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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31
The ". Il W. DeraIcation.

FURTHER ENaMISATIoN OF THE HOOKS OF THE COM
pANY AND DISCOVERY OF FURTHER FRAUDULENT
TRANSACTIONS -TitE DElI@r INCEEAsEp TO
$4,000.
During yesterday and this morning the officers
OF the Wilmington d Western II. t. Co. have
been examining the accounts OF the late Secre-
tsry, and further evidences Of fraud have been
detected The selling of tickets and the pock-
citing of the money obtained for them WAS not
the only way in which the company suffered
this proves to have been source of but little
profit ot the REGULATORS. large sum was taken
by means of false entries on the books, and by
All abstraction from the returns Of the Station
agents along the line of the road.
So far az Is now known only about ona hun
drod tickets lave been wrongfully sold. A
short time ago, when tickets were needed only
two Thousand were ordered, and of these it docs
not appear that more than the number stated
above were used II is possible, however, that
duplicate tickets may have been procured, but
there is no evidence vet that such has been
done. The partnership arrangement Of Devon
and Harumett does not seem to extend beyond the
LIST of last month, but the precise date OF its be-
ginning, cannot be fixed.
The loss to the company through false entries
| was probably the work of Devon alone although
| Hammett seems to have been privy TO what wat
| going OIL The full extent of the loss the officers
think, will be about 5000 How long this speciet
| OF fraud has been carried on If not Known, ant
| will not be he until during next week, when the
Secretary's books will be compared with those o.
| the agents along the line of the road. 1t SEEM
| that Devou distracted portions Of the amounts
returned by the agents, entering upon his book
| only the amount left after he had deducted tht
proportion which it was his custom to put into hi
own pocket. The reports which accompanied
these returns he destroyed in order to cover NJ
| his acts hence the necessity for a comparison
| OF his books with those of the agents. The Sun.
day pilferngs seem to have been the largest
| and on some Sundays entries are made at all
1t is ascertained that on one Sunday somethin,
over 517 was distracted.
An examination of the books is being careful
ly made by President Bradford and Supcrlnten
dent Conwell. There has been no meeting o
the Board OF Directors in regard to the matter
nor no formal action on their part Much SYN
pathy ia expressed for the family of Devon, VIII
are painfully distressed over the diseoverie
made concerning his conduct.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31
nAILY LINE 10 NEW YORK.
VIA LEWES.
Steuuasnip d EO. ". ELDER,
1850 Tons GAIT REED.
Steamsnlp RHCKg MUsD
Mo Tons, carr. KELLEY.

iliU Tons CAPT. KELLEY.
Oh aut after August 2d, 1873, during the peach
season one of the above new and first class iron
steamships will leave G.ewca every day (eXcept Sun-
day. on arrival of afternoon train at 80 y. M,
reaching New York city next morning, in ample
time for the early ma ket Delivery peaches and
other fruit will be commenced Immediately on arrl
val of the snip, on the 0M D1minoa CompaAg's
large covered pier No - North River, foot of Beach
street, which is convenient TO fruit receivers and
washington Market. Trains will run daily from
Snow Bill, harrington, and intermediate points 10
Lewe5 to connect with the above named steamers.
FOR PROVIDENCE, BOSTON, ETC.
The steamship AiJemarie commencing August
Ill., 1875 will he dispatched from Lewes every SAT-
urday at P. NJ for Providence, landing fruit there
on Sunday night, making CONNECTIONS for Boston,
Fall River, Newport, Worcester and other eastern
cities.
eT- Ali freight for Providence, Boston anil ether
eastern points MUST Il. PREPAID.
Additional steamers will he run 10 New York and
Providence, rs needed.
~ Elegant passenger ate smmoda'inns on all
steamers.
For further information apply to Station agents,
or to A. BROWN,
Gen. Frt. and pass. Agt, j. II D., B. X +. y W. RR
II. A. BOURNE, Supt. o. d. j. CO.,
gHOS. GROOM, supt. ]. Il Railroad
JOHN l.. MAPES, Supt B. II f, n W. II. X. Co.
jy2y-ltW
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

