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Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
Eastern Sllore I.em..

Wm. Bosnian, OF Revel's Neck, Somerset
county, LAS been adjudsed lunatie and will
be sent To the hospl,a.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church at
Rock Creek. near Deals Island, will be
defeated on Sunday, May h Rev J. B4r-
nett Mann, of New CarIle, will conduct the
dedlcatory services
A horse belonging to Mr. James Dryden,
re -ididg near Puacheon Landing, Somerset
county, ran away with the clrriage and
Jumped into the Pocomoke River at the
landing of Mr.. Geo. G. Powell, breaking his
neck and killing himself instantly
Stephen PeaIce, a half-witted negro who
imagines himself conjurer, has been
locked mp in tho Centreville jail charged
with body -snatching at Church Hill. A
child of Josiah Goodwin was buried, last
We elk, but it's body has sinc.a been removed,
and Pearce is suspected of the theft.
Five prisoners were sentenced to tho
Peniten'iary at the late term of the Somer-
set Court John Taylor, till August 1878
Maria Ward, till June '78; Fletcher Miles.
till May 70 John Oassil. till May 81 VIM.
Milbourn, till August N. All are colored
except John TAYLOR. The charge against
Cassll was attempted rape ; tie Others
larceny.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
New Castle Items.
Correspondence of the Commercial.

Correspondence of the Comnlercial
Nav CASTLE, April 26. For not respect
Ing the laws of "meum and teum," Man
uel Laws was held to bail by Mayor Glfin
for his appearance at Court, where he will
be made to feel the rigor of what his name
implies.
Duncal's orchestra nightly di4courses
their sweetest strains preparing to fill their
numerous engagements for the coming
pic nic and excursion season.
French =. =. France, for N Y, passed
down, yesterday. English =. \. Hoodbu,n
for London, Went out to-day. Schooner
Moses Eddy is III harbor.
, There are certain Interested parties lob
I.Hn5 Cbrccfi with intant to change certain
grades WITHIN tile oid town" ii11lltr. =. a
tihkaring of slch character should be held
we'll i'll hai d before any action be taken,
Clty Council mot last evening. On mo-
tiUn Of Dir. Rogers, an ordinance fixing the
width of certain streets and squares was
read. Mr. KINNEY, late city surveyor, be-
ing present, explained that the ordinance
Was intended to authorize the Interpretation
made by him of tue direction of certain
st. eets and lengths of certain squares pro.
jected On the town plat OF 1894. which were
not specially marked in that survey
Love-born swains are becoming very
plentiful With the return of ,fence-l leaning
evenings.
NJ. Nj. Cleaver is about resetting his curb
line and laying a new pavement. Quite a
number OF our citizens should do likewise,
ae improvements on Delaware st. are not
frequent.
Oar city market house contains about 50
stalls, and only 6 are rented. Shonld not
Council enact an ordinance forbiddug
huckstering about the streets without Ii.
cense The markets as nowconducted are
''fraud, NOT only on the city but on the
people. We're license fee of 80. required
OF all hucksters, they would prefer paying
for stall in market, thereby making il
more convenient for the public, and at tie
same time bringing allinto competition, and
saving our housekeepers from the innumer-
all calls to inspect their sunbunt vegeta-
bios and other commodities.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
SECONIl EDITION.
PoIitlcaI Conventions 'ro-Day.

THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY IN SESSION AT
U1ICA-A STORMY TIME IN PRosPECT-MAes-
AcHUsETrs REPUBLICANS IN COUNCIL IN
osToN -UNPxPEcTeD STRENGTH OF THE
BRIsTow MOVEMENT.
To-day political conventions will be held
in five States. The Massachusetts Repub-
licans meet in Boston, and the California
Republicans IN Sacramento. The New York
Democrats assemble in Utica, the Oregon
Democrats at Salem, in that State, while
the Democrats of Georgia are to hold meet
ipgs III the several Congressional Districts
to elect delegates to the st. Louis Oonyen-
ton.
The reports from Utica indicate that the
convention of the New York Democrats will
endorse Gov. Tllden, while he is secretly
hated by very large minority, if not by an
actual maj jorluy, OF chat body. The ayowed
intention of Lis opponents is to throw him
over at st. Louis after the first ballot, and
to cast their votes for ex-Gov Horato Sey-
muur.
The Convention OF the Republicans of
Massachusetts,, in Boston, promises to be
ole Of the most notable political events in
the history of the Old Bay State. Among
the delegates are john G.. Whittier and
James Russell Lowell The indications are
that MIR Blaine will secure majority OF
the delegates to the Cincinnati Convention.
The strength disclosed by the friends Of
Brstow. however, is something surprising
even to themselves, and will give his posi-
tion as Presidential candidate much
greater prominence before the country than
he has hitherto held. The Bristow ticket
for delegates to Cincinnati is az follows
Richard H. Dana, Jr., James Freeman
| Clake, President Paul A. ChsdbOurna and
ex Gov Bullock. The followers of Mr..
Blaine support the following gentlemen
Gov. Rice, Judge Hoar, Gen. Cogswell, of
Salem, and Edward Learned, of Pittsteld.
Advlces from Little Rock are to the eff
feet that the Republicans of Arkansas will
express their preference for Gov. Hayes, of
OHIO. as a candidate for the Presidency.
Hon. Elihu Il Washburne, United States
Minister to France has sent telegraphic
diTpatch to his friends in Illinois declining
to 4come candidate for Governor of that
State His supporters, however, will advu.
cate his election to the United States Sen
ale.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
Liquor Cas- es IN KemI.

