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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

DIR. q. T. Maxwell, of Middletown. former
ly Of Georgia, has removed TO our town, and
commenced the pra ctce of HE profession.
The Register. on Tuesday, granted letters
OF administration upon the estate of IOhu
q. l.ippincott, late OF Middletown. deceased
unto Charles TAtman, Jr., Of the same town
At the regular meeting of Tasker Loan
Association on Saturday night last money
sold at "a and y per cent. Seven hundred
shares have now been taken in this Associa-
tion, with the prospect of large Increase in
Anew months, and II is now in complete work
ing order.
The sloop Active Of Bridgeport. N ]. while
lying IN our harhor, was recently seized by
Sheriff under a foreign attachment for delhi
chained to the wharf, and a Waterman placei
on board. The plaintiffs, we believe reside
in Phlladelphis. She will remain in this
eondition until released by the payment OF
the debt or replevined.
The Jail Commissioners have had, during
me present winter, new 1oers placed IN ali
the cells IN the County prison, the last Of
which will It is expected, be completed 10.
day. The floors arc made of three-inch
plank over which, and crossing the plank, IL
flooring of twOinch boards, making the
entire thickness five inches, rendering tho
cells not only more secure, but DRYER and
more comfortable, For cleanliness and good
discipline our prison will now compare favor
ably with the best in the country
a lady in town day or two since nut on
the stove piece Of ham to boil, leaving her
husband to watch II. at the same time giving
him strict injunctions not to allow it 10 boil
dry, while she went to n neighbors for some
purpose The husband forgetting his Gull
nary duties. fired up the stove, and decamDeI
In about an hour that husband was hunting
his wife to tell her the house was on fre
The meat had boiled dry, the pot had burst
and destruction seemed to reign supreme
Damage slight. Moral Wives, don't trust
your husbands to attend TO culinary affairs.
The Levy Court held a short session nm
Tuesday TO hear the reports OF the assess.
ment committees. The all absorbing tonic
Of conversation in town at this time with
All classes, is the removal of the Court.
the general feeling being that II is inexne
dent and entirely unnecessary at Dresent
| The action of the Legislature is nnxiouslv
/ looked forward to, and opinions are various
as to the probability Of the act for removai
passing; Remonstranees against removal
are ~ circulation among our people and are
| receiving numerous signatures II is ex.
pected large delegation of our citizens will
Visit Dover on Thursday TO present in person
| their objections to the passage of the act
Petitions for division Of the County arc
also in circulation, and are being signed nv
our people without regard to party a dfvi
sion being considered the best way Of meet.
ing the questions Of removal and e0ual
! representation. Nfu"'
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

The rush for houses in this city, which
begun on the 25th of last December, is
still eager, and presents conclusive evil
dence Of the great scarcity OF dwellings
here, Notwithstanding all that have been
built. A prominent real estate agent in
formed us the other day that be believed
a thousand more houses were wanted
than there are to be had. We think he
exaggerated the matter somewhat, but
there Is no doubt that the number is sadly
inadequate despite all the building of last
year. The growth Of population outrunI
the building operations, and this send
rents up, while this pestilent ten-cent ta1
which renders It impossible for people tC
live 10 adjacent villages and do business IL
the city, aggravstts the difficulty.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
The Late Commodore ellis.


At II O'Clock, on Thursday, the friends
Of the late Commodore John P. Gll.is as.
sembled at hls residence on West street,
in this city, to pay the last tribute Of re-
spect to the deceased.
The funeral service Of the Episcopal
Church was read by Rev. Gee. A. Latimer,
assisted by the chaplain of the Philadel-
phia Naval Asylum, and addresses highly
eulogistic Of the deceased we're made by
the gentlemen.
After the services at the house were
over, detachment of six aged sailors
from the Philadelphia Naval Asylum car
ried the body to the hearse, while ten
members OF Franklin Lodge, No. 1874,
Ancient York Masons, acted as pail bear
ers.
On arriving at the grave the Episcopal
service was concluded, and the beautiful
ritual of the Masonic Order was performed
over the grave, David B. Taylor, acting al
Master, Clement singley, seAior Warden,
and Chas. 7. Baroux, junior Warden.
Worshipful Master Taylor made a feeling
address in which he spoke in high termi
Of the deceased.
The funeral was very large and attende,
by number Of Naval officers from Phila
delphia and elsewhere, who loved and re
spected the late Commodore among then
being Rear Admirals Smith and Lardncr.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01


