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MIDlll.ETOW.il, DEL.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 80, 186«.
Attention Democrats!!
Pursuant to the calls of the Chairman of the
State and County Executive Committee«, a meet
ing of the Democratic voter« of Saint George's
Hundred, will be held at the house of William
t. Chance, lu Odema, on Saturday. June the 6th
11 o'clock Iu the afn ernoon, for the purpose of
■ oWjtis g^Delegates to the State and Count; Nom
MANY DEMOCRATS.
The High Court of Impeachment ad
journed tine die, on Tuesday last, after
two more ineffectual efforts to eonviot the
President. Votes were taken on the 2d
and 8d articles, which resulted precisely
at the first vote, on the 11th article, 35
to 19, one vote less than two-thirds. The
Senate then as a Court of Impeachment
finally adjourned, by a vote of 16 to 34.
Thou, after a trial protracted through
thirty-fouT days, this whole shameless and
EMMMtrous proceeding bas come to an end.
The President stands acquitted, and his
enemies and accusers are overwhelmed
with mortification and disappointment.
The verdict, there can be no doubt in the
wnprcjwdiecd mind, was just; rendered
though it was, on the part of the seven
Republican Senators who voted for acquit
tal, under the most trying circumstances
ever brought to bear upon a jury in this
or any other country. All honor to these
men, for their more than Roman devotion
to the principles of truth, justice and right,
in this ever-memorable case, and whose
steadfast courage withstood the storm of
purty passion which beat so mercilessly
upon their devoted heads. The President
through all this fiery ordeal, has deported
himself with a calmness, a dignity and a
propriety, which challenge the admiration
of all men whose judgment is unperverted
by the frcniy of party. The miserable
pretence that these Senators were bribed,
it but a shift of tho impeachcrs to cast off
from themselves the odium which they
are conscious attaches to their own acts.
It is unworthy of the Senate, of the
tryi and of all who repeat the foul
tioa. As a party movement, it was as
stupid as it was malignant, and we wonder
that respectable, clear-sighted men among
the Republicans in Congress, should have
followed so blindly the lead of such
as Stevens and Butler. The party has
lost its prestige, and the failure of im
peachment is an additional element of
weakness which will serve but to hasten
Its overthrow. The country may congrat
uhte itself upon the issue. Reflecting
■*** have trembled at the impending peril
tnour republican institutions, and at the
••wee strain to which they would have
Wem exposed, had the President been de
P°*ed- They feared the consummation
•* the ill-advised scheme, and the dire
*•«■*■**• beyond. But imply we have
esenped, though only by a hair's breadth.
The intense excitement occasioned by the
trial will now, it is to he hoped, snbside,
and the business of the country move for
ward in its customary routine.
coun
accusa
men
eon
8ever»l of our Democratic eotemporarice
are treating Beriously the proposition to
nominate Mr. Chase as the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency, deprecating
•weh a nomination. Tho idea is too absurd
•© be aeriously entertained. Do the Wash
ington letter writers, and sensation-mon
gers, with whom these things originate,
believe that the party will so stultify itself,
or that the rank uud tile can bo driven,
like dumb cattle, to vote for
a
of
of
of
any man, no
matter whether he holds one single princi
ple in common with them or not? Judge
Chase is not a Democrat, nor is he a Con
servative. He differs with his party in
things, and chiefly in that he baa
been overslaughed by Grant. But lie holds
to the corner-stone of Republicanism— ne
gro tuf rage— tnd no Democrat will go for
that under any circumstances. Whoever
may be the nominee will have to stand
squarely on the platform, and that will
have to be built of solid timber, without
wind-fthake« or flaw« of and kind, and
the New York builders will do well to
bear this in mind. It is trifling with the
best interests of the party to talk of Judge
. Chase, or any one of similar antecedents.
The wag» of the press are after Butler
with «harp nibs. It will be remembered
that he telegraphed to Onslow Stearns, on
the 5th inst. from Washington as follows:
" The removal of the great obstruction to peace
and quiet it certain. Wade and prosperity are
•ure to come with the apple blossoms. Signed
B. F. BtTLER.
The Baltimore Leader, quotes as fol
lows, as to Butler and his »Sodom "apple
blossoms
"To-day he puts forth
' The teaderleavcs of hope, to-morrow blossoms,
And bears bis blushing honors thick upon him.
The third day comes a frost—a killing frost"—
Another,—'alluding to Butler's failures
numerates :—" Big Bethel, Fort Fish
•r, Dutch Gap Canal, Impeachment. The
apple blossoms have shed their bloom—
44 Leaves have tlieir time to full,
And so likewise have I."
A wit says the eleventh article was ta
ken np first on scriptural grounds, as the
impeachcrs hoped that a little 'leven wonld
leaven Um whole lump.