BRANDYwISE LODGES yIsIT TO BALTIMORE
Brandywine Lodge, of eolored Odd Fellows, re-
turned from their trip to Baltimore about 10
O'Clock, last night. On their arrival at Baltimore
at II A. NJ they were met at the depot by sew
eral Of the lodges OF that city, who escorted
them through several streets aud finally pla-
cling them in street cars conveyed them to Halls
Springs, where the day WAS pleasantly spent.
Their formal reception Was given there by Past
Grand Isaac scott, Past Grand q. D. Rollins re-
spending. Tho orators of the day having failed
to arrive, the day was consumed IN a social way
and our Wilmington eolored people have return.
ed home with exalted opinions Of Baltimore.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

~ Prsons leapiny toion tor the Summer can mare
ihs COMMERCIAL mailed to them, postpaid, FOR %
seafs month.
Subscribers ssndinga single copy Of the COMMERCIAL
alcay by mail i,vormsd that tioo-eenf stamp 1s
ssuired an ordinary wrapper be iised II sent to the
poet Office 4sith one cent stamp pi probably neper
reach its destination. The paper Nth no acrappsr at
alL or q li1ht ogls, can be mailed for one cent.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

STATION ROBBERY. -Four or five boys, who
were stealing ride to the picnic grounds on
the w. u W. II. r., yesterday, were put off at
Greenbank. To fill in the time the boys broke
into the station at dreenbsnk and stole 5l.a2.
The same lads went to Falkland station and
committed various nuisances there.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

AfYsTERIous TRAyELLER.-Am mysterious travel
Ter dropped down upon Baltimore from Whining
ton, yesterday. He WAS quite q stranger here
Coming down on tho morning mai
for the Delaware II. r. from Phil
regular mail train which left an hour after bis
arrival here
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

GYpsIEs ABOUT. --Ons family of a band of gyp-
sizes encamped in Richardson's woods, on the
Newport pike, this morning. Additional famil-
ies are expected to arrive to-day.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

The time for securing space at the Centen-
NAL grows short, and it is uncertain whether
Cur home interests have all made sure of being
iuly exhibited, We rely upon the Commission
ers of the State, appointed by the Legislature,
to zee that Delaware makes the lest display
possible.
An excellent little story Of 'rhe Old Black
Fiddle" whose merits, long unkno yn and there
fore neglected, were opportunely Uncovered, is
printed complete on our third page.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

1t may be that ex-President Johnson will not,
after all, figure again in the United States SEN
ate. He was struck with paralysis last Wednes-
day evening, at the residence of his daughter
III Carter county, Tennessee. Hs condition
was extremely ptecarious for time, but last
night there was a partial recovery OF sensation
i'll his loft side, and he able to speak intelli
pibly
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

The Cry HALL IMpRoyEiENr.-Th work on
the City Hall Improvement has progressed to
tho full erection of tho walls of the rear build
ipgs on their eastern ends and the workmen are
tearing out the rear wall of the Council chamber
for its extension back over portion of the build
ings in the rear, This will increase the size of
the chamber IL feet inches, or about one third
greater than its present size. In short time
the entire brick work will he completed and the
hnlding fnlY enclosed.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

There is much larger number OF Whining
tonians at Atlantic CITY, tins season, tLan has
been usual The enterprise of the railroad
management, and the large number of excellent
boarding houses many Of whom advertise in
the Commemorative attracted our people, 80
that Atlantic is getting almost ar much patron
age, this Summer, from this city, al Cape May
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31
Ks,appal.

y DEMOVAL.
N DIR VAN DEvRNTkR
as removed his Dental establishment from 5U2 Mar
Ket Street toNU. EAST FIFTH STREET, (oppo-
site the ladies' entrance to Clayton House, where ne
Will be pleased to have those VINO desire TO nave
their teeth skillfuly attended to, 10 coll upon hiin
aprb,em
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31
Choice soda wsrer.

Z. Bringhurst 4 Co. have re.opened their Mineral
water Fountain for the season. The majority OF
our citizens have tasted and know for themselves
the superiority OF the soda water from this fountain
AMI tile delicious havor Of the Fruit syrmps they
prepare. of which there are upwards OF twenty va
reties They have
GLASS SIPHoN BOTTLES
and the necessary apparatus for properly filling them
with highly charged Garbonc Acid Water, which
can he drawn at wl making the bottles really
PORTABLE FOUNTAINS,
which enable the Invalid who may require it, or the
lover of Soda Water who may desire 1t, to enjoy the
use OF this delightful beverage at any time al ioine.
we have on draught tue following popular
MINERAL SPRING WATERS:
Geyser, (Saratoga) Excelsior, (Saratoga,) High
Rock. (Saratoga, vlchy, Kisslngen. Also, the iol-
lowing waters In BEETLES: Congress-, Exec sor iiN-
thorn, Gcyaer, High Rock, 81. Louis. Magnetic,
Franklin, Ballston Spa, Gettvsburg, Missisqnoi
Rockhrtdge Alum, st. Catharine's Arteslan, Freid
ercshallc, vichy, seltzer, Bedford, Etc
j.. BRINGHURST & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail DrugRlhts,
Corner Sixth and Market Streets,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31
j.. BRINGHURsT & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Drugplhts,
Corner Sixth and Market streets.
Cnoicra and DiarrnGa Mixture.

