Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-04-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


10 the item Of shad, its waters wi
re unrivaed for the fairness and flavor Of the &c
sh, and in the markets of New York, and of pa
Northern and Western cities, Delaware shad are th
delicacies. sill
The fishing season has just been inaugurated
n these waters, although We have remarked in al,
our markets. for some weeks, the shad of the IN
Potomac aud other tributaries to the Chesapeake, 80
which are of far inferior quality and are never 4.
oh aimed fresh ut this latitude.
Freshness with shad is an item of more i'm -
portauce thau with Aesh or fish Of most descrip- q
tons The shad dies in few moments after .;
removal from the water, aud loses it's flavor in 9,
the lapse Of a few hours i. is superstition !, y
common in fishermen also, that the fish is spoil ~
cd by being preserved in ice. Those who have n
partalen CT the ucious dinners Of 'plauked shad :
ut Gloucester aud the Fish House, well know tho
distinction between fresh and stale shad. AT a
those localities they are Quilted while still alive,
roascd upon IL hot plank, and placed upon ones /
plate in about ten minutes after being taken q
from the net
II therefore a matter of Importance with
consumers to purshase Delaware shad, inaamuch ,
as they can be transported directly from the net
to the market.
The shad has two technical varieties, Of which
the Alice shad is that chiefly known in Amercn
streams. They ascend to the head waters of the
rigers from the sea in the months OF April aud
| May. Ia the clear upper waters the female de-
| p0sites her spawn, and the older shad pass down
towards the STA The fish at the head-waters oil
the river are said To be fatter aud OF timer havor
than those where the river is turhid and deep.
These fish ascend the Thames and Severn also in
May. They 60 up the Rhine in March, md the
Nile in December. In Europe they do not ap-
penr to be hclA in much estimation, but maintain |
In this country deserved reputation amongst |
alt classes Of people. Two months ago they com |
manded four dollars pair they are now sell
ing at thirty seven cents.
There are upon the shores of the Delaware, |
between Trenton aud Salem, large number OF
shad fisheries About twenty are included be-
tween Burlington and Pennsgrosc These are
of mammoth character, aud furnish to the mar
ket5 Of Philadelphia and New York about three
hundred thousand shad every spriug. Most OF
D these mo located on the New Jersey side OF the
river us the slicous character of the soil on that
side has formed along the river line extension
shadows and narrow strips Of beach, with
frequent coyes and capes, to facilitate the fish
If cries. The Pennsylvania shore is abrupt, and
/, the water deep, and constantly plcughed by
" steamers There nre hut few fisheries on this
Il side and these are located at Chester, Mt Marcus
Hook, and at Tacony. The first of these is
situated upon the channel side of rinicum Island,
Of III. New Jersey fisheries the finest are located
in the vicinity of Gloucester city.
l. AT single fishery, during the months of April
i'll and May of last spring, twenty nine thousand
II
IN age price of twenty cents by the thousand, aud
al probably netted the proprietor the neat sum o
So 500. In the same net with these, hundreds
Ter of bushels of rock perch, aud catfish caught
r. swelling the SUN to 81, 900 or more. From th
nj must lie sublracted the wages of sixty men
30 which average fifteen dollars per month, boar'
included. The season commences at or abou
et the second week in April, and lasts until the l0t
nd or l2h OF June. 1t IL not large estimate t
state that at least $4,000 should DO the ne
,o profits of this lshery.-Ifess
nv. SrppES DEATu.-Joseph spurway, formerl
an of this city, hut VINO mas been residing on III
Oh farm near Newark, Delaware, since the 2Otn
mi March, died very suddenly, at his residence la
ar Tuesday. lie had been at work making fenc
,l,v and having hnlsheu helping 10 unload waRol
If sent his driver back 10 get ahother ioRu WINE
~ remained there I'LL ne returned when was IN
short time. When the driver returned with q
load he found Alr. Spnrway sitting upon y
Il. ground dead near where he had lett him. III
st, deceased was between lor'y-ohe anu torty-ty
tho yenrs oil age lie leaFes large family nhu Cl
,ton Gle of acpuaintanees to mourn his loss Ooron
city killgore he'd AN inquest on the Oody. Ihe sc
,out dict Of tue jury was that The deceased came
,als his death from rush OF blood to the heart.
ZEN remains we're accompanied TO the grave
/, on Thursday, by the members OF Delaware Lode
1T s No /, l. .. .. f., of which he was member
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nbin Souht St ht LoI !, SASs'
yil O9urt Vi CnAnoer1 "''u Puars our lor NJ, ~
bccn Gusue NSnhty, WIS ne'u ut ny" Oas"e OIL NC
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ade o",;on Lr,,,,,tt n,a;,s' Ill.,, Sas,nda,
Tug was 'n ag''on orIus"' against tno uele9 il,
Pa upon env' rv'usui 10 oovy a T.I ,ssu
the py y" r'iIy NJ, =.
ngh 'uuns .nI w., u,"Ti"s ~ wv Dea"'
cot ''o,e9 unu1, .e ,'Vv az i."J ~ 80 Srh','
sey nt,1'ne9 Neu9 ,, "o0v'pu D""iel w. nA.
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IA os',e' anu r ,a - piii.aets VII" NE
ling O' baltimore, LOT tne uelehuan's
tue Mr. Sly was admitted to practice in the Court
Vnnuceiy ol 'ul9 oulte
ven ~ "ou'''h 'nVn prooeuueH ahu prouuceu
elu- vVu9nVe !" shuw 'na' on rriuny' ine ON
ng Aprll, nh inJuneli'h lssuiu ny Shahceuor it
apis rlue'oe nai oeeh sei'eu upon ueoIge l. Eue
eaus ny vi ',o nrui uuu 'ePlessn'ht,'es Vi "o'
irccn Eudy Co., ana upon Charles H. Gordon
won Joseph 9ea,' commissioners ior 'ne SIa'e, nav
avs uharsc VI tho uIumlns VI 'ne lo'teIy- Inns
lthc- Junction ""s uiaooeyeu' "i'u 'ne LOTTERY ura
iyied III t uellanoe ihereoi. ..,o.., A..
lery. he'i u muote 'esuneu thn. ou rrluny
liable writ Of injunction was delivered to h'mi he p
inry, cucuvu ior'h"ln 70 wilmington anu at
wit usull pauG 0i u'awlns' ssr,eu II on Oharles
eiive uiruon, auu 'vsepn 9ea', 'ne Oohhlssloh0
this ABOUT i3 uiocA' T. M ahe sumo evening
ser'eu II III uue I1iih on ueoree l., Euuy as
H., representative oi Noou' Euuy Cop ahout
/, roo, o'clock. MIR. Eddy asked II copy had b.
~, leII at lh9 place OF drawing anu remarked
nui conversation WIN Tue oher'u " Ihey may se
"n" as many oil these on us as ihey please, we \
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I ~, On saturday morning ne leit certified CO
~ oi the witt W'th george r. Eduy, aLd on
W. same uly went WIN u deputy TO the place
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