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WILMINGTON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1875.
ONE CENT.
L. 1-NO- 2.
MARY OP THE NEWS
Len hundred and thirty emigrants ar
[in New York, yesterday,
p bond of Duncan, Sherman & Co.,
}led in New Yord, yesterday.
|re in Norwalk, Connecticut, yesterday
|ng, caused a loss of twenty-five thous
jpllars.
fry rain storms at Long Branch, have
canted a postponement of the Monmouth
Firk Races until the last of the week.
. ' All fears of danger from the rising
pjtliltni rivers, which have been so
HHNu swollen from the rains, arc now
ai
fNi*F reception of the American Rifle team
||Kw York, yesterday, was one of the
f&st ovations that has been witnessed
for some time. The people turned out
.jBBJfge numbers and speeches were made by
JpKkayor, members of-thoteam and others.
ie Telegraphic Dispatches arc furnished to
forning Herald, by the American Tress
dation, over the Atlantic and Pacific
raphic Co's wires.
' Probabilities for to-day.
I the Xew England and Middle States and
r Atlantic States there will be light rains
Khe Coast and cool.
»5jf Beaten to Death.
York, Aug. 23.—Frank McGcary,
residing on Beach Street, was lieat
■shocking manner, on Saturday night by
(■own men in a liquor store. McOcary
(fljring; liis assailants is unknown.
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Punished for Interference.
fTitorr, Aug. 23.—A fight occurred on
play night in Jackson, between John
Itire and his wife. Moah II. Eker, bi
rred in behalf of the woman and re
!d nine severe culs.
K Allot by Unknown Man,
Jersey City, Aug. 23,1875.
jPpttlinis Murphey, of No. 11(5 Brunswick
Hut, while going lionffc early this moru
Dg, W 2 S shot in tlie neck by an unknown
HD, inflicting a wound which is likely to
■Mg fatal.
- Arrcsttcil on Suspicion.
vjfew York, Aug. 2J—Several arrests have
a faj fipadc of men answering to tlie deserip
nSpK the burgular who assaulted James
H.Soo, of Greenwich street, last night.
i§|ifcaMoore and Michael Walsh have been
h|fld'l>]i suspicion of being concerned in tlie
■ ai
lioWNki and the Cardinnlate.
MAnox, Aug. 25.—A special despatch to
Xcws from Rome says the I'ope
h M In vited Archbishop Lcdocliowski to
^iW|oii the expiration of liis term of iin
Jtnent, in February next, to attend a
spWM consistory, at which lie will receive
lukaUgnia of the Cardinalntc.
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| ; Severe Frosts in the West.
Chicago, Aug. 23,—Advices from the re
gion of the Grecnwny,Wisconsin, and points
In Minnesota, mention a severe frost which
iccurred yesterday morning, by means of
rhich considerable damage was done the
.rope.''ISueh an event at this time of year
s almost unprecedented, though quite in
In' wit h. the very disagreeable weather
lime prevailed through the States.
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■ly the crop reports are quite favora
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Poflbli
Opinion of (ho Herzegovin
ian question
LojtDox, Aug. 23.—The Times, iif a leud
ngtwttcle, says "If any means could lie
leri»e<l of giving Herzegovina anil Bosnia
^dependence similar to that enjoyed by
lecyl»„ it would be a great relief to the
'orte, and an advantage to Europe."
♦jjgg.'points to the gradual and Inevitable
Bion of the Ottoman Empire. He pro
igainst the supposition that the foreign
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(Oftty of England might be governed in the
itWMts of tlie holders of Turkish bonds.
luS Article concludes " Whenever the
iomeiit arrives for a further step towards
ie liberation of the outlying provinces of
|, wc need not hesitate to assist tho
ut, if that course should appear de
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IEY ABE VIRTUALLY SETTLED.
