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James NJ. Thomas, a wealthy citizen Of Wick
ford Junction, R. l., died recently under sus-
picious circumstances. The body was disin-
TERED at the request of Mr.. Thomas son, who
suspected that his father had been poisoned,
and was examined by the physicians. On Satur-
day the result was announced by Drs. Jackson
and Vaughn, the examiners, who state that they
found 394 grains Of crystallized nitrate OF po-
tassa in the stomach. The matter has been
placed in tie hands Of the authorities.
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ARRIVALS UP TO 1.30 P. NJ, TO-DAY
8. M. Provost, Phil.
H. H. Fitzgerel, Phil.
II. p. Walton and Wife, City.
T. H. Challenger, Phil.
W. d. Bush, City.
p. Miles, New York.
Joseph Casho, Chester, Pa
Robt II Jones, City
WI McOlary,
Ernest Smith, 81
Ben FAIRIES, -"
y Barry,
W James, Phila
II Daily, Bal
John Stuart, Ovens Continuation
Fred Fisher and Wife. Sen's Combination
Miss 6usan Flood,
sholey Smith, Ovens Combination
d Billings,
Welden Riddell, % ''
Walter Benn,
N Belche, Boston, Mass
George Black, Blacks Boston Stereopticon
John d Steele, Coatesyille
A sAyille, City
81 Mindll, Phil
JIM watkens, New York
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LETTERS FROM the PEOPLE. =
"cHRIsTENISa" NEW STEAMERS.

To he Editor Of Ge Commercial
According to the usual rule of christening
steamers in the Wilmington Fire Department,
the first company putting water on the new ap-
paratus, through hose, at the time Of fire, is
considered to have performed the Christening
and at the late fire on Shipley street, on Friday
evening the Delaware Fire Co. was the first to
put stream Of water on the Reliances new
steamer. and they therefore claim the honor Of
christening the two new steamers lately arrived.
Give honor to whom honor is due.
OBSERVER.
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The entertainments for the week, thus fal
made, include the following Monday evening,
John E. Ovens, at the Opera House Tuesday
evening, Owens Wednesday evening, Dewitt
Talmage's lecture Thursday evening. Miss
o'dormans lecture, Opera House Saturday
evening, Blacks Boston stereopticon, Institute
Hall, and the great Patti-Mario Concert, at the
Opera House. This is not SO large a list as
sometimes there's room yet for some enterpris-
ing party to push in and lose money.
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PHILADELPHIA MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
PHILADELPHIA, March II.
Cotton dull, 20 to 21c, Flour dull superine,
&4.5O@5 so E; extras. S6@6. rs Pennsylvania In-
diana, OHIO extra family, S8 2509.26. Wheat
unchanged. Rye held at 95c. Oor4,tIl ;-iFhi1s;
4s to 50 mixed, 46 to 47c. W6iskey firmer /;
held at 92o Gold, 115.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET.
Beeves fair demand, but prices favor buyers.
Common to extra Penna. d Western steers, Go
8. Sheep, fair demand 41<@71E. Hogs, held
firmly, 81@8.371<.
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THIRD EDITION.
APPROPRIATIONS MADE AT THz RECENT sEssIc
CONGRESS-

APPROPRIATIONS MADE AT THU RECENT SESSION OF
CONGRESS.
Our Washington correspondent, "Rennat, u
sends us the tolloBing:-
81 notice in the appropriations. the following
items, relating to Wilmington and its vicinity:
For tho commencement OF new
lighthouse, at Bulk Head Ghoal,
Delaware River, $4,000; commencing
construction OF light house on Ship John Shoai,
Delaware bay, $50 600 completing the buoy
depot at Christiana, Del, $4,000; improving
Wilmington harbor. $4,000; improving channel
OF the river at Miffiin bar, and at and near
Horse Shoe Falls $1,000 improving Broad
kiln river, Delaware, $40, 900; additional pier
for ice harbor at New Castle. Del, $40, 900 Fort
opposite Fort Delaware S35, 600; Battery at
Firms Point $4,000; The balance S93, 900 Of
the appropriation for the pier .at Lewes, Del,
made July 18th, 1870, is also reappropriated;
and the Secretary of War is directed to cause an
examination or survey, or both,, to be made at
Grow Shoals, Delaware bay, near Cape May
light house, for an artificial harbor or breakwa-
ter.
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9EatAs.

