Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-09-24

Inc Aquo0uct ID nme0e0 anu Ssnn y: seoA.oN
ia now ready for quarTytnR marble and hmsetone
Ut the Hockeasin quarrissA
The Democratic County Convention has besn
called 10 rssssemble 1t New Castle, to NIL MT.
Birds vacancy on the Legislative ticket.
Orsnberriss arc said to be better than usual.
The dry weather has made the berry smaller,
hut tho crop IL larger than for year or two.
The Democratic meeting At New Castle has
been postponed 10 the 15ih of October. BAyard,
Salisbury and Holster Clymer are the speakers.
The Colored NJ p. Conference was In session
at Baltimore, last week, and appointed =. W.
Scott to Elkton, and William Adams to Kent
county.
8 Tho Grand Enoampmeut OF Odd Fellows OF
delaware will meet on Tuesday evening, October
18th, and the Grand Lodge on the evening fol-
lowing.
Bio PxAcH.-T Thursday, colored man, VIM:
y. Blake by name residing a. Guy Buttonwood
~ Of immense size, Weighing eleven ounces,
which grew on tree In his back yard. Wedo not
rsmamber ever having seen 10 large peach.
Who can beat 1t?
ANOTHER RAILRoAD IN TaouBLE.--The Somer-
set h Worcester Railroad, between Newtown
Junction and Newtown il advertises for sale by
the sheriff Of Somerset county.
There is now no passenger car on the road.
The car waa seized on Friday last, BY tho Phila-
delphia Wilmington 4 Baltimore r. r. CO., for
debt
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morocco Observation-Disclosures who are able to make
good report of the past years business In the
arm 81 Ohas. Baird 4 Co., on West Third st:
GOO skins a day. but they are now working an
average Of 700 to 600. They employ "a many
hands ~ at this time last year.
INQuRsT.-Coroner W,nslow held Al inquest
n Nav GAAt1a Tim Ndav n h0dy which
picked M in The Delavsre The sfter1,oon pro
yious Inc remsina we're not identfIed. no
f:ct. IN the case could be obtained. and verdict
snother body vas cousiQued to the myri.d which
have haan hnried t,nnc0f,ned AMI nnaung."
Loss OF observation-disclosures ]. Gray, Of ST.
Georges, DEL, was particularly unfortunate,
last week, in losing fine COW the forepArt OF
~ snu IA nsv,n$ ssry n J yOunS W" mS hast ~,,
thst II Will have to Be killed such io.ses to l.r
.i'nn. va s.r.ie,.r,. n.,,,o ~ NJ.
s11d ,n ~ sasro. ~ WHOA '''i" DIG "'''
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MARYLAND FAaxs.-There will never be bet
,s, ti1ne than III. ~ INV ras, nstste for riae.
and mrobshlv in no section IN tbe Atlantic coast
there AZ tbis time sIch hsrosins In land IA on
ns ras's ~ 1hGse ~ r .. M h.
NV irmonsc s AZ ~ r"., ast.ts i" his h,nds
~ '1..0."I su \. y. .H.s T.; on ,.. ".t.
TOT halo' MMcn ~ aescf'peo III 'o-PAge 'A's'
'osue. 'e"o Ior one:
JUMPING on TaAISa.-Although there is pos
tive law against it, large numbers Of men and
boys continue to jump on Railroad trains while
they arc in motion, Sometimes the platforms
Of the trains are crowded with boys, and il tho
conductor or brakesmen remonatrste with them
thew arc met with terrific flood of profanity
md cnras. some ~ these had bovs NAV ret
crushed some dsy then who will be- 10 blame
'~''e wy , .-.o--
CHANGE OF OFF1cERs.-The new stockholders
siactaS ths following of,;cers President.
Major h. n, Biqgs, Treasurer, Secretary and
Suner;rte ndent' r. II. irwin of Westminster. A
new Board OF Directors has also been elected,
On Monday. the 2sth instant, there will be =
nlght change in the time table. the train leaving
llsntreyille about an hour earlier than A.
present.
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DEATH OF STRANGER AT THE CLAYTON House.
Edward L. hice, general agent o. me hnicser.
booker Life Insurance Co. ct phiadelphia, died
ut the Clayton House on Saturday night after An
illness Of several weeks He came down to
business, but was unable to return, and has
been confined to his room ever since. His
friends reside In California, and they have been
spprized Of the decease BY telegraph.
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DELAWARE COUNTY TIcKEr.--The Republicans
Of Delaware County, At Media, Oh Tn ,rsdAy,
nominated tho following ticket Congress-. Will
liam Ward, (subject to conference with Chester
county President Judge, John M. Broomall :
Assembly, sol. W. May, VIM. j: Harvey prothon-
otary, Isaac Johnson Recorder, @. F. Walter
Register Thos Lees County Commissioner,
john h. Holland Auditors, George H. Garrett,
ChaA. Cheney Director Of the Poor. Chalkley
The NJ. +. PaEsIDINa ELDERsHIP.-There Is
some talk Of change in the Presiding Elder OF
this district Of the II. +. church, owing to the
continued illness Of Rev. T. j. Thompson. What
change will be made, or who will succeed Mr..
Thompson is not known. Rev. J. b. Quigg, DR..
Matlack and others are spoken Of, but it IL pro-
bable that some one will be appointed to hold
the position until the next session Of conference
and successor then be appointed, II Mr.. Thomp-
.on fnds that he will be unable to attend to the
duties Of the position.
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SUSSEX COUNTY Coon TExpLARs The sussex
County Association of Good Templars held their
quarterly meeting at Milton on the 9th inst
Among tue resolutions adopted was the follow
ing; "That while we repudiate al political biss
IN the Order, We will not support for office any