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The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
TEE LOANS,
Gkixe,.s,s loans.

The Citizens Loan Association held ite
66th monthly meeting last evening. The
following amounts were disposed of in the
first! series; $4OOa31 "a, $2OOa31L, $500
8OH, $20Oa30A. The following amounts
was disposed of in the third series $3O0a
28. The following amounts were disposed
Of in the fifth series $2OOal, $1700a3OH
s50Oa32A.
At the eighth annual meeting of the Star
Loan Association held last evening at the
corner of Third and Market streets, the fol
lowing officers were elected
OFFICERS.
P. Mccullough, President; G. B. Lore,
Vice-President; Jne. F. Miller, Secretary;
P. Plnnkett, Treasurer.
DIRECTORS.
H. F. Dure, William Davidson, Jas
Monaghan, DR.. j. R. Tantum, D. H E. Kent
G. P. johnson, William Hare, Joseph Rich
srdson, James Murray.
The following statement was made for
the year ending March, 2nd, 1879.
Balance in treasury, March 4, 1875,
$500 A; received from monthly dues
22,269 600, premiums SO Os, interest
1852 "a, fines, 2e3 81, insurance 7s7 IS,
real estate, Hance Farm 325, Chambers
House, 165-Mortgage on brewery 1,s75
Loans returned 2400. Total, So, ,27l As.
Paid for loans $50, 1908 40, Withdrawals
1,036 SO, insurance 362 66, mortgages on
Hance's farm 5000, Kilroy's house, 225-
Interest accrued on mortgage, 4 So
bills receivable, 200, real estnte, Hance
farm taxes 191 80, expenses, secretary's sal
ary 2C0, 10 months rent, 63 33, recording
deeds 10, printing l3 3S, advertising 3A
sundries, 25-291 20. Balance in treasury
5,753 IS, the treasurer pays interest on s.,
900 of this balance-433,2H As.
Number of shares 94S, exhausted ,374
shareholders, 221, highest premium, ~
per cent. per annum, lowest, par, average
| per cent, per annum.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
THE FRANCIS CASE.
The Other Side Of the Story.

Last evening representative 81 IHE
HHRALD called upon Mr.. Edward Francis,
the gentleman who was on Wednesday &C.
cnsed by one Mrs. Searles Of attempting to
commit an outrage upon her person, and
learned from him in connection with the af-
fair, the statements as follows: "On the
afternoon of the day alluded to, think 1t
was about O'Clock, had occasion to GO
out into my yard and enter the out house, I
had not occupied it very long before the
door was opened, and female made her
appearance, whom, without supposfng ]
wonld be intruded upon in such place by
any one else, / at once took for my wife !;
and said to her 'Lizzie.' Ofcourse my mis-
take was soon made evident, an made an
sttempt to offer an apology but feeling so
ashamed I could hardly speak, though
when the lady turned to 20, I caught
her dress in my fingers; but did In no way
attempt further to detain her, or think Of
putting my arms around her waist, which,
80 help me God, never did.
When the lady passed out into the street,
/ came out soon after and saw her talking
with some other ladies, and swearing "she
would fix me-" requested them all to 70
on, and still protested had done nothing.
They soon walked away, and suppose that
was the last of tina circumstance, until I
was arrested. That was not drunk, as
the papers stated, can be proven. have
a wife and children, also mother, and as
true as am here tonight, did not make
an indecent assault upon Mrs. Searles."
The following is substantially the state
ment made by that lady: She was coming
along Front st., and found it necessary to en-
ter Francis, or some other allcy-way. She
said that man came out Of house, open
ing into the alley, and made indecent pro-
posals to her, whom she beat off with her
own strength, and succeeded iu escaping
from him.
The lady afterwards made complaint at
the police court, and the case was tried
there yesterday morning. The accused was
released on giving bail for 81 900 for ap-
pearance at the next term of court.
The statements made by Mr.. Francis, con.
stitutes the evidence given in at the trial in
his behalf.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
washington NOTES.

