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Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
Nlr. Rlaine and nlr. RiddIe.
THE Ex-spEAKER's DrFENsE AND HIS REFER
ENCEs TO THE LATE JAMES W. KNoWLToH-
LETTER FROM A. G. RIDDLE.

THE Ex- SPEAKERS DEFENSE AND HIS REFER
ENoEs TO THE LATE JAMES W. KNowLToN-
LETTER FROM A. G. RIDDLE.
Special Dispatch to the N. 7. Times.
WARRINGTON, May 3.-The following is
copy of letter from Lawyer Riddle to Mr..
Blaine, written to-day. Its tone and it's
promises are very serious and threatening,
and may lead to an acrimonious and un-
pleasant controversy. The furnishing of
the letter for publication indicates the deep
feeling that prompts the writing
TUESDAY EVENING, May 2, 1876.
Hon. j. g. Blame
SIR: Having made the occasion and pre-
pared the means on yesterday, from your
place on the floor of the House, you as
saulted the reputation of James Wolcott
Knowlton, then two years and half in his
grave Had he survived till to-day you
would have remained silent, and your Joe
Stewards and MacF would have told
no tales. He left a widowed mother and
two young sisters in Washington, and a
brother in distant city. He was the hus-
band of my daughter, and as dear to me
and mine as if born and reared one OF my
family. Tt devolves on me to vindicste as
best may his memory from your asper-
siunn, which 1 shall do at an early day. No
one knows better than yourself that am
moved to this labor solely by my duty to my
dead. Very sincerely,
A. G.. RIDDLE.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
Installation at Delaware city.
coreso ,o,,dooce of the Commercial.

Cores Jondsnce of the COmnteTcsGt.
DELAWARE CRY, May 3.-Last evening,
Rev. W. W.Taylor, native OF Wilmington,
was installed as pastor OF the First Presby-
terian Church of this town.
The services were conducted by Com
mittee appointed by the Presbytery of New
Castle at its last meeting, held 1S5h and
95h April. Rev. L. Marks, pastor of the
Hanover Presbyterian Church of Whining
ton preached the sermon, DR.. Vallanding-
ham delivered the charge to the pastor, Dr..
Patton gave the charge to the people, and
the whole proceedings were presided over
by Rev MIR. Squires, Moderator of the Pres
bytery All the parts were appropriately
and impressively conducted.
A large audience was present, appropriate
hymns were sung by the choir and congre-
CATION, and tasteful and abundant display
of flowers was made. They we're set i'll pots
and vases on and in front of the pulpit at
the corners of the pulpit recess, and the
front corners of the house.
At the close of the services, the new
pastor received the right hand of fellow
ship from the elders and other members
of the church and congregation, warmly
given, as a hearty token of welcome and
satisfaction in what had now been consum
mated by the Presbytery.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
SECOND EDITION.
New Ua stle Items.
CAUGHT IN AN ATTE siprED DBuRGLARY-orHE
NEWS NoTEs IN THE BAY CITY.

CAUGHT IN AN ATTE siPrED BURGLARY
NEWS NoTEs IN THE BAY CITY.
Correspondence of the Commercial.
New CASTLE, MAY 3-As Officer Wadsley
was passing the corner of Delaware and
Union streets, last evening he detected a
man busily engaged boring out the panels
of the door of James Vanartsdale's store.
The man surrendered at once, giving the
name of Thomas Hide. He was locked up,
and will be given hearing this evening, on
The arrival ofspartia4 from Townsend, from
which place it is spoposed the clothing he
wore was stolen. Ii consisted of one pair
Of pants, three iiauael shirts, two vests, an
over shirt, and one pair Of shoes, and sus-
penders, all of wi I'll are entirely new.
Credit is due the c.ioor for the manner in
which he made the arrest.
The Mayor, last evening, heard com
plant against Mr.. and Mrs. AIcGue, host
and hostess at the " Centennial" The lat
ter has been in the habit of allowing her
boys to play bali or and otherwise use lot
adjoining her residence and that of Mrs.
Middleton. The latter, who rents it, OBJ
ects, and gays that the boys struck and at
tempted to kill a hcg which she had feed
ing in this lot, and further that on COM
planning to their mother of this conduct, she
was admitted. After patiently hearing the
entire evidence, his Honor considered it a
case of aggravated trespass, and required
Mr.. McGue to pay costs and furnish 300
security for the future good conduct of
each of his boys. In the case of assault
Mrs. McGue was fined 81. and costs, and
held in 800 to keep the peace.
Yesterday afternoon, rs square rigged
vessels passed i'll front of our city. The
wind blowing from the north east they pre-
sented beautiful sight, beating up.
Sheriff Hires, of Salem Co. N. j., was
in this city, yesterday.
Quite number of our citizens attended
the Commencement of Grocer Seminary, at
Upland, yesterday.
Some of our young folks had delight
full May Party at the farm of j. E. George.
Tuft & Fox have taken possession of the
Jefferson House stables, to-day. They
have now twelve horses and all necessary
accomplishments, making it the most COM
plete livery stable outside of Wilmington.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
General Nj. "a. Conference.

