Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-06-04
LOCAL MATTERS.

Fair and Festival Of 81. John's.-The Fair
and Festival in behalfo of the Sunday School
of ST. Johns Church, Brsndywine Village, will
open in Institute Hall, next Thursday evening.
No pains are being spared to make it in
every way attractive. The decorations (inclu-
ding large aud handsome canopy, booths,
&c.,) will be very handsome, while the collec-
ton OF fancy and useful articles, will embrace
every variety. Contributions have been pro.
missed trem St. Louis, New York, Burlington,
Philadelphia, and elsewhere. In young chill
dren's clothing, especially, the assortment will
be unusually beautiful. We renew our hope
that the efforts of this energetic congregation
may be entirely successful, and trust our read
ers will literally patroniSe their present en-
terprise.
Sacred Sotrse.-The Sabbath School connect
ed With the German Baptist Church, will give
grand Sacred Soires, at their church corner
OF Fifth and Walnut Streets, on Tuesday even
ing, the 5th OF June. The procseds are to be
devoted to the purchase OF library for the
use of tho school. The exercises will consist
OF singing, both IN English and German, ad-
dresses, &C., and will no doubt be both inter
esting and entertaining, as the Germans are
famed tor their superior vocal powers. The
proceeds are TO be devoted to the purchase of
library for the use OF the school, and the
effort should meet With generous encourage
ment from every friend OF sound morality and
christianity in the community. The officers
and teachers of the school connected with
this church are laboring seslously in the cause
of God, and are extremely anxious to provide
a library from which the pupils may have I'm
parted to them information In regard to the
welfare OF their immorts souls, and trust that
this effort will meet with that success which
an object so noble should not fail to sssure Ia
this community. Tho house should be crowd.
ed on the occasion. Admission as cents. ex-
ercises to commence at a quarter Of o'clock
Tickets may be procured OF J. Il. Muhlhazsen,
al6 King street. The Rev. W. q. H. Marsh,
ofthe Second Baptist Church, aud the past or,
Rev. G. W. Polwell, will deliver addresses on
the occasion.
Sudden Deah.-Thomas W. Cheyney, ESQ :,
Q. s. Revenue Collector for Chester and Del
aware counties, died in West Chester on FRI
day morning, at about half past nine O'Clock,
from disease of the heart. In company with
his daughter, he had just arrived in the cars
apparently in his usual health, and after en-
tering his office and while engaged 10 filling
up drover's license, seated at the table, be
lifted his head and drew his hand across his
breast, when be bowed his head forward until
1t rested upon the table, and Immediately ex-
PRED.
arrssted.-An Engishman named Johr
ogle who had been working for Mr., Bond
near the Henry Clay Factory, was arrested a
the Depot OF the P. W. 4 B. Railroad Company
in Philadelphia, last Monday, charged with
stealing q pair OF pants belonging to Joar
Cummins, valued at S.; a coat, Sc and vest
81, from Owen MCDONNELL flannel shirt, ST. so
from John Kelley; pocket book, 80 cents
from VIM. Mcdonnell; from their boarding
house, No. $40 West Front Street, in this city
He had a hearing before the Mayor and was
held to bail in the sum Of $500 TO answer al
the next Court ogle is an Euglishman, and
has been in this country but ia short time.
The Mayors Court meets on Monday. Some
negroes are bound over, to answer to it on a
charge OF larceny, The Civil Rights bill does
not forbid the trial OF negroes by a different
Court from white people but only forbds a
different punishment. The Superior Court at
last session, it will be recollected would no,
sentenced auy negro holding there vas no law
Tor II on account OF the conflict OF the State
and National Laws. The same question will
come before the Mayors Court.
The Wafer Tar.-We have received a com,
munication IRON "a tax payer" in regard L
water tsI, being charged owners OF propert,
who have pumps. T1e ordinance provides
that such case only 81 shall be charged a
cities and we can see no objection to its adop
ton In ours,as 10 case oil Ere the property woul
have the use Of the Brandywine water to eI
inguish the flames. There is no intentio
on the part ofthe Council to do any one in
ustice, and we think the ordinance will wor
satisfactory, when properly understood.
Early Potatoes-we were shown on Frid a
last by Sylvester Rianhsrd, of the Unite
States hotel, about half peck of potatos
which were raised Oh his farm near Smyrna
They are called the white Sprouts" The
were planted on the 2bta Of March, and iu
on the Both OF May. They are of COED si,
and will form quite luxury for his table, b,
ing the first of the season. We eongratul la
him on beating our neighbors Of New Jerss
in raising this esculent, Delaware land cam,
De beaten in raising early fruits and vegets
bles.
For Sdle.-McLear & Kendall having NOV,
to the large shop OF John Merrick otter 4
sale the carriage shops at the corner Of Secor
and French streets, as may be seen by adv. :.
Persons wishing to engage in Ithe carrial
business may do SO with advantage by pu
Chasing,