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WILMINGTON, THURSDAY. AUGUST 26, 1875.
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amary of the news.
Srm hag failed in Valparaiso. Their
ities are between five and' si* hup
thousand dollars. - ' 'i ■ V.
rery successful regatta took place at
oga yesterday, Wlileh was witnessed by
three thousand j>Cdifie. •
•o burglars were captured ki a house
few York, yesterday morning : by the
pant, one of wliom he clubbed nearly
nth*
ison was discovered yesterday in the
ich of a Mrs. Maggin, at Manchester
...whom it is supposed was poownec
husband..
1 the races at Springfield, yesterday,
aide won in the 2.29 class. In the
class, Hopeful won in three straight
i the best time being 5.24J. In the
class, Orient won, his best time being
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regatta at Long Branch, yesterday*
leliarafcterized by the beauty of the day,
Isplendid water and the well-contestet
L The attendance was large, and the
Lsion was voted one of the most suc
pnl ever witnessed at that fashionable
kmer resort.
[lie advices from Panama state that
rything remains quiet, with the excep
1 of the reports of fighting in the State
Magdalena. President (Jarca Moreno
l assassinated on the 6th inst., by four
a, one of whom was an officer who had
discharged by the President,
flie National Greenback Convention
Ivened at Detroit yesterday morning at
Ic o'clock. There were one thousand
[sons present, the majority of whom
to from the working classos. The morn
| session was occupied by Judge Kelly,
lo explained lii's Inconvertible Bond plan.
The Telegraphic Dispatches are furnished to
Morning Herald, by the American Press
sociation, over the Atlantic and Pacific
legraphic Co's wires.
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Probabilities.
IVasiiington, Aug. 25, 1875. — In the
|<Wic States there will be clear weather and
my rising temperature with light Southeast
|..Yoi'(A«a«( winds, and falling Barometer.
hading nnd Pemia.. railroad Stocks.
(London, Aug. 25. —The Reading and
nnsylvania railroad Stocks, at the Stock
Ichange, at 9.30 P. M., to-day were selling
Klio following quotations: I'enna., 45j^;
Iwllng, 51 ){.
kie Carllsts Holst a Flag of Trace,
Madrid, Aug. 25.—The beseiged Carlists
Keo Do Urgel have hoisted a flag of truce
D proposodconlitions of surrender. Gen.
Impos, however, demands an uncondition
capitulation.
Something Like a Failnro.
kliiiLi, Aug. 25. — Messrs. Asagra and
llo, of Valparaiso, have failed, liabilities
tween $500,000 and $600,000. The firm
jtcred about $10,000 in forged bills. It 1 b
ted that a new steamship'line, between
Iston and Valparaiso will shortly be cs
plished. •
Rebellion In Pern.
B'eru, Aug. 25.—The government has
[fhorized the Banks to suspend specie pay
fcnts for four inonths in order to avert -a
lancial crisis owing to the scarcity of coin
Id the Inability of the government to liqul
ke the large advance made by banks until
new loan now pending in Europe is
[tied. Four thousand of the inhabitants
the Indian vllltigoliavfe rebelled and taken
arms against the government. The ori
of tho uprising is of a political character.
L'V sharp earlli quake was felt at the Cal
paud Lima on the 24th, hut did no danger,
[Thirty five Siler miners have have been
[covered in the department of Tacna. 1
llalrn In Panama—Assassination
or President Efonrco.
Panama, Aug. 25,-v-Affairs remain .quiet
[Panama, there are roiports of fighting in
rotate of Magdalcno, but. no trustworthy
(mints have been received. The nows
|n Central America is unimportant. Pres
ilt Garca Monreo,-was assinated on the
I inst ., by foq.IMUWU , djRH-Qf .the
^ was an officer, who had beondischargid
the l'resident's-order. The Republlchas
n declared in )4 ritiitfc rtf Blrige. ■'"""
here is no redSqri tip believe the hsi'ash/a
t was no other than [lie result of a per
il enmity.
