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Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-03
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Tho Saturday Review printed cynical arti
..e an the London club for ladies and gentle
man 1t was formed more than year ago, and
~, ia first evening Ralph Waldo Emerson was
n. gnest Mr. Conway says of it | am bound
IA aclnowledge that in its original form it failed
n the causes of its failure were such as to rem
ler lie success of the larger experiment now
heng made doubtful. But it is only just to add
that not one of the difficulties anticipated by
the saturday review has been found in tho way
of the original club Its experience proves it
mite delusve to apprehend that either rivalries
letween old woman and young, ugly or
homelv or frtations, are promoted by
this "epiceneN club. There were no iealousies
about dress or about husbands and wives. The
Whole difficulty was found to be in the class-feel-
me that IS no deeply rooted in this country
There was timidity shown by everybody about
every other body not known to them. Ladies
knew that if they met persons on equal terms
IN the club, they might have to meet them in
their drawing-rooms and that implies possible
aliance with them by marriage. SO the club
Was found breaking up into little groups of peo-
pie who knew all about each others families
There was a stiffness unknown in male Clubs
where men met other men familliarly whom
they would mover think of inviting to their
houses. | believe that there will never be sue
eossfn club of both Hexes in this country I'M
less il meet under the show at least OF all ulte-
Nor or non-social object. Mrs. Smythe does
not feel that she has socially adopt
cd Mrs. Smith by uniting with her even famil-
mry in Dorcas society. There are plenty of
meli-and women clubs in London, but ostensi-
Bis they are for entertaining Orientals or pro-
noting liberal discussion or for studying
Shakespeare, or for some other object which
does not socially commit those who belong to
them. If number of cultivated people would
only start a club here and call it a Society for
the Abolition of English Caste no doubt it
would flourish, for there are plenty of people
practically. At present the only real instance of
d club of both sexes is one madeup of persons
peculiarly situated. 1t is the club of The Bo-
hemiunH chiefly actors and actresses, who have
glorious dinners in the neighborhood of Covent
ladies' of London. AS for arstocratic gentle
men, it is their privilege to dine with the Bohe
niais and pass the remainder of the evening
wtl the highcst not to say driest, circle
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-03
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a Now CarpeI Pest.

The Rochester Chronicle says considerable
outcry is being made in the neighboring villages
'oncerning the ravages OF new pest that has
iately arisen, namely, the carpet bug. These
hugs are described as being about twice the size
Of the common elmer lcctuldrius, or bed-bug,
and covered with hair. Their color is II muddy
black The first time these bugs were heard
'lun III this section was at Dansville last year,
where they did considerable damage. This
year they have increased and extended their
territory, for it seems that they have become a
source OF extreme annoyance in Brockport
ltly who resides in that village, Informed re-
tofer OF this paper, yesterday, that there is not
,nelc house that has escaped their depredations
" ncr house, she said, every room is infested
with them, and they had eaten large holes in
every carpet in the house. Their favorite pro-
'ernre is TO follow the seam OF the boards and
eat their way clear through. In some instances
lfe carpet has been eaten through 80 clean that
4 looks as if it had been cut with sharp knife.
IN other rooms they had eaten large patches
glI OF il, generally picking out tho centre of 9
meadtl. Tho lady referred to says she has tried
%nerythng to get rid of them, but without avail.
tobacco eeems to make them liveler than ever
and as for bug poison, they regard it as lux
ary, and grow fat on it. We have not as yet
heard OF their making their appearance in thii
Guy, although being so close to us, it would b.
reasonable to expect visit from them at an.
'l'ne, In the meanwhile, perhaps some of ou
,eiehtiiic men will will have remedy prepared
f0l them
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-03

How A Minister was Duped.

