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Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

WHY so MANY ARE SENT TO THE DEAD LETTER
OFFICE.
There is nothing in the writing of letters so
important az to have them properly directed,
and yet every day witnesses the arrival of letters
at the Dead Letter Office. not because the per-
sons to whom they are addressed are deceased
or have moved away, but on account of the di-
rectOns being illegible, or not properly directed.
None but those who handle the mails have ali
approximate idea OF the large number of letters
flying hther and thither, i'll quest OF an owner,
who not being found, they must eventually be
sent to the Dead Letter Office.
As sample OF the manner in which letters
are sometimes careles5ly directed, the following
will serve HI an illustration.
A few days ago the mail agent of the w. d w.
r. X received a letter at one of the offices on
his route directed to c. R., Chester Co +,
Pa. The writing was in good round hand, and
the words were correctly spelled, but the name
of the Post Office had been omitted. No doubt,
too, the letter was sent on an important mission,
for it was directed 'in haste and on one corner
the word ''love" was neatly written The next day
the letter was sent back by the agent to the office
from whence it was mailed with the following
note "As Chester county is very big place the
love of the person who sends this letter will
grow cold before an answer il received unless 1t
IL properly directed" This admoniion had the
desired effect for on the next trip it came on
re-drected to c. r. Chester, Delaware
county, Pa. Another letter came over the same
route last week. directed to 2O2O, America street,
Pa The name to whom it was addressed is
purpozely omitted. 1t is supposed that Phlla-
delphia is the city to which 1t was intended to
send it, but there might possibly be other cities
in Pennsylvania with streets ranging higher in
number than that just given. The same care
lessness exhibited in directing letters, often
shows itself IN the contents the writer often for
getting TO sign his name, or If he does he omlts
telling where he lives.
Recently person residing in a neghboring
postal town, desirous Of subscribing for the
Irish World, wrote to the editor enclosing the
subscription price, but forgetting to sign 1t the
paper makes its regular weekly appearance at
the Post Office directed as follows: "To the
subscriber to the Irish World" This being the
only copy of that paper sent to that Office there
was no difficulty in finding the person who sub
| scr;bed, but if there were number of them the
case would be quite different The foregoing
are given to show the existing carelessness il
the direction of letters, which if done correctly
postmasters, agents clerks and others woult
not be so charged with carelessness and neg
| iect,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

THEY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE LAND OF CANAAN,
QN ooNNEoTIoUT)-ASD THEN COME DOWN
The fact was announced by telegraph, in yes-
terday's COMMERCIAL. that Donaldson, Ford, and
Lunt left New York, yesterday, in the recon-
structed Graphic balloon, with the pretended
intention OF crossing the Ocean. The balloon
was rebuilt from the one that collapsed, and had
a capacity OF above 200, 900 cubic feet.
At an early hour yesterday morning the inta-
tion was completed, aud it was determined to
start at once. At few minutes after nine the
start was made. At half past nine the balloon
was sailing rapidly across the East river and
toward New York. 1t was the intention OF the
rtonauts to rise until they could find the
..easterly current" when they were to
make q bee line for Europe. AT 50
r. M. the balloon reached Canaan about
eighty miles distant from New Haven, in a
northeastern corner ofIConnecticut. All along
the way it had not been at any great height, and
its course was plainly observed by persons at
Stanford Bethel. Bridgeport, New Haven, and
other towns. 1t was therefore low enough at
Canaan, to be caught in the rain storm which
passed over Wilmington at about noon, and the
balloonists now became alarmed and resolved
to land, at once. Donaldson and Ford jumped
out Lunt was caught in some trees, but final
" escaped and reached the ground unhurt. The
balloon escaped, ana had not been captured at
last accounts, and thus ends the much talked OF
expedtion by balloon to Europe.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

BACKED INTO THE CHRIsTIANA.-Ye Yesterday af-
ternoon in backing up to the outward margin
Of Bnshs wharf to deliver ac1nsignment of iron
amounting to three tons, the driver of Bellah &
Co. q team reined his horses too far backward
and they did not take up until the hindmost
wheels of the wagon were hanging over the
wharf almost into the water. Here was a di-
lemma. The driver, quick to discern the dan
ger, bounded from his seat into the air but
lighted on his feet. The team felt the backward
impulse, and visions of watery graves may have
fitted across the maginatieDs Of the horses. for
aught We know,-at any rate, they struggled
ging them backwards, and by dnt of perser-
vance managed to keep the front wheels above
the wharf until they could be embarrassed from
the wagon, when it and its contents tumbled in
to the river with splash, and sank out of sight.
This morning, the sunken wagon and iron were
tished out again.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

