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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
CITY AFFAIRS.

now THE LATE TREAsURER's DEFICIENCY WILL
BE MADE UP-THE CITY BONDS
Washington Cox, Esq stone mason, is one OF
ex-Tressurer Klllgore's suretes, aud MIR. Cox, it
is said, proposes to make good his share of The
mason work Tor the city at contra prces. Very
good.
1t is now rumored that on account of the de
pressed financial condition Of the country, the
city bonds issued for the improvement OF the
Water Works and the construction OF a new res
ervoir will be offered at 95 cents on the dollar.
BY this means the work will be proceeded with
and employment gwen to a large number OF men,
while it is claimed that the cheapness at which
labor eau be procured will more than make up
for the difference in the price OF the bonds NesI-
iy all other cities sell their bonds below par ano
tor this reason our bonds at par do not now find
a ready sale.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
SECOND EDITI0NI
AFFAIRS
ACCIDENT AT NEW CASTLE
From Henderson, Md.

CROP PROSPECT rs-sAD DROWNING ACCIDENT, 40
Special 10 the Gd<ette)
HENDERSON, ND, juno 9th, 1874.
Mr.. EDITOR Dear ST;-The crops are gener-
ally light in this section. Strawberries are not
cultivated extensively hcre-the largest grower,
4. }. Carter, shipped from 600 TO 1900 quarts
per day. The peach crop is very short
The prospect for wheat bas not been better for
seven years. At Marydel, the next station above
thIs, the fIuit growers have formed a stock COM
pany and will build a canning factory and will
pack tomatoes this season. The Republicans at
that place are not pleased with The action their
leaders take In the Civi Rights bill aud are lean
ing towards the Democratic party.
On sunday afternoon the eldest sou OF John
Trbt and several other boys were bathing at the
River Bridges, just above what is known as the
Mud Mill, and having bathed sometime, dressed
himself HIS father then coming to the Bridges
and having been told by his son that hc coulc
| SWIM a certain distance, doubted the statement
whereupon the sou prepared and entered the wa
| ter again, and having SWAN the mentioned dis
| tance became exhausted aud was drowned. Til,
| father could not SWIM aud was prevented iron
| entering the wafer The two boys who were il
with hun attempted to save him, but in vain
he sank into u watery grave to rise no more. Al
| ter long search the body was iouui The faith
/ er was inconsolabe.
| The young man was Is years old aud was tn
main support of his father ia Cultiyating hi
| crops. This is warning to all amateur swim
mers not to enter deep water, especially on tn
| Holy Sabbath Day. u.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
LIBRARY.
PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENr BY THE RUGBY
LITERARY SOCIETY.

PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT BY The RUGBY
LITERARY SOCIETY.
Despite the oppressive heat. last evening,
the Grand Opera House was we'll filled by
ihs friends OF the Rugby Literary Society,
who we're in attendance upon the literary
entertainment then and there given by that
society. The exercises In detail, were as
follows:
Overtnre-"Il lures in Italie," R0sSini.
introductory remarks bv The President.
Declamatioa-' Runs Maniac" Isaac c.
Elliott.
MuAic--"valse. Immor tellea. = Gnngei.
DialOgue-"The Great Eiixsr, "by Messrs
Lewis iInlss, George w. Bush, Jr.. f. q.
Phillips, w. Lsa Ferris, John Blggs, Robt.
T.. Cran., Chas. s. Rice Jas. +. Murphey,
Chas. NJ. Townsend.
Essay y-"Conversation," NJ. NJ. Osborne.
Defamation -"Catiline's Defiance" John
Bggs.
Music-"Calop Ceres" !Schocht.
Dialogue - "An Hour in SCHOOL," by
Messrs. Iaobt. w. Smith, II. X. Robinson
u. w. Jordan, Wm. II. Seidel, Chas. G
phillips, G. NJ. Townsend, Ia. Ii. Gaviey
Wm. Il. Burr. Harry latnsll, Isaac G. Elm
OFT. Willio Bancroft, Chas. T.. Whiteisy and
Others.
Music --"Concsrt Polka, Weingarten.
Decamation-"sIocrn Snooks," Lswis
Hilles.
| clamsiion-"Em mmett's .Dsfsucs, Robt
L. Crane.
Dialogue-'.A Close Shave," by Messrs
NJ. NJ. Osborne. E1. ii. Gsylsy, James +
| Murphey. Joshua Clayton, Presly Spruance
| Geo. w. Bush, Jr.
/ Music-"Ursula Waltz" Fdust.
| This programme WAS rendered in a pleas
| ing ana acceptable manner. The deciama
tions were effective, the dialogues vel
conducted, aud the music ofa excellsn
character. The participants received mum
bers OF large ana beautiful bouquets iron
| friends in tho audience.
| The whole affair was entirely successful
and was II sourcs al pleasure to all W h
were present.
Among tho quests present was Hon. len,
r. Bipg,.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
THIRD EDITION.
City Affairs and Finances.
STRAWBERRY SHIPMENTS.
OTHER LOCAL NEWS.
For the Gazette.

