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The New York herald., 1873-07-09
THE STORY ACCORDING TO EDMUND
AZ the Guildhsli-The Rail Reom-rhe
Approsches-The Sosassissses-rhs First
set-How the shah Looked and when
He Retired.

LONDON June n, ls-a
The card OF invitation which . received from the
Lord Mayor and Corpors tion Of the city OF London
to meet HIS Majesty the shah OF Persia N a. re-
scmbled Mercutos wouBd IN being neither s'As deep
as a well nor AZ vide ~ q church door" was still
the most Iortentiou document which l. with tsler-
ably long experience In festivity, have ever seen
II seemed TO to DC about three feet square, and
though {. was immensely admired IN its elaborate
gliding and enssossins BY the friends 20 whom I
showed II. there was Q certain drawback On q nne
which 1t bore 10 the effect that u "mast be pre-
sented 70 the attendant on entering" How the
deuce was TO carry it IL would 20 into no
mortal pocxet, and one could scarcely hire q boy
to carry II before one Finally hit upon the notable
expedient OF sticking n up beside me m the Nan.
som cab and thus not merely ana I convey a. an
safety, but the sight orit acted . kind Of pass
port with the city policemen. by whom. ever and
anon, my passage was challenged. TIE Ordinary
trafnc OF Fleet street had been stopped af ave
O'Clock. Carts and omnibusses had been shunted
into bylanes, and no carriages but those whose
occupants were provided with Invitations 10 the
Guidhall were allowed 70 circulate. The shah was
not expected to reach the city tn nlne-for ne had
had long and fatiauine day at windsor In his
reception by the Queen-and 10 was nov only
seven; but already. lar away from our destination
my Hanson was brought 10 a staDdstilL Now was
THE OPPORTUNITY PoR ruE CROWD.
which, ten deep, lined the sidewalks, 10 Indulge
their propensity for char and badinage.
II you give them this license there N no
mob IN any country which I have visited
30 easily managed as an English one. They don't
like being -dragooned" They are not, on the
whole, favorable TO the presence OF soldiers save
upon rare occasions; but they win submit with
cheerful aacrty to the directions OF the police and
keep their bodies In subsection SO long a. they are
allowed free use OF their tongues. 0id ladies'
doubtless peeresses In their own right sitting In
the middle OF their swinging family .chariots,
guarded by two footmen perched behind, were tn
decorously addressed by the crowd ~ "old girls"
''PUr THEIR WIGS STRAIGHT
and IN allusion TO the blooming freshness Of their
compile xion were compelled to listen to inGnus.
ttons that they hao put too much on.r Gallant
onncers, blazing with orders and decorations were
humorously asked, How much for the lotsr while
an attache OF some foreign ambassador, who wore q
high fur cap was received with overwhelming cries
OF ''Go and get your hair cut" For myself par.
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At the Opera-The Floral HaIi-A Nam
ayers shrewdness-A Magnificent
House-Enect OF "God Save the Queen"
ON Americans.
LONDON June %, 1873
state visit to the opera is one Of the regular
dishes which we ''set before the King" Emperor,
Sultan or Shah who may come to visit US. That
such an entertainment would be provided for our
royal guest was q matter Of nc doubt-the only
question was when IL should take place, and this
was question Of far greater interest to Mr.. Gye,
the impresario OF Covent Garden, than to the
general public. For II a subscription night were
fixed upon the regular holders of stalls and boxes
would put them up for sale and receive the pro.
ceeds, whereas on non-subscription night the
price of the whole house and every corner OF 1t
would 60 into Mr.. Gye's pocket. As 1t
happened subscription night was Sc
lected-Saturday, the 21st OF June. On
hearing the decision Mr.. Gye was in despair He
rushed to the Lord Chamberlain's once; he pro-
tested ana implored, but all in vain. The Shah
must 90 to the opera, and no other night could be
found for him. straightway those lucky people
who annual renters Of boxes and stalls either
congra atulated themselves on their easy chance Of
seeing His Persian Majesty or sent or to the
various 'iibrarans" and instructed them
TO DISPOSE OF THEIR PROPERTY
for that night at the highest possible price. And
the prices to be obtained were something extraor-
dinaryl They were quoted like transactions on
the stock Exchange. Nothing was thought
OF giving nry 6uineas for . box, even
though 1t were on the third tier ana orchestra
stalls 'ruled" ut ten guineas. Young men In
clubs and In city establishments made up sweep
stakes and rafIles, the prize In which was stall
IN Covent Garden on the night of the Snah's VISIT
and II II expected that when paterfamss looks
into the household bills OF last week he Will md an
extraordinary rise In the price Of provisions,
which was, oddly enough, exactly concurrent with
the appearance OF various new articles of dress on
his wife and dsughtersL Meanwhile Mr.. Cye had
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o,er his chest hiding everything between his nose
and the top button OF has waisicoat, s Earl
spencer, the Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland. what
can no have 20 szy 20 the big heavy man with
wncm he n In converse s-thc man with the big
NOngoiisn skun; the half closed, sleepy eye; the
sanow cheeks; tie coarse. mean. common fea.
tures-vhst can there be In common between
tbem' one csnaos imagine. for LORD spencer Is
sea leman. and hls intsriocutor is-Mr Ayrton.
Look noe 81 another tsil ana portly gentleman.
bending win somewhat affected grace. over the
char Of me LADY with whom he h cenversing. aud
mars him ~el ior ne 10 q character Ia English So
cal NE. Not Mr. surrogate Hutchings himself has
more amprcsaAi curla not Mr. A. r. stewart or
Commodore Vanderbilt has much more money. for
this u kari padisy. VINO has never taken any part
In political iie or In any OF the stirring questions
Of The dsr. but who n notable for his eccentricity
