Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-07-16

the purpose of presenting silver hre horn
to the United Fire Company, and SILVER
tea set to Mayor Ludlow They will leave !
here ON Wednesday or Thursday nsght'
The Delaware Fire Company have CON
tracled with Mr.. johnson, OF Portland, Me-, !
for second class steam fire engine, when
will be completed about the first of November.
The Rev. Dir. Lands, pastor of the FIRST
Presbyterian Church, of this city, delivered
nm able discourse in the Hanover Street
Church on Sunday evening, to large con-
0gle Is Townsend will sell Mt public sale,
ON Friday next, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. at NO,
a24 King Street, all the household and
kitchen furniture belonging TO the estate oil
Elizabeth Moore
The first case under the Bankrupt act,
was brought before the Register, Lew Y.
Bird, Esq, on Saturday, on the petition OF
VIM. Graves. The advertisement will be
found in another column.
Valuable Property at Public Sale.-There
never was IL time in the history OF Delaware,
when more rare opportunities were offered
to the citizens Of other parts OF the country
to eniigraie to this State, and purchase land
unreasonable rates The railroad has changed
the whole face OF affairs in the rural districts,
and capitalists instead of holding on to vast
tracts of land are cutting them up into good
sized farms and Gisposing OF them TO the |
best advantage. The facility with which |
| fertilizers can he procured, has led TO the |
rapid improvement of the soil during the
past few years, and one can now raise as
much from one acre MS formerly on two.
Our Commonwealth is steadily marching on
to wealth Every year shows an advance
in the price OF real estate, and every day
deyelopes more and more the beauty and
worth OF the soil OF our State. In this con
nection we would say, that one OF the most
elegant spots in this county, sin the vicinity
of Port Penn, Del We refer to the delight
fully situated Hotel and Summer Boarding
House property, on the Delaware river
known az the "fier House, together with
the farm attached, containing lis acres OF
valuable land, and which will be sold at
I public sale, on Thursday, the 25tl inst, at
IL o'clock, m, by Messrs. Ogle " Townsend,
, Real Estate Agents and Auctoneers. An
opportunity is here presented seldom met
with. An enterprising man could make il
one Of the most profitable places on the Della
e ware river 1t is within few hours ride of
= Philadelphia is surrounded by the most pic
turesque scenery, and steamboats, stop at the
u landing two or three tunes a day. 1t is cool
and pleasant in summer, and the healthiul
and invigorahng breeze from the bay can be
enjoyed There is a fishing ground attached,
and perch rock and other excelleet fish are
n caught In abundance. There is also the
Y most handsome beach on the Delaware and
H. superior arrangements may he made with
. little expense To render it an elegant bathing
" place The land is of good quality and wei
e. adapted to trucking. This property will bt
10 sold without reserve, and we would urge
or those who have money to invest to attend
=, the sale, as we are satisfied that it is seldom
y that an opportunity offers TO purchase OIL
such accommodating terms, and secure
e property so valuable.
' A Remarkable Abair.-During the wa
'e- for the suppression OF the rebellion, q maj
O named jeremiah Ayres, enlisted in compan
Ii, II, First Delaware Volunteers, and serve
cd with distinction IN that regiment. In on
OF the battles in which lie participated h
~ had the misfortune to he taken prisoner b
te. the rebels, and was mcarcerated Tor te
us months in the prison pens OF Andersonvill
Ia and Florence. This Imprisonment yer
10y much impaired his health, and since his dill
Ivy charge lie has never been well. He went
Me reside at Bridgeton, N. j., after his retur
lie home. One day last week, feeling som
,.a what better than he had for some time pas
-'N he engaged as a hand on u vessel bound fro
zen thai place 10 Philadelphia, in hopes OF ear
ing something 10 contribute to his supper
cb. During the night on his trip up he BEGAN
IN very sick, and vomited considerably.
the morning when he went to clean u
III deck ul tile vessel, he discovered that
.or al,n,, tho size Of n robins cgg. which W
very hnrd. He procured stick and bro
Is il to pieces. when he found il was compns
its of corn meal and was tull OF hard hui
and II was. no doubt, a portion of the food cat
,is while he was in prison, either at Andersc
vile or Florence, and has been the cause
al ali his sickness and suffering. lie has be
adj much better since the occurrence, and
will friends entertain the hope that lie will emit
roll ly recover. A short time since, we read
~. account OF IA returned soldier, who v
thc wounded in the war for the Union but
the medical attendants were unable to find
lone halI and hc %ad consonnen,iv Neon ar
,rdi- i'll ever since A few DAYS ago he was tai
rdrr with fit of coughing, and during
Guild 1870, az M irnrs and in noment ar
they rs5r rI.' tho hal, IN ont oi lie mouth ~
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onlv DroiaiDo he t5,trtA Ward, are nj,
XIII, ed 10 zee iInt The Council las determine,
'"e'' wake Inc rnsterly norton of the For
V w"rd healthy by REMOVING the stagr
izers nooie nj watcT which abonnd in that seei
mr1 ooa ~. "'' oi Iramae hv sew snrs 9e'
~, ~ Thursday evening last, in Council
dy Of ~ ,'9,tn, w"s rcerred rerommended
years , cnns lG Of 6risE sewer from Loml
; ,n, ,,, seyen, to snree. Tron,
ns slree' GOWN s SSN1 ~ snrnra IT re S NinI
those 9nl "UI Street 10 Seventh from MT
at its I3i,, ~ ornnlh rom Ninth ~, snrnc
lug " a',d ~, S,,rnca fro, ~, ~ ~
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''uue conutI wi' iuJ N, p,,n Nv, milu
anu WE ii'" t-o9 r'nt a' - nnst II "a thc