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Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

The Germantown Telegraph says We notice
that in many places this season that the corn
plant il attacked by a minute insect very sm-
lar to what gardeners who have grapeies call
the .thrip." 1t is so small that it can only be
seen distinctly by pocket lens when it appears
HI II small whtish-brown thread, about limo
in length. 1t is, however very active. When
disturbed it Jumps like the cabbage flea 1t
feeds on the green matter of the leaves, usually
eating up and down between the ribs, leaving
an appearance Of delicate thread, like lines
where they have fed. That they are a serious
injury is evident from the fact that the corn 50
attacked is not so thrifty and vigorous al that
free from the yistatious of the insect. Indeed,
as the effect il to prevent the of half OF the
lea'-surface to the plant, it must be an injury.
1t is the same as plucking on half the leaves,
the consequence of which we all know very
wen. Whether it has come to stay, Or is only a
casual visitor remains to be seen.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15
MORNING NEWS.


Samuel Bancroft, Jr., and family, are at Cape
May.
Strauss, the composer, sailed for Bremen OIL
Saturday.
Senator Morton is the guest of President
Grant at Long Branch.
Ex. Governor Stanly, of North Carolina, died
in San Francisco on Friday night.
The President will return to Washington, to
attend to public business, tonight
Secretary Boutwell, goes TO North Carolina
to-day, to take part in the State CANVASS.
Ziba Ferris Jr., has returned from brief visit
to Sandy Springs Md, much improved in haalth
He will spend the summer at the mountains aud
seaside.
Major Calom Eldridge of Wilmington, IL reg
istered at the Centre House, Cape May, and
Samuel ]. Endicott and wife, Of Dover at the
Columbia House.
Rev Geo. H. Smyth, pastor Of the West Pros
byteriau church, started at noon, to-day, for
four or Eve weeks Summering He will spend
part Of the time on Long Island and, perhaps,
few days at Saratoga.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

Greeisy's NIonstrOus Faculty for Surrender
or the man whose abject fear in times OF
trial and danger crisis after crisis in our history
has exposed to the ieers of the whole country
the Boston Advertiser thus speaks;
"Mr. Greeley has monstrous faculty for sur
render. For giving up great cause at a criti-
cay wrong time. his genins il superhuman
After years of vigorous controversy against
slavery tho South rebelled. What does our
leader OF men at this practical crisis2 He sur
renders forthwith. He immediately docs what
lie can to allow the rebel States to destroy the
Union and build up their slaveholding common
wealth IN peace. lie knew we'll that such an
embodied infamy al slavery was wrong and
hateful, and had just enough resolution TO last
him up to the moment when resolution was
most needed. After years of fighting. Gen Lee
penetrated into Pennsylvania. What does our
proposed commander-in Chief then? Why he
-urrendors again. Luckily he was not in COM
mand of tho army in the field. But he surren-
dered his own post-whlch was all that could be
expected OF him-by distinctly avOwing that il
things wont on in this way we had better make
as good a peace possible under the circum-
stances,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

The National Amateur Press Association is
IN session.
Small pox peaths, last week, fifteen-an in
crease Of i've.
Thomas Gaskll fills John Rice's place in
tle Binding Commission.
The vitrnl-thrower is out-done lie is
s,i,,.ed hy A hacker-of of cows tails.
One grain house has received and sold since
January last 100, 600 bushels Of corn.
The Bul,iin SAYS, no far but two black men
have been won over to the What Is II Party.
Ten thousand majority for Grant. is what
ne, -ey Philadelphia will do, if llartranft IL
es.ted and he will be.
rwn ear loads of California -four, tho frat
direct shipment by rail from San Francisco to
Pbalc.phia were received on Thursday.
Patrick Shuly ran along with the Orange
pac--iou brandlshing pistol and trying to
irrlca not Shuly's friends failed to come t.
tue aud he was arrested
The Reading liailroad Company has pur-
clm-clcyten,ive coal properties in Germantown,
a.an Winch the Mauayunk Sentinel says it in
iuuI- tt erect large cOal depot
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15
Deatls

