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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

Tie will of Mrs. Ann White Vose, OF Boston,
Lequeaths $780, 900 to the public institutions oil
That city.
An ice gorge at Wheeling, w. ", broke on
Tuesday night, sinking two steamers anu daih'
aging several barges.
The house of Owen Garrahan, at Cohoes, n
L., was burned yesterday morning, ana MI.
d4rrahan lost his life while trying TO save sew
llg machine.
King Kaakaua arrived in San Francisco OH
tuesday. He will sail for Honolulu in the u o.
steamship Pensacola, about the LIST oil February
Neal Pau, convicted at Mauch Chunk OF having
Killed Mcbride, WAS sentenced yesterday 70
seven years and six months imprlsonmehs III Vne
Eastern Penitentiary. He contested that he
helped to kill Mcbride.
1t il stated from Washington that since the
ihststlgation by committee of the House OF
ne affairs of the Department of Justice, = tnefe
has been very marked reduction OF expehdi
lures by the Marshals throughout the country
The Senate of Nevada has adopted a resou
uoh disappearing of military interference VIII VIII
me civil power but holding that Gen De Ifo
brand was guitless of intentional wrong, an.
approving the Presidents course i'll the Louisi
ANA difficulty.
frederick Douglass and several prominent col
uiea men from Arkansas and Alabama suggest
conference of the colored Representatives no'
~ Washington, to consider the course necessai.
70 pursue in case OF failure by Congress " U
lurhish the necessary legislation for the protec
uoh OF life and property in the South.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
Newark Items.
is present.

NEWARK, Del, Jan %.
Quite an important suit was had before Es-
ouire Springer. The facts of the case are i'm
portant to Road Commissioners of all hundreds
having railroads cunning through them. Some
time during the fair at Mddletown, some four
gentlemen were coming up the road from said
fair. and when crossing the P. L.. ID. about
mile below Newark, at what we always consid-
cred very dangerous crossing, they broke one
of tue wheels of the carriage, owned by one or
the gentlemen, the party driving owning the
horses. The owner of the carriage bad new
wheel put on, the bill for which he presented to
the Road Commissioners for Pencader hd., but
refusing suit was brought to compel it, The de-
fence claimed that the railroad was tho RESPONSE
BILE party but under a law passed in 1853, making
the Road Commissioners responsible, Judgment
was given against them. The case WAS intended
to be a test one. r,,
On the evening of the 26th, Rev. j. L. falian-
dgham married Rev. Robt. Graham, or the
Presbyterian church at Chrstiana, and Mlss
Maggie W. Shannon, OF the same village.
VIM B. Thornley, has purchased two building
lots on Choate street from Jesse I. Smith at
sum not stated.
That little affair between one Of our landlords
and two Young men from Wilmington has been
settled satisfactorily between themselves.
We have snow, this morning, three fourths OF
an inch deep, and sleighs are out. Z.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
industrial News.

The window glass factories OF Selm X Emory
Swindell Bros, and Baker Bros. Co, ut Balti-
more, suspended on Saturday and 800 men were
thrown ont Of work. The stoppage was occa-
stoned by refusal of the flowers to accede to a
reduction in wages. The bottle furnaces are
running as usual.
An extensive steam Touring mill is to be erect
ed at Mannheim.
The Lochel Iron Works at Harrisburg, are
about to resume operations. The Wistar Furnace
has already resumed.
The proprietors Of the Rogers Ford stove
Foundry, Chester county, contemplate following
the example set them by the Spring City ant
Limerick Station Works, i'll making IL reduction
OF 10 per cent. in the wages of the workingmeh
The Allentown Iron Company, last week, has
twenty one Thousand three hundred tons OF iroi
on hand. The Company put it's own price on III
iron during the recent decline, and went out o
the market, refusing to be guided in its sales b.
the prices which have been ruinously low.
The Spike and Rivet Works of j. w. Wilson
at Allentown has resumed operations.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
Christian 4 Items.
Both parties are obstinate.

