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Year: 1867

Court of Quarter sesDaOns-Judge Pierce
William b. Mann, District Attorney.-The
usual Saturday business was before the Court


An application was made for the discharge OF
Benjamin f. Wells from the United States army
service, upon the ground of minority. He en-
listed but few days back only from a desire to
join the army and do service, and not from
an intent 90 impose upon the recruiting officer
his mother testified that he was yet under the
Bible, in which was the entry of his birth.
Under the circumstances the Court granted the
discharge.


The attention of the Court was called by Mr.
Fenner TO the case of Mary Mccormick, ten
years OF age, who was committed to Moyamen-
sing prison by an Alderman for using abusive
language, and there confined three days. and
the ground of the illegality OF the commitment,
the use OF abusive language not being an in
d1etable offense under the laws of Pennsylvania.
The Court granted the application.


The Commonwealth ex rel. John Kelly VS.
Jane Kelly. This was a writ of habeas corpus
for the production of the body of a child, in
order to try the right OF its custody The relator
and respondent are husband and wife, but have
lived separate for some years. At the time OF
the separation the child, q boy about ten years
old, was left in the custody OF the relator, but
the evidence went to show he neglected his
support and education, and the mother and
other relatives took him, and gave him proper
treatment for some time. The respondent Rp-
piled TO the Court for an order upon the hus-
band to aid her in defraying the expenses of
raising the child, and an order of So per week
was made AS soon as that was done, the rela-
tor, who had before neglected his son, asked
the Court for his custody. The application was
refused, and the child was remanded to the
custody of the mother
Year: 1867

Private individuals, in all the
transactions of life, who made con;
tracts in gold money are required
by the Courts to take illegal tender"
paper money instead as full sat.
isfaction for their debts.


The holders of bonds, on the con.
trary, who lent the Government
paper money now insist that the
same money they lent is not good
enough for them to take back! They
must have gold! They gave paper
and get gold, but other people who
gave gold must take paper money:
Why should this difference in favof
of the bondholder be made9 Why
should they not be placed upon the
same footing as the rest ofthe com
munity.
Year: 1867

TIE AuTUMNAL EXHIBITION of the Del
aware Horticultural Society will commence
on next Wednesday evening, and continue
during the day and evening for the remain.
der of the week. AS the proceeds of the
exhibition are for the benefit of the Home
for Friendless Children, every person ought
to feel interested in the success OF the socie
ty's efforts on this occasion. Besides wit
Messing most beautiful display OF Fruits,
Flowers and other articles, and designs OF
rare skill aud merit, visitors will have the
satisfaction of knowing that they are assist
ing, pecuniarily, one of the best and most
useful Philanthropic institutions in the State
Of Delaware.
Year: 1867

FITz JoHN PoRTER, who was tried and
convicted for unsoldierly conduct during the
rebellion, has petitioned the President to
grant him new trial. His sentence was
dismissal from the army and disqualification
to hold any office under the government.
His request will probably be granted, as he
promises new evidence.
Year: 1867

on the subject) made answer that OF all
the Sultan had seen in France, he liked
the women least. OF one very stunning
eoterie, which he was expected to admire
per force, he said, with more point than
politeness, that their laces we're the best
thing about them. As TO their style Of
dressing, he complained both Of what
they had on and what they had of-de-
claring that their heads were too heavily
laden for good taste, and their bosoms
too bare for decency. Indeed, he was
quite severe on the impudicity ofthe low
necked dresses, and denounced the
ehignon with unoriental vehemence as q
monstrous invention Of the enemy OF
beauty marveling greatly that woman,
endowed by nature with head small,
round and beantifcl. should be at so much
pains to make it huge, irregular and
hideous." Sooth to say, there are some
good Christians who quite agree, on this
point, with the representative Of Ma
homet.
Year: 1867