has wealth and the beauty Of his wife.
Tnx LokD nAyox AND rHk LADY nAyoREss
are Just now pointing oat the beauties of the
golden throne on the raised dais 10 some friends.
and ia New Yorker wanted an Introduction to his
hest Of the evening be could not DO better than
avAil himself Of the services Of the eyer-popular
secretary OF the American Legation. Mr.. BENJAMIN
Moran, whose keen. honest lace is seen among the
crowd rhis tall. thoroughly Engnsa-Iooking gen.
tleman with the high forehead. well-cut features
aud grand expsnse OF chest, ~ Mr., wsId Hunt,
who vas prominent member OF Mr.. Disraeli's
Cabinet Has 'squsre-turncd joints and strength OF
limb" seem TO make even less the slight proportions
OF The Asissic who stands next 70 him and
VINO N one mass OF blazing jewels. THIS
IN no Persian, however. but Q man wel known in
English society, hshrsjsh Dhuleep singh. who for
some years has settled In England, owning an
estate In Sorfolk and being a. kesu . sportsman
and a. good shot a. the bess of M In shs u,od,s
0 sns rosm' ON sn ornamental table, N . teie-
graphic spparasuA and csoss py IL stands 4 man
whose personal appearance would anywhere
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was gathered together upon the occasion of Jenny
Lnds first concert at Castle Garden. The seats
were sold at auction and produced something over
twenty thousand dollars.
am by no means trying to describe the Guild
hall affair OF last night. Such crush Of titled
swells; such bewildering array Of jeweed uni
forms and brilliant feminine costumes; such
solemn and awful reception ceremonies in the
library such grim and stately municipal addresses
and Persian replies such imposing professional
pageantry later on such depressing dancing be-
fore the apathetic Shah; such ornate tables and
imperial good cheer at the banquet-it makes q
body tired to merely think Of trying put all that
on paper. Perhaps you, SIR will be good enough
to imagine 1t, and thus save one who respects you
and honors you i've columns Of solid writing.
THE LUNATIC ASYLUM Is BLESSED WITH GLIMPSE.
AS regards the momentous occasion of the opera,
this evening" 1 found myself in grievous predica-
ment for a republican. The tickets were all sold
long ago. so must either 60 as q member OF the
royal family or not at all. After good deal of re-
nection 1t seemed best not to mix up with that
class lest political significance might be put
upon 1t. But queer arrangement had been de-
vsed whereby l might have Q glimpse OF the
show and l took advantage of that. There IL
an immense barnlike glass house attached
to the rear OF the theatre. and that was fitted up
with seats, carpets, mirrors, gas, columns, nowers
garlands and a meagre row OF shrubs strung down
the sides on brackets-to create an imposing
forest effect. suppose. The place would seat ten
or twelve hundred people. All but q hundred paid
. dollar and q quarter seat-for whats To look
at the shah three quarters OF q minute, while he
walked through to enter the theatre. The remain
ing hundred paid sl1 seat Tor the same
privilege, with the added luxury Of rushing
on the stage and gancng az the opera
audience for one single minute afterwards, while
the chorus sung "God save the oueenp We are
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cumvent the police and get inside the
lines and make raid upon the Shah and his fol-
lowers, what high old time Of it they would have
Picking pockets is a bad trade now, and burglary
Is scarcely worth undertaking. Robbery from The
person. especially when the person Is elderly, is q
toerably safe game; but when accompanied with
violence its punishment is the lash, and It is the
lash that your Charles street denizen breads more
than anything else. SO they go on living q
wretched kind Of life, for thieving is very hard
work, and they have to pay cent per cent for all
their wretched dishonest earnings. We are in the
habit Of making from time to time loud and bla-
tant protest against "Ameneanizing" our institu-
tions; but would 1t not be better II we were to
AMERICANIzE OUR PAUPER CHILDREN
to the extent Of educating them, 30 that they
would not be brought up in vice and ignorance and
lett to beg steal for their hvelihoodf Would It
not be betterf
"And how are you this eveningar The voice OF
my friend and colleague Mark Twain Is In my ear,
his kindly touch is on my shoulder and my day
dream about Charles street and Its denizens van
ishes at once.
While have been musing the central space has
become dotted over, here and there, with anxious
figures awaiting the arrival OF the guest of the
evening. The bad-headed. gray-naired, good look
ing man dressed in black velvet coat and waist
coat knee breeches, silk stockings, and with steel
hted sword by his side is Mr. Gye, the director Of
the Italian Opera. He must have been long time
in the service OF the pubic, for 1t is nearly forty
years since, In the first number OF Benevs Mtscei-
ldnv, was published Tom lngoldsby's poem OF the
Monster Balloon" in which I nnd verse begin
ming
Stay; here is Mr.. Gye, Mr.. Frederick Gye.
At Paris, says he, I've been up very high
And he has had various ups aud downs OF for
tune. but he looks well and pleased and gentle,
manly, and Is generally popular with his sub
scribers. There, gray-haired and slightly stoop
ing, and with o wonderfully pleasant face. Ii the
Honorable Spencer Ponsonby, the real wire-puler,
at the Chamberlains ONCE, ana manager Of mat.
tiers for which the idiotic Lord Sydney gets kudos
and there too. In the Same service, are,
Lord Otho Fitzgerald and Mr. Alfred Montgomery.
youngest Of elderly gentlemen. The band Of thes
t,renadicr Guards nas now taken up Its position
and the time has long passed at which the shah's.
arrival was expected. The Shah's unpunctualityp
Is becoming nuisance 70 our practical business-
ike nation and We are ha~s--'-- 1g,- rrH
distant cheering aYt,r
carriage, and on tlr
band plays 70 sa
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
A "Reminiscences.

