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, 1874-02-11

Special Dft'dseh 10 The Chicago Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Fob. 10.-The Printing COM
mittco examined Auditor Lippineott who stated ho
knew thoro wcro many bids from printers In Spring.
field lower than tho CONTRACT but that they were held
aud were not offered because there were no bids from
outside. Had there boen my outside bidders, these
low b1s would have been put in 60 as to kesp tue Job
iii Springfield ut alt hazard.
It turns out t4at tho expert employed to measure
tho printing on behalf oftho State estimated the press
work
AcconD1S0 TO HIS CONSTRUCTION
o. the contract, but under Instructions from tic
Printing con,nissioners multiplied tho amount by
four to meet tho demand Of tho contractors. Thio
took money from tle aatc which went into tho poc-
cts q tho printers It has traspirca that tho COM
position on tho Govcrnors in,ssAge charged for
nl1 times and that s. 600 was charged for conpoaon
port wsa printed from aau!,ug muttor, tbs setting u
Of Which Lad previously been charged 10 tho Stats
80 DISPUTE uA3 ANIsEH
between tho public printers and Nuckcr, tho binder
% to which should get 81 900 for binding tho registry
blanla, tho printers DUNG the work which properly
belonged to the binder Tho binder wanted tho
rrntrrs to 20 halves, ho would expose them Tho
printers told tho binder wero the fire nuycr goes
out. When rogucs fall out" etc. Let tho biader
squeal BY ull mcans.
, 1874-02-11
RAILROAD NEWS
Reduction Of F'reights by the
Baltimore & Ohio Road.
The War will the Union Pacific Still
Going On.

THE BALTIMORE i OHIO.
Tho latest phase In tho railroad war between
tho Baltimore s. Ohio aud Pennsylvania Ronds
is the cutting Of freight rates from tho East to
tho West ON tho former line. Tho Baltimore l.
Ohio Railroad will hereafter carry freights from
New York to Chicugo ut tho following ratea:
First class, Csc; second class, Csc; thirl class,
Coo; fourth class, 50c; special, 40c. Tho freight
business on this road haa largely Increased dur
Ing the last two months, nnd, il tho ru,llor TINT
the ratos from this city to tho Last
have als0 been cut proves true, thera
is no doubt that their frolght-busneas will, in
Hl,ort time, compare favorubiy with tlat Of any
other road in the country.
THE UNION PACIFIC.
The fight between the roads in this city and
tho Union Pacific 1lailroad grows hottor every
day, both Hidos holding, thcir ground stubbornly,
and neltlor being willing to give an iuch. As
Which sdo will como out victorious. No ar
rangomcnt haa yet boon perfected by tho
Freight-Agcnt Of the Union Pacific with those
Of Southern ronls, and it does not Boom
probable TINT any will be-, tbs 81. Louis
roads having takon tho snme position aH tho
Chicago oneB and a1no demanding pro rata 1atea.
In tho moauwhilo tho Chicago, Burlington l.
Qniuoy, tho Chicago j. NorthweHtern, and the
Chicago, lock Islmld l. Paoiho Ruifroata aro
freight to New York aud ship it vim the pacitio
Mail Steamship Company which, they claim will
be cheaper than shipping it vim the Union pu-
cltic. 1t IL generally claimol that Mr.. Vining,
tho General Freight Agent Of the Union pacitle.
i8 making this fight aEatuBt tho wisleH Of his
superior officers aud for tho purpose Of personal
notoriaty and aggrandizonont.
, 1874-02-11
TIE SUPPER.

