Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1854-07-07


Translation Of Spanish into English, End pre-
milan, 2nd slrss to Delaware Davis. Translation
of English into Spanish, list premium 2nd elias
to Sussex Davis, 2nd 70 Delaware Davis.
German, End premium 2nd class tot. McCabe.
Latin, LIST class translation, list premium, James
McCabe, 2nd to Sussex Davis 2nd premium
composition to J. McCabe, Isl premium 2nd class
to A. Ewes. tf-.N
Grammar LIST premium to AlbertNones, 2nd
4 to A. Ewes. -
4 Plain Geometry, premium to Albert Nrnesr 81
this city. Algcba, LIST premium to Manuel Eye
4th TO Henry Jeileris. Arithmetic premium tol
improvement to Richard Burton and James
Ilaughry in hfst class, and to Peter Smith OF
4 Brandywine, Homer Starr, Daniel Fox and
Charles Rumford of this cityi insecond division
first premium cx-equo to James llullcy and
John BuilS of this city. Book Keeping, 4tll
4 premium to Manuel Eyre. LIST premium Isl
class TO VIM. Griffith, premium for Improvement
/ to Richard Fox and Samuel Nones. Premium
for constantly maintaining high position in class
to VIM. Grifllni LIST premium, End class, to
Bernard Murphy, Sd to james Mellon ofths city
l Sd premium Sd class to =. Smith.
History, End premium, lst class to Manuel
Eyre premium Tor Improvement 10 Samuel
Nones. 3D. premium 3D. class to P. Smith; End
premium bible history, to II. McCabe. Music,
5 2nd premium, LIST class 10 eX-degfee 10 Delaware
Davis; premium for improvement, to Sussex
Davis. Premiums to A. Eayes, and Kent Davis
for music on the piano.
1 Nctp School Honse.-A new schoul house is be-
ing erected on the ground ofthe Friends meeting
. house, by the people residing in district No.,
1 in Christiana Hundred. II is 30 feet long by 30
wide; hall win be taken on in front, so as to
leave a room about 80 feet each way, which will
comfortably accommodate forty scholars. II is
to be heatcdby furnace in the cellar, and the re-
lqusite provision Is made for proper ventilation.
i'Tbn af cha
ineyer-the walls being stone, and the roof of iron.
4 Struck b. Lighiaiug. During the heavy storm
ON Wednesday evening last, about 6 O'Clock.
Two houses in Washington St., between 9Th and
eth ST., were struck; the ceiling was knoc,-Y on
rome two feet square, up in the third story OF
Mr.. Smiths house, houfmerchant, and the light
lining passed down the conductor Of tue other
house, and went in the ground, tearing up some
dozen bricks.
attempted .ar,esf.-Constable Vandever, at
tempted to arrest Mr.. Patrick Finn, n butcher
of this city, on Wednesday last for keeping the
Fourth little too jolly on the Fifth. He at
lacked the officer, and crowd gathering round
slhim, the constable struck him q severe blow on
the head. making q ffightful wound, and h was
, supposed fracturing his skull. AT his hearing
before the Mayor on Thursday. he was fined
ATTY cents and costs. Vandcver is to have his
hearing fer the assault on Finn to-day fridey.)
! Deifriu,n Tremcn,,--tittlc James Mellon, (ht
cognomen by which he was known to our citi-
!, sensA died Of delirun tremens al the Aims
iioase a week or so ago.
Il A German lutheran Preaeher,-(The Rev
: Mr.. Yager,) pfearhes every Sunday morning and
eveping in the Central Buildings 18th and King
) streets.
kenf and s4nser .gBairs.-Wo copy the fol
lowing nom the Smyrna Herald.
On Saturday evening last, the dwelling of Mr.
James Harding, near Smyrna Landing, was struck
by lightning during the severe storm. 1t struck
the chimneyS tearing il to pieces, then passed
,threueh the house int the cellar, killing dog
i In the LITTER place. The family were unlilured
: A correspondent Of the above paper gives thu
following as The public Character Or the people
Iof llewcs: .l ....t..,.. ..'
I, "1he general Character Of the Inhabitants Of
our place is somewhat of the stand-still princ
pie. What the oldest inhabitants has never ac
! lconplished, with them the motto IS, alt never
!, can be donei" When our sieanhoatcommenccd
running, the cry was, ssshe would only run few
rlcn'hs and she weuld stopi'' but what has beer
: the case She is running now, and is doing a
lgood business, too. And, In everything else
there is u certain portion Of our citizens that ar,
! ls-dorr un'' anything like improvement As
|, lsanplc ofthe Do-Notbhg Character Of our citi
" zens-our fdotway which leads over the beacl
. to The steamboat wharf, was washed away by TIN
bf f s % me M sls ana w s Srso.s'
to i.ti.e the funds by subscription, hut there wa
: not cne-foveth OF the amount raised. The trus
: teesuf the town took the matter In hand, an,
= they resolved to ssrsse tho wind - by taxation
: and q am ashamcd We tell ~ there could not b.
70 found one person wcud act as Assess r.
y A correspondent of the Sussex News, saws =
y That che Odd Fellows Hall in that town wa
:, sold on the path at public sale to r. .. Wolf 10
$500.
:, We compile the following from the Mlior,
Beaconi
=. We are pleased to state that our friend D. c
having been so seriously injured by fall, is still
- improving, and there arc strong hopes Of hi
y speedy recovery.
e a lurgc shark, measuring ten feet in Length
y was caught at Slaughter Beach, on Monday last
. by Messrs. Bennett.
> The negro hoy we mentioned last week a
:. being drowned, belonged to Mr.. Clement Hous
sion, Sr.,--not to Mr.. Sharp as was stated.
We clip the following from the Reporter o
the goth uit.
CcnSIsu, the escaped convict, is still a. large
The latest news as 10 his Whereabouts, is to efec
that he is over the line between Maryland an,
a Delaware. IL he will only keep away from thi
= !. State, we entertain but little fear OF his ben
= molested by requsition or a reward offered 70
a his apprehension additional to what has ulrcld,
= been offered. But just as certain as he is foun
y in this State, will he be rc-incarceratcd, and hi
u aged limbs put in irons for the balance of his t
y A project is afort TO take the level of III
~ streams in the ighborhood of Dover, to ascei
tain it Il be possible TO bring water through pipe
ltatd lns.4u f..r krt anut.