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Year: 1879

IT APPEARS that Kent and Sussex
counties still delay paying their proper
ton Of the State tax to the State Treasu-
rer. This is not the way to do business.
If two of the partners of firm fail TO
pay its honest debts. the third, we know,
is liable for the whole; but in the case
of the three counties there is q difference.
New Castle, having already paid the
share assigned her, ought to be exempt
from paying any portion Of that which
Kent and Sussex ought to have paid
But will she With two-thirds repre-
sentation against her how can she helm
herself, if Kent and Sussex refuse or
wholly neglect to pay their share d? What
ever New Castle pays into the treasury
the members of Kent and Sussex NAV
vote out of it. New Castle county fur
nishes fully one-half of all money that
goes into the State Treasury, but has not
the power to take dollar Of it except
by the permission of Kent and Sussex.
That is the position New Castle county
has arrived at in consequence of the
more rapid increase in her population,
since the three counties started together
in 1892 with about an equal populal ion
in each and an equal representation.


We see no way open to escape from
the burden of the debt resting upon the
State; nor should there be any to escape
the proper proportiona,e rate of tax upon
each person. But their ought to be a
way in which each voter should have an
equal proportionate influence in the cls.
position Of the money which is paid istc
the State Treasury. This is not the case
now,
Year: 1879

THERE CANNOT be a doubt as to the
propriety Of building the new County
Courthouse in Wilmington, If it is to
be built. But it is very questionable
whether the people should be taxed to
erect a new building for several years to
come.


The people of several of the lower
Hundreds are open in their expression OF
this matter aud unhesitatingly say the
new Courthouse should be built in Will
mington while those of Mill Creek.
Christiana and Brandywine advance the
same opinion, White Clay Greek also
tavors Wilmington as the location, leav-
lug part of st. Georges, Red Lion and
Pencader more or less opposed to the
removal Of the courts to this city. But
while this Is SO we find that the mass Of
all Of our people desire that the building
OF new Courthouse be deferred until
the times are better yet the minority
urge this as time when the work can be
done cheaper, and the doing of it viii
help to relieve the 'hard times W,
prefer to pay our debts before we make
new ones.
Year: 1879

THE DEBATE in the Senate last night
over the resolution to exclude Jefferson
Davis name from the list of pensioners
of the Mexican war, in which General
Davis displayed such heroic, distinguished
and successful service in securing the
great victory to the Americans at the
battle Of Bueua Vista, where 1000 U. s
soldiers fought 10000 Mexicans for two
days and finally utterly routed them
showed malignity and indecent hatred
of an old and gallant American soldier
that is disgraceful to all the Republican.
who took part in II.
Year: 1879

IFtOfh the Geo rKeJown lC0I.] Miner.l


Captain William Jones, who has been
over to Caribou, brought back with him
a remarkable natural curiosity. 1t is a
section of stovewood sawed from a tree
about nine inches in diameter. In split
ting it Capt. Jones disclosed pine cone,
lmbedded in the wood, which, by the
pressure of the annual growth of the
wood, is as hard as adamant, and which
retains Its natural purple color. 1t was
evidently one OF the topmost cones when
the tree was very young. The stem of
the cone was caught by about the sixth
annual growth, and the rings of the
wood show that il gradually enveloped,
and had been finally hidden for over six
years before The axe Of the woodmar
gave it chance for resurrection.
Year: 1879

Now THAT old "blood-lelting" Zach.
Chandler is again in the Senate opening
bis vals of wrath upon the South and
Jefferson Davis, the latter ought to be
sent to that body that the people may see
the difference between the conduct of
these gentlemen.
Year: 1879

Three Coaches Narrowly Escape Going


Down an Embankment at Mendoza.


The passengers who left Minneapolis on
the east bound train of the Chicago, Mil
waukee q st. Paul railroad at 1926 O'Clock
yesterday morning, have the best of reasons
for congratulating themselves on an almost
miraculous escape from what came very near
proving horrible disaster.


The train was going at rapid rate within
short distance of Mendoza, when the loco
motive struck one of the numerous switches
IN that vicinity, and without a moments
warning three cars were thrown from the
track, causing the utmost CONSERVATION, but
fortunately, doing no injury to any of the
passengers.


