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WASHINGTON.

RETURN OF THE rRESIDENr-AE ORDER
TO PURCHASE ALL BONDS OFFEREE-
PANIC BELIEVED TO lie At AN END
SECRETARY RICHARDSON ELArtD-lIL-
NESS OF TREASURER SPINNER.
Especial telegram t. the Disna'ch.l
WAsnlsGToS, september 22.-fhc return
of the President this morning, and his con-
sultation with Sccrctiry Echardson ana
other members of the Cabinet. resulted ~ :n
order to forward to New York tonight So
900, coo, with directions to Assistant ffea-
s,lrcr IIillhou>c. in that city, to
PURCHASE BONDS As FAST AS THEY Nay re
OFFERED,
without any regard rs ID the amount !" ne
purchased. Before noon the excitement NAG
materially subsidized here, and frequent ;e'"-
Grains from New York to the President and
Secretary Richardson. cougratHatin" ttcm
un,n the re .,Ilt Of their lc ion. showed that
the panic waS ut IN end there. Among
these taegrams was one
FROM ytcE-pRESiDESr WILSON TO SECRETARY
RICHagpsn%,
coNcratula;ing him and urSnS him TO staAa
like rock.
Nr. Richardson seemed much cl!tcd over
the result, and declared that the JrraS 'ry
had p!cniy Of money to purchase all bonds
He thought there would be no disastrous
result from the plnic, rs tnc country wa
never in Il more prosperous condition. ms.
he said. was shown hy the fact thai thcre
had been no request for aid IRON any quar-
ter but New York, except some few -oic-
tation, from Philadelphia and Washington:
but from the latter cities they "erc yer!
slight.
rROM THE SOUTH OR WEST THERE WAS Eof a
SINGLE APPEAL.
Richardson is ind>poScd TO say mGrh rpon
.bc crisis. and asserts TINT when Ii Is n"reS'
slry for him to take any action he will 90 -
without any flourish of trumpe's, as the
Government is right in this matter and be
does not propose to make mnch !lss about
coming to the relief of Tie market. rs to
the appeals of the bankers, he takes but it,
tie notice, declaring that it Is his duty TO
shape The policy of the Treasury without the
aid of stock jobbcrs, rs he terms The Wal!
stree. fnancicrs.
ILLNESS or TREASURER SPINNER.
Treasurer Spinner is suffering from Il
severe attack OF mllarili fever, though ne i
still attending to business.
The Pre-. idcnt dintd tonight will! Gov
crnor Shepherd. He will return 10 Long
Branch Tomorrow morning.
rAso lated Press Tcic"rarhl
PLANS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
WAsursGTos, September 22.-Tncfc VIII
be Il SutficicDcy of currency in New iork
tomorrow, belonging to the Government,
10 buy all the bonds that may be offered.
The Secretary OF the Treasury !nS all 'i;h
is necessary, and will look oat that there
is enough in the hands CT r." assistant
treasurer to buy everything III the shape oi
Government bonds that are pic-rnt"' Tor
sale.
The Secretary says h" will look ont ihat
the Government does it duty within the
law" ana he knows exactly whcrctn get AL
the funds that are necessary, but he does moi
intiultc Il word about the much-taikcdO o.
lreal-tcndcr reserve furnishing Il part ol TIC
money to 20 10 the Assistant IrclsuE"T u
New York.
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RAITINuHE MARKETS.

