Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-30


SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF DIVIDING NEW CASTLE
coUNTY-THE sHERIFF's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MENT FOR BREACHES OF TRUsT-NoMINATIoN
FOR AUDITOR AND TREASURER, &c.
Special 10 uie Commercial.
DOVER, Jan. 80
To-day closes the fourth week Of the session,
with scarcely any Of the leading reform meas
ures so much needed reached yet. The House,
true to its first action, refused to accept the
amendment of the Senate to make the repeal of
the Attachment law apply to the whole state,
there being but cle member outside Of the New
Castle delegation who voted for 1t. The bill
will now only apply to New Castle county, un-
less the Senate refuses to accept the bill i'll that
shape. The question of
INCREASED EXPERIMENTATION
is now beginning to loom up and must soon
show itself in some definite shape. The Joint
committee on that subject, will have meeting
at which the question will be freely discussed,
next Wednesday, the same day on which the
Peach Growers and Railroad Presidents are to
meet here. There is decidedly strong feeling
in favor of a division of New Castle county. 1t
is very desirous that there should be strong
representation of citizens from New Castle at
that time in order to indicate some expression
of sentiment upon the subject. Unless the
county is divided the most sanguine friends of
increased representation do not expect an in
crease of over three members OF the House while
the Senate will remain as it is.
sHERIFF's ADvERTIsEMENTs
A bill is now pending to change the present
system OF advertising sheriffs sales, and re-
stricting the price of such advertisements to
5125 rer square, instead of s1.50, the price
now paid. The defendant in the case is also
given the privilege of choosing the two papers in
which he wishes his advertisements inserted.
The bill has been made the special order for
Monday next.
BREACHES OF TRUST To be PUNISHED.
Mr. Nowland has given notice of bill which
will make what is now called breaches of trust
punishable the same as the crime of larceny.
The bill will include all bank cashiers and clerks
who are in the habit of embezzling money and
then getting clear for want of come law to de-
fine the crime.
THE STATE OFFICERS.
A caucuss was held, last evening for the nom-
nation of State Treasurer and Auditor For
State Treasurer, Thomae Il. Giles, John NJ. Van
Gasken and John ID. Burton were put in NOM
lnaton, and Giles was nominated on the first
ballot, lie receiving l6 votes, Burton H. and
Van Gaskon 2.
For State Auditor Jacob Deakyne, James NJ
Johns DIR. Nathan Pratt, j. b. Walker, l.. W.
Waples James ii. Boyce L. c. Frazier. j. r.
Taylor and John f. Staats were put in nomina-
ton. The first ballot resulted as follows;
Deakyne, 3; Johns 10; Pratt, 8; NAPLES, 81;
Boyce, 5; Frazier / Taylor, /; Staats, l.
Second balot-Deakyne, 8; Johns, IL; Pratt
8; Boyce, 2; Frazier, 3.
Third ballot-Deakyne, 2 Johns, 13 Pratt,
13;
Fourth BALLOT ohns, 12; Pratt Is.
This Of course, secures the election of
Thomas b. Giles of Laurel, for Treasurer, and
DIR. Nathan Pratt, of Milford, for Auditor at
whatever time may be fixed upon by the Legisla-
ture to elect.
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
According to previous notice, a large meeting
l..ft 81. - I..I1 Al. II
of the new Court House, last night, to consider
the question of a consolidation of the various
school districts of Doyer-six III number-into
one District. The meeting was presided over
by Samuel Hargadine, and Henry Pennington
acted AZ tSecretarw. Addresses were made by
Charles Brown, Esq, and others, when upon Il
motion of J. Alexander Fulton. ESQ.,, consolida-
tion was agreed upon and Charles Brown. n. b.
Smithers, Manove Hayes, John q. Pennewill,
John Il. Pennington, George V. Massey and
Edward Isdgely were appointed a committee to
diaft bill to be presented to the Legislature.
aATHEGED CRUMBS.
Mr.. Bird has given notice of a bill to annex
to Red Lion hundred, that part OF st Georges
hundred included i'll school District No. A. and
lying south of the canal in the village Of St
Georges.
Some of the new stock laws being put through
the Legislature includes fowls One bill of this
character was amended, yesterday, by striking
out fowls and letting it apply only to geese, in
audltlon TO Tour legged stock.
1t is little singular, if not significant that
the three bachelor members of the House, have
each presented petition from some poor weep
ing woman praying for divorce from an alleged
heartless husband.
All the petitions asking for State aid for the
Wilmington q Western railroad were, on motion
of Mr.. Biggs, taken from the Committee on
Corporations, yesterday, and referred to the
Committee OH Finance, on the plea that it was
more question of finance than of Corporations.
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