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®h(j JUtiddlrtoum transcript. MIDDUBTOWN, DEL. -'f* SATURDAY MORNINCLJCNE 13, 1868t The New York Work! has called forth '« of the Demo ita advocacy of acquiescence in against itself some stricl e ratio press on acçganh Judge Chase, and part the doctrine of universal suffrage. The World, it is said, is owned by stock TBWmn the interest of foreign capital ists, edited by a man of recognised li ttil iflfl It is devoid at politi cal influence heyopd its little personal clique. Its systematic • eifert to radicalise th# Democratic party, for the purpose of securing the highest price for American securities, must, sink it to the level of or dlnary operators upon the public credit, it . it alleged, in a Washington letter to the Baltimore Gazette. One ef the greatest needs of the Demo- esatie party, just now, is an able and thodhx press, at the great political and " jyiqijqircia? centres of the country. There MS a plenty of men, having the control of r-typaa and presses, and pretending to pub- lish démocratie papers, who have never been indoctrinated in the democratic faith, aaal don't know even the A B C of democ- itnVf. We have no one, now, to wield the pens of Ritchie, Green, Kendall aud Blair, and io impale upon their polished lances thi heterodox moths which buzz so loudly in the political atmosphere of New York, ^Washington, and some other motopolitan -iA i-i— 4 ■ p muss. or- Kindly Solicit in*.—It is amusing to #1 u th# Wndor solicitude of the Repub press and politicians for the Demo érttfe party They seem very anxious thist Chase should ho their nominee, and „dipt the Democrats should incorporate into • their platform, the Chase plank of " uni vmil suffrage and universal amnesty." ▼he Democrats no donbt fully appreciate ■Aé kind consideration bestowed upon them bgr their disinterested Republican friends, but they fear that this delicate piece of c lia s c - work would be rather unsubstantial 'Material for a democratic platform. They ifoel much obliged to the Republicans for (heir good offices and kind intentions ; but with that aclf-reliance which has hitherto marked their course, they propose to man age their own affairs in their own wsy. By dint of diligent search, and a thorough Interchange of sentiment and opinion in the convention, they hope to find a suita ble candidate among the distinguished •f their own party, and to put him upon a ■olid platform, wherein is neither chase work nor mosaic. men K, K.—Considerable excitement was crea 'tedin this town this utorniiiir over the Ku-Klux .Klaa. 'Last night long slips of paper were post ed up all over town, with a sentence printed on each. Some had "Ku-Klux-Klan," others, "Be ware —I ou are watched," " The Avenger is on ddp Path," 4c. It Is stated that a number of jdtaag men were seen in a York carriage late last evening, and it is supposed that one of those dangerous Klans of " Ku-Kluxers" has been or 'CUkiimd In our midst. It is reported that a simi lar organisation exists in Middletown and other ^ ta the State. We are no alarmists, but My "something ia in the wind." Let jfoWjjJawsabMingcitizen be on bis guard.—Smy The " Ku-Klux-Klan" of Middletown wiH saule at t the frightened the above announcement, and Smyi na editor himself would I l Mx Hy be able to repress one, if he were fcmiliar with the little piece of bagateVe, on! of which the alleged. Ku-Klux-Klan of Middletown sprung, and which origi nated a very grave letter from this place, published in the Clayton Herald. If all the " Ku-Kluxers wore as harmless as 4hè ftin-loving " Klan" of Middletown, there need be no dread of their nocturnal Visitations. The N. York Tribune has been figuring ■p the probable result of the Presidential election, and falls ten votes short of the requisite number (159) to elect Grant, ft It is Wrtain, therefore," says the Tri hone, " that the election of Grant and Colfox requires the Republican party to •arty VTpon the heavy electoral vote of N. York, 98 , Pennsylvania 26, and Ohio 21, de pends the result of the contest." It ia comforting to the Democrats to be lieve that all three of these great States •re aare for their own candidates. And, apt duly so, they expect to "carry the war into Africa," or, in other words, to capture a part of the enemy's dominions in the South. They will yet rue tha day whe» they mapped out their * ' reeonstruc or several of the doubtful States. •too " policy. A copy of the new Wilmington Direc tory, just issued by Messrs. Jenkins & Atkinson. of the Commercial, is upon our •able. The typography is neatly executed and the work is got up in a style highly creditable to the enterprising publishers. They have compiled, in this convenient forai, e Urge amount of information which makes the work