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Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-29

CHEAP GOAL.
For sale, large stock OF Lehigh and Shamokin
Coal. Persons wishing 10 buy the genuine HarleRh
Lehigh and Excelsior Shamokin Goals will please
send In their orders early we confidently expect
to be more pressed with orders this season than
ever. Coal will be no lower and may be higher as
the season advances.
JOSEPH FOUT,
Orange and Water Streets, and at the
Apr19-1y-Of Wharf Of ]. Morton Poole Co.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-29
New Castle.

DR.. Showalter died at noon to-day.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-29
The CLAYTON IIsuse

ARRIVALS UP TO 1.30 P. NJ. TO-DAY.
r Hutton. Philadelphia.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-29
@eirj Advertisements.

DUY YOUR TEAS, CoFFEEs aud Spices at the
ID Tea Store, No. II Fourth st.
j L. HOUSTON, JR,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-29
FIRST EDITION.
PEAR CULTURE.

REVIVAL OF INTEREST IN PEARS AMONG THE PEACH
GROWERS THE FRUIT CONSIDERED HABTrs,
VARIETIES, GROWTH, RIPENINa, ooLoR1Ed. &C.
Il,nrIeannndence OF the Cnmmerelall
, 1873-09-05
NORTH WELLS STREET IMPROVEMENT.

A petition has boon sent to tho Board Of Pub
lio Works asking for tho elevation and grading
of North Wolls street, from tho bridge to Oak
street, that tho stroot may be brought up to tha
established grade. To effect this tho filling will
bo four foot between tho bridge md Michigan
street, three foet between Michigan and
Ohio etreots, two feet betweon Ohio
and Huron streets, anl from Huron
ono foot. Tho atroet is now in a fair condition,
and thoro il 30 much opposition to tho cost Of
the Improvement that it Is probable tho work
will be delayed for sono timo.. It is understood
that ~ soon aa tho street ia raiae1 to grade tho
North Chicago Street Railway Company, witl,
The consent Of proporty-holdors. will build
Park, and making . connection With the South
Side line. This will nuke continuous ilho from
fho MIchipnn Soutloru depot to Lincoln Park,
connecting with tho various limos in ali parts OF
tho city.
, 1873-09-05
Is moro than probable that t'loro will 10 ma
1or!ty in tho Legislature opposed to the railroads
! AMI a(l ottor 1nonopolIos.

Tho Chicago produce markota woro gonora11y
moro nctlyo yostertlay, and brealalnra wero
stronger. 31cBB pork was lii good domand, and
Btoa.ly at a15.85@15.oo cash, and 816.00@15.25
Aollor October. Lard wHB moro actiro md
stcady at 716o per ID for winter, aud 756@7slo
for eu1nuor rendered. Meats woro dull aud ut,-
changed at 714@77Go for Shoulders, 815@oc for
short ribs, 0@o1Go for short clear, and o15@
1114o for swcot pioklcd hams. ITighwinoa woro
actlvo and 60 lowor, closing at N11@o5o ror
gallon. Lako froights woro activo and stoady ar
14o for wheat to Buffalo. Flour waB in better
demand and firm. Wheat was ncttvo and adj
vancod 2@s1Sc, closing Ut e1.1s cash, $1.16el
sellcr tho month, and s1.14}11 ao1lcr October.
Corn was 1ess active md 14@96c htghor, closing
at 41316 cash, and 421lo sellor October. osta
were quiet and 70 higher, closing at 28t cnsll,
and 2s16o aollor October. Rye waa quios and
10 highor, at Csc. Barley was moro aotlvo and
5@1oo lowor, closing ut s1.25 for No. 2, aud ooa
for No. 0. Hoga woro steady. There was a
good demand at s1.o5@4.s5. Tho cattle market
Was quiet aud unchanged. sheop wero steady
at e3.00@4.50.
, 1873-09-05

The cholera having broken out in Stanford,
Ky., the citizens Of that town have formed an
association for mutual aid and proteotion,-sn
action which should be initiated In all small
towna whero tho diBehBa makea It's appearance.
Tho object is to afford prompt relief and assist
anoe by advice, physical labor, or peouniary mid
In order to check tho progress Of tho dIaoaso, The
prosldent OF tho Association iB to remain In hla
Office, or deputo some one to ntay thoro, all the
ti.no and llo or bis deputy Ia authorized to alna~
mon the momhars by fifteen strokes OF the Court
House ball. Tho cholera In villages and small
townB Is much moro malignant In Its work than
in larger oitios, in proportion to tho populattons
and tho abaenco of good facilities for carrying
of thu poison and checking the disease aro so
contracted that only by prompt and mutual as.
sstanoo aftor thia manner eau the disease be
cnntrt,l1oi
, 1873-09-05
Tho Transatlantic Ba1loon-VoynKe..


