Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-09-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

| The steamboatGen'l. Mcdonald was brou ght
TO this city on Tuesday last, having been
wllndra wn from the Cape May line.
wan. Brisoo Of Kent county, Rdvertises Colt
which strayed away from his premises on Monday
evening, the 24ih OF August
Inc annual election for managers of the Whining
ton saving Fund will be held the 7th Of Sortem-
Allen 0smond's patent power loom Is about DO.
ing introduced into England. 1t is highly spoken
=! ~ Tie Scientific American, and We have no doubt
N WI prove successful
Messrs Riffert, ilirEel 4 Co in West street. be.
tween Front and Second streets, have enlarged and
o'nerwise greatly improved their Brass Foundry
anu Finishing shop. They have also added steam
power, and will better able To despatch their
nusine's, so that customers need have no doubt Of
naSin thei orders supplied at an early day.
flasior d Co., are making an addition Of seventy
70 10 their extensive eoach factory on the cause
way leading from this city TO New Castle.
oan iel Wollaston has greatly Improved isdwell
lng dse, corner of Seventh and Washington Streets
cha ing it, color 10 louk like brown sand stone.
tpe Steamboat WhiIldin, Capt Bright made an
ex drson to our city from Salem, N. j., on Thurs
day last, with about 4OO Iersons. They passed
through our Streets and passed tho day in order
ly and becoming manner.
Ihe sale OF The Museum advertised for Doth inst.
belonging 10 the estate Of joseph WiggleswoTth
deceased was adjourned to September I'd, at two
CLOCK, r. NJ. in consequence Of only n small part
oeihg sold AS the whole will he disposed Of in lots
10 suit purchasers those in want of birds or other
enrostles should attend this is the only oppof-
UNITY they may havu for long time.
starts "hheumatie euro" is spoken OF very high
y ier rheumatism, cholera mOrbus, &o We refer
our reaicrs to lie certificate of VIM R. Cnhoon
Esq u Smyrna, in another column
Clark Woodward advertises a superior lot
OF cattle and sheep for sale, at the Red Lion in
Chester county, Pa.
Proceedings Of Council. Council met on
Thursday evening. On motion of Mr.. Mahaffy,
Y. q. Gilpin, Esq, was called to the CHAIR
inc minutes Of preceding meeting were read
and approved.
The committee was continued on the petition
Of Joshua Hutton and others.
The Street committee reported that Mr..
willard had contracted to remove the pier on
the South sids of the Chrstiana, for $500.
The Street committee were continued on the
petition Of Baynard Il Postle, also on that of
y. q u. w. Bush, also on the petition of W.
Robinson and others, in regard to placing
benches in Market st. The committee on ac-
counts reported various bills as correct, and
orders were directed to be drawn for the res
pective amounts.
a communication from Hon. George Read
Riddle, in regard to the grades of Sixth and
Munroe Streets, setting forth that the grades
IN the vicinity could be changed with but little
cost, ana change was necessary before build
ings were erected on them.
On motion this letterwith one from Mr.. VIM.
Fyle was referred to the Street committee.
The Street committee reported in favor of
opening Fifth Street, between Lombard and
Pine.
The committee wero continued on the appli-
cation Of Sunday School in the Fifth ward to
occupy the I'd story Of the building occupied
by the superintendent Of the water works.
a communication received from David Ha-
eel asking council to remit line imposed on
him by the Mayor, was laid on the table.
asking permission to remove frame house
from the corner of Fifth and Tatnall Sts., to
the corner OF Eighth and Madison SITS it be-
ing his intention to erect a brick house on the
sitd where il now stands.
The return OF the commissioners of the
amount OF damages allowed for opening Front
street to Spruce street, was read To the heirs
OF Bsau Cox, they allow 500, Bush X Lobdell
S22UO, Messrs. Thatcher $50, heirs of the es-
tate OF John Stevens 500.
nmotion OF E. Belts the Mayor was instruct
ed to put another jury on said street.
The petition for paving Tatnall Street was
postponed until next meeting of Council.
Mr.. 5. f. Belts presented an ordnance to
rcdpce the debt Of the City. 1t sets forth that
there is now in the city treasury over $25, 900,
much OF which could not be used for nearly
year, and as the city was losing tho interest OF
it, therefore the sum of $4,000 be appropra-
ted towards the extinction of the City debt. 1t
authorizes the commissioners of the saving
luna to purchase scrip to that amount and
draw on the treasurer for the sum required. 1t
was read a first and second time. Orders were
directed to be drawn in favor Of the members
| OF Council, for the amount of salary due them
| The receipts of City Treasurer acknowledge
ing the payment to him OF various sums OF
money amounting in the aggregate to $82S.54
| were read.
On motion ofMr L. b etts, resolution wa.
unanimously adopted rendering the thanks O
the Council to the President, Samuel McCaul
, ley, Esq, for the able, digniiled and impartia
manner with which he had discharged his duty
Adjourned.
Sidie .?6airs.--We take the following items
from tho Peninsnlar News, published in Mil
ford;
Crops on The PeniRsuid.--The extreme dry
weather Of the last two weeks will shorten the
corn crop on the Peninsula One-iourth. On
much ofthe light, sandy lands of Sussex, the
whole crop is dried up, even before the ear is
formed, md in some instances il will not raise
one-fourth Of a full crop. TN some of the
land That usually grows fifty bushels to the acre,
not more than twenty will be gathered. The
] extreme wet weather of the early part of the
season prevented the proper cultivation of the
| soil, and the roots were permitted to spread on
| the sarface where they found sufficient mois-
| ture ; but when the drought came it withered
| away The late potatoe and turnip crops are
a complete failure.
.Hnoihcr Beautiful Pessel-The firm of Car
Isle y Bro, have just finished, and launched
on Saturday afternoon last, a beautiful half
| clipper, to be called the james B PIERCE. She
has been built for parties in the State of Rhode
Island; which speaks well for Milford workman
ship. She is $50 tons burthen, length of keel
9S feet, beam % feet, depth of hold 8 feet.
| Capt. Caleb Sipple, who is to be the camman-
! der, informs us that she is to run principally
| between Providence, r. L. and Baltimore, Md.
| This is the second vessel which has been built
in Milford Tor the same parties, and we hope il
! Will not be tho last, for our ship carpenters
cannot be excelled by any in the world
Senator Comegys.-Therc is much talk in
| political circles of the nomination OF Senator
Comcgys for the GubernatOrial chair. We
are informed that many of his personal friends
! of both political parties are anxious for his
nomination, and think his name would be a
''tower of strength.'' We do not know thai
MIR. Comegys will accept, but suppose he is al
the disposal Of his political friends. We see
no cause why he should not accept it, and ifii
is rendered and accepted, his opponent may
well fear the result.
.Accideat.- Mr.. Anderson, conductor ct the
freight train on the Delaware X. R., had his
hand mashed, on Tuesday evening at Bridge
vile. He was engaged in coupling the cars,
when his hand was caught between the bum
pcrs of the cars. One finger was entirely cut
| OIL and his hand otherwise frightfully mangled.
Mad Dogs.-Something is the matter with
the dogs in tho lower part of Sussex. Some
say they are mad and others that they are poi
soned with stricbnne. A lady was bitten by
one few days since and is now undergoing
treatment for hydrophobia.
Fire.-We leaTnfrOm the Delaware Reporter,
that the house of Mrs. Zipporah Norris 1.-THE
mother Of Joseph Morris, ESQ. y near George
town, was totally destroyed by fire, on Monday
the 24th inst, about II O'Clock NJ, together