Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-01

A.
$4.25@5.25; extra family $s@925. Wheat firm;
red 81 .88 amber Sl.970D2 white S2.05@2 10.
Rye S5D87c. Yellow corn $4,000 white 62@
631Sc. White oats 48@50c; mixed 46@4sc. Pro-
visions firm. Mess pork $l5@l5.25, Whiskey
RAILROAD PROJECTS OF ALL soRTs-THE SHIP
CANALS oHANcEs-THE AIR LINE TO REHoBoTH
REpoRTED NEGOTIATION TO SELL THE JUNCTION
4 BREAKwATER-sTATE AID WANTED FOR LOWER
sIJssEx-PRoePEcT OF NEW SCHOOL BILL-ED-
UoAIIoN FOR THE coLoRED PEOPLE.
Special Correspondence of The Commercial
DOVER, Del, February 2S.
The charter for the Ship Canal may get through
the House, but hardly without further amend
ments guarding against the transfer of the fran
chise, and requiring the dimensions Of the canal
to be larger.
Mr. Oopeland's address, on Wednesday even
ing mt increased life into the Air Line project
from Dover, to Milford, Milton and Rehoboth
Beace. Mr.. Copeland, it is understood, has the
confidence Of the Philadelphia Wilmington
baltimore management. He is intimately asso-
oiated with a number of the leading men Of that
corporation in the "Ridley Park enterprise,
| and hence some make deductioni that ne repre-
aents the p. w. a. b u views in this matter. The
| Junction q Breakwater people are dead against
| tho new project, and some of them assert that
Il is not proposed in good faith, but only meant
| TO cheaper the J. l. b. road, and force its sale
n
connected with the report that a negotiation for
| the sale OF the J. Il b. is progressing with the
| Phiadelphia, Wilmington Il Baltimore, but that
the latter declares to purchase unless the State
right of restriction on rates OF fare and treignt
/ Is repealed. Senators Stockley and Watson are
among those who do not favor the AIR Line,
| and, on the whole, it is pretty sure TO have
| tough time getting through the Senate, though
It IL well supported by Governor fohuer, GA, GA,
Senator John W. Hall, Ihos. b. Ooursey anu
| nthar nrominant citizens.
The supplement to the Smyrna Il Delaware
Bay Road, about which there was some hurry,
passed the House, on Wednesday. Also, on the
| aAme dhy the charter of tho proposed road from
Harrington to Love Point, on Kent Island, In
| tha OheaApeake passed the Senate. This is a
aort of successor to the old harrington *
Queenstown project which pegged out, quitting
| as some declare, a lot Oh the STATE money lhto
| some private pockets
The Joint Committee on Education has been
| holding frequent meetings, and working hard to
perfect new School Bill. They have lair
prospect Of soon reaching some dennite plan'
The most important change, and greatest lnl-
| proyement, Of the present system Will be the
provision for Oounty superintendents, to exanl-
Inc teachers. The present lines OF school dls,
triots will be retained, and, fear, the opiona
has not taken up that branch Of the subject re-
lating TO the Colored People, but their claims
will be considered, and some concession mauei
no doubt.
/ Tl0 people OF lOW6I punnoAI Wy tuo
q railroad down to Frankferd and want State
aid to help build it. think the Newcastle
County members ought to help them with then
bill. Don't you? oocAsIoSAL'
GENERAL NOTES ON LEGIsLATIoN, &c.
! The New Castle people believed that they hat
fiattened out the Removal proposition, complete
The Milford Ne,cS says of the Commission
i, iobs, from Wilmington, that they are Doll
.'purely partizan, and are condemned alike bl
Republicans and fair-minded Democrats. W.
hardly think these bills can pass although ther'
will be heavy outside pressure, especially ..
those who expect to profit by the jobbery cover
= ed by the first" .a ,,,,-
Locating the new sIOOOO. Post Office is like
ly to create some controversy. Down town peo
Die want It on 'sthe Green" while those up town
= want it either on Lookerman st., or on Main
near the Lockerman corner. W. @. Fountain ha
a good lot, (the site of the bnrned hOtel,) whicl
R he offers the Government
MIR. Hutchinson's very elaborate law Tor th'
II protection OF game was lost, in the House. yes
terday. o..
The charter of the Wilmington NJ. Z. Confer
ence Academy has now passed both Houses
An amendment was inserted making it 'for thl
education of youths" instead OF young men;
Will this not also, include female youths
should. -,
- No new business, it is resolved by botl
:. Houses. shall be received after March llth
IN Perhaps this resolution will be adhered 10.