Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-10-17

our DOfer Letter.
Regular Correspondence Of the STATE JorGSAI.
DOVER, Oct. 10. Tho Wilmington
Conference Academy is meeting with all
the success its most ardent friends could
wish for. However. some inconvenience
has been experienced by the students in
keeping warm these cool days, in conse-
quence Of the heating apparatus not being
In order. This will be Temedied next
week. About seventy students are now
in attendance.
The Sentinel seems TO doubt the asser-
tion of your Every knowing" cores
pondent, when he stated that the Radicals
intended having parade on the night of
the "little election" We were not
personally aware of any such intention,
but relied upon the statement of those
who pretended 10 be "booked up," In
regard to the matter, and gave It as an
item of news. If such, however, was the
programme Of our radical friends on the
night in question, the election news most
eiieclually spiked that cannon.
There are now two hundred and seven
teen scholars attending the Dover public
schools, which are In charge of i've
teachers. Our schools are well managed
none better In the State.
A large Democratic meeting was held
In Kenlon on Thursday evening, which
was addressed by James l.. Wolcott and
@. IL. b. Day, Esqs. II Is thought that
next week the campaign in this county
will be fairly opened by both parties by
the announcement Of meetings III various
hundreds.
VIM. d. Fowler, chairman of the Dem
ocratic Central Committee of this county,
has called meeting Of the committee for
Tuesday next.
On Wednesday last, tenant house on
the firm Of John Williams, in West
Dover hundred, and occupied hy James
Barre ., colored, was, together with al
the coAtents, destroyed by fire. Loss no
given.
There are four applicants for license al
our next court, to sell liquor In Dover,
but we presume the friends Of temperance
will resist the granting of all of them.
, Dover is still progressing. 1t can now
8 boast of laundry. There is no reasoa
why such an institution should not psl
, here. IL.
/ DOVER, Oct. 15.-The politicians in thi
county are active, and some hard woT
will be- done by both parties between thi
y and the 81 of November. Ytslerda
4 afternoon Major Lohand and other r.
publican leaders held meeting 10 Dover
but the nature Of the proceedings Is IN
c known to outsiders. To-day the member
y Of the Democratic County Executive Cen
K miltee also held a meeting, at which, Il
= doubt, matters pertaining TO the can
: paien, ill be arranged.
: The Adjourned meeting of the Nor
u Reform Association Of Delaware will
;. held in this place on Tkursday. A fu
[. attendance Is requested, as importaI
q business will be brought before th
Association.
&c At the regular monthly meeting OF Il
il Citizens Building and Loan Assoc iatiC
of Dover, on Saturday evening, SIG
, were sold at S515 per cent.
y DR.. Ridgtlg, of this place, shippe
IL during the past season, 5000 baskets
peaches, which melted him 50 700. l
a had nearly nefourth of a crop. IL.
/. DOVER. Oct. Il Yesterday afternoi
no Sheriff williamson sold, on front OF {
A' County Building, come valuable re
estate, or the property OF Thos. Slaught'
I'd consisting rs IS building lots situated
No Dover, and tracts of land situated
n' Dover and Little Greek hundreds. L
bidding at times was quite spirited, Al
he fair prices were realized. The followiI
IN are the purchasers Of the lots, wi
~ Joseph NJ. Chambers, t2l5i Thorn
NJ. Ballell, s205 f. +. Crouch, S2l
les Thomas N. Batteli, SlG9, Joseph
les Chambers, S100 VIM. T. kellum, st
with foundry buildings thereon Jan
l.. Smith, SOB, with small frame dive
ing house; William T. Kellum, s6l
~, Charles Brown, 500; g. NJ. Wins
,dss ton, S27j, with small hous'
'SSe David Bice, $40, with "
IN story house joseph 2. Comegys, sl'
ni with frame house James NJ. Ohambe
500 James l.. Heverin, 1880 JAS.
"a Comegys, $3.50, with small house Jan
nv NJ. Kirbeu, $50; William Parrls,
~ James H. Blackman, S15 X. q. Walk
he $40; D. Biee, s54.I5 Isaac 9: Lahal
~. s47. so same, $3.50 same, S33 sal
an an S2sl, with two-story frame bulldir
T nts same, s192.
a.s A valuable farm, near Dover, couta
~. ing 164 acres, was sold to Dr. Her
'an Rldgely for s11 $685. a farm Of Gi aer
~ with house, &c, thereon, In Dover hl
~, dred, to John ID. Barton for 500 !
~ acres of salt marsh in Little Creek hI
~ dred, to Joshua MeGOnigal for $3.50
"a acres Of salt marsh In the same humid
M to j. W. Smith for s5l 80 acres Of
w marsh in same hundred, 10 same per
,,a for 500 so acres OF salt marsh In 81
~ hundred. to S. W. Hope for Sl72.
FL The Kent county Levy Court he'll
nsr session yesterday for the purpose of q
ar flying the Assessors recently elected
follows;
,r,, Duck Creek. B. II. Smith, D.
~ Kenton-N. X. Leverage, d.
y, =, Little Creek-David NJ. Clouds, d.
mac East and West Dover-H. ID. Lear
hole h.
iaSS Moth Murderkill-Wllliam Smith
-, eoulh Murderkill-G George Klllen,
or ispillion-TIlghmsn Brown, ID.
oos, Milford -Thompson r.
Me- A Democratic meeting will be hel
Ar, Hazletville, tomorrow evening, W
DN will be addressed by James l.. Vol
ius, Esq, of Dover.
n Of DOVER, Oct. 16.-sherif Willlar
nnty received another boarder a f9w
land since, in the person of Henry A
hides colored, who was committed for stes
com COW from George Wheatley,
chase smyrna.
very This vicinity was visited BY h
yieen frost yesterday morning. Ice also &C
iased panied sold Jack"
, hest The Levy Court finished Its bnsiue
ough Wednesday aud adjourned until the
Is not day of December.
posed Farmers In this neighbOrhood
done seeding wheat. The acreage
light Will be lighter than usual
ID of The adjourned meeting of the
oTded Reform Association, of Delaware, d
might take place yesterday, as was annou
any Rev. q. d. Watson, of Dover,
Itsges lecture In MI. Salem N. E. Church
rbage miugton, on Tuesday evening, 27th
e will Subject, Gods Image in Nature.'
ntage doubt the lecture will be an inter
good one.
down The result of the elections In On
. take Indiana causes the Democrats here
pretty iubilant, but Is lot very refresh
I'D net cCnsoling to Republicans.
early. Hon. N. B. smilhers LEFT yesterc
Tor the a Vlslt 10 WASHINGTON,