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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28
THIRD EDITION.
Marketing the Fruit.

ANOTHER MEETING AT MIDDLETowN-THE sHIp-
MENTs TO NEW YORK AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RATEs-FREIaHrs, ETC.
Correspondence of the Comnlercial]
MIDpLETowN, DEL, June 26.
An adjourned meeting of the peach growers of
this vicinity was held to day, and many of the
largest growers of the State were present, in
Guiding s. +. Shalcross and Samuel Townsend,
Esqs., and Gov. J. r. Cochran. The interest
manifested at these local meetings is centred on
new routes and reduction in the cost Of shipment
of peaches
L. W. Lockwood, Esq. presided, and j.
Thomas Budd was elected Secretary.
L. r. Cochran reported that Pres. Hnokley,
Of the P. W. e. B. r. R., bad informed him that
his road would carry fruit for the sum of 1856
per car-when fruit could bring no more than
enough to pay expenses. But il the growers re-
ceive good prices, they would be compelled to
demand the original freight
proportion from L. s. Hopes, Of Holidays.
burg, Pa, to be the agent of growers for the in
terror towns OF that State, WAS read, and held
over for consideration.
The committee appointed at the last meeting
to demand reduction in carriage rates from
Jersey City to New York stated that they had
seen some OF the leading commission men to get
their views, but nothing definite WAS reached
yet. They had arranged to meet again.
H. Clayton, Esq, stated that in regard to
shipments TO IlutbDulS, tue DelaW2Ie BroWern
would have to compete with Baltimore commits
sion men, who supply that market via Baltimore
Il Ohio, and Connellsville IL Pittsburg Rail
roads, But, by running trains from here at u
oclock, they could just reach that city at
o'clock A. NJ, just five hours in advance Of the
Baltimore men.
H. N. Willis and B. T. Biggs were delegs-
tod to visit New York and make arrangements
with railroads to ship fruit direct to Boston,
and were also instructed, by resolution, to
make powerful effort to have the carriage
from Jersey city to New York reduced one cent
per basket. A subscription WAS taken up. to
meet the expenses Of the committee to New
York and one was rendered city reporter pre-
sent for his services 80 often rendered but the
latter gracefully declined.
After hearing statements Of new points for
shipments in Pennsylvania and New York, the
meeting. adjourned to Saturday, July 3rd, when
an importan. report may be expected from the
committee sent to New York.
1t is noticeable and gratifying feature Of
these meetings that every benefit to the grower
is sought for and brought to the consideration OF
their brother growers in other sections. They
mean to benefit themselves, and to do this it re-
quires new ideas and new strength of purpose,
for as large crop as this year will produce
needs them. The trees are loaded down with
young fruit and the quality is predicted to be
excellent,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28
FIRST EDITION.
The Rcsntta on Saturday.