THE SUPPER.
Dancing waB maintained almost unnterr1,pt-
cdly until II o'clock, when o procession wna
formed onco more, tho supper-room being tic
object Of attack
THE D1N1Ha-noost.
It Is tho boast Of this enlightened clty TINT
tho dlning-room Of tho Grand Pacific is tho
finest thing of the kind III tho city. Upfort,i-
natcly for tho world in general, It was not
ablo to sse how this olaim wag
established lust night. 1t was, III word, a VOL
Tho 30 tabos wero arranged III rows, oncl to
soat porsons. Tho ITO waitors had, at toltch
Of the bel arranged themselves in a sable
row along the wallis, waiting in,noyably thu sig
nal to commence tlluir duties.
waB decorated with flowers in rich branching
stands, md With funcy dfshos which
wcro not dummy dishes, but good solid eatablcs.
On one tnblo II group Of pigeons stood looking at
ono nnother in set.t astoniahnont. Touch
delicate triumph OF modern triumph, bonctl-
pigeon. Every tablo had Bomo aurpriao upon it.
Ghe whole room looked like one Of tlloso pic
tures in tho Arabian Nights" whore host
OF unnecessary Kings aud ptinccssos Hit
down to d. magic rcpast. and tlo
lnc Of dirk ngnres on each sido Of tho vast
room favored tho illusion. Then came
THE GREATEST sunrnlsE.
When Atr. Daniol Lnwlor touched his bell tho
line Of cable walters suddenly marched III grim
silonce toward tho door, md vanished, as If by
cnchantincnt. While tho guests woro wondering
what hAl become Of ttom thoy all rc-nppoar-
cd, aB II they l,ad bccn pushed out by ,nucillory
Their gait this timc was rapid mud showed
thoy meant somothing. So they evidently did.
They brought In tho iirst course, and tho guests
sot to. Fho tifcront courses ca,ne and wont in
the same way, ut tho touch Of the bell Follow
iugls
TIE MENU.
Oysters OIL Shell.
Hot Dishes.
OYSTERS.
atewed. Fried In cru1nba.
Fried In butter. Escaloped, plRiu.
Escalopcd In shell.
Galantino Of Turkey, en- Bellevue.
pattie Of Liver with Jelly.
Patio do fois gras Tarenne.
Gogan FArce nu Trunc,
Lobster; Salad. Harnisheu.
Domestic Pigeon cu plume.
Roast liam. Boiled Turkey. Boiled Tongue.
wid Turkey. rralr!s ohickon. Quail.
Fartridgcs. Saddla Of Antelope.
Charlotte Nusao. Fancy Cake.
Aloringnos q ia crome. Canlied Fruit.
Macaroous. 1@~''N"''0'''
Applcs. Granger,
Figs. WalnutE. Almonds.
Raistna. Grapes. peag,
Strawberry Ice-Creanl,
Vanilla Ice-CrchEn,
L0nlon 1ce-CrchM,
Orange Wator.Icc,
Roman Punch,
Coffee.
TILL DAWN.
Dancing WaB resumed after anppor. and tho
cold, gray light Of morning must have found sov-
eral carriagos rattling merrily toward their
stables, having but just discharged their oocu-
pantB.
, 1874-02-11

