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The Wilmingtonian., 1886-09-11
To the Public.

AS NOMINATIONS depend largely
upon the caprice of the election officers, l
have decided not to enter the nominating
contest OF next TODAY but will be a
candidate for the Legislature from Whining
ton hundIed on ihe platform of District Rep
reseutation, Local Option, Legalized Nomi-
natious. w. n. MCCORMICK.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-09-11

Mr. A Fueger, COG Walnut street, St.
Louis, Mo-, suffered for two years with lum.
bago, and was confined to his bed for sever.
al months. He was entiiely cured by the
use of st. Jacobs OIL, VIII ch he says is also
the best cure for sprains and all other pains.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-09-11
Private school.

Miss HaunGh P. Dennison, formerly "a
Public School teacher, has taken the school
lately taught by Miss Annie Crawford and
has m wed the same to No. 3O5 W. Fourth
street, between West and Tatnall streets.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-09-11

Mrs. F. W, Ingham, Are " Madison street,
Chicago, ILL.,, recommends Red Star Cough
Cure, few doses of which gave her entire
relief from violent cold. Price, 25 cents.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-09-11
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The Wilmingtonian., 1886-09-11

Plain white translucent China tea sets,
very thin, square tea pot, sugar and cream,
open handle cake plates and low shape cups.
Quality much better than the Bohemian or
Carlsbad China, aud fully as pretty as the
French "A p eces, s7.5O Sc pieces, $3.50.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-09-11
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New-York tribune., 1886-02-15
uoRAL EFFECT Of STAGE BURLESQUES~
DISCUSSION ON THE SUBJECT AMONG THEATRICAL
PFOPLR-MR. PALMEKs IDEAS.

DISCUSSION ON THE SUBJECT AMONG THEATRICAL
PFOPLE-MR. PALMERS IDEAS
A discussion has recently bocn in progress,
IN which several wel-knowu theatrical people have
taken part the question OF the moral or imm oral et
feet ON the conn unity OF the called buriesquc per
formanoes at present Tho discussion has suf
cred somewhat through what appears TO be the preva
lent msquotaon OF most Of the participants and muoh
annoy ance expressed by those who have been thus
misrepresented A. NJ Palmer, for Instance, whose sup
posed remarks have been taken as aso:t text from
which divers have been preached. Is weary OF
repeating his friends that he never said what Is
| blandly asserted that he did say
"Ibeueve." said he Saturday." thar anything that
is Legitimate theatrcaliy Is right and do not complain
n II Is successful BY the legitimate do not refer to
what timers oOnsllrr only worthy OF that name.
heavy tragedy antiquated comedy. | believe that
there Legitimate burlcsque legitimate farce leglli'
mate ballet. even. | was ht the American opera the
other evening and there | ballet which consider
thoroughly Legitimate though there was decided alb
breyaIion OF costume at times But then thrre wasa
purpose that picturesque movement was welded to
exquisite music so with burlesque am ihyseIt putt
lux az my theatre next week aDurleSque whlch
1 call thoroughly legitimate The MlkadO' is bur
esuue with which no one has any fnnlt to hhu 80 10
take a different type, was La Belle Helene ~ origin
ally produced. II Is Eakedncss Tor the sake Oh hhkei
ness to which object hhd on this PSlh' am sure o
carry all righeeing people with me We are nt pres
eht undoubtedly passing through period on when we
shall look back In years ia come with amaErIneht put
shall pass through II and return 10 better state
OF affairs am convinced notice by the way, that th"
cussion. II weak weapon. for instance am TO
Ice dcDarrcd from giving an opinion as to the morality
of these patchwork shows because have IN my time
produced French plays motive Of which was based
Ia part Oh sexual relations ! boldly aiiIm thht DO
yonng person was ever dcmoralZod by seeing per-
formance Camille or kindred plays. which all carry
with them alessOn and example for pOOd Tue whole
matter stirred mp by me deliberately. what
feel. should never have dreamed or talking TO
the public the subject"
II may be mentioned In connection with this subject
that series Of talks by prominent on the re-
Of the society Will possibly soon be ar
ranged be delivered leading theatre. These Will
undoubtedly be Interesting especially as one d Vf Two @
doubtedly plead their cause with skill On the other
hand managers vino might be mentioned have Orat0rl-
cal talent inverse ratio their managerial capacity.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-15
Gross P. o. Population