S0LoMoN's TEMPLE,-There is Q charm
ing Tradition connected with the site on
which the temple Of Solomon was erected.
1t is said to have been occupied in common
by tw Qbrothers. one of whom had fami-
ly the other had none. On this spot was
sown a field of wheat. On the evening
succeeding the harvest. the wheat being
gathered in seperate stacks. the elder
brother said to his wife:


"My younger brother is unable to bear
the heat and burden of the day. will
arise, take up my shocks, and place them
with his, without his knowledge"


The younger being actuated by the same
motive, said within himself


my elder brother has family, have
none 1 will arise, take Of my shocks and
place them with his, without his knowl-
edge"


Judge Of their mutual astcnisbment
when, on the following morning. they found
their respective shocks undiminished. This
course of events transpired for several
nights, when each resolved in his own
nina to stand guard and solve the mystery.
They did so, when, on the following night,
they met each other half way between their
respective shocks, with their arms full.
Upon ground hallowed by such an associs-
ton as this was the Temple Of Solomon
erected-so spacious and magnificent, the
wonder and admiration Of tho world !!
Alas in these days, how many would
sooner steal their brothers whole than add
to them single sheaf.
Year: 1867

How GEN. S1cKLEs' ORDER No. 10 IS RE-
cEIyEp.-Thc Columbia PhGni1 comments as
follows upon Order No. 10:


The Order brings a measure of reFiefto the
debtors throughout the State which the, will
hail with Joy. Sundry efforts had been made
to effect the same object by our State legis,
lation, but the Court of Errors pronounced
stay laws of any kind unconstitutional. Under
the impoverished condition of this State, Re
large amount of debt and interest accruing,
the Order comes to US in time to save proper
ty and set all who are disposed to recuper:'c
earnestly to work and to make all they can to
save the suffering people Of the State.


The Wilmington Journal says:


1t combines the elements Of q remedial
Act, repeating Act, and new Law. 1t IS
intended, as will be perceived by the eloquent
preamble, as measure OF relief to the people.
It will have a .delnoralzng effect upon law
yers, if such a thing is possible, but We do
not hesitate to say that we approve both the
spirit and letter cfthis law, as far as it affords
relief to deserving debtors. We do not know
why the punishment of burglary should be
changed, but laws in favor of life are becem-
ing much enlarged Of late years. 1t is Father
a new way to legislate, but we, will have to
get used TO that. Upon the whole, we do not
regret the publication of this ORDER aud hope
it may be of wide spread benefit to the people,
Year: 1867

We are called upon to rcc'rd the deliber-
ate se!fdestruction of a seamstress who was
driven to desperation by poverty and inabill-
ty to earn livelihood. The unhappy victim
was Annie Durham, a young lady Of good
character, who has lived in the city for the
past three years, earning a precarous subs's'
tcqcc by sewing. She had recently done
some work for lady, and received her pay,
but lost the money, and was now out OF work.
But one course remained for her, and that
was to go to service as house maid. This
was greatly against her inclination, and ratl-
er than beud her pride TO such haenial EN-
ployment, she resolved upon self-destruction.
Failing to obtain laudanum in the house, she
procured a sharp razor, and,' after going to
bed, used the weapon with fatal aid instan-
eous effect, cutting her throat from ear to car.
The windpipe, the jugular vein and the caro-
lid artery were severed at one stroke, and
death ensucd Immediately; and before sue
had time to struggle, or even to remove her
hand from before her throat.
Year: 1867

To TELL THE NUMBER THAT ANY PERSON
THINKS oF-Bid the person double the mum
bcr he has fixed on his mind, multiplying the
sum of them by five, and give you the pro-
duct, which they viii not refuse to do, itbeing
fer above the number thought of, from which,
if you cut off the last figure of the product
will always be cipher ORR five. the number
.est will be the first thought of. AS for ex-
ample :: Let the number thought of be 26
which doubled makes 81; that multiplied by
Eve produces ECO; then if you take away the
cipher which is in the last place, there Will
remain 26, the number first thought OF.
Year: 1867