The Chester (Pa.) Rspuohedn has the
Following editorial under the mead o.
1.-THE Delaware Fisheries -
r rssolytion has passed both ors9Sss. ~
commissioners recently appointed to settle
"a. fisheries dispute with New Jersey IT, yia snn
eircle, which, it is considered, was settled by
VI resrn,en ueeision, srs oss0 Set%sen he
two States, hut It looks to us as 4 Delaware
" ~ ,sS, ~ No 70 s,psle n this
De the cSse, our gill-net men will be com.
W., 70 pay .ri9ute 70 t pesw statSs Which
the Law declares to be a public highway,
Rsss 1he SS ~ 1ssses over S he
Gle, /" unless their ownsra pay license to the
S'a'e, ,
-Does renhsyi'an'a 'iaiui no 'u' ,,0,s
Hon peyono 10" ~a'er "a'N ~ 'Io - :,
ware : DOCS one Oh 'nose nuue Doye' y.
N"0n' 'he Ones'er papers Voan .
umne1, jump eieAl ot '"e ney'sO1 cn s..,
Tnen Ms iee' iea'e 'ue s''Ppe's onss ~.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
Curing Ruptures.

In some sections OF Africa the natives
have a way Of curing hernia which Is per-
fectly complete without referring TO
scalpels or trusses. The patient oeing
laid on his back and the hernial protru-
sion recuced by texlt-that lie, by the fin
gers Of an assistant-the operator makes
the skin tense and then applies the end OF
burning stick. II Is applied repeatedly
till II bnrns pretty broad extent Of sur
face, but most thoroughly over the weak
point. Lying quietly few days, when
the burn heals, II forms a firm unyieldlng
cicatrlx and 30 contracts the tibres OF the
abdominal muscles that the hernia is radi
cally cured.
With us the operation for hernia Is ont
of the most intricate and difficult of mod
ern surgery. Why not try the aetna
cautery, not whit more painful than thi
knife Even gathering up fold of thu
skin and exclsing 1t, so as TO tighten tn,
integuments, would obSiate the necessit.
OF truss.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

We believe the action Of the House Of
Representatives, ThursdRy,on the report of
the Poland Committee investigating the
Credit MobIlier operations for the bribing
of Congressman will deepen and intensity
the disgust with which the report Itself
WAS received, after an investigation
which revealed a degree Of corruption IL
Congress absolutely startling to the whol,
nation. Tho body whose reputation wal
wounded passes a simple vote Of censur,
on the two most guilty of the conspirator.
and absolutely refuses to utter singl,
word Of censure or rebuHe of the olhei
parties implicated in the shameful bust
ness who added to their original Grim,
lying and In some cases perjury. lame
or more impotent conclusion was neye
cached by any tribunal on earth. Their
10 but one CLEAN of sunshine through tn
dark cloud which has settled down owe
Washington. The Senate Committee re
commends the expulsion Of Its guilt
member.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

They are having "Yo Semitic sociables"
In New York, composed of those who have
visited California, we suppose. We used
20 have them here, though they were not
deliberately arranged for.
Some man in Ithlca proposes a prayer
meeting instead OF a ball for the evening
Of Inauguration day. Recent revelations
show that there are a great many there
who need pray ing for, though number
Of those who need 1t worst are not deficient
IN practice In that direction.
We suppose It is hardly within the
province Of a secular journal TO express
preferences as 10 the assignment Of minis
lers TO churches. bur we cannot refrain
Siom expressing the pleasure with which
we hear rumor that Rev. L. O, Matlack
ls likely to come to Grace N. z. Church,
| in this city.
We do not know Whist the judgment Of
the men who make literary public opinion
IL as to Bayard Taylor's relative place
amongst American poets, but, for ourself,
we know Of no one who weds profcundest
thought to most graceful fancy In sweeter
and more perfect union than does he,
unless It be James Russell Lowell. The
marked difference In the cast Of mind OF
these two men, however, scarcely permits
the comparison, and they could be In nc
sense rivals. rhe poem we publish else
where is a chara cteristlc one Of Mr.. Tay.
lor's, and WILDE heartily enjoyed by all
his admirers.
The New York Herald humorousl,
alludes to cross-eyed Ben. Buffers speech
In the Credit Mobilier report as an obllqu'
view Of the case. II was certainly not I
straightforward one In any sense.
The Pennsylvania Constitutional Con
ventlon will most probably not embody I
provision for the extension Of suffrage Il
women In the new Constitution II Is max
ing, but II has treated the demands 70
such claim, and the arguments In thei
support, with a respectful consideration,
e seriousness aud dignity honorable to tn
J Convention, and highly significant Of tn
U growing strength of this demand. Whe
. the claim was first made that women hay
9 a right to a voice in a government while
acknowledges that 1t derives It's only jus
powers from the consent Of the governed
Is was received with jeering laught0
:, Persisted in, 1t excited anger, content
= and bitter opposition. Still persisted Il
!. and gaining tie support of many WI
" cannot be jeered at with impunity, 1t
!, now receiving that respectful considerable
- which the gravity Of the fubject-be Il
demand right or wrong-demands.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

