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Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
MORNING NEWS.
Personal Iutelllgencc.

Hon. D. Harrison Chairman Of the Repub
Icon Executive Committee OF Ohio, died at Co
lumbus on Monday.
Mr. Nicholas Bodisco Secretary of the Russian
Legation at Rio Janeiro, died in that city recent
ly.
Cen Dix is mentioned rs the candidate fol
Mayor OF the political reform party in New York
A despatch from Sevastopol announces the
arrival there of General Sherman, Lieut.. Grant
and Minister Curtin.
Baron Gutenberg. the new Russian minister
arrived at New York last night in the steamer
Cuba. FFr
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
The Drama.
THE PERFORMANCE, ro-NIoHr.

THE FEIF UhMhNUhi IV-NIuHI'
This evening" one of the chief dramatic events
Of the season takes place. The Walnut Street
Theatre combination of Philadelphia make their
first appearance at the New Opera House, in the
great comedy of London Assurance They re-
turn to Philadelphia after their performance OF
Damon and P,itltids and The Serious Family,
tomorrow evening" and on Saturday, grand
testimonial is to be given them at the Philadel-
nhia Academv of Music
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
Commercial Reports.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.

PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
PHILADELPHIA, April "a.
Gotten dull at 231l@24. Flour in fair demand;
superfine S5@6.25 choice and fancy Penna.,
extra family Ss5O@9.121d. Corn meal nominal.
S5CD5. .25. Wheat firm State and Western red
81. $500. 80 !; amber $1.95@1. SO. Rye 81. Corn
less active ! yellow 6S@69 mixed Western 6715
069. Oats unchanged white 55@56 mixed
5215@54. Whiskey quiet at Ss119.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
The Religious Census.

According to the last oensus, there are 72, 451
religions organizations, and 63, ,074 churches in
the United States. The total church accommo-
dation is q ,659 562, and total value Of church
property is 1854 429, 581. The Me hodist Church
property is valued at S69, ,854, 12l; Roman Cath
Ollie $50 9S5, 5G6; regular Presbyterian, BAT S28
732; regular Baptist, $50 229, al Episcopalian,
$36 5l4, $40; Congregational, $25,O69,695; Lu-
theran. &I4.917, ,747. 4.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
Philadelphia Gossip nbout Iron and Wooden
steamers

Philadelphia GOSSIP Rbout Iron and Wooden
The Philadelphia correspondent OF the Ger
mantown Telegraph has the following gossip;
s'You have doubtless observed the remarkable
effort in mercantile circles abroad to create
reaction in faver of wooden vessels, and the
sudden improvement in the value of that de-
scription Of craft. A similar effort is on foot in
America and on inquiry find that it is favored
by marine underwriters, and some say origi-
mates with them. II seems that they have been
suffering heavily by the loss of iron steamers
and ships, and that they have come to the con-
clusion not to insure them beyond certain
term of years, as experience demonstrates that
the salt water corrodes the heads Of the rivets
and they gradually cease to be secure.
Iron has now mountedup to such fancy prices
that iron shipbuiding is becoming rather toe
expensive. and a reaction in favor of wooden
vessels has seemed inevitable. If wood comes
into favor again. the American merchant marine
will be in high feather, as the United States car
beat the world in wooden craft. My own prefer
ence has all along been for the iron steamers
and am not at all convinced Of the reliabilit.
of the objections made to them, but simply giv'
you the above statements as matters OF curren
news. OF the fact that the American under
writer's have begun to discriminate independent,
in the matter of iron vessels, there can be nj
doubt, and they have been led to do this by tn
published revelation that the British iron steam
ers have been rated high through the fact OF tn
iron shpbuiders having got complete control o
one of the Boards of Underwriters. The numel
ous losses of iron steamers at sea have prove
the unreliability Of the rating"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

philip Refined Camphor -McInalls
persl n In ect Powder-Mclnall's
McInnli's Bed-Bug Bane
Wanted-Elf ht-day Clocks
Partnership Notice
Nickel Plating Works
W ntPd-Milk
Now Lard Oil Factory
Wsnted-Carriage painter
Florists-Tatnall a Co
Bar-Room Fixtures at Public Sale
Poutaxat Fl1ur-Morrow's
The "DOmestic"-CitY ttm
liable Llnens-V arkins
Hagar's Magnolia Balm-Clty Item
For Sale-Hay
Wantpd-Palnter and Blacksmith
Cooks wanted-lnte'ligere Cfliue.
lew for sale--H. . Robinson.
Flu -niture, etc-AmOs Hilborn Co
Horses ct au"tlon-City Bazaar and Tattersa.
Hardw ire-Trnman Shaw.
Wanten-Straw Sewers.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
The Trial of Mrs. wharton.

