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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-04
A CIRCUMSTANCE without parallel in

A CIRCUMSTANCE without parallel in
the military history of this country is
recorded in Illinois. Il. M. Wheeler,
of Schuyler county, in that State, en-
listed in the United States army under
Gen. Lyon in 1861, was wounded, cap
tured, and paroled, but by some strange
oversight was never discharged from
service until few days al o, when the
proper papers were made out, and his
back pay and pension--amounting to
near 81, 0O0-were paid hin ,-Nev
York Sun.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-04
TURKEY.
A MAxss1vISa ODE.

When is the turkey handsomcst?
With sunshine on mis- brazen breast,
When every feather il like q scale
On a glittering suit of knightly maH;
When his tail is spread, . splendid fan,
As he struts before his faithful clan,
With blue. bald head and threatening eye,
And wattles red - q stormy sky?
With lofty step and wzr-cry loud
He marshsls forth the quittering crowd,
Or leads their dance across the plain,
Or heads their march through waving grain,
Intent on plumber, red with pride,
Like warrior not to be defed,
In all the poTnp of battle drest-
Then is the turkey handsomesti
When il the turkey handsomest?
When he is killed and plucked and dressed:
His spurs hacked OF and thrown aside
With all the trappings of his pride,
He lies, goodly shape of snow,
On stall or dresser, making show
OF swelling breast aud rampant legs;
Or, dangling from the larders pegs,
Tells 10 the cook-maid's practiced eye
How fast the days are fitting by,
How soon appears the day OF days,
The hour OF Turkeys reign and praise;
There, hanging in his smooth white vest,
Is not the turkey hsndsomest.
When is the turkey handsomest?
All whei, again he shows his breast,
Brown with the sunshine Of the fire,
Crisp as lady's silk attire,
With unctuous Juices dripping down
In pools of gravy rich and brown;
Odorous a. any spicy air
That blows across an orchard fair,
His boeom swelled with savory meat
OF sausages and bread-crumbs sweet,
His pinions neatly skewered and tied
With giblets tucked in either side;
His legs resigned to any fate,
Rampant no more, but meekly straight;
Beside him cranberry, ruby clear,
18th Ia
As stately q king be lies.
The center Of admiring eyes.
Now is the turkey handsomest,
Arrsyed before the hungry guest,
OF all the visnds first and besti
His life W. II lived, his woes at rest,
And the platter he lies on gayly dressed,
Now is the turkey hsndsomest.
Our YOUNG Folks.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-04

FROM nearly every town along the
coast of Maine the Portland Press has
the intelligence that ship-building,
another season, viii be carried to q
greater extent than during the year
now closing. There is every prospect
that within year or two the tonnage
built in the State will exceed the largest
amount of the prosperous days before
the war.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR.

