Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-09-16

The BLIND STAaaERs.--The Smyrna Times
says The horse disease is still sweeping over
us as q besom of destruction. New cases are
constantly reported and the calamity is extend
ing down.the county. Three or -four OF the most
valuable aud most carefully attended horses i'll
Dover have died-those that have hardly entered
the pasture field Over in Thoroughfare Neck,
whore the disease first made Its appearance,
thore seems to be some Abatement but 1t may
be because there are not 40 many horses to be
afflicted. We are informed that over sixty All =
mails have died in that section alone, between
Blackbird and Smyrna Creeks. In tho necks
below Smyrna Creek the calamity has leen es-
pecially severe the past week. In that section
from 30 to 40 horses have died, some stables be-
ing nearly swept by tho board. A Mr.. Tomlinson
who had three, lost all, including fine colt. IT
is particularly fatal TO the young animals. 1t ls
safe to say that at least ono hundred horses
have died in the past three weeks within radius
of six or eight miles of this town. Putting Their
value at ; 100 Per head. which ii low estimate
1t will show loss Of 100000 M to the present.
number OF cases aro reported west OF the
town, away from the marshes, but the yaet mt :
iority are still east OF US, towards the Bay.
THR GoyfRSMrNr PIEn.-The Government
Iron Pier which is being erected Mt Lewes begins
now to present an imposing appearance. 1t was
arranged at the beginning OF this seasons work
to settle forty additional piles, twenty OF which
have been already put down, and when the 9th
have been settled. The structure is entirely
completed RS far as the piling extends, except
| the railing which it is proposed to put up There
is now alongside OF the pier .2519 feet of water
at full tide. which will make sufficient depth
| for any ordinary vessel to ride i'll.
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GoHE TO INpIASopoLIs.- robert II. McDanel,
| Rev. Gaylord i. Moore, aud William II. Fonlk
| left this morning for indianapolis, to attend the
annual meeting of the Grand Lodge |. o. q. f.,
| Of ba which
| eions on Monday next, the 10Th instant. VII
| liam II. Cloward, representing the Grand En-
campment. will leave tomorrow evening for the
| same place. William II. Foulk is Grand Guar
| dian of the Grand Lodge, and Messrs. McDanel
and Moore arc representatives from the Grand
Ledge OF Delaware.
The PAoM EYcAMpMENT.-This military on
campment will take place on the 10th, 18th, 18Th
| aud 10Th of this month. Among the bodies OF
| military which are expected to be in attendance
| are the Aliersvile Light Guards, and Lancas
| ter Light Guards. OF Lancaster county, and the
| Oxford Guards and Wayne Zouaves, OF Chester
| county. Saturday the 18Th, will be the princlpa
| day of the encampment as on that day the re-
| view and inspection OF the troops by Governor
| Hartranft takes place.
MORE RoADs.-No less than six iuries for tile
| opening OF new roads i'll the county were oi
| duty last week. There can be no question but
| that the RAPID increase Of our population is dc
| section, and. while We arc glad to see this, W,
| would urge the necessity of making better wha
| we have rather than opening more. The very
| best investment that our citizens could make
| would be increased facilities for travel.-.Nedit
| american.
If you attend the auction sale, to night, nj Slt
| Market street, at ~ o'clock you can purchase
books of almost all the known authors. either il
| English, Latin, Greek, German or French
books on Law, Surveying, Conyeyancug &c
Over 500 volumes will be sold.
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PosTPoNED,-A telegraphic despatch to thi.
city announces that the Sunday School Teach
ers' Institute OF the Esaton District, Wilmington
Conference, which was to have been held Il
| AIillington en- the 10Th and 1Gth, las been post
poned until tho 22d and 23d.
Measrs. II. NJ. IL W. Il. johnson OF smyrna will
on tho first of Octeber, open an extensive shot
store in Mddetown, in one of the town hal
| rooms, formerly occupied by Mr. Na,llain. The1
| expect to sell stock manufactured by themselves
1t is stated that the city liquor dealers buy III
| Delaware peach brandy, and by mixing with 1t
| little burnt sugar to give it color and oil o
cognac to impart flavor, soil readily for Frencl
| brandy.
Capt. Harris, master OF the steamship Penn
| Syludaid, paid short visit to Smyrna, Del.
last week, in canplny with Surgeon Hirons, Of
| the same steamer.
| DcIJ' 90 INCH llhs bebIl aIlpolhlel pupCllubcu
| dent Of the Life Saving Stations Oh the coasts o
q f,t-1rrfuef Ddyu ms soi1 tile liorae at III
>; ". corner of Ninth and Madison street t,
Michael McGarow, recently from Canada fo
$1,000 cash.
William IL. Nan, the oldest compoaitor o
tlis city, who has been for some time coniine,
TO ms bed, is improving, and is now able to b
out again.
| The third Quarterly Conference of the yea
| VIII be held at the Union NJ. l.. Church this eve
ming. Love feast to morrow evening"
Mr. Charles Baird. the morocco manufactiir
| or, has started West on business trip, expect
ing to be gone about three weeks.
$500, 900 has passed through che City Treas.
| nrois hands within the last three months
| And none stuck.
ooo an tne hrst OF October, the interest on 1920,
oOo Will be paid by the City Treasurer.
The City Council will meet this evening.