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Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR.

Happy New Year TO you!
The COMMERCIAL needs no brag.
To-day is legal holiday in England
In England, yesterday, the weather was very
tempestuous.
The highest price of gold for 1872 was 115gs,
and the lowest 10S16.
"A general thaw prevailed yesterday through
out the Middle States. f'rfff.fe
Secretary Boutwell, will not resign until the
4th OF March proximo. ..-.,. 81.
Tho Philadelphia ledger looks very pretty,
to-day, in dress of new type. 81
Robert Bowles the banker, has been fully
committed at London for trial.
-Relics OF the -PlAnchette, velocipCdes.
Dolly Warden. and the Epizooty. I'm. o..
Mrs oreswell. wife OF the Postmaster-Gen,
eral, is i'll, at her home in Elkton.
The Sultan Of Zanzibar promises to assist in
the suppression of the African Slave trade.
-Mayor-elect Havemeyer and the other new
city officers of New York will be installed to-day.
in Minnesota the railroad trains have not
been seriously obstructed by the recent snow
storms.
The ice in the Ohio river broke up yesterday,
doing considerable damage to the boats at Gin
cnnatt. -r.H 3h
The Patent efce closes the year with its
business all up. No casee Whatever are now
pending. .l. .-H,Eg
Vanderbilt offers to bet $4,000 that he will
live fifteen years more, which would make him
ninety-hve.
The new publc library Of Chicago was for
mally opened yesterday. 1t contains fifteen
hundred volumes. t.g. Ice
IA Paducsh small boy was fined eighty-three
cents in the city court the other day for crying
"fre" without cause.
Gold closed yesterday at 49, Government
securities were frmer for most issues, the ad-
vance in the old Five-twenties being 1S u.
"A Western paper says that an English lord
is shooting prairie dogs in Kansas under the
impression that he is having splendid sport kill
ing grizzly bears. He'll go back aud publish
book on the wild sports Of The Far West
-Fifty-two towns in the United States begin
their names with ''Green" terminating with
banks, boys, leafs, witches, bushes, etc., to
waste.
"A vessel at Richmond is now loading with
freight cars for a railroad in Peru, South Amer
ica These cars are manufactured by the Tred-
egar Company. ts-
-Budd Doble. OF Philadelphia. arrived at San
Francisco on Monday night with the racers
:. Rosalind,n "Elmo" and 9 Dan Voorhees," !"
which are to race with Occident."
1T Is said that a pedlar OF the Paphl book
printing establishment of Paris has recently been
selling admission tickets to Heaven" in the
Barnese Jura. for the sum Of fifty centimes.
"A Philadelphia gentleman who tried to cure
stammering by holding pebbles in his mouth, on
the Dio Lewis plan, now wants TO know how long
it will take for an eight-ounce gravel to digest
and yield up its nutTiment.
The most deadly enemy OF human life is our
own breath. canary bird hung in it's cage
over night at the top OF a curtained bed has
been found dead in the morning from the pois-
oned atmosphere created by the human lungs
Of the seepers below 1t. KF
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
EDITORIAL TOPICS.

--Neighbor Hodgson, OF West Chester, iesu-
ing very good little daily, the Local Ne,os. We
are afraid he is putting too much expense on it
to secure a profitable return.
We are glad TO have the statement from
Attorney General Williams that he does not seek
to Withdraw from his place in the Cabinet. He
fills it admirably, and it would not be easy to
supply his place.
Miss Anthony shows an undauuted spirit.
Tho other ladies', arrested for illegal voting, have
given ball. but she refuses to do so, and was
"remanded to the custody Of the u s. Marshal
No doubt, that unfortunate functionary wishes
she wouldn't be 10 obstreperous. He won't like
to put her III Jail
Secretary Boutwell, never satisfied the Wall
Street people, and the New York Times indicates
it's satisfaction at the prospect of hisretirement
II President Grant finds a successor to Mr..
Boutwell, who will 80 ably aud so honestly, serve
the interests OF the whole country, we shall be
very glad. What tho money gamblers OF the
great cities desire, and what the people need, are
generally quite different policies.
George Alfred Townsend-who enjoys the
distinction, since Train was put in jail OF being
the greatest fraud yet remaining out of the pris-
on bars-writes preposterous story about Mrs.
Gaines. The errors in it are of course, too
numerous to count, and the object of writing at
all soems to have been to state that he Town
s,nd,) lafayette, and Col, McComb, passed
their youth" ON the banks of the Brandywine.
As for lafayette, he did nothing Of the sort and
fortunately for Col. McComb, he never did, in
Townsend's company.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01

