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Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-02-19

LECTURE ny BIsuor BEcKER.-Another of the
series of lectures for the benefit of the poor will
be delivered by Bishop Becker, at st. Peters
church, on Monday evening next under the
auspices of the st. Vincent de Paul Society. His
pubject will be ''The Civil Allegiance of Catho-
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The Incendiary Fires.

ARREST AND PRELIMINARY HEARING OF ONE OF THE
| ALLEGED AUTHORSHIP Is HELD FOR COURT
ANOTHER SUSPECTED PARTY SAID TO HAVE FLED
FROM THE CITY.
At o'clock, yesterday afternoon, Elmer
Moore, q young man who had been arrested
charged with being one of the authors Of the
fire in Jacob Stucks stable on Sunday morning
last was given preliminary hearing before the
Mayor. Deputy Attorney General Hodgson
conducted the cfe in behalf of the State.
Only two witnesses were examined-Jacob
Stuck and w. II. Bacon. MIR. Stuck testified as
to the actual occurrence of the fire and the loss
which he sustained, but was unable to say any
thing of the origin. Mr. Bacon however, fur
nshed some direct testimony bearing upon the
completely Of the accused. He testified that on
e'cIocl, as lie was going down down
Walnut street above 9Th, he heard
noise as of some one ripping boards from
house went i'll the direction of the sound, and
presently saw two matches thrown into Mr.
Stuck's stable by persons standing on a shed
roof ran across the street, pistol in hand, when
two men jumped from the shed and started to
run fired four shots at them but can't say that
they were struck although one man threw up his
bands and said "oh ~; recognize the prisoner as
one of the men the other stouter, taller
aud wore lighter clothing the two men ran on
up Walnut to Seventh, up Seventh to French,
where witness lost sight of them, and then
gave the alarm at the Delaware engine house;
had seen prisoner several times before that
same night, and in company with VIM. England,
Thor. Titus and Schooner Long; met Moore and
Titus going down Sixth street short time be-
fore the fire broke out; witness was positive in
his identification OF the prisoner.
The accused was then remanded to the cells,
and his bail subsequently fixed at S2. 000., which
had not been furnished at noon.
RUMoRs, &c.
The city ia full of rumors about this subject.
many of which are ridiculously absurd. Many
persons believe that the right crowd has been
struck, basing their belief upon circumstantial
evidence entirely independents of Mr.. Bacon's
testimony. One circumstance which is looked
upoA convincing is said to be the flight of
Titus, WHO when last seen, was with Moore, Just
before the fire occurred in Mr.. Stuck's stables.
Although diligently sought for, Titus has not
been found and the current opinion is that he
has Jumped" the city. His whereabouts, how
ever, are supposed to be known, and steps have
been taken to follow up his trail.
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| The fire engines were brought to the street,
last evening, by the discovery of fire on the roof
of dwelling in Happy Valley, which was extln-
guisled by few buckets of water.
Passengers on the trains report sleighing on
the Susquehanna.
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Nevy AdvertiscmenIs, To-day.

Lppincotts Mag zine for March
car 10 the rubiic-w COX
IIardw rev h Billany
For rent-Room on 9th street
Clean shirts, al Cit Laundry
Wanted-A male teacner
A Lecture-By Bishop Becker
F r rent-Farm of G5 acres
Fine No A.ackeral, at Almonds
Crdige, johnson K Co-Bankers
= onatoes ard hsh-BOwman's
COilee- aad dried irnits-At 2d and King
Ms mit1 goes to Duballs Tor hats
Centennia furniture Enterprise Co
Morgan d. 5strves Encouragement
Fulmer's for saddle rocks
Constitutions printed. at COMMERCIAL
Confecto ls-Miss Maywefs
Teas and cOIees-At Robnson's
Furs cheap-At Webb's
For good Part gas. go to iDgles
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BOARD OF TRADE COMMITTEES Mr.. Hastings,
President of the Board of Trade has appointed
al the Committee on Union Depot, Howard M.
Jenkins, James Bradford, and Eli Garrett
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Marrtagss.

