Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-25

Fine Cotos.-Joseph Petitdemange who O
y cuples the farm Of Henry Latimer, Esq, nei
a Folly Woods, Chrislana Hundred, has quite
j.. line lot OF cows, all being in high order, an
yielding ve.y fair supply OF milk.
, PtaSteitny LWhs.-The schooner "Henry
from st. johns, New Brunswick, has Just d
charged her cargo Of No. ! English laths a
Martin Lanes lumber yard, south side of Chr.
tlana Bridge. These laths are unusually Lhlc
and sawed very evenly.
safe Of HOuses.-On Saturday last, T.. w
Stidham " Son, auctioneers, sold for r. Y. Il
Normaniie, trustee, two .dwrll,ng houses ul
Lobdell street, between Claymont and Good
man. One OF the houses was sold 10 George w
i'ierson, for 1000, and the other 10 Perkins 4
Welde for sl.1Oo. The ln,s advertised 10 b,
sold at tile same time were Withdrawn.
assessor and Col ector. Cornelius Firms
is a candidate for the Republican nomination
for the office OF assessor and collector for the
city, in the Northern District, as will be seen
by his card In another column. Mr.. Fipps is
an energetic man, fully competent for the
position, and ii nominated and elected, will
perform his duty faithfully.
The Strawberry Crop-The slra berry sea
| son is now about over, and 1t is estimated that
| the yield OH the Peninsula reached 1,4T0,40D
quarts. The prices ruled low, aud u conse.
quence the growers are not very we'll satisfied
with the result. 1t Is thought that there will
be less attention paid TO the culture of the
crop the coming year, and consequently the
prices viii prove more remunsratiyr.
Sherif's sdtes.-Shelid' Armstrong will sell
al public sale, un Saturday, the lth Of July, at
| the Lafayette hotel, the American House, stu
| ated at the corner OF Seventh aud Walnut Sis,
formerly belonging TO William &. LUwe,aud now
occupied BY Franklin SlWdnu
lie VIII also sell at the same time and place
the brick dwelling at the Corner OF Fourth and
Walnut streets, belonging to the Bakers Union
of this CITY.
For COi0rdi0.-I.lwlrl Tltnll, Dr. left
this city on Tuesday morning, loo ~ trip to Co l.
orad0, his object being the Improvement of his
health. He has been suffering somewhat from
bronchial affection, and he has been led to
hope that the dry air of the West may possibly
lead to the eradictiOu of the disease. Should
his hopes of benefit he realized he may remain
in the territory year on more. We wish him
pleasant tip, aud safe return 10 ms home in
our city.
Excursion. Col. Wainwright has chartered
the steambOi, FELTON, To make all excursion
from this city 10 Cape May uii tuesday, the
l4th OF ldly IN connection with train at cars
that will leave lteSd,ng At 80 a. M, on that
day, at $3.50 1ur the round IMP. -Four hours
recreation and from the preparation. made We
inter the trip viii prove remarkably pleasant
one.
Terminated fll- SUIT brought ~ the l.. >
District Cont by FELL ~ 20. Ia recover dam
ages ilom flinu, Simpson Co. for 1 failure to
complete the erection Ot their spice mill IN 1867,
according To contract, terminated IN Friday, the
Jury rendering verdict Tor the deleudaHts.--
Tue failure was owing to a heavy rain which
caused the wall I" slip when partially up, and
the jury considered that they had no control
over the weather and We're not responsible for
accidents arising honn such source.
-irreStcd.--A rolured girl. named Emma
Pri,c, was arrested 10y officer lnary, on Tues
day, ON the charge OF depetinc the wardrobe OF
Mrs. Beardsley. The Mayor required her to
lind bail in the sum Of 500, for her appearance
at Cohrt Two cnored girls named Lizzie |
Rodney and Rosie Blaci; were arrested by ofl-
GER Mills, Tor L pugillsiir encounter, aud on 4, |
hearing before the Mayor they were fined - |
ana costs aud held ~ 500 Ion their good hehav- |
ior.
