Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-07

q Mr. McClellan has determined 10 ercotH stot
II and dwelling at NJ, Cubs. ~ =
!, ogle & Miller VIM zen 6h'ss !dfdss Il y-p.ep
Ii her 9th, five b. iek houses, one frame house Ell
forty building lotson the south side. ~ 4
; Reynolds x Co., real estate agents, have sol,
!, brick house on Pine street for Joseph II
;, AIessick to John b. Fisher, for 1900. Ne
q Never before were such bargains offered I,
. close nut Summer Hats rs Humphrey an,
Sandt are now offering.
For umbrellas OF all kinds go TO IL. IS, 2lt
II Market street, for canes Humphrey q SandI
+ have by far the best assortment, ZIG Market
II street.
i For silk hats go TO II. d s., for they manu-
d facture their own and give you splendid Ha,
for little money. Humphrey and Saudt, fash
y ionable halter.
,. John d. and Robert l.. Robinson have TAX
en- out letters Of administration on the estate OF
. Robert p. Robinson late OF this city.
Alderman & Malmslen have commenced the
upholstering and Furniture business at No. 81 1
Shipley street.
Robbed.-The house. ofDr. Lukens near New.
port, was entered by some rogues last Monday
/ night, who carried of two coats, four or five
: pair OF pants, hat, his buggy medicine case,
! containing about two hundred bottles, beside
other articles. A liberal rewad will be paid for
their recovery.
1t is stated that Thomas Lyman will enter
suit against the r. w. & d. Railroad Co., for
tue injury sustained by his wife and son and
the breaking of his carriage,last December.
A LoS.-The Delaware train coming north
last Monday evening. ran over three cows and
an OK belonging To Richard Jackson, who re-
sides near Hares Corner, in New Castle Hum
dred.
City Tredsurer.-The card Of Wesley Tlalcy
will be found In another column. The nOmi-
nation will take place on Saturday week. and
the contest between the candidates Is now fairly
begun.
Sale of Cops.-willilm NJ. Cloud will sell
thirty head of cows and calves, and lot of
springers and feeders at Perry's hotel In Bran
DIVINE Hundred, on Thursday, the 21st inst,
at one O'Clock, p NJ. See adv.
Slate Roof-I.evi Haas has Just completed
putting slate roof on fur houses In the Ninth
Ward for A. j. Lodge. They make fine ap.
peaiahce, anu VIII prove veiy ri ,asant resi-
dences, as they are to be finished inIgood STYLE
anu made complete in every respec,.
Ldrge.-Mr. Dougherty, gardiner for DR..
Lesley, CT New Castle, has been exhibiting a
In circumference, and MIR. Hammond has been
making display Of four toma.os which weigh
over seven pounds.
| james ohaw, William Copper and George
Grey Esqs', visited the city mill OIL Monday in
oruer 10 examine the new Worthingtou pump.
It having been proposed to purchase similar
one ior tho water works in New Castle.
N.,o Bridge.-rhe CoHnttec of the Levy
oou,t met al the city hall yesterday morning
70 determine on the plan prepared for the
washington street bridge. We hope that pro-
posals will soon be submitted for the work, and
the contract agreed upon, as the bridge will
certainly be worth all that 1t may cost the city
BAD fdah.-Tbe Grocerymen of this city
entered into an agreement to close their stores
a. seven O'Clock in the evening during the warm
weather, Dut two or three dealers residing east
OF Market street, having kept open after that
hour, caused some dissatisfaction and laid
themselves open to the charge of bad faith II
seems that there are scalawags In every trade,
Albeltus d. Berry, printer on the Ba,ti- |
more Edzette, has been missing since Friday
afternoon, when he left his home to take a BATH |
and his family fear he has been drowned. He
was treasurer ola beneficial society Of the prin-
tiers In the Gazette Office, and is said to have
had $500 Of the society's funds in his possession
when he disappeared.
Found-,rhe young lady who recentlv left |
MIL Greek Hundred, in clandestine manner
was found In Jersey City, where she was an, |
gageu as chlld's NURSE and was heartily glad to |
return TO her home again. This adventure will |
douotiess have most salutary effect as some /
regarded as real.
aHuJWInb summit camp VIII II
commence on the 10th of August. and many Of
our citizens are making arrangements to be in
attendance. II is also proposed by some per-
sons That the Methodists Of this city are max
ing arrangements to purchase these favorite
grounns' known as Johnson's woods, for camp
meeting purposes.
Ehtertainment.-John O'Byrne, ESQ, will
give grand entertainment In the grove at his
beautiful residence In Rrandywne Hundred.
To-day, to the orphans Of our city. Our friend
Joseph Miller, Esq, furnished a great quantity
OF nne peel, and the preparation of other good
thihgs was most abundant. All will doubtless
enjoy themtelves highly, and Mr.. O'Byrne can
ho' heip ieeiing that he has done good deed.
Ne1 Chreh.--The Methodists who with
drew from the Mt. Pleasant church are making
arrangements to erect new house of Worship
at Stephen G.. Weldln's Corner, Brandywine
Hundred. 1t will be of stone, about forty by
ilfty feet, and is to be called Jersey View. II
is expected that it will be completed by Christ
mas. Meetings continue to be held at Newark
Union, and the number of members are in
creasing.
i, A Hint.cFarmers may learn something
from the following: Charlton Kimble, re-
siding near Port Deposit. Md. set fire to
his oat stubble, a few days ago, when the (
names got INTO the timothy stubble of his .
neighbor. and burnt over the entire field,
and also destroyed about forty pannels of
Ience. A large poplar tree belonging to Jos.
Reynolds also took fire and was burnt to the ! I
ground. Had Mr.. Kimblc plowed a few l
burrows round his field the destruction might {
have been prevented, as well as the efforts
which cost him an illness of several DAYS
duration, I
Ihe Mdrket-Butter sod on Wednesday at
from so to SO cents per pound honey 80 do,
'ggs 80 to 30 per dozen, chickens 10 TO SIPS
'er pair potatoes Is to 25 per half peck. string
,eans Is do, peas l5to 20 do, onions 30 do,
ina beans % per quart, watermelons 25a5o each /
ippes ~ to 40 do. pears 90 to IS do, tomatoes
Y to %, peaches 30 10 SO half peck, cantelopcs
TO 10 eacb, blackberres 10 to IL do huckleber.
les IL to - do, corn II to 25 per dozen, cab
'aee 4 to 10 per head heets cents per bunch, |
'ais 30 per bii., beef II TO % per pound, veal 1
= to % do, lamb Is to % do, mutton 10 to lS p
10.
NoMfNATIoNs.-The Republicans of Della v
ware county met in convention Mt Media OIL v
thursday and nominated the following ticket; v
Senaie-Thomas V. Cooper, Media. q
Assembly-O. F. Bullard. Media. s.
Register and Recorder--Jacob e. Berstlcr, |
Chester. /:
County Treasurer-Albin Baldwin, Bethel. b
Commiss;oncr-EliasB Baker, birmingham, p
jury Commissioner George Yarnall, Mid u
etown. Il
Director ofthe Poor-Jesse Hilbert, Mid b
ileown
Auditor--Dan;e James, Thornbury. n
County Surveyor-Joseph Taylor, Chester,
Mr.. Cooper, editor of the Delaware County K
american, was nominated for Senate on the Il
rst ballot, having received 90 votes, and H. | IL
ones Brooke received 81 votes. IL
The Convention unanimously recommended | C
lon. VIM. Butler far the Supreme judge q
hip. il