(*i August 23.—The Herzegovina
#it is announced, arc virtually settled,
("he Tjj^ki.-h government, acting ujion the
idViceiJtlie European powers, has promised
lie reforms asked by the rebellious
irovtadfc, and to pass such legislation
[111 secure them in tlielr civil and religious
Ights. : Tlie rights of property of freedmen
W'to i*bc respected, and certain political
■Mptrc also to be conferred. In conso
IcimM bf these concessions by the Porte, the
lj»l(j|^onsuls of Bosnia and Herzegovina
fbft been instructed to inform tile Insurgent s
klUjrdown their arms. The ease will be
H ll ted to special commissioners for final
jUlttMnent. It Is now tally expected that
iW iMurreetion will speedily terminate and
CUjMlj-estored to the disturbed provinces.
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WASHINGTON.
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL
Treasury Abatements
Washington, D. C., Aug. 23.—At the
close of business today in the treasury there
was currency to the amount of 84,720,391.—
Special deposits of Legal Tenders for the re
demption of certificates of deposits to the
amount of 8095,955.22 including coin ccrtfi
eates for $185,734.00. The outstanding le
gal tenders arc $374,755,108. #
the Xew Postal Cards.
Washington, Aug. 21.— Specimens of
the new postal cards have been received by
the Third Assistant Postmaster-Gencral^nd
present a very neat appearance,
of the card has not lined as was in the old
ones as It was found that the impression on
the face caused a too groat pressure on the
back, which caused 4 pen to stick or scratch
In writing upon it.
ready as soon as the second form of plates
roaches the manufacturer.
A Successful Mail System.
Washington, Aug. 23,1875.
Tha success which lias attended the in-
troduction of the through registered letter
pouches In the main routs between Boston &
San Kranclscp, bas been highly gratifying to
the Department, and arrangements arc now
In progress for the appliance of the system
to other large ollices in this route. The
route between Boston and New Orleans, will
also shortly be re-arranged to meet tbo de-
mands of a number of important commer-
cial points in the South, pouches adapted to
to this service are now being manufactured
in the contested land ease of the Iowa falls
and Scioux city Railroud.
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jAind Case Settled.
Washington, Aug. 21.—The Secretary
of the Interior has rejected the Homestead
L'iairn of Wakefield and awarded the land
to the railroad company. The evidence
shows that when the road was located the
land stood In the name of one Altiert Wood
who failed to make good his title; that
Wakefield subsequently entered it under tlie
Homestead Act and the railroad company
claim it as coming within their grant, which
has not been filled by the award of other
sections in place of those due for lands ac
tually occupied by settlers,
attempted but failed to show to the satis
faction of the Secretary that Wood was in
actual possession at the time the award was
made to the railroad.
The face
Tlie new card will b ®
Wakefield also
Too Much Married.
Washington, Aug. 23.—A rather curious
case lias come.before the Commissioners of
A woman who
Pensions for his decision,
was married and whose husband, In I860,
was married again. In 1802 she was married
to another man without an actual divorce,
although the law of Tennessee makes deser
tion for two years good grounds for a divorce.
The second husband became a soldier and
died in 1805. In 1873 tlie legislature of Ten
nessee passed an act legalalizing the latter
marriage, and tho woman now comes for
ward as an Applicant for a pension as the
widow of her soldier husband. Tlie commis
sioner holds that as the first parties had not
been divorced at 'the time of the death
of tlie soldier, when tho claim if any
accrued the woman.wns not a lawful wife of
the soldier mid the act, of the Tennessee
legislature Ip unconstitutional and would lie
void if it applied to the claim.
- News from the Nwolru III vers,
Washington, 23,1875.
The signal offices furnishes the following
river report to-day : During the past 21
hours the Ohio river has fallen live Inches
at Pittsburg, twenty-eight inches at Cincin
nati, and tliirty-six Inches at PaducHi. The
river will continue to fall (luring Tuesday
and Wednesday. The Mississippi river has
fallen four inches at St. Louis, thirty-seven
Inches nt Cairo, fifteen inches at Memphis,
and one Inch at Helena, where the river Is
now forty-two.
