Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-04-09

FIFTH WARD.
John Palmer and VIM. Bright were elected
Forepaughs Gigantic Circus and Men.
dgerfe is being highly spoken of by the
journals in Baltimore, where the institution
is at present exhibiting. The geological and
archaeological departments are very full and
complete, while the circus is one of the
largest ever formed. Mr., Forepaugh has
Invested over $3.50, 900 in the enterprise. and
he claims to have not only The largest but
the best show ON the road TWENTY-FIVE
cages of animals and the largest and small
lest elephants ever exhibited; over one hun.
dfed and sixty horses and ponies. The
feunue makes parade upon the streets over
one mile long. The Gigantic will be here
on Thursday, the 18th of April The adj
verhsement in another column is very ex-
plici', and will amply repay perusal
The SurUeys Commenced. I've have seen
a letter from Hugh E. Steele, chairman oil
the Committee on Road Survey of the viii
mingt0n and Reading Railroad COMPANY.
which states that the engineers started from
BirdsbOro on the 4th inst. to survey The
route OF the road, and would reach Coates.
| vile by the middle of the present week.
Also that corps of engineers will com.
mence operations a. Wilmington this week.
The work OF building this road, our citizens
VIII be gratihed to learn, has commenced,
ana 1t is the design of those having the
matter in charge to prosecute the Labor
rapidly to successful completion.
Singular Occurrence, Milford Arou,
says, an occurrence which, from It's Singh
larltY, might never occur again, happened
on Front Street, of this town, on Monday
last. 1t was the taking fire of the deal
| wood OF large maple shade tree IN front o.
the residence OF Thomas Wallace, ESQ.,, a,
u is supposed, from sparks from chimney
The body OF the tree at height of 20 lee
from the ground, burned vigorously, requir
ing cOplous applications of water before /
was subdued. One would have supposed
that the late floods would have wet the ire,
through TO the core.
Wha5ey's Circus and Menagerie. Whit
hey & Co. IS celebrated circus and menageri,
will exhibit in this city on Friday and Sa
turday next This company is grant
consolidation of several shows, and embrace
a large number of rare and curious animals
interesting birds and reptiles, and will give
varied and novel performance by the hes
talent In the equestrian art. II will IL,
doubt be visited by thousands Of our citizen
during It's stay in our city.
Homicide.-The Milford Argus saws, tw
young men in the neighborhood of Herrinl
Creek, in the lower part OF this (Sussex
county got into an alteration on Sundat
last, when one stabbed the other in the abdo
men, intiicting fearful wound from whicI
he died on the following day. Although
this report comes 10 us well authenticated
, we have been unable to learn the names a
the parties.
; The Wilmington Steamboat Lfae.-Jt wi
be seen by the advertisement on our frs
page, that the steamer FELTON, has been will
, drawn from the line between this city an
i Philadelphia, and the steamer Ariel ha
taken its place. The Ariel has been thor
oughly overhauled and repaired, and is i
, complete order. She leaves Wilmingto
at z A. NJ, and returning leaves Philadel
phia al 2,3O p. M. Freight will be carrie
: on accommodating terms.
Baptism.-The Rev. W. Fl. II. Marsh. nc
$ minlstered the rite of baptism to two lade
s and two gentlemen, on Sunday evening las
IN the presence oil large congregation
] Extra meetings have been in progress al hi
/, church for this several weeks, and muc
] good has been effected in the cause of +,
: ligion.
Notics-Home for Friendiess ana Destjt,,
= Chfldren.-Nilmington April 9th, 1867
am directed by the Trustees to give publ
/. notice of the fact, that this Board has give
! no sanction TO "Gllt Enterprise, " at Ell
! ton, Md, "a part of the proceeds of which
l it's said are to be devoted to this Institution,
and wishes TO discOuntenance it; and wi
:; decline TO accept any money raised in such
manner. w. S. HIIIEs.
n Secretary.
Going to Burope.-We see 1t stated th,
MIR: Joshua I. Head, 10 about to take a tri
to Europe. He expects to sail in the PersiI
6 about the middle of May.
a Shad.-The first shad of the season w,
: taken from the Delaware, near Chester, 4
Monday week. The Republican saws
weighed nearly five pounds.
! Died Of His Injuries. -Nathan Seyill. /,
jured by the cars at New Castle, last weel
and had O portion of his leg amputate,
Q died from his injuries on Friday night last
/, Found Dead.-A eolored woman w,
! found dead in bed, in Brandywine Village q
\ Saturday morning. The Coroner held d
y inquest yesterday to ascertain the cause
her death, but the verdict had not been rel
: dered when we went to press.
Death Of Brooke r. Turner Brooke z
i Turner, for many years a hotel keeper I
d this city, died on Sunday morning last NJ
G Turner was an Englishman by birth an
. participated in the battle OF Waterloo