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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-11
the association al the Austin stock convention,
in February next.
A subscription list was then formed for gen.
eral expenses, as follows:

After the presentation to Mr.. Moss noted to
elsewhere, and vote Of thanks returned to
the members of the merchant exchange for use
oftheir rooms, the meeting adjourned until the
first Wednesday in June.
Mr.. H. Ryder-Taylor appeared as official
reporter for the association and acted as deputy
secretary.
TESTIMONIAL To Mr.. J. P. MOSS.
At the close of the Texas State Wool Crow
er's association this morning, veryi Interesting
ceremony took place, that OF the presentation
of a handsome silver jug and goblet toMr. P. J.
Moss, in recognition of his services as secre-
tary of the association.
Mr.. Kent in making the presentation, said
he was commissioned to present for his accept
ance the jug and goblet on the table. 1t was
given by the association as some slight recog-
milton of his services as secretary to the asso-
citation. The association owed much to Mr..
Moss, their relation had been always Of an
agreeable character, and they hoped that they
would long continue.
He had to ask his acceptance of this
pitcher, and that it might serve as memento
Of this pleasant occasion, until they were all
rounded up" as Aockmasters into the folds
Of the Divine fockmaster. -,..s
Mr.. Moss who was visibly affected and
much applauded, said that surprised as he
was by this kindness, he could scarcely be ex-
pected to say much. He heartily thanked all
present for their kindness, and begged that
they would excuse him saying anything more
than returning his thanks.
The jug and goblet is very fine, handsome
piece Of plate, and bears the inscription: Pre-
sented to T. J. Moss by the T. W. G. Asso-
citation, January nth, 1882.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
PHILADELPHIA NOTES.

A meeting of the Board of Port Wardens
and representatives of the various CONNER
cial interests of this city is to be held to-
morrow to consider a code of rules adopted
by the Wardens for regulating the pilotage
system.
The Executive Committee of the Citizens
Republican Association Of Pennsylvania
have issued a call to the Independent Re
publicans of Pennsylvania to send delegates
to an Independent convention to be held on
May 24.
The annual session of the Supreme Lodge,
Independent Order of Mechanics, was begun
last night. The Order has membership in
various States of 6,l27. Thomas T. Clegg
was elected Supreme Ruler.
At Oakdale Park, yesterday, the second
game for the championship Of the American
Base Ball Association came off between the
Athletic and Baltimore clubs, resulting in a
victory for the former by a score of { to q.
Isaac D. Marks of No. PAL Bolton street,
took dose of laudanum on Tuesday with
suicidal intent, and died yesterday. In a
letter he says he was driven to the act
through poverty. He leaves wife and five
children.
Judge Thayer yesterday refused TO grant
a new trial in the casa Of Patrick Kelly and
wife VS.. the HestonviIle, Mantua and Fair
mount Railway Company, verdict Of
81, 500 having been rendered for the plain
titis, whose son was killed by car Of the
defendant by falling under the wheels from
the front platform while the car was in mo-
ton The judge held that it was the duty
of the servants of a passenger railway com
pany TO prevent children of tender wears
from getting on or riding on the unenclosed
front platform of car, whether the child
has paid for passage or is riding gratui-
tously.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
MEETING OF BAPrIsTs.
Semi-Annunl Session of the Delaware
Baptist Union Next Week.

