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Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
Political Items.

The Natchez NeD South puts mp the name Of
Gen. Adelbert Ames as its candidate for Cover
nor of Mississippi, and says it believes he COM
mAnds the strengh of the Republican Party to q
greater extent than any other man in the State,
An election will take place in Oregon, on the
18th of October, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death OF Congressman Joseph G. Wilson.
The Mississippi Republican State Convention
will be held in jackson, on the 9th Of August.
The New Orleans Republican announces that
J. Henri Burch. colored, has left that city for
the North as the advance courier OF committee
OF colored men appointed to visit the North to
explain to the people the events OF tho last
Louisiana election.
The San Francisco Democratic County Con-
vention on Monday night, adopted strong reso-
lutions against the policy of granting subsidies
to railroad companies, and also against Chinese
fmmi0ration
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
Unpp NAV Notes,

On Monday evening last, the Ocean Hous o
gave its first hop of the season, which WAS a
brilliant affair. Among those who were present
we fnd the names OF William Oanby and wife.
William Tatnall and wife. and Casper Kendall
and wife, all OF Wilmington. Hoshelds orches-
ira, directed by George Blee. furnished the
music. The Star says of it THE dining
hall was crowded, and many fashionables were
present. Col. Sawyer and all his guests were de-
lighted and the event was a notable one. The
Ocean House is admirably managed, aud is we'll
deserving OF its acknowledged exalted reputa-
ton"
Mark Hassler proposes to give grand con-
cert Of sacred music from the great authors at
an early day, and for this purpose will order
down the remainder Of his band.
The Philadelphia club played picked nine
a match game of bare ball in front of the Stock
ton, on Monday, and won the game by score OF
10 TO 8.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment goes down
tomorrow, and society is on tip-toe at their ex-
pected arrival.
"A yeritable duke ia coming now-the Duke
Eltta, OF Italy. He has engaged rooms at the
Columbia.
The hotels are filling up pretty rapidly now,
and the season is fully inaugurated.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
NeIshborinE Counties.


s. Y Pde OF Nsw Garden, Chester county,
harvested 1O5 bushels OF prime wheat from 3y5
acres.
or five children who were boating in the
Sjhuykhl, at Heading, on Monday, TWO little
girls were drowned.
From balloon ascensions. tho Reading people
have come to enjoy rope walks, and the season
promises TO be prolific in such amusement
The Coatesvie marc ''Susie Kurtz, owned
by Crosby Phillips, took fourth money in thous-
and dollar purse at Willlamsport races, Il few
days ago. Fs-i Ia
jos Doan's barn. in West Brandywine, Ohes
Ter county, was struck by lightning and burned
last Friday. Insured for $4,000 but the loss
is $1,000 greater.
A violent storm of rain and hail passed over
the upper part of Chester county last Frid.y,
causing great damage 10 the crops yet standing
In the iieds, unroodng buildings, and ~ some
instances breaking every exposed pane Of glass
in the school houses. churches aud dwellings,.
Orchards were stripped OF foliage and fruit, and
home oats aud corn iied5 were entirely destroy
3D.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
Curious Drenms.
HOW PERSONS DREAM STRANGE THINas-AND HOY
THEY COME TRUE