In the General Methodist Conference at
Baltimore, yesterday, Rev. W. B. Pope, fra
ternal delegate from the British Wesleyan
Conference, was introduced by Bishop James,
and it was announced that Mr.. Pope would
present his formal communication on Satur-
day morning. message of fraternal greet
ing from the African Methodist Episcopal
Conference, in session at Atlanta, Ga, was
presented and referred. The Standing
Committee on Judicial Proceedings was an
nounced as follows: Joseph Cummings,
New England q. @. Reynolds, New York
Easu A. 9. Eiavsu,s s5erlF''al New York A..
Wheeler, Erie l.. o, Matlack, Wilmington;
j M. Trimble, Ohio A.sC. Mcdonald, Mis-
sissippi George B. Jocelyn, Michigan
Cyrus Brooks, Minnesota; Richard M.
Davies, Illinois Henry O. Benson, Califor-
MIA Jacob Rothweiler, Central German
ConfereDce
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
Notes About Our Neighbors.

West Chester borough water is IN ''sick-
iAh" condition.
Oxford leads off among the Chester coun-
ty towns in the announcement of determi-
nation to suspend business on May 10th.
VIM Davis, of East Coventry, Chester
Co., has an orange tree standing on the
porch at his residence, containing 25 ripe
specimens of the toothsome fruit. 1t orig
inally contained 80.
Delaware county gives promise to soon
become one vast forest of flag poles. The
Centennial feeling is running high there.
The hotel at Ridley Park was burglarized
on Thursday night Of two trunks and few
other articles.
Ohas. Ludwig is the smallest man in Read
ing. He is 81 years of age, and only feet
y inches high.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
Political Notes.


The Chicago Inter- Ocean circulates the
preposterous story that Bishop Simpson, of
the M. E. Ceurch, is strongly supported for
the nomination at Cincinnati.
District delegates to Cincinnati are yet to
be chosen in Massachusetts, and the Bos-
ton Advertiser says that lh the Cambridge
district Jas Russell Lowell and James
freeman Clarke are proposed, and in the
Essex district John G.. Whittier for one.
Now the rascals who are trying their lev
ell best to kill Brstow say that he is not a
reliable Republican. All the Democratic
whiskey thieves and all the Republican jail
birds will swear to that.-Clncinnd6 Ga
zette.
If Bristow bs nominated, ne will utterly
confuse the Democrats, who are expecting
to profit by the blunders of the Repub blcan
Convention. If Tilden be nominated Bris-
tow will break into the Southern opposition
ranks II Western Democrat be nomina-
ted, then every precinct will be vigorously
contested, and in such case Bristow can GER
tainly carry New New York.-Chicago Trs-
bfLNp
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
The swell COachman and His
First Trip.
The New York World saws

