Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-02-20
OUR DOVER LECrRR.

| DOVER, FEB. Is.
The storm Of Sunday causing distractions q
The railroads South of Dover, the Sussex deI.
cations were prevented from b ains present nj
the usual hour yesterday. The Senate mn.
anu held session ofal hours duration, Mcssr,
RECORDS, SiDkrly AMI Ellis being absent. =
NoIhhi4, however, Ut inl IJrtl A.. WAS ,,n..
and the senate alunr.icl I'll ! u'eio.k il, M
evening. lhe House merely met ana ;rl
journeJ I'LL evening.
The night session, III the Senate was piaci
pally occupied ia passing bills III the iutetys
Of The Tasker Iron works at New Castle. surl
rs CHANTING permission 10 buiId wharves, Ia,
railway tracks aud sidings, vaca.ins and omen
lug streets, &c.
A petition from Cassi,urr ArUi GER wa, read
asking divorce from his wiia Amelia Arbi.er.
| Cassher Is German AID u shJemIke and a
resident OF Wilmington. He complains of
certain physical defects Oh the part of his wifi.
which will forever destroy his domestic peace
so long as tie bonds Ut mltrmony exist. Anel-
Ia sends note praying the Legislature to Grant
the petition.
The petition is now ia the h,lls oftl,. Com
| mittee.
| Another case Of ''reconsiIarins' lost divorce
oill occurred last evening il this instance, the
parties are Margaret Aun Whielan and Wm.
Frederick Whclan The vote by which the
bill was Host was ieconsiderej and the Hill
again sent 10 the Committee Oh Divorces. Ii
| WIZ soon lie returned and passed.
me morning sessions, to day, Were ia her
busy ones, variety Of bills and petitions being
! read aud referred, and II number had final ac-
Ton. No special interest was specially mani
tested In anything, the passage If the charter
for the Marylalid& Delaware Ship Canal being
special order OF business for "a O'Clock this at
ternoon drawing the attention Of eIerybol,
from everything else. There has been such
vast deal Of lobbying and specializing on tins
bill for so long, that everyone expected grand
outburst OF speeches aud host Of ann ndlnents
~heil tile matter did come up. The extensive
lobby OF the Senate was packed at an early
hour while a number ladies aud many gentle
men occupied seats OH the Senate chanuef door.
The anxiety was intense till the hour arrived
Much to the disappointment OF all the bill
came up aud passed with sin-l an. ,Jneut.
with but one dissenting vote (speakcr ieslicl
and not word OF IA speech. The b now goes
to tue House, where, il is predicted, IL viii
meet with favorable action
The passage ofthis bill In so qll,t A manner
has quelled all manner Of legislative IA element
The Peach Growers Association, he'll an A.
nual meeting here this afternoon, ana was
quite largely attended from all pats uf tho Dc
ninsula. III the absence OF the presiient and
Vice-presdent, Mr.. Samuel TOy,n.nI vas
male President pro tenn.
Thd election Of officers la\ iil. PASSED by de-
fault ai the last meeting, the oh oacs, by a
provision OF the Constitution, ne cJhtinIla-
Various plans and propositions, Tor the ie.luc.
ing of freghts by the railroad COMPANIES were |
talked of.
Mr.. X. IL. Cummings offered the following
resolution which was adopted That the ne. |
C concentration OF the commute OF peach cow
ers to the committee OF Ways and Means Of the |
House OF Representative to accept The proposi- |
ton ofthe President Of the p. W. \ b. X. X.
submitted to the last legislature ii accepted by |
the Legislature now in session, would be wise |
and just, and In effect would remove the tax of |
81 80 per car, and cause u re- adjustment of the
general freight tariff ard remove the ten cent |
tax on passenger travel between short stations |
of the 7. W. 4 b. and Delaware Railroads.
The following Committee Were appointed to |
obtain charter for the Peninsular Fruit Grow |
ef's association from Il e present Legislature
j. ). Fulton, X. II. Cummings r.. r. Cochran. |
The Committee of eight, appointed al the last |
meeting, were instructed to coLftr with tie |
ways and means committee of the House, and |
unite "A conference with President IIinkley with /
a view to obtain SOME definite arrangement /
between the state and Railroad by which the |
latter may be induced to make concessions to |
fruit shippers.
The prospects Of the coming crop Of peaches !
were discussed at length, some consider tho |
crop badly daniag. d, while others thought there
was sufficient amount Of uuiniured buds to in
sure fair crop. The Association then ad ourlel
till the second Tuesday in May KENT. Y