City Finances
Our City Finances, (after a good deal of
outside talk and condemnation are being
ventilated in Council, but it will require
many more 'otiicial statenients'' 10 satisfy
derogAtory reports aud insinuationa. The
fact Is tho reports" presented to Council
don't meet the public demand, nor do they
show precisely, and in full, the deficiencies
OF the Treasurer, aud 30 long as this re-
mains To be guessed at it may be said
all reports by especial clerks" aud ''chair
man OF the Finance Committee" will be
clearly unsatisfactory.
About the 2lst OF May, 1874. Mr.. James
Wooley, considered an expert made re-
port to Council that the totdi bonded ~
About June 4th. 1874, Mr.. Picksls presented
a statement. in which 1t was shown that the
total bonded DEBT of the city Is S720,2l2 30.
Why this repetition? And does either or
both OF them show how many thousands
OF dollars the Treasurer il behind hand; or
as he and his friends say, "dO they prove
| that he is "short" at all?" Upon what sac
counts or Items on his books has II
been shown that he has recovered sums of
| money which he has not "paid out?' State
the amount of money he has received, and
then show ns how much or how little he has
pad for the city. We doubt the ability OF
the Finance Committee TO make out any
satisfactory account, and until this be done
il IL no use OF repeating old statements about
the "Funded Debt" OF the city. 1t is city
losses that the people are seeking To know
and we hops some members of the Council
Will demand from the manager of our L h.
nances a fnll and fair exposure. There Is
said to be heavy loss somewhere, but no
body shows how or by whom. The Finance
are IN confusion aud no person can ri9a'
them.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
Tho Court of Appeals.
FURTHER LIST OF THE REDUCTION Of AssE:
MENTs.

FURTHER LIST OF THE REDUCTION Of ASSESS
MENTs.
The following are the reduction Of Assess
ment1 made by the City Council at Saturday
nights session We were unable to obtain
them at the proper time on account of the alb
SERGE of the Clerk from the ciy:
Delaware Avenue Club Stables, from $40 600
to So 900.
==Archibald Given's stable, on jefferson
street, between Seventh and Eighth from $500
to S200
Daniel McEiwee 5 capitatiOn tax was reduc-
ed from 5000 to $500.
VIM. l.. tiilberts' property at Front and King
streets from $1,000 TO $1,000.
+. Traynor's property, No. 50G Lombard
street, from $500 to <220O.
Peter Carrigan's property, No 507 Monroe
street IRON $1,000 to $ll00.
WIN. Baxters property, S. L. corner Fourtt
and Shipley street, from IS 500 to $4,000
Archibald Crozier property No. Gil Frencl
street from $500 to $500.
| Murray and McElwee's lot on Third street
between Adams and Mouroe from $4,000 t,
| $1,000.
solomon Jerseys caWtaton tax from $40
to 5000
Richard Martin's properly, at Twelfth an,
French streets, from $500 to S2i00.
John NJ. Dunn'S property No. 5O6 West SixtI
| street from $500, TO $1,000.
John Harkin's property, No. 203 Wes
Eighth street from $1,000 to $1,000
| David Lemons property NJ. liz Marke
street, from ~, 900 10 $50 900.
a number OF transfers were also made.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
The FAMINE tn the south,

NEW ORLEANS, June 8 8--cioysrhor kellogg
sent the following message to-day 10 the Secre-
tary Of War: The relief committee reports
that the suffering from the overflow remains un-
abated in Atchalalaya, Lalourche, aud Ouachits,
valleys, although there is some abatement on the
banks of the Mississippi. The committee is IS
suing fully forty thousand rations daily In
SOME districts they are compelled TO restrict the
relief to women and children, even where WORK
is not attainable for the ahle-bodied. Ii ih'
general government woHld order the Issuance o
twenty thousand daily ralions more than the hrs
Iappropraion, il would avert much suffering.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
The New currency B,iI.

