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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-15

THE UoNeERT-SEw NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
REPORTS OF THE rEACn CROP
MprItTowN, DEL April 13,--In our last let
ter we spoke of the concert tibet was about to
come oil 10 the new Town Hall. II grntsies us
to state that the entertainment was great sJc-
cess, and was well appreciated by our intelligent
community. II was feared that the Attendance
would be small! on account Of the high price of
tickets. which were one dollar each but the Hall
was well filed the first evening, although the
| weather WIS very unfavorabe. As 1t came of
pleasant tho second evening the house was well
packed Refreshments were served up 10 order
III the intermission and close. The expense was
great to secure such celebrated musicians, but the
| net proceeds amounted to about $500.
| Tie completion Of the Town Hall has caused
several important changes In the places of busi-
ness The Pust-oflicc hus fallen into the hands Of
| d. S. Dpnning, an enterprisng man, and has
| been removed to No. 2, Town Hall. MIR. d.,
| formerly express agent and dealer IN stationery
has considerably extended and enlarged his stock
The Pest office is brilliant contrast to the formei
one, aud much more becoming the spirit oil The
town.
The Bank has been removed TO No. l, Towr
Hall, and q. W. Naudaiu 10 No. 3. These changes
have iAade this part Of town quite attractive.
The school nj the Academy has opened III
third session, with great increase of numbers
This school Is now In very fourshiUg condi
tion, numbering GO in regular attendance.
1t is very certain that the peach crop In thi
vicinity has not received any injury to speak oil
rs yet. The prospects were never more favora
bic for an abundant crop, Some trees arc aread.
la blossom, but the present cool weather Is keep
ing them back. Snow has fallen to day sufficient
,, ly to make the ground look white. w.
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Lively Times rt Dover--A - Misund~r-
standiug'' In .ss1 H.psr- - VINO Took
my Punch ~
Some tine ago the Democratic newspsfssS
were exertlsg themselves to the best Of their
small ability TO get up the report Of a personal
encounter In the Wilmington City Council
There hs7inS been no eneoanter,the effort sirains
ed their capacity seriously, Sfsd they have failed
to hear Of a real tracas, good oldfsshfoned
muss, one of your real observation-disclosures
"dificalties," which took place at Dover, in the
Representatives Hall, last Saturday morning.
The parties to The engagement were two Of the
minor officers Of the Legislature, whose names
we elall hot gate. The occasion Of It was that
in the general graS for tue sboils t"stationery,"
you know one of the parties missed h,s crelet
punch. Glad it been whisky punch, probably
there would have been lees likelihood of miss.
Whereupon he charged his brother Official with
a looseness of Judgment resulting, no doubt, from
the dsmoralizing air Of Dover, with stealing III!
The consequence was collision. The party
| charged seized one Of the official chairs and
went for the charger The latter went for
| him with another. The eblirs consequently sui
fered. The ownership Of the State in walnut fur
| niture came down like Delaware bonds. Frng-
ments oil hair-cloth. and legs, arms, backs, and
| stufflng, bestrewcd the room. One after another
| of the members seats was broken to universal
smash. 1t will take all the new State tax on cof-
fms for the present year to pay the bill.
| All aronsd the hall the conflict extended, cow
| up, now down, now across, covering us much
| ground MS snmr Of the dancers at the Legislative
| ball. Finally somebody intrricrcd, aud the COM
batants we're scln'aied, very much blown In
wind, rather dlapidated IN clothing and with
| various Recommendations uf feature.
--Iipt have
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snow storm down tho Peninsula.