Chicago had $4,000 FIRE on Tuesday
night.
An agent ia investigating charges Of
irregularities in the New Orleans Post
office.
One thousand Eve hundred dollars Of
conscience money for Brooklyn was re-
covered by the Treasury on Wednesday.
The Congressional Library building has
agreed to recommend an appropriate OF
100000 to begin the erection Of new
library building.
1t Is generally believed that the caso Of
Senator Caldwell, of Kansas, will not b.
reached this session, but will 20 over to
the next Congress,
Riots took place at Quebec Monday dur
ing the nomination OF candidates for the
Provincial Assembly. Two men are re
ported killed, and a number fatally
wounded.
II Is rumored 10 Washington that Repre-
sentative john A. Bingham, OF Ohio
whose term expires with the present Con
gress, will be appointed Minister to CHM
in place Of Low, resigned.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

While We have freely admitted to the
solumDs of the Journal eommunica-
ilons and extracts going to show tht
snimus Of those proposing to establish a
"white mans party in Delaware, we
wish to say frankly 10 them, that we have
not the slightest disposition to abandon
our non-pauisau attitude in their Interest
We don't know hat they expect us to, hui
we don't want them 10 be mslcd. We
don't believe In color poi les.
We see thst our contributor " Gussi1'
has story entitled can Almless Life, ,
In the n1nber Of lh- Philadelphia To-D Ia,
dated March slh. We congratulate ou
handsome contemporary on this accession
0 lie stat Of contributors,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

INFaRssrIEo nAlLRoAp MEarINo AZ DOVE

RAiLRoAp MEETING AT DOVER
Wednesday an interesting meeting was
hold In the House Of representatives at
Dover, In the interest Of the Dover and
Rehoboth Air line R dlroad. Il was ably
add essed by Mr.. Copeland, a landscape
gardener from New England, who con-
tended that the new 70 ID would not injure
the junction and BrsnkwRter Railroad,
but would stimulate 1t to renewed vlgor.
Mr. Copeland was followed by Mr.. Fellen,
Philadelphia gentleman largely inter-
ested in the Rehobuth City Company, who
said hu woilld guarantee the road would
be speedily bui II charter was granted,
and that money sufficient for this purpose
was all ready assured. Judge Houston
then spoke, apd said he would like to see
the road built, but thought II would be
better TO fnish II no further than Milford.
PHILADELPHIA a WEST cHEsTBh.
The West Chester Ne,cs has the follow
ing In Tuesdays paper;
OUR RALROAD-Who WILL rs Pun
cHAsRR This question ia the all absorb
Ing one Of our borough, and one We admit
Involving considerable perplexity Of
thought. One day we hear that the
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad has Of
fered for 1t in advance OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co., and on tine next perhaps are
we told that the former cor 9oration DOM
want 1t. To-day comes another story
which we are emphatlcally assured by oui
Informant Is brlnful OF business 'tis tina
the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad Co. hal
offered far In advance Of tho Fenna. Rail
road and in all human probability the,
Will get hold Of 1t. Where this fuctuatnl
issue of railroad merchandise 10 TO cul
inmate Ia about as difficult TO predict a
though the matter involved twice its eos
and result. Tint II will change hands /
beyond doubt, but which one, Tom, Dlcl
or Harry will be the purchaser, we nee,
the diyulgement OF some mysterious clair
voyant to Get our perplexed mind at tots
ease.
SPRING RATES or COAL TRANsPdRfATior
The Reading Railroad Company yeeteI
day Issued their spring rates on coal. TIL
rate from Port Carbon to Richmond, Phila
delphis, win be 81, with drawback of 4
cents on all anthracite coal shipped fror
Port Richmond, including city front. Raj
TO Philadelphia s2.10, with the usual dl
ferences from other shipping points. RAJ
10 Philadelphia by canal-tolls Gil
4 freight IS conts, not including unloadiu
: a. heretofore. Contracts for coal to |
shipped f'om Richmond can bo rsgistert
4 until April at the following rates, TO ru
!. until Dee. l, viz; Lump, steamer, broke
al l4-4Oths of the price Of the coal {
board al Richmond chestnut at l40-S25tl
g OF the price Of the coal on board at Ric
! mond provided the net rate Is not lie
y than $l.40 from Port Carbon. Contrac
by canal Lump, steamer, broken ar
" chestnut, from schuylkill Haven 10 Ne
e York and vicinity, eau he registered I'm
o April l, to run until Nov. /. Freight al
tolls to be one-half the price of coal
r wharf at destination, with a minimum
10 $40 from schuylkill Haven.-Readi
G. Eagle.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
West Church.