CHRIsTIANA, Jan. 27.
The property of the late James Short was sold
in New Castle, few days ago-the brick house
in that town to Miss Short for s2,250., and the
brick house in this village for 5000. The sale
was made under an order of the Orphans, Court.
A frame house is to be built in the town-an
Improvement which will be gladly welcomed since
every little helps, you know
1t is reported that two stores are to be opened
in the spring opposition stores,
The Methodists held protracted meeting few
weeks ago, but they did not meet with much en-
courageInent by the way of conversions, and
was suddenly brought to.a close
Tho Presbyterians held in their church praise
meeting for a week.
The Blacksmiths have harvest these ICY
times shoeing horses. II is au i'll wind that don
blow some one good.
The farmers around our section are busy haul
ing corn to New Castle, it brings fair price,
from 75 to 80. The Messrs. Truss and Jeifer-
son d Co.. are loading vessels for the Eastern
market. They had afloat some tifty-six thou
sand bushels of corn, few days ago.
The weather has been very cold here, and our
creek is closed up with ice. Last Sunday was a
very dlsagreeable day, both for pedestrians and
vehicles im fact, there were no travelling. 1t
lained, hailed, showed, and finally it became
very icy.
reigns. There appears to be very little drunk
eness, but whether from abstinence or the lack
of the nimble sixpence is question.
A panorama was exhibited in the Methodist
church on Tuesday last. There waa a full house
and the entertainment, WAS highly enjoyed by
the spectators. 1t was for the benefit of the
Methodist Sunday School and the Good Tenn
plars Society.
The scarlet fever has broken out among, the
children in and around our village. Apprehon'
eions are felt that 1t will be worse than it is.
Rev. Robert Graham, pastor of the Presbyter
ian church, was married on Tuesday, and al
night, in accordance with the custom of the vii
lage, he was serenaded by the cathumplens tht
noise of which sounded very much AZ il
pandemonium had broken loose. The serenadf
was kept up for two hours.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
SECOND EDITION.
The civil Rights Bill.

AN ALL NIGHT SESSION IN THE HoUsE--DEMocRAT-
10 FIILIBUsTEBINd BRINGS OMAN UNLOCKED FOR
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS.
Gen. Buffers precipitancy OF the Owl rights
bill upon the House, at Washington, yesterday,
seems to have produced an unlocked for condi-
ton of things The Democratic members at
once began to fillibuster to prevent action on
the bill, and after various Intellectual motions to
strike out, amend, adjourn, &C., all of which
were defeated, both sides became settled in a
deadlock which lasted all night. The Demo
Gratis threaten to continue the contest all the
week. and the Republicans refuse to adjourn.
The Republicans do not call the previous ques-
ton to cut Off debate but the Democrats will
not allow debate Mt all, and thus the deadlock
continues, the eRpnblicans endeavoring to bring
the bill before the House, and the Democrats
striving to adjourn The Republicans declare
the intention to insist on the motion to recon
elder the vote by which the bill was recommitted
to the Judiciary Committee until Monday next,
when il is expected the rules will be changed
and TIE bill be brought up. The proceedings
have been noisy at times but SO far there has
no ecene OF disorder.
sTIIL IN SESSION AT 10 O'CLOCK.
tBy Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.
The Houae is still in session at half past ten.
B ,th parties are obstinate.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
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Political NOfes.

Andrew johnson defines his Democracy him
self in the following language: think am in
line with the democracy of the nation, and the
unwilling testimony of my political opponents
has established that was nominated as Union
democrat for Vice President, and | think that
INV whole life shows me to be democrat al
unatlnlterated democrat.
While the Legislature of New Jersey have
elected a United States Senator with but little
trouble it id not 80 clear that the State ofiiceit
will be chosen without difficulty. In fact it II
feared that an agreement cannot be readily
reached and an effort is now making to briiIl
about conference between leading Republican,
and Democrats, with view of arriving at u def
nite understanding.
Up at Reading they are entering on the
Mavoralty campaign. The Times says the he
pnnlicans were never in better lighting trim
than they are at the present time Completed,
united, they are entering upon the spring cam
pnlgn with vim that commands the adfnra
ton Of their brethren elsewhere, and with
unity of purpose that must bring success.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
A Note From MIR. Pierce.

10 he E,i,tor Of The Commercial;
SO far as my name was concerned with it
be, leave to correct portion of your statement
IN Yesterdays paper relative to the Killgore de
bceney. casual reader of the same would
naturally infer that l was held in an eqna
amount as that stated to have been paid by S
NJ Harrington, Esq, viz 5946.43. This is Q
mistake. The bond on which am security
oi,ly covers his first term of office. According
to iIr Woolley, the deficiency for that term ii
about 81 800, which distributed among Six, you
viii perceive, would be very much less to eac
than that stated in your article.
And further, in view of events that have trans
pred since Mr. killgores first term of office,it ii
extremely doubtful whether can be legally OF
morally held for any portion of it. This vii
doubtless be determined by the proper authori'
Ties.
Yours very truly,
WM Ill PIERCE.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
NIfdd1etONyn ltemss

