Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-27

ago, from an attack of cole.
Mark IL. Davis, Abe Small, Jos. NJ. DAVIS
and George Hof nave associated themselves
TO erect and operate a canning factory at Lin
coin.
Wanted, tie people to know that NJ. Stroud
will open on the Goth of april, at Stroud's old
established stand, 100 W Second Street, an en-
tire new stock Ct dry goods and trimmings.
1t apr20- Nj. STROUD.
Strawberry Festiral.-The Union NJ. E. Sab
bath School propose to hold a strawberry festi-
val in the city hall in the first or second week
In June.
EnterpriSing.-The Kent County Mutual ln-
suIance Company has determined TO erect a
new building near the Capitol hotel IN Dover,
at a cost Of $1,000.
Board Of Hedlth.-A committee of one from
each Ward was appointed at last meeting OF the
City Council to report members for Board OF
Health.
t.risoners-There are now over eighty per-
SONS in the prison at New Castle. As many Of
them are kept in ldleness their morals do not
| improve by their confinement. 1t Is high time
| that we had a work house, 50 that these char
acters could earn their bread, and learn to prac-
| tice the precepts of virtue aud religion.
Val Opn.-tlumphrey & Slndt, large
and varied stock of straw goods of all the lat
est styles and of the best quality and will be
sulu prices u sun lIlt lliuts. MT.
| the seIior member Ct the firm who manages
tine store No. PIG Market street, Wilmington,
Delaware, seems TO understand the business
perfectly, as he keeps none but the best market
able goods and KEEPS the store in q neat and
clean condition, 81 much so that It would be
difficult TO find more inviting I ore in the city,
aud the goods are in Keeping with the stor'.
ANNUAL MEETlNG.-The second annual
meeting OF the GeorsetoA and Frankfort Rail-
l..tI - Fr,,ao
day, and the following named gentlemen were
elected Directors Benjamin Button, Elisha W.
| Cannon john Hickman, Henry Hickman John
I. Long, William A. Gum, William 5. Phillips
Gardiner H. Wright and Ebe w. Tunnel. The
Treasures report was read AMI fivorably re-
ceive1, aud the report Of the Directors made
| most gratiyin ing exhibit Of The work { construc-
ton, and spike very favorably of the contiac-
tors.
l.. W. stdham 4 Son, auclioneers, No. Ill
E. 4lh street, Wilmington, Del. sold Tor VIM.
Cloud, at Newport, on Thursday, April 23d,
leIl, cows as follows:
A. So, Al. IL. -, %, 49, 1850, Gs. "a, 81,
80, 50, A. 800, 900, - 80, so, 80, 3d. 45, As,
1850, 81, 81, 81 80, $3.50, a., a. GG dollars
each, The average price for The 81 head $50 o |
per head. The credit was ouly sixty days,
consequently this may he regarded as one OF
the best sales G. the season. We should like
TO have the average of some IF the other sales
as Stdham * son invariably give the average,
! 50 that We may see how 4. comparison may look
-Noticc.--liasing made large purchases for
| cash and secured great bargains, we are en-.
abled to sell orr splendid clothing this season.
N lower prices than ever, and call attention Ia
the following prices
: Mems cashmere SUITS from II so Boys com.
plete cashmere suits from 81 90, chlren's
2 completes suits from $500, mems business
coats, (soodl nom s'31, mems spring cassi
mere pants from - 80, mems cashmere vests
$ from 100. with all kinds Of clothing of finer
&. grades at pruporionatrly low prices, aud an
) unsurpassed stock To select from. Bennett &
Co., Tower Hall, 5is Market street, Phililel.
pha.
: RddrOdd T'rd'SS.-At the meeting of CITY
: | Council on Thursday, the report OF the Stree
# Commute" was adapted u favor Of p"rmii.
1 Ting th. V limit ei"n and Me.trin and Rad
Il in. Riprotl Cninpul =, tp racl lay a tack ~
l. W drr aiir''i 80 lFci.cl', GA coalition that They
put Ia cnv'ls whore needed, &c., on the pay.
ment OF All ANIMAL rent of 81 each. A form
OF lease WILDE drawn and acted ON at sub
!sequent meeting. We would suggest that Tho
, rent be made at least $50 or 500 per annum.
