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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11
Tvs War on the canal Boats.

Row THE ENFORCEMENT OF AN OBSOLETE
LAW AFFRoTs wILN SG1oN-rhK SHORE
TARY OF The TREASURY AND THE COURTS
IN COLLISION.
II lie well known that Secretary OF Tres-
sury Richardson hiss Instructed Collector
Noien to enforce the law upon the owners
Of canal boats. which requires all vessels to
have United States license. The owners
of the boa's have resisted this on the
grodnd thAC canal boats are not vessels
within the meaning of the act, but Mr.
Nolen has ST. ictly complied with the in
struotions of the Secretary, and as soon as
a canal boat without llcense entered the
ChrstiAnA she was libeled,
The law has been enforced here with so
much persistence and determination that
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
aow refuse to allow their boats to come to
Wilmington, and the result is we now get
very little, If any, Lehigh coal. The ineon-
venienee and injury to which we are sub.
ieeted by the endorsement Of this law does
not stop here. II is beginning 70 be Hext
to impossible 10 get canal boat captain TO
accept cargo OF auyth' ug fof this port and
If he conser he demands eNurOitant rates
for running the risk he has to.
In no other pla,e Ia this law enforced 40
II Is here; The Ua,ted states Districts
Courts at PhiladelnhiA and Trenton have
decided that the law In question dos not
apply to canal boats and that, therefore, no
license is required of then.
An extel siy coal dssling frIa. or this
city. have suf ed so luch irce VenIe "a e
aud loss on T. cunt a. the tnfoI 'cmenr Of
Mr.. RlchardsC q orc rs, tat hey have
been forced TO .emonsi ate and how him
what great injus ice he IS not oLiy doing
/ them but also thu city. They ask that, Il
I the law Is 10 be enfoI Gee, collectors OF al
! OTIS be directe 10 do so Collector Nolen ID
| doipg and that Wilmington alone shall not
/ lie prosecuted.
! "Wednesday representative OF the Lehigh
Company had an interview with the Presi
dent regarding the matter, who, after max
ing notes Of all the facts, promised TO look
into the matter,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

AN iNTRREsrTNa RHFrRFR CASE HEFoRE
Squire o'NiELT-
Nearly three years ego Mesars Uaughnv
h Ferry, grs vel rCofatH, ohtsi ned f-on Cspe
MAY enrg0 Of gravel or pebbles for roof.
ing purnnses which thev had delivered Al
tha wharf of q . Jackson h SHARP .pmnany.
Shortly after gAris thsv disenverei thst men
In the employ ri VIM. ] Morrow we're using
the gravel Thev we're notified that the
gravel belonged 10 Haughev & Ferry. and
ceased using n, hut they had by that time
appropriated 70 Mr. Norrnw's u7e soma II
tons Hanghey Ferry demanded pAvment
for 1t nf VIM. ]. Morrow. hut he declared
that the job In whirh the gravel taken nv
mistake was used was hping done nv his
mother Horny Morrow. colchester, and thst
Haughev \ Ferry must loNl m him for thcir
nav. Haughev X Ferry claimed, on Tho
other hand. that IL was VIM. !. Morrow
men they had found using their gravel
that ~ was not their business 70 inquir'
whether he was doing the job for himsr E
or some one else, but that he must settle
with them looking to his brother N reim
Nurse him II it was he who benefited bv
for some time without settlement.
Recently Hauehey h Ferry. 70 bring The
matter 10 settlement. sued Mr.. Morrow
for the amount of their claim for The gravel,
sB6 80. before Squire O'Neill. and
the case was tried before Jacob lierdn an,
David p. Chandler and Aaron Conrad AS
referees. ". Ntelds. EGG. annearing as eoun-
sci for MT. Morrow, and Messrs. Haughey
x Ferry having no legal advisor.
After hearing the evidence the referee5
decided that there was no cause for artioi
against VIM ] Morrow. ou the rround &;
is presumed. that his brother in chester g
the party 10 whom Haughey Ferry inue
lock- for psvment for the lost property.
We believe the plaintiff will take an
appeal to court.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

VISIT OF TIE BOARD OF HEALTH To BAL
TIMoRE.

