Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-08-27
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

preaching.
We learn from the Smyrna Times that Isaac
Baker, of the Steamboat hotel, Dover, had q
horse killed ON Sunday week, by the
shaft Of a carriage running into its side, as be
was driving intoa campmeoting woods near
that plaza.
Louis Broadhag, No. 20 King street, offers
his services to our citizens in executing all
kinds Of architectural drawing, &c. He is also
prepared to impart instruction to pupils, and
is desircus Of getting up class. Those feel
ing an interest in the matter should give him
a call.
James Montgomery, 95 Shipley street, adj
yertises thirteen farms, large and small, situate
in Virginia, for sale.
Ziba Ferris 4 Son, dealers in watches and
jewelry, advertise certificate from the impor-
tiers OF Dixon's celebrated watches, certifying
to tho genuineness of the Dixon watches sold
by them.
The great want of the age has been an egg
beater. DIR. Grimshaw has brought a lot from
New York to oblige the ladies. An egg can
be beaten light with few motions of the arm,
thus providing Floating Island for the Million
A middle aged man, calling himself Richard |
Gorby, from Delaware county, Pa, came to |
our city few days ago, when taking little |
too much of the so, be joyfull' some one, ae-
cording to his statement, relieved him of q
pocket-book containing $50 and a watch worth
S25.
Farmers are referred to the advertisement
Of the seed drill of Haines x Woods, which is
said to be one of the best machines OF the
kind which has been invented. Their establish
ment is at the corner of Front and Justison
streets, in this city.
John q. Bruna, of Salem, N. j., has char
| tered the steamboat Whilden to make an ex-
eursion from that place to this city, on Thurs
day, the 9th inst.
A large family Tent (second handed) for sale
frame aud all complete. Price $500. Enquire
at ~ Market st.
We learn from the Smyrna Times that son
Of Ephraim Jefferson, near Smyrna, Kent, Co.,
aged about six years, caught one of his feet
| between the cogs of the horsepower which
was being used in threshing wheat on the 9Th
inst., when il was crushed in shocking man.
ner, the bones being broken and the tendons
torn out. He is doing as well as could be
expected, and the foot will most likely be saw
cd, though in damaged condition.
The New P,ison.-We are gratifed to OBJ
serve, says the Gazette, that the contractors
for erecting the new prison, at New Castle,
have made very rapid progress with the work,
The walls forming the western tier of the cells
are already up to the second story, and as soon
as they are completed the prisoners will be
placed in them; and that portion of the old
prison in which they are now will be torn down.
and the eastern tier of cells FASTENED forward
The contractors inform us that they could have
had the whole of The prison walls, and the cells
advanced to the second story, had it not beeu
for the necessity Of keeping part of the old
jail standing for the safe-keeping of its inmates
SherlH Ogle is experimenting the work, and
is well pleased with tine manner in which it is
being done. He says he will be able to place
the prisoners in the cells of the first story
forming the west side of the corridor about
the first OF September. 1t might be done SOON
er, but the Sheriff is unwilling to risk the
change until the stone-work becomes pretty
well dried and set. The prisoners are now
watched day and night. The walls of the new
risOn are built of brown stone, from Trenton,
N. j., and their thickness and apparent solid
lty, and the heavy door, and door-casings, i'm
press ono with an idea that escape would be
almost impossible, unless through the negli-
genee or omission of the keepers.
Messrs. Carman Dobbins, of Philadelphia,
| the contractors, are practical brick and stone
masons, their extensive operations enable them
| as we are told, to do work much cheaper than
it can be done by many other firms. They
quarry and cart all their own stone; do their
own carpenter work and burn many of their
| Lwn brick. They have the contract for build
ing the new Insane Hospital in West Philadel-
| PIMA, amounting to about 100000; also a
heavy contract on the new acqueduct for the
water works in Washington. d. @. They havc
\ taken the contract to erect the new prison at
|
doors and frames are given out to carpenters
in this city. j. M. Poole X Co., have contracted
with Messrs. Carman & Dobbins to supply tn
iron work for $4,000; and We are told that thi
tirm were the only parties who sent estimates t.
the contractor..-The latter say they coul
have had the work done for $500 less in Phila
delphia but did not d esire to take the wor
i out Of the State.-If so we doubt not it weult
+ have been just $500 less valuable, as our me
a chanics are quite able we think, in matters o
this kind, to compete with those of Philadel
phia or any other city.
The prison when completed will contain 81
cells they are by II, about 10 feet ceiling
with but one small window near the ceiling.
The doors will open into common corridors on
the first and second floors. Each cell will be
supplied with water from cistern on the roof,
and water closet, and they will thus be en-
tirely separate. The roof will be covered with
slate, having an iron ballustrade all the way
around. The size OF tho prison will be 81 by
ll5 feet. The Sherif's house will occupy the
same position it did before, being so by 81 it.
n wall from the Sheriff's house will enclose the
prison, leaving space of about 20 feet for
yard. Thus the area Of ground enclosed will
| be about SO feet by 1856. Should the work be
completed as laid down in the plans, and We
understand 1t is the intention OF the chairman
OF the Committee Of the Levy Court to make
every one concerned toe the mark, it will be
not only tine structure and a credit to the
county, but one well calculated to serve the
purpose of both Jail and penitentary, Messrs.
Carman 4 Dobbins are said to do the best work
in Philadelphia, and it is probably fortunate
that they have taken the contract. When we
remember that the builder OF the new Custom
House in this city, made little or nothing on
that contract at $4,000, we are inclined to
think very little can be made out of the con-
tract for the new prison at $2S 200.
camp Meeting.-The camp-neeting which
commenced in Carrot Lutf's woods, near Cam
den, Kent county, on the l4th inst, was well
attended last week. Our agent, Mr.. w, T.
Jeandell, writing under date OF the list inst,
says it is one of the most delightful woods that
he has seen for a long time, and is well calcu-
lated for the purpose TO which it has been APP
propriated. IL is on an eminence, contiguous
% the State road, and contains about fifteen
acres. 81 never Witnessed - says he, g better
order and dicipline at so large Gathering
There are about seventy tents, twenty ono of
which are erected of pine boards-the work of
an entcrprising citizen, John W. Stevens, of
Camden, who received for the use of each So.
Last evening there were 100 at the mourners'
uench-and from appearances, many CONVEX
Slons have been made.-Revs. Mr.. TAYLOR, OF
California, Thompson, of Philadelphia, Willis,
Robinson, and Others, have preached 1t will
close Tomorrow morning. The grounds were
| purchased by the MethodSts of PHILADELPHIA
and this county, this morning at Sl0O per acre.
They purpose holding their meetings here an
nualy, on account of its beauty, convenience,
and case OF access. The Camden meetings
will soon acquire the same celebrity as those
Of Red Lion."
a Hari CGse.-We are informed that resi-
dent Of an adjoining State made a contract
some three years ago, with one OF his slaves,
named Henry, STIMULATING that he should be
Tree ON the payment to him of $50 per annum,
| until the sum agreed upon had been fully liqui.
dated. Henry assented to the proposition and
| made payment Of $50 fo- three snccessiva