AN enterprising farmer in Iowa recently paid
$4,000 for tyo COWS.
Cincinnati is troubled with the public ltion
of the names of its streets.
"A straight line is taid to be the shortest
both in morals and geometry.
A Cincinnati brewer is in trouble because
his wife papered a trunk with revenue stamps.
President Grant and Postmaster General
Oreswell left Long Branch, yesterday, for King
ston, N. Y.
the Grand Lodge Of the Knights OF Pythias
of the State of New York convenes at Pough-
keepsie to-day.
1t is said that mocking birds and canaries
sickened and died in Tennessee towns where
cholera prevailed.
William H. Brown bas been appointed inter-
nal revenue storekeeper for the Twenty-trst
Pennsylvania district.
"A New York paper says in its marine news
that " the ocean il white rith the necktles OF
outward bound clergymen."
"A Brooklyn girl of fashionable tastes but
limited means says she never realized her mt
cessities until she got husband.
"A Virginia man, bitten by a rattesnake,
drank kerosene instead OF whiskev, and 1t all
swered the same purpose--cured him.
"A poor lone widow. with seven children and
a sore throat, paid the necess ar. taxes, and
took six dogs from the Milwaukee l,ound.
Arrangements are in progress for an inter
national Masonic reunion al ngston, Canada
Playing cards are now made with black bcr-
ders, for the convenience OF people who have
lost friends.
The Bopton police are taking vigorous mea-
sures to stop the running OF barrows and hand
carts on the sidewalks
Buffalo is to have Union Railro'd Depot,
with which it is designed all railroads entering
the city will connect.
Joel Hart, the sculptor, has just finished q
copy of the Venus de Aledici, which he intends
sending to the Louisville Industrial Exposition
Club handled parasols have their uses. A
young lady at Morristown recently . laid out q
savage dog with one in the most effectual way.
Major Wallace Spear, Chief Enginee: of the
Navy Yard at Norfolk, Va died in Ludlow, Vt,
on Saturday. His funeral took place yesterday
Mr. Hazelton, one of the new proprietors If
the Philadelphia EUelting HerdM. and John IL
Williams, (B. Dadd,) Of the Norristown Herald
paid short visit to Wilmington, yesterday.
1t is noted that the Germans Of Tennessee
have, without exception, escaped the clutches of
the cholera. They ascribe the fact 10 the use of
lager beer instead Of whiskey and brandy, and
not few say they owe safety to onions.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
siz, and Model OF tho Ark.

writer iu the Nautical Gazette discusses this
subject at length, taking bot1 the Bible account
and that recently discovered in Assyria Tor OASIS
He saws that, reckoning the cubit at IL inches.
the ark was 451 feet long, 10 feet wide and 10
feet deep and would register about 10 OOO toms; ms
il measured as sailing ship, or about IL oOO
tons. if measured as a steamer, by British rules.
II was thus smaller than the Great Eastern. IL
had three decks, and was divided into numerous
compartments by longitudinal and transverse
buikheads for the safety and order of its occu-
pants 1t was built of gopher wood, species oI
evergreen timber resembling tho pine in Length
and strength Of trunk, and the white cedar IN
lightness In model says the writer, it was all
that great carrier could be, chest-like, with
lines straight and angles square, but the bottom
and top were elirtical in outline presenting CON
yexity to the earth and to the sky. After giving
the dimensions and the mode of construction OF
the several parts this authority tells us, as II he
were equally certain on this point, that the ark
lis now in good state of preservation, but lying
under an eternal mantle of snow, hundreds OF
feet deep at an altitude OF II, 800 feet above the
| level Of the tea. Ever since the Hood dried up
| the climate Of Armenia has been colder, and
snow always covers the top of Ararat rendering
| ii impossible for any of Noahs descendants t'
| 90 up and find the ark +"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
From Salisbury, Md.
BABE BALL-THE CHAMPION CLUB AND ITS
PERSONNEL, &c.
rrtorr.anoa5auca nF tho Cnm