VISIT OF TIE BOARD OF HEALTH TO BAL
TIMoRE.
On Tuesday Messrs. Eekel, Mccullough
and Wright, committee of the Board Of
Health, accompanied by His Honor Mayor
Simms, visited Baltimore to see the work
ings Of"rhe Odorless EXcavator," a patent
arrangement for cleaning privy wells. They
saw the machine in operation about o'clok
p. m, at a private residence.
The arrangement is the most complete
he committee ever saw, and very simple.
1t consists of large tank holding 4s5
gallons, which stands in the street, to which
Is attached uose, in this instance it being
100 feet long. The hose was run through
the house and dropped down into
the cess-pool, and pumping apparatus,
worked by hand. brought the contents OF
the we'll TO the tank in the street, filing 1t
in i've minutes The deOdorizing arrange
ment consists Of hole in the top OF the
tank over which is constantly burning n
charcoal fire which consumes all the gas
which creates the unpleasant smell. All
the work was done in the day time, and the
committee tried their best to discover
smell from the tank and hose hut without
success. The whole thing being done in
remarkably short time and without the
least unpieasantncss.
The visiting party afterwards visited
Mayor Nausaut, whom they found to be a
courteous aui genial gentleman of
the old school, who spent num-
Der OF years In this city going to school 1T
| Fourth and Shilley streets. He remem-
/ bered number o. our oldest citizens and
distinctly remembers when the first steam.
boat sailed ftom Wilmington.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

7ho we're tho brst and tldiest housewives
g., the wo-ld-excepting prandmofhers =
COX esnecial nride IN 'he nossessinn Of
rows of tinware that Vlistened like nollsh-
ID mirror. Every article about their houses
a,scentihle of noliHh. including the brass
knocker was regularlv frightened IN until
n fairly gii-'ened. with their primitive
materials. such as Bath brick emery. rot
Ten stone ETC., n WAS a serious labor. albeit
me Of love. Nova dA' =. however. their
Iauehters use Sapolin. and In one hour rsn
nnlish more articles and do y better thsn
they could in = whole dav II Won aish 10
.xeel YOUR mothers 10 The brightness Of
YOUR kitchen ware, use Sapolio.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11
From Elkton.


Billy MoNutt recently broke into a store
at Port Deposit and stole several articles.
For this offence he was arrested, and
last week was convicted before the
Cecil County Court, then in session, anu
sentenced to four years in the Maryland
penitentiArv. Wednesday he was to have
been removed to his new quarters but whe j
the sheriff told him to get ready for his trip
to Baltimore, McNutt swore he would not
20 alive, and At the same time drew knife
and plunged 1t into his own stomach, infilct-
ing 4 wound which, IT was thought at the
time, would prove fatal.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11
Operating Abroad.

WILMINGTON THikF's OPERATIONS IN
ELECTROMAGNETIC RETURNS HOME AMI
Is CAPTURED.
Tom Maioney, well known light fingered
character OF this city, has been visiting
Wilkesbarre, Pa, aud while there relieved
a gentleman Of gold watch and chain and
eighty dollars in money Maloney suOn
after left Wilkesbarre for his haunts here
and arrived safely A telegram from tn,
Chief OF Police there soon followed him.
and Chief Brady worked up the case. All
the preliminaries being concluded THE
morning, MT. Brady sent officer " helan to
the house where MalOney's father liveu, and
succeeded in arresting Tom. He was lod geo
In the hall aud the Chief Of Police Of
WilkesbArre notified, He will probably
come on alter the prisoner tonight.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

FooT RACING AT SoHUETzEs PARK
Quite a crowd was present at Schuetzen
Park Thursday afternoon to witness the
foot race between L. W. Moulton, of
Philadelphia, and VIM. Kendrick, of I'LL
nois. The men run a distance Of one
hundred yards for purse Of $3.50 a side,
and the race was won by Kendrick, he
iistancing his competitor about twelve
inches.
Two men, named Coates and Wallace,
then ran race of hundred Yards for a
purse Of $40, and the former won an
easy victory.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

Low PRICE OF LAND. - We are in
formed that laud hardly brings half its
value in Kent and SUSSEX, when sold at
public sale. No one DESTROYS to huy,
spptats to have the money. Recently a
fnm Of over three hundred acres was
20 rear Georgetown, Sussex county, at
Snriill snle, Tor about fourteen hundred
dollars. There was "A good house and
oWbuildmgs upon ii. several acres Of
f'raSb ribs ann anumber of peach trees.
A arm OF one hundred acfcs WAS, We are
informed, al-o of red at public sale In
Kent county. Five hundred dollars, (the
amount Of tie lien against ID, was all
ni was expected, hut there was not a
eiusle bid madc.-RepHblicdn
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