KGGLEToN- oN-CAsPERsoN-At Ashury NJ. f. Par
sonage, on the 1lth inst, by Rev. hnofh Stubbs,
Alexander Fgget0n TO Miss Mary E. Caspcrson
daughter of William Casperson, all of Winning
tnu
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TE'uE COMMERCIAL PRESS.

FENuE COMMERCIAL PRESS.
ALL VARIETIES OF PRINTING EXECUTED
General aud Popular Printing,
Fosters for Excursions and Picnics
Tickets and Programmes,
Numbered Reserved Seat Tickets,
Circulars, Dodgers"
EVERY SORT OF POSTERS, LARGE AND
SMALL, CoLoRED INKS OR CoLORED
PAPER.
COMMERCIAL PRINTN COMPANY.
Southwest Corner Fifth and Market Streets.
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Washburne was Withdrawn from the contest
for the U. S, Senatorship in the Minnesota Leg
stature yesterday, and three Intellectual ballots
were then taken.
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Aew advertisements.

HAMMERS MACHISlST AND ADZE
IL Eye Nail Hammers Shoe and Stake Hammers
Tack Claws, and Carpet Stretchers. For sale by
WIN. Ii. BILLANY,
2l4 Market Street. Wilmington.
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FOURTH EDITION.
Forty-thIrd Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.

" WAbHINUTUN, FBD I5s
HOUSE.
In the House the bill from the Pacific
Railroad Committee to amend the act in
cooperating the Texas Pacific railroad was Or
dered to be printed. An attempt to get up the
Revenue bill failed and in regular order the pri-
vate calendar was taken up.
The Committee on Pacific Railroad have
agreed to recommend the passage Of the Texas
Pacific Railroad bill by vote of six to five.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The Clayton Loan Association meets this even
ing
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SALTS OF HoRsEs AND CArlLE-I.. ". Std
ham q Son, auctioneers report p public sale foi
Wornlow Il House, at Chadd's Ford, on Thurs
day, where IS head of cows brought an average
OF 1861 apiece. The highest was S72.
They also sold at public sale for James II.
Clark, near Kir6wood, eight head of dry COVE
and springers at IN averafe Of S5737, horses at
S12O, Sl11, a110, cloverseed $7.60 per bushol,
bhoats IA cents per pound. The attendance was
small and the bidding slow.
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LOAN SALE.-The list monthly meeting Of the
Penn Loan Association was held, last evening
when $500 we're sold at II 4 per cent.
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WROUGHT IRON BENCH SCREWS,
w and Jack Screws, and Hand Rail Screws. Box
Scrapers and Cold Chisels, saw Sets, Hand ana
Hammer Sets. For sale by
WIN. Fl. BILLANY,
2l4 Market Street, Wilmington.
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THE &c CONFEDERATE STATES " TO RUN THE NEXT
CoNGREss-TuE CHANGED TONE AND ATTITUDE
OF SOUTHERN MEN-TnE NORTHERN DEMOCRATS
EATING HUMBLE PIE, AS USUAL.
fCtnrrnsoondpnre Cincinnati Gazattp
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Conn Reports.


PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10.
suOsrne osr1n se7ag 81 O9r oba auo5
Indiana extra family, 55.25@6. Wheat held
firmly red, s1.16@1.19; amber, 51,20@1. 20.
Rye is quiet at SIC. Corn in good demand vel
low 7716@7sc. Oats steady white, 67l5@G0o {;
mixed, Csc. Whiskey nominal.
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The Radical papers are now assert
ing that nobody is responsible for the
interference of the military in break
ing up the Louisiana Legislature; that
'the President had nothing to do with
calling in the military, and that he or
dered no interference; that General
Sheridan had nothing to do with it,
as he was not in command, and that
the Republican party had nothing to
do with it." Pretty soon we shall be
called upon to believe that there was
no interference at all by the military.
This denial reminds one of the story
| of the boy who was called to account
by his teacher for whistling in school.
He earnestly protested that he did OF
whistle that it wlIistied itself. But
/ if Sheridan had nothing TO dc. with it
and Grant and the Radical party did
not desire to shoulder the responsible
ity Of the act, what was the necessity
for Secretary Belknap to exhibit so
much haste in telegraphing to SheM-
dan that the President and all of the
Cabinet approved Of his proceedings
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FROM President to King.

