Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-10-16
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kst houses at the aame time, was continued, To,
lamp committee reported that contract had beer
made with the Wilmington Coal Gus Company Il
light the lamps in the Market houses for SIS eaOl
'peryear. The committee in regard to fines 90.
reported that they had baen duly paid into tho Cit
treasury BY the respective police collecting TIL
same The street committee were continued OF
several petitions In regard 10 curbing and paving
Various BILLS we've reported as correct and order
directed 10 be for the respective anouns
Several lis were read and referred to csmmittees
a petition was received from VIM, Coleman atk
ing permission 10 repair his frame stables on Fiftl
street, between Shipioy and ofange Mr. Bradfor'
called up the matter OF paving 1hitd Street between
Church and Pine, which Street L. impossible in thu
winter time After some discussion The matter wa
passed over A petition was received from Rober
iiodson atkng the extension Of water Pipes.
Communication was receiy cd from the Mayer statiai
that the City prison was entirely without beds ant
bedding petition was received from james L
Devon and others, stating that the camphepe lamp
IN various sections Of our City, 10 bad condi
uon and gave but little light An ordinance per
hitting VIM. Coleman to repair his frame slabl,
waafeported and read FIRST and second lime
petition was received asking the requirement. o
6hipley Street between Eighth and Ninth the stone
hayiRg become loosened rendering travelling owe
the same somewhat dangerous! A petition was 70
ceiyed from s. s. Southland asking tho privilege
Of removing n frame building on Wilson street, a
he designedto eroot three brick houses on the lot
Mr. Springer called the attention Of the street com
mittes 10 dow Of water In Orange Street, between
Second and Third. Several receipts Of the City
treasurer were read acknowledging the payment tt
him of various sums of money Mr.. Poole stated
that sometime ago he offered a resolution in regard
70 letter addressed by General Washington to The
Burgesses of the Civ of Wilmington, which be
thought had been referred 10 the President Of the
Council, The President stated 1t had but nothing
haa been done in the matter. Adjourned
.s I'd Nj, r.-..H s7a..Ll
A CARR The following card we find in the last
hal nf fha nnvaF IanffnaI md OiVa IL DlnDO
as forming part of the eurrent history Of the day
a iCARD,-under the head oil "NtggsF W9TMip
psyS," there appeared in the last issue OF the Ne
porter, notice OF the Republican State Convention
held In this town on Monday last, which, after CIV
al Candid ates, says, in relation q myself
"The nomination Of the latter gentleman, tWm
p NickeTson, ESQ J we understand, was praoii-
cal joke, very successfully carried out by TWO or
three Democrats
Such imputalions upon my character, as a man,
IL they had come from any respectable source would
have been noticed in such manner, as, iu ray opin.
ion, gross scurriity should always be, by personal
chasisement; but, the recent unpublished history
Of The Reporter, IS OF character so corrupt and so
degrading, as not to entle those who control it e
the notice of gentlemen.
But, as persons at a distance, unfamiliar with the
reeklessness Of statements which, to those who know
them as a leading Characteristic Of the Reporter
editors, may be led to suppose that the "praeteal
joks'' really was played by the two or three Demo
Gratis referred TO- deem It proper To declare, that
should despise myself if felt that 1.-TWO Or three"
OF any number oil Democrats. could use ne. for my
purpose Of theirs no matter what. think ii will
be found, in November next that there are much
greater Jokes going, than the nomination of FIRE.
mont Electoral Ticket!
/ have been selected by n most respectable and
honorable class of citizens Of this State as Candi
date for the office Of Elector Of The FIemont Party
ii any man supposes me base enough 10 i'm pose my.
self upon any class Of onr eitiVsns ns n poitical
fraud, when have sympathy for them, or Tor their
cause, then he must have known me but to little
purpose. make no pretensions To wealth or 10,
hueuce, but DO claim, 10 be man ofhonest senti.
MEETS and sincere purpose WM p NlckERsoN
Chnstlana inspector, James ArmOr, dem 20;
Gilpin P. Stidham, il9. Assessor, Samuel G. Chan.
dier, dem, 2OS Moses Lowther, 1872. Road Com
Graves dem, SO; Lewis Walter, A ia.
Mil Greek inspector, David Graves, dem ,2OI
Levi B Moore, 1856 Assessor, David Morrison
dem 20S; John Mitchell, 1888. Road Commission
or, John X. Whiteman, dem, 2O4 Chandler Lam
| born, 1870.
Nsty Castle Inspector, John d. Turner dem
| III; John PuRh, 1876. Assessor, John c Morrison
| dem I72. John liordop, 1870 Road Commissions
Moses Lambson, dem, 1866 John LeFayre 81
Waite Clay resk.-lnspector, DR.. Washnglo
| Russell, dem 1872 Abraham Cannon, II. Asse
sor, Francis Bradley, dem, liz; Aaron Baker, ;;
Road Commissioner, John Moore, dem lIl Josep
81 Georges Inspector, Samuel Jefferson dem
l05; II. r. Pennington, 1855. Assessor, l.. 5. Al
pTil, dem, 1913; Jos Ecoles, $50. Road COmmi
sioner, A M. Vail, dem, 200; VIM. Lore l49.
Red Lion.--Inspeotor, DR.. james N. SuttoT
dem, ll8; James u. Henry, 81 Assessor, job
| W. Davidson, dem, 1876 Thomas Bird, Al, Roi
| Commissioner, John v. Ochetree dem , 100; JOt
Clark 81
Psneader-Iaspector Samuel Frazier, democra
I09 Isaiah stanton, 72 Assessor, James Can
dem, I04 Adam Dayett, 78 Road Commission
OF, Jesse Beulden, it, dem, 100; WIN NJ Stewa
"a Number Of votes polled, 1873
Observation-Disclosures Jos Hill, 80 majority
Assessor, Isaac Price, 90 majority Road COMM
sionsr. Samuel A. Armstrong, II majority.
DRek Crack HHRayed-Inspector, James RO
erts dem 3O5. Jas II Pratt, Amer 29B Asse
sor, James W. Roe, dem., 3O2 James Guesslor
Amer zso'-t'dfH'e'
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a. H,ss ~ uo' hnom " ahy s.n"ti AZ N
,hss M vur 2,aei mno5 iPios oie H.,
49,: ,ooAleu ~ tn9 upper enu " Lini
go "a ~. % ,u uoai pi,' va ~
ns a NJ cue s ~ anu @ ana Ano,
seven mllos from tnis cltY' WWhln the past Two
three years there have been erected neat and col
Vsnlehs hpisc9pat ohapei' when IS In me eharl
u lne hos, .. o. Oiemsoh one OF inc most eloque
.pe y, t s .nIes ~ lOur aLge inansionso
ed by pleasant grounds and arrangements are no
being made by DR.. Harris and another Philade
phian to erect neat and commodious dwellings
country seats George Thompson is also having OIL
eoted handsome frame house and we have n, doul
that in the coming Spring we shall have the peasur
of chrsnielng several more enterprises of this kim
! The situation Ia pleaaant easilv npnroached cnu