.. Wade's Cabinet will never com* from
tlfe kinds of tbe furniture maker.
Subscribe fob tue Tkaxscbipt. —Wc
have often been unable to supply the de
mand for extra copies of the Tran
script. Many persons have called for it
inted. The way to
remedy this is to subscribe for it. We
add extra numbers to our issue, from time
to time, but the gradual increase of our
subscription list Continually reduces them,
so that we cannot always be prepared to
furnish transient purchasers. If they
would subscribe for it, they would then be
sure of receiving it regularly.
"
and have been d
Pendleton aiid Hancock.— We were
in Baltimore, lost week, anil among the
active business men of the city, there
seemed to be a utrong feeling for Pendle
ton, as the Democratic nominee for Presi
dent, and Gen. Hancock foe Vioe Presi
dent. Tltis would make a very strong
ticket.
Our poetic department, to-day, is en
riched by some valuable contributions, and
will be found more than usually attractive.
We hope" these »re not the last favors of
the kind we shall receive from the pens of
these gifted authors.
From WuhlAgtm.
A Washington letter to the Philadelphia
Age, of May 2Tth says:—The acquittal
of the President! and the sudden dissolu
tion of the Court has produced a feeling
of relief among all classes here, except
the ultra Radicals, who follow Wade's ex
ample and utter curses loud and deep on
the heads of several Republican Senators,
who had more regard for the solemn oath
they had taken than for tho behests of
their party.
From the ind cations to-day, both houses
of Congress will endeavor for the remain
der of the session to make up lost time, by
attending more closely to regular legisla
tive business, vfith a view to an adjourn
ment about the first of July.
The retirement of Stanton from the War
Department, is hailed with general satis
faction here, and no doubt throughout the
whole country. It was expected by some
that General Thomas would have assumed
the control of the affaiis of the department
but he has not done so, and the better
opinion seems to be that the office will be
permitted to go without a head until the
Senate shall cofirm some nominee for the
position.
Mr. Charlei) W. Woolley, who was
placed in the custody of the Sergcant-at
Arms yesterday, by order of the House
Jacobine, for refusing to answer Butler's
impertinent questions, is still locked up in
the room of the Committee on Foreign Af
fairs. Butler questioned him as to the
disposition he made of $20,000 traced to
his possession. The witness answered that
it was not used, directly or indircotly
influence votes on impeachment, and
yond that he i|eitorateu his determination
not to answer. He was then remanded
to the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms,
who again locked him np.
It is understood that the President will
shortly send to the Senate the nomination
of Hon. Henry Stanbery to be Attorney
General of the United States, to fill the va
cancy caused by his own resignation when
he entered npon the defense of the Presi
dent against the articles of impeachment.
It is stated that Secretary Seward and
Postmaster-General Randell will shortly
tender their resignations to the President.
The reason assigned is that they have been
desirous of retiring from the Cabinet for
some time past, and only refrained from so
doing on account of the impeachment trial,
not wishing their friends to think that they
had deserted the President under the then
existing circumstances.
» to
be
to
Retirement of Mr. Stanton.
After the adjournment of the court of
impeachment Vestcrday, Mr. Stanton sent
a communication to the President stating
that the resolution of the »Senate of the 21st
of February la|st, declaring that the Presi
dent has no power to remove tlic Secretary
of War and designate a successor ad inter
im, having failed to be supported by the
Senate, voting yesterday on the articles of
impeachment, he relinquished the churge
of the War Department, and had left the
archives of thifc same subject to the Presi
dent's direction. This may be taken as
Mr. Stanton's last dying speech as a pub
lic official, and is a fitting close to the great
drama of impeachment, which winds up
appropriately, in the final act, with the re
moval, voluntarily or involuntarily, as
may choose to be considered, of him only
who was the first and superfluous cause of
all the great trouble. The
Mr. Stanton'tj letter:
following in
War Department,
Washington City, May 26, 1868.
Sir —The resolution of the Senate of the United
States of the 2lst of February last, declaring
that the President "has no power to remove the
Secretary of W|ir and designate any other officer
to perform the duties of that office ad interim
having this day failed to be supported by two
thirds of the Semite present and voting on the
articles of impeachment perferred against you hy
the House of
charge of the V^ar Department, and have left the
same and the
erty in my custody as Secretary of War in the
care of Brevetl Major General Townsend, the
senior Assistant Adjutant General, subject to
your direction!
( Signed )
To the President.
}
resentatives, I have relinquished
ks, archives, papers und prop
Edwin M. Stanton,
Secretary of War.
The letter of " Gondolier," is deferred
until our ncj|t issue. Also our letter from
Baltimore.
