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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24
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philadelphia Topics.

The Coliseum will not be turned into ho
al.
--samucl Taylor, an almshouse pauper left an
estate OF over ", 1000 in cash.
The ~ iadelptid sailed at noon with 55 cab
in and atl p.eerage passengers.
Mayor Slokley will leave on the Ohio, July
Ii. for tho lord Mayors banquet
Mr. Simon Iiasser will have charge Of the
masc at Congress- Ball, Cape May.
Tho bankers Of the country meet to-day to
arranr. for "a proper Centennial display of the
coipr etc.
=R.as forthe placing Independence Square in
proper condition range all che way from S2i, E15
to s32 %
Geo Handy Smith has been nominated by
the Ropnblicans on the Senatorial ticket in tho
Fast district.
-fhe Iace and Vino Street Railway Comp my
a q erecting a handsome depot on Lancaster
Aynnue, near Belmont avenue.
Senator Chambers McKibben and sonsh have
leased the dlrard House, for a term of ten years.
Iero. Mckbben will be the manager.
Il challengo boat race tskes place over q
|staght-away course on the schuylkill, on Bat-
ur1ey, between the Crescent and Undine cluba.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24
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nhc Peac,a Trade.

HEAVY REDUCTION IN THE FREIGHT rABiFFs-rnF
BOTTOM REACHED.
On Monday last, aays the Smyrna Times, the
committee on transportation Of fruit, appointed
at the last fruit growers meeting at Dover, wait
ed upon Mr.. Hnckley, at his Office in Phladel-
phia. The following-named gentlemen consti-
tuted the committee ]. X. Williams, Odessa; j..
r. Cochran, Middletown; Col. G. W. Cumming,
smyrna, and Messrs. Eldridge, Of Cecil. and
Shallcross of Kent county, Md, The committee
was informed by Mr.. Hirckley that
the r. r. Co. had reduced tho peach
tariff about onefifth below last years
rates. Thus, the rate from Clayton, Col.
@. informs, will be $50 per car load of 500 bas-
kets, or 900 lbs, rs against S10250 tie ratios
of last year. This will be reduction CT about
cts par basket, or II cents Instead Of 90.
These rates had already been decided upon, and
the visit of the committee WAS without any prac-
tical results. Any effort at further reduction,
in view of the immense shipments and the iney-
liable gluts, met with no favor
THE BAY SHIPMENTS.
It is stated that Mr.. Heverin and Others of
Dover are preparing to I'M line of boats from
Little Greek Landing to Bayside, and thus ship
via the New Jersey Southern. A line of bargeH
from Smyrna Creek il also proposed.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

a Noyoa EMeJueEat.

TIE 5lANAoEa OF THE 3. P. c. a. LocKI, g Arlz!-
oyERwonkED HORSES.
Yesterday, rather novel and amusing spec
tacle WAS Witnessed on Fourth etreet, 5etwael.
Market and slplay. A garter hauiins small
stones for matchmaking the street was con-.
PEELED to back his cart of stone for sorne dis
tance. This was 100 much for the mule il the
shaft ard the ono III front scoud rcg railder any
assistance. Black; braway arms laid hold
of the cart-wheela and propelled TIE
load to its destination. A large braTny col
ored man happening to look arount saw e
wei. dressed, deli'ate little women tHgging away
for dear life ct tho same wheel, which appeared
20 much like phantom that he instantly jump
cd back from the cart as if terrified The little
woman then bnstled around to the ether, and
wanted to know if any more assistance WIS re-
quired, and when answered i'll tho negative, she
hurried away to other ecenes where she might
minister to the comforts OF the poor, ard in toe
many cases. oyerworhed brutes.
1t is needless to say that this friend to tha
poor brute, was no other than the buev. active,
argus eyed Manager Of the $. P. q. A.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24
FIFTH. EDITION.
E'eruyvOOI.