interesting and valuable , not the citizens of Wilmington, merely,' hfftnf the State at Urge. The price, per naU. is $2.25 It is the intention of the pablishcrs to compile a complete Pcninsu U Directory, for 1869, of over 500 pages. A change In the Rail Koad Time-tablc, Ins hern made this week. Sec.ndv't, Mr. Hoe, the inventor of the cylinder press, whose patent of 21 years expires in July, is in Washington asking for a re newal, upon the ground that he has not I. This is rdBewal ia has* ted. Twenty ths fruits of a io rcsis J it tra is tiuifto goy to compensate the genius of"any Inventor. It is due to the publie that it should not be exhendod, P rq ipc g kinds are twice aa high aa they ought to he. but the price of the cylinder press ia out of all and of construction. The Goodyear patent ought never te bave been extended, for monopo lies are odious to the people. "K ' _ _* r i d a- tfti Democratic State CpNvaiiTiON.— It it announced that a freight train, with pas senger cars attached, will leave Doter at Ö.40 r. M. on the 17th inst. touching at all the stations, for Wilmtu^oh, to enable the delegates from this county to return the same day. Many persons from this vicinity will go to Dover, besides the del egates, and this arrangement will enable them to return at a convenient honr. wf Terti urn Quids. —»It ia supposed that the Chase movement may end in the organiza tion of a third party, but never in making him the candidate of the democrats. Let it " take any other shape hut that." . The Quaternions, or a fourth party, is in process of incubation in Baltimore, with Fred. Douglas for President, and Hugh Lennox Bond, for Vice. Both these ganizations will tend to weaken Grant. or Gen. Grant expects ta spend the summer Speaker Col fax and family, it is' saifl, are going to Denver, Colorado, on a visit, as soon as Congress adjourns. Iu the foil these gen tlemen will take a trip together, to the head waters of Salt River. on his farm near St. Louis. Democsatic Meeting.— At a meeting held at Blackbird, Appoquiniuiiuk Hun dred, on Saturday, June 6th delegates to the State Convention to be held at Dover ou the 17th inst. On mo tion of Mr. Weldon, James Kancly was appointed President and R. Ferguson, Secretary. On motion of Joa. Roberta the Presi dent was instructed to appoint a commit tee of five to report the names of five per sons for delegates to the State Convention. The President appointed Thomas Deaky Wm. Weldon, James Roberts, C. Fergu son, and J. C. Vandyke. The committee reported the following dolegateB; —Samuel Townsend, Jas. L. David, F. T. Psrry, Owen C. Crow and Joseph Hoffman. Which report was adop ted. , to select five ue. On motion of J. C. Vandyke, the Pres ident was instructed to appoint a commit tee of five to report the names of five per sons for delegates to the County Conven tion, (to be held at some future day.) The President appointed the following committee : Owen C. Crow, Edward Sil cox, Alex. Deakyne, Jas. Kancly, Jr. and William E. Evans. The committee reported tlic following names for delegate? :—Gideon R. Roth well, Wm. H. Staat*, Henry P. Reading, Edward Siloox, Jr. and David C. Rose. Which report was adopted. On motion of Joa. Roberts the dele gates were instructed ttf fill any vacancy or vaucanciea that may occur in said del egation. On motion of Wpt, Weldon, there was a committee of five appointed for fhd Hun dred as an executive committee to for two years, or until thrnr successors are appointed, as follows:—Edward Silcox, J. C. Vandyke, Isaac P. Wajkor, C. Fer guson and James Bnéksoh. The meeting then adjourned. JAMES KANELY, President. R. Ferguson, Secretary.'' serve Democratic Meeting. —% meeting of the Democrats of 8t. Geiorges Hundred was hold at the hotej of Mr- Chance, in the village of Odessa, on Saturday, June 6th. t Gassaway W a thins was appointed, Chair man and E. T. Evans, -Secretary. The meeting then elected the following named gentlemen to the State Convention to be held at Dover on the 17th instant : Gassaway Watkins, R. C. Mathews, E. R. Cochran, Thomas Diljrorth, Purnell J. Lynch. Delegates to the County Convention follows; Samuel Jefferson. W. R, Coch ran, H. A. Nowland, R. C. Hayes, Thom as J. Craven. On motion it was decided that each del egation be empowered to fill any vacancy that may occur. Ordered that the proceei meeting be published in the Transcript and Delaware Gazette. Gassawat Watkins, Chairman. E. T. Evans, Secretary. : mgs of the Middletown Extraordinary Pedestrianism.