BALTIHOEE, 81 -mrr IT, .loir Il Hand hrayy;
price, UNCHANGED Wheat nui and :cct!nc 81. /:
xhi u choice $50: fair 10 prime. S!.ja'ht ST.. !:
goo.i Ia prime red, si.@ratSi.7t. 'nrn nominal !;
white southern, 7.6t3uc. y,!l0" southern. &c ;
Oats stcuiy: southern iaIhi9' k'r Inirsahl 't"ady
AMI unchanged Provisions quie: aud easy. Pork
! 1870 St.. lard aSMs.c Butter quiet and steady :
western .j61 nc. flee ronIal AMI quiet. Whfs-
KEY ,i.llct ni inserted At s7tg js.c. .usar strong
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NINE fNiA-RAtseD -..~>o viz m
Il GiSla-pA,kED Fs.aCHE-,-i i,sse tisss
>, u,,,t,.tel a unIn.liie FtS EsfLoIOsphsI asS
have evr at up, and s NOW tef 10 y. otasfs
AZ Baltimore priees in mcsci5nts oi:s,a s,.ss
rrs,,I,r stppix Will eiye essais OF a,Aly 49,.
civ ,Nrrt-t u.
Js.t.a q. aApSlNN.Ant
se ;9.,m Clover Dale, hosrtoart coshssi'
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40 GENERAL PANIC IA rhiN' go
PENsiON.-W ISGTOS Lo:oES-A
LEATHER HOT SE GONE U>DER-TnE
LATE.T ADyICES.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. September 20.-Thc iccl!L;.
here to-day regarding monetary allalrs IN
New York has been more anxious and aD-
Drehcnsrc than it was yesterday, but still
there has been 10 alarm or excitement.
The suspension of Taussy, Genk Il Go.
produced no perceptihle effect. They owe
little or nothing here, and therefore nobody
will he hurt. The banks have curtalied
their discounts but slightly. a majority Of
all good paper is passed promptly, anc
there seems to be little or no dlstrlist.
The markets on Change today were Il
good deal unsettled. Corn and oats have
declined a cent or two, and 1t was dilh;uii
70 sell any article; bu. this was the result OF
an uneasy feeling and desire TO hold Of!
until s!cadnr>s is again restored rather than
alarm. There has been no plnlcky feeling
whatever.
CINCINNATI.
C1Sc1xxArI. September 20.-The feeling III
financial affllrS here continues 10 DC one OF
confidence. Third street to- jv has been Tree
from excitement, though Intelligence from
New York has been watched with great M
tere<t and has been freely discussed. No pa
Der has gone to protest, and the banks gene
rally have been carrying for their customers.
PHILADELPHIA.
The Philadelphia Telegraph o. SATURDAY
evening says:
:. There is no such thing rs borrowing
money, lenders holdin: tenaciouSly u "hiI
they possess, or eXactiu5 impractclb'e terms
from borrowers. The suspension OF thu
Union Blinking Company, State corpor'-
| ton, has had an Injurious effect upon Lac
market, and caused 4 renewal OF the 'run
| at the Fidelity Trus, Company, The feeling
| in all circles Is very Unsettled. In the STOCK
mar kct this morning prices were lover, rs q
| rule, though it opened stronger.
PHILADELPHIA, september ia much
better feeling prevails on the street to-day
| The Stock Board is firm. Pennsylvania rail
| road is holding ground at 40 IT, 90. Tit
bank sta'eIncnt will be out as Il ual toby
| and will show gratifying exhibit.
PHILADELPHIA, September 22.--Thc nor
| nal condition OF finances is rapidly impror
| ing in this city. Concerning the screra
bank. that have suspended, II Is said that al
| are solvent, but experienced some annoyance
from the scarcity of currency. They ascrlbt
their tumble 10 the refusal OF the na'Iona
banks TO accep, their checks, thus TIL OWN:
| ,hem upon their Own resources. Scfcfl
are expected 10 resume Tomorrow.
| BOSTON.
| BosToS, September 30 The firm o. Ho
| race Conn Il Co, OF Wobnrn, Mass, eSten
i've leather manufacturers, suspended py
meut. Their liabilities amount TO slOo,ooo
aud il is estimated that their assets are SloD,
1 900.
Since the suspension, Horace Gem, tn
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regret that they who sowed the wind wer
coInneied to reap the whirlwind.
TIE MORAL ATMOSPHERE CLEARED.


