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Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
ATarrihIn Rnllrnnd Rihn,

The Rutland (vt) Herald says that recently
an extra freight train, consisting Of twenty-five
cars, left Rutland, and received orders to rus
"wild" from Chester to Bellows Falls. While
near the village of Rockingham, and on coming
round curve, the engineer was surprised to zee
q number of the section hands on bridge few
rods in advance mady waving their hats fol-
the train to stop. He at onoe blew the whistle
for down brakes, aud they were quickly ap-
was on down grade and going at the rate oil
twenty miles an hour, and they rolled along, ant
passed the bridge in safety. They then stopped
and returned to ascertain the difficulty, and dis
covered that they had passed over twenty rails
on each side of the track without spike ii
them, ON high bridge, and the further end oI
the last rail was eight inches out of position
when the train touched the firat-one, and wal
placed in position afterwards by heroic work
man at the peril of his life.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
Dur Iron sea.GolHx r,ea mshIps.

The ship yards of this city will have finished
and delivered, by the close of tho present sea-
con, good years work. Ofiron sea-going steam
SHIPS, rated at 1900 to 5000 tons, i've have now
been completed here this season, and delivered
for business. as follows:
For the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., the ship
Acdpuca ESQ tons,
For the same. the ship Granada, 2,750tons.
For the Metropolitan Steamship Co.. New
York and 1oston,) the ship General Whitney,
1900 tons.
For tho II, p. Cromwell line. (New York and
New Orleans. the chip Knickerboekcr, 1900 tons.
For the Merchants and Miners Transportation
Co, Baltimore and BoEton,) the ship Johns
Hopkins, 1900 tons.
We speak Of these only as the sea-going iron
steamships finished here so far this year 9th
srs are on the stocks, and there. has been large
amount OF other work done. Several small
craft for South America have been built = bay
freight steamer. OF 600 tons, for service between
baltimore and Norfolk, is nearly ready for deliy-
cry and repairs have been made to large
number Of vessels.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
PhiIaasiphII COpIcs.

Oceans OF pretty girls will be at the Contsn-
NAL tea party, this evening.
At Concert Hall, Mrs. Richings- -Bernards
Troupe of "old Folks" re-appear on January
1llh, for two weeks.
The grand army OF the Republic has formed
Abureau OF employment for tho purpose Of pro-
curing situations for soldiers, orphans, male AID
female.
Gen, bingham and Il. Theo, Walton havO
purchased large house on Chestnut near Nine
tesnth Thoy don't intead living in it simply
bought it on little spec.
john W. Forney, Jr,, left last week on a
tour through the Southern States. Tho readers
Of the Press may look for some interesting let-
ters from that section Of ihs country, while Mr..
Fornoy Ia there.
GEO. Handy Smith has been 10 Washington,
aud while there boaated that the gang" would
give hundred thousand majority against tho
new Constitution in Philadelphia. We shall
know about it by tomorrow morning
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16

Th. funeral of Professor Agassiz will take
nlsce at Cambridge, Mass, on Thursday after.
noon. The last hours of the illusrrious scen.
INT were apparently passed in Inconsistencies
and his dissolution was scarcely perceptible.
Ex.Empress Eugene was deeply affected al
IN. Hentenos in the case Of Marshal BAEaine
Usr agitation is so great that she has been
compeiied to postpone the visit she was about to
make to Queen Victoria.
The London journals. iu their obituary noti-
cas- of Judge Nelson and Professor Agassiz.
award high praise TO them.
UissAd tho European Great Powers have as.
sured CASTELAR, that they will recognize the Span
iSb Republic when the Cartagena insurrection is
suppressed
The Senate spent several hours in executive
sesnion. Yesterday fcJnsideriug the nomination
of Attorney General Williams to be Chief JUS
tce and adjourned without confirming.
The Special Committee on congressional salA -.
riea have pgreed to report bill fixing the sAla-
ries Of congressman at $500, and allowing &C.
tual travelling expenses TO and from session
N Congress The salaries of the President and
Justices Of the Supreme Court are unchanged.
The books and papers Of three kid glove i'm
porting firms of New York city have been seized
for alleged frauds on the revenue. About
sl00 900, lie involved.
man named Moore, and his wife and child,
we're murdered about seven miles from Little
RocI, . few days since by unknown parties, and
then stE11ss thrown into stream, They were
emigrants to Texas
rock fell yesterday in the Hoosac tunnel,
killing Michael O'Grady and lnjuring several
other man.
The U. s steamahip Franklin went into COM.
mission yesterday at Boston.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
The LaYgest Gun Eyer MADE,

