Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-21

Fellows Hall, Sd and King street.
Herman Lodge, No, 30, l. o. o. f., at Odd
Fellows Hall, Sd and King street.
Wilmington and Brandywine Council, No. 3,
}. u A. NJ, at Hall Sixth and Market.
Wilmington Council, No. 5, Jr o. U. A. M, at
Hall oil Market street,
Enterprise Circle, d. U. @. A., at Hall 50i Mar
let street.
Washington Lodge, No. /, X. of p, at knights
If Pythias Hall, al Market street
Washington Lodge, No. 8, A. o. Of G. f., at
dcUlary's Building.
Star Of Bethlehem Division, No. Z, s. OF T.,
Ninth and French street.
Wawaset Lodge, No. IS, /. o. of q. t., at room |
9th aud Scott streets.
WANDERERS on THEIR WAY HoMR.-Saturday |
evenings Lancaster Express SAYS Last night |
here appeared at police headquarters a young |
md rather fine. looking but poorly clad, woman |
accompanied by a bright-faced little girl of |
about five summers. The woman desired lodg- |
ngs for herself and child, and they were con- |
lucted to the strtion-house. She represented
that she belonged to Wilmington, whittier she
was on her way, on foot, having walked all day
stated that she had gone West with her husband
where she had been deserted by him three
years ago, since which time, by dintof hard la
Dor, she had managed to support herself and
child. But rapidly failing health compelled her
at last to give up, almost in despair, and she
was now trying to reach her native place, where
she hoped to find friends. This morning the
Mayor offered to send her and her child to the
almshouse for few days, but she Indignantly
declined saying she had never been in the poor
house. and she naver would go there while she
could move a limb. She then started in the
rain, accompanied by her child, to walk to Will
mngton.
BusINiss EMBARRAssMENTs.- Friday, rll-
mors have been current Of the suspension or
business embarrassment of August Biclta, who
has been large dealer in hides and wool. The
facts are, we are assured that there has been no
failure, and that he is entirely solvent, some
saying that he can pay two dollars for one. lie
has incurred heavy losses by operations in WOOL
and is SAID to have been involved by the failure
Of the Bullock firms, in Philadelphia. year ago
Some Of his largest creditors were in the city,
from abroad, on Saturday, and manifested most
liberal disposition 70 secure an easy adjustment
of his AFFAIRS
The fact has not yet been advertised OF other
wise made public, but it is currently stated that
L. q. Springer builder, has made an assignment
for the benefit Of his creditors.
The FIRST FRUIT OF THE GRANGERs.-The
Oranges organized on the Peninsula are be-
ginning to bear fruit in some instances already.
At Denton, in Caroline county, the organic alton
formed some months ago has erected tempo
airy structure in which one hundred and fifty
tons of fertilizer will be manufactured in time
for this Falls sowing, and similar enterprise
has been started at Hillsborough. same county,
by number of gentlemen who are members Of
the Grange there. They expect to produce
about two hundred tons. Being the pioneers in
this work on the Peninsula, letters of inquiry
are being received from all directions.
LARGE SALE OF FINE PAINTINas. Nh. Hugh
A. Mccain, Of Philadelphia, has really fine
collection of paintings, including the works of
many of the best American and some foreign ar
lists, now on exhibition at the Masonic Temple.
The large store next the main entrance il occu-
pied by them and affords a fine display. These
paintings Mr.. Cam advertises to be positively
sold at public sale on Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday evenings, and somebody will get good
pictures low
OFFICERS ELECTED AT a meeting of Pioneer
Council, No. l. Soveregns of Industry, held at
their room on Friday evening, Sept. 1sth the
following officers were elected for the coming
term President, Samuel Marshall Vice Prest.
Mrs. A. Beatty Secretary, Chandler r. Way ;
Treasurer, Jesse Barnes Steward j. Peck
worth Asst Steward, Mrs. Saunders Inside
Guard, VIM. Jas. johnson Outside Guard,
Chas. Peterson. The old Executive Committee
were reelected
A LITTLE Row.--Arthur Spencer and Jas. San.
ders were, on Friday, brought before Esq. Fra
2er charged with having threatened David
Brown, who is an aged colored man, living il
Browntown, and calling him names, saying
that they would knock him down, &c
The cause of the row was shown to be pure
mischief on the part OF the assailants and thel
| were each required to pay the costs and held il
| 800 bail each for their future good behavior.
DEATH OF A STRANGER AT THE CLAYTON HOUSE
| Edward l.. Rice, general agent of the Knicker
booker Life Insurance Co. Mt Philadelphia, die,
| at the Clayton House on Saturday night after al
illness OF several weeks He came down b
! m mn ha nj
business, but was unable to return, and Ina
been confined to his room ever since. Hi
friends reside in California and they have beei
appnze1 OF the decease by telegraph.
o. L. i. NJ, - The annual session of til
National Council Order United American Me
chanics convenes at Cleveland, Ohio, tomorrow
Charles b. Snyder, John Walker and Josepl
Mancill left this city on Saturday to be presen
at the opening, the former as Representative
MIR. Walker as Treasurer, and Mir. Mancill ma
member of one of tho committees.
TEMPERANCE MEETING THIS EyENIEa.-Tll
Mems Temperance Society. organized during tn
visit Of Dr. bio Lewis to this CITY, in the sun
mer, will meet, this evening, in the lecture rocl
of Hanover Presbyterian Church, at ~ o'cocl
for resumption of business, after summt
Z vacation. 1t is the desire OF the officers TIT
, all the members be present.
: ACCIDENT on THE 7. W. a. B.-Iwo empi
cars Of freight train No. 80, which left this d
pot at LBS A. NJ, OH Saturday, jumped the trac
at the Elkton depot, by the brake droppl
, down, and striking against the tank houi
knocked hole in the brick wall. The cars We
also damaged somewhat, but no one was hurt.
c BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNIoN.-The first annu
meeting of the Baptist Missionary Union OF DE
aware will be held in the Baptist church at d.
e yer, to-day and tomorrow. The exercises a
to consist of sermons by different ministers fro
/, Abroad commencing with a sermon by Rev. Cte
= W. Folwel of this city.
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NTHE OXFORD FATR.-One week from Wedne
= day next the fair of the Agricultural Society b
f gins, to continue three days. The display W
= be very fine this year, and the trials OF spe
Will be equally interesting. balloon ascensl'
will he made during the fair.
WILMINGTON GOODS DISCRIMINATORY Il
e exhibitors at the Norrstown Fair, last wee
d were Trmfp. Bros., of this city, who exhibit
their wonderfully popular Fleetwood Scroll Say
d and Mclear N Kendall, who displayed numb
}. of their elegant carriages.
FALSE RUMoR.-We are authorized to sta
. that the report which gained credence on b
n streets this morning that Councilman Bck
had attempted to commit suicide il entire
r. false, having no foundation in fact whatever.
PULPIT CHANGES YEsTERDAY.-Rev. Il. Il. Ma
@ tindale preached the regular Quarterly meetil
, sermon at Grace NJ. Il. Church, last evenin
| and Paw I II n4i0o fIlad Nj, AL,