Delaware weekly Republican., 1872-07-04
CAL mAITTER.

VIII be over ITO feet high, outtoppIne anytbj
on the peninsula south Of this city.
jackson, Pyle and Cox, Fruit Preseryers u
der lhe Alden Process, Of Mlddletown. are pr
pairing their establishment for active ofFeratio
| dppo'nted.--John P. Bostwick, an intel
gent colored man, has beenapponted by DIR. "
u, Nolen, to the office of Assistant Light Hoil
Keeper OF Reedy Island Light House.
Try Spound of choice Japan, from the
House. NO. III East Fourth street. IL
4 why drink common teas when you can br
the best at the only Tea House In the city.
T.30 Northern Pacific First Mortgage Bon,
lor sale at par and interest-one of the best s
curities on she ,nark,t. Apply to John McLet
| &'Son, NO. 6O2 Market street. ~
The wheat crop of Kent county Is small con
| pared with what II would have been had Il n,
peen ior dry weather and the fly, but the graf
is ofvery fine quality. ibHt'fNG
500, $500 and $1,000 Bonds Of the Wilmins
ION q western Railroad. First mortgage 7-3
bonds, for sale at 95 and interest, by John M,
Lear q Son, No. 602 Market 81, .ti 4.
Fine Wheot.--R. Lewis Armstrong Of Chris
tiana Hundred, has one Of the best fields q
wheat In the county, or indeed In the State FL
Is fortunate as the price will prove highly re
muneratlye.
Henry A. Wise, Of Virginia, announces tina
he cannot support the Greeley ticket, and il b
Is indorsed at Baltimore he sees no other colrs
open than TO support Grant and Wilson, and h
viii take the stump for them. '5pig . iNl
Purchased Andrew s. Horsey Of Laurel
has purchased the farm Of r.. Y. Brattan. CON
teining o62 acres, situated In Wicomico county
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s.'i3 Wita'ington, Del, July 1, 1872.
Mr.. EDITOR ALLOW us to offer the name ol
John W. Griffith as candidate for Mayor
Mr.. Griffith would make "a good Mayor A he
has all the ability TO fill the office. I ,I@-1
l MANY VOTERS.
Now is the time for honest Democrats to. .eut
loose from that organization and Join the Re.
pnnllcan party. The leaders are selling them
out to Greeley, who in his turn has sold out To-
corrupt Ianmany II Is a beautiful f'bargain
and sale" all around. .r ,,.i -
IN Tdssel.-Dayid W. Chandler of Pencader
hundred, has one of the most promising fields
Of corn In the county. Il Is now nearly An o,it
In tassel, and presents a splendid appearance.
Ihe wilmington Navigation company have
declared their annual dividend, payable AT the
store Of Richardson & Hopes, No. SO3 Market
street. 4 N.gi -fI.tf'. 7, ~ ~ 7
The Reading Times states that there are no
more than one hundred cases OF small pox in
reading at thu. presenttime and the deaths from
The Toledo Blade trnthfully says: .iEyery
piunderer, every treasury robber, every Tam
many thief in New York, Is bowling for Gree
ley and reform, with 9 vehemence that makes
an honest man shiver.n ,', ~ n '.'ii
DtufdeTds. The National Bank Of Whining
ton and Brandy-7ine has declared dividend Of
seven per cent. for the past six months.
The FIRST National Bank has declared diyi-
dend Of five per cent. III -.
The Union National Bank has declared a div
dend Of five per cent, ..35,'-',..I.~'
;. Foutdttng.--A colored man named Alfred
spencer discovered aneatly dressed white in
ant lying on pillow, with an umbrella over h.
near the Eighth street basin, last Sunday morn,
ng, which he brought to the City hall where IL
vas fed, and afterwards sent to the almshouse.
There was nothing to indicate where IL came,
rom or to whom It belonged. M IN
In Denland.-The hot weather has greatly
the trade In ice cream, and as a con. |
equence there isaa great demand amolig the |
lealers for cream. As consequence TIE price
u butter, advanced to 40 and even so cents nor |
'ound, and tits highly probable that il will ex-
eed those figures should the oppressive heat |
ontinue.