The sutcliff gun, cast recently at the Vert
Eoint Foundry, weighed ia the rough state r.
0JOpounds, and ID the largest gun ever made.
The gun is made at iron, standing pull OF 80,
600 pounds and is now nineteen feet long, but
when flushed will be only fifteen feet in length
1t is to have q steel barrel four inches thick at
the breech and three at the muzzle, with riffs
bore, aud weighing 44,000 pounds. Tho shol
will he nine inches In diameter, and will weigh
about $50 pounds, 1t will require eight days tc
Gool the msnster by the RodHan proosss-water
being run through the bore during all that time.
The gun is being made for Government expert.
mente
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
Texas Beef.

The first train of refrigerator cars carrying
fresh beef from Texas to New York, completed
its trip last week. having been eight days on the
way. Two car loadS of beef were sold on tbs
arrival of the train. Arrangements have been
made for dressing and shipping 500 cattle daily.
and agencies :or the gale OF the beef arc TO be
Established in all the principal Easteyn cities
This seems to be a new form of the effort that
was made year or two ago to bring Texas beef
to Philadelphia by sailing vsssels. one cargo oi
which was sold there. Tho refrigerator cars, oi
course, save time in transportation, which is Al
advantage but It must largely Increase the cost
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
Nelghborlng USunilts.

Tho Coatesve Building Assocali on cannot
get buyers for its surplus funds at per cent
Francis Elmer, convicted OF forgery, ss
capped from the West Chester prison. last week
The Presbyterans OF West Chester will hold
= congregational anniversary on the last Sabbath
in the year.
"A temporary wooden bridge supplies the
plice of the brick structure which caved in at
AVondale, week before last.
A family fsud between the lordly heads OF
two families, Brown and Richards, who occupy
the same house at Valley Forge, led to = fight
in which the former was sAot in the leg by thG
latter.
The divorce case of Taylor pE. Taylor in the
Chester county courts. has heen dismissed by
Jpdss Butler, because the parties were married
in Ohio and Mr.. Taylor is still = citzen OF that
Rtafe
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
Tho Bostou qea Party.

Ono hundred years ago, to-day, party OF
Boston patriots in energetic furtherance OF their
protest against the principle of 'taxation with
out representation, threw overheard three hun
dred and forty-two chests Of tea from the ship
Dartmouth, which was lying in the harbor. The
act itself was bold and unlawful, but as one of
the energetic means of resistance to the tyran-
ny OF the British Government, it has patriotic
associations and deserves commemoration.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
: he Ton Centennial.

The centennial OF tha throwing of the tea into
Boston hsrbor was celebrated in Boston yestor-
by tho New England Woman's Tea Party
The celebration took place in Faneuil Hall, aud
about 5000 persons were present. Colonel I.
W. Higginson presided. Addresses were made
by Wendell Phillips, Rev. j. Ffeeman Clarke.
Frederick Douglass. VIM. Lloyd Garrison, Lucy
Stone, Mary L. Eastman and others. Poems
were read by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and Chris
topher Cranch The meeting adjourned after
adopting resolutions in opposition to Mr.. Frel-
iugbuysen's Utah bill,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
Tennsylvnnia'a vew Consultation.

THE VOTING IN PHrLADELpHIA--NANnIT IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10.
The election is progressing very quietly
throughout tho city but the voting 80 far ap-
pears to be almost without exception in favor
of the new Constitution. There is not 3 single
presinct so far, where the majority is against
th. Constitution. The. leaders on both sldes
appear surprised at the unanimity in favor Of
adoption.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
Bad Hog.KiliIuE weather.

Three hundred and forty-nine thousand hogs
have been killed in Cincinnati since Nov. lst,
against 96S, 600 during the corresponding period
Of last year, the warm weather of last week
proved damaging to the interests Of the pork
packers at louisville. Large quantities OF the
meat spoiled in the houses, aud hundreds OF
hogs died Oh the trains going to the city. Eight
car loads WHICH entered one depot on Friday
will PROVE total loss.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
RARNUNI'S HOTEL,
Goa. BROADWAY AND TWENTIETH STREET,
Nav YORK.