The New lork WOftu says :
"A great crowd was gathered about the
Brunswick when at TO- 80 the blast of horn
was heard, sending forth a series of gradu
ated toots in quick succession, and the New
Rochelle and Pelham, pioneer of the Ameri-
can renaissance, with it's name put up in
brave letters on its back, turned the corner
and drew up in front of the hotel. Its yell
low paint and black japanning glistened in
the sun in splendid fashion. The young
English guard, Mr.. Fawns, with tail white
hat, rosy cheeks and ample white great
coat, was in the act of restoring the horn
to its basket, and on the front seat Mr..
Kane, also in white great-coat and hat, and
with brilliant nosegay in his button-hole,
held the lines oyer the back of his four
horses, which were splendid in black and
silver harness, and carried each bunch of
flowers behind his left ". The leaders
were black and bay, the W leelers black and
brown. Their tails were trinity clipped,
and they were groomed Until they shone
again.
Astor sat in the box, and in the other seats
Mrs. Kane, Mr.. aud Mrs. Bronson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunnewell, Miss Rutherford, Mr.. B.
r. Winthrop, Colonel Jay, Mr.. Sherman,
Mr.. Newbold and Mr. Balfour. the coach
rolled up the avenue at trot, the horn
blowing merrily, the people Oh the side
walks standing still to gaze, the stage
drivers, with the memory of their admirable
dinner still strong upon them, turning hos
pitably into the cutters and leaving clear
way. The way led through the Park and
down Oae Hundred and Twenty-fourth
street.to Harlem bridge, which was reached,
according to the promise of the timetable,
at II sharp. Across the bridge at walk,
during which the horn footed incesssntly
and the people followed along in crowds,
and stop was made before the hotel in
Mott Haven, and the horses were changed.
"The change effected with little loss of
time, the coach ratified along through the
open country Of Westchester with increased
speed. Mr.. Kane, with watch showing in
leathern pocket between his feet, fl scked
the leaders with his delicate whip, and the
team went along at round gallop. Hun
ters Point reached, everybody came out at
the invitation OF the horn. Papers were
thrown out-Mr. Kane says he hopes to get
the mails after time-as the coach whirled
along. The roads were in fue condition,
the fields green, and but for the wind the
ride would have been perfect
There was a score or more Of SUM-
burned people drawn up before the piazza
of the Arcularius Hotel, and they bestowed
sn enthusiastic greeting as the Pelham
coach rolled up the road, the driver floating
the silken lash of his whip about the heads
Of his galloping leaders, the guard blowing
his red English cheeks trebly red upon his
slender cleaning horn, the passengers
bustling about in anticipation Of descend
ing"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
FIRST EDITION.
Noues From The Capital.

MIR. FARwELL, OF ILLINOIS, UNsEArED-
PROBABLE ADJOURNMENT TO ALLOW MEM
BERs TO ATTEND THE CENTENNIAL.
Spsctal Dispatch to the N. Y. Times.
WAsHrNGToN, May 3.-The House to-day
unseated MIR. Farwell, (Republican,) of
Illinois, and declared the contestant, MIR.
Lemoyne, entitled to tue seat. This is the
third contest thus far decided, the sitting
members in each case being Republicans.
Two of them have been decided in favor of
Democratic contestants, and tho Committee
on Elections have ready a maj ority report
againstthe right of Mr. Morey, Republican,
of Louisiana, to his seat. In contrast with
the partisan action of the Committee on
Elections of the present House, the action
of the Committee of the Forty-second
Congress, of which Judge McCrary.
of Iowa, was Chairman, stands boldly
out. In the Forty-second Congress there
were seventeen contested election cases ;
OF these. eleven were de- ided in favor of
Democrats, five in favor OF Republicans,
and III one the decision was that neither
party was entitled to the seat. In this
last-named case both the the contestant and
sitting member were Republicane.
Senator Morrill,, of Maine will introduce
Jncurrent resolution to-mo row accepting
the invitation to attend the opening of the
Centennial Exhibition, and appointing o
joint committee to make necessary arrange
ments for the attendance of Congress.
This will involve an adjournment probably
from Tuesday to Friday of next week.
In view of the probable adjournment OF
Congress ouer the opening day of the Cen
tennial Exhibition, Mr. Morrison Chairman
of the Committee on Ways and Means, has
concluded not to call up the Tariff bill for
consideration before May Is.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
rhe Proposed snip Canal.
ANNUAL. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIE EsTI
MATE OF COST ONE HALF.


ANNUAL MEETING-REDUoTIoN OF TIE EsTI-
MATE OF COST ONE HALF.
The stockholders of the proposed Md.
and Del. ship canal met in annual session
at Baltimore on Tuesday, and reelected
the old board of seven directors. The re-
port of Horace b. Tebbets, of New York,
the president, was submitted. 1t says three
years have elapsed since the organization
OF the company, which has for its object
the construction of a ship canal between
the Chesapeake and Delaware bays, secur-
ing shorter route to the ocean. The esti-
mate for earth excavation was at first $9,-
600, 900, but because of decline in prices of
labor in three years the present estimate is
S4,000,000. The payment Of five per cent.
additional ON subscriptions is asked to COM
pIete purchase of the right of way, and en-
able the execution of a mortgage to secure
the issue of bonds. The report suggests
the application for aid in some form to Bal
ttmore and Maryland. 1t says the COM
merce of Baltimore would yield 100000
tons of traffic year, which, at twenty cents
per ton toll, would bring revenue to the
company of $500, 900.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
Rristow,s Record.
Trom Hqrper's Weekiy, for May 18.