The miraculous feature of the accident
was that precipitous embankment
was within two feet of the opposite
side of the track from which the train was
thrown. and had the coaches been projected
the same distance in the direction mentioned
the result would have inevitably been yery
dIsasterous. The passengers en- route to
this city were not delayed by the accident,
as they were conveyed here by the morning
express on the Sioux City road, which drew
up at Mendoza few minutes afterwards.
The eastern train was delayed in it's de-
parture over two hours. The cause of the
accident is said to be due to defective
switch, whether made so by carelessness is
not known.
Year: 1879

A'. Extraordinary Robbery i,e q PhiladeI-


pti0 Sick -ROom-The Patient Beaten.


Philadelphia Press.


At the residence of Mrs. Sweeney on Christ
ian street. above Eighth, a young relative is
dying Of consumption. So near death has he
been considered, that preist had already
administered to him the last rites of the
church.


On Wednesday night Mrs Sweeney took her
seat at his bedside and waited until he had
sunk into sleep. Worn out by her davis
labors, for the lady carries on the business of
an undertaken, she stole to an adjoining room
and threw herself on bed to snatch few
moments rest. During her absence the sick
man saw the burly forms of two men on a shed
outside the window of his apartment, on the
second story rear, acting in such manner as
to satisfy him that they were upon an errand of
robbery.


Long sickness had rendered him completely
nelpiess, ana his voice could not be raised
above whisper, and by these circumstances
he was compelled to lay and wait the issue of
events. Presently he saw the window raised,
and the two men stealthily entered the room.
Then they crept to his bedside, and one of
the Williams, to silence him, dealt him a heavy
blow on the forehead. The man was helpless.
Inc Wretches bound his feet with cords, and
shackled his bony arms with ropes that cut
deep into his bloodless skin and filled his bodv
with pains. But still their awful work was
but half finished. Fearing that he might cry
out, they gagged his mouth and covered his
head with towel in such manner as to al
most stitle his already feeble respiration. Then
they began their work of plunder. Selling one
OF OF the pillows. the thieves ripped open the
ticking TIC = and emptied the feathers upon the
tioor. Having thus secured themselves a sack.
they searched through the house and collected
large piece Of satin, roll of black cashmere,
and piece of silk used by Mrs. Sweeney for
coffin mountings. These articles they placed
in the pillow-case, and then proceeded to make
their escape.


In the meantime the invalid had been max
ing feeble efforts to release his head from the
soffocatlng ~ towel: He had partly succeeded in
his object and, in twisting his body in last
effort, he fell out Of bed upon the floor with a
heavy thud. The noise occasioned by his fall
alarmed the thieves, who dropped their bag and
sprang through the windows and escaped. The
disturbance also aroused Mrs. Sweeney from
her sleep, and she rushed into the apartment
to Ind the sick man stretched upon the floor
speechless and helpless, half enveloped in his
bed clothing, amid the scattered feathers and
the plunder of the thieves,
Year: 1879

AlT. Hayes attitude Regnrdi,a0 the 4r


''e0rages Of Pension 4ct-Th0atght to be


BaSnc0nabe.


Washington Special to Cincinnati ENQUIRER.


President Hayes has not yet decided what
to do with the bill, which has passed both
houses, providing for the payment of arrear-
ages OF pensions from the date of the wound
ing or discharge of the soldier. Secretary
Sherman has advised him to veto it, mas
much as to comply with its requirements
Will necessltate the imposition of addlti onal
taxation to raise the needed revenue. The
truth OF the matter is, that the bill was
passed in both houses of Congress as piece
of buncombe. The Democratic House passed
1t TO catch the soldier vote, and the Republi-
can Senate, having discovered that the
leaven was working to the advantage of
Democracy, in spirit of partisan policy
rather than for the good of the public veal.
also passed it with but four dissenting
votes. The President is, therefore. left
in quite peculiar position If he signs
the bill he will be compelled to send mes
sage to Congress asking for the passage of
some tax bill to raise the money wherewith
to pay the claims. If he vetoes the bill the
Democrats will have gained good deal Of
campaign thunder, and can use the shibbo
leth that Democracy is the true friend of the
soldier. Political policy will, perhaps, con-
strain the President to sign the bill; but
high considerations of public policy would
induce him to veto it, and in returning the
bill to Congress give some very good reasons
why such expensive legislation at this time
is is pernicious to the country as a whole.
Some of the Presidents friends have advised
linn to allow it to become law without his
is, by withholding it longer
than the constitutional ten days. This the
President declines to do. He has made up
his mind to be decided on whatever he may
do, and meet the responsibility of his Office
rather than crawl out of the same by the
back door.
Year: 1879

