Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-11-05
sTATE nIATTERs.

on the 18th ult., did considerable damage i'll
that county, uprooting trees, &c.
A Sunday School was opened at Clayton,
on Sunday last, under the auspices OF the
Young Mems Christian Association oil
Smyrna.
We copy the following items from the
Dover Delaudredn of Saturday,
On Tuesday morning last, about two or
three o'clock, during the prevalence of n
heavy storm of wind and rain, u burglar
effected an entrance into the dwelling part
of the Farmers Bank Building, by means of
a ladder through back window in the sec
ond story, but his presence was fortunately
discovered by Miss Lizzie Manlove, niece
of the Cashier, residing in the Bank, who
gave the alarm and the villain made his es-
cape. II seems that the burglar, after enter
lnV The house, went down stairs, lit tile gas,
opened the back doors and secured the front
door key. lie then went up stairs again,
and entered room opposite the one occu-
pied by Miss Manlove and lit the gas. Miss
Manlove, who had been awakened by the
storm, noticed a light shining through Il
crack in her room door, and supposlng that
| her uncle had arisen TO close n window,
opened her door and called Mm, when a man
with his face covered with black came out
of the room and went down stairs. The
cashier, Mr.. Wild, and several neighbors
were soon aroused, but the bird had flown,
carrying with him the front door key aud
u pair OF the cashiers boots, A reward OF
$500 has been offered for the apprehension
of the burglar
The laws passed at the last session Of the
Delaware Legislature have been printed in
pamphlet form and are now in the hands oil
ihe ProthOnOtaries OF the different counties
for gratuitous distribution.
An adjourned term Of the Court OF Errors
and Appeals was held at Dover, on Thurs
day morning, and the decree of the
Chancellor ad litem, in the case of Thoma.
Pickering, complainant below, appellant VS.
Charles H. b. Day and William Whitaker
defendants below, respondents, was affirmed
in all points, and complainants directed L
pay the COSTS This is the celebrated casl
Of U. S. Collector Day against the suretie
of james f. Clements, argued before Ed
ward RidgelY, Esq, Chancellor dd Item, a
great length, by Eli salisbury and Josepl
p. COmegys, Esq, for the sureties and N
l3. Smithers, ESQ.,, for Day, in February last
The decree was that the Injunction restrain
ing the execution of the Judgment enteret
in the Superior Court OF Kent county be re
moved. From this decision the surelies ap
pealed TO the Court OF Errors and Appeal
, with the result above stated.
The Court also decided the case OF Johi
Doe, lessee of T. z. McColley vs.. lsaa
} Lampugh, ct al. This was case stated il
/ an action pending in Sussex county, in whc
several questions were reserved lor decision
) by the Court of Appeals. The prlncipu
question respected a devise in the will d
] Geo. Black, deed, by which he devised traC
J of land, after the expiration of another estat
in 1t, ''to be the right and property of hi
! grandson, George May, whether May too
r Il fee simple or life estate. The Court hel
: that by these words, as explained by III
i context and general scope OF the will, passe
t the fee simple. Judgment Tor the defendants
q G. S. Layton, for plaintiff; G, W. Wrigh
f for defendant.