Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-10-27


Peter Devlin, an operativein Riddles factory,
Delaware county, had his hand SO lacerated by
the machinery, recently, that arnputation was
necessary.
Tho Chester Republican severely critcises
the action of Governor Geary, in pardoning one
William Moore, convicted of selling liquor with
out a license.
Mr.. Cooper of Delaware County, takes his
defeat smilingly, and even prints numerous tan
talizinls and spiteful notes, he says he has re-
ceiyed since.
--Abner Pyle, real estate agent, West Chester,
has sold the farm of H. p. Christy, 10S acres in
Upper Oxford township. to John G.. Freeland,
Of Lancaster county, for sl0,5oo.
p. s.. Anderson, of Allowaystown, N. j..
publishes long letter in the Salem Standard
recanting the Democratic faith, and expressing
sincere repentance for his political errors.
Some ornery" scoundrel, possessed of the
devil, recently inflicted cruel and wanton injuries
on valuable Alderny (Jersey) bull at Ivy Mills
Delaware county, which caused the animals
death.
The Chester Republican seconds the Mo,t,in,
Posts motion that Col. Fitzgerald be made
Chairman of the Republican State Central Com
mittee In place Of John Covodc. Why should
these papers be poking fun at the Colonel with
the white choker
Five colored men have been lodged in Bel Air
jail, charged with stealing sheep and poultry,
kill their landlord. The latter have since been
released on BAIL
The boys have been playing the game called
" Tournament" down at Bel Air. They had all
the fuss and feathers about it that the men have
and wound up by browning a lot of girls queens,
maids of honor, etc.
A dog said to be mad was recently killed
near Bel Air. They ought to have had linn at
tournament, he would have been a sufficiently
dangerous character to be worthy of the lances
OF the gallant young ring stickers.
One Of the laborers at West School Farm
recently, while hauling in load of corn was
imprudent enough to stand OH the tongue with
young oxen, partially broken. They started to to
run and turned around a bank, upsetting the
cart which fell over the driver, injiring him
seriously.
The Delaware county .dnprical, of the 18th,
says: Some two weeks ago Mr.. Chas. Singles,
OF Darby. lost his youngest child by diptheria.
on yesterday he buried the second, and third
IL now sick with it. Both were apparently get
ting better and were up and walking within about
ten minutes Of their DEATH
On Friday week the body of Mrs. Rebecca
White, wife Of Mr. Daniel White, of Darby, was
found in mill dam near her own residence She
left home, az was her custom, about II o'clock,
to take walk along the bank, and failing TO
return at noon, search was made for her, and
her body discovered as above mentioned. In
the absence of the Coroner, Esquire Mamie held
al n,iuestt anu INC jury returned Serulct OF
accidentally drowned.
On Saturday night, Oct. 18th, the Episcopal
Church in Media, was entered by burglars and
robbed of surplce, bands, handsome bible,
and other smaller articles. The thieves opened
| the prize box in the chapel thinking II contained
| money, and scattered the tickets over the floor
The carpet OF the main floor was also rolled up
| ready to carry away, when the thieves became
alarmed and fled with the articles first mention
| ed. This is the second time this church has
been robbed.
--On Saturday evening lady named Wilkin-
son arrived in Philadelphia from Chester, and
| took lodgings at the Mount Vernon hotel Sec
ond street. above Arch. She being in delicate
| state of health, was taken i'll during the night,
and for fear OF annoyance, the proprietor of the
hotel, it is alleged, elected her into the street
She was found by some officers in very critical
condition, and removed to the Fourth-district
station-house, where her wants were attended
to as far as possible. The proprietor will be
| arrested.
Thomas w. Woodward, of Linwood, Della
ware county, by recent accident at st. Martins
| Church, had one horse killed and another
wounded. An old well on a public school prop
| erty, near the church, had been abandoned some
years ago, but instead of being filed up it, had
been covered with boards, a few feet below the
surface, and then earth thrown on them. In the
course of years the boards have rotted and the
apparently firm surface of the ground really be-
came dangerous trap. The horses were being
backed and as their hind feet came over this
| well the surface gave way, and both animals
were precipitated into it, one breaking Ills neck
| and the other receiving severe injuries. The
team was valuable one.