Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28
Delaware Affairs.

BANK DERALcATIoN AT WILMINGTON
The public will be panied to learn that the
rumors current for a day or two Of def
cheney in the accounts of Mr.. Day, cashier
of the Union Nation Bank, in Whining
ton, are well founded. The deficiency
amounts to about fifteen thousand dollars,
of which the bank, of course, loses moth
ing, Mr.. Days property covering most of
it, and his securities for the balance being
ample. The loss has been incurred by
speculations in stocks. which have been
in progress for omparatively limited pc
riod. Mr.. Day communicated the facts of
his case to the president of the bank on
Thursday, and resigned his position on
Saturday Wilmington Commercial.
DECEASED. Jos. @. Griffith, Esq. one
of our Oldest and most esteemed citizens,
died ON Friday last after lingering i'll
ness. He was nearly II years old. He
was resident of our town for about twen-
ty years, moving here in Al or '48. we
believe, from Odessa. His disease was
paralysis. His first attack of this disease
was about three years ago; his second in
June last, when he fell in the street, and
his third about four weeks ago. He had
two more subsequently. He never ral-
lied after the third attack, k,-Smyrna
Times.
WHIPPING PosT.-Seven persons were
whipped at New Castle on Saturdy last by
the new Sheriff. Richardson. Among the
number was VIM. Jones, who was pill
loried one hour and given 20 lashes for
stealing store goods from Mr.. Lattomus,
at Townsend, and Charles Wheatley, for
stealing pair of boots. In spirit Of
bravado he danced jig as he went back
to jail in the boots he had stolen. Among
the spectators were Chas Heber Clark,
Esq. Of the Philadelphia Bulletin Rev.
George N. Latiner, of Calvary church,
and others.
The WILMINGTON AND READING RAIL
RoAD.-The Gazette says: We hear that
the sheriff has served great many sum-
mons on parties who have subscribed to
the stock of this road living within the
city to appear at New Castle and answer
for non-paymeut. The road has beer
partly graded to the city limits and is pro.
crossing rapidly, and we regret that oul
people do not meet their engagements
promptly, and pay the sums they sub
scribed
Coon SHoor1NG.-One day last weel
Mr.. r. E. Smith, of Middletown, Del
Mr.. S. Boyer, of Millington, Md. Mr.
Thomas A. Jacobs, of Sassafras Neck
and r. s. Griffith, Esq. of the same place
bagged in one days shooting near Fen
w;ck's Island, Baltimore Hundred SUISSE,
Co. l449 ducks. If any one can beat thi
we would like to hear from them. m.-Mutua
Friend
E. B. Hance, has sold Lis farm of 18i
acres, in Cecil county, Nd. to Benjamin
G. Pearee, of Wilmington, for 81, ,5OG.
Mr.. Pearce has sold the Stockton Hous,
in New Castle, to e. B Hance for $8,
500. MIR. H. will take possession abou
the 18th of December, and will open
first class house.-Det. Gazette.
FIRE.-The Office of John w. Evans
Esq. at the Newark Rail Road Depot wa
burned on Tuesday night. Loss abou
$500. 1t is not known how the fire or
} iginated.
The large pumpkin grown on the farm
of our County Almshouse, is now on ex
hibition in window on Chestnut street
f Philadelphia. 1t weighs 1913 pounds
Smyrna Times.
1t has leaked out that one of the Ma
tional Banks IN the lower part of tn
> State is in so bad condition that it wi
t be taken in charge by an agent of tn
government.
At Ridgely, the present terminus of tn
Md. and Del, railroad, post Office ha
t been established and Mr.. #. W. Ridgel
been appointed postmaster.