—J. Goulding completed, at four o'clock on Saturday morning, in New York, the feat of walking a thousand miles in a thousand hours, for a wager of $2,000. He is greatly overcome by fatigue, however, and his attending physician has forbidden him to sleep more than a few hours at a time until the debilitating effects of hi* long journey shall gradually wear ot. His feet and legs are in a very bad «tat«. But few friends are permitted at present to converso with him. This is the second time only that this extraordinary feat of endurance has boon successfully performed. Grimes. —Whilst Gen. Batter itmaking every effort to sift some corruption out of impeachment corps«, the anti-impaaeh meut Republican Senators are threatening counter investigations end suits for libel. Rosefis anxious for the former sad Grimes is about instituting the latter. the I OCA I. AFFAIRS. A colored man was retailing oysters in the shell, here, on Monday. On inquiry he ikafl, tliejfheamc from Chester river. We wlonjeee^ how he escaped the vigi lance .««he-J mnions of the law, in our Mere it is unlawful to distort» the! font April to September, State provides a watchful and (there police to epforce the law. Almost every Maryland paper we oppn, from the coun ties bordering the Cheaapcaka. brings us accounts of the attest of parties for viola ting the provision's of the oyster law, which we think are eminently wise and proper. Qygtert art mueh scarcer than they were, sdh»5 jyears agtj', in the Chesapeake and its tributaries, and the object of the law of ladt session is.to protect the oysters from molestation during the breeding season, when they are really unfit for use. If it be proper to protect game from destruc tion during the season of increase, it is much more important to protect the oys- ters, on account of the Vast number of persons heretofore engaged in catching them all the year round. Besides, as the catching of oysters is now unlawful, from the Inst of April to the first of September, it giyes the farmers along the water cour- ses an opportunity to employ the oyster- men (mostly colored men) in the produc- tion of their crops. Hundreds, if not thousands, of laborers in Maryland, have abandoned the farms and taken to their panoes, and subsist by catching oysters. Two days labor in the week will supply their needs, of corn meal, bacon and whis key, and the'balance of their time is too frequently spent in idleness nnd drunken The labor thqs withdrawn from uesa. the pursuits of agriculture, since the ne groes were set free, is immense, and tho farmers along the, rivers nnd bay sjidrcs, find it difficult to supply tlio deficiency. This law will be beneficial, not only in protecting the oysters from destruction, but in supplying the formels, during the Summer months, with additional labor. Land in Sassafras Neck, Cecil county, Md. appears to be selling at a rather low figure, judging from several sales recontly reported in that neighborhood. It Is ac knowledged to be the finest district of Ce cil, a Valuable frhit-growing region, with abundant water transportation, and venicnfly located with respect to tho pro jected rail roads ; and yet, land sold there last week, at the moderate price of $22, to $60 por acre. The Sncthcn estate, 187 acres, was sold to W. R. Freeman, for $81,50 per acre. Five farms of the estate of tlm late Gov. Veazcy, were sold as fol lows; The Mansion llouso farm, 200) acres, to Jams W. Veazey, And sisters, Mrs. Craycroft and Wills, for $00 ; Holt farm, 130 acres, to same, at $39; Deep Valley farm, 86| acres, to same, at $22; Tim e . v 1 » t i ■ A , , arm o .. . Lushy at $25 ; and the rishcry farm to John A. Lechler, of Phil adclphia, for $46 per acre. -- The strawberry festival for the benefit ftpiétcoptl Church, of this town, has been well attended, notwithstanding the unfa vorablc weather. The room .is decorated con with much taste and brilliantly illumina ted ; th* tables display their tempting del icacieft ; the ladies wear their sweetest, blandést- smiles ; and the, indispensable Ampiiio.ns are there, to add the charm of music to the gay nnd festive scene. The festival will be contmuod this evening, and it is-cxpccted to be tho crowning and most interesting time of the festival, the ladies have no doubt reservod the best wine (figuratively speaking) for the last of the feast. « Another Race.