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Smyrna times., 1886-09-29

THE editor of the DeLa,OdreGn devo-
tes a half column of his valuable space
in reply to our playful editorial of last
week. He seems to have been hit in a
very tender spot, from his evidences of
pain, gagged by the way he "hOllers." 3"
OF course he abOunds in his choice
phrases, of brainless monkey" "ignO-
rant creature" &c, his usual method
of argument which he thinks demolish-
es an opponent at once-withers him
out of existence. He is welcome to
the use of the language of the bully
and blackguard which seems so natural
from its inevitable use, but he will
please excuse us from descending to
his level If he had used decent lam
guage in the first place we should have
accepted his denial and let it pass un-
challenged, whatever may have been
the belief as to his completely. But he
does not understand courtesy, nor
should it be expected we presume,
from a politician who can manipulate
men as coolly as pork packer can salt
away lot of lifeless hogs. But he,
John F. Salisbury, says that he had
nothing to do with any dishonerabIe,
disgraceful or corrupt means" to in
huence the election in this town. AS
a matter of editorial courtesy we are
bound to accept his disclaimer, especi-
ally as we had no personal interest in
it or personal vindictiveness to crafty,
and referred to it as we did as the ex-
ponent of our community who without
distinction of party regarded the me-
thods employed to debauch our people
a crime upon the town, and a disgrace
upon the perpetrators.
And just here comes the part for Mr..
Salisbury to explain. He calls us a
lot Of demeaning names for connecting
his name with it, but all we said we
got from our citizens: it was a song
sung by them in chorus, perfect SYM
postum. Now will Mr.. Salisbury
please tell us why the members of his
own party (for there is where the re-
frain was sung the loudest) took up
this song if they believed his statement
that " he does not do things in politics
that he is ashamed Of" We might ask
the question if Mr.. Salisbury has any
sense of shame2 He evidently has not
in the use of epithets, and if devoid in
this, may he not be in all? Certain
it is that when the debauchery became
known and felt on that Saturday after
noon there was an instructive turning
to him by those who had been associa.
ted with him in party ties, as the author
Men do not seek blood from a tu1niT
neither would they be likely to charge
such a known think on a saint. We
have accepted his denial, they have
not now why does he vent his spleen
on our devoted head while they go on
singing the same old song? We would
gladly have aided him in getting from
under this odium if he had come to us
any other way than with his hands full
Ofjavelins.
But, Mr.. Salisbury forgot to answer
one of our questions, and a very i'm
portant one in its bearings on persona
history, viz; why was his baptisma
name changed from John Fletcher t,
Barney DAVIS" and was it done b,
act of Legislature? This is a very i'm
portant thing for his Boswell to know
when he comes to write his biography
and it is well enough to be gatherin,
all the facts, big and little.
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THE PLEA OF A SACRED ORGAN.

What, we ask, has the governor,
congressman. sheriff, coroner and Lew
Court to do with passing a law regula-
ting the liquor traffic? If our oppo-
nents were sincere in their professions
would they seek to nominate and place
before the voters for their sufTrages
anything besides legislative ticket =?
If they were not the open and avowed
enemies of the Democratic party would
they attempt to wrest the control of
the State from Democratic hands p
DelGiUdredR.
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A legal machinery that hangs a
negro on suspicion; frees a white man
caught red-handed in murder; puts
the lash to children for stealing Il few
cents worth of old iron and gives the
largest liberty to bullies and gamblers
to pursue their nefarious and degrad-
ing avOcatiOns ought to be pulled down
even though chaos should follow in its
train.-MOrning Ne,Us.
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IF Wilmington insists on representa-
tion according to population it must
reform its voting methods so that one
party in a possible voting population
of 500 cannot cast over 1900 in a single
ward, if it expects Kent and Sussex to
endorse the measure.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-29
Gray Wins Again.
MARTIN, HOUSTON AND PONDER KNocKEI
OUT.
Too Senator's ard FIUe Representatives
Nominated, Who JViU Vote for Mr..
GraYs Re-eLection