The New York correspondent OF the Boston
iOgradl writes Men and woman get GOALS, liq-
aor. house rent and rides in the park from
systematic begging for coffin or ahroud, or mon
ev to bury u poor woman or dead child. At the
cyentide, between dawn and dark, tho medita-
lions OF city pastor were disturbed by the en-
trance OF cleanly but plainly attired young wo-
man She was out at service, she said, and
could only catch odd hours to get ont. She at
tended the PASTORS church, and with compan-
ion sat among the lowly in the gallery. Both had
been converted the past winter both wished to
he baptized The sickness Of her friend preven-
ted ii, and now ahe had just died. Her COM
paulon wished her to call upon the pastor,
thank him for his faithfulness, thank him for
preaching, and to bear her dying request that
hu should attend her funeral. The street, house
anl time was named. The girl wopt, and the
pastor was deeply affected. The little money of
both was exhausted in the sickness and the pre-
laration for the funeral Everything was ready
bat the grave. Was there any society that
helped bury the dead ? There was none. But
the pastor opened his pocket book and prompt
\ tendered five dollars to complete the arrange
meats FOR the funeral. The girl would moi
touch it would not think of such thing. At
el an earnest plea on the pastors part, the Wis
dor would take it only as loan, to be returned
ma short time, and with many thanks depart
I'd. The pastor entered the remarkable case in
hH note book, with which to refresh the saints
@lea they came together. He took carriage
and started for the funeral He found the
street and house very easily-but, alas nc
corpse. Nobody was sick-nobody had died
lAe girl was not to be found, and the whole wal
deliberate plan to get out Of the minister fiv'
4Hars, and the plan was q SUCCESS"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-03
Toe oiten True.

Some men take too much money out of their
business to expend in household expenses and
Iayisi display, and speedily bring themselves to
'he verge Of bankruptcy One old gentleman,
Mastering the difficult steps to final success gain
% considerable wealth as u merchant When he
,eufed to private life to live in ease and conf
iolt on his income, leaving a prosperous busi-
ness IN the hands Of his son.
+, II, three years the young man was bankrupt.
nc had failed in business, and was compelled to
take position as a clerk in strangers store.
Ills father was asked why it was that in bus
,uess IN which he had succeeded 80 well, his son
had failed.
lie gave this characteristic answer "When
On porrdge. AS my business increased we had
letter food and when l could afford it we had
the chicken first
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
railroad Hours
rRAINs LEAvB WILMINGTON.

TRAINS LEANh WihhirofoN.
~, ys,p York--1si, A. M, 1917, 1912, o42, P. NJ
sundays, III, a. $50, s1o $50, 1oso A.
fe[ II ZOO, 445 b.42, 1.1b, 1924 Pm. Sundays,
Mi a. N. 445, $50, 1924, i. M.
~ ~, ~ Rahinore.--12.52, 2.03, lVUs, A. Nj l23,
ln q" 40. r. M. Sundays, 1929, 2;os, 4. M:
~ @,r Washfngton.-12.b2, IVY, A. NJ; isoo, LIS
~ =" p NJ. Sundays, 1882, 203, A. M. :,
~ r. DeIalcare r. R.-12.bb, 1910, n. M $50, r.
II No sunday TRAINS. an, IN NJ =, ok a os o ro
gor Neip Cdstte-l2bo lo.iV, a. NJ. i.zo' o''o' eoo
p N. NO Sunday trains. 200 =,
f% Ok H. p, Nj. Sunday trains. $40 I. M.
isn pii iTi,n;nator e Festern r. R-6sn and 1925 A.
=, fI I a. b.35, r. M. Sunday at I. M.
"'' TRAINS ARRIVE At WILMINGTON.
T,on Mem York--1.ba, A. M; lib, 100, p. M,
sundays sunday, iIod 1885, $780, A. Nj 1900
.ont VA 400, 515 $50, 100, $40, 1885, P. M.
aen,,,davs 2,42, 15s, 1905, A. M. 1888, 7. M.
pu,uS re" tari Deposif-s04 A. NJ. No Sunday train.
p,Co, i,altinlore = i.2l, 1925, A. M. l2oI, o.3S,
az p. NJ. sundays, Ia, A. NJ: 1o.l4, I. M.
Froa Washington. = l.sl, a. M; Roi, o.S2,
,ota uV +. NJ Sunday, 1.2l, 4. NJ, 1914, 7; M.
Rroa Deiatgare r. R.-1O.15, A. M; 4.40, s.55, Il.
N 20 sunday trains.
E,.nt NeD Cdse.-8.0O, 10.l5, a. NJ. 44O, ofo, soo
y NJ No sunday trains.
/. vra,n ~ lriIrninGton d Reading r. R-9.10, A. Nj
. 70 qs2. p. NJ. Sunday train 11.17 a. M.
E,a, Wilmington d Western II. R.-Tb5 il.25 A.
A., 9.so, 100 I. M.
IsAyE PHILADELPHIA FoR WILMINGTON.
toaO $50. 10B0 A. NJ; 1915, $50, 400, b.lo, 800
AZ 3A 1i.30 Z. NJ.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-03

