Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-02

Rececca .. Heisler.
1t is estimated that one hundred men have
left our city within the past few weeks, In con
sequence OF the suspension Of work.
| One offhe carriage firms of this city shipped
] forty carriages the past week. Other manu-
facturers also sent away a large number.
The number of communicate members of the
Episcopal church In the Diocese OF Delaware
as repeated at the last Convention, was 1884.
vEGETNE.-By Its use you will prevent
many of the diseases prevailing In the Spring
and summer season.
Rev. d. W. Moore has accepted a call to the
will repair to his new field Of labor at once.
James Il. Hollingsworth forwarded a Peer
less potatoe to the Oxford Fair, which weighs
two pound,an seven ounces.
The steamship City Point has been with.
drawn from service between Lewes and New
York There Is now no boat on the line.
DR.. J. J. vanderIord of Delaware City. will
sail for Europe soon, TO accept a lucrative posi-
tion which has been rendered him az Nan
ties.
Rev. DR.. McCabe closed his psstorate at st.
AIMS church, of Mlddletown, last SUNDAY. n
being his intention TO retire to his former ioca-
ton in Virginia.
Middletown, last Friday evening, it is said
when two brothers, prominent youths, exchang,.
ed pistol shots at each other without hurting
any one In the least.
The Rev. Newlin Stranger, who has been
the Rector of Christ Church, Christ lana Hun
dred, for tho last three years and half, has ac-
copied call to All Saints Church, Portsmouth
Ohio, and expects 10 enter upon his new charge
about The OH Of November.
ClIANGEs-Ganatt Nvtan r,,,,.rt., la,,ar
carrier has been appointed night clerk In place
oi VIM. l.. Heal; James W. Agnew takes
Mr. Witsils place and MIR. Heal takes Mr.. Ag-
news place US letlerearrier over Third aud
Eleventh street bridges.
Rev. r. W. Todd will soon leave Rehoboth
Beach for FELTON,, to take charge of the NJ. E.
Church vacated by the appointment of Rev. NJ.
ililans to the charge of the Wilmington Con-
terence Academy, AZ Dover. Mr.. Todd will
still continue Superinten dent OF Rehoboth
Beach ILL spring.
Large Hog.-w. N. w. Dorsey of Mlfol d,
owns nog that will weight about 800 pounds
by Christmas. He is said TO be the largest ono
ever seen in that section ofcountry. We should
like to know what 1t cost to feed him, and
whether there Is any more profit in raising
swine OF that siz: than of the ordinary weight.
Gmlning.-George Wiggleswortl, living at
No. 1906 French street, shot frcIn the 9Th Of
:.
birds, and lie Is spoken of as the champion gun
ner of this city. The highest number killed at
one shot was Is, aud the highest number in a
day POT.
Grapes.- One Of our neighbour, received a few
days, ago several boxes of grapes from friend
in Millville, N. j., which were ripened nicely
ard very fine In all respects. We suppose that
Milyle may be looked on as tho 'promissd
land" as 1t produces good grapes, and for aught
We know abundance of milk and honey.
4 Sure Wort and Cora Destrover.-A new
and valuable remedy, the corn killer. Get Ii
and try 1t, and be relieved of these terrible feet
pests. Only 20 cts. bottle, and one bottle
frequently does the work. We have numer-
GUS references. Sold at the principal depot
Simms' pure family medicine store, Fourth and
King streets, Wilmington, Del.
Ice.-AIessrs. Pusey Il Rice are digging the
foundation for endless chain filters, at their ice
house on the Wilmington and Reading Rail-
road above Coatesvie. They are preparing to
erect stables for horses and a boarding house
for hands. They are enterprislng men and ap-
pear to he determined to do their part towards
supplying our city with superior ice the COM
Ing season. We wish them abundant success.
DIR. Simms' White PulmonIc Balsam, the
great throat and lung remedy and the only
great reliever and frequent curer Of Pulmonary
Consumption. 1t has cured more cases of deep
oe"scN uiScascS VI THROAT anu lungs, ana
pulmonary Consumption, than airy other RENE
dy known. 1t Is now endorsed by thousands
as the greatest cough and cold remedy. Prics
% cents, medium, and 81 large sized bottles
Sold at the principal depot Simms' pure family
medicine store, Fourth and King streets, viii
mington, Del.
The Iron Business.-J. wilkins Cooeh and
his brother William, have bought one acre Of
land Of James Sullivan, and twenty-seyen acres
of William Gallun on u,o
dred, and propose to have furnace for smelling
ore, should the development of the vein, which
is said to be very rich one, warrant it. They
propose to employ force of some fifty hands,
and there is prospect of lively times In that
neighborhood. Iron ore abounis in that sec
ton, and we are surprised that more attent ion
has not been given to its manufacture. We
hope that the enterprise of the Messrs. Cooch
will prove profitable.
The Show.-Barnum's great circus, meuae-
erie and museum, now exhibiting at the inter-
section of Broad and Diamond streets In Phila-
delphia, met with a serious loss ON Monday, by
the sudden death Of the only nhinoceros it con-
tanned. Shortly before the afternoon perfor
nance commenced the animal grew enraged
from some cause, and attempted 10 break out
OF It's cage. 1t continued its struggles for near
ly an hour, and finally tell down In a convul.
sion, which lasted for a few minutes, and then
terminated in death. Tho animal was very
large one, and was valued at $4,000.
Remopa,. Stephen Postles has purchased
tho handsome residence in Camden, form srly
belonging 10 Hum Jenkins and latterly occu
pied by Hon. j. Clancy Jones, and will remove
TO ii with his family. The failing health of hi.
wife and desire to ret ire from active bushes 8,
have prompted him TO make this change. The
manufacture OF morocco will be confined UNI
der the name Of Stephen Postles &c Son as here.
tofore. Mr.. p. will be greatly missed from ou
city, and especially by the members of the I'm
ion church of which he has been an actiy,
member, class leader, and a liberal contribu
tor.
AppointmentS.-Fhe Committee on Teach
ers met Saturday and made she following an
pointments. Miss Clara V. Urmy First As
sistant In No. o, promoted to Assistant Prin
| cipal OF No. 2, TO fill vacancy caused by the re
siguation of Miss Kate Smith.
Miss Mary p. Jackson, Second ASS tstant OF
| School No. 2, promoted TO First Assistant Al
School No. 0, vice Miss Urmy.
| Miss Lizzie McCabe, a now teacher, appoint
ed Second Assistant of No. 9, vice Miss jack
/ son.
Miss Annie e. Finn, Second Assistan
No. 8, transferred TO No. 10 as Second AS
| sistant.
Miss Christine vandegrift, of No. 10, trans
ferred to No. as Second Assistant, in plac
| OF Miss Finn.
| HOLD USE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with tn
earlier recollectiops of a great many men ali,
women Is the memory Of the Bath brick an,
emery stone wherewith the knives and fork.
and pans and kettles, and other kitchen article
were at stated times s'scoured up" That print
tive mode prevails to day in thousands of fami
lies who have never used SapOlio. But ono