Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-26

The Peninsular 1Ne,os says that the peach
trees have been attacked with nav enemy OF
the worn kind which has done much damage.
Many Of thelInbs are k llcl III all tho growth
they ma 10 last year, and grave doubts are
a awakened as to whether there will he left In
the tree vitality enough 10 niatu 9 the fruit
that yst hangs on the uunsaten limbs; nsso,-
there Is yet fruit enough In most orchards TO
make quite o respectable crop. especially II the
worm Is near bis ehanse,, While all varieties
are being eaten some, yet Hales Enly Is the
only kind that shows any serious injury. II
we may he able 10 guarl the future, we shall
commit good lesson.
| Eecttre.-1We Learn that our highly esteem | |
friend, Joseph Hossinger, Esq, Of White Clay
! Creek Hundred, continues IN occasionally visit
; the public schools In that section. and contri- !
| butte 10 the instruction of tue pupils. On q re- |
cant visit Q deliver d highly Interesting lee |
! ture on ths ilnpro, ements that had been mace
| in machinery, and the various mechanical arts,
and the effect produced on the mode Of living,
| and the condition of our people. In his early
life every farmer had d ,ck Of sheep, and from
them an abundant crop Of Snowy fax, Of which
most of the clothing worn was made ut home,
the , Id f,shioned reel the spinning wheel and
loom, being adjuncts Of almost every household.
Tie invention Of the cotton gin, carding ma
chine. and patent loom had led 10 the erection
of great ia tories. the making Of finer clothing,
and the entire abandonment Of the old sys' On
of home manufacture. He also pointed out the
inn rovencnt in making paper, abiding TO tie
various processes which rags are subjected to
befora they are converted Into the beautiful
white sheets which are turned out by the Messrs.
Curtis ami other manufacturers. In his COM
meniares he ilso referred to the invention Of
print ing, the movable types, the lighting presses,
| and the papers that are sent broadcast through
the land and the various books on all subjects
, calculated TO interest and instruct the people.
The invention Of agricultural machinery also
4 formed quite text for remarks, and the Illus
trations and deductions were so plan and ap-
f parent as to prye highly profitable 10 his young
a hearers. In this way children can be given a
better idea Of the progress that is being made in
). the material arts than could be obtained from
hooks IN q long course OF study, and at the same
| lime they are relieved from tsks which toe
many have become irksome from the monotony
>. consequent upon constant application to the
!. same tasks. .-f -rF
IS In SORRY PLIoHT.-rwo young gent
from the vicinity Of Landenberg were iidins
le ristrev along tie road, day or two ago
:, sucking their fragrant liavanas, and des ran
a. ting the relative virtues OF their respective
sweethearis, when as II struck by a holt o
& lightning ore of them suddenly sprang fiou
al his sea! in the carriage, and after two thre
ID somersaults, aliehted upon his fee: upon til
er ground. And OH horror! he was on fire! A spark
T. from his cigar had fallen upon the cushion
al ignit ing and slowing consuming It. The seat q
ID his pantalooi,s was also burned out, and-wel
tn young man sits down very cautiously now
IL But tue contamination Of the. joke was til
sight Of the young man dragging himself alo
u through tile msrring dew upon the grass alor
nd the dtchbank 10 extuguish tie iire.-CODWe
cidi.
Oh The President has issued a proclamalic
warning the insurgents in Louisiana TO di
as persc and retire peaeeably TO their homes wit
It {; in twenty days.
40 There Is a rumor ut S,n Antonia, Texa
:. that a government train, en- route from Aust
tn Fort Concho, had been attacked this side
III Fort McKavtt. and robbed, ami seven te amstc
"a murdered.
30; The Acadia powder works at Waverly, Nov
So; Scotia. exploded with terrific effect, blowi
son Tue building and machinery TO atoms, dana
Her ing adjacent houses, uprooting trees, but for
y nately not killing anybody.
~ A beautiful gypsy girl was found in dyi
We condition near Cold Spring, New York, a f
DAYS ago, and expired in short time. co
ght ner's jury rendered verdic, that she died FRI
res the effects of All outrage, and warrants were
sued for several gypsy men who were last Sc
: Of with her, and abandoned her on the road wh,
of she was found.
GLASGOW minister examined his school-b
| w
' a,e pcntant?' "please, sir, don't know" NJ
nav ster-"Now if | had stolen a loaf of br,
| bn?" Boy-"1'lease, sir, locked up" NJ
icis, ister-"Well, why should / feel sorry :?
ager Boy "Please, SIR COS you was cotchel.'
Ms Count Aessandro Manzoni, who recently die,
tile ltome. ana who was famous Italian poet and no
sth, 1884 He studied at the universities of Milan
man Payia, and graduated with high honors.
LESS The Cooo trade goes on, notwithstanding the
slant remonsirance of the civilized world. In
branch OF it, that b1tween Macao and Peru. Ia
owed trfic was last year, and this single Il
eded said snce lsC9 70 have been traversed BY NO
AIT cd from shipwrecS and I've nsr 2cnt Of The y
ami number died from suidide or sickness. This Is
story.
,o,or Rev. j. F. Hurst d. D.. has been elected Presi
has Foster resigned DIR. Hurst, the President, Is a
nua tive Of the Peninsula, being born in Dorchester
y ' tiled "A History of Rationalisia, and is comp
lively young man.
Webb THE ENDLESS BugNISG L.MP.-Am
9ton, the lost arts Is that of the endless burning la
last 1t Is said that in the time of Edward vi a Il
when was discovered In the grave Of Constantin,
:. al York, which had been burning since his bt
Id by TO that time, period Of twelve hundred ye
,rdict Also in the grave of Tullia. uauphier of e
} the TO- was found burning Lamp which was Ii
ng to ed at her death, fifteen hundred and fifty y
'rn 5. before. 1t went out as soon as daylight
'ther, admitted. II has been sug Iested that gold tr
pun formed to the shape of quicksilver feed {
mus lamps, but Z Is is surmise only. Yet il
certainly ,leser device of the ancients t,
N Of vent lamp which would Illuminate thrC
rsday, all time, the homes of their de I'd.
were A CoTToN MILL IN DELAWARE COUNTRY Bl
way ED--On Tuesday afternoon a fire broke out II
walk rcnIe nv Ms~s WbSy,ii al nSm H nu a,
from Glen Riddle, Delaware county. about IL miles
etime Philadelphia, on the West Chester & Philate
~ ba, Railroad The fire Is supposed to have been
- NJ by friction OF the machinery, and, though the
u the was promptly given, the flames spread rapid
date- to defy all efforts to entnguish them. The
irving building, with its contents was destroyed, max
. ~ loss Oh building, engine, shatting &c OF over
is. u. 000 on which there Is insurance of SlI 80
yer OF which $500 a in the Delaware Mutual Safety I
II fair Company, and s2 800 each the lermali
,;cia Dominion of Virginia, West Chester Mutual, M
A'"a al OF Milwaukee, and Northwestern Insurance
panies Messrs Whitaker & Co, manufactur
+, ~ cotton yarns, the occupants of the building h
vs. " All insurance OF 800 on their stock, and 81 %
repar- machinery.
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nerty) O3TGAoE AT LovELs' LEAP.-On Tue
II Mr. Il very sad affair occurred TO girl IL yeal
10 oc- age, residing with her parants below Reat
ilroad a short distance beyond the Poplar Neck br
conf She had come TO this city to make some
nhnaa etn and xpI,t - IL.