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Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
ILNINGTON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER %, 1873
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

UPsET.-A horse, without driver. in attemp-
ting to turn the corner at 9th and Shipley Streets
this morning, upset the carriage but did no
damage. Being gentle the horse wap easily
managed.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
THIRD EDITION.
Drowned in the Delaware.

VIM f. PoILLrT, OF WARMERS LINE, FINDS WA
TERY GRAVE.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. ~.
VIM. Edwards Pollitt, a cook on the steam
barge Coletd, from Wilmington, Delaware, fell
overheard, last evening, aud was drowned.
lin attempting to loosen q line which had
hanged on the CoLeta, just as she was reaching
her wharf at Philadelphia, Pollitt was
thrown overheard by the same. His
body was recovered an inquest held, and the
remains sent on to Poltt's sister, who resides
in Wilmington, to-day. Pollitt was q native of
Sussex county, COMMERCIAL REPORTER
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22

ROBBERY AT GLAedow.-The store of Samuel
Alrch. at Glasgow, was entered by burglars, on
Monday night, and $50 in money and jar Of
candy stolen. The thief missed $3.50 which was
secreted near by the spot from whence the
money was stolen.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22

THE P. W. Il b. CAR SHoPs.-The principal
work now in progress in the p W. 4 b. car
shops is repairs, and OF this there seems to be
no abatement. A number of di charged men
from other car shops have been taken on here,
and in order to give them steady employment,
the number of working hours have been reduced
from 10 to g. We understand that further re-
duction in the hours Of labor has been deter
mined on. This is, indeed, very praise worthy
act of the p. W. Il b. Go.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
Canada.
FATAL DUALIN EXPLOSION.

FATAL DUAIIN EXPLOSION
ToRoSTo, Oct. %.
Two men were killed. yesterday by the explo-
plosion OF dualin at the Powder mills.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22

SABBATH School ANNIvERsAsY. sY.-This evening,
Sabbath School anniversary will be held at the
Elm Street Baptist chapel. The exercises will
be OF the usual character. j. II. Muhlhausen
will conduct the musical part Of the exercises.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
Weather Record.
REPORT OF rnr SIGNAL sEnvIoE.

REPORT OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2t.
Probabilities: For the middle states, South
east and Southwest winds, higher temperature
and clear and clearing weather.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
Commercial Reportsf
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct %.
Flour steady and demand light extras $50
25 !; Penna, Ohio and Indiana extra family,
$7.62C@9 30. Wheat very dull red, 81 410D1. .48 /;
amber. 81 60; No. one Spring $3.50. Rye
steady, $4,000. Corn in improved demand; yell
low, &c. western mixed, 6l@G2c Oats rather
quiet white 4S@57c. mixed 45947c. Whiskey
hrmer, 96c.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
Epain.

TEN MORE MERCHANT SHIPS PLUNDERED BY THE
INSURGENTS.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
Runawpys. Yesterday.

YOUNG AMERICA - IN FOR A RIDE"-A TEAR AND
SCARE ON MARKET STREET
Yesterday, three young lads named Springbitt,
King and Winthrop, went to the club stables, on
Orange ST. near 10th and in the absence of the at
tendant harnessed up Joseph Jones' horse to
Granville Worrell's wagon, The harness. ex-
cept the birdie, which had been removed
in order that the horse might eat his
meal, had been left upon the animal
and either through inexperience, or for
want OF tize the boys were unable to replace
the bride. So they made the reins fast to the
halter, and all Jumping in, they started for their
ride, plying the whip vigorously. Going up to
10th street, they turned down it to Market, and
in making the second turn their first exploit
was in breaking tho letter box from the lamp
most. Still they piled the whip and the horse
finally started in run when collision took
place with Jacob Weldin's milk wagon, which
was standing in Market below 10TH overturn-
ing both it and the horse throwing Mr. W. out,
scattering eggs; &c, in wild confusion about the
street. The horse then ran upon the sidewalks
upset the boxes in front of Mr.. Worrells store,
broke off the railing at Mr.. Gordon's. injured
MIR. Robinson's steps, but was stopped just below
this point The boys meanwhile, had managed
to get out, aud escaped unhurt, although one
was in imminent danger OF his life.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
SECOND EDITION.
England.
AMERICANS AT AN ENGLISH BANQUET.