comnelied to reap the whirlwind.
TIE MORAL ATMOSPHERE CLEARED.
New York Herald, 2o;hI
II l. to he hoped the lesson Of the crash IL
Wall street will not be dsregrdc:i Ivy our
business men. Never has the failure OF
reputable brokers done so little real EARN OF
taught so wholesome a~lesson. The great
business interests of the country are Hnai
fected. and trade moves on as II noth'ne han
happened. A healthier tone Is sure 70 PEI
wade business circles when these wrecks ere
swept away. The reckless spirit ofspfctiia!ion
will be restrained. 1t will be more apparent
than before that the legitimate business OF the
country is sound and safe. A week ago gen.
eral prostration would have been predicted
on the hypothesis that Jay Cooke & Co..
Fisk 6 Hatch, and dozen other lead
ing bankers should fail. They have failed,
aud yet no serious consequences have re.
sailed or are likely TO result from the disas
.ers which have oyerlaken them. They were
found 10 be only u few men making haste 10
be rich by dealing in unsound securities and
ATTEMPTING to do Il larger business than their
capital allowed. While we regret their fail
ure we rejoice that the crash has had no raore
evil consequences than to clear the atmos-
pherc and show the world that the true
representatives of American business anG
Americl IN credit are unaffected. Ii has been:
let us hope, like thunderstorm in mid
summer. The storm is over; the SKY Is
clearer and the mir plIrer.
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BY Telegraph.
NEW YUPh MARX ETS.

new YORK. '"i:on dIil nnl h1ni-
nj: Ill cs uf go hIlci NJ l.f ~, Snu'!lcrE il1ur
t,!l com non t. fir c%ttt. > sJttoH: gUpI 10
clloc". sf.g50G suns. WHISKY trnlrr At %. Wheat
rrcs,ll,r and unsettled Cora IT,. lower it'll I'm
lied acilllni. Pork stchy FOR new mcs.. -
dan mes s9rLlt.5, I.tri iirnrr AZ s!us J-lJ.
rurucnt!rr .iJm Ne. Ros!n quiet at IS.
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ST LOFTS MARK tTS.

ST. Louis, September 2!.--flour. no:h!n doing
Corn. sI'ne speculative drnard; No mixed, tic
Whiskey SIC III. 0ir PORK dull. 5..5Ws ga la
con lower; shoulders, 81 d, clear rib, w.: clear
sides: yiulgc Lard uIchLnged
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IpI,ISrtII.E. MARX cts.

LOUISVILLE. September 22.-tIour giir, Corn
Iir:n and ad:anct"g ~ Mi5c. sci!td and sacked.
.orA steady: held at s,natS.d.5 Btcon-~'Ioui-
der. &C; cIcir-rlp, lHti Il c!,u:- SIDE, &C.
Lard iirn nj ~! ~. fer iicrc.:..c for G"g Wills
Il. a. t,
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CINCINNATI MAX ,ttT9.

ClyCfyS.TI Scp,c,ni,t. ?o.-FIour - Demand
liynt: holders iri ut s7Ip SIS Corr. IRA, al $50
Soc Provisions quiet and .,..tiicr. PORK sieady At
$40. la ir.n steam hcli II; :: sales nf Keith.
IT De. Blrpu quiet Shoulders .;G1:. cirsr rib,
eImy.c.: cIrIf sides. 9}AJs:. Hhtshcy ,'eaiY =:
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rIIILApnLPIlIa. Scprlnn- :.~-lScrt cattle daii !:
sale 400 extra Pennsylvania AID we,t"r stccrs At
xjIjnrf: fair D., good s5.5,Ws;; rn,nlLOn. $4,000
Is Nhnci,->al.s 1900 i, 4ager. g d. HJS,-Ssles
1900 al s;.'5 q ext
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! >!lrhI Bun on the Banks.
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~ STOCK EXCHANGE AND GOLD
BOARD CONTINUE CLOSED.
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GRANT AND RICHARDSON PUT
THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
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TIEN or reEE TIDE.
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rii.. n-,:R or SUNDAY.
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mn, DECLINE THE HiNkERS' PRoPo-
>.rgn>. BIT Bri BONDS.
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EFFECT IN OTHER CITIES.

no GENERAL PANIC, GATHERING, SUI
PESSiON.-W ASIIISITO on O:oES--A
LEATHER HOT ST. GONE U\DER-TiiE
JATC.T ADVICES.
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TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

RIC'fNuSp. September -. 1919.
The Offering; on Chang" during lie wee. nding
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no SIGNS OF TROUBLE ~ REGULAR TRADES.
New York Journal of Commerce, 2):h.