The Cincinnati Exposition closed last week. 1t
cleared about $4,000.
The freight depot Of the Northeastern Rail
road at Charleston, s. O., was unroofed during
furious ram storm yesterday. John NJ. Miller
and A. Reed, railroad employees. were killed. aud
several other persons were severely injured.
During the storm yesterday afternoon, two
men were blown from the roof of building at
Lake View, N. j., and one of them, named
Charles Van Winkle, was fatally injured.
Sixteen yellow fever interments were reported
at Shreveport yesterday. Forty-two CASES OF
yellow fever are reported in Calvert, Texas.
No case of yellow fever was reported in Mont
gomery, Ala, during the forty eight hours end
ing at noon yesterday
The President has directed that ten thousand
rations be sent to Memphie for the relief of the
yellow fever sufferers
Contributions in aid of the Memphis and
Shreveport sufferers continue to be made in
New York, Chicago, Cincinnati and other cities
FIRE in Baltimore yesterday morning destroy
ed the grocery store OF Henry Hamilton and
pork packing establishments Of Jacob O. Shaeff-
or causing loss ofG925, ,000
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07
Our Night schools.

ONE OPENED LAST EvENIEG-Two MORE TO Re
OPENED THIS EVENING.
Notwithstanding the extreme inclemency of
the weather. last night, large number OF young
men entered their names as scholars at the
opening of the night school in the Basement OF
the Institute Building.
Formerly eighteen years was established as
the minimum age at which pupils could be ad-
mitted but the committee, desirOus of accommo-
dating the large number of apprentices now
deprived of an education. have determined to
reduce the standard to l6 years of age.
large number applet for admission last
niget whose cases were deferred until it was az
certained why such very small boys were 30 very
old.
The course of study will be the same as that
adopted in the day schools
Miss Emma Griffith is principal of this school,
and has for her assistants, Miss Rebecca @.
Hussey and Miss Helen Smith.
Tonight a boys school will be opened in the
third story OF the Fame Engine House. Miss
Sallie Miller will be principal and Misses Lizzie
L. Duncan and M, O. vandegrift assistants.
night school for girls will also be opened,
tonight, in the room where the Board OF Public
Education formerly met, over Richardson u
Hopes, hardware store-entrance on Shipey
Street. Miss Lizzie d. Frazer, will be the Prin'
cipal and Miss Victorine Il. Perkins, and Mrs.
W Slocum assistants.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07
THE French vineyards.

The grape harvest in France promises to be
unusually fine this year How large share the
VINEYARDS take in the produce of the country,
aud to what an extent they form the wealth Of
all classes. we may Judge from the TACT tnat
there are 1890, 900 vineyard propIietors in the
Republc. In all the sunny land Of France there
are only eleven departments which do not grow
the vine twenty cultivate the grape for home
consumption, and fifty eight for export. Most
of the fruit is intended for the winepresses but
the best dessert grapes also come from France.
The famous Chassslas, of Fontainebleau, are
grown in the two little townships of Tomery and
Champagne, both in the neighborhood OF ron
taineblesu The vineyards there produce an an
nual crop Of about 2,000000 pounds, of which
the capt. al consumes about 100000 kilogrammes,
while the rest is exported to England, Austria,
and even Russia. The trade in grapes, foreign
and home growth, amounts in value to several
million francs year. This, of course, does
not include grapes used for wine'-Lo"do'
Globe.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

The San Francisco gram trade is very active.
During the tirst three weeks in September there
were shipped from that port sixteen cargoes of
wheat aud one cargo of flour to England, Dur
ing the month of August, there were twenty
three cargoes of wheat cleared for the came mar
ket, against ten in July, together with one cargo
to Australia
in Philadelphia, to.day's Ledger says: There
ia more confidence felt, aud we hear of no trou-
Bile in mercantile circles The banks are dis
counting to their more needy customers in such
amounts as to them seems judiclous.
Arrangements, it is said. have been made at
the u s. Mint for the coinage of $40 100 600 in
double eagles every month until further orders.
The Western mints will also contribute to the
coinage supply, 30 that depositors of foreign
gold in New York will receive prompt payment.
Currency was again yesterday freely dealt
in on Third street, at premium on checks and
due bills of u to 2 per cent.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

