Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-11-19
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
One Of our carriage builders has been sx-
tending his trade largely down the Eastern
Shore. Mr. William Stlnson, formerly Of Gen.
rssenting the firm in question, with satisfactory
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Copr1sH IN THE OaoPTAnx. - CodHsh were
caught In the Choptank river within week
past, most Of which were small, but ono was
taken a. much - 10 inches In length. Their
presence In these waters II unusual. They
were captured with hook and line.
COUNTRY FEsr1vAL-The Green Hill Prssby-
terrain Church, In christina Hundred, has de-
termned upon fair and festival which will he
held on the 18th, 18th and 10th Of tho present
month"; Among the articles to be disposed Of
will be very excellent photographs Of Rev. G. L.
More, the pastor. 49,
FIRE At new CAsrLE.-A fire broke ont Il New
Castle, Sunday, shortly before midnight, In
the stables Of Whithelda and Yarnalls hotels, and
the surrounding property. It Wa finally got un-
der control. The two hotel buildings. tire Town
Hail. and several dwelling houses were on Are,at
one time.
REVENUE AaREsr. 8. williams OF Arm
strongs Corner, near Mddletown was arrested by
Marshal Dunn, on Mondao. and given hear
Ing at ION q. H. before u. 8. Commsaioner
Smith, and held in $500 for his appearance ct
the January term Of the U. 3. court, on the
charge Of selling liquor without paying . U. s.
special tax, required by law.
SUNK IN THE CANAL. On Saturday, about mid
night, canal boat loaded with corn, on her way
from Baltimore TO New York, sprung leak in
CANAL about five miles from st. Georges lock-
In consequence. navigation has been somewhat
impedsd ever since, but efforts are now being
male to raise the sunken vessel.
DEATH OF MRs. JuDaE GrLPIN.-Mrs. Elesnora
Adelaide, wife Of Hon. Edw. W. Gilpin, Chief
Justice Of orr State Courts, died OIL Monday,
ct the residence OF her husband, on Delaware
Avenue. She WAS lady Of fne accomplish
ments, and most amable and Christian charac-
ter. She was the daughter Of Daniel Lammot.
Sen, Esq, and sister to Mrs. HounsAsld, and
Mira Alexis dupont.
COMMERCIAL TRAvELLERs There has been
very perceptible diminntion in the number Of
commercial travellers in this city for some time
past During the past three weeks there has
hot been single registry Of such individual at
one OF our hotels where they are most given to
stopping. The inference il not that the system
has fallen into disuse. but that few Of our mer-
chants are increasing their stocks least BY
FAILURE IN New YonK.-The failure Of Neil.
MeCallum i Bro, Of New York, extensive leath-
or dealers, was announced q few days ago with
liabilities estimated ut upward Of 500, 600. Sev-
eral OF the morocco manufacturers Of Whining
ton are involved, their total claims aggregating
about *3O, 900, One firm Ia q creditor to tile ex-
tent OF about 20, 900, the remainder being dis
tributed among some four or five others. It il
thought they will pay from 80 to rs cents on the
dollar.
The DRY WEATHER-This long continued
spell OF dry, mild weather has been very pleas
IN tLa
IN the cities. 1t Ia much complained Of
however, in the country, where the protracted
absence Of rain is severely felt The crops of
winter grain are suffering and it is feared will be
badly injured. 30 dry Fall, it is said ~ not re-
membered by the Oldest inhabtant. Streams
and springs are giving out, and . schnt supply
Of water Is common cause OF complaint
DEAocRAr1o PARADE Ar ST.. GEoRaEs.-The
Democrats made one of their demonstrations 1T
st: Georges, on Thursday evening. 1t turned
GU. 70 BE- a. correspondent says, a discharge Of
cannon, 80 or 40 times, small display OF fire.
works, aud "talk" by Mr.. Reynolds, Esq.
There were but few people present. and, owing
to the cold, they broke up early The parade OF
aeieg.non from Delaware City was small A.
fair, aud altogether the demonstration was re-
childish.
HoBBERy IN HARFoRD CoUNTY.--On Monday
night last the store Of Messrs. Whitelock Il Bro
at Avondale, near Aberdeen, on the p. W. & b.
y. ~, was ehtered ana robbed OF large guam
tty OF boots and shoes, blankets, woollen and
cotton goods, tobacco, &C. The store Was bro
ken open some time during the night, and the
robbers carried OF their plumber in q large
wagon, which WAS seen not far from the neigh
borhood Of the store. reward Of $500 has
been offered for the detection Of the thieves
and nifty per cent will be paid for all the goods
recovered.
A New GAME.-Here ia new game very pop
ular in the country Just now A young man
takes = chestnut, cuts round the hull with
sharp knife, and then takes one half the chest
nut in bis mouth, and q pretty girl the other
half in her mouth and they pull and the hull
comes on. There may b quicker methods of
the feelings of the young folks and they don't
get mad and dance wildly around il the hull
doesn't come OF for five minutes or so. Coun-
try games are not to be despised, after all.
Sur AGAINST MARSHAL DuNN.-U 8. Marshal
John NJ. Dunn was arrested, On Tuesday, by
bherin Lambson on cspias issued At the in
stance OF Joseph H. Bennett. who thus began
civil suit for damages for illegal arrest. Bennett
is the man whom the Marshal arrested in front
OF the Clayton House on the night Of election,
and who was held in 1000 for Court. The
Marshal gave bail in 5000. The United States
will assume the defence Of Marshal Dunn, Is
we'll IS all his deputies who may be prosecuted
for acts performed while in the discharge Of their
duties.
JOSEPH HAYES WILI.-NotiRcatio has been
served upon tho executor named in the will Of
the late Joseph Hayes. Edward q. Bellah that
review Of the will will be made before the
Register at some day after the session of the
County Court is concluded. The grounds upon
which the will ia to be contested are not stated,
and anything said in relation thereto is but
speculation. The contestant In Myers Hayes.
brother Of the deceased, who has retained w his
counsel Vim. G. Whitley, Esq This is the will
BY which the legacy was lately bsqueAthed to the
Childrens Hsme.
LEa BRoKEN.-On Saturday last, = coloreti
woman by the name Of Bundy, residing in Will
lnington, was going with three children up on the
W. W. II. II. TO visit friend near Browns
luarries. They left the cars at Hockessin, but
IN leaving the train little boy while carrying
lis three year old sister, stumbled and fell there
by breaking one OF the chlds legs. The mother
and boy carried the baby and broken legged child
three miles to their friends house, when Dr.
Benjamin Thompson was sent for, and upon ar
irving reduced the fracture. This was tile first
knowledge that the mother had Of the extent Of
the accident.
The LAST OF UDDERzooK. = On Saturday
morning the prison authorities sent the clothing
Of VIM: E. Undertook to his widow, Clara I'd
derzook residing at No. Conway street,
Baltimore. The box also contained valise, the
one he brought with him on the night Of his arri-
val in West Chester. In compliance with his
last request, his attending ministers Of the gos-
pei have also sent letters of consolation to tho
widow, giving her the condition Of his mind. and
the hope he entertained of eternal salvation.
Each letter enjons upon her to embrace the