Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-04-19
everybody ROOMS Street Wilmington

Challenge aecspfed.--rhe challenge OF the
Excelsior Base Ball club OF Milford, published
10 this paper last week, was promptly accept
ed by the Atlas club, of Delaware city, on con.
dition that one game be play ed at Middletown
on Tuesday, The nth inst, for tho champion.
ship of the State. The Excelsior, however
declined playing. The following Is the cor
respondence, viz:
DELAwARs CITY, April 18th 1866
VIM. H. Twigg, President Excelsior b. B. c..
Dear Sir.-The Atlas B. B. g., of Delaware
city, will play single game for the champion
ship of the State, at Niddetown, Dell on Tues
day, the 18th inst Your challenge being in
formal we would be unwilling TO accept it 9TH
erwse. Entertainment will neither be given
nor received. q. G. Ash, Sec. At'ns'B. B. q.
MILFORD, April 10. 1866.
To Mr.. @. q. Ash, Sec. A. B. b. q.
Sir Your Telegram of the 18th inst. was
not received until late Saturday afternoon
l4h. We hasten to answer, at the earliest
possible moment and there beng no Tele-
graph Office here we are obliged to answer,
through mail. AS to our chaliauge, we think
it fair and honorable, and quite as formal as
your acceptance.
In fact, we do not consider it an eptance,
us we have before said our challenge is fair
~
cept it under the conditions laid down, we do
not consider ourselves bound TO receive your
proposition. For information concerning B. b.
Matches we refer you to Sec. Al OF "Hsnd Base
Ball Book" which says: all match games shall
be decided by the two best games out OF three
unless single game he mutually agreed upon
BY both contesting cluos. To this we do not
agree. Please answer at your earliest con-
veniencs. Yours &c. NJ. C. Reville, Sec. Il. B..
B g. Milford Del.
DR.. Jennings Great Works.-Dr. Jenning
Veterinary Surgeon, Professor OF Pathology
and Surgeon in the Veterinary College, of
Philadelphia, has just issued another great
book, entitled "Horse Training made Easy,
being a new and practical system Of teaching
and educating the horse. The name of this
celebrated aathor and professor il familiar as
"household words" with the prominent and
Influential agreulturalists throughout the
country. IN fact his works previously issued
on the horse, cattle and their diseases, also
sheep swine, poultry, &C., have become pop.
ular and widely sought alter. His celebrated
book on 1.-THE Horse and Lis Diseases" has
already met with sale OF over % 900 copies.
VIM. II. Chadwick, West Fourth street, at bis
med icine and variety store, adjoining the Foun-
tain Hotel and Museum opposite the city Spring
is the wholesale and retail agent for the State
of Delawareior all Of jennings popular works
and all his celebrated and unsurpassed Meli-
cues prepared by Jer ming Higgins. We
want especially to direct the attention of our
readers 20 tho advertisement Of Mr.. Chadwick
in another column for further particulars in
reference to the works and meuicines of DR..
Jenning.
County Improvements Mr.. Washington Ma
son is building mansion house on the farm
formerly belonging to Mr.. Tatnall, in Brandy
wine hundred, butt now owned by Mr.. Theodore
Thomas. formerly OF Baltimore. II will be- Az
feet front by 80 feet deep, with a back building
Is by 26 feet deep, and neat veraudah on the
front of by is feet 1t will be three stories
aud iu the gothic style.
Mr.. Mason is also building a ine brick house
on Gilpin Avenue for Mr.. James France. The
maine bdlding is 36 feet by Is rect deep, with
building IA by 1s icet, with verandah front
by SO feet, also finished in gothic style.