ON BOTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS.
Complete with all modern improvements; rooms
en- suite and single private parlOrs baths elevators
DC. ocit on unsurpassed, being in the very CEN
ter OF fashionable and brilliant New York life. In
proXimit to Cnurcben and plac; 6 OF Amusemgn mt,
and Lord TaYlor's Arnold Il COnstabies' aud j 4
q, Johnst0ns Dry Goods pala es The hotel is un-
DER tie management of A. S. Barnum, 70 merry of
Baraum's Hotel, Baltlmore /. N. Green. of layton,
Ohio, and recently OF New York, and Freeman Bar
num'e Hotel, 81. LouiR aug-lmd.6 d.6mw
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
spnis,

CONTRADICTORY RERoETs tpoUT TIE cARtIsrs.
MADRID, Dec. 16
The official papers say that the Carlists are
decreasing, while the Oarlist papers at Bayonne
announce that the. Carlists have captured the
town of Bergy. The Cure of Santa Cruz, cap
tured few days ago, is to be tried by Court
Martial
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
THE PENINSULA.
DoRcHRsTER COUNTY,


Tho Grst regular ssa-going vessel that has
besu seen there for 20 years is now loading at
Cambridge.
Wild ducks are said to be more plentiful on
the Ohoptank, this season, than for many years
past.
one of the first acts of tho nov sheriff VIM.
Hurlock, was to read to McCottsr his death war
rant. The date of execution has been nxed for
the 9th Of FEBRUARY.
ie steam mill at Vienna 10 still in operation.
V ma is building new school house, and
parts with tho old one which tho nsw one sue
cetd with many regrets.
WIcoMIoo COUNTY.
The Adu,rtiser discovers a growing disposi-
tion among the farmers to dispense with f5noss.
The colored soldiers OF tue lsFe var have Just
received their bounty.
Mira, Ooyngton died suddenly in Salisbury
last week.
the Advertiser, and under the united effort OF
himself and brother Malone We must confess to
the improved appearance OF tho paper ana tho
quality Of its original matter. The Advertiser is
good paper.
Henry ]. Green, a lad, was acc lentaly ul,ct
by pistol in the hands og companion IN ailis
buy, last week. His wounds ARE not fatal.
Trampa are unpleasantly plentiful in tho
c)untry districts. Two went TO the residence OF
MIR. q. Banks, in Trappe district, eome time ago,
and required MIR, b. to get their dinner. But
Mr. b. coming in while they were at table, he
set upon them and gave them such trounclns
that their dinner did them no good.
TALBOT COUNTY.
And now the man Sharpe who i was alleged
silemnted an outrage upon Mrs Whitman, in
Chapel district, short tirae ago, proves an ali
| BIZ
The NJ. P. Sunday School OF q lston will give
concert on Christmas night
1 nd
tsemed citizen of Irappe, died On rh4rsdag..
Sale Rrice's house was burned on THURSDAY
| evening. Her furniture was mostly saved, but
| her pork which had just been sailed, was lost,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
Lamar rinfIacInuati.

Ia OinoinnA.i, yesterday, 600 workmen, head
ed by banl of music, marched to the Mayors
oilloc, and asked for work er assistance from
tho city authorities. The Mayor told them that
the city had been doing its best for their relief
and was still trying to do all that could be done
The laborers in Burnett Woods Park, Cincinnati
are reported to have struck yesterday for an
advance on their present wages of Al 25 per
day
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
TALBOT COUNTY.
Dead letters 10 ca.

John A. Mitchner, in charge of the Dead let
ter Office in Washington, was arrested ysA,eI
day on the charge of stealing money from let
terH, and held to answer in SA9uo pau. @ MITCH.
good reputation and was much respected Dy hls
official ARHOcia,0s,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16

a mixed street riot occurred in Mobile, re-
oor,iy between two white women and black
woman, three dogs and two goats: The women
~era held at SlOJ each to keep the peace, two
Of the dogs wsrs killed, aud one OF the goats
lost n leg,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
SECOND EDITION.
Tho Presidential Family Again in Grief

DEATH OF ERs. GRANTS FATHER-INTERMEET At
st. LOUIS.
WAsHTNdToE, Dec. 16.
Frederick Dent, the father of Mrs. Grant, died
at late hour, last night. There has been no
meeting Of the Cabinet held to-day.
The remains will be taken to st. Louis for in.
terment
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16

FIRE, THIS AFrERNooN.-The alarm of fire
sounded about 2. 10 this afternoon was caused by
the ignition of the joists in the dwelling Of
James Webb, 1911 Market street, from the heat
or. The damage was triang.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
auction snles.

