Delaware weekly Republican., 1872-07-04


ra sizes and qualities. Shingles a specially Gi,
'S them call.
:, Sale of Stock.-L. w. Stldham & Son wi
q sellby order Of VIM. MeCaulley, Executor {
o Henrietta Bedford, on the 10Th Inst, about 0
- shares of Bank and turnpike stock, as may
II seen by advertisement In another column.
y, Teachers.--Ladies wishing to secure position
30 as teachers in the public schools Of this cit,
should attend the Examination in school Nc
4 /, next Monday morning. Several desira
bic positions are to be filled at tolerably fal
" salaries, with prospect of promotion, as occa
sionaly there are marriages to record which ar
Is preceded by designations.
e. CtuiosiHes.--Among tbe curiositles al Chad
n wick's museum, No. 2O7 West Fourth street, |
double cilf from Montgomery, Pa, and tail
l. less monkey from Africa. The calf is really
curiosity, and all who wish TO see one Of nature
81 Agest freaks should call and take look at 1t
IhelcoIection at this museum is the finest II
!. the State, and well worth visit. Fl
ID The Mdrkets.-Butter sold ON Wednesday al
2 from 40 TO 90 cents per pound, eggs 2S 10 81
per dozen; chickens 81 to ~ per pair; potatoes
; 10 TO 20 per half peck, beans 10 TO 10 do.
e peas to Sdo., apples 20 TO 20 do, onions 2t
. do, corn per dozen 25 to 80, tomatoes 20 to &c
J J per quart iradishes to 8 per bunch, beets to
dot cabbage 3to per head, salad to g do,
rhubarb per bunch, cucumbers 2 10 5 each,
eheiries TO 0per quart, currants 10 to 10 do,
beef IL TO 25, mutton 10 to Is, lamb 20 10 25,
ham sliced 20, whole Ia, lard 10 to II.
] Delascdres A6itcted-The following are the
names Of our afflicted, supported by the State in
institutions in Pennsylvania, viz OF Blind,
! thlfer, Bartholomew Donahue, OF New Castle
/, County Robert Martin of Kent county; Ann
Eliza, Fisher OF Sussex county. They are in
the Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind.
= In The Pennsylvania Institution for Deaf and
Dumb are Mary W. Ward. Theodore Kelsel,
I al Isr, II N. =
clay and Mary L. Stewart, of New Castle coull-
ty and Emma Il. Prettyman, of Sussex.
Ihere are also in the PENNSYLVANIA Training
school, Caddie Bradford and Sissie Cathcait, Of
New Castle county, and Annie Martin Of Kent
A SELL.-On Saturday, bills were posted up
around the city, announcing the coming Of the
"Fakir of Europe" the "celebrated magician"
&c, who was to give performance at the Odd
reiows' Hall, that evening. Among other at
traction were the prizes of Nuseful and valuable
articles" which were to be given away, chief
among which was horse Waited at Sl50, In
the evening small number assembled at the
HAL awaiting the performance. Shortly after
eight o'clock, man appeared on the Stage, and
stated that owing to the small size of the audi
ence, no performance would be given, but that
al coud have their money returned by going to |
the ticket office. He then disappeared, and the |
audience, rushing to the ticket office, found, |
| as might have been expected, that no money |
was to be obtained there A dlgent search |
was made for the delinquent seFakir,n but he /
succeeded in eluding the vigilance Of his angry /
pursuers and escaped from the city, Gazette. |
Hot.-The extreme heat has been source
oil general complaint, the past week, the mercn-
ry ranging at midday from 80 to 100 degrees in
"cool'' places, and what is equally bad in many
places the temperature throughout the night did |
not get much below 80, As a result a great
many persons past many sleepless hours, and
complained Of debility and general prostratlon
We have not heard however os much serious
injury resulting therefrom, with the exception
o. Daniel DlcElwee who was prostrated with
sun stroke on Monday while working In q stone
quarry at the corner of Fifth and jackson
streets, and also colored man who was work.
Ing In the hay field Of Robert Taylor. In some
cases men suspended work. and general pray
er went up for a refreshing shower or good
breeze; neither Of which have yet arrived.
!. IN some other places the citizens were less
fortunate. In New York there We're 54 deaths
rom n sunsiroke up to Tuesday evening, and 20
in Boston. i, %, III .
