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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1872-11-09
THE HOTEL AT CUMBERLAND.

This building, which was commenced aoont
the lst of July, 1871, is now rapidly approach
in. completion. large force Of workmen arc
now engaged putting on the finishing touches
preparatory to the opening for the entertain
nent of travellers, which will be about the first
of November. The platform, sixty feet wide
in front of the hotel, is being paved with the
Schillinger cement pavement, which has been
thoroughly tested in the northern cities, and
found as durable as the natural stone. 10 IL
laid in square blocks with circular plots for
grass and trees, protected by curb Of the
same material. The building is built OF Bal
tiu,ore pressed brick, with iron caps and balcc-
nies 10 the windows. An ornamental iron
piazza, ten aud a-hslf feet wide, extends around
the front and ends, giving promenade Of four
hundred feet
The centre building, l4s feet inches front,
is two stories high surmounted by lofty Gu
pola, from which is obtained n magnificent
view Of the city and surrounding country
This part Of the building contains the dining
room, $40 feet 8 inches by "a feet, which will
seat some four hundred persons. IL is entered
by three doors on the front piazza, as well "a
from each end, and is being frescoed in the best
stvlc of the art above the walnut wainscoating.
The wings, AZ by 81 feet are four stories high.
and contain, in the northern one, the ticket
office, hotel Office and gentemans parlor, with
wash-roon and water-coscts for same, and in
the southern wing are the ladies' waitng-room
and two parlors, with wash-room and water
closets.
The back building, 3s by o7 feet, three sto-
ries high, contains the kitchen, bakery, pam
tries, &C., all very large and convenient.
The floors above the first story contain two
private parlors, besides ninety-thres double
and single rooms, with bathrooms and water
closets in each wing, communicating with the
porches in the rear. A lofty and well lighted
basement extends under the whole building,
which will be rsed for restaurant, billiard
room, barber shop, wash house, laundry, and
cellars for storage and fuel. In order to drain
the building, over 800 feet Of sewerage from
two TO three feet in diameter, has been con-
structed all of brick laid in cement. The
building is heated by steam, proyided by two
large tubular boilers placed in a boiler house
2S feet by 50 feet, three stories in height The
upper stories of this building will be used for
servants. CincinBdh Enquirer.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1872-11-09

Va Orders for all kinds of Merchandise, Salt,
Fish, Plaster Guano, and the various Fertilizers
and Farming Implements, promptly filed.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1872-11-09
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company Become the Hotel-Keep-
ers on their Entire Thoroughfare.

No American travelling about, either in Eng
land or OH the Continent of Europe, can fail To
be impressed with the general magntcence ant
elegance of the railway stations as compared
with those in this country, and no traveller WIN
has been hustled in a way-side eatiug-house.
after a fast of ten OF twelve hours, undergoing
the while that peculiar and very rapid digest
ing process caused by the motion Of the train,
can but realize in the keencst sense the supe-
riurity Of foreign railroad arrangements in this
especial particular to any 10 be found at home.
Railroad officials have long known this evil.
and tried in vain to correct the error. The
trouble has been in the ayaricious character OF
mine host, who wateth at the road side seek
Ing whom he may devour, rather than provl-
ding a smoking, hot, varied and generous re-
past for the weary traveer-just such din
ner or supper or breakfast as he charges for,
but does not give you. But it would seem
that country and her internal improvements
must be just so old before the great moving
spirits fully comprehend the evils that exist
aud move to suppress them, and in this order
of things the old Baltimore and Ohio-re-
nowned all over the world for its gorgeous
scenery. its wonderful engineering, the magni-
iicence of its bridges, and the solidity Of Its
road -bed-has been the first TO move.
Like the other officers Of the road controlling
its various departments, manager of hotels
has been appointed, and the company propose
to keep these establishments themselves, not
from a pecuBiary motive-for it is not strictly
rairoading-but SO determined are they TO
break down the impositions practiced upon
travsers that they have selected Mr.. Kingsley,
the famous caterer and restauratesr, for the
position, and in him we guarantee the public
will find all they desire. New stations are
going forward as rapidly as possible, and are
being constructed with that aim to solidity,
elegance aud comfort which characterize the
whole road. model of the many in contem-
plation, we will describe somewhat in detail,
as the public are especially interested. This
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16