The death Of the actor, William Charles Mac
ready, IN London, the other day, re calls a
bloody episode "a theatrical annals. Mr. Mac
ready visited America for the third time in 1919
1t was during this visit that the Astor House
riots occurred. Tne not was the result of the
enmlty of MIR. Forrest who fancied that Mr. Mac
ready had insllted him while playing Macbetl
III London, during the season of l544-i5, At the
Princess Theatre. Mr.. Forrest was hissed
There is no evidence to show that Mr.. Macready
Kissed him, and there ID every reason to believe
that he did OF; but Mr., Forrest always accused
the English actor Of tle insult and his resent
lnant afterwards bore terrible fruit. He resent
ed the fancied wrong when MacreaGy PLAYED
Hamlet, in Edinburgh. In the play scene where
Hamlet delivers the wild lines, Then let the
stricken deer 20 weep Macready in Mr. For
dancing-msster, iiourishing a lace handkerchief
and Mr.. I. stood up pd5llcy in his box and hiss
cd him deliberately.
1t had been well had the trouble ended with
this undigniied act but when Mr.. Macready
came to New York, in 1919, he acted under the
management OF Mr. NiblO and James H. Hack
cit. Then the famous AstOr Place riot occurred
on the 10Th or May. AIr. Forrest had been hiss
cd as Macbeth III London, and his partisans we're
determined that Macready should not play Mac
beth in New York. On May Sth they had stop-
Led the performance, aud on the 10Th the thea
t, o became tue scene Of the widest confusion
Mscready was driven from the stage; a lot En-
sued; the military were called out, and fired
upon the crowd and twenty-five men were ktll-
"a and thlrty-zlx wounded At the time, Mr.
Forrest.was playing at the Old Broadway Thea
ire, aud lad been accused Of promoting and per
hOhaily managing the outbreak. We prefer NOT
10 believe this: but that his hatred of Macleady
Nar Intense. there is no question and he often
referred TO him with contempt.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
The Commerce OF pbIlpd,Inbio,

