Middletown transcript., 1873-02-22
Local and State Affairs.
Dictate.

geutlemeu assembled In the room appointed,
per announcement 10 the TaASscsirr last Satur-
Day. ,S listen % 70 and esr.isP.,s in The discus.
the General Assembly Of Delaware be according
10 population" The meeting was called 10
order BY electing, unan imoasiy, DR. a. r. Maxwell
10 the chair. Dr.. N. assuming that position fc-
turned his thanks for the honor conferred In =
vas chosen Secretary. II was then agreed tina,
| the rules which governed the former Lycsum
should be In force now; Ia accordance with
which agreement, Msssrs. J. N. Coz and J. T.
Wilson were selected by the chairman TO aid
him In deciding upon the merits OF the debate.
ing and the appointment Of the disputnnts was
deferred ill the close Of the debate.
| Now comes the tug Of war. J. II. Clarkson,
Esq. took the floor and opened the ball in
strong argument In favor Of more equal repre-
scntation than Is now given TO the more poPu-
| lous portions Of Delaware. Mr. Boyd, who was
10 have sustained the pesa,ive declined on the
ground that mot being a Deiawarcan he was not
practically interested In the question. Edward
Reynolds, Esq. being requested TO act ms subsi-
tule for Mr.. u. Rext took the floor In favor Of
the negative. Mr.. Pyle followed, and Mr.. =. r.
Evans closed In n strong argument against nn-
limited popular representation. AT the close Of
the appointed debate the question was thrown
open 10 general discussion, and several gentle
men gave vent 10 their views on the all absorb
| ing topic. The decision OF the chairman and
judges was rendered In the negative, on the mcr-
for nsxt meeting is: "Should the usury Laws
Of this State bc abolished ?" Dispu,anis ap.
poin,ed--aifirma,ivc, Il. T.. Smith and J. T.
Budd-ncgative, J. B. Foard and +. r. Evans
Adjourned.
Many Of oar exchanges make very free OF our
locals. We do not, as general thing object TO
| re WI la mi tse "A rnw ubo n q
not crediing them TO us, or accuse onr contsm-
| poraries OF stealing. as some Of the Wilmington
papers do with each other, though il would be q
pretty good advertisement for us, if to every
thing taken from us our name was attached !
but we would much rather not bs credited at all
than TO have our name attached TO some blund-
cring articles that see In some papers credited
TO the Midiistorn 1rdnser,Ft. Two weeks ago
our Delaware City correspondent wrote that the
petition for the removal Of the County Seat had
been signed by no one In that place, and one Of
our down country cxs said petition for the
removal had been signed by 10 body in Chssd-
ooaks City, and said said So We didn't.
Last week aa ancient journal published in the
big city had the following
SLxiGHiSG AccipESr.-The Middletown fyan-
seript states tina, Dr. vallandingham and wife,
and Mrs. VIM. II. Newton of ST. Georges. with
Mrs. DR.. Lowber of Newark were thrown from
their sleigh on Thursday week, by tho runner
coming in contact with an obstacle in the road
but luckily they escaped with only few sigh,
bruises. II says that DR.. V. is in bad health
and will have TO relinquish practice Tor a whis.
Now We protest against this. We didn', say
1t indeed. We don I pu, an in tl.s third syl-
liable Of yallandi igham, and we really never
heard OF Mrs. VIM. n. Newton, and We dom
believe Mr.. n. has found her yet, So friend
please look little sharper next time. We ars
much Obliged to you Ms the only one who eI
tends to us the courtesy ofa credit, but pleas,
| he little more careful.
. The weather.
We have been treated 10 several consdsrall,
spells Of weather lately, but on Last Sunda,
the flood gates OF the clouds seemed to be broker
up, and the Biblical account of a big rain wa
forcibly brought TO our recollceiions. The rail-
literally poured down nearly all day and GU
streets were sheet Of water. twiths,andini
the rain and slush, several of our untsrrife,
ladies waded through TO Sunday School sn'
church, setting brave example 10 the more cas-
: lily frightened, and provisg that they were no
dry weather christians. Quite number o
gentlemen were out, too bu, then, they don
i have any skirts to draggle in the wet, and ,hei
!. boots are longer and stouicr.
II Considerable damage was done TO variou
mi-dams. That OF Mr.. T. g. Murph-y wa
slightly injured but not enough To prevent III
Q running OF the mill. The dam of the Noxontow
n mills was injured good deal, and some OF th
n kaowing oues suggested tina, il would be wis
70 purchase the privilege Of cutting down the dsi
u and destroying the pond, and thus save III
county large expense in almost yearly repai
ing the long causeway that crosses this dam.
II Rather Expensive.
IN A salesman from Philadelphia came TO Middl,
. toMa in the early part Of this week on n drum
!" ming tour, and no, needing the apostles sd,i,
10 TO taste not, handle not" the arden, 'cr,ier,
,r INDUCED little too freely and visited eoria
lsts hfi. ,s,t t.,u xI..s. lad,
:. engage 10 gambling, by which means he vi
!, .oon .euchred " out Of, he said Sioo wher
ID upon he n, lscd his temporary associates of rot
bling him, and demaa ied n return o: bis none
m This led 10 dispute high wo.is and light,
which the said Philadelphan was cons,s"rab
u worsied, and received several severe bruises
J. the face We do not vouch for the truth of lhi
aud give Il as |, was told to u.s. but IL 1t Is tru
:, means should bs taken TO put an end to such i
famous transactions.
Pabii. safes.
!. A large number Of farmers appear to ha
:" grown tired Of 'hoeing and moving aud holdii
l. the plough" nsd 10 be deterpiiaed 10 seek sof
D. other easier, II not more lucrative method
h. | gaining u livelihood. In consequence the Pub
:, Sales this Spring are numerous almost beyoI
" precedent. Numbers of these sales have be-
er advertised In the TRASscRirr and the ''go
by prices brought have proved the advantage
N. those advertisements.
We ask the attention OF our readers 10 the u
" Of Mr.. Graham, In another column. This "
n TO have appeared last week, but through one
,r. those errors that will sometimes occur when p
an sons are particularly hard pressed, Il was ov,
" looked, and VIC wish 10 make the best amen
VI that We can.
'c. eskssl Eahohastoas.
or The pupils Of School District No. %, uadsr
at charge Of Miss Il. Maxwell, the energetic and
a. complshed teacher, will give public exhibit
~ consisting Of rccitations, dialogues, &C., In
:" Town Nall, on Friday evening, 3sth Instant.
ke small admittancs fec will bs charged 10 aid
~ dsfrayinR the expenses, tho balance, II any,
~. be applied for the benefit Of the school. This
certainly communicable undertaking.
ch The students OF Middletown Academy int
ng holding an exhibition In about three weeks,
selections 10 be made by the efficient princip
~ Mr. II. A. Wood. Judging from the prepa
- tions that are being made this will be one Of
os best exhibitions ever givsa In the Town Hs
nd The exercises will consist Of dialogues tsblea,