Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-04-16

houses on Eleventh and Twelfth Streets, Tor
which he will puy one half cash and the bad |
ance In lots.
A special meeting of the Wilmington Bald !
ing and Loan Association will be held on
Thursday evening, for the purpose of consider
ing the acceptance or rejection of the charter
passed ut the last session OF the Legislature.
Thomas Sherwin has commenced the bust
mess of engraving at No. 20 Shipley Street,
Second story. Those who wish plain and or
lettering on jewelry aud silverware
should give him call. See advertisement.
VIM. f. O'Daniel has purchased Of James
Morrow, the house formerly owned by Joseph |
q. Seeds, in Kingrst., below the post Office.
-Wo understand that Mr.. O'DanielPs son |
John, who recently graduated at the Phil
adelpha College OF Dentistry, will open an Of
flee there for the practice Of his profession, in
two or three weeks from this time.
Joshua s. Valentine and II. Il. Z. Clayton,
have formed eo-partnership for the purpose
of carrying on the auction business.
The Chesapeake and Delaware canal is in
nayigable order, and boats are passing through
il bound to Philadelphia and other points.
A PCulson, Esq, has purchased the right for
the seli-adjusting OK yoke Tor Delaware and
Maryland. Farmers can obtain the right to use
this yoke the remainder OF the term of the Let
ters Patent lorSl0. This yoke possesses many
advantages. 1t will prevent oxen from crowd
Ai5 huh ltGl Will AIuNbl luuGu ldhtGI Nllu easier
than in the common Jokes, particularly on I'M
even roads, or in ploughing-the bows sliding
outward and inward, accommodating themselves
to the motion of the OK. a
Richard Thornton, No. 20 Market street, adj.
vertises two three story brick houses and two
building lots.
A. f. Pennington has removed from Glas-
gov to kirkwood, (Jester's Corner.) lie at
tends to surveying, writing Deeds &c., and is
a n ~ n ms cal i'm,
John II. Stewart has removed from the village
OF Ohristlana to Sc. Georges, where he is hay
ing erected carriage and wheelwrigbt shops. He
is an industrious and enterprising young man,
and deserving Of encouragement.
Samuel Buzby adveriises that he has added
a large room to his carpet department and has
now on hand q fine assortment Of new CARPETS
OF the best and most fashionable patterns.
j. Jeanes, No. III Market Street, is now en-
gagged in taking Meldnotypes at fifty cents and
upwards. They are great improvement on
the daguerreotype, and must certainly super
cede the pictures or likenesses taken by that
process.
i. Il. Sergeant has enlarged and improved
his store at No. 70 Market Street. below Third.
AMI has on hand handsome assortment of goods
which he is selling at low rate for cash. See
advertisements
VIM. Preston advertises that he has receiy-
ed cargo of the best quality of the different
kinds OF coal.
The concert of School Choir on the Brandy
wine, held on the evening of the 4tl inst, in
the Lyceum, was hugely attended and with the
exception OF some unTuy boys outside every.
thing passed Of pleasantly. The glee singers
for a new club will ilvorably compare with any.
Much credit is due to both teacher, Mr.. Sean
Ian, and the pupils.
DIR. William O'Daniel, son Of Mr. O'Daniel
Of this city, recently visited England, where,
we understand, he has delivered several lee
lures on America and American institutions.
lie is young man of considerable talent. and
we have no doubt did justice to his theme
Rev. DR.. l. L. Cooper, who took a supernu-
merary relation at the conference Of the NJ. Il.
Church, held in this city, has removed to a
place styled the ''Pilgrim's Retreat ;" near vii
lag1 Green, Delaware County, Pa. DR.. O. has
many warm friends in our city, who will be
pleased to hear of his speedy restoration to
health, and return to the effective ranks Of the
army, in the open battlefield, against vice and
immortality.