Tomorrow, at 10 A, NJ, and 2 p. NJ, Ogle
Miller will sell large lot Of ladies and child
ren's shawls and fuTs, quantity Of cutlery anC
household Goods
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
THIRD EDITION.
Terrible Hurricane.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND LOSS OF LIFE.
SHEFFIELD, Eng, dec. 10.
Sheffield was visited with a hurricane to-day
Many buildings woro blown down causing loss OF
life. An immense chimney was prostrated
crushing the building, and the boiler in it ex-
ploded killing and wounding several persons.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16

TEE HAMPTON SINGERS Tonight, at the OPP
give one of their pleasurable entertainments
Born as they were in the South they are fully
able to render all the songs they attempt in the
primitive style OF the slave, and no ono who has
ever heard such music can refrain from the de-
sire to hear it repeated.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
Ather Record.
REPORT OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Iii.
Probabilities; For the Middle States partly
cloudy or clear weather will continue during
to-day with slight rise of temperature and less
PRESSURE, the winds gradually backing to south
and south-east
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16

The Boston Board of Trade yesterday adopted
sreport protesting against the issue Of any more
paper money, and recommending Congress to
prepare tho way for a return of specie pay
meDts
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
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once
ADDRESS HARrE BRorHERs, New Yo.k.
decle-tf
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
France.
WHOLESALE prsrRANoursEMENr,

wH0LEBALE DIEFkANOHIsEMkNTi
PARIS, Dec. 1G.
In consequence of tho Republican successes
in the late election for the Assembly the Right
intend proposing the alteration of suffrage 60
as to deprive four millions Of the franchise.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16

TAYLoR's LATEST FREAK.-Last night, Edward
Taylor, the man who attempted to commit sui
eide near Marcus Hook, last week, jumped from
the window Of his room in tho City Hospital,
and he then went to his old boarding place in
Second street He was pursued, recaptured and
conveyed back to his quarters in the City Hosp-
tai. Taylor's mind is evidently in sad state of
aharratinn
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
.G a Repository of Fashion, Pleasure, and In
IN struction"
Harper's Bazaar.

Notices Of the PSesG.
The Baza. Ia .sd with contribution Of tlsi a ID
tasnt tat We seiGom ind in any journal; and the
Journal itse Is thu prRal CT tae great world OF
fashion - Best0n ITdrelier.
The RGz1r continents itself to every member of
the hnuaehod-t) the chill iren by ar Il and pret y
pictures TO the young laieS by 4 fashion, plates
in endle s yniety, to tbs provIdeni matron OY It's
patterns lr the chidr ms clothes, tO patertdni1s
by It's taste ul deslgus for embr ideged slippers aad
luxurious diessiug eown. But the Ieadlng matter
of the zIr iS unif1fmli OF g cat excellence. The
PAPER mas -cqlrid vi 70 popu arlty or the tres 10
GjOym mt Il sfl0rls.-h y, Ec,niaJ Post.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
sENArE.

A bill was introduced 10 amend the act relat'
ing to the license and enrolment of certain yes.
sells.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16

The House Of Representatives voted, yester-
dag, TO adjourn on December 10Th uatil January
g,I
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
Forty.Thir& Uongress.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 16.
w hHh
HOUSE.

