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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-10
YOUNG SCOTLAND

An imported Clydcsdale u beautiful Brown, four
years Old stands l7]9 hands high, weighs 1900
lbs when in good flesh, has great bone and good
action. and for draft stallion has no superior in
this country or any other.
PEDlGREE.-YOung Scotland, sired by Old
Scotland; his dam, Il pure Clydesdale mare.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-10
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Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30

G z, .65 NUT, Sc 35 STOVE COAL.
NDc screened and delivered by
WIN. j. BROWN,
febls-lyof South of Market Street Bridge
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
Political Notes.

The Democratic State Central Committee OF
Illinois, several former Republicans cooperating,
have called State Convention for the 26th Of
August, and delegates are invited upon the fol-
lowing platform Speedy resumption of specie
payment redemption of the national debt in coin
free commerce; opposition to land grants ;restric-
ton of the State and National Governments with
in their legitimate limits and the protection OF
citizens by the State against extortion and OPP
preston by chartered monopolies.
The Democratic Convention of Alabama met
at Montgomery yesterday. More than four hun
dred delegates were present, representing every
county in the State. The Convention nomina-
ted Hon. George s. Houston for Governor, and
A. r Manning, G. Brickell and Thomas ]. Judge
for Justices OF the Supreme Court. The ticket
will be completed and the platform adopted to-
day.
Referring to rumors that Hon. G.. +. Hoar will
be a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts,,
the Worcester Gazette states "by authority
that Mr. Hoar sis not and has not been open to
Offers OF the nomination"
Charles Hays was unanimously renominated
for Congress yesterday by the Republican Con-
vention of the Fourth District of Alabama.
The Republican Committee of the First Dis
trict of Virginia has decided not to call con
vention 'but to leave the field to Hon. J. b
Sener ON his record az Republican Representa-
1--WE III tne present congress-.
Senator Sherman left his home in Mansfield,
Ohio, yesterday, for a canvassing tour in Iowa
Kansas and other States.
The confrerees of the Twenty-fifth Congress
sonal district Armstrong, CLARION, Forest, In
diana, and Jefferson counties-met at Kittan'
ming, Pa, on the Dist instant aud continued il
session until Friday morning, the Oath, when on
the 111th ballot, General Harry White, of Indi
ana county, was nominated, and the nomination
afterwards made unanimous.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
SECOND EDITION.
The Abducted Child.

HIS REPORTED RECOVERY AT READING.
PHILADELPHIA, July 3O
There ls report from Reading that the boy
Ross has been captured there.
SECOND DIspATcH-A BAND OF eYPsIEs AT HAM
BURG.
PHILADELPHIA, July 80.
The following is from Hamburg, Pa;
Detectives have overhauied a stroling band
of gypsies, near this place, who have small
boy with them. A rumor soon spread that it
was young Ross, who was kidnapped from Phil
adelphia.
THIRD DIsPArcH-A PoTTsvrLLE DETECTIVE MAKES
THE ARREST
PoTTsvILLE Pa, July 80.
A band Of gypsies with child said to answer
the description of Charley Ross were arrested at
Harrisburg by detective Karsner,of Pottsville.
Authorities have detained the band, and the
child until the family can be communicated with.
1t is not believed it is the missing Ross child.
FOURTH DEsPAToH-MR. ROSS EN- ROUTE FOR HAM
RURG.
HAMBURG, Pa, July 80.
The father of the child, with Philadelphia Off
GERS, are now on the road in special train fur
nished by the Reading Railroad Company.
There are conflicting stories about the appear
ance of the child found with the gypsies.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
Philadelphia Topics.

Mayor stoRley will not return until septem-
Der lat.
The Record has stopped publishing the
Beecher affair.
III stated that Brady, the salvage man,
a0st about $4,000 by going to law.
-Ile Manager and Treasurer of the Peoples
tlr insurance Company, 514 Walnut street.
'eeaylng left for parts unknown, the company is
HAT sad and severe disease balloonacy has
fbLpealed a again, and the Eoening Herald and
lpiersor Wise are down with it one day, and
rp the next.
1t is said that an American Steamship Com
psny contemplate the immediate construction
~ \, tiiee vessels, in all respects the equals of
fhe Pennsylvania.
-deorge W Crane and George Hains we're
X X PrcplIated from the fifth to the first floor of
In'.cl' Lane SCOTS, by the fall of an eleva-
sdylng condition.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
scnoo,G Gir,,s plea for Dress.