Tina manarorB OF tho New York Graphic all
nnnneo tl1o lear compilation Of tho apparatus for
fho Transatlantic balloon-voyaga OF MesBrs.
Wiao and Donaldson, aud adds: sit wag our
original intention to avoid everything like pub
liz display in tho matter, Bnco 1t becomes Eory
easy for = misrepresentation al to the truo object
OF tue enterprise to arise Our own: as VOL 40
snd Donaldson, las been to dlapatch tho balloon
OH its completion as Hoon ~ the weather should
proyo favorable; for the risk OF dotailgomont to
an inflated balloon OF such inmonHity is very
ereat, wlilo it remains fastened to tho ground,
Tho announcement Of our pArpnHo 10 ulspatch
The expedition without my formal public oc~
caaon haa, however, giyen rise to much dlasat"
Isfaetion on TIC part of the public. 50 n,any rc~
quests to 10 notfaud Of aud nllowod to witness
fhe departure laye boon made, thai
We aro lod to change tho pro-
grnmmo, provided everything prnVoB favor"
ablo whom imitation commences: The balloon
wll arst DO partly i"flntod, ~ order to tout isH
psrstorv utt ~ to tie }inaI initiation, which must Of
noceagty bo conducted with raplaity. As Hoou
an the tlunl intiation Ii accomplished, the e1pe-
ditIon will Htart without unllccossary delay. An
opportunity will be givon to tho public to crafty
ther curiosity during tho preliminary l1ltlasion,
msdo Of tho day OF tho final imitation or tho
hour OF departure, vii! depend entirely unon the
Representations OF the weather. Arrange.
montB i,ayo been made for prompt receipt Of
eicnals from the Weather bureau, and it theao
proyo satisfactory, wo may bo nblo to announce
tbs departure from twonty.fonr to thirty.sia
hours before 1t ooourn Tie boat Wo can untlof-
| sion will probahly take plRoo botween Sept. !
and Sept. l2; but whother the departure sill hd
Afterwards moro delinitely announced will de-
| poud entirely upon tho weather."
, 1873-09-05

Tho Committee Of Three appointed by the
State Board OF Equalization to investigate tho
seeming discrepancy between tho assessment re-
turns Of Cook County for 1872 and 1873 met in
this city yesterday. Quo cause Of tho ditferonce
10 tile returns OF acres and lots was explained
by the officers OF tho Revenue Department OF
Cook County to be the accidental omission of
some town rotusna Which had been given to
accountants to be added up. The state
Board can easily rectify these omissions.
Another cauBo Of the apparent discrepancy Was,
that, since the assessment Of 1872. a large num-
bsr OF acres Ind been cut up into lots, and Of
course disappeared from tho returns. With re-
gard to the corporations Of tho county, tho Com
1nitteo found that large number OF thoso on
tho Secretary Of state's booka wore not In exist
once. Tie officers Of como Of tho genuine COM
paliea will DO examined to.day.
, 1873-09-05

The farcical investigation Of tho cnnada Pa
ciGc Railway scandal by tho Royal Commission
began yesterday. Mr.. Huntington, who prefer
red the charges against tho Government. was
eolemnly called upon to appear und testify, al
though it was well known TINT ho Taa not, aud
did not mean to be, present. III tho
absence Of his testimony, and that of
tue Opposition generally, the whole pro-
coedlng will be SO one-sded as to deserve no
public attention. Sir Francis Hincka doposed
yesterday that there vas neyor any agreement
between tho Government and Sir Hugh Allan or
his friends by Which the lattor were to contrib
ate to the election fund in consideration OF ro-
ceiying O chartor. Mchiullens statements on
this point. he aaid, were pure fabrication.
, 1873-09-05