DRAMATIC EMBARRASSMENT AND LAMP EXPLOSION
babe BALL-THE CHAMPION CLUB AND ITS
PERSONNEL, &C.
Correspondence OF the Commerciall
SALISBURY, July 80.
Last week, Dul1ield's Dramatic Troupe was
here four nights, but did not meet with much
success owing, probably to the warm weather.
The troupe however, is an excellent one, Mr..
Duffsld being especially good. On Friday
night while they were playing "All's Well" one
OF the naptha lamps exploded, which caused
quite a scare among the female portion of the
audience. The lire was extinguished by smoth-
ering it with the curtains We have no fire com
pany here nor any prospect OF one.
Base ball ID creating perfect tlrore here.
The White Clouds, the champion club (although
L have my doubts about it) have played eleven
match games, this season, and were victorious
ia 7syep Ii They have also Paaygeaa aga
The personnel o. tI.!s si.L ...sy 10 stated thus
The captain, Mr.. L. Stanley Ioadvine,is ,is young
LAWYER, a son of very wealthy gentleman: he
ia Pitcher Their Catcher is the son OF Penn
sylvania German, gentleman IN every re-
spect. Their 1st Baseman is PennsylVanlan
His father is stationed here PRESBYTERIAN
Minieter, Their short stop is the son of Colonel
S. Graham, (our Internal Revenue Assessor Tor
the First District of Maryland). He returned
from Chicago where he has been attending Col
lege, some time, iu May, aud since then he mas
Deen a Ol Lills tio
few weeks ana Robinson. of the Seaford (Dela-
ware) club, will take his place. The rest OF the
members are boys" born and bred down here
One s a hardware merchant; he is Sd baseman.
The I'd baseman is his clerk the left field Is
held by young harness maker; the centre held
by a ladies' mana book keeper i'll large tin
house the right field by young man OF wealth.
The corn crop will be perfect failure, owing
to the severe drought A great many OF the
farmers are beginning to save fodder already
that is, the burnt up blades.
Onr town lost one of it's oldest inhabitants last
week-Mr Benjamin Parsons. He was very &C.
centric in his habits. We also lost very esti-
mable lady--Mrs Caroline Parsons, the wife OF
Milton A. Parsons, Esq.
Ii is said that young lad of this town, form
erly resident of your little State, intends taking
the ros trum in your State next fall.
AMINIDAB SFoU9.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
philadelphia Topics.

The new steamship kenelloorth, of the lied
Star Line liverpool service.) arrived on Suh-
day, aud brought valuable cargo. She returns
ON the 3lst
-NHeber Clark, of the Bulletin, is off to the
Ieles OF Shoals. ,-.-.-
Pedestrians have already commenced to trip
upon peach skins. -,
philadelphia insurance companies lose moth
ing by the Baltimore fire.
The body OF man was found hanging in an
unoccupied house in the East Park, sunday.
The body was much decomposed.
A little.grl named Mary Truitt,aged years.
while playing OH front stop, was struck on the
head by flag staff, which fell from the hands OF
woman who was cleaning the gutter on the
roof. The brass spear entered her head kllilns
her instantly.
The Bulletin declares that the female letter
writer depends wholly upon dashes. For sen
tence or two, she struggles with commas ths
semi-colon she rarely attempts and the colon ID
an unknown quantity.
The steamship Ohio will carry on each Voy
AGE A supply of American coal sufficient for TIT
trial trip-out and return.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
PoeI.e. Knlve. aud pi,chtOrlss,

sERIoUs ENCOUNTER IN CHESTER COUNTY.
Iu Wosttown township Chester county, Frank
Ian Darlington rented his farm to John Beaver,
ION the shares" with an agreement that he was
to have the use of horse, when he needed one
On Saturday last, he thought such time had
arrived, but Beaver thought not, and refused to
lot him have any, although there was colt idle
in the stable.
The consequence quarrel, in which Baa-
ver's son made at Darlington with pltch-fork |;
Darlington drew a pocket-knife Beaver senior,
came behind darlington and threw him down, and
in the scuffls got severely stabbed with the knife
while young Beaver jaooed away in d Dtrington's
legs with the fork. While Mr.. Darlington was
down on the floor it is further stated they struck
him A number OF mss over the head and shsu-
ders with the handle, causing several bad bruises
Both of the parties were severely wounded
though not dangerously. Two doctors are a.
work on them, and a complicated series OF legal
proceedings is capitalization, cross action,
Affidavit counter affidavit, etc, etc.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
FIRST EDITION.
1he Baldwin Locomotive Works.