The brig Cyclone, ashore on Fire Island, has
gone to pieces.
A fire at Orange. N. j., on Monday night, des-
troyed three stores. LOSS, $40 ,OOO
st. James Episcopal Church in Cincinnati was
burned yesterday morning. Loss S4O, 900.
The New York Herald says that leading stock
operator has locked up one million and half
of greenbacks.
The Lee family OF circus performers, eight in
number, are reported to have been murdered by
Apaches in Arizona,
fireman. named Brantley, saved seven per-
sons from perishing in a tenement house fire in
New York on Monday.
A block of brick warehouses in Alexandria,
Va, was burned yesterday morning. The loss
is estimated at bl75O00.
Eight stores, an unoccupied hotel and the Odd
Fellows Hall, at Galesburg, ILL.,, were destroyed
by ire yesterday morning. Loss, 100000.
At Mechanicsburg, Ohio, last Sunday colored
woman, named Dawson, cut her child's throat
and then cut her own. Both are expected to
die. The crime is said to have been caused by
her husbands cruelty.
1t is understood that efforts will be renewed
at Washington to secure the recognition OF the
Delligerency of the Cuban insurgents, but that
our Government is likely to maintain its present
policy.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue de-
cides that no legacy or succession tax is required
in case Of devise Of property left in trust for
the support of domestic animals. The question
arose on the will of Boston lady who left pro-
perty for the maintenance of cat.
One body and the skull of another have been
exhumed from the debris of the Centre street
fire, in New York.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
Marine News.

WILMINGTON, Jan. l.
The Christiana although entirely frozen
ever during the cold weather of late, does
not necessarily stop navigation. There is no bet
tor evidence of the perfect ease with which our
liver can be kept open through the coolest wealth
er than the breaking up Of the ice as far as
the Harlan h Hollingsworth Co.'S Yards, on
Monday, by the tug Milford, after four days of
AZ severe cold weather as we have had for
number OF years. This little tug with only 20
inch cylinder, opened the channel, and cut the
irG away from steamship in less than an hour
The freight lines could run without difficulty,
il Philadelphia could keep open the Horse
Shoe" instead of attempting to conceal its diff
cultes. Their powerful ice boats can force their
way through this obstruction, but the channel
clOses Immediately after their passage, 10 that
no smaller craft can pass through without their
aid. Our sister city is thus debarred the advan-
tages Of the connection with the seas, that we
can at all times enjoy.
New CASTLE, Dec. 81.
The steamship Virginia, from Charleston for
Philadelphia, has got clear of the ice, and ID
coming up tho harbOr. The steamships Norman
and Catharine Whiting are in sight, coming down.
Wind s. L. Thermometer AZ.
LEwEs Dec. 81.
Arrived to-day, barque Princess Alexander 10
days from New York, and schr Glimpse, from
Arecibo for Philadelphia. The briggs f. A. Bar
nard, Annie Ingram and barquentine Emanuel
remain The barque ChantcleeT is still on the
bottom. The schr Isabella goes to New York.
Wind w. N. w. Thermometer ~.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
Afaths.

PYLE-In this city on the Both inst, Robert G, son
of Robert and Mary j. Pyle, aged years.
The relatives and friends OF tine family are re-
spectuy invited to attend the funeral to leave the
residence of his parents, Me- CIT Orange street, on
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
ROLLINS.-On Tuesday evening, December 3ist In
this city, Willard ID. Rollins, infant son Of Gerard
d. and Mary A. Rollins, aged 90 months and
days.
The friends and relatives Of the family are rec
spectfully invited to attend the funeral from the
residence OF his parents 602 East 9th street. Thurs
day afternoon at O'clock without further notice.
WOODALL-Died lddenly on the Slst, Mrs Debo-
rah Woofall, in the 9th year OF her age.
The relatives and friends of the family are invited
to attend the funeral from her late residence 42l
Shipey street. on Saturday afternoon, services at
the house at ~ O'Clock,
WESTON the slst inst, Samuel t. West in his
-9tn year.
The relatives and friends OF the family are respect.
fu ly invited to sttend the funeral to leave his late
residence $50 Orange st, on Friday afternoon, at
O'Clock. Services TO be held at the house half
past one o'clock without further notice
MCGOWAN.-On Tuesday morning. December 3 st,
1879, Bridget MCGOWAN, aged IS yeare,
The friends and relatives OF the family are invited
to attend the funeral from the late residence No. 10
W. 18th St., Thursday morning,at O'Clock, with.
out further notice,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
DOMESTIC NEWS.
pl.I.n I'M. Cecil County.