YATEs.-In this city, on Thursday 18th inst, Msjor
]. d. YateB o, in his % year ,.,.. 1,
lhe friends OF the family are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral from his hate residence NO.
iiq2 west street on Tuesday afternoon, March 18th
at O'Clock, 10 proceed ts Wilmington and Brandy
wine, Cemetery.
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NrwAnK, DEL, March. 18th, 1873.

NEWARK, DEL, March, 18th, 1873
The subscribers respectfully return their
thanks to the citizens OF Newark and vicinity =;
also to the students Of Delaware College, for
their prompt and energetic assistance in pro-
tecting our property from destruction by fire on
Sunday morning, March 10th.
JOSEPH DEAN Il Son,
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MR BOUTWELL, TAKES HIS sEAT-THE CALDWELL
CASE.
WAsuSaToN, March H.
Senator Boutwell, took his seat in the Senate.
Senator Salisbury advocated tho expulsion Of
Caldwell by passage Of e resolution offered by
Mr. Aliaon of Mias
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M. L. CHURCH SOUTH APPoINTMENTs.-The an
nual conference of the M. e. Church South,
which has been in session in Baltimore, has
made its appointments. Below we publish those
in which our readers are most interested; Tai
bot circuit. ]. R. Van Horn, j. W. Steele |;
Trappe, W. O. Maloy; Kent John A. Kern
Queen Annes, @. L. Torryson. j. X. Smith
Rev. ". s. Baird, editor Baltimore Episcopal
ApLhodiSt,
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DEATH OF A WEILrKNowN. OLERaYMAN.-Rev,
James b. Ayers. Of the Wilmington Conference.
well known throughout the Peninsula as .
preacher Of marked pecularities and man Of
rare excellence died at the residence Of his son,
William Ayers, at Still Pond, Kent county, on
Sunday week Of an advanced age,
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The Fame Hose tower is about finished
The Second district was in total darkness, last
night, until the moon rose.
Senator Lesley was serenaded at his residence
New Castle, on Saturday night.
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New BoARDINa HoUsE.-A boarding house
will be opened, in few days, over the Adams
Express Office, in the building vacated by John
Logan. It is to be conducted by lady who is
now keeping boarding house in Poplar street.
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FrTrINa UP SroRE.-Edward Stroud has rent
ed of Isaac Murray the lower room OF the old
Fame Hose Engine House, which is now being
fitted up for store.
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REPORT OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, March II.
Probilities: For the Middle States, fresh and
brisk Northwest winds, rising barometer, sta
tionary temperature and clear weather.
REroRTED DAILY AT PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. l, BOYS
DEPARTMENT.
WILMINGTON, Del, March, 18th, 10 A. NJ.
Temper Height Dew Wind Rain
Ature Of Baron Point Fall,
415o 1924 in. 1859 West 00in
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John Savage, Jr., late cashier of the Lechmere
National Bank Of East Cambridge, Macs, has
been arrested on q charge Of stealing the funds
Of that bank, and held In $1b, 600 bail.
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Samuel Davis, aged 40, a miner OF Hyde Park
Pa, committed suicide by hanging himself, on
Saturday,
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3sw Advertisements:

9NN GNSsSARAASAtssNo
NHoICE ALMERIA GRAPES, ORANGES AND
" Lemons. Table raislns, Almonds prunelleS,
new fgs, dates, (Whitman'sl confectioneries, Ac.,
for sale by jos. JONES' Grocer,
Fifth and Market streets.
FHyEAS, CoFFEES, PURE SPICES MACKEREL.
Il Shad and Salmon, for sale by
JOS JONES' Grocer,
Fifth and Market streets.
GHADINES, SARDINRS. OLIVES, POTTED
, Turkey, Chicken, Ham, Pine Apple and Dutch
Head Cheese, Wos. Sauce by bottle and gallon, for
sale by jos. JONES' Grocer,
mariA-6ip Fifth and Market STIR cts.
XXTRENCHEs Of various kinds fov machinery,
w carriages beds, gas meters ETC., for sale ay
- TRUMAN d SHAWB
No ss6 eight Thlrty-1ve Market St below Ninth.
Philadelphia.
FNAILORS' GEESE, OF the brJaf or narrow pat
terns, OF variety OF patterns, and well fur.
nished smoothing irons, for sale at the hardware
store of
TRUMAN q SHAW,
No ss5 EightlThirty-nve) Market st below Ninth,
Philadelphia
SPEINGER q KEARNs.
Tin RO0fers
AND
Sheet Iron Workers,
COR. SECOND AND KING STREETS, WHINING
TON, DEL. mar17-1y
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MR. OWENS, as..'"......." HoRATIo 6PKU0aNs.
Prices OF Admission General Admission 70 cent
balcony 90 cents Reserved Seats 20 cent? extra.
The sale OF reserved seats for Mr. Owens will
commence on Friday, March 1zth, at Q, A. NJ, at
Boughman, Thomas Co.'s.
MI. owens win perform in Lancaster, Pa, on
wednesday evening, March 18th. mari9.5t
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NUMBER D.