On Tuesday and Wednesday next the
semi-annual meeting of tho Delaware Bap-
tist Union Comprising the Baptish Churches
of this State and Delaware county, Pa, }
will be held In the new Baptist Church in
Camden, Del.
Rev. A. G. Thomas of Chester will pre-
side, and each church is entitled TO five dele
gates, including their pastor. Each Sunday
school will appoint three delegates, includ-
ing the superintendent and three alternates.
On Tuesday afternoon committees Will be
appointed and the reports Of churches and
Rev. J. T. Craig, missionary Of the A. B. p.
s., for this State and Delaware county, Pa,
and Henry G. Jones, missionary Of the A..
b. p. s., for Delaware, will be read and dis
cussed.
Rev. John Brooks of North Chester
will preach i'm the evening, and ad-
dresses will be made by Rev. Thomas Swain,
d. d., of Philadelphia, and Rev. r. NJ.
Luther, missionary from Burmah. Mr..
Swain will speak upon the responsibility in
religious work and Mr.. Luther's remarks
will be devoted TO the question care
Foreign Missions Paying Investment, and
who should Invest Z"
The Sunday School Institute will meet on
Wednesday morning, the programme being
as follows Report of the committee on
Sunday School Institute, Rev. +. /.
McKeever, chairman; address by Rev. B. G.
Parker, Dover; discussion by pastors, "IIow
may the Superintendent of the Sunday
School Aid the Pastorl' discussion by
superintendents, elbow May the Pastor
Help the Superintendent I" address by Rev.
g. w. Bishop Of Marcus Hook, Pa; chalk
lesson by Professor NJ. Heath, A. NJ, of
New Castle.
At the meeting in the afternoon church
work win be considered and addresses will
he made as follows Rev j. T. Craig of
Wilmington, "The Duty of United Effort on
the Part of Our Churches for the Common
Cause of Truth :" Rev. A. G. Thomas of
Chester, Pa, "The Importance of the
Prayer Meeting and the Best Method of
Conducting 1t :" Rev. Miller Jones of
Village Green, Pa, "Prayerful Preparation
for the Holy Spirit an Essential Condition Of
Church Prosperity; Rev. w. r. Patton of
Media, Pa, "The Value of a Higher Educa-
ton to Church Interests - Rev. X. Il. Cook
of Wilmington, "lIistorical Fragments"
Concluding services will be held in the
evening, Rev, H. l.. Wayland, D. D., edi-
tor of the National Baptist, of Philadelphia,
will deliver an address ON "Religious Ltera-
turc." A sermon will be preached by Prof
Pepper of CroZier Theological Seminary,
and closing speeches will be made by Rev,
IL. b. Harper, Of South Chester and others.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
What was Done in Both Houses of Con-
gress Yesterday.

BfehS 1eSLefdays
In the Senate Mr.. Voorhees, offered a res
olution for the appointment of committee
to investigate whether improper influences
have been brought to bear upon any Senator
in regard to the bill pending before the
Finance Committee, to amend the laws in re
ation to distilled spirits in special bonded
warehouses. lie asked present consideration
of the resolution, but Mr.. Morrill, objected,
and ii went over. The bill repeating the
statute prohibiting appointments of ex-Con-
federates in the army and navy Mr.. ingalls,
moved to amend so as to continue the
statute, but to contne the prohibition to
officers who left the army or navy to enter
the Confederate serXice, and he moved to
commit the bill and amendment. After
discussion by Messrs. salisbury, Garland,
Ingalls,, Butler, Voorhees, and Hawley, the
bill then went over until to-day. The Court
of Appeals bill was considered, but not
finally acted upon. The House amendments
to the bill for the sale of the Miami lands in
Kansas were occurred in. Adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Henderson of Illinois,
chairman of the Committee on Military, to
which was referred the Presidents message
relative to lawlessness in Arizona, reported
bill to allow the United States troops to be
used as a posse comidtUS in any Territory on
requisition of the Governor thereof. After
SOIle TCHldIhS Dy AlGfnTs' hdHNliil hiu
Hewitt the bill was ordered printed and re,
committed. Bills were reported to increase
the efficiency of the Signal Corps Of the
army to authorize the consolidation of rail
road companies in the Territories for thC
relief of Ben Holiday, and to aid in deiray
ing the expenses of the Centennial cclcbra
tiOn to be held in New York next year. Mr.
Updegraff, from the Committee on Law
Respecting the Election Of President and
Vice President, presented a bill and report
which were ordered to be printed and re
committed. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole on the Tariff Com
mission bill Mcssrs. Springer of Illinois
Blackburn of Kentucky, Cox Of New York
and Flower of New York, opposed the bill
and it was supported by Messrs. Kenna oi
West Virginia, and Burrows of Michigan
The committee then rose. The speaker all
nOuneed the enrolment OF the Chinese
bill and affixed his signature to it. Ad
iOurued.
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L., THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1882.
pEACH CROP PROMISES.
Every Indication of Large Yield In Della
ware.
New York Times Dover Letter.