AsHINGfoN, March 2.-In the Senate,
the expiration of the morning hour,
N the considers ton of the unfinished
ness being the resolution for the admis-
OF Pinchback WA, resumed, Mr. Ed
nus, who was entNled to tire floor, said
vas not well to. day and could not 90 on
I'M Ills remarks, he therefore asked that
rlhchback resolution be laid over with
understanding that it come up as the
hished business tomorrow.
Il Morton said be would. not object but
understood that several Senators were
away this evening, and if they were
mere Tomorrow he would not ask for
her postponement of the matter. The
lest of Mr.. Adams was granted, and
llhchback resolution laid over.
T. Hatch, of the New York banking
ol Fisk u Hatch, appeared to-day
pre- the Committee of Ways and Means,
invitation from Mr.. Wood, and gave
views on the subject Of AZ per cent.
Jung bill of the Senate. lg-
took the position and fortified It by a
renee to the present quotations oi
,esrnment bonds, that the Government
NV now Is on firm basis OF per cent,
mat 1t would be impolitic and unbusi.
s,hke for the Government to undersell
own credit by Offering bonds at ~
showed that durability was one of the
thtlal clements in funding Government
uritles, and that therefore fifty-yeal
y cent, bond would sell as well in the
Net Net as thirty-year Az per cent; bond
response to questions by Mr.. Kelley,
"a, as to the policy of issuing intercon-
.lole 3.65 bonds, Mr.. Hatch disap
yea Of that scheme as one that might
Pose the Government to "a rum" ant
fEsequent insolvency. g ."t
ne Committee on Foreign Affairs ex
@ anea no witnesses to day, but passed
olutlon unanimous that they will make
report on Gen. Schenck's connection
y the Emma Mine scheme until he hal
full opportunity to be heard il
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
CENTENNIAL.
What D0ser and Her Patriotic Citizens
hare done to aid tho Fjsensess's EfOTts.


What Doser and Her Patriotic Citizens
haze done to aid tho Firenses's Eforts.
Yesterday the following letter in response
to one sent from here on the Goth ult, was
received from Dover by Joseph X. Adams
from ]. G. Comegy's, President of Centen-
nial State Commissioners, which shows that,
at least, our State Capital is as mach in
terestsd in Delaware's Centennial Building,
as the citizens of Wilmington: -
DOVER, March I'd, 1875.
MEssRs. GEO. MCCALL, j. K, ADAMS,
Fremen's Centennial Association.
GENTEMEN:--Yours Of the Goth ult. was
received last night, and have to say in re-
ply, that have already requested Mr.. Rid
die to call a ameeting of the State Commits
oners to be held at the Clayton House in
Wilmington on Wednesday the Sth inst. at
4 o'clock p. m.; and beg to say that hope
your Committee will be there at the time
mentioned, as I shall wish to leave for
Philadelphia by the next express train.
Enclosed you will find list of the contrib
Building,ss and the amount subscribed
NY CACHs 1hhHIS IAC IcfpCCtINC pOpulotlOuS
of Dover and Wilmington--the former less
than z, 800 and the latter at least 81, 900,
and your collections say at 81, 100, Dover
has contributed more than her share of the
whole collected (say 81 ,400) by over $500,
/ at which rate Wilmington ought to have
contributed quite 81 200.
| fear there will not be much collected
outside of Wilmington and Dover, though
I hope that my fears may not be realized;
at any rate, we must know by the next
meeting precisely what we can rely upon in
the way of money; for the house ought now
to be under contradictory respectfully,
your obedient servant.
/ J.C. CoMEaYs.
President Centennial State Commission
Zadock Postles $500, Manlone Hayes
1000, Rev. j. M. Williams 100, II. R. Ben
nett 100, John W. Hall 1000, Henry
Ridgely 500, James L. Hemnir 500, James
P. wild 500, Edmund Ridgely 400, Will
| liam D. Fowler 200, Charles Brown 1900,
James G. Wapley 500, George Boyer 500,
Hon. Eli Salisbury $500, Thomas j. Mar
vel 500, William G. Fountain 500, Hon.
James Williams $500, James Cowgirl &
Son 100, Thomas O. Culbreth 400, Severns
Taylor 100, Lewis Geiser LOO, John Mag
1 90, Charles Tenzler 100, Hiram Reedy
90, W. T. Ladow 100, Harper l.. Baker
200, Henry G. Collision 100, Charles G.
Babbitt 500, Frederick Williams l Loo, Cad
mus g. Benn 500, Henry A. Murray 100,
William Denney, Jr. 100, George Paris
500, Edwin NJ. Stevenson LOO, Thomas w.
Wilson 500, Richardson & Robbins 10000,
George v. Mapey 500, Hon. Nathaniel B.
Smithers 500, Thomas II. Denney 200,
John H. Bateman 100, Philip Burnett
90. Thos. s. Clark 90, VIM. E. Smith
90, John B. Pennington 400, Peter L.
Cooper 200, And. j. Wilson 100, Samuel
Wild 100, VIM. s. Wilson 100, Samuel T.
Jones l 90, El. L. Clark 100, Samuel G.
Letherbury 500, Joseph P. Camegys 20 90.
Total $3lS.00.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
The Holly Tree Inn.