The thirty eighth annual Convention of
the New England Anti-Slavery Society was
held in Boston on Wednesday. Wendell
Philips made a speech, in which he said
thcnadicals were killed by tho failure of
impeachment. Resolutions were passed
abusive of the President; that owing to
the defeat of impeachment at the hands of
the republican party the nation was justi
fied in distrusting its leadership ; con
demning the Chicago platform ; protest
ing against the admission of "Rebel"States,
etc
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.
to
at
"Fast Horses. —The turf is subject to
change, as well as everything else. The
running horso used to be the pride of
sportsmen, and is yet in England, but in
this country the trotting horse seems to be
more highly esteemed. Even those who
never participate in the sports of the turf,
like to have a pair of good roadsters that
can move along at the rate of ten or twelve
miles an hour. We are, emphatically, a
" fast" people, and in nothing do wc ex
hibit this national peculiarity more than in
our fast horses. We do not intend to
speak of the performances of Flora Tem
ple, Patchen, Dexter, and other celebri
ties of the trotting turf. Those are sufficient
ly familiar to our readers. We purpose only
to make brief mention of some of tlic fast
horsoB in our own neighborhood, several of
which possess 2.40 speed, it is said. Mr.
J. Cazicr used to own, and perhaps does
yet, as fine a trotter as any wc have ever
seen in this section; and what is worthy
of mention, he used to take proper care of
her. It is too often tlic fate of fast horses
that they arc sadly abused by being over
driven, and forced beyond their strength
and endurance. We never see a harem
scarcm Jehu behind a fast horse, forcing
him beyond bis powers, that we do not
think the horse is the nobler animal
of tlic two.
so
Mr. J. W. Mulford, near
Summit Bridge, owned a very fine trotter,
but since his removal from the county, we
understand the horse has been in the pos
session of Mr. Carnagliy. We saw him
attached to a sleigh, luBt winter, and he
gave us a very favorable idea of bis powers
of locomotion. Mr. Samuel B. Foard, jr.
of Elkton, owns a young horse called
" Cecil," bred on Bohemia Manor, by our
young friend Jefferson B. Foard, who sold
him for $400, and his prcBcut owner has
been offered $1300 for him, report says;
but he is so well pleased with his go-ahead
qualities, that he lias not yet consented to
part with him. Mr. Joshua F. Biddle, of
Bohemia Manor, also raised a very fine
horscand rapid motor, "Stonewall," which
ho sold for nine hundred and fifty dollars.
Mr. John G. Hicks, of Christiana Hun
dred, has one of the fastest horses in the
county. It is claimed that he can trot a
mile in 2.38. He is of tlic Reybold stock,
and is called the " Quebec Horse."
Mr. Charles Derrickson owns a very
fine pacer, wbich has made rapid time,
surpassed by few horses in the State.
Mr. J. AV. Baker, of Elkton, has a pair
of nimble-footed animals, which it is sup
posed would be rather ' • hard to beat," on
trial. Mr. Snipucl Gillespie, of Warwick,
lias a horse of fine motive powers, under
whose feet "no grass grows," when "Sant"
holds tlic "ribbons.
Mr. Richard C
Hayes, of Odessa, has a horse which it is
believed can "take 'em all down," when
Mr. Thomas Coch
put to his mettle,
ran, in the vicinity of Middletown, has the
fastest "pair," perhaps, in the neighbor
hood , and one of them is mneh fleeter than
the other. Mr. J. Wilson also has a very
good roadster, which moves at something
less than telegraph speed when he is fully
' ' straightened out.
horses in the neighborhood, which want of
space will not permit us to refer to now.
But before closing our horso talk, for the
the present, wc must not omit to mention
a very superb black horse, in the posses
sion of Mr. Ilosca Riddle, of Newark, re
markable for his fine appearance, as well
as his fine action.
There are other fine
of
Two prize fighters, Carroll anil White,
came to Elkton, on Saturday last, from
Baltimore, attended by a crowd of the fan
cy, and from that point came across the
lines into Delaware, trudging on foot
through the mud and rain, and pitched
their ring just within the borders of this
Stato. Carroll leaped into the arena an
nouncing himself ready for the fray, but
White would not fight, alleging as the
cause tlic absence of his friend and second
Sam. Colly er. The party then returned
to Elkton, but finding a posse of Baltimore
police in waiting, scattered in different di
rictions. No arrests, however, were made.
Sheriff Herbert did not hear of the pres
ence of the pugilists in this State, until af
ter they had left. Collyor had been with
the party, but retraced his stops to Elkton
and took the next train for Baltimore.
The Foot Race. —Frank Hull's great
match against time, five miles in 35 min
utes, over the Warwick course, will conic
off on Monday next, weather permitting,
for a stukc of $200. Although engaged in
this race, Frank is no " sport," but a very
iudustrious, sober, studious young man.
