Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-09-10

MT . fTOuse whose Store IS located IN th'
western portion Of Camden, has quito large assor
ment Of dry goods ard groceries and is doing hn,
onsln ess lie is polite and courteous and worthy
Of q liberal patronage.
| w. II. b. Clark carries On carriage king al
| Camden, and have the reputation OF making very
me carrlage,, and doing theiE work 10 good style
while their charges are moderate. We comment
them to the patronage Of he public
henry Cowgirl offers hle farm for sale, situa te
near Dover, md containing 1872 acres.
Dickson and culbreth Of Dover, advertise farm
Of 100 acres, nesr FIoderica, at private sale
The advertisement Of Orange Green Boarding
School for gfla located at ksnnet Square, Pa, will
| De found in a subsequent column. The Institution
Is pleasantly located, is under the management Of
Miss Sidney Jones, and Is well worthy Of liberal
encouragement
James G. Douglass, Esq Of New Castle Hundred,
adVertises valuable oxioIdshire Buck for sale at
| a reasonable Price.
festival " s hold In the camp mseting woods
below Dover, last Fiday aferaoon aud evening, for
tho benefit Of Whatcoat M. L. Church, in Camden
There was an abundance Of good tbings such us
cakes ice cream, oysters, peuches, grape, 90 and
The tables presented very neat and attractive mp.
pearanee, highly oreditabie to the fair young maids
and danes VINO had tho affair in charge. they were
petrohiEed by quite large number Of persons and
real Eed . considerable sum,
AT meeting of the Stockholders of the
Wilmington Library Company, held last Mon
DAY evening, the following members were elect
ed directors: Hon. Willard Hall, Charles
stewart, Charles Candy, DR.. A. II. Grmshaw,
hanson Harnan, George w. Bush, Allen Gaw-
throp, A. p. 0smond, VIM. s.. Hilles.
There were over $40 carriages at the school
pic mic In Folly Woods, on Thursday last, av-
eraging four or five persons each, making
some 1000. These in connection with those
who came in the cars, and on foot, sweled
the number 1t is supposed, to over 5000, as
was stated in our paper on Monday.
The Agricultural exhibition of Delaware CO.,,
win be held at Chester, on the 18th,
18th and 10Th inst. Tho next annual exhibit
ton OF the Agricultural Society of Kent co.,
Delaware, will be- held in Dover, on Wednes-
day and Thursday, tho 9TH and 9Th of October
next
We understand that L II. barley, tho artist,
intends visiting our city. His genius US a por-
trait painter, is universally admitted, and has
reflected honor upon our country although
young as nation, yet there have boon pro-
duced in short time, galaxy of writers, pain
tiers, mechanics, and artizans, who stand high
above those ofany age or country. MIR. barley
is one Of them.
Tho Court Of Chancery met at Now Castle on
Monday last, and Oh the announcement of the
decease of the late Chancellor Johns, it adj
Journed until Tuesday, when the usual bust
ness was proceeded within.
The fine property of Mr.. JefTeris, situated
on the Highlands, in Brandywine Hid, will be
offered at public sale at tho Auction Room of
The committee Of arrangements of the Ag-
ricultural Society of New Castle County, CON
sistlng of James A. Brown, Charles W. Row
land, IL. L. Tatnall, Il. r. Garden, Bryan
jackson, G. p. Norris, Samuel Candy, j. s.
Hllles, and A. IL. Adams, are requested to
meet at the hotel of Charles NJ. Almond, on
Saturday next, the 18th inst, at 10 o'clock, a.
m. special meeting of the Society will also
be held ut the above named place, at 10 O'Clock
u. m.
VIM. Bright offers for sale the stock and fix
lures of q drug store, in one OF the best luca-
tons in the city.
John ]. Conner, Of Barker's Landing, had
one OF the finest fields of wheat in Kent CO l..
or perhaps in the State. 1t is supposed that
ne VIII have near Thousand bushels from "a
acres or about 40 bushels to the acre.