Cnres aiarrh9a, dysentery, cholera moreus
cranp, paill etc. Price Is cents per bottle.
All the above remedies prepared and sold whole
sale and retail at
F0STFR'S DRUG STORE,
Front and West Ets.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

Mrs. Fosters Tonic Hitters.
Tonic. lnvigorating, Appetizer. Cures dyspepsia,
headache, nervousness, debility, fever and ague.
etc. Put up in qnart bottles. Price, $1.00 each.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31
1890 claymont Street, over 1ith Street Bridge
oriental Pile and Hurn SaIvc.

Prepared bs Mrs. Dr. Foster. An infallibe rem.
rtly for piles llnternal and external) and burns
Read the testimonials on circulars accompanying
each box. Price 2h cents each
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31
mrs. Or. Poster. blood Purifier.

This well known and thoroughly tried preparation
maintains Its reputation as a remedy unsurpassed
for the OF blood and skin diseases, Wiz Teter,
rlngworms, Scrotula, bletches, plmples, bos, i'm
purities of the blood, etc. Put up in quart bottles
PrICe S1.nl elch.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

Mrs Fosters Rose WOrm-I.OzenRes.
An infallible remedy for worms. Safe, pleasant
and reliable. Price ~ cents per box.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

Another Kip OF those Elegant ChaniOis
skins.
Also, soda water and sarsaparllla. at the Dela-
ware Avenue Drug Store.
W. #. ALRICnS
Apothecary,
iyl7-t 3D Delaware Avenue.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-31

DRUGGISTS LABELS AT THE COM
II MERCIAL office, We will print for druggists
as low as they can get WORE done at ofiicss W6ere
lahelP are specially. TRY na
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-02
An Imperial Gourmet.

A writer says: 1t is not singular that
the imperious Caesar should have been
infected with the sensuousness of his
age, and proved himself an epicure,
albeit one of elegant and dainty man.
ners. Curtius says of the Rome of C@-
sar's day: "No sort of luxury flourish
ed so much as the coarsest of all-the
luxury of the table. The whole villa ar
rangemonts and the whole villa life had
ultimate reference to dining. Not only
was the cook graduate in gastronomy,
but the master himself eften acted as
the instructor of his cooks. The circum-
stance of the guest taking an emetic
after banquet to avoid the consequences
of the varied fare set before him no
longer created surprise" The same au-
thor has reproduced the bill of fare pro-
vided at feast given by Mucius Lentu-
lus Niger, at which Caesar assisted :
"Before the dinner proper came sea-
hedgehogs, fresh oysters Gas many as the
guests wished), large mussels, sphondili,
tield-hares,' with asparagus, fattened
fowls, oyster and mussel pasties, black
and white sea-acorns, sphondili again,
glycimarides, sea-nettles, becafcoes, roe
ribs, boar's ribs, fowls dressed with
-four, becafcoes, purple shell-fsh of two
sorts. The dinner itself consisted of
sow's udder, boar's head, h-pasties,
boar -pasties, ducks, boiled teals, hares,
roasted fowls, starch pastry, Pontic pas.
try"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-02
A Bungl,ns Execution.

