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THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

| THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
No movement in baseball since the Leagu,
I meeting in Cleveland has been looked forward
! to with so much interest, anticipation, and ex
| pectation as the Convention which met In Pitts
| burg Tuesday of last week. It had been waitet
| for by all the enemies of the League US the O.
/ cas!on fer the birth Of 4 new association or or
! ganzation which should prove strong rival tt
| that powerful body, and which should emboay
! in its organic law hostility which was as un-
reasoning as it was foolish, short~sighted and
! damaging to the game. It is greatly to the
! credit OF the gentlemen who met at Pittsburs
that they did not descend to fauaticism, but
confined themselves to doing what they could
to better their own condition without any desire
to follow out the paths made for them by such
blind guides as dHetner money nor reputation
| at stake. In many respects the Convention was 3
success, anu, if more of the higher class of nom
League professionals had been present, it would
have been even more SO.
The gentlemen who came together Tuesday
evening were nine in number,-oue from Canada,
Que from the Northwest. two from the South
west, two from the West, two from the East,
and one from the Middle States. The clubs rep
resented we're as follows, taking them according
to the location Of their delegates us set down
above:
Harry German, OF the Tecumseh Club, of
London, Ont, REPRESENTING his own club and
the Maple Leafs, OF Guelph, Ont.
L. Mcacham, Of the Fairbanks Club, Of Cd-
cago
Thomas McNcary, Of the Rcd Stocking Club,
OF St. Louis.
L. c. Waite, of St. Louis, representing the
San Francisco Club and the Rochester (N. ~
Club.
H. F. NcKnicht. of Pittshuro- renresen+iuo
+ha auoo,,,,.,- f,,,h - ,,;++.h-.o. +ha A1t.,-as
S,oo " iS's'n .ne 1Aee'e' ~
" neaoa1ls' Ea', Inc Essex OF buna1o, ano the
brown Stockings OF Erie.
J. A. Williams, OF Columbus, O.. representing
the R,,ckevps of that c;tr
RS C,t r., ~ r.
~ ~ " ta0 tAl4euessei' ~. L. e'uo'
". A. Cummings, OF the Live Oaks OF Lynn,
club and the Altoona tPa) club.
A n Rankin of Rroot,r, ra,roean+;,o W..
"e
~nc1se1s VI ~ u, .hc <Alash1s VI NC" 1olhs
aud the Resotutes ol Elizabeth, n. j.
OF these eighteen clubs; only sixteen were rep
resented in any vote the letters of autnor;z,-
49,, f-a,, .,,a -,,,,a. - +L.,, ha,,o-
s'on 44o.' wv o1"s' ~ 'HeAt oei'e wv sasoe W
oe soked on. :.
The strength Of the Convention in 4 moral
way was gained from the presence Of the Allc
o;ha,a,. ,,o p,o.a-a +bo Too,,n.ot ~ e..
I o"se' ~ sne r,'4-
DIMES, LUG Live YAK, ana lne Manchester Cluos,
oFRanlzaltous ol consiueEaote strengtl III pay
anu anu a!4 VI tnetn WEI! nas1eo W money aho tue
.1.l'uenee AM leepeeI y, tnt eoul.iut1es "ue1e
is.ey pay. " ttle;e the Manchester and the
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matter Of breeding tho horse, am quite cure tbs
rverssanv ss5s an to Other bng b1 2
rlsel at aay ny t:uf IN it's matter say b:iicvc
ow: it to thu fact tbst took the nrst knowIedg
There It is. Behold s the 'ni fountain from whic
our reverend friend hss qnaded those deeI
dranghts Of knowledge, Of which we are now per
runt frnit: No. And while the rest Of us hay'
been poring over the light md vain stud hook, th
Rrotane Trotttng Register and the Pr9itless pedi
truth only is to be found and thus Al last has dis
! covered the golden rule of breeding horecs ncve
before dreamed Of, and comprised IN these feN
its kind" Imagine for u moment the horse to be
rsea ssea,cG 4f a Rno and t1aa tas mystery +
the sas rsyeefsna syesaa 'oss ssho al
you can repeat the first rose that ever made. =
Could W. and the typical horse, would not ths
| in doubt on this subject either. \ search prose.
cutc1 with faith, wo assured, will lead us 10
certain descendant Of Justin, Morgan, very
bringeth forth after its Kind, aud one which win
| ". II. II. Murray.
with showing the ..roun: mah'' the trnc path to
follow; he also demonstsat the folly Of the
mistaken mistake courses he. has heretofore bndy
worth $50 perhaps, bred to horse not worth so
cents. with the hope Of getting q Lula or Gold
smith MUD! just such wild dreams as that.
know from correspondence am receiving from all
over New England, arc being entertained BY young
men Fifty thousand dollars for the invested capi-
uearken we'll. Young nan! Dreea no more to
thy so cent horses after the manner at tho Ken
! tuekan who walkrtA in darkness. Procure quickly
