Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-31

iSser,Ts Saie.-sheriff Armstrong sold the
| farm Of the late Jacob Curinder, situated IN
White Clay Greek Hundred. on Tuesday last,
and contsirling ia acres, 10 Robert j. Mo1i-
son for SS,052.
The Sheriff also sold YESTERDAY afternoon the
Dickinson house, corner Of Front and King
streets, to Henry B. Courtney, for $4,000.
| Private adyices received in Washington re-
present Vice President Wilson's condition as
very grave. He Is under severe regimen and
i diet, "the disposition Of nearly every hour 10
the day baing provided for by his physicians"
| Fertitizers.--FMmers WHO wish to purchase
fertilizers are referred TO the advertisement OF
W. n. Needles, who Is one Of the most reliable
dealers in Philadelphia
| The Oldest Man In Georgetown, Sussex Co.,
| Delaware, is over eighty years old. He Is Mr..
keliock, uncle ofour esteemed fellow citizen
Elias s. Il. Better. He lived in Georgetown
when Ii had Only house.
| CITY Tredsurer.-A correspondent suggests
the name of Wesley Talley as a candidate for
the Republican nomination for city treasurer
Mr., Talley Is q frst-rate accountant, and has
many friends who will give him their support.
| The other candidates will have to brush up In
order to beat him.
Royal Morridye.--Tho English House Of
of Commons has increased the yearly allowance
the Duke Of Edinburg, 10000 pounds on &C
count Of his marriage wish the Duchess Maria
daughter of tine Car of Russia, and In case of
his death prior to that of his good lady, she Is to
| have 1900 per annum. 1t is a glorious thing to
be born to royalty.
| Rehoboth Camp Meeting.--A number Of our
citz ,ns have been visiting the Rehoboth Camp
Meeting, and they allege that 1t has done
| them great deal of good. One gentleman OF
Baltimore who visited there very sick, has near
| y recovered his health. There are not many
| mosquitoes. Mr.. Scott, the artist, by diligent
search and enquiry the whole time lie was
there only observed six. Rehoboth is d sue
cess.
Menaga7ie and Circus.-The great Eastern
Menagerie and circus will visit our city on Fri
day, the 22nd of August. The collection OF an
finals Is said to be very large and fine, while the
equestranism Is unsurpassed In any respect
We have no doubt the company will be largely
patronized in our city. Jackson the Artist,wil
decorate the various showboards and young old
and old will be treated with as fine display on
canvas as can be found anywhere.
". 8. Goss-lt is supposed by some persons
that the man murdered near Jennerville, Pa,
boarded in our city, with Mrs. Turner In Ma
ket street, below Seventh, from February, 1872,
for some weeks, under the name Of A. G. Will
son, as by this name Goss was known 10 other
places. lie wore rings similar to those describ-
ed, and appeared to be in much trouble in re-
ga d to some affair in Baltimore. He became
quite intimate with Joseph l.. Killgore, and
wished 10 arrange through him to procure
rough suit in which he could visit Baltimore
without Icing known. The way of the trans
gressor is invariably envroned with difficulty.
Eala,gement.-- Mr. Martin has purchased
the building ut the southeast corner of
Third and Orange streets, of Col H. S. Nc
Comb, and is now about enlargiug his livery
stables by the addition of a number of stalls
and extending his room for carriages, har-
ness, NC. The entire building is designed to
be used in the livery and sale business,
making the establishment one of the largest
and best equipped, of the kind, in the State.
We suppose it will be rendezvous for deal
ers in horses, from all parts of the city, if not
from all parts Of the Peninsula. Mr.. NJ. is
an enterprising man, and has the right kind
| of hackers to make the enterprise success
full.
| Anecdotes OF Public Nen.-The Philadel-
phia Ledger of Monday last, Under this heading,
makes mention OF two well-known citizens Of
Delaware George Read Riddle and Harry
Connolly, spoken Of by Forney In his "Anec-
dotes of Public Men," We need net say any
thing of George Read Ridde-ls is so we'll
| known TO cur citizens; but Harry Connolly,
the whilholm political and personal friend of
james a. Bayard, has gone out OF mems minds.
| He was formerly the proprietor Of Rosedale
Factory, near Stanton, in this county, and spec
illated in cotton and cotton yarn very ex-
tensiyely. He was intimately connected with
our business men. by some accident he STUN
| bled into the Delaware, and the first thai was
known Ut it was the finding Of his body. The
following is the article from the Ledger: II says;
| And then "HaTy Connolys memorable back
room at Seventh and Chestnut, where Colonel
Greene's Sunday Transcript Office now stands"
| How much of that yet remains to be told? In adj
dition TO the famous men mentioned In the
| ''Auecdotes" as visitors there as George Read
Riddle, of Wilmington. Many knotty point in
the "politics" of Delaware did he bring there to
| be discussed.
OF the three counties composing that State,
New Castle was nearly always "Whig," sussex
was always Democratic, and Kent, the middle
county, was the debateable ground. Many a
the "rght side" were fixed at Harry Connolly s,
and tho "rlght side" was sometimes "Whig
and sometimes Democratic.
Two LITTLE HERoEs.-Two little heroes
live in Sharon, Mass. A few weeks ago they ac-
complished feat which, doubtless, will he a
plea SAINT recollection to them all their lives.
Two gentlemen were out rowingen pond In
the town, and, In attempting to recover All oar
which one of them had dropped, they upset their
boat and, of course, both fell into the water.
Their cries for help were heard by these tw o
boys, Masters Fred Holder, aged twelve years,
and Charles J. Tyler, aged nine, and they, in
a light skiil, speedily padded to tie aid OF the
imperiled gentlemen. They exscted from the
Imperiled men, while still in the water, a pro-
mise that they would implicitly obey dIrec-
tions, and not, by struggling, endanger their
own skifi, and then, by careful management,
taking one OIL either side of the boat, succeeded
in rescuins both and landing thsm safely.