Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-11-17

n the Active by score of A to "a.
= In accordance with the terms Of an election
r bet on New Castle County, George W. Ingram
e Is to wheel Thomas Cochran through the streets
o OF Middleton in wheelbarrow nsxt Saturday.
The late d. W. Gemmell had his life insured
for $4,000. which had only run out about three
months. Unfortunately postponing the payment
OF the premium his family have now lost the
I money.
: correspondent at Christiana writes that a
4 colored man recently committed by magistrate
there for disturbing the peace, escaped, and on
a being rearrested, resisted the officer who was
compelled to call assistance The man was
finally secured and sent to New Castle
II colored man in Milford named VIM JJhn-
son, ON the night Of election day, struck Joshua
Davis, Of that place, on the head with a club.
} 1t was at first thought Davis was killed, but he
} is now getting better. His assailant has not
been arrested, having disappeared Immediately
, after the fight.
SUIcIDE.--A partially insane colored woman,
, living with John NJ Voshell about five miles
from Smyrna, hung herself with towel fastened
to some timbers, on Monday, the 18th inst
PosTpoNED.-The Quarterly Meeting of the
Good Templars of Kent County which was to
have been held in Camden on Wednesday has
been postponed on account of the meeting of
M. L. Convention at Smyrna, which would have
interfered with the Good Tempars Meeting.
ACCIDENT AT FELTON,. "A sad accident occurred
at FELTON,. Kent Co., on Saturday evening last
child of a railroad employee by name OF Clark
about two years old, upset pot of boiling cof-
fee upon itself, from the effects of which it died
on Sunday at twelve o'clock.
A VENERABLE LADY.-Mrs. Annette Madeline
Evans, residing in Orange street, below Sixth
celebrated the Tooth anniversary Of her birth on
Saturday last. She was called upon by number
OF her friends, who took mementoes OF their
regard, to all Of whom she made present Of
something. She says she has sat in the lap of
General Washington, and, on one occasion,
walked 75 miles to dine with General Lafayette.
Physically, she is very weak but retains her
mental faculties quite well.-Gazette.
LARGE YIELD OF PoTAToEs.-A correspondent
at FELTON,. Del, writes us that j. W. Prettyman,
of that place, planted on the LIST of August one
buHhel of Peachblow potatoes. He gathered his
crop last week, and found he had forty-eight
bushels of good potatoes. He weighed what
came from one vine and it weighed six pounds
and thirteen ounces, and he counted what was
on another vine and they numbered IA, Zone
hundred and forty-four) large and small. The
largest one weighed 27}9 ounces. Mr. Prettyman
| is reliable man. and we had this from his own
lips.
LAYING A COMPASSIONATE Wednesday of
last week the corner stone Of a new Catholic
Church at Dover was laid with the customary
ceremonies by Right Rev. Thomas A. Becker,
Bishop of Wilmington assisted by Rev. G. Viii
Tiger, of Bohemia, Md, Rev. +. Blake, of ElktoD,
Md, Rev; NJ. A; Fallon. of st. Paul's, Whining
ton, and Rev. E. ]. Taylor, of the Catholic con-
gregations of Dover and Smyrna. Bishop Becker
in his address stated that Dover was the only
capital of State without Catholic Church.
After the corner stone laying the Bishop and
attendant priests consecrated the Catholic GEM
etery in the town.
LAMP EXPLOSION. Friday evening" in a
private residence on Shipley street, as gentle
| man emptying some coal oil, said to be one
OF the patent sort, out of lamp. servant
came near with lamp which was lighted, when
| the flame was suddenly communicated to the oil
through it's vapor, badly burning the young
mans hand and wrist. With great presence Of
mind he threw his coat over the blazing mate
rial, and after some effort succeeded in subdu-
| ing the flames, not, however, until the alarm
| produced brought out the fire department. The
| City Council, some months ago, passed an ordi-
| nance prohibiting the sale Of these nfiammable
benzine compounds, but afterwards postponed
| its operation.
RAPE CAsE.-On Sunday last, little daughter
of Preston Bedwell, living near Hatown, in Kent
County, was outraged by negro man named
| Bishop.
