Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-01-23

the weather permits the builders 10 resume
operations.
Contract Auarded. THE contract ioT re-
moving the garbage of the city has been given
o Richard Clancy. lie agreeing TO fulfil the
contract for S670.
Wnhdrdpn. Dickinson's Hotel, at Front
and King streets, which was put up at auction
on Thursday, was Withdrawn. The highest
bid being but $1,000.
Meeting Of tie Trustees Of Tie Poor.-Ihc
Trustees of the Poor for the County of New
Castle, will hold their quarterly meeting ON
Wednesday, the 3ist inst, at l0l O'Clock.
Maegie Mitchell at the Opera House on
Wednesday evening. She is heraded as a
most bewitchng actress. A full and fashion
able house, of course, will greet her debut
The Ju5iles.-One thousand children have
been secured for the Grand Chorus Of the
Childrens Jubilee, which is TO be held at the
Masonic Temple, on Thursday evening Feb
ruary 10Th.
County Assessment The Assessor OF c0un-
ty taxes for Wilmington Hundred, Mr.. w. Y,
Alrlch, has made out an alphabetical list, &C.
cording to law, of those assessed and posted
tn EN- in the different Wards for inspection
A Steamboat 10 Lcipsic. The Smyrna Times
of Wednesday last says; We arc authorized
by Capt Taggart TO state that good boat will
be put on Leipsic Creek in the carly Spring
for freight and passengers. She will make
regular landings at SpruanCes, Collins and at
Port Penn, and is intended 10 run spring ana
Fall, as wen as during the Peach Season.
Election.--The following named gentlemen
have been elected Directors OF the New Castle
County Mutual Insurance Company, at a
meeting held on Monday last VIM. Candy,
Clement b. Smyth, George Richards, James
Bradford, John Guyer, Geo. II. Bates, VIM.
Tatnall, Edward 7. Bellah, Chas W. How
land, Samuel Candy, Edward Bringhurst,
James Riddle, Ashton Richardson, NJ. NJ.
Cleaver and Abraham p. Shannon.
ValuaJls Property at Public Sale.-L. W.
Stidham g. Son, auctioneers, will sell at public
sale, on Wednesday, February llhi at
o'clock, p. NJ, the real estate Of the late John
Burgic, consisting of three large three story
brick dwellings, Nos. Cos, 61O and 6l2 West
Front street. This property is in location
that is steadily increasing in value, being
within few doors of the Wilmington & Read
Ing Railroad depot, and will make capital
business stand. This is an opportunity sell
dom offered, and real estate owners would find
it to their interest to give this property their
attention.
Eoery Ecening wants the boys who stand
about the Masonic Opera House, arrested and
imprisoned. Now, that is cruel. We don't
want the Opera House to look like cemetery,
showing no signs OF life and gaiety. No, no,
let the boys be there. They have mt money
enough or they would 60 inside and see the
So their next best thing is to
lake curbstone enjoyment instead, Besides,
it will not do to imprison the boys, they are
wanted to sell the EUery Egeniag, Commercial
and, well, wen wait and see. 1t would
be far better 10 have the ill-bred asses inside
who call out "Supe," &c, in the galleries,
taken out by their long ears.
Hoo he oas Caught-The negro man
named John Bishop, whose escape from jail
and subsequent capture we mentioned lately
1t seems had rough time of it curing his
absence from prison. The prisoners who
escaped with him each went his own way,
leaving Bishop with his leg irons on TO pad -
die his own canoe. Having no friendly
harbor in which TO conceal himself, he too k
to the woods and thickets, and wandered
about without shelter or anything to eat fol
several days. In crossing Mr.. Taylor corn
field in the night his leg-irons caught on the
stub of a corn stalk, causing him to fall, and
not having strength enough TO relieve him
self from his predieament, h lay there unit
Mr.. Taylor found him. When brought tt
Jail he was in a sorry plight. His feet and
legs were 80 badly frosted that they will
have to be amputated. We learn that an
plicalion has been made to the Governor icl
an order 10 remove him to the Almshousc
Deld~aredn
Vrk's Floral Guide tor 1872, Las been on
our table for some weeks, but We have not had
time to give il that thorough examination ~
superior merits deserve until recently. Well,
indeed, may the author feel proud OF bis
beautiful work, for truly enough does he say
II deserves a place among the very best pro-
ductions of the book. makers art. II is O
complete eade mecuB1 for the ladies in the
floral department OF their gardens. Every
thought and question as 10 the why and
wherefore Of planting and raising flowers,
ia answered in the GUIDE, In Nlck's tamiliai
and pleasing style, nor is there seed OF
plant, or bulb, or flower Of any sort that ii
not noted in the work and found in Mr.
Vick's extensive establishment at Rochester,
New York, nom which place two hundred
thousand COPIES OF the Guide for 1872 have
alreaov been sent 10 his customers through
out the United States. Persons In want o
seed or plants of any kind whatever, can b'
sure OF being satisfactorily suppheu hon
his unrivalled warehouses at Rochester IN
great celebrity as a florist, established pl
extensive experience by pracuce al nome
and close research aud travelling abroad
gives him decided advantages in selecting
and perfecting the almost endless vaTlete
of new, rare aud beautiful flowers whlcl
adorn the gardens and windows ol almos
every household Of ias.e in the land.
| A Hotel Thief Captured lou the I'd in
stnnt MIR William II. Buchanan, doing bust
ness nj 81 Broadway, New York, was rol
he'd Of an overc0at, valued at $40, Will
s.opping at the La Pierre house in this city
A day later Mr. George De b. Klein,
Philadelphia, lost an oyercoat, valued az y
at the same hotel, aud Mr. McGee, OF Ne
York, was robbed during the same altcrnoc
of n hat at the Continental hotel while
dinner. A full desCr piiOh ot the suppose
/ thief was furnished each Of the lcadiI
Q hotels in this city, aud Thursday aliernoC
man answering the description dinol ~ Il
Continental hotel. TIE heldwait r, Jcl
DOYLE, recognized this fellow, AMI took hi
= into custody. On examining the hat
: wore il was found 10 he the ono stolen fro
: Mr.. McGee. The prisoner gave The nal
y of Francis Cook and said he came ilt
y Ohio, lie admitted having stolen the COZ
10 and the hat, ana stated that he had dgs'r1
ed the pawn tickets which he received lr'
. pawnbroker on South street. The a2cus
70 had hearing at the Central station, PM
e delphia, and was committed to answelin
ii iauil oil Il 900 bail.
ef The prisoner had another hearing on 5
re urday at which time, Mr.. G. II. Brinlon
a this city, and Mr.. McGrenra, proprietor
ne the Delaware House, were present, aad id
In tilted the prisonorsas the man who engal
board at That house ard left suddenly vi
M out paying his board, taking with hin
n quantity OF clothing and a salchel
W. properly of Mr.. Blin,On, A portion
,s the clothing whicl had been stolen f
n Mr.. Brinton was recovered,
Is. Mr.. Summers BIZ IN Dtitnnc e..
a eorresr ondent to the National Progre
m Saturday says
he A grand mass meeting Of the col,
ak people OF Wilmington, Del, assembled II
M. L. (BetheD Church last evening
=, reference to the Supplementary Civil Ri