Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-22
New Castle.

Seventh HIrttN bpoANN
Sheriff Armstrong on Friday, sold tne
house and lot Of Chaa. II. McWhorter, ~
81. Georges, 10 Samuel b Sutton, ior sllOO'
The fr,t OF Mr.. Herbsrt's new houses on
Chrrrv street will be occupied on Mouuay
next. making just ffty.four days since we
ground was broken for the cellars
The appointment OF ex-u. s. sens stig
Salisbury 10 the ChAncellorship Is grea,,S
denlored by our citizens OF both pnrtes,'hhu
hopes are entertained that he WILL uecllue'
One Of our merchants a few days ago re-
eeiyed a letter containing thirty uoila's ~
money. with line or two without slsn ..t ~
informing him II was MS. us
be conscience money.
Rev. ]. Walker Jackson will deliver
lecture in the NJ. z, Church. on Weuhesseay
evening. November 10th, for the beneh Of
the church. Subject "fou and l.. AioA0'''
Is cents. Let teere be full house.
Letters Parliamentary were Tuesday
0rsntet' hv the Register, on the estate Of
William Simmons, late OF Wilmington,
deceased, unto Geo. II. p. Simmons, OF the
same city. the executor named 10 the WILL
I. Challenger. Esq, has on exhibition In
his store window. a swan measuring Ili ~, sN
| fset six inches from tip 70 tip, and four ieet
/ fhf-S inches In height. II was shot by DIT
Hinee Clerk Of the Court, At ChestertoWn'
and sent 10 his son here.
Mr.. II. II. CeIelazer, a son OF Rev. MI.
Coiclazer, pastor OF the M. e. Chureh IN
I n.
| on the school in the brick school house on
the Wilmington road and Will enter upon
his duties about Dec lat-
We were last evening shown turnip,
grown on the Commons farms which
Weighed four pounds and thirteen ounces
snd neasured two feet in circumference,
eSid e,abt inches through. We are notvery
we'll posted in turnipology, but we suppose
this must be well grown for a turnip.
Tho Great Chiefs Of the Great Council
l. TT maA1 IL ~ a 4.
nole Tribe, No. I, OF this town on the NTH
sieeu, thirteen run, Beaver Moon. This is
the frst visit OF the Great Council to TINS
Tribe since It's organization, anu gteai
deal Of pleasure and instruction was ueriNeu
from l., u..,. .Aus ~ n.
Iuesaay Iii =. d about 10 months, came
% ~ ataHw,s III. "a n, accidentally falling
etn tnh IN ester. II WAs .eseueu inln.eul-
Ateiy, but strangied f&syfally To- nj how
two. People cannot te 500 care, -ear
they allow their little o6sa 70 PiAE
such dangerous articles.
shsri0 Armstrong has placed in con.
spieuoua position In his ONCE. lsIge
piscard. with the inscription, " no pIelahe,
If obscene language allowed In TINS once.
rht penalty, We believe, - ios We fer me
of he deputy'G boot. Now then, here is an
example worthy Of all emulstisn
The owl Rife Club will have shooting
. match on Thanksgiving Day, on az ot t,I
. lowed in tie evening with supper, 10 be
4 ! given in honor Of the best marksman
7 This Clue lie something rev In our town
4 and was gotten up with view V pIayselvs
4 with the rife fts officers are Fresldent
4 WIN. KINNEY; Cor. Sec, George E. Da7id
= Treas. James Dobb.
& The Orpheus string BAAd reorganized I
1 few days ago with F. $. Duncan leader ans
If instructor. II now contains ten pieces, an.
r they meet every Monday and Ihursral
u night 10 Herman Hall to praetice. I'M
members OF this band are, with few eXcep
y lions, hHstclass musicians ahd tne hte.
{. ings are more especially for practice thHi
% with a view to learn
e Albert Yining, an additional nlgn
e watch Of our County prison, Monday nigh
= accidently shot himself through the hahu
II appeArs he was assisting night wArdel
a Riding TO remove stone Under the gas W
y An the yard in order to place LADDER OF \
ie 70 enable MIN to reach the jet TO light u
ie ,vhen a. they STORED to take hold OF ~
% stone. Winnings pistol slipped out OF M
~ pockst snd the hammer stilking Tue ston
~ Inc pistol discharged, the Dali passih
At through the heshy part Of the thumb glan,
~ ing upwards passed through ms NAT nAIel
=. missing going through the enuIe lace itvl
le the chin upwards. How he escaped 10
~ ~ slant death 10 miraculous
rn Work AT the new works Of the Tasks
Company still continues, though not as el
ur tensively as formerly. They still hA'
IN about ninety men employed, mainly earpei
as tiers and laborers, completing the voc
IT, work and preparing the new mills Tor N
d. | machinery 1t is said work Will be Z
dI snmed AT the foundry about the nrst OF u
wear Mr.. Dobbins 10 pushing MS mouse
Al, already erected. towards completion at
ily iaborers are working rapidly in laying q
,rs and water pipes along Ihe s, .,sss, o.