HOW PERSONS DREAM STRANGE THINds-AND HOW
THEY COME TRUE
A few days ago, in Blltinaore, Ito be exact, it
was on Saturday, July 18th ia colored girl dream
ed dream. It was about O'Clock in the morn
ing. which makes the fact additionally singular,
for if she had not slept SO late, the dream
that 30 fortuitousy followed might never
have been dreamed. She thought that her
sisters child, a little boy had fallen into the
sink attached to the dwelling. The fright awak-
ened her and she immediately gave the alarm,
and in few moments Sergeant Handy, Officers
Tighe and Carey were on the ground and tore up
the floor, and went TO work earnestly to recover
the chds body. The vault was over 80 fest
deep, and in consequence the officers could not
do much from the top, as they had no graphing
irons. A colored man named Zachar1ah Taylor.
finally offered to go down into the vault and try
to find the body with the aid Of a long pole or
fcer Carey fastened rope around the man 8
body and he was lowered into the vault, several
citizens aud the three officers holding the rope
After lowering the man about 1S feet he was
stopped to make a search for the body. He
gear ched but could not find it. At this moment,
there was an interruption; colored woman
rushed in, to say that the child was found in a
neighbor's house, fast asleep under the bed and
probably dreaming peaceful little dreams about
a dog chasing 1t. on its own account.
This extraordinary man came upon the party
like lightning out of a clear sky-a thing which is
very distressing to nervous people. The officers
who had hold OF the rope came very near making
a finish OF the benevolent Zackariah. They were
30 astonished that they let go their hold, and
down he went some four or five feet. when Off
Ger Carey managed to catch the rope aud hold it
until others came to his assistance and the man
was drawn out more dead than alive. But for
the prompt manner in which he caught and held
the rope the man would have been suffocated.
While the search was being made, and before tho
child was discovered in neighboring house, a
crowd of nearly 1000 people had collected, and
for time great excitement previled in the vicin-
ity.
All of which proves, once more, how strangely
dreams sometimes come true.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
The Old Horse.

} The old horse requires more time to eat his
meals and rest his nerves. OF all animals the
old horse is the worst abused although he
has been our most faithful and profitable SER
want, yet in his old age the lash is applied to
forcs out his more youthful vigor.. The older
he grows the more he feels the lash. He is
often turned out OF doors to give place to the
colts Too often the neglect and abuse he is
subjected to, because he is a little old, results
in a greater loss than is made up in the care
of the young horse. The last part Of horses
life may be more profitable, II rightly used,
than the first part, There is more comfort
and less danger in working old horses We
understand them and they understand US. and
we should be as willing to conform to their
nature as they are to conform to our wishes. II
would be more humane ss we'll as more prof.
table to us then as they should be, as long as 1t
would pay, and then take them out and shoot
them down. But the wicked practice is to knoch
them about as much as they will bear and pay
well, and then trade them off to some more in
human wretch than themselves. The old SER
want is gone among strangers, and he receives
no sympathy in his last extremihes.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
PERSONAL AND PARTICULARS.
-Hogs are DIVING of heat 10 IIlipois,

Hogs are dying of beat 10 Illinois
Chicago now claims population OF 465 745
How much cloth ia required to make spirit
wrapper7
The copious rains lsst week made New Eng
| land glad.
President Grant expects to visit Washington
| next week.
--PArisis said to ooptain $4,000 Americans
| this season. re ri'
-Silas Reed has been appointed Surveyor
General of Wyoming Territory.
Walt Whitman is suffering from III hoalth
| and is living 10 Camden,N j. '+-" d"
--Iowa's / vclpitol is to be built OF Minnesota
granite, and TO cost 90 900 900.
Scandal, like a reptile crawling over bright
grass, leaves a trail and a stain.
An Indiana curiosity is girl whose left foot
is ten times larger than her right.
There are various stations in life, but tue
least desirable is police station. .... ..
The Secretary of the Treasury last nightre-
turned to Washington from Long Branch.
Love matches are often formed by people
who pay for a month Of honey with life OF vim
esar,
Some people say that dark-hsired women
marry irst. We differ it's the light headed
ones.
The Duke of Manchester and his son, Lord
Vaudeville, have arrived in Quebec, from Eng-
land.
Hon John p. Hale. Ex-Minister to Spain.
fell at Dover, NJ H., yesterday and broke his hip
bJne.
q James Belt of Wilmington l, is suffering
q Rshoboth with al acuts attack Of the rhe
matisn.
Professor Maria Mitchell, OF Vassar College.
sailed for Europe on Saturday, June IS, to spend
the summer vacation.
The market is very we'll supplied with ber-
ries. The new worm that comes with them this
year is rather acid in flavor, and not altogether
unpleasant.
-"Laughing photographs" are coming into
fashion. Que enerpIising photographer main
tains an amusing young mln. whose business 1t
Il to keep sitters on broad grin.
The Rsv. I. Da Witt Talmags has accepted
the editorship OF TIE Christian al WO L. and his
sermons and articles are to be published exGla-
sively in that journal. Mr.. Talmaye will bsgin
his duties in August.
Col. II. W. sagyer came up from Care May
yesterday, but returned ugln, this morning.
The salt sea air evidently agrees with him, anl
IL he continues to improve We shall propose him
to the people OF the Island Tor Aldermxuc hon
ors.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
chip Yards ut Chester.

