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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-15

Clnthiers, &f.
Low PRICES
FOR THE PRE- IENT
FALL AND WINTER SEASONS
| AT THE
In Y CLOTHING
VI M BAZAAR.
s. W. CORNER OF
9Th e. Market SITS.
PHILADELPHIA.
EXAMINE OUR PRICES.
CASHMERE SUITS. for $3.50 worth $40
CASHMERE SUITS.
in Pin Cheeks and Stripes for $40 worth sl4
in Basket and diamond Patt. for Sl1 worth sl5
better quality, for si2 worth SIT
woRsTED SUITS, much better, for si4 worth 500
IMPORTED CASHMERE SUITS,
different styles, for si5 worth 500
BLACK CORDED CASHMERE,
SUITS for $40 worth s22
BLACK CORDED woRsTED
SUITS for slI worth S2S
FRENCH WoRsTED SUITS,
assorted patterns, for $40 worth s25
FRENCH woRsTED SUITS,
better, for 500 worth s26
FRENCH WORSTED SUITS,
very fine, for s25 worth s33
BLACK CLOTH COATS from s. upwards.
&" DoESKIN PANTS, all WOOL
from SIS and upwards.
YOUTHS SUITS, in worsted and Cashmere,
81, s., $40, $l2, sl4 SIS, and sls.
BOYS SUITS from IS and upwards.
CHILDRBN'S SUITS from 81 and upwards.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-15

MISCELLANEOUS.
lFrom our Late Editions Of Yesterday]
LATER FROM THE WEST.
FURTHER CONFIRMATION Or NE
PUBLICAN VICTORIES.
THE DEMOCRATS RELUCTANT TO
GIVE UP.
IOWA REPUBLICAN ALL OVER.
THE DEMOCRATS STILL FIGURING AWAY.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. IA.
There is still intense excitement here over the
election news, and much figuring is being done.
The Democrats do not expect to dissipate the
majority entirely, but claim that it will be very
small. The Republicans figure very close, but
still rely on several thousand majority.
GAIN OF 10000 IN SEVENTY FIVE COUNTIES.
CINCINNATI, Oct ID.
The following is bulletined at the Republican
office: Returns from seventy-ive counties
give net Republican gains of 1000. Tho thir-
teen counties yet to be heard from are such as
to inspire more doubt than hope.
Iowa.
THE REPUBLICAN, VICTORY SWEEPING AND COM
PLETE.
WARRINGTON, Oct. ID.
The following telegram has been received by
the Secretary OF War:
DE MONIES, IA, Oct. 10.
Ion. W. W. Beltaap, Secretary of Var:
f'hirty-eight counties, nearly complete, give
lAlikwood 1880 majority-a Republican gain of
1900 The state majority will be at least sc, 900
We have made large Republican gains in the
Legislature. We elect twenty-five out Of thirty
new Senators and at least seventy-four members
of the House. j. s. CLARKsoN
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-15

TUMBLE IN CoAL.-About O'Clock, this
morning, officers Ricketts, and Jones discovered
a man at Sixth and Walnut carrying on his head
a basket of something which they supposed to
be stolen goods. They at once ordered a halt,
when the man started to run. They then fired
several shots in the air which had the effect to
make the supposed thief drop his plumber and
quicken his pace He ran on up to Eighth
street, and was there lost to sight in a narrow
alley. The basket contained coal which had
been picked up probably at the schoolhouse at
Sixth and Pine.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-15

NEWSPAPER GossIP.-Mr. Fl. Fl. Colchlazer
the Morning Herald, and will, we understand,
.oin the Washington staff of a prominent Dom
oeratic morning journal. Mr.. George Morgan
mas been promoted to the vacancy, and Mr.. Lewis
s. Hilles has become his assistant The Herald
cylinder Hoe press. 1t is also reftting it's busi-
ness office in a handsome manner.
Messrs. r. Hoe & Co. are building new press
for the Gazette, which will be set up in a short
time.
1t is related to us that when the Wilmington
dailies go down to Middletown people there who
read the Euery Euening "wonder il this is true, y
that they generally discredit what is printed in
the Herald and then refer to the COMMERCIAL
to corroborate what they read elsewhere before
they accept it. The COMMERCIAL is, generally,
a pretty safe authority, and Wilmington people
are becoming convinced of this fact, day by day.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-15
A YER'S SARSAPARILLA,
FOR PURIFYING THE BLOOD.