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Heavy Ilain FuIls.
inona, Aug. 25.-7-The splendid harvest
her of hist week has been Interrupted
raiiflftoayj'aiid indicate
[tied storm of several days duration,
yain yesterday [;as been generally frhif[
»na to Houshall, SO0 miles tlirough'tho
braiii section- 1 , ''' 1 " v '
to
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rroitiitfr Wng-a nt Long Branch.
ia Branc*,. Aug. ,25.-r-iThe • weeks
ifoenfs' eoiftintre "Vo i -mttrrow'' at Mon
[nEark., witb fou»:rac*s: ,'TUo first a
fash; purse $300, with thc folhraiilg
[ff : Century Littleton, H. J. Spin
[> from Hitchcoek's- stable t Es/aijf,
li and Camden, ffom Burns' stable. *
fcc race for mile heats tho following
(will.startrAwtubQn,:DBBjvCoront,
fto, and Monster.
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pOPRDD, "M«BS.;»'Aiig, 26.—'In she
Adft'Jiye
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WtJ n Y^liRJft>» , B 9 $*W'lt 8 fitJPCond,
llins third, andjj/gelow fourth. In
2381, 2.24Uj j^ftd ^20; Maiid
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on—time 2.2fiVf,
; Turpin was second; Walter
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WASHINGTON.
NEWS from' r'HE capital
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Another Call For Bonds..
Washington, Aug. 25,—The Secretary
of the Treasury Expects to make another
call for bqnds on the first of September.
Treasury Report. ' ,, ;
Washington, Aug. 25.— The following Is
the report of the Treasury at the close of
business to-day: :ii! i
Currency; $36,857,77, special deposits of
legal tenders for redemption. Of Certift
cates of deposit there are $098,800,000.
Coin $71,0003,050 Including coin certificates
for $18,658,400. Outstanding legal tensder
$374,755,108. 6
Sending Nlckbl Currency by Hall.
Washington, Aug. 25. —A California
Postmaster sent $25 In nickel currency to
Treasurer New, and put a thrce-ccnt stamp
on the package. The postage due when the
nickel reached the Treasury was $9.45,
which was deducted from the remittance,
and balance returned by check.
A Midshipman's Return.
Washington, Aug. 25.—Midshipman V.
L, Cattman has reported his return home,
having been detached from the Tuscarora
on the 14th inst., and has been placed on
waiting orders. Midshipmen Henry M.
Rogers and Walter Hughes arc detached
frqm the Swatara and ordered to the Rich
mond, South Pacific Squadron, per steamer
of the 30th inst.
Fatal Result of a Railroad Accident,
St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 25. —R.H.Arnold,
one of the injured by tho late accident on the
St. Louis, Kansas City, and Northern Bail
road, died of his lnjuies last evening in this"
city. Several others are in a critical con
dition.
A Heavy Storm.
Sioux City, Aug. 25.—About six o'clock
last evening one of the worst storms of the
season came up. Hail fell about thirty-five
miles from here, completely destroying the
corn fields, and breaking windows and doing
other damage. An immense quantity of
water has fallen.
A Guilty Husband Flies.
Manchester, N. H., Aug. 25.—A chem
ist, to whom the stomach of the late Mrs.
Maggon, of Raignold, New Hampshire, has
been submitted for examination, has report
cd that she died of poispn. The husband,
who has been suspected, has left town.
Greenbacks Gravely Considered.
Detroit, Aug. 25.—The National Green
back Convention was called to order this
morning, in the Opera House; about 1000
persons were present. The meeting was
largely composed of workingmen, and there
were but few persons p
States. ,M r - Thos. J. D
president. The morning session was occu
pied by Judge Kelley of Philadelphia, ex
plaining his inconvertible bond plan.
resent from other
urant was elected
Severe Frost.
Berlin, Wis., Aug. 25.—There was a severe
frost here on Saturday, Sunday and Monday
nights and last night. The temperature
was cold enough to freeze slightly. From
one-half to two-thirds of the cranberry crop
has been frozen and utterly spoiled. The
failure of the cranberry crop affects all
classes here. The damage to oorn and gar
den produce Is also great..
The Lons' Branch Kegatla.
Long Branch, : A ug. 25^—A strong wind
s blowing from the northeast this morning
and the weather is cool. Otherwise It is a
pleasant day for the regatta. At this hour,
10.30 A. M., it is thought the water will be
so rpugli as to necessitate a postponement.
The gun for the starting of the first, race
will be fired at 3 P. M.
Great Dcstrnction to the Crops by
Frost.