The congregation OF West Presbyterian
Church held meeting on Wednesday, and
unanimously extended a call to Rev. j.
NJ. P. Olts, OF Columbia, Tenn.
He Is at present the pastor Of the First
Presbyterian Church, In Columbia. which
is one Of the most important churches in
the Synod Of Tennessee. Mr.. OTIS has
preached very acceptably 10 the cougrega-
ton of West Church for the past month.
As an evidence Of the esteem In which
be is held In Columbia, We publish the
following
At a Joint meeting Of the elders and
deacons Of the Fltst Presbyterian Church
in Columbia, Tenn, held on the goth Of
December, 1879, the pastor, Rev. ]. M. p
OTIS, stated that he was then Id cores
pondence with certain brethren in regard
to d church III Philadelphia, and that he
had also received a communication from
the Session Of q church In Wilmington,
Dell, and that for certain reasons, which
be fully explained to the meeting, he then
desired leave Of absence to yisit those citieI
and perhaps other points also, with tn,
explicit understanding between him ant
his church officers that 1t Will be hii
desire and purpose, II thB Lord Should
open for him, In any Of those places, al
enlarged teld Of ministerial labor and use
fulness, to ask for release from his pre-
sent engagement with the church Of whicl
be 10 now pastor.
After making this statement the paste
retired, and then, on due consideration o
the subject In all its bearings, the join
meeting Of elders and deacons unanimousl
adopted the following resolutions
Rstolrsd, LIST, That we do hereby gran
our pastor, Rev. ], NJ, P. Otis, leave
absence at such times and for such slengt
Of time a. he may desire for the pufpos
expressed In his statement
Rtsolbed, I'd. That our pastors salary b
pow and hereby Increased hfty per centuu
that IL, that II be raised from sixteen hundre
dollars $4,000 TO twenty-four hundred dollar
tl4ool to be paid in quarterly instalmeni
in advance.
Rsioipsd, sd. That this action is now take
a. our testimony to our pastor that his EN-
nentlysuccessful labors among us for the lai
ave years are universally acceptable, AL
are duly and highly Appreeiative; and also, I
the most significant expression OF our earne
desire 10 have him continue In the relAho
that he now BuatAlns 10 our church as 4
I able and useful pastor, and we hope that
will give 10 this action on our part all d.
confederation In making up his mind In r
gard to the held Of his future labors.
W. S. FLEMING.
S. O. Of Session.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

"BoRRowBR ON the SITUATION IN
CHESTER COUNTY.

A " BORROWER" ON the SITUATION IN
CHESTER COUNTY.
A correspondent of the West Chester
American Republican. signing himself
Economy" takes the editor Of that
paper to task for leaning toward modlf.
cation OF the usury laws, and urges him
with great warmth "for the sake of free
government and that safeguard so essen.
tisl for tho protection Of the great agri.
cultural interests Of the State" to throw
all his influence sin favor of leaving the
rate Of interest as IL now stands":
The Republican thus responds We
assure our friend Economy " that II will
afford ns pleasure 10 print anything hi
may write upon this subject, and IL he
succeeds In suggesting a remedy for pres
ent momcntary difficulties, no one will re-
iolce more sincerely than ourselves. We
are "horrower," aud consequently be
lieye in low rates of interest. But we ar,
sometimes compelled to accept things al
they are, not as We would have them
Pleadings in behalf the great Agriculture
interests will not induce an Individual VIII,
has money to loan to accept six per cent
Interest, when he can readily get seven
An ounce of fact is worth pound OF theory
We know that fully nine,t enths of thu
money loaned in Chester county on tn
fret of April Of each year, costs the Dor
rover more than the legal six per cent. t.
get 1t. It is loaned through the medium
OF second parties in order to evade viola
tion of the present law. The excess o
Of one, two or three per cent. i
divided between the borrower and agent
We are not sure If the door was lei
wide open, and the rate OF interest LEI
free.from statuary control, that the Dor
rover would not suffer less imposition
than he does now. We suggest to Econ
omy" that he elucidate this branch of tn
subject without appealingto the prejudice
of any particular interest, whether 1t b
agricultural or mechanical.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
Mrs, Caines.