DOES Mr.. dowEN MEAN TO FRANKFORT THE BEL
FAST YARDS TMIHERI -t
The Philadelphia correspondent Of the Bucks
Co. lntelltJencer, (whO is understood to be MIR.
John D. Watson, one of the editorial staf Of the
North American, gentleman well informed on
all mercantile and business topics,) writes in re-
lation to the rumor that tho Philadelphia and
Reading roat proposes to occupy some Of it's
large water front at Chester, with an immense
ship-yard, as follows -
"A story is narrated to me which give you as
l receive IT, merely promising that my authority
il reliable 1t is that some time since ono OF
the members Of the great iron ship building
hrm at Belfast, ireland, that built the White
Star line steamers, visited this country and took
a careful survey Of the town OF Chester, Pa
the railroads leading thither the Reading Com
pany's coal and iron establishments, aud saw
some practical tests OF the tensile property or
American iron, which appeared to Crafty him
very much. AS Mr. President Gow9n went to
Europe in one Of the steamers of the White Star
line, 1t is supposed that - thereby hangs tale,
which il to this elfect-that this Belfast firm
proposes to remove its capital, workmen, etc :,
to Chester, and there establish an immense iron
ahip.buldiDg concern. Certain it is that the
Reading Company has made heavy purchases OF
property along the river at Chester, but for
what purpose is carefully concealed. 1t must be
borne in mind in this connection that the Read
ing Company proposes to build at once one hun
dred iron steam cslliers. and it is presumed that
some OF these boats will be built by the Belfast
firm on it's removal to Chester. At any rats this
is my story, and now that Ihave written it out 1t
looks 80 smooth that hope it may all come true
These are the things that constantly circulate
along Third street and affect prices and invest
ments Of all kinds. Down about Chester the
people are still flattering themselves With the
notion of becoming the port for the export OF
the coal brought down by the Reading Company
But if you read my story attenttyely you will see
that there is nothing Of the kind contemplated.
The Company has no money to waste in expert
ments."
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
Lnte.t iram Local OptIou.

The Oxford Press says that since the first Of
April there has not been single commitment to
the lock up OF that borough. and no intoxicated
person has been seen in the streets. The no
license system has worked great change in this
respect. The keeper OF the prison at West Ohes-
ter reports that the number OF vagrants committ-
cd over night during the last quarter has been
only one-fourth as many as were kept when liq-
uor was freely sold in the county. The people OF
the counties where no licenses we're granted this
spring appear to be well pleased with the result.
Many of the country tayerns have been closed,
but the net result has been much to the advan-
tage Of the community.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
FR0MeAPE MAY.
CROWD BUT NOT JAM, ON sUNDAY-PLENIY OF
ROOM Now-''LoBD MAssEY".-ooNoERTs BY THE
HYERs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DOWN.
Correspondence OF the Commercial

