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Year: 1870

CoLoRED VoTERs. By the operation Of the
Nine Wards Bill Democratic measure
passed ny the last Legislature to controe the
city Of Wilmington for the interest Of that par
ty, the "ncgroes" voted on Saturday last for
School Commissioners in most of the wards.
Previous to the passage of this Till the old
qualification of School voter required the
payment Of School tax But the Nine Ward,
Bill abolished that requirement and threw open
the doors Of the city election wide and abolish
cd the requirements Of city tax payment in
order that none CT their voters should be left
outside. Here occurred a most mortifying
blunder-the qualification of voter at the
Schoo! election was placed on the same easy
terms as that Of the city election, and through
this broad avenue large number of colored
citizens went TO the polls and deposited their
tickets on Saturday, which by the operation Of
the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution
made colored men qualified voters. Did ever
the evil purpose Of conspirator more conspic-
uously return to trouble him?
Year: 1870

"WHo SHALL GOVERN THIS STATE2"-
TO pretend that the negroes will rule in this
State, or any other State of the Union, is to
admit that they are superior to the white race
in something besides numbers, and we advise
the Deto'cdrean, if it entertain that respect for
the Caucasian race it ought to entertain, to
stop it. 1t is either doubtful of the capacity
of the white man or it is talking hypocriticaI
cant
Year: 1870

We understand that some of the School Dis
tricts about Dover, in which it has been diff.
cult to raise the tax heretofore, the tax was
voted down" on Saturday, the Democrats
succeeding in accomplished their purpose by
using the negro in the school pretext
Year: 1870

A gentleman in London recently re-
sisted the payment ofa bill for8pods
which his wife had purchased witlont
his authority. He resisted payment
chiefly on the ground that the articles
thus purchased were luxuries, not with


in the ordinary scope of the duties OF
a wife, and not necessary toher sta
tom in life. Among these we're a gold
pencil case, guitar, and double
scent-bottle. The Judge before whom
the shopkecpers brought suit for pay
ment decided the articles named to be
unnecessary. In his mind they were
useless luxuries to the woman who had
contracted for their purchase. He
gave it as his fiat that "tbc law is not
bound to render any assistance to the
growing luxury and degeneracy OF the
age" and the husband, in obedience to
this decision, kept his money in his
pocket.
Year: 1870

A Providence editor recommends
the steady use Of oat meal as Il diet by
people who wish to he fair and plump.
lie declares that those who use Oat
meal steadily and sbnhdantly for food
will have brilliant compilations, aud
will become as plump as partridges.
Ladies' and gentlemen who strive by all
methods available to achieve those le-
suits, even to liberal devotion to ar.
senic for lunch, will do well to make
this expert ment.
Year: 1870

A young couple were married at
Cattaraugos last week. The brides
shoes hurt her feet so that she had to
sit down while the minister was per-
forming the ceremony. She said she
would not postpone that wedding, but
would get married that night il she
had to 70 to bed to do it.
Year: 1870

Some thieves in Troy we're recently
discovered living in u tomb in q Gem
ctary They had furnished it with
comfortable appliances. Having q
taste for art they lad hung it with pic
lures. Great country this
Year: 1870

The State Electi0n---The Result,
We publish this morning, in detail
the official returns OF the election held
lin this State on the 18th instant. The
result develOpes some facts that will
|create considerable speculation as to the
Icauses that produced the changes that
have taken place, both in reduced ag.
|gregatc vote and in the majorities from
Republican to Democratic. Taking the
vote for Governor two years ago and
THAT for Secretary of State now as the
basis for the calculation, il will be found
that the falling of in the aggregate vote
lis 24,679, and this large reduction has
taken place Notwithstanding the added
new vote of some 5000 or 1000. TAX.
ling the now vote into the account, the
falling of In lhe aggregate vote, COM


pared with that OF 1868, is about 10000.
Ii the negro vote had not been polled,
the Democratic majority would have


reached about 10000. There is quite. q
difference in the majorities upon the


State and Congressional votes. The
majority for Colonel Norman Eddy, the


Democratic candidate for Secretary OF
State. is 2,56S, while the Democratic
majority on the Congressional vote is
5,s48. The vote for Congressman pre-
scnts the evidence Of the popular senti-
ment upon the national policy and it is
most decided against the policy Of the
party in power.