Green Bay, Aug: 25. —A despatch from
Grand Rapids says that the frdst on Satur
day'and Sunday nights wiped out the entire
crop Of cranberries, corn, potatoes and all
garden truck. The estimated loss, in that
county, is $500,000. In the vicinity of Grand
Rapids there arc extensive cranberry marshes
in which many have invested their last
dollar/feeling Birre of a fine crop of berries,
which, had it not been for the frost, would
have been considerable.
'' Ra|ii<l Transit.
New YOrk, Aifg. 25.—The Commissioni
ers on.Rapid' Transit, now engaged im dis
eussion regarding the route to be selected,
express an opinion that they will decide, up
on the route by September 0, two ([aye foad T
yagep cjl" the t[inc fixed by law. .Thpy,,^
fieve the fair wilt be fixed either at five or
tlireo cents, th'us enabling the poorer'classes
to live 1n the suburbs, and help'to empty
the' over-erowded tenement houses: In 'the
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CMlited and Captured.
i NeW York, Aug. Bfi.—Two bungbirs this
morning, euterei tjio, rqsidenee.of J. G, Gat
,»o, ^45,.Eas[ FJftccittft;^^^
tljp [^nd.floor a^^ere en
gaged In packing up Valuables wlien a sob
ofyfr'.^iJPlpte^liurtp 1 ^eard 1 'ilicrii/ ftk gkve tfi'c
aYfriF«fimtol&itog'Vi' n riltfo WtshWl at'the
-e«tfei»«4. Atito of'twih"iiscttp«!
caagto»*4tfllfo«teo».by thapalieai The other
nameiF Douald.Harris was struck down by
young Gattesburg who inflicted two terrible
wounds on his head with the club. Both
ini
were taken to Court.
Grant Swimming FMI.
London, Augrirt 25—Captain W&b
entered the water yesterday at DbVer tot hlg
second attempt to (rose the Chanel, And has
In accomplMhlrig the feat without
the assistance of any floating or lifoeaiVlhg
apparatus. n
The followingdespatch has Just been re
ceived announcing his arrival on the other
side: of the; Channel:—
Calms, Aug. 25^-Captain Wpbb arrived
here at U o'clock .this morning in gopd
health and spirits, although fatigued. The
passage from Dover occupied 21 hours 40
minutes.
A Runaway Husband and De
faulter'
Hartford, Conn., Aug.. 25.— A young
man of good appearance, named Albert E.
Waterhouse, who had been studying law for
some tithe,"has suddenly disappeared, under
circumstances not favorable to his reputa
tion. Although he was a married man,
Waterhouse proposed marriage.to a young
lady from the West who was visiting here.
She refused, on learning that he had an In
diana divorce, but promised to mary him if
he would get a divorce in this State, but be
fore doing so he was appointed trustee of an
insolvent estate, from which he hypotheca
ted $12,000. A few days ago Waterhouse
disappeared with this money and the young
lady, leaving his wife and a large circle of
friends in suspense.
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The Regatta at Long Branch.
Long Branch, Aug. 23.—A quiet and
beautiful sheet of water, fine weather, and
a larger attendance were the characteristics
of the regatta at Pleasure Bay this noon.
The parties though, that as amateurs hid
fair to distinguish themselves are practice
and experience. The course was nearly a
straiglA line one mile In length, There were
three previous and one final race. The lat
ter was contested by each of the winners In
the three previous heats. In the first heat
but two came up at the sound of the whis
tle from the judges. They wero Dougher
ty and Steinberger, the latter was compara
tively young and had an old sjnall boat to
row in. The start,was made at 3:17, Steih
berger immediately starting at an angle of
45 degrees for the eastern shore which he
reached in good time, leaving Dougherty
alone. The time of this heat was not taken.
In the second, Slow. J. Dougherty and Sel
lingman were the contestants, all got away
at 355, Slow taking water first. Off shal
low point one sixth of a mile from the start
Slew was leading. Dougherty six lengths,
who was two lengths ahead of Sellingnan
and quickened his stroke and took the
second place. Slow was still rowing a
strong steady pull which he maintained
throughout, winning the heat in eight
minutes by about one six-toenth of a mile,
Sellign came home in nine minutes. In the
third heat Clarke, Contract and Levine
were the contestants. At 4.30 P. M., the
signal was given and all got away together.
Clark started directly towards Content and
before he'had puleld many strokes where
he called a foul and declined to row leaving
Levine and Content. Off shallow point
Content was leaving Levine who now
quickened his stroke and soon made a 6end
of three legnths which he incresed to six
lengths and won the heat in
sBven-and-o-half minutes. Contest in nine
minutes; the claim of foul was put in by
Clarke, who w.as .sustained by the referee.