OPENING or TIL. FrnsT CAMP MEETING OF TIE aEA-
| sos OF 1879. YESTERDAY.
| The inaugural services OF Fernwood camp
meeting, the Est OF tie Methodistic annual So
RES. were held yesterday, in the delightful grove
/! on the West Chester L. r. about miles from
| Philadelphia. The ene.mrment is quito large,
| and ecats Lave been provided in the circle for
about 3, coo persons All due arrangements have
beon made for @ successful prosecution Of tho
meeting, and in luany respects this encampment
ia saperior to tho previous ones.
\. B O'Clock p. NJ the assemblage, numbering
rPTarda OF 2GJ, were called to order by tho Rev.
Dir. Vim. McComb who linausurated the meet
ing BY giving cut the hymn,
There Is fountain filed with blood,
which was we'll rendered. Rev. DR.. Hatfield, of
the Arch street church WAS then introduced and
delivered an eloquent prayer, calling upon God
to blees their meeting and mako it fruitful OF
much good, after which the presiding otaeer madc
long address, calling attention to the great
benefit that had already attended their efforts to
serve God. The meeting, he said. was an aasur-
cd auecess, and would in all probability. be the
largest of the twenty that had previously been
held. Prior to closing his remarks he announced
that five seryices would be neld daily, and on
.3dnday the Tabernacle would be used. The
following invitation was then extended to visit
or5:
Those WHO are in sympathy with this en-
deaVor 10 promote the purity AID spirituality of
believers aud the awakening and conversion OF
tne ungodly are earnestly invited to come at the
beginning Of the meeting and remain until its
close. Bring with you your nnconverted friends.
Begin AZ once to arrange your temporalities for
spending ten days in earnest snpplication to
God for an extraordinary outpour1ng of
the Holy Spirit. Induce all you can to attend.
Come to this feast of tabernacles to receive a
larger measure of Pentecostal enduement
Colna to work for the Master 1t is hoped the
OCCASION will be intensely spiritual. The object Of
those who invited the National Association to
hold this meeting was to furnish to the masses
an opportunity Of worehipping God in His own
temple.
Prayer was then offered, and the meeting WAS
dismissed until tile evening session, which was
held at seven o'clock The meetings will con-
tinne without intermisson until the third of next
month.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

Adjusting sEac 'E;arIfts

A TEMPORARY BASIS AGREED Uroa-AEoTHER CON
FERENCE TO-DAY.
A basis fer the adjustment of passenger fareG
has, says the Baltimore Sun, boon arrived at,
and they will not bo PIT as high now as were
the old rates before the war commenced. That
basis is understood to be s1s between Now
York and Chicago, whereas The old rate vas s22
between those points. This would make the
fare between Baltimore and Chicago about 3d.
80, CINCINNATI about 4l2, and st. Louis s,l7.25.
If a schedule OIL this basis is adopted it is not
thought thatit will be a lasting one, but that in
the future some further advance may take place.
Mr.. Guilford, general freight agent, and AIr.
Cole. general passenger agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio, went to Philadelphia this morning
for another conference with railroad officials
there relative to the settlement of details under
the compromise. Freight rates wore advanced
by both roads yesterday to all competing points
on tho main stem Of the Baltimore and Ohio,
viz; To Frederick Mertinsburg, Cumberland,
Homecoming, FrostDurg, &c.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24
FIRST EsgIsTON.


