Middletown transcript., 1870-04-02
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.

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lington, Kent county, Md. from whom was sto-
len, at sundry times, by negro man in his en-
ploy, ten turkies and fifty chickens. The thief
was discovered through the revelations of anoth-
er negro man m Mr.. Corbaleys employ, who had
honor enough to inform Mr.. Corbaley of the dis
honest practices of his fellow-laborer. He con-
Quoted him to the barn and discovered to him
two more turkies, hidden away there which it
was the thief s intention TO carry off that night.
Mr.. Corbaey sent for constable arrested the
guilty party while in the field at work, and took
him to the barn where the turkies were secreted, |
and then had him conveyed TO Chestertown Jail,
where he awaits his trial. Many of the negroes
find the difference between providing for them
selves and having master TO provide for them.
Many of them with the characteristic improve
denee OF their race, spend all they make during
the spring, summer, and fall months, and have
little left TO live upon during the winter. Hence
their nocturnal visits to the henneres and poul-
try coops. In this section it is pretty generally
believed that there are certain white thieves, as
well as black, who engaged in chicken steal |
ing, and it would surprise no one if their backs |
should ultimately come under the Sheriff lash,
before they are much older. Suspicion has been |
directed towards certain parties, and if they are
not first shot down in their tracks, they are like
ly to find their way 10 New Castle There are
| many thieves in our midst and it would appear |
that little vigilance is all that is needed to
| detect them and bring them to punishment.
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Town Lot Scheme by Geo. W. Ingram & Co. took
| place on Saturday afternoon last in the Town
| Hall. About two hundred persons were present,
and the Townsend Brass Band was in attendance,
playing several of its enlivening airs. A commit
tee of three was appointed to superintend the
drawing. Chances were first drawn for, after
| which numbers corresponding to the number of
| each lot were put in envelopes and deposited in
the wheel. Then the roll of subscribers was call
ed according to the number opposite each name,
and each person stepped forward and drew for
himself, handing the envelope to the committee,
who broke the seal and announced the number
to the clerk, who recorded the same. Several
persons did not comply with the terms before the
drawing. The numbers deposited within the
wheel were 94 No. g. drawn by Mr.. Samuel
| W. Roberts, of this town. was the lucky number,
and drew the prize of house and lot on Lake
street, valued at SO, 900. 1t was not drawn out
of the wheel till the 10th number. The crowd
then speedily retired. The price of the lots was
fixed at $780, and amounted in the aggregate to
$l6,920.
THE CENsus.-John NJ. Dunn, U. S. Marshal of
this State, has received instructions from Wash
ineton directing him to divide the State into Dis
trcts, and appoint an assistant Marshal in each
to take the census. He has made the following
, appointments; New Castle County ty.-Brandywine
HID. W. II. Griffin Chistiana, Griffin Yeatman :
Mill Creek, Thos. J. Moore; White Clay Creek,
G. Russell New Castle, Oliver H. Appleby PEN
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son; st. Georges, Henry Walter; Appoquin-
mink, John Walters. Marshal Dunn will per-
sonally attend to the work in Wilmington.
5 Kent County-Duck Creek, Theodore Palma
tary; Little Creek and Kenton, Nunes II. Cover
dale; Dover, Moses Rash; South Murderkll,
John W Carter Mispillion, Rufus Jones Mil
ford, ]. Carey Frazier.
; Sussex County.-Cedar Creek, Alfred Short ;
S Broadkiln and Georgetown, L. B. Day, Nanti-
, coke and N. W. Fork VIM. D. Fisher; seatord
and Lower N. W. Fork, William Spcer: Little
Creek and Broad Creek, z. p Collier; Dagsboro
r and Baltimore, John Wiigus Indian River and
Il Lewes and Rehoboth, B. G. Prettyman.
/, HORRIBLE MuRDER.-on Saturday morning last
: while some men were fishing in Kerseys mill
dam, on the road from Canterbury to Frederica
hauling in their seine, they were horror strick
e en- at beholding the body offs man, entangled in
the net. Upon examination, it was found tina
II the back part of his head was crushed in show
n ing that he had come TO his death by violence
Deputy Coroner Sarde, after holding inquest
d arrested two negroes, residing in the neghbor
&c hood, named Lober, and Young, on suspicion o
having committed the deed, when of them
1t Young, confessed that they were guilty. Th
- murdered man, at first supposed TO be Thoma
IL Hogan, of Philadelphia from some papers on hi
= person. has not been identified. He had stopped
at the house of one of the colorcd men, when, i
is supposed, they discovered he had money abou
him. They decoyed him to lonely spot, nea
=
:. and threw his body into the pond, where it wa
81 found, as already stated 1t had been lying 1
10 the water for some days, the murder being com
mitted on the afternoon of Saturday. the 10th u
N tmo. third negro named West, is implicated
le BURIED TREAsuRE.-Mr John W. Callahan
IN who died recently, in this vicinity, at advar
ced age, is believed to have left behind him sew
le raj sums ST money in gold and silver, supposed
have been buried beneath the floor of his dwellin
and in the earth, somewhere near his late res
ed dence. 1t is said, that his wife, who died
of few days after the decease of her husband, con
muncated the fact of the concealed treasure to
or female friend, Mrs Holton but did not tell ht
n the precise place where it could be found. NJ
Callahan had also made similar communici
ph ton, it is said, to Mr.. Richard W. milford,
~, Summit Bridge No search or investigation hi
w yet been made for the purpose of discovering Il
nd money, but Mr.. milford has been understood
say that he thinks he might he able to find
through the information impaired TO him by NJ
Callahan. 1t is said he has expressed wlin
he ness to make the examination, in the presence
"a witnesses, or in presence of the heirs
PEACH GRowERs' MEErING.-Bills have been pc
w. ted calling a meeting of the Peach Growers Al
1t shippers to New York by Railroad at the Tow
Hall, in Middetown, on Saturday the 10th d.
lc- of April, at o'clock, P. Of the precise obj,
ac- of this meeting, we are not advised but we IL
derstand it is intended as a preliminary
ng the meeting of the Association which tax
.ial place at Dover, on 1nesday the 18th OF Apr
-, and is expected to facilitate the objects and pr
Ill, poses of that meeting. We hear there will bt
wv large attendance at Midddletown, on the d
y" named
Sam Collyer and Barney Aaron put up bi
here, last week, for an exhibition of some sort
ma the Town Hall, on Friday evening; but it d
inn not come of, for some reason. This champi
'"S of light weights in the fstic ring, though wol
an ted in his late contest with Bill Edwards, /
oa challenged him for another combat, for $1,000
'eu side This community, we believe, was never
to fore honored by the presence of profession
buffer.
POWDER MILL EXPLOSION. On Friday afterno
on- about two o'clock, granting mill in the Hag
the yard, DuPonts powder works, on the Brant
wine, exploded, instantly blowing to atoms D.
Pc by McAteer, the only employee in the works
ce the time. McAteer leaves a wife and four cl
dren. The loss is said to be about So, 600.
,on FINE SPoRT.-A couple of gentlemen from t