Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-05-07

MAD Doe.-A rabid dog, apparently from the
country-made his appearance in Second street
near the market house, on Tuesday morning
He was seen bite a number of dogs in his pre-
ambulations about the city and was exceed
ingly ferocious. After being chased from one
P. Springer, in the Messrs. Harriss ship yard
at the foot of Orange street. This is the first
rabid dog that has visited us this season..
citizens should look with suspicious eye
upon strange ours that may be providing about.
BOLD AND SUCCESSFULLY RoBBERY.-The Office
of the Messrs. Pennock &Co., ON the Souther-
ly side of the Christiana Creek, opposite our
city, was entered on Sunday night last, and
the flre-proof safe literally broken to pieces,
and twelve hundred dollars in cash, carried
off as booty. II appears that the Messrs.
Pennock &Co., have mandatory at Kennel
Square Pa, where they make the farming
implements which they send to Wilmington
and elsewhere. To pay these men, their
monthly wages, money was drawn from our
Banks and placed in the FIRE proof safe, so as
to be ready to use on Mondy morning before
our banks would open. But alas the spot
Ter camel and these getlemen have met with
serious loss. The most singular, part of the
business is, that no one heard the rogues
breaking open the safe which by the way
was no small job; having required he use of
crowbar and axe to accomplish TIN object.
RAIL ROAD AccIDENT.-Nearly every one,
who travelled between Wilmington and Phila-
delphia has seen two little boys-one about
twelve or thirteen years of age and the other
not more than eight or ten-the elder of which
played the acordeon, and the other, either
played the triangle, or danced for the amuse-
ment of the passengers; in return for which
the passengers generally gave them few
pennies. They were two interesting boys and
generally awoke the sympathy of the passen-
gers. While the train was passing up on
Tuesday night the younger of the two boys
attempted to pass from one car to the other,
by some unaccountable accident hisfoot slipp-
ed and he fell between the platforms. The
train was Immediately stopped, but not until
all the cars had passed over him and run a
considerable distance the officers and pass
engers went back short distance and found
him with one of his legs and an arm cut off.
In an insensible condition he was placed in
4. 90 nd ha xua IN
to Philadelphia. At the depot he seemed to
revive little He was taken to the hospital.
There are no hopes entertained of his recov-
cry.
The PRooP OF OUR PosITIoN.-We have ta-
ken the ground that merchandise can be pur-
chased on as advantageous terms in Whining
ton as in the larger cities adjacent. We have
been educated to believe the contrary the
whole tenor of our lives has run in that vein.
This was for the want of due reflection and
investigation. Recently our attention was
called to the fact, that many of the merchants
of our own city went to Philadelphia to pur-
chase goods that could be bought cheaper at
home. In some instances, to purchase the very
same goods that had been sold to the Phila-
delphians, by Wilmington Merchants the
freight paid upon them to that city, and a
commission to the merchant as well as a
back freight to Wilmington. Would it not
have been far better for the Wilmingto-
mans to have traded with one another at
home. We have happy illustration of the
fact that merchandise is cheaper in Whining
ton than in Philadelphia. At the present
time there is building on Chestnut street Phil
adelphia, one of the largest Hotels in the city,
and strange to relate the Messrs. Simmons
lumber dealers on Front street Wilmington,
furnishes large amount of the lumber used
| nits construction. If we are not misinformed
they furnish OF one kind, alone, sixty-ive
thousand feet. These gentlemen drive a large
| traffic in timber; having mills i'm Georgia to
manufacture the timber on the spot where 1t
grows, and then ship it to various parts of the
country. The merchants and builders OF
Philadelphia are heavy dealers with the
Messrs. Simmons, and there is no doubt but
they find it profitable to purchase in Will
mington in preference to Philadelphia.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Patrick 0'Donnell laborer
at Harlan Hollingsworth & Co.'S car shop
was found dead in his bed one morning last
week. His wife arose earley in the morning
| to get breakfast surprising he was asleep, and