Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-22
OUR NEIGhlBORS.


John Wayman recently caught at single
haul, In irish creek, nearly fifty bushels of rock
fish, many of them from two to three feet long
Some use in snch fishing as that.
The salary of public school teachers in Taboo
ranges from 800 to $500 per annum.
John F. Kemp has entered upon his duties
as Post Master, Mt Trappe.
Pole In Easton. The candidates won't climb 1t
They have already ''gonc up"
The Easton Journal feels bad over the cleo
tions, but does not yet give up all hope. II says
whether the death-knell of Republican Liberty
has been sounded and our country doomed to a
reign of terror equal to that Of France, to end
with the establishment of a centralized and con-
solidated monarchy, remains to be seen."
CAROLINE COUNTY.
A. Washington Hines, of Greensborougb
died suddenly of paralysis recently.
-One-third Of the dam for new mill at Den
ton, gave way on Tuesday week. The breach
was Immediately repaired.
Mr.. Matthew Patton, recently Foreman OF
the Grand Jury of Caroline county has been pre-
sented by his fellow jurors with pair of gold
spectacles, as testimonial of their regard.
CECIL COUNTY.
We are glad to sec that the Cecil Wing has
enough Wilmington advertisements to classify
them under that head.
e. Glacken, tax collector, committed sui
eide rececty by cutting his bowels open In ia
panese fashion. Mental depression caused by
family trouble is the supposed cause. Deceased
was quite an old man.
A new African NJ. E. church is being built at
Ceciton. 1t will be large comfortable building,
8Ox50 feet
WORCESTER COUNTY.
Several robberics have recently occurred, but
none Of any considerable extent.
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vote in Newtown, at the hotel of John Allen.
AccoMAo COUNTY.
A notorious outlaw named James Ames was
recently committed to the county Hail for an at
tempt TO murder his wife. He subsequently, cs-
capped and went to the house of John Harmon,
near X roads, where his wife was staying. lie
broke into the house and struck uannon, the lat
Ter ran, pursued by Ames, to the wood pile where
he caught up an axe and turning on his assailant
dealt him q blow with the axe which resulted in
his death. Mr. Harmon Immediately gave himself
up, but will, of course, be cleared. Ames is said
to have been notorious ruillan, and the commu-
nifty are relieved by his death.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
We thought the True Maryiander was smart
1t is Democratic paper, its editor is foolish
enough to publish Parton's article in Packard ;
Honfhly, on its frat page. The article is good
enough for a Republican campaign document
We arc afraid the True Maryiinder don't
like the DELAWARE TRIBUNE. We are sorry for
it, us we assure it that the TRIBUNE is considered
by many Democrats very good paper, though
they do not quite agree with its politics.
QUEEN ASNE's COUNTY.
"A white woman named Maria Mugraw, who
has for some years been an inmate of the aims
house, hanged herself. Several of her ancestors
committed suicide by the same means.
The contract for repairing the Crumpion
Causewoy has been awarded to Joseph G. Shop
pard, for $500.
The Court House at Ccntrevle has been
somewhat repaired.
CHESTER COUNTY.
Thomas Dunn was seriously injured recently
by bank falling on him, while he was working
In the ore mine of Pennock Il. Marshall.
Amos Trowloy (coored) of East Whiteland
township, had his hand badly torn In a threshing
machine, recently
Mr.. Graf, Of Birmingham twp, has lost six
cows by pneumonia, and has five others similarly
affected. No other cattle in the neighborhood
have yet been affected
The Chester County Live Stock Company
will hold Its election for officers ON November
9th.
Petroleum Vesuvius Nasty, p. NJ, will lee
turc in West Chester, on Friday evening of this
week.