[Coir p iH,rce Of the Commercially
Doubtins u riety Of fairs and festivals
as a meth a, .aising money for building
churches, the ! ustees OF the Nj. T.. Church in
this borough have arranged for course of six
lectures by eminent Lecturers, who have gener-
ously consented to lecture, gratis, in aid of the
erection Of the new church
Rev. Dr. H. Warren Of Philadelphia, delivered
the fret lecture OF the course on Monday night
December 29d, in the Town Hall, before large
and intelligent audience. His subject ' The
Forces in Sunbeam" was presented in lucid
and very pleasing manner, and was listened to
with great interest and pleasure. .s
On Christmas day ali the stores were closed,
and quiet and order reignel supreme.
The Thermometer was down to zezo, on the
22d and 25th, and at some other times.
Sleigh-riding and filling ice-houses are now the
order OF the day.
Formerly there were three hotels, and only
one school house, and one church, here now
there are only two hotels, and next spring it is
hoped there will be only one, as Mr.. Greason,
whose Maryland House, Eas burned last sum
mer, has bought the ''Oentre House"
The friends of Temperance doplore the sale Of
intoxicating drink in any place. yet 30 long as
the State authorizes its sale it will be sold, even
though thousands are thereby ruined soul and
body. 80
happy New Year to all SUNRISE.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
Amusements.

CONCLUSION OF MIR. DnMINICK MuRRAYs ENGAGE
MENT.
This evening, the present engagement of Mr..
Domnick Murray, ,atth Opera Honse, closes The
drama in which he appears il full Of life, activity,
md thrilling scenes-one OF the sensational sort
that present all sides OF life in a great city.
There are many characters, and all very well
supported by good company Of performers.
John b. Cough lectures on January 3lst, for
the Young Mems Free Library and Reading
Rooms.
On Monday and Tuesday evenings of next
week, Little Nell," the beautiful aud spirited
actress who recently had 30 successful run at
tho Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, will
appear at the Opera House. She will perform
tisa'on OF story in Saturday NighO entitled
FiLiid the Fire Ud3f
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
southern New Jersey AnaIr..

Eighty building permits have been issued by
the Bridgeton City Council the present year.
A now public school building has just been
completed at Cedarville, Cumberland county, at
a cost of $4,000.
The next session OF the New Jersey Annual
Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
will be held in Dridgeton, commencing on March
18th, next.
Tho insurance on the steamboat H. Getty,
destroyed by an incendiary on Tuesday night
last, was Sl2, 500, OF which $4,000 was in the
NorthlAmerica OF Philadelphia.
The schooner Benjamin 4. Reeves, Of MillviIle,
went ashore last week, near Great Egg Harbor,
and will prove total loss. She was twenty-six
years old, and this was to be her last trip before
rebuilding.
A fe~ days ago a rail and cross-tis were placed
on the track OF the West Jersey Railroad below
Millville, for the purpose of throwing the Cape
May train Off the track. Fortunately the engine,
in striking tho distractions, threw them to one
side without accident.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01

Count Won Bernstroff, the newly appointed
German Secretary Of Legation in Washington,
has arrived in New York.
1t is said that the Allan line of Liverpool, Hal
ifax and Baltimore Steamships will run weekly
during the coming season.
A fire in the granite building Nos. 2s1-s3-85,
Washington street. Boston, last night, destroyed
about $35, 900 worth Of property.
J.S. Adams, customs collector for Pensacola,
has disappeared from a hotel in Jersey City.
He had large amount OF money in his pos
session.
The silk weavers arrestet' on a charge Of con-
spiracy In Patterson, n. T., have been discharg
cd, the Grand jury finding no indictments
against them.
During the great fire at Montreal, yesterday,
the temperature was 10 degrees below zero, and
the water thrown upon the buildings froze
wherever it fell.
]. j. Crider, recently from Greenfield, Indiapa,
was arrested at Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday,
night, on charge Of having swindled Philadel-
phians out of 1000 worth Of goods while he
was a resident OF Greenfield.
At Paterson, N. j. Monday, Charles Hem
ming wav while seighng was thrown under an
Erie freight train and fatally injured. His horse
was killed. Mr.. Hemmingway was a member of
the New Jersey Legislature.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
WILMINGTON, DEL. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY /, 1873
Give Him a Lift.