A petrifed body of woman was recently
disnterrel in Lancaster graveyard,
Lancaster pays out nearly $S5O,0O per an
NUN to her manufacturing employees.
Jones, the Highland twp, Chester county
murderer pleads guilty since his arrest.
The Eureka of Coatesville claims to be the
champion base ball club in Chester county.
"A report got into circulation that Mallerts
4 Kinsey of Reading, intended to suspend, but
the report is authortatively contradicted'
"A young lady called on Pottstown dentist
for ,;temperance" set of teeth. She meant
a Temporary set and she got them, when her
wants were fully understood.
"A man in Columbia who ate sixty eggs at a
sitting is looking for new boarding house
He wants to get into nice quiet family, where
his company will be considered an equivalent
a dollar week if his meals are brought to hit
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07
The Reduction of Currency by Destruction
fNOles,

Washington Correspondence N. T. Times
One question, which seems not to have attract
ed much attention. but which has an important
bearing on the monetary troubles, is now receiv-
ing notice here That is, how much OF the cur
rency which has been issued by the Government
aud banks has actually and absolutely been with
drawn, by having been destroyed or lost. 1t is
not possible to estimate this accurately, but that
large quantities have been burned in great fires
and sunk with wrecked vessels IL well known.
Resides. the ordinary loss of small amounts has
been in the aggregate for several years very
large sum- The total amount OF currency that
has been thus taken out of the nominal amount
of currency that is in circulation Mounts to many
millions. 1t is not believed that enough OF tine 10,
gal-tender reserve OF s44 600 900 has been paid
ont, or will be, to make good the amount lost
These facts will be the ground of strong appeal
to Congress by tbe Western interests for an IN
crease of currency.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07
The Reckless Competition of New York
iAnnLa-InIrraaL ON DnnnniIn.

The Reckless competition OF new hOrh
Danus-lnterest on Deposits.
The New York Times, in its money article of
yesterday, says;
The relief to the Clearing house by the hqui-
dation of loans of brokers, some oil which were
forced loaus, and of the enormous and lndls-
criminate certifcation of the checks of the bro
kers, will enable the clearinghouse Committee
to carry through certain large banks whose fall
ure would not only add fuel to the crisis, but
greatly distress the mercantile interests, which
seemed in more peril on Saturday than when the
panic was first treated as mere wall street
blow" The Banks referred to, and some others
who see daylight ahead, after the throes of the
past fortnight, no doubt brought the trouble (not
OF recent origin) upon themselves, besides COM
peng on the pinch, many of their out-of.town
Correspondents to suspend their own neighbor-
hood payments in greenbanks and bank notes
On biddng against each other for Country Bank
dccOithts They contract tn pay large interest
on these balanc 80, and have i'll turn been tenn
pted if not folced in order to make profit on
the system of Interest on Deposits" to lend
from four to ten times their own capital TO Bro
kers and Railroads and merchants, and epen IN
aid of gOM corners. They are now retplng the
penalty. while three or four Of the private bank
ing-houses fostering the same system in com'
petition with the banks, went down early IN the
panic Aud 80 far as private banking is cOn-
cerned, the system of Interest on Deposits is,
we dare saw practically at an end. 1t ought,
perhaps, never to have been revived after tht
experience of Messrs. WInsluw, Lanier d Co.
in 1857, who, soon recovering from the fright
have since very prudently turned over the bulH
of their country bank accounts to the Third Ma
tional and the bitter experience OF Messrs. Nor
rls Ketchum, Son Co, in the Summer OF looo
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07
WILMINGTON. DEL. TUESDAY, OCTOBER Z, 1873.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Are we now amid the equinoctial2
The d elaware Loan meets tonight.
Two more night school open tonight.
great deal of surface water, this morning
This morning is the coal dealers delight.
Stoves were very generally broughtinto requi-
sition this morning.
The peanut men and organ grinders suspend
ed yesterday.
meeting in the Graves bankruptcy case will
be held on the Goth inst.
American Star Lodge, A. o. G. +. wishes a
full attendance tonight.
No one any longer questions the value of the
COMMERCIAL as newspaper.
John OByrne lectured in Chester, last night,
for the benefit of the new Catholic Church, in
the South ward
Some of the Wilmington Hotel Keepers are
publishing their intentions to apply for license
in the Middletown Transcript Why not give
publicly to their intentions at home?
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