FROM HdfpefS HeeE'y, JOF may To-
AS there is some curiosity about the anti
slavery views of the Secretary, few facts
may be interesting. He comes Of what is
known as " Wing stock" which is some-
what different from that of Andrew john
son. His father was one of the seven men,
bers of the Constitutional Convention III
Kentucky who voted against the famous
declaration in the State Constitution that
the right of property in slave is absolute
and inviolaple. This marks the Influence
under which Bristow was trained, and he
was naturally sent to Northern col
lege in Pennsylvania. At the age of twenty
seven lie declined to vote for Bell, the
Wing, candidate for Governor of Kentucky,
because he declared for the bred Scott de-
cision. Through the angry time before
the war he was frank Unionist, and at the
opening of the war he raised, with others,
regiment for the national service, and
took part in the battles of Fort Donelson
and Shiloh. While in the army he was
elected to the State Senate, and was always
among the most radical Republicans, He
and eleven others voted for the emancipa-
tion amendment and against paying the
shareholders for the slaves, and he de-
manded and advocated the equal civil rights
of the negro. His Republican speeches
upon the stump were manly and uncompro-
missing. AS District Attorney he rooted out
the Ku-Klux, and the conf lence in him of
his radical fellow Republicans of the State
is boundless and enthusiastic.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04

POLICE CoURT.-Robert Holt, for the Use
of abusive language towards Mrs Dallas,
was required to pay the costs of the prose-
cution 1t seems that Mrs. Dallas is TAX
ing care of Holt's motherless child, and to
him word had been brought of maltreat-
ment, which so exasperated him that when
he met Mrs. D. in the street he Piled his
tongue vigorously and gestured vehement
ly. The Mayor informed Holt that he
might remove the child if he was dissatis-
fed with it's treatment.
James Hanna, lad who was guilty OF
throwing stones at railroad cars and pass
srs by, was sent over to New Castle for six
~ days. It was urged in his behalf that he
is partially demented.
One yagrant was also sent over to New
Castle for sixty days.
One case of drunkenness was also dis
posed Of with the usual fine
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
SEW CASTLE oouNrY DELEaArEs

At the meeting of the Republican Committee of
New Castle county, on April 18TH, il ordered that
the elections OF delegates be held in this county on
wilmington, from to !, p, M in the other dis
tricts, from 2 to B. p. m. The respective Wards
Hundreds and Districts entitled to send dele.
gates as follows: Wilmington LIST Ward4, I'd Ward
4, Sd Ward 4, 4th Ward 8. 5th Ward 5, 9Th Ward I,
7th Ward 4, 8th Ward 2, 9th Ward g. 10th Ward /;
Brandywine East 2, Brandywine West q Chrstiana
North 3, Christiana South B. New Castled White
Clay Creek 3, Mill Greek 4, Pencader 3, Red Lion
East 2, Red Lion West l. St Georges East 3, ST..
Georges West 3 Appoauinoomgink on !, Blackbird !;
At the same time and place with the delegates,
each voting district will elect three members of the
Republican County COMMITTEES.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
t.rangers at steambOatIng.

Another line of steamships, it is under
stood, will be rim between Baltimore and
No7coiI-, oammrncing next geek and con-
tinuing during the season for shipping
early vegetables. The Clyde line. which at
present runs boats between Baltimore and
York river has made an agreement with the
Virginia grangers to convey their truck to
Baltimore from Norfolk three times a
weak
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
The OHIO NInne Riots.

Matters were quiet in the Massillon and
other M ming districts of Ohio yesterday
morning. On Tuesday evening shots were
fired at the Warrington miners. but no one
seems to have been injured, and the new
men went to work in the Warrington mine
Yesterday morning under protection of the
militia. The strikers say they will never
resume work at the reduced rates.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
Deaths.

McDANIEL.-At College Green, Cecil County,
Md, of pneumonia, Ann, wife of Jeremiah Nc
Daniel, in the 56 year of her age
The relatives and friends, also, Royal Temple No.
l., Masonic Tie, Ladies of the Forest, and Lady
Washington Home Communion, requested to
attend the funeral on Friday the 9TH instant at 2
O'clock P. NJ from the house 5la West 9TH street,
to proceed to the Union NJ f; Church, where ser
and Brandywine Cemetery.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
A Newspaper Carriers Jealousy.