A HEAVY BATCH IN THE G .URT-NUMFRoUs
DIscoNTINUANcEs AND Few THIALs
The Kent County Court met at Dover on
Monday, and its time has largely
been occupied with the liquor business.
There is,i fact, little else before the Court.
Not pros. were entered in the following
cases, all for selling liq 1or without license :
Samuel Higgins cases, Purnel Thomp-
son cases, Norah Riley 10 cares, Wilson
Jackson cases, John Mcdaniel cases.
Henry p. Mellon and Thos. G. ia kson s
cases, James McGlinchey case, Ann Grady
csses, Chas. Padley Ii cases, Martin King
4 cases. Emory Temple cases, John W.
Hall cases.
VIM. McAfea and Emory Temple pleaded
guilty to sellingiquor each in two cases with
out license and was fined $50 in each case.
Justis Lowery WAS acquitted III two cases
AID a mol pros. entered in one. Jeremiah
q G5ldsborough, William Campbell and Low
Is P. Campbell, indicted for similar often
ces, could not be found.
All the above business was disposed OF
on Monday. On Tuesday, JusTis Lowery,
Of Milford, was acquitted of charge OF
selling liquor on SUNDAY. and Ira Corbey,
convicted of selling without license, was
fined Sl00
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
FRANKFORT, April 26.
U. s. bonds of 1862. 102.
Milford HtenAs.
Correspondence Of the Commercial.

correspondence or the Commercial.
MILFORD, DEL April 25.-Our bay fish
erman have been very successful, tie past
weeks in catching trout and drums. Trout
have sold at 25c per dozen; drum fish,
81.00 to $500 apiece.
Mannanose are very plentiful and have
sold in market at Sc dozen.
A young man by the name OF Tatman, and
who resides about six miles from Milford,
whlle ON his way home, one evening lass
week, WAS attacked by some roughs aud
pretty badly beaten.
Thieves are getting to be quite numerous
here. Every night or so, for the last week,
some house or henely have been robbed.
The ice crop of Milford is short of sup
ply. j. Lowery, of tile Rockland Lake ice
houses, has only about half crop in his
store.
Some thieves boarded the schooner Mary
G., lying at the wharf, on Friday evening
last, and stole about $75 worth of clothes
belonging to the captain :.
w. B. Lowery, son Of J. Lowery, of the
Milford Hotel, drives the fastest. trottiug
horse in Milford. He refused on Friday
last seven hundred dollars for the colt. :.
The blse ball players will commence
operations about the 10Th OF May. There
wall be about two clubs, this season, in
Milford against four, last. .
Snipe shooting on our marshes has been
excellent for the past ten days. These
BIRDS have been more plentiful this season
tban for a number of years past. Two
gentlemen Of this plscs killed, in two days
shooting, last week, two hundred and thir-
ty-seven snlpes. They have been selling i'll
our market at 40 cts. per pair.
Quite number Of commission men from
Philadelphia aud New York have been down
here the present week soliciting trade for
| the coming season.
Mr.. Davir- of Milford lad about 70 cords
OF wood destroyed by 1feAon Tha:zley isst
Several large droves of castle passed
through from Sussex, last week, on their
way up the State.
The spelling match mania has broken out
again among our county schools, and are
pretty well attended by the town people.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
Trial of cloud.

