Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-09-30

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LOCAL NEWS.
LECTURE ny SENATOR SuMNEE.-Hon. Chas
Sumner is announced to lecture at West Chester,
on November 25th, on "Caste."
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REMovED.-The Salem Standard says that Rev.
A. Perkins, ID. p, formerly pastor Of tina First
Baptist Church In Salem, has removed from Will
mington to Red Bank, Nj.
RECOVERING Charles Morgan, the young man |
recently injured on the Delaware Railroad, Is |
rapidly recovering. The accident however, caused |
him the loss Of his right arm.
PERsosAL.--Mr. Henry B. Ware, Cashier OF the |
Salem IN. J.) National Bank, has returned from |
trip to Europe.
Nasty is to lecture in Salem, lato this fall, or
carly In the winter.
DIED OF HIS ISJURIEs. Kolk, the
young German shot by the accidental discharge
of pistol in the hands of his brother-in-law at
their residence In the Ninth Ward, on Sunday, the
9th instant died of his injuries on Tuesday morn
ing week.
RAIN IN CARoLIsE.-We were visited. on Tues
For upwards of half an hour the rain fell in
torrents, but In few minutes after II had ceased
no water was to be found in puddles, the earth
having been so dry that II readily absorbed it,
Denton Union.
THE RAINS FALL.-In Gloucester county, Nj,
the drought is over. The Woodbury. Constitution,
of the 22nd, says "The long-continued and Sc
we're drought, thanks to merciful Providence,
was Terminated on Friday last bya good SUBJ
stantiai rain, which wet the ground more than
pillow deep"
RAILROAD BUILDINGS AT LEwEs.-The Presi-
dent of the junction aud Breakwater Railroad
Company advertises in the local papers for sealed
proposals for building depot and engine house
ut Lewes. This has comfortable look, and we
may now reasonably look for the completion of
the road to the Breakwater
DELAwAREAN NoMrsATED FOR THE MARY
LAND LEolsLATURE.-The Smyrna Times says
George Biddle. a former Smyrnian, has been
nominated by the Democrats of Cecil county a
representative in the Maryland Legislature. He
Is graduate of Delaware College, and gentle
man of ability, but the. war made him run off
after strange gods, politically"
To BE CALLED TO BosroN.-The Boston Adre,-
user says that Rev. John +. W. Ware, Of Balti-
more, is spoken of as the successor of Rev. Mr..
Hepworih at the church of the Unity, in Boston.
This will doubtless interest Mr.. Wares friends in
this city, and II 1t result "a his removal to Boston
will cause the Uniiaria Conference of the Mid
die and Southern STATE 10 lose one Of its ablest
ministers.
DEEP WELL.-A well was dug at scaford last
week AZ feet inch. After getting to that depth
the water rushed in with such force that the dig
gers had to get ont in hurry. In few mo-
ments the well had 10 feet water, and still ris-
ing" when our informant left. II it kept on at
that rate few hours they would not need any
rain in that place for some time Georgetown
Journal.
BARN STRUCK by LrGHrNISG.-The DeRton
Union states that on Tuesday evening last, during
the heavy storm, the stable OF Charles Wayman,
worthy and industrious colored man. residing in
Tuckahoe Neck was struck by lightning, killing
pair OF mnles and horse, and consuming the
building There was another horse in the stable
at the time, but the bolt seems not to have struck
it. 1t was, with difficulty, got out of the stable
in time to prevent its being burned to death.
New SHIr YARD AT CHrsrER.-On Tuesday
last the parties who recently contracted for the
purchase Of the boat yard late of William Frick
q Co., met at the office Of William Ward & Co.,
In this city, and the title papers were executed
and formal possession of the yard in South Ward,
delivered to the purchaser, Charles L. Sneden Of
New York, who entered at once upon the work
of clearing Off the old materials and fitting it for
his new operations Of building steamboats,.
Chester Republican,
PosT OFFICE CmASGEs.-In this State at Will
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pointed Postmaster vice Henry X. Draper re-
signed. The office at Delmar, Sussex county, is
discontinued ; papers should now he sent to Lat-
rel. At Dawbridge, Sussex county. Elijah Reg
lster isappolnted Postmaster, vice d. X. Burton
superseded by change OF site.
In Talbot county, Nd, X, T. Mniken Is ap-
pointed Postmaster 1T Trappe vice John f. Kelnp
removed
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SMART TRAyELISG.-The Lightning Express
train from New York to San Francisco, via Read
OF the Pottsyille daily Journal made the distance
the other day IRON Harrisburg TO Reading-56
mlles-in Ffty seren minutes! This train is in
competition with similar ones over the New York
and Erie and Pennsylvania Central, for the quick
est time between the above named points. So
lnr, the Great Middle Route keeps ahead-hut
won't there be grand smash up enc OF these
days!
A,rr,r, N,,r,.s ~ 5r1,1- .-.,,.,.. ....,,
-, ALihHED N.iks'-onc dollar greenOacks, with
the ngnrc ~ cut from two dollar note, and
p'seG sAnnuiy upon lhelii, nave heen passed III
tnis c1s, WITHIN u lew Gays. No one need be de-
sr vi eoursg, II Incy WIZ eAainne inc notes
each end nnJ tho nu1 ,, eWos ,He on
easn enu unu tne OUTS arc totaily unlike tnem.
- y, ou' uiu9Eist niins received, Ihtely,
y tWo-uoiiar ereehoack, WIN me w. missing.
one dollar note ,bero Tue 70 ou p,s , 1n
oneraiors oro ~, suei tat ahesc
upe. . ,,, are cpIaueleu oy nome TALENT which
Hi"y very Propaoiy soon come 10 GRIEF.
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o,sH.S Ti ~ nSp IEAvhnoIioM hAiLhoaD'-ihc
oAiuIu I1esS says the building OF a railroad be-
Mseh tnese Two points i only question OF time,
anu IMITATION OF the subject and a concentrated
moNeuent o. lhose iavoflng T. VIII accelerate Its
vJ,',eneeniehI. inc splendid country through
when y VIII pass, and the slate lumber and iron
,nte'es.s ~ the river eau loudly Tor It's constrnc-
uon; on lhe 10TH county side the continuation
VI thls ROAD Is ioregone conclusion, large
amount OF stock having been subscribed. A
neethS OIL ciuzens and railroad men was held OF
Dei'a' In that county, on Tuesday last.
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