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Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-02-19
The Wilmington Conference.

REDUCED RATES TO THOSE WHO PROPOSE TO ArrENr
TO HAVE THE NEXT SESSION Htip IN WHINING
TON.
On the 18th Of next month the Wilmington
Conference meets at Smyrna, and the prepare
tions are in such state of forwardness as to in.
sure completion at an early day. Already the
matter of travel has been arranged, aud We are
authorized to announce that Rev. j. B.
Quigg is prepared to furnish orders to all preach
and people who propose to attend the con-
ference with which they may obtain tickets from
the z. w. Il l}. and Delaware X. II. agents at
the usual reduction in price. Mr.. Quigg has al
no made arrangements upon very liberal terms
with Superintendent Kenney for an excursion
train upon which to convey the Conference from
Smyrna to Doverthat the members may visit tho
now Conference Academy and famarize them
selves with the building, properly understand
the value and importance of the same to the
conference, and behold with their own eyes the
perfection with which the committee to which
same. This excursion will take place on the
18th of Marci--two days after the assembling of
the Conference.
An effort is making to induce the Conference
to hold Its next session in this city. Committees
have already been appointed from the several
churches to prepare an invitation, which If not
yet done, will he ready for presentat9 IN to the
Conference in due timo The belief : eutor-
tanned that favorable response Will be L. lie
TO this invitation.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
"A fare thing-A horse car ticket.

"A moose paper-A death warrant.
Go and examine the houses that Pennington
offers for sale on next Saturday.
The variety theatres in New York have not
been doing very good business lately.
When the sidewalks are icy the ladies' come
out in their fall suits. They're stunning.
--Spicer says fireplace always reminds linn
Of Shakespeare, because it is CRATE barred.
Bargains in real estate-the houses that are
offered on next Saturday. Pennington will sell
them sure.
Tho errand boy who ran away to play on the
ice has been warned to attend more closely to
his office duties.
Flint, Michigan, is infested with burglars.
Flint locks are gen rally considered protection
against such people.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt il said to be
retained at the counsel of tho claimant, Orton
Iichborne, in a motion for writ of error.
Alexander Agassz has gone to South Amer
lea to explore and investigate tho natural his
tory OF Lake Tlticaca. He will spend several
months on the tour.
1t is said that by advising people not to kiss
babies tho Scientific AD,eri an has achieved
more reputation than all of its erudite scien-
titic articles ever brought it.
-Ex-Governor English, of Connecticut, has
ordered granite obelisk for his lot in the New
Haven cemetery, which is to be forty feet high
This will be probably tho largest monumont of
its kind in the country.
of LOG deaths from delirium tremens in the
English army in India, eigllty-six victims were
sergeants and only twenty privates. SO they
propose to investigate how it is that sorgeants
can get liquor 80 much more freely.
Madame Christine Nilsson has been en-
gagged for $1,000 night to give twelve operatc
concerts in France during March next These
will be divided between the cities of Lyons,
Marseilles, Lille, Nantes, Bordeaux, Rouen,
Nice and TonlOnse.
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Letters from tho People.


THE STATE AID 70 DELAWARE COLLEGE.
To The Editor Of The Commercial:
see that a bill is before the Legislature tc
grant to Delaware College, at Newark $4,000 per
year, for two years, to keep it alive. In March
1873, similar bill was passed, and the College
has already received $4,000 from the st tie Trea-
sury. Another subsidy il now asked. Is it right
to grant it? Let III see. turn to the College
circular Of last year, and find the whole number
of students registered for the year to be 45 The
Average attendance was, of course. much less.
or these AZ students, Is were from the town of
Newark. To teach these As pupils there was a
faculty Of sir regular Professors, with additional
help, as lecturers, etc. 1t strikes me that those
students are we'll cared for by the State, espe-
cialy as compared with tho thousands for whom
the State makes almost no provision.
Delaware College has received the entire rev.
enue from the national land scrip. With that
aid, it could not live. 1t asked, in 1872, sub
sidy of $1,000 per year from the State and got it,
Still it can't live without IN additional subsidy,
and asks it. Ought it to be givenp
Why do not the State Trustees send their sons
to the College instead OF educating in Colleges
in other States? VIII not some one rise to ex-
PLAIN? ANriSUBsIpY.
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More EfatlrOad Enterprise.

