Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-05-18

building now occupied as Court House.
IL was disgrace to the County and enough
TO destroy the health of any one. The last
lew days had shown it. The room had been
packed with human beings. There was
nothing here calculated to conduce to the
comfort OF any one-nelther room nor ven
illation. This was the worst Court House
in the State, and that in the richest County
eol the state. Kent and Sussex Counties
nave large and comfortable rooms for their
Court Houses. When new Court House
Is pulli, II should be near the great thorough
iare OF the County. As il now is il was IL
standing reproach to the County. He chopped
lie.
Alexander NJ. Bddle gs. Richard A. Fra.
zler' Some 10 or 10 years ago Mr.. Frazier
married MIR. Biddle's daughter. About 8 or
. years ago, Mr. Frazier, then residing in
Maryland, sent his wife and children to her
iather's house, where they have ever since
been clothed and fed by Mr.. Biddle. This
action was brought to recover from Frazier
for the support of them.
Mr. Rodney Mr.. Biddles counsel, claimed
for the plaintiff, for three years board, at the
rate OF SaOs per year for the wife, and $156
per year for each child. For clothing, $40
Tor vile per year, and for the children SEQ
per year each, making total claim of $500.
ant without leaving the box.
Court adjourned till 10 O'Clock, Tuesday
morning
TUESDAY MoRNMG.-Court met at ten
O'Clock.
Anthony Reybold rs. John ]. Henry
his was an action upon Il contract of pur-
chase and sale Of a livery siabein Washing
ton, in March, 1868 The contract was com
pleted by the payment in full ofall the money
to be paid by the plaintiff The defendant
lad tailed to furnish part of the property
lor which he had been paid by the plaintiff
and this action was brought 10 recover the
value OF the property not delivered, which
amounted 10 $4,000, with 3 years and 2
months interest. The total sum paid for tie
livery stable was $24, 900
The case occupied the entire day, and was
gwen TO the jury about quarter past seven
O'Clock, who retired and returned in about
hal an hour with verdict ior the plaintiff
of $4,000.
Cheap and Pleasant Traceliaq. - Our
travelling friends of Delaware will find. in
another column, the Summer announcement
at tile time table of the Raritan and Della
ware BAY Railroad Company. Those who
Travelled over this road during the last sum
mcr are familiar with its unrivalled and ro-
mantle beauties, atTurding as they do to the
passenger, scenes of rural Interest and
pleasure as the trains he along over one of
the smoothest and pleasantest roads between
Philadelphia and New York To those who
have never availed themselves OF this route
TO Gotham we would simply say, try it. by
all means. The cars are all new, airy and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF them have been built
ny onr lownsmon Jackson & Sharp - the
stoppages on the way are few and short; the
time OF arrival at the several points certain
and prompt; the conductors accommodating
ana gentlemanly; the fare low, lower than
by any other route to New York of the same
class; and above and beyond all, the ride on
the bay in the swift and superb steamer Jesse
lloyt from Port Monmouth, through The
Narrows in full view of Staten Island, the
City of New York, and the magnificent
scenery along the Hudson, makes the iour
ney one OF the most delightful and recupera
tive that can he desired or enioyed Snch
Empowering hut five hours and costing Inf
two dollars is what every economical plcn-
sure or health-seeker can consistently m
tronize with profit and satisfaction.
ProbSf Tie Warderer.-The PHILADELPHIA
United states Gazette says, that no person
can now see Probst the murderer of the
Deerirg family, except for special reasons.
1t learns, however, from Father Grunder
that the man expresses the deepest penitence
for his wholesale butchery. He does moi
profess the same contrition for the murder
OF Christopher Deeung. To bring about in
his hcart-if indeed he have one-a genuine
sorrow that he broke in the skull Of Deer
ing, is looked upon by his coniessor as task
oi very considerable magnitude lie has.
however, no expectations of pardon or re.
preve. The lumber of the gallows on
which Armstrong and other murdercrs were
choked TO death is still piled in an clubhouse
of the prison, and will be used lor the exc.
euiion of Probst Messls. Filter, Weaver
Co had made for Sheriff Howell ropc
with which to hang the miserable Berger.
who died in his prison cell ana this length
of eordage will be used in the strangulation
of Probst
The keepers Of the prison, who have al
ready under their care half dozen of mur.
dercrs who will never be hung, are puzzled
That Probst, with certain death impendinp
eats with all the relish Of school boy, and
sleeps with all the soundness OF ntantile
slumber, Probst is aware that he is TO be
hung, and regards his fate with even less
terror than we have seen expressed by per
sons whom an acute tOothache warns of the
necessity for the removal of dccaycd bi-
cuspld. Irobst is in the murderer's room.
1t has been, in the annals Of murder, illus
triously tenanted; for Berger spent his last
sigh by the very pallet upon which. with
manacled legs and fcttercd hands, the mur.
dcrer Of the Deerings now sleeps in 50 much
tranquility, and dozen of other murderers
have preceded him in its occupancy
Demoresfs MontAly-The June number
of this tavorte Magazine is before us, and
is as fresh and iull Of beauty as the month
itself. We have only had time 10 hestow Il
cursory glance upon it, but that has revealed
10 us the delicacy OF its fine Typography, an
immense variety OF excellent reading matter,
page after page OF exquisite illustrations,
and the usual fashions, patterns, and deli
cious odds and ends which make II so inter.
esting to women. Among the new contribu
tors We notice the name Of fired b. Street.
Alice Cary has also story in the present
number, or rather the commencement of
story, "The Confessions of a Coquette;"
anu FhWbe Cary an illustrated poem. The
stories are generally good The popular
Talks with Women" the " Household. "
Architecture" aud all the regular features
are continued, iine engraving OF the
Mountains of America, occupies The front
page following the Music, which, this month.
is Of the comic order, and is entitled, Mrs
Carney, none of your Barney" Ii is pub
ished monthly by w. Jennings Demorest,
418 Broadway, n. y, at $500 per year
Temperance Mdss Meetiug.-A grand tenn.
perance mass meeting will be held at Mid
! uletoWn, DelaWhfe on thursday, May 24th.
Rev Pelnel Coombs, Rev. George Quigley,
DR. Stebbins, and other eminent speakers
will address the meeting. Special trains of
cars will run on the Delaware Railroad as
follows Going to Middletown, will leave
| Wilmington, at 7.30, A. NJ New Castle
Junction, III 7,40, A. NJ; New Castle at
755, A. NJ, the Bear at s.i0, A. Nj and st.
Georges AT s.s5, A. NJ. Returning North
ward, will leave Middletown at $50, p. NJ.
Going TO NIiddletown, will leave Laurel at
4.30, A. NJ, Hsaford, at 4,55, A. NJ,
and Brdgeville at 5.15, A. NJ, connect,
ing with the regular morning train at IIar.