TRIAL POSTPONED ON ACCOUNT OF ILL HEALTH.
ANNAPOLIS, April "a.
The case of Mrs. Wharton has been put off till
October, ON account Of her bad health.
She is in precarious condition, having had
several hemorrhages
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

Ground will soon be broi en- in Washington for
the erection of large and handsome buildir 6
for the British Embassy. When completed it
will be an ornament to the city.
A New Jerseyman, who has gone half crazy
over Darwin and Huxley, has named his son De-
velopment Brown. The next hopeful will be
christened Protoplasm Huxley Brown.
An interesting political wager has just been
concluded between ]. G. Bennett, Jr,, and Mr..
Belmont. Bennett bets ten Thousand dollars to
four that General Grant will be the next Presi-
dent.
Thirteen police captains have been on trial
in New York for using too much gas. II the
police captains can hardly escape where shall
the wicked and ungodly George Francis Train
appear
Camden, Oneida county, N. Y, reported few
days ago that ii has had sleiahing for 100 consec-
utive days; that the snow is now upon level
with the tops of the fences, and four feet deep
in the roads; that the streams are still frozen to
the depth Of five feet,
AT indianapolis, yesterday, a man named Oluck,
shot his wife dead, and then attempted suicide
by cutting his throat He is expected to recover
Family difficulties were the cause"
The inquest on the body Of Mrs. Maines il
Boston, has resulted in finding that she died o.
suffocation induced by drunkenness. 1t will bt
remembered that her brother-in-law, VIM. Names
was suspected Of numbering her.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
Ri, NTcComh Robbed,

Memphis telegram, dated yesterday, says j;
Last night Col. H. s. McComb, President of
the Southern Railroad Association, was robbed at
a hotel at Grenada, Miss, of his diamonds, gold
watch, 81 200 in gold and some currency the
whole valued at several thousand dollars"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
The Drama" Black Friday"

THE coRRuPrroNs OF NEW YORK DISPLAYED FOR |
PUBLIC AMUSEMENT.
The new sensation, "Blaek Friday" which was |
produced for the first time, at Niblos Garden,
New York. on Mon lay evening, dramatises some
of the scenes in the life Of Jim Fisk and takes
ita name from the day when the celebrated gold
speculation collapsed. The New York papers
generally condemn it, in strong terms. The
Tribune says:
"How much further do they intend to go Z
The inquiry is pertinent to the spectacle that
was last night seen on Nibo's stage, and that il
very family described as humiliating to the
understanding, offensive to the moral sense,
aggressively nsolent towards taste, proprlety
and every finer feeling in human nature, and an
outrageous desecration of the purpose,th prlVl-
| leges and the capabilities of the theatre
Last nights performance passed easily ahead
of all the sickening exhibitions OF bosh and dlrt
| that we have ever seen on the stage and we
| have been doomed to see great many Nor
was the responsiveness restricted tothe inner side
/ of the curtain. coarse auditory consisting OF
/ three or four Thousand men-only a few females
| being visible in it-filled the theatre, and saw,
| with laughter Misses, groans plaudlts, silly
| cries. and tipsy antics, the apotheosls OF james
| Fisk Jr., and Josephine Mansfield. Ignorance
and that coarse tone OF thinking ana being so
often met with in business life pervaded the as
| semblage, and this in several directions was
favored with unmistakable whisky. To such
company the story of Fisk, Stokes and Mansfield
was not unlikely to prove delectatlon; and no
careful observer of the audience could have been
surprised to see the current Of Black Friday
followed with attentive interest. That current
ran through halfa-dozen scenes illustrative of a
scandal far too public to need description"
Fisk was represented as Rob King the woman
Mansfield, as Violet Speerhear; Stokes as Dash
Hoffman. Various public characters are intro
, duced, including Daniel Drew, Vanderbilt. Jay
Gould, Belmont, Horace Gre eey, Henry Clews
and others. The scenes include the panic OF
! Black Friday, an interview between Mansfield
Fisk and Stokes, view of just departing
Sound steamer, interior Of the Erie Railway
offices, &c. There is an evident effort to white
wash Fisk He is represented as much bettel
than was the current belief while Stokes is mad'
the villain of the play. The Tribune thus con
cludes
= "What it offers as an exposition of thos
a scenes or alternate knavery and licentiousnes
d through which the unprincipled rich are sup
: posed to wade, and over which-intensely com
n monplace as they are, notwithstanding the car
8 nalty and the ice on plate and the half bottl
/ of champagne the vulgar mind loves to fling
halo of mystery. And if this sort Of stun is II
! place upon the stage, the sewer may just as we
- be turned on at once"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