Tho following suggestion from the West Ches-
ter Republican, wonli, We have no doubt. prove
a valuable one if adopted, and eventually be-
come source of mutual benefit to the railroad
companies mentioned. That paper says
The West Chester Railroad Company, should,
without further delay, proceed TO extend then
road to Seeds Bridge, on tho Wilmington and
Reading railroad. They have the bonds rel
apart for that purpose, and can well afford to do
it. Upon condition that this be done, the citi'
zens of West Chester should agree to subscribe
for sufficient amount of th3 Common
Stoch ct the said West Chester Railroad Com
pany to grade tho road from Seeds Bridge t.
Downinefown. The West Chester Company foi
the last Two years has earned ten por cent. ovei
its expenses Aside from its Bonds and Stocks,
it is now entirely free from debt. The subscrip-
tions to this Common Stock should be made up
on the basis that when the net earnings of the
entire road should exceed the eight per cent
now declared, sufficient to make six per cent
upon the new subscriptions it should be paid
This would secure the present stockholders
against any reduction of their present income,
while the new stock could not fail to secure q
dividend in very short time.
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IseliObOth Beach,

THE APPROACHING sEAsoN-ANornER EXCURSION
PROBABLE IN MAy-PRospEcr5 For IMPROVE
MENTs-coNTEMpLArED SALE OF LOTS.
Although early in the year, there are indica
tions which point to all increased popularity fol
Rehoboth as a summer resort during the com
ing season. 1t is not at all probable however
that any very great additional accommodations
will be provided from last year. The new hotel
project has not yet advanced to a state which
will permit ite completion in time for the open
ing of the season, owing to circumstances over
which the company had no control. While they
have large amount Of money promised them, il
il u promise which III not binding i'll law because
the Company has not had legal existence.
This has been the main drawback to the enter
prise, and had it been possible to organize under
a general incorporation law the building would
in all probability have be under contract ere
this. At the present session of the Legislature,
however, a charter has been, or soon will be, OBJ
tanned, incorporating the Company with capi-
tai of 1900, 900 and at an early day the corpor-
ators and those interested will hold meeting at
some place yet to designated to organize. open
books of subscription and set on foot an earnest
movement which will ultimate in the erection of
the hotel. The site has already been secured,
and while we are not able to locate it intelligent
ly we may state it ID in an advantageous posi-
ton, covering ten lots.
The prospect for the erection of private Gotta
ges is very fair indeed. Three gentlemen have
already made all the necessary arrangements,
we understand, for the erection of summer res
licences for themselves there--Wm j. Jones and
VIM. IL. Eder, of Ekton, and Jas Il. Hooper, OF
Baltimore. Other gentlemen are thinking Sc
riousy over the after, who 1t is believed will
reach determination to build. If the Old Do
minon Steamship 90. takes hold of the enter
prize, and lends it n helping hand, as it is be-
leved it will, there is no doubt but that the
place will grow rapidly, and within Il very few
present.
Among the earliest things which will be done
this season will probably be an excursion from
this city to the site of the resort in May. The
association have about thirty choice lots which
they wish to dispose of, and the success which
has attended similar efforts in that direction
heretofore leads to the belief that this will be a
sut . way to sell them. The Association is also
N rting endeavors to clear up and beautify tho
park so as to enhance the value of the lots and
Increase the attractiveness of the place
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city COUiici'.

THE BUSINESS OF A sEssToN PRoIRACTID ALMOST
TO MIDNIGHT.
A regular meeting of Council was held, last
evening, President Maris in the chair.
The Committee on Streets recommended that
the contract for the removal OF ashes be awared
to s. l.. Nichols for !2,300 Adopted
Favorable reports were made by the Street
Committee, on tho abatement OF nusances at
1lth and Lincoln. Adopted.
The Printing Committee recommended the
awarding of the contract for advertising the city
ordinances to the COMMERCIAL and Chronicle,
and the job printing to Glatts " Eckcl. Adopt
ed.
The Law Committee reported adversely on the
petition of EUery EUening for an alteration OF
the ordinance in relation to public printing.
Adopted.
The matter of the resignation of Mr.. Adams
from the Craftsmanship OF the Finance Commit
tee was laid over until next meeting
The report of the special committee appointed
to investigate alleged abuses in the Water De,
partment was then taken up and considered
without reaching result until 1l.35, when
Council djourned until 7.30 O'Clock, this even
ing when tho subject will be renewed. We re-
port the proceedings in this matter in another
column.
The following orders were directed to be
drawn ID. II. Kent * Co, Sl3.77; Jos. @. File,
Sl475; G. w. Bush 4 Son, s25S; James Muir
uly S3I %
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Oh RIlcy Ross.