A LIVELY STATION From Mortonvill,
station, uu the Wilmington ~ Reading
Raj I'D, there was -hipped during the
month OF August, 22,451 pounds of mar
leIlng. AMI during September, 26,055
rounds. We think this showing puts
MorlJnville ut the head of the list as
shipping point for marketing.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

.Nsssrs Editors. Having seen in your
columns commendAtory notice Of the
music in Trinity Church, was led to
attend the service on last Sunday morning.
Your correspondents praise Is vel
brs owed The choir Is excellent and the
music throughout remark ably well rem
dered. was impressed with the eonvic-
ton that thoaghttul mind selects the
music, from its high character, aud perfect
adaptation TO the service.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

MORE IRON ORE.-Iron ore has been
discovered on the farm of James H.
Ogden. In Springfield, near Morton sta
tion on the West Chester railroad. The
deposit Is about six feet from the surface
and was found last week while digging
for dirt on the side of the public highway.
Mr. Ogden intends to make a further in
spection to ascertain if it exists to any
considerable quantity.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

Coon WORK FOR AN OLD MAN.-Wm.
Kimhlr, of Est Nottingham township,
Chester county, whose age Is 20 years
fid months, din a good days work In
b corn field on the - inst. Beginning
at @ o'clock he cut 1875 shocks of corn
lcflre night. The shocks were made the
common size-6 by rows. This GER
t,uW speaks well Tor Mr.. Kimble's
activity.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11
I. o. o. F.


GRAND ENCAMPMkNr OF DELAWARE.
The Grand Encampment. ]. o. o. F., Of
Delaware. met Tuesday evening.
Grand Representative Foulk read his
report, which showed the order to be in
fionrishing condition.
The election then took place with the fol-
lowing result.
Rey Gzvlord T.. More, Of Union No :,
Bfandywine Banks, NJ. W. Grand Patriarch.
Alex. II. Mason. If Reynolds. No. 3, Of
Wilmington. NJ f. Grand liigh Priest
Ssmuel Curry. of Union. No z Brandy
wine Banks. X W. Grand SelIcr Warden.
Tohn ! Hesly. o. Delaware. M 1, VIII.
mington, r. W. Grand Junior Warden.
Edwin Hirst. al Delaware, No. !, Will
mingtnn. u. ". Grand Scribe
Il. ". Ewbar ks. If Delaware, No. l, vii
mington. n. W. Grand Treasurer.
The Grand Patriarch appointed u. s.
Truitt, Of Reynolds. No. 3. Grand Sentinel
MEETING op rHr GRAND Lorals-RRPnRr or
THE RIGHT woRruY GRAND SECRETARY.
The Grand Lodge Of delaware I. o. o. F.
met Wodnesdsv and the report of Mr. Isaae
W. Hallam. Grand Secretary. was read
It announces that reciprocal action has
been taken by this and the Grand LODGES
Of Pennsvlvania and Maryllnd allowing
persons residing neac the border of one
state 10 become members # the nearest
lodge il II Is in one oil tie other states.
During thr iecrsa Tho inied debt has
heen reduced from A!1o1 ~ i5Du. by the pay
r'ent of a note Of 600 hold by Columbia
| Lodge
The following statistics will exhibit this
york of the Jurisdiction during the year
! showing a gain Of one In tire number o
LodpeH. comp4red with last report, ant al
! Increase uf 81 in mem "egship:
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

CHAMPION BUcKwHEAT.-Jackson W.
Brady, of Lower Oxford township, left
at our office last week, mammoth stalk
of buckwheat. 1t measured five feet six
inches In length aAd CO.. tsined 500 grains
by actual count. We think il is the
champion buckwheat stalk of the county.
Oxford Press.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

After the abatement war read committee
was appointed to examine into the affairs
OF the firm and report at a further meeting
Of creditors to he called BY the committee.
The following is the committee: VIM G.
Gibbons, Samuel Floyd, William Candy,
L q, Bradford, Jr., and q. Wesley Wediu.
The feeling among the creditors seemed
to he a general desire 10 let the firm have
time to e ,tle -heir AFT rs, and that it would
be decidedly to thet. advantage.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