New York Times Dover Letter.
The correspondent of the Times was fortu-
nate enough 10 meet to-day, while here, with
T.. Il. Cochran, the county clerk, who is one
of the most active business men in this
county, largely engaged in the cult
walton of peaches, and member of
a family famous in this State as peach
growers. So extensive has been the interest
of the Messrs. Cochran in the cultivation of
peaches that they have on more than
one occasion picked and shipped to market
upward of 30 carloads Of peaches In single
day, and of the remarkable peach crop of
1868, when upward of 5,000,0O0 baskets of
peaches were picked and shipped to the mar
kets from this Peninsula fully 100000
baskets were produced by the Cochran
families. OF course he could tell all about
the peach outlook of st. Georges hundred,
the great peach district of New Castle
county, which he kindly did.
Many orchards, he said, had been pulled
up and the lands which they occupied were
converted into grain and grass fields, but 10
or Is per cent. of t c tillable lands are yet
devoted to the cultivation of peaches, and
those who have peach or hards here cult
vate them with the usual degree of in
telligent care bestowed on any crop they en-
deavor to produce, and consequently full
crop of healthy peaches is expected on the
orchards now standing. As there are nearly
half as many peach trees In bearing now as in
1868, and what is now in bearing will
average larger than in that year, fully half as
many peaches may be expected this year as
then. In that season the yield of St.
Georges hundred was about 1000 900 of
baskets, consequently l,00O,00 baskets may
be looked for this season, should the belief
current in Middletown be correct, that the
trees are still healthy arl us capable of
producing great crop now as the trees of
that year were capable OF and did produce in
1868.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
Eastern shore steamboat Company

A committee has been appointed by the
merchants and farmers interested in the pro-
ject Of buying out the Eastern Shore Steam
Mr.. j. T. Iausc,vice president of the Harlan
& Hollingsworth Company of Wilmington,
who are the largest owners of the steamboat
stock, and to make an offer for the purchase
of the company, as they consider the price
set, S210 900, too high. Among steamboat
men in Baltimore the price is looked upon
as exceedingly low. 1t is not thought that
the company will sell out for less, and it is
believed in Baltimore that the whole affair
will soon blow over without any change
being made IN the present company or an
opposition line being started as at first pro-
posed.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
A Kent Opinion.
rSmNrnn Thnes to-day. ]


The Dover gentlemen composing the
"central ring" are on top their stalwartism
is of that pronounced type that is smiled on
approvingly at the White House. The vii.
mington factions have the satisfaction
of knowing that the Dover gentlemen
are more skillful in pulling the wires
than they, in their combined wisdom
The people of Wilmington were not inter.
osted in or asking for change, but factional
preferences had to be aceeded to. There was
10 objection to Mr.. Pyle as an officer, but
the spoils must be considered. Mr.. Pyle had
held the Office over two terms, and why, il
was asked, should he have u life tenure
when there are other men as capable as h,
to administer it Z! Major Swiggett, his sue
cessor, the candidate of the Bird as againsr
the Higgins faction is acknowledged to be
worthy and capable man. Now will the lit
tie hatchets be buried
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
IN DEMOCRATIC WARDS.