It's unnecessary to carry comparison further
Therank injustice of public building at OK
ford Miss with its 800 inhabitants and S345O postal
recep Is while Worcester Mass. with Its 5S29l lhhan
tants and Ss6OS7 IN postal receipts does not have
pnr il self evident There 80 post offices III New
York state n rented buildings the postal receipts OF
each one of which exceed times over those OF OK
ford and Aberdeen. Miss, and other such places Tor
which appru upratIOns for public buildings have Oeeh
made The Government las expended s5'34O.942 on
public buildings louisiana and still there are Ulls
pending in the present Congress asking for S2oOOOOo
more for that State But New-Jer.ey with 2OOOOODore
population has had only S7l2.sl9 expended IN public
buildings New-Jerseys postal receipts last year were
S76i 3sJ and 1t furnished net revenue OF $4,000 TO
the Government The postal receipts In Louisiana were
S4l6,OOO expenditures exceeded Tue receipts by
SlOl 900 New-York state furnished a net revenue
from postal receipts or $.976960 and ssachnseits
$3.50 $50 evidently. therefore If the Government Is
gon to erect public buildings with regard to pOpn
laon or taxation cities ike Worcester ani Springfield
ip Massachusetts,, and Ehnra and Bnghamton in New
York, and Camden, Elizabeth and Paterson In New
Jersey and Dayton and GAINESVILLE IN Ono are the class
OF cities that should be first accommodated Here
are the bills which passed the Senate last week:
New-York tribune., 1886-02-15

The home of Secretary uar is at OxfordMss hence
IN that village. with ouly 1900 Inhabitants ana the
entire posi- receipts of which amount to only S34oo
the Government is erecting $4,000 building
Aberdeen Miss, is another village If no greater i'm
porance and there $4,000 building is to be erected
under an appropriation made last year. Dover DeL'
is the home OF Senator sDury and though has only
GOO Inhabitants il has post office building which was
erected AT cost S62 600 Senator Cokes home is at
Waco Texas population of which according to the
oepsns was 1925 For OF its post oice there the
Government paid Sl3. but last year 100000 was ap
propriated for public building in the place. shreve
port La is an unimpOrtant place and the Government
pays only 1926 for the or the post office building
but Representative Blanchard, who lives there ana
wished TO do something his constituents, obtained
mn appropriation of 100000 for building in thai
place Lexington Ky Is The home of Senator Beck lie
obtained the appropriation of 100000 ior post office
building there though the Government pays Only S9l9
rent for its building that city, Aud IN similar way
the majority the appropriations for public buildings
can be accounted fOr
IN his annual report the says that
the business OF place be- best dis iugui'hed by the
gross receipts Of post office. Taking some OF the
cities that do not have pubic buildings and comparing
them with mentioned above. which were selected
at random, the injustice of the present method OF
erecting public buildings il made apparent The follow
ing c les are among those for which appropriations
have heen made
New-York tribune., 1886-02-15
PROGRESS or THE H4LF.HOLIDAY ORK