It has remained stationery but is rising at
Vicksburg where it is forty feet and ten
indies, Tlie rivers will probably fall slowly
at all stations during Tuesday. The Mis
souri, Cumberland and Rad rivers have fal
len slowly at all the Stations, light rains
have fallen in tlie l<9ver Missouri valley and
the valley of the Red river.
Death of a Minister.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 23.—Rev. Dr.
Nutt, President of the State University died
at Wilmington, Ind., this morning at four
o'clock. His death was sudden and unex
pected. Hewassixty-fouryears olilandwas
the first President of Asbury College having
organized that College in 1837. He was
elected President of the State University in
1860 and had been at the head ever since.—
ncwill be burled on Wednesday.
A **'. 23,000 Fire.
Norwalk, Conn., Aug. 23.—About four
o'clock this morning a fire was discovered
*n a row of wooden buildings in South Nor-,:
walk, Conn. An alarm was Immediately
given and the Noewalk fire department called
upon for assistance which was 60 on on the
ground, but the flames had made such head
way that the live buildings were totally de
stroyed before the fire could begotten under
control. Loss about $25,000, partially in
sured.
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A Xew York Budget.
Nbw York, Aug. 21.—Duncan, Sherman
& Co's assignees filed their bond to-day.
Seven hundred and thirty emigrants ar
rived to-day.
A local railway Is in progress between the
Eric Railroad and the New York Railroad,
owing to the changing of the tracks of the
former by the latter Company.
Three appeals from orders in the suits
against W'm. M. Jones, were noticed for
hearing Ih the General Term Court to-day
Long Branch Under a Cloud.
Lose Branch, Aug. 21, 1875.
The storm which commenced early this
morning, still continues with grave pros
pects of another north-easterly before to
m dr row morning Little or no life fs seen
outside of the hotels, and there arc no hopes
of. better weather. The races at Monmouth
Park have been postponed until Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, of this week. No
pools will be sold here until the evening
proceeding the race. The prospects an
that the extra meeting will be a very suc
cessful cne.
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TIIH CBACK SHOTS.
TnEIii RECEPTION IN NEW YORK.
New York, Aug. 23. —City Hall Park
was crowded this afternoon with persons
awaiting the arrival of the American Rifle
Team. All the main entrances of the City
nail Park were densely crowded, one bun*
dred policemen maintained order. At half
past two Hie team were driven up in car
They were received with ringing
They entered the Mayor's office,
and after hand-shaking, and a brief conver
sation they adjourned to the Governor's
room on the second floor. Gen. Shaler in
troduced the team, after which Mayor
Wickham made a speech. He wel
comed them home passing a high com
pliment upon tncirtriumphs. Triumphs with
tlie rillc which he said made the whole
eouhtry proud of them. He then shook
hands witli the men all around, Col. Gil
defslccve replying. He hoped the Mayor
and his friends who kindly tendered them
tlie reception would accept their sincere
thanks. They had gone away with some
friends and returned to find many mosc. He
spoke of the warmth of their reception > in
Ireland. The title of American citizenship
had been s possport when abroad. At the
close of the reception the military and civil
bopics were formed into line ank the men
and invited guests returned to their carriages
and the procession started up Broadway.
riages.
cheers.
MIL FOB I).
BASE HALL—PEACHES.
Milford, Aug. 23,1875.
Our town still lias charms to attract the
attaction of some one yet, (at least Far
mington's B. B. Club think so), as the
Quickstep, of your city walked away with
our boys, they thought fortuue would smile
on them in tlie same way, but she did not
smile worth a cent, 29 to 8 in Milfords favor.
To-day the two nines of this town play.
Saturday a delegation of New Yorker's
came by boat to Lewis, thence here by rail,
to view tlie peach orchards of this section.
