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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-26

FuGTYE ARRESTED "A youDg man, named
Lawrence Gibbons, was arrested on Wednesday
ut Crown and Race streets. Philadelphia, AZ a
fugitive from justice from New Castle. He had
n hearing before Alderman Carpenter, when
James Grey testified that brother of the pris-
oner was in his employ, and that Lawrence had
called to see him, and that while there he broke
open II bureau drawer and abatracted 1921
Witness followed him to Philadelphia, and Sec
ing him in one OF the streets, caused his arrest
When searched 49, 20 of tho stolen money was
found on him. With the rest OF the cash he
had bought clothing Refusing to return volun-
tarily to Delaware for trial, he was held to await
IL reuusition,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-26
THE PREPARATIoNs. At BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE. Nov.

BALTIMORE, NOV. 70.
The rotunda of the new City Hall has been
draped in mourning, for the reception of the re
mains of Vice President Wilson, this afternoon.
The fifth and sixth regiments Maryland National
Guard, and an organization composed of SOL
ders and sailors who served in the late war, will
receive the body at the Union Depot, ,on Charles
street, aud escort it to the City Hall.
A chilling, drizzly rain prevails and the
weather is exceedingly incement.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-26

THE GIBBS IsoUEsT.-The Coroner on
Wednesday afternoon, held an inquest on the
body of Philip Gibbs,a the residence Of the de
ceased sos West Street, an account Of whose
drowning has already been reported in the COM
MERcIAL. J. p. Smith. who was with Gibbs at
tho time of the upsetting of the boat, testified
to taking with them three half pints of whiskey,
and to Gibbs becoming 80 intoxicated that he
fell overheard and that he himself WAS also in
toxicated, but with sufficient reason left to ena-
BILE him to pull the boat to shallow water, when
he gave au alarm to attract some
other persons in the neighborhood.
Other parties were examined but nothing ad-
lltonal was ecited, when after considerable
discussion the jury rendered verdict OF acci-
dental drowning, without stating the cause, for
which many of them contended. Mr.. Gibbs was
married man, but "a years Of age. He leaves
no children.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-26
Commercial Reports.

PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.
Flour dull but steady Penna. family, s6.12111
@S625 high grades, S750G8 90. Wheat
steady Penna. red, s1.35@1a8 ; western do,
81 070D1. 80 amber, 81 37@1 40 white, 81. AZ
"A. Rye S5t98Gc. Corn slow yellow, 760
nc mixed, 75c new, 55@64c. Oats unchang-
ed. Whiskey 5116.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-26
BOSTON SO CENT STORE,

STILL HERE.
Come and see what you can buy for 80 cents.
GOLD PLATED JEWELRY.-Ladies' full sets,
bracelets rings, ladies' and gents chains, cuff but
tons sets of studs and seals.
SILVER PI, ATHD Knives and forks spoons but
ter-knife and sugar spoons, napkin rings, &c.
GLASSWARE.-Large lamps, vases and toilet
SETS albums pictures and frames, ackets, ,satchels
hats, whips, umbrellas, ladies' and gents under
wear and outside Jackets towels, skirts ladies' and
gents cotton and woollen hose, musical Instruments
games children's toys, rocking horses step ladders
and wooden ware.
Silver and waste baskets. The best machtnists
level and try-square made christmas and new
years goods coming.
novl5, 5,3mw&6td SOL MARKET STREET..
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-26

PROTEST FROM BEnow.-The Smyrna Times,
IN behalf of the people down the State, protests
against a continuance of the running Of the
trains to and FROM tho Delaware Il. r. as local
trains on tho P. w. Il b. r. Il. between Will
mugton and Philanephia. 1t thinks it would
he n great clnyariense IL the morning train for
the Delaware Il. r. were attached to the fast
mail train, inasuluch as it would advance the
morning mail on the Delaware II. II. another
half hour A person who rides from Delmar to
Philadelphia, for instance, finds it tedious work,
the Times says, even to necessarily stop at all
miles apart, but the tediousness is considerably
increased after leaving Wilmington, when the
train stops at almost every mile Of the road
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-26
9usuranfe Companies.