MIDDLErowN, Jan. %.
Owing to the inclement weather, Sunday, Rev.
Dr. Matlack who for several days has heen suf-
fering from severe cold, was not able to at
tend to his pulpit duties. We are glad to an
Yosterdsy. about 9L O'Clock, A. NJ, tha kitch-
en- of j. vi. Wright was discovered to be on
fire. But thanks to the timely use of the Bah,
cock Fire Extinguisher the fire was not allowed
to reach the front of the house, and after some
difficulty it was entirely extinguished, the htch-
en- roof being nearly all destroyed. The nre ,.
originated with the stove pipe becoming, greatly
heated, setting the surrounding roof on tre.
The concert and festival TUESDAY evening, sansa
of hearing fully gratilied by our Wilmington
friends, our sense of tasteng was equally
pleased by the good things which were provided
by our ladies of the Presbyterian church.
Prof. Clemmer, owing to the occupancy OF the
Hall by the concert, gave his second rehearsal
in the NJ E. church at o'clock; he rehearses ss 3
the children again on Friday afternoon, at 31a
o'clock. OBsEhFEH.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

EIecting President and Wee Presi
dent.

The Committee of Elections of the H.use OF
Representatives. have presented two reports with
reference to changing the mode Of election for
President and Vice President. The majority
report embodies the same features AZ that re-
ported by Nv Morton i'll the Senate, with the
exception that the Supreme Court is made the
tribunal for counting the votes, and the justices
thereof are made ineligible to the office OF Pres
ldent and President.
The minority report provides that the election
shall be by direct vote of the people, and IN
counting the votes " the aggregate popular vote
III each state shall be divided by the number OF
Representatives apportioned to such state IN the
House of Representatives, and twice the result
OF qnotient shall be added to the vote OF the
candidate having the highest number OF the pop
nlli vote in such state for President and wee
President, respectively, and for the state vote
Tor such candidate"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

ESCAPE OF FLOUR THIEvEs.-Last night, about
midnight, just before leaving their posts DOWN W.
served two colored men to start and rum Re
membering the Scripture maxim that the . gull
ty flee when no man pursueth thev naturally
thought that their conduct exenlplliied me u,
proverb and giving pursuit caught one OF tho
men. On being questioned as to why he was
running, the man gave composed answer and
denied knowing the man that was with him. or
what was the cause of his running. and then
the Officers let them CO. They had not proceed
ed far however, before they discovered two bags
of -four, which the thieves had dropped on see,
ing them The -four is supposed to be part {, OF
that which WAS stolen from the stanton mills III 4
the night previous, and is now in the City Hall
awaiting Identification.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
FOURTH EDITION.
New York.

ATTEMPTED sUICIDE-FRAUD ON THE ousioM
HOUSE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.
S. g. Barton pastor of a church in Brooklyn,
jumped from ferry boat, yesterday, but was
saved by the deck hands.
Gustaus Ball, supposed to be clerk in an i'm
porting house, was held to bail for attempted
fraud on the Custom House by changing a sam
pie box of silk goods and replacing it with one
of cotton goods on the way to the appraisers
affina
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

HEAVY FRE1aHrs. aome days, says the
Baltimore sum- the freight traffic over the Phil,
adelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad
has been large, from three to five extra trains
being dispatched daily, in addition to the two
regular freight tranis. Since the close of nayiga,
tion on the chesapeake and Delaware canal all
the freight business between Baltimore, and an
Philadelphia is done over this route, and all IN the
company's rolling stock is employed. But like
and the announcement is made that next week
the canal will be repaired and re-opened to bus
iness.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
MUSICAL.

THE CONCERT, TO NIGHT, All THE OPERA HOUSE
The vocal and instrumental concert at the OPP
era House, this evening, Will be withouI doupt,
nm occasion which will be delightful to all lovers
If music who may be present The performers
are persons of considerable prominence, and
they have been well received and fayorably
nrliicisad nlaeMhere.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
LOCAL AFFAIR S.

