Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-07
OUR NEIGHBORS.


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The January Term Of the Chester County
Courts is being held at West Chester. The
Quarter Sessions finished its business on
Thursday The only important case was
that of man named Martin, of Phnnixyille,
who was indicted for numbering his wife.
He was acquitted.
Geo. Wilson, of New London, was thrown
out of sled recently and broke several of
his ribs.
| A man named {. w. Scott workman
in Ladleys Foundry, West Chester was
badly burned about the face by the explosion
of some moulten iron.
We clip the above from the Iiliaye Re
coyd of Saturday.
The chester Poiicy Union says th"t the
fare between Coatesville and Phi adelphi !
has been raised to $40" That is pretty
steep. No wonder Mack don't come home
often.
1t exhorts the Coatcsvlle ladies to wear
thigh top boots, small neat crinoline and
short dresses" II also says that the ladies'
there have not yet adopted the prevailing
fashion and are quite beyond the age.
The Literary Society at Coatesville has
been organized. Success to it,
The debt of Chester County Is Il little over
three hundred thousand, having been re-
duced last year, about 100000. 1t is pro-
bable that it will be further reduced the
coming year about one hundred thousand.
KENT COUNTY.
The Smyrna Times is informed by Sena-
tor Bewlcy that there is no danger of
lottery bill being passed by our legislature.
Trains are running on the Branch road to
Smyrna. The fare Is 10 cents.
It's Dover letter gives graphic descrip-
ton Of the storm of Indignation in the
camp of the Sanlsburyites, over the nomina-
tion of Mark A. johnson as the successor of
Mr.. Smith. johnson is an anti-Saulsbury
Democrat
An effort is being made TO have the town
limits of Smyrna extended so as to include
Clayton, Duck Creek and Smyrna Landing.
The DeidU0reon favors the passage of a
law empowering the Governor TO grant con-
ditional pardons il being now an unsettled
question whether or not he has such power
Speaking of the passage by Congress of
the tenure of office bill it asks could in
fanny reach lower limit We don't know
how low infamy can reach, but it reached
pretty high when A. ]. got in the presiden-
tial chair.
The election to supply the vacancy occas-
stoned by the death of James Ii. Smith,
Esq, was very quiet affair, but 1915 votes
being cast of which Mark A. johnson the
Democratic nominee received 1871. The
scattering votes amounted to 1874. 1.-THE
Republicans ran no candidate.
A bill has been introduced in the Senate
to change the School Law in regard to elect
ing clerks and commissioners in New Castle
county, outside of Wilmington. The bill
contemplates the election, at the meeting in
each school district, next April, of clerk,
to serve three years, and two commission
ers--one for the term of one year and
another for two years, and at every annual
meeting thereafter one commissioner for the
term OF threeycars; so that after the second
year each commissioner and clerk will hold
office three years.
MARYLAND AFFAIRS.
The Ccca Wig has got over its paleness
somewhat. We are glad of il as it is a reada-
bic paper when printed well. 1t has a Sc
we're article on Governor Swami and says
that though his election was neither farce.
a swindle, or usurpation, it partakes of the
nature of all of them. 1t gives thorough
erpoSe OF his inconsistency.
The crier OF the courts of Elkton only re-
ccives 81 per day and has petitioned the leg
islature for increased compensation. The
wing says that there are at least twenty
men who will take the office at present rates.
Court is still in session at Elkton, prison.
er convicted of store breaking tainted on be-
ing sentenced to the Penitentiary for two
years.
Hogs run at large in Elllton. ESQ do they
in Wilmington.
Mrs. c. Walters was thrown from sleigh.
on Tuesday evening last, near Newark, Del,
and had her arm fractured near the wrist.
The Betdir dsyis has witty and sar-
castle crpose of lottery swindle in New
York, the proprietor of which offers to give
him prize of $4,000 for the small sum ofSlO
The editor has consented to allow them to
take the $40 out Of it and send him the bal
ance of $3.50.
Parties are about to commence digging for
gold in Hartford county. Some quartz rich
with the precious metal is said to have been
found near Swan Creek
The people along the Susquehanna river
seem exercised over bill before the Mary
land Legislature known as the Boom Bill.
II is to charter company to construct log
boom for catching logs brought down the
river by freshet. The bill c0nfers very ex-
tensive privileges and puts it into the power
OF the company to destroy the fisheries on
the river. 1t is thought that the bill is likely
to become a law.
The Denton Onion says that the sickness
of Judge Goldsborough has rendered anoth-
or adjournment Of the Caroline county court
necessary. Its sessions will commence how
ever on the 4th inst.
The Orphans Court meets on the 9TH.
Two gentlemen from Philadelphia, Messrs.
Crider and Lukenbaugh, have been prospect
ing along Octoraro Creek boring for slate.
They have met with such success that they
have bought up all the land in the neighbor-
hood of Steelsville and propose to open very
extensive slate quarres there and employ a
force of some 200 men. They have found
some excellent roofing slate and are about
opening 4 quarry of green or varigated slate |
OF quality greatly in demand.
The Kent 1NctOS of the I'd inst. contains |
Il warm eulogy on the late Judge Chambers. |
1t sustains Senator Nickers, of the Mary |
land Legislature in his opposition to the |
repeal OF the law requiring Senator to he |
chosen from the Eastern Shore. The object |
OF repeating this law was 10 elect Governor |
Swami to the U. $. Senate.
Kent Co. (Md. has 9, 10l taxable persons,
40, 1Gla acres of taxable land and the assess
ment just completed amounts TO $S,02l, 2S7.
Thieving is becoming quite common in
Chesiertown.
VIM. Stavely, native of Kent Co., has
been elected President OF the Bucks Co. pa |
Agricultural Society.
A correspondent of the .NeWS with evil
IDENTIFY enough education to lead one to eX-
poet better things him, proves conclusive
ly, TO himself at least, that g female teach
crs, in the rigM sense Of the word, are no
where to be found, and that the female
Teacher is simply an impossiJiiiy
Did not the communication smack so
strongly of the lawyer we should think it |
came from the pen of a disappointed male
teacher.
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