—A race will be run on Tuesday the 16th inst. between the gray horse, " To ney," owned by Mr. Benjamin Crawford, and the roan mare " Kate," owned by Mr. Benjamin F. Knnely, for a purse of $800, 'distance 600 yards ; the race to take place between 2 and 5 o'clock, P. M. " Toney" has quite a reputation oer, having been victorious in several well contested encounters. It is expected to be a spirited contest, both animals being noted for speed. At a meeting of the Directors of the Middletown Hall Co. on Tuesday evening, the following contracts were awarded :— For the Stone Work, to Samuel Davis, of Wilmington ; for the Brick Work, to Messrs. Stoektill, Floyd & Brican, of Wil mington ; for the Carpenter Work, Mr.W. Graves, of Wilmington; for supplying StoRe, to Messrs. Mcllvaine & Son, Ches ter, Co. for supplying Brick, to Messrs. Lewis & Son, Wilmington. over the Warwick course as a ra The Agrieultural Society of this county were to have held an exhibition of horses and implements at their grounds near Wil mington, yesterday, hut it was postponed till Wednesday next. Wo think it would havo done them no harm hud they given their exhibition a more extended publica tion. The seventeen-year locusts have made their nppearfpcc in considerable numbers, and are making tho forests vocal with tlioir peculiar melody. The heavy north-cast storm of wind and rain, wli^Jt, set in on Wednesday night, continued, with slight iutermissions, up to noon of yesterday. The quantity of wa ter wVioh hay fallen is immense ; the earth is completely saturated, and the violent wind and rain must have prostrated the wheat in every direction, and prghéUy damaged the crop to a great extent. A stalk of wheat, 6 feet 3 inches high, also a lot of new potatoes, were.left at oiy, office yesterday, by Sam'l. Townsend, Esq. Somerset eot Md. Who can beat this* Some thief relieved Mr. Wm. L. Chalk of thiB town, of a set of harness, a few nights ago. It was kept in the stable and the stable unlocked. The Commissioners of Cecil county, have assessed the National Bank of Elkton at $80,000, on which it will pay tax. Delaware Affairs. Tribute to Ex-President Buchanan. —At a mcottng of the Democrats of Wil mington, on the 6th inst. tho following resolutions were unanimously adopted and ordered to be printed in the Delamtre Ga zette , Middletoicn Transcript, Delawarean and Philadelphia Aye. Resolved, That we desire to express in fitting terms our respect for the memory of the late James Buchanan, of Pennsylva nia ; whose long and useful life, has in the wisdom of Almighty God, been brought to a peaceful and honorable end. Resolved, That during his long and la borious career, whether in his private pro fession as a Lawyer, or as a public serv ant; as Representative in Congress; a Senator of tho Uuited States; as United States Minister to tho Courts of Russia and Great Britain ; or Ns President of the Uni ted States ; he has exhibited capacities of the highest order, combined with a person al character free from stain or reproach ;— uuimpeachcd and unimpeachable. Rcs tlved, That as a Constitutional Law yer Mr. Buchanan stood in the foremost rank of the Statesmen of his own time ; the compeer of Clay, Calhoun, and Web ster; and ever evinced his conscientious adherence to the letter and spirit of the Federal Constitution—never suffering the ends of party to sway his action or judge ment in violation of its provisions. Resolved, That his honest name ; the dignity and purity of his life ; his states manlike abilities, and great public services ; will he cherished by his fcllow-couutrymen long after tho slanders of petty partizan malignity shall be forgotten. Resolved, That we commend his life and public services to the close study nnd imi tation of our own and succeeding genera tions, as a true patriot, an able statesman, and sincere Christian. On motion adjourned. Dr. Henry F. Askew, Prest. John II. Moore, See. Newark and Avondale Railroad.—A meeting of the friends of the Newark and Rai I l ! 0 ? 1 d ' M wiU held at , thc Odd rcllows Hall, Newark, on Saturday afternoon, June 13th, nt 2 o'olock, for the purpose of receiving the reports from com- mittees appointed to obtain subscriptions to the eapitul stock of the road, and for fanerai consultation. This road is design a country rich in water power, and inex haustible beds of the best quality of limc I stonc >. wi *' °° une ct with four leading roads in the country, the Delaware Rail road at the junction, Philadelphia, Wil mington and Baltimore at Newark, Balti more Central at Avondale, and Pennsylva nia Central at Parksburg. It will afford an outlet for the Coal, Lime, Iron, Petro leum, and Agricultural products of Penn sylvania, from a point on the Delaware, accessible at all periods of the year, to vessels of tho largest size, and will save forty miles in distance over existing routes. The measure is receiving the support of the local interests on thé route ; Delaware City aiid vicinity has subscribed over twenty-five thousand dollars ; the Penn sylvania interests are prepared to build the road in that State, and at an informal meeting held at Newark, a few days since, pledges of subscriptions were given to nearly fifteen thousand dollars. If tlic matter is pushed with proper energy, tlic road can he built at an early day.— Dela ware Journal. Attempted Suicide.