BOARDING. HnusE CHAN0F.-On Mon
'ay next, the Misses Fothergll, who
have been keepiug the lnrge boarding
house at Eighth and West streets for
anme time, will remove to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Koeue, who kept the boarding house
1t soc Market street for some time, will
succeed the Misses Fothergll.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

MEETING or TrB MANAGERS or TUE DEL
Aw RE BiHLE SOCIETY The Bonfi Of
Hangers Of tine Delaware state Bible
Society, elected at the last meeting NJ the
Society. for the ensuing year. met 70 his
city on Tuesd iy and organized nv electing
Rev Grorre a. bstimer President, aud
George W Sparse Score aty.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

CHESTER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR.
On Wednesday the fair grounds at
West Chester presented a lively appear
ance. The day was devoted to making
entries and tine clerks were kept upon Il
constant 20. From the large number of
contributors already entered, the enter
prise bids fair to he a complete success.
The ladies department was largely repre-
scented there being 1871 contributors. The
agricultural department had IS contribu-
tors among whom we saw the names of
Me.srs Frank ~ Bro. Of this city. The
machinery, grain, vegetable and flower
depirim mt had II con ributnt.. Mr.. C..
j. Passmore OF FairSile, hii II varieties
of apples for exhibition. There were %
contributors to the s. ock department. MIR.
d. n. Bfanson of Guthrievill-, was on
hand with his big steer Gen. Grant. "
In the department of poultry there was
81 contributors. Mr.. Gro. e. Lobdrll, OF
this citg, exhibited fine display Of poul-
try To day he trial Of trotiing horses
VIII take place, and from the list presented
the pros poets are of the most favorable.
The list is larger Than it ever has been.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

The better mart Of valor - hut all are not
Aizcreet. when attacked hv diseases OF tho
'sidnevH ~ urinary organs take the Erest
liuFetic, Halmhold'H puchu. II IL war;
-snted. Be ware e worthless limitations.
The genuine NAV be known hv The nrivate
,rnnrietsrv stsrn NJ IT T. Felmhold M
'ach hottie John F. Henry New York.
.nla a.arL-
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

The FINEST YET. - Our friend William
+. M.skey, ESQ, of shadewell, near
Media, nis US fourteen potatoes which
measure half a bushel and weigh thirty
nom ds-the largest Weighing three and
luar'er pounds, the smallest one pound
mud seven ounces. Media american.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

JoHN O'BYRNE's LECTURE IN CHESTER.
National Hall, Of Chester, was crowded
M Monday evening to its utmost ca naciiy
nv an attentive and appreciative audience,
who assembled to listen to the eloquent
orator's discourse on "Popular Falaeies
Of the Day." II Is needless to saw that
rich intellectual treat was afforded. Fhe
lecture was for the benefit Of a church.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

ANOTHER GRAseE.-G range No. 3, of
Patrons Of Husbandry, was instituted at
Rising SIM, Hecil eounty, on T rtday even
ing Of last week, with twenty-four charter
members. It is called Cecil Grange.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

Geo. VI. BACON hes taken the restaurant
NJ Susan Wright No o. West Third street.
between Market and Shinlev. whtre he will
tomors with oysters cheap and As GOOD a.
any other one in the city. Mr.. Bacon 10 =
nolite, sober and industrious man and we'll
deserves patronage, being formerly = long
latterlv with James M. Sweeten. Plesse
give him call and we guarantee satisfAo-
ton,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11
Railroads.
THE BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE AND della.
WAKE BAY RAILROAD.