MJ- Tho Home Journal is responsible for tho
following: People generally do not know that
somo ladies wear false lips mado of pink India
rubber which arc attached to thin lips in man
nor which dodos detection, and which givO q
pretty pouting appearance to the mouth. There
is way to tcst lips which may appear to be arti-
Goial.o
Year: 1867

O the weary, solemn silence
Of house without the children.
o the strange, oppressive stiffness


Where the children come no more!
Oh the longing of tho sleepless
For the soft arms Of the children,
All the longing of the faces


Peeping through the door,


Faces gone for evermore
Strange it is to rake at midnight
And not hear the children breathing,
Nothing but the old clock ticking,


Ticking, ticking by the door.
Strange to gee the little dresses
Hanging up there all the morning;
And the gaiters-Ah! their patter,


We will hear it nevcrmore


On our hearth forsaken floor
What is homo without the children?
IT'S the earth without its verdurc,
And the sky without the sunshine,


Life is wnhered to the core!
So we'll leave this dreary desert,
And we'll follow the Good Shepherd
To the greencr pastures vernal,


Where the Lambs have "gone before"
Where the Shepherd cvermore!
Year: 1867

E" Do let me have your Photograph
said dashing belle to q gentleman who had
been annoying her with his attentions. The
gentleman was delighted, and in short time
the lady received the picture. She gave 1T to
the servant, with the question, " Would you
know the original if be should call" The
servant replied in the affirmative. Well


whenever he comes, tell HIM ! am engaged"
Year: 1867

THE New York pulpits are speak
ing out in strong terms against the
prevailing amusements of the day.
The card table, the dance, and the


theatre, have been pushed into society
with zeal and success that has seri-
ously alarmed al the evangelical de-
nominations, and they cry aloud and
spare not, in the hope that the young
people of their respective charges may
not be led astray and ruined We are
informed that wine and cards are be-
coming more fashionable 10 all parts
Of the country, our own city not ex,
cepted, and that young men and Ia
dies are becoming fascinated with
them to an extent that IS fruitful #
sorrow and distress to the more
/ thoughtful and religious parts Of the
community. Cards at the fashion BILE
party is only the foreruuner Of cards
at the fashionable saloon, and pro
phetic of cards in the lowest sinks
of degradation and pollution. The
young man who becomes fond of drink
ing the health of young ladies in the
fashionable parlor, can pretty surely
be depended upon to drink the health
of his boon companion in the saloon.
Year: 1867

@1-H-1s.-1S--1-.lH..


The remarkable vote in the House
Of Representatives by which Secretary
McCulIoch's policy of contraction was
condemned, exhibits a stronger feel
ing against the plan of the Secretary
than has heretofore been suspected.
The Indiana delegation voted as a
unit in favor of the bill curtail-
ing the Secpetary's authority. We
presume this is the first instance for
a long time in which the representa-
tives of both parties in this State
have been found acting together. The
decided vote in the House will have
an influence upon the Senate, and the
bill will most probably pass that
body and become law. The decided
ground taken by the President in his
message in favor OF continued con-
traction may influence him to veto the
bill. In case he should do so, it is
doubtful whether a two thirds major
ity necessary to make it the law in
spite of the veto could be obtained in
the Senate. That body is disposed to be
as conservative on financial, as it is
radical on reconstruction, measures
While it indorses the vagaries Of
some of its most erratic members in
its dealings with the late rebeliious
States, it is very fearful Of commit
ting a financial indiscretion in its
solution of the great problem which
so vitality affects the prosperity of the
whole people. But the people are in
earnest They have tried MCCULLoCH's s
plan for several months, and have
discovered that while their business
is cramped and crushed, the price of
gold diminishes not in the least.
They recognize the inability of the
Government and themselves to re-
sumo specie payment so long as the
volume of the National debt remains
as large as at present, and they in
tend to try the other plan-that OF re-
ducing the debt by paying it of
in the same currency in which it was
contracted. They are unable to dis
cover that this does injustice to either
the bond or the bank men, and wills
Insist upon giving the plan trial as
has been accorded TO Mr.. MCCUL-
LoCH's plan.
Year: 1867