— Doctor Solomon Sharpe, of the U. S. Navy, while laboring under temporary aberration of mind, yes terday morning, went into the yard with a razor and cut his throat. He was soon discovered and the aid of several eminent physicians secured. The arteries were ta ken up ; the incision sewed up and at noon hopes of recovery were indulged. He is between 60 and 70 years of age and lias Buffered much from paralysis. He had not been able to leave his boarding-house for a week or two.— Del. Gaz. of Tuesday. The late General Conference which met in Chicago a short time ago, decreed that Wilmington Conference Bliall include the State of Delaware nnd the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia. Tho good templars throughout the State intend to cclcbcrnto tho 4th Of July by a grand Picuic and Reunion at Milford. Mr. Hunter, "the Children's Friond," will be one of the speakers. The Eastern Shore Strawberry Cuoe. —During the week onding on Tuesday 55,732 pounds of Strawberries were ship ped from the depot in Princess Anne, Somorset county, to Philadelphia nnd New York. One farmer picked 2,688 quarts from an acre und a half, with abundance left. an It baa boon dccidod by tho proper thorities of Kent eireuit, M. E. Church, not to hold a campmecting the present year. an Letter from Baltimore, Correspondence of the Middletown Transcript. Baltimore, June 10th, 1868. Tlic City is quiet at present, and the pub mind only occupied by events transpir ing in the capital and throughout the coun try generally, without sufficient of inter esting local items to fix the attention at home. lie Now that we have had a few days of real summer weather, persons are begin iug to realize the necessity of some rural .retreat^ near enough to the City to make it convenient of access, and yet far enough S5S"«Â ÏÂÏ whose business requires their presonce in town during business hours, but whose love of nature and fondness for the beau ties of the oountry induce them to seek pastoral scenes, hnra already began to look around for some desirable locality to spend the summer season. Numerous places arc offered, suited to all tastes and conditions, and situated at greater or less distances and to bo reached by the different lines of horse-cars, and rail-roads running out of tlie city. For those of more moderate means, or who cling to the dusty streets from preference, satisfied with an occasion al jnunl into the country and a desultory snuff of fresh air, there are offered the ad ventages of pic-nies to the woods and gardens of the vicinity. For the nautical ly disposed we find numerous excursions on the Patapsco or the broad waters of the Chesapeako. I must own a prefer ence for the latter. There is something in the broad expanse of water, and the feeling of the bounding steamer that in spires one with a sense of freedom and un restraint. Standing on the deep, gazing back at the fast receding roofs, spires, and wharves of the City, and then looking forward to the dancing waves glittering and shining in the sunlight, it makes one realize that life is not all one struggle, and tnrmoil, and grasping after wealtli and po sition, hut that it has it's pleasures and beauties. Thus thinking, one can toss off all cares and troubles, and giving ourselves up to tho enjoyment of the hour return with renewed energy to the battle of the morrow. One of the pleasantest places of resort is the White Bock retreat, situated on the shore about an hour's ride in the Steam boat from this city. The grounds have been fitted up to accommodate pleasure parties ; and independent of a cool and de lightful shady retreat, the finest fishing is offered, together with boating nnd sailing. The steamers run from Light St. wharf to White Knelt almost every hour of the day. It is true, the Mercantile portion of the community are not very busy, hut a cer tain portion of our citizens are quite tively engaged (and when arc they not?) viz : the politicians. A meeting was held last night, nt the rooms of the Democratic Association ; and Governor Swann, being introduced, ad dressed the meeting in a speech of over an hour's length. lie defined his position, as utterly repudiating the doctrine of ten States being ont of the Union ; uncom promising opposition to negro suffrage; and a firm adherence to the principles of the Democratic party. In speaking of the effort of the Radicals to reconstruct the State of Maryland through the instrumen tality of Congress, the Governor referred to Creswell, saying he (Creswell) was en deavoring to stand in the robes of the late II. Winter Davis, which very much remindod him of a " mere hag of bones in a giants robe. very complimentary to Grant, ns a Gen eral, and there are many who agree with him in opinion, and think thBt the an cient French term, "le boucher," applied to their great warriors would he equally applicable in this case. The attack of Butler iq the House of Represenatives