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Year: 1868

Sixteen dollars day, and travelling
fees of four dollars for every twenty
miles. is the pay of Montana legisla-
tor. Twelve dollars is paid by the Ter
ritory and tour by the Government. Let
us look at the figures. The number of
law makers was increased last year from
nine to thirteen in the Council, and from
thirteen to twenty three in the House.
We might say that there was no neces-
sity for this increase, nor was it justified
by the language of the Organic Act, but
we will reserve that for another article.
Here there are thirty-siX Legislators, at
sixteen dollars per day, for forty days at
least and longer if need be to pass an
important act, never thought of until
the close of the session. Look at the
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Year: 1868

Neither the sun nor death can be
looked at steadily Go'drick' Herald


Yet there is a difference. We may
look at the sun through something
smoky the something smoky" is un-
happily on t6e other side of death.
Year: 1868

IT is stated that there was an infor.
NAL caucus OF Republican Senators In
Washington on Saturday night, at
which it was declared that there should
be no avoidable delay in bringing the
impeachment trial to a conclusion.
The movement In favor OF postpone
ment until after the Chicago Conven-
ton, developed but little strength In
the meeting.
Year: 1868




The Baltimore Gazette of this morning SAYS
An accident. more serious in its results than
any which has happened for some time, oc-
CURED about eleven O'Clock on Monday night
on the Northern Central Railway, twelve
miles south OF Harrisburg. II appears from
the statement OF a passsC ger, who was present
shortly after the accident, that the locomotive
Lady Washington. with tender, started from
Harrisburg about ten O'Clock on Monday night.
and the engineman was ordered TO 60 into tn.
Red Bank sidellng and await the passing of
the tram north which left this city At seven
O'Clock in the evening Instead of obeying
his orders be pushed on to Cone WACO station,
ABOUT mile south OF Red Bank, for the
purpose of taking water. At that point
there IS an abrupt curve, and the track is
only few feet from the river brink, where
there is rugged precipice of nearly fifty
feet The Lady Washington was standing on
the track and the engineman was looking al
his watch, when the northward train rat
around the curve. To avoid a collision then
was impossible, and the engineman aud fire.
man both Jumped from the train. The fireman
OF the Lady Washington was instantly killed
and that engine was crushed. At the moment
OF the collision the boiler exploded, and only
fras sments OF iron and brass could after ward be
found, though with them the ice in the river
was literally strewn. The smoke stack was
thrown TO dista nee of one hundred yards into
, me river, ana me tender, crushed and shape
less mass, was thrown down the bank aud Into
the river The train north ward consisted OF
the locomotive ana tender, three express cars,
aud several passenger cars The locomotive
was broken 10 pieces; the express cars, which
Were lader with oysters for the West
Were destroyed; one passenger car was
broken TO pieces. aud several Others
crushed and run into each other How
many were killed and wounded could not
be definitely ascertained last night but
the number was SAID to be thirty-fye
As soon as the accident occurred a wreckiue
tIaln was sent down from Harrisburg, and some
Idea may be had of the extent of the damage
when IL is known that the wreck was not
cleared until yesterday afternoon. That part
OF tne collidng tram which escaped did not
reach Harrisburg until about four O'Clock YES.
teroay afternoon, and the Buffalo train due an
THIS city AT half-past nine o'clock yesterday
morning did not arrive until after six o'clock
yesterday evening. The scene Is said to have
been appalling, and for some time there was
but little assistance, as the point where the
catastrophe occurred is only a water station
and there are very few citations around
The damage TO the company will probably h.
between twenty thousand and thirty thousand
dollars.
Year: 1868

~The brig Alice Franklin, which arrived
al New York on Monday, from Porto Rico
after hard voyage reports that when sh OFT OF
provisions she spoke a United States revenue
cutter, the name OF which is not given. and
was refused assistance. The crew were Obliged
TO subslst for several days half a biscuit
each a day, but Were finally relieved by a
pilot-boat. The cutter herself may have been
on short allowance
Year: 1868