Meetings Last Night In the First, Second
and Fourth Wards-Preparing for the
City Fight.
At meeting of the Second ward Demo-
Gratis at the FELTON, House, last evening,
Daniel Callahan was elected judge of the
nominating election and it was decided to
request the candidates for Mayor to select
judges also. The Committee ON Candidates
for City Council reported the names OF
Lewis c. Sasse, John MclIugh and William
II. Quinn. The report was accepted. 1t
was decided to hold the nominating election
for ward officers Saturday, May 20, between
the hours of 4 and z p. IN.
The only business of Importance trans
acted IN the Fourth ward last night was the
accepting of the resignation of JAS. P. Hayes
as chairman of the Executive Committee
and the election of Councilman Payntel
to the position. Another meeting will be
held in Spnger Hall ON Wednesday night.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
-s~H~"-
FELTON, FACTS,
Talk of Canning and Making Cans-The
FELTON, Seminary-Other Notes of In
tereRt


FELTON, Seminary-Other Notes of In
terest.
Especial correspondence of the Gazettc.l
FELTON,, May 4.-Farmers are busy in
this locality planting corn.
Peck, Clifton " Co., proprietors of the
FELTON, canning establishment, are running
n full force of can makers, manufacturing
about 1900 cans daily. They propose to
put up son, 900 cans. jarrett u Peck whose
factory is located about one mile southwest
of FELTON,, will put up 10000. Their cans
will be manufactured at FELTON, by Peck,
Clifton & Co.
Notwithstanding the heavy frosts and
cool nights which we have experienced here
of late the prospect for a good harvest of
peaches in this locality is very promising
so say practical peach growers.
FELTON, Seminary is in very flourishing
condition. Mr.. Hunt, its new principal, is a
gentleman of classical education and halls
from the Empire State. He has about 20
pupils.
james Hubbard's basket and crate factory
is running on full time. He has now in his
employ about rs basket makers, three Of
whom are residents of Smyrna, and who
make from 200 to 225 baskets day. He
will begin the manufacturing of strawberry
baskets next week with large force OF
women. 1t seems an utter impossibility To
supply the demands for the latter article.
Mongar Il Dunleary are driving an eXten-
sive business in the carriage works at this
place. w. ii. Burnite proposes to erect a
Williams Evaporator on his farm, near this
place for the purpose Of drying his peaches,
instead of shipping. There will also be
erected in this town the coming season a
large number Of buildings.
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4 nays SLOCAL NEWS.
.oo ne NOTE WITHIN The
lolNe0 CITY LIMITS.
ur R1Ds FOR THE ALMsHOuSE'
Inv the shields Library
ptertainlile" Music. a Banquet and u

.,,,nc tbc Shields Library Associa-
lasl l,,Trniri ei,n lis nineteenth anniversary III III
pu waning vv'ri manner, the exercises peins u.
ehlel.s,JJ'" ehsnJ nature. The association re,
Ns,aJ sn,J nm two large rooms In the tliru
P'ly ll,is" GMo Sayillc Building, and took pos
Pry % ',' the 9jlh of March. The iirst
son a,or "" in which the library is located,
Pm a,D,si nD with bright-hgured Brussels i
su,''' -, and the walls are han1soihely
pFN ' Tbc carpet was furnished by
,iu sNl' r sharp, the painting was
llaI " Clark IL Company. ). ~.
= g w had charge Of the paper
lgl'u" The % cas Oxturcs were furnished
g,"s aa,brap 4 Bro. and put in by members
,%e ' o.spriaton. Mccartney " henney
,m ,i1oS curtains and W, Il. McElwee made
,,no% ne,r, Rack of the presidents desk on
0"it o,"n /. ncatly.lcttered scroll ON which
,',Iar,d N%n ,br aimonition to " BE just and
', u Tai & " and below It tasty monogram
,ol5 letter-eS, l.. A."
Sc % rsrIy portion of the evening was
aoJ I IN listening to instrumental music
,i.beJ by Richie and Worth. About .
|Iock lcnthy programme of vocal music
Rotations was begun, concluding at ii
lmk .,,
welcomed the visitors TO take part In
evenings enjoyment. He said the
a lety had been started just nineteen years
,rc by seven or eight young men and had
oapdcd remarkably well. Much of its
rc... he remarked, was largely due to
ladies. M
seph j. Fcathcrstone sang "Over the
tfn Wall, +" "Good-Bye at the Door" and
Dsokrn Words" Joseph Bonner gave
mp Back 10 Erin" THE Sexton" and
Her Back and Kiss Herr" w. Il. Wal
SOLO al Love Thee" w. A. Kelley,
"The Bridge" and Messrs. Walters
Bonner. "Larhoard Watch" D. l.. Or
bl sang French song written by Balfe,
also rrciicd humorous original sermon
posed to have been delivered by an old
lch preacher in Philadelphia during the
ution The same gentleman recited
selections from Poe's poems, "The
|m' and "Ihc Bells" Prof. Sharks
bkhcl most Of the piano accompaniment
gave an instrumental solo, "Bluc Bells
co'land'
ho1ly after II O'Clock the party, con-
lg Of about ljO ladies and gentlemen,
invited to proceed to the Clayton House
ng room, where bountiful and sub
tal supper awaited them, occupying
attention until midnight. Returning
ehl, dancing was commenced in the
room Of the associations quarters and
inQd several hours.
the intention to provide the room used
edanccrs last evening with a pool table
ne tpor will remain uncarpeted.
b. Association officers are; President,
Name; Vice-President, John NJ. Can
corresponding Secretary, James W.
IIekcy, Recording Secretary, p. j.
nNgham' Financial Secretary, James
Cannon Treasurer, ID. w. Mullen;
farlan, Joseph W. Walburg; Assistant
aran Thomas Kelleher; Directors,
na' llannigan, Joseph A. Hagan, T. w.
H. JoinJ ilancy, and John p. Kchoe
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
The Alleged Colnprimise.

