Middletown transcript., 1870-11-26
Correspondence Of the .Hidaleto~n Transcript.
New CASTLE, Nov. %, 1870.

Mr.. EDIroR. Thinking that perhaps a
few words from your county seat might
not be uninteresting to your numerous
readers, | venture to again send you few
of the doings here since my last, at the
same time begging pardon if l intrude.
improvements still continue, among which
may be mentioned the laying of new and
wider pavement around the Court House,
and portion of what is commonly known
as the !" School Green" The cost | be-
lieve is paid by the county and our town
commissioners jointly. One of our coal
and wood yards has again changed hands.
tho purchaser this time being James Jones,
late one of the Radical candidates for the
nomination for Sheriff. d. w. Harlan,
Esq. principal of our schools, will shortly
leave for the scene of his new labors as su
perintendent of the Wilmington Schools, a
position to which he has been recently
elected by the school board of that city.
While we cannot blame Mr.. III. for seek
ing more lucrative position, we at the
same time regret the change, and only
hope our board of education will find a
gentleman as capable of managing our
schools. Our new Sheriff took possession
of the Sheriff. House on Thursday, the
18th inst The torch-light procession ar
ranged for the evening came very near be-
ing failure, on account Of the scarcity of
torches, as it was, however, those who
could procure them paraded though the
principal streets of the town headed by
the New Castle Cornet Band, and halted
in front of the Sheriff's house, where they
were very agreeably entertained with a
brief but spirited congratulatory address,
by Alexander Cooper, Esq, The election
passed off very quietly here. and resulted
as we predicted it would, in a largely in
creased majority for the Democratic candi-
dates. That adventures, Polly McNatt,
didn't extend her perambulations to New
Castle County, hence we had no internal
dissensions, and only the black and tan
crew and their negro allies to contend a.
gainst. The negro troops fought bravely,
gro votes polled was not so large as at the
little election. owing no doubt to the fact
of certain us Official being in durance
in the Court House, acting as one Of the
judges.
Court commenced on Monday, and from
present appearances the session will be
protrncted till well on in December. There
are an unusually large number of prison
ers to be tried, mainly for petty offences,
besides large civil list. Our town, DIS a
consequence will be quite lively for the
next three weeks. The only criminal
case yet tried was that of Hugh Sweeny
for un assault and battery with intent to
kill one Wm. Q. Moore, of Wilmington.
The jury rendered verdict of guilty. Lore
for the State and Patterson for defence.
The prisoners council has made motion
for new trial, which will be argued to-
day A new feature attending this ses-
sion of Court, is the opening of a Shaving
Shop in au Office adjoining the Court House
where certain private Bankers have estab-
lishcd themselves for the purpose of dis
counting witness checks This looks bad
ly for the county, and our Levy Court
should see to it that the County Treasur-
cr reside at the county scat. Ii.