CoTToN.-Wo can already see the
beginning of another arrangement
to take advantage of the necessities
Of planters Of cotton, as has recently
been done with regard to their last
crop. The triggers arc being fixed
to cause n decline in prices about
the time when it is thought tho
planters will be compelled to send
the growing crop to market, and to
let the prices up afterwards, so that
spectators may again have n good
time at the expense of the agricul-
turists But we hope that between
now and the time when the growing
crop is ready for market, means
may be found by which the produ-
GERS will be enabled, in some degree
at lenst, to crcumvent the specula-
tors.-Gdl NeWs. ... .n.-
Year: 1868

SPRING AND SUMNER CLoTHrSo.-For the In
formation Of country buyers now in the city. and
those yet intending to come TO lay in their spring
stock, we would mention the fact that Mr. J. G..
Downing, wholesale dealer in clothing aad fur
nshiDg goods, corner of Magazine and Canal
streets, is just in receipt Of large aud well
selected stock bought since the great falling on
Of business in the factories Of the North. Having
purchasedf for cash, Mr. Downing proposes to give
the trade the benefit Of the reduced prices at
which be bought, and simply invites an examine
ton Of bis goods and rates, confident that the IA
ciiities he is prepared to offer will be Of decided
advantage 70 buyers.
Year: 1868

Commodore Chauncey, during the war Of 1872,
commanded for portion Of the time the feet on
Lake Ontario, and had the extremely good for
tune never during that period 70 exchange hos
tile shot with the enemy. There we're great
many uucharifable enough TO blame the commo-
dore for this, as they believe he was rather
anxious that such should be the case.


several years after the war he was placed In
charge of . navy yard, and one day caught .
youDgster, with basket, gathering chips. Walk
ing up TO him he snatched the basket from hia
hand, and in rough tones ordered him TO leave
the premises at once, while be confscated his
property for bis presumption Ia entering on the
forbidden ground. The ittis fellow backed away
from him until assured that be was beyond
danger. when be called out, Keep the basket.
II you want Ill 1t Is the only prize you ever
took ~
Year: 1868

promptly removed from Office His decision will
be made known tomorrow.


The court house at Eutsw, one Of the best in
the State, was burned on Thursday night last.
All county books and records we're lost. The fire
was the work OF an iDcendiary.


The court house at Greensboro was fred on
Saturday night last, but no harm was done. This
was also incendiary.


A IRE broke out In the business portion Of Tai
lacegs this afternoon, and was still burning at
P. m. No particulars.
Year: 1868

We have assurances from Washington that
Gen. Grant finds it not inconsistent with his
duty as a soldier to announce it as his opinion
that the only hope for the peace of the coun-
try is the success of the pending impeachment
trial lie feels that national security demands
the removal Of the President. If the trial
should fail, the people can only expect more
assumptions Of power and a more determined
resistance to law. When the General of our
Armies entertains this conviction there is no
room for doubt as to the duty Of the Senate.
The loyal nation demands the Presidents re-
naval
Year: 1868

where read OF an Eastern king, who. dying
upon the eve Of a great battle, was shrouded
in complete steel, placed all stark and stif IN
his war-cbariot, and so driven at the head OF
his enthusiastic soldiers to posthumOus vic
tory. We do not deny that the Democratic
party have great names to conjure with. many
potent skeletons, and many defunct heroes !;
and, saving the embarrassment which might
ensue should they, by chance, succeed in
electing some resident of the shades, we are
sure that our suggestion is at once wise,
humane, and practical.


