Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-18

II ia said the railroad company has been
offered an annual rent of $1,000 for the long
wharf on a lease of twenty years If they
will put II In good order
The farmers of this hundred are gener-
ally done seeding and have commenced
gathering their corn crop, which, II is said,
is one fourth short.
The report OF the decision Of the Court
on the license question created some uneas
mess among applicants In this hundred, and
a hurried examination Of notices was thu
consequence.
sheriff Armstrong. Thursday. sold at the
hotel of George Whitfield in our town, tn
farm of Benjamin + Pennington. In Rec
I.ion hundred, containing l42 acres, to VIM.
Bright of your city, for $500.
A number Of the ties of the old coal wharf
have heen put to use in repairing Sevent
street below the Avenue. These after the,
become sufficiently settled. will make
substantial bottom for this street.
The trustees of the NJ. F. Church have
purchased lot of ground on Delawari
street near sixth, nearly opposite the
| church, on which they expect TO erect neat
parsonage as soon as circumstances VIII
permit.
The resignation of Chancellor Bates took
our people completely by surprise and eN-
pressions Of regret are heard on all sides 4
/ the necessity which impelled the ser
Speculation is rife, already, rs to his prob
Il hbAN eANNNs''As
| The Register on Saturday last admitted
to probate the will Of Philip Mcdowell
| late OF wilmington. deceased, and grantef
Letters testsmentaty on the same unto
Philip W. Mcdowell and Edward Nc
| lowell two of the executors named in tht
will, the widow named as exeeutrix having
declined TO act.
tits said gentleman from Philadelphia
has also purchased = lot near the one pur-
chased By the, trustees Of the church, Of
SoasdinT house. The erection 81 Mr.
/ Herbert Of his large double dwelling house
In this neighhorhood seems to have givSi
az Impetus 10 building and improvement
| In that part Of our town.
A hne mare belonging 70 Plat Il Elkin.
ton, merchants on Delaware street. wa
attacked with paralysis on saturday las
| chile drawing a load Of goois from tho
! steamboat wharf and fell In the street
breaking the shafts IF the wagon. Sh,
was. with great difficulty, removed TO their
| stables on Water street. where she still lies
helpless. her entire hinder parts being
paralyzed
On Monday last ss tie wife Of one Of ou
farmers WAS driving through town, When
turning corner they unexpectedly met tn
dumping wagon Of Mr. Gem i'll, wherea'
her horse became considerably alarmed AM
commenced rearing and in other ways man
ifesting its terror at sight of the upcouth
looking object. tie was quieted, however
f. W. Colt, Esq. of our town. while re-
turning to town from a visit out in the
country, on Monday night last, lost fren
his wagon Greenough breech loading gun
1t Ia supposed 10 have been jolted out Of the
wagon somewhere between McFarland :
aud Hare's corner. Mr. Colt has left with
Mr. Joseph Yarnall a liberal reward which
will be paid to the finder upon his returning
to him.
E. Challenger, Esq, has on exhibition IL
his store window. an egg plant raised by
Mr.. James Hammond, gardener tor DR..
Lesley, which weighs SIX and three-quarteI
pounds, and measures thirty-one inches IL
circumference Mr.. Hammond has 3 cab
now measures neatly eight feet IN circum
ference He thinks by the time it is proper
TO cut It will he the largest ever grown ii
this or any other State.
Our town has been visited by mum
ner of partridgns on their southern emigra
ton. AS consequence our spOrtsmen wer'
on the qui pipe, and the crack OF the guI
was heard from the marshes, and ever
some of our principal streets, one gentle
. man bringing down three or four within
\ sight of bis own door step. Isn't there
law somewhere against the discharge o
fire arms within the limits of the town.
James Isherwood, son OF Squire Isherwoo
of our town, met with a severe, though no
dangerous accident ut the Tasker work
Wednt sday. While engaged In digging Il
the earth at one Of the sides caved in u
I him, breaking his collar bone and bruisin
. him considerably, but not to such an extent
| his physician thinks, as to endanger hi
: life. He was conveyed 70 his home, wher
: Dr. Maxwell attended to his injuries.
e On Sunday morning last, young ma
I took q skiff, set the sail and started out wit
, the intention of taking a sail around tn
I long wharf to the cove below. Being III
tie green in the management of q sail boa
and the wind blowing quite fresh, he 500
s found himself, much TO his surprise, in tn
middle of the channel right in the path {
the steamer Jefferson coming down with
8 large fleet of barges. In his efforts to tao
e and get out Of her way, his boat stood nearl
s motiOnless till the steamer came up, whe
I. so close were they together that one Of III
G hands reached over and caught the skin
) sail holding her till the steamer was stoppe'
u when his mast was unstePped, and he wa
e ordered to use his oars and leave tha
e vicinity, which he did with all the vim {
= which he was master.
II The Levy Court OF our county held a
extra session Tuesday, pursuant to Ii
call of the President. Webelieve the men
bers were all present The Attorney of h
Court was instructed to apply 10 the 81
perior Court at the November term for
license to build the bridge over Brsndywlt
Is at Washington St, and It is expected wor
% will commence on II as soon after the
u oense is obtained as practicable. Sever
e appropriations were also made, amol
"a hnlcn hhe lolloMtuh are tut most lulpuf
ant, TO wit; 5000 to repair bridges 81
causeways IN Appoquinimink Auudre,
d SSiT for the Appointments bridge; $500
s. repair bridges in East Appoquinimink So
for the same purpose in ST. Georges HUI
dred and 1880 additional for the Nrwpo
bridge. These appropriations are all
R. addition to the amOunts appropriated At u
last meeting of the Coutt just after the la
70 flood, the sums then ordered being in Sc
~ eral cases considered insufficient for Il
n purpose.
X For the first time in a number Of yea
1. our town was visited. on Saturday mig
10 last, by one or more burglars. The store
it j. Owen Roberts was, however, IS far as
to have been able to ascertain, the only seer
I'd Of their operations An entrance WI
ig effected BY berihs our q panel Of the fro
K door, which WAS dui.a as neatly 40 neatue
II t'se.i Ae soon as the burglary was di
le covere Detective Ward was = for vi
immediAtc ~ made a critical survey q, q
re premises IA order to collect material 4
le workiHg up the case. He thinks there vi
" more than one engaged an II, that they we
le professional burglars, and that from u
IA confusion Of the contents Of the store, pa
* ticularly OF the confectionery and tobac
ed departments, they were frightened o
TX day afternoon, he maze such discoveries
OF eonvinces him he Is on the right track, al
m and that his first surmiae As TO the gull
parties % the correct one. From the know
to ability and astuteness of officer Ward. the
d, is no doubt they Will soon he In duraut
a. 1t is thought the robbers had the imEressl
he hat MIR. Roberts like some other scar
ed individuals, had drawn all his depOsl
from the Farmers Bank, aud kept them
IN, his store for safer keeping, but IN this III
on were disappointed, aud only got a Il
nd pennies for their toll. We expect soon