Mr. Justus Lowry, played the host. After
visiting Gen. Van Vorst's farm, they were
shown the most desirable portion of our
suburbs, then returned on the late train to
Lewis, much pleased with their trip. Ex
cursions of this kind should be encouraged,
as this section needs capital to develop its
latent resources.
A number of poach growers have stopped
shipping, many arc not receiving cost for
fruit, and between no .fruit one year, and
over production next, tlie growers arc close
to the wall for the want of .money. Not
until men learn, that one crop will not yield
a liveleliood, will the peach crop be any
more than it is at present. To avoid gluts
in New York ami Philadelphia, should bo
tlie question In the C. D. F. association
meetings, and in their meetings should
agrtc to plant only a part or parts of lands
In poach or trees, thus devoting more time
and laud to grain, truck and other produce.
But as long ns orchards are planted in quan
tities, gluts will be tlie natural sequel. At
a rough estimate 1,500,000 baskets will
rot on trees tills yoar ou this peniu-ula, es
timate each one at 25 cents, gives $375,000
loss, add cost of training, plowing, loss on
idle ground, making a total of $500,000,
thus a loss of half million falls on this
branch alone, from over production many
drying factories are in operations, but they
can not dry over half of the fruit that Is
shipped to city markets during fall and
winter, and even the old fashion way of sun
drying is a failure on account of rain, all
operates to show the folly of keeping trees
standing that are adding to the sheriff's
list.
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PEACHES.
THE SHIPMENTS, YESTERDAY EVENING—
TIIE MARKET BETTER, PROSPECTS—
FOR TO-DAY'S MARKETS.
The shipments of peaches, yesterday
evening, from the Peninsular orchards were
as follows:
To Jersey City,
Per Penna. R. R„
" B. &0. R.R.,
To Boston,
To Philadelphia,
, Total,
Owlug to tlie fact that the markets were
well cleared of fruit on Saturuay, prices
yesterday were much better in New York
and Philadelphia, prices ranging all tho
way from 30 cents to 81.00 per basket. Re
ports from the west show an excellent mar
ket there and altogether the prospects for tho
coming week are good for the growers.
Growers are now shipping Crawford's
Early Yorks and Mountain Rose, with a
few Oldmixions coming on. 1
The city markets were better, yesterday,
with a fairer supply of good fruit, whish
6old from 30c. to 75c. The rain prevented
the supply from being as large as might
otherwise have been the case.
This morning a better supply of fruit will
be on band and prices will probubly rule
much lower.
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TIIH FIRST BOW.
DELAWARE'S FIRST MORNING PAPER—THE
MORNING HERALD'S FIRST HOW—AND
WIIAT TUB PRESS AND PEOPLE SAY.
The appearance of TiiE Morning Her
ald forms an event in the history of Dela
ware, as well as the City of Wilmington,
being the first morning paper ever published
in the State. It is therefore not, to tie won
dered at that the announcement made a
week or two 6incc that a morning paper
would be published to tho people, was re
ceived with a degree of interest not unmlxed
with curiosity. It must be known that
where j>eople have been accustomed to all
afternoon journals as those of Wilmington
had previous to the appearauce of the
Herald, that tho,'publication of a new pa
per In tlielr midst that differs so much ill
the hours of Its publication would excite the
interest and curiosity that was manifested
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in upon the breakfast tables of our people.
Even the ladit'6 had their curious Jpropensl
ties thoroughly aroused, and discussed the |
advent of the new comer with as much
freedom as the male portion of the commu
nity, and consequently upon yesterday
morning when the carriecs, with strides that
showed some knowledge of pedestrianism;
served their routes, many faces brightened
at the prospect of having all the news to
•peruse before taking tlielr breakfast.,
every portion of tlie highways the cheery
voices of the newsboys were heard ringing
out the words, " Morning Herald, i-iuci:
one CENT."