the evidence of John Ross Aackay, who
was Lord Bute's private secretary, that
this was literally true, and that the
provisions of the treaty could not have
been carried throngh the House with
out It. And Wilkes, writing from Par
is, while in exile there, reafirmed his
assertion, affirming that the members
of that House knew thatit was extreme
Iy true as well as extremely scandalous.
The precise sums which were paid T.
secure this end Certainly a very good
one) were e., 600 toforty honorable gem
tlemen, and $500 to eighty not less
honorable but less valuable members.
The private secretary Of Bfr. Pelham, a
Mr.. Roberts, told a memoir writer of
the last century eve think 1t was WTax-
alb that he himself used TO pay with
his own hands the wages of these faith
fu1 servants of the minister, being from
e400 to $500 each, conveyed in an ex-
pressive squeeze of the hand on taking
leave of them Mt the end of the session.
When the Duke of Newcastle succeeded
to the premiership on the death OF his
bIother, George II. demanded the book
in which the record of these parliament
airy benefactions had been kept, and
put it into the fire and held i down with
the poker with his own annointed hands
until it was entirely consumed. So
that It appears that Charles Surface had
some reason for boasting as to his two
ancestors, who bad been NJ. P. s, at the
sale he made of his family portraits, in
the ''School for Scandal, " that "he
verify believed that this was the first
time that either one of them had been
bought or sold :" Not to go back to
the old days of the French farmers gen
eral, and the sale of Justice IN the old
French courts, the fall of the dynasty
of Louise Philippe was mainly owing to
the notorious corruption of the legisla-
ture. Under the late Boneparte the
Legislative bribery, if any, came from
above, in the shape of imperial favers;
and even his judges, though they could
not venture to deviate from the course
in political cases commanded by their
maker, were never, we believe, accused
of taking bribes. And no such impu-
tation has ever been laid upon the pres
ent Assembly by its various enemies,
or upon the administration of justice,
that we have ever heard of.-NelO York
Independent.
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INGFNERAE.

There have been engraved at the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing Of the Treasury
Department vignetto OF tho late VIM. H.
Seward. and another of the late Thos. Corwin.
the former Tor use oa checks for tho disbuYs-
ing clerk Of the Strte Department, and the
latter for the use of the Interier Department.
Tho postmasters throughout the country
viii be furnished vita the new official psstage
stamps next week.
-Four hundred aud twenty-eight bodies
have been recovered from the wrecked Allan
tic, leaving hundred and eighteen passen-
gers unaccounted for Nearly dozen bodies
Of lost cabin passengers are still missing, and
although all the staterooms have not been
examined by the divers. but it is not thought
any bodies win be found in them when enter
ed, as tho passengers are believed TO have
escaped to the deck when informed ot the
pending danger after tie vessel struck. A
halifax letter on the interment Of tho bodies
says; The graves or trenches i'm many cases
are scarcely deep onoagh 90 allow the colfins
20 rest more than few inches below the
earthe surface. The heavy rains have wash
cd away what little earth covering thore was,
and to-day thore we're hundrodsof collins ex.
posed to view In many instances two bodies
were placed in one box, and in some eases
three, and in order TO economics in tho mat
ter of space, they are often placed in trenches
Two and three feet deep
Col George williamson, OF Louisiana, has
been apPsinted to represent the Government
in all the Central American states, ave now
separate missions being consolidated into
one.
The Bapiists have resolved 10 send ten
additional missionaries 20 India Their mis-
sionary account for 1872 is short $4,000
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cuRIoUs AND sCIENFIFIC.