Whatever may be thought OF our proposal, we
must protest against exciting an unreasonable
ambition in the bosom of modest and worthy
man like Admiral Farragut 1t may be thought
that so sensible and so ancient mariner VIII
hardly be upset by compliment SO utterly
empty but we have seen very good men in our
day made most unhappily restless for the re-
mainder of their lives by The njudicious use OF
their names, ly nominations which meant
nothing, and were intended to mean nothing,
by the prattle of politicians, and by paragraphs
in the newspapers. That the Democratic party
is in some need Of a candidate, we are quite
willing to admit but that is no reason why an
honest Admiral should not be permitted, after
hard service, to enjoy the blessings Of peace,
without being hailed before National Conven-
ton, or made the subject of laudatory commu-
nications in a newspaper which received the
intelligence of his victories with the most pro-
found grief. The excellent sea- warrior proba-
bly, does not thus far care a single rope yarn
for the Presidency; but should the fires of am
biton be kindled in his breast, he will do well
to remember what happened to the dog who
was careless i'm the selection of his associates.
Year: 1868

Neither of the reports made to our State
Senate Oh Wednesday on the Erie Railroad
quarrel touch the core of the matter. The ma
joriy do not even sqrint at it, the minority
does, but in sorry manner The minority re-
commend IN enactment


"making any sale or contract Ia sell ia this state any
stock OF any railroad on future day null and void tess
said stock shall at time OF such sale or the date OF such
contract. lie and continue until the day specified IN said
contract or sale IN possession OF the parry 80 selling or
contracting TO SELL


Such a provision would not be worth the
paper whereon it was printed The evil to be
cured is stock -gamblHng-tlat is, betting on
the price of specified stock or bond at some
future day. What is proposed is that one of
the gamblers shall actually own the stock or
bonds about which the bet is made. Well;
here is gambler who owns (say) 5000 shares
of Erie, and he makes various bets on the
future price OF Erie in special amounts of 500
to 5000 shares, and in the aggregate to 100000
shares Undertake To convict him under the
muority's provision. and he will easily prove
that lac had the amount required. though he
had bets ont TO the total amount of ten times
the stock hc held


The AK must bc laid nj the root of this poi
sonous tree, or it might as well never he bran
dshcd. Make every stock contract illegal that
is not accompanied by delivery and payment ;
forfeit every SUM bet on the future value of q
stock. and give helf that may bc recovered TO
the inlolmcr, and there will be no more stock
gambling aud nothing less stringent will an;
Year: 1868

In an article the other day giving Il tabular
vote of some towns ia New hampshire to
illustrate the folly of the Democratic cry
of fraud, we showed that the proportion
of votes to population was greater in Demo
cratic than in Republican towns, and there
FORE il the vote is beyond the total that
such population should give, the Democracy
have more than their share of the votes and
the responsibility therefor. As there were some
liHing errors in the table given, we repeat it,,
carving the calculations Ia the full extent:
Year: 1868

return IN any case where he is by law or regnla-
ton required make certificate return or having
knowledge Information OF the violation OF any rev
enue law by any person, OF fraud committed by any
person against the United States under any revenue law
of the United States shall fail TO report In writing such


knowledge information to his next superior oce ana
TO the COmmissonerSf Internal Revenue, he shal on
conviction, be fined not less than $1,000 nor more thah
5000 and shall be imprisoned not less than SIX months
nor more than three years. - ,


SIC T. Aud be II further enacted, That no compromise
discontinuance noHe prOSeQti OF any prosecution
under this act shall be allowed without the permission Ia
writing OF Secretary OF the Treasury and the Attorney
Year: 1868

The Managers made cOmmendable progress
with their case in the Court of impeachment
yesterday number of important witnesses
were examined The bipartisan and unbiased
temper of the Senate sitting as Court OF
Impeachment" received fresh illustration in
IFS decisions YESTERDAY
Year: 1868

The Connecticut Election takes place next
Monday; and we are authorized to say that any
Republican who is unquestionably legal voter
in that State and is not able to lose the cost
of returning thither to vote, can have his fare
both ways paid by calling on Charles 5. Spen-
Ger, President of the Central Campaign Club,
No 81 Frauklin-st.
Year: 1868

The Impeachment trial absorbed the time
and attention Of Congress yesterday and no
legislative business was done by either House.
A large number of members of the House OF
Representatives have obtained leaves Ot alb
Year: 1868