CONTEST NARROWED DOWN TO THE UNpIsK AND
BACHELOR oREws--BUccEss OF THE FORMER
THE USDISE NOW HOLD both THE BARGE AND
GIG CHAMPIONSHIP FIAos.
On Saturday afternoon last, the annual regat-
ia OF the Christians Navy took place. The club
from Philadelphia which had been expected was
not present, owing to a contest at home and the
Pioneer crew, OF the Christiana Navy. did not
participate owing to the sickness OF one OF their
crew. Tho contest was thus narrowed down to
tho Undne and Bachelor crews, and is unver-
sally conceded to be- the closest and most inter-
esting race yet made.
The race was attended by the usual crcum-
stance OF crowded bridges, wharves and small
boats in the river, and the crews were in full
uniform. Tho race did not begin until about
$50. owing to the tardineas OF tho Bachelor
crew in coming down. The boats got off we'll
together, and up to the Undine boat house tho
race WAS about even. Here the Bachelors by
some advantageous bend in the river, ran a short
distance ahead, but were overhaul ed and passed
before Market street bridge was reached.
At the turning buoys the Undine
crew arrived about boats length in advance
of the Bachelor, but the latter turned quickest
and got away flom the buoys about two boats
lengths ahead. Tho boats, however, soon came
up sido and side again, aud continued in this
fashion all the way down the river, the Undine
coming in about three-quarters OF boats length
The Bachelors clstm that the loss of the race
wss due to fishing smack winch was imme-
diately in their course. and in getting around
which they fouled with the Undine crew.
The following were the crews
Undne.-Stroke, j. II. Lewis; 2nd, Jos. Con-
row; 3rd, J. Paul Brown; 4th T. W. Head; cox
swain. j. l.. jackson.
BacteIor.-Stroke T. II. Lewis; End, W. II.
Bowers; 3rd Edward Sparks 4th, @. II. Mccall,
coxswaiD, Chas J Campbell.
Tho championship flag WAS not awarded but
will be delivered by the Commodore to the Un-
dine delegation in the Naval Board at a meeting
which will be called by him. This flag was not
the ono which had been won by the Bachelor crew
in former crntosts. By recent resolution of
the Naval Board an annual championship flag
ordered to be provided, 30 that the Bache-
lor club will still hold the old flag, while the
Undine club takes the new one OF 1876, to which
it will be entitled one year.
The Undine club is thus the holdar of both
the barge and gig championship flags.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28
FIFTH EDITION.
Tho Rasin Business.
INVESTIGATION DY THE WATER coMMrrTEK-LARoY
NUMBER OF WITNESSES EXAMINED.

INTERPOLATION DY THE WATER coMMrTTEk-LARax
NUMBER OF WITNESSES EXAMINED.
At o'clock, this morning, the Water Com =
mittee of Council. Mcssrs. Wrn. NJ. Candy, Lich =
tenstein, Hayes, Taylor and Murray, began an in
quiry into the row at the city basin on Saturday
morning. The facts elicitod do not matersly diff :
fer from tha statement printed in the COMMERCIAL
On Saturday, but there was vast discrepancy in
the alleged manner Of the outbreak. The case,
from the evidence, would seem to be about as
follows:
The men were early on the ground. as usual,
on Saturday and while waiting for the approach
of the hour fer commencement OF work some
talk was ind1lged relative to the conduct Of GER
tain bosses in alleged drunkenness. Henry Nc
Konney seerls to have been the warm friend
and especial champion of the accused, and
his remarks caused boss named Hoffecker to
call him a liar whereupon he struck Hofecker
and knocked him down. They were separated,
hut before this was done Hofecker had seized
shovel with which he was about TO dispatch his
assailant, when Councilman Mc1ntire, also =
boss interfered and prevented it in way
which. Hoffecker says WAS more profane and i'm
perative than polite
McKenney afterwards renewed his assault
upon Hoffecker, when they were once more sep
aratod by Jno. T. Richardson and some others,
when McKonney turned upon Richardson and
assaulted him, making three separate assaults
by him. In this last effort he was joined
By number Of others, when Mr.. Rich
ardson seized chisel and with this was holding
the crowd at bay when Mr. Hyde appeared mp
on the scepe and by ordering roll call put an end
to the spree.
There were, of course, many little episodes in
this affair, which we have not now the time to
bring out and which it would be difficult to
put the right construction upon, 80 widely
different are the statements. Those whose
names appear above were not the only ones i'm
plicated, but they were the prominent actors.
Councilman McIntire and Mr.. Wickersham,
however, seem to be mixed up in the
affair to some extent The former, by his
own statements, WAS pacfcator, by the state
ment of others a justitier Of McKenney, and also
by his own admission would be " perfectly eatis-
fled with the killing of Richarson, il done OF the
works."
AS the result of the committees deliberations
Mr. McKenney was discharged, and Mr.. Wicker
sham and Mr.. McIntire both censured, notwith-
standing the statement in an earlier edition
Of city paper that Mr.. McIntre's conduct is
fully endorsed. This statement, however, was
made in advance of the action of the committee.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28
State Items.
llools are all closed.