To the Editor of the Gazette Il desire to
make brief statement with reference to a
statement in yesterdays Eseyy Epening.
First permit me to say that believe that
Mr.. Sharpley is to-day and has been q
stronger candidate than Mr.. Carpenter and
would run better before the people. All OF
Mr.. Sharpley's friends think so and
there is not nor has there been, nor
will there be any weakening on the part of
his friends. As to the proposed compromise
slate spoken of in Ere,y Eseniag, it was a
suggestion merely which did not originate
with me, but came from some gentlemen
who are neutral between Messrs. Sharpley
and Carpenter. Mr.. Sharpley had nothing
more to do with this matter than the man
in the moon. Yours Truly.
II n TrrDNpp
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
Col. Onny,s New Paper.

Col. Quay finds its difficult 10 start daily
in Philadelphia though he has at his call
more than a quarter of a million on which
to run a regular Republican metropolitan
daily. His offer of S50, 900 cash to get into
the Associate Press Syndicate, composed OF
six journals, was ON Saturday last refused,
He will now have to buy out one Mt his own
figures, or go on without the associate press
news. The Press and the Times are not fol
sale. We hear that $3.50, 900 was offered for
the Press and refused. The Times, it is
said, pays 40 per cent. on 5000, 900 invested
and this after most liberal salaries to the
editorial staff, Col. Mcclure and Mr..
Mclaughlin [thc latter business manager)
each getting salary of Sl2 900 Il wear. The
Press pays out about 81 900 week for staff
work
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
ALMSHOUsE BIDS.
Opening of tic Revised Proposals for the
Erection of the New AlmshOuse and
Insane AsylunI.


