Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-12-31


THn NHw oGrr.--fhough nearly all excitemen'!
has died out about the new cents, the Mint Is suli
actively engaged in coming them. Three days 10
esch week aredeyoted 10 spurpose On three days
the whole building appears TO be filled with the new
coin. Piles Of them are 10 be sean In ali stages of
manuacture, and certainly present a very entlciug
appearance. By the last monthly statement OF ID .
Mint it appears that SIG 200 Of the new coin wore
issued in November
KlckED By A HeRss "A mao named Btysn F,tz-
patrick WAS admitted into the Pennsylvania Hospi.
tall on Saturday week, having had his skull frlc
tured py the Kick OF horse. The unfortunate man
was ea Sleyed Oh a farm Ia Upper Darby, Delaware
county. lie had been engaged 10 killing boys, ana
some blood remaning on his clothes, the horse be
came reslyei Az the time Of the accident Fitz2as
trick was engaged in saddling the animal Ills re.
ooyery u considered doubtful.
CONVENTION OF OLp SoLDIEas.-On the 9Th
OF january next there will be three conven-
tons Of the soldiers Of the war of 1Sl2--one
in W Washington, one IN Philadelphia and one
IN New York. Those who served their coun-
try IN Maryland and Virginia. and other South
ern States are expected TO attend the conven-
ton in Washington city.
VERY GRAVE MAs.-Thomas Batenan, Of
Fairfield, N. j., sexton of the stone church
near Fairton, died lately aged 80. BE had dug
during his life fourteen hundred and twenty
nye graves. He had been church member
about fifty years.
MATRIAoNfXL LAW IN MAlNE.-- After the Is
OF January all marriages of residents of Maine,
solemnised out Of the State with the intent 10
eYade the punishment law, will he void, If the
parties return to Maine and reside.
BUSINESS LooKiNa UP.-The Duncan Mills Bat
Franklin, N. j., are again in full operation. An
order for cotton machinery to the amount Of $50 900
has been received by the Rogers Locomotive ooni-
pany Of Paterson. The machinery Is for the Mis-
sissippi penitentiary, the conyicts being employed
on that description Of labor ~
A "SMALL FAMILY ut Ia stated in tho Easton
md Star, that Lydia Sherwood, a colored woman ,
VINO has been cock on farm in that county for the
last ~ years and who is now 80 years of age, has
had seventeen children, one hundred and TWO grand
children and tfty.hye great grand children-in all
l75 persons,
HOMEOPATHY. The number Of Homeopathic phy-
sicians iu tue United States is about 5000. There
are two Homeopathic Colleges, one at Philadelphia
AMI the othefa t Cleveland, Ohio, at each of which
upon IN average, l25 students graduate annually.
Sahborn House.-Mr. George w. Hodgson
has opened an Oyster and Confectionery es-
Enlistment at the Smyrna Depot. No drinks
OF any kind are sold. 1t is named after the
Superintendent OF the Delaware Railroad.
Robert j. Walker, although for more than
thirty years southern man, was born in Penn
sylyania in 1901.
DR.. w. S. Wilson, a stranger, committed
suicide in Montgomery, Ala, last week. Men
tai alteration is stated as the cause.
Or. ID. ID. Owen, the State geologist Of Ar.
kansas, has discovered valuable coal field in
Randolph county, Arkansas