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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17

AT TIE JACKSON & SHARP MARINE RAILWAY
The three-masted schooner W. r. CUSHING
which has been rebottomed by the Jackson L
Sharp Co., has been launched. Her planking
had been thoroughly perforated by salt sea in
sect which imbeds itself in the wood, DESTROYING
its strength and rendering no longer water
tight. The new Government light boat has
been hauled out to receive it's copper bottom
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17
NARD TO THE PUBLICl

CAiD TO THE PUBLICI
wOOLLKY a VAN TRUMP's
INSURANCE AGENCY.
FIRE, MARINE, LIFE, ACCIDRNTi
no. JOURNAL BUILDING ADJOINING rHP
CITY HALL,
WILMINGTON. DELAWARE.
We are the
DULY AUTHORIZED AGENTS OF THK oI DBar,
LARGEST AND BEST KNOWN CONpa.
NIES IN THE WORLD,
CAsH ASSETS OF OVER....... 500 600 600
We insure all kinds Of property within the state
and ADJOINING counties. Dwellings and Farm Pro
perty taken at very low rates.
we make specially Of taking entire charge of
our customers business, thereby relieving them of
much trouble and expense and settle All % insuoa
PROMPTLY AND LITERALLY, without extra CHARGE
Offering our past record a guarantee for the
future, we confidently assert 1t will be to your IN
terest TO call on us and examine our list of Gamma
elsewhere. - ~ Ing
ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE TO AMY AMoTNT
EFFEcTED AT ONCE AT CURRENT RATES.
Communications by mail will receive immediate
Expressing our acknowledgements for the natron-
age we have enjoyed and soliciting a oontinuanee.
we remain, very respectfully,
JAN wooLLRY' 3. "A. VAN TRUMP
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17
$nIitifaI alptIfes.

M MAYORALTY.-ATT THE SOLICITA-
1Xl TION Of numerous friends offer myself as
Q candidate for the once OF Mayor. subject 10 the
nomination Of the Republican Party.
ROBERT c. FRAIM,
Wilmington, De-, May II, 1sTo,tf 9Th Ward.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17

KRLLY'S DYSPEPSIA MIXTURE OK KLIXIR
OF LIFE.
1t will cure Dyspepsia, Sour Stomach and Heart
burn.
1t will make you strong and give you new life.
1t will act upon your liver and tone up your diges-
ton.
II is pleasant TO take and perfectly harmless.
1t will do all that tonic will do without liquor to
stimulate. 1t is pot Wine of Iron. Try 1t. Doctors
prescribe 1t. Cie-gy recommend 1t. Thousands
hay, been cured with 1t. Suffer no longer. Send
and get circular. See what 1t has done.
For sale by Smith L Painter, K. Brnghurst & Co.,
e. Mc1nall, Jr., and Druggists generally apr2-11m
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17

NEW DRESS GOODS-JUST OPENED
IN complete assortment Of new dress fabrics,
comprising the most desirable shades and styles in
plain and plaid goods
W. B. SHARP,
Fourth and Market Streets.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17
2rnpnsaIs.

pROPOSALs
FOR GRADING THE BED OF FOURTH STREET,
FROM MARK ct TO TATNALL.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Street
Committee, al the oflce Of the street Commissioner
THURSDAY, MAY 2sTH 1919
At O'Clock, Pm.
For grading the bed of 4th street from the curb line
on the west side Of Market street. to the curb line
about 10) feat, depth OF earth to be removed about
l6 inches.
Also, for furnishing paving stone, the stone not
larger han inches by inches, and bricks for gut
teIs and doing the paving about feet (or more II
deemed necessary each side Of the street. taking
taking up and reaylng tagging aud hauling the
sand also hauling the stone from the breaker the
bed OF the street, the stone to be hauled by the
perch, the work to extend to all intersections OF
streets not already paved, and to the building lines
not already paved the CUTTERS to be 12 inches wide
except the cross CUTTERS, which are to be feet
wide) and bricks to be set on edge and to be best
hard brick The nag stone to be relsid wherever
necessary on the street. All curb stone to be reset
wherever necessary, and all new curb TO be set
city Will furnish all curb stones necessary and the
gutter plates for the cutters the intersec
ti0ns OF streets. Also the sand gravel necessary
10 do the work at the sand pit. All material now
on the street ami the earth reserved and to he
delivered at such places as the Street Commissioner
may direct and the whole work to be under his di-
rectlon
The contract to be for each specification or let al
together as may be deemed advisable.
No bid will be accepted except II be from q re-
spensl6le party The right to reject any or AL bids
myl74t Chairman of the Street Committee.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17
DROPOSALS FOR LAYING A DRAM
l. ON LOMBARD STREET.