This compound of the
vegetable Alternatives ,Sar-
) Bapar1lla, DOCK, Stillingia
and Mandrake with the
, lodldes of Potassium and
, Iron makes a most effec-
I tual cure of a series of
complaints which are
Z very prevalent and af-
tlicting. 1t purifies the
blood, purges out the
lurking humors in the
system, that undermine
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-15

RooKS PRINTED AS NEATLY, AND
aroe ctt,n M lower prices than those charged In the
1sko cltles, at the COMMERCIAL of1ca
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-15

ACCIDENT AT THE W. & r. DEPoT.-A some
what unusual accident occurred OH siding at
the Wilmington & Reading depot in this city,
yesterday afternoon. A shifting engine was
cars, and when almost at the East end a rail
spread, throwing the wheels from the track and
dropping the full weight of the shifter about a
foot and half, the axes striking upon the rails
and crushing astringer beneath them on ones side.
Fortunately the shifter was balanced by one of
the piers under the trestling and did not fall
through, nor yet roll over on its side. Very lit
tie damage was done except to the track and
trestling, but this will soon be repaired by
force Of men who were brought down from
Coatesville, this morning. The rail spread at
its point OF connection, being caused by the
splitting of one of the stringers.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-15

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ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IN MEDICINE
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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
THE LONG AND SHORT OF 1T

The following questions and answers appear
in the examination of one of the jurors empan-
eled in the Beecher trial
Q. Have you erer read anything in the news
papers? A. Oh, yes, Sir.
q. What interests you usually? A. Well, the
advertisements as principle thing real estate
is the principal thing that takes my attention.
Y. Real estate advertisements A.. Yes, Sir.
Q. What else? A. If 1 see a very interesting
piece there-a little short piece-I might be i'll
duced to read it.
q. How do you know that it is interesting un-
I'll you read itP A. l generally measure the
length of it before 1 commence.
q. You judge of it by the length2 A. Yes,
Sir.
This, it strikes lis, is very pretty text for a
short newspaper sermon. The jurors convic-
ton of the province and value of the press is
shared by great number of intelligent readers,
perhaps even by a majority Of them. 1t is as an
adjunct to business that the daily paper is chief
ly priced by men in active life-and such indi.
viduas form the only class to which that form of
publication can look for support. The interests
OF these men are multifarious, but each looks to
the press for something that applies directly to
Ills business, and i'll that information finds his
chief satisfaction in newspaper reading. In the
search for this matter the busy man regards the
long article obviously. Now and then the i'm.
portance or attractiveness of topic is sufficient
warrant for supposing that the wandering atten-
ton of these bustling individuals may be attract
ed thereby, but the rule is strongly in favor Of
condensation, and of brief and pithy present
ments of essential facts. Judging newspaper
article "by its length may seem contemptu-
GUS manner Of treating the writer but it ex-
presses widespread conviction i'll homely style.
1t does not mean, necessarily, that this matter
of-fact Judgment proceeds from persons averse
to reading or literary exercise rather, it means
that having 30 much to read they are forced to
economic their time, and that the affairs of life
are too pressing to allow of inordnate share OF
attention being given to matters III which they
have no genuine concern.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
NIiidletOwn Items.

