Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-12-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Small por.-There were 1888 deaths from
small pox last week in Pliladelphia-an in
erase Of SO per ceul over the previous week.
PauaL--on Dec. 9th, Massrs Nelstn
Warren i Thomas Underwood, oil TINS clly'
received apa tent for Jump seat"
Gin Market. -Ou Wednesday, farmers sold
bu'isr from 40 10 44c pound; lard, IL to
l2lc, do; beet, 10 lSc, do; eggs, 4Oc
dozen; chickens, s5c 10 81 go u pair; turkeys,
SIPS 10 S2.26, do; sweet potatoes, 2Oe hall
beck; walnuts, 1oc, do; eLeslnuts, 2Oo
quart dried apples, iQc, do.
Sent to The HospuaL-AIrs Eliza Jane
Robinson, wife oil Jessie W. Robinson, at
seaioid, who has been Ia state oil untound
mind tor some time past, was taken by the
directions OF bis excellency, Gov. Ponder,
on Wednesday OF this week, 10 the Kirk
bride Asylum, West Philadelphia
81. Petsr's New Org4n. THE Philadelphia
Cathol Standard suys:-Me congratulate
the Ri, Rev, Bishop and Rev. Clergy oil
Wilmington, ON the acquisition OF 60 nne an
instrument and predict that lis formal open
ing will be an event Of unusual importance
| 10 The Catholics Of that city
Commerce. The following vessels arriyed
at Philadelphia, Dec. 3d'-sehr Ette Hall,
| Maxop, Fredenca, grain; senr Mary and
| Caroline, Fowler, Leipsic, grain; schr Annie
| Wts, DurbOrow, Cambridge, grain; sell.
| Tycoon, Cooper, Smyrna, grain.
| Dec. 4lh.-Schr Chief, West, Indian
River, grain; scbr Onward, Evans, Indian
River, lumber
Shin Yards The old steamboat hui
Cambridge has been towed from the Harlan
llullineswerth & Co.'S ship yard Nv the
steamer j. 8. lds. The steamboat 3pHigh
arrived al the same yard from Philadelphia
on Tuesday, for winter quarltrs; tue steam
boats Edein Forest ind John d. Warnei
} arrived on Wednesday. The steamboats,
Perry aud Major Reybold are daily ex
peeted.
Meeting Of the Board Of Trado.-on Tues
dov evening, tho Committee on Daily Meet
inSs OF ibe Board Of Trade recommended
tbsI meetings be held daily at the rooms o
T. he Board, (Sundays and legal holidays ex
rented.) between tue hours Of twelve ant
? Twelve thirty, pm. The Committee recon
: mend this experiment Of halt un hour Tor =,
beginning, with the expectation that Il wi
be changed alter while 10 an hour u I'd
9 ulan is lound 10 be successful
d Taking Them Doom a Peg.-Whe
e anything runs loo high II is gener
/ | aily better to take it down peg" Whe
Ineople get TOO high In their own estinatio
. 4 often docs them good 10 be taken down
y neg. Their are great many things whic
n confer greet good on the community by be
ing "taken down peg" and we beheV
e We have done something towards henehliln
the public In our prices. which have ju
y been taken dotcR pretty conslderable peg,
ye and we now offer the most superb Whit
j, Clothing at lower prices than ever ae II
n great Clothing Emporium OF BENNETT
al Go Tower HALL, No OILS MARKET STREE
hallway between Filth and Sixth Street
Philadelphia.
Delawars PsGc1es.-From the Keni
X (Pa.) Leader Of Dec. 81, We get thestollo'
ia The Committee OF the Farmers Oh
70; appointed 10 attend the West Chester Agl
10 cultural Exhibition reported as follows
all lhe display OF dried fruit aud vegetable
prcpared by what is known as the "Aldel
process ul evaporation, or the curing OF
nd same that they may retain all the sugar a
MS original flavors OF the lipe iruit. This
sse rarimtnt was 10 charge OF j. William CT
the OF the frm OF Jackson, Pyle & Cox, MIDI
3est town, Del, who have done an immel
tie business the past season, and have establi
NE ed beyond doubt the advantage OF curl
,rts'. fruit aud vegetables by this recently
aed covered process.
'gr Tie hos ess resented some stew
new peaches, which retained much OF III
reef, original flavor. having been first died at
=, establishment oil Jackson, Cox d 20, ais
the boz OF the same was shown as prepared
ii1 nS, slipping, which were far superior 10 &
other oil the hind we have ever witnessed