Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-12-31

. eimto 70 oe rag uohtof, was urouenh uoiuto |
Carrow, Last Monday evening, on the !
charge Of stealing harness and turkeys from
John O. Slaughter. Mr.. Pennington. his at
torney, asked that he be held in 800 bail,
whom he handed over SAT to Mr.. p, aud not
being able to raise the balance he was pre-
pared for ride TO Dover. He then requested
Mr.. P. to retain the msney until he should call
for It. He was taken to Dover by Constable
Eubanks, who on arriving al the prison, not
being able to make any one hear him, went to
. private entrance, when the prisoner took
French leave. When the officer found the
Sheriff, he could not find the prisoner. Mr.. Z.
returned to Smyrna that night and the guam
dom prisoner the next (Ohristmas) morning |
He (the prisoner) called upon Mr.. Pennington |
about ~ o'clock 10 the morning and asked
for his SAT, stating that Mr.. Fountain, propri- |
stor of the hotel at Dover had given the re-
quired bail, and that his friend, Mr. Eubanks,
had brought him back with him He accord
ingly received the money aud went to search
for the sheriff Of Kent county and some more
poultry. de has left horse and dearborn at
| Oampbell's hotel Our citiSens are pleased that
he did not steal Mr.. u and his horse and car
risgs. A number of our farmers have missed
| their turkeys recently, and recognised this
| man a. the same person they had seen walk.
ing suspioiously around their b 'ru-ysrds. On
one occasion, In the Neck. he attempted to en-
ter yard in the night aud was set upon By the
dogs. The farmer was aroused from his sleep
and came down. He asked the nocturnal vial.
tor his business aud was informed that he (she
strangely had Lost his road. Being shown the
road To Smyrna he was allowed to proceed.
Singular Lpfatuayon-A good mechanic lIv-
ing in this city, has b come singularly infatu
s,ed with young woman residing In the city
Of Philadelphia. He works at one OF our
manufacturing establishments and makes from
SIS to $40 per week. he possesses an ssti-
mable wife and eight children. Some time
since he deserted his wife, aud liv with the
woman Ia Philsdelphis. Tbs friends OF his
wife procured her sewing machine, by the
, aid OF which she made living for herJef aud
children without her husbands assistance. He
afterwards returned to her and lived with bsr
but would only give his vito % week, the
rest Of his wages he spent with his Philaasl'
phia inamorata, going up every Saturday nigh
and returning Monday morning Ills wife
tried all she could to veal bin from the fas'
:, cinstion; but in vain. But recently the Pnila-
= dslphia woman has written that she canno
y consent 10 have a man that any one else ha,
claim to, and that unless he is married to he
$ she must break the connection. He now beg
" bis wife to aid him in getting divorce so tina
he Can marry the object of his lntatuation. Ii
~ 10 nearly crazy, threatens to kill him3elt anl
y his wife docs not know whether to let him
. baudeu her or die from his wicked love.
u Trial under the Ordinance "A case of som
to interest was tried before Alderman Vincent
be day or two since. Mr.. John Logan complaine
of Mr.. John O. Oule, for creating nuisance
C. an alley common to the properties occspied b
lie both of them. Mr.. Cole has laundry In til
third story Of q building from which pipe d
es scends to the alley. and through which Mr..
a | alledged large amounls Of noisome matter d,
ID md hat dnr ha uyi int "a, as
the alley to fill with ice and rendered 1t in
*, | passable. Mr.. Cole slledged that it was on
mt soap and water, and denied that scap aRd wat
came under the provisions of the ordinance.