McCL )SKEY.-In this city, on July IAN, Nelly,
daughter OF Charles and the late ElenOr McC4Os-
key, aged IL months and 20 dats.
The relatives and friends Of the family are re-
spectiully invited to attend h funeral from the
house Uf her father No. All Il. Sth street. Tomorrow
GPucsiay) afternoon, at O'clock.
MCCALL-On Monday morning. July 18th, 1872,
Elizlreth daughter OF Frank aud Jane Mccall, In
the Sec nd Vear Of her age.
The relatives and friends of the fan lily are re-
spec fully inv ted TO attend the funeral from the
residence Of her parents, Fifth treet above OnrOe,
on 'ru sday evening at O'Clock.
BUiLOCK.-On tile 14th inst, Sarah Matilda Bu!-
ct, el est daughter Oi William $. Bullock in the
2Ith year VI her age.
The relatives and friends are respectfully invited
TO attend the funeral from the resdenc6 OF her
father, No 02l Orange street, on Tu' sday afternoon
next, at O'Clock Services at the house ut az
tt'clOgk.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15
DOMESTIC NEWS.
NEroHsoRIno oounries.

They talk of raising Grant flag in Kennett
The Reading letter carriers pedestrianate
from 10 to lS miles daily.
The Coyentryville. Oh 'ster county, camp
meeting begins August 10th
--Fifty-two cases of smallpox were reported
to the Reading Board Of Health Oh Friday.
And now the suggestion il made in Chester
county that farmers paint their names upon their
road gates
Tho Bcrks County Fair will he held on Tues
day. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Septem-
Der 10, II, ~ and 10.
--Coatesville has plenty of water in its reser-
vOr. but in the dam it IL low and an appeal has
beeu made to nHe 1t spariugly.
The postmaAter'H clerk at Chester SAYS the
mail next day after rainy Sunday exceeds fonr
times that Of the one after pleasant Sunday.
DR. W. A. Chandler, OF Michigan, has been
appointed Principal Of the West Chester State
Normal School. Ho was born in Kennett Square.
Jos. Mertagh and wfe, of Oxford, took a
dose Of medicine, one day last week. which was
overcharged with aconite, and narrowly escaped
poisoning.
--2g9 building permits have been issued in
Reading for tins year. The Times says that
buding will be carried ON more extensively
this year than for many past.
A literary convention, composed Of the Ly-
ceums aud Musical Slclstles Of Chester county,
will be held in Vernal Bank Grove, on the Pick
ering Valley r. H., on August 10th.
A number Of gentlemen of Oxford and vicin-
ity are forming a company for the manufacture
Of ice cream, butter and cheese on an extended
scale. They already send the former article to
Baltimore in large quantities.
Mrs Lizzie Lee, colOreds woman, who has
been educated by the Friends, will hold bead
work fair in Coatesville ON the 18th and 18th.
She has bees blind since shew years old but
did all the work which she viii exhibit herself
Heading ia likely to survive the dull season.
A new lumpary styling himself Johnny Dolly
Warden has appeared, and he makes the girls
presents of dresses, the men hats and to the
Youngsters on the street he gives five cents for
kiss lie seems to have plenty Of money and
is spending It laviAhly.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15
There are no beOs in Montana.

There are no bees in Montana.
The Illinois pentontiary is on a paying basis,
Cholera has made its appearance on Long Is
land.
Franklin county. Kan has five horse-thieves
on hand
A Nashville lady reioices in being the possess
sor Of several interesting relics of Davy Crockett.
A ldl-h weighing fifty -four and a quarter
pounds was recently caught in the Cumberland
river.
When asked said Emerson, " an iror :
master abou the alag and cinders in railroad
irOD,' OH he said there is always good iron to
be had; if there's cinders in the iron, It's be-
caus there was cinders in the pay,
girl at Osage Indiana, whose ears are
grown up has no method of hearing except
through her mouth. When a young man il
talking she keeps saying "Yes, for fear lest he
might propose to her and she not hear it.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

The Lewes hotels are well patroniZed.
N b. Smithers has been catching sheepshead
at the Brealtwater.
j. H. Lewes. the r. r. agent at Lewes, who
has been quite ILL., is recovering
Chas l. Birch died suddenly in Rehoboth on
Thursday. HIS wife and four children were on
Long Island at the time.
Mr. Hiram Austin, painter and paper hanger,
OF Newark, died on Sunday, 7th inst, Of cancer
in the stomach. He was 81 years of age and
a worthy, upright man.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

