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Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
Republican Nom, nation tor Congress.

To dte Editor of The Commercials
You say in your issue of August Goth that
"Delaware ought to be, and can be, carried for
Grant and Wilson and for a Republican candi-
date for Congress-
You speak truly. Sir. This thing can be done,
provided we comply with the conditions essen-
tial to success. There is tide in the affairs
of men, which, taken at its flood, leads on to
fortune This is equally true of Parties, and,
il mistake not the slgns OF the times We have
At this moment combination of circumstances
which, promptly and properly avalled will prove
the tide which shall carry the Republican Party
to a brilliant victory in November next. There
is no question but that the opposition are fear
fully demorazed. The nomination of Greeley
has sadly nterfered with the eompaetness Of
their organization, and they desperately
alarmed lest the disaffection toward the Presi-
deutial nomination will tell against them
on their whole icket-especialy the peo-
pie are sick and tired of their msrue in
State affairs. Moreover, there is much jealousy
between the rival fathers and the sore-heads in
the party are numerous and desperate. The in
suit to the strong element known Antl-Sauls
bury, in the nomination Mr. Wright 30 well
known as one of the most turbulent followers
of the family" has added fuel to the flame,
| and all these things combned, as we before said
make splendid opportunity for Republic ANS to
20 in aud win. But, in order to do this, we must
| max the best possible nonnations-especiAlly
must our Congressional nominee be strong man.
| II will not be- sufficient that he is strong with
| his own party. lie must have the confidence
aud win the support of the conservative and
| reasonable element of the Democratic party.
| This Of course Ii indispensable to successive
must have converlsto our cause-new adherents
TO hep Rglld & up strong pa1tys NOT al2neafPS
| that shall hold the State for years to come, and
that shall reform our Legislature and put
us abreast of the times in progress and lmproV-
| ment Who is the man, then. to lead the Re
| publican columns in this gallant contest for VIC
tory. Without disparaSing any OF the excellent
men heretofore named in the connection We
firmly bellve that the Hon. JOHN w. HoUsToN is
the man for the crisis. Houston is a strong
man, and although his name has only been men
toned within few days, i'll this connection, II
has spontaneously developed support that 1t
surprising. In extensive intercourse with the
leading men, throughout large portion OF Kent
and SUSSEX have not heard a slugle dissent
from the universal opinion that, Judge Hous
ton is the man." Ii is to be hoped that the con
venlion will be harmonious. act wisely and sui
fer no petty consideration to interfere with th'
dictates OF wisdom and prudence.
SUSSEX.
| Aug 9th 1872.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
A LEGEND OF ruR NANrIooKE.

Under the shade Of an oak tree tall,
Close by the banks OF the Nanticoke,
Where the river runs deep,an winding and small
Where robins sing, and ravens erOak,
Where grasses spring, and the brown leaves fall
A chieftain sat; and thus he spoke,
Tuning his thoughts t. sorrowful mind,
Tuning his voice to the sighng wind;
:" am the last chief OF Sycamore lice,
A ne outhumberlng the stars on high.
NV tribe as countless as the leaves Of pine
TIL the cheat Of the whi mans naunting lie.
OF the NauticOke tribe, no hand save mine,
Can teach the wild deer huw TO ui;;
But no deer by me will ere be bled,
For tnis hand Is shattered nerveless dead.
"Under tLis oak my fathers have stood,
And planned th sir wars with tn, Lenape;
Their wild cri 's rang through the fores. wood,
Where nov the pa e-faoe children play.
This shade 10 In no more Is good
Though sagad hoe will meier grow grey,
But will lay his limbs on this hlock Of ground,
This plac that is called the sachem's mound.
"This tree, that stands on your frowning verge,
VIII shver and wither and nnd It's grave,
'rw Il bow to the earth with a terrible scourge
Its branches sink deep 10 the tossing wave;
Auu you my rlNef, bnhl sing ltb ulrRei
AS, mnckigg Its FALL the banks yUu leave
Thus on river OF chleftai-s free,
Thus IN y the fate of the whlte man be-
Saga iahoc sat rigid and straight
Amidst the gathering autum1 storm,
His voice stopped Still in his curse Of hate,
But ue'rr, was bent the upright form.
The hre King cam with his Dol OF fate
And broke the bonds Of lies poor charm.
Beneath the ruia OF the sheltered oak
Sat the last Of the tribe of the Nanticoke.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
The " Confederate =" Dead.