It was a sound that the working man had
not heard before on his way to toil and he
therefore invested one penny, and if lie had
a little time to spare, was in possession of
all the current news before commencing his
daily labors. The announcement from the
newsboys, coming as suddenly as it did,
must have been somewhat of a surprise
to those citizens whose privilege it. is
to lie in bed at that hour of tlie
tag, and as they rubbed their eyes and
gave the matter a little reflection it must
have been a . pleasant thought
them to know that when they dec-ended
to the dining room a bright and
morning paper awaited their reading.
Tlie delays consequent upon getting out
news pnper were all experienced by iis, and
the industry and speed of our large force of
compositors were well tried to get the
paper to press at a reasonable hour. A large
Potter press driven by a flue engine turned
out to Wilmington the initial number of the
first morning paper it has ever had. There
were five thousand copies printed, but not
withstanding the speed of the press which
was worked to its utmost capacity we
unable to furnish the demands of the city in
time to allow us opportunity to make- the
mails reaching the readers out in the sur
rounding country and it is to this that the
friends of tlie Herald residiug in places
contiguous to Wilmington, anil down the
Pcilisular, may ascribe their not receiving
the paper until a very late hour in the day.
The demand upon the office at an early hour
for the paper was large, while the newsboy
appeared to have an imusally fine custom
upon the streets, and one boy in an hour's
time disposed of two hundred copies- But
we can assure the readers of the Herald
outside of the city that they will not again
suffer this disappointment, as we have made
all necessary arrangements to get to press
at a very early hour,
Our eotemporaries in the city welcome
the new paper to their sanctums, and speak
of it in favorable terms. Tlie Gazette says
that it is a paper about the size of their
own. It is well stored with reading matter.
Its editorial and reportorial staff is large
and able, and in all respects the present
number equals the penny papers of the
larger cities. The Gazette further
co-laborers in the Democractie
welcome the Herald.
work.
to sec tlicfirst morning papertliat has peeped
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cause we
It can do a good
A well eon luctcd and ably edited
morning daily lias long been needed in Wil
mington, but the way to success has been
deemed so lmrd and tedious, that heretofore
none have been willing to undertake the
work. We fully appreciate tlie remarks of
tlie Gazette as to the difficulties to be encoun
tered upon the road to success, and have
therefore fully, prepared ourselves to meet
all emergencies that are likely to occur in
the publication of a first-eiass morning
journal.
Tlie Every Evening thinks that the Her
ald is handsomely printed, and says If tlie
proprietors succeed they will unquestionably
deserve success bccau se of the ] duck and conr-,
age which have led them to attempt a project
which we frankly confess that, after cartful
counting of the cost and years of experience
in what this community can contribute to
ward tlie support of a daily paper, we should
not have had the courage to attempt.
The Commercial says in a portion of its
notice of tlie Herald :
find the unoccupied field one rewarding its
labors will be for experience to determine ;
the publishers of the journals previously es
tablished believes tliat tlifl greater expense
of publishing a morning paper was a con
clusive objection against choosing that time
of issue, and accordingly all chose the after
noon."
Experience alone cm tell the success
of the paper, which we are determined
shall be n success, if energy, capital and
the publication of a good newspaper can
accomplish it.
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HOARD OP EDUCATXOX.
REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGIIT—BUT LIT
TLE BUSINESS BEFORE TnE MEETINOi
Tlie Board of Education last evening, met
at 8 o'clock with President Sliortlego In the
Chair. After the adoption of the minutes
of the last regutar meeting and those of tlie
subesquent special meeting, a resolution was
•passed authorlzlkg the Treasurer to draw
the sum of $135.85, the school taxes for
1873-74 and the additional amount of $234.
93 for 1875, a total of $371.78, from the City
Treasurer. •
Committee reportrwcrc then called, when
the committee on books rcceommendedthat
Swinton's Language Lessons be adopted in
place of Smith's elementary grammar.