as thought no more new houses will be cor
Ter meneed by Mr.. Dobbins this season, b
nut those already begun will be finished
N rapidly AZ possible.
l nv; T. NJ. Ogle, Esq, the newly appoint
in Recorder Of Deeds, for this county "
,id sworn into ONCE by p. b. Nandever, ~
~ and took & formal possession frid
10 ~, week. lie was escorted 20 the office By
,n. large number Of his personal friends a
,sr s presented presented ss
III formally surrendered the office. He IN
~ snpointed Or. Il. b. Groves his deputy wi
49, ihtstructiona to perform his duties as une
his predecessor. me appoiintment &. 81 ~, y
AZ one accord agree that we have the rie
~ man in the right place. The re.Appoi
ment OF DR.. Groves as deputy 10 also sal
20, 20 viii be conducted hereafter as 1t has b
r II during the past term With oorreetnesa
red. dispatch.
not The Jefferson House, John W. CIR
,pv proprietor, has been undergoing 30
dis. changes In its internal arrangements,
ries week or 80, preparatory to receiving Visit
during court As It Ia expected the he
. 81 and bar will quarter there during the te
,.sd a private dining room has been prepared
Ssou their accom- mediation. Particular attenl
-, has also been paid TO the sleeping acc
5ete modAtioua, so that the most tastidious u
~ cannot fail to be gratihed. with the I
,u1 tiemanly and accommodating propriet1
~ nFa attentive and OhllE1nC servant
~ table well spread with all the delieaoie
n 10 the season, bar well supp
n n with the choicest wines and liquors
nm. seems dif1cult indeed TO conceive OF
-alt thing wanting TO conduce 10 the com
b,t and Convenience Of it's patrons. MT. q
insd also expects this week a new, light
me comfortable omnibus which he purp
from running 10 the depot TO meet all the ira
vi, conveying all who visit his house to ant
froS gratis, aud charging others the mode
49, sum OF ten cents 4 trip. In fact, he Il
anY termined to spare neither pains OF EXP
sssy in making this house what has 30 long
sfng | needed in our town, hrst class hotel
~ boarding honse, and with his knowledl
sub. the business, bis tuavlty and urbanil
,r ~. manners, II will be strange indeed u
,e Of don't succeed.
A in A eireumstanoe occurred few days az
NTH connection with the bank robbers W
true goes still farther 10 confirm the suspi
that they are n desperate and dAngerou
Us Of men me PSS9p on, Savo o' .ns e rsou.
curt ! to see them. After an explanation o
D. W. reasons, he was taken into the prison
Nc. vas shown the men, whom he AZ once n
., as mixed a. four cut Of i've
this who visited his place on the
ame. Of the late Maryland, eleetion
q, hired team to go 10 Port Der
m. FindAnE nAtters were likely 70 get IN
ne Of iortAbly warm In Port Deposit the
sum turned TO Perryville, gave up the team
, the left Aud now comes mystery. AT
h, re- at that place they protested TO the ID
' add | cratic headquarters and offered thei
your | yioea 10 vote which was declined.
m for | then proceeded 70 the Republican
from quarters and made the same offer, st
that for certaid consideration they
de re. furnish forty more this offer was dec
d Ger. with thanks aud pm inttmation that
when | would do we'll TO make themselves &C
above Sometime in the night OF this same dai
alton. hotel keeper was aroused and reques
large, come down and get some stimulAnt
nform ladv, who WAS taken sick on the road.
4, but landlord got up and went down 10 HI
eturn room TO call up the hostler, who al
deuee silent there, but was surprised TO I'm
iRinAl | NOT At his post, and further, 20 ind hi
on by and pistol lying on the bar, his o
alter drawer open aud riied Of it's con
curse, amounting to about forty dollars In m
smith. In utter establishment he stood 2
estroy speechless, till aroused BY the cont
% AJAX knocking, when going 70 the door
dment still further attontshed 70 ma one
a. DO ave visitors OF the day before, and "
says, 10 one OF the identical bank 70
a DOR. Alter making known his loss TO HI
ner in | person hastily decAmped. The hOstl
!. aum. not turned up yet This took place
IN By three days previous to the attempt
II such bank. and IS the landlord can identii
My fol. itively one Of them az the man who