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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-04-24

10000 No. Saved Pine Shingles. l6sg =.
| 100. 600 No. cut Poplar shingles, l6 inches.
100, 900 No! Laths, 300 Panel Doors.
Window sash primed and glazed, ali sizes.
Dressed poplar and pine.
Moidings Nswel posts, Banisters. u.
For sole low for cash.
A. r. PALMER
april 3 -Sm HUNTINGTON. Vest Va.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
A Raid on n GIpsy MaId.

SHE DEsPoILs YOUNG WOMAN OF HER ORNAMENTS
IN ''sPELL," AND THE SEQUEL.
The Smyrna Times relates the following anu
sing incidents
Last week gang of Gipsies located near this
town, and on Friday some Of our young misses
paid them visit. While calling one OF the
misses concluded to have her "fortune" told.
She accordingly bought so cents worth of future
history, and while the Gipsey girl was measur-
ing out the history she put ''spell" on the miss
and carried off lot of her ribbons, bows and
other adornments The next day the Gipsy maid
came in town bedecked in the gay plumage she
had plucked from the fair one the day before,
and as she passed by the canning factory, ,haunt-
ing the gay decorations in the breeze, the young
girls engaged there rushed upon her and plucked
her as bare as she had plucked their friend on
Friday. The Gipsy's toilet had rather a subdued
look after the girls got done with her, and the
affair, in fact, was rather hard on crimps all
around. After the Gipsy got loose she informed
the victorious miss that she would never have
any satisfaction with her recaptured ''stuff' and
further Informed her that she should take all the
good out of the 50-cent fortune she had told her
including two or three husbands and other lux
uries that had been promised her in the years to
come.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
Societies.
MEETINGS rH1s EVENING.

Jefferson Lodge, No 2, l. o. o. F., at Ode
Fellows Hall, 3rd and King
Mattahoon Tribe No. IL, 1. o. r. NJ, at Red
Mems Hall, AIS Market street
Eden Lodge, No. 81, l. o. o, F., at Odd Eel
lows Hall, Sd and King streets.
Keokuk Tribe, No. 8, 1. o. r. NJ, at Red Mems
Hall, AIS Market street.
:, Wilmington, Division, No. 1, s. of T., in the
McCIary building.
Hope Council, No. 2, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, at Hal
511 Market street.
:, Lady Washington Home Communion, at 5O4
Market street.
Rokeby Lodge, No. IA, K. of p, at Rising Sum-
Wilmington Grotto, No. l, s. and d. of A. A.
Bradford's building.
Clayton Lodge No. 4, K. of P, at Knights of
Pythias Hall, 2l1 Market street.
Washington Lodge, No. l, A. T. A. NJ, at Ma
sonic Hall,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR.

-I3ear civility-A hug.
DO others as others do you.
-Cometh up as afower-Mushrooms
| The best color for faces Water color.
"A dull season-Boarding- pepper
The childrens favorite liquor-Liquorice.
Secretary Delano hasireturned to Washing
| ton.
Rev. Dr. Paddock was consecrated BishoI
Of Massachusetts,, in Brooklyn, yesterday.
Mr.. Charles Brsdlaugh, the we'll known Eng
lish radical, arrived in New York, yesterday.
| The President is expected to visit Washing
| ton early next week. and hold Cabinet meet
ing,
| "A woman in New York was recently sentenced
to six months imprlsonment for beating her
husband
"A National Convention OF Chief Engineers
| Of Fire Departments is to be held in Baltimore,
| on the Goth OF October.
| "A Savannah lady was recently at Saratoga
with her family of thirteen children, among
whom were four pairs OF twins.
The "light fantastic toe can be tripped with
impunity at the seaside resorts, but bathers
should beware Of the under-tow.
Mr.. Phillips of Charlestown, did not believe
in old Prob. The lightning came down his
chimney, and now he swears by him.
Rev. George b. Bacon, of Orange, N j.,
has been appointed one of the Board of Visitors
to the Pemblna Chippewas in Minnesota.
According to the Boston Post, it is many
years since trade has exhibited a greater or
more healthy activity in that city than the pres
ent season.
"A facetious young lady wickedly remarks
that the reason that the peculiar equipages seen
at watering-places are called dog-carts is that
puppies ride in them.
Scene n court Judge Have you anything
to offer to the court before the sentence is pass
on you Prisoner-No, Judge; had ten dol
lars, but my lawyers took that.
The Titusville girls have passed resolution
not to buy anything at stores which keep open
after O'Clock in the evening. They think the
young men might be more proftably engaged.
Scientists are claiming that instead OF being
cold, the moon is in reality red hot; so much 30
that no living thing known to our world could
exist there. This spoils the "green cheese"
theory
To drive away ants-If they are married
aunts, borrow some money from their husbands.
II they single, let them take take care Of the
baby for the afternoon while your wife goes to a
matinee.
The Rev. Charles Kingsley, the brilliant and
popular Euglish author will visit this country
soon after Christmas. He does not come to
make money as a lecturer, but as he writes, ''to
spend few months in seeing with my own eyes
your wonderful country and people,"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
Tho Transportation Question.

