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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-04-28

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per amnua 81. rs for months; so cents per month
Pest 0Fcss outside Of Se,e Castle county, $3.50 per
,an.vs $40 for three nsorths; 80 cents per month
Tar PuBLIsuERs PREPAY POSTAGE IN al edssa.
COMMERCIAL STEAM PRINTING ROOMS, pro-
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for executing Book, Job, and Mercantile ha'is " all
descriptions, at prices b>lce the aiding irfnti'a9
Ho,asss Of the large eftiss.
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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-04-28

WE AyE soE sSh soi EhaGANT dasGas pS SEW 5sS.
nxei prizes exceedingly low Tor nne c3s Of work,
NJ the COMMERCIAL once.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-04-28
Testimony.

Testimony
cheerfully give this testimony to the public that
Mrs. Fosters Blood Purtner and letter Ointment
cured me:
I was affiicted for many years with disordered
blood q troublesome and obstinate letter of the
skin and swelling of the glands OF the neck. which
WAS the occasion Of prolonged suffering and sx-
pense.
l consulted eight of the most prominent physi-
clans In the city and used their medicine long time
without receiving any permanent relief; on the
contrary getting worse, till finally almost despair
ing OF hope. l was induced 10 try Mrs. Foster 3
Blood Puriner, which VISA recommended 10 me as
being q certain cure for my disease. II WAS the
turning point IN my case after using two bottles
OF the Blood Purifier In connection with the Tetter
Ointment, the swelling ceased, the eruptions disap-
peared aad now am entirely and enectually cured.
tf further information is desired concerning my
case call at my residence.
THOS. SCOTT,
1857 tisymont Street, over llth Street Bridge
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-04-28

TnoxAs T. rAsKRR, JR. srKPHBH r. n. TAsi rB-
MORRIS, TASKER & co.
PASCAL IRON aoass
Philadelphia
TAsKER IRON WORK
New Castle, Del.
once, FIFTH AND TAsKER SITS Philadelphia.
once ana W Warehouse - GOD 70 @ street NeS fcrA
MANUFACTURERS OF
WROUGHT IRON WEI4DED TUBES, PLAN. gaivs-
nizet and rutber-eaated, for Cas- Steam and
LAP-w ELDED CHARCOAL IRON BOILER
ofL-WEIL. TUBING AND CASING.
BRASS VALVES AND COCKS.
GAS AND FITTERS' TOOLS
STREET LAMP POSTS AND LANTERNS
dApRoGtKD t D., oOALSSs s.,s, y, ,aa ArPAhATus ete
csnibed Rrnher-costed Tune. nsrss-lv
NEW GOODS.
E. 5. II. BUTLsE
400 MARKET skrKgr,
uutr5 Tlf sci.
HorS boaes
Glgai Cases,
Pocket Cutlery,
PHOTOGRAPH
AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS,
Juvenile and Toy Books.
Pocket Books,
AND a VARIETY OF USEFUL AND FANCY
ARTICLES. secls-ss
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-04-28

A MERlCAN LINE THE @Tx
"A AMERICAN STEAMSHIP COM @&2$aE
PANY OF PHlLADELrHIA.-weekly mail Steam.
PHILADELPHIA AND LIVERPOOL,
CALLING At QUEENSTOWN,
SAILING every Tnursia from Philadelphia, and
Sailing every Wednesday from Liverpool
The following Steamers are appointed to sail from
Philadelphia.
'RSHILwoRTH, Jan. I. OHIO, Jan IS
IEpIshA, Jan. IA PgSEsYLvlHA, Feb 4
'ABBOrsPoRD, Jan. a ILLINOIS, Feb IL
PRICES OF PASSAGE IN CURRENCY
Cabin SIS to 500 according 20 accommodations
Steerage and Intern edtate ,sets 10 and from all
points al the lowest rates.
steamers marked with Star do not carry inter.
meiiate.
Passenger accommodations for all classes unsur.
passed. Ample attendance is provided. Every
steamer carries surgeon and steE8rdess.
These steamers are supplied with Life-Rafts IN
addition u the usua Lfe-boats and Life-Presery-
era
Tnrough ticsete and through Hills OF Lading
sued between all prominent points.
Fer passage, rates OF freight and other .nforma
ton Apply .
II ETRR WRIGHT L SONS, Genr Agts.,
s0I Walnut St, Philadelphia.
h!char' 'son, spence Co. MAJ Cumminsa Bros.
Liverpool. Queenstown.
5. +. BETS, AgeI,, Adams Express Otfice VIII
rIinSon, Delaware. 4. Il. GRlAsHAw, Agent,
Wilmington, De-.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23