ID. w. Charles carries on clustering in Cam
den and vicinity, and does quite an extensive
business. He is good mechanic, and worth
Of encouragement.
john b. Lewis has snug little farm of 60
acres, near the aims house In Kent county,
ABOUT 4 miles from the Delaware Railroad.-
lie has set out Il number of choice fruit trees,
and tho land is in good state Of cultivation
Mordecai Doughten, formerly of Odessa, in
TINS county, has also quite large farm In
that neighborhood, a portion Of which he is
willing to sell at q reasonable price.
ouIheI J LuHutnbs-l MS village Is situated
on Jones' Creek, in Murderkil Hundred,
Kent County. about four miles from the Della
ware Bay. 1t contains some Is or 20 houses,
mostly frame, and has populations of about
100. Several vessels, one of which is owned
by McIlroy and Thcs McIlvaine, ply from this
place to Philadelphia. The neiglborhood is
somewhat celebrated for the large quantity of
ship timber which is cut and sent to N. York,
by Messrs. Shultz, Thorn and Russell. The
country around is quite fertile, yielding good
crops of wheat, corn, potatoes, &C., u large
amount of which Is purchased by j. u. Com
ner, ESQ.,, who is the principal merchant in the
place, and forwarded to the cities of N, York
aud Phil delphi. large amount Of lime
and guano is Brought here to supply the farm |
ers residing in the vicinity. The larm of Hem |
ry W. McIlvaine near this place, ard also |
that of J. B. Conner, is worthy OF special no.
tice, being highly improved, and the buildings
good, showing that tho owners are enterpris-
Ing and active business men.
Sugar Cane Erp1ytment M, Brackin
Es9' OF Christiana Hundred, put in small portion
II the Chinese Sugar Cane, last Spring and few
lays ago gathered twelve stalks which he ran through
pair OF small rollers, that he had prepared for that
purpose, and the result was that no procured ovIr
eleven pints of juice, almost one pint per STALK
being much tho largest quantity that We have seen
70 any stnteWent of the experiments with this arti-
O. Mr.. B. boiled the juice about three hours
8hen tho eleven pntS were reduced to something
ess 'h"n IhuIt VI CURT LOOKING syrup, and
more P'latable than any New 0reuDs ta1asses we
rave seen lie experienced considerable diiHIulty
n getlrg the grennes out Of il, which perhaps may
70 attributed 10 the fact that he boiled il rapidly
rom the start, infend of letting II simmer until The
seum arose to the SUFFICE when it could have been
emoved by skimming If any ono car suggest any
'ther mode Of getting rid of this green color, we
houId te pleased to lay it before the public
fnqaest.-COroner richards held an inuues
bout two O'Clock on Tuesday morning, over
he body of Patrick Mcguire, a brlkesman on
he Delaware Railroad, who fell In attempting
o get on the freight train, at LeIpsic station,
oout elght clock on Monday evening, when
I've cars passed over his stomach, literally cut
ing him in two, tearing the flesh from one leg,
M terribly managing ono of his hands. He
vas seen attempting to get on the cars, hut was
lot observed to fall. He was, however, missed in
short time, when the train returned and found
m in the horribly mangled condition which
re have described. His remains were brought
0 TINS city, when an inquest was held as above
tated, and averdict rendered in accordance
'ith the above facts. His remains werc con
eyed to Fhiladelphia,whc his parents reside,
or interment. II, was abont 25 years of aga
nd unmarried. We understand that some
ime ago he met with an accident on the road,
'hen three of his toes were taken off, but he
vas soon BILE to resume his place.
Fine Farm --Oneof the finest farms in MUIR
erki'l Hundred, Kent county, ia that Of McIlroy
lellvaine, on the road lending from Magnolia to
tederica IL contain 200 acres, is in a q lod state
cultivation, and would compare with any Of tho
arms in New Castle county. Tho buildings are
GOD, the mansion being large and commodious
na everything bears heimpress of neatness, thrift
I'd industry There are two fus orchard 10 prime ,
bearing, which In connection with the grain Of
no farm, must yield large revenue ANY one
fishing to purchase hne property should give tbis
Is attention, as we understand M McTivaine will
ell II at reasonable rate, oOpsderin0 Tho Il
in. '"' ''A'' II
Prims lVheat.-J. B. Conner, ESQ, of Batker,a