WE agree with the New York Times
that Secretary McCULLoCH's rather
serious statement of our financial
position and prospects must have an
effect upon Congress and the country
in one respect. 1t will show the abso-
lutte necessity of putting a check on
the extravaganza which has hereto
fore been such a matter of course
that Congress never entertained the
idea of attempting to stop it. The
Secretary of the Treasury gives no
hope of the country being able to
stand this in the future, even if all
efforts to diminish the public debt
are given up. In fact if our extrava-
glnces go on, we shall soon take the
other track, and begin to increase our
already enormous debt. The month
ly exhibit of the Treasury for Novem-
Der will be instructive in this respect.
1t will not be long before we shall be
taugth the same lesson ia more ways
than one.
Year: 1867

WHILE strongly favoring the nomi-
nation of another candidate for Presi-
dent, the New York Tribune is caRdid
enough to admit General GRANTS
fitness for the position and bear tes-
timony to his patriotism. We copy
an article from the Tribune TO that
effect, on our second page.
Year: 1867

PUTNAM's MAGAzINE.-The revival
of this sterling periodical will occa-
sion unmixed pleasure to all lovers OF
literature. Its predecessor was, in its
day, the most popular monthly in the
Year: 1867

ST. JosEPH's ORPHAN ASYLUM Coz


cERT.-This entertainment, which has beer
deferred for so long a time by a series O.
mishaps, will certainly come off on Wed
nesday next at the Theatre, and promises
to be grand affair. We have already
spoken of the needs Of the asylum, and
the difficulty the good Sisters have, In
these hard times, in providing for the com.
fort of the little ones under their charge
We earnestly trust that this effort TO raise
the requisite fund to make the necessary
repairs to the building will meet with sue.
cess. 1t would be Notifying sight te
see the Richmond Theatre, upon the night
Of a charity concert, with scarcely enough
persons In 1t to pay the expenses attend
ant upon the entertainment. Let all who
can, purchase tickets, and give the little
orphans a rousing benefit.
Year: 1867

QUITE A HULLA-BULL-0.-There was
quite stir policewise last night about 7
o'clock. 1t was reported that some men
driving bull down town had lost him.
Major Claiborne established Gordon Of
police to head him but to no effect. To
make sure, he placed Sergeant Burlington
in command of the line, but his majesty OF
the bovine race did not appear. Where he
went to, nobody knew. 1t is Inferred that
he went where he pleased, as bulls are very
much given to do, The police did not
despair of finding him. 1t is possible he
may have turned aside on his way to pay
attentions to gentle heifer immured most
unnaturally within narrow walls, and that
he may be very ready this morning to sub
init to the will Of the cattle-drivers who
lost him last night.
Year: 1867

ARREST OF A PROMINENT MEMBER OF A
New Glass OF THIEvEs.-Last Thursday
night policeman Charters, while on his
rounds, discovered negro making tracks
with pile of dry wood. He hailed him,
and bringing him to a speedy halt, found
that he had in his possession the remains OF
a gate which he had stolen, and was carry
ing home for fuel. The policeman, know
ing that great number of gates had been
lately missing, went with the negro to. his
house, and found there a number of bolts
and hinges, which had evidently been taken
from gates after they had been burned.
The thief, Horace Barker by name, was
carried to the station-house, and on yes
terday made his appearance before the
Mayor, by whom he was remanded to await
indictment.
Year: 1867

A CHAPTER OF ACCDENTs.-We had
yesterday quite number Of accidents
among them several resulting rather seri-
ously from coasting. The boys of the pre-
sent day seem to be more luckless in the
outdoor sports than in the better days OF
the Commonwealth, for serious acci-
dent resulting from coasting was a rare
thing, whereas we now have them to report
nearly every day. .-.-.. ... !.


Yesterday, whilst little fellow named
Thoma, Mason was sliding down Union
Hill, he ran into a coal cart, and was so
severely kicked by the horse as TO have his
leg broken.