A high school girl in Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire, at late exhibition, read an essay or COM
position on the subjec. of taste in dress, in
which she talked in this way In all ages have
have there been leaders of fashion whose ex-
trayagance has furnished a never failing subject
to the satirist' We OF the present day suffer
persecution on account of our ruffies. The flow
era and clouds have ruffles, too. We cannot
help liking them, and our sewing machines hem
them, buzzlng away all the time so that we can
not gossip with mother or sister Has it occur
red to the strong moralist that the hum OF the
sewing machine ID quite All effective bride TO
that ''unruly member" 80 productive Of discord
iu this fair world of ours There may be some
cynical critics who will to-day more closely oh,
serve our dresses than our essays, and VIII
mournfully wish that the thigh school girls
wouldn't dress for ball" Well, we don't Of
| ten graduate, and who can blame us on 80 i'm
portant an occasion for liking to look as pretty
as We cant We are going to be economical we
shall wear our white muslins to all the weddings
| of our friends for some years, and not long ago
| A Young lady Of this school wore her graduating
dress al her own wedding. When they look a
| little mussed for festive occasions we can eaten
up the trains and wear them to church or make
them over for our little neces. The critics
ought to remember that New England girls un-
derstand making thing at the same time pret-
| ty and useful.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
Railroads. in DefauIloFIntercst.

mere are eighty or more railroads in the
!. ,'lea States now in default of interest and
II s suspended. few of these defaults occurred
siA'l September at the time of the panic, but
'aos. tos happened subsequent to that event, por
Sa y ate as January of the present year. The
fso'a. amount of bonds on which interest pay
naa s,a are suspended is 1886, 295, ,668. Measures
M, III ~ progress in most casses to adjust matters,
MI. the process is slow, Many of the roads are
s'yogleted and will require further outlays be-
Mil ,neS peSln to pay. In time most of the roads
i'i ies, . pernals become remunerative. The heav-
ssss, sum III suspense is on the Northern Pacific,
"auVVul, Some of the other roads are quite
Sliysy I, ddS involved. Atlantic and Great Western,
FsnoouVoO s,ue Chesapeake and Ohio, $25. 000, 600
e. '':as :se aec paG S12,OOO.OO0 St Paul and Paci
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
The stephen A. Douglass Estate.


The great law suit long pending between the
heirs of the late United States Senator Stephen
A. Douglas and the executor of his estate, was
decided in Chicago on Monday by Judge VIII
liams in favor of the heirs. This decision gives
the heirs, Robert and Stephen. about quarter
of million of dollars. 1t was made under the
died he left Dr. p. Rhodes, of Cleveland, as the
executor of his property and real estate in south
Chicago. When it was offered for sale, Rhodes
in ali the property he would take one-third OF
his hands This was done, and the speculators
made an immense sum from their investments;
The suit was brought to recover, on the ground
indirectv in the purchase of property at his own
sale, and the judge so decided. But one-half y,
Of tbe value of the property was decreed to the
children the other portion would have gone u v
the widow but she was barred, having allowed
too long time to elapse before asserting her
| rights.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
Another Poisoning Case.

WHOLE FAMILY NEARLY MEET DEATH AT THE
HANDS OF LITTLE GIRL
On Tuesday night, Constable Samuel Wicker
sham, of New Garden Township, lodged in the
Chester county prison, little 13 year old girl
named Henrietta Bowers committed by Justice
Shelmire, upon the charge of having poisoned
the family of Benz. J. Miller, residing in the
township above named The West Chester
Ne,os prints the following particulars
Henrietta Bowers, the youthful offender, was
taken into Mr.. Millers family, last spring, he
having procured her at some charitable institu-
tion-perhaps in Philadelphia. On Monday last
after dinner, those members of the family
namely, Benz. and his wife Lydia, Caleb
Miller and Caleb Sharpless, were taken
seriously i'll with vomiting, and medical services
were at once resorted to. The physician at once
pronounced the cases results of poisoning, and
upon the girl being catechised and charged with
being the perpetrator of the deed, she acknow-
lodged to having placed considerable quantity
Of ar -enic in some apples from paper OF the
deadly poison which she found lying loosely upon
a shelf in cupboard. The balance Of the pois
on she took to an adjacent field and buried
After being charged with the act, she conducted
Mr. Wm. P. Harper to the place where she had
deposited the remainder of the poison, which
was found and taken III charge by Mr. IL. She
was at once arranged before Justice Shelmlre
before whom she pleaded guilty, but could moi
OF would no. give any reasons for committing
the crime Upon arriving at the prison she gave
way to anguish, exhibiting great contrition OF
her doings, and during the night wept almos
continuously.
The family have now sufficiently recovered t
be about but their physical organizations vii
| require weeks to recuperate them from the ter
| rible shock.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
Personal.