A large number OF delegates to the Balllmor.
Convention we're in the city, to-day, sightseeing
about the Capitol and Departments The
White House especially was one OF the principal
points Of attraction, and quite number were
shown through the building by General Dent
in a GOOD humored manner, upon being bant-
ored some by the latter about nominating Gree
ley, replied well, the Democratic party is
stuck in the mud, and we don't care d-n who
pulls il out whether it is an ordinary cart horse
or iackass.- Washington Star July IL.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvanla, was IN
town vest erday and held several consultations
with prominent politicians, and with members
of the Congressional Republiean Committee at
the Capitol, in regard to the prospects of the
political situation in his State. Tue Hartranft
ticket lie claims will be elected by very large
maiority. and he expresses the conviction that
the nomination of Greeley by the Democrats at
Baltimore will have the effect to ALLEVIATE the
greater portion of the liberal strength on which
the Philosopher of Chappaqua entirely relied for
support Washington Chronicle, July IL.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

'rf"u Inc Georgetown journal Greeley.l
L'rIy decent man in the state who dares
ol'eh ms mouth against their tyrauical rule is
prescribed, traduced, followed up; every diotic
% tool amt shallow pated lick spittle, who neekly
9o%s 9 the knee to the great Bddl. il petted and
leu leu from tile public crib some OF them holding
siIes or Tour Offices at one time. Mark you,
Sla , th"re II one man in the state who neither
,1'.s nor cares for you or your llgOtten power,
ie ",eIe Is one paper IN the state that you cannot
.,'h,ua'e or buy 30 prepare yourselves; we in-
thcy WIll -
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

There is more than one way of "talking on
the subject of religion" and better way, eyi-
IDENTIFY, than the old English lady has found
whose husband lay wasting under lingering
d seaso The rector expressed hope that she
sometimes spoke to him of the future. II do,
indeed, sir. Often and often wakes him in the
night and says, John, john you little thinks
OF the torments as is preparing for you."
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15
ROCKBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS, VA

OPEN JUNE 18th, 1872.
The proprietor offers additional attractions this
season. New elegant and spacious drawing and
Ball rooms. beautiful lawns, exquisite air and
scenery while the waters OF these special springs
invariably relieve Consumption, Scrofula Bronch-
It's Dyspepsia, and Da rhga,and for sale by leading
Druggists everywhere. Readily accessible via
application. JAMES a. FRAZIER, Prop. je2l 4W
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

The races are in progress at Saratoga.
Society at Long Branch, this year, is terribly
promiscuous.
They are to have English opera boulfa at Cape
May early next month. ~
Tho heaviest catch" at Long Branch s lady
who weighs 1873 pounds.
Congress Spring, at Saratoga, is said to be
losing ts elicacy, and power
Almost all the arrivals At Saratoga so far are
from New York. The southerners are few and
far between.
The streets are clean and neat at Atlantic
City ditto the hotels. and never has the beach
been in better condition
The Ocean Hotel at Long Branch las the lar
gest dining room OF any hotel in the United
States, having seating capacity Of twelve hun
dred.
A scarcity Of manageable young gentlemen
prevails at all the summer resorts and manpu-
verng mammas with manageable daughters
are sad.
1t il remarked that more elegant and charm
ing young ladies are at Saratoga now, than ever
before at 10 early period in the season. Beaux
are scarce, as usual.
Manchester the celebrated and aristocratic
Summer resort OF Vermont, il crowded. and
there il possibility Of the season being other
wise than brilliantly successful.
The fashionable ladies' at Long Branch, when
net engaged in dressing-and this occupies
much of their time while away the hours play
ing billiards, rolling ten-pins, and praeticing in
the shooting galleries.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

Commercial Reports.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
PHILADELPHIA, July 10.
Cotton weak uplands 241l@241Sc; New Or
loans 81. Flour dull supertne S5@51l !; extra
family S76D9 rice flour held AZ. Brandywine
corn meal. earnest wheat higher red S1.70@
SLIT amber $1.80 white $1.850D1 80. Rice
firm 6OG70c. Corn frmer yellow 63@64 mixed
Western &c lwats frmer white 42943c. {;
mixed 42c. mess pork dull, $14, Lard dull,
$9@9I.
CATTLE MARKET.
Beeves very dull ; Penna. and Western steers
S5@7A Sheep in fair demand, at S5@61.
Hogs unchanged, $6.25@6.75.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

