The statesman & blue hen's chicken. (Wilmington [Del.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-11

ing, November Id, nt O'Clock. several us
,inguished speakers are expected to be present
and address the meeting
The Democrats OF New Castle Hundred hold |
a meeting in the Court house, New Castle, on
Friday evening, the 10th inst. The meeting
will be addressed by Daniel VI. Bates and Geo. |
G. Gordon.
A meeting Of those opposed to being called |
"Skunks and Scrubs" for the purpose of
forming a ticket to be voted on Tuesday, is |
called in the Journal this evening Mt the corner |
OF Sixth and French SITS. Ii is signed s0ne |
who has been called Skunk and Scrub"
The Hon. George Rcad Riddle has written |
letter to the Gazette on the guano question !
Elisha ID. Cullen. Esq, the American can
didate for Congress, addressed large meeting
In Smyrna, few evenings since, IN which he
defined his position and that of the American
Party in speech ofahout two hours in length.
A correspondent of the Delaware Gazette
who signs himself Fair Play. abiding to MIR.
Causey's denial in this county, of his being II
Know Nothing, asserts that he IL a Anon
Nothing" and that he attends the meetings Of
the Know Nothing Councils---also that he was
present at the Milford Council when the CON
ferees were elected to the State Meeting. To
prove the above Isaac Hudson and John Wat
son citizens Of Milford make oath before Esq
jefferson of Milford that to their personal
knowledge he attends the meetings of the
"know Nothings in the above place, SC. &c.
The same writer asserts that to his knowledge
Mr.. Causey has repeatedly said that "he il
not Wing, and has nothing to do with the
Wing Party; that all old issues are done away
with"
Mr.. Cullen in his spceeh at Vernon, Kent
Co, iielsAs-lay last spe..s ssL,e dread OF tht
Roman Catsoiic influence. he alsdspoke against
/ fhe reciprocity treaty and asserted the English
under il could come to Dclawarf aud iish for
oysters in our bay.
LARoE CoSrRAcr AwARnEn.--A contract for
building bridges 10 the amount Of 500 900 or.
( $50, 900, on the Norfolk aad Petersburg Rail-
road has been awarded to McClenahan & Van
diver. We suppose the stone will be taken from
NIcClenahan's quarry at Port Deposit
RinSG ~ MS PpoFEssfoN. john II. Stois-
enbcrg, son of Evan Stotsenberg, of this city,
who is now practising law In New Albany, la,
recently ably defended an old man named
Schwanaker, accused Of homicide, for the muir
der in self-defencc Of very bad son. The
Tribune of that place says: IS The defence set
up was iustifahlc homicide and in an argu-
ment Of five hours duration, rcplete with no.
BILE and graceful rhetoric, and brilliant in log
ical deductions, Mr.. Stotsenberg endeavored
to show that the defence set up could be main
tanned upon strictly legal and moral grounds. -
REAL ESTATE SAIr.-Hackle Barney Cotton
Factory, near Stanton belonging to Cyrus Kill
burn WINS purchased at Sheriff. Sale by Robert
Crnig fer 5000. Mr.. Craig was recently
superintendent Of Rockland Factory,
Sur OF LlnEL.-At the recent session of the
Kent Co, Court the Rev. Edward Il. Hera, a
minister Of Dover, was convicted of libel on
Geo. W. S. Nicholson. the editor Of the Della
ware Reporter, published in that town. The
circumstances of the casewere as follows. Mr..
lIera, in n sermon speaking Of the morals OF
Dover said they had a Grog shop at one end
OF the town, and dance house at the other
The only building in whichdancing was pratisc-
ed, was the Reporter Buildings where MIR.
MORA, was then teaching Mr. Nicholson,
thinking this was nm attack upon his building
replied in m editorial, and after defending
himself accused Mr.. Hera of libidinousness,
and other breaches Of moral Mr. Herarejon-
ed in communication in the Beacon charging
Mr.. Nicholson with cheating at cards--hiding
them up his sleeve SC. The judge in his charge
remarked that the article Of the Reporter was
as libellous as that written by Mr.. Hera, and
he Mr.. Hara) having confessed the libel and
submitted the case the Court, fined him 50,
and cost. The money was Immediately sub
scribed and paid by the Congregation.
Snl,a s-ssa-.A win a this metal ll~s. beer
discovered on the iafm " William SmS, Z near
Smiths Min, Brandy wine Hundred. tbs yaius
Of this article is estimated at So, per barrel.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE Bishop Scott
preached at the Asbury Church on Sunday
last. The Rev. Thomas Foster, formerly Of
Michigan has been installed Pastor in tn,
4 tat mn NJ .utth fls
usual ceremonies, which were conducted b,
Rev. Msssrs. james McIntire John W Mears
Isaac W. X. Handy, and Timothy b. Jervis.-
The lecture room Of st. Andrews Church will
be opened on Sunday next for Divine Service, a
lO4 o'clock in the morning and O'Clock in th'
evening until further notice. A number o.
ladies in this city arc about procuring splen
did Bible, which they design as present Il
Hope Lodge, of the !. O. o. +. A protractet
meeting has been held for this last ten days a
White Clay Creek Church, near Newark.
BOYS AFLoAT.--0n Thursday last, tire,
boys Of this city hired sail boat, but bein,
unable to manage II, drifted over to Jersey nea
the piers. One Of them staid Mt the pier willis
/, two walked to Philadelphia. They all finally
reached home in safety.
l BUSINESS. PERSONAL INTELLIGEScE, &C.
W. X. Pennington has returned from trnye
Q through the Western States, rs far rs Iowa
where he has been travelling with the intentio
( of ultimately settling
y DvIDrSD.-The Directors of the Smyrn
Bank have declared a dividend OF six per cent
- for the last six months.
a nas-The House of Industry will open on til
: 9Th of December 1854. We take this mean
Of notifying the Public, hoping they will unit
g with its members in rendering this lnstitutio
,r a public benefit. Their object is to teach III
d poor and needy TO help themselves. Any qui
= ting or plain sewing will be thankfully n
4 ceived, and every means taken to give sat
l. faction.
Persons wishing to find employment for ii
~ digcnt females, will do well to send them
,e the House of Industry, No. 1873 shipley Stree
second door below the Water Witch Engii
Ia House.
"a CITY Papers please copy
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