Middletown transcript., 1871-05-06
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Handcnburg 4 Cos. Manager les mud Circuscs,
which wiz exhibit here ON next Saturday, the
18th instant, are said TO bs the largest aud
best in the country. An exchange says The
variety and extent Of the Managcrics aud Cir
cuscs owned by Messrs. llandenburg Il Co and
incorporated In this grand caravan can in the most
liberal sense, he called comprehensive. In point
ofvariciy they are superior TO any, while In cx-
tent they are without an equal. Were they
placed alone before the people, without the eel
lateral attractions of n circus--a show Of train
ed. pcriormin. annimals--thc grand effects OF
outside mnnfcncc mud splcndor--we think, In
fact are satisfied, that ,hcy would prove a pow
erful attraction. The animals and birds, Of
which there are nearly three hundred, are all
important ones very few being of kinds with
which the public have been long familiar. There
are n number viii ch are positively acir to the
people e this country. Spectators, when they
pass around inspecting the inmates of the dcns
will find variety, not lot of Implications
Some concerns have n great number of spcci-
mems We admit, almost us many rs Mcssrs Ham
denhurgh 20. possess, but they ARE mostly
lions, lonesses, lcopnrds, South American tigers
mot Bcngals. panthors, wild cats. monkeys,
coons and foxes. In Mcssrs. iiandcnhnrgh 4
Co there are the white camels cheiah loop
ards, this sire. dam and col, zchras perfect spcc-
mems Of the genuine strip, no, qunrgns the
Alascan white bear, silvcr-ilecced lamas the only
ones in America, n scrval, new animal zchu,
harharossa, n strange creature, n royal family of
black-mnnei lions, rare aud large bush kanga.
roos, wombat,a, African osirichcs, aud other
specimens which arc exclusive variety Tie or
binary stock of lions lcoplrds, camcs, lrome-
darics, hycnas, lamas, wolves and elephants are
also choice in fact. mono better have ever been
placed ON exhibition. Having oa hand such
material for allowing the public to see beasts
and birds, which are, in reality, curosi,ics lan-
denburgh 4 Go. can with ptrice, prorricty, claim
IL. 49, t.sf
cnses upon this Continent.
TuE Poon or KENT CorxrY.-From the annual
report Of Wm Il. Dickson, Esq. the Supcrn,rn-
dent OF the Almshousc We learn that l9G persons
were rclic@cd during the year ending February
as Uf these m were white people and -
blacks, Daring the ycnr there were 8 births
and ~ deaths among The inmates. The rrinei-
pal items OF cApsnsr were 1s foiluws;
For groceries. provisions. dry goods
aud miscellaneous items. S1,iI5 s1
For relief outside of Almshouse. gG1 81
Paid trustees physician, sapcrincn-
dent ma,ron hired help sc. ioj 20
50 n4s IN
ofthc above 81 .l7e.G2 was received from sale.
of farm produce and work done by inmates
Among the products of the farm were $50 bushels
oftpFn, 725 uf whett, 20 of uns, ! 80 bushels o
vegetables Is 600 heads OF cabbage, % tons o.
beef veal and lamb: G2a pounds bids, 42'
pounds luticr i0D baskets Of peaches, 500 do
apples. The farm stock consists Of Z horses .
mults . oxen, cows 35 sheep 81 lambs Il
hog .-DelHrfols
Srrc'tt ASSESSMENT Tho Assessors in the di
iercui Hundreds are now engaged In making ,h'
assessment. under m act passed by the lcgisla'
turc oiihis state entitled nn act to raise rcycnu,
fpr State anl county purposes Under Tho law
Of 800, the shares OF stock N Banks, Railroads
and other Corporations which paid tax Of one
fourth ui one per ccntum on their capital ~ the
State Treasurer, were exempted ny thr state As
4 SCISSOR, but II is the opinion OF The counsel iol
I the lcyy Court twho have the lcyying Of the Is,
under this law, that Us II Is for County, as wei
US for State purpose, no investments in stocks
Of any Kind are exempted except those menionr,
\ IN the net, Viz Bonds issued IS the unict
! States and those issued Us this State
! The assessors will therefore, according to IN
| iCih section proceed 10 make assessments Of nj
/ debts, stocks, or shares, securities and invest
mcnis, Whatsoever Except those specially cx
cmptl SO AS 10 male their return 10 the Lev.
Court ai u meeting 20 he held ON the first TucsdA
in Junc, fer that purpose.
pacwSEn.--A negro hoy agcl Is wears. wa
drowned tn Scoirhman crcek Cecil co. Md. Vi
Sunday April ed the particulars us near II
cnn be gotten nrc Al follows Harry Hughes
=
going away from home left the boy u, Thoma
Hughes bis son, 10 be taken care o; until his re
turn. During the day the boy went over To- Nh
Joseph ". Clarks, to play with some other negr
hoys, and In their PLAY the other BOYS frighcnc
him in some why and he ran toward the creek
and WAS hot seen or heard of agaia until III,
sunday, when he was found dead IN the marsl
i coroners inquest was held and verdict 9
accidental drowning rendered
Mn. & pri. RALaaAn.-At a meeting Of III
Directors oi the Maryland aud Delaware Raj
road, held at the Office of the company In l.nS,o
on Tuesday, the Mesrs Caldwell. contractor,
delivered up the road stock, &c. from Eas,on
Clayton, 10 the toia,sny, i. ;shom the ron
will hereafter lie run. instead Of by the contra,
tors, as heretofore. Mr. j. l.. Caldwell. ii
efficient Superintendent, will still continue /
charge.
Mr. John W. Scott Auditor, was also elcc,c
Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, yit
DR.. G.. ". Goldsborough resigned. Eis,c
journal.
RsuGiors. --rorcst Presbyterian Church--Rc
John Patton, u. -. Pastor. Serviccs--Sabba,
mornings at lo4. Sabbath evenings at y ar
Wednesday evenings al u O'Clock.
81. AIMS Episcopal Church, Rev. Jno, Collil
Mecabe, D. u. Rector. Seryices-Sahhath NOR
ings n, log o'clock, Sabbath evenings at Il
Chapel in Midalciown, at !! o'clock Also II
days nj O clock, \. m,
Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. yaugha
Smith, Pastor. ScrYiccs-Sahbath mornings
lol clock Sabbath evenings a, y o'clock.
List OF letters remaining In the Post Oiicc
Midd!etown, Del. May lst. 1871 Robert A.
kns, DR.. John A. Brown, Robert Brcars, Edwa
n. Carpenter, John " Clark, John +. Evan
, james Gray, Jr. s. T. Garmnn, Esq, W.
Gray Arricmin,n Hague, Alfred johnson, T.
Mimick, Mary Emma Mcdowell, Alex. Maxwc
T.. l.. Marine. . u. +. Owens, fillmnn Rcnso
NJ ". Rose Annie Sapp, James Taiie, Emr
T. Winston, James Vineyard. Persons callii
for the above letters win please say they are n
yertiscd.
ENGLISH SeARRows.--ln speaking, last wee
ofihc introduction of English Sparrows in
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, we ON
ted 10 mention that they had also been in,roduc
, into this town. Mr.. Frank Lipplnecti ut I
National Hotel, turned loose three pair Of the
n few weeks since, and they are now dai
nitfipU uhntt atnaug tle hrau uei,cg af thp iraea