wAsE NV R1ttnnAD.
-, = -. !. IA.
Inc Mlioru ne"s utu auVo'ttseT "a "
lhht Issue, mas Tue lollo"Hg III HP'Vo "
counters croakers, anC unneneNers gen
eTally, we are assured oy tle ltesiuenI Oh
tne aDoNe nalileu uln3uuy, V ~, .no I'm
auue io' e,ae t"'' is IT snorrv g 70 -,
Dill, 5o,,'tto mho srn,arta5 by strong
financial hackers. has agreed to have the
road onened for travel and traffic on o,
before the first day of Julv next. A full
corns Of envineers are ALREADY Ia wing ont
The line. and in a few DAYS a large force
nf workers will commence the gradinp
The length Of the road ia only forty
miles terminating on the Cheaaneake nj
a niace north Of Queenstown called
Iove,s uarhor Thene,it il only eiphteep
miles I'm Raltinore
mat road will hrino, Uarrinoton in two
ava a bolf hour. from Raltimore. Thi.
IL a VOL in which tn. neonle of The
rniddIo nortios ~ tho r.ninsnla are
'raai,, inter,stod and ,ve ore Glad Ia
Lam ibot 40 f.r mo ri,,ht If vav has mi
cnst tLe coruanv anything. All land
hotl,rs o., ~, rn,,,a aya trsneronsiv ION.
d'ri,,,, do ri',ht az u,v witb,lt rempner.
a,,,r tie '-N 20
'''
NlLMlN'ToN AND WESTERN HAILhuAh
EXTENSION
TheiOxiord TreSs, of Wednesday, says
Engineer Jackson is Surveying the Coon
Hollow routa, and speaks tavorably
thereof. lie Will probably make report
Of the survey at tie meeting ut Franklin
school house on the 9th, 90 day) At 4
O'Clock p. IN. The subscription canvass
Is being pushed forward with NOR
energy and success Than at any former
time, aud VIC trust that the road will b.
/ built at least as far as the h'mbleYillt
md New london road this winter. The
/ Hickory Hill ute is to be surveyed ron.
ami the question Of what rouI' will b
adopted viii he a question Of dollars and
| cents. Now is ihe peoples chance 10 &c
The road. If this chance is lost, it wi,
/ pro ably he long before such another i
| offered. Now is The Iiue to subscribe,
and Literally, too.
| STATE LINE AND JrNtArA RAILROAD.
-. ~ lac, om,,ma 1,,.sa,,
E'flneeI lioou ie'S 1871 ,hu $50 So,
niolniuE w nu'ps, Ino 49, su, o. ~ 80
l-ine * u i,o'i' s'iv
WHO AZ amer D''uso W u'N' '''s'
THE PEACH BOTTOM RAILWAY
Track laying on the Peach B0ttor.
Railway is rapidly pr ogressing, and sev
eral carloads OF ails arrived at HE seen
Of operation nn Saturday. A locomotive
has been purchased BY the comrany an
is expected to arrive from Pitisbursh
d few days. 1t viii be put to work .mme
diatelv on It's arrival.
MN ,,,,r.v uoo,, ,,4uuo,n-rurr ras7
'"' ''''' r,,,tS ovFp rrrtrxr
~
III i.s l's' issue inc Smyrna 'm's ''"'
ine ly.o"lh3 IoSaiu'l w Dou' ~. J
ltook haliroAu ara It's cohnecllonsi /
n.st Oh t1,s week tne n'ss lIsln over W
BOMBAY HOOK hhllrolu ahu lts Sonlr'
lions YVES run rom Smyrna 70 C'e I,
Town, M1'; VIA tue Mass,y anu hen
Oounts n1iioau, ~, nsn'.i ".yo','
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

nav he annlied m those who die annusllv NJ
consumption. although Hcienco has NJ lsts
ours aansidlv dlmiriahed their number. II
= gratifying m know that the general use
" nr wistar's Baisam Of Wild Cherry 10
largely instrumental In attaining this end
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

NIaHr ScHooLs.-Tuesday schools were
opened by the Board OF Education In the
third story Of the old Fame engine house
aud the second story OF RichArtso aud
Hoope's building, and goodly number OF
scholars enrolled. Sallie Miller has been
appointed principal OF the tirst named
school, and will be assisted by Lizzie =.
Frazer is principal of the latter school, and
Nictorine Perkins and Mrs. W. Slooum as
slstants. The Board of Education has now
three night schools in operation, the third
one, which was opened ON Monday night,
being in the basement Of the Institute.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

Rappleye's Pure White Olive Soap being
= source Of happiness 10 the household, lie
an invaluable aid TO digestion. For sale by
Almond, Eighth and Market.
Rappleye's pure white olive soap not only
insures a good dinner on wash dAv. but also
is Al effective preventive of the ills arising
from eating too much. Try 1t. Almond,
Eighth and Market.
Reppleve's Pure White Olive Soap is wo.
mans most BteadfaHt friend, s,ways on
hand and absolutely reliable. To be sure
Il is. For sale by Almond, Eighth and
Market.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-11

AWAITING sHIPMENT.-Four thousand
cords of poplar wood on the wharves at
Havre dc Grace await shipment to the
Manayunk paper mills, on the sehuylkill.