LONDON, Oct. ~.
At banquet at the Mansion House, Presi-
dent Watson, of the Erie Railroad and Mayor
Medell, Of Chicago. were present, The former
made speech about reformation in railroad
management.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
Financial.

PRICE OF GOLD, TO-DAY.
New Yong, Oct. az.
Gold opened, this morning. at 81 089S.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
KnIEhts Of PythIas.

ooNvENINd OF TIE FIRST ANNUAL SESSION OF
THE GRAND LODGE OF DELAWARE, THIS MORN
ING.
The first annual session of the Grand Lodge,
of Delaware, Knights of Pythias, under the new
law, convened, this morning, at K. of P. Hall,
Oil Market street. OF the 16 lodges in the
State, IL were represented. Grand Chancellor
e. D. Rice presided.
The morning session was consumed iu the ad-
mission of new members and In the reading
Of the minutes of the last session. and at y
O'Clock an adjournment was taken until 2.
The following ia a statistical exhibit of the
condition Of the Order in the State for the term
ending June 30lh, 1873:
ADMITTED by card. .......................7 z
helnstated ........................
Total increase. Observation-Disclosures. 80
6uspensions. ......................
Oeaths. ss........... .......s............ss.s
Iotal decrease'.' ...........,.....,...... %
Increase during year. ar................ so
Whole number OF members. ers................1,56 ,563
Droshers ,t reheVeu' '..'...s....'.''.......' 90
WIDOWS reviewed.. .......................
Receipts of subordinate Lodges. OF, 1858 93
Pait for weekly benefits. 90 956 90
FunerA :..... bo4OO
Relief of families of
deceased members. ...... 5000
Total for benefits. ........ 5000 90 |
Balance in Treasures ..,..... 81, ,SOS. .93
Whole amount in Treasures and invest
msnts. ..''.s-................ 3lT.u
"A large number of colored families are about |
TO emigrate from East Tennessee to Liberia.
The 25th day Of October is st. Crispin's day |
the great festival day Of the numerous body OF |
shoemakers.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
FRONT STREET RUNAWAY.

runaway also occurred on Front street, yes
terday, which resulted in broken wagon About
West street. the horse kicked the wagon loose
from the shafts, and ran on down to about Tat
nall when his feet became entangled in the
shafts and reins, and pitching forward on his
head he rolled over like hoop, but was not
mn ah lninred.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22

MADRID, Oct "a.
The Intransigente vessels have left Valencia
Before leaving they plundered ten more Spanish
merchant ships
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22

PHILADELPHIA, Oct %.
900 dollars coined in twenty dollar pieces
were delivered, this morning, by the chief coiner
to Superintendent Pollock at the Philadelphia
mint The gold weighed over ton and half.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
New York.

DISCOVERY OF A YELLOW FEVER CASE, THIS MORN
ING.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
GntertaintnEnfs.
HKAND ENTERTAINMENT
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
CHILDREN'S LYOEUM,
Connected with the First spritualists' Society Of
delaware, at their Hall.

Connected with the First Spirtualsts Society Of
delaware, at their Hall
FRIDAY EVENING, c C FOBER 24TH, 1873.
On which occasion the following glow of talent will
appear:
Mr. J. N. Edwards, Mr.. G, Fl. jackson Mr.. j. y.
RoWDotham, Mr.. r. @ Tweed, Mlsa lizzie ClRvey,
Misses Jacksons, MIR. ]. GreenWood, Mr.. u. Ain
ley, MIR. s. N. Fogg. Mr.. J. A. M Fraser, Mr.. ].
Miss Greenwood, Mr.. O. NJ. wilkins, Mfr. Reed, and
last but not least the ever popular ATLANTIC
GLER CLUB.
TICKETS 15 Cents, CHILDREN, Is Centg.
TO be had OF @ ClaveY, Il. l.. smith 3. a. M.
Fraser, and ut No. 6. Is. Fourth Street.
Performance to commence at O'Clock. oct22-st
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22
A Ton and A Half OF Gold.

