Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-01-08


; to No. D0l Washington street. The Doct
has large practice aud The change of locate
VIII doubtless lead to It's sp aedy increase.
The Wilmington Navigation COMPANY Ina,
declared dividend of two dollars and bfl
cents per share, payable at No. 303 Mark
, street, on and after the 10Th inst
Congress. Among the more popular cand
dates named for the Democratic nom inatio
for Congress, is DIR. Swithen Chandler OF Mi
Creek Hundred. He has number of friend
In the upper part Of our Comfy, and he Is RI.
Ing man In his party. o. -,...
That iron Is valuable as medicine has lon
been known, but 1t is only since its prepare
lion In the particular form Of Peruvian Syru
that ~ full power over disease has been brough
TO light. Its effect IN cases Of dyspepsia an,
debility is most salutary.
for Coronsr.-John Curry of this CITY. of
iers hlinseifas a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Coroner, John has many friend
anu WIN hurry up some of his numerous com
Meto Grdnye.-A new Grange Of the Patron
OF musbandry was organized at the residence
VI townsend Walter, In Pocopson township
on tuesday afternoon last The officers elect
ed Were Townsend Walter, Master :: Vim
gibbons, Chaplain; Frank Graf, Secretary ant
Benjamin Sharpless, Lecturer.
Changing Names. ON the Wilmington
heading Railroad, on and after Monda,
| next, Sagers station will be known "a Len
ape station; Marshall as Northbrook; Hall,
as Glen Hall, and Modevile as Modena, -
Inc object of this change is that the sta
lions shall bear the same name as the pos
ohces at the various stations.
Examinations On the 26th and 9th of De
Il mi matt q.
public schools of the city were held at No.
school: Twelve applicants presented them
serves Tor examination, five of whom were sue
eessfuI Sarah l.. Francis, Agnes E. Ogle
mary L.. McCaulley, Adde Conner and Louisa
could These ladies are entitled TO appoint
mehts as vacancies occur in the schools.
Chrome Mine.-The chrome niue lately
opened on the property of Mr.. Hilman, in
west nottingham township, now proves, on
iiirtber deve lopment, 10 be quite rich in chrome
very large vein. OF the ore was struck last
week aud the prospect OF obtaining large
quantity appears quite bright. Several tons
nave already been taken out. It's yalue at the
mines is S25 per ton.
Alligator !Skias-The John q. Baker Cam.
pany, Morocco Manufacturers, received from a
NeW foIk hrm, lot of alligator skins, which
they are now preparing for a fine, entirely wa
erproof upper for boot or shoe. The tanning
process however, is far more difficult and expen.
sivs, than the tanning of other leather, as IL
taxes twentytime AS long TO tau them and re-
CURES solution one hundred times as strong
az the other. The scales are rs,noyrd from The
skin, winch leaves small squares slightly i'm
pressed on the surface oitha leather.
Mdfkefs.-Biiuer sold on Wednesday, from
4oaoUc' per H.; honey 20 do. eggs 30 Der doz-
en-, chickens T0aSl.5o q pair, ducks 6OasI RI
do; turkeys 81 52aSS 60 each, geese 81 .25asl 10
90, potatoes 2Oa25 half peck, sweet do 2OalO
no., turnips oalo do, tonatos, 12al5 do wal
NUS 10 90, apples lSa30 do, carrots lSa2O do.
oeeis daS bunch, celery 5aiU do, cabbae, "a
~ per head, soup beans 10 per quart, clestuuls
Zoa2', do, lima beans lea20 90. oats 80 bushel.
Urn Urn 70 do'' beei lo to 20 per pound, mutton
loalO do, veal l2a20 do, sausage l0aIy do
scfapple oas do, Ia I'd II to II.
Sudden Death.-O Christmas night William
9u leoy, OF Cain township, Chester county.
dropped dead. His daughter, who had recent
ly been married, was there viii, her husband
spending the Christmas holidays. A band of
chathu1npians concluded to sprepade the new
~ married couple. When they appeared on
the ground, Mr.. Strictly endeavored 10 drive
them from his premises. Finding his efforts
uuavaii',g ne entered tho crowd and en-
ueavored to obtain the names of the partie. =
While doing this he became very much excited.
ana started for the house, crying murder three
or four times but before reaching the house
he tell down and suddenly expired An in
quest was held, and the verdict rendered was
that the deceased had died from heart disease.
Oxford Press.
Politicdl-The Milford Ne,ys and Adri9e.
says:
"Soue months since We announced that the
democratic ticket, as fixed up by the leaders
was John W. Hall, of Frederick, for Goyernor
ana benjamin I. Riggs of Mount Pleasant for
We also intimateJ that tbia
ticket was selected with the view of raising
money to carry the election. All tina / can be
lnnneDced by this means are to have The Tenn
Iatlon set before them. since that time fac
Ioly has entered into the problem, viz that
,21ehatorbayard is striving for tho nomination of
ICE President on the ticket with Thurman. of
ONO, who is considered the coming man for
,ne democratic nomination forthe Presidency.
money Is TO be poured ont In lavish profusioD
70 save the sinking cause In Delaware. We
SNAIL see how much it avails."
The Raqi NeW Yorker.-This excellent
agricultural journal promises to be more inter-
esting and instructive the coming wear than IL |
mas oeen at any time since the commencement
u as pnolieation, twenty-five years ago. If the
Drst number Tor 1874 be any criterion of those |
Uhish are to follow. The corps of writers is as
lu Del Gus as ever the selections carefully made.
he i, biographical execution unsurpassed, and
very jepa b1ent, the farm, the dairy the fold |
zee culture, no, rsehod and literary, unexcelled
The course OF Col. MOORE Is onward and up. |
Fard, not withstanding the reports of interested
,arties, and the 100000 readers of the RURAL,
VIII be Cratified by weekly demonstrations Of
continued and future usefulness. The terms
Ire S26 per year, or in clubs OF ten 81. Ad- |
iress, -. II. Moore No. 8 Beekman street, New |
York. |
Another American line Of Steamships
The successful establishment of an American |
inc Of American line OF American built stsam |
ships, between Philadelphia and Liverpool, has !
probably led to more ambitions scheme for |
the restoration of American commerce, the de- |
tails of which are made public by The Nautical |
Gazette. 1t is proposed to build forty-fiye iron |
steamships OF 1000 tuns burthen, and capable |
Of sailing Atteeg knots an hour. The carrying
capacity OF each Is To Le $500 tons, aud there
will be space for 100 cabin and 1000 steerage
passengers. They are to Ne built on the Del
aware, and to run from Philadelphia, New
York, Boston and Baltimore. The Govern
ment Is to be asked to guarantee the bonds OF
the company and pay the interest thereon for
twenty years, Teceiving IN return lien upon
the ships and free daily mail service, The in
teIest at SIX per cent, wonld be ~, 100 900, \
Yhich would be 'one the pay for mail servic.--.
The total cost is estimated at s.i6,000,000.
Immigration. Several Of the more promI-
nent citizens of Kent county are laborne to
encourage emigration TO our State, and on the
3Uth ult., convention was held at Dover, when
on motion OF bon. Charles Brown, a commit
tee consisting Of Geo. W. Cummins, John C. |
Wilson, Thos. b. Coursey, Henry Is. Fiddeman,
Jehu r. Tharp, Nathan 4. Underwood, Nell
roy Mcllvaine, DR.. Isaac Jump and lion. j. T..
Comegys, was appointed TO devise some meth
cd OF securing the object desired and In reno,t