Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-05-15

ELECTION OF COUNTY suPERINTENDENTs.
Tho triennial elections of the County Superin-
tondents of Public Schools have just been held
in Pennsylvania. They are chosen by Conven-
tions of the School Directors, who also fix the
amount of salary.
In Bucks county, Hugh B. Eastburn was re-
elected, at salary Of Sl270. In Montgomery
county, Prof. Abel Rambo was reelected, Mr.
Brunner of North Wales receiving few votes
Tho salary was made $1,000, the same as before.
In Northampton county Benjamin Rasey was
elected, he receiving 73 votes and William N.
Walker, the present incumbent, 81 votes. The
salary was increased from $1,000 to $1,000. In
Berks county Prof. d. b. Brunner was unani-
mously elected and his salary raised to $500.
In Schuylkill Jesse Newlin was reelected by ac-
| clamation, and his salary increased from $4,000
| to s2500 per annum. In Lehigh Il. j. Young
was elected by small majority over James o.
| Knauss Salary not reported. In Lancaster
county d. +. Shaub Of Strasburg was elected on
| the second ballot, and the former salary of
| $3.50 was continued. III Chester II. L. Pierce
was chosen, with salary fixed at $1,000. In Del.
aware county James NJ. Baker was re-elcted, al
| a salary of $500. In Norristown j. X. Gotwals
| was elected local Superintendent, and in Allen
town II, X Buerhle was reelected to the samc
| position.
oily.
The value of protection is limited to the nee
essities of defence.
Spencer A. Young, merchant of Oil City Pa.
committed suicide in New York yesterday.
The "Big Woods" of Minnesota stretch a re
gon two hundred miles long by forty in width.
An Illinois farmer, who employs 175 men, re
qure them all to be unmarried, sober and in
| dustrioua'
man suffering with the smallpox was pu
off steamboat at Dubuque, and left on tn
levee over Sunday.
Oregon papers claim that there was never
time when the material growth of the State wa
30 rapid az at the present time.
Mrs Peter Pangborn, aged 70, was burned t
death in Plainfeld, N. j., on Monday, by he
clothes catching fire from stove.
1.-Two million dollars worth of elephants an
other insects which go to make up menageri
are walking around in the States this year.
deaf man in Wisconsin, who selected th
} railroad for his CONSTITUTIONAL found the lC
comotive was as deaf as he and was run over
,, bull in New Orleans entered phot,
grapher's gallery in the second story, a fe
DAYS ago. They would not "take" him, and b
had to get out.
Fish are so thick in Clear Lake, Sonoma, Cal
that a veracious citizen says lit is only nece
sary to wade in and choose your hsh, the din
Guilty being which fish to choose"
A A despatch from Helena, Montana, dated III
| 18th, says: "Fort Benton reports thht Summon
J Hard and five others were killed by IndiaI
y while descending the river Nodetails are give
d According to Cadiz letter, DIR. Honard su
@ fered considerably ON his voyage to Spain, fro
Il being heavily chained, but his chains have bee
n removed at the request Of the American oilicib
in CadZ. ..f -t.
Delegates from the Western and SoutheI
n States in the interest of the Atlantic and WEI
ern Canal, to open water communication 4
IA tween the Mississippi and Ata1antie, have {
ID rived in Washington. They will call upon =
President to-day,