Middletown transcript., 1872-01-20


have appointed joint committee to bring the
suhjec, Of ship-cansl across tho peninsula Of
aryland aud Delaware before the general gov.
crnment, to ask detail from the Typographical
engineers 10 survey the route for the same, and
determine the cost Of construction. and to com.
municaie with the Governor OF Delaware upon
the subject, for the purpose oi procuring the ac-
live corporation ofile Legislature OF tb,at S,s,s
Il will he remembered that the national CONNER
cinl convention, which sat In this city In Sep
ten,bcr last. passed resolutions declaring ths,
such work was Of national importance, and
especially desirable In the interests OF the West
ihc South. Southwest and Northwest. ty lessen,
ing the distance To European ports and 10 New
England for ths export OF cereals mud provisions,
tobacco, cotton and all other products. aud for
all impor,aions TO nre1 the requirements Of the
consumption ofihosc vast regions.
The convention also adopted a resolution that
Congress lie ncmorializcd 10 direct n survey 10
bc made for The proposed improvement, To the
great interests of tho country, that the canal
shall lie constructed. As indicated hy Senator
Earl when he suggested the joint committee ap-
pointed rs above hy the Marsland Legislature
the proposed route hy the ship canal would place
us very many miles nearer the capes than the
| present one after reaching Which a vessel goes
up the cons. many more miles before having her
course for Europe or Boston. lie referred also
I, the difficulty o. navigation Of the capes which
| wonlJ hc avoided. il, the proposed canal route
Baltimore would hc brongh, within ss or 100
miles Of the ocean, instead Of is: ms present. so
| that the advantage In distance would liz n saw
ing of this difference as well MS all ihc miles up
the coast 10 either the ports Of Europe, New
York or Boston. The gain Is thus estimated In
/ III, resolution Of the commercial convention at
| 80 miles and il may lac more.
| In order 10 make this canal the Snssafras
river, upon whica there is now depth of some
seven feet can, the engineers state, lie easily
stx...
! ing n distance for through cut OF only twen,s
miles, making The canal thiriy-t~o miles only
| There il said to lc an admirable haflur on the
| Delaware side, AT one of tue points suggested MS
the Delaware terminus Of the canal. Congress
Is only NJ pr, sent asked 20 exercise power which
| Il has uniformly exercised, 10 order SURVEYS 10
| he made to ascertain whether nny work of M
! ,ional Importance can I've constructed aud how
| IL will eonducc 10 the pahlic interests. II The
! survey should turn out to lie practicable and
| valuable II Viii remain for Congress 10 ari upon
| the subject IN the inietcs, Of the whole country,
and with regard 10 the general welfare ani nd
yas,agc. The great West aud the South arc
| specially interested in the matter. ms Baltimore
is the nearest rotI for the South and Souihwes,
aud par, of the Central and Northwest. 10 the
| Atlantic orcin. The iiiTsncr In favor oi B,i-
iimnrc in this particular is ycry great mud the
proposed canal will make i, still greater.
Dovga lrEys The Legislative Committee TO
/ settle with the State Treasurer and Auditor oi
| Accounts mri in the Senate Chamber on Tues
day, and adjourned ON Thursday. The commit
tee consisted Of Two mctnhcrs of the Senate and
| three members of the House, Rnuicl, Senators
lesley and Rnssel and Representatives, Cloud,
Needles anil Tunncl. John $. Stulshury. OF
poycr was appointed Clerk. The State Trcn"
snrrr. Robert II. Davis, and Auditor, pr Robert
Elc.o0h. present with their accounts a
slalu,ns Ut Of which will he made public ia a few
,iavs The finances OF thn State sh6w very
healthy exhibit, nnd the reduction Of the State
ich' is said ,ote Diminishing a, such a rapid
rate as 10 give promise OF its eniirs cSirE uisli-
mon, in yers few years, which will certainly be
! good news 10 the taxpayers Of the Sintc,
Bishup. one n the negroes who escaped fran
| Dover n, about New "ats aud brought back
to his old quarters on Tuesday o: last week has
his feel 80 terribly frosted that il !, s.irrsd am
pntsii1n viii have 10 lie resaftcd 10. Thc VT. Y
mas ~ large Just one week, during which time
hc kept sccrccd IN the woods near kcntuu, With
out n inorsel Of food during that time, and was
found in corufrh having hrcn forced from
his hidue-rlaec hy the pangs OF hunger hui
The rlinin attached 10 his leg irons becoming en-
tangled on torn-.i,lk, he was thrown and
was TOO weak To loosen it, aud IN that condition
he was found ly hor. whose wiling prisoner
he became GLAD no le,,ti, 10 get hack iu Prison,
FOR his suffering must have Zen intense.
A revival has been in progress in the Meihn'
dist church for several weeks. and noon-da,
prnssr meetings ARE also held daily Mol many
diversions. however. though the P.slur is m
firing In his efforts to induce impeniicnis it
come and seek salvation
A lodge Of the order OF Knights Of P,ilia'
ha. been organized n, FELTON,
The order Of Junior American Mechanics
started IN Da,rr about wear ago, has hrokei
mp which is 10 bc regretted rs the object Of ih
order Is a iaudahlc onr.
Their. nrc more vacant houses In Dover a
present Than MAS ever known before anon,
them several large s,ore-Aonses.
, The Gapiial hoicl, nuitr the essecsl,ip of Mr.
: Fountain is undergoing mant improvements
! which. when completed. i'll ilakc II one al ih
: mos, comfortable aud eons.nicn, hoicis on ih
peninsula.
: There WAS rrrai anxiety in town in the earl
part Of the week in regar,. 10 who would &c
I eecd 10 the Secretary ship OF the Kent count,
Fire Insurance Company, an opposition l,asn
hrcn rot up against the late Incumbent, Nj
Wright, and quite n large number Of gen,lcme
we're anxious To take The responsibilities Of III
office. aud when the hoard met in SMYRNA o
. TUESDAY las, there quite nG exciting lin,
ln, all those Who etpteiffiy anxious 10 sn,
!, cecd Mr. Wrgh, wcre doomed 10 disappoiu,,nct
. hy the Board clcciing Mr. William Denncy,
. ieipsir, 10 the positiou who though mn appl
, cant, aas no, active rs the rest in presen,in
r superior claims or superior ability for The =,
a silion. The appeinimen, of Mr.. D. seems
n give general satisfaction. Though the friends
n Mr. Wrigh, are much pu, out concerning his n
:, lection hy the Board rs reason has hscu II
= signed 10 show why and wherefore.
Samuel Register, the man tried aud consicic
several wears ago, for the killing of n negro
i, Kits Hammock, summer resort ON bclawal
c BAY, about seven miles irom Dover. aud pa
c donrd hy Governor Salisbury after sersin
/. abon, one year In Dover Jail, was almost instan
: l., killed hs Icing rnn over hy the at cla,
j, ton on Thnrsda, morning last.
: Tns CLayros LAM casE.-Thc commissions
!" appointed TO assess the valuation Of the Wha
tonhy lands n, CLAYTON. completed their laho
" last Thursday, and all the parties signed II
h agreement but two.
l. The nancs of the property holders and Il
a amounts assessed Ms follows
c Assessed value of improred lois. the mhoi,
y msunt Of which valuation the present holds
Ic hare agreed to pay Mr. whartonby;
Samuel Ca,is. $500; Thomas Buckmas,e
$2s5; Mrs Chifiins. $3.50; THIS Lamb, s2nt
i Adams Mahood, $500; Il. B Garman. S45l
:. George Whiilock, $3.50; Danl. W. Thompson
Rtn r.t. t.b.