Committee on heaters reported that the
accessary repairs are being made. Consid
erable discussion about the imperfect lieat- an
ing of some of the schools followed. On
m *tion adjourned. .
JX TIIE TOILS.
BEFORE THE MAYOR, YESTERDAY.
The Right Worthy Court again, yesterday
morning, at 7 o'clock looked supremely and
comely down upon the guilty offenders of
the day previous. Austere Chief Brady
opened his docket and at a nod from the
Bench, Mary Jane Hinson stood before the
—, She was rather an unique specimen of
the mixed character, and in the presence of
the court bore a meek, lamb-like carriage,
whieh lent additional charms to her dusky
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for ou Sunday it flew to the uuhospitable
back yard of Ellen Diggs, who proposed to
,, dig a little grave for the pretty bird as soon
a9 h(jr arrangements for its death could he
made. To this Carrie objected, and while
| the feathered biped mounted the fence to
beauty. She listened quietly to an account
of her misbehavior, and when Samuel Mas
ter swore to abusive language she nodded
assent, and listened with meekness to the
mild rebuke from His Ilonor.who Intimated
that bail to the amount of $100 for future
behavior might be left with the Chief.
Caroline Mercer appeared next upon the
bench, and lifted a pair of almond eyes to
the face of tlie court. Caroline, it appeared
had been tenderly rearing a valuable chick
en, It is presumed of the male persuasion,
see fair play, hard words and high threats
were exchanged, but -Ellen taking disere
sion to be tlie better part of valor, dug out
and saw a blue coat about tlie matter. "You
may have the pleasure, said the Court to
Carrie, of contributing $2 and cost towards
tlie maintenance of law and order and leave
a bond for $200, .and you are a free woman."
Chas. Blackston was the next victim to
municipal justice. Officer Bernhardt led
him gently by the arm to the bench. Charles
it appears, is unfortunate in having a mind,
which is without proper balance, and ns it
appeared to be a case in which mercy rather
than justice should be displayed, although
he had behaved badly at home, the Court
thought the Alms-house a fitter abode than
the prison.
Wesley Simpson was not so easily dis
posed of. Wesley has a disposition to be
belligerent upon occasions, and yesterday
attempted to dispute that a brother darks
top peace would prove harder than knuckles
and was taken in charge by a convenient
blue coat and the Court concluded that $2
and costs and $200 bail would settle the
difficulty.
Mike Gardner did not succeed in getting
home sober, yesterday, and 50 cents with
cost, tlie Court said was a fair thing-to do.
The Court then gave Jno. Cannon and
Chas. Bruce, their commission as tenants of
the county mansion over the river,'after
which tlie Court arose and the spectators
adjourned.
SUSPESSIOX.
Messrs.E. & A. Betts,the well known man
ufacturing firm of n.iachinists tools, of this
city, suspended operations at their foundry
on Friday, and discharged all tlie workmen
in that department.
A reporter of the Herald, called upon
Mr. E. Betts, yesterday. Mr. Betts gave as
their sole reason for discontinuing work,
the dullness of their special trade, which
has been falling off for some time. Tlie
manufacturing department, however, will
not cease operation# until the end of this
week. It is a matter of extreme regret to
t he Messrs. Betts, to discharge the excellent
workmen, who have been in their employ.
Their workmen number one hundred, but
fortunately many of them have secured em
ployment elsewhere. To the question as to
when the firm would resume operation, Mr.
Betts said that there is nothing definite
about tlie matter, whenever tlie demand
will warrant it of course they will resume
work. *
Speaking afterwards of his specialty and
the disadvantages connected with it when
compared to shops that combine other in
dustries, Mr. Betts said that there now ex
isted almost a stagnation in the tool trade,
owing principally to tlie dullness in manu
facturing business and having a slack in the
demand for material. The firm hopes, how
ever, that a reaction in trade will enable
them before long to take back tlielr old
hands. •
Dentil Before Poverty.