The Milford schools are all closed.
Fine showers fell down the State last week.
Apples are large enough to dry about Milford.
A fair ground is being laid out at Georgetown.
Bethesda cemetery at Middletown, has been
enlarged.
The fruit shipments have revived Peninsula f.
nances wonderfully,
Collections in behalf Of the Osceola sufferers
were taken up in Dover.
Another physician has been added 10 the
Brotherhood of Doctors at Lewes.
Harbeson Hickman, Of Lewes, has lost two
mules and horse from the effects Of the fire.
About Nassau several tracts of forest land
have been recently cleared up and put in corn.
The Grangers OF Milford and CedarHeld will
Join in picnic at the Big Stone on Saturday, the
3rd Of July.
Mrs. Harrison. an estimable lady Of Lewes,
broke one of her legs In jumping from carriage
| few days since.
There is a lad in Milford sixteen years old who
| stands Elk feet one inch high in his stockings,
aud has only fairly commenced growing.
The Red Mems celebration at Delmar on
Thursday, was fine affair. The Seaford Cornet
Band furnished the music for the occasion.
VIM. W. Dulaney, Esq, has just completed a
fine grist mill on the site Of the Flowers Saw
MILL about two miles southwest Of Seaford.
jail on Tuesday, ON charge Of assault with intent
to outrage Mrs. Timmons in Baltimore hundred.
Purnell Norman, Sr., principal keeper Of the
Breakwater Light, has given up his position on
account Of his eyes aud will engage in business
at Dover.
Both wheat and hay about Milford, will be be-
low full yield Wheat has headed out and
filed unusually well, but the severe winter killed
out portion OF it. Hay will be less than full
crop for the want Of rain.
Mr.. Jehu Reed, near Frederica, is probably
the largest strawberry grower in Kent county, il
not the State. He has some twenty five acres
| in bearing. and it is reported that he will net
$4,000 from his crop this sea. on.
The champion whskey drinkist of the State
| lives at Milton. He s well-built colored man
| about half century DID, He "smiles' three
times day only but at each one he takes an
even half pint OF unadulterated red hot whirkey,
| but never gets drunk.
Mr.. Richard Westcoatt has leased the sDavie
| House. at the foot of Market street. Philadel-
pha, and will take charge Of it the first Of July
prox. The eagle Hotel at Georgetown will
| also be run under its present management until
| the beginning of the year.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

The IscCoDaughey case.

IT ASSUMES SINGULAR rHAsE-TnE BRoTHERs
THOMAS AND JONATHAN BECOME ISsANE AND ARE
BENT TO KIRKBRIDEB.
The McConaughey case, ct Newark, OF which
the CoMarRcIAL was the first Wilmington paper
to make any report, the most of the others
neglectipg it altogether. has assumed now
phase, at will bo recollected that at
the instance OF William and
Thomas McConaughey, jury de .hindttco in
q,iirendo WAS Summoned to determine upon the
sanity Of their brother David, who had been
shut up in Kirkbride's for four years, aud in the
the New Castle county almshouso for Two years,
as an ineane man, and had in all respects been
treated az such being. The jury, it Will also
be remembered, decided that David was in his his
right mind and competent to transact his own bus
iness, notwithstanding tho sworn Judgment OF
another brother (Jonathan) and his tWo eisters
to the contrary.
This morning one of the prosecuting brothers
Thomas, and the brother witness, Jonathan,
were conveyed to Kirkbrides asylum, both be-
lieved to be insane. One Of them was violent
in his demonstrations, 30 much 80 that his
hands were tightly bound with bsndages and
word Was telegraphed to Wilmington for hand
cuffs to put upon lam in lieu
thereof. Whom the train arrived at
at this depot, officer Legg was in waiting with
the handouts, which he put upon Mr.. Acton
aughey, but this only served to increase the
noise which he was making. His voice rang out
clear for several squarea distant. and snch eI-
clamations as "Come ye, all men, and go. to
God !" &C., were frequent with him. His mind
seemed to run in religious channels, and rolf
gious topics were tho subject of his rambling re-
marks.
The other brother, Jonathan, was in smother
car, more quiet. 1t became necessary to sepa-
rate them because, we understand, that the very
moment they came into the presence of each
other they were continually seeking to fight.
Some eight or ton men were conveying the
brothers to Kirkbride's.
The case is very singular one, and there are
those who believe that the insanity of Thomas
and Jonathan McConaughey is judgment
brought upon them for their treatment OF their
hroty 7, ,oxyid
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28
Dfath$.