10 The Alderman decided that as it was Gust
,m mary for soap ami water, the refuse wash v
TO-. ter, 10 down the alleys of the city, Mr.. Go
could not be fined under that ordinance, b
zee for the nuisance OF ice, remedy must be h
nd in some other manner, as it did not come u
der the provisions Of the ordinance.
ng A New Hoisi.-An effort Is being made
", procure the erection Of a first class hotel
~ our city. At meeting last Wednesday eve
Ae' ing, Mr.. Job q. Jackson was called to I
chair, and Mr.. K. Tatnall Warner appoint
.es Secretary. On motion 1t was resolved that
,or committee Ct I've should be appointed by I
Hn chair to take the erection OF a hotel into &C
H. sideratiop, and to report at the meeting to
,on held at the Institute next Wednesday evenu
10Y Several gentlemen have expressed their v
linguess to subscribe one thousand dollars es
leu to the stock, and IT J. T. Head, stated
's willingness to give $500 towards the enterpri
ny The lot occupied by the marble yard in Mar
d" Street above Six,h, has been suggested Of
good site for the building.
xed Burglary. Maharty aud Sul.iN
the arrested, last Thursday morning, two color
for men, naned CHARLES Davis and Wesley But
the or, who were carrying bag oil -four and ot
ing goods, stelsn from the store OF Scattergo
ent Allen on Front Street, Officers Solomon,
harty, Heal, Buchanan and Wingate aflerwa
,ck selrched the house oJrner OF Piue and
,or. Oaulley streets, where these men had b
,taying, and found large quantity OF ysIi
he knds OF good. Among the 10. was port
has of the articles stolen from tae store of Grl
18th, b Palmer, in Brandywine village, a f}w We
the ago.
NV .8noth" Steam Fire Engine The old gu
.l getic Fame Rose Co, determined not b,
a.. undone by their fellow nremen, are now rs
~ every exertiou TO procure a steam fire engi
h.ir They have already procured the signature
~ many OF our prominent aud Influential ci.il
n,a who literally subscribed A petition was
sentsd to the Council on Thursday even
asAing that Honorable body to grant to
"a Company 81 900 We hope thar the Cou
4ioa, VA W." S S comasav a, The ioca,inn
huu deserving company as tue loChtion
w.s quires an engine to protect and preserve
and anu f''Pe'' N''1 NV N''' "''''
The .dpsnus along he Railroads.&c.
was meeting in favor OF making road to the
,s at aware, and making an avenue along the
y, AT road from Second to Church, several ger
ition men advocated the extension OF that avGnl
grant the Brandywiue, and J. T. tieald Eiq rem
: the ed that the Delaware Improvement Conn
We OF had laid out an avenue to conntet wit
the through their grounds on the o her side Of
Brandywine. The only thing Ia the wa
loan extending tue avenue along the RiilroaC
loan tho Branaywne would be the grave yai
10, at the old Swedes Church.
aaei- Suppr.-Do not forget the supper I,
Lear given by the ladies of Mt. Salem 81 E Chu
tomorrow tuesday evening Supper
perry 8 to . o'clock, P. N. An entertainment
sts', aistiIg OF music and addr, sseS. dating
ON evening. Tickets to the whoic, admit
.ne gentleman and lady, or Two Indies 81 ~.
MS gle tickets 81 90. The proc .eds W III be d
ted to repairing tbs chlrc1. IL ia wo
sto.e object. Give it your patronage. Horse
: ils run to within Il few sters of the ehnrch,
~ Large Hogs.-A correspondent writing
rect SUSSEX county ops rves anat 81, ne noalTea II
reporter OF n Boston paper Of trip TO
~ Nv folk, in which it 10 staled that in pas
uho through the lower part OF our State he
III nothing OF any account, not even n pig
go and then gives US the weight OF four
lying u aasus NJ +, ,nhsd Tio nonnas s.H N
a so oau ees; No. ., 8e4 No. 4, 676 .total &c
Q ce- aso 80 nn0p.uo' 80 -, W. y ~
a the oea. 'nis, az ~ - ~. piss u,
10. o''sn iouuu' "ue'A'' We low p's Pen' VI
Ids in Dedication --rhe new friendship Meth
3 Day Episcopal uhutoh, 10 rnofongaiare Neck
E ma Smyrna Circuit, will be dedicated to the II
nuec- God, on Wednesday mjrning, January
AGENT BY Bishop r. r. q. Ames, D D assisted