Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-27

LOCAL NEWS.
X. or PA new Lodge of knights of Pythais,
.alled Union Lodge, No. 49, of New Jersey, was
organized ut Pennsgrove, on wednesday evening,
he 18th inst. III
Nor 80. The Middletown Transcript says
here is no truth In the report that its editor I
kinks of coming to Wilmington, to start pnper
The matter was merely talked about last fall, and
hence the rumor.
A Coon INVESTMENT. this head is ad-
yertsed elsewhere valuable shell-ime properly,
and coal business at Seaford, ia this State. MIR.
Iawthrop, one of the owners, is about to remove
10 Philadelphia, In connection with the transfer
of the Mt. Carmel Coal Co.'s office 10 that city.
DEDICATION OF NEW CHURcu.-The new
Colored Union American church OF Newark VIII
be dedicated on the 30th instant, with appropriate
The building Is new one. of frame,
"a by 36 feet, and work on 1t commenced about
the LIST of October, and was completed on the
14th.
THE County SEAT AT CHESTER The indlg-
against any Thought Of removing the county seat
To Coatesyille. seems to have fallen UNDECIDED, and
the Coatesvillians and many other Villains Qrom
q West Chester view) go on talking md planning,
as though West Chester did not exist
AccIpFNT.-A Young man by the name of
William Ii. Lewis, residing near wyoming, while
out cunning few days ago, accidentally snot
fracturipp the bone and tearing the flesh. His
gun was standing in some bushes, and selzlng
1t hastily twig caught the hammer, when 1t ex-
ploded, producing the above result.
OPP FELLOWS HALL Ce.-At the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of this corporation on
Wednesday afternoon week, the following were
elected officers for the ensuing year;
Presldent-Jesse Sharpe.
Curators-Dr. Henry +. Askew. Phliemma
Chandler, John G. Yates, Jacob Butz 9. W. Hol-
lingsworth. John L. Thompson, Daniel Farra,
Archibald Crozier, Joshua Maris, Peter springer. |
THE SMYRNA CoNcERT.-The Times, of the |
10th, says: "The concert given by the teacsers
and pupils of Smyrna Seminary, at the Town
Hnll, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings last
was the finest entertainment of the kind ever
giyen In this town. The oratorio performed,
1.-THE Festival of the Rose" is fairy scene,
founded upon cHstom said to have prevailed
with the shepherds ameng the mountains OF
Arcadia, that of crowning, with wreath OF
roses, the maiden who had been most correct IN
her behavior during the year"
NEW FREIGHT HousR.-The Wilmington .S
Reading Railroad Company is having erected NJ
the intersection of their road with Liberty street,
just beyond the gas works, small frame build
ing to be used as temporary freight house. Ac-
cess is had to it by means OF switch from the
siding of the 7. w. & B. r. II. now being used
by the new road, and no steps are being taken
towards the extension OF the main road to the
Compapy's lot fronting on Newport road oppo-
site Chestnut street. There are some dlifcultes
about the right of way, we believe.
| AN Asrt-woMAs's RIGHTS LEcruRE;-..A
woman calling herself " Madame Ducker, Is to
| lecture in Middletown in opposition to woman
suffrage. She appears in public we believe to de-
| nounce the practice of women appearing in pub
lie. Middetown has already heard Miss ollye
| Logan on the other sideof the question and seems
to have got interested in the matter for we sec
that Rev. DIR. McCabe is to deliver two lectures
| in the Town Hall, one on" Woman's Worth and
Wohan's Work. and the other on Womans
| Rights, and WomaH's Wrongs"
The MIppLErows CousTERrElr CAsE.--Wm.
G. Jump and Hel-y P. Mellon, of Kenton Kent
county, the parties who recently passed number
of counterfeit National Bank notes on parties in
Mddlcsown, had hearing before United States
Commissioner Kumford, Thursday morning. There
was no conflict of evidence rs to the passing of
the notes, but the parties claim that they had no
knowledge of tteir character, and It seems they
redeemed them as soon as presented. The COM
missioner held them each to bail in the sum of
% 00O for their appearance at the next session OF
the United States District Court.
