Middletown transcript., 1870-08-13
LocAL AWE srArE ArrA1Rs.

uay hlgnt ana ednesday morning. The rain
leii IN torrents, hooding the streams, carrying
away embankments, breaking mill dams, wash
ing out culverts, &c. The embankment of the
chesapeake and Delaware Canal, near Surhmit
Bridge, was washed into the Canal, fillg il up
at the point of abrasion, so that the water was
not moro than three feet deep, obstructlna the
navigation and detaining n number of vessels on
either side. Laborers were set to work imnledi-
ately to clear away the obstruction The mill
dam at Back Creek Mills was washed out seventy
| feet in the centre of the dam being carried away
hy the Hood. The dam at Murpheys Bohemia
Mills, commenced to co. but was checked by a
timely discharge of the surplus water. The rail
| road culvert at Willow Bridge was washed out
on Wednesday morning. Two trains passed
over 1T before the damnge was done, that NOR
ning, ana the morning passenger train for Will
| mington was only prevented from n crash by the
timely discovery of the breach, by Mr.. H. G.
| Lloyd, who signallcd the train TO stop. The road
was intact but the culvert was washed out be-
meath 1t, rendering the place all the more DANCE
rous, as the damage to the culvert could not be
seen by the engineer of the approaching train.
The train put back to this station, and took up q
number OF laborers to repair the breach, causing
a detention of two hours.
The barn of Mr.. John Athery, near Thomas
Landing, Appoquinimink Hundred, was struck
| by lightning during the violent thunder Storm
about l O'Clock on Wednesday morning, and
consumed. Three adjacent outbuidngs and
| two hay barracks were consumed. together with
all his wheat crop which was threshed out and
ready for market quantity of oats, and about
forty tons OF hay, about half of which was slow
ed in the barn, the rest in the barracks Five
mules and horses in the stable at the time, we're
rescued About fifty bushels of corn in the ear,
was saved from the burning building, and sbme
| farming implements were also saved through
the activity of those upon the farm and the very
prompt assistance of Mr.. Atherys neighbprs.
hI,tcl clsnrs Al.
but escaped unhurt. One of them had bundle
OF clothing burnt up in the barn. Mr.. Atherly
has policy of insurance upon his PROPERTY in
the Mill Creek Mutual Company TO the amount
| OF $4,000, which sum will not be sufficient I'd re-
build his barn. The dwelling of Leonard G.
Vandegrift, near Port Penn, was also struck the
same night. The family received no injury; the
gable OF the house, which was of brick, was
somewhat shattered, and the plastering broken.
No further damage was sustained.
THEFT AT PoRT PENY.-On Wednesday night
week, John Buehler, Swiss, employed by Wal
ter Verbeek, of Port Penn, to pick peaches,
robbed Nelson Linsen of $3.50 and some jewcry,
by breaking into trunk. He then left for Phil-
adelpha and stopped at an emigrant boarding
house on Water street. near Walnut Here he
was robbed OF all he had, while on drunk. lie
procured the arrest of the proprietor of the house
and companion, who were in the room at the
time, but they were discharged by the Aldern an
puenier was committed on the charge of theft to
await requistion, or be disposed of rs the au-
thoritiee OF this State may determine Gazette.
SIMMONS & SLocUMs MINsTRE1s. troupe
oil twenty star performers will give two enter
tlnments in the Town Hall, on Monday and Tu-
esday evenings next. 1t has just been organized
ana embraces some of the best talent in the coun-
Try. Simmons and Slocum were formerly with
Carncross Dixie, and won for that troupe the
nigh reputation which it now enjoys They have
"a N hsNnC
Philadelphia, called the Palace of Minstrelsy. u
which they propose TO open shortly by grand
: exhibition, Of which due announcement will be
made.
The trotting race arranged for Wednesday last
at Warwick, between McCrone's Delaware horse
and Samuel b. Foard's Maryland horse Cecil
oil Elkton, did not come off in consequence ofthe
ram and the soft condition of the track The
race was postponed till Wednesday next, when
1t Will positively come off, weather permitting.
These two horses are believed to be pretty well
matched as TO speed, and there is considerable
speculation as to which is likely to win.
Can it be that Wilmington is as filthy as it is
represented to be, by writer in the Mutual
Friend? He says &c Pigs wallow in the br[m-
ming cutters on the leading streets of business
and fashion, which is simply disgusting and in
excusaniy nasty; and within pebble throw of our
finest houses are foul sites from whence the odors
that arise are not of Araby the Blcst.'
Mr.. Geo. W. Ortlip, of the Middlctown Uo tcl
lost hne young mare, last week. He hired the
animal to drover, named Clark, who went into
Kent county, Nd. and after being absent several
days apprised Mr.. Ortlip that the mare was deAd
The extreme heat, in connection with the drive
no doubt caused her death.
The laborers at work upon the streets of Mid
, dletown, struck for higher wages on Monday
iast. They had been engaged at Sl.25 per day,
the 1sual price paid to road laborers but deman-
den 81 80, which the Commissioners refused TO
pay. Other labarerE, at the old prices were but
5 to work on Tuesday.
, The dust was great drawback to the comfbrt
+ OF the Red Lion and Camden Camps, last Sun
day Clouds of dust enveloped the carriages as
they approached the ground at both places and
people were literally covered with it, Red Lion
Camp closed yesterday,
r Mr.. Thomas ], Higgins, of St. Georges was
drowned on Friday, while bathing at Cape NAV,
AS the water was only three feet deep, it is sup
, posed he had been attacked with heart disease
! He was IA years old and had not been in good
} health for a long time.
:, AT Fort Delaware the bastions of the work nr,
. to be modified so as to fit them to heavy opn,
n with magazine traverses and thick earthen para
n pets. For this work appropriation of S37. Doc
i was made by Congress.
: One night last week several teams in racine
S from the Lincoln Camp 10 Milford colded dnt
: two carriages were completely wrecked and ,
s hack badly injured. No one was seriously hurt
g strange to say.
= = The largest iron merchant ship ever built thi
. . side the Atladtic was launched last week finn
/ the Harlan, Hollingsworth & Co.'S yard in vii
q n mlngton., 1t is called the Hyanoke and is off,,
= 500 tons burthen. >
e A good peach orchard in full beorinr. is oeu
: valent to a plethoric bank account, and bette
:, than shares in n California gold mine a Pennayl
vania oil well, or q Texas becfpacking estab
lishment.
, The Order of American Mechanics, of Whining
ton, have completed their arrangements viii
], the Railroad Companies for grand excursion +
s Lewes, on Thursday the 18th inst
n Hon. N. B. Smithers left Dover on the goth O
J, July to go TO Drummondtown, Va since whic
n time nothing has been heard from him. He Wa
u 4 to have returned the following Saturday
e Solomon Smith, town constable of Smvrn
! had the fingers of one of his hands badly MAN