| HOW FORTUNE WAS Missed, or WHAT CAME OF
| TRYING TO sAyE THRAE- CENT POSTAGE srAMp
| During the latter days of tho session of Con-
| grees an old gentlemau Visited Washington to
| arrange some matters IN relation TO patent
| One day, while visiting the Capitol, he made the
| acquaintance ofone OF the employees, who show
| ed him mnah attention and devoted several hours
| to conducting hm turough That stupendons edi-
nee ana dlreatihe hls attention to ali its various
| boantes and attractions The old gentleman was
| completely captyated by the young man, and
| formed for hun the highest attachment. Con-
gress adjourned and the young man returned to
| his homo in 0ho tut the old gentleman lo-
NAMED III the ciby few days, and then waited
| baltimore. While there lie WAS taken i'll. and
| immediately hasteued back to Washington
| Growing worse, lie resolved to mike his will and
having none but vory distant and unknown rea-
| lives, he determined to bestow his wealth upon
tho yonnS man for whom ho had formed 20
| great AN attachment. Desiring his presence,
| and having his address, he wrote few lines,
giving Information OF his health, aud requesting
visit from nm without delay, rs ho had graf
flying surprise in store for him.
The letter was enclosed and stamped with a
postage stamp, the only one he had which was
slightly torn IN separating ii from the pocket.
book to which it unfortunately adhered. An
acquaintance and daily visitor was employed to
mail the letter, who called the attention of the
old gentleman to the rigid adherence of the pos
mG.ilated stamps , but he would not listen to
the suggestion, saying the stalnp was genuine,
hal not been used and WAS good as ever, and no
would not waste it's value. The stamp was ac
cordingy used. and the letter duly mailed
Now comes the sequel. The letter was de-
taned here for POSTAGE solely on account Of the
thrilling mutilation referred to, and the party to
whom It was addressed was, in about four daya
notified OF the detention, which notice was re-
eeiyed six days from the date of mailing the let
ter with the torn stamp fne following day the
young man loft his homo, and, deeming the with
held letter ofno particular Consequences, without
even carrying tho post Office notice or paying
any attention to it. Ton days subsequently he
arrived at Washington, and then recurIed to
His memory the detained letter. and lie
wrote home for the post office notification.
On it's arrival lie procured the letter,
and in much excitement Of mind hastened to the
hotel of the old gentleman. Alas when he ar
rlved ho learned tnal his intended benelactor
had been dead four days and that the old gem
tleman, not hearing from or TeceVing 8
wished for visit, had first felt hnrt then slighted
and finally indignant, and in that frame Of mind
had made will in favor of poor old lady III his
native State, who had oncs done bim an act of
Kindness This was told inm by the lawyer who
prepared tho will, aud who was tho party that
mailed tho letter. The old gentlemlls wealth
. mounted to s53, $50.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

THE PRINCIPAL OF no. Is ARRAIGyED ON CHARGE
or CRUELTY WHIPPING A oIuLD--THE LADY Ex-
oNERATED AND THE PLAINTIFF COMPELLED TO
PAY CceTH.
Last evening, the Principal Of School No. TO-,
Mrs Wiihelmini slocunl, appeared before Jus-
tice Watson to answer a charge of assault and
battery. The teacher had punished a little girl
for an offense, and it was claimed that the pun
ishnent had been too severe; that wells had
been left on the childs hand and shoulders.
The tea held in defense that ii was her
duty to preserve order in the school +;
that she was only doing what seemed to her
necessary to that end; that she had taken an in
terest in tho child, and had not punished from
ill-temper or from any desire to do injustice.
1t was found that no sign OF Wells remained
upon the child, and the teacher WAS acquitted,
the plaintiff having the costs to pay.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24
Large locomotives.

The Lancaster penn. } Examiner Gays: " An
'nglne has recently been placed on the Pennsyl-
,slla Railroad which weighs seven tons heavier
lah the ponderous Modoc, whose drawing
opacity IL almost twice that of an ordinary
Eton3live Tae Modoc is capable OF taking
ly1ty loaded cars from Harrisburg to Columbia,
tlle other engines are put to severe
Es' when they pull fifty cars on that portion OF
GIe road. Tic new Locomotive, when fully ini-
No only argument that cen be used against
10 engines Is that they are hard on tracks,
P4' a. the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
llNp'ed steel ralls-abla to Withstand u far
1 [les'er pressure than iron rails-the wear will
Po' be material. The introduction of these
!!is'Am9th engines ia considered very economi-
" Me0snre by the Kailroad comrany."
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

cape May.