nELAWARE BOARD DIRECTORS
~ OF TIE
UNION MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF MAINE
OFFICE, 21l SHIRLEY ST, WILMINGTON, DEL.
OFFICERS:
JOSHUA MAoIs, President. ,
G. +. THOMAS, Vice President.
DIR. D. 4. DoD6E, Secretary,
ExEcuTIvE CoMM.TTEE
Capt N. r. Benson, II. Y. deNormandie j. X. Finn
Dir JOHN p. WALES, Medical Examiner.
All monies collected In this State aae to remain
here and be loaned by this Board Of Directors upon
rst-class real estate securities and thus make this
practically Home Company.
1t ia to the interest Of those wishing insurance 70
patronze this Company and keep their money at
home, feb2l-ly-S
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-26

LNOR THE BATH-BATH BRUSHES,
E Bath Towels and Bath Soaps In great variety
ALSO, Flesh Brushes, Straps Horse Hair, Friction
Gloves and many other articles OF the same claas al
Z. BRINGHURST CO.'S,
Cor. Sixth q Market StS.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-26

CHAWLS-SCOTCH, DOUBLE BLAN-
y KIT and single shaws. A magnificent assort-
ment, and some new and very desirable styles.
W. B. SHARP.
Fourth and Market streets.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-26
alfw advertisements.

DHE OLD ORIGINAL BARLOW
L Knives. Manufactured only by SAMUEL Barlow.
VIM IL. BlLLANY,
214 Market Street, Wilmington.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-26

Capt N. r. Benson, 7. Y. deNormandie, j. X. Film
DR JOHN p. WALES, Medical Examiner.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19
AUBURN, March IS, 1875.

AUBURN, March IS, 1876
To the Editor of the Press:
The most prominent wave that ruffles the
surface Of society in Auburn and Lewiston, at
present, is the one raised by the new temper
ance reform movement 1t is seldom that a
movement of the kind creates such commo.
ton in any community as this has made here.
Three or four weeks ago, half dozen young
men, who had been addicted to incorporate
habits but who had, by strong effort. broken
the bonds that anslaved them, met at the rooms
of the Young Mems Christian Association, one
afternoon, for consultation. After much de-
bate and hesitation, it was finally decided to
call public meeting at Auburn Hall the fol-
lowing Sabbath afternoon A large audience
assembled in answer to the call. The reformed
men, although unaccustomed to public
speaking, told with earnest, thrilling
words the story Of their own bitter expert
ences-of their degradation and rescue. These
narratives opened the eyes of the people who
heard them to the fact that even in this com
paratively temperate community, where intox-
icating liquors have not, for years, been sold
openly, there were very many promising young
men, far advanced on the road to ruin, and
that many, who were generally supposed to lie
strict temperance men, had been 10 the habit
of taking a social glass THIS sudden opening
of a yawning pit, into which the youth were
falling, aroused the people TO action. The ex-
ertions of the Reform Club, which had been Or
ganized, were promptly seconded and substan-
tial aid extended.
Another club was organized in Lewiston and
public meetings are now held every Sabbath in
both cities. Large numbers sign the pledge at
every meeting. Over tmo hundred men, who
have been in the habit of drinking Intoxicating
liquors have signed it-among them some of
the hardest cases in both cities. The pledge
which they sign is a strong one and reads as
follows:
We, the undersigned, for our good, and the
good of the world do hereby promise and en-
gage, with the help of Almighty God, to abb
stain from buying, selling or using, alcoholic
or malt beverages, ooine and cider included.
The Auburn Reform Club admits to men,
bership only those who have used Intoxicating
liquors, and in this fact lies one cause of the
wonderful success which has attended their
} exertions. The members mean business, and
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19

SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. DIR. Hill, of the
Committee on Superintendent of Schools, in
formed the School Committee last night that
four formal applications had been made to the
committee up to that time. These were made
by the following gentlemen: Messrs. Charles A.
Lord and J. w. Colcord of this city, VIM. j.
Corthell of Calais, and Wilson Palmer of Iowa.
The two gentlemen first named are we'll known
to our citizens. Mr.. Corthell IS well known in
the educational circles of the state. He grad
uated at Watervlle in 1867. one of the best
scholars in his class. He had quite an exten
sive experience as teacher before and during
his college course. After graduating he accept.
ed the position of principal of Calais Academy
and High School, where he continued dozen
years, making the school one of the best in the
state. During the most of this time and up to
the present time, he has had partial or entire
superintendence of the schools in the city of
Calais. Indeed, it may be said that since 1857
his attention has been devoted almost exclu-
sively to the instruction and superintendent
of schools He was one of the most sue
cessful County Supervisors during the years
that system was in operation; and, it may be
added that if the duties of that Office had been
as intelligently and satisfactorily performed In
all the counties as in Washington, county SUI
pervison would be popular to-day. Mr.. Cor
thell has been an instructor in our teachers
Institutes He is a man of accurate scholar
ship and extensive information, particularly in
educational subjects. Mr.. Corthell is about 45
years of age and presents the committee the
best of recommendations from gentlemen in his
own county and elsewhere. He was member
of the House in 1873 and IA, and is a member
of the present Senate.
We can learn nothing of MI. Palmer, but are
informed that Mr.. Patten of the High School
recommends him as well as other educational
gentlemen.
There are other gentlemen spoken of in con-
nection with the position, among whom are
Hon. Geo. f. Talbot, Messrs. Geo. c. Burgess
and Albro E. Chase of this city. We have
heard others speak favorably of Frederic Fox,
esq. Up to last evening neither of the last
named gentlemen had made application to the
committee,
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19