And whoever stakes his money against
Frank's wiud and muscle, will find out
that lie docs so at considerable risk. His
young friends about town have given him
the soubriquet of " Dexter," after the cel
ebrated horse of that naine. He will cer
tainly prove himself dexterous, we think,
in Monday's race.
Hyland B. Penington, Esq. of Smyrna,
offers at Public Sale in this town, June
llth, his Brick Store and Dwelling situa
at in Cocilton, Maryland, about nine miles
from Middletown. This is an old business
stand, and a desirable property for any
person wishing to engage in any mercan
tile business. Go and sec.
The Delaware Gazette made several er
rors ill referring to Mujor Biggs' land, nur
series, 4c. Besides, it added five years
to the Major's age, which, if he were a
single man, would be a very serious mat
ter. lie is 45 years of age, not 50; and
has 1600 acres of land in Delaware cud
Maryland, instead of 1400 as reported;
and has sold but 400,000 peach trees this
season, instead of one million. In report
ing local intelligence, the press aims to get
at the truth, but does not always succeed.
And when it docs get wrong, it is well to
set it right.
Mr. Hunter, the Sabbath School Mis
sionary, delivered six lectures recently in
Odessa, and collected $82. Thirty-six
children committed to memory the 1st
Psahn, and received each a book for the
same. He lectured again, in this town,
on Thursday evening, and distributed re
wards in books to thirty-three children
who had memorized the 1st Psalm.
The trial of Wm. Waters for the mur
der of Win. Gaines, both negroes, in Mid
dletown, on the 17th of August last, was
begun at New Castle on Wednesday last,
Moore and Rumford for State, Harrington
for defense. A number of witnesses were
examined, The case was given to the ju
ry yesterday afternoon, and a virdict of
acquittal rendered. Court then adjourned.
Tho vote upon the upper terminus of the
Kent Rail Road, was not taken at the
meeting of the Directors which took place
on Monday last. The question was de
ferred until the next meeting, which takes
place on Friday next.
Anthony Perrigen, negro, was commit
ted to New Castle Jail, on Thursday, for
an assault upon Mr. J. II. Hukill, of this
town. He gavo bail yesterday.
The New York letter of tho Ledger, on
Thursday, contains the following;
Thurlow Weed is out in a statement over
his own name in this afternoon's Commer
cial, with reference to his examination be
fore the Impeachment Managers at Wash
ington. He conics to the conclusion that
Senator Pomeroy cither intended to dispose
of three votes (including his own) or he
was willing that his friends should use his
name to make money ; or, as some believe,
there was a conspiracy between Butler and
Pomeroy to implicate tlic President, thus
obtaining new material for impeachment.
Mr. Weed then proceeds to give, iu con
siderable detail, bis "reasons for tlic faith
tha,t is in him.
he mixes up the names of a Mr. Leggett and
a Mr. Gaylord, (intimate friends of Mr.
Pomeroy, lie says,) who were not unwil
ling to undertake, for money, to obtain the
votes not ouly of that Senator, but also of
those of Messrs. Nyc and Tipton. Never
theless, the writer adds," I did not, nor
do I" yet believe that Senator Pomeroy bai
ted the hooks with which his friend Legg
ett, and his brother-in-law Gaylord, fished.
Whether they caught anything, or not, I
am unable to say. Nothing certainly from
me, or with my consent."
And in that connection
has
A Shipload op Euiurants to Liberia.
—The Savannah News has the following
account of the departure of emigrants to
Liberia from that port :
The superior ship Golconda, owned by
the American Colonization Society, went
to sea yesterday with four hundred and fif
ty-one emigrants for Liberia. Most of tho
men arc farmers and mechanics, and are
well supplied with agricultural implement#
and tools. Turning lathes and the requi
site machinery for saw and grist mills, for
for which ample power abounds in Liberia,
wero taken by some of the well to-do of
them. Sewing machines were not forgot
ten by the women. Our stores were pa- the
tronized for some of these articles ; others
were brought hy them. Free transporta
tion in the ship was given them by the So
ciety for all articles tending to promote
the success of the emigrants and the repuh
lie to which they go. A fair proportion
of tho company can read, and some can read
and write. The communicants of churches at
are remarkably numerous. There are
fivc licensed ministers of tho Baptist and
Methodist denominations.
pur
The Busqueiianna Lumbek Business.
—The lumber trade on the Susquehanna
, during the pant week, and »till is,
exceedingly brisk. At Marrietta, the land
ing for the distance of scAcral miles is
crowded with timber rafts, lying five aud
six deep, probably three hundred in num
ber. Many are hourly arriving, whilst
about an equal number arc being
chased by the Eastern buyers and dis
patched through to tide water, from whence
they are taken to Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York, &c. Prices range from four
teen cents to nineteen cents per cubic foot,
according to quality, being about three
cents per foot loss than last years prices.