CROWD BUT NOT JAM, ON sUNDAY-PLENIY OF
ROOM Now-'LoBD MAssEY"--ooNoERTs BY THE
HYERs sIsTERs-wILmINoToNIANs DOWN.
Correspondence OF tine Commercial
MSMAKIN's ATLANTIC HOTEL.
CAPE MAY, N. j., July %, 1873.
Cape May was full up, Saturday night and
Sunday. the Atlantic, Congress Hall, Stockton.
Ocean, West End, &C., being quite crowded, but
Mondays departures have left abundance Of
good rooms, once more. 1t was not q jam, only
a comfortable filling up. The weather and sea
bathing are very excellent, indeed.
recent sensation was the appearance of a
pretended English Lord, who registered at Con-
gress Hall as ''Capt. Massey, Royal Navy, Eng
land and had il whispered about that he was
the only son OF the Duke of Leeds-in fact was
Lord Massey of the House Of Peers wac absent
from navy on leave, loved his profession the sea-
and hated politics, came over on his yacht. Hem
rietts, 450 tons burthen, lying then at Breakwa-
ter opposite, en- route to Hampton Roads,
whence he designed going to the Virginia
Springs. He was wined ,dined and fawned upon
and invited select party Of our most exclusive
to q cruise on his yacht, to come OIL on FRIDAY,
from the steamboat landing. His manners were
excellent. his maturity evidently English his
dress negligent in style, but neat, and he had
evidently been valet to some nabob Of England
and thus picked up the material for his comedy.
His fraudulent character was discovered on
his yacht disclosing his deceits. He was dis
missed from the Island in disgrace, but returned
again. hiding away to escape arrest for some of
his acts.
He is supposed to be 8 farm laborer. near
West Chester, where he worked steadily aud
bore good name. He gave out that he was
really once British Naval officer cashiered for
breaking his leave Of absence, when ashore on q
frolic. No dependence can be placed on his
word, at all.
The Hyers sisters, two colored singers, Of
most melodious voices, are giving concerts at
the Ho;els and Churches, and attended by our
best guests. Their rendering OF such beautiful
songs as Last Rose of Summer" kathleen
Mavourneen," "Rock me 10 Sleep, Mother, "
'Mollie Darling" and many Of more exalted
fame is very admirable. They are aided by three
male singers. one Of whom, King, has a voice
rarely excelled in sweetness. Their enunciation
is distinct and pronunciation perfect.
Hops and Lawn concerts abound.
Mr.. Hassler next Sunday. il the subscrip-
tions are heavy enough intends giving one the
most beautiful sacred open air, free, concerts,
ever heard here. on Congress Hall lawn.
Many Wilmingtonians are here. Among them
Prof Ferd Fullmer is domiced for ali summer
with us at the Atlantic Hotel. His piano per-
formances are very pleasing and his good ma
ture in giving them inexhaustible.
The new steamship Ohio passed our light
house about sundown, on her trial trip, bound
out to sea. JOHN McMAKIN
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
aeaths.

CLOUD In this city, on the 2Id inst. of nut ailes,
only daughter OF samuel X and Maggie Ii. Cloud
aged ye and II months
The relatives a1d risnd- of the family are Invited
to attend the tunera from the resiuence OF her pa
rents Sln W. Filth street, morrow afteruoon st
O'Clock, without further notice. lntermeEt at RiY-
ervtew Cemetery.
UiIM ANN-0n the 92d inst Pose Ullman.
Funeral rom the Clayt II Heuse, on Thursday
Hfternnun at O'Clock, 10 proce to the Old Swedes
Cemetery, 1ha friends OF the family are invited to
attend, without further nOlice.
RUTH i'm this ,ty on the 92d Inst. Edward
Char ton, son OF John p, and hllza 1. Ruth, aged
years months and Is days.
The relatives and irioLds VI the family are re-
sp O. ully luv tel to attend the funeral from tie
'Is.sd N - OF parens 6l2 Washington Street, on
Friday the 95th inst, at az O'Clock P, NJ, without
further notice, Service at Q O'Clock,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
CrOrs in Central sussex. Bel
[corre spondi nee OF the Commercial ]