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DEAR SrR-ypur very Kind aud suggestive letter
OF the 10th nstnt has been received TX nave done
anything that presented your views In iaise light
and thus misrcproscntcd them regret exceedingly,
and Iassure you that nothing was further lrom my
Intention. -


An your suggestions In the former and Ia the
present communication are well worthy OF serious
consideration and my desire ts-and has Deen--
that tney should he fairly presented anu duiy
weighed before the final action OF Congress ON and
the settlement OF the great question OF the day.
We both have the same object in view we diner
only as TO the way by which II s to be reached so
We can each 70 ON pointing the way that each
thinks the best and II tue safe haven of permanent
resumption OF specie payments shall be reached by
the way indicated by you shall be better Hatsued
with that result than n Il shall be found that IT can
be accomplished only by the longer aud more tedious
road that think it necessary to pass over IN oruer
that we may reach surely tie desired place oi
commercial and national security and prosperity.


You now say that you have no fear In case OF re-
sumption that specie would be called for, as exptr
ence nere for many years has shown that u y not
that we need 40 much az paper measured by ~ ons
founded upon and representing legitimate mercantio
transactions property which IL ut all times readily
convertible. paper measured 10y IT. that ~ paper
measured by specie. Well that all sounds yer, well;
but II In not 80 clear how commercial paper y 70
be measured by specie that s only imagination ana
which really does not exist many country not IN
state of sasuenson u y gIeciseo Tue actat s"l"u"
Year: 1868

ELECTION -The returns from extreme counties come in slowly, but are all right as they come Advices from Little Rock say all but fifteen counties have been heard from, and it is sure conclusion that the State has gone near ten thousand against Constitution.
Year: 1868

s1~ It is a mighty poor policy to buy anything you don't want, but if you are actually in want of some articles of dry goods and groceries, you would do well to call on Thomas, Gin < Co.,, who will be pleased to exchange them for MT Spinner s paper without any discount
Year: 1868

na.- We direct special attention to the professional card of H, P, Vaughan, Attor- ney and Counsellor at law, Des Arc. We cannot speak in terms too commendatory of the integrity and business qualifications of this gentleman. He has been long known to the people and the business men of this community and needs no recom- mendation to those who know him
Year: 1868

ass. For the benefit of those concerned, we would say that in our editorial of last week, concerning the manner of election at this precinct, we alluded to the Military box entirely, that being the only box in which we considered the State interested.
Year: 1868

stA- Among the list of Hotels kept in Des Are, will be found the Hayley House, on Buena Vista street, where those visit ing or travelling through our town can always find something good to eat and comfortable lodging. Give him a call
Year: 1868

A New Observation-Disclosures from Brest
mention the extraordinary effects pro-
duced by new kind Of torpedo tried in
the river of Landerneau, which flows into
the bay. The vessel selected for de-
struction was an old ship (the Wagram) Of
100 guns, the first tier Of which had been
cut down. The new torpedo, it is stated,
is far superior to either the English or
American and Russian one. The former
Sonly etficacious when the vessel is passing
over it; the latter is SO contrived as to
stick to the vessel and cause shock. But
tue new French torpedo produced its
effect at distance of twelve metres from
the hull and six metres below water.
There were four torpedoes thus placed
around the vessel and connected by wires
with an electric battery on shore. On the
signals being given, three immense sheaves
Of water were seen rising to the height Of
sixth story; the wire Of the fourth tor
pedo being broken, it did not go OFF.
Nevertheless, the effect was astounding !;
the ribs and planks of the vessel were
shivered, and there was barely time, owing
moreover to the precautions taken, to run
the vessel on shore. Such torpedoes will
henceforth prove excellent safeguards to
ports in time of war.
Year: 1868

PROOF DEMANDED.-A paragraph in the
Dispatch few days ago called attention to
the rumored reprehensible conduct OF a
firm on Church Hill in giving liquor to boys
on Christmas day. Messrs. Taylor & Will
liams have been annoyed by the circula-
tion of the report that theirs in the firm
in question. The previous reputation OF
these gentlemen would preclude such an
idea, and we are therefore pleased to learn
that they demand from any one proof OF
the charges made.