tug $50, 600. Cause the camel to pass swiftly
'hroush tue eye or the needle; Breed fhy rnce-
~, Nurse Win esk any iowlF spirit nnd doubtless
'"' rasefo snan III r,. .ae - enu =. pts'a'i'
NJ; ID u,,,,,a1n - A. .
,,o, "a ,,,.a - q a,h; ]; hne ta,n s,,o
nS ~ w t.f W s H. 49,: s..
Tr...s- saA "epaA t'ae"' ~ ''e oP''"V "'S
'ee"
John F. Phelps, Jr.. the owner OF the trot-
ting horses Delhi, Sadie Howe, and others, died
on the Gt Of the present month ut his resi-
dcnce, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Col. Mcdaniel has concluded to sell the race
mare Matte a recently taken to California, as
he does nut wish to incur the risk OF shipping
her home by r.,il. Although not first-rlass
racer, she should prove good broul mare,
being BY Australian out OF Minnie Mansfield
by Gicucoe.
Afr rornasE = r,ar,-,on ~ NAH. Ta- af.u,
+o natl Jn,i- t1"r.1 - ~ IL n.,I 49, os. 1s1
49,. ~ ~ ~. vasM 4aas VI nee oeth!sy uasn
1,rh+ar - i,o, - rnsi, ey nnn ~
e n1a e,,a ,a aau'ia ~ noI1. 1ooo "
Eniro..on et;, ~ NJ, n.au ~ ~ T.. nes,..
thc ow,,cr .,T H,,n,its ,tf,rs ~ at,h n3r
,.ro,net n;,har ~ ~. ab'',.n 49, 1aehf
~. nna nn ,oaif M apu,e @ ifn ~ na nao u
siSo ~, a, MI, 4,re., ~ Nv, -,
r's ,r.et - ~, ~ ~ p ~ W ~
md Sov ~ ~ Ms 7''s1s''pp' 1st'e'' De'" eeu 'an
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jectors-that Of playing no games with League
clubs-was suggested By only two delegates,
and met with 50 much opposition that it never
came to vote.
The third idea, which was opposed to League
principles, and to good policy as we'll, was the
one Which has SO pcrsistently been advocated by
the Clipper for more than year-that contracts
should not be made during players term Of
service. The matter was reported in that way
hy the Committee, but was not favored by the
Convention, Mr. Clark making an excellent aud
telling speech with good effect Finally, the
amendment was lost, and the League section
allowing contracts to be made at any time
adopted in its place.
Still another thing which was neglected, and
which NAV possibly nave bad effect was tue
failure Of the delegates to bind themselves OF
their clubs IS they should have done. No
agreement Of any kind was signed by anybody,
and the Association actually presents the anon-
alY Of au organization with constitution, play
ing rules, officers, and all the paraphernalia,
but without single club belonging to it. 4
preliminary agreement referring to what had
been done should hare bccn signed by all the
delegates empowered to do so, but, curiously
enough, nobody thoughts Of it. md the Con-
yention went home without referring to the sub
ject at ali. 1t is not creattable to the dele
gates that this is so. As the matter now stands,
IT. net r. s.dh the OF anyo9a} to SAY
May next. that being the date On which the
annual dues must be paid. Or course some Of
the clubs will send their fees to the Secretary
before that time, but there is general desire to
hold to the money, and very few pay it out un-
til obliged by regulation; therefore nobody can
say who belongs aud who does not
What makes this even more unfortunate is
that there has already been good deal OF
yagueness about the Association and who would
form it, and njudictous persons have kept writ
ing cards to the papers asserting that ''ovcr
forty clubs would he represented u; and aguin
that t.the number Of delegates will be about
fjfty,n The clubs represented having been rc-
duccd to eighteen and the delegates to niue,
there Is danger that clubs outside. of any
organization will put their tongues in their
cared for that, except for this later error, which
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shut out from the baseball arena.
A GRACEFUL ACT.
Mr.. Henry Chadwick, the we11-knoWn ball
editor, does equal honor to his head aud heart
in the following letter to Secretary Soaldtn@ Of
the Chicago Club. It Is not q little to Mr..
other feeling than that Of sympathy and friend
lness for gentleman attacked by 4 scavengcr,
as Spalding has been:
BRooK1YN, Feb, It'd. G. Spaidtng, Dear
Sir: II Is with sincere regret that hnve seen pub
lIshcd statements rstccting upon your Integrity Of
character as base. ball player While it can with
entire safety be left to your honorable record alone
sefnte any such absurd ehargs, sttl! M It IL well
seer in baseball circles should come TO the front
In TN expression OF their opinion on the subject, ~
have your former coufreres Of the Boston club and
their honorcd officers who have been go intimate
with you for years past during your terms OF club