The stage of water is now quite favorable
for through navigation from tho head
waters of the branches of the river to tide
water, and will most likely remain so for
some time, as the branches are reported
as being still full, so that all tho timber
and other lumber thut was in readiness
will be brought to market this season.—
Lancaster Ex.
Proceedings of Court. —The case of
Mears& Son vs. Joseph Waplcs, in which
«vas involved about $15,000 worth of corn,
was given to the jury on Wednesday morn?
ing last, after having occupied a whole
week of the Court. About 6 o'clock in
the evening the jui^ came into the Court
room, and asked for Home information in
regard to certain pointa of the law.
Ckief Justice repeated part of the charge
he had delivered, after which they again
retired to their chamber. The jury after
wards returned a verdict for the defendant.
This ca»o proved a very interesting one,
and was ably arguod hy T. F. Bayard and
Geo. Gray, Esqs. for tho plaintiff, and
Hon. J. P. Comegys and Hon. Wm. G.
Whiteley for the defeudant.— Del. Gaz.
Items nr New*.
dealt his adversary a dozen blows, after---Castle
wards dragging his nearly lifeless body to
a fodder stack, where ho was found with
scarcely strength enough to relate tho oir
cumstanccs of the fight, expiring in an
The wife of ltouk ran
out of tho house in terror when the fight
commenced. Book was arrested on Mon
day night, and on Tuesday morning hung
himself in Cambridge jail.
Whcn the Pacifie railroad is finished, the
tour of the world eau be made in two months
and a half. From New York to Sun Fran
cisco will take bcvcii days; from San
Francisco to Hong Kong, by way of Yo
kobaina, twenty days ; from Hong Kong
by steamer to Suez, thtirty-two days ; from
Suez to Paris, six days ; from Paris to
New York, ten days ; in all seventy-five
days. This can only be done, however,
by continuous traveling and succesful eon
nections everywhere.
Mr. John Naglce, of Prince William
County, Va, has brought suit ngaint Sec
retary Stanton for trespass in taking poscs
sion of his farm, destroying his crop, stock,
&c. in 1865, after hostilities had ceased,
laying the damages at $50,000. Mr. N.
isabrotherofUen.il. M. Naglco, and
was in the Union army during the war.
An extraordinary case (because unusual)
lias been tried at Hubbardston, Michigan.
John Waffle has been convicted, under the
the statute, for profane swearing, and fined
five dollars und costs ($6. 20 more). This
he refused to pay, and was sent to jail, as he
"considered the punishment unmerited,"
and refused to pay cash down for his pro
fanity.
Mrs. Atwell, who is now, and has been,
for a great number of years, a resident of
Metcalfe County, Ky. aged eighty odd
years, lias had'her hair undergoing the
pleasant transformation from the snowiest
whito to the richest black, and is now in
tiie possession of a luxuriant growth of rich
black hair.
In Stamford, Connecticut, several Ro
man Catholic priests have been holding
protracted temperance meetings, and as a
consequence, two hundred men and women
have signed the pledge, and five liquor
sellers have closed their shops.
The Buffalo gnats arc killing the stock
througout the southwest country. The
stock along the river counties suffers most.
The late spell of had weather has increased
the gnats. Planters in some cases have
lost their entire stock.
Satrap Mead has agreed to pardon the
seven young men lately sent from Green
county, Alabama, to Dry Tortugas, for
committing an assault upon a notorious
character named Hill. ■
The regular May anniversary of the
Brooklyn Sunday Schools was held in that
city on Tuesday. The parade was one of
the finest of the kind had for several years
past. There were about 25,000 children,
representing 112 schools, iu procession.
Rev. Dr George Junkin, one of the most
eminent ministers of the Old School branch
of the Presbyterian Church, died suddenly
at his residence at Philadelphia, on Wed
nesday afternoon, 20th inst. Dr. J. was
father-in-law of Gen. Stonewall Jackson.
A resident of Southampton County. Va.
has contracted to deliver ou the Seaboard
Railroad, running through hiB farm, the
produce of ten acres in strawberries for
$10,000, the buyer to furnish the packing
A bloody tragedy occurred near Cam
bridge, Mu. on Monday evening last, re
sulting in tlic death of Sliadruch
farmer, at the hands of Win. E. Rook, a
young man lately married, who was em
ployed by him. A quarrel took place at
the supper table, and a desperate fight en
sued, in which Rook seized an axe and
Bell, a
hour or two after.
Chief Justice Chase having assented to
June 3d as the day for commencing the
trial of Mr. Davis, if the impeachment trial
should be closed by that time, it is under
stood that it will certainly take placo then,
Twenty-six thousand casos, containing
1,560,000 pair of shoes, were shipped from
Lynn, Mass, during tho month of April,
the largest month's business evor doue
there. Value $2,000,000.
