Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-27
DAILY EVENING STAR.
THINGS I'M WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
WILMINGTON, May 26. 1854.

The Courts-CftY Councjl-The Contested
E:!rcfioH-3Hs Condition of Parttes-Ihe
hnor Nofhtnes' cf fhe
7'Hi0H-4 Nor Papsr-Ths Crops-Ctfy
Trads Gnd Tmproremenf-Sfafs Of tie
H4rHsts-Ihe RstaH MIrHet, ,Nc.
Trial Of John Gibson for murder, New
Castle, May 18th. The State VS.. John
Gibson, indicted fer the murder of John
Daugherty, tried before Judges Harring-
ton, Wooien and Alilligan. The case was
submitted TO the jury without argument,
on both sides, at the request of the parties:
that the court should charge at length on
the whole case. Judge Harrington charg-
ed accordingly, and the jury returned in
to court with verdict of equity of man.
slaughter" The court sentenced the
prisoner to pay the cost of prosecution; to
forfeit and pay fine of $500, and be I'M
prisoned for one year.
Our CITY Council has been sitting as
court to try the contested election cases
of assessor and member of Council, no
in order to hold their office, are obliged
to be free-holders, and it seems this Quail
ilicatiOn has in some instances been over
looked. The fact that the candidate for
assessor in the fifth ward, who received
the greater number of votes, was not
property holder, was first brought up.
when Stephen A. Pierce, the former in
cumbent, and who has already been sworn
In bv the Board of Assessors, was de-
clarcd to be entitled to hold the office the
current year. The petition of James l..
Morrow was next presented by his coun-
sci, E. Wales, ESQ, setting forth that
Thomas OrpTood was not free-holder
at the time of his election, and conse-
uuently ineligible. and he, the petitioner
having received the next highest vote,
was therefore entitled to the office. But
Orpwood become free-holder in a few
hours after his election, and therefore re-
tanned his office.
The petition Of J. Norton Pool, who
contested the election of John Rudolph,
as member of Council from the first ward,
withdrew his petition, and Mr.. Rudolph
retains his seat, notwithstanding he is
not a free holder. Wonder if a free
hold enables man to vote more wisely
than without orc.
1t is amusing to witness the condition
Of parties in this city since the defeat
they met with from the temperance men
at our municipal election on the I'd of
this month. They are in sad dilemma,
and the political air is surcharged with
old iogyisn.
The Know Nothings" number over
seven hundred here, and are rapidly in
creasing.
The following named prisons have
been appointed by Humanity Council,
No. /, Brotherhood of the Union. as del
egates to the National Industrial Con-
greSs, which meets at Trenton, New Jer-
Sey, on the lst of June next: r. B. Nc
Donnell, James c. Sweatman, W. L. Fen
dell, George 5. Dickerson, George Day,
and VIM. B. uyland.
The crops generally look we'll in this
section of country, and the coming har.
est promises an abundant yield to the
AuS baadman.s pa
Trade of all descriptions is brisk, and
our city continues to grow steadily and
surely.
\ new paper is to be started early in
june next, called the Statesman, by Jos.
II. Hayward, our present Mayor, and
VIM. Il. Smith.
UWkets.-Wheat flour, from wagons,
IS rs; rye, S. 25; wheat, per bushcl
81; rye, 90 cents; corn meal, per bar
rel, S. 50-per bushcl, 80 cents: corn,
13 cents; oats, H..
On Wednesday last. butter sold for Is
and 25 cents per pound chickens, 62 to
81 cents per pair; eggs, 121; peas, 25
TO IL cents per half peck potatoes, 25
per ditto radishes from to 5 cents ::
Lima beans, u cents per quart; salad,
to 4 cents: strawberries, 37a cents per
box; asparagus, to Is cents per bunch;
goosebsrries, lO to ii cents per quart
shad, 121 to % cents each herring, l2a
cents per dozen ; beef, y to l6 ; veaE
~ mutton chops, l23. RANDOLPH.