Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1853-01-21

zier a charter 10 draw lottery for nine years
y as introduced In the Senate on Wsdnesday.
The proposition Is to pay 500, GOO for the grant,
la portion of which Il 10 be applied to NEE, the
demands on the State Treasury, and the ball
sncs to be equally expended IN the three osun.
ties. The opponents OF lotteries will make no
eifor against the measure, and the probability
is tina, 1t will pass. Ifit 10 proper 10 give to
one man or set of men lottery, it is proper to
give them 10 o,h,ts-noihing should be mon
!. opolixed. The two grsn,s would not do more
injury TO society than would the one. II Mr..
Glasler has no grant, he VIII sell the iickets
of lot'eres dawn In other Staies--ifh he has al
4 grant he will sell his own tickets for which
!. the state will receive $4,000. Let what will
occur however, a clause forbdding lotteries
should be introduced In our next constitution.
l. We shall thus get rid Of the sy forever.
/. Philadelphia, Wilmington aud baltimore
n Raiirodd.-We have moi ceived the 18th An
IS nual report OF this company. From hasiy
d glance over its pages, we are praihed to PR
y celve that il 10 in most prosperous condition
d IS showing large increase Of travel over last
d year. We shall give more detailed extract
from il in our ext. We notice in II that new
Terry boat for crossing The Susquehannah OF
d 90 feet long and IS iect beam has been con-
) 2racied fer at Wilmington. This boat will be
l finished in May an will have track run on
u deck sulicien; for train Of cars, and will
greatly expediate the transit over The river
ID .dceideni.- Thomas Paul fell into The canal
to at Delaware City, on Wednesday night-of las
o week, and was injured internally. He was
o. sent 10 the aims house, and died on the road
as without The colored man who had him in charge
u being conscious of it. He was about seventy
years Of age, and of verv intemperats habits. :
An inquest ives held on Thursday, by Deputy
u Coroner Moore
al Herskiah Niles son of the late Hezekiah Nile,
to editor Of Niles Register, died recently on the
ne voyage frc m Heng Kong to San Francisco, in tn
rs 23d year oil his age. Mr.. Niles was attached Il
the commercial house Of Forbes & Co, nf Cantor
China, and at the time of his death supercargo o
~ the bark Wilhelmina. He formerly resided in thi
"a city, where he had large circle Of friends, b,
Nv whom his loss will lie universally regretted.
al Runapoy.-As Vim S. Dealsyn, his moihe
VI and sister were riding carriage a short tim
nd since in Thoroughfare Neck, Appoquinim'nl
an bundled. their horse became frightened an
lei ran away. and in order 10 stop him Mr.. D. drew
h him up against fence. striking il with sucl
lily force as to break the carriage in several place
"a and knock the horse down. No person recei
Iy we'd any serious injury.
III Election Disirieis.-It is advocated to Ovid
er thu city into election districts. The crowd
AL ia raid is too great at the polls.
Ks Wanted 10 R"r5ip-a few days since ma
!" in state Of inoxicaiio1, went int, the ollie
o'e ent stores Of our city, trying to borrow do
en lar, and when refused as he was in every cas-
~ tina, we heard of 10 some instances was qni
"a, abusive. He was perfect stranger. He shou'
's have been kicked out.
a dog flight occurred at the corner oil Secor
u and Shipley streets. few days since whie
hs ended in man fight.
~, -, Compromised The Democrats In our legi
nm laturs, were in much Of fix at the election
,hs Senator. II they r-fused 10 60 into elecilI
fo Iof u. S. Senator on joint BALLOT, they wou
The loose the Offices of Auditor of Accounts az
on. State Treasrer. A coriingy the matter appea
ard to have been compromised the Wings eleciii
ION. the Hon. John VI. Clayton, U 8. Senator al
vii Messrs. Swiggot & Cannon. Democrats. o
,uel Treasurer and the other Auditor of Accom-
Elk Gas.--Ii Is reported that the Coal Gas Coz
mn lpany in this civ. will reduce the price Of &
,cen in the Spring, 10 90 per thousand feet
was Philsdelp hia city, The price is 50 per thonsa
Wig. feet with ten per cent. off for prompt payue
sse iaSs ss feifsitsata s.lH Bride. Jacob
rhe store room on The corner OF Third and Bro
Inc way and has purchased the wlarves ID sto
rug houses form rly belonging to Charls- Tatm
E-qs. Messrs. Beasior and Watkins ha
light been making some Improvements i, their
Mn. mors convenien'. Mr. Jesse Hyatt has a
9lu, heen making sore improvements by putt
the an duion In his store. and enarging il
Iorn. Several other buildings are now being cree
own and business Of ali kinds is pretty lively
got Business with our merchants is very brisk
the this season nf the wear. We unde'stan
IT in committee has hcen appointed to purchas
hind lol Tor the Odd Fellows for The erection o
,ams magnificent Hall and Female Seminary. I
cots inhabitants nj this place and its vicinity are
'iuce bout neti ioning 10 the Legislature OF his "
cy now in session for a Bank which we lee
hopea we may get, as no doubt will be q
',.s benefit To the town.
10 If Rail Rodd.-Memorials ae in circulate
+, tn PRAYING the Legislature Of our State, to gran
nal, charter for line Of Rail Roa 10 connect
o,rI North End South, Ito commenc al some pc
ru. in New Jersey upon tie Raraan Bay.
NIL crossing that State. into this, at the upper
.hont Of Kent County, about tho town Of Smyrna,
4 pass down through Kent and Sussex c'uni
in,el into the Safe Of Maryland, and from the
The through the same, and the Eastern Shore
open Virginia. to termin To at The bottom Of
The Peninsula, opposite the city oil Norfolk, in
thi, ast-menlioned State. The great purpose
re no anch Rail Road is TO connect the cities Of
vas York and Norfolk. This Rail Road would
( thi. ford the farmers IT Kent and Sussex IN.
II the an easy and speedy intercourse with the CT
the Of Philadelphia AMI New York, and give II
a market Tor their produce, at delay of
CANT Exceeding ten hours from their home.
II the This scheme meets the appreciation Of
and farmers and others IN this part Of the county
cams Smyrna Herald
An The Fisher-Mr. D |. Cummirs o.
" up firm of Cnmmins & Bro, Of this place, has jus
hem turned from the scene OF thewreck Of this schoc
~ be ames G. Fisher. Ian account of which we
in Ter. lished IN last week. Hersld) with qnant
Black Ierain which had been secured from the ~
der- rne boat lies aDour twenty yursis from Oh
re-. A. buried in the sand some nine feet which rem
bo,d il impossib to save all the grain. Mr. c
,ha, they have obtained about $50 bushels OF corn
and wheat, the balance Of 70l0 bushels will no dc
~, "a be ictal loss Smyrna Herald
Wilmington Cossing Ms Chrisiiana.-
,o.,s readers will recolect that we prophesied as
500 of the results Of freeing the Christiana Bri
he of hat the buiidi, gs of the city, would ex
10 a over the Christiana River: that the first mac
ancs. shops, ship yards and manufactures woul
+, il erected, -and that afterwards they would be
,bIs lowed by dwellings. The truth Of our predic
4, in is now being yer fed. A few weeks since
,b,, noticed the erection by Mr.. Charles Canhy
H. Messrs. Flaglor g. Co., of an extensive b,