The fifth entertainment of the Library
Course will be given at the Opera House this
evening. The Misses Banning will appear
in an attractive programme of readings.
These young ladies are deservedly popular,
and large audience will undoubtedly greet
them tonight
Year: 1879

Few die and none resign" used to be said
in regard to the judges of the United States
supreme court The story is now going the
rounds of the press that old Judge Clifford
still holds to his purpose that she'd be id
if he would either die or resign until there
was Democratic President
Year: 1879

The entertainment of the Misses Bannino
this evening in the Library Course bids fair to
be the event of the season. Secure seats at the
box office of the Opera House this morning at
9 o'clock. az
Year: 1879

A considerable number of persons


are now busy discussing the ques-


tion, How shall we beat General


Grant Various suggestions have


been made.


One plan is to get from Grant


himself a pledge that in no circum-


stances will he accept nomination


for President; but this pledge hith-


erto he has steadfastly omitted to
give. The most that he will say is


that he is not seeking the Office and


does not want it.


Another plan is to arouse public


opinion to such pitch of expression


that the politicians shall be re
strained from nominating Grant by


fear that he cannot be elected.


Still another plan is to organize


the politicians themselves against


the third term movement so that
they may oppose the curious inn
pulse which seems to be pushing
Grant forward. The difficulty in
the way of the execution of the last
plan is that, while any one of sew
eral ambitious leaders who might
be named would oppose the nomi-
nation of Grant provided he could
get the nomination himself, every
one of them would support Grant
rather than accept any other of the
leaders but himself as a candidate.


Mr.. Bowman, Republican mem
Der of Congress from Massachusetts, |
has contriyed what seems to be al
together the best plan yet proposed |
to beat Grant. In speech in Bas- |
ton last Saturday, at dinner of the |
Middlesex Club, Mr.. Bowman said:


"The people of the North were
more stalwart than the Republican
members of Congress and their |
leaders, and would 'haIl the day
when the great captain shall lead
them again TO Victory-by peace let
US hope, by war if necessary


1t is only necessary to repeat such
words as these often and emphati-
cally and publicly to ensure the
defeat of Grant beyond peradven-
ture.


The people of the North have had
quite enough of war. They are
anxious not only for the continu-
ance of peace, but for an opportunity
to give their undivided attention to
to the things which belong to peace
Ito a prosperous renewal of all the
activities which promote the hap +
oiness and welfare of the country.


The strongest argument against
he course of the South is that it
.urns away from these peaceful in
erests and recalls the spirit of the
var and revives the questions
which were closely associated with |
he war. Let the people be induced
o believe that there is a disposition
n the North to encourage this spirit
instead of rebuking it, to help along
his revival instead of stopping it, /
md they will speedily conclude
hat one kind OF seetionalism is not :
much better than another. Talk
Ibout General Grants leading the
people to victory "by war if neces-
ary" has a direct tendency to pre-
yent his return to power.


Mr.. BOwman's plan to beat Grant
would be effectual in several ways.
t would alarm the voters and
make Grants election impossible.
t would alarm the politicians by
this impOssibility, and I
hey would not nominate him. FL
lally, we suspect, it would alarm
5ranl himself and induce him to
peremptorily from the
for he does not cOvet the i
Empty honor of a mere candidacy,
md has the GOODNESS and sagacity to J
ee whether or not it will be worth !
While for him to run for President.
Year: 1879

ONCE in travelling the Rev. DIR.
Bledsoe was exceedingly annoyed
by a pedantic bore who forced him
self upon him, and made a great
parade of his shallow learning. The
doctor bore it as long as he could,
and at length, looking at him grave
ly, said: "My friend, you and l
know all that is to be known"
"How is sthat ?'' said the man, pleas
ed with what he thought a very
complimentary association. why
said the doctor, you know every
thing except that you are a fool,
and [ know that"
Year: 1879