N*noRs lAriDIY GOING DOWN TO THE seattle
eEAsoN To FULLY OPEN BY JULY 29IH-NEw
Hritplsds on THE rrLaND.
correspondent at Cape May writes
The signs OF the times at this seaside resort
lmpress fayora5ly. Many Phlladelphlans have
tecnfed cottages here, and are daily moving
tosn, Fonr hundred and thirty-fye visitors
fsue down last week. We arc preparing to
ftke caro- Of 5000 guests during the regatta
EaSr, July u and l3. The season will open in
ii blast about tho 29th OF June, with grand
ionensie concert in one of our mammoth bali
Poolis. to the combined music Of twelve noted
Fichestla4. Tho regatta wharf, in front of the
Fy, approaches completion. The fishing is
t4'ellonL row, an abundance Of game being cas-
4 y cap;urcd. The bathing time has fully began
efnd scores of both young and old may daily be
cen Enjoying briny dip.
"a the island and in the vicinity 46 cottages,
n stores ono large hotel and huge pavilion
e. Receiving the finishing touches. Two hun
Frel and thirty lots are sold at Sea Grove, and
w. owners will at oncs proceed to build on them
lfte nu:l6er are nearly finished. Cape
fag city and the new resort adjoining are giving
PORK to 1850 mechanics and laborors, the for
per getting y 70 and the latter 81 90 per day.
2le majority Of rooms in the largo hotels Will
Poah he engaged, as orders arc receiving daily.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

sIN tons CT WEIGHT RthovED FROM THEIR PALACE
CARS By A NEW INTERIOR ARRANdEMESr
A new design Of Pullman cara has just been
completed for an Eastern Railroad. Two have
been turned out from New England Shops, and
other similar coaches are bong constructed
The chief advantage III the new design is in a
reduction of six tons in weight, but the interior
is OF u new model. ~
In general appearance these eare are similar
to tic familiar ones OF tue company, but near
inspection reveals the new beauties and ac-
commodationa. Tue cars a., nbypt .r ty
feet in length. the regular -. T0ur-
wheeled trucks and are provided .r..tii The mon
itor top which has q differently curved Lead
thus securing better draft. 70 aid IN this the
old Carroll yantators are done Away with, and
the desk lights arc allowed nnch greater fall
hside, the cars are differently arranged. The
old drawing rooms hHYe Disappeared, and IN the
way Of separate apartments there are two state
rooms seating four each. Ono of these las n
door TO close and nse as a smoking room the
other hGs curtains to shut it OFF. IN truth, tine
seats slide out as in pullman eleeperand bed
for an invalid is readily formed. The main sa-
loon has eighteen handsome chaira, such as have
never been seenabeCore. Each chair has head
cushion covered with Il coollooking DOYLE, and
by neat arrangement tile back drops, and the
seat sdos ont, forming reclining chair OF a
peculiarly comfortable pattern. A slight push
causes the chair TO slido back. ELch of these
chairn, which are sill upholstered in crimson
pluah, has a new-fashioned hassock that III
nhapo fits closely the ankle and foot The chairs
are aB comfortable as lounge. Iii the rear are
the conductors room, tho room for the Baker
heater, and toilet rooms, one for ladies and one
for gentlemen.
Another most noteworthy and destined to no
very popular feature is found in the windows.
These are arranged in groups of tbrees, one
large and two small. All open as usual, but the
IL. t,ast,1 ,1puFa
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24
The News Tobacco stamp.

he" design for cigar stamps ID prepared hy
y Internal Revenue Bureau. In addition to
~ stamp now placed on the outside Of the ci-
|sF Gox, the stamp has coupons attached, one of
'Hch IS to +" placed on each cigar after it has
| 'sl manufactured IA and before pecking in the
r. Tue stamps and coupons are made for
Asu Of twenty y-fve, fifty and one hundred ci-
EAls' The aioption of this design will effec-
Hs.'y preve cigars from being packed in boxes
,'1' nave pean previously used and on which the
''a stamps nay not have beon destroyed. Each
tsat ae vel as each box will boar evidence OF
a',he pad iue tax, and as stamps and coupons
~ lnrhlnhed with consecutive and correspond
r. llllon'r any attempt at fraud will be readi-
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24
New Castle Hteus.

