Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-06-09
The Peninsula.

Wheat is heading.
The colored people talk of an amendment
celebration in Denton, in July.
The steamboat Massachusetts commenced her
trips between Denton and Baltimore, June End.
And now the Maryland and Delaware Railroad
il accused Of high charges, and berry growers
haul their fruit to the Delaware Railroad for
shipment.
A correspondent of the Union recommends
tho putting of slat box, with a cat in il, up
each cherry tree, to keep away the birds that
now steal the fruit. Cats must be plentiful down
there, or cherry trees scarce.
TALBOT COUNTY.
We do not admire the Easton Journal, but
coirinon fairness and love of Justice leads lis to
hope that the silly and mean libel suit recently
brought against it will be laughed out of Court.
To make an editor legally responsible for the
truth of business advertisement would require
that he be omniscient. We are surprised that any
newspaper should be drawn by business rivalry
into the support of any such theory.
Thomas Hughlett has been appointed by the
Judges OF the Circuit Court School Commissioner
for Easton District, in place of Lewis IL. Camp
bell deceased and James Il. Mcdaniel for Bay
Hundred District, in place of Jas. NJ. Lowe, re-
signed.
1t is expected that work will commence shortly
oil the new market house in Easton.
A light-boat has been placed on the Choptank
rNer preparatory W puttiiib d hbhl houoo ehoio'
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The Democrat and Herald denies the truth of
insnuaton that the freight charges on the Dor
chester and Delaware r. II. are exorbitant, made
by a correspondent of the Denton Union.
100000 peach trees will come into bearing in
this county next year.
It is believed by many that Charles Stack, the
murderer of Benjamin Rhodes, is still skulking
about Dorchester county. reward of 300 is
offered for his arrest.
Cambridge is said to have improved greatly
since the completion OF the railroad.
In peach orchards young trees promise fine
yield, but the old trees will bear little, IL any,
| fruit this year.
The steamer Massachusetts,, on Wednesday
night of last week, ran ashore on Handbook
| bar below Cambridge, and was, after several
| hours hard work. got Off by the aid of the U. s.
revenue cutter Northerrer, The Leila, Of the
Maryland oyster police force, steamed by without
offering any assistance.
Green peas arc plentiful.
QUEEN ASNE's COUNTY.
| And. now the Centrevie Observer is praising
some coorcd orator who goes back on his race
as "black Demosthenes."
| The Observer, is very mean and abusive towards
quite a number of Republican gentlemen.
Tho Observers statement that Judge Bond and
| party has left Centreville without paying theiI
| hotel bills was a contemplate lie.
The store of William I. McClyments,o of Centre.
| Vile, was robbed last week of 300 worth Of
| shoes.
Centreville station, of the NJ. l.. Church, has
determined to hold campmeeting at Wye the
coming summer, though the exact time has no
yet been fixed upon
Several young men of Centreville have char
tered the steamboat Chest, for an excursion
from Chestertown to Cambridge, on the It'll O
July stopping at all the landings on Cheste
river.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
The Worcester Shield argues with the Ceci
Democrat that they cannot afford to despise TIL
colored vote. Other Democrats will come to tn
same opinion before winter sets in.
Green Run beach is to be fitted up as a sea
side resort.
The Newtown Gazette attacks Gov. Bowie 70
pardoning murderers and the Shield sayst he ed
/ tor of the Gazette was probably drunk when III
wrote the editorial.
No contract has yet been made for the con
struction of the Worcester County II. II.
Irving Spence has. after long contest, bee
reelected County School Examiner.
CECIL COUNTY
The Wing sighs for Mcclellan, to ditch Elkton
, muddy streets.
i If 100000 is raised, by private subscription,
) the directors Of the Elkton and Alasseys Railroa
Company say their road can be built. Yes, ''if"-
: Cecil roads are generally bad, but those leadin
!. to Zion are particularly hard to travel. We hay
always understood that this is the case ever,
| where.
The recent tabeaux exhibition, in Elkton, VIZ
n very pleasant and successful affair.
wIcoMIco COUNTY.
: The continued wet weather endangers corn
i the low lands.
J. The Salisbury Lyceum considers the wanto
s. murder of simple colorcd boy a good subje
10 for iesting.
! Sandy Smith, colored citizen of Salisbur
y who has been sojourning in the Penitentiary,h
y been pardoned by Governor Bowie.
Salisbury thinks of a town hall and gas work
Cherries are ripe and large quantities beii
shipped North.