ORTHoGRAPHY OF WHIsKY.-The word
whisky is a corruption of the Celtic
word ' nisge, or water-a verbal root
which appears in the names of the
Wisk, Esk, Usk, Exc, Thames, and
other Celtic rivers; and 'grog" is con
nected with the name of the British
Admiral Vernon. A sailor used to wear
a grograin coat and the seamen gave
him the nickname of cold Grog, :"
which was afterward applied to the rum
and water, the use of which was intro
duced by him into the navy.
IRRIGATIoN BY CANALs.-It is more
than 100 years since the Spaniards set
tied in New Mexico and introduced the
practice of terrace irrigation. In the
valley of San Antonio, Western Texas,
the same system of watering land was
commenced in 1718, and perfected in
174O, or 1873 years ago. Preston, the
historian, describes, or rather notices,
irrigating canals in Mexico 500 miles in
length, constructed by the unknown
but more civilized people of this conti-
nent, who preceded the Indians found
by Columbus. Our industrial develop
ment has not reached the point of dig
ging canals 500 miles long to manure
cultivated and impoverished fields but
we are rapidly fastening to that neces-
sary work.
DECAY OF FRUITS. rapidity with
which fruits decay after they have
ripened is owing to the development of
certain fungi. OF one of these. the
well-known mildew Mucor stolonifer,
Wyvilie Thomson says &" This species
is often found on juicy fruits, covering
them with white woolly patches scatter
ed over with small black heads. and
producing a very rapid putrefaction be
meath the surface of the fruit. A num-
Der Of delicate branching flaments
form a rich network in the substance OF
the fruit filaments, which are easily dis
tinguished from those of some nearly
allied forms by their loOg, simple tubes
without partitions. These delicate fla
E0eQbous GuDcss WHICH are inc pd1hH
first to appear and form the basis. as il
were, of the fungus, are called the
Mycelium. and are found in almost all
fnngi"
Ak ExTRAOBDIyARx SURGICAL OPERA
TIox.-The Lancet gives an account oi
an extraordinary operation ia which the
nerves Of the left upper extremity, from
their origin at the vertebral column al.
most to their insertion at the hand, were
raised from their beds and subjected e
stretching and pulling. The patient
was a soldier who had been struck Oh
the nape of the neck by the butt end o.
a musIet, and following the injury
there was the most violent contraction
of the muscles Of the upper extremity,
attended by q loss OF sensation IN th'
skin over the same. This continued
/ for nearly two years, when the opera
ton was performed by making thre'
long incisions, one OF the arm, one IL
the ariIla and one over the left olaviele
the nerves we're raised, submitted ia th'
manipulstions described above, then re
| turned, and when the wounds heale'
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coquette would listen and fly to him;
pecling at Bob herself when be follow
ed her then again she seemed to re-
pent for her cruelty and few to him
lovingly, when Blacly would chase
them both. At length, after a wesry
day, she yielded to his importantly,
came over to him, kissed, eooed aud
settled by him for the night They
spent one Very happy day together :
Blacky was loNissg and SSevoted. lady
bird coy and pretty, whilst poor Bob
looked n diseonsolate.
Early next morning loud talking and
scolding in the pigeon-kouse drew all
eyes to the windows. And there, be-
hol I, new pigeon, browh-and-white
speckied. he was large and pompeus,
and strutted round with lordly air.
Lady-bird was evidently belle. and
the fame Of her beauty wss daily bring
ing new suitors.
Specl1le was bird Of quality. He
evidently felt his own dignity aud
would not brook a rival. He ct once
entered the list with BlaclSy, determined
to win OF die. Poor Bob took this op-
portunity to try and coax lady-bird
back to himself, but Speollle soon put
him down. Between Blaclzy and Spec
kle the fight was more equal. il ragged
all day but it was soon evident that
Speckle was the stronger of the two.
and at night he remained victor Fic-
kle little lady-bird, pleased with his
prowess, crowned him with a kiss, and
the happy pair retired together for the
night
Blacky returned next day and called
his little mate, but she took no notice
of him. Proud of her "conquering
hero, she remained loyal to him, and,
though polite and friendly to the many
callers she received, she kept close to
the side of her lord, and seemed happi-
est when alone with him. he was who'll
" devoted to her-brought her straws
for her nest, while she remained within,
weaving them together; and at night
he slept outside to guard the entrance,
wisely Judging that " the price of safe
ty is eternal vigilance" Poor Bob
nestled beside him, occasionally taking
peep at his little darling bat as she
invariably put out her head at such
times and gave him a nip, he learned,
after a time to restrain himself He is
fast recovering his pence of mind. and
as we are told that lady-bird viii prob
ably have eleven sons and as many
daughters in the course of the year.
it is very probable he may yet mate with
one of them. and thus become scn-in-
law to his former wife.-7Ae Young
Mills
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BriberY in the Past.