THEIR REMAINS NOT DISTURBED AT FORT DELLA
WARE.
Some anonymous writer to the Baltimore sun,
in its issue of July 9th, complained that the
limited States authorities, aud especially Con-
gress, had uukndy used the vanquished rebels
One of his paragraphs, continuing the subject
sail
Is it probably the reflex action of this piou55
spirt which makes it possible Tor our iatlonaI
authorities, in breaking ground Tor nahh,hs i Nj
battery ON the Jersey shore, opposlte forI Del-
aware to spade up and obliterate the poor nury-
ing ground in which were put away tine eorpses
| of tie prisoners who died-from wounds, dlsease
| starvation and cluelty-iu that place oil unhappy
The change being brought to the attention OF g,
| Col. ]. ID. Kurtz of the Engineer Corps, u, ..
| A. Philadelphia, he ordered an olhclal inquiry
| into the matter and Assistant Engineer JOhn D:
| Lee in charge of the engineers ONCE AZ 4 OFT
| Delaware. has made a full report onit. ln u he
| states that - the burial ground on the new Ser,
| sew shore for Southern prisoners WHO ueu a'
| Fort Delaware during the wal, ~ enclosed Wltu
| a substnntial fence. il protected from all uese
Grafton and is at least one-third OF mile ulstah
from the nearest point Of the proposed battery.
This condition of things, OF course, was 10 D.
| expected. No class of men amouS us are pos
| sessed of a more honorable and magnanlmon
spirit than the officers Of the United stale
Army, and there is none serving VINO wou,u nav
! committed he de secratlon 50 Justly aud false
ly attributed to them, by the defamatory write
! in the Sun.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
PhiIndslphI. Topics.


The Wigwam Cluo nas Dsen presented with
twl live eagles by Msrylander.
Tuesday was tolerably good day for wife
beaters. Three oi them were Gagged.
Ten vessels are under charter in the port of
Phil ldelphia to load with graiu for foreign ports
Round trip tickets to Louisville will be sold
from Philadelphia for @22 good until September
18th.
VIM. Grouse was run over in jam Of wa
gons and his head 30 badly crushed tnat his life
IL deepaired Of.
VIM b. Cole cut his throat and inflicted
da igerous wound. Mary Ann Kelley cut her
throat and died
"A female waif, three month DID, was found
lying on the church steps at l7th and sumner
streets, yesterday
Edward Wiener and Michael Drury have
bsen arrested as accomplices i'll the murder OF
James DOugherty.
Kate Hinman, aged II years, died of hydro
phobia on Tuesday night the result Of bite by
a dog over four years ago.
The colossal bronze statute of Gen. John
+. Reynolds is now on exhibition IN one OF the
windows of Bailey q Co.'s store.
Jim. Fisk it is said, stole railroad. His
equal mas just turned up in John Pratt, whe
stole ship. It was model, and worth SoOV
Tom Kelley, formerly of Philadelphia, meet
Ned Timoney 10 ring encounter IN Canhha, 10
day. They have been training for 1t thre'
weeks.
A clerk in a Third street store hung himsel
in closing rhe fourth floor hatch and would nav
died had he not been speedily rescued by one
his fellows.
The coroners jury on the victims of tn
Tacony disaster find that the accident resulte
from the carelessness of the X: H. Co., an'
deem it "highy necessary that the proper az
thoiilies should indict and bring to 1ustice III
Company and Its agents"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
DOMESTIC NEWS.
NEIoHBoRrNo COUNTIES.