there vas quito heavy snow storm down
the Peninsula ON Sunday morning.. At Smyrna
few fakes fell, Mt Dover 1t showed quite
rapidly for time, and the storm was heavier tho
furtler South 1t stretched until at Crlsfed there
wins four inches OF snow. Wilmington, as usual,
escaped the disagreeable visitation. This is not
q good climate for snow. We have had 1t all
around us this winter without actually having it
here.
he snow was followed by quite a heavy frost
north Much fear is felt concerning the effect of
this Unreasonable storm upon the fruit. The
peaches were in full blossom in Somerset county
where the suow was heaviest and 'etc almost
ready to blossom in Sussex and Wlcomco, where
the snow was from ~ to 8 inches deep. gem
tlrmar who came from there This morning says
that there were balls OF ice in many OF the buds,
and this is generally intnl to the peach. We
shall probably know shortly something more de-
finite In rrgnrd u the Injury done.
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I'M. uEors-THE SNOW STORM OF SUNDAY
BUSINESS ACTIVITY.
MILrunp. april l2.-The wheat through this
scctien is frightening up, aud looks well, and
should the seuson prove favorable it bids fair 10
be fine crop. The farmers arc now busy pre-.
pairing for their spring crops. 1t is hoped that
this viii be y good crop year, us the two last
have been very poor. With coed grain aud
fruit crop this year, IL would help To revive busi
ness and loosen the hands of those who have
been tied by the failure of the crops for the past
two years. The farmers in this section are plant
ing u great many potatoes this year, and oil va
rious ,nds. Some have paid as high rs TWEEN
ty-iive cents apiece for few of an extra quality.
II WIS generally believed until yesterday that
the peaches were not injured TO amy great extent,
but yesterday afternoon we had quite snow
storm. which lasted nearly the whole afternoon.
Last night II tro2e quite hard, and 1t is thought
this morning that the fruit was badly injured,
hut il is TO br h ped that il will not turn out SO
| bad rs II is feared.
The Rev. Enoch Stubbs preached his first ser.
mon here on last Sunday, to u crowded house.
Mr. George a. Mnorc has been appointed town
bniif, vice Henry c. Stevenson, removed. Thu
| streets In Milford have been put In good order
The mechanics are now all busy, there being
four vessels on the stocks and several new house,
building, and considerable repairing going on.
Mr.. james Harding, formerly OF the Milinrt
| A,gus, hnt late Of the Nutnal Friend, LETT thi
place last week for Philadelphia, where he OK
poets to be employed 10 the printing business
The Good Tempars here are alive to the caus
of temperance, but IL seems that of late the.
have lost several of their members, and we un
dcrstaud they are about passing resolution, tina
all who are expelled In future, their names are L
be published in the TRIBUNE, and what they wer
expelled Tor.
The school Of the Milford Institute under til
charge of Messrs. Gaylord and Snper,is in yer
prosperous condition, with quite large numbe
| of students. FRANK.
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OUR NEloHBORs.

The meases, of the most malignant type, are
still raging with fatal effect in this county.
Cambridge is luxuriating in the harmony Of
sweet sounds discourscd by an organ-grlpder.-
This Is tie first Italian artist" the village has
had for years.
The owners OF the gas works at Cambridge
have quit running them. SO lew OF the people
took gas that the works would not pay.
TALBOT COUNTY.
Foxes are becoming quite numerous IN Tai
bot and poultry suffers In consequence thereof.
One old fox and seven cubs were rccntly killed in
one hole on James Valliant's farm Of Chance
Hope.
The ladies OF 81. Michaels are busy with their
flower gardens.
WIN. X. Lawrence's meat house In Bay Hun.
dred was broken open recently and two pieces oil
meat stolen therefrom. A colored man has been
committed to Jail charged with the theit.
AT the recent town election In st. Michaels
but three commissioners were elected, there
having been tie vote between three others. INT
following gentlemen were elected; Robert Lam
din, 40 votes; solomon Plummer, 49, votes
| Thomas Bruff 49, The tie vote was as follows
John Cole, "A; L. Wiley, sr., "A Jas. l.
Lecompte, "A. An election will be held on Sat
urday 18th, between the hours Of and Z. NJ,
to I'll the vacancies thus occasioncd. X. I. Eaton
was elected BaiiT-i0 votes. The vote or {
| Market House stood for 30-against ~.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
| -Trustn Pippin, In the Third district, owns
colt which weighed 1885 poupds the day II wa
/ three years DID,
| School elections, to choose District Trustees
| will DO held on the first Saturday In May. Th
teachers of the public schools meet in Dento
on Saturday, May 9Th, to organize q Teachers
Association, and the County School Board meet
on the 18th OF May.
QuEEN ANNEs COUNTY.
"A tribe Of Improved Order of Red Men wa
organized in Centreville recently.
John B. Brown, James B. Palmer and Rob
A. Reamy have been reelected Town Commi'
eioners OF Centreville.
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Ac,IDESr Win PEur. TAYLOR srEnEorfi'
COST. Clatkson Taylor, OF this city, gave n
steicGscotic exhibition III the Lombard Street
Friends Meeting House, In Baltimore ON Satur-
day evening, and during the exhibition, at about
8 o'clock, tie l;uttapcrcha lay, filled with oxygen
gas, exploded, causing great excitement and
alarm. The Sun says:--
'rhc explosion caused loud report, and shat
tered more or less every window in the building !;
in some windows nearly every pane OF glass was
broken. There were about two hundred persons
10 the church ut the time, but the only person
injured was little hoy named Willie Berry. son
of Mr.. ]. Thomas Berry, who was sitting close
to the bag at the time of the explosion. He was
severely injured about the forehead aud eyes. the
latter so much that 1t is feared he will lose the
sight If one of them. After receiving the profess
eional services Of DR.. Riley the unfortunate boy
waa removed to hi, home on Lexington street,
mar Pine"
| "A private letter from one Of the wounded
boys relr,ives TO friend in this city written yes
terday, states that the surgeons had been unable
to examine his injuries as fully rs they desired
so far but srinils fears are entertained that thu
little fellow viii lnosc his eycsight entirely. Ou
| of pretty large audience ht was the only ont
injured. HI Is terribly cut about the incc.
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gsaths.