DROPOSALS FOR LAYING A DRAM
L ON LOMBARD STREET.
Sealed proposals will be received by the street
committee at the ol1lce Of the street commissioner
until
THURSDAY MAY Goth 1875
ATb O'CLOCK 2. NJ,
for furnishing and laying the tile. doing the dig
Ring and nng the ditch, the ditch to be about IT..
deep, the street to be left in good condition as
1t now is, and the earth to be delivered at such
places a. the Street Commissioner may direct the tile
TO be terra Gotta IL inch IN the clear well laid with
cemen'e ed joints beginning at the building liue on
the Northerly side OF Lombard ST., and running
along Lombard street with regular grade of the
Street to 13th down 18th to Brandywine making
In all about 200 yards lneal measure.
Proposals Will be received for furnishing the ma
terial and doing the work by the yard lineal mea-
sure.
The right to re ject any or all bids ia reserved.
No bid Will be accepted unless 1t be from re-
sponsibe party.
VIM. CANDY.
myl7-4t Chairman OF .treet Committee.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17
CITY ITEM 8.

tR- Ladies' Shoes new stock at very low prices, at
Babcock Blo., 2l3 Market street. mys,tf
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17
CITY ITE M 8.

~ Fine Caters, spring style, at 2is Market ST.
Babcock Bro. mys,u
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17

eB- Boots and Shoes sold by the inch or foot at
Babcock q Bro., 23 Market street. myS,u
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17

ET-We hare tnoD 10000 dollars worth of Boots
and Shoes to sell, but d very large stock, at 2ls
Market street mySu
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17

GEEDS.-JUbT RECEIVED A FRESH
~ supply of Field and Garden Seeds. Also tloVei
and Timothy Seed a II sold at Market Prices. a.
the Wilmington Wire and Seed House. NO. III
Shlpley Street. ,u
mRr8-1y A. T. ALIDERDlCh.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17

rF Within III: Whole Range OF tonic and altera-
tive medicines known, none Is entitled to more
consideration than the Peruvian syrup. In all
Of enfeehled debilltated constitution 1t Is
the very remedy needed. The most positive proof
OF this can be adduced.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17
City Ordinances.
A n ORDINANCE

A N ORDINANCE
For widening the footways on each side OF Fourth
Street from the westerly side OF Market street 10
the Easterly side OF Tatna street.
WHEREAS the owners of the major part OF the
ground fronting on Fourth street. between the
westerly side of Market street and the eastery side
OF Tatnall street have made application In writing
TO the City Council, for the widenIg of the foot
ways on each side 81 said Fourth street between the
points above named, therefore
De il ordained BY the City Council Of Wilmington
SECTION, That the footways on each SIDE of
Fourth street, from the westerly side OF Market
street to the esstery side OF Tatnall street. shall be
wldened three feet nine inches and that the adj
measurement OF the ground for this increased width
he taken from the bed OF said street parallel with
the curb stone
SECTION Q The width OF the bed of the aforesaid
part OF Fourth street. between the curb ines there
OF shall hereafter he If y-one feet.
SECTION 3, All ordinances and parts OF ordinances
inconsistent with THIS ordnance are hereby repeal
ed
Passed at the City Hall, April "A 1875
JOSHUA MARIS,
49, President OF the city Council,
Attest-WM. s. HAYES Clerk msyl52t
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17