Rev. Fielder Israel, of the Unitarian church,
BIZ leave Wilmington, tomorrow, for his usual
Lusnst vacation, intending to return and resume
b work Oh the first Sunday in September. He
iii 90 to Buffalo first, preaching there on two
hbbaths, aud will then visit friends in Boston.
Nj jor A. T. Sears, formerly well known in
biz city, is now at Lima, South America, an en-
Snecr in tile employ of the Peruvian govern
nent, engaged on some of the railroads of that
plntry lie recslyes, it is said, the neat salary
i $4,000 a year in gold.
We regret to be informed of the severe ill
aess Of Jam I, Chambers, one of our most re-
pected citizens and merchants. Last evening,
b condition appeared critical, but he is consid-
bed better this morning. His son Howard and
daughter are also sick, making an afflicted
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
Daifn Commercial.
,oumrRcIAl PRINTING COMPANY.
o...,rd M Jenkins, Wilmer Atkinson,
-'' Francis @. Ferris.
.,,- M, Tsr,ns, etc., zee Second Page.
Latest General News.

r,o Seventh New Jersey Regiment was re-
,avs1 BY President Grant aud Governor Par
- at Long Branch, yesterday. Just before
\, - arrival of the regiment the floor OF sum
y. house in which the President, Governor
4 "A some other gentlemen were standing, gave
-. Inf as it sank only two feet, no one was
hjured
yho Eth Maryland Regiment left Long
brauch Yesterday afternoon. for New York,
nere they we're received and entertained by
III Seventh Regiment.
Roar Admiral Case, commanding the European
Acnadron, will be retired in February next, on
kaoisd by Rear Admiral Worden or Rear Admi-
n Reynolds.
rhras mAians applied for work, yesterday,
iu,r ,ierei Green coal mine superintendent in
fu1arne county, and being refused they fired
4 kine shot. at Green, woundlng him in the shoul-
Y I'D aide FRI ends came to Green's rescue,
H. .hot one of the rufiians dead and wounded
snother. who, it ia supposed, has been lynched.
wn, Watson, q Jerseyman, narrowly escaped
Y o'a lvnel,ed at Warren, Ohio, on Tuesday, fol-
feIonious assault upon a little child.
Il unrray's Hotel, aud adjoining buildings. at
IN Ports near Skowhegan, Me, were burned on
Sunjty evening. Loss $600000 The fire is sup
,sed 10 have been eau o by the carelessness- OF
I man who was smoking cigar.
An Omaha despatch says the grasshoppers
9ere blown out of Nebraska on Saturday night
IN A severe storm OF wind. Much produce that
"A ! been gwen up for lost will be saved.
Il Nathan Jernegan. aged 16, was drowned while
Aathug at New Bedford, Mass, on Tuesday
|Sight Ralph Kinsman aged 21 was drowned at
Ne yesterday. while bathing.
II mating of prominent railroad men, inclu-
NM Comm jdore Vanderbilt and Colonel Thos.
a Scott was held at Saratoga yesterday. The
'1onfelence was private.
II The B,ltmore club defeated the Philadelphia
II Baltimore yesterday, by score of to l.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
Penna. IL. az Ciamge.

Some important changes are announced in the
management of the Pennsylvania Railroad. j.
N. Mccullough, General Manager of the Penn
svlvania Company, has been made First Vice
President; J. d. LANG, Assistant General Man
ager of the Eastern Division, has been appoint
ed to the place vacated by Mr.. Mccullough. Geo.
Webb, recently Assistant General Manager of
the pittsburg, Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad,
lie appointed to the place vacated by Mr..
Laing. d. w. Caldwell is appointed General
Manager of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and st.
T,ouis road
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30