wITsIL-on the l3ih ms. Henry witsi, Of con-
gestioe Of the brain, in the 43d year Of his age.
fully invited TO att nd the funeral from his former
residence 4i3 Shipley reet on Friday 6th inst,
at o'clock.
WILLIAMSON the 18th of March. at Salisbury,
Nd, Henrietta wife Of Wesley Williams, formerly
of Baltimore.
DAWSON April 9th, Jno. j. Davis, aged 81 years
HUTTON.--On the h inst, al the residence Of his
daughter. 1902 King street, David Hutton, in the s6f
year of his age.
WALKER.-On March 26th, 1869, at the residence o
his father, James ii. Walker, in New Garden twp.
Chester county, Pa. Lorenzo b. N. Waser in the
4Ith year of his age.
PRovoST.-on Monday morning. April 18th, 1862
Lewis H., son OF Edmund and sarah Provost aged
byears, months and days
GIBNEY-In this city, on the 9th Inst. nj ths resi-
dence OF James Bradford, Mrs. Louis ib,ey, gel
"a years.
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WgKRs 30 you GET Your PRlsTSlef zhc
oyoper ans,ver to this question Is d sfidtter
of considerable importance tofdrn'erS''o
fpsaoh Grouers,to Aerchdnts.t to Bankers
and to business men generally. Time ana
Money are saved by directing all orders
no the odice of the DsttwAhn TRIBUNE I'M
z@e Kroa,rse,ors Of the TrIDusE hare one
|of the best appointed Steam JOB Print
Ina establishment In the country. Their
rooms are coninlodious, their aoorknaen
are skilled, their Presses and Types, o.
thc most approved and latest styles, their
material are neW and as they do an
immense amount Of printing, they can
afford to execute york at much Tess rates
|iha,, smaller offices Consequently their
schululc of price range as lou as am
|onice IN the country, and their facility
tor executing elegant york and htts,n9
|onlers mostly within Je,o hours after
their receipt.
Al, classes of business men are there
fine invited to send their orders direct 10
us in The confident belief that 4, 'oitl
b. saving to them Of time and money,
,,,,J tLuf fbeu ,yiU ,.ece;,,e cof03,Iefe sat.
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5ssarrtagfs.

WARMER NJCKERSON.-0n Tuesday morning,
April 10 h, 1869, at the residence Of the brides
parents, by Rev. A. H. DAYS., MIR. William t. War
ner, of Dover, DEL, to Miss Sarah f. Nickerson,
near Wyon Ing. Del.
SLATER-CRIPPS.-At Chester, on the 22d nlt, by
Rev. A. W. Sprouil. Matthew Slater to Amanda nj.
Cripps, both OF this city
EvANS-NEwS0N.-A Chester, Oh the 94th nlt :.
by RevA w. Sproull, Charles NJ. Evans of Read
ing, to Emma A. Neweon Of this city.
FILE--GINDER.-At Chester. on the 20 Ia ult., by
Rev. A. W. sproull, Samuel File to Josephine Mary
Gnder, both OF this city.
MACKEY-CUMMINos Chester. on the 1s
inst, by Rev. A. W. Sproull John William Mackey
OF this city to Mary Cummings of Philadelphia.
MORaEY-MAssEY.-In this city, Thursday even
ing, April sth, by Rev. g. W. Folwell, MT. VII
Liam B Morgey and Miss Rebecca j. Massey.
DENNEY-wOoD.--Gn the s h inst, by Rev. S. L
Or. oey, at t'niou Church Parsonage Jacob Denne,
and Wiihemina Wood, both of this city.
| PERKINS the sth inst, by Rev
Chas Hill, Merritt @. Perkins TO Miss Anna l. Rich
| man, both OF this city.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-15

