Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-06-17

Two vessels were launched at Milford last
week.
Ex-senator james A. Bayard is getting well of
The vaiiOluld.
Hay harvest has commenced in some of the
lots around the city.
1t is rumorcd that German paper Is to be
Published shortly In this city.
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company
have declared dividend Of three PERCENT
John IL. Paynter, of Georgetown, is amongst
the applicants Tor the Office of Attorney General.
R,v. McIvaine, formerly Of this city, has en-
tered upon his charge at 81. John's Church. Nor
ristOwn, Pa.
Dover claims that the largest and best straw
berries OF the Peninsula are raised in that
neighboIhoO
The organic ,tion known as the Brotherhood OF
the Union iuieud giving grand fair ut Milford,
in September next.
Joseph W. Cooch has taken out letters of ad-
mn4trution on the estate of William Couch, late
OF Pcncader Hundred.
Prof. j. II. Brcbtel, principal of the Smyrna
Seminary, has resigned and accepted professor
ship IN schnol ut Salem, New Jersey.
Az the recent Baptist strawberry festival in
Camden enough was realized to purchase libra
~ for the proposed Suudiy school there
81. Paul is a filvorite saint amongst Delaware
Christians. There are three PrOtt slant Episcopal,
church, named in his honor.
The edior of the Middletown Transcript has
received "a beautiful buuquet, fresh from the
hand of beauty, redulont of the richest per-
funnel" Which, the hand or the llowersa
Rev William II. James, Of Sprinedale, Ohio,
has received n call to the Braudywinc Manor
Church, Chester county, Of which the Rev. j. N.
&. Grier, ID. d., has been pastor for more than
fifty four years.
At the recent exhibition at the Chester County
Fair grounds In West Chester the first premium
OF $50 was awarded to j. W. Ryder, for the best
time On the Ntlo. ipede, making the half mile In
three minutes and ten seconds.
The Milford Mutual Friend says some one
recently sent by express to james McNatt u col
Ored barber OF that town, fourteen cuts in q box.
THY hud evidently had n terrible battle in their
close quarters, aud fur were dead mud the Others
terribly battered bruised and bloody.
ASSESSMENT DIVISIONS IN KENT CoUNTY.
The recent imperative orders OF Commissioner
Delano Obliged a reduction IN the numhcr Of US.
ASSESSOR In this State, In consequence OF which
General WOoda was able To appoint but two IN
Kent county. The Smyrna Times complains that
one Of these should have been located in that
town, aud asserts that "ns much. or nearly ms
much. revenue is paid in Duck Greek Hundred
rs In the balance Of the County. which makes IL
important that the Assistant Assessor should be
located here" In response to this statcment,the
Dover Deitiua,edn has cullatcd the figures from
the late Collector DAYS collection br ks, which
show that IN 1869 Duck Creek and Little Creek
together paid Of ANNUAL taxes Si,2 Bid, while
the balance Of the county paid s9,SnG.a4. 10
1868, when there were three Assessors for the
county the returns On the annual list were ms
follows:-
Duck Creek and West little Greek, 44,78035
East Little Creek, Dover and North
Murdo,kill, s.1li 20
s. Murdeikll, Misplllion and Milford, $3.50 so
OF the above, Dover Hundred paid about Fix
thousand dollars or monthly tax, Mr. Day states
Dover pays neatly two dollars 10 smyrnn's one.