The falling off in the vote may be ex-
planned i'm two ways. The Democrats
failed to vote their full strength because
many thought that voting was useless,
and that their ballots, if deposited, wonld
be overcome by fraud. These reasons did
not affect the Republican votes, for they
had many years of success tossencOurage
them, and strong appeals had been made
to them to rally in order to perpctuate
their party rule. The Republicans who
failed to vote under such circumstances,
virtually proclaimed that they were dis
satisfied with the results of Radical rule
and desired a change Of policy. If these
considerations operated in the recent
election, as we have no doubt they did,
it Is fair to infer, If the Democracy make
10 right use Of their victory, that they
will carry the State by more decided
majority in the election Of 1872. And
the same influences that caused the rev.
olution in this State will extend over
the country, and bring national victo-
ry for the Democratic party two years
hence.-Indianapolis Sentinel.
Year: 1870

% " WHAT is boy all over" exclaimed


Il he, under his breath. "He goes to
Tinborough to dance and eat strawberries,
and he carries pistol, loaded 1 dare say to
the muzzlc. 1t is ten to one he will shoot
himself or his sweetheart before the eve
ming is over"


AS Mr.. Houghton fumbled over the brl-
reau, his hand Ell countered covered flask
Even his unaccustomed nose was able
to recognize at once, it's contents as wills
ky; and his regret at such a discovery in
his sons room was lost in the Joy with
which he hailed stimulant so greatly
needed to put his nerves in condition for
the events to come. Perhaps he forgot how
long it was since he had called in such q
reinforcement perhaps his hand shook I;
perhaps he thought the occasion required a
large dose. He took hearty one and
when he was down stairs again the diff
culties in the way of bagging the burglars
vanished from his mind. He was young
man once more, and entered into the ro-
nance of BiXby's plot, he said to himself,
as enthusiastically rs Harry would have
done. He paced the room with an elastic
stride, very different from the nervous,
wavering step with which he had heard the
news. Bixby and himself, he thought,
would be enough to overpower any three
burglars. Then his head was heavy, and
he felt drowsy. To be in proper condition
for the emergency, he reflected, he needed
all the sleep he could get. The resolve was
one to be executed as promptly as formed
and few minutes LATER the cashier had
locked the door, fastened the lower win
dows, and was snugly in bed.


A gentle tinlSle of the door-bell aroused
him again before, as it seemed to him, he
had fairly closed his eyes. "The robbers
at last, )" he thought and then he rebuked
himself for the absurdity of supposing that
burglar would announce his coming by
the door-bell "It is Bixby, of course, 81
he said to himself, "come to own he was n
fool and the story all nonsense" But he
paused before he turned the key, and said
in his ilercest tone, "Who is there ?'


" 1t is only me, Foster" said the sweet,
familiar voice Of his wife, without; and
when he had admitted her she told him, in
her quick way, that after she had watched
with the child an hour or two profes.
Nonal nurse who had been sent for week
before, had arrived unexpectedly, and that
she had been glad to give up her vigil ant
come home.
Year: 1870

at Long Brauch, and viii probably not return 70
Washington for three or four weeks.


Secretary RObeson left here this evening for New
Jersey, to spend several DAYS At his home, after
which he will visit Secretary Flsn at his residence.


The resignation OF First Lieutenant Paul r. Ham,
brick, United States Army, unassigned has been
accepted by the President TO take effect August Q.


Captain John Edwards, Jr., Third artillery, is
transferred to the supernumerary list.


The San Francisco Mint Injured by Fire.


The superintendent and Treasurer of the Mint at
San Francisco telegraphed TO the Secretary Of the
Treasury that nre broke out yesterday in the Mint
building from the chimney In the rear OF the assay
rOom which was entirely subdued. The money
bullion and books were aA sayA Work would be
resumed In three days.
Year: 1870

WEEKLY Memorial Number.
The next number Of the Weekly Dispatch,
to be issued on Friday, will contain all that
we have published in the daily regarding
the death and obsequies Of General LEE,
thus forming complete history of that sad
event and its attendant ceremonies. Per,
sons wishing copies of it to preserve, or to
send to their friends, can procure them
Mt our counter.
Year: 1870

