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

J ones of the Ccttog Forward. boarded the YES
sci Mt the mouth ofthe Christina, put The multi
neers in irons and brought them 10 tliis city. On
their way to the hall, OF them managed to cs-
cape, leaving bps four in the custody Of the OIL
GERS. They had hearing before Judge Hall,
and were committed to prison 10 await a trial
They are said - he desperate fellows, two OF
then after they were irUned, leaped oil the YES
sci, when one OF them narrowly escaped drown
ing.
DR. ciraed.-A colored man, named Jacob
Doyle, a stewerd on the Revenue Cutter Forward,
was drowned in the Christana, on Sunday morn
ing about O'Clock. lie had been on shore aitet
milk, and was returning to The boat with gal
lon jug in liishand. he Jumped from Mr.. Will
diu's Steamboat into sle cutters hoteau, and
losefng his balance vas prcciGtated over the
side thereof. As he was not seen TO rise % the
surface OF the water, il is supposed thas he was
hurt by jumping or was sucked beneath the
steamer. A supposition which Is strengthened
by the ihot of his having been a.good swimmer.
The cutter endeHyorcd to raise the body by the
discharge of one Of her guns, but was not sue
Icessful. Severed boats got ont into the stream
with hooks ands4llnes, and graphing irons, and
secured the fbody about 100 O'Clock, about fifty
lysrds nearer the creeks mouth than the spot
where he fell.
horticultural Exhibition. annual exhibition
of the Delaware horticultural Society, will be
afd THURSDAY. the l4tb al 18th of September.
lghe bills are ready for circulation. and can be
nrocnr.d nf Villisn, canbv. One hundred md
four premiums ave offered. apsstnting to about
$500. --.--4'.e
Many mis- Bsf,rssa che cup and he iip.-we
are informed that an OLD man living near Rockland
! started a week SO ssnce to get married to a
iyopng Irish gisa, livsse on the Concord Pike in
IBrsndywfne Hundred. On their way up in the
steamboat, il Is said the gentleman paid attention
4 ID several other ladies' neglecting the bride thal
was to be- Arrived at Chester, they landed, and
proceeded to a munster, who was engaged IL
perform the ceremony. When it came 20 ID,
turn ofthc lady to consent to become welded
lshe left the reom, snd- hurried back home, re
Isusing TO DO united to the expectant bridegroom
Tn reason IL was asserted was that the lady die
moi until then discover that the gentleman wa
not acatholic (Which denomination she belonged
to1 but possible the neglect on the boat ma,
4 have had sonicthing to dowith it. The lady We
are informed refuses to have anything mofe x
say to her lover
! The Degree of Bachelor Of Arts was conferred
! upon W. H. Colon Of ta.s city, at the annua
commencement Of Ce'ambia College IN the CITY
) Of New York ma on Ned's'day the 2sin . ut
Dogs a. s, mayor gane nos'ce ans, on s nm.
".er .'e n,s. VI ou'} IN uoes Ssusns ~ Wy
s1reees' ~'tno1' mezz'es, were haule 20 pc t"Aef
Mashed William kershaw, IN the employ O.
3 lsomas ouns, snip saiisef, accldcnt'iiy masn
go us ,insei, on ~ esnesuay aa.einoV Vi i''
!, "ecA' he'iN seFerins tue emu W.
u NBfsnacs.--One of the most disagreeablt
: and unhealthy nlisanccs in the city is the mode
!, OF cleaning sinks, now adopted, respectfully dn
= ring the present warm weather. The carts are
by no means tight-on the contrary, the filth,
matter leaks out, and sometimes makes who'll
&c street for a time almost uninlebitible from ih'
vi horrible odor. On Monday night last, we arr
,s informed these sink cleaners passed The neigh
borh0od Of Seventh and Walnut streets, drip
ping it all along The street, causing most hor
4 rble stencil al day (Tnesday.) The board Q
snou I'VE - ~, = sy ~ ~ H.
y. ~ ~, ~
tel, Erear,,ons far''es, 81 ne steamer Nepo
icon, VIII nave moonilgh' excursion lroi
=, DHoSeporl, n -, 70 '"ia citl On o"'"iuny even
ing next. ~.
Eel several Sene'emen ana 'ao'es Of 'his CITY nei
nela pc nicfih ooh DAVIS WOODS on tne slh
cl'uY-
= 81 .7sdrers Chvrch The building comniittc
b. OF this church held meeting on tbe 4th inst
be and psssed resolution to commence the alterrl
kien " khe ~, .trsay nv -set rl ,it,.
Q. ~ ,sSa, No hu5if,oaS nj 10 * stre
ne 49, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. c,sa,' on ~ n
nsa' 10 ,i,s'i.s 70 ;nies ~ Sa, ~. " y Y
SaS ~ ,nt t,,., ,c,vsrs ,nS,.d az '',o w" as
ass' - f"' wv ''S'S''' v N-S 10
present.
The cahse.-Ihe cause oil the lire IN the dw'
1lng OF Daniel Nj. Bates, Esq, which we me
TONED in our last, was the explosion Of flu
lamp m me hhnds of q servant who was IN 4
act Of lighting y IN the Kitchen. The huid il
mediately spread over the carpet, setting lire
and to some clothing upon clothes horse, a
almost filling the room with iames. Fortunate
Mr.. Bates was himself at home, otherwise
%. property would, doubtless, have been mu
damaged, perhaps destroyed, as the servaf
. were so much overcome by iriglH as not to
,able to extingulsh II. A FEW buckets OF vat
}. applied by Mr.. b., soon effected TINS. Perso
cannot be too careful while using these lamps.
1,bs cron, TIN SMYRNA Herald saws, n
,vhaat Grams tbronch he LAYER sertions Of II
lcb,n,,, ara vs,r rood thorsb ~ mo wheat
1sarr cons;j .ssshl< ininrsd WITH M rms, r.
s.riusosn AIahan,a s h,, i;tto s,,;.cicd ,,,,,,
Tha ,,,or ;nls ar. ,,,rs, or iass ;n;,,rad
pc ,rsorn thran,bort No county hooks ver,, IN,
,;ng nats siso looir ren,arlahlv wall a.
,hass Il AZ ,;rcsont cverv nrosnsct far :, 90 :,
vie,d p'0''"' NS'' - : o.
The ,Deiavare ,nover, Renorter. of The "a
er, nh savs.--ssTbis rsel. and tha iast have he
NJ, ne busv ones,fortthe farmers over fine country. :
he this cornt,y 20 a., ne ~, la,e been ,Lito
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