Council, to night
A little more snow but not enough for sleigh
ing.
Tho P. W. X b. Co. pays annually for salaries
$5S, ,45509.
The Coroner's Jury in the case OF E. Brown
donated $125 of their fees to the Uniun All
Society.
The Salem Standard states that during lai
week several persons skated from that city out
to Fort Delaware
The social religious services are still contin
ued at the Centra church, Preaching this owe
ming (t is expected) by G. +. Wiswei, d d.
of Philadelphia.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

THE UNION AID ENTERTAINMENT.-We call the
attention of the whole community to the stere-
optlcon exhibition by Prof. Taylor, on Saturday
afternoon. It is in aid of the Union Aid Society,
and is designed for the instruction and amuse-
ment of the children. 1t is to be followed on
next Thursday night by another one and of the
same good work Send your children, come
with them if you can. Sustain Prof Taylor IN
his distinguished effort to aid the Union Aia 90
we can render it. Its work is constantly neces-
sary. 1t is carried ON at the least possible ex-
| pense. Help it on.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
FIFTH EDITION.
still IN Session.

THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE UNABLE TO AGREE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.
The House remains in session and at noon
had been "a hours in continuous Session. Inc
fortieth roll call showed 100 members answer
ing to their names. The rival forces continue
friendly, but no attempts are made to arrive at
an understanding.
NOT BROKEN YET. s
The deadlock in the House still continued at
two oicloclk
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

COLUMBIA AND PORT DEPOSIT r. R.-Messrs
Keaveny 4 Buck, who have contracted to finish
up the gap in the grading of this road, near
Peach Bottom, are pushing the work, forward
very rapidly. Mitchells Rock has been ,sIr eus
little rock work to finish on this part of the lihe
A few days ago the workmen commenced to haul
ballast near Benton Station, and in short time
there will be a continuous line of graded roai
from the mouth of Octoraro to the Conestoga
or Safe Harbor. The arched culverts over Ca
sars and Barns runs are fine examples OF ma
sonry,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
Now Advertisements, To-day.

Seventh street varieties
Hardward-Wm IL Bilany
Wanted-A girl for general houseWork
co partnership notice-Hous on Il Prlzer
Pew for sale
Co-partnership notice j mes Guthrie Co
Delaware X X Stock-R H Robinson
Oysters-Fu liner, Breylty
City Laundry-Brevity
Whitman's confection', Brevlty
Eur caps-Webb's, Drevity
Partaga cigars-Singles d on, Brevity
" inter ats-I ubell, Brevty
Cheap goods--Kow Brevity
Neck wraps-Morgan, Brevity
Fine fUrnlture-hnterprise Co, Brevity
Cheap coal-File x Murphey
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
The SENATORIAL Strugales

Florida made an Intellectual effort to elect a
[ $, Senator yesterday, casting 76 ballots With,
onI result, the votes being scattered among ~
candidates In the Wisconsin Legislature Car
penter had 50 votes. Bragg 81. and IL were scat
terng. The Democratic caucns III West
Virginia s unable to agree upon candidate.
formal ballot was taken in the Legislature, yes
terday, but it indicated nothing.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

DETAINED. The steamship IHinoas, upon which
Mr., and Mrs. Geo H. Sellers and others OF our
citizens propose TO sail for Liverpool arrived IN
ly return, as soon as her cargo can be unloaded
and the outward freight slowed but she can
hardly get away before Monday, at the earliest.
She sailed from Liverpool on the 13th, and the
Peuns,Ipnnia of the same line, also left that
port on the same day, but has not yet come in.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

LOAN ASSOCIATION SALEs.-The Union Loali,
last evening, sold money as follows: 5000 at
55c S400 at 45c $1,000, at 40c S675, at 35c
1880 at 30c ; 1926, at 25c.
The following amendment to the BYLAWS hrs
been adopted The Board of Directors shhil
have authority to loan note as much as TIN ee-
fourths OF the value of the stock, according to
the last annual report, with the addition OF what
NAV have been paid on the stock since the re.
port was received, and take the assignment OF
the shares as collateral security.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
THIRD EDITION.
Financial.

PRICE OF GOLD TO-DAY.
NEW YORK, Jan 20.
Gold, to-day, .S1f3.
Furnished by Merrick, Johnson 4 Co, Bankers and
Brokers, 9Th anu Market 5ts.l
LONDON, 1890, P. NJ, Jan. 2S.
1866 -, 1o72s 1s67's, 107M Ten-forties, l0494
New Fives of 1881, 1925 Erie common shares,
2614. Market stronger.
FRANKFoRT, Jan. 20.
Initial Statns h-2l'R of 1862. 9H31.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
spain,
PROGRESS OF THE (