nppnrof md bronze clock valued at p75 THO
total value OF tho property recovered ia not fax
from q, 900.
Tho thieves aro evidently not tho ahrowdoat in
tie city, but aro q dangerous brace, being roady
to 70 I'll be e. n
era to-day, whon the thievos will hare MI oxatn-
ination. Other arrests wore mado ut tho louaoH
whore tho;goodB were fo,ind, but tho names Of
tho parties nircntod have not boon given. The
datoctiYcs who did tho job arc two ,nnestontatfon
no bones Of It. They nrc constantly inoriting
high praise and In Tits caAo It WAS only by their
diligence md onorgy that tho property waa ro-
covered and itB p'lrloinere ArreAted.
, 1873-09-05

Col. John T. Harper, Collector OF Internal
Revenue for the Eighth District Of this State
has resigned his position, lcaving tho accounts
of his Office at Springfield about $780, 600 short.
No moro precise information can be gained at
present, as the Deputy Collector has carried oil
tho pupors md accounts OF tho Office to Wash-
inetou, aud tho unfortunate e1-Collcctor Hoops
himself out Of sight. Tho Government is not
likely to lose anything by tho dedication, na
Col. uarper's boudsmon are good.
, 1873-09-05

The Tu1BuaE has exposed, on several occa-
sions, tho project likoy to be brought before the
ne1t Congress- for guarantee by the National
Government OF tlio debts Of the Southern Stato8.
Tic efrrontery Of the proposition istypical of tho
corrupt condition OF American politics at tho
present tinlo. Had thoro beon no Credit Mobi-
lier steal, no seeor or Chorpenning claims, no
Smelling swindle, and no salary-grab, 1t is eafo
to say that no man in America, with
anything in tho way Of reputation
to lose, would hayo dared to Huggest 80 out
ragoous echemo. In tho proaont condition Of
things, tho suggestion is immediately followed
by active corporation in certain quarters;
lobby ia organized with money and influence to
buck 1t; tho Eastern capitalists who are inter
eatod in tho fraudulent aud worthless bonds arc
roady to advance I'll tho Southern papers
openly advocate it.; and respectable peoplo aEo
possessed Of the tear that it will be carried
out AL this Is sorry comment on tho
prevailing morality OF our public service.
Il means that the Government 10 In
tho hands Of mon whom wo dare not trust. Tho
first mention OF job, 30 Infamous and gigantic
that it ought to sink under its own weight,
demands constant watclfulnoas and vigorous
protest.
This scheme for giving 4 national guarantee
to tho debts of tho Southern States, that they
shnll be paid within twenty years, il aomothing
moro than projected robbery Of tho people to
tho amount Of $500. 900, with the interest
| thereon. No aano man, familiar with tho bank
rupt and Lelplesa condition OF tho Southern
| pooplo, doubts that q national guarantee
Of their State debts would result In
tho Aual payment by tho Gsuoral Goyoru'
mont II tho dobtB Of tho Southern etatoE
| shall be paid In thiB way. there aro botter rca
sonB why tho dobts Of tho Northern BtatoE
should DO liguldatod in tho Hamo mannor. o.
tho Que hand, there are debts accumulated b!
political spoou1ators representing al amount o
money of from 10 to 80 por cont only Of th'
face OF tho bonds, incurred for tho boneat o
professional plundorers aud thioves, and laEgol
consisting Of bonds that aro fraudulontly iesuo
aud ,Yortnlosa IRON tho beginning. On tht
other hand, tho dobts Of tho Northern State
represent money actually advanced aud honeas!
expended, incurred for tho development Of til
bust iutorosts in tho various Btates md those o
tho whole country largely devoted, In nom
cases, to tic payment OF ezponBos arising frol
tue prosecution OF tue war tor tAe preaoryatlo
OF tho Union. II tho General Government Bha
assume tho payment OF tho dobts Of the southor
statos. tho Justice Of = similar domand on til
part Of tho Northorn statos will be readily reeot
n,zoa. Tue praoodont onoe established. wheal
would tho practice end.7 The dlfoct result "oul
10 to encourage frauds iu tho Northern statt
like those which Lnye produced tho enormor
debts Of tue Southern States. AL u
, 1873-09-05
STOLEN AND RECOVERED,