on Monday, on the private Secretary of the President, and Mossrs. Morrick and Rrcnt, the Counsel ôf Mr. Woolley, calling them "conspirators," has brought out the following card, which appeared in tho morning papers of this city. ,-ie The Governor was not Baltimore, June 0th, 1868. I observe in the morning pnpers of this city that General 11. F. Butler, in the House of Rep yesterday, spoke of Messrs. Brent apd Merrick, the counsel of Mr. Woolley as lt con svlrators ." I do not know that General Butler understands that such a term implies criminal condui t, and that nothing but his constitutional exemption could secure him from just account ability for so false a chnrgc. Mr. Woolley was a prisoner charged with con tempt at the instance of General Bntler. The House, had in justice , allowed him the benefit of counsel in his hour of adversity. As one of his counsel I was on the floor for a few minutes by the invitation of a menber, but lmd been in the gallery for some titno before, and when the words were 8|iokcn. It was my duty to explain to members the memorial of my client then before the House. This was thfc extent of my imputed offense. To what a condition must the heart ofthat man be degraded who could perceive in the position of counsel just ground to insult those who were de fenseless? No one but a being deficient in mag nanimity, honor and true courage, would thus wantonly traduce gentlemen engaged in the dis charge of a high professional duty. I make this statement merely that the facts may be known, not from any apprehension that my character e ults from a man who freuen t* fives. be injured by a position which he did not disgrace, nnd whose at this moment the foulest blot rer held his name country's history. If I needed any this calumny, it would be found in the prompt and manly declaration of Speaker Colfax that the Counsel should not be called conspirators, by which he showed his appreciation of justice. » J. Burnt. •tut at ion of R Mr. Brent is one of the most eminent lawyers of our city, and honored and npcctod by all who know him ; further more, he is a man of determination and " means ichat he says." Of course no one imagines Gen. But ler has écurage enough to reply spirit that taost men would, to .th' monté expressed by Mr. Brent ; but he will either sneak out of it, or brag himself and a few imbecile Radicals into the be lief that he is a wonderful hero, but ta king good care not to run any persona] risk.—Let us wait and see if anything comes of it. Athos. re in the o senti Melancholy Accident.— At Rock Hall, in the lower part of Kent county, Mr. George Joiner was engaged in buil ding a small vessel, and went in under tho bull to remove some of the props prepara tory to launching her, when the stays .gave way and he was crushed to death beneath the boat,— News. THE! SKRENADÉ. Written for the Middletown Transcript, DV J. C. M. Half dreaming in my chair I lay, 'twos mid night • »tilly hour, Ando'er my senses stoic perfume from shrub, and bud, and flower: Through the cool uir, now tremulous with echoes 11 Old Appoqiiinimiultfs" white tombs in mellow - moonlight sleeping-*. The grand old trees, like sentinels, aronnd their night-watch keeping,— The dewy gras, in sperkling sheen lay bathed In gem-like splendor, And Dinn op the scene below smiled dowq^so sweet* so tender :-sk ' Thcwhip-pouf-will lmd censed his cry, the' night turd told no story, The church, the tombs, the cool green sward, seemed steeped iu silent glory. Half dreaming—when there came a strain, H from earth or heaven T It rose, it fell, the air grew soft, methonght the skies were riven ; Or those sweet notes, perchance, might be from far oft spheres of beauty, here love responds to love's sweet songs in rup ture, and in duty. i . was softly stealing, l'd that heaven dcrncss revealing— Hut no—amid those angel-notes manhood's rich tones were blended,— I sat enraptured by the song, ended. "Nita, Juanita!" sweet refrain, so gentle, so imploring ! Its burthen was, of loving hearts from pain to rapture soaring. It was kissing earth, its ten- nait! the strain was I fully woke, the song I'd heard, that seem'd to steal from Aideen, Came from a group of loving friends thus kindly serenading. The strain w happy group departed. And silence waved lier uuiseless wing around the heavy hearted ; Yet as he turned, and pressed bis couch, in dreams he heard those numbers, That touch'd his waking ear, sweetly o'er his slumbers. hushed—the echoes died—the and now stole For the Middletown Transcrivit. THE FUTURE. Can men think of the future? Of a coming prosperous day? Of National wealth, and happiness? While fanatics hold the sway? Whilst party rules the country, And the Southern States are dumb, Can iuen, I say, look forward To the crisis which must