Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-03-18
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
The trains on the Chester Delaware Rvo
Railroad have resumed and are now running OF
schedule time.
The roads In tho country are In bad condi
ton, and even the uo-called " turupikes," are 10
many places deep with mud.
To IsoRxAsE rHEiR FoRcE.-It is rumored thai
the Tasker Co., having recently received some
large contracts, will .oonsiderably increase the
force 10 their works At New Castle.
OorLEcroa uNDEa THE OYsrER LAw.-Gover'
nor Cochran has appointed Mr.. James Barber,
Of Little Creek Landing. to be Collector uude'
the Oyster Law OF this State.
New OA.rLE PaxsByrray The New CASTLE
Prssbytery, embracing all the Presbyterian
churches on tho Peninsula. upwards OF sztv,
will b Id its annual meeting III Lives, on the
2Sd, 24sh and 25th Of April.
KEEL LAIp.-A commencement WAS male by
the H. Il H, Co., on Saturday. in laying tho keel
for one Of the iron ships which in to bs built for
Chas. Morgan, OF New York. The ship will be
275 feat In length. The keel for the other will
be laid in few weeks.
The BOMBAY Hook PIKas.-The Drlaparsan
says 1t ID reported that the N. J. Southern Il. Il.
Co. has contracted 70, the finishing OF the pier
at Bayside, and also clntracted with Capt. Tag
CART to run boat to Philadelphia in connection
with the Bombay Nook end Of this line.
A PEACH TREE BLooMIXd. -Amopg the attrac-
tive features Of Mr.. Jesse q. Green's residence,
peach tree out in full bloom. in all the luxuri-
business and beauty peculiar to its kind 1t Ii
only about three foet high Wet Chester Ne'ns
PkRsoNAL-Dishop Lee, who was expected by
his friends to reach this city, yesterday. did not
do 30, but will return to-day. From his letters
we learn that he is in good health, and with the
exception of \ stormy voyage from Vera Cruz to
New Orleans, he had very pleasant return
journey.
The ELECTRIC LINE.-The trips Of the Eleo-
trio Limo steamers will begin on Saturday next
the Goth inst, when the first bOst will leave King
street wharf. this city, for Now York, returning
on the following Wednesday. Thereafter. tho
steamers will make their regular trips, three
times week.
TIE PEACH Trees. peach trees in the
lower part Of the State, and even a. far North
a. Greenwood, are very red in the tops, indicat-
ing an early bloom. 1t is not now believed that
any injury has been done the trees by the cold
weather, and there never has been better pros
pect for full crop.
PATRONS OF HUsBAHDRy-Worthy Master Jno.
J. Rosa, Of the Delaware State Grsngs,P. Of H.,
has called meeting Of the State Grange, to be
held 1t Wilmington, on Thursday, April 49, at
TO- 80 O'Clock, At which will be present Worthy
Lecturer T. A. Thompson, Of Washington, D. @.
This gentleman il expected TO deliver public
address while here.
HORSE AND CARRIAGE SroLrN.-On Wetines-
day night horse and carriage was stolen from
A. l.. RAI.- A. -
The horse belonged to Mr.. Clothier, Of Bohemia
Mills, Md and the carriage Was owned by Mr..
G. r STILES, Of the same place, they being In
charge Of the last named gentleman's son on the
evening above mentioned.
A GRAM FLEEr.-Ten schooners, loaded with
grain, rode out the storm lsSt Sunday and Mon
day in tho Flats, near the mouth OF st. Johns
Creek, behind the Hawks Nest shoal. These
vessels contained $4,000 bushels of grain,
mostly corn, for New York market. Three were
from Leipsic, two from Little Creek Landing,
two from St. Jones' Greek and three from Erred.
erica.-Delatodredn
The WORD FROM SouTH CHRrsTIANA.-A gen.
tleman, in South Christiana sending in q remon.