In Chicago, yesterday morning, news
paper carrier named Anthony Gehring, af-
ter delivering his papers, went to his moth
er'a house, and there dropped his bank
book containing note requesting a decent
burial and pardon for what he was about to
do. He then went home shot his wife
dead, and committed suicide. The couple
had been married about eight months.
Gehring was violent in temper and very
Jealous OF his wife.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
BeIknap Indicted.

The Grand Jury of the District of Colum-
bla have. agreed upon presentment
against ex-Secretary Belknap, for accept
ing bribes in Office. The presentment is
now in the hands OF the District Attorney,
who will prepare formal indictment.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04

Fever is making sad havoc among the
Americans in Rome. During the past
week nine dead bodies (of our citizens)
were sent to Leghorn to await Transports
ton to the United States. The excavations
now being carried on at the Campus are
said to be the cause Of the sickness.
York Herald Letter.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04

A State Convention of the Republican Party of
Delaware, will be held at Dover on Thursday, May
18TH at O'clock, p. NJ, for the purpose of eecting
six delegates to the. National Republican Conyen-
the transaction of such other business as may be
brought before 1t.
will elect seventy-eiGht Kent County fortytw and
Sussex County forytwo delegates to SAID State Con
ventiOn
The Executive Committee for each county are re-
quesed to give early notice of the number of dele
gates each voting district is entitled to, and the time
HENRY +. PICKELS,
Chairman Republican State Central Committee
aplil2,tf
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
Terrible Fire In Lancaster Ooun'y


Early on Tuesday morning the barn and
other out-buildings on the farm Of Rev.
Christian Bomberger, near Litiz, Lancaster
county, were burned and with them fifty
two head Of cattle and sheep and 700 BUSH
els of oats, 400 bushels Of wheat, 800 bush
els of corn, 20 tons Of hay, 2 tons OF bran
and several tons of straw. Mr.. Bomber
gers loss will not fall short of $1,000, and
is not covered by insurance.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04

LAYING OFF HANDs.-The present is
season of considerable encouragement to
the mechanics and laboring men in this
clty. No less than four of the largest es-
tablishments are laying off their employees,
and some of them in considerable number.
The slackness of work ia the cause for this
lessening Of force. In some cases it pro-
oeeds from completion of work which was
being done for the Centennial or incident
thereto, but in others which has no connec-
tion Herewith there have come greatdull-
ness in trade. The Edge Moor Iron Works
have, we'understand, taken on q few men
quite recently.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04

HORSE SHOES ON LOCOMOTIVES. The gull
,iblllty (if the reported interview actually
lid take place, which is extremely doubtfuO
of reporter of one of our city papers was
the occasion of much merriment in railroad
circles, this morning. At some length a re-
ported conversation with P. w. Il b. To-
comotiYe engineer is detailed, the purport
Of which is that on every locomotive owned
by the company is nailed horse shoe as
an omen of good luck to the locomotives.
As matter of fact, there are but two or
three such on the entire seventy-eight loco
motives now in use Fy the P. W. & B. Co.,
and none Of these, probably, have any con-
nection with supers6tious belief of i'm
munity from accident or i'll luck because of
their presence. On one locomotive is nailed
a shoe which was forced from the foot of a
mule killed up the road some years ago.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04

The remains of Mrs. Mcdaniel, whose
sudden death in Cecil county we chronicled
yesterday, reached Wilmington, last evening,
for burial.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04

Hon- jeremiah =. Black has written q
letter to the Pittsburg Post, TO say that be
IL not candidate for the Prssidency.g
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
THIRD EDITION.
Weather PrObnblIltiea.
? For late E iitio1is see Fourth Page.

As8oo3ated FTes8 SpeoaaE IelegT00l.
WASHINGTON, May A. Probabilities for
the Middle States falling barometer, in
creasing southerly winds, warmer partly
cloudy weather. in northern half, rain
areas, followed tonight by westerly winds,
rising barometer, and colder clearing
Wnathnr
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
Qailp Commercial.
COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY.
EV-For Terms, etc, see Second Page.
Tue Temperature, To-day,
nEpUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

AS REGISTERED AT THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE.
At7 A. NJ M............ 45" At A. M........"...6 .61s
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04
Financial.

Associated Press Special Telegram
New York. May 4.-Gold opened, this
morning at $1.12B.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-04

MIR. FARwELL, OF ILLINOIS, UNsEATED-
PROBABLE ADJ 0URNMENT TO ALLOW MEM
BERs TO ATTEND THE CENTENNIAL.