Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-10
OUR NEiGHBoRS.

end the Inauguration Of Governor Geary.
ACCIDENT. - Mrs. Mary Gardner, of West
Chester. fell down stairs on Saturday week,
and severely injured herself.
RoRBERy. On Friday night last, some
persons broke into the cellar, at the house
Of Samuel W. Hrnerson. Westtown. and
rarried oil almost everything in the eating
line thai they conld lay hands on, consisting
of flour. meat, bread. preserves, DC. A
number of the neighliors have dubbed to-
gether and reward of $50 is offered for the
arrest ind conviction of the thieves
SALES or REAL ESTATE. The mill pro
perty and 81 acres Of land in West Mari
borough sold ii Sheriil's sale. as the pro.
perry of Thomas Ramlo, to Thomas q.
Webb, of New London, for S390O, subject to
a mortgage Of $4,000 and interest
Edward p. Smcdey has sold his mill pro-
perty and farm of los acres formerly Nathan
Grin's) in Upper Gwchlan township. Ches-
ter county, to Joseph u. Smeadley. of Della
ware county. at Sl05 per ecre.
Daniel Hoffman, of South Coventry town
ship, Chescr county, has sold his farm, of
is acres, to Samuel Miller, of Warwick
township, for S2,2o0.
Henry McKenty, ESQ.,, has sold his tavern
property, store stand, tenant house, ticket
office, sheds, and landing along the railroad
with about lo acres of Schuylkill bottom
land, al Douglassville Station, Bcrks county,
to Hczekiah b. Egolf, OF the vicinity Of
Chester Springs, Chester county, for $500
Walter Hibbcrd, Jr., Real Estate Agent,
made the following sales last week West
Chester Hotel, Isaac c. Lindsay, to John
Conner, West Chester, for $S000. Farm of
Margaret j. Brown, New London, to James
Head, same township, 30 acres for $4,000.
House and Lot on New street. West Ches-
ter, of Jesse Eslin, TO Lewis W. Shields, for
5000. House and Lot of John p. Winter
bottom, West Chester. to Col. Henry r.
Guss, for $3.50,
POCKET PIcKEp. John HUMPHREYS a
Chester Go. farmer went to Philadelphia on
New Years day and entering saloon on
Water street had his pocket picked. The
thief was arrested and the farmer recovered
his money.
We clip the following from the oxford
Press.
THE Right Honorable Legion of Veterans
of Chester and Delaware Counties, hold a
meeting at Media on the 18th inst.
A SNOW fell to the depth of three inches
in Oxford on Monday and Tuesday, and the
New Year was usllercd in with the merry
juggling of sleigh bells.
BENJAMIN PICKERING, of East Noting
ham, had his pocket book, containing about
$73, taken from his pocket at the West
Chester and Philadelphia Railroad Depot,
West Philadelphia, on the 22d ult
SAM'L McCLENAcHAN, of Colerain town
ship, Lancaster Co., had large box of
poultry stolen at the same place on the day
preceding.
THE quantity of marketing shipped to
Philadelphia on the Philadelphia and Balti-
more Central Railroad on the Friday pre-
ceding Christmas was immense. AT the Ok
ford freight station, alone, over $1,000
pounds was weighed, besides large amount
shipped from the warehouses.
CHRISTMAS passed off very quietly but
pleasantly in Oxford. Most all business
places were closed at noon.
THE Base Ball players in Chester County
havnt heard that the season has closed for
that game. The Octoraro and bonneville
clubs played a game at Octoraroville ON
Christmas afternoon in which the former
club were the vietors by a score of 80 to 80.
KENT COUNTY.
THE DeiuWarean is mainly occupied this
week with the Governors Message and Legis-
lature proceedings. There is hut little other
matter of local interest in its columns
II prints the message in wide columns
directly from its pamphlet forms, thus avoid
ing the trouble and expense Of setting it up
for its newspaper columns. Blessed is the
State printer
1t edtorially bespeaks for the message an
attentive perusal and says g it has the clear,
nnmistakabe, wholesome ring of Delaware
Democracy all of which we assent to except
the wholesome" with the mental aspiri-
tion-God help Delaware Democracy
THERE has been pretty good sleighing in
Dover during the past week. Sleiglis are
not very plenty.htt what there are, are being
put to good use.
A NEW locomotive, called "Gcn. Thigh
man has been put on the Maryland ant
Delaware Railroad in place of the old one
heretofore used.
NORFOLK, VA.
We feel that the new airline between thi
city and Norfolk enables us to call the latte
city one Of ''our neighbors. The, Dol
Book which is an excellent local paper bu
with whose political sentiments we do no
agree, complains bitterly of the vagranc
and thieving Of the negroes, and winds II
with the following suggestion =:
Now why can we not here apply til
remedy, by teaching them the dignity an
necessity of self-exIrion; offering thel
every Involvement to become indepcndei
and selt-maintaining; and then, by u pr,
perly arranged work-house system, comp,
all those who neglect those teachings and il
duccments to earn at least their own sui
sistence."
The proposition is a sensible one if al
piled to all classes without regard to colo
And just, if the first part of ii be carried ol
honestly and in good faith.
THERE WAS free fight in Norfolk on SUI
day week between Mr.. Gout, respectful
citizen of the place, and large black dog.
For some unexplained reason the sympath
of the bystanders were all with the dog, al
the man was compelled to retreat.
The steamthip Brdzitian cleared for /
yerpool at Norfolk, on the I'd inst, with Il
following cargo. ,339 bales Cotton; q
barrels Rosn; 5000 bushels Corn; 500 ba
rels Tar; III boxes Bread 495 boxes T
bacco; 10 cases do. +; 10 half-cascs do.
, hogheads do l25 tierces do.
BURGLAR SHOT BY LApY.-Some II
known scoundrel met warm reception 81
urday evening last at Mr.. Robt, Rheas rel
dence, No. Ii Bermuda street. Mr.. Ri
having heard that suspicious parties Ii,
, been seen lurking around his premises. III
, vided a double-barrel gun, which he load
, and placed in the corner of one of the room
On the evening named the family went o.
leaving the house in charge of "A young la
from North Carolina. Soon after the fam
left, she had occasion to visit the kitch,
and while crossing the yard she saw IN
2 in the dark angle OF the house, endeayori
: to conceal himself She Immediately retul
. ed to the house, secured the gun. stepped
the back door, and taking aim ut the init
der, pulled the trigger the cap explod,
y but the gun missed fire. Thinking the pls
too warm for comfort, the party ran off "
9 Gilpin speed, which was much acceerai
r by the discharge Of the second barrel Wi
G the second barrel was discharged, the won
be burglar acknowledged the compliment
a yell of pain, which led to the convict
!. that he was badly hurt. There is no do,
but the party was intent on robbery. and
r made himself familiar with the out-goi
T and in coming of the family.-Doy Bo
d Jan. LIST.
n A committee of the Arkansas Legislat
i called on Friday at the White House q
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