The State Legislature, on the 2nd Inst, passed
an act, amending the present system OF fee
liquor sale. The bill provides that in Section 3,
Chapter Iii, Volume 10, Of Delaware Laws, all
after the word act" in line Il. shall be stricken
out and the following inserted = u
and any keeper OF an eating house having
paid the license as provided for In the said Sec
ton for the same, may take out a license author
zug him to sell vinous, spurious or malt liquors,
In less quantities than quart, upon his paying
to the Clerk Of the Peace of his county, for the
use of the State, the sum of one hundred dollars.
"And no other person may take out license to
sell vlnous, spurious, or malt liquors, In less
quantities than quart unless the applicant for
said license has honsc, beus, bedding, and other
furniture suitable for public accommodation
and unless said house is In proper and conve..
nirnt place and stage for the entertainment OF
travellers, which necessary accommodations must
be certified to- by at least twelve responsible cit
liens of the town or vicinity in which said house
Is located"
A certified copy of the law as amended has
been forwarded 10 the Clerk of the Peace al New
Castle, and 1t goes into operation at once.
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The Legislature Adjourned.

EHi dFTIF's
Both Houses of the Legislature were In session
until IL o'clock last night, ut which time THEY
adjourned sine die. The 'obbes were filed with
lockers on, until the adjournment was reached.
among whom were Governor salisbury, Eli
Salisbury, ESD, DR.. Isaac Jump, Mr.. Cannon,
and other gentlemen of dignity and Importance;
There was much merrimtnt in the House. All
kinds Of motions were made aud resolutions OIL
tered to pass the time while waiting Tor the en-
rollment to be completed. Some OF the mem
hers visited nm adjoining room pretty frequently,
and the oilcuer they made those visits the merror
they got. We will leave our readers To Judge me
cause, 1t was Imaginable to see the members
the "stealinps." There were some heavy carpet
hays LETT the Hall, to-day. Stationary, WRISTBANDS,
SC, re, rapidly disappeared. The interest
question over which they had such fight on
thursday, passed quietly enough yesterday.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-15

Rev. Dr,spottswood, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, having erected handsome three-story
brick, 30 by so, with mansard roof, will occupy
1t In about two weeks II is situated on Delaware
street, above Vine, cost side, and adds much 10
the appearances Of that portion OF tho town.
Dr.. Ferris having purchased the house OF Mrs.
John Bradford, corner OF Delaware and Market
streets /, adding thereto on Market street two
story brick, for residence, the corner house To
be used for his drus store.
Another election for trustees OF New Castle
Common will be held on Saturday, April 18th,
1sG9-polls open at 10 o'clock and close At b.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-15

The vast amount of Plantation btters aow be-
ing sold and shipped from New York j. almost
incredible. Go when and where you wiii-along
the wharves aud piers, and at the depots-you
will see great piles Of these Btters awaiting ship
ment and conveyance to every nook and corner
Of the country, and TO the hundreds Of foreign
ports They are very popular among oil classes
Of people, and are conceded 10 be just the thing
duced which have become SO deservedly popular
and worthy of patronage, to all who require a
tonic and slmulant. They are prepared with
pure st. Croix Rum, Calisaya aud Cascarilla
Bark, and all the world knows full well what
beneficial results accrue from these combinations.
MAGNOLIA WATER.-Superior to the best i'm
ported German Cologne and sold at half the
price.
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ELiESpArE, April eth 1s6s.-This place is i'm
proving. John Warren Is building another house
adjoining his residence and B. Il. Jester has put
up new picket fence around his residence, and
H. d. Macklin and D. Marvel are making bricks
bore They bavo very good clay and are making
very nice bricks.
We have the following immigrants who have
settled near here: G. ". Fay, from Providence,
Saratoga county, N. Y; e. Arnold, Dansvillc, N.
Y. JAS. P. Abbott, Herkimer county, N. Y;
j. w. Ilnstins Savoy, Massachusetts &. Tower,
do, J. 4. Fiton, do, VIM. L. Tole do; s. G.
Horton, shenango county, N. r.; G. L. Rice, do.
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rne coiored school Bill.