The Reading schools re- open on Monday.
The Republicans of Salem county are organ
izng.
The Rockdale hall ia completed. II is 45x65
aud three stories high
West Chester consumes annually $500 tons
of coal, at q cost of $70,OO0.
--Dysentery to an alarming extent is prevail
ing in upper Chester county.
Tho anniversary of the Oxford Presbyterian
Sabbath schools takes place on Thursday next.
The authorities Of Phenixvle have under
confederation the extension of the borough
limits.
Apples are 30 cheap in some of the town
ships Of berks county. that the growers offer to
deliver them to purchasers for cents per
bushel.
The refusal of the Democratic Convention
Of Delaware county to endorse either Greeley or
Buckalew has demoralized the entire party in
that section.
Mrs. Harriet F. Williams. of Oxford, died
on Wednesday last, from modification of
her left arm. superinduted by bone felon.
She was Al years Of age.
On account of the dry weather the farmers
in Oharlestown township, Chester county, are
commencing to feed their cattle. Some are feed
| ing on corn sown for that purpose, while others
are using mill feed.
Daniel McGrath, who attempted an outrage
upon Mias Bean. near Glen Rlddle in February
last, has been found guilty, but wasrecommended
to the mercy OF the Delaware County Court.
Nathan Anderson was acquitted from two similar
charges
The Delaware county Jubilee was very sue
cessful. At its conclusion Caroline Richihgs was
vocilerously applauded and the din could not be
suppressed until size appeared and sang the
- Last Rose OF Summer" Mrs. Bernard has
consented to give another concert at Media on
the l1th Of September, and there is some talk
of the last one being repeated at Chester, Darby
| and West Chester. ~ -st.t
Since January 1st, 1852, up to the present
time, period Of over twenty years, 80 461 deeds
! have been recorded in the Recorders Office of
| Chester county, while during the same time
0,7S6 mortgages and assignments have been
| placed upon record, aggregating cost for such
such service, of S6O,377. In the year 1869, there
was more deeds recorded than in any succeeding
year, the number beng 1874. In the Registers
Office during the last five years, ,030 letters OF
| administration have been granted.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
Political Intelligence.


The Massachusetts, Republican Convention
met at Worcester yesterday. Governor Wash
burne and the other State officers, except the
Lieutenant Governor, were renomnated Thorn
as Talbot, of Billerca, was the choice for Lieu
tenant Governor. Judge e n. Hoar and John
NJ Forbes were nominated for electors at large.
On the ballot for Governor, General Butler re-
ceived 259 out of $50 votes.
The Republican Convention of Centre county
Governor Curtin for Congress by acclamstion
r II Dne has been nominated for re-elec-
tion to Congress by the Republicans OF the
rwenty-fourth District OF New York
The Republicans of the Seventeenth Illinois
District have unanimously renominated John b.
Hay for re election to Congress.
Tine Prohibitionist Convention Of Massaohu-
SO ts in session at Boston, yesterday, voted-40
W 33-against the nomination Of Temperance
State ticket. ,-t rtr' rt,
The Straight out Democratic Convention ot
Michigan met yesterday and selected two dele
ties to the Louisville Convention.
The Democratic Reform and Liberal Confer
ence Committee at New Orleans agreed, yester
day. on State ticket headed by John McEnoy
| for Governor.
The New Jersey Democratic Convention will
| meet on September llth.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
CORRESPOND NDENCE.
Dorches er County, Md.
oAMPs-cRoPs-sUN &c.
[Correspondepce OF the Commercial