GEORGETOWN, DEL, September 28th.-
The convention to-day was the bitterest in
the history of the party. All forenoon both
factions claimed a majority ofthe delegates.
but under the pretence that Senator Gray 5
reelection was at stake the administration
faction got possession of the secret caucus.
They then organized the convention bv
making Martin Ellis of Little Creek chair
man, and thence forward carried things
with high hand, leaving the anti-admin-
istrationists only two representatives.
Messrs. Rust and Daisey.
In the anti-administration caucus DR..
Hugh Martin, delegate from Seaford favor
ed Mr. Gray's defeat at all hazards; but
all Of his friends woad not agree to such a
vigorous policy The ticket is:
Se8Gtors.-Little Creek Thomas Bacon :
BrOadkiln, John b. Dorman.
RepresentGtiUes.-Lew and Rehoboth.
Lemuel NAPLES; Broad Creek, George W.
McGee; Indian River, William Perry ;
Baltimore, w. r. McCade; North West
Fork, w. O. Rust; Cedar Creek, T. r.
Wilson, and Dagsboro, r. w. Daisey.
LeDy Court.-Dagsbor II. b. Mitchell
Cedar Creek, q. O. Albeit; Nanticoke'
Charles Tatman; Seaford, Charles w.
Locates North West Fork, Joseph X.
Records; Indian River, Thomas A. Joseph.
The ticket is not satisfactory to ex-Goy-
ernor Ponder State Treasurer Houston
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PROMISES FOR THE DISTANT FLU,

PROMISES FOR THE DISTANT FUTURE.
" In other States the Republican
party has given the people legal power
to act in this matter, providing them
with choice between prohibition by
local option or wholesome restraint bv
high license, according to the local cir
cumstances and needs. The Anti
saloon Republican movement will push
efforts of this kind still further. In
deed, it is possible, upon the basis of
the avowed and earnest opposition of
the Roman Catholic Church in America
to the saloon, and the well-known and
open aversion of all the Protestant
churches to the same corrupting insti.
tuition, that the next National Repub-
lican Convention may lay down salts
factory rule for the guidance of all
the State branches of the Republican
party upon this subject. ct.--Moraing NeiUs.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-29
New Advertisements.

The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
Merchant TailOr-G. T. Eichmann.
Clothing-J. T. Mullin & Son.
Dress GOOds-L. A. Cotton.
Carpets-Payne G. Green.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-29
THE GRANGERs' VIEW OF 1T.

John j. Rosa in his published letter
represents a principle. A principle in
hnitely more powerful than does anv
man who expects to win through men
nominated by fraud. John ]. Rosa is
stronger than Gray himself, because
Smyrna times., 1886-09-29

The Sunday Star in the case of Davis,
the murderer, says: After the de-
crees of the court during the past
week it would seem that mans life.
liberty and the assurance of his pur-
suit of happiness would be better Sc
cured to him among the Greasers of
Mexico or the untamed COW boys of
the frontier, than when protected by
the laws of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-29

COOPER & CONARD's MONTH"; y
~ FOR OCTOBER IS OUT and i
loaded with good things for everybod,,
to tG, read. Bright, interesting. pnTc
Ihirty-two pages. Handsomely lin
trated. For sale everywhere. PRICE
FIVE CENTS. l.
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THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY TEMPER
ANCE REFORM TICKET.

THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY TEMPER
ANCE REFORM TICKET.
These men who composed the con-
ventiOn on Saturday afternoon were
the representative bone and sinew of
the county; no ballot-box manipula-
tors amongst them, no drunken dis
turberss of the peace, gamblers and
prize fighters that have lately found
high favor i'll our county, but they
were the moral, upright, conservative
conscientious citizenship of the county.
Any other characterization of the con
ventiOn would fail of its object and do
injustice to a large body of our people
who bear down the social scale of sOci-
ETY. in favor of morality and humanity.
This convention met to nominate a
ticket for county officers that the
moral sentiment of the county could
vote for without apology and without
blushing. We do not say that all the
moral sentiment of the county will
vote for it; indeed, we do not believe
it will, but we will say that it is a
ticket deserving Of the moral support
of the people. 1t is noticeable that
there Is not a man upon the ticket
who was ever before candidate for a
county Office from either of the old
political parties. 1t is a ticket of en-
tirely new men, without regard to
party.-HilmjngtOn Republican,
Smyrna times., 1886-09-29
Political Dots from the Delaware
Press.