WASHINGTON, June Q The new currency
bill, which provides for free banking abolition
Of reserves on circulation, except per cent, TO
be kept at the treasury, retirement of 0reenbacEs
at tho rate of 374 per cent. OF the amount of new
national bank notes Issued. aud redemption in
gold OF per cent bonds, January /, 1873, will
lie taken up by the Senate to-morTow. 1t is
claimed that it will pass both houses, and there
! are those who say that the President will sigr
il. but if he does il will be directly contrary Il
, His repeated declarations.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
fatal Accident.

LAD KILLED on THE RAILROAD, AT NEW
CASTLE.
At New Castle, yesterday afternoon, lad
named Guyer, aged about II years, son OF
VIM. Guyer, brick manufacturer, met with his
death on the railroad, under the following cir
cumstances:
ed an engine coming down the other track He
! then ieaped upon the car to pile of coal beside
the track, but the treacherous coal caused him
to clip, clear down to the track, and before he
could regain his feet the engine struck him,
completely cutting of the top of his head and
| causing instant death. He was Immediately
| taken up and removed TO his home.
Coroner Winslow, being informed Of the affair
held an inquest last evening. when the jury de-
livered verdic; in accordance with the above
| statement
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
The Rhode Island Legislurs met yesterday,

The Rhode Island Legisture met yesterday,
and each Honse balloted for u. 5. Senator. In
the Senate, General Burnside received Is votee
Governor Howard, 6; N. F. Dixon. o; William
b. Lawrence, 3; and Chss. Hart, being scatter
ing. In the House, Burnside received "a votes;
Dixon, IA, A. C. Barton, 6: William Sprsgue
s: W. L. Sheffield. 8: Hos ard, L. and Thomas
A. jerks. 3; there being six scattering. 1t wa'
stated in both Houses that Howard was not I
candidate. Ballo,tiog will be resumed in join
! convention to-day.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
D.a.h OF Secretary Belknap's Son.

WEST POINT, June 9.-The Secretary OF War
received iniimation to-day OF the death at keo-
kuk. Iowa, Of his only son. Willie. He leaves
here at once for that place. When the sad in-
telligence was communicated 10 General Belk-
nap he was greatly overcome hy his feelings.
lie has the sympathy oi the many hundred:
L gathered heIe.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10

ALARM OF FIRE-The fire alarm about $50
o'clock last evening, was caused by The ignition
of some hay in a frame stable at the N. w cor
ner Of Second and NJ adison streets, occupied by
VIM. T. Davis carter. The fire was extingush-
ed with buckets OF wafer before any consequential
damage vas sustained. The affair, however.
created great excitement, and large crowd
speedily collected.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10

Cows INJURED. yesterday afternoon, the
down freight train on theWilmington Western
Railroad, struck two cows, just above MI. Cuba
cut, aud knocked them both from the track.
One of tie animals was comparatively unOjur-
| ed, but the other was thrown into the creek
| where she remained all afternoon, with broken
leg AT night she was killed by her owner,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10

AspuRY ExeURsIaN.-Th excursion Of the
Asbury Sabbath School to Chester Heights will
come OF tomorrow, leaving foot OF Walnut ST.,
at "a o'clock, A NJ. All who would like TO have
a pleasant time. will try and arrange matters TO
20 with them, the fare is certainly very low for
the round trip, ouly IS cents for adults, aud 40
cents for children.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10

DEATH OF TWO HoRsEs.-I y esterday after
noon on Lombard street, between Ninth aud
Tenth Il horse fell down from exhaustion, and
died in fifteen minutes after being taken from
the shafts.
A fine horse belonging to Joseph Bcka
died, on Monday af throat affection
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10

THE HEAT. Tue beat Yesterday was the
greatest OF this year. At the Merchants
Exchange the thermometer at 4. IN. mark
oil s0>t degrees: at noon 93l! and at 3 p. In E..
~ degrees. The difference IN the degrees OF
boat repoIte by the u. y. Signal officer aud
thesa IL duo 10 the fact that the Thermometer
from hen the L $. officer tax es his data is
nt tho top OF tho Commercial Exchange
building, about 20 feet higher mp than that
at tho Merchants Exchange. - LeIGer.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10

PERSONAL Willard s. Pfile. Esq, city ed
iior OF Eiery Ewntag, and Corresponding Sec
retary OF the Inter National Typographical uu-
ion. returned last evening. from his western
tour. He locks veil ami reports having had an
excellent time.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10

COMMENCEMENT WEEK. The annual ex-
amiuations al Delaware College. are now in
progress an1 commencement week Will be
gin Sunday evening next, with a Baccalau-
reate sermon, by Henry Neil, u. ID. On
Tuesday morning tue annual meeting of the
Board of Trustees will 10 held, and in the
evening the ami verssry OF the Athen,e IN
Literary Sociaty aud AN address by :. NJ.
Harrington, Esq. On Wednesday the regu-
lar commencement exercise, will be held
concluding in the evening with tho anni'
versary OF the Dslta Phi Literary Society,
and an address by Theodore {. uurd. Esq,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10