against Turkey is practically ended. A few
bands of rebels still maintain Businesses, and
make occasional incursions into the surround
ing territory. They are always holly pursued
by the Turks, however, and suffer severe losses
by each raid.
--latest accounts FRI N the Fiji Islands tell of
the awful epidemic. of measles which has ragged
with undated fury for the past four months.
It is estimated that the disease has already car
ried off one-thrd of the population and that
unless checkedit will in short time entirely
wipe out the native element.
A Rome dispatch announces the death of
Cardinal Grassellini, in the Goth year Of his
age.
Spanish advices state that the families Of
some OF his most influential partisans are en-
deayoring to induce Don Carlos to conclude
peace.
The Emperor of Germany will shortly pay
visit to the Emperor of Italy. Bismarck will
accompany him.
Mr.. James Cairo whom the London Times
considers high authority, estimates that Great
Britain will have to export 49, 600, 900 bushels of
wheat this year.
There is great excitement in England over
the investigation of the recent collision be-
tween the royal steam yacht Alberta and the
sailing Yacht Mistletoe The Queen was on
the former when the latter was sunk, with the
loss of at least two lives. The testimony laid
before the jury seems to show that the disaster
was caused by a violation of maritime rules on
the part of the Alberta. The jury disagreed
but eleven of it's thirteen members voted for a
verdict of manslaughter.
Gen. Dorregaray has been promoted to the
position of COMMANDMENTS Chief of the Carlist
armies in Spain. Heretofore Don Carlos has
reserved that distinction to himself, but his
followers are getting into pretty close quarters
and he is constrained from motives of personal
safety to give the honor to bis most gallant
General
A dispatch from st. Thomas, W. l., says
.. An expedition was successfully landed in
Cuba by the Uruguay, late the Octavia. At
the same time, Gen.. Aguilera landed from
Jamaica. The Octavia landed two batteries,
1,5OO stand of arms, and 100000 cartridges.
A party of 40 men and officers had the NUM-
tons in charge, and were received by the Gu
ban forces"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23
The Clever Fox.

L have known a fox in last extremity
of danger to leap.into an open horse
trough in the middle of farm yard, with
the sunbeams shining full upon it, and
lie in the bottom of it (Which was dry
during the time that the whippers-in
searched every barn, stable, pigsty, and
cow-house for him in vain. The hounds
marked him at full speed up to the farm,
flung round it with open eyes, and into
the yard, and then, with noses down-they
had been nearly viewing him after very
good run-they afforded the indisputable
fact that the fox had gone no further
than the buildings in question. No one
thought of the great open stone trough
under the pump, in the middle of the
farm yard-it was too evident to evoke
suspicion !; SO in it lay the beaten fox till
huntsmen, hounds, and field retired,
when carter, bringing in his horses,
went to the pump-handle, and at its first
swing seemed to have pumped out fox
before the water came for out of the
trough jumped the fox, and, with
swing of his brush and cunningly
smiling face, with his ears laid back,
away the splendid civilian flew, to
beat his pUrsuers, perhaps, another day.
This happened in Harry Ayris's time, in
the Cheltenham country. Fac tAg0iaest
Fiction
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23

Bub, what's the matter ?" asked the
Court, as boy of eight was brought
out.
st fit J-Jim, . sobbed the boy.
"When?"
Last n-i-t-e!'
"And where's Jim 2"
He got away"
"And why didn't you get away?"
"H-had sore h-heel."
'sWas it much of fight?"
"Y-yes, sir; licked him y
ssWhat caused the fght?"
seHe kicked my little b-Lruther. .
ssMy son." said the Court, after a
glance through the window, there was
once boy. He was good boy. He
didn't hook apples or put pins under
anybody. His face was always clean,
his hair was slick. All he was jewel
of a boy. He wouldn't cheat, lie, swear
or fight. He went to bed early, got up
early, minded his mother, and what do
you think became of him."
Scot run over by 'bus!" sobbed
the boy.
.sNo, my son; he got to be Governor
of Michigan. Will you promise to try
and be Governors"
s. Yes" oaev
{ ssAnd next time you'll run rather than
fghtl''
"Y, yes, sir, if I can't get hold of a
club.
He was told to go.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23
Wanted to Pay Taxes.