HIS FAlngR's SEARCH FOR THE LOFT BoY-HE RE-
TURNS uNsUccEserUL AND sICE.
A New York telegram, of yesterday, says
For nearly week past Mr.. Christian X. Ross,
the father of the long lost Charley, feeling near
ly sure that his boy if alive at all, is somewhere
hid away in New Jersey, has, in company with a
Philadelphia detective, been securing the shores
of the Raritan bay and river and other points in
Middlesex county tracing W" a clew." They
found man named Chas. Applegate, at South
Amboy, who had been OH rpeakinS terma with
both Mosher md Douglass, and who knew they
were in tie habit OF cruising up the Raritan bay
and river during August and September.
A man named Fouratt, an Amboy fisherman,
was traced up who had, last August, seen a man
''lishing for eels, rs the man said, but whose
movements he regarded as suspicious. The de-
scriptlon given satisfied Mr.. Ross that the man
was Douglas. Other information confirmed the
belief that both he and Mosher were In the
neighborhood last summer From New Bruns-
wick, on November II, Mosher mailed letter to
Mr.. Ross at Germantown. On Monday night
Mr.. Ross returned to Philadelphia to Ill too
tihue the search.
REAsoNs FOR FEARING THAT HE Is DEAD.
"Peun," in letter to the Germantown Tile
graph, says
The Charley Ross case has now been prime
topic of public interest so long as to rise TO the
level of one of the most celebrated police cases
on record. One of Pinkertons y detectives Informs
me that at the Office in Third street. they Lave
collection OF several hundred photographs of
different children Of unknown parents, not only
from all parts of the United States and
Canada, but from Europe. These were
either children WHO had got lost or who had
been stolen or followed stlolling bands, or
been taken i'll charge RS having no homes. In
reply to q question rs to whether he thought
the child dead the detective said that it might
be without his being murdered, as he had been
subject to painful Complaint of the bladder
and had been several times operated on surei-
cally before he was stolen. The wretches would
have been afraid to call on physician and tile
child might have died. From all | can learn
there is no present prospect Of any farther de-
veopments or discoveries in the case.
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U. s. CIRcUgT COURr.-JudJe Bradford. Tie
attention of tho Court has been occupied since
Tuesday, until Thursday at noon, in the case of
U. s. Us. Day and Others, in hearing the argu-
ments of counsel OH tho objection raised by the
defendant to the admission of the Treasury
transcript offered for the purpose OF proving
that Day had failed to account for a balance OF
S7,776., collected by him under the act leyying n
direct tax on this State
The Defendants insisted that the assessment
was illegal and void, because the assessment was
for an amount in excess of the sum apportioned
by the act of Congress which apportioned to the
State of Delaware the sum of STA, 6S3.3 81 l-3.
The sum actually assessed by the Assessor Of In
ternal Revenue upon the State was SO, 9l3 ~,
or S1229 80 in excess of amount authorized by
law. The defendants claim that this excess
makes the whole tax void, and that therefore Day
and his snretes are not liable to pay over to the
United States this money, and that the tran
script should not be admitted in evidence to
show such void tax.
On the part of the United States, it was urged
by Mr.. Higgins that the illegal excess does not
render the whole tax void and that even if it
did, while that might have been good grounds
for the persons taxed to take the proper steps to
resist paying the tax, yet after Day had colec-
ted the money he could not set up this defence
to the claim of tho Government that he should
pay over the money he had so collected.
The argument of counsel having concluded
yesterday NJ nooh, anu ou"Se Diuuioiu ueiiN-
cred his decision, sustaining the ground ta-
ken for the government, that the tax to the
amount of the apportonment was not rendered
void, and that even if it was, that defence could
not be collateraly raised in this suit against Day
and his sureties for the money collected by him
from it.
Collector Prettyman was called as witness
and testified that he succeeded Day in office, on
May /. 1860, at which date Days Office termina-
ted. The district attorney then offered in evil
dence further documents and the Court adj
journed uutl this morning at 10 O'Clock.
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VERY PROSPEROUS YEAR-REMAnKABI. GROWTH
IN THE WILMINGTON DISTRICT OF THE WHINING
TON CONFERENCE PROBABLE PROGRESS ON THE
pEN1SsuLA.
Pursuing the subject of Methodist reyivas
beyond the facts which were printed few days
ago, relative to this city, we have obtained
further information which exhibits remarkable
to say tho least, growth, and may eclipse the
progress of recent years. 1t is not unprecedent-
ed, however, for in 1904 no less than four
thousand persons were added to the church with.
in the Peninsula The present conference year
will show result more than half aa great, III all
probability.
We have been placed in possession of figures
which enable us to speak with detiniteueBs in
regard to the Wilmington district. Additions
have been made to the church membership az
follows by recent revivals, no mention being
made of the very successful series of meetings
which were held at various points earlier In the
conference year, the figures not being accessi-
BILE; Elkton 80 Cherry Hill 90 lIarts Chapel,
Ek Neck 40 or 50 Bothel 60. which include
some very prominent citizens CIaymont 40 st.
Georges and Port Penn, 80 to 80 Reviyals of
great interest and considerable SUCCESS lavo al
70 been held at Chrstara, Ebene2er, Zion,
Charlestown, Rising Sun, and other places
from which we have no reports. We
have, however, in actual returns
upwards of three hundred and fifty additions to
the church, aud it is fair to presume that the
charges which have not been heard from will