HE Is ACQUITTED IN THE WEST CHESTER COURT.
VIM. M. Cloud. of Claymont, Del, was
arraigned IN the Quarter Sessions Court at
West Chester, on Monday, charged with OBJ
tanning money from Jno. &. Taylor, of that
borough. under false pretenses. The cir
cum4tances upon which the charge was
based have heretofore been printed in the
COMMERCIAL.
The prosecutor alleged that Cloud OBJ
tanned money from him by falsely repre-
ssnting that he WAS the owner of two tracts
OF land in Delaware, one of 140 acres, the
other of 80 acres, that these two tracts were
clear OF encumbrsuces, and also that he
(Cloud) had Judgment for a considerable
sum against some one in Delaware. The
defendant testified that he had made no
lch representations.
Mr.. Plummer, who had been present at
the interview between Mr.. Taylor and Mr..
Cloud, said that he himself had told MIR.
Taylor that the defendant owned two tracts
of land in Delaware, but that it was not
said how much these tracts contained, that
to the best of his recollection. the defend
ant did represent the land TO be free from
encumbrances, whereas there is a dover,
and mortgages on the property.
In regard to the judgmeDt-note, Mr..
Taylor testified that the defendant at first
said he had 1t in his pocketbook, but found
afterwards that it was not there. Mr..
Plummer was not certain, ,as to what had
been said, but thought that Mr.. @ oud had
made mention of a judgment note. Verdict
not guilty. Costs divided between prosecu-
tor and defendant.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
Pemin,nIa Real Estate.

Transfers Of real estate on the Peninsula
have recently been made as follows
Talbot County w. L. Wrightson has
sold farm Of 81 acres i'll Bavaide to j b.
Porter of Wisconsin, for So, 337, 50. Mr.. Poi-
ter has als0 bought iii adjoining farm Of so
acres from the W. W. Loves heirs for 81,
S37, so.
sold Daniel j Vickers' farm, 175 acres be-
tween Cambridge and East New Market to
William Dawson, OF Cana la, for So 900 ;
Caleb Shepherds smaller farm in Blackwa-
ter, containing 1872 acres, to Joseph Smith
of Illinois for 81 300, and James Jones'
farm in Blackwater, containing 123 acres, to
tho same party for 81 400
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
Notes AboWs sSur Neisnbor..

Oxford is said to have four dentists and
not an aching tooth.
West Chester is to have nine daily traius
30 and from Philadelphia after the lst of
May. three Of them fast trains
A seven-year old son of William King, Of
Westtown township, Ohes or county, was
killed on Saturday last BY oree falling on
kim, which AN elder brother had cut down.
A Chester county lady suggests the for
nation of an agency to insure against
Drunkenness in husbands This would be
one kind of insurance which would, We fear
Leave no profits to the Insurance Company.
The windmill at the arte,ian we'll, lat9ly
settled in Oxford, was put i'll operation last
week. With a modera e breeze 1t makes 26
revolu ions aud pumps q gallons of water
psr minute. The water supply seems in
eXhanstible.
Passenger trains commenced run
ming on the Columbia aud Port Deposit
railroad on Monday last, from Columbia as
FAR south as Pequea, II miles.
Joseph Cloud, of Chestervlle, Che ster
county, has an eve which gave birth to a
Lamb with one head and double body. Ii
was dead and will bs preserved.
mountain fire broke out on the south
side of Welsch Mountain near WayEesburg,
Chester county, on Friday, and extended
over hundreds OF acres. destroying young
timber aud cord wood, posts and rails.
The BAlto. Central conductors are pre-
pairing for Centennial opening day aud will
gally decorate their engines with flags and
flowers.
Edward Posey, highly respected citizen
OF North Coventry, Chester county, arose
from his bed on Sunday night and wander
ed TO his barn, during au alteration OF
mind, where he began to hack his throat
with razor. He was found next morning
exhausted and half-insensible when hie
wounds were sewed up and he may recover
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
The Custom-HOmse Default.