The excifement was now very great as it was
known that Slow and Levine, who were to
row in the final, were very evenly matched.
The signal sent them both off together at
5.20 P. M., they kept pretty well together
uetil off Shallow Point, when Slow who was
rowing a beautiful stroke took the lead, he
kept ahead two lengths until within 100
yards of the finish, when Levine by very
quick and strong pulling rapidly closed up
the gap; the spurt was a little too late,
however, as Slow won by three quarters of a
length in 6% minutes. Levine's time was
seven minutes. .
WHAT AN AVTllOIllTI SAYS.
excellent authority up
and who closely watched
A gentleman of
our national game
the contest between tbe Quickstep and Active
clubs was called upon yesterday by a mem
ber of our reportorial staff. His mouth was
like the n'Cw moon in shape when that for
lorn cresine tips- her horns, but It finally
opened and delivered as follows:
"The secret of good playing is to keep
cool; now this is just what our boys didn't
do in that fatal light, Geary was all worked
up, Lafferty was excited and did not measure
Talley's capacity to hold his bases] They
were not themselves; in fact they were pret
ty well demoralized."
"What do you think ofjthe rain's influerice
upon the game?" .
"Well, It was worse for ouv boys than for
the Actives besause the, hoavy grounds and
ball took away one of our finest points, the
Quickstep while they brought, out a peculiar
main strength and awkanincss on tho part
of the large Actives; do. vop see [he , point."
"Yes, think I do; but to come around to
the 'leading question' dp you think tint the
Quicksteps are superior players?"
"Decidedly, not'd bit of 1 dtMH 'about it,
and just-let rfie'teH the : Herald that it will
have to ehrmikdo a cdozeh defeats for the
Actives if the two clubs play that games in
tjae future r 11 '
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E. .SlVujr Humbert, wiio has'been absent
r some time, it cipemcil hrilrie to-day.
, denptW/Situ^.ury passed, 'througli'.' [lie
city yesterday morning 'on his way home.
[1: Lancaster, Mass., i
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to Sout.li Lancaster, mass., woere,
attcnd camp-meetirig for two 1 weeks.
R 1 f J lL VI vi: " " 'll
Ex 7 Qovernpr,P
day, He Is stripping rit
ttrid attenflod t
cVcnfn
dl'etowVi, ■iVho'ift ri gradtiate of thAUhiVeYtlftr
bUMtohlgirti;wilUleaYS Ibf <9riIlfOHilo,W%ere
' - ineMeff'tO'teBCh ata'sulaFycif
$2,500. MibBBfenl to* young zM^bfitateot
and acquirements and will be a credit to our
State while abroad. He Is amply qualified
for the position which he has accepted and
carries with him the cordial recommendation
of tho entire faculty of the University.
where, lie ,prul
ondcp .was Ig town, yestcr
pptng rit the Clayton House,
the ' rJi'ffl'eitfon ' meriting , 1 Mi
£! He'rtturos hoirie to-diiyM <" »■
Tew days Mr.'jiiliti F: 1 Burrfs, rif MW
'n. Hvho'tt h eVai&alc of Wilt
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fotSasHfoen'e
$2,500. MiO
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GRAND RATIFICATION MEETING.
' 'Iff 1 % 1
Priming the Democratic Gnns but
Night-A 1 . 0 roe HsUMHiag sf Pee.
K!fafB£fcrS!B"y7S?3?jKS
Htrcet i Animated.What eras Done
and What Wat Said.
The attendance at the Ratification Meet
ing of the Wilmington " Democracy, last
evening, At Fourth and Market Streets, was
extremely large, numbering some two thous
and persons and including, many prominent
citizens. The Rokeby Band, of Brandywine
made Us appearance about 8 o'clock, at
tended by a large conaourse of people when
the handsomely-draped stand erected for the
speakers, was Ulutiinated. Mr. Jas. Hayes
called, tie meeting to order at a quarter past
eight, and named Mr. James W. Ware, for
e^Jeut of the meeting, and The following
Vice-Presidents : P. B. Huested, 1st Ward;
Chas. Jeffries, 2d ; Frank McClusky, 3d 5
A. J. Ball, 4th ; Jas.-Murphy, 5th ; George
Hepbom, 6th ; Albert Thatcher 7th ; James
Kennedy, 8th; Richard n. Row, 9th; D.
