Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-11-19

emit in the residents of any particular place TO
speak in very oommendabe terms Of its merits, for
that love Of self which regns supreme in the hhece
tions of ordinary may tend to induce the writer
to speak in loo applauding terms conserving the
locality in which his lot might be cast. Indeed
there Is secret pride ruling within the heart that
loves to eulogse It's deserts and in secondary
point Of view, takes pleasure in "praising 10 the
skies', its neighbors Your humble correspondent
begs freedom from the eha}g of gratifying any
selfish motive while speaking Of the hourshing iitue
town alluded to absye. II any one who had been
absent for half Of years from this place. should
be suddenly transported into the heart OF long re-
niembered oantwell's Bridge lnow odsssa), 1t Il: a
matter Of serious doubt whether he would recognise
his old home or approve its newly acquired name
Instead of behoding those Anticipated edihcss which
had SO often wearied the eye-new structures and
new styles, corresponding with the improvement oil
the age, would create in the mind feelings OF plea
sure and astonshment. Instead OF those muddy
and uucouth by ways (for they could not then be
called streets) he would now have oooasion TO aa,
mire in many places the neat and comedy paYements
and streets. The changes wrought in the destiny
in the oldest inhabitants would not be quite so APP
parent For he would soon meet the pleasant face
Of Squire Tatman, and ind the MessIs Polk, Whiby,
Zelefro, Crouch, ,Beasten Enos, Davis, Watkins,
pandegrift, Moore, Cannon, Appleton, Metts, Asprii
and numerous others, class of men still possessing
sterling integrity, and unsurpassed in the state
But lei indiyidualEe them more particularly, and
see who has been active in improving the place
The Methodist Church the largest building 10 Odessa,
was built by voluntary contribution and Il reflects
attended. 1t might be we'll to remark that the ma
jorty of religionists arc members Of this church,
there being noother kind in Odessa. There has been
talk Of greetings Presbyterian house Of wor-
ship; and all they want is some one or more enter
prising man to engage In the business Of soliciting
subscriptions. we believe the citizens would con
tribute literally in behalf of the object Christians
of that denomination attend Drawyer's, nearly mile
out of town, on the road leading to McDonuugh.-
The Bank js the next and most important public
place It is new building, and situated near the
hotel on the Opposi side Of the road Il Is consider
ed OF the safest banks in the State, the Sockhold
eIs being amsng our most independent farm ers and
| merchants DIR Chatham, formerly Of your city, Ia
universally esteemed and is its reliable Cashier.
Ar John Jsnvier It's clerk, Is an exs@piar Of pure
morality. Now for the merchants. We believe the
finn Of Beasten Watkins, formerly Polk q Beas-
ton, is the Oldest one In the plase These gentle-
| men buy and sell considerable grain and merchan
dike aud for the latter will give honest men as loHg
CREDITS us any other firm. Weprefer to rank Messrs.
Crouch & Davis next in order; both on account of
neir poleness and attention to customers and their
paying the highest living prices for grain and SELL
ing stVregoous at reasonable rates Then there are
Euos Moore and Mathews, having stores In close
proximity each otheron tho western side of Broad
street near the hotel. These men do considerable
business in their line, and we believe are we'll sus
aimed. The whole number oil stores in the place is
len. which is great sufcency for place contain
| ing less than thousand inhabitants Mr.. Francis
Hyatt, generally known as the most saceessful shoe
manufacturer in these parts, is engage9 in harness
making. Messrs Baker & KEGS devoted to the
manufacture of carriages. Mr. Leonard April, who
sustained such heavy loss by fire that occurred
more than year ago, has erected very neat and
capacious brick shop and is skilful and obligi"g
citizen. We hope he has fully restored The patron
ago obtained previous to his misfortune There are
numerous other merchants and mechanics OF whom
would like to speak il time permitted. Private
dwellings, the following gentlemen own The most or
namental houses Beasten, q II. Polk, Y. Polk,
Chas Tatman, Jns. Whtby, Wan. Briso9e, j. j..
Cannon 70 Lore. Vandegrifs and others. There are
L.,ft rws.l,u snn JIM
Hamilton and Ashcraft. Bo practice considerable
IN APPOINTMENTS Hundred Having glanced hasti.