Lift salittle lift a little f..4t.
Neighbor, lend helping hand
To that heavy-laden brother,
Who for weakness scarce can stand.
What to thee, with thy strong muscle,
Seems light and easy load,
Is to him ponderous burden,
CumOering his pilgrim road,
Lin a littlel lift a little
Effort gives one added strength;
That which staggers him when rising
Thou eanst hold at arms full length,
Not his fault that he is feeble,
Not thy praise that thou art strong,
II is God makes lives to differ,
Some from waillng, some from song.
Lift a littlel lift little
Many they who need thine add
Many lying on the roadside,
Meath inlsfortune's dreary shade;
Pass not by, Hike priest and Levite,
Heedless Of thy fellow-meni
But, with heart and arms extended,
Be the Good Samaritan.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
PhIIadeIphia Toples.
ldinr normiis In 1s72-G.a aG7.

Building permits in 1s72-6,l67.
-Sleighs are eight dollars per hour. Dear
fun.
Annual milk consumption Of the city, 7,491, :
797 gallons.
George d Budd, ESQ., has resigned as as
astant city solicitor.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Turner died on Saturday last,
aged l01 years and 23 days.
The Constitutional Convention hall will be
ready for occupancy by Saturday.
James Farrell fell from the Masonic lem
pie, yesterday, and killed himself.
The Coroner held 1913 inquests, last year
Iwenty-three of these deaths were from homi.
eide.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
Proposed change in the wilmington Institute.


A proposition to organize the Wilmington In-
stitute on stock basis, after the plan adopted
in Philadelphia by the Mercantile Library, has
been under consideration for some time by the
Executive Committee Of the Institute. A gem
oral meeting of the members will be called for
Thursdsy evening, January 9th, to take the sub
ject into consideration, and, il it be favorably
regarded to take the proper steps toward OBJ
tanning an amendment of the charter. 1t ID pro-
posed to make 5000 shares of stock, of the value
of 80 each the expectation being that in short
time the membership can be increased to 5000
persons, the annual payment reduced to 80 per
annum, or perhaps 81, and several thousand new
books be bought every year.
The Mercantile Library Of philadelphia has
prospered immensely by the plan now proposed
here, having at present some $4,000 members
and 80, 900 volumes, with one Of tho largest and
b Ut reading looms in the country.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
The Pullman Go. as InnLeeper.

question has recently been raised as to the
responsibility OF the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany for vauables lost in sleeping cars. 1t ia
well-Bnown that this company own the sleeping
1t il held that the Pullman Company is an inn-
keeper. and held liable the same as any other
keeper Of public house for the loss Of valua-
bles OF its guests. In consequence Of this, safes
are to be placsd in all sleeping cars in which
the passengers can deposit their valuables the
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
Now Adver,I.emenls, AVID. Day.

TUW
Kappa Gamma.
Notice-Jos. Tatnal
Notice-American star Lodge A OGF
Sales of Real Estate-M M Child a co
Wanted TO take.charge oflfarm by man and wife
Notice-Openlng Of Public School House
IyOst-A Dog
Proctor CANDLES Oleine Soap
Proctor a CANDLES Adamantime Candles
Sleigh for Sale-CoOling a Lloyd
Dividend Union National Bank
Wanted-M ian with family TO take charge OF farm
Wilmington Savings FUND Society
Del state Bonds City Loan, &c X Robinson Go
Auction sale OF Horses-DOYle Nichols, Philad q
NOtiCe--Wm Gillespie, Plumber
Little Nell at Grand Opera House
Dissolution OF partnt rship-Glnespie jackson.
! ominick hurray at Grand Opera House
CITY Items-VariOus parties
Funeral notices
90 Partnership Notica-Pusey, Scott Co
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. g. -clety New Castle Co
NOuce--W asnlngton Lodge No l, X OFF
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
NeishDo ing Counties.

Prize dances are in vogue at Reading.
The parquet in Mishlefs Academy at Read
ing was SO crowded that = portion Of the seats
had to be removed for comfort.
Reading installs new Mayor after February
18th.
Tho business of the Reading railroad in
creased, last year, about S2000,0O0.
The mansion House at Reading, will be en-
larged and improved in the Spring.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
DANKIMG HOUSE
JAY COOKE & co,

