Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13
Letter frona Dover.
Correspondence Of The MIdaletOwn Transcript

Dover, DEL, Feb. 11th, 1869.
The long expected tax bill has not yet
made its appearance from the Committee
of Ways and Means, where it has been un-
dergoing rigid moulding process prepa-
ratory to its introduction to the House,
which period is somewhere away in tho
future, which indicates that the ears oil
our Legislators will be saluted with the
Spring song of the robin and blue bird,
ere the business of the session closes.
The new school code is now fairly be-
fore the Legislature, and petitions in favor
of it and remonstrances against it are now
pouring in quite lively, receiving proper
reference. The indications at present are
that the proposed new code will not re-
ceive avery strong support from any men,
ber of the Legislature, yet there is an evi.
dent disposition to make some change in
the existing law.
Mr.. Meredith has introduced a pream-
BILE and resolution into the House calling
for the appointment of committee to ex-
anime into the banking and financial priv
ileges of the State, and devising some plan
whereby the financial pressure under which
the State is now laboring may be relieved
and report by bill or otherwise. The pre-.
amble and resolution were adopted and re-
ferred to the following committee Messrs
Meredith, Mitchell, Bacon, Robinson and
Cloud.
A bill is now pending to divide Apo
quinimink Hundred into two election dis
tricts. Mr.. Deakyne this morning pre-
sented petition numerously signed by
the citizens of Appoquinimink against the
passage of the act
Mr.. Deakyne also presented petition
from sundry citizens of Appoquinimink,
praying for the appointment of an addi-
tional trustee of the poor in said Hundred.
The bill of Mr.. Vandegrift to incorpo-
rate the Odessa Building and Loan Asso-
citation, still sleeps, quietly awaiting the
fate of its larger sisters, which will be de-
cided on Tuesday afternoon next.
A petition from Wilmington numerous
ly signed, was presented in the Senate this
morning praying the passage of an act
making money held in incorporated COM
panies subject to attachment; read and re-
ferred to the following special committee
-Messrs. Gooding, Denny and Paynter
A bill was introduced into the Senate
this morning to enlarge the boundaries Of
the city of Wilmington by the annexation
of Brandywine village to the city.
The million loan bill asked for BY the
City Councils of Wilmington, does not
meet with much favor.
The town of Smyrna, having got tired
of slow borough life, is here asking for
admission into the sisterhood of cities.
The act is strongly resisted by leading
citizens, and its passage is problematical.
Divorce cases are meeting with whole
sale slaughter in the Senate, two having
been killed off in that body this morning
The Legislative ball held on Tuesday
evening was decided success and passed
off in the most creditable manner to all
engaged, nothing occurring to mar the
good feeling and harmony which prevailed.
Your good natured neighbor from KeG
Lion Hundred is very fond of d" tripping
on the light fantastic toe," and has be-
come somewhat noted as a graceful dan
Ger. He with our bachelor friend from
New Castle composed the dancing force
of the New Castle delegation, and were
everywhere seen in the giddy maze of
" fair women and brave men,"
A great revival has taken place in Do
yer, in the Methodist Episcopal Church,
under the pastoral direction Of Rev. ]. II.
Lightbourn, who is pulpit orator of no
mean ability. and very general favorite,
Forty-two persons Joined church last Sun
day, and the same number the Sunday
previous. The interest is unabated.
A new Lodge of Good Templars was
instituted at Leipsic, last night, by A. J.
Wright, G.. W. G. Il. and delegation
from Dover. There were forty charter
members, and 81 additional applications.
The lecture on education failed to come
off last night, in the Hall of Representa-
tives, the members being too sleepy, after
their grand ball of the night previous.
Yeurs, &c. H.
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