One day last week resident of the
northern part of the city called at the
City Hall, and finding the official who
receives taxes he said:
81 called here to pay some taxes. How
much shall I pay?"
where's your property" asked the
official.
"Haven't got any,
''And what are you going to pay taxes
on?"
"I dunno, but want to pay 'em. I've
had it flung up to me dozen times that
I hain't no payer and hain't no bust
ness talkin' around and now want to
pay in whatever is right, and be as good
as anybody"
"But you are not taxed
"Why hain't IL Amt I as good as
anybody"
Eyes, but you can't be taxed when
you have no taxable property"
81 can't, Ell? Well, there are other
towns besides Detroit, and if can't feel
as good as anybody else here, can pack
up and leave. =
And he put up his wallet and went
out.-Detroit Free Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23
A New Eldnrado.

A dispatch from Washington says :
People some years ago smiled at the idea
of paying 100000 for Alaska, upon
the ground that the possession was value
less. From recent reports to the Treas
ury Department, from the Collector at
Sitka, it appears that the possession
promises to be very valuable one-that
is, if the recent reports are verified.
The most important of the reports for
warded by the Collector is the one made
by practical MINER, who has been ex-
ploring Alaska. He reports that he has
found avery rich silver mining district
one of the richest in the world In natural
indications. His report is very ample
in its details, and gives a most glowing
description of the untold wealth OF this
newly discovered region.
The discovery of these mines involves
also an international question, as since
then some British Canadians have come
in and squatted upon the territory, claim
ing that it lies within the British do
minion. The Collector of the port at
Sitka is decidedly of the opinion that the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23
A Boy IL Years Of Age Hangs Himself.

On Friday last tragedy occurred on
Middle creek, in Chase county, that
threw the whole neighborhood into a
terrible state of excitement. The event
was the suicide by hanging of boy IL
years of age, O. r. Booth by name, ason
of Mrs. Sadoris by former marriage.
From the Ledger. we learn that on
Friday afternoon the boy was at VIM.
Maxwell's playing with Mrs. Ms boy
and eating watermelons. At one time in
the afternoon he asked young Maxwell if
he knew how long it took for a person to
die by hanging. The boy replied ten or
fifteen minutes he supposed. Later In
the afternoon young Booth went into the
stable and few minutes after young
Maxwell, following In, found one of the
halters with a slip-noose ip it hanging
from rafter. Upon being asked Booth
said he didn't know who put it there.
Young Maxwell 1nfastened the slip-knot,
but did not stop to take the rope down,
and shortly after started after the COWS.
Young M. says as he rode away he saw
Booth going to the stable, but supposed
he was going home. AS Mr.. Maxwell
returned from the field shortly after,
dUOut S1A - ClOCh, Ill DtboS1AS LILO OU1U4OS
which is built of logs, he saw Booth
through crevice hanging by the rope.
Running in, he took the boy in his arms,
slipped the moose from around his neck,
and finding his body still warm, made
every effort to restore him, but life was
extinct.
On examination it was believed that
his neck was broken. When Mr.. Max
well found him his feet were touching
the floor. and it was at first believed that
he had held up his feet to cause sure
death, but from the fact, that his face
showed no signs of strangulaton, though
pale, it was ife-like, with smile about
the mouth, and from the evidence before
the Coroner's jury tits believed now that
after adjusting the moose he jumped
from a projection in the side of the
stable, instantly breaking his neck by
the fall.
Young Booth had been wild and as
full of pranks as most boys of his age,
and after his death it was remembered
that he had said, at different times, that
he wanted to die suddenly, and after the
death of little child of his acquaint-
ance, that he would never suffer as he
had.
He was, mentally, a very bright, smart
boy, unusually SO. The general belief
now is that he had long meditated and
determined upon suicide. -Le0UenaUorth
Times
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23
The World Of London.