In his presentation of the claims of the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington Baltimore R. R. Co., this
m,rning, Mr.. FELTON, expressed the opinion that
the proposed widening (6O feeD would not be an
advantage to that corporation.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

Another story ID not to be put on the new
hotel. The proposition to do so has been dis
approved. But it is possible that an additional
story may be placed on the Market street front,
extending part ofthe way back.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
The Indian Territory massacre.

The latest accounts Of the tragedy in the In
dian Territory show that eight Of the Marshal's
party were killed, and two severely wounded.
-Four Of the assailants, including deputy sher-
if and Juror, were killed, and six wounded. Two
men we're found dead half q mile from the Court
House, and are supposed to have been killed by
the aggressors. Proctor and his party have es-
capped to the mountains
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

1.-THE Wilmington dailies now reach us the
same day they are printed. So much for little
stirring up."- OenterUille Observer
1.-The man credit for the amendment after the
matter was called to our attention, is dne to
Postmaster Lewis, of this city, who interested
himself in procuring much-peeded and very
sensible change in the mail arrangements on the
Centeryille route
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
AMormon travelling in Hungary with his three

AMormon travelling in Hungary with his three
wives was arrested for polygamy.
Iobsters will be very scarce this year-"prob,
aly because lifelong winter has killed the vines,
suggests Mr.. Greeley.
It ID said that the number of American books
in the British Museum is greater than in any
library in the United States.
Ole Bull thinks that, by proper culture, Leav-
enworth will produce a vioinst second to none
in the land, in the person of Miss Ella Few.
would-be suicide in Maine is going to sue
the apothecary, who sold him arrow-root instead
Of arsenic, for obtaining money on false pre-
tense5.
The citizens of Washington seem in earnest
about identifying and improving that city. We
rejoice at it, the national capital should be rep
| resentatiye.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

The Wa ihington Star calls Colonel Mcclure
"that perennial blatherskite." THIS won't do
II we throw away the English language thus, on
Aeck, what shall we have left for Jim Scovel
and leo. Francis Train ?
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

The re. election of Superintendent Harlan,
without opposition, must be gratifying endorse-
ment to that gentleman. He has worked hard to
advance the efficiency of the schools, and de-
serves aid and encouragement in his labors.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
Spain.

THE cARLIsTs AND THE ASSEMBLY.
MADRID, April "a.
A band Of Carlists in Navarro number two
thousand.
The Cortes Assembled on Monday but the
Carlist members did not take seats.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
s.The Liberal COuventIon.' %

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DELEGATES.
CINCINNATI, April "a.
Arrangements have been effected for the ac-
commodation of delegates to the liberal conven-
tion, at regular rates.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
Chester County Personals.

Mr.. ]. W. Harvey win not have his name used
FIR the County superintendency, if DR.. Frank
Taylor is candidate. The latter has consented
to serve, il elected, and it is understood that
a number of Directors are in favor of his elec
ton.
Col Frank G. Hooton, whose name has beer
telegraphed all over the country as one of the
Hickman-McClure squad, is Republican still
and cordially in favor of the re-eleoIion of Pres
ident Grant.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

Rev. T. W. Cattell, brother of the ex-U. s..
Senator and to the President of Lafayette Col
lege. has been appointed Professor Of Mathe-
matcs, at Lincoln University, Oxford. very
rlod seleetion.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
Divisions making the best averages
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

WILMINGTON LOAN ASSOCIATIONS Sixth
annLal meeting of the Wilmington Loan Associ-
alton, was held last evening The following
officers and Directors were elected. as follows I:
President, James Bradford Vice President,
Joshua Maris Secretary George q. Maris !
Treasurer, Wm. I. Westbrook.
John Wood, James Holt, whose terms expired
with this meeting were reelected, for three
years. Robert Wintrup elected for three years,
vice John L. Pierson. William II. Wright elect
ed for one year, vice James Francis, resigned
VIM, M. Pyle, John P. McLear, and Daniel H..
Kent were elected Auditors.
The Auditors submitted the following report,
for the YEAR endng April 23 1872
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
Weather Record.