In England for more than century
the shadow Of suspicion Of corruption
has never been cast on the ermine of any
magistrate. And yet no longer ago
than the beginning Of the last century,
lord chancellor, the earl Of AIaeclesfeld,
was removed from Office. fined and inn
prisoned for receiving bribes. And q
century earlier the iliustrious name Of
Bacon vas soiIed by the taint Of pc
cuniary corruption. It is not much
more than 100 years sgo-if the prac-
tiee did not last down 70 the end Of
Lord North's administration that
members Of Parliament were bought
for ready money by ministers, in sums
proportioned 70 their market value.
John Wilkes. in his famous No. - Of
the q North Britcn. declared that if
was by bribery alone that the peace of
I7G3 had been carried through the
House Of Commons. It is on record by
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can have anything pretty. We used to
have a garden once, and loved flowers
so much, and Miss Florence found it
out, and so she gave us this.
q Florence % echoed the stranger.
''Yes-AIiss Florence I Estrange-a
beautiful lady. They say she was from
foreign parts but she speaks English
just like other ladies, only sweeter."
"Is she herg now is she in the city %
said the gentleman eagerly. "No she
left some months ago." said the widow,
noticing the shade of disappointment on
his face; "but, " said she, you can find
out all about her at her aunt's Mrs.
Carlyle's No. 10-street.
short time after, Florence received
a letter in a handwriting that made her
tremble. During the many early years
of her life spent in France, she had we'll
learned to know that writing. This
letter told that he was living, that he
had traced her, even as a hidden stram-
let may be traced, by the freshness, the
verdure of heart, which her deeds of
kindness had left wherever she has
passed. Thus much said, our readers
need no help in finishing my story for
themselves. 1[GVJ7OJUer.
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The Shah of Persia and His Jewels.


The Shah of Persia and His Jewels.
Among the many notables whose
presence is expected at the opening of
the Vienna exhibition, not the least in
teresting to Europeans viii be the shah
of Persia commonly known as Nusser-
ed-Deen, but whose real name, on the
authority of Mr.. Eastwick, is Nasiru'd
div Kajar. To most persons eastern
personages and affairs are enveloped in
a sort of traditional haziness, not with
out certain charm. The present shah
is about A years of age, well educated,
speaks Arabic, Persian, French and
English with ease, and is endeavoring
to bring his kingdom into sympathy
with the states system of Europe He
left Teheran, few days since, was CON
veyed across the Caspian by a Russian
escort, has by this time landed in Russia,
and will proceed by train to st Peters
burg, where he viii be the guest of the
car till the opening of the exposition.
After spending some weeks at Vienna,
he viii proceed to London, as the guest
of the British queen. He viii doubtless
be feted at both courts, and perhaps
subsidized by one or both ere he returns.
Mr.: Eastwick, who has seen the shah's
Jewels, estimates their value at $50, ,OO0,-
600. This is, no doubt, by fair the
most valuable collection of precious
stones in existence. Among these is the
Darya Nur, the sister Jewel to the
famous Kuh a Nur, which according to
Persian tradition, was with it in the hilt
Of the sword of Afrasib 3, 900 years before
Christ. Russian took it to Persia,
Timour carried it away and Nadir Shah
recovered it when he conquered the
great mogul. took Delhi and carried
away its treasures. The casket of Jewels
of the mogul was taken to Meshed by
Nadir Shah, and continued in the pos
session of his descendant till Aga
AIahomet, the founder of the dynasty of
which the present shah is the fourth,
overthrow the reigning monarch, and
carried off his treasures to Teheran. It
is not improbable that some of the most
famous jewels of antiquity in this collec-
tion, and among them the sacred gems
that once adorned the breast-plate of
the Jewish high priest.