Middletown transcript., 1871-08-26

SrAHaiSG AFruAy. The inquest WAS not fn-
ished In the case OF the murder Of John Mtwhe.
ucy, before il was almost necessary 10 hold an
other over the body Of Elijah l.ohcr, coJrci -
TN Monday, .l.ge, as be Is commonly called,
was at Hhitlock,s drinking saloon, Il place FREE
lncnel hy both blacks aud whites, when he got
into alteration with peach picker, who
knocked him down. ligc got and struck the
pcacl-piclcr with club, raising u large lump
on his head, whcre upon ihc pcach-rickcr drew
a knife and inflicted wound in the stomach ot
| lige, cutting neary through, aud barely eseap
| ing scyerng some Of the eniraiis The wound
was sewrd up by pr. q. Troupe Maxwell aud
although it is severe, i, Is supposed lie will re-
cover. Officer Jones arrested The peack-piekcr
| en- Monday evening. On Tuesday morning he
took him before Esquire Riigway, who commit
ted him 10 New Castle Jail 10 awai, the result OF
l.obcrs injuries.
TnE EriseoraL cnrRen is pkLAwAar,-The an
ncxcd statement shows the strength OF the Pfoics-
/ iani h. Church in the State OF Delaware: Glcr-
gymcn eanoniellly resident, ~ Candidates for
Orders, O; clcrssmen settled in parishes aud
missionaries, Is; Clefs fssmen having Inore than
| one charge, L. Clergynitn received, Bapismis
---iniants, ii5 adults. Az total, 3is Confirm
cd, l22; Communicates, died ~; lost lay i.lno-
val; II; otherwise, / added 202 present num-
her, 1888; Marriages, - funerals, 10; Sum
day SehoIs,-- Teachers, 3u4; Scholars a,5l0
Contributions Tor all purposes, sal 3s3.7s.
Mrs Henrietta Bedford who died in Whining
ton, on the 18th instant, Is reported 10 have lei,
aud estate of S30, o0o, out OF which she has made
the following requests: $500 10 the Home ui
Aged Women $500 10 the Home for friendlcss
Children; $500 To the Wilmington Institute
$1,000 10 enclose the burial ground of the First
Presbyterian Church OF which church she was a
member, aud in which csme,ry she WAS inferred
on Tuesday last The balance ., her estate WAS
directed 10 lie divided among various relatives.
SfiLL L.aaEn.-Wc published Inst week n no.
tice Of large potato, grown BY Mr. Thomas
ilnrn. Under the same article We published All
, account of still larger ono grown by Howard
Mccks Esq. Of Kent co. Md. Mr.. iIurn de.
, ,eIminca not to be beat, made another search a.
mong his potatoes, and found one weighing on,
pound and seven ounces beating the Kent co
potato four ouccs. Another gentleman Of this
town, left n, our Office, on Saturday, n potato
weighing one pound and four ounces Middle
town still holds the palm for large potatoes
Great preparations nre being made for III,
b Tournament, TO come oil in October next Tn,
Z number of knights Is limited 10 twenty-six ant
some fourteen or fifteen have tered their names
Persons desiring TO enter the lists should hant
: In their names Immediately To ". II. Cam, sec
: re,ary Of committee Of arrangements.
!, A SLIGHT nmgAx rr.-As Officer Jones wa
driving through town on Tuesday morning last
the body of tho carriage broke loose from tn
/ front axle, aud he WIS gently let down on tl
= ground. The gnidc-poic and spring were con
i sidcrably damaged, but Mr.. Jones escaped un
!. hurt.
d There arc forty one leading industrial estab
Y lishments In Wilmington, employing three thou
sand eight hundred and ffty eight workmcn. =
n This does not include the railroad shops Tn
iialan L Hollingsworth Co. employ 600 hands
the Jackson / Sharp Company $50.
j, James r. Smith, who has bccn kesping live
4 ~ stable In this town for some time past, hn
rented the Capitol Hotel stables, In Dover.
= has removed all his horses and carriages to Do
i yer and will commences the livery business !
= that town.
= A MAMMOTH PkAcn.-Wiiiiam A. Cochran
8 Esq. plnckcd from his orchard, oUe day th
week, peach weighing la ounces, and mcasu'
. cd ! n inches in circumference. TN the sam
u day he shipped two BASKETS Of triple extras.
"TXs Breaksra,er Light IL the iitlc ofa ne
weekly paper published st Lewes. ]. II. I
- Knowcls, N. d. editor. II is ian indcpendes
d Republican paper" Subscription price, 81
/. year.
Rev. W. d. Mitchell, Rector Of Trinity Churcl
!, Rlkton, has been compelled By contiaacd !
u health 10 resign his charge. His resigna,l0
will take eject on the lsth ofSerten'bsr.
a A nsuher Of speculatcrs propose 70 start anotl
q e i.aneuss car manufacturing shop In wllmin!
Ton,