MIDDLETowN, Jan s.
The light fall Of snow on Wednesday evening
was followed by rain, which lasted all day Thurs
This together with the fall in the temperature
has dashed the prospects of the ice men.
The Ladies' Temperance Union held prayer
meeting at the residence of Mrs. Mesd Thurs
day afternoon.
The Foreign Missionary Society met in the
Methodist church, last evening, for the purpose
of having letters read to them from India, con
corning the work of the female missionaries in
that land who are supported by the society OF
which this ID an auxiliary.
The week of prayer il being observed by all
the churches in town. The meetings that have
been in progress for eight weeks in the NJ +
Church will close with the Week of Prayer
This has been the most extensive revival of reli-
gion that has ever visited Middletown, and hae
exorted widespread influence.
Yesterday morning, while the II, 80 train was
approaching the crossing near the Agricultural
Fair grounds, Mr.. Augustus j. Nowland attempt
ed to in front of the approaching train, hie
carriage was struck by the engine and complete
ly demolished, hi- horse was thrown consider
able distance, but he, strange to say, sustained
no injury whatever.
At the monthly meeting of the Middletown
Building and Loan Association held last eve
ming, besides paying about $500 to withdraw
ing members the following sales were made
1900 at g. $500 at 5, $500 at A. I, and 800 at per
cent.
There have been several deaths i'll town within
a day or two, among them Frank s Cox, of the
firm of Cox ~ Jones, gram IL coal dealers. Mr..
Cox il a brother of DIR. @. G. Cox, of Washing
II, who was at one time Lieutenant Governor
of Maryland.
The weather this morning IL clear and cold.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
SOURCE OF THE FARMERS DIscoNTENT

party of city people, out for ride the 9TH
er day. stopped to purchase q few apples Of
young farmer who was loading up some fine
Baldwins and Pennocks for market, and while
he WAS measuring them passed some words of
compliment upon the farm house and its sur
roundings as "a nice place" ''Nice enough, /
suppose" said the young man with a deprecia-
tory glance at his neat straw rcks and farm
yard "but it's mis- rably slow life, this farm
ing. shall put out for the city pretty soon, let
them say what they will" Then the leader of
the party uttered wise words OF COUNSEL in regard
to the dignity and calm certainty of the lot of
tiller OF the soil, compared with the turmoil of
the struggle for life iu cities, urging him to
think better of it and stay where he was 1t WAS
like An echo of the Greeleyan advice, go West,
young man, go West y yet this counsellor. like
the other, had himself ''put out. from the calm
contented life he praised so, and this young
farmer, it WAS evident, would do likewise.
And 80 it will be until the conditions of a
farmers life are changed from the old-fashioned
routine. 1t is not the hard work which pro
duces this discontent-this yearning after city
hfe-for this is as necessary for success in the
city as the country. 1t is the lack of diversified
society the feeling of beng stranded aside
from the sweeping current Of modern life the
knowledge that while mechanical invention and
co-ordinated labor have accomplished such great
revolutions in most occupations, they have done
comparatively little for the farmer, and still less
for that overburdened co-laborer, the farmers
wife. The ''mills which grind slowly" still keep
grinding however and the changes which
began less early in agriculture than in other de-
partments Of labor are now increasing with even
greater rapidity. Improved mowers and thresh-
ers, steam plows and chemical manures help the
mans work, as cheese and butter factories, &c,
tighten the womans. RAILROADS and the new
springing towns along their track bring society
in some measure within the reach of all and
periodical literature is ready to bring them e,
rapport with the world they cannot otherwise
touch. 1t is this latter amelioration of his lo
that the former can least afford to neglect
Whatever else he is econ omical in, let him be
liberal in subscriptions to magazines and news
papers. He must be more So than the men OF
cities even if he would N any way make up fol
the lack of public libraries and reading rooms,
and rid himself from the inherent rusticity which
comes Of seclusion from the ideas of the world
at large.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09

A review of the trade and commercial growth
OF Chicago during 1874 presents all exhibit which
is well calculated to enhance the Chicagoans es-
TEEN of his own city and cause him to contem-
plate it az the metropolis of the great West.
Figures show an increase in the produce trade
OF thirteen and one-fourth per cent, increase of
ten per cent. in the wholesale trade, and an in
crease Of seven and one fourth per cent. in
trade generally. Seven million and fifty-six
thousand tons Of produce were received during
the year, or thirteen and four-tenths tons
every minute of the year = and the manufac
lures for the twelvsmonth foot up S16i, 800 900.
Not bad showing, by any means.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
The senate Debate.

It's REsUMPTIoN, THIS MoRNINd-MR. BAYARD
SPEAKS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. g.
The debate on the resolution calling for in
formation regarding the late events i'll Louisia-
ma was to-day resumed.
Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware, cited case where a
resolution calling for information relating to the
conduct of an officer of the army, passed nearly
ten years since, had not to this day been
answered. He, therefore, opposed the amend
ment giving the President discretion as to his
apawer
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
From our Late Editions of Yesterday. ]
The Pacific Mail Inquiry.