J. Menton, 1.0th ; with Maris Taylor and
Jacob Buts as Secretaries. The President
then presented Hon. Thos. F. Bayard, who
spoke with his usual earnest force and elo
quence for the space of twenty minutes.
Mr. Bayard said that he would make no
formal address but wished to express that
interest in the local election of his native
city, which every good citizen should pos
sess. One great difficulty in our govern
ment exists in the fact that our citizens do
not take that Interest in politics that they
ought; but it is a duty which falls to all and
we should remember that we cannot have
the power of government without the re
sponsibility of governing, But the citizens
of Wilmington seem to be aware of this
and he was glad, he said, to greet so many
of them to-night. It would be strange if
he did not take a deep Interest in Wilming-
ton. Th8 people must look to their muni
cipal government. Every dollar.taken from
the treasury of this town represents one
day's labor of a citizen. There is scarcely
a city, that, to his knowledge has so grand,
so sound, so excellent a basis. But there
has been something going wrong. When
ever we see great riches aggregating mak
ing the rich, richer, and tho poor,'poorer,
we may be sure that the true form of gov
ernment is dying out.
Mr. Bayard then drew tho attention of his
hearers to that bane of good government—
the ring, speaking of those in New' York,
Washington and Brooklyn. Wilmington
has been growing nobly, he continued, but
at the sharks who follow the wake of 6hips
Pre
so have the political sharks followed her pro
gress. Wilmington Is In every respect
worthy of your love and cares and in the
selection of her officers they should be such
as you would be willing to trust in private life.
We are trying to get less jobbery. All through
the Government it is being looked upon more
as a duty to attend to political affairs. Let us
have that spirit here. It is Important to In
vite capital to this town, and the only way
to do It is to have an honest municipal gov
ernment. We must stop what we have seen
here of late— there must be no mysteries.
After mentioning the necessity of party or
ganizations, the speaker spoke in high terms
of the gentlemen nominated by the party in
whose interest he was laboring. Captain
Postles is to bo trusted; Edward McIntyre is
to be trusted, and as far as ho knew them
they were all to be trusted a6 honest men
and earnest supporters of the right. Wil
mington has been fortunate in itmayors
for three years and lie thought that if Col.
Whiteley is elected.it will be fortunate again.
Mr. Bayard closed with an appeal to the
people, to go to work eyery one in his own
way and see that the best men are given
the municipal ''powerj Mi*. Ware, a few
minutes afterwards, during \yhicli a spirited
tune was played by the cornet band present,
brought John O'Byrne,'Esq:,'to the front of
the stand. Mr. O'Byrne said that the itfrst
and great question involved is whether Wil
mlngtoil . is to bfe under an honest 'govern
ment of the fag and taij end of Rings.. You:
partly sgtitled tljat at the last ejection. _ Apd
now, in no part or the city must there be
faint-heartedness. We 'are upon the thres
hold of a pertad that is very .important—it
is the Centennial, Wilmington sends the
product 'of Industries, her ships, and her
carriages, to every part, of the,'globe, tyid ;
wlven the Dons frogi Rib Jancno,
ebtne to visit the : spot from wlierO
the very powder • manufactured at the.
Brandywine,,rifts thp. roqks of the Andes,
shall we not have a cultured and courteous
gentlemen, who can welcome'them, and
show them our city. Mr. Valentine, a very
fair man in his way, is many > inches too
short; what a figure will Joshua,Valentine,
the fifth ijennite make out by that six-fogter,
who would be able to tell them all about
Wilmington.' ' 1 hi nli u<
nliis closing remarks wero ,upnn,ithp per-,
sonal fitness of the party nominees, one of
iVhbm 1 , Col. Whiteley,' lie was plcastd to In
troduce as Wiloiliigtonls'Centennial Mayor.
Col. Whiteley thanked hj> l^isoipil,au^
political friends for the nomination—not of
higgeflhiug, but "if .Lam eioetftd.'.', ho,
"I tntend to be Mayor of the City of Wil
rrfthgtoff and all Its pcoplit." HtsVe l matnlng
remarks were.very interesting from their
renhntemtW (fhareefer,, .Ifo ;
with the thanks of his hearers ai the close
df hM sketch, When A motion for ■ adjourn
meut being earrled, ihe large .assembly die
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u 11:! 'AlPiMlHfXUsi OP CRIME.