The Gtrn'0nto'ra Telegraph of this week
says -
The great grain elevator at Washington av-
enue wharf built by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, il being altered 80 as to double it's ca
pacIty, in consequence Of the demands upon it
~ the only one now available The projected
evator at the mouth Of the Schuylkill cannot,
Oe finished for Year to come. In default of a
plentiful supply Of grain from the West for ship
ment our steamers for Europe have been loaded
with provisions and all manner of other articles,
from cotton to tallow and leather. The steamer
movement thus far in the season has been bril-.
liant success. The Liverpool boats all briug in
iull cargoes, and the Antwerp steamer brings
large number OF enigrants every trip. Our
southern coast vessels now bring up cotton for
shipment to Europe by the outward b5und
teamers.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
Royor's Hoof Llnlmont.

have tested Boyer's Hoof Llniment on the feet
OF over one hundred horses. The difference in the
condition Of the feet Is great In It's favor that
would not be without 1t for ten times It's cost II
should be properly applied to every horses hoof es-
pecially in the Summer when the horses feet are
always in contact viii the heated EARTH which
dries them up and they become hard and feversn.
which produces contraction cnrns, quarter cracks,
contraction OF the back sinew, commonly called
"Knes Sprung" and often from the pains in the
hoofs II produces sweeney In the shoulder We re-
commend II US the best preparation We ever used.
IL should be used on every horses hoOf as cOmmoH-
ly "a oil is used on harness mems boots TO Keep
them in good condition. X. X. 1ONHLIN,
Proprietor and Superintendent Of the Continental
Stables, SAMSON Street. Philadelphia.
K. BRINGHURsT d CO., Apothecaries,
cor sixth and Market streets,
Having been appointed Agents for this popular
HOof Linlment, are fully prepared TO supply 1t
wholesale and retail at the manufacturers prices
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
Pratt's Astral OF

Supplies fully the want for perfectly safe and re-
able Illuminating on for family use, free not only
from the danger OF an explosion but from the dan
ger OF the mud tgniting should the lighted lamp be
upset. II 10 free from Objectionable odor, burns in
the ordinary Kerosene lamps, furnishing light un-
equRled by gas, satisfactory In every particular and
free from all apprehension OF danger Ii 10 put up
In one gail, five gall. and ten gall packages; each
can ID closed with a metal cap bearing the manu-
facturerss stamp. BY Purchasing these cans with
the seals uncut the genuneness OF the goods Is
ranted with the assurance of obtaining an oil per-
fecty pure and safe. Supplied, wholesale and re-
tail BY
< BRlNGHURST q CO., Apsthecarles.
cor. Sixth and Market streets.
1mt
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
The Berks County Il. X -ReadinE Waking Up
to the Importance of its CONSTRUCTION.