A N ORDINANCE
Authorizing the macadamizing and paving OF the
bed OF Fourth street from the westerly side OF Mar
ket street TO the easterly side Of Tatnall street,
BE ii ordafndd By the City Council Of Wilmington
SECTION /, The bed OF Fourth street from the
westerly side of Market street to the eastery side of
1atnall street. Is hereby authorized and directed to
be macadamlZed and paved.
Passed at the city Hall, May IA, 1875
JOSHUA MARIS,
President Of City Council.
Attest-Wa. s. HAYES, Clerk. mayi5-2t.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17

A N ORDINANCE,
10 authorize the construc ion of Sewer In Lom-
bard street from the northerly sid Of Tenth street
to tn Brandywine Creek.
BE il ordained by the city Council er Wilmington.
sE TIoN !. Tnat common sewer shall be con-
structed in Lombard street from the northerly side
OF Tenth street TO the Brandywlne Creek and said
sewer shall be made OF terra Gotta pipe and shall
be twelve Inches In diameter In the clear.
Passed a. the CITY Hall, May ID, 1915.
JOSHUA MARIS.
President Of City Council,
Attest-WM. S. HAYES, CLERK.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17

eH-Seeds. Garden seeds, all kinds, fresh stock,
Bowman's, End and King streets. mar23-u
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17

n BRIHGHURST g. CO.,
Cor. SIXTH and MARKET sf
Oner nne assortment Of fine goods
comprising In part
Fine Bronze and other Thermometers,
Flower Vases,
Violet Stands,
Cut GlassCologne Bottles,
Plain Cologne Bottles,
Cologne Toilet Sets,
Travelling Cups In Russia leather
Hand and Toilet Mirrors,
Cologne Flasks.
Finest French Hair Brushes,
Finest English Hair Brushes,
Finest American Hair Brushes
I'm ivory, buffalo, ,nlaid, rosewood, ,satlnwo0d,&c
TOrtise-shell Dressing Combs
Ivory Dressing Combs,
Buffalo Dressing Combs,
lndlR-rubber Dressing Combs
Dressing Cases,
Smelling Bottles,
French, English and American ExIscrr
(for the Handkerchief.)
Besides an extensive variety Of Foreign and Amer-
can Colognes, Toilet Soaps, Cosmetics, Sachet
Powders, Cloth, Hat, Nail and Tooth
Brushes, &c. comprising one of the largest
assortnents of FINE TOILET
GOODS, ever offered In this city.
e. BRINGHUKST CO.,
APOTHRCARIEs,
Corner Sixth and Market Streets.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17
p EGIsTKY BUREAU NOTICE

ICE-MECHANICS LOAN ASSO-
IN citation, Fl tn Series, 800 shares in the Fifth
Series OF this Association are now for sale First
payment to be made the eecond Tuesday In Nay.
Apply to w. j. MORROW, Sec,
mar2s II No. AT French street.
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JOrTINGS ANOUr rOWN.