An IMMENSE EsTABLIsHMENT, EMPLOYING 5000
MEN.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works, in Phladel.
ohia in 1882, employed 20 hands. They now have
about 5000, in all the various departments. The
works cover acres Of ground, and the payroll
q $40 600 per week. or all rizes and kinds, there
have been built since the business was com
menced, 3342 engines, the lowest selling fol
$500, and the highest for S34 000 Averaging
these engines at about S12 900 each it will b.
seen that this one concern has manufactured
within forty years engines to the value of S4I-
lO4, ,0OO,or over 81 00O, 900 work per year. During
these years the firm have paid out for labol
alone about Sl5 600 900, and some of the en-
ployees have sesn tue full forty years of service
with the firm. One Mr. Lewis o. Howell who
forged the iron for the first engine is still fore
man, hale, hearty man of II years. who looks
a though he were equal to another quarter of a
century, As showing the imperfectlons Of the
early engine made this gentleman states that a
lage party of celebrities who made trial trip
over the old State road on the third engine built
had large holes burned in their clothing by the
~ arks from the engine, there being no " spark
arrester" known then. To further exhibit the
Increase Of demand for the later perfected en-
gnes, it is stated that in 1866 there were l18 en-
gnes built 1877 in 1867, 1874 in 1868, 236 in 1869
$50 in 1870, 3jl in 1871, 422 in 1872, and the
number for 1873 will exceed 500
The 100Oth engine was furnished in February
1861 the 2O00th on October 80, 1865 and the
30OOth November 13, 1879 and the last one COM
pleted up to this writing numbered 3342 ,on July
18Th. 1t IL stated that one other immense firm
IN Berlin has turned out over 5000, having Oh
exhibition their 3000th at the Vienna exhibition ;
but this firm employs ten thousand men to do
less work aud at greater cost in the same time
than the Baldwin works, thus proving conclu-
hively the superiority In skill, the perfection in
machinery and even Europe itself acknowledges
the superiority in perfection of the American
built engine.
There are thirty five departments or shops,
one, the smith shop, employing men, and an
other, the boiler shop 486. The whole list is as
follows
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
Aeaths.

CLELAND in this city, on Saturday morning; July
q6th. 1873 Sarah A., wife OF George Cleland, In
the bs h year OF her age.
The relatives aud friends of the family are invi-
ted 70 attend the funeral from the residence OF her
4 n-in.aw r. II. Jones, cor. Seventh aud West Sls.,
on Tuesday Afternoon, July 99th. Services az
O'clock leave the house at S0 without further no
tiee.
William Henry Caldwell, in the S9sh year OF his
age, -, = =,
ted To attend the funeral from his late residence
lilo French street, on Wednesday afternoon &C
O'Clock, without further notice
sPICER. R.-Suddenly ON Monday, the % inst Ma
tilda jackson, vile of Geo. W. spicer and daugh
Ter Of Francis b. Harvey of Kent Co F, bel.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
MI, D,fl,cuI,y OF EconomizinE

The renl oliection to living simply and cheapIy
ia tbat one can not afford it. few geniuses
can strike out new plans Of life, but most men
will And that more trouble is saved by falling in
with tho stream than by struggling. against II.
The man who tries to divide his allegiance, 10 5e
price for it, will generally have little reward be-
yond the trifiing satisfaction of good consoi,
ence. In one sense it may almost be said that
saving comes easier to the poor man than 20 nls
richer nelghbor The chains with WHICH we atS
Our bondage can not be broken by single goou
resolution, or mere change of personal haGi.s.
Our families, our relatives, and our acqualhIs-
ances combine to force us into the reBuiar
groove.-Saturday Reulelo.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
FROM ndessa.

END OF THE DRoUGHr-THE KILLING OF MRS HENRY
OTHER EXPECTS OF THE LIdHTNiNG
Correspondence Of The Comnerciall
ODESSA July 2S.
The long continued drought in this neigh5or-
hood was ended (for tho present at leasO yes
terday Sunday afternoon, about o'clock
very heavy rain storm came up accompanied by
heavy thunder and vivid lightning, which was
not without serious consequences.
A colored woman, wife of George Henry, living
in the lower part of our town was almost in
stantly killed. The electric fluid struck the top
of the house passing down the side 10 the win
dow near by where she was sitting with her
child months old in her arms. Strange to say
the child was not much injured.
It also struck the house Of Wm. Du lily Esq
about 8 miles below here. No serious conse-
quences resulted from it, except slight shock
to several members of the family.
Il is now Il o'clock, P. M July 2sth,) raining
hard s. p B.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29

