Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-09-27

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Union AeetS:s. The UnIon Meeting at the
Logan House, in the Fifth Ward, last Saturday
evening was complete success Our friend,
George Sayers, was Chairman John Woods,
Samuel ,ncroft, Peter Tyre. Matthew Boyd
and John Peoples, Vice Presidents; Mr.. VIM. H.
Vanhorn and ]. Sinclear were appointed Sec
retaries.
The meeting was one of the largest that has
been held in Wilmington, and displayed great
enthusiasm Our soldier candidate for Repre-
sentative, Captain Nields, made an excellent
speech, during which the Bays in Blue" ar
rived, in number about three hundred, and
marching with as much precision Ns when 10
Virginia. they met the friends of the Demo-
cratic party 10 Delaware on many a battle field
The soldiers were headed by a brass band, and
we're received with three rousing cheers
Querv-Why don't Caleb organize a club of
soldiers IN favor of the soldiers friend-John
Nicholson Wouldn the idea take among the
veterans who went out without any bounty in
GI and ear y. NJ. Harrington, Esq spoke Tor
over AN hour, in his happiest style, and pro
ducea most excellent impression Mr. har-
rington's delivery is very good, and his argu-
ments close and logical. He was followed by
Anthony Higgins, Esd, who discussed the
questions of the hour ia an eloquent manner
until quite late. These young gentlemen are
credit to Wilmington, aud we hope they will
speak frequently during the campaign. Down
In Sussex aud Kent they need just such speak
ing to convert them from the errors OF their
WAYS. We feel sure that a few such meetings
as that of Saturday. will exert Il great insu
ence 10 turn the scale next November.
.Shsllpot Creek The writer was pleased to
notice the communication OF Lavengro, re
garding the origin OF the name Of this streami
everything throwing light GU the original names
of familiar places, 10 OF value to the public
have no knowledge OF the Swe iish language,
but have no doubt the origin suggested is cor
rect the ams OF the stream is Skilpot, not
Shelpot, aud ii was always said to be Ssed
ish name. William Penn speaks OF the Skill
pot as being one OF tue great RIVERS empiying
into the Delaware, in which the whole navy OF
England cou d ride with perfect safety; it ih,re-
fore must have comprised the whole oil the
present Cherry leland marsh, and viewed from
the deck of his ship would look like beautiful
Bay, but TO the Swedish settler who knew
when the tide was out there was great deal
of bare mud full of Turtle, they and the Eng
lish settlers may have given it a mixed name,
Skill from Turtle, and Pot from the large cir
cular Bay in which these Turtle were 80 aban-
dant that IL they called il the Turtlepot. Al
all eveHts whan ] was boy, tue Skiipot was
famous for snappers, and Ihink they must be
the present dimlnutive stream that Laveagro
has ii shed 10, had nothing to do with the name
and it he will stand on Skilp)t Hill aud look
toward the River he will see what big Pot
the Turtle must have had possession OF, be
fore the hand OF man reclaimed ii from uhs va
ter. bhAhpf"iNE'
Coyd,n0 of Wood A case OF some interest
WAS tried before Alderman Vincent on Monday
event ng last Mr. John Johnson, wood eorder
la the s. Il. DistIict. entered suit against Mr.,
Henry Rile, of the firm OF Rile Co, brick
makers, for not having his wood corded in his
District according 10 the ordinance OF the city.
Messrs. Rile & o.. had b. en- ill., tie habit 1t
receiving wood by the railroad and removing
it to Their yard, and then having it corded by
the wood corder in the upper district. The
ordia lnce, which is made up nj patch work
of old ordinances, all pas ed by the Council
before tho construction OF the railroad, says,
"all wood and bark which may be brough. to
this city for sale shall be measured by such
| persons as are hereinafter appolntedi' and
| then agaiu in the same section, "t1r epey load
| of woJd which shall be brought into this city
and unloaded therein, and secured or removed
| for the purchaser within the space ct one our,
| without having first given the corder nou"(
| thereof aud permission and opportunity "a
| cord the came, the said purchaser or receiver
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| then again in section 3 of the same ordnance
| il saws "no wood curder shall cord wood or eX.
ercise the duties appertaiuing To his office in d
dist, let other than the oue for which he IL mp.
| poiuted, under penalty OF one dollar" The
| Alderman decided that the meaning OF The
| ordinance was that wood brought to this city
| for sale should be measured, and not that pur
| chased out OF the city and merely delivered
here, consequently Mr.. Rile had not violated thu
mi +. aHa paptn lalip inn
| Il was enacted when most OF the wood was
| sold In the city from carts and is not suited tt
| present circumstances when the greater pro
| norton is brought in by the cars. IL is also
| very defective and obscure in many other pro
| visions.
Police Cdses-The following casea have been
disp osed of by Mayor Valentine since our last
James Pendeylle. by officer Wingate, fl
drunkenness, fined 80 cents AMI costs.
| Richard johnson. n, by Cticer Crothers 10
Drunkenness haed SO cent and COSTS.
Charity Ann Anderson, by officer WinSate
for Drunkenness, faed 80 c. Its and costs
william Tucker by officer Wugate, 10
drunkenness fined SO cents and costs.
Patrick Lyons, by officer Crothersi 10
drunkenness, fned fifty cents and costs.
Rosanna Boyd, by officer Heritage, for va
Vrancy, sent to county jail for sixty days.
John Shepherd, by officer Heritage, 70
drunkenness, fined 90 cents and costs.
Abraham Richie b. officer Wn2atsI i1
drunkenness, fined SO cents and costs
Peter Magianes, by officer Buck, r lei
oniously taking "a number ct articles value
at So 10, held in bail OF 800.
James Irwin by officer Shepherd, tor drunk
enness, fined fifty cents and costs.
VIM Johnson, by officer Hyatt for drunken
| ness, fined fifty cents and costs,
AZ hu In
ting female dog to run at large, hned costs.
WIN. II. Baldwin, by officer Crothers, 10
Drunkenness, fined 80 cents, and costs
Educational institute, The Educational In
stitute of Ne4 Castle County,wiil meetl Goo
Temnlars, Hail, Wilmington, on Saturday, til
z9th inst at 2 clock, P. ii. Several gentle
men of ability as educators, have taken an Ii
| terest 10 the Institute siEce its organization
and have done much TO make its meetings Il
teresting and profitable. They will probabi
bs assisted by others, hereafter, and II 10 hope
i. that the teachers OF the County will avail then
selves o. the opportunities for improvement
their profession, afforded by these meetings
At the Meeting on the 29th, member OF III
Institute will read an essay upon the presei
! | school system of this State, which will PROB
bly elicit au interesting discussion OF that sui
! iect. Other subjects OF interest will be consi
{ erred, The friends OF education generally
/ Invited to attend the meetings OF the lnstitut
: and to unite with those already esgaged in e
. torts to promote its objects.
A Poor Yield The farmers very general
! complain that their whea! turls out poorly,
| many cases the yield is not over five bushels
= the acre; in others it 10 ten or twelve, aud
some eighteen or twenty. We have heard
| a few cases where there were thirty bushels
It These were exceptional, while the former We
i the rule Therefore, notwithstanding the hi
Is price that wheat commands, the crop Is SC ifc
~ a paying one.
great Bargains in Boots and Shoes !, Ia
sart, No sl3 Market street, wishes to Inform
d sad Of his old stock he has now laid N new a