Two horses were burned in George Ronins1
ttab!e' NJ 3O6 ksst llOh street, last night.
Fishermen viii be Interested in n ThDnksRtyfna
coI'AsidNg eAiuisI advertised IN rnR SUS.
Tho Surrogate elect receives an syerare OF ain
letle daily Apply lng for cersoh D. IN his once
Michael urneT, who was run over by his owa
Gay.
John Rogers, Of Troy, was washed overbosrA
l1th test.
The original French text OF "The Two Or.
phaus WI! be produced AZ tue Lyceum Theatre IaKI
Monday evening.
The bankruptcy OF Brick Pomeroy will not in
IeFiere with tue publication VI FOD.erO.s DelAocrd1
That goes On regularly
The population OF the Sixth Ward IA 4n00n
capt, Lovely since the 1874 OF November lS7A haa
arrested 06ls Of It's residents.
Henry Cogan, Jr., and John Schultz, OF III
flIst avenue challenge umateurs to shoot
sh9ls WIZ hartrgger pistols, dstaucs 100 yards foT
Capt Ward, OF tho Forty seventh street poIioa.
was nhcu nitc'n days pay yesterday for granting per
the sanitary code.
ihs ch"rg"a that the politicians preferred
&h...t MI' Seth T. hawley. Chief CLERK OF the Polics
proved to be groundless
Andrew Gassner a retired merchant OF New
Dut " hs father 10 st. Pau, churchyArd NINETY Tesrs
ago MI 0assner lived In Freehold, n. J.
As the ship Thomas Lord was being rai,od bx
tne merchants Dry Dock Company at Pier IS, Rai
river yesterday, the hosting gear got out OF orde. ~
'hs 'hs shp dVwn dAuagIng Tue vessel anu pies
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THE LATEST FAILURES.
AsHiGnments, Estimates of Assets, md som.
Probable DivIdrada

Assignments, Fsiimntes of A'scts, md some
Probable DivIdcads.
kosenheim Libman, de alers in notions and
millinery, failed yesterday.
Nyse Co., strlw goods, OF 537 Broadway, have
claims a-ains, them OF $3.50 oo0 alsets $3.50 ooO
The creditors OF Granville Smith, broker, OF Ii5
Broadway have chosen John II. Plat as assignee
Daniel V. ArsuunDau, OF 20 South william street. ha.
been apaenie assgnec Of Johnson Dessau. import
err 81 lO7 Libgfty street
Claims 10 The Amlunt NJ $4,000 have been Med
arainst Secor a Son. prop ietors 81 the Union Iron
works IN East Twentieth street. VINO failed recently.
hon MURRAY, peddlcrs' supplies, SS spring street,
s. ". Beard, Sons Co.. teas who failed recently are
TO pay sixty cents on The dollar i've per cent casn ana
Ia. remnnder in monthly instanmenls
John Kern. trmmnss .57 Canal street, VIII pay
TWENTY-FIVE cents the dollar.
IYc mon BralJiug WORKS failed YESTERDAY
fnilip b Martin aud Dtnuis Is. Martin have assigned
% John Harley.
The latest futures IN Boston nre those OF II.
Jacobs som, wnscsa.e pruyislnsi 4. q A. Jacobs.
~ nour, al Of Bostcn H. n. King, bcots anu snoes
- u hri 4. w Adams, c4SsiWcrcs, Glendale, Mass.
W. laurence Co., furniture worcesteri T.. r.
ten to- dry gooos. Portland. Me, j. NJ. Gilman.
AmeetHs Of tue creditors Of B.F Phillips Of south
adams Ma o., The heavy woollen Manufacturer who
recently failed Is called tor Tue dsy. The 1rm owe
Boston parties Slho ooO Troy, " " nrn, .lSOO0i and
the total liabilities VIII exceed, probably. 5000 900.
OF Worcester, sre reported NJ t2l5O0A principally 10
AeH J ork and J, P,iladeiDtia houses. Mr. ChanbeTin
sAci ror of 7, F Phillip, above mentioned.
The t9ai Liabilities Of \. Appell, clothing. OF Ros-
10 are found to BE- about f22 o. principally 10 Iost
ana New forK houses. L. Is thought he viii pay nfty
{ u the dollar. -
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" shall we meet beyond the River" and IN en-
the Two evanVelists quietly left the building.
Mr. oahkev went Immediately to the Tabernacle,
wnete 4'Vv young men awaited him
out Mr.. Moody labored IN the inquiry
room half hour before following him
mr. steele conducted PRAYER meeting
~ the Rink, and Mr. Morton one in the Re
formed CHURCH, after the regular service. while
Mr.. Moody was preaching In the Rink Mr.. Need .
nam addressed an Immense Congree alton In tho
MethOdist Church, and the Rev. MIR. Smith an
other audience, fully as large In the Reformed d
church. All through the day streams OF in
qurers sought the inquiry room, where Moody
aud .Sankey and the brooklyn clergy In tufn
received them.
The various services will not stop i'm m cdIateiv
On SUNDAY, At four O'Clock, Mr.. Needham Is To
preach in the Rink, and ON Monday and Tucsd Y
give Dible readings In DIR. Cuyler's church, at
four o'clock The X v. George Hall will mold
young mons meetings IN DIR. Cuyler's church
every. evening next week. AZ nine o'clock and
give biblc readings In Mr.. SteeIe's church on
rect street, On W edntsday, Thursday aud FRIDAY
ncNt. ~ Tour o'clock. The morning rraycr meet
IN y are 10 be held, until further notice at eight
clock IN DIR. CrOsOv's church, on Clinton street
anu ihe union meet'ngs In Dr. Scuddcrs churcn
arc To be continued.
ThE kENiVALIsrs' BUILDING IN PHILADELPHIA
lHtLApttPHIA. Nov. 19.-The building at
Ihirtetnth aud Market stroets. formerly the
fennsilvania Railroad freight depot, fitted up
Tor the mcetings To be cond Ictcd by Moody and
Sdukey, WAS opened this ey, ming for inspection
IL VIII uc ready Tor occupancy by no u to.mor.
row. Tho main audience room will seat com
foriably lOaO people. At tho back end Is tho
speakers platform, rising Ia tiers and Sc ting
liOO reople; and two thirds the way forward
the hour gradually rises to the front of the nall
ENiuK cNcft Que IN Inc audieaCe the Opportuuf.
" To see and hear thc speaker.
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HoDGE's STOCK oAMBLryo.
Another Jury TO Consider the Case of aIessrs.
POlhcmus IL jackson.