$55, 900 DELIVERED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
THE PHILADELPHIA MINT.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22

4FEW IUhh OUV Aa'
Patrick Henry. laborer residing at 70 Wash
ington st., was found this morning suffering
from the yellow fever. He was removed to
Blackwell's Island
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-22

HNoR PARLOR, CHAMBER, DINING-RooM
II FURNITURE, apply at the old established
stand OF j. q j. N. HARTMAN,
mRrSI-eod1y No. Al0 King street.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14
THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE
WITNESS" ---

The Ohio Democrats were not
mindful of the commandment which
declares "thou shalt not bear false
witness" Their platform denounces
"the conduct of President Grant
in using the influence of his high
position" to procure the passage OF
the back-pay and increased-pay bill.
No such has ever before been made
against the President, and not even
the most reckless of Washington
CITY calumniators has dared 10 lay
that to his charge. He signed the
bill solely because it was an appro-
priation bill, necessary to the con-
tinued existence of the government
and because his failure to sign it
would have rendered a special ses-
sion Of Congress necessary; but he
never expressed a desire for its pas,
sage, nor did he use one particle OF
influence in its behalf. These facts
are generally conceded;i and the
Ohio Democracy might have found
something better to say and do than
to begin their campaign with bra
zen lie imprinted ON their banners.
For ali the good the lie will do them,
one might be prompted, if GREELET
we're not dead, TO ask, in the nerv-
GUS language he employed occasion.
ally, "What is the use lying any
INV 1f fClsls3 ea-rtsfffsf nGgrfH a.fe-.. 7
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14
THE CANADA SCANDAL.

D
The Dominion government, have
shown, little disposition to inquire
into the charges made against them
in regard to the award of the Pacific
Railroad contract to Sir Hugh Allan
the charge being that he received
the contract on his own terms, when
the law required advertisement for
tenders. 1t is also charged that the
Ministry had direct business rela-
tions with the Allen ring, and that
they received money to secure his
election. The case is a strong one,
and much indignation is now felt by
the Canadians, who did not relish
the affront put upon their honor. A
large popular meeting has been held
in Montreal, by which the demand
has been made that a sweeping and
thorough investigation be entered
upon. Already the Committee Of
Investigation, appointed by the Do
minion House Of Commons has
shown no disposition to act, land has
wasted its time idly. The British
Parliament has also appointed com.
mittee, and between the two the
truth may be brought out, unless the
Dominion government contrives te
raise adjust which shall cloud thu
whole matter. There is mystery
to be solved, and the solution, there
Of will be of interest not only te
Canada, but in the States also.-N
Y. Commercial Adrertiscr.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14
AN OLD STORY.

The Cleveland Leader is unkind
enough to revive an old story about
Major Alien, the standard bearer of
the Ohio Resurrectionists. 1t seems
that in 1910, when General Harrison
was running as the Whig candidate
for the Presidency, the Major circu
lated little fiction to the effect that
Harrison had shown the white feath-
er at the battles of Tippecanoe, Fort
Meigs and the Thames. The ladies
of Chilicothe presented a petticoat
to the Major as a symbol of their ap
probation of him and his slander,
and the so6riquet of "Petticoat AL
len" was fastened upon him for the
campaign. AS the Democratic par
ty are discussing a change OF name
for the next Presidential campaign,
we suggest "Petticoat party;;" and
poor Mr., Davis would be the most
suitable godfather for the new chris
teningsnn sso,5 sl .7s,l- .as.f-o :
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14
MuTILATED NOTES.
Letter From General Spinner.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 1878.