The metropolis of The British Empire,
the largest city the world ever saw,
covers, within fifteen miles radius of
Charing Cross, nearly 700 square miles,
and numbers within these boundaries
100000 of inhabitants. 1t comprises
100000 foreigners from every region
of the globe. 1T contains more Jews
than the whole of Palestine, more Roman
Catholics than Rome itself, more Irish
than Dublin, more SIcotchmen than
Edinburgh. The port of London has
every day on it's waters 1000 ships and
5000 sailors. Upward of 12O persons
are added to the population daily, or
$1,000 yearly, birth taking place every
five minutes, and death every eight
minutes. On an average twenty eight
miles of streets are opened and 5000
houses built every year. In its postal
districts there is yearly delivery of
238, 100000 of letters. On the police
register there are the names of 100, 600
habitual criminals, increasing by many
thousands every year. More than one
third of all the crime of the country is
committed in London, or at least brought
to light there. There are as many beer
shops and gin palaces as would, II Lnelr
fronts were placed side by side, reach
from Charing Cross to Portsmouth, q
distance of seventy three miles, and
SO, 900 drunkards are annually brought
before its magistrates. The shops open
on Sundays would form streets sixty
miles long. It is estimated that there
are above 100000 of the people
who are practically heather, wholly
neglecting the ordinances of religion.
At least 900 additional churches and
chapels would be required for the wants
of the people. Leisure Hours.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23
Remedy for Bald Heads.

A man In Boston has discovered new
remedy for bald heads. It is to go bare
headed. He has tried the remedy for
two years, and whereas he was bald, bis
head is now covered with hair. He
claims that the heat of the sun not only
promotes the growth of the hair, but
strengthens the brain. He says to any
and all who are troubled with lack Of
hair or weak brain and there are many
of them in Boston-try tit costs moth
ing and saves the expense of 2 hat.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23

mines lie In American soil. This latter
point has been submitted to the State
Department for investigation. If the
mines are as rich as represented, no
doubt there will be struggle over their
possession, as at present British subjects
have them in their possession.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23
s1.91@2. 10 for whisky brls, and 45@55c for

$1.91@2. 10 for whisky brls, and 45@55c for
-four brls. Trade was firm in lumber, but buy
ers were unwilling to concede to any advance
in prices and there was no change of conse-
quence established. The market closed about
as follows: $7.75 for joist and scantling. $7.75
@16.00 for common to choice mill run boards
and strips, $20002.7 20 for shingles. and 75c@
$3.50 for lath. There was but little done in
wooi, and prices remain unchanged. Quotable
at $500 per cord for hickory, $500 for maple,
$500 for beech, and $500 for slabs All the
wards
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23

ct HAVEN'T eaten mouthful in two
days., said tramp, and my wife and
three children are starving at home. !"
CT would give you something" the
philanthropist replied, but / have
nothing smaller than fve-dollar note. "
II Will change it for you, said the
tramp.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23
Whimsical Instances of MOnomania.

A patient In the /" Retreat " at York
thought he had no soul, heart or lungs.
A soldier, wounded on the field of Aus
terlitz, was struck with dehrious con-
viction that he was but an ill-made
model of his former self. g You ask
how Pierre Lambert is" he would say,
g he is dead-killed at Allsterlitz; that
which you now see is a mere machine
made in his likeness. Mr.. Mead tells
us of an Oxford student, who ordered the
passing bell to be rung for him, and
went himself to the belfry to instruct the
ringers. He returned to his bed only to
de-
A Bourbon Prince thought himself
dead and refused to eat, until his friends
invited him to dine with Turenne and
other French heroes long since departed.
There was tradesman who thought he
was a seven-shilling piece, and advertised
himself thus: EFF my wife presents me
for payment, don't change me. Bishop
Warburton tells us of man who thought
himself a goose pie and DR.. Ferraday,
of Manchester, Eng, had a patient who
thought he had swallowed the devil.
In Paris there lived man who thought
he had, with others, been guillotined,
and when Napoleon was Emperor their
heads were restored, but In the scramble
he got the wrong one.
A newspaper editor fancied he was a
paragraph, and as he lay in the bed, de-
bated whether he should rise altogether,
or sentence by sentence.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23
indicating RaIston.

