Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-09

4 Catharinc Welsh has taken out letters of al
| niuistrttion Oh the estate Of Patrick WclSl
late Of Brandywine Id.
New crop OF New Orleans inolasscs iur sale
by James Crippen, Fourth and Market streets
buy fine large sweet Havana oranges, fol
sale by James Crppan, Fourth and Market
streets.
The Georgia Ministries will make their iiist
debute at the Opera House, on Tuesday even
ing the 14th. 1t Is composes of negroes, who
were formly slaves, and are Of the best talent
In the world. Go and see them, and enjoy a
hearty laugh. Tickets tor sale nj Robelcn
& Brother, aud at II. o. Moore's.
On the evening Of January I'd, 1878, OF pneu-
monla,at the residence Of Isaac S. Elliott, Dram
DIVINE Hundred, Jesse Pearce, aged u years.
He had lived In the family so years.
The bodies Of Henry B. Ballard, second mate.
and four others Of the crew of the wrecked ship
Peruvian were washed ashore on Thursday al
Cape Cod.
Frederick Kupp, editor of the Bellevue (Ili.)
Zelt,lng, committed suicide,by hanging himself,
on Thursday night lie had for some lime b. en-
Nsarded as insane.
The jury in the second trial of Edward $.
Stokes, at New York, for the assassination of
Colonel James Fisk, rendered a verdict on
Saturday night of "murder In the first de-
gree"
At Newark, N. j., on Thursday night, Mary
Ann Kane widow, was killed by her son-n-
law, John Murphey, in a drunken quarrel
Inc crime was committed In Murpley's grog-
getY. lie :, supposed 10 have He'd tn Illinois.
AT Roslin, L. L., Oh New Years day, A DO.
llceman named Allen shot and killed Patrick
Mccormick, While the latter, with four Others,
was attempting to rescue a prisoner McCor-
mick's friends threaten to lynch Allen.
The new police board of Washington resolved
that liquor licenses should be granted TO all APP
plleants properly vouched for, but single ylo-
alton OF tile law against selling on Sunday or af-
ter midnight, should debar the offender from
obtaining another license.
The President has pardoned Jas. ii. Brown,
convicted OF fale personaiion and illegal voting
at the October election In Philadelphia also, David
ha'pshaw and Galbraith Hambright, of South
carolina, imprisoned In the Albany Penen-
tiary for Ku-Kluyism.
How New York Goes Up.-Iweniy We ars
ago the Three lots, each 25Xl00. on which A.
~ StewarCs marble house Is situated corner
OF Fffth avenue and Thirty-fourth street, were
s sold a. auction for $500. They are now worth
y500,eO0 Had Stewart invested his 81 800 in
Government bonds, at compound interest. he
would have now lad only about $4,000 An
inside lot on Fifth avenue was sold at auction
twenty-ohe years ago for $500. 1t sold the other
day for $4,000.
:. IHE GREAT SLEET SroRMIN NEW YosK-
teiegraphc communication with New York
interrupted by the great sleet storm OF Sunday,
was resumed on Mondayiafternoon. The storm
began on Sunday morning, and the rain and
sleet soon covered trees, telegraph wires, houses
and pavements with thick coating of ire.-
The telegraph wires and poles throughout the
city gave way under the weight, and many of
them tell upon the streets. All the streets In
the lower portions Of New York, Brooklyn, |
Jersey City and other places were flooded. and
much property was damaged or destroyed