She was passing through al,wools when the
| negro caught her and committed the crime. The
child who only about twelve years of age, re-
| turned home and informed her parents, and by
| her description Of tho man he was recognized
| aid arrested on Monday, by Constable Pratt and
| taken before Esquire Meredith, who committed
| HIN 10 Dover Jul LOT trial. Inc cltlZenS were
| 80 incensed that at ono time they took the pris-
oner from the officer, and were about to intlict
| summary punishment upon him. but upon re-
Election delivered him up again to the Officer
CHESTER County DREcroRy.-- Chester
/ County Business Directory, compiled by Samuel
| Alexander and published by Andrew Boyd has
just been issued, and is a large, clearly printed
book of over $50 pages, containing, the names,
| business and address of the merchants, manu-
| facturers and professional men, and also Of the
principal farmers throughout the county, together
| with sketches of the towns and villages in the
county, and with great variety Of other infor-
nation. To business men seeking Chester
| county trade the book will prove most valuable.
| In glancing through its pages we were amused
to notice under the heading " Kennett Square,
Taylor, Bayard, farmer" the name being in no
way distinguished from the humber ones
| surrounding.
New MAp.-We have received from Porter 4
Co. large and handsomely printed and colored
| map bearing this general title: "The American
Republic and Railroad Map of the United States,
British Provinces, West Indies, Mexico and Cen
| trail America" The United States occupy one
side, together with the Census by Counties of
each State list of railroads. tables of distances,
etc., etc., including a panoramic view OF the
country between San Francisco and st. Louis.
On the reverse side there is an elaborate map of
the world on Mercator's projections--for which
many advantages are claimed over all others
and twelve of the principal cities IN the Union.
The work is published by Gaylord Watson, New
York. 1t appears to be very accurate and COM
plete, is Substantially mounted, and at S2.25
copy is a marvel of cheapness. Porter Co.
have it for sale.
SERIOUS AccDENT.-0n Friday last little
girl named Emma Carr, aged about ten years,
daughter of Mrs. Carr, who keeps boarding
house at No. 101 w. Tenth street, met with
very severe accident She with some other
children, was 'swaliing the josts, in one OF the
row of houses being erected in Eleventh street,
between Orange and Tatnall, and missing her
footing she fell through to the cellar beneath,
receiving severe internal injuries, from which
she still lies in very precarious situation. We
may say for the edificaton and warning OF those
parents not familiar with the fact that this dam
gerous habit of 'walking the joists, c., step
ping from joist to joist, is quite common among
children, and that many even increase the dan
ger which gives it IL inti N by trying it in the
second stories OF il Dlses III pr1is,s Of construc-
ton. The above mentij ned accident illustrates
its danger.
DEDICATION or Eay CIrRuH.--A cores
pondent writes lis that New African Union
First Colored Methodist Protestant Church was
dedicated at Bushtown, N. j., on Sunday last
18th inst. The services were conducted by Rev.
Edward H. Chippy, of Wilmington, President OF
the District Association, assisted by Rev. Chas.
H. Williams, Rev. Moses Chippy, Rev. James II.
Walker, Rev. Richard Richmond and Rev. Thorn
as johnson. A large number OF persons we're
present and participated in the services. Rev.
l.. H. Chippy preached the sermon of the occa-
sion after which a good sized collection was
taken up. Sermons were also delivered on that
or the previous day by Rev. Chas H. Williams,
: Rev. p. s. Williams, Rev. b. Scott. The Church
is fine brick building, well furnished, and capa-
BILE of holding 600 or 700 people.
W. 4 h. r. R.-The Coatesville Union, in re-
ferring to the rapid increase Of business on this
road says =:
'sThey will shortly have number of new
4 passenger cars on their road, and new sched-
! ile for running their trains. A new caboose has
been turned out of their shops, to be attached to
one of the through freghts two or three more
5 | of the same kind will be out shortly. They are
. also about laying iron pipes to the different wa
ter-tanks, along the road, instead Of the present
: clumsy wooden ones in use. telegraph Office
n has been opened in the passenger depot at this
k place. This arrangement will be quite conve-
i nnience to the public. This department, under
i the supervision of Mr. Geiger, chief operator, is
Il being we'll managed. We would also add our