Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25

is having : RESERVOIR . hold 4Aooo selloos q
wae:t, built O. t6e ring ground bses o as
turbine wheel On Red Clay Greek from which The
wassr 10 forced y about 900 test WITH rise OF 81
fest in that distance. The water will b forced
through four inch iron pipe to the reservoir, a
Tie top Of which VII! p higher tnsn ne h Se,n
than the Flagstaff on top Of the fou! Story spice
mill. Several fire plugs will Be placed at convent.
Ont distances around the mill TO BE- used IN oass Of
be plaoed in horizontal position In the osntEs y
Of tho mill, extending from basement to roof. b
brass nozzle will make an outlet for the water
each ;so md VI. es ~ sssoasd 9 ~ aqen
and let on . stream Of wAssr n: Fell thinks It p
bstesr 70 60 to this expense, which will not Ok
| coed $4,000, than 10 run the risk Of having the Il
mill burned doSn every few years. u
IxpRovrra His PuscsAsz John Gov, who s
some months ago, purchased portion OF the r
has sst about improving and identifying the a
aame. About 6ftssn men, capsneefs and gar !.
dsners, are now employed there The dwelling i
10 being renovated and repaintsd, the back !.
buildings arc also being put IN thorough repair, n
and new ice house and hot houses arc also :,
being built J. R. d. Seeds u doing this part Of 4,
are being removed BY the roots, and the ground =
now occupied BY them u 70 b devoted 70 iua- II
menss flower beds. The whole Improvements y
will cost several thousand doiars, and when an
ished Mr.. Cow will have one OF the hAndsomest -
residences in New Castle county.
TIE CsoprAxx oYsrx. Bzps Tho Cambridge y
Retos has been looking into the value OF the y,
oyster interests Of tho Ohoptsnk and has talked
with many welinformsd person on the subject :
who all agree that tho oysters in the mouth Of 4
tho Chopsank river, and y far mp = ne bdsts :,
ty,and thsy express tbs belief that almost "
The entire bottom Of The IAttle and Great
ChoptAnk nvsrs would besome one continuous =
oyster bed II tho rivers wers opened 70 ecrapsfs
and sooopsrs, and these oystsf beds that pay no
ono anything now would allowed 70 b. properly :
worked. produce IN annual crop Of oysters that y y
would net the lAboring men of the county quar- y
ter Of million Of dollars. X
PsAcA PLANTING ABOUT M1DDLsrowx. The
Aiddletown Transcript Is authority for the g
planted IN that locality - 10 the custom ~ this
season Of tho year, while many growers are cut
ting down their trees. The agent It Middetown y
to or from that station this Fall, fact unprs-
oedented in the history Of the peach business =
The large nurseries of E. R. Cochran and Polk =
that only small orders have been received. '
Small fruits seem to be In demand, and ono day
last week E. r. Cochran shipped $4,000 Wilson
Early blackberry plants to ssaford
AUTOPSY on THE BoDY OF R. E. RoBrNsoN.-
On Tuesday an autopsy was held on the body OF
X Emmett Robinson 10 determine tho immediate :
Philadsphis, and J. R. Tantum, Of this city per q
| formed the operation at the late residence OF
deceased The liver was found TO be somewhat y
enlarged, and the lungs dssassd-the left one J
particularly no. while in the apex Of the right
| lung tubercles had also formed. The immediate J
cause Of death Wa the Judgment Of . elot Of =
blood In one Of the valves Of the heart, tho for
1 ~~AA IL L-ts A. H.
ton taken the day previously and the condition q
Of the patient.
SEWING MACHINE FACTORY IN DowNrNarowN. l.
The people Of Downingtown, Chester county, d
have rased 421, 900. Of tho "a, 800 which they
had agreed to furnish to secure tho removal to O
that town Of the McLesn Bennor Sewing Ma Il
chine Oompany's works now located at PhilAdel- b
pbia. The remainder of the required amount .
will be raised in few days, and = committee q
has been appointed to procure tho factory site q
and surrounding land Of Robt- Nicely for the site q
Of the sewing machine works. II 10 expected that b
ground will be broken, this week, for the new +
| building.