soycn Thousund 1)oIlarss Worth OF
household Goods stolen--Evo Ar
mory Detectives Recover tho Proper
ty nnd Capture the Thieves.
For como time tho Trench CONSUL in this city,
IL. Carey, and Mr. Nixon. business manager Of a
morning paper, have Ind stored in house at
the corner Of Michigan avonue and Congress-
atroet largo amount Of household goods valued
ut six or aeyon thousand doilaru. No constant
watch Was sot over tho property, its owners
bciug satisfied of its safety by inspecting 1t day
by dny, as they happened noar It. It haa proved
. fno bai. for thieves, being not very securely
locked up, aud located iu 3 house otherwise un-
occupied, md, since tho Tromont House ceased
to bo, In . locality distautly removed from pub
liclty.
On tho afternoon Of Wednesday, n. Carey
WAS astoniBbed ut tho discovery that
tho place had boeu brokon into and the prop
erty all carried away. 4 vacant room and
empty drawers aud closets only mot his gazo.
Tho Job was q Glenn one, and muBt have been
executed on Tuesday night Accehs wn7 gained
by taking out light OF glass from front door,
and opening tho entrance door from tho inside.
The robbery waa reported In person by n,
Carroy ut tho Arn1ory Station, on Wednesday
oyenin1. Detectives Blayton and Gallagher
were detailed to work up the case; M9ss 9!
Yesterday morning waa spent NY than IN Tie
pswn-a,opa, whora tho most important clues arc
obtained to ,ato1en ,property. The search search
wna prosecuted without asloccas, until
tue liz, Shop Of Worthammer, No. $50
State street. , ~ wss 1a yls,taa ;,or;yc1 ye1stgmr: p,
ia Ia nronriotor that two mon had oallod upon him
s sy Tsnsa to 1snSs' sns St s9nsIntye 9nsIhty 81
Viii them tor o'clock, ,whtol. was qonaoon'
ous opt BY tue S;sa{Ss; @ t R5eSsSy s s s
swo sn 5e'e 20 ann beou
moi % woro Of opao talon Into custody. TITO,
otforod 10 resistance. but wore evidently a9tn
piosely taken by surprise, having had faith tia
tho t'p pawnbrokor would not "give them up."',.
Tic mon wore tal!on to tho Armory atntton
whore tLoy aaid thoir namoa; were Jamo
Wasllaw ind Josoph ,Qramp, Atscr mus]
cross-quoationing on ting part OF tho .t de
thieves tho important Information that tho roa
Tho propoF co94 BE- ,Sun s.ra g. r. 1a thn' @
oul,g sonrcll was lnaao Of these houaes, whio
rosultod in the finding OF tue rest Of tho Qoodt
, 1873-09-05

To-day franco pays Germany tho last franc OK
the war indemnity. Some popular celebration
of this re}easo would bO Natural enough to 80 do
monatrativo people as Franco, but the dovorn-
ment has sternly prohibited any such outbreak.
Yesterday WAS tho anniversary Of tho establish
n1out Of the Republic, but its celebration was
forbidden in Franco. Tho citizona Of Louisville,
Ky., honored the event by adopting resolutions
coumoudatory OF President Thiors adminissra-
tiop, which will be forwarded to him.
, 1873-09-05
TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

TEnMn or hunsonIrT1oH trArAnLE IN ArvANoE>.
ntlly hy n,atl.....S S@n!sy. sn
Thsts Of yonr at tho eanio ratc.
psovou dnay aud ,natnkos, ho Euro aud Ktvo roat
Of]ce address In tu, Including ssato anil Connty'
Remittance. may ho ndo either bs tnft, cfprssa, Post
Oehco osAor n IN toatstescd lstsess, at our risk
YERMR TO CITY auuHCninENB.
I,.y dotlrorcA, huntay excepted. 81 cenr por wcok.
Daily. do1lvotul Buidny included. ~ cont tor wcek.
Ahtrass THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Corner Madison md Dcarborn.sH.. Chicago, Ill.
, 1873-09-05