Executions are Mt their best simply
terrible affairs, but when they are at
tended with accident or done by bung-
ling officers there is something fright
fully horrible about them.. That of the
negro Green Henry at Columbus, Miss
was one of the latter. 1t is thus de-
scribed:
The cape of the black robe was drawn
forward over the doomed mans head at
twenty minutes past twelve o'clock,
noon. Quickly the sheriff and his at
tendant stepped fIom the platform a
deputy jerked the lever that supported
the scall'old from the fastenings, and
gave tho floor of the scaiTold kick.
An unearthly groan arose from the
thousands Of negroes who thronged the
adjacent walls and vacant places.
The scaffold fell with an awful sound
Green Henry dangled an instant in the
air, and then fell full length on the
ground beneath the balcony of the Jail
Everybody was Mortified the sheriff
could hardly move. A surgeon felt the
pulse of the fallen man and said he was
alive. The colored deputy and an as
sistant raised Henry, carrying him back
to the balcony, and removed the black
Grape from his face. His brow was GOV
cred with perspiration, though he die
not appear frightened. He was alive
and perfectly conscious, and continued
to murmur: "Jesus, save mel" There
was slight abrasion of his neck, anC
he was splitting blood. At this point 6
telegram came from Gov. Ames, whom
Col. Meek and others had been impor
tuning for Green Henrys life. 1t said
81 cannot interfere show this to Mr.
Meek and Others"
BY this time the knot had been re
tied, and Henry was assisted to rise
His feet pinioned, he advanced as vel
as he could to the center of the plat
form. AS the sheriff adjusted the moose
Henry said: Don't choke me-" The
sheriff loosened the knot, and Henry
asked "Got it tied right2" eyes,
said the sheriff, and he asked q doctor il
it was not right. The doctor directed
the knot to be placed further to the
rear Of the ear, which was done.
The sheriff stepped back, the deputy
touched the lever, and Green Henry
swung into the air at thirty-eight min
utes past twelve o'clock. A thrill o.
horror ran through the multitude, and {
number of negro women tainted. The
body after the drop was convulsed sew
eral times; the shoulders shrugged, tht
feet were drawn up. The neck wa
broken, the skin of the throat was cut
and small stream of blood trickle(
down his breast. The drop was fou
and half feet. After six minutes doc
tor felt Henrys pulse. He still lived
He hung fourteen minutes, and then, a
eight minutes to one o'clock, the docto
said he was dead
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-02
Life at Mecca.

A wealthy Arabian merchant has fur
nished German journal some interest
ing information about Mecca. The grand
sheriff, he says, is richer than his mas
ter, the Sultan he speaks French, and
has French dishes at his table, and eats
on the finest china, but never uses a
knife, fork or spoon. The furniture of
his house is made in the European style,
and comes from Constantinople. Life
in Mecca during the pilgrim season,
when there are about 100, 900 pilgrims in
the town, is much more expensive than
at other times beef is 81. pound, and
bread is I'D. pound. The streets are
lighted up with petroleum, and the ex-
pense of lighting is borne, not by the
municipality (Which, however, provides
the lanterns), but by each householder.
The streets are all paved, and many of
the houses are seven stories high. There
is post-office in the town, which sends
letters once day to the harbor of Died
dah. Letters are brought to the houses
to which they are addressed, and it is
customary to give the postman piastre
(3d.) for his trouble. There is also a
photographer in the town but no Chris
tian books are to be found in the book
sellers shops, as their sale is not per-
mitted.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-02
The Tramp Nuisance.

The tramp nuisance, like the power of
King George, says the New York
Herald, "has increased, is increasing
and ought to be diminished > and the
country people and authorities of several
States are taking the matter in hand. 1t
is high time for most of those sturdy
beggars are only thieves and highway
men thinly disguised, whom threat OF
employment will drive away. Hard work
is the last thing they want. Let the va
grant laws which exist in most of the
States be sharply enforced, and let the
people in country neighborhood turn
out promptly to capture and punish the
first thief or robber who comes among
them, and the tramps will disappear. II
anywhere there is a number of persons
out of employment and actually willing
to work, organizations can be easily
formed to send them to parts of the
country where laborers are needed. The
Southern States need workingmen, anC
thousands can there find constant anG
remunerative employment at this very
time. There are many enterprises suf
fering there for'lack of laborers.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-02
For a Hunt,

A droll story comes from the city of
Marseilles, France. The hero is gen.
tleman well known both there and in
Paris. On his property near Marseilles
he once had rabbits, which the innumer-
able poachers of the south have extermi-
mated. There is now sincere, though
uncultivated admiration for field sports
in France. This gentleman was quite
ashamed to think that he could not offer
even rabbit shooting to friend on his
estates. But the remedy was simple
the empty warrens could be restocked.
Orders to this effect he sent from Paris,
and great quantity of coneys were
turned down. The season of the chase
opened two OF three days since, and a
goodly show of guns M. - led out to
harrass his game. Girt with horns,
probably, and furnished with embroid-
cred gamebags, the party approached
the scene of action. To their mingled
horror and delight, the rabbits sailed
forth full gallop, greeting their execu-
TONERS with joy, and ran up their gaiter-
ed legs. Never was there such wei
come lops and half-lops, Dutch and
Angora, bounded to meet the sportsmen,
tumbling one across another in delight.
The fact is that the garde-chasSe had
bought tame rabbits, which he had been
used to feed in that very spot.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-02
Watering Flowers.