FRIsuMUTH On the 27th inst, OF cholera infan.
tum. j. Pierre, infant son of CHARLES and Emma
Ftishmuth, aged months. Interment at Monu'
ment Cemetery, Phla.
WATSOS.-ln this city, June 25th, Joseph r. Wat
son. In the sIst year of his age.
The friends of the family are respectfully invi,ed
to attend his funeral, from the residence OF his
father, Jamt M. WATSON, NO. 424 Market street, on
tuesday, June 29th TO leave the house at 81 O'Clock
p. IN. Funeral services will take place in the First
Presbyterian church, at O'Clock.
CHANDLER.-on sixth day, the 25th inst, Simeon
a. Chandler youngest son OF Hays and Rachel
@. Chandler, In the fifteenth year of his age.
The relatives and friends Of the family are re-
spertfuily invited to attend the funeral from the
residence of hls father No. 90l Delaware avenue on
Second day (~onday), 10 meet at the house at :, p
m. Interment at ecu re buryDg Ground.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

LTcEUM PIcNIc.-The sixth annual reunion
OF the Friends Lyceum was held al Cuba Hill,
on Saturday. The attendance was quite as large
as at any previous picnic OF the Lyceum, and
except the extreme heat OF the day, the occa-
alon passed or very pleasantly. In the after
noon tho literary exercises took place, which
were brefer than usual, including recitation
Pile, reading by Jos. A. Rlchnrdson, and some
remarks by Howard NJ. Jenkins on the historical
and patriotic associations of tho locality. For
two weeks Immediately proceeding the Battle of
Drandywne, Washington's army including the
divisions of Stirling, Sullivan, and Greene, was
encamped along the East bank OF Red Clay
Creek, occupying exactly the locality where the
picnic grounds now are.
letter from John q. Whittier was read, re-
spondlng to an invitation to be present. and re-
grettlng his inability to do 80. Bayard Taylor
did not attend. He has been spending few
days at Coiarcroft, but was obliged to leave,
with his family, for New York, on Saturday
morning
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28
NclghbOrly Grief

TWO DEATHS IN SHORT INTERVAL AND TWO
coRPsEs IN ADJOINING HOUSES.
Yesterday morning, Coroner Groves was sum-
moned to Browntown to hold an inquest over
the body of Anna Bush, seven months old
child of Mary J. Bush, colored. The child had
died very suddenly of what the jury pronounced
cholera infantum, and before it's mother was
hardly aware that the child was sick.
Before this inquest was concluded, the coro-
ner was called upon to hold another inquest over
John Henry Masteu, a colored boy seven yeare
old, who had just been drowned in the marsh in
that locality. The boy had gone into the ditch
to swim. but the water being beyond his depth
he was drowned before he would be extricsted
Verdict, accidental drowning.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

Tho Secretary of the Treasury will sell 81
O0O. 900 in gold on each Thursday daring July,
making total of "a, 100000 for the MONTH
The Assessors for the State of New YORK re,
mort the total assessments or N and Il fsohai
ppronerty for 1874 at 80. 366,7s ~ .hrrease
Since the previous year of .i97, 22o, or 1T
tie over per cent
The Secretary Of the Treasury has difecteu
the payment Of the July interest, without re-
bate. to commence to-day.
John Cheney quarreled with his wife IN WASH.
n1ton on Saturday night and threw. lamp at
her, iniuring her 80 badly that she is not hke's
to recover.
Treasurer New had an interview with seere-
tarv I,ristow and General Spinner on SATURDAY.
Ue will enter upon the duties OF his oihce next
Thursday.
The loss of property by the floods in France
bas been very great. At the town OF Moissac
ia houses were destroyed.
Ex."Bess" Tweed remains in Ludlow street t
isil not having yet furnished the S3,c0o'oVt
Jail required in the civil SUIT
Railroad commissioners from Six States meet
In Convention at Springfield, ILL.,, July 2, to DIS
cnss a plsn for uniform action against railroads
violating the railroad law
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28
row AcverI1senscn cnIp, 'E',-agy.