Thoro aocms to be considerable surprise mani
feBtel In Philadelphia that Chicago has thus far
exhibited no interest In tho Centennial Exhibi~
expenses. II tho managers Of tho Con-
tennial were in Chicago, they would
probably ASCERTAIN tho rcaaon without
any difficulty. Chicago, just at present, haa
go much to do for horself that eho oannot find
time to look utter her noghbors' intorests, how
evor vol disposed she may DO. In tho first
place, We have got our own Exposition to look
after, which opens Sept. rs, about three
weeks from now, and VIC lnvo got AL immenso
amount Of work to do mud very little time to
do It In. Tho building has got to be
finished and all tho goods have to bo placed in 1t
ana arranged, power sot up, q ano-art gallery to
bo arranged. otc., in three weeks. In addition
to this, many Of our streets are being 1epayed;
our merchants aro preparing to 60 into winter
quarters in good alapo for tho first time since
the fire; tho political pot IL boiling at fearful
rate, aud it will certainly s1op over and all tho
tat will DO In tho fire II It is left oven for d
minute the business of taxation ia worry worri-
some, one part Of tho poople trying to explain
1t and tho other part to understand it; tho rail-
| road question is diatractiug everybody, aud
| tho boards Of Equalization and Of Railroad
! Commissioners arc grinding out acres Of figures
aud miles Of computations all the women folks
aro away, and writing lottera home which aro
droudful1y suggestive Of inroads upon tho uas-
culino purecs this fall and winter; we aro prepar-
ing several thousand acres OF land for parks; We
arc trying to find place for our Public Library;
we aro bui1ding new buildings On eyery street,
and oyory man has all he can do from morning
till night, and no man flnds the day long enough
for tho day's work. In word, ne havo just got
our house rebuilt. which waa burned two years
ago, and we aro now trying to furnish
it, aud got 1t into comfortable living
order. Tie PHILADELPHIA Centennial doea mol
como of for three years yet, 60 TINT there Ii
ample timo md no occasion for tho Centennial
managers to fret or worry. As aoon as Chicago
eau get breathing spoil, she will bo roady to dc
something, and will do her part hand
Bomoly. The Btaid and conservative Philar
dolphiana should remember TINT NO dc
things horo in hurry, and require but very littlt
timos Botweon now aud tho time OF the Conton'
nisl, Chicago haa got work enough on hand tt
amount to o thousand Oontonniala Don't bother
ua, therefore, just at .presont. Your favor ii
received and contents noted, and Wo will remi
in duo tino,
, 1873-09-05

fniquitiea of tho oarpet-bhg rulo Mt
tho South would bo repeated at tho North.
Local, county, and municipal debsa would DO
merged into tho State debtB for subsequent pay
mont by the people at largo. Thta may aee1n
improbable enough At tho present time, butt
ia nothing clBe than tho logical results OF tho
proposed guarantee.
Thero ia anothcr pl'abo Of tho project, IN "d-
dltion to tho objections which lave been pro-
sontad heretofore, TINT ought to attract tho at
tontion Of al classos Interested In tho honorable
payment Of tho Public Dobt. Tho national
guarantee OF tho gouthorn Btates' debts would
be atop In tho direction OF national rcpudi~
alton. To increase the national indebtodnoas IN
a fraudulent mnnnor by tho addition OF s2oo,-
600, 900 Of bonds, largo proportion Of Which aro
Of fraudulent issue, would DO to dintniah tho
sonBo Of obligation on tho part OF tho
people to pay of tho Public Debt. Tho
whole Of tho nationa1 {ndcbtodnesa would
thon bo tainted with fraud. The proposition
made by tho Democrats somo yoars since, and
onoo &dvocAted by Con. But1or. to pay on tho
National Debt in groonbaoka, Is patriotic and
virtuous by comparison. t la aafo to say
that United Btatcs bonds would depro~
ciate 10 per cont tho worry moment tho
Government should give this proposed gunr-
antoo. The sum Of 92oo,ooo,ooo, with intor-
cat On II for twonty years, could not DO added
to tho Public Dobt In this manner without affcct~
Ing public confidence all over the world In
American Government securities. Tho procosB
Of unloading would aoon commence overywhoro
and the depreciation that would result would bo
| sufficient to cause the noBt serious disturbance
In our financial condition. 4 general loss OF
! confidence In securities and aorious depre-
| citation Of their yaiuoe, aro always In tho di-
reotion Of compromise" or repudiaton. Tho
capitalists At tho EAat have become scriouB1y agi~
tatod ut tho Threatened ropudiation by cortafu
| OF tho Southern States Of that proportion OF
their bonds which have boen fraudulently issued.
It Is thta which has mainly suggested tho move
ment for national guarantee. They had bostor
| stop long enough to consider which Is tho moro
dangerous, tho population by certain States Of
bogus indebtedness, or tho sorious depreciation
and probably ropudiation Of bona f1tle national
securities which might result from tho desirod
| uuarRptoe,
, 1873-09-05