return at least fifty in the aggregate, making
four hundred in the rural districts which added
to the four hundred conversions which we found
the other day, had been made i'll this city will
give growth to the church in this district of
eight hundred uemberH 1t is believed that the
growth may be nafely stated at this figure, for
while all who were converted in this city did not
connect themselves with the Methodist church,
tho number lacking will be more than compen-
aated for in the rural districts.
Until the meeting OF Conference we have no
facts upon which to base AN estimate for the
three lower districts, but wo-inforned MEM
bers of the Conference in this city think that
the additions in each district may be safely set
in all. This added to the eight hundred increase
in the Wilmington district will make total
growth for the year of twenty-three hundred-a
number much Ill excess of any recent year, and
denoting, without doubt, a more rapid growth
than any other denomination on the Peninsula.
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The Inquirer's congratulations, yesterday,
over ''our victory" we're so ineffAbly cool, after
its timid, vacllating, time serving course before
the election, that the general temperature went
up several degrees fer some hours, by compari-
son.-Phiddd. Bulletin.
David A. Wells is the man who presided over
the Connecticut Democratic Convention yester-
day. Saturdays New York Herald contained a
letter from MIR. Wells, arguing i'll favor Of con-
traction at the rate of $500, QUO week, or $780,
600 900 year. We have an idea that if Mr..
Wells lived in Ohio, he would not be invited to
preside over an assemblage of the faithful
Cincinnati Gazette.
Caperton, whom the Democrats of West Vir-
ginia have just elected to the U. s. Senate, was
one of the most prominent rebels during the
war, and member Of the so-called "Confeder-
ate Congress-"
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The President has called an extra session oil
the United States Senate, to begin on tie 5tl
OF March.
Both Houses of the Alabama Legislature, yes
terday, by an almost unanimous vote, adopted
resolutions asking Congress to pass the bill in
aid of the Texas Pacific Railway.
Andrew johnson is expected in Washington
next week, to attend the extra session of the
Senate. He will be publicly received by his
friends ON the day of his arrival.
1t has just been discovered at West Baxton
Me-, that partially insane woman has been i'm
prisoned al winter in a room in her husbandi
house at that place. When found she was al
most without clothing, and her legs and fee
were badly frost-bitten.
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ANOTHER SURPRISE TO MIR. SrUBps.-Rev, E.
Stubs, Pastor of AsDury Church, as the term of
his pastorate draws to a close, begins to think
that it is absolutely dangerous to leave the
of the larger classes of the church walked in and
took entire charge for the time being
and on Thursday evening, while he and his good
lady were spending the evening with one Of his
gregation generally, having first assembled at
the dwelling of the members, at about o clock,
proceeded in body to the parsonage. In q
half hour or 80 the Pastor and his wife
SO many women were privy to the fact) had been
SO well kept that it was what it intended it to
be, perfect surprise. As soon as the greetings
between pastor and people were over, Geo. s.
sented Mr. Stubbs with a hundred dollar gold
watch, and to his wife purse containing twenty
or twenty-five dollars. Mr.. Stubbs made the
presentation speech.
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A Bridge OF IcE.-In the severe winter of
1852 the ice accumulated to such a depth in the
Susquehanna that it was determined to lay
track upon it at Havre de Grace for the trains
of the z. w. & b. r. Il. to cross over. This
was done by Mr.. Phillip Qugley, now of this ci-
ty. for the r. II. Co.. who completed his work
on January 10, 1852. This track was con-
tinued in Use until February oath, when
it was taken up, and in few days the river was
FREQ from ice. During the time the track was
down 1878 cars passed over it the tonnage
amounting to 10000 tons. The whole was ac-
were all removed prior to the breaking up Of the
ice without tho loss of tie or bar Of iron.
We state the year to have been 1859 and call at
tention to that fact, (an6 that it was not in
dispute in the ''Senate" as to the year. several
meInbers maintaining that the bridge was laid
in January of 1868.
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Tho Senate Of the United States remained in
session all Wednesday night and yesterday
morning, and did not adjourn until nearly five
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The Pinchback
resolution WAS finally laid on the table, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, by vote of 80 to
%, Tho Senate afterward adjourned, having
been in session go hours.
The steam tug Aroma. with part of the cargo
Of the wrecked brig Kewadin on board, went
ashore on Cape Henry yesterday. Part Of the
cargo will be spoiled, as the sea is washing over
tbe tups deck
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RoUGH TIMES AT THE BREAKwATER.--A large
number OF vessels lying at the Brealiwater We're
swept out to sea, on Wednesday, by the ice, but
most of them got back yesterday The bark
Cienfugos, from Matanzas for Philadelphia, had
her bow port stove by ice and sunk IN twenty
minutes. The crew barely escaped, saving
nothing Captain shepherd saved only his
chrouometer. The vessel lies about two miles
south of Henlopon, her lower yards just under
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An old man named Fuller, living near Ding-
hampton, N. T., died yesterday from injuries re-
ceived from his son.
The Republican Club held its regular meeting,
last evening, and resolved to change the meet
ing night to Saturday. 1t will therefore meet
again tomorrow evening.
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geaths.