Yesterday Judge Shpman rendered n
decision that foreshadows tho reopening OF the
Governments suit against Polhomus & &Jackson,
tho brokers' through whom Major J. S. Hodge,
ex-United states Paymaster, made bis ruinous
investments In Wall street four and Ave years
ago. Hodge, having used up nrst his own mod
crate fortune. fell back upon the Governm cnt
money In his hands, and lost that In turn. lie
was sentenced to a long term Of inipr rlsonment,
but Pres dent Grant few months aftcrwafd
pnrdoncd him. According to his confession,
about S3yloOO OF Government money was remit
ted by him to Polhemus a. Jackson. $4,000 OF
which was in the shape of his own ofilciai checks
upon the Assistant United States Treasurer in
New YORK.
The Government sued tho brokers for this
money, chareing that they knew they were re-
ceivinK stolen GoveTnment money from Hodge.
The suit, before Judge Shipman and a jury
about eighteen months ago, resulted In n YER
dict tor tue defendants. Ihereupon TIC Gov
ernmcnt attorneys moved for new trial on the
ground that the verdict was contrary to law and
evidence, and was Influenced 10y mistake,
sympathy, or pref dice" and upon the further
ground that the JUDGE erred In his instructions
and cn rye to the jury.
Decision upon this motion was reserved bv
Judge shlpman. lie now grants 1t, saying in
his opinion that the issues OF fact ia the case
should be submitted to another Jury.
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Geo. II. Dixon was Yesterday appointed store
Keeper OF the Thirtoth District OF New YORK.
william j. KelcnG, machinlst, aged "a years,
hanged hnselt IN Bimoro vest, rday because ho was
unable to obtain employment.
IL said ln naval circles that tho repair and
prepaelOn OF yease es have reference TO span
lbh affairs than to those OF any other country
George W, Drisko, editor OF the Machf1s MEL
URfOH was violently assaulted with an axe Dy ono ohn.
son yesterday and seriously injured. Johnson ped
Five laborers who were working In a trench
for water pipes at someryile, Mass were buried yea
badly injured.
Ex-Mayor wis, Of Carrolton, ILL.,. wealthy
culen, shot himself IN the head terday curing the
funeral ceremonies OF Paul Wright shot himself
three days ago.
Among the names mentioned for appointment
TO the Attorney Generalshp OF pennsy Vana as sue
cessor 20 the late Hon. Samuel H. Dinmick are Gen.
H. n. hoyt Of wilkesbarre. and the Hon. Wn. Arm.
strong OF Lyconiing
D. MI. john Laurent, a resident Of Pike county,
fa mas organized colony Of the natives OF AlsAce and
LoTIaine who Will settle IN that county. He will set
out Tor Europe In December and will return with ths
colony carly In the spring.
~ Ihe brig Antilles, before reported ashore on
sne homer shoals, got on yesterday after being light
enea and wa. again grounded At about 1880 r. H. She
noaR ~ suRp0sea " Oe wnerogged. She hsa been aban.
aensd and stripped of her saus and riggiDs
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AFTER ELECTION.
The Money all spent, and Nothing TO be Rx-
pectcd from n Dcmoci 1tic House.