srArEME ENrs ON BEHALF OF DIR. NoLEN-THE
$4,000. "sIMPLY NOT PAID OVER THE
COLLECTORS sU Settles.
The announcement made iu yesterdays
Comm ERorAL concerning the Custom House
default naturally caused much comment in
all circles. Mr. Isaac j. Jenkins denied
that any of the money had been paid him,
and DR.. Nolen published, this morning, the
following card:
CoLLgoroRs OFFICE, April 25, 1876.
Ed TOR HERALD,
Dear Sir "A charge is made by implica-
tion against my subordlnates in Office, in an
article of the fourth edition of the COMM EK-
cTAL OF to o.day. | will state that all the
money in the case was collected by me in
person and that neither of them had any
thing whA5ever to do in the case, or ever
had any of the funds i'll their hands, and
neither of them are at all responsible for
&he delay in paying G over to the govern
ment. WM ID. NoLEN,
Collector.
In an interview by representative of
the COMM GRCIAL with DR.. Nolen, and his
subordinaGes, this morning, Frank Nolen
stated that he was preparing series Of ex-
tracts from correspOndeuce which took
place between the offics here aud the Treas
Ury Department, at the time the vessels
we're wrecked and the brandy seized, and
thereafter the design being to show that
the Department knew of the transaction,
aad ought no5 TO have bsen iguorant that
tue mouey was due to the Government. He
said there had not been any oncealment
OF the fact that this sum was IN arrears,
and that the fault was simply failure to
pay it. He also expressed the opinion that
the complaint against the Collector was al
together political move, and that except
FOR opposition of that sort Chere would have
been no fuss about it-which we under.
stand to mean that if the Collector should
desire to borrow $4,000 from the Gov
ernnlent funds which may be in his hands
it is a piece of political maiignity il
any one to interfere with his perm lnent re-
tention of the amount. Nolen (Frank) al {
said that the moley was now being raised
and would be paid over. He purposes tC
give his abstract of correspondence to the
newspapers, probably to-day
As this transaction originated in the i al
OF 1872, but was not closed up for somI
time. 1t may become an interesting qpes
tion which OF the aurefles of Collector No
ien will be held responsible, If he does no
himself pay over Uhe money. He was re-
appointed III the Spring of 1873 and d pey
bond prepared. o. bo5h the old and the
Kew one DR.. Isaac Jump, of Dover, is sur
,aty, bat the 9th er bondsmen are not tht
same. The question may bs at what eX lc
TINA the money became du, and payable tt
che Government-whethe before or aftel
Ehe execution of the new bond
Mr. Fl. f. Pickels, who MAS named in yes
-s-sss.i4y = 'slgs.'''i'- AsER;GgHSIMss Tor H.
5fospeccivs tss-1Sg SSsgancy, decded not TO max
application for the place, and withdrew hi
petition from circulation 1t is quite certai
lhat Lewis Thompson will be promptly ap
pointed Collector Nolen's successor.
Another special ageut Of the Treasury i
in town, to-day, and DR.. Jump arrived o
tile morning train from Dover.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
HArbers and the Sunday Law.

EXPRESSION OF A DETERMINATI IN TO SHAVE
ON TIE SABBATH.
Four city BARRIERS, John Parker, Fred
Oanz, Samuel Wickersham and Ned Francis,
were arraigned before the Mayor, last even
lag, charged with violation of the Sunday
law. They we're all dismissed. Parker be-
cause the Mayor thought his prosecution
spiteful one, Danz aud Wickersham on
technical grounds. and Francis because the
Mayor deemed him too drunk to have y
hearing.
This has made some of the BARRIERS de-
fant, aud some of them propose to open
out their saloons on Sunday. One barber
said to COMMERCIAL reporter this morn
ing, that he should prosecute his work next
Sabbath as during the week. This inten-
tion, if carried out, will, OF course, precipi.
tate test of the law, which legal minds
believe sufficiently explicitly worded to
positively interdict shaving on the Lords
day. In the disposition of the cases, last
evening, the Mayor did not pass upon the
merits OF the law at all.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
All because Of PuII-backs.

They were sitting together, he and she,
and he was arduously thinking what to say.
Finally he burst out with /" In this land
of noble achievements and undying glory,
the front why is it that they do not climb
the ladder of fame 2" al suppose said
she. putting her finger in her mouth, 1t
is all on account of their pull-Eacks."
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
Fire al Long BRANCH.

The Metropolitan Hotel at Long Branch,
n was totally destroyed by fire last
evening. Loss $4,000; insured for $780,
900. The surrounding buildings were
saved. The hotel had just been enlarged
aud was one OF the fines. at the Branch
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
r.ne Es.s.r-s----..e ,,ruKera

The blockade OF cars loaded with articles
for exhibition at the centennial grounds,
Philadelphia, whicn few days ago threat
ened to be- serious, has been entirely
cleared up. and now goods are being un
loaded as fast as they come in.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26

POLICE CoURT.-bernard Lapierre was,
last evening, sent over for 60 days as va
grant.
James Tillman. whose robbery of till in
Buckingham Il % 8 store was stated i'll
yesterdays COMMERCIAL, was held in 5000
for Court
Dennis Cusker and Peter Quinn, was held
i'll $500 for Court.
Isaiah Temple, for an assault upon VIM.
Harrigan with intent to KILL was also held
il. $500 for G urt.
This morning two cases of drunkenness
were disposed of with the usual fnes.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
9dtlp Commercial.
COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY.
The Temperature, To-day

as REGISTERED AT THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE
AT A A............. .4g' At A. M.........". .54
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26

