Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-07-02


Railroad The uyrua Times of wednesday, ,
avs The railroad fever Is epidemic on the d
'eninsula. Every town of e We hundred iakai. a
lants within | limits, a'pirss to railroad con, n
publications with the rest of the warld al Il r
houid all the enterprises now prof .ct, be 4
uccesaful. a network ofirou wi cover gre i |
portion of the t4rritorv. A project 10 nov OF i
oct to run Railroad from Cambridge, Md :
% Lewes, which Is to iuterseet the DelawarA I
Road at Seaford This would connect the Del
aware with the Obesapeak and Is looked upo \
as favorable route by many. route from
cambridge to Bird gevi lie Is already about TO he
eurveyedi he Comp my is organised. Auothtr
prof sct is the Wicomico and r ,comoke Rail-
road. This route il to rap fir IN rim to Sa
sioury via DerrIckson's Gross Road, Whaley
vile aad Fassets Corner The company has
been organized, with Lemuel Shovel as Pres-
dent aud a large amount of the stock subscrh
ed. Another prtjec is a soad from Centre
Will to Massey's Cross Roads, al another from
Swan Creek 70 Masssy's, where the two forming
n junction, the line will be continued to the |
Delaware Road-to tap at Townsend, D-la-
ware. The distance from UentreviIle to Mas
sey's Is twenty three miles, and from swan
Greek, thirty two miles; from Massey's to Del |
aware Railroad, eight miles.
81. Hdrys CoReyo-The nineteenth annual !
commencement of st Mays OJllege took
place last Thursday. The stage was highly
| ornameuted with Gags, flowers aud wresths of
evergreen. The Exercises consisted of Dia
lpgue entitled "Favorite Studies" Music II
speech by Francis P. McManus on the "useJ
and Benefits of Mathemstics;' I'm srgumentby
Augustine Messick in favor Of The Stu:y of
the Languages" an address by Augustus B
Murphy on Eaalish Grammer; q defence Of
the "Classio3," by VIM. II. Fox; au answer u
the same by Augustus rillott plea Tor the
| md NJ hvn NJ. ali n,nxh arfv
address in favor OF poetry by Hugh FtgaD;
"Comicaiities in Geography" by Ed ward Finn;
a disc Jurse on "Novel Reading" by Villa R.
| Rod lin; a reply by Edward T Lee, remarks o.
"Gdleness" by John McAinamiu; and an sd-
dress on Industry" by Wm. Harriy, Nearly
two hundred premiums were then distributed
smons the Students, when the exercises con-
cluded
lee Creamery and PapaIion William H
CHADWICK, West Fourth Street, opposite the
City Spring, will throw open his beautiful
gardens on tho Fourth day of July, when he
will serve up the purest and most delicious
Ice Cream. Maving engaged the assistance OF
several intelligent and respectable ladies all
who feel disposed to call will be promptly at
tended to. Fine arbors have been erected at
considerable expense, aud at this time the gar
den presents Il handsome appearance, with
Its grapery flowers, shrubbery, &c, making
| IL D huu piehohut tehchN' n fatkV
Piazza hiss Just be erected in front OF thu
large avenue IL ldiug TO the garden, or pavil-
, lion from the main entrance on Fourth Street.
All who frequent his garden can no: oaly pro
cure good wholesome Ice Cream, but spend
} their leisure moments in the only cool and
pleasant public lee Cream Gar1eu in our city
Monument "A neat monument has been e.
' rec,sd to the memory OF the late Governor
. Cannon aud his soH Capt Cannon, In the NJ. N
a Cemetery at Bcdgevllle. IL rests up>n a
. brown stone base, With a moulded second base
/ In which the die Is placed, which contains thu
following insoriptons-ou one side, i" William
Cannon, Governor of Delaware. A friend
Is OF Libsrty-a Oni'd of G,d-an asir OF Glory
!. -BorG March l5h, 1905 d cd March lst
i 1855" o. lac reverse siie civilian Law
l. Cannon, Capt. Co. 3, lst Delaware Cavalry
/, son of William and Margaret A. Cannon.