service with them. knowing you as pitcher since
On the aed IN the coatests DUR
ing TINT peTol. it il perhaps unnecessary for me
to say that know Of no man whose integrity OF
character as u base bal! player has been more con-
spicuous or whose conduct on und of the field has
been in every respect more or m non
ora1le and manly ball-piayer and Of q gentleman.
Trnsin. that you will find it unnecessary to reply
to accusations en,anating from disappointed gam
blers aiming to n!ure you, a. they would all they
cannot make tools OF, and regrettlng that con
Temporary has 70 hastily given credence to the
published story, beg to remain. very truly yours.
UESRF CHADWICK
WRIGHT.
The Cincinnati EaYairer says:
TIE CHICAGO Tn1nuSE and Philadelphia are hav-
fn- :. liar. villain quarrel. The motors seem to
lie Al Wright at one end OF the line and Al Spatd-
ipr Il the otte. end-Allies, as it were: It Is bet
tcF than the Gabbc cipher dispatch This weeks
SUNDAY TKtECSE 1rore a nail clear through The
wicked Wright. Meanwhile we stand by with
smile, and In the language Of the prophet say,
.'Who op-la boys"
It is proper to say, by way Of information,
that it anything more IS heard from wright
TUE TRIBUNE will drive, not nail but spike,
through his reputation. The weapon IS forged.
The Chicago Saturday Herald comments on
Wright as follows:
The TRIBUNE devoted considerable space Sunday
to proving that one Al Wright. OF Philadelphia. .
noted -bs shystcr IL 10 better than be should
be-, In the abstract, it might seem that the game
vas not worth the powder but, after all, We are
inclined to think that THE TRIBUNE ia doing good
service In drumming out Of camp the scatawags
who have done all they could to render baseball
From the standpoint of society paper the
above is all right, but TaE TR1sUSE thinks that
it is a t1uty to kill a skunk whenever he begins
to perfume the grounds
ITEMS FROM REvoLVBRS.
One OF the must discouraging features "1eh
which the season Of 1877 opens is the large
number OF players Yho are under contract to
two or more clubs Sometimes these contracts
are verbal, aud again they aTe written. aud have
beeu indorsed with payments Below u gwen
q partial list Of nl&Tets who are claimed p71"o
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avn. it is possible that William Il. Doble,
Budd's father, may assist his sou, rs he did IN
1875.
AHREEDER ON MURRAY.
Some years ago, the Rev. W.. H. Il. Murray
wrote book descriptive OF his adventures III
the Adirondack Mountains. The SUBJECT was
new. the books sold well. and like many
another man, Mr.. Murray imagined that DC.
cause what lie had said on one subject was vel!
received, his utterances Oh any topic "uuio
thereafter be looked upon as pearls WltAous
nrirc. Accordingly he dashed into horse liter
AZURE. no doubt imagining that the breeders
and lovers Of fast stock were without
exception paragous Of ignorance ara
monuments OF stupidity. So long IS
IL Murray confined himself to
= fine wri,ing,'' anu dealt exclusively 10 re-
sounding phrases without expressing al opinio3
on subjects OF interest, he was not intcr1ered
with. but when hc started in to write about tue
seience OF breeding in much the same manner
that q dime novelist pictures a landscape. ne
found himself in water considerably aoose ms
cars aud to say that he was ''hfed out Is 70
express his manner Of exit from tne pealgfce
litcrati in very mild manner VI lat one OF
the guild thinks Of him may be seen III the 1ol-
loving extract from communication TO an.
Eastern monthly:
Mr., Murray approaches his topic in ep's1t
uccouuts for the valuable discoveries Hnicn ne
suhseoueutly announces *'fouug man., says
~, Murray Though what especial young man IL Is
addressed does NOT appcar, unless the Term oe col
lecriye and intended to apply to the Goaru OF Ae-
riculturel, "n have arrived at any truth II
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noeschcr, o.; hnoden >. ;: and change G
AornunS' !. T.: hunter' 6. = Dinnln, T.: !; The
average height of thas team Is ever 1eet 10
ia nonnis. There fs fhe rhn.t
~ sn,3nw in the way Of the manaoer ri tn;s
team or viii he when Rc romes r. a. HI. ,nan
toTether BRADLEY his frsf haseman +, ~
sa;ne on.. WIN ntrhct1 for The Bostnn; ar the
end Of last season. It is stated On . sood M n. a,A
accepting advances from, more than one, or
even two. clubs. II this Is so, the Tccumsehs
had much better let him go at once. 4 player
who signs two contracts is n. G. The Tcc1im-
sehs will no doubt hare as successful a season
The daily gazette., 1877-03-14