SALES or MoSEY.-A At the regular monthly
IN citing OF Mechanics l. 1an ASSOCIATION. held last
evening. 800 At 22t, per cent. premium. 5000 at
-; 300 st u = and 300 at II.
At the regular monthly meeting OF City Loan
a slcat ION, held last evening, 500 sold at IS
per 81 Mt. premium. aud $500 at ISL. With
drawn shares 10 The am1un of 500, we're paid
.N
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
Special Notices.
Fond for HE Rabies.

Food for The Rabies.
Cbildrenfed on RIDGES FOOD will thrive. be
strong and healthy, and become little models oil
youthful strength aud childish beauty. apr2d'm
ChamOIs SIX tas
Several kips of beautiful soft skins. suitable lor
Gloves WIndowt, Carriages or other purposc5. JUST
v.aoaiwad hv n. BRINdnUkST II CO..
Corner Sixth and Market streetf
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10

MAD DoG.-At noon yesterday, a mad dog
was killed on Wilson street, above Seventh. Ii
was shot soon after It's arrival in the neighbor-
hood, before it had tine TO do any damage by
biting
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10

The Philadelphia Wilmington and Balti'
moro Railroad Company announces a semi
annual dividend of per cent, payable on the
lSt of Iuly, 1874.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
BARGAINS BARGAINSil
j. T. WILSON,

Dealer in Dry Gooii. Notions. Fancy Goods and
Tripmings.
No. 503 KING St., CLAYTON House Building.
Ladies' Dress Goods. Gentlemens Ware. Hosiery.
Gloves, Ribbons. Embroidery and Fancy Articles
generally Call and look before purchasing else
where. Goods will be sold cheap. IN y3o-1m
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
STRAW q e q RIE S.
1UEspAY'a sHIPMFNr.

TUESDAYS SHIPMENT.
To Jersey City. 80 care.
To Philades shia, 81
Total go "
Previous shipments, 2S3 "
Total thus far shipped, 573 "
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
DIED.

EMMONS-DIN0N.-0 On the 9TH inst in the First
rreshyter church, by the Rev. 5. IL McKown.
Mr. Frank ) Emmons to Miss Lucy j. Dixon, all
OF this city.
P0RTER.-on Wednesday, June lsth 1874. Robert.
Porter
The relatives and friend of the family are re-
spectfully m.ited to attend the funeral. On Sat
urday afternoon. :th inst at O'clock. from b is
ate residence, H. French street without furthe
notice.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10

The Senate Finlnco Committee Will to-day hear
representatives Of the New York Board Of Brokers
in opposition TO the proposed tax on sales OF ous-
twentieth Of one per cent. After tomorrow, the
| committee will not hear any more parties on the
Tariff bill
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
SIray Waits.

Diamond State Loan Association meets this
evening.
Two clses ofdrunkennsss constituted the police
record this morning.
Franks assortment OF infants clothing, at 81
market street, cannot be excelled.
A crowd Of rowdy's made hiieous noise neat
Sixth and Wollaston streets last night.
Remember the Union Church strawberry fest-
val ut the City Hall and 50 this evening
The weather is somewhat cooler to-day, the
thernometes, at noon, Indicating 5 in tue
shade.
Oh, yes, do come tn the strawb.try festival, al
| at Glasgow, on Tuesday evening next at sN
O'Clock
! At the Wesleyan Female College the A luu
ne on the 18th aud com mnencement on tht
lis h.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
EXCURSION
CHESTER HEIGHTS!
Asbury M. f. Sabb ath School,
Intend making an Excursion to Chester Heights


Leave foot OF Walnut street at =. o'clock. A. M.
Returning early in the evening.
A baggage ear will be prov ided for baby coaches
baskets. etc. free of cost.
Tickets for the round trip. Adults. Is cents
Children. 40 cents to be had of the children o
the school Committee OF Arrangements. or at the
ears on the morning of tho excursion.
By order of the ComAttee.
lest ID. L. HAWKINS, Chairman.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-10
rrSAHCIAL.AHD COMMERCIAL

WILMINGTON. Del. June 10. lSI4.
Latest Stock quotations iarnished by Merrick
,nhnson Co. s.. n Cor 9Th and Market street
niIm; Del, Mt | J.. NJ. to day.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-20

