Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-28
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
RESULTED FATAILY.-The little child of police
nan Buck, who fell from the third story window
about week since, died on Saturday night.
New TELEGRAPH OFFICE. = The Automatic |
Telegraph Company have made arrangements
with Woolston n Co., and will open an Office at
their banking rooms 10 East Third street, under
the Odd Fellows Hall, in this city, within three
or four weeks. We understand the rates Will be
very low.
NEWARK AcADEMy.-This excellent institution,
which, under the admirable charge Of Professor
E. D. Porter, has gained deserved reputation,
for sound and capable instruction, begins its Fall
term on Sept. l4th. 1t is classical, scientific.
and commercial boarding school for boys and
young men. Send for catalogue.
CLERICAL CHANeE.-At late meeting of the
Presbytery of Washington, Rev. Leonodus Dob
son was received into the ministry of that COM
munion. Mr.. Dobson was formerly Methodist,
having been pastor of Scott Church. in this city.
and subsequently of the NJ. L. Church, at New
Castle He is a son-in-law of the late John Ross,
Chief Of the Cherokee Nation, and he expects to
labor as a missionary of the Presbyterian Board
of Domestic Missions amongst the Cherokees.
THE PEACH TRADE.-The p. w. & d. II. II. Z.
and the Camden a Amboy Co., are making ex-
tensiye preparations for the shipment of peaches
this season. Already the Camden * Amboy have
on the p. W. Il B.. track over one hundred cars,
and more arriving almost daily. At the compa-
ny's shop in this city they are abont completing
the last of fifty new fruit cars, while they have
over two hundred ready for use, and have large
force of men engaged in repairing and fixing up
others.
DELAWARE COLLEGE. by an advertisement in
another column, it will be seen that the first reg
ular term of this college, under the new manage
ment, will commence Sept 2ith Students may
pursue the regular classical course, such as is
taught in our best colleges, or they may coniine
themselves to the Scientific and Agricultural De-
partments. Young men may receive at this III
stitution, a thorough education at moderate
expense. For circulars. address VIM. IL. Pur-
rel, A. NJ, President, Newark, Del.
DAsrAnp1Y.-w learn that the curtains, DASH
boards, cushions, and bodies of some half dozen
carriages were cut, torn and hacked by some
miserable miscreant, at Kits Hammock, on
Thursday night. The carriage of Mr.. Watson of
this place was injured to the amount of 800 or
SIS. Mr.. Watson has offered $50 reward for the
arrest of the party. Every summer almost, there
is complaint of carriages and harness being cut
at the Hammock, especially at nights when there
is large company present. The perpetrators
ought to be found and punished Detd,rd,edn.
DELAWARE CAR woRKs-Business is very
brisk at the Jackson " Sharp Co.'S Delaware
Car Works. large number of ears being under
course of construction. Tomorrow, they send
away to Norfolk, five city passenger cars for the
Norfolk City Railway Company and have five
more which will be soon completed. They also
have under way cars for the Orange Alexan-
dria Il. r., East Tennessee, Virginia IL Georgia
II. r., st. Louis ~ Southern Il. H., Allegheny
Valley R. r., and the Springfield Illinois South
em II. Recommended, 22d inst
DELAwAREAS IN Missouri. Thomas J. Irons,
late of Kent county in this State is now at Glas-
gov, Howard County, Missouri, being engaged
i'll the Engineer Corps of the Missouri and
Mississippi Railroad He is doing well and
writes us, under date of July 10th, that the
colored people were then assembled i'll immense
numbers in the town in which he lives. celebra-
ting the 18th Amendment and that one of them.
J. Milton Turner, had just made an able and
excellent speech. There are but 300 white Re-
publicans in the county.
REDUCTION IN FREldnrs. The Philadelphia.
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company
announces great reduction III the rate OF
freights between Wilmington and Baltimore.
The reduction is as follows First class % cents
per 100 pounds. second class IS cents per lot
pounds, third class II cents per pound, fourth
class cents per 100 pounds. The also announce
that special rates will be given shipments OF
full car loads, and particular attention be siyel
to the transportation of carriages. Mr.. Finncgat
the freight agent can furnish additional inforina
ton.
Horse CAsE.-Joseph Miller. Of Newport, pm,
chased horse from "a son of George A. Nande
grift, of New Castle Hundred, a few weeks ago
giving note of $50 i'll payment After nsini
him several weeks, concluding that the bargain
was not likely to prove profitable, he sent th'
horse back to his former owner. and on his de
Ginning to receive him, the animal was tlirnet
loose in the road. He then went to the farm o
George A. Nandegrift. who advertises him as al
estray horse. and if the owner does not CLAIM
him lie will eventually be sold according to Law
Republican.
TREEMouSr SEai1SARy. direct attention t
the advertisement Of this flourishing institutio
of learning for boys-one of the best in pennsy
yania-located at Norlistown. Pa. Students her
are prepared for any calling i'll life, or to entt
any American College, or Military Academy II
school has enjoyed the patronage of the publ
for twenty-siX years, eighteen of which the pre-
ent proprietor has been connected with it
teacher, vice principal or principal lIavii
known Mr.. Loeb, the Principal, for a number
years, we cordially recommend Treemount Sen
mary to parents having boys to educate
SAD Academia workman in saw-mill
Willow Grove, Kent county. accidentally caug
his arm in the betting. a day or two awo and lit
it badly injured. A physician from Canterbu
ampuated the limb, and it is now said a secoi
amputation higher up will be necessary. 4 co
respondent there charges lack Of skill or iud
inent as the reason for the second ampntatio
and i'll fact for amputation at all.
We have learned by experience that gre
allowance must be made for popular as oppos
to professional Judgment in such cases and hen
decline to mention the physicians name. o
correspondent does not send lis that Of the
jured man.
The PEACH PROSPECT AGAIN. "A Corresponds
of the New York Herald states that, from t
present condition Of the peach trees, it may
estimated that Kent and Sussex counties, De
ware, will yield only one-third Of the usual err
and that New Castle county may produce abe
half the usual crop In the peach growi
regions of Maryland, il is believed only one-h
of the usual crop may be relied on. These c
culations are based upon records Of the appe
anee Of the fruit trees carefully noted, frt
time to time every year. The peaches t
season, however. will be of good size, and '
be carefully shipped.
We think that this is a pretty accurate sta
ment. hut when we talk of half crop this "
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