Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-05

TIE ELECTION FEVER AID AdUE-
ANoTHrR NAIL - RECEIVING ELECTION
RETURNS, ETC,
From our Special correspondsnt1
Partridges in considerable numbers hays
visited town within the past few days.
Tho cool change IN the weather OF tha
last few evenings has been upfavorable
for uromerndlne hereabouis. Ditto for
Garner lounging.
Peaches have departed. Ditto water
melons and cantalopes. Apples are plenty
and cheap. Our farmers saw potatoes
will be scarce and high the coming wintert
The exhibition In the Court House on
Wednesday evening was well attended. but
the spectators were mostly children. Con-
siderable speculation Is INDUCED In BY
onr juvenile population as to how eoou
they may expect WymaD.
We understand petition to the Post
Office Department for additional mall fa-
ciltles, will soon be put in circulation, and
hope It will receive the signatures OF our
citizens, as q way mall on the T30 a. N.
train IL generally conceded TO be needed.
Owing to the increasing popularity OF
! the game ofcroquet. aud the probable de-
| mand for the implements with which 70
play that entlelng game, We would sug-
gest 10 orr merchants the proprlety OF lay.
ing In few sets, as they VIII no doubt
soon be in demand
At short session Of the Orphans Court
/ held yesterday the following guardians
were appointed viz John P. Doughten OF
his son Charles P. Doughten, and Daniel
Mulherin of Mary, Elizabeth and Edward
Meenan. children of Roseanna Meenan
late of Wilmington, deceased.
Great preparations are being made by
the aforesaid Juveniles for the proper cal
ebratiou of All Halow cen. and we take
II there will be a considerable confusion Of
sounds as well as variety of new tricks
on that evening. It might possibly be OF
advantage to our citizens to have extra
town police about that time
Fever and ague arc beginning TO pre-
vail to a considerable extent in town, at
tributabe II is said, to the stagnant condi-
ton of the water in the marsh back
of town. VIII the owner or owners OF
said marsh have it drained before we all
/ get the shakes or must our City Fathers
take 1t under their fatherly care.
a subscription paper is in the hands Of
the Aessrs. Chase to raise funds 10 pay
the expense of receiving the election turns
| of October and November in advance OF
the mails. If the amount necessary is
raised, the returns will be placed on the
| Bulletin Board of the Messrs. Chase as
fast as received. Our citizens will then
have the opportunity Of Judging OF re-
suits without waiting for the IL O'Clock
mail.
The Election in this Hundred Tuesday
passed oil very quietly, and resulted in
the success of the Democratic ticket by
maiorities ranging from los to 1873 The
vote polled was light in comparison with
that Of 1870. After the result was known,
the Amphion's got together and, in com
| pany with a number Of the political
friends of the successful candidates, pro-
ceeded to their residences and entertained
them with the Star Spangled Banner and
a few other choice tunes, which wer' 70
ceiycd in appropriate manner.
Ned Leary, while holding forth and ex-
patiating on the merits of some article he
had for sale last evening, met with quite
a warm reception at the hands of some OF
our young men, who didn't altogether ap-
preciate his efforts, and was hustled out OF
town in advance of q bucket or TWO OF
rotten eggs, and two or three baskets OF
rotten apples. The last heard of him he
was making 2-10 time along the causewayi
accompanied by clouds Of eggs and apples
Nod don't seem to be much Of q favorite
with some of our people.