REPORT OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE,
WASHINGTON. April "a.
Probabilities Partially cloudy and clearing
weather over New York and New England /;
otherwise clear and pleasant weather very gem
orally.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
The Border.
AFTER THE CATTLE sTEALERs.


BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, April "a.
party of mounted men, organized by stock
raisers are preparing to follow the cattle steaers,
even across the boundary, into Mexico.
Several companies of mounted government
troons are on gnsrd at the cattle crossings.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

ANNUAL MEETING.-The State Council, of the
State of Delaware, order Of United American
Mechanics, met in annual session, in this city,
last evening. There was large attendance OF
and largo amount OF business was transacted
but all pertaining to the private work of the
Order. An application was received from a
large number of persons, of Milton, Sussex
county, for charter for Council at that place;
The charter was granted and the new Council
will shortly be organized. The Order in this
State, was represented to be in flourishing con-
dition.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
THE CITY.
Our Public Schools.
PERCENTAGES OF ATTENDANCE.

FhHOHNAA AAoN9 VI AtiN-'' -
The reports of the Principals OF our Public
Schools, for the four weeks ending April ~,
show the following percentages ol attendance !:
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
School No A. Mary Miller, Principal 95.7
Boys School No l. Loring H. Barnnm
Principal. V.T
Girls School No 1, Mary L. Rowland,
Principal, 93.f
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
The crop Prospects,.

In Lancaster and Southern Chester counties,
there are many wheat fields in which about
half the young plants are unmistakably killed
by the fly and the severe winter. In this sec
tion of country it would be safe to calculate that
one-third of the crop has been thus destroyed.
Quarryville and on towards Lancaster, friend
from that section who called on us Monday, in
formed us that the crop generally is seriously
iDiured-that there willscarcely be half an aver
age crop. In almost every field about half the
ground is bare. Oxford Press.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

Is the new hotel to be called Ne " Mccomb
Houee?
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

SMAIL.Pox NEAR OXFoRD.-Tbe Oxford Press
saws; Considerable CONSERVATION was OCCASION
ed at Toughkenamon few days ago by fatal
case of smallpox in this village. young man
from Wilmington was visiting at Mrs. Hannah
Cope's, and while there was taken down with
the dreaded disease and died in few days. We
have not heard of the disease extending.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

The number OF bnafehOIuerb Is zfO bIIaIoHI
1890 amount paid on each share, Sl2 advance
on each share $40 present value $2O.4O;
highest premium, IS; lowest 8. For the six
wears ending April %, 1872, the amount of State
taxes is 81 599's1, aud expenses, 81, ,2O4.S3 In
that time S143, ,076.OO were collected for monthly
dues premiums, $42. .431 .56 interest s36,573
40 fines, -, 1881 Paid on LoaLs, 1928 ,472 90
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24

THE WATER ST. COMMISSION. N.-The Water st.
Commission met in the City Council Chamber,
this morning, all present, to hear the statements
peared. The P. W. & B. R. r. Co. was repre-
sented by Samuel M. FELTON,, ESD, who stated
it's case The private owners included Charles
Warner, G. G. Lobdell, the Harlan Holings-
worth Co., and probably twenty Others The
sasaion will continue this afternoon.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-24
DAiGg Gemmereiaf.
New Advertisements, This Day.
IEMKINs q ATKINSON

WINNER ATKINSON. PubIi.hsr
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-09-20
CROPS AND POLITICS.

NEWTON TWP, Sept. Is, !

NEWTON TWP, Sept. ~, 1879.
The continued rainy weather has kept
corn green and growing, with present
prospect of its being overtakcn with
frost before it ripens. A great part Of
the hay is still uncut and good wheat
crop has been damaged by poor stacking.
Will farmers profit by the lesson!
Political matters occupy large share
of the public attention. The big and aw-
full Democratic cry of federal usurpa
ton" scares no one here, for ! believe
that nearly all the Republicans Of New
ton are still willing to trust the man
who has strictly fulfilled the promise Of
his inaugural that he would have no pol
lev to enforce against the will of the peo-
pie. I know Of but three Greeleyized
Republicans IN the township, and | be-
lieve it CRATES little harshly sometimes
on their conscience and sclf-respect when
they see the company they are going
with, How do men who have always
been Republicans feel keeping step with
such men as Black, of Pennsylvania,
Beck, of Kentucky, and others like them,
who repudiatc Summers pretended con-
version and boldly claim that they accept
Greeley because by electing him they
will gain party victory! What can we
expect from a party the majority Of
which thus ignores principles, and has
resorted to the expedicnt of supporting a
candidate as II matter of policy? Docs
its past history justify us in the belief
that, if successful, they would give US the
much. promised reform, or purer, better
government Intelligent, thinking men
will answer this at the polls, in Novem-
Der. when it will be seen that the MAORI.
ty here are in favor of reform, but it will
be under the leadership of Grant, Wilson
and DOnnan. ). y.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-09-20
Teachers' Institute.