Louisiana will yield more sugar this y
than last when the crop was only ah
40,000 hogshead's.
planted anil tho general prospect is repor
ted good.
The decree in the Judd divorce case,
at New Haven, Connecticut, dismisses the
petition of Mrs Judd, grants the cross pe
tition of Dr. Judd, and gives him the cus
tody of their children.
The Provisional Government of Crete
has decided to convoke a regular Parlia
ment. The Cretans have been successful
in another engagement with tho Turks.
Jonathan Green, the " reformed gam
bler," has been arrested in Gincinnati on a
charge of defrauding a wealthy lady, whose
agent he was, out of about $6,000.
The New Yorkers are about to establish a
line of steamers between that port and Bre
men. The Smidt, the pioneer of the line,
arrived at that port the other day.
Tho cable to be laid from the southern
point of Florida to Cuba has been comple
ted by the English manufacturer, and will
he laid this .Summer.
The New York Anti-Gambling Society
reported forty-three clerks to tlieir employ
ers last month aB addicted to fighting the
tiger.
The prize fight between Joo Coburn and
Mike Me Cool, was broken up at Cleve
land, Ohio, op Wednesday, by the arrset
of the parties.
George Iluber, of Ubricksvillc, Ohio,
died a few days ago from the bite of a large
black spider
One man iu Clarke county, Ohio has
three hundred Cashmere gout«, imported
from Asia Minor.
Corn,
ear
out
More land has bueu
Mu
The daily receipts of the street cars, om
nibuses and ferry boats in Now York ag
gregate $50,000.
There are only 920 miles of the Pacific
railroad yet to be constructed.
Napoleon has been ill, but his condition
is now much improved.
Ordinary laborers are paid JOO a month
iu Austin, Nevada.
The Union Pacific railroad is finished
560 miles west of Omaha.
A mau in Peoria, 111. last Thursday ate
six dosen eggs during the day on a wager.
The health of ex-President Buchanan is
said to be improving.
Political lien».
The State Executive Committee through
their Chairman, Thomas F. Bayard, Esq.
called a State Convention of the Dem
ocratic party, at Dover, on Wednesday,
the 17th of June, at 1 o'clock, P. M to
select delegates to tlio National Democrat
ic Convention, in the city of New York,
July 4th, 1868. Euch Hundred
County, will send five delegates,
A Democratic meeting will be held for
Appoquinimink Hundred, at Blackbird,
on Saturday noxt, June 6th, to select five
delegates to represent the Hundred in tho
State Convention at Dover, on the 17th
of June; also to select five delegates to
represent the Hundred in the County Con
vention to be held under the call of the
County Executive Committeo, for the pur
pose of nomiuating candidates for theLe
gislature and tho Levy Court,
Tho Maryland Democratic Conservative
"State convention, oomposed of delegates
from all the couuties of the State and the
city of Baltimore, will assemble at Balti
more, on Wednesday next, the 3rd of
June, for the purpose selecting delegates
to represent the State in the Democratic
National Convention, which assembles in
the city of New York on tho 4th of July
next.
has
in New
Delaware Affair«.
Episcopal Convention. —The seventy
eighth Convention of the P. E. Church of
the Diocese of Delaware, will be held in St.
Philip's Church, Laurel, on Wednesday,
tho 3d of June, commencing at 9 o'clock,
A. M. Delegates will take the express
train, going South, on Tuesday evening,
and return on the accommodation train
Thursday morning. Tickets can be pro
cured at tho several stations for two-thirds
the usual rates, good for one week from
Monday, the 1st.
Maryland and Delaware Railroad.—
The Denton Union, of the 16th instant,
says, that if the balance of the $10,000 re
quired to be raised for this road in Caroline
county, is not made up by the '20th inst.
tho road will pnss out of the hands of tho
company. The amount to be raised is
about $5,000. We snpposo the Philadel
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Company will take control after that date.
Committeo to Jail. —Two negroes were
arrested on Tuesday for robbing and set
ting on fire the office of Mr. Rile, on
Ninth st. near Lombard, a few weeks ago.
They both confessed the act, and were sent
to New Castle jail to await tlieir trial in
November.— Del. Gazette.
The citizens of Dover arc again talking
of constructing a canal from that town to
the Delaware River.
The State Educational Convention will
assemble at Dover, on Monday, July 13th,
at 2 o'clock.
DIED.
At Odessa, on Monday night lust, Mr. Job
utnlin.
THE MARKET«,
and
to
This
ted
his
tail
can
to
and
MIDDLETOWN MARKET.
Wheat, prime red.
Corn yellow..
" white.
$2 70
1 10
05
Oats.
Timothy Seed.
Clover Seed...
