Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-04

cate 10 our city, and continue the practice
medicine.
Buy your hats Of Humphrey & Saudt's an
save money. New styles now ready at 2l
Market street,
Samuel b. Cleayer has taken out letters of al
| ministra,ion Oh the estate Of John Biddle, lat
of St. Georges Hundred.
For Rent-,rhe store No. 1O2, REPUBLICAN
building, corner Of Third and King Streets
Apply to MS Taegrt, on premises.
The public debt statement shows a de
crease Of $4,456,8 1913 during May. TIL
decrease since June 30, 1873, has been 50,
| 550,275.
| buy my hats and caps of Humphrey & Sandt
| because / can always tet better suited Their
| than anywhere else In the city, both in sty les
pricns and quality.
William II Mccullough, Is selling pork, sau
sage, ham, shoulders, lard, dried beet, &C., a
No. 81 King street, Of the best quality, at th'
Lowest market rate.
A Hnt-All persons who have ice coolers
should procure one of the spring bottoms man
| ufactursd by Wilson, Wood Il Co., If they
wish to prevent breakage through dropping il
| the ice.
Lecture.-Dr. Robert Morris will lecture in
the Town Hall, at Middetown, Del, on Friday
evening, on the pyramids Of Egypt" 1t Is tc
be hoped that the hall will be well oiled on the
occasion.
Rev. Thomas D. Jester visit I'd our city on
Monday. He Is stationed at Middetown, Del
aware County, Pa, and speaks encouragingly
OF revival Of interest In the old Presbyterian
church at that place.
Hotel Chdnge.-lt is reported, but We do
not know with what truth that James Ii. Wood
Of the brick hotel, in Georgetown, Sussex coun-
tty, will become proprietor of the United States
hotel In this city, in few weeks.
Scaided.-Mrs. Albert Mason, residing Ia 4th
street, between Poplar and Walnut, scalded
herselfquite badly last Tuesday morning by
the breaking Of the handle of the tea-kettle as
she was about lifting 1t of the FIRE.
Kajured-Thomas Martin was badly hurt on
Friday last, by the falling of q part of the Gel
lar wall Of the old Mile House, near New Cas-
tie, which is being taken down to make room
for the works of Tasker, Clark d Co.
Bugs,-The bugs have attacked the potato
crop 10 such numbers as to cause serious alarm.
Should their ravages be similar to those sxpe-
rienced in the western States, the effect will be
even more serious than the loss of peach crop.
Chadwicks Fountain Ice Cream Garden and
Museum, No. 207 and 200 West Fourth street,
are now open for the season. Everything has
been put In the best of orlerand it is one OF the
pleasantest places in the city. 1t is open from s
O'Clock, 4: NJ. to IL p. NJ, during the VAIN
weather.
Directory.-The State Directory compiled By
VIM. II. Boyd, and printed by jenkins * At
kinson, is now ready for distribution. Great
care has been taken in its compilation, and it
is Consequently valuable book. To business
men it will be almost indispensable. The price
is IS per copy
White Pine Boa, ds.--A very foe lot Of white
pine boards has just been received At Martin
Lanes lumber yard, south size of Christiana
bridge, which boards he is now selling at
figure below any of his Heighbors. Come any
how and see them, as you viii be convinced
the above is true.
Nohce.-Sherifi Armstrong has set apart
Thursday of each week for the admission OF
visitors into the prison. Those who apply on
any other day must prepare themselves for
disappointment. When the Sheriff lays down
rule he Is not easily persuaded to violate it,
his organ OF hrmness being pretty fully devel-
oped
Acknowledgements Rianhard, has removed
TO the Davis Hotel, Nos 6 and 8, South Della
pleased to see all of his friends from this State,
US well as other places. Rianhard is q polite
and accommodating landlord and his house has
always been popular place of resort. We
wish him well in his new location. His terms
are $500 per day. See card in another col
umn.
Coon Cows.-Mr. Godfrey Schlif, OF Law
rencevllle, Chester county, Is the owner of two
remarkable cows in the way of butter making.
During eleven months, commencing May LIST,
1878, and Guiding April LIST, 1874, the two made
17o pounds of butter, besides supplying the
family of the owner, and that of neighbor
also with milk. II any of the dairymen or
farmers in lha eastern part OF Pennsylvania can
tr0t out better pair Of cows than these, we
should like to hear from them. POtfsf0lDn
Ledger.
Farm for 4Sale-L w. Stidham & Son
will sell at public sale, on Saturday, the 9Th
inst, the farm formerly belonging to Franz
els Rumford, situated on the Lancas ter
pike, seven miles west of this city, and con.
tanning 65 acres of land, with good build
ings, orchards, and wheat crop. Any one
wishing to purchase a pleasant home in the
Country, will find it worth looking after,
particularly as the terms will be easy. See
RoJbery.-As Mrs. VIM. z. Derickson of
Christiana Hundred, was passing over the new
road just beyond The steam brick yard last Mon
day afternoon she was met by two men, one
white, the other black aud as she was about pas
sing one Of them threw his coat oyer her head
to stihe her cries. whea they dragged her to the
side OF the road, stole her watch and chain, and
ran off rapidly as they could. The affair was
Immediately reported TO Police head quarters,
when officers Springer and Burnside were detail
ed TO look after the sc'undrels but they failed
ind ANN fHaa .,ft I.a.v. Y
frightened but she suffered no damage beyond
this and the loss of her watch, aud 81 in money.
Sale Of COtos.-Jsmes Sawdon, Jr, Of this
city, sold at public sale on Saturday, May Both,
at Bird-in-H Hand, Lancaster County, Pa, 2S
head of choice cows and heifers selected in Ken
tncky by J. w. Springer, as follows COW and
calf $l2O, $1l2.50; springer S97 90; hefer
with first calf $50; do, s78; $40; 500; cow and
calf $ss, $40; SIT; SIT; 500. Three year old
heifer sprineiug TO calf, sos; 1922; cow S76; $40;
VA; 500; $6s; $64. Eight two year old heifeIs
sold from $50 to S05 per head. Jones McClees
OF Chester County, was employed as aHctioneer,
and he expressed the opinion that this sale was
the best he had called this spring. Mr. S. pre-
poses 10 have another sale on the 9th inst, at
tho same place, Of the same kind of stock
These prices are ahead of any obtained at New
port tue present season.
Returned. John II. Mcr ar lin Of New
Castle Hundred. returned home on Satur-
day last from five weeks visit to Illinois,
looking remarkably well and hearty. The
object Of his visit was to assist his brother
Thomas, in the selection and purchase of
farm, and after considerable prospecting,
they secured forty acres near Noble, Rich
mond County, with pretty fair house
thereon, for $1,000 cash. The land is good,
the climate sslubrious, and the opportuni,
ties for paying crops encouraging. Wheat
that section. The crops look well in Illinois
and the farmers are encouraged to hope for