IN ~
We would call especial attention to our Rew style Of
pictures of "GERMAN FINISH," which we do not
think are surpassed in this or any other country
many thousands of which are In this city, and for
their quality we give general reference:
NJ. W. GARRETT,
ian1-1Y TOO Market Street,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-03

,s-some of the Boston colored people have
started project for recognizing the services
v. Henry Ward Beecher to their race by forming
=. Harvard College medical scholarship for col
o'el men, to be called the Beecher scholarship.
i, a call has been issued, signed by number
~ ~ prominent liquor dealers of New York city,
tor = state convention of all interested in the
.' mile' including brewers, distillers, wine and
s,'Tit y traders, to be held in Albany on the Goth
OF September
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-03
.4iaantiaI Cards.


rJ,HE ARTISANS SAVINGS BANK.
bo2 MARKET STREET,
Incorporated February %. 1861.
open to receive deposits daily from 9, A. NJ until
q, T. NJ and on Tuesday and Saturday evenings
from to O'Clock.
A sEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND,
of six per cent has been regularly paid on deposits
since the organization Of the Bank and IL Is tho ex-
pectatlon OF the Managers, that TINS rate OF uNl
dends will be continued.
When dividends are net withdrawn, they are ac-
counted as deposits. Thus permanent ueposits'
compound their interest twice in eacn year
MANAGERS:
wuJyAu & HuIEs. GEoRsR w. Bush,
CrFMFNT B SMYTH GEoRGE S. CAPELLE,
CHARLEs W. Rowland, ii. L. LIcHTENsTEM,
EDWARD DARLINGTON, NATHANIEL II. hhNsoH
HENRY +. DUBE, JOB IL. dAOhsuNi
"a NJ srOT,IeNBITRa. NM. II, SWIFT,
ANTHONY HIGGINS.
VIM. S. HlLLES, President
GEO. W. BUSH, Vice President; -. r., 49,
apri4-tf h u. tAs NUS, M ire ~ =
LNIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF WILMINGTON.
DEPOSITORY OF THE PUBLIC MONIES,
FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
EDWARD BELTS President.
GEO. ID ARMSTRONG Cashier.
pam ZIP CAPITAL. s5O0,tcO
| sH- Philadelphia and New York Exchange tur-
| nished to regular depostors without charge.
| Discount days, Mondays anu Thursdays, aJ sh An
DIRECTORS.
| Clement d. Smyth, George W. busI
| Israel Pusey Eli Garrett,
Henry s Mctlomb, Joshua n IIaald,
Daniel James, Mlulhh lalhti' -, =,
Edward Belts. oGil-lT
4-laza
PEACHES
SOLD ON COMMISSION BIZ THE uNDERsIGNFT
AT REGULAR RATES.
The facilities of this house are such that the i'm
city trade s supplied at the
HIGHEST MARKET PRICES on FINE FRUITS
REFERENCES IN PHILADELPHIA TO salts
FACTION OF ALL CONCERNED
GEORGE W. BoYER,
l4O SOUTH DEL. AVENUE,
iyaT.qm PHILADELPHIA.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-27

