Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-11

day before her death was attacked with Pncumo- |
mia which resulted fatally.
MYSTERIOUS WANprRER- see 1t stated
that there is now Young lady in the Kent coun-
" AlmshouSe who was found running wild aud
harmless in The woods. Snc has evidently been
young lndy of culture aud education, but no
one knows who she Is or where she comes from,
and she is either unable or unwilling to give any
Information as 10 her family. She is being kindly
cared for at the .imshGuse, and in default of any
other name, the attendants call her Fly"
PREMIUMS TAKEN BY DELAwAnEASs.--At the
recent Maryland Site Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Fair Chas. A. Murpheys horse, mo Name"
took u second premium OF 300, and in Native
cattle Mr. Murphey took premiums for the second
hest COW, and in sheep for the second best pen of
ewes.
Geo. jackson, oil this county, took first pre-
iniums lor the best American buck of long wool
I'd sheep, and the best pen Of ewes Of imported
sneep
Tue MILFORD lows CoMMIssIoNERs.-A meet
ing Of citizens wa. recently held in Milford to
consider the difficulty between the merchants and
the Town Commissioners In relation to the ord-
naucc prohibiting the former from displaying
their wares on the awning posts in front Of their
lliccs Of business. Resolutions were passed
caracterizlng tAe ordinances as unnecessarily
stringent. dePloting the personalities In which
the Commissioners have iulniged, reminding
them that they are servants Of the public, and
hound TO submit IL reasonable criticism and re-
Iuesting them to withdraw the suits against the
merchants.
NEW RAILROAD BRIDGE AT CHEsrER,-The
Philadelphia, Wilmington " Baltimore Railroad
Company Is building new bridge across Ches-
ter creek, just this side OF Chester. At recent
meeting OF the Chester City Council, resolution
was adopted directing the clerk to address a COM
inunieation to the President OF the T. W. Il B. r.
x. Co., representing that the public convenience
aud accommodation would lie greatly promoted
by the placing oil walk for foot passengers on
the new Railroad bridge now in process of cree
lion over Chester Creek and requesting the views
Of the President of the Company upon the SUBJ
ject.
VIII the Council take the responsibility OF
all deaths that might ensue from the granting OF
their request?
A QUEER sIonY.-The GazeHe of Friday las,
tells the following story which has very queer
sound:-
For some time past grocer in this city ha:
been missing goods out Of his store for whicl
there could be no satisfactory account given. Ii,
mentioned the fact to his clerk who laid watcl
the following night, when, In his great surprise
he caught the wife OF one OF our citizens in thu
store selecting such articles us she wished. Tn,
next morning he Informed the proprietor of tn,
fact who doubted the statement, and remarked
that theyoung man must he dreaming but to satisfy
himself OF the truth OF the clerk 4 statement, ht
secreted himself in the store the following night
To watch the arrival of the unwecomc visitor
when, to his utter establishment he saw lady
enter and, as usual make her selections. II,
made his appearance, and when the lady saw sh,
was detected she became greatly agitatcd, an(
plead very strongly not To be exposed. We
learn that the grocer had so mnch confidence il
the lady us to give her free access to the store
day and night, ana never suspected her Of doing
anything wrong
The Horse TnIEyEs.-1he horse thieves O.
Maryland, Harrington and Morris, who commit
ted so many depredatons in this State and on til,
Eastern Shore, 90 unwhipped of justice, it seems
1t was some time before they were arrested
managing, as they did, to eludc the officers b,
skulklng around the country. But when they
were taken there was u general expression of re-
lief and security, until It was announced that
Justice of the Peace at Chestertown had released
them on bail in the very small sum of Il 200
Great surprise was manifested at this result b,
our Maryland exchanges, and several of then
expressed the opinion that they would not b.
brought to trial. And such has proved TO lie tn
case. Last week bills of indictment were fount
against them by the Grand Jury of Kent county
but when the case was called for trial the par
lies were not to be found, having forfeited thci
recognizsnee and left the county, we suppose
This Is just as it was supposed it would be-
1t may be added that Gibson, the negro en-
ployed by them, and whose arrest in Phiadcphi
lead TO their detection, was duly convicted an
Sentenced TO term in the peIitentiary. unfoi
luunlely, ne ulu not btlOng 10 good family, an
hadn't accumulated as much surplus revenue u
his principals. lie is therefore compelled to tax
AL the punishment, white the real culpris ar
sun at liberty to plowl around among farmers
stables. Had they been duly convicted and ser
fenced they might have been compelled to loo
upon themselves in the true light; but having G.
capped Justice, they doubtless pllce a high est
mate on their shrewduess and will rather ic
encouraged than otherwise And those who mi
valuable animal occasionally will have the sa
istlctlOl of thiukinp il has in tbn har, dc
a thief OF respectable family Smyrna Times.