tsa Tue ,, laT of iures-" Many are called but
~, man died in New York on Thursday from
ar. ."' Is SAID TO have been the pure Asiatc chol
c,I Is predicted that before many years
c,,,., ula VIII become one OF the cofeegroNing
'Oul'ties OF the world
vy,,, "A o9y at New Orleans stopped base ball
Ls.a iu9 @ PIT OF his stomach and has gone where
'"se oalls are no more.
,s T"clal proclamation ia made of the new Pos
be,, uea'y with Ecuador. The letter postage
"oeh inc two countries is fixed at 20 cents.
boe ihe u $. steamers Omaha and Richmond are
Ua,S ltted out for sea at Philadelphia, the
foL L''oru at New York, and the Yantc at Nor
in very wicked man being recently taken
nsi, ,1,I a,' oeieNlng he was about to die, told a
for ipor that he felt the need of preparation
ry,,l 'lie next world and would like to see some
t,slr person in regard to it, whereupon the
'b 'nehd sent for fire insurance agent.
ui culcs in Pennsylvania wind up with
is,' iia' Is called Dolly Warden march the young
las las standing in a row and the young men
m,h. along the line and kissing each good
v4I w.. Very nice fashion, that. The Ponnsyl-
N'''1ns get up stme fashions worth copying.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

cATEoAZY PAMPHLET.
PARIS, July 15.
oatocazy has published his pamphlet, relating
to America.
GENERAL SHERMAN ENTERTAINED by THEIRS.
General Sherman, and his family were enter
tanned by Thiers yesterday at dinner
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15
HYGEIAN HOME.
FLORENCE HIGHTS, N. j
r. T. TRAIL, NJ D., Op,n.,o,oa

REBECUA TRAIL, NJ. D. r"ysi'ian9 o.
X. r. TRAIL JR., NJ. D., Superintendent.
This model Institution has a. the mod rn i'm
prOyemens, including Swedish movements the
health-lift light gymnastics electrical bath may
netic manipulate Jns &C. Its groves are ample
walks delightful, evenings cool, and water soft and
pure from living springs. No lies nor mosquitoes.
Dr. Trail Sr is the author OF nearly all the works
and literature OF the llygenic system eXiant and
has treated more invads than all the other by.
Rlenic physicians in the United States. Terms
always reasonable. The poor literally dealt with.
jyl0-lm'
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

SuHUrzES FESTIVAL Tho second great Schut-
zen Festival q the Wilmington Rifle Club will
commence Monday July 22d and continue until
the following Thursday.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

All the New York Republican State Senators
are for Grant and Wilson.
Geo. Nm. Curtis il prominent candidate for
the Re- ublican nomination for Governor of New
York.
The Democratic papers are speaking OF the
"Greeley undercurrent" The term is felicitous
Horace II being sucked in.
Alex. II Stephens insists that the Georgia
Democracy should feel no more bound by the
action Of the Baltimore Convention than il it
had adopted the Grant platform
The Worcester Spy says "Greeleys change
is too manifest to be denied, and too reprehen-
zihle 10 be excused. His apostacy cannot be
matched by anything like it in our political his
tory"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

THE VARIOUS NOTIONS ABOUT THE GAME-A OoS-
VENrlON or CRY PLAYERS SUGGESTED
or TUE WILMINGTON CHAMPIONS,
Why do not the lovers Of this delightful game
in Wilmington, call convention and adopt uni
form rules which shall be generally recognized
and obeyed We know OF no grounds in or near
this city, with perhaps one exception whereon
any attempt il made TO conform to any well-de-
fined and recognized rules Of the Game. Some
OF the players rule out the rOquet croquet shot
and never make use OF it others insist on re-
tanning it. some bend over the balls, in making
the shot. until their noses are in danger from
blow while others stand erect. The latter posi-
tOn has the merit OF elegance. the former insures
greater accuracy of stroke. Some take special
delight in a" tight croquet which sends an
enemy careering OF the confines of the ground
into fence corner while others sensibly pref1r
to Use an enemy for their own advancement
We are here constrained to remark that it is one
of the worst habits OF a croquet-player, and
ono which we hopo is on the decline that OF do
pending on strength OF arm in the crOquOt
stroke. II is a confession Of weakness that
really skillful player will not desire TO make
The able croquet player will occasionally drive
his enemy's ball away, but never send it a great
distance. We repeat, there ID no skill in
wicked croquet shot
1t is our opinion that this city contains, in
spite OF their non-conformity to established
rules, some Of the best players in the country
Wherever they CO. and whenever they mept
players from distance on their own grounds,
they are always successful. There are also rIi-
raj players noar Wilmington who play we'll, are
improving, and may yet fairly compete with the
best in the citv.
As a rule, no lady can succeed at the game
Some Of them play gracefully and acquire con-
siderable accuracy Of aim, but have not the
nerve or strength to compete with their strong
er brethren. We have read of good lady players
but have never seen them.
We repeat, can we not have a convention call
ed which shall authoritatively fix rules for all
our players Who will move in the matter 2
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15
FIRST EDITION.
e:3O p. M.
New York.

