Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-02-16

AT Georgetown Tie recent snow was inches
deep. p
Scarlet fever % most fatal Type prevails ct
Dover.
Two colored girls were arrested Thursday ev-
ening for shoplifting.
The Milford town election comes OF on the |
first Mondav IN March. y
Charles Zimmerman OF Georgetown has quite |
| an chronological collection. ss--
- Real estate In the upper part Of New York |
city Is bseinning to Increase in yalne. II
Court of Chancery and Orphans Court for i
Sussex county, begins on March Q.
Mr.. Joshua Hill has been appointed Collec-
| tor and Constable for Milford Hundred
Winterperchare caught at the Seaford wharves
by the bushel, at the haul OF a small net.
| Thomas W. Holmes from Cape Town, South
Africa, was stopping at the Clayton House, last
week. it a7-
Damages will be assessed this week on pro-
perty on the line Of the Frankfort& Breakwa-
rer r. r.
The Bombay Hook railroad Is not being OPP
erated, and the rolling stock will shortly be sold
by the Sheriff.
Mr.. A. g. Burr has sold his farm of eighty
acres, near Frederick, to Mr.. Barker II. Blore
of New York. ..
A steam yacht belonging to Acker q Co,
New York, has sailed for Seaford to engage n
the fish trade
Church at Seaford.
1t is generally conceded that neither Of the
hotels In Georgetown will be able to secure a
license at Court.
The steamer City Of Bridgeton, now touches
at Collins Beach once a week-Tuesdays-o
her trip TO Philadelphia
In the U. 8. District Court, Judge Bradford
presiding, the bankruptcy case Of VIM. H.
Pierson was considered.
The Philadelphia Press resumed its issue on
Sunday, and will publish regularly, on all the
seven days Of the week.
A circus elephant, wiutering at Louisville, is
on the watch for the man who tossed him an
apple full Of catarrh snuff.
The Kent County Association of Good Tenn
plars will hold a quarterly convention at Dover
on Wednesday, February IS.
Hon. James +. Earle, of the MARYLAND Legis-
lature Is still agtating the subject of the Della
ware and Maryland Ship Canal.
The old Washington House oil Market street
passes into the control Of Mr.. II. Horner, of
Delaware City, on the 25th prox.
No damage has as yet been done TO the fruit
trees arou' Stafford, and growers look forward
10 an immense yield the coming season,
! The Delaware Association for the Moral Inl-
= provement aud Education of the Colored Peo-
pie has issued an appeal for pecuniary aid.
A petition Is being circulated around Seaford
, for CONGRESS 10 appropriate $4,000 to remove
obsirustions to the navigation of the Naniicoke
river
Edward Folds, son OF Daniel Fields of Oak
( Grove, accidentally shot himself with a pistol
/ last Wednesday while taking il from the mantle
"A piece.
Rev. Mr.. Gilliland. the blinl preacher, will
4 lecture ON "Thc Manner of Instructinc," al
a Reedy Persons Hall, Milford, on Tuesday
Il evening. 70
u ! A Philadelphia LAWYER recently said In relation
to the Centennial Exposition that he never re-
+, collected 'snch magnificent chance for O
= Igrand failure
Mr.. Hugh Brown aud wife of Seaford, cele
u brated the fifieth anniversary of their marriage
the first one that has ever taken place there on
Tuesday last.
- Milford Is again becoming center OF attrsc
II ton to immigration. Nearly every week del
l. egation arrives from some Of The Northern
III States, prospecting for lands.
The new Temperance movement started ON
l. West has reached Xenii, Ohio. -Four hun
d. dred women Of that town completed an orsani
j. cation Feb. 18th, and have began operations.
I. James Ii. Bell, Of Milford, at present keepe
Of Mspillion Light house, has been transferred
:. and promoted TO principal keeper of Fenwicl
- | Island Light, III lieu of ID. NJ. Warrington, VIII,
a | retires.
" The Frankfoid u Braakw Ater railroad MOI a
" ends at the Md. State Line just above Berlin
but it is To he continued to Berlin, ard is TO b.
part Of direct line from Cherry Stone /,
Al Smyrna.
iican State Central Committee, has decided h
t lold the stats Convention in Georcelown,if TIN
D, Committee approve, aud run special train Il
is that place.
nj the U. s. MINIS during the past ifs, a ycar
81 523, $40 pieces were coined value S,S GSg
at, Isl. The number of pieces for assay amour
a., Ia over $4,000 in Value. The mints are loca
A.. tel at Carson City, San Francisco and Phila
dclpha.
at The Historical Society met last Thursday ey
ening, at their room in Masonic Temple, whe
= 1t was reported that "Reynold's Translation q
Acrelius' History of the Swed's," would he is
" sued in about six weeks aud that the SocIet
would superintend its distribution In this State
- On Thursday evening the young ladies' {
o. Grace NJ. L. Church presented the life Of III
Ell retiring pastor, Rev. Mr.. Maillck with hand
~ some silver pitcher, saver and two goblets.-
r. The young men, on their part, presented Mi
I'LL Mailack with portmonle well filled Wit
money.
u- Nicholas p. Trist died Feb. lIlh at Alexau
oil. dria, Via, aged IA. He was chief clerk undo
Secretary Marcy, during the Polk administra
HIn, and was the negoliator of The Gualaloupt
Hidalgo treaty at the conclusion of the Mex
can war. Since the conclusion Of the last wa
as he was postmast er at Alexandria.
III Entertdinme The Newport NJ. L. Sabbal
la school will give an entertainment on lhlrsda
evening, the 10Th inst, in the Newport NJ
sh, church, for the benefit of the infant school, A,
|
| - o'clock.
Nottce.-John Mccormick of Mill Cree
ty, Hundred has sold his farm OF l01 acres to job
D. ID. Forest, for $4,000, and will therefore Sc
ere his personal property, at public sale on the
gn OF March, as may be seen by advertisement
III | another column. Mr. Mccormick Is a mas !,
his by trade and proposes to take contracts for raj
es, road bridges, county BRIDGES buildings, &C.
ZEN Those who wish stone work done, should Civ
nj. him call.
The DuPonts Ne,o Mdgazine.-The Pills
int delphia Ledger says;-'rhe proposition of IL
ter Messrs, Dupont, powder manufacturers,
10 lease the old LazaTetto ground, on the souther
10 bank OF the Schuylkill, near Mud Island, for
an, powder magazine, has already been noticed
80 the Ledger. The intention, if the Governnef
a permits the tract to be used for this purpos,
ur- Is TO have there magazine both for public an
adj; private uses. Lieutenant Colonel Kurt, VIII
0I has examined the matter, has made fIvorabl
nd report to General Humphreys, commanding Il
ct, Engineer Corps, and it will probably be apprC
elt we'd by the War Department.
70 Shoto Becf--Peter Durham has purchase
20 OF Marshall Chandler of Chrstiana Hundred,
pair Of very fine cattle, which he will slanqht,
u aud have on his stalls, No. 81 and 81 in III
,ed Second street market, on Friday and Satur,la,
lor the 10th and 2lst inst. They weigh 500 gros
md and are noted as being as tine IA were ever hi
9TH led in our city. The stalls will present yer
III handsome appearance, as Mr.. Durham un,l4
ow stands the business of catering to the publ
1 thoroughly, and those who wish an extra c,
in for the I'D should give lin a call. The pri,
will be moderate, and made to silt the time
hg For the Delaware Republican.
II have the pleasure TO announce that Maj
No. Genl ). 5. johnson, who was frozen up q
M the Steamer Bttsey Ann, al Sitka Island dun