Erection of the New Almshouse and
Insane Asylum.
Proposals for the erection of the new
Almshousc were again opened by the Build
ing Committee yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock. The bids were opened two weeks
ago, but the plans had been too expensive
and n revision was necessary. The plans
differ from the old ones in that the two side
wings of the Almshouse have been taken off
and the L-shaped addition to the insane
asylum done away with Out Of those who
had bid on the previous occasion all sent in
proposals except Harry Lape. They were as
follows:
Archibald Given, Sl71 ,045: J. R. D.
Seeds & Son, Sl49,900; Ferree IL Bro, S141,- :
300; G. l.. Jcmison, Si56,HS; Hyde q
johnson. Sl53,O00; =. Chandler, S157, ,150 !;
Ogle s; Mitchell, Sl76,45S.
With the exception of the Ferrce Brothers,
who are from Ashland, and Mr.. Jemison,
who is from New Castle, all the bidders re-
side in this city.
The Building Committee after opening the
bids held session and decided to recon-
mend to the Board of Trustees at the meet
ing to-day, that the proposals of Messrs
johnson Il Hyde, j. II. ID. Seeds d Son and
T. w. Fcrree " Bro, the lowest bidders, be
accepted.
Ferree IL Bro, whose bid is the lowest, are
comparative strangers in this city, though
they have been extensively engaged in build
ing for number of years. The Garrett
snuff mills and the Landenberg mills on the
Delaware Western railroad and the new
Baptist Church at Willistown, Chester
county, are fine specimens Of their work.
The proposals which were opened Tues
day, April p, but rejected as being too high,
were as follows: Harry Lape, S3i4, ,s96. A;
/ Thomas NJ Opln AZ No Sj35 AT AZ. ! II
johnson and Joseph Hyde, S333 10000; p.
Chandler, S223, ,74G. 90; A. Given, S222, 10000;
Seeds Il Son, S2l6, 100000; +. II. Jcmison,
S2ll 100000; T. w. Ferree, S2l0, 0,000.00.
The Board of Trustees of the Poor met at
10 O'Clock to-day at the Almshouse to con
slider the proposals.
Ltomtinucd in second edition..
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
Prizes at 81. pntrIels,s Fair.

The fair now in progress in the basement
of st. Patrick's II. c. Church Is well at
tended nightly and much interest is centered
in the clancing off Of numerous articles.
The lucky winners last night and the prizes
won at the difIerens tables were as follows;
No. Q, Lizzie Liysey, II tidy. No. ,, Hugh
Turner, vases; Maggie Ryan, clock. No.
4, Jennie Cruthers, tidy. No. 8, j. j. Cox
a lamp No. g. Mrs. G. Ginder, vases. No
Z, James Smith, silver cuspidore. No. s.
Lizzie Garrity, pin-cushion; Kate A. Gar
rity, vases. A number of articles will be
CHANGED tonight.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
DeeOrntion SerYices.

meeting Of the Memorial Committee
.}h T. roS, aud representatives from the
'"'lcN Al The Clayton House last even
~, WAS S, decided at the request Of Eli
XVI laal the public decoration services
"a! "u would be held mt the monument.
Ssd Ssrgrd to invite United States Dis
,.,g. S,g,,'nry John e. Patterson and
C',,.' r., w. >; McNair to deliver addresses,
vsr .'Ps'Il John Carroll was appointed to
ma, " 'Ile speakers the wishes of the
r"a5, aj,,' Richard Heritage was appointed
ilIaia 3,''vs W. va printing and also ON flags.
'I4i "l,t llckelS will arrange the musical
VI t''' Programme.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
Smyth Posts Floys

n rI'ylrc ,t. A; Hart " Co. of No. 1873 North
I'M bi,yr'' ,, Philadelphia, have shipped to
.",a5 al>I No. q. A. L., the flags TO be
linz r, d, Their camp fire on Monday
G,r "Va'' They are 20 in number. The
BERN Sa a,i n "i white silk of the fish tail
Ilnrr,,.aI a,a Ehown in q. A. r. circles AZ
IiG@I ,T'',r " nag There is also State and
\ 7 Th "'s, , Two guidons and "a corps
small II, ,.,, i.,st %lll also be the recipients
The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
A remnernnce Address.

Mr.. Robert Graham of Manchester, agent
of the Church Temperance Society, who has
labored with great success both in England
and in the United States, visits Wilmington,
by invitation tonight. From many places
visited by Mr.. Graham, testimony is borne to
the deep and favorable impression made by
his manner of presenting thisimportant sub
jcct. lie will deliver an address tonight in
st. Andrews Church, Eighth and Shipley
streets, at s O'Clock. An invitation is eX-
tended to all to be present.