LOCK P-IMrRoyEMENTs--RAILR -yIsIToRs--
SCHOOL CHANGES, &c.
Especial Correspondence of the Commercial
BERLIN, Md, July 2S.
Our infant Jail is nearly ready to accommo-
date our law-breakers and it is hard to tell
whether it will be occupied first by white or col
ored, big or little, the difference is go little
However, we have no more rowdyism than other
places of similar size.
Pic-nics are all the 20. On last Thursday our
beach was lined with them. 1t was also big
day at Collins. He was perfectly jammed and
1t is said whiskey flows freely there notwthstand-
ing this is local option county. His visitors
secure it elsewhere likely. Among them also
there may be a contrabandist, and il true. some
body makes nice thing of it. But look sharp
for detection.
Though times are hard some have means for
building purposes. James Wise is Transforming
some old buildings into home of comfort and
beauty Henry Davis is building some pretty
houses to rent Mr.. Nelson and Charles Collins
are painting the colored people in Synepuxent
are completing neat M. Il. church, and the
Presbyterians are preparing to improve their
parsonage property Carpenters are all busy.
About a hundred men are now employed on
| our seaside railroad, and they are pushing the
work with considerable vim They are talking
Of a 'strike," their wages only being 81 10, but
it is uncertain whether they will do 30 or a COM
for the reason that they bargained 60 work for
present wages. Then 'strikes' seldom pay.
we have hosts of visitors now recuperating in
| our healih-conducing cline. Coffin is full,
every private boarding house is overrun, and
the town is well supplied. Some are desira-
BILE, others otherwise. Some come seeking
health, others fun, while no uncomfortable num-
her come for an old-fashioned "spree." But
isn't it queer so many pale-faced invalids recu-
peraus by filling up their time with such ex-
hausting amusements? and they leave us fee
bier than they come, How short-sighted mortas
are
DIR. Hudson aud Miss Hack have resigned
their schools in town. 1t liz reported Del. gem
teman will follow the DR.. The Misses Wise
and Hudson continue. And by the way our
country schools pay mean salaries, only $62 per
quarter. Onr present school system is rather
shabby.
Crops are splendid. But isn't money scarce
Business ia dali giving our merchants chance
to pic mic and shade themselves.
0CrA aInN
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
BSase BALL.

THE GAME At snUTzEN PARK, THIS AFTERNOON.
Tie game of Base Ball, to be played, this af-
Rrnoon, at o'clock, at shutzen park, will be
|be finest game which has occurred in this city
ior years
Both clubs are in excellent training, and the
PLAYERS are not inferior to professionals. The
III b Shibe' is the champion amateur associa-
tou Of the country, and will give the Quicksteps
4 hard tug to beat them. The result of the
game il looked for with considerable interest,
snl there are already heavy bets taken on the
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
Tns spread of the Grangers.

The number OF subordinate granges now m
operation is but few score less than twenty
thousand Iowa had the largest number on the
first OF June; the date of the last report; oemg a
/, 994; Indiana was 1868, and Missouri had i,yzs'
nois had .481, and Kentucky 1,101. The cotton
and gulf states alone had 4,O65 oranges. There ne,
are now about thirty oranges in Canada. Inc
California grangers are organizing national
gold bank with five millions capital: steps are
beipp taken for direct transfer OF gram IRON
the farm to purchasers in England.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30

FATAL Acc1pENr.-Mr. Alfred B. Smithers,son
of VIM Z, Smithers Esq, of Smyrna, died very
Unexpectedly at his home near Queenstown,
Queen Anne's Co., Md, last Saturday evening.
He and his brother W. II. Qhe latter married)
were farming together near Queenstown, and on
thursday they were helping neighbor thresh
wheat. Whilst in the neighbor's stable Alfred
received a kick in the abdomen from young
horse. Though painful at the time his injuries
were not considered at all dangerous. On Sat
urday afternoon however, he seemed to grow
worse and whilst his brother was going for the
doctor he died. He was III his 27th year, and
greatly respected in the neghborhood. The in
terment took place in Smyrna on Sunday, in the
presence of large concourse of people.
VISITING RED MEN. N.--Nantcoke Iribe No. 55.
of the independent Order of Red Men, belong
ing to Wcomico county. Md, held an anniver-
sary celebration at Barren Creek Springs on the
25th of July Three tribes participated one
from sharpstown, Maryland, and another from
this city. Judge G. W. Bishop, of Baltimore,
made an address in the afternoon, and at night
there was a shop" at the hotel and grand dis
play of fire works.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
,,o, an ,nc De,avare shore.

few days ago serious riot occurred at Attn the
Shore House, in Salem county along % Ihe ISM DoiS
was a seriously injured by being struck over the
head by a board. Some fifteen Of an organlza-
tion in salem known as the "Modocs" went
down to the Shore House in an intoxicated con-
dton and began for w1sa sh
to co. the sheriff was sent for, who persuaded
tbe parties to return to their boat, but on the
wav they assaulted the sheriff and his posse and
a general melee ensued. several of the rioters
have been arrested others tied-to Deiaware
laerhana
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
New Castle Items.
Especially Reported for the commerciall
NEu NA srI L Iulu 80

'pecially Reported for the CommercalI
New CASTLE, July 80.
The match game of base ball which was played
between the Tammany B. B. G. of this place and
the Milford D. b. c. of Milford, on the 28th inst.
at the latter place resulted in victory to the
Milfords by a score of 10 to "a. The Tammanys
were delighted with their trip down there. and
speak ill glowing terms of the manner IN which
they were entertained by the Milford boys. The
game created quite an excitementin Milford, ,and
d very respectable crowd turned out to witness
it.
Our friend Eagle is having very neat iron
frame awning erected over the door Of his meat
and vegetable store, in the market building,
which when finished will be quite ornamental as
we'll ae useful NJ.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
THIRD EDITION.
is 1T CHARLEY ROSS &?
THE BOY WITH THE GYPSIES.
PoTTsvILLE, July 80.