A GEORGIA paper tells this one:
The chase lasted for eight or ten
hours, and every dog was entirely
exhausted but one, and he held on
until both he and the fox were run
down, when they positively lay
down close to each other, and every
time the fox would moved or attempt
to get up the dog would move to-
ward it, but could not quite get
hold of Reynard, who, by the as
sistanee Of the hunters, was cap
tured.
Year: 1879

THERE is good reading In the an
nexed paragraph from the Philadel-
phia Times; "New England, with
all her bOasted devotion to decorum
in politics and morality in all
things, has reason to blush for the
disclosures that have been made as
to the way elections are conducted
in Rhode Island and Massachusetts,
particularly in the former State Of
vaunted integrity. At Newport, on
Saturday, tile Republican poll
ticians made confessions before the
Butler committee which we would
be glad to accept as the first fruits
of repentance, but which, from the
CHEEKY manner in which the dirty
truth was told, lead us TO the fear
that they rather glory in their
shame. Rarely in this country has
the ballot box been SO recklessly
polluted by money. One man went
so far as to say that the man who
has not seen money used at all cleo
tons in Rhode Island must be blind,
and for his part he considered il
legitimate. He had never sold his
vote, but only the fear of criminal
lug niilStiA PftNtntth btN ndNAuE
whether he had bought any. Other
witnesses described the Ingenious
devices by which the voters were
paid off without the discovery Of
the payee by the payer. In some
cases checks are given out to voters,
who upon presenting them in q
dark hall or in rum shops receive
the money, and a fellow who had
actually been candidate for Gov
ernor, although not much Of u can
didate, contested 20 receiving ten
dollars in an envelope handed down
to him through a drop-doOr as the
price of his vote. No comment can
increase the force of these facts In
exciting indignation. Dislranchise-
ment would be a light penalty for
the men, whether Generals or plain
citizens, who acquire oiiice by such
means. Hereafter Rhode Island
ought to take back seat and her
representatives hold their tongues"


--@oe--
Year: 1879

Hartford Comm Courant.


A Neport "swell," who has been
liberal in ordering bouquets but
slow in paying for them, has receiv-
ed the following note:


Sir: AS it appears TO be useless to
try to collect my bill from you, j
would say that l always keep a list
of the ladies to whom bouquets are
sent, so that, as in twoor three cases
in my experience, when the gentle
men forgot to settle, l may have
somebody to go to. / have done so
In your case, and give you this no.
tice. that should you fail To settle mp
before going away this time, will
certainly present bills to the several
ladies to whom you sent bouquets,
and have no doubt that they will
pay for theIa.
Year: 1879

Our entire stock of CARPETS 5 per cheaper than
Eastern cost, to close out.


We invite you to and price goods, we will
give you the goods and biggest bundles for the least
money.


We also will inform the public that we have made ar
rangements with Eastern Buyer who will watch the
market closely, and send New GOODS WEEKLY which
we will sell Is per cent cheaper than any other house in
the city.


Our motto will be- Quick SALES SMALL PROFITS
and will not be under-sold by anybody.
The Trade Palace is the Place to Buy Your Goods
And it behooves the rich and the poor the farm
er and the mechanic the aborer and the of mankind
to call and convince yourselves before you buy elsewhere
as dollar saved is dollar made.


Thanking the public and my friends for their very ber
al patronage in the past and hoping continuance of the
same in the future Respectfully
Year: 1879

P S-Cothing will be made speciality this fall, and
will be sold 10 per cent cheaper than any other house
the city will sell them


We also have large lot of Remnants in Calico and
Worsted goods which will sell for % cents on the
dollar sept Ply
Year: 1879




The present system of choosing
judges by popular election is highly
Objectionable. The time was when
all such officers were appointed to
their places, and placed above the
injurious influences that surround
the ordinary politician. Unawed
by the clamor and madness of party
passion, they interpreted the cOnsti-
tuition according to principles of JUS
tice and equity.


But the mode of selecting was
changed, and he who now offers as
candidate for such position, and
expects to succeed, must resort to
all Objectionable manipulation and
log-rolling Of the pettiest seeker af-
ter public honCrs. This is degrad-
ing to the high Office as well as to
him who fills it. 1t robs him of that
freedom and entire independence of
action that should attach to his Off
cial duties.


