Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-10-18

ment OF the following officers
Presi6ent-John +. williamson, Esq.
Vice Presidents-Lewis Talley, Brsndywin'
hundred Gilpin P. Stdham, Ohrlstiana HID
James O. Jackson, Mill Greek Hd DR.. William
Fields, Wilmington; Albert Viney, New Cas-
HID John P. Belville, Red LionlHd; O. B. FL
lison, Psncader Hid; Ephraim Beaston, st,
Georges Hid Thomas Scott, Appoquiniminl
Hid.
Secretaries Daniel l.. Dunninp, Jos. Eaton
Darrach Cleaver.
Able aud eloquent addresses were delivered
by William Nicholson, OF Philadelphia, Hon
John A. Alderdice, and Colonel Mullen, o
Tennessee.
Police Gases The following have been dis
posed of by Mayor Valentine since our last -
John Williams n, by officer Wingste, fo
drunkenness, fined so ceU'S and costs.
David b, Watson, by officer Stewart, fol
drunkenness fined SO cents and costs.
Michael o'Brieu, by officer shepheard, TOT
drunkenness, hued so cents aud costs.
Harlan Gamble, by Officer ShepheArd. fol
| drunkenness, fined SO ceuts and costs.
David B. Watson, by officer Buck, tor drank
| enness, haed 30 cents and costs.
John W Moody, by officer Back, tor drunk
enuess, fined 50 cents aud costs.
| WIN. Kine by officer Crothers, Tor assault
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costs, aud held ia 800 bail
Religious. Rev. s. W. Thomas, of Phadel-
phia, and agent Of the Philadelphia Conference
Tract Society, will ID. W preach in st. Paul .
| NJ L. Church, Ode3se, Delaware, on Sunday;
ais. inst, at lo1 A. M.
The centenary anniversary OF American
Methodsm will be appropriately celebrated In
| the same church, by rev Bishop Scott, d. q. A.,
and others, on the 2Sth inst. The pablo gen :
orally are invited to attend.
Notice The Annual session of the Grand
Division Sons of Temperance Of Delaware, will
be held Thursday, Is b inst at 10 O'Clock, A.
NJ , 10 the Hall of Wilmington Division, No.
corner Of Fifth and Market Streets Wilmington.
Representatives are especially invited to at
tend, as business of Importance relative 10 the
cause of T temperance and the progress OF the
Order will he brought before the Grand Di-
vision. JAS. P. HAYES, Il. s.
TIE Railroads.&c. is stated that the $500 900
which was designated as the amount OF stock
required OF this city to ensure the construction
of the Wilmington an / Peterborough Railroad,
has been subscribed The next poin: in order
will DE the determination OF the route. We
hope that this will soon be made and the work
lie entered upon Immediately thereafter.
Lecture. -Rey l. Coleman will deliver a
lecture in District School House, No. 49, on
Thursday evening, October 18Th, 1866 Tor the
benefit oil the Union Sabbath School Subject.
'Years Ago" Mr. Coleman is gentleman OF
ine abilities, good speaker. and those who
attend will TO doubt be nteres,ed and edited
Ertsndiny Eleventh Street the Christiaua
River improvement Company are grading | lth
Street, on the east side OF the Brandywine, q
few yards north OF the residence OF u. Il. Town
seud, on the Jeiferis farm. This work is done
at the expense OF the company, which designs
erecting number Of houses in that section =
rney are also endeavoring to induce the rail
road company TO III Ike loot or Carriage way
on the bridge at that point that s now being
wdened for double track.
Police ABaEs. The following cases have
been lied by Alderman Vincent
john cher, arrested by ofic sr Heal, for
refusing to show peddler's license John was
very Indignant that tho State should have such
lAwr, but the Alderman informed him that sim.
liar laws were In force Ia nearly all the States
lie was adjudged to pay Sll and costs.
Peter Pagan, small boy arrested by officer
Christie, charged with throwing stones Into
the yard OF Edward Fortner, 10 Hedgsgille -
BUund over in tue sum OF $50 to keep the peace.
+, Thomas Pagan by officer Christy threaten
lug 10 do bodily Injury to Edward Fortuer.--
bound oyer in tho sum OF Sl00 to keep the
pence.
Joseph NJ. Burr, the "Bread aud Batter"
Postmaster; spread himself at Newark a few
nights since. Joseph had been studying Poe.
try and tragedies, &c, &c and has arrived At
the conclusion that 0thello was black man
and that Desdemonss father felt kind OF
qualmsh at the hugs bestowed upon his daugh-
ter by her "sootyo lover Wa never knew that
a Moor was a negro. Read your Geography,
Joseph. G.
Iron Ship Building A lnrge iron steamer
OF from eight hundred to one thousand tons is
| now nearly completed at the yard of Messrs.
Harlan, II olingsworth Co. They have also a
| large steamer TO be rebuilt, which was burnt
| in the spring, at the wharVes in New YORK;
Another deck will be added to her, aud In the
negh borhOod OF 500 000 will be spent upon
| her. They have done more old work, such as
repairing steamships, &c this year than they
| have ever done before
I Valuable Farm. The valuable farm OF the
late Nelson Clayton, situ ated 10 Delaware
County, Pa, will be sold at public sale on
Thursday, the lat day OF November. Gentle.
men wishing to purchase Should make note
Of this or they may Otherwise be q day after the
fair.
The Markets Butter sold on Wednesday al
30 to co per pou nd, chickens 81 to So per pair
eggs 30 1898 per dozsn, white potatoes 10 &c
20 per half peck, sweet Is to 20 do apples
IL to 80 do, tomatoes Is to IS do, turn
Ups 10 TO H., corn IL to 20 per dozen, cab
bsge 8 to Il per head, beet IN to 2s per pound
veal Id to IS do, mutton IS to az do, hau
sliced SO 10 80 do, lard % to 80, sausage &c
TO %, scrapple 10 to !?
Just Published, n volume of sermons by the
late Rev. William Barns, Of the Philadelphia
Annual conference Price 81. Sold ut f. S
| rtfp mi
ware. Sent to any address on receipt of SO
by addressing William Barns, law office, No
625 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. 1t"
Spe. Potatoes George W. Brintop ha
shown us two N onster sweet potatoes, grow
on his farm near this city, each of whict
weighed i've pounds and measured 10 inehe
10 circumference. They exceed anything OF th
sweet potato kind in size that we have seen o
heard OF We think that they cauuot be beat
en- In the State.
Cay Improvements three story brio
/ houses are being erected by Mr. j. AcOlOsky
4 In 9th at, between Spruce and Pine.
Two small brick houses have just been bull
In Fifth at, near Tatnall.
A row OF small neat three story brick house
have Just been finished in King ST., betwee
{ | Water Nnl Frsut.
For $ 3ts -Aa unusual opportunity for a prob
. table inrsstment.-A large double brick three stor
hous, with back buildings and yard suitable for
stable on the opposite side Of Front Street,in ever
: respect desirable hotel Tor country custom
y it stands out conspicuously you approaoh' o
Front street, from the cast or west Having from
age Of sxty-eight feet four inches on Front an
/ Thorn streets. Most Of the travel from tho Lar
II caster and Newport pixies pass the door, and O
If market days-being Wednesday and Saturday,
v country wagons stand on the street near by, "
and three tier deep. Examine the locality an
property Do n 4 regret you let the chance pas
If Sale at the hotel of Morris Dickinson in the city
n, Wilmington, at 2 P NJ, on Saturday, October 20u
/" 1900 SEQ advertisement WIN $. McCaulle.
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