VISIBLE EFFECTS OF THE AGITATION IN MANY
DIRECTIONS.
The Saturday half-hOliday reform w.s adopt
ed recently by the Alexander Snth sons Carpet Com
pany, OF Yonkers through ut the entire establishment.
Every emplOye will get the extra haif day each week
without suffering any deduction in wages, the hrm AL
yancug the pay Of each to make up for loss OF te
The firm took this step without any solicitation on the
part OF the employees and the latter say they taken
completely by surprise As token Of their feeling in
the matter the hands held meeting Wednesday night
and adopted tho following resolution:
We, the employees of the Alex 'nder Smith y Sons
our thanks for their kind consideration OF our
welfare manifested by their granting us hal,
holiday every Saturday without our ASKING them ald
without causing any pecuniary loss thereby. We
denounce and condemn all outside parties claiming
to represent in any society or organlzatlon
as being with the treatment which We have
received from this company
This is signed by the representatives OF the various
departments OF the works
That the Saturday Hllf-Hoiday Committee has no0
labored in vain in their endeavor persuade the public
abstain from tradug ou Saturdays after IL O'Clock IS
streets OF the city now on Saturday afternoons. Tho
wholesale districts arc remarkably quiet. Inc hat
manufacturers and )ODbers anu the importers OF hI
trimmings along Greene-s, aud Other thorOughfares a.-
iacent To It, close thsr stores and shops regularly
o'clock. Many other houses shut their doors AZ anu ne
majority practically closed az O'Clock THOSE tnat
do keep opeE after the old custom do 90 more from haot
and 10 finish up the affairs OK the week than 10
business, for there Is little, II any OF tne latter
one prominent downtown merchant SAID
think we all might well close at
noon on Saturdays at and be done
with 1t, for coming to 10 rapidly Nearly every.
body s m favor OF the saturday hahodsy project aud
believe It Is % gOOi thing"
The shopping district which Is the name now gener-
ally applied to that portion OF the city bounded by ior
feminist, Sixth-aye Twenty-tbrdst. and BrOadway,
exhibits a marked contrast 10 the appearance pre-
sened on Saturday afternoons year ago Instead or
the crowd that formerly thtonSed the stores anu
sidewalks, making rapid motion impossible, there arc
seen a ter l o'clock only few sraggiing groups OF
buyers and pedestans hurrJng along tue streets IAc
clerks ia the big stores have lime or u ana the
cash-bOys In some OF them have already tasted tho
pleasures OF the coming weekly half-h0day. several
OF the largest retail stand ready 10 close their
pacrs az saturdays whenever certain Few Oh
their councillors viii ARE 10 follow their eXamplT
MANY people have urged the committee to get bit IN
trOuced IN the present LEGISLATURE to make SATURDAY
afternoon a legal half-hOlIday la this state.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-15
UNDERTAKING. THE CIVIL SERVIOE.
TRICKS TO EyADE THE Law IN BROOKLYN
BLANK R.sIaSArIoSs wRUNG FROM OFFICIALS
MAYOR SURVEYS NEW RULES.

BLANK R.sIaSArIoSs wRUNG FROM OFFlClALS--
MAYOR 7TnITNEY's NEW RULES.
The state of mind existing among tSe Demo
cratic officials in Brooklyn In regard to some method OF
getting their friends into the citys service de
spite Civil Service regulations the essence oil which Is
to prevent tho abuses parceng out Offices as rewards
for offensive partsanship.' can be better Imagined
than described. With the assistance OF " Boss DC
Laughlin's subsery46nt henGhman, OK CHARITIES cow
missioner Herman. who the controlling power IN
tho Civil Service Commission. Mayor whitney mas
devised alterations In tho existing regulations as pro
muleated by Mayor Low. which are intended to
blind the public by making pretence o. adherence 10
the principles OK Civil Service reform whho funda-
mentally violating them The cnef OF these changes a.
proposed lower the standard of the examinations
which Ia absolutely necessary If tho majority Of Dem
ocratc for Office to have any hope OF pass
ing theIn and the abolition OF tho sent eligible lists
which was lled by Mayor Lows Commission for two
years.
But the Mayors power over the regulations IL
overruled by that Of the state Cyl service CommiS
and Il iI understood Jha. they object epna
cAy to OF the changes proposed Oy MN an" MS
advisers. Governor Hi and the other Democratic
auth critics at Albany nave taken alarm ana nave
directed the BrOOXyn Democrats TO go SLOW; @ rsI
Whtneys regulations nave not yet been approved by
Commissioners, although u Is understood tnh
they been cent back for modification. I1 Is ~
lected that they will ready for Official PRONUNCIATION
on Wednesday when the Brooklyn Commission Will
meet. a., ,,ti.,
At tho annual meeting Of ,.9,, the brooklyn iS1,
week IL f. xuoced that some trenchant criticism VIII
be made at the evident disregard OF tue p!hcpe, OF
tie ref rm ike democratic marngrrs. one OF the
enef OF rse l. the scheme deysed Dy sue Beads Of
de artneus 10 got undI ed rrsiguduDn from etcn
cmpoye To hold MS head IA threat Tue result
Of action has been to demortLe the wlulo
working force OF the munlciTn government aud Il
clearly eYades the Drncipie Of ClYl Service reform
which - 10 render mans position more secure tnan
under the -pus System. CRY Works Comms ,loher Con
ucr has even gone the rcslguapns o the
scrub women empoyed IN the Cy Hall Hud the Mrnicl-
pal Building. Of whom have grown gray IN lh SCR
wee of tnr cIy supposed nat tnls step s part ot
the policy he early annoIund VI putting IN no" peg
wherever he COu.d mud "A Lace.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-15
BUILDING APPROPRIATIONS.
ASKING $40 600. 900 FOR NEW OFFICES.
TAKING GOOD CARE or SMALL PLAcEs-LsVIsH
EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONEY.