The Berks County X. -Reading Waking I-p
to the Importance of its Construction.
A. B., correspondent of the Reading Eagle,
reviews at length the quarrel between the
Berks County Railroad and its great rival,
the Phila. d Reading R. R., showing the shallow
excuse Of opposition which ia raised, and the
persistent efforts to crush the young company
In concluding he says;
1T is not remarkable case for corporation
Of such magnitude as the Reading Railroad Com
pauy to show such disposition of maignity
against corporation that is not possible to in
jure them ly,wIthout public expectation is dis
appointed. 1t has never been known or heard
Of that one corporation has followed another as
the p. ~ Il. Co. has followed the Berks County
Railroad Company, up to this time, in any other
city in the United State.
Without abundant railroad competition, such as
this city is in need Of, and part of which we
will have as soon as the Berks County Road is
flushed TO Slaiugton, IN good deal Of the
freight now coming to this city, the p. & R.
Co. Is pro-ratng against the interests OF this
city, and well they know it. II ii is desired
your correspondent can produce the figures
lie Is SATISFIED, with a good many others that
trave watched the business OF this city closely
that, II tins city would Lave been tlessed with
half dozen competing railroad lines for the
last twenty years, It would number at
least twenty THOUSAND inhabitants more than
It does to-day, and think 1t is about high time
that competing line is run through tins city
Taking into consideration the great tight that
tue I. a Il. 20. ls making, what would they not
do when this city reaches much larger popula-
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
mon our Late Eaiuon of Yestrodav.I
Fron, Chicngo.

ANOTHER LARGE nHE-sTARvED TO DEATH.
CHICAGO, May /.
Fairbanks Scale establishment and Wilson
Brothers shirt factory we're burned, this morn
ing. The total loss is a hundred and ten thous-
and dollars.
rowing Tribe Of Musquakoe Indians recent
ly condemned warrior of their tribe, who was
guilty of murder, to death by starvation, which
was carried out, and the man died after eight
DAYS snifering.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
aaIdIItx po,n,s,ars

We call attention to our Seldliiz Powders 30 uni
versaly popular everywhere They are made up
fresh and pure every few days and claim them to be
equal to any In the MARKET fully up 70 the standard.
To be good they must be fresh and pure. This IL
special claim, to prove which they need only "
be tried. Don't forget the place 70 get them, at
FOSTKhS DRUG STORE,
Ernnl and MeaI aIraa.ia
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
spnia.
pErrAr og rnE nAnI.Is.. rs LrnnA.

MADRID May 1st.
The latest advices report the defeat of the
Csrilsts, under Don Alfonso, in the province Of
Larda.
They have lately damaged the railroads and tel
egraph lines il that Vicinity.
The. Government is confident Of suppress ing
the iusurrection very soon.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
pura SnIoas.

Gum Camphor, Corn S arch, farina, Oatmeal,
Cocoa, Chocolate, Arrow hoOt Barley and tine as
sortment OF toilet goods, at the Leaware avenue
Drug Store W. 4. ALRlCHS.
Whilman's fine CONNECTIONS and julube Lozen-
ges. W. 4. ALltlCHS, ApOthecAry,
$40 Delaware avenue Opposite the Blptist Cnufch)
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
susfiaI aOtirts.
1 CamphorI
CatnphorI CaFnpnorI

CafnphorI CarnphoFI CamphoT
A large lot on hand and fer sale cheap-laid inex-
preasly for spring use-To preserve mufs furs ear.
pets and winter clothing from moths and verrnln.
Now is the time 70 buy. Also, the mnst popular In
nect Powders, including Lyons Magnetic, The Per-
sian and others. Bug poison. Rat and Roach Kxter-
minator Blue stone, Copperaa, Alum, Yellow Ochre
and all house-cleaning materials used in Spring
time, at
FOSTERS DRUG STORE,
Front and West streetR
Wilmington. Delaware,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
Pratt,a Aatral QII.