Whoever were the guilty parties, it is to
be hoped that persons having any know
ledge of the facts will not hesitate to make
them known.
Year: 1868

SUDDEN DEATH-PRoBABLY FROM LAUDA-
NUM.-Deputy Coroner Curry held an inquest
on Saturday on the body of Samuel Griffin, a
boy, the son of Isaac Griffin, an engineer at
the Lobdell car wheel works, Wilmington
The bow has been living with Edward Stroud
about two miles south Of Newark. On Friday
morning he complained of feeling unwell,
whereupon Mrs. Stroud gave him dose of
laudanum and camphor, and told him to 60 to
bed. Several times in the morning some of
the family looked in on him and he was asleep.
In the afternoon some of the children attempt
ed to awaken him, but were unable to arouse
him to consciousness. They went down and
told their mother whereupon she went up to
see the boy, and found him dead. The jury
rendered verdict of death from natural
causes unknown to the jury There seems,
however, scarcely room for reasonable doubt
that the boy died from an overdose of lauda
mum, administered doubtless with the best OF
intentions Commercial
Year: 1868

IF there is any truth in the numerous dis
patches which now reach us almost daily from
Spain, that country must be on the eve of a
general collapse. Among the people and the
army dissatisfaction is said to be universal,
outbreaks are expected in almost every pro,
vince, and financial crisis is near at hand
Gen. Prm and his friends, the revolutionists,
have fixed upon Lisbon as the place of their
meeting, and two members of the new Portu-
guese Cabinet, who are intimate friends Of
Gen. Prim, are favorable to a revolution in
Spain.-Nea0 York Tribune.
Year: 1868

Since the superior enterprise of the younger
Journals of Wilmington has nearly absorbed
the business and entirely neutralizcd the poll
tics of the Delaware Journal it has been suf-
feriDg from chronic dyspepsia, and rarely has
any thing good to say of any thing or any body
though it complimented us last week, for a
wondar
Year: 1868

The BANKRUPT ACT.-The clause of the
act which provided that no person should be
discharged whose estate would not pay fifty
per cent in the dollar, and which took effect on
the lst of June last, has been further extended
to the lst of January next. This gives five
months more time for the application of those
who have no assets.
Year: 1868

THREE HUNDRED FAT LAMBs-A drove of
300 fat lambs was driven to the Middletown
depot on Thursday afternoon last to be sent
by rail to market. Numerous droves have
been brought there during the season, but
none as large as this.
Year: 1868

AFTER CoRN-Three boys lone lad) were
before Squire Carrow this morning for steal
ing &" roasting ears Mr.. Matthew Colt found
them in his corn-feld Yesterday They had a
pot rugged, under which fire was built from
his fence rails, and they were boiling some of
his green corn in the most scientific manner
known to the culinary art. They were held
for their appearance at court and released
on bail
Year: 1868

CHRIST CHURCH, Dover, has recently been
greatly improved in its interior appearance by
the insertion of a large stained glass window
over the chancel and the exercise ofthe paper
hangers and the gas fitting art
Year: 1868

DECEASED. This week we record the death
of an old citizen-Mr Dady. He was a resi-
dent of this town for about twenty years was
remarkably industrious and frugal, dividing
his time between his shoe bench and his gar
den, (being very successful horticulturalist, J
and by honest labor in an humble way acquired
little property that was the care Of his de-
clining years. Few men take life more evenly
than Mr.. ID. did. He was at the head OF the
little society of Old School Baptists of this
town and was an earnest member. He claim
ed the ability to foretell the state of the wealth
er, and invariably predicted the number of
snow storms that would fall each winter: but
we believe his predictions were rarely verified;
Though excentric in his views, no man could
be possessed of a truer honesty Of purpose.
He was born in Chester CO., Pa.