CAMBRIDGE, MD. Aug. 9th, 1872
Five Of the =" Dorset " camp meetings have
been held, and the sixth is now in successful
operation. Hurlock's is the most noted, being
the successor of the Ennalrs Spring but the
year Beckwith's takes the lead ia number OF
tents and orderly management. The report OF
Hurlocks in recent issue OF the rRBuNE is
very faulty, His number Of tents diminished by
forty is correct and his representations of the
good order il reDerSed are true. The order war
good until the last night. when crowd of
drunken rowdies took unmOlested possession OF
the entire ground, and spent the night IN mock
religious services even oc supying the pulpit
Beckwith's camp numbered nlheiy. fpe tents and
was orderly from beginning to close A camp of
all churches has Just closed Ia Lakes. These
eccesiasic conglumerations lr0rk admirably but
c1mes the ting of war when fish stringing is
made the order uf he.day. The world wants
christian unity, not church unity.
Since God in his supreme goodness ''uncorked
the bottles of heaven" and let descend the much
needed showers, our crops have recuperated ra-
pidly and encouragingly. The coru will be cared
we'll Some complain Of poor corn, but we lind
snch in the maiu are tilling very poor soil, and
without fertilizing cannot reasonably expect bet
ter.
Capt Thomas Navey, OF the Maryland
Steamboat Co" was buried near Wallacks wharf
yesterday. Cause Of death. sun stroke. He
waH a valued citizen and a polite and efficient
steamboat officer. A case OF sun str Ike occur
red at Beckwth's camp, but was not fatal
The heat Is still oppressive and mosquitoes
numerous and hungry. Iuvads should keep
away from US now unless they have still remain-
ing some bad blood to spare. B.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
WhmIeyviIIe, Md.
BURIED IN A wELL-oAMPMEETINds-so DA-
ZEY THE BLIND PoErEss
Correspondence Of the Commercial
wHALEYvILLE, Aug. "a

Correspondence of the Commercial
WHALEYyILLE, Aug "a.
Plentiful showers have fallen within the week
past. Late corn and potatoes will be greatly
benefited. Early potatoes were a total failure
as the manure placed under them at planting
was neupr once wet by rain.
Leonard Bsauchamp,o of this place was fearful
ly crushed a few days since by well csvng up-
on him He was thought to be fatally injured
but seems ow in fair way for recovery!
Oampmeetings are become veritably an I'm
situtiOnn in this region. A circle drawn with
a radius of fifteen miles OF this place
would include no less than eight camp or
basket meetings held within two months past.
Marked success bas attended some of these,
especially that held at Roxana Del. The meet
ing closed with some twenty mourners at the
altar
At this meeting as also at some others in the
region. a beautiful incident was witnessed A
blind girl, Sophia NJ. Dazey. gave poetic ad-
dress from the preachers' stand as prefAcing the
sale OF little book, her autobiography. The girl,
born blind and in the very humble5t station and
with no advantages of education whatever. ex-
cept attending the Sunday School and learning
by her unaded eXertiOns to read Bible with
raised letters presented her by the Bible Society
has yet, by her good sense and the charm OF
unaffected piety. won large place in the o.
TEEN of the public. Several hundred of her
little books, composed wholly by herself, we're
sold at varions camp meetings in this part of the
country. The book was published, think. at
the office of the TnIBuNE. IL. j. G..
The address alluded to above was sent rs by
our correspondent IN full, but il is too long fol
use in our columns.-EDs.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
Political straw- in delaware.

The Salem IN. J.) Standard is responsible for
the following;
A gentleman of this city, travelling in Della
ware the other day, gives us this STRAW" which
in some MEASURE, shows the drift of the political
current in that State. He WAS in the cars on his
way from Dover when it WAS proposed to test
the sentiment of the occupants of the car by a
vote for the Presidential candidates. The vote
was taken and stood as follows Grant, %, and
Greeley, This is but cred watermelon for
our Greeley friends.
A correspond mt sen Is the following:
"A vote for President of the United States
was taken ON the Brandywine Lodge excursion
train from Wilmington to Reading on Tuesday,
August 9th, 1872 aud the result was az follows ,
Grant, 1l3 Greeley, 35 not voting, 81.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
Kent Couniy, Nid
RELIGIOUS - SUDDEN DEATH wHooTNd COUGH
EPIDEMIC, &c.
r., ,rr, anop,lanre of the CommercI | |

