Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-24
LOCAL MATTERS.

petty Vi Dhnlti DWthtnlhil, utCtuscu, III Miu-
dletown, on Thursday last at public sale, as
follows: The "Home Farm to Rev. W. A.
Rankin for $780, lot 80 acres and 80 per-
ches to John @. Patterson, Esq, for Sl9O; the
the farm called "Ganges," containg 3Ol acres,
to same, for Sl805; farm containing LOG
acres and "a perches to Joseph G. Hutchinson
for $685.. Mr. Rodney also sold the farm of
Hudson Clifton, deceased, At the same time,
situated in St. Georges Hundred, and contain
ing 1854 acres, to VIM. Polk, for Sl2.0j7. On
Saturday he sold the tavern property in Chris
tiana village, belonging to the estate of the
late Stephen s. Stradley, and occupied by
Philip Marvel, to Smiley King for S3,75o; and
two houses and lot in Glasgow, to Thos.
Appleby, for $3.50. He also sold on the same
day, Il farm of 1924 acres in Pencader lId., the
estate of the late Carole McNamee, to jacob
Currinder, for S9l25. D. NJ. Bates, Esq, as
Trustee, sold to Mr.. Brooke 7. Turner, on
Thursday last the house in Shipley st. above
9TH, for $4,000.
Samuel II. Derrick has sold his three story
brick house. corner Seventh and Wollaston
Streets, to George Celand, for $780, Mr..
Derrick has purchased the farm of the late Mr..
Henderson, near Rockand, containing about
20 acres, for $50 per acre.
Mrs. Clayton has sold her brick house, COR
ner of 7th and French Sts., to Malachi Barlow
for S2450.
RasH' The following newspapers and periodi-
Gals, are taken by the Wilmington Instituted
National Era Baltimore American, St. Louis
Democrat, st. Paul's Times, Scientific American,
Hunts Merchants Magazine Boston Post, New
York Tribune, Philadelphia Daily Press, Home
Journal National fntelligencer, Charleston
Mercury, Chicago Tribune, Albany Argus,
Philadelphia Ledger, Philadelphia Bulletin,
Harper's Weekly, London Times, London Punch,
Montreal Pilot, Portland Argus, Louisville
Journal Savannah Republican, Cincinnati Ga
zette, Mobile Advertiser, Atlantic Monthly,
IIarper's Magazine Little's Living Age, House
hold Words, Knickerbocker, Eclectic Magazine,
North American Review, Silliman's Journal,
Musical Review, American Publishers Circu-
lar, The Country Gentleman, American jour
nal of Education, North British Review, Lon
don Quarterly Review, Westminster Review,
Edinburg Review, Blackwood's Magazine Del
aware Gazette, Commonwealth, Delaware Re-
publican, Delaware State journal, Washington
Union, Richmond Enquirer, Philadelphia Even
ing journal, Daily News, National Democratic
Review, (Washington)
By the above article, it will be seen that
this Institution patronizes all the papers in
this city but the "DELAwARE INQUIRER" Pro-
badly they don't want a paper independent
Avested.-A young man named Richard
Kerns formerly of Philadelphia was arrested
on Sunday, at the house of the widow Of Jesse
Jones, (colored,) in Orange street between 3D.
and 4th on the charge of having been con-
cerned in robbing the auction room of D. p. s..
Nichols, on Friday night. While the officers
were in the house some persons threw carpet
bag out of the second story window into the
yard. On examination il was found to contain
a quantity of clothing and jewelry, which Mr..
Nichols recognized as his property. Mrs. Jones
was taken into custody and lodged in the city
cells. The culprits had hearing before Mayor
Young on Monday morning. Kerns plead
guilty and was committed to New Castle in
default of $1,000 bail. The colored woman was
also committed in default of $500 bail to an
swer the charge of hsrboring burglars, She
has since given the required security to appear
ut the next term OF court at New Castle. II Is
reported that Kerns stated that plot had been
arranged by these same parties to break into
and rob Ziba Ferris & Sons jewelry store last
Thursday night, and make second attempt on
Nichols auction store during the week between
Christmas and New Year, at which time they
anticipated that there would be a new stock of
goods on hand.
Sunday School Exhibition. Preparations have
been making, for some weeks--as most of our
citizens are probably aware-for an exhibition
to be held at the NJ. +. Church, Smyrna, by
the scholars of that church, during the Christ
mas holidays. Next Tuesday evening, the 9th
inst, has been fixed upon as the time for this
interesting occasion, which we are sure the
most of our citizens will be eager to hear.
The exercises will consist of defamation of
single pieces-prose and poetry-dialogues,
| singing &c. They have been selected with
| care, and entered into by the children with
| unusual interest and must prove highly enter
tanning to the audience.
The Library connected with the School needs
| renovating, and the Board of Managers have
concluded to dispose of tickets of admission nj
ia cts. each, for thu purpose of raising the
necessary funds, which they think no one will
hesitate to give, as it is for the moral and in
tellectual benefit of the children. The exer-
cses will commence at % o'clock.
| ROJJeiy.-The bar-room of the hotel of John
Foster, in Market street. above Second, was en-.
tered on Wednesday morning by some rouges
who stole threfrom about $50 1t is supposed
they opened the back door by turning the key
which had been left on the inside, by nippers
| This let them into the reading room, and thu
door communicating with the bar room, wal
locked on the inside. The key of this doo
they must also have turned in the same way,a
there are no marks of violence about the pre-
misses. They took a small desk which usual,
sets on the bar, out to the yard, where thel
broke it open and found what money thel
took but did not in their haste stop to exam
inc closely for they left about Sis in quarters
and change. A butcher who was preparing
for market saw light in the bar room abou
half past three o'clock, and tried to get in
thinking some one belonging to the house wa
| I'M hut thn Efrht cu1danlx -bad
and was relighted after he returned to the mar
ket house.
Lecture.--0n last Saturday evening, pirsuan
to notice Notwithstanding the storm, 7. Franci
Meagher lectured before the Carroll Insttut
on "Jonathan Swift, Dean Of ST. Patrick's
This was one of the successes of the season
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weathe
there was quite large audience present, an,
a more appreciative one we have rarely seel
in this city. Mr.. Meagher spoke for over nj
hour. The subject was handled in n masterl
manner, and we fancy that literary treat o
the same character has not been had in vii
mington for some time
Orphans Fdir.-The Orphan Asylum con
nected with st. Peters Church, Withhold Fai
at the City Hall, commencing Monday, Dec
Goth, and continue IL week or ten days. Anon
the fancy articles to be rallied off, is a splendi
Fireman's Horn For this purpose, tickets vii
be sold at 20 cents each, by the members q
the different companies. The proceeds of til
disposal of this Horn will go to the above in
stitutiOn, A great many fancy articles vii
be sold and rallied at this fair. Persons wish
ing to contribute to laudable object will bca
in mind this fair.
Ntw Granoyy-There has been a new gran
ry erected at Townsend. The building is sew