NEW CASTLE, June "a.
Yesterday, man and woman were locked up
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct on the
street. The woman was thought to be insane.
City Council passed two ordinances on Tues
day the first prohibiting fire works to be die-
charged only on the fourth, and the second re-
specting building lime.
The large Office owned by Thomas Smith has
been torn down. This house was situated on
the green, this sido OF the high railroad, and
WIS a great obstruction to those playing hase
ball
This seems to be the long looked for event
which our citzens have been anticipating.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

A. me grain elevator of the detroit and MiIwau-
NV ,,sa abroad at Grand Hayen, Michigan, was
vN ra, OF, tuesday night. Loss. $4,000
tl.s9e tIlo9hel 3. Y. Sage was found desd in bed at
,nnor,S,,', yS' va yesterday morning. He was lately
ant, 't,'9iiident and Chief Engineer of the At
We NJ, ana richmond Airline railroad.
II a u,- several men were repairing the cylinder
sAs aaihoat, at New ark, N. j. yesterday, steam
sal,soS5 S5pnerated by rome water inside, which
Ind All Ian an explosion. Thomas Crane was killed
'4'ee other men were badly injured.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

BASE DALL CLUB MovEMEHrs.--The Quick
steps left in The $50 train or the W. { II. n T..
this morning to play the active Club Of Roaa
ing this afternoon. Ei8hty-seven porsons in
ali joined the party and will return tn 1rnorrcY.
Arrangenl; nts have boon made for telegraph
ing tho result Mt the end OF every three innirSs
provided taro Is a station convenient. Iha
game will commence at 4 p. NJ.
The Athletic and New Haven club passed
through, ,.ns city, this morning, i'll the 9.25
train for Dover, where game will be played ho-
tn cen those two champion clubs.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

The Liverpool revival has closed. The ex-
penses exceeded the contributions by about IS, :
900.
Tweed still remains in Ludlow Street Jail
awaiting the procurement OF fi3000,000 bail in
the civil suit.
The announcement was made yesterday OF The
failure of Wilson d Armstrong, of London, with
liabilities estimated ut 81, 100000.
The Soldiers Monument at Schenectady was
unveiled yesterday in the presence of ten
thousand persons There was military
parade and an address by Judge Yates.
Kansas City is excited by rumor that the
Kansas Pacific, and Union Pacific Iailways are
about to be consolidated, and it rs said that the
managers of Wells, Fargo & Co.'S express are
preparing to ''move ont as tao railroad COM
pany intend to run their own eXpiess.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24
Dover Items.

DOVER, JUNG Z4.
Yesterday afternoon, a little boy by tho name
Nathan Leibcrman was run over by hay rake
on Lockerman street. His hand WAS baby lac
Grated and bruised, but no bones were broken.
To-day, the Athletic Base ball club of Phila-
delphia will play match game with the New
Haven club Of Connecticut, on the Dover Base
Bail grounds Great preparations are are being
made to entertain the visiting clubs.
Dr. Weston, OF Grocer Seminary, delivered an
address at Wyoming Institute Quite a large
audience Was present.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24
Gold I'm Cu.ter,s GuIch.

q, q GO 2, ~espondent of tho Chicago Inter-Ocean.
~ laa Hack Hills c pedigon, telegraphs that
hH II isrge Quantities and of good quality
:, ~ 'fen dseoveredin Clusters Gulcli, on French
- = and along this stream for upwards of
" Giles toward the source," Four mining
''-'e', Numbering twenty-five men, have takon
, !, gallAH along the Creek. Several quartz looes
'."5e ., rich returns, but the greatestimportai co
,r-,".. '"giea to the gulch diggings. Profess or
a.. 10y, INC geologst OF the expedition, gives
iS' IL glowing account of the auriferous wealth of
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

