Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-10

wages of halfa day out OF the City Treasury
was the price paid tor Radical votes on last
Tuesday.
Sad Accident-IIast Monday, at about l
O'Clock, as the passenger train on the Della
ware Railroad neared Dover, the engineer
in charge of the tram, MIR. James Morgan,
discovered lot of cattle on the track, and
suddenly blew the whistle to irlghttn them
off AT that moment, his son, Charles Nor
gan, young man about twenty years OF
age fireman on the same train, and who
was sitting on his seat on the engine, sud
derly sprang up as thoAgh startled by the
alarm, and fell from the engine on TO the
track, the wheels passing over him, crush
ing bis right arm, breaking his collar bone,
hruising his hip, and iniuring him internally.
He was taken up and brought 10 his fathers
home, corner of Sixth and Poplar streets, In
this city, where he has laid In stale of un-
consciousness ever since. II was deemed
necessary by the phyician in attendance to |
amputate his arm, which was done near the |
shoulder. 1t is feared that he cannot re-
cover.
,SdenD's Sales There will be the follow
ing Sherili1z Sales
On Saturday, the 11lh inst, the personal
property ol Henry p. Reading, OF Appoquin-
imink Hid.
On Monday, the 18th inst, the personal
property Of james r. Hamil, proprietor OF
the Washington Hotel in Newark.
On Monday, the Goth inst the real estate
of Joseph W. Day, consisting OF a farm in
Brandywine Hundred, and two lots in the
city.
On Wednesday, the 22d inst, the farm of
Jane Scott situated on the Kennett pike in
| Chuslana Hundred, and containing twenty
six acres.
On the 25th inst the farm of Henry P
Reading, OF Appoquinimink Hundred, con-
tainlng 1877 acres.
On the 25th inst, the personal property of
Henry p Reading, of Appoquinimink Hd.
Large Fgre.-About half-past 8 O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon, fire broke out in the
livery stable OF A. Armstrong, 405 Orange
street, and speedily communicated 10 the
shoe store and dwelling of Thomas McCrack.
en-, adjoining. The fremen were promptly
on hand, and by great exertion succeeded
in uuelling the flames. The men worked
faithfully in saving the goods OF Mr. Nc
Cracken. The fire was first discovered in
the hay, aconsiderabe amount of which was
stored in the loft, and it is supposed was
communicated by some children who were
( playing on the roof Six horses were in the
, stable at the time, but were got out without
injury. All the upper part ofthe stable was
destroyed, and the house badly damaged.
SARAH ST1DHAM, (lormerly Sarah Bate
man, and whose maiden name was Clay,
late residing at 9Th street, Kinds Court, be-
+ tween Orange and Tatnall, Wilmington
K City, Delaware, formerly of Leicester, in
r England, is requested to communicate i'm
: mediately with the undersigned, when she
5 will hear of something TO her advantage.
g In the event Of the death of the said Saral
q Stidham, any of her children who may bg
:. living are requested 10 at once communicate
with the said undersigned and furnish infor
nation as to tile time and place of her buri
= al, stating also what issue of hers is nov
1t living
WILLIAM ii. MAcAULAY, Solicitor,
Leicester, England.
= FYre.-On Tuesday afternoon last fir
broke out in one story frame slaughte
l. house, owned by Joseph Gould, in Tatna
/. street between Second and Third, and for
ID time destructive confiagration was imm
. nent. The fire originated in the hay NOV
. and had burst through the roof before it wa
discovered. Loss, $500. During the prol
d ress of the fire, a butcher skinned, quartere
and carried out an OK. The fire departmel
Al was soon on the ground, and the new true
=" of the Washington Company was in servlC
pc for the first iime the ladders of which wei
Is skifnllY manipulated by the members, q
though they have had but little Gxperient
as tiremen IN that capacity.
he Shooting A6roy.--At the polls in the Fir
Ward, corner OF Second and Tatnall street
about Il o'clock ON Tuesday night, fight too
place between a party of men, when mi
he said to be named Donalue fired pistol ut son
lis one in the crowd, hitting man named Patri'
McDemot living in Hedgeville, who W
standing a considerable distance of, inilictii
ri, severe though not dangerous wound in 4
81 .as.l 4 and lta IN
taken tothe Office of DR.. Kane. and from then
4, to his home.
M. A Great in0entiOh.- most inleresti
experiments we have seen are those pt
formed by MIR. Barclay Hannum, No. 7
Ns Market street, with his Non -Combustll
Combination Burning Fluid. He puts
for non explpsiveness TO the most severe tes
80 and exposes il 10 the fire with perfect imE
~ nifty. Its superiority over the Kerosene
T. fullY sci forth in his advertisement, viii
nd may be found in another column.
RobJerV. On Monday night the Groce
lor Store OF John l., Gouley, corner OF Seco
and Tanal Streets, was entered by burgla
who effected an entrance through the tri
som over nne Of the doors, and after rt
HE sacking the store they decamped throu
lily the door on Second Street. The amov
stolen was about $500, being the change
"a, in the till.
the Commenda5le L,beralay. $. Ea
Int " Son, of Philadelphia, whose estabi
ra ment was destroyed by fire on the 31st u
re- have presented Mrs. Hopple, tue widow
10 the brave fireman who lost his life on Il
occasion, with purse of $500
the Another Ffre.-As the steamers were
not turning from the fire on Orange Street,
ms alarm was gwen, which was'occasioned
49, the burning of the roof OF the house of Ch
nh X ylc, corner of 9Th and Orange. The fun
de- were speedily cxinguished.
Accident--Last Saturday evening z
was Ferris, Jr, stumbled over the carriage blt
,ho in hont OF his store, corner of Fourth {
Market streets, aud broke one Of his !
nc' just above the ankle.
Hiss IT. 2. Pitnaa, of Smyrna, has bt
TO rendered and accepted a position in
her Wesleyan Female College OF tins city.
nd is graduate Of this popular institution.