A GooD THlNG.-If there he any one
nuisance in this city greater than another
it is the intoerabc fuss and hnllabalo Gre
atcd by the hotel portcrs at the depots.
They are particularly annoying to travellers
who reach the city at the Petersburg depot,
and Justice White did Il good deed OH yes
terIlay in lining five of them 81 each. When
they are made to know that their wages
will inevitably be dockcd for this offence
they will sing smaller than has heretofore
been their custom. so far from It's being an
advantage to hotel-keepers for their porters
to be baWlng the merits Of their different
houses into the ears of the weary, way
faring man, and pulling the clothes from ms
hack il is q positive drawback; and the
sooner they turn their attention to the con-
duet of their employees in this particular
the better will it canduce to their own in
tcrests and the comfort of the travelling
public.
Year: 1870

The THEATRE.-The burlesque of "Tht
Sleeping Beauty" was brought out at the
Theatre last night before fine audience
The Misses Chapman were full Of life, ant
their acting was unusually well received
Bishop was as funny rs could be wished
Altogether twas q successful performance
Tonight the play is s.PIuto."
Year: 1870

DEATH OF MAGIsTRATE.-John j.


Brown, Il justice of the peace for Jefferson


Ward, died at his residence on yesterday
afternoon. His disease was contracted by
exposure during the late flood while aiding
persons In the lower part Of the city in
saving their goods from destruction. He


was an active Conservative worker, and a
member of the Grand Division of the Sons
of Temperance.
Year: 1870

A Row FOR LIFE.-L Last Friday evening,
between eight and nine O'Clock, a young
man in the employ of Taber, the we'll
known boatman at Black Rock, started
from Chippewa in a light wherry, to come
across the river. He seems to have miscal-
culated the strength of the current, for his
boat was taken rapidly down the stream,
and here his attention was drawn to his
danger, he was near the head of the mill
race, within very short distance of the
rapids, and speeding onward toward the
Falls. As soon as he compounded the
situation. however, he piled himself vigor-
ously to his oars. and although he was
obliged to work for nearly an hour to ac-
complish two or three rods OF headway, he
finally reached the shore and landed with
the firmly established impression that he
had experienced what is generally termed
narrow escape. The fortunate fact that
this yeung man is one of the best oarsmen
in this vicinity probably averted a fatal
catastrophe. --Bufaio Express, Sd.
Year: 1870

COOP DRUG HoUsE.-The firm Of Hurlbut&
Edsall, No. 80 Lake street Chicago, whose
advertisement appears in another column Of
our paper is so well ard favorably known
throughout the northwest, as to need no
commendation from us. Their house has
been established in Chicago over quarter Of
a century, and their record as a business firm
is untarnished. Country buyers will do well
to give them call when in need of their
goods.
Year: 1870




A shocking case of suicide was reported
at the Coroner's Office yesterday morning,
which, according to the facts developed,
might possibly have been prevented had the
victim been sent to that institution which
was founded to meet the requirements of
the case. 1t is certainly painful to part
with dear relative, but sad experience
has demonstrated the danger of allowing an
insane person to be at large. On receiving
notice, the Coroner's Clerk, O'Brien, re-
paired to the dwelling house, 127 Turk ST.,
near Jones, and found that woman nam
ed Annie Schneider had terminated her ex-
istence during the night in frightful
manner. After retiring to her room last
evening, she had procured razor, and
made deep incision in each wrist, an inch
and a half in length. She then came down
to the foot of the stairs, laid herself on the
floor, and bled to death. No unusual noise
was heard about the premises during the
night, and the first knowledge of the tragic
affair was the discovery of the poor woman
lying stiff and cold In pool of blood.


The deceased left long letter in the
German language, in which she stated that
her sufferings had been almost beyond en-
durance for three months past, and her
a
could make her nervous. She was Sc years
old, and never committed any wrong act,
yet felt that some one was prosecuting her;
and she prayed God to relieve her of his
presence. She complained of not under
standing the English language-it was a
great bar to her happiness in this country.
She wished to be buried beside daughter
who died some time ago, and leaves
her watch to her son Martin. a chain to
Wilhelm and a buckle and pin to Annie.
The letter states further, that she is not
afraid to die, and does not wish her name
mentioned after death. Reference is made
in several cases to the cause which led her
to commit suicide, and in ono place she
says that in this nineteenth century men
are not punished for perpetrating crimes,
and there Is man trying to kill her Mrs.
Schneider was a widow, and has been crazy
for the last three years, bat never attempted
any deed of violence before. She has sew
eral married daughters and SON. residing
in this city, and one of the latter has been
staying with her for year past. The cor
oner will hold An inOnest in the case
Year: 1870