.a .as JAY COOKE & CO.,
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company now has
in full operation with regular daily trains 1871 miles
Of road. A distance OF nearly 800 miles more is
constructed. The Minnesota section, Immediately
on its completion, entered upon satisfactory bust
trade of the Northwestern British settlements and
the Hudsons Bay Company. The recently COM
pleted section of sixty-nve miles, on the Pacific
coast at once commands profitable business be-
tween Puget Sound and Columbia River, heretofore
done by coastwise steamers. On the opening of
spring, with more than 500 miles Of road in regular
operation, the company win control the extensive
and productive trade of the Upper Missouri, much
of Montana and the NcrthWest The earnings Of
the road for 1873 will be large.
Arrangements for pushing construction vigorous
ly the coming year are progressing satisfactorily.
OF the nearly ten million acres Of land accruing
70 the Company in connection with the portion of
the road now virtually constructed, some two mill
Lions acres of excellent average quality are in the
market and their sale and settlement progressing.
The average price thus far realized $3.50 per acre.
which is at the rate of more than 100000 per mile
of road for the whole grant.
The Company has already begun the process of
redeeming and cancening its First Mortgage Gold
Bonds, as they are now being received at sl1O in
payment and exchange for the Conpanys lands.
With these accomplished results and most favora-
BILE prospects, the Company is now selling its First
Mortgage 7sO Bonds for the purpose of completing
its line OF road. We recommend them asa well Sc
cured and unusually profitable investment. They
have the following elements Of strength and safety:
They are obligation Of strong corporation; they
are First Mortgage on the Road, its right of way
telegraph lines, Equipments and Franchises, and a
first lien on Its Net Earnings. In addition to this
usually sufclent security, there Is pledged for the
payment Of principal and interest Land Grant Of
1880 acres per mile Of road through the States and
1000 through the Territories The rate of interest
(seYen and three tenths per cent gold is equal now
to about sA currency. Gold Checks for the semi
annual interest on the Registered Bonds are mailed
to the Post once address of the owner.
All marketable securities are received in exchange
on most favorable terms.
FOR SALE By
JOHN McLKhR e. SON.
dec91-6 Ct jan25 6tof'
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
FIRST EDITION.
Religion aud the Census.

RELATIVE STRENGTH OF THE SEVERAL DENoMFA-
TIoNs-THE PER GENT. OF NOREAsE, ETo.
The full returns of the last census have just
been published. From them we gather the fol-
lowing tables, showing the strength Of the sev-
eral religious denominations, and the rates Of
increase and decrease for the two past decades
together with the value OF their church property
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
Are Railroads Liable for Damages to TheiI
EmplOyeesf

The Court OF Appeals of Maryland has
affirmed the Judgment of the Circuit Court for
Alegany County in suit brought by the widow
and children Of William tazenbaker against the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad Compa-
ny, in which the jury rendered verdict assess-
zenbaker at $500. The death Of Fazenbaker
who was brakeman, was caused by the explo-
sion of a locomotive, and one Of the points
raised by defendent was that the company was
not responsible for injuries happening to their
own employees.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
Fire In Chester.


THREE FAMILIES HOMELESS AND THREE CHILDREN
BURNED TO DEATH.
A few minutes before eight O'Clock, yesterday
morning, a fire broke out in 9 three story brick
tenement house owned by Jenkins Porter, in the
vicinity of Third and Fulton streetH, and occu-
pied by three oolored families.
The inside of the building was destroyed be-
fore the fire was extinguished. The saddest part
of the disaster was the burning OF ltwo children,
The mother had left her three children in bed In
upper story room, and lamp filed with coal oil
burning in the room not far from the bed occu-
some coal preparatory to building fire In the
kitchen stove.
The burning lamp is supposed TO have been
denly burst out with great fury.
The mother rushed TO the room in which she
had Just left her children, but after being her
them. This little one is 30 badly burned that it
cannot live many hours. The coroner held an
inquest on the bodies OF the two burned girls.
-
William Cluck who was to have been hanged
next Friday, at Indianapolis, for the murder of
his wife, committed suicide in prison yesterday
by taking morphine.
All the prisoners in the Frankfort, Ky, Jail
escaped on Monday night, by cutting through
the roof.
The end wall Of W. II, Mayors wall paper
factory in Brooklyn fell last night, crushing
two-story stable adjacent, containing II horses.
The factory employed 200 persons.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
SECOND EDITION.
3:3O, n. M.
.4rhs rIcI.st-.f.Lsnxe-rran..

Mr.. Dominick Murry, and the excellent Com
pany supporting him, will remain one more
night, playing that attractive drama, The Ticket
Of Leave Man, on tomorrow evening. Mr.. Muir
ray will play the leading character, Bob Brierly,
of course
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-01
ENTERTAINMENTS, THIS EVENING.

Fair Of United Cornet Band, Institute Hall
Minqua Fair, City Hall, Continued.
Temperance Fair, Temperance Hall, 702 East
7Lh Street.
Dominiok Murray, and Company, Opera House
Escaped from Sing Sing"