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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21
CO;OrcJ schuut- ana school AK,

HE REVENUE FROM The ASSESSMENT OF coLonFD
TAX iAItRs-TliREE SCHOOLS OPEN, AND FOUR
TEEN APPLYING FOR HELP.
Ihree culored schools arc now open, in the
State, ontside Of Wilmington, but fourteen
more have notified tho Actuary of the Delaware
Association OF theirdesire to begin on the LIST of
November. The ALSO station remains in doubt
as TO what funds will be placed at its disposal
ms tho fGsHIG Of tho now law taxing culored peo.
pie Tor school purposes 'nsiderable
amount OF these tsEcs has already been
collected, no doubt, but Mr.. Herbert, the Treas
urer Of this county, srRtoa that mono has been
paid 10 him, TO FAR Gs he knows Tho fact il, we
presume, that tGu CUllCcoOrH who band over to
the IreGhuie or SUNG on account" OF their tu.
plicatas, at various times, have not distinguished
AZ to which part Of the money comes from col
ored taXaOles II they should postpone this
Classification, until Their duplicates are settled
mouths heuce, it would seriously interiors with
the maintenance uf tho eulprud eahUals for the
present season.
Tho Iauaesrs OF the Association met yester-
day, and appointed committee of two to confer
with the County Treasmcrs, and endeayor to
reach sn arrangement 10y which, when the C d.
leclors made payments tue sums coming from
coored taxables for schoo purpus64 shuuld DO
drrlgnSted as el,Ch, "a That urey Cuald DO drawn
aud used by the Delaware A-toc!atiou, us pro-
vida by law, daring the present winter
ltnoY anticipated that it Will b5 difficult to
procure funds from the taxog in t.nlc 10 meet
expenses promptly, if, indeed they prove suiii-
Gent III the eui, aud there saems tu be no re.
source, for the present, but to s7k these who
feel an interest IL tia work, who are able to con-
tribute to lts support, to subscribe rs they have
heretofore done. Several new schools will be
opened on the LIST of November, bus the op4nins
OF some others wall DO deferred a few weeks.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21

The decease Of Ziba Ferris, one OF our Oldest
citizens, IL announced elsewhere. No died at
his home 1t Clifton, in Braudywine Hundred,
on the 18th. He WAS born in this city in 1856,
and learned his trade as q matchmaker with hts
brother, the late well-known Benjamin Ferris,
in Philadelphia. Later, he established hiul-
self in business at ith and Market
ST., and continued there ILL wi5hin a few years.
lilo was active during large part OF bis Ii TO, in
municipal affairs, being ut one time City Treas
urer, and ut another the Chief OF the Fire
Department He took u warm interest in poll
tics, and was an earnest member OF the Wing
party. For u long time he has been an Elder in
the West Street Frieuds' meeting, and sat sat
tho head Of the gallery.
SAMUEL woLLAsroN Two OLD CITIZENS, OF NINE
~ YEARS, DIE WITHIN 81 HoURs.
Thursday, We chionicled tho lamented decease
of Ziba Ferris. Ga Friday his friend and asso:
ciate Samuel Holliston died at his residence on
Washington street, in this city, at LIS o'clock.
Both were members of the Society Of Friends,
both were born in this city, and followed active
business here during long life, and they die
within twenty-t1nr hours OF each aher, LDa hay
ing departed Thursday morning at half past sew
en- o'clock.
Samuel Wolaston was born on Market Street,
IN n house just above the corner Of Eighth, May
25th, 1856 He WAS therefore in his Dinetioth
| year, and just fonr months younger than Iba
| Ferris, whose ninotieth birthday would have
been January 25ih next. By trade Friend VOL
lsston was q blick.layer, and many
of the buildings OF this city
were erootod under hist supervision,
| among them the Bank of Delaware aud the old
indian Queen Hotel which occupied the site OF
the Clayton House. About 1914 he originated
the project Of establishing Cemetery on the
kennett Turnpike, having property there suita-
BILE for the purpose. aud having procured the
| corporation OF some two hundred subscribers
| for lots, the movement was ultimately placed
in the hands OF corporation, which developed
the undertaking into the present Wilmington Il
| MISUNDERSTANDING. He WAS also instrument
tai in organizing the Wilmington Savings Fund
| Society, sbe'ng one of the original officers and
was actiVe,,i in cooperation with Thomas q lrrett
aud others, JIM the work of educating the coOrod
people. and-was at one time member Of the
oity Council. \ He was an honored mem
Der OF the West Street Friends Meeting He
| has been i'll for some weeks, but he had enjoyed
during most of his long life, excellent health
| and continued to do 30, until within q year OF
| two. About three yesrs ago, he lay at one time
| dangerously i'll, when aba Ferris sent him
message to the effect that lie hoped he wouldn't
$50, yet, that in few years le would be ready
| to depart with him, and this has now been rig.
naly verified in the circumst lance of tLer deEtl
| 60 nearly at the same time
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21
Our Statistics Of Canning ana Dry.
ing.