WeIearn that Mr.. MOODY
FORD, living in the neighborhood of Fra.
ziers Gin in this county, was found some
ten miles from his home, shot through
the head. 1t seems that on Saturday
morning, week ago, he started with a
neighbor from home, to 60 and look at
ter his hogs, which ranged some ten
miles from his residence Saturday night
they camped and on Sunday morning
both started out in different directions
and towards night the neighbor came into
camp and remained all night, and Ford
not coming in, made limited seach, and
came back home and repsrted the cir
cumstance, when large party started on
Tuesday morning, and in an half hour
after the camp was reached, Ford was
tracked to the place where he was found
shot through the head. The supposition
is that he was sitting on a stone resting
against young tree, with his gun across
his lap, when a stray shot from some
gunner (as there were several hunting
that day in the neighborhood) struck
him in the forehead and killed him in
stantly.


Mr. Ford was good and inoffensive
citizen, and is not known to have an enc
my in the whole settlement.
Year: 1870

ES- The steam pioneer, of the new
Louisville and Arkansas River Packet
Company, r C. Grag, with the popular
and accommodating r. S. YERKEs in
command, arrived at our levee on Thurs
day morning last. One other large boat
will run regularly in connection with the
Gray, leaving Louisville ever ten days,
and the company also intend to put q
light boat in the river above Little Rock,
to run in low water in concert with the
other two boats, 50 that when the water
gets down shippers by this line will not be
discommoded by a detention of their
freights on the river. We are sure Capt.
Yerkes will receive warm welcome all
along the river.
Year: 1870

ES- The decided improved appearance
in our looks is attributable in great
measure to the new Summer Hat pre-
sented to us by Judge NEAL, Of the house
of j. Neal d Co. Of this city. This house
is opening the largest and most tasty as
sortment of Ladies and Gents Hats, that
have made their appearance in Van Bu-
ren for many-a day. And in the way OF
Ladies' Dress Good, those that know, say
the like has not been seen here since the
war. 1t costs nothing to give them a
look. And it is the Judges delight to
wait upon the Ladies
Year: 1870

EF We understand that parties have
arranged to put up Steam Saw Mill,
Just above the mouth of Lees Creek on
land of DR.. WHITE. We are glad to see
these evidences of prosperity springing
up all around us.
Year: 1870

One OF our mercantile exchanges refers


TO the nervousness which is felt by the


business public relative to the alteration of


checks and drafts by the erasure of inks.


1t observes:


1t has been demonstrated by actual ex-


pertinent that even the blue inks (which


have been thought proof againstany chem


leal that would not stain paper) can be re-


moved, leaving not the slightest stain upon


the paper, and we have been made ac-


qualnted with some facts which go to prove


that any writing Ink, of any color, and of
any composition, can be removed by the
proper chemical application, and still leave


no stain upon the paper. In view of this,


banks IN some parts Of the country have ex-
perimented with paper (for drafts, the


writing surface of which had been brought
to uniform tint by being printed with q
network of fine lines, and these lines
printed IN soluble ink, which, it was sup
posed, would show the effects of any appli-
cation Of chemicals to the letter written
over lt. But, as has been proved in the
case OF the blue ink and the black. there
are chemicals that viii entirely remove the
one and leave the lines of the other, which
may have interseeted it, untouched. The
paper thus tinted has, therefore, been proved
to be no safeguard against alteration. The
American Bank-note Company, in view OF
these facts, endeavOred to get q prepared
paper which, by its chemical propensities,
should render all ink marks placed upon it
lndollble, and for a time supposed they
had succeeded; but it was found that the
application of the proper chemical agents
would remove the ink from even this pa
per, and still leave no stain. Some expert
ments have also been made with the paper
rendered sensitive to any chemical applica-
ton, so that it would show the mark of
having been tampered with. We have.
however, not much faith In this, because ii
the paper is rendered so sensitive for or
dlnary use, and as almost anything we
touch and use is to some extent a chemical
agent, such paper would be continually
giving false alarms. People would be
to purchase drafts made on such
paper for fear it shouldi in the course of
transmission by mail or otherwise come in
accidental contact with some chemical
agent that would leave a mark, and cause
refusal of its payment. We believe that
simple means of protection against altered
drafts and cheeks will be found as effective
rs any. No method has been discovered
for applying the chemical in any other than
the liquid form, and this invariably leaves
upon the surface of highly finished paper
! dim dark, the same as is made by pure
water. By holding the paper so that the
light falls Oblquely upon 1t, and comes OBJ
lquely to the eye, it may always be discOv-
ered whether any liquid application has
been made to the spot where the amount of
money in a draft IS written.
Year: 1870