Collector Arthur has bee;i ordered TO re-
duce the expenses OF the Custom House mate
rally. and like orders have been sent to the
Naval Onlcer and Appraiser OF the port. Tho
Collector and Surveyor Sharpe met yesterday TO
consult on tho subject, and to hear suggcstio
from the heads of departments. The reduction
Is to be similar to that OF last February, but on
much larger scale. Onlcers are to be dis
charged and salaries lowered. Tho principal
Item OF rotrcnchment Is to be the reduction of
salaries. Gen. Arthur says that Secretary Bris-
tow hes left It optional with him as to how the
reirenchment Il TO be effected He may rcduce
salaries only, or remove Officers or IN ny do both
1he only salaries that can be reduced are those
oi tne clerks' inossengers, pnftcrs wei9hers' as.
lh, clerks at all the way from $1,000 to $3.50,
,he average being fl,bJQ. Tbe pay Of tho Others
custom House arc nxed bv Congress and cam
not be disturbed. Among the officials who are
the Appraiser The Naval ofcer The DENNY III
lectors, twelve In number, at 5000 year each,
nlnctocn wcghons at $500 % year ench and Der-
Iiislt"s hiue gaugots at So each, forty store
Keepers az 81 day, and about two hundred
ana seventy inspectors at s. a day zach. There
are iuso about one bundled and twenty night
Collector Arthur hopcs 10 make somo arrange
ment BY which the salaries crnnted hv in,r n,av
bc reduced, 80 mas he may reioyc the clerka
and ldiOrtrs from gafin. the ertiro burden of
the rctrcncl rncnt, rho weivSers irsncn,or, va
craft Jns, and their sal out Of proportion
To- tleir meare services TO the Government.
one ot tho ph sea OF economy proposed Is tho
abolition OF the Naval once, which will be a
SAVING VI $l,J.UsO Alear Revouue men and mer-
chants say thHt it Is absolutely useless, Thcv
also think that tho corrcs prndencc bureau Of
the custom House can TO al oshed wi hout do
lment y the Gorenment service Its aboli-
lion would hc = saving of 1000 y ar
secretary BristuN's ietrcnchment ~ necessi-
tated by the deficiency in the appropriation for
paving the cNrensos Il collecting the customs,
Ihe deficiency Is g. .tl19tcl ~ three quarters of
hl.llun dollars. The Incoming House OF Rep
reseutativos being Domucrntic, the Soo,etarv
VII hol tApSc II 10 Not- more mOa5y Into the
POCKETS tf trants tLlrI t-rmcIs. He Is there.
Iore compelled TO discharge some of them and
CUT down tho SALARIES ~ Others. The loss Of
haI On dollars a year through the aboli-
..yn "a ,n- mooty Law IS explained as one VI
tie causes OF the deficiency.
Tho ray roll of the Nov Acrk Custom House
Is s2NOACD \ wear, and TIE Sdcretary's PROPOSE
tiun Is to reduce IL to SlGptOL