D., The country has.gone, on, now so long
without any attempt by an occupant
of the office of President 10 assume
greater and more permanent power,
that our minds are 'unaccustomed to
thi n& of snch thing. To many, the
bare idea Of such a thing being posi-
BILE has Deyer occurred and if it does
suggest itself it is dismissed as asabsurd.
"" With some of the leading spirits
that roe ed the infant cradle OF Amer
lean liberty, and laid the foundation
of our Government, it was far diffur-
ent. Patrick Henry, one OF the fore
most of this noble band of patriots,
was filled with appreh cnsions and
alarm at the proposition to bestow so
much power upon tho Chief Execu-
tive Magistrate, Addressing the State
Convention of Virginia, lie said
{ ,J,"lf your American chief be man
of ambition and abilities, how easy it
is for him to render himself absolute!
The army is in his hands, and if he be
q man Of address, it will be attached
to him, and it will not be the sub ject
of long meditation with him to seize
the first auspicious moment TO accom-
plish this design; and, sir, will the
American spirit so.oly relieve you
when this happens? r.Gl *. 4
Can, he not, at the head OF his army,
beat down every opposition? Away
with your President! We shall hare
a king; The army ieW salate him moH-
arch; your militia will leave you and
assist in making him king, and fight
against you; and what haye you to-
oppose this force? What will then
become of you and your rights? Will
not absolute despotism ensue?" -
1t must be confessed that it has
very. bad look for the army TO see its
lieutenant-general, at the very first
attempt of the President to usurp
military control over State, de-
manding at once from Congress aud
from the commander-in-c chief author
ity to outlaw aud to murder one-half
the citizens.
If this thing Is not met on the very
threshold by such rebuke as W i'll !
will warn the usurpers that their at
tempt is hopeless, we may soon find
despotism established in ev-
cry State of the Union. -"'-..
.# q --#
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SUFFIELD.
C0TTeSDO7de3ce.