Rutter..,.
Eggs.
Chickens.
Lard.
Hogs.
Beef.
Hams.
Sides.
Shoulders..
Potatoes.
87
3 75
8 00
20®25 cts. $ lb
25 cts ^ dozen
16(2)18 " "
18 («'.20 " "
& - "
2ii
20C«!25 " '
17(5)19 " '
15(2)17 " "
50®1 7. p >$lm
PHILADELPHIA
Prime red wheat.
Corn, new yellow.
Oats.
.$2 80(2)2 84
1 18
88®02
— WILMINGTON.
Wheat red.
Corn.
Oata.
Flour.
$2 75
22
... 85(2} 90
$13 T5014 23
tor
Sale at Middletown, Del.
W ILL be sold at Public Sale, at Davis' Hotel,
in Middletown, (on the Delaware Rail
Road) on
Thursday, the llt/i day of June, 1868.
at 12 o'clock, (noon) that well known
BRICK STORE
WITH
Brick Dwelling Attached,
situated in the town of Cecilton, Cecil county,
Mu ry land. The Dwelling is commodious, with
necessary out buildiugs, consisting of
Meat House, Milk House, Granary &c.
with a large Garden, under fence.
To any person desiring to engage in any Mer
cantile business, or to make a good investment,
this is a desirable property. Cecilton is a thri
ving Town and is surrounded by a rich and fer
tile country, 9 miles from Middletown, on the
Delaware Rail Road, and 3 miles from the Balti
more Steamboat landing, and this is one of the
oldest business stands in the town and neighbor
hood. Also a lot of ground, well located in
said town. Title good aud possession given at
one*.
Terms of Sale. —Ten per cent of the purchase
money on day of sale ; $1500 in cash
for one year for $1500, with app
the balance on Rond, secured by a mortgage, or
the property payable from throe to five years.—
Expense of Deeds und Stamps to be paid by
purchaser. Attendance on day of sale by the un
dersigned, or H. Robert Pennington, his Attor
HYLAND R. PENINGTON,
30-ts Smyrna. Del.
Mr. Wm. H. Pearce, of Cecilton, will
show the property.
i. or a Bond
a security ;
NOTICE.
T HE Annual Minting of the Fruit Grower's
Asociation of Delaware and Marylaud, will
be held at the Hotel of William T. Chance, in
the Village of Odessa, Del. on
Saturday, the 13<Ä day of June , 1868.
is
atone o'clock, P. M.
JOSEPH W. VANDEORIFT,
Seeretar
May 30-tm
fa.
Odessa,
ß-H" Cecil Democrat, Delaware Rupuhlicun,
Chestertown Transcript, and Smyrna Times pul>
lish till meeting, und send bill to advertiser.
FOR SALE.
S WEET POTATO PLANTS, Oelery, Cabbage
and Tomato Plants, For sale bv
J. HENRY HANSON,
Near Middletown, Del.
May 23-2W
B LACKSMITH'S COAL. For sole by
K. T. EVANS.
April 11, 1868.
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
f I HIE undersigned, having rented the large and
JL convenient room formerly occupied by Mr.
T. K. Jump, at Warwick, has just opened a large
and complete assortment of all kiudsof
GOODS,
necessary to be kept in a first class store. Haring
come utnong you for tlic purpose of making au
honest living, he hopes hy close attention to bus
iness to receive a share of the public patronage,
pledging himself to make it to your interest to
give him a call, intending to sell any and all
goods as low as they can be bought in any town
on the shore; call in and examine, and if it is not
so, you are not compelled to buy. No charge
for showing goods.
Look at Some of the Prices,
Calicoes, 8, 10, 12 and 10 cents per yard.
Bleached and brown Muslins, 10, 12, 16, 18, and
23 cents per yard.
Good and all wool Cassimeres, 05, 76, and $1.00
per yard. Fine black Cloths und Cussimeres
from $1,25 to $5,00.
A Fine Stock of Beadj Made Clothing
at very low prices.
GROCERIES.
brown Sugar, 12$, 16 and 17cenUi, White, 17,
Green Coffee, 25 and 30
rib.
at Syrup,
und 18 cents per lb.
cents pr. lb. burnt Coffee. 30 cents
Good Molasses, 55, cts per gal.
$1,00 per gallon.
Pure Cider Vinegar, 40 cts. per gal. Coal Oil,
the very best, 50 cts. per gallon.
QUEENSWARE, HARDWARE,
TINWARE, WOODEN
and WILLOW-WARE.
NOTIONS.
Hosiery, Gloves, Fancy Soaps, Perfumery, La
ces, Edgings and Trimmings.
ROOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS, a full
line, at low prices.
Oil Clutlis, Table Covers, Straw Muttings and
Carpetings.