PALMER-C n the 10th inst, Moses Talmer, in the
sIth year OF his age.
The relatives and friends Of the family 2re inv tel
10 attend the funeral from his late resen e, (Ninth
Wdrd,) without fur ther notice, Friday, the l9til
inst, at II O'Clock lntefment WilmiDg on acd Braa-
lYHine Cemetery.
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NEXT MONDAY LEGAL HoLIDAY.-The bill to
make New Years Day and the 22nd of February
Legal holiday in this State has passed both
Houses of the Legislature, and is a law. Busi-
mesa men should take notice, therefore. that the
banks will snot be open on next Monday, and
make their calculations accordingly.
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AN OLD SrovE.-There is Il stove now in use
at Newtown Friends Meeting house, Delaware
county, which bears date 17l5, and is therefore
in its one hundred and sirtieh gear. This old
servant has occupied its present position for a
period beyond the recollection Of the d" Oldest
inhabitant," and has probably warmed the mem
bers Of the congregation for more than three
neratinna
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THIRD EDITION.
Financial.


PRICE OF GOLD TO-DAY.
New YORK. Feb. 10.
Gold, to-day, S1.14e4.
Furnished ny Craige, Johnson 4 Co., Bankers and
Brokers, 9Th and Market sts.l
LONDON, 1890, p NJ, Feb. 10.
U. s. 1868, 1879; 1sG7's, 1918; Ten-forties
1929; New Fives of 1881, 103. Erie common
shares, 25L. Market weaker.
FRAHKFoRT, Feb. 10.
United States 5.2O's of 1862, 90. Firm.