Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-06-04
L0nAL INTELLIGENCE.

they are now operating, from O. b. Miller, for
81, 900. Also house and lot in I'd street, of |
DR.. L. p. Bush, for 81 800, and the lot adjoin-
ing, on I'd street, from John Harris, for $500, |
which they have added to their shops. These |
gentlemen are young, enterprising and indus
trious, and dserve to be patronized by such as
have work in their line TO do.
The United States District uourt will meet
in this city on Tuesday the 9th OF June. The
Circuit Court will meet on Tuesday the 10th.
At this court the case of Allen Voorhees, Us. the
President and Directors Of the Bank of Della
ware City, will come up for trial. This is a
case for false Imprisonment. Our readers
doubtless remember that Mr.. Voorhees, was ar
rested and imprisoned on suspicion of having
procured the payment at the Bank, of forged
check, about two years since. Mr.. huntington
and Mr.. Brown of Philadelphia, for the plaintiff
Il. q. Bradford, Esq, for the Bank.
Samuel Handy has administered upon the
estate Of Richard G. Handy, late of Brandy
wine Hundred.
The annual Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in this Diocese will meet in
81. Andrews Church in this city, on the first
wednesday in June, at 9 O'Clock, a. M.
A new frame house which was partly COM
pieted in Delaware City by John Hall, carpen-
ter, for James B. Henry, was blown down by
the storm, on Tuesday week.
une hundred and fifty head of calves were
taken to the Philadelphia Market by tho Steam
boat Oohansey on one day last week. Perhaps
the sequel to the high price of beef may be
lound IN this wholesale destruction of the
calves.
The great Red Lion Camp is fixed for Thurs
day the 9th Of August.
Simeon Pennewill x zebediah Dawson are
building new store house on the Delaware
Railroad, at the st. Johnstown depot, and will
commence business there in short time. As
soon as the firm commences business, a post
office will be established there.
The Court of Errors and Appeals will meet
IN Dover tomorrow, also at the same time and
placo will he held tho Court of Chancery and
Orphans Court for Kent county
William D. Redden, ESQ.,, has been appoint
Oh station Agent at Bridgeville on the Della
ware Railroad, vice G. p. White, deceased.
Ex-Governor Ross, who has recently been
on a visit to Kansas, returned to his residence
on Tuesday last. BY tho sale of real estate
which he purchased near Kansas City in Mis-
souri,, two years age, he has realized the hand
some sum of SIS, 900 or 10000.
1t is stated that the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad Company have dis
| patched two men to Washington City to inspect
two steamboats, there, with the view of putting
them on the route between Seaiord and Nor
folk.
MIR. Johnathan Milman, of Cedar Creek Hum
ured, Sussex county, DEL, was attacked by a
severe cough on the oath ult., which caused
his death in about four hours. Mr.. M, was a
young man of temperate habits, aged about
twenty-five years,
DR.. j. d. 0'Daniel, who recently graduated
at the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery,
has opened an office at No. 100 King street,
near the post office.
Governor Causey in company with Daniel
Curry and ii. Ii. Fiddeman, Esqrs., of Milford
n hOnPg In aif nh,,,. 10,
last.
Let no young man neglect to avail himself
OF the benefits offered by the Young Mems
Association. A nicely furnished reading room,
open all day and evening, the Wilmington
library, and u course of lectures, all for three
| dollars year. Now is the best time to Join.
| DIR. A. p. Heston will sell his personal pro-
perry at public sale, at his residence near the
Brandywind springs, on Saturday, June 18th,
at O'Clock, p. M, it being his intention to re-
move to Virginia.
Samuel Segars OF St. Georges hundred has
taken out letters of administration on tho es-
tate of Joseph Green, and will sell the personal
property at public sale on Wednesday the 10Th
instant.
Proposals for erecting new county Jail, and
house for the Sheriff, in New Castle, will be
received until Friday, the 9th inst, by John
Smith, chairman OF building committee, at tho
Office OF Clerk of the Peace. See advertise
mont.
The partnership heretofore existing between
White, Stradley X Co., publishers of tho "Del-
aware Democrat" has been dissolved. VIM.
ID. Wharton Withdrawing from the firm.
Fine showers of rain fell ON both Thursday
and Friday evenings, and all kinds of vegeta-
ton has como forward very rapidly. The
weather has been exceedingly pleasant, and
all nature must gladly rejoice.
IL IL reported that gentleman named Draper,
is about instituting suit for libel against the
prOprietors OF the Delaware Democrat.
Tho American rifle company, Capt. Bogia,
turned out on Friday, and paraded through our
streets. They We're dressed in neat uniform,
and presented quite fine appearance. A ball
was given in the evening in the Odd Fellows'
Hall, which was quite numerousy attended.
The Gyowlag Crop.-The following Is an ex-
tract of letter from st. Georges Hundred
The wheat fields in st. Georges Hundred arc
in very tiourishing condition at present and
every farmer is looking anxiously for tho time
when he will be able to reap the reward of his
labOrs. The extra amount OF land sown in this
gram last tall, and the prospects of remunera-
tive prices have tended to brighten the antici-
pati0ns of the industrious tiler of the soil and
he looks forward with no little pleasure to the
time when he win bo able to gather in the fruits
of lis toll. The oat fields are improving in APP
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| favorable rs it has during the past fortnight
there may yet be an average yield of this ar
tlele. We cannot speak 80 definitely of corn,
| anu potatoes, for the greater part of these
| staples has not yetappcared throughth the ground.
| Farmers do not appear to consider it too late,
yet for planting them as the last season proved
| that the former article may be planted during
| the whole month of May, and tho latter until
| the month of June. A gentleman in Port Penn
| says lie knew an excellent crop of potatoes TO
be produced from planting on the fourth OF
July.
| Meeting Of The Levy Court.-At a special
meeting Of the Levy Court Of Now Castle
County held at New Castle, on Saturday, May
23d, 1857,
| On motion of Mr.. Scott, the following Reso-
| lutiOns were adopted.
WHEREAS, Since the last meeting of this
| Court We have heard with deep regret OF the
decease of one of our members, Mr.. Joseph
llendrickson of Cbristiana Hundred; be il
therefore.
Res0iped, That in the death ofMr. Hendrick-
son this Court has lost valuable member; the
community an honest and faithful public SER
want, and all who knew him, true and sincere
friend.
Resoipcd, That we tender to his b0reavod
family our sincere coincidence in their great
ailictioA.
Resotced, That Copy of these Resolutions,
signed by tho Chairman, and attested by the
Clerk, be sent to tho family of our deceased
member.
Resoieed, That these Resolutions be entered
upon the Minutes of this Court and published
i'll The Newspapers OF the County.
Signed in behalf OF tho Levy Court.
ANDREW KERR;
Chairman of the Levy Court.
AlIn4t IuVARn WTIIIAMs