A company has been formed in Hartford coun-
ty, Md for the purpose of establishing cheese
factory, with capital of $40, 900, consisting OF
one hundred shares at S10O per share, aud is to
be known as the Hartford Green Spring Cheese
Factory" They have purchased land situated
near Hopewell and commenced the erection of
the necessary buildings for the Manufacture OF
cheese butter, ce-cream, condnsed milk, and
anyLhiag into which milk can be converted
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

FIRE DEPARTMENT AFFAIRs.-The Junior Steam
Fire Company. of Reading, Pa, will visit Whining
on, on Thursday, the 18th Of November and
while here will be the guests OF the Phoenix
Steam Fire Co.. The Washington Steam
Fire Company, having in addition to their Steam
er and Hose Carriage ladder truck. and owing
to the excessive labor required in pulling them
to fires, have determined to make an effort to
get horses, and will soon make an appeal to the
public for that purpose. Chief Engineer Mccall
in company with committee from the ' Washy"
Co. visited the Oxford Fair last week. and con-
ditlonaly engaged a pair of young horses for $3.50
This is one OF the most efficient Fire Companies
in the department, and this movement will no
doubt meet with liberal response ....... Last
night was the regular monthly meeting night of
the Fire Companies.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

ARRIVALS UP TO NOON, TO-DAY.
Geo. Thompson, Phila.
w kaufman,
s Speakman, City.
Chas Stevens, Denton.
Jno X Evans City.
Jno A Bennell, Phila.
Jno G Bethure, New York.
Thos Worhurst, g
VIM Fall. Phila
q A eager a. W.T., New York.
W b Snow, Chicago.
Gen Torbert, Milford.
Jas Walker, N Y.
Ohas Fl Besson, Phil.
Thos A Porter, ="
WIN Bush, CITY.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

SEVERE SroRM.--A heavy rain storm spread
over this city and surrounding country, last
night. The fall OF water was immense but was
drained to the large streams and rivers without
damage. The railroads were not injured, and
the trains are running on time. The storm has
been succeeded by marked decline in tempera-
ture, and the me curry marked so low az 40, this
morning, but it has since risen above 90 Yes
terday morning the thermometer indicated CO. 80
that there was a change in the q hours of 20
degrees.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

PICKED UP IN DYING CoNDIuoN.-On Sunday
night last az two ladies were returning from
Asbury Church they saw the prostrate form OF a
woman in Walnut street between 4th and 9th.
Assistance was called, and it was ascertained
that the person thus fallen was Ellen Cooper a
colored woman 81 years Of age and highly re-
spectacle She had fallen under the combined
effect OF aplOxey and disease OF the heart She
was removed to her home near the p. W. & b.
r r. bridge, where she died in short time.
Ellen was to have been married in few weeks.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

Hugh Dougherty, for an assault on Mrs. Mary
Worreil. was held in @400 for court. Meeting
Mrs. W in Fifth street. near Pine, Dougherty
seized her by the bosom and shook her most
violently.
Fred Swilky, for an assault on Benjamin She
we'll was required to pay costs and give bail in
5000 for better conduct.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07
West Chester.