Holly Tree Inns nave invariably proven
success wherever they have been started,
and show that if managed economically, an
eating house furnishing wholesome food at
low prices, cxn be sustained, without the
attachment of bar for the sale Of liquors.
That started at the corner of Market and
Water streets FIVE mouths ago under q
charter granted by the Legislature, has far
surpassed all expectations. The lrst two
months It was drag upon those who fur
nished it the means Of existence.
But since Sthat time it has continued to
Improve each month, until 1t is now pay
ing concern-the report made out by the
committee of ladies, one Of whom visits 1t
daily, shows that during last month it aver
aged thirty five cents per day over all ex-
penses.
The Manager Mr.. Charles Blundell, stated
to a HERALD representative yesterday that
the Holly Tree Inn had clearly shown that
such an institution was needed In Whining.
ton; as there are over one hundred persons
of extremely moderate circumstances, who
take meals there daily, and expcnding from
five to ten cents each run the receipts of the
house up to snug little pile during the
week. To accommodate women, many of
whom apply there for food, private room
has been fitted up, and they can take their
meals in seclusion from those in the regu-
lar dining room. At first Mr.. Blundell was
considerably troubled with noisy class of
people, but these have all sought other
quarters and the place is now quite orderly.
Within the past week six beds have been
put in the upper rooms and find large
patronage. Two Of them are in private
rooms, and the others are in large apart
ment specially intended as lodging room.
The prices for these range from twenty to
twenty five cents.
The following bill of fare shows that the
customers. can easily accommodate meal
| to their circumstances:
l cup of coffee or tea and roll, 8 cents; !
bowl OF soup and roll, s cents; plate Of hash
cents; glass of milk, 2 cents; half pie, q
cents. Lodging per night, rs cents.
| An air Of cleanliness pervades every de-
partment of the house, and furnishes COM
fort and pleasure to those who find acco-
mediation there. 1t is open from half past
five O'Clock in the morning until niue al
night.
It might be stated In this connection that
now the Inn is doing SO well, that the
ladies will soon be able to erect new build
ing, which they stated at the inception O.
the movement, it was their. intention to Dc
AZ soon as they were fully satisfied that thu
Institution would pay, which 1t now GER
tainly does.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
N4ssdau School Anniversary.

Never in the history of Asbury N. E.
Church has there been gathering within
its walls larger than that which assembled
last evening to witness the Sunday School
Missionary Anniversary. There were fully
fourteen hundred persons present. The eX-
ercises opened with singing by the school
and was followed with prayer by Rev. Mr..
Kramer, pastor of the church. Then fol-
lowed that beautiful little Sunday school
hymn "Work for Jesus" which was
rendered by the entire school, giving the
chorus fine effect. The address of Rev.
Mr.. Kramer was confined chiefly to tha
condition of the school, showing the effect
i've work that it had accomplished in the
missionary cause. He admonished the
children to continue in the work, and let
what they had already done be the incen-
tive for continued effort. The singing by
the infant class, was in the manner of sing
ing peculiar to children of tender years,
and evoked smiles and words of approval.
The address of Rev. j. b. Mann, of New
Castle, was attentively listened to. To
Esquire Geo. :. Hagany, beautifully
bound volume OF "Sweet Songs of Zion"
was presented in behalf of his bible class,
by Rev. Mr.. Kramer. Mr.. Hagany re-
sponded by thanking the class kindly for
This token of appreciation. The report of
| the Secretary of the school was read by
Mr.. Charlie Beadell, which showed that the
school had accomplished a great deal for
the missionary cause within the past year.
An address was delivered by Rev. &. X.
Brister, and after futher exercises the meet
| ing was dismissed with the benedicti0n.
The decorations of the church were as
fine as ever seen in Wilmington. lu the
pulpit recess was erected a temporary
platform, upon which were seated thirty
two little girls all dressed in white, and
surrounding them were the boys; the plat
form was prolusely ornameated with bunt-
! ing and floral decorations, appearing above
all of which was picture Of George
Washington upon silken banner.
It produced splendid effect and was
greatly admired. An evidence Of the ap-
probation Of the audieuce were the mauy
boquets contributed to the children.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
A Novel Ghost,