OBITUARY.-Miss Mary Miles, the
eldest daughter of the late Hezekiah
Niles, publisher for number of years
of Niles Congressional Register, died at
the Old Lays Home, in this city, on
Monday last, in the 65th year of her
age.
Miss Niles was wei educated lady,
and for a number of years taught a
private school in this city. Some of
our most respected merchants and
citizens, attending it.
Miss Niles was not charity patient
at the above institution but paid her
board regularly. The cause other death
was paralysis. Her funeral will take
place from Grace Church, tomorrow
afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-14

ROW AT SCHMUCK'S SALooN.-A Young
man, well dressed, and respectfully con-
nected, was arraigned before Mayor White
ley, this morning, charged with disorlerly
conduct and throwing tumbler at G. Ed
wards, Mr.. Schmuck's bar tender. Ed
wards stated that the young man had got
several drinks of liquor, and become very
much intoxicated, and missing diamond
pin, had thrown the tumbler The young
man said that he found the tumbler in his
hat, and being very much intoxicated he
had done what he did. The Mayor prom pt-
ly dismissed the charge, saying that he
would never infiict fine upon such COM
plant, when 1t was known that the young
man was under age, and having got drunk
on the liquor unlawfully sold him, had his
diamond pin stolen. " II is time," said the
Mayor, "that this thing was broken up"
and he was going to do 1t, as far as he was
concerned Commercial.
We hope the Mayor will carry out his
idea If he means by what he is reported
to have said the, cleaning out of this dis.
reputable place. The proprietor seems
to be myth. The officers who go to
collect judgments against him cannot
find him-he has sold liquor, as the po.
ice know. without license for long
time. And it is astonishing that he is
permitted by the owners of hotels in the
neighborhood who do have and pay fol-
their licenses. This man Schmuck failed
to get license on various occasions but
the business has been continued just as
though he had license. The house is
said to be used for several disreputable
purposes in violation of law. If "the
thing was broken up" there would be
one den less.
Since the above was written we under.
stand that a warrant has been issued fol
Schmuck.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-14
STREET MARKETS.