tO7StSl'O1Ue1cC.
TheDemocraticPRE of this week is
doubly welcome, because it contained
SO much lively reading news from va
rious parts of the county. [ hope our
township correspondents will continue
sending in their spicy peices, such
reading seems to me to be the greatest
attraction of county paper. We
read with pleasure what your Ran
dolph correspondent B. knows about
farming, ;ideep piowing," underdrain
ing, removing stones &c, and hope
that other farmers will follow his ex-
example. We also read with pleasure
your Edinburg correspondence, and
heartily indorse the criticism of CITI-
ZEN. We think ''to say the least that
our commissioners were guilty of the
mostsgigantic stupidity. Why in the
name of common sense should they
impose penalty Of $4,000, with the
usual afterclaps on the innocent peo
pie of Portage county for an institu-
I.tion which W ould be as useless to US
IS. the fifth wheel to a coach. The
+ poor people of this county are we'll
provided for, and it is our wish that
they should be, aud as Citizen" pithi-
ly remarks, there are ample facilities
for a good education for all our chill
dren and also hope that every town
1 ship in the county will be loud in de-
nouncing the stupid act. ..-- a
We feel very thank full to the good
citizen of this county who offers the
$4,000 premiums for the best Essays,
and hope to see timely and smart
competition for the. prize. .s
We had q good many changes
of valuable. real estate here lately ;eon
| sideration., Dobody's business.
Since the wcatherg got cold, the good
folks OF this place have whiled away
the winter evenings by holding religi-
Gus (MethodisD revivals at the neigh
.bors'i houses, and. report says, they
have made great many miraculous
conversions. sf
A young married man, not a thou
sand miles from the centre, invited a
party of young. men TO his house late
ly. There was something Introduced
which made them very conyivial, and
the host more so than any of them.
After while he (the host) got very
sick. He told the boys he believed
his hour had come, that he would like
to make his will, settle up his affairs,
be bap tized anJl die, as he.always said
llle " ohld like 10 die, christian. Onc
of the party told him that it was too
far advanced in the night 10 get law
eyer, but il be made averbal " ill in the
presence of witnesses, it " would answer
all the purposes, and that they could
easily find a ministerto baptize him.
Thsrcupon he made his will dividing
his personal property among the boys
of the party, then one of them acted
as minister, and believing that pour
ing was the only proper way,
threw couple of pals Of cold v .er
on the CONVERT and with the ther-
mometor 10 below zero they le : him
alone i'll his glory. they bid h a good
night and hoped he woul6 have a
pleasant passage across the Jordan,
but strange to say, the patient recoy-
cred. Now when any of the boys
meet him and ask about his conversion
he ewil get lnadsand say, 'Go in de
hel, Cot tam you: ROVER.
Sutfield, JAM 26th 1915.
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WHY don't Grant send his soldiers
to quell the troubles i'll Edgefield
county, South Carolina. Recently the
Republican Governor of that State
sent Judge j. j. Mackey, also Re.
publican, to make an investigation in
regard to these troubles. and in his
report he puts the blame for the dis
turbances upon the county officials.
who are Republicans and who have
been guilty OF gross abuses. He de.
clares that no English-speaking peo-
pie have been subjected to like in
fiction since the Saxon wore the Nor
man collar; says the officers of the
colored militia have been in the habit
of calling out their men whenever 9
personal quarrel arose between white
and black men, and this in spite of the
fact that The State constitution gives
the Governor alone the power 10 call
out the militia. He recoInmeHds the
immediate disbandnent of the militia.
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From the State Capital
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. %, 1873.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. Is, 1919.
Ed. DEMOCRATIC Press:
A few hurried and random jot!ings
from this locality may be of interest
to you readers. Leaving Old Portage
onthe Goth, while her people were
revelling in the comforts and disco m
forts of old winters reign, with the
sleighing all that could be desired, we
were surprised upon our arrival here,
to find the ground entirely destitute
of snow, and the streets filled with
wagons and carriages. Our "Solons'
were returning to their labors after
the adjournment las Friday, which, by
the way, is hencefcrth to be every
third Friday. and, by their cordial
greetings, they seemed to be pleased
with each other, and pleased with the
arrangement of thus often visiting
their homes. ..-..
A few brief visits to their respective
halls enabled me to note the modus
0perdndI' of law making. Much of
the work, however, is done in the
committee room, but the prompt aud
decisive action of the presiding officer,
the presentation of resolutions and
bills for their several readings, by the
members, the busy hum of suppressed
voices, all intent on business, and the
hurrying to and fro of the messengers
impressed me with the fact. that work
was being done how well, the future
alone can determine. - a' 80
We were sorry to see an amendment
to the game law lost, to-day, which
promised to relieve the farmer OF
some of his vexations, and prevent
damage to his property. But city in
fluence is too strong against the coun-
try,,in that direction, at least.
Our State benevolent institutions
are conducted admirably. and every
thing seems in perfect order. No cit
izen of Ohio should grudge the ex7
fpense of their support. These unfor-
tunates certainly deserve the aid and
sympathy which can be extended 10
them in no other way to so much ad-
vantage to their mental development
and future prospects for usefulness
and happiness. >tis s'' -r -d
The Penitentiary is literally cram
med, there being one hundred prison
ers more than can be accomm odated
with cells. Perhaps the pardoning g
power could be exercised in. deseroing
cases just now, to some advantage
One prisoner leaves tomorrow after a
confinement of seventeen years. His
eyes glistencd with pleasure to-day,
in anticipation of the morrow, and we
sincerely hope that he may be enabled
10 keep the good resolution that he has
formed for the future. Next Sunday
b. marriage will take place between
1.-TWO eoDvicts who will be free on Sat
urday. The ceremony will be per-
formed by the Chaplain, in presence
oftlie prisoners and limited number
of outsiders, to whom cards are issued.
The prospective bride looked happy
to-day, and may she always be so.
Sheriff Risdon deposited three beau
ties from Old Portage, to day, to swell
the number to 1877 now in contine-
lncnt, ''.. fA.5{ - t'".t " 3'-' Z
Wet sidewalks and muddy, sloppy
streets are in fashion here just now.
while our Capital city is cnvelopcd in
a London fog, so excuse me from a
further sketch tonight. More anon
= VERITAS
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AURORA
Correspcndcnc,