PTatts Astral OIL sold wholesale TO grocerH, deal
and country store keeper1, OF wholesale rates. In
and gall cans or by the barrel, by
O. FOSTER,
Wholesale Agent for Delaware,
Front and West streets, VIII, Lei
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
EnpIIah nnuafard

Pure English Yellow Mustard, ground or grain.
Choice navOring extracts viz: ext L. mon. Vanilla,
Peach ext bitter almonds, ext strawberry, etc. all
OF the most celebrated max g. for sale at
FOSTk RS DRUG STORE,
Front RI d Mesl streets,
WilminRtou Del,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02

The New York Tins is alarmed lest it should
be proposed. by Lippintotfs Magazine, to treat
- all the other provincial towns Of America at
similar length " to that with which Wilmington
was described. We imagine that the Times is
prematurely scared Wilmington is an exception
al city and neither Lippincoa nor any other
periodical would find equal reason for lengthy
description in other cities of our size. In fact,
New York itself, its bank defaulters, murders,
end political corruption being omitted sffords
very few desirable points for description in a
frst-cass magazine
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
WILMINGTON, DBL.
Friday Afternoon, May 2.
THE EXPOSITION OPENED.

FThe Great Exposition at Vienna commenced
H. 5e exposed yesterdsy-that is to say, the for
NAL opening took place. The Emperor Of Aus
tria and the Crown Prince of Prussia, with their
august wives, and numerous high dignitaries,
took part in the ceremonies, which were appro-
pirate, and we're attended by no immodest dis
play OF self appreciation.
1t appears pretty plainly that the Exposition is
opened before it is ready. The bnilding itself
is far from being completed. and Edmund Yates
telegraphs from Vienna. on Wednesday, that
ten thonsand iworkmen are engaged on it,during
the day, and four thousand at night, t,rushing for
ward the remaining details with all possiblesPeed
He also states that seven thousand car loads of
goods designed to be exhibited, are now moving
toward Vienna. while the fa ,ities will not per-
nit more than two hunf:eI day to be uu-
loaded.
"A It therefore appears that even SO magnih-
cent an entei Prise as this, pleRtifully assisted
With Government money. has not been worked
up "on time" Our Philadelphia brethren,
whose Centennial does not seem to be even
singing, yet must put more fire under their
boiler, or they will surely not have steam enough
Is to'be readylby 1875.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
anrhara. AtIantIon.

Barbers, combs soaps, brushes spOnges, superior
bay rum, stick pomatum, puifs, powders, aud bar
bers supplies generally, at very low prices Ha r
pomade q specially, always fresh aud highly per-
iumed. Barbers supplied At Wholesale at
FOSTERS DRUG STORE.
Front and West stree-s,
Wilmington, Ieaware.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-02
Invantnra

VIII consult their own interest and insure a safe
speedy and prompt transaction Of their business J.
communicating with LOUIS BAGGER 4 CO. sOlici-
tors of Patents an Attomeys-dt-Law No Gl6 sixth
St, y. W tnear tire U. S Paten: OIfice) r. U. Box
~, Washington, d. q. All letters, lnclosing a three
cent postage stamp, viii receive prompt attention
and answer. Bear in mind that apparently trivial
inventions or Improvements are often the most
valuable. COftes OF all patents Issued, and draw.
ings, sil be furnished at reasonable cost our fees
are extremely moderate, and all cases are prepared
and attended TO immediately. Give US trial.
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