come? Can men, but for a moment, think This " lane will have no turn?" That Southern blood will not resent, Nor Southern anger burn ? That serfs can rule, with lustful hand, The sons of those who fought, And hel]»cd to gain the liberties, From England dearly bought? Is there no hope? No glimpse of light? To lead our rulers on ? Has God forsaken this bright land, And sent His curses down? No ! no ! ! He surely sees ns yet, Our hope is from His hand He will not suffer slaves to rule O'er white men's homes and land. Bohemia Mills, .Tune, 18C8. Rosalkini:. A flu 1 ru In WflMliIngtoii. Tho "Five State" bill, as it is cullud, for admitting the Southern States, came up in the Senate on Monday. j\lr. Vick ers was the first speaker, making his mai den speech since his entry into the Senate. He spoke about two hours, and was lis tened to with much attention by the Sena tors. His argument was plaiu but solid and convincing, showing up the absurdity of the new-fangled radical doctrine of con gressional control over the suffrage in the States. Mr Bowon, frnu lulontly elected Mayor, occupies tlic Mayor's office, and two separ ate organizations claim to be. the Council of the city, one Démocratie, the other Re publican. A police force is kept about the City Hall day and night to prevent vio lence. Tho struggle, however, is an une qual one, and the Radicals must ultimately hold the power. The white citizens of Washington arc not a match for the car pet-baggers, baoked by Congress and tlic negroes. r. C. W. Wooloy has answered, by a written statement, tho questions of the managers, and accounted for his twenty thousand dollars. His presonce in Wash ington related not to the impeachment, but to the whiskey tax. A hill was reported on Tuesday for the division of Texas into three States, design ed to guard the Senate against Conser vative changes iu tlic Northern States by bringing in additional Kudieal representa tives of the negro element at tho South. The Chinese embassy was presented to the Uouso on Tuesday. A similar recep tion will probably take place in the Senate. Rumors of Cabinet changes are rovivov, hut they do not soetn to be worthy of credit. Manager Butler, on Monday, spoke of Woolcy's cot noil, R. J. Brent, and R. T. Merrick, as "conspirators." Mr. Rrcnt publishes a card in tlic Baltimore Gazette, of Wednesday, in which lie says of Bntler : "I do not know that Gen. Butler under stands that sueli a term implies criminal conduct, and that uothing hut his constitu tional exemption could secure him from just accountability for so false a charge. No one but a being deficient in magnanimity, honor, and true courage, would thus wan tonly traduce gentlemen in the discharge of a high professional duty, I make this statement merely that the facts may bo kuown, not from any apprehension that my character can lie injnred by assauitB from a man who never held a position which ho did not disgrace, and whose name iw at this moment the foulest blot his country's history." It is rumored that Mr. Evarts is to he nominated as Attorney General, Mr. Groes bcck as Secretary of the Treasury, and Hon. Rcvordy Johnson, as Minister to England. Mr. Wooloy was discharged on Thursday having "purged himself of con tempt," by answering Butler through examination of four hours, out of which Butler made nothing. The Arkansas bill having successfully run tlic legislative gauntlets, wont to tho President on Monday afternoon to receive his veto, on an DEAFNESS, BLINDNESS, ond CATARRH treated with the utmost success, by J Isaacs, M. D. and Prott-ssor of Disease of the Eye and Ear, iu the Medical College of Pennsylvania, 12 years experience, (formerly of Leyden, Holland,) No. 805 Arch Street, Phila. Testimonials tie seen nt his office. The medical farulty hi vileil to accompany their patients, as he' has no secrets in his practice. Artificial'eyes inserted No clmrge for examination. can il, itliout j»« i ii. Items or News. Warlike intelligence reaches us from the old world. The Greek Government is re portqjj to have xjÿoally recognized Crete as a portion of the Greek nation, which it is-thougbt will lead'to war between Greece and Tnrj^y, to be fttHowud by a general European war, .with France, Austria and Great Britain on tlic side of the Turks, Le NoçLeeserts that the opinion widely pievniliHp l'arir'that a war will break out in Eui-opt^before the close of next autumn. Via Galveston tltl3 Brownsville, Texas, wc have later nows from Mexico, ft»** — usual of revolutions and rumors of rovolu tions. Advices from Browusvillo Tp.a, * 1 ,,,, t i,„ o._, » 19 '. leX f/!' state Ujat.lho battta Auua iilUbustarswdl strike Bagdad by tho 14th, and prepared' to take the • place, great excitement in Brownsville and Mat Amcricans are joining in the Santa Anna