,

The trial'of Frank James, the noted train
robber and desperate, resulted, contrary to
general expectations, in a verdict of ac-
uuittal The explanation doubtless is that
the defense managed TO impress the minds
of the jury with a doubt as to the actual
presence of the prisoner at the time Of the
commission of the alucuar crime for
which he was arraigned Whatever differ
ence there may he as to whether the case of
the State was fully made out according to
the strict requirements of the or minal law,
with its presumption of innocence, acquit-
tai carr es with l. no vindicatlon of the des-
perate and infamous character of the ac-
cused VIII oh was shown or admitted at al
most every stage of the trial.
tThe Globe Democrat
The public were no more prepared for q
verdict of acquittal in Frank James trial
than they were in the star-route case. A
disagreement was thought probable by those
acquainted with the section from which the
Jury were secured but thai twelve men,
even in that locality, would be unit against
conviction in the face of he evidence pro-
duced, was possibility which was seriously
entertained b. very few. The outcome is a
mi fortune 10 the Commonwealth Of Mis-
somi IL cannot do otherwise than create
an unfavorable impression abroad 1t is
a practical revelation that there exists q
puDlc sentiment In not lnconsiueraDie
portion of the State which regards with
complacency such career as that of Frank
James and in some incomprehensible manner
connect IL with the cause of the South in the
War of the Rebellion. One of the telling
points of the defense was the attempt to es-
tatlish this very connection The conduct
of cen Shelby in emot onally expressing an
affection for the accused was a representa-
ton Of the feelings OF many beside himself
The saying that comes most readily to the
lips in this connection is, @Poor old Mis-
souri," The accused, however, has Diff
cult road yet TO travel before he is either
free or convicted man ID spatches from
Gallain say the general feeling is one OF
great disappointment
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Public Feeling in Missouri,

A dispatch from Kansas City says, the
topic of conversation there's Frank James
acquittal There are many who say they
expected it, but the majority say they looked
for disagreement of the jury. Public
sentiment can be quoted as strongly in con-
domination of the verdict, although there
are those who argue from strict legal
standpoint that the jury was iustifiable in
acquitting, the States evidence being made
up of Lddells testimony supported only by
circumstant!al evidence The general feel
ing, however, is one of disappointment
and chagrin that the strong chain of
evidence woven by the State failed to
stand Expressions of sympathy with the
prisoner or satisfaction over the acquittal
are confined to few who are and have been
james friends, and can be taken in no way
whatever as an indication of the actual pub
lie sentiment here A frequent expression
is, the verdict is an outrage and an unjust
stigma upon the State Charges of Jury
fixing also are banded about"
An Independence dispatch says: "There
are a few of the people, friends of Frank
here, who of course are jubilant, but the
majority Of the people here are very indig-
nant and pronounce the verdict an outrage
on justice"
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WESTERN.

A fire at the Union Stock Yards,
Chicago, burned about sixty head of stock
and several acres of cattle-sheds, causing a
money loss of about $4,000
The Willard party spent several hours
at Bismarck, the principal event being the
laying of the corner stone of Dakota's new
Capitol by President Willard, the man who
completed and Jay Cooke, the man who
projected the Northern Pacific railroad
In Dakota the threshing proves that
the wheat yield had been underestimated.
Corn in Illinois, Iowa and Michigan is not
doing well Nebraskas corn crop is i'm
mense.
The Chief Magistrate of the nation
was most royalty entertained By the Chi
cagpans, and, from all indications, had a
Jolly good time in the Garden City The
presence Of the distinguished visitor in the
city was SO extensively advertised by the
local press that there was a feverish excite
ment and constant anticipation 10y people
who wanted TO see real live President
The first evening of his stay he
accepted personal invitation from
+,
J. H. Mcyicker, to attend his
theater. When the party consisting Of
President Arthur, Secretary Lincoln, Gen
Sheridan and others, entered the theater,
the cadence rose and applauded The play
was the "Hunchback," and Miss Mather the
star. At the end of the third act, when Miss
,Mather was called before the curtain with
Mr.. Levick, she had bank of flowers in the
center of which in violets were the words
"To the President, from Margaret Mather :"
She handed this to him, and he bowed in re-
turn while the house applauded At the end
OF the fourth act the President asked to be
presented to Miss Mither, and she was ac-
companied to his box by her manager Mr..
Hill The President thanked her personally
and said he had been delighted by her act
ing. Miss Mather replied briefly and grace
fully, thanking the President for the honor
he had bestowed upon her by his presence
The party sat the play out, and when it was
over the audience halted on the stairway
and sidewalk while the President passed
out and cheered him as he was driven
away. The next day the President visited
the Board Of Trade, made q short speech
and devoted an hour or so watching the
wild antics of the bulls and bears dense
crowd assembled to see the dis
tinguished visitors The President was
next driven TO the rooms of the
League Club. where a fine lunch was served
In the evening two hours were devoted to
public reception at the Grand Pacific HoteI
and thousands of citizens awaited themselves
of this opportunity to see the nations ruler.
The President left at midnight, expressing
himself highly pleased at his sojourn in the
Western metropolis
A: The Missouri Planning Mill, in Cass
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ACQUITTED.
The Result Of the 0allatin Mo-
Trial.
Frank James Declared by a Jury Not
Guilty.
Telegram from Gallatin, Mol