Correspondence .--.#s
For some time past we. have been
endeavering te overtake some stray
item for local, but have not succeeded
in capturing anything as yet, worthy
| of note. :. 81. eli; -.,
=; We have had good slcighing for
three weeks and there is fair pros
pect for three more. Our dairy and
factory men have secured a large and
good crop of ice for, next summers
.use.. Our churches still continue to
demonstrate the Darwin theory, but
! morally our people are above the
Plymothites, "We go for Moulton for
President" r-t .- .....:. ...-
Quite a large number of our dairy
| and factory men attended the "Ohio
Dairymen's Asso ciation," held at
Cl eveland last week, all were well
pleased with the proceedings, of the
convention and seemed to have prof
lied, by the interchange of ofexperiences
in the mode of butter and cheese
making, and especially. do they affirm
that no hotel is better kept than the
Forest City, the headquarters on the
|, occasion. p, ,,.,..,,, ..-..,.... ...... .
Hon. r. p. Cannon, has received he
appointment as one of the Centennial
Committee for this district 10 procure
articles for exhibition at Philadelphia,
in 1876 And as this district embraces
a part of the farfamed w. Il. cheese
and butter section of the .Western
Reserve" and as the w. r. Dairymen's s
Association, meets at Garrettsville
next week, we hope some definite and
practical plan will be adopted aud de-
sided upon so that the great staple
production of cheese and butter will
have fair representation upon that
A few cases of that scourge of des-
eases, diphtheria, have made their ap-
pearance in this place. The first vic
tim was Susie, only child of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Little, aged two. years and
four mouths. On last Sunday she
was laid away among the flowers to
bloom in the 'silent land" How few
can realize the utter desolation and
sadness Of that home. Lay away
those; little shoes and that little hood /;
hang up the little dress and do not
stop to listen for those pattering foot
steps and that merry voice so often
heard in hall ana room, and whom you
have completed life's titful journey,
may You rejoice--no wanderer lost
Mr.. John e. Parsons who has been
confined 10 his room for several
months, has so far recovered as 10 be
about. -, .t.. -..-- .i
Mr.. r.. A. Gould has just recovered
from severe attack of typhoid fever.
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-
q. GEORGIA comes forward to. furnish
indisputable evidence that tile people
of the Southern States are able to care
for themselves without the interfer-
ence of the Federal bayonets. The
local government is now wholly in the
hands Of the people. The receipts OF
the State Treasury last year, with the
balance from 1873, were 81, ,SI7, ,723,and
81 l4594., leaving a
balance 'On hand of Sl,U5. .l2S,: The
increase of taxables over 1873 was S43-
IO9.0 and the decrease in the debt
SS. 10000. The department Of fpublic
instruction, and, in fact all other. de-
partments, are in healthful condi-
tion.. No stronger evidence against
the Radical policy of military inter
ference could possibly be adduced than
is found in these figures. ,I0a d.
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HOGAN, the colored map,. who ran
off from Chillicothe, about u year ago,
with white girl, and married her in
Zanesville, has been convictedcof per.
resident Of Muskingum county, when
fanced @ 10 three yea Years in liz Pen feniten- asa.
'tiary! !ACAlHicotAe a dcertfser. ,'t"'. T.
Is not this a White League outrage
the employment of Federal
froons p euH.'animo@ 5dem h.law
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THE Radicals are making great
ado because the Democrats of Missou-
ri elected Cockerell, who was Cen
eral in the Confederate service, to the
United States Senate. 1t. is all, right
and proper for them to take to their
embrace Longstreet, Mossby and 9TH
er leaders in the Confederate service,
and bestow official favors and patron
age upon them. According to their
ideas the war was prosecuted to build
up the Radical party, and they are de-
termined that there shall be no peace
till every Southerner falls down and
worships their brazen image. mar