TAKING GOOD CARE or SMALL PLACEs-LkVIsH
EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONEY.
ryEoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT CF THE TRIBUNEI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-ln one day last
week the psssed twentyBiue bills appropratins
St415 900 for construction of pu"lic buildings IN
yarous PARTS OF the country Altogether there nave
been l4s such bills introduced IN this Con Sress' cahs
for an aggregate appropriation Of about S2ooOo'ooo
and there are many counties yet to hear FROM Inc a
propratioD for each pubc building is nade Oy SPeci"
act which offers great opportunities for log-rol'ug'
there we're one general appropriation bill Tor sn'h p
noses while IL might prevent waste any more 'h"n
does the River and Harbor bill. It would at least attract
m. attention OF the country Under the present system
large sums are yearly for public buildings in small
VILLAGES while the Government Is denied such structures
xvbere needed in this city rent OF SooOo
s maid for the City Onice ludlng wretched one
for the purpose-aRd $4,000 more IL paid for other
rooms for the nse OF the Post Ofco Depar men new
building is badly needed for the pubic convenience aud
IL would money saved to the Government to erect IT,
lint prObay because to he GOT in that way
Congress has neglected TO make such an appropriations
The $40 900 paid IN by the Post Ofce Department
here would capitalize a sufficient TO erect building
flat would he credit the Government In order to
appreciate the los-rollng process by which approprI
tions for public buildings made 1t Is only necessary
10 glance of the recent Of Congress- Here
"a a list of a few places in which new buildings nave
been provided for:
New-York tribune., 1886-02-15
CALENDARS TO DAY.

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New-York tribune., 1886-02-15
EXHIBITS FOR THE NEw.oRLEANs EXPOSITION

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA Especial "A JOINT
resolution will come up in the House tomorrow to lend
TO the New Orleans Exposition part of tie exhibits
that sent to that city last by the Government
The exhibits all been returned this city. but
many OF them still unpacked. aud the new manage
ment OF the Exposition desires to obtain the loan OF
them without expense to the Government Owing to
the unfortunate experience that the Government had
Last year M NewOrleans some Of the members OPP
nosed IN any PROPOSITION o this kind Mr.. Cannon, OF
Illinois SAWS that II the exhibits get down there the
oyerument will have send sOmebo ~ TO look alter
thr IN or appropriate money 10 get them Dtck. Mr
Iron of Lou siana who Introduced the resolution, say,
thai there Is no between this Exposition ana
the held there last year. -, -.
No detailed report Of the expenditures OF the IomeI
Expedition ever been made. representative OF the
New. Orleans Exposition here Says that IL VIII DO
kept open until the original time hxed for IL W cOsa
New-York tribune., 1886-02-15
Dolyos or THE CENTRAL LABOR UNION.