Telegram from Gallatin, Mol
Frank James has been acquitted Upon
the announcement of the verdict quite a
decided demonstration of applause came
from certain quarters Of the courtroom.
The court, however. quickly frowned 1t
down, and singing out young man who
had made q movement to throw up his hat
called him to the bar and administered q
severe reprimand. The youth proved to be
Luther James, Of Kansas City, cousin of the
defendant
The question of the disposition Of the re-
naming indictments, completely in the kill
ing of Westfall at Winston and the robbery
and murder Of Sheets at the Gallatin bank
robbery in 1868. come up, and after con-
sideration the case was continued until the
October term and the prisoner was re-
manded to await further trial
1t Is announced that he will not attempt
TO give bail, but will remain in jail till
next term. The prisoner received the YER
dict with perfect composure, as did also his
wife, but Mrs Samuels was much affected.
In order 20 guard against any distur bance
which might follow, the single saloon of the
place was closed. 1t can truthfully be said
the community, and much Indignation is
expressed. A member of the jury stated
that the first ballot stood eleven for
acquittal and one for conviction, and
that one, after hearing an ex-
PLANTATION of the others views, voted
TO acquit A conversation with the fore
man of the jury corroborated the statement
of this juryman AS indicating public
sentiment a subscription paper was circu-
lated and signed by over 100 citizens, includ-
ing the foremost men and most of the bust
ness men of the place, for the purpose of
presenting to Prosecutor Wallace, of Kan
sas City, testimonial of their indorse-
IF of nd
probation OF his efforts in behalf Of the
Stafa
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WALTER CURTIS, of Bath, ~ Y, opened HIS
mouth 30 wide when he yawned that he dis
located his jaw.
IKE PETITE, IL years old, while initiating
The execution of a criminal, accidentally
hanged himself ut SCOTS Bars, Ala
FIVE valuable horses, standing under .
rec at Erie, Pa, were killed by lightning,
he only mark upon them being melted
hoes
A MAN failed In trying to commit suicide
& Mansfield Mass aud the next day q rail-
ord train ran over him accidentally.
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have put his situation in jeopardy. He
will possibly soon give way to Russian De
partmental Commander
A London dispatch says that Par
nell's speech at the Dublin meeting of the
Irish National League was the great political
event of the week 1t has been subjected
to the widest discussion by the English and
Irish press All admit that it was able and
statesmanlike 1t has produced an excel
lent effect in political circles, and has paved
the way to further important concessions
The Irish Tories are in q state Of abject
alarm
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dismissed by Postmaster General Gresham
for absence from duty willie acting - Conn.,
mauder-in-C Chief Of tho Grand Army Of the
Republic
1t is said that Supervising Architect
Hill is preparing 10 resign and engage In
private business
The New York State Greenbackers,
Convention was held at Rochester. Thos
X. Beecher was nominated for Secretary of
State, Louis A Post for Attorney General.
q. L Halsey for Comptroller, Julian Winnie
for Treasurer, and Edward A. stillman for
Engineer.
The Republican Invincibles, the old
est and most prominent political organiza-
ton in Philadelphia has nominated Robert
T. Lincoln, of Illinois. for President In 1884
Judge Devens refuses to be the Re-
publican candidate for Governor Of Nassa-
chusetts.