The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-02-18
Penlhsulnr and State Items.
DEL n RE.

made to the Delaware Legislature, of which
| twenty-four were rejected.
The Penitentiary committee of the Legis-
lature report that the State is too poor to
build a Penitentiary for the present
In Wilmington, recently, Young Ger
man. named Julius Smith, an employee in
the brewery of Mrs. Hartman & Fehrenbach,
slipped on some ice, into vat containing
boiling water, where he fell in sitting
posture He called out in his agony, and
was rescued in few minutes, but not
until he was completely cooked from his
feet to his waist. He suffered terribly
until evening, when death relieved him of
| his sufferings.
John Doyle, alias John Smith, confined
in New Castle Jail for lerceny, escaped one
night last week by picking hole through
the brick ceiling of his cell with file.
Miss Virginia r. Parkhurst is appointed
Postmistress at DagsbOro', Sussex county,
Del, vice Joseph Emmons, declined.
Recently white partridge was killed on
the farm of VIM. NJ. Bell. Esq, of Smyrna.
Being rare curiosity, it attracts much
attention.
In Wilmington, on Monday evening last,
while working at the cellar Of the Masonic
Temple, bank Of earth fell i'll and buried
John Duncan. He was soon dug out, and
was dangerously injured.
The total expenses of Wilmington, last
year, or rather the total payments, were
1925, 172.4O. The receipts were $500, S32. %
"A great improvement over last year.
William Scout, ship carpenter of Will
mlngton, was taken SICK on the 9th INST,
at one OF the shops OF the r., w. q Is:
Railroad Company. He started home and
fell dead Immediately after his arrival at
his house.
The WhIfDSa nf the tinASt if not
the very finest iron steamer ever built in
the United States, has just been completed
at the Harlan & Hollingsworth works in
Mexico; ,u.,-
nc L.,P0os. .on 'i.,,ll' ~ Iia e 70.
a,".a -, o,,a oa,,.;o, Sn0 p $50, W.
o,, ,tt,a ~ - -, cau.,, IT, ~ 49,,
y. ,,s $50. IT, has 80, 80 ~.
o. nv '' "''o i'o''o 'o'o"
uay ~, "t C:.:' o"'s. ,,.,n-
:. h.,.;n h,'ul,,n'n~a III. -, III.
w" ", 80 ,.nsao oIas,t 5000 ' ''"'' o'i''
A new post Office has been established at
tho junction of the w. & r. Railroad with
Kenneth pike, about three miles north of
| Wilmington, to which the name of Green
vile has been given, and Charles Green
has been appointed postmaster.
Rev. |. T. Cooper complains that the
soldiers stationed at Camden in 1866 dam
aged him to the amount of $2S7.5O, and
PiaSS INC LEGISLATURE " "iu MIN III the
,nant Ho,n ,"ob H" IA iI I d sno uo'. .he
soId;ors .nd cnrarnr,ant aars thn Sa,,,.mo
TO-. h., bic onnns;tio,, ' ~ ha.h 49, ;n.
the wara '
A very successful revival is in nrooress
in tho M + Church ,t H.rr;nrtpn and
MANY of tbe nost ,ro,ninent Orleans arc
amongst those nrofessing convertion
Milford will soon have Rnildinr Asso-
c;ation Sensible
~,
Inc 1ra,"scr,t states that the Kent
county railroad has oeen paying well this
WINTER ana vigorous enorts Will he made
10 GO comp1ete IL at an cary aate'
Inc metnodist ffotestant conference
he era.s ~ a ones.ello"h ,H ~ Marcn.
lh1 ilHousa'es VI hai"iIu mn Poha
were broken on the 80 inst, the pond COM
pieteiy oralheu' anu the damage extensive.
CAROLINE.
| trmor WATCHING over t,v.,vo ,,o,,.,,
was RECENTLY Successfully removed from tho
side and breast of Mrs Sarah Ann PsrL;ns
of Caroline county. bv DR.. G. d. Green NJ
Philadelphia. The t1mor wa. of twenty
wears growth.
Res6y & Rochester, will omen shoe far
tory in Denton about tbe Isl nf Mach
TALBOT.
A Temperance Convention will be held
in st. Mlchaels on the 23d inst.
ID, ~ w ~ Ihueil mas solo MS larii III
NJ Tha ,,.;os aSta;noi Co. ~ 60,
Stool 60 20 s1o nnN III. ~, 49,,
rro,,ar+~ IN ,hat o;t,r >, ,n,.+ 49,. 49, a.
intends removing tT;ther ' p"' "'"'' "A0
St Peters parish has c,,led Row T;,nb-
man Jobnson formariv It's, of Somer . Snt
now of RaItmore citv r. tho RactnrsIia or
Christ Church, Easton, made vacant by
the restoration of Rev Dr Hat+on
The FEBRUARY Term If the Circuit Court
for T,1hot co,,,+v Voc hold az T,,asJa,,
7tb inst Indge Stnmn nres;d;nn IT,
Doctot voc LID ova,. -, ;,,5...
entered nm and aor;ty hnsinsss attondo,I
to Wm r Roborts Esn WIS a,an,;rsd
and Admitted as an attorney of ~. Ennr,
charias u G;hson Eso -. INC oo.t
Stata,s Attorna., d,,r;n vs. Hppo,n:eu
of Mr., Powell.
There have been more recent violations
OF the Oyster Law, and consequent arrests.
The Methodist Protestant Church at
Easton, was re-opened on Sabbath, 9Th
inst, The improvements cost $500, all of
which was raised, except about $40.
During the absence of their parents,
lately, two little colored children, residing
near the Trappe, had their clothes take
five, and were so badly burned that they
lived but few hours after the occurrence.
DORCHESTER.
M,r,, Iowa.. oo,,ro, s,,,,a J.. /. a.
oldest inbaht.nt in H.. cpnutv ~. J;a ~ 1 .n.
veal ,ged IN uear. '-'' A''' "'oo ''''
The fcademy at Camhr;dos &c ,o,;,
closed Tho V,,,, don,t w,nt .nr 49,
Vonloo pr;no;nais "A' "'' '''o'o
Ta,,hn;ana -
h,,.,,. ] aa ia" %, sly WHICH na :Ss
uou5nS S % "anue"' III lol4' ana Is stlli
uSso W nsa' his snop.
a ~ 1i' Assoclae'oh mas oeen organ
i~e III ~ H tLe uGos 800 .o"n ,,:.
,uho 80. NC, ~" "ys.ahy VI our iaoies'
H., " 80 IN III w. sp1nu Inet .lle IA ieh-
u 'ia !, nisn. iuiy nAsone ny Ihrunlhihg
upon iilIIuneu pianos, are no" employed,
5 Ir 49, ~ oe,' III se"ihs rags 10 make