The Rla,careaa intimates that the statistics
given in the COMMERCIAL last week Of the con-
sumption Of peaches in the dryeries and can
neries o! the Peninsula are incomplete or inac-
curate. This does our statement great inius-
tce. Its figures were carefully collected, being
furnished US, in large maj ority Of Cases, by
the propIietors OF the establishments, and we
believe we have omitted no cannery or dryery of
any importance. Tbs Dtld,carean charges US
with emitting five establishments in Kent coun-
ty, which it names. This Is altogether an un-
founded charge. All Of the FIVE are included in
our aggregate statement, figures having been
obtained for it in reference to each Of them. As
to the establishments in Sussex, we gave the
figures OF one cannery, and several dryeries, and
believe We got all. The Delapdreans mis-
apprehension proceeds, apparently, from
supposing that the detailed list OF
about twenty concerns, which we gave,
with the figures Of their separate con-
sumption OF fruit, included all the establish
ments we Lad returns from. This is not the
case, at all. Tho aggregate figures Included re
turns from nearly fifty canneries and dryeries
number Of them desired that their consumption
should only be included in tho aggregate state.
ment, and should not 10 separately given, and
We therefore gave in the supplementary list only
some OF the principal establishments which did
not 80 request. Wewould also remark to the Del
a,1aredn that some of the figures which it gives
Qn addition to those which it copies from the
CoMMERcIAL,) are inaccurate.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21
New Jersey Politics,

THE PENDING ELEorIoN-MUcn ISTEnEsT IN The
LEGISLATIVE soMiSArIoNs-purIEs OF THE NExI
LfdisLArUnE-PR PROBABILITY OF REPUBLICAN
VICTORY.
At the pending election in New Jersey no State
oi!cers arc to be chosen, and the campaign is
purely local one. Considerable interest Is never
theless manifest, because of the important duties
to deyolve upon the members OF the Legislature
about to be chouen. Tho adoption Of the amend
ment- to the Constitution wall impose upon both
branches dnties of peculiar responsibility and
deicacy. They effect in some cases radical
changes in the organic law Of tho State. The
reniodeling or repeal Of statutes now in force
which conflict with the new amendments will be
task OF no little difficulty. The local govern
ments OF several Cities jersey Uity no.
tnbly, will have to ts Georgaazed and
their reconstruction OH right principles OF local
government VIII require the exercise Of all the
ability and Judgment the people can command
on the part OF their legislators. Both political
paftics recognize the necessity of selecting their
best men, and, 70 far az nominations have been
made, there ID little to complain Of Most OF
the conventions, however, for the nomination OF
Assembiymen aud State Senators are to meet
during the nett ten days.
Tie prospects of II Republican triumph are
unusually good, and the indications are that
both branches OF the Legislature will have work
ing Republican majorties. The Newark elec-
election Is regarded by the Republicans az the
forernnner OF on equally splendid triumph all
over the state, while 1t naa much impaired the
CONFIDENCE OF the Democracy in a victory for
their party.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21
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presents Tor satua tSstar.

PHOTOGRAPHS TO ne sENr TO THE KISa OF SWEDEN
FR1M THIS CIIY-A LITERARY TESTIMONIAL.
Worry large and handsome photographs of the
Old swedes Ueurch, in this city, and of tho an
cient silver communion service presented to it,
in l7lS, by tho Swedish Mining Co., OF Fahlun,
are being prepared, for presentation to King
Oscar of Sweden. The negatives wore taken by
Mr.. Maybin, one of our Wilmington artists, but
the Copies are made, much enlarged in size, in
Philadelphia, by peculiar process.
The photographs, on being forwarded to the
King by committee of the Historical Society of
tins State, will he accompanied by handsomely
engrossed parchment scroll, describing the cele-
bration ceremonies which took plsce in this city,
on the 175th anniversary of the Old Swedes
Church, in May, 1874, and the committee will
also send letter. setting forth with due formal
ity and in proper terms Of respect the occasion
and character OF the presents. The parchment
scroll, and the letter were shown at the meeting
OF the Historical Society on Thursday evening
1t may be added, to further show what atten-
tons King Oscar is receiving from this side of
the Atlantic, because of the ancient migrations
of his countrymen that tho hnmorist Max
Hdeler," (Chss. Heber Clarke of PHILADELPHIA
has recently sent him a copy of his book, "a Out
Of the Hurry Burly," referring in an accompany
ing letter, to the fact that New Castle, some Of
whose historical "reminiscences are given in the
book, was one OF tho first Swedish settlements
in America.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21
OHIO AND THE EFFECT OF HER VOTE.