•:lf ;Whlti»k la wrested, there wiUba four
tapitaJ cgxes foff'W at next, spsslvp, of
qyer.apd Te[mfge|'^fl.thls ; 9fiWtji;., j
;, Th P„^ r ^Si a ' W tpM Wui. H
wick, charged with the inurdcr' of h
in this city ; Patrick Ahern, charged -MfflL
the murder of the trump near Townsend;
and Pierce (mulatto), charged with rape at
Kirkwood. Diligent search will be made
for the Whitlocks, In ordci;that none of this
quartette of crimes shall go unpunished.
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*HE ClTt CO0RT,TEBTERDAt.
It was earlier than usual, yesterday morn
ing, when the Herald man made his ap_,
pearance at the oouyt. Two hundred and
fifteen pounds of municipal dignity arose
to greet him. A placid good humor was
uppermoeton the goodMayon'eeountenance,
for but one case was awaiting him . In the
cells. Chief Brady seemed satisfied but the
force, painus fees, seemed disappointed and
Bad. ' ' , '
His Honor glanced the spectators to order
promptly at nine o'clock, and at a nod from
the Chief, a colored individual, meek and
mild, was led gently to the bench of retri
bution.
Wm. Lewis was his.hlsiname, hut unlike
the court, he did not believe in the truism,
that " he that fights and runs away,will live
to fight another day." It happened thusly:
Joseph Murphy, from the rural districts had
been sent to town with a load of oats and a
purp of .the snappish persuasion, which
Joseph, in the innocence of his heart had
fastened to the wheel of his wagon, but ex
perience convinced him that it was better to
place his canine property at a more respect
ful distance from his bucolic productions,
William, who had just turned the corner,
thought the proceedings irregular and gen
tly reminded the country representative that
ho was doing a very wrong act. Joseph
promptly resented such interference and a
bloody pair soon attested the warmth of the
discussion. $2 and costs settled the point
at issue.
When this difficulty had been satifactorl
ly arranged the court arose with proper dig
nity and signified that the session was at an
end. Since that time, word has been re
ceived that John Smith and Henry Fleming,
who reside in Hcdgeville, had been making
preparation to attend quarterly meeting,
which was approaching, and had borrowed
brother Townsend's coat without his consent
or knowlei
commodat
will be given a proper opportunity to ex
plain, this morning.
i. The two have 6ince been ac
wlth quarters In the cells and
BALL AND BAT.
CREAOER VS. QUICKSTEP TO-DAY—OTHER
GAMES PROBABLE—THE PHILADEKPniA
OPINION OF THE ACTIVE GAME.
This afternoon the Quickstep,go to Glou
cester to play the cradk Camden club, the
Creagers. Much interest is felt in the game
and quite a number of friends of the club
will go up to witness it : A full report will
appear in to-morrow's Herald. Hindle
will catch, at least that is the present ar
rangement. Without any disposition'to dic
tate to the club, we feel compiled to say as
a friend, that this will be a mistake. Al.
has no better friend or ardent admirer than
ou-sclves, but in the present condition of his
hand we think that it is unjust tohimailf as
well as to the club to place him behind the
bat In such a game throughout, lie is with
out doubt the best catcher ever played in a
Wilmington club, but his broken finger in
our opinion disables him for the present. Wa
shall be glad to .welcome him back to hiA
old position at any time when his injuric!
have been completelyfhealed bnt don't think
it would be adviscable for him to play to
day.
On Saturday the Treneon team will play
the Quleksteps at the new grounds in this
city.
The following games are talked of.
' Tuesday next in this city, Quicksteps vs.
Dooer, of Philadelphia. Wednesday week,
Quickstep vs. Keystone Jof Philadelphia.—
Sept. 9th, Quickstep vs. Flyway's at New
York. 1 -
Commenting on the recent game of the
Quickstep with the Active the Philadelphia
gapers say the Quickstep played much the
letter game and only lost on account of the
Gain and the hall.
.JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.
The mieadamizing dn Fourth street has
reached Tatnali, . . ( ;,
Yergcr. at 405 Shipley street, can make
you a flrsc-cla^s set or Harness.
At Fourth and Market last night, thire
were no less than three jugglers.