STRANGE against division, signed by % citizens to
be forwarded to the Legislature, says in note
II could have filed it up without difficulty, had
canvassed for it, but the weather was too bad
to turn out, and only took those who come to
WV
Di1ision.'
The CuowAN.-The steamer Cho,oa,, which
sailed from the Harlan 4 Hollingsworth Coz
yards on Thursday last arrived At Norfolk on
the following day, after passage without ill.,
cident and Of twenty four hours duration. Al
Norfolk the furniture, &c, will be put in, after
which she will continue her voyage to Albemarle
Sound, and the Chowan river, for the trade OF
which she was built
U.u r.,,,,rv A,,o,,nx,vvr, nv r,Yp royrp
NoR.-On Tuesday the Governor appointed An.
drew J. Wilson, Esq, Of Little Creek hundred
to be- Recorder Of Deeds for Kent county, in
place Of John Stay, Esq, whose term has expir.
ed. The Governor has also appointed JOSEPH
Ward, Esq, Justice OF the Heace for Mis-
pllion hundred, to reside at Harrington, undei
! special act Of the General Assembly
SALE OF BANK srocx.-On Saturday Afternoon
last T.. W. Stidham Il Son, Ructioneers, sold banl
and other stocks % follows 10 shares Of Banl
Of Wilmington Brandywne to Victor duPon
for COL. so per share, shares Of First Nationa
Bank stock to H. r. Bringhurst for slSs pc
share;5 shares Of same to Goo Capelle 10
Jl37 per share, and 25 shares Of Delaware Fir
Insurance Co. to same purchaser for s25 pc
share.
A TIMELY Locx.-The banks OF Norristewn. i
is stated, contemplate adopting for their vault
new lock, recently invented, that cannot b.
opened except between the hours OF . in tn
morning, and in the afternoon, cock regnla
ting the matter beyond recall. The object o
cashiers families are subject TO by burgnlars
who carry of the officer In the night and max
him give up all the deposits in the institution.
Mr.. EMERsoN's COMPLIMENTS To ME-. CRoAf
DALE.-If reputation were tarnished BY tn
breath Of constitutional scolds, then, indeed
might Mr.. Emerson feel some concern for til
personal assault made upon him by MIR. Croai
dale in the Eoe,y Eren'ng, yesterday. Uhde
the circumstances he is wholly Indifferent to i
the more especially since by at least portion {
the newspaper representatives in the city ~
object Of the attack is clearly understood, Will
the public will not fail to receive it ut its tru
estimate. Detraction from such source
scarcely calculated to annoy, much less to il
lure, man in this community.
The READING Il LEHIaH r. Il. LEAsE.-Tl
terms under which the lease OF the Reading "
not yet been officially announced. but we unde
stand that it was completed on the basis OF 3
equal division of the net profits OF the road, Il
Reading & Lohigh Co. to pay to the Readii
Co. eight per cent, for the use OF its rolliI
stock. II this il actually the terms under WIN
the lease was made, it il very evident that Il
Reading Co. will not DO losers to any ve
great extent, while the Reading Lehigh u
will not be tile gamers, since there is not no
Re- and cannot be, any net earnings.
REMOVING TO IrHAcA.-Samuel Peunock
we'll known and highly esteemed citizen OF he
nett. is about to remove, with his family,
Ithaca, New York, one Of the objects OF his
movAl being the education Of his sons at Corn
University. On Saturday evening, large pa
OF their friends visited himself and wife, maxi
areally complete "surprise Of it. The evs
ing was spent very agreeably and amongst OIL
pleasant features WAS the reading Of an addr,
by Chandler Darlington, who spoke in behalf
the visitors. Mr.. Penuock and his family '
be much missed at Kenneth, and their DEPART
causes regret to very many friends.
DEATH OF THOMAS H. SHARPE-Thomas
Sharpe, brother OF the late Jesse Sharpe, ant
we'll known resident of this city, died
hin residence No. 22O West Fourth street,