A CONGRESSMAN ooNFEssEs HIS PART IN THE
SUBSIDY BUSINESS.
WAsHISaToN, Jan. 8.
Richard c. Parsons, present member of Con-
gress from Ohio, read statement before the
Ways and Means Committee. Of his connection
with the Pacific Mail subsidy.
He was engaged in urging the claim for an in
creas ed subsidy, and acknowledges receiving
twelve thousand dollars for his services in gath.
ering statistics, in addition to fifteen hundred
dollars paid TO this clerk.
sCHuMAKER's STATEMENT
John G.. Schumacher testified to the receipt of
check for two hundred and ninety-hve thou
sand dollars, which he believed was drawn by
Irwin, but he declined to say from whom he re-
ceived it, as it was confidential between his eli
ent and himself,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
PUBLISHED EVERY FTERNooN, tsanday

PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON, tsandays
erespted,) at the COMMERCIAL BUILDING, Soufh-ices'
corner FIFTH and Market Streets. 7tco cents copy.
Ten cents a toesk DELIVERED FREE by carriers
throughout tbs city, The COMMERCIAL teil be sent by
mail to any Post Office in Aeio Castle County at $500
per annu,n $l.95 for months; 50 cents per month
to Post Offices outside of Nep Castle county $3.50 per
annu; 81 40 for three months so cents per month
The PUBLISHERS PREPAY POSTAGE in all cases
DELA WARE TRIBUNE, (Weekly,l the Peninsular
organ of Farmers and Fruit-groeers; great Family
Newspaper; published every Thursday morning, at
Tteo Dollars yea, POSTAGE PREPAID BY TIE PUB
LISTERS.
COMMERCIAL STEAM PRINTING ROOMS, pro-
piied NTH frst-ciass machinery aud skiiifa irorkne
for executing Book Job and Mercantile Printing Of all
descriptions, at prices be'ow the aiding Printing
Houses Of the large cities.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09

friend in California has sent us a COPY of
the Christmas and New Year number of the San
Francisco Spirit Of Tie Times, covering twenty
pages, and live separate sheets of paper, and
which its publishers claim is " the largest pa.
per ever printed anywhere" Strange to say it
has not word in it about the Beecher business,
the Centennial, the at that time anticipated
meeting of the Delaware Legislature, or the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument just emerging
from cloud of disgrace. How reckless the
editors were to pass by in silence such import
ant matters Of news
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09

IMPORTANT NoTIcE-After January LIST, 1878, the
DAILY COMMERCIAL will be sent to subscribers free
Of postage any Post ONCE in New Castle county
a. $500 per annum and at the same rate for three
months To Post ofhces outside of the county it
will be sent at the rate of $3.50 per year and 81 4O
per quarter. The postage will be prepaid by the
Publishers.
THE DELAWARE TRIBUNE, the weekly edition OF
the COMMERCIAL will be sent to subscribers to any
Post ONCE in the United States at s20O per year,
the postage being prepaid by the publishers.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
New York.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE BEEcuER TRIAL.
New YORK, Jan 8.
great crowd witnessed the commencement
Of the Beecher trial. One of the selected jurors
was peremtporly challenged and retired, thus
delaying the commencement of the trial
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
A Special Message by the President

