Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-01-22

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4 Lank, auctioneer.
Geo. A. VANDERBILT offers 200 acre farm ii
New Castle Hundred, for sale
Rev. T. l.. Poulson will lecture at CHI sti-
anna Methodist church oil "Odds Il Ends Of
European Travel" Oh the evenings OF January
10Th and S0il.
l John Mccullough offers a ~ acre farm near
Centreville, ChrisIiana Hundred, for sale.
J)hn IL. Cleaves, at Christians Mills, adv~r-
| Uses a lot OF agricultural implements, also oxen
and horses for sale, Jan. 2Sth
David Groves has a good farm near Bran
DIVINE Springs for rent.
| J. W. Couch adveItises gooi farm near
Coocll's Bridge for rent.
| ID. Farra alvertses an 80 acre farm, partly
In the city limits for rent.
The Trustees of the poor, OF this coluty meet
| January 2Sth. at the Aims House.
The Sheriff will sell a steam engine aud other
| articles at the Kaolin works near Hockessin.
| Feb I'd.
A city ordinance relative to leasing certain
city whaif property, is advertised.
The post office Is expected to be relocated In
the Custom House building early next month.
James Moore has bought the County farm at
| hares Corner, for 800 an acre.
MIR. Thomas H. Goldsborough has been ap-
pointed mail route messenger between Town
send, Del, and Centrevile, Md.
Mr.. r. M. Griffith, the poultry breeder won
81 first premiums aud II second premiums, at
| the recent exhibition at Buffalo, II. Y.
For Rent.-The store and dwelling at No.
2ll King Street Apply to John Parker, No.
| ID East Second street.
Adair u Woodward have sold to Thos. Mitch
ell their Patent Corpse Preseryer, aud eve.
| rything connected with the undertaking bust
| ness. They recommend their customers and
friends that should have any business In that
line TO him, as he has had a long experience
| IN the business aud they would find him very
kind and obliging man for the business
| CLUB Book open, tor the old popular papers
| "Hearth and Home," ne,v chrOmo-"L00k ont"
| $2.75. American Agiiculturs. and "Irp for
Repairs" ST Phil Market street, Cyrus Stern.
dec29-lm
Board Of Trdde.-At 3 meeting of the Board
| OF Trade, on Tuesday evening, resolution in
| troduced by Mr. H. NJ. Jenkins, was passed on
posed to the total repeal Of the bankrupt law,
but In favor of Its judicous amendment.
Rev. MIR. Latmer will address the children of
Calvary Church Sunday School, Brandywine
Hundred, on Sunday afternoon, 18th inst, at
O'CLOCK. A general Invitation is hereby ex-
tended.
You will fluid al Curry's hat store, Ala Market
street, very elegant assortment of silk, alpa-
ca and. Scotch gngham which are being sold a
greatly reduced prices.
Stop at Curryshat store, No. Ala Market st. q
aud examine bis assortment OF hats and cans
for men, youths and children at reduced prices
All the new styles being received as soon as
they are in the market.
City Hems.-Th 10 a. m. train on the p.
w. & b. X. X. has a car which runs through
TO Reading via Grays Ferry and Belmont sta
tions, Philadelphia.
For Sd.e.-John Mccullough adyertises A
very desirable little farm oftwenty acres, near
CaDtreville, at private sale, either as A whole
or In two lots Of eight and twelve acres.
Port Ne,os.-The schooner Hattie l.. FuI-
Ter, with cargo of phosphate, for Charleston,
5. C., left port on Tuesday. The schooner
American Eagle, with cargo of corn meal
for New York, loaded yesterday.
Pencdder Hundred.-A correspondent from |
Pencader writes us jocose letter but tells sor
rowfnl story OF the condition of the roads, es-
peeially of the pnblic road running across the |
breast OF Mr.. TatnalPs Mill Pond. The dam |
having been broken last August, and no repairs |
made since, travelling that way is interrupted. |
Water Works 7hef.-For some weeks
past, various small articles lying loose around
the engine rooms Of the Water Department
nave been missed, the last being So Ian
tern taken on Monday. No idea of the thief
has yet been formed but strict watch has
been set to capture the fellow.
The Wdyside.-The second volume of This
neat iittle weekly newspaper Is now under way.
The last number contains a finely executed
winter scene, known TO many school children.
IL has eight pages, about by 10 inches-about
one page only being devoted TO advert isements,
IL Is religious paper and costs penny week
To Farmers The ladies' having charge of
the Soup House in Ehanberlain'S Building.
Fourth and Orange streets are DESTROYS that the
farmers OF New Castle county will send them
any potatoes, turnps, carrots, cabbage or other
vegetables they can spare, as the demands of
the poor at this season require extra efforts and
contributions on theiI part.
Eating Saloon.-Messrs. Thompson & Locke,
at the p. w. & B. r. r. depot, have an excel
lent restaurant conducted on the European
plan, where luncheon or a choice dinner may
be had at any time on very short notice. Their
saloon Is great accommodation to our citizens
who leave town on the cars especially about
meal hours. The substantals are the best
found In the market, while the cuisine is un-
excelled.
LectWe.-John b. Cough will deliver his J
entertaining lecture, d" Now and Then" in the
Masonic Temple, this evening. He Is highly
popular with our citizens and the Temple will
doubtless be filled TO OVERLOOKING. Cough as a
lecturer has few eqnels. He is magnetic char
acter and any subject in his hands Is attractive,
II not absolutely edifving. Therefore he is {
greeted with large audiences on all occasions ,
aud his popularity increases as time rolls on.
Mdrkets.-On Wednesday farmers sold but
Ter from 45a54c. eggs ,2Sa35c. doz.; lard, IL !
\ &c. per pound; scrappDe, 81. do; sausage, La
&c. do; beef, salsc. do veal, 15a2Oc. do; pork,
DC do; or SIC. do.for the wliole liver Zoe do
mutton, lOal8c. do; buckwheat meal, &c. do;
turkeys, ST .60a2.75 each; chickens, ST .25al 80
. pair turnips lOc. half peck; white potatoes,
lSa2Oc. do; onions, 30s35c. do; apples 22c do;
'weet potatoes, Soc. do; beeis, lie. do; lima
beans, l5c. quart; celery 5al5c. bunch; par
'nips, DC, do; horseradish, Babe piece; cab
page 5al0c. a head; oat s, 55c. u buslel,
AT the Second street fresh fish market, smell
,old at 25c. a pound white perch and rock, lsc
10; lake shad zoe do; cod and black perch, l5c
10; paddock, Toe, do; Labrador herring, &c do.
Race Horse Dead.-On Saturday AFTER
noon about four clock, the well known race
horse Sleepy Dave, owned by William X.
Stockley of this city, died at his stable 3rd st,
near Shipley of heart disease, after few
minutes sickness. On the same afternoon, he
IIotted as fast as he ever did. He was worth
about 80, 900 and gave promise of making
his $50 in the Spring. He was nearly nine
years old, having been raised by Sylvester
Townsend of New Castle County-sired by
Black Hawk. About three years since he
was placed on the track at the Scheutzep
Park; and, at the Agricultural Fair held two
years ago, he made his mile in 9. 80, best
three in five. In New York city, he trot-
ted in private, in 2 "a Ia. At the Suffolk
Park: Philadelphia, he trotted against Red
Rover in q 373, 2. 38 and 2. SO, one mile heat
best three in five. His death makes quite
loss among our sporting circles.