From the Xew Ti rk Herald of Saturday.
Between four and five o'clock yesterday
morning one of the keepersof Central Park
found the body of a man lying on a bench
in one of tlie alleyways. Near the dead
man was a revolver, one chamber of which
bad been discharged. The corpse was re
moved to the Arsenal, and there it was dis
covered that a bullet bad entered near tlie
left nipple and penetrated the heart. From
papers discovered in liis [Rickets it was as
certained that the dead man's name was
Andreas Fuchs, a shoemaker, of No. 218
Second street. The following letter, found
on his person, explains itself:
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Dear Wife and Children: I see that
I cannot do oilier than put an end to my
life, for I do not believe there is one in the
whole city of New York who wanders
about the streets as poor as myself. There
fore be contented and resign yourselves.
I have no rest by day or by night—not
that poverty compels me to this, only the
restlessness of my own heart. Wherever I
walk, wherever I be. my heart aches;
therefore he contented and resign your
selves. The suffering of my heart is too
great. It beats not like that of n man who
has worked with his hands for twenty-five
years in America, and earned liis bread by
hard work, but it beats like that of a man
who constantly robs and plunders. I can
not write you in any better way about the
cause of my suicide, but that I have no
work and do not know what to do. My
mind' is not enterprising, and that drives
me to despair. I can write no more, fer
my heart is too full. Whatever belongs to
me I bequeath to my jioor wife. I have a
boy who is only a few years old and re
quires considerable care until lie can sup
port himself; and my wife lias been sick
this year and a half. J can do nothing
further. Farewell, dear wife, and chil
dren ; forever farewell, friends and
tlie
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quittances. Dear wife and children, I
admonish you once more to be contented
an d to let my bones rest, for they require
rest. Farewell. I live at Xo. 218 &cond
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Yesterday afternoon ac five o'clock,Pusey
the i Jones A Co., committed to the water a new
the | t * ler are building for the
of j *. American river trade. The vessel
of i ' TaR L lmstcncd the Franeia Ellena, and will
j be as pretty a craft, as lias been built in Wil
! ni * n gtou since the opening of the business In
J iron ships.
She is a stern paddle wheel steamer, one
hundred and fifty feet in length, thirty feet
beam and ibrty and a half feet depth of bole.
She has two engines 34 inches in diametar
and six inch stroke. The boat will be com-'
pletcdiu about six weeks and will sail di
rectly for the Amazon.
Since the launch last week at Ilarlan &l
Hollingsworth's yards, two new iron vessels
have been commenced, on the stocks vacated
by the New Lerk. One of them is a ferry
boat for the Gloucester company, and is to
be a first class beat in every particular • the
other is an iron firm*boat for the New'Or-
leans Harbor Improvcmcnf Company. She
is to be one hundred and twenty-five feet
long. The other yards report a* very dull
season and very little work to be done. This
has been the case for some time past. There
are no heavy contracts at either Pusey
Jones & Co., or at the II. A II. yards. Tin'
new government Sloop of War which was
launched at the latter place last year is ap-
proaching completion.
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BALL AXI) BAT.
LAUNCH OF A STEAMER AT PUSEY,
JONES
& CO.—WORK AT HARLAN A HOLLINGS
WORTH—TIIE YARDS GENERALLY OUT OF
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THE QUICKSTfiP-ATIVE EXCURSION—GEN
ERAL NOTES.
This afternoon at one o'clock the Quick
steps and their friends leave in a special
train for Philadelphia, where they play the
champion game with the Actives of Read
ing. About lour hundred tickets have been
sold and if the day proves fine not less than
live hundred persons will go up to witness
the game. The Quickstep will plav the fol
lowing team: Lafferty, pitcher; Talley
catcher; Geary, first base; Clinch, second'
base; fisher, third base: Stidham, short
stop; Stock, right field; KelIv, centre field
Splaine, left field. Tin- Reading team will
he the same they played here upon the oc
casion of their defeat.