Improvement in buildings ou Second
street between Shipley and Orange.
Pennington; at Ninili and Orange', is noted
for iiis good fife in bodts and shoes.
Buxbaum'Caii furnish you with all kinds
of qlotjijng^Third agd Market streets.
The cont ract for supplying the Poor [louse
Witl; coal,' hifs'heeh awarded by its trustees
to Jas. Mtirpbey, foot of Shipley, street .
The Mr. Smith of West .Sixth street, who
bet ten to one ou the Quicksteps the other
day, is confined to his bed—cause, financial
embarrassment. ' ■ 1 ' • ■ 01
Capt.'Hindle of the Quicksteps thinks,
that the wet ba)l, which was utterly unlit for
use, had a great deal to do with their bad"
playing in'the eighth foiling Of Tuesday's
match.: Il 1 . o'i .> ,
Margaret Smith, a, depizen of the Saloon
at. .Third and French Streets, was arrested last
night., 'at, half-past eleven ; for disorderly con
duct and taken to the Poiico station. She
will have p.heariqg this mprnlng,
■ A. I[.;Gi'imsbftW, John P. Allmond, Jas.
H. Beggs, it. F. Dure, arid George, 8. Ca
peHe havribeen 'appointed similar Cornhiis
sioners on tho opening of, Eleveuih street
between Adams and Jackson.
Both, et these,Commissars will meqt.ff?
morrow, at 10 o'clock, at the Mayor's office,
arid lirOetied to'the discharge of theft duties'.
Them will he a camp experience meeting
fox : tbp Whuiipgtou wgipaiiy-, fftAshug, m,.
E. church, tomorrow evening at 7]4 ojciock.
'the ioilowlrig commtssiorier? W<ic Meti
a'p]ft)fitted Wy the CoUCt to assess and demand
damages for thc-opanincjoflitodileyjCIwyim),
DuPont,, Thirteenth .pQUrteciith ,ajid Six
teenth Sts.','.between Peniisylvania'a'nd'Delh
Warc JVenues,Biid'BrOoin stiff 8C0tt>»4-Al~
bert TlmtcbsivMilton LackeyM. Carey,
^T^.HpALp ;i p ? ct, t begap; a* foj
"Up'ftb'm'the South at breakrof daj*, bin e
-BrJngln»iti'AB#a4ing l I»d», fresh di^way,,
Came the Quicksteps, terrible as of yjjre,
Telling the 6at-tle was on once more.
And Wilmington fifty miles away.
But was so shocked about nine o'clock that
he had to desist.
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A I)A YATTUEINtiTlTUTELlBBABY.
A BBRALD R^TORTEg >JfONG THE BOOKS
AND PAPERS OF THJ5 INSTITUTE LIBRARY
TE8TBBDAT—WHA.T RE SAW THERE AND
.i ,■; i! ■■■n liiuoifl,.• .1
THE FUNNjr PEOPLE JIB MET. f
"However common ralriy days are these
times, manyof our citizens have yet to learn 1
how to pass them pleasantly. With such an *
excellent library and comfortable room as'
wfe have In oUr midst, the solution of the
difficulty Is plain dtiongh. Do as we did
yesterday afternoon; good-humoredly stack
your umbrella, unbutton your coat, judici
ously pick your book, or paper, or magazine,
fall back Into an arm chair in one of the
little nooks, furtively steal your feet up to
the other end of the horizontal line running
from your head,- and lf you do not pronounce
yourself in excellent trim, you have nothing
in common with the indifferent "Yr's Truly.
Out of respect for the author, be he Homer
or Mark Twain one always glances through
the first chapter, but In such a delightfully
kaleldescopie place as the Wilmington
Library for the display of human nature, it
is very difficult to get over into chapter.
second without looking up at yon old gentle
man just arrived. Let us watch him. He
:
doffs his hat, deposits the omnipresent um
brella in its righiful place, gives a longing
glance at the historical books in the corner,
among which, by the way, there is a local
work of his own, rubs his bald crown
and very gracefully places two hundred
pounds of official flesh in one of the seats
around the magazine table. For one hour
does he hold his benevolent counte
nance within four inches of the Contemporary
Review, then with equal grace retires to
his municipal post where we hope that ho
experiences no trouble In paying off the
workmen on the new basin. But here are
long rows at the newspaper files; a very
small man trying to read the Courier-Jour
nal, the top of which paper is two feet above
him. "Humph," said Douglas Jerrold,
when at a ball one night he saw a very tall
man waltzing with a very short woman,
"Humph, thero's the mile dancing with the
mile-stone." Here in the corner, though,
who is that journalistic personage watching
so intently one particular part of the files,
and so jealously contemplating the readers
thereof! O, vanity of vanities, 'tis only
Wilmington editor weighing the popularity
of his own paper.