MARCH CIVIL TERN, 1875, syMoNDs, j., PREsID-
ING,
THURsDAy.-Mary N. Libby VS.. City of Portland.
This is an action to damages for bodily in
jury sustained by the plaintiff, alleged to have occur
red by reason of defect in Park street in this CITY,
Damages claimed $4,000.
line plaintiff claims that the street defective III
tnree particulars: First, that there was an excaVa
non from which pile of dirt was thrown out 'o-
warts the middle of the street to the heght u
feet Secondly, that there was not sufhclent "iu'n
OF way left between the pie Of dirt ana an
ment of snow the opposite side OF the stiee'
to Park street church. Thirdly, that Tue panh Vi
snow itself was an obstruction.
The plaintiff with her sister, about noon OIL 'ne OH
day of February 1873, drove up Pleasant street. and
on turnino into Park street came upon this pile of
dirt The horse SHE'D ran the sleigh upon the bank
of snow on the opposite side, tipping it over and
throwing ont the OCCUPANTS. The testimony for the
plaintiff was that the passage way between the dirt
and the hank of snow was but very little more than
the width of the sleigh. The testimony on the part
of the defendant was that the excavation was made
by the gas company for the purpose of repairing a
leak in their pipes; that it made within nine feet
of the sidewalk next to Park street block, and very
little earth thrown into the street, the bulk of it be-
ing put next to the block that the excavation was
made in the morning and closed by four o'clock that
afternoon; that the snow on the opposite side was
leveed down and shoyelled away, so that there was
a passage way to the width of ten or twelve feet.
The testimony as to the injuries sustained by the
plaintiff was voluminous and conflicting. Two med
ical experts, who had attended her testified that she
had previous to the accident suffered from uterine
difficulty but which had been nearly removed by
treatments that she rapidly grew worse after the in
jury and in November last died. that in their opin
ion the accident contributed largely to the of
her DEATH and that she died of tuberculosis in the
mesentery glands.
Four physicians upon the otherside, one of whom
had the plaintiff testified that she died of
consumption Of the lungs and that in
their opinion the accident did not contribute to the
cause of her death.
Verdict for the plaintiff for $500 three hundred
dollars.
Strout & Holmes. 7. B. Reed
Thomas W. Davis VS.. Town of Casco. Action to
recover damages sustained by defect in the highway
On trial.
Strout & Gage. Strout q Holmes.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19