A harbor master is one of the prime needs
John Evans was capszed in Broad Creek, last
Thursday, and had very narrow escape from a
watery grave.
The Leader says The beauty of the Crisiield
bellies il unequalled. The rushing wind snatches
the sparkles from the oceans wave and places
them in the maiden's eyes.
More houses have been contracted the past
two months in this place than in any ether town
on the shore. That's the assertion Of the Leader.
Does it mean made smaller ?
A French steamer has arrived in Pocomoke
Sound and purchased cargo Of 25,000 bushels
Of oysters to be transported across the ocean.
A Mr.. Reeves was sunk in the yawl of the
schooner Brdmble, on Thursday last, and wat
drowned. Eight vessels have been dragging fol
the body ever since, but it had not been found
at last accounts.
The schooner Ida Walters is lying iu Floyd's
Thoroughfare, Deals Island, and has been de.
serted by her crew. Her original destination waf
England, and she was expected to take with hel
a cargo Of oysters from Crisfeld.
The schooner Ida Hdr1oood, from Cuba foi
Baltimore, with a cargo Of sugar, is ashore OF
Smiths Point Bar, Va, and it is possible that tht
vessel and cargo will be total loss,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16
X e!iRiOus Gatherings.

EPISCOPAL coNyocATIoN AND PRRsDYrERY OF NEW
CASTLE.
Two religious gatherings convene at Sails
bury, Wicomico county, Nd, to-day-the South
ern Convocation of the Diocese of Easton and
the Presbytery of New Castle. The former will
continue three days, the latter four.
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
To-day, morning service and holy communion
was held at 1015 o'clock. Tomorrow and on
Thursday at the same hour there will be morn
ing service and sermon. This and Wednesday
evenings there will be evening service at ~
o'clock. After service on these nights some
practical religious topic will be discussed by the
Bishop and the several clergymen present. On
Thursday night there will be missionary meet
ing, at which the missionary work of the church
in the Foreign, Domestic, and Diocesan fields
will be presented in brief addresses.
THE PREsBYrERY OF NEW CASTLE.
This evening at IA o'clock, the opening ser
mon will be preached by Rev. John Patton, d.
D., of Middletown Del.
On tomorrow evening meeting of general
interest will be called, In which addresses will
be made by different speakers.
On Thursday evening it is expected that a
Temperance Meeting will be held, in which the
Presbytery will give expression to its practical
sympathy with that Reform.
The Presbytery will continue in session
throughout Wednesday and Friday, and all its
sessions will be open to the public.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16

THE NEW LONDON ARREsT-NoT DENSus-oTHEI
REpORTa

THE NEW LONDON ARREsT-NoT DENNIs-oTHEI
REPORTS.
Dispatches were received at police headquar
ters, on Sunday, from Port Deposit, Nd, and
from New London, Pa, stating that two coored
men had been arrested, one al each place, on
suspicion Of being Bill Dennis, who recently
committed the outrage on a woman named MARY
Thompson. A description of Dennis was for.
warded to Port Deposit, from which nothing had
been heard this morning. Yesterday morning,
officers Thomas and Davis, of our police force,
went to New London to ascertain il it was Dem
mis- that had been arrested As in the other
cascs, he proved to be the wrong man, and was
released.
While in the neghborhcod, these officers be-
came possessed of intelligence of the where
abouts OF Dennis, and state that he is supposed
to be harbored by colored family named Jayes,
who reside near Lincoln University, in the
neighborhood of Oxford. that two men made an
attempt to arrest him on suspicion recently, and
when they had arrived at the house where Dem
mis- was sta ying, he made hasty exit through a
back window, and made good his escape. At
another time a party OF men went to Jayes'
house, expecting to find Dennis there, but was
informed by Jayes that he was not in the house,
but he could take them where Dennis could be
found, and took the party some ten miles up the
country, where the man was arrested, who was
released at New London, yesterday This was
evidently intonded as a blind. Dennis, il is
stated, lately confessed his crime to a coored
man, and told him that he would 't never be
taken alive" He is said to be armed with
revolver and knife. and spends his time through
the day in the woods, and staying among Ii o
cOlored people at night.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE AFFAIR.
We have already stated that colored man
was shot dead on boat near Crisfeld by anothC
colored man, last week. The name Of the muir.
dered is Josiah Garretson while that Of his say-
er il Harvey johnson. The Crisfeld Leader
furnishes the following additional particulars
1t appears that the two men began to play or
tusse, on the deck of the vessel. Garretson,
proving too strong for his young adversary, the
latter became angry and rushed down the cabin
and brought up the Captains gun. Garretson
at once walked to the forward part of the vessel,
drew his coat and threw it on the 'Samson-post
He had scarcely done 80, however, when the gan
was discharged, and Garretson was seen to stag
ger, start toward the after part of the boat where
he fell on the monkey rail, and without strug-
gle died.
The crew then abandoned the vessel and took
passage for Baltimore on the Helen, but whilst
the boat toached at Crisfeld they were arrested
under a writ from Harvey johnson, Justice of
the Peace. Denying all knowledge of the muir
der they were released, but we're re-arrested at
Princess Anne the next day by johnson himself.
Garretson's bodyw disinterred post mortem
examination held and johnson, the murderer
held for trial The Grand Jury found true bill
against johnson, and the trial of the case was
begun at Princess Anne yesterday.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16
Mr.. Baldwin's Lecture ON China.