q. g. WalSer-hgants wanted.
Book agents wanted.
Agents waDted-F. rs. Reed.
Jurubeba-Juhnson, HOLLOWAY L Co.
Albemarl Female Institute.
Trows Legal Directory.
Sale of Gcyernmt NJ propefty-W. ID. Noien.
Noticed. ". Harlan.
The Art sale
Notice-W ashington Lodge, No. 5.
Marriage Notices.
AdaiT's Brnvity.
Fctice-Aid Loan Association.
DeEormandios 5ale-Brevily.
Excursion TO Penpsgrove.
Mrs. BradTay's Breyity.
West Presbyterian church excursion.
Summer pholstering-Drevity
Keep cool-Buxbaums Breylty
Taylor Academy
yNantcd-S31 Market street.
T. Il. +. Smiths excursion.
Webb's hat store-BreyiLy
Funeral notice
Enterprise Manufacturing Cos-Breyity.
Singles 8 Sons partagas-Brevity
DubellS Brevity
Dress GoOds-John Moore & Co.
Grace church Excursion.
Fullmer's Brevity
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28


The Fourteenth Regiment New York National
Guard, of Brooklyn, has decided to organize
veteran battalion To visit Phlladelphla during
the Centennial Celebration. 1t will consist OF
four companies of about go rifles each, making.
with line, field and staff officers and band aDont
800 men. Every man VIII be veteran VIM
served in the war for the Union.
A meetin Of German miners was held at Ha,
y eton on SATURDAY., when large majority voted
to to work. This is considered prictGai SET
tlemept of the mining troubles III the Lehigh
region. There is disposition on the part OF
the miners generally to so to work on the oper-
ators' terms.
Ii is stated on the authority Of Arthur Cham
bers that Tom Allen will fight George Rookie fol
D 600 side OF July L. within fifty miles OF De'
troit, Mich. The referee, Harry Hill, now hoids
Aliens 81 ,000
Tho Secretary of the Interior has appointed
o.. Governor Bullock. of Massachusetts,; ex-dov'
ernor Fletcher of Missouri, and George W
Lane OF the Chamber of Commerce, az spe6ia y, y
| commission to investigate AFFAIRS OF the hec
Cloud Agency.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28
LOCAL AFFAIR 8.

The Franklin Loan meets this evening.
The Board OF Trade will hold it's regular meet
Ing to morrow evening at 7.45 o'clock.
Sale of condemned Government property, at
the Custom House, tomorrow, at 12 o'clock,
noon.
Edward Savery and wife. who had been spend
ing several days at Bedford Springs returned
home on Saturday.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

Tne international rifle shooting contest, at
Dublin. between the Irish, and American
t,saus.' will take place to. morrow. 1t will be
remembered that last year the Irish team visited
this country and was beaten. Tho practice
shooting thus far done at Dublin induces tho
belef that the Ameriosns will sgain win.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

REPUBLICAN Cry EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE =
On Saturday night last, meeting of the Re.
publican City Executive Committee WAS held
and A. r. Henry WAS elected a member to fl q
vacancy in the 9th ward. A committee, JAS.
l.. Hawkins chairman, was appointed to inquire
of the mayorality candidates the time most
suitable for the holding of the nominating
election. A resolution was also adopted inyit-
ing the several candidates to visit the committee
on next Saturday evening. The organization
was completed by electing Jno H. Graham
chairman, A. M. Sparks secretary ard Geo. "
Bush, Treasurer.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28
MarriaAks.