Whatever may be said regarding the
guilt or innocence of the late w. c.
Ralston, there is no denying the fact
that he has legions of friends and adj
mirers ON the Pacific coast. At a recent
meeting of the Pioneers Association at
San Francisco number of speeches were
made, in which the dead banker was eulo-
gizedi n the most fulsome manner. The
following resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS. The Associated Pioneers of the
Territorial Days of California, III common with
their former fellow-ctiZens of the Pacific coast,
have heard with profound sorrow and regret of
the misfortunes and the untimely death of the
late VIM. G. Ralston and
WHEREAS, Recognizing the inestimable value
of his services to the people of California In
the unceasing devotion of his great energies
and his marvellous financial abilities toward the
promotion of public and private prosperity and
his generous philanthrophy and charities toward
death is a public bereavement which time may
assuage it at the same time is calamity to
the city in which he lived which no lapse Of
time can recompense unto them; it Is hereby
ReSolUed That the sympathies Of this ASSOC
citation are in entire accord with those of cId-
zens of San Francisco who have recently borne
such emphatic testimony to the character of
the man, and paid such warm-hearted and de-
serving tribute to his name and memory.
Resolved That to his family and relatives we
extend our sincerest condolences and our ten
derest sympathies in this hour of their sad
bereavement, and offer them the a surance that
we shall always hold his name and memory in
heartfelt reverence and honor.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23

HERR KRUPP, the famous cannon
founder of Germany, is to exhibit one,
if not more, of bis breech-loaders, at
the Centennial Exhibition. He has just
astonished the British government by 3
positive refusal to sell one of his great
guns to England. It looked as if Herr
Krupp fancied his breech-loaders might
be initiated at Woolwich.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23
RREADSTUFFS.

The grain markets have been the center of
considerable interest and attention from specu-
lators during the past week, and fluctuations in
been declining throughout, an average re-
duction of fully &c per bu being sustained.
The speculative element showed but little con-
tidence in the market, and were anxious to sell.
Eastern advices unfavorable. Cornwas higher
and lower but closed about 1c lower. Oats
were fairly active, ruling irregular however,
in sympathy with the fluctuations in corn. Rye
and barley were firm and prices were higher.
The weather had good deal of influence with
corn and oats.
The following table shows the prices current
at the opening and close of the past week.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23
FINANCE AND TRADE.

Weekly Review of the Chicago Market.
FINANCIAL.
The demand for money and the general finan-
cial market is decidedly quiet. Money is album
dant, and for prime security can be had at 6
per cent. Street rates, TOTO per cent. But
little currency going to the country Govern
ment bonds are firmly held, and there is mod
crate demand. III.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23


Garret d. Smith, Cashier of the Louisville
Gas Company, is defaulter to large amount
variously estimated at from $4,000 to SEQ, OOO
The Navy Department at Washington has re-
ceived the following dispatch from the navy
ward at Pensacola, Florida: '.The yellow fever
is epidemic at Hcwell's Station on Pensacola
bay Is miles above the navy yard. The peo-
pie have neither food, medicine nor attendance
They are crying, in the name Of God, for
relief"
Later reports from Galveston, Texas, fully
confirm the intelligence previously received as
~ The destructiveness of the storm that re-
Gently swept over that city. The gale ragged
with unparalleled fury for over forty-eight
honrs and the waters Of the gulf, which rolled
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-23

The Petroleum Trade of Pennsylvania
It's Enormous Extent-Some Interesting
Statistics
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-14

The representative men of Mississippi pro
pose holding q meeting in the capital of the
State for the purpose of issuing an address
setting forth true statement OF facts relative
to the recent Clinton riot The false and
malicious statements made by Ames will be
amply refuted by actual and positive proof
Ames made strenuous efforts to use the un-
fortunate occurrence as political capital, OF
as correspondent of the Vicksburg Herald
of the 18th says: "He proclams the people
of this State to be lawless turbulent, rebel
lious. 1t is his selfsame work over again.
Look at it: he arouses bloodshed, and then
denounces us as murderers 1t is done plain
" to carry out his scheme of carrying
the election in this State by force
He provokes crime that he may use it iD|
arousing party and the power of party, and I'M
bringing the strong arm of military power to
silence the voice OF an outraged people,"
This is a very clear and succinct statement
of the motives of the man Ames, and the peo-
pie of Mississippi will be but doing themselves
justice by denouncing him, as they propose
to do, as "liar" and calumniator."