Letter From General Spinner.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 1873.
General Spinner has addressed the
following letter to a cashier of a
New England bank:
TREASURY OF THE q. S., WASHING,
TON, August 7.-SIR: Your letter of
the first inst. was received yester-
day by the Adams Express Comp
any. There came enclosed, as there
in stated, two U. S. legal tender
notes. one of the denomination Of
$500 and the other 500. Both
these notes are entirely new. hav-
ing never even been folded, and are
perfectly clean, being withouta spot
or speck for some bad purpose, prob
ably fraudulent one, with view
to the raising of the United States
notes of smaller denominations to
the value Of these. More than one
tenth of each has been scissored out
with clean cut. Under the old
regulations of the Treasury Depart
ment, that existed for more than
ten years, these two notes could
have been redeemed for only nine
tenths of their face value. 8 Sixty
dollars would under the old rules,
have been deducted for mutilations.
These rules, unfortunately for the
Government, have been lately modi-
fed SO that the penalty cannot be
enforced. Under this more than
generous modification you win have
returned to you new United States
notes of like denomination under
the Government by the Express
Company for their tr~nsportstion
both ways would be one dollar and
twenty cents. For the dog days We
consider this request rather cool.
First, you or clerk viii further
mutilate notes, and .tfen you ask
the Government not only to replace
them with other new unmutilated
notes, and then you ask the Gov
ernment not only to replace them
with other new unmutilated notes
to be in their turn, for aught / know
mutilated and returned with a like
request for other new notes, but to
pay the express and run the risk Of
transportation both ways. This is
piling it on. You. not only burn
with a hot iron, but you ask the
burned to pay for the poker. If
you will turn to the fifth section of
the national banking law you will
find that If any person had treated
two of your bank notes in the way
these two United States notes have
been, you could recover by action
in any court having jurisdiction, fif-
ty dollars for each. of the mutila
tions. Now awhat is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander."
Ought not the perpetrators Of these
deeds be made to respond in like
manner? Under the circumstances
it has been concluded that the notes
will be retained at any rate, until
the peices that were cut out of them
shall be returned to this Office, and
until the apparent fraudulent or
malicious mutilation shall have
been satisfactorily explained to this
department.
Very respectfully yours,
-,.s F.E. SPINNER, ssa.
Treasurer of the United States.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14
AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.

1t is impossible to study the kalei-
doscopic shiftings of the political
situation In France without being
convinced that a new and more SER
ious drama will be opened as soon
as the last spiked helmet and needle
gun have crossed the frontier. The
Red Republicans with torch and
battleaxe, the Conservatives with
Thiers at their head, the Imperia-
lists with MacMahon, Eugene and
the Prince Imperial, the Legitimists
with Henry of Bourbon, Court de
Chamhord-these are the elements
which will mingle in the mad strug-
gle over the destines of France.
The army alone remains silent, i'm
passive and faithful to its duty. In
the chaos which is likely to come
the army will be the instrument Of
success Whichever cause it sup.
ports viii win. MacMahon as its
official head and the large proper
ton of Imperiaist officers in its reg
iments, will undoubtedly throw the
chances in favor of a restored EN-,
pire. At all events it is evident that
3 it is only the bayonets of Bismark
that are holding the Republic to.
gether. Whenever they are with
drawn it will tumble to pieces with
in month. l'.n - on
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14
l INsuRREcTIoN IN JAPAN. ;,
A Formidable Outbreak -i50, 900 Incur
la5s bn2 dents in the Field. u afiiL

New YoRK August IA Japan
letter says that in, the 2lst inst, ten
thousand men, mostly farmers, arm
ed with bamboo spears, assisted by
the former Dalmso iretAiners, ARMED
with swords, attacked the govern
ment castle at Fukuska, set fire to
the buildings, and destroyed all the
official books and papers. They al
so killed six officers, four of whom
are said TO have died by their own
hands, as they saw the rebels over
powering them, Three Of the. Off
GERS only. escaped and fed to Loga,
sixty miles above Nogasaki. The
telegraph line rom Nogasaki to Yo-
'kohaina, and which passes, through
Tsiknizu was utterly destroyed, and
the overland mail road was blockad-
ed SO that information is obtained
slowly. A report has reached No
gasaki that the houses Of all the
people in Hakate and the country
round about who would not join the
insurgents had been burned and that
the dwellings ofthe rich men and
the banks have been robbed. - The
insurgents are said to number at
least one hundred and fifty Thousand
The cause of the revolt is that, the
government, has required the taxes
of the farmers to be paid in money
instead OF. produce together with the
probable failure of the rice crop.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14
NEWSPAPER AGENTS m TRovslE.