Owing to the rain there
terday.
Tlie Athletics and St. Louis piny on Wed
nesday; on Wednesday the Philadelphia and
Atlantic clubs play; and on .Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday tlie Atlantic's and Chicago
play. h
The Athletic hoys
in the West and the
where.
There will lie a professional nine next
\eai in Cleveland, Louisville, and Cincinnati
the proper preparatory steps being about to
he taken in each city.
No more games between the Athletic and
Hartford can lie expected, as the latter refuse
•to play tinless the former withdraw their
claim to the forfeited
rightly refuse to do.
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CITY POLITICS.
WARD MEETING
TICKETS NOMINATED—
A GRAND RATIFICATION MEETING.
The Republicans of Hie Ninth Ward will
meet this evening at the old Academy to
nominate candidates for council and ward
officers. Also tlie Republicans of tlie Sixth
nurd will hold a meeting for the
pose at tlie shine time.
The Seventh Ward Democrats nominated
tlie following ticket
same pur
,, on .Saturday: For
Council, D. T. Bredford ; for Inspector, Jno.
O Donuell, Jr.; for Assistant, I. 8. Price.
The committee appointed bv tlie Fifth
Ward, Republican meeting, held on Friday
last, reported tlie following names us lit
persons for tlie nominations' in that ward
For Council, E. If. Hodglund ; for Insiiee
lor, R. II. McDouell; for Assistant E C
8totcnsl.urg. Mr. H. F. Pickets, most pos
itively refused to have liis name mentioned
us a candidate, and he will not accept the
nomination.
At tlie Otli Ward Republican meeting last
evening, held in tlie SaVille building, the
following nominations were made :
Jos. K. Adams, Councilman ;
Lewis T. Grubb, Inspector; .
Ge°- lf . Casperson, Assistant Inspector.
1 1 .-morrow evening, the Democrats of
Uds city, will hold a ratification
meeting at
41 li street, between Market anil Shipley
street. The meeting will be addressed by
Jno. O'Byrne, Esq., and W. G. White]v
Esq., candidate for mayor, will also address
Hie meeting. A large number will undoubt
edly attend.
Arrivals nt (he Ulnyton House.
H. D. Gorro, Grcensborougli, Md.
H. If. Bond, Philadelphia.
Jus. Lawless, Rhode Island.
Chas. Howard, Philadelphia.
C. Wulliston, "
Jno. Nicholson, N. J.
Ignatius C. Grubb, City,
jno. 8. Motliersall, U. 8. Navy.
Miss I.izz'e Murphy, Philadulphi;
J. J. O'Reilly, " 1
J. Gilbert, Paducah, Ky.
James L. Devou, City.
R. S. Suulsbury, Macon, Ga.
J. S. Pretty as an, Milford, Del.
W. L. Stork and Wife,.Baltimore.
C. E. Lewis, York, Pa.
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COUXCIL TEST ISO CLAY.
City Council, accompanied by a Philadel
phia expert, met yesterday afternoon at tlie.
tool Spring Reservoir for the purpose of
testing tlie capacity of tlie day there for re
taining water when placed at the bottom of
tlie basin. Several tests were made but
for some reason no definite conclusion
arrived at and another meeting will he held
for the purpose at some future lime 1 .
was
Accident.
Yesterday morning about eleven o'clock,
a ten year old boy named Joseph Hltehen,
fell from the scaffolding of Hie building
now being .erected at 3d and French, He
rendered unconscious by the lull, but
when curried to his home on 4th Street,
soon recovered, and is now doing well Mr.
Hltehen, father of the boy, keeps a grocery
at 4th and Walnut Streets
was
Zacli Chandler's taxes in Detroit last yea
were $5,025.21, exclusive of tlie wliiekey taxi