Droicned.-A colored boy named Charles |
thompson, who resided with Mr.. Everson,
lear Newport, was drowned while bathing in
he Christlana, in company with his two BROTH |
rsy lest Sandny morning, by slipping InIo n 4
Ioe. The body was recovered soon afterwards. |
yhen Coroner Woodward held an inquest, and |
be jury rendered a verdict Of accidental drown |
ng. M neg5s srlsfH
Bale Of Lots--In about two weeks time. NJ.
L. Child q Co., will offer at public sale from /
orty TO sixty building lots, located in the West
IN part ofthe city. They will comprise DOR
ion of the Lewis property, lying upon The
'outhern decllvity Of the last range Of hills to-
yards the Delaware, and from any point there
N commanding view of the river NAV be OBJ
Aimed. They are included between Fourth
nd Eighth streets, and lie upon. both sides of
DUPONT street. Announcement by advertise
lent will be made in a few days. N-hap 4
AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS .-Wm. c. Spruanee
So, has purchased lot on Delaware Avenue.
djoining Judge Wales residence, of Major j. l.
I. Bradford, U. >, a. II Is sixty feet front by |
% deep. Price SO per foot. Mr.. s. ptoposes;I
} erect on it, this summer, neat two-story and
lansard roof, brick residence, and the plans are
READY prepared, and in the hands of a builder,
>r estimates. This viii add another to The
umber OF handsome Improvements out the Av-
1ue, i-e1 ihit5 = @T e"A f9dI " NY
Sheriff Armstrong will sell on Monday the sth
lst., at the hotel Of VIM. B, Ford, at Kirkwood
alton, on Delaware Railroad, farm of so
,res, lying on the public road from Wilmin aton
Glasgow, in New Castle Hundred, near the Il
ed Lion camp ground. The dwelling Is
ood one, with water at house and barn and
inning stream through the same, which affords
ater at all times. With a little outlay this
'uld be made d beautiful place. Plenty of
nit coming on. The title Is one of the best
le property being sold under the first claim,
Geiiero,is.---1 having been ANNOUNCED tnat
ev, Bishop Becker would leave our city the
esent week for a tour in Europe, at the con-
usion Of a temperance address in st. Mary,s
iurch, on Sunday evening, the members Of the
societies OF ST. Mary'sand St. Paul's
,urches, and the cadets of st. Peters church,
'esented him with purse containing S1,000,as
token Of their appreciation and esteem. The
ishop has been engaged in good work in our
ty, and this act Is one Of the evidences of the
lccess Of his efforts. Truly, they have borne
nod fruits. sbffy1, SlI III
Elog,ience. The Washington Patriot quotes
&c following extract from the speech of Sena-
r Bayard, as o sample oftriie eloquence Eos
"Mr. President should it ever come to pass
lat the graves of the Southern dead, should be
eglected by their kindred, kind nature herself
III take their place, and the Southern earth In III
hich the dead sleep will Yield is lilies and lis
aisies to wreath their places Of rest, and the
IT winds of the South will gently wave the.
,ass above them, and the dews Of the starry \.
ight will keep grass and flowers fresh in the
Iemory of her brave ehildrepjWho died indeaI
nce of the soil which now contains contains thsm.ai 2ll
The Crops.+-rhe hay crop p,inFhIs STATE has 4
cen pretty generally 9securedi dnI good couti9 Il
on, and it IS conceded on all hands that II Is
ut little over half crop, The Wheat IS very, H.
ght, many fields will not return the amount Of
rain used for seed and the crop genefsll may
Q put down as faiiure. There are alfew'g good i
elds in the State, but there will nos be y bGslel
\ aaFld abroad THE mats ara l
ma should the weather be favorable, TO It's H.
penlng, the crop wili prove IL paying one,L1
he corn now promises Wen and good yieldis Il
nticipated. The potatoes arel coming into
larket, and in quantity and quality are fully
p to anticipations. - ..--..'.,--,
Deldware Coilege,-+The annual examination
( Delaware College began on Tuesday last and
ontinues throughout the week: The Commit
30 on Fxaminations;Gov. Ponder, S. M. Curtis,
leo. Q. Tvbout, Elias s. Read. DIR. II. +. As
ew, Gardiner II. Wright. and John n. William