No matter how honest and up
right man may be, he cannot fail
to be placed under obligation to
those who support him in popular
election. 1t often happens that a
judge owes his preferment to the
class of people who are most likely
to furnish the criminals who appear
before the courts, and the man
whom they helped to elect to office
is to decide, in measure, the de-
gree of their criminality. How
could he be else than compromised
in deciding upon their cases? He
who puts on the judicial ermine
should be appointed to his position,
and placed above all obligations of
the nature we mention. He should
be free and untrammeled in the ex-
ercise of his judgment, and the dis
pensation of justice according to rec
OgniZed principles of equity.


Nothing is more calculated follow
er our respect for the judicial err
mine than to see candidates for such
exalted positions going around
treating and using other unques-
tionable means to obtain support.


There is a strong and constantly
growing feeling that there should
be an abandonment of the present
and substitute of the old mode of
selecting judges for our courts.
Year: 1879

THE Democr attic papers are jubilant. Til
den for once has been wrongfully accused;
he has no connection with the Til
den Sc Company charged with the frauds
on the revenue. Indeed there is no evidence
and no reason to believe that he has de-
frauded the revenue since the days of the
income tax. And better than all, in this
latest accusation not only Tilden is innocent,
but his nephew as well seems to have been
upjustly accused. 1t is a great day for the
Democratic party. Both Uncle and Neph-
ew have been found guiltless of the latest
charges of wrong-doing preferred. Perhaps
Mr.. Tilden can fnd time now to clear him.
self of the other charges that have been
brought against him.
Year: 1879

The Indianapolis Journal has learned
directly from Gov. Hendricks that the re-
cent interview published in the World was
entirely genuine. 1t received his permission
to state in the most explicit terms that it is
his "positive and irrevocable'' intention to
decline a second place upon another Presi-
Dental ticket; "that he was not an aspirant
for the place of Vice-President and would
not accept commission to that office If
rendered him to-day; that it was, in his
opinion, a less honorable and less responsible
position than that of Speaker of the House
of Representatives, and less remunerative
than his law practice in Indiana, and he
could see no reason why he should again al
low the use of his name in connection with
the office; that he did not desire to enter the
White House from the back door or through
the Vice-Presdency, and desired to put at
rest at once and forever all talk of his oc-
cupying second place on any Presidential
fipkaf ~
Year: 1879

TIE Cincinnati Commercial suggests that
perhaps the confederate congress should
pass a joint resolution that Hayes and Wheel
er are improperly acting as President and
Vice President, and should give way to
Thurman and Randall, and attach it to the
appropriation biil.'
Year: 1879

WHEN reminded by Senator B.aine of the
Democratic precedent for using the army at
the polls, set by President Buchanan in 1857,
Senator Bayard said he would discuss that
question some other time. Perhaps that is
what the Democratic papers intend to do.
They take good care not to mention the
matter now,
Year: 1879

We do rot read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
sl cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
mnnications that are not used.
Year: 1879

CLARK STREET BRIDGE DAMAGED.


Clar; street bridge had two narrow ESCAPES from
beng knocked off its tu-n-rab1e yesterday, AMI


was considerably damaged as it was. The prop
Annie Yonng, bound down the river, had tilt
with the bridge about 2:45 p. m.. and the latter
was either swung upon one Of the formers arches
or the propeller into the bridge. At all events
the bridge was swinging when the propeller was
passing through the starboard draw, amt about
twenty feet Of the footway on one end OF the bridge
was torn away, and for moment or,
two the entire structure was in imminent
danger of being wrecked and tumoled into the
river. barrier was placed across the footway
where the damage was done, and up to O'Clock
last night steps had been taken BY the city TO-
ward making repairs. Later In tina afternoon the
bridge and tore plank or two, but did not do any
serious damage.
Year: 1879

The yacht 1dler arrived from her Lake Michigan
and Like Superior pleasure cruise yesterday, in
command Of Capt. Archie Fisher. The party who
accompanied her on the trio enjoyed themselves
greatly, and good weather WIS experienced as q
general thing.