The Lewes Light says: 1T is said
that the illustriOus ex-COngressman
Martin would like his body to fill the
chair in the U. S. Senate now occupied
by the Hon. George Gray"
Smyrna times., 1886-09-29
GRAIN.

OFFICE OF
Philadelphia Z Smyrna Transportation Cszs,,.
September 10Th, 1886. .
Smyrna times., 1886-09-29

he wants nothing and because his
record is clean. AS before God so be-
fore man the clean individuality is i'm
pregnable. The Grangers insist that
Lore shall represent them, AID not
Gray. From a Republican point of
view the latter is welcome to the stu
alton. If Gray is in earnest in this
fight, as Republicans suppose that he is
from the manner in which his friends
in the Democratic county committee
prepared the way for stuffed ballot
boxes, then he will have to fight the
battle over again before his election is
secured. There will be nine represen-
tatives in Sussex, positively four in
Kent and even more positively three in
New Castle against him-a total of
sixteen! Sixteen from thirty leaves
fourteen And fourteen leaves Gray
at homel Gray voted against the
Oleomargarine bill. The President
signed that bill, passed by Republican
representatives and such liberal Demo-
Gratis as Mr.. Lore. Then, where does
Mr.. Gray stand ?-Cor. Wilmington Star.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-29
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]. 7. MalIiI & Son.
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MINOR MATTERS.

Didn't Like Leading Questions, but Was
Willing to Test the Witnesses Credibility.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, March A.-Mr. Ranney, a Re-
publican member of the committee investigating
the Pan electric telephone business, began cross
examining DR.. Rogers, the other day. in a way
which was intended to lead to a shaking of the
eredibility of the witness, but the object was not
apparent. A Democratic member objected to
She line Of examination.
"Why do you objectl' inquired Mr.. Ranney.
because the questions are too leading" was
tae reply.
swell, are we not all on the same side in this
Investigation"
81 hope So" said the Democratic member.
81 am trying to test the credibility of this
witness continued Mr.. Ranney, who knew that
would please the Democrat.
"Oh!' calculated the latter; Ego onl"
The Democratic members blushed.
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with the Attorney general the witness had. at
Van Benthuysens request, written . letter to
The President, appealing from the action of the
Encouragement in refusing 60 have anything
10 do with a telephone suit The witness had
that letter In his pocket when he came to Wash
ington with Huntington, but 1t was never deliv-
cred. for upon their arrival they found the
Encouragement absent, and Solcitor-generai
Goode brought the suit. The witness had not
mentioned the subject to Goode prior to that.
He called upon Gocde. and asked il the papers had
arrived, and was informed that they had not.
and left within FIVE minutes. Senator Harris
had gone with the witness to see Goode. Next
morning the witness called again, and was told
by Goode that the papers had reached MIN ttne
papers from the district attorney at memphis. J
He did not remember whether the papers were
shown to him 1.-THE witness.) he had gone TO
the Department of Justice to endeavor TO nave
the suit brought-as he thought 1t snoulc De
brought-"at our relation" His idea was that
he could better control the suit In that form; and
ne did not want it brought in the name of the
government That was some time in August or
September. Goode was writing the oruer to
bring the suit when the witness called the sec
ond time. He did rot know that Goode intend
ed to writa the letter. as he had said nothing be.
yond remarking that the papers had reached
him. The witness had intended to ask Goode to
bring the suit in the form he desired, but, upon
consideration, he concluded that ii would not be
Che right thing to do.
The witness was examined at great length, but
nothing Of general interest was elected, and the
Committee adjourned.
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General Hazen Defends His Bureau.

