Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-09-22

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The HOME for Friendless Children have re-
ceived gift of Howe Sewing Machine from
the enterprising agent here, Mr.. A. A. McKain.
| The friends of the Home return their warm
| thanks for the handsome and useful gift.
LAUREL FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT CELEBRATION.
/ "A celebration of the adoption OF the Fifteenth
| Amendment will take place at Laurel, on Thursday
of next week, the both instant by the colored
people of that section of Sussex county. The
Mount Vernon Band, of this city, has been
engaged to furnish the music.
TANNERS MAnKET.-There are fifty stalls in
part OF the building at 9Th and Orange, fitted
up especially for farmers and truckers, and II
there are number that wish to escape the cold
and storms of winter they can do 80 by notifying
the proprietors as it will be thrown open free
| of rent for some months.
Hon TIMES IN SussEx.--A correspondent from
Sussex county describes the delegate election of
the De nocracy of Nanticoke as highly uproarious.
Whisky flowed freely, and the tights were
| promiscuous.
On the afternoon of the election Mr.. Thomas
| ]. Cannon, who lives near the place of meeting
--Coverdaie's Cross Roads valuable COW
shot and so badly hurt that he fears she will die.
DELAWARE CoILEdE.-A gentleman who wish
| ted Delaware College Monday states that the
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aging. DR.. Brown entered one of his sons there
| yesterday, and there were three others
whose names he did not learn. 1t may not be
| generally known that one student is admitted
| free of tuition from each hundred, on applica-
ton to the member of Legislature from the
hundred.
| WEII-KsowN CHARACTER GoNE-Dr. Ethan
| Allen, a well-known character in Chester and
neighboring counties, died at Freehold. N. j.,
some days since. He was yender OF what he
called his Lightning Cure" and during Fair
Days and Mass Meeting times, his stentorian
voice could be heard at the street corners
of West Chester reciting the merits OF his pana-
cea He had an attack of sun stroke and was
wandering about the streets in delirious condi-
| ton. 1t is ntimated that Jersey Lightning"
was the indirect cause of his DEATH West Ches-
| ier Record.
| SAD DEATH--John Wesley Hawkins, Jr., whose
| death is announced under the appro-
| pirate head, was the son of j. w. Hawkins, late
| Levy Court Commissioner for Wilmington.
| Deceased was a man of brilliant promise and
| fine character, but twenty-three years old. de
| left home some three or four months ago and
took up his residence in st. Louis. Missouri, but
was lately taken sick there and started home.
| By tho time he arrived in Philadelphia he was
too i'll to proceed further, and he went to the
| house of a FRIEND where he died at noon on
| Sunday.
Coal Or. ACCIDENTS Yesterday morning
Mr.. II. Cope, No. 1907 Vine street. was seriously
| burned by the explosion of a can of coal oil.
] The accident occurred while she was pouring
/ coal oil on the fire to increase the flames
Sarah Madden, % years old, residing in Lin
coin avenue while attempting to fill q lighted
| lamp with cool, last, evening, set her dress on
eand, before the flames could be extinguished
she was dreadfully burned on the breast and
| shoulders. Her injuries are feared to be fatal
Philadelphia Ledger, today.
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| MEETING AT SEAroRD-A Republican meeting
was held on the evening of the 14th inst, at the
school house in Seaford. The meeting was
| called to order by Mr.. Robert A. Houston. Rev.
| Il. @. Gaines was appointed President, II. A.
| Houston and j. p. Obier Vice Presidents, Daniel
| Mcfarland and VIM. d. Fisher Secretaries. The
President introduced Prof VIM: Howard Day, OF
Wilmington. Del, who was the orator Of the
evening. Prof. Day delivered a beautiful and
pointed address, and held the attention Of his
audience until late in the evening. His discourse
was principally directed to the colored citizens.
| PEACH SHIPMENTS. Tuesday, September 18th,
| So cars to New York, and seven to Philadelphia.
| Wednesday, September 14th, eighteen cars to
New York, and six to Philadelphia,
Shipments to New York on Tuesday, l4th, and
Wednesday, 10TH last year, were ninety-one and
| seventy-six car loads
Thursday, Sept. 18th, New York "a cars Phil
| adepha cars.