aud frotEhss on railroads III ta atAe, mud 10 puRh
tho Ba'no. and prescribe m0do of procedure md rcs
ec 81 ~ tqsipn o sn I m
c1or!ona in thn ratca to DO ctGrged by ho different
railroads IN tl!fs statc, for tho transportation Of
issis issisaf4 o." "''a r0''' 'ppr's'a Apf A. D.
Bro 2. u Is leroy declared that un emergency OK
49, teroforo a net aall bo In forco from and sfcr
Its pahsagc.,
On motion Of Mr. Sanford "tlo bill to prohibit any
or 'ntotl'e stata," was inisaaitoy postponed. S
HA1LnoAD.AtD nONU.
Tho following 11olso hill was passed by tho aonate:
sgorles 1.-le Z enaS,ea By the 1topis u tha staie
x iM,,'a's relrfsentea f tho General Aasentty Tnt
precincts which hnve vocd n tIonatoiiis, or s'r,-
AcriionH to tho capital stock Of or 10 nny rarond
o sas e os % s s P"s q e ' IT, asi s ss
ff o ils,,s sGan''y sa' ;e,ty owns preeno
md ntor t!c expiration Of Tho term Of three yenrs
shalI bo i.auoa aloek subscribed 70 ay such tai
upon o authority Of st'c., vote Prouiicd tlsat ta
teaa St ea'l u nn apy IN any wlero o oSress
AM u ts 'rtisr crowded, Tint il ahall ,.ot
sba sbR IN eea my gr Ss0 b assv the M yos
period aforesaid. mud paid TO Buc railroad go-
nany or their losai representatives, Or IN any caae
Hatta ahY tAlHpaN anAM AaF0 Dctn or Baall 10 built
within hnid poriud, In accorda9co with tho conditions
Of the voto for aid to s,,c rallfoa: Ana il a further
prouacd. that it sha not apply to my case wl,cro
snch nd shall have been or Rha 10 tlei'oscd within
ha,u period with any Trustee TrsGtccs, upon writ
ton or prtncd condtione to bo delivered 10 such rail-
roa company at aomu future ttn1e,
The Hcnatc rcfnBcd-ycaA, ayH, 29-to a,lopt Tho
following amenlmcnt Recommended by tho 1allroad
Committee:
At The ond Of Sec. add : +" Prnpfded further that
thin act hha not be construed 30 ~ 10 require any
county city. township town, orprecinct to taauo pay
Or doliyer any sush al or bonds wlnro tle nny
which wero not complied With within tho ti,mo ex
rressed n tic notice Of election, prnccedlnGa or vote
authorizing sfch uld to DO paid or givo1l."
Tho bill WIS rassel without tho observation-disclosures
20 nass, 6,-aiossrs. Kshoc, Koily Lec aud Waiic.
, 1874-02-11
NEW YORK.
The Transportation Quostion--Tllc
Produce Exchange sauI the City Poor
AxtIHli f14,gtafrp.

Special Disputrh 10 Tho Chicago Tribune.
NEW Yonk, Fob l0.-At q meeting Of tho Doarl OF
Directora Of tho Now York Cheap Transportation
association to..oy, J. WAits Of Cloyoa,d, Chairman
Of tho Mlera Mali Association nude a1i address in
which he Hhoweu why flour could not bs probably scut
shipping via New Ynrk, he aal waH 10 cc,ts per brl
grSates th"l, tAat Of shipping v's phiaclpha Or BAL
thnor Ito expressed tle h0po that the difficulties
preferred shipping Win this city.
AZ tho request uf npyenty.vo at Its members, the
Produce EkclanGe will hold meeting nuxt Th.,rsay
and devise means fur tho roicf Of the poor Of ts city,
Iho thira annual meeting Of the American Fish cn
tendance, and much iutere4 taken In tho papers
read.
, 1874-02-11
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

~ -----1 A1HHs
seipts, 62a l.sa: ,lsskut liit' 31ors actiso b@t
butchers noi .lispnuea to Imy osN DIV. saies Of
S775QsSu0 SECOND quality, S900Gs7.so tAird duality.
S5.U0t3oa0. =
BAEEr AND 1AMns-ltacciptp, l,a03 hsad aupp]y
from the North "a light. Quality for ,noht par. tsir
ysry few seectea lota on land bhsop Ii. io, sJoV@
800 saoh extra, xs.o09T.25.
, 1874-02-11
SOCIETY MEETINGS,


Attention, Sr Knights nt Apollo Colnmantety No. r.
YOU aro hGtohy oroEoa to appear At te Asylum, u
t. attend io ta4es q ouf ist9 sr nizht Hiram Ss!st
b. notnard qo1nnauery NJ vs. snd vlsltina slr Knls
ate oopoouay tnE1tod y unite With " IN p0rfornuE TIL
i. d. u. Lo6kE, Rsuosdax.
, 1874-02-11
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.