According to the Journal the losses o
the Wheeling companies at Charleston
are as follows, Qess salvage( Franklin
$11, ,sos; Nail City 1908; German $5,S75
Fire 8 Marine $500; Peabody $4,sSS
Etna $1,000; Citizens $9,5OO.
1t seems that some body set aaoat a re.
port about L. STERN Of such an Injurious
character that two OF the Insurance agents
felt compelled to come out In the follow.
ing card defending him.
Conflicting rumors being in circulation
regarding the origin Of the late disastrous
fire very damaging 10 Mr.. L. Stern, we
in justice to him, feel compelled to make
the following statement; Seeing that he
himself does not wish to explain for what
reason this report was circulated, we can
with the greatest confidence assert, that
Mr.. Stern had at least double the amount
Of stock on hand, when the fire occurred
Of the amount Of insurance he had on 1t,
and either Of US would have gladly in
creased his amount OF insurance at least
$4,000 in fact we solicited additional in
suranCe Of him shortly before the fire.
j. D. MOORE, Agt.
SHIELDs & PRESTON. AOLs
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-27
ProcIamatlon by the Preslllsn,.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The President
Issued the following proclamation
WHEREAS, 1t has been brought TO the
notice OF the President OF the United
States that an International Exhibition of
arts, manufactures and products of soil
and mine Is to be held in the city Of Phil.
adelphia in the year 1875 for the purpose
OF celebrating the one hundredth anniyer.
sary OF the independence Of the United
States, Il Is desirable that from the Ex.
ecutive Departments Of the Government
oil the United States, in which there nav
be articles Tor the purpose intended,
there should be such articles and mater.
ialsas will, when presented in q collective
exhibition, illustrate the functions and sd.
ministrative facilities Of the Government
in time OF peace, and It's resources as a
war power, and thereby serve to demon.
strate the nature Of our institutions
and their adaptations to the wants Of
the people. Now for the purpose OF secur.
Ing a complete and harmonious arrange
ment OF the articles designed to be ex-
hiblted from the Executive departments
OF the government, it Is ordered that a
board to be composed Of one person, be
named by the head OF each Of the execu,
tive departments which may have articles
and materials to be exhibited, and also
one person to be named on behalf Of the
Smithsonian Institute, and one to be named
on behalf of the Department of Apricul-
ture, who shall be charged with the preps.
tion, arrangement and safe keeping ol
such articles and materials as the heads
OF the several departments and the Com
missioner Of Agriculture and direc-
tors Of the Smithsonian Institute
may respectfully decide, shall be
embraced in the collection; that one
Of the persons thus named be designated
BY the President as chairman Of such
Board, and that the Board appoint from
their own number such other officers as
they may deem necessary, and that such
Board when organized shall be authorized
under the direction Of the President to
confer with the executive officers OF the
Centennial Exposition in relation to such
matters connected with the subject as
may pertain 10 their respective depart
ments having articles and materials on
exhibition, and that the names OF the
persons thus selected by the heads oi de-
partments, the Commissioner OF Agrlcul-
ture and the Directors OF the Smithsonian
Institute, shall be submitted TO the Pres
ident for designation.
By order Of the President.
HAMILTON FRH,
Secretary Of Slate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-27
WASHINGTON.
LOAN APPROPRIATION.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2G.-The Register
Of the Treasury was before the HousI
Committee on Appropriations to-day, ex
planning the manner and expense Of CON
Quoting loans, etc. The COMMITTEES vii,
present proposition TO the House with
the view Of making annual appropriation
Tor such expenses, instead of leaving Chem
70 be paid as now under the head Of per.
manent appropriations.
ALABAMA CONTESTED RLEorIoN.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections to-day took up the case oi
the contest between Spencer and Sykes,
both Claiming seats as Senator from Ala.
bama. The committee notified the coun.
sci to be prepared to announce next
Thursday what line of argument they
propose TO follow and the number OF viii.
nesses they propose calling. The COM
mittee adjourned until Thursday.
NEW p. NJ. FOR DAYTON, OHIO.
The President to-day sent 10 the SEN
ate, among other nominations, Fielding
Lowery, for Postmaster at Dayton, Ohio.
REVENUE RECEIPTS FOR THE MONTH,
The indications are that the Internal
Revenue receipts for the month will foot
up 80 100000, Of which one million
dollars will, Il Is estimated, come
from the semi-annual tax on bonds
other than national banks, lesving the
balance OF the months collections al
about an average Of the monthly collec-
tASaEH L.. 4 II n
the panic.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-27
A Clerical GnIherinr.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26-At the call Of the
Chicago Alliance, a new undenominatlon.
al religious journal, Of which Prolessor
swing and other distinguished city d.
vines are editors, q large number oi Chi.
eago clergy assembled to-day OF the Grand
Pacific Hotel. The Episcopal, Presby-
terian, teri Methodist, Congregational, Bsp-
list, Christian, Universallst, Sweden
borgian, and other denominations were
represented. After an hour Of pleasant
social reunion and partaking Of q cola
tion, Rev. DR.. Glenwood was appointed
Chairman. Rev. ], B. Mcclure stated the
object OF the meeting to be the fostering
Of kindly and friendly social relations be:
tween the ministers of the various de.
nominations. Addresses were made by
Rev. Dts. Evarts, Kitredge, q. n.
Powers, Ryder, Daniels, Arthur, Mitchell,
J: d. Walker, Thomas and several others
and the occasion was Of one great interest
to all present Arrangements were made
to hold similar meetings monthly,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-27
A Physician Charged with PoIsOniuI

