Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-28

and the Willow bridge. The bridge on the
Levels road near Julian Cochran's the bridge
near Mr.. d. Gibbs; gate, aud multitude Of
other losses which will aggregate 81 900 or s.,
000.
How TO START A GRANGE OF PATRONS
OF HUsBANDRY.-"Any person desiring to
have Grange in his or her neighborhood,
can easily do so by securing the names OF
any number Of persons not loss than IL not
more than 80, one third Of whom must be
females, pledged to pay the legal fee OF char
for females, at the time Of organization, and
then send to the nearest Deputy, or any
State officer Of the Order, to open the
Grange. Invite none but undoubted farm.
ers and members Of their families to join, as
this is strictly farmers organization.
Democratic Iycket.-The following nomina-
tions have been made by the Democrats:
President of Council:-Wm. s. McCaulley.
Treasurer, Robert d. Hicks.
Councif-First Ward.-John w. Lynch.
Third Ward-Henry Finegan.
Fourth Ward-Wesley Hickman.
Fifth Ward-No nomination, accepting SAM
uel N. Pussy, Independent Republican.
Sixth Ward-IIauson Hartman.
Seventh Ward-Albert Thatcher.
Eighth ward
Ninth Ward-Edward johnson.
Tenth Ward-Miles Burke.
Sherifalty.-Benamln Denney OF this city,
will be u candidate for the Office of Sheriff, at
the next election. lie makes the sixth caidi-
date, and how many more will be Out before
next Januaro WE cannot predict. -Four years
ago there wers twelve or fourteen candidates,
making rather lively times, but we must confess
that they rather overd0ne the matter. We hope
that the canvass will be conducted with degree
N flIrnpQI fnrn m IN
complain, so that the election of the nominee
may be certain 1t was thought four years ago
that nomination would be equivalent to an
election, but in due time we learn g. that we
had counted with out our host. We hope IL
may not be so again.
The MILL AND MiLL-DAxs.-No mills are
In operation around Middletown. Drummond 3
dam 10 broken, and the estimated damage Is 81
600 or $2,600 T. e. Murphey's dam, at Bohe-
mia mills had been badly injured, two weeks
previously, aud now the entire dam Is gone, the
mill race torn out and one side of the founda-
tion wall OF the mill was broken down, and
great fears were entertained lest the entire
structure would fall. Mr.. Murphey estimat ed
damages at 5000. Barton's mill, 1-2 miles
from MiddletowD, also had Its dam burst out
Fieeman's mill on Back Creek, and those of
Messrs. Kennedy and Drake, on Sassafras river
are gone, Harmans & Smith were destroyed on
Tuesday week. and Silcox's last winter, aud
has not boon rer aired.
The Canal Company has matured lis plans
for the repair and reconstruction of this great
work. They will first fill in the breaches be-
tween st. Georges and Delaware City, in the
lower level, and pumping in water from The
eastern end will float out the boats lying in the
canal east Of the locks. This accomplished,
they will then repair all the breaches In the
banks OF the upper level,or west of st. Georges
ruI,t nt, 80 fxrt.,
passage for tho boats from the meadows into
the canal, and finally the roadway, or dam,
which connects the two ends of st. Georges will
be rebuilt, the water will DO admitted, the
meadows will be flooded, the boats will be got
| into the canal, locked through and then sent OH
to their destinations. In the meantime the
| cargoes will he removed and the vessels lg hit
than there is necessity for. The sand at the
railroad bridge will be removed by means Of
steam dredging machines and by horses and
| carts.
Appropriation.-The Levy Court held spe
cial session at New Castle, last Saturday, and
after the reports of the damage by different
members IN their respective Hundreds, the fol
lowing appropriations were made, $4,000 to re
pair bridges In White Clay Creek Hundred
subject to the order of Messrs. Ruth and Jan
vier; $500 for the same object In Pencader Hun
bred subject to the order Of Messrs. Ruth ant
Janyier $4,5OO for the repair of bridges ant
causeways in St. Georges Hundred, subject Il
the order Of Mcssrs. Shallcross and Bright; s.,
500 for the same purpose In West Appoquini
mink Hundred, subject TO tho order Of Messrs
Wilson and Deakyne; $500 for the same objec
In New Castle Hundred, subject TO the order Q
jackson and Febiger, and s. 900 for Red Lilo
Hundred, subject to the order of Bright an
Shallcross. Several other appropriations {
l ms w for mn
, superlnduced by the storm, and In view of Ii
, extra expense incurred by the disaster the Cour
, ty Treasurer was instructed TO borrow, fortl
with, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars I
meet this extra and unexpected expense.
DAMAGES TO FARMERS ABOUT DELAwAH
CITY, In the neighborhood Of Delaware Gil
severe losses have been sustained which ha'
net heretofore been reported. These losses IA
J, upon the farmers, and thus become direct 10
n upon that community. They aggregate abo
n S25.600, and are the result not so much Of b
? disaster Of last Wednesday night as Of the FL
" break In the canal which occurred two wee
. ago. BY that break the surrounding COUNT
:. long level stretch on the South side Of tho {
Sc nal, was flooded ito tbs extent of several hu
4 dred acres, and up to Saturday last the watt
y had not fully receded. These losses may
70 stated at follows:
Or William Beck's farm of $50 acres Is entir,
uuueA Watcif WIN tio 0AScptioh VI apOub thi
~ acres. Twenty-four acres of corn, rs Of tin
" thy and clover, and $50 of herd grass have be
~ flooded 80 long that the corn Is dead and
roots Of the grasses have been killed, so that
not only loses his pasture for this year but
o., hay crop for next. His farm Is a fine graz
K one and he keeps about 10 head Of cattle Q
~, 100 head Of sheep. He also LOSSES about
til tons Of hay. His loss Is estimated at SIS 900
res On Arthur Colburn's farm, 100 acres of G.
CHI and 800 acres of meadow are submerged.
de loses 600 tons of hay, and his loss is estima
at $1,000.
r. B. Engle's loss Is estimated at from 81,
at to 5000. Nearly 100 acres of corn are flood
Z. and all his pasture land. He keeps 90 heat
alf cattle.
nal Zenas P. Longland has about ITO acres uu
nal water, and loses al! his corn and hay. His
AZ Ii estimated at from 5000 to $4,000.
hia George Cleaver will sustain loss Of al
Of s. 900 from q like cause.
1t Is reported that this disaster Is aitr
rec ted TO the negligence Of the Canal Comps
lay and that In the event damages are refused 3
will be instituted to recover them.