PROGRESS OF THE GOVERNMENT AMY.
MADRID, Jan. %.
The Government forces in Navarro have AL
ready captured several positions from the Gar
lists and are advancing for an attack. Alfonso
10 1,rasent
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

MEETING OF THE UNION REPUBLICAN CLUB.--
The stated meeting of the Union Republican
Club will be held in their usual place, this eve
ming, at the usual hour.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

recent annual report, which recommendation was
approved by the President in his last message.
In conclusion, your Directors are OF opinion
that your property in is a sound condition, and
that even if the general depression of business
should continue. and should cause still further
diminution of the gross receipts of the Compa-
nv, all such diminution to any extent now pro-
bable will be met by corresponding reduction
of the operating expenses of your road during
the ensuing fiscal year.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
ISAAC IIScRLEY,
lreeldont.
In a supplementary table the number of cars
owned by the Company is stated to be !, 433- =
100 for use in the Passenger Depai tment of the
road, 1860 in the Freight Department, and la
for miscellaneous purposes. The humber OF To-
comotives is ~.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

The CHESAPEAKE AND rrs TRIBurARTEs The
head waters Of the Chesapeake at Havrede
grace, and the. big and Ilttle Gunpowder rivers,
are covered, as far as the eye can reach, with
folds of solid, smooth, uubroken ice the sight oi
which forms an attractive feature to the travel
lers between this city and Baltimore.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

ALMsHoUsE TRUSTEES. The regular quarterly
meeting of the almshouse trustees was held ut
the institution yesterday. Nothing hsyond the
usual routine business WAS transacted. The
Board passed bills to the amount of 80. lOS. 1S,
inspected the several departments, finding
everything in well kept condition, ate big
dinner and then returned to the world with
stomachs well filled, consciences easy, and a
spirit as independent as that of certain class OF
people down the Peninsula when the first school
of herrngs has been struck.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
NAVY Yarns nnd NaYaI mospIlaIs.

Nhfy harus Auu NhfAh Ah"'P
The Senate Naval Committee agreed yesterday
Ia the report of their sub committee recommend
pha, New London and Washington, and OF the
Naval Hospitals at Washington, Philadeiphia
and Annanolis
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
leaths.

MARsHALL.-At Marslialton, Del, on Third day
morning, the 26th inst, Emile, wife OF Gavin r.
Marshall. , H., $50 ~,
ectfully invited to attend the funeral from her
husbands residence, at II O'Clock on Seventh day
1st mo-, Both, 1875, without further notice.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

THEFT OF A WATcH.-Yesterday, the residence
of VIM. O'Brian, in Plunketts Row, was entered
in the absence of the family. and watch stolen
therefrom. Two boys named Philip Kay and
Thos. Cook were arrested by oiilcer Brlckie
charged with the theft. The boys had sold the
watch to Mr.. Hanf, who keeps jowelry store
on 3rd street, when the property was identified
and subsequently reclaimed.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

STREETS IN WILMINGTON AND BALTIMORE
The difference between the streets of Baltimore
and Wilmington is very perceptible. While
ours are free from mud and comparatively free
from ice, theirs has much more of the latter,
which after the middle of the day is covered
with thick, gummy, sticky mud, that is very
disapreeable to pedestrians.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
Dai(v Gommerfiaf.
COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY.
Howard N. Jenkins, Wilmer Atkinson,
Francis @. Ferris
- n,. Isr1iSa. ekc., ace Second PdQs.
~, em Terms, ese., zee Second Page.

some woman has applied to the Legislature
ro, change of name. Why don't she get mar
ned?
William Dean did the right thing with his
Democratic brethren in the Legislature yester-
a.y. when he asked to be made a full mana
man with influence equal to that possessed by
t,ose whose fortunes chance to throw them
-onth of New Castle county. His present feel
,np of being only half man in political inilu-
euce il al, expression which, although supposed
lobe unnatural and untrue, is nevertheless n
fact. Now let some other Democrat speak out
There certainly are others who feel the dis
fiimluation. IN
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

X RAND OPERA HOUSE.
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT
VIII be given at the
GRAND OPERA HOUSE,
ON THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2srH.
MNE. EMMA KLAISY from Paris, Viooncelllst
and Pianist Assisted by Miss Anna Schubert, so
pranO, Mons. Theodore l.orenz, accompaalst.
Admission, down stairs, IS cents Reserved
Seats 81 balcony, so cents. Tickets for sale at
Robelen Bros Music store, and Boughman, nom
as Il Co & Book Store. janl9,2a,2o,ZI,2e'