1t is a common belief that flowers
ought not to be watered under hot SUM-
But few people can give a good reason
for the belief. The Providence Journal
explains the matter, and has some SEN
sible remarks on the whole subject
Seeing the other day very intelligent
person sprinkling (not watering) bed
of flowers at ten o'clock in the morning.
under light sun, we were moved then
and now to say that not only was the
time and labor lost, but in case of deli
cate plants with surface roots, actual
injury might have been done. The
theory of watering plants is this:
The roots are to be thoroughly wetted
without leaving any standing water; this
well done will answer the purpose for
several days where the plants are in the
ground. 1t should be done on cloudy
days OF at evening. The mere sprink-
ling of water on the surface does nc
good the water does not get down
deep enough, and besides, in a hot sun
the evaporation cools the ground so as
to threaten, if not injure, the more sensi
tive plants.
What is best is to mulch plants with
the short grass cut from the lawn, OF
dry dust from the street will answer
give SO much water and such protection
that there shall be no quick evaporation
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-02
FLESH OR FOWL Z
Child Born with the Head Of n Cat md the
Feet of n Chicken.


The Joplin (Mo.) Bulletin says: Ma
ture, when in festive mood, performs
many odd freaks, but the most wonder
full of which we have ever heard was the
birth of strange monstrosity near Jop-
lin. The child, If child it could be call
ed, weighed about eight pounds, with q
head whose forehead was well developed,
but whose mouth, nose, eyes, ears and
general countenance were the exact
counterpart of cats, though the eyes
from their dazzling brilliancy looked
much like a serpent's. The body, arms
and hands were we'll formed and natural,
and so were the legs as far down as the
knees. From the knees they bore an
almost exact resemblance to the leg of a
chicken-the foot was as neara chickens
foot as can be imagined-and the infant
would contract its toes just rs chicken
would. Its head and neck were covered
with q growth of fine black hair, the
body and limbs looked like chicken
when plucked of its feathers its cries
were those of cat.
1t is said that this unfortunate circum-
stance was brought about in this wise:
Five or six months ago, while the parents
resided in another State, the lady was
watching a fight between a cat and a
rooster in an adjoining yard. Two boys,
aged ten and twelve years, respectively,
We're watching the contest with great in
terest. Finally the cat caught the
chicken by the neck and instantly dis
patched him the older boy grabbed a
light Ak and uplifting it rushed toward
the younger saying: "Your cat killed
my rooster, and I'll kill YOU" The
younger brother, in attempting to es-
cape, stumbled and fell. At this stage
of the proceedings the lady fell to the
floor in a swoon, but only recovered to
pass from one spasm to another, which
continued for several hours, and the re-
suit was the birth of this monstrosity
The parents wished the child put out of
the way by violent means, but, after a
deal of persuasion and the promise of a
large sum of money, the doctor was al
lowed to retain it, provided he would
never make its parentage known, OF ex-
hibit for two years.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-02

AS was one day dining with q friend,
1 said to him: "Your wife makes good
bread" "I shouldn't have kept her,
if she didn't" was the ready response.
Now it would have been most too bad to
have dismissed one who had already be-
come his wife, for no other fault than
that she failed to make good bread.
And yet, it must be confessed, it is u Sc
rious fault; and every young man in
pursuit of a wife would do well to make
it a requisite that she be skilled in the
art of bread making. Three times a
day, during all his married life, will he
want on his table this " staff of life. ~
And it is an essential thing that this in
dispensable article of cookery be we'll
made. The pies and the cakes are
a secondary consideration. These nay
be dispensed with, but not the "daily
bread" Every mother owes it to her
daughters that she we'll instructs them
in this department of household duties
Better that they know less of music and
French, and dress and fashion, than be
deficient here. Ii man has a wife who
daily furnishes his table with bread well
made and well baked, so far let him be
thankful. If such a man comes to his
table morose and fault finding, I will lnot
say that he deserves that his bread
should be dough, for no man deserves
that but will say that he deserves no
bread at all. Pork and potatoes and
beans, without any bread at all, are good
enough for him.