Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-03

GIVE HIM A CALL.-Our friend, James A..
Oliver, has gone down to the Red Lion Camp to
keep q Boarding tent. He, no doubt. would like
to have his Wilmington friends call and see
him.
FIRE TEsT,-Property owners and manut
turers generally. should attend and witness the
test Of the Babcock Fire Extinguisher this after
noon at o'clock, in Lombard rect between
Third and Fourth.
BREAK DowN.-lThe axle of one of Isaac Nc
Keags heavy dray wagons broke, yesterday eve
ming, at Front aud French Streets, while loaded
with heavy slab Of marble for Davidson Bro.
Another dray was procured and the slab trans
fered.
TEMPERANCE AND ANTI-ToBAcco LEcrrRE.-The
monthly meeting of the yonths Anti Tobacco
Society will be held tomorrow afternoon, at
3 o'clock. in the Sunday School room OF the
Union VI L. Church. The meeting will be ad-
dressed by DR.. II. c. Slitcher and probably by
others.
CHANGE OF BUSINESS. -- Isaac l. Crouch. for
several years the efficient Over-eer Of the Poor,
has removed his family to l0i East u h street
He has leased the grocery store 10 long kept by
samuel Saring, at 1905 Market street. Mr.
Crouch has a host OF friends. and will, do doubt.
be well sustained in his new enterprise.
SrEIcKES WITH PARALYSIS - Rev DR.. Charles
Cook, of the Philadelphia Methodist Conference
was stricken with paralysis in that city, on
Thursday. He was present at the Chester
Heights camp meeting, and preached there one
day last week. Some twelve years ago he was
stationed at st. Paul's NJ L Church, IN this city
aud has tlled many pulpits down the Penln- ula.
lie il well advanced in wears, and was, when
member of it, the oldest in the Wilmington Con-
ference This is the second time he has been
stricken with this disease.
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EtyERyEw CEMErEEY.- Though this cemetery
has but recently been opened, tweutv permits
for burial We're issued up to yesterday. The
extreme cheapuess Of the lots offers incentives
to purchase lot. 10y people III moderate crcum-
stance, who cannot well afford to pay the high
prices elsewhere demanded We are requested
to state that no iudisidu,l holds. or ctu hold
stock in TINS cemetery, 1t all being held by the
L dyes Of Knights Of Pyll ia- and Old Fellows.
that originated the movement Five hundred
and twenty lots were sold during the month
Of July.
KEEL LAID The keel for the second OF the
iron steamers whchthe Harlan X lIollingsvorth
Co. are building for the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Co., WAS laid on Thursday. The steamer
will be about 297 feet in length.
The iron steamer GHSSje built for the Nor
gan line by the Harlan ~ Hollingsworth Co,
left, this morning at 30 for New Orleans. un-
der the command of Capt. Forbes DIR Garrett
J. Roberts Finn, y. Il. Benson aud Others
large party in al-touk passage as far as Cape
May. when they will be landed and remain
few days.
A CHANGE.-Tbe Delaware Railroad has mad,
an important change in the running of cars
/ which took effect on Thursday, August LIST. The
| freight tram SOUTH leaving Wilmington at
o'clock, A. M, , will hereafter have a passeuge
car attached, and the 'unniug OF passeuge
| car with the uOrtl-houul freight, arriving her
shortly after O'Clock has been discontinued
Ihis new arrangement will be a great conye
nience 10 persons wishing to 90 down the roa
early in the morning, who, heretofore have hal
to wait until the 10 O'Clock A. NJ train. Tn
! freight bound north with passenger car attached
| arriving here at 10 o'clock, J.. NJ Will be con
tinucd.
DISMISSED FROM PRisoS-The Italian beggai
| who had been iucarcerated in the prison at Ne,
| Castle for several days to await the coming o
| Mr.. Lieb, from Quincy, H., to identify the chill
which was supposed to oe his lost Freddy, ha
been discharged and taken his departure. Whll
in prison he expressed a desire to commit til
child to the keeping Of the Rev. Father Daily
but upon being set at liberty, he took the 5o
with him. The supposed lost Freddy was qnit
a pet about New Castle, and much sympatli
was felt for him. Gifts of clothing. &c., wer
liberally given him and it is supposed that Ii
has a wardrobe sufficient to last him for at leai
five years,
A NEW SELECT StHooL.-Mrs w. Slocum on
Of the most successful teachers of No SchO0
of this city, has sent in her resignation to I'll
Commti, on Teachers, and will open piyat
school for girls aud small boys at nh and Mar
iet streets IN the room formerly occupied b
Ann Fothergill Mrs, Socum is graduat
r OF the Philadelphia Normal School, and has Ina
several years experience of teaching. She
capable of teaching the higher branches al
her scholars who 40 desire, will have the o
purtuulty OF studying French aud music uudi
competent professors. She has already enter,
the names of several scholars and will dout
less have successful school. Her terms a
. quite moderate.
n MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS The African !
- 2. Conference lately II session at Dover, ma,
n the following appuin ment- .-
Smyrna DiSirtci-J II. PearCe Presiding j
q der MiddIetown, }. d. Brown Smyrna, j. \
Saunders Milliugton, b. Waters Sill Pom
Il | 5. TAYLOR MI Pi>gah q, HorHey Chestertow
~ G. Wing Marydel, S. p. Wilmington Fnen
rhip, T. j, Adams Kent Island, ID. Fave,
llllirluro, &, Ash Centreylile, C.. pollet
Denton, G. W. Frecand
CdgLrdgc DtSrJci-H. Smith, Presiding
g der-DOyer, = Cooper Milford, J. II. IIollau
Harmony. 5 q. Cos Talbot, j. Webb Ian
d ing Neck. TO be supplied Easton W. j Park,
Miles layer Neck, to he supplied Bethel
litiuckley Washington, II. Morris Cambridl
- }. q. Dennis Church Creek +. Kennedy; CT
swamp, TO be supplied.
& Pious SwINDIEH Rev Mr. Marsh, a Il.
tirt clergyman, was IN Wilmington last week
llyoIlng lot Of books which he had sold
subscription to various parties in the CITY,
young man claiming to be from Baltimore a
giving the name Of Eugene Habighurst, te
board at tho same house where the said cler
-e- man was stopping and managed by a gr
show 0t plety TO luSratlatu himself into the G
hdehce OF the uususpec'i"s clergyman
- visited him IN his room, sang. read the Scr
lures and prayed with Mr. Marsh. and put
the pious dodge 30 ellectuallv as to complet
win the confidence Of the clergymen lie Ii
OF kindly went around town and aided in the dis
button of the books and collection of the mo-
until the pile reached about one hundred ,
u lars, when lie could stay no longer and hay
carefully pocketed the money he went out to
oh the fire at Bush's stables on French street
has not since been heard of in these parts
sides the cash, he carried away good suit
clean linen underclothing which the clergyn
had loaned him IeniRsUldr Nelrs