In compliance with notice from the
State Supcrintent of Public Instruction,
the annual session Of the Buchanan Co
Teachers Institute will be held in the
school building on the west side OF the
river, Independence, Iowa, commencing
at 8 o'clock A. NJ, Monday, Oct. 2sth
and closing mt A o'clock p. NJ, Saturday,
Nov. 2nd, 1872.
The Normal method will be adopted
for the day sessions, and teachers will
find it to their advantage to be provided
with paper and pencil Text books may
not be inconvenient for reference.
instruction will be confined to those
branches which the law requires to be
taught in the public schools, and tc
methods of teaching those branches.
Lectures may be expected for the even
ing sessions as follows:
Monday evening, Oct. 28th-Rev. l.. w
Brintnall.
Tuesday evening, Oct. 29th-Prsf. ]. Pi
per.
Wednesday evening, Oct. 30th-Hon. A
Abernethy.
Thursday evening, Oct. 31st-ProL !. =
Gilchrist
Friday evening, Nov. 1st-Rev. G. S
Percival
Cards of membership will be issued t.
persons entitled to them, to be preserved
as evidence of attendance.
No teachers examinations will be helt
during the Institute, but public exam
nation, without cost to teachers, will b.
held at Jesup, on Saturday, Nov. 9th
and at Winthrop, on Saturday, Nov. 16
1872, in addition to the regular public
examinations, held the last Saturday il
each month, ut the Court House in indie
pcndence. E. II. ELY, Co. Supt.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-09-20

SENATOR WRIGHT-Thc speech of our
able Senator, last Saturday evening, was
a mastery effort, dignificd, courteous and
full Of strong points, 1t was listened to
with immense satisfaction by large au-
dicnce, who manifested their appreciation
of it by frequent and hearty applause
Especially was the Senator's cordial tri-
butte to Mr.. Donnan received as timely
and just. With the best opportunity for
informing himself as to the career of our
representative, Senator Wright gave it as
his deliberate conviction that very few
new members have in so short time &C
quaintcd themselves with the business of
legislation, or acquired so well assured u
position and influence in the House as
Mr.. Donnan. As well by his character
as by his zeal and industry in the duties
of his position, is Mr. Donnan winning
his way to II standing Of influence and
the esteem of his fellow members.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-09-20

CANDIDATES FOR Co. OFF CEs.--Our
readers have doub tless noticed the call for
the Republican Co. Convention to NOM
mate county officers. We have refrain
ed from any mention heretofore Of the
canvass preceding the nomination, in
pursuance of our settled policy not to en-.
deavor to influence the nominations edit
orally. but it may be well to take dis
interested view of the field. Three can
didates are to be nominated, Clerk OF
the Court, a County Recorder and .
member of the Board of Supervisors in
place Of Jed Lake, whose term expires
with the year.
For Clerk we have heard no name
mentioned but that of the present incum-
bent, d. L. Smith, Esq, and the proba
bilitles are now that he will receive the
nomination without contest On the
score of eminent fitness and faithfulncss,
this result would be Endorsed by men of
all parties Mr.. Smith is model Clerk,
whose superior cannot be found in Iowa.
For the Office of Recorder the candi.
dates are legion. M. Hollett, the pres
cnt incumbent, and capable officer, will
be Il candidate for denomination. The
prize will also be contested by Messrs. F.
l.. Sherwood, C, ID. Jones, w. P. Crazy,
of Independence. S. w. Rich. Of Win
throp, possibly, and Mr.. Kellogg, of one
of the southern townships. All these
gentlemen are fit candidates for the posi-
ton, possessing all the qualifications nee
essary to perform its duties to the salts
faction Of the public. We will support
any one of them, if nominated, with all
our power.
For the office of Supervisor we are not
advised of any aspirants. We under
stand that Mr. Lake has stated that he
would accept the position again if ten
dered him, but thrt he is not candidate,
as seeking the position. 1t is respon-
siblc position and should be filled with Il
man of sound judgment and practical
knowledge OF business, and the needs of
the county.