1st. If it is night, and you in bed, mile
or two away, jump out sprily at the first
alarm, grab pants with one hand, boots
with the other, and run, and tell every one
you meet to run too.
I'd. If the alarm bell keeps ringing, you
keep running.


Sd. If the fire begins to redden up well,
and engines go laundering by, women
scream, men yell, pigs squeal, dogs bark,
and little bare-headed boys, with dirty
white handkerchief hanging out a little
a-stern, mix in, run the harder-run like
the d-ickins.


4th. If you get out of breath. as you un-
doubtedly will, sit down or lie down, as
happens to suit you best, and consider for
five or six minutes what a right smart
chance of fool material appears in a mar
when he gets it all heaped together.
5th. Put on your pants and boots, if you
haven't thought of it before. Then con-
clude that the next best thing you can dc
for the fire, seeing youare not fireman, is
to let 'er burn.


IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE CLOSE BY.
| 1st. Select the best position you can get,


ad then stand and cape at the fire till il
| gts well under way.
| I'd. Rush up to the foreman of one OF
the fire companies The has the biggest
HON of any one in the company, and
makes noise like mad bull in sIaught-
er yard, take him by pinch of his red
shirt sleeve, lead him to one side and ask
in a confidential tone if he don't think he
can stop it by throwing q handful of salt
in the stove.


Sd. He will shake you off Indignantly -
perhaps swear a Ettle-maybe knock you
down. Submit heroically, and then 90 ur
to the upper story of the adjoining house
and pitch all the chamber crockery you can
find out on the heads of the multitude be-
low.


4th. If you can get hold of two or three
babies up there, save their precious little
lives from the fiery element by sending them
along too.


5th. After the last baby has been gone
about half q minute, stick your head out ot
the window and tell the people below tc
| look out.


9Th. AS soon as the fire begins to &c
down, run to the hen coop in the back
yard as quick as possible, get good fat
pullet under each arm, then hunt up the
owner of the property and ask where you
can pat them.


7th. After the fire is all out, present
yourself again to the proprietor, all be-
grimed with dirt and smoke, and congratu.
late him on your daring efforts to extin-
guish his property, and ask him if he won't
take you out and treat himself to a glass 81
beer and few pretZels NIT you.
Year: 1870

A little circumstance connected with the
late term of Court comes to our knowledge,
which we are inclined TO make public, even
at the risk Of betraying confidence. During
the long and tedious Howie murder trial,
the jury C6f whom one-half were ladies)
were not permitted to separate and go to
their homes, but were, under the charge of
bailiffs Zone lady and one gentleman), taken
to the hotel for their meals, and lodging
was provided for them in the adjoining
parlors, each under the charge of their
bailiff And here, every morning during
the trial, upon arising from their beds,
these ladies kneeled together, and, like the
child Solomon, asked wisdom of God to
enable them to properly and wisely dis
charge their new and arduous duties. While
their male associates were engaged in
boisterous mirth and trihing levity, they,
with the full consciousness of the response
bility resting upon them, were seeking aid
at the throne of the All-wise.
Year: 1870

him, the food he ate, everything was
charged for, but most cheerf9lly paid.


IL Is, however, a great pleasure to relate
mat alter the bill was paid, the Indians
threW In the execution of the murderer IN
tne bargain. The avengers of blood found
hlm IN his lodge, comfortably awaiting the
death OF Black by starvation or cold,
either OF which he, no doubt. thought
would save him all trouble. He seemed
rather to exult when charged with shoot
ing the white man; but the Bella Coola
warriors took different view of matters,
and with summary justice, which would
nave aone credit to California vigilance
committee, they shot him where he sat


As for poor Black, saw him dancing at
CHRISTMAS party not very long ago; but a
terrible limp, which caused his partner to
afterwards style him an awkward sort of
colonial fellow" told me another tale.