To he. Editor Of a,e Commercial
Please allow me space to correct an error into
which you have fallen in your notice, in yester-
days paper, of the lecture to be delivered by
Rev. s. L. Baldwin on Wednesday evening next
in st. Paul's NJ Il. Church.
Your notice makes the impression that the
lecture is to be on the progress and prospect Of
Christianity in China This will doubtless claim
incidental notice ; but the lecture is to be on
'Chtnd." The peculiarities of the country and
people-their manners and customs, will form
the staple of the lecture and from the we'll
known ability of the lecturer, and his extensive
opportunities of acquaintance with the subject
the public may expect a rare treat. So good an
opportunity may not soon be offered the citizens
of Wilmington to hear faithful account of this
far OF realm and people.
Ling Cha Cha will follow with a speech in
Chinese, giving his impressions of America, which
will be interpreted to the audience by Mr.. Bald
win. RoBT. W. ToDD.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16
An Exlrnordlnnr, CIrcnm.tnnc =.

STAMPING HORSE NEARLY SETS A SHED ON FIRE.
The West Chester Record relates the following:
On fourth-day, the 10th inst, about the
time the people in attendance at the burial of
William Walter at Parkersville, were separating,
Thomas Hannum of Kennett on going to unite
Meeting House sheds, found that the grass
under their feet was on fire, and the wind blow
ing fresh at the time it had extended several
yards from the apparent place of beginingj but
the horses showed no sign Of alarm. A careful
examination into circumstances induced the be-
lief that one of the horses in paving, had
struck tlint-stone with his steel toe, and spark
from that had set fire to the fine dry grass direct
ly under the edge of the hoof The timely dis
favorable incident, as the sheds were filled with
horses and quite number tied on the side when
the fire originated.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16

The busne's men of this city resent the oft
repeated cry that Contract Ordinance would
make them object to serving the city as mem
bers of the Council This assertion has been
made often enough Its hollow untruthfulness
is proved by the single facp that out of the
twenty-one gentlemen now in Council, not more
than three or four get the city jobs Six-seveptha
of the members serve without any such persua-
sion of their pockets. The fact is, and it can
not be too often stated that men who go into
Council because they can make money there and
who will stay out of it when they can do 80 no
longer, ought never to be allowed to get there,
at all.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16
DOMESTIC NEWS.
NEloHsoRIMc cousr'gs.

The sanitary condition of Reading is much
improved.
Riddle & Son contemplate building a new
woollen factory at Glenn Mills.
The erection Of frame hul gs has been
prohibited in the eeut a l'O,ti, ri uf Reading by
All act of the Legislature.
-Messrs. Carter, Campbell " Co. recently
opened very extensive stone quarry at Bridge
water, on the p. &c b. O. R. r.
Two boys w. Sich and James Weir, both of
Chester, engaged in an alteration on Friday
Last in the progress of which the skull of the
latter was crushed in by a monkey-wrench in
the hands of the former.
Reading possesses an oddity in an old gentle
man 80 years Of age He has heen blind for the
last 81 years. but Notwithstanding this afflic ion
he has kept hotel for 45 yeers been his own
bartender; perambulates the streets without as
sstance; could point out any Of the houses in
the neighborhood and what is more he knew
the way to the Office 4 one Of the city papers
and was prompt in the payment Of his subscrip-
tion. shoemakers awl was thurst into his eye
when he was years old by his brother; hence
his total blindness
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16