PrTrsBURau, Jan. 26.-Dr. William
Smith, ol tho South Side, was arrested
this evening on a charge of poisoning
The illness oI James Med Donald, a resi-
dent Of Temperanceville, and subsequent.
ly OF his grand daughter, q child Of about
eight years, which resulted In death un-
der peculiar circumstances Of like ma
ture, caused a post mortem examination
Of the daughter to be held, and chem
ical analysis Of the stomach developed
the TACT that It contained q large amount
Of arsenic. DR.. Smith has been McDon.
AIDS family physician for some years.
Considerable excitement prevails in this
vicinity over several cases Of supposed
poisoning, some seven or eight sudden
deaths having occurred recently under
DR.. Smiths care. Some years ago he
was convicted Of passing counterfeit
money and sentenced TO the penitenhary
for five years, but was subsequently, par.
doned and resumed the practice Of o
physician In TemperanceVille.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-27
han January last,
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, January 26-Cotton-
Quiet; 1G4c. Flour Firm and un-
changed. Wheat-Dull at 81 4ea1 IS.
Corn dull at G0A62c. 0ats-Quiet and un.
changed. Rye-Firm; No. O. ,93c. Bsrley
Fair demand and advanced; fall 81 Is
al IS. olls-Unchapged. Eggs-Dull
and unchanged. Butter and Cheese
Firm. Pork-Firm at $15 rs. Lard
Firm; steam 9tc asked; 9c bid; kettle 9ta
9sc. Bulk Meats Strong; shoulders
quiet at 0tc; clear rib 7ia6c; clear 8tastc.
Bacon-Firm; shoulders 7ta7Ec; clear rib
8tasic; clear 9a9tc. Hogs-Firm; light
$5 36a5 90; heavy $5 66a5 80; receipts
1914; shipments 1905. Whisky-Firm
at 95c,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-27