movement. Iu Cambridge the widow of John E. Hook, (the man who recently killed Shad Bell, and subsequently hanged himself jail) attempted to commit suicide Monday week. She hung herself and only discovered and cut down when life nearly extinct. This is the second at tempt she lias made since the terrible tra gedy. <)t the large number of steamers plying between New 1 ork and European ports, none of them carry the American flag or arc owned in the United States. The Bal timore and Liverpool line is the only strict ly American enterprise of this kind, while the steamers of the Baltimore and Bremen line are one-half owned in Baltimore. A colored man named Jim Wiliams has been arrested and lodged in Wicomico county jail on charge of being concerned in the recent murder of Captain Johnson and Henry Cannon, of the schooner Brave. He admits that he was on hoard that ves sel at tlic tome of the murder, but denies having assisted in that dreadful tragedy. The money market, in New York, shows continued and increasing case. The spe cie shipments, this weok, are expected to be light. General trade is very dull ; gold rather more active, fully There is are antoras. ou wns was on account of European Government bonds are stea wnr rumors. <iy A resolution lias been introduced into the Methodist General Conference condom - ing the use of tobacco and shutting from the ministry all persons addicted to the wood in any form. A report from England says that the Bishop of London lias ordered that the President of the United States shall be prayed for along witli the Queen aud the Parliament. suspended on Wednesday at portress Monroe, guns fired every half hour, and a national salute at sunset, io respect to tlic memory of the late cx-Pres ideut Buchanan. ^ Galena, Illinois, the home of General Grant, was, on Friday, carried by the Democrats by 250 to 300 majority. The Democrats have also carried Racine, Wis consin. 1 lie municipal muddle in Washington continues, and the Conservative members ot the two Boards propose electing an ail interim Mayor. I he canker-worm has begun its destruc tion of the apple crop in many parts of Mas sachusetts. This will bo tho fourth year that they have n sgned. Captain Jerome Napoleon Patterson, Bonaparte is at the New York hotel. He came by the last steamer, and is going to Baltimore. One of the United States soldiers on duty at Georgetown, S. C. was murdered by having his throat out, by a colored a few nights since. A nugget of gold and quartz, worth twenty thousand dollars, has been found at Remington Hill, Nevada county, Califor nia. out Work w man. There is n prospect of the renewal of In dian troubles along tho Upper Missouri, and the Government is making preparations for a général Indian war. The first lightning rod put up in this country by Dr. Franklin is now to bo seen on the old house No. 52 Daniel street, Portsmouth, N. H. New York city, on Saturday evening, was alinoBt eaten up by mosquitoes, which came over from the Jerseys in solid col-' '..I ' 1 The yellow fever is raging fearfully at Lima, Peru. In the middle of May, from 200 to 300 persons died daily, and 2,500 were iu the hospitals. The steamer City of Paris recently made the passage from Now York to Liverpool in seven days aud half, the quiekest time on record. The trial of Mrs. Victor for the murder of her brotlier by poison, ofl whose life she lmd an insurance of $3,600, has been commenced at Cleveland, Ohio. J urnes Muliida and wife were both mur dered at Soaforth, Canada, oh Sunday. Their son lias been arrested for the crimed Fifty petitions for divorce have been en tered at the present term of Court of Hills borough County, N. II. The Manchester Mirror says all the in dications are favorable for an immense ap p)o crop in New Hampshire this season. The first wheat, grown in Panola coun ty, Miss, was sold on change in St. Louis June 1, for $7 a bushel. For the first time in six years, Now Or leans is said to be at pi dicr, white or colored. Colorado offers husbands to a thousand girls this spring if they will corao and get them. resent withont a sol A carriage with india-rubber wheels, for the use of invalids, has been produced in London. One thousand laborers arc wanted to work on the construction of tlic Texas Cen tral Railroad. John C. Breckinridge's son writes that his father expects to be in Quebec by tho middle of June. Mr. Sprague has been re-elected to tho Senate from Rhode Island, without opposi tion. Several light Pnow falls were experienced on the Central Pacifie railroad; near the summit, during the past week. Ex-Governor Buckingham, of Connect icut, recently elected United States Sena tor, lies^dangcrously ill in lUiruiis. The State Educational Convention wil) assemble at Dover, on Monday, July 1 ytU at 2 o'clock. ■ *