In the National Colored Convention. yester
day, platform was adopted, declaring their ad
herence to the Republican party and determine
ton to support the nominee of the Philadelphia
Convention; endorsing General Grant; acknowl-
edging their gratitude to Senator Sumner, fol
his advocacy Of the rights Of the colored race
thanking Vice President COlfax for giving his
casting vote in the Senate for the supplementary
Civil Rights bill; appealing to the justice of the
American people to protect them in their civil
rights in public places and upon public convey
ances, (which are readily accorded to the most
degraded specimens of their white fellow citi-
zens, and pledging themselves to oppose all
Republican candidates for office who cannot
show satisfactory record upon the supplement
tary Civil Rights bill. Resolutions were adopted
declaring the separation Of social and civil equal
ity, and favoring the New England common
school system.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16
Corn brings d, ,25 per bushel in Texas.

I
A Louisville merchant has just erected th,
| first elevator in that city.
The ice is still four feet thick and very hare
on the Penobscot river, at Bangor, Maine.
The famous spring at Tuscumbia Ala. ,dischar
| ges 17,724 cubic feet Of water per minute.
Artificial milk ia manufactured in France quite
| extensively from preparation Of prepared bone
Consumption is said to carry to the grave 200
900 persons annually on the North American
continent.
Thirteen thousand six hundred and seventy
barrels of cranberries were shipped from Berlin
Wis, last season.
The petroleum springs at San Fernando, in
Southern California, are yielding at the rate OF
twenty barrels Of oil per day.
On the west side Of the Ban joaquin in Stan
islaus county. California there are eyer 1OO, ,00O
acres Of continuous wheat fields.
Last week Michael Schwartz, ESQ.,, of Bangor,
found upon his door-steps forks, spoons, &c, to
the value Of about ten dollars, which some re-
pentant burglar had returned to thir rightful
owner.
According to the London Builder, the net an
nu u revenue Of tho Il, ,2i7 miles Of railway in
the United Kingdom exceeds f22, 600, 900 and
the companies employ more than 100000 officers
and servants.
A Connecticut man is engaged in working up
a saw-log thirty feet long into a life for Gil
more's jubilee. 1t will be blowed by nitro-gly-
cerine, says the Norwich Bulletin, and that pa
per is authority on all such subjects.
A meeting was held in Boston on Sunday
night in favor of a religious amendment to the
Constitution, providing for an unquestionable
basis for Christian education in our common
schools, and for every other Christian feature
Of our national life."
A kind old fatber-in-law wanted to know why
the Feejeians are called cannibals to which Bar
mum replied: Because they live off other peo-
ple" "TheD," replied he, unhappily, my four
sons-in-law must be cannibals-they live OF of
mel"
The mansion in which the famous Nathan
murder occurred, at New York, remains to this
day just as it was on the night of that event.
The blood stained carpet has been taken up,
but the deep stains which soaked through into
the floor are ineffaceable. The only tenant is
bulky German housekeeper.
The'average rainfall in Western Pennsylvania
during the past twenty-five years, has been
about thirty-four inches.
''The Felons Fireside" is the highly attractive
head line Chicago paper gives to an account
of the new county Jail.
That indomitabe lady, Mrs. Gaines, last week
got two important decisions In her favor in the
United States Circuit Court at New Orleans
Her cause still gains.
An amiable lunatic named Gregory, OF win
chester, Tenn, is paying five cents on dollar
for interest," bearing Confederate notes, and will
purchase $100, 600 worth.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16
The LeesburG Poisoning Case.


WHOLESALE SWEEP BY ARSENIC.
At Leesburg, Va, a man named Charles L.
Floyd. died very suddenly four years ago. In
1870 his two sons died suddenly, and subsequent
ly his two daughters and a female relative sick
ened and died in similar manner. The last
girl died on March 23d. Suspicion being aroused,
coroner's iury was summoned, the body of the
child exhumed and the stomach sent to Balti-
more for analysis The druggists regiSser
showed that quantities of arsenic had been sold
to the wife of Mr.. Floyd previous to the death
announced that he had discovered l u grains OF
arsenic in the stomach of the girl. The Ooroner's
Jury, therefore, rendered verdict against Mrs.
Lloyd, and she was to have been ARE sted yester-
day
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16
the HTorse Memorial.

