Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-02

TIMEsIN Old SUSSEX !. LrrIcIANs' ANNUAL
| sCHAMBLE.
Special Correspondence az the nm ieall
GEoRGErowN, DEI., Aug l.
Georgetown is in the centre Of that portion of
Sussex county which il now suffering from the
seyerest drought experienced for years The
dry district extends North, South, and West,
twelve to fifteen miles, and eastward to the
Breakwater. Other portions of the State are
also suffering for want of rain, about Seafurd
| aud Dover for instance hut the territory ont
| lined above has missed several refreshing rains
| that have visited other places
Georgetown is built upon two streets. running
| at night angles to each other, and opening upon
A shady square which Is in the centre Of the
| town. Tins square il usually fresh and green /.
now the grass upon it il dead, and it presents a
| picture of desolation The farmers will have
short crops The earth so dry, that corn ard
| potatoes will not be- over Cne-fouTth of a crop,
and truck OF all kind will prove failure. Pas
ture fields are as bare as barn-fOUr. and cattle
look lean and hungry. The people, however
do not eeem to fret great deal. and hope it will
yet rain. 1t would be really kinnness in Old
Probabilities to this afflicted section If he would
have printed in the S,tsStE journal, about now,
rome such report as this "A slow rain, lasting
seven days, for Georgetown and vicinity" Will
you not suggest some such thing to 80. P."?
Several new buildings are beng erected here.
Jacob Moore, Eeq IL uilding an addition to the
residence which lie recently purchased Messrs
Goldsmith Wolisoug, clothiers, are adding to
the capacity OF their store the Presbyteians
are erecting Church on Bedford street. which
Is to cost S3 900: Mr.. Calhoun Is putting up
haudsume dwelling near the depot and the saw
and hammer OF the carpenter are heard in other
places about the town. So you see the place il
keeping up it's reputation the liveliest town
III the couhty.
The schools here are now vacated. as else
where. The private Academy, | am told, will
lose Mr.. Warner who has taught therein very
acceptably for several terms. college gradu-
ate, by the name of DimOnd, will succeed him
at the opening in September.
The county Jail building, that looks like an
ngly private dwelling, butt of brick contains
Dut four or live prisoners and think these are
not conyicts, but are awaiting trial This fact
seems to speak we'll for the morals Of the coun-
~. Is it that the salisbury sway is 80 beneh-
cent after all, OF are all the rogues in oificeI
Political matters, looking at them from a
Democratic stand point are yet in INK
About one-half of the uuterritied do not yet
know whether they will vote for Greeley and
Brown or not, for Willard has not told them.
The suspense ID awful, but the Ex-senator re-
mains silent, except when lie has INDUCED in
'buttered waterurmelon," and then lie de-
nuuuces Horace The other wing Of the party
ls trNlug to STIR up enthusiasm for the ticket.
aud VIII hud meeting here on Saturday even
ing next, at which John . Byrne Is announced
JOurndi, will also hold forth. 1t is the "Outs,
yuu sce, who are running the machine, while the
Slulsburyltes are making up their minds what to
10. Eyideuiy, the opposition to the " State
Ring il gaining ground.
Ine State Convention ia called to meet al Do
yer on August 18TH At this convention an
electoral and congressional ticket will be put IN
tho field. And yet no call has been issued for
the election OF delegates IN this county Now,
# SALISBURY does not immt dlltely move ia the
Anft hat iy
the time Of the delegate election themselves.
SO they are ready, at any moment, TO seize the
party machinery, and their darling hope Is that
theN will have some preteXt for doing 10. But
knowing people say that Willard will come out
ia favor OF the ticket ia ample time to preserve
nis influence over the patty, SO that the hopes
Guided by lis foes are probable doomed to light.
There will very likely, not be much Of con
est for deleg ates to the Dover Convention. Ii
the Ring can place MIR. q. w, Wright on the
track for Congress, easily, it will do II but will
not tgAt about it, Biggs stands the best chance
OF getting the support Of tins county,
Iuele Is no doubt as before said, that the
opposition to the Ring is growing throughout the
country. Quite number of the old standuys of
the Family, have, heart and soul, joined the OPP
posing ranks and the feelings whlcninspire them
are quite bitter. And yet, on the other hand,
it is by no means impossible that the breakers
will be- avoided this fall, and thar everything
viii be lovely" 80 far as county matters are
| concerned. 1t is certain that If Willard be al
| owed to name the candidate for the State Sem
| ate he will let the oppositon have their own
way about many other things for this officer
| wiil have one voice in naming the next U. s.
senator and Willard wants that voice gwen for
| nim. For, be it known, the ex-senator intends
| 10 have Bayard's seat and all MINOR points Will
he sacrificed for that object. Let Mr. b. take
| warning IN time. Salisbury hopes that Bayard
will not he in the way, ,hoWever,It Greeley should
he elected, it is thought he may be appointed 20
| a Cabinet POSITION in recognition OF the straight
cut element of the party
But, on the oth;r hand, the anti-Ring men
| say they will not concede the State Senator to
| Willard that they can and will fix this little
| matter themselves We can Afford to wait anu
| watch the course of events Vim. f. Joner, late
| prothonatory, Willard would like to send to the
Senate but ii he can silence the batteries OF eX-
| Sheriff Willin by banning hun for the office he
| will do il. MIlnn is now one Of the dlsalfected
| and is lighting the Ring hard. He failed to re-
| celye the appointment of PlOthOnotary last win
ter as promised by the Governor, and got mad
| about it the State Senltorshlp may put him III
| good humOr again.
ihe Sausbury mon say that most of the Anti
| Rmgtes aIe soreheads that Mlllm wanted to
he lruthonotary Townsend expected to be
! made Secretary 0i State Johh Laws desired the
| RtcurdtrshIp. No such charseuf COURSE Is male
| against G. Z StOckley, but The Outs have liked
| u1uu him as their Candidate for state senator.
| lhey have also named Qt is saId) Col. Edward
| q. Martin OF SeafoId, as their chosen fur Con
| gress and Joe Morris OF DaSsboro, Tor Shelli.
| The Republican patty OF Sussex county, 30 lar
| as nv observation goes, remains intact the de-
| fectlun intayur OF Greeley being slight. Ia some
| nur dred- there are few who nave pronounced
for that ticket, while the MASSES are az true as
steel to the party There is no Greeley ltepubll-
can in Georgetown, since the Baltimore C0nven-
tion ;belure that there were three or four
sussex Is bound to go several hundred better lor
the Republican ticket than she dld two years ago
hear OF a few Democrats who Will vote tor
Grant and many who Will not vote for Greeley
W. A.