Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-05-06

| Websters or Worcestor's dictionary, latest edi-
| tons, shall be considered correct.
| ii. No geographical or proper names, no pure
| y technical or scientific terms no words marked
obsolete or rare nor unanglicized words shall ba
pronounced.
Ill. Definitions shall be given il called for
| w. There shell be three tests
(d) BY writing 100 words, Completed before
the hour Of opening.)
(b) BY oral spelling for thirty minutes record
being kept Of the errors Of each side.
(c) BY spelling down.
V. Tho county winning in two of these tests
shall be considered tho champion.
| Mr.. Woodruff will act AZ attorney For Bucks,
and Mr.. Maris for Chester.
New CASTLE PREsnYTEnY-An adjourned
meeting Of tho Presbytery Of New Castle WAS
held III Hanover Presbyterian church, Monday
evening. The Moderator, Rev. J. H. p. OTIS pre-
| sided and DR.. J. Crowell. the stated clerk, was
present. A session was held in the afternoon
| at which the narrative Of tue state Of religion in
| the churches was read by Rev. J. T. Oonkey,
| chairman OF the Committee on that work. Tie
special business-examinAtIOn Of Revs. Messrs.
Bell and Runner for licensure-was taken up
and this work continued throughout the after
| noon session and into the evening, whom they
were licensed and preached their trial sermons
The call from the First Presbyterian church to
Rev. 4. T. Duvall was presented, but he not be-
ing in attendance it was left in the hands Of
the clerk to DO presented to him for acceptance.
Took HER HoME.-On Saturday, = tall slim
Chester county man, accompanied by his wife,
who WAS stout and able bodied. and their child
| camo into Justices office, to ask that proceed
ings which he had instituted against man who
had eloped with the wife he withdrawn. The
offence WAS committed some three weeks ago,
| since which time the woman, with her temporary
companion, had been living in this city. Yester-
day. the husband arrived in town, got out war
rant. and the other man spent last night in the
City Hall cells. The husband this morning, said
his wife WAS pretty good to him, though some-
times her temper riz, and she had occasionally
| assaulted him, and lie thought he would stop
| proceedings, pay costs. and take her home. The
Squire agreed, and the couple, with tho child
poor thing retired to the businesses Of Ches-
ter county
DEATH OF AN OLD PHILADELPHrAa.-John
Oakford, formerly citizen Of Philadelphia,
where he was active In politics on the DeInOcra-
tic side, died in New Castle Hundred, on Friday
morning. at the residence Of his son-in-law
Gilos Lnmbson. lie WAS in his 80th year. He
was chief clerk in the U. S. Post-O Office Depart
ment, whom Hon. James Campbell was Post-mss-
ter-Dencral, under President Pierce. His habits
were extremely absteminous and regular. For
many years he confined himself to two meals q
day HI a sanitary measure, and there was little
in tho history OF tho past half century, either
American or European, in which he WAS not suf-
| ticiontly versed to answer the purpose Of .
Lambson, il also his son-n-law.
PAINFUL AND PERHAPS FATAL AccIDENr.--On
Sunday, Samuel Pugh, of Toughkenamon, Ches-
ter county, was visiting some relatives Mt Lam
denberg. and had with him little daughter
about eight years Of age. During the day,
tho little girl while running along the road
tripped and fell on sharp stub which ponetra-
| ted through the eyeld over the ball OF the eye,
and it is thought reached tho train. The child
remained insensble, up to yesterday, when our
| information WAS received, and DIR. Tompson
who was called in, though doing all in the power
| of physician, has very gr ave doubts ~ to the
/ recovery Of the child.
| AcqUIrrAL OF LINCOLN MAY.-Lincon May, q
| lad OF twelve years OF age, who shot and killed
David Heating, another lad two years his senior,
| in Quaker Neck, Kent county, Md, last Decem-
ber, was tried in the Circuit Court for that coun.
ty, last week, and acquitted. II is said that the
youthful prisoner throughout the trial MANIFEST
cd no interest in what was going on, and 1t
il doubtful whether he knew that lie was
on trial for his life. Jas. A. Pearce, Esq,
States Attorney, and ]. Horton Kelley Esq ,
appeared for the State and II. Hynson and @.
H. Baker, Esqs., for tho defence.
CoURT.-The May term of Court of General
| Sessions begins at New Castle on Monday next.
The usual list Of civil Causes for trial and
argument has been printed, and from it we
| find that there have been ; ct down for hearing,
beginning on the 9th, 116 cases, and li2 other
cases the hearing of which will begin on the
18th. The argument list embraces 80 cases.