The Committee on Transportation of the Uni
ted States Senate arrived at Montreal ON Tuesday
They took an excursion over the proposed route
of the Oaughnawaga Ship Cana, and to see the
cannl facilities of Montreal. o the trip din
nor was partaken of after which Mr. McIIennan
President OF the Montreal Board of Ira le, said
that the people of the United States, they could
participate in its advantages With the Canadians
He said the canal system of Canada was to be
still further improved Senator Window said
the only desire of the Committee was to learn
the best and cheapest route to the seaboard,
The American continent was to become the gra-
nary of the world, and the West would hail with
give cheaper facilities for carrying their pro
ducls
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18

SUSPENSION OF THE GREAT BANKING FIRM.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19.
The firm of Jay Cooke d 90. has suspended
A great crowd is now collected around theii
place.
THE REASON OF THE sUsPENsIoN-IT IS HOPED TO
BE oSLY TEMPORARY.
Jay Cooke 4 Co. have announced their sus-
pension in consequence of the large advances
made to sustain their Philadelphia house, and
the heavy drain upon their own deposit. 1t is
hoped the suspension vii be only temporary.
FURTHER PARTICULARs-oARD FROM THE FIRM.
The following card has been posted on the
Office door of Jay Cook q Co:
We regret to be obliged to announce that ow-
ing to unexpected demands on us our Office has
been obliged to suspend payment. In few
days we will be able to presents statement of our
affairs to our creditors until which time we
must ask for their patient consideration. We
believe our assets to be largely in excess OF our
liabilities. Signed, JAY Cooke & Co.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
Ordering His Own COfln.

SINGULAR EooENTRIcIrY OF AN OLD MAN.
The Smyrna Times records, this week, the
death OF John Thomas-"old Johney Thomas" I"
as he is oalled-one of the Oldest mon in this
section. Sometime in the Spring he went to th Q
Messrs. FAIRIES, undertakers of that town, and
asked them if they would make his coffin for
him from wild cherry tree then growing on his
little farm. He said he wanted to have it made
and ready in the house when he died. The
Messrs f. promised to make it, aud the eccen-
trio old man went away, they say, perfectly de-
lighted, He feled the tree some time ago, to
have it conveyed to the saw mill, but fell him
self in the midst iof his unfinished labors, and
his wishes failed of realization.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
New york Bu.lnes. Men in Delaware JaIls

--N--~F
[From the New YORK Daily Bulletnl
Among the obsolete customs still retained by
the State of Delaware this practice of imprison-
ing traders from other States ranks even
worse than the whipping post. For, after all,
whether criminal is laAhed or held in duranoe
ly little to honest men who find no difficulty in
avoiding the penalties of rascality. But when
business men are thrust into jatl for doing that
which, Il omitted, would bring business to a
rtand-still, every man OF enterprise and energy
Is personally interested.
A few days ago the representative of the firm
OF Green, Blackwell q 90 OF this city, was ar
rested in Wilmington, Del, and held in $500 for
selling goods on sample, and soliciting orders for
his principals. Now if this kind of thing is to be
tolerated, the sooner it is known the better.
Retaliation would then be in order, and our city
could In few days squelch the whole State of
Delaware under her own empty peach baskets.
But it is not legal. The United States Su-
preme Court has pronounced against the re-
ttrictions attempted to be imposed by Eastern
States on outside parties doing business there.
The letter of the Constitution, at least, secures
Tree trade among their respective States with
equal commercial privileges to the citizens of
all Nevertheless, a few Southern and Eastern
States continue to evade the spirit and letter of
the Constitution by individual license laws.
what is required is determined front on the
part OF our business men, and defence of their
rights and privileges. The aagent of Messrs.
Green, Blackwell d Co. should not have recOg-
nized the provincial code of Delaware by giving
bail. He should have gone to prison and sued
out writ of hdbeaS corpus, and fought the case
up to the Supreme Court, bringing action for
damages for false imprisonment or course
this involves no alight personal sacrifice, and
degree Of experience probably beyond the means
OF an individual. But he would be sustained by
the business men of this and other States. It Is
not yet too late to take the proper means to test
TINS case. The provincial codes, which SO i'm
p;lson our business men must be resisted at
every point. Compliance with them for the
peacs sake is a sacrifice of principle which can
only increase and intensity the evil, by melting
Tie provincial Dogberries to new outrages.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
Latesr General News.
JENKINS = ATkiMso