Thomas Fitzpatrick, a lad aged about fifteen |
years. arrested by officer Wnalun, for shooting IA I
horse belonging To Mr.. i!ceson while plsturing |
on a lot, was held to hail IN the sum Of 800 to 1
answer for the offence.
Joseph liOhinson, arrested by officer Mullen,
Tor assaltng Harry ZrLlry was hur, y 10 and |
hold In 500 to Keep tho peace.
. Betsy Wilder, colored, arrested by officer
ior a5salting Mary Mills, was fine II
'osls and held in 500 tn keep the peace.
Joseph Thorp, arrested by officer Jordan, for
overdriving horse was fined $40 and costs.
Joseph kinsler, arrested by officer BrincRle,
l1r disorderly conduct, was fined costs ann held
IN $500 to keep the peace.
I1llip Loink, arrested by officer Bradford,
Tor being drunk and disorderly was fined ~ |
md held i'll $500 TO keep the peace.
A Hint 10 Fdlners-Should the dry weather |
continue the farmers who wish to raise fair |
'rop OF corn must keep the cultvators moving |
lot Tor the purpose OF killing the weeds aud
,rass, but to Keep the ground loose aud fresh SO |
IS 1t may absorb moisture from the atmosphere |
VI Dy capillary attraction. When the ground
becomes hard the corn tan not grew, although |
very sprig OF grass or weed may be extracted
me weeds or grass nor even the drought will
eriousy interfere with the growth of com
the cutivators be kept constantly moving In
!. gentleman informed us Il few yeas ago
nat he had his field gone over seven times in | {
ny season with the cultivator and he had a fair (
rop, while his neighbors who went only two or
hIee times over their fields raise only nubbns, {
nd very few comparatively of them. {
A Suit for Si0nder.-E. Graf, an agent in !
bis city Tor patent gas machine, has brought
suit Tor damages against William L. Wood
ard, county constable, for alleged SLAM {
er. The circumstances OF the case are {
epresented as follows; Mr. Woodward, being /
4 Baltimore, short time ago, had description |
iyen TO him by the police of that city of q t
oted shoplitter. MIR. Woodward, afterwsrd t
eeing Mr.. Graft here, and finding that he an {
wered the description Of the Baltimore shop
tier, communicated with the police of this S
lty, who kept an eye on Mr.. Graft. This act c
ecomng known to Mr.. G.. he Indignantly re- /
elled the ihsinuation, and promptly entered a a
uit for SANDER, which will come up for trial at
he next term OF court. '
Fine Trotting H0rSe.-Our friend, Frank
'tldham, owns one OF the finest totting horses I
n the State. AT trial of speed on the Point :
Breeze Coulse, q few days ago, he trotted mile 1
n 2.42 without skip or break, and there is :
title doubt that, with skilltul handling, he will I:
rot mile i'll $50 and even less in a very short
lme.' lie is bay, seven years old, with one
II Two white legs, Ulaze face, and Of Montreal
lock. lie was raised on the large farm near
stanton, formerly belonging to Thomas Clyde,
Esq, and was purchased at public sale by ID. |
1itner Lyman, who used him for driving and {
ommon farm purposes. n few months ago he :
old him to MIR. Stidhan, who soon learned his :
peed, and he is now ready 10 give tnUfmen the | /
opportunity Of making something out of him.
Iorses OF less merit have sold for $500 and /
5000
PhariseeiSm. Rev. Mr.. Martludaie preached ,
sermon in Union Nj. L. Church, last Sunday ,
morning, which was intended To illustrate the :
mptiness and folly of sell-imporance as shown :
n the prayer of the Pharisee who stood up in /,
he temple, thanked God that he was not as p,
ther people are, as he tasted twice \ week, and +
ave tithes OF all he possessed, while the law +,
My required a tenth. The great sin OF the /,
&c, he seemed to think, consisted OF ostenta- !
ion and display, and it was time tina, the spirit ,
i the publican, who deplored his weakness q
I'D dai ed moi lift his eyes while calling on God
llt Al fnba .