TDOfFtBpOuut IIUb OI ITIU IUInIItTCIaI ]
In the central portion Of Sussex county, the
drought is not yet SO bad as it was. last year at
this time. Our corn is sun Aller than usual but i
has good color. Wheat was injured by the So
we're winter Oats are shortened by the drought.
Potatoes are pretty good yield.
Hae's early peaches are getting ripa. but are
Injured by "speck-rot" Apples are falling OFF
the trees. The prospect OF a steamship connec
tion from Lewes to New York is making things
lively.
dug to-day, three rows OF potatoes, each row
25 Yards long Goodrich variety. getting ~
bushels, OF which sorted out busbe Il mar
ketable ones. They Ougnt to bring me, ex-
p ,ct, about 80 bushel FARMER.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
Al Amazed nIo Of Nelson.

remember having read somewhere an anec-
dote Of the hero of Trafalgar, which, think. is
COOL illust ati IN, OF the difference be ween the
naval customs OF his day and OF the present. On
one occasion, when engaged in an exciting stern
qlartermaster, who had the helm, "rhrics!
out the helm hard up) "Thrioe it is, my Lord, "
he said. mo, it isn't" said Nelson-'nothing
oil the sort" Yes, it is, my Lord" Then
suppose lie' said Nelson. Yes. you do. my
it were possible that sdch thing could happen
to post captain of the present day. he would
have had the quartermaster in irons at once.
Not 30 Nelson. He held on until he had caught
up with the FrenchmAn, when he gave him-as
he always did every enemy-the most tremend-
ous beating that the nina Of man can conceive;
and, in the excitement Of the victory, forgot
about the quarteTmaster.--Once Week.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
Tho CLAYTON IIouse
ARRIVALS UP TO lao Pm. TO-DAY

ARRIVALS UP TO 1.30 Pm. TO-DAY
EN- Howell. Phila.
s Kingston MoOay q W.T., PhilA.
Miss Annie McCay,
Miss Florence McCay
James Todd,
Jas s Shannon, Dover.
Harman Winter, Brooklyn.
OC Kaufman. st Louis, Mo.
ChAs Watts. Phila.
Charles Watson. Phila.
II M Whitney, Boston.
Joseph Long, Mechanicsburg Pa
]. Mawry, New York.
II II MetcAlf &"
WV Walker. Westmoreland.
WV Carmithers, st. Lonis.
W H Churchman, Del.
w Lloyd,
+ A Churchman,
VIM Horan, Phila.
Jno. X. Evans, City.
R; F. Hall, Newark N; J.
VIM Hayes,
J O. Petit, Phila.
Henry Il CLARK, q
VIM Heason Jr. q VT. 4"
n H. Clark. & Lady, Newark, Del.
Mis-. Sigourney,
X ]. Fitzpatrick. Lancaster.
Miss Lizzie Fitzpatrick,
j NJ. Phillips. Taunton.
VIM r Diller. PhilA.
O. W. Allen, %
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
Industrial News.

Convention of the st. Crispin Society of
Shoemakers is in session in Boston to consider
the necessity OF a reorganization of the Society
for the protection Of the trade. Some OF the
speakers at the Convention repre'ented the Or
der as breaking up and said that at present
there is scarcely single Crispin Lodge working
in Massachusetts.
! Harvest hands in Illinois, in some cases, are
paid as much as $l d1llars day.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
Highway Robbers Wreck m Exnrsss Train
scamdaIOms OnIrnge in IOMa.

On Monday night. number OF disguised
ihieves removed a rail from the track OF the
Chicago. Il lck Island aud Pacific Railroad, about
four mil from Adair, a station in Iowa, 66
miles from Council Biuff5. The road at this
point passes around sharp curve and through
a lonely country, They intended to wreck the
express train, which on Monday night comes
east laden with treasure from the Pacific Rail-
way. The train came along at half-past eight
running rs miles an h)ur. aud whom tho engi-
neer was about GO feet off he discovered tho
displaced rail reversed the engine and applied
the brakes Bullets were tirel into the engiue
by the thieves, who were close by, and when it
reached the gap it fell over, killing John Raffer-
ty, the engineer. Two baggage express cars
ran of the track with it. The thieves quickly
drove all hands out of the express cars, broke
open the safe ripped up the mail bags, and ta-
king $4,000 in m nev, all they found, they rode
away across the prairie in less than ten minutes.
None OF the passengers were injured The out
rage has caured great excitement, and the coun-
try is being secured for the thieves.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
The Cholern Rsnnrt.