JACKSON CLENDENON.--O June "a 1875, by
The Re- Charles G. Ames william B. jackson, OF
Houkessn, Del, to Hanna A., daughter OF Joshua
Cendenop, Of Philadelphia.
YFRGER-WINDAL AT the residence Of WIN.
J. dell Cor. Tenth a nd Orange streets, on WedneE-
day evening, 2id inst, by Rev. n. NJ. Eastwood,
M. Hirt IN Yerger and Miss Sallie A. Windal,
both of this city.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

DWELLING STRUCK BY LIeuNNo.-During the
storm last Friday evening the house Of Benjam
La;tsmus on the farm OF William Collins, two
miles from Smyrna, was struck by lightning, and
many of the paror contents utterly torn to pieces
No injury was done to the inmates A horse, in
the vicinity was also struck and killed nc the
Lallut
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

For THE PACIFIC CoAsT.-Jonathsn X. Taylor,
Principal Of the Taylor Academy, of this city,
leaves tomorrow, on au excursion, mainly COM
posed of newspaper editors and correspondents,
to visit the Pacific Coast. The party includes
some fifty ladies' and gentlemen and will start
from New York on Thursday, expecting to ar
riyo in San Frncisco by July 10TH and to remain
in California until August the 10th or 18th. Bar
ton ID. Evans of tho West Chester Village Re
cord, Thomas j. Edge, Of London Grove. and
others are Of the party.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

The steamer Pandora sailed from Portsmouth
England, yesterday for the Arctic regions. She
has been fitted out by Captain Allen Young,
Lady Franklin and James Gordon Bennett, and
goes in search of the Northwest Passage, and
for the discovery Of relics of the Franklin ex-
pedItion
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

DEAR BurrER.--A lady who resides in the
eastern part of the CITY bought two pounds of
what she supposed was nice, firm, clover butter,
so yellow and go beautiful did it appear. The
outside, however, proved to be no Indication OF
what was within, for on cutting open tho print
she was astonished to find large lump OF ice
which gave the firmness to the butter and the
weight to the purchase.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

PEAR sLUos.-Within q few days the pear
trees in this section have become covered with
slngs which feed upon the leaves and which will
sadly damage the trees IL left alone. This pest
is easily got rid Of. Go through the orchard
with shovel and throw dust all over the trees
the slugs will be sure to get share and enough
to destroy them. Their surface being moist the
dust sticks to it, to the fatal detriment Of its
DcOnOmy.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

CuuRcu DEDICATION. new building OF
Grace p L. Church, Brandywine HID, will be
opened for Divine Service on Sunday, July 4th,
al o'clock, r. NJ. This church is situated on
the Concord turnpike above Talleyville. Bishop
Lee will preach and a number OF the neghbor-
ing clergy are expected to participate in the sor
wees The Offering will be appropriated to the
church debt. All are invited.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28
SECOND EDITION.
FnnAmctai.

PRIox OF GOLD TO-DAY.
NEW YoRK. June %
Gold opened, this morning at Gilt.
Furnished oy craige, johnson h Co., Bankers and
Brokers. 9Th and Market Stsl
LONDON, 1880, P. M. June 20.
q. 3. 1865, 1868 Is67's, 1861; Ten-forties
l04H; New Fives Of 81, 1895. Consols for
money 93 sic. Account 939a. Eric common
shares 13Sa. Preferred, a. New York Cen
trsl 81. Market frmer.
FRAsFFopT, June 2S.
US, b-2O's of 1862, q8X.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

There is yet no news at noon to day that the
peeehor Jury has returned verdict. There are
uad to be three Titon men amongst the twelve,
Nessrs JeiIreys, Davis. and Flate.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

OUT ON TRIAI.--The latest and largest OF the
P. w, & 3. Engineers was ont on short trial
trip, this morning, everything working very
satisfactorily. The number of the locomotive
is II, it having taken the place of old No. II
which had been torn to pieces
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-28

TnE SALE OF PAisrISSs.-The great art sale,
st tho Masonic Temple, which, having boon
postponed, WAS to have begun this evening, is
now announced to open on Wednesday evening.