Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-08-20
L0nAL INTELLIGENCE,

day.
The members of the Philadelphia Literary
Society of Media Classical Institute have pas
sed resolutions, extolling the character of Ma
thaniel Armstrong who recently died at the
house of his father in this county, and condol-
ing with his parents and friends in their Attic
ton.
A horse belonging to A. L. Stoops, who
resides near the road leading from Stanton to
Christiana, was killed by lightning last Mon
day.
Joseph S. Bennett has made On assignment
of his property, for the benefit of his creditors,
to VIM, Bright.
There will be meeting OF the District School
| Teachers OF Kent and Sussex counties held at
Milford, on Saturday, the I'D day OF August.
All persons who have lately been, or are now
engaged inteaching in any of the public schools
of Kent or Sussex, are invited to attend
Sarah Doughten will have good assortment
OF cantelores, tomatoes, cabbage, corn, and
vegetables of different kinds of the very best
variety, at her stand in Fourth street, In front
OF the oyster house of David Irelan on each
market day. Those wishing to purchase are
invited to give her call.
The house of Natter l.. Davis, in Milford,
was struck by lightning on Monday last, tear
Ing of the strip from three of the corners,
without doing further damage than giving the
| ladies severe fright.
A camp meeting will commence at Spring
Branch, near Canterbury, in Kent county, on
Friday, the 2lst inst.
Jonathan McColly of Sussex county, had
three of his ribs broken by kick from a Young
horse attached to threshing machine, on Sat :.
urday week. Ills recovery is said to be prob
/ lematical.
We learn from the Peninsular News that
Bethuel Watson, who was an active member of
the last session Of the Legislature, died at his
residence in Milford, on Thursday, after brief
illness. Hewas in the prime of life, and was
nseiul and influential citizen.
The Milford Literary Association return their
thanks to Hons. Jos. p. Comegys and Jas. A.
Bayard for public documents.
:, VIM .. keighn, who has taken the mills OF
Messrs. George and VIM. B. McCrone Of PEN
cader Hundred, has had them put in thorough
repair, and is now ready to grind grists, saw
lumber, &c, for all who may give him call.
PIC mic will be held in Speakman's woods
of August.
Ihe ordinance fixing the salary of Mayor and
otner city otticels, will be found in another
| column.
VIM. g. tanning Keeps a number of excel
tent horses and vehicles at his livery STABLE in
rennsgroye N. j. Any of our Wilmington
iIlehus VINO may visit our neighboring village
anu m'sn 70 take ride through the country
shoulu give Mr.. Il. a call. His rates are rea-
sonaoie, and he is deserving Of encouragement.
henry u Franck, of Brandywine Hundred
VIII sell MS personal property at public SALE on
Thursday, the 9th inst.
Inc Hon. Henry Winter Davis has been re.
nominated for Congress by the American
convention of the Fourth district of Maryland
Congress- " ''0 'aS
Iwenty-nine hundred dollars have been sub
serined towards the erection of a M. T.. Church
edince in Brandywine Village. Weunderstant
tnat the foundations will be commenced in ,
lew days, and but few weeks will elapse be
Ioro the laying OF the corner stone.
me American Rifle Company and the Am
phion Cornet Band, will make an excursion I,
Bridgeton, N. j., on the steamboat Logan
next Thursday, the Goth inst.
anne shower fell on Saturday evening, which
served 10 cool the atmosphere and alleviate tn
suherlngs experienced by our people from tn
almost intolerable heat of three previous DAYS
hcd Lion Camp Meeting.--It is estimatet
thar there are some $50 tents at the Red Iiol
camp meeting, but the attendance has no
oeea SO large as on previous years. Preyiou
10 sunday, there were comparatively few per
sous IN attendance from the country, many o
me farmers being busiy engaged in securin,
thelr oars crop, leaving Wilmington, Phila
uelphla and few OF the villages to make III
q ,hh quota present. The heavy rain Of Monda'
. havlhg put BACK the work of erection of tent
ana getting material, the seats were not al
q l"nseu Delore Wednesday, and the first ser
mon was preached OH Thursday morning, b
'c hev. Valentine Gray, of PHILADELPHIA. Re,
N WIN. Bishop preached at three a'clock in IN
IN afternoon, and DIR. Anderson, one oi the able
IN aVines IN the conference, six in the evening
ne VI rlaay, KoY. Joseph S. Curtis preacht
az AZ ~ a. M, Rev. Jas. B. Ayars at Q N. m
and Rev. G. Kitchens of the New Jersey co
~ ference, at p. m. The best order prevaile
tnefe being no intoxicated persons seen in II
o. Nlelulty, ana no disposition manifested on II
a. part OF any to break the rules or arrangement
re OF the camp. The trees are hardly THE
a. enough 10 afford sufficient shade and tb
wafer Is too far distant to be convenient
r. refreshments of various kinds are procured
however, near the standi MIR. Jas f. Stewart
r OF 81. Georges, supplying bread, for whicl
privilege, he pays 500; VIM. H. Kemp, ic,
!, cream, lemonade, and ice water, paying 500
We oonev0, for tho privilege. MIR. Lippincott
OF Philadelphia, mineral water, for a fee OF
500, and Messrs. Pennington, Of Newark. WA
tertnelons, for $50 Owing to the scarcity az
melons in this vicinity they procured a suDply
from Virginia, which they sell at prices rang
ing from Is to so cents. The attendance on
the ground was very largo yesterday, and 1t is
probable that it will continue to be SO until
the close of the camp, which, we presume.
VIII take place on Thursday.
In this connection we give the following
picture from the Cecil Democrat OF Saturday
winch perhaps is overdrawn, though the scene
presented last year is pretty faithfully pic
tured ;-s' This great camp is now in progress.
There will probably be 10000 persons present
tomorrow. Its immense size tbrows all othe,
similar eonyocations entirely in the shade. Il
; is attended with vast expense, to detray which
, the managers let out the privilege of sellint
; various commodities, to those who are willint
b to pay literally for it. You will see, upon tb,
: camp ground, ice cream saloons; CONNECTION
, eries places for the sale of bread, cheese AM
} other edibles; book stores; melon and frui
{, standsi mineral water establishments, with tn
u attendant popping of csrlls; barber shops an,
o boot blacks and without the circle of tents
agricultural implements, &c, &C., offered 70
7 sale, presenting more the appearance of grea
Il mart or fair, than convocatioh of people TO
the worship of the living God. If the father
of the church, In the primitive days OF Metho
dism, could look down upon the Red Lilo
Camp, they would hardly be able to recogniz
il as part of that peculiar institution fonnde,
by themselves In the dayswh church edihce
were few and far between. The rafting Q
carriages, tho neighing of horses, the walkIn
to and fro OF an immense multitude, the ming
led sounds of conversation and laughter, AM
the restless stir of the whole multitude, is bn
little favorable to devotional spirit vet. II
the midst of this Babel confusion, NAV b,
heard the songs and prayers of the saints, o.
the voice Of the minister, expounding tho wore
to a vast concourse of attentive listeners. The
Red Lion Camp must be seen in order to BIZ
appreciated. Word painting will give hut al
inadequate conception oft.
Fast HorSes.-James v. Jefferis, of Brandy.
wine Hundred, has one of the fastest mares ia
the State, il not in the entire country. She
is said to have trotted quarter of a mile al
the rate Of two minutes and sixteen seconds
without the application Of whip. She is be-