Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-05-03


proved. The committee appointed to prepare
| a constitution for the Institute, made q report,
which after some consideration was returned
| to tho committee with instructions TO report at
| the next meeting. On motion OF Mr. Wiley,
! the Chairman was requested to appoint an ad-
ditional member upon the committee, when
| Prof. Reynolds was added 10 it. Ga motion
/ il was resolved to appoint committee 10 pre-.
| pare business for the next meeting. The
| Chair appointed as said cHsimittee, A. J.
Crozier, $. Wiley, md Wesley Talley. Pro-
lessor Reg uolds, Mr.. Na6, and others made
| interesting remarhe in regard to the object of
| the Institute. Upon motion, Prof. Reynolds
| was requested 10 lecture before the Institute
| at it's next session, upon the subject of frac-
| tons. Upon motion it was resolved that the
next etng be held 10 Good TeDplsis Hall,
Wilmington, on Saturday, May 18th, com-
| mencing at 10 o'clock A. NJ. Also that there
| be an afternoon session Mt o'clock, for the
purpose OF hearing the lecture by Prof. Rey-
| nolds. After trausacing few other items of
business, the Institute edjourned. There was
no session in the morping 10 consequence OF Il
Misunderstanding in regard to the Key OF the
| Hall. The meeting in the sftern Don was
qute interesting, and the probabilities are
| that the next will be more so. The lecture
! by Prot. Reynolds will doubtless be one Of
great interest to teachers, and all who can
hearing It, A J. CRosIKR, Sec'y.
Brandywine, May lst 1866.
M,dlistown- Temperance We understand
| there is 70 be something like a mass meeting
of the friends of temperance held At Middle
| town In few weeks, and that the gathering
promises TO be one of great attraction and use
| fulness. We are pleased TO know such move
ment is at hand, and that there is a probable
| iiy that plilanthiopiss and Christians will
| there be found in such numbers as to insure
| demonstration of their enthusiasm and power,
, and that the results of the meeting shall ba
sensibly fels throughout the State. The sup
| preston OF the rum traffi:, and the retorma-
ton oil the drunkard are high and noble OBJ
| jecte, inass,uch ~ they touch the vitality Of
society No man OF good judgment, no phi
| lanthrcpist, no Christian is to be found in any
community who will deny that drunkenness
is great social, moral and political evil
and that this evil is wide epread, and is iu-
c ressnR; should not, then, all men Of humane
feelings and righteous principles be found
| uniting in n movement which aims at the cup
preston and prevention Of the great sconrge,
When we think of the great numbers OF our
: citizens who are suffering deeply from the
consequences OF drunkenness-the fathers,
mothers, sisters, brothers friends, whose
hearts are wrung with modification, want and
| woe,-how can we, rs fellow creatures and
| Christians, be indifferent in this matter2-
| What vast amount OF tho mental, moral, rad
socinl anguish we suffer in this world s trace
able TO this vice. and yet we appear almost
| nsensible to the important natter kind OF
! Indifference or lethargy, seems to have par
alyzed us and although all around u.s. and
even we, individually, suffer intensely from
the evil, most culpable inactivity marks
our course, aud We permit the great wicked
ness to continue and increase, Oh, it is time
we had aroused from this torpidity, and be-
come seasitlvely active to the duty we owe TO
our friends, our neighbors, ourselves, our
country and our God. The proposed gather
ing at Iiddletown, is intended to give the
friends of temperance an opportunity to make
Il denomination, concentrate their action, and
spread proper enthusiasm throughout the
| community On this occasion many eminent
and eloquent sneakers will be present; and all
/ those wha attend will hear the soundest prin-
cples and he most humAne plans ably vindi-
Gated and deeply impressed on the heart. We
hope many OF our citizens will make an extra
ordinary effort to he present. Facilities tor
reaching Middletown, we understood, ara
being arranged, at cost that will enable most
OF the people To attend.
Anniversary Of the Home-We would remind
our readers of the Sd Anniversary ofthe Home
for the Friendess Children 10 be held this even
inmates OF the Home viii be present and take
part In the exercises, which, with the addition
of several addresses and reports, will, doubt
less, prove very interesting. This institution
is deservedly very popular with our citizeus
and we confidently anticipate a large atten-
dance of its friends this evening.
The Sherifdity .-There ere five candidates
fer the nomination OF the Locotoco party for
the office of Sheriff. From this fact We may
infer that they thuk the chances Of carrying
this county ut the coming election, are in favor
OF their party They are ae follows j Poul-
son Chandler OF Christiana Hundred James
Armstrong of White Cay Creek; Benz amin f.
Herdman Of Red Lion Hundred; william Her
bert and Thomas N. 0ge of New Castle.
The First of May-The weather on Tuesday
was rather unproptious for May parties, 1t
was quit. cold and cloudy in the morning, and
the rain fell gently nearly the entire afternoon.
Shortly after dark there was heavy shower
ard some lightning and thunder. Several pro-
jected May parties failed to come of. There
were plenty Of leaves and flowers iu the woods
hut few lads aud lasses venturcd on an expe-
ditiou to gather them.
Police Case--The following cases were
heard b fare A. aermtn Vincent
Numerous complaints having been made
from time to time Of gangs Of men and boys
(white and black having been assembled ol
the steamboat wharf, and crowding and com
hitting disorder there, officers Legg and Heal
made descent upon them, and captured Al
ander Clark, Benz. Biddle, Vim. Lewis, james
Pinner, Henry Dougherty, Thomas Dougherty
VIM, Dougherty, Peter o'Donnell, Franklin
Brown, John Anderson and John Stevenson
a molly crowd OF white aud olacks, who wore
engaged in disorderly conduct, pitching PEN
, nies, 40. They were brought before Alderman
Vincent, who, as they were not aware they
! were violating the ordinance Of the city, ant
the design being merely to break up the an
| noysnce and disorder, ouly fined them l cen
each and cost.
Nep Bdkery.-Frederick Stuck has fitted Vi
the building, No. 314 Market street, Tor IA ba
kerry, and is now prepared to furnish larg
quantities of home made bread, cakes an,
confectiuns on reasonable terms. He will opel
j.. IN ice cream saloon on Saturday, after wbci
| time he will be prepared to accommodate par
ties balls and families ~ well as individuals
with this delicious article, See adv.
Aaottsr Dipision.-wm. Silver and Solomoi
HerJey, Esqrs., visited Camden on Wednesis,
evening of last week, and, after lecturing, or
f gauized division of Sons OF Temperance
i with aboua forty members. This makes sevel
a divisions Mr. Hersey has organic ID within tn
past three months, aud another will be ins.i-
9 tuied this evening at Federico The goot
o work goes nosly on.
Temperaaee Lectures. Thomas Robert, Esq.
u will lecture at Canterbury, this Thursday
evening, on the subject ct Temperance. h
II will also lecture in the NJ. +. Church AT Gam
n deu Kent Oounty, on Friday evening, when h
!, will organize q new lodge OF GoOi Templars
II and GA Saturday evening he will visit Friend
9 ship Lodge ut Marshalrs rolling mill, in Ne