Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-07-16
LOCAL TNTELLrafNoE,

9th.
The title of d. d. has been conferred by
Princeton College, on Rev. Geo. d. Cummins,
native of Kent County, who now resides in
Washington, d. @.
Rev. Henry T. Johns having been compel
led to leave Princess Ann, Nd, on account Of
his health, designs locating at Pittsfeld, Mass.
The Rev. s. Layton left this State last weeS,
to take charge OF church at indianapolis,
Indiana.
The new Nj. +. Church in Camden, Dell,
VIII be dedicated to the worship of Almighty
God, on Sabbath, July 26th. Revs. Alfred
Goodman and Wesley Kenney, of Philadel-
phla, and Rev. W. Ii. Brisbane, OF Smyrna,
are expected to be present and preach on the
occasion.
Inc coachmakers pic mic will be held in
MeCrone's woods, near Hare's Corner, to.mor-
row, the 14th inst.
The final jury on the appeals of landholders,
on tae line OF the Maryland and Delaware
kaiiroad, meet in Smyrna, on Wednesday, the
A writer in the Journal suggests DR.. Henry
Ford Askcw, of this city, to the consideration
OF the Democratic party, as a candidate for the
office of Governor.
Out of the thirty-si deaths in our city in
the month OF June, ten were children under
one year, and twelve between the age of one
and ten.
There will be camp meeting for Berlin cir
cult, at Lambs woods, near Frankfort, Sus-
sex county, commencing on Saturday, August
list.
There Will also be camp meeting in Toll
sons woods, on Kent Island, Md, commence
ing on the l4th of August.
| Garrett and Son, Shipey Street, advertise
a stray colt which came to their premises a
| few days ago.
VIM. McCaulley, Esq, advertises country
scat, near kennett Square, for sale.
The Farmers Bank of Delaware has declared
dividend at the rate of six per cent. per an.
mum.
James Hart is now selling at his room in the
basement of the Odd Fellows Hall, very su.
perior ice cream. Give him a call.
A party of sailors from the Breakwater visit.
ed Lewes on the fourth, and during drunken
irolic one of their number was so severely
wounded that he died in q few hours. No ar
rests were made.
The sloop John Wallace, has been sold by
toy. Tharp and Daniel L. Griffith, to Capt.
Robert Crap, who is having her thoroughly re-
| paired at Milford, and intends sailing her from
| Philadelphia to Baltimore.
Inc Mount vernon House, kept by Christian
kranch, in King Street, between Third and
fourth, has been tastefully fitted up, and is
now open for the entertainment of strangers
and travellers. See advertisement.
The Red Lion Sabbath School will hold
celebration on Saturday, the first day OF Aug,
in Nivin's grove, near New Castle. The school
numbers 80 scholars.
Read the advertisement of James Montgon
cry in another column, who has opened an
once NO. 20 Shipley street, for the purchase
and sale of real estate, bonds, &c.
The fall session of the Hannah More AGA
denny, will commence on the first Monday in |
september. This institution is in highly |
nourishing condition, and well deserves the |
patronage, which has been extended to it, |
Parents who wish TO give their daughters q |
thorough education may safely entrnst them |
TO the care of the Misses Grimshaw.
Jacob Showater was attempting to adjust |
chain which had got out of place in shifting
some cars at the railroad depot in this city, on
Thursday morning, when his foot was strucs |
by the car wheel and the forepart of it presaed
over against the ankle, injurng it very badly. |
Fortunately the cars were stopped Immediate
" or the consequence would have been still
more serious.
The excursion of the Asbury Sabbath School
to Salem, on the Steamboat Logan, last Thurs
DAY, passed oil very pleasantly. The narty
was qulte large, and many of the young folks
amused themselves on the passage by jumping
the rope, an innocent and exciting mode OF
past time. We understand that not over Ave
dollars were realized for the benefit of the
School, after paying the expenses.
Ut. VIM: Fields, OF this city, has invented
q pump, without suction pipes, and anti-ireeZ-
| rug, which he claims will throw out frc m eight
hundred to twelve hundred gallons Of water
per minute lie Is about putting one of them
| IN stone quarry, in Delaware county, Pa,
where II wth be thoroughly tested, as il is es-
tinlnted that some five million gallons of wa
Ter have accumulated, which the proprietor
wishes to get rid of. This pump is calculated
for wells of all depths and sizes, and can be
| use.
The store OF Morris x Bowers, tho ale and
victualing house of II. L. Packard, and the
office of DIR. Sutton, at st. Georges, were bro
Ken open on Saturday night two weeks, by
some rogues bent OH plumber. In the first in
stance they had dry haul, as money seems TO
have been their object; In the second they rot
about six dollars, and in the third some S22.-
Ihe main and circular saw belts were also stolen
| from the saw mill of johnson K Co., one night
| the past week. Persons In the vicinity should
| Keep sharp look out for the rogues, as they
may commit other depredatious.
Extract from letter from VIM. Webb, dated
June nth, 1857, Maple River, Blue Earth Co.,
Minnesota. " We have two post offices ouite
conrenienti one at Napoleon, and one called
Liberty, few miles West OF us, The country
Is llllng up and improving very fast. COM
pany OF about thirty PennSylyanians from Lam
caster Co., have settled about six or eight
hlles from us. They have fine saw mill and
gllst mill, which they are now fitting mn. and
will have running this summer. Another COM
pahy from Ohio, have settled about five miles
from here; they are putting up mill, and
nave lalh out town, &c. To give some idea
OF the Kind OF people Observation-Disclosures is
SAD TO be not one democratic vote in the dis
ttict' There is no lack Of intelligence among
the people, nor Of anything else necessary to
make good and pleasant neighborhood
thlhk that land here will double in value every
year for some time to come. There are some
GOOD farms ol 100 acres, with an abundant sup
ply oil TIMBER, that can now be had for $1,000.
OtherS OF the same size with fl re acres of tim
Der for $500. Good woodland is worth from
so To $50 per atre. l am confident that with
IN a very few years this will be one OF the
greatest grain producing regions in all the
west. The soil is certainly as rich as it is pos
sible for any soil to be; / have seen none OF
it less than two feet deep, and some of it is
more The snbsoil is clay and contains so
much lime, that it would of itself make splen-
dld wheat soil il You had it on the surface
Small particles of Limestone, some of it soft,
and some of il hard, are found intermingled
pcntliully to the depth of five feet For all |
Pfatlc able purposes it is as near inexhaustible
as any land can be; it is not liable to suffer |
from either drought or mOistures. Last sea- |
son was almost without rain after June,-the |
crop OF corn was very goet-but better than
everything else is the glorious climate there
Is something inexpressiby stimulating, reyiy- |
w ana heaith.prodncing in the pure air of
Minnesota. Working oxen fatten here faster
than ever saw feeding cattle do at home.
.igftcAhGr0t Society.-A Quarterly Meeting
OF the New Castle County Agricultural Society
was held at Almonds Hotel, on Saturday.
July H. 1867.
The President in the chair. A.. Adams
was appointed Secretary, pro. tenn. The min
ues Of the last Annual and Quarterly meetings
we're read and adopted On motion ofThna Z