Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-12-04

4 observation-disclosures q ia ues, hardware
! dealers AZ 204 Market str et, have disso'v
and q new firm has been esta blished undo
the names OF James & Brother, y. James, ST.,
being admit by Maury James.
| To California; Painter, of the firm
Of Smith q Painter, accompanied by his cousin,
Miss Nellie Eyre, started for California on
Monday night, In order to visit Miss Els
brother Manuel who Is engaged in agriculture
on large ranch in that State.
| Inconppnieaf.-A widow lady of this city
had about $4,000 deposited with the Messrs.
McLear, and somewhere near 5000 with Jay
Cook d Co. This was her all aud the jeopardy
In which her funds are placed has given her q
great deal OF anxiety.
| Commenced Agdin.-Seidell 4 Hast ings
have commenced work at their rolling MILL
Riddle q Co., have also commenced on full
time at their extensive cotton factories on the
Brandywine. Work Is also brisking up lit
tie at Jackson X Sharpe's. They have fresh
order for cars, we believe they are Of narrow
guage.
| Machinery William Bailey. of the firm OF
Remington, Bailey d. Co., has invented new
punch OF great power for punching iron. They
have also an improved reamer for carriage
hubs. They arrangaged in the menutactu re
OF turbine wheels and other machinery. They
have recently put in turbine wheel at The
mill of James Wilson, in Christiana Hundred.
Large Ceiery.-.John Thompson, who occu.
pies the farm of Joseph Lefevre, in New Castle
Hundred, sold In our Market on Wednesday
last, twenty stalks of celery, at from thir-
ty to forty cents per stalk Some of them were
twenty inches in length, and three and half
inches In circumference. Mr.. T. may general
~ he found on market morning at the corne
OF Fourth and King Streets, and his vegetables
are noted for their excellence.
Not Deserted.-A correspondent of the Com
mercal says; 1 see statement going the
rounds ofthe press to the effect that Middleford
is deserted village, uninhabited by any human
being, and given up to the owls and bats. Such
Is not the fact.
! The village contains 10 dwelling houses, all
tenanted by respectable people, making an ag-
| gregate population Of 80 souls IL contains the
best water power in the State south of
| Wilmington, and there are now In operation
here, first-class grst mill; first-cass circular
saw mill-all dong thriving business. 10000
peach crates were made and sold here last year.
| AT Augusta, Me-, on Tuesday morning, the
Thermometer marked from 20 TO 80 degrees
below zero. severe snow storm began III the
| afternoon.
The Roman Catholic Benevolent Union met
in St. Louis, on Thursday, Oct. 10th and form
ed series OF resolutions against the cOntinu-
ance ofthe Bible in the Public Schools.
The examination Of Mike McCool, the st.
Louis puglisi, for the murder of Patsey Marley
about month ago, which has been going on
for some days past, has closed. and McCool b
held IN the sum of $4,000 on a charge of nun :
| der in the second degree.
General Lewis T. WigfalI, formerly United
States senator fiom Texas, on Monday applied
Tor admission to the Baltimore city bar. The
customary oath of aItp, ianpa m tho ITn;tad
States, The constitution, Laws and govern
lnent thereof, was administered, and ex -Sena
tor Wigfall was admitted to practic, as au
| attorney.