, y (bat inpartialiy trusO over the most active
business part of the popua ion, we cannot conseien.
tiousy dismiss the subject without making special
Illusion TO silent but Influential class, ladies.
While the men taken together are as moral and in
telligent community as can be found within the
limits of the Diamond State the female sex deserve
the credit of making them just what they Show
me virtuous man who became SO indep ndent OF
woman's power, and will show you ten who would
| be made SO by the exercise of that power, or who
are not because of its absence II has been said
Of the ladies Of Odessa; they aristocrac SO far
as acquaintance goes the reverse has been pros
ven true. We believe the relation Of the sexes is
so cose that what is verified of one, might to GER
tain extent be proven OF another. Hence from our
Rnowledge OF the masculine, we conclude that the
| assumption is false We have never as yet been
charged with hatterng the beauty of the young las
dies but to speak collectively there is here found
combination of beauty industry and intelligence.
| McDuROUGH.
Things IN Smyrna.-The Times contains q
communication in regard to the trotting horses
of Dover and Smyrna signed by George Ken
| nedy, in which it is stated that Geo. W. s.
| Nicholson backed out of his proposition to
| bet $1,000 on a race, and concludes with the
following proposition; now openly, candid
ly and manfully, offer to stake $1,000 agains
the same amount, with said Proprietor, thai
Col. Gummins' horse, Quebec will out-tro
! h,o harness
heats two best in three, at Long Island Trot
! ting Course, on w Wednesday ,,the 25th inst. Fou
hundred dollars, in cash, to be- put up as for
9 teit Contract to be entered into in the State
of Maryland,-the trot to be governed by tht
: rules OF racing at said track. And will give
: the said Proprietor all this week to accept thu
! challenge, and pay him $50 bonus for his trou
ble. By calling on me at this place, the ar
engagements will be completed without any
euuiybcation on the subject, and shall ex
pect the Dover gentlemen 10 hold me to the
stipulations above mentioned.-A little
daughter of Thos. T. Thurlow, Esq, near Ken
ton, few days since, while playing in the
field with some other children, was run over by
one ofthe horses and badly hurt, in the face
her upper lip being cut entirely through anc
several teeth knocked out. The superior max
ilary bone was considerably crushed also. Dr.
Goodwin, of Kenton, and DR.. Clawson of oul
town, were called in to treat the case. When
we last heard from the patient she was doing
very wel.-On Sunday afternoon last
several stacks of hay, belonging to Messrs
Corrie * Deakyne, were destroyed by fire al
Duck Creek. Loss about SIS. A shed stand
ing near, was torn down, to save it from burn
ing and endangering other property. Cause
| of the fire unknown.-Col. Daniel Cum
minis has been presented by friend with a
young st. BERNARD dog the kind used by the
st. Bernard Monks OF the Alps Mountains,
| ~ 60 mt and bp
lost travellers of those inhospitable regions to
the homes Of their masters.
Market Wagon Robbed.-The market wagon
of MIR. George I. Cartmell was robbed OF a
basket containing 81 pounds of meat, on
Wednesday morning last, between ~ and IL
O'Clock. MIR. Cartmell had disposed of his but
ter and produce, and purchased the meat from
the butchers. He set the basket containing it
in his wagon and threw bag over it, went to
a store and purchased his groceries, with
, which he returned to his sIborn, when he
: found that the basket bag and meat were gone.
The wagon was backed ~ nearly opposite the
! hook store Of j. 7. Head. A colored woman,
= who was standing on the opposite side of the
> street, saw the fel!ew steal the basket She
. went directly into tho house and told the lady
lS in whose employ she was, that man had sto.
leu a basket from a market wagon. She saw
" him standing about the dearborn watching ;
N saw the gentleman put the basket in; then saw
d the fellow go to the tail OF the dearborn and
y push the basket 'front.' he then went front, got
IS up on the shafts or tongue, reac ed forward to
e get it, when they iel down. makiug so much
II noise that he appeared scared, and stepped
IS off. He walked around on the pavement to
n the tail of the dearborn again stood awhile
y with his hands in his pockets; looked keenly
e about, then walked quietly to the front of the
It dearborn, picked up the b,sket with tile bag
Il over it, and went off up Market street. The
IS thief was white man, middle aged, wore
a cap, blue overalls and black coat tom consd
erablY under the arms. As he had been stand