Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-01-12

A large brig was ntly launched at Snyrna,
but owing TO squabble among her owners Sue
was not named. Last week the right to name Z
her was sold In Philadelphia at public auction q
aud purchased by Messrs. Simpson AMI Fur
Wis for 81 1850, who cbristened her the 0dou'Hd.
Geo. w. Standish, at one time prominent |
and we-to do saloon keeper, oi Smyrna, died I
Oh the 3d inst, at Clayton in the most ablec POI
verify, brought on by excessive drink, and was
buried on Sunday in n neglected graveyard
without minister or mOurner. His people, said
TO be wealthy, live In Taunton, Mass.
ANNUAL MEETING AT the annual meeting
of the three branches of the Farmers Bank on
Thursday, the officers and directors elected
last year were reelected this year, with one
exception, which was that of ceotmg John
Janyier in place OF VIM, 4. Read, deceased, of
Nh, New Castle branch. \ semtannua div-
i md OF three per cent, was declared payable
on and after the 18th inst.
Eoth flhe Republican organs Of llulfosl
have nominated Tho Hon. Henry y. Harrison
of New Haven rs lhr proper uIan i,ir the lie
pnhlicans Ut C"nnr'lItut Ia run Tor Governor.
This il an unnistil,lbS, oilrr tn New Haven
10 bury the latcht!, and thus restore harmony
Ia the party.
ExPresident Fillmore aud four surviving /
members ofhis cabinet-Conrad, secretary 81
taiy OF The navy, and Stuart secretary of the |
inierior-will meet AT Washington some time
this winter for social reunion.
a very romantic gentleman puts the following |
advertisement in New York paper. Where
the yonng lady tia II 'circumnavigate' linn?
n gentleman, TWEEN 81 Years, a Eenuckiau
by birth, possessing 'rpeudent fortune,
aud whose only happns :yund in moon
light, music, love and ilnw,Is, is DESTROYS Of
ina IN, I a..
sweetnesses OF cNist"urH, In connection with
some beautiful youns; Lady, who will esteem it
her chiefest JOY constantly to circumuay gate
him, so to speak, with the eti'ngent halo Of her
loving heat. WIN such maiden please al
dress Fernando"
A GENEiors GlvEI.-Ilir Mcrcanti lie Lib
rary of Philadelphia seems to hc in healthy
condition. The Ledger says that Isaiah V.
Williamson has rrcehlly given to ii n valuable
tract of woodland containing 1850 acres, stu
hted IN Clinton county, ia hltiStato, which ia
supposed ~ contain coal anI iron deposits, aud
is valued at $4,000. lie has also given the
Library $500 in city ground rents, which, adj
ded TO previous gilt of $40 900, make the to-
tai gifts of Mr.. Williamson tn the library am
cunt to $4,000. II is understood that the
amounts derived from these gins will bH invest
ed In landed securities, the interest OF the III
vesiments to be applied 10 tie purchase CT
books for the library.
On the ID of January the steamers oil the
New Jersey Southern II. Il. Co., which
were to be used in the transportation of the
cars Of the proposed through line between
New York to Washington across the Della
| ware and Chesapeake Bays, were sold io'
| debt at Newport, Il. |. The steamers were
three in number. The plymouth Rock was
sold to ). T. Lathrop, Of Boston, for SILL,
1 III IN 10 Ma. 80
Boston, nm 500, 800, and the Fall River, To
Mr.. Lathrop, for 81, 500 The former boat
is considered to be worth 100000 With
its locomotives under seizure, and its boats
sold, can any one tell the time when COM
munication will be opened between the two
cities interested, by this road?
THE CELERY GRAn.-A vegetable gardne
called at newspaper Office the other day All,
inquired very anxously il the editor had seer
anything in the papers lately about n crui
worm that was doing much damage TO the cell.
~. Il intended said he, 80 have raised 4 600,
deal OF celery this year, Int don't think il vii
pay II that celery grub that's at Washin',
ton While since, about what I've lrrrn 81
much on, is comin; Ibis wav,' \ lgl dawuc
upon the editors nind-tlr Salary Grab
There seems Of late 10 he Il moro than com
mon novelty in suicide. Miss Bulson of Tro
arrayed herself In a shroul before cutting he
throat. behJiinll Wardlnw San Fiancisc
bought and paid for = lot in a cemetery befur
shooting himself. DR.. Brown oil Virginia CT
Wrote OUT a request That his body might he 3 h
en- 10 medical institution for dissection, an
,heh toch POISON. Ana Terence Moran, Of A
pany, carefully placed his bottle Of whisky in
safe place on the wharf before jumping int
'iT river
MN u lawson Coleman, one of the Con
MSS iohers 10 irnhl, has given 5000 for til
cml1oymeht OF the poor OF Lebanon, Pa, U
Tue streets oil tiiat town.
Governor Waslhnrne sent his message To- ii,
Massachusetts Legislature on Thursday. Fl
says the commercial and industrial interests ,
the Commonwealth, notwithstanding tbe final
cial depression are represented TO be prosnerou
= The total funded debt Of the State Ia siS, ~
S03. lie favors the enactment of a ten-ho,
u law for all the laboring classes, and suppor
the existing prohbilory law.
The New Ilamnshira Domocra,t, e,oto w.,
, yenlion mot nj Cnncar1 on nrs3,, ~,
innted James A Weston far GoSarn, anu r l,ol
lutious were odnnteJ onnnsing nrne,,oI 80 -.
tion condrmning land i'ra,s n Ia ,aN
GREETING the lack Of ovagrisn Is W. ,ons, J.
} | bv tho prosidont. roan;n.,t Wv - -, pow