REHoBoTH AND TIE NATIONAL CAMP.-An 81.
successful, to have the National Camp Meeting,
next year, held on tln grounds Of the Rehoboth
Beach Association. Rev L @. Matlack' VINO is
a member of the National Committee mas al
ready fled an application, and when the Com.
mittee meets, next fall, he will be present to
still further urge the matter. Tho Association
have fixed the time for their next years camp,
meeting about the middle of July, and shonlo
,hh"adfS9Tt to have the National Camp Mee.lhg IN
take plsce at the EaGfessfnl both meetings WI WI
noboth Beach greater c9, se,s.rd nv antsrnris "a
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
ORGANIZED ts4s.
ynHN nd'LEAR a. SON.
Exchange and Deposit Bank.
No soa MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DEL

ngposIT ACCOUNTS, Subject 10 check at sight,
tsame as al National Bank) solicited rom hrn's'
eorpo att ms and individuals, - ,,,v,
FIVE PER CENT. INTEREST per anhuu aaoW-
ed on deposits, payable on demand. ..
~ .@tcI;I Al AriRANG en- EN rs for interest made on
deposits OF specific suRs for liked peLioas:
rOIIE' ITiONS OF Dividends Notes. lnteteht,
Drafts, &c made with sp stch, and accounted ior
the day payment is received. 49,. vo-,
CHECK3 on Banks in Phladelphisy New totk;
n aton Baltimore, Delawar', PennayWana, hnu
washington viii be credited on recsipt from cas-
R1N5S STOCKS, GOLD, 30 Government se.
entities. Gold, state Bonds Railroad Bonds sno
Stocks bought and sold on commission. LocM BE- seo
en- rifles speciality. BEING represented IN al tne
ori iuclpal cities by reliable correspondents We s,s
nrenared 10 attend to anY business In this line win
ppromntnesa and despatch. Persons wanting 10 buy
~ III ara invited TO give us call. Quotations VI
he active StOcks at New York and Philadelpnia TO
,eived dailv at our offic ..,.... = u,
| To- sale .-. ,,.,,ru, a,na
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
THE PeMIM sULA.
CAROLINE COUNTY.

CAROLINE COUNTY
Wm. Driggus has been re-appointed oVerseer
of the Poor.
A oolored camp begins at Big Branch, in Tuck
ahoe Neck on August 1st. Bishop WaymAn 10
expected. ,,-..,.
The carriage house and stable. together with
A lot of oats and corn. Of Alfred Wilson, III Tuck
ahoe Neck, we're burned on Thursday last from
a fire which originated with steam threshing
machine. The dwelling took fire several times
and his new crop of wheat was barely saved.
Robt J. Jump administers on the estate OF
DIR. j. W. Conway and John W. Stafford on the
estate of John W.,Stevene.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
The CLAYTON House
ARRIVALS UP TO 1.3O PM, TOD

ARRIVALS UP TO 1.3O PM, TO-DAY
M Beebe, Boston.
W NJ Francis. McComb City, Miss.
" S Aubhincloss, City.
Henry Peasants. Pottsvine.
Andrew. Grey, New Castle.
r L Brewer, Brooklyn. -
Thos Pitblaudo,
b. b, Haseltine. Pittsburg.
W. Il. Jenkins, Phila.
T. d Hinckley, Pottsville.
G. r. Pattern Il VT. Trenton n j.
l.. N. Davenport & sister, Phila.
Thos O. Babb,
s. s Lerned.
D, Wilson, Binghamton N. Y.
s. N. Ruggles,
I'D. Orton, Jr., City.
Paul d. Van Hook, Phila.
Hermon Winter, Brooklyn.
FLA Ohurchman, City.
II, Il, Robinson,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
nRANpYwINE LIS QUOTATIONS To-DvY.
Loci AFFAIRS.