70 man of intensoful life; \ san OF most affection
:. alto dis p1s,iau a friend VIII ,se consistency ueve
y waver, a sou of noblest impulses. de CAV
b his heart u God aud his ii 70 for HE country.
}, Upon the die res u shat about feet long
= making the monument about twelve feet i
v height.
n Police Casss--Tho following cases wer
10 hoard b-f-re A lsrmtu Vincent
Al James Martin, by officer Shepherd, ia
TO drunkenness, dned so cents and costs,
I'd Michael Matthews by OH ;er jones, for a
N sautils his wife Fl led one cent nui costs
of Oharles a. NTH, by OH ;tr Heal, Tor ped
T. ding without license A1jldzel opay ST.
re Z bert Campbell, by officer Jones for drunh
IN euness and disordery conduct on street car
py tiLed so cents and costs.
ns William Dounely, by officer Cro,hers, f
e assauiting Comegys Manson, 6oed $oand cos
nd James twin, by oficsr Pier;on, Tor druuk
er enness q rad SO cents an1 costs.
vi James Q ligley, by OFF ser Crotherj, charge
Of with threatening TO do bodily injury to Patrit
ID Kerns, bound over to keep the peace in til
in sum of $500.
al Thomas Woods, by officer wiuSate, chang
90 with drunkenues3 and disorderIy condul
: fned 81 aud costs.
h. The Shoe Bu,iaess. -Charlss Fla1i7e1 h
IA purGhasei the ST. ok OF Uoot4 and shoes
he Margaret Rumfrrd IN the store at the corn
Ter sf 5 K Ii aad Aarket streets, and commenc
&C. business on his o Sn account. Fen or f Ell
years ago Mr. Fianigan inyes'ed $40 900
all ST. 600 In coaland other stocks who gre d,
M deprecaled and tbs in connection with
nd pressure OF tue times, caused INN TO tail. T
ion great demand Tor Goa. prolucei by tho reb'
a. lion, grea,ly Increased the value of coal sto'
= and hence Mr.. r has be IN olab'ed To diJpo
,od of a portion of those which he had lookei up
,an as Utmost worthless, NJ such rates as enabl
oue him to make the above purchase anu Gu
ia into business on lis o@u account We
iub glad TO hear THIS, Ms he Is a. active, emerge
eel man and com oetpnt TO 10 q large aud res
viz, neralVe ousthes7'
'ch To be Tried The 10th day OF Scptem
by has oeen fixed upon Tor tHe trial In ine o.
not Of Plil,deiphia of WIN A. Mcguire forme
but al MS ci-v who ahot N,v5ie H,,r in mo ~
'ere tinental Theatre, on the 2 / OF April 1854
'on- The trial waI postponed on the ground OF
insanity of the prisoner, Dlt II is now u lie
the by his physician that he Is fully sane,
psrs hence the ,se will 80 "a be disposed OF by
mag couvicusn or acquittal.
NIX. D,o,on,d - CharIes Rrowp ldaa, ann ~ n
oaH Charles Brown, late Of Dover, was drow
''es' while bathing at Schuylkil Heights near
uSuI sdelphia, last Monday afternoon IL app
that he was alone at the time as the pap RS
par b : co,ne were found by policeman
ls to tahcn 10 inc stAtion. The lad was about
e.s yoars OF age
res nm r,. ~
arms =, t y o"iuy' N0'
"a, ions for the Fourt1 OF july oil July. He
gu hand hle assortment of FIRE works.
&c, which he will sell wholesale, AS well
eau retail. Dealers 10 tao State should call
:, auo him, as he is selling these articles at as
No. rates us they eau purchase them 10 PLila
ssrs. phia. Boldly keeps 6rss class establ
uone ment, and We are pleased TO hear that h
pro doine larys business
g the
Grand Lodge Of A.clsqt Free and Ace
Adsons. Tho Anuua! Oomnu aicasioh of
hno Grand Lodge Of Ancient Free and Acce
. uaJ MasoGs WAS held 10 the Masonic Hall, in
hVer- city, on We'd lssdAy, A large amount Of b
's'oh ness ofimportalcs to tAe fra crafty was tr
ne 70 acted The election OF officers took place,
q tue resulted as foows:--
Il ma w.. ", Diuiei Mc0 Grand Master !,