Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1851-06-20

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Extension Of he use of hds.-The univeral
result from the cheapenng Of anything, /. Q. T.
the greatly enhanced use, is at pre-ent The case a
in this city in relation to the consumption OF b
gas. Before the reduction OF price By the new a
gas company, the use Of 1t was very limited, |
oil and candles being used instead. In fact its e
use was principally confined TO thu stores on n
Market street, where frolu It's briliancy, con-
vanience and cleanliness, Notwithstanding its {
high price il had to be used. In all the man
ufactoies, workshops and residences of our I
cilxeus, fluid. camphene or oil were the sub
stances used for lighting. From the energy
of the projastors Of the present gas company,
carrying ii into the Other streets as well as
Market street, ,he;. is scarcely a large maru-
factory but that will burn il instead Of the old
substances The Franklin Mandatory Com
pany will have two hundred burners (almost
as great qvantiiy we should think as tile old
gas company had in all the rest Of the city
all the machine shops and boundaries are 10
have it introduced, varying from sixty 10 two
bundled burners each. 1t IS also being intro
duced in large number OF private residences.
We believe before long it will be introduced
into majority of them, not only for lighting
but for cooking.
We were shown by Messrs. Cook g. Com
PhlJs NNV HhNt idttl0 IVlihlthSVd huN - hf'&
business in our city, and who are engaged in
the filIing up of The burners In the above mem
toned factories, handsome stove, tie inyen-
tion we believe oil Mr.. Cook, to burn gass Tor
cooking purposes. Anything can be cooked by
il in summer lime three per cent less than other
! fuel.
| Drains. Our citizans suffer a great deal
from wet cellars, which might be easily rene
i Itttl If If Ara ma
established. To deain u cellar, ditch has to
be dug leading lc some other drain, by the per.
son whose cellar needs draining. This is at
tended with great expense TO single indiv i'd
: lua; half the time other, and less thorough
means are adopted which only partially effect
the object. There is no greater annoyance or
: cause of disease than wet cellars. No city
could DO more easily drained than ours, or with
less expense. Let every street ia the city be
{ Undetermined, and charge each one that makes
use Of it, aud the amount Of sickness will ma.
: terially Jimishsh. as we'll as much annoyance
saved 10 the mass oil our community.
An Ersursion party from Salem arrived il
this city on Friday last, in the Steamboat Cliff
ton. They numbered about two hundred gen
4 tie nen and ladies. The Clifton hereafter in
tends TO make an excursion from Salem 10 this
d city every week.
y Coiision.-Two of our citizens had fight il
+. Market ST., between Second and Third, on Fri
day last. Ono knocked the other down.
q The Cspcert for The benefit of the Presbyterian
: Church at ST Georges, came on Thursday weel
u last in the Church in that village. The mum
: be who participated on the occasion we're thrtl
one half of whom were nom Wilmington; al
e was under the diresion of that talented must
! clan Mr.. Richard rriggs. There were some
i five hundred present, The elite of New Castl,
County, and the adjoining counties -of Ken
!, and Cecil. Tho Songs of the Testo,aer'
e l"Home Again" and "Srike 'he Symbol
a were admirably executed by Mr.. Tnggs. Tn,
Z funds were to aid in payment Of the organ
: put up under the superintendent of Mr.. Charles
. Grobe. The most sanguine anlcpalions of th'
: projectors Of the Concert were realized in III,
amount of the proceeds derived from it.
4 Sind -0n Sunday morning last shad was
! caught in the Brandywine, near the upper dam
: weighing six pounds and six ounces, Ii wa.
made present to Joseph Price, Esq. Six 9th
ers werc caugh, besides. This ID he first sea
: son we have .esSr leaTd Of shad being caugh
Hid tho Brandy ISrfso numerous and SO large
: They have pond Where for catching sliad-
several arc caught there every day. One
the shad was caught with hook.
r. Beautifui--Mfs. Col. De Korpony, tho com
u poser Of several Of the most beautiful pieces o
} music, is composing a piece entitled the Will
I mington Waltz. II will be one one of the
d most beautiful ofthe productions of that lalente,
and accomplished lady. Her performances or
the piano are uneq uaed-far superior to thos,
OF any lady We have hitherto had the peasur,
} Of hearing.
, Deiaware Deniis-Thomas l.. Buckingham
: Dentist, of No. i6l Race street Philadelphia
- tativa If nai.,,r IL ..,fll
the medal at the Worlds Fair for the best al
! tilicial teeth Delaware against the world.
Fireman4 Monthly Magazine. This maya
! zne, devoted 10 literature and the arts, suitabl
: for firemen has been laid on our table by Chas
l. Evans, News Agent, Simple Street near 3rd
u Is beautifully printed, and filled with inter
G esiing matter. Mr.. Evans has them for sale a
IS cents copy.
= Medical Society The annual meeting Of tn
Medical Society oil Delaware, was held on Tues
!, day last, at cantwell's Bridge. The attendanc
= was unusually large DR.. H. F. Askew wa
elected Presideat for the ensuing year, and upo
= being conducted to the chair, returned his nc
: acknowledgement OF the honor thus conferred mo
him, in short but very appropriate speech. d.
' Cummins of Kent County, was chosen Vice Pre-
y sident. Blard of Censors ard OF Examiners
Secretary, aud Treasurer, and lecturers for tn
next dnliai meeting were elected; and also min
Delegates were appointed TO represent the Socet,
u at the National Medical Convention, 10 be he'll
next spring at Richmond Va.
> .drrsst-Joseph MeCay was brought belor
: the Mayor on Tuesday evening, on the charg,
of assaulting hoy named VIM Cash, THROWN,
a bucket ofwator over him, and kicking him -
r. He was bound o er in the sum of 5000, 10 answe
a the charge at the next term Of court at New
'astle.
: ,4rrsst-A man named Jacob Dutton, was ar
: rested few days ago, "a the charge Of stealth.
II S25, II of whiea was iount in his possession
and is now in the hands at Esquire COUNTIES, HI
n was sen, to New Castle to answer the charge,
e IadiGns-Sever lulians, af the Sac and Fax
p Tribes, gave al amusing exhibition at their wig.
ID wan, corner Of Sixth AMI Walnut streets, q,
y Monday evening last. A large number of on
If citizens went 10 see them.
Kent and Sssssr .g16sirs-We copy tie follow
|, ing from the Beacon
10 A handsome schooner of la0 tons burden, be
d longing 10 Peter I. Causey Esq and Mr.. Janei
" II Deputy, was launched from the chin ward o
IA the latter gentleman, in South Milford, on Tues
day morning last. She is called the "ship Car
70 peners of Milford, and is designed ior the coast
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