New York Journal of Commerce, 2oh.l
The disasters are chiefly among the opcrI-
tors in the securities thus carried by Dor
rowcd capital, and those who have been
connected directly or indirectly with these
operations. 1t Is tue that our merchants
who have been eng 'gcd only i'll legitimate
trade have, some OF them, been sharply cor
nered, and have had some difficulty III meet
inc their maturing oblignlions; but mere
pressure for money is not disastrous, ana
thus far we find no real trouble IN nefcan-
tile circles. When merchants have gone out
side of their legitimate business, ana nave
dahbled in stocks, or lent their names ana
meats to build railroads, una develop
,,atentS, and open mines, they have Dteh
caurht with their new associates, anu nave
psld tie penalty Of their rashncss ana loily.
But i'm all branches OF regular trade
there is no sign OF trouble, nor apprcheh-
sion Of evil to come. The season tor me
distribution Of goods has opened atlsplc!'
n,Slv- and Il healthy demand from Tie mt
,ior nas been accompanied with promp!nt>s
N the usual collections. We do not re-
card he crash Us Il great calamity, and we
believe that it will result i'll far more soou
Than evil. Sumo valuable interests VIII SUI
fer: 4 tew lawful enterprises VIII b. retrd-
ed. and some desirable improvements may
he wholly abandoned. But the slmrpers ana
idler, who have lived by mere speculation,
prasp,nu mt all the available funds oBelli G
for loan. Dlyin" m>rc for the use OIL money
toan lis IlIr market value, aui dIveItin- IL
from the channels OF Legitimate business 10
swell their own gains by employing II III IA
Zirduus operations, will be swept OUT VI TIC
WAY with the de6riS Of the rum they nave
caused. aud will leave the field clear Tor that
proper enterprise which alone can advance
the national prosperity.
CREDIT GENERALLY USlMPARED.
New York Correspondence Baltimore American,
September e.
ro.nioht the situation is thus summed up
bv ,-,l,n.mIudcd men: The mercantile inter-
az, i n> safe as in the best Of times. The
railroads. except tue wildcat affairs, which
rare made the basis OF reckless speculation,
are uuit.jured. Credit generally IS unlA-
na;rcu. and nothing more serious has lap
rrnrd than the overthrow of few houses
that were doing nOlorlCu>ly unsafe bust
ness II was mere financial thunder
Storm pass,ng thr ugh Wall street, and
lonuliu" over some Unsafe buildings, bll
le,yipv the substantial houses III lis scoh
cord,Iiou uS before. Already tie storm
!, plst the sky, aud will soon be TAR, ana
me atmosphere parer and better. II wise
counScis prevail there Is no occasion Wh"'-
ever for Il general panic. The real h1s'lles'
interests OF the country cinnot >uErr "h''e
The etl oarraSslnent is confined 10 the apcc''-
lators in worthless railroad bonds and the
gamblers in yalueless stocks. II viii be
vuo,csonne lessen to all Glasses OF bu: mes
mn If the STERN i confined 10 hose who
courted it, ana when |. Is over no one VII
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Bosroy, September 30 The firm o: Ho-
race Conu Il Co., OF Nobnfn, Mass, eSten'
i've leather manufacturers, suspended Ialy-
meut. Their li,Diilies amount TO slOo,ooo,
aud il is estimated thatthcir assets are Sio0,-
600.
Since the suspension, Horace Gem, tn
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The following is officially ANNOUNCED rs
Tin. result OF the conference: General lilli-
house is instructed IL advertise Tor i'll uN-
iln,l.cd amount OF 1irc-tWcnty bonds anu OF
bonds OF 1881 Al par IN gold. Alter the con
ference IL the Fifth Avenue the President
proc, eded To the residence OF Il friend, ana
Secretary Richardson left in the O'Clock
tam tJr Has.i.!nt til.
The conlaiitrcc 0. the barSeis anu MGR
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chants had come down TO the final PROPOSE
ton of The Government to issue thirty mil
lions of the legal reserve. Rcverdy JOHNSON
is said 10 have given his opinion TO the effect
thnt to use the legal reserve for this purpose
is unconstitutional. 4 proposition made by
Vanderbilt was declined.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-29
Lost and Ronnh.