Three deaths from cholera occurred at Cincin-
natl yesterday. There are several severe chole-
ra morbus cases in the city, caused from eating
smoked fish. and the Board OF Health has pro-
hibited their sale. There were four deaths from
cholera at Mount Vernon, Ind, Monday. The
disease.is abatIng and assuming q milder type,
and the excitement on the SUBJECTS subsdng.
The cholera in Louisiana, Missouri, is abating,
but some tWenty-eight persons altogether have
died with it since II broke ont ,- III.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
ALesson Tor Men.

The Manchester, New Hampshire. Union tells
of Newfoundland dog that felt into a canal
there recently and was unable to get out. At
length he sucoeeded in getting his paws upon
the bank. and Gov. SmyIhs dog, approaching
the situation, seized the drowning dog by the
neck aud, making a vigorous sally backward
drew him out on the bank. The two dogs looked
at each other with the greatest complacency and
than went home
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
steiy advertisements.

lIARDWARk IN SEASoN.-Preservlng kettles,
II apple and Ach parers, pea shelters, cherry
stoners, corn gratars, Ice picks, axes and tongs,
cream freezers water coolers, lemon squeezers, nv
traps, mosquito screens and springs for closing
them, croquet quoits, wire dish covers, picnic
knives and forks. farina bOilers, shutter bowers,
travellers ror f4steners collapsing cups, noldlog
lanterns and clothes RACKS, h1ting machines, Gu i
ing rods aud toHEs, and numerous other articles,
which we invite you to call and examine.
TRUMAN a SHAW,
No. 1856 tEight Thirty-nve Market st below Ninth,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
II is announced that Mast will lecture in vii
mngton, on November 22nd.

Reading has now two fret class places OF en-
tertainment-Mishlers Academy of music, aud
the Opera House. The latter is just finished,
and is described as very handsome. Bat what
need, in the name OF sense, is there for two
Academies OR Opera Houses in Reading. One is
fairly supported. but are not two one too many /?
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
PeriIs Of Bathing.

A WILMINGTON LAD DROWNED IN PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, July 49,
Richard scho6eld aged 16, Of Wilmington,
was drowned to-day. at Fairmount, while bath
ing. His body has been recovered.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
More NIurr.

Ar X. oosTRAo ron OF AND KILLED.
scINNATI, July 29.
II. w. Thrienlett, was at and killed at Con-
cord, Ky. on Monday by v. King. Both were
rail road contractors.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
Eugiand.

THE HOT wEATHER-THUNDER STORMS.
LONDON, July 20.
The excessively hot weather continues. Vio-
lent thunder storms are reported, and several
deaths by lighting.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
sECOEL EDITIOE.
Mrs. Thny J. u Actress.

HER DEATH, TEsrERDAYT ATLANTIC CITY.
PHlpELPHIA, July 29.
Mrs. Il. N. Thayer, theenerable and we'll
known actress, and 1idow the late + N. ThAy-
er, died yesterday, stsAtac City.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
MEnICATEp WAX NIPPLE SHIELDS

For the relief Of mothers suffering from sore or
cracked nipples Worn on the nipples these
shields are found soothing and healing. They Keep
me nipples soft and moist and prevent the oothinR
from chs1ng the lnfamed surface. prepared Ann
sold wholesale and retail by -, .i'
'-N r. BRINGHURST 4 CO.,
Wholesale and Retail DruggtsfH
tlorner Sixth aud Market str eWs
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-23
srnrnd nnt nf ner wis.

Wisconsin girl, while attending picnic
recently, nearly lost her reason by stepping on
the body OF a suicide in climbing over a fence.
Toe body was that of man who had cut his
thon with razor and had lain undiscovered
FOR many DAYS,