Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-02-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

For Rent-Wm Bright has for itnt, the
our.slory brick store, No. 2O2 Market street.
To be Preseoed.-The contract for the
frescoing of Tie lodge rooms in the new
Temple was given TO Kehrwieder g. Bro, oil
Philadelphia, which is TO cot $500.
Improuement.-Dr r. r. Porter is put.
ting in new store front, and otherwise I'M
proving S21 Market street. G. II. Tindell is
doing the work.
Slightly lnjured.-John Flynn, the man
who was struck by a train OF cars while
crossing the railroad bridge over the Bran.
DIVINE The night Of the 21st, was only
slightly injured.
GOrOaers Inquest On Friday morning
last Coroner Woodward held an inquest on
the body Of an infant which had died very
suddenly at the corner Of Eighth and But
tonwood streets. The jury rendered a YER
dict OF death from natural causes.
Small Por. "A health Journal says that
by burning an ounce of sulphur in the Gel
lar house may be disinfected entirely Of
smallpox malrla. The recipe is simple
and cheap enough TO justify trial OF it in
every household where the disease prevails,
aud even where it does not.
Railroad Aceident.-Wiliam Nicholson
sixteen years of age, residing at Booih' S
Corner, seven miles from Wilmington, Della
ware had his right foot cut of by being run
over by train of cars on the Reading
ralroad, at Pot Kennedy. lie was remov-
ed to the Pennsylvania hospital.
Neso Post O6ice.-The Smyrna Tins
avs Dover is excited over new post office'
pilllons signed by every body in the tow
asking for an appropriation OF $4,000 from
| la e.
Washington, and II Is expected that Senator
Salisbury has succeeded 10 getting the ap-
preparation allowed by the proper Com
mliee in Congress
, Morrison, at No. 4O3 Shpley street, has
I made decided improvements and alteration
in his stove warehouse, aud is now prepared
. with some new and decidedly desirable pat
erns and patents OF heaters, &C., TO lurnisl
. those who would like to take out their old
gas bothering furnaces and Stoves, to max
room for something better and more eco
nomical. Ills assortment is quite full ant
:. complete.
. The Launch.-At about hall past twelv
. O'Clock on Saturday the iron side-whes
steamship, Old dominion was launche
from the yard ofihe Harlan s. Hollingsworl
( Co, large crowd OF ladies and gentlemen
a were 10 see il enter on its natural element
re This new steamer is intended 10 ply bl
E tween New York and Richmond, and
built for The "Old Dominion Steam Shi
Company, of New York, her dimension
lie being as follows, leangth on load line "a
, feet beam Al feet @ inches, depth OF hold 2
u, feet inches. Sheis first class sidewhe
e steamship oil $500 tons.
il Fatal AccidenL-John Pike, a res idenl
n this city was accidentally killed, on the ev
=" ming Of the 18th inst, at Mahon's Ditcl
Delaware, by the premature discharge
his gun, while on his return to the vessel o
NJ which he had gone to that place. He hs
n been engaged in musk.rat shooting in con
c. pany with Edward Cuin, and while rrocee
ia ing along the bank, 10 the rear OF his cor
,si panion, he stepped in a hole, and haviu
te his gun cooked, the hammer came 10 cor
vi tact with some portion Of his clothing, whC
discharged the piece, the whole load laklr
effect in the side of his head, and causin
he instant death. The body was taken
70 Dover, and bis relatives were informed
" the cad event. The remains were sent
- and brought to this place on Tuesday ev
nipg.-CheSteI Republican.
"a A Stable Institution.-Just at The perio
Of when all stdble-men where complaining tn
Up the horse ointments Of the day were unstal
'D' remedies, the MUSTANG LINIMENT made
enlree in Missouri, without any flourish
. trumpets, and within one year, became I
- lavOrite embrocatou Tor the external di
-, tempers and injuries OF horses aud cali
IL in all the Western aud Southern Stat
ng From that time to this, it has never had
. rival in the estimation Of accomplish
/ h0rsemen nor IS its household reputati'
> as cure for rheumatism, neuralgia, so
$ ! nipples and caked breasts, tumors. mum
ty, sore throat, earache, tnothache, Drulse
We burns, wounds aud spraius, whit behiI
~ lis celebrity as horse Linlment. TIE Moi
III. eIs oil Amarica know its Val1e, aud apply
YES promptly 10 the external injuries of /
,s. rising generation" and IN fact there is
on a city OF township in the United S.a
at: where the MUSTANG LIErfEHT is not
oO garded by both sexes and every class, as
RI Blessing TO the community.
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