Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1871-03-09

LectlVe.--Blshop Beckr will deliver lecture
on Rome In the Court House at New Castle, on
the evening of 23d Inst, for the benefit OF the
Catholic Church being erected in said town.
Important Discouey.-James Downward Of
this city has procured patent for manulactur-
Z ing ropes, cordsge, &c., from the American Bear
Grass which grows In great abundance In the
Southern PORTION OF our country.
Decliaing.--lt Is rumored that the temper
ance principles OF several OF the members of the
Legislature, are declibing In strength as the ses-
sion advances in length. Should 1t be prolong-
ed until dog days, there Is no predicting on
which side they may be ranked.
Large Sale OF FuYniture.-L. W. Stdham Il
Son will have large sale OF iirst class furniture
al their auction rooms, No. Ill Est Fourth 81.
next Monday afternoon TO which the attention
Of the ladies Is particularly invited. Those who
wish bargains will not fall 10 be on hand.
Another Iraln-The evening train leaving VIII.
mington at 625 r. NJ. for Harrington has beer
4 extended to Milford, arriving there at 1000 p
NJ, leaving nlllford In the morning at 7, and ar
4 irving at Wilmington at l0.15 A. NJ.
Taken m.--Several OF the members OF the
Legislature were RECALLED a few evenings age
with terrapin stew made from muskrats. II
was considered very excellent until the discovery
was made that little imposition had been prac
iiced IN the matter. zElft SIR
The "Fdrmers, OUercoat.--A we'll built
gaTment-thick, warm and durable--comforta
BILE enough to drive to market, and gentee
enough to wear 10 church, IL the new overcoa
sold by Wanamaker & Brown, to many Of GU
neighbors, at but fourteen dollars apiece.
a Candid Admissioa.--A prominent Demo
crat Of St. Georges Hundred, who entered th'
cars at Middletowna few evenings ago, TO maxi
, inquiry in regard to the institution Of two vot
ing places In said Hundred, informed the mem
} bers of the Legislature from this county tina
nole of them would have gone to Dover had
. not been for that terrible fight at Odessa ut tn
last election, and the Levy Court would hay
! been In the hands ofthe Black Republicans.
. Nao Drug Store.-Phlllp Il. Wood, has take
' the store No. 707 Market street, where he
!, about opening drug and prescription store. ii
' has Just received from the importers fresh stoc
of Drugs and Chemicals which he Is preparln
: for sale. Mr.. Wood, has had considerably ex
o perenCe In compromising and dispensing med
cines, and the public may rely In accuracy an
:. purity In all his preparations.
:, Conpdiescent. MIR. II. Il. Perry of Appoauin
v mink hundred, appeared In his seat at Dover, G
! Monday last, after an absence Of two weeks O
a account Of sickness. Mr.. Cooper of Kent all
!, appered In his seat on Thursday, after q
!, absence OF four or five days on account of u
= decease of an Interesting little son, aged abo
n five years, from an attack of measels.
= The Board Of Education.- -Ry the new cha
II er will contain thirty members.one from ca,
: Ward. 1t will therefore be quite formidab
Or assembly. The election will take place on Il
first Saturday in April. We hope that Il
r. citizens of each Ward will select comp
" tent gentlemen and that the schools will
IN carried forward to greater perfection and us
Id falness. By the employment of superinte
10 dent and the erection of school Of high
grade an important step has been taken in Il
rilht direction.
u, A surprase,-A large number of the men
W hers Of Asbury M. E. Church made surprl
visit to the parsonage last Friday eyenin
~ and presented the Rev. Mr.. Hill purse co
$ tanning $40. Capt. Kelley made neat lit
l. speech on the occasion, to which Mr. Il. respo
ded in appropriate terms. The company aft
~ y singing, partaklng of refreshments depart
we'll pleased with the proceedings Of the evenir