Butter, PRINT, ssa4o per pound; roll
33a35 do; eggs, 20cts per doz turkeys
15a17 per pound, or ST, ,5OaS2,25 each
geese, $1a1.40 each; chickens, 75a$1 25 per
pair; celery, Gallo per bunch; apples, 12a25
per half peck; sweet potatoes, 15a25 do ;
white potatoes, ,20a25 do, and ], ,2OaS1 so
per bu, pork, 12a15 h., or $40 per hid.
cheese. 12a14 h.; lemons, 2Oa25 per
doz,; oranges ~ do; apples, 15a2O
per hf. PIX; ounces, 15a25 do. pumpkins
5a0 piece; cider, 15a18 gal; turnips,
sa10 hf. PIX; sweet potatoes ,8Oa90 bas.
walnuts, 10a12 hf. PIX; sausage, 14a16 a
h.; scrapple, 8a10 do; mince meat, 2lbs,
for 25cts,; corn, 55a58 bushel; oats,
38a40 do; beef steak, 12a2O per pound,
stewing pieces, 8a16 do roast, 12a20 do,
ham, % do ; mutton chops, 16a2O; legs,
15a20; racks, 10a15; lard, 13a15 veal,
10a25 cat fish, 12a15; rock, 49, haddock
8; yellow neads, 15a25 per bunch, hal
ibut, 20; shad, 55a6O; mackerel, 15a2O
piece; lima beans, 10a15; bologna saus-
age, 15;shellbarks, per qt., squads, 3Oa35
per pair; squashes, 4a5 piece; beets, per
bunch; cabbage, 3a10; pears, 25a3O hf. PIX;
onions, Is half peck; honey, 25a35 per
pound; pigs S5asS pair sauerkraut, IS
per quart.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-14
TURKEY TO AVETWO MONTHS
GRACE.

PARIS, March 13.-The editor of
LIE Temps has had an interview with
General Ignatieff. He says Ignatieff
declared that his mission was to OBJ.
tain formal sanction to the resoIu-
tions of the conference. Russia held
to their substance, but as regards form
would accept indifferently either a
protocol emanating from the six pow-
ers or diplomatic instrument signed
by Turkey alone, but countersigned by
the powers. The protocol, by making
manifest the firm resolve of the DOW
ers to see the reforms accomplished
would give the proposals of the con-
ference the form of positive adju.
ration. Russia would not grant Tur-
key more than two months grace for
executing the reforms. When this
term expired the powers would be no
longer bound to act collectively, but
would be compelled, in virtue of the
protocol, 10 allow the free exercise
of armed Intervention by one or sew
eral powers.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-14
FIRST EDITION!

RECoGNIzED.-Ye esterday afternoon
about 6.3O O'Clock, a man called at tbe
establishment Of undertaken Fox. and
stated that he had read in one of the af-
ternoon papers the description of the
young man who was killed on the p. w
q b. R. r. on Monday night, and thought
from the description given that it was Ris
son. Mr.. Fox gave the man a permit to
see the body at the Aims House were il
had been taken, and upon seeing the
body the man at once recognized it as
that of his'son.
The name of the unfortunate man is
James Dunbar aged about Is years. He
Is son of John Dunbar residing at
Claymont and Peach streets over Third
street bridge.
The body was removed from the
Aims House back to Mr.. Fox's whence il
to his fathers residence. This morn.
ing 1t was taken appears from
his fathers statement that his
son started for Philadelphia, for the
purpose Of visiting sick relation, and
having no money got on board the freight
train where he met his death.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-14
BURNING OF MAIL MATTER.

New YORK, March 13.-Advices
have been received here (New York;
fromToledo, Ohio, that upwards of
10000 ordinary and about 500 regis
tered letters were destroyed by the
burning of the postal car attached to
Train No. 4, on the Buffalo and Chi
cago Railroad, leaving Chicago at ten
minutes to 8 A. NJ on the 9Th instant.
This train eollided with freight train
near Sedan, Indiana, the shock up
setting. the stove and burning up the
car and contents.
The registered mail lost must have
been very valuable, as this train
usually brings the bankers remittan-
ces of bonds and other collatarals, be-
sides many costly articles sent regis.
tered and for which no refund can be
obtained.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-14
Stray Waits.

