Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06
CURRENT NOTES.


N'
Jerome Thompson's four famous paintings
were sold at auction, In New York, on Friday
evening. "The Old Oakon Bucket brought
$4,000; Homo, Sweet Home" S2,600; "The
Captive Child" s1,75O; paddle Your Own
Canoe" $1,000.
How suggestive 1t seems for New York
paper to anticipate that 1.-THE Harlem River,
"when He'll Gate is widcned, will doubtless be
"lined on both banks with docks md ware
"houses."
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe and hor sister
Cathariue Beecher have selected Aiken, s. c.. for
their proposed 'school of Agriculture for Girls"
The Cincinnati Gdseae calls Hon. Robert J.
Walker ATTORNEY for annexation, and General
Agent for the sale Of any loose Islands or polar
regions to the United States.'
Mr., Albin Baldwin has been School Direc-
tor and Secretary of the School Board In Bethel
twp, in Delaware county, Pa, for 23 years.
The Chester Republican states that Col.
Percy B. Spear, recently appointed Assessor of
Internal Revenvc for that District, but not con-
frmed, when it was asserted that he lad been
born in neither Chester or Delaware counties
conclusively demonstrated that he Ind been born
10 one OF them. He was Subsequently appointed
to posilition in the New York custom house,
and the Sun having said he was Philadeiphian
Col. Spear called on the editor and convinced
him thut he was born and reared in the city Of
New York, and that he was an old member of
the seventh regiment.
The new Surveyor OF the Port of Baltimore
Ellington Fulton, has appointed a colored subor-
dinate.
There are so many mad dogs in Philadelphia
that many people are afraid to walk the Streets
aud Others go constantly armed.
The Improved Order of Red Men in New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland and other States will celebrate their
anniversary in Philadelphia on the 18th inst.
"A New York policeman has been discharged
because he cheated his washerwoman.
The first days sale of tickets for the peace
jubilee at Boston has brought In s1O0J0.
-Ex Governor Brown, of Georgia, returns
s11 ,61S income.
"A woman who for eighteen years past has
pcddled matches in the streets of Detroit has rear
ed and educated three children, all of whom have
good trades, and has paid for house.
New York city has now many street flower
| BHio. IL 40 SohoiuCieu tuc tuiub iOl youHS Htu-
temen to wear petite posies in their buton-ho!cs.
The latest style of wedding cards in New
York is to have the names of the bridcand groom,
groomsmen, bridesmaids, and ushers all on one
card.
-Immense quantities of tea are being received
| at Boston. The people don't throw il over
board now.
The Chicago Tribune has removed into It's
new and beautiful building, said to be one of the
handsomest and most convenient newspaper off,
ces in the Republic.
| -Lcnts New York circus exhibits at Chester
on Saturday next.
| Several of the young blooas about West Ches-
ter were recently severely 1eeced in gambling
side show attached to Bryan's mcnagerle and
circus.
The election of lady as County Superlnten
dent of Public Schools il urged In Delaware
county, Pa. ta ...
A naughty, naughty man. sends us the
following:
"WoMANs RIaHrs.-Why is the sex more in
dependent since the introduction OF the Greciar
BeLd7 Because they have something to fal
back on"
The President has appointed Samuel NJ. Eel
ton, Of Philadelphia, to be one OF five commits
sioners to make the final examination of the Pa
cifc Railroad
"A young lady in California broke her neck il
struggling to prevent young man from kissing
her. Make q note of 1t, ladies.
"A lady of Richmond, Va, recently gave brit
to twins, thirteen days elapsing between th'
births.
AZ Lathe ltatah t,, rlssl,tr aud
on recent Sunday, there was regular batt
between the trustees and The Sunday schoo
teachers who had been ordered out of the build
ing. One of the teachers had a large piece bitter
off his thumb and another person was .eriousl
injured by buffet thrown at bis head from tn
pulpit. Bibles and hymn books were freely use
In the fight.
Edwin Booth is reported 10 have sold tn
Salt Pond Mountain, in Giles county, Va, con
tanning $4,000 acres, to company Of Tennessee
ans, for 100000, for watering place.
-Rothschilds. heirs evidently believe that
man has no business to let property go out of th
family. They refuse to pay to legatecs out q
, the family the comparatively small sums whic
the Baron willed to them.
A young minister, whose reputation for We
racity was not very good, once ventured to diffs
: with an old doctor of divinity as to the eiiicac
, of the use OF the rod. "why," said he, I'll
only time my father ever whipped me it was fc
! telling the truth" SWELL" retorted the docto
/, ait cured you of 1t, didn't ?"
! Vice President Cofax, it is said, was qui
instrumental, In the Order of Odd Fellows,
procuring the creation of the Degree of Robeka
for the wives of members.
4 An active effort is being made to secure sui
y scriptions to tho stock of the Maryland Ccntr
:, Railroad to connect Hartford County with Bu
r timore.
"A man named Echelbergcr had his leg broke
recently by an ore cur running from tho track
= the mines of the Havrc Iron Company.
Benjamin Shears was recently killed at Abe
+ deem, Nd, by the caving in of a well he W
engaged in cleaning.
"A gentleman just returned from Europe h
h brought home the Emperor Nero's seal rin
e He says he was Offered the fiddle used by that |
Is dividual but declined on account of the hii
9 price.
i; "A suit is set down for early trial in
ii Tennessee court to test the right of magi
t. trate solemnizing marriage 10 kiss u
t. bride.
u Rosa Bonheur has received by the W
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