Family Gathering. Eighty of the descend
ants Of John and Mary Larkin, the deceased
grand parents Of Enos Larkin, ESQ, ofthis city,
assembled at the old homestead, built In 1TO1,
IN Concord, Delaware Comfy, Pa, on Thursday {
last. Out OF ten children of the couple, three Z
are dead, 70 witt Isaac LarlSin, Joseph Larkin. i
ana Ann Marshall, the remaining seven, Mary '
ao townsend Larkln, John Larkin, Jr., Martha | 4
I osts and Hannah Sharpless were present. the !
eldest being n, and the Youngest 63 The a
Ten children Lave sixty-four children living, lv
children living, 135 grand children, and 10 great
grand children, making 210. and 32 deceased, \ Il
,, gelns IA all zol Mr. Ialley, who now occupies .
the OLD homestead, gave the party free access to
every part OF the property, and on assembling h;
on The green near the spring. appropriate speech q
es were made by Ex-Afayor Iarkin and his two Il
brothers embracing many interesting incidents il
oi their early days. Under the spreading trees I
.ne .l.s, iamlly Partook Of a splendid repast in a
winch they were Joined by several of the old LIP
neigiibors, who were present, and the day pass
ed away very pleasantly. 7 .a1l Y
d ihe idea Of this gathering was broached al a In
meeting of the surviving children at the house \
Oh MIS- Thomas, in Newtown, in May last, b
v wn ere they met and all dined together, for the
mrs time In 4S years! $3.50 ..TI Ii1 b .nsi
Accidental Shooting- evening. abont t;
half past eight clock, James NJ wise, The Az. n
sstant Baggage Master at the p. W, &B. R.R.
depot, was accidentally shot In the rieht tbiol | L
by aman named Robert +. Dougherty, who 4
represented himself to be a telegraph operator p
irom Philadelphia, Dougherty was seen loung- {.
ins apout sne depot, In the evehing, evidently !,
and f0urishing Sharp's four-bar- .
relied revolver. He had been in the telegrah 4
office, few moments before the Shooting. IL
where he made some very unpleasant de-
monstrations with his pistol. Leaving this Of d
nee he CARRIED on his amusement in front of the
pasgage once, Where Mr., Wise and another y
gentlemen were seated. Mr.. W. becoming Il
alarmed was about remarking, 8" That fellow a
would 90 some injury yet" when the pistol was o
discharged, and the-ball after cutting Off the end
q one Of Dongherty's fingers, entered the .
thighof Mr.. Wise. ~ "" ~ 'Nat 80 )
cinity immediately arrested Dougherty. and
wrestod the pistol from him. Mr.. Wise was I.
then taken 70 his home in New Castle. aud Dr. Il
BLACK called In, and on morning succeeded In =
exffaeting the ball, and Mr.. Wise we learn Is !,
doing wellyi Dougherty was conveyed 70 police >
aoeaaquarteisY ! when he was held in $1,000 for a Z
lnther hearing and TO await the result Of Mr.. :,
Wise's injuries Commercial. ,lsA 2aI
Police 46dirs.-The following cases we're 4
disposed OF by the Mayor. -4..f It ,l,I =
James Ash, by officer Thomas, for firing n
squibs; fined $40 and costs. : .i.i-.' J. ....i lW
tJohn McCalland Dennis MahOney, by officer Il
Heal for cruelty to animals by bringing calves a
y y tne CITY tea n an inhumau manner; fined Id
Patrick Eagerly, by officer Thomas, for utter 3
ing language, on thesreets fined costs Il
Ind held TO bail IN the sum Of 5000 for his flu &
Cy,re good conduct. .,,st4o q 4'I5s ItlT NJ Il p
FWm. Llacksn, by officer Peterson, for drunk <
enness, tined 30 cts, and cost IL
Patrick Hapghey, by officer Ainscow, for Il
find 90 cts. and costs. In
James GORDON, by officer Fletcher, for drunk y
enness, fined 80 cts. and costs. lr. T.
= Bridget b.. Pagan, by officer Wright, for ut =
terlng indecent language on the public streets, .
fined costs and held to bail in the sum Of 5000 n
for her future good conduct. daisoy,.lt9 9
Albert II. Dougherty, by officer Sparks for u
shooting james Wise with pistol, held to bail =
IN the sum ofsl00o for a future hearing. .
!, Thomas Shannon, by officer Wright for n
fined so cents and costs.
Fanny johnson, COL, by officer Win gate, for q
the larceny ola quantity of clothing, iewelry,
&C. the property OF Kate Lucas, held to bail in
the sum Of $500 for her appearance at the next iN
court Of general session; In default of which 3
she was committed to the county Jail.
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