Chicago was visited yesterday by destructive
fire. which at one time threatened terrible con-
migration. 1t began in the hay depot of the
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad, and
was not controlled until 1t had consumed nearly
seventy frame buildings, and rendered many
families homeless. Its starting point was about
half mile south of that of the memorable fire
Of 1871.
Professor King, who assembled in the balloon
from Buffalo on Tuesday, landed his editorial
passenger at Hornby, Steuben county, N. Y, yes-
terday afternoon, and resumed his Bria voyage
the balloon taking south-easterly course He
Intends to make las long an inland trip as pos
sible"
According to the latest reports from Shreve-
port, the number Of new cases of yellow fever is
lessenng not from abatement of the disease
but exhaustion Of material to feed upon The
interments on Tuesday numbered 49, against 33
the day previous. The number Of interments
since the first of the month is stated at 1885, The
Shreveport Times says "Our stores are all
closed, and all our dwellings turned into hospi-
tails"
All the yellew fever patients on the Pawnee. at
Key West are recovering There were only two
deaths, Lieutenant Commander Mitchell and the
Paymaster's clerk No fever exists in Key West,
and the officers and crew of the Saugus are in
good health.
An open sail boat containing two gentlemen
and three ladies capsized oil Lake Ontario, near
Rochester, on Monday afternoon, and three of
the party - Mrs. j. L. Lovecraft and Mr. f. f.
Raymond and wife - were drowned. The sur
vivofs, s, j. Loveoraft and wife were found
clingisg to the boat next day.
The California Republican Convention has
nominated Samuel II Dwinelle for Judge of the
Supreme Court for the long term.
The revenue cutter Woodbury., sent to Nova
Scotia to assist vessels in distress from the great
storm. has returned to Boston, with 38 ship
wrecked fishermen, picked up at different points
on tue Nova Scotia and Cape Breton coasts
james Reichard was accidently killed yester-
day at Allentown, while putting car on the
track at the shops OF the Allentown Iron Com
pany.
Starnet. the English traveller, has arrived at
Paris from Central Africa. He reports that he
met DR.. Livingstone last June, and parted from
him on the LIST of July; at which time the Doctor
was in perfect health.
The number Of deaths by cholera. in Paris
from the 9th to the 18th inst, is officially repor-
ted to be 12l, instead OF 10, Incorrectly stated
At the reunion Of the Army of the Cumber-
land yesterday, addresses wero also made by
Gems, Sherman Sheridan, Negey, Chaplin, and
others General Grant was expected to arrive
at night.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
Fire in PhiIadel phia.

JEssUP & MooRE's WAREHOUSE BURN ED
The extensive paper warehouse of Broomfeld
H. Moore, (late Jessup Moore), occupying
Nos. 526, 52S North street, and No. 27 N. Sixth
street, Philadelphia, was again visited yesterday
afternoon with conhagration, doing damage to
the building aud stock to the amount of seventy
Thousand dollars.
Soon after the discovery OF the fire, the iron
doors which separate the double building were
closed and the fire confined to the North street
building. The loss will reach $4,000, which is
fully covered by insurance.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
NOTICE TO INVESTORS

The attention of the investing public is called to
the limited remainder OF the NORTHERN PACIFIC
RAILROAD 7-3O LOAN. OF the 50, 100000 of this
loan uns0ld on the first OF June lagt less than
s50O0,OOO now remains, and this balance will soon
be absorbed, after which the Company has resolved
to issue only six per cent bonds
There are now between 900 and 900 miles OF the
Road in regular operation, with growing traflc,
surveys and construction are progressing satisfac-
torily. The Company's lands amounting 10 more
than 10000 acres per mile of road) are selling to
settlers at an average price of nearly six dollars per
acre, and the proceeds OF land sales constitute
Sinking Fund for the repurehase and cancellation
of first mortgage bonds.
The Company's seven and three.tenths per cent,
gold nds the last OF which are now offered yield
nearly 81 per cent. per anuum at the present plice
of gold.
All marketable securities are received in exchange
at current rates. and full Information furnished on
inquiry.
JAY COOKE co.
or to
John McI4eaxs 81 Son,
BANKERS,
No. 6o2 Market Street.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
deaths.

x ENT'-On Tuesday Sep ember 18th Jane d. Kent,
In the 74th year of her age.
The relatives cnd intimate friends of the family
ar, respectfully Invited to attend her funeral on
Frld y morning. at 10 O'Clock, rom tine residence I
her hrolhsr, William q. Kent, Germantown. Inter-
ment at st. James the Less.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
weather Recsrd.