LEARNING kRO KAY.-Mary showed
me how to play croquet- Those are the
wickets,' says she. Which?' says L.
: Them says she, pointing to some things
in the shape of a boy bending over to pick
up Il marble.
Mary said |, L can't crawl under
those things; I'm too fat She replied.
: You don't want to crawl under EN-
Then | told her, How do You know |
don't want to crawl under 'em?' and |
said, You must be a medium, amt We? ,
She said she was medium-medium size.
She gave me wooden hammer; the
handle was Is long us the stick Robinson
Crusoe used to hoist his shirt on for sig
nal She put 4 ball on the grass; it had Il
red waist ribbon around it. and the ham
mer had one just like it, which was Il CO.
incidence. She told me to hit it, and the
fellow who found it alone knows how far
that ball went | saw fellow in n boat
two miles up the river duck his head rs it
passed, and he hauled in his fish-pole and
rowed ashore rs if he wanted to get out of
range. Mary said. That amt the way.
|. WE'LL said /, it's one way, anyhow.
Says l. Have you book of a rules? and
she said No Then | told her not to in
terfere with my style of playing. Then
| got another ball and hit her ball Then
she told me to put 'em up together, put
my foot on 'em. and hit 'em just as hard
as | could | wet my hands, and swung
the hammer aloft, and struck II fearful
blow, and instead of croquet it was a corn
quet. The balls didn't stir, but the way j
went around on one foot was a caution to
grasshoppers. | struck my sore corn in
.tao1 <>f tho hollis anj Sha hpat
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-20

wade in it; two of us would 90 before the
sheep and tread down the snow, while the
others would bring up the lambs. 1t re-
quired two hours of hard labor, but we
brought them all in safely.
About noon the wind came round into
the northwest, the snow still falling rap
idly; at two in the afternoon, the wind
rose, and soon increased to gale, which
! piled the snow in mountain drifts The
snow storm ceased about four in the after
noon, but the wind continued to blow till
near sunset. The clouds in the meantime
had all passed over, and before sundown
not vestige of the storm remained, ex-
cept the white sheet of snow. fully fifteen
inches deep. which everywhere covered
the ground.
The sight, if not Il cheerful one, was GER
tunly magnificent; the snow was as drv
rs that of mid-winter, and the wind had
piled it in many places six and eight feet
deep. The wind had ceased; the sun,
which had nearly reached the summer SOL
tlce, looked down smilingly on this waste
of snow. Warm and clear weather sue
ceeded, and in about three days all had
disappeared. How extended was this
storm, | have no means of knowing. but
on the Green Mountains, and in the north
eighteen inches deep. This storm was not
without its uses, for fruit and forest trees
had for several years been infested with
millions of caterpillars. which had seri-
, ously damaged our fruit and in MANY
places had stripped the forest of its leaves
, The Summer of 1884 was fruitful one
Wheat and oats sowed after this date made
/ full crops; the corn and fruit crop were
also good
Snow has sometimes fallen later in the
season than the 10Th of May. in New Eng
, land, but never, believe, in such quanti-
ties. L have n faint recollection of having.
in my early childhood. seen snow in the
month of June. On the 18th of June,
1912, the Green Mountains in Vermont
were covered with three or four inches of
: snow, but it was not general over the
+ State. JL.
Salem, Alabama, April 10.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-20
What Row it Would Have Kicked up.

The Virginia City (NevadO Enterprise
is responsible for the following, which
must be taken cum grdpao sails, when it is
remembered that American matrons and
maidens are not in the habit of compro-
missing their reputation even with royalty.
If any such letters are in existence, they
are most likely the production of adven-
tureSses:
We do not know that the following story
in relation to the Grand Duke Alexis and
his tour in the United States has ever been
published. 1t was related by the Grand
Duke himself while in Japan, to gentle
man whose name, were it mentioned,
would be familiar to the most of our read
ers.
No sooner had the Grand Duke landed
in the United States than he was flooded
with all sorts of letters on all sorts of sub
/ iects. Embraced in the epistolary hurri-
/ cane were hundreds, perhaps thousands ol
| letters from females-many the inspiration
of impertinence and dishonesty, and many
more the prompting of
All classes seemed to participate in thi:
follv-women without reputation and witt
nothing to lose, as well as ladies of wealth
and respectability, prepared to sacrifice
everything. Many of those letters wer,
glanced over merely and destroyed; but
large number were with pardonable vanit,
in the young Grand Duke, retained for flu
ture examination after lie had finished hi
, travels. These letters, embraced in no les
: than five packages, were intrusted to al
} orderly for conveyance to st. Petersburg
: while the Grand Duke continued his jour