The criminal list, which precedes the civil il
also lengthy. but is mostly made up Of minor
cases. Tho most important trial will probably
he that of the three young mon from this city
charged with inceIdiarisin.
DEowYIsa ny wuoLrsALE.-on last Saturday
night, says the Crisfeld Leader, while the
Schooner Margaret Franklin was lying of SHARK
Point, hef crow, with two men from the Schoon
er Ann Elizabeth, notwithstanding tho gale thai
was blowing at the time, attempted to cross oyel
to Muddy Creek in small skiif. After getting
or some distance the skin capsized and threw
the unfortunate men into the water, where the,
drowned. Their names were Sylvester Hardy
John Ballard, James Mills, Samuel Brsister ant
John Taylor
DEATH OF Col. 7. J. HoDsoN.-The Crisiiel,
I.eaier published an extra yesterday morning
announcing the decease OF Col. Thomas j. Hold
son, father OF T, $. Hodson, collector Of tn,
port Of Crisfield. The Colonel was born in Dor
chester county, on IN ancestral estate, patented
to the family in the reign Of Charles II. on thu
18th of June, 1907. He was Democrat, an,
represented Dorchester county il, the Constitu
topal Convention Of 1864.
CApsIzED ON THE RIvER.-The schooner Mari,
: and Elizabeth. OF Baltimore, Capt. Brannick
from Choptank River, with ship timber, TO
League Island Navy Yard, was capsized early OF
Sunday morning. four miles above the mouth 0
the Chrstana. She broke her mainmast, spill
maiusail and lost all her cargo except five stick
I timber. Was righted. full OF water, by tug Youn
3 America and towed up to Philadelphia.
Q DOVER DISTRICT Preachers ASSOCIATION
;, | The Dover District Preachers Association OF lii
{ Wilmington III. u. Conference met at Feto
Q on Monday. Rev. DIR. Kenney presided. I'll
d opening session WAS but SHINY attended. Th
Q programme comprises, beside the devotional OK
ercises, the discussion of n number of subject
| rtuin IN la n HII
made last evening.
ACCIDENT AT MILroRD.-DanielP urnell, a co
n ored citizen of some note of Milford, sustaine
v a fracture Of the leg, Monday. He was assis
q ing in the removal of Building, when hant
n spike flew around with great force with the n
Q suit stated. Daniel is one Of the heavy weigh
# which arc allotted to but few towns in this Stat
~ being over 800 pounds in weight.
y SPELLING BEE AT KEsSErr soUAnE.-A spe
o ing bee took place in Kenneth Square on Satin
day evening last for the benefit OF the Prerb
OF terrain Church. The hall WAS crowded with
AZ cent Representatives, and the result netted "a
IN The prizes were numerous, tho loading ones b
rt, ing shaving cup, wash board. brass ihmb
or primer etc.
Il. MENELIA HEARD FnoM.-Menelia, alias " Ere
IL chy," who escaped from the Georgetown jail
week or more ago, Was III Snow Hill on Wedn'
q :. day OF last week selling preparation to reno
ma grease from clothing, He was on his way,
al Virginia. II was IN the vicinity OF Snow II
ba that Menea was captured after his first ercaI
OIL Nor ISplcTED.-The shooting Of Geor
Moore. in Lakesyille district, Dorchester coun
i'd by Jssnes Cornish, last Fall. was duly chronic
ate in these columns and will be remembered. /.
to week the Grand Jury refused to find = bill OF
ect dictment against the prisoner, the act seemi
na, to be accidental, and Cornish was discharged
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ye. CHURcH DEDIcATIoS.-0n Friday last,
his new Z. +. church at Greensboro, Md, WAS d,
Le icated by Bishop Lay, of the Diocese Of Eastt
on The building is neat frame structure. An G
Till | cursion train was run between Easton
der Greensboro, which conveyed many persons
nds the dedication.
Que TIcKET-oF. LEAVE MEN.-The New York
''e' sembly has enacted law which grants libe
ian to convicts sentenced to imprisonment for
w. oo, at the expiration Of fifteen years Of penal
10" vitude. The condition OF good behavior Is,
~, course, made precedent Of the operation
M the law.
&C, STEAM MILL BURNEp.-The steam mill
lme Dublin, Somerset county, Md, belonging to
eks L. Jackson Il Co., and NJ. N. Wimbr
and cauggt fire one night last week from fire lef
rket pit near by, and wss consumed. The mill
two worth some 5000. There was no INSURANCE
lid. ---
in LAUNcHEs At NEwrowN.-At Newtown, v
un- cester county, two launches occurred from
The shipyArds, last week, one . steam propeller
the ether 4 schooner for the baltimore trad