Yesterday afternoons dispatches threw a
| doubt even upon the election OF Hayes, but they
are happily shown by fuller returns to have been
delusse. HIS majority will be abont four thou.
sand. Tue Legislature is Rerublcan-th
House b. seventeen, and the Senate, probably,
by one.
We need not enlarge upon this very
close result more than we have already
done, except to express anew the convic-
ton that il leave, the financial
issue still open. 1t discourages the imitation
movement certainly for Governor Allen claimed
throughout his canvass, almost mp to tho last
hour, that he would have fifty thousand majority,
that the soft money theories were SO captivating
that they would carry the state as with whirl-
wind of popular enthusissD. No Doubt he and
his advisers at one time expected this, and up
to the day of election, though they saw the tide
running against them still hoped to pull
through. Their disappointment and chagr1n are
therefore very great and their failure to win
must discourage their purposes.
But party that fails 10y 70 narrow minority,
aud elbows tself able to poll an enormous vote,
will not be enthey cast down. As the New
York Times Of yesterday rcmaihs, "tl4e hard
'money men in the Democratic Party arc by no
"meaps enabled to cruel their opponents by
Getting against them the result Of their policy in
"Ohlo." The iuiiationists will reply that
they have polled in that state for Allen and
Carey tho largest vote the Democratic party
ever had there, showing that their party can Je
rallied tn the standard Of soft money, and that
when taking it up they have shown greater
| strength than ever before
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21
The DemoraIixed Gig Council.


Mover in the history OF the City Councl-not
even when its presiding officer used to make
stump speeches to the crowd outside the railing
has that body presented a more demoralizea and
undIgnifed spectacle than during the session of
Wednesday. The harangues OF Martin Farrell;
his relation OF the intriguing, schemng, log.
rolling and understand management which has
been resorted to in his party, since it held ma
ioity in Council with the keen criticisms Of
Dir. Hayes on Farrell and his disclosures OF how
the latter proposed to carry the Ninth Ward next
year all this, with the outside crowd, tho bare
ly-suppressed excitement, and the general at.
mosphere OF low intrigue and extreme partisan
feeling, was enough to disgust those citizons
who suppose the dusy of the City Council is to
act for the public good and not for the aivan-
tage OF a party or its ward wire pulera
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21
THE CENTENNIAL MILLIONS WILL LAUGH
AT.PENFsYLVANIA, IF SHE TAKES THE
RAG BABY TO NURSE

The Erie platform is an exact copy in regard
to finance, Of that on which Allen and Gary have
just been standing. 1t is an initiation soft-money,
rag baby declaration ofpurpose and theory. Sup
pose that, next month"; the State of Pennsylva-
MIA, not escaping the pit, as Ohio has bare
ly done, should endorse the Eric platform
Pieans Of rejoicing go up from
every quarter where sound and stable bust.
ness principles are established, over Ohio re-
suit. The commercial world claps its hands
buyer and seller, lender and borrower, debtor
and creditor all offer their congratulations to an
honest and sound decision by the people. Sup
pose, we say, that Pennsylvania decides other
wise; suppose her people endorse imitation; SUD-
pose that great State hugs the deusions and
follies which Alien, Cary, aud Ewing Illuminated
In Ohio, and which their confederates forced
down the throat of the Erie Convention; what
then will the world think of Pennsylvania
Inc great world that is coming to rhiladel-
PIMA next year does not believe in irredeemsble
paper currency. 1t believes in the "monsy"
which everywhere has money value. The pru-
dent, steady going Germans have but one opin-
ion on that subject and 1t condemns all airy no.
lions OF iuilated paper The French have but
one opinion they remember the assisnats ex-
periehce' anu tue schemes Of John Law. The
English have but one opinion; they believe in
coin for money and not IN any paper which ia
without coin foundation. These are the peo-
pie who are coming 10 the Centennial next year,
| to study It's grand display and 10 bee, also, the
great city and magnificent State in which the
Exposition is held. Tho visitors will be hard.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21