RELIGIOUS SUDDEN DEATH - wHoorNd COUGH
EPIDEMIC, &c.
Correspondence of the Commerci u
CHEsTERTowN, Aug 10.
woods meeting, under this auspices OF the
NJ II. Church. of Kent Cneuit has been IN pro-
rress at Edesylle for several days. The ex-
treme warm weather and du-ty roads, together
with the appearance Of a storm each evening OF
last week detracted much from the interest OF
the meeting The delightful rain of Friday last
changed the aspect OF aft airs. aud a large CON
eourse assembled TO attend the services oil last
eyeniug There were about fifteen penltents at
the altar aud tho work bids fair to go on.
The sudden death uf Mrs Smith, In tins sec
ton. has lAade quite serious impression On
Yesterday morning she was up as usual ana ate
her breakfast She requested her husband 10
go to neighbor aud borrow dearborn IN whlcn
10 take the family to the Woods Meeting last
evening, and whilst at the house OF ms hei8h
Dor a messenger informed him of the death OF
Ina wife. Rising from the table she took a
broom and commenced to use it Very soon she
said to her daughter, Here, take it, my head
| feels very strangely and will go up stairs and
| lie down" She reached the second step, fell
| back and was dead.
Whooping cough is quite prevalent, and Is
| proyiug fatal to many children here. On Thurs
day last there were three lying dead IN mule
| village of less than dozen houses Another
was buried to-day, and Others are at the point oi
death.
The farmers arc busily engaged in shipping
| neaches and other fruits. The corn crop SUI
| fered severely from the late dronth, but the re-
| cent rain revived it and the hopes OF the plant
ers N.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
Pc per,s Woo s.
raE CAMP MEETING THERE-sTRITuAL SUCCESS OF
THE MEETING.

THE CAMP MEETING THERE-spIRIruAL SUCCESS OF
THE MEETING.
Correspondence of the CommerciaLl
GEORGETOWN, Aug. %,
Tie camp-meeting at Peppers woods, under
the charge of Rev. A ID. Davis, is the all alb
sorbing subject. 1t has been said by old resi-
dents that there never was as large an assem-
bIage of people on any camp ground IN SUSSEX
l,nnnty az was at Peppers woods on last Sunday.
The meeting is we'll represented by many
able and eloquent preachers and the preaching
has been excellent throughout, and has had a
telling effect upon the minds aud hearts OF the
people. .. -, ,,,.,
powerful and searching sermon was pro,
pounced last evening by the Rev.W e. England
to large cencourse of people, and 1t had the
effect to draw many to the altar, as well az to
awaken the professors of religion to a sense oil
their duty, and the work commenced IN earnest,
and the whole circle within seemed to be one
| of PRAYER, the altar before the stand being
| the radiatIng point" There were tve conver-
sions while scores were seeking. OBSERVER
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
Charles u'Coaor.
Aug. 9th 1872.

A NOTE FROM HIM, EXPRESSING eYMPATHY WITH
LOUISVILLE.
CHICAGO, August 81.
The Inter Ocean tomorrow will publish the
following letter from Charles o'Conor;
NEW YORK, August 27.
My DEAR Sra Il was and am III favor of the
Louisville movement. Even the mere profess
sion of adherence to Democratic ideas must
soon disappear il without our marked d ssent
the party eau be transferred to its deadliest foe
CHARLES 0CoNoR."
An Albany dispatch, dated August 9Sth, gives
a Greeley story that O'Uonur is to be the Demo
cratic nominee for Governor OF New York state
that the Withdrawal of Judge Church and Gov
ernor Hoffman was to make room for Mr.
O'Conor aud that the friends of Mr.. O'Oonor
have given assurances OF their ablllty to secure
his acceptance of the nomination. 1t will bt
seen from the note published above, that this
report is not likely to be correct.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
chester Items.

