Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-02-19
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Young Mems Association viii hold a
| meetlng an the City Hall, next Thursday eve
ning' to take into consideration the propriety
OF erecting public hall
Peter Springer, Of Penender Hundred, has
SOLD ms farm near Cecilton, Cecil county, Nd,
Sill 900. '
VIM. Forest bought of Captain Taggart, lot
OF ground, 100 feet front on Locust Street, 100
oeepi and 2s8 feet fronting on Decatur street,
running TO low water mark, and 80 feet deep,
Col George Pepper N orris has been furnish
ed by the Patent Office with quantity of the
Chlnese Sugar Cane Seed, for distribution.
| Edward I. Bellah has sold a pair of superior
cattle to William II. England and Richard NJ.
Griilith. They weigh 5000 pounds, and are as
hne specimens of stock, as can be found in
the United States. We sllould not object to
good roast or stake cut from one OF them.-
They will be slaughtered for the DIST and p2d
inst.
William Woolaston offers for sale, several
houses in the village of Odessa, one OF which is
| good stand for merchandising.
Ihomas Oliver advertises at private sale,
valuable farm in White Clay Greek Hundred.
-, James b. Sweeten, Telegraphic Building,
ihlrd and Market Streets, adyertises that he
IS prepared to furnish all who may call with
oysters, in all styles, and that he will also sun
ply families and parties.
John A. Willard opposite the City Hall, Is
prepared to serve his friends and others who
may give him call, with oysters, fried, stewed
AMI raw and also other refreshments.
Eli Hillss has taken ont letters testament
larry on the estate Of Joseph Hayes, deceased.
George W. Dexter, OF Appoquinimink Id,
has taken out letters of administration on the
estate of Geo. Colt deceased.
MGssrs. Samuel and Thomas McClary have
removed TO their new building, in Market St.
between Sixth and Seventh Streets, and now
ask the people to call and examine their large
and elegant stock offurniture.
y. Il. Garden will offer his beautiful country
seat, III Brandywine Hundred, at public salt
on "Wednesday, the 18th of March, al the auc
lion rooms of VIM. II. Naif.
Joseph q. Seeds will offer his dwelling house
AMI lot, No. 100 King street, at public sale
on "Wednesday March 4.
Jacob ). Finley will offer his farm in Mil
afeek hundred, at public sale, on Tuesday, the
5. A. Polk has taken tho store at the corner
OF Front and Shipley Streets and will keep
I wines and liquors for sale.
! Inc owners of Cherry Island Marsh will hold
/ a meeting at b. L. Turner's hotel in this civ
on Tuesday, the 18th inst, at ten clock, A. NJ.
( NNen Z. Miller will sell his house, lot, shop
anu personal property, in the village of New
! port, on Tuesday the 10th Of March.
circumstances against the Legislature pass
ing the bill prohibiting the issue Of notes under
me denomination of So, by the Ban Of this
STATE, have been nutnerOusy signed by our
citizens.
An exhibition will be given for the benefit Of
inc flrst Baptist Sabbath School, in the Odd
| ielloMS Han, on Saturday evening, the 2lst
inst. Tickets for adults, Is cents children, 10
cents.
PRocEEDiSGs OF Cry CouScIL.-The Coun-
eilmet on Thursday evening pursuant to ad-
Ionrnment. The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read and approved, The COM
mlttee on opening Fourth Street to the Kings
ROAD, were continued. The committee re-
ported that they found due Thomas Orpwood.
sau2.oo Tor which amount an order was drawn
IN favor of Thomas Titus. Various accounts
were reported as correct, and orders were d.
pecteu 70 De drawn for the respective amounts.
me committee reported in favor of erecting n
gas lamp at the corner of Washington and 9Th
streets, as petitioned for by Geo. w. Philips
ana others. An ordinance providing for the
settiemeht OF the accounts of the city, previous
70 the commencement Of the new system, was
taken up, amended, read a third time and pas
seq IL provides for the opening Of books set
ting forth the different appropriations made
| slhce lo4u, and hereafter no money shall be
PAID when appropriations are exhausted The
ahhal statement Of the superintendent of the wa
Ter WORKS, was read. Over $50 900 900 gallons of
water We're consumed through the year a d the
number OF private dwellings, hotels Nc. SIM
pAeu, We're 2,6O5. The amount due on ac
I count of water works is SlO24l. Tho entire
cost oil the water works is Sl49 5S9,44. The
receipts for the year are $40 7S9,24. The wis
uoh Oh the late improvements is applaudcd as
through the severe weather of the winter il
would hardly have been possible to have got
along without them. The report of the free
nolae ". appointed to assess damages for widen
| ing water Street, was read. The total amount
1 Is $1,000. Edward Belts offered resolution
setting forth that the z. W. X B. Railroad
would be the only party to be greatly benefit
\ tea ny widening said Street, and therefore that
! company should be requested to pay the SIS
OoO INTO the city treasury to be used for said
( purpose A petition was received from Amor
bradley, asking permission to erect a frame
Kitchen on his lot on Jefferson Street. Various
bills were read and referred. DR.. johnson,
vaccine physician of Western District reported
that he had vlcinated &c whites and lis blacks
the past year. DrJ. f. Vaughn for Eastern bis
tflct reported that he had yacnated so whites.
and 10y blacks the past year. An order was di
rected to be drawn for their salaries. An cleo
tlon was gone into for vaccine physieians for
the present year, when DR.. J. P. johnson was
elected for the Eastern District, and DR.. Vaughn
ior the Western District. A petition was re-
ceivcu from John q. Cole and others, setting
forth that great injustice had been done them.
III the recent change of the market, and asking
mat the former regulation be revived. A |
Pe'Itloh was received asking for the guttering
and paving Of ButtOnwood ST., from Eighth |
to Taylor Streets. Edward Belts called the al
tention of the Council to section eth of the
proposed amendment to tho city charter lie
proposed that the wharves at the ends ofthe
streets should not hereafter be leased beyond
= period Of ~ years, which on motion of MIR. |
braulord was amended to read ten years. The
Il A Ig..k.
water works for the month Of January, was
read. The amount received on account of
rents Tor the present year, is Sl7,U7GlO. A
petition was received from Vim, Chandler and
0lhers asking the extension of water pipes for
SIX new houses. Orders were directed 10 he
drawn in favor of the police for one months
saitrE. y petition was real from the owners
olproperty along Water Street, setting forth
mat theE were prevented from making any
permanent improvements along the same by
me act Tor widening said Street, and asking
lhe Legislature to pass an act that the city take
thc property by the first ofMay or the law pass
tu some twenty years ago for widening said
street, snail become null and void. 4 rcsu IL
Ton was adopted to this effect and the CLERK
was directed TO send copy of the same to Mr..
f"Olc, ana request him to use his influence to
procure its passage by the Legislature Re-
relpts from the City Treasurer showing the
payment to Him OF 1874, since last meeting
vi council We're read. After discussing some
other matters the council adjourned.
SURGICAL OrERATloS.-Mr. James Blake of
Kent CO., near the Delaware and Maryland
l'ne, went to Philadelphia on the 10th Of lam.
airy, and submitted to the horrible operation Of
having hall ofhis face (bone and alI removed
ms appearance Immediately after the opera |
ttoh, before the dressing was applied, was
hideous and heart >ickening in the extreme aud |
how one Of the human family can withstand
sichan operation, is truly astonishing. This
rs called (scicntifc) surgery-s it, il il is, NAV
the Lord preserve mu from falling into the
Lamds OF SIlrgnon. l do not slv this t. M.