Il particularly If the city is not To be reimbursed
5 IN any way for the $4,000 expended in widen.
= ing said succt. Nh" three railroad coInpaue.
should pas something like the interest on the
Is sum required to make this improvement
# SUIT against he r. W. d b. II. R,-,Joh,
5, X. and ! homas L. Lyman, living near New
/ port, have brought suit against the above.
y named company Tor the recovery of damages
:. The cause for the action is that on the eyenin,
If oil December 2llh, lot2, carriage containing
= members OF the plaintiff, families was run In
" TO by the north bound New York and Wash
y intou express train while crossing the u. w. 4
T. Il. i. tracks near Newport. by the accden
Ii Mrs, Thos. Lyman received two broken rih
and other Injuries, herson was dangerously in
ID iured about the head, and her sis'er-in-ay wa
e. bruised and badly frightened. The case Wi
. come up al the ensuing term Of court at New
Castle. Tue plaintiffs, who are represented b
Levi c. Bird. E-q., claim that at the time Of III
. accident the lrad light Of the locomotive wa
q eNtineuiscl, that no warning was given whe
approaching the crossing, and that the train b,
vi ING brhlnd lime WAS going al 4 terrific rate {
:, speed.
QUITE lrse meeting of Fruit Growers a,
~ semOed at Dover "n Tuesday at the call of IL
fenihsular Association. Resolutions WEI
gu adopted denuncatoiy Of the discrimination
C. the Railroad Company in favor Of Marylai
nt growers as against Delaware; also declaring (.
4 car To Jersey City aud return Of crates I
Mt much us the grover can afford to pay also !
- FAVOR OF re 5ultr fruit cas- instead of Tho orI
me | nary stock or box cas-.
The discussion was mainly on routes arout
er New ork to Boston, and il was general
on | agreed that an all lail route to Boston was
ge he preferred. Tie principal speakers we
ey MeSsIs. Robert ii. Cummns, Il, r. Evans al
pr Samuel Townsend.
1t is estimated that New Castle viii have
lc full crop. Kent over half crop. Sussex ubo
the quarter crop.
" The fpl)wing estimate was made oftIe cro
al, All south of Dover, 10000 baskets; Doy,
lOO,OOD Moorton, 10000; Brentord, 10 .CC
81 Clayton, Maryland and Delaware RaIlroa
If, 100000; Green Spring, 10 OIO Blackbird Il
| 600: Townsend. sfltl flls
pc dleiown, GU0.0O), Amstron Is, 100000:
Pleasant, 3O0,OOO.
!. Black Bird.-A correspondent IF The Co
ioi mercial writing under date oftLe 2lst inst. oil
IL II the following Item:
On Saturday evening las, one Geo. W. C,o
la. went to Blacihrd 20 upset a co1s,abl.'s sale
,Ir which he was financially Interested hut
., &. Hose, anollef constable, had Il writ
Cluish for an "cmhC zzlemeIh' of wheat
al Mary land, and When Clolt1h arrived in Town
P wasiar ostclland SO N thir aft n MAS on Ii v
more | to New Caste lie uil not 70 far, hove yer
sells | tore lie managed 10 jump from the buggy
which lac was riding, Int was seized by,
ii"sc who hell him until Constable Brat
came up Clough then drew "A butcher IL,
aud intimidacd the officers III til he CO
climb Il fence, when lie started ON a full
'me AMI escaped, although fired at several Times
Samuel Jefferson, a country school teacl
heard strange sounds issuing from an untel
u'u housr belonging 10 Jackson Collins,
lhoroushfate Neck, the otlcr day, but ref,
=. to enter, and Instead spoke f the ciicumst,
com to The heighhois, who made an lnyestiga
'ule and found an Abandoned col red infant,
mother was subsequently, fund and the cl
hats given back to her She ha. abandoned i
II. perish III the house and il was there two nj,
and one day without food.
l2l ''' u. h"'ii'@ NJ lou ey, + a.,
last, in the Iltli year of his aup III. nom.