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. uAKGSJi / l» /tl, AIi»U w <y l i jiih to/. •iif* (it* Lf T I. ■!lf: jn • ,nt*r ■/ U |V», , 1 h i I •: IM.fi/J 1 L? J i*»: r « #f(] li/(: i« ■ v ,*> • .. Mm x ffinM WILMINGTON, THURSDAY. AUGUST 26, 1875. lilU tn(j III ,: ■■tu: ) n! i. 1 i >L. 1-NO. 4. r ;jin (1-1/ *1" ▼ 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 er .. i. 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. e U 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. % 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 I: ,l«lili:i 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. I ' UMit- litj |tOf XiitAoV« i>rhuglfoRb pOPRDD, "M«BS.;»'Aiig, 26.—'In she Adft'Jiye i WtJ n Y^liRJft>» , B 9 $*W'lt 8 fitJPCond, llins third, andjj/gelow fourth. In 2381, 2.24Uj j^ftd ^20; Maiid llef' wa^.^ijtanceir nd i •rl"e| on—time 2.2fiVf, ; Turpin was second; Walter y fourth. ass, WASHINGTON. NEWS from' r'HE capital '. _____ ■ 1 : i :r. 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 i*.i:v j■ ■T''jri' ■- i.' etty.: • 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. II! s iiiiii. m 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 ' on j ( / 'PEjtesbN^±.^"^^'\ 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 f i 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 i fotSasHfoen'e $2,500. MiO i 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 of to bet at. ■ H. arid fox E. bert ! i he perked a.boqt, 1 IHl.i.l |-• TH 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. ifnTq . ChaA is wife = T-r IN THE XOIIS. *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. I ows on . Jr ti'-v. ap_, ' . a a 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 a 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. r: istS SHIPPING PEACHES TO EVE OPE. 1 •■il!; .i .1 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 •I.. 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. J? . le