A New Orleans dispatch states that the
case of Joseph Fuentes against Myra
Clarke Gaines, in the Supreme Court, was,
on appeal from the Second District Couri
of the Parish Of New Orleans, which re.
yoked and declared Invalid the will pro
bated in 1850, as the will Of Daniel Clarke
Of 1913, the Supreme Court has affirmed
the Judgment Of the lower court. Upor
this suit hinges the famous Gaines cases
under which Mrs. Gaines claims large
portion Of the real estate in that CITY
Mra. Gaines expresses strong hopes, how
ever, of final success,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

STEAMSHIP LAuNoH.-The Chester Mems
Of Thursday sayki-It was expected TO
launch the Colimd to-day at O'Clock, but
at that hour 1t was found that II would be
impossible TO do so, owing 70 the harden
ipg Of the tallow on the ways.
The following particulars relating to the
vessel have been kindly furnished to US BY
Mr.. Roach;
Iron Screw Steamship colima Of the
Pacific Steamship Company. Length on
deck, s1b feet length on Nineteen foot
water line, 900 feet beam (moulded) 40
feet, depth from spar deck, 2sl5 feet depth
from hurricane, 1917 feet tonnage (old
measurement, 23T9 tons freight capacity
on dead weight, 2lO0 tons draft Of water
19fet.
The vessel has q straight stem, bar keel
and iron bulwarks. There are five water
tight bulk heads Of iron. The vessel 10
built according to Lloyd's rules, 100 q.
She will be brlg-rig and spread 500 yards
OF canvass In her plain sails. The engines
are /, 500 horse power, and are compound.
The cylinders are 81 inches and SO Inches
diameter, with stroke Of piston of 81
feet surface condensed screw, foul
bladed, Of the Hirsch patent, 1917 feet
diameter, pitch, feet four hoilers, II
feet thickness Of shells, Il inch, double
rlveted. Accommodations for passengers
200 irtt class and $50 second class.
The vessel was modelled by Edward
Faron, under the direction Of Capt. +. X
Baby, General Superintendent Of the Pa
clho Mall Steamship Company.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

ANOTHER CESTENARIAN GoNB.-Dauiel
Rich, an old colored man, aged one hun.
dred years or more, died in Tuekahoe
Mex, on Thursday night last. Daniel
had lived for the last 10 wears In the neigh
borhood In which he died, aud we doubt II
he had ever been outside the limits Of the
county dutlhg that time. He has always
been active aud enjoyed good health until
within the last IS Or IS years. Since that
time he has suffered with rheumatism, aud
increasing years bad incapacltated him fol
labor, although be has frequently, the
past year, walked from his home to town,
a distance Of three miles. He was orlgl-
nally a slave to Jerry Rhodes, OF this
county, and was mauumltted at his death,
about 1901 Daniel then being about 81
years Of age. We have q few more o.
these aged coiored people In this cvmmu.
nifty, but they will coon pass away
Denton Union.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
WashlnRton,s Birthday.
ITS OBSERVANCE IN PHmADELPHIA-cT
TENNIAL MEETING.

ITS OBSERVANCE IN pHILADELPHIA-cIS-
TENNlAL MEETING.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-salutes W 70
fired this morning, flags are flying in all
directions in honor Of the day, which Is
very generally observed Great prepare
tions are making for the Centennial m et-
ing ut the Academy OF Music this evening,
seven hundred men from one establ sh-
mcnt are to march in procession with
music. A large addition to subscriptions
Of the Stock Exchange are reported.
BUSINESS METEOROLOGICAL OIL EXCITE
MENT.
No hns.acss transacted at the CONNER
cial exchange or stock boards to-day.
Excitement in petroleum prevails. Ninety
thousand barrels have been cold in three
DAYS
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

CoNoERT.-The Sunday School Concert
at the Union NJ. E. Church, Fifth and
Washington streets, on Thursday was very
we'll attended, considering the inclemenccy
of the weather, there being fye or SIX
hundred persons present. The stage was
very nicely fitted up and handsomely deco
rated with flowers and evrrgreens. Inc
singing was led by Prof Allen, who de'
serves great credit for the mannerl In when
he conducted the exercises, while the chill
dren acquitted themselves with great
credit, performing their parts admirably.