their work is not confined to public meetings.
1t is no unusual sight to see one of them hold
ing some forsaken looking man by the hand,
speaking to him earnest words, urging him to
sign the pledge and let rum alone. Many OF
sturdiest blows are aimed at cider, and many
men, who have signed the pledge, declare that
it is more dangerous than rum or whiskey, be-
cause, while it is usually considered harmless
it creates an appetite for something stronger.
The sale of cider at the saloons has been, in
consequence, very much diminished
A temperance paper, the Auburn Reformer
devoted to the interests of the Reform Clubs,
has been started, and is doing good service.
AS predicted several months ago, our re-
cent municipal election did not turn upon POLL
tics so much as upon local questions, the most
important of which was in regard to schools.
There was considerable dissatisfaction ex-
pressed against the former city government,
because many members of it were reluctant to
adopt measures that were evidently for the
best interests of the city. For example, last
spring the Grammar School was in urgent
need OF more room and the general sentiment
was in favor of building good, commodious
house, in place of the uncomfortable, poorly
arranged building then in USE The govern
ment of the previous year had already made
partial provision for such house, yet it was
only by strong petition of nearly every BUSH
ness man in the city, that the necessary APP
probriation was obtained, and that lin the face
of a bitter opposition on the part of the Mayor
and certain members of the City Council.
In view of this and similar acts, which
showed that the government, as whole, was
not one of progressive ideas, citizens caucus
was called, at which were present many of the
leading men of both political parties. A citi-
zens ticket was placed in domination, and was
duly elected, with abe exception of single
ward. 1t remaiDs to be seen whether the mem
bers of the government, who have just entered
upon their duties, will be faithful to their
trust.
Auburn Is in transition state between
town and city, and it has need of more legis-
laton to establish its various interests upon
basis that will prove a firm foundation for
future prosperity. There are many men living
in the city who can remember when it was
small, Insignificant country town, and it is
hard for such men to realize the change that
has come within the last twenty years. and
harder yet for them.to comprehend what the
interests of the city demand. This creates a
strong conservative element, which clings tena.
ciously to the issues of halls century ago; yet
the progressive element is gaining ground daily
and we look forward to the time when Auburn
will take its proper place as one of the most
enterprising, progressive cities in the state.
L. p
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19

THE NEW UNIFoRMs.-One of the new uni
fooms for Chambers Band has arrived and is
to be seen at the headquarters Of the baud.
The coats are of dark blue Prussian cloth, and
the trimmings are of gold and scarlet. The
cuff of the sleeve is scarlet, trimmed for q
depth of fifteen inches with gold bullion. The
standing collar is gold and scarlet, and the
seams in the back, and the hussar trimming of
the front is worked in scarlet and gold. The
pants are of lighter shade of blue, of the
same kind of cloth, with a broad stripe of scar
let aid gold. The cross and body belts are of
gold. the latter holding music pouch. The
epaulettes are of gold, in an entirely new de-
sign, just imported. The hat. is of Prussian
cloth, something of the shape of the bear skin,
but with fiat crown. On the right side is 8
plume of white and scarlet.
The band will give a concert the first of April
at which time they will appear in their new
uniforms.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19

THE MAINE CENTRAL BATTLE.-The friends
of Independent management are daily becom-
ing more confident that their policy will sue
coed at the Waterville meeting. They report
that Maine stockholders are all with them ex-
cept two or three men who obtained no env:a-
BILE reputation in connection with the old Maine
Central management in such matters as the
Belfast lease The Maine Central people are
prepared for sharp battle at WaterYille, and
they plainly say that the Eastern managers, if
they attempt to force their policy, will be told
some unwelcome history about the misrepre-
sensations made in 1871, by which the contrac ct
with the Maine Central was secured. In short
they threaten to make known at Waterville
the very things that the Eastern stockholders
cannot learn at Boston meetings.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19

Coop SAMARITAN BRoTHERHooD.-Ea Eastern Star
Assembly, No. 1, meets in Deering, Wednesday eve
pings Rising Star Assembly, No. 2, meets at Sons OF
Temperance Hall Saturday evenings.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
quarters at Mechanics Building, corner OF congress
and Casco Streets. Open day and evening; business
meeting every Thursday evening at u O'CLOCK
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Ihurs-
day in each month.
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Corner
Congress and Casco streets. Every evening.
PORTLAND FRATERNITT-No.3 1854 Congress street,
Every evening.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No.
Thursday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. g, Mon
ay evenings Pine Tree, No. II, Friday evenings
ttheir Hall, Clapp's Block, Market Square.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corner
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday IN each
month.
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERICA-Camps No
13& 4 convenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum Street, Tuesday evening; No. at School
House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth, FRIDAY
evening; No. 3 on Wednesday evening, ana NO. :
on Monday evening at Temperance Hall, No. 3olA
Congress street.
PORTLAND INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
CITY Building, Open and free to all from 10 to !
to 5 and %.
PORTLAND TYPoGRAPHICAL UNION, NO. 75-Cor-
ner Congress and Casco Streets Second Saturday III
each month.
PAYsoN LITERARY SooIETY.-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. brown anu
Congress streets, at u O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Congress
Hall Block Second Monday in each month. DehV-
cry of books, 2 to 6, Z to 9, day and evening"
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.-Meetings every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner OF Congress ana
CascO streets.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19
Brief JOttfnxs.