WASHINGTON, March "a. General Hazen,
Chief Signal Officer, appeared before the House
committee on expenditures in the War Depart
ment to-day, in answer to the charges made
against the Signal Service by Second Comp
troller Maynard. He said that, while the serv-
ice had trebled, the cost was $500, 600 less per an
num now than when he took charge of the Office.
He told of Captain Howgates embezzlements
his arrest and escape, and said that the Signal
Service had tried in every way in its power to
secure his arrest. General Hazen submitted q
long document denying in detail the charges
made by Mr.. Maynard. and said that in every
case mentioned the spirit Of the law had been
carried out. He declared the various allega-
tions of irregularity and unauthorized expendi-
lures of public money by the Signal Service to
be untrue. and maintained that the expenditures
were proper and necessary, and were authorized
by higher authority than the Chief Signal
Officer. General Hazen claims that this is a
personal attack, transferred from Genera My
ers. his predecessor. to himself. kept up by those
who have always been hostile to him and aided
by those whom he has discharged as unworthy
the service.
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THE HOUSE.

Passage of the Indian Appropriation Bill
Political Debate on the Postofice Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 24-Mr. Blanchard, of
Louisiana, from the committee on civil service
reform, reported a resolution calling on the va.
whether or not employees in their departments
are permitted to employ substitutes to perform
their duties; whether such substitutes are en-
ployed or appointed, and, if so, by whom, and
whether they have passed the civil7service exam
ination. Adopted.
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas. asked unanimous
consent that an order should be made allowing
the committee on labor to report for action at
any time-not to interfere with revenue or ap-
preparation bills-legislation for the purpose of
providing for arbitration in strikes on railroads.
Mr.. ONeill, of Missouri, thought that the order
should properly come from the committee on
labor.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, suggested that
the subject was the same, whether it came from
a committee or from an individual; and Mr..
Anderson pointed out it's Importance by stating
that the whole Southwest was without a wheel
carrying freight.
There was no objection, and the order was
made.
Mr.. Weaver, of Nebraska, from the commit
tee On commerce, reported a bill granting the
consent of Congress to the construction of
bridges over navigable rivers. Placed on the
House calendar.
Mr.. Owen, Of Indiana, from the committee on
public buildings, reported a bill appropriatiug
$45. 600 for the improvement of the postofice
building at indianapolis. Referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
In the morning hour the House resumed con-
sideration of the congressional library bill.
Without action on the bill, the morning hour
expired, and the House went into committee of
the whole-Mr. McMillen. of Tennessee, In the
chair-on the Indian appropriation bill.
The pending question was on the point Of or
der raised yesterday by Mr.. Nelson, of Mime
sofa, against the appropriation for the Salem In
dian school.
Mr.. Nelson said that he thought the committee
was wrong, yesterday, in ruling out the clause
relative to Captain Pratt, and that that decision
was applicable to the pending clause. But he
did not wish to delay the passage Of the bill,
and he therefore withdrew the point of order.
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Miscellaneous Notes.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March pat a meeting of the
House committee on reform in the civil service,
to-day. the Sergeant-at arms was directed to
subpoena. by telegraph, ex-Mayor John M. Glass,
of Jacksonville. to appear before the committee
at its meeting on Monday next. Mr.. Glass is ex-
pected to furnish all information in possession of
the citizens Of Jacksonville relating to the
charges against Warder and Stealey.
Doctors w. Fl. Smith, John Mof6tt and F. G..
Hackleman have been appointed pension examin-
ers at Rushville.
John A. Holman, of indianapolis, arrived here
to-day.
Fred Hoover. Of Bennington, Jasper county,
who last July was appointed to the Usage In
dian agency, in the Indian Territory, has re-
signed. He will engage in the cattle business in
Kansas.
John B. Stoll. of South Bend. is here yet, and
says he will be appointed Public Printer as soon
as there is a change made in that Office, which,
he contends, will be upon adjournment of Con
gress. in July or August.
The acting Secretary of War has issued in
structions to the commanding officer at Jackson
Barracks, New Orleans, to show all proper cour-
pected to arrive at that port in a few waeks.
A balance Of 800 belonging to the Cleveland
and Hendricks Inauguration committee will be
donated to the Hendricks monument fund.
Ex-senator Bruce and ex- Congressman Lynch,
of Mississippi, called on the President to-day
and appealed to him for moral support in sup
pressing outrages upon colored people In the
South. The President promised to comply with
their request.
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"Uncle Daniels Story"

