Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-01
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The BrenlSwaier.

| CURRENT LOCAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP.
| Especial q, rrespondence o. the Commercial
| LEwEs, July 30.
Lewes is, according to the new State Directory
the second largest town in Sussex county. At
the last census the population was 1880 while
Seaford, on the Delaware T. R claimed 1904
As your readers are aware It'll quite an old town
| and its appearance indicates rs much Many of
| the houses have an old look; though there have
| been recently erected several new ones
One feature about them j. new to me nearly
all are shingled instead Of wea her-b0arded This
preference tor shiugos for Cl!side covering to
houses arose partly from economical couAid9ra
tlons, partly from superior protection they afford
from the bleak winds which prevail IN the cold
months of the year. house shlngled, is much
warmer than if weather-t toarded. Besides
these cypress shingles will last one century and
start fresh and sound on another
The front door OF Lewes opens upon the
Bay the back door upon sandy plain. 1t
draws largely Of its sustenanca from the sea-
and owes Its importance chi fly to its location
oil the water.
The Junction and BreakwAter road term
mates heie,and runs seml-Wuekly sleamb jat 10
New York, during the fruit season Last year
the freight tolls ON this road for carrying grain
fruit. and vegetables, Eastward, amounted to
over s3lOO; this year, owing u the Peach fail.
nre, and the terrible drought which still exists,
l am told. tue revenue from fIelghs will not
reaeh $4,000.
The j. u b. is the most a5nsed r. II. in the
State It's management seems frequently to re-
celve condemnation in the newspapers and
among tie people. L have before me a Maryland
paper whose editor recently rode over it, who
calls it the worst managed railroad in the United
States.
All of which may be true; but such bad
condition Of things did not come under my at
tentlun, The line is evidently DOOR, bnt with
the mems it has, believe it is doing well The
management Is economical and il striving hard
to place 1t upon paying basis. Perhaps if they
would issue passes more freely to editors and
others there would be those who would sing
their praises.
| observed ON the register of the Ocean House
tie names of several Nimngtonians, and quite
party of Newark people, art also summering
here. Tue Ocean House 10 pretty well filled,
and each train adds to the number of its guests.
MIR. Burton the proprietor has arranged for the
l-eue OF excursion tickets at half price from
Wilmington good for thirty days. | most freely
commend tins as a we-kept house
MIR john w. Walker, Sd Watd Councilman is
still here and expects to stay another month
Or 80 in the meantime it is thought his sue
cessOr will he named for the position he now
mis-, that of Superintendent of Government
work on the pier. lind he is held in good esli
nation here.
Tie DELAWARE TmnUNE il much read in this |
section, and tnds more favor among the Repnb- |
llcans than paper Of the same name from New |
York The Bteakwater LiIht still shines un ie4 |
llr. Knowles ownership. There is good deal |
Of political aBiatlOa hereabJut, All |, usual it |
Is the Democrats who are held lst unea>ily.n |
But no Greeley Republicans are quoted as yet in |
the Hundred, while Greeley does NOT sit at all |
On the many Democratic stOmachs And more
over, lively tight IL maturing between -the
anu their foes. by the way, look |
l1t for lively times IN Sussex, politically. this
fall. W. A.