Rev. Mr.. Cook, OF the Second Baptist
Church, was presented with handsome set
or furniture and a new carpet, on Monday
evening.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

EXTENSIVE FUR SALEs.-J. Lowery 4 Co.,
fur merchants Of Milford, made their
closing sale of raw fur skins, on Tuesday
last, to agents of Lol IN fur house.
The following is the invoice: $4,000 musk
rats, 20 600 rabbite, 300 coons, 436 minks,
1888 opposums, "a red fox, 80 grey fox, l3
skunks. IL cats, sc otters. These goods
were packed on Wednesday, in large cotton
sacks and shipped by the Old Dominion
Steamship Line, to New York, and then
shipped to London. This firm has dis
posed of over seventy thousand dollars
worth of raw skins within four months.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
THIRD EDITION. j..
az For late Edittons see FOurth Page.
Weather Probabilities.
Associated Press Specfal 7sIegran,


weather Probabilities.
Assoctdted FreSs Special telegram.
WARRINGTON, April probabilities for
the Middle States, stationary or falling
barometer, increasing Northwest. backing
to warmer Southwest winds, partly cloudy
weather, and possibly occasional local rains.
Financial.
Associated Press Special telegram.
NEW YORK. April 26.-Gold opened, this
morning at $1.125s
Furnished by Craige, johnson Co Bankers
and Brokers, G1h and Market streets.l
LONDON, 1890 P. NJ, April 2e.
Consols for money, 95 ZIG account 95
ZIG U. s. 5-20s of G5, 103sl els, 1091<
10'4O's, 107 new SIS of 81, 1861 Erie
common shares, 14lll preferred, 23. New
York Central 101.
FRANKFORT, April &c.
U. s. bonds of 1862, 102.
QUOTATIONS AT FHE BRANDYwINE MILLS FoA
FLOUR AND GRAIN-ooRREorED DAILY.
cahny rlour. r..........,.ss. Bo.UUCD9.U0
GAIh rlour ........-........... o.f0CUo.0U
S1pernne Flour. ur................ 4.75Cq5.76
Wheat. Observation-Disclosures. I.50
SVtn. ''......'.'. ....,......... b1c
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26

A heavy frost formed during the night,
doing injury TO fruit Of ali Kinds especially
pears.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26
atlarria9es.

SIlREINER- -CRAlG.-On the Goth instant, by
Penna, and Mrs. Sailie p. Craig, OF Wilmington.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-26

WE HAVE SOME ELEGANT NEW TYPE
w FOR letter and note headings, and have hxsd
prices exceedingly low for hnO clnss Of work at the
COMMERCIAL office.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-08

VERMONT STATE GRANGE.--Let there be a
full representation at Windsor, on Tuesday
Of next week. All members Of the order
are invited. 1t is an important meeting, as
it is the biennial election Of the officers Of
the grange. Efforts will be made to induce
Worthy Master Cotton to occupy his present
position, one that he has filled with ability
from the FIRST organization Of the grange in
1872. But if successor is chosen, it is
important that he should be one of the best
men in the grange, one who will devote the
necessary time to the work, aud one who has
the ability to carry out the objects and inten'
tions of the order. Important committees
were appointed last year, who are expected
to report at this meeting, and amendments to
the constitution of the national grange may
be presented for ratification or rejection
Let every member be present who can
Fare on railroad one way, we suppose
Board and lodging 81 per day.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-08

1t is not the best economy to cut off en-
tirely ones allowance Of book money as soon
as it becomes necessary to retrench. Let US
not starye the mind in order to continue
keeping the body luxuriantly fed and at
tired. What indulgence returns SO much
profit as tho money spent in buying books,
777nOt everything that passes ppder the name
of books but books that are books The
house that has for part Of its furniture a few
shelves laden with choice books, which tho
inmates live with aud enjoy can spare some
thing of expense in mirrors and carpets
without loss to any true end Of living, The
wise father, tho fOrecasting mother, it oblig-
ed to consult upon what they can best afford
to do without, will always reserve some pro-
portion of their resources, however reduced
for books for the children il they deny them
selves. We know how much the public Ii
brary may do for family, but there are
books which never do all the good they can
until we own them and live with them. =
Boston Adoertiser.