Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-12-28

THE cHRIsTMAs oBsEnvANcE-soME sPEcULATIoNH
Aa TO THE OFFICERS OF THE LEGIsLATUREiN-
sURANcE REMOVAL, ETC.
Especial Correspondence of the Commercial
DOVER, Dec. 20.
Christmas has been beautiful day and we
believe generally enjoyed. Some were 30 full of
the occasion that they did not go to bed at all,
last evening, but remained up to waken quiet
people with the discharges of an old piece of
cannon, and alarm them by bonfres in the streets.
The Episcopal church was open and the servi-
ces well attended. In the afternoon the Pres
byterian Sabbath School was addressed by the
pastor of the church, Rev. Mr.. Huntington, the
Superintendent, MIR. Fulton, MIR. Massey and Mr..
Taicott, after which bountful supply of pre-
sents was stribudited to the children.
In some quarters the celebration of the day
was not 30 quiet or Innocent Several footrac
were run, and these seemed stimulated by strong
drink, ending by loud noises and profanity.
Many gifts were bestowed Almost all tables
were adorned with good fat turkeys or geete,
and altogether we have had merry christmas.
The fair price for corn, seventy-tiye cents
bushel, has drained us of that great staple, and
we would not be surprised before next harvest
if the price would be much higher than now. A
farmer remarked yesterday that he had never
seen 80 many teams hauling corn to the ware
houses and landings al at this time, and that
there were twenty-five wagons at one place wait
ing to unload. where he never before had seen
First, the price seemed TO be fair and tho farm
ers preferred selling it rather than to run tho
risk of the waste that il almost inseparable from
holding the crop. Secondly money is scarce,
and the desire to realize promptly hastened the
corn to market.
The meeting of the Legislature il drawing
very close, and as it approaches the candidates
for the different Offices multiply and grow more
anxious. The chances for the Speakership OF
the Senate are regarded hero as lying between
Messrs. Shakespeare and Eiddeman. of this
county, with the preponderance in favor OF the
former. Both are good men, and either would
fill the position with dignity and impair ahty
Both have had experience as Legislators, but
MIR. Shakespeare IL. the senior Senator i'll this
Legislature. As to who will be Speaker of the
House, little is said as he il not expected to come
from this county, but Mr.. Holcombs seems now
to be the most prominent. Mr.. Day is generally
regarded as having chance for the clerkship
OF the House. He was nominated in caucus last
session, and only defeated by the SUI erior man
oeuveriug of his opponents III inducing recon-
sideraton, which was regarded az hardly fair and
very unusual. He is well qualified, and his good
character and agreeable manners much in
his favor. As to the Clerk of the upper Houee
there are several aepirants, but If the Speaker
comes from this county it is not likely the Clerk
will also.
The Kent County Mutual Insurance Company
take possession OF their office tomorrow. The
building is perhaps comfortable, but it il not fire.
proof, and does no credit to our town or tho dl-
rectors in an architectural point of Wow and
manySof the stockholders, as well as citizens,
regret that their design was not more liberal,
and in the spirit of our other public improve
ments.
We cannot help noticing joke on the loca
editor of the Sentinel, who has not the reputa
ton of being much in advance of the
times. But in his last weeks
news he stated that the building, lately occupied
By Mr.. Day as an office, had been removed yes
'er,idy, that is, the day before tue announce
ment. Now the joke is in the fact that it wa
not removed till the following week and ther
was like not to be moved at all as the side CANT
ont in the attempt For once at least the Sen
iinel was flush with the times.
Governor Ponder is in town, stopping with Ills
brother in-law, the Chancellor. Don JONI.