Special Co. reSpondeaoe OF The Commercial.
WEST CHESTER Oct. 6.
Our usually quiet town is promised with much
to intetest and amuse all classes the present
week. IN Tuesday John O'Briens circus and
menagrie will exhibit here, and all exhibitions
of this character attract unusual interest. This
one especially does as the admttance fee is only
twenty-five CENTS This is the same circus that
met with misfortune in your city
last Spring, in consequence OF their Six
immense tents benig insufficient to accommo-
date all who came. Charlie Gardeners Phila-
adelphia combination will exhibit in the Horti-
cultural Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings.
The Chester County Agricultural Fair COM
mences OH Wednesday and continues during the
remaining days Of the week. Several enteries
of fast trotters, among them the renowned ''Su-
sic Kurtz, have been made this week for which
additional premiums have been made.
The students of the Normal school, West
Chester, will give a course of three lectures in
the horticultural Hall, the proceeds to be used
in puIchasing books for the library Of the insti-
tuition. The inaugural lecture OF the course
will be delivered by Mrs. Mary A. Livermore on
Monday evening, October the Goth. Her subject
will be the Battle of Money" The remaining
two lectures will be delivered in the months of
November and December by Henry Armitt
Brown, of Philadelphia, whose subject is The
Hundred Gated Thebes' aud Thomas Mast on
'Caracaturing The students will give half
hour concert each evening previous to the ope-
ming of the lecture.
The young folks gave their last hop in the Ag-
ricultural building, on the Fair grounds, Satur-
day evening last, and although Deavy rain COM
menced early in the evening, it was grand sue
cess. II was well attended and the music and
dancing were kept up until Sunday morning
young daughter of George Oardwell, Market
street, met with q severe accident on Sunday
morning. She was on the second floor. and get
ting upon or between the balustrade, fell through
the open space to the floor beneath, sustaining
severe injuries in the fall. Medical assistance
was summoned, and at the present writing the
young maiden is recovering rapidly.
Frank hlcClurg, son of DR.. Il McClurg, West
Chester, received serious injury during y base
ball match on the Normal school grounds Satur-
day morning last. While running rapidly be-
tween the basses he ran against another boy
with 30 much force that both bones OF one wrist
were broken by the shock.
A Young man named Daniel Foley, who appears
to have become tired Of this sublunary, worlds
pleasures and vicissitudes, engendered per-
haps, by his vocation of hearse driver, has made
two unsuccessful attempts to take his life by
swallowing laudanum. The first attempt was Oh
Sunday and the last on Monday. In both cases
his life was saved by timely discovery and medi-
cal aid. No cause can be assigned for the deed.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07
THIRD EDITION.


"a INTERMEFrs YES srERDAY--DEArH OF REV. MR.
BOWMAN.
MEMPHIS Oct. T.
Fifty-four interments occurred yesterday, in
Guiding 81 yellow fever cases. The fever con-
tnues and its ravages are not less than eight
hundred deaths since the commencement of the
disease.
Rev. Mr. Bowman of the first Presbyterian
church, died yesterday.
frost is anxiously expected.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07
SECOND EDITION.


THE ADVENT OF WINTER IN NORTHERN PENNsYI-
vANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct.
despatch from Pattsville says the first snow
Of the season fell this morning and Is quite Sc
we're. with cold wind in the upper secSons Of
Schuylkill and the adjoining countries.
STORM IN NEW YORK STATE, TODAY.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct 7.
Snow fell at Fonda, New York, for two hou
this o. m.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

SEVERE ACCIDENT NEAR DELMAR "A few days
ago the son of Rev Joseph Dare, and the son of
Esquire Sirmon of Delmar, were out riding in
the vicinity OF that town when their horse took
fright and ran away, upsetting the carriage and
throwing the occupants violently to the ground
Botn were seriously and it was thought at the
time fatally injured, but they are now gradually
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07
WILMINGTON, Del. April %, 1871.

--l-s WIININGTONI DtI April z5l I5II.
Messrs Finn & Jackson
Gentlemen:- I'm answer to your inquiry as to the
operation of the Russian Air Tight Heater" you
set in my house in Washington street. 1t gives me
pleasure to saV to yo1 that completely salts
bed with it. We have had ample heat, both back
and front during the past two winters, with great
economy In fuel. The arrangement for reoulating
the drafts without having to go to the cellar. has
proven itself great convenience, and would not
be without 1t for double the cost. Respectfully
yours. @. M. CAREY.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

The Posi- OFFICE. E.--Mr. Megarigle, the special
agent of the Post Office Department, has effect
ed lease of the premises at 6O5 Market street,
in the McClary building, which will be occupied
by our city Post Office, during the repairs on the
Government building at 9th ana King Sts. The
location chosen is convenient, and well adapted
to the purpose.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

RELINoUIsHED BUSINESS W. Harold Smith
has relinqushed the dry-goods business at 2O9
Market street and closed out his stock. He has
now made business engagement with MIR. w.
b. Sharp, at 4th and Market Sts., whore he may
hereafter be found
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

SHIP BUILDING AT MILTON Milton, in Sussex
county, presents very animated appearance in
ship-building Just now Several large vessels
are on the stocks and are rapidly being pushed
toward completion. Good material and good
workmanship goes far toward making this town
one of the best for ship-building on the penin-
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-07

ANNUAL SEssIoNs.-The Grand Encampment
10 o. F., meets this evening. Tomorrow,
the Grand Lodge meets. On the 22nd inst, the
annual meeting of the Grand Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, will he held, and the Grand Division
Sons of Temperance meets the day follow ing.