Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-04-16
OUR NEIaHBoRs.

CAROLINE COUNTY.
The Denton Uaioa proposes the building of
u bridge across Tuckahoe Creek, which will give
a better road and, one about four or five miles
shorter, between Denton and Easton.
Joshua Daniels, Of Denton, cut his foot badly
with an AK recently.
At an election recently held In Denton for
Town Commissioners Messrs John Il. Fountain,
Henry Blackston, James u. Steele and Thomas
Z. Simpson were elected. But fifteen ballots were
cast and but four commissioners elected, as there
was II tie vote between six other gentlemen.
There seems to have been more candidates than
there were voters.
A fire occurred on the ilh instant ut the IIo-
tel in Ridgcly, which destroyed all the clothing
of Mr.. aud Mrs. Manclil, except what they had
on.
SOMERSET couSTy.
The April term of the Circuit Court for Som
ersel county, commenced on the 18th inst.
On Thursday night, the 9th inst, the house
of james Benson, In Princess Anne, was entered
by thief, who became alarmed, however, and
made OFF without securing any booty.
1t was rumored In Princess Anne ON Monday
last that another attempt ut piracy had been
made on The Chesapeake, but 1t was frustrated
by the Captain, on whose life the attempt was
made, killing five of his assailants and capturing
the other, and compelling him to steer the vessel
to Cambridge, ODnrchcster county, where he
had him lodged in Jail.
Stephen Hayman had his arm broken recent
ly by falling limb.
George Shores aud Alexander Boymin have
been arrested for using scoops" In violation Of
the oyster law.
The True Muryltnder get off the following
iowery bit Of Democratic eloqucncc;-
"Of all the low, mean, vile degraded, msera-
BILE, wretehed, inhunan specimens Of humanity
ever permitted to drscrate the face Of God earth,
Brownlow. the black hearted executor Of Radical
isurpaton in Tennessee, is the most abjcct and
dcspicnble.
What a relief 1t would be to that editor to
swear If lie dared do 50 in print.
CECIL COUNTY.
A coored man, wishing To stop at Elkton re-
Gently, jumped from an express train. he
stopped after few summersauts with n badly
cut head.
DIR. j. f. Register is about to establish cir
cuatng Library In Elkton.
Mrs Margaret Rccs, sister of Rev. Mr.. Mat
lack pastor OF the NJ Il. Church ut ElktoE, died
very suddenly, at that gcntclnan's residence, on
Saturday, the 4th inst. She was apparently ~
good health when she was suddenly struck
spcechcss, and died in three hours.
a man named Thomas Quiglcy, resident of
Philadelphia, lay down on the main track neal
Elkton, on Friday night April 4th and was killed
| by the cars He was a tramp, aud had bottlt
OF liquor in his pocket. He was horribly man
glcd.
QUEEN ANaE's COUNTY.
| A new board of Town Commissioners wa,
| elected in Centrcvillr on the 9th inst and by
recent law have powers which their predecessor
| had not 1t is supposed the new board will bring
about great Improvement in the town.
The people of Queenstown are without an,
| adequate wharf accommodation. The CcNtreyill'
Observer says they are certainly very pat,,en
people, and ii is supposed that JOB lived and det
In that community and that the influence OF hi
presence there has not yet died out.
Mrs James Tilghman, her son and daughte
were all more or less injured, recently, by thrl
horses running away and up-setting the carriage
near Centreville.
DELAWARE COUNTY.
The Delaware county manufacturers com
plain of the low prices Of which cotton good
are now selling, and say they cannot stand
long.
Robert Nichols, Of Glen Mills, has co,
which recently gave birth to twin calves, maxim
six that she has had the Inst four years, havin
twins twice.
The Tonawapda Tribe of Red Men recent
organized in Media has already forty-tivc mem
bcrs, and expect that some ten more will soon b
added to their number.
There Isl general cor plant throughout Penn
sylyania that since the establishment Of the bank
rupt law and the consequent decrease In til
number OF shcriff's sales, that the compensate
of the sherlfs is inadequate. An effort is bein
made in Delaware County to have $500 added t
the sherffTs salary.
One day last week, early in the morning,
man was found lying dead on the Darby roat
near Market street, on the borders Of Philade
phia. There was wound from pistol ball
!, his head, and the pistol was found near him. u
was unknown and we believe has not yet bee
identified. In the crown of his hat were the lei
, tiers "a. Co. IN German text There arc tw
opinions as to the cause of his death, some asser
lug their belief in his suicide othersSn his mu
der.
Q CHESTER COUNTY.
An old building In West Chester, erected
: about 1920 has just been torn down. to make va
| for the erection of new post Office building 7
] Kirk McVeiEh & Co., firm whose entcrpri'
leads us to expect that they will shortly buy We
Chester.
During the deep show of March 2and, fiji
! horse worth 5000, belonging to Thomas Smit
: of West Chester, was sprained in being drive
> through the snow, and has since died of lock jay
!. The new Banking House, of E. d. Harris
i Co., in West Chester was opened on Monday
last week.
,fl "A man named Patrick Duffy. of West Ca
J, twp, Chester county died recently from injuri
;, received ut the hands Of n man named dol
Gibney, In drinking house at the corner
n Seventh and Shipper streets, Philadelphia,
g, March 9th.
:, A Building Association was recently charts
he ed in Oxford, but has not yet organized.
i, j. P. Wilson has been appointed Street Coz
l. missioner of Oxford.
o. Mrs William Fitzgerald, of East Nottinghi
In township, fell down her porch steps recently a
dislocated her elbow.
Il Quite q number of new barns will be built
P, the Southern part of Chester county this scaso
Samuel Passmorc East Nottingham, inter
at erecting large one ~ by GO feet Of modern q
n improved plan; Samuel X. Crosby, Lower I
40 ford, intends building one; David Fell, N
an London, one; Daniel Weaver, East Nottingha
ed Que; John Miller, Elk township, one. Isaac
ed Scott, OF Elk township, does the mason work
:, these new buildings.
!. TALBOT COUNTY.
No "A new steamboat wharf is being built
re- Oxford.
Tor Three persons, each over 80 years of Q
9TH recently died at Royal Oak, within three day
- each other. Their names were Andrew Or
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