Collars, bridles, Halters, Rope and Chain Tra
cts, Shove s, Spades, Hakes and Hoes.
All kinds of country produce taken in ex
change for goods, at the highest market prices.
WOOL WANTED.
Tlic highest market price given for Wool.
Call in and examine, and if there is anything
you want uud don't see it, call for it und we will
have it.
P. 8.^9**Remember no trouble to show goods.
Rcpectfully;
Slay 30-ly
A. W. SPARKS.
WM L. CHALK'S,
Flour, Feed and Provision Store,
No. 9. West Main St-.
Middletown, Delaware.
K EEPS constantly
Flour, Meal and Feed of all kinds, Corn
and Oil til. Vegetable» of all kiuds in tlieir season,
also, Fresh Meat, Beef, Veal and Mutton, sliced
Hum, Dried Reef, Bologna Sausage, Rutter and *
Eggs. Market days—Wednesday and Saturday.
Flour, Feed and Meal, in quantities of 50 lbs.
and upwards will be delivered to purchasers free
of charge. All the above articles will be sold at
the very lowest Cash prices, all goods cash on
delivery. Thankful for the liberal Patronage of
the past year, 1 hope by strict attention to bus
iness to merit a continuance of the same.
P. »S. —Having made urangciueuts with the
Odessa stage drive», to take orders for me, I will
visit Odessa, three times a week, Mondays, Wed
nesdays und Saturdays, and deliver Flour, Meal
and Feed, in quantities to suit. Orders delivered
to Mr. Money, will receive prompt attention.
This arrangement will he continued with Mr.
Chance or his driver, at the expiration of Mr.
.Money's time. —
Having made arrangements with the Celebra
ted Miller, Mr. Drummond, to be supplied with
his best Flour^ I can sell the same at his own re
tail prices. Farmers and others from the country
can be supplied, without the trouble of driving
to the mill, by bringing their money to No. 9.
and get their food for Man, and Reust.
May 30-if
huml the best grudes of
FOR RENT.
A T Townsend, Del. a good two story House,
Brick, building and Kitchen nearly new,
good Garden, Smoke House, Wash house, and
Pump of water in the yard. Possession ean be
given at
May 30-lm
Apply to
SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
Townsend.
R EGISTER'S OFFICE,
New Castle County, May 12th, 1868.
Upon the applicaUon of Mark II. Davis. Execu
tor of the lost Will and Testament of Mark Davis,
late of Saint George's Hundred, in said county,
deceased ; it is ordered and directed by the Reg
ister that the Executor aforesaid, glv« notice of
the granting of Letters Testamentary upon the
Estate of the deceased, with the date of gran
ting thereof, by causing advertisements to be
posted within.,forty days from the date of such
Letters, in six of the most public places of the
County of New Castle, requiring all persons hav
ing demands against the Estate, to present the
same, or abide by an Act of Assembly in such
case made and provided. Aud also cause the
same to be inserted within the same period in the
Middletown Transcript, a newspaper published
in Middletown, and to be continued therein two
months.
, . -- w Given under the hand and Seal of of- *
< l. B. Vfico of the Register aforesaid, at New
* w-' * Castle, in New Castle County aforesaid,
the day and year above written.
at
or
R. C. FRAIM, Register.
NOTICE.—All persons hav ing claims against
the Estate of the deceased must present the same
duly attested to the Executor on or before May
Pith, 1869, or abide the Act of Assembly in
such case inude and provided.
MARK n. DAVIS,
Executor.
Address—Middletown, Delaware.
May 23—2m
ATTEND TO YOUR TEETH.
I ^EW persons are properly impressed
. with the*iinportancc of giving early ^jup
attention to decaying teeth. The health is often
uffected by them, to say nothing of the inconve
nience and suffering, which they produce. It is
important to have all caries promptly arrested.
If treated in time most teeth may be preserved!
Teeth Extracted Without Pain,
by the use of Nitrous Oxide Gas, a harmless and
pleasant anesthetic.
J. J. VANDERFORD, D. D. S.
Middletown, Del.
;
May 9-tf
in
PURE COOL SPRING
1
ICE
E
W ILL \*c served to the Citizens of Middle
town, on and alter Monday, May 25th, at
the following rates—To Regular customers, loo
lbs, ami over, 8« cunts per Hit. 25 His. up to 100,
1 cent Jier lb. under 25 lbs. 1J cents per lb.
Casual customers will be charged extra
May 23—2w CHARLES ADAMS.
NOTICE.
O NE Instalment, of one Dollar per Share upon
Hie Cnpital Stock of the Middletown Hall
Company will he due, ami payable to John It
llall, Esq. on Monday, June 15th, 18 ( 18 . Prompt
lmymcnt of the some is urgently requested
J. THOMAS RUDD,
Secretary.
May 16—5w