Washington Special,
An attempt has been made to put General Lo-
gan before the public as the author Of a military
novel entitled Uncle Daniels Story" General
Logan does not deny the authorship to the nu-
merous callers who have piled him with ques-
tions upon the subject, but 1t can be stated pos
itively that he did not write the book, although
he knows the real author very we'll, and may
have supplied him with some of its material. It
has been said that the book was a story of the
battles in which he took part, and that was the
reason suspicion was turned to him as the author.
AS a matter of fact, of the twenty battles de-
scribed in the novel only three are ones in which
General Logan participated. These battles are
Belmont, Donelson and Vicksburg. Most of the
of General Logan's experience was with the
army Of the West
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He Is Seriously Ill, and His Place In tht
Cabinet Will Have To Be Filled.

He Is Seriously Ill, and His Place In the
Cabinet Will Have To Be Filled.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March A-Secretary Manning
is slightly better tonight, and is resting easily.
The true cause of his sudden illness was the
$ursting of = mall blood vessel at the base Of
The brain. which caused a stroke of a~poplexy
and the temporary paralysis of the lower limbs.
DIR. Manning has been dreading this for some
time. A few months ago he went to the Presi-
dent and told him that he thought be would
have to resign, because he was warned by his
physicians that unless he stopped work he
would be stricken with paralysis. He COM
planned Of a pain at the base of his brain, in
sOmnia and indigestion. The President told
Thought that perhaps a rest would
work q benefit to him. At this
time JUNIORS of a retirement got
abroad, and Mr.. Manning consented to re-
main. For weeks he was we'll, but again. q few
weeks ago, he suffered another attack, and, as it
will be remembered. was confined to his house,
Is was given out, with a cold. He once more
spoke of resigning, but the President prevailed
upon him to wait until Congress adjourned,
thinking that it was only nervousness on the Sec
, retary's part. After Congress adjourned he was to
Fake a long vacation: Again Mr.. Manning got
Interested N his work; he neglected to take ex-
ercise, neglected his meals, and insomnia and in
digestion again came; then the pain at the base
Of the brain, and finally, yesterday, the burst
ing of the blood-vessel. The sprained-
ankle story was given out because it
is not desired that the true con-
dition of Mr.. Manning should be known.
The treatment of the physicians now is to keep
up his physical powers to tide over. if possible.
q second stroke. The first was slight, but
should a second follow soon a dangerous condi-
ton would result. 1t will be- some weeks before
Mr.. Manning will be able to be out, and it is
stated on good authority, tonight, that his place
An the Cabinet will have to be filed, for he will
now have to retire for a complete rest.
At Ii o'clock tonight the physicians in attend
ance upon Secretary Manning stated that his
condition WAS substantially unchanged, although
he moves himself in his bed with rather more
ease. and appears more comfortable. His face
continues flushed. however, and his breathing
labored. Although his physicians speak hope
fully, the troubled looks exhibited by them and
his family indicate a more serious condition. 1t
is impossible to ascertain from professional
sources the Secretary's true condition, inasmuch
as his physicians, out of respect to the wishes of
Abe family, decline to give a detailed statement
of the case,
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which the mortgageors had no legal right. This
decision restores to the public domain 2,451 200
Democratic ECONOMY.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March PA spirit to decrease
the running expenses of the government rs the
country develops and the revenues and demands
increase seems to be finding a more vigorous
foothold in the lower branch Of Congress. With
a great deal of pride the chairmen of appropria-
ton committees point to the fact that they have
reported smaller bills than were last year, or
were three or four years ago reported. To the
credit of President Cleveland. it is said that he
does not approve of this. for it means deficiency
bills and a stunning and stinting of the develop
ment and enterprise of the country. But this
economy" makes a showing" for the campaign.