The treasurer of the Portland Provident AS
ISOLATION has received $63 80, the proceeds of
the concert by the Rossinf Club.
w. L. Dearbon, who died in New York on
Tuesday was appointed in 1889 to take charge
of the survey of a railroad route from Portland
to Lake Champlain.
Mrs. Amos Winship slipped on the street
Wednesday and broke her wrist.
If something is not done pretty soon the
State Fair next fall will pull up stakes and go
off to the natural aport.-Leocislon Journal
Officers Sterling and Warren arrested man
named Eugene Crist at John Eowley's saloon,
on Commercial street, yesterday, for stealing
SIS from Swede while the latter was asleep
Fourteen dollars and thirty five centswere found
on Crist when arrested.
We have "sloaoman" about our Office who
still insists that Judge Morris presdes over the
police court. He is a (k) night man, too.
The Maine Methodist Conference will be held
ence at Calais May 18th. Bishop Andrews will
preside at the former and Bishop Haven at the
latter.
Mr.. Pingree has about completed pair of
artificial legs for Mr.. Mariner of Cape Eliza
beth.
The frame of the First Parish bell has been
rebuilt and the bell will ring as usual hereaf-
ter.
Mr.. Eben Seavey of Sc ,rboro, recently found
on Scarboro beach leg with a boot and stock
ing on it, which probably belonged to the boy
who was lost from the schooner last fall.
The storm signal was displayed yesterday.
The opinion was unanimous yesterday that
Mr. Littlefield would be elected Alderman
from Ward 2. The result of the election proves
the opinion to have been correct.
Mr.. Goodwin, city engineer, will visit the
Jail soon to survey the site for the new work.
shop.
The earnest and interesting speakers who are
to address the people at the Allen Mission will
insure large attendance. The public are cor
daily invited.
The Grand Army sociable was we'll ttended
last evening and all hands had good time.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19
Business Notes.

Parties at New Portland have commenced
the manufacture of new shovel handle of a
new pattern, which receives the commentator
of shovel manufacturers.
At meeting of the West New Portland
Dairying Association, held the Sd iEst, the fol-
ing officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Elbrdge True; Secretary, S. G.
Hanson; Treasurer, c. Vaughan; Directors,
Jerry Burbank, John W. Watson, David Ell
der, John Hoyt, d. Simmons.
A Thomaston correspondent says that the
lime business is beginning to look up little.
Two of the Cobb Lime Company's kins under
the charge of j. o. Gushing s. Co., have been
set afire, and next Monday, Liniken, Austin &
Morse will commence operations on theirs.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19
MASONIC
At Masonic Hall, No. 95 Exchange Street

YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDaEs-Ancient Land Mark, first Wednes.
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-GreenleafR A. c., first Monday; Mt
Vernon, r. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNCIL-Portland G. r. s. S. Masters, second
Monday.
COMMANDMENTS OF X. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
day: st. Adams, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May
Grand Council, Wednesday P. NJ; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
Masonic RELIEF AssoCIATION-Fourth Wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION
Second and fourth Tuesdays of each month";
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES.
LoDaE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNCIL-Portland Council P. of j cond FRI
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de H., third
Friday.
CoHsIsToRY-Maine Consistory, S. P, R. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19
Town Elections.

KENpUsKEAG-Town Clerk, f. A. FL. Stack
pole; Selectmen, T. P. Batchelder, HI. B. Sleep
er, e. B. Stackpole; Treasurer, f. D. Jenkins;
Collector. B. f. Higgins; Supervisor of Schools.
Chester W. Clements.
CHINA-Selectmen Jabez Lewis, Charles E.
Dutton, Francis Jones; Agent Jabez Lewis;
Clerk, w. w. Washburn; Treasurer. John G.
Tucker; School Supervisor, Oren f. Sproul;
Auditor, F. o. Brainerd; Collector, E. Hanson.
HAMpDEN-Horace L. Hopkins, George w.
Sawyer, Reuben Murch, Selectmen and Over
seers Horace l. Hopkins Clerk; Samuel Rog-
ers, Treasurer and Collector; DR.. VIM. Rogers,
Supervisor of Schools.
MAoHIAspoRT-C. B. Walls, Clerk; G. w.
Sanboru, A. l.. Harmon, VIM. Warren, Select
men; c. B. Watts; Treasurer; VIM Warren,
A. B. Holmes, Assessors; A. B. Libby, School
Committee; W. F. Grant, e. j. Sawyer, Har-
Dor Masters.