.thon adjourn. II they embark in tho business
of finding out tho precise yatuo Of auqtuat,ng
stocks, at cortain hour on n oertain day many
months ago. ami attomrt to tax tho Speculative
values Of intangible crolits, thoy will have job
that will occupy tl,oir time for tho next year.
Tlio wholo scheme OF raising tho asHessmont Is q
job to ratHo tho vntuo OF rni1road-ad bonds,
aud to givo Boards Of Supervisors tho power to
orente dobts, mud raise moro money By local
taxation FOR ourront expenditure.
, 1873-09-05

Tho doath IL announced Of Prof. dottfriod
Moscow. ao waB born In switzerland in 1910.
1Iia first recorded observations were Of tho
August aud November metoors, In 1880. In 1870
ho settled In Isussia, and In 1857 WAS appointed
Director of tho Observatory Ut Moscow, wlioh
poat he filled until tho tine Of his death. 1Ila
principal claim to farno aa an astronomer rcata
upon tho frat discovery Of three comets, and
his observations upon tho eclipae Of the sun last
, 1873-09-05

News has boon had from tho Juniata cxpodi-
tiou in search OF the Polars. On tho 10Th OF
Jp1v Commander Drafno WAS at Holstoinberg,
Greenland. He sailed 1honco to Disco, and will
20 from thoro to Upper Nayi1l. Up to the 10th
of July nothing had been heard at Disco of tho
polarB or Aer CROW.
, 1873-09-05

Butlar Ia behind Wasl1burn, 20 far M shown by
a preliminary canvass Of the coming Republican
Convention. Tho Delegates now stand: for
Wasnburn, 21o for Butlor, 2o5; doubtful, 10.
, 1873-09-05

Tho number Of bcggar children OF New York
City who woro given a breath OF pnro country
.ir by tho picnics conducted by tic Now York
ITEMS during tho summer just closed, WAS
, 1873-09-05

County Conventions woro hold yostorday by
Rvs farmers OF Lasallo and Tazowa'l Counties
III this State. A full ticket was nominated by
tho former meeting and date fixed BY tho
Iutior for tho nomination OF officers.
, 1873-09-05

4 conference of tho Antf-PolygamouB Nor
mons is now meeting at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Tic couferonce is presided over by Josoph
Smith, son Of the first Mormon, and Is attended
by Il LARGO number Of bis sect.
, 1873-09-05
Duet Mt New Orlonnss

4 duel with small swords WAS fought In Now
Orleans, on tho 29tl, nlt., botweon Mr., Andre T.
noman, Of the Now ORLEANS :Besi e9a u.rds e,aS q
lwics wodlinidsd In tho right arm, when the sur.
goon declared that tho Eight could not 90 on, aud
fhe affair terminated
, 1873-09-05

oLoDE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. strect, between Mad.
, 1873-09-05

MYERs' OpERA-HOuSE- Monroe stront, between
Dcnrborn sud State. Arlington, Cotton komblo'o
fratrN
, 1873-09-05

pAToHELoRs nAh pYE hc TldS IT. FIT EN- nap
icc d. Harmless, roliae and instantaneous not!sat,'
poinien Ridiculous t1ts o. n,p,sas.as H"T; MS@ @
sds ssk n9tnfc s Srewn gSnSn1 nd sns r.
AN A. Hniuhojor, Sold by all dtu3x!s;s: gltAlsMhMS M
fihTEWElOI;, Troprtotor N. Y. VAN bCHAAOR,
ErFVEySON L REID, Agents. .
, 1873-09-05
Tl)e G|1bltapo 01ibu1,e.

Friday Morning, September s. 1873.