Office Of tho Nalttunfp Pittsburgh Ghpapo Railway
". tllliuois Dislsun, Chicago, Feb 10. 18Th.
Tin stookholdos Of the a!tilnorc. Pittsburgh i CHI
cako NAtlHAy sGnpnny hersy Matiied tE1t tho
nMal t mosgx f.s te election At t. mrsetsrs w he hsa at
Mn!lng, Chicago. tho 9th day Of Eebrhcy init, 1t
, 1874-02-11

trimmed with bauds, and laco trimming to match
tho Rkirt.
Mis-. HENRY anEENEnAuM
wore dress OF rick black taiIle over blue, the
and hiisiled with rich lace; . broad bluo sasl,
dsaPea at the aldo mott artlstically completed
this costume.
A DEEP dAosA1LLE SILK,
trimmed with delicate faon. Tho tablier was
OF ator,nto folds Of the grosaillo mud faou about
two inches wide. Nevers Of tho faon, and doon-
pointed coraaSo Of tho latter B,ade, with aloeyes
Of the grosaillo, A Model run Of
faon, lined witt, grosaille, aud sasllos
~ ~ the aano O. combination. on Tain perfectly plain,
pl1city, and tho unique combination OF aotora.
4 CItAs1DEAY 0AU2E
in ecru stripes waH worn by yonng lady. A bias
founee finished lie bottom, while broad black
tho front and flushed the oyorskirt.
Those wsre edged with lace. tho aame trimming
finishing the low, squaro-cut oorsage.
AN APRICOT BLK
had the train cut in deep aca!lopa and bound
with velvet. Tho tabar WIS of jotted laco, the
vertical puffA separated by broad bands OF vol
vet. A drapory Of the laco fell from tho ahoul-
dor, formed an ovordrcss, and Was finished with
wide Spanish luce.
4 LEMos-coLoREp B1Lx
had wide box-plattilIg arouud tho train, paHs-
Ing up to tho waiHt, whore 1t WAS narrowed to
proper width. Tulte pntfH were above these.
Tic whole wns cllarmingly oruanented with
vines Of autumn leaves.
4 WHITE GAZE DE CIIAnlDEnY,
tho train trimmed with four or tlye-incl ilouncoH
the, overt1resa of striped gaxo DO chambery,
while the tabller was composed OF narrower
hounceH, tho wholo ornalnontod with spraya OF
coral velvet leavos au u coral cotorod feather
fan, which WAS particularly noticeable.
A dove.colorel striped gaze do Clanlbery WAS
enliyenol With scarlet trimmings.
MISS coWLEs, OF OLEyELAND,
wore greon silk dress, beautifully trimmed
with white gaze do Chambory, loopad with
bouquets Of roses.
MAH. WARRINGTON MEa1Na
In beautiful bun sk and Aer friend Mrs,
Barrow iu mauyo silk covered with tullo, wore
also distinguished Tor tho artistic beauty Of their
robes.
white satin dreas. with blue and white bro-
oalo oyor.dreas, finished with deop fringe, the
waiHt !coyered with tulo tlcllu that fnstoned IN
tho back, WIS very stylish.
OTHER DRESSES,
Mrs. D0ane WIS DRESSED In wllIte silk aud
black velvet. trimmed with OhantilIy half q
yard doop.
MrH. Fasaott wore white sil!t and black lace.
4 black velyet-droHs With plaitlnga Of mauya
satlu. point laee. aud wzsstl, Of mauyo dowaTa
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-13
LeapinE IO3 Feet for $50.

About o'clock yesterday afternoon boy
named John Leasser, IS or 10 years old, work.
er in machine shop on West Front street,
jumped from the Cincinnati and Coyington sus-
pension bridge on a wager of 500 and the per-
Torrance was carefully prepared for, skiifs hav-
imp been provided and manned to save the fool
sh youth from drowning. There were only a
few spectators, as the performance was private,
but Leass.er climbed on one of the rails, six feet
above the floor of the bridge, buttoned his coat
and jumped. He struck the water with his feet
disappeared for few seconds, and came to the
surface all right He was picked up by one Of
the skiffs and conveyed to the steamer Pat Rog-
ers The distance from the rail to the surface
Of the water perFendicularly. is 1903 feet. Til,
wonder is that death did not ensue from the con
cussion or shock to the system produced by th'
sudden contact with the water from such a vas
height. Cincinnati Commercial, Juiy7.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-13
How VIII the Girls Live who Dom
Marry