New York.
THE STOKES TRIAI4--JURY UNABLE TO AGREE.
New York, July 10.
The Stokes jury have been discharged being
unable to agree. Stokes has been remanded to
jail without bail.
The jury stood eight for murder, and four for
manslauClIter
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15

49,, a series OF experiments, instituted to test the
%sl"ie aver, loss in weight by drying, shows that
I to'n loses one fifth. and wheat Ono-fourteenth
~, 'lo process. From this the statement il
naie i,' 'iat farmers will make more by selling
,I,'nelied corn in the fall at seyenty-liye cents
i,, i"n me following summer at one dollar a
"u,nYi; and that wheat at 5l.25 in December is
Gi'al TO II 30 for the same wheat in June fol
mSlug This estimate is made on the basis of
,I''I''t at seven per cent and takes no account
~ 'SsH from the depIedatiOns of ycrmin.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-15
DAlGs Goea@erttaG.
q ATKINSON.

go, urR ATKINSON, ............".P Publisher.
,y-Hoy Terms B,e., See Second Page.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-21

A CORRESPONDENT of the Union and
american, writing from Robertson
county, says of the canvass there, that
4" as soon as it became apparent to all
thinking and well-informed Democrats
and Conservatives that Mr.. Johnson's
policy would break up and divide the
opposition to Giant in this State, and
thereby endanger the reelection of
Governor Brown, that moment they re-
nounced johnson, and now are warm
and ardent supporters of General Cheat
ham. Now, this is nc idle boast or as
sertion. ANYBODY who will take the
trouble to investigate and inform him
self, can find right here the most indu-
bitable proof by consulting any citizen
of the county. When Hfe-Iong Demo-
Gratis see the efforts of Mr.. johnson and
Colyar, ct id mn genus, seconded by
that arch-plotter against the Democratic
party, the Banner, to disorgsnize the
opponents of Grant and the Radical
party Of the county, they think it high.
time to pause and reflect upon the con-
sequences. They know, as every intel
ligent and well-informed man in the
whole country is aware, that the Demo
cratic party, as an organization, is the
only hope Of the country. Their little
game, TO disorgsnize, assisted and abet-
ted as they are BY the Radicals of the
State, viii surely come to nsught, at
least in this county, and hope in the
State. The entire issue here now
is, Cheatham or Maynard
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-21

On MONDAY last Roderick Random
Butler met William B. Carter, Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in the First
district, at SneedvilIe. The latter
opened the discussion, AID in a lengthy
speech, in the course of which he re-
viewed Grants administration and But
ler's conduct in Congress, proclaimed
himself an apostle of peace and an
advocate of the cultivation of kind,
fraternal feelings among the people
ofthe late c~ontending sections. Butler
attempted a reply, but it fell upon list
less ears. The people, though evidently
tired of him, heard him through, only
interrupting him once. While he was
praising General Grant for paying two
hundred million dollars of the national
debt with the hard earnings of the peo-
pie, some disloyal individual ~interject-
ed: "That's all right for him, Judge,
but why don't you pay these widow
women their pension money thatyou've
got?" 1t is saiG that the Judge was not
able on this;point as on the success Of
Grant in paying debts with other peo-
pies money. Roderick was also visited
at his room by persons whose claims
were paid to him by the government in
1866. To these he replied that his part
ner, Judge Smith, must have got these
claims, and he would see Ham" about
it. And so the matter stands. Too fre-I
quent visits OF this kind, says the Knox
vile Press and Herald, may have the
effect Of driving Roderick from this
unwilling canvass. His pension friends
must not be too hard on him.