Stories of children Atolsn b. intiapS GROWING
up among them. and only learning the truth
from death bed confessions years after are moi
llnirequent, l eIH they Ape pot always ralaabla
The Montreal Gdzste gives a narrative Of the
kind which shows truth to be stranger than tic-
uon. II appears that thirty years ago little
chlld, the son Of Quebec carpenter named
Richards, mysteriously disappeared and constant
Efforts made for his recovery were of no avail.
no clue being discovered al 70. bis fatb or where.
abouts. A few weeks ago theloktibby' yhs dis
covered In singular manner.
gentleman coming to Montreal on business
entered the store of a halter named Rich-
mond, and IN the course Of conversation remark
ed that he bore striking, resemblance to the
Richards family of Quebec After a while Rich
mond told the strange story OF his life, from
which it appears That he had been stolen -bv IN
indian squaw, whsm Aerhal iyesII4ta ash t-tglbye,
as MIS- mother. and who had confessed on her
death bed. The name Of the family from, which
ne mao been stolen Wass s.near as ha could re-
member Richmond. Nth the hight NclaH ar
forded by the squAw's eo4neseieI he get ai5t,tlt.
discovering his parents but, as s1night ffaye been
expected, without SUGGEST, and il was only by
the timely diseoRetyeofa stranger OF his resem-
flance to the Richards family, that he was re-
stored. after thirty years, to those who had CIV
en- up all hope of ever seeing him again.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-29
; = = n - 2 > 7 = =
Undertaking. in Cnmden. /.

They have two Very e1thdsiastic uTIdertakers
N Camden. IAeys Ee,Always on the lookout
Tor business. and always. trying to get ahead Of
each other. The wife of a prominent citizen was
known to Dc qtht6'm sofne tlkie ago. and" bof &
undertakers made up their minds to provide the
funeral II she shouididieais Oue PhaFsday night
the husband dropped. ths paregorfe,botte on 1he,
noor, and ecared the invalid 50 that sh g" eaya 4
little scream. The next instant the family heard
somebody staggering up-sfairs, knockinR the
paper of the wall win some kind of a. imple-
meut 1t wasJOnss, tina Andsrtak orc bringing
up one Of his patent Theoretically sealed coffins
ne had been waiting on the front step, and hear
lhg the scream concluded the end had come, and
rushed IN all ready, HedAshsd mp the stairs a.
Ihe husband opened the door, set sths coffin no
on the carpet, and exclaimed esrgefly 's(3inassa5
silver plated trimmings Befote The indignanf
man mad time TO reply noise Fas heard IN the
attic. Presently BROWN the other undertaken,
Appeared on the third=sLory landing and heav-
lng one OF his 'incorrodlble burial easkets" down
the stairs, he slid down tile Dannister suddenly
ana screamed, Don't do it III plant her for
thirty eight doilaf I'VE on for put az
monogram on thscaskst and throw ID K t5ni5- 1
stone. Brown had been Hatgbing Jones, it
seems, from the roof Of the house next door.
ana would have beaten him, but the trap-door
STUCK. They were led away by a policeman, but
peIore they had reached the cJ-ner of the street
Jones had secured a contract FOR bHryfn9 tffAt
poncemans mother-in-law, when she died. The
polieeman Was not particular about details
only let 1t be deep. he said, with sometime
solid on topic hold her DOWN :, 49, -
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terrible condition of the tenement houses
of New York is described by the World 1t de-
clares that tRs CITY is pow djrter than eyer be,
fore, and that only the worst and most filthy
quarter of London during the month when the
nth Of London was preparing it for the Great
Plague, affords parallel to the present condi.
tion Of New York" No doubt the World. for
once, tells hS tthth. New Yofk AwaI Iwag I.
dirty, prstehtfOds, vtlgnar and aizsolutie civ
1t long ago lost ts virtue, and now it is likely to
lose its commercial supremacy.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-29
urom our Late kdiuon of Yestredayl
EyEyS5sevTFZ- aesss
philadelphia,

SuSDERED IN PRISON oE11-rHE WORK OF RIM.
'f eha. A. .s'i, ~ PH1tADsI.PasiiA, MAY %.
IAst'nteht John Greohshanks eyed sixty, while
intoxicated, was taken to the tenth Police sta
tio4. Jehn .osssiday, also drunk, was placed in
the samA. cell. ..a 4..... n.. .a..4 Zee.
The latter beat the former and cut. his threSt,
He ives released before the outrage was dis.
covered, but was consequently re- arrested and
qpmmitted. The lnjaries are believed. to be fa-
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-29
ysrIrUT1anALs0szvnnsseRs WOE
: ~ LIKELY 10 CONE 70 EAUGHT.

