American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-30
A NEW ELECTION.

A NEW ELECTION.
The opinions Of the Attorney General of this
State and Of Louis M'Lane, Esq, as to the legality
Of the late Borough Election having been obtained
10 which they agree that the election was illegally
held it has been thought expedient to hold another
election, which course has been agreed upon by the
council Of last year, and those persons lately elect
cd. In consequence of this agreement, the old
council assembled yesterday afternoon, when it
unanimously resolved that an election should be
held on Tuesday the 18th of June next and Will
liam Kirk and Zba Ferris were appointed Judges,
and Wesley M'Clung and Samuel Woolslon.
Clerks.
The friends of the persons lately elected are de
,ermned to support them again and the Ticket
which received such an overwhelming majority,
will be elected by increased number OF votes
Sunday Sehools-A person in this Borough lately
marked in company that the Teachers in Sunday School,
this State paid for their attendance, and for proof
Of the truth of the assertion referred to the Report lately
published in the Newspapers by order of the Ivy Court
Of Newcastle County, showing the state # the aanct
Of the Conny-and in which report atement is given o.
the amount paid TO different Sunday School Teachers
u
might prove preudcia to Sunday Schools and the Teach
therein, and will therefore state few facts for the
Information Of the ignorant
The Legislature of Delaware, few years ago. passed
act granting to Sunday Schools twenty cents per
each white child taught therein provd ng that the hole
claimed under that should not exceed Two hun
dred dollars in each county. Application for the grant
made according to the pre- cribed in the act, by
the superintendent directors of the several schools
whose and the amount claimed annually pub
sed in the report Of the Of the finances of tile
y and from this publication has arisen the be-
lief that Sunday School Teachers paid by the State
20 far from these Teachers receiving any pecunay ard
for their labors they frequently draw their purses
to aid the funds of their schoolsthe granted by the
legislature being insufficient to deray the expenses
tessarly incurred.
~, We would be obliged to our friends in the
lower part of this State, and throughout the PENN
sula, II they would furnish US with intelligence Of
The state OF the crops and Of the prospects of the
tarmers We have heard it stated that the wheat
crop in the lower counties of Delaware, is nearly
des'roycd-and should be glad OF authentic informa
lion on the subject.
The crops in this neighb0rhood look toleraby
we'll, so far. We had slight shower of rain on
Sunday week-since which the weather has been
warm and dry.
The Season.-Compants of the Injurious effects of the
drought becoming general. In Queen AIMS County,
Nd where, few weeks ago. the prospects Of the farmer
we're so pleasing, the is entirely changed, owing
70 the drought and the ravages of the Hessian Fly
The following extract from the Richmond Enquirer of
Tie 26th inst
"The papers of NJ Carolina complain of the extraordi
nary drought which has ragged for several weeks is The
same in Virginia The Oldest inhabitants do no, re-
collect TO have witnessed such The Warrenton
auquer) Gazette Of the Goth, observes that "he He's
san lily is committing dreadful ravages the whea, and
he earth extremely dry that the plant scarcely vege
aes" The wheat in this part of the country rava
Sed by the y and is much less injured by the drought
than might have been expected We were blessed, how.
ever by very heavy rain Wednesday night and there
every prospect of the "ong season. in May coming on
another singular circumstance of this spring has been the
appearance of great numbers of the looking ocusts
hey swarm in many of the woods Of various sections of
me State. The Fauquier Charlottesville, and Petersburg
apers mention their appearing, in the neghbohood of
aose towns in myriads. They employed in penetra-
0nS the bark of trees and depositing their eggs"
by the Richmond Compiler received this NOR.
ang, We have more cheering accounts than the
above. That distric, of country was visited on
Wednesday night last, with one of the heavies,
rams ever witnessed there and vegetation already
appears much relieved, and the Farmers prospects
were frightening.
a Camp Meeting will be held the 9Th Of June next in
'''oerna Woods, near Centrevile, Md