Friday Sent 49, New York 10 cars, phadel-
phia cars, baltimore car.
Monday, Sept. 19,-To New York cars, to
Tuesday, Sept. 2O.-To New York 10 cars, to
Philadelphia cars.
SHARP pRAcTIcE.-Wm. Pickering, on Saturday,
stole horse and wagon from a farmer at Chadd's
Ford, Delaware County, and driving to this city
attempted to sell it, policeman named urlan,
arrest him, but before he could oyertake him he
had entered Delaware County. Being in citizens
dress the officer kept on, and finally coming up
with William, engaged in conversation and
agreed to find customer for the team. By this
means William was induced to return to the Blue
Bell HOTEL on the Darby road, when the smart
officer informed him that he was prisoner.
Alderman Randall held him to answer.--ihildda.
Bulletin, Monday.
MARROW EscApE.-On Tuesday afternoon, of
last week, seven men riding on a handcar on the
Wilmington IS Reading Railroad made q very
narrow escape from death. The regular after
noon train from Wilmington goes no further than
Coatssvillc, and these men, who are employed on
the road, got on the car to ride home. When
about six miles north of Coatesble, and round
ing curve an excursion train, returning from
Wilmington TO Heading, came up to them, and
they had just time enough to Jump from the car
before the engine struck it They were all very
| much frightened by the accident but very
thankful that they had escaped from death. The
handcar was broken to pieces, and part of it
struck the head light Of the engine and broke
it of.
FnEprncK FMn.-The Tenth Annual Fair Of
the Frederick Co., Nd. Agricultural Society, will
be held OH the Fair Grounds, at Frederick city
, on Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
October 1lth 18th, 18th and 18th next. This
Society has acquired most enyable reputation
for the beauty of its grounds and their surround
ngs and the interest of the exhibitions during
the past two years. No effort, we are assured
will bc spared to maintain the attractiveness o.
| the Fairs which have heretofore drawn to Fred
, erick such immense assemblages, including ias'
$ season the President of the United States, Gen
sherman and other distinguished visitors. Tile
premiums offered for trials of speed will doubt
less attract fine horses and render this depart
i ment as usual a most interesting feature ln'
baltimore and Ohio Railroad will issue round
. trip tickets Mt half fare, and will carry freiBh
y | for exhibition at half rates.
: PpnsoNAI.--Under the head of g Marriages,
We print, to-day, an item very personal to on
6 friend and correspondent, Capt. Charles ,. Bell
, We tender the happy couple our best wishes.
u Messrs ]. H. ]. Bush, and Lewis p. Bush, o
This city. have matricuated as students, in Del
&C aware College, at Newark. Other young mel
e from this city likewise propose to enter.
N Dir. Brown. of Christiana Hid. has just returne
from his plantation in Virginia, and left at on
ii office, a sample of his cotton crop, oil winch h
1t has twenty-five acres. He represents crops a
IL better than they have been before since the wal
though the wet weather in the spring interfere
n with the planting, and some parts OF the stat
- have suffered somewhat from drought, while i
,r other localities there has been plenty of rain
the season.
III FURTHER CENSUS RETuRNs.-Twenty five oil
of of the twenty eight subdivisions of Delawar
at have been reported to the Census Bureau, whc
makes the return from that State more nearl
"a complete than from any other. The total nun
r. her of names reported is Id 1874, against 1902 81
M from the same place in 1S60-an increase {
little over IL y per cent. The city of wilmingto
~ and New Castle together show a population {
ID 377Oi, against 2i,726 by the last census-a gal
M Of 12.97s, which not only exhausts the increas
al Of the State, but shows falling off of 952
the remainder of the State.
o. The subdivisions not yet reported are Milfoi
,r- and Mispillion, in Kent county and Cedar Cree
ha i, s,,runs cnl,ntv These. by the last censI