Wednesday evening at late hour, as
young man living i'll the neighborhood OF
McDowellville, was passing by Brandywiue
Cemetery, on Delaware Avenue he became
greatly alarmed at white object perched
upon the railing. Thoughts OF hobgoblins
fitted through his mind In rapid
succession, and he sought safety in flight.
Meeting gentleman few squares further
on he related to him what lie had seen, and
the two repaired to the place aud found
that the object Of alarm wac y large white
cat, that had, perhaps. takeu this lofty po-.
sitlop to sing some gentle cat refrain to a
ate upon the palings on the opposite side
of the street,
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
Ossr Fire Department.

Last evening at council, Mr.. Lynch hand
d in the annual report of the Fire Com
mittce, which is in substance as follows
Upon visit on Tuesday evening, we found
the Department in excellent order. We were
received by the members of the different
companies with great kindness. A high
gentlemanly tone seemed to pervade the en-
tire Department. We are of the opinion that
our Department, considering the facilities ut
their command, has no superior in the
United States, either volunteers or paid.
1t is, we think, fully prepared to combat
any ordinary fire that may occur, but in
case of serious conAagration, we are
afraid that there Is not sufficient quantity
of hose at their command, and we think
that it would be wisdom on our part to pur-
chase suitable quantity Of hose, SO as to
have It on hand In case Of emergency.
We also think that the fire bell should lie
higher SO as to throw out q better sound,
for In its present condition 1t is no benefit
to the department. We earnestly recon-
mend that donation be made to the Wash
ington Fire Company to assist them to
repair their Hook and Ladder Truck. We
also recommend that fire alarm telegraph
be introduced into our city as soon as pos
sible, as 1t might be the means Of saving y
vast amount of property.
Our First Department consists of 412 &C
tive members and steam fire engines,
hose carriages, l hook and ladder truck,
$3.50 feet Of hose, 800 feet Of 1t being
first class gum hose the balance being light
er. .
The horses belonging to the different
companies are all well aud ready for ser.
vice at a moments notice, as 1t was fully
demonstrated to us that they could be
hitchel up to the engine and leave the house
In ten seconds. The houses of the different
companies with one exception are in goot
condition and credit to our city.
I'tf .Y"r TEE COMMITTEE.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
Educational,

In to-day's issue of THE HERALD, at
tention Is called to an advertisement Of
Rugby Academy. The spring term Of this
excellent educational institution will com
mence on Monday, March 49,. The Prin-
cipal, DR.. Samuel W. Murphy, has lab0red
assiduously to make his school the ptade
of the city, and he has succeeded ip every
respect. Rugby has been we'll filed during
the winter, but there is yet room for few
more pupils, aud those who desire to place
their children where they will receive
careful instruction., will find it to their
interest to call on the doctor.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
ONE CENT.
M1ssOT Locals.