EsThe Franklin Ban. Mt its monthly meeting
last evening, solt4O0 at 10 per cent, and VI ,4OO
at 1011.
''Professor" I{ht did not make his Da'looh
ascension, at WEI Chester, on Saturday, the as
signed reason beig the Winds.
The Dauntless ase Bill Club,o Chester, beat
the Brandywine, West Chester, oii-,S@tufusy'
II to g..
Mr. A. J. Hershergef,s house, near Pomeroy'
was struck by lightning bout IL o'clock on sat
urday night and lucA Managed. No one wac
hurt ""
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
Fancy Christian Names.

A gentleman OF elegant leisure and batch
elor at that, has been amusing himself with
m matrimonial statistics, and out of two hundred
marriages published in New England journals
last week, only two of the ladies' had old-fash-
ioned namas such as Mary and Susan. All the
others we're Mollies Doles, Pollies, Libbies,
Tibbies, Bibbies, Hatties, Patties, Matties, Liz
zes, and 30 on. lie ssys if he can hear OF some
girl with familiar "Ohristan name" he shall
s.start for bern
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
Political Notes.

The Democrats of Dorchester county have
made the following nominations: For Clerk OF
the Circuit Court, Francis j. Henry; for Register
Of Wills, E. W. Leoompte for Senator, Dr.. =.
p. Phelps; Houset Of Delegates Dr. Eugene en
som; Sheriff. VIM. Hurlock County Commits,
soners, Charles Lake, Kendell NJ. Jacobs, and
WIN, Speddin; Surveyor, John Tubman.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29

As mltter Of curse, the larger number OF
the engines manufactured are sold and used IN
the United States, but there have been great
many sent TO foreign countries. An lnvestiga-
tion goes to prove hat since the year lS6O the
firm have sent abroad 154 engines, as follows
To Canada. 81; to Cuba, 25; to Brazil 60 to
Peru, l3; to Russia. 10; to Finland, 8 to Nova
Scotia, 4 and to New Brunswick, 4. There are
now being constructed so for Canada. IL for
South America. and several smaller orders for
other countries Mr.. Baldwin, the founder,
died in 1866, after long life of usefulness,
aud, after many changes, Mr.. NJ. Baird, a
former apprentice in the business, became
prominent member of the firm. few
mouths since the latter gentlem tn also retired
dsposing OF his interest in the business, amount
lug to one third, for 81 125 900. The present
firm is composed almost entirely OF tyoung men,
who have grown up with the business from OIL
flee or apprentice boys Mr.. George Burnham.
the senior, who has been in the eoncern for 30
years. is the fnancer. Mr.. Charles L. Parry,
another member, ID general manager he Is
now abroad in Europe on business tonr. pr;
Edward IL. Williams, an experienced railroad
official is now the selling, or contracting part
nor. Mr.. William p Henszey is the mechanic
al engineer. Mr.. Edward Longstreth. for
mer apprentice who was made a foreman before
he was free ID now partner and general su,
perntend5nt. Mr.. John Ii. Converse is an old
journalist,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29

A large Il 2inch riflsd gun aud carriage, weigh
inc 10 l500 bounds. has arrived at Fortress Mon
roe roe from Fort Delaware, and will be placed IN
position this week.
JJoLeary, of Worcester, aud "Paudeen
Harrington, Of Springfield, Mass, have agreea .ea
to row three miles for $500 at Sprlngneid on 'ne
Goth OF August.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-29
9tetv advertisements.

1UARDWARe IN sEASoN.-Presarying kestIes, etafsI
apple and peach psrers pea snelieIs sn Gnss tasus
cSaam 9rep1ers water coolers, lemon squeeEers. ny
IreSs mopqnito screens and springs ior close isn,e
them, cr0quet quoits, wire dlsh oovsIs' warS pno
travsers' .or fasteners c0llapsing cuos noiaInH %
lanterns and clothes RACKS nutng maeolhes; 5,cas
,Ss wE,ch INV we invite YOU TO call and examine.
"HNN W" TRUMAN SHAW,
Nu- $50 o'hikn' Ahii Phtlahelphia.