Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-09


that tho new venture will be success cannot
be doubted
UDpERzooK's PETITION Perdue, one of
udderzook's counsel, presented yesterday, to
the Board OF Pardons in session Mt Harrisburg
numerously signed petitions in behalf of his
client. These were
Members Of Society of Friends for Com
muta.ioh 49,. .'.'.'..'. '.'....'.. Vfo
Othelh Tor Communication ..........,.......l29 9
FOR 1uli Iaruon. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. fo9
For full Pardon in Baltimore. ...............122
Special letters. .,..........,..,.,......
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A. +. A. M.-The annual session of the Grand
Lodge A. F. A. NJ, was held in this city, yester-
day, when the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year
G. NJ, John L, Almond, Temple. No. IL.
d. G. NJ, Joseph L. Lank Endeavor, No. Ii
S. q. W, John b. Roberts, Union, No. 5.
]. G. W., Evan J. AIillward, Lafayette, No. IA.
q. T., John Otto, Jr., Washington, No. /.
G. S., W. s. Hayes Eureka, No. 23.
The next session will be held in this city on
the fhst Wednesday in October next.
The PRoFIrs OF PREACHING AND HORSE RAG
INd.--The net receipts of the recent Federals-
burg Fair amounts TO $1,000, and the Fair may
be regarded as success. SO goes the world,
while the Rev. BONG of that town, boasts of hay
community, the sum of $50 and barrel of flour
since the first of January last. There ia a vast
difference between preaching the gospel and
horse racing Denton Union.
TnE NEW FAME ENaINE.-The eight repairs
which have been necessary to be made on the
new engine of the Fame Go on account of the
"trip to Chicago, have been completed, and it is
expected that the engine will arrive in this city
early next week. IL is now quite probable that
a fha mo- and I'm Wota
Witch will come off al soon az circumstances will
permit, but neither the time nor arrangements
have not as yet been made.
The CoATEsyILLE SHOE FAcToRY.-The re-
building of that part of the shoe factory des-
troyed by the explosion in August last ia pro-
crossing rapidly, aud by next month 1t is hoped
the repairs will be no far advanced that business
can be entirely resumed. The wall IL OF stone
and ia being made in most durable manner,
Messrs. Babb and Bickel who were Injured by
tho explosion, are recovering rapidly and will
soon be ae active as ever.
A Costly Throw FOR SoMEBoDY.-A young
lad, the other day, VIII 10 testing the strength Of
his new sling ON Market St, below Fourth,
hurled stone against and through one of the
large panes of glass Of which the show window
OF Sharp's dry goods store is composed and COM
pletely ruined the entire glass. Yesterday, tho
old pane was replaced by another at n cost of
over 5000 to MIR. Sharp. The boy has not as
yet been found.
THAT MoNIroR.--After the most careful ill.,
quiry we have been unable to find the whore.
abouts OF the monitor reported in contempo-
rary as having arrived on Wednesday. The II.
u II. Company know nothing about it, nor can
we sec any person who did see it. Can it be
possible that monitors slip up and down our
creek at will and no person know 1t Verify we
need protection If this be the case
BASE BALL HEAD-QUARTERs.- Qnickstep
Base Ball club have established their head-quar-
ters at Hindle u Co.'s new segar store, adloin-
ing tho Masonic Temple This establishment is
quite tenure of this portion of the city now
and attracts no little attention from passers by
and visitors. Tho firm is M enterprisalg one
and deserves encouragement.
A PLEASANT TIME On Wednesday evening
social hop was given IN Prof. Kreuger rooms
Masonic Temple, under the direction of Miss
Sallie Flanagan and Miss Kate Smith, The eve.
ning was spent pleasantly by ALL and tho fes-
Invites were kept up until an early hour in tho
morning. About 10 couples participated in the
affair.
SUDDEN DEATH-Iohn Oliver Il resident of
iarkesburg Chester county was picked up III
the street IN n dying condition. few dAyg ago
and eNpiredn a few minutes after he was re-.
moved to neiGhboring residence His death is
supposed to have resulted from apopleXy.
PAINTING THE CRY RAILWAY CARa.-0uite a
number OF the city railway cars have already re-
celved their new coat of paint and look much i'm
proved IN consequence. All of them will be
similarly treated as soon as possible, and per-
haps some other improvements made.
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LAY OFF AT CoATEsAHLE. -Forty men, mostly
pnddlers, Will, it ~ expected, be discharged
from Pennock " Co.'S rolling mill. at Confess
vile, ON tomorrow.
Another KEEL LAID. The keel of the third
Pacific Mail Steamships was laid at Chester on
Wednesday This is the third for ships Of that
line within a month.
SoUT7 CHESTER 1liLLs.-The Mills IN South
Chester are in active running condition. some
of them having orders ahead
P Il c lAL'
J. l., MA.