1873 showed net traffic earnings amount
ing TO nearly 40 per cent Of the gross re
ceipts The Toronto, Grey & Bruce roat
In Canada for the year ending June 80
1873, reports net traffic earnings Of "a pei
cent, and the Toronto and Nlpissing FOL
the same year Of 39t per cent on the gross
The Arkansas Central road Tor its shorI
line Of 64 miles completed, showed mel
earnings at the rate Of % 600 per mile pei
year. We do not know what this road
cost, but the first division OF the Denver
and Rio Grande road cost only $1350C
per mile, with It's equipment, while the
Canada roads are said 10 have averaged
$4,000 per mile"
Whatever opinion railroad men may
unite on in respect to narrow.gauge
tracks for the great established thorough
fares ot traffic, there can be no doubt that
their introduction will be Of immense
value In developing new sections Of the
country where railroad facilities arc re-
quired, but where the capital Is wanting
to build roads on tho expensive plan in
general use.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-27
A 100000 Incendlary Fire.

MRAPHs, January 96.-A NaSsnesia
Helena, Ark, special says that on Sunday
morning about l o'clock fire was dis.
covered In the southwest corner of an
immense frame building known as Miles
Block, belonging to John A. Bappe, oi
Newark, N. ]. In few minutes the
whole building was ablsze, and
despite the efforts OF the citizens the
flames soon spread 10 a two.story frame
belonging to j. B. Miles, which, together
with two.story brick belonging TO Miss
Augusta Weldon, were consumed, and the
south two frame stores, occupied By /. R.
Daley and Ross g. Elder and owned BY
]. B. Miles, Of Helena, Ark, and L. A.
Armstrong, Of Newark, were swept away.
In this direction the fire was stopped by
the large store Of King & Clapton, whose
loss Of goods by fro and water will reach
$1,000, on which there Is no insurance,
while on the west Miles Block and two
frame houses belonging TO ]. +. Ramsey
and james Manning were DESTROYED, The
Miles building cost $4,000. The entire
loss will foot up some $4,000; no In.
surance. The fire was the work Of an in.
cendiary,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-27
Narrow Gauge Rallroads.


The Bellaire Independent is apparently
taken with the idea Of building a narrow
gauge railroad from that place via St
Clslrsvllle to Urichsville on the Panhadle
road. Thinks that such a road can be
built for $4,000 per mile, which would
make for fifty miles, the distance between
the two points, $75O,O0O. 1t calls atten.
tion TO an article from the New York
Sun, showing how the narrow gauge
roads are working where they have been
built The great argument in favor ol
them Is the saving made in dispensing
with unnecessary dead weight in the
cars-Weight which It cost just as
much to move as II 1t was paying
freight. The argument Is very simple
Practical experience has shown that ten
of the narrow-gauge cars carry as much
freight as eight broad.gauge cars, while
one narrow.gauge car, loaded with five
and halftons Of freight, weighs no more
than broad.gauge car empty. But thert
Is also a very great saving in the cost ol
construction and equipment Of narrow
gauge roads over those of the ordinary
gauge; while for mountainous regions tht
narrow'gauge has an immense advantage
over the wide In respect to Its superior
facilities for taking trains over SHARP
curves and up ascending grades. Indeed
trains can be run over q narrow.gaugt
road with comparative ease where II
would be impossible either to build OF
operate road Of the common kind.
In addition 10 the roads partially OF
wholly built which are In actual opera
tionin the United States, there are large
number Of others already In construction
The Manufacturers Journa! gives The
names Of twenty-five Of these which are
10 OeIFOm 10 to $50 miles in length, eiCh,
oi them being over 200 miles long. II
also gives the names of thirty other com
panies organized to build narrow gsug,
roads. e"Ne'
oo.ss 80 lar as reports have been made con
ceSnlng err a! .ae practical working Of the mar.
s1W gauge system It's results have beer
highly encouraging. The Denver 3 Ri, 81,
afande road Tor the first ten months ID Q