CoLuMBus, August 6.-The next
interesting thing fthe day, other
than the convention was the enter
prise manifested by the Commercial
d. Enquirer to. see which should de-
liver their papers first to the dele
gates to the convention. Agents
OF each were on hand at the depot
on the arrival Of the train with
packages, and as soon as the papers
could be get hold of the lash was
laid on two hacks and their contents
went tearing up High street at a
fearful rate, scattering vehicles and
pedestrians like leaves. The Com
merciaI people reached the conven-
tion first but Immediately after a
policeman reached for them, arres.
ted them for fast driving. Shortly
after the Enquirer folks were arres
ted on a similar charge.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14
A. RAILWAY CAR INCIDENT.

A lady with poodle dog entered
the smoking car on a western road
the other day and when the conduc-
tor endeayored to persuade her to 90
into another car, she refused, saving
her presence would deter the occu
pants from smoking. Agentleman
however took out cigar, and began
to smoke, when she wrenched il
from his mouth, exclaiming; "Ii
there is anything l do hate it is to-
bacco smoke" The passengers who
had witnessed the affair were con-
vulsed with laughter, but the often
ding smoker suppressed whatever
emotions may have been strugglin g
for expression in words or action,
and maintained throughout the same
imperturbable gravity which had
characterized him from the first.
Calmly raising from his seat, he
opened the window nearest him,
fastening it up, and reaching over
the seat-back, took that woman's
poodle dog and threw him out of the
window as far beyond as possible, at
the same time saying, "If there is
anything 1 hate, it is poodle dog"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14
FEARFUL DESCENT. a45
Two Men Precipitated 253 feet to the
Bottom Of Coal Shaft. ~


Two young men, named Nelson
Whitemarch and Patrick Congan,
employed in coal shaft at La Sale
precipitated from top to bottom
of the shaft last Friday. They had
stepped upon the cage to descend,
after having the signal all right,
when the drum around which the
cable runs, and which at the time
was somehow disconnected from the
other machinery began to rapidly
revolve, and they knew instantly
that they were riding to a perhaps
most horrible death. They struck
the bottom, at q distance 253, feet
and, lreaking through the three
inch planking, were. plunged into
the sump, which contained at the
time bout ten feet of water. Won.
derful to relate, neither of them
were killed, but coming to the sur.
face, they clambered up on the
boards. The ear, which was as.
'cenulnS at Ine same Time tney were
going down, came toward the sur
face with awful momentum, and
tore through the forks and wrecked
nearly everything in'the immediate
vicinity. Assistance was iimmedi
ately sent below, and the injured
men brought to the surface, where s
vast crowd of people, had already
assembled. Strange as it may ap-
pear, it was found that though both
the men were terribly bruised nc
bones were broken, and at. last ac-
connts they were doing well and in
e fair way to recoyer.-Peoria
Transcript. . t..i-r -..,,,,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14
! HEALTH or Mr.. WILSON.

The Boston Journal sent repor-
ter to Matte on purpose to see the
Vice President and bring back word
of his. bodily estate. Mr.. d Wilson
was out riding when the reporter ar
rived, but presently returned, got
down from the carriage without help
went straight to his bedroom, and,
while resting, underwent his inter
view. He was at work on his "Slave
Power in America" he said, when
the stroke came. The muscles af-
fected were those in the right side of
the face. He at once took medical
advice, was forbidden to read or
write, and subjected to treatment
that has wrought a slow but unmis-
taxable improvement. He sleeps
well, enjoys his meals, and is as
sured by his doctors that he is re-
covering. His voice isn't quite nat
ural yet, but the muscles of the fore
head and cheek are perceptibly re-
suming their normal action. Yester-
day he decided to discontinue the
medicine and the ice packs hitherto
applied to his back, with the view of
testing the reality and permanence
of the apparent gains. He does not
contemplate operation, dangerous or
otherwise; but he does feel conf
dent that the beginning of the session
will find him in his place in the Sem
ate, restored to health and ready for
business. aHis neighbors," the re-
porter adds, sado not speak SO hope
fully . qiH. .--asqeas zai--4i-ad
r., - D.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14
LENGTHY.

An infatuated Democratic friend
os ours insists upon it that the plat
form made at Columbus last week
had to be a very lengthy one SO as
to give the leading gentleman who
is to stand upon it plenty of room
in which 10 exercise his physi-
cal prolongedness. Our own i'm
preston is that the platform-makers
had an adequate'idea of the amount
of stuff it requires to make the cof
fin and winding sheet of a man over
six feet long.