The time of the Central Labor Union at its
meeting yesterday aternOon at No l4l East Eghth-st,
consumed pUncipaya usually the quarres OF the
CIgarn.akers Unions. protest presented on the
part Of Cgarmakers International Union No. l3 ganst
the ejectmonI OF their delegates az the meeting two
weeks ago They caimd that the procee ings were un-
constitutional inasmuch the complaint against them
should have been referred 20 the committee on grey-
ances Tue Chlir decide delegates were not
entitled to seats aud ne was sustained By the Union
when an appeal was taken. The Conference Committee
reported to the onion the result OF thsr n"goLidt0ls
he cigar manufacturers. The report was referred
back thc Dttee with instructions 10 Insist thaC
the shops should be made strictly union shops on March
that the mGchlnsts aud engineers employed Dy mo
manufacturers should join the unions also, anu
that the teneme house workers should he pau the
satne wages the factory workers. The latter are
paid, an average. 81 80 thousand less III was
uize teue nOuse work uuu the inequality IN wages
done away with. The Progressive men are confident
tuat they VIII be able TO MI the shops Of MCCOY %,
Brown Earle aud Levy Brothers pefOre tue ebd o. tno
week The Internal Onais, however say that II will be
utter lmpOssOtlity for them TO do so. lDe Oil OF
senator James C. DAILY, eXemptiDg physicians rom
civil suit on account OF malpractice was dsnonheeI:
\ resolution adopted boycOttlng Btker Aaloh OF
Tenth aud Twenty eighth'sL. who works hls men
ninety hours a week aud VINO refuses to recog-
n%e the unioni @ ne tr0aSe "stwGea nmssr and and
Woodworking Company was referred 70 the waking
de OF the building trades with request tha thsy
declare strike On the nine buildings using mat rial
manufactured by the company.
The Peoples Line steamboats, between New-lOrK
aud Albany to be- bOycotted because President
Everett refuses TO discharge nOn-union painters Inc
OF No So Broadway viii strike tnis morning against
a abusive foreman The house-snlths have decided 10
strike against the employment OF hoa-nnlon men on a
number OF the large buildings now In course Oh ereeuon
IA l. al
New-York tribune., 1886-02-15
Si.btn.OOO

Some appropriations are additions to others
previously made. kOr Petersburg, Va, $4,000 had
already appropriated. thus bringing the total up TO
SlG3 900 Portland Ore, now has post office build.
ing and Norfolk, Va. has u 900 building
In the House bills pending for public building in
ODe,ous,s La which has $40 inhabitants; Monroe.
La with 1000 Inhabitants; Ashevlle n C., with 2,6l6
Inhabitants; Romeo NJ ch., with 1879 inhabitants
StausyiIle ~ c. with O62 Inhabitants and numerous
other such villages The IIOuse committee has recon-
mended IA addition TO the appropriation Tor the
Roche ser building bringing the total for that city
up 10 S5OOOO0 That considerably less than has been
EXPENDED on the public building in either Memphis,
Nashville Knoxville Tenn although not one OF these
places has onehalf the population OF Rochester Inc
Custom building in Charleston cost the Govern
meD So &sO69l5 far Efforts to get satisfactory al
lowanee for building Brooklyn the third city IN the
Union, have failed.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-15
Mr.. GARLAND TO MR.. VAN BESrHUYsEN

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. IA (Specidh.-A leading
editorial in defence OF Lamar and connection
with the telephone Is printed III The Ifmd Demo
cr to-day After declaring that special stress has been
laid upon the fact that the was finally brought I'M
der the nslrucons Of the Solicitor General, Mr Goode
in Mr. Garlands absence and without his knowledge
OF being first to the Department OF the
Interior where IL was said. it properly belonged the
writer says:
On this point the following letter never published be
fore from Mr. Garland to Mr.. Van Benthuysen on his
first reouest that he brought l. Su1ci mt reply
fl will be that the suggestion generally ere lled 10
Mr. Cleveland that the case ought 10
ha referrod first to the Interior De
partment belongs rightly 10 Mr. Garland. Long be-
fore the President heard OF the aud when tue mat
Ter was first referred Mr. Garland. that gentleman
on July "a. 1885, wrote 10 Mr.. Van Bcnthuysen:
In reply TO letter Of the II instant on the Hub
iect of m stiinting suit against Bell Telephone pat
en say the matter has been referred to the sec
retary OF ne Interior whom IL shOrl have been pre-
sented originally before reference 10 TINS department
The reference be the Department OF the Interior