Another young boy had his leg broken
in the same way while sliding down Frank
lin street near Odd Fellows Hall.


Upon the same ground Government
wagon came in contact with Mr.. Tom
Dukes buggy, and broke the shafts and
spatterboard all to pieces and mule at
tached to cart slipped and fell, breaking
the shaft of the cart short off.


A gentleman attempted to stop the boys
from coasting here, and another gentleman
interfered whereupon roughIand tum:
Bile fight took place. Result: No blood
split and no arrests made.
Year: 1867

be allowed TO sit on trial involving the
| character OF his osn wife For | sup
| pose il could not be found in any of the
books that a man should not be allowed TO
sif as a Judge over a case involving the
life, the liberty, or the reputation of his
own wife.


Nc, hold that thiscourt hassimply main
tanned the Law as it has been exercised in
our own and sister States, in the United
States and the High Court of Impeachment
ia England.


With regard to the resolution before the
court, il has been said that this Is a propo-
sition lo challenge the whole court. Lord


Coke says Of juror, that "if neither party
will challenge him he may challge him
SELF But expect that what is iniimated
here as q ground of disqualification is no
4 disqualification. This is settled BY the
case which | addueed yesterday Of the
impeachment of Judge Pickering by the
Senate OF the United States. The objec-
tion implied ia the resolution would be no
objection in the ordinary courts of the coun-
try. He has formed and expressed an opin-
ion i? How has he formed il ? Has he heard
the evidence from witnesses competent to
testify on the facts of the matter? or has he


gathered q general impression of the case
from floating r1mors, impressions of which


he can readily divest himself when he
is invested with judicial responsibility in.
connection with it? No objection would
lie against Juror or Judge who was just
in the attitude in reference TO matter on
which he had to adiudicate. Indeed, il is
the duty of a Judge to avail himself Of
every opportunity to inform himself of the
merits of case he may have to try, and
form an opinion upon it, that he may not
come to his work as unprepaFed as an
ignorent child. think, therefore,
that this resolution ought not to pass


because, FIRST it prescribes a qualifcas
ton not in conformity with the writ
ten law, and secondly, because it runs
counter to reason and good judgment.


Judge Gaut: If we could suppose that
we have come here to try this case, involv-
ing so grave a charge, before court that
had prejudged it, we should conclude that
il were better not to waste public time nor
spend public money about such a bootless


undertaking. For the first time in my life,
however, have heard it maintained that
it is the duty of Judge to make up his
opinion before hearing the evidence.
Judge Brien: / would like to know
when this discussion is to be ended. We
are in favor of the resolution.


Mr.. McElwee: / offer a resolution in
lieu as follows: Resolved, That the coun-
sci on either side have the right to file in
writing exceptions shey deem sufficient in
law to render any member incompetent to
sit on the court, and the court will impair
tally try the same on the ayes and noes
being called by the President.


The above resolution in lieu was carried
by fifteen ayes to four nays.


On motion of Senator Patterson, the
court adjourned till O'Clock this morning,
to give counsel an opportunity to file objec-
tions against individual members.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reliant. and shall do what we
may be able to induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
duets To this end we win pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the diversih-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
pent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

by A CONSOLIDATION OF THE CASH
WILLIE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH, and BY the generous and united
support Of the UNION AND DIsPArcE by the
patrons Of both the former papers. the Proprie-
tors are enabled to present Newspaper hithe.
to unsurpassed in this city or State.


IN FULLNESS AND ACCURACY OF
NEWS. our paper viii compare favOrably with
the best in the entire country; and in saying
this, we only repeat the expressions Of many 4
our patrons. who are most capable Of judging In
uch matters.
Year: 1867

And kindred topics. we shall also give IN eK-
tensive variety Of valuable and interesting mat
ter-ths best adapted TO the farming classes o,
our State. which will. in a great measure. sup
My the place Of a family agricultural paper.