WORDS That NOAH WEBsrza MIssEn.-OnA I
day last week gunner going up the Wilmington i
25 cents additional for his dog Upon receiving /!
this information he applied FOR "manifesta-
ton for his canine companion.
| oolored man who left LAndenberg on Hon- =
day with two shoats, upon reaohing the depot In :
this city found that one Of them bad escaped, !
and charged the train men to make diligent Sin
| duration for the missing shoat
ANOTHER MuRDKH IN CHEsTRR CouNTY.-On q
the 7th Of the present month, AbEam 6inms, .
colored man, was beassn over the head and his
skull fractured while travelling along tho public
highway in Pennsbury Township. Chester
county, by one Alex. Melton, Jr with . base
ball bat. On Saturday Smms died, and another :
murder ia added 70 the catalogue In our neigh
and half. Melton has hed, and . reward Of
$50 has been offered for bis arrest.
Exrzxs1os OF THE OxroRp MARROW 0uAoz
RA1LRoAD.-The Oxford Marrow Guage Railroad
is now completed to Goshen about mile west
Of the Fulton House in Lancaster County, and
within four miles Of Peachbottom on the bus-
quehannA. A large force Of workmen met Ut
Goshen yesterday morning to commence laying
the track westward from that place. II IL e1-
pushed to sse rSsr lie tr.oksying finished
during the early part Of winter.
SUDDEN DEATH At AnvoRD.--On Sunday
morning. Mrs. Shadrach Raughley,. Of Milford,
whose age Is stated TO us 1t "a or IS years, died
quite suddenly. On awaking early IN the
morning she complained of feeling unwel. and
some drink. During his absence he heard
noise. and on returning found that she had fall
en- backward on the bed, and was dead. 6he
/ had not been in good health for some time pre-
vious-
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be the first thoroughly organized and fully
: equipped of the several military companies
forming in this city. Wednesday they received
their arms from Washington, which were
3 Friendship Engine House, next day. Tho guns |
J are Springfield breech loading rifles, and there |
Is something over hundred Of them. The |
b company has now upwards Of ninety men.
tbs CHANGERS CENTENNIAL ENcAApHENr.-
r About one hunered representative men and
n I,.l
y sey, Delaware and Maryland met at Harrisburg
r last week, to forward the proposed encaUp-
d ment project At the Centennial. An association
4 was formed with N. Stuck. Of Psnnsylvania, -
President William Dean, Of Delaware, was
made Director. A considerable quantity Of
{ stock was subscribed amid much enthusiasm.
o PEACH Borrox RAnwAv.-A meeting Of tho
y Directors of the Peach Bottom Railway, with .
.. number of others in the neighborhood, was held
1t At .Eldora on Saturday last The best feeling
W prevailed and all seemed resolved on pushing
J. the road Oh some three miles to Dorsey's Mills
le ere the winter, closes in. They will commence
v laying the track immediately and 1t Is expected
J. to be completed to ''Eldora" in another week.
III Oxford Press.
~ ANOTHER LIGHT HOUSE KEEPER APPOINTED
:, Mr.. Sullivan, first assistant light house keeper
VI Of Ship John Shoal light house, having resigned
his position, Rayworth Weldon, tho second A.
n, sstxnt, has been promoted to fill the vacancy, and
u. John NJ Stewart Of this city has been appointed
n by Collector Nolen to be second assistant.
y. ~ DROWNED At MARCUS HOOK While . gang Of
a. men we're engaged, last Friday, IN putting out
u "kedge" anchor from the old monitor being
y burned ct Marcus Hook the boat used by the
~ men capsized and the foreman Of the gang, Pat.
az rick Donaldson, Of Boston, was drowned. The
- other men were rescued with difficulty. His
~ body WAS recovered.
10. GaExxBAsK 1rHM.-wm. Penn Perkins, of
" Wilmington, has purchased Of Wilmer Atkinson,
p his house and one acre lot 1t Greenbank, on the
Western road, and will remove there on March
25th. Mr. A. will build new house on An 3D.
IN dining lot aud haa already begun work. design
tn ing to have ready for occupancy in the Spring
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IN A MOVEMENT FOB ANorHRR PosT OFyIcE.-
nd James T. McClelland, having started = store 1t
tut Mt Cubs, on IL W. 4 W. n. r. is making an
lg effort to have = post office established there:
Va The proposed location ia between Wooddale and
%, Ashland post office, about two miles from each
bic Of them.
We ALMOST DEsrRoYED,-The discarded wooden
Tia hulk Of the old monitor Mantomonah, which has
ia been burning for some time on the beach near
~ Marcus Hook, is nearly destroyed. A gentle
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