The House considered the bill repeating the
bankrupt act, and Mr.. Tremaine advocated itH
passage.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
Commercial liepsrt,
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS:

Cotton firm; 161S@171Sc -four active and
firm; supers, $5@S54; extras, % 75@S6 30.
So Corn quiet /; old and new yellow e7@78c
Oats firm at 53c. Provisions firm. Whisky one
dnllAr
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16

POSTPONED. account of the sickness of
some of those who where expected to make
addresses the meeting announced at Institute
Hall, for this evening,to organize Young Mems
Christian Association. had to be postponed for
one week. The effort is not abandoned
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16

A. N Keithler's addressis 1888 South 9th street.
Philadelphia. He has there opened real ess
tate conYeYancng and collection office.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
Aaother Argument AEaiHSt Collegiate In=
aIEunlIaIi.

i is stated that one Of the Wilmington bank
robbers was graduate Of Yale and yet he did
not succeed as we'll in the burglar business -
some mon who have never been inside of a col
iese.--Norristol1n Herald.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16

THE GREHNsBoRoga1 MURpER-The late
murder of Wrn, d. Phillips, near GrsenHborough,
Caroline county, Nd still remains enshrouded
in mystery Notwithstanding the vigorous
search which has been made for the missing
ed it. Almost all hope Of finding the body has
been abandoned, but the search il still kept up.
Two Of the narties who are supposed to be i'm
plicAted in the murder are still in Jail, awaiting
further developments.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
B0UGHNAN, THOMAS & 60.

JAPANESE CURIoSITIES of unique designs,
y -O' ." ii E FOURTH sT,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
.-Ladiea BAY buOksI.ln yesta aro COSY on cod


w. .Beeoher says all sensible horses are apt to
run away.
IatnAlls latest is a very pretty pastoral
tsTtene, taken near Johnstown, Pc. Il ~ on ex-
hiOltlon " W, L., Rudolpna.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
DAi(u GeMstterttaE.
--latest General News.
JEhKiNs = ATKINSON a

,gTIMER ATKINSON. Ns."..."...... Publisbsr'
.v-Por Terms, Hse.. See Second Pd0s
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-16
CRUMBS OF COMFORT

Can be ND of all Wholesale Grocers ~ Dealers ID
The United States, and Retail Dealers will md then
the most profitable, from the fact that they the
fastest selling article OF the kind 10 Inc Ihirket.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-13

UIL News Hthe amount paid eon"Ao"
tors for drilling b the fourth sand Is about
$500.
The Cooley we'll drilled three weeks 10
series Of sands, but found no oil below the
third rock.
The Lady sutton we'll, on the Su ton
tsrm, (Modoc), lie q new strike reported at
200 barrels.
Several of the large wells at Modoc have
stopped flowing within the past ten dsy''
and refuse to yield oil except wheo pump
ed.
The Messimer we'll, near the Tack q
Moorbesd, a. Karns City. is below wnere
the fourth sand ought to be, with no PROS
pc cts OF oil.
The Smith we'll, on the east eud of the
Rodgers farm. between Petrolia and Ksrus
City, is expected to reach the fourth sani
tb is week.
The we'll on the Dougberty farm, Pstro-
lie, drilling to the fourth sand, mention OF
which we made last, is owned by the Haz.
z!ewood Oil Company.
PHILIPPE Bros. well on the Grnber farm.
in the Modoc district, WAS completed on
Tuesday. aud Is now doing in the neisboH
hood OF 800 barrels.
The Brown WE'LL near the Cooley, 10 the
Petrolis and Harms CITY districts, was start
ed With the Intention Of being drilled to
the fourth sand, but the many failures to
fod such rock discouraged the owoers
snd work was discontinued. {,
II no fourth sand is found at Argyle, op'
era 'ors in that district are of the opinion
that many wells will be shut down in
short time. As q rule, the welIs are small,
and at the present low price of oil, it bsrdi
Iy pays to pump them. A year ago Argyle.
as an oil district, crooked its nose at the
world.
Dr.. ]. W. James, o! Brady's Bend, is 10
luck sgaia. The Wyatt well, in which be
is interested, 90 tho Phillip Barnhart farm,
near NJ Millerstowu, struck the sand the latter
part OF last week. and immediately com.
menced to flow at the rate Of two hundred
barrels Of oil per day.
The strikes in the Modoc aud Mllers-
town districis are not so large "a they we're
short time ago. In the past two weeks
no wells were struck that have produ ced
OF er $50 barrels q day, even for the first
few days. Salt water ia troubling many Of
the old wells, and serious appreheusions
are fel. 10 regard TO 1t. All this lie having
Its good effect upon the market From
50cts per barrel at the wells last week we
can report sales at so@S5 this week. A
better feeling exists throughout the region,
and considerable increase 10 the price oil
the product is expected East Brady To-
dependent.