pretty and pleasant story in recent num-
Der of Apple,ons Journal serves 10 point again
the moral which thousands Of facts neither
pretty nor pleasant constantly reiterate as one
of the lessons of the day-the utter uselessness,
for all practical purposes, Of the greater part of
the education with which girls Of the middle
class -'young ladies'-are fitted out to encoun-
ter the possibilities of spinsterhood
and poverty. Girls like the hero
inc OF THE Waldenburg Road in the story,
with nice tastes for classic music, and light lit
erature, and limited knowledge Of other things,
must, in circumstances like hers, think them
selves lucky to secure place in the oyercrowd-
ed department of teaching, though, az a profes-
sion for life, it is not ill-represented in the
words of the story;
"Mentaly and physically exhausted at thirty
without resources, what have you to look for
ward to? Three results you may die yoI
may break down and be left TO the charity Of the
world or yon may live on, till with gray hail
and dim eyes, You retire upon your hoarded star
yation,pttance, as incapable Of enjoyment til,
poor prisoner in the Tale Of Two Cities.
1t is all well enough for the Naleria Of thl
story, when the phenomenal rejected lover re
turns to her, proving as faithful to poor fade,
fiction things do not always end 70 comfortably
Women, as everybody knows, are redundant
in some sections, and manJ of each generation
are doomed TO a single life by the mere la,
Of numbers. Yet 10 parents expect the hk
for their daughters, no girls for themseve.
or we should not see everywhere among peopl
Of moderate means the daughters Of the hou-
living at home without professions, doing fame
work, tending flowers and birds, "helping mott
er'' little, or if very house-wifely, concoctiu
fancy desserts in the kitchen, as their best Pre-
vision for the long realities Of life.
There is much said, and zaii well about IL
co education Of the sexes, but even more nee,
ed than anything schools can offer is the coed
cation Of regular and thorough industrial trail
ing which we Of this generation owe to the W
men Of tile next
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-13
LADY CIerks M Washinpton

am acquainted with lady who writes spen-
cerian pages in the Patent Office at Washington
for $500 year. Her father was a naval officer
Of long and meritorious service, and died a rear
admiral. Her husband put go, 900 on the wrong
side Of a stock sale in New York, lost. and
snesked to tie hereafter through the back-door
Of suicide. Patient and lovable, she works az
steadily ar if some mighty reward were near at
hand. l suppose it il hope Oh, hope ever with
her, though nobody can see anything Ehe has to
expect more than life of routine and an
humble grave In Paris she would have flown
first to the streets and then to the charcoal bra
zier In London 1t would have been the Argyll
Rooms, gin, and the waters OF Dlackfriars
bridge.
Az you pass the tables Of the ladies' in the
Treasury building you are moving among better
materials for romances than exist III the teem-
ing brains of Hugo or Turgenief. ''You
rec that second woman to your left whs-
pered Spinner, cher father was once at the head
Of two railroads. The 81 panic laid him ont.
She married Baden baron, and lie left her in a
year or two for some Dutch flame. She has a
noble little boy, tive years old now. Says she il
going to fit linn for Harvard by-and-by and then
make Senator Of him. Watch her count that
money. You cannot move your fingers up and
down IN the air az fast az she brushes oil the
single notes. Never did days work Of any kim
i'll her life until she came here"
All honor to tie lady clerks at Washington fol
adding the strongest proof yet given Of woman
powers to lose friends and fortune and still re
tain virtue and independence. God bless tn,
multitude of faithful workers who are shown,
each day how possible it is for them to carr
their own living. and yet remain cultured, re-
spected ladies' Exchange.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-13
Steambrat sgilss.
TOR PENNsGRovE, DAILY.