The following is the proposed bill which the
recent State Legislature refused to pass b
An AcT TO authorize the taxation of colored per-
sons OF this State, aud for the purpose OF estab-
li>bing and maintaining common schools Tor
persons Of color.
WmEnrAs, Owing to circumstances in which
we have had no part, and entirely beyond our
contiol we have with us separate and distinct
class, persons who seem destined to have, to
some extent n common interest In public affairs,
Therefore, In order that they may be enabled
by education to show how far they are capable OF
exercising said privileges with Judgment and dis
erection,
SIGNATURES of The State Of Deiapare in General As
Sec. /. 1t shall be lawful from and after the
passage of this act for the cOored persons Of this
State 10 tax themselves for educational purposes
| in manner and form as follows, to VIII; Each
| Hundred shall be one School District, but two or
| more Hundreds may be Joined as one District by
an agreement in writing of majority OF the
colored males over twenty-one years OF age re-
siding in the Hundreds SO Joined.
SEC 2. At the first election under this act oil
colured males over twenty-one years OF age shall
be voters, and In all subsequent elections all such
persons us have paid taxes the year proceeding
| said election
SIC. 3. 1t shall be lawful for SAID Districts al
the sunual meeting to elect officers as is provided
| for by the school laws Of the State, ana also u
appoint an Assessor and Collector TO assess and
| colect taxes US hereinafter proVlueu ior US u
other taxes are collected, and pay the same ovei
to the Commissioners, who shall appropriate thu
same for educational purposes as directed to DC
J at the annual meeting
SIC. A. Each school district formed under th'
{ provisions of this act may order, by i majorit,
vote of all present, the assessment of q tax o.
follows, viz; A poll tax of two dollars less Of
every colored male person over twenty-ene year
of age and residing In said district on the frs
day Of April of the year in which said tax |
, levied, and tax not exceeding five per cent. Of
! real or personal property belonging to colore'
! persons residing in said district.
. SEC. 5. The first meeting held in the district
formed by this act, shall be held at such time an
a place as ten or more residents In said dlstrie
shall appoint by written notices posted In five Q
y more places In the district, but all future. NEE
Jugs shall be held ut the same time and under tt
same regulations ESQ far as Is consistent with tn
/. aci) that govern all other school elections he
II by law In this State.
Ia SEC. 6. SO much of all the school laws TIL
j. are now in operation, or may hereafter be mad
"a not Inconsistent with the provisions of this &C
~ shall govern all the schools formed under a
Z act,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-15
LOCAL NEWS.

William G. Whliel-y, Esq, has removed his
4 law Office from New Castle to Wilmington. !;
Tle fish stalls 10 Chester, attheir recent sale,
brought premiums Of from tweuiy-scven to Thirty
lnrce dollars.
Thomas B. Temple has been appointed Post
master at Marshalton, Chester county III place
oil Abraham Martin.
The Convention of the P. E. Church, for the
diocese OF Delaware, meets ut Delaware City, on
TIE 2nd Of June.
Railroad iron Is going down, and shad arc
coming up, the railroad from Clayton to Rdgely.
1Ar fish are tnd To be finer than last years.
Peter Jackson, for many years aschool teacher
10 Delaware and. Maryland, died on Sunday, the
2slh nit, ut Chesapeake City; Md aged u years.
A breach of promise case will come up before
the session of the Kent county court which COM
mcnces this month";
The ship building business is looking up in
Milford, each Of the three boat yards there now
having vessel on the stock.
We call attention to the change in the time of
the railroad trains, and especially tn the new am
-0an. .
re Milford grain Merchants nf'ef waiting for
q Yong time for an advance are shipping their
4 grain to Philadelphia and New YORK, and some
/ ii ihcn will lose heavily on it,
A company of gentlemen have purchased n
property on Rehoboth Bay, Sussex county, Tor
els, 900, and propose building large hotel and
hitting IL for u summer resort.
j. A. Robinson 4 Co., at I'd and Market streets,
nre agents for the celebrated Doty clothes wash.
pr and uniyersnl wringer There are articles OF
domestic utility which no family should do with
ont.
;ioney doesn't seem to be SO much in demand
Tnr building purposes, AT Media. Al the n gulaf
meetng If the Mccia Building AsaoriatluN, on
..ionday evening week, one thousand dollars were
cent.
At the sale of |. G. Pyle, in Chrlstiana Hun
died, ON Monday OF last week, COWS sold US high
as ss2, pigs weighing about l25 pounds when
dressed, from S22 to S31 each, rails sl8 % pei
hundred, posts 1880 do undresscd corn SIT
toisl IA per bushel, potatoes 81 Is to $l.23 do.
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Fire Observation-Disclosures Burned
-Expl0st1u of Powder.

BGpGEvILLE, DEL,, April 13th.-Wo had quite
large lrc here this morning, between II and
o'clock II was discovered in the storchouse
owned by DIR. John r. sudler, and occupied by
William l.. Hubbard In few moments after
the breaking out oi the flames a tremendous eX-
plosun, calirrd by IL k,g of powder, was felt for
Several uiles from town, and by the explosion
the hes was spread over .he entire building, and
the illmes rushing from the windows and doors
prevented any one from entering. Consequently
The whole stock ol goods was consumed.
The goods md building aye both insured, but
not sufficiently to cover the full amount Of LOSE