DEplcArIoN.-The new meeting house lately
erected by the Brandywine Baptist Church, near
Chadds Ford Delaware county, Pennsylvania,
will be dedicated by appropriate services on
laence at 101s O'clock a. M, services also at two
o'clock, p. M, and at ~ O'Clock in the evening.
Rev. p L. Herson. D. D., will preach the open
ing sermon, Rev. J. M. Pendeltou, D. D; will be
the alternate. Ministers from CroEler ineolog-
ical Seminary, and from ncighboring churches
arc expected to be present and take part in the
exercises. The public are respectfully invited to
attend.
HoKsE TnrEF.-The stable of Mr.. J. g. Abbott
, | of Camden, was entered on wednesday morning
and his horse taken away, the thief carefully re-
locking the door. Mr.; Aeoott tracked tne morse
thief. who is known as Phil. Loaf, in company
with man to whom he was trying to sell the
horse drove into Dover, but upon being accost-
ed by an acquaintance with .Wny, fhii. @ yuu
papion that he wished to see relative down
town, abandoned the animal and vehicle and
made tracks," A chase was soon got up, but
Phil. somehow managed to double on his pursu:,
ers and got away. MT. ADpott recosercu III
, horse.-Detdwdredn.
, Corroy MAcuIsERY Y-Pusey Brothers, manu-
facturers Of cotton goods and cotton machiner
have lust finished for factory In Nerristowr
Pa. tive of their Patent Ring Spinning Ma
chimes" These machines are of the Messrs
8 Puseys own invention, and are SAID 10 posses
Il important improvements over the common una
/ chimes. They are warmly commended by som
. | OF the most prominent manufacturers In IN
country, and the demand for them is increasing
:. This firm sent five of them to Chester, recently
and they are giving great satsiacon & ;norta me nop
Is branch to Wilmington industries. ;,
q The Messrs. Pusey have been compelled 70 u
q up portion of their loom room as machin
. shop, to accommodate the growth OF the machin
:. making department Of their business.
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jf IscENprARIsM IN DELAWARE CouSry -ARRES
G. or THE IHcEN oIARY.-We have already notlce
several incendiary fires in Delaware county, II
On "wednesday 18th INST, there was another.
,e which the barn of Lewis Pancoast IN sprlnguel
40 twp. was destroyed. just before the fire Mr.
~ Pancuast had refused admission to an ugly iooi
~ ipp yagabond who asked for something TO en-
te Ue disappeared behind the barn and almost in
le mediately afterwards 1t was discovered 20 be {
or fire. The fellow was arrested near the burnlr
e. building aud taken to Jail at Media. IL w
IL thought that possibly he might be the man WI
y set on fire MIR. Palmcr's barn, in Upper Darb
= and little girl who had seen man near the pa
Just before the fire was sent for. She immediate
OF identified the prisoner as the man she had th
IS, seen The man is described as fellow with
s- low brow and hideous conntcnancc. Hc Is
es Italian and gives his name rs Snntno Viacava.
ORpHASs HOME FOR THE EASTERN SIoRE-I
want Of a home or refuge for friendly orpha
has long been felt in the Eastern Shore of MAJ
lat land. aud recently tract of lard in Talt
to county, five miles from Easton.was rendered p
is vided the necessary building be erected there
ar In behalf of a large number of ladies who ha
Il taken the matter III charge, Miss Anna Earl,
no Elias q. Dawson, aud Miss Alice Z. Colquhol
'ne Of Easton, have issued and address solic
'a- subscriptions. Their plan is to obtain
ur- names Of responsible ladies in the seye
his counties who will act collectors. TIL
in are to secure subscriptions of any amo'
of towards the immediate erection Of the ouildiu
a ra and permanent subscriptions of 81 per ann
"a. from the largest possible number for the regt
MS support of tho institution. The institution