REPORT OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
WAsHNaToN, Sept. IS.
Probabilities For Middle States, partly cloudy
weather and occasional light rains.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18

Tie reported suspension Of Jay Cooke & Co.,
will be a serious shock to the financial world but
the country will be just as rich tomorrow morn
ing, as it was this morning, and there ought to
be no panic over the matter.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18

The West Chester Mems having failed to give
III credit for our report of the Longwood Golden
Wedding, the Baltimore American copies it and
credits the Ae,os, We don't like it.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
Peach shipments.
YRnNEanAY.

To New York. Observation-Disclosures. 26 cars
10 Phlladelphia. ia...,........ ..,.....,. 70
Total. l................ 46"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18

Extra religious services will be held at the
Unisn M. L. Church this evening. Regular pray
er meeting tomorrow evening.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
Michigan. .

GREAT FIRE At MASueTEE.
DETaoIT, Sept. 1s.
A fire at Manistee to-day destroyed six busi-
ness places. The loss is $4,000, with n insur-
ance of $l2 O00
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18

SHERIFT's SALE.-Sheriff Armstrong sold. yes
terday,a frame house in Hedgeyille, the proper
ty Of VIM, Brown, to Joshua Maris, for $500.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
CommercinI Reports.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.

PHILADELPHIA, Sep. IS.
Cotton firm 2O16@21k. Flour firm; supers
90 506D4. so extras So; Penna. extra family,
$8@8 rs. Wheat dull and unchanged. Corn
firm yellow 69c. Oats active 45@50c. Whis-
key firm at 81,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
HNHtFHE IlNN EEI1
Chairman Of Committee, &c

As copies of the report were handed both pa
pers with permission to print it at once, and as
each paper knew the other had it, there need be
no further reply made to the false assertion of
f. T. That it did not print the report on the
same day as ourselves was 80 lely because it
best suited its own convenience.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
california.
THE RACES AT SAN FRAEorsoo.

THE HhUhb Mt 5hN FHANUIbUU
San FRANCISCO. Sept. Is.
AT the races, to-day, occident went for the
purse OF $4,000, and for the best time in Cali
fornia, and made mile in 2.162<. occident af-
forwards made mile in 2189l.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18

Ecery Erening charges the COMMERCIAL with
violation Of faith, both to itself and the Board
OF Health, in the publication of the report of the
Special Committee to inquire into the system of
scayenging prevailing in this city. We addressed
brief note to Mr.. Eckel, Chairman Of the Com
mittee, this morning. in relation thereto, to
which the following response was made:
WuMNarnN Slant 18 1879
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
j. NJ. EMERsoN, Eco,
uani. lSit.

In reply to your inquiry, just receive !, I have
to say, that handed to you, personally, print
ed copy of the report in question. on Tuesday
could see no good reason why it should not be
published in the papers, aud that you were at
liberty to do SO, if you saw proper. Immediately
thereafter, handed Mr.. Pride, of E0erg EUen-
utJ, copy also, with a similar remark. In my
opinion there has been no faith broken with the
Board, as it did not exact secresy from any one.
Yours Truly,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-18
SECOND EDITION.
Jay Cooke 81 Co.

SUSPENSION OF THE GREAT BANKING FIRM.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-01-04
SOng Of . Horse.

-
A poor old stage horse, lank and thin,
Not much else but bones and skin,
LOG along, week out week in,
Kicked aud CURSED, and meanly fed,
damned in the side, and pulled by the head
And the thing l can't at all make out,
Ii what on earth it's I'LL about.
Why was made to toll and tug
For this little odd human bug,
Two-legged, dnmpty az q jug,
Who sits al0ft my sides to batter
Or why was he made, for that matterl
And, if needs must be created,
Why is 1t that was not fated
To prance and ourvet, finely mated;
Silver-harnessed, sleek and fat,
With groom and blanket, and all that?
Here / 20, day after day,
Pounding and slipping down Broadway,
Dragging these curious biped things,
With fOre-legs gone, and yet no wings
Where they all go to don't know,
Nor why in the world they hurry so,
Nor what good use Heaven puts them to.
It wasn't my fault, you see, at all,
That my joints grew big my muscles small
And 80 missed q rich mans stall.
I'm clumsy, stupid, crooked, slow,
Yet the nleanest horse il horse, you know
AS well as the glossicst nags that gol x.es.
. Lord how long will they use me SOL
And when may the equine spirit 20
Where gloriiied lerses stand in a row,
Switching their bright tails to and fro,
Careless Of either wheels or wh0ai
Where cats are always apropos, ssf
And flies don't growi
Oh no!
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