Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-08-11

vessels during the war.
Our Neighbors.
Salem is afflicted with I'll base ball fever this
hot weather.
Media growls at its water works for furnish
ing muddy water.
DR.. Dickerson, of Media, has just returned
from visit to Colorado.
The population of Chester, according to the
census just taken, is II, 800.
Perch Fishery, in the Delaware, is the favor.
lite spot with Chester Fishermen.
"A new school house for colored children, will
be built in Chester, this Summer.
The american complains of irregularity in
the mails in the lower part of the county.
The yield of potatoes in Chester county this
season has been very good.
On Thursday last a high wind did some dam
age to corn in parts Of Chester county.
There have recently been one or two cases
Of cholera near Kaolin, New Garden township,
Chester county.
DR. Hopkins of Marshallton, has been APP
pointed temporary Physician at the Chester
County Aims House.
The stable of G. X. Mcdonald East Nothing
ham, was entered last Friday night, and a por-
ton of a set of harness stolen.
The Misses. Waugh. of New London twp,
Snester county, whose Darn was destroyed by
nio so'ne non'ns ago, nave ouii' d iihe new one
The chester hepubicdn says that after all,
Cape May is the best bathing place in the coun-
tfy'
-Workmen will commence laying water pipes
through the streets of Coatesville in about two
weeks.
"A colored camp meeting will commence at
Newlins woods, near Pennsgrove, on the 18th
instant.
The recent Republican County Convent;on
in Delaware comfy. was unusnallv large and
very harmonious.
On the night of the 18th nit. the money frawer
of the plumbine Establishment Of paekwood and
Gartside was robhod nf sos
The Reprb,ica, Conoressonal Convention
for tn E;rat J;st,ct ~ Nav Torua,, viii n,aat ~
Vneland m tha al, of Amaust '' "-'' i''e'' ~
'-N w. - c,.,,
Mains of d,nnle "a and d;sordarlv conduct Of
n~. n ~ -. sw,".. ,,..., a.,
ley, IL VI mason, Oh west neriaeh, conn,
mas ehterea on HI uiities ~ pas.or Oh the me-
y. -'"p'''' l,' ~ - n ~
-. 10 aBas. tiie 'aw III oliiiss lsa,,ia any one
VINO mas not receved the uegree OF M. u, ana
taken GUY county hcepse' 10 Practice heoicihe
III 'na' oea'o'
On thursday nlght OF last week, valuable
morse was stolen from Johh .. Muiieh, OF Drum
ihe.oh anu d wagon anu wv sets Vi harhess irolh
Joshua Names Oh INC same pace.
james D.. a seven year old son Of Jonat han
and Susan y. button, Oh ASTON delaware coun-
", was aceiueitaliy drowned Ill MS iather MILL
pohu, OH Monuay, is' inst
The Chester Republican again refuses to sup
port Thomas V. Cooper, renominated for the
Legislature by the Republicans. 1t opposed his
election oeiore, put uhsuccessiuiy.
Through the enorts OF Hon. Washington
townsend, IN appropriation oil Soo0o was made
NJ the last session OF congress tor the improve
meht oil the Government properly at Lazaretto-
The School Directors of West Bradford,
Chester county, have contracted with u. +. Lew
49, oil DoHningtown, to billd School House at
homansVlile Tor Tl4iO,oO.
The Mt Vernon factory, in Lower Oxford,
Chester county, was burnt down on Friday night
last. II was supposed to have caught from
spontaneous combustion OF cotton.
About dozen of the young gentlemen of
West Chester spent last week in camping out on
SCOTS Island in the Brandywne, in West Brad
ford. They had delightful time and were well
pleased with their gypsy life.
Simeon Lord the we'll known manufacturer,
of Kingsessing, late of Darby, dropped dead
from heart disease on Monday morning last. He
was well known throughout Delaware county and
much respected.
The harm on the farm of Harry Ei1inper in
Ridley. Delaware county, was struck by lightning
last Thursday. and horse belonging to the es-
tate of Mr.. Eifnger was Instantly killed. No
other damage was done.
,.1,,oiio oo,r ho,ono,;,,o, b. c,,,noi co,a-
s1 .J p, Sss ~ ,'a IN. a.',.,,
,ra ;t,a, =, ta mdJer NV rattiasnae ona dsy
Iast week. and died from the effects of the bite
twenty-four hours afterward Reniin1 DisDafch
anil Times
mn cs,,,,,,;ss;o,.s 80 ctosto, oo,,,.,, ,..,.
, u ~, " Uhestet county nav
a aware .,'o ton,ias. ior pu',ius .o priubo az
North Enu' apo'e o2atesy, w anu also, tle one
az Young rory, III LAST ra1 n, 70 lie 1on
mental IRON company on lhnaueiphia' bo1h
piiuees are on 'iie Dranuy"ihe.
The lightning, which has been doing many
queer Things OF iate, recently shocked the pitch
iorks OUT Oh ,le nanus Oh Two men working IN the
ileld oil hichard ooIhwali, OF upper uwchlaii'
chester county, ana shocked ,he men down,
without seriously inJuilhg them however.
-Four frame stables on the alley in the rear
of Market street, east of Walnut, West Chester,
were totally destroyed by fire, OH Saturday fter-
noon last The buildings belonged to Mrs. Mary
Ierril, Bernard Cook, Mrs. spence, and John
Mahan. Inc buildings We're partly insured
The corner stone of the State Normal School,
now in course of erection in West Chester, will
be laid on Wednesday, September 14th. Govern
or Geary, Ex-Governor Pollock, Superintendent