PoTrsvnLE, July 80.
Last night, Chief Burgess VIM. McAdam and
Constable Joseph Kaercher started in pursuit of
band of gypsies who passed through Potts
vile yesterday morning, having such informa-
tion as led them to believe that Charley Ross
was with the band.
A gentleman who saw the child declared he
answered the description given of the missing
child. telegram announcing the capture of
the band, from VIM. McAdam, saying that the
boy answered the description given. The whole
band is in custody, awaiting the Identification
by the father.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
Caught after 10 Wears =, s,n.ra,,ou

d,nai .a Sle M MONTH of May 1855, John Meyer aban-
Al ph JUS wife and family of five or six children
|SotIa'p meanwhile and left for parts unknown.
|y',lB year. mlre was heard of him until about two
|delnI,aa asI' when he visited daughter in Phila-
|sbar, oat he was again lost slght of until a
lo'aS,' l,s '''ue Is ago when he applied for $4,000
|rcIs,iysl |rIy eit MN by deceased Chester County
|leo,,;nSe. Then it was discovered that he was
Ivbarais; Ibls notel IN Cassvlle, Montgomery county,
an,.o"9 V.s,9 had wife and three children, and had
ID anS some some property. Meyer was then arrest
|Comt' 'ea in $1,000 for his appearance al
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
The PhiiadeIphia S.,omern.

Linz steamship In llama, of the American
With 81 esSes AYES sphsdephia, to-day, for Liverpool,
Tie % GTsoin, Ta, and 1870 steerage passengers,
Tueslsv' uaitsrtnnd, ,uis from Antwerp, came in on
enpers Ola oapih and lo5 steerage pass
29h n,.s .saols sailed from Liverpool at p. NJ.
l4O stse..or o. ior Philadelphia, with 36 cabin and
''serage Passengers.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
The cen,ennia,,s F,nances,

i.snaSS aS chairman of the centennial finance board
Uptgal5 y,e'erday an address to the people of the
p tnn 5tates, to the effect that plan for rails
lnown 'Is bS ilas been adopted, and will be made
adj tio,, .ue management OF Hon. VIM. Bigler. In
ior .lan. W tllls plan, any person can subscribe
IsenIia',.o ~ OF centennial stock at $40 each by
|to FraYY cleek or postoffice order for the same
pbl,J'efrvok Fraley, treasurer. 604 Walnut street
|be pro'np., Tor which certihate of stock will
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30
LOCAL AFFAIR S.
City Council this evening

Gouley's excursion was full.
President Hinckley again threatens to with
draw his postal cars on the 1st of August.
Annie Cathcart will administer upon the
estate of her deceased husband, VIM. Cathcart.
Our Coatesville correspondent writes that
the victims of the gas explosion are expected to
recover.
An excursion was to have visited Wilmington,
from Woodstown, N. j., yesterday, but was kept
back by the rain.
There are still some desirable rooms vacant
at Bsandywine Springs Hotel. Those desiring
them should apply to H. W. Sawyer, at the
CLAYTON House.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30

THE PRESIDENT AND REHoBoTH.-The DetG-
'ndrtdn thinks it would be good thing to get
President Grant to visit Rehoboth thinks it
would be good card for the place. We believe
some of those interested in that paper are also
interested in Rehoboth lots, aud it is encourag-
ing to think they have at last found some good
use to put the President to.-SmWRd Times.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30

The reported capture of the missing Ross child
n telegraphod from Philadelphia. A band of
rpsies, with child which is said to cores
,ond with Charlie Ross, was detained
,ear Hamburg, in Berks county, Pa, this
nornug, and the father of the child is en- route
n special train from Philadelphia to identify
E.u IA
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-30

CoLoRED SovEREIaNs OF INDUSTRY. Mon
day evening next, meeting of colored people
will be held in McDonnell's Hall to organize a
council of the Sovereigns of Industry. The or
der is new one in Delaware. the first council
having been organized only few weeks ago.