os,s@eAssA AZ NgmG AZ AAuGhIs
RsadisoFk OF constitutional eszvsnsaOuy. N
ozioAmes, often comes to naught So many
are made that too many opponents are
-Slth them Aad afteFthe tsdious deltbera.
I'D great expense Of .0enventicai, the
psfuse 20 accept the Celtfitufion' which
proposed to them. 81
A as L. f.fhisas Chs -tei ihsreeuit Il, Penn.
The Convention Of that+tste mas now
-RtiDg, one extended recess omitted. since
-ame in November last, ,andis not vet through
,ork. Many Of its members have grawn old
@intirm, and severalhAv died. An immense
lunt of discussion has been given to the
lsttution, and the changes add alterations in
oldinstrument are extensive and numerous
several of them are certain to be opposed by
different classes of people, and it may fairly be
considered doubtful whether these opponents.
added to the ordinary conservative forces. will
not compose majority OF the voters.
Besides this, howeveT, 1.-the TUonveutfotis I1as
Just committed the furasS eErorof dslbsratsly
choosing$o continue in the Constitution the sne
hquated section in regard to the law Of libel, As
applied to the proseEa1sfoA 81 heasbSbsts.. -ffis
section is in substance, the old English Com
mon Law, which even in England where the
press restrictions have always been severe. has
been greatly modified and amended. while. in
most of the States Of our Union, it has under
gone complete change The PENNSYLVANIA
Convention, however, is mostly composed of
members ofthe legal profession, too many of
whom are able to regard the question with no |
better sense or greater iberaiity than that Of
the mere attorney, lacking the. bsekdtlr Of view
which the true lawyer would give it. Many OF
them fear the power Of disclosure which the /
press holds, and others are Jealous of the M
thence which it exerts with the people, In
spite Of better counsels, from som Of the ablest
members OF the Convention, (among them of /
course se SaPnti iasysts a.-Jnaj 5ySlEavs vos !
ted, very decisivelyto leave the old provision as
it stands.
1t must therefore appear still more doubtful
whether the cost Of the Convention has not been
mere wasteful expenditure of public money,
without general advocacy by the newspapers the
Constitution is not likely to be adopted, and it is
hard to see how they being directly affronted
and abused by the proposed instrument, can be
expected to earnestly urge its merits.
On the contrary we're QUE press within the
limits of Pennsylvania we should certainly sym
psthizs4Witk the feeling of disgust and dissp4i
polntment which pervades the newspaper ranks,
and declina to shoulder the botched 5obsef work !
which the attorneys haye seep fl. To s6BbIa MP.
They have made it, according tcthe rufss ana
notions Of third-rate pettifoggers now let them
take care Of tiff they oan-before the people.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-29
Bold Bank Robbery.

BANk ENTERED IN DAY TIME THE CASHIER OVER
e. -e- POWERED AND $500 sroLEN
Sr. Louis, May 2s.
! u 20 men entered the bank at Genevieve, yes.
terdAy, and, Overpowered the cashier and robbed
the safe OF thirty-fve hundred dollars and then
forced the cashier to accompany them to the.
outskirts of town, A party of armed men are
pursuing the robbers. M. ~. Il.E
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-29
New Elastic Truss,

an important Invention. It retains the Ruptfire
AT al times, AID under the hardes exercise or se-
yeFest strain. II is worn with comfort and il kent
on night and dsy, Effects psrmspept cure In a teW
ed. Skeuars free when ordered sy letter ssnt Ia
the Elastic Truss Co., 603 Broadway, N. Y, City.
Sooody uses metal spring trusses too painful; they
dHpon poU frequently. my Ia. 800, ,1V, cow lVW
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-29
Rafhara. Attention.

BARRIERS. combs, soaps brushes. sponges. superior
psy rum, stick pomatum, pnrs, powders and bar
oeT supplies generally, at very low prices Hair
pomAde specially, always fresh and hghly pss
fumed Barbera supplied At wholesale az i ~ :
3,4ost o., kDSTEAS DRUG STORE ,,t .
.sAii. /; $50. i.D. Front and West strsete
aA .s.4 Wilmington, Ielaware.