Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-04-02
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Pipe which passed through the side OF II boarding
house TO the cabinet shop of H. q. Makinsor,
Inc building had been recently purchased by
NY. Makinson, and was totally consumed with 4
| arge amount OF furniture, collins and stuff To-
gether with oil his tools. There was no Insurance
| on the building and but 300 on Its copteDts we
| understand, and the loss will fall heavily on its
oWner,whose means were the savings of Industry
dierins. - WI
Inc total loss Of property by the fire is esti-
mated at $50 000 on which there WINS nm insurance
In the Mutual Fire Insurance Company Of this
county, of about 10000.
TALBOT COUNTY. s..f
The Easton Journal, for March 2eth. an
nounces that hereafter its price will be 81. SO per
year In advance: We have always criticised the
journal for not being better looking and are now
glad 70 see an evidence of improvement In It In
this respect. It still has much large type and
many cuts. but they are not so many or SO black
as they used to bc.
The recent storm produced much irregularity
In mail arrangements In Talbot.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
Rev. 8. Townsend has been appointed to iii
the station of the NJ. e. Church South, located
at Grcensborough.
Tile Legislature has passed a bill extending
the lime Tor the construction of the Queenstown
and Harrington Railroad. The Legislature need
not distress itself In the NATTER the time will ex-
tend itself Indefinitely.
THE war between the american Union and 81,
Michael's Comet still continues.
The Union refuses to cooperate with the at
tempted movement Of Judge Bond and others to
i reorganize the Republican party Of Maryland.
the Unioa protests against dragging the counties
Into tho lights of the Baltimore Politicians, out
OF one OF which fights II c0nceves has arisen all
the present difficulty.
In the State Senate, on Saturday, the bill to
repeal the act OF 1867, appropriating $4,000 to
tue Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company,
instead Of the Choptank and Mispillion railroad,
was indefinitely postponed. On the same day the
House OF Delegates passed the Senate bill amend.
Ing the charter of this company, and waving
Hen ofthe State upon the road.
The State Senate on Saturday passed with the
House Amendments the bill to amend tile road
same day the House passed the bill as amended.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The Legislature has passed the bill amending
the local law of Dorchester county, in relation TO
Road Supervisors.
pr. James L. Bryan has been confirmed by
the Maryland Senate as one of the Trustees Of
the State Normal School.
wIooMIco COUNTY.
In the Maryland Senate, oil Saturday, a bill
was passed appropriating $500 to Washington
College for u pupil from Wicomico county. II
subsequently passed inc House.
On the same dav the bill Incorporating the
Wicomico aud Nantic0ke Railroad Company
passed the House of Delegates.
"A bill amending the charter of the wicomico
and Pocomoke Railroad has passed both houses
of the legislation.
The bill granting $500 for an Academy in WI
comiico county has passed both houses and be-
come law.
"A supper for the benefit of that schismatic or
ganlzatiOn known by the title Of the NJ. Il. Church
South, recently gwen Ia Salisbury, was not sue
CESS.
THE town election takes place in Salisbury on
Monday, April 9th.
The Circuit Court for WicomicO county COM
mcnced its sessions on Monday, March 23d. The
greater part of its time up u last Saturday was
occupied with breach OF promise case removed
from Dorchester county: The tiial seems likely
to be protracted one. The mother of the plain
I'LL was Kept on the witness stand four hour.
QUEEN ANNR's COUNTY.
The Maryland Citissh (neutral) charucterizcs
the Church bill passed by the Legislature as spc-
elal legislation and says IL is evidently aimed at
the NJ. l.. Church.
Tho same paper says:--
"Should the solons ut Annapolis fail In per-
feeling school bill OF their own and be compell-
cd To fall back upon the present school system,
what Will become OF tue argument adduced by
some of our youthful Democratic orators during
the last constitutional campaign. that the adOp-
tion of the New Constitution would secure to the
poor man general system Of education ?"
Doubtless considerations like these induced the
legislature to doctor II up and pass 1t, retaining
many features OF the old bill.
On Friday night, March 9th, the meat house
OF Colin X. Furgcson, In Centreville, WIS robbed
Of meat valued ut sl0O. The Thief has not been
detected
WORCESTER COUNTY.
"A sharp contest has prevailed for several days
10 the Maryland House of Delegates between
Messis. Smith OF Worcester and COrbin Of Sotner-
set IN relation TO n bill presented hy the former
for the widening of the draw Of n bridge over the
Pocomoke river ut Newtown. The bill was finally
Drought on second reading lust Friday, when
Mr.. Corbin moved To indefinitely postpone it,
which was determined in the affirmative by II large
vote
The State Senate, on Saturday, passed the
bill incorporating the Delaware Tribe Of Red Men
ut Berlin.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Thomas W. Stone has been confirmed Ms
Judge Of the Orphans Court of Somerset Co.
DIR. Joseph Cotman, formerly of Somerset
county died IN Baltimore ON Saturday last, Of
consumption, aged about 30 years.
Rev. James Carol preach, his introductory
Salisbury, ON sunday last
Several migrants recently arrived near Sails
bury, from Luzei nc county.
"A drunken man walked overheard ut Girls
held, recently, and came near drowning.
The Somerset HsraM is wrathy because we
do not, In this department, credit its humble
articles, which in Its simplicity it think. We are
liable To prosecution for not credting. When
ever we quote its language or opinions we credit
Il as we do that of all other papers. Facts are
the common property of all aud in heading this
department Our Neighbors," aud frequently
referring to the papers by name, we much mere
acknowledge our Indebtedness TO them for lie
THEY take all their general news.
ii some OF our exchanges would follow our ex-
ample of condensing their local exchanges, or
take our condensation, which so fur as IL suits
single eye to giving their readers plenty of in
teresting items, instead Of long wnded editorials,
their subscription lists would grow annually.
Our advice to them Is, think more Of your readers
and less OF yourselves.
TALBOT COUNTY.
The census OF st. Michaels was taken last
The Claiborne Base Ball Club hus Just been
reorganized there.
The steamboat Balloon now makes trip to
St. Michaels every Saturday.
A bill providing for lIarbor Master ut st.
Michaes has passed the House of Delegates.
-St' "tiSuhtto S'utiuuts W IccclNt Ouly " tTl-
weekly mail, au evident outrage on account of
the size and importance ofthe place. reform Is
badly needed In Post-officc affairs. The depart
ment ID now rotten at its head.
KENT COUNTY.
On Friday, March 18th, colored man EN-
ployed by Joseph Edwards, near Chestertown, was
seen by the latter abusing one Of his oxen with
pitch fork. Mr.. Edwards took the fork from him
and struck him over the head. The eniaged col
ored man took up fence stuke knocked his as
saiant down and boat him so that his life was en-
dangered. The colorcd man was arrested to await
the result of Mr.. E. injuries.
There were caught at Rock Hall, Kent Co.,
on the 18th inst, by L. W. Ashley, eleven hum
dred punches of fine rock fish.
DELAWARE COUNTY.
William j. Reese, a young man who has
been employed for year past as bar-keeper IN
the Steamboat Hotel" at Chester, committed
suicide In Philadelphia, on the 20tl instant, by
taking laudanum.
The Chester Republican Is satisfied that the
Delaware River ID peculiarly suited to the Sal
mon; that 1t could readily be stocked with this
valuable fish, and urges that 1t should be- The
Republican, Is authority ON everything pertaininV