FOR PENNsGRovE, DAILY.
THE STEAMER "PALIsADE," .xT@
CART. BORDEN, 4=z-szs===s
win commence Daily Trips, sunday included,) be-
tween Wilmington and Pennsgroye, on
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1sr,
Making close connection, at Pennsgrove, with boats
for Salem, Bombay Hook, Collins Beach
and Port Penn.
The PALISADR will leave Fourth street Wharf,
Wilmington, every day at . A. NJ, 2, and 7. NJ.
And Pennsgrove at 6, and 10 A. NJ, and $50 7. M.
EXCUR,l0N KEr'.................3O Cents
Children, to is years, half fare under years no
charge.
The Grove at Pennsgrove is one D, tie PEASANT
est on the Delaware River. sv'rg5, Croquet
Grounds, Sc., free of charge, and goa order gu r
anteed by the proprietor, Col. French
sS-The PALISADR Is the best and largest boat
that has ever run on thus rou e. She Is In every
particular safe and seaworthy, and will cary COM
hurches or schools wishing to charter for mode
rate sized par les can make arrangements with the
Captain or with Z. B. TAGGART, 104 n. Delaware
Avenue, Philadelphia.
EXCURSIONS DOWN THE BAY,
BOMBAY HOOK, COLLINS BEACH AND PORT
PENN.
The PALIsADE will connect with the Steamer
Ariel, on her O'Clock trip to Pennsgroye and 81
trip from Pennsgrove, for the present, on Wednes,
days, Saturdays and Sundays. After the middle Of
July, daily
Excursion tickets from Wilmington, good to re-
turn same day, to either of the above places, u
cents. Children, 6 % IL years, half fare.
These Excursions being the only ones into salt
ater, have been for the past to7r siia.. srs the
most popular out OF Philadelphia
The Ariel Is large and comfortable boat, aud hel
officers careful and experienced men Captain
RObeson being well known to Il. oes fie Of VII
mington for 25 years.
Good order Is assured through the prohibition o.
all Intoxicating drinks The TRIP is therefore conf
dently recommen ed 10 Family or Social Parties.
je21-eod2m L. b. TAGGART. Agent.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-13
II il "A crime

To exhaust still further the vitality of an already
feeble inya id with sharp evacuants and other
strengihdestroyng medicines. No case Of dyspepsia
liver complaint const patton, ne vous weakness or
periodic fever was ever cured in that way. What
the de0ilitatcd sufferer needs is a remedy in which
the properties of an inygerant, stimuant mild
aperent sedative, and a blood depurient are com
bined, and lIOstetters Stomach Bltters is tee only
preparation before the world in which these essen
ta sanitary clements are united in the propo tiOns
necessary to overcome disease without prostratng
the patient. This agreeable AMI tent vegetable
elixir IL in the trilest Of the w0 d restora i've
for 1t resor the strength Of the body, rec tab.
fishes functional regularity enriches the degenera-
ted blood, and clears the clouded brain.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-13
TIME OF THE STATE CONVENTIONS.

The following paragraph is from the Republi-
can OF this date -
ssIn 1866, when John p. McLear was chairman
of the State Committee, the Convention met on
tue Sth of August, and nominated MIR. Riddle
for Governor. In 1870, when Anthony Higgins
WAS at the head OF said committee the conyen-
ton met on the 9th of June, and nominated Mr
Coursey for Governor. The COMMERCIAL did
not then denonnce either of these periods as too
early although one OF them was seven weeks
earlier than the day now proposed, and the 9TH
er only two weeks later.
One very good reason why the COMMERCIAL
did not object to the calling Of the Convention
of 1866 on August Sth, was that the paper was
not established until October 1st Of that year
but beyond tins remark, we desire to point ont
tile general unsoundness and naccuracy of the
Republicans statements In the first place, it
gives the time Of two only Of the four Conyen-
tions held since 1864. Now the whole -four were
held az follows -
1866, (called by John p. McLear,) August 5th.
1868, (called by Anthony Higgins,) Sep. 9Th.
1870, called by Anthony Hggins,) june 10th.
1872, (called by II. f. Pickels,) Sep. 10th.
1t will be observed that none of these was helt
so early as the date now fixed. except that of 1870
which was an experiment-a step taken undel
exceptional circumstances. IL proNeu. u.uilhhlsiac
tory, and simply had the effect of making long
languishing campaign. But the time of holding
it was convenient for all the farmers, it being
before tho harvest commenced, while that nov
chosen will barely escape the getting in Of tn
oats in this county. With that one exception
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