MI. DEAUu Concluded YESTERDAY THE LAW FOR
THE jury.
Mr.. Beach concluded his speech in the rilton
Beecher case yesterday. Tho burden of his ar
gument yesterday was to show that MIR. Beech
er was not " orthodox" in lis religious belief,
and in support of this allegation he cited many
passages from Mr.. Beecher's books and the
newspaper reports Of his sermons. Mr shear
man objected to tie reading of any
article or quotation that had not
been given in evidence. Judge Neileon
(whose conduct aeonis to be feeble TO say the
ieaat) postponed the decision of the point, but
allowed MIR. Beach to go ON with his quotatlohs.
The Judge made a gralutGIl+ remark about nav
ing read report of Mr.. Beechera Prodlgai
Son sermon in the Christian tnlon, to which
the defendant counsel excepted, and IL Will be
made one of tho grounds on which an appeal
will be taken If tho verdict should be adverse 10
Mr.. Beecher. The cumming up for the plantlh
was concluded with q furious onslaught on
Tracy Nir Fullerton asked the Court to name
a time ut which he would hear motion 10 re-
open the case for the admission of newly ulscoV-
cred evidence. Judge Nelson said that no
would read the aflilavite setting forth the tacta
which the plaintiff proposed to prove, and then
would hear the motion. The papers were ac-
cordlngly handed to Judge Nelson for his
perusal. Tie counsel for tie defendant sub
United fify-live rropostions of law, wnch they
asked the Coun to give to the jury rs the law OF
the case There W IL probably be considerable
argument over there 'instruotions.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

Tho large flour mills known as Reol'a mills,
located short distance east of Frederick juno
tion, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and
owned by Andrew J. Deashmutt, Esq, wero en-
tirely destroyed by fire about IL o'clock last
night. together with their contents, consisting
of a large quantity OF wheat, flour, &C., and also
two horeo cars standing on the eide track near
by. The origin of tho fire is not vet known.
The oss.will probably be between $4,000 md
$15, 600; partially insured.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

SALT or IKE EFrEcrs or THE WEsT END CLUD
The effects of the West End Club were scld
at public sale at the Opera IiJuao yesterday n
ternoon, auetioneer Stidham on the peoectll
item was 1882 80 paid for tho billiard table ~
Tos T. ConroW,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

MIR. ssuTuEEs' Address "WEDNESDAY EyENlNd.
Correspondence Of TIE COahsreial.
Down, Jane 2i.
The announcement that Hon II. E Snlithers
would deliver tho annual ora s.o1 to ti.o students
Of the Wilmington Conference AcadeIny, drew
together a very largo audience IL tie N. i.
Church, On Wednesday evening. AZ al! lraes
Il pleasant speal;er. Rlr. Sinit1er1 on this oc-
casion rather excelled hinSalf en- a subject
with which he was f1,ly familiar. Grd in Hhich
he was eGrnesty interested. Tor nearly an
hour he eloqreiitly plead for the carse OF edl-
cation, and made some profitable COMPARISONS
between tie past and the present.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BroY SOCIETY.
Tho Buoy Society held their animal anniyaf-
sary last evening, in the presence OF very lars
audience. The programme wss carefully eeiect-
cd and tiie exercises well rendered all through.
Z. s. Brown delivered en- ofaton on tho sub
ject Of Moderation end u. n. Kirby treated
tue audience to an address on " Reading" @.
S. WaltoI-s Grafton on Astronomy wae pleasingiy
delivered and was warmly apirecsted, while
"Smith's Experience was humorousl7 set !rtth
by G. W. Watson. "Modesty" was the subject
OF an oraton by P. s. DosAs; Invention by
W. Brown, and " Change" by o. n. hpbr, Gnt-
declsmations were made by Il. q. Moore ana VI.
A. Powell.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-24

The BOMBAY Hook RoUrE.-The statement is
made that arrangements have been completed
for ferry line across the Delaware connecting
the Bombay Hook and the New Jersey Southern
Railroads bv which II new peach route wills be
opened to New York during the season. Under
the arrangements peaches will be delivered in
Now orli ut B A. NJ.