" Administrative reform"-thats it. Some
body tried to draw out that old political tur
nip Lyman Trumbull, the other day, on the
currency question, and Lyman replied that he
was for hard money, Of course, but no did not
think the financial issue so important as admin
stratiye reform. Certainly not Lyman is out
of the administration. Moreover, the New York
sm is painting and thirsting after the same things
and groans to see Allen and Sam Cary rolling in
the dust, because hey were the champions and
defenders OF " administrative reform" In New
York City, OF course, Boss Kelly is identical with
the same-iu the SIMS opinion. And, If we
journey back to Philadelphia, here is the Times
demanding d" admin stratiye REFORM" with yir-
tuous yellemance. and assuring the people that
il it is pure government they want they must sp-
ply at the shop OF Frank Hughes and Company.
II +" administrative reform" lie. 70 come from such
and upon the summons of such
heralds, it must be something atrocously bad
in spite of its name.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21
THE MAINTENANCE OF SPECIE rAYxxxr,

THE MAINTENANCE OF SPECIE PAYNINT,
Arguing the resumption question, the IS
aertion ia frequently made that specie payment
il alwAys in danger Of being suspended by some
sudden panic or business revulsion, aud 1t is even
declared by como that no instance can be shown
Of . country where such suspensions have not
frequently taken place. Thore is, in this large
clement of fallacy, and = considerable share Of
untru.h. In tho first place, Our own experience
under the old system Of State banks--if nything
60 diversified in character, and 10 disorderly In
many respects, could be caileia system-aGords
no basis for Judgment. Tho banks OF the differ
emit States had different laws to operate under
some stringent and cafe others loose and insult
ticient. As natural consequence, banking in
one section OF the country would be conducted
on sound principles, and in another without any
soundness or any principle, whatever. Tho ''wild-
cat operations that preceded the suspension Of
1887 were in themselves not only enough to
cause panic but certain to destroy tile ability
Of the banks to MAINTAIN specie payment. 80,
also, In 1857, the same condition prevailed though
there were, at that time, come banks which did
not suspend, rs, in 1861, the banks Of the Paci-
never discontinued it.
What we argue is that our own experience OF
specie suspensions, which al occurred while oui
banking was irregularly and loosely conducted
under State laws, prove nothing us to the abilit,
to maintain specie-payment under well-reguls
ted, sound system OF banking, and turning to lht
examples Of other countries, We tlud this opin
ion amply fortified The old banks Of Europe
such as that at Hamburg, and those OF Italy new
or suspended, unless they were plundered, 10
the simple reason that their issues Of paper rep
resented coin sciually in their vaults, and in IL
ter times, the Bank Of England has not suspen
ded specie payment for more than half u cen
fury. The resumption brought about in 1921
by the ''cash payments" act OF Parliament, bs
been maintained ever since, even in periods Q
severe financial stress.
1t will not be asserted that 1t ia paasible 70
banks, even the most sound and well conducted
to maintain specie payment under all ciIcun
stances. We have but recently had the exam
pie, in San Francisco, where speculstions an
reckless hnanciering involved one bank and caui
ing temporary panic, not only suspended tbs
one institution but several others. So true it
that safety and stability are only assured by til
observance Of safe and stable rules OF actor
But it needs only to ba shown at this time tbs
II the business OF the country be carefully An
prudenty conducted, there need be no susper
sion OF specie payment after it shall be once du
ty resumed, and this We believe is a propositio
perfectly supported by the experience Of til
| world
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21
THE ONE-MAN POWER IN NEW YORK
WILL THE METROPOLIS TAKE A NEW
MACTEp