!
Ridges Food for Infants and Invaldis.
See advertisement.
Many Of the streets of Wilmington sadly
need the attention Of the Street Commit
tee. = e JOB r. -. ..fEt., ''|
It is still matter of considerable con-
lecture - to what will be erected on the old
college grounds. rs
There is a srong disposition noticeable
| upon the part of our merchants to brush up
for the spring trade. A.a. .'
The Schooner Margaret Platter, is now
loading with powder at E. j. Dupont's
wharf, which will be taken to New York
city. all Ci Sa'f 7, ra. l'
!. Chester has an average of twenty five
dodgers nightly in the station house, which
the "News" of that place calls the "cholera
den." ..D' s"' l
The banks Of the Brandywine furnishes
greater portion of the stone used in build
Ing about Wilmington and paving the
streets.
On Wednesday evening the schooner j.
J. Moore arrived here from Portland Maine,
with cargo of 500 Aons of ice for Messrs.
Conrow & Son..
The sight Of Henry, the bootblack, at the
depot yesterday, conyersing with man
over six feet in height, upon the currency,
question, amused great many. ',
A down country gentleman wrote to q
friend in this city few days since, "Your
id poerhouse postal card has been re-
ceived." It was the old style, and DISCUS
ted the recipient.
One of the leading butchers in the Sec
-, t., Aokn hat khn
erection of the new market will be worth
thousands of dollars year to the various
branches of business down IN that section.
What might be called pure Qrlt was
witnessed yesterday morning on Delaware
avenue, when man performed his ablu-
tions in the fountain situated at the juno
tien of Delaware and Pennsylvania avenues.
The philosophy Of many physicians that
mild winter is the most unhealthy one,
does not apply to Wilmington. The death
rate will not show for the past winter
higher average than in the severe winters
of 1912 or 1S74-75.
Yesterday morning steam was applied to
the machinery of the new steamship Al
gicrs, now almost completed at the yards
Of II. IL H. Co. Everything worked admi-
rably. The ship will be ready to sail in a
few days, inside the contract time.
The denotations of Tom cats wall shot
out upon the air last evening like bolt Of
creased lightning athwart the Orient, from
the corner of shipley and Seventh streets
in horror 1t drew to the spot two po-
licemen and one citizen, each heavily
armed.
The young man who with his blushing
sweetheart went into the Holly Tree Inn
yesterday and called for chicken crOquets
found out that he could not be accommoda-
ted there. And when the caterer Offered
them rusk and bowl of bean soup for
five cents, they called for two spoons and
went at it in a manner that indicated good
appetites.
The profits Of Dougherty's lecture, $ls.os
have been been turned into the Centennial
Building Fund, and the following subscrip
tions have been received: Cary 6; Mari,
$40; Mrs. John H. Warner, of Baltimore,
SIS; H. Robinson, of Baltimore, IS; Samuel
Hannah, 50; G. c. Ward, SIS; Cash, 81;
VIM. McMenamiu, $40. Total, ,including the
amount from Dover, 81 ,4S2 O4. ..-.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
A Horrible DlaSt0r.

PORTLAND, March "A steam mud dig
otnp scow, which has been engaged for some
time past in removing the distractions in
The Columbia river, at Omatilla rapids,
blew up Yesterday with terrific force. The
scow, which was wooden, was blown COM
pletely to pieces,
One laborer was killed two received fatal
injuries, and twelve are missing, ana are
away. There are contradictory stories
afoat concerning the explosion. 1t Is not
certain whether boiler OF the scow burst or
a package of giant powder, used IN the re-
moving operation, exploded.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03


From the Burlington Hawkeye.]
A left-handed man on North Hill rushed
ont Yesterday afternoon to chain pump to
pst a bucket Of water. He made some
iii.natured remarks about men making
pumps wrong side to and commenced to
grind. He turned and turned and turned,
and ground and ground, and stopped and
rested, and talked softly to himself, and
ground again, and kicked the pump, and
took off the lid and looked down into the
cistern, and put on the lid. and sat down
to think, and got up and turned the crank
and sweat and kicked the pump again, ana
there hung that bucket as innocent OF mols-
ture as an independent political reformer OF
truth. And there came woman to the
back door, and voice fell like falling
star: "Turn that crank the other way,
YOU stupid thing or you won't get any
water tonight. . ..-,
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
CONDENSED TELEGRAMH.

!, y IS stated In Chicago that the President
secretary Bristow are in full accord
karo'ng the whisky ring prosecutions.
Coi. Forney will deliver his address on
centennial experience in Europe, before
legislature of Pennsylvania.
aat "mtslow the Boston forger looks pale and
I,elated, and he has decided not to ap-
against the extradition. ts..
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
p A Mach Needed Improvement.

The city authorities could have performed
no work more needed than that which they
have completed on the Newport pike. Pc
fore this work begun It was in terrible
condition, and by the repairing Of that por-
ton of it within the city limits, q much
needed improvement has been made. ::
The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
A Terrible Explosion.

SAN FRANCISCO, March IA despatch
from Portland, Oregon, says steam seow,
engaged in removing the distractions at
Umatilla rapids, Columbia river blew up
Yesterday, some say the boiler burst, and
others say that a package Of giant powder
exploded. The boat was blown to pieces
One man was killed, and two fatally in,
iured, and twelve are missing, supposed tc
nave been blown into the river.