Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22

LOCAL NEWS.
shad ashlns is At its height, with only mod
crate catch.
The Office Of watchman At tho croes,ng Of The
W. 4 ". with the W. b II. railroad near the
Newport pike has been abolished, and now each
train stops before crossing.
Some woman left bundle containing forty
or ATTY decks Of worn cards In car OF TIC ":
q W. h. B., on Saturday. They were consigned
70 the wassm Of Red Clay Creek on Saturday.
Our exchanges arc full Of "Bee" items.
and Oxford, and oLe more 10 to take place in
West Chester. on the evening Of the 9Th.
MARKET CLOSED The Western Market, on
Front street near Maryland avsnuu, having been
vacated by tue occupants, haa been closed. The
most Of the stall renters have gone into Mr..
Braiford's new market building n Third aud
King.
W. Il r. STATION AagNr OHANaEs.-Mr. l.. p.
Ash, formerly station agent at Joanna. OH tile
Wilmington and Heading Railroad has been
transferred to Birtlsboro to act a. agent and
1t Birdsboro, has been ordered to Joanna to
take charge Of that station
THk CHESTER COUNTY WHEAT Caop.-Notwith.
standing the extreme cold weather OF last win
ter there are Ut present the brightest prospects,
for an abundant crop this year During the
pleasant weather Of last week it commenced
growing, and some fields arc now quite green
and In An excellent condition.
WiLNINoroN Il READING RAILRoAD.--If the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad Company should
lease the Wilmington / Reading Railroad, 1t is
with the Bernvllle branch Of the South Noun
tain Railroad, and thus secure All outlet At this
end. BirdsbOr0' Pioneer.
DEATH OF CAPT. GRIFFITH. Capt. Jno. II. Crit
fifth, OF the steamer Massachusetts, plying on the
Chesapeake, who WAS stricken with paralysis
about week ago, died ct Baltimore on Monday.
HIS remains we're sent to Dorchester county for
intermsnt. Capt. Griffith Was 81 years Of age,
and has been In the steamboatng business for
over thirty years.
CONNECTING RAILRoAD.--It is proposed, says
the st. Aiohaels Comet. by the Maryland Steam
boat Company, on the opening Of Kent Island
Narrows. 10 put daily line Of steamers on the
route from Baltimore to st. Michaels aud Miles
River Ferry, and form connection with the
Md. h Del. Railroad by narrow guage railroad
from the Ferry to Easton.
ATTKMPTKD Suicide OF A CoNvicr.-Joseph
Fiddeman, colored man, who was convicted in
the Circuit Court for Somerset county, on Sat
urday, OF HOUSEKEEPING and sentenced to i've
70 the Princess Ammo jail attempted to commit
suicide by cutting HIS throat with razor, in
dictiug two ghastly wounds upon himself.
LARGE DxMAsp FOE OYsrERs.-An order for
ten thousand bushels of oysters for planting in
the salt waters Of New York and New Jersey has
greatly revived the trade at st. Michaels and
broken the dullness which has been prevailing
for some time. The boats 70 transport tho pur-
chase are awaiting the taking of the oysters,
which IL done with tongs 70 ~ not to injure
them.
VrsIrISa THE TAsxER WoRKs.-On Friday last
Messrs. Israsl Morris. Jacob p. Jones, John J.
Thompson, 8. II. FELTON,, Franklin B. Gowen,
Isaac Hinckley, Charles Wheeler, Andrew Wheel
or aud others, visited the new Tasker Iron
corted by Mr. Edward W. Colt, the general man
ager Of the house, and enjoyed an inspection Of
the entire establishments
PATENT LAMP I.idHrER.-Prof. W. II. Zim-
norman, Of Washington College, Chestertown.
Md has secured letters patent for useful and
ingenious lamp, which he etyles the hydro
on small brass knob at the end Of an arrow
shaped lever, and quick ~ lightning (for it 10
done by electricity the wick is in blaze; and
to extinguish it . slight pressure Of . small
hollow gutta percha bail, suspended from small
tube of the same material on the opposite side
of the lamp, is all that is necessary.
CRooUEr. Though winter fingers in the lap
Of Spring, the lovers Of the healthy and invig-
Grating game of croqnet are making prepare
tions for an active Spring and Summer cam
pAign. Lawn ysrds are being put IN prepAra-
ton, and vacant level lots around town are being
scrutinized, and already the sound Of the ball
and mAllet are heard in the land, For the en-
couragement of players it is consolation to
know that the prices Of croquet sets have been
very much reduced and are now brought within
the reach Of almost every family, and indeed every
family where there are children should have
a sett. 1t will be seen by looking in Adams h
Bros show window that very beautiful four
mKllet croquet sets, can be bought for 95 cents
and II that is too low, there are others ranging
in prices up as high as 5000, Lot us all have
croquet sett and use them III our spare mo-
ments this coming summer.
The srocKwELL sELF-LlaurrNa GAS BURNER
Or, perhaps more correctly, an Automatic Light
ing Attachment for Gas Fixtures combined with
the Burner, Is applicable to tho most expensive
chandelier or cheapest fixture by simply remov
ing the ordinary burner
It Is q small invention OF merit; there |. little
chamber beside the burner, in which IL placed ,
harmless compound which takes fire by percus
sion. The end Of this roll IL carried up near thu
orifroe Of the burner, and by turning the cock
the uppermost pellet is lighted by slight blow
In its conception and execution the invention
is highly ingenious, original and simple Thu
novelty Of the Self Lighting Burner. its eviden
efficiency, neatness and convenience, have, w
arc informed, secured long list Of orders whicl
will tax the facilities of the manufacturer to tn
utmost in their supply.
DyspzpsIA. is the most porplexiny
fall hu,n rui1Vv Ufa
most infinite in their variety, and the .forlor
and Respondent victims of the disease ofte
fancy themselves the prey, in turn, OF ever
known malady. This il due. in part, to the clos
the brain, and in part also TO the fact that ali
disturbance Of the digestive function necessar
ly disorders the liver, the bowels and tile mel
vous system, and Affects, to some extent, til
quality OF the blood.
III. +, Kunkels Bitter Wine of Iron sur
cure. This Ia not new PREF arati.n, to be trie
and found wanting it has been prescribed dali
for many years in the practice OF eminent pm!
sicians with unpai slleled success it is not o.
pected or intended to cure all tho diseases
which the human family is subject, but is wa
rAntsd to cure dyspepsia in its most obstlna
form. Kunkels Bitter Wine Of Iron never fai
70 cure. Symptoms OF Dyspepsia are loss OF q
petite, wind and rising OF the food, drynoss
tho mouth, heart burn, distension Of the storl
ach and bowels, constipation, headache. dig
ness, seeplessness and low spirits, Try Il
great remedy and be convinced OF its merit
Get the genuine. Take only Kunkels which
put only III 81 bottles. Depot, 259 North Min
street PhilsdelphiA, Pa. Sold by al druggist
The s'MIsD REApkn."-Mr. J. X. Brown ga
one of the most convincing tests OF his singnl
faculty this morning at an impromptu recepti'
Ut the Office Of the Western Union TelegrAI
90. BY the courtesy OF Mr.. (Merrihew, SUPER
tendent OF the line, wire between PhilAdeiph
and Wilmington Del, was placed At the dispo,