public meeting in honor of Professor Morse
will be held at the Board of Trade Rooms, in the
new Masonic Temple, this evening, at o'clock,
in conjunction with similar meetings through
out the country. Telegraph wires will be run in
to the room, and the resolutions offered will be
sent to the meeting at Washington, in the Hall
of the House of Representatives. We under
stand that speeches pertinent TO the occasion
are expected from Hon. Joshua Il. Heald An
tony Higgins, Esq, Samuel NJ. Harrington. ESD,
Dr. Bush and perhaps, others. Let us make
the meeting worthy the iustrious dead whose
deeds and memory it is proposed to commemo-
rata
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16


Al Chicago, yesterday, some malt in the ruins
of a malt house in the burned district burst in
to flames on being disturbed and exposed to the
air.
The coroner's inquest at st. Louis. on the
bodies of the victims of the Oceanus disaster,
closed yesterday. The jury were unable to de-
termine the cause of the explosion.
Said Mr.. Duke, of Virginia, the other day: ~
might as well talk of defending lion of the for
est from the attact of chinch-bug as to talk OF
defending the Judiciary of Virginia from the as
saults of my colleague"
General Howard telegraphs from Arizona City
to Secretary Delano that he has arranged for a
meeting of the Yumas and other friendly tribes,
and will meet General Crook in & few days. He
is hopeful of good results.
The Yale Courdnt says: 'In part extenuation
Of Yales having graduated Judge Barnard it
may be stated that he was expelled from Sigma
Fps during his Freshman year for failing to meet
his pecuniary obligations.
A lady writer says if women we're as particular
in choosing virtuous husband as men are in
selecting virtuous wife, a moral reformation
would soon begin, which would be something
more than froth and foam
In New Orleans, last Wednesday night a
large mass meeting was held, the participants in
which resolved to resist all further payments of
State and city taxes. There is much dissatisiac-
tion in New Orleans at the reckless municipal
expenditures
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16
GENERAL.


John Sparks, who has been absent for about
six weeks on tour through the South arrived
home yesterday
James B. Skinner, the pillow manufacturer, oil
Rockford ILL.,, died yesterday of spotted fever
President Purnell, Of Delaware College, has
been visiting his friends at Snow Hill, Nd,
Clara Louise Kellogg left New York on Satur.
day, in the steamer Republican, for Europe.
President Grants sons, Jesse and Ulysses, arc
to go to Europe in June and return with Miss
Nelly Grant at the end of summer.
Mrs. James Fisk, Jr., is in New York. attend
ing to the matters Of her deceased husband Mrs
Fisk has executive ability of rare order, and
manages we'll
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16

The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more American writes that paper
The Democratic members of Congress are
consulting among themselves regarding their
political course in view of the Cincinnati Com
Vention. Some Of them freely express their
willingness to vote for the nominee OF that Con-
vention, provided the demonstration there shall
give promise of success, and the platform be of
such character that they can endorseit They
say they want only the enuncation of few
general principles.
Some Of the nti-Administration Republicans
have been privately exchanging views with them
in order to arrange basis of coalition. It is
generally agreed, however, by the Democrats
that their course will be governed by the Nation
al Democratic Convention, whether it shall agree
to support the Cincinnati nominee or make a
nomination of its own.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-16
THE PENINSULA.


Court begins at Cambridge next Tuesday.
The U. s. Senator elect from the new State Of
De-eret was formerly citizen Of Dorset
The Clipper will be the name of the new pa
per to be started at Vienna.
Last year Samuel Fluharty, at fredericksburg.
manufactured IA 900 fruit boxes, and he has
already orders for 80, 900 this year.
Cambridge is nearly out of debt, has money
in its Treasury and win relight its gas lamps.
Vienna is the oldest and, for many years, was
the largest town in Dorset, and was much veal
thier so or 60 years ago than now.
The farmers are planting corn.
wIooAnco COUNTY.
S. II. Dorman has been appointed Collector of
State and County taxes for 1872
Mrs. David Farlow was recently severely
burned by the explosion of coal oil lamp.
The sale of liquors was prohibited in Tyaskin
district by an act of the Legislature but the Gov
enor refused to sign the bill because it gave
criminal jurisdiction to Justice of the Peace and
for other defects
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church at Sa-
lisbury gave dinner and supper last week, from
which they realized $3.50.
The Public schools of Wicomico will be closed
at the end of the present (spring) Term May
18th for the want Of funds ro run them.