Robert Klein, No. 10 Market Street, adyer-
tiScs a variety o. new shawls.
sylvester Rilnhard advertiSes to sell horses
and carriages ut the corner Of 9th and Shipley
streets, on Wednesday the 10th inst.
Edward Bringhurst, aud Co, corner of Sixth
x Market Staeets advertise variety OF drugs
X Medicines.
NEW BuHDIEGs.-ln addition to those men
toned in our last issue says the Reporter, as
intending TO build new houses in Dover. this
season, Jail2s Il. Smith Esq, has started
line frame Dwelling adjoining his residence .
Capt. VIM. 5. Osborne will build Il three story
brick oit LOc6erlnAn street. VIM. Roderiield,
kSl, viii build three frame dwelling houses.
Dr.. Q. \. Cowgirl has commenced a handsome
brick dwelling house. Two neat frame houses
have been erected on bradford street by Mr.
Lewis and Mr.. w. Els or. There are not less
thah twenty new houses, either under way or
contemplated, 20 be added to Dover this sea-
son. Thanks TO The Railroad improvements
the population of Dover has about doubled it
I SET IN the last seven years. In 1870, the in
| hHhltants numbered gu; in 1850 it was G2j; in
| April 1851 il was $50, and now the most oh
servant Of our citizens number the population
Of Dover at 1900. Has any other town in the
State doubled its population in the last seven
years And yet, the spirit Of progress is with
us strong as ever.
SOMETHING OF CuRIosrrY.--John Lewden
of n ew Castle Hundred left at our office q few
days ago rather Il curious piece Of CURRENCY
| IN one side is the following inscription, sur
rounded by border in which the words eight
dollars occur three times.
s'This lndented Bill of Eight Dollars shall on
title the bearer hersof to receive Bills of Ex-
! change payable in LOhiOA, or Gold and Silver
] ~. ~.
| at the Rate of Four Shillings and Six-pcnce
| Sterling per Dollar for the said Bill, according
to the DIRECTIONS Of an Act of Assembly Of
| Maryland. Dated in Annapolis this LIST Day
ct March Ammo Domini 100, j. Chaplain, Il -,
Couden.
On the other side ''Prntcd by A. @. and w 4.
Green. Eight dollars equal to 3Gs strrling.-
lis death to couuterteit' Mr.. l.. states that
ms grandfather had in his posse sion u large
number OF the above bills, and there are about
the house At the present time something like u
! hundred OF them.
SENTINEL GofSG.-To-day' issue of the Sem
tlnel says the Dover Reporter of Friday last
VIII contain the valediCtOry OF its editor. Next
week that entire printing establishment will be
removed from Dover to the city of Wilmington
there to make its dejai, on the 18th inst, as the
De!alrGre Democrat. The Sentinel, during its
snort career in Dover, has amused the public
much with its cvolutions. 1t has been right
lace and leIt-ficu, sde-iace, two-ilced, face :
ABOUT and even no face at all. 1t has march,
I ca and II has cOunter-marcled. 1t has kent
/ Time to the music of the no-party organ, the
Known othing organ, the American organ, the
convention organ, the Anti-Railroad organ,
tle independent organ ami the Democratic or
gan And at last after all its changes il marches
itself out Of Dover We wish it well, aud hope
that 1t has acquainted itself with all the cyolu.
tleilS, and that in future, change OF location
may make 1t more faithful Sentinel.
The CoLLEcToRs.-Iti is generally conceded
that the collectors elected for the several wards
should receive sumn compensation, in consid-
/ Grafton Of the work having been taken out of
I their hands. A committee Of Council conferred
| with them in regal to the matter, when they
demanded one half Of the sum they would
have earned If they had been permitted to
make the collcctons.--The percentage on the
entire amount Of tax, would he nearly as fol
lows: Isaiah H. Thomas, First ward. S333 90
Second ward, MIR. Mccall, $37S; Third ward
Henry FrSt Si99.6G; Fourth ward. Lewis