Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-10-01

EllIAoswoRrH P1zpAzIso TO RETURN. tn
flight Of VIM. T. Eilingsworth from this city |
week or two ago, and his pursuit almost 10 Ht
the Con1EaclAl, the particulars having been full
ly published In Il u the time. NJ. Ellingswortl
| made his way into Sussex, his former place OIL
rssadencs, whore no employed COUNSEL, 70 whom
he related tho whole transaction. HI. 7. I. DE-
Normandis, one Of The vlctims Of the supposed
forgery, was sent for, who confronted Ellings
worth, when the latter convinced him that he
had not committed the forgery ~ alleged, and
can 20 prove. He ran away. he said, 70 avoid
ingswerth's statement, and so implicitly la it be-
loved, that arrangements arc being made BY
which lie will DO permitted to return TO the city
unmolested, it is thought, and resume business.
balloon, with Donaldson in command, and sew
eral newspaper men aboard, made an ascent
from Baltimore on Wednesday, and landed at
g. 40, In the afternoon, 1t Lewisville, Chester
county A reporter on board says "the descent
was made from = great height with fearful velo-
city, aud although we threw of milk, cider, pre-
serves, apples, seats, sand and everything else,
struck the ground with great force and were
dragged over fences and bushes distance Of
nearly quarter of 3 mile. We throw anchor
Dixon's line the anchor caught on The Maryland
side, and the balloon fell on the farm Of John
B. Hall, cashier Of the Middletown (Del.) Bank"
The gas was discharged. and the empty balloon
conveyed to Elkton, where it was shipped back
to Baltimore
The LAUREL FAIn.-The list Of premiums to
be awarded by the Laurel Agricultural Society,
st it, fair to Be held October 7th and 9Th, has
been prepared. A % whip 10 offered for the
best pair Of mules go riding whip for the
best saddle beast $3.50 bride for the best
brood mare e1.60 halter for the best jack,
DO. In the races e15 whip is offered to the,
oSs IN the stallion az : .ad the
the running race slxy bells worth < in the
$50 race go set harness In the $50 race $50
set harness in the minute race . e200 car
riage In the q 40 race and $40 bridle and sad
wine Ia offered In the bag chase. The Commit
tee on Track is George Oneal, VIM 8. Hitch and
Isaac J. W0otten.
TEE susouEHANNA r. r. BRIDaE.-The P. W.
4 =. r. r. Company have contracted with the
baltimore Bridge Company for the erection Of
me eight remaining spans in the bridge over
the snsquehanna at Havre de Grace. The
contractors, however, are merely architects, and
not builders, and have divided the work equally
between the Phnnixville Iron Co. and the
Edgemoor Iron Co, who will each build four
spans. The draw is not included in this con-
tract. Two Of the spans on this side Of the riv-
or have been rebuilt of iron. The work is to be
completed in 1877 or sooner If practicable.
This work makes the bridge department of the
Edgemoor Co. quite busy.
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN AGED FRrEND.-John
Aston dropped dead ct his home near Middle
town, on Friday msrning. He was Friend, be.
ed to his faith. He IL about the last Of that 30
ciety in that neighborhood and for the past twen-
" years, has been the sole attendant, except 1t
intervals, at the little brick Meeting House in the
West end Of Odessa, where he has gone twice
week, regularly, through winters cold and sum-
mers heat, to hold his silent and lonely inedita-
tons. He had spent his life time, We believe,
In the neighborhood Of Middletown.
The KNOWLES FAnuR AT NEW CAsr1E.-The
failure Of Mr.. Knowles, who has been running
the WOODEN mills At New Castle, resulted In the
stopping Of that establishment and since then q
great many hands have been cut Of employment
In consequence. There is now, however pros
pect Of resumlng work at the mills, it being un-
derstood that MI. Knowles has effected some ar
engagements with his creditors which will allow
him to continue the business, and in q short
time it Ii expected that all the hands who have
been thrown out Of work will be employed.
NEWSPAPER ENTERrRIsE.-Th Milford Ne1os
ON Friday was issued with two supplements
9 necessity which we believe WAS never before
felt or il felt, not met, by any newspaper on the
Peninsula The Ne,os. however, has bean much
nal success by it Its last issue contained not
only very full but faithful report of the Mid
dletown fair as far IS it had progressed. and
was printed to give the result Of the
Democratlc nomination ct Dover on Thursday.
The PUBLIC BcHooLA.-Never before, says
Harlan were the public schools
fuller than now. That in the Ninth Ward, in
which there usually are many vacancies is
very full and this il true Of others which here
tofOre have not been full. The new school at
ID and Harrison Sts., has about three hundred
pupils. BY jndcious system of transfers room
has been made in the schools most pressed up
on, and there arc now very few children stand
ing out waiting for seats.
GREAT REVIVAL X SOMERSET CouNrY.-The
N. E. Church at FGrmount, Somerset Co., Nd.
hey. W. e. England pastor. has powerful revi-
val going on. Old people say the community
has not been 30 deeply moved for fifteen or TWEEN
ty years. The influence pervades the entire Dis
riot OF Paramount, and is not confined to the
white population. Including all, about two hun
dred and fifty have been converted within the
last six weeks, and the interest still continues
Sad CUNNING Acc1DENT.-On Saturday last
two youths, sons of ELI Burroughs, Of North
East, were out cunning. The younger brother,
about twelve years Of age asked his elder broth.
or. aged fourteen, for . cap, and receiving II,
stopped down to put it on his gun. In this po-
sltion he was lowering the hammer, when it
slipped from his fingers and exploded the cap,
the load into his brothers head kill
ing him instantly Democrat
TEE TEMPERANCE CoNvENr1oN.-The Grand
Lodge,L Q. G. T., of Delaware, has issued call
to the lodges in this city and vicinity to send two
delegates to this city on the and Of October to
attend convention, which will be held on that
day. The object Of the convention is not a. yet
known, but will be stated before the body at tho
meeting. Those lodges whchhave not received
formal notices are requested to send delegates
without such notice.
AoCrD EMF AT LANDENBERa.-On Thursday af-
noon, party Of the employees Of NJ. Landen-
berger Co., having q little leisure from the
hours Of labor, went out to Amuse themselves
by athletic exercises, and in doing 30 George l..
Watt, the boss machinist while turning.
Handspring, broke one Of his legs close by
the ankle. He was Immediately conveyed %
his home, and DR.. Thompson summoned, who
reduced the fracture.
THE NEW RolLlNa MILLS AT New CASTLE
Work on the new rolling mills, which are to be
erected at New Castle to supply the iron TO the
Tasker Works has been progressing rapidly since
the final resolve was reached to locate them
there, and the building ia now in course Of ersc-
ton. The mill is to be Q very large one-much
larger, we are told, than any in this city. The
workmen will occupy the houses lately built by
Mr. Dobbins.
AMONGST THE SAILoRs.-Rev. J. A. B. Wilson,
one Of the rising young men Of the Wilmington
Conference, and now stationed At Leipsic, in
Kent county, will shortly resign his charge and
20 to mission work amongst the sailors, in New
York and other cities. Mr.. Wilson was . sailor
before he entered the ministry, and is strongly
impressed with the idea that his special field Of
labor is amongst this spiritually neglected peo-