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

/ Christmas---hop Il soas Spent.-C Christmas "a
| over The turkeys are all devoured, and the
remnants of ten thousand other good things
that grace Christmas festive board, slowed
| away u the cupboard for g further considers
ton" The children have spent their pennies,
and the papas and mamas their extra change,
and everybody Is again prepared to put on
long faces and talk about g hard times.n And
now that the excitement is over, and the smoke
cleared away, let US record the events Of the
| day.
Like most Christmasses, the day was cold,
| ana quite unpleasant to those who wished to
4 perambulate the streets, and to see and be
seem nevertheless, pedestrians were quite
numerous, and the smiling faces and sparkling
eyes seen every where, denoted chat there
4 were many, despite the (" extraordinary and
unprecedented'' stringency In the monetary
transactions of the business world, SO much
talked OF, who were fully and determinedly re-
solved to have merry Christmas. We hope
they had. We always like to see Others laugh
aud be merry if the boon is denied ourselves.
But there was one thing wanting-snow. No
merry sleigh bells filled the air with delightful
music, as in the good old days gone by No
red-faced, hearty, sportiye boys were seen
pelting each other with the feecy element, OF
sliding at a break-neck speed down the sloping
mead. boor boysi these healthy sports were
denied them this Christmas. But boys must
pave fun on holidays, hence we see them rend-
ing the air by the explosion Of fre-crackers
and other explosive nuisances that are almost
death to all nervous folks, aud particularly
| the ladies.
Yes, Christmas was green one, and accord
/ ing to the philosophy of our grandmothers, a
| green Christmas is ominoua that the grave
yards will BIO whitened, during the coming
1 year, with the tomb-stones of many new made
| f,,k4 xiii
ers is not always founded on Sound reasoning.
Kriskingle, that little old man with jolly
4 red face and 'l
| - little round belly.
That SHOOK when he laughed like bowl full Of iely,''
who has the particular thanks of the little
folks, has we presume, abandoned his old
fashioned way OF paying his annual visit, with
| his sleigh and reindeers, and become modern
lied in his ideas of travel, and adopted the
more expeditions plan of railroading At around
the world. II he has not he should. Young
America Is H fast" young man, and has u
particular aversion to old things and old ideas,
and especially old men; and if Mr.. Rriskn-
gle does not adopt the modern idea of matters
and things, he will bu laid on the shelf, and
a substitute found that is more appropriate
and better adapted to his taste-say some
thing that resembles cigar manufacturers
sign, with the addition of whskey bottle in
one hand.
But how was Christmas spent2 II would re-
quire a long consultation OF the 0racles to an-
swer this question, and we doubt then whether
it would be explicit unsatisfactory. But we
will try,
Those who felt disposed to celebrate the
occasion in becoming manner, doubtless at
tended church, and endeavored to extract for
few moments, their minds from this busy
world Of turmoil aud care, and think of that
which is to come when they cast off the shack
MD 49, fras, 4st.
slightest doubt that the number who thus eel
ebrated their Christmas were many-it would
be slur on the name of our fair city to say
otherwise. Those who celebrated Christmas
thus, doubtless felt the Importance of the
day that gave TO the world the Prince of Light,
the meek and lowly child of Nazareth, Jesus
the chosen Of Israeli
Rum, too, had his faithful votaries, and they
kneeled in humble devotion at the feet of that
drunken god, and offered mp their mad an
thems of never-dying devotion. Rum was
plenty and the demands numerous. Senseless
brains and bruised noses were seen In more
places than one on that day, and the hucksters
in death (rum) reaped bountiful har-
vest, and filed their tills with the money that
should have bought bread for many starving
wives and children. Thus fades the glcry OF
merry Christmas 1U
EsTEhTAISaEHT.--0n Tuesday evening last,
Messrs. Ferris and Garrett gave handsome en-
tertainment to the workmen who have recently
erected the new building adjoining the Indian
Queen Hotel MIR. Henry Duer, the contractor,
deserves the greatest praise for the superior skill
with which the work has been performed This
building is one of the handsomest and most i'm
posing VI the many fine structures erected on
Market street, within the last few years The
stone work was done BY Mr.. John Burnett; the
brick work by Messrs. A. Given & Brother; the
car l,rfN n,,a,
the plastering by Mr. Geo. Housemnn, and the
4 painting By Messrs. Murdick s Duff. The build
4 ing Is hpAtso ny the Aingregor 6toye, from the
L establishment of Messrs. Hadden & Peterson.
Z The building when completed, is to be lighted
! with gas, manufactured On the premises. The
works not being in operation, the second story of
/ the building, in which the banquet was given,
was brilliantly illuminated by means of rosip-oil
the lamps for the Use Of which, have recently
: been introduced e Wilmingtonians by Mr.. 9.
About eight o'clock, the workmen, with few
invited guests, sat down to an entertainment
which fully sustained the reputation of that
prince Of caterers, Woodward of the City Hall
+ Refractory, who cannot be exce,led in the man
/ ner in which he provides for the comfort of the
nner man.
Shocking .accident.-As Mrs. Rosa Piefer,
who resides in Orange street, below Fifth, was
about removing the cotfeo pot from the stove,
on Monday evening last, her little son hastily
snatched something from his sister, with whom
he was playing, and, starting to run from her,
came in contact with his mothers arm, upset.
ting the boiling coffee and scaldiug him in a
most shocking manner about the neck and
breast, and from the effects of which he died
on Friday morning. He was aged years and
seven months, and was fine promising child.
The feelings Of his mother can be better i'm
imagined than described, particularly as she
has been called on the past year 10 stand by
the grave of her husband, and one if not two
of her children, Verify, to her, misfortunes
have not come singly.
Largc Hoge.-The Smyrna Times has been furu.
ished with the following list Of hogs weighing over
400 pounds each, killed in that town
John NJ. Denning one hog, 457 Lbs.
Jehn M poskell, do 438
Henry F, Sutton, do 432
Perry Denny, do 1874
james Hendriokson, do $50
, I. Foxwell, do 420
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