Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-31
OUR NEIGHBORS.
DELAWARE COUNTY.

DELAWARE COUNTY.
FAcroRIEs SrorpEp.-A number OF the
wooden and cotton manufacturers in Della
ware county, have either entirely suspended
operations or are only running hall time.
Some have been standing idle since the list
of December. The consequence is that
large number ofthe operatives have no work.
II. r. OFfioRRs ELEcTED.-The following
gentlemen have been elected officers OF the
Chester Creek Railroad Company
Prcsidont- Samuel VI. FELTON,.
DiinctOrs-Samuel Archbold, Joshua p.
Eyre. Edmund Pennell Samuel A.. Grocer,
Abram p. Morgan, David Woelpper, Samuel
Dickey, James X. Ramsey, James A. Straw.
bridge, Isaac iIincklcy, William Sellers and
Henry i. Kenney.
The Delaware County RtpUJHcdn says
There is now some prospect that League
Island will be selected as a Naval Station.
We are glad Of il. No enemy can reach
Philadelphia. in the winter season, by the
river Delaware. League Island is as unap-
proachablc by vessels. just now, as ii ii were
located in Greenland.
VIM Goodlcy of Upper Chichester. has
purchased of Henry C. Burton of New Cas-
liz county, Delaware, two farms, containing
about three hundred and len acres, for which
he paid thirty eight thousand five hundred
dollars.
Persisted IN rnE Snow. On Friday week
while the worlSmen on the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore railroad. were clear
ing The tract. below C'laymont, Delaware,
they found the body Of an unknown man in
snow-dritt, who had evidently persisted
from exposure, night or two previous. lie
was in sitting posture. and had apparently
resigned himself to his fate.
The Delaware County 1mericaA says
that three men entered the house OF y. l..
Garfield, Superintendent OF the Chester Gem
etcry, on Saturday night, and after threaten
ing Mr. G. s life robbed him Of 500 worth
of gold, clothing, &c.
The same men entered the house Of Il wild
ow lady but finding that she was a lone wo-
man were chiyalrous enough not 10 rob her.
\ horse and sleigh were stolen from diff
leren. parties in Chester township on the
same night. II is supposed thai the same
men committed all the robberies.
ACROSS THE RIVER.
The Salem .Stant,urH bets on Congress in
the race of the different departments for the
control of the Government.
| Salem is Il city.
The glass manufacture there is very dull.
There is IL talk of establishing stove
foundry there.
The Standard has Il first rate correspond
cnt at the State capital.
CHESTER COUNTY.
Capt. N. A. Pennypacker, of Co. X. ith
Regiment PENNSYLVANIA Reserve Corps. has
been brevetcd Colonel for meritorious ser
vices during the rebellion.
| a., Ca , IL, tN.t op
named Mathew Crawford bit off the thumb
of officer Neall, who arrested him for being
drunk and disorderly.
A man named John Bagin was held in
$1,000 bail for stealing butter from farmers
wagons. Judging from the amount Of bail
required that sort of "bagin' is not very
popular in West Chester.
The Record says that the survey of the
route for railroad from West Chester to
Steamboat Station, will be resumed as soon
as the weather moderates.
The Oxford Press speaking of the block
ing up of the rail and other roads by the
snow gravely says Sc the trains on the p.
& B. X. r. were unable to get through on
Friday until o'clock Saturday morning.
That was pretty long Friday.
Every body in Chester county seems to be
selling their farms to every body else.
When moving day comes they will have a
grand game Of Pussy wants corner.
Locals seem scarce about Oxford
KENT co.
The Smyrna Times is decidedly opposed
to the impeachment of the President. 1t
thinks il will do no good and merely make
martyr of him, while the better plan would
be to leave him alone and give him enough
rope TO hang himself.
The Methodist Fair at Smyrna was COM
plete success. One of its most attractive
features was little paper issued each even
ing, called the Cleaner.
The report of the President of the Smyrna
Library Association states that their library
consists of ITO volumes, SO of this number
are in the hands Of parties unknown. The
report classifies the books, but the numbers
assigned to each class with the 80 missing
books added only foot up 1868. Some mis-
take about that.
The new NJ. L. Church at Friendship in
this county was dedicated on Wednesday,
10th inst. A collection was taken up by
which over Sl7O0 was obtained.
II is expected that the branch rail road to
Smyrna will he opened TO travel on Monday
next, 2sth inst
MARYLAND ITEMS.
DORCHESTER AND DELAWARE RAILROAD.
The prospects for success In this enterprise
have never been so bright and encouraging
as at present. The capital stock already
subscribed amounts to about $4,000. Many,
probably a large majority of the people Of
the county, are favorable to the issue OF
county bonds to tho amount of S50,000.
This done, the directors are confident of an
immediate realization of 100000 by private
| u,I,a init of fbnco ttrl,, bax
already subscribed are willing to double
their pledges Cumbridge (Ntl. Heruld.
TIE NEW ASSESSMENT The new assess
ment for Caroline county, Md, has been
completed. and shows total valuation OF
81. iOs. 1857, sum which exceeds the old as
: sessmcnt by over two millions Of dollars.
SALE OF PRopERrY.--Nlr. j. w. Brown
one day last week sold his two saw-mills,
grist MILL 100 acres Of land and residence at
fredericksburg, Caroline county, Nd, to Il
gentleman from Pennsylvania. for 100000.
sohfoLk, Va,
None OF the Presidents Conservatives
were in the Conservatory at the time Of The
fire. Wilmington Commercial,
OF course not, the fire was under the atl-
spices of the Torch and Turpcntine party
Norfolk Ddy Book.
North Carolina negro school house ant
church burners, we presume.
The Dag Book thinks that the Bourbon
like policy of the Virginia Legislature should
be ascribed in part to Bourbon whisky.
We agree with you again neighbour ant
should not wonder if great part of another
Bourbon like ''policy" popularity known as
"my policy might be ascribed to the same
; cause.
Senator Snu!abury and The Equal Right,
( p.engve.
The Washington correspondent Of thu
Detroit Post wIitcs
AZ you are aware an important conven