Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-06
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Quay's, No?dof kiflg street, and get one OF his n
stylish hats VI vi a
y Ore rainy Sunday q number of strangers !,
crowded into chapel, whereupon the eccentric y
preacher said:
''Some people are blamed for making iehg =
ion cloak, don't think those are much better i
than thosewho make II all umbrella, when there :
10 plenty Of them. cheap, at Quays, 402 King
street,
While farmer named James Warner was
returning in "A wagon with his wife to Dorrance,
Pa, from !iazeton, ON Thursday evening they i
were asked by some miners for ride. The re-
quest was gfanted, but the men, soon after get
ting into The wagon, began to quarrel and use
indecent language. Warner ordered them ont,
when they assaulted him. He defended him
self with board used for a seat in the wagon,
and knocked out the brains Of one OF his assai-
ants. Hc Is how In Jail at Wilkesbarre.
New York, Oct. end, 1873.
GEO. w. vRrNos, DEAR SIn:-At meet
ing of Directors, Yesterday, in this city the
following board Of officers and managers were
| unanimously elected:
| q. Wesley Poulson, Prest and General Dret-
| tor. James II. Redield, General Manager |
Frank ID. Eas,brook. Sup't of Delaware River
| Line. William h.Granger, Treasurer, G. l..
| Ettng, Assistant Treasurer, phila. Il. Fitting,
General Freight Agent. G.. f.. Goldthwaite,
General Ticket Agent. L, G.. Galpin, Attor-
ney.
Mr.. Poulson : ~w the youngest man occu-
Il pyipg similar p m in the world.
Yours TIT IA MES ii. f,EpFIELp,
General Manager.
Fine FIrm.-'rhc property of ID. T. Hol-
comb, ESQ.,, lying on the road from this city to
Hare's corner, Is one of the finest and most
productive IN the county. In front OF the
| palatial residence Is n handsome lawn, well fill
| ed with shade and ornamental trees, and every
thing indicates good taste and careful manage
, ment The late U. T. Holcomb was one of the
most talented and entripriZing agriculturists in
our county, or State. and the sou has well pre-
1 served what the father 50 admirably plan
ed. The land is also well cultivated, and yields
largely-the wheat crop the present season,
: yielded over 1000 h.i5-ls from forty acres, he
ing o fraction over iweity-tive bushels to the
7 acre, the oats yielded ever forty bushels per
a acre, aud the corn crop il Ne.y fair considering
the drouth Of June and July The farm east Of
" the mansion Is occupied by John Morrison, aud
q that lying west by r. McM thon, both of whom
a are good managers and Mr.. II. is fortunate in
!. his selection OF such tcnantry.
Of Our Ship Observation-Disclosures the
g failing Off in orders In many of the work shops
IS in our city, the two great firms engaged In iron
pt vessel building ae driving ahead with great
energy.
a. fine vessel called the John HOPKINS, wa.
re launched at the yard of the Harlan & Holdings.
30 worth Co., on Wednesday morning, and a.
", soon the ways were cleared the keel was lait
- for an Iron Ferry Boat and men were
IN straghtway employed in lis construction. A
in freight propeller for the Baltimore and Norfolk
IN line is nearing completion, and will be ready
to launch. The Gen. Whitney is being itte
out for service, and will be completed in tire
or four weeks. The iron clad CdRonicus an
the ferry boat Philadelphia, are also being lie
a, paired and when these are completed, ii is to |
a., | hoped that others orders will be received.
;s The firm of Pussy, Jones d Co. have severl
a. large vessels on hand, and there is fair pros
ie pect for busy winter at their establishment.
nc The State Ndry.-The little State cutter Blu
orb | Wing, employed in watching the oyster intel
no ests Of this State, has Just been overhauled a
the the yard Of Messrs. Pussy d Jones, under tn
re- superintendent of Charles Head, the mas,c
hat carpenter Of the yard. The Flee Wing is III
1ne fastest and of tile most beautiful lttl cra
I'M on the Delaware. With a good breeze she ca
ac- sail sixteen miles an hour and this exceeds I'll
speed Of any vessel that moves On our bay
full. river. She is sloop-rigged and was built as
ugh pleasure yacht for Hugh Jenkins q Co.. wea
art thy firm of Baltimore. She cost them eipI
did, thousand fire hundred dollars, but the Stat
nen purchased her for about three thousand thr,
rist hundred dollars. She carries about 80 ton
nph and is named the Blue Wing, after duck wi
With blue wings that treIuents the Chesapeake Ba
OW, FROM tllS, inns uuCk f,clS lis cOgnOmen, al
hence IL is applied to the vessel. The Mess
a an Jenkins were great sportsmen. and they have
cath carved duck with blue wings as the figure he
IS of ofthc vessel. She is also of the staunche
and best fitted up, little vessels in existence.
She is built of white oak, with timbers of ced
There is no iron about her, but everything
hen, wood and copper. Her shrouls are covered
ront avery o,ber convcu;anco ,,L;o,, 49,, III
treet placed on board of her by her former wealt
aln n l oil h.. .t.uI
Inc our State, small, beautiful and useful with
aie wear out or rust in her.
wing The oyster business is now attaining gteat D
n he proions In this State. 1t has increased of /
and years immensely. There are now not far fir
ming sense ~ ~, aes S enRageu III y wncn pay
there were not more than ten or dozen
.ight Quite town has been built mp at Little Or,
ce of | landing of east Dover, where many oystern
live. They number some thirty families prol
bly,, many of whom have made money enol
e on at the business to own their own houses
unity, Between Bombay Hook and Clark, T.,
eseht has become almost an entire oyster bed fr
SO many people plantii them. This incre
Ter OF III .he business mas oeeh owing 10 the pro
being placed upon the Delaware, many law
oystermen would plumber the planted beds,
few there being no protection from robbery no
cap planted. Now every available spot upon
Jail. Delaware is being rapidly taken up, and ser
VIC with the oyster spawn by the citizens of
State. The Delaware planted oyster Is sec
=, n, to none judges say, are better than those of
hing H., T.; nnI ''.,. ,o., Ly W s O,is ,oI pi
sey; but the Jerseymen passed a law pro
Ting their oyster beds and this making it d
on of cult for our citizens to procure them they
in the now brough. from the Chesapeake. Before
lev E. purchase of the Blue Wing we had a slow
open of scow at which the theving oyster
II are (whO robbed their honest brothers) lauc
very but now they are rapidly overhauled IL is
possible to escape her, ii she once gets a
them and as a consequence the trade mere
,u AS all other business does in our State, VI
wie receives fair play.
canse Centdur Lfntment.-There is no pain w
sevep. the Centaur Linment will not relieve no s,
ing it will not subdue, and no lameness w
il will not cure. This is strong language b
goods is true. Where the parts are not gone its eff
Drake, are marvellous. II has produced more cur
}, and rheumatism, neuralgia, palsy, lockaw, spri
agent | swellings, caked breasts, scalds. burns.
l more | rheum, ear-ache, &C., upon the human fri
and OF strains, SPAWN, gals, &C., upon ami
N has in one year than have all other pretended
several edies since the world began. 1t is countt
ntiyeiv ritant, an all-heating pain-relever. Cril
n Ia ~ throw away their crutches the lame walk
efrom. sonous bites are rendered harmless, and
wounded are healed without a scar. IL il
! very humbug. The recipe is published around
as he bettle. II Is selling as no article ever b
and at sold, and it sells because it does lust VIII
OF bus pretends to do. Those who now suffer