THE ACTION OF THE EXECUTIVE TO BE FULLY LAID
BEFORE CONGRESS TO -DAY-IMMEDIATE LEdIsLA-
TIoN ON LOUISIANA TO BE REcoMMENDED-HUB-
STANCE OF THE MESSAGE FoBEsHADowED.
special Dispatch to the New York Times.l
WAsHINGToS, Jan. THE President will to-
morrow transmit to Congress special Message
upon the situation in Louisiana This Message
will cover all the action of the General Govern
ment since the requisition of Gov. Kellogg for
troops to put down the insurrection in Septem-
Der last and will include copies of all cores
pondence, military orders, and instructions of
every nature 80 that the history of the EXecu-
tive action in this case will be full and COM
plete. The Message will also deal with the
present status of the State Government, and will
once more imperatvely urge upon Congress- the
necessity of taking action which shall determine
the status of the State finally, or to sustain the
President in recognizing the Kellogg Govern-
ment, which Government, having been recogni-
zed and sustained by both the Federal and State
Judiciary, has become the Government de fncto
and as such has under the law and Constitu-
ton, been entitled to the recognition and sup
port of the General Goveinn ent. 1t is possible
that the President II ay recommend solution
of the difficulties by the authorizing of new
election, with safeguards for an honest and
untramneled exercise of suffrage. The organ-
zato of secret, armed white leagues for political
purposes is also receiving his attention, though
measures for their suppress ion may not form any
feature of this Message. The fact will be dis
closed by the Message that there have been no
new instructions in regard to the use of troops
issued to the commander of the department in
which Louisiana is situated, and that Gov. Kel-
logg made his call upon Gen. Emory for troops
on Monday last by virtue of his requistion
made in September, and that no orders ema-
mated either from Washington or from GEN
Sheridan in regard thereto. Gen Sheridan
did not take command OF the department. in per-
son until Monday night. The message will be
submitted to the Cabinet tomorrow and trans
mitted to Congress- Immediately thereafter. 1t
will be unusually pointed in its references to the
situation and the duties which have necessarily
been devolved upon both Congress aud the Ex-
ecutive by the various complications of the Gaze
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
--7---=------------
The Florida Legislature.

The Senate of Florida was still unable to elect
presiding officer yesterday, but the House or
ganzed by electing L. Hannah speaker. Han
nah who received n Conservative and Repub-
lcan votes, is the first Democrat elected speak
er Of the Florida House since 1866.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09

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Those deslrou OF obtaining articles OF Solid Sill
yer, bearing the Gorham Sterling Stamp, Q-on, An
chor, and the letter O. which Is positive guaran-
tee of purity, may do 50 through the leading Jewel
ers of this city upon terms as favorable as II oh
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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
France,

MCMAHON 8 APPEAL FOR A NEW MINISTRY
PARIS, Jan. s.
President Mcmahon has applied to NJ. Du-
fanre to form new ministry, Baron DeLacy
having failed in the attempt.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
The Missing Tug.
HER BUSINESS, AND WHITTIER BOUND.

HER BUSINESS, AND WHITTIER BOUND
New YORK, Jan. 8.
The steam tug Speed,oeii, reported missing,
had about thirty persons on board She was en-
gagged in some Government work, connected with
torpedoes. She was bound to Newport and it is
feared that all have persisted.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
Senatorial Nomination.

Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, Senator Chandler.
of Michigan, and Mr. Sharon, of Nevada, were
all nominated for the United State Senate, by
the Republican caucusses of their respective
State Legislatures, last night.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09
Spertal Nnttres.

GrOsvenOr's Improved BeiiadOnna
Plaster.
Capsicum Plaster,
Patent Lint,
Glass Nipple Shells,
st. Vincent's Arrow Root,
Bowers Glycerine
Turned Wood Boxes,
Nelson's Geatine,
Concentrated Glycerine,
Scbering's ChlOral Hydrate.
Tin Seidlitz Boxes,
Star Mills Paper,
Filtering Paper,
French Mustard Plasters,
Effervescng Granular Salts, ikea hey 4 Mattlsons)
d Cs Sugar coated Pills aud Granues,
AncOcks Porous Plasters
Mollers Cod Liver Oil,
Vinegar Bitters,
Holoways Worm CONNECTIONS,
Alatthey Caylus Capsules,
Planters Capsules
1airant's Setzer Aperient,
HensZey's Troches,
Browns Bronchial 1roches.
Yankee Shaving soap,
Scheffers Pepsne,
Lows Liniment.
Supplied TO the trade at the lowest market rates,
by
K. BFINGHuRsT Il co,
Wholesale and Retail Druggists,
Corner Sixth and Market Streets.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-09

The members of the Delaware Legislature sill
ride upon free passes back and forth over the
Delaware R. R-a privilege which is granted to
but few mortsls to enjoy. By another session,
the assurance of these passes will be a strong
incentive to candidacy for the Legislature.