Blue hen's chicken and commonwealth. (Wilmington, Del.) 18??-186?, 1862-05-28

oath SAcAaonf tAfiiat't o F. DIXON, Fi1
TaR AucroS.-Thomas NJ. ogle, auotioneer
struck CT the following horses to the parties
named;
A number of the above were bid in by par
tes and subsequently, sold at private sale.-
Such was the case, We know with the horse
of Mr. Samuel Candy, which he sold to Hugh
Sterling for $l65.
DR.. R. McCabs sold pair OF oxen to AL
bert Butler; for $40, Bidderman & Thomp-
son sold year old Devon bull to Mr. Per-
kins for $50. Bryan Jackson sold his Devon
bull calf, month"; old tor $40 and two Buck
lambs to a gentleman from Queen AIMS
County, Md. How many more sales took
We do not know but there were number
Mr.. Shaw, we are told sold several Reapers
and Mowers and Jesse Urmy sold one of his.
Several gentleman were there from above
West Chester, expressly to purchase casria-
ges but unfortunately there were none on
the ground. The friends of the Fair consid-
cred It decided success, and the managsrs
deserve great credit for getting it up. TO our
mechanics it will be useful and not less SO to
farmers who want implements Ga-ette
CAR on FiRH.-Tbe alarm Of fire on FRI
day night last about y O'Clock, was oceas-
ipned by the burni2s& lone OF Enight's pat
gnt sleeping "a ~ this city,
10 stateo tnab the uNN, MAS brought 10 Will
nlingon on the evening" train, and run in the
car house, where il w4s discovered to be on
fire, but how it sriginatsd is a mystery. The
car was considerably damaged inside and
another somewhat scorched.
REAL ESTATE SAIs.-The real estate of D.
W. Gemmill, in New Castle Hundred. was
sold at public sale, last Saturday, as follows:
The main farm of $50 acres to Mr.. Cox. OF
Philadelphia, for S25 900; the river tract Of
about SO acres, to Edward Edwards, for 49,
per acre and the mansion with IS acres, TO
Anthony Reybold, for So, GOO.
NoTs FROM PARsoS- BnowN1ow. Mr.. James
Fletcher, who has acted on behalf Of the Com.
mittee of ths American Mechanics, has receiv.
ed the following letter from 8. f. Carey, the
agent of Parson Biowniow. From it, it will
be perceived that II is not certain when the
Parson will be here.
New YoRK, May 18th, 1862.
JAMES FLETCHER, ESQ. --DgAR Sin :-Iu reply
to your letter of the 17th inst, to DR.. Brown.
low he desires me to say that he cannot fs
upon a time now, when he can visit vii.
mington. He goes hence to New England
and will not probably get away from there
for two weeks. will write you again il
time, when he will be able to be with you.
truly yours, 20. s. y. CARY,
TaE THIRD DELAWARE Regiment has beer
supplied with the new Austrian Rifles. The
Harper's Ferry Rifles supplied the regiment
from Dover and Milford, we are informed
have been returned to the State.
GRtnB WoRxs.-We noticed farmer II
the edge Of our city, on the other afternoon
seeking for and destroying grub worms
around the roots OF his potato plants. In I
TOW about 100 yards long, he said he had hill
led about two hundred; and Of very large
sizai making worm to about every othe,
bill. The ground Is very dry, and we think,
would tend greatly to lessen their number
but he said it needs very hot sun to exter-
inmate them. They lie very near the sur
face. -
McNEAL's HoTnliAs Az Az tsaIssgratitied at be
ing able TO announce that our worthy aut
obliging friend John 7 McNeal, late proprie
COR of tie Mechanic 34ptel, hasl,een grant &c
license during the p1ssent session Of tn.
Court for the house Id now occupies, oornel
OF Fourth and Shipley streets. The house Il
well adapted for the business-the proprietor
ahable and competent-his tables and bars
cannot be surpassed by any in the place. Go
to MeNeal and try his champagne, ale &c. Il
cannot be excelled. This is partly owing tc
his superior vaults which he has lately erect.
ed.
ABOLITION IN OLD TInEs.--The PHILADELPHIA,
Evening Bulletin suys:
DR.. A. H. Grimshaw; of Wilmington, Del
aware, had done timely aud useful service
by reprinting phamphlet, first printed il
Philadelphia in 1895, containing the ''Minu
ties of the Proceedings OF the Second Conven
ton Of Delegates from the Abolition Societies
established in different parts of the United
states, assembled, assembled in Philadelphia
in January, 1885," The Convention met a
the City Hall, and there were delegate,
present from the following societies, viz
Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania. Della
ware, Wilmington, Maryland and Chester
town (Md.) The Pennsylvania delegation
consisted Of William Rawle, Robert Patterson
Benjamin Rush, Samuel Coates, Caspar Wis
tar, James Todd and Benjamin Say-all hon
ored and honorable names. The Delawar,
Society sent as delegates Richard Basset
grandfather Of the present Senator Bayard)
John Ralston, Allen NJ. Lana and Caleb Boy
er. The Wilmington Society,s delegates were
Cyrus Newlin, James A. Bayard father Of
the present Senator Bayard), Joseph Warner
and William Poole. II is unnecessary to give
the names Of the other delegates, Benjamin
Rush was chosen President, and Walter
Franklin, OF the Pennsylvania Society, Score.
tary. The Convention sat fer one week, and
the proceedings, as given in outline by the
Minutes, appear TO have been dieniied and
moderate. Memorials were reported and
adopted, to bspTssentsd to various State, on
the subject ofslavery, and various resolution
were agreed TO, All looking to the best means
tor the extinclioAof slavery. The document
Is interesting on many accounts, and it ls es.
peoiaily SO from tts showing that the best
and pursst mon x the time were earnest 10
thslf Opposition mery.