With the odor of Tammany still offending the
nostrils Of the world, and with tie formidable
revolt against Ring rule in Baltimore grow
ing more formidable every day, it does seem SUI
prising that the control Of affairs in the city
OF New York is to-day being grasped by now
Boss"-the ex-Sherif John Kelly. The dicta-
torship which Governor Tilden has assumed in
the Democratic organization OF the State NAV be
plausibly explained, If not justified, on the the.
DRY that he is leading a work Of reform and must
be given every chance to carry out his policy,
but this man Kelley one OF TIE order Of ward
roughs, is simply successor of Tweed, and has
no possible just claim to prominence,in the gov
eminent of a million Of people, much less to pre-
eminence.
1t is an admitted fac, nevertheless, that Mayor
Wickham, with all the powers and patronage of
his position, is simply Keys dummy" and
that the departments of the city government,
with one or two xceptions-notably that head
cd by Controller Green-have fallen into the
now Bosss control Upon the top of this he is
accorded the absolute dic'a,ion of the nomina.
tons made at the Tammany CDemocrstc) Con.
vention, and is allowed to actually name the list
OF candidates from top to bottom, the Conven-
ton, ike the old-fsshloned puppets which danced
on Tweed's wires, registering his preferences
without word. The ticket nominated is Kelly's
aud if elected the officers will be KcIys, includ
ing half dozen judges as Tweed found it go
convenient to own two or three courts presided
over by such instruments az the miserable Bar
nard, Kelly is grasping at double Tweed's power
in that direction.
1t will be surprising indeed if 80 soon the poo
ple Of New York are ready to take on their
shoulders the yoke OF anew master, and sub
init to new Ring. There are signs that ma
jolity Of them will refuse to do go. But tho de-
gree to which Kelly ID supported, even by
newspapers like the Tribune, which claim high
order OF political virtue, shows that the grasp
for power which he makes is not 70 audacous
Is it might seem. He may be foiled-we hope
he will be-but all the influence OF the Tammany
Hall Democratic organization will be exerted in
his behalf.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21
E'ke MitidIelOxVm Fair.
hMosT eI,OiO. REALIZED FROM IT-CoSrEN-
PLATED iMPRovaMENTs-NAMEs OF THE RE-
CEIvERs or THE PRINCIPAL PREMIUMS.

AI.MosT $1,000. REALIZED FROM Ir-coSrEM-
PLATED iMPRovaMESTs-NAMEs OF THE RE-
cEIvkHs OF THE Principal PREMIUMS.
Spcist to the Commercial
MIDDLETowN, Dt1A, Oct. l5
The receipts from the late fair of the PENN.
sular Agricultural and Pathological Association
have been placed in the hands OF the Treasurer,
and it ia found they reach i'll the aggregate al
most $4,000, n sum which quite exceeds tho ex-
pecation of the officers OF the Association. Last
year the receipts were about IS OOO A large
portion OF this money will DO expended in I'M
provemehts on the grounds, and the intmation
- a'ready inaae that the grand rtaud VIII be
chaiged IRON It's present position and enlarged
by AIDING to 1T gu feet, aud that an extension
Will be made of the exhibition buildings The
grand stand now seats 1900 people, but double
that capacity could have found occupants the
past meeting. A reporters stand will il is sup
posed, be also erected during the coming year
The following is a list OF most OF the principal
premiums that vera awarded For best display
OF flowers, Mrs. A. G. Cox, diploma 1st premi-
um for bread, married ladie7, Mrs. John Morri
sou lst premium for bread, unmarried lalia-,
Miss Mary Morrison lSt premium Oh broad
girls under 10. Clara .: Lippincott, I'd plomnm
Annie Il. Clayton (; A!iss Kate McCrHCk,u -
premium fcr carriage afghan Clarhe's .slfi
machine, of Wilmington, diploma Roho.r +
Bro, organs diploma j. II. Primrose, scWlal
ihacElnes, diploma; Fleetwood Scroll Saw, Gplo-
ma Bennett Co., best display OF clothing, dl.
ploma Clarence Anderson, best display of
drugs, diploma John A. Jones, peach assorter
diploma J. 9. Cranor. ist premium on stations
'Eolus !" Elwood i. Mckee, LIST premi-
um on colts Gen. Torbert's Norman
de- LIST premium for draft stations;
Gen. Torbert, 1st premium for horse
blankets George Lockwood, LIST premium for
southdown ewes Z. d. Porter, LIST premium
Tor Snuthdown buck, (this is the buck that died
so suddenly on Saturday morning following the
TAR y Thomas McCracken, LIST premium for
Durham bull, and 1st premium for herd cattle /;
Il l. Naudain, 1st premium for Berkshire hogs;
Il. A. Rowland 1st premium for Chester County
whites; u. d. Porter, LIST premium for largest
display Of Vegetables. II anything was intended
10 fuily recommend Delaware College to an az
ricultnral world itworld be the display OF pump.
kins, beets, sGuashes &c for they were both
large and fine, five squashes alone weighing a0s
pounds.
There were other excellent displays in that
department.,