Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17
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tribueDs and Correspondents says =
During somewhat lengthy journalistic Gu
rcerwe have had number Of applications of til,
purport of one now before us, stating that II Ger
tain college society has SET up a reading room
and would be most happy II we would donate lii
your paper for this year. 81 II will he valuable
acquisition" We long since arrived at the con.
cuslon that while persons pay individual sub.
sciiptions, the small amount of two dollars would
not fall heavy If divided up among college class
or society Of twenty or thirty. One dime each
Will secure our paper, MI. Secretary
&C. WRITES Us riIus. concerning the g Tor.
rors of the Whipping POST
y few months ago, man was whipped at New
Castle, In the following manner tile was taken
from cool cell, where he had been confined fo,
several months, and placed in the pillory. When
he first went out the sun was obscured but II
soon shonc out, making one of the hottest day.
of the season. The prisoner was really unwcll
and to make his snfierings more intense, in the
excitement Of the moment, he forgot to put hi
hat on. and there he had to sit in that painful pc.
sitlon for one hour, the sun beaming down on Iii
bure head. lie was then taken down, and immc-
diately chained to the whipping post by one man
while another inflicted stripes, that Mercy with Il
bleeding heat wccps when she sees inflicted on
beast. lie gave him sixty lases with The g Cat
which made five hundred and forty strokes. Who
can witness such cruel, such degrading punish
ment, without being deeply affected with sorrow,
to see fellow creature treated us il all of human
ity had persisted with the conception of his crimes
1t may he Justice, but is without any mixture OF
mercy. G.
To which we have simply to add that il is
neither.
DOMESTIC MARKETS. The following were the prices
In the street markets yesterday - Beef steak per
lb 2Oa2S; roast beef per h., 25a2s; soup meat 12a
i6 veal l2alG; mutton, 1Ga2O; pork, uncut, 9al1 4
per lb. pork, cut, l5a1s; chickens, per pair 81 25a
$3.50; turkeys isa2O per h.. Sausage, 1sc per H.;
scrapple taiOc per h.; lard, i5agOc per lb butter,
boa55; eggs, per doz, iOc; cabbage per head 5adc;
beans, (both soup and llma iJc per qt; hominy loo
per qi.; Turnips, SC half peck saucr kraut, 1Oc.
LECTURE nY PRoF. DAY.-PUf. w. Howard
Day of New York. delivered lecture, in Bethel
Church, Walnut street, near Sixth, ON Thursday
evening of last week. The subject of his lecture
was 1.-The Prescribed Race" Prof. Day is a col
orcd gentleman Of fine culture and talent, and his
lecture Is spoken Of MS II fine effort.
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DESTRUCTIVE FinE IN MARKET Sr.-LrMoy' s
CoNfEcrloNAiiY SToRE AND M,NuFAoroRY Con-
sipERAnIY INJuIED.--About three o'clock Tues
day afternoon, fire broke out in the above cs-
Enlistment, at No. 223 Market street, which re-
suited In great damage to Mr.. Lemons stock.
The fire originated in closet adjoining chin
ncy in the third story back buildings. Mr.. L..
discovered the fire and attempted to cxtnguish it,
but finding it beyond his control lie gave the
alarm, and the frclncn were promptly on the
spot.
The whole of the upper part Of the building
was so denscly filed with smoke that it was with
some difficulty that the exact whereabouts of the
fire was discovered. A stream was quickly got
on it, however, and it would hayc been exiin-
guished Immediately had moi the alarm been Civ
en- that Il considerable amount of powder had
been stored in the room above the one in which
the fire was. II is but little wonder that after
this fact became known the firemcn preferred to
remain outside and play into the building through
the windows instead Of remaining inside in con-
slant danger of being blown up Owing to this
fact the stock was grctaly damaged by water, the
damage by fire In fact was slight, but that by wa
ter was very considerable. Mr.Iemons stock be-
ing of such character that water would abso-
lutcly ruin it.
Agi,n ~. Al.
King Streets, carried out two and half kegs of
powder from the room over that in which the
fire was and officer Wingatc carried out nine
canisters from the store.
Mr.. Lemon declines to give us any information
concerning the probableamount OF loss, but judy
ing from our own observation it was pretty heavy,
we heal however that he is insured, though MS to
the amount aud a. to how nearly it covers his
losses, we also cannot say.
PRESENTATION CEREMONIES. The presentation
of the Golden Fire Horn and the American Flag.
which was voted for ut the Fair in aid of the First
Presbyterian Church, to the Washington Steam
Fire Engine Company took place Ill the Lecture
Room of said church on Monday evening.
Dr. Harlan was called TO the chair and Thos. j..
Boyd was appointed Secretary.
The Rev. DR., Lands Of Danyillc KY, made the
presentation speech ON behalf of the church, In
which he alluded to the society of llremcn in gem
eial us the guardians of the lives and property of
the citizens, and that the name which this Com
many had cdoptcd, n name which is vencratcd by
every American, end Washington was among the
first who led our ancestors Under that glorious
DAG to victory and freedom such a. had never
beef seen before in the worlds history, anl that
the Haq bad been through another scene Of war
and bloodsicl from which it has come ont lili-
u,ied and not On. star dimmed or erased from
n. ioiGs, and that he (tllo speaker had followed
n. q, v.qnts from the breaking ont Of the rebellion
in 1851 until !hc surrender Of General Lee i'll
,s,;5 thro ugh Tennessee, Georgia and Ala0ann.
liz boned Vat the company would continue in
fntprc os he rad understood, they had been in
the past, be am, ing the last to cMgnge inahe riots
and bloodshcd so colnt,!on among iremen, and
that the Company would always be ready to
sprinr TO the call of tbe horn 10 those acis Of
bravery which the fircmeu IRE called upon to per-
form and hoped that the occasions may be few.
Mr.. l.. C. Bird, on behalf Of the Company, re-
turned the sincere and heartfelt thanks for the
testimonial of their regard and assured tie church
that the company would always be true and firm
in all times of distress and disaster, and that in
looking over the faces of the company lie recog-
pized many who had taken up arms during the
rebellion in defense of the glorious old flag and
that he felt sure that neither the flag now cnrllst-
ed to their care nor The name which they had
adopted would ever he disgraced by them.
THE above report is kindly furnished liz by Mr..
Boyd the Secretary.
Summary of Deaths
In the City OF Wilmington, during the month Of
December, 1866.
Diseases. Adults. Children.
ADOTtloli, ....s...'.sss....s.
ASpnyNIa. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Cancer of Bowels. .......,...
Congestion of Brain. ........
Group Observation-Disclosures.
Debility Observation-Disclosures.