The Swedish Ladies at the Opera
House this evening.
The glass has been placed in the bulk
windows 4O5 Market street.
The Y. M. C. A. meetings at the DHla-
ware engine house continues with una
bated interest,
Romeo and Juliet at the Opora House
Friday evening.
A great many families are preparing
for moving day.
The Millard club concert takes place
at the Institute Hall Saturday evening.
nYWhy is a loving mother to crying
child like Kings Good Samaritan Cough
Syrup to q bad cough or cold? Because
they both cure and remove the cause
Price 25 cents a bottle.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-14

RETURNED,-Several of the members
of the Legislative Committees of City
Council, and the Board of Education
who went down to Dover yesterday re-
turned home this morning.
One of the members of the Committee
from the Board of Education reports that
their visit was pleasant one, and the
Legislature seems disposed to allow the
same number of members in the Board
as at present, but will not make any
change in the manner of appropriations
to the Board by the City Council.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-14

The mansion of the Hon. Thomas c.
Perrin, of Abbeville, S. c., which was
recently burned, was the scene of the
lost session of the Confederate Cabi-
net. Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet
passed through the town on their re-
treat from Richmond, and were enter
tanned at this house, where, after
final consultation, they determined to
disband. The Charleston NeWs and
Courier relates that Mr.. benjamin,
Secretary of State. consulted with the
host, who had been the first man to
sign the South Carolina secession or
dinance of 1861, as to the dispersion
to be made of the great seal of the
Confederacy. Colonel Perrin urged
him to castit into the Savannah river,
which he was to cross the next day,
and it is believed that this was done,
The daily gazette., 1877-03-14

POLICE COURT. Mayor Whiteley: dis
posed of the following cases last evening,
and this morning.
James Boulden for assaulting Laura
Wilmer, required to pay costs.
William Welsh. for tine LARGELY OF
two gallons of whiskey from James o.
Conner, was dismissed.
Thomas johnson colored for corner
lounging, sentenced TO pay SO cents and
costs.
Hugh Tibo for allowing goats to run at
large sentenced to pay the costs OF the
case.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-14
NOTICES.
LlnEHlS Bitter Wine Of Iron

3 been known TO fail in the cure OF
attended with symptoms indis-
20 eXertion, loss of memory. diff =
breathing, general weakness, hor-
'sease, weak, nervous trembling,
horror of death, night sweats, cold
'kneSS, dimneSs of vision, languor,
y lassitude of the muscular sys-
1fmous appetite with dyspeptic
y, hot hands, flushing OF the BODY,
y the skin, pailid countenance and
on the face, purifying the blood
e back, heaviness of the eyelids,
plack spots flying before the ewes
porary Sufiusion and loss of sight
httention, etc. These symptoms
Rom q weakness, and to remedv v
y. f. kUNKEL'S Bitter Wine ~
neVer fails. Thousands are now
heallh who have used il. Tai,
kUNKEL'S.
of counlerfeits and base imita
kunkels Bitter Wine of Iron i,
own all over the country, drug
serves make an imitation and fr,
oii on thclr customers when they
pnkePs Bitter Wine of Iron
/ Bitter Wine of Iron is mt ny
bottles, and has a yellow wrap.
put on the outside with the nro.
Photograph on the wrapper of eacI
ways look for the photograph or
ana you will always be sire r.
.lihe. ST per bottle, or six for AZ
usslsls and dealers everywhere
FORMS REMOVED ALIVE.
MEL $ Worm Syrup never fails
rln, Seat and Stomach worms
EL, NE only successful physician
Nes rape worms in 2 hours alive
e tonat anu no Zee until removed. Com.
eaehes If Tape worm be remov,
Nv worms rms can be readily DESTROY.
Nj Wir,if CIRCULAR TO DIR. Knnkel, No
81 porr M,llh y street, Philadelphia. Pa
ST. ovr ", druggist and ask for a bottle
81 worm Syrup. Price 500, II
mar6-1m.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-14

REVIVAL MEETING. = Another dele
CATION of the Young Mems Christian
Association 60 to Christina tonight at
which place there will be preaching
by J. Wesley Sullivan.
Representative of Asbury Church
held a prayer meeting at the Phoenix
engine house last night; large attend
ance.
The Delaware engine house meeting
is increasing in interest.