Not to mention the courteous young men
who habitually congregate about the en
trance despite the "Ordered by the execu
tive committee," etc., the young ladies, who 1
so cosily nook themselves and so very pret
tily and pleasantly annoy people reading the
papers, are a prominent feature of the room.
"Wall, I wonder how many books this yer
place holds," said a visiting Bostonian.
Said I, eotto voce, "Wall, 'uer 'bout six thoue
And according to the cata
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and, I expect,
logue, which -I looked into a few moments
forwards, this is the correct number.
Most of these books are standard works;
1 some novels can be found,however the reading
which would' be very unprofilabie for Mies
Amelia, of Delaware Averiue.tXJust look
at that Tauchnitz collection. 'Jr "Ah, yes,
I replied, "a fine lot of books, Very flue lot,
how many magazines do you have here?"
"About twenty—all the first-class American
ones, and a fow of the English periodicals.
Oil the files there are some thirty papers
coming from all parts of the counjry."
"Yes, yes, hem! Where are the Peninsula
papers ?'' •
"Don't keep any at all, Here's the Man
ufacturer and Builder, The Scientific Jour
nal au<l-the London Engineer for our machin
. We take it to be an excellent part of
the room—though, to tell the truth,"
added ray informant, "they are only looked
into occasionally."
As in other libraries of more notoriety
than; ours there iff a set of "characters;"
bookish, stoop-shouldered, learned old fel
lows who hate the chess players and their
noise. '
One of tligse can bfiiseaii'pegping iuto all
the dusty books of thp .library, rubbing his
spectacles and habits, atid In the most
ecstatic mood;' whew some indecorous youth
with a finical step glides past., concealing
from the vigilant keeper of those "brave
utensils;" it cigar lighted nt Hindlc's just
two minutes before. A fine way to spend
a rainy afternoon!" quoth 'oe. Yes, try it.
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SHIPPING PEACHES TO EVE OPE. 1
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THE FIRST CARGO—TIIE ARRANGEMENTS
of 'fup'Fiwri'ERS—O ff 'Ior LIVERPOOL
'to-day:
.nil.; '
Thts'ttioFhfog'the 'stefeuitfv of Ohio of the :
American' line, which sails for Liverpool to
Europe, carries out the, first 'shipment of
peaches, lrciiig ,thqfirs(; .venture of the kind
A:bilge refrigqrtjtor haf becu placed in the*r
vessel, and the, fruit will be kept in mer
chantable Order by the opeftltiori ofafafi,
which Mill for^c air over the mass of lee
with eUtW rapidity at to reduce the temper- .
atnre to ! No outside air is to be ad
mitted, and tho same; ;niriie over and over
again is.passed quickly .thrmigh imd through .
tty# fruit with scarcely any moisture, and
there behig'riO currents Or hff of different
tetftpcrtltivrpe, there is -not ovoc ruie-third of
the consumption ,p£ ice tlifxt attends auy.
other process' The gasses eiriittcd from the
fruits rite sAid to tie 'drawn to'fire fee, and
that the frhit 1 b always dry and in the beet
possible .state,, although kept for weeks in
this condition. '
'Hie fruit 'passed 'Up fhc Delaware Rail
Road yesterday evening, being contained in
eight ears, as follows:
Frpiri Middletown, 1 three cars; Arm
strongs, Mt. Pleasant; Townsend, Dover,
and Minims, one. cpf.paeli. The peaches are
pf the Very iinfcst quality and iii excellent
cofrilltiofij'sufch fruit'has seldom ever been
sidppetl fcoinAhe orchard^, . ,
.ockwood, Esq., goes out as the
ircfafcrisTd'mtcnd'tb !l th6 : fruit
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B^hiil b
nti.its'Tbyaga, AiidiWill.'aot da the eommlo*
disposed of to tho best advantage by Mr,
Lockwood in Liverpool.
The cargo consists of 2,450 crates, or
about four thousand baskets.
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