Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-12-15
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AMERICAN NEWS.

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AMERICAN NEWS.
Smallpox in Philadelphia is on the de I
crease.
The National Board of Trade next meets
in New York.
At Phoebe, Nevada, they have to haul
water ten miles.
Immense amounts OF yenison are shipped
from CleaIheld, Pc.
The ST. Louis National Board OF Trade
adjournediDec llth.
Three cotton firms In New York were re-
ported as having failed.
Prince Alexis of Russia visited the Lowell
Mass, factories last Saturday.
People at Salisbury, Nd, commenced last
week filling their ice houses.
Richard T. Greener, formerly of Boston,
Mass. is the first colOTed gradute oil Harvard
College.
VA school difficulty has occurred in Long
Island, arising from mixture oil colored ana |
white children.
Pears form Vineland N. J. have this year |
out.ranked those from California, both IN
size and quality.
The basis of postal convention between
the United States and Sweden and Norway
has been concluded.
The New York Railroad Depot in fhlia-
delphia generally known as the Kensington
Depot is 10 be removed
The Richmond (Va) journals announce
the continued illness OF Right Rev. John Nc
Gill, r.. Z. Bishop OF Richmond.
The Central Pacific now owns every rail-
road in California, with the exception oil a
short line in Los Angles county.
Wild ducks, swan, geese, Sc, are plen-
full near Charlestown, on the Phlladelphla,
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad.
A Philadelphia manufacturing establish
ment has contracted to supply the Russian
government with 500 locomotives.
Mr. James NJ. Hood, the engineer OF the
Oxford s. Peaehboltom r. r., is surveying
near the Susquehana in York county.
The new Light House on Rock Shoals al
the mouth of TIed Avon in the Choplank
River, has been completed at cost OF $l1,'
900.
Pennsylvania Lodge intend celebrating
the fftieth anniversary OF the introduction Of
odd Fellowship in Pennsylvania on the2Oln
instant.
A citizen OF Oxford, Chester Co. Pa, who
runs market car twice n week to Phlladel
phia, lately SHIPPED $4,000 pounds OF pro
duce at once.
The Havana mail steamers from New Yorh
decline taking newspaper packages outside
OF the mail pouches, by order OF the Captain
General OF Cuba.
Secretary Fish has declared that the Span
ish authorities must release the Florida, Hor
net, and other vessels Internationally, 0
abide the consequences.
Daring the year 90, 0S7,23 gallons oil pc
lroleum have been exported from Philade
phia, and at present there are ~ vessel
loading with the article.
On Dec. OH, the National Board Of Trad
adopted resolutions looking to the presents
ton OF memorial TO Congress for treat
Of commercial relations with Canada.
Geo W. Taggart OF New Garden, ChestI
Co; Pa, recently slaughtered four shoa
nine months Old, weighing 2OO pounds; hes
maing eight in all, weighing 24l4 ponds.
In the U. S. there are 3,000lA1ies employ
ed as postmasters, Three of them have
salary OF 81 600 each; SO have salaries
over 81 900, and the others a salary each
$1,000.
Gen. Cluseret, recently communist lead
in France, has accepted u command in u
Juarez army in Mexico, and passed throui
New York Dec. en- route to the country
revolution.
REPRESENTATIVES Of Guatemala, San SalV
dor and Honduras are to hold conteren
in December at Asplnwall, to distuse p
iect for tie formation OF a Central Amenc
confederation.
AT recent Land sales in Chester Cour
SO, S-l,OUi Foui Gtu SJl.So pllO anu -
an acre were paid, a farm OF 100 acres
Concord Township, Delaware County, T
was sold for S25, CO.,
In the District OF Columbia, it is propo'
to extend the form Of a city 10 the emit
limits OF the District. An act TO aTrang'
system Of streets aud avenues for the coun
pat is now before the House OF Delegate
California farmers are already engaged
the culture of coffee, opium, cocoa and l.
Tie planting OF grapes, the mulberry and
growth oil silk, sheep and cattle raising, a
wheat; and now they are beginning to pit
cotton.
The Bible difficulty in the Hunters Pc
l.. l., school has resulted in the readmiss
Of expelled pupils; the Catholics not 10
pose the reading Of the Scripture and 10
allowed TO remain in the class during re-
lOus eXefciscs
1t is reported from Memphis that the Pc
sylvana Central has leased the Memphis
Charestown RAILROAD for lorty-hve yes
guarantee three per cent. the first i've ye
and six per cent Tor the remainder.
lease will b. submitted TO the stockholdei