Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-03

eaving the question of demage to his house
to be determined by men to be selected h
make the estimate.
A petition was received from Henry F. Due
and others, asking Council to have the bed o
Fourth street paved from Market street to tn,
Christiana.
An ordinance was read first and SECOND
time giving Paul Moody the authority to re
move frame building near the FRANKLIN
Factory.
: Receipts from the City Treasurer were read
, acknowledging the payment to him of various
to $1637 So. were read.
!. An order was directed to be drawn fol
Messrs. Mullen and McMenniman for $1,000 Oh
account.
structsd to have the hay scales in Fourth
street put in goyd order.
i Council adjourned to meet on Friday even
ing the ID of September.
SINGULAR 0ccURENCs.-T Del. R. R. train
ON Tuesday evening, arriving here too late to
connect, Conductor Duncan proceened with it
to Philadelphia, and when at the Lazaretta,
in getting from the tender to the baggage car,
his fob chain catching in the rail of the ten
der caused his watch, a very fine one, to be
thrown violently to the track. The train was
running at speed of 80 miles an hour, and
on returning from Philadelphia be stopped to
pick up the pieces, when he found the watch
leaning against the rail without a dint in the
cases and the works entirely uninjured. The
only damage done was to fine seal which
was smashed fiat. The watch was made by
Cowderoy, London, and bought at z. Ferris
& Sons in this city. We would not advise
him to try the experiment again.
The AURORA BoREAIIs.-From twilight I'M
til ten o'clock on Sunday night the whole
heavens were lighted by the aurora borealis,
more brilliant and beautiful than had been
witnessed for years before. Its first appear
ance was just above the northeastern horizon
when it had the appearance of reflection
from fire. Shortly after it spread eastwardly,
of deep red color, with streaks of light
shooting through it, and it continued to in.
crease until the light was almost as bright as
from a full moon. A little later it appeared
at the northwest with the same brightness,
which continued for more than an hour. The
light streaks shot upward from the horizon,
and varied in width and length, and changed
as long as the phenomenon was visible. 1t
I'LL l.
hundreds of persons, many of whom never
saw the like before.
ROLLING MILI.-There is project on foot
for the erection of a rolling mill in the North
Eastern portion of our city, near the Brandy
wine. 1t is to be established by a Philadel-
pha Company. Several gentlemen were
there last week examining the ground. fall
the projects for manufacture in this neighbor-
hood turn out realities, it will soon be dense
ly populated. There are now in the tapis
two large cotton factories, one morocco facto-
ry, and two rolling mills
BEAUTIFUL Yesterday morning be-
tween two and three o'clock the heavens were
lighted up with meteoric phenomena. The
light was so great, and so nearly resembling
daylight, that people aroused, thinking it was
daylight. There were three bright spots,
nearly at the Zenith, almost as bright as the
moon. Persons who witnessed the phenomena
pronounce it a beautiful delusion.
MORE BoARDERs FOR THE SnERIFF.-Within
the past few days. three men have been lodg-
ed in jail.
Peter Die kerson, charged with stealing
ten dollar note from Capt. Cooper, of Milton.
Robert Collins, who has recently returned
to this county, from foreign tour, was "jugg
ed'' on a charge of stealing watch from
Theodore Donovan, at Phillips camp meeting,
while waiting upon Donovan, who was sick.
David Warren, from Fleetown, was arrest
ed on Sunday, for whipping his wife, and was
On sht 20 jail on the same day by Esquire
Winlock II. Collins and his posse. Warren
was drunk when he made the assault upon his
wife, and was drunk when he was committed
to jail
Dickerson had drunken fits nearly the en-
tire day on sunday in prison. This man was
formerly an inmate of the Aims House.
Messenger.
OPENING OF THE JUNCTION AND BREAKwATRR
RAILRoAp.-The laying of rails on this road
from the juncture to Milford was contemplated
on Thursday, and it will be opened in a few
days for business. 1t is stated that the COM
pany have contracted with the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company,
as lessees of the Delaware Railroad, to oper-
ate their road. Milford is an important point,
and the freight carried over this branch will
be quite an acquisition to the Delaware Rail
road.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Lieutenan John Nones, OF
the Revenue Cutter, ON this station, went to
bed on Thursday night apparently well.
morning, he was dead. Cause unknown.
Mr.. Nones was promising young man, and,
had he been spared by the sgrim monster,
would have been an ornament to his profession.
The Coroner held an inquest upon the body, |
and returned verdict according to the facts
of the case.
FlRR.-The dwelling of Luther W. Collins,
in Little Creek Hundred was destroyed by
fire on the 18th nlt., together with most of
his property. 1t is supposed the fire caught
. Al. ~ f,lI, hal