The public schools of Chester resume their
session next Monday. There are twertv-seven
teachers employed in these schools, al sx ept
the principal of the High School, there all
females. The salaries paid range from forty
to seventy five dollars per month.
There is a constant demand in Chester for
dwelling houses suited to persons of limited
MEANS and in the ship-yards and factories en-
ployers find themselves much restricted IN the
number of hands they employ, by their inability
to supply them with appropriate residences.
The Grant, Wilson and Hartranft Club of Ches-
ter dedicate their wigwam this evening. Hon.
Washington Townsend and other eminent speak
ers are to be present.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
asaths.
18th INST, after a short illnets,

sHIPLEY On the 2Tth INST, after short illnets'
sarah shipley In her s2d " ar
The friends OF III family are invited to attend the
funeral to leave the residence of Henry Pascha
Sixteenth street French. al II O'Clock on Sixth
day morning, the 30th inst, without further notice.
HINroN.-Iu this city, on Wednesday night, Aug.
2SJb, 'sT2, Ella Mpy, infant daughter OF samuel u
and Martha A. Hinton, aged 10 months.
The relatives and irends the family are re-
spectfuIy invited IN attend the funeral from the
residence OF parents, No. go R Ninth street. on
Friday afternoon at Ocl ck without further notice.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
Issued, To.dny.

The DELAWARE TaIBUNE, for this week. is
issued from the COMMERCIAL Office, day, and
may be had at our counter in wrappers for mail
lug, OF without them, ut Ave cents single cory
The TRIBUNE is being extensively called for, all
over the Peninsula, and especially throughout
Delaware, and number of new names are daily
alded to its already large list. Wilmington mer-
chants seeking country trade should avail them
selves of the TRIBUNE as an advertising medium.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
The Sominn'iop for Congress.
[From the snyrna llmes.-Rep.l

TFfOm IHb hlnyTna lIInes.-NeD,I
What the people want is an able Representa-
tive and both Republicans and Democi ats would
prefer such a one to weak partza The De
mocratic Convention having failed to meet the
requirements through the manipuations Of the
ring, it is for the Republicans to come to the
front. If they nominate an able, honest man,
there is every prospect for success but unless
they do this 1t were better to let the nomination
20 by default Let the nominee be Hon. N. b.
SmitheIs, Judge Houston, or Col. Moore, and
there is reasonable hope that the State will
have an able Representative III the next Con-
gres
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
RennbI cnn NIeeiInR.

Tomorrow evening public meeting will be
held in the City Hall under the auspices of the
Republican Invincibles. Addresses will be IN de
BY Levi G. Bird William O. Spruance, and, per-
hais, others. The issues of the campaign will
he fairly and fully diacussed, and the arguments
Of the coalitionists met and answered. Let
nynryhndY 90
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
Greeley and tho ..rri bune" in Kent 90.

Greeley and the ''Tri bune'' in Kent 90.
A few days ago, a news agent in this city, re-
ceiyei the following from subscriber to the
New York Tribune, in Kent County. 1t states
its own case
DOVER, Aug. 18th, 1872.
Dear Sir;-When my paid-up subscription to
the n. Y. Tribune expires, please stop lt,-stoP
Il consider it worth about the price of old
paper-l or IA cts. per lp. They should be
prosecuted for taking money from subscribers
under false pretenses. GIeeleylsm, coalition or
whatever you may call it, does not go down with
me and think from what can see ami hear,
il the election WAS to come oil, tomorrow, he
(Gle-ley) would not get. by several hundreds
On Kent county, mean,) az many votes as ht
wou.d have done month ago. And II the reac
ton continues, hope he will not have cor
poials guard IN Kent
Yours for Grant and stability.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-29
Personal InteIIIgence.

Secretary Delano has returned to Ohio to re-
crult his health.
The President and Secretary Fish arrived in
Washington yesterday. Cabinet meeting will
be held to-day.
Secretary Robson and Hon. Oourtland Par
aer will attend the meeting of the New Jersey
Republican Convention to-day.
Bishop James, of the Methodist Church, is
slowly recovering his health, and expects to Off
cia5e at the conferences assigned him.