Middletown transcript., 1874-09-12
SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1874
Local and State Affairs.

Local and State Affairs.
Minor Topics.
The Democratic County Executive Committee
meets al New Castle to-day.
The annual reunion at Old Drawer church
takes place tomorrow.
Wilmington had Beecher- -Tilton affair, sans
Rev. and mutual, last Monday evening.
J. R. Hartman, of Wilmington, advertisss for
a drug store.
Mddetown Academy will open on Tuesday
next under the principalship efProf. l.. B. Jones.
The Smyrna and Del Ray R. R. will be sold
at sherif's sale next Thursday. This is Jay
Gould's railroad
The cold academy in Dover is being repair
ed. It is now used as public school The one
in Middletown ought to be.
Rev. Father DAILY ofst. Peters Catholic church
at New Castle died suddenly, at his residence
in that town last Saturday.
Plnmmer's grand excursion to Washington
city came off last Thursday. Washington is a
The sheriff advertses the property lot Of
and-of Thomas Murray in Mddletown, to he
sold at the National Hotel on the 2sth inst.
Arrangements are being made to build new
$4,000 hotel at Rehobo,h city, to accommodate
$50 guests. VIM. G. Fountain to be landlord.
DR.. Robert McCabe, formerly secretary and
treasurer of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Co..
of Mill Greek, died at Water Valley. Miss. last
week
Grand Tournament will be held at Salem
N. J. on the first of October, to he participated
in by young men from Delaware and Maryland.
See advertisement.
Elsewhere will be found the letter OF John P
Cochran, Esq, to the Committee appointed by
the State Convention to notify him of his nomi-
nation, accepting the same.
Muhderous Assault by Negroes.
correspondent at Millsboro sends us an ac-
count Of an affray at a negro camp meeting near
that place, which came resulting in muir
der 1t seems that on the evening of the 27th
u,., about eleven o clock, MIR. Isaac Williams,
residing in the neighborhood, had occasion to
pass near negro camp meeting held in a woods
about mile and a half from Millsboro, when be
was attacked by two negroes, Charles Hopkins
and Charles Robinson, who struck him blow
each and fired off pistol. AT this signal a
aumber of negroes, armed with clubs came rum
ming towards them, and amid cries of ''kil
him. nc, Mr.. Williams terribly beaten
Some of the neighbors hearing Williams cries,
Lie hpt, hall aH hy q
crowd of negroes who threatened what they
would do for them if they went any further
How Williams got clear no one seems 10 know
He was knocked down several times, and now
wears an ugly cut the back of his head, ant
his arms are confused from wrist to shoulder from
warding off blows aimed at his head. On Satur
day Williams had wrts issued for ten or twelv
Of his assailants, several OF whom now il
-iaii, The negroes now say they did not know
were beating Mr. Williams and tell a tai
,ut some one sending them word that a com
pany OF white men were coming to break up thei
meeting that night and they were guarding tn
camp, and took Mr.. W Williams for one of thei
expected enemies -Deiawarean.
Republican Nominations.
The Republican nomination eiectloh heio II
The different Hundreds last Saturday resulted il
the selection of the following county ticket
FOR STATE SENATORS.
JOEL j. THOMPSON, White Clay Greek Hd
Gro l.. TOWNSEND, Appoquinimink Hid.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
JOSHUA MARIs, vi Miihlng.oh
s. NJ. CURTIS, MIL Creeh'
REUBEN p JASyiER, Ne" oas''e.
JOHN A. BENSON. relca.sl'
THos. f. CLARK, neu i1'on.
WM LORE, 81. "eorees'
FOR LEVY COURT.
Dawn EAsrsuRsg, Mill Creek.
JAMES WRIGHT White Clay Creek
JAMES B. HENRY, Red Lion.
ALEX. VAIL, 81. GEORGES.
]. G HUTCHINSON, Annoouinimink
ISAAC R. STAATs,
The following gentlemen were nominated fo
Inspectors in the lower Hundreds:
Pencader-C b. Ellison; Red Lion--Jess
Alexander, East; William Jones, West. 81
Georges-James b. Carkson, West; Henry Wa
ters, East Appoquinimink-H. II. Appleton
North NJ. D. Hickman, South.
For Road Commissioners of ST. Georges Hd-
John Robson, l. Ward Vandegrift
Assessor--Dan B. Stewart.
For Road Commissioners OF Appoquinmnk-
Israel Gunkel, John A. Derrickson.
Assessor-Israe P. Hall.
Democratic Club.
The Democratic citizens of Middetown and Y
cinity are hereby requested to meet in the roo'
over Messrs Foard s Comegys store, or Monda
evening, the i4th inst, at o'clock, for the pu
pose of organizing club for the present